New orders for manufactured durable goods in December increased $11.2 billion or 5.2 percent to $226.6 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This was the second consecutive monthly increase and followed a 0.5 percent November increase.
 
Excluding transportation, new orders increased 2.6 percent. Excluding defense, new orders increased 2.9 percent.

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Shipments
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in December, down four of the last five months, decreased $0.1 billion or 0.1 percent to $212.6 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent November decrease.

Unfilled Orders
Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in December, up thirty-one of the last …