Washington, DC, October 27, 2005—Orders for durable goods fell 2.1% in September, according to a report from the Commerce Department.
The decline was broad-based, with a sharp drop in aircraft orders.
Economists were expecting a decline of 1.1% during the month.
Durable orders in August were revised to a 3.8% increase from 3.4% previously estimated.
Transportation orders fell 4.7% in September as civilian aircraft orders declined 41.6%. Stripping out the drop in demand for transportation goods, new orders fell 1%.
