Durable goods orders decline as manufacturing struggles


Demand for commercial aircraft plummeted and businesses spent less on computers and electrical equipment.

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Demand for commercial aircraft plummeted and businesses spent less on computers and electrical equipment.

The Commerce Department said Monday that orders for durable goods plunged 7.3 percent in July, the steepest drop in nearly a year. Excluding the volatile transportation category, orders fell just 0.6 percent. Both declines followed three straight months of increases.

 

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