Estados Unidos Pedidos De Bienes Duraderos

New orders for manufactured durable goods in the United States surged by 2.6% month-over-month in March 2024, following a downwardly revised 0.7% growth seen in February and slightly exceeding market expectations of a 2.5% increase. It marked the largest monthly advance in durable goods orders since last November, primarily propelled by robust demand for transport equipment (7.7% vs 1.8% in February). Orders rose across all categories, including vehicles (2.1% vs 1.9%), civilian aircraft (30.6% vs 15.6%), and defense aircraft (2.8% vs 9.1%). Additionally, demand increased for computers and electronic products (0.8% vs -1.9%), fabricated metal products (0.2% vs 0.7%), machinery (0.1% vs 1.5%), and electrical equipment, appliances, and components (0.1% vs -2.8%). Meanwhile, orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely monitored proxy for business spending plans, rose by 0.2% in March, following a revised 0.4% increase in February.