The United States is seeing some positive economic news with durable goods orders up 0.7% in January, which was much higher than the projected 0.4%. However, inflation was also higher than projected.

The Commerce Department reported Wednesday morning that the preliminary reading for new orders for manufactured durable goods increased 11.2% in July to ...

That the headline number for today's August durable goods orders report fell only $2.5 billion means that the non-Boeing sector of the durable goods sector had a pretty good month.

June’s CPI suggests that recent discounts on these items may be coming to an end. Durable goods, which are 11% of the overall ...

Durable-goods report shows economy is slowing By Constantine von Hoffman April 25, 2012 / 12:49 PM EDT / MoneyWatch ...

Orders for durable goods fell 0.9% in December, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

Orders for long-lasting goods skyrocketed 16% in May to mark the biggest increase in 11 years, but the headline number was exaggerated by a flush of new Boeing contracts that masked ongoing weakness ...

This report samples thousands of manufacturers in about 85 different industries to determine how many new orders were received by U.S. durable goods manufacturers during the previous month.

The gain in durable goods was concentrated in aircraft and autos. Excluding transportation, new bookings fell 0.4% last month on top of a 2.2% decline in June.

The latest durable goods report came out on Wednesday and showed that orders were slightly down in October. Overall, the number of durable goods has been rising steadily this year, if you strip ...

January’s steep drop in durable goods orders may prompt Federal Reserve to adjust monetary policy, highlighting economic challenges.