US durable goods orders fell in September

Durable goods order fell 0.1% to $227.3 billion in September from a month earlier, the Commerce Department said Thursday.  This decrease, down following two consecutive monthly increases, followed a 0.3% August increase.

When excluding the volatile categories of transportation products, orders rose 0.2%. Excluding defense, new orders increased 0.7%.

Expectations were for a rise of 0.1% in overall orders and a 0.2% increase in orders excluding transportation.