US: Orders for durable goods in Sep. increased 0.8% to $262.1 billion

"New orders for manufactured durable goods in September increased $2.0 billion or 0.8 percent to $262.1 billion," the U.S. Census Bureau reported on Thursday.

Key takeaways from the press release

• This increase, up three of the last four months, followed a 4.6 percent August increase. 
• Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.1 percent.
• Excluding defense, new orders decreased 0.6 percent. 
• Shipments of manufactured durable goods in September, up four of the last five months, increased $3.3 billion or 1.3 percent to $256.8 billion.