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Expected drops in orders for cars, airplanes, and military hardware caused durable goods orders in August to fall for the first time in three months, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
New orders for manufactured durable goods in August fell 2%, to $236.3 billion, following two consecutive monthly increases. Transportation equipment, also down following two consecutive monthly increases, led the decrease, falling 5.8%, to $78.7 billion. In particular, orders for new automobiles in August fell 1.6%, after rising 4.9% in July.
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Still, orders for autos are up 9.2% through the first eight months of 2015, compared with the same period last year.
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Although business investment is weaker compared with 2014, core capital spending has jumped an annualized 8.5% from June through August.
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