U.S. durable goods orders slumped 2.0% in August, while excluding transportation orders were flat, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
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Economists polled by Thomson Reuters expected a 2.0% decrease in orders and a 0.2% gain excluding transportation.
In July, orders rose a revised 1.9%, first reported as a 2.0% increase, while excluding transportation sales gained 0.4%, initially reported as a 0.6% rise.
Excluding defense orders slid 1.0% in August after a 0.9% increase in July.
