New orders for manufactured goods dropped 0.6% in September, after falling a revised 10.0% in August, initially reported as a 10.1% plunge, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
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Economists polled by Thomson Reuters expected a 0.6% decline in September orders.
Excluding transportation, new orders held steady in September, after declining a revised flat reading the previous month, first reported as a 0.1% drop. Excluding defense, orders dropped 0.6%, after a 10.3% decline in August.
Durable goods orders slipped 1.1% after an 18.3% decrease in August, while nondurable goods orders were unchanged after a 0.4% drop in August.
