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New orders for search and navigation equipment, nondefense increased $135 million, or 8.6 percent, to $1.71 billion in August, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

New orders for ferrous metal foundries decreased $136 million, or 8.8 percent, to $1.41 billion in September, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

Inventories for businesses in the primary metals industry decrease $62 million, or 0.2 percent, to $34.9 billion in September, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

New orders for search and navigation equipment, defense increased $69 million, or 2.4 percent, to $2.96 billion in August, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

New orders for fabricated metal products decreased $762 million, or 2.2 percent, to $33.57 billion in September, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

Inventories for businesses in the nonmetallic mineral products industry increase $56 million, or 0.4 percent, to $15.1 billion in October, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the durable goods industry increase $1.6 billion, or 0.4 percent, to $432.2 billion in October, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the iron and steel mills and ferroalloy and steel product manufacturing industry decrease $116 million, or 0.6 percent, to $18.8 billion in October, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the aluminum and nonferrous metal products industry increase $156 million, or 1.1 percent, to $13.9 billion in September, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the nonmetallic mineral products industry increase $24 million, or 0.2 percent, to $15.1 billion in September, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the durable goods industry increase $2.3 billion, or 0.5 percent, to $430.6 billion in September, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the capital goods industry increase $1.5 billion, or 0.7 percent, to $216.4 billion in August, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft industry increase $449 million, or 0.3 percent, to $130 billion in July, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the durable goods excluding transportation industry decrease $715 million, or 0.3 percent, to $285 billion in August, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the consumer durable goods industry increase $126 million, or 0.4 percent, to $32.1 billion in July, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

New orders for electrical equipment manufacturing decreased $15 million, or 0.5 percent, to $3.10 billion in September, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

New orders for other electronic component manufacturing increased $42 million, or 1.2 percent, to $3.65 billion in August, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

New orders for electrical equipment manufacturing decreased $15 million, or 0.5 percent, to $3.10 billion in September, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in December.

Inventories for businesses in the capital goods industry increase $1.5 billion, or 0.7 percent, to $216.4 billion in August, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the consumer goods industry decrease $936 million, or 0.5 percent, to $202.6 billion in August, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.