Financial News: U.S. Durable Goods Orders Slump Less Than Expected

U.S. Durable Goods Orders Slump Less Than Expected In December

02/18/2026 - 08:37:00 (RTTNews)

(RTTNews) - New orders for U.S. manufactured durable goods pulled back by less than expected in the month of December, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday.

The Commerce Department said durable goods orders slumped by 1.4 percent in December after spiking by an upwardly revised 5.4 percent in November.

Economists had expected durable goods orders to tumble by 2.3 percent compared to the 5.3 percent surge that had been reported for the previous month.

Excluding a steep drop in orders for transportation equipment, durable goods orders increased by 0.9 percent in December after climbing by 0.4 percent in November. Ex-transportation orders were expected to rise by 0.3 percent.

For comments and feedback: contact editorial@rttnews.com

Market News provided by RTTNews

RECENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL NEWS

U.S. Durable Goods Orders Pull Back Much Less Than Expected In December (04 min(s), 55 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - New orders for U.S. manufactured durable goods pulled back by much less than expected ...Full Story»

U.S. Industrial Production Climbs More Than Expected In January (44 min(s), 55 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Partly reflecting a surge by utilities output, the Federal Reserve released a report o ...Full Story»

U.S. Housing Starts Surge 6.2% In December (01 hr(s), 20 min(s), 55 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - A report released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday showed a sharp increase in n ...Full Story»

U.S. Durable Goods Orders Slump Less Than Expected In December (01 hr(s), 27 min(s), 55 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - New orders for U.S. manufactured durable goods pulled back by less than expected in th ...Full Story»

South Africa Retail Sales Growth Eases (02 hr(s), 44 min(s), 55 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - South Africa's retail sales grew at the slowest pace in four months in December, S ...Full Story»

UK Inflation Lowest In 10 Months (03 hr(s), 12 min(s), 55 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - UK consumer price inflation eased to a ten-month low in January on weaker fuel and foo ...Full Story»

South Africa Inflation Softens To 3.5% (05 hr(s), 01 min(s), 55 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - South Africa's inflation slowed marginally in January, Statistics South Africa rep ...Full Story»

French Inflation Weakest Since 2020 (05 hr(s), 31 min(s), 55 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - France's inflation eased to the lowest in five years in January and remained well ...Full Story»