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8:30am 05/26/04 U.S. APRIL DURABLE GOODS EX-DEFENSE DOWN 2.4%
8:30am 05/26/04 U.S. APRIL SHIPMENTS DOWN 0.8%
8:31am 05/26/04 U.S. APRIL UNFILLED ORDERS UP 0.6%
8:31am 05/26/04 U.S. APRIL INVENTORIES UP 0.5%
8:30am 05/26/04 U.S. APRIL DURABLE GOODS DOWN 2.9%
8:30am 05/26/04 U.S. APRIL DURABLE GOODS EX-TRANSPORTATION DOWN 2.1%
8:30am 05/26/04 U.S. APRIL DURABLE GOODS FALL SHARPEST SINCE SEPT. '02

Durable goods fall 2.9% in April

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- New orders for goods that last more than three years fell in April at the fastest pace in a year and half, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
New orders for durable goods fell 2.9 percent in the month after two consecutive monthly gains.
Orders for durable goods, excluding transportation, fell 2.1 percent in the month, the first drop in five months.
Orders for durable goods, excluding defense, fell 2.4 percent in the month, the first decline in three months.
Inventories of durable goods rose 0.5 percent in April, the fifth consecutive monthly increase.
Shipments fell 0.8 percent in the month, while unfilled orders rose 0.6 percent.