Data and Statistics

Manufactured durable goods orders rose by 4.7% in June from a month earlier to $302.5 billion, the Commerce Department announced in a statement.

The May increase was fueled by nondefense spending, with nondefense aircraft and parts orders growing by almost a third month-over-month.

The supplier deliveries index registered 43.5%, indicating the fastest delivery performance since March 2009, according to the report.

The largest factor behind the surprise rise in durable goods orders was defense spending, with new orders of defense aircraft and parts increasing by almost a third from a month...