Durable goods orders fell for a sixth straight month in January, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
The 5.2% decline was more than twice what economists had projected and it followed a revised 4.6% drop in December.
Excluding transportation orders, bookings for goods meant to last several years fell 2.5%, Commerce said.
Economists had expected orders to fall 2.5%, and excluding transportation orders to fall by 2.2%, Bloomberg reported.
Durable goods include large items such as refrigerators and air conditioners. Trucking is a major beneficiary of durable goods manufacturing, hauling both components and finished goods.
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