Excluding transportation, new orders for durable goods are up 9.6% at an annual rate in the first five months of 2006 while unfilled orders are up 12.8%.

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New orders for U.S. durable goods slipped 0.8% in March, far less than the 1.5% drop Wall Street had expected.

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There was the first drop to a negative reading by the Leading Economic Indicators in nine months, the largest decline in durable goods orders since last August, big plunges in new home starts and permits for future starts.

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U.S. economic data due for release Wednesday includes the weekly MBA mortgage applications survey, durable goods orders, new residential sales, and the weekly DOE energy stocks report.

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