Orders through November fell 12 percent from last year, or 5 percent excluding currency changes.

十一月份期间的订单从去年下降了百分之12，或者排除货币变化下降了百分之5。

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Orders for all durable goods - products expected to last at least three years - were up by 5.6%.

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Considering the drop in new export orders in June to 47.5 from 50.4 and 52.2, Chang now thinks that domestic orders likely improved last month, suggesting more demand from consumers and therefore local corporates tied to the domestic economy.

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