Core capital goods shipments edged up 0.1% after falling 0.4% in July. Non-defense capital goods orders dropped 1.3%. They soared 42.1% in July.

Non-defense capital goods shipments including aircraft, which feed directly into the equipment investment portion of the gross domestic product report, dropped 1.9%, the most since October.

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