11. In July, nondurable -goods orders went up 0.2 percent. 12. Spending on nondurable goods, such as food and fuel, was flat. 13. The fund's largest positions were in financial companies and consumer nondurable manufacturers. 14. The publishing and newspaper industry posted the only gain for nondurable goods this year. 15. Spending on nondurable goods is up a little over 2 percent for the year. 16. Orders for both durable and nondurable goods had not registered an increase since May. 17. Production of nondurable consumer goods such as clothing and food also fell by a fraction. 18. Declining sales of nondurable goods also subtracted 0.01 percentage points from the expansion. 19. Sales of nondurable goods like food and fuel also rose three-tenths of a percent. 20. Nondurable goods, which fell 0.9 percent in February, were unchanged last month.
