US durable goods orders dropped -5.2% mom to USD 285.9B in July, worse than expectation of -4.0% mom. Ex-transport orders rose 0.5% mom to USD 187.2B, above expectation of 0.2% mom. Ex-defense orders dropped -5.4% mom to USD 270.9B. Transportation equipment fell -14.2% mom to USD 98.7B.