Durable goods are items expected to last three years or more.

Today's report showed that sales of durable goods rose 1.3 percent for the month.

"And the durable goods report gave it just that today," she said.

Over all, orders for durable goods rose by 5.5 percent last month.

And so the durable goods report gave the market less of a boost than it might have a month ago.

The single largest increase came in the area of durable goods manufacturing.

Total orders for durable goods rose 1.9 percent, more than expected, to $192.68 billion last month.

Durable goods are manufactured products expected to last at least three years.

For August, sales of durable goods, items expected to last three or more years, were up 2.3 percent.

Durable goods are relatively expensive items expected to last more than three years.