Pyongyang, August 8 (KCNA) -- New orders for U.S. manufactured goods declined 0.8 percent in June, the Department of Commerce reported Wednesday.

Demand for transportation equipment plummeted 8.6 percent.

Isuzu Motors Ltd. said Wednesday its group net profit in the April-June period declined 29.6 percent from a year earlier.

Suzuki Motor Corp. said Wednesday its consolidated operating profit dropped 20 percent from a year earlier in the April-June quarter.