U.S. FEB DURABLE GOODS ROSE 6.0 PCT New orders for durable goods received by U.S. manufacturers rose 5.7 billion dlrs, or 6.0 pct, in February to 101.2 billion dlrs, the Commerce Department said. Excluding defense, orders rose 3.8 pct, compared with a revised January decline of 7.7 pct. In January, durable goods fell a revised 9.9 pct instead of the previously reported 7.5 pct. Durables excluding defense were reported originally as having fallen 9.9 pct in January. The Commerce Department on Monday revised orders statistics for 1982 to 1986 to reflect more current inventory valuation methods, and the February orders statistics are consistent with the revisions, officials said. The February order increase was led by transportation equipment, up 11.1 pct after an 18.0 pct decline in January. Orders for defense capital goods rose 48.9 pct to 6.9 billion dlrs, following a 38.8 pct decline in January. Non-defense capital goods orders fell 1.6 pct in February to 26.3 billion dlrs after falling 8.7 pct in January, the department said. Electrical machinery orders rose in February by 8.2 pct to 17.2 billion dlrs after falling 15.4 pct in January. Primary metals orders were up 13.9 pct to 8.4 billion dlrs after a 20 pct decline in January, the department said. New orders for non-electrical machinery were up in February by 3.9 pct to 16.6 billion dlrs after a three pct orders decline in January.