NEW YORK (AP) ? The price of oil rose on Monday after a strong durable goods report in the U.S.
Demand for long-lasting manufactured goods rose sharply in December with gains in volatile aircraft orders, the Commerce Department said. But the number of pending home sales fell last month after hitting a 2 ? year high in November.
Benchmark oil rose 25 cents to $96.13 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
It's a big week for U.S. economic indicators. In addition to Monday's data, the government will release reports on weekly jobless claims, unemployment and fourth-quarter growth. And the Federal Reserve's policy committee holds a two-day meeting that concludes on Wednesday.
At the pump, the average price for a gallon of gas rose over the weekend to $3.35, the highest level since the second week of December.
Brent crude, used to price international varieties of oil, was down 27 cents to $113.01 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.
In other energy futures trading on Nymex:
? Wholesale gasoline rose 5 cents to $2.94 per gallon.
? Natural gas fell 12 cents to $3.34 per 1,000 cubic feet.
? Heating oil was unchanged at $3.04 a gallon.
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Pamela Sampson in Bangkok and Pablo Gorondi in Budapest contributed to this report.
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