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- Green NumberBetter than forecast -or- revised better
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- m/mMonth Over Month
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- y/yYear Over Year
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US Durable Goods Orders m/m
It's a leading indicator of production - rising purchase orders signal that manufacturers will increase activity as they work to fill the orders;
This data is usually revised via the Factory Orders report released about a week later. Durable goods are defined as hard products having a life expectancy of more than 3 years, such as automobiles, computers, appliances, and airplanes;
- US Durable Goods Orders m/m Graph
- History
| Expected Impact / Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
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| Jun 25, 2026 | -4.5% | -5.0% |
8.0% |
| May 28, 2026 | 7.9% | 4.0% |
1.3% |
| Apr 29, 2026 | 0.8% | 0.4% |
-1.3% |
| Apr 7, 2026 | -1.4% | -1.1% |
-0.5% |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
-0.9% |
| Feb 18, 2026 | -1.4% | -1.8% |
5.4% |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 5.3% | 3.1% |
-2.1% |
| Dec 23, 2025 | -2.2% | -1.5% |
0.7% |
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- US Durable Goods Orders m/m News
From fxstreet.com|Jun 25, 2026|2 commentsDurable Goods Orders in the United States (US) declined by 4.5%, or $15.6 billion, in May to $332.1 billion, the US Census Bureau reported on Thursday. This reading followed the 8.5% increase recorded in April and came in line with the market expectation. "Excluding transportation, new orders increased 1.3 percent," the press releases noted. "Excluding defense, new orders decreased 4.6 percent. Transportation equipment, also down following two consecutive monthly increases, drove the decrease, $18.5 billion or 14.0 percent to $113.5 ...
From breakingthenews.net|May 28, 2026|2 commentsDurable goods orders in the United States surged by 1.9% in April to reach $346 billion, the US Census Bureau reported on Thursday. The figure marked a jump from March's revised increase of 1.3%. Transportation equipment led the increase, soaring 21.5% to reach $130.9 billion. The new orders, excluding transportation, advanced 1.1%, and excluding defense, climbed 8.1%. Shipments of manufactured durable goods advanced 0.5%, reaching $324.3 billion. Unfilled orders of durable goods added 1.7%, landing at $1,569 billion.
From economics.bmo.com|Apr 29, 2026Surging capital goods orders and housing starts in March suggest the U.S. economy strengthened meaningfully in the first quarter. Durable goods orders jumped 0.8% in March following a 1.2% decline the prior month, topping expectations. But the highlight was a 3.3% spike (the largest in nearly six years) in nondefence capital goods orders excluding aircraft after an upwardly-revised 1.6% leap the prior month. The increase was broadly based though led by computers and electronic products (3.7%). Nondefence shipments of capital goods ...
From breakingthenews.net|Apr 7, 2026Durable goods orders in the United States decreased 1.4% in February to reach $315.5 billion, the US Census Bureau reported on Tuesday. The figure marks a decline from January's revised dip of 0.5%. Transportation equipment led the decrease, falling 5.4% to reach $106.1 billion. The new orders, excluding transportation, jumped 0.8%, and excluding defense, dropped 1.2%. Shipments of manufactured durable goods advanced 1.3%, reaching $319.2 billion. Unfilled orders of durable goods added 0.1%, landing at $1,539.3 billion.
From breakingthenews.net|Mar 13, 2026|2 commentsDurable goods orders in the United States remained unchanged in January at $321.2 billion, the US Census Bureau reported on Thursday. The figure marks an improvement from December's revised slump of 0.9%. Transportation equipment fell 0.9% to reach $113.3 billion. The new orders, excluding transportation, jumped 0.4%, and excluding defense, rose 0.5%. Shipments of manufactured durable goods advanced 0.6%, reaching $314.2 billion. Unfilled orders of the durable goods added 0.8%, landing at $1,540.2 billion.
From wellsfargo.bluematrix.com|Feb 18, 2026What is often mistaken as broad resilience in business investment over the past year has actually been a heavy concentration of spending in the AI and broader high‑tech build out. It is not so much a rising tide that lifts all boats as it is condensed activity in one sector that masks a struggle in industries not directly tied to the tech build-out. Today's data point to an encouraging growth pick-up outside of high-tech. That dynamic is clearly visible in the durable goods data: orders for computers & related products rose 13.7% ...
From msn.com|Feb 18, 2026|1 commentNew orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods increased more than expected in December and shipments of these products surged, cementing economists' expectations that business spending on equipment remained solid in the fourth quarter. Non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending, rose 0.6% after an upwardly revised 0.8% increase in November, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast these so-called core capital goods ...
From breakingthenews.net|Feb 18, 2026Durable goods orders in the United States decreased 1.4% in December to reach $319.6 billion, the US Census Bureau reported on Wednesday. The figure marks a decline from the November's revised surge of 5.4%. Transportation equipment led the decrease, falling 5.3% to reach $113.5 billion. The new orders, excluding transportation, jumped 0.9%, and excluding defense, dropped 2.5%. Shipments of manufactured durable goods advanced 1.0%, reaching $311.5 billion. Unfilled orders of the durable goods added 0.9%, landing at $13.2 billion.
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