United States Factory Orders

Last Release

Feb 28, 2025

Actual

0.6

Units In

1.7

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 02, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 8 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
12.2 Jul 2014	-13 Mar 2020	0.28 %	1991-2025	U.S. Census Bureau

Factory orders report is compiled from results of "Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) survey" and shows the value of new factory orders for both durable (50% of total orders) and non-durable goods. The survey is usually released a week after durable goods orders report. .

Latest Updates

New orders for US manufactured goods increased by 0.6% month-over-month in February 2025, following an upwardly revised 1.8% rise in January and slightly surpassing market expectations of a 0.5% increase. Demand for transportation equipment rose by 1.5% (compared to a 10.2% Jump in January), mainly due to defense aircraft and parts (9.2%) and motor vehicle bodies, parts, and trailers (1.9%). Demand was also up for computers and electrical equipment, appliances, and component (1.9% vs -0.6%), machinery (0.6% vs flat reading), fabricated metal products (0.9% vs -1.5%) and primary metals (1.2% vs 1.9%).