United States Factory Orders

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

-1.3

Units In

-4.8

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 05, 2025

Time to Release

15 Days 14 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. .

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New orders for US manufactured goods rose by 1.4% from the previous month to $612.0 billion in August of 2025, rebounding from the 1.3% drop in the previous month, and aligned with market expectations. Orders were firmly higher for orders in durable goods industries (2.9% to $311.8 billion, amid a jump in machinery (1.2% to $39.2 billion), fabricated metal products (0.7% to $41.5 billion), and transportation equipment (7.9% to $110.2 billion). In turn, orders decreased for computers and electronic products (-0.2% to $26.7 billion).