United States Factory Orders

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

-1.3

Units In

-4.8

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 07, 2026

Time to Release

1 Months 1 Days 15 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 rose 0.2% month-over-month in September 2025, following a downwardly revised 1.3% gain in August and falling short of expectations for a 0.5% increase. Transportation equipment orders climbed for a second month (0.4% vs. 8.0% in August), supported by a rebound in vehicle orders (0.2% vs. –0.3%) and another strong surge in defense aircraft (30.9% vs. 48.3%). Demand also strengthened across several key categories, including electrical equipment, appliances, and components (1.7% vs. 0.5%), primary metals (1.5% vs. 0.5%), computers and electronic products (0.5% vs. –1.1%), and fabricated metal products (0.5% vs. 0.5%). Meanwhile, machinery orders were unchanged, following a 2.1% increase in August. Excluding transportation, new factory orders also rose 0.2% after a 0.1% decline, while excluding defense, orders were flat after a 0.7% gain the prior month.