United States Factory Orders

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

-1.3

Units In

-4.8

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 02, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 13 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 fell by 1.3% from the previous month to $603.6 billion in July of 2025, extending the five-year high 4.8% plunge in the previous month and loosely aligned with market expectations of a 1.4% drop. The drop was led by a second consecutive sharp drop for orders of transportation equipment (-9.5% to $102.0 billion) amid the drop for nondefense aircraft and parts (-32.7% to $19.1 billion), as foreign airlines and companies likely slowed orders of aircraft following April's surge to front-load purchases ahead of tariffs by the US government. In turn, orders grew for machinery (1.9% to $38.9 billion), primary metals (1.6% to $27.0 billion), and computers and electronic products (0.5% to $ 26.8 billion).