Durable goods orders in the US which measure the cost of orders received by manufacturers of goods meant to last at least three years, dropped 1% month-over-month in February of 2023, following an upwardly revised 5% plunge in January and compared to market forecasts of a 0.6% increase. Transportation equipment was the biggest drag, down 2.8%, namely nondefense aircraft and parts (-6.6%), defense aircraft and parts (-11.1%) while those for motor vehicles and parts went down 0.9%. Excluding transportation, new orders were virtually unchanged. Orders were also down for capital goods (-2.2%), namely nondefense ones (-1.2%), machinery (-0.5%) and computers and electronic products (-0.1%) but rose for fabricated metal products (0.4%) and primary metals (0.3%). Orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, increased 0.2%, after a 0.3% rise in January. source: U.S. Census Bureau

Durable Goods Orders in the United States averaged 0.35 percent from 1992 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 23.50 percent in July of 2014 and a record low of -19.00 percent in August of 2014. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Durable Goods Orders - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Durable Goods Orders - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2023.

Durable Goods Orders in the United States is expected to be 0.10 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.

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United States Durable Goods Orders



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2023-02-27 01:30 PM Jan -4.5% 5.1% -4% -3.5%
2023-03-24 12:30 PM Feb -1% -5% 0.6% 0.7%
2023-04-26 12:30 PM Mar 0.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Durable Goods Orders Ex Transportation 0.00 0.40 percent Feb 2023
Durable Goods Orders Ex Defense -0.50 -5.60 percent Feb 2023
Durable Goods Orders -1.00 -5.00 percent Feb 2023
Factory Orders Ex Transportation 1.20 -1.20 percent Jan 2023
New Orders 542787.00 552484.00 USD Million Jan 2023
Factory Orders -1.60 1.70 percent Jan 2023
Business Inventories -0.10 0.30 percent Jan 2023
Wholesale Inventories -0.30 0.10 percent Jan 2023
Non Defense Capital Goods Orders Ex Aircraft 0.20 0.30 percent Feb 2023
Retail Inventories Ex Autos 0.10 0.10 percent Jan 2023

United States Durable Goods Orders
Durable Goods Orders refer to new orders placed with manufacturers for delivery of hard goods which meant to last at least three years.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1.00 -5.00 23.50 -19.00 1992 - 2023 percent Monthly
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US Durable Goods Orders Fall for 2nd Month
Durable goods orders in the US which measure the cost of orders received by manufacturers of goods meant to last at least three years, dropped 1% month-over-month in February of 2023, following an upwardly revised 5% plunge in January and compared to market forecasts of a 0.6% increase. Transportation equipment was the biggest drag, down 2.8%, namely nondefense aircraft and parts (-6.6%), defense aircraft and parts (-11.1%) while those for motor vehicles and parts went down 0.9%. Excluding transportation, new orders were virtually unchanged. Orders were also down for capital goods (-2.2%), namely nondefense ones (-1.2%), machinery (-0.5%) and computers and electronic products (-0.1%) but rose for fabricated metal products (0.4%) and primary metals (0.3%). Orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, increased 0.2%, after a 0.3% rise in January.
2023-03-24
US Durable Goods Orders Fall More than Expected
Durable goods orders in the US, which measure the cost of orders received by manufacturers of goods meant to last at least three years, sank 4.5% month-over-month in January of 2023, the most since April of 2020, and reversing from a downwardly revised 5.1% jump in December. Figures compare with market forecasts of a 4% decline, prompted by a 13.3% slump in orders for transportation equipment, namely orders for nondefense aircraft and parts (-54.6%). Excluding transportation, durable goods orders were up 0.7%. Meanwhile, orders also declined for capital goods (-12.8%), namely nondefense ones (-15.3%). On the other hand, orders increased for machinery (1.6%) and computers and electronic products (0.5%). Orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, increased 0.8%, reversing from a 0.3% fall in December.
2023-02-27
US Durable Goods Orders Rise More than Expected
Durable goods orders in the US, which measure the cost of orders received by manufacturers of goods meant to last at least three years, soared 5.6 percent month-over-month in December of 2022. It was the sharpest gain since July 2020 and well above market forecasts of a 2.5 percent increase. Transportation equipment, up four of the last five months, drove the increase, $15.5 billion or 16.7 percent to $108.1 billion. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 0.1 percent. Excluding defense, new orders increased 6.3 percent. Meanwhile, orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, went down by 0.2 percent from a month earlier in December of 2022, in line with market expectations.
2023-01-26