New orders for US manufactured goods fell 1% month-over-month in July of 2022, after a downwardly revised 1.8% rise in June and missing market forecasts of a 0.2% increase. Orders declined in industries producing both durables (-0.1% vs 2.3% in June) and nondurable goods (-1.9% vs 1.4%). Among durable goods, orders fell for primary metals (-1.7% vs -1.4%); electrical equipment, appliances, and component (-1.2% vs 2.7%) and transportation equipment (-0.7% vs 6.1%). Also, orders eased for computers & electronic products (0.8% vs 1.8%) and machinery (0.3% vs 0.5%). source: U.S. Census Bureau

Factory Orders in the United States averaged 0.29 percent from 1991 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 12.20 percent in July of 2014 and a record low of -13 percent in March of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Factory Orders - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Factory Orders - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2022.

Factory Orders in the United States is expected to be 0.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Factory Orders is projected to trend around 0.20 percent in 2023 and 0.30 percent in 2024, according to our econometric models.

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United States Factory Orders



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2022-08-03 02:00 PM Jun 2% 1.8% 1.1% 1.8%
2022-09-02 02:00 PM Jul -1% 1.8% 0.2% 0.5%
2022-10-04 02:00 PM Aug -1% 0.3% -0.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Non Manufacturing PMI 56.90 56.70 points Aug 2022
Durable Goods Orders Ex Transportation 0.20 0.20 percent Aug 2022
Durable Goods Orders Ex Defense -0.90 0.90 percent Aug 2022
Durable Goods Orders -0.20 -0.10 percent Aug 2022
Factory Orders Ex Transportation -1.10 1.00 percent Jul 2022
Factory Orders -1.00 1.80 percent Jul 2022
New Orders 548546.00 555238.00 USD Million Jul 2022
Business Inventories 0.60 1.40 percent Jul 2022
Wholesale Inventories 1.30 0.60 percent Aug 2022
ISM Non Manufacturing Prices 71.50 72.30 points Aug 2022
ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders 61.80 59.90 points Aug 2022
ISM Non Manufacturing Employment 50.20 49.10 points Aug 2022
ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity 60.90 59.90 points Aug 2022

United States Factory Orders
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. .
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1.00 1.80 12.20 -13.00 1991 - 2022 percent Monthly
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US Factory Orders Unexpectedly Fall
New orders for US manufactured goods fell 1% month-over-month in July of 2022, after a downwardly revised 1.8% rise in June and missing market forecasts of a 0.2% increase. Orders declined in industries producing both durables (-0.1% vs 2.3% in June) and nondurable goods (-1.9% vs 1.4%). Among durable goods, orders fell for primary metals (-1.7% vs -1.4%); electrical equipment, appliances, and component (-1.2% vs 2.7%) and transportation equipment (-0.7% vs 6.1%). Also, orders eased for computers & electronic products (0.8% vs 1.8%) and machinery (0.3% vs 0.5%).
2022-09-02
US Factory Orders Beat Forecasts
New orders for US manufactured goods jumped 2% month-over-month in June of 2022, extending the upwardly revised 1.8% rise in May and well above market forecasts of a 1.1% increase, reflecting strong demand for products. Orders rose 2% among the non-durable goods industries, supported by petroleum and coal products (6%) and chemical products (1.1%). Durable goods industries rose at a slower 0.3%, with strong contributions from computers and electronic products (1.4%) and electronic equipment and appliances (1.3%), while transportation equipment stagnated.
2022-08-03
US Factory Orders Beat Forecasts
New orders for US manufactured goods jumped 1.6% month-over-month in May of 2022, following an upwardly revised 0.7% rise in April and beating market forecasts of a 0.5% gain, in a sign demand for products remained string. Orders for transport equipment increased 1%, those for machinery 1.2%, fabricated metal products 0.2% and computers and electronics 0.5% while orders for electrical equipment, appliances, and components dropped 1%.
2022-07-05