New orders for US manufactured goods rose 1% month-over-month in October of 2021, following an upwardly revised 0.5% gain in September and beating market expectation of a 0.5% increase. The strongest contribution came from non-durable goods industries (2.4% vs 1.3% in September); primary metals (1.7% vs 1.0%), primarily iron and steel mills (2.3% vs 1.3%) and aluminum and non ferrous metals (2.8% vs -0.4%); fabricated metal products (0.3% vs 0.4%); and computers and electronic products (0.8% vs -0.2%). Still, gains were partly offset by falling orders in machinery (-0.7% vs 1.5%), weighed down by construction machinery; and a steep drop in orders of transport equipment (-2.6% vs -2.8%), reflecting mostly the impact of lower order volumes for aircraft and parts. Excluding transportation, factory orders climbed 1.6%, accelerating from an upwardly revised 1.1% advance in September. source: U.S. Census Bureau

Factory Orders in the United States averaged 0.27 percent from 1991 until 2021, 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 December of 2021.

Factory Orders in the United States is expected to be 0.50 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 2022 and 0.30 percent in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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United States Factory Orders


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2021-11-03 02:00 PM Sep 0.2% 1% 0% 0.1%
2021-12-03 03:00 PM Oct 1% 0.5% 0.5% 0.1%
2022-01-06 03:00 PM Nov 1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Non Manufacturing PMI 69.10 66.70 points Nov/21
Durable Goods Orders Ex Transportation 0.50 0.70 percent Oct/21
Durable Goods Orders Ex Defense 0.80 -1.90 percent Oct/21
Durable Goods Orders -0.50 -0.40 percent Oct/21
Factory Orders Ex Transportation 1.60 1.10 percent Oct/21
Factory Orders 1.00 0.50 percent Oct/21
New Orders 522138.00 515892.00 USD Million Oct/21
Business Inventories 0.70 0.80 percent Sep/21
Wholesale Inventories 2.20 1.40 percent Oct/21
ISM Non Manufacturing Prices 82.30 82.90 points Nov/21
ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders 69.70 69.70 points Nov/21
ISM Non Manufacturing Employment 56.50 51.60 points Nov/21
ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity 74.60 69.80 points Nov/21

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US Factory Orders Beat Expectations
New orders for US manufactured goods rose 1% month-over-month in October of 2021, following an upwardly revised 0.5% gain in September and beating market expectation of a 0.5% increase. The strongest contribution came from non-durable goods industries (2.4% vs 1.3% in September); primary metals (1.7% vs 1.0%), primarily iron and steel mills (2.3% vs 1.3%) and aluminum and non ferrous metals (2.8% vs -0.4%); fabricated metal products (0.3% vs 0.4%); and computers and electronic products (0.8% vs -0.2%). Still, gains were partly offset by falling orders in machinery (-0.7% vs 1.5%), weighed down by construction machinery; and a steep drop in orders of transport equipment (-2.6% vs -2.8%), reflecting mostly the impact of lower order volumes for aircraft and parts. Excluding transportation, factory orders climbed 1.6%, accelerating from an upwardly revised 1.1% advance in September.
2021-12-03
US Factory Orders Unexpectedly Rise
New orders for US manufactured goods inched up 0.2% September of 2021, following a downwardly revised 1.0% rise in August and beating market forecasts of a flat reading. Orders rose the most for machinery(1.2%), namely photographic equipment (7.7%) and industrial machinery (7.2%); non-durable goods industries (0.8%); fabricated metal products (0.7%); and primary metals (0.7%), notably ferrous metal foundries (4.7%). On the other hand, the steepest drop was seen in orders for transport equipment (-2.3%), weighed down mostly by nondefense aircraft and parts (-27.9%). Excluding transportation, factory orders edged up 0.7%, accelerating from a 0.5% gain in August.
2021-11-03
US Factory Orders Top Forecasts
New orders for US manufactured goods jumped 1.2% mom in August of 2021, following an upwardly revised 0.7% rise in July and beating market forecasts of a 1% rise. Biggest increases were seen in orders for transportation equipment (5.4%), namely nondefense aircraft and parts (77.9%); and fabricated metal products (2%). On the other hand, decreases were seen in orders for machinery (-1%). Excluding transportation, factory orders edged up 0.5%.
2021-10-04

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. .