New orders for US-made capital goods went up 0.7% mom in May of 2022, the third straight month of gains. Figures beat market forecasts of a 0.1% rise, in a sign that business spending plans remain strong so far despite higher interest rates and inflation. Orders for transportation equipment led the increase (0.8%), followed by capital goods (0.8%), machinery (1.1%), and computer and electronics (0.5%). Orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a proxy for investment in equipment, rose 0.5%, after a 0.3% gain in April. source: U.S. Census Bureau

Durable Goods Orders in the United States averaged 0.33 percent from 1992 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 26.20 percent in July of 2014 and a record low of -21.90 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 July of 2022.

Durable Goods Orders in the United States is expected to be 1.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Durable Goods Orders is projected to trend around 0.80 percent in 2023 and 0.30 percent in 2024, according to our econometric models.

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United States Durable Goods Orders



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2022-05-25 12:30 PM Apr 0.4% 0.6% 0.6% 0.4%
2022-06-27 12:30 PM May 0.7% 0.4% 0.1% -0.3%
2022-07-27 12:30 PM Jun 0.7%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Durable Goods Orders Ex Transportation 0.70 0.20 percent May 2022
Durable Goods Orders Ex Defense 0.60 0.20 percent May 2022
Durable Goods Orders 0.70 0.40 percent May 2022
Factory Orders Ex Transportation 0.30 2.20 percent Apr 2022
New Orders 533188.00 557321.00 USD Million Apr 2022
Factory Orders 0.30 1.80 percent Apr 2022
Business Inventories 1.20 2.40 percent Apr 2022
Wholesale Inventories 2.00 2.30 percent May 2022
Retail Inventories Ex Autos 0.80 1.70 percent May 2022
Non Defense Capital Goods Orders Ex Aircraft 0.50 0.30 percent May 2022

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
0.70 0.40 26.20 -21.90 1992 - 2022 percent Monthly
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News Stream
US Durable Goods Orders Remain Robust
New orders for US-made capital goods went up 0.7% mom in May of 2022, the third straight month of gains. Figures beat market forecasts of a 0.1% rise, in a sign that business spending plans remain strong so far despite higher interest rates and inflation. Orders for transportation equipment led the increase (0.8%), followed by capital goods (0.8%), machinery (1.1%), and computer and electronics (0.5%). Orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a proxy for investment in equipment, rose 0.5%, after a 0.3% gain in April.
2022-06-27
US Durable Goods Orders Rise Less than Expected
New orders for US manufactured durable goods increased 0.4% month-over-month to $265.3 billion in April of 2022, following a downwardly revised 0.6% rise in March and below forecasts of 0.6%, in a sign business spending moderated. Orders increased for capital goods (0.7%), transportation equipment (0.6%), machinery (1%), computers and electronic products (0.1%) and primary metals (0.6%). Excluding transportation, new orders rose 0.3% and orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, edged up 0.3%, below 1.1% in March.
2022-05-25
US Durable Goods Orders Rise Less than Expected
New orders for US manufactured durable goods increased 0.8 percent month-over-month in March of 2022, recovering from a downwardly revised 1.7 percent drop in the previous month but below market expectations of a 1 percent gain. Excluding transportation, new orders rose 1.1 percent (vs -0.5 percent in February); and excluding defense, new orders advanced 1.2 percent (vs -2.1 percent). Computers and electronic products, up two of the last three months, led the increase, up by $0.7 billion, or 2.6 percent, to $26.3 billion. Meanwhile, orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, rose by 1 percent, rebounding from a 0.3 percent decrease in February and surpassing market expectations of a 0.5 percent increase.
2022-04-26