New orders for US-manufactured durable goods were flat month-over-month in January 2026, following a downwardly revised 0.9% decrease in December and compared to market forecasts of a 1.2% rise. Higher orders for primary metals (0.8%); computers and electronic products (0.8%) and fabricated metals products (0.6%) were offset by declines for capital goods (-1.1%); transportation equipment (-0.9%) and electrical equipment, appliances, and components (-0.6%). Excluding transportation, new orders went up by 0.4%, after an upwardly revised 1.3% increase in December; while excluding defense, they increased by 0.5%, after a revised 1.9% decline previously. Meanwhile, orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, were flat, following an upwardly revised 0.8% increase in the month before. source: U.S. Census Bureau

Durable Goods Orders in the United States decreased 0 percent in January of 2026 over the previous month. Durable Goods Orders in the United States averaged 0.35 percent from 1992 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 26.40 percent in July of 2014 and a record low of -21.20 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 2026.

Durable Goods Orders in the United States decreased 0 percent in January of 2026 over the previous month. Durable Goods Orders in the United States is expected to be 0.90 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 0.30 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-18 01:30 PM
Durable Goods Orders MoM
Dec -1.4% 5.4% -2% -3.4%
2026-03-13 12:30 PM
Durable Goods Orders MoM
Jan 0% -0.9% 1.2% 0.3%
2026-04-07 12:30 PM
Durable Goods Orders MoM
Feb -1.4%

Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Durable Goods Orders ex Defense MoM 0.50 -1.90 percent Jan 2026
Durable Goods Orders Ex Transp MoM 0.40 1.30 percent Jan 2026
Non Defense Goods Orders Ex Air 0.00 0.80 percent Jan 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Inventories MoM 0.10 0.00 percent Dec 2025
Durable Goods Orders MoM 0.00 -0.90 percent Jan 2026
Factory Orders MoM 0.10 -0.40 percent Jan 2026
Factory Orders ex Transportation 0.40 0.60 percent Jan 2026
New Orders 620052.00 619137.00 USD Million Jan 2026
Retail Inventories Ex Autos MoM 0.40 -0.20 percent Dec 2025
Wholesale Inventories MoM -0.50 -0.10 percent Jan 2026


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
0.00 -0.90 26.40 -21.20 1992 - 2026 percent Monthly
Current Prices, SA

News Stream
US Durable Goods Orders Disappoint
New orders for US-manufactured durable goods were flat month-over-month in January 2026, following a downwardly revised 0.9% decrease in December and compared to market forecasts of a 1.2% rise. Higher orders for primary metals (0.8%); computers and electronic products (0.8%) and fabricated metals products (0.6%) were offset by declines for capital goods (-1.1%); transportation equipment (-0.9%) and electrical equipment, appliances, and components (-0.6%). Excluding transportation, new orders went up by 0.4%, after an upwardly revised 1.3% increase in December; while excluding defense, they increased by 0.5%, after a revised 1.9% decline previously. Meanwhile, orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, were flat, following an upwardly revised 0.8% increase in the month before.
2026-03-13
US Durable Goods Orders Fall Less than Anticipated
New orders for US-manufactured durable goods decreased by 1.4% mom in December 2025, following an upwardly revised 5.4% jump in November, delayed data showed. The drop was milder than the 2% decline expected by analysts and was largely driven by a 5.3% fall in transportation equipment, notably a 25.9% slump in nondefense aircraft and parts. Orders also declined significantly for capital goods (-3.9%), but picked up for defense aircraft and parts (9.5% vs 3.2%) and computers and electronic products (3% vs 0.7%). Excluding transportation, new orders increased by 0.9%, after a downwardly revised 0.4% rise in November and above the expected 0.3% gain; while excluding defense, they slipped by 2.5% following a 6.6% jump the prior month. Meanwhile, orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, rose by 0.6%, following an upwardly revised 0.7% increase in the month before. In 2025, new orders increased by 7.8% over a year ago.
2026-02-18
US Durable Goods Orders Surge in November
New orders for US-manufactured durable goods jumped 5.3% month over month in November 2025, rebounding from a revised 2.1% decline in October and beating market expectations for a 3.7% increase. The gain was driven by a sharp rebound in transportation equipment orders, which surged 14.7% after a 6.3% fall in October, led by a 97.6% spike in civilian aircraft bookings. Elsewhere, orders also rose for electrical equipment, appliances and components (1.7% vs. -0.5%), fabricated metal products (1.0% vs. 0.8%), machinery (0.5% vs. 0.6%), and computers and electronic products (0.2%, unchanged). Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.5% after a 0.1% gain in October, while orders excluding defense surged 6.6%, reversing a 1.3% decline in the previous month. Meanwhile, orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, rose by 0.7%, after a 0.3% gain the previous month.
2026-01-26