US Durable Goods Orders Growth Beats Forecasts

2026-08-26 12:41 By Luisa Carvalho 1 min. read

New orders for US-manufactured durable goods rose by 1.1% month-over-month to $339.3 billion in July 2026, following an upwardly revised 0.5% increase in June and overshooting market forecasts of a 0.5% gain.

This marked the strongest increase since April, mainly due to higher orders for transportation equipment (2.3%), primarily nondefense (12.7%) and defense aircraft and parts (4.9%).

Solid gains were also seen for capital goods (1.3%), primary metals (1.5%) and machinery (1.2%).

On the other hand, orders fell for computers and electronic products (-1.1%) and electrical equipment, appliances, and components (-0.4%).

Excluding transportation, durable goods orders rose 0.4%, after an upwardly revised 1.1% growth in June and missing market estimates of a 0.6% gain.

Meanwhile, orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, went up by 0.2%, following an upwardly revised 1.7% rise in June and below forecasts of 0.9%.



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