Factory orders in the US fell 1.3% month-over-month in May 2026, following an upwardly revised 5.3% surge in April and compared with market expectations for a 1.8% decline. The decrease was driven by a 4.5% drop in durable goods orders, led by a 14% slump in transportation equipment, largely reflecting a 51.8% plunge in orders for nondefense aircraft and parts. Orders for electrical equipment, appliances, and components also slipped 0.3%. Excluding transportation, factory orders rose 1.9%, extending April's 1.7% increase. Gains were recorded in fabricated metal products (1.4%), machinery (2.1%), and computers and electronic products (0.2%). Meanwhile, orders for nondurable goods increased 2.2%. source: U.S. Census Bureau

Factory Orders in the United States decreased 1.30 percent in May of 2026 over the previous month. Factory Orders in the United States averaged 0.30 percent from 1991 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 12.00 percent in July of 2014 and a record low of -14.00 percent in April 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 July of 2026.

Factory Orders in the United States decreased 1.30 percent in May of 2026 over the previous month. Factory Orders in the United States is expected to be 0.30 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 1.30 percent in 2027 and 0.60 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-06-03 02:00 PM
Factory Orders MoM
Apr 4.8% 1.8% 4.6% 2.7%
2026-07-02 02:00 PM
Factory Orders MoM
May -1.3% 5.3% -1.8% -1.7%
2026-08-04 02:00 PM
Factory Orders MoM
Jun -1.3% 0.4%


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Durable Goods Orders MoM -4.50 8.50 percent May 2026
Durable Goods Orders ex Defense MoM -4.60 8.40 percent May 2026
Durable Goods Orders Ex Transp MoM 1.30 1.40 percent May 2026
Factory Orders MoM -1.30 5.30 percent May 2026
Factory Orders ex Transportation 1.90 1.70 percent May 2026
Kansas Fed Manufacturing Index 19.00 9.00 points Jun 2026
New Orders 657373.00 665895.00 USD Million May 2026
NY Empire State Manufacturing Index 5.70 19.60 points Jun 2026
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index 10.30 -0.40 points Jun 2026
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index 4.00 13.00 points Jun 2026


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
-1.30 5.30 12.00 -14.00 1991 - 2026 percent Monthly
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US Factory Orders Fall Less than Expected
Factory orders in the US fell 1.3% month-over-month in May 2026, following an upwardly revised 5.3% surge in April and compared with market expectations for a 1.8% decline. The decrease was driven by a 4.5% drop in durable goods orders, led by a 14% slump in transportation equipment, largely reflecting a 51.8% plunge in orders for nondefense aircraft and parts. Orders for electrical equipment, appliances, and components also slipped 0.3%. Excluding transportation, factory orders rose 1.9%, extending April's 1.7% increase. Gains were recorded in fabricated metal products (1.4%), machinery (2.1%), and computers and electronic products (0.2%). Meanwhile, orders for nondurable goods increased 2.2%.
2026-07-02
US Durable Goods Orders Rise Most in 11 Months
US factory order surged 4.8% from the previous month to $662.7 billion in April of 2026, ahead of market expectations of 4.6% and extending the upwardly revised 1.8% increase in March, the most in 11 months. Durable goods orders jumped by 8% to $346.2 billion, aliging with results from comparable surveys as clients had front-loaded orders before the war in the Middle East could incrase prices further. Orders were higher for transportation (21.6% to $131.1 billion) due to a surge in nondefense aircraft orders (165.9% to $36.79 billion). Orders also rose for fabricated metal products (3.5% to $44.5 billion) and primary metals (2% to $29.5 billion). In turn, orders fell for computers and electronics (-0.7% to $29.7 billion). Nondurable goods orders rose by 1.4% to $316.5 billion.
2026-06-03
US Factory Orders Rise More than Expected
US factory orders rose 1.5% month-over-month to $630.4 billion in March 2026, beating market expectations of 0.5% and following an upwardly revised 0.3% increase in February. New orders for manufactured durable goods increased 0.8% to $318.9 billion, ending three straight months of declines. Computers and electronic products surged 3.6%, the most since March 2001, with electromedical, measuring, and control instruments up 7.9% to a record high amid an AI investment boom and data center construction. Transport equipment orders also rose 0.8%, led by vehicles (0.9%), defense aircraft and parts (17.8%), and ships and boats (30.9%). Gains were also seen in machinery (0.9%), electrical equipment, appliances, and components (0.8%), and primary metals (0.5%). Nondurable goods orders rose 2.1% to $311.5 billion, the highest level since October 2022. Excluding transportation, factory orders grew 1.6% in March, while excluding defense, orders rose 0.9%.
2026-05-04