New orders for manufactured goods in the US fell by 0.7% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted $617.5 billion in December of 2025, trimming the six-month high growth of $621.9 billion in the previous month, and loosely in line with market expectations that it would contract 0.5%. Orders of durable goods fell by 1.4% to $319.9 billion, amid lower orders for transportation equipment (-5.4% to $113.9 billion), solely due to a drop in nondefense aircraft and parts (-24.8% to $26.7 billion). In turn, higher orders were recorded for computers and electronic products (3.1% to $27.9 billion), machinery (0.5% to $40.4 billion), fabricated metal products (0.9% to $42.6 billion), and primary metals (2.1% to $27.6 billion). Meanwhile, orders for nondurable goods were loosely unchanged for a second month at $297.6 billion. source: U.S. Census Bureau

Factory Orders in the United States decreased 0.70 percent in December of 2025 over the previous month. Factory Orders in the United States averaged 0.29 percent from 1991 until 2025, 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 February of 2026.

Factory Orders in the United States decreased 0.70 percent in December of 2025 over the previous month. Factory Orders in the United States is expected to be 0.80 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 0.40 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-29 03:00 PM
Factory Orders MoM
Nov 2.7% -1.2% 1.6% 1.4%
2026-02-23 03:00 PM
Factory Orders MoM
Dec -0.7% 2.7% -0.5% 0.9%
2026-03-05 03:00 PM
Factory Orders MoM
Jan -0.7%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
ISM Manufacturing PMI 52.60 47.90 points Jan 2026
Business Inventories MoM 0.10 0.20 percent Nov 2025
Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index 0.20 -1.20 points Feb 2026
Durable Goods Orders MoM -1.40 5.40 percent Dec 2025
Durable Goods Orders ex Defense MoM -2.50 6.60 percent Dec 2025
Durable Goods Orders Ex Transp MoM 0.90 0.40 percent Dec 2025
Factory Orders MoM -0.70 2.70 percent Dec 2025
Factory Orders ex Transportation 0.40 0.10 percent Dec 2025
Kansas Fed Manufacturing Index -2.00 -3.00 points Jan 2026
New Orders 617527.00 621859.00 USD Million Dec 2025
NY Empire State Manufacturing Index 7.10 7.70 points Feb 2026
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index 16.30 12.60 points Feb 2026
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index -10.00 -6.00 points Feb 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
-0.70 2.70 12.00 -14.00 1991 - 2025 percent Monthly
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News Stream
US Factory Orders Ease as Expected
New orders for manufactured goods in the US fell by 0.7% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted $617.5 billion in December of 2025, trimming the six-month high growth of $621.9 billion in the previous month, and loosely in line with market expectations that it would contract 0.5%. Orders of durable goods fell by 1.4% to $319.9 billion, amid lower orders for transportation equipment (-5.4% to $113.9 billion), solely due to a drop in nondefense aircraft and parts (-24.8% to $26.7 billion). In turn, higher orders were recorded for computers and electronic products (3.1% to $27.9 billion), machinery (0.5% to $40.4 billion), fabricated metal products (0.9% to $42.6 billion), and primary metals (2.1% to $27.6 billion). Meanwhile, orders for nondurable goods were loosely unchanged for a second month at $297.6 billion.
2026-02-23
US Factory Orders Rise Most in 6 Months
New orders for US manufactured goods rose by 2.7% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted $621.6 billion in November of 2025, rebounding from the revised 1.2% drop in the previous month, the sharpest increase in six months. Orders for durable goods rose by 5.3% to $323.8 billion, supported by a surge in transportation equipment (14.7% to $119.4 billion) due to a near doubling in orders of nondefense aircraft and parts ($35.4 billion). Durable goods orders also rose for electrical equipment (1% to $18.2 billion), fabricated metal products (0.9% to $42.4 billion) and machinery 0.3% to $40 billion. In turn, orders in nondurable goods industries were unchanged from the previous month to $297.9 billion.
2026-01-29
US Factory Orders Pull Back
New orders for US manufactured goods fell by 1.3% from the previous month to $607.4 billion in October of 2025, erasing the 0.2% increase in September, and in line with market expectations of a 1.2% drop. Orders for durable goods contracted by 2.2% (to $307.3 billion), pressured by declines for transportation and equipment (-6.4% to $103.9 billion), mainly through nondefense aircraft (-20% to $17.4 billion), in addition to primary metals (-0.9% to $17.2 billion) and electrical equipment, appliances, and components (-1.6% to $17.7 billion). In turn, orders were higher for machinery (0.7% to $39.9 billion), fabricated metal products (0.6% to $41.9 billion), and computers and electronic products (0.9% to $27 billion).
2026-01-07