New orders for US manufactured goods excluding transportation rose 1.6% in March 2026, marking the steepest increase since March 2022 and matching February's revised pace. Factory Orders Ex Transportation in the United States averaged 0.26 percent from 1992 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 5.30 percent in June of 2020 and a record low of -9.20 percent in April of 2020. source: U.S. Census Bureau

Factory Orders Ex Transportation in the United States is expected to be 0.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Factory Orders Ex Transportation is projected to trend around 1.50 percent in 2027 and 0.70 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-04-10 02:00 PM
Factory Orders ex Transportation
Feb 1.2% 0.5% 0.3%
2026-05-04 02:00 PM
Factory Orders ex Transportation
Mar 1.6% 1.6% 0.7%
2026-06-03 02:00 PM
Factory Orders ex Transportation
Apr 1.6% 0.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Inventories MoM 0.90 0.40 percent Mar 2026
Durable Goods Orders MoM 0.80 -1.20 percent Mar 2026
Durable Goods Orders ex Defense MoM -0.30 -1.20 percent Mar 2026
Durable Goods Orders Ex Transp MoM 0.90 1.20 percent Mar 2026
Factory Orders MoM 1.50 0.30 percent Mar 2026
Factory Orders ex Transportation 1.60 1.60 percent Mar 2026
ISM Services Business Activity 55.90 53.90 points Apr 2026
ISM Services Employment 48.00 45.20 points Apr 2026
ISM Services New Orders 53.50 60.60 points Apr 2026
ISM Services Prices 70.70 70.70 points Apr 2026
New Orders 630448.00 619304.00 USD Million Mar 2026
Wholesale Inventories MoM 1.30 0.90 percent Mar 2026


United States Factory Orders Ex Transportation
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. Factory orders excluding transportation account for approximately 84 percent of total orders.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.60 1.60 5.30 -9.20 1992 - 2026 percent Monthly
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