New orders for US manufactured goods excluding transportation rose by 0.3% month-over-month in August 2026, following an upwardly revised 0.7% increase in the prior month. Factory Orders Ex Transportation in the United States averaged 0.27 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 1.30 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 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
2026-09-02 02:00 PM
Factory Orders ex Transportation
Jul 0.6% -0.1% 0.2%
2026-10-02 02:00 PM
Factory Orders ex Transportation
Aug 0.3% 0.7% 0.2%
2026-11-03 03:00 PM
Factory Orders ex Transportation
Sep 0.4%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Inventories MoM 0.80 0.10 percent Jul 2026
Durable Goods Orders MoM 0.00 0.90 percent Aug 2026
Durable Goods Orders ex Defense MoM 0.10 1.40 percent Aug 2026
Durable Goods Orders Ex Transp MoM 0.30 0.70 percent Aug 2026
Factory Orders MoM 0.10 0.80 percent Aug 2026
Factory Orders ex Transportation 0.30 0.70 percent Aug 2026
ISM Services Business Activity 61.70 59.10 points Aug 2026
ISM Services Employment 47.80 47.40 points Aug 2026
ISM Services New Orders 60.90 57.20 points Aug 2026
ISM Services Prices 72.60 70.30 points Aug 2026
New Orders 663491.00 662837.00 USD Million Aug 2026
Wholesale Inventories MoM 0.70 1.30 percent Aug 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
0.30 0.70 5.30 -9.20 1992 - 2026 percent Monthly
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