New orders for US manufactured goods excluding transportation rose by 1.3% month-over-month in April 2026, following an upwardly revised 1.8% advance in the prior month. 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
2026-05-04 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 1.3% 1.8% 0.8%
2026-07-02 02:00 PM
Factory Orders ex Transportation
May 1.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Inventories MoM 0.90 0.40 percent Mar 2026
Durable Goods Orders MoM 7.90 1.30 percent Apr 2026
Durable Goods Orders ex Defense MoM 8.10 -0.30 percent Apr 2026
Durable Goods Orders Ex Transp MoM 1.10 1.10 percent Apr 2026
Factory Orders MoM 4.80 1.80 percent Apr 2026
Factory Orders ex Transportation 1.30 1.80 percent Apr 2026
ISM Services Business Activity 57.70 55.90 points May 2026
ISM Services Employment 47.90 48.00 points May 2026
ISM Services New Orders 57.30 53.50 points May 2026
ISM Services Prices 71.30 70.70 points May 2026
New Orders 662728.00 632650.00 USD Million Apr 2026
Wholesale Inventories MoM 0.60 1.50 percent Apr 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
1.30 1.80 5.30 -9.20 1992 - 2026 percent Monthly
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