New orders for manufactured durable goods in the US decreased 1.1% month-over-month to $285.1 billion in November 2024, following an upwardly revised 0.8% rise in October and much worse than market forecasts of a 0.4% decline. Transportation equipment led the decline, down 2.9%. Excluding transportation, durable goods fell 0.1%. Orders were also lower for capital goods (-2.6%), fabricated metal products (-1.6%) and computers and electronic products (-0.7%). In contrast, orders increased for machinery (1%) and primary metals (0.7%). Meanwhile,, orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, were up 0.7%, the biggest rise since August 2023, rebounding from a 0.1% fall in October. source: U.S. Census Bureau

Durable Goods Orders in the United States decreased 1.10 percent in November of 2024 over the previous month. Durable Goods Orders in the United States averaged 0.32 percent from 1992 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 25.90 percent in July of 2014 and a record low of -21.30 percent in August of 2014. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Durable Goods Orders - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Durable Goods Orders - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on January of 2025.

Durable Goods Orders in the United States decreased 1.10 percent in November of 2024 over the previous month. Durable Goods Orders in the United States is expected to be 1.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.




Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-11-27 01:30 PM
Durable Goods Orders MoM
Oct 0.2% -0.4% 0.5% 0.3%
2024-12-23 02:30 PM
Durable Goods Orders MoM
Nov -1.1% 0.8% -0.4% -0.2%
2025-01-28 01:30 PM
Durable Goods Orders MoM
Dec -1.1% 1.2%

Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Durable Goods Orders ex Defense MoM -0.30 0.40 percent Nov 2024
Durable Goods Orders Ex Transp MoM -0.10 0.20 percent Nov 2024
Non Defense Goods Orders Ex Air 0.70 -0.20 percent Nov 2024

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Inventories MoM 0.10 0.00 percent Oct 2024
Durable Goods Orders MoM -1.10 0.80 percent Nov 2024
Factory Orders MoM -0.40 0.50 percent Nov 2024
Factory Orders ex Transportation 0.20 0.20 percent Nov 2024
New Orders 586136.00 588231.00 USD Million Nov 2024
Retail Inventories Ex Autos MoM 0.60 0.30 percent Nov 2024
Wholesale Inventories MoM -0.20 0.00 percent Nov 2024

United States Durable Goods Orders
Durable Goods Orders refer to new orders placed with manufacturers for delivery of hard goods which meant to last at least three years.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1.10 0.80 25.90 -21.30 1992 - 2024 percent Monthly
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News Stream
US Durable Goods Orders Fall More Than Expected
New orders for manufactured durable goods in the US decreased 1.1% month-over-month to $285.1 billion in November 2024, following an upwardly revised 0.8% rise in October and much worse than market forecasts of a 0.4% decline. Transportation equipment led the decline, down 2.9%. Excluding transportation, durable goods fell 0.1%. Orders were also lower for capital goods (-2.6%), fabricated metal products (-1.6%) and computers and electronic products (-0.7%). In contrast, orders increased for machinery (1%) and primary metals (0.7%). Meanwhile,, orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, were up 0.7%, the biggest rise since August 2023, rebounding from a 0.1% fall in October.
2024-12-23
US Durable Goods Orders Rise Less than Expected
New orders for manufactured durable goods in the US rose by 0.2% over a month to $286.6 billion in October 2024, following a revised 0.4% fall in the prior month and missing market forecasts of a 0.5% growth. Transportation equipment, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, led the increase, $0.4 billion or 0.5% to $97.1 billion. Orders also rose for electrical equipment, appliances, and components (1.3%), machinery (0.3%), and capital goods (0.5%), but decreased for computers and related products (-2.5%) and motor vehicles & parts (-0.4%). Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.1%. Excluding defense, new orders went up 0.4%. Orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft in the United States, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, fell by 0.2% in October 2024, following a downwardly revised 0.3% increase in the prior month.
2024-11-28
US Durable Goods Orders Fall Less than Expected
New orders for manufactured durable goods in the US decreased by 2.2 billion or 0.8 percent to $284.8 billion in September 2024, following a revised 0.8 percent decline in August and compared with market expectations of a 1 percent fall. Transportation equipment, also down three of the last four months, drove the decrease, $3.1 billion or 3.1 percent to $95.4 billion. Orders also fell for machinery (-0.2 percent), computers and electronic product (-0.3 percent) and capital goods (-2.8 percent). Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.4 percent. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 1.1 percent. Orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, rose by 0.5 percent in September, after a 0.3 percent increase in the prior month and better than market forecasts of a 0.1 percent increase.
2024-10-25