United States Factory Orders

Last Release

Nov 30, 2024

Actual

-0.4

Units In

0.2

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Feb 04, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 15 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
12.2 Jul 2014	-13 Mar 2020	0.28 %	1991-2024	U.S. Census Bureau

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. .

Latest Updates

New orders for manufactured goods in the US fell 0.4% from the previous month to $586.1 billion in November 2024, above market expectations of a 0.3% decrease and after a 0.5% rise in October. Decreases were noted for durable goods-producing industries (-1.2%), led by transportation equipment (-3%), fabricated metal products (-1.7%) and computers and electronic products (-0.5%). On the other hand, orders increased for non-durable goods producers (0.4%). Excluding transportation, factory orders went up by 0.2%.