United States Factory Orders

Last Release

Jan 31, 2025

Actual

1.7

Units In

-0.9

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Apr 02, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 0 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
12.2 Jul 2014	-13 Mar 2020	0.28 %	1991-2025	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 US manufactured goods increased by 1.7% month-over-month in January 2025, following two consecutive months of declines and slightly surpassing market expectations of a 1.6% rise. Demand for transportation equipment surged by 9.9% (compared to a 5.5% decline in December), driven by a remarkable 93.9% jump in orders for civilian aircraft. Additionally, orders for defense aircraft rose by 1.9%, while orders for vehicles and parts, as well as ships and boats, saw declines of 1.5% and 11.0%, respectively. Demand was also up for computers and electronic products (1.8% vs 0.4%) and primary metals (1.4% vs -0.6%).