US durable goods orders rose 1.8% in September 2026
New orders for manufactured durable goods rose $6.3 billion to $345.4 billion in September, the Census Bureau reported on 27 October. Excluding transportation, orders rose 0.5%.
New orders for manufactured durable goods rose 1.8% in September 2026, to $345.4 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported on 27 October 2026. The increase followed a 0.1% rise in August (Census Bureau: Advance report on durable goods, September 2026).
Key figures
- New orders: up $6.3 billion, or 1.8%, to $345.4 billion
- Excluding transportation: up 0.5%
- Excluding defence: up 2.2%
- Transportation equipment orders: up 4.6% to $119.8 billion
- Shipments: up 0.9% to $336.8 billion
- Unfilled orders: up 0.8% to $1,623.6 billion
- Inventories: up 0.3% to $610.0 billion
Reading it
Transportation equipment led the rise, so the headline figure depends heavily on orders for vehicles and aircraft. Excluding transportation, orders rose 0.5%. Nondefense orders for capital goods rose 6.2% to $107.8 billion, a common gauge of business investment, and shipments of capital goods rose 1.7%. For the earlier month, see US durable goods orders in August. For how US data move the dollar, see what moves EUR/USD.
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Common questions
How much did US durable goods orders rise in September 2026?
New orders rose 1.8% to $345.4 billion, according to the Census Bureau's advance report.
What is the advance durable goods report?
It is an early estimate of factory orders, shipments, unfilled orders and inventories for a month. The Census Bureau revises it in later reports.
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