# 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%.

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- Published: 2026-10-30
- Updated: 2026-10-30
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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](https://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/adv/pdf/durgd.pdf)).

## 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](/news/us-durable-goods-august-2026/). For how US data move the dollar, see [what moves EUR/USD](/news/what-moves-eur-usd/).

## Sources

- [US Census Bureau: Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders, advance report, September 2026 (27 October 2026)](https://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/adv/pdf/durgd.pdf)

## 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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