Updated: 25-Sep-26 09:19 ET
| August Durable Orders |
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| Updated: 25-Sep-26 09:19 ET |
Highlights
- Durable goods orders were flat month-over-month in August (Briefing.com consensus: -0.4%) following a downwardly revised 0.9% increase (from 1.1%) in July.
- Excluding transportation, orders were up 0.3% month-over-month (Briefing.com consensus: 0.5%) following an upwardly revised 0.7% increase (from 0.4%) in July.
Key Factors
- New orders for primary metals increased 1.2% after rising 2.1% in July.
- New orders for fabricated metal products were down 1.3% after increasing 0.3% in July.
- New orders for machinery jumped 1.1% after increasing 1.5% in July.
- New orders for computers and electronic equipment were flat after sliding 0.7% in July.
- Transportation equipment orders were down 0.6% after increasing 1.2% in July.
Big Picture
- The key takeaway from the report is that nondefense capital goods orders, excluding aircraft, which are a proxy for business spending, jumped a robust 1.6% month-over-month after increasing 0.6% in July.
| Category | AUG | JUL | JUN | MAY | APR |
| Total Durable Orders | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.6% | -4.0% | 8.5% |
| Less Defense | 0.1% | 1.4% | 0.4% | -4.3% | 8.5% |
| Less Transport | 0.3% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 1.5% |
| Transportation | -0.6% | 1.2% | -0.5% | -13.5% | 22.4% |
| Capital Goods | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.1% | -13.0% | 22.3% |
| Nondefense | 1.2% | 2.3% | 0.6% | -15.3% | 25.0% |
| Nondefense/nonaircarft (core cap gds) | 1.6% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 1.9% | -0.6% |
| Defense Cap Goods | -1.5% | -6.4% | 3.6% | -1.6% | 10.5% |
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