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Manufacturing

Durable Goods Orders — June 2026

Released August 3, 2026 · Census Bureau · full release · charts & history on EconomicsGuru
Durable goods new orders rose 0.3% in June 2026 to $334.8B, +7.4% from a year ago. Prior month: $333.7B. Prior periods were revised in 5 series — figures below reflect that.
New orders
$334.8B
▲ +0.3% m/m
· +7.4% y/y
Ex transport
$220.9B
▲ +0.6% m/m
· +11.0% y/y
Core capex
$85.1B
▲ +0.9% m/m
· +12.5% y/y

Revision check

REVISIONS DETECTED (5) — since first published. Every change below is calculated on the revised figures.
Nondefense capital goods orders · April 2026$113.5B→$114.1B▲ +$0.6B
Ex transportation · May 2026$218.6B→$219.6B▲ +$1.1B
Nondefense capital goods orders · May 2026$96.1B→$96.6B▲ +$0.4B
Ex transportation · April 2026$215.1B→$215.8B▲ +$0.8B
Ex transportation · March 2026$212.2B→$212.7B▲ +$0.6B

Key figures

Headline →June 2026May 2026M/M chgM/M %Y/Y chgY/Y %12-period trend
Durable goods new orders
millions of dollars, SA
$334.8B$333.7B▲ +$1.1B▲ +0.3%▲ +$23.0B▲ +7.4%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ex transportationREVISED$220.9B$219.6B▲ +$1.3B▲ +0.6%▲ +$21.8B▲ +11.0%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core capital goods orders (nondefense ex aircraft)$85.1B$84.3B▲ +$0.8B▲ +0.9%▲ +$9.5B▲ +12.5%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nondefense capital goods ordersREVISED$97.8B$96.6B▲ +$1.2B▲ +1.2%▼ −$1.1B▼ −1.1%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trend bars show year-over-year % change for index series, the level for rates and survey indexes over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted.

What stood out

  • Core capital goods orders (nondefense ex aircraft): highest level on record (data back to February 1992).
  • Ex transportation: up 11.0% from a year ago — the fastest pace since March 2022.
  • Shipments: up 9.0% from a year ago — the fastest pace since October 2022.
  • Inventories: up 2.2% from a year ago — the fastest pace since September 2023.

Full detail

Show every category and subcategory
Full detail — shipments, backlog, inventories →June 2026May 2026M/M chgM/M %Y/Y chgY/Y %
Shipments$330.7B$328.2B▲ +$2.4B▲ +0.7%▲ +$27.4B▲ +9.0%
Unfilled ordersdata not available
Inventories$602.0B$600.0B▲ +$2.0B▲ +0.3%▲ +$12.8B▲ +2.2%

Sources

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Prepared 2026-08-03 13:19 UTC. Green marks an increase, red a decrease — direction only, not good or bad.