Durable Goods Orders Rose 0.5% in September

Washington, DC, November 26, 2025-New orders for manufactured durable goods in September, up two consecutive months, increased $1.5 billion or 0.5% to $313.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced. This followed a 3.0% August increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.6%. Excluding defense, new orders increased 0.1%. Transportation equipment, also up two consecutive months, led the increase, $0.4 billion or 0.4% to $110.7 billion.

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in September, up nine of the last ten months, increased $0.2 billion or 0.1% to $307.7 billion. This followed a 0.1% August decrease. Machinery, up three of the last four months, drove the increase, $0.6 billion or 1.4% to $39.4 billion.

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in September, up fourteen of the last fifteen months, increased $10.9 billion or 0.7% to $1,489.7 billion. This followed a 0.7% August increase. Transportation equipment, up six of the last seven months, led the increase, $9.6 billion or 1.0% to $928.8 billion. Inventories of manufactured durable goods in September, down two consecutive months, decreased $0.6 billion or 0.1% to $589.8 billion. This followed a 0.1% August decrease. Transportation equipment, down three of the last four months, drove the decrease, $1.5 billion or 0.8% to $186.4 billion.