Updated: 27-Jul-26 09:04 ET
Highlights
- Durable goods orders rose 0.3% month-over-month in June (Briefing.com consensus 2.0%) after an upwardly revised 4.0% decrease (from -4.5%) in May.
- Excluding transportation, durable goods orders were up 0.6% month-over-month (Briefing.com consensus 0.9%) after increasing an upwardly revised 1.8% (from 1.3%) in May.
- New orders for primary metals increased 1.1% after rising 4.2% in May.
- New orders for fabricated metal products decreased 0.5% after increasing 1.3% in May.
- New orders for machinery were down 0.1% after increasing 2.8% in May.
- New orders for computers and electronic equipment jumped 3.1% after rising 1.2% in May.
- Transportation equipment orders dipped 0.2% after falling 13.5% in May.
- The key takeaway from the report is that the headline miss masked upward revisions to readings from May and concealed a 0.9% increase in new orders for nondefense capital goods excluding transportation, which is considered a proxy for business spending. On a year-over-year basis, these orders are up 9.3%.
| Category | JUN | MAY | APR | MAR | FEB |
| Total Durable Orders | 0.3% | -4.0% | 8.5% | 1.3% | -1.2% |
| Less Defense | 0.3% | -4.3% | 8.5% | -0.3% | -1.2% |
| Less Transport | 0.6% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Transportation | -0.2% | -13.5% | 22.4% | 1.8% | -5.6% |
| Capital Goods | 1.1% | -13.0% | 22.3% | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| Nondefense | 1.2% | -15.3% | 25.0% | -1.2% | -7.9% |
| Nondefense/nonaircarft (core cap gds) | 0.9% | 1.9% | -0.6% | 3.8% | 1.6% |
| Defense Cap Goods | 0.5% | -1.6% | 10.5% | 26.0% | 2.1% |
