September US Factory New Orders Rise More Than Expected, Led by Transportation Orders

10:20 AM EST, 11/03/2026 (MT Newswires) -- New orders for US factory goods increased by 1.8% in September, compared to the expectations for a smaller 1.2% increase in a survey compiled by Bloomberg and following a revised 0.3% increase in August. Excluding a 4.6% increase in transportation orders, new orders would have been up 1.3% after a 0.4% gain in August. Durable goods new orders were revised upwards to a 1.9% increase from the advance estimate of a 1.8% gain and follows a 0.1% rise in August. Nondurable goods new orders rose by 1.8% after a 0.5% increase in the previous month. Factory shipments increased by 1.3%, while unfilled orders were up 0.9%. Factory inventories rose by 0.4% and, when combined with already-published advance estimates for retail and wholesale inventories, shows business inventories on pace for a 0.4% increase in the month.