The Economy & the Fed

Durable Goods Orders

The dollar value of new orders placed with US factories for goods meant to last three years or more, such as aircraft, cars, machinery and computers, from the Census Bureau's monthly manufacturing survey. Because a few large airplane orders can swing the total by billions, economists watch orders excluding transportation and core capital goods orders instead. New orders come before production, so they are a leading indicator.

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