US durable goods orders defy expectations in August

Orders primarily rose 0.3% easing from July’s 0.7% gain and coming in below the 0.6% forecast excluding transportation.Non-defence capital goods excluding aircraft is a key performance indicator that increased 1.6% month-on-month, accelerating from July’s 0.6% rise and coming in comfortably ahead of the 0.5% market expectation.On social platform X, users have been responding with one writing, “ Factories ordered the same amount of big stuff last month.

Experts thought they’d order less.

Flat is better than down, but it’s not a boom.”Second added, “Durable goods orders holding steady can shift macro expectations pretty quickly.”Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had specifically expected a decrease of 0.3%.

Furthermore, transportation equipment, down three of the last four months drove the decrease falling 0.6%; excluding defense new orders increased 0.1%.

US durable goods orders defy expectations in August: What to know September 25, 2026.