Factory Orders (MoM)

The Factory orders released by the US Census Bureau is a measure of the total orders of durable and non durable goods such as shipments (sales), inventories and orders at the manufacturing level which can offer insight into inflation and growth in the manufacturing sector. Normally, a high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the USD, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

Most recent - Thursday 3 October 2024 14:00

Previous
4.9%
Revised
4.9%
Forecast
0%
Actual
-0.2%

Lower numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for xxx/USD pairs and bearish for USD/xxx pairs.

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Factory Orders (MoM) was -0.2% against a forecast of 0%.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
Thursday 3 October 2024 14:00
0%
-0.2%
Wednesday 4 September 2024 14:00
4.7%
5%
Friday 2 August 2024 14:00
-2.9%
-3.3%
Wednesday 3 July 2024 14:00
0.2%
-0.5%
Tuesday 4 June 2024 14:00
0.6%
0.7%
Thursday 2 May 2024 14:00
1.6%
1.6%
Tuesday 2 April 2024 14:00
1%
1.4%
Tuesday 5 March 2024 15:00
-2.9%
-3.6%
Friday 2 February 2024 15:00
0.2%
0.2%
Friday 5 January 2024 15:00
2.1%
2.6%
Monday 4 December 2023 15:00
-2.6%
-3.6%
Thursday 2 November 2023 14:00
2.3%
2.8%
Wednesday 4 October 2023 14:00
0.3%
1.2%
Tuesday 5 September 2023 14:00
-0.1%
-2.1%
Thursday 3 August 2023 14:00
2.2%
2.3%
Wednesday 5 July 2023 14:00
0.8%
0.3%
Monday 5 June 2023 14:00
0.5%
0.4%
Tuesday 2 May 2023 14:00
0.8%
0.9%
Tuesday 4 April 2023 14:00
-0.5%
-0.7%
Monday 6 March 2023 15:00
-1.8%
-1.6%
Thursday 2 February 2023 15:00
2.2%
1.8%
Friday 6 January 2023 15:00
-0.9%
-1.8%
Monday 5 December 2022 15:00
0.7%
1%
Thursday 3 November 2022 14:00
0.3%
0.3%
Tuesday 4 October 2022 14:00
0.3%
0%
Friday 2 September 2022 14:00
0.2%
-1%
Wednesday 3 August 2022 14:00
1.1%
2%
Tuesday 5 July 2022 14:00
0.5%
1.6%
Thursday 2 June 2022 14:00
0.7%
0.3%
Tuesday 3 May 2022 14:00
1.1%
2.2%
Monday 4 April 2022 14:00
-0.5%
-0.5%
Thursday 3 March 2022 15:00
0.7%
1.4%
Thursday 3 February 2022 15:00
-0.2%
-0.4%
Thursday 6 January 2022 15:00
1.3%
1.6%
Friday 3 December 2021 15:00
0.5%
1%
Wednesday 3 November 2021 14:00
-0.1%
0.2%

Economic context

Recent economic data has been broadly neutral for USD. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Factory Orders (MoM) result:

PreviousLatest
Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)Bearish change0.5%0.4%
Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)Bullish change3.9%4%
Labor Force Participation Rate(no change)62.7%62.7%
Nonfarm PayrollsBullish change159K254K
U6 Underemployment RateBullish change7.9%7.7%
Unemployment RateBullish change4.2%4.1%
ISM Services Employment IndexBearish change50.248.1
ISM Services New Orders IndexBullish change5359.4
ISM Services PMIBullish change51.554.9
ISM Services Prices PaidBullish change57.359.4
S&P Global Composite PMIBearish change54.454
Initial Jobless ClaimsBearish change219K225K
Challenger Job CutsBearish change75.891K72.821K
ADP Employment ChangeBullish change103K143K
ISM Manufacturing Employment IndexBearish change4643.9
ISM Manufacturing New Orders IndexBullish change44.646.1
ISM Manufacturing PMI(no change)47.247.2
ISM Manufacturing Prices PaidBearish change5448.3
JOLTS Job OpeningsBullish change7.711M8.04M
Chicago Purchasing Managers' IndexBullish change46.146.6
Michigan Consumer Sentiment IndexBullish change6970.1
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation(no change)3.1%3.1%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)Bearish change0.2%0.1%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)Bullish change2.6%2.7%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)Bearish change0.2%0.1%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)Bearish change2.5%2.2%
Personal Income (MoM)Bearish change0.3%0.2%
Personal SpendingBearish change0.5%0.2%
Pending Home Sales (MoM)Bullish change-5.5%0.6%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ)(no change)2.8%2.8%
Durable Goods OrdersBearish change9.9%0%
Durable Goods Orders ex DefenseBearish change10.3%-0.2%
Durable Goods Orders ex TransportationBullish change-0.1%0.5%
Gross Domestic Product Annualized(no change)3%3%
Gross Domestic Product Price Index(no change)2.5%2.5%
Initial Jobless ClaimsBullish change222K218K
Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex AircraftBullish change-0.2%0.2%
Personal Consumption Expenditures Prices (QoQ)(no change)2.5%2.5%
New Home Sales Change (MoM)Bearish change10.3%-4.7%
Housing Price Index (MoM)Bullish change0%0.1%
S&P Global Composite PMIBearish change54.654.4
S&P Global Manufacturing PMIBearish change47.947
S&P Global Services PMIBearish change55.755.4

About Factory Orders (MoM)

Country:United States
Currency:USD
Source:US Census Bureau
Category:Economic Activity
Frequency:Monthly

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