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).

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Most recent - Tuesday 5 September 2023 14:00

2.3%

Revised

Forecast

-0.1%

Actual

-2.1%

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

Next event - Wednesday 4 October 2023 14:00

-2.1%

Forecast

0.2%

Actual

The typical/expected impact on USD pairs is medium.

The consensus forecast for Factory Orders (MoM) is 0.2%. A higher value than forecast tends to be bullish for USD/xxx pairs and bearish for xxx/USD pairs.

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Factory Orders (MoM) was -2.1% against a forecast of -0.1%.

Past events

Date

Forecast

Actual

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%

Thursday 3 November 2022 14:00

0.3%

Tuesday 4 October 2022 14:00

0.3%

Friday 2 September 2022 14:00

0.2%

-1%

Wednesday 3 August 2022 14:00

1.1%

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%

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%

Wednesday 3 November 2021 14:00

-0.1%

0.2%

Monday 4 October 2021 14:00

0.9%

1.2%

Thursday 2 September 2021 14:00

0.3%

0.4%

Tuesday 3 August 2021 14:00

1.5%

Friday 2 July 2021 14:00

1.5%

1.7%

Friday 4 June 2021 14:00

-0.2%

-0.6%

Tuesday 4 May 2021 14:00

1.3%

1.1%

Monday 5 April 2021 14:00

-0.5%

-0.8%

Thursday 4 March 2021 15:00

2.1%

2.6%

Thursday 4 February 2021 15:00

0.7%

1.1%

Wednesday 6 January 2021 15:00

0.7%

Friday 4 December 2020 15:00

0.8%

Tuesday 3 November 2020 15:00

1.1%

Friday 2 October 2020 14:00

0.7%

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:

		Previous	Latest
Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index	Bearish change	48.7	44.1
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)	Bearish change	0.2%	0.1%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)	Bearish change	4.3%	3.9%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)	Bullish change	0.2%	0.4%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)	Bullish change	3.4%	3.5%
Personal Income (MoM)	Bullish change	0.2%	0.4%
Personal Spending	Bearish change	0.9%	0.4%
Pending Home Sales (MoM)	Bearish change	0.9%	-7.1%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ)	(no change)	3.7%	3.7%
Gross Domestic Product Annualized	(no change)	2.1%	2.1%
Gross Domestic Product Price Index	Bearish change	2%	1.7%
Initial Jobless Claims	Bearish change	202K	204K
Personal Consumption Expenditures Prices (QoQ)	(no change)	2.5%	2.5%
Durable Goods Orders	Bullish change	-5.6%	0.2%
Durable Goods Orders ex Defense	Bullish change	-6%	-0.7%
Durable Goods Orders ex Transportation	Bullish change	0.1%	0.4%
Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex Aircraft	Bullish change	-0.4%	0.9%
New Home Sales Change (MoM)	Bearish change	8%	-8.7%
Housing Price Index (MoM)	Bullish change	0.4%	0.8%
S&P Global Composite PMI	Bearish change	50.2	50.1
S&P Global Manufacturing PMI	Bullish change	47.9	48.9
S&P Global Services PMI	Bearish change	50.5	50.2
Existing Home Sales Change (MoM)	Bullish change	-2.2%	-0.7%
Initial Jobless Claims	Bullish change	221K	201K
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey	Bearish change	12	-13.5
Fed Interest Rate Decision	(no change)	5.5%	5.5%
Interest Rate Projections - 1st year	Bullish change	4.6%	5.1%
Interest Rate Projections - 2nd year	Bullish change	3.4%	3.9%
Interest Rate Projections - 3rd year	Bearish change	3.1%	2.9%
Interest Rate Projections - Current	(no change)	5.6%	5.6%
Interest Rate Projections - Longer	(no change)	2.5%	2.5%
Building Permits (MoM)	Bullish change	1.443M	1.543M
Housing Starts (MoM)	Bearish change	1.447M	1.283M
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index	Bearish change	69.5	67.7
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation	Bearish change	3%	2.7%

About Factory Orders (MoM)

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

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Calendar - Factory Orders (MoM) - United States

Factory Orders (MoM)

Most recent - Tuesday 5 September 2023 14:00

Next event - Wednesday 4 October 2023 14:00

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Forecast history

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About Factory Orders (MoM)

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