Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders
New orders for manufactured goods in August, up two consecutive months, increased $0.7 billion or 0.1 percent to $663.5 billion. August 2026: +0.1° % Change July 2026 (r): +0.8° % Change
New orders for manufactured goods in August, up two consecutive months, increased $0.7 billion or 0.1 percent to $663.5 billion. August 2026: +0.1° % Change July 2026 (r): +0.8° % Change
BELLINGS Intelligence Score: 15
Why it matters
The modest 0.1% increase in new orders for manufactured goods is routine economic data reflecting ordinary business activity with limited immediate impact on credit markets or monetary policy expectations.