Durable Goods Orders YoY stands at -3.44% as of May 2026, down from 19.96% a year earlier. The reading sits in the 17th percentile of its history back to 1993.
| Latest (May 2026) | -3.44% |
| One year ago | 19.96% |
| 10-year range | -29.04% – 52.94% |
| Percentile vs. full history | 17th |
| History | 1993–2026 (400 observations) |
New orders for durable goods (cars, machinery, aircraft, appliances), year over year. A read on business and consumer willingness to commit to big-ticket, long-lived purchases — one of the earlier cyclical signals. Watch that the headline isn't being swung by a single month of aircraft orders.
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Data: download CSV (source: FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)).