Durable Goods Orders YoY stands at 10.04% as of September 2026, up from 7.41% a year earlier. The reading sits in the 80th percentile of its history back to 1993.
| Latest (September 2026) | 10.04% |
| One year ago | 7.41% |
| 10-year range | -29.04% – 52.94% |
| All-time range | -37.70% (2009) – 52.94% (2021) |
| Change over 12 months | +2.6 pts — peaked at 17.80% in 2026 |
| Percentile vs. full history | 80th |
| History | 1993–2026 (404 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, and 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)).