Posted April 28, 2025
Transporation equipment leads March rise in orders
March new orders for manufactured durable goods increased $26.6 billion or 9.2% to $315.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.
Order have been up for three consecutive months. March orders followed a 0.9% February increase.
Excluding transportation, new orders were virtually unchanged. Excluding defense, new orders increased 10.4%. Transportation equipment, also up three consecutive months, led the increase, $26.5 billion or 27.0% to $124.6 billion.