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Factory Orders
Measures the value of new purchase orders for manufacturing goods, both durable and non-durable. factory orders are a key indicator to the strength of the industrial and manufacturing sectors of an economy.
Main Indicator: Machinery Tool Orders y/y
Most Recent Release
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -20.7% | -14.2% | N/A | |||
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Preliminary Measure for August
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Table of Past Data
| 1/16 | 2/7 | 3/6 | 4/9 | 5/12 | 6/10 | 7/9 | 8/11 | 9/9 | 10/9 | ||
| Actual | 3.3% | -1.0% | -0.7% | 2.9% | 0.3% | 1.4% | -2.7% | -8.9% | -14.2% | -20.7% | |
| Forecast | 3.7% | -0.5% | |||||||||
| Previous | 13.0% | 3.7% | 0.0% | -0.5% | 3.3% | 0.4% | 1.4% | -2.5% | -8.9% | -14.2% | |
| Revised From | N/A | N/A | N/A | -0.7% | 2.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Past Releases
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -14.2% | -8.9% | N/A | |||
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Preliminary Measure for July
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -8.9% | -2.5% | N/A | |||
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Preliminary Measure for June
Machinery tool orders took a significant step backwards in June, declining 8.9% on the year. In May, orders were down 2.5%. Domestic orders were down 10.3% y/y, and foreign orders lost 7.9% compared to the previous month 2.7% decline. Manufacturing will continue suffering if companies limit their investment in machinery tools. They may do so if they see weak sales ahead.
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -2.7% | 1.4% | N/A | |||
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Preliminary Measure for June
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| 1.4% | 0.4% | N/A | |||
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Preliminary measure for May
See Core Machinery Tools Order for commentary on April's figures. |
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| 0.3% | 3.3% | 2.9% | |||
| Preliminary measure for April | |||||
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| 2.9% | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.7% | ||
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Preliminary measure for March
In March, orders from overseas rose 11.2% on year to Y77.9 billion, while domestic orders slipped 5.8% to Y63.3 billion. This came after a decline in February and a flat reading in January. Orders from abroad has been very favorable for export growth. But despite an recovery in demand, businesses are scaling back capital investment due to high energy and materials prices. |
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -0.7% | 0.0% | N/A | |||
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Preliminary measure for January
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -1.0% | 3.7% | 3.7% | N/A | ||
| Preliminary measure for December | |||||
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| 3.3% | 13.0% | N/A |