Durable Goods Orders: Release Dates, Results & History
Durable Goods Orders last printed 1.1 on Wed, Aug 26, 2026 against a 0.7 consensus forecast and a 0.3 prior, a +0.28 standard-deviation surprise. Captured live by Helious the moment it printed.
Headline durables is hostage to aircraft orders. A single Boeing month can swing it double digits. The number that matters is core capital goods orders (nondefense ex-aircraft), the cleanest monthly proxy for business capex. Desks skip the headline and go straight to the core shipments figure that feeds GDP.
The trend, at a glance
How it moves Treasuries
A core capex beat is mildly bearish Treasuries; headline swings get heavily discounted for transportation noise. Rarely a big rates mover on its own. See it scored live on the Helious desk, or read how the standard-deviation surprise is computed.
Recent prints, as captured by the desk
| DATE | ACTUAL | FORECAST | PRIOR | SURPRISE (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +0.28 | ABOVE FORECAST | |
| 0.3 | 1.6 | -4.5 | -0.90 | BELOW FORECAST |
The 2 most recent prints from the desk's live capture (began July 2026), a sample. Every row links the print page published the moment the number landed; the full graded history is served by the API.
Official series history
| PERIOD | VALUE (% M/M) | PRIOR |
|---|---|---|
| +1.07% | +0.54% | |
| +0.54% | -4% | |
| -4% | +8.51% | |
| +8.51% | +1.34% | |
| +1.34% | -1.17% | |
| -1.17% | -0.43% | |
| -0.43% | -0.91% | |
| -0.91% | +5.44% |
The most recent official rows; the chart above draws the longer series. Desk-captured prints above include the consensus forecast and standard-deviation surprise the moment each number landed.
Related indicators
Monthly, ~fourth week of the month · 8:30 AM ET · download a sample (CSV, recent rows), free to cite with a link to this page. The full history comes through the Helious API and MCP at api.helious.io/mcp, with depth set by plan.