Capital Goods Indicator

Measurement
Millions of Dollars
Indicator Type or Source
Manufacturers' New Orders
Period End Date
October 1, 2024
Clasification
Manufacturing
 
Dot-com Bubble
 
Housing Crash
 
Credit Downgrade
 
Yuan Drop
 
Covid
Capital Goods Indicator is an economic indicator measured in Millions of Dollars. It covers the period from Monday, November 28, 1994, to Tuesday, October 1, 2024, and is updated monthly. Please note, this series is a topical regrouping of the separate industry categories. Please view all Manufacturing indicators for more information or continue to All Top Economic Indicators.
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (fred.stlouisfed.org)

30-Year History of Capital Goods Indicator

The above interactive chart and the table below show the 30-year history of capital goods indicator going back to Monday, November 28, 1994. The current value is 103,521 which was updated on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. Historical data enables economists and other stakeholders to identify patterns and trends over time. This can provide insights into how different sectors of the economy are likely to perform under similar conditions in the future.
Oct 1, 2024103,521  
Sep 1, 2024103,050  
Aug 1, 2024104,511  
Jul 1, 2024107,320  
Jun 1, 202479,698  
May 1, 202497,824  
Apr 1, 202497,857  
Mar 1, 202498,654  
Feb 1, 202498,496  
Jan 1, 202496,553  
Dec 1, 2023106,635  
Nov 1, 2023121,144  
Oct 1, 2023101,654  
Sep 1, 2023108,491  
Aug 1, 2023102,178  
Jul 1, 2023103,047  
Jun 1, 2023112,529  
May 1, 2023106,320  
Apr 1, 2023107,367  
Mar 1, 202399,548  
Feb 1, 202393,567  
Jan 1, 2023100,329  
Dec 1, 202299,790  
Nov 1, 202294,478  
Oct 1, 2022100,202  
Sep 1, 202293,295  
Aug 1, 202299,185  
Jul 1, 202298,232  
Jun 1, 202289,616  
May 1, 202293,221  
Apr 1, 202294,851  
Mar 1, 202293,677  
Feb 1, 202297,185  
Jan 1, 2022101,630  
Dec 1, 202188,460  
Nov 1, 202193,437  
Oct 1, 202188,728  
Sep 1, 202185,204  
Aug 1, 202193,179  
Jul 1, 202186,877  
Jun 1, 202188,078  
May 1, 202186,692  
Apr 1, 202189,099  
Mar 1, 202189,138  
Feb 1, 202188,203  
Jan 1, 202184,548  
Dec 1, 202077,436  
Nov 1, 202080,234  
Oct 1, 202081,832  
Sep 1, 202074,774  
Aug 1, 202076,636  
Jul 1, 202071,683  
Jun 1, 202061,697  
May 1, 202073,362  
Apr 1, 202063,611  
Mar 1, 202069,559  
Feb 1, 202088,455  
Jan 1, 202082,194  
Dec 1, 201968,710  
Nov 1, 201964,978  
Oct 1, 201973,850  
Sep 1, 201969,291  
Aug 1, 201974,543  
Jul 1, 201972,404  
Jun 1, 201963,855  
May 1, 201968,543  
Apr 1, 201975,217  
Mar 1, 201982,525  
Feb 1, 201972,079  
Jan 1, 201979,115  
Dec 1, 201883,749  
Nov 1, 201877,767  
Oct 1, 201878,563  
Sep 1, 201884,040  
Aug 1, 201887,506  
Jul 1, 201876,009  
Jun 1, 201883,114  
May 1, 201885,379  
Apr 1, 201884,557  
Mar 1, 201888,677  
Feb 1, 201882,474  
Jan 1, 201877,371  
Dec 1, 201790,240  
Nov 1, 201784,149  
Oct 1, 201782,741  
Sep 1, 201785,404  
Aug 1, 201779,505  
Jul 1, 201778,381  
Jun 1, 201795,603  
May 1, 201779,312  
Apr 1, 201783,754  
Mar 1, 201781,281  
Feb 1, 201781,126  
Jan 1, 201779,532  
Dec 1, 201679,474  
Nov 1, 201675,530  
Oct 1, 201694,059  
Sep 1, 201677,017  
Aug 1, 201677,397  
Jul 1, 201675,144  
Jun 1, 201667,472  
May 1, 201682,799  
Apr 1, 201689,245  
Mar 1, 201678,297  
Feb 1, 201674,690  
Jan 1, 201687,184  
Dec 1, 201569,807  
Nov 1, 201580,355  
Oct 1, 201583,854  
Sep 1, 201569,355  
Aug 1, 201578,645  
Jul 1, 201582,515  
Jun 1, 201584,961  
May 1, 201574,613  
Apr 1, 201582,229  
Mar 1, 201583,488  
Feb 1, 201578,581  
Jan 1, 201582,403  
Dec 1, 201480,069  
Nov 1, 201483,621  
Oct 1, 201484,912  
Sep 1, 201488,585  
Aug 1, 201490,260  
Jul 1, 2014147,458  
Jun 1, 201491,250  
May 1, 201488,364  
Apr 1, 201495,125  
Mar 1, 201490,697  
Feb 1, 201485,502  
Jan 1, 201487,127  
Dec 1, 2013100,787  
Nov 1, 2013102,128  
Oct 1, 201390,327  
Sep 1, 201398,360  
Aug 1, 201387,371  
Jul 1, 201387,046  
Jun 1, 2013108,700  
May 1, 2013100,141  
Apr 1, 201388,577  
Mar 1, 201383,727  
Feb 1, 201397,180  
Jan 1, 201387,898  
Dec 1, 201299,777  
Nov 1, 201282,093  
Oct 1, 201287,026  
Sep 1, 201286,170  
Aug 1, 201271,120  
Jul 1, 201292,065  
Jun 1, 201286,505  
May 1, 201285,807  
Apr 1, 201283,587  
Mar 1, 201288,540  
Feb 1, 201294,061  
Jan 1, 201293,847  
Dec 1, 201191,592  
Nov 1, 201186,227  
Oct 1, 201182,638  
Sep 1, 201180,478  
Aug 1, 201191,715  
Jul 1, 201179,389  
Jun 1, 201179,278  
May 1, 201183,490  
Apr 1, 201177,738  
Mar 1, 201185,619  
Feb 1, 201174,879  
Jan 1, 201180,209  
Dec 1, 201070,984  
Nov 1, 201076,245  
Oct 1, 201076,464  
Sep 1, 201082,937  
Aug 1, 201074,808  
Jul 1, 201070,156  
Jun 1, 201072,704  
May 1, 201075,861  
Apr 1, 201070,717  
Mar 1, 201071,670  
Feb 1, 201074,546  
Jan 1, 201069,686  
Dec 1, 200958,500  
Nov 1, 200958,306  
Oct 1, 200960,074  
Sep 1, 200959,895  
Aug 1, 200959,329  
Jul 1, 200959,626  
Jun 1, 200956,515  
May 1, 200958,852  
Apr 1, 200956,046  
Mar 1, 200954,617  
Feb 1, 200955,869  
Jan 1, 200954,322  
Dec 1, 200871,668  
Nov 1, 200869,082  
Oct 1, 200873,689  
Sep 1, 200885,561  
Aug 1, 200881,400  
Jul 1, 200884,164  
Jun 1, 200887,004  
May 1, 200887,207  
Apr 1, 200888,809  
Mar 1, 200892,316  
Feb 1, 200891,359  
Jan 1, 200895,998  
Dec 1, 2007101,457  
Nov 1, 200784,742  
Oct 1, 200788,264  
Sep 1, 200785,570  
Aug 1, 200789,142  
Jul 1, 200790,716  
Jun 1, 200787,046  
May 1, 200786,158  
Apr 1, 200791,097  
Mar 1, 200789,269  
Feb 1, 200782,635  
Jan 1, 200783,798  
Dec 1, 200687,866  
Nov 1, 200686,640  
Oct 1, 200682,776  
Sep 1, 2006100,171  
Aug 1, 200676,258  
Jul 1, 200676,650  
Jun 1, 200681,993  
May 1, 200678,811  
Apr 1, 200678,811  
Mar 1, 200686,956  
Feb 1, 200680,337  
Jan 1, 200672,395  
Dec 1, 200586,008  
Nov 1, 200587,032  
Oct 1, 200575,145  
Sep 1, 200569,505  
Aug 1, 200575,142  
Jul 1, 200570,801  
Jun 1, 200579,152  
May 1, 200580,675  
Apr 1, 200567,707  
Mar 1, 200564,756  
Feb 1, 200569,153  
Jan 1, 200568,340  
Dec 1, 200467,288  
Nov 1, 200468,698  
Oct 1, 200465,530  
Sep 1, 200468,091  
Aug 1, 200461,084  
Jul 1, 200470,005  
Jun 1, 200465,316  
May 1, 200462,519  
Apr 1, 200463,293  
Mar 1, 200466,677  
Feb 1, 200463,554  
Jan 1, 200462,652  
Dec 1, 200365,685  
Nov 1, 200361,086  
Oct 1, 200363,046  
Sep 1, 200362,432  
Aug 1, 200361,189  
Jul 1, 200359,516  
Jun 1, 200360,068  
May 1, 200361,649  
Apr 1, 200361,062  
Mar 1, 200361,486  
Feb 1, 200360,499  
Jan 1, 200359,039  
Dec 1, 200258,269  
Nov 1, 200257,676  
Oct 1, 200256,513  
Sep 1, 200257,660  
Aug 1, 200263,805  
Jul 1, 200258,431  
Jun 1, 200255,531  
May 1, 200259,049  
Apr 1, 200258,175  
Mar 1, 200259,396  
Feb 1, 200262,441  
Jan 1, 200253,699  
Dec 1, 200159,116  
Nov 1, 200158,257  
Oct 1, 200168,325  
Sep 1, 200160,177  
Aug 1, 200162,204  
Jul 1, 200161,433  
Jun 1, 200164,759  
May 1, 200166,085  
Apr 1, 200164,762  
Mar 1, 200172,487  
Feb 1, 200170,095  
Jan 1, 200167,577  
Dec 1, 200074,774  
Nov 1, 200075,479  
Oct 1, 200070,588  
Sep 1, 200079,424  
Aug 1, 200075,259  
Jul 1, 200072,717  
Jun 1, 2000102,038  
May 1, 200072,356  
Apr 1, 200072,742  
Mar 1, 200070,876  
Feb 1, 200067,201  
Jan 1, 200076,241  
Dec 1, 199975,270  
Nov 1, 199968,665  
Oct 1, 199973,278  
Sep 1, 199971,105  
Aug 1, 199970,713  
Jul 1, 199972,914  
Jun 1, 199967,290  
May 1, 199968,934  
Apr 1, 199966,950  
Mar 1, 199968,709  
Feb 1, 199968,120  
Jan 1, 199970,539  
Dec 1, 199864,299  
Nov 1, 199867,809  
Oct 1, 199865,958  
Sep 1, 199871,207  
Aug 1, 199869,172  
Jul 1, 199866,452  
Jun 1, 199867,955  
May 1, 199867,769  
Apr 1, 199869,826  
Mar 1, 199864,464  
Feb 1, 199867,724  
Jan 1, 199866,044  
Dec 1, 199762,939  
Nov 1, 199779,414  
Oct 1, 199768,414  
Sep 1, 199767,282  
Aug 1, 199768,502  
Jul 1, 199768,370  
Jun 1, 199766,892  
May 1, 199762,217  
Apr 1, 199765,329  
Mar 1, 199761,684  
Feb 1, 199763,844  
Jan 1, 199757,816  
Dec 1, 199662,081  
Nov 1, 199668,106  
Oct 1, 199661,925  
Sep 1, 199661,214  
Aug 1, 199655,793  
Jul 1, 199659,947  
Jun 1, 199661,496  
May 1, 199662,595  
Apr 1, 199656,512  
Mar 1, 199668,572  
Feb 1, 199657,573  
Jan 1, 199658,166  
Dec 1, 199563,845  
Nov 1, 199558,887  
Oct 1, 199557,057  
Sep 1, 199562,082  
Aug 1, 199556,376  
Jul 1, 199553,668  
Jun 1, 199555,194  
May 1, 199556,550  
Apr 1, 199554,442  
Mar 1, 199555,387  
Feb 1, 199555,919  
Jan 1, 199551,699  
Dec 1, 199453,875  
Nov 1, 199454,668  
Oct 1, 199454,653  
Sep 1, 199451,733  
Aug 1, 199451,772  
Jul 1, 199452,193  
Jun 1, 199452,618  
May 1, 199450,521  
Apr 1, 199449,199  
Mar 1, 199446,234  
Feb 1, 199448,583  
Jan 1, 199451,053  
Dec 1, 199346,930  
Nov 1, 199346,796  
Oct 1, 199348,835  
Sep 1, 199345,823  
Aug 1, 199349,653  
Jul 1, 199348,759  
Jun 1, 199347,789  
May 1, 199345,067  
Apr 1, 199346,429  
Mar 1, 199345,256  
Feb 1, 199347,808  
Jan 1, 199342,339  
Dec 1, 199247,761  
Nov 1, 199245,104  
Oct 1, 199250,261  
Sep 1, 199245,047  
Aug 1, 199242,976  
Jul 1, 199244,206  
Jun 1, 199245,788  
May 1, 199248,827  
Apr 1, 199246,957  
Mar 1, 199245,221  

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