# U.S. Durable Goods Orders Rise 1.8% as Core Orders Extend Streak By Token Post Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/42163 Published: 2026-10-28T00:24:50.000Z Updated: 2026-10-28T00:24:50.000Z Section: Insights & Views > Core capital goods shipments rose 1.2%, topping expectations, while orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft slowed from August. U.S. durable goods orders rose 1.8% in September from August, just below the 1.9% increase expected. August orders were revised to a 0.1% gain from a 0.1% decline. Core durable goods orders increased 0.5%, below the 0.6% forecast, marking an 18th consecutive monthly increase. Nondefense capital goods orders excluding aircraft, a measure of business equipment spending, also rose 0.5%, compared with a 1.6% gain in August and expectations of about 0.7%. Communications equipment includes telephone apparatus, broadcast and wireless equipment, and network gear such as routers, switches and fiber-optic equipment. The September figures extend [August’s 17-month growth streak for core orders](). Shipments of core capital goods rose 1.2%, above expectations of about 0.8% and August’s 0.5% increase. Shipments feed into calculations of gross domestic product equipment investment. ## Links in this article - [August’s 17-month growth streak for core orders](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/24244)