Daily Roundup of Key US Economic Data for Nov. 26

02:38 PM EST, 11/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Durable goods new orders rose by 0.5% in September, while shipments increased by 0.1%.

Excluding transportation, new orders and shipments were both up 0.6%, suggesting underlying strength.

Initial jobless claims decreased by 6,000 to 216,000 in the week ended Nov. 22, lowering the four-week moving average by 1,000 to 223,750, a second straight decrease. The level of initial claims was the lowest since April.

Insured claims rose by 7,000 to 1.960 million in the employment survey week ended Nov. 15. Insured claims were at a level of 1.957 million in the employment survey week ended Oct. 18.

Natural gas stocks fell by 5 billion cubic feet to 3.935 trillion cubic feet in the week ended Nov. 21, down 0.8% from a year earlier but 4.2% higher than the seasonal average for the current week over the previous five years.

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a 0.2% increase in mortgage applications in the week ended Nov. 21 after a 5.2% decline in the previous week. Refinancing activity fell while new home applications rose despite an uptick in mortgage rates.

Total crude oil inventories rose by 3.3 million barrels in the week ended Nov. 21, with commercial oil inventories up 2.8 million barrels and stocks in the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve up 500,000 barrels. Gasoline inventories and distillate inventories both increased last week.

The Chicago PMI fell to 36.3 in November from 43.8 in October, indicating significant contraction. The ISM's national index is due to be released on Dec. 1.

The Q3 GDPnow estimate from the Atlanta Fed is for a 3.9% gain, revised down from the previous estimate of a 4.0% gain on Tuesday. The next estimate is scheduled to be released on Dec. 1.

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