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2026 U.S. manufacturing sales study · November 2025 – October 2026

General Manufacturing Quotes & Purchase Orders (2026)

What share of General manufacturing manufacturing quotes become purchase orders? 22%. In the 12 months to October 2026, General manufacturing accounts produced 2 purchase orders from 9 U.S. manufacturing quotes (+125% on a year earlier) worth $103K, close to the 21% national quote-to-PO rate.

9quotes (+125% on last year)
22%became a PO (U.S. 21%)
$103Kquoted
2purchase orders

Quote → PO: General manufacturing against the other top-15 industries

Mining & Metals33%Packaging & Containers31%Plastics29%Defense & Space28%Construction27%Building Materials24%Machinery22%Medical Devices22%Manufacturing22%Mech. & Industrial Eng.21%U.S. overall21%Automotive19%Oil & Energy19%Electrical & Electronic18%Aviation & Aerospace13%Environmental Services0%
Source: Factur 2026 U.S. Manufacturing Sales Study, November 2025 – October 2026.
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The numbers

MeasureManufacturingYear beforeChangeU.S. overallU.S. change
Quotes9—+125%1,271−30%
Quote amount$103K——$127.3M−2%
Purchase orders2——268+4%
PO amount$14K——$6.3M+86%
Quote → PO22%——21.1%+6.8 pts

Download the data (CSV): Quotes and purchase orders by industry. Notes on the files are on the findings page.

The study profiles the eight industries with the most quotes in detail; for General manufacturing it reports the totals above (section 17 and Appendix B). Across all U.S. manufacturing quotes, 21.1% became a purchase order and the median quote was $12K. See the Machinery profile for the largest industry.

How we measured it

From Factur’s outbound prospecting for U.S. manufacturing suppliers: every opportunity that reached a quote, its amount, and whether it became a purchase order, plus the calls, emails and texts logged against it, over the 12 months November 2025 – October 2026 compared with the 12 before. Counts are from the CRM; see section 17, Quotes and orders by industry and Appendix B in the full study, which also explains what is and isn’t counted.

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Questions

What share of General manufacturing manufacturing quotes become purchase orders?

22%. In the 12 months to October 2026, General manufacturing accounts produced 2 purchase orders from 9 U.S. manufacturing quotes (+125% on a year earlier) worth $103K, close to the 21% national quote-to-PO rate.

How many General manufacturing purchase orders were there in 2026?

2 in the 12 months to October 2026, from 9 quotes; $14K of purchase-order value was recorded.

How did General manufacturing quote volume change in 2026?

9 quotes, +125% on a year earlier (all U.S. manufacturing quotes: −30%), worth $103K.

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Factur (2026). General Manufacturing Quotes & Purchase Orders (2026). 2026 U.S. Manufacturing Sales Study. https://data.facturmfg.com/reports/findings/general-manufacturing-quotes-and-orders-2026.html

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