US Data: Adv Durable Goods Unfilled Ords, Inventories, Unadj>

Release for:        August 2017

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, unadjusted

                                                    M/M    Y/Y

                     Levels:            yr-ago   Pct chgPct chg

                       Aug-17   Jul-17   Aug-16   Aug-17 Aug-17

Total

 Unfilled Orders      1125695  1134639  1116840     -0.8    0.8

 Inventories           404193   401745   393677      0.6    2.7

 Ex. Transportation

  Unfilled Orders      360209   362774   346549     -0.7    3.9

  Inventories          273858   271584   262048      0.8    4.5

 Ex. Defense

  Unfilled Orders      948995   955896   944454     -0.7    0.5

  Inventories          376517   374114   367475      0.6    2.5

 Mfg With Unfilled Orders

 Unfilled Orders      1125695  1134639  1116840     -0.8    0.8

 Inventories           328707   326788   320910      0.6    2.4

Primary Metals

 Unfilled Orders        30133    30638    28122     -1.6    7.2

 Inventories            33589    33569    31319      0.1    7.2

Fabricated Metals

 Unfilled Orders        79849    80149    76300     -0.4    4.7

 Inventories            50147    50189    47969     -0.1    4.5

Machinery

 Unfilled Orders       100892   100662    97239      0.2    3.8

 Inventories            69944    68842    66604      1.6    5.0

Computers, Electronics

 Unfilled Orders       117057   118163   114302     -0.9    2.4

 Inventories            45853    45161    44470      1.5    3.1

 Computers

  Unfilled Orders        1886     1856     1676      1.6   12.5

  Inventories            4535     4445     4355      2.0    4.1

 Communications Equip.

  Unfilled Orders       27205    27237    25027     -0.1    8.7

  Inventories            4790     4633     4636      3.4    3.3

Electrical Equipment

 and appliances

 Unfilled Orders        21969    22226    20689     -1.2    6.2

 Inventories            18067    17956    17232      0.6    4.8

Transportation Equip.

 Unfilled Orders       765486   771865   770291     -0.8   -0.6

 Inventories           130335   130161   131629      0.1   -1.0

 Motor Vehicles, Parts

 Unfilled Orders        23299    23492    23051     -0.8    1.1

 Inventories            35018    35280    35542     -0.7   -1.5

 Nondef Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       574878   579295   582014     -0.8   -1.2

 Inventories            65862    65589    68133      0.4   -3.3

 Defense Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders        73172    74382    69188     -1.6    5.8

 Inventories            13469    13181    12088      2.2   11.4

All other durables

 Unfilled Orders        10309    10936     9897     -5.7    4.2

 Inventories            56258    55867    54454      0.7    3.3

Capital Goods

 Unfilled Orders       841722   848719   835454     -0.8    0.8

 Inventories           203877   201770   199216      1.0    2.3

 Nondefense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders      699974   705600   697324     -0.8    0.4

  Inventories          180444   178454   177906      1.1    1.4

  Excluding Aircraft

  Unfilled Orders      225864   227382   220906     -0.7    2.2

  Inventories          125965   124290   121398      1.3    3.8

 Defense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders      141748   143119   138130     -1.0    2.6

  Inventories           23433    23316    21310      0.5   10.0

Calculated by MNI:

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods

  Unfilled Orders      474110   478218   476418     -0.9   -0.5

  Inventories           54479    54164    56508      0.6   -3.6

       ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **

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