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US Data: Advance Durable Goods - Summary>

Release for:              August 2018
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Data in millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                           Levels:                     Pct chg:
                             Aug-18   Jul-18   Jun-18   Aug-18 Jul-18 Jun-18
New Orders:
 Total                      259592   248529   251499      4.5   -1.2    0.9
  (previous)                                                    -1.7    0.9
 Ex-Trans                   164284   164166   163917      0.1    0.2    0.3
 Ex-Defense                 241148   235119   236599      2.6   -0.6    1.4
 Transportation              95308    84363    87582     13.0   -3.7    2.0
 Capital Goods               97277    86610    90285     12.3   -4.1    0.0
 Non-Def Cap Goods           81268    75523    78473      7.6   -3.8    2.2
  Ex Aircraft                69475    69846    68832     -0.5    1.5    0.8
 Defense Cap Goods           16009    11087    11812     44.4   -6.1  -12.6
 Civ. Aircraft Cap Goods*    11793     5677     9641    107.7  -41.1   13.6
 Ex Def. Cap,Nondef Air*    226482   227332   225430     -0.4    0.8    1.6
 Ex Def. Cap, Civ Air*      231790   231765   230046      0.0    0.7    1.2
Inventories:
 Total                      407018   408452   403440     -0.4    1.2    0.0
 Ex-Trans                   277704   277320   276520      0.1    0.3    0.7
 Ex-Defense                 380024   381293   376242     -0.3    1.3   -0.1
 Transportation             129314   131132   126920     -1.4    3.3   -1.4
 Capital Goods              200042   201569   197785     -0.8    1.9   -0.6
 Non-Def Cap Goods          177410   178752   174904     -0.8    2.2   -1.0
  Ex aircraft               124081   123824   123700      0.2    0.1    0.4
 Defense Cap Goods           22632    22817    22881     -0.8   -0.3    1.9
 Civ. Aircraft Cap Goods*    53329    54928    51204     -2.9    7.3   -4.2
 Ex Def. Cap,Nondef Air*    319121   318725   317721      0.1    0.3    0.6
 Ex Def. Cap, Civ Air*      331057   330707   329355      0.1    0.4    0.6
Shipments:
 Total                      253130   251238   251528      0.8   -0.1    1.7
 Ex-Trans                   167100   166778   165876      0.2    0.5    0.4
 Ex-Defense                 239415   237654   238175      0.7   -0.2    1.8
 Transportation              86030    84460    85652      1.9   -1.4    4.2
 Capital Goods               88968    86588    89741      2.7   -3.5    1.9
 Non-Def Cap Goods           77343    75105    78277      3.0   -4.1    2.3
  Ex aircraft                68846    68771    68008      0.1    1.1    1.0
 Defense Cap Goods           11625    11483    11464      1.2    0.2   -0.7
 Civ. Aircraft Cap Goods*     8497     6334    10269     34.1  -38.3   11.5
 Ex Def. Cap,Nondef Air*    228911   229095   225897     -0.1    1.4    1.5
 Ex Def. Cap, Civ Air*      233008   233421   229795     -0.2    1.6    1.4
Unfilled Orders:
 Total                     1176472  1166073  1164840      0.9    0.1    0.4
 Ex-Trans                   365436   364315   362985      0.3    0.4    0.6
 Ex-Defense                 989333   983663   982256      0.6    0.1    0.3
 Transportation             811036   801758   801855      1.2    0.0    0.2
 Capital Goods              870158   861849   861827      1.0    0.0    0.1
 Non-Def Cap Goods          718614   714689   714271      0.5    0.1    0.0
  Ex Aircraft               221373   220744   219669      0.3    0.5    0.4
 Defense Cap Goods          151544   147160   147556      3.0   -0.3    0.2
 Civ. Aircraft Cap Goods*   497241   493945   494602      0.7   -0.1   -0.1
 Ex Def. Cap,Nondef Air*    418809   417301   415122      0.4    0.5    0.9
 Ex Def. Cap, Civ Air*      527687   524968   522682      0.5    0.4    0.8
Inventory/shipments ratio*    1.61     1.63     1.60
*MNI Calculation
       ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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