US Data: Advance Durable Goods Unfilled Orders, Inventories>

Release for: August 2017

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted

                    Levels:                     Pct chg:

                      Aug-17   Jul-17   Jun-17   Aug-17 Jul-17 Jun-17

Total

 Unfilled Orders     1132333  1132273  1135546      0.0   -0.3    1.3

 Inventories          400548   399158   397479      0.3    0.4    0.5

 Ex. Transportation

  Unfilled Orders     361351   360346   358554      0.3    0.5    0.3

  Inventories         270782   269342   268432      0.5    0.3    0.8

 Ex. Defense

  Unfilled Orders     953969   954261   958895      0.0   -0.5    1.5

  Inventories         372864   371669   370676      0.3    0.3    0.5

 Mfg With Unfilled Orders

 Unfilled Orders     1132333  1132273  1135546      0.0   -0.3    1.3

 Inventories          325526   324376   323055      0.4    0.4    0.4

Primary Metals

 Unfilled Orders       30341    30342    30069      0.0    0.9    0.7

 Inventories           33336    33259    33072      0.2    0.6    0.2

Fabricated Metals

 Unfilled Orders       79316    78824    77950      0.6    1.1    0.6

 Inventories           49982    49710    49340      0.5    0.7    1.1

Machinery

 Unfilled Orders      101095   100665    99971      0.4    0.7    0.7

 Inventories           69020    68456    68406      0.8    0.1    1.3

Computers, Electronics

 Unfilled Orders      117922   117715   117728      0.2    0.0    0.0

 Inventories           44831    44593    44492      0.5    0.2    0.4

 Computers

  Unfilled Orders       1886     1856     1815      1.6    2.3    2.4

  Inventories           4349     4318     4349      0.7   -0.7   -0.1

 Communications Equip.

  Unfilled Orders      27387    27133    27034      0.9    0.4    0.3

  Inventories           4675     4646     4636      0.6    0.2   -0.5

Electrical equipment

 and appliances

 Unfilled Orders       22198    22298    22419     -0.4   -0.5   -2.0

 Inventories           17718    17647    17638      0.4    0.1    1.2

Transportation Equip.

 Unfilled Orders      770982   771927   776992     -0.1   -0.7    1.7

 Inventories          129766   129816   129047      0.0    0.6   -0.1

 Motor Vehicles, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       23463    23786    23870     -1.4   -0.4    0.6

 Inventories           34588    34773    34361     -0.5    1.2   -0.3

 Nondef Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders      578678   579664   585396     -0.2   -1.0    2.3

 Inventories           65901    65925    66270      0.0   -0.5    0.1

 Defense Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       74059    74018    72654      0.1    1.9   -0.5

 Inventories           13433    13143    12717      2.2    3.3   -0.9

All other durables

 Unfilled Orders       10479    10502    10417     -0.2    0.8    0.2

 Inventories           55895    55677    55484      0.4    0.3    0.5

Capital Goods

 Unfilled Orders      846574   846905   850320      0.0   -0.4    1.6

 Inventories          201771   200786   200289      0.5    0.2    0.6

 Nondefense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     704001   704607   709488     -0.1   -0.7    1.9

  Inventories         178294   177574   177865      0.4   -0.2    0.7

  Excluding Aircraft

  Unfilled Orders     226761   226440   226254      0.1    0.1    0.1

  Inventories         123683   123142   123069      0.4    0.1    1.0

 Defense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     142573   142298   140832      0.2    1.0    0.2

  Inventories          23477    23212    22424      1.1    3.5   -0.2

Calculated by MNI:

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods

  Unfilled Orders     477240   478167   483234     -0.2   -1.0    2.8

  Inventories          54611    54432    54796      0.3   -0.7    0.0

Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft

  Unfilled Orders      94782    94459    95072      0.3   -0.6    0.2

  Inventories          15844    15975    15699     -0.8    1.8   -0.3

Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air

  Unfilled Orders     411082   410311   409318      0.2    0.2    0.2

  Inventories         311170   310021   308785      0.4    0.4    0.6

Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.

  Unfilled Orders     512520   511808   511480      0.1    0.1    0.1

  Inventories         322460   321514   320259      0.3    0.4    0.6

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

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