US Data: Advance Durable Goods Unfilled Orders, Inventories>

Release for:       September 2017

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

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

                    Levels:                     Pct chg:

                      Sep-17   Aug-17   Jul-17   Sep-17 Aug-17 Jul-17

Total

 Unfilled Orders     1135073  1132312  1132365      0.2    0.0   -0.3

 Inventories          403569   401176   399312      0.6    0.5    0.5

 Ex. Transportation

  Unfilled Orders     362958   361722   360424      0.3    0.4    0.5

  Inventories         272750   271203   269506      0.6    0.6    0.4

 Ex. Defense

  Unfilled Orders     955998   953926   954353      0.2    0.0   -0.5

  Inventories         376007   373496   371822      0.7    0.5    0.3

 Mfg With Unfilled Orders

 Unfilled Orders     1135073  1132312  1132365      0.2    0.0   -0.3

 Inventories          328029   326030   324483      0.6    0.5    0.4

Primary Metals

 Unfilled Orders       30619    30559    30363      0.2    0.6    1.0

 Inventories           33598    33439    33304      0.5    0.4    0.7

Fabricated Metals

 Unfilled Orders       80174    79302    78774      1.1    0.7    1.1

 Inventories           50373    50058    49745      0.6    0.6    0.8

Machinery

 Unfilled Orders      100959   101091   100793     -0.1    0.3    0.8

 Inventories           69779    69138    68500      0.9    0.9    0.1

Computers, Electronics

 Unfilled Orders      118599   117993   117707      0.5    0.2    0.0

 Inventories           45087    44887    44636      0.4    0.6    0.3

 Computers

  Unfilled Orders       1920     1886     1856      1.8    1.6    2.3

  Inventories           4407     4366     4355      0.9    0.3    0.1

 Communications Equip.

  Unfilled Orders      27840    27438    27125      1.5    1.2    0.3

  Inventories           4554     4648     4644     -2.0    0.1    0.2

Electrical equipment

 and appliances

 Unfilled Orders       22221    22324    22311     -0.5    0.1   -0.5

 Inventories           17817    17731    17640      0.5    0.5    0.0

Transportation Equip.

 Unfilled Orders      772115   770590   771941      0.2   -0.2   -0.7

 Inventories          130819   129973   129806      0.7    0.1    0.6

 Motor Vehicles, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       23931    23823    23777      0.5    0.2   -0.4

 Inventories           35008    34704    34773      0.9   -0.2    1.2

 Nondef Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders      578104   577883   579664      0.0   -0.3   -1.0

 Inventories           66713    66041    65925      1.0    0.2   -0.5

 Defense Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       73590    73720    74018     -0.2   -0.4    1.9

 Inventories           13225    13428    13143     -1.5    2.2    3.3

All other durables

 Unfilled Orders       10386    10453    10476     -0.6   -0.2    0.6

 Inventories           56096    55950    55681      0.3    0.5    0.4

Capital Goods

 Unfilled Orders      848676   846402   847035      0.3   -0.1   -0.4

 Inventories          203291   202016   200851      0.6    0.6    0.3

 Nondefense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     704788   703452   704737      0.2   -0.2   -0.7

  Inventories         179892   178538   177638      0.8    0.5   -0.1

  Excluding Aircraft

  Unfilled Orders     227742   226951   226570      0.3    0.2    0.1

  Inventories         124666   123817   123206      0.7    0.5    0.1

 Defense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     143888   142950   142298      0.7    0.5    1.0

  Inventories          23399    23478    23213     -0.3    1.1    3.5

Calculated by MNI:

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods

  Unfilled Orders     477046   476501   478167      0.1   -0.3   -1.0

  Inventories          55226    54721    54432      0.9    0.5   -0.7

Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft

  Unfilled Orders      96490    95164    94482      1.4    0.7   -0.6

  Inventories          15873    15800    15965      0.5   -1.0    1.7

Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air

  Unfilled Orders     413081   411479   410403      0.4    0.3    0.3

  Inventories         313457   311657   310174      0.6    0.5    0.4

Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.

  Unfilled Orders     514139   512861   511900      0.2    0.2    0.1

  Inventories         324944   322977   321667      0.6    0.4    0.4

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

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