US Data: Advance Durable Goods Unfilled Orders, Inventories>

Release for:       November 2017

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

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

                    Levels:                     Pct chg:

                      Nov-17   Oct-17   Sep-17   Nov-17 Oct-17 Sep-17

Total

 Unfilled Orders     1136997  1135856  1135301      0.1    0.0    0.3

 Inventories          405249   404325   403636      0.2    0.2    0.6

 Ex. Transportation

  Unfilled Orders     367153   365620   363483      0.4    0.6    0.5

  Inventories         274550   273428   272728      0.4    0.3    0.5

 Ex. Defense

  Unfilled Orders     960324   958712   956932      0.2    0.2    0.3

  Inventories         377965   376706   376091      0.3    0.2    0.7

 Mfg With Unfilled Orders

 Unfilled Orders     1136997  1135856  1135301      0.1    0.0    0.3

 Inventories          329686   328931   328190      0.2    0.2    0.6

Primary Metals

 Unfilled Orders       31339    30992    30738      1.1    0.8    0.5

 Inventories           34258    34062    33756      0.6    0.9    0.8

Fabricated Metals

 Unfilled Orders       81315    80845    80314      0.6    0.7    1.2

 Inventories           50678    50495    50376      0.4    0.2    0.6

Machinery

 Unfilled Orders      101244   101287   100906      0.0    0.4   -0.1

 Inventories           69927    69614    69673      0.4   -0.1    0.7

Computers, Electronics

 Unfilled Orders      120033   119580   118772      0.4    0.7    0.7

 Inventories           45265    45111    45086      0.3    0.1    0.5

 Computers

  Unfilled Orders       1971     1951     1920      1.0    1.6    1.8

  Inventories           4367     4380     4376     -0.3    0.1    0.3

 Communications Equip.

  Unfilled Orders      28609    28324    27856      1.0    1.7    1.6

  Inventories           4552     4559     4537     -0.2    0.5   -2.3

Electrical equipment

 and appliances

 Unfilled Orders       22793    22569    22432      1.0    0.6    0.4

 Inventories           17941    17818    17722      0.7    0.5    0.0

Transportation Equip.

 Unfilled Orders      769844   770236   771818     -0.1   -0.2    0.2

 Inventories          130699   130897   130908     -0.2    0.0    0.7

 Motor Vehicles, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       24102    23972    23857      0.5    0.5    0.1

 Inventories           34578    34640    34996     -0.2   -1.0    0.7

 Nondef Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders      579131   578685   578562      0.1    0.0    0.1

 Inventories           67446    67200    66821      0.4    0.6    1.2

 Defense Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       71800    72307    73279     -0.7   -1.3   -0.6

 Inventories           13355    13431    13232     -0.6    1.5   -1.5

All other durables

 Unfilled Orders       10429    10347    10321      0.8    0.3   -1.2

 Inventories           56481    56328    56115      0.3    0.4    0.3

Capital Goods

 Unfilled Orders      848479   848226   848696      0.0   -0.1    0.3

 Inventories          203620   203293   203022      0.2    0.1    0.5

 Nondefense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     706557   705758   705354      0.1    0.1    0.3

  Inventories         180563   179886   179648      0.4    0.1    0.6

  Excluding Aircraft

  Unfilled Orders     229116   228641   227930      0.2    0.3    0.4

  Inventories         124628   124294   124371      0.3   -0.1    0.4

 Defense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     141922   142468   143342     -0.4   -0.6    0.3

  Inventories          23057    23407    23374     -1.5    0.1   -0.5

Calculated by MNI:

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods

  Unfilled Orders     477441   477117   477424      0.1   -0.1    0.2

  Inventories          55935    55592    55277      0.6    0.6    1.0

Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft

  Unfilled Orders      94811    95272    96120     -0.5   -0.9    1.1

  Inventories          15320    15626    15859     -2.0   -1.5    0.3

Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air

  Unfilled Orders     415944   414703   413397      0.3    0.3    0.4

  Inventories         314746   313718   313441      0.3    0.1    0.5

Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.

  Unfilled Orders     517634   516271   514535      0.3    0.3    0.3

  Inventories         326257   325326   324985      0.3    0.1    0.6

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

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