US Data: Advance Durable Goods Unfilled Orders, Inventories>

Release for:       December 2017

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

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

                    Levels:                     Pct chg:

                      Dec-17   Nov-17   Oct-17   Dec-17 Nov-17 Oct-17

Total

 Unfilled Orders     1144099  1137234  1135874      0.6    0.1    0.1

 Inventories          406535   405239   404393      0.3    0.2    0.2

 Ex. Transportation

  Unfilled Orders     368222   367330   365672      0.2    0.5    0.6

  Inventories         275741   274685   273486      0.4    0.4    0.3

 Ex. Defense

  Unfilled Orders     966475   960778   958760      0.6    0.2    0.2

  Inventories         379069   377949   376768      0.3    0.3    0.2

 Mfg With Unfilled Orders

 Unfilled Orders     1144099  1137234  1135874      0.6    0.1    0.1

 Inventories          330781   329932   329064      0.3    0.3    0.3

Primary Metals

 Unfilled Orders       31514    31355    30999      0.5    1.1    0.8

 Inventories           34150    34229    34113     -0.2    0.3    1.1

Fabricated Metals

 Unfilled Orders       81265    81145    80853      0.1    0.4    0.7

 Inventories           50847    50679    50470      0.3    0.4    0.2

Machinery

 Unfilled Orders      102315   101829   101358      0.5    0.5    0.4

 Inventories           70404    70015    69618      0.6    0.6   -0.1

Computers, Electronics

 Unfilled Orders      119898   119781   119544      0.1    0.2    0.6

 Inventories           45325    45300    45168      0.1    0.3    0.2

 Computers

  Unfilled Orders       2005     1971     1951      1.7    1.0    1.6

  Inventories           4387     4364     4380      0.5   -0.4    0.1

 Communications Equip.

  Unfilled Orders      28447    28463    28288     -0.1    0.6    1.6

  Inventories           4595     4594     4577      0.0    0.4    0.9

Electrical equipment

 and appliances

 Unfilled Orders       22837    22765    22570      0.3    0.9    0.6

 Inventories           18183    17937    17819      1.4    0.7    0.5

Transportation Equip.

 Unfilled Orders      775877   769904   770202      0.8    0.0   -0.2

 Inventories          130794   130554   130907      0.2   -0.3    0.0

 Motor Vehicles, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       24449    24262    23940      0.8    1.3    0.3

 Inventories           35019    34695    34655      0.9    0.1   -1.0

 Nondef Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders      582278   579128   578689      0.5    0.1    0.0

 Inventories           66912    67197    67198     -0.4    0.0    0.6

 Defense Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       72685    71564    72320      1.6   -1.0   -1.3

 Inventories           13414    13353    13431      0.5   -0.6    1.5

All other durables

 Unfilled Orders       10393    10455    10348     -0.6    1.0    0.3

 Inventories           56832    56525    56298      0.5    0.4    0.3

Capital Goods

 Unfilled Orders      851053   848483   848253      0.3    0.0   -0.1

 Inventories          204139   203538   203323      0.3    0.1    0.1

 Nondefense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     707285   706435   705815      0.1    0.1    0.1

  Inventories         180907   180473   179910      0.2    0.3    0.1

  Excluding Aircraft

  Unfilled Orders     229438   229355   228698      0.0    0.3    0.3

  Inventories         125534   124773   124318      0.6    0.4    0.0

 Defense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     143768   142048   142438      1.2   -0.3   -0.6

  Inventories          23232    23065    23413      0.7   -1.5    0.2

Calculated by MNI:

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods

  Unfilled Orders     477847   477080   477117      0.2    0.0   -0.1

  Inventories          55373    55700    55592     -0.6    0.2    0.6

Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft

  Unfilled Orders      96465    94950    95253      1.6   -0.3   -0.9

  Inventories          15449    15309    15623      0.9   -2.0   -1.5

Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air

  Unfilled Orders     418053   416058   414747      0.5    0.3    0.3

  Inventories         316391   314977   313782      0.4    0.4    0.1

Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.

  Unfilled Orders     522484   518106   516319      0.8    0.3    0.3

  Inventories         327930   326474   325388      0.4    0.3    0.1

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

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