US Data: Advance Durable Goods Unfilled Orders, Inventories>

Release for: January 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

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

                    Levels:                     Pct chg:

                      Jan-18   Dec-17   Nov-17   Jan-18 Dec-17 Nov-17

Total

 Unfilled Orders     1140851  1143957  1137311     -0.3    0.6    0.1

 Inventories          408537   407286   405427      0.3    0.5    0.3

 Ex. Transportation

  Unfilled Orders     369089   368602   367408      0.1    0.3    0.5

  Inventories         276676   276120   274870      0.2    0.5    0.5

 Ex. Defense

  Unfilled Orders     966379   966866   960857     -0.1    0.6    0.2

  Inventories         381230   379756   378140      0.4    0.4    0.4

 Mfg With Unfilled Orders

 Unfilled Orders     1140851  1143957  1137311     -0.3    0.6    0.1

 Inventories          332517   331484   330122      0.3    0.4    0.3

Primary Metals

 Unfilled Orders       31674    31638    31412      0.1    0.7    1.3

 Inventories           34338    34268    34237      0.2    0.1    0.4

Fabricated Metals

 Unfilled Orders       82390    81897    81271      0.6    0.8    0.5

 Inventories           51331    51164    50880      0.3    0.6    0.8

Machinery

 Unfilled Orders      102173   102044   101734      0.1    0.3    0.4

 Inventories           70325    70319    69975      0.0    0.5    0.5

Computers, Electronics

 Unfilled Orders      119982   119915   119776      0.1    0.1    0.2

 Inventories           45481    45406    45338      0.2    0.1    0.4

 Computers

  Unfilled Orders       2011     2005     1971      0.3    1.7    1.0

  Inventories           4362     4371     4364     -0.2    0.2   -0.4

 Communications Equip.

  Unfilled Orders      28659    28460    28463      0.7    0.0    0.6

  Inventories           4596     4585     4591      0.2   -0.1    0.3

Electrical equipment

 and appliances

 Unfilled Orders       22279    22602    22762     -1.4   -0.7    0.9

 Inventories           18260    18114    17910      0.8    1.1    0.5

Transportation Equip.

 Unfilled Orders      771762   775355   769903     -0.5    0.7    0.0

 Inventories          131861   131166   130557      0.5    0.5   -0.3

 Motor Vehicles, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       24638    24523    24262      0.5    1.1    1.3

 Inventories           35380    35163    34697      0.6    1.3    0.1

 Nondef Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders      581181   582242   579127     -0.2    0.5    0.1

 Inventories           67764    67057    67194      1.1   -0.2    0.0

 Defense Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       70932    72400    71564     -2.0    1.2   -1.0

 Inventories           13184    13400    13353     -1.6    0.4   -0.6

All other durables

 Unfilled Orders       10591    10506    10453      0.8    0.5    1.0

 Inventories           56941    56849    56530      0.2    0.6    0.4

Capital Goods

 Unfilled Orders      847086   850162   848443     -0.4    0.2    0.0

 Inventories          205094   204260   203474      0.4    0.4    0.1

 Nondefense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     706110   706835   706397     -0.1    0.1    0.1

  Inventories         181943   180950   180412      0.5    0.3    0.3

  Excluding Aircraft

  Unfilled Orders     228667   229086   229317     -0.2   -0.1    0.3

  Inventories         125626   125395   124712      0.2    0.5    0.3

 Defense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     140976   143327   142046     -1.6    0.9   -0.3

  Inventories          23151    23310    23062     -0.7    1.1   -1.5

Calculated by MNI:

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods

  Unfilled Orders     477443   477749   477080     -0.1    0.1    0.0

  Inventories          56317    55555    55700      1.4   -0.3    0.2

Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft

  Unfilled Orders      95011    96190    94950     -1.2    1.3   -0.3

  Inventories          15533    15546    15313     -0.1    1.5   -2.0

Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air

  Unfilled Orders     418694   418388   416138      0.1    0.5    0.3

  Inventories         317622   316919   315171      0.2    0.6    0.4

Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.

  Unfilled Orders     522432   522881   518185     -0.1    0.9    0.4

  Inventories         329069   328421   326665      0.2    0.5    0.4

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

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