US Data: Advance Durable Goods Unfilled Orders, Inventories>

Release for: March 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

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

                    Levels:                     Pct chg:

                      Mar-18   Feb-18   Jan-18   Mar-18 Feb-18 Jan-18

Total

 Unfilled Orders     1153966  1144691  1140945      0.8    0.3   -0.3

 Inventories          411007   410698   409006      0.1    0.4    0.4

 Ex. Transportation

  Unfilled Orders     371153   369845   369100      0.4    0.2    0.1

  Inventories         279316   278169   277064      0.4    0.4    0.3

 Ex. Defense

  Unfilled Orders     980103   970732   966501      1.0    0.4   -0.1

  Inventories         383634   383350   381678      0.1    0.4    0.5

 Mfg With Unfilled Orders

 Unfilled Orders     1153966  1144691  1140945      0.8    0.3   -0.3

 Inventories          334270   334128   332832      0.0    0.4    0.4

Primary Metals

 Unfilled Orders       32825    32215    31681      1.9    1.7    0.2

 Inventories           34871    34697    34564      0.5    0.4    0.6

Fabricated Metals

 Unfilled Orders       83331    82776    82427      0.7    0.4    0.6

 Inventories           52028    51742    51450      0.6    0.6    0.5

Machinery

 Unfilled Orders      102311   102335   102314      0.0    0.0    0.3

 Inventories           70801    70515    70170      0.4    0.5   -0.2

Computers, Electronics

 Unfilled Orders      120052   119786   119842      0.2    0.0   -0.1

 Inventories           45981    45877    45645      0.2    0.5    0.4

 Computers

  Unfilled Orders       2132     2036     2013      4.7    1.1    0.4

  Inventories           4315     4362     4395     -1.1   -0.8    0.5

 Communications Equip.

  Unfilled Orders      28382    28335    28513      0.2   -0.6    0.2

  Inventories           4635     4614     4601      0.5    0.3    0.3

Electrical equipment

 and appliances

 Unfilled Orders       22285    22313    22369     -0.1   -0.3   -1.1

 Inventories           18414    18336    18293      0.4    0.2    0.9

Transportation Equip.

 Unfilled Orders      782813   774846   771845      1.0    0.4   -0.5

 Inventories          131691   132529   131942     -0.6    0.4    0.6

 Motor Vehicles, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       25262    24965    24637      1.2    1.3    0.0

 Inventories           35614    35537    35422      0.2    0.3    0.8

 Nondef Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders      591825   584217   581253      1.3    0.5   -0.2

 Inventories           67296    68199    67800     -1.3    0.6    1.1

 Defense Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       69231    69956    70772     -1.0   -1.2   -2.2

 Inventories           13172    13196    13180     -0.2    0.1   -1.6

All other durables

 Unfilled Orders       10349    10420    10467     -0.7   -0.4   -0.6

 Inventories           57221    57002    56942      0.4    0.1    0.1

Capital Goods

 Unfilled Orders      856739   850419   847568      0.7    0.3   -0.3

 Inventories          205728   206143   205174     -0.2    0.5    0.4

 Nondefense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     716084   709800   706598      0.9    0.5    0.0

  Inventories         182474   182933   182000     -0.3    0.5    0.5

  Excluding Aircraft

  Unfilled Orders     228179   228244   228718      0.0   -0.2   -0.2

  Inventories         126436   126059   125621      0.3    0.3    0.1

 Defense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     140655   140619   140970      0.0   -0.2   -1.6

  Inventories          23254    23210    23174      0.2    0.2   -0.6

Calculated by MNI:

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods

  Unfilled Orders     487905   481556   477880      1.3    0.8    0.0

  Inventories          56038    56874    56379     -1.5    0.9    1.5

Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft

  Unfilled Orders      96495    95708    95183      0.8    0.6   -1.0

  Inventories          15609    15597    15540      0.1    0.4    0.0

Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air

  Unfilled Orders     421486   419855   418722      0.4    0.3    0.0

  Inventories         320457   319289   318032      0.4    0.4    0.3

Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.

  Unfilled Orders     525406   522516   522095      0.6    0.1   -0.2

  Inventories         331715   330614   329453      0.3    0.4    0.3

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

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