US Data: Advance Durable Goods Unfilled Orders, Inventories>

Release for: April 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

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

                    Levels:                     Pct chg:

                      Apr-18   Mar-18   Feb-18   Apr-18 Mar-18 Feb-18

Total

 Unfilled Orders     1153353  1147820  1138190      0.5    0.8    0.4

 Inventories          401688   400521   399816      0.3    0.2    0.5

 Ex. Transportation

  Unfilled Orders     357181   355885   354348      0.4    0.4    0.2

  Inventories         273186   272415   271105      0.3    0.5    0.5

 Ex. Defense

  Unfilled Orders     975462   968810   959077      0.7    1.0    0.3

  Inventories         375035   373571   372911      0.4    0.2    0.6

 Mfg With Unfilled Orders

 Unfilled Orders     1153353  1147820  1138190      0.5    0.8    0.4

 Inventories          326866   325835   325277      0.3    0.2    0.5

Primary Metals

 Unfilled Orders       29589    29136    28532      1.6    2.1    0.8

 Inventories           34191    34053    33725      0.4    1.0    0.3

Fabricated Metals

 Unfilled Orders       82364    81370    80564      1.2    1.0    0.5

 Inventories           51997    51589    51228      0.8    0.7    0.6

Machinery

 Unfilled Orders      103114   103540   103635     -0.4   -0.1    0.4

 Inventories           67835    67781    67310      0.1    0.7    0.6

Computers, Electronics

 Unfilled Orders      113816   113587   113294      0.2    0.3    0.0

 Inventories           43246    43198    43269      0.1   -0.2    0.8

 Computers

  Unfilled Orders       2000     1996     1906      0.2    4.7    1.1

  Inventories           3644     3676     3712     -0.9   -1.0   -0.2

 Communications Equip.

  Unfilled Orders      25599    25551    25552      0.2    0.0    0.1

  Inventories           5366     5268     5298      1.9   -0.6    0.2

Electrical equipment

 and appliances

 Unfilled Orders       19313    19213    19136      0.5    0.4   -0.4

 Inventories           18411    18390    18336      0.1    0.3    0.4

Transportation Equip.

 Unfilled Orders      796172   791935   783842      0.5    1.0    0.5

 Inventories          128502   128106   128711      0.3   -0.5    0.6

 Motor Vehicles, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       26814    26693    26401      0.5    1.1    0.8

 Inventories           35548    35658    35530     -0.3    0.4    0.4

 Nondef Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders      601703   596355   588437      0.9    1.3    0.2

 Inventories           65639    64914    65673      1.1   -1.2    0.9

 Defense Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       69107    69649    70249     -0.8   -0.9   -1.0

 Inventories           12734    12910    12902     -1.4    0.1    0.1

All other durables

 Unfilled Orders        8985     9039     9187     -0.6   -1.6   -0.4

 Inventories           57506    57404    57237      0.2    0.3    0.3

Capital Goods

 Unfilled Orders      858507   855057   848453      0.4    0.8    0.5

 Inventories          198391   197919   198122      0.2   -0.1    0.7

 Nondefense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     713853   709341   702718      0.6    0.9    0.3

  Inventories         176143   175347   175583      0.5   -0.1    0.7

  Excluding Aircraft

  Unfilled Orders     217319   217353   217531      0.0   -0.1    0.0

  Inventories         122525   122391   121903      0.1    0.4    0.5

 Defense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     144654   145716   145735     -0.7    0.0    1.8

  Inventories          22248    22572    22539     -1.4    0.1    0.1

Calculated by MNI:

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods

  Unfilled Orders     496534   491988   485187      0.9    1.4    0.4

  Inventories          53618    52956    53680      1.3   -1.3     NA

Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft

  Unfilled Orders      98548    99238    98755     -0.7    0.5    3.4

  Inventories          14581    14624    14606     -0.3    0.1    0.2

Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air

  Unfilled Orders     406996   405749   404018      0.3    0.4    0.3

  Inventories         313801   313035   311604      0.2    0.5    0.5

Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.

  Unfilled Orders     512165   510116   507268      0.4    0.6    0.1

  Inventories         325822   324993   323597      0.3    0.4    8.0

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

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