US Data: Advance Durable Goods Unfilled Orders, Inventories>

Release for: May 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

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

                    Levels:                     Pct chg:

                      May-18   Apr-18   Mar-18   May-18 Apr-18 Mar-18

Total

 Unfilled Orders     1160562  1154624  1147769      0.5    0.6    0.8

 Inventories          402977   401861   400538      0.3    0.3    0.2

 Ex. Transportation

  Unfilled Orders     360213   358294   355872      0.5    0.7    0.4

  Inventories         273995   273398   272421      0.2    0.4    0.5

 Ex. Defense

  Unfilled Orders     980096   976123   968759      0.4    0.8    1.0

  Inventories         376284   375212   373588      0.3    0.4    0.2

 Mfg With Unfilled Orders

 Unfilled Orders     1160562  1154624  1147769      0.5    0.6    0.8

 Inventories          327761   327025   325827      0.2    0.4    0.2

Primary Metals

 Unfilled Orders       30454    29784    29155      2.2    2.2    2.2

 Inventories           34690    34346    34056      1.0    0.9    1.0

Fabricated Metals

 Unfilled Orders       83256    82597    81402      0.8    1.5    1.0

 Inventories           52158    52050    51592      0.2    0.9    0.7

Machinery

 Unfilled Orders      103955   103679   103459      0.3    0.2   -0.2

 Inventories           67719    67771    67751     -0.1    0.0    0.7

Computers, Electronics

 Unfilled Orders      114224   113832   113571      0.3    0.2    0.2

 Inventories           43254    43288    43211     -0.1    0.2   -0.1

 Computers

  Unfilled Orders       2002     2000     1996      0.1    0.2    4.7

  Inventories           3675     3653     3676      0.6   -0.6   -1.0

 Communications Equip.

  Unfilled Orders      25809    25536    25529      1.1    0.0   -0.1

  Inventories           5445     5396     5271      0.9    2.4   -0.5

Electrical equipment

 and appliances

 Unfilled Orders       19363    19367    19236      0.0    0.7    0.5

 Inventories           18547    18447    18400      0.5    0.3    0.3

Transportation Equip.

 Unfilled Orders      800349   796330   791897      0.5    0.6    1.0

 Inventories          128982   128463   128117      0.4    0.3   -0.5

 Motor Vehicles, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       26836    26699    26654      0.5    0.2    1.0

 Inventories           35989    35651    35671      0.9   -0.1    0.4

 Nondef Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders      602863   601398   596355      0.2    0.8    1.3

 Inventories           65597    65548    64913      0.1    1.0   -1.2

 Defense Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       69551    69255    69650      0.4   -0.6   -0.9

 Inventories           12784    12724    12910      0.5   -1.4    0.1

All other durables

 Unfilled Orders        8961     9035     9049     -0.8   -0.2   -1.5

 Inventories           57627    57496    57411      0.2    0.1    0.3

Capital Goods

 Unfilled Orders      861499   859012   854984      0.3    0.5    0.8

 Inventories          198938   198473   197966      0.2    0.3   -0.1

 Nondefense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     714506   713800   709269      0.1    0.6    0.9

  Inventories         176577   176219   175394      0.2    0.5   -0.1

  Excluding Aircraft

  Unfilled Orders     218403   217849   217281      0.3    0.3   -0.1

  Inventories         122831   122649   122438      0.1    0.2    0.4

 Defense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     146993   145212   145715      1.2   -0.3    0.0

  Inventories          22361    22254    22572      0.5   -1.4    0.1

Calculated by MNI:

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods

  Unfilled Orders     496103   495951   491988      0.0    0.8    1.4

  Inventories          53746    53570    52956      0.3    1.2   -1.3

Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft

  Unfilled Orders     101099    98978    99238      2.1   -0.3    0.5

  Inventories          14612    14540    14623      0.5   -0.6    0.1

Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air

  Unfilled Orders     410706   408014   405699      0.7    0.6    0.4

  Inventories         315019   314059   313053      0.3    0.3    0.5

Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.

  Unfilled Orders     517466   513461   510066      0.8    0.7    0.6

  Inventories         326870   326037   325010      0.3    0.3    0.4

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

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