US Data: Advance Durable Goods Unfilled Orders, Inventories>

Release for:       July 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

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

                    Levels:                     Pct chg:

                      Jul-18   Jun-18   May-18   Jul-18 Jun-18 May-18

Total

 Unfilled Orders     1164726  1164660  1160743      0.0    0.3    0.5

 Inventories          408262   403216   403402      1.3    0.0    0.3

 Ex. Transportation

  Unfilled Orders     363951   362804   360818      0.3    0.6    0.7

  Inventories         276919   276295   274694      0.2    0.6    0.4

 Ex. Defense

  Unfilled Orders     982648   982085   979706      0.1    0.2    0.4

  Inventories         381039   376020   376623      1.3   -0.2    0.3

 Mfg With Unfilled Orders

 Unfilled Orders     1164726  1164660  1160743      0.0    0.3    0.5

 Inventories          332336   327446   328000      1.5   -0.2    0.3

Primary Metals

 Unfilled Orders       31121    30837    30434      0.9    1.3    2.2

 Inventories           35492    35135    34758      1.0    1.1    1.1

Fabricated Metals

 Unfilled Orders       83767    83635    83336      0.2    0.4    0.9

 Inventories           53369    52997    52450      0.7    1.0    0.7

Machinery

 Unfilled Orders      104692   104380   104121      0.3    0.2    0.4

 Inventories           68192    68340    67980     -0.2    0.5    0.1

Computers, Electronics

 Unfilled Orders      115321   115007   114403      0.3    0.5    0.5

 Inventories           43217    43372    43314     -0.4    0.1    0.0

 Computers

  Unfilled Orders       2033     2018     2015      0.7    0.1    0.4

  Inventories           3667     3723     3697     -1.5    0.7    1.2

 Communications Equip.

  Unfilled Orders      26080    26018    25826      0.2    0.7    1.1

  Inventories           5414     5413     5449      0.0   -0.7    0.9

Electrical equipment

 and appliances

 Unfilled Orders       19821    19687    19456      0.7    1.2    0.5

 Inventories           18749    18698    18539      0.3    0.9    0.6

Transportation Equip.

 Unfilled Orders      800775   801856   799925     -0.1    0.2    0.5

 Inventories          131343   126921   128708      3.5   -1.4    0.2

 Motor Vehicles, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       26743    26607    26639      0.5   -0.1   -0.1

 Inventories           36438    36407    36124      0.1    0.8    1.3

 Nondef Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders      600810   602163   602072     -0.2    0.0    0.1

 Inventories           67061    62838    65193      6.7   -3.6   -0.5

 Defense Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       72025    72391    70162     -0.5    3.2    1.3

 Inventories           12900    12844    12772      0.4    0.6    0.4

All other durables

 Unfilled Orders        9229     9258     9068     -0.3    2.1    0.2

 Inventories           57900    57753    57653      0.3    0.2    0.2

Capital Goods

 Unfilled Orders      861003   861722   861283     -0.1    0.1    0.3

 Inventories          201493   197722   199065      1.9   -0.7    0.3

 Nondefense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     714021   714193   714075      0.0    0.0    0.0

  Inventories         178605   174841   176606      2.2   -1.0    0.2

  Excluding Aircraft

  Unfilled Orders     220694   219591   218845      0.5    0.3    0.4

  Inventories         123494   123637   123178     -0.1    0.4    0.4

 Defense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     146982   147529   147208     -0.4    0.2    1.4

  Inventories          22888    22881    22459      0.0    1.9    0.9

Calculated by MNI:

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods

  Unfilled Orders     493327   494602   495230     -0.3   -0.1   -0.1

  Inventories          55111    51204    53428      7.6   -4.2   -0.3

Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft

  Unfilled Orders     101197   100695   101052      0.5   -0.4    2.1

  Inventories          14944    14832    14619      0.8    1.5    0.7

Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air

  Unfilled Orders     416934   414968   411463      0.5    0.9    0.8

  Inventories         318313   317497   315750      0.3    0.6    0.5

Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.

  Unfilled Orders     524417   522529   518305      0.4    0.8    0.9

  Inventories         330263   329131   327515      0.3    0.5    0.4

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

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