US Data: Advance Durable Goods Unfilled Orders, Inventories>

Release for:       August 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

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

                    Levels:                     Pct chg:

                      Aug-18   Jul-18   Jun-18   Aug-18 Jul-18 Jun-18

Total

 Unfilled Orders     1176472  1166073  1164840      0.9    0.1    0.4

 Inventories          407018   408452   403440     -0.4    1.2    0.0

 Ex. Transportation

  Unfilled Orders     365436   364315   362985      0.3    0.4    0.6

  Inventories         277704   277320   276520      0.1    0.3    0.7

 Ex. Defense

  Unfilled Orders     989333   983663   982256      0.6    0.1    0.3

  Inventories         380024   381293   376242     -0.3    1.3   -0.1

 Mfg With Unfilled Orders

 Unfilled Orders     1176472  1166073  1164840      0.9    0.1    0.4

 Inventories          330953   332486   327658     -0.5    1.5   -0.1

Primary Metals

 Unfilled Orders       31359    31079    30846      0.9    0.8    1.4

 Inventories           35583    35564    35264      0.1    0.9    1.5

Fabricated Metals

 Unfilled Orders       84637    84172    83705      0.6    0.6    0.4

 Inventories           53556    53415    53035      0.3    0.7    1.1

Machinery

 Unfilled Orders      104913   104692   104454      0.2    0.2    0.3

 Inventories           68736    68409    68344      0.5    0.1    0.5

Computers, Electronics

 Unfilled Orders      115451   115301   115023      0.1    0.2    0.5

 Inventories           42979    43126    43371     -0.3   -0.6    0.1

 Computers

  Unfilled Orders       2055     2033     2018      1.1    0.7    0.1

  Inventories           3664     3658     3723      0.2   -1.7    0.7

 Communications Equip.

  Unfilled Orders      26237    26107    26018      0.5    0.3    0.7

  Inventories           5338     5387     5416     -0.9   -0.5   -0.6

Electrical equipment

 and appliances

 Unfilled Orders       19919    19846    19706      0.4    0.7    1.3

 Inventories           18872    18820    18716      0.3    0.6    1.0

Transportation Equip.

 Unfilled Orders      811036   801758   801855      1.2    0.0    0.2

 Inventories          129314   131132   126920     -1.4    3.3   -1.4

 Motor Vehicles, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       26825    26695    26605      0.5    0.3   -0.1

 Inventories           36528    36449    36426      0.2    0.1    0.8

 Nondef Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders      606119   601612   602162      0.7   -0.1    0.0

 Inventories           65265    66910    62838     -2.5    6.5   -3.6

 Defense Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       72587    72073    72379      0.7   -0.4    3.2

 Inventories           12886    12911    12846     -0.2    0.5    0.6

All other durables

 Unfilled Orders        9157     9225     9251     -0.7   -0.3    2.0

 Inventories           57978    57986    57790      0.0    0.3    0.2

Capital Goods

 Unfilled Orders      870158   861849   861827      1.0    0.0    0.1

 Inventories          200042   201569   197785     -0.8    1.9   -0.6

 Nondefense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     718614   714689   714271      0.5    0.1    0.0

  Inventories         177410   178752   174904     -0.8    2.2   -1.0

  Excluding Aircraft

  Unfilled Orders     221373   220744   219669      0.3    0.5    0.4

  Inventories         124081   123824   123700      0.2    0.1    0.4

 Defense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     151544   147160   147556      3.0   -0.3    0.2

  Inventories          22632    22817    22881     -0.8   -0.3    1.9

Calculated by MNI:

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods

  Unfilled Orders     497241   493945   494602      0.7   -0.1   -0.1

  Inventories          53329    54928    51204     -2.9    7.3   -4.2

Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft

  Unfilled Orders     105505   101378   100709      4.1    0.7   -0.3

  Inventories          14635    14862    14810     -1.5    0.4    1.3

Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air

  Unfilled Orders     418809   417301   415122      0.4    0.5    0.9

  Inventories         319121   318725   317721      0.1    0.3    0.6

Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.

  Unfilled Orders     527687   524968   522682      0.5    0.4    0.8

  Inventories         331057   330707   329355      0.1    0.4    0.6

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

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