US Data: Advance Durable Goods Unfilled Orders, Inventories>

Release for:       September 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

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

                    Levels:                     Pct chg:

                      Sep-18   Aug-18   Jul-18   Sep-18 Aug-18 Jul-18

Total

 Unfilled Orders     1186063  1176661  1166061      0.8    0.9    0.1

 Inventories          410719   407882   408559      0.7   -0.2    1.3

 Ex. Transportation

  Unfilled Orders     367392   365934   364313      0.4    0.4    0.4

  Inventories         280181   278505   277383      0.6    0.4    0.3

 Ex. Defense

  Unfilled Orders     989772   989018   983644      0.1    0.5    0.1

  Inventories         383602   380925   381401      0.7   -0.1    1.4

 Mfg With Unfilled Orders

 Unfilled Orders     1186063  1176661  1166061      0.8    0.9    0.1

 Inventories          334446   331647   332490      0.8   -0.3    1.5

Primary Metals

 Unfilled Orders       31836    31480    31072      1.1    1.3    0.7

 Inventories           35740    35690    35554      0.1    0.4    0.8

Fabricated Metals

 Unfilled Orders       84896    84746    84170      0.2    0.7    0.6

 Inventories           54200    53753    53420      0.8    0.6    0.7

Machinery

 Unfilled Orders      105613   105025   104681      0.6    0.3    0.2

 Inventories           69497    69007    68421      0.7    0.9    0.1

Computers, Electronics

 Unfilled Orders      115668   115423   115308      0.2    0.1    0.2

 Inventories           43383    43044    43136      0.8   -0.2   -0.5

 Computers

  Unfilled Orders       2103     2055     2033      2.3    1.1    0.7

  Inventories           3723     3683     3666      1.1    0.5   -1.5

 Communications Equip.

  Unfilled Orders      26248    26210    26107      0.1    0.4    0.3

  Inventories           5351     5348     5387      0.1   -0.7   -0.5

Electrical equipment

 and appliances

 Unfilled Orders       19877    19922    19856     -0.2    0.3    0.8

 Inventories           18934    18878    18835      0.3    0.2    0.6

Transportation Equip.

 Unfilled Orders      818671   810727   801748      1.0    1.1    0.0

 Inventories          130538   129377   131176      0.9   -1.4    3.4

 Motor Vehicles, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       26843    26826    26698      0.1    0.5    0.3

 Inventories           36291    36551    36491     -0.7    0.2    0.2

 Nondef Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders      604266   605381   601612     -0.2    0.6   -0.1

 Inventories           66618    65347    66910      1.9   -2.3    6.5

 Defense Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       79646    72717    72073      9.5    0.9   -0.4

 Inventories           13138    12877    12911      2.0   -0.3    0.5

All other durables

 Unfilled Orders        9502     9338     9226      1.8    1.2   -0.3

 Inventories           58427    58133    58017      0.5    0.2    0.4

Capital Goods

 Unfilled Orders      872369   870322   861843      0.2    1.0    0.0

 Inventories          202287   200416   201630      0.9   -0.6    1.9

 Nondefense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     717930   718296   714676     -0.1    0.5    0.1

  Inventories         179498   177812   178814      0.9   -0.6    2.2

  Excluding Aircraft

  Unfilled Orders     222495   221655   220731      0.4    0.4    0.5

  Inventories         125127   124478   123886      0.5    0.5    0.2

 Defense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     154439   152026   147167      1.6    3.3   -0.3

  Inventories          22789    22604    22816      0.8   -0.9   -0.3

Calculated by MNI:

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods

  Unfilled Orders     495435   496641   493945     -0.2    0.5   -0.1

  Inventories          54371    53334    54928      1.9   -2.9    7.3

Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft

  Unfilled Orders     107916   105803   101365      2.0    4.4    0.7

  Inventories          14491    14602    14864     -0.8   -1.8    0.4

Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air

  Unfilled Orders     427358   419254   417282      1.9    0.5    0.5

  Inventories         321312   319931   318833      0.4    0.3    0.3

Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.

  Unfilled Orders     536189   527994   524949      1.6    0.6    0.4

  Inventories         333559   331944   330815      0.5    0.3    0.4

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

[TOPICS: MAUDT$,MAUD2$]