US Data: Advance Durable Goods Unfilled Orders, Inventories>

Release for:       November 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

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

                    Levels:                     Pct chg:

                      Nov-18   Oct-18   Sep-18   Nov-18 Oct-18 Sep-18

Total

 Unfilled Orders     1181650  1183352  1185282     -0.1   -0.2    0.7

 Inventories          412844   411790   411069      0.3    0.2    0.8

 Ex. Transportation

  Unfilled Orders     369213   368457   367249      0.2    0.3    0.3

  Inventories         281689   280720   280512      0.3    0.1    0.7

 Ex. Defense

  Unfilled Orders     983255   987392   989419     -0.4   -0.2    0.0

  Inventories         385720   384667   384016      0.3    0.2    0.8

 Mfg With Unfilled Orders

 Unfilled Orders     1181650  1183352  1185282     -0.1   -0.2    0.7

 Inventories          335772   335264   334642      0.2    0.2    0.9

Primary Metals

 Unfilled Orders       31124    31406    31656     -0.9   -0.8    0.5

 Inventories           36127    35798    35536      0.9    0.7   -0.4

Fabricated Metals

 Unfilled Orders       85533    84985    84687      0.6    0.4   -0.1

 Inventories           54372    54259    54212      0.2    0.1    0.8

Machinery

 Unfilled Orders      106079   106073   105705      0.0    0.3    0.6

 Inventories           69708    69629    69653      0.1    0.0    0.9

Computers, Electronics

 Unfilled Orders      117282   116684   115925      0.5    0.7    0.4

 Inventories           43252    43119    43505      0.3   -0.9    1.0

 Computers

  Unfilled Orders       2194     2132     2103      2.9    1.4    2.3

  Inventories           3724     3658     3742      1.8   -2.2    1.6

 Communications Equip.

  Unfilled Orders      26702    26522    26332      0.7    0.7    0.5

  Inventories           5433     5432     5378      0.0    1.0    0.6

Electrical equipment

 and appliances

 Unfilled Orders       19821    19845    19787     -0.1    0.3   -0.7

 Inventories           19364    19246    19158      0.6    0.5    1.5

Transportation Equip.

 Unfilled Orders      812437   814895   818033     -0.3   -0.4    0.9

 Inventories          131155   131070   130557      0.1    0.4    0.9

 Motor Vehicles, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       27181    27027    26900      0.6    0.5    0.1

 Inventories           36881    36592    36470      0.8    0.3   -0.3

 Nondef Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders      595916   600702   603978     -0.8   -0.5   -0.2

 Inventories           66447    66743    66534     -0.4    0.3    1.8

 Defense Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       82262    79981    79534      2.9    0.6    9.4

 Inventories           13193    13215    13144     -0.2    0.5    2.1

All other durables

 Unfilled Orders        9374     9464     9489     -1.0   -0.3    1.6

 Inventories           58866    58669    58448      0.3    0.4    0.5

Capital Goods

 Unfilled Orders      866626   868859   871760     -0.3   -0.3    0.2

 Inventories          203330   203263   202860      0.0    0.2    1.2

 Nondefense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     710594   714842   717702     -0.6   -0.4   -0.1

  Inventories         180547   180470   180141      0.0    0.2    1.3

  Excluding Aircraft

  Unfilled Orders     223582   223252   222609      0.1    0.3    0.4

  Inventories         126051   125769   125754      0.2    0.0    1.0

 Defense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     156032   154017   154058      1.3    0.0    1.3

  Inventories          22783    22793    22719      0.0    0.3    0.5

Calculated by MNI:

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods

  Unfilled Orders     487012   491590   495093     -0.9   -0.7   -0.3

  Inventories          54496    54701    54387     -0.4    0.6    2.0

Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft

  Unfilled Orders     107078   107185   107621     -0.1   -0.4    1.7

  Inventories          14634    14520    14409      0.8    0.8   -1.1

Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air

  Unfilled Orders     429702   428633   427246      0.2    0.3    1.9

  Inventories         323614   322254   321816      0.4    0.1    0.6

Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.

  Unfilled Orders     538606   537745   536131      0.2    0.3    1.5

  Inventories         335565   334296   333963      0.4    0.1    0.6

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

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