US Data: Advance Durable Goods Unfilled Orders, Inventories>

Release for: December 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

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

                    Levels:                     Pct chg:

                      Dec-18   Nov-18   Oct-18   Dec-18 Nov-18 Oct-18

Total

 Unfilled Orders     1180125  1181274  1183284     -0.1   -0.2   -0.2

 Inventories          414720   413852   412079      0.2    0.4    0.2

 Ex. Transportation

  Unfilled Orders     369028   369026   368431      0.0    0.2    0.3

  Inventories         283548   282506   280949      0.4    0.6    0.2

 Ex. Defense

  Unfilled Orders     980603   982700   987347     -0.2   -0.5   -0.2

  Inventories         387719   386612   384932      0.3    0.4    0.2

 Mfg With Unfilled Orders

 Unfilled Orders     1180125  1181274  1183284     -0.1   -0.2   -0.2

 Inventories          337822   336771   335523      0.3    0.4    0.3

Primary Metals

 Unfilled Orders       31295    31306    31418      0.0   -0.4   -0.8

 Inventories           36623    36237    35801      1.1    1.2    0.7

Fabricated Metals

 Unfilled Orders       85687    85471    84939      0.3    0.6    0.3

 Inventories           54648    54560    54304      0.2    0.5    0.2

Machinery

 Unfilled Orders      105535   105923   106089     -0.4   -0.2    0.4

 Inventories           70193    70069    69774      0.2    0.4    0.2

Computers, Electronics

 Unfilled Orders      117639   117262   116678      0.3    0.5    0.6

 Inventories           43288    43279    43124      0.0    0.4   -0.9

 Computers

  Unfilled Orders       2187     2191     2132     -0.2    2.8    1.4

  Inventories           3804     3737     3658      1.8    2.2   -2.2

 Communications Equip.

  Unfilled Orders      26430    26614    26518     -0.7    0.4    0.7

  Inventories           5382     5428     5434     -0.8   -0.1    1.0

Electrical equipment

 and appliances

 Unfilled Orders       19509    19716    19839     -1.0   -0.6    0.3

 Inventories           19656    19463    19271      1.0    1.0    0.6

Transportation Equip.

 Unfilled Orders      811097   812248   814853     -0.1   -0.3   -0.4

 Inventories          131172   131346   131130     -0.1    0.2    0.4

 Motor Vehicles, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       27408    27125    27010      1.0    0.4    0.4

 Inventories           36905    36990    36612     -0.2    1.0    0.4

 Nondef Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders      593411   595645   600702     -0.4   -0.8   -0.5

 Inventories           66437    66388    66743      0.1   -0.5    0.3

 Defense Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       82130    82157    79982      0.0    2.7    0.6

 Inventories           12915    13237    13216     -2.4    0.2    0.5

All other durables

 Unfilled Orders        9363     9348     9468      0.2   -1.3   -0.2

 Inventories           59140    58898    58675      0.4    0.4    0.4

Capital Goods

 Unfilled Orders      865270   866611   868849     -0.2   -0.3   -0.3

 Inventories          204142   203840   203464      0.1    0.2    0.3

 Nondefense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     708145   710310   714856     -0.3   -0.6   -0.4

  Inventories         181484   180947   180648      0.3    0.2    0.3

  Excluding Aircraft

  Unfilled Orders     222568   223305   223266     -0.3    0.0    0.3

  Inventories         126980   126498   125947      0.4    0.4    0.2

 Defense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     157125   156301   153993      0.5    1.5    0.0

  Inventories          22658    22893    22816     -1.0    0.3    0.4

Calculated by MNI:

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods

  Unfilled Orders     485577   487005   491590     -0.3   -0.9   -0.7

  Inventories          54504    54449    54701      0.1   -0.5    0.6

Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft

  Unfilled Orders     108148   107321   107159      0.8    0.2   -0.4

  Inventories          14915    14731    14559      1.2    1.2    1.0

Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air

  Unfilled Orders     429589   429328   428589      0.1    0.2    0.3

  Inventories         325625   324571   322520      0.3    0.6    0.2

Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.

  Unfilled Orders     537423   537968   537701     -0.1    0.0    0.3

  Inventories         337558   336510   334562      0.3    0.6    0.2

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

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