US Data: Advance Durable Goods Unfilled Orders, Inventories>

Release for:       January 2019

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

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

                    Levels:                     Pct chg:

                      Jan-19   Dec-18   Nov-18   Jan-19 Dec-18 Nov-18

Total

 Unfilled Orders     1181865  1180485  1181196      0.1   -0.1   -0.2

 Inventories          417031   415316   414011      0.4    0.3    0.5

 Ex. Transportation

  Unfilled Orders     370242   369778   369074      0.1    0.2    0.2

  Inventories         284433   283944   282586      0.2    0.5    0.6

 Ex. Defense

  Unfilled Orders     984556   981799   982658      0.3   -0.1   -0.5

  Inventories         389639   388310   386767      0.3    0.4    0.5

 Mfg With Unfilled Orders

 Unfilled Orders     1181865  1180485  1181196      0.1   -0.1   -0.2

 Inventories          339603   338306   336924      0.4    0.4    0.4

Primary Metals

 Unfilled Orders       31662    31590    31344      0.2    0.8   -0.2

 Inventories           36537    36575    36273     -0.1    0.8    1.3

Fabricated Metals

 Unfilled Orders       86649    86140    85489      0.6    0.8    0.6

 Inventories           54686    54651    54559      0.1    0.2    0.5

Machinery

 Unfilled Orders      105413   105550   105921     -0.1   -0.4   -0.2

 Inventories           70884    70510    70082      0.5    0.6    0.4

Computers, Electronics

 Unfilled Orders      117630   117647   117261      0.0    0.3    0.5

 Inventories           43184    43294    43303     -0.3    0.0    0.4

 Computers

  Unfilled Orders       2234     2195     2191      1.8    0.2    2.8

  Inventories           3690     3772     3737     -2.2    0.9    2.2

 Communications Equip.

  Unfilled Orders      26384    26429    26611     -0.2   -0.7    0.4

  Inventories           5421     5378     5427      0.8   -0.9   -0.1

Electrical equipment

 and appliances

 Unfilled Orders       19478    19499    19711     -0.1   -1.1   -0.6

 Inventories           19787    19662    19460      0.6    1.0    1.0

Transportation Equip.

 Unfilled Orders      811623   810707   812122      0.1   -0.2   -0.3

 Inventories          132598   131372   131425      0.9    0.0    0.2

 Motor Vehicles, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       27265    27050    27041      0.8    0.0    0.1

 Inventories           37365    36934    36996      1.2   -0.2    1.0

 Nondef Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders      596454   594207   595641      0.4   -0.2   -0.8

 Inventories           66841    66493    66385      0.5    0.2   -0.5

 Defense Aircraft, Parts

 Unfilled Orders       81275    81883    82157     -0.7   -0.3    2.7

 Inventories           13333    12919    13237      3.2   -2.4    0.2

All other durables

 Unfilled Orders        9410     9352     9348      0.6    0.0   -1.3

 Inventories           59355    59252    58909      0.2    0.6    0.4

Capital Goods

 Unfilled Orders      867009   865533   866566      0.2   -0.1   -0.3

 Inventories          205863   204602   203906      0.6    0.3    0.2

 Nondefense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     710960   709013   710301      0.3   -0.2   -0.6

  Inventories         182836   181943   181009      0.5    0.5    0.2

  Excluding Aircraft

  Unfilled Orders     222001   222653   223296     -0.3   -0.3    0.0

  Inventories         127890   127387   126560      0.4    0.7    0.5

 Defense Capital Goods

  Unfilled Orders     156049   156520   156265     -0.3    0.2    1.5

  Inventories          23027    22659    22897      1.6   -1.0    0.4

Calculated by MNI:

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods

  Unfilled Orders     488959   486360   487005      0.5   -0.1   -0.9

  Inventories          54946    54556    54449      0.7    0.2   -0.5

Transport ex. mtr veh, aircraft

  Unfilled Orders     106629   107567   107283     -0.9    0.3    0.1

  Inventories          15059    15026    14807      0.2    1.5    1.7

Total Ex Defense Cap., Nondef Air

  Unfilled Orders     429362   429758   429290     -0.1    0.1    0.2

  Inventories         327163   326164   324729      0.3    0.4    0.7

Total Ex Def., Civ Air Cap. Gds.

  Unfilled Orders     536857   537605   537926     -0.1   -0.1    0.0

  Inventories         339058   338101   336665      0.3    0.4    0.6

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

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