US Data: Factory Orders - Summary>

Release for:        August 2017

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                                                          % change

                                Aug-17  Jul-17  Jun-17 Aug-17 Jul-17 Jun-17

New orders, total               471684  466245  482153    1.2   -3.3    3.2

  (previous)                                                    -3.3    3.2

 Durable goods orders           233521  228981  245705    2.0   -6.8    6.4

  (previous)                                              1.7   -6.8    6.4

 Nondurable goods orders        238163  237264  236448    0.4    0.3    0.2

New orders, ex. defense         458956  452584  470093    1.4   -3.7    3.1

Nondefense capital goods         71198   67861   84540    4.9  -19.7   20.8

 Excluding aircraft              64991   64258   63464    1.1    1.3   -0.1

Defense                          10665   11777   10214   -9.4   15.3    9.1

Total ex. def. & nondef air     450498  447201  446816    0.7    0.1    0.0

Total ex. defense,civ air       454812  450865  450863    0.9    0.0   -0.1

Durables ex. defense,civ air    216649  213601  214415    1.4   -0.4   -0.3

Total ex. transportation        394144  392449  390392    0.4    0.5    0.1

Transportation                   77540   73796   91761    5.1  -19.6   19.1

Durables ex. transportation     155981  155185  153944    0.5    0.8    0.0

Inventories, total              655564  652659  650138    0.4    0.4    0.3

Shipments, total                475942  473756  472759    0.5    0.2    0.1

 Nondefense capital goods        71778   72612   71175   -1.1    2.0    0.9

 Excluding aircraft              64644   63942   63298    1.1    1.0    0.6

Unfilled orders, total         1132569 1132365 1135546    0.0   -0.3    1.3

Inventory/Shipment Ratio         1.38    1.38    1.38    ---    ---    ---

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

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