US Data: Factory Orders - Summary>

Release for:        September 2017

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                                                          % change

                                Sep-17  Aug-17  Jul-17 Sep-17 Aug-17 Jul-17

New orders, total               478455  471965  466245    1.4    1.2   -3.3

  (previous)                                                     1.2   -3.3

 Durable goods orders           238404  233709  228981    2.0    2.1   -6.8

  (previous)                                              2.2    2.0   -6.8

 Nondurable goods orders        240051  238256  237264    0.8    0.4    0.3

New orders, ex. defense         465345  459243  452584    1.3    1.5   -3.7

Nondefense capital goods         75132   70600   67861    6.4    4.0  -19.7

 Excluding aircraft              66259   65132   64258    1.7    1.4    1.3

Defense                          11300   11012   11777    2.6   -6.5   15.3

Total ex. def. & nondef air     454471  451254  447201    0.7    0.9    0.1

Total ex. defense,civ air       458282  455485  450865    0.6    1.0    0.0

Durables ex. defense,civ air    218231  217229  213601    0.5    1.7   -0.4

Total ex. transportation        397595  394737  392449    0.7    0.6    0.5

Transportation                   80860   77228   73796    4.7    4.7  -19.6

Durables ex. transportation     157544  156481  155185    0.7    0.8    0.8

Inventories, total              660752  656323  652659    0.7    0.6    0.4

Shipments, total                480390  476452  473756    0.8    0.6    0.2

 Nondefense capital goods        73719   71915   72612    2.5   -1.0    2.0

 Excluding aircraft              65383   64780   63942    0.9    1.3    1.0

Unfilled orders, total         1134990 1132326 1132365    0.2    0.0   -0.3

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

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

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