US Data: Factory Orders - Summary>

Release for:  December 2017

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                                                          % change

                                Dec-17  Nov-17  Oct-17 Dec-17 Nov-17 Oct-17

New orders, total               498229  489700  481623    1.7    1.7    0.4

  (previous)                                                     1.3    0.4

 Durable goods orders           249321  242477  238324    2.8    1.7   -0.4

  (previous)                                              2.9    1.7   -0.4

 Nondurable goods orders        248908  247223  243299    0.7    1.6    1.1

New orders, ex. defense         483943  477282  469868    1.4    1.6    0.6

Nondefense capital goods         74835   75119   73543   -0.4    2.1   -3.0

 Excluding aircraft              66854   67256   67220   -0.6    0.1    0.8

Defense                          12773   10718   10055   19.2    6.6   -9.8

Total ex. def. & nondef air     471007  466507  460632    1.0    1.3    1.1

Total ex. defense,civ air       477475  471119  465245    1.3    1.3    1.2

Durables ex. defense,civ air    228567  223896  221946    2.1    0.9    1.3

Total ex. transportation        411357  408567  404003    0.7    1.1    1.2

Transportation                   86872   81133   77620    7.1    4.5   -4.0

Durables ex. transportation     162449  161344  160704    0.7    0.4    1.4

Inventories, total              669232  665900  662588    0.5    0.5    0.3

Shipments, total                495401  492505  485469    0.6    1.4    0.8

 Nondefense capital goods        74137   74537   73082   -0.5    2.0   -1.0

 Excluding aircraft              66923   66637   66452    0.4    0.3    1.2

Unfilled orders, total         1144369 1137311 1135874    0.6    0.1    0.1

Inventory/Shipment Ratio         1.35    1.35    1.36    ---    ---    ---

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

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