US Data: Factory Orders - Summary>

Release for: March 2018

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                                                            % change

                                Mar-18  Feb-18  Jan-18   Mar-18 Feb-18 Jan-18

New orders, total               507690  499915  492033      1.6    1.6   -1.3

  (previous)                                                       1.2   -1.3

 Durable goods orders           255249  248709  240095      2.6    3.6   -3.6

  (previous)                                                2.6    3.5   -3.6

 Nondurable goods orders        252441  251206  251938      0.5   -0.3    1.0

New orders, ex. defense         495373  487424  481104      1.6    1.3   -0.8

Nondefense capital goods         83030   78450   74090      5.8    5.9   -1.0

 Excluding aircraft              67126   67377   66718     -0.4    1.0   -0.3

Defense                          10654   10539    9135      1.1   15.4  -26.6

Total ex. def. & nondef air     476039  474841  472452      0.3    0.5    0.2

Total ex. defense,civ air       481132  478303  475526      0.6    0.6   -0.6

Durables ex. defense,civ air    228691  227097  223588      0.7    1.6   -2.2

Total ex. transportation        416262  414923  414011      0.3    0.2    0.4

Transportation                   91428   84992   78022      7.6    8.9   -9.8

Durables ex. transportation     163821  163717  162073      0.1    1.0   -0.3

Inventories, total              677285  675570  672949      0.3    0.4    0.4

Shipments, total                502794  500671  499475      0.4    0.2    0.7

 Nondefense capital goods        76935   75332   74376      2.1    1.3    0.0

 Excluding aircraft              67380   67935   67135     -0.8    1.2    0.0

Unfilled orders, total         1153823 1144619 1140945      0.8    0.3   -0.3

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

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

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