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US Data: Factory Orders - Summary>

Release for: April 2018
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted
                                                            % change
                                Apr-18  Mar-18  Feb-18   Apr-18 Mar-18 Feb-18
New orders, total               494448  498443  490295     -0.8    1.7    2.0
  (previous)                                                       1.6    2.0
 Durable goods orders           248617  252760  246039     -1.6    2.7    4.5
  (previous)                                               -1.7    2.7    4.5
 Nondurable goods orders        245831  245683  244256      0.1    0.6   -0.3
New orders, ex. defense         481719  486024  474705     -0.9    2.4    0.9
Nondefense capital goods         78439   84205   77475     -6.8    8.7    3.5
 Excluding aircraft              67125   66478   67149      1.0   -1.0    1.6
Defense                          10961   10632   13497      3.1  -21.2   66.3
Total ex. def. & nondef air     467253  464966  462587      0.5    0.5    0.6
Total ex. defense,civ air       472173  470084  466472      0.4    0.8    0.6
Durables ex. defense,civ air    226342  224401  222216      0.9    1.0    1.7
Total ex. transportation        407280  405746  403564      0.4    0.5    0.3
Transportation                   87168   92697   86731     -6.0    6.9   10.8
Durables ex. transportation     161449  160063  159308      0.9    0.5    1.3
Inventories, total              666867  664712  663710      0.3    0.2    0.3
Shipments, total                492846  492699  489307      0.0    0.7    0.2
 Nondefense capital goods        74067   77654   75648     -4.6    2.7    1.0
 Excluding aircraft              67299   66728   67199      0.9   -0.7    1.0
Unfilled orders, total         1153145 1147769 1138190      0.5    0.8    0.4
Inventory/Shipment Ratio         1.35    1.35    1.36      ---    ---    ---
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