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US Data: Factory Orders - Summary>

Release for:        May 2018
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted
                                                            % change
                                May-18  Apr-18  Mar-18   May-18 Apr-18 Mar-18
New orders, total               498174  496409  498443      0.4   -0.4    1.7
  (previous)                                                      -0.8    1.7
 Durable goods orders           249198  250109  252760     -0.4   -1.0    2.7
  (previous)                                               -0.6   -1.0    2.7
 Nondurable goods orders        248976  246300  245683      1.1    0.3    0.6
New orders, ex. defense         482617  483009  486024     -0.1   -0.6    2.4
Nondefense capital goods         77351   78584   84205     -1.6   -6.7    8.7
 Excluding aircraft              68069   67838   66478      0.3    2.0   -1.0
Defense                          13380   11586   10632     15.5    9.0  -21.2
Total ex. def. & nondef air     469987  468893  464966      0.2    0.8    0.5
Total ex. defense,civ air       475512  474077  470084      0.3    0.8    0.8
Durables ex. defense,civ air    226536  227777  224401     -0.5    1.5    1.0
Total ex. transportation        412065  409374  405746      0.7    0.9    0.5
Transportation                   86109   87035   92697     -1.1   -6.1    6.9
Durables ex. transportation     163089  163074  160063      0.0    1.9    0.5
Inventories, total              668435  667132  664712      0.2    0.4    0.2
Shipments, total                496074  493302  492699      0.6    0.1    0.7
 Nondefense capital goods        76479   74026   77654      3.3   -4.7    2.7
 Excluding aircraft              67349   67243   66728      0.2    0.8   -0.7
Unfilled orders, total         1160839 1154664 1147769      0.5    0.6    0.8
Inventory/Shipment Ratio         1.35    1.35    1.35      ---    ---    ---
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