US Data: Factory Orders - Summary>

Release for:        July 2018

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                                                            % change

                                Jul-18  Jun-18  May-18   Jul-18 Jun-18 May-18

New orders, total               497754  501612  498401     -0.8    0.6    0.4

  (previous)                                                       0.7    0.4

 Durable goods orders           247177  251499  249374     -1.7    0.9   -0.3

  (previous)                                               -1.7    0.7   -0.3

 Nondurable goods orders        250577  250113  249027      0.2    0.4    1.1

New orders, ex. defense         484759  486712  482345     -0.4    0.9   -0.1

Nondefense capital goods         74962   78473   76796     -4.5    2.2   -2.3

 Excluding aircraft              69908   68832   68306      1.6    0.8    0.7

Defense                          10821   11812   13521     -8.4  -12.6   16.7

Total ex. def. & nondef air     477719  475543  470804      0.5    1.0    0.4

Total ex. defense,civ air       481879  480159  476390      0.4    0.8    0.5

Durables ex. defense,civ air    231302  230046  227363      0.5    1.2   -0.2

Total ex. transportation        414735  414030  412533      0.2    0.4    0.8

Transportation                   83019   87582   85868     -5.2    2.0   -1.3

Durables ex. transportation     164158  163917  163506      0.1    0.3    0.3

Inventories, total              675839  670214  668607      0.8    0.2    0.2

Shipments, total                501690  501641  496450      0.0    1.0    0.6

 Nondefense capital goods        75021   78277   76548     -4.2    2.3    3.4

 Excluding aircraft              68692   68008   67337      1.0    1.0    0.1

Unfilled orders, total         1164904 1164840 1160743      0.0    0.4    0.5

Inventory/Shipment Ratio         1.35    1.34    1.35      ---    ---    ---

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

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