US Data: Factory Orders - Summary>

Release for:        August 2018

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                                                            % change

                                Aug-18  Jul-18  Jun-18   Aug-18 Jul-18 Jun-18

New orders, total               510466  498925  501612      2.3   -0.5    0.6

  (previous)                                                      -0.8    0.6

 Durable goods orders           259551  248571  251499      4.4   -1.2    0.9

  (previous)                                                4.5   -1.2    0.9

 Nondurable goods orders        250915  250354  250113      0.2    0.1    0.4

New orders, ex. defense         491981  485507  486712      1.3   -0.2    0.9

Nondefense capital goods         81000   75540   78473      7.2   -3.7    2.2

 Excluding aircraft              69207   69863   68832     -0.9    1.5    0.8

Defense                          16052   11095   11812     44.7   -6.1  -12.6

Total ex. def. & nondef air     477313  477720  475543     -0.1    0.5    1.0

Total ex. defense,civ air       482621  482153  480159      0.1    0.4    0.8

Durables ex. defense,civ air    231706  231799  230046      0.0    0.8    1.2

Total ex. transportation        415019  414532  414030      0.1    0.1    0.4

Transportation                   95447   84393   87582     13.1   -3.6    2.0

Durables ex. transportation     164104  164178  163917      0.0    0.2    0.3

Inventories, total              675610  676154  670214     -0.1    0.9    0.2

Shipments, total                504009  501661  501641      0.5    0.0    1.0

 Nondefense capital goods        77189   75135   78277      2.7   -4.0    2.3

 Excluding aircraft              68692   68801   68008     -0.2    1.2    1.0

Unfilled orders, total         1176482 1166061 1164840      0.9    0.1    0.4

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

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

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