US Data: Factory Orders - Summary>

Release for:        December 2018

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                                                            % change

                                Dec-18  Nov-18  Oct-18   Dec-18 Nov-18 Oct-18

New orders, total               499876  499551  502261      0.1   -0.5   -2.1

  (previous)                                                      -0.6   -2.1

 Durable goods orders           254126  251197  248945      1.2    0.9   -4.3

  (previous)                                                1.2    1.0   -4.3

 Nondurable goods orders        245750  248354  253316     -1.0   -2.0    0.1

New orders, ex. defense         484838  483031  488129      0.4   -1.0   -0.6

Nondefense capital goods         77538   75002   74850      3.4    0.2   -4.7

 Excluding aircraft              68215   68895   69687     -1.0   -1.1    0.5

Defense                          13126   14261   12015     -8.0   18.7  -13.1

Total ex. def. & nondef air     473940  475317  480700     -0.3   -1.1   -1.1

Total ex. defense,civ air       477427  479183  485083     -0.4   -1.2   -1.0

Durables ex. defense,civ air    231677  230829  231767      0.4   -0.4   -2.3

Total ex. transportation        409930  412403  417749     -0.6   -1.3    0.2

Transportation                   89946   87148   84512      3.2    3.1  -12.4

Durables ex. transportation     164180  164049  164433      0.1   -0.2    0.4

Inventories, total              681549  681661  682058      0.0   -0.1    0.2

Shipments, total                504894  505772  508280     -0.2   -0.5   -0.1

 Nondefense capital goods        79646   79557   77696      0.1    2.4   -1.9

 Excluding aircraft              68895   68865   69030      0.0   -0.2    0.8

Unfilled orders, total         1180263 1181196 1183284     -0.1   -0.2   -0.2

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

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

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