US Data: Factory Orders - Summary>

Release for:        January 2019

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                                                            % change

                                Jan-19  Dec-18  Nov-18   Jan-19 Dec-18 Nov-18

New orders, total               500479  500140  499551      0.1    0.1   -0.5

  (previous)                                                       0.1   -0.5

 Durable goods orders           255307  254449  251197      0.3    1.3    0.9

  (previous)                                                0.4    1.3    0.9

 Nondurable goods orders        245172  245691  248354     -0.2   -1.1   -2.0

New orders, ex. defense         486688  485645  483031      0.2    0.5   -1.0

Nondefense capital goods         80367   78396   75002      2.5    4.5    0.2

 Excluding aircraft              68860   68335   68895      0.8   -0.8   -1.1

Defense                          12549   12807   14261     -2.0  -10.2   18.7

Total ex. def. & nondef air     472279  473798  475317     -0.3   -0.3   -1.1

Total ex. defense,civ air       476423  477272  479183     -0.2   -0.4   -1.2

Durables ex. defense,civ air    231251  231581  230829     -0.1    0.3   -0.4

Total ex. transportation        409450  410220  412403     -0.2   -0.5   -1.3

Transportation                   91029   89920   87148      1.2    3.2    3.1

Durables ex. transportation     164278  164529  164049     -0.2    0.3   -0.2

Inventories, total              685681  682052  681661      0.5    0.1   -0.1

Shipments, total                503052  504890  505772     -0.4   -0.2   -0.5

 Nondefense capital goods        78399   79634   79557     -1.6    0.1    2.4

 Excluding aircraft              69491   68928   68865      0.8    0.1   -0.2

Unfilled orders, total         1181929 1180503 1181196      0.1   -0.1   -0.2

Inventory/Shipment Ratio         1.36    1.35    1.35      ---    ---    ---

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

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