US Data: Factory Orders - Summary>

Release for:        February 2019

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                                                            % change

                                Feb-19  Jan-19  Dec-18   Feb-19 Jan-19 Dec-18

New orders, total               497474  500122  500140     -0.5    0.0    0.1

  (previous)                                                       0.1    0.1

 Durable goods orders           250499  254662  254449     -1.6    0.1    1.3

  (previous)                                               -1.6    0.1    1.3

 Nondurable goods orders        246975  245460  245691      0.6   -0.1   -1.1

New orders, ex. defense         483243  486276  485645     -0.6    0.1    0.5

Nondefense capital goods         74576   79541   78396     -6.2    1.5    4.5

 Excluding aircraft              68901   68959   68335     -0.1    0.9   -0.8

Defense                          12150   12573   12807     -3.4   -1.8  -10.2

Total ex. def. & nondef air     475138  472768  473798      0.5   -0.2   -0.3

Total ex. defense,civ air       479649  476967  477272      0.6   -0.1   -0.4

Durables ex. defense,civ air    232674  231507  231581      0.5    0.0    0.3

Total ex. transportation        411259  409840  410220      0.3   -0.1   -0.5

Transportation                   86215   90282   89920     -4.5    0.4    3.2

Durables ex. transportation     164284  164380  164529     -0.1   -0.1    0.3

Inventories, total              687785  685778  682052      0.3    0.5    0.1

Shipments, total                505471  503490  504890      0.4   -0.3   -0.2

 Nondefense capital goods        78905   78471   79634      0.6   -1.5    0.1

 Excluding aircraft              69525   69591   68928     -0.1    1.0    0.1

Unfilled orders, total         1177603 1181219 1180503     -0.3    0.1   -0.1

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

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

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