US Data: Revised Factory Orders - Summary>

Release for: March 2018 (revised)

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                                                          % change

                                Mar-18  Feb-18  Jan-18 Mar-18 Feb-18

New orders, total               498335  490295  480449    1.6    2.0

 Durable goods orders           252555  246039  235508    2.6    4.5

 Nondurable goods orders        245780  244256  244941    0.6   -0.3

New orders, ex. defense         484741  474705  470476    2.1    0.9

Nondefense capital goods         84081   77475   74861    8.5    3.5

 Excluding aircraft              66578   67149   66070   -0.9    1.6

Defense                          11816   13497    8114  -12.5   66.3

Total ex. def. & nondef air     463997  462587  459920    0.3    0.6

Total ex. defense,civ air       469016  466472  463544    0.5    0.6

Durables ex. defense,civ air    223236  222216  218603    0.5    1.7

Total ex. transportation        404861  403564  402192    0.3    0.3

Transportation                   93474   86731   78257    7.8   10.8

Durables ex. transportation     159081  159308  157251   -0.1    1.3

Inventories, total              664288  663710  661479    0.1    0.3

Shipments, total                492189  489307  488179    0.6    0.2

 Nondefense capital goods        77875   75648   74931    2.9    1.0

 Excluding aircraft              66823   67199   66557   -0.6    1.0

Unfilled orders, total         1148213 1138190 1133139    0.9    0.4

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

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

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