US Data: Value of Factory Inventories by Fabrication Stage>

Release for:      August 2017

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                                Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                  Aug-17   Jul-17   Jun-17   Aug-17 Jul-17 Jun-17

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries     223248   222241   222279      0.5    0.0    0.2

  Durable Goods Industries        135163   134923   134836      0.2    0.1    0.8

   Wood products                    4867     4925     4889     -1.2    0.7    1.1

   Nonmetallic mineral products     5482     5448     5462      0.6   -0.3    0.1

   Primary metals                  12747    12668    12620      0.6    0.4    0.6

   Fabricated metal products       18294    18206    18113      0.5    0.5    0.9

   Machinery                       24195    23998    23955      0.8    0.2    2.1

   Computers,electronic product    18111    17947    18144      0.9   -1.1    0.0

   Electrical equipt., appliances

   and components                   6947     6933     7103      0.2   -2.4    1.5

   Transportation                  32968    33284    33061     -0.9    0.7    0.3

   Furniture and releated produ     3775     3758     3741      0.5    0.5    1.9

   Miscellaneous products           7777     7756     7748      0.3    0.1   -0.5

  Nondurable Goods Industries      88085    87318    87443      0.9   -0.1   -0.7

   Food Products                   19408    19337    19488      0.4   -0.8   -1.4

   Beverage,tobacco products        5737     5774     5798     -0.6   -0.4   -0.2

   Textiles                         1137     1130     1130      0.6    0.0    0.3

   Textile Products                 1269     1266     1255      0.2    0.9   -0.9

   Apparel                           509      516      520     -1.4   -0.8   -9.1

   Leather and Allied Products       221      223      221     -0.9    0.9   -4.7

   Paper Products                   7690     7715     7672     -0.3    0.6    0.4

   Printing                         2606     2614     2600     -0.3    0.5   -0.6

   Petroleum and Coal Products     10347     9739     9666      6.2    0.8   -2.5

   Basic Chemicals                 28858    28720    28864      0.5   -0.5   -0.1

   Plastics and Rubber Products    10303    10284    10229      0.2    0.5   -0.1

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries     203637   202138   200453      0.7    0.8    0.3

  Durable Goods Industries        151506   150548   149873      0.6    0.5   -0.3

   Wood products                    1942     1911     1900      1.6    0.6   -3.7

   Nonmetallic mineral products     1466     1479     1461     -0.9    1.2    0.4

   Primary metals                   9621     9621     9415      0.0    2.2   -0.5

   Fabricated metal products       13206    13188    13142      0.1    0.4    0.7

   Machinery                       21481    21010    21009      2.2    0.0   -0.3

   Computers,electronic product    13982    13975    13938      0.1    0.3   -0.3

   Electrical equipt., appliances

   and components                   3916     3936     3908     -0.5    0.7    1.1

   Transportation                  81145    80724    80464      0.5    0.3   -0.5

   Furniture and releated produ     1192     1158     1158      2.9    0.0   -0.3

   Miscellaneous products           3555     3546     3478      0.3    2.0    0.7

  Nondurable Goods Industries      52131    51590    50580      1.0    2.0    2.1

   Food Products                    5923     6086     6094     -2.7   -0.1    0.5

   Beverage,tobacco products        9105     9036     8972      0.8    0.7    0.8

   Textiles                          671      675      663     -0.6    1.8    1.2

   Textile Products                  404      406      411     -0.5   -1.2    2.8

   Apparel                           321      317      321      1.3   -1.2    1.6

   Leather and Allied Products        85       83       84      2.4   -1.2   -4.5

   Paper Products                   1229     1241     1241     -1.0    0.0   -0.1

   Printing                         1003     1008     1021     -0.5   -1.3   -0.4

   Petroleum and Coal Products     11920    11544    11076      3.3    4.2    3.4

   Basic Chemicals                 18294    18044    17538      1.4    2.9    3.1

   Plastics and Rubber Products     3176     3150     3159      0.8   -0.3    0.8

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries     228679   228280   227406      0.2    0.4    0.5

  Durable Goods Industries        114125   113841   112770      0.2    0.9    1.2

   Wood products                    4977     4946     4951      0.6   -0.1    1.2

   Nonmetallic mineral products     6491     6429     6314      1.0    1.8    0.8

   Primary metals                  11017    11015    11037      0.0   -0.2    0.3

   Fabricated metal products       18536    18351    18085      1.0    1.5    1.6

   Machinery                       23434    23492    23442     -0.2    0.2    1.8

   Computers,electronic product    12801    12714    12410      0.7    2.4    1.9

   Electrical equipt., appliances

   and components                   6845     6771     6627      1.1    2.2    0.8

   Transportation                  15627    15798    15522     -1.1    1.8    0.5

   Furniture and releated produ     2793     2794     2806      0.0   -0.4   -0.2

   Miscellaneous products          11604    11531    11576      0.6   -0.4    1.3

  Nondurable Goods Industries     114554   114439   114636      0.1   -0.2   -0.2

   Food Products                   30318    30228    30407      0.3   -0.6    1.8

   Beverage,tobacco products        8571     8675     8810     -1.2   -1.5    0.6

   Textiles                         1444     1443     1439      0.1    0.3    1.7

   Textile Products                 1759     1746     1741      0.7    0.3   -0.2

   Apparel                          1174     1164     1175      0.9   -0.9   -0.4

   Leather and Allied Products       496      496      495      0.0    0.2    3.3

   Paper Products                   6691     6682     6668      0.1    0.2    0.2

   Printing                         1778     1784     1785     -0.3   -0.1    1.5

   Petroleum and Coal Products     14098    13775    13498      2.3    2.1   -2.9

   Basic Chemicals                 36044    36396    36731     -1.0   -0.9   -1.5

   Plastics and Rubber Products    12181    12050    11887      1.1    1.4    0.5

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

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