US Data: Value of Factory Inventories by Fabrication Stage>

Release for:      October 2017

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                                Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                  Oct-17   Sep-17   Aug-17   Oct-17 Sep-17 Aug-17

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries     225639   226438   223844     -0.4    1.2    0.7

  Durable Goods Industries        136007   136499   135430     -0.4    0.8    0.4

   Wood products                    4831     4841     4856     -0.2   -0.3   -1.4

   Nonmetallic mineral products     5487     5522     5488     -0.6    0.6    0.7

   Primary metals                  12745    12697    12726      0.4   -0.2    0.5

   Fabricated metal products       18549    18586    18334     -0.2    1.4    0.7

   Machinery                       24337    24545    24326     -0.8    0.9    1.4

   Computers,electronic product    18683    18690    18122      0.0    3.1    1.0

   Electrical equipt., appliances

   and components                   7034     7013     6961      0.3    0.7    0.4

   Transportation                  32717    33010    33047     -0.9   -0.1   -0.7

   Furniture and releated produ     3772     3753     3782      0.5   -0.8    0.6

   Miscellaneous products           7852     7842     7788      0.1    0.7    0.4

  Nondurable Goods Industries      89632    89939    88414     -0.3    1.7    1.3

   Food Products                   19067    19441    19426     -1.9    0.1    0.5

   Beverage,tobacco products        5876     5790     5744      1.5    0.8   -0.5

   Textiles                         1133     1144     1139     -1.0    0.4    0.8

   Textile Products                 1263     1267     1268     -0.3   -0.1    0.2

   Apparel                           499      507      506     -1.6    0.2   -1.9

   Leather and Allied Products       228      223      221      2.2    0.9   -0.9

   Paper Products                   7783     7751     7692      0.4    0.8   -0.3

   Printing                         2616     2617     2620      0.0   -0.1    0.2

   Petroleum and Coal Products     11556    11861    10611     -2.6   11.8    9.0

   Basic Chemicals                 29127    28927    28855      0.7    0.2    0.5

   Plastics and Rubber Products    10484    10411    10332      0.7    0.8    0.5

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries     206903   205570   203713      0.6    0.9    0.8

  Durable Goods Industries        154373   152868   151506      1.0    0.9    0.6

   Wood products                    2010     1990     1953      1.0    1.9    2.2

   Nonmetallic mineral products     1492     1495     1472     -0.2    1.6   -0.5

   Primary metals                   9845     9857     9698     -0.1    1.6    0.8

   Fabricated metal products       13420    13368    13214      0.4    1.2    0.2

   Machinery                       21848    21392    21220      2.1    0.8    1.0

   Computers,electronic product    13823    13815    13961      0.1   -1.0   -0.1

   Electrical equipt., appliances

   and components                   3931     3889     3921      1.1   -0.8   -0.4

   Transportation                  83158    82312    81330      1.0    1.2    0.8

   Furniture and releated produ     1193     1177     1184      1.4   -0.6    2.2

   Miscellaneous products           3653     3573     3553      2.2    0.6    0.2

  Nondurable Goods Industries      52530    52702    52207     -0.3    0.9    1.2

   Food Products                    6414     6353     5968      1.0    6.5   -1.9

   Beverage,tobacco products        8608     8866     9081     -2.9   -2.4    0.5

   Textiles                          683      680      675      0.4    0.7    0.0

   Textile Products                  416      412      405      1.0    1.7   -0.2

   Apparel                           325      328      321     -0.9    2.2    1.3

   Leather and Allied Products        80       84       86     -4.8   -2.3    3.6

   Paper Products                   1230     1195     1221      2.9   -2.1   -1.6

   Printing                         1024     1056     1004     -3.0    5.2   -0.4

   Petroleum and Coal Products     12319    12315    12026      0.0    2.4    4.2

   Basic Chemicals                 18194    18176    18240      0.1   -0.4    1.1

   Plastics and Rubber Products     3237     3237     3180      0.0    1.8    1.0

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries     229026   228403   228766      0.3   -0.2    0.2

  Durable Goods Industries        113869   114269   114387     -0.4   -0.1    0.5

   Wood products                    5003     4956     4965      0.9   -0.2    0.4

   Nonmetallic mineral products     6533     6494     6490      0.6    0.1    0.9

   Primary metals                  11432    11202    11075      2.1    1.1    0.5

   Fabricated metal products       18547    18422    18517      0.7   -0.5    0.9

   Machinery                       23376    23736    23619     -1.5    0.5    0.5

   Computers,electronic product    12594    12581    12793      0.1   -1.7    0.6

   Electrical equipt., appliances

   and components                   6819     6820     6843      0.0   -0.3    1.1

   Transportation                  15059    15586    15655     -3.4   -0.4   -0.9

   Furniture and releated produ     2921     2880     2803      1.4    2.7    0.3

   Miscellaneous products          11585    11592    11627     -0.1   -0.3    0.8

  Nondurable Goods Industries     115157   114134   114379      0.9   -0.2   -0.1

   Food Products                   29699    29814    30133     -0.4   -1.1   -0.3

   Beverage,tobacco products        8728     8594     8555      1.6    0.5   -1.4

   Textiles                         1463     1442     1441      1.5    0.1   -0.1

   Textile Products                 1767     1757     1755      0.6    0.1    0.5

   Apparel                          1218     1231     1195     -1.1    3.0    2.7

   Leather and Allied Products       474      481      490     -1.5   -1.8   -1.2

   Paper Products                   6548     6603     6674     -0.8   -1.1   -0.1

   Printing                         1733     1740     1772     -0.4   -1.8   -0.7

   Petroleum and Coal Products     14620    14246    14170      2.6    0.5    2.9

   Basic Chemicals                 36749    36106    36021      1.8    0.2   -1.0

   Plastics and Rubber Products    12158    12120    12173      0.3   -0.4    1.0

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

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