US Data: Value of Factory Inventories by Fabrication Stage>

Release for:      October 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                                Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                  Oct-18   Sep-18   Aug-18   Oct-18 Sep-18 Aug-18

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries     236748   235943   234542      0.3    0.6    0.9

  Durable Goods Industries        143913   143254   141880      0.5    1.0    0.9

   Wood products                    5127     5102     5089      0.5    0.3    0.4

   Nonmetallic mineral products     5943     5945     5939      0.0    0.1   -0.1

   Primary metals                  12968    12936    12952      0.2   -0.1    1.0

   Fabricated metal products       20684    20670    20458      0.1    1.0    0.6

   Machinery                       28241    27976    27512      0.9    1.7    2.5

   Computers,electronic product    19024    18950    18856      0.4    0.5    1.0

   Electrical equipt., appliances

   and components                   8281     8179     8005      1.2    2.2    0.9

   Transportation                  31961    31696    31206      0.8    1.6    0.0

   Furniture and releated produ     3810     3890     3894     -2.1   -0.1   -0.1

   Miscellaneous products           7874     7910     7969     -0.5   -0.7    1.7

  Nondurable Goods Industries      92835    92689    92662      0.2    0.0    0.9

   Food Products                   17592    17935    17835     -1.9    0.6   -0.4

   Beverage,tobacco products        5954     5949     5842      0.1    1.8    1.0

   Textiles                         1163     1145     1155      1.6   -0.9    0.2

   Textile Products                 1307     1315     1317     -0.6   -0.2   -0.2

   Apparel                           507      510      511     -0.6   -0.2    2.8

   Leather and Allied Products       271      271      267      0.0    1.5    0.8

   Paper Products                   8136     8199     8218     -0.8   -0.2    0.1

   Printing                         2835     2849     2812     -0.5    1.3    0.7

   Petroleum and Coal Products     12454    12193    12386      2.1   -1.6    1.3

   Basic Chemicals                 31076    30891    31003      0.6   -0.4    2.0

   Plastics and Rubber Products    11540    11432    11316      0.9    1.0    0.9

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries     208424   209152   207121     -0.3    1.0   -0.8

  Durable Goods Industries        152052   152178   151306     -0.1    0.6   -1.3

   Wood products                    2274     2272     2275      0.1   -0.1   -0.4

   Nonmetallic mineral products     1579     1546     1553      2.1   -0.5    0.8

   Primary metals                  10458    10568    10640     -1.0   -0.7   -0.3

   Fabricated metal products       13859    13933    13827     -0.5    0.8    0.4

   Machinery                       18602    18701    18845     -0.5   -0.8   -0.8

   Computers,electronic product    12504    12795    12713     -2.3    0.6   -0.5

   Electrical equipt., appliances

   and components                   4068     4057     3992      0.3    1.6    0.1

   Transportation                  83502    83156    82274      0.4    1.1   -2.2

   Furniture and releated produ     1407     1390     1414      1.2   -1.7    2.0

   Miscellaneous products           3799     3760     3773      1.0   -0.3    0.5

  Nondurable Goods Industries      56372    56974    55815     -1.1    2.1    0.5

   Food Products                    5805     6194     6153     -6.3    0.7   -0.2

   Beverage,tobacco products        9402     9359     9416      0.5   -0.6   -0.5

   Textiles                          730      715      707      2.1    1.1    0.0

   Textile Products                  427      436      432     -2.1    0.9    5.1

   Apparel                           343      342      341      0.3    0.3    1.5

   Leather and Allied Products        84       82       81      2.4    1.2    2.5

   Paper Products                   1305     1294     1303      0.9   -0.7    0.4

   Printing                         1149     1147     1104      0.2    3.9    0.2

   Petroleum and Coal Products     13679    14185    13676     -3.6    3.7    1.9

   Basic Chemicals                 20210    20020    19427      0.9    3.1    0.3

   Plastics and Rubber Products     3238     3200     3175      1.2    0.8    0.6

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries     236517   235739   235075      0.3    0.3    0.0

  Durable Goods Industries        115377   115637   114750     -0.2    0.8    0.0

   Wood products                    4944     4935     4878      0.2    1.2   -0.3

   Nonmetallic mineral products     7278     7212     7051      0.9    2.3    0.5

   Primary metals                  12190    12032    12077      1.3   -0.4    0.2

   Fabricated metal products       19652    19609    19492      0.2    0.6    1.0

   Machinery                       22750    22976    22697     -1.0    1.2    0.6

   Computers,electronic product    11557    11760    11499     -1.7    2.3   -1.6

   Electrical equipt., appliances

   and components                   6878     6922     6882     -0.6    0.6   -0.4

   Transportation                  15633    15705    15870     -0.5   -1.0    0.1

   Furniture and releated produ     2643     2664     2616     -0.8    1.8    0.3

   Miscellaneous products          11852    11822    11688      0.3    1.1   -0.9

  Nondurable Goods Industries     121140   120102   120325      0.9   -0.2    0.0

   Food Products                   30154    29932    30000      0.7   -0.2    0.0

   Beverage,tobacco products        9203     9164     9222      0.4   -0.6    0.0

   Textiles                         1451     1404     1392      3.3    0.9    0.7

   Textile Products                 1762     1769     1751     -0.4    1.0    0.5

   Apparel                          1120     1110     1093      0.9    1.6    0.6

   Leather and Allied Products       449      445      437      0.9    1.8    0.2

   Paper Products                   6553     6525     6555      0.4   -0.5   -0.4

   Printing                         1477     1489     1526     -0.8   -2.4   -0.5

   Petroleum and Coal Products     17323    16903    16762      2.5    0.8    0.9

   Basic Chemicals                 39256    39009    39304      0.6   -0.8   -0.3

   Plastics and Rubber Products    12392    12352    12283      0.3    0.6    0.4

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

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