US Data: Value of Factory Inventories by Fabrication Stage>

Release for:      December 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                                Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                  Dec-18   Nov-18   Oct-18   Dec-18 Nov-18 Oct-18

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries     237242   237342   236964      0.0    0.2    0.4

  Durable Goods Industries        145575   145226   144166      0.2    0.7    0.6

   Wood products                    5223     5204     5160      0.4    0.9    1.1

   Nonmetallic mineral products     6019     5979     5949      0.7    0.5    0.1

   Primary metals                  13176    13099    12945      0.6    1.2    0.1

   Fabricated metal products       20852    20793    20699      0.3    0.5    0.1

   Machinery                       28677    28481    28305      0.7    0.6    1.2

   Computers,electronic product    19041    19177    19030     -0.7    0.8    0.4

   Electrical equipt., appliances

   and components                   8357     8295     8274      0.7    0.3    1.2

   Transportation                  32321    32319    31996      0.0    1.0    0.9

   Furniture and releated produ     3925     3919     3924      0.2   -0.1    0.9

   Miscellaneous products           7984     7960     7884      0.3    1.0   -0.3

  Nondurable Goods Industries      91667    92116    92798     -0.5   -0.7    0.1

   Food Products                   17517    17478    17603      0.2   -0.7   -1.9

   Beverage,tobacco products        5983     5984     5971      0.0    0.2    0.4

   Textiles                         1208     1187     1166      1.8    1.8    1.8

   Textile Products                 1332     1326     1312      0.5    1.1   -0.2

   Apparel                           515      517      509     -0.4    1.6   -0.2

   Leather and Allied Products       282      279      272      1.1    2.6    0.4

   Paper Products                   8205     8082     8129      1.5   -0.6   -0.9

   Printing                         2910     2888     2868      0.8    0.7    0.7

   Petroleum and Coal Products     11113    11614    12341     -4.3   -5.9    1.2

   Basic Chemicals                 31133    31230    31095     -0.3    0.4    0.7

   Plastics and Rubber Products    11469    11531    11532     -0.5    0.0    0.9

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries     207530   207416   208197      0.1   -0.4   -0.5

  Durable Goods Industries        152110   152042   152041      0.0    0.0   -0.1

   Wood products                    2237     2261     2282     -1.1   -0.9    0.4

   Nonmetallic mineral products     1588     1595     1584     -0.4    0.7    2.5

   Primary metals                  10867    10788    10689      0.7    0.9    1.1

   Fabricated metal products       14019    13875    13880      1.0    0.0   -0.4

   Machinery                       18305    18205    18328      0.5   -0.7   -2.0

   Computers,electronic product    12375    12524    12552     -1.2   -0.2   -1.9

   Electrical equipt., appliances

   and components                   4229     4164     4086      1.6    1.9    0.7

   Transportation                  83311    83450    83492     -0.2   -0.1    0.4

   Furniture and releated produ     1359     1364     1347     -0.4    1.3   -3.1

   Miscellaneous products           3820     3816     3801      0.1    0.4    1.1

  Nondurable Goods Industries      55420    55374    56156      0.1   -1.4   -1.4

   Food Products                    5852     5890     5788     -0.6    1.8   -6.6

   Beverage,tobacco products        9531     9436     9357      1.0    0.8    0.0

   Textiles                          729      724      728      0.7   -0.5    1.8

   Textile Products                  436      424      426      2.8   -0.5   -2.3

   Apparel                           341      338      341      0.9   -0.9   -0.3

   Leather and Allied Products        80       79       80      1.3   -1.3   -2.4

   Paper Products                   1339     1305     1304      2.6    0.1    0.8

   Printing                         1186     1172     1152      1.2    1.7    0.4

   Petroleum and Coal Products     11701    12088    13458     -3.2  -10.2   -5.1

   Basic Chemicals                 20991    20688    20282      1.5    2.0    1.3

   Plastics and Rubber Products     3234     3230     3240      0.1   -0.3    1.3

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries     236777   236903   236897     -0.1    0.0    0.5

  Durable Goods Industries        117381   116743   115872      0.5    0.8    0.2

   Wood products                    5022     4965     4953      1.1    0.2    0.4

   Nonmetallic mineral products     7349     7294     7267      0.8    0.4    0.8

   Primary metals                  12605    12386    12167      1.8    1.8    1.1

   Fabricated metal products       19786    19891    19725     -0.5    0.8    0.6

   Machinery                       23290    23396    23141     -0.5    1.1    0.7

   Computers,electronic product    11904    11602    11542      2.6    0.5   -1.9

   Electrical equipt., appliances

   and components                   7068     7001     6911      1.0    1.3   -0.2

   Transportation                  15631    15656    15642     -0.2    0.1   -0.4

   Furniture and releated produ     2726     2683     2674      1.6    0.3    0.4

   Miscellaneous products          12000    11869    11850      1.1    0.2    0.2

  Nondurable Goods Industries     119396   120160   121025     -0.6   -0.7    0.8

   Food Products                   30258    30032    30152      0.8   -0.4    0.7

   Beverage,tobacco products        9288     9172     9212      1.3   -0.4    0.5

   Textiles                         1542     1466     1444      5.2    1.5    2.8

   Textile Products                 1792     1785     1764      0.4    1.2   -0.3

   Apparel                          1088     1105     1120     -1.5   -1.3    0.9

   Leather and Allied Products       475      460      450      3.3    2.2    1.1

   Paper Products                   6670     6682     6579     -0.2    1.6    0.8

   Printing                         1528     1509     1482      1.3    1.8   -0.5

   Petroleum and Coal Products     15120    16021    17102     -5.6   -6.3    1.2

   Basic Chemicals                 38997    39438    39311     -1.1    0.3    0.8

   Plastics and Rubber Products    12638    12490    12409      1.2    0.7    0.5

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

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