US Data: Value of Factory Inventories for Industry Groups>

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

All industries                  655564   652659   650138      0.4    0.4    0.3

 Ex. transportation             525824   522853   521091      0.6    0.3    0.4

 Ex. defense                    627879   625169   623335      0.4    0.3    0.3

 With unfilled orders           325701   324483   323055      0.4    0.4    0.4

Durable goods industries        400794   399312   397479      0.4    0.5    0.5

Wood products                    11786    11782    11740      0.0    0.4    0.4

Nonmetallic mineral products     13439    13356    13237      0.6    0.9    0.5

Primary metals                   33385    33304    33072      0.2    0.7    0.2

 Iron and steel mills            18757    18807    18701     -0.3    0.6    0.1

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.     12613    12503    12411      0.9    0.7    0.1

 Ferrous metal foundries          2015     1994     1960      1.1    1.7    1.7

Fabricated metal products        50036    49745    49340      0.6    0.8    1.1

Machinery                        69110    68500    68406      0.9    0.1    1.3

 Farm machinery                   3721     3704     3668      0.5    1.0    2.4

 Construction machinery           5221     5238     5226     -0.3    0.2    0.4

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             7775     7773     7749      0.0    0.3    0.1

 Industrial machinery             7836     7772     7813      0.8   -0.5    2.1

 Photographic equipment           1389     1386     1372      0.2    1.0    0.4

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     5193     5120     5075      1.4    0.9    0.6

 Metalworking machinery           5840     5810     5771      0.5    0.7   -1.1

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.     10064     9906    10076      1.6   -1.7    4.4

 Material handling equipment      5205     5116     4991      1.7    2.5    1.7

Computers and elect. products    44894    44636    44492      0.6    0.3    0.4

 Electronic computers             1716     1684     1719      1.9   -2.0   -0.3

 Computer storage devices         1507     1508     1478     -0.1    2.0    2.3

 Other peripheral equipment       1179     1163     1152      1.4    1.0   -2.9

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       4067     4058     4058      0.2    0.0   -0.6

 Defense communications            598      586      578      2.0    1.4    0.5

 Audio and video equipment         628      646      659     -2.8   -2.0   -6.1

 Electronic components            7902     7836     7855      0.8   -0.2    1.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       3131     3124     3116      0.2    0.3    0.8

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      3097     3096     3082      0.0    0.5   -0.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments         14461    14494    14466     -0.2    0.2    0.7

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 17708    17640    17638      0.4    0.0    1.2

 Electric lighting equipment      2178     2156     2155      1.0    0.0    1.0

 Household appliances             2441     2428     2412      0.5    0.7    0.5

 Electrical equipment             4855     4867     4842     -0.2    0.5    0.5

 Batteries                        1744     1755     1782     -0.6   -1.5    1.7

Transportation equipment        129740   129806   129047     -0.1    0.6   -0.1

 Automobiles                      4450     4413     4461      0.8   -1.1    3.2

 Light trucks and utility veh     3695     3795     3667     -2.6    3.5    0.0

 Heavy duty trucks                2133     2138     2136     -0.2    0.1    5.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    24312    24427    24097     -0.5    1.4   -1.4

 Nondefense aircraft and part    65901    65925    66270      0.0   -0.5    0.1

 Defense aircraft and parts      13433    13143    12717      2.2    3.3   -0.9

 Ships and boats                  3370     3471     3318     -2.9    4.6   -3.5

Furniture and related product     7760     7710     7705      0.6    0.1    0.8

Miscellaneous durable goods      22936    22833    22802      0.5    0.1    0.6

Nondurable goods industries     254770   253347   252659      0.6    0.3    0.1

Food products                    55649    55651    55989      0.0   -0.6    0.5

 Grain and oilseed milling        5658     5641     5669      0.3   -0.5    0.0

 Dairy products                   8294     8292     8247      0.0    0.5    0.4

 Meat, poultry, seafood           9359     9304     9408      0.6   -1.1    3.0

Beverage and tobacco             23413    23485    23580     -0.3   -0.4    0.5

 Beverages                       19117    19154    19229     -0.2   -0.4    1.0

 Tobacco                          4296     4331     4351     -0.8   -0.5   -1.6

Textile mills                     3252     3248     3232      0.1    0.5    1.1

Textile products                  3432     3418     3407      0.4    0.3   -0.1

Apparel                           2004     1997     2016      0.4   -0.9   -2.5

Leather and allied products        802      802      800      0.0    0.3    0.1

Paper products                   15610    15638    15581     -0.2    0.4    0.2

 Pulp, paper, paperboard          6237     6224     6233      0.2   -0.1   -0.2

 Paperboard containers            4935     4954     4884     -0.4    1.4    1.0

Printing                          5387     5406     5406     -0.4    0.0    0.1

Petroleum and coal products      36365    35058    34240      3.7    2.4   -0.8

 Petroleum refineries            31788    30471    29641      4.3    2.8   -1.0

Basic chemicals                  83196    83160    83133      0.0    0.0   -0.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and

  agricultural chemicals          4229     4233     4265     -0.1   -0.8   -0.3

  Pharmaceuticals                34755    34668    34514      0.3    0.4   -0.3

  Paints, coatings, adhesives     3884     3869     3860      0.4    0.2    0.8

Plastics and rubber products     25660    25484    25275      0.7    0.8    0.3

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    655564   652659   650138      0.4    0.4    0.3

 Construction Materials          67611    67191    66748      0.6    0.7    0.8

 Information technology          38470    38385    38333      0.2    0.1    0.4

 Computer and related product     4402     4355     4349      1.1    0.1   -0.1

 Motor vehicle and parts         34590    34773    34361     -0.5    1.2   -0.3

 Capital goods                  201880   200851   200289      0.5    0.3    0.6

  Nondefense Capital Goods      178402   177638   177865      0.4   -0.1    0.7

   Excluding Aircraft           123791   123206   123069      0.5    0.1    1.0

  Defense Capital Goods          23478    23213    22424      1.1    3.5   -0.2

 Consumer Goods                 194721   193345   192681      0.7    0.3    0.1

  Consumer Durable Goods         29639    29596    29467      0.1    0.4    0.9

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     165082   163749   163214      0.8    0.3    0.0

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              271054   269506   268432      0.6    0.4    0.8

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   377316   376099   375055      0.3    0.3    0.5

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods     54611    54432    54796      0.3   -0.7    0.0

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   311415   310174   308785      0.4    0.4    0.6

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

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