US Data: Value of Factory Inventories for Industry Groups>

Release for:    December 2017

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Dec-17   Nov-17   Oct-17   Dec-17 Nov-17 Oct-17

All industries                  669232   665900   662588      0.5    0.5    0.3

 Ex. transportation             538420   535343   531681      0.6    0.7    0.4

 Ex. defense                    641770   638613   634963      0.5    0.6    0.3

 With unfilled orders           331054   330122   329064      0.3    0.3    0.3

Durable goods industries        406833   405427   404393      0.3    0.3    0.2

Wood products                    12039    11939    11859      0.8    0.7    0.6

Nonmetallic mineral products     13681    13636    13508      0.3    0.9    0.0

Primary metals                   34141    34237    34113     -0.3    0.4    1.1

 Iron and steel mills            19088    19121    19013     -0.2    0.6    0.7

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.     13040    13097    13070     -0.4    0.2    1.7

 Ferrous metal foundries          2013     2019     2030     -0.3   -0.5    0.8

Fabricated metal products        51067    50880    50470      0.4    0.8    0.2

Machinery                        70356    69975    69618      0.5    0.5   -0.1

 Farm machinery                   3670     3670     3864      0.0   -5.0   -0.9

 Construction machinery           5479     5433     5308      0.8    2.4   -0.4

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             7846     7751     7801      1.2   -0.6    1.1

 Industrial machinery             7790     7765     7708      0.3    0.7   -1.9

 Photographic equipment           1462     1414     1382      3.4    2.3   -3.3

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     5191     5189     5189      0.0    0.0    0.1

 Metalworking machinery           5969     5944     5899      0.4    0.8    0.4

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.     10248    10174     9991      0.7    1.8   -1.0

 Material handling equipment      5306     5377     5311     -1.3    1.2    1.8

Computers and elect. products    45462    45338    45168      0.3    0.4    0.2

 Electronic computers             1844     1820     1805      1.3    0.8    2.2

 Computer storage devices         1394     1408     1425     -1.0   -1.2    0.1

 Other peripheral equipment       1149     1136     1150      1.1   -1.2   -3.0

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       4012     4020     4019     -0.2    0.0    0.9

 Defense communications            578      571      558      1.2    2.3    0.7

 Audio and video equipment         620      604      605      2.6   -0.2    0.3

 Electronic components            7994     7928     7925      0.8    0.0   -0.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       3088     3119     3128     -1.0   -0.3   -0.4

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      3133     3144     3149     -0.3   -0.2    1.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments         14882    14747    14658      0.9    0.6    0.2

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 18128    17910    17819      1.2    0.5    0.5

 Electric lighting equipment      2247     2236     2214      0.5    1.0    1.0

 Household appliances             2520     2503     2463      0.7    1.6    0.9

 Electrical equipment             4895     4908     4930     -0.3   -0.4    0.5

 Batteries                        1832     1788     1773      2.5    0.8   -0.1

Transportation equipment        130812   130557   130907      0.2   -0.3    0.0

 Automobiles                      4419     4339     4350      1.8   -0.3   -2.9

 Light trucks and utility veh     3837     3778     3767      1.6    0.3   -0.9

 Heavy duty trucks                1997     1969     2038      1.4   -3.4   -2.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    24790    24611    24500      0.7    0.5   -0.5

 Nondefense aircraft and part    66900    67194    67198     -0.4    0.0    0.6

 Defense aircraft and parts      13414    13353    13431      0.5   -0.6    1.5

 Ships and boats                  3051     3183     3296     -4.1   -3.4   -5.5

Furniture and related product     7973     7906     7867      0.8    0.5    0.7

Miscellaneous durable goods      23174    23049    23064      0.5   -0.1    0.2

Nondurable goods industries     262399   260473   258195      0.7    0.9    0.6

Food products                    55633    55347    55420      0.5   -0.1   -0.3

 Grain and oilseed milling        5535     5492     5484      0.8    0.1    0.0

 Dairy products                   8265     8178     8171      1.1    0.1   -1.2

 Meat, poultry, seafood           9130     9221     9234     -1.0   -0.1   -2.2

Beverage and tobacco             23765    23597    23381      0.7    0.9    0.6

 Beverages                       19360    19182    18966      0.9    1.1    0.5

 Tobacco                          4405     4415     4415     -0.2    0.0    1.0

Textile mills                     3319     3293     3276      0.8    0.5    0.3

Textile products                  3447     3436     3442      0.3   -0.2    0.2

Apparel                           2072     2029     2035      2.1   -0.3   -1.5

Leather and allied products        784      785      783     -0.1    0.3   -0.6

Paper products                   15680    15683    15570      0.0    0.7    0.1

 Pulp, paper, paperboard          6146     6167     6154     -0.3    0.2   -0.4

 Paperboard containers            5010     5067     4996     -1.1    1.4    1.5

Printing                          5520     5479     5409      0.7    1.3   -0.1

Petroleum and coal products      41358    40494    38944      2.1    4.0    1.4

 Petroleum refineries            36599    35741    34280      2.4    4.3    1.6

Basic chemicals                  84617    84305    84036      0.4    0.3    1.0

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and

  agricultural chemicals          4029     4078     4108     -1.2   -0.7   -1.3

  Pharmaceuticals                35443    35396    35303      0.1    0.3    1.1

  Paints, coatings, adhesives     4007     3994     3979      0.3    0.4    0.9

Plastics and rubber products     26204    26025    25899      0.7    0.5    0.5

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    669232   665900   662588      0.5    0.5    0.3

 Construction Materials          69037    68790    68156      0.4    0.9    0.3

 Information technology          39018    38679    38541      0.9    0.4    0.2

 Computer and related product     4387     4364     4380      0.5   -0.4    0.1

 Motor vehicle and parts         35043    34697    34655      1.0    0.1   -1.0

 Capital goods                  204088   203474   203323      0.3    0.1    0.1

  Nondefense Capital Goods      180860   180412   179910      0.2    0.3    0.1

   Excluding Aircraft           125487   124712   124318      0.6    0.3    0.0

  Defense Capital Goods          23228    23062    23413      0.7   -1.5    0.2

 Consumer Goods                 201125   199360   197537      0.9    0.9    0.4

  Consumer Durable Goods         30014    29720    29699      1.0    0.1   -0.3

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     171111   169640   167838      0.9    1.1    0.5

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              276021   274870   273486      0.4    0.5    0.3

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   383605   382365   380980      0.3    0.4    0.2

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods     55373    55700    55592     -0.6    0.2    0.6

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   316705   315171   313782      0.5    0.4    0.1

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

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