US Data: Value of Factory Inventories for Industry Groups>

Release for: January 2017

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Jan-17   Dec-17   Nov-17   Jan-17 Dec-17 Nov-17

All industries                  672434   670373   665900      0.3    0.7    0.5

 Ex. transportation             540549   539216   535343      0.2    0.7    0.7

 Ex. defense                    645118   642843   638613      0.4    0.7    0.6

 With unfilled orders           332764   331669   330122      0.3    0.5    0.3

Durable goods industries        408819   407477   405427      0.3    0.5    0.3

Wood products                    12011    12016    11939      0.0    0.6    0.7

Nonmetallic mineral products     13650    13672    13636     -0.2    0.3    0.9

Primary metals                   34487    34367    34237      0.3    0.4    0.4

 Iron and steel mills            19493    19330    19121      0.8    1.1    0.6

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.     12951    13009    13097     -0.4   -0.7    0.2

 Ferrous metal foundries          2043     2028     2019      0.7    0.4   -0.5

Fabricated metal products        51351    51186    50880      0.3    0.6    0.8

Machinery                        70329    70330    69975      0.0    0.5    0.5

 Farm machinery                   3740     3700     3670      1.1    0.8   -5.0

 Construction machinery           5561     5509     5433      0.9    1.4    2.4

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             7776     7772     7751      0.1    0.3   -0.6

 Industrial machinery             7787     7852     7765     -0.8    1.1    0.7

 Photographic equipment           1353     1379     1414     -1.9   -2.5    2.3

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     5151     5152     5189      0.0   -0.7    0.0

 Metalworking machinery           6043     5988     5944      0.9    0.7    0.8

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.     10276    10261    10174      0.1    0.9    1.8

 Material handling equipment      5520     5427     5377      1.7    0.9    1.2

Computers and elect. products    45558    45442    45338      0.3    0.2    0.4

 Electronic computers             1863     1846     1820      0.9    1.4    0.8

 Computer storage devices         1394     1394     1408      0.0   -1.0   -1.2

 Other peripheral equipment       1105     1131     1136     -2.3   -0.4   -1.2

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       4028     4015     4020      0.3   -0.1    0.0

 Defense communications            577      570      571      1.2   -0.2    2.3

 Audio and video equipment         636      624      604      1.9    3.3   -0.2

 Electronic components            7879     7959     7928     -1.0    0.4    0.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       3119     3091     3119      0.9   -0.9   -0.3

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      3140     3128     3144      0.4   -0.5   -0.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments         14942    14889    14747      0.4    1.0    0.6

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 18290    18133    17910      0.9    1.2    0.5

 Electric lighting equipment      2249     2246     2236      0.1    0.4    1.0

 Household appliances             2568     2537     2503      1.2    1.4    1.6

 Electrical equipment             5032     4914     4908      2.4    0.1   -0.4

 Batteries                        1802     1804     1788     -0.1    0.9    0.8

Transportation equipment        131885   131157   130557      0.6    0.5   -0.3

 Automobiles                      4492     4428     4339      1.4    2.1   -0.3

 Light trucks and utility veh     3939     3869     3778      1.8    2.4    0.3

 Heavy duty trucks                1985     1995     1969     -0.5    1.3   -3.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    24983    24861    24611      0.5    1.0    0.5

 Nondefense aircraft and part    67765    67058    67194      1.1   -0.2    0.0

 Defense aircraft and parts      13184    13400    13353     -1.6    0.4   -0.6

 Ships and boats                  3251     3176     3183      2.4   -0.2   -3.4

Furniture and related product     8070     8014     7906      0.7    1.4    0.5

Miscellaneous durable goods      23188    23160    23049      0.1    0.5   -0.1

Nondurable goods industries     263615   262896   260473      0.3    0.9    0.9

Food products                    55543    55705    55347     -0.3    0.6   -0.1

 Grain and oilseed milling        5425     5500     5492     -1.4    0.1    0.1

 Dairy products                   8106     8282     8178     -2.1    1.3    0.1

 Meat, poultry, seafood           9240     9192     9221      0.5   -0.3   -0.1

Beverage and tobacco             23968    23827    23597      0.6    1.0    0.9

 Beverages                       19522    19402    19182      0.6    1.1    1.1

 Tobacco                          4446     4425     4415      0.5    0.2    0.0

Textile mills                     3344     3327     3293      0.5    1.0    0.5

Textile products                  3436     3440     3436     -0.1    0.1   -0.2

Apparel                           2083     2069     2029      0.7    2.0   -0.3

Leather and allied products        797      791      785      0.8    0.8    0.3

Paper products                   15747    15748    15683      0.0    0.4    0.7

 Pulp, paper, paperboard          6179     6170     6167      0.1    0.0    0.2

 Paperboard containers            5062     5064     5067      0.0   -0.1    1.4

Printing                          5519     5520     5479      0.0    0.7    1.3

Petroleum and coal products      42435    41716    40494      1.7    3.0    4.0

 Petroleum refineries            37705    36901    35741      2.2    3.2    4.3

Basic chemicals                  84541    84583    84305      0.0    0.3    0.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and

  agricultural chemicals          3904     3987     4078     -2.1   -2.2   -0.7

  Pharmaceuticals                35579    35468    35396      0.3    0.2    0.3

  Paints, coatings, adhesives     4028     4018     3994      0.2    0.6    0.4

Plastics and rubber products     26202    26170    26025      0.1    0.6    0.5

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    672434   670373   665900      0.3    0.7    0.5

 Construction Materials          69231    69025    68790      0.3    0.3    0.9

 Information technology          39021    38922    38679      0.3    0.6    0.4

 Computer and related product     4362     4371     4364     -0.2    0.2   -0.4

 Motor vehicle and parts         35399    35153    34697      0.7    1.3    0.1

 Capital goods                  205241   204386   203474      0.4    0.4    0.1

  Nondefense Capital Goods      182081   181076   180412      0.6    0.4    0.3

   Excluding Aircraft           125764   125521   124712      0.2    0.6    0.3

  Defense Capital Goods          23160    23310    23062     -0.6    1.1   -1.5

 Consumer Goods                 202726   201702   199360      0.5    1.2    0.9

  Consumer Durable Goods         30283    30070    29720      0.7    1.2    0.1

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     172443   171632   169640      0.5    1.2    1.1

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              276934   276320   274870      0.2    0.5    0.5

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   385659   384167   382365      0.4    0.5    0.4

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods     56317    55555    55700      1.4   -0.3    0.2

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   317894   317109   315171      0.2    0.6    0.4

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

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