US Data: Value of Factory Inventories for Industry Groups>

Release for: April 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Apr-18   Mar-18   Feb-18   Apr-18 Mar-18 Feb-18

All industries                  666867   664712   663710      0.3    0.2    0.3

 Ex. transportation             538360   536595   534999      0.3    0.3    0.3

 Ex. defense                    640218   637762   636805      0.4    0.2    0.4

 With unfilled orders           326948   325827   325277      0.3    0.2    0.5

Durable goods industries        401852   400538   399816      0.3    0.2    0.5

Wood products                    12132    12100    12048      0.3    0.4    1.0

Nonmetallic mineral products     14065    14061    13961      0.0    0.7   -0.2

Primary metals                   34196    34056    33725      0.4    1.0    0.3

 Iron and steel mills            19193    19185    19067      0.0    0.6   -0.1

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.     13047    12920    12711      1.0    1.6    0.9

 Ferrous metal foundries          1956     1951     1947      0.3    0.2   -0.6

Fabricated metal products        52027    51592    51228      0.8    0.7    0.6

Machinery                        67862    67751    67310      0.2    0.7    0.6

 Farm machinery                   3629     3627     3608      0.1    0.5    1.4

 Construction machinery           5524     5531     5541     -0.1   -0.2    1.2

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             5327     5356     5316     -0.5    0.8   -1.1

 Industrial machinery             8312     8296     8196      0.2    1.2    1.5

 Photographic equipment           1700     1674     1643      1.6    1.9    0.6

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     4976     4929     4905      1.0    0.5    0.6

 Metalworking machinery           5826     5776     5833      0.9   -1.0   -0.3

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      9517     9755     9607     -2.4    1.5    1.1

 Material handling equipment      5619     5575     5566      0.8    0.2    0.1

Computers and elect. products    43304    43211    43269      0.2   -0.1    0.8

 Electronic computers             1502     1534     1565     -2.1   -2.0   -0.7

 Computer storage devices         1034     1032     1049      0.2   -1.6    1.1

 Other peripheral equipment       1108     1110     1098     -0.2    1.1   -0.6

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       4721     4609     4638      2.4   -0.6    0.1

 Defense communications            664      662      660      0.3    0.3    0.9

 Audio and video equipment         583      586      565     -0.5    3.7   -0.5

 Electronic components            7477     7503     7416     -0.3    1.2    1.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       2575     2581     2572     -0.2    0.3    0.2

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      2611     2605     2606      0.2    0.0    0.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments         15193    15205    15181     -0.1    0.2    0.8

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 18426    18400    18336      0.1    0.3    0.4

 Electric lighting equipment      2202     2210     2211     -0.4    0.0    0.5

 Household appliances             2808     2817     2820     -0.3   -0.1    0.0

 Electrical equipment             5107     5097     5081      0.2    0.3    0.7

 Batteries                        1844     1855     1858     -0.6   -0.2    0.7

Transportation equipment        128507   128117   128711      0.3   -0.5    0.6

 Automobiles                      3840     3918     3973     -2.0   -1.4    2.4

 Light trucks and utility veh     4452     4414     4402      0.9    0.3    1.3

 Heavy duty trucks                2064     2013     1928      2.5    4.4    2.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    25213    25326    25227     -0.4    0.4   -0.3

 Nondefense aircraft and part    65638    64913    65673      1.1   -1.2    0.9

 Defense aircraft and parts      12734    12910    12902     -1.4    0.1    0.1

 Ships and boats                  2905     2918     2974     -0.4   -1.9    0.7

Furniture and related product     7932     7936     7961     -0.1   -0.3    0.5

Miscellaneous durable goods      23401    23314    23267      0.4    0.2    0.2

Nondurable goods industries     265015   264174   263894      0.3    0.1    0.0

Food products                    54846    54882    54844     -0.1    0.1    0.7

 Grain and oilseed milling        5527     5454     5418      1.3    0.7    1.3

 Dairy products                   7525     7532     7497     -0.1    0.5   -1.1

 Meat, poultry, seafood           9303     9369     9413     -0.7   -0.5    2.3

Beverage and tobacco             24715    24621    24595      0.4    0.1    0.8

 Beverages                       19975    19901    19861      0.4    0.2    0.9

 Tobacco                          4740     4720     4734      0.4   -0.3    0.3

Textile mills                     3183     3192     3190     -0.3    0.1    0.0

Textile products                  3403     3417     3406     -0.4    0.3    0.4

Apparel                           1895     1913     1919     -0.9   -0.3    0.5

Leather and allied products        777      773      769      0.5    0.5    0.0

Paper products                   15815    15827    15828     -0.1    0.0   -0.1

 Pulp, paper, paperboard          6483     6527     6516     -0.7    0.2   -0.2

 Paperboard containers            4957     4960     4955     -0.1    0.1    0.3

Printing                          5408     5429     5415     -0.4    0.3   -0.2

Petroleum and coal products      41212    40820    40830      1.0    0.0   -0.3

 Petroleum refineries            35908    35599    35837      0.9   -0.7   -0.4

Basic chemicals                  87766    87362    87232      0.5    0.1   -0.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and

  agricultural chemicals          4720     4603     4496      2.5    2.4    2.5

  Pharmaceuticals                35820    35457    35301      1.0    0.4   -1.0

  Paints, coatings, adhesives     3864     3849     3830      0.4    0.5   -0.3

Plastics and rubber products     25995    25938    25866      0.2    0.3   -0.2

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    666867   664712   663710      0.3    0.2    0.3

 Construction Materials          70515    70093    69637      0.6    0.7    0.6

 Information technology          38397    38262    38190      0.4    0.2    0.4

 Computer and related product     3644     3676     3712     -0.9   -1.0   -0.2

 Motor vehicle and parts         35569    35671    35530     -0.3    0.4    0.4

 Capital goods                  198565   197966   198122      0.3   -0.1    0.7

  Nondefense Capital Goods      176321   175394   175583      0.5   -0.1    0.7

   Excluding Aircraft           122703   122438   121903      0.2    0.4    0.5

  Defense Capital Goods          22244    22572    22539     -1.5    0.1    0.1

 Consumer Goods                 200917   200143   199934      0.4    0.1    0.1

  Consumer Durable Goods         29825    29813    29773      0.0    0.1    0.6

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     171092   170330   170161      0.4    0.1    0.0

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              273345   272421   271105      0.3    0.5    0.5

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   379608   377966   377277      0.4    0.2    0.6

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods     53618    52956    53680      1.3   -1.3    1.2

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   313970   313053   311604      0.3    0.5    0.5

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

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