US Data: Value of Factory Inventories for Industry Groups>

Release for:         May 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                May-18   Apr-18   Mar-18   May-18 Apr-18 Mar-18

All industries                  668435   667132   664712      0.2    0.4    0.2

 Ex. transportation             539455   538678   536595      0.1    0.4    0.3

 Ex. defense                    641692   640480   637762      0.2    0.4    0.2

 With unfilled orders           328064   327166   325827      0.3    0.4    0.2

Durable goods industries        403312   402026   400538      0.3    0.4    0.2

Wood products                    12100    12101    12100      0.0    0.0    0.4

Nonmetallic mineral products     14197    14127    14061      0.5    0.5    0.7

Primary metals                   34711    34363    34056      1.0    0.9    1.0

 Iron and steel mills            19505    19375    19185      0.7    1.0    0.6

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.     13230    13028    12920      1.6    0.8    1.6

 Ferrous metal foundries          1976     1960     1951      0.8    0.5    0.2

Fabricated metal products        52285    52069    51592      0.4    0.9    0.7

Machinery                        67882    67896    67751      0.0    0.2    0.7

 Farm machinery                   3596     3600     3627     -0.1   -0.7    0.5

 Construction machinery           5502     5510     5531     -0.1   -0.4   -0.2

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             5385     5394     5356     -0.2    0.7    0.8

 Industrial machinery             8269     8294     8296     -0.3    0.0    1.2

 Photographic equipment           1706     1704     1674      0.1    1.8    1.9

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     4971     4984     4929     -0.3    1.1    0.5

 Metalworking machinery           5874     5838     5776      0.6    1.1   -1.0

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      9540     9562     9755     -0.2   -2.0    1.5

 Material handling equipment      5646     5589     5575      1.0    0.3    0.2

Computers and elect. products    43237    43295    43211     -0.1    0.2   -0.1

 Electronic computers             1520     1507     1534      0.9   -1.8   -2.0

 Computer storage devices         1047     1038     1032      0.9    0.6   -1.6

 Other peripheral equipment       1109     1108     1110      0.1   -0.2    1.1

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       4772     4730     4609      0.9    2.6   -0.6

 Defense communications            677      669      662      1.2    1.1    0.3

 Audio and video equipment         550      548      586      0.4   -6.5    3.7

 Electronic components            7269     7436     7503     -2.2   -0.9    1.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       2572     2573     2581      0.0   -0.3    0.3

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      2615     2617     2605     -0.1    0.5    0.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments         15270    15237    15205      0.2    0.2    0.2

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 18565    18427    18400      0.7    0.1    0.3

 Electric lighting equipment      2239     2210     2210      1.3    0.0    0.0

 Household appliances             2825     2810     2817      0.5   -0.2   -0.1

 Electrical equipment             5147     5113     5097      0.7    0.3    0.3

 Batteries                        1846     1846     1855      0.0   -0.5   -0.2

Transportation equipment        128980   128454   128117      0.4    0.3   -0.5

 Automobiles                      3929     3850     3918      2.1   -1.7   -1.4

 Light trucks and utility veh     4675     4481     4414      4.3    1.5    0.3

 Heavy duty trucks                2062     2061     2013      0.0    2.4    4.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    25349    25278    25326      0.3   -0.2    0.4

 Nondefense aircraft and part    65597    65548    64913      0.1    1.0   -1.2

 Defense aircraft and parts      12784    12724    12910      0.5   -1.4    0.1

 Ships and boats                  2896     2882     2918      0.5   -1.2   -1.9

Furniture and related product     7926     7933     7936     -0.1    0.0   -0.3

Miscellaneous durable goods      23429    23361    23314      0.3    0.2    0.2

Nondurable goods industries     265123   265106   264174      0.0    0.4    0.1

Food products                    54572    54840    54882     -0.5   -0.1    0.1

 Grain and oilseed milling        5492     5517     5454     -0.5    1.2    0.7

 Dairy products                   7438     7510     7532     -1.0   -0.3    0.5

 Meat, poultry, seafood           9190     9268     9369     -0.8   -1.1   -0.5

Beverage and tobacco             24712    24686    24621      0.1    0.3    0.1

 Beverages                       20015    19959    19901      0.3    0.3    0.2

 Tobacco                          4697     4727     4720     -0.6    0.1   -0.3

Textile mills                     3204     3210     3192     -0.2    0.6    0.1

Textile products                  3418     3407     3417      0.3   -0.3    0.3

Apparel                           1845     1873     1913     -1.5   -2.1   -0.3

Leather and allied products        772      775      773     -0.4    0.3    0.5

Paper products                   15890    15826    15827      0.4    0.0    0.0

 Pulp, paper, paperboard          6487     6482     6527      0.1   -0.7    0.2

 Paperboard containers            5007     4968     4960      0.8    0.2    0.1

Printing                          5459     5429     5429      0.6    0.0    0.3

Petroleum and coal products      41218    41167    40820      0.1    0.9    0.0

 Petroleum refineries            35967    35853    35599      0.3    0.7   -0.7

Basic chemicals                  87912    87814    87362      0.1    0.5    0.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and

  agricultural chemicals          4697     4698     4603      0.0    2.1    2.4

  Pharmaceuticals                35946    35838    35457      0.3    1.1    0.4

  Paints, coatings, adhesives     3885     3868     3849      0.4    0.5    0.5

Plastics and rubber products     26121    26079    25938      0.2    0.5    0.3

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    668435   667132   664712      0.2    0.4    0.2

 Construction Materials          70797    70576    70093      0.3    0.7    0.7

 Information technology          38584    38419    38262      0.4    0.4    0.2

 Computer and related product     3676     3653     3676      0.6   -0.6   -1.0

 Motor vehicle and parts         36015    35670    35671      1.0    0.0    0.4

 Capital goods                  199151   198558   197966      0.3    0.3   -0.1

  Nondefense Capital Goods      176740   176301   175394      0.2    0.5   -0.1

   Excluding Aircraft           122994   122731   122438      0.2    0.2    0.4

  Defense Capital Goods          22411    22257    22572      0.7   -1.4    0.1

 Consumer Goods                 201094   200841   200143      0.1    0.3    0.1

  Consumer Durable Goods         30153    29832    29813      1.1    0.1    0.1

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     170941   171009   170330      0.0    0.4    0.1

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              274332   273572   272421      0.3    0.4    0.5

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   380901   379769   377966      0.3    0.5    0.2

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods     53746    53570    52956      0.3    1.2   -1.3

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   315304   314221   313053      0.3    0.4    0.5

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

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