US Data: Value of Factory Inventories for Industry Groups>

Release for:        June 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Jun-18   May-18   Apr-18   Jun-18 May-18 Apr-18

All industries                  669270   668607   667132      0.1    0.2    0.4

 Ex. transportation             542419   539899   538678      0.5    0.2    0.4

 Ex. defense                    642135   641828   640480      0.0    0.2    0.4

 With unfilled orders           327249   328000   327166     -0.2    0.3    0.4

Durable goods industries        402947   403402   402026     -0.1    0.3    0.4

Wood products                    12168    12099    12101      0.6    0.0    0.0

Nonmetallic mineral products     14353    14252    14127      0.7    0.9    0.5

Primary metals                   35021    34758    34363      0.8    1.1    0.9

 Iron and steel mills            19786    19599    19375      1.0    1.2    1.0

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.     13247    13183    13028      0.5    1.2    0.8

 Ferrous metal foundries          1988     1976     1960      0.6    0.8    0.5

Fabricated metal products        52995    52450    52069      1.0    0.7    0.9

Machinery                        68258    67980    67896      0.4    0.1    0.2

 Farm machinery                   3626     3613     3600      0.4    0.4   -0.7

 Construction machinery           5536     5515     5510      0.4    0.1   -0.4

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             5491     5438     5394      1.0    0.8    0.7

 Industrial machinery             8344     8272     8294      0.9   -0.3    0.0

 Photographic equipment           1693     1728     1704     -2.0    1.4    1.8

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     4920     4949     4984     -0.6   -0.7    1.1

 Metalworking machinery           5892     5862     5838      0.5    0.4    1.1

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      9670     9545     9562      1.3   -0.2   -2.0

 Material handling equipment      5635     5631     5589      0.1    0.8    0.3

Computers and elect. products    43493    43314    43295      0.4    0.0    0.2

 Electronic computers             1539     1527     1507      0.8    1.3   -1.8

 Computer storage devices         1051     1053     1038     -0.2    1.4    0.6

 Other peripheral equipment       1150     1117     1108      3.0    0.8   -0.2

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       4742     4772     4730     -0.6    0.9    2.6

 Defense communications            693      677      669      2.4    1.2    1.1

 Audio and video equipment         574      555      548      3.4    1.3   -6.5

 Electronic components            7297     7274     7436      0.3   -2.2   -0.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       2584     2579     2573      0.2    0.2   -0.3

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      2642     2614     2617      1.1   -0.1    0.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments         15357    15299    15237      0.4    0.4    0.2

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 18607    18539    18427      0.4    0.6    0.1

 Electric lighting equipment      2234     2237     2210     -0.1    1.2    0.0

 Household appliances             2806     2824     2810     -0.6    0.5   -0.2

 Electrical equipment             5122     5122     5113      0.0    0.2    0.3

 Batteries                        1872     1852     1846      1.1    0.3   -0.5

Transportation equipment        126851   128708   128454     -1.4    0.2    0.3

 Automobiles                      4092     3959     3850      3.4    2.8   -1.7

 Light trucks and utility veh     4622     4660     4481     -0.8    4.0    1.5

 Heavy duty trucks                2152     2141     2061      0.5    3.9    2.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    25478    25364    25278      0.4    0.3   -0.2

 Nondefense aircraft and part    62916    65193    65548     -3.5   -0.5    1.0

 Defense aircraft and parts      12838    12772    12724      0.5    0.4   -1.4

 Ships and boats                  2939     2903     2882      1.2    0.7   -1.2

Furniture and related product     7884     7910     7933     -0.3   -0.3    0.0

Miscellaneous durable goods      23317    23392    23361     -0.3    0.1    0.2

Nondurable goods industries     266323   265205   265106      0.4    0.0    0.4

Food products                    54606    54678    54840     -0.1   -0.3   -0.1

 Grain and oilseed milling        5385     5479     5517     -1.7   -0.7    1.2

 Dairy products                   7620     7604     7510      0.2    1.3   -0.3

 Meat, poultry, seafood           9183     9287     9268     -1.1    0.2   -1.1

Beverage and tobacco             24636    24659    24686     -0.1   -0.1    0.3

 Beverages                       19936    19963    19959     -0.1    0.0    0.3

 Tobacco                          4700     4696     4727      0.1   -0.7    0.1

Textile mills                     3205     3205     3210      0.0   -0.2    0.6

Textile products                  3412     3415     3407     -0.1    0.2   -0.3

Apparel                           1873     1854     1873      1.0   -1.0   -2.1

Leather and allied products        781      780      775      0.1    0.6    0.3

Paper products                   15945    15899    15826      0.3    0.5    0.0

 Pulp, paper, paperboard          6521     6496     6482      0.4    0.2   -0.7

 Paperboard containers            4992     5003     4968     -0.2    0.7    0.2

Printing                          5450     5469     5429     -0.3    0.7    0.0

Petroleum and coal products      41361    41054    41167      0.7   -0.3    0.9

 Petroleum refineries            35987    35743    35853      0.7   -0.3    0.7

Basic chemicals                  88723    88040    87814      0.8    0.3    0.5

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and

  agricultural chemicals          4783     4713     4698      1.5    0.3    2.1

  Pharmaceuticals                36357    35983    35838      1.0    0.4    1.1

  Paints, coatings, adhesives     3891     3887     3868      0.1    0.5    0.5

Plastics and rubber products     26331    26152    26079      0.7    0.3    0.5

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    669270   668607   667132      0.1    0.2    0.4

 Construction Materials          71550    71023    70576      0.7    0.6    0.7

 Information technology          38843    38664    38419      0.5    0.6    0.4

 Computer and related product     3740     3697     3653      1.2    1.2   -0.6

 Motor vehicle and parts         36344    36124    35670      0.6    1.3    0.0

 Capital goods                  197697   199065   198558     -0.7    0.3    0.3

  Nondefense Capital Goods      174871   176606   176301     -1.0    0.2    0.5

   Excluding Aircraft           123553   123178   122731      0.3    0.4    0.2

  Defense Capital Goods          22826    22459    22257      1.6    0.9   -1.4

 Consumer Goods                 201711   201001   200841      0.4    0.1    0.3

  Consumer Durable Goods         30214    30150    29832      0.2    1.1    0.1

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     171497   170851   171009      0.4   -0.1    0.4

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              276096   274694   273572      0.5    0.4    0.4

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   380121   380943   379769     -0.2    0.3    0.5

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods     51318    53428    53570     -3.9   -0.3    1.2

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   317205   315750   314221      0.5    0.5    0.4

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

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