US Data: Value of Factory Inventories for Industry Groups>

Release for:        July 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Jul-18   Jun-18   May-18   Jul-18 Jun-18 May-18

All industries                  675839   670214   668607      0.8    0.2    0.2

 Ex. transportation             544454   543294   539899      0.2    0.6    0.2

 Ex. defense                    648636   643016   641828      0.9    0.2    0.2

 With unfilled orders           332596   327658   328000      1.5   -0.1    0.3

Durable goods industries        408557   403440   403402      1.3    0.0    0.3

Wood products                    12222    12188    12099      0.3    0.7    0.0

Nonmetallic mineral products     14454    14391    14252      0.4    1.0    0.9

Primary metals                   35606    35264    34758      1.0    1.5    1.1

 Iron and steel mills            20063    19860    19599      1.0    1.3    1.2

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.     13537    13410    13183      0.9    1.7    1.2

 Ferrous metal foundries          2006     1994     1976      0.6    0.9    0.8

Fabricated metal products        53450    53035    52450      0.8    1.1    0.7

Machinery                        68186    68344    67980     -0.2    0.5    0.1

 Farm machinery                   3653     3638     3613      0.4    0.7    0.4

 Construction machinery           5497     5508     5515     -0.2   -0.1    0.1

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             5403     5462     5438     -1.1    0.4    0.8

 Industrial machinery             8410     8355     8272      0.7    1.0   -0.3

 Photographic equipment           1693     1714     1728     -1.2   -0.8    1.4

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     4934     4923     4949      0.2   -0.5   -0.7

 Metalworking machinery           5962     5949     5862      0.2    1.5    0.4

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      9453     9648     9545     -2.0    1.1   -0.2

 Material handling equipment      5568     5619     5631     -0.9   -0.2    0.8

Computers and elect. products    43170    43371    43314     -0.5    0.1    0.0

 Electronic computers             1491     1529     1527     -2.5    0.1    1.3

 Computer storage devices         1038     1047     1053     -0.9   -0.6    1.4

 Other peripheral equipment       1138     1147     1117     -0.8    2.7    0.8

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       4721     4723     4772      0.0   -1.0    0.9

 Defense communications            677      693      677     -2.3    2.4    1.2

 Audio and video equipment         560      570      555     -1.8    2.7    1.3

 Electronic components            7263     7289     7274     -0.4    0.2   -2.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       2575     2571     2579      0.2   -0.3    0.2

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      2624     2639     2614     -0.6    1.0   -0.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments         15238    15301    15299     -0.4    0.0    0.4

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 18798    18716    18539      0.4    1.0    0.6

 Electric lighting equipment      2225     2231     2237     -0.3   -0.3    1.2

 Household appliances             2818     2808     2824      0.4   -0.6    0.5

 Electrical equipment             5194     5153     5122      0.8    0.6    0.2

 Batteries                        1849     1863     1852     -0.8    0.6    0.3

Transportation equipment        131385   126920   128708      3.5   -1.4    0.2

 Automobiles                      4089     4097     3959     -0.2    3.5    2.8

 Light trucks and utility veh     4626     4626     4660      0.0   -0.7    4.0

 Heavy duty trucks                2223     2164     2141      2.7    1.1    3.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    25576    25539    25364      0.1    0.7    0.3

 Nondefense aircraft and part    67061    62838    65193      6.7   -3.6   -0.5

 Defense aircraft and parts      12902    12846    12772      0.4    0.6    0.4

 Ships and boats                  2995     2994     2903      0.0    3.1    0.7

Furniture and related product     7901     7887     7910      0.2   -0.3   -0.3

Miscellaneous durable goods      23385    23324    23392      0.3   -0.3    0.1

Nondurable goods industries     267282   266774   265205      0.2    0.6    0.0

Food products                    54116    54455    54678     -0.6   -0.4   -0.3

 Grain and oilseed milling        5352     5362     5479     -0.2   -2.1   -0.7

 Dairy products                   7549     7588     7604     -0.5   -0.2    1.3

 Meat, poultry, seafood           9344     9259     9287      0.9   -0.3    0.2

Beverage and tobacco             24459    24522    24659     -0.3   -0.6   -0.1

 Beverages                       19845    19872    19963     -0.1   -0.5    0.0

 Tobacco                          4614     4650     4696     -0.8   -1.0   -0.7

Textile mills                     3236     3212     3205      0.7    0.2   -0.2

Textile products                  3472     3419     3415      1.6    0.1    0.2

Apparel                           1923     1898     1854      1.3    2.4   -1.0

Leather and allied products        780      781      780     -0.1    0.1    0.6

Paper products                   16094    15995    15899      0.6    0.6    0.5

 Pulp, paper, paperboard          6514     6526     6496     -0.2    0.5    0.2

 Paperboard containers            5121     5033     5003      1.7    0.6    0.7

Printing                          5460     5442     5469      0.3   -0.5    0.7

Petroleum and coal products      42041    41578    41054      1.1    1.3   -0.3

 Petroleum refineries            36416    36084    35743      0.9    1.0   -0.3

Basic chemicals                  89145    89004    88040      0.2    1.1    0.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and

  agricultural chemicals          4605     4587     4713      0.4   -2.7    0.3

  Pharmaceuticals                36383    36380    35983      0.0    1.1    0.4

  Paints, coatings, adhesives     3873     3883     3887     -0.3   -0.1    0.5

Plastics and rubber products     26556    26468    26152      0.3    1.2    0.3

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    675839   670214   668607      0.8    0.2    0.2

 Construction Materials          72141    71664    71023      0.7    0.9    0.6

 Information technology          38711    38840    38664     -0.3    0.5    0.6

 Computer and related product     3667     3723     3697     -1.5    0.7    1.2

 Motor vehicle and parts         36514    36426    36124      0.2    0.8    1.3

 Capital goods                  201607   197785   199065      1.9   -0.6    0.3

  Nondefense Capital Goods      178737   174904   176606      2.2   -1.0    0.2

   Excluding Aircraft           123626   123700   123178     -0.1    0.4    0.4

  Defense Capital Goods          22870    22881    22459      0.0    1.9    0.9

 Consumer Goods                 201842   201694   201001      0.1    0.3    0.1

  Consumer Durable Goods         30281    30217    30150      0.2    0.2    1.1

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     171561   171477   170851      0.0    0.4   -0.1

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              277172   276520   274694      0.2    0.7    0.4

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   385687   380559   380943      1.3   -0.1    0.3

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods     55111    51204    53428      7.6   -4.2   -0.3

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   318626   317721   315750      0.3    0.6    0.5

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

[TOPICS: MAUDT$,MAUF2$]