US Data: Value of Factory Inventories for Industry Groups>

Release for:      August 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Aug-18   Jul-18   Jun-18   Aug-18 Jul-18 Jun-18

All industries                  675610   676154   670214     -0.1    0.9    0.2

 Ex. transportation             546208   544978   543294      0.2    0.3    0.6

 Ex. defense                    648616   648996   643016     -0.1    0.9    0.2

 With unfilled orders           330929   332490   327658     -0.5    1.5   -0.1

Durable goods industries        407201   408559   403440     -0.3    1.3    0.0

Wood products                    12269    12243    12188      0.2    0.5    0.7

Nonmetallic mineral products     14514    14499    14391      0.1    0.8    1.0

Primary metals                   35574    35554    35264      0.1    0.8    1.5

 Iron and steel mills            20075    20060    19860      0.1    1.0    1.3

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.     13478    13486    13410     -0.1    0.6    1.7

 Ferrous metal foundries          2021     2008     1994      0.6    0.7    0.9

Fabricated metal products        53572    53420    53035      0.3    0.7    1.1

Machinery                        68756    68421    68344      0.5    0.1    0.5

 Farm machinery                   3796     3685     3638      3.0    1.3    0.7

 Construction machinery           5418     5496     5508     -1.4   -0.2   -0.1

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             5371     5402     5462     -0.6   -1.1    0.4

 Industrial machinery             8564     8453     8355      1.3    1.2    1.0

 Photographic equipment           1700     1692     1714      0.5   -1.3   -0.8

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     5029     4964     4923      1.3    0.8   -0.5

 Metalworking machinery           5988     5959     5949      0.5    0.2    1.5

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      9447     9500     9648     -0.6   -1.5    1.1

 Material handling equipment      5659     5619     5619      0.7    0.0   -0.2

Computers and elect. products    42965    43136    43371     -0.4   -0.5    0.1

 Electronic computers             1497     1488     1529      0.6   -2.7    0.1

 Computer storage devices         1016     1027     1047     -1.1   -1.9   -0.6

 Other peripheral equipment       1165     1151     1147      1.2    0.3    2.7

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       4677     4710     4723     -0.7   -0.3   -1.0

 Defense communications            661      677      693     -2.4   -2.3    2.4

 Audio and video equipment         564      559      570      0.9   -1.9    2.7

 Electronic components            7214     7268     7289     -0.7   -0.3    0.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       2547     2571     2571     -0.9    0.0   -0.3

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      2636     2618     2639      0.7   -0.8    1.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments         15261    15243    15301      0.1   -0.4    0.0

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 18898    18835    18716      0.3    0.6    1.0

 Electric lighting equipment      2241     2229     2231      0.5   -0.1   -0.3

 Household appliances             2813     2821     2808     -0.3    0.5   -0.6

 Electrical equipment             5210     5187     5153      0.4    0.7    0.6

 Batteries                        1839     1841     1863     -0.1   -1.2    0.6

Transportation equipment        129402   131176   126920     -1.4    3.4   -1.4

 Automobiles                      4147     4095     4097      1.3    0.0    3.5

 Light trucks and utility veh     4738     4625     4626      2.4    0.0   -0.7

 Heavy duty trucks                2242     2249     2164     -0.3    3.9    1.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    25480    25522    25539     -0.2   -0.1    0.7

 Nondefense aircraft and part    65268    66910    62838     -2.5    6.5   -3.6

 Defense aircraft and parts      12888    12911    12846     -0.2    0.5    0.6

 Ships and boats                  3041     2995     2994      1.5    0.0    3.1

Furniture and related product     7891     7891     7887      0.0    0.1   -0.3

Miscellaneous durable goods      23360    23384    23324     -0.1    0.3   -0.3

Nondurable goods industries     268409   267595   266774      0.3    0.3    0.6

Food products                    54007    54090    54455     -0.2   -0.7   -0.4

 Grain and oilseed milling        5403     5378     5362      0.5    0.3   -2.1

 Dairy products                   7489     7544     7588     -0.7   -0.6   -0.2

 Meat, poultry, seafood           9260     9297     9259     -0.4    0.4   -0.3

Beverage and tobacco             24477    24477    24522      0.0   -0.2   -0.6

 Beverages                       19920    19876    19872      0.2    0.0   -0.5

 Tobacco                          4557     4601     4650     -1.0   -1.1   -1.0

Textile mills                     3251     3242     3212      0.3    0.9    0.2

Textile products                  3496     3473     3419      0.7    1.6    0.1

Apparel                           1917     1919     1898     -0.1    1.1    2.4

Leather and allied products        779      780      781     -0.1   -0.1    0.1

Paper products                   16114    16088    15995      0.2    0.6    0.6

 Pulp, paper, paperboard          6523     6515     6526      0.1   -0.2    0.5

 Paperboard containers            5135     5117     5033      0.4    1.7    0.6

Printing                          5410     5427     5442     -0.3   -0.3   -0.5

Petroleum and coal products      42735    42265    41578      1.1    1.7    1.3

 Petroleum refineries            36986    36606    36084      1.0    1.4    1.0

Basic chemicals                  89489    89229    89004      0.3    0.3    1.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and

  agricultural chemicals          4613     4613     4587      0.0    0.6   -2.7

  Pharmaceuticals                36553    36444    36380      0.3    0.2    1.1

  Paints, coatings, adhesives     3906     3888     3883      0.5    0.1   -0.1

Plastics and rubber products     26734    26605    26468      0.5    0.5    1.2

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    675610   676154   670214     -0.1    0.9    0.2

 Construction Materials          72500    72294    71664      0.3    0.9    0.9

 Information technology          38765    38737    38840      0.1   -0.3    0.5

 Computer and related product     3678     3666     3723      0.3   -1.5    0.7

 Motor vehicle and parts         36607    36491    36426      0.3    0.2    0.8

 Capital goods                  200161   201630   197785     -0.7    1.9   -0.6

  Nondefense Capital Goods      177531   178814   174904     -0.7    2.2   -1.0

   Excluding Aircraft           124202   123886   123700      0.3    0.2    0.4

  Defense Capital Goods          22630    22816    22881     -0.8   -0.3    1.9

 Consumer Goods                 202708   202086   201694      0.3    0.2    0.3

  Consumer Durable Goods         30423    30281    30217      0.5    0.2    0.2

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     172285   171805   171477      0.3    0.2    0.4

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              277799   277383   276520      0.1    0.3    0.7

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   384571   385743   380559     -0.3    1.4   -0.1

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods     53329    54928    51204     -2.9    7.3   -4.2

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   319303   318833   317721      0.1    0.3    0.6

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

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