US Data: Value of Factory Inventories for Industry Groups>

Release for:    September 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Sep-18   Aug-18   Jul-18   Sep-18 Aug-18 Jul-18

All industries                  680400   676738   676154      0.5    0.1    0.9

 Ex. transportation             549868   547388   544978      0.5    0.4    0.3

 Ex. defense                    653282   649781   648996      0.5    0.1    0.9

 With unfilled orders           334627   331682   332490      0.9   -0.2    1.5

Durable goods industries        410927   407936   408559      0.7   -0.2    1.3

Wood products                    12305    12242    12243      0.5    0.0    0.5

Nonmetallic mineral products     14671    14543    14499      0.9    0.3    0.8

Primary metals                   35652    35669    35554      0.0    0.3    0.8

 Iron and steel mills            20079    20135    20060     -0.3    0.4    1.0

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.     13513    13505    13486      0.1    0.1    0.6

 Ferrous metal foundries          2060     2029     2008      1.5    1.0    0.7

Fabricated metal products        54278    53777    53420      0.9    0.7    0.7

Machinery                        69696    69054    68421      0.9    0.9    0.1

 Farm machinery                   3861     3801     3685      1.6    3.1    1.3

 Construction machinery           5520     5435     5496      1.6   -1.1   -0.2

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             5420     5393     5402      0.5   -0.2   -1.1

 Industrial machinery             8879     8711     8453      1.9    3.1    1.2

 Photographic equipment           1695     1704     1692     -0.5    0.7   -1.3

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     5066     5021     4964      0.9    1.1    0.8

 Metalworking machinery           5939     5986     5959     -0.8    0.5    0.2

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      9538     9468     9500      0.7   -0.3   -1.5

 Material handling equipment      5813     5727     5619      1.5    1.9    0.0

Computers and elect. products    43419    43068    43136      0.8   -0.2   -0.5

 Electronic computers             1507     1500     1488      0.5    0.8   -2.7

 Computer storage devices          992     1009     1027     -1.7   -1.8   -1.9

 Other peripheral equipment       1232     1175     1151      4.9    2.1    0.3

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       4705     4687     4710      0.4   -0.5   -0.3

 Defense communications            646      661      677     -2.3   -2.4   -2.3

 Audio and video equipment         561      563      559     -0.4    0.7   -1.9

 Electronic components            7362     7240     7268      1.7   -0.4   -0.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       2583     2548     2571      1.4   -0.9    0.0

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      2621     2632     2618     -0.4    0.5   -0.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments         15419    15316    15243      0.7    0.5   -0.4

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 18933    18879    18835      0.3    0.2    0.6

 Electric lighting equipment      2235     2241     2229     -0.3    0.5   -0.1

 Household appliances             2788     2802     2821     -0.5   -0.7    0.5

 Electrical equipment             5175     5193     5187     -0.3    0.1    0.7

 Batteries                        1815     1834     1841     -1.0   -0.4   -1.2

Transportation equipment        130532   129350   131176      0.9   -1.4    3.4

 Automobiles                      4088     4139     4095     -1.2    1.1    0.0

 Light trucks and utility veh     4516     4717     4625     -4.3    2.0    0.0

 Heavy duty trucks                2090     2213     2249     -5.6   -1.6    3.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    25641    25496    25522      0.6   -0.1   -0.1

 Nondefense aircraft and part    66601    65342    66910      1.9   -2.3    6.5

 Defense aircraft and parts      13140    12877    12911      2.0   -0.3    0.5

 Ships and boats                  3059     3049     2995      0.3    1.8    0.0

Furniture and related product     7966     7924     7891      0.5    0.4    0.1

Miscellaneous durable goods      23475    23430    23384      0.2    0.2    0.3

Nondurable goods industries     269473   268802   267595      0.2    0.5    0.3

Food products                    54008    53988    54090      0.0   -0.2   -0.7

 Grain and oilseed milling        5297     5378     5378     -1.5    0.0    0.3

 Dairy products                   7689     7491     7544      2.6   -0.7   -0.6

 Meat, poultry, seafood           9230     9247     9297     -0.2   -0.5    0.4

Beverage and tobacco             24505    24480    24477      0.1    0.0   -0.2

 Beverages                       19963    19928    19876      0.2    0.3    0.0

 Tobacco                          4542     4552     4601     -0.2   -1.1   -1.1

Textile mills                     3276     3254     3242      0.7    0.4    0.9

Textile products                  3524     3500     3473      0.7    0.8    1.6

Apparel                           1966     1945     1919      1.1    1.4    1.1

Leather and allied products        795      785      780      1.3    0.6   -0.1

Paper products                   16076    16076    16088      0.0   -0.1    0.6

 Pulp, paper, paperboard          6486     6506     6515     -0.3   -0.1   -0.2

 Paperboard containers            5124     5121     5117      0.1    0.1    1.7

Printing                          5496     5442     5427      1.0    0.3   -0.3

Petroleum and coal products      43153    42824    42265      0.8    1.3    1.7

 Petroleum refineries            37218    37022    36606      0.5    1.1    1.4

Basic chemicals                  89727    89734    89229      0.0    0.6    0.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and

  agricultural chemicals          4403     4567     4613     -3.6   -1.0    0.6

  Pharmaceuticals                36490    36540    36444     -0.1    0.3    0.2

  Paints, coatings, adhesives     3943     3914     3888      0.7    0.7    0.1

Plastics and rubber products     26947    26774    26605      0.6    0.6    0.5

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    680400   676738   676154      0.5    0.1    0.9

 Construction Materials          73356    72682    72294      0.9    0.5    0.9

 Information technology          39128    38850    38737      0.7    0.3   -0.3

 Computer and related product     3731     3684     3666      1.3    0.5   -1.5

 Motor vehicle and parts         36335    36565    36491     -0.6    0.2    0.2

 Capital goods                  202528   200472   201630      1.0   -0.6    1.9

  Nondefense Capital Goods      179740   177868   178814      1.1   -0.5    2.2

   Excluding Aircraft           125369   124534   123886      0.7    0.5    0.2

  Defense Capital Goods          22788    22604    22816      0.8   -0.9   -0.3

 Consumer Goods                 202851   202787   202086      0.0    0.3    0.2

  Consumer Durable Goods         30211    30445    30281     -0.8    0.5    0.2

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     172640   172342   171805      0.2    0.3    0.2

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              280395   278586   277383      0.6    0.4    0.3

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   388139   385332   385743      0.7   -0.1    1.4

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods     54371    53334    54928      1.9   -2.9    7.3

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   321538   319990   318833      0.5    0.4    0.3

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

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