US Data: Value of Factory Inventories for Industry Groups>

Release for:     October 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Oct-18   Sep-18   Aug-18   Oct-18 Sep-18 Aug-18

All industries                  681689   680834   676738      0.1    0.6    0.1

 Ex. transportation             550593   550277   547388      0.1    0.5    0.4

 Ex. defense                    654586   653781   649781      0.1    0.6    0.1

 With unfilled orders           334956   334642   331682      0.1    0.9   -0.2

Durable goods industries        411342   411069   407936      0.1    0.8   -0.2

Wood products                    12345    12309    12242      0.3    0.5    0.0

Nonmetallic mineral products     14800    14703    14543      0.7    1.1    0.3

Primary metals                   35616    35536    35669      0.2   -0.4    0.3

 Iron and steel mills            20152    20113    20135      0.2   -0.1    0.4

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.     13377    13357    13505      0.1   -1.1    0.1

 Ferrous metal foundries          2087     2066     2029      1.0    1.8    1.0

Fabricated metal products        54195    54212    53777      0.0    0.8    0.7

Machinery                        69593    69653    69054     -0.1    0.9    0.9

 Farm machinery                   3835     3838     3801     -0.1    1.0    3.1

 Construction machinery           5553     5517     5435      0.7    1.5   -1.1

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             5494     5439     5393      1.0    0.9   -0.2

 Industrial machinery             8492     8794     8711     -3.4    1.0    3.1

 Photographic equipment           1699     1689     1704      0.6   -0.9    0.7

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     5055     5054     5021      0.0    0.7    1.1

 Metalworking machinery           5943     5923     5986      0.3   -1.1    0.5

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      9586     9584     9468      0.0    1.2   -0.3

 Material handling equipment      5897     5823     5727      1.3    1.7    1.9

Computers and elect. products    43085    43505    43068     -1.0    1.0   -0.2

 Electronic computers             1448     1502     1500     -3.6    0.1    0.8

 Computer storage devices         1015     1008     1009      0.7   -0.1   -1.8

 Other peripheral equipment       1180     1232     1175     -4.2    4.9    2.1

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       4783     4732     4687      1.1    1.0   -0.5

 Defense communications            649      646      661      0.5   -2.3   -2.4

 Audio and video equipment         557      561      563     -0.7   -0.4    0.7

 Electronic components            7241     7404     7240     -2.2    2.3   -0.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       2568     2580     2548     -0.5    1.3   -0.9

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      2622     2623     2632      0.0   -0.3    0.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments         15346    15439    15316     -0.6    0.8    0.5

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 19227    19158    18879      0.4    1.5    0.2

 Electric lighting equipment      2232     2235     2241     -0.1   -0.3    0.5

 Household appliances             2768     2792     2802     -0.9   -0.4   -0.7

 Electrical equipment             5333     5319     5193      0.3    2.4    0.1

 Batteries                        1772     1809     1834     -2.0   -1.4   -0.4

Transportation equipment        131096   130557   129350      0.4    0.9   -1.4

 Automobiles                      4043     4078     4139     -0.9   -1.5    1.1

 Light trucks and utility veh     4524     4512     4717      0.3   -4.3    2.0

 Heavy duty trucks                2237     2201     2213      1.6   -0.5   -1.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    25778    25679    25496      0.4    0.7   -0.1

 Nondefense aircraft and part    66805    66534    65342      0.4    1.8   -2.3

 Defense aircraft and parts      13206    13144    12877      0.5    2.1   -0.3

 Ships and boats                  2909     2957     3049     -1.6   -3.0    1.8

Furniture and related product     7860     7944     7924     -1.1    0.3    0.4

Miscellaneous durable goods      23525    23492    23430      0.1    0.3    0.2

Nondurable goods industries     270347   269765   268802      0.2    0.4    0.5

Food products                    53551    54061    53988     -0.9    0.1   -0.2

 Grain and oilseed milling        5152     5278     5378     -2.4   -1.9    0.0

 Dairy products                   7585     7630     7491     -0.6    1.9   -0.7

 Meat, poultry, seafood           9254     9315     9247     -0.7    0.7   -0.5

Beverage and tobacco             24559    24472    24480      0.4    0.0    0.0

 Beverages                       20031    19942    19928      0.4    0.1    0.3

 Tobacco                          4528     4530     4552      0.0   -0.5   -1.1

Textile mills                     3344     3264     3254      2.5    0.3    0.4

Textile products                  3496     3520     3500     -0.7    0.6    0.8

Apparel                           1970     1962     1945      0.4    0.9    1.4

Leather and allied products        804      798      785      0.8    1.7    0.6

Paper products                   15994    16018    16076     -0.1   -0.4   -0.1

 Pulp, paper, paperboard          6529     6453     6506      1.2   -0.8   -0.1

 Paperboard containers            5007     5101     5121     -1.8   -0.4    0.1

Printing                          5461     5485     5442     -0.4    0.8    0.3

Petroleum and coal products      43456    43281    42824      0.4    1.1    1.3

 Petroleum refineries            37533    37361    37022      0.5    0.9    1.1

Basic chemicals                  90542    89920    89734      0.7    0.2    0.6

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and

  agricultural chemicals          4401     4413     4567     -0.3   -3.4   -1.0

  Pharmaceuticals                37027    36588    36540      1.2    0.1    0.3

  Paints, coatings, adhesives     3994     3973     3914      0.5    1.5    0.7

Plastics and rubber products     27170    26984    26774      0.7    0.8    0.6

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    681689   680834   676738      0.1    0.6    0.1

 Construction Materials          73428    73325    72682      0.1    0.9    0.5

 Information technology          39232    39262    38850     -0.1    1.1    0.3

 Computer and related product     3643     3742     3684     -2.6    1.6    0.5

 Motor vehicle and parts         36582    36470    36565      0.3   -0.3    0.2

 Capital goods                  203228   202860   200472      0.2    1.2   -0.6

  Nondefense Capital Goods      180446   180141   177868      0.2    1.3   -0.5

   Excluding Aircraft           125726   125754   124534      0.0    1.0    0.5

  Defense Capital Goods          22782    22719    22604      0.3    0.5   -0.9

 Consumer Goods                 203211   203046   202787      0.1    0.1    0.3

  Consumer Durable Goods         30101    30186    30445     -0.3   -0.9    0.5

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     173110   172860   172342      0.1    0.3    0.3

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              280246   280512   278586     -0.1    0.7    0.4

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   388560   388350   385332      0.1    0.8   -0.1

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods     54720    54387    53334      0.6    2.0   -2.9

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   321755   321816   319990      0.0    0.6    0.4

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

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