US Data: Value of Factory Inventories for Industry Groups>

Release for:    December 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Dec-18   Nov-18   Oct-18   Dec-18 Nov-18 Oct-18

All industries                  681549   681661   682058      0.0   -0.1    0.2

 Ex. transportation             550286   550236   550928      0.0   -0.1    0.1

 Ex. defense                    654528   654417   654911      0.0   -0.1    0.2

 With unfilled orders           338078   336924   335523      0.3    0.4    0.3

Durable goods industries        415066   414011   412079      0.3    0.5    0.2

Wood products                    12482    12430    12395      0.4    0.3    0.7

Nonmetallic mineral products     14956    14868    14800      0.6    0.5    0.7

Primary metals                   36648    36273    35801      1.0    1.3    0.7

 Iron and steel mills            21099    20714    20263      1.9    2.2    0.7

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.     13463    13471    13450     -0.1    0.2    0.7

 Ferrous metal foundries          2086     2088     2088     -0.1    0.0    1.1

Fabricated metal products        54657    54559    54304      0.2    0.5    0.2

Machinery                        70272    70082    69774      0.3    0.4    0.2

 Farm machinery                   3760     3762     3840     -0.1   -2.0    0.1

 Construction machinery           5631     5588     5515      0.8    1.3    0.0

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             5428     5493     5517     -1.2   -0.4    1.4

 Industrial machinery             8323     8247     8453      0.9   -2.4   -3.9

 Photographic equipment           1721     1695     1700      1.5   -0.3    0.7

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     5245     5181     5071      1.2    2.2    0.3

 Metalworking machinery           6012     5997     5967      0.3    0.5    0.7

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      9914     9902     9627      0.1    2.9    0.4

 Material handling equipment      5925     5954     5914     -0.5    0.7    1.6

Computers and elect. products    43320    43303    43124      0.0    0.4   -0.9

 Electronic computers             1500     1478     1451      1.5    1.9   -3.4

 Computer storage devices         1128     1081     1030      4.3    5.0    2.2

 Other peripheral equipment       1176     1178     1177     -0.2    0.1   -4.5

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       4745     4778     4785     -0.7   -0.1    1.1

 Defense communications            633      649      649     -2.5    0.0    0.5

 Audio and video equipment         611      577      560      5.9    3.0   -0.2

 Electronic components            7208     7173     7244      0.5   -1.0   -2.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       2620     2596     2574      0.9    0.9   -0.2

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      2593     2603     2619     -0.4   -0.6   -0.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments         15579    15404    15327      1.1    0.5   -0.7

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 19654    19460    19271      1.0    1.0    0.6

 Electric lighting equipment      2258     2250     2234      0.4    0.7    0.0

 Household appliances             2811     2813     2777     -0.1    1.3   -0.5

 Electrical equipment             5573     5469     5362      1.9    2.0    0.8

 Batteries                        1816     1781     1778      2.0    0.2   -1.7

Transportation equipment        131263   131425   131130     -0.1    0.2    0.4

 Automobiles                      4115     4237     4071     -2.9    4.1   -0.2

 Light trucks and utility veh     4481     4597     4534     -2.5    1.4    0.5

 Heavy duty trucks                2260     2266     2241     -0.3    1.1    1.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    26038    25896    25766      0.5    0.5    0.3

 Nondefense aircraft and part    66436    66385    66743      0.1   -0.5    0.3

 Defense aircraft and parts      12915    13237    13216     -2.4    0.2    0.5

 Ships and boats                  2993     2922     2908      2.4    0.5   -1.7

Furniture and related product     8010     7966     7945      0.6    0.3    0.0

Miscellaneous durable goods      23804    23645    23535      0.7    0.5    0.2

Nondurable goods industries     266483   267650   269979     -0.4   -0.9    0.1

Food products                    53627    53400    53543      0.4   -0.3   -1.0

 Grain and oilseed milling        4995     4984     5141      0.2   -3.1   -2.6

 Dairy products                   7647     7621     7578      0.3    0.6   -0.7

 Meat, poultry, seafood           9214     9046     9203      1.9   -1.7   -1.2

Beverage and tobacco             24802    24592    24540      0.9    0.2    0.3

 Beverages                       20237    20062    20019      0.9    0.2    0.4

 Tobacco                          4565     4530     4521      0.8    0.2   -0.2

Textile mills                     3479     3377     3338      3.0    1.2    2.3

Textile products                  3560     3535     3502      0.7    0.9   -0.5

Apparel                           1944     1960     1970     -0.8   -0.5    0.4

Leather and allied products        837      818      802      2.3    2.0    0.5

Paper products                   16214    16069    16012      0.9    0.4    0.0

 Pulp, paper, paperboard          6644     6599     6540      0.7    0.9    1.3

 Paperboard containers            5049     4984     5006      1.3   -0.4   -1.9

Printing                          5624     5569     5502      1.0    1.2    0.3

Petroleum and coal products      37934    39723    42901     -4.5   -7.4   -0.9

 Petroleum refineries            32096    33842    36981     -5.2   -8.5   -1.0

Basic chemicals                  91121    91356    90688     -0.3    0.7    0.9

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and

  agricultural chemicals          4642     4570     4469      1.6    2.3    1.3

  Pharmaceuticals                37302    37600    37088     -0.8    1.4    1.4

  Paints, coatings, adhesives     3972     3953     3985      0.5   -0.8    0.3

Plastics and rubber products     27341    27251    27181      0.3    0.3    0.7

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    681549   681661   682058      0.0   -0.1    0.2

 Construction Materials          74184    73891    73580      0.4    0.4    0.3

 Information technology          39743    39426    39235      0.8    0.5   -0.1

 Computer and related product     3804     3737     3658      1.8    2.2   -2.2

 Motor vehicle and parts         36894    36996    36612     -0.3    1.0    0.4

 Capital goods                  204374   203906   203464      0.2    0.2    0.3

  Nondefense Capital Goods      181696   181009   180648      0.4    0.2    0.3

   Excluding Aircraft           127192   126560   125947      0.5    0.5    0.2

  Defense Capital Goods          22678    22897    22816     -1.0    0.4    0.4

 Consumer Goods                 198894   200607   202864     -0.9   -1.1   -0.1

  Consumer Durable Goods         30453    30617    30249     -0.5    1.2    0.2

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     168441   169990   172615     -0.9   -1.5   -0.1

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              283803   282586   280949      0.4    0.6    0.2

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   392388   391114   389263      0.3    0.5    0.2

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods     54504    54449    54701      0.1   -0.5    0.6

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   325952   324729   322520      0.4    0.7    0.2

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

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