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US Data: Value of Factory New Orders for Industry Groups>

Release for:    August 2017
Source: U.S. Commerce Department
Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted
                              Levels:                     Pct chg:
                                Aug-17   Jul-17   Jun-17   Aug-17 Jul-17 Jun-17
All industries                  471684   466245   482153      1.2   -3.3    3.2
 Ex. transportation             394144   392449   390392      0.4    0.5    0.1
 Ex. defense                    458956   452584   470093      1.4   -3.7    3.1
 With unfilled orders           167542   164050   180446      2.1   -9.1    9.1
Durable goods industries        233521   228981   245705      2.0   -6.8    6.4
Primary metals                   19873    19635    19483      1.2    0.8    0.4
 Iron and steel mills             9529     9516     9423      0.1    1.0    1.5
 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.      8982     8777     8689      2.3    1.0   -0.5
 Ferrous metal foundries          1362     1342     1371      1.5   -2.1   -0.9
Fabricated metal products        32549    32620    32389     -0.2    0.7    0.1
Machinery                        31964    31854    31796      0.3    0.2    0.5
 Construction machinery           2224     2294     2032     -3.1   12.9   -1.3
 Mining, oil field, and
  gas field machinery             1028     1083     1044     -5.1    3.7    2.5
 Industrial machinery             3095     2776     2795     11.5   -0.7   -7.7
 Photographic equipment            500      487      543      2.7  -10.3   -0.9
 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,
  and refrigeration equipment     3687     3702     3818     -0.4   -3.0   -0.1
 Metalworking machinery           3099     3212     3061     -3.5    4.9    1.9
 Turbines, generators, and
  power transmission equipt.      4109     4040     4063      1.7   -0.6    1.0
 Material handling equipment      3003     3142     3111     -4.4    1.0    5.7
Computers and elect. products    22771    22550    22013      1.0    2.4   -0.2
 Electronic computers              757      749      748      1.1    0.1    1.1
 Nondefense communications
  equipment                       2914     2787     2796      4.6   -0.3    1.3
 Defense communications            254      251      256      1.2   -2.0    2.0
 Electronic components            4091     3993     3941      2.5    1.3   -1.2
 Nondefense search and navigation
  equipment                       1629     1525     1503      6.8    1.5   -2.8
 Defense search and navigation
   equipment                      2490     2521     2442     -1.2    3.2   -0.4
 Electromedical, measuring,
  and control instuments          8810     8849     8628     -0.4    2.6   -0.1
Electrical equipment, appliances,
  and components                 10049     9885     9700      1.7    1.9   -4.7
 Electric lighting equipment      1075     1075     1119      0.0   -3.9   -1.4
 Household appliances             1591     1534     1565      3.7   -2.0   -0.9
 Electrical equipment             2704     2490     2391      8.6    4.1  -11.4
Transportation equipment         77540    73796    91761      5.1  -19.6   19.1
 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,
 and trailers                    27265    27066    27680      0.7   -2.2    0.0
 Nondefense aircraft and part    10521     7267    25123     44.8  -71.1  129.2
 Defense aircraft and parts       4108     5429     3725    -24.3   45.7    5.6
 Ships and boats                  2946     3015     3080     -2.3   -2.1    3.4
Furniture and related product     6507     6555     6468     -0.7    1.3    2.1
Nondurable goods industries     238163   237264   236448      0.4    0.3    0.2
TOPICAL SERIES
All manufacturing industries    471684   466245   482153      1.2   -3.3    3.2
 Construction Materials          49879    49786    49886      0.2   -0.2   -0.3
 Information technology          22934    22908    22365      0.1    2.4   -0.4
 Computer and related product     2073     2129     1976     -2.6    7.7    1.2
 Motor vehicle and parts         54038    53104    54261      1.8   -2.1   -0.8
 Capital goods                   81863    79638    94754      2.8  -16.0   19.4
  Nondefense Capital Goods       71198    67861    84540      4.9  -19.7   20.8
   Excluding Aircraft            64991    64258    63464      1.1    1.3   -0.1
  Defense Capital Goods          10665    11777    10214     -9.4   15.3    9.1
 Consumer Goods                 197291   195183   194589      1.1    0.3   -0.1
  Consumer Durable Goods         37588    36776    37390      2.2   -1.6   -0.9
  Consumer Nondurable Goods     159703   158407   157199      0.8    0.8    0.1
Calculated by MNI:
Durables Ex. Trans              155981   155185   153944      0.5    0.8    0.0
Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   222856   217204   235491      2.6   -7.8    6.3
Civilian Aircraft cap. goods      6207     3603    21076     72.3  -82.9  226.6
Total ex. defense, civ air      454812   450865   450863      0.9    0.0   -0.1
Durables ex. defense, civ air   216649   213601   214415      1.4   -0.4   -0.3
Total ex def & nondef air,par   450498   447201   446816      0.7    0.1    0.0
Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   212335   209937   210368      1.1   -0.2   -0.1
Transportation Ex. MV, Air, S    32700    31019    32153      5.4   -3.5    0.9
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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