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

Release for:    September 2017

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Sep-17   Aug-17   Jul-17   Sep-17 Aug-17 Jul-17

All industries                  478455   471965   466245      1.4    1.2   -3.3

 Ex. transportation             397595   394737   392449      0.7    0.6    0.5

 Ex. defense                    465345   459243   452584      1.3    1.5   -3.7

 With unfilled orders           172190   167549   164050      2.8    2.1   -9.1

Durable goods industries        238404   233709   228981      2.0    2.1   -6.8

Primary metals                   19631    19886    19635     -1.3    1.3    0.8

 Iron and steel mills             9293     9532     9516     -2.5    0.2    1.0

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.      9003     8992     8777      0.1    2.4    1.0

 Ferrous metal foundries          1335     1362     1342     -2.0    1.5   -2.1

Fabricated metal products        33311    32760    32620      1.7    0.4    0.7

Machinery                        31886    31856    31854      0.1    0.0    0.2

 Construction machinery           2298     2282     2294      0.7   -0.5   12.9

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             1180     1002     1083     17.8   -7.5    3.7

 Industrial machinery             2832     3087     2776     -8.3   11.2   -0.7

 Photographic equipment            538      482      487     11.6   -1.0  -10.3

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     3629     3702     3702     -2.0    0.0   -3.0

 Metalworking machinery           2930     3030     3212     -3.3   -5.7    4.9

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      4194     4048     4040      3.6    0.2   -0.6

 Material handling equipment      2921     2944     3142     -0.8   -6.3    1.0

Computers and elect. products    23459    23014    22550      1.9    2.1    2.4

 Electronic computers              729      750      749     -2.8    0.1    0.1

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       3160     3008     2787      5.1    7.9   -0.3

 Defense communications            244      256      251     -4.7    2.0   -2.0

 Electronic components            4137     4158     3993     -0.5    4.1    1.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       1608     1615     1525     -0.4    5.9    1.5

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      2575     2485     2521      3.6   -1.4    3.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments          9241     8910     8849      3.7    0.7    2.6

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 10158    10084     9885      0.7    2.0    1.9

 Electric lighting equipment      1066     1078     1075     -1.1    0.3   -3.9

 Household appliances             1586     1604     1534     -1.1    4.6   -2.0

 Electrical equipment             2647     2712     2490     -2.4    8.9    4.1

Transportation equipment         80860    77228    73796      4.7    4.7  -19.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    27774    27751    27066      0.1    2.5   -2.2

 Nondefense aircraft and part    12684     9699     7267     30.8   33.5  -71.1

 Defense aircraft and parts       3850     3756     5429      2.5  -30.8   45.7

 Ships and boats                  4339     3258     3015     33.2    8.1   -2.1

Furniture and related product     6475     6546     6555     -1.1   -0.1    1.3

Nondurable goods industries     240051   238256   237264      0.8    0.4    0.3

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    478455   471965   466245      1.4    1.2   -3.3

 Construction Materials          50627    50070    49786      1.1    0.6   -0.2

 Information technology          23794    23101    22908      3.0    0.8    2.4

 Computer and related product     1963     2065     2129     -4.9   -3.0    7.7

 Motor vehicle and parts         54577    54651    53104     -0.1    2.9   -2.1

 Capital goods                   86432    81612    79638      5.9    2.5  -16.0

  Nondefense Capital Goods       75132    70600    67861      6.4    4.0  -19.7

   Excluding Aircraft            66259    65132    64258      1.7    1.4    1.3

  Defense Capital Goods          11300    11012    11777      2.6   -6.5   15.3

 Consumer Goods                 199035   197434   195183      0.8    1.2    0.3

  Consumer Durable Goods         37422    37684    36776     -0.7    2.5   -1.6

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     161613   159750   158407      1.2    0.8    0.8

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              157544   156481   155185      0.7    0.8    0.8

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   227104   222697   217204      2.0    2.5   -7.8

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods      8873     5468     3603     62.3   51.8  -82.9

Total ex. defense, civ air      458282   455485   450865      0.6    1.0    0.0

Durables ex. defense, civ air   218231   217229   213601      0.5    1.7   -0.4

Total ex def & nondef air,par   454471   451254   447201      0.7    0.9    0.1

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   214420   212998   209937      0.7    1.5   -0.2

Transportation Ex. MV, Air, S    32213    32764    31019     -1.7    5.6   -3.5

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

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