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

Release for:    October 2017

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Oct-17   Sep-17   Aug-17   Oct-17 Sep-17 Aug-17

All industries                  479590   479882   471965     -0.1    1.7    1.2

 Ex. transportation             402175   399038   394737      0.8    1.1    0.6

 Ex. defense                    467819   467062   459243      0.2    1.7    1.5

 With unfilled orders           169746   172935   167549     -1.8    3.2    2.1

Durable goods industries        237375   239313   233709     -0.8    2.4    2.1

Primary metals                   20059    19783    19886      1.4   -0.5    1.3

 Iron and steel mills             9614     9393     9532      2.4   -1.5    0.2

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.      9095     9049     8992      0.5    0.6    2.4

 Ferrous metal foundries          1350     1341     1362      0.7   -1.5    1.5

Fabricated metal products        33265    33417    32760     -0.5    2.0    0.4

Machinery                        32727    32103    31856      1.9    0.8    0.0

 Construction machinery           2301     2381     2282     -3.4    4.3   -0.5

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             1187     1204     1002     -1.4   20.2   -7.5

 Industrial machinery             3031     2915     3087      4.0   -5.6   11.2

 Photographic equipment            485      512      482     -5.3    6.2   -1.0

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     3735     3698     3702      1.0   -0.1    0.0

 Metalworking machinery           3003     2906     3030      3.3   -4.1   -5.7

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      4244     4144     4048      2.4    2.4    0.2

 Material handling equipment      3037     2876     2944      5.6   -2.3   -6.3

Computers and elect. products    23931    23754    23014      0.7    3.2    2.1

 Electronic computers              712      726      750     -1.9   -3.2    0.1

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       3227     3242     3008     -0.5    7.8    7.9

 Defense communications            292      257      256     13.6    0.4    2.0

 Electronic components            4288     4227     4158      1.4    1.7    4.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       1585     1506     1615      5.2   -6.7    5.9

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      2615     2622     2485     -0.3    5.5   -1.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments          9394     9411     8910     -0.2    5.6    0.7

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 10299    10219    10084      0.8    1.3    2.0

 Electric lighting equipment      1075     1061     1078      1.3   -1.6    0.3

 Household appliances             1544     1591     1604     -3.0   -0.8    4.6

 Electrical equipment             2749     2684     2712      2.4   -1.0    8.9

Transportation equipment         77415    80844    77228     -4.2    4.7    4.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    28106    27741    27751      1.3    0.0    2.5

 Nondefense aircraft and part    10581    12987     9699    -18.5   33.9   33.5

 Defense aircraft and parts       3295     3566     3756     -7.6   -5.1  -30.8

 Ships and boats                  2881     4287     3258    -32.8   31.6    8.1

Furniture and related product     6615     6492     6546      1.9   -0.8   -0.1

Nondurable goods industries     242215   240569   238256      0.7    1.0    0.4

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    479590   479882   471965     -0.1    1.7    1.2

 Construction Materials          50768    50713    50070      0.1    1.3    0.6

 Information technology          24123    23994    23101      0.5    3.9    0.8

 Computer and related product     2003     1960     2065      2.2   -5.1   -3.0

 Motor vehicle and parts         55468    54570    54651      1.6   -0.1    2.9

 Capital goods                   83137    86937    81612     -4.4    6.5    2.5

  Nondefense Capital Goods       72963    75784    70600     -3.7    7.3    4.0

   Excluding Aircraft            66876    66656    65132      0.3    2.3    1.4

  Defense Capital Goods          10174    11153    11012     -8.8    1.3   -6.5

 Consumer Goods                 201358   199456   197434      1.0    1.0    1.2

  Consumer Durable Goods         38222    37540    37684      1.8   -0.4    2.5

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     163136   161916   159750      0.8    1.4    0.8

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              159960   158469   156481      0.9    1.3    0.8

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   227201   228160   222697     -0.4    2.5    2.5

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods      6087     9128     5468    -33.3   66.9   51.8

Total ex. defense, civ air      463329   459601   455485      0.8    0.9    1.0

Durables ex. defense, civ air   221114   219032   217229      1.0    0.8    1.7

Total ex def & nondef air,par   458835   455742   451254      0.7    1.0    0.9

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   216620   215173   212998      0.7    1.0    1.5

Transportation Ex. MV, Air, S    32552    32263    32764      0.9   -1.5    5.6

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

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