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

Release for:    December 2017

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Dec-17   Nov-17   Oct-17   Dec-17 Nov-17 Oct-17

All industries                  498229   489700   481623      1.7    1.7    0.4

 Ex. transportation             411357   408567   404003      0.7    1.1    1.2

 Ex. defense                    483943   477282   469868      1.4    1.6    0.6

 With unfilled orders           180717   174380   170583      3.6    2.2   -1.4

Durable goods industries        249321   242477   238324      2.8    1.7   -0.4

Primary metals                   20991    20615    20227      1.8    1.9    2.2

 Iron and steel mills             9799     9795     9687      0.0    1.1    3.1

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.      9889     9446     9178      4.7    2.9    1.4

 Ferrous metal foundries          1303     1374     1362     -5.2    0.9    1.6

Fabricated metal products        33752    33380    33275      1.1    0.3   -0.4

Machinery                        33023    32890    32987      0.4   -0.3    2.8

 Construction machinery           2206     2192     2291      0.6   -4.3   -3.8

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             1128     1119     1103      0.8    1.5   -8.4

 Industrial machinery             2935     2813     2943      4.3   -4.4    1.0

 Photographic equipment            576      488      497     18.0   -1.8   -2.9

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     4081     4015     3848      1.6    4.3    4.1

 Metalworking machinery           3333     3274     2965      1.8   10.4    2.0

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      4041     4266     4207     -5.3    1.4    1.5

 Material handling equipment      2896     2981     3030     -2.9   -1.6    5.4

Computers and elect. products    23899    23925    24128     -0.1   -0.8    1.6

 Electronic computers              658      700      709     -6.0   -1.3   -2.3

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       3031     3115     3291     -2.7   -5.3    1.5

 Defense communications            233      253      296     -7.9  -14.5   15.2

 Electronic components            4375     4325     4291      1.2    0.8    1.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       1776     1551     1597     14.5   -2.9    6.0

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      2454     2560     2623     -4.1   -2.4    0.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments          9680     9691     9516     -0.1    1.8    1.1

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 10271    10362    10323     -0.9    0.4    1.0

 Electric lighting equipment      1059     1057     1077      0.2   -1.9    1.5

 Household appliances             1521     1503     1531      1.2   -1.8   -3.8

 Electrical equipment             2741     2743     2759     -0.1   -0.6    2.8

Transportation equipment         86872    81133    77620      7.1    4.5   -4.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    28748    28628    27944      0.4    2.4    0.7

 Nondefense aircraft and part    14449    12475    10936     15.8   14.1  -15.8

 Defense aircraft and parts       5305     3430     3317     54.7    3.4   -7.0

 Ships and boats                  2508     2734     2665     -8.3    2.6  -37.8

Furniture and related product     6653     6830     6648     -2.6    2.7    2.4

Nondurable goods industries     248908   247223   243299      0.7    1.6    1.1

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    498229   489700   481623      1.7    1.7    0.4

 Construction Materials          52502    51643    50948      1.7    1.4    0.5

 Information technology          24100    24218    24355     -0.5   -0.6    1.5

 Computer and related product     1825     1909     1987     -4.4   -3.9    1.4

 Motor vehicle and parts         56526    56464    55395      0.1    1.9    1.5

 Capital goods                   87608    85837    83598      2.1    2.7   -3.8

  Nondefense Capital Goods       74835    75119    73543     -0.4    2.1   -3.0

   Excluding Aircraft            66854    67256    67220     -0.6    0.1    0.8

  Defense Capital Goods          12773    10718    10055     19.2    6.6   -9.8

 Consumer Goods                 206074   204966   202046      0.5    1.4    1.3

  Consumer Durable Goods         38608    38749    38337     -0.4    1.1    2.1

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     167466   166217   163709      0.8    1.5    1.1

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              162449   161344   160704      0.7    0.4    1.4

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   236548   231759   228269      2.1    1.5    0.0

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods      7981     7863     6323      1.5   24.4  -30.7

Total ex. defense, civ air      477475   471119   465245      1.3    1.3    1.2

Durables ex. defense, civ air   228567   223896   221946      2.1    0.9    1.3

Total ex def & nondef air,par   471007   466507   460632      1.0    1.3    1.1

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   222099   219284   217333      1.3    0.9    1.0

Transportation Ex. MV, Air, S    35862    33866    32758      5.9    3.4    1.5

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

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