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

Release for: January 2017

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Jan-17   Dec-17   Nov-17   Jan-17 Dec-17 Nov-17

All industries                  491686   498632   489700     -1.4    1.8    1.7

 Ex. transportation             413827   412161   408567      0.4    0.9    1.1

 Ex. defense                    480700   484756   477282     -0.8    1.6    1.6

 With unfilled orders           171693   180630   174380     -4.9    3.6    2.2

Durable goods industries        240029   249067   242477     -3.6    2.7    1.7

Primary metals                   20837    20905    20615     -0.3    1.4    1.9

 Iron and steel mills             9886     9816     9795      0.7    0.2    1.1

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.      9663     9796     9446     -1.4    3.7    2.9

 Ferrous metal foundries          1288     1293     1374     -0.4   -5.9    0.9

Fabricated metal products        34271    34012    33380      0.8    1.9    0.3

Machinery                        32941    33073    32890     -0.4    0.6   -0.3

 Construction machinery           2169     2120     2192      2.3   -3.3   -4.3

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             1070     1175     1119     -8.9    5.0    1.5

 Industrial machinery             2998     2884     2813      4.0    2.5   -4.4

 Photographic equipment            481      577      488    -16.6   18.2   -1.8

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     4076     4129     4015     -1.3    2.8    4.3

 Metalworking machinery           3402     3297     3274      3.2    0.7   10.4

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      4168     4124     4266      1.1   -3.3    1.4

 Material handling equipment      2915     2841     2981      2.6   -4.7   -1.6

Computers and elect. products    24105    23981    23925      0.5    0.2   -0.8

 Electronic computers              659      661      700     -0.3   -5.6   -1.3

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       3255     3054     3115      6.6   -2.0   -5.3

 Defense communications            242      227      253      6.6  -10.3  -14.5

 Electronic components            4424     4406     4325      0.4    1.9    0.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       1453     1776     1551    -18.2   14.5   -2.9

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      2564     2454     2560      4.5   -4.1   -2.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments          9686     9719     9691     -0.3    0.3    1.8

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 10018    10075    10362     -0.6   -2.8    0.4

 Electric lighting equipment      1048     1020     1057      2.7   -3.5   -1.9

 Household appliances             1527     1522     1503      0.3    1.3   -1.8

 Electrical equipment             2596     2720     2743     -4.6   -0.8   -0.6

Transportation equipment         77859    86471    81133    -10.0    6.6    4.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    28615    28750    28628     -0.5    0.4    2.4

 Nondefense aircraft and part    10367    14486    12475    -28.4   16.1   14.1

 Defense aircraft and parts       2760     5069     3430    -45.6   47.8    3.4

 Ships and boats                  2498     2341     2734      6.7  -14.4    2.6

Furniture and related product     6628     6747     6830     -1.8   -1.2    2.7

Nondurable goods industries     251657   249565   247223      0.8    0.9    1.6

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    491686   498632   489700     -1.4    1.8    1.7

 Construction Materials          52381    52600    51643     -0.4    1.9    1.4

 Information technology          24077    24049    24218      0.1   -0.7   -0.6

 Computer and related product     1934     1816     1909      6.5   -4.9   -3.9

 Motor vehicle and parts         56542    56509    56464      0.1    0.1    1.9

 Capital goods                   82840    87328    85837     -5.1    1.7    2.7

  Nondefense Capital Goods       73662    74876    75119     -1.6   -0.3    2.1

   Excluding Aircraft            66713    66929    67256     -0.3   -0.5    0.1

  Defense Capital Goods           9178    12452    10718    -26.3   16.2    6.6

 Consumer Goods                 208882   206543   204966      1.1    0.8    1.4

  Consumer Durable Goods         38789    38572    38749      0.6   -0.5    1.1

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     170093   167971   166217      1.3    1.1    1.5

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              162170   162596   161344     -0.3    0.8    0.4

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   230851   236615   231759     -2.4    2.1    1.5

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods      6949     7947     7863    -12.6    1.1   24.4

Total ex. defense, civ air      475559   478233   471119     -0.6    1.5    1.3

Durables ex. defense, civ air   223902   228668   223896     -2.1    2.1    0.9

Total ex def & nondef air,par   472141   471694   466507      0.1    1.1    1.3

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   220484   222129   219284     -0.7    1.3    0.9

Transportation Ex. MV, Air, S    33619    35825    33866     -6.2    5.8    3.4

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

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