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

Release for: March 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Mar-18   Feb-18   Jan-18   Mar-18 Feb-18 Jan-18

All industries                  507690   499915   492033      1.6    1.6   -1.3

 Ex. transportation             416262   414923   414011      0.3    0.2    0.4

 Ex. defense                    495373   487424   481104      1.6    1.3   -0.8

 With unfilled orders           186093   179594   171683      3.6    4.6   -5.0

Durable goods industries        255249   248709   240095      2.6    3.6   -3.6

Primary metals                   22314    21864    20920      2.1    4.5    0.1

 Iron and steel mills            10709    10573     9981      1.3    5.9    1.7

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.     10247     9970     9651      2.8    3.3   -1.5

 Ferrous metal foundries          1358     1321     1288      2.8    2.6   -0.4

Fabricated metal products        34449    34329    34287      0.3    0.1    0.8

Machinery                        32602    33226    33019     -1.9    0.6   -0.2

 Construction machinery           2296     2420     2293     -5.1    5.5    8.2

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             1121     1093     1076      2.6    1.6   -8.4

 Industrial machinery             2810     2931     2928     -4.1    0.1    1.5

 Photographic equipment            544      539      499      0.9    8.0  -13.5

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     3772     3936     3968     -4.2   -0.8   -3.9

 Metalworking machinery           3179     3180     3424      0.0   -7.1    3.9

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      4337     4244     4134      2.2    2.7    0.2

 Material handling equipment      3047     3003     2964      1.5    1.3    4.3

Computers and elect. products    24119    23877    23913      1.0   -0.2   -0.3

 Electronic computers              726      680      659      6.8    3.2   -0.3

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       3082     2820     3088      9.3   -8.7    1.1

 Defense communications            247      264      246     -6.4    7.3    8.4

 Electronic components            4249     4332     4383     -1.9   -1.2   -0.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       1572     1606     1450     -2.1   10.8  -18.4

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      2822     2638     2545      7.0    3.7    3.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments          9701     9704     9701      0.0    0.0   -0.2

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 10470    10409    10082      0.6    3.2    0.1

 Electric lighting equipment      1048     1046     1053      0.2   -0.7    3.2

 Household appliances             1553     1532     1568      1.4   -2.3    3.0

 Electrical equipment             2727     2754     2629     -1.0    4.8   -3.3

Transportation equipment         91428    84992    78022      7.6    8.9   -9.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    28873    29162    28587     -1.0    2.0   -0.6

 Nondefense aircraft and part    20997    14535    10446     44.5   39.1  -27.9

 Defense aircraft and parts       3058     3375     2612     -9.4   29.2  -48.5

 Ships and boats                  3324     3559     2685     -6.6   32.6   14.7

Furniture and related product     6586     6685     6540     -1.5    2.2   -3.1

Nondurable goods industries     252441   251206   251938      0.5   -0.3    1.0

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    507690   499915   492033      1.6    1.6   -1.3

 Construction Materials          52357    52564    52407     -0.4    0.3   -0.4

 Information technology          24661    24246    23929      1.7    1.3   -0.5

 Computer and related product     1817     1889     1931     -3.8   -2.2    6.3

 Motor vehicle and parts         57722    57707    56609      0.0    1.9    0.2

 Capital goods                   93684    88989    83225      5.3    6.9   -4.7

  Nondefense Capital Goods       83030    78450    74090      5.8    5.9   -1.0

   Excluding Aircraft            67126    67377    66718     -0.4    1.0   -0.3

  Defense Capital Goods          10654    10539     9135      1.1   15.4  -26.6

 Consumer Goods                 210435   209070   209052      0.7    0.0    1.2

  Consumer Durable Goods         39722    39457    38864      0.7    1.5    0.8

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     170713   169613   170188      0.6   -0.3    1.3

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              163821   163717   162073      0.1    1.0   -0.3

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   244595   238170   230960      2.7    3.1   -2.4

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods     15904    11073     7372     43.6   50.2   -7.2

Total ex. defense, civ air      481132   478303   475526      0.6    0.6   -0.6

Durables ex. defense, civ air   228691   227097   223588      0.7    1.6   -2.2

Total ex def & nondef air,par   476039   474841   472452      0.3    0.5    0.2

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   223598   223635   220514      0.0    1.4   -0.7

Transportation Ex. MV, Air, S    35176    34361    33692      2.4    2.0   -6.0

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

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