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

Release for: April 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Apr-18   Mar-18   Feb-18   Apr-18 Mar-18 Feb-18

All industries                  494448   498443   490295     -0.8    1.7    2.0

 Ex. transportation             407280   405746   403564      0.4    0.5    0.3

 Ex. defense                    481719   486024   474705     -0.9    2.4    0.9

 With unfilled orders           176671   181891   175517     -2.9    3.6    6.0

Durable goods industries        248617   252760   246039     -1.6    2.7    4.5

Primary metals                   21708    21415    20455      1.4    4.7    3.6

 Iron and steel mills            10945    10702    10195      2.3    5.0    4.5

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.      9354     9327     8908      0.3    4.7    3.1

 Ferrous metal foundries          1409     1386     1352      1.7    2.5    0.6

Fabricated metal products        33379    32775    32344      1.8    1.3    0.4

Machinery                        31687    31903    32939     -0.7   -3.1    3.3

 Construction machinery           2766     2771     3078     -0.2  -10.0    8.0

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             1357     1535     1444    -11.6    6.3   -8.5

 Industrial machinery             2383     2649     2626    -10.0    0.9    9.7

 Photographic equipment            476      494      519     -3.6   -4.8    5.1

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     3749     3734     3763      0.4   -0.8   -0.5

 Metalworking machinery           2789     2670     3180      4.5  -16.0    9.0

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      3845     4177     4124     -7.9    1.3    3.7

 Material handling equipment      2793     2757     2695      1.3    2.3    3.1

Computers and elect. products    22767    22513    22187      1.1    1.5   -1.1

 Electronic computers              765      826      782     -7.4    5.6    3.2

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       3193     3100     3074      3.0    0.8   -4.7

 Defense communications            252      257      265     -1.9   -3.0   -3.3

 Electronic components            3568     3587     3677     -0.5   -2.4   -0.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       1621     1606     1513      0.9    6.1   -0.5

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      2679     2848     2580     -5.9   10.4   -0.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments          9145     8904     8859      2.7    0.5    0.3

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 11486    11279    11004      1.8    2.5    2.6

 Electric lighting equipment      1075     1056     1047      1.8    0.9   -1.5

 Household appliances             1709     1790     1710     -4.5    4.7   -2.1

 Electrical equipment             3033     3028     3038      0.2   -0.3    5.8

Transportation equipment         87168    92697    86731     -6.0    6.9   10.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    26665    26390    26559      1.0   -0.6    1.8

 Nondefense aircraft and part    16234    22845    14211    -28.9   60.8   14.5

 Defense aircraft and parts       3854     3581     3881      7.6   -7.7   43.0

 Ships and boats                  2685     2839     6164     -5.4  -53.9  563.5

Furniture and related product     6487     6348     6488      2.2   -2.2    1.1

Nondurable goods industries     245831   245683   244256      0.1    0.6   -0.3

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    494448   498443   490295     -0.8    1.7    2.0

 Construction Materials          51496    51097    50796      0.8    0.6    0.7

 Information technology          24382    23887    23318      2.1    2.4   -0.1

 Computer and related product     1812     1721     1753      5.3   -1.8   -5.1

 Motor vehicle and parts         58454    57340    57022      1.9    0.6    1.7

 Capital goods                   89400    94837    90972     -5.7    4.2    9.6

  Nondefense Capital Goods       78439    84205    77475     -6.8    8.7    3.5

   Excluding Aircraft            67125    66478    67149      1.0   -1.0    1.6

  Defense Capital Goods          10961    10632    13497      3.1  -21.2   66.3

 Consumer Goods                 208926   207820   205985      0.5    0.9    0.0

  Consumer Durable Goods         42759    41908    41330      2.0    1.4    1.1

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     166167   165912   164655      0.2    0.8   -0.3

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              161449   160063   159308      0.9    0.5    1.3

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   237656   242128   232542     -1.8    4.1    2.3

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods     11314    17727    10326    -36.2   71.7   17.5

Total ex. defense, civ air      472173   470084   466472      0.4    0.8    0.6

Durables ex. defense, civ air   226342   224401   222216      0.9    1.0    1.7

Total ex def & nondef air,par   467253   464966   462587      0.5    0.5    0.6

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   221422   219283   218331      1.0    0.4    1.6

Transportation Ex. MV, Air, S    37730    37042    35916      1.9    3.1   -0.5

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

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