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

Release for:    September 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Sep-18   Aug-18   Jul-18   Sep-18 Aug-18 Jul-18

All industries                  515334   511974   498925      0.7    2.6   -0.5

 Ex. transportation             417903   416394   414532      0.4    0.4    0.1

 Ex. defense                    492961   493003   485507      0.0    1.5   -0.2

 With unfilled orders           188329   187262   174663      0.6    7.2   -2.7

Durable goods industries        262010   260223   248571      0.7    4.7   -1.2

Primary metals                   22302    22195    21876      0.5    1.5   -0.1

 Iron and steel mills            11402    11251    11123      1.3    1.2    1.9

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.      9474     9472     9320      0.0    1.6   -2.6

 Ferrous metal foundries          1426     1472     1433     -3.1    2.7    1.6

Fabricated metal products        33237    33546    33391     -0.9    0.5    0.4

Machinery                        33364    33277    33227      0.3    0.2    0.4

 Construction machinery           3303     3226     3036      2.4    6.3    3.2

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             1553     1548     1545      0.3    0.2   15.0

 Industrial machinery             2852     2919     2554     -2.3   14.3   -4.3

 Photographic equipment            544      436      624     24.8  -30.1    9.9

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     3843     3895     4064     -1.3   -4.2    1.7

 Metalworking machinery           2517     2578     2544     -2.4    1.3   -3.6

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      4430     4325     4136      2.4    4.6    3.7

 Material handling equipment      2790     2911     3020     -4.2   -3.6   -1.9

Computers and elect. products    23292    23302    23467      0.0   -0.7    0.8

 Electronic computers              886      870      855      1.8    1.8    9.1

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       3328     3314     3331      0.4   -0.5   -3.8

 Defense communications            291      315      302     -7.6    4.3   11.9

 Electronic components            3445     3351     3429      2.8   -2.3   -4.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       1571     1557     1603      0.9   -2.9    3.2

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      2748     2853     2796     -3.7    2.0   -2.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments          9421     9426     9505     -0.1   -0.8    1.8

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 11498    11536    11472     -0.3    0.6   -0.3

 Electric lighting equipment      1036     1054     1048     -1.7    0.6   -6.3

 Household appliances             1717     1712     1696      0.3    0.9   -3.5

 Electrical equipment             3118     3123     3157     -0.2   -1.1    1.5

Transportation equipment         97431    95580    84393      1.9   13.3   -3.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    27781    27639    27292      0.5    1.3    1.6

 Nondefense aircraft and part    13645    16547    10110    -17.5   63.7  -29.1

 Defense aircraft and parts      11672     5337     4433    118.7   20.4  -32.3

 Ships and boats                  3092     3792     2944    -18.5   28.8   33.5

Furniture and related product     6688     6617     6507      1.1    1.7   -2.8

Nondurable goods industries     253324   251751   250354      0.6    0.6    0.1

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    515334   511974   498925      0.7    2.6   -0.5

 Construction Materials          51787    52005    51911     -0.4    0.2    0.3

 Information technology          25098    25108    25263      0.0   -0.6    1.8

 Computer and related product     1948     1961     1986     -0.7   -1.3   12.6

 Motor vehicle and parts         60892    60074    60364      1.4   -0.5    3.7

 Capital goods                   93316    97603    86635     -4.4   12.7   -4.0

  Nondefense Capital Goods       79201    81095    75540     -2.3    7.4   -3.7

   Excluding Aircraft            69712    69747    69863     -0.1   -0.2    1.5

  Defense Capital Goods          14115    16508    11095    -14.5   48.8   -6.1

 Consumer Goods                 215728   213682   213659      1.0    0.0    1.0

  Consumer Durable Goods         43843    43155    43943      1.6   -1.8    3.8

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     171885   170527   169716      0.8    0.5    0.3

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              164579   164643   164178      0.0    0.3    0.2

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   247895   243715   237476      1.7    2.6   -0.9

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods      9489    11348     5677    -16.4   99.9  -41.1

Total ex. defense, civ air      491730   484118   482153      1.6    0.4    0.4

Durables ex. defense, civ air   238406   232367   231799      2.6    0.2    0.8

Total ex def & nondef air,par   487574   478919   477720      1.8    0.3    0.5

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   234250   227168   227366      3.1   -0.1    0.9

Transportation Ex. MV, Air, S    41241    42265    39614     -2.4    6.7    5.1

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

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