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

Release for:    October 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Oct-18   Sep-18   Aug-18   Oct-18 Sep-18 Aug-18

All industries                  502677   513217   511974     -2.1    0.2    2.6

 Ex. transportation             417835   416780   416394      0.3    0.1    0.4

 Ex. defense                    489180   491172   493003     -0.4   -0.4    1.5

 With unfilled orders           175001   186721   187262     -6.3   -0.3    7.2

Durable goods industries        248962   260178   260223     -4.3    0.0    4.7

Primary metals                   21429    21909    22195     -2.2   -1.3    1.5

 Iron and steel mills            10797    11152    11251     -3.2   -0.9    1.2

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.      9254     9344     9472     -1.0   -1.4    1.6

 Ferrous metal foundries          1378     1413     1472     -2.5   -4.0    2.7

Fabricated metal products        33394    32851    33546      1.7   -2.1    0.5

Machinery                        33193    33339    33277     -0.4    0.2    0.2

 Construction machinery           2882     3191     3226     -9.7   -1.1    6.3

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             1450     1539     1548     -5.8   -0.6    0.2

 Industrial machinery             2752     2847     2919     -3.3   -2.5   14.3

 Photographic equipment            587      542      436      8.3   24.3  -30.1

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     4120     3975     3895      3.6    2.1   -4.2

 Metalworking machinery           2632     2533     2578      3.9   -1.7    1.3

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      4423     4476     4325     -1.2    3.5    4.6

 Material handling equipment      2818     2767     2911      1.8   -4.9   -3.6

Computers and elect. products    23836    23449    23302      1.7    0.6   -0.7

 Electronic computers              856      878      870     -2.5    0.9    1.8

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       3445     3414     3314      0.9    3.0   -0.5

 Defense communications            327      297      315     10.1   -5.7    4.3

 Electronic components            3496     3496     3351      0.0    4.3   -2.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       1604     1534     1557      4.6   -1.5   -2.9

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      2852     2773     2853      2.8   -2.8    2.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments          9555     9440     9426      1.2    0.1   -0.8

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 11645    11455    11536      1.7   -0.7    0.6

 Electric lighting equipment      1030     1036     1054     -0.6   -1.7    0.6

 Household appliances             1805     1793     1712      0.7    4.7    0.9

 Electrical equipment             3111     3148     3123     -1.2    0.8   -1.1

Transportation equipment         84842    96437    95580    -12.0    0.9   13.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    27600    27624    27639     -0.1   -0.1    1.3

 Nondefense aircraft and part    10416    13391    16547    -22.2  -19.1   63.7

 Defense aircraft and parts       4710    11584     5337    -59.3  117.1   20.4

 Ships and boats                  1643     2709     3792    -39.4  -28.6   28.8

Furniture and related product     6516     6672     6617     -2.3    0.8    1.7

Nondurable goods industries     253715   253039   251751      0.3    0.5    0.6

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    502677   513217   511974     -2.1    0.2    2.6

 Construction Materials          52107    51487    52005      1.2   -1.0    0.2

 Information technology          25698    25045    25108      2.6   -0.3   -0.6

 Computer and related product     1950     1940     1961      0.5   -1.1   -1.3

 Motor vehicle and parts         60840    60578    60074      0.4    0.8   -0.5

 Capital goods                   86817    92339    97603     -6.0   -5.4   12.7

  Nondefense Capital Goods       75259    78513    81095     -4.1   -3.2    7.4

   Excluding Aircraft            69331    69346    69747      0.0   -0.6   -0.2

  Defense Capital Goods          11558    13826    16508    -16.4  -16.2   48.8

 Consumer Goods                 216910   215759   213682      0.5    1.0    0.0

  Consumer Durable Goods         44271    43841    43155      1.0    1.6   -1.8

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     172639   171918   170527      0.4    0.8    0.5

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              164120   163741   164643      0.2   -0.5    0.3

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   237404   246352   243715     -3.6    1.1    2.6

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods      5928     9167    11348    -35.3  -19.2   99.9

Total ex. defense, civ air      485191   490224   484118     -1.0    1.3    0.4

Durables ex. defense, civ air   231476   237185   232367     -2.4    2.1    0.2

Total ex def & nondef air,par   480703   486000   478919     -1.1    1.5    0.3

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   226988   232961   227168     -2.6    2.6   -0.1

Transportation Ex. MV, Air, S    40473    41129    42265     -1.6   -2.7    6.7

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

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