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

Release for:    December 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Dec-18   Nov-18   Oct-18   Dec-18 Nov-18 Oct-18

All industries                  499876   499551   502261      0.1   -0.5   -2.1

 Ex. transportation             409930   412403   417749     -0.6   -1.3    0.2

 Ex. defense                    484838   483031   488129      0.4   -1.0   -0.6

 With unfilled orders           179331   177404   175039      1.1    1.4   -6.3

Durable goods industries        254126   251197   248945      1.2    0.9   -4.3

Primary metals                   21783    21778    21414      0.0    1.7   -2.3

 Iron and steel mills            11366    11090    10635      2.5    4.3   -4.6

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.      9002     9251     9377     -2.7   -1.3    0.4

 Ferrous metal foundries          1415     1437     1402     -1.5    2.5   -0.8

Fabricated metal products        34080    33961    33354      0.4    1.8    1.5

Machinery                        32444    32760    33421     -1.0   -2.0    0.2

 Construction machinery           2735     2906     2967     -5.9   -2.1   -7.0

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             1400     1477     1449     -5.2    1.9   -5.8

 Industrial machinery             2394     2511     2744     -4.7   -8.5   -3.6

 Photographic equipment            561      533      575      5.3   -7.3    6.1

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     3933     3910     4089      0.6   -4.4    2.9

 Metalworking machinery           2467     2427     2677      1.6   -9.3    5.7

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      4071     4255     4345     -4.3   -2.1   -2.9

 Material handling equipment      3005     2838     2864      5.9   -0.9    3.5

Computers and elect. products    24152    24138    24119      0.1    0.1    2.9

 Electronic computers              792      861      847     -8.0    1.7   -3.5

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       3228     3447     3466     -6.4   -0.5    1.5

 Defense communications            316      308      324      2.6   -4.9    9.1

 Electronic components            3650     3715     3540     -1.7    4.9    1.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       1830     1586     1639     15.4   -3.2    6.8

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      3165     3042     3024      4.0    0.6    9.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments          9476     9480     9570      0.0   -0.9    1.4

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 11230    11269    11566     -0.3   -2.6    1.0

 Electric lighting equipment      1027     1032     1033     -0.5   -0.1   -0.3

 Household appliances             1704     1666     1760      2.3   -5.3   -1.8

 Electrical equipment             3044     2999     3075      1.5   -2.5   -2.3

Transportation equipment         89946    87148    84512      3.2    3.1  -12.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    28286    27636    27757      2.4   -0.4    0.5

 Nondefense aircraft and part    12810     9973     9546     28.4    4.5  -28.7

 Defense aircraft and parts       4642     6682     5181    -30.5   29.0  -55.3

 Ships and boats                  3003     3122     1720     -3.8   81.5  -36.5

Furniture and related product     6640     6419     6531      3.4   -1.7   -2.1

Nondurable goods industries     245750   248354   253316     -1.0   -2.0    0.1

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    499876   499551   502261      0.1   -0.5   -2.1

 Construction Materials          52271    52001    52104      0.5   -0.2    1.2

 Information technology          25608    25620    25927      0.0   -1.2    3.5

 Computer and related product     1762     1922     1948     -8.3   -1.3    0.4

 Motor vehicle and parts         62377    60903    60842      2.4    0.1    0.4

 Capital goods                   90664    89263    86865      1.6    2.8   -5.9

  Nondefense Capital Goods       77538    75002    74850      3.4    0.2   -4.7

   Excluding Aircraft            68215    68895    69687     -1.0   -1.1    0.5

  Defense Capital Goods          13126    14261    12015     -8.0   18.7  -13.1

 Consumer Goods                 208909   210937   216185     -1.0   -2.4    0.2

  Consumer Durable Goods         44852    43984    44033      2.0   -0.1    0.4

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     164057   166953   172152     -1.7   -3.0    0.1

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              164180   164049   164433      0.1   -0.2    0.4

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   241000   236936   236930      1.7    0.0   -3.8

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods      9323     6107     5163     52.7   18.3  -43.7

Total ex. defense, civ air      477427   479183   485083     -0.4   -1.2   -1.0

Durables ex. defense, civ air   231677   230829   231767      0.4   -0.4   -2.3

Total ex def & nondef air,par   473940   475317   480700     -0.3   -1.1   -1.1

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   228190   226963   227384      0.5   -0.2   -2.4

Transportation Ex. MV, Air, S    41205    39735    40308      3.7   -1.4   -2.0

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

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