US Data: Value of Factory Shipments for Industry Groups>

Release for:     October 2017

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Oct-17   Sep-17   Aug-17   Oct-17 Sep-17 Aug-17

All industries                  484223   481520   476452      0.6    1.1    0.6

 Ex. transportation             404990   401957   397820      0.8    1.0    0.7

 Ex. defense                    471203   468750   464037      0.5    1.0    0.6

 With unfilled orders           169909   169960   167588      0.0    1.4    0.2

Durable goods industries        242008   240951   238196      0.4    1.2    0.7

Wood products                     9396     9272     9119      1.3    1.7    1.2

Nonmetallic mineral products     10757    10663    10556      0.9    1.0    0.3

Primary metals                   19948    19639    19655      1.6   -0.1    1.6

 Iron and steel mills             9486     9264     9249      2.4    0.2    0.4

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.      9146     9090     9118      0.6   -0.3    3.1

 Ferrous metal foundries          1316     1285     1288      2.4   -0.2    0.7

Fabricated metal products        32720    32455    32182      0.8    0.8    1.2

Machinery                        32527    32247    31599      0.9    2.1    1.8

 Farm machinery                   3065     2803     2821      9.3   -0.6    4.9

 Construction machinery           2111     2105     2103      0.3    0.1    1.4

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             1118     1179     1006     -5.2   17.2   -3.5

 Industrial machinery             3007     2906     2961      3.5   -1.9    1.8

 Photographic equipment            500      520      525     -3.8   -1.0   -3.5

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     3695     3694     3676      0.0    0.5   -0.7

 Metalworking machinery           3119     3138     3070     -0.6    2.2    1.9

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      4370     4428     4127     -1.3    7.3    3.2

 Material handling equipment      2874     2862     2848      0.4    0.5    4.9

Computers and elect. products    27706    27590    27174      0.4    1.5    1.0

 Electronic computers              681      692      720     -1.6   -3.9    1.7

 Computer storage devices          606      642      669     -5.6   -4.0  -12.0

 Other peripheral equipment        685      592      646     15.7   -8.4    4.2

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       2866     2824     2716      1.5    4.0    0.7

 Defense communications            251      247      245      1.6    0.8   -2.0

 Audio and video equipment         353      357      347     -1.1    2.9    4.8

 Electronic components            4209     4143     4078      1.6    1.6    3.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       1471     1460     1443      0.8    1.2   -0.8

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      2661     2671     2614     -0.4    2.2    0.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments          9279     9177     9078      1.1    1.1    0.4

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 10193    10137    10045      0.6    0.9    0.5

 Electric lighting equipment      1042     1056     1055     -1.3    0.1    0.0

 Household appliances             1533     1579     1544     -2.9    2.3    1.0

 Electrical equipment             2657     2652     2676      0.2   -0.9    2.9

 Batteries                         936      928      927      0.9    0.1    0.5

Transportation equipment         79233    79563    78632     -0.4    1.2   -0.3

 Automobiles                      7823     8045     8235     -2.8   -2.3    5.8

 Light trucks and utility veh    16842    16164    16011      4.2    1.0    2.2

 Heavy duty trucks                2697     2620     2654      2.9   -1.3    2.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    27987    27719    27693      1.0    0.1    2.0

 Nondefense aircraft and part    10775    12307    11481    -12.4    7.2  -11.7

 Defense aircraft and parts       4261     4007     4054      6.3   -1.2   -0.3

 Ships and boats                  3105     3070     3003      1.1    2.2   -2.7

Furniture and related product     6619     6594     6588      0.4    0.1    1.2

Miscellaneous durable goods      12909    12791    12646      0.9    1.1    0.9

Nondurable goods industries     242215   240569   238256      0.7    1.0    0.4

Food products                    68745    68848    68885     -0.1   -0.1   -0.5

 Grain and oilseed milling        7518     7596     7629     -1.0   -0.4    0.7

 Dairy products                   9511     9545     9605     -0.4   -0.6   -2.1

 Meat, poultry, seafood          19812    19934    19985     -0.6   -0.3   -0.1

Beverage and tobacco             12711    12792    13128     -0.6   -2.6   -0.6

 Beverages                        9208     9088     9158      1.3   -0.8   -1.7

 Tobacco                          3503     3704     3970     -5.4   -6.7    2.0

Textile mills                     2669     2612     2654      2.2   -1.6    0.4

Textile products                  2210     2217     2189     -0.3    1.3   -0.8

Apparel                           1038     1031     1037      0.7   -0.6   -2.5

Leather and allied products        388      382      378      1.6    1.1   -1.8

Paper products                   16294    16179    16227      0.7   -0.3    2.0

 Pulp, paper, paperboard          6756     6676     6657      1.2    0.3    0.8

 Paperboard containers            5462     5401     5501      1.1   -1.8    2.6

Printing                          6305     6254     6254      0.8    0.0   -0.4

Petroleum and coal products      46237    45053    42772      2.6    5.3    3.3

 Petroleum refineries            42035    40946    38767      2.7    5.6    3.8

Basic chemicals                  65611    65292    64938      0.5    0.5   -0.2

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and

  agricultural chemicals          2810     2770     2722      1.4    1.8   -2.8

  Pharmaceuticals                23059    22871    22590      0.8    1.2    1.5

  Paints, coatings, adhesives     3879     3817     3832      1.6   -0.4   -0.5

Plastics and rubber products     20007    19909    19794      0.5    0.6   -0.4

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    484223   481520   476452      0.6    1.1    0.6

 Construction Materials          50481    50167    49701      0.6    0.9    0.6

 Information technology          23552    23276    23016      1.2    1.1   -0.2

 Computer and related product     1972     1926     2035      2.4   -5.4   -2.5

 Motor vehicle and parts         55349    54548    54593      1.5   -0.1    2.6

 Capital goods                   83939    84546    82342     -0.7    2.7   -0.7

  Nondefense Capital Goods       72975    73852    71915     -1.2    2.7   -1.0

   Excluding Aircraft            66395    65648    64780      1.1    1.3    1.3

  Defense Capital Goods          10964    10694    10427      2.5    2.6    1.1

 Consumer Goods                 201360   199496   197345      0.9    1.1    1.2

  Consumer Durable Goods         38224    37580    37595      1.7    0.0    2.5

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     163136   161916   159750      0.8    1.4    0.8

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              162775   161388   159564      0.9    1.1    1.2

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   231044   230257   227769      0.3    1.1    0.7

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods      6580     8204     7135    -19.8   15.0  -17.7

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   220269   217950   216288      1.1    0.8    1.5

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

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