US Data: Value of Factory Shipments for Industry Groups>

Release for:    December 2017

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Dec-17   Nov-17   Oct-17   Dec-17 Nov-17 Oct-17

All industries                  495401   492505   485469      0.6    1.4    0.8

 Ex. transportation             414496   411073   406233      0.8    1.2    1.1

 Ex. defense                    482274   479427   472459      0.6    1.5    0.8

 With unfilled orders           173659   172943   170010      0.4    1.7    0.0

Durable goods industries        246493   245282   242170      0.5    1.3    0.5

Wood products                     9581     9473     9399      1.1    0.8    1.4

Nonmetallic mineral products     11093    10907    10810      1.7    0.9    1.4

Primary metals                   20704    20202    19966      2.5    1.2    1.7

 Iron and steel mills             9608     9576     9529      0.3    0.5    2.9

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.      9769     9304     9119      5.0    2.0    0.3

 Ferrous metal foundries          1327     1322     1318      0.4    0.3    2.6

Fabricated metal products        33379    32962    32736      1.3    0.7    0.9

Machinery                        32688    32514    32535      0.5   -0.1    0.9

 Farm machinery                   2975     2904     3087      2.4   -5.9   10.1

 Construction machinery           2276     2260     2136      0.7    5.8    1.5

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             1078     1153     1050     -6.5    9.8  -10.9

 Industrial machinery             2911     2966     2985     -1.9   -0.6    2.7

 Photographic equipment            488      478      493      2.1   -3.0   -5.2

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     3825     3855     3769     -0.8    2.3    2.0

 Metalworking machinery           3251     3136     3117      3.7    0.6   -0.7

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      4316     4240     4340      1.8   -2.3   -2.0

 Material handling equipment      2816     2836     2863     -0.7   -0.9    0.0

Computers and elect. products    28021    27935    27775      0.3    0.6    0.7

 Electronic computers              624      680      678     -8.2    0.3   -2.0

 Computer storage devices          532      559      601     -4.8   -7.0   -6.4

 Other peripheral equipment        635      650      677     -2.3   -4.0   14.4

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       3041     2953     2904      3.0    1.7    2.8

 Defense communications            236      240      251     -1.7   -4.4    1.6

 Audio and video equipment         340      347      353     -2.0   -1.7   -1.1

 Electronic components            4269     4231     4201      0.9    0.7    1.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       1583     1537     1483      3.0    3.6    1.6

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      2689     2723     2675     -1.2    1.8    0.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments          9657     9599     9359      0.6    2.6    2.0

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 10222    10170    10185      0.5   -0.1    0.5

 Electric lighting equipment      1045     1044     1045      0.1   -0.1   -1.0

 Household appliances             1547     1517     1528      2.0   -0.7   -3.2

 Electrical equipment             2675     2675     2661      0.0    0.5    0.3

 Batteries                         950      929      935      2.3   -0.6    0.8

Transportation equipment         80905    81432    79236     -0.6    2.8   -0.4

 Automobiles                      7873     7924     7837     -0.6    1.1   -2.6

 Light trucks and utility veh    17242    17221    16941      0.1    1.7    4.8

 Heavy duty trucks                2663     2691     2673     -1.0    0.7    2.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    28560    28306    27861      0.9    1.6    0.5

 Nondefense aircraft and part    11295    12037    10809     -6.2   11.4  -12.2

 Defense aircraft and parts       4184     4186     4276      0.0   -2.1    6.7

 Ships and boats                  3148     3105     3073      1.4    1.0    0.1

Furniture and related product     6691     6727     6630     -0.5    1.5    0.5

Miscellaneous durable goods      13209    12960    12898      1.9    0.5    0.8

Nondurable goods industries     248908   247223   243299      0.7    1.6    1.1

Food products                    68373    67990    68718      0.6   -1.1   -0.2

 Grain and oilseed milling        7694     7583     7527      1.5    0.7   -0.9

 Dairy products                   9621     9539     9617      0.9   -0.8    0.8

 Meat, poultry, seafood          19426    19204    19718      1.2   -2.6   -1.1

Beverage and tobacco             12874    12676    12710      1.6   -0.3   -0.6

 Beverages                        8997     9008     9207     -0.1   -2.2    1.3

 Tobacco                          3877     3668     3503      5.7    4.7   -5.4

Textile mills                     2658     2647     2664      0.4   -0.6    2.0

Textile products                  2287     2286     2245      0.0    1.8    1.3

Apparel                           1074     1057     1033      1.6    2.3    0.2

Leather and allied products        372      379      388     -1.8   -2.3    1.6

Paper products                   16340    16351    16312     -0.1    0.2    0.8

 Pulp, paper, paperboard          6660     6670     6740     -0.1   -1.0    1.0

 Paperboard containers            5528     5565     5501     -0.7    1.2    1.9

Printing                          6401     6384     6320      0.3    1.0    1.1

Petroleum and coal products      50232    49522    46823      1.4    5.8    3.9

 Petroleum refineries            45630    45113    42556      1.1    6.0    3.9

Basic chemicals                  67883    67707    66042      0.3    2.5    1.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and

  agricultural chemicals          2987     2959     2846      0.9    4.0    2.7

  Pharmaceuticals                23803    23720    23119      0.3    2.6    1.1

  Paints, coatings, adhesives     3954     3904     3890      1.3    0.4    1.9

Plastics and rubber products     20414    20224    20044      0.9    0.9    0.7

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    495401   492505   485469      0.6    1.4    0.8

 Construction Materials          52050    51321    50677      1.4    1.3    1.0

 Information technology          24015    23945    23664      0.3    1.2    1.7

 Computer and related product     1791     1889     1956     -5.2   -3.4    1.6

 Motor vehicle and parts         56338    56142    55312      0.3    1.5    1.4

 Capital goods                   85199    85647    84041     -0.5    1.9   -0.6

  Nondefense Capital Goods       74137    74537    73082     -0.5    2.0   -1.0

   Excluding Aircraft            66923    66637    66452      0.4    0.3    1.2

  Defense Capital Goods          11062    11110    10959     -0.4    1.4    2.5

 Consumer Goods                 206312   204939   202021      0.7    1.4    1.3

  Consumer Durable Goods         38846    38722    38312      0.3    1.1    1.9

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     167466   166217   163709      0.8    1.5    1.1

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              165588   163850   162934      1.1    0.6    1.0

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   235431   234172   231211      0.5    1.3    0.4

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods      7214     7900     6630     -8.7   19.2  -19.2

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   224136   222135   220402      0.9    0.8    1.1

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

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