US Data: Value of Factory Shipments for Industry Groups>

Release for: April 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Apr-18   Mar-18   Feb-18   Apr-18 Mar-18 Feb-18

All industries                  492846   492699   489307      0.0    0.7    0.2

 Ex. transportation             409885   408057   406749      0.4    0.3    0.2

 Ex. defense                    479001   480177   476259     -0.2    0.8    0.4

 With unfilled orders           171295   172312   170466     -0.6    1.1    0.6

Durable goods industries        247015   247016   245051      0.0    0.8    0.7

Wood products                     9271     9305     9354     -0.4   -0.5   -0.1

Nonmetallic mineral products     10859    10765    10757      0.9    0.1    0.7

Primary metals                   21241    20792    20229      2.2    2.8    2.3

 Iron and steel mills            10552    10220     9830      3.2    4.0    2.4

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.      9288     9189     9020      1.1    1.9    2.5

 Ferrous metal foundries          1401     1383     1379      1.3    0.3    1.2

Fabricated metal products        32424    31937    31973      1.5   -0.1    0.7

Machinery                        32168    32079    32518      0.3   -1.4    1.8

 Farm machinery                   2474     2457     2434      0.7    0.9    1.7

 Construction machinery           2940     2845     3008      3.3   -5.4    6.1

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             1471     1474     1480     -0.2   -0.4   -8.0

 Industrial machinery             2634     2539     2614      3.7   -2.9    2.9

 Photographic equipment            533      525      540      1.5   -2.8    4.2

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     3780     3787     3711     -0.2    2.0   -1.1

 Metalworking machinery           2826     2793     2975      1.2   -6.1    5.3

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      3968     4217     4145     -5.9    1.7    2.6

 Material handling equipment      2690     2683     2687      0.3   -0.1    2.6

Computers and elect. products    26396    26071    26275      1.2   -0.8   -0.3

 Electronic computers              761      736      761      3.4   -3.3    1.3

 Computer storage devices          278      252      287     10.3  -12.2  -13.6

 Other peripheral equipment        769      643      684     19.6   -6.0   -9.6

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       3205     3114     3056      2.9    1.9   -2.3

 Defense communications            267      266      263      0.4    1.1    0.0

 Audio and video equipment         229      236      240     -3.0   -1.7   11.6

 Electronic components            3533     3527     3596      0.2   -1.9   -0.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       1547     1499     1513      3.2   -0.9   -2.1

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      2759     2731     2755      1.0   -0.9   -4.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments          9006     8978     8831      0.3    1.7    0.9

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 11384    11179    11084      1.8    0.9    1.2

 Electric lighting equipment      1073     1052     1051      2.0    0.1   -0.2

 Household appliances             1727     1697     1704      1.8   -0.4   -0.1

 Electrical equipment             3044     3089     3075     -1.5    0.5    2.9

 Batteries                         962      938      920      2.6    2.0   -1.5

Transportation equipment         82961    84642    82558     -2.0    2.5    0.3

 Automobiles                      9649     9548     9655      1.1   -1.1    1.2

 Light trucks and utility veh    19532    18753    18091      4.2    3.7    1.9

 Heavy duty trucks                2608     2649     2717     -1.5   -2.5    1.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    26546    26137    26354      1.6   -0.8    0.8

 Nondefense aircraft and part    10876    14927    12814    -27.1   16.5    0.8

 Defense aircraft and parts       4393     4180     4562      5.1   -8.4   -0.2

 Ships and boats                  2882     2779     2808      3.7   -1.0    2.9

Furniture and related product     6513     6491     6521      0.3   -0.5    1.6

Miscellaneous durable goods      13798    13755    13782      0.3   -0.2    0.3

Nondurable goods industries     245831   245683   244256      0.1    0.6   -0.3

Food products                    68123    67776    67543      0.5    0.3    1.4

 Grain and oilseed milling        8306     8060     7911      3.1    1.9    2.9

 Dairy products                   9554     9732     9734     -1.8    0.0    5.1

 Meat, poultry, seafood          19822    19374    19216      2.3    0.8    0.4

Beverage and tobacco             12116    12461    12223     -2.8    1.9    0.6

 Beverages                        8594     8472     8525      1.4   -0.6    1.4

 Tobacco                          3522     3989     3698    -11.7    7.9   -1.3

Textile mills                     2486     2458     2452      1.1    0.2    0.4

Textile products                  2248     2208     2195      1.8    0.6    2.5

Apparel                            941      945      942     -0.4    0.3   -1.2

Leather and allied products        431      418      403      3.1    3.7    1.3

Paper products                   15976    16020    15954     -0.3    0.4    0.0

 Pulp, paper, paperboard          6552     6541     6526      0.2    0.2    0.5

 Paperboard containers            5582     5554     5524      0.5    0.5   -0.3

Printing                          6511     6484     6519      0.4   -0.5    0.7

Petroleum and coal products      53252    52944    52144      0.6    1.5   -3.2

 Petroleum refineries            49357    49078    48310      0.6    1.6   -3.1

Basic chemicals                  63946    64234    64168     -0.4    0.1    0.0

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and

  agricultural chemicals          2276     2279     2309     -0.1   -1.3   -3.8

  Pharmaceuticals                20709    20703    20768      0.0   -0.3   -0.2

  Paints, coatings, adhesives     3804     3765     3724      1.0    1.1   -0.4

Plastics and rubber products     19801    19735    19713      0.3    0.1    0.0

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    492846   492699   489307      0.0    0.7    0.2

 Construction Materials          50723    50411    50087      0.6    0.6    0.0

 Information technology          24200    23637    23490      2.4    0.6   -0.6

 Computer and related product     1808     1631     1732     10.9   -5.8   -5.9

 Motor vehicle and parts         58335    57087    56817      2.2    0.5    1.3

 Capital goods                   86090    88306    86524     -2.5    2.1    0.1

  Nondefense Capital Goods       74067    77654    75648     -4.6    2.7    1.0

   Excluding Aircraft            67299    66728    67199      0.9   -0.7    1.0

  Defense Capital Goods          12023    10652    10876     12.9   -2.1   -5.2

 Consumer Goods                 208960   207742   206028      0.6    0.8    0.0

  Consumer Durable Goods         42793    41830    41373      2.3    1.1    1.4

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     166167   165912   164655      0.2    0.8   -0.3

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              164054   162374   162493      1.0   -0.1    1.0

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   234992   236364   234175     -0.6    0.9    1.0

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods      6768    10926     8449    -38.1   29.3    0.9

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   224116   221437   221361      1.2    0.0    1.1

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

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