US Data: Value of Factory Shipments for Industry Groups>

Release for:         May 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                May-18   Apr-18   Mar-18   May-18 Apr-18 Mar-18

All industries                  496074   493302   492699      0.6    0.1    0.7

 Ex. transportation             413906   410658   408057      0.8    0.6    0.3

 Ex. defense                    482529   479413   480177      0.6   -0.2    0.8

 With unfilled orders           173762   171606   172312      1.3   -0.4    1.1

Durable goods industries        247098   247002   247016      0.0    0.0    0.8

Wood products                     9394     9286     9305      1.2   -0.2   -0.5

Nonmetallic mineral products     10860    10887    10765     -0.2    1.1    0.1

Primary metals                   21218    21308    20792     -0.4    2.5    2.8

 Iron and steel mills            10565    10597    10220     -0.3    3.7    4.0

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.      9272     9314     9189     -0.5    1.4    1.9

 Ferrous metal foundries          1381     1397     1383     -1.1    1.0    0.3

Fabricated metal products        32777    32646    31937      0.4    2.2   -0.1

Machinery                        32417    32195    32079      0.7    0.4   -1.4

 Farm machinery                   2591     2499     2457      3.7    1.7    0.9

 Construction machinery           2960     2986     2845     -0.9    5.0   -5.4

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             1638     1624     1474      0.9   10.2   -0.4

 Industrial machinery             2549     2606     2539     -2.2    2.6   -2.9

 Photographic equipment            525      529      525     -0.8    0.8   -2.8

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     3726     3763     3787     -1.0   -0.6    2.0

 Metalworking machinery           2748     2784     2793     -1.3   -0.3   -6.1

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      4137     3917     4217      5.6   -7.1    1.7

 Material handling equipment      2717     2693     2683      0.9    0.4   -0.1

Computers and elect. products    26590    26478    26071      0.4    1.6   -0.8

 Electronic computers              799      773      736      3.4    5.0   -3.3

 Computer storage devices          267      276      252     -3.3    9.5  -12.2

 Other peripheral equipment        733      771      643     -4.9   19.9   -6.0

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       3166     3209     3114     -1.3    3.1    1.9

 Defense communications            260      278      266     -6.5    4.5    1.1

 Audio and video equipment         228      242      236     -5.8    2.5   -1.7

 Electronic components            3542     3533     3527      0.3    0.2   -1.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       1506     1544     1499     -2.5    3.0   -0.9

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      2761     2767     2731     -0.2    1.3   -0.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments          8988     9030     8978     -0.5    0.6    1.7

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 11309    11262    11179      0.4    0.7    0.9

 Electric lighting equipment      1091     1079     1052      1.1    2.6    0.1

 Household appliances             1670     1711     1697     -2.4    0.8   -0.4

 Electrical equipment             3081     3049     3089      1.0   -1.3    0.5

 Batteries                         954      959      938     -0.5    2.2    2.0

Transportation equipment         82168    82644    84642     -0.6   -2.4    2.5

 Automobiles                      8946     9526     9548     -6.1   -0.2   -1.1

 Light trucks and utility veh    17438    19293    18753     -9.6    2.9    3.7

 Heavy duty trucks                2466     2568     2649     -4.0   -3.1   -2.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    26626    26614    26137      0.0    1.8   -0.8

 Nondefense aircraft and part    13337    10884    14927     22.5  -27.1   16.5

 Defense aircraft and parts       4567     4412     4180      3.5    5.6   -8.4

 Ships and boats                  2828     2878     2779     -1.7    3.6   -1.0

Furniture and related product     6609     6519     6491      1.4    0.4   -0.5

Miscellaneous durable goods      13756    13777    13755     -0.2    0.2   -0.2

Nondurable goods industries     248976   246300   245683      1.1    0.3    0.6

Food products                    67959    67982    67776      0.0    0.3    0.3

 Grain and oilseed milling        8144     8129     8060      0.2    0.9    1.9

 Dairy products                   9540     9543     9732      0.0   -1.9    0.0

 Meat, poultry, seafood          19810    19855    19374     -0.2    2.5    0.8

Beverage and tobacco             12383    12166    12461      1.8   -2.4    1.9

 Beverages                        8724     8644     8472      0.9    2.0   -0.6

 Tobacco                          3659     3522     3989      3.9  -11.7    7.9

Textile mills                     2507     2488     2458      0.8    1.2    0.2

Textile products                  2243     2249     2208     -0.3    1.9    0.6

Apparel                            958      946      945      1.3    0.1    0.3

Leather and allied products        418      430      418     -2.8    2.9    3.7

Paper products                   16081    15981    16020      0.6   -0.2    0.4

 Pulp, paper, paperboard          6557     6556     6541      0.0    0.2    0.2

 Paperboard containers            5580     5580     5554      0.0    0.5    0.5

Printing                          6487     6503     6484     -0.2    0.3   -0.5

Petroleum and coal products      55485    53652    52944      3.4    1.3    1.5

 Petroleum refineries            51569    49747    49078      3.7    1.4    1.6

Basic chemicals                  64757    64152    64234      0.9   -0.1    0.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and

  agricultural chemicals          2508     2372     2279      5.7    4.1   -1.3

  Pharmaceuticals                20903    20707    20703      0.9    0.0   -0.3

  Paints, coatings, adhesives     3865     3812     3765      1.4    1.2    1.1

Plastics and rubber products     19698    19751    19735     -0.3    0.1    0.1

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    496074   493302   492699      0.6    0.1    0.7

 Construction Materials          51144    50963    50411      0.4    1.1    0.6

 Information technology          24011    24150    23637     -0.6    2.2    0.6

 Computer and related product     1799     1820     1631     -1.2   11.6   -5.8

 Motor vehicle and parts         55476    58001    57087     -4.4    1.6    0.5

 Capital goods                   88031    86095    88306      2.2   -2.5    2.1

  Nondefense Capital Goods       76479    74026    77654      3.3   -4.7    2.7

   Excluding Aircraft            67349    67243    66728      0.2    0.8   -0.7

  Defense Capital Goods          11552    12069    10652     -4.3   13.3   -2.1

 Consumer Goods                 208774   208885   207742     -0.1    0.6    0.8

  Consumer Durable Goods         39966    42407    41830     -5.8    1.4    1.1

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     168808   166478   165912      1.4    0.3    0.8

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              164930   164358   162374      0.3    1.2   -0.1

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   235546   234933   236364      0.3   -0.6    0.9

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods      9130     6783    10926     34.6  -37.9   29.3

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   222209   224049   221437     -0.8    1.2    0.0

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

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