US Data: Value of Factory Shipments for Industry Groups>

Release for:      August 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Aug-18   Jul-18   Jun-18   Aug-18 Jul-18 Jun-18

All industries                  504009   501661   501641      0.5    0.0    1.0

 Ex. transportation             417797   417161   415989      0.2    0.3    0.4

 Ex. defense                    490287   488076   488288      0.5    0.0    1.1

 With unfilled orders           176206   173442   175466      1.6   -1.2    0.9

Durable goods industries        253094   251307   251528      0.7   -0.1    1.7

Wood products                     9521     9524     9466      0.0    0.6    0.6

Nonmetallic mineral products     10957    10959    10929      0.0    0.3    0.5

Primary metals                   21787    21650    21480      0.6    0.8    0.9

 Iron and steel mills            11084    10948    10750      1.2    1.8    1.3

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.      9316     9309     9367      0.1   -0.6    0.7

 Ferrous metal foundries          1387     1393     1363     -0.4    2.2   -0.8

Fabricated metal products        32951    32926    32884      0.1    0.1    0.4

Machinery                        32818    33000    32754     -0.6    0.8    0.5

 Farm machinery                   2440     2614     2665     -6.7   -1.9    2.4

 Construction machinery           3028     3005     2973      0.8    1.1    0.5

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             1538     1541     1507     -0.2    2.3   -6.8

 Industrial machinery             2652     2729     2652     -2.8    2.9    3.0

 Photographic equipment            521      605      554    -13.9    9.2    5.9

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     3879     3916     3916     -0.9    0.0    0.4

 Metalworking machinery           2682     2772     2761     -3.2    0.4    2.8

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      4385     4103     4122      6.9   -0.5   -0.5

 Material handling equipment      2732     2691     2687      1.5    0.1   -1.6

Computers and elect. products    27166    27139    26777      0.1    1.4    0.5

 Electronic computers              843      840      781      0.4    7.6   -2.4

 Computer storage devices          311      343      263     -9.3   30.4   -2.6

 Other peripheral equipment        781      788      716     -0.9   10.1   -2.8

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       3225     3248     3250     -0.7   -0.1    2.5

 Defense communications            304      296      290      2.7    2.1   11.1

 Audio and video equipment         230      235      225     -2.1    4.4   -0.4

 Electronic components            3391     3345     3416      1.4   -2.1   -2.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       1531     1532     1528     -0.1    0.3    1.7

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      2786     2751     2715      1.3    1.3   -1.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments          9508     9524     9243     -0.2    3.0    2.3

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 11424    11322    11258      0.9    0.6    0.2

 Electric lighting equipment      1054     1045     1068      0.9   -2.2   -2.1

 Household appliances             1742     1718     1708      1.4    0.6    1.8

 Electrical equipment             3141     3150     3088     -0.3    2.0    0.6

 Batteries                         929      970      949     -4.2    2.2   -0.8

Transportation equipment         86212    84500    85652      2.0   -1.3    4.2

 Automobiles                      8564     8563     8781      0.0   -2.5   -1.3

 Light trucks and utility veh    20989    21712    19809     -3.3    9.6   13.1

 Heavy duty trucks                2810     2797     2741      0.5    2.0   11.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    27426    27199    26907      0.8    1.1    1.2

 Nondefense aircraft and part    12597    10660    14167     18.2  -24.8    5.7

 Defense aircraft and parts       4672     4739     4332     -1.4    9.4   -5.0

 Ships and boats                  2726     2798     2900     -2.6   -3.5    2.3

Furniture and related product     6557     6532     6521      0.4    0.2   -1.6

Miscellaneous durable goods      13701    13755    13807     -0.4   -0.4    0.2

Nondurable goods industries     250915   250354   250113      0.2    0.1    0.4

Food products                    67506    67509    67583      0.0   -0.1   -0.3

 Grain and oilseed milling        7938     7956     7957     -0.2    0.0   -1.7

 Dairy products                   9366     9400     9474     -0.4   -0.8   -2.0

 Meat, poultry, seafood          19398    19385    19489      0.1   -0.5   -0.3

Beverage and tobacco             12972    12700    12557      2.1    1.1    1.1

 Beverages                        8829     8824     8697      0.1    1.5   -0.7

 Tobacco                          4143     3876     3860      6.9    0.4    5.5

Textile mills                     2531     2532     2519      0.0    0.5    0.8

Textile products                  2302     2295     2257      0.3    1.7    0.2

Apparel                            970      960      976      1.0   -1.6    1.3

Leather and allied products        423      422      423      0.2   -0.2    1.9

Paper products                   16283    16134    16038      0.9    0.6   -0.5

 Pulp, paper, paperboard          6668     6678     6513     -0.1    2.5   -0.9

 Paperboard containers            5648     5490     5541      2.9   -0.9   -0.8

Printing                          6633     6686     6675     -0.8    0.2    1.5

Petroleum and coal products      56059    56106    55932     -0.1    0.3    1.2

 Petroleum refineries            51971    52038    51924     -0.1    0.2    1.0

Basic chemicals                  65442    65163    65354      0.4   -0.3    0.6

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and

  agricultural chemicals          2860     2751     2909      4.0   -5.4   13.4

  Pharmaceuticals                21452    21292    21196      0.8    0.5    1.2

  Paints, coatings, adhesives     3805     3759     3817      1.2   -1.5   -1.0

Plastics and rubber products     19794    19847    19799     -0.3    0.2    0.3

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    504009   501661   501641      0.5    0.0    1.0

 Construction Materials          51721    51682    51533      0.1    0.3    0.4

 Information technology          24890    24881    24234      0.0    2.7    1.1

 Computer and related product     1935     1971     1760     -1.8   12.0   -2.6

 Motor vehicle and parts         59789    60271    58238     -0.8    3.5    5.0

 Capital goods                   88823    86619    89741      2.5   -3.5    1.9

  Nondefense Capital Goods       77189    75135    78277      2.7   -4.0    2.3

   Excluding Aircraft            68692    68801    68008     -0.2    1.2    1.0

  Defense Capital Goods          11634    11484    11464      1.3    0.2   -0.7

 Consumer Goods                 213304   213593   211502     -0.1    1.0    1.4

  Consumer Durable Goods         43249    43877    42213     -1.4    3.9    5.5

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     170055   169716   169289      0.2    0.3    0.4

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              166882   166807   165876      0.0    0.6    0.4

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   241460   239823   240064      0.7   -0.1    1.8

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods      8497     6334    10269     34.1  -38.3   11.5

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   228863   229163   225897     -0.1    1.4    1.5

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

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