US Data: Value of Factory Shipments for Industry Groups>

Release for:    September 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Data in millions of U.S. dollars, adjusted

                              Levels:                     Pct chg:

                                Sep-18   Aug-18   Jul-18   Sep-18 Aug-18 Jul-18

All industries                  509779   505207   501661      0.9    0.7    0.0

 Ex. transportation             420388   418647   417161      0.4    0.4    0.3

 Ex. defense                    496006   491454   488076      0.9    0.7    0.0

 With unfilled orders           178630   176516   173442      1.2    1.8   -1.2

Durable goods industries        256455   253456   251307      1.2    0.9   -0.1

Wood products                     9457     9481     9524     -0.3   -0.5    0.6

Nonmetallic mineral products     10964    10984    10959     -0.2    0.2    0.3

Primary metals                   21914    21770    21650      0.7    0.6    0.8

 Iron and steel mills            11092    11014    10948      0.7    0.6    1.8

 Aluminum,nonferrous metals.      9483     9376     9309      1.1    0.7   -0.6

 Ferrous metal foundries          1339     1380     1393     -3.0   -0.9    2.2

Fabricated metal products        33053    32967    32926      0.3    0.1    0.1

Machinery                        32751    32894    33000     -0.4   -0.3    0.8

 Farm machinery                   2520     2435     2614      3.5   -6.8   -1.9

 Construction machinery           3002     3022     3005     -0.7    0.6    1.1

 Mining, oil field, and

  gas field machinery             1502     1538     1541     -2.3   -0.2    2.3

 Industrial machinery             2786     2803     2729     -0.6    2.7    2.9

 Photographic equipment            586      524      605     11.8  -13.4    9.2

 Ventilation, heat, air-conditioning,

  and refrigeration equipment     3852     3883     3916     -0.8   -0.8    0.0

 Metalworking machinery           2528     2626     2772     -3.7   -5.3    0.4

 Turbines, generators, and

  power transmission equipt.      4432     4384     4103      1.1    6.8   -0.5

 Material handling equipment      2696     2732     2691     -1.3    1.5    0.1

Computers and elect. products    27109    27129    27139     -0.1    0.0    1.4

 Electronic computers              838      848      840     -1.2    1.0    7.6

 Computer storage devices          283      306      343     -7.5  -10.8   30.4

 Other peripheral equipment        779      785      788     -0.8   -0.4   10.1

 Nondefense communications

  equipment                       3288     3225     3248      2.0   -0.7   -0.1

 Defense communications            301      304      296     -1.0    2.7    2.1

 Audio and video equipment         237      233      235      1.7   -0.9    4.4

 Electronic components            3391     3396     3345     -0.1    1.5   -2.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

  equipment                       1508     1531     1532     -1.5   -0.1    0.3

 Defense search and navigation

   equipment                      2723     2774     2751     -1.8    0.8    1.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

  and control instuments          9314     9456     9524     -1.5   -0.7    3.0

Electrical equipment, appliances,

  and components                 11529    11465    11322      0.6    1.3    0.6

 Electric lighting equipment      1041     1050     1045     -0.9    0.5   -2.2

 Household appliances             1730     1740     1718     -0.6    1.3    0.6

 Electrical equipment             3162     3160     3150      0.1    0.3    2.0

 Batteries                         920      926      970     -0.6   -4.5    2.2

Transportation equipment         89391    86560    84500      3.3    2.4   -1.3

 Automobiles                      8580     8561     8563      0.2    0.0   -2.5

 Light trucks and utility veh    21712    21082    21712      3.0   -2.9    9.6

 Heavy duty trucks                2819     2792     2797      1.0   -0.2    2.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

 and trailers                    27674    27468    27199      0.7    1.0    1.1

 Nondefense aircraft and part    14760    12778    10660     15.5   19.9  -24.8

 Defense aircraft and parts       4761     4693     4739      1.4   -1.0    9.4

 Ships and boats                  2777     2738     2798      1.4   -2.1   -3.5

Furniture and related product     6429     6484     6532     -0.8   -0.7    0.2

Miscellaneous durable goods      13858    13722    13755      1.0   -0.2   -0.4

Nondurable goods industries     253324   251751   250354      0.6    0.6    0.1

Food products                    67188    67464    67509     -0.4   -0.1   -0.1

 Grain and oilseed milling        7795     7915     7956     -1.5   -0.5    0.0

 Dairy products                   9353     9367     9400     -0.1   -0.4   -0.8

 Meat, poultry, seafood          19172    19346    19385     -0.9   -0.2   -0.5

Beverage and tobacco             12925    12966    12700     -0.3    2.1    1.1

 Beverages                        8834     8823     8824      0.1    0.0    1.5

 Tobacco                          4091     4143     3876     -1.3    6.9    0.4

Textile mills                     2557     2538     2532      0.7    0.2    0.5

Textile products                  2334     2306     2295      1.2    0.5    1.7

Apparel                            990      984      960      0.6    2.5   -1.6

Leather and allied products        401      417      422     -3.8   -1.2   -0.2

Paper products                   16283    16294    16134     -0.1    1.0    0.6

 Pulp, paper, paperboard          6689     6680     6678      0.1    0.0    2.5

 Paperboard containers            5646     5655     5490     -0.2    3.0   -0.9

Printing                          6478     6581     6686     -1.6   -1.6    0.2

Petroleum and coal products      57906    56544    56106      2.4    0.8    0.3

 Petroleum refineries            53744    52393    52038      2.6    0.7    0.2

Basic chemicals                  66261    65784    65163      0.7    1.0   -0.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and

  agricultural chemicals          2993     2936     2751      1.9    6.7   -5.4

  Pharmaceuticals                21759    21492    21292      1.2    0.9    0.5

  Paints, coatings, adhesives     3820     3813     3759      0.2    1.4   -1.5

Plastics and rubber products     20001    19873    19847      0.6    0.1    0.2

TOPICAL SERIES

All manufacturing industries    509779   505207   501661      0.9    0.7    0.0

 Construction Materials          51757    51724    51682      0.1    0.1    0.3

 Information technology          24836    24867    24881     -0.1   -0.1    2.7

 Computer and related product     1900     1939     1971     -2.0   -1.6   12.0

 Motor vehicle and parts         60785    59903    60271      1.5   -0.6    3.5

 Capital goods                   91102    89033    86619      2.3    2.8   -3.5

  Nondefense Capital Goods       79370    77376    75135      2.6    3.0   -4.0

   Excluding Aircraft            68675    68724    68801     -0.1   -0.1    1.2

  Defense Capital Goods          11732    11657    11484      0.6    1.5    0.2

 Consumer Goods                 215794   213842   213593      0.9    0.1    1.0

  Consumer Durable Goods         43909    43315    43877      1.4   -1.3    3.9

  Consumer Nondurable Goods     171885   170527   169716      0.8    0.5    0.3

Calculated by MNI:

Durables Ex. Trans              167064   166896   166807      0.1    0.1    0.6

Durables Ex. Defense cap. gds   244723   241799   239823      1.2    0.8   -0.1

Civilian Aircraft cap. goods     10695     8652     6334     23.6   36.6  -38.3

Dur ex def & nondef air,parts   229963   229021   229163      0.4   -0.1    1.4

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

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