[Economic Indicators October, 1995]
[Page Number 21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS

In August, manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and new orders rose; 
unfilled orders fell. In September, according to advance data, durable 
goods shipments and new orders rose.
  ______________________________________________________________________


  ______________________________________________________________________

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Manufacturers' shipments\1\      Manufacturers' inventories\2\            Manufacturers' new orders\1\                               
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------              Manufac-
                                                                                                                                            Durable goods                   Manufac-    turers' 
                                                                                                                                      ------------------------               turers'     inven- 
                        Period                                      Durable   Nondurable              Durable   Nondurable                          Capital    Nondurable   unfilled     tory-- 
                                                          Total      goods       goods      Total      goods       goods      Total                  goods        goods     orders\2\  shipments
                                                                                                                                         Total    industries,                           ratio\3\
                                                                                                                                                   nondefense                                   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                                                                                
(10)Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except                                                                                                                                            
 as noted                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------         
1984..................................................    190,682     97,940      92,742    339,516    221,330     118,186    192,879    100,164      23,669       92,715    373,529        1.73
1985..................................................    194,538    101,279      93,259    334,799    218,212     116,587    195,706    102,356      24,545       93,351    387,095        1.73
1986..................................................    194,657    103,238      91,419    322,669    212,006     110,663    195,204    103,647      23,983       91,557    393,412        1.68
1987..................................................    206,326    108,128      98,198    338,075    220,776     117,299    209,389    110,809      26,095       98,579    430,288        1.59
1988..................................................    223,541    117,993     105,549    367,422    241,402     126,020    227,026    121,445      30,729      105,581    471,951        1.58
1989..................................................    232,724    121,703     111,022    386,911    256,065     130,846    235,932    124,933      32,725      110,999    510,459        1.64
1990..................................................    239,459    122,387     117,072    399,068    259,988     139,080    240,646    123,556      32,254      117,090    524,846        1.65
1991..................................................    235,518    119,151     116,367    386,348    249,117     137,231    234,354    117,878      29,468      116,476    511,122        1.67
1992..................................................    244,511    125,553     118,958    379,238    237,717     141,521    241,545    122,614      29,653      118,932    475,304        1.57
1993..................................................    258,520    135,981     122,539    377,425    236,303     141,122    255,701    133,273      31,889      122,428    441,947        1.47
1994..................................................    280,835    151,060     129,775    391,810    247,644     144,166    281,953    151,878      37,530      130,074    456,838        1.37
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1994:Aug..............................................    288,080    155,619     132,461    387,012    244,116     142,896    287,222    154,675      37,595      132,547    447,729        1.34
      Sept............................................    286,134    154,350     131,784    386,531    243,814     142,717    287,248    155,433      39,056      131,815    448,843        1.35
      Oct.............................................    283,975    152,586     131,389    388,063    244,925     143,138    285,985    154,150      38,276      131,835    450,853        1.37
      Nov.............................................    291,191    157,292     133,899    389,988    246,374     143,614    293,716    159,321      40,781      134,395    453,378        1.34
      Dec.............................................    296,053    159,299     136,754    391,810    247,644     144,166    299,514    162,310      37,759      137,204    456,838        1.32
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1995:Jan..............................................    297,790    161,079     136,711    396,104    250,251     145,853    301,724    164,507      41,785      137,217    460,772        1.33
      Feb.............................................    298,556    161,206     137,350    399,726    252,124     147,602    300,804    163,338      42,055      137,466    463,020        1.34
      Mar.............................................    298,437    161,571     136,866    402,081    253,237     148,844    299,625    163,042      42,628      136,583    464,208        1.35
      Apr.............................................    295,293    157,970     137,323    405,678    255,334     150,344    293,069    155,553      40,072      137,516    461,984        1.37
      May.............................................    297,093    159,612     137,481    408,289    256,787     151,502    297,046    159,502      43,115      137,544    461,937        1.37
      June............................................    298,712    160,828     137,884    410,011    257,442     152,569    296,754    159,031      42,964      137,723    459,979        1.37
      Julyr...........................................    293,474    155,919     137,555    412,423    259,532     152,891    293,863    156,130      40,233      137,733    460,368        1.41
      Augp............................................    302,918   r164,180     138,738    412,744    259,974     152,770    301,959   r164,083     r41,653      137,876    459,409        1.36
      Septp...........................................  .........    165,893  ..........  .........  .........  ..........  .........    169,031      46,676   ..........  ..........  .........
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\Annual data are averages of 
monthly not seasonally adjusted 
figures; monthly data are seasonally 
adjusted totals for month. Shipments 
are the same as sales.
    \2\Seasonally adjusted, end of 
period.
    \3\Annual data are averages of 
seasonally adjusted monthly ratios.

    Source: Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of the Census.