[Economic Indicators January, 1996]
[Page Number 21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS

In December, manufacturers' shipments and new and unfilled orders rose; 
inventories were about unchanged.
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                                                           Manufacturers' shipments\1\      Manufacturers' inventories\2\            Manufacturers' new orders\1\                               
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                                                                                                                                            Durable goods                   Manufac-    turers' 
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                        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\
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(10)Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except                                                                                                                                            
 as noted                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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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
1995p.................................................    300,005    162,130     137,874    417,840    263,331     154,509    300,582    162,911      43,334      137,672    464,789        1.37
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1994: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
      July............................................    293,474    155,919     137,555    412,423    259,532     152,891    293,863    156,130      40,233      137,733    460,368        1.41
      Aug.............................................    303,021    164,196     138,825    413,146    260,091     153,055    301,903    164,082      41,676      137,821    459,250        1.36
      Sept............................................    304,280    165,939     138,341    416,177    261,706     154,471    306,123    168,951      46,941      137,172    461,093        1.37
      Octr............................................    302,398    164,062     138,336    417,435    263,305     154,130    304,370    166,490      43,755      137,880    463,065        1.38
      Novp............................................    303,728    164,926     138,802    417,586    263,517     154,069    304,148    165,167      46,067      138,981    463,485        1.37
      Decp............................................    306,777    166,655     140,122    417,840    263,331     154,509    308,081    168,683      47,951      139,398    464,789        1.36
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    \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.