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



 
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS

In July, manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and orders rose. In 
August, according to advance estimates, durable goods shipments rose and 
new orders fell.
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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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1986..................................................    194,657    103,238      91,419    322,654    211,997     110,657    195,204    103,647      23,982       91,557    393,515        1.68
1987..................................................    206,326    108,128      98,198    338,107    220,778     117,329    209,389    110,809      26,094       98,579    430,468        1.59
1988..................................................    224,619    118,458     106,161    369,378    242,450     126,928    228,270    122,076      31,108      106,194    474,192        1.58
1989..................................................    236,698    123,158     113,540    391,243    257,513     133,730    239,572    126,055      32,988      113,516    508,853        1.63
1990..................................................    242,686    123,776     118,910    405,105    263,213     141,892    244,507    125,583      33,331      118,924    531,115        1.65
1991..................................................    239,847    121,000     118,847    390,944    250,006     140,938    238,805    119,849      30,471      118,957    519,143        1.65
1992..................................................    250,394    128,489     121,905    382,480    238,096     144,384    248,212    126,308      31,525      121,905    493,104        1.54
1993..................................................    260,635    135,886     124,749    390,721    243,476     147,245    257,698    133,081      31,693      124,617    458,161        1.49
1994..................................................    278,652    148,916     129,736    406,207    254,798     151,409    279,560    149,505      35,847      130,055    469,450        1.43
1995..................................................    297,244    159,215     138,029    432,344    270,356     161,988    298,092    160,214      41,302      137,877    480,128        1.43
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1995:July.............................................    293,901    156,108     137,793    426,722    266,482     160,240    293,595    155,476      37,976      138,119    471,362        1.45
      Aug.............................................    299,808    160,625     139,183    427,245    266,987     160,258    298,670    160,400      39,532      138,270    470,224        1.43
      Sept............................................    300,754    162,281     138,473    429,959    268,267     161,692    302,744    165,364      44,880      137,380    472,214        1.43
      Oct.............................................    299,824    160,706     139,118    431,303    269,971     161,332    301,467    162,792      41,310      138,675    473,857        1.44
      Nov.............................................    300,755    161,360     139,395    431,652    270,389     161,263    302,155    162,492      44,279      139,663    475,257        1.44
      Dec.............................................    301,284    161,976     139,308    432,344    270,356     161,988    306,155    167,520      47,586      138,635    480,128        1.44
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1996:Jan..............................................    298,685    159,125     139,560    434,724    272,657     162,067    307,151    167,355      46,163      139,796    488,594        1.46
      Feb.............................................    301,763    161,918     139,845    435,615    273,400     162,215    302,648    163,146      44,555      139,502    489,479        1.44
      Mar.............................................    300,646    160,377     140,269    435,413    273,535     161,878    305,091    165,519      46,613      139,572    493,924        1.45
      Apr.............................................    308,003    164,615     143,388    435,441    273,870     161,571    307,001    163,472      40,487      143,529    492,922        1.41
      May.............................................    311,203    167,487     143,716    434,220    273,857     160,363    314,194    170,287      44,979      143,907    495,913        1.40
      June............................................    308,851    166,902     141,949    433,868    273,649     160,219    312,139    169,994      42,921      142,145    499,201        1.40
      Julyr...........................................    312,128    167,703     144,425    434,496    274,731     159,765    317,044    172,401      46,009      144,643    504,117        1.39
      Augp............................................  .........    168,239  ..........  .........  .........  ..........  .........    167,012      41,373   ..........  ..........  .........
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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.