[Economic Indicators February, 1997]
[Page Number 21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS

In December, manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and new orders fell; 
unfilled orders rose slightly. In January, according to advance 
estimates, durable goods shipments and new orders rose.
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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 
                                                                                                                                                   nondefense                             \3\   
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(10)Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except                                                                                                                                            
 as noted                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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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
1996 r................................................    309,954    166,339     143,615    437,892    276,417     161,475    312,818    169,068      44,770      143,750    514,553        1.41
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1995: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
      July............................................    312,400    167,774     144,626    434,446    274,807     159,639    317,304    172,402      45,935      144,902    504,105        1.39
      Aug.............................................    312,847    168,471     144,376    435,687    275,926     159,761    310,575    166,267      41,172      144,308    501,833        1.39
      Sept ...........................................    315,160    170,705     144,455    436,700    276,347     160,353    318,515    173,811      47,515      144,704    505,188        1.39
      Oct.............................................    315,510    168,824     146,686    438,134    277,328     160,806    321,887    174,900      47,482      146,987    511,565        1.39
      Nov.............................................    317,548    170,144     147,404    439,371    277,917     161,454    320,244    171,888      43,885      148,356    514,261        1.38
      Dec r...........................................    315,411    168,656     146,755    437,892    276,417     161,475    315,703    168,766      43,741      146,937    514,553        1.39
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1997:Jan p ...........................................  .........    170,696  ..........  .........  .........  ..........  .........    174,811      45,817   ..........  ..........  .........
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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.