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



 
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS

In April, manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and new orders rose; 
unfilled orders fell. In May, according to advance data, durable goods 
shipments and new orders fell. (Series revised.)
________________________________________________________________________


________________________________________________________________________

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          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 
                                                                                                                                                   nondefense                             \3\   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                                                                                
(10)Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except                                                                                                                                            
 as noted                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------         
1987 r................................................    206,326    108,128      98,198    338,109    220,799     117,310    209,389    110,809      26,094       98,579    430,426        1.59
1988 r................................................    224,619    118,458     106,161    369,374    242,468     126,906    228,270    122,076      31,108      106,194    474,154        1.57
1989 r................................................    236,698    123,158     113,540    391,212    257,513     133,699    239,572    126,055      32,988      113,516    508,849        1.63
1990 r................................................    242,686    123,776     118,910    405,073    263,209     141,864    244,507    125,583      33,331      118,924    531,131        1.65
1991 r................................................    239,847    121,000     118,847    390,950    250,019     140,931    238,805    119,849      30,471      118,957    519,199        1.65
1992 r................................................    250,394    128,489     121,905    382,547    238,166     144,381    248,212    126,308      31,524      121,905    493,184        1.54
1993 r................................................    260,635    135,886     124,749    384,138    239,404     144,734    257,698    133,081      31,694      124,617    458,245        1.48
1994 r................................................    279,002    149,131     129,870    405,028    253,691     151,337    279,733    149,542      35,697      130,191    467,369        1.41
1995 r................................................    299,116    160,101     139,015    429,089    265,915     163,174    300,353    161,469      40,561      138,885    482,605        1.41
1996 r................................................    311,265    167,166     144,099    434,434    271,329     163,105    314,197    169,963      43,913      144,234    517,647        1.39
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1996:Apr r............................................    309,477    165,496     143,981    431,352    268,648     162,704    308,467    164,329      39,593      144,138    495,810        1.39
      May r...........................................    313,247    168,781     144,466    430,298    268,657     161,641    315,764    171,209      44,488      144,555    498,327        1.37
      June r..........................................    310,052    167,524     142,528    429,802    268,294     161,508    313,081    170,382      41,982      142,699    501,356        1.39
      July r..........................................    313,851    168,762     145,089    430,543    269,493     161,050    318,488    173,087      45,044      145,401    505,993        1.37
      Aug r...........................................    313,854    168,960     144,894    431,647    270,537     161,110    311,958    167,204      40,314      144,754    504,097        1.38
      Sept r..........................................    315,971    171,415     144,556    432,674    270,794     161,880    319,894    175,113      46,931      144,781    508,020        1.37
      Oct r...........................................    316,461    169,368     147,093    434,038    271,616     162,422    322,392    175,015      46,293      147,377    513,951        1.37
      Nov r...........................................    319,296    171,426     147,870    435,200    272,198     163,002    322,400    173,636      43,081      148,764    517,055        1.36
      Dec r...........................................    316,306    169,504     146,802    434,434    271,329     163,105    316,898    170,016      43,162      146,882    517,647        1.37
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1997:Jan r............................................    319,725    171,403     148,322    435,743    272,652     163,091    323,864    175,803      45,094      148,061    521,786        1.36
      Feb r...........................................    322,967    174,862     148,105    437,873    274,170     163,703    326,537    178,872      46,264      147,665    525,356        1.36
      Mar r ..........................................    322,923    176,224     146,699    438,560    274,633     163,927    321,146    173,944      44,505      147,202    523,579        1.36
      Apr r...........................................    327,376    178,513     148,863    441,399    277,065     164,334    326,115    177,155      43,736      148,960    522,318        1.35
      May p...........................................  .........    176,320  ..........  .........  .........  ..........  .........    176,097      44,023   ..........  ..........  .........
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \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.

    Note.--Series revised beginning 
1987 to reflect annual benchmarking 
and seasonal adjustment revisions. 
For details see June 1997 release 
M3-1(96).

    Source: Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of the Census.