[Economic Indicators March, 1998]
[Page Number 21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS

In January, manufacturers' shipments fell; inventories and new and 
unfilled orders rose. In February, according to advance data, 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' 
                                                                                                                                      ------------------------               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\   
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(10)Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except                                                                                                                                            
 as noted                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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1988 .................................................    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 .................................................    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 .................................................    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 .................................................    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 .................................................    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 .................................................    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 .................................................    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 .................................................    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 .................................................    311,265    167,166     144,099    434,434    271,329     163,105    314,197    169,963      43,913      144,234    517,647        1.39
1997 r................................................    329,061    180,176     148,885    453,591    283,912     169,679    330,989    182,061      47,600      148,928    541,449        1.35
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1997:Jan .............................................    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 ............................................    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  ...........................................    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 ............................................    326,909    178,482     148,427    441,508    276,992     164,516    325,544    177,112      43,751      148,432    522,214        1.35
      May ............................................    323,567    175,900     147,667    443,460    278,084     165,376    324,042    176,443      44,211      147,599    522,689        1.37
      June............................................    328,315    180,687     147,628    444,823    279,166     165,657    329,554    181,584      47,211      147,970    523,928        1.35
      July............................................    332,895    183,827     149,068    446,602    280,800     165,802    331,138    181,679      47,412      149,459    522,171        1.34
      Aug.............................................    330,178    181,131     149,047    448,447    281,878     166,569    335,040    186,195      47,987      148,845    527,033        1.36
      Sept ...........................................    335,366    185,496     149,870    449,152    281,762     167,390    336,264    186,210      48,625      150,054    527,931        1.34
      Oct ............................................    334,064    183,602     150,462    452,139    283,477     168,662    336,631    186,028      49,930      150,603    530,498        1.35
      Nov ............................................    332,955    182,847     150,108    454,182    284,649     169,533    344,833    194,741      58,728      150,092    542,376        1.36
      Dec r...........................................    336,734    185,337     151,397    453,591    283,912     169,679    335,807    184,456      45,924      151,351    541,449        1.35
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1998:Jan p............................................    333,886  r 183,005     150,881    454,980    284,950     170,030    337,739  r 187,192    r 51,954      150,547    545,302        1.36
      Feb p...........................................  .........    187,104  ..........  .........  .........  ..........  .........    184,024      49,170   ..........  ..........  .........
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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.