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



 
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS

In October, manufacturers' shipments and inventories rose, while new and 
unfilled orders fell. According to advance data, durable goods shipments 
and new orders rose in November.
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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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                                                                                          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    382,510    238,105     144,405    248,212    126,308      31,524      121,905    492,893        1.54
1993 .................................................    260,635    135,886     124,749    384,039    239,334     144,705    257,698    133,081      31,694      124,617    457,810        1.47
1994 .................................................    279,002    149,131     129,870    404,877    253,624     151,253    279,733    149,542      35,697      130,191    466,699        1.41
1995..................................................    299,555    160,586     138,970    430,985    268,353     162,632    300,632    161,782      40,511      138,851    479,674        1.41
1996..................................................    309,622    167,013     142,608    436,729    273,815     162,914    312,442    169,711      44,631      142,730    513,062        1.40
1997..................................................    327,452    179,892     147,560    456,133    286,372     169,761    329,335    181,726      48,165      147,610    536,131        1.37
 
1997:Oct..............................................    332,321    183,225     149,096    455,553    286,654     168,899    334,576    185,410      50,450      149,166    526,675        1.37
      Nov.............................................    331,404    182,791     148,613    457,766    287,949     169,817    342,310    193,621      58,759      148,689    537,581        1.38
      Dec.............................................    336,424    186,007     150,417    456,133    286,372     169,761    334,974    184,635      47,027      150,339    536,131        1.36
 
1998:Jan..............................................    331,937    182,303     149,634    458,197    288,086     170,111    336,432    187,048      52,302      149,384    540,626        1.38
      Feb.............................................    335,883    187,298     148,585    461,178    290,153     171,025    334,446    186,033      50,436      148,413    539,189        1.37
      Mar.............................................    338,991    189,998     148,993    461,948    290,887     171,061    334,712    185,963      50,502      148,749    534,910        1.36
      Apr.............................................    335,553    186,843     148,710    464,668    293,393     171,275    337,502    188,921      51,240      148,581    536,859        1.38
      May.............................................    333,622    185,789     147,833    465,729    294,375     171,354    330,233    182,777      50,834      147,456    533,470        1.40
      June............................................    335,110    186,536     148,574    466,701    295,143     171,558    331,188    182,986      51,053      148,202    529,548        1.39
      July ...........................................    335,380    186,907     148,473    467,636    295,669     171,967    334,821    186,617      50,763      148,204    528,989        1.39
      Aug ............................................    336,445    188,789     147,656    468,445    296,913     171,532    337,815    190,304      55,371      147,511    530,359        1.39
      Sept ...........................................    340,481    192,842     147,639    468,552    296,757     171,795    340,388    192,783      53,540      147,605    530,266        1.38
      Oct r...........................................    340,735    193,877     146,858    470,830    298,408     172,422    335,343    188,697      50,210      146,646    524,874        1.38
      Nov p...........................................  .........    195,039  ..........  .........  .........  ..........  .........    190,659      51,294   ..........  ..........  .........
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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.