[Economic Indicators November, 1999]
[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; new and
unfilled 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
nondefense \3\
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Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except as noted
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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
1998 ................................................. 337,687 189,666 148,022 466,798 295,344 171,454 336,140 188,308 51,700 147,832 519,038 1.38
1998:Oct.............................................. 340,133 193,818 146,315 471,031 298,561 172,470 334,663 188,523 50,138 146,140 524,796 1.38
Nov ............................................ 341,423 194,823 146,600 471,000 297,981 173,019 335,930 189,193 50,675 146,737 519,303 1.38
Dec ............................................ 344,247 195,531 148,716 466,798 295,344 171,454 343,982 195,574 52,005 148,408 519,038 1.36
1999:Jan.............................................. 341,673 194,091 147,582 464,867 293,563 171,304 349,314 201,708 56,863 147,606 526,677 1.36
Feb............................................. 343,724 194,465 149,259 464,198 294,030 170,168 343,046 193,786 53,233 149,260 525,999 1.35
Mar............................................. 349,065 198,292 150,773 463,578 293,391 170,187 349,722 199,366 53,299 150,356 526,656 1.33
Apr............................................. 347,568 197,246 150,322 463,194 292,415 170,779 344,915 194,674 52,525 150,241 524,003 1.33
May ............................................ 350,624 199,425 151,199 463,742 292,403 171,339 348,259 196,609 53,041 151,650 521,638 1.32
June ........................................... 354,702 200,990 153,712 462,690 291,645 171,045 351,128 197,084 50,948 154,044 518,064 1.30
July............................................ 357,301 203,268 154,033 465,043 293,505 171,538 359,903 205,532 55,030 154,371 520,666 1.30
Aug ............................................ 361,844 205,709 156,135 464,351 292,461 171,890 364,440 207,446 56,423 156,994 523,262 1.28
Sept r.......................................... 358,709 201,895 156,814 465,669 292,901 172,768 360,886 204,349 56,050 156,537 525,439 1.30
Oct p........................................... 360,255 202,570 157,685 467,044 293,181 173,863 360,004 201,867 56,444 158,137 525,188 1.30
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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.