[Economic Indicators March, 2000]
[Page Number 21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS

In February, manufacturers' shipments and new orders fell, while 
inventories and unfilled orders rose.
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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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                                                                                          Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except as noted
 
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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
1999 .................................................    354,961    200,623     154,338    470,377    295,034     175,343    356,599    202,097      54,955      154,502    538,217        1.31
 
1999: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............................................    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.............................................    360,201    202,306     157,895    467,522    293,448     174,074    360,725    202,442      56,291      158,283    525,963        1.30
      Nov ............................................    364,971    204,430     160,541    469,836    294,970     174,866    365,612    204,799      54,385      160,813    526,604        1.29
      Dec ............................................    367,872    206,480     161,392    470,377    295,034     175,343    379,485    218,167      62,639      161,318    538,217        1.28
 
2000:Jan r............................................    370,565    209,442     161,123    472,706    296,566     176,140    374,967    213,982      63,350      160,985    542,619        1.28
      Feb p...........................................    368,910    205,534     163,376    476,052    298,974     177,078    372,031    208,219      57,311      163,812    545,740        1.29
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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.