[Economic Indicators October, 2000]
[Page Number 21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS
In September, manufacturers' shipments fell; inventories and new 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'
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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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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: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 ............................................. 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 ............................................ 370,865 206,555 164,310 475,999 298,505 177,494 374,882 210,255 57,715 164,627 546,636 1.28
Mar ............................................ 377,562 211,477 166,085 475,887 297,959 177,928 385,097 219,165 60,375 165,932 554,171 1.26
Apr ............................................ 373,079 209,309 163,770 477,868 299,396 178,472 370,423 206,557 61,509 163,866 551,515 1.28
May ............................................ 381,157 214,890 166,267 479,362 299,916 179,446 387,906 221,388 60,818 166,518 558,264 1.26
June ........................................... 384,208 217,645 166,563 482,041 301,119 180,922 408,087 241,748 70,943 166,339 582,143 1.25
July ........................................... 377,584 212,142 165,442 486,303 303,724 182,579 375,030 209,877 62,283 165,153 579,589 1.29
Aug r........................................... 380,780 214,018 166,762 487,644 305,162 182,482 382,368 215,860 64,993 166,508 581,177 1.28
Sept p.......................................... 380,389 214,359 166,030 488,455 305,429 183,026 388,575 222,385 68,788 166,190 589,363 1.28
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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.