[Economic Indicators April, 2001]
[Page Number 21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS

In March, manufacturers' shipments and new and unfilled orders rose; 
inventories 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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                                                                                          Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except as noted
 
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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
2000 .................................................    376,225    211,009     165,216    493,057    310,210     182,847    381,025    215,855      63,844      165,170    597,049        1.29
 
 
2000: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 ............................................    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 ...........................................    380,025    214,165     165,860    488,884    305,333     183,551    386,647    220,651      68,494      165,996    587,799        1.29
      Oct ............................................    375,428    209,833     165,595    492,282    308,247     184,035    371,251    206,060      59,332      165,191    583,622        1.31
      Nov.............................................    373,703    207,715     165,988    493,386    309,680     183,706    378,452    212,391      64,526      166,061    588,371        1.32
      Dec ............................................    372,216    206,588     165,628    493,057    310,210     182,847    380,894    215,289      72,054      165,605    597,049        1.32
 
2001:Jan .............................................    366,408    201,519     164,889    495,548    312,158     183,390    364,357    199,560      63,359      164,797    594,998        1.35
      Feb r...........................................    365,046    200,406     164,640    493,700    310,866     182,834    363,830    199,365      58,872      164,465    593,782        1.35
      Mar p...........................................    366,514    201,966     164,548    490,851    308,000     182,851    370,522    206,290      61,377      164,232    597,790        1.34
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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.