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



 
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS

In April, manufacturers' shipments and new and unfilled orders fell; 
inventories rose. (Series revised.)
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                                                                      Manufacturers' shipments \1\     Manufacturers' inventories \2\     Manufacturers' new orders \1\
                                                                   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------              Manufac-
                                                                                                                                                        Durable goods       Manufac-    turers'
                                                                                                                                                  ------------------------   turers'     inven-
                              Period                                            Durable   Nondurable              Durable   Nondurable                          Capital     unfilled     tory--
                                                                      Total      goods       goods      Total      goods       goods      Total                  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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1992 r............................................................    242,002    126,572     115,430    379,440    238,676     140,764  .........  .........  ...........    458,396        1.56
1993 r............................................................    251,708    133,712     117,996    380,316    239,252     141,064    249,649    131,653      40,681     433,853        1.51
1994 r............................................................    269,843    147,005     122,838    400,527    253,629     146,898    270,566    147,728      45,175     442,658        1.44
1995 r............................................................    289,973    158,568     131,405    425,337    267,807     157,530    291,293    159,888      51,011     459,123        1.44
1996 r............................................................    299,766    164,883     134,883    430,918    272,876     158,042    303,179    168,297      54,066     500,050        1.43
1997 r............................................................    319,558    178,949     140,610    443,818    281,273     162,545    321,585    180,975      60,697     525,176        1.37
1998 r............................................................    324,984    185,966     139,019    452,155    292,549     159,606    323,739    184,720      62,133     510,220        1.39
1999 r............................................................    336,940    193,896     143,043    462,474    295,290     167,184    338,511    195,468      64,162     530,844        1.35
2000 r............................................................    356,739    202,918     153,822    483,544    309,545     173,999    362,473    208,651      73,451     600,036        1.33
 
 
2000:Apr r........................................................    355,386    202,660     152,726    470,673    299,969     170,704    353,058    200,332      72,418     542,444        1.32
      May r.......................................................    359,570    205,283     154,287    470,778    299,491     171,287    365,805    211,518      71,487     548,679        1.31
      June r......................................................    361,374    206,705     154,669    474,676    302,143     172,533    393,155    238,486      80,057     580,460        1.31
      July r......................................................    358,736    203,939     154,797    477,179    303,251     173,928    359,717    204,920      73,099     581,441        1.33
      Aug r.......................................................    358,110    203,527     154,583    478,477    304,834     173,643    359,772    205,189      73,868     583,103        1.34
      Sept r......................................................    357,996    204,364     153,632    479,234    305,012     174,222    365,389    211,757      77,242     590,496        1.34
      Oct r.......................................................    355,921    201,626     154,295    482,000    307,469     174,531    353,920    199,625      70,539     588,495        1.35
      Nov r.......................................................    353,838    199,406     154,432    483,892    309,335     174,557    360,079    205,647      74,776     594,736        1.37
      Dec r.......................................................    354,689    199,840     154,849    483,544    309,545     173,999    359,989    205,140      77,992     600,036        1.36
 
2001:Jan r........................................................    347,550    193,473     154,077    485,307    311,246     174,061    337,201    183,124      67,813     589,687        1.40
      Feb r.......................................................    347,983    193,401     154,582    484,353    310,564     173,789    344,908    190,326      68,010     586,612        1.39
      Mar r.......................................................    347,486    194,082     153,404    480,579    307,133     173,446    347,359    193,955      68,344     586,485        1.38
      Apr p.......................................................    338,949    186,354     152,595    480,959    307,502     173,457    336,939    184,344      65,196     584,475        1.42
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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.

    Note.--Effective May 2001, data 
reflect changeover to North American 
Industrial Classification System 
(NAICS). Data on NAICS basis are 
available beginning 1992.
    Data beginning 1992 also reflect 
benchmarking and other changes. Data 
for nondurable new orders are no 
longer available.
    For details, see Department of 
Commerce, Bureau of the Census 
publication, M3-(00), Manufacturers' 
Shipments, Inventories, and Orders, 
1992-2000, issued May 2001.
    Source: Department of Commerce, 
       Bureau of the Census.