[Economic Indicators October, 2001]
[Page Number 21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS
In September, manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and 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 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.............................................................. 242,002 126,572 115,430 379,440 238,676 140,764 ......... ......... ........... 458,396 1.56
1993.............................................................. 251,708 133,712 117,996 380,316 239,252 141,064 249,649 131,653 40,681 433,853 1.51
1994.............................................................. 269,843 147,005 122,838 400,527 253,629 146,898 270,566 147,728 45,175 442,658 1.44
1995.............................................................. 289,973 158,568 131,405 425,337 267,807 157,530 291,293 159,888 51,011 459,123 1.44
1996.............................................................. 299,766 164,883 134,883 430,918 272,876 158,042 303,179 168,297 54,066 500,050 1.43
1997.............................................................. 319,558 178,949 140,610 443,818 281,273 162,545 321,585 180,975 60,697 525,176 1.37
1998.............................................................. 324,984 185,966 139,019 452,155 292,549 159,606 323,739 184,720 62,133 510,220 1.39
1999.............................................................. 336,940 193,896 143,043 462,474 295,290 167,184 338,511 195,468 64,162 530,844 1.35
2000.............................................................. 356,739 202,918 153,822 483,544 309,545 173,999 362,473 208,651 73,451 600,036 1.33
2000:Sept ........................................................ 357,996 204,364 153,632 479,234 305,012 174,222 365,389 211,757 77,242 590,496 1.34
Oct......................................................... 355,921 201,626 154,295 482,000 307,469 174,531 353,920 199,625 70,539 588,495 1.35
Nov......................................................... 353,838 199,406 154,432 483,892 309,335 174,557 360,079 205,647 74,776 594,736 1.37
Dec......................................................... 354,689 199,840 154,849 483,544 309,545 173,999 359,989 205,140 77,992 600,036 1.36
2001:Jan.......................................................... 347,550 193,473 154,077 485,307 311,246 174,061 337,201 183,124 67,813 589,687 1.40
Feb......................................................... 347,983 193,401 154,582 484,353 310,564 173,789 344,908 190,326 68,010 586,612 1.39
Mar......................................................... 347,486 194,082 153,404 480,579 307,133 173,446 347,359 193,955 68,344 586,485 1.38
Apr ........................................................ 339,031 186,519 152,512 479,659 306,488 173,171 335,415 182,903 64,619 582,869 1.41
May ........................................................ 347,267 192,463 154,804 476,712 304,174 172,538 342,893 188,089 63,765 578,495 1.37
June ....................................................... 337,322 187,821 149,501 471,967 300,823 171,144 332,939 183,438 61,364 574,112 1.40
July........................................................ 338,546 187,584 150,962 468,378 297,940 170,438 332,608 181,646 59,476 568,176 1.38
Aug r....................................................... 337,443 185,543 151,900 464,933 295,392 169,541 332,439 180,539 58,921 563,172 1.38
Sept p...................................................... 323,110 175,120 147,990 460,900 292,259 168,641 313,148 165,158 52,089 553,210 1.43
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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.