[Economic Indicators March, 2002]
[Page Number 21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS

In February, manufacturers' shipments, new orders, and inventories fell; 
unfilled orders rose.
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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..............................................................    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
2001 .............................................................    335,782    185,375     150,407    447,261    282,718     164,543    331,424    181,017      60,196     543,837        1.39
 
2001: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 ........................................................    337,443    185,543     151,900    464,933    295,392     169,541    332,439    180,539      58,921     563,172        1.38
      Sept........................................................    321,573    174,470     147,103    460,645    291,942     168,703    310,982    163,879      51,267     552,581        1.43
      Oct.........................................................    328,851    180,243     148,608    457,341    289,872     167,469    332,772    184,164      54,251     556,502        1.39
      Nov.........................................................    324,866    179,439     145,427    451,365    285,663     165,702    318,379    172,952      56,437     550,015        1.39
      Dec ........................................................    326,794    180,676     146,118    447,261    282,718     164,543    320,616    174,498      55,817     543,837        1.37
 
2002:Jan r........................................................    331,216    184,479     146,737    443,644    280,018     163,626    324,006    177,269      54,833     536,627        1.34
      Feb p.......................................................    321,944    178,657     143,287    441,761    278,486     163,275    323,768    180,481      57,328     538,451        1.37
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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.