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



 
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS

In March, manufacturers' shipments, new orders, and unfilled orders 
rose, while inventories fell. (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............................................................    239,330    123,899     115,430    375,897    235,133     140,764  .........  .........  ...........    451,325        1.57
1993 r............................................................    248,789    130,793     117,996    376,458    235,394     141,064    246,688    128,672      40,681     425,945        1.51
1994 r............................................................    265,918    143,081     122,838    396,298    249,400     146,898    266,641    143,803      45,175     434,708        1.45
1995 r............................................................    284,499    153,094     131,405    420,786    263,256     157,530    285,542    154,137      51,011     447,394        1.45
1996 r............................................................    293,835    158,952     134,883    426,038    267,996     158,042    297,282    162,399      54,066     488,755        1.45
1997 r............................................................    313,018    172,409     140,610    437,905    275,360     162,545    314,986    174,377      60,697     513,090        1.38
1998 r............................................................    318,730    179,712     139,019    445,837    286,231     159,606    317,345    178,327      62,133     496,375        1.40
1999 r............................................................    329,913    186,870     143,043    455,740    288,556     167,184    330,554    187,510      64,162     504,797        1.36
2000 r............................................................    347,724    193,903     153,822    475,518    301,519     173,999    353,319    199,498      73,451     572,519        1.35
2001 r............................................................    328,663    178,256     150,407    439,918    275,375     164,543    325,256    174,850      60,196     529,407        1.40
 
2001:Mar r........................................................    338,754    185,350     153,404    472,074    298,628     173,446    339,227    185,823      68,344     564,372        1.39
      Apr r.......................................................    331,210    178,698     152,512    471,180    298,009     173,171    330,561    178,049      64,619     563,723        1.42
      May r.......................................................    339,969    185,165     154,804    468,254    295,716     172,538    336,361    181,557      63,765     560,115        1.38
      June r......................................................    330,175    180,674     149,501    463,495    292,351     171,144    326,746    177,245      61,364     556,686        1.40
      July r......................................................    331,931    180,969     150,962    460,398    289,960     170,438    327,917    176,955      59,476     552,672        1.39
      Aug r.......................................................    331,429    179,529     151,900    456,976    287,435     169,541    326,777    174,877      58,921     548,020        1.38
      Sept r......................................................    315,260    168,157     147,103    452,872    284,169     168,703    304,352    157,249      51,267     537,112        1.44
      Oct r.......................................................    322,655    174,047     148,608    449,801    282,332     167,469    327,252    178,644      54,251     541,709        1.39
      Nov r.......................................................    318,966    173,539     145,427    443,936    278,234     165,702    313,061    167,634      56,437     535,804        1.39
      Dec r.......................................................    320,886    174,768     146,118    439,918    275,375     164,543    314,489    168,371      55,817     529,407        1.37
 
2002:Jan r........................................................    324,480    177,743     146,737    436,536    272,910     163,626    316,572    169,835      54,833     521,499        1.35
      Feb r.......................................................    315,152    172,327     142,825    434,239    271,121     163,118    317,123    174,298      57,329     523,470        1.38
      Mar p.......................................................    317,495    172,397     145,098    431,487    268,488     162,999    318,517    173,419      55,592     524,492        1.36
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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.--Beginning with data for 
March 2002, the Census Bureau 
announced that because of data 
availability, monthly estimates for 
shipments, orders, and inventories 
would no longer include data on 
semiconductors. Historical data have 
been revised to exclude data on 
semiconductors.

    Source: Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of the Census.