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



 
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS

In September, manufacturers' shipments and new and unfilled orders fell; 
inventories 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 .............................................................    239,330    123,899     115,430    375,602    234,905     140,697  .........  .........  ...........    450,631        1.57
1993 .............................................................    248,789    130,793     117,996    376,205    235,218     140,987    246,668    128,672      40,681     425,314        1.51
1994 .............................................................    265,918    143,081     122,838    396,074    249,272     146,802    266,641    143,803      45,175     434,236        1.45
1995 .............................................................    284,499    153,094     131,405    420,648    263,223     157,425    285,542    154,137      51,011     446,913        1.45
1996 .............................................................    293,835    158,952     134,883    425,904    267,980     157,924    297,282    162,399      54,066     488,392        1.44
1997 .............................................................    313,018    172,409     140,610    437,801    275,348     162,453    314,986    174,377      60,697     512,718        1.38
1998 .............................................................    318,730    179,712     139,019    442,771    284,484     158,287    317,345    178,327      62,133     495,947        1.39
1999 .............................................................    329,029    186,933     142,096    456,547    289,641     166,906    329,770    187,674      64,392     505,376        1.36
2000 .............................................................    343,710    190,502     153,207    477,242    304,151     173,091    347,225    194,017      69,476     547,826        1.37
2001 .............................................................    324,811    175,012     149,799    439,162    275,311     163,851    321,397    171,598      57,886     506,412        1.42
 
2001:Sept ........................................................    313,222    166,480     146,742    452,041    284,392     167,649    305,994    159,252      51,448     513,435        1.44
      Oct ........................................................    318,134    170,284     147,850    449,047    282,528     166,519    321,694    173,844      51,109     516,995        1.41
      Nov ........................................................    315,079    170,355     144,724    443,805    278,994     164,811    308,379    163,655      53,391     510,295        1.41
      Dec ........................................................    316,191    171,075     145,116    439,162    275,311     163,851    312,308    167,192      55,491     506,412        1.39
 
2002:Jan .........................................................    321,171    174,828     146,343    436,648    273,770     162,878    315,360    169,017      54,680     500,601        1.36
      Feb ........................................................    311,476    170,367     141,109    434,087    271,870     162,217    313,068    171,959      55,500     502,193        1.39
      Mar ........................................................    315,593    170,376     145,217    431,434    269,094     162,340    316,737    171,520      53,642     503,337        1.37
      Apr ........................................................    322,962    176,426     146,536    430,153    267,811     162,342    318,861    172,325      54,220     499,236        1.33
      May ........................................................    323,736    175,927     147,809    428,592    266,417     162,175    320,873    173,064      56,174     496,373        1.32
      June .......................................................    320,810    173,205     147,605    428,230    265,478     162,752    312,866    165,261      50,774     488,429        1.33
      July .......................................................    326,101    178,739     147,362    427,996    264,398     163,598    326,636    179,274      56,933     488,964        1.31
      Aug r.......................................................    323,729    175,561     148,168    428,574    264,070     164,504    325,464    177,296      59,214     490,699        1.32
      Sept p......................................................    323,410    173,962     149,448    428,760    263,265     165,495    318,056    168,608      52,916     485,345        1.33
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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.--Manufacturers' nondurable 
new orders (not shown) are the same 
as nondurable shipments. Also, there 
are no unfilled nondurable orders; 
data shown for total unfilled orders 
are durable unfilled orders.
    Data exclude semiconductors.

    Source: Department of Commerce, 
       Bureau of the Census.