[Economic Indicators January, 2003]
[Page Number 21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS
In December, manufacturers' shipments and unfilled orders fell; new
orders and inventories rose
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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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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
2002 p............................................................ 321,313 173,739 147,574 430,241 265,030 165,211 318,835 171,261 54,691 477,626 1.34
2001: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 ........................................................ 323,729 175,561 148,168 428,574 264,070 164,504 325,464 177,296 59,214 490,699 1.32
Sept ....................................................... 322,608 174,008 148,600 429,385 263,516 165,869 317,660 169,060 52,901 485,751 1.33
Oct r....................................................... 326,339 176,241 150,098 429,074 263,040 166,034 321,993 171,895 55,213 481,405 1.31
Nov r....................................................... 322,863 173,331 149,532 428,220 262,487 165,733 319,427 169,895 54,558 477,969 1.33
Dec p....................................................... 320,957 169,853 151,104 430,241 265,030 165,211 320,614 169,510 55,956 477,626 1.34
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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.