[Economic Indicators April, 2003]
[Page Number 21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS

In March, manufacturers' shipments and new and unfilled orders rose; 
inventories fell.
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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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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 .............................................................    321,323    173,749     147,573    430,951    265,242     165,709    318,860    171,287      54,671     477,418        1.34
 
2002: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 ........................................................    326,339    176,241     150,098    429,074    263,040     166,034    321,993    171,895      55,213     481,405        1.31
      Nov ........................................................    322,863    173,331     149,532    428,220    262,487     165,733    319,427    169,895      54,558     477,969        1.33
      Dec ........................................................    321,016    169,712     151,304    430,951    265,242     165,709    320,465    169,161      55,842     477,418        1.34
 
2003:Jan .........................................................    327,265    173,926     153,339    431,311    264,821     166,490    326,043    172,704      56,883     476,196        1.32
      Feb r.......................................................    322,601    170,675     151,926    433,227    264,681     168,546    322,759    170,833      54,098     476,354        1.34
      Mar p.......................................................    328,721    172,198     156,523    433,103    264,126     168,977    329,961    173,438      55,703     477,594        1.32
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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.