[Economic Indicators August, 2004]
[Page Number 21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS
In July, manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and new and unfilled
orders 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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1994 ............................................................. 269,843 147,005 122,838 400,335 253,444 146,891 266,641 143,803 45,175 434,594 1.44
1995 ............................................................. 289,973 158,568 131,405 425,217 267,696 157,521 285,542 154,137 51,011 447,338 1.44
1996 ............................................................. 299,766 164,883 134,883 430,816 272,787 158,029 297,282 162,399 54,066 488,815 1.43
1997 ............................................................. 319,558 178,949 140,610 443,804 281,249 162,555 314,986 174,377 60,697 513,166 1.37
1998 ............................................................. 324,984 185,966 139,019 449,231 290,874 158,357 317,345 178,327 62,133 496,471 1.39
1999 ............................................................. 335,991 193,895 142,096 463,646 296,645 167,001 329,770 187,674 64,392 505,941 1.35
2000 ............................................................. 350,715 197,807 152,908 481,396 306,682 174,714 346,789 193,881 69,278 550,005 1.35
2001 ............................................................. 330,875 181,201 149,674 452,236 283,722 168,514 322,944 173,270 58,336 517,590 1.42
2002 ............................................................. 324,313 177,617 146,696 444,188 271,789 172,399 316,744 170,048 53,991 485,816 1.37
2003 ............................................................. 333,260 179,220 154,041 438,584 262,947 175,637 329,167 175,126 57,445 506,298 1.33
2003:July ........................................................ 337,248 181,761 155,487 440,767 264,638 176,129 330,551 175,064 58,188 485,959 1.31
Aug ........................................................ 331,676 177,187 154,489 439,632 262,949 176,683 329,401 174,912 57,229 490,036 1.33
Sept ....................................................... 337,598 182,379 155,219 438,294 261,678 176,616 333,957 178,738 60,225 492,006 1.30
Oct ........................................................ 339,825 183,740 156,085 438,680 262,351 176,329 341,856 185,771 61,672 500,307 1.29
Nov ........................................................ 341,454 184,074 157,380 438,126 261,414 176,712 338,726 181,346 57,862 503,869 1.28
Dec ........................................................ 348,485 187,978 160,507 438,584 262,947 175,637 344,868 184,361 60,219 506,298 1.26
2004:Jan ......................................................... 348,477 186,115 162,362 440,029 263,276 176,753 341,868 179,506 58,564 506,184 1.26
Feb ........................................................ 348,157 188,798 159,359 442,798 264,550 178,248 345,778 186,419 60,967 510,535 1.27
Mar ........................................................ 362,925 197,139 165,786 444,579 265,607 178,972 363,146 197,360 64,726 517,585 1.22
Apr ........................................................ 362,569 195,512 167,057 446,699 267,206 179,493 359,124 192,067 63,908 521,211 1.23
May ........................................................ 364,705 194,389 170,316 449,946 269,308 180,638 360,561 190,245 62,996 524,365 1.23
June r...................................................... 368,804 196,708 172,096 454,310 271,849 182,461 364,818 192,722 63,934 527,537 1.23
July p...................................................... 370,991 197,141 173,850 458,023 274,456 183,567 369,634 195,784 69,802 533,645 1.23
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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.
Total and durable shipments and
inventories include data on
semiconductors; new and unfilled
orders do not.
Source: Department of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census.