[Economic Indicators February, 2005]
[Page Number 21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS
In January, manufacturers' shipments, inventories and new orders rose;
unfilled orders fell.
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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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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
2004 r............................................................ 369,142 197,784 171,358 471,351 283,320 188,031 365,753 194,395 65,339 552,198 1.24
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 ....................................................... 368,804 196,708 172,096 454,310 271,849 182,461 364,818 192,722 63,934 527,537 1.23
July ....................................................... 372,105 197,698 174,407 458,681 274,834 183,847 370,838 196,431 69,879 533,792 1.23
Aug ........................................................ 375,537 201,398 174,139 461,975 277,119 184,856 369,574 195,435 65,015 535,310 1.23
Sept ....................................................... 371,479 199,341 172,138 462,377 278,013 184,364 369,578 197,440 67,076 540,244 1.24
Oct ........................................................ 377,457 200,030 177,427 466,386 280,101 186,285 372,953 195,526 64,911 542,976 1.24
Nov ........................................................ 379,147 200,500 178,647 470,877 282,599 188,278 378,047 199,400 69,919 549,184 1.24
Dec r....................................................... 383,872 206,456 177,416 471,351 283,320 188,031 379,892 202,476 69,489 552,198 1.23
2005:Jan p........................................................ 389,415 208,786 180,629 477,466 286,837 190,629 380,525 199,896 69,331 551,243 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.