[Economic Indicators April, 2005]
[Page Number 21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS

In March, manufacturers' shipments, inventories and new orders rose; 
unfilled orders 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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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 .............................................................    369,142    197,784     171,358    471,351    283,320     188,031    365,753    194,395      65,339     552,198        1.24
 
2004: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 ........................................................    383,872    206,456     177,416    471,351    283,320     188,031    379,892    202,476      69,489     552,198        1.23
 
2005:Jan .........................................................    387,936    208,112     179,824    478,351    287,835     190,516    379,848    200,024      70,286     552,015        1.23
      Feb r.......................................................    382,305    204,239     178,066    481,287    289,964     191,323    377,816    199,750      70,028     554,807        1.26
      Mar p.......................................................    387,341    204,242     183,099    484,084    291,691     192,393    378,203    195,104      66,120     552,867        1.25
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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.