[Economic Indicators March, 2006]
[Page Number 21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS

In February, manufacturers' shipments and inventories fell, while new 
and unfilled orders rose.
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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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1996 .............................................................    299,766    164,883     134,883    430,593    272,533     158,060    297,282    162,399      54,066     488,915        1.43
1997 .............................................................    319,558    178,949     140,610    443,723    281,119     162,604    314,986    174,377      60,697     513,202        1.37
1998 .............................................................    324,984    185,966     139,019    449,182    290,735     158,447    317,345    178,327      62,133     496,385        1.38
1999 .............................................................    335,991    193,895     142,096    463,709    296,591     167,118    329,770    187,674      64,392     505,750        1.35
2000 .............................................................    350,715    197,807     152,908    481,651    306,743     174,908    346,789    193,881      69,278     549,646        1.36
2001 .............................................................    335,242    183,592     151,650    447,583    279,602     167,981    326,435    174,786      58,232     511,596        1.40
2002 .............................................................    326,713    177,341     149,372    423,265    260,427     162,838    318,008    168,636      52,442     468,123        1.31
2003 .............................................................    331,654    178,164     153,490    418,536    253,559     164,977    329,219    175,729      54,847     505,626        1.27
2004 .............................................................    364,465    196,508     167,957    450,637    274,800     175,837    361,177    193,220      61,073     547,944        1.20
2005 .............................................................    390,052    208,791     181,262    470,458    285,928     184,530    390,430    209,168      73,268     638,261        1.19
 
2005:Feb .........................................................    378,367    203,141     175,226    459,282    280,129     179,153    374,908    199,682      66,527     549,247        1.21
      Mar ........................................................    384,622    204,445     180,177    461,291    281,005     180,286    376,107    195,930      63,297     547,243        1.20
      Apr ........................................................    383,583    204,389     179,194    461,687    281,087     180,600    376,033    196,839      66,012     546,771        1.20
      May ........................................................    386,344    205,944     180,400    461,219    281,584     179,635    391,656    211,256      78,376     559,106        1.19
      June .......................................................    386,436    206,451     179,985    461,511    280,518     180,993    395,324    215,339      76,688     574,800        1.19
      July .......................................................    386,858    205,013     181,845    464,221    282,815     181,406    385,553    203,708      70,886     580,753        1.20
      Aug ........................................................    395,009    209,844     185,165    463,115    282,007     181,108    396,767    211,602      73,722     589,978        1.17
      Sept .......................................................    393,566    209,831     183,735    463,591    282,301     181,290    391,151    207,416      67,293     594,816        1.18
      Oct ........................................................    396,181    212,334     183,847    466,414    283,704     182,710    397,614    213,767      71,771     603,370        1.18
      Nov ........................................................    399,273    213,805     185,468    467,617    285,540     182,077    410,626    225,158      87,655     622,204        1.17
      Dec ........................................................    408,876    222,438     186,438    470,458    285,928     184,530    417,144    230,706      89,318     638,261        1.15
 
2006:Jan r........................................................    409,417    218,461     190,956    475,450    288,690     186,760    401,075    210,119      71,392     636,962        1.16
      Feb p.......................................................    405,046    218,954     186,092    473,769    287,301     186,468    401,857    215,765      72,948     642,440        1.17
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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.