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



 
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS

In September, manufacturers' shipments fell, while inventories and 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    430,679    272,595     158,084    297,282    162,399      54,066     488,842        1.43
1997 .............................................................    319,558    178,949     140,610    443,768    281,154     162,614    314,986    174,377      60,697     513,057        1.37
1998 .............................................................    324,984    185,966     139,019    449,216    290,765     158,451    317,345    178,327      62,133     496,160        1.38
1999 .............................................................    335,991    193,895     142,096    463,744    296,615     167,129    329,770    187,674      64,392     505,543        1.35
2000 .............................................................    350,715    197,807     152,908    481,847    306,889     174,958    346,789    193,881      69,278     549,530        1.35
2001 .............................................................    335,242    183,592     151,650    447,881    279,825     168,056    326,435    174,786      58,232     511,562        1.39
2002 .............................................................    330,437    180,703     149,734    439,473    272,146     167,327    322,242    172,507      53,927     478,479        1.32
2003 .............................................................    331,010    177,520     153,490    406,816    246,840     159,976    325,067    171,578      52,263     473,758        1.27
2004 .............................................................    354,934    187,660     167,274    434,863    263,936     170,927    350,672    183,398      55,381     495,278        1.19
2005 .............................................................    378,737    198,781     179,956    452,049    273,123     178,926    379,136    199,180      67,149     576,197        1.18
 
2005:Sept ........................................................    383,109    200,206     182,903    446,221    270,229     175,992    381,665    198,762      62,793     538,467        1.16
      Oct ........................................................    385,959    203,274     182,685    449,332    271,604     177,728    387,884    205,199      67,432     546,785        1.16
      Nov ........................................................    387,360    204,068     183,292    449,992    273,273     176,719    397,596    214,304      80,435     563,614        1.16
      Dec ........................................................    394,485    210,500     183,985    452,049    273,123     178,926    400,150    216,165      79,966     576,197        1.15
 
2006:Jan .........................................................    397,247    207,805     189,442    456,157    274,309     181,848    389,235    199,793      65,797     574,678        1.15
      Feb ........................................................    391,045    208,362     182,683    454,016    273,012     181,004    389,720    207,037      68,884     581,518        1.16
      Mar ........................................................    394,896    209,008     185,888    457,914    275,685     182,229    405,387    219,499      76,888     598,726        1.16
      Apr ........................................................    394,480    206,474     188,006    462,308    278,885     183,423    397,233    209,227      71,864     607,538        1.17
      May ........................................................    404,199    212,676     191,523    465,617    280,856     184,761    401,362    209,839      70,435     611,736        1.15
      June .......................................................    403,835    212,998     190,837    470,001    283,293     186,708    407,504    216,667      71,652     622,040        1.16
      July .......................................................    403,287    210,220     193,067    473,717    286,383     187,334    403,628    210,561      70,978     629,253        1.17
      Aug r.......................................................    406,519    214,555     191,964    476,356    288,246     188,110    402,609    210,645      69,569     632,139        1.17
      Sept p......................................................    392,395    209,297     183,098    479,404    291,301     188,103    411,200    228,102      85,359     656,907        1.22
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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.