[Economic Indicators January, 2007]
[Page Number 21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS
In December, 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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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
2006 p............................................................ 396,130 209,933 186,197 482,124 295,780 186,344 399,324 213,128 73,544 693,765 1.18
2005: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 ........................................................ 406,519 214,555 191,964 476,356 288,246 188,110 402,609 210,645 69,569 632,139 1.17
Sept ....................................................... 389,406 208,774 180,632 479,304 291,562 187,742 409,612 228,980 86,687 658,275 1.23
Oct r....................................................... 389,653 209,145 180,508 480,864 293,841 187,023 390,989 210,481 74,238 667,270 1.23
Nov r....................................................... 390,522 209,827 180,695 481,775 294,683 187,092 395,762 215,067 73,998 679,242 1.23
Dec p....................................................... 395,927 212,014 183,913 482,124 295,780 186,344 405,194 221,281 81,072 693,765 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.