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Table 4. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
(Millions of dollars)
Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
—
Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Apr. Mar. Feb.]| Mar-} Feb] Jan.- Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr.| Apr.
1993° 1993" 1993} Apr} Mar. Feb. 1993" 1993" 1993 1992] 9300
All manufacturing industries 380,454} 379,897] 379,080 +0. +0.2 +02} 382,779] 380,178] 381,601] 384,499 04
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders : 249,694] 249,752] 250,064 0.0 -0.1 +0.1) 251,744] 249,832] 250,916] 260,040 -3.2
without defense capital goods . . 351,277] 350,380] 348,921 +03 +04 +0.3) 353,413] 350,697] 351,841 | 349,738 +11
Durable goods industries 235,386] 235,120] 40.1 +0.1] +03] 237,133] 235,730] 236,736] 244,122 29
With unfilled orders aon 216,408} 216,739 “0.1 02 +0.2| 217,760] 216,287] 217,541] 225,888 36
Stone, clay, and glass products 71,873 7,838 02 +04 0.2 8,025 8,022 8,061 8,088 -0.8
Primary metals 19301] 19,361 -0.5 03] +02] 19,202} 19,153] 19,349] 19.879 34
Blast furnaces, steel mills 9,405 9,616 -0.6 22) +01 9218 9,220 9,586 9,623 42
Iron and stect foundries 1,424 1,424 -16 0.0 43.0 1,444 1,450 1,442 1,469 17
Nonferrous and other primary
metals : 8,482 8,321 -0.3 +19 “0.1 8,540 8,483 8,321 8,787 28
Fabricated metal products 22,518] 22,385 0.2 +0.6 0.0] 22,766] 22,757] 22,539] 23,044 12
Industrial machinery and equipment 44,018 43,928 44,157 +0.2 0.5 +0.1 44,275 43,756 44,589 45,400 2.5
Engines and turbines. . . 3,657 3,589 3573, +19] +04 0.7 3,676 3,492 3,513 3,536] +4.0
Farm and garden machinery : 2,156 2,307 2,322 6.5 -0.6 28 2,165 2,423 2,459 2,275 48
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 5,864 5,916 5,865 09 40.9 1 5,928 5,985 5,964 6,142 35
Metalworking machinery 5,317 5,317 5,445 0.0 2.4 +19 5,360 5,280 5,422 5,643 5.0
Computer and office equipment 9,520 9,425 9,499 +1.0 08 +13 9,520 9,125 9,531 9,539 02
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 31,614] 31,322] 31,146} 40.9] 40.6] 40.3) 32,044] 31,286] 31,158] 31,265} 42.5
Electrical transmission an
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus oe 4,125 4,097 +0.7 40.8 +0.9 4,188 4,100 4,080 4,352 38
Household appliances . . 2,804 2,740 42.3 43.6 +02 2,958 2,834 2,737 2,890 42.4
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment . . 2,891 2,893 01} +05 09} 2,937 2,895 2,838 3,018 27
Household audio and
we _Jideo equipment . see 1,116 1,118 1,102 02] +15 “15 1,094 1,086 1,087 1,239] -117
Communications equipment. . . 8,239 8,089 8,007 19] +10] +06 8,355 8,030 7,981 73] +143
Electronic components . 9,125 9,071 9,080 +0.6 0.1 +09 9,125 9,001 9,022 8,860 +3.0
Transportation equipment 65,804] 66,353] 66,625 -0.8 04] +02] 66,050] 66,639] 67,190] 72,143 84
Motor vehicles and parts tee 11,660] 11,580] 11,397] 40.7] +16 40.5] 11,580] 11,659} 11,860] 12,267 5.6
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. .. . 49,724] $0,379] 50,875 13 -1.0 0.0] 50,074} 50,583} 50,897] 55,463 9.7
Shipbuilding and tanks 1.812 1,834 1,847 “12 07] 438 1,818 1,798 1,816 2,110] -13.8
Instruments and related products .... | 23,161] 23,212] 23,252 -0.2 02] +04] 23,346] 23,120] 23,214] 24,134 33
Search and navigation equipment 6,337 6,395 6,592 09 3.0 -0.6 6,392 6,334 6,581 7,751 17.5
Measuring and controlling devices 6,699 6,682 6,660 +03 +03 +03 6,712 6,649 6,644 6,693 +03
Medical instruments and supplies : 6,288 6,254 6237) +05] +03 -0.4 6,338 6,259 6,266 6127) 43.4
Photographic goods 3,151 3,199 3,076 “LS +4.0 +4.8 3,195 3,190 3,036 2,893 +104
All other durable goods ........ 21,425] 20,869} 20,356] 42.7] 42.5] +1.7] 21,425] 20,997] 20,636] 20,169} +6.2
Nondurable goods industries . . 144,904] 144,511] 143,960 +03 +0.4 -O.1] 145,646] 144,448] 144,865] 140,377 43.8
With unfilled orders tee 33,463 33,344] 33,325 +04 +0.1 -0.5} 33,984] 33,545] 33,375 34,152 0.5
Food and kindred products : 30,823} 30,726] 30,668 +03 40.2 0.2} 30,041 30,106] 30,839] 29,137 43.1
Meat products : 3,009 3,035 2,969 0.9 422] +12 3,102 3,076 3,016 2,732| +135
Dairy products ee . 2,816 2,747 2,750 42.5 0.1 -0.6 2,872 2,704 2,689 2,784 43.2
Beverages... . 5,599 5,495 5501] +1.9 -0.1 -0.5 5,661 5,547 5,524 5,536] +23
All other foods, except fats and oils 17,730 17,795 17,765 -0.4 +0.2 0.0 16,719 17,092 17,854 16,490 +14
Tobacco products... . 6,608 6,830] 6,707 33] +18] +04] 6786 6,922 7,195 6,783 0.0
Textile mill products . . : 9,287 9,201 9,162 +0.9 +0.4 0.1 9,480 9,216 9,252 8,949 $5.9
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles... . : 5,274 $,223 5,178} +10] +09 -0.7 5,379 5,251 5,255 5,230] 42.8
Paper and allied products... : 13,528} 13,509] 13,473 40.1) 40.3) 40.3] 13,842] 13,731] 13,688] 13,942 -07
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products .. . 5,623 5,601 5,561 +04 +0.7 0.1 5,747 $5,712 5,699 5,786 0.7
Paperboard containers and boxes 3,244 3,271 3,314 0.8 13 +17 3,276 3,305 3,334 3,283 0.2
Miscellaneous converted
Paper products sees 4,661 4,637 4,598 0.5] +08 0.1 4819} 4,714 4,655 4,873 -ll
Chemicals and allied products 35,109] 35,157] 35,213 0.1 -0.2 -0.5} 35,527] 35,575] 35,690] 34,433 43.2
Industrial chemicals o 17,225 17,218 17,302 0.0 0.5 0.7 17,397 17,416 17,566 17,216 +11
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries : 13,116] 13.246] 13,220 10] 40.2] +03] 13,195] 13,101] 13,052] 12,581] +49
Petroleum and coal products . . 11,790] 1514] 11,421 424) 408} 40.8] 11650] 11,270] 11,189] IL ISI] = +45
WW Rubber and plastics products . . . 11,660 11,635 11,559 40.2 40.7 03 11,877 11,793 11,749 11,106 46.9
All other nondurable goods... . . 26,099] 25,939] 25,757 +0.6 +0.7 0.0] 26,443] 25,835] 25,293] 24.876 +63

Preliminary. * Revised.


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Total Manufacturing

New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages

Billions of Dollars

300

280

260

240

220

200

New Orders

P-----------------------------------/ Shipments |-1 280

1 1 it 1, 1 it 1 1 1 L i 1 i 200
Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr

Apr. 1991 - Apr. 1993

Total Manufacturing
Ratio of Unfilled Orders and
Inventories to Shipments

V/S Ratios UO/S Ratios

2.5
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.1

4.5
+] 4.4
44.3

Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb = Apr
Apr. 1991 - Apr. 1993

Note: All Charts based on seasonally
adjusted current dollars.

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Table 6. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ UNFILLED ORDERS AND TOTAL INVENTORIES
FOR TOPICAL SERIES’

(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

~ Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Apr. Mar. Feb. | Mar- | Feb~ | Jan- Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. Apr.
1993? 1993" 1993 | Apr. Mar. Feb. 1993” 1993" 1993 1992 | 93/02
UNFILLED ORDERS
All manufacturing industries "468,883 | 470,832 | 475,859 0.4 “Ll +0.2 | 471,363 | 472,980 | 477,527 | 499,574 5.6
Market categories
Automotive equipment 1,607 1,629 1,664 -14 21] +07 1,638 1,650 1,689 1,763 “7.1
Home goods and apparel 10,651 | 10,629 | 10,701 +0.2 0.7 | +11 ] 11,008 | 10,738 | 10,558 9,982 | +103
Consumer staples : 1,357 1,365 1,365 -0.6 00) 433 1,322 1,337 1,358 1,247 +6.0
Machinery and equipment 195,049 | 196,668 | 200,173 08] 18] +09 | 195,144 | 196,701 | 200,457 | 211,903 +19
Business supplies 5,660 5,731 5,831 A2] oT] +14 5,597 5,685 5,766 5711 2.0
Construction materials
and supplies 14,515 14,551 14,741 -0.2 -13 42.7 14,620 14,604 14,654 14,197 43.0
Defense products . 120,375 | 120,460 | 120,647 01 0.2 -1.2 | 120,979 | 121,843 | 121,611 | 131,303 -19
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products .. . . 119,669 | 119,799 | 120,737 0.1 -0.8 40.2 | 121,055 | 120,422 | 121,434 | 123,468 2.0
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods * 213,253 | 214,830 | 218,515 07] +7 | 40.7 | 213,152 | 214,793 | 219,051 | 232,756 “84
Excluding aircraft and parts . . 73,605 73,002 73,443 +08 -0.6 40.9 73,504 72,965 73,979 75,050 21
Defense capital goods * 126,497 | 126,766 | 127,147 -0.2 03 -1.2 | 127,228 | 128,155 | 128,007 | 139,257 8.6
Durables excluding capital goods 105,840 | 106,217 | 106,815 -0.4 0.6 +1.0 | 107,515 | 106,775 | 107,361 | 103,881 43.5
Miscellaneous series
Producers’ durable equipment 218,754 | 220,513 | 224,421 08 “1.7 +1.0 | 219,353 | 220,628 | 224,736 | 234,882 6.6
Household durable goods 5,484 5,438 5,627 +0.8 34 40.3 5,927 5,466 5,528 5,776 42.6
Information technology industries 32,296 | 31,742 | 32,501 417 23 +15 | 32,111 31,545 | 32,308 | 32,618 -1.6
Health care equipment
and products... 8,159 8,291 8,454 16] -19 27 8,158 8,290 8,453 7,899 433
TOTAL INVENTORIES
All manufacturing industries 380,454 | 379,897 | 379,080 +0.1 +0.2 +0.2 | 382,779 | 380,178 | 381,601 | 384,499 04
Parker categories :
Automotive equipment 6,408 6,365 6,215 +0.7 42.4 +13 6,398 6,457 6,527 6,392 +0.1
Home goods and apparel 30,614 | 30,304 | 29,830 | +10} +16] +08 | 31,113 | 30,216 | 29,722 | 28,622 48.7
Consumer staples... 0... 59,802 | 59,846 | 59,551 01] +05 | +01 | 59,332 | 59,104 | 59,777 | 57,582 +3.0
Machinery and equipment 87,246 87,229 87,166 0.0 40.1 +0.9 88,029 87,326 88,029 88,504 -0.5
Business supplies 21,527 | 21,347 | 21,461 +08 0.5 -11 | 21,740 | 21,493 | 21,501 | 22,039 “14
Construction materials
and supplies 23,577 | 23,305 | 22,865 | +12] +19] +08] 23,825 | 23,589 | 23,191 | 22,973 43.7
Defense products 27,617 | 27,886 | 28,470 -10 2A -0.8 | 27,790 | 27,864 | 28,154 | 32,684 | -15.0
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products 123,663 | 123,615 | 123,522 00] +01 -0.1 | 124,552 | 124,129 | 124,700 | 125,703 0.9
Durable goods industries
Nondefense capital goods * 81,574 | 81,533 | 81,773 | +0.1 0.3 | +07 | 82,272 | 81,350 | 82,386 | 83,777 -18
Excluding aircraft and parts 53,842 | 53,399 | 53,519 | +08 02 | +06} 54,356 | 53,044 | 53,740 | 54,834 09
Defense capital goods * .. . . 29,177 | 29,517 | 30,159 -12 21 -1.1 | 29,366 | 29,481 | 29,760 | 34,761 “15.5
Durables excluding capital goods 124,799 | 124,336 | 123,188 40.4 +0.9 +04 | 125,495 | 124,899 | 124,590 | 125,584 0.1
Miscellaneous series
Producers’ durable equipment 140,651 | 140,226 | 139,766 | +03] +03 | +06 | 141,794 | 140,495 | 141,203 | 143,003 -0.8
Household durable goods ..... . 13,124 12,971 12,717 +12 +2.0 +0.2 13,281 12,969 12,792 13,029 +19
Information technology industries 28,726 | 28,539 | 28393 | +07] +05} +13 | 28914 | 28141 | 28366 | 28,054 43.1
Health care equipment
and products 13,409 | 13,444 | 13,413 03} +02 0.0 | 13,504 | 13,372 | 13,353 | 12,960 +42

See footnotes at end of table 5.

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Table 5. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS AND NEW ORDERS
FOR TOPICAL SERIES'
(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted *
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent | Year to date aml
Industry change

Apr.| Mar.| Feb. | Mar-| Feb-| Jan.-} Apr.| Mar.| Feb. Apr. | Apr.
1993" | 1993] 1993} Apr. | Mar.} Feb.] 1993°] 1993" 1993} 1992] 93/92 | 19937 | 1992

SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries . . . 255,482 |259,381 | 257,266 “1S +0.8}  +1.7 [253,111 | 269,779 | 252,026 | 240,550 +5.2 1,001,372 | 935,848

Market categories :
Automotive equipment ..... . 11,584] 11,812] 12,013] -19] -1.7] 43.5] 12,380] 12,560] 12,361] 10,446] +185 | 47,596 | 38,255
Home goods and apparel .......| 18,247] 18,490] 18,448] -1.3] +02] -09] 17,091 | 18,873 | 18457] 15.423] +108} 70,397 | 61,775
Consumer staples 7 56,613 | 57,201 | 56,172 -1.0 +18 -0.3| 54,395 | $8,166 | 54,079 | 52,683 +3.2 | 218,531 | 208,149
Machinery and equipment 42,780 | 44,322 | 42,935] -35] +32] +06] 42,359] 48,682 | 41.649 | 38.877] +9.0 | 168,892 | 152,812
Business supplies .............] 19,308] 19,503] 19,460] -1.0] +02} +28] 19,622] 19,642] 18,967] 19.295] +1.7] 75,868 | 73,299

Construction materials

and supplies 16,337 | 16,457 | 16,668] -0.7 -1.3] +53] 16,353] 16,641 | 15,686} 15,251 +72 62,204 | 57,144

Defense products ........ 7,803 | 8,100] 8,045] -3.7] +0.7] +1.7| 7.386] 8441} 7,687] 8061} -84] 29,897 | 31,993
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products ...... | 82,810 | 83,496 | 83,525] -0.8] 0.0] +3.0] 83,525 | 86,774] 83,140] 80,514] +3.7 | 327,987 | 312,421
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods * 32,840 | 34,493 | 32,997] -4.8] 44.5] +0.9] 31,453 | 38,749 | 31,389 | 29,762] +5.7 | 128,476 | 119,918
Excluding aircraft and parts .... | 27,418 | 28,888 | 27,644] -5.1] +45] +18] 26,057 | 32,426 | 26,295 | 23,740] +9.8 | 107,416 | 95,722
Defense capital goods ‘ . . 7,527 | 7,831 | 7,860] -39] -04) 425] 7,030] 8123] 7,412] 7,897] -11.0 | 28,595 | 31.227

Durables excluding capital goods . | 92,203] 93,072 | 93.247] -09] -0.2] +35] 93.940] 97,205 | 93,006 | 85,851 | +9.4 | 364,827 | 328,213

Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 84,750 | 87,187] 85,209] -28] +23] 41.5] 84,664 | 94,391 | 84,247] 77,091] +9.8 | 336,209 | 300,643
Household durable goods we 7,406 7,502 7,574 -13 -1.0 0.0 7,143 8,019 7,470 6,878 +39 29,036 26,987
Information technology industries .} 14,974] 15,912] 15,273] -5.9| +42] +35] 13312] 17,963] 13,989] 12,459] +68] 57,404 | 52,101
Health care equipment

and products .............4 8,009 8,201 7,896 | -2.3] +3.9] -04) 7,722 8,571 7,861 7,443 $3.7 31,894 | 30,493
NEW ORDERS
All manufacturing industries... . . [253,533 |254,354 ]258,377 | -0.3 -1.6] +13 1251,494 |265,232 |254,715 |239,643 +4.9 11,002,943 | 933,157
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Market categories

Automotive equipment 11,563 | 11,777 | 12,024] -1.8 -21) 43.3] 12,368 | 12,521 | 12,398] 10,505] +17.7 47,650 | 38,344

Home goods and apparel... ....| 18.268] 181418] 18562| -08| -0.8| -21| 17361 | 19,053] 19,104] 15,857] +95 | 72,625 | 63319
Consumer staples ...... 56,605 | 57,201 | 56,217] -1.0] +18] -0.1} 54,380 | 58,144} 54,084 | 52,694] +3.2 | 218,472 | 208,110

Machinery and equipment .......] 41,160] 40,818} 44,658] +0.8] -86] +9.7]| 40,803 | 44,926] 43,553 | 38,066 +7.2 | 164,194 | 150,853
Business supplies . cee 19,237 | 19,403 | 19,543] -09] -0.7] +32] 19,535] 19,561] 19,068] 19,193} +1.8 | 75,853 | 73,254
Construction materials

and supplies. soccseess.f 16301} 16,267] 17,054] +02] -4.6] +58] 16,369] 16,591] 16,150] 15,401] +63 | 62,924 | 57,463
Defense products sof 7717] 7913} 6540] -25] 421.0] -274] 6522] 8,674] 5,785] 6.776] -3.7 | 28,674 | 27,273
Other materials, supplies and

and intermediate products ......| 82,682] 82,557| 83,779} +02] -1.5] +05] 84,156] 85,762 | 84,573} 81,151] +3.7 | 332,551 | 314,541

Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods? ...... | 31,263 | 30,808 | 34,567] +1.5] -10.9} +13.9] 29,812 | 34,491 | 33,089 | 28,897] +3.2 } 122,709 | 118,073

Excluding aircraft and parts... . | 28,021 | 28,447 28,306] -1.5| +0.5] +28] 26.596 | 31,412 | 27,087] 23,312] +14.1 | 108,888 | 96,109
Defense capital goods‘ ........] 7,258] 7,450] 6360] -26| +171] -27.7] 6103] 8271] 5587] 6769] -9.8 | 27,470 | 26,853
Durables excluding capital good: 91/826 | 92.474 | 94.282] -0.7| -1.9] +14] 94,680] 96,619 | 95,408} 86,885 | +9.0 | 372,035 | 330,602

Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 82,991 | 83,279] 87,536] -03] -49] +5.7] 83,389 | 90,283 | 86,975 | 76,719] +8.7 | 334,321 | 298,762
Household durable goods . --| 7,452] 7,313] 7,593] +19] -3.7] -0.5} 7,604] 7,957] 7,749] 7,364 +3.3 | 30,488 | 28,273
Information technology industries . | 15,528 | 15,153] 15,766] +25] -3.9] +82] 13,878] 17,200] 14,579] 12,012] +15.5 } 57,637 | 51,078
Health care equipment

and products 31,637 | 30,170

7,877 | 8,038] 7,663] -2.0] +49] -65] 7,590] 8,408] 7,628) 7,363) +3,

* Preliminary. ‘ Revised.
' Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.
? Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

> Nondefense capital goods industries include : ordnance and accessories; steam, gas and hydraulic turbines; internal combustion engines; construction, mining, and material
handling equipment; metalworking machinery; special industry machinery; general industrial machinery; computer and office equipment; refrigeration, heating and service
industry machinery; electrical transmission and distribution equipment; clectrical industrial apparatus; communications equipment; aircraft, missiles, space vehicles, and engines
and parts; ships and tank components; railroad equipment; and search and navigation equipment.

“ Defense capital goods industries include ordnance and accessories; communications equipment; aircraft, missiles, space vehicles, and engines and parts; ships, I
and tank components; and search and navigation equipment.


Table 8. RATIOS OF MANUFACTURES’ INVENTORIES TO SHIPMENTS AND
UNFILLED ORDERS TO SHIPMENTS, BY INDUSTRY GROUP
(Based on seasonally adjusted data)

Inventory / Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders / Shipments ratio!
— Industry Apr. Mar. Feb. Jan. Apr. Mar, Feb Jan.
193° 193° 1993 1993 1993" 1993" 1993 1993
All manufacturing industries . 1.49 1.46 147 1.50 3.48 3.43 3.51 3.56
Durable goods industries. . . 1.78 174 1.75 1.80 4.20 412 4.24 433
ne, clay, and glass products . . 142 150 144 153 137 1.43 136 137
Primary metals . 1.70 1.69 1.70 1.74 2.08 2.06 1.99 1.96
Fabricated metal products _ 161 139 161 161 1.79 1.79 185 187
Industrial machinery and equipment 1.94 1.83 1.92 1.93 2.40 2.24 237 235
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 1.68 1.64 1.67 1.75 227 223 233 2.49
Transportation equipment . . . 1:86 1.83 1.84 1.88 1221 12.00 12.43 12.73
Instruments and related products . . 2.28 2.25 2.26 2.28 5.38 5.24 5.29 5.38
Nondurable goods industries . . 1.18 117 117 118 0.81 0.80 0.81 0.80
Food and kindred products : 0.90 091 0.92 0.91 &) (Xx) (x) (X)
Tobacco products ...... 2.63 2.35 2.43 2.20 (X) (X) (x) (Xx)
Textile mill products : 155 154 1.49 1.45 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Paper and allied products 132 131 131 129 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Chemicals and allied products 136 135 137 1.40 & (xX) (x) (X)
Petroleum and coal products... - 0.88 0.84 0.84 0.87 () &) (x) &)
Rubber and plastics products... . 132 1.29 1.26 1.28 &) (Xx) (x) ()

Preliminary. ' Revised. (X) Not applicable. (NA) Not available.

| Excludes the following industries with no unfilled orders : Wood and lumber products; glass containers; metal cans, barrels and drums; farm and garden machinery;
motor vehicle assembly operations; other transportation equipment; foods and related products; tobacco; knitting mill products; apparel and related products; chemicals:
petroleum and coal products; and rubber and plastics products.

wo Table 9. REVISIONS TO PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED MONTHLY PERCENT CHANGES
(Based on seasonally adjusted data)
Shipments New orders Unfilled orders Inventories
Industry

Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr.
Apr? 1992- Apr? 1992- Apr? 1992- Apr. 1992-
Apr! | 1988- | = Mar. | Apr.’ | 1988- | Mar. | Apr. | 1988-] Mar. | Apr. | 1988- | Mar.
1993 | 1992] 1993] 1993 | 1992] 1993} 1993] 1992] 1993{ 1993] 1992] 1993
All manufacturing industries... . . e3) 01 02 &) 02 03 (&) Ol 01 @ 0.0 0.1
Durable goods industries : 02 02 03 03 04 06 0.1 01 0.1 (&) 0.1 01
Stone, clay, and glass products . (x) 13 08 (xX) 18 15 (x) 10 0.7 (x) 02 0.2
Primary metals ooo -0.7 01 03 -0.8 09 07 0.0 04 03 (X) 0.1 01
fabricated metal products a (X) 06 04 (X) 07 08 &) 03 04 &) 01 02
Industrial machinery and equipment 03 03 04 04 08 05 0.0 02 01 &) 0.0 ol
rranspoaon equipment 22. 03) os! 13] os| 03} ot] oof oa} St Say bs
sate . 08 12 . 19 .. 0 . .
Instruments and related products 0.2 09 (x) 03 09 (x) 01 0.1 (&) 01 0.2
Nondurable goods industries 01 01 oa) 02 ol fe) 05 04 ® 0.0 01
Food and Kindred products « 02 03 & &) & &) ® ) &) 02 04
Tobacco product 03 27 ¢ (x) (X) & (x) &) &) 0.0 01
Textile mill products O7} 05) GM] (AT way] | WA} war] &] 03] 03
Cer and allied products 03 02 (| (NA) | (NA) )} QA) | NA) (xX) 02 04
Chemicals and allied produc 04 02 &) fe) © & &) &) &) 02 02
Rubb eum d plastres pre dus 04 0.3 (x) (X) (X) (X) (Xx) (X) (X) ol 03
‘ubber and plastics products 07 03 (x) &) &) & &) (9) &) 03 03

Capital goods industries
Nondefense ....... 03 0.6 03 0.6 Ll 0.1 01 0.1 (Xx) 0.4 01
Defense ... 03 12 “35 2.0 36 02 0.0 02 (x) 0.0 04

we (X) Not applicable. (NA) Not available.

Note: ‘The five year and the twelve month revisions are the differences between the month-to-month percent changes of the preliminary and final estimates, The
monthly averages are the simple averages of the absolute values of the differences for the months specified. The advance to final percent change revisions for the
durable goods industries are shown in the advance report for the month

' The current month revisions are the difference between the advance precent change and the percent change as shown in this publication.
? Average for this month for the last five years.


CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS

own
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U. S. Department of Commerce
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Manufacturers’ Shipments,

Inventories, and Orders

April 1993
M3-1-(93)-4
For Wire Transmissions 10:00 a.m. E.D.T. June 4, 1993

Steve Andrews or Kathy Menth
(301)763-2502 or (301)763-2575

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in April declined
$0.8 billion or 0.3 percent to $253.5 Gillion, the Department
of Commerce, Bureau of the Census reported today. This
follows a 1.6 percent decrease in March for the first back-to-
back declines since July and August 1992. Year-to-date new
orders for 1993 totaled $1,021.3 billion, 8.2 percent above
the same period a year ago.

Shipments decreased $3.9 billion or 1.5 percent to
$255.5 billion, following a 0.8 percent increase in March.
This is the first decline since January. Year-to-date
shipments for 1993 totaled $1,025.2 billion, 7.5 percent above
the same period a year ago.

Unfilled orders decreased $1.9 billion or 0.4 percent to
$468.9 billion, the lowest level since November 1988. The
unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio increased from 3.43 in
March to 3.48 in April.

Inventories increased $0.6 billion or 0.1 percent to

~— $380.5 billion. This is the third consecutive monthly

“nerease. The inventories-to-shipments ratio increased from
1.46 in March to 1.49 in April.

New Orders

New orders for durable goods in April decreased $0.4
billion or 0.3 percent to $130.3 billion. This follows a 3.3
percent decrease in March for the first back-to-back
declines since July and August 1992. Year-to-date new
orders for 1993 totaled $528.4 billion, 10.5 percent above the
same period a year ago.

Industrial machinery and equipment had the largest
decrease, down $1.0 billion or 4.4 percent to $22.7 billio:
primarily due to engines and turbines and computers ani
office equipment. Primary metals decreased $0.9 billion or
7.6 percent to $11.3 billion, primarily due to blast furnaces
and steel mills. Transportation equipment declined $0.4
billion or 1.3 percent to $32.6 billion, as declines in motor
vehicles and parts and shipbuilding and tanks more than
offset an increase in aircraft and parts. Electronic and other
electrical equipment had the largest increase, up $1.1 billion
or 6.1 percent to $19.2 billion, primarily due to electronic
components and communications equipment. Instruments
and related products increased $0.9 billion or 9.4 percent to
$10.8 billion, primarily due to search and navigation
equipment.

New orders for nondurable goods declined $0.4 billion
or 0.4 percent to $123.2 billion. This is the first decrease
since January. Decreases, led by tobacco products,
chemicals and allied products, and petroleum and coal

\we products, more than offset increases led by textile mill
products and food and kindred products.

Note: Alll figures in text are in seasonally adjusted current dollars

Shipments

Shipments of durable goods in April decreased $2.8
billion or 2.1 percent to $132.6 billion, the first decrease
since January. This follows a 1.0 percent increase in March.

Except for stone, clay, and glass products, all major groups
declined. Industrial machinery and equipment had the
largest decrease, down $1.3 billion or 5.5 percent to $22.7
billion, primarily due to computer and office equipment,
Transportation equipment decreased $0.9 billion or 2.5
percent to $35.4 billion, with declines in all industries.

Shipments of nondurable goods decreased $1.1 billion
or 0.9 percent to $122.9 billion, following a 0.7 percent
increase in March. This is the first decrease since January.
The largest declines were in tobacco products, down $0.4
billion or 13.6 percent to $2.5 billion, chemicals and allied
products, down $0.3 billion or 1.1. percent to $25.7 billion,
and petroleum and coal products, down $0.3 billion or 1.9
percent to $13.4 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for durable goods in April decreased
$2.2 billion or 0.5 percent to $445.6 billion, the lowest level
since November 988. This is the second consecutive
monthly decrease. Transportation equipment had the largest
decrease, down $2.8 billion or 1.2 percent to $236.0 billion,
primarily due to aircraft and parts and shipbuilding and
tanks. “This is the fifth decline in the last six months.
Excluding, transportation equipment, unfilled orders
increased $0.6 billion. Instruments and related products had
the largest increase, up $0.6 billion or 1.2 percent to $54.6
billion, Primarily due to search and navigation equipment.
Unfilled orders for nondurable goods increased $0.3 billion
or 1.2 percent to $23.3 billion, the sixth increase in the last
seven months.

Inventories

Inventories for durable goods in April increased $0.2
billion or 0.1 percent to $235.6 billion. This is the third
consecutive monthly increase. Lumber and wood products
had the largest increase. Transportation equipment had the
largest decrease, down $0.5 billion or 0.8 percent to $65.8

illion, due to aircraft and parts. Nondurable goods
increased $0.4 billion or 0.3 percent to a new high of $144.9
billion. This is the third increase in the last four months.

By stage of fabrication, finished goods increased 1.4
percent in durables and 0.2 percent in nondurables. Work
in process was down 0.8 percent in durables and 0.4 percent
in nondurables. Materials and supplies increased 0.3
percent in durables and 0.7 percent in nondurables.

(SEE BACK PAGE FOR UPCOMING REVISIONS)

‘The advance report on durable

for May is scheduled for June 23, 1993 at 8:30 a.m. and the full report on June 30, 1993 at 10:00 a.m. For sale by the

Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. ‘This report is also available the day of issue through the Department
of Commerce's online Economic Bulletin Board (N-8-1) (202-483-3870) and through the Census Bureau's online information service-CENDATA. CENDATA

is available from Dialog
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primary purpose of the revision is to benchmark the data to the
1991 Annual Survey of Manufactures. Less significant revisions
will reflect the addition of data received too late to include
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Nondefense Capital Goods 11

New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars

New Orders

Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr
Apr. 1991 - Apr. 1993

Defense Capital Goods
New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars
11

5

Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr
Apr. 1991 - Apr. 1993

Note: All Charts based on seasonally
adjusted current dollars.


Table 7. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES, BY STAGE OF FABRICATION,

BY INDUSTRY GROUP

(Millions of dollars)
Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Apr. Mar. Feb. | Mar» | Feb» | Jan~ Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. | Apr.
1993” 1993" 1993 | Apr. Mar. Feb. 1993" 1993" 1993 1992 | 93/92
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
All manufacturing industries 118,779 | 118,207 | 117,797 +05 | +03 -0.2 | 118,500 | 118,010 | 118,608 | 118,129 +03
Durable goods industries. . 65,851 | 65,630 | 65,486 40.3 | +02 0.0 | 65,387 | 65,217 | 65,807 | 66,105 “ll
Stone, clay, and glass products 2445, 2,438 2414 +03} +10 0.0 2416 2418 2,434 2,354 +26
Primary metals... 6,158 6,205 6,119 0.8 +14 “1S 5,958 5,967 6,071 5,970 0.2
Fabricated metal products . 7,867 7,940 7,873 -0.9 40.9 +04 7,814 7,966 7,841 7,787 +03
Industrial machinery and equipment 13,944 13,785 13,985 +12 “14 +0.8 13,878 13,657 14,073 12,878 +78
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . 9,121 9,138 9,089 0.2 +0.5 -0.8 9,172 9,113 9,100 9,218 -0.5
Transportation equipment 11,626 | 11,664 | 11,483 03} +16] +06] 11,652 | 11,738 | 11,621 | 13,567 “141
Instruments and related products 6,990 6,945, 6,889 +0.6 +08 2.6 7,009 6,963 6,937 6,917 #13
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods 7,700 7,515 7,634 42.5 16] +18 7,488 7,395 7,730 7414 +1.0
Nondurable goods industries 52,928 $2,577 52,311 +0.7 +05 04 53,113 52,793 52,801 52,024 42.1
Food and kindred products 10,169 10,100 10,131 +0.7 -0.3 13 10,247 10,155 10,233 10,196 +0.5
Tobacco products .... 5,316 5,361 5,306 0.8 +10 +11 5,347 5,477 5,588 5,090 +5.0
Textile mill products .... . 2,650 2,708 2,737 2.1 -Ll +12 2,684 2,737 2,786 2,734 -18
Paper and allied products 6,794 6,813 6,726 0.3 +13 +0.5 6,829 6,862 6,801 6,921 -13
Chemicals and allied products 11,945 11,834 11,728 +0.9 +09 “17 11,910 11,793 11,775 11,580 42.8
Petroleum and coal products 2,977 2,942 3,000 412 -19 +08 2,988 2,896 2,927 2,907 42.8
Rubber and plastics products 4,365 4,318 4,300 +1 +04 04 4,364 4,302 4,291 4,274 421
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods . . 8,712 8,501 8,383 425] +14 0.0 8,744 8,577 8,400 8,322 45.1
WORK IN PROCESS
All manufacturing industries 130,732 | 131,707 | 132,130 0.7 -0.3 +0.2 | 131,590 | 131,821 132,270 | 137,612 4A
Durable goods industries . 107,460 | 108,350 | 108,789 0.8 -0.4 108,136 | 108,616 | 109,016 | 114,808 5.8
Stone, clay, and glass products . 3097 1,101 1,091 04 +09 1,14: 1154 1,127 1,156 12
Primary metals : 7,149 7,259 7,239 “15 +03 7,218 7,277 7,196 7,571 47
Fabricated metal products 7,120 7,250 7,230 18 +03 7,164 7,265 7,279 7,499 45
Industrial machinery and equipment 16,795 17,035 17.258 -14 13 16,902 17,047 17,212 19,173 LS
Electronic and other
clectrical equipment . . 14,069 13,976 13,919 +0.7 +04 14,274 13,979 13,935 13,148 +8.6
‘Transportation equipment . . . 46,265 46,850 47,307 12 1.0 46,460 47,146 47,498 50,436 -19
Instruments and related products 10,360 10,370 10,497 0.1 12 10,377 10,233 10,464 11,580 -10.4
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods . . 4,605 4,509 4,248 42.1 +6.1 4,599 4,515 4,305 4,245 +83
Nondurable goods industries 23,272 23,357 23,341 04 +0.1 23,454 23,205 23,254 22,804 42.9
Food and kindred products 3,570 3,601 3,595 0.9 +0.2 3,483 3,617 646 3,385, +29
Tobacco products 95 87 88 +9.2 <li 77 v3 91 55 +40.0
Textile mill products... . 2,509 2,442 2,457 427 -0.6 2,536 2,426 2,459 2,455 433
Paper and allied products . 1,098 1,097 1,139 40.1 3.7 1117 1,111 1,137 1,144 24
Chemicals and allied products 5,652 5,804 5,856 -2.6 0.9 5,788 5,674 5,862 5,598 +34
Petroleum and coal products 2,998 2,937 2,936 42.1 0.0 2,994 2,896 2,838 3,029 -12
Rubber and plastics products 1,557 1,537 1,538 +13 01 1,558 1,519 1,561 1,514 42.9
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods 5,793 5,852 5,732 1.0 42.1 5,901 5,884 5,660 5,624 +4.9
FINISHED GOODS.
All manufacturing industries 130,943 | 129,983 | 129,153 +0.7 +0.6 +0.4 | 132,689 | 130,347 | 130,723 | 128,758 43.1
Durable goods industries . 62,239 61,406 60,845 +14 +0.9 +d 63,610 61,897 61,913 63,209 +0.6
Stone, clay, and glass products 4313 4/334 4333 -0.5 0.0 -03 4.467 4.450 4'500 4'578 24
Primary metals 5,898 5,847 6,003 +09 2.6 42.2 6,026 5,909 6,082 6,338 49
Fabricated metal products 7,481 7,328 7,282 +2.1 +0.6 +0.6 7,788 7,526 7A19 7,758 +04
Industrial machinery and equipment 13,279 13,108 12,914 413 +15 +0.2 13,495 13,052 13,304 13,349 +11
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 8,424 8,208 8,138 +2.6 +09 +15 8,598 8,194 8,123 8,899 34
‘Transportation equipment .. . . 7,913 7,839 7,835 +09 +0.1 +0.6 7,938 7,755 8,071 8,140 2.5
Instruments and related products - 5,811 5,897 5,866 -LS +0.5 +27 5,960. 5,924 5,813 5,637 +5.7
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods 9,120 8,845 8,474 43.1 +44 9,338 9,087 8,601 8,510 +9.7
Nondurable goods industries 68,704 68,577 68,308 +0.2 +04 69,079 68,450 68,810 65,549 45.4
Food and kindred products . 17,084 17,025 16,942 +03 +0.5 16,311 16,334 16,960 15,556 +49
Tobacco products 1,197 1,382 1,313 -13.4 +53 1,362 1,367 1,516 1,638 -16.8
Textile mill products 4,128 4,051 3,968 HO] +21 4,260 4,053 4,007 3,760 | +133
Paper and allied products . 5,636 5,599 5,608 40.7 -0.2 5,896 5,758 5,750 5/877 +03
Chemicals and allied products 17512 | 17519 | 17,629 0.0 -06 17829 | 18,108 | 18,053 | 17,255 433
Petroleum and coal products 5,815 5,635 5,485 +32 42.7 5,668 484 394 5,215 48.7
Rubber and plastics products |. 5,738 5,780 $,721 -0.7 +10 5,955 5,972 5,897 5,318 +12.0
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods . 11,594 11,586 11,642 +0.1 0.5 11,798 11,374 11,233 10,930 +79

? Prelimary. ‘ Revised.


Table 3. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ UNFILLED ORDERS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS

(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent sai
change
Apr. Mar. Feb.| Mar-|  Feb-| — Jan~ Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. Apr.
1993? 1993" 1993] Apr.|— Mar.| Feb. 1993" 193° 1993 1992] 93/92
All manufacturing industries 468,883 | 470,832] 475,859 0.4 -Ll +0.2] 471,363] 472,980] 477,527] 499,574 5.6
Manufacturing industries
without defense capital goods 342,386 | 344,066] 348,712 0.5 -13] +08] 344,135] 344,825} 349,520] 360,317 45
Durable goods industries 445,590] 447,813 | 452,477 -0.5 -1.0] 40.2} 447,895] 449,723] 454,419] 475,894 59
Stone, clay, and glass products 7,006 6,916 6,807 +13 +16 45.4 6,931 6,861 6,695 6,637 44.4
Primary metals... 2.0.0... ..... 23,468] 23,502} 22,710 01] 435] +41] 23,950] 23,924] 23,215] 21,540] 411.2
Blast furnaces, steel mills 10,647] 10,974] 10,108 3.0] +86] +92] 10,679] 10,996} 10,589 8,252] 429.4
Iron and steel foundries 2,786 2,787 2,898 0.0 38 0.1 2,825 2,811 2,869 2,826 0.0
Nonferrous and other primary
metals . 10,035 9,741 9,704] 43.0] +04] +04] 10,446] 10,117 9,757] 10,462 0.2
Fabricated metal products 22,802] 23,121 23,528 “14 “17 -0.1 23,015} 23,328] 23,607] 24,066 44
Industrial machinery and equipment S116 51,162 51,481 0.1 0.6 +10 50,991 51,176 52,088 52,897 3.6
Engines and turbines .......... 11,001 11,146 10,837 13 +2.9 03 10,746 10,980 10,911 10,070 +6.7
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 6,131 6,224 6,201 “S| +04] 00 +11 6,217 6,378 6,383 6,222 -0.1
Metalworking machinery 6,437 6,545 6,688 -17 21 0.2 6,437 6,545 6,688 8,259] 22.1
Computer and office equipment 7,734 7,820 8,257 “ll 53 $5.4 7,564 7,623 8,077 8,489] -10.9
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 42,845 42,506 43,458 +0.8 22 -14 43,510 42,645 44,019 42,404 +2.6
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus 5,924 5,857 5,855 +11 0.0 40.9 5,946 5,875 5,910 6,359 6.5
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment 2,940 2,894] 2,965] +1.6 24) 417 2,940] 2,894 2,965 2,958 -0.6
Communications equipment 14,105 13,943 14,272 +12 23 -15 14,101 13,952 14,342 14,212 -08
Electronic components . 15,414] 15,342] 15,768] +05 27 27] 15,969] 15,379] 16,088] 14,354} +113
Transportation equipment . 236,004 | 238,851] 242,163 +12 -14] 40.1] 236,885] 239,966] 242,543] 264,972] -10.6
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 203,551] 207,827] 210,719 “11 -14] 40.2] 206,413] 208,967) 211,127] 230,543] -10.5
Shipbuilding and tanks . . . 22,581] 23,128] 23,463 24 “14 -17] 22,508] 22,989] 23,313] 26,401] -14.7 ey
Instruments and related products - 54,596] 53,972] $4,426] +1.2 0.8 04] 54,472] 54,185] 54,761} 55,260 -14
Search and navigation equipment 36,781] 35,954] 36,089] +23 0.4 -0.7| 36654] 36,194] 36.471] 37,952 34
Measuring and controlling devices 8,887 8,847 8,922 40.5 08 40.9 8,887 8,847 8,922 8,952 43.9
Medical instruments and supplies 8,130 8,262 8,425 “1.6 -19 27 8,130 8,262 8,425 7871] +33
All other durable goods 7,753 7,783 7,904 0.4 “15 +0.6 8,141 7,638 7491 8118 +03
Nondurable goods industries 23,293] 23,019] 23,382] +1.2 “16 0.0| 23,468] 23,257] 23,108] 23,680 09

° Preliminary. ‘ Revised.


Table 2. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ NEW ORDERS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted"
— Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent Year to date
Industry change
Apr.| Mar.| Feb. | Mar-| Feb-| Jan-]  Apr.]  Mar.}  Feb.| Apr. | _—_ Apr.
1993” 1993" 1993 | Apr. Mar. Feb. 1993" 1993" 1993 1992 | 93/92 1993” 1992
All manufacturing industries . . . . . 253,533 |254,354 |258,377| -03| -1.6| +1.3 {251,494 |265,232 }254,715 |239,643 | +4.9 [1,002,943 | 933,157
Manufacturing industries .
with unfilled orders 132,954 | 132,440 136,682 | +0.4| 3.1] +1.0 |130,891 | 140,415 | 135,161 |126,776 | +3.2 | 528,867 | 499,163
without defense capital goods . 246,275 |246,904 |252,017] -0.3] -2.0] +2.4]245,391 |256,961 |249,128 |232,874 | +5.4 | 975,473 | 906,304
Durable goods industries ........ .] 130,347 | 130,732 ]135,209} -0.3]  -3.3] +23 130,595 | 139,381 | 134,084 ]122,551 | +6.6 | 522,214 | 475,528
With unfilled orders . . 103,842 | 103,961 | 107,731 0.1 -3.5]  +1.7 [102,093 |111,133 ] 106,112 | 98,462 +3.7 | 414,303 | 387,122
Stone, clay, and glass products 5,620] 5,374] 5,782] +46] -7.1] +10.1] 5,712] 5,299] 5,549] 5,467] +45 | 20,930 | 19,188
Primary metals. fees 11,265 | 12,197] 12307] -76] -09] -1.6] 11,548 | 12,432] 12,581] 11,263] +25 | 48,859 | 44,278
Blast furnaces, steel mills . 4,777] 5,968} 5,909] -20.0] +1.0] +0.1] 4,864] 5,725] 6,145] 4,773 +1.9 | 22,744 |] 18,750
Iron and steel foundries. 1,026} 944] 1,056] +87] -10.6] -35] 1,089] 1,007] 954] 1,008] +80] 4,167] 3,791
Nonferrous and other primary
metals... 5,462] 5,285] 5,342] +33] -11] -3.0] 5,595] 5,700] 5,482] 5,482] +21} 21,948 | 21,737
Fabricated metal products. 13,643 | 13,738] 13,902] -0.7] -12] -02] 13,596} 14,535] 13,660] 12,740] +6.7| 54,469 | 51,387
Industrial machinery and equipment . | 22.692 | 23,735 | 23,521] -44] +09] +18] 22,019] 26,500] 22,611] 19,720] +117] 91,298 | 79,788
Engines and turbines. . . 1 1,476] 1,978] 1,659 | -25.4] +19.2] +7.7] 1,287] 1,986] 1361] 1185] +86] 5,786] 5,199
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. . 2,609 | 2,808] 2,803} -7.1] +02] +43] 2,671] 2,999] 2869} 2,201] +214] 11,118] 8,803
Metalworking machinery ..... 2,288 | 2,224] 2326] +29] -44] -4.0| 2089] 2.457] 2,256] 1,997] +46] 8681 | 8,458
Computer and office equipment 6302} 6,783 | 7142] -7.1] -5.0] +9.7] 5,096] 8201] 6,276] 4,520] +12.7] 24,510 | 19,979
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ......... 19,204} 18,101 | 18,044] +61] +03] -4.4] 18,923] 18,706] 18,596] 16,801] +12.6 | 73,499 | 66,740
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus. 2... . 2,518] 2,372] 2460] +62] -36] -18] 2,526] 2,548] 2,532] 2354] +73} 9,902] 9,203
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment .......... 1,890] 1,885] 1,904] +03] -10] +03] 1,785] 1,968] 1,932] 1,695 $5.3 7,350 6,550
Communications equipment .....] 4,238] 3,811] 3,722] +112] +424] +28] 3,958] 4,092} 3,640} 3,122] +268} 14,810] 13,746
— _ Electronic components 6134] 5,604] 5,567] 49.5] 40.7] -141] 6622] 5572] 6,202] 5,662] +170} 24,666 | 21,573
Transportation equipment . . -- | 32,559] 32,998] 36.427] -13] -94] +9.6] 33,619] 36,128 | 36,478 | 33,839]  -0.7 | 134,605 | 122,566
ee Alteraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. .....] 7,263} 6,974] 9,988 | +4.1| -30.2] +513] 6,723] 8,463] 9,203] 9,932] -32.3 | 28,888 | 36,853
Shipbuilding and tanks 504 734 TU Y 31.3 | +3.2| -66.7 516 788 666| 1,524] -66.1 3,853 3,132
Instruments and related products . 10,764 | 9,840] 10,056} +94] -21] -75] 9,986] 10,350] 9,556] 8,669] +152] 39,761 | 38,204
Search and navigation equipment 3,393 | 2,528] 2,489} +342] +16] -205] 2,773] 2,585] 2181] 1,300] +1133] 10,280] 9,471
Measuring and controlling devices . | 2:740 | 2,629 | 2.841} +42] -75| +84] 2662] 2835] 2,790] 2601] +23] 10,764} 10,293
Medical instruments and supplies .] 2.730] 2,758] 2,564] -1.0] +76] -176] 2,667] 2,948] 2571] 2,763] -35] 11,157] 11,055
All other durable goods 14,600 | 14,749} 15,170] -1.0] -28] +5.7] 15,192] 15,431 | 15,053] 14,052] +8.1 ] 58,793 | 53,377
Nondurable goods industries . . 123,186 | 123,622 }123,168 | -0.4| +04] +0.2 |120,899 | 125,851 }120,631 117,092 | +3.3 | 480,729 | 457,629
With unfilled orders ....... +] 29,112 | 28,479} 28,951} +22] -16] -1.5] 28,798] 29,282 | 29,049} 28,314 +1.7 | 114,564 | 112,041

* Preliminary. ‘ Revised
' Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

(n) When new orders for a prior month are negative because of cancellations, the percentage change calculation is algebraically negative, even though there is a net dollar
increase from the prior month to the current month.


Table 1. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted!

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent ‘Year to date wn"
Industry change .
Apr.| Mar. | Feb. | Mar.-] Feb-| Jan-| Apr] Mar.|  Feb.| Apr. | Apr.
1983°| 1993"| 1993 Apr.| Mar.| Feb.| 19937 1993'] 1993} 1992] 93/2] 1993" | 1992
All manufacturing industries 255,482 | 259,381 {257,266 | -1.5 | +08] +1.7|253,111 |269,779 |252,026 |240,550 | +5.2 1,001,372 | 935,848
Manufacturing Industries
with unfilled orders... . 134,903 | 137,467 135,571 | -1.9] +14] +1.7/132,508 | 144,962 | 132,472 |127,683 | +3.8 | 527,296 | 501,854
without defense capital goods 247,955 |251,550 |249,406 | -1.4] +0.9] +1.7]246,081 }261,656 |244,614 }232,653 | +58 | 972.777 | 904,621
Durable goods industries . . 132,570 | 135,396 }134,104 | -2.1] +10} +2.81132,423 |144,077 1131,807 {123,510 | +7.2 | 521,898 | 479,358
With unfilled orders 2... 2... 106,065 | 108,625 | 106,626 | -2.4 +2,3 | 103,921 | 115,829 | 103,835 | 99,421] +45 | 413,987 | 390,952
Stone, clay, and glass Products . 5,530] 5,265] 5,432] +5.0 +61] 5,642] 5,133] 4.986] 5222] +8.0| 20,112 | 18803
Primary metals 11,299 | 11,405 | 11418] -09 42.71 11,522] 11,723 | 11,381 | 11372] +13] 45,140 | 44,083
Blast furnaces, steel mills. . 5,104} 5,102] 5,061] 0.0 +4.1] 5,181] 5,318] 5,036] 4,830] +73 | 20,270 | 19,045
Iron and steel foundries 1,027] 1,055] 1,058] -2.7 +12] 1,075] 1,065] 1,047] 1,026] +48] 4.117] 3,865
Nonferrous and other primary
metals wee 5,168 5,248 5,299 “1S -1.0) +17 5,266 5,340 5,298 5,516 45 20,753 21,173
Fabricated metal products - +] 13,962 | 14,145 | 13,933] -13] +15] +05] 13,909] 14814] 13,741 | 13.233] +5.1 | 54743 | 51/569
Industrial machinery and equipment . | 22,738 | 24,054 | 23,036] -55| +44] +08} 22204] 27,412] 22,021] 20,116] +104] 90.744 | 79'962
Engines and turbines --| 1,621} 1,669] 1,695 15} +82] 1521] 1917] 1,577] 1,437] 458] 6207] 5,673
Farm and garden machinery 1431} 1,264] 1305/4132] -3.1] +88] 1859] 1580] 1,482] 1431] 4299] 6069] Si4ll
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 2,702 | 2,785] 2,738) -3.0] +1.7] +42] 2,832] 3,004} 2,783] 2,355] +203] 10,950] 8,746
Metalworking machinery +++] 2,396] 2,367] 2,341] +12] +11] -89) 2197] 2600] 2271] 1984] +107] 9,093] 8116
Computer and office equipment 6,388 | 7,220] 6,722] -11.5| +74} +428] 5,155] 8655] 5,750] 4,702] +9.6| 24.495 | 20.705
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 18,865 | 19,053 | 18,660} -1.0] +21] +5.5] 18,058} 20,080] 18,362] 16508] +94] 72,093 | 65,961
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . 2451} 2,370] 2,408] 434] -16] 423] 2,455] 2,583] 2459] 2303] +66] 9,568] 9,121
Household appliances |. . . 1,627] 1,684] 1,700] -34] -09] +116] 1,663] 1.824] 1,615] 1,600] +39] 6450] 5,923
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment 1844] 1,956] 1,855} -5.7] +54] +17] 1,739] 2,039] 1,883] 1,637] +62] 7,252] 6371
Household audio and
video equipment ..... . 1017) 1,036} 1,027] -1.8} +09] -07] sis] 998] 918] sss} -s0] 3,573 | 3,581
Communications equipment 4,076 | 4,140] 3,938] -1.5] +51] +47] 3,809] 4,482] 3,796] 3,366} +132] 15297] 13,919
Electronic components . . . 6,062 | 6,030] 6,000] +05] +05] +69] 6032] 6281] 6114] 5269] +145] 23.611] 20989
‘Transportation equipment 35,406 | 36,310 | 36,218] -25] +03] +2.6} 36,700 | 38,705 | 36,567] 33,610] +92 | 142,139 | 127,187
Motor vehicles and parts 23,467 | 23,913 | 23,936] -19] -0.1] +3.2] 24,901 | 25,375 | 24,826 | 20.735 | +20.1 | 95.822 | 76,700
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 9,539] 9,866] 9,627} -33} +25] -13] 9,277] 10623] 9,123] 10,494] -116] 36,494 | 41,324
Shipbuilding and tanks 1,051} 1,069] 1114] -1.7] -40) +34] 997] 1112] 1,099] 1,007] -10] 4,050] 4211
Instruments and related products . 10,140 | 10,294} 10,283} -15] +01] +12] 9,699] 10926] 9,900] 9,962] -26] 391570] 30.884
Search and navigation equipment 2,566 | 2,663] 2,739] -36] -28] +15] 2313] 2:862| 2535] 2/553 9,902 | 10,473
Measuring and controlling devices | 2,700] 2,704] 2,758] -0.1] -20] +74] 2622] 2910] 2707] 2/553 10,662 } 10,557
Medical instruments and supplies 2,862 | 2,921] 2,797) -20} +44{ -16] 2,799] 3,111] 2804] 2843 11,415 | 11378
Photographic goods . . . 1,651] 1,667] 1,628] -10} +24] -20] 1,603] 1,686] 1491] 1,673 ; 6,176 | 6,143
All other durable goods . 14,630 | 14,870] 15,124] -16] -1.7] +53] 14,689] 15,284] 14,849] 13.487] +89] $7357] 51,909
Nondurable goods industries 122,912 | 123,985 |123,162 ]  -0.9| +0.7] +0.5 | 120,688 | 125,702 | 120,219 {117,040 | +3.1 | 479,474 | 456,490
With unfilled orders... . 28,838 | 28,842 | 28,945} 0.0} -04} -03} 28,587] 29,133} 28,637] 28262] +1.1 } 113,309 | 110,902
Food and kindred products 34,201 | 33,934 | 33,473] +08] +14] -03} 33,327] 34635] 32,848] 32300] +3.2 | 131.771 | 126,554
Meat products 7871 | 7,772) 7,715] +13] +07] 29] 7,714] 7/802] 7,470] 7,184] +74} 30,342 | 28203
Dairy products 4472] 4388} 4349] +19] +09] 432] 4414] 4,432] 4,188] 4272] +433] 16971 | 16,547
Beverages 4,593 | 4,645] 4,677] -11] -0.7] -12| 4,630] 4,605] 4,230] 4685] -1.2] 17,530 | 17,516
All other foods, except fats ‘and oils 15,476 | 15,282] 14,809] +1.3 43.2 -0.9] 14,780 | 15,949 | 15,037 | 14,464 +22 59,624 57,404
Tobacco products... . . 2,512] 2,908} 2,760] -13.6] +54] -92] 1,849] 3,612] 2097] 1849] 00] 9,537] 8.837
Textile mill products... . 5978} 5,966] 6,165] +02] -32] -24] 5822] 6119] 5.956] 5917] -16] 23,340] 23,071
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles ...... 3,818] 3,799] 3,910] +05] -28] -34] 3,707] 3,923] 3,815] 3,775] -1.8| 14,992 | 14,822
Paper and allied products 10,265 | 10,346 | 10,285] -08] +06] -12] 10,104] 10,519] 10,293] 10,280 1.7] 41,002 | 41,355
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products ......] 4,377] 4,303} 4,307] +1.7] -01] -16] 4,298] 4370] 4,357] 4382] -19] 17,280 | 17,647
Paperboard containers and boxes ..} 2,481] 2,476] 2.448] +02] +11] +12] 2491] 2,509] 2,420] 2492] 00] 9769] 9.826
Miscellaneous converted
paper products 3,407] 3,567] 3,530] -4.5] +10] -23] 3,315] 3,640] 3,516] 3,406] -2.7] 13,953 | 13,882
Chemicals and allied products ~ 25,721 | 26,019 | 25,713] -1.1] +12] 42.0] 26529] 27.183 | 25,669 | 25,426] +43 | 103,588 | 98,046
Industrial chemicals 13,375 | 13,403 | 13,421 0.2 -0.1 +25] 13,696 | 13,835] 13,641 13,101 +4.5 53,592 50,417
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries 9,481] 9,720} 9,381} -25] +36] +01] 9,054] 10,055] 9302] 8.453} 47.1 | 37,704 | 35,179
Petroleum and coal products 13,437 | 13,703 | 13,655] -19] +04] +5.0] 12,955] 12,451 | 12.270] 12.831] +1.0| 49.724 | 46.817
Rubber and plastics products 8,822] 9,051] 9,159] 25] -12] +14] 9,006] 9,328] 9,162] 9,195] -2.1 | 35,828 | 35,713 gy
All other nondurable goods 21,976 | 22,058] 21,952] -0.4] +05} 0.0] 21,096] 21,855 | 21,924] 19,242] +9.6 | 84,684 | 76,097

” Preliminary. ' Revised.

' Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.