Table 4. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
es] ost] fo] eel os] se] oa] ae] on]
All manufacturing industries... . . 385,599] 383,491 | 382,854] +05} +02] —-0.1| 386,969] 383,467] 381,008 | 389,161] 06
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders . . . . 257,636 | 256,541] 256,901} +04] 0.1] — -0.4] 259818 258,055] 257051] 267833] -30

without defense capital goods 352,679] 349/809] 348,690] +08 0.0) 353,449] 349,331) 346,841] 351262] +06

Durable goods industries . 242,031] 241,258] 241,891 +03 0.2) 243,433} 241,616] 241,110] 251,675 33
With unfilled orders 223,684 | 222,930] 223,473 +03 0.3) 225,402] 223,851] 223,213] 233,796 3.6
8,017 7,941 7,955} +1.0 +04 7,932 7,966 8,001 7,958 03

Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metals ....... wees

20,004 19,833 19,835 +09
Blast furnaces, steel mills .

9,843 9,828 9,816 +0.2

0.0 20,035 19,838 19,750 20,873 4.0
+0.7 9,853 9,809 9,644 10,317 AS

Iron and steel foundries ...... 1,426 1,414 1,420 +08 +03 1,412 1,388 1,441 1,407 +04
Nonferrous and other primary
metals 6.2.0... 0.2... 8,735 8,591 8599] 417 0.1 08 8,770 8,641 8,665 9,149 Al
Fabricated metal products ... . ‘| 23,330] 23,258] 22973} +03] 41.2 0.0) 23,212) 23,224] 23,1271 22938} 41.2
Industrial machinery and equipment ..| 45,165] 44,906] 44's4s] +06} 401 OS] 45,488 44,894] 44,449] 48,212 57
Engines and turbines ...........) 3°57 3,489 3,381] +25) +32 29 3,732 3,563 3,396 3,634] +2.7
Farm and garden machinery . 2,311 2,319 2,313 0.3 +0.3 +26 2,228 2,219 2,273 2,369 6.0
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment .... . 5,922 5,970 6,005 0.8 -0.6 -0.2 5,886 5,920 6,032 6,816 13.6
Metalworking machinery ........ 5,681 5,677 5,591 +01 +15 +12 5,761 5,698 5,534 5,822 -1.0
Computer and office equipment . . . 9,557 9,387 9,438 +18 0S 14 9,853 9,490 9,094 10,421 5S
Electronic and other
clectrical equipment ............. 31,093} 30,895} 31,009} +06 04) +04) 31,358} 31,140] 31,268] 31,698 ld
Blectrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus ..... 4,340 4301 4269] +07] +10 “1.0 4,340 4,301 4,266 4,395 “13
Household appliances . 2,718 2,719 2,760 0.0 AS} +16 2,636 2,705 2,859 2594 +16

Blectric lighting and

wiring equipment ............ 3,000] 29901 2961] +03] +10 0} 3015} 3,044} 3,056] 3,068] 4.7
Household audio and

video equipment ....... . 1,212 1,236 1,263 “19 21 0S 1,277 1,286 1,301 1,160

Communications equipment . 7,423 7314 7,400{ +15 2] +10 7514 77348 7,369 7,301

4 8,905 8,841 8839! +07 00) +08 9,039 8,951 8,875 9,568

‘ransportation equipment 70,239} 70,146] 70889] +01 “1.0 0.9} 70,989) 70,143] 70,228] 75/420

Motor vehicles and parts . . 12,468 12,230 12,284] +19 04 0.0} 12,535 11,725 11,718] 12,668

Aircraft, missiles,

Space vehicles, and parts. ...... | 53,324] 53,536] 54,207 04 “12 53,918} 53,963} $4,077| _—_58,S02 -78
Shipbuilding and tanks ........ 2,076 2,025 2,066 +25 -2.0 2,159 2,102 2,097 1,975 +93
Instruments and related products . . 23,874] 23,920] 23,918 0.2 0.0 24,144} 24,126] 23,976] 257229 43
Scarch and navigation equipment . . 7,378 7,485 7,526 14 0.5 1,554 7,636 7,542 8,796 14.1
Measuring and controlling devices | —_6'667 6,685 6,695 03 01 6,720 6,703 6,689 6,922 29
Medical instruments and supplies ..| _6'299 6,232 6161] +11] +12 6,274 6,226 6,169 5,956] +53
Photographic goods ..........., 2,884 2,871 2,890] +05 -0.7 r 2,947 2,905 2,909 2,885{ +21
All other durable goods 20,309} 20,359! 20,467 02 OS} +05] 20,275 20,285} 20,311) 19,347] +48

Nondurable goods industries .
With unfilled orders ...
Food and kindred products.

143,568 142,233 | 140,963 +09 +0.9 +01 143,536] 141,851 139,898 137,486 +44
33,952 33,611 33,428 +10 +05 08 34,416 34,204 33,838 34,037 +11
30,681 30,558 30,531 +04 +01 +0.7 30,794 29,663 28,955 29,280 +52

Meat products .... 2,811 2,786 2,770 +09 +06 +12 2,755 2,772 2,787 2,780 0.9
Dairy products . 2,884 2,876 2911} +03 12 +29 2,968 2,974 2,951 2,527] +175
Beverages ..... tered 5,703 5,670 5,614 +06 +10 +11 5,543 5,578 5,578 5,149 +77
All other foods, except fats and oils 17,580 17,545 17,551 +02 0.0 +01 18,055 16,827 16,068 17,459 +34
‘Vobacco products .......... : 6,920 6,751 6,460 +25 +45 5.6 6,678 6,307 6,060 6,242 +7.0
Lextile mill products... . 9,112 9,032 8,942 +09 +10 +11 9,206 9,213 9,035 8,631 +67
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles ....... 5,307 5,268 5124] 40.77 +28] +01 5,318 5,344 5,133 $176] +27
Paper and allied products . 13,736 13,631 13,554 +08 +06 “15 13,596 13,632 13,662 13,066 +41
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products ......, 5,799 5,725 5,763 +13 0.7 +06 5,718 5,687 5,766 5,227 +9.4
Paperboard containers and boxes . . 3,276 3,293 3,275 0.5 +05 -0.3 3,240 3,309 3,261 3,160 +25
Miscellaneous converted
ap Paper products ......, see 4,661 4,613 4516] +10) +21 48 4,638 4,636 4,635 4,679 0.9
Chemicals and allied products 34,721 34,221 33,893 +15 +10 0.4 34,508 34,245 33,792 33,369 +34
Industrial chemicals ..... 17,516 17,335 17,304 +10 +02 +09 17,358 17,373 17,274 17,110 +14
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries 12,665 12,417 12,209 +2.0 +17 23 12,842 12,610 12,374 11,905 +79

Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and plastics products
All other nondurable goods .

12,020] 12,071 11,823 04) +21 +31 11,864] = 12,025] 11,849 11,846, +02
11,179 11,112 11,077 +06 +03 +11 11,004 11,019 10,990 11,106 09
25,199 24,857 24,683 +14 +0.7 +03 25,886 25,747 25,555 23,946 +81

Preliminary. * Revised.


10

Total Manufacturing

New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages

Billions of Dollars

300 300
280 |- 280
260 |- + 260

240

240

220 -| 220

200 1 it 1 1 1 1 1 1 L 1 1 1 200

Vs
25

2.4
23
22
21

2
1.9

1.8 |

1.7
1.6
15
1.4

Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug
Aug. 1990- Aug. 1992

Total Manufacturing
Ratio of Unfilled Orders and

Inventories to Shipments

Ratios UO/S Ratios
43

4.2

41

4

3.9

3.8

3.7

L ! 1 L 1 i i ! i 1 L L 1
3.6
Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug

Aug. 1990 - Aug. 1992
Note: All Charts based on seasonally

adjusted current dollars.


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 ferent
Aug. July June | July-{ June-{ — May- Aug. July June Aug. Aug.
1992 1992" 1992] Aug. July! June | 1992) 1992" 1992 1991} 92/91
UNFILLED ORDERS
All manufacturing industries .....] ago 135 485,883} 490,792 0.8 “10 05] 481,387] 487,247] 491,103] 516,664 68
Market categories :
Automotive equipment ........ . 1,680 1,700 1,725 12 14 0.9 1,681 1,701 1,685 1,584
Home goods and apparel... - 9,832 9,689 9608) +15} +08! +35} 10355] 10406] 10/066 9718
Consumer staples... . sees 1,292 1,299 1,253 0S] 43.7 05 1,338 1,315 1,224 1,351
Machinery and equipment .......! 95849} 208375 210,500 “12 “10 0.8} 205,941] 208,562] 210,602] 218/508,
Business supplies... 22... oo 5,774 5,804 5,788 0S +03 +14 5,934 5,921 5,791 5,997
Construction materials
and supplies . . 13,920] 13,935 13,991 0.1 04 Ol] 14,050} 14,124] 14,075] 14,287 “17

Defense products... 2.
Other materials, supplies and

124,930 125,811 128,165 0.7 18 04) 122,617} = 124,958] 127,503 138,809 11.7

and intermediate products .....! aagese} 119,279 119,762 03) 04 0.7) 119,471] 120,260] 120,157] 126,410 5S
Durable goods industries : 3
Nondefense capital goods *.... . . 225,137| 228,141] 230,692 11 08} 225,232} 228,083} 230,535] 240,439 63
Excluding aircraft and parts .. 72,971 73,766 74,434 0.9 04 73,066 3,708 74,277 77,235 5.4
Defense capital goods #°.. «|. || 131,830] 132,936} 135,382 -18 0.7) 129,572] 132,205} 134,825] 147'555 “12.2
Durables excluding capital goods. 102,083} 101,666} 101,597 +01 +01) 102,911! 103,359] 102,545] 105/442 24
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 227,928] 230,471] 233,221 ld 1.2 0.6) 228,759] 231,394] 233,187] 242,909 58
Household durable goods . 5,202 5,228 5,193 05] +07 0.2 5,635 5,748 5,535 5,624 +02
Information technology industries . 31,753} 31,915} 32,242 05 “1.0 13] 31,976] 32,065] 32,309] 35,892 -10.9
Health care equipment
and products. ...... 1.2... 8,170 7,676 7,630) +64) +06 37) 8,170 1677 7,630 8528 42
‘TOTAL INVENTORIES
All manufacturing industries... 385,599| 383,491] 382,854 +05 +0.2 0.1) 386,969} 383,467] 381,008 389,161 0.6
Market categories :
Automotive equipment . . 6,424 6,318 6340] +17] 03 0.1 6411 6,120 6,154 6,415 0.1

Home goods and apparel

23197! 29,014} 28874] +06) +05] +413]  29'434 29,685] 29,815} 26,003] +132
Consumer staples .... .

59,599 59,073 58,329 +09 +13 06 59,765 58,146 56,841 57,272 +44

Machinery and equipment . . 88,152] 87,218] 87,332] +11 0.1 0.1] 88,655} 87,259] 86,902] 91.215 28
Business supplies... 22,103] 21,792] 21,706] +14] +04 04} 22,360] 21,994] 21,786] 221479 05
Construction materials
and supplies . . 23,017! 23,062! 23,060 0.2 0.0} +06} 22,896] 23,073 23,108} + 22,633] +12
Defense products ......... 30,777! 31,309} 31,783 7} 15 16) 31,315] 31,726] 31,796} 35,602] 12.0
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products... . 126,330} 125,705] 125,430 +05 +02 +01) 126,133} 125,464] 124,606] 127,542 “Ll
Durable goods industries : 3
Nondefense capital goods °.... .. 83,023) 82,130} 82,312) +14 0.2 O05} 83,760} 82,471] 81,927]. 87,347 Al
Excluding aircraft and parts .. 54,539] $4,208] 54,190 +06 0.0 04) 55,151] $4,467] 53,946] 577318 38
Defense capital goods Loittteees 32,920 33,682 34,164 23 14 “1.6 33,520 34,136 34,167 37,899 -11.6
Durables excluding capital goods |. 126,088] 125,446] 125,415 +05 0.07 +03) 126,153] 125,009] 125,016] 126429 02
Misccllancous series :
Producers’ durable equipment .. . 143,115} 141,772] 141,803 +0.9 0.0 0.0} 143,727] 141,530] 141,173] 145,293 -11
Household durable goods... . 13,075} 13,046| 13,046 +02 0.07 +08} 13,154} 13,215] 13,295] 12/426 +59
Information technology industries .| —_37'979 27,749) 27,944! +08) -0.7 0.3) 28,520] 27,998] 27575{ 29,175 2.2
Health care equipment
and products... 2... 13,177 12,979 12,798 +15 +14 05 13,244 13,075 12,891 12,430 +65

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 2
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent] Year to date

Industry change

Aug] July} June | July-| June-| May-| Aug.| July) June) Aug. Aug.
1992] 1992"| 1992] Aug.| July] June] 1992] 1992") 1992] 1991] 9291] 1992P| 191

SHIPMENTS

All manufacturing industries ..... 241,344 | 247,216 | 247,252] -2.4 0.0] +2.4] 242,746] 226,244 | 264,164] 238,300] +1.9 | 1,912,924 | 1,848,497

Market categories :
Automolive equipment ... . . . 9,923 9,569 9,717] +3.7 15 0.9 9,798 7,053} 10,485 8,952 +95 16,578 66,404
Home goods and apparel .......] 16,776| 17,112] 16492] -20] +38) 0.0] 18,042) 16,212] 17375] 16541] +91] 128,763) 115,786
Consumer staples ...... -| 54,060} 56,533] 56,216 44] +06) +3.0] 54,612] 53,475] 58,674] 54,515 +0.2} 429,669] 425,577
Machinery and equipment . 39,534| 39905} 40,895] 09] -24| +55] 37,564] 34488] 46,058] 36,287] +35) 309,965] 296,530
Business supplies ..... . 18,595] 19,659] 19,308] 5.4] +18] +13] 18,672] 18401] 19,707) 19,253] 3.0] 149,045] 152,126
Construction materials

and supplies ....-.....-..-+.J 15,269] 15,434] 15,412] -11] +01] +11] 16,272] 15,089] 16961) 15,079] +79] 121,155] 111,078
Defense products . . : 71922) 8268] 8,229) -42] +05] +16] 7799) 7,395] 8,673] 8.866] -120] 63,955] 65,097
Other materials, supplies and.

and intermediate products .....} 79,265] 80,736] 80,983] -1.8] 0.3] +2.0} 79,987] 74,131] 86,231] 78,807) +15] 633,794] 615,899

Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods 31,153] 31,847] 32,830] -2.2] -30] +7.3] 29,295] 27,980] 37,737| 28,705] +2.1| 244,656] 236,889
Excluding aircraft and parts. 25,564] 26,227] 26,176 +02) +49] 24,193] 22,933] 30,206] 22,969] +5.3] 197,202] 190,000

Defense capital goods 4 7,683| 8,076] 8,057 +02) +28) 7,493} 7,096] 8544) 8,765] 145] 62,151] 64,422

Durables excluding capital goods | 94,608] 94:866| 94944) -03) -0.1| +12] 9s'451| 74/225] 91'320] 1's67| +48] 666'083| 625°151

Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment ...] 77,384] 78,024] 79,345} -08] -1.7| +39] 75,104] 65,772} 87,606] 72,446] +3.7| 607,544] 571,889
Household durable goods .......] 7,224] 7,353] 6,960] -18] +56] -08] 7399] 6284] 7321] 7,000) +5.7) 54,749] 50,889
Information technology industries .) 14,137] 14,854] 14,419] 48] +30] +45] 13,154] 12,361] 17,292] 12,268] +7.2] 107,935] 100,360
Health care equipment

and products .............4. 7,679} 7,886] 7,960] -26| -09| +29} 7,682] 7,390} 9,349] 7,399] +38] 61,295] 57,944
NEW ORDERS.
All manufacturing industries ..... 237,596 | 242,307] 244,542 19 0.9) +2.4} 236,886 | 222,388 | 259,174 | 237,368 0.2 | 1,892,046 | 1,846,490

Market categories :

Automotive equipment . 9,903} 95441 9,700 -16] 12] 9,778} 7,070] 10,425} 8,979] +89] 76585] 66,480
Home goods and apparel. 16,919] 17,192] 16814} -16| +22] +29] 17991] 16552] 17501] 16802} +71] 130,679] 117,796
Consumer staples .............] $4,052] 56,580] 56,209 4S} +07] +3.0} 54,635} $3,566] 58,733} 54,537 +0.2 | 429,722] 425,630
Machinery and equipment ......-] 37008] 37781] 39,210] -20| -36] 0.0] 34943] 321447] 441126] 34,695| +0.7| 302,044) 291'880
Business supplies. ......... 0... 18,565 | 19,675} 19,389] -5.6] +15] +1.8] 18,685} 18,530] 19,689] 19,264) 3.0} 149,222] 152,211
Construction materials

and supplies
Defense products . :
Other materials, supplies and.

and intermediate products ..... 78,854 80,242] 80,143] -1.7| +0.1] +25] 79,199] 74,236] 84,378) 79,092] +01] 631,919} 619,682

pene 15,254] 15,379} 15,396] -0.8] -0.1] +12] 16,198] 15,138] 16,889) 15,031] +7.8] 121,327] 112,110
7,041 5,914 7,681} +19.1] -23.0] +22.0} 5,457 4,849 7,433 8,968 -39.2 50,548] — 60,701

Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods * 28,149] 29,296] 30,953] -39] 5.4] +16] 26,444] 25,528] 35,541] 27,710! 4.6] 235,287] 235,361
Excluding aircraft and parts 24,769 | 25,559] 25,885] -3.1] -1.3] +49] 23,551] 22,364] 29,596] 22,452) +49} 195,605] 185,552

Defense capital goods 4... .. 657] 5,630] 7,167] +168] -214] +224} 4,860] 4,476] 6,939) 8,708] 442) 48,092| 60,140

Durables excluding capital goods. 85,025] 84,935] 85,044] +0.1 -0.1] +1.9} 85,003} 75,039} 90,315] 81,184] +4.7] 668,102] 626,845

Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment ...] 74,841} 75,274] 78,047] -0.6] -3.6] +1.6] 72,469} 63,979] 85,309] 70525] +28] $99,540} 564,817
Household durable goods . +} 7,198] 7,388] 6,952] -2.6} +63] +0.7] 7,286} 6,497] 7,223] 7,131] +22] 55,894} 52,270
Information technology industries -} 13.975] 14/527] 13,978] 38] +39] +12] 13065] 12,117] 16.771) 11.911 +97] 106270] 991583
Health care equipment

and products .. 2.0.0... 2.005 8172] 7,932] 7,665] +3.0| +35] -12| 8,175] 7,437] 8,054] 7,411] +103] 61,243] 57,523

P Preliminary. " Revised.

| Topical series are regroupings of the sepavate Industry categories.
2 shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month vasiations.

1 goods Indust combustion engines; constuction, mining, and material handling equipment;
‘special industry igeration, heating and service industry machinery; electrical transmission
<tatibution equipment; electrical industal appar , ngines and pasts; ships and tank components; railroad equipment; and

we navigation eq

4 Detense capital goods industries include : ordnance and accessories; communications equipment; aircraft, missiles, space vehicles, and engines and parts; ships, tanks 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’
Indust ‘Aug. Juh June May July June M
7 1992 992" 1992 198 1992" 1992 198
All manufacturing industries ...... 1.60 155 1.55 159 3.74 367 37 3.84
Durable goods industries .... . 1.96 1.93 1.92 1.98 456 4.50 - 4.52 4.71
Stone, clay, and glass products . 1.48 144 130 153 138 138 141 143
Primary metals... . wees 183 1B 1.76 7 1.95 1.89 1.85 1.85
Fabricated metal product: . 1.73 1.74 171 1.76 1.84 1.86 1.91 1.98
Industrial machinery and equipment . 2.16 213 207 2.18 287 258 253 2.68
Electronic and other
electrical equipment .. 1.79 1.70 1.79 1.80 2.43 231 2.43 2.43
Transportation equipment ........ 221 222 216 224 14.05 13.74 13.21 14.09
Instruments and related products .. . 237 235 228 2.36 5.26 5.23, 5.12 5.44
Nondurable goods industries. 1.22 1.16 1.16 118 0.82 0.79 0.80 081
Food and kindred products ....... 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.92 x x x
Tobacco products... 2... e005 341 2.04 1.83 3.16 x’
‘Textile mill products. . 1.50 1.46 1.45 147 NA‘ A A A
Paper and allied products... .. 130 1.28 1.29 132 A A NA‘ NA‘
Chemicals and allied products. 1.40 134 134 136 x! a8 x x!
Petroleum and coal products 091 0.85 0.82 0.84 x!
Rubber and plastics products 1.27 124 1.25 1.25 x) x

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

1 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
operators; ane ransponiation equipment foods and wlaed produc tobacco: wnting mil products ‘apparel and related products; chemicals; petroleum and coal products; and rubber and plastics
products.

Table 9. REVISIONS TO PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED MONTHLY PERCENT CHANGES
(Based on seasonally adjusted data)
Shipments ‘New orders Unfilled orders Inventories
Indust
usiry Aug. Aug. Au Aug.
Aug? | 1991- Aug? | 1991- Auge 199- Aug? | 1991-
Aug.’ | 1987- July | Aug.’ | 1987- July Aug 1987- July | Aug.’ | 1987- July
1992} 1991] 1992 | 199: 7 ce 991} 1992} 1982] 1991 | _199%
All manufacturing industries ..... . es} 03 o1 es) 06 03 es) 02 o1 ~ 0.0
Durable goods industries .......--- 01 03 02 0.0 10 0.6 0.0 01 O21 X) 0.0
Stone, clay, and glass products - & 1.0 09 (x) 09 15 es) 04 06 03
Primary metals... . 0. 09 02 0.4 13 07 0. 04 03 o1
Fabricated metal products (X) 03 03 (x) 03 06 & 02 03 O41
Industrial machinery and equipment . 0.0 04 03 “Ol 03 04 0 01 o1 O41
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 0.2 0.6 03 0.2 1S 09 0.0 04 0.2 03
Transportation equipment . 0.0 02 0s 03 14 14 0.0 0.2 O1 x 00
Instruments and related products . &) 08 07 ) 24 06 ® 07 01 x 2
Nondurable goods industries . . . a
ood and Kindred products | MH] 03) 2} QL 03} day OOP a Took
Yobacco products |. : x) 05 24 x! x x! x’ x! 0.0
Textile mill products. x’ 04 0S x' 1A la x! NA‘ A x’ 02
Paper and allied products... . x) 0S 02 x! {Na NA’ x! fi A tha x! 02
Chemicals and allied products x 02 02 x) x x x x x 02
Petroleum and coal products . x 02 02 x" x’ % x x x 02
Rubber and plastics products ..... x 02 04 est x’ x! x’ x’ 02
Capital goods industries :
Nondefense . : 01 04 os 02 09 12 0.0 01 01 0.1 O41
Defense . . . 03 0.6 1 O21 58 SA 0.0 03 0.2 & 0.0 04

(%) Not applicable, (NA) Not available.

Note : The five yeer 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 repor for the month,
1 The current month revisions are the difference between the advance precent change and the percent change as shown in this publication.
2 average for this month for the last five years.


CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS

ZN

CS

U, S. Department of Commerce
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Manufacturers’ Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders

August 1992
M3-1-(92)-8

For Wire Transmissions 10:00 a.m. E.D.T. Friday, October 2, 1992

‘Steve Andrews or Kathy Meath
(301)763-2502. or (301) 163-2575

Summary

New orders for manufactured i goods in August declined
$4.7 billion or 1.9 percent to $237.6 billion, the Dey artment
of Commerce, Bureau of the Census reported to iy. This
follows a 0.9 percent decrease in July and is the third
decline in the last four months. Excluding defense, new
orders were down $5.7 billion, the second consecutive
monthly decline. New orders without transportation
equipment decreased $5.8 billion or 2.7 percent.

Shipments decreased $5.9 billion or 2.4 percent to

$241.3 billion, following a slight decline in July. This is the

largest decrease since a 3.4 percent decline in December

1051. Excluding defense, shipments decreased $5.5 billion.

Pious. transportation equipment, shipments were down
. ion.

Unfilled orders decreased $3.7 billion or 0.8 percent to
$482.1 billion and are at the lowest level since $481.0 billion
in February 1989. This is the twelfth consecutive monthly
decline. Excluding defense, unfilled orders decreased $2.6
billion. Without transportation equipment, unfilled orders
declined $0.7 billion.

Inventories increased $2.1 billion or 0.5 percent to
$385.6 billion, following a 0.2 percent increase in July and a
0.1 percent decrease in June. Without defense, inventories
increased $2.9 billion. The inventories-to-shipments ratio
increased from 1.55 in July to 1.60 in August.

New Orders

New orders for durable goods in August decreased $0.1
billion or 0.1 percent to $119.8 billion, following a 2.7
percent decrease in July and 2.8 percent increase in June.

cluding defense, new orders were down $1.1 billion or 0.9
percent. New orders without transportation equipment
decreased $1.2 billion or 1.3 percent.

Electronic and other electrical equipment had the
largest decrease, down $0.8 billion or 4.2 percent to $17.4
billion, primarily due to communications equipment. Stone,
clay, and s products decreased $0.3 billion or 5.2 percent
to $5.3 billion. Transportation equipment had the largest
increase, up $1.1 billion or 3.9 percent to $28.7 billion, with
increases in all categories except railroad and other
transportation equipment. Fabricated metal products was
up $0.3 billion or 2.6 percent to $13.2 billion.

New orders for nondurable goods, decreased $4.6
billion or 3.8 percent to $117.8 billion, the largest monthly
rcentage decline since a 4.8 percent decline in December
974. This follows six consecutive monthly increases. The
largest declines were in tobacco products, petroleum and
coal | Products, printing and publishing, and chemical and
ied products.

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

Shipments

Shipments of durable goods in August decreased $1.3
billion or 1.1 percent to $134 billion.“ This follows a 0.8
percent decline in July and is the third decrease in the last
four months. Electronic and other electrical equipment had
the largest decline, down $0.8 billion or 4.5 percent to $17.3
billion, due to communications equipment. Transportation
equipment had the largest increase, up $0.2 billion or 0.5
percent to $31.7 billion, as an increase in motor vehicles and
parts more than offset a decline in aircraft and parts.

Shipments of nondurable goods were down $4.5 billion
or 3.7 percent to $117.9 billion, following six consecutive
monthly increases, This is the largest decline since a 3.9
percent decrease in January 1978. The largest decline was
in tobacco products, down $1.3 billion. Petroleum and coal
products, printing and publishing, and chemicals and allied
products also had large decreases.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for durable goods in August decreased
$3.7 billion or 0.8 percent to $455.0 billion and are at the
lowest level since $456.0 billion in January 1989. This is the
twelfth consecutive monthly decline. Transportation
equipment had the largest decline, down $3.0 billion or 1.2
percent to $254.2 billion, with large decreases in aircraft and
parts and stipbuilding and tanks. Industrial machinery and

quipment decreased $0.4 billion or 0.7 percent to $51.2
billion. Primary metals had the largest increase, up $0.2
billion or 1.1 percent to $21.3 billion. Unfilled orders for
nondurable goods declined $0.1 billion or 0.2 percent to
$23.1 billion.

Inventories

Inventories for durable goods in August increased $0.8

billion or 0.3 percent to $2120 billion, the first increase

since September 1991. major groups increased except

lumber and wood products and instruments and related

oducts. Industrial machinery and equipment had the

pest increase, up $0.3 billion or 0.6 percent to $45.2
ion,

Nondurable goods, up $1.3 billion or 0.9 percent to
$143.6 billion, have increased for seven consecutive months.
All major Frones except petroleum and coal products and
leather and leather products increased.

By stage of fabrication, finished-goods were up 0.5
percent in durables and 1.8 percent in nondurables. Work
in process were unchanged in durables and up 1.4 percent
in nondurables. Materials and supplies increased 0.7
percent in durables and decreased 0.3 percent in
nondurables,

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Nondefense Capital Goods 11

New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages

Billions of Dollars

1 ! i ! N n 1 i 1 ! 1 L 1
Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug

Aug. 1990 - Aug. 1992

Defense Capital Goods

New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars
"1

10 [-

5 1 ! n H i 1 ! 1 1 ! i
Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun = Aug
Aug. 1990 - Aug. 1992

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
Aug. July June} July-| June-} May- Aug. July June ‘Aug. | “Aug
1992! 1992" 1992 Aug. July June 1992 1992 1991 92/91

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
Ali manufacturing industries .....] 120,036] 119,762] 119,832 +0.2 0.1 +0.9) 119,832] 119,216] 118,558} 120,165 03

Durable roods industries .... 67,257 66,800 67,304 +07 0.7 +09 67,675 66,601 66,640 69,240 23
Stone, clay, and glass products 2467, 2421] zat] = +19) «+04| +16) 2471) 2,439] = 2409] 2,497 “10
Primary metals : 6,150 6,164} 6,222 02) 09} +23] 6,208] 6,141 6,095 6,487 “44
Fabricated metal products 8,191 8,171 8130] +02] +05} 05] 8254] 8185] 8115] 8,223] +04
Industrial machinery and equipment} 13,475] 13,136] 13,169] +26] 03} +20] 13,563] 13,126} 13,100] 13,945 27
Electronic and other

clectrical equipment ... . 9411 9,024] 9,237] +10 +02| 9,158] 9,092] 9,144] 9,661
‘Transportation equipment "} 13067] 13,056] 13,271] +0.1 -0.1| 13,204} 12,856] 13,145] 14,170
Instruments and related products . . 7,084 Ki 7,008 +10 +07 7,143 7,052 7,083 6,769
Lumber, furniture and

miscellaneous durable goods . .. . . 772) 7817) 7,856 13 +14] 7,678] 7,710] 7,879} 7,488

Nondurable goods industries . 52,779 $2,962 $2,528 03 +08 +09 52,157 52,615 $1,918 50,925
Food and kindred products . 10,115 10,172 10,202 0.6 03 +04 9,783 9,937 91: 9,371
‘Tobacco products. ¥ 5 09 +2.0 +3.0 4,996 4,977 4, x
‘Textile mill products . 2,780 2,816 2,750 13 +24 +2.2 2,78: 2,896 2,781 2,507
Paper and allied produc 6,890 6, 6,827 +01 +08 18 6,818 84 6,831 6,589
Chemicals and allied produ 11,760] 11,776) 11,744 01] +03) +15] 11810] 11,865] 11,782) 11,775
Petroleum and coal products . 3171 3/223] 2/977 16] +83 0.0 ; 3,197 A 3/219
Rubber and plastics products we 4,370 4,381 4,373 03 +02 +15 4,288 4,339 4,263 4,256
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods .........- +++ 3393, 8362] 8411) +04) 06) +12] 8557] 8557) 8,424] 8,520

WORK IN PROCESS
All manufacturing industries ..... 134,639] 134,287) 135,185} +0. 135,987| 135,120} 134,637) 142,512

Durable goods industries .. . . 111,677 111,644] 112,540 a mizg92] 112,331) 112,20) 120,515
Stone, clay, and glass products 1,139 1135 1118} +0: 126 4140] 17128] 1,135
Primary metals ........ 7510) 7490] 7587) +0. 4390| 7366) 7607} 858
Fabricated metal products T52a| 7541) 77383 0: 7as1| 7494] 7,325 7598
Industrial machinery and equipment | 18,323] 18,208] 18,405} +0. 18/444 181176] 18,253} 20,053
Electronic and other
clectrical equipment ... 13,164 12,944 12,885 +1. 13,337 13,107 12,988 13,323 +01
‘Transportation equipment ‘| 48728} 48'873] 49,624 0: 49337| 49,245| 49,349] 52,945, 68
Instruments and related products . 314,113) 11,265] 11,308 a 11339{ 11397) 11313} 13,095] 13.4
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods .. . .. 4,176| 4,188] 4,230 0: 4228) 4,206} 4,238] 4,212] +04

Nondurable goods industries 22,962} 22,643) 22,645 +1 23,095] 22,789] 22,436] 21,997 +5.0

ood and kindred products: 3555| 3,457| 3,423 +28 33349] 3;308} 3,261 33294] +17
‘Yobacco products... . 52 58 61] -10.3 45 44 45 Tl] -36.6
‘Textile mill products... - 2475 2431] 24541 +18 2512| 2,463 2,452] 2,493] +08
Paper and allied products 4107} 1,113} 1,091 05 Y122] 1,152 1,118 1,233, 9.0
Chemicals and allied products 51485] 5,372 454{  +2.1 5569] 5,418] 5,428] 5,244] +62
Petroleum and coal products . . 3,050 3,055 3,095 0.2 3,057 3,076 3,137 2,932 +43
Rubber and plastics products .. . . 1,472 1,484 1,490 08 1,478 1,468 1,436 1,586 68
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods... . 7 5,766] 5,673} 5,877] +16 5,963} 5,860] 5,559) 5,144) +15.9
FINISHED GOODS
All manufacturing industries ..... 130,924 129,442 127,837 +11 +13 02 131,150 129,131 127,813 126,484 +37
Durable goods industries ..... . 63,097| 62,814] 62,047] +05] +12 1] 62,866} 62,684] + 62,269] 61,920) +15
Stone, clay, and glass products . 4ait| 4385) 4.426] +06) 09 2] 4335) 4,387) 4,464 ; +02
Primary metals ........ 6344{ 6179] 6,026} $2.7] +25 6| 6,241 6,131 6,048] 6232) +0.1
Fabricated metal products . 7,615 7546 7,460 +09 +12 2 7,467 7,545 7,687 WT +49
Industrial machinery and equipment 13,367 13,562 13,271 14 +2.2 0 13,481 13,592 13,096 14,214 5.2
Electronic and other
clectrical equipment . 8818] 8,927| 8,887 12} +05 3] 8863} 3941] 9,136) 8,714) +1.7
‘Transportation equipment : 844g] 8.217) 7994) +28) +28 3] 8 8042] 7, 8305| +17
Instruments and related products . 5,677 5,644 5,602 +0.6 +07 7 5,662 5,677 5,610 5,365 +55
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods ... . 8,421 8,354 8,381 +08 03 3 8,369 8,369 8,494 7,647 +94
Nondurable goods industries 67,827 66,628 65,790 +18 +13 0.6 66,447 65,544 64,564 +58
Food and kindred products 17,011 16,929 16,906 +05 +01 +09 17,662 16,418 15,782 16,615 +63
‘Tobacco products ..... 1,568 1,345 1,155 +16.6 +165 31.9 1,637 1, 1,077 1,483 +104
‘Textile mill products ... 3,857 3,785 3,738 +19 +13 +19 3,911 3,854 3,802 3,631 +77
Paper and allied products 735 5,634 5,636 +19 0.0 14 Sy 5,633 $,713 ¥ +79
Chemicals and allied products” . 17,476 17,073 16,695 +24 +23 “17 17,129 16,962 16,582 16,350 +48
Petroleum and coal products . . 3,793| 57 +01) +07) +48 57752| 5,725 x 02
Rubber and plastics products 3337) 5247) S214] +1.7| +06f +13) 5,238) = 5,212] 5,291 5,264 05
Apparel, printing and publishing.
and Icather goods ...........55 11,040 10,822 10,695. +20 +12 03 11,366 11,330 11,572 10,282 +105

® Prelimary. ' Revised.


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

(Millions of dollars)

i

Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthty thenge
Aug. July June] July-| June-] May- Aug. July June Aug.| Aug.
1992) 192 1992] Aug.| July} June} 1992 1992" 1992 1991} 92/91
All manufacturing industries .... .. 482,135] 485,883] 490,792 08 -10 0.5} 481,387) 487,247| 491,103] 516,664 68
Manufacturing industries
without defense capital goods 350,305} 352,947] 355,410 0.7 0.7 0.5} 351,815} 355,042] 356,278} 369,109 47
Durable goods industries 459,050} 462,743] 467,671 08 Ad 06} 457,715] 463,647| 467,905 | 493,436 12
Stone, clay, and glass products . 6,953 7,036 6,910 12] +18] +16 7,194 7,209 6947) 6,522) +103
Primary metals ......... : 21,294) 21,065} 20,943] +11] +06] +10] 21,076] 21,414] 21,245) 22,338 56
Blast furnaces, steel mills . 8,114 8,122 8,127 0.1 0.1 +15 8,041 8,223 8,065 9,529 -15.6
Iron and steel foundries 2,829 2,818 2,858] +04 14] +03 2,860 2,809 2,862 3,022 SA
Nonferrous and other primary
metals 10,381) 10,125 9958] +22] +17] +09] 10,175] 10,382] 10,318 9,787] +4.0
Fabricated metal products 22,562) 22,802} 23,291 ll 21 0.9] 22,755} 22,953] 23,229) 25,238 -98
Industrial machinery and equipment $1,164] $1,547] $1,919 0.7 07 0.7} 51,191] 51,458] 51,881] $4,745, 65
Eingines and turbines .. 10,742| 10,624} 10,609] +11) +01] +20) 10,764} 10,511] 10,359 9818] +96
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment . 6,035 6,039 6,086 -08 +13 5,938 5,998 6,049 6,212 Aa
Metalworking machinery .. . . 7,699 8,010 7,958 +07 -18 7,699 8,010 7,958 7,591 +14
Computer and office equipment . 7,944 7,893 8,263 AS 23 8,174 8,020 8311) 11,150) -26.7
Flectronic and other
electrical equipment ............. 42,035] 41,957] 41,943} +02 00] +04) 42,133] 42,164] 42,068} 42,721 “14
Flectrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus ......... 6,014 6,033 6,190 -0.3 25 0.9 6,016 6,026 6,148 6,607 89
Flectric lighting and
wiring equipment .......... 2,832 2,814 2853] +06 “14 3.0 2,832 2,814 2,853 2,972 47
Communications equipment... 14,414] 14,431] 14,376 0.1] +04) +04] 14374] 14,473] 14,340] 14,620 “17
Electronic components . . 14,489] 14,333} 14,121] +11] +15} +20] 14,489] 14,452] 14,401] 13,762] +53
Vransportation equipment 254,185| 257,219] 261,183 “1.2 AS 05} 252,277] 256,473} 260,744] 275,265 84
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 221,876] 224,107} 227,160 “13 05} 219,878] 223,241} 226,807] 238,454 -78
Shipbuilding and tanks . . --| 24,253] 24,827] 25,642 32 24) 24414] 24,974} 25,717] 30,011] -18.6
Instruments and related products ....} 53,069] $3,189] $3,591 08 24] 52,856] 53,294] 53,496] $9,008} -10.4
Search and navigation equipment . . 35,550 36,121 36,581 13 2.6 35,330 36,214 36,413 40,585 12.9
Measuring and controlling devices 8,411 8,508 8,485 +03 02 8,411 8,508 8,485 8,893 54
Medical instruments and Supplies - 8,141 7,647 7,601 +06 “3.7 8,141 7,647 7,601 8,500 42
All other durable goods ...... 7,788 7,928 7.891 +05 +25 8,233 8,682 8,295, 7,599 +83
Nondurable goods industries. . 23,085] 23,140] 23,121 02) +01 0.2} 23,672] 23,600} 23,198] 23,228] +19

P Preliminary. * Revised.


SS a oo |
3
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
Aug.| July} June} July-| June-} May-/ Aug] July] June} Aug.| Aug.
1992P} 1992'] 1992} Aug.| July! June} 192°] 1992'] 1992] 1991] 92/91] 1992P] 1991
All manufacturing industries... . . 237,596 | 242,307} 244,542] -1.9] 0.9] +24] 236,886 | 222,388 259,174 | 237,368] —_-0.2 | 1,892,046 | 1,846,490
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders . 125,277] 127,309 129,575] -1.6] 1.7] +3.1] 122,596] 114,845] 137,520] 126,463] 3.1] 998,545] 988,756
without defense capital goods 231,019 | 236,677] 237,375] -2.4 0.3) +1.9] 232,026} 217,912 | 252,235} 228,660] +1.5 | 1,843,954 | 1,786,350
Durable goods industries 119,751 | 119,861} 123,164] 0.1] -2.7] +2.8} 116,307] 105,043} 132,795] 117,602]  -1.1] 951,481] 922,346
With unfilled orders 97,025 | 97,900} 100,886] -0.9) -3.0] +3.6] 93,410] 86,868] 108,361] 96,735 772,707 | 763,499
Stone, clay, and glass products . 5,348] 5,644] 5,426] -5.2] +40] +16 ; 5,633} 5,942] 5,341 42,111] 39,138.
Primary metals . - 11,177) 11,288] 11,505] -1.0]  -1.9] +35] 10,812] 10570] 11,816] 10,995 88,621] 85,446
Blast furnaces, steel mills 607} 4,635] 4,852] 06] 45] +44] 4475] 41459] 4.952] 4,986 37,283) 36,334
Iron and steel foundries 991 913 1,022} +85] -10.7{ 60] 1,073 764 1,116 963 7871 7,162
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. . 5,579] 5,740} 5,631] -28] +19] +46] 5,264] 5,347] 5,748] 5,046 .3] 43,467) 41,950
Fabricated metal products. . +] 13,243] 12,906} 13,210] +26] -2.3] +45) 13,368) 11,916] 14,026] 13,231] +10] 103,736] 102,870
Industrial machinery and equipment +] 20,531] 20,678) 21,239] 0.7} -2.6} +58] 19,171] 17,796] 24,600) 18,499] +36] 161,000] 157,187
Lingines and turbines .. “| 1,573) 1,513) 1,898] +4.0] -20.3) +93] 1587] 1,287) 2,054] 1455] +9.1] 117741| 12/125
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment ....) 2,387! 2,245] 2,358] +63] 48] +3.0/ 2,247] 2,140) 2529] 2,335} -38] 17,946] 19,184
Metalworking machinery . -{ 1,900] 2,157) 2,063) -11.9] +46] +5.7] 1,794] 1,884] 2,361] 1,946] -7.8| 16,387| 15,079
Computer and office equipment 6,002) 5,777] 5,924] +39} -25} +24] 5,391] 4,347) 7,812] 4,631] +164] 42,756] 39,283
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . 17,401) 18,157) 17,477] 4.2] +39] +23] 17,166} 16,258] 18,351] 15,812] +86] 135,355] 128,321
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus ........... 2,307) 2,279] 2,273] +1.2{ +03] +02] 2,252] 2,036] 2411] 2171] +37] 18,170] 18,250
Hlectric lighting and
wiring equipment . . 1,632| 1,649] 1,679} -10)  -18/ 21] 1,643] 1,412) 1,772] 1,616] +17] 13,060] 13,040
Communications equipment . 3,740) 4,336} 3,826] -13.7] +133] +3.7] 3,510] 3,810] 4,246] 21847] +233] 28900] 247324
_, Electronic components . . 5,499] 5,639] 5,583] -2.5] +10] +72) 5,401] 5.125] 5,518} 4911] +10.0| 42966] 411199
Transportation equipment 28,694 | 27,610) 31,391) +39} -12.0} +19] 26,742] 20,540] 33,515] 30,521] -12.4| 235.669| 232157
Aircraft, missiles,
Space vehicles, and parts. . 7,551} 7,089} 9,921] +65] -285} +116} 5,834] 5,464] 10,457] 9,627] -39.4| 66,520] 82,393
Shipbuilding and tanks ..... 536 288 406) +861] -29.1] 49.4 547 296 463) 1,843] -70.3 5,363] 9,458
Instruments and related products . 9,963) 9,759] 9,134) +21] +68) 44) 9,348} 9,034) 9,964] 10,013] -66] 76,158] 781149
Search and navigation equipment .) 2,048] 2,212] 1814} -74] +219] -137] 1,674] 2,087| 1,937] 3,082] 45.7] 17330| 20,640
Measuring and controlling devices | 2.535] 2,648] 2627/43] +08) +63] 2509] 2431] 2815| 2400 +45] 20'516| 20706
Medical instruments and supplies .| 3,303] 2,883] 2.674| +146] +78] -66 3,236{ 2,738) 2,849] 2,714] +19.2] 22,720] 21,500
All other durable goods .......... 13,394] 13,819] 13,782] -3.1] +03] +45] 13,875] 13,296] 14,581] 13,190] +5.2] 108831] 991078
Nondurable goods industries. . 117,845 | 122,446 | 121,378] 38) +09) +2.1] 120,579} 117,345] 126,379] 119,766] +0.7} 940,565} 924,144
With unfilled orders 1252} 29,409] 28,689] -3.9] +25} +16] 29,186] 27.977) 29,159] 29,728] -1.8| 225/838 | 225'257

P Preliminary. " Revised.

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

(0) When new orders for a prior month are
‘month fo the current month.

jalive because of cancellations, the percentage change calculation is algebraically negative, even though there is a net dollar increase from the prior


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
Industry change
Aug. July} June July-] June-| May-] Aug) July) June Aug.| Aug,
1998 | to92'| i992] Aug} July) June] 1992] 1992'| 1992] 1991) 92/91) 1992 1991
All manufacturing industries . 241,344 | 247,216 | 247,252] 2.4) 0.0} +2.4] 242,746 | 226,244 | 264,164 238,300) +1.9 1,912,924 | 1,848,497
Manufacturing Industries
with unfilled orders... 129,025} 132,218} 132,285| 24] -0.1] +3.0] 128,456] 118,701 142,510] 127,395| +08 | 1,019,423) 990,763
Wuthout defense capital goods .. .| 233,61 | 239,140| 239,195] -23] 0.0] +2.4] 235,253] 219,148 | 255,620 229,535 +25 | 1,850,773 | 1,784,075
Durable goods industries . 123,444 124,789} 125,831| 1.1] 08] +29] 122,239] 109,301 ] 137,601 | 119,037] +2.7 | 973,490) 926,462
With unfilled orders ..... : 100.718 | 102/828] 103,553] -21| 0.7] +36] 99,342] 91,126] 113,167) 98,170] +12) 794,716 767,615
Stone, clay, and glass Progucts : S431] 5518| 5320] -16] +37] +261 5,840] 5371] 5,833] 5,198) +124) 41,169 37,781
Primary metals 10948} 111166] 11291] 20] 11] +06] 11,150} 10,401] 11,818] 11,030] +11) 88,890 86,791
Blast furnaces, steel mills... 4eis| 4.640) 4,731) 05] -1.9| +14] 4,657] 4,301) 4,984) 4,658 0.0| 37,789] 36,515
Iron and steel foundries .....- 980 953| 1,014] +28] 6.0] +12] 1,022 817] 1,120 927] +102] 7,911] 7,338
Nonferrous and other primary
metals 6... eee eee e eee 5353] 5573| 5546] -39| +05] 02] 5471) 5,283) S.7i4] 5,445] +05] 43,190 42,938
Fabricated metal products i3iaga| 13305} 13411] +07) -01] +28) 13,566] 12,192] 14,396] 13,305] +20) 105,229) 103,009
Industrial machinery and equipment ‘} 20'01a| 21/050] 211622] -06] 26] +48} 19,438] 18,219) 25,167] 18,611) +4.4 | 162,880] 159,360
gines and turbines .... 1455) 1498] 1,687) 2.9) -112] +52] 1,334] 1,135] 1865) 1,385) 3.7) 1521) 11,487
‘arm and garden machinery . 977) 1,055} 1,077] -74| 20) 43) = 775 806] 1,099 827| 6.3] 9,339] 9,627
Construction, mining and
‘material handling equipment 2301} 2,292| 2437] +43] 5.9) +9.0) 2307) 2191] 2,635) 2,431] 5.1} 18,173] 20,448
Metalworking machinery . . . ‘| 2211] 2105] 22210} +50) 48] +50) 2105] 1,832] 2,508] 1,913) +100) 16,605) 15,279
mputer and office equipment ..| 5,951] 6,147] 6,122] -3.2| +04] +45] 5,237) 4,638) 8,125 4,614] +135 ,797 | 38,607
iJectronic and other
electrical equipment .... . 17323| 18,143| 17293] 45] +49) +08] 17,197] 16,162) 18,640] 16,562) +38 | 134,847) 128,538
Flectrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus ..........- 2326] 2,436] 2,329 45) +46] 09) 2,262] 2,198) 2,524) 2,202) +27) 18431) 18,107
Household appliances ........ Y's79| 1'577| 1536] +01] +27) -08] 1577] 1,517) 1,737) 1,546} +20) 12,360) 12,132
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment . 1614] 1,688) 3,767] 44] 45) +20] 1,625] 1,451] 1,860] 1,642) 10] 13,207] 12,652
Uousehold audio and
video equipment ....... + 25-5 1,105} 1,149 860) -38) +336) -18.1| 1,151 925 929 991] +161] 7,425) 6,120
Communications equipment... 37757) 4'281| 3,768 | -122| +136] +52) 3,609] 3,677] 4,149) 3,280] +100) 28,911) 26,062
Llectronic components 5,343] 5,427) 5,312 5,074] 5,574] 5,204) +3.1| 42,247) 40,904
Yransportation equipment ..... 31,728| 31,574] 32,835 2agit| 35,714| 30,615] +11] 252,985] 232,230
Motor vehicles and parts... - 19,557] 19,035} 19,515 13,562] 21,134] 17,903] +7.9} 152,943} 131,890
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 9,782] 10,142) 11,038 9,030} 12,262] 10,461] -121] 81,656] 82,435
Shipbuilding and tanks 1,110} 1,103} 1,035 1,039] 1,045] 1,096] +10] 8,429} — 8,800
Instruments and related products . 10,083} 10,161] 10,472 9236] 11,300] 10,334) 5.3] 80,242] 80,595
Search and navigation equipment .| 2,619] 2,672] 2,799 2/286| 2,988] 3,219] -205| 20,954] 22,725
Measuring and controlling devices | 2,632] 2,625] 2,647 2,408} 2,835} 2,497] +44} 20,921) 20,204
Medical instruments and supplies .| 2,809] 2,837] 2,970 26921 3,145] 2,701] +15) 22,773) 21,917
Photographic goods .... 1,658} 1,670] 1,702 1507} 1,952| 1,578) -3.5| 12,834] 13,174
All other durable goods . 13,534| 13,782] 13,587 12,909} 14,733] 13,382) +7.0| 107,248) 98,158
Nondurable goods industries ..... 117,900} 122,427) 121,421] -3.7| +08] +19] 120,507] 116,943] 126,563] 119,263] +1.0 | 939,434} 922,035
With unfilled orders ....... 28'307| 29'390| 28732) -37| +23| +09) 29.114] 27,575| 29,343) 29,225) 0.4 | 224,707) 223,148
Food and kindred Products: 32357 32666| 32390] -03| +09] -1.7| 32,699) 31,393] 33,670] 32,453) +08} 257,883) 254,770
Meat products . . 7420) “7a1s} 7419| +01) -0.1| -22| 7,628] 7,260) 7,682) 7,564] +08} 58,670) 59,891
Dairy products 4402| 4,345 +13| 06] +09] 4,494) 4348] 4,595] 4,219] +65] 34,440] 32,593
Beverages . . . « 4,602| 4,593 402} 08] -19} 4892] 4,901] 5311] 4,75] +25] 37,757) 36,153
All other foods, except fats and oils] 14,460] 14,641 12| +27) -24| 14012) 13,212] 14,375) 14,152] — -1.0] 113,393} 113,239
Tobacco products . 2,029) 3, 386) -62| +62.7| 1,984] 2,351) 4,304) 2,635] -24.7} 19,960] 19,779
“Textile mill products | 6,094} 6,198 “1.7| +04} +23] 6459| 5,374] 6,760] 6,198] +4.2| 47,666) 43,303
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles = 3,827| 3,881 4| -12| +25] 4,064| 3,293] 4,213] 3,952] +2.8| 30,280) 27,436
Paper and allied products . 10,592} 10,668 0.7| +16] +11] 10,804] 10,438} 10,960] 10,583} +21} 83,784) 82,950
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products . 4a9a} 4532| 4937| -09| -oa] +20] 4535] 4,452] 4,604] 4,472] +14) 35,686) 35,933
Paperboard containers and boxes 2534| 21570) 21568] -14) +01] +25] 2015] 2467] 2,642) 2,491) +5.0| 20,063) 19,078
Miscellaneous converted
paper products ......... 3568| 3566] 3,398] +01] +49) -10| 3,654] 3,519] 3,654) 3,620) +0.9| 28,035} 27,939
Chemicals and allied products 2768] 25458) 25315] -27] +06| +14) 24,689] 24,088 26,486] 24,005) +28) 198,494] 194,092
Industrial chemicals 13162] 13422] 13.214] -19| +16] +25] 13,109} 12,900) 13,683] 12,712} +31) 103,141) 103,017
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries 81967] 91293| 91192) -35] +11| +19] 9,093] 8648) 9,581] 8,634) +53] 70,888) 66,241
Petroleum and coal products . . 13'199| 14205] 14399] -71] -13) +56] 13,902) 14,283) 14,523] 13,831) +05] 103,071} 106,444
Rubber and plastics products 8, 8989} 8890] -22| +11] +11] 8957| 8.653] 9,640] 8,963] -0.1) 72,023} 68,768
Alll other nondurable goods .. . 19871} 20939} 20.229 -s1| +35} 0.0] 21,013} 20,363] 20,220] 20,595] +2.0| 156,553) 151,929

P Preliminary. " Revised.

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