Table 4. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS

(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
Feb. Jan. Dec.}  Jan.-} Dec.-|_ Nov.- Feb. Jan, Dec. Feb.| Feb.
1992? 1992" 1991} Feb,| Jan.|—Dec.| 192° 1992" 1991 1991] 92/91
All manufacturing industries . . .. . . 372,823| 373,992] 375,701 03 05 -0.6| 375,233] 373,463) 369,493) 390,570 39
Manufacturing industries with
unfilled orders .-............00, 252,725| 254,171] 255,426 06 0S 0.7] 253,352] 252,321] 249,257 268,028 5S
Durable goods industries . . 237,663| 238,891} 240,292 05 06 -0.8| 239,074] 237,79] 235,130} 253,719 58
With unfilled orders 219,523| 220,746} 222,124 06 06 0.9} 220,143] 219,210] 216,968} 233,749 58
Stone, clay, and glass products 7,937 7911 7,968} +03 07; +01 8,136 7,904 7,866 8,399 3.1
Primary metals 20861] 20,986] 21,359 0.6 “17 -11] 20,895] 21,084) 21,419] 23,268] -10.2
Blast furnaces, steel mills 10,330| 10,303} 10,476} +03 “17 -04/ 10,289 10,432] 10,758] 11,283, 88
Iron and steel foundries . 1,383 1,341 a4aat{ +3. 56 42 1,412 1,359 1,396 1472 41
Nonferrous and other primary
metals . 9,148 9,342 9,462 21 13 9,194 9,293 9,265} 10,513
Fabricated m ucts 22,778} 22,975| 22,715 09) +11 22,978| 23,009] 22,318] 24,860
Industrial machinery and equipment ..] 44,468] 44,914] 45,337 “1.0 0.9 44,848] 44,757] 44,117] 48,675
Engines and turbines .. 3,820 3,808 3,836 +03 0.7 +6.0 3,680 3,548 3,435 3,705
Farm and garden machinery 2,224 2,262 2,278 “17 0.7 -1.0 2,353 2,332 2,263 2,663
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment . 6,087 6,194 6,361 “17 2.6 2.4 6,221 6,242 6,259 7,013
Metalworking machinery . . 4,854 4,885 4,881 0.6 +01 -0.7| 4,839 4,836 4,732 4,990
Computer and office equipment 9,882. 10,100 9,947 “2.2 +15 AA 9,912 9,982 9,679 11,092
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ............. 28,605 28,627] 28,504 01} +04 0.8} 28,633| 28,264] 27,755] 29,722 “37
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . 4,120} 4,097 4038} +06| +15 29 4,141 4,084 3971 4,352 48
Household appliances . 2,345 2,316 2,249 +13 +3.0 -1.0 2,408 2,279 2,095 2,519 44
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment ............, 3,137 3,135 3185{ +01 “16 “12 3,106 3,048 3,031 3,347 “72
Household audio and
video equipment . . 1,202 1,201 1,170 +01 1,184 1,166 1,102 1,049) +12.9
Communications equip 5,635 5,749 5,621 -2.0 5,596 5,668 5,559 5,616 0.4
Electronic components . 8,631 8,574 8,682} +0.7 8,596 8,487 8,545 9,083 54
Transportation equipment 70,159} 70,409] 71,138 0.4 70,517) 69,887] 69,307] 73,856 AS
Motor vehicles and parts. 12,418] 12,423] 12,777 0.0 12,952] 12,799] 12,701] 13,716 5.6
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . 53,370] 53,670] 54,133 0.6 53,241] 52,849] $2,554] 55,955 49
Shipbuilding and tanks . . 2, 2,257 2,249 +21 2,193 2,166 2,090 1,957} +121
Instruments and related products ....| 22,823 23,013 23,333 08 22,791 22,632 22,518 23,995 5.0
Search and navigation equipment . .| 7,935 8,161 8,503 28 7,949 7,970 8,083 9,123) -12.9
Measuring and controlling devices 6,061 6,010 6001] +08 6,025 5,960 5,913 6,243 “35
Medical instruments and supplies . 5,536 5,548 5,574 -0.2 5,564 5,494 5,430 5,308| +48
Photographic goods ... 2,710 2,717 2,684 03 2,675 2,645 2,538 2,697 08
All other durable goods . . 20,032] 20,056} 19,938, 0.1 20,276| 20,262} 19,830! 20,944 32
Nondurable goods industries. 135,160| 135,101] 135,409 0.0 136,159] 135,664] 134,363] 136,851 05
With unfilled orders ...... 33,202] 33,425] 33,302 0.7 33,209/ 33,111] 32,289] 34.279 31
Food and kindred Products 28,767 28,674] 28,837] +03 28,994] 29,148] 29,365] 28,337] +23
Meat products . 2,869 2,871 2,925 0.1 2,932 2,847 2,813 3,104 5S
Dairy products . 2,827 2,486 2,492 +16 2,519 2,449 2,409 2,464 +22
Beverages . 4,809 49271 4,980 24 4,905 4927| 4,974 4742] +34
All other foods, except fats and oils} 17,103] 16929] 16929] +10 17,086] 17,362] 17,521] 16,405] +4.2,
Tobacco products . | 5,974 5,933 5865] +0.7 6,398 6,412 6,031 6077} +53
Textile mill products. 8,783 8,756 8648] +03 8 8,696 8,270 8,921 05
Broadwoven fabrics ai ;
other textiles 5,030] 5,040 4,976 5,105 5,048 4,804 5,302 37
Paper and allied products 13535] 13,562] 13,487 13,702) 13,743 13,425] 13,818 08
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products ....... 5,848 5,827] 5,745 +14) +13 5,977 5,969 5,745 5,662] +56
Paperboard containers and boxes ..] 3,185 3,234 3,238 01} +03 3,169 3,291 3,278 3,318 AS
Miscellaneous converted
Paper products 4,502 4,501 4,504 0.1 “12 4,556 4,483 4,402 4,838 58
Chemicals and allied products . 32,807 32,609 32,904 0.9 0.0 33,206 32,755 32,687 33,121 +03
Industrial chemicals... . 16,418] 16,409] 16,534 -08 0.3] 16,648] 16,630] 16,515] 17,065 24
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries 11,677 11,475 11,542 0.6 0.0 11,525 11,259 11,292 10,918 +56
Petroleum and coal products 10,518 10,648 11,032 35 Ad 10,453. 10,480 10,945 11,823 116
Rubber and plastics products . 11,113 11,230 11,245 0.1 0.5 11,268 11,337 11,213 12,073 6.7
All other nondurable goods ... . 23,663| 23,689] 23,391 +13} +10] 23,258] 23,093} 22,427) 22,681] +25

P Preliminary. " Revised,


10 Total Manufacturing
New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages

Billions of Dollars
300 300
New Orders
280 + - Shipments | 280
260 ~ - 4 260
240
220 4 220
200 1 1 it 1 1 1 it 1 i 1 i 1 4 200
Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb
Feb. 1990-Feb. 1992
Total Manufacturing
Ratio of Unfilled Orders and
Inventories to Shipments
V/S Ratios UO/S Ratios
21 43
r vos | 4
2r- nee - — {| Ws 4.2
1.9 44
1.8 F - —— 14
1.7 bf = | 3.9
1.6 Pores - 3.8
15 t 1 1 t 1 1 1 i 1 1 L 1 4 3.7

Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb

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

adjusted current dollars.


7
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
Feb. Jan, Dec.]  Jan.-|_ Dec.- | Nov.- Feb. Jan, Dec. Feb.| Feb.
1992? 1992" 1991 Feb. Jan. Dec. 1992P 1992" 1991 1991} 92/91
UNFILLED ORDERS
All manufacturing industries... .. 505,305| 510,169] 511,348 “1.0 -0.2 -04] 506,698} 509,953] 507,927} 529,714 43
Market categories :
Automotive equipment . .. 2,094 2,076] 2,060} +0.9 37| 2,131 2,048 1,902} +12.0
Home goods and apparel . 8823) 8,913) 9,158 “10 +23 8,609 7613} 7,700] +118
Consumer staples . 1,307 1315 1271 06 44 1,299 1,309 1,285] +1.1
Machinery and equipment . 216,501] 218,007] 218,526 0.7 -L1] 216,559 217,857] 231,853 6.6
Business supplies : 5,624 5,734 5,820 “19 +14 5,582 5,720} 6,003 -70
Construction materials
and supplies . . . 13,101] 13,248] 13,079 “LL 0.0) 13,075} 13,157] 12,976] 12,376] +56
Defense products . . . 133,250] 135,807] 136,343 19 +09} 134687] 137,119) 137,308] 143,318 6.0
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products... .. 124,605] 125,069} 125,091 04 0.0) = -08} 124,756] 124,331] 123,096] 125,277 0.4
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods >... .. 240,028] 241,782] 242,055 0.7 0.1 0.9] 240,337] 242,066} 241,537] 254,313 5S
Excluding aircraft and parts 79,890 80,018 79,612 0.2] +05 0.4 80,199 80,302 79,094 88,485 9.4
Defense capital oods* ......../ agi'gor| 144405 | 144/988 “18] 04] +10] 143,069} 145,496] 145/564] 1527770 64
Durables excluding capital goods .] —191'7g9 102,133} 102,325 0.3 0.2 -11} 101,909] 101,169} 99,644] 102,419 0.5
Miscellaneous series:
Producers’ durable equipment 240,379| 242,502] 243,049 -0.9 0.2 11} 240,448] 242,244} 240,977| 259,638 74
Household durable goods . . . 5,275 5,285 5,495 0.2 38 +27 5,099 4,862 4,328 4579] +114
Information technology industries . 38,073} 38,459] 38,711 -1.0 0.7 0.9| 37,849] 38,155} 38,307] 43,026 -12.0
Health care equipment
and products 7,434 7,455 7,434 03] +03 53) 7,432 7,454 TARA 8,024 74
TOTAL INVENTORIES
All manufacturing industries ..... 372,823| 373,992] 375,701 -0.3 05 -0.6| 375,233] 373,463) 369,493] 390,570 39
Market categories :
Automotive equipment ... . 6,383 6,401 6,474 03) 0-1 0.3 6,680] 6,539 6,383 6,940
Home goods and apparel . . BMI) 27193) 26,684] +05{ +19) +11) 27255] 27,022] 25"786] 26010
Consumer staples ........ 34,801} 54,657] 55,125] +03] 08 0.2] 55,186] 55,092] 55,212] Sa'g58
Machinery and equipment . . 84,915] 85,583] 85,919 08] 04 0.2] 85,421] 84,931] 83,496} 88,386.
Business supplies 21,183] 21,299] 21,419 05] 06 0.0) 21,207} + 20,932] 20,772) —-22'505,
Construction materials
and supplies . . .. . 22,716] 22,652} 22,723 +03! = -03 -1.0] 23,061] 22,703] 22,394] 24,163 46
Defense products . . 31,984} 32,362] 32,805 2] 14 2.0] 31,726] 31,705] 31,703} 35,212 99
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products ..... 123,500] 123,845} 124,552 0.3 0.6 0.9] 124,697] 124,539] 123,747] 132,496 59
Durable goods industries : 3
Nondefense capital goods >... 80,604] 81,309} 81,644 0.9 0.4 80,865) 80,579} 79,354] 84,425 42
Excluding aircraft and parts 52,686| 53,036] 53,417 0.7 0.7 52,764) 52,485] $1,717] 56,542 6.7
Defense capital goods *”.. . ., . 34,020 34,339 34,886 -0.9 1.6 33,725 33,542 33,583 37,672 10.5
Durables excluding capital goods. 123,039} 123,243 { 123,762 0.2 0.4 0.7) 124,484] 123,678} 122,193] 131,622 S54
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 137,214] 137,963} 138,239 05 0.2 0.4} 138,354] 137,626] 134,989] 144,059 4.0
Household durable goods . wise 12,497 12,520 12,391 0.2] +10 +06 12,542 12,490 11,907 12,803 -2.0
Information technology industries . 26,136] 26,404] 26,297 10] +04 0.1) 26,028] 26,009] 25/582] 27/881 6.6
Health care equipment
and products 11,890] 11,795} 11,858] +08] os 0.7) 11,838) 11,627) 11,581} 11,265] +51

See footnotes at end of table 5.


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

Feb. Jan, Dec.| Jan.-| Dec.-| Nov.- Feb, Jan. Dec. Feb. Feb.
1992P 1992" 1991] Feb.| Jan.| Dec.) 1992° 1992" 1991 1991] 92/91 1992? 1991

SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries .... . 241,229 | 236,367} 235,997] +2.1] +0.2]  -3.9} 237,825] 213,596 | 230,512] 231,617 +2.7| 451,421] 445,872

Market categories :
Automotive equipment ... .
Home goods and apparel . .
Consumer staples
Machinery and equipment . .
Business supplies.
Construction materials

and supplies .
Defense products .
Other materials, supplies and

and intermediate products ..

8,771 8,108, 8,072] +82) +04 9.7) 9,154 7,403 6,567 7,521) +21.7 16,557} 14,238
15,627] 15,591} 15,458] +0.2} +09 -3.0} 15,743] 13,341] 13,199] 14,178] +11.0 29,084 | 26,306
SS, 54,748] 55,439] +1.0 “L2]  -3.0] 53,726] 50,862] 55,493] 54,377 +12] 104,588] 106,360
39,687] 38,674] 37,844] +26) +22 -74) 38,695] 32,906] 41,142} 37,381 +35 71,601] 69,941
18,637] 18,259] 18,968) +2.1 37 -2.3) 18,273] 17,218] 18,432} 19,302 53 35,491 38,071

14,229] 13,811} 13,723] +30] +06 -14| 13,517] 11,978} 12,218] 12,288] +100 25,495 | 23,678
9,006 8511 8,684] +58 2.0 2.4 8,573 6,916] 10,597 8,153 +5.2 15,489} 15,080

79,973) 78,665) 77,809) +1.7) +11 3.1] 80,144] 72,972] 72,864] 78,417 +22) 153,116] 152,198

Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods 9

31,148] +19] +24] -7.2] 31,265] 26,427) 35,799) 31,004] +08] 57,692] 57,405
Excluding aireraft and parts 25,656| -09| +17] -38] 24879] 21,924] 28830] 24,757] +05] 46803] 46,591
Defense capital goods 4... 8,388] +66) +0.1] -48] 8362] 6658] 10,660] 7.974] +49] 15,020] 14,622
Durables excluding capital goods .} 83,418] 81,312] 80,259] +26] +13] 46] 83,785] 73,802] 72,044] 77,936] +75} 157587} 149,509

Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 79,294] 77,605| 76,080] +22] +2.0] 6.6] 79,066] 68,138] 75,255} 74,124) +67] 147,204] 140,353
Household durable goods . . 6,752| 6,755] 6,643) 0.0] +17] -63] 6,763) 5,709] 6100] 6276] +78] 12472] 11,736
Information technology industries .| 14,959] 15,228] 14,382] -18] +5.9] -5.6] 13,695] 12,499] 17,607] 13,195] +38] 26,194] 25,008,
Health care equipment

and products ..........-..-5 7,455, 7,624 TATS 2.2) +20 0.0 7,466 7,524 7,466, TAIT +40 14,990] 14,086
NEW ORDERS
All manufacturing industries ..... 236,365 | 235,188 | 234,102] +05] +05 -3.7| 234,570 | 215,622 | 229,451} 234,071 +0.2) 450,192} 451,514

Market categories :
Automotive equipment ... .
Home goods and apparel. .
Consumer staples .
Machinery and equipment.
Business supplies.
Construction material:

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

and intermediate products... .. 79511| 78,642) 76853) +11] +23] 44] 80,570] 74,209] 72,074] 79,410] +15] 154,779] 153,844

8,788 8,125 7,993| +82] 41.7) -10.0] 9,194 7,445 6,519 7,533) +22.0 16,639} 14,304
15,537] 15,346] 15,660] +1.2 2.0 -2.8] 16,123] 13,957} 13,064) 14,481) +113 30,080] 27,013
55,292] 54,791] $5,380} +0.9 1d -3.0] 53,688] 50,890} 55,470] 54,348 1.2] 104,578} 106,323
38,180 | 38,155] 35,484) +01] +7.5) -15.7| 37,244] 33,058] 38,417] 38,561 34 70,302] 73,466
18,527] 18,173} 19,050) +19 46 -1.9} 18,176] 17,177} 18,456] 19,279 5.7 35,353] 38,196

14,082] 13,980} 13,719] +0.7] +1.9] +04] 13,435} 12,159] 12,395} 12,255 +9.6 25,594] 23,649
6,448 7,976 9,963 | -19.2} -19.9) +83.1 6,140, 6,727| 13,056 8,204 325.2 12,867] 14,719

Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods ® 30,769 | 31,636] 28,909

Excluding aireraft and parts. 25,728| 26,490} 25,358

Defense capital goods 4 6347| 7811] 9,758

Durables excluding capital goods -| g3'065| 81.120] 79,118

+94] -17.1] 29,536] 26,956} 33,056] 32,596 9.4 56,492} 61,874
+45 -1.0] 24,776} 23,132} 28,028] 24,707 +03 47,908} 47,710
-20.0| +89.4 5,935 6,590} 12,865 8,200 27.6 12,525 14,616
+25 5.8] 84,525} 75,327} 71,560} 78,362 +7.9} 159,852] 150,417

Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment TN| 77,058} 73,282} +01] +52} -10.7| 77,270] 69,405] 71,831] 74,695] +34] 146,675| 144,551
Household durable goods .. .. 6,742| 6545] 6,788] +30] -36] 5.1] 7,000} 6,243) 5,986] 6,424] +9.0] 13,243] 12,217
Information technology industries .} 14,573] 14,976] 14,013] -27] +69] 3.7] 13,389] 12,347) 16,626] 14,043] 4.7] 25,736] 25,756
Health care equipment

and products 2.0.2.2... ss] 7,434] 7,645] 7,060] 28] +83] -33) 7,444) 7544] 7,050] 7,059] +55] 14,988 14,018

P Preliminary. ° Revised,
1 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.
2 shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations,

3 Nondefense capital goods industries include : ordnance and accessories; steam, gas and hydraulic turbines; internal combustion engines; construction, mining, and
metalworking machinery; special industry machinery; general industrial machinery; computer and office equipment; refrigeration, heating and service Industry machi
distribution equipment electrical industrial apparatus; communications equipment, alrcraf, missiles, space vehicles, and engines and pas; ships and tank components;
and navigation equipment.

rial handling equipment;
electrical transmission and
litoad equipment; and search

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’
Industry Feb. Jan, Dec. Nov. Feb. Jan, Dec. Nov.
1992P 1992" 191 1991 1992° 192° 1991 1991
All manufacturing industries ..... . 135 158 159 1.54 3.80 3.91 3.94 3.80
Durable goods industries 1.90 1.96 2.01 1.91 4.63 4.77 484 4.62
Stone, clay, and glass produ 1.65 1.68 13 1.68 1.44 148 150 147
Primary metals... ..... 1.92 1.96 2.05 2.01 1.86 189 2.00 199
Fabricated metal products... 2... 130 152 149 145 1.90 191 189 181
Industrial machinery and equipment . 245 215 2.22 247 272 271 2.74 2.65
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 1.65 1.67 1.60 161 2.73 2.78 2.66 2.62
Transportation equipment ........ 2.10 2.29 2:40 214 11.85 12.95 13.85 12.29
Instruments and related products . - - 2:32 237 2.37 2.27 5.61 5.75 5.66 5.54
Nondurable goods industries. . 1.16 118 117 1.14 07 0.78 0.7 0.76
Food and Kindred products 0.87 0.88 0.87 0.85 x x x x
Tobacco products 2.49 2.36 258 1.90 x: x’ x: x!
Textile mill products. 157 156 137 152 NA‘ IA\ NA A
Paper and allied products .... 1.33 1.34 1.33 1.32 Na NA, ‘NA; ‘NAL
Chemicals and allied products: 137 136 139 138 x: x x x
Petroleum and coal products . . 0.82 088 0:86 0.84 x
Rubber and plastics products - | 1.38 141 1.46 143 x x x’

P Preliminary. " Revised. (X) Not applicable, (NA) Not a
} Excludes the following industries with no unfiled orde

3 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.

Table 9, AVERAGE REVISIONS TO PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED MONTHLY PERCENT CHANGES
(Based on seasonally adjusted data)

Shipments New orders Unfilled orders Inventories
Indust
industry Feb. Feb, Feb. Feb,
Feb.’ | 1991. Feb.’ | 1991- Feb.' | 1991- Feb." | 1991-
Feb. | 1987-] Jan. | Feb. | 1987-| Jan. | Feb. | 1987-] Jan. | Feb. 1987-} Jan.
i991 | i991 | 1992 |__ 1991 | 1991 | 1992 | 1991 | 1991 | 1992} 1991 | 1991 | i992
All manufacturing industries ...... O21 02 01 03 03 0.1 0.0 0.0 O14 0.0 0.1
Durable goods industries . . . . 0.0 0.2 01 04 03 03 0.0 o1 01 01 01
Stone, clay, and glass products 01 04 0.7 03 04 10 03 03 05 08 0.4
Primary metals . 0.0 01 03 0.2 0s 0S 0.0 01 0.2 0.0 0.2
Fabricated metal p1 tee 0.3 0.7 0.2 1.0 li 05 08 0.7 0.3 04 0.2
Industrial machinery and equipment . 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 04 0.2 O41 0.2 0.0 0.0
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 03 02 0.2 0s 06 09 0.0 04 03 0.1 01
Transportation equipment . ... . O1 O41 03 03 02 03 0.0 0.0 0.0 O1 o1
Instruments and related products . . . 0.0 05 02 01 0.6 0.6 0.0 03 OL 01 O1
Nondurable goods industries . .
Food and kindred products |. ot $2 03 ea) oS 3 a) os 3 on OL
Tobacco products 01 08 0.2 & & & & & & 0.0 01
Textile mill products . 01 0S 0.2 iA NAY NA. 1A NA, A 0.0 0.2
Paper and allied products. . . 0.2 0.2 0.2 NAS NA‘ A NA NAY NA‘ O14 04
Chemicals and allied products O1 0S 03 x x x x x x O1 03
Petroleum and coal products li 13 03 i x’ x x x! 04 04
Rubber and plastics products 02 03 04 x! x x! x x 01 0.2
Capital goods industries
Nondefense . : 02 02 0.2 os 04 04 0.0 O1 O1 O14 0.1 03
jefense . . 01 02 0s 01 08 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

(00 Not applicable. (NA) Not available,

Note:The 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,

Average for this month for the last five years.



STares OF

U. S. Department of Commerce
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Manufacturers’ Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders

February 1992
M3-1-(92)-02

For Wire Transmissions 10:00 a.m. E.S.T. Thursday, April 2, 1992

(All figures in text are in seasonally adjusted current dollars)

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in February
increased 1.2 billion or 0.5 percent to $236.4 billion, the
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census reported
today, The February increase follows a 0.5 percent January
incréase and 3.7 percent December decrease. An increase
in nondurables more than offset a decline in durables.

Shipments were up $4.9 billion or 2.1 percent to $241.2
billion. This is the tenth increase in the last eleven months.
Both durables and nondurables increased in February.

Unfilled orders decreased $4.9 billion or 1.0 percent to
$505.3 billion and are at the lowest level since $505.1 billion
in September 1989. This is the sixth consecutive monthh
decline and the twelfth in the last fourteen months. Bot
durables and nondurables were down in February.

Inventories were down $1.2 billion or 0.3 percent to
$372.8 billion and are at the lowest level since $372.4 billion
in February 1989. This is the fifth consecutive monthly
decline and eleventh in the last twelve months. A decrease
in durables more than offset an increase in nondurables.
The inventories-to-shipments ratio in February decreased to
1.55 from 1.58 in January.

New Orders

New orders for durable goods in February decreased
$0.4 billion or 0.3 percent to $1202 billion. The February
decrease followed a 2.4 percent increase in January and a
5.0 percent decrease in December. Excluding defense, new
orders were up $1.1 billion or 1.0 percent.

The largest decline occurred in instruments and related
products, down $0.6 billion or 6.3 percent to $9.2 billion,
primarily due to search and navigation equipment. Other
declines included industrial machinery and equipment, down
$0.4 billion or 1.9 percent to $20.6 billion, fabricated metal
products, down $0.3 billion or 2.2 percent to $15.1 billion,
and electronic and other electrical equi ment, down $0.3
billion or 1.9 percent to $17.0 billion. The largest increase
occurred in primary metals, up $0.8 billion or 8.0 percent to
$10.9 billion. Transportation equipment was up $0.3 billion
or 0.9 percent to $29.8 billion, as increases in motor vehicle
and parts and railroad and other transportation equipment
more than offset decreases in aircraft and parts and
shipbuilding and tanks.

New orders for nondurable goods increased $1.6 billion
or 14 percent to $116.2 billion, following consecutive
declines in January and December.

Shipments

Shipments of durable goods in February increased $3.3
billion or 2.7 percent to $124.9 billion, following a 1.5
percent increase in January. Like all manufactured goods,
durable goods has shown ‘ten increases in the last eleven
months. Excluding transportation equipment, shipments
were up $0.7 billion or 0.7 percent. Transportation
equipment, led by motor vehicles and parts and aircraft and
parts, was up $2.6 billion or 8.5 percent to $33.4 billion.

Shipments of nondurable foods increased $1.6 billion
or 1.4 percent to $116.3 billion, following declines in January
and December. Except for tobacco products, all major
groups increased in February. The largest increases
occurred in petroleum and coal products, up $0.7 billion,
and food and kindred products, up $0.6 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for durable goods in February
decreased $4.7 billion or 1.0 percent to $483.6 billion and
are at the lowest level since $483.2 billion in September
1989. This is the sixth consecutive monthly decline.
Excluding defense, unfilled orders declined $2.1 billion.
Transportation equipment was down $3.6 billion or 1.3
percent to $268.1 billion, primarily due to aircraft and parts,
and is at the lowest level since $266.9 billion in March 1990.
Instruments and related products declined $0.6 billion or 1.1
percent to $55.2 billion, primarily due to search and
navigation equipment. Unfilled orders for nondurable

‘oods, down $0.2 billion or 0.7 percent to $21.7 billion, have
leclined for the second consecutive month.

Inventories

Inventories for durable goods in February were down
$1.2 billion or 0.5 percent to $237.7 billion and are at the
lowest level since $237.6 billion in November 1988. This is
the thirteenth decline in the last fifteen months. The largest
decreases were in industrial machinery and equipment, down
$0.4 billion, transportation equipment, down $0.3 billion, and
fabricated metal products and instruments and related
products, each down $0.2 billion. Nondurable goods
increased $0.1 billion to $135.2 billion.

By stage of fabrication, finished-goods inventories were
down 0.1 percent in durables and remained unchanged in
nondurables. Work in process declined 0.7 percent in
durables and increased 0.6 percent in nondurables.
Materials and supplies decreased 0.5 percent in durables
and 0.1 percent in nondurables.

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NonDefense Capital Goods 1"
New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars
43 43
New Orders
Shipments
38 — | 8B
33 33
28 i 1 i i L i 1 a i 1 1 1 i 28
Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb
Feb. 1990-Feb. 1992
Defense Capital Goods
New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars
1 "1
New Orders
10 +
gL
ab
7h
6 i i i 1 i 1 it a 1 J i 1 L 6

Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun

Feb. 1990 - Feb. 1992

Aug

Oct Dec Feb

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
Feb. Jan. Dec.}  Jan- | Dec.-|_Nov.- Feb. Jan, Dec. Feb.| Feb.
192° 1992 1991] Feb.] Jan} Dec} 1992? | 1992 1991 1991} 92/91
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
All manufacturing industries. 114,857] 115,259] 115,760 03; 04 0.1] 115,714] 116,707] 116,683] 121,281 46
Durable goods industries .... . 65,478} 65,830] 66,067 05} -04 -0.7| 65,780] 66,458] 66,208} 71,134 “75
Stone, clay, and glass products 2,438| 2,459] 2467 09} 03) 01 2455] 2,480] 2,482] 2,585 “5.0
Primary metals sic 6515] 6584] 6.737 “1.0 23] 13] 6464] 724] 71033) 7300) -11'5
Fabricated metal products :-) 77750] 7/830) 7/891 10} 08] = 20) —-7:793] 71924} 71878] 8,626 97
Industrial machinery and equipment] 12,147 12,121] 12,191] +02) «= 0.6] = 03] 12172] 12,267] 12,018] 13,232 8.0
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . . sss] ger] 8,612 0.6 oo} 02] 8579] 8,584) 855s} 9,323 8.0
Transportation equipment .:1..:.] 13,793] 13,903] 13,983 08} 06] 28] 13/913] 13,992) 13,962] 15,351 94
Instruments and related products .:| 5,928] 5,946] 5,931 03 . +23} 5/975] 5/937] 5788] 5759] +38
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods .... . 8,349] 8,376] 8,255 03 +12} 8429] 8,550] 8492] 8,958 59
Nondurable goods industries. . 49,379| 49,429] 49,693 0.1 +07} 49,934] 50,249] 50,475] 50,147 0.4
Food and kindred products | | 9782] 91588. ; +2.0 +18] 9/918 883 , 9452] +49
Tobacco products .. 4,599 4,521 4,532 +17 +5.0 4,831 4,950. 4,932 4, +10.7
‘Textile mill products’ » 54 2532) 2,495] +06 +15| 2578} 2545] 2.432] 2512] +26
Paper and allied products || || To7s| 7,128 “09% 0.7 +09| 724] 77252) 7.178 i “14
Chemicals and allied products 10860} 10/901] 101987 0.4 0.1} 10963} 10917] 10,975] 11,072 -10
Petroleum and coal products . 23822] 2934] 3,134 38 62 2,812 1853 3, 31339] 158
Rubber and plastics products -.:::| 3/980] 4.011] 4,043 08 +04} 3987] 4058} 4,173) 4,295 “72
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods vee f 7,713] 7814} 7,941 3| 0 16) +11 aml 7,791) 7,764) 7,886 21
WORK IN PROCESS
All manufacturing industries... .. 135,329} 136,002] 136,606 05] 04 -0.9} 135,195} 134,108] 132,569] 141,381 44
Durable goods industries ......... 112,602] 113401] 114,295 0.7} 08]  -09] 112,533] 111,640] 110,800) 119,062
Stone, clay, and glass products . | || 1028 yois{ 1034) +10] 15} 0-24] 1/068] 1011 ‘988 093,
Primary metals... ..... : 8271 8,258} 8,394] +02) 16] -14| 8247] 8196] 8,284] 9.231
Fabricated metal products .....:| 7733) 7/72] 7/631 18] +32] 9-17) 7791] 7/826) 7a 8,467
Industrial machinery and equipment | 20,123] 20,535] 20,832 20} -14| 2.0] 20,064] 20,146] 20,120) 21,705
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . . 11,920] 11,928] 11,906 01] +02] 03] 11891) 11,699] 11,458] 11,950 05
‘Transportation equipment .......| 47526] —47{619| 48,059 02| 09} 06} 47,466) 46,827] 46598] 491072 33
Instruments and related products .-| 11,676] 11,848] 12,099 15} 21 0.6} 11,603] 11,604] 11,661) 13,115] -115
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods ... .. 4325} 4,323) 4,340 oo} 04) 01 4403} 4331] 4,280] 4,429 0.6
Nondurable goods industries ......] 22,727) 22,601} 22,311] +06 0.7) 22,662} 22,468] 21,769] 22,319
Food and kindred products |. : 3462] 3,454 0.6 04] 3,471 31534] 3/553] 3,472
Tobacco products *. 169 172 11s “1.7 419 175 17 120 164
Textile mill products 1.21.2! 2,468] 2,437 2,455] +13 04) 2,482] 2,420) 2,371 2,485,
Paper and allied products °  *! 1213] 1,239 1,222 21 19} 1200] 1,231 1206] 1,378
Chemicals and allied products sami] 51446} 51496] +05 +17| S446] 5438] 51309] 5/205
Petroleum and coal products . 2/785, 2,667) 2,625] +44 5] 2,708] 2,628] -2;562] 21508
Rubber and plastics products + rs10] 1/512 1501 0.1 1526} 1,550] 1,488] 1,595
Apparel, printing and publish
and leather goods : 5,671 5,666) 5,443] +0.1 +04] 5654/5496} 5,160] 5,429
FINISHED GOODS
All manufacturing industries... .. 122,637| 122,731] 123,335 01] 05] — -06| 124,324] 122,648] 120,241] 127,908 28
Durable goods industries 59583] 59,660] 59,930 0.1 0.7} 60,761} 59,701] 58,122] 63,523, 43
Stone, clay, and glass producis aani| 4434] 4,467] +08 +08} 4613) 4,413] 4396] 4,721 23
Primary metals... ... aan 6075 1 6,228 “11 04] 6,184] 6,164] 6,102] 6,737 82
Fabricated metal products | 7295} 7273) 7,193 +03 : 0.1 7304] 7,259] 7,029] 7,767 48
Industrial machinery and equipment } 12,198} 12,258] 12,314 05{ 05} 18] 12,612] 12344) 11,979) 13,738 82
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 8,127] 8,088] 7,986 +13} 23] 8,163] 7,981 7,742| 8,449 34
Transportation equipment | | 8340] 8887) 91096 23] 15} 91138] = 93068] 8,747] (91433 “3.1
Instruments and related products 5219 5219] 5,303 16} +07] 5,213} 5,091 5,069] 5,121] +18
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods .. . . 7,358) 7,357) 7,343 +02) +13) 7444) 7,381 7,058] 7,557 15
Nondurable goods industries. 63,054} 63,071] 63,405 05 -0.5| 63,563] 62,947] 62,119} 64,385 3
Food and kindred products 15,545] 15,624) 15,916 18} 1.1] 15,605} 15,731] 16,018] 15,413 2
Tobacco products ...... ; 1,240 1218 +18] +22) 1392] 1/291 ‘979 1,547 0
‘estile mill products 3767} 3,787) 3,698 +24 0.1] 3820] 3,731 3467} 3/924 7
Paper and allied products || |: 24 5195} 5,171 +05 02) 53 5260] S041) 5215 1
Chemicals and allied products 16,476| 16,262] 16,421 10] 05] 16,797] 16,400} 16,403] 16,844 3
Petroleum and coal products 4911 5/047 2 43} -30/ 4/933} 4999] 5,156] 5,893 3
Rubber and plasties products 5,623) 5,707] 5,701 +01 04) 5755} 5,729] 5,552] 6183 9
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods ............. 10279] 10,209] 10,007 +20} +13] 9,883} 9,806] 9,503] 9,366

P 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
Feb, Jan, Dec.} Jan} Dec} Nov.- Feb. Jan, Dec. Feb.| Feb.
1992P i992" 1991] Feb.| Jan.] Dec} 192° 1992" 1991 1991} 92/91
All manufacturing industries ..... . 505,305} $10,169] 511,348 “1.0 0.2 0.4] 506,698} $09,953) 507,927] 529,714 43
Durable goods industries .......... 483,609} 488,320] 489,368 “1.0 0.2 -04} 485,315} 488,731] 486,745} 509,502 Al
Stone, clay, and glass products. 6,250 6,306 6,281 09) +04 0.0 6,246 6,133 6,154 5,251] +189
Primary metals ........... 20,229) 20,204] 20,793 +0.1 28 -25| 20,545} 20,235} 20,365] 21,305 36
Blast furnaces, steel mills . 6,982 7,122 7,663 2.0 71 -19 7317| 7,308 7,453 7,666 46
Iron and steel foundries . . 2,629 2,786 2,808 5.6 08) +43 2,642 2,781 2,737 2,987] -11.6
Nonferrous and other primary
metals oe... eee eee 10,618] 10,296] 10,322] +31 03 0.0} 10586] 10,146} 10,175] 10,652 06
Fabricated metal products . 26,470} 26,589} 26,287 04] +11 0.3] 26,522] 26,633} 26,068 27,459 3.4
Industrial machinery and equipment 52,702] 52,809] 52,695 0.2 +02 Ald 53,057} 53,190] $2,291 57,307 14
Engines and turbines 8,583 8,650 8,589 08 +07 2.5 8,671 8,864 8,804 8,063 +75
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 6,790 6,683 6644] +16] +06] +14 6,905 6,823 6,645 7,943} -13.1
Metalworking machinery 7,465 7,408 7,168] +08} +33] +49 7,465 7,408 7,168 6847] +9.0
Computer and office equipment . 10,089] 10,349] 10,697 25 33 58 9877, 10,056] 10,310] 12,135) -18.6
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ............, 47,256} 47,540} 47,280 06) +05) +11] 47,550] 47,245] 46,550] 50,544 5.9
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus ............ 6517 6,645 6,459 19] +29 05 6,587 6,674 6,401 6,916 48
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment 2,383 2,389 2,383 03] +03] +30 2,383 2,389 2,383 2,241] +63
Communications equipment . 19,482] 19,676] 19,783 “1.0 05} +26] 19577] 19,729} 19,732] 22,339] -12.4
Electronic components . . 14,726] 14,644 14439] +06) +14) +11 . 14,367] 14,013 14,522) +17
Transportation equipment . 268,103] 271,661) 272,872 13 0.4 -0.2| 268,608) 272,172) 273,038] 281,222 AS
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts, 234,228) 237,643| 238,679 “14 0.4 0.0} 234,708} 238,134] 238,953] 244,998 42
Shipbuilding and tanks 24,469 24,948] 25,202 19 “1.0 0.1] 24,295] 24,807 i 26,940 98
Instruments and related products . 55,217] 55,826] 55,684 Al} +03 -1.8| 55,877] 56,349] $6,000] 59,999 69
Search and navigation equipment ..] 39,214] 39,628] 39,441 -10] +05 -10} 39,907] 40,175] 39,794] 42,765 67
Measuring and controlling devices 934 8,078 8,067 18] +01 0.1 7,934 8,078 8,067 8,239 “37
Medical instruments and Supplies oe 7,406 7,427 7,407 -0.3 +03 53 7,406 7,427 7,407 7,997 74
All other durable goods " 7,382 7,385 7,476 0.0 2] +45 6,910 6,774 6,279 6415} +7.7
Nondurable goods industries ....... 21,696| 21,849] 21,980 0.7 -0.6{ +05| 21,383] 21,222] 21,182] 20,212] +58

P 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
Feb.|  Jan.|_ Dec.| Jan.-} Dec} Nov.-] Feb.] Jan.} Dec} Feb.| Feb.
1992P} 1992" 1991] Feb. Jan} Dec.| 1992P} 1992} 1991] 1991] 92/91] 1992P} 1991
All manufacturing industries... . . 236,365 | 235,188} 234,102] +05} +05]  -3.7} 234,570] 215,622] 229,451] 234,071] +0.2]} 450,192] 451,514
Manufacturing industries with
unfilled orders .............00, 127,960 | 129,343} 127,765] -1.1] +12] -38] 127,431] 117,943] 129,528] 130,337] 22 245,374] 249,520
Durable goods industries . . 120,181 | 120,567) 117,785] -0.3] +24] -.0] 119,996} 108,873} 117,481] 119,198] +0.7| 228,869] 226,907
With unfilled orders... . 99,798 | 101,426} 99,025] -1.6] +24] 4.6) 99,200] 91,748] 101,815] 101,649} -24] 190948] 193,942,
Stone, clay, and glass products 4,746] 4,722] 4,609] +05] +25] +26] 4607] 4,040] 3,927] 4520] +19]  8,647| 8490
Primary metals ........ . 10,902) 10,099) 9,869) +80] +23] -7.9] 11,191] 10,013] 9,648] 10,347) +82] 21,204] 20,291
Blast furnaces, steel mills 4,364] 3,915] 3,635] +115 12.2} 4,472] 4,185] 3,677] 4,115] +8.7 x 8,200
Iron and stee! foundries . 1 888 906} -12.0]  -2.0] +11.9 784 854 731 831 5.7 1,638 1,596
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. sees 5,787} 5,296] 5,328 5,935} 4,974] 5,240] 5,401] +9.9| 10,909} 10,495
Fabricated metal products 15,101} 15,447] 15,133 15,119] 14,014} 14,029] 14,481] +44] 29,133] 28,368
Industrial machinery and equipment .} 20,602] 21,002] 19,842 19,894] 18,443] 21,616] 19,278] +32] 38,337| 38,520
Engines and turbines .......... 1,366 1,482 1,267 1,187 1,203 1,765 1,121 +59 2,390 2,480
Construction, mining and
‘material handling equipment . 2,492| 2,353] 2,549 +65] 2,534) 2,261] 2,502] 2,301] +101 4,795] 5,336
Metalworking machinery 1,824{ 1,958] 2,189 +155} 1,847) 1,639) 2,235] 1609} +148] 3,486] 2,964
Computer and office equip 6,087] 6,148} 5,179 -14.1) 5,267] 4,583} 6,909} 5,066] +4.0 9,850] 9,784
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ............ 17,027) 17,354) 18,281] -1.9]  -5.1} +36} 17,329] 15,908] 18,678] 18,466] -6.2| 33,237| 33,118
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus 2115] 2,457) 2,354 +104] 2,229] 2,296} 2,299} 2,427] 82] 4,525] 4,689
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment ...... 1,324] 1,308] 1,388 +5.6| 1,363] 1,147] 1,472] 1,368 0.4 2,510} 2,625
Communications equipment 4117} 4,297] 4,835 +265} 3,951) 3,777} 5,693] 4,394] -101| 7,728] — 7,390
Electronic components . . 5,480] 5,573] 5,615 -73| 5871] 5,355] 5,406] 6,259] 6.2] 11,226] 10,769
‘Transportation equipment . . . 29,839] 29577} 29,018 -13.7] 30,176] 25,897] 28,738] 30,850]  -22| 56,073] 58,309
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . 8,295] 9,661] 10,007 -21.0| 7,660) 7,437] 13,055] 12,650] -39.4] 15,097] 22,146
Shipbuilding and tanks ...... 542 647 764 + 107.0 484 464 817 537 9.9 948} 1,985
Instruments and related products ...| 9,230] 9,847] 8,823, -0.6| 8,987} 8,956] 10,325] 9831] -86| 17,943] 18,130
Search and navigation equipment .| 2,458] 2'930| _2'210 +23.9/ 2,366] 2,561] 3,486] 3,076] -231]  4,927| 4,788
Measuring and controlling devices | 2'207| 2380] 2.377 4.0} 2,136} 2,261) 2,398] 2,300] -71] ©4397] 4,520
Medical instruments and supplies .] 2,501] 2546] 2,156 “112] 2,534] 2,416} 2,226} 2,390] +60] 4950] 4;814
All other durable goods .......... 12,734) 12,519] 12,210 -2.8] 12,693) 11,602] 10,520] 11,385) +115] 24,295] 21,681
Nondurable goods industries. 116,184 | 114,621] 116,317 -2.3) 114,574 | 106,749} 111,970} 114,913 -0.3 | 221,323} 224,607
With unfilled orders 28,162| 27,917) 28,740 1.0) 28,231] 26,195} 27,713] 28,688] -16} 54,426] 55,578

P Preliminary. " Revised.

} shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and ealendar-month vatiations.

{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
Industry change
Feb.| Jan.|  Dec.| Jan.-| Dec.-| Nov.-| | Feb.] Jan.} Dec.}  Feb.| Feb.
1992P] 1992) 1991] Feb.} Jan.| Dec.| 1992?| 1992] 1991] 1991] 92/91] 1992P) 1991
All manufacturing industries... . . 241,229} 236,367} 235,997] +2.1] +02]  -3.9) 237,825 | 213,596} 230,512 | 231,617] +2.7| 451,421] 445,872
Manufacturing industries with
unfilled orders... 2... 2.00.20. 05 132,824] 130,522] 129,660] +18] +07] 4.1] 130,686] 115,917} 130,589} 127,883] +22] 246,603} 243,878
Durable goods industries . 124,892 | 121,615] 119,795} +2.7] +15 123,412] 106,887] 118,503] 116,914] +5.6 | 230,299] 221,536
With unfilled orders 104,509] 102,474| 101,035] +2.0] +14 102,616 | 89,762 102,837| 99,405] +3.2| 192,378] 188,571
Stone, clay, and glass products . 4,802] 4,697] 4,608] +22] +19 4,494] 4,061] 3,963] 4,290) +48] 8,555] 8,323
Primary metals... . 10,877} 10,688] 10,412] +18] +2.7 10,881] 10,143] 9,394] 10,728) +14] 21,024] 21,345
Blast furnaces, steel mills 4504] 4,456] 4,296] +11] +37 4,463| 4,330) 3,885] 4,299] +38] 8,793] 8,798
Iron and steel foundries . 938 910 71) +31] +15.0 923 810 646] 845} -+9.2| 1,733] 1,627
Nonferrous and other primary
metals 5,435} 5,322] 5,325} +21] -0.1 5,495] 5,003] 4,863} 5,584] -16] 10,498) 10,920
Fabricated metal products . 15,220] 15,145] 15,214] +05] 05 15,230] 13,449] 13,929] 14819] +28] 28,679) 28,169
Industrial machinery and equipment -{ 20,709] 20,888] 20,410] 0.9] +23 20,027) 17,544) 22,592] 20,308} -14] 37,571] 38,138
Engines and turbines ..... -| 1,433) 1,421] 1,486] +08] 44 1,380] 1,143) 2,067] 1,214} +13.7| 2,523] 2,315
Farm and garden machinery . 1,339] 1,427] 1,169) -6.2| +221 1,443] 1,281] 1,142] 1,421] +15] 2,724] 2,566
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment ....} 2,385] 2,314] 2,455} +31] -5.7) 2,452] 2,083} 2,319] 2,898] -15.4] 4,535] 5,484
Metalworking machinery ........] 1,767] 1,718] 1,856} +29] -7.4 1,790} 1,399] 1902} 1,772} +10] 3,189] 3,171
Computer and office equipment ..} 6,347] 6496| 5832] 2.3] +114 5,446| 4837/8166] 4,990] +9.1] 10,283] 9,367
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ............ 17,311] 17,094] 17,766] +13} -38] -0.6| 17,024] 15,213} 18,344] 16459] +34] 32,237] 31,217
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . 2,243) 2,271) 2,388] -12) 49] +51] 2,316] 2,023] 2,335] 2,322] -03] 4,330] 4,353
Household appliances 1,527] 1,407] 1,584) +85] -11.2 9} 1481] 1,256] 1,454] 1420] +43] 2,737] 2,764
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment ............ 1,330] 1,302} 1,318] +22] -1.2] -23] 1,369] 1141] 1,402] 1,318] +39{ 2510] 2,451
Household audio and
video equipment . : 1,025 953 912] +76} +45 925 784 878 705) +312) 1,709] 1,392
Communications equipment. 4311] 4,404] 4,334) -21] +16 4,103] 3,780} 5,304] 3,918] +47] 7,883] 7,454
Electronic components . . 5,398| 5,368] 5,458 . 5,468] 5,001] 5,207] 5291] +33] 10,469] 9,952
‘Transportation equipment .... 33,397| 30,788] 29,658 33,740 | 26,763] 28,918] 29,488] +144] 60,503] 54,595
Motor vehicles and parts . .. 19,773| 18,360] 17,818 20,780) 17,016) 14,344] 17,002] +222] 37,796] 32,469
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . . 11,710] 10,697] 10,081 11,086] 8,256] 12,753] 10,761] +3.0] 19,342] 18,806
Shipbuilding and tanks... . 1,021 901 800 996 729 995 930] +71] 1,725} 1817
Instruments and related products ...] 9839] 9,705| 9,840 9,459| 8,607] 10,753] 9,462 0.0} 18,066] 18,176
Search and navigation equipment .| 2,872] 2,743] 2,620 2,634] 2,180] 3,325] 2,585] +19] 4814] 4,881
Measuring and controlling devices | 2,351] 2369] 2,383 2,280] 2,250) 2,404) 2,266] +06] 4,530) 4,417
Medical instruments and Supplies -| 2,522] 2,526] 2,572 2,555| 2,396] 2,642] 2,507} +19] 4,951] 4,878
Photographic goods . . . 1,763| 1,930 1,711} 1,520] 2,073} 1,823) 6.1] 3,231) 3,502,
All other durable goods . . . 12,610} 11,887 12,557] 11,107] 10,610] 11,360] +105] 23,664] 21,573
Nondurable goods industries . 116,337] 114,752] 116,202 114,413 | 106,709 | 112,009] 114,703] 0.3} 221,122] 224,336
With unfilled orders . . 28,315| 28,0481 28,625 28,070| 26,155} 27,752] 28,478] -14} $4,225] $5,307
Food and kindred Products 33,138] 32,502} 33,233 32,759] 30,025] 32,702] 32,651] +0.3} 62,784] 62,563
Meat products . . 7,695} 7,713} 7,458 7541) 7,151] 7,451] 7,838] -38] 14,692] 15,336
Dairy products . 4592] 4,476] 4,629 aan] 4,203] 4484] 4.257| +55] 8,694] 8.417
Beverages . 4,633] 4,446] 4,691 4216| 3,870] 4,240] 3,973] +61] 8,086] 7,664
All other foods, except fats 14,665} 14,261] 14,873 14,958] 13,195] 14,945] 15,093] 0.9] 28,153] 28,291
‘Yobacco products . 2,398) 2,513] 2,275 1,868) 1599] 2,825} 1,826] +23] 3,467] 3,374
Textile mill product 5,612] 5,605} 5,509 5,483] 4,857] 5,047] 4,831] +135] 10,340] 9,098
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles 3,422] 3,401] 3,340 3,170] 2,916] +15.7| 6,364] 5,546
Paper and allied products . 10,182] 10,088} 10,167 9,790} 10,334] -05| 20,090] 20,364
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products ..... . 4,261] 4,187] 4,223] +18} 0.9 4,168] 4,528] 35] 8,476] 8,972
Paperboard containers and boxes .| 2,360] 2,340| 2,332] +09] +03 2,182] 2,276} +34 4,613 4,537
Miscellaneous converted
Paper products ........ 3,561] 3,561] 3,612] 0.0] -14 3,440| 3,530] +09] 7,001] 6,855
Chemicals and allied products , 23,966) 23,726] +0.2) +10 22,590] 24,205] -0.2| 47,515] 47,906
Industrial chemicals. . 12,213) 12,110] 12,095} +09] +01 11,447] 13,157] 4.5] 24,181] 26,149
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries . 9,110] 9,420} 9,059] 3.3] +4.0 8,924] 8,618] +5.2] 18549} 16,997
Petroleum and coal products . 12,756} 12,038] 12,897] +60] -6.7 12,981] 13,261] -115] 23,278} 28,196
Rubber and plastics products . 8,028} 7,975] 7,719] +0.7} +33 6,931] 7,482] +75] 15,420} 14,435
All other nondurable goods . 20,215} 20,065} 20,676) +07] -3.0 19,143] 20,113 0.2} 38,228{ 38,400

P Preliminary. " Revised.

1 shipments and new orders are the totals fr the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month vaviations.