Table 4. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS

(Millions of Dollars)

Seasonally Adjusted

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
Industry Change
Sept. | Aug. duly | Aug.- | July- | June- | Sept. | Aug. July | Sept. | Sept.
2000° | 2060° | 2000 | Sept. | Aug. | July | 2000° | 2000' | 2000 | 1999 | 00/99
All manufacturing industries... 488,455| 487,644| 4863031 +0.2{ +031  +0,9] 487,707] 491,512] 488,546] 465,082} = + 4.9)
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders. 322,189] 321,553, 319.845] +021 +0.5|  +0.8| 322,094] 326,006] 323,033] 308,986]  +4.2
without defense capital goods. 469,537| 469,014] 467,704) 40.1] +0.3] +1.1] 468,458) 472,543] 469,622] 445,929) -+5.1
Durable goods industries. 305,429] 305,162| 303,724] +01] +05]  +0.9] 304,735] 308,777] 305,765] 292,311 +43
With unfilled orders. 279.532) 279,026) 277°548| +0.2) +0.5] +0.8| 279,302] 282,821) 279,975] 268,212) = +4.1
Stone, clay, and glass products 10,315] 10,227| 10,152} +09] +0.7[ +0.7] 10,139] 10,201] 10,168] 9,549} = +6.2
Primary metals... 25,116] 25,122) 25,211 0.0] -0.4|  +0.7] 25.089] 25,221] 25,336] 23,6771 ++6.0
Blast furnaces, steel mills. 42,263] 12,257] 12,363) oo] 0.9] +0.6) 12.291) 12,343) 12,474] 11,319] +8.6
Iron and steel foundries. Ye16| 1/612; 1,600) +0.2] «+08] +05) 1,581] 1,584) 1,584) 1,541 +26
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. : 11,237| 11,253) 11,248 04 0.0} +09] 11,217) 11,294 11,278] 10,817) +3.7
Fabricated metal products. 32630] 32.773] 32563] 05] +0.7| +1.0) 32,441] 32,821) 32,761] 30,991 +47
Industrial machinery and equipment. 62.516| 62.311] 61,946] +03] +0.6| +1.3] 62,198] 63,223] 62,006] 59,763} = +4.1
Engines and turbines. ayaa) ai7ei) a.774l. 0.7, $0.1] +1.6] 4.729] 5,023] 4,871] 4,460] + 6.0
Farm and garden machinery. 3':732| saci] 31812] -4.1] +21] +1.3] 3.449] 9 3607] 3.459] 3,363] +2.6
Construction, mining and
‘material handling equipment. 9,037} g9,010| 938] +0.3| +0.8| +2.0/ 8,908] 8,916] 8,823) 8,709] 9 +2.3
Metalworking machinery. 8315] 3355] 8.323] -0.5) +0.4| +0.4| 8,523) 8,775| 8,565] 8,261 +3.2|
Computer and office equipment 8'a45| 81736] 8.602) +1.2) +1.6] +14) 8,910] 9,405] 8,867] 9,170) 28)
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 46,245] 46,230] 45,902! 0.0) +07; 41.5] 45,731] 47,101] 46,473] 41,195] +11.0
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus. 5,988] 5,720) 5,562, +4.7} +28] +1.3] 5,934) 5.716] 5,525] 5,219] +13.7
Household appliances 2652 2682) 2680] -1.1|  +0.1]  +1.7] 2.519] 2,637] 92,694] 2,281) + 10.4
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment...... 4oss} 4,114 4,090] 0.4] 40.6, 0.2)» 4,064) 4,210] 4,170] 3,663} + 10.9
Household audio and
video equipment... 1194] 1,185] 1,144] 40.8} +3.6] = -2.4) 1,285[ 1,298] 1,255] 1,140] + 12.7)
Communications equipment 111566] 12.089] 11:909] -4.3) +15] 40.7] 11,477] 12,448] 11,979] 10,950) +48)
Electronic components. 16.467| 16,2421 16,352] +14] -0.7] +2.2] 16,180) 16.442] 16,514) 14,354) +12.7
Transportation equipment. 69,242| 69,259] 69,254) 0.0} 0.0] +0.1] 69,708] 70,183) 69,929} 71,147) -2.0
Motor vehicles and parts 18,902] 18,808| 18,725] +05) +0.41 +1.2| 18,954] 19,200] 19,075] 17,492, +8.4
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 44,136] 44,141] 44,364! 0.0} 0.5} 0.7] 44,620] 44,573] 44,624) 47,687 6.4)
Shipbuilding and tanks. 2503] 2.411| 2.410] +4.1 o.o| -31| 2493] 2,395] 2.396) 2,207] +13.0
Instruments and related product: 27'919| 27/968) 271847] 0.2] +04] «+0.7] 27,928) 28,617) 28,232) 27,106) = + 3.0)
Search and navigation equipment. 6744] 6,762| 6,732 0.3] +04] 0.2] 6,752] 6,946] 6,917| 6,960 -3.0|
Measuring and controlling devices. 91127} 91092) 8.977] +04) +13) +1.9] 9,122| 9,335] 9,083] 8,209] +11.1
Medical instruments and supplies. 8871] 8,952) 9.005} -0.9] 06] 01) 8.803{ 9,115] 9,089} 8,791 +01
Photographic goods. 2.437, 2427| 2\401]+0.4) +1] +1.0]2'578) 2,483] 2,408] 2,401 +4.9|
All other durabie good: 31,446] 31.266] 30,849) +06] +1.4) +08] 31,501] 31,410} 30,860] 28,883) = +9.1
Nondurable goods industries 183,026] 182,482) 182,579] +0.3] 0.1] +0.9) 182,972] 182,735] 182,781] 172,771 +5.9
With unfilled order 42.657 42.527] 42,297| +03, +05] +0.7| 42,792] 43,185] 43,058) 40,774) = -+4.9)
Food and kindred products. 38,134 38,565] 38,917) -1.1 0.9] -0.4] 38,690] 38,177] 37,778] 38,860) -0.4
Meat products 4.616, 4.615] +0.1 oo] +0.1] 4.546} 4.520] 4,629] 4.315] + 5.4
Dairy products. 3.855] 3,896] +04, -1.4 0.1} 3.831] 3.915] 4.028) 3,855 -0.6
Beverages.......... 8843] 878s +08, +06]  -0.1] 9,009] 8623] 8.554] 8,694) + 3.6
All other foods, except 19,744] 20,094] -2.6) —-1.7] ~—-0.5] 19,909] 19,751] 19,117] 20,524 “3.0
Tobacco products... 5,336] 5,350| +19] -03] 0.6] 5,292) 4,955] 4,838] 5,014] +5.5
Textile mill products. 10.461] 10.434| +06} +03) +04] 10,402| 10,531] 10,590] 9,975} = +4.3}
Broadwoven fabrics ani
other textiles. 6,085| 6,069] +01] +03 0.0{ 5,968] 6,104) 6,119] 5,991 0.4
Paper and allied product: 17,342] 17,308] oof +0.2| +18] 17,199] 17,331] 17,321) 16,003] -+7.5
Pulp. paper, and
paperboard mill products. 6814, 6816] -0.2 0.0/ +1.9| 6,730} 6,803) 6,785] 6,260] +7.5
Paperboard containers and boxe! 4528] 4.543) +11 03} +09) 4565] 4.515] 41564) 4,170) +8.5
Miscellaneous converted
paper products. 6,000] 5,949] -05} +09} +24] 5,904] 6,013] 5,972] 5,573) + 5.9]
Chemicals and allied products. 50.412] 50,335] +1.0] +0.2| +2.2| 50,320] 50,515| 50,689] 45,926] +9.6
Industrial chemicals. 20,554| 20.764] +0.5 “1.0] +1.3) 20,625] 20,581] 20,864] 19,147) +7.7
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries 23945| 23,6791 +1.2| +41] 44.0] 23,971] 241321] 24,164) 21,215] +13.0
Petroleum and coal products jaioas| iat7a] +10] 0.9] 40.5] 14,419] 14.182] 14,375] 12,106] +19.1
Rubber and plastics product: 18,626 18577] +01] +03] +11) 18,340] 18.472) 18,588] 17,159] +69
All other nondurable goods. 27695| 27.484) +0.5| +0.8| +0.4) 28,310) 28.572] 28,602) 27,728] +2.1

Preliminary * Revised

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision



10

Total Manufacturing

New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages

Billions of Dollars

400

380

360

340

320

300

400
New Orders.

| Shipments = ~— 4 380

Pe pee eee eH 360

Pn a GT ee eee eee eee eee 4 340

Pe 2-2 2 2 ee ee ee eee eee ee 22-5 -------4 320
1 1 1 L L 1 L L L 1 1 a. 1 300

Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep
Sep. 1998 - Sep. 2000

Total Manufacturing
Ratio of Unfilled Orders and
Inventories to Shipments

\/S Ratios UO/S Ratios
2.5 3.7
2.4 F-- 5 rr te vos |-] 3.6
2.3 3.5
2.2 3.4
2.1 3.3
2 3.2
1.9 3.1
1.8 3
1.7 2.9
1.6 2.8
1.5 2.7
1.4 2.6
1.3F a ee Pa)
1.2 1 il i i 1 i L L 1 1 1 1 1 2.4

Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep
Sep. 1998 - Sep. 2000

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
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
Industry Change
Sept. | Aug. July | Aug.- | July- | June-] Sept. | Aug. July | Sept. | Sept.
2000° | 2000' | 2000 | Sept. | Aug. | July | 2000" | 2000' | 2000 | 1999 | do/9e
UNFILLED ORDERS
All manufacturing industries. 581,177] 579,589] +14) +0.3] —-0.4] 584,291] 583,156] 584,134] 521,233] 412.1
Market categories:
Automotive equipment. 2,381) 2,476, 2,496] -3.8] 0.8] +1.0] 2,325] 2510] 2,471] 2,464) 5.6
Home goods and appar 91124] 91146] 9'107] 0.2] +041 -0'8] 9128] 9/203] 9/358] 8.122] +01
Consumer staples... 3.088] 2.952] 3,028) +46] -2.5] -4.9] 3,242] 3/352] 3/529] 3045] 4.6.5)
Machinery and equipment 266,020] 258,825] 256,956] +28] +0.7]  +0.7] 265,039] 258,899] 267/186| 234,774] +12.9)
Business supplies 7,448] 7.298] 7,321] +2. 0.3) -1.6] 7/535] 7.676 7.7 73 +26
Construction materials
and supplies 17,813] 18,002] 18,073] -1.0] -0.4] +0.4) 17,752] 18,089] 18,250] 17,532] +1.3}
Defense products. 103/919] 103,386] 102,485] +05] +0.9] 0.5] 102,227| 102,491 102.950] 84,768] +206
Other materials, supplies and
intermediate products. 179,570] 179,092| 180,123] +0.3) -0.6| —-1.91 177,043] 180,936] 182,640] 162,183]  +9.2
Ourable goods industries:
Nondefense capital goods ® 281,669] 275,728] 273,567| +2.21 +0.8]  +0.6] 280,778] 275,445] 273,098| 251,170] +11.8|
Excluding aircraft and parts.. 130,938] 129,385] 128.546] +1.2) +0.7| +1.2] 130,047] 129,102] 128.077| 110,689] +17.5
Defense capital goods * 109,574] 109,011] 107,958] +0.5] +1.0] —-0.4] 107,803] 108,109] 108,483] 89,380] +20.6
Durables exciuding capital goods....). 172,672| 171,150} 172,522) +09] 08 1.9] 170,115] 173,332] 175,615] 155,399] +9.5
Miscellaneous series:
Producers’ durable equipment 304,434] 298,068] 296,216] +2.1] +0.6} +0.6] 303,149] 298,522] 296,243] 273,439] + 10.9]
Household durable goods. 5 : 5,640] -1.0] +09] 05] 5.645| 5,718] 5,730] 5.606] -+0.7
Information technology industries...| 49,352] 49,177] 48,958] +0.4| +0.4] —-0.4] 49,379] 491583] 49,103] 41/165] +200
Health care equipment
and products... 10,935} 10,785] 10,809] +14] 0.2] —-1.5] 10,764] 10,830] 10,776] 9,669] +11.3
TOTAL INVENTORIES
All manufacturing industries. 488,455| 487,644/ 486,303] +0.2] +0.3] +0.9] 487,707] 491,512] 488,546] 465,082| _+4.9
Market categories:
Automotive equipment. 9.4521 9,485] 9,447] 0.3] +0.4| +28] 9,413] 9,780] 9,674] 8,667] + 8.6
Home goods and apparel. 33,719] 33,377] 32,906] +1.0] +1.4] +1.3] 33/860] 34,068] 33,864] 31.622) 9 +7.1
Consumer staples. 79,825] 79,691] 79,783, +0.2{ -0.1] +1.1] 80,072] 79,555] 79,004] 75,269] +64
Machinery and equipme: 116,503] 117,303] 116,504] -0.7| +0.7|  +1.0] 116,093] 119,023] 116.883] 115,681] +0.4
Business supplies 29,785] 29,816} 29,572) -0.1]_ +0.8| +0.3] 30,126 30,209] 29,899] 28,727) +4.9
Construction materials
and supplies... 32,183] 32,138] 32,021] +0.1] +0.4{ +0.5] 31,920] 32,207) 32,184] 29,539] +8.1
Defense products, 18,417| 18,120] 18,188] +16) 0.4) -3.1] 18696] 18,394] 18519] 18,715 0.4
Other materials, supplies and
intermediate products... 168,571] 167,714] 167,882| +0.5| -0.1{  +1.1] 167,527] 168,276] 168,519] 156,862; +6.8
Durable goods industries:
Nondefense capital goods °, 107,763] 108,008] 107,242] -0.2)_ +0.7|_ +1.0] 107,706] 109,836] 107,817] 107,358]  +0.3
Excluding aircraft and parts. 75,977] 75,915| 74,891] +0.1) 41.41 41.1] 75.744] 77,542] 75,475] 72.214, +4.9)
Defense capital goods *.... 18,918] 18,630] 18599] +15] +02] -3.7] 19.249] 18,969] 18,924] 19,153] +0.5
Durables excluding capital goods...) 178,742| 178,523] 177,883] +0.1) +0.4] +1.3] 177,780] 179,972] 179.024] 165,800 +7.2
Miscellaneous series:
Producers’ durable equipment. 196,865] 196,991] 195,077] -0.1] +1.0] _—_+1.2] 196,509] 199,785] 196,451] 189,491] +3.7
Household durable goods. 18,078] 17.864] 17,407] +1.2) +26] +14) 18124) 18,230] 17,750| 16.288] +11.3
Information technology industries...] 34,850] 35,160] 34,682] -0.9] +1.4 1.2) 34/874] 36,546] 35,239] 33.537] +4.0
Health care equipment
and products... 21,978} 21,903] 21,814) +0.3] +0.4{ +2.2) 21,765] 22,266] 22,156] 20,280) +7.3

* Preliminary * Revised
3ee footnotes at end of Table 5

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revisions,



Table 5. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS AND NEW ORDERS
FOR TOPICAL SERIES '
(Millions of Dollars)
Seasonaily Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted”
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent! Year to date
industry |Change|
Sept. Aug. July | Aug. -} July - | June -] Sept. Aug. July Sept. | Sept.
2000° 2000° 2000 | Sept. | Aug. | July 2000° 2000° 2000 1999 | 00/99} 2000° 1999
SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries... .| 380,389] 380,780] 377,584, -0.1f +0.8 -1.7] 406,602} 382,021] 339,435] 384,195] +5.8]/3,387,432]3,159,136
Market categories:
Automotive equipment. 16,332] 15,859] 16,250] +3.0 2.4) -6.6] 17,660} 15,991 9,947} 17,914) -1.4] 148,302] 145,872
Home goods and apparel. 20,347] 20,870] 20,708) -2.5] +0.8] -0.4) 22,312) 22,027] 19,277] 22,023} +1.3] 186,960] 178,299
Consumer staples........ 80,864] 80,979] 80,123) 0.1} 41.7 -0.5} 85,082] 83,229] 77,450] 79,898] +6.5} 713,744] 654,043
Machinery and equipment. 75,021] 74,971] 73,063} +0.1}) +2.6) -2.6] 83,363} 70,949} 61,346] 75,318] +10.7] 654,471} 604,707
Business supplies....... 28,649] 28,634] 28,409) +0.1] +0.8) -0.2] 29,944] 29,018] 27,026] 28,057] +6.7) 252,585] 236,228
Construction materials
and supplies. 23,019] 23,094] 22,950 -0.3] +0.6] -1,8] 24,448] 24,274] 22,386] 24,912 -1.9} 211,425] 207,863
Defense product . 6,552 6,535] 6,718] +0.3 2.7) -6.3 6,915 6,245] 5,967 7,134) “3.1 58,473] 59,886)
Other materials, supplies ar
intermediate products... | 129,605] 129,838] 129,363 0.2] +0.4 -1.6] 136,878] 130,288] 116,036] 128,939] +6.2]1,161,472] 1,072,238}
Durable goods industries:
Nondefense capital goods 30 62,847] 62,832} 60,773 0.0] +3.4) -1.9] 71,081] 58,678] 53,390] 61,867] +14.9} 540,925] 486,317
Excluding aircraft and parts. 54,210) 53,962] 53,971] +0.5) 0.0} +0.8] 61,620] 50,153] 47,669] 53,933] +14.3) 470,130] 412,775)
Defense capital goods * . 6,346] 6,253) 6,551) +1.5 4.5 71 6,700} 5,936 5,751 6,851 -2.2 56,261 57,607
Durables excluding capital goods. 145,166] 144,933] 144,818] +0.2) +0.1 -2.6] 155,070] 145,837] 120,915] 150,588] +3.0] 1,304,848] 1,243,592]
Miscellaneous series:
Producers’ durable equipment. 138,974] 138,876] 137,539] +0.1] +1.0} -2.6] 151,789] 135,041] 111,448] 143,098] +6.1]1,233,517] 1,166,550)
Household durable goods.. | 10,754) 11,124) 11,212 -3.3 -0.8] +0.5) 11,772) 11,117 9,792} 11,518] +2.2| 98,997 92,308}
Information technology industries. 33,486] 32,926] 32,680] +1.7} +0.8] +1.9] 39,616] 30,258] 28,182] 32,303] +22.6] 281,643) 236,274
Health care equipment
and products. 13,946] 14,109] 13,717 -1.2] +2.9] -O.1} 15,521) 14,007] 12,564] 14,854] +4.5] 122,362] 116,383
NEW ORDERS
All manufacturing industries. 388,575] 382,368} 375,030] +1.6] +2.0) -8.1] 407,737] 381,043] 345,466] 380,404] +7.2]3,439,032]3,167,332
Market categories:
Automotive equipment. 16,237] 15,839] 16,273] +2.5] 6. 17,476] 16,029} 10,011} 17,825) -2.0} 148,141] 145,931
Home goods and appar 20,325} 20,910] 20,632 -2.8) 0. 22,237] 21,872] 19,417] 22,029] +0.9] 187,481} 179,109
Consumer staples.. 81,000} 80,903] 79,967] +0.1 . 84,972] 83,052] 77,743] 79,561] +6.8] 713,920} 654,825
Machinery and equipment 82,216] 76,841] 74,815] +7.0) -10. 89,503] 72,663] 63,595] 76,037} +17.7) 680,318} 598,902
Business supplies.... . 28,799] 28,611] 28,291] +0.7 0. 29,803] 28,944] 27,157] 27,588] +8.0] 252,926} 237,052
Construction materials
and supplies. 22,829] 23,023] 23,014) 0.8 0. -0. 24,111) 24,113) 22,471) 24,440) -1.3] 211,810] 208,156}
Defense products.. 7,086 7,436 6,242 4.7 9 -69.1 6,650) 5,785 4,735) 5,536] + 20.1 71,615 53,740,
Other materials, supplies and
intermediate products. .| 130,083] 128,805] 125,796} +1.0] +2.4) -6.1} 132,985] 128,585] 120,337] 127,388] +4.4]/1,172,821] 1,089,617
Ourable goods industries:
Nondefense capital goods 68,788] 64,993] 62,283} +5.8] +4.4| 76,414] 61,025] 55,149] 62,872] +21.5} 565,108} 480,397)
Excluding aircraft and par 55,763] 54,801] 55,506] +1.8 1.3 3. 62,565] 51,178] 49,453] 55,377] +13.0} 484,959] 416,879)
Defense capital goods *. | 6,909] 7,306] 6,086] -5.4] +20.0] -70. 6,394] 5,562] 4,368 073] +26.0] 70,424) 51,274
Durables excluding capital goods. 146,688] 143,561] 141,508] +2.2] +1.5] -5.7| 151,853] 143,554] 126,023] 148,775] +2.1] 1,317,419] 1,261,703}
Miscellaneous series:
Producers’ durable equipment.. .| 145,340] 140,728] 139,318} +3.3} +1.0) -6.2| 156,416] 137,320] 114,427] 143,722] +8.8] 1,260,140] 1,160,434)
Household durable goods... | 10,696] 11,176 11,181 -4.3} 0.0] +2.5] 11,699] 11,105} 10,031) 11,496] +1.8 99,196 92,753
Information technology industries... 33,661] 33,145} 32,484) +1.6} +2.0| -6.6] 39,412] 30,738} 28,091] 32,874] +19.9] 286,175] 238,323
Health care equipment
and products.....-... 14,096} 14,086] 13,547] +0.1] +4.0) -4.4) 15,456] 14,061) 12,739] 14,519] +6.5) 123,053] 116,427

° Preliminary " Revised

* 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.

2 Nondefense capital goods industries include: ordnance and accessories; steam, gas and hydraulic turbines; internal combustion engines; construct
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; electrical 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,
tanks, and tank components; and search and navigation equipment.

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.


Table 8. RATIOS OF MANUFA\
AND UNFILLED ORDERS T'

CTURERS' INVENTORIES TO SHIPMENTS

‘O SHIPMENTS, BY INDUSTRY GROUP
(Based on Seasonally Adjusted data)

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio"
Industry Sep | Aug Jul Jun | Sep | Aug Jul Jun
2000° | 2000' | 2000 | 2000 | 2000" | 2000' | 2000 | 2000
All manufacturing industries... 1.28] 1.28] 1.29] 1.25] 2.69] 2.65] 2.67) 2.64
Durable goods industries... 1.42) 1.43] 1.43] 1.38) 3.14) 3.09} 3.12) 3.08)
Stone, clay, and glass products. 118{  1.15{ 1.16) 1.14] 0.75] 0.74) 0.75) 0.75
Primary metals... 1.59] 1.59] 1.58] 1.56] 1.96] 1.93] 1.95) 1.94
Fabricated metal products.. 1.61, 1.60} 1.60] 1.56] 1.31] 1.30{ 1.31) 1.30)
Industrial machinery and equip vas] 1.43] 1.40[ 1.45] 2.25] 2.22) 2.14) 2.21
Electronic and other
electrical equipment... aaift.a2] 1.13 1.09] 2.48] 2.44] 2.49) 2.52
Transportation equipment. 1.42) 1.45) 1.48] 1.32) 9.48[ 9.35) 9.91] 8.63
Instruments and related product: 179] 1.81] 1.88) 1.78] 3.09] 3.13) 3.27) 3.14
Nondurable goods industrie: 1.10] 1.09] 1.10) 1.09] 0.65] 0.64) 0.65) 0.65
Food and kindred products. 0.89} 0.90] 0.92) 0.92 (x) (X%) (x) (x)
Tobacco products 4.25] 1.17[ 1.19] 1.25) (x) ie) (x) (x)
Textile mill products: 1.68] 1.64] 1.60] 1.59) (NA)} (NA)]}— (NA)] (NA)
Paper and allied products. v.21] 1.20f 1.19) 1.17] (NA)] INA) (NA)] (INA)
Chemicals and allied products. 1.39] 1.36] 1.38] 1.34] (Xx) ta) (Xx) (xX)
Petroleum and coal products. 0.70] 0.71{ 0.72) 0.69] (xX) (% (x) (x)
Rubber and plastics products.. 1.31] 1.28] 1.29] 1.25 ea) (Xx) (X) (x)

Preliminary

(X) Not Applicable
1 Excludes the following industries with no unfilled orders:
metal cans, barrels and drums; farm and garden machinery;

transportation equipment; foods and related products; tobacco; knitting mill
products; chemicals; petroleum and coal products; and rubber and plastics products.

“ Revised

(NA) Not Available

Wood and lumber products; glass containers;
motor vehicle assembly operations; other

(Based on Seasonally Adjusted data)

products; apparel and related

Table 9. REVISIONS TO PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED MONTHLY PERCENT CHANGES

Shipments ‘New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
Sep Sep Sep Sep
Industry sep? | 1999- sep? | 1999- Sep? | 1999- Sep? | 1999-
sep' | 1995- | Aug | sep' | 1995-| Aug } sep! | 1995- | Aug | Sep’ ] 1995- | Aug
2000 | 1999 | 2000 | 2000 | 1999 | 2000 | 2000 | 1999 | 2000 | 2000 | 1999 | 2000
All manufacturing industries... | 0.4 0.0) oo} 0.2) -0.2 (x}} 0.0 (] 0.0] -0.1
Durable goods industrie oof 0.1 oof 1.2, 0.3) -0.3] 0.2) 0.0) x] 0.4 0.0)
Stone, clay, and glass products. x] 0.4) 0.2 v4] -0.1 (xi] 0.2 Go} 0.1, -0.1
Primary metals. 0.3, 04) -01 0.44 0.5|  -0.1 0.2) 0.1 Go] oa] -0.2
Fabricated metal products. : (X)} 0.2) 0.1 i} 0.4) -0.1 (x)} 0.1 &) a2) 0.9)
Industrial machinery and equipment 0.4 0.1] -0.1 2.0, 0.2) -0.5] 0.2) 0.1 } 0.1 0.0
Electronic and other
electrical equipment. 0.2) 01) 0.2) 1.1 o8| 1.0) 0.0} 0.2 (} —0.0f 0.1
Transportation equipment ot} 0.1 o2| 25] -o4] oof 0.5) 0.0) ) 0.2) 0.1
Instruments and related products. xi} -0.3] 0.0) (x) if 0.6 (Xi} 0.2 (} 0.1 0.1
Nondurable goods industrie x] 0.1 0.0) x) 0.0} OO} 0.2 om) 0.0] -0.1
Food and kindred products. x} 0.2) 0.1 nd (x) ) ) Od} -0.1 0.0
Tobacco products... (XP -1.21 0.5 o x) io) x) x) -1.4) 0.1
Textile mill products. x] 0.3) 0.3} ~ (NA) (x) (NAD ha) oa 0.0
Paper and allied products. 0.2) -0.1 (x) (NA) (xi) (NAD ] 0.4) -0.2
Chemicals and allied produ x] 0.1 0.1 (x) Tea) ra) (x) {0.1} -0.1
Petroleum and coal products. ] 0.91 1.0) x) ra) (x) ra) i] 0.6] -0.9
Rubber and plastics products. (1) On 0.0} oa) 4) (x) 4) } 0.2) 0.0
Capital goods industries:
Nondefensi 0.3} 0.0] oof 3.2] 08 0.5} 0.1 0.0} oo] 0.0
Defense. 0.2] 0.6) 0.21 0.2) -1.4 oof 0.1, -0.2 (X)}-0.1 0.0)

(xX) Not Applicable

NOTE: The five year and the tw
final estimates. The monthly averages are the simple averages of the abs

(NA) Not Available

elve month revisions are the differences between the month-to-month percent changes of the preliminary and
‘olute 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.

1 The current month revisions are the difference between the advance percent change and the percent chang

e as shown in this publication.


CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS

ie

NP]

U. S. Department of Commerce
Economics and Statistics Administration
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Manufacturers’ Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders

September 2000
M3-1-(00)-09
For Wire Transmissions 10:00 a.m. E.S.T. November 3, 2000

For Data - (301) 457-4673
For Questions - Lee Wentela or Derrick Roy
(301) 457-4832 or (301) 457-4814

All figures in text are in seasonally adjusted current dollars

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in September
increased $6.2 billion or 1.6 percent to $388.6 billion, the
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census reported today.
This follows a 2.0 percent August increase and is the fourth
increase in the last five months. Excluding transportation, new
orders increased 0.7 percent. Year to date, new orders are 8.7
percent above the same period a year ago; new orders for the
third quarter are 1.8 percent below the second quarter.

Shipments decreased $0.4 billion or 0.1 percent to $380.4
billion, following a 0.8 percent August increase. Year to date,
shipments are 7.3 percent above the same period a year ago;
shipments for the third quarter are up slightly from the second
quarter.

Unfilled orders increased $8.2 billion or 1.4 percent to
$589.4 billion, following a 0.3 percent August increase. This is
the thirteenth increase in the last fifteen months. The unfilled
orders-to-shipments ratio was 2.69, up from 2.65 in August.

Inventories increased $0.8 billion or 0.2 percent to $488.5
billion, following a 0.3 percent August increase. This is the sixth
consecutive increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was
1.28, unchanged from August.

New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in September
increased $6.5 billion or 3.0 percent to $222.4 billion, revised
from the previously published 1.8 percent increase. This is the
fourth increase in the last five months.

Electronic and other electrical equipment had the largest
increase, $5.1 billion or 12.9 percent to $45.0 billion, due to
electronic components and communication _ equipment.
Transportation equipment, up four of the last five months,
increased $3.8 billion or 7.6 percent to $53.2 billion; led by
aircraft and parts, all components increased. Primary metals
increased $0.6 billion or 3.8 percent to $16.0 billion. Industrial
machinery and equipment decreased $2.3 billion or 5.1 percent
to $43.3 billion. This is the largest decrease since October 1998.

New orders for nondurable goods decreased $0.3 billion or
0.2 percent to $166.2 billion.

Shipments

Shipments of durable goods in September increased $0.3
billion or 0.2 percent to $214.4 billion, unrevised from the

previously published 0.2 percent increase. This is the fourth
increase in the last five months,

Transportation equipment had the largest increase, $1.0
billion or 2.0 percent to $48.6 billion, led by motor vehicles and
parts. This is the fourth increase in the last five months.
Electronic and other electrical equipment, up six of the last seven
months, increased $0.6 billion or 1.6 percent to $41.8 billion.
Industrial machinery and equipment, down four of the last five
months, decreased $0.5 billion or 1.2 percent to $43.1 billion.

Shipments of nondurable goods decreased $0.7 billion or
0.4 percent to $166.0 billion. Chemicals and allied products had
the largest decrease, $0.5 billion or 1.3 percent to $36.6 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for durable goods in September increased
$8.0 billion or 1.4 percent to $563.9 billion. This is the
thirteenth increase in the last fifteen months.

Transportation equipment had the largest increase, $4.6
billion or 1.9 percent to $248.8 billion, due to aircraft and parts.
Electronic and other electrical equipment increased $3.2 billion
or 3.2 percent to $103.5 billion.

Inventories

Inventories of durable goods in September increased $0.3
billion or 0.1 percent to $305.4 billion. This is the twelfth
increase in the last thirteen months.

Industrial machinery and equipment had the largest
increase, $0.2 billion or 0.3 percent to $62.5 billion. This is the
sixth consecutive increase.

Inventories of nondurable goods, up fourteen of the last
fifteen months, increased $0.5 billion or 0.3 percent to $183.0
billion. Chemicals and allied products, up twelve consecutive
months, had the largest increase, $0.5 billion or 1.0 percent to
$50.9 billion.

By stage of fabrication, September finished goods increased
0.3 percent in durables and 0.7 percent in nondurables. Work in
process decreased 0.1 percent in durables and 0.6 percent in
nondurables. Materials and supplies increased slightly in
durables and 0.2 percent in nondurables.

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Nondefense Capital Goods 1
New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars

66 |-[New orders | - - - - ------------------------------ tes

Shipments

+58
5 52
1 L 1 1 1 1 it i 1 L t J 1
Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May = Jul Sep
Sep. 1998 - Sep. 2000
Defense Capital Goods
New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars
12 12
11] New Orders [> = - = = = = 7 of --p11
10 F| shipments | - - - - --------------------------4---4- 410
9 9
8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5
1 4 1 1 1 1 L il 1 L L L i

Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep
Sep. 1998 - Sep. 2000

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
‘Monthly Percent Change ‘Monthly Percent
Industry Change
Sept. Aug. July | Aug.- | July- | June- | Sept. Aug. July Sept. | Sept.
2000° | 2000' | 2000 | Sept. | Aug. July | 2000° | 2000' | 2000 | 1999 | 00/99
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
All manufacturing industries. 163,826] 163,648] 162,798 1] 40.5] +0.7] 164,183] 164,023] 163,402] 154,734 +61
Durable goods industries. 99,455] 99,430] 98,487 0] +1.0]  +0.8] 100,167] 100,271] 99,106] 93,844 +67
Stone, clay, and glass product: 3,437) 3,418] 3,391 6] +0.8 -0.3] 3,470] 3,451) 3,380] 3,299 +5.2
Primary metals.........- 7,955] 8,027] 8,112 9 -1.0]  +0.8] 8,070} 8,101] 8,138] 7,575 +65
Fabricated metal products. 11,051) 11,215] 11,251 -1.5| -0.3{  +1.3) 11,140] 11,261) 11,304] 10,787 +3.3)
Industrial machinery and equipment 21,981) 21,715) 21,214) + 1.2) 42.4 -0.5] 22,299] 22,065] 21,329} 20,388 +9.4
Electronic and other electrical
equipment. 18,934] 18,997] 18,670) 3] +1.8] +2.2] 18,840] 19,256} 18,957] 16,268] +15.8
Transportation equipment 14,986] 15,056] 15,075) .5| 0.1] 42.41 15,013] 15,013] 15,341] 15,300) “1.9
Instruments and related product: 9,576 9,382 9,397 al -0.2| 0.3 9,623 9,507 9,478 9,145 +5.2
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods. 11,535] 11,620] 11,377 424 0.0] 11,712} 11,617) 11,179] 11,082] +5.7
Nondurable goods industries 64,371] 64,218} 64,311 0.1] +0.5| 64,016] 63,752] 64,296] 60,890] +5.1
Food and kindred products. 11,328} 11,358] 11,426 -0.6 -0.4) 11,085] 11,069] 11,246] 11,170) 0.8
Tobacco products. 4,636| 4,562 4,566 0.1 0.0 4,529] 4,330} 4,230} 4,455 +1.7)
Textile mill product 3,084 3,071 3,024 +16 +3.3 3,059} 3,090) 3,078) 2,866 +6.7)
Paper and allied product: 8,046] 8,079] 8,149) 0.9] +1.0) 8,028] 8,048} 8,119) 7,807 +28
Chemicals and allied products. 16,314] 16,110] 16,125) 0.1] 40.7] 16,258] 16,054] 16,281] 15,212 +6.9
Petroleum and coal products 4.178} 4,281} 4,257 +0.6 -2.5] 4.133] 4,267] 4,280] 3,439] + 20.2)
Rubber and plastics products 7,652] 7,683) 7,703 0.3] +09] 7,637) 7,631] 7,761] 7,113) +74
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods... 9,133] 9,073] 9,061 +01] +1.3] 9,287] 9,263} 9,301] 8,828 +5.2
WORK IN PROCESS
All manufacturing industries. 144,411| 144,687] 145,446] -0.2 -0.5] +0.1] 144,712] 146,516] 146,428] 145,919 -0.8)
Durable goods industries. 112,557| 112,626} 113,412 1 -0.7 -0.4) 112,764] 114,474] 114,353] 115,611 2.5)
Stone, clay, and glass products. 1,682| 1,680) 1,645) 1] +24) +0.8) 1,651 1,710] 1,660] 1,499} +10.1
Primary metais. 8,774 8,790} 8,737] . 2 +0.6 +0.2 8,750 8,857 8,857 8,080 +8.3
Fabricated metal products. 9,254} 9,337 9,338 9 0.0) -0.2| 9,331 9,454) 9,447 9,130 +2.2
Industrial machinery and equipment. 20,238] 20,333} 20,832 5 -2.4] 40.7) 20,110) 20,763} 21,013] 21,269 5.4
Electronic and other electrical
equipment. 13,352| 13,859] 14,090) -3.7 -1.6| 0.0] 13,222] 14,259] 14,247] 13,909] -4.9)
Transportation equipment. 42,966] 42,383) 42,602] +1.4 -0.5) -1.6] 43,365] 42,773] 42,659] 45,934) 5.6
Instruments and related product: 10,221] 10,305] 10,231 0.8]  +0.7}  +1.3] 10,165} 10,636] 10,463] 10,079) +0.9
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods. 6,069] 5,939} 5,937) +2.2 0.0) -1.0} 6,170] 6,016] 6,007] 5,711 +8.0)
Nondurable goods industries. 31,854) 32,061] 32,034 0.6] +0.1] +19] 31,948] 32,042) 32,075] 30,308 +5.4
Food and kindred products. 6,450] 6,466] 6,497 -0.2 0.5] 0.9] 6404] 5,945] 5,973] 6,125 +46
Tobacco products... 98 86 ea] 414.0) +24 0.0) 97 74 74 86] + 12.8)
Textile mill products...... 2,493] 2,500} 2,473 0.0) +11 -2.3{ 2,608] 2,503] 2,485] 2,462 +19)
Paper and allied products.. 1,868] 1,868] 1,842 oo} +141 +1.7] 1,848] 1,878] 1,850] 1,689 +9.4
Chemicals and allied products. 9.588] 9,741) 9,781 “1.6 0.4] +7.2] 9,533] 9,938] 10,068} 8,801 +8.3)
Petroleum and coal products. 3,331} 3,327) 3,412] +0.1 25] +1.7] 3,393] 3,371{ 3,401) 2,975] + 14.1
Rubber and plastics product: 2,290 2,305] 2,307 -0.7) 0.1) 40.3] 2,296) 2,308] 2,287) 2,282 +0.6
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods. 5,730] 5,768} 5,638] 0.7) +2.3 0.9] 5,869] 6,024] 5,937] 5,888 0.3
FINISHED GOODS
All manufacturing industries... +05} +0.7} +1.7] 178,812] 180,973] 178,716] 164,429 +8.7
Durable goods industries... +0.3] +14] +25] 91,804] 94,032] 92,306] 82,856] +108
Stone, clay, and glass products. 5.196] 5,129] 5,116) +1.3] +0.3] +1.4] 5,018] 5,040] 5,128) 4,751 +5.6
Primary metals. 8,387) 8,305} 8,362] +1.0 0.7] +1.2) 8269} 8,263} 8,341] 8,022 +31
Fabricated metal products. 12,325] 12.227) 11,974] +08) +21] +1.6] 11,970] 12,106) 12,010) 11,074 +8.1
Industrial machinery and equipment....] 20,296] 20,263) 19,900} +0.2] +1.8) +4.0] 19,789] 20,395] 19,664) 18,106 +9.3)
Electronic and other electrical
equipment. 13,959] 13,374] 13,142] 44.4] 41.8] +24] 13,669] 13,586] 13,269) 11,018) +24.1
Transportation equipment 11,290] 11,820] 11.577] 45] +24) 43.7] 11,330] 12,391} 11,929] 9,913[ +14.3)
Instruments and related products.. 8122} 8,281} 8,219 1.9) +08) +11) 8140] 8,474) 8,291} 7,882) +3.3
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods 13,842] 13,707) 13,535] +1.0}  +1.3) 13,619] 13,777] 13,674] 12,080) + 12.6
Nondurable goods industries. 86,801] 86,203} 86,234] +0.7' 0.0) 87,008] 86,941} 86,410| 81,573 +6.7
Food and kindred product: 20,356] 20,740) 20,994 “1.9 “1.2 21,201] 21,163] 20,559] 21,565 “1,7!
Tobacco products. 701 688, 700} +19) 17 666) 551 534) 473) +40.8
Textile mill products. 4,941] 4,890] 4,937] +1.0) “1.0 4,835] 4,938] 5,027] 4,647 +4.0
Paper and allied products. 7431| 7,395] 7,317] +0.5] +1.1 7,323] 7,405] = 7,352{ 6,507] + 12.5
Chemicals and allied products. 25,005] 24,561] 24,429] +1.8) +05 24/529] 24,522) 24,340] 21,913) +11.9
Petroleum and coal product: 6679| 6437) 6,505} +3.8 -1.0 6893] 6544) 6,694) 5,692) +21.1
Rubber and plastics products. 8710] 8638] 8,567] +08) +08 8.407| 8,533] 8,540] 7,764] +8.3
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods. 12,978] 12,854] 12,785] +1.0}  +0.5) 13,154] 13,285 13,964) 13,012 +14



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

(Millions of Dollars)
Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
Industry Change
Sept. | Aug. July | Aug.- | July- | June- | sept. | Aug. July | Sept. | Sept.
2000° | 2000' | 2000 | Sept. | Aug. | July | 2000° | 2000" | 2000 | 7989 | 60/99
All manufacturing industries. 589,363) 581,177] 579,589] +14) +0.3) -0.4] 584,291] 583,156] 584,134] 521,233 +121
Manufacturing industries
without defense capital goods. 479,783} 472,166] 471,631 +1.6) +01 -0.4) 476,488] 475,047] 475,651] 431,853 +10.3]
Durable goods industries... 563,915} 555,889] 554,047| +14) +0.3) -0.4] 558,696] 556,886] 557,196] 495,949] +12.7)
Stone, clay, and glass products. 6,261 6,296 6,360] -0.6 -1.0 -0.4 6,183 6,240} 6,368 6,047 +2.2)
Primary metals. 30,826] 30,558 30,970 +0.9) 1.3; -1.0 29,957 30,317 31,045) 31,194) -4.0
Blast furnaces, steel mill 11,651 11,583 11,868 +0.6) “2.4 -2.8| 11,063) 11,379 11,817 12,327 -10.3}
Iron and steel foundries 4,952) 5,000 5,066 -1.0] 1.3 +1.3) 4,826 4,978) 5,044] 4,738 +1.9)
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. 14,223] 13,975 14,036) +18 -0.4 0.3 14,068) 13,960} 14,184] 14,129 -0.4
Fabricated metal products.. 25,084, 25,221 25,179 0.5, +0.2| -0.5 25,108 25,547, (25,512 25,063] +0.2
Industrial machinery and equipment 92,293 92,101 90,095 +0.2 +2.2) +18) 91,440} 91,667 89,395 80,213 +140
Engines and turbines... 30,236] 29,640) 28,094) +2.0] +1.9] +46! 30.378] 29/389] 28.607] 24/055] +263
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. 8,765, 8,589) 8,622 +2.0 -0.4 -1.6| 8,332) 8,218) 8,481 8,336 0.0)
Metalworking machinery.... 6,802 6,639} 6,563 +2.5) +1.2| 3.3 6,802 6,639] 6,563 7,132 -4.6)
Computer and office equipment 9,315 9,881 8,802 5.7 +12.3] 1.2 9,357 10,294) 8,960 8,448 +10.8)
Electronic and other
electrical equipment...... 103,524] 100,357) 101,675. +3.2 1.3 -2.5] 100,628] 101,033] 103,378] 74,178 +35.7
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus.... 7,515 7,477 7,600 +05 1.6 -0.2 7,402 7,580 7,626} 6,685 +10.7
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment. 5,152 $326} 5,384 3.3 “1.1 +1.4) 5,152 §,326| 5,384] 5,009 +2.9)
Communications equipment 31,445 29,836) 30,212 +5.4 “1.2 +0.4) 30,120 28,572 29,382) 18,743 +60.7)
Electronic components. 52,953. 50,827 51,909) +4.2 “2.1 5.4 51,725. 52,597 54,582 38,253 +35.2)
Transportation equipment 248,791] 244,199] 242,407 +1.9| +0.7| -0.2) 248,568] 244,755) 243,584] 224,857 +10.5
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts.. 214,566) 209,834] 207,282 +2.3) +1.2 -0.2} 214,378] 210,329] 208,493] 190,471 +12.6
Shipbuilding and tanks.. 18,301 18,140] 18,673 +0.9) -2.9) “1.9 18,397 18,137 18,708 18,271 +0.7
instruments and related products. 48,309) 48,390) 48,543 -0.2 -0.3] 0.4 47,872) 48,298 48,647 45,955, +4.2
Search and navigation equipment 25,862) 26,091] 26,318] 0.8] 0.9]  -0.5] 28/604] 25,958| 26,462] 25,284 4.1.3
Measuring and controlling devices... 10,665 10,658 10,582 +01 +0.7 +1.0 10,665 10,658) 10,582 10,177) +48
Medical instruments and supplies. 10,890) 10,740 10,763 +1.4) 0.2 “1.5 10,718 10,782 10,727 9,627 $11.3)
All other durable goods. 8,827 8,767] 8,818 +0.7 -0.6) “1.5 8,940) 9,029 9,267) 8,442 +5.9|
Nondurable goods industries. 25,448 25,288 25,542 +0.6) -1.0 al 25,595 26,270 26,938 25,284 +12

° Preliminary " Revised

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.



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|
Sept. | Aug. | July | Aug. -} July-]June-| Sept. | Aug. | July | Sept. | Sept.
2000 | 2000' | 2000 | Sept. | Aug. | July | 2000° | 2000' | 2000 | 1999 |00/99} 20007 | 1999
All manufacturing industries. 388,575] 382,368] 375,030] +1.6] +2.0] -8.1] 407,737] 381,043] 345,466] 380,404] + 7.2]3,439,032]3,167,332
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders...... ..| 226,933] 220,867] 214,342] +2.7| +3.0] -12.2] 238,730] 216,077] 199,337] 217,318] +9.9]1,982,189] 1,806,601
without defense capital goods.......] 381,666] 375,062] 368,944] +1.8| +1.7)  -4.8] 401,343] 375,481| 341,098] 375,331] +6.9]3,368,608] 3,116,058
Durable goods industries. 222,385] 215,860] 209,877] +3.0] +2.9| -13.2] 234,661] 210,141] 185,540] 216,720] +8.3]1,952,9511 1,793,374
With’unfilled orders. 187/513] 181,798] 175,249] +3.1) +3.7] -14.4] 197,954] 175,951] 160,656) 178,586] + 10.8] 1,630,526] 1,470,113
Stone, clay, and glass products... 8,704| 8,803] 8,763] 1d +0.5) +0.2] 9,103] 9,249) 8,689] 9,518) 4.4) 79,800} 77,457
Primary metals... on 16,022] 15,430] 15,597] +3.8| 1.1] -2.5] 15,899] 15,172] 14,206] 15,242| 44.3] 143,746] 135,660
Blast furnaces, steel mills. 5,778] 5.640] 5,687] +24) -o.8} -3.9] 5,458] 5,533] 5,012] 5.609] -2.71 53.722] 52,630
Iron and steel foundries. 1,359] 1.365} 1,535] 0.4] 11.1) -1.3] 1/320) 1/386] 1,277] 1450] -9.0] 13;54a] 13/352]
Nonferrous and other primary
metals... 8,885] 8,425] 8,375] +5.5] +0.6| -1.6) 9,121] 8,253] 7,917] 8,183 +11.5| 76,480] 69,678
Fabricated metal products. 20,123] 20/587] 20,249] -2.3] +17] -1.4] 20/860] 21,257| 18,115] 21.143] -1.3] 185,687] 184,289]
Industrial machinery and equipment.....|_ 43,277] 45,623] 45,820] -5.1) 0.4] +5.1] 47,098] 42/917] 40,972| 43,040] +9.4] 390,704] 343,825
Engines and turbines 3,230] 3,274] 3,993] -1.3] -18.0| -12.2] 3/892] 3,261] 3.380] 4,585] -15.1] 28,999] 27,159
Construction, mining and
material handiing equipment. 4,018] 3,865] 3,859] +4.0] +0.2| 5.0] 3,963] 3,422] 3,397] 3,612] +9.7] 36,243] 34,120
Metalworking machinery. 4.022) 3,966] 3,593] +1.4] +10.4) +28] 4.608] 3,799} 2'956{ 4.474] +3.0] 33,490] 32.125]
Computer and office equip 34040] 15.725] 15,020] -10.7] +4.7| +88] 16,785] 14,741] 13,119] 13,589] +23.5| 124,676] 102,342
Electronic and other
electrical equipment... 44,990] 39,858] 38,150] +12.9] +4.5| -18.9] 47,451] 37,214] 40,336] 40,871] +16.1] 371,439] 317,052
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus... 4,234) 4,043} 4,157] +4.7] -2.7| -8.2) 4,603] 4,055] 3,836] 4,326] +6.4] 38,315] 39,185
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment. 2,416) 2,537] 2,744) -4.8] -7.5{ +63] 2,726] 2,515] 2,318] 2,578] +5.7| 23,187] 21,345
Communications equipment 12,337 15] 10, .2] -2.4] -23.1) 14,363] 8.319] 8,334] 11/516] +247] 93,462] 74/387
Electronic components. 20,865 413.7] -28.0] 20,281] 16,034] 20,823] 16,257] +24.8] 165,065] 136,276
Transportation equipment. 53,217 +7.11 -32.6| 55,720] 48,619] 30,942| 49,046] +13.6] 455,773] 416,752
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 16,740 +47.2] 67.0] 17,024] 13,398] 8,132] 9,687] +75.7] 124,329) 90,624]
Shipbuilding and tanks. 1,237 -24.0] +3631 11382] 580) 741 892] +54.9] 8565] 7,856
Instruments and related products 19,556 +4.5] -12.0| 16,961] 14,639] 12,954) 15,809] +7.3] 135,936] 127/430)
Search and navigation equipment... 2,831 -0.7) -30.4{ 2998] 2,478] 2.217] 3.161] 8.2] 27.485] 26,945
Measuring and controlling devices.) 5,324] +5.9] -4.4| 5849] 5,047] 4,220] 4,747) +23.2] 44/317] 37,184
Medical instruments and supplies...] 4,962] +7.0] -11.11 5,396] 4,735] 4/355) 5.236] +3.1] 42568] 42,953
All other durable goods... 20,496] $1.6] -1.0] 21,569] 21,074] 19,327] 22,051) -2.2] 189,866] 190,959)
Nondurable goods industries. 166,190} +0.8] -0.7} 173,076] 170,902] 159,926] 163,684] +5.7|1,486,0811,373,958
With unfilled orders 39,420] 0.1] -0.5} 40,776} 40,126] 38,681] 38,732] +5.3] '351.663] ‘336,488

Preliminary * Revised

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

) When new orders for a prior month are negative because of cancellations, the percentage change calculation is algebraically negative, even though there is a
3t dollar increase from the prior month to the current month.

ote: Estimates of manufacturers’ shipments, inventories and orders are subject to survey error and revision. One major component of survey error is
ansampling error, which includes errors of coverage, response, and nonreporting. Since the survey panel is not a probability sample, estimates of sampling

for cannot be calculated. Further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations are contained in our most recent annual benchmark publication,
trent Industrial Reports: M3-1(97), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1987-1997."


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|
Sept. | Aug. | July | Aug. -| July-|June-] Sept. | Aug. | July | Sept. | Sept. :
2000° | 2000' | 2000 | Sept. | Aug. | July | 2000? | 2000' | 2000 | 1999 |00/99] 2000" | 1999
All manufacturing industries..........] 380,389] 380,780] 377,584 -0.1] +0.8] -1.7] 406,602) 382,021] 339,435] 384,195] | +5.8]3,387,432/3,159,136|
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders. ..] 218,747| 219,279] 216,896] -0.2) +1.1] _-1.5] 237,595] 217,055] 193,306] 221,109] +7.5]1,930,589] 1,798,405]
without defense capital goods.......| 374,043] 374,527] 371,033] -0.1] +0.9]  -1.6] 399,902) 376,085] 333,684] 377,344] +6.0/3,331,171]3, 101,529
Durable goods industries. 214,359] 214,018] 212,142] +0.2| +0.9| -2.5| 232,851] 210,451] 180,056] 219,306] +6.2] 1,902,034] 1,787,516
With unfilled orders. ‘| 179.487] 179,956] 177,514] -0.3] +1.4) -1.8] 196,144} 176,261] 155,172] 181,172] +8.3]1,579,609] 1,464,255]
Stone, clay, and glass products. 8,739] 8,867] 8,786] -1.4| +0.9] -0.3] 9,160) 9,377] 8,726] 9,456] -3.1] 79,854) 77,481
Primary metals. 15,754] 15,842] 15.917| -0.6| -0.5| -1.1] 16,259] 15,900] 14,462] 15,852) +2.6| 144,910] 133,313
Blast furnaces, steel mills. 5,710] 5,925] 6,032] -3.6{ -1.8| -1.8] 5,774] 5.971] 5,464] 5,949 "9] 95,292 51,338
Iron and steel foundries. 11407| 11431) 1,470] -1.7] -2.7) +0.9] 1/472] 1/452] 1,244] 1,634] -9.9] 13,382] 13,966
Nonferrous and other primary
metal: 8,637] 8,486] 8,415] +1.8) +08] -0.9] 9,013] 8,477] 7,754] 8,269] +9.0] 76,236} 68,009
Fabricated metal pr 20,260} 20,545] 20,384) 1.4] +0.8) -1.3] 21,299] 21,222] 18,021] 21,576] -1.3] 185,327] 184,660)
Industrial machinery and equipment 43,085] 43,617] 44.185] -1.2]  -1.3] +5.0] 47,325] 40,645] 39,090] 41.716] +13.4] 380,491] 338,053
Engines and turbines. 2,634) 2,728| 2,715] -3.4] +05] +42) 2\902] 2,479] 1,885] 3, <1] 23,418) 21,829
Farm and garden machinery. 2,089] 2,098] 2,139] -0.4| -1.9] +4.6] 1,846] 1,690] 1.775 19,964] 17,793]
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. 3,842| 3,898] 4,000] -1.4| -2.6] -0.1] 3,849] 3,685] 3,764) 3,868} 0.5] 36,490] 35,417
Metalworking machinery. 3.859] 3,890] 3.819] -0.8] +1.9| +21] 4.445] 3723] 3,182| 4/352] +21] 33,178] 31,439
Computer and office equipment. 14,606] 14,646] 15,131] -0.3|  -3.2] +86] 17,722] 13,407) 13,138] 13,835] +28.1] 124,000] 101,835
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 41,823] 41,176] 40,771] +16] +1.0] -1.3| 47,856] 39,559] 35,994] 40,421] +18.4] 354,498] 300,680)
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus. 4,196] 4,166] 4,175] +0.7] -0.2| -0.4{ 4,781] 4,101] 3,803] 4,499] +6.3] 37,809] 34,681
Household appliances. 2416] 2:347| 2,294) +29) +23) -46| 2549] 2,318] 2,124] 2.344) 48.7] 21,891) 21,284)
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment... 2,590] 2,595] 2,669] -0.2} -28] -2.3| 2,900] 2,573] 2,243] 2,871] +1.0] 23,067] 21,358
Household audio and
video equipment 1,074{ 1,136] 1,228] 5.5] -7.5] -0.2| 1,237] 1,197] 1,156) 1.2781 -3.2] 10,080) 9,134]
Communications equip 10,728] 10,391] 10,146] +3.2| +2.4| +1.1] 12.815] 91129} 8'58o{ 10,521] +21.8] 88,965] 72,701
Electronic components. 18,739} 18,338] 18,133] +2.2| +1.1] -1.:9] 21,153] 18.019] 16,438] 16,134] +31.1] 153,814] 121,678
Transportation equipment 48,625] 47,649] 46,651] +2.0] +21] -10.7| 51,907] 47,448] 31,413] 51,593] +0.6] 433,587] 434,479
Motor vehicles and parts. 32.677] 31,994] 32,990] +21] -3.0] 5.8] 34,547] 32,199] 19,820] 35,918] -3.8] 299,011] 299,138
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicies, and parts... 0.8] +17-8) -17.1) 12,975] 11,562] 8,670] 11,505] + 12.8) 100,459) 104,161
Shipbuilding and tanks. 6.6] -2.6] +67) 1,122] 1,151] 1,122) 1,303] -13.9 696] 8,907
Instruments and related products. +1.0] +4.3) -4.3] 17/387] 14/988] 13,134] 16,386] +6.1 130/860] 128,860
Search and navigation equipment. 0.7) +2.7] -7.4[ 3/352] 2,982] 2'691] 3,424) -2.1) 27,301] 28,089]
Measuring and controlling devices. +53] +65] -9.2) 5.842| 4.971] 4/120] 4,720] +23.8] 43,784] 37,192,
Medical instruments and supplies... -1.2) +3.6] +0.7/ 5.460] 4,680] 4/180] 5,569] -2.0] 41,885] 42,912]
Photographic goods. 0.3] +4.2| 0.0] 2:210] 1/824] 1,627] 2,149] +28] 16.951] 16,076
All other durable goods. 20,436] 20,846] 20,607) -2.0] +1.2] -1.5] 21,658] 21/312] 19,216] 22,306] -2.9] 188,807] 190,189]
Nondurable goods industries. 166,030] 166,762] 165,442] -0.4) +0.8] -0.7] 173,751] 171,570] 159,379] 164,889] | +5.4] 1,485,398] 1,371,620}
With unfilled orders... 39,260] 39,323] 39.382) -0.2] -0.1] -0.3] 41,451] 40,794| 38,134] 39,937) +3.8] 350,980] 334,150]
Food and kindred products. 42,783| 42,852] 42,4941 -0.2] +0.8] -0.3] 44,654] 43,727] 40,612] 44,064] +1.3] 379,926] 372,234]
Meat products. 9.926] 9,939} 9.868] -0.1] +0.7] +0.2] 10,069] 10,250] 9,673] 9,457] +65] 87,201] 79,167
Dairy products. 6.308] 6,245] 6,295] +1.0] -08| -2.2] 6576] 6,261] 5,906] 6,759] -2.7} 56,252] 57,947
Beverages. 6.776] 6,680] 6,570] +1.4| +1.7] +0.2] 7,006] 7,173] 6,835} 6,593] +6.3| 60,524] 57,482
Allother foods, except fats and oils] 17,992) 18,217] 18,054] -1.2] +0.9] +0.4] 19,222) 18,272] 16,491] 19,462] -1.2] 159,868) 161,139
Tobacco products. 4,342] 4,575] 4,478] 5.1] +2.2] +4.2] 4,029] 4,822] 4,342] 4,132] -2.5] 39,605] 37,401
Textile mill products 6.272] 6,370] 6,507} -1.5] -2.1| -0.7| 6,800] 6,719] 6,016] 7,130] -4.6] 58,359] 58,798
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles......... 3,551] 3,608] 3,655] -1.6] -1.3| +01] 3,880] 3,721] 3,225] 3,963] -2.1] 32,733] 33,641
Paper and allied products. 14,369] 14,394] 14,542] .0.2] -1.0] 0.0] 14,789] 14,651] 14,154] 14,250] +3.8] 130,446] 122,287
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products... 5,680] 5,679] 5,815] 0.0] -2.3| -0.7] 5,798] 5,781] 5,747] 5,534] +4.8] 52,056] 46,996
Paperboard containers and boxes 3.758| 3,881] 3.878] -3.2| +0.1]  -1.6| 3,802] 3,991] 3,700] 3,620] +5.0] 35,274] 30,556
Miscelianeous converted
Paper products. 4,931] 4,834] 4,849] +2.0] -0.3| +23] 5,189] 4,879] 4,707] 5,096) +1.8] 43,116 44,735
Chemicals and allied products. 36,600] 37,072] 36,586] -1.3] +1.3] -0.1] 38,098] 36,925] 34,639] 36,521] +4.3] 330,431] 308,185)
Industrial chemicals. 15,939] 16,125| 16,019) -1.2) +0.7] +0.1] 16,203] 16,145] 15,491] 16,007) +1.2| 144,927] 136,003
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries. 16,864] 17,060] 16.642) -1.1] +25] -0.5| 18,602] 17.215] 15,497] 17,153] +8.4) 148,464] 135,426)
Petroleum and coal products. 20,368} 19,815] 19,718] +28] +05] -3.3] 21,473] 20,858] 20,296] 16,642] +29.0] 175,194] 120,788
Rubber and plastics products. 44.233] 14,531] 14.439] -2.1] +0.6| -1.7| 14,681] 14.853] 13,105] 14,291] +2.7] 131,838] 123,502,
All other nondurable goods. 27,063| 27,153] 26,678] -0.3| +18] -0.8] 29,227) 29,015] 26,215) 27,859] +4.9| 239,599] 228,425

Preliminary * Revised

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.

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