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

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Nov. Oct. Sept.]  Oct-]  Sept-]  Aug.- Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov.| Nov.
1999" 1999 1999] Nov.| Oct] Sept. 1999" 1999" 1999 1998] 99/98
All manufacturing industries . . 469,656 | 467,522] 465,669] +05] +04] 40.3] 471,002] 468,752] 465,082] 471,705 “0.1
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders : 310,548 | 309,267] 308,999] +04] +01] +03] 310,740] 309,363] 308,986] 315,357 +15
without defense capital zoods 451,230] 449,078] 446,803] +05] +05]  +0.2] 452,600] 450,164] 445,929] 452,640 00
Durable goods industries 294,834] 293,448] 292,901] +05] +02] +02] 295,802] 293,439} 292,311 | 298,755 -1.0
With unfilled orders 269,750 268,575] 268,386] +04] +01} +02] 270,467] 268,868] 268,212} 274,436 “14
Stone, clay, and glass products 9,800} 9,854} 9,724 05) +13 0.0] 9498} 9,512 9549] 9,004] +55
Primary metals 2.2.0... 0... eve 24,029] 23,884] 23,652 +0.6| +10 0.0) 24,047) 23,819] 23,677) 24,722 27
Blast furnaces, steel mills . 11,356] 11,325] 11.250} +03] +0.7 06] 11,492] 11,384] 11,319] 12,271 3
Iron and steel foundries... . . . 1610 1578 1576} +20] 40.1 12 1,564 1,533 1341 1539] +16
Nonferrous and other primary
metals . ses 11,063] 10,981} 10,826] +0.7] +14] 40.7] 10,991] 10,902] 10,817] 10,912] 40.7
Fabricated metal products 31,372] 31,359] 31,182 00] +06] +054 31,070] 31,004] 30,991] 30,786] +09
Industrial machinery and equipment 60,438 | 59,936] 60,139 40.8 -03 40.2] 61,044] 59,757 59,763 | 61,563 0.8
Engines and turbines .......... 4,633] 4,565] 4,445] +151 427] 05] 4.864] 4.674] 4.460] 4,263] 414.1
Farm and garden machinery 3,708 3,670 3,614 +10 +15 +S 3,810 3,479 3,363 3,948 3.5
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 8,941 8,868 8,852 +08 +0.2 +0.1 8,934 8,769 8,709 9,005 08
Metalworking machinery 8,043 8,119] 8,101 09) 402) +12] 7921 8,217 8.261 7,729) +25
Computer and office equipment . . . 8,796] 8,623} 9.183] 420) 61) +02] 91032 8578] 9,170] 9,388 38
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ........... 42,551] 42,091] 41518] +11] +14] 40.8] 42,618] 42,241] 41,195] 40,296] +58
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . . 5350] $325 5293} +05} +06] +08] 5,434 5349] 5,219] 5424] 40.2
Houschold appliances . 2,420) 2,412] 2393} +03] «=40.8] +24] = 2362] 923359] 2.281 2,369 -03
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment 3,758] 3,763] 3,604 01] +19] 42.5 3,802] 3,843 3,663 3,528] +78
Household audio and
video equipment ..... 1,137 1,081 1,066] +52] +14] +42 1,128 1,107 1,140 1047] +7.7
Communications equipment 11601] 11,168] 10921] 43.9] +23 11,743} 11,222} 10,950] 10,272] #143
Electronic components . 14,605] 14,691] 14,554] -0.6] —-+0.9 14,555] 14,723] 14,354] 1ao98] 43.2
Transportation equipment . 70,559] 70,411} 70,749] +0.2 05 71,402) 70908) 71,147 77,276 ~—-7.6
Motor vehicles and parts 17,394] 17,638] 17,420} +15] +13 18,044] 17,559] 17,492] 17,299] +43
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 46,306] 46,499] 47,276] 0.4 -16} +04] 47,059] 47,129] 47,687] $4,357] -13.4
Shipbuilding and tanks ... 2,271 2,232 2211 +17 +09 24 2,228 2,169 2,207 1,755] +27.0
Instruments and related products 27,035 | 27,058] 27,098 -0.1 01] +01] 27,143] 27,197] 27,106] 26.829] +12
Search and navigation equipment 7,001 6,984] 6971] +02] +02) +27{ 6952] 6960] 6960] 6,677] +4.1
Measuring and controlling devices . 8150] 8195] 8,230 -05 “04 04] 8141 8,183 8,209 7997} +18
Medical instruments and supplies 8,825 8,779 8.810] +05 -04 04] 8974 8.870] 8,791 8725} +29
Photographic goods : 2,329] 2359} 2331 -13] +12 3.1 2345] 2.442] 2,401 2,683] -12.6
All other durable goods 29,050} 28,855] 28.839] +07] +0.1 03} 28,980] 28.911} 28,883] 28,279] 42.5
Nondurable goods industries 174,822] 174,074] 172,768] +04} +08] +05] 175,200] 175,313] 172,771} 172,950] +13
With unfilled orders . . . 40,798} 40,692} 40,613] +03} +02) +05} 40.273] 40,495] 40,774] 40,921 “1.6
Food and kindred products 38,801] 38,769] 38,139] +01] +17] +03] 40,371] 40,938] 38,860] 38,812] +40
Meat products. : 4484] 4,484] 4380 oo] +24] +09| 4444] 4487} 4315 4,002] +110
Dairy products . 3,936 3,937 3,892 0.0 412 04 3,805 3,943 3,855 3,696 429
Beverages. . 8,672| 8,654 8,600] +02] +06 14] 8,837 8875 8,694 8528] 43.6
All other foods, except fats and oils | 20,036] 20,003] 19651] 403] 18] +10) 2024] 2¥e21] 2024] 205551] +47
Tobacco products 5,069] 5,164 S177] -18 03] +05 5304] 5,366 5014] 6,144] -13.7
Textile mill products 10,089} 10,071] 10,112] +02 04] +08) 9868} 9900] 9,975 9,961 -09
Broadwoven fabrics an
other textiles 6,099 6,090} 6113] +0. “04 0.2} 6,033 5,992 5,991 6,283 -4.0
Paper and allied products’. 16,140} 16,125] 16,133] 40.1 oo] +13] 15,959} 15,889] 16,003] 16.251 “18
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products ...... 6,258} 6,299] 6,324 07 -04 00, 6206] 6.214] 6.260] 6.686 “12
Paperboard containers and boxes . . 4239] 4,243) 4.179 or] +is| 43.4 4169] 4164} 4.170} 4077] 42.3
Miscellaneous converted
paper products .........., 5,643 5,583 5,630} +11 08] 415 5,584 5,511 5,573 5.488] +17
Chemicals and allied products 47,450] 46,903] 46,546 +12 +08 2] 47,194] 46,352] 45,926] 46,543 +14
Industrial chemicals 19,520] 19,261] 19,176] +13) +04 2) 19352] 18,977] 19.147] 19,649 “15
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries 21,970] 24.754] 21527) +100) +11 1] 21,992] 21,707) 21.215] 21.285] +35
Petroleum and coal products . 12,184] 12,052] 11,887] +h] +14 6] 12,406] 12,284] 12106] 11109] +11.7
Rubber and plastics products 17,764] 17,714] 17,492] 40.3] #13 3] 17531] 17389] 17.139] 16567] +5.8
All other nondurable goods 27,325| 27,276| 27,282] +02 00 .1] 26,567) 27,195] 27,728] 27,563 3.6

* 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

380 380
New Orders
360 | Stioments |. ---------------------------5 === 41 360
340 P---------------- tee XT HY 340
320 ---------------------- 2-2 +--+ 2-22 ee -4 320
300 F- -- --------- 2-2-2 - 2 eee eee eee eee eee eee ed 300
280 1 it 1 1 1 1 L 1 1 1 L i 1 280
Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov
Nov. 1997 - Nov. 1999
Total Manufacturing

Ratio of Unfilled Orders and

Inventories to Shipments
/S Ratios UO/S Ratios
2.5 3.7
2.4 vos |-4 3.6
2.3 “us {43-5
oe Ce iw)
21 - >> rr rt rr ee eee ee ee 4 3.3
2b rt tr tt rr rr rr ee ee ee ee 3.2
Se a 3.1

VBP - or rt tt te te eee re eee 3

1.7 2.9
1.6 2.8
1.5 2.7
1.4 2.6
1.3 er 48
1.2 1 L i 1 1 1 in 1 4 4 L 1 1. 2.4

Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov

Nov. 1997- Nov. 1999

Note: All Charts based on seasonally
adjusted current dollars.


Table 6. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ UNFILLED ORDERS AND TOTAL INVENTORIES
FOR TOPICAL SERIES'
(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Nov. Oct. Sept. | Oct.- | Sept- | Aug- Nov Oct Sept. Nov. | Nov.
1999" 1999" 1999 | Nov Oct. | Sept 1999" 1999" 1999 1998 | 99/98
UNFILLED ORDERS
All manufacturing industries... . 526,623 | 525,963 | 525,439 | 40.1] +01 | +04 | 522,442 | 524,929 | 521.233 | 514,816 +15
Market categories :
Automotive equipment 2,482 | 2,549 | 2,505 26] +18 09 | 2403 | 2,517 2.464 2,348 423
Home goods and apparel 9,350 9,300 9,089 +0.5 +23 +16 9,066 9,306 9,122 8,591 45.5
Consumer staples . 3,041 2,958 | 2,860 | 428] +34 -13 | 2.998 | 2.964 | 3,045 2,260 | +327
Machinery and equipment - | 234,552 | 235,032 | 235,476 02] 02 | +06 | 234338 | 234,569 | 234.774 | 243,744 “3.9
Business supplies ....... 7,409 7317 7248 | 413] +10] -1.7 | 7238 200 7344 6.718 +77
Construction materials
and supplies... . : 17,568 | 17,668 | 17,572 06 | +05 -2.0 | 17,220 | 17,453 | 17,532 | 17,166 +03
Defense products 86,784 | 87,911 | 86,740 AZ] +14 -0.9 | 85,151 | 86,411 | 84,769 | 88,298 36
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products 165,437 | 163.228 | 163,949 | +14} -04 | +12 | 164,028 | 164.509 | 162,183 | 145,691 | +126
Durable goods industries
Nondefense capital goods * . . 251,243 | 251,826 | 251,830 -0.2 0.0 +0.5 | 251,505 | 251,630 | 251,170 | 259,785 3.2
Excluding aircraft and parts. 112,488 | 11911 | 111349 | +05 | 405 | #15 | 112.750 | T1715 | 110.689 | 105:463 +69
Defense capital goods * . . 91313 | 92510 | 91,408 3] +12 -I.1 | 89,450 | 90,887 | 89,380 | 92,961 3.8
Durables excluding capital goods. | 158286 | 156143 | 137105} sia} 06 | a 5 | 156,302 | 157,462 | 155399 | 138,652 | +12.7
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment . . . 272,212 | 273,181 | 274,266 04 04 +0.6 | 271,596 | 272,942 | 273.439 | 283,446 42
Household durable goods 5,770 5,781 5,556 -0.2 +4.0 +0.8 5,700 5,975 5,606 5,410 45.4
Information technology industries 41,578 | 41,149 | 41114 | +10} 40.1 | +18] 41,749 | 41.203 | 4tt6s | 39.289 +63
Health care equipment
and products... : 9830 | 9,733 | 9,738} +10] -01 -15 | 9960] 9,907] 9.669 | 9,888 +07
TOTAL INVENTORIES
All manufacturing industries ~ | 469,656 | 467,522 | 465,669 | +05} +04] +403 | 471,002 | 408,752 | 465,082 | 471,705 “0.1
Market categories :
Automotive equipment ....... 8,956 | 8,903 8,740] +06] +19 05 8,949 | 8,837 | 8,667 8558 +4.6
Home goods and apparel... . 31,688 | 31,539 | 31,591 +05} 0.2 | 404 | 30,648 | 31,132 | 31.622 | 31307 “2.1
Consumer staples... . . 76,057 | 75,785 | 74899 | +04} +12 | 40.3 | 77,744 | 77973 | 75.269 | 75.477 +3.0
Machinery and equipment ....... | 117,166 | 116.218 | 116.051 | +08 | +01 | +03 | rigsor | 1ies38 | uisesi | 122.048 28
Business supplies... 0.2... 28,486 | 28,352 | 28390 | +05] -01 | +06} 28403 | 28485 | 28.727 | 28.205 +07
Construction materials
and supplies ©... 0.2.0... 30,249 | 30,109 | 29,746 | +05] +12] +05 } 30,009 | 29,885 | 29,539 | 28,658 44.7
Defense products . . . | 18,067 | 18,116 | 18,474 O03} -19 | 413 | 18,012 | 18,246 | 18,715 | 18,662 35
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products ++ | 158,987 | 158,500 | 157,778] +03 | +05 0.0 | 158,646 | 157,656 | 156,862 | 158,790 -0.1
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods * . . . . 108,221 | 107,299 | 107,465 | +09} 0.2 | +01 | 109,585 | 107,775 | 107,358 | 113,974 39
Excluding aircraft and parts. . . 73,772 | 72,693 | 72,476 415] +03 40.1 | 74,411 | 72,720 | 72,214 | 72,398 42.8
Defense capital goods * .. . 18,426 | 18,444 | 18,866 -0.1 22] +15 | 18,402 | 18588 | 19153 | 191065 35
Durables excluding capital goods 168,187 } 167,705 } 166,570 40.3 40.7 0.0 | 167,815 | 167,076 | 165,800 | 165,716 413
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 191,535 ] 190,226 | 189.913 | 40.7 | +02 | +0. | 192,672 | 190,293 | 189,491 | 194,503 0.9
Household durable goods . . - | 16,535 | 16,359 | 16,289 +14 +0.4 40.3 | 16,257 | 16,284 16,288 | 16,286 -0.2
Information technology industries 33,799 | 33,243 | 33,523 +17 -08 +0.1 | 34,123 | 33,286 | 33.537 | 32,777 +41
Health care equipment
and products 1... .. : 20,719 | 20,559 | 20.467 | +08] +04 0.1 | 20,879 | 20,623 | 20.280 | 20,234 43.2

See footnotes at end of table 5.
See note at end of table 2 relating to survey error and revision.


Table 5. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS AND NEW ORDERS
FOR TOPICAL SERIES'

(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted *
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent Year to date
Industry change
Nov. | Oct. ] Sept. ] Oct] Sept-] Aug-] Nov. | Oct. | Sept.| Nov. | Nov.
1999"} 199°] 1999] Nov.] Oct] Sept.} 1999°] 1999] 1999] 1998} 99/8 | 1999" | 1998
SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries 364,518} 360,201] 358,709] +1.2] +04] — -0.9] 364,185] 369,691] 384,195] 341,167] +6.7} 3,893,012 |3,709,953
Market categories :
Automotive equipment 16,359] 16,092] 16,584] +17] -3.0f -1.9} 16,774] 17,940] 17,914] 15,723] +6.7 180,586} 161,101
Home goods and apparel 20,227} 20,070] 19,711] +0.8] +1.8|  -1.7] 20,954] 21,987] 22,023] 19,421] +7.9] 221,240} 209,672
Consumer staples ....... 77191} 76,119} 75,589] +1.4)  +0.7| +07] 77,998] 78,185] 79,898] 70,000] +11.4] 810,226] 759,727
Machinery and equipment 67.925} 68,807] 67.932| 1.3) +1.3)  -3.4] 66,071] 68,189] 75,318] 65,851] +0.3] 738,967} 701,875
Business supplies . . 27,501} 26,995] 26,898] +1.9] +04] 0.0 28,068] 27,723} 28,057] 26,017) +7.9} 292,019] 280,586
Construction materials :
and supplies... .. . 23,603) 23,253} 23,372] +1.5]  -0.5 24,243] 24,912] 21,480] 47.3] 255,149] 239,587
Defense products = 7.572| 6,822) 6,719] +11.0}  +1.5| 6741] 7,134] 7,364] 49.4] 74,681] 75,526
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products . . 124,140] 122,043] 121,904] +1.7] +0.1) — -0.3} 123,223) 124,683] 128,939] 115,311] +6.9] 1,320,144 ]1,281,879
Durable goods industries
Nondefense capital goods * 55,093] 56,295] 54,891] -2.1]  +2.6] -4.2} 53,021] 53,981] 61,867] 52,882] +0.3] 593,319} 561,103
Excluding aircraft and parts 47,793] 48,329] 47,392| -1.1] +2.0] -1.1) 45,796] 46,414] 53,933] 43,142] +6.2] 504,985] 476,066
Defense capital goods ‘ . 7,254] 6,569] 6,455] +104} +18) 0.2) 7,791] 6531] 6,851] 7,152] +8.9] 71,929] 72,086
Durables excluding capital good: 141,637] 139,442] 140,549] +16, -0.8]— -1.0} 142,512] 146,349] 150,588] 134,638] +5.8} 1,532,453 1,444,518
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment . . . . | 131,596] 131,711] 130,948] -0.1]  +0.6] 2.9) 130,609} 134,668] 143,098] 127,037] +2.8) 1,431,827 ]1,345,206
Household durable goods : 10,780] 10,521] 10,277] +2.5} +24) -3.4) 11,278] 11,143] 11,518) 9, +14.1} 114,729] 102,821
Information technology industries 27,989) 28,704] 27,163] -2.5] +5.7|  -2.0| 27,072) 26,684] 32,303] 25,047) +8.1} 290,030] 265,595
Health care equipment
and products ....... 13,501] 13,340] 13,366] +12] -0.2) +0.6 13,176] 13,172 14,854] 12,081] +9.1} 142,731] 130,274
NEW ORDERS
All manufacturing industries... .. 365,178] 360,725} 360,886] +1.2] 0.0 -1.0| 361,698] 373,387} 380,404] 333,218] +8.5| 3,902,417 3,693,211
Market categori¢s :
Automotive equipment 16,292] 16,136} 16,559] +10] -2.6  -2.3] 16,659) 17,994] 17,825] 15,713] +6.0] 180,584] 160,963
Home goods and apparel 20,277] 20,281] 19,854] 0.0] +2.2} -0.9] 20,714] 22,171] 22,029] 19,368} —+6.9] 221,994] 209,705
Consumer staples 77,274] 76,217| 75,552| +14] +09] +04] 78,032] 78,104] 79,561] 70,159] +11.2} 810,961} 759,937
Machinery and equipment 67,445] 68,364] 69,418) -1.3] 1.5] +0.6] 65,840] 67,984) 76,037] 62,907] +4.) 732,726] 702,877
Business supplies 27,593] 27,064] 26,773] +2.0)  +1.1] 1.3] 28,105] 27,580] 27,588} 26,152] +7.5] 292,737] 280,872
Construction materials
and supplies : 23,502] 23,350) 23,017] +0.7] +14] -2.0 22,810] 24,164] 24,440] 21,239] +7.4] 255,130] 239,127
Defense products ........ 6,445] 7,992] 5,898] -19.4] +355] +123] 6,794] 8,383] 5,536] 6,091] +115] 68,917] 66,279
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products . 126,350] 121,321) 123,815] +4.1]  -2.0f  -2.7) 122,744] 127,007] 127,388] 111,589] +10.0] 1,339,368 ]1,273,451
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods * 54,510} 56,291] 56,050] -3.2] +04) -0.7] 52,896] $4,441] 62,872] 49,726] +6.4] 587,734] 559,672
Excluding aircraft and parts 48370] 48,891] 48,990] 1.1] -0.2| +26 46,831] 47,440] $5,377] 42,570] +10.0] 511,150] 478,357
Defense capital goods ‘ . : 6,057] 7,671 5,485] -21.0] +39.9) +8.7] 6,354} 8,038] 5,073) 5,939] +7.0| 65,666] 62,831
Durables excluding capital goods . | 143,780| 138,480] 142,814] +3.8) 3.0] 2.2) 141,352] 148,412] 148,775] 130,885] +8.0] 1,551,467 ]1.440,268
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 130,627] 130,626] 132,641] 0.0] 1.5] 0.5} 129,263] 134,171] 143,722] 123,962] +4.3 | 1,423,868 ]1,345,538
Household durable goods . 10,769] 10,746] 10,322) +0.2) +4.1] -2.1] 11,003] 11,512} 11,496] 9,668] +13.8) 115,268] 102,448
Information technology industries 28,418] 28,739 27,895] -1.1] +3.) +2.5] 27,618] 26,722) 32,874] 24,369) +13.3] 292,663] 266,914
Health care equipment
and products 13,598] 13,335] 13,213} +2.0] +09] -1.3] 13.228] 13,410] 14,519] 11,880] +113] 143,065) 131,698

” Preliminary. ' Revised.

' Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

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

‘Nondefense capital goods industries include ; ordnance and accessories; steam, gas and hydraulic turbines; internal combustion engines; construction, mining, and materia
handling equipment; metalworking machinery; special industry machinery; general industrial machinery; computer and office equipment; refrigeration, heating and servic
industry machinery; electrical transmission and distribution equipment; electrical industrial apparatus; communications equipment; aircraft, missiles, space vehicles, and engine

and parts; ships and tank components; railroad equipment, and search and navigation equipment.

“ Defense capital goods industries include
and tank components, and search and navigation equipment.

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

ordnance and accessories; communications equipment; aircraft, missiles, space vehicles, and engines and parts; ships, tank


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

Inventory / Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders / Shipments ratio!
Industry Nov. Oct Sept. Aug, Nov. Oct. Sept. Aug,
1999" 1999" 1999 1999 1999? 1999" 1999 1999
All manufacturing industries . 1.29 130 130 1.28 2.55 257 2.58 2.53
Durable goods industries fee 1.45 145 1.45 1.42 297 299 3.02 2.95
Stone, clay, and glass products... 1.09 1 110 110 0.72 0.73 071 0.70
Primary metals 7.0... 135 1.57 138 156 2.09 213 2.10 2.10
Fabricated metal products... 2... 131 135 153 1.49 1.26 130 130 129
Industrial machinery and equipment 156 152 159 135 219 214 224 215
Electronic and other
electrical equipment eee 1.20 121 118 117 2.25 2.19 214 2.04
Transportation equipment . . 1.46 1.48 1.46 139 8.60 878 8.77 8.23
Instruments and related products 1.80 182 1.83 187 3.04 3.09 3.13 3.23
Nondurable goods industries... 1.09 1.10 1.10 1.10 0.67 0.68 0.67 0.67
Food and kindred products - 0.91 0.92 091 091 () (Xx) (x) (Xx)
Tobacco products .......... 1.10 115 121 121 (X) (X) (x) (X)
Textile mill products. _ 1.54 152 156 154 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Paper and allied products : 14 17 117 114 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Chemicals and allied products. . 132 1.32 133 1:33 (%) & fe) )
Petroleum and coal products 0.74 0.77 0.76 0.76 (X) (X) &) (X)
Rubber and plastics products. 1.24 1.28 1.28 1.25 (x) tea) & (x)

” Preliminary. ‘ Revised. (X) Not applicable. (NA) Not available.

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

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

Shipments New orders Unfilled orders Inventories
Industry
Noy. Nov Nov Nov.
Nov? | 1998- Nov? | 1998- Nov? | 1998- Nov.? | 1998-
Nov.' | 1994-] Oct. | Nov! | 1994-1 Oct. | Nov.' | 1994-| Oct. | Nov.' | 1994- | Oct.
1999 | 1998 | 1999 | 1999 | 1998] 1999 | 1999 | 1998 | 1999 | 1999} 1998} 1999
All manufacturing industries . (x) 02 Ol (x) 0.1 02 (x) 0.1 0.1 (Xx) 0.0 0.0
Durable goods industries . . | 05 02 01 24 03 04 03 ol 01 (e9) 0.0 0.0
Stone, clay, and glass products . . . (x) 05 03 (%) 05 04 (X) 05 05 () 02 02
Primary metals ...... o 3.1 04 0.2 27 0.5 08 -0.1 0.2 03 (X) 0.1 ol
Fabricated metal products. . (x) 05 02 &) 04 05 (X) 04 03 (X) 02 01
Industrial machinery and equipment . 65 05 04 37 07 03 02 0.1 O01 (X) 0 0.1
Electronic and other

electrical equipment oo “34 0.7 04} -19.1 09 16] -45 06 07 (X) 01 02
Transportation equipment sf 28 04 05 34 05 08 08 0.1 01 (x) 01 0.1
Instruments and related products . . . . (x) 03 03 &) 12 10 e9) 03 03 &) ol 01
Nondurable goods industries... . . on) 0.1 04 (x) 02 0.1 (x) 0.1 02 (x) 0.1 0.1
Food and kindred products : & 01 02 (x) 4) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 0.1 02
Tobacco products... .. . (x) 01 01 (&) (&) () (x) (X) () (X) 0.1 01
Textile mill products... &) 03 02 ()] NA) | (NA) (x) | (NA) | (NA) (X) 02 0.1
Paper and allied products : (X) 0.2 0.2 (X) | (NA) | (NA) (X) | (NA) | (NA) (X) 0.1 0.1
Chemicals and allied products... . &) 04 02 (X) & (X) Xx (x) (x) &) 02 01
Petroleum and coal products. . (xX) 03 05 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) O01 04
Rubber and plastics products (x) 05 02 (xX) (xX) (x) (X) (xX) (x) (X) 01 02

Capital goods industries :
Nondefense ........... a 5.1 05 02 40 07 0.5 03 0.1 0.1 ie) 0.1 O.
Defense ..... vee 8.0 0.7 0.6 56.2 24 45 19 02 03 (X) 0.2 02

(0 Not applicable. (NA) Not available

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

' The current month revisions are the difference between the advance percent change and the percent change as shown in this publication.
? Average for this month for the last five years.
See note at end of table 2 relating to survey error and revision.


CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS

en

ES

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

Manufacturers’ Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders

November 1999
M3-1-(99)-11
For Wire Transmissions 10:00 a.m. E.S.T. January, 5, 2000

For Data - (301) 457-4673
For Questions - Frances Porter or Lee Wentela
(301) 457-4804 or (301) 457-4832

All figures in text are in seasonally adjusted current dollars

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in November
increased $4.5 billion or 1.2 percent to $365.2 billion, the
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census reported today.
This follows a slight October decrease. Excluding transportation,
new orders increased 1.9 percent. Year-to-date, new orders are
5.7 percent above the same period a year ago.

Shipments increased $4.3 billion or 1.2 percent to $364.5
billion, following a 0.4 percent October increase. This is the
sixth increase in the last seven months. Year-to-date, shipments
are 5.0 percent above the same period a year ago.

Unfilled orders increased $0.7 billion or 0.1 percent to
$526.6 billion, following a 0.1 percent October increase. This is
the fifth consecutive increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments
ratio was 2.55, down from 2.57 in October.

Inventories increased $2.1 billion or 0.5 percent to $469.7
billion, following a 0.4 percent October increase. This is the
third consecutive increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio
was 1.29, down from 1.30 in October.

New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in November
increased $1.9 billion or 0.9 percent to $204.3 billion, revised
from the previously published 1.2 percent increase.

Electronic and other electrical equipment had the largest
increase, $3.0 billion or 8.4 percent to $38.9 billion, due to
electronic components. This is the fifth increase in the last six
months and the largest since July 1998. Fabricated metals
increased $0.5 billion or 2.6 percent to $20.6 billion.
Instruments and related products increased $0.4 billion or 2.6
percent to $14.7 billion. This is the largest increase since April.
Transportation equipment decreased $1.7 billion or 3.5 percent
to $45.1 billion, mostly due to aircraft and parts. Industrial
machinery and equipment, down five of the last seven months,
decreased $0.7 billion or 1.7 percent to $39.0 billion.

New orders for nondurable goods, up six of the last seven
months, increased $2.5 billion or 1.6 percent to $160.8 billion.
Petroleum and coal products and rubber and plastics products had
the largest increases.

Shipments

Shipments of durable goods in November increased $1.7
ion or 0.8 percent to $204.0 billion, unrevised from the

bi
previously published 0.8 percent increase. This is the sixth
increase in the last seven months.

Electronic and other electrical equipment, up for the first
time since July, had the largest increase, $0.6 billion or 1.9
ercent to $35.5 billion. Transportation equipment increased
ia billion or 1.3 percent to $48.3 billion. Fabricated metal
products increased $0.4 billion or 2.2 percent to $20.7 billion.
his is the largest increase since July 1998. Industrial machinery
and equipment, down three of the last four months, decreased
$0.7 billion or 1.8 percent to $38.8 billion.

Shipments of nondurable goods increased $2.6 billion or
1.7 percent to $160.5 billion. This is the seventh consecutive
increase, Petroleum and coal products, up nine of the last ten
months, increased $0.9 billion or 5.6 percent to $16.5 billion.
Rubber and plastics products increased $0.5 billion or 3.6 percent
to $14.3 billion. This is the largest increase since February.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for durable goods in November increased
.4 billion or 0.1 percent to $500.8 billion, revised from the
previously published 0.2 percent increase. This is the fifth
consecutive increase. Electronic and other electrical equipment,
up twelve consecutive months, had the largest increase, $3.4
billion or 4.4 percent to $79.9 billion. Industrial machinery and
equipment, up eleven of the last twelve months, increased $0.2
billion or 0.3 percent to $81.2 billion. Transportation equipment,
down seventeen of the. last nineteen months, decreased $3.1
billion or 1.4 percent to $222.2 billion.

Inventories

Inventories of durable goods in November increased $1.4
billion or 0,5 percent to $294.8 billion. This is the third
consecutive increase.

Industrial machinery and equipment had the largest
increase, $0.5 billion or 0.8 percent to $60.4 billion. This is the
largest increase since February 1998. Electronic and other
electrical equipment, up nine of the last ten months, increased
$0.5 billion or 1.1 percent to $42.6 billion.

Inventories of nondurable goods, up eight of the last nine
months, increased $0.7 billion or 0.4 percent to $174.8 billion.
Chemicals and allied products had the largest increase, $0.5
billion or 1.2 percent to $47.4 billion.

By stage of fabrication, November finished goods increased
0.2 percent in durables and decreased slightly in nondurables.
Work in process increased slightly in durables and 1.1 percent in
nondurables. Materials and supplies increased 1.3 percent in
durables and 0.7 percent in nondurables.

Our internet address is: http://www.census.gov/indicator/www/m3,

‘The advance report on durable goods for December is scheduled for January 27, 2000 at 8:30 a.m. and the full report on February 3, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. For sale by the Superintendent
of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. This report is available on the day of issue through the Department of Commerce's online Economic Bulletin
Board (N-8-1) (202-482-3870).


Nondefense Capital Goods 1

New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars
62

62

New Orders

Shipments

57

42 i 1 L L 1 L 1 i 1 il 1 1 i
Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov
Nov. 1997-Nov. 1999

42

Defense Capital Goods

New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars
10

New Orders
Q9F--------------------------- 2-2 Le Le ——

Shipments

Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov
Nov. 1997-Nov. 1999

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
Nov. Oct. Sept. | Oct- ] Sept- | Aug~ Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. | Nov.
1999° | 1999" 1999 | Nov. | Oct. | Sept. | 1999" | 1999" 1999 1998 | 99/98
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
All manufacturing industries 155,670 | 154,064 | 154,150} +10] -0.1 | +05 | 155,792 | 154,549 | 154,734 | 155,775 0.0
Durable goods industries 94039 | 92,872 | 92990] +13] -01 | +05 | 94,641 | 93,306 | 93,844 | 93,671 +10
Stone, clay, and glass Products 251 | 3,276 | 3,269} -08| +02 | +07 | 3254] 3.277 29) 3,150 433
Primary metals -. 2.2... 7402 | 7aar | 7428 | 40.7] +02] +04] 7683 | 7621 | 71575 | 8,089 5.0
Fabricated metal products 2)... . 10652 | 10664 | 10684 | -0.1 | -02 | +10} 10,610 | 10,653 | 10,787 | 10,61) 0.0
Industrial machinery and equipment | 20374 | 19879 | 20137 | 425] -13 | +13 | 20,511 | 19,792 | 20,388 | 19,909 +3.0
Electronic and other
clectrical equipment ..... 16,938 | 16,372 | 16205 | +35] +10] +06 | 16998 | 16,469 | 16,268 | 15,708 +82
Transportation equipment . |... 15208 | 15244] 15259 | -02]| -0.1 | +03} 15,150 } 15.129 | 15,300 | 15:598 29
Instruments and related products - isi | 9171 | 9124 | 02 | +05] 03 | 9,081 rig} | 914s | 91179 Vi
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods 10993 | 10,825 | 10884] +16] 0.5} -0.7 | 11,354] 11,184 } 11,082 } 11,427 0.6
Nondurable goods industries . 61611 | 61,192 | 61160] +07] +01 | +04] 61,151 | 61,243 | 60,890 } 62,104 “15
Food and Kindred products : 11394 | 11287 | 11367 | 412} -L0 | -13 | 11.473 | 11844 | 11170 | 11348 +11
Tobacco products... . 497 | 4602 | 43588 | 23] 403 | +07] 4513 | 44680 | 4.455 | 5,053 | -10.7
Textile mill products: | yong | 2915 | 291} +04] +01} +13] 2931 | 2.833 | 2866 | 2,795 +13
Paper and allied products. 7786 | 7757 | 7903 | +04] -06] +12 | 7747 | 7.725 | 71807 | 7,896 19
Chemicals and allied products 159500 | 15339 | 15239 | +10 | +0.7 | -04 | 15334] 15,220} 15,212 | 15,390 0.4
Petroleum and coal products... - 3654 | 3/553 | 31456 | 428] 428] 454 665 58 3,439 | 3,583 +24
Rubber and plastics products Ties | 7094 | 7108 | +10] -02] +09] 7123 | 7042 | 7113 | 6,905 +32
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods... . . 3686 | 38675 | 8688} +01} -o1] +09] 8462] 8612 | 8,828 | 9,134 14
WORK IN PROCESS
All manufacturing industries 146,603 } 146,218 | 145,587 | +03] +04] +02 | 148,365 | 147,837 | 145,919 | 153,935 36
Durable goods industries. .. | 115,696 | 113,659 | 115,393 oo | +02] 40.1 | 116,776 | 116,330 | 115,611 | 123,475 “34
Stone, clay, and glass products - a 1578 | 1576 | 1531 | +01] 429] +10 472 | 1,503 1499 260 | +168
Primary metals. . vo 8279 | 8208 | 8094 | +09] +14 | -03 | 8196 | 8136 | 8,080 | 8,540 -4.0
Fabricated metal 9050 | 9,102 | 91082 | -06 | +07] +08] 9107 | 9180] 913 9.251 “16
Industrial machinery and equipment | 21,419 | 21,572 | 21.336 | 0.7] +11 st | 21,734 | 2n7t4 | 21,269 | 23,103 39
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . 13,982 | 14,054] 13,987 | -o5 | +05 | -05 | 13,935 | 14,041 | 13,909 | 13,939 0.0
Transportation equipment - 45444 | 45333 | 45614 | +02] 06] +04] 46378 | 45997 | 45/934 | 52,004 | -11.0
Instruments and related product 10.159 | 10147 | 10161 | +01} 0.1 | +14 | 10231 | 10,106 | 10,079 } 10,055, +18
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods 3785 | 5,667 | 5.628 | 421] +07] +13] 5,723] 5.653] 5,711 5,233 49.4
Nondurable goods industries . 30,907 | 30,559 | 30,199] +11] +12] +407] 31589 | 31,507 | 30,308 | 30,460 | +3.7
Food and kindred products - 302 | 6257} 6116 | +07] +23] +01 943 | 7.008 | 6,125 | 6.377 +89
Tobacco products .... . 121 106 87 | +142 | 4218 | +115 148 122 86 105 | +410
Textile mill products. - 2463 | 2,457 | 2448 | 402] +04] +12] 2466] 2471 | 2,462 | 2.613 “3.6
Paper and allied products * 1,786 1735 | un | +29] +14] +28] 173] Leas 1,689 1500 | +142
Chemicals and allied products 903 | 8967 | s918 | 0.7] +05] +07] 8893 | 8970 | 8801 | 9,190 32
Petroleum and coal products 3155 | 2892 | 2901} +91] -03 | +16] 3208 | 2966) 2,975 | 2479 | +294
Rubber and plastics products 2243 | 2259 | 2281 0.7 | 10] +09 | 2270 | 2277 | 2282 | 2275 02
Apparel, printing, and publishing
and leather goods . . . 5934 | 5886 | 5,732] +08] +27} +01 | 5,948 | 6,048) 5,888 | 5,921 +0.5
FINISHED GOODS
All manufacturing industries 167,383 | 167,240 | 165,932 | +01 | +08 | +0.1 | 166,845 | 166,366 | 164,429 | 161,995 +3.0
Durable goods industries. . . 35,079 | 84917 | 84518 | +02] +05] -02 | 84,385 | 83,803 | 82,856 | 81.609 | +34
Stone, clay, and glass products’. . aon | so02 | 4924] 06] +16 | -08 | 4,772 | 4732) 4751 | 4,594 43.9
Primary metals ©... 2... 8258 | 8235 | 8130] +03 | +13 | -01 | 8168 | 8062 | 8022 | 8,093 +09
Fabricated metal products 11670 | 11593 | 11456 | +07) +12] -0.2 | 11353 | 11261 | 11,074 | 10,924 43.9
Industrial machinery and equipment’ | 18645 | 18485 | 18666 | +09] -10 | +0.7 | 18799 | 18251 | 18,106 | 18,551 +13
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . 11,631 | 11,665 | 11,326 | -03 | +30] +26] 11,685 | 11,731 | 11,018 } 10,649 497
Transportation equipment 9907 | 91834 | 9876 | +07] -04| 34] 9874 | 9,782 | 9913 | 9,584 43.0
Instruments and related products 7725 | 7.740 | 7813 02{ 09} 09] 7831} 7910 | 7,882 | 7.595 Bl
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods 12272 | 12363 | 12327] -07 | +03 | -07 | 11,903 | 12,074 | 12,090 | 11,619 +24
Nondurable goods industries 82,304 | 82323 | 81414 oo} +11} +05 | 82,460 | 82,563 | 81,573 | 80,386 42.6
Food and kindred products » aVios | 21255 | 20656] -07]| +29 | +13 | 21,955 | 22.386 | 21,565 } 21,087 +41
Tobacco products 451 456 soz] -li| 92] 27 643 364 473, 986 | -348
Textile mill products 4,698 | 4,699 | 4,753 oo} 1} +04} 4571] 4396] 4,647 | 4,993 +04
Paper and allied products 6368 | 6633 | 6619 | -Lo} +02} +10] 6499 | 6519 | 6,507 | 6,855 “5.2
Chemicals and allied products 23,047 | 22'397 | 22389 | +20} +09] -03 | 22.967 | 22,162 | 21,913 | 21,963 +46
Petroleum and coal products 53375 | 51607 "530 | -41| +14) +14] “5530 ] 5,731 | 3,692 ) 5,047 +96
Rubber and plastics products < .. . 83355 | 8361 | 81103 cor | +32] +18] 8138 | 8070 | 7,764 | 7387) +102
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods . _ 12,705 | 12,715 | 12,862 | -o1 | -1 | -0.7 | 12,157 | 12,535 | 13,012 | 12,508 28

» Preliminary. * Revised.

See nate at and af table 2 relating to snrvev error and revision.


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

illions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Nov. Oct. Sept.] Oct-| Sept-] Aug- Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov.| Nov.
1999" 1999" 1999] Nov.|  Oct.] Sept. 1999? 1999" 1999 1998] 99/98
All manufacturing industries 526,623 | 525,963} 525.439] +0.1| +01] +04] 522,442} 524,929] 521,233] 514,816] = +15
Manufacturing industries
without defense capital goods 435,310] 433,453| 434031] +04] -0.1] — +0.7] 432,992] 434,042] 431,853] 421,855] 42.6
Durable goods industries 500,842} 300,479} 500,343} — +0.1 00] +05} 497,257| 499,979] 495,949] 491,398) +12
Stone, clay, and glass products 6242) 6,183] 6,057] +10] 42.1] 41S] 6,131 6,101 6,047| 6,068] -+1.0
Primary metals _ 32542] 32363} 32.114] +06] +08] +05} 30,831] 30,704) 31,194] 28,076) +98
Blast furnaces, steel mills. 13.348] 13,026} 12,892] +25) +10] +09] 12,445] 12,099] 12,327] 10,667] +16.7
Iron and steel foundries 4,715 4,863 4,876 3.0 03 19 4,554 4,718 4,738 5,382 15.4
Nonferrous and other primary
metals 14479] 14,474] 14,346 oo] +09] 41.0] 13,832] 13,887] 14,129] 12,027] +15.0
Fabricated metal products 24,671} 24,803] 25,024 0.5 -0.9 08] 24,125| 24,587] 25,063] 25,507 “5.4
Industrial machinery and equipment 81,227 81,008 80,813 +03 +0.2 +17 81,728 80,953 80,213 73,622) +110
Engines and turbines -. |) 24122] 24035} 23.866] +04] = 40.7) +48] 24,816] 24,584] 24,055] 17,423) 42.4
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment . 8,783 8,593 8,719 42.2 “14 23 8,483 8,245 8,336 9,410 99
Metalworking machinery : 6,703 7osa| 7,132] 3.0] Ll] +7] 6,703 7,054 7,132] 6,758 -0.8
Computer and office equipment . . . 8,141 8,246] 8,384 “13 16] -Ld 8339] 8312] 8,448] 7.850] $6.2
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ...... 79,866| 76,476) 75,452] +44] +14] +48] 80,765] 79,706] 74,178] 59,822] +35.0
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . . 7,005) 6,931 6789{ +1} 42.1 04] 6910] 6,918 6,685] 6,249] +10.6
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment 4991 5,090} 5,009 9] +16] 55] 4,991 5,090 5,009] 4.919] +15
Communications equipment 22616} 21.454] 19,162] 5.4] 412.0) = +7.7] 23,177] 21,749] 18,743] 17,293 | $34.0
Electronic components 39598 | 37,284] 38,883] +6.2 41} +68{ 40,187] 40,178] 38,253] 25,422] +58.
Transportation equipment . 222.219 | 225,363} 226,222} -14| 0.4 -0.9} 220,054] 223,753 | 224,857] 243,188 95
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . . 188,157 | 190,698] 191,783 -13 06} — -0.7| 186,265] 189,294] 190,471] 207,056] — -10.0
Shipbuilding and tanks . 18.282] 18,245] 18,216] +02] +02 23) 18310] 18276| 18271] 17,992] #18
Instruments and related prod 45,608} 45,857] 46,329] -0.5 -10} 0.8] 45,159] 45,494] 45,955] 46.979] 3.9
Search and navigation equipment 25,065} 25,341) 25,581 old -09 -09| 24,533] 24,827| 25,284] 26,079 “5.9
Measuring and controlling devices 9832] 9,917] 10,177 09} 26] +03] 9,832] 9.917] 10,177) 10,095 26
Medical instruments and Supplies : 9789] 9,692] 9,697, HO] -O.1 -15] 9918] 9,865 9.627] 9,847) 40.7
Alll other durable goods . . : 8,467 8,426 8,332 +0.5 +11 04 8,464 8,681 8,442 8,136 +4.0
Nondurable goods industries 25,781} 25,484} 25,096} +12] +15 li] 25,185] 24,950] 25,284] 23,418] +7.5

» 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
Nov.} Oct. | Sept. | Oct- | Sept-| Aug-] Nov.} Oct.]  Sept.| Nov. | Nov.
1999" 1999" 1999} Nov.} Oct.| Sept.] 1999” 1999" 1999 1998] 99/98 1999” 1998
All manufacturing industries . . 365,178] 360,725] 360,886] +1.2| 0.0} -1.0] 361,698) 373,387] 380,404] 333,218] — +8.5]3,902,4173,693,211
Manufacturing indus
with unfilled orders . ...........1 207,448] 205,475] 203,678] +1.0] 0.1] -1.7| 205,181) 211,691} 217,318] 191,627] 47.1 2,223,473 2,113,379
without defense capital goods . . .. . | 359,121] 353,054] 355,401] +17] 0.7] -1.1} 3557344] 365.349] 375°331| 3272701 +86 3,836,751 |3,630,380
Durable goods industries... ..... 204,347) 202,442) 204,349} +0.9} -0.9_ -1.5] 200,602] 210,891] 216,720] 186,550] +7.5] 2,204,867 [2,062,771
With unfilled orders . 168,793] 167,359] 168,229} +0.9| -0.5] -1.4} 165,568] 172,965] 178,586] 153.555] +7.8| 1.808.646 |1.702.371
Stone, clay, and glass products .....} 9,049] 8,999] 8.955] +06] 40.5) +17] 81859] 91496 91518] 7.934/  +11.7|  95-812| ° 88683
Primary metals... 0.2.0.0... 15,713) 15,440) 15,461] +18) -0.1] 1.3] 15,269] 15,049] 15,242] 14,140] +80} 165.978] 161.714
Blast furnaces, steel mills . -} 6,357) 6,027] 5,931} +5.5] +16] -2.2} 6.138] 5,796] 5,609] 5,353) +147] 647564) 64.176
Iron and steel foundries... .. . 1343) 1,455] 1,445) -7.7], +0.7] -1L.5] 1,283] 1,534] 1,450] 11515] -15.3| 16,169] 16,678
Nonferrous and other primary
metals... 0... venee 8,013) 7,958) 8,085] +0.7) -l +15) 7,848] 7,719] 8,183 7,272 +19 85,245] 80,860
Fabricated metal products «| 20,588] 20,060] 20,168] +26} -0.5] -3.1] 20,166] 20,860] 21.143] 19,790] +1.9] 225°315] 219.672
Industrial machinery and equipment . | 38,996| 39,666] 39.077} -1.7| +15] -o.1)_ 37.158] 39.045] 43,040] 33:930/ 495 420,028} 402,350
Engines and turbines . . : 2,800] 2,789] 3,793] +04] -26.5] +265] 2.927] 3,055] 4,585 2457| +19.1| 33,141| 29.151
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment ....] 3,862} 3,572} 3,586] +8.1] -0.41 -2.4 3,627] 3,545] 3,612 3,486] +4.) 41,292 45,633
Metalworking machinery = 3,461) 3,914] 3,962) -11.6]  -1.2) +56] 3,938] 4.408} 4.4741 4:010{ —-1.8] 40,471| 37.961
Computer and office equipment ...} 11,923] 12,754] 11:017| -65] +13.8] 9.0] 11015] 11.332) 13,580] 10133] +87 124,689} 115.423
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ceeeee 38,900) 35,884] 38,734] +84) -7.4/ +0.3| 37,863] 40,323} 40,871] 31,022 +22.1] 395,238] 345,524
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus... . . eee 3,947) 3,896) 3,904] 41.3) -0.2) -12.3] 3,705] 3,835] 4,326 3,342] +10.9] 42,725] 40,075
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment ............/ 2,432] 2,571] 2,242) -s.a] 414.7] -9.1) 2,547] 2,514] 2,578 2,265] +125 26,406| 24,459
Communications equipment... . 9,777) 10,839} 10,261] -9.8 +5.6 +22.7) 9,952] 10,991] 11.516] 7.423] +341] 95.330] 78,452
Electronic components . . . . 17,241) 12,971} 16,801] +32.9] -22.81  -4.6 15,767] 16,682] 16,257 11,702) +347] 168,725] 144,068
‘Transportation equipment... . . . --| 45,144] 46,800] 46,593) -3.5) +0.4)  -4.9) 45,770] 49,951] 49,046] 46.476] 1.5] 512.473] 478.907
Aircraft, missiles, :
space vehicles, and parts... 8,976{ 10,408] 9,480} -13.8]  +9.8) -17.0] 8,878] 9.935) 9,687) 10,449} -15.0] 109,437] 112,474
Shipbuilding and tanks oe 1,038) 1,002) 785] +3.6/ +27.6] +36. 1,057, 948) 892) 803) +31.6 9,861 10,761
Instruments and related pros lucts . . 14,730] 14,362) 14,440] +26]  -0.5] +23] 14,761] 14,045] 15,809] 13,8441 +6.6) 156,236] 150,379
Search and navigation equipment 2,844] 2,931 2,883} -3.0) +1.7] 42.5) 2,871 2,623} 3,161 2,918 -16 32,439] 30,334
Measuring and controlling devices . 4351 4,149} 4,334) +4.9} 4.3) +6.2) 4,408} 4,089] 4,747] 4,134) +66) 45,681] 43,772
Medical instruments and supplies. 5,038) 4,837] 4,823) +4.2) +03) -0.9} 4,835 4,813 5,236} 4,206} +15.0 52,601] 50,310
All other durable goods . oe 21,227) 21,231] 20,921 0.0) +1.5 -1.9} 20,756} 22,122} 22,051] 19,414) +6.9) 233,837] 215,542
Nondurable goods industries .......| 160,831 158,283] 156,537) +1.6) +1.1 0.3} 161,096] 162,496] 163,684] 146,668 +9.8] 1,697,550 1,630,440
With unfilled orders vee 38,655) 38,116} 37,449] +1.4{ +1.8)  -3.0] 39,613] 38,726] 38,732] 38,072| +4.0) 414,827) 411,008

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

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

Note : Estimates of manufacturers’ shipments, inventories and orders are subject to survey error and revision. One major component of survey error is nonsampling error,
which includes errors of coverage, response, and nonreporting. Since the survey panel is not a probability sample, estimates of sampling error cannot be calculated. Further
details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations are contained in our most recent annual benchmark publication, Current Industrial Reports: M3-1(96),

Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1987-1996." .


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

Nov.| Oct] Sept.] Oct~ | Sept-]| Aug-| Nov.] Oct.} Sept. | Nov. | Nov.
1999°| 1999} 1999] Nov.] Oct.| Sept.} 19997] 1999] 1999] 1998 | 99/98 | 19997} 1998

All manufacturing industries . . | 364,518] 360,201] 358,709] +1.2] +0.4) — -0.9] 364,185] 369,691] 384,195] 341,167 +6.7| 3,893,012 |3,709,953

Manufacturing Industries
with unfilled orders

206,788] 204,951] 203,501] +09} +0.7| —-1.5] 207,668] 207,995) 221,109] 199,576] +4.1] 2,214,068 |2,130,121
without defense capital goo

357,264] 353,632| 352,254] +1.0] +0.4!  -0.9] 356,394] 363,160] 377,344] 334,015 +6.7| 3,821,083 [3,637,867

Durable goods industries. . . | 203,984] 202,306] 201,895] +0.8] +0.2]  -1.9| 203,324) 206,861] 219,306] 194,672] +4.4]2,197,701 [2,077,707
With unfilled orders... ........ | 168:430] 167,223| 165,775] +0.7| +09] — -1.8} 168,290] 168,935] 181,172] 161,677] +4.1] 1,801,480|1,717,307
Stone, clay, and glass products... . 8,990] 8.873) 8,867] +13) +0.1] +0.1] 8,829] 9.442] 9,456] 8,044] +9.8] 95,752] 88,791
Primary metals... . : 15,534] 15,191] 15,298] +23] -0.7]| +06 15,142] 15.539] 15,852] 13,914] +8.8] 163,994) 167,976
Blast furnaces, ste! mills... ..| 6035] 5,893] 5.814] +24] +14) 0.2] 5,792| 6,024] 5,949] 5,319] +8.9] 63,154] 67,867
Iron and steel foundries... va9i] 1468] 1/540] +16] -4.7} -0.9} 1,447} 1,554) 1,634) 1.473] -1.8] 16,967] 16,772
Nonferrous and other primary
metals oo... 2 secee.- 8,008) 7,830] 7,944] 42.3) -1.4 7,903} 7,961) 8,269} 7,122] +11.0] 83,873) 83,337
Fabricated metal products... . 20,720) 20,281] 20,377] +22) -05 20.628] 21/336 21,576] 20.227] +2.0] 226,624) 220,515
Industrial machinery and equipment .| 38,777] 39.471 37,742) 1.8] +4.6] 36.383] 38.305] 41.716] 34.464] +5.6] 412,741] 402,153
Engines and turbines ....,..... 2.713} 2.620) 2.708] +35) 3.2 2,695] 2,526] 3,026] 2,359] +14.2) 27,050] 24,262
fg and garden machinery .....} 1,646] 1,571] 1,688] +48] -6.9| 1:142| 1,402] 1/550) 1.237) -7.7] 20,337) 22,522
‘onstruction, mining and
material handling equipment . . . 3,672| 3,698] 3,793] -0.7| -25| 3,389] 3,636} 3,868] 3,765] -10.0] 42,442] 46,589
Metalworking machinery .......] 3,812] 3,992) 3,840) 4.5) +4, 4289] 41486] 4352] 4.146 43.4] 40.214] 38,352
Computer and office equipment 12028] 12,892} 11,112] 6.7) +16. 10,988} 11,468] 13,835] 10,170] +8.0] 124,291] 115,205
Electronic and other
electrical equipment. ......] 35,510] 34,860] 35,307] +19} -1.3]  -0.1] 36,804) 34,795] 40,421] 33,995] +8.3] 372,279) 339,008

Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and

industrial apparatus ...........] 3,873) 3,754) 3,933] +32) 4.6 3,713] 3,602 4,499] 3,467] +7.1] 41,996) 40,344
Household appliances .. . .. c.f 243i} 2348) 2.221) 43.5] +527] 2358] 2.302} 2,344] 2.084] +13.1] 25,944) 22,980
Electric lighting and

wiring equipment ........ ...[ 2531] 2,490] 2,535] +16] -1.8}  -0.2] 2.646] 2,433] 2,871] 2,352) +12.5] 26,437] 24,467

Household audio and

video equipment . :

Communications equipment

Electronic components
‘Transportation equipment . .

980) 995| 1,061 AS 6.2) -2.7 1,184] 1,266 1,278) 1,270) 68 11,584] 11,263
8,615] 8,547 8,893] +0.8) 3.9) +1.9] 8,524) 7,985] 10,521 7,630) +117 89,210] 75,490
14.927| 14.570] 14,322] +2.5]  +1.7] +1.8] 15,758] 14,757] 16,134) 14,217] +10.8) 152,193 140,186
48,288] 47,659] 48,555] +1.3 -1.8|  -4.8] 49,469} 51,055] 51,593) 49,747) ~0.6| 535,003] 490,236

Motor vehicles and parts «++. | 33,184] 32,898] 33,908] +0.9 3.0] -2.2} 33,986] 36,628] 35,918) 32,539) +4.4| 369,752] 331,231
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . 11,517] 11,493] 10,890} +02] 45.5] -15.0] 11,907) 11,112] 11,505) 13,657 12.8} 127,180] 123,538
Shipbuilding and tanks. . 1,001 973) 1,217] 42.9] -20.0) +15.2| 1,023) 943 1,303] 1,322| 22.6 10,873} 11,199
Instruments and related products . . . 14,979} 14,834] 14,797] +1.0} +0.3} +22) 15,096} 14,506] 16,386) 14,516 +4.0| 158,262] 153,529
Search and navigation equipment . 3,120 3,171 3119] 1.6) +1.7)  -0.2) 3,165 3,080) 3,424) 3,286) 37 34,334] 33,498
Measuring and controlling devices 4,436] 4,409] 4,307) +0.6] +24) +12) 4,493 4.349] 4,720) 4,253 +5.6 46,034] 44,530
Medical instruments and Supplies 4,941 4,842) 4,975] +2.0) -2.7) +4.5[ 4,782] 4,575) 5,569} 4,406) +85 52,269| 48,887
Photographic goods ..... 1,984) 4,911 1,897] +3.8] +0.7) +34] 2,162) 2,012] 2,149] 2,096) +31 20,250} 21,573

All other durable goods 21,186) 21,137] 20,952] +02) +0.9) — -2.0) 20,973) 21,883] 22,306) 19,765 +6.1] 233,045] 215,499

Nondurable goods industries
With unfilled orders

160,534] 157,895} 156,814] +1.7| +0.7] +0.4] 160,861] 162,830] 164,889] 146,495 +9.8] 1,695,311 }1,632,246
38,358] 37,728) 37,726) +1.7| 0. -0.1] 39,378] 39,060] 39,937] 37,899] +3.9] 412,588} 412,814

Food and kindred products 42'418} 42292] 42,142 +03] +04) +09} 43.312) 43,792] 44,064] 42,172| +2.7] 459,338) 449.413
Meat products. . . a 940s} 9.431 9.211] -03| +24) +1.7] 9,624) 9,700] 9,457] 8,802} +9.3] 98,491] 95,981
Dairy products... ........--| 6555] 6.432] 6,538] 41.9] -1.6f +04) 6.816] 6,283} 6,759] 6,909] -1.3) 71,046} 68,180
Beverages .. . 6491] 6.458] 6.399] +05] +09} +101 6,190] 6,466] 6,593) 5,724 +8.1] 70,138] 67,343
All other foods, except fats and oils | 18108] 18,069] 18,201] +02] -0.7} +0.3] 18,820] 19.441] 19,462] 18.608] +1.1] 199,400] 195,113

Tobacco products ...... 4617] 4.500] 4.275] +26] +53] +0.4) 4,589) 4,522 4,132] 3,346 +371) 46,512] 37,713

Textile mill products ............| 6549) 6,638] 6,502] -1.3] #2.1)  -0.2} 6,613] 7,003) 7,130) 6,533) $1.2] 72,414) 74,799
Broadwoven fabrics and

other textiles... .. . 3,676] 3,642} 3,609} +0.9} +09] -1.3] 3,605] 3,698] 3,963] 3,741] 3.6] 40,944) 44,976

Paper and allied products ......../ 14,098] 13,781] 13,777] +23) 0.0f-1.2) 13,924] 14,081] 14,250} 13.265] +50] 150,292) 152,142

Pulp, paper, and

paperboard mill products. -| sass] 5,247] 5,361] +45] 241 -2.0f 5,453} 5,334] 5,534] 5,026] +85] 57,785] 58,684
Paperboard containers and boxes . 31625] 3.637] 3'5a1| 03] +27] -0.8) 3.588] 3.792] 3,620] 3,430] +4.6) 37,936) 39,539
Miscellaneous converted

paper products . . . 498] 4,897| 4.875] +19] +051 -0.7| 4,881] 4.955] 5,096] 4,809] +15] 54,571) 53,919

Chemicals and allied products. . . 36.025| 35,552) 35.040 +13] +15] 0.0] 34.596] 35,055] 36,521] 31,044] +11.4] 377,836) 358,409
Industrial chemicals... . 16.291] 16042) 15.677] +16] +23) +25) 15,902) 15.879] 16,007| 13,884) +14.5] 167,784) 165,609
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries... . 15-790] 15.675] 15.481 +07] +13) 1.6 15.487] 15,849] 17,153] 14,146] +9.5] 166,762] 149,811

Petroleum and coal products... . 16495] 15627| 15.663] +56] -0.2{ +2.9] 16.682] 16,531] 16,642] 11,080} +50.6} 154,001] 135,000

Rubber and plastics products... ..} 14,302} 13,811] 13,701] +3.6] +08] -1.0} 13,790] 14,358] 14,291] 12,688] +8.7) 151,650] 146,149

All other nondurable goods ....--.} 26,030} 25.694] 25.714] +1.3] -0.1] +0.6 27,355] 27,488] 27,859] 26,367) +3.7) 283,268) 278.621

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