Table 4. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS

(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly na
Mar. Feb. Jan.| Feb.-|  Jan.-| Dee.- Mar. Feb, Jan, Mar.| Mar.
192° 1992! 1992] Mar.| Feb Jan.| 192° 1992" 1992 1991} 92/91
All manufacturing industries... .. . 372,850| 372,801] 373,992 0.0 03 -05| 373,323} 375,181} 373,463] 386,434 “34
Manufacturing industries with
unfilled orders. . : 251,920 252,695] 254,171 0.3 06 05} 252,120} 253,386} 252,321] 266,029 52
Durable goods industries 236,914) 237,534] 238,891 03 06 237,350} 238,945 | 237,799] 251,017
With unfilled orders 218,778} 219,510] 220,746 0.3 0.6 218,838 / 220,190] 219,210] 231,769
Stone, clay, and glass products 7,866 7,924 7,911 0.7] +02 8,009 8,130 7,904 8,275
Primary metals ........ 21,009 20,872] 20.986} +07 05 20,875 | 20,896] 21,084] 23,141
Blast furnaces, steel mills . 10,332 10,334 10,303 0.0 +03 10,146 10,280 10,432 11,198
Iron and steel foundries : 1,382 1,380 1,341 +01 +29 1,434 1,410 1,359 1,463
Nonferrous and other primary
metals... . 9,295 9,158 9342] +15 -2.0 13 9,295 9,206 9,293] 10,480
Fabricated metal products -.-| 22,759] 22,815] 22.975 0.2 0.7} +11} 23,045} 22,973] 23,009] 24,547
Industrial machinery and equipment . | 44,096] 44.461] 44.914 08 -1.0 0.9] 44,026] 44,850] 44,757] 47/906
Engines and turbines ...........] 3.717 3,813, 3,808 25] +0.1 0.7) 3,611 3,680 3,548 3,697
Farm and garden machinery . . . 2,165 2,220 2,262 25 -19 -0.7 2,280 2,353 2,332 2,622
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment . 6,101 6,095 6,194 +01 26 6,162 6,218 6,242 6,924
Metalworking machinery . . . 4,882 4,854 4,885, +06 +01 4,848 4,843 4,836 4,987
Computer and office equipment . 9,869 9,888] 10,100 0.2 +15 9,622 9,910 9,982] 10,613,
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ............ 28,586] 28,617| 28,627 0.1 00} +04] 28,592] 28,637| 28,264] 29,746 “39
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . . 4,096 4119 4,097 06} +05} +15 4,109 4,141 4,084 4,389 64
Household appliances . . 2,336 2,340 2,316 0.2 +10 +3.0 2,401 2,408 2,279 2,445 18
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment ........... 3,187 3,142 3,135 +02 -1.6 3,157 3,104 3,048 3,365 6.2
Household audio and
video equipment ...... te 1,231 1,204 1,201 +02) +26 1,187 1,184 1,166 1,002] +185
Communications equipment . 5,605 5,624 5,749 22) +23 5,541 5,602 5,668 5,728 33
Electronic components . . 8,612 8,647 8,574 +09 “12 81595 8,596 8,487 9101 57
Transportation equipment .........] 69809] 69,956] 70.409 02 06 “10} 69,901] 70,352] 69,887! 73,253, AG
Motor vehicles and parts ........ 12,369} 12,297] 12,423) +06 “10 -28}] 12,506] 12,753] 12,799| 12,971 36
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . . 53,253] $3,310] 53,670 0.7 0.9]  $3,282{ 53,271 52,849] 56,294 5.4
Shipbuilding and tanks 2,108 2,282 2,257 +11 +04 ,034 2,196 2,166 1,965 +35
Instruments and related products 22,656] 22,825] 23,013 08 14] 22,666] 22,805} 22,632] 23,677 43
Search and navigation equipment 7,921 7,940 8,161 22.7 4.0 7,885 7,957 7,970 8,754 9.9
Measuring and controlling devices 5,927 6,062 6,010 +09) +01 5,927 6,033 5,960 6,243 51
Medical instruments and supplies 5,441 5,525 5,548 04 05 5,512 5,563 5,494 5,325] +35
Photographic goods . . 2,780 2,717 2,717 0.0 +12 2,749 2,675 2,645 2,725 +09
All other durable goods . 20,133] 20,064} + 20,056 0.0] +06} 20,236] 20,302) + 20,262] + 20,472 +12
Nondurable goods industries . 135,936] 135,267} 135,101] +05] +01 0.2] 135,973] 136,236} 135,664] 135,417] +04
With unfilled orders . 33,142] 33,185| 33,425 0.1 0.7} +04] 33,282] 33,196] 33,111] 34,260 29
Food and kindred products 29,041] 28,795] 28,674] +09] +04 0.6) 28,491] 28,995} 29,148] 27,593] +33.
Meat products ...... 2,888 2,874 2871] +05] +01 18 2,931 2,929 2,847 3,034 34
Dairy products 2,587 2,537 2,486} +20) +21 0.2 2,587 2,521 2,449 2473) +46
Beverages ......... 4,894 4,808 4927| +18 2.4 “Ll 4,967 4,905 4,927 4,755| +45
All other foods, except fe 17171] 17,108} 16,929} +04] 0 +11 0.0} 16,433) 17,088] 17,362] 15,770] +42
Tobacco products . . 5,947 5.972 5,933 04{ +07} +12 6,036 6,398 6,412 5,766] +4.7
Textile mill products 8819 8,801 8,756] +02] +05] +12 8,865 8,893 8,696 8724] +16
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles... .. 5,029 5,030 5,040 0.0 02) +13 5,089 5,104 5,048 $,153 18
Paper and allied products . 13,598 13,562] 13,562] +0.3 0.0] +06) 13,764 13,740 13,743 13,838 05
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products ..... . 5,864 5,852 $827] +02) +04) +14 5,958 5,993 5,969 5,688] +4.7
Paperboard containers and boxes . . 3,181 3,199 3,234 0.6 ll 01 3,203 3,189 3,291 3,313 33
Miscellaneous converted
Paper products 4,553 4511 4501] +09) +02 0.1 4,603 4,558 4,483 4,837 48
Chemicals and allied products 32,825 32,861 32,609 O01 +08 09 33,228 33,276 32,755 33,189 +01
Industrial chemicals ... . 16,367 16,413 16,409 0.3 0.0 08 16,563 16,649 16,630 17,068 -3.0
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries . 11,870] 11,747] 11475] +10] +24 06} 11,716] 11,586] 11.259] 10.973] +68
Petroleum and coal products 10,873) 10,540] 10,648} +3.2 “10 -35| 10,746] 10,456} 10,480] 11,470 63
Rubber and plastics products . 10,995] 11,092} 11,230 09 “12 0.1, 11161) 11,260] 11,337] 11,974 68
All other nondurable goods 23,838) 23,644) = 23,689] +08 02) +13} 23,682] 23,218) + 23,093] 22,863] +3.6

Preliminary. " Revised.



10 Total Manufacturing
New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages

Billions of Dollars
300 300
New Ordere

280 |- Shipments |—) 280

260 |- - ~~] 260

240 e-] 240

220 + — 220

200 Lt ! ! L ! 1 ! 1 \ ! 1 | mr)

Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar
Mar. 1990 - Mar. 1992
Total Manufacturing
Ratio of Unfilled Orders and
Inventories to Shipments

\/S Ratios UO/S Ratios

24 43
4.2
41
4
3.9
3.8

15 i 4 mn i L Ll Ll a oo 37

Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar
Mar. 1990 - Mar, 1992
Note: All Charts based on seasonally
adjusted current dollars,


7
Table 6. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ UNFILLED ORDERS AND TOTAL INVENTORIES
FOR TOPICAL SERIES'
(Millions of dollars)
Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Mar. Feb. Jan] Feb.-| Jan. | Dec.» Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. | “Mar
1992" 192° 1992] Mar} Feb.| Jan. | 192° 1992 1992 1991} 92/91
UNFILLED ORDERS
All manufacturing industries... . . 502,372} 505,428] 510,169 -0.6 09 -0.2} 505,564} 506,983] 509,953] 529,259 AS
Market categories :
Automotive equipment ... . 2,032] 2,089} 2,076 2.7) +08 2,077 2,128 2,091 1,900] +93
Home goods and apparel 8,399 8,762 8,913 Ad 27 8,658 8,609 8,229 8,108 +68
Consumer staples... . - 1,288 1,301 1,315 -1.0 +35 1,263 1,294 1,338 1,300 28
Machinery and equipment . . 216,531] 216,639] 218,007 0.0 0.2} 216,450} 216,790] 218,009] 232,075, 67
Business supplies... . 5,714] 5,628 S734] +15 “1S 5,654 5,590 5,679] 5,858 35
Construction materials
and supplies .. . 13,030] 13,122} 13,248 0.7 +13} 13,116{ 13,077) 13,157] 12,569] +44
Defense products . 132,094} 133,399] 135,807 10} -18 0.4} 133,933] 134,712] 137,119] 141,983, 5.7
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products 123,284] 124,488] 125,069 10] 0S 0.0} 124,413) 124,783] 124,331 | 125,466 08
Durable goods industries : 3
Nondefense capital goods * . . 240,369] 240,168} 241,782 +01 0.7 0.1] 240,256] 240,590] 242,066] 254,532 5.6
Excluding aircraft and parts 79,630| 79,985] 80,018. 0.4 00] +05] 79517] 80,407] 80,302] 86.116 77
Defense capital goods * .... 140,523} 141,910] 144,405 “10 17 -0.4{ 142,387] 143,091] 145,496] 151,307 5.9
Durables excluding capital goods . 99,728} 101,726] 102,133 -2.0 0.4 0.2] 100,885] 101,933] 101,169] 102,604 17
Miscellaneous series:
Producers’ durable equipment 238,865| 240,429} 242,502 -0.7 09 -0.2| 239,044] 240,650] 242,244] 259,140 78
Household durable goods .. . . 4,978 5,244 5,285 5.1 08 38 5,117 5,094 4,862 4,797 +67
Information technology industries .| _37'994 38,217| 38,459 -0.6 0.6 -0.7{ 37,778] 38,019] 38,155] 42,378 -10.9
Health care equipment
and products ............... 7216 7,442 7,455 3.0 021 +03 7,215 7,440 7,484 7,976 9S
TOTAL INVENTORIES
All manufacturing industries... . 372,850| 372,801] 373,992 0.0 03 -05| 373,323] 375,181] 373,463] 386,434 34
Market categories :
Automotive equipment 6,340] 6,306 6401]. +05] -15 Bet 6407 6,575 6,539 6,528 “19
Yome goods and apparel 27,605 27,383 27,193 +08} +07 +19 27,519 27,294 27,022 25,615 +74
Consumer staples .... . 95,344] 54,899] 54,657) +08] +04 08} 54,733) 55,239) 55,092] s3gi8] +17
Bens aig campment : 83,857 84,676 85,583 “1.0 11 0.4 83,828 85,369 84,931 87,883 46
Construction’ materials 21,164] 21,140) 21299} +01 0.7} 0.6] 21,308] 21,155] 20,932] 22,473 52
and supplies . . 22,912] 22,759] 22,652] +0.7| +05 0.3] 23,144) 23,064] 22,703] 23,854 “3.0
Defense products ........ 32,026 32,028 32,362 0.0 1.0 14 32,077 31,729 31,705 35,161 88
Other materials, supplies and "
and intermediate products . . 123,602] 123,610] 123,845 oo] = -02 0.6] 124,307] 124,756] 124,539] 131,102 5.2
Durable goods industries : 5 ‘
Nendetense capital goods ©. . 79,678| 80,437} 81,309 0.9 ell 0.4] 79,341 80,890} 80,579] 83,812 53
ccluding aircraft and parts . 92,149] 52,622] $3,036 09} 08 0.7] $1,823] $2,755] 52,485] 55,683 69
eens capital goods . 34,174] 34,074] 34,339] +03 08 16} 34,222] 33,726] 33,542] 37,658 91
urables excluding capital goods «| 123:062| 123,023] 123,243 0.0 0.2 -0.4| 123,787] 124,329] 123,678] 129,547 44
Miscellaneous series :
noe Gurable equipment 136,027] 136,937] 137,963 0.7 0.7 0.2} 136,380] 138,199] 137,626] 142,381 42
Household dura He goods -..---| 12497| 12497] 12's20 0.0) 02) +10] 12,497] 12,549] 12,490] 12,433] +05
information technology industries .} 5'983] 26117| 26/404 05 ll} +04 602] 26,039} 26,009} 27,221 5.9
Health care equipment "
and products ........ 11,897[ 11,916] 11,795 0.2] +10 0S} 11,887 11,869} 11,627) 11,310] +5.

See footnotes at end of table 5.


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

Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted 7
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent| Year to date
Industry change

Mar. Feb. Jan.| Feb.-} Jan.-| Dec.- Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. Mar.
1992? 1992" 1992] Mar.| Feb.| Jan.| 1992P 1992" 1992 1991] 92/91 1992 1991

SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries ++ +| 243,852} 241,683] 236,367} +0.9| +22] +0.2] 254,342) 237,884] 213,596} 238,810 +65 | 705,822] 684,682

Market categories :
Automotive equipment .........] 8,885] 8,837] 8,108] +05] +90] +04] 9557] 9,157) 7,403] 7,150] +33.7] 26,117] 21,388
Home goods and apparel. . -| 16,004] 15,695] 15,591] +20) +07 16,487) 15,785| 13,341] 14,394] +145] 45,613} 40,700
Consumer staples .. . 55,756| 55,199] $4,748] +1.0] +08 2| 56,767] 53,.602| 50,862] $6224] +10] 161,231] 162,584
Machinery and equipment 40,858] 39,930] 38,674] +23] +32] +22] 44,820] 38,793) 32,906} 40,120] +11.7] 116,519] 110,061
Business supplies ....... 18,633] 18,594] 18,259] +0.2] +18] -37] 18,856] 18,271] 17,218] 19,620] 39] 54.345] 57,691
Construction materials

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

and intermediate products .... . 80,692] 80,229] 78,665) +06] +2.0] +1.1] 84,391] 80,259] 72,972) 79,541] +61] 237,622] 231,739

14,386] 14,251] 13,811] +09) +32] +0.6) 14,505] 13,504} 11,978] 12,788} +13.4 39,987] 36,466
8,638 8,948, 8,511 35) +51 0} 8,959 8,513 6,916 8,973 0.2 24,388 | 24,053

Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods ® 33,867] 32,800} 31,909| +33] +28] +24] 37,721] 31,417] 26,427] 34,744] +86] 95,565] 92,149
Excluding aircraft and parts... .| 27,056] 25,988] 26084] +41) -04| +17 30,118] 24,925] 21,924] 28,553] +55] 76,967] 75,144
Defense capital goods * --| 8420] 8885} 8,394] 5.2] +58! +01] 8,698] 8,302] 6,658] 8994)  -33] 23,658] 23,616
Durables excluding capital goods | 84,247] 93,693] 81312| +0.7| +29] +13] a842s] 83846) 73802 73:31] +129] 216073] 227820

Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 81,029] 79,607] 77,605] +18] +26] +2.0] 87,877) 79,143] 68,138] 77,664] +132] 235,158] 218,017
Houschold durable goods .......] 6,936] 6,794] 6,755] +2.1] +06] +1.7} 7,469] 6779] 5,709] 6677] +119] 19957] 18.413,
Information technology industries .} 15,251] 14,974] 15,228] +18] -1.7] +59] 17,144] 13,702] 12.499] 15.811] +84] 43,345] 40,819
Health care equipment

and products .............-- 7,474 7,396 7,624] +11 3.0} +20) 7,797 7,404 7,524 6,974) +118 22,725} 21,060
NEW ORDERS

All manufacturing industries

236,942 | 235,188] +16] +0.7| +0.5} 252,923] 234,914} 215,622] 238,355 +6.1} 703,459} 689,869

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

and supplies... . .
Defense product
Other materials, supplies and

and intermediate products . .

8,850 8,125 0.2} +89
15,545] 15,346] +06] +13
55,186] 54,791] +1.0] +0.7
38,561] 38,155} +5.7] +11
18,488] 18,173} +13} +1.7

9,194 7,445 7,147) +33.0 26,144 21,451
16,166} 13,957] 14,801} +11.7 46,658} 41,814
53,558} 50,890} 56,238 +09) 161,184] 162,561
37,573| 33,058} 40,342} +103] 115,111] 113,808
18,181] 17,177) 19,475 28 54,279] $7,671

14,294] 14,125] 13,980) +12] +1.0
7,332 6,540 7,976} +12.1} -18.0

13,424] 12,159] 12,982] +12.0 40,128] 36,631
6,106, 6,727 7,637 +71 21,013] 22,356

79,489 | 79,647) 78,642 0.2) +13 80,712} 74,209] 79,733 +5.4} 238,942} 233,577

Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods °. .
Excluding aircraft and parts.

Defense capital goods * . ,
Durables excluding capital good:

34,068} 31,186] 31,636} +9.2 -14| +9.4] 37,387} 29,941] 26,956] 34,963 +69 94,284] 96,837
26,701} 25,955] 26,490} +2.9 -2.0] +45} 29,228} 25,030] 23,132] 26,184] +116 77,390 | 73,894

7,033 6,390 TRL} +10.) -18.2} -20.0} 7,994 5,897 6,590 7,531 +61 20,481 22,147
82,249] 83,286] 81,120 1.2) 42.7) +25} 87,377] 84,610] 75,327] 78,496) +113] 247,314] 228,913

Miscellaneous series :

Producers’ durable equipment ...} 79,465] 77,534] 77,058] +25] +0.6] +5.2) 86,271] 77,549] 69,405] 77,166] +118] 233,225] 221,717
Household durable goods .......] 6,670] 6,753] 6,545] -1.2] +32] -36] 7,492] 7,011] 6,243} 6,895] +8.7] 20,746] 19,112
Information technology industries .| 15,028] 14,732] 14,976] +2.0| 16] +69) 16903] 13566] 12347] 15,163] +115] 42,816] 40919
Health care equipment

and products ..... seeeeeesd 7,248] 7,383] 7,645} -18] -34] +83] 7571] 7,391] 7,544] 6,926] +93] 22,506] 20,944

® 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 reding-day and calendar-month variations.

3 Nondetense capital goods industries include : ordnance and accessor sm, gas and hydraulic turbines; internal combustion engines; construction, mining, and material handling equipment;
‘metalworking machinery: special industry machinery; general industrial machinery, computer and office equipment; retigeration, heating and service industry machinery; electical transmission and
wt equipment; electrical industrial apparatus; communications equipment; arcraf, missiles, space vehicles, and engines and pars: ships and tank componenis; railroad equipment; and search
and navigation equipment

4 Detense capital goods industries include: ordnance and accessories; communications equipment; aircraft, missiles, space vehicles, and engines and parts; ships, tanks and tank components; and

search and navigation equipment.


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

Inventory / Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders / Shipments ratio!
Industry Mar. Feb. Jan. Dec. Mar. Feb, Jan. Dec.
1992° 1992! 1992 1991 1992° 192° 1992 1991
All manufacturing industries ...... 153 1.54 158 159 3.75 3.80 3.91 3.94
Durable goods industries 1.87 1.89 1:96 2.01 454 461 477 484
Stone, clay, and glass products 1.62 1.65 168 13 143 143 1.48 1.50
Primary metals... 1.96 1.92 1.96 2.08 1.85 1.86 189 2:00
Fabricated metal products : 151 150 152 149 191 1.90 191 189
Industrial machinery and equipment . 2.03 213 218 222 258 2.70 271 2.4
Electronic and other
electrical equipment... 1.61 1.67 1.60 2.64 2.72 2.78 2.66
Transportation equipment 2.09 2.29 2.40 17 11.78 12.95 13.85
Instruments and related products 2.29 2.37 2.37 5.60 5.63 5.75 5.66
Nondurable goods industries. 1.16 1.16 118 117 0.77 0.77 0.78 0.77
Pood and kindred products - 087 0.87 0.88 087 x x (® x
Tobacco products ........ 2:36 2.48 2:36 258 x: x: x %
Textile mill products. 155 156 136 157 A NA‘ NA‘ 1A
Paper and allied products 133 133 134 133 NA‘ NA‘ NA: lA
Chemicals and allied products. 136 137 136 139 x x x: x!
Petrolcum and coal products . . 0.82 083 0:88 0.86 x: x x: x
Rubber and plastics products - 1.35 1.38 141 1.46 3 x’ x: x

P Preliminary. " Revised. (X) Not applicable. (NA) Not available,

} Excludes the following industries with no unfilled orders : Wood and lumber products; glass containers; metal cans, bartels 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 produets; and rubber and plastic
products,

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

Shipments New orders Unfilled orders Inventories
Indust

ney Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.
Mar.' | 1991- Mar. | 1991: Mar. | 1991- Mar.’ | 1991-
Mar. | 1987-] Feb. | Mar. | 1987] Feb. | Mar. | 1987-| Feb. | Mar. | 1987-| Feb.
i991 | 1991 | 1992 | 1991 | 1991 | 1992 | 1991 | 1991 | 1992 | 1991 | 1991 | 1992
All manufacturing industries ...... 0.0 0.0 0.0 01 01 0.0 0.0 01 0.0 01 ol
Durable goods industries .......... 04 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 01 0.1 0.0 OL 01
Stone, clay, and glass products . . 0.4 07 11 08 1.0 0.6 0.2 Os 0.0 01 02
Primary metals... ...... : 02 02 06 05 06 02 02 03 0.0 02 O1
Fabricated metal products ........ 0.0 01 01 0S 04 0.1 03 0.2 01 0.1 0.1
Industrial machinery and equipment . 08 04 01 04 04 04 03 02 O1 02 01

Blectronic and other °
electrical equipment 02 02 0.1 04 08 0.0 On 03 02 01 01
Transportation equipment . . : 05 02 04 04 03 00 01 0.0 0.0 O1 03
Instruments and related products . . . 0.0 04 02 0S 07 0.0 01 01 0.0 01 0.0
Nondurable goods industries. 03 01 04 01 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 02 01 01
Food and kindred products . 0.2 0.1 X) (x x xX x x 0.0 01 0.1
Tobacco products. . 00 00 3% Xx x x: 0.0 0.0 0.0
Textile mill products. 02 05 NA‘ NA‘ A As A A\ 01 02 0.2
Paper and allied products . 01 0.4 NA NA‘ NA‘ NA‘ NA‘ NA‘ 01 0.2 0.2
Chemicals and allied products 10 0s x! x x) x’ x} x’ 01 02 01
Petrolcum and coal products 0.1 04 x’ x! x’ x! x! 01 0.3 0.1
Rubber and plastics products |. 04 Os x’ x: x: 0.0 01 02

Capital goods industri

jondefense .. .. 08 03 02 0.2 03 04 01 01 o1 0.0 0.1 03
Defense . 09 0.2 Os 18 15 1 0.0 O1 0.0 0.1 01 0.0

‘01 Not applicable. (NA) Not available,

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

1 average for this month forthe last five years.


MUNIN WWUUOINIAL ACFUNIOS

e

ay

U. S. Department of Commerce
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Manufacturers’ Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders

March 1992
M3-1-(92)-03

For Wire Transmissions 10:00 a.m. E.D.T. Thursday, April 30, 1992

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

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in March
increased $3.9 billion or 1.6 percent to Sans billion, the
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census reported
today. The March increase follows increases of 0.7 percent
in February and 0.5 percent in January. Both durables and
nondurables increased in March.

Shipments were up $2.2 billion or 0.9 percent to $243.9
billion. This is the eleventh increase in the last twelve
months. Both durables and nondurables increased.

Unfilled orders decreased $3.1 billion or 0.6 percent to
$502.4 billion and are at the lowest level since $501.5 billion
in August 1989. This is the seventh consecutive monthly
decline and the thirteenth in the last fifteen months.
decline in durables more than offset a nondurables increase.

Inventories were unchanged at $372.8 billion, the lowest
level since $372.4 billion in February 1989. This follows
declines in eleven of the last twelve months. An increase in
nondurables offset a decrease in durables. The inventories-
to-shipments ratio in March decreased to 1.53 from 1.54 in
February.

New Orders

New orders for durable goods in March increased a
revised $2.5 billion or 2.1 percent to $123.4 billion. The
March increase follows a revised 0.2 percent increase in
February and a 2.4 percent increase in January. Excluding
transportation, new orders were up $0.6 percent.

Transportation equipment had the largest increase, up
$1.9 billion or 6.4 percent to $32.0 billion, primarily due to
aircraft and parts, and has increased for three consecutive
months. Industrial machinery and equipment increased $0.8
billion or 3.7 percent to $21.4 billion, with increases in nearly
all categories. The largest decrease occurred in primary
metals, down $0.6 billion or 5.7 percent to $10.3 billion.
Fabricated metal products declined $0.3 billion or 2.1
percent to $14.8 billion.

New orders for nondurable goods increased $1.4 billion
or 1.2 percent to $117.4 billion, following a 1.3 percent
increase in February. The largest increases occurred in
textile mill products and petroleum and coal products.

Shipments
Shipments of durable goods in March increased 51.2

billion or 0.9 percent to $126.5 billion, following increases of
3.1 percent in February and 1.5 percent in January. Like

all manufactured goods, durable goods has increased in
eleven of the last twelve months. Industrial machinery and
equipment had the largest increase, up $0.8 billion or 4.0
percent, to_ $21.7 billion, with increases in nearly all
categories. Transportation equipment was down $0.2 billion
or 0.5 percent to 33.5 billion, as a decrease in aircraft and
parts more than offset increases in all other categories.

Shipments of nondurable goods increased $1.0 billion
or 0.9 percent to $117.3 billion, following a 1.4 percent
increase in F . Except for printing and publi
and leather and leather products, all major groups incr
in March. The large st Increase occurred in petroleum and

coal products, up $0.5 billion or 3.6 percent to $13.2 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for durable goods in March decreased
$3.2 billion or 0.7 percent to $480.6 billion and are at the
lowest level since $479.6 billion in August 1989. This is the
seventh consecutive monthly decline. Transportation
equipment was down $1.5 billion or 0.6 percent to $266.6

ion, and is at the lowest level since $262.1 billion in
February 1990. Electronic and other electrical equipment
was down $0.4 billion or 0.9 percent to $46.7 billion.
Primary metals, down $0.4 billion or 2.0 percent to $19.9
billion, has declined in six of the last seven months.
Industrial machinery and equipment, down $0.3 billion or 0.5
percent to $52.3 billion, has declined in five of the last six
months and is at the lowest level since $51.9 billion in
December 1987. Unfilled orders for nondurable goods
increased $0.1 billion or 0.6 percent to $21.8 billion.

Inventories

Inventories for durable goods in March were down $0.6
billion or 0.3 percent to $236.9 billion and are at the lowest
level since $235.1 billion in October 1988. This is the
fourteenth decline in the last sixteen months. The largest
decreases were in industrial machinery and cquipment, down
$0.4 billion, and instruments and related products, down $0.2
billion. Nondurable goods increased $0.7 billion or 0.5
percent to $135.9 billion.

By stage of fabrication, finished-goods inventories were

up 0.4 percent in durables and 0.7 percent in nondurables.

‘ork in process declined 0.4 percent in durables and

increased 0.3 percent in nondurables. Materials and

supplies decreased 0.6 percent in durables and increased 0.4
percent in nondurables.

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NonDefense Capital Goods "

New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages

Billions of Dollars
43 483

New Orders

Shipments

28 LL 1 l 1 n 1 1 n 1 Ll ! 1 LI 9g
Mer May Jul Sep Nov Jah Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar

Mar. 1990 - Mar. 1992

Defense Capital Goods

New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages

Billions of Dollars
ant "1

gl 1 1 i n n 1 L nt 1 1 Nl L}¢
Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar

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

adjusted current dollars.


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

BY INDUSTRY GROUP
(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
chan
Mar. Feb Jan.| Feb.-| Jan.-|_ Dee.- Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. | “Mar
1992? 1992 1992] Mar.| Feb.| Jan. | 192° 1992" 1992 1991] 92/91
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
All manufacturing industries ..... 114531| 114,731] 115,259 05 04] 114,575] 115,607} 116,707] 119,652
Durable goods industries . 64,930] 65,311] 65,830 08 0.4]  64,667| 65,690] 66,458] 69,825
Stone, clay, and glass prod 2/402 2/430 2,459 “12 03 2,388 2,449 2,480 2,512
Primary metals 6558 6,495 6,584 “14 23 6,304 6,463 6,724 6,994
Fabricated metal products...) . 7,752 7,670 7/830 -2.0 08 TB43 7,691 7.924 8,569
Industrial machinery and equipment} 11,896} 12,095} 12,121 02 06 1809] 12:167| 12/267] 13,112
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ... . 8,481 8,556 8,611 0.6 0.0 8,489 8,582 8,584 9,175
Transportation equipment»... ..] 13,696 ; 13,903 0.7 0.6] 13,747] 13,943] 13,992] 15,004
Instruments and related products . . 5,833 5917 946 05] +03 5/866 5,973 51937 5,765
Lumber, furniture and
miscellancous durable goods .... . 8,312 8,340 8,376 04] +15 8,221 8,422 8,550 8,694
Nondurable goods industries . 49,601} 49,420] 49,429 0.0 05] 49,908] 49,917] $0,249] 49,827
Food and kindred products |! 91914 9811 9,588 +23] +13 91946 9/918 9/883 9,426
‘Tobacco products"... - 4610 4,605, 43521 +19 02 4711 4/831 4,950 4,356
Textile mill products... | 2,556 2,548 2/532 +06) +15 2/567 2,581 2,545 2/457
Paper and allied products 71125 Ta 7128 02) +05 7141 Tim 7252 7158
Chemicals and allied products: 10,933 10/831] 10,901 06 08] 10962] 10,909} -10.917| 10,981
Petroleum and coal products 2/845 842 934 “31 6.4 2,892 2,822 2,853 3,309
Rubber and plastics products: . | |: 3/986 3,978 4011 08 08 988 3,983 4\ 4,252
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods . 7,632 7,691 7,814 “16 16 7,701 1,699 1791 7,888
WORK IN PROCESS
All manufacturing industries. . 134,894| 135,313] 136,002 03] 05 0.4] 134,940] 135,155} 134,108] 140,997 AB
Durable goods industries ......... 112,105] 112,590] 113,401 0.7 08} 112,242] 112,509] 111,640] 118,962 5.6
Stone, clay, and glass products . - 1027 1/027 1,018 +09 “1S 1/076 1,066 1011 1,126 “44
Primary metals. ........... 8,260 8,267 8,258 +01 “16 83311 8,243 8,196 9432] -11.9
Fabricated metal products»... 7,683 77381 7872 +01] +32 7,689 77934 7826 8,208 63
Industrial machinery and equipment} 20,224] 20,185} 20,535 “17 -14} — 20,257{ 20064} 20,146] 21,640 64
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ....... 11,850] 11,912} 11,928 01} +02) 11,815] 11,889} 11,699] 12,199 31
Transportation equipment... 47101] 47,298] 47/619 0. -0.9| 47,181] 47,287) 46,827] 49,281 43
Instruments and related products . 11,569 11,679 11,848 -14 21 11,495 11,616 11,604 12,727 97
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods . . 4391 4,341 4.323 +04 04 4418 4,410 4,331 4349] +16
Nondurable goods industries 22,789} 22,723] 22,601 +05] +13] 22,6981 22,646} 22,468] 22,035,
Food and kindred products: 303, 31437 3,462 0.7} +02 3,320 3,471 31534 3/412
‘Tobacco products ........ 183 7 172 0.6] +496 166 175 V7 148
‘Textile mill products 2478 2,480 2,437 +18 0.7 2511 2,487 2,420 2,452
Paper and allied products 1/198 1,210 1,239 23) +14 1,209 1199 1,231 1,387
Chemicais and allied products: . 5479 5,470 5,446 +04 09 57384 5,455 5,438 5,099
Petroleum and coal products 2,885 2,778 2,667 $4.2 +16 2,817 2,694 2,628 2563
Rubber and plastics products .. . 1466 1507 1512 03} +0.7 1,455 1,524 1,550 1,560
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods .......... 24. 5,797 5,670 5,666 +01) 441 5,836 5,641 5,496 5,414
FINISHED GOODS
All manufacturing industries ..... 123,425| 122,757] 122,731] +05 0.0 05} 123,808] 124,419] 122,648] 125,785, “16
Durable goods industries ......... 59879] 59,633| 59,660] +04 0.0 05} 60,441] 60,7461 59,701| 62,230 2.9
Stone, clay, and glass products 4,437 4,467 4,434 0.7] +07 0.7 4,545 4,615 637 -2.0
Primary metals... 2... 6,191 6,110 6144] +13 06 13 6,260 6,190 6,715 68
Fabricated metal products |)... : 7324 7264 723] +08 O1} +11 7513 77348 7.710 “33
Industrial machinery and equipment | 11976] 12,181] 12/258 “17 06 05 : 12619 13,154 $A
Electronic and other
“electrical equipment 8,255 8,149 goss} +13] +08] +13 8,288 8,166 8,372 “1.0
Transportation equipment... | | 9,012 8,850 8887) +18) = 04 23 8,973 9,122 8,968]  +0.1
Instruments and related products : . 5,254 5,229 5219] +05] +02 “16 5/305 216 Si +23
Lumber, furniture and
miscellancous durable goods 7,430 7,383 7357/ +06] +04] +02 7597 1,470 7429| +23
Nondurable goods industries 63,546] 63,124 63,071] +0.7] +01 05} 63,367] 63,673 63,555, 03
Food and kindred products: 15,824] 15,547] 15,624] +18] 05 -18} 15,225] 15,606 14,755| +32
Tobacco products : 1,154 1196 1,240 35 35] +18 1159 1392 1262, 82
Textile mill products. . 3,785 5773, 3,787 +03 04] +24 3,787 3,825 3815 07
Paper and allied products 5275 5,238 5195} +07] +08) +05 5414 5,367 5293} +23
Chemicals and allied products’: 16,413} 16,560] 16,262 09} +18 -10] 16,882] 16,912 17,109 213
Petroleum and coal products 5,143 4,920 5,047] +45 25 43 5,037 940 5,598] — -10.0
Rubber and plastics products 51543 5 5,707 ll 18] +01 5,718 5,753 6,162 “72
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods... 2.2.2.0 00. 10,409] 10,283} 10,209] +12} +07) +20] 10,145 9,878 9,561 +61

? Prelimary. ‘ Revised.


Table 3. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ UNFILLED ORDERS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Perse
Mar. Feb. Jan.|  Feb.-} Jan] Dec.- Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar.| Mar.
1992° 192° 1992) Mar.| Feb.|  Jan.}_—1992P 192° 1992 1991] 92/91
All manufacturing industries 502,372] 505,428] 510,169 06 0.9 -0.2| 505,564] $06,983] 509,953] 529,259 4S
Durable goods industries 480,620] 483,804 | 488,320 0.7 0.9 -0.2| 483,528] 485,614] 488,731] $08,443 49
Stone, clay, and glass products . 6,290 6,250 6,306]  +0.6 09 +04 6,290 6,238 6,133 5,418] +161
Primary metals... . 19,863) 20,269} 20,204 20) +03 -2.8| 20,640] 20,577) 20,235| 21,246 29
Blast furnaces, steel mills 6,988 7,027 7,122 06 13 71 7,288 7,329 7,308 7,364 21.0
Iron and stect foundries 2,554 2,644 2,786 34 51 08 2597 2,642 2,781 2,963) -12.4
Nonferrous and other primary
metals... 10,321] 10,598] 10,296 26) +29 03]  10,755| 10,606} 10,146] 10,919 1S
Fabricated metal products : 26,225 26,495 26,589 -1.0 0.4 +11 26,349 26,542 26,633 27,432 39
Industrial machinery and equipment 92,43] 52,619] 52,809 05 04] +02] 52,238] $3,062} 53,190] 56,013 67
Engines and turbines. 8,606 8,568 8650] +04 09) +07 8,469 8,671 8,864 77896| +73
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 6,778 6,754 6,683 +04 +11 +06 6,846 6,865 6,823 7,680 -10.9
Metalworking machinery . : 7,465 7,459 7408) +01) +07] +33 7,465 7,459 7,408 6,945] +75
Computer and office equipment ...| 9,921] 10,093] 10,349 17 25 33 9,703 9906] 10,056] 12,072] -19.6
Electronic and other
electrical equipment wee 46,748} 47,196] 47,540 09 0.7) +05] 47,028] 47,545] 47,245} 49,722 5.4
Blectrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus ..........- 6,400 6515 6,645 -18 20) +29 6,429 6,590 6,674 6,812 5.6
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment . - 2,313 2,388 2,389 31 00} +03 2,313 2,388 2,389 2181] +61
Communications equipment 19,726| 19,469] 19,676] +13 “ll 05] 19,775] 19,564} 19,729] 21,741 9.0
Blectronic components --| 14,103] 14,673] 14,644 39) +02| +14] 14,216) 14,769) 14,367] 14,505 20
Transportation equipment .....-.-. 266,583 | 268,083 | 271,661 -0.6 13 04} 268,271] 268,694] 272,172] 283,149 53
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 233,530| 234,191 | 237,643 “1S -0.4| 235,170] 234,746) 238,134] 247,473 5.0
Shipbuilding and tanks ...... 23,767| 24,450] 24,948 -2.0 -1.0} 23,616] 24,295] 24,807] 26,766] -11.8
Instruments and related products 95,451] 55,545] $5,826 05] +03] $5,619] $6,042] 56,349] 58,862 55
Search and navigation equipment 39,734| 39,533] 39,628 -02| +05] 39,909} 40,064) 40,175] 41,562 4.0
Measuring and controlling devices 7,855 7,934 8,078 18) 9 +01 7,855 7,934 8,078 8,369 6.1
Medical instruments and Supplies 7,188 7414 7,427 02| +03 7,188 7414 7,427 7,949 96
All other durable goods . rata 7347 7,385 05 12 7,093 6.914 674 6601] +75
Nondurable goods industries ...... 21,752 21,624 21,849 +0.6 1.0 0.6 22,036 21,369 21,222 20,816 +59

P Preliminary. " Revised.


3
Table 2. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ NEW ORDERS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
(Millions of dollars)
Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted’
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent} Year to date
Industry change
Mar,} Feb. Jan.| Feb-| Jan-| Dec.-| Mar.| Feb.] Jan.|. Mar] Mar.
1992P|_ 1992} 1992] Mar] Feb.| Jan. 192°] 1992'| i992] 1991! 92/91] 1992] 1991
All manufacturing industries... . | 240,796| 236,942] 235,188] +1.6| +0.7| +05] 252.923 234,914 | 215,622] 238,355] +6.1 | 703,459] 689,869
Manufacturing industries with
unfilled orders. . 130,981 | 128,336) 129,343} +21) 08] +12) 140,235] 127,818] 117,943 133,306] +5.2| 385,996] 382,826
Durable goods industries . . 123,350 | 120,862] 120,567] +2.1 +24) 132,758 | 120,448} 108,873] 120,990] +9.7] 362,079| 347,897
With unfilled orders... |. 100,341 | 101,426 | +23 +24) 110,927) 99,636} 91,748] 103,933] +67} 302,311] 297.875
Stone, clay, and glass products 4,760| 4,722] +29 +25] 4,923} 4,594) 4,040] 4,569} +7.7| 13/587] “13,059
Primary metals : 10,955} 10,099] -5.7 +23) 11,141] 11,250] 10,013) 10,591] +5.2| 32/404| 30,882
Blast furnaces, stee! mills . 4408] 3,915] 0.6 +77) 4,552 4,497] 4,185 3,808! +195] 13,234] 12,008
Iron and steel foundries ........ 837 794 888] +5.4 -2.0 887 783 854 826) +74 2,524 2,422
Nonferrous and other primary
metals . . 5,109} 5,753 06} 5,702} 5,970] 4,974) 5,957] -4.3| 16,646] 16,452
Fabricated metal products ---{ 14,814] 15,134 +21) 15,807] 15,162] 14,014} 15,416] +25] 44.983 43,784
Industrial machinery and equipment .| 21/404! 20,648 +58] 23,698} 19,932] 18,443] 21,992] +78] 62:073| 60'512
Engines and turbines .......... “as71] 1.375] “1'4g2| +143 #170) 1,547) 1,187) 1,203) 1,397] +107] 31937] 3.877
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 2,372) 2,474) 2,353] 41 -7.7) 2,561) 2,501) 2,261) 2,626 --2.5] 73231 7,962
Metalworking machinery .. . .. 2,010] 1,853] 1,958] +85 10.6) 2,267) 1,861} 1,639] 1,987] +141 5,767] 4,951
Computer and office equipment ..| 6.282] 6.086] 6148| +32| 10 +187 7,548 | 5,289] 4,583} 6929] +89! 17420] 16713
Electronic and other
electrical equipment .... . 17.277) 16,996} 17,354) 41.7] -21) 5.1] 18,149] 17,326] 15,908] 16,621] +9.2 51,383] 49,739
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus .......... 2208] 2119) 2457) +42] -138) +44) 2,307] 2,232] 2,296] 2.420] 10] 6925 7,109
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment ......... 1,308) 1,335) 1,308] 20} +21] -s8] 1,359} 1364] 1,147] 1266} 473 3,870] 3,891
Communications equipment . . Gaul] 4113] 4.297) +145] 43) 111) 4958] 3.945] 3.777] 31031] +363] 12/680 11,021
Electronic components ... .. . eg] 4 nal8] 9973) 117] 28) 0.7) S069] siae9} Si3ss|S'380] <9] 16'203 16,158
‘Transportation equipment... . 31,953) 30,039] 29,577] +64] +16] +19] 35,433] 30331] 25897] 31157| +137) 91'éel 89,466
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts, 10,574) 8,322] 9,661] +271] 139] 35} 12496] 7,755] 7437] 13681] -85 27,688] 35,797
Shipbuilding and tanks . 394 S21 OAT} 24.4) -195] 153 419 480 464 822] 49.0 1,363] 2,807
Instruments and related products ...1 9,802| 9,586] 9.847] +231 29) aire 10,121] 9,165] 8,956] 9,045} +11.9] 28242] 27/175
Search and navigation equipment -| 2'968] 2'779| 2930] +68] s2/ tare 2,835| 2,523} 2,561) 2,009] +411] 7919! 6-797
Measuring and controlling devices | 2/3551 215! 2'380] +63| -¢9| “ro 2,530) 2,140] 2,261] 2,530 0.0} 6,931] 7,050
Medical instruments and supplies | 2'346| 2/508] 2's46} 63] a1'6l +181 2,503} 2,532] 2,416] 2,400} +43] 7451] 7214
All other durable goods ........ 12,874] 12,744) 12,519] +10] +18] +25] 131486] 12'688 11,602] 11,599] +163] 37,776] 33,280
Nondurable goods industries. TAG | 116,080] 114,621 +12) +13] 1.5] 120,165} 114,466] 106,749] 117,365} +241 341,380 31972
With unfilled orders 28,317] 27,995] 27,917) +12] +03] -29] 29308] 28182] 26195] 29'373] -02 685 | 84.951

Preliminary. * Revised.

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

oat se te corders for a prior month are negative because of cancellations, he percentage change calculation is algebraically negative, even though there is a net dollar increase trom the prior

Month to the current month,


Table 1. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS

(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted’
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent ‘Year to date
Industry change
Mar.} Feb.| Jan.| Feb.-} Jan.-| Dec-} Mar,} Feb.| Jan.) Mar.) Mar.
1992°| 1992} 1992] Mar.| Feb.| Jan.| 19927] 1992") 1992] 1991] 92/91 | 1992P| 1991
All manufacturing industries . 241,683 | 236,367| +0.9| +22] +0.2| 254,342| 237,884] 213,596] 238,810] +65 | 705,822} 684,682
Manufacturing industries with
unfilled orders ......-. 134,037| 133,077] 130,522] +0.7] +2.0| +0.7) 141,654] 130,788] 115,917] 133,761] +5.9 | 388,359] 377,639
Durable goods industries . 126,534} 125,378| 121,615} +0.9| +31] +15} 134,844] 123,565} 106,87] 122,049] +105 | 365,296} 343,585
With unfilled orders. . 305/848 | 104'857| 102,474] +0.9] +23] +1.4] 113,013] 102,753] 89,762] 104,992] +7.6 | 305,528| 293,563
Stone, clay, and glass producte 4958| 4816} 4,697) +09} +25| +19] 4971] 4,489] 4,061} 4,402] +10.7] 13,421] 12,725
Primary metals 10.734] 10.890} 10688] -14] +19] +27] 11,078} 10,908] 10,143] 10,650] +40) 32,129) 31,995
Blast furnaces, steel mil 4421} 4503] 4,456{  -1.8| +11] +37] 4593] 4,476] 4,330] 4,110] +118) 13,399) 12,908
Tron and steet foundries 927} 936} 910] -1.0] +29) +15.0] 932] 922) 810 850] +9.6| 2,664] 2,477
Nonferrous and other primary
metals... eee ees 5386] 5,451| 5,322 -12] +24| -01] 5553] 5,510] 5,003] 5,690] -2.4| 16,066) 16,610
Fabricated metal products . 15084 | 15.228] 15,145] 0.9] +05] 05] 16000] 15,253] 13,449] 15,443] +36} 44,702] 43,612
Industrial machinery and equipment ‘| 21680 20/838] 20888} +40] 0.2] +23] 24,522] 20,060] 17,544) 23,286] +5.3] 62,126] 61,424
Engines and turbines... . 1533] 1.457] 1,421] +5.2| +25] 44] 1,749] 1,380] 1,143] 1,564] +118] 4,272) 3,879
Farm and garden machinery . 1358} 1340] 1.427} +1.3| -6.1) +221] 1655] 1,441] 1,281) 1537] +77) 4,377) 4,103
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 2348} 2403] 2,314| -23/ +38] 5.7] 2,580) 2,499|  2,083| 2,889] -10.7) 7,122) 8,373
Metalworking machinery .....-.-] 2004] 1,802) 1,718] +11.2| +49] -74{ 2,261] 1,810] 1,399] 1,889] +19.7) 5,470} 5,060
Computer and office equipment ..| 6454) 6,342] 6496| +18] 24] +114] 7,751] 5,439) 4,837] 6,992] +109] 18,027] 16,359
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . 17,725| 17,340] 17,094] +22| +14] -38] 18,666) 17,026] 15,213] 17,443] +70] 50,905] 48,660
Electrical transmission
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . 2,323] 2,249] 2271] +33} -1.0] 49] 2558] 2,316] 2,023} 2,524) +13] 6897] 6,877
Household appliances . 1542) 1529 1,407} +09) +87] -11.2| 1,670] 1,481) 1,256] 1,568] +65] 4,407) 4,332
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment . . 1383] 1,336{ 1,302] +35] +26] -12] 1,434] 1,365{ 1,141] 1,326} +81) 3,940) 3,777
Household audio and
video equipment ....... ..e[ 1025} 1,030] 953] 0.5] +81] +45} 994] 925 784 71] +25.7| 2,703) 2,183
Communications equipment . 4454) 4320] 4,404 +31] 19] +16] 4,747} 4,110] 3,780) 4,229] +12.2]) 12,637] 11,683
Electronic components 5,354] 5,389] 5,368] -0.6] +04] -16] 5,622] 5,467] 5,001] 5,406] +4.0} 16,090] 15,358
Transportation equipment... . 33453] 33,617) 30.788) -05] +92] +38] 35,856] 33,809] 26,763] 29,230] +227] 96,428) 83,825
Motor vehicles and parts . . 30106] 199928] 18:360| +09} +85) +3.0] 21,555} 20,796] 17,016] 15,952] +35.1] 59,367) 48,421
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 11,235] 11,774] 10,697 12,072| 11,143] 8,256] 11,176] +80} 31,471] 29,982
Shipbuilding and tanks. . 1077| 1,019] 901 1098] 992} 729) 996] +10.2) 2,819) 2,813
Instruments and related products 9896] 9867] 9,705 10,544| 9,472] 8,607] 10,182] +36] 28,623) 28,358
Search and navigation equipment .| 2,767] 2,874] 2,743, 2,990} 2,634] 2,180] 3,212] 6.9) 7,804] 8,093
Measuring and controlling devices | 2,434] 2,359] 2,369 2609| 2/284] 21250] 2,400) +8.7| 7,143] 6,817
Medical instruments and Supplies -| 2,572 2;518| 2,526 2,729| 2545] 2,396] 2,448| +115] 7,670] 7,326
Photographic goods . . 1814] 1,823} 1,763 1979] 1711] 1,520] 1,826] +29] 5,110) 5,328
All other durable goods . 13,104] 12,782] 12,610 13,307] 12,548] 11,107] 11,413} +16.6| 36,962] 32,986
Nondurable goods industries. 117,318 | 116,308 | 114,752] +0. 119,498 | 114,319 | 106,709} 116,761] +2.3] 340,526} 341,097
With unfilled orders . . 28,189] 28,220] 28,048} -0. 28,641| 28,035] 26,155] 28,769)  -0.4} 82,831] 84,076
Food and kindred products . . 33,293] 33,172] 32,502] +0. 34,148] 32,738] 30,025] 33,904] +07] 96,911] 96,467
Meat products 7653| 7,705} 7,713] -0- 7730| 7,526} 7,151] 8,229] 6.1) 22,407] 23,565
Dairy products 4,706| 4599] 4,476] +2. 4762| 4,488) 4,203) 4,460| +68] 13,453} 12,877
Beverages . . . 4865] 4,672] 4,446 ; aga} 4,216] 3,870] 4,402] +100) 12,927] 12,066
All other foods, except fats and 14,620] 14,643] 14,261 . 15,366] 14,955] 13,195} 15,365 0.0| 43,516] 43,656
‘Tobacco products . 2516| 2410] 2,513 ; 33029] 1,868} 1599] 2,944] +29] 6,496] 6,318
‘Textile mill products... 51695| S627) 57605] +12] +04] +1.7| 5,925] 5.485] 4,857] 5,189) +142] 16,267] 14,287
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles. 3470| 3,427] 3401] +13] +08] +18] 3,623] 3,368] 2,990} 3,143] +153) 9,981] 8,689
Paper and allied products . 10259] 107206] 10,088] +05] +1.2| -0.8] 10,499] 10,286] 9,808] 10,253) +24] 30,593} 30,617
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products ...... 4356{ 4,285] 4,187) +1.7] +23] -09| 4,465] 4,373] 4,108] 4,456] +0.2) 12,946] 13,428
Paperboard containers and boxes .| 2348| 2,357| 2340] -04| +0.7| +03] 2,397] 2,350] 2,260) 2,183) +98} 7,0071 6,720
Miscellaneous converted
paper products ......... 3555] 3,564] 3561] -0.3| +01] -14| 3,637] 3,563] 3,440) 3,614] +06] 10,640) 10,469
Chemicals and allied products 2a'0g2| 23,980} 23,966] +04] +0.1| +10) 25,352| 24,122) 23,347) 24,200) +4.8| 72,821) 72,106
Industrial chemicals. 32.220] 12,233) 12,110] -0.1) +10] +01] 12,868] 12,572] 11,614] 12,938] —-0.5| 37,054) 39,087
Drugs, soaps, and toiletri 9046} 91005! 9420] +05} 4.4) +4.0] 9,354] 8,966] 9,485] 8,354) +120) 27,805) 25,351
Petroleum and coal products. 13.237] 12.772] 12038] +36] +61] -67| 12,171] 11,737] 11,546] 12,838) 5.2] 35.454] 41,034
Rubber and plastics products . 8119] 8.046] 7975} +09} +0.9} +33] 8349] 8,031] 7,378) 7,497) +114} 23,758} 21,932
All other nondurable goods . . 20117 20,092] 20,065] +0.1] +01] 3.0] 20,025] 20,052] 18,149] 19,936] +04) 58,226} 58,336

P Preliminary. " Revised.

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