Table 3. Value of Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders for Industry Groups

Millions of Dollars)

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly Porcent Change Monthly Percent
Industry Change
Nov. Oct. Sept Oct.- | Sept.- | Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. Nov
2002" 2002" 2002 Nov Oct. | Sept. 2002" 2002' 2002 2001 02/01
At manufacturing industries" cucu 476,944) 481,405) 485,751 0.9 0.9 -1.0] 468,273] 473,417) 479,361] $02,285
Excluding transportation’... “) 230,873] 233,051) 233,879 -0.4 0.8] 227,254| 229,471] 230,986] 249,430
Excluding defense’... “| 333,837] 336,862} 338,966 0.6} 1:7] 329,285) 332,719] 335,946] 364,430
Durable goods industries'........-...-:ssse 476,944] 481,405] 485,751 0.9 -1.0| 468,273] 473,417] 479,361) 502,285
Primary metals... 15,250] 15,773 15,944 aa 0.0] 14,289] 14,985] 15,508] 15,854]
Iron and steel mili, 8,574] 8,935 9,071 15 0.4 7,872| 8,365 8.815 7,641
‘Aluminum and nonferrous metals. 4,426 4,599 4,649] ad 14 4,248} 4,442| 4,550| 5,864
Ferrous metal foundries. 2,250) 2,239 2.224] 07] 1.0) 2,169) 2178 2,144 2,349
Fabricated metal products. 38,607| 38,808] 38,689 0.3 -0.6] 37,893] 38,322] 38,720) 40,386
Machinery... 44,978] 45,851/ 46,101 05 -1:7| 44,657] 45,475] 45,697] 54,108
Construction machinery. 2,028 2,086| 2,055 15 49 1,914) 1,894 1,832 2,084
Mining, oi! field, and
‘gas field machinery....... 1,131 1,150) 1,132 1.6 1.6 4,131 1,150) 1,132 1,303
industrial machinery. 8,809 9,105 91032 0.3} 1.8 8877 9.156] 8,774 9,182
Photographic equipment. 960) 950 920 3.3 0.0} 971 951 917 882
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment.......r---- 4,380] 4,423 4,268] 3.6 3.3 4,195 4,257 4,222| 4,528
Metalworking machinery... . 3,840] 3,803 3,709 25) 11 3,804) 3,775 3,687 4,092
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment......... 9,744] 10,234] 10,967 67 25 9,856] 10,304) 11,046] 17,405 43.4
Material handling equipment......... 5,113 5,143] -0.6 3.6 4,977 5,041 5,118 5,383 75
Computers and electronic products... 108,196} 109,031 -0.8 -1.1] 106,056] 106,387) 107,221) 113,517 6.6
Electronic computer : 6,852| 6,819 0.5 10.3) 7,051 6,667; 6.614 7,244 27
Nondetense communications
‘equipment. . 36,734] 36,696! 01 5.9] 36,108] 35,934] 35,864) 39,857 “9.4
Defense communications equipment... 2,431 2,516) 2.417 ; 41 24 2.431 2.516| 2.417 2,388] 1.8
Semiconductors®. (Na) WA) (NA) (A) (Na) (NA) (way (Nay (NA) (NA) (NA)
Electronic componi | 14,297] 14,533] 14,522) 1.6 0.1 -7.2) 14,146] 14,667] 14,681 16,474 144
Nondefense search and
equipment. 4,126 4.117) 4,007 0.2 27 19 4,077 4,064) 3,981 4,500 94
Defense search and navigation
equipment. 29,942] 30,104) 31,408 0.5 “4.2 4.8] 29,150] 29,313] 30,821] 30,796) 5.3
Electromedical, measuring,
‘and control instruments. 13,252] 13,340] 13,162 07 1.4 o9| 13,093] 13,226 12,843] 12,258 68
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components... - . 14,516] 14,698] 14,755 “1.2 0.4 1.6] 14,337/ 14,539] 14,446] 15,224 5.8
Eleettic lighting equipment. — 1,662 1,662 1,683 0.0} 1.2 16.1 1,580 1,632 1,657 1,385 141
Household appliances.....e.se 922 1,084 1,050] -14.9) 3.2 0.6 917 968 920 1,212 “24.3
Electrical equipment......... 7 8,282 8,369) 8.519 1.0) 18 0.2 8,282 8,381 8,403 9,235 10.3
Transportation equipment... : 246.071] 248,354] 251.872! 0.9 14 -1:2| 241/019] 243,946] 248,375] 252,855 “47
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,
and trailers. = 12,282) 12,113] 12,360) 14 -2.0 -1.9] 11,782) 11,464] 11,946] 11,800 -0.2
Nondefense aircraft and parts. 111/023] 112,696] 114,386] 15 15 -1.4] 109/804] 111,991] 114,086] 124,526 118
Defense aircraft and parts... co] $7,063) 87.441] 57.730 0.6 05 -0.5] 54,830] 55,603] 56,654] 51,114 73
Ships and boats........ee-0 21,128] 21,534) 21,713 1.9 -08 v6] 20.782] 21.211 21.014 20,321 23
Furniture and related products. 5,336] 5,324 5,353 0.2 07 13 5,378] 5,362 5,393 6,307 147
Preliminary " Revised NA Not available,

Aggregate estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. Due to the number of large semiconductor manufacturers choosing not to participate in this voluntary
onthly survey, the Census Bureau cannot currently produce monthly estimates of semiconductor shipments, orders, or inventories.

"Due to the number of large semiconductor manufacturers choosing not to participate in this voluntary monthly survey, the Census Bureau cannot currently produce monthly estimates of
semiconductor shipments, orders, or inventories.

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


Survey Description

This report is compiled from results of the U.S.
Census Bureau’s Manufacturers’ Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders (M3) survey. This survey
provides statistics on manufacturers’ value of
shipments, new orders (net of cancellations), end-of-
month order backlog (unfilled orders), end-of-month
total inventory (at current cost or market value), and
inventories by stage of fabrication (materials and
supplies, work-in-process, and finished goods). The
M3 includes approximately 5,000 reporting units.
Units may be divisions of diversified large
companies, large homogenous companies, or single-
unit manufacturers in 89 industry categories. Due to
the small monthly sample, these 89 categories have
been combined into 59 publication levels. The
survey methodology assumes that the month-to-month
changes of the total operations of those companies in
the monthly survey effectively represent the month-
to-month movements of all establishments that make
up the category. The current coverage levels in the
survey show that reported data in the monthly survey
represent approximately 60 percent of the shipments
estimates at the total manufacturing level. Data
published represent manufacturing in a calendar
month. The data collection is based on a voluntary
survey authorized by Title 13 of the United States
Code.

The data presented in this release are based on data
obtained from a panel of 5,000 reporting units and
provide an indication of the activity within the
manufacturing sector. The results differ from what
would be obtained from a complete enumeration of
all manufacturing companies. In addition, a different
panel of 5,000 companies would yield different
results. The M3 panel is comprised of companies
with $500 million or more in shipments and a limited
number of smaller companies. From a statistical
perspective, the panel is not a probability sample;
therefore, the sampling errors that are normally
provided with sample surveys cannot be measured.
Nonsampling errors are attributable to many sources.
The use of company or divisional reports to estimate
the monthly change for establishments is one source
of nonsampling error. The use of primarily large
companies to represent the month-to-month
movement of all companies is another potential
source.

Additional survey documentation can be found on our
web site: http://www.census.gov/m3.

2003 Release Dates for M3 Surve

Survey Month Advance 8:30 Preliminary 10:00
Dec 2002 1/28/03 TU 2/4/03 TU
Jan 2003 2/27/03 TH 3/6/03 TH
Feb 2003 3/26/03 WE 4/2/03 WE
Mar 2003 4/24/03 TH 5/2/03 FR
Apr 2003 5/28/03 WE 6/5/03 TH
May 2003 6/25/03 WE 7/2/03 WE
Jun 2003 7/25/03 FR 8/4/03 MO
Jul 2003 8/26/03 TU 9/4/03 TH
Aug 2003 9/25/03 TH 10/2/03 TH
Sep 2003 10/28/03 TU 11/5/03 WE
Oct 2003 11/26/03 WE 12/5/03 FR
Nov 2003 12/24/03 WE



Table 5. Value of Manufacturers’ Shipments, New Orders, Unfilled Orders, and Total Inventories 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. - Aug.-| Nov. | Oct. | Sept. | Nov. | Nov.
2002" | 2002" | 2002 | Nov. Sept. | 2002” | 2002" | 2002 | 2001 |02/01] 2002" | 2001
SHIPMENTS

All manufacturing industries®. 323,730 326,339] 322,608. 0.8 1.2 -0.3] 319,911] 338,008] 339,591] 312,298 2.4/3,543,393/3,587,725
Construction materials and supplies. 36,106] 36,144] 36,206] -0.1] 0.2] -0.6] 34,489} 38,252] 37,808] 33,340] 3.4] 397,292] 390,416
Information technology 26,267] 26,371] 26.271] 0.4] 0.4] -1.4} 26.010) 25,152] 30,813] 25.537] 1/9] 285/229] 312/419
Computers and related products. 6.907} 7.108] 6,746] -2.8] 53] 15] 6.501] 6.664) 8.476] 6.216] 4.6 71.413] 77/995
Motor vehicle and parts. 36,966] 39,307] 37,957] -6.0} 3.6] -2.2] 36,305] 43/938] 38,968] 36.222| 0.2] 421/800] 392/571
Capital goods. soe 63,086] 63,667) 63,089] -0.9] 0.9] -0.3] 61,682] 61,709] 69,948] 61,124] 0.9] 689,073] 728,985

Nondefense capital goods®... 6,090] §7,057/ 56,393] -1.7] 1.2] 0.8] 54/311] 55.290] 62.642| 54,833| -1.0] 618.063] 664.683

Excluding aircralt.. 3,311! 63,890] 53,137] 1.1) 1.4) 2.0] 51/454] 52,711] 59/362] 50,261 2.4] 583.257] 620,711

Defense capital goods’ 6996] 6,610] 6.696] 5.8] -1:3] 3.3] 7/371] 6.419] 7/306] 6,291] 17:2] 71,009] 64/302

Consumer goods, 124,279) 125,881] 123,772 13 7 0.2} 125,934] 133,304] 129,084] 122,788 2.6]1,362,544]1,370,941

Consumer durable goods. 33,166] 34,361] 33,156 3.5 6 2.7 33,409] 37,610} 34,680] 32,750) 2.0] 372,115] 351,350

Consumer nondurable goods. 91,113] 91,520] 90,616) 0.4 0) 0.8] 92,525] 95,694] 94,404] 90,038) 2.8] 990,429]1,019,591
NEW ORDERS

All manufacturing industries”... 319,269] 321,993] 317,660] -0.8 -2.4] 314,767] 332,064] 329,938) 305,445| —_3.113,509,708]3,547,081
Construction materials and supplies. 36,097} 36,442] 36,341 0.9) 0.5] 34,167) 38,004] 37,239] 32,587 4.8] 397,286] 386,550
information technology...... 25,635] 26,182 1 0.9] 26,220] 24,458) 30,143] 25,405 3.2] 279,943] 298,377
Computers and related products... 7,138] 7/384] -3.3 9.2) 6,885] 6,717| 8.810] 6.596] 4.4 71,660] _ 77855
Motor vehicle and parts.........--- 39,060] 37:717| -4.9| -1.9] 36,623] 43,456] 38,552] 36,266] 1.0] 421,389] 390.643
Capital goods... segeee 59,476] 60,452] 1.4 -8.8] 57,844] 58,032} 65,546] 57,476] 0.6] 659,422] 701,997

Nondefense capital goods’, 55,213} 52,901 3.6] -10.7} 51,986] 53,884] 58,116] 51,891 0.2] 593,482] 631,734

Excluding aiveralt.©. 53,517] 50,752} -2.6| 4.3] 50,816] 52,776] 58.943] 50,427| 0.8] 570.253] 6011934

Defense capital goods’ 4,263] 7.5511 27.8 7.2) 5,858] 4,148] 7.430] 51585] 4.9] 65,940] 70,263

Consumer goods. 124,247] 126,030} 124,025 1.4) 0.4] 126,089] 133,417] 129,280] 123,110, 2.4]1,361,595]1,368,176

Consumer durable goods....... 33,134] 34,510] 33,409] 4.0 0.7} 33,564] 37,723] 34/876] 33,072] 1.5] °371,166] “348.585

Consumer nondurable goods. 91,113] 91/520] 90.616] -0.4 0.8] 82,525] 95.694] 94,404] 90,038] 2.8) 990.429]1,019/591
UNFILLED ORDERS

All manufacturing industries® . 476,944] 481,405] 485,751 0.9] -1.0] 468,273] 473,417] 479,361] 502,285) 6.8) iba) {xX}
Construction materials and supplies.......] 32,633} 32,542] 32,244] 0.0 0.4] 31,737) 32,059] 32,307] 32,382] -2.0 ~ 0%
Information technology... 97,855] 98,196] 98,932] -0.3 -0.1] 96,433] 96,229} 96,923|101/317| -4.8 (x) ra
Computers and related products... 6.845] 6,852] 6.819] 0.1 10.3] 7\051] 6.667 6.614] 7' 27 00 0
Motor vehicle and parts. 12,282] 12,113] 12,360] 1.4) -1.8] 11,782} 11,464] 11/946] 11/800] -0.2 00 0
Capital goods... ss. | 329,433] 333,854] 338,045] -1.3 -0.8] 325,787] 329,625] 333,302| 355,343] -8.3 a) 0

Nondefense capital goods ‘| 207,087] 203/960] 211/804] -1.4' -1.6] 206,206] 208,531] 209/937| 233,355] -11.6 00 0)

Excluding aircraft....... . 124,784] 125,970] 126,343 0.9 1.9] 123,903] 124,541] 124,476] 138,798] -10.7, (X)] (X)

Defense capital goods*........ 122/346| 123/894] 126.241] -1.2 0.7] 119,581] 121/094] 123,365] 121/988] -2.0 %) )

Consumer goods...... 12,175] 12,207] 12,058] -0.3| 2.1] 12,208] 12,053] 11,940] 13,100] -6.8 ra ra

‘Consumer durable goods. 12/175] 12,207] 12.058] -0.3 2.4} 12,208) 12,053) 11/940} 13/100] -6.8 (xX) x)
ae ITORIE:

All manufacturing industries®.. a 427,792] 429,074] 429,385 0.3 0.2] 430,442] 433,471] 429,952] 446,732) -3.6| (xX) (x)
Construction materials and supplies. 45,683] 45,533| 45,262] 0.3 0.3] 45.309] 45,256] 44,996] 46,323] -2.2 00) 0
Information technology . 39,472] 39/457] 39,778] 0.0) 1.0] 39,989] 39,665] 39,409) 46,077] -13.2 x) )
Computers and related products. 7.016) 7.013] 7,303] 0.0 6.6 7.268] 6,961] 6,983] 8.021] -9.4 00) )
Motor vehicle and parts... 20,490] 20,673] 20,722] .0.9 2.0| 20,698] 21/023] 21/032) 20,445] 1.2 0 (x)
Capital goods. a 129,990] 130,466] 131,496] -0.4 -0.8] 131,950] 131,866] 131,205] 146,431] | -9.9 ra x

Nondefense capital goods’. 111,581} 112,027] 112,967 0.4 -0.9] 113,525] 113,356] 112,511] 127,508] -11.0] (x) (Xx)
Excluding aircraft... 89,685] 89,916] 90.643] -0.3 0.5] 90,660] 90,277] 89,822) 100,415] -9.7! (x) ial
Defense capital goods’, 18,409] 18,439] 18/523] -0.2| -0.2| 18,425| 18,510] 18,694| 181.923] -2°6 x a)
Consumer goods. {126,771} 127,478] 127,930] -0.6| 0.9] 127,937] 130,606] 129,180] 125,885] 1.6 0 a
‘Consumer durable goods... 26,608] 26,702] 26.740] -0.4 1.3) 26,611] 27,027] 26.920] 26.255] 1.4 00 0
Consumer nondurable goods. 100,163] 100,776| 101,190] | -0.6 0.8] 101,326] 103,573] 102,260] 99/630] 1.7 0) 00

° Preliminary * Revised

X Not Applicable.

" 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.
* Nondetense capital goods industries include: small arms and ordnance; farm machinery and equipment; construction machinery; mining, oil, and gas field machinery;

industrial machinery; vending, laundry, and other machinery; photographic equipment; metalworking machinery; turbines and generators; other power transmission
equipment; pumps and compressors; material handling equipment; all other machinery; electronic computers; computer storage devices; other computer peripheral
equipment; communications equipment; search and navigation equipment; electromedical, measuring, and control instruments; electrical equipment; other electrical

equipment, appliances, and components; heavy duty trucks; aircraft; railroad rolling stock; ships and boats; office and institutional furniture; and medical equipment

and supplies.

* Defense capital goods industries include: small arms and ordnance; communications equipment; aircraft; missiles, space vehicles, and parts; ships and boats;

and search and navigation equipment.

* Aggregate estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data, Due to the number of large semiconductor manufacturers choosing not to participate in
this voluntary monthly survey, the Census Bureau cannot currently produce monthly estimates of semiconductor shipments, orders, or inventories.
See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.


Table 4. Value of Manufacturers’ Inventories for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars)

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly Percent Change ‘Monthly Percent
Industry Change
Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct.- | Sept.- | Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. Nov.
2002" 2002" 2002 Nov. Oct Sept, 2002" 2002" 2002 2001 02/01
{All manufacturing industries! 427,792} 429,074 429,385 -0.3 0.1 0.2] 430,442] 433,471] 429,952] 446,732 3.6
Excluding transportation’ 357,647] 358,176] 358,410) 0.1 01 0.3] 358.867) 360,903] 358,197| 371.119 33
Excluding defense’ 408,960] 407.134] 407.323 0.3 0.0 0.2] 408,384] 471.279] 407.596) 424,847 “3.9
With unfilled orders! 213,264] 213,786] 213,925) 0.2 01 0.5] 215,040] 215,580] 213,930] 230.891 69
Durable goods industries". 262,364] 263,040] 263.516) 0.3 -0.2 0.2] 264,338] 265,068] 263,389] 281,301 6.0
Wood products... 9,326] 9,299 9,314] 0.3 -0.2 0.3 9,443) 9,428) 9,353 9,624 19
Nonmetallic minerai products. 8915 8.932 8.896] 0.2 04 0.2 8,709) 8,683) 8,751 9,045] “37
Primary Metals...-cs.0e» 18,650] 18,476] 18,407 0.9 O.4| 01 18,831 18,592} 18,494] 19,458 “3.2
Iron and steel mills. 10,900] 10,733] 10,632 16 09 1.2] 11,069] 10,869] 10,773] 10,933 1.2
Aluminum and nonferrous metals. 6,036] 6,035) 6,079 0.0 0.7 “24 6.049 6,039) 6,063 6,686 “9.5
Ferrous metal foundries, 7 u714 1,708] 1,696 0.4 07 12 1,713 1,684 1,652 1,839) 6.9
Fabricated metal products 30,843] 30,870} 30,839 0.1 01 0.3] 30,5521 30,660) 30,735] 32,004] 45
Machinery 44.314] 44,472) 44,631 0.4] 0.4 0.3] 44,719] 44,686/ 44,358] 48,025 6.9
Farm machinery. ee 2.086) 2,042 2.012 24 18 1.6 2,063 1,913 1,924 1,995| 34
Construction machinery... 3.815 3,854] 3,875 “1.0 05 0.9) 3,826 3.825 3:778| 3,973 “37
Mining, oil field,
and gas field machinery. 2,212 2,194 2.156] 0.8] 1.8 0.6 2,209) 2,203 2.173 2,387 75
Industrial machinery 7,588 7.607 7/680] 0.2 1.0] -0.9) 7.710 7/580 7,592 81353 77
Photographic equipment... 911 11926 1/910 -0.8 0.8 01 11950 11988) 1,845 2,063 “55
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment. 4,223) 4,168 4.096] 1.3) 18 0.3 4,199 4,159 4,010 4,228 0.7
Metalworking machinery 5.242 5,270 5.257 05 0.2 Ww 5.182| 5,379 5,361 5.678 8.7
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment... 4,572 4,662 4,728 1.9) 14 13 4,761 4.814 4,787 5,321 10.5
Material handling equipment... 2533 2,565) 2.614) “1.0 19 “1.2 2153 2152. 2,563 2.734 75
Computers and electronic products’... 42/563] 42,430] 42.511 03 0.2 -0.7} 42,990] 42.610] 42,160] 48,981 12.2
Electronic computers 3.154 3.048 3,214] 35 “5.2 76 3125. 2,96: 3,167 3.263 3
‘Computer storage devices... 1,237 1,260 1.258 18 0.2 “3.7 1,300| 4.242 1,133 4,693 23.2
Other peripheral equipment. 21625] 2,705 2:831 “3.0 “45 10.6| 2714 2,756) 2,683 3,065 AVS
Nondefense communications
equipment... : 8,410] 8,322| 8,363 1.1 0.5) 9.1 8,559 8,350] 8,380] 12,253] -30.1
Defense communications aavipment o 817 769 809) 6.2 4.9) 5.6 817 6.0
Audio and video equipment. . 1,196 1,196 1,161 0.0} 3.0 2.4 1,258] 1,356 1.247 1,152 9.2
Semiconductors’. veetetennetene (ay (NA) (nay (NA) (way (NA) (NA) (way ina) fw) (NAY
Electronic components... a 9,117 8,990] 8,755| 14 27 0.2 8,977 8,953 8,733 9,556 “6.1
Nondefense search and navigation
equipment. 3,083 3,122 3,028 1.2 a4 1.8 3,093 3,113, 2,988| 3,006 29
Defense search and navigation
equipment... 3,247] 3,335 3,359 2.6 0.7 0.9 3,249 3,359 3,390] 3,485 6.8
Electromedical, measuring
‘and control instruments. 9,279) 9,296] 9,346 0.2 0.5 0.2 9,372 9,350] 9,223] 10,289 8.9
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components 5 12,523] 12,577| 12,749) 0.4 1.3 <iq] 42,479] 12,551 12,435| 13,668 7
Electric lighting equipment. . 1.472 11473) 1489 01 a4 0.3] 1,476 1.480 11473 1.525, 2
Household appliances... 2,091 21122 2.159 15) 47 0.0 2,079 2/108] 2,049) 2.173 3
Electrical equipment. 4,186} 4.214 4.291 0.7 18 0.7 4,248 4.245 4,165 4,625 2
Batteries... 665 677 698 “18 “3.0 3.9 650 698 711 756 0
Transportation equipment.....--cscnef — 70,145} 70,898} 70,975 an 01 03] 71,575] 72,568] 71,755] 75,613 3
‘Automobiles... voces 1,789) 1,762 1,734 15) 1.6 11.9) 1,753 4,740 u777 1,619 3
Light trucks and utility vehicles... 1.960 1,973 1,971 07 ot “14 1,998 2,058 2.081 1.933 4
Heavy duty trucks ... 891 911 1,007 2.2 9.5 44 907 934 1,034 908 1
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,
and trailers......... soceef 15,850] 16,027] 16,010) aA On 1.3] 16,040] 16,291] 16,140] 15,985 0.3
Nondefense aircraft and parts...» 28,344) 28,741) 28,721 14 o1 25] 29,331) 29.771] 29,043) 33.673 “12.9
Defense aircraft and parts... 10,663) 10,810 10,915) 14 1.0 0.4] 10,861 10,980] 10,990) 10,183 67
Ships and boats... en 2.662 2,628 2,664] 13 “14 29 2,692 2.655 2.652| 2,511 72
Furniture and related products... fe 7,049 6.988 7,022 09 -0.5 01 7,014] 6.979 7,029 7,377| 49
Miscellaneous durable goods. 18,024] 18,098] 18,172 0.4 -0.4 og} 18,026] 18,311] 18,319] 17,508 3.0
Nondurable goods industries....... 165,428] 166,034] 165,869 0.4 01 0.8] 166,104] 168,403] 166,563] 165,431 04
Food products. foe 31,982] 32,121] 32,096 0.4) 04 0.5] 33,238] 34,199] 32,525] 32,603 19
Grain and oilseed miling. 3/498 3,461 3.447 it 0.4 cI 3/680} 3.679 3.275 3,238 13.7
Dairy products....... 3,412 3,350 3,365 19) 0.4 1.2 3,259] 3,345 3,393 3,297 “1.2
Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 6,240] 6.269) 6.145) 05 2.0 I 6.342] 6,444) 6,165 6,009 5.5
Beverage and tobacco products. 14.175| 14,359, 14,562 1:3) 14 24 14.443} 14,771 14,636] 14,503 0.4
Beverages....... 9.110} 91250) 9,372| 15 13 44 9.228) 91517 9.484 9.058] 1.9
Tobacco. an 5,065 5,109 5.190] 0.9 16 18 5.221 5,254 5,152 5.445 “4.1
Textile mills vvtssnensseses 4.845 4.925 4.972 1.6 -0.9) 14 4/802| 4,895] 4,906 5,620 14.6
Textile products. ceocennenne : 4.515| 4,537| 4,568] 05 0.7 0.5] 4.413) 4,504] 4,573 4,376 08
Apparel. ocvseseoceen _ : 7441 7.475 7515 0.5 0.5 1.2 7141 7,366 7,581 7,994 10.7
Leather and allied products... _ 1,581 1,581 1511 0.0} 4.6 05 1,563 1,596 1,553 1,565 0.1
Paper products... 14535] 14,503] 14,416 0.2 06 o9| 14,446] 14,326) 14,307] 14,818 “25
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills. 6,213 6.175 6.206] 07 -0.5 15 6.154) 6,108 6.614] 70
Paperboard containers....... 4q77 4,164 4,073| 0.3 22 4.0 4.156) 4.174) 4,090 4.142 03
Printing......-- 6,006] 5,977 5,796 05 31 0.9 6.014 6.200] 6,034] 6,138 -2.0
Petroleum and coal products....... : 13,013] 13,273] 13,352 2.0) 06 18] 12,893] 13/596} 13,835) 11,796 9.3
Petroleum refineries. 11,580] 11823] 11,905) “24 07 v6) 17,503] 12,171 12,391] 10,384 10.8
Basic chemicals...... “} 491773] 49,738] 49,604 O14 0.3 ot} 49,796] 49.633] 49,407} 49,348] 0.8
Pesticides, fertilizers, and other
‘agricultural chemicals. 2,447) 2,507 2,304 2.4 88 14 2,413] 2,317 2,066 2,564 5.9
Pharmaceuticals and medicines 17,884) 17.8941 18,057 01 0.9 0.1 18,057) 18,150] 18,138] 16,783 76
Paints, coatings, and adhesives. 2/952 2.935 21912| 06 0.8] 01 2,861 2,906) 2,861 2.826 1.2
Plastics and rubber products. 17/986, 17,545] 17.477 04 o4 31 17343} = -17:317]—17,206] 16.670) ay
® Preliminary * Revised NA Not available

" See footnote at end of Table 3.
? See footnote at end of Table 3.
See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision


Table 7. Ratios of Manufacturers’ Inventories to Shipments and Unfilled Orders

to Shipments, by Industry Group

{Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]
Inventory/Shipments 1 Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio!
Industry Nov | Oct | Sep | Aug | Nov | Oct | Sep | Aug
2002° | 2002" | 2002 | 2002 | 2002" } 2002' | 2002 | 2002
All manufacturing industries’... 1,32) 1.31 1.33) 1,32 (Xx) (x) (x) (xX)
Durable goods industries”. 191, 1.49] 1.51] 1.50] 3.92] 3.92) 3.97) 4.02
Wood products........---0s 4.25] 1.27) 1.30] 1.28 ) x) (x) (x)
Nonmetallic mineral products... 1.06] 1.06} 1.05] 1.04 (x) ea) a) (x)
Primary metals........ y 1.66) 1.62| 1.62 1.62 1.36) 1.39 1.41 1.40
Fabricated metal produc: vae| 1.45} 1.45] 1.44} 1.93] 1.91] 1.90) 1.91
Machinery....... nT ags] vgs} ge 194) 218] 2.22) 2.22) 2.23
Computers and electronic products’. 1.62) 1.61 1.63 1.62) 4.88] 4.85) 4.91 4.93
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components.......... fee 1.38) 1.40] 1.43) 1.44) 1.69) 1.72 1.75, 171
Transportation equipment. 136] 1.32) 1.35] 1.35] 7.44{ 7.42] 7.60) 7.85
Furniture and related products 128] 1.26] 1:28] 1.25] 1.10) 1.09] 1.10) 1.09
Miscellaneous products 4.70] 1.74) 1.83) 1.77 ~ oa) es (x)
Nondurable goods industrie ct) eh) cs oe) (x) ~ ra)
Food products........e:-scrsenverseee o.sa] 0.85] 0.86} 0.84 0 00) rea) tal
Beverage and tobacco products. 158| 1.61) 1.63| 1.57 ira) oO ) ral
Textiles. ...eesecescceseserssesseserseees 135] 1.40] 1.44 1.43 ® &) x) x)
Textile products. 3.44] 1.46] 1-48] 1.48 x) (x) (x) ta
Apparel...ccc-sesreoreernseeteees 1:63] 1.63) 1.60] 1.58 (x) x) 00) wy)
Leather and allied products. 2.18) 2.20] 2.00] 2.01 ra) xX) hal oo
Paper products. ne V14] 1.12) 1.11) 1.08 00) & & &
PLIMING. ..eerecsewvwrereeeee 0.75] 0.74] 0.72) 0.72] oo oo oo &)
Petroleum and coal produc! 0.69] 0.68] 0.71) 0.71 x) ca) reat (x)
Basic chemicals.......0.00000+-+ 1.38] 1.39{ 1.38) 1.44) 00 (x) (x) 0
Plastics and rubber products. 1.16) 1.16 1.18) 1.14) (x) (xX) (xX) (xX)

° Preliminary * Revised

X Not Applicable

' Excludes the following industries with no unfilled orders: Wood products; nonmetallic mineral products:
medical equipment and supplies; office supplies; other miscellaneous manufacturing; cutlery and handtools;

farm and garden machinery; computer storage and peripheral devices; audio and video equipment; manufacturing

and reproducing magnetic and optical media; batteries; automobiles; light trucks and utility vehicles; heavy duty

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.
? See footnote at end of Table 2

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted datal

‘Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories

Nov Nov Nov Nov

Industry Nov? | 2001- Nov? | 2001- Nov? }| 2001 Nov? | 2001-

Nov' | 1997-] oct | nov’ | 1997-] Oct | Nov! | 1997] Oct | Nov’ | 1997- | Oct

2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2002 | 2001 | 2002

Ail manufacturing industries”, oof wal 02 oof wat oat oof wnat 2} a] NA.
Durable goods industties?...ccccecne] Of (NAI} 0.2) 0.1) (NANT 0.6) 0.0} (NANT 0.1) (WA 0.2
Wood products...... - an co} wal} 05] ba] NAN] (NAD xi} (NA)] (NA) ot INA] 0.8
Nonmetallic mineral products. Go} iva} 1:2} Got Nay] (NAD (x)] (Nay) (NAY bo] NAP 0.4
Primary metals.....oreeeeoee oof wat o4f oof wal 0.8] 0.0) (NA) 0.4) OTP (NANO.
Fabricated metal products. oi} wa} o3| -09} Wal o9f orf INA} 0.4) OT INA) 0.3
Machinery... oes} o2f waif os} otf waif 1.2) oof WA] 0.4) 0.2] INA] 0.2
Computers and electronic products®...|  O.0f (NAN 8.7) -0.1] NAY] TA] 0.0) IWAN] 0.3) 0.2) (NAN) 0.8

Electrical equipment, appliances,

and components........ seen 0.1 (NA) 0.4) 0.1 (NA) 11 0.0} (NA) 0.6 O17 {NA} 02
Transportation equipment. . -0.5) (NA} O7 0.3 (NA) 1.5) 0.1 (NA) 0.3 0.1 (NA) 0.3
Furniture and related products. (xX) (NA) 0.3) (X) (NA) 0.9 (xX) (NA) 0.7 ix} (NA) 0.2
Miscellaneous products. . . ipa) (NA} Os (Xx) (NA) 1.2 (x) (NA) 2.0| (xX) (NA) 0.3
Nondurable goods industries. . oof wa} 05} pop way} (vay x} (Nal UNA) MO} WAP 0.2
Food products. 7 GO} wall 08} bof (NA)] (NAD Got (NA) (NA) caf WA 0.3
Beverage and tobacco products... Go} wat vo Go} tNAN] (ay bof wai} (WA) x} ANA] 0.2
Textiles - - ©) wa} 0.9) DO, INA] (NAY OO} (NAH (INA) bo} wa} 0.5
Textile products... : | Wa} 0.8) 0a} INA)] (NAD bo] INA (INA) Kwa} 0.3
Apparel...... vee - Co} wai} 0.7 Co} avai (NA) (} (NA (NA) XX} wai} 0.6
Leather and allied products. (Xx) (NA) 4.9) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) {(X) (NA) 11
Paper products. . OO} wal} 1-2] oof (NAN] (NAY xi} (NA) (NA) (X)} (NAIL 0.4
PLING. cececeseevvessseseeessceee Go} wa} 0.4] Gof NAN] (NAY (X} NA} (INA) xi} (NAP 0.3
Petroleum and coal products... ir] NT) x} (NAN (INA) Go} WA] (NA) co} wa} 0.7
Basic chemicals. . . S] bah wap og} OP a) aNay Oo} INA) (INA) (O} (WA 0.2
Plastics and rubber products...... im} wal 0.4f Gx} NAT (NAD OO} (NAM (NA) Go} wa} 04

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

* The current month revisions are the difference between the advance percent change and the percent change as shown in this publication.

? Average revisions of the current month for the past five years.
* See footnote at end of Table 7

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision, In Table 8, the second column for each item represents the average revisions

of the current month for the past five years

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.


Manufacturers’ Shipments, November
Inventories, and Orders 2002

For Wire Transmission 10:00 a.m. ES.T., January 7, 2003 .

Total Manufacturing Shipments
and Three Month Moving Average
“420: villians OF Dollars 420
400 400
380 380
360 360
340 340
320 ae 320
300 300
8 6 6 5 6 6 6 & 8&8 8 & 8 8
s € & $$ &€ &@ $$ € § §£ £ 4B 3
2 S € = * 8&8 2 S&S & F 3 8
—— Shipments. — Average
Total Manufacturing Inventories
and Three Month Moving Average
500 Billions Of Dollars é 500
480 ae. os 480
460 460
40 —— ee me
420 . 420
oP Peg a7 3 @ gees
FS Se =
Bk BO Da Oe gS 2 Sk Ss
—_ Inventories —— Average
For data, call 301-763-4673. For inquiries, contact Dan Ss ry or Derrick Roy, a ries and Orders Branch, Manufacturing and

‘Construction Divison (MCD), Washington, DC 20233-6900 or call 301-763-4832.

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Table 6. Value of Manufacturers’ Inventories, by Stage of Fabrication, by Industry Group

{Millions of Dollars}

‘Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
Industry Change
Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct.- | Sept.- | Aug. - Nov. Oct Sept. Nov. Nov.
2002° 2002" 2002 Nov. Oct. | Sept. | 2002" 2002" 2002 2001 02/01
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
All manufacturing industries '......csce] 139,398} 139,949] 140,156] 0.4 01 0. 139,956] 140,600] 140,203] 148,626 5.8
Durable goods industries’ | 83,625] 84,307] 84,496] 0.8 0.2 0. 84,371] 84,861] 84,739] 91,671 8.0
Wood product ae 3.446) 3,491 3,531 1:3 at 0. 3.770 3,752 3,642 4,008 5.9
Nonmetalie mineral products. 3,221 3:258| 3.244 aad 0.4 0. 3,237 3,286 3,271 3,450 6.2
Primary metals...... 6.194) 6.205] 6.152 0.2 0.9 1 6,401 6,396 6,263; 6,570] 2.6
Fabricated metal products. . 10,784] 10.839] 10,797 05 o4 0. 10,600] 10,715] 10,818] 10,584] 0.2
Machinery. “| 14.619] 14,806) 14,817 13 01 A 14,632) 14,852| 14,762] 16,624 12.0
Computers and electronic products’... 15,530| 15.509} 15,385) 01 08 a 15,543] 15,343] 15,368] 18,707 16.9
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components... 4,434] 4,434] 4,486 0.0 “1.2 4471 4,455 4,452 5,094 12.2
Transportation equipment... : 16.285] 16.541] 16,703 15 1.0) 16,652] 16.843] 16,805] 17,388 4.2
Furniture and related product.........0... 2,946] 2,929 3,007| 0.6] “2.6 2 2911 2,896 2,975 3,199 2.0
Miscellaneous products... sess 6,166] 6,295 6.374 -2.0) 12 0. 6,154) 6,323 6,383 6,047 18
Nondurable goods industries. 55,773] 55,642| 55,660 0.2] 0.0} 0. 55,585] 95,739] 55,470] 56,955 “24
Food products... veel 9,954 91959] 10,114) 0.1 15 a 10,087] 10,202 9.914] 10,430) 3.3
Beverage and tobacco roduets..... 6.064] 6,010] 5,928) 09 14 1 5,903] 5.874] 5,821 5,680| 39
Textiles....... foe 1,425) 1,421 1,455 0.3 23 2 1417 1,419) 1.457 1.569 97
Textile products... 1,515) 11531 1,538 1.0 -0.5 ©. 1,480 1.522 1,559 1,501 1.4
Apparel. . 4,727 1,706 1,694 12 0.7 0. 1,684 1,690 1,667 1,860 “3.5
Leather 373) 363 337 28 77 1 364 361 340) 367 0.8
Paper products... 7,036| 7,096 6,997 08 14 2. 7,026| 7,070] 6.984) 7,223 27
Printing «. = 2.515 2,466) 2.408] 2.0 24 1 2,539 2,551 2,508) 2.654) 4.3
Petroleum and coal Broduct.. voce 3,180] 3,087 3,077 3.0 0.3 0. 3,127| 3,131 3,084 3,143 -0.5
Basic chemicals..........- ceo 15,128] 15,078 15,229) 03 “1.0 0. 15,148] 15,037] 15,257] 15,802 44
Plastics and rubber product: 6,856] 6,925 6,883 1.0 06 2 6,810 6,882 6,882 6.726 12
WORK IN PROCESS
‘All manufacturing industries 126,341] 126,851] 127,404] 0.4] 0.4 -0.5] 128,501] 129,591] 128,536] 135.854 54
Durable goods industries! sesso 97,401] 97,452] 97,978 01 0.5 0.6] 98,956] 98,997] 98,596] 107,955 8.3
‘Wood product: : 2,088) 2,081 2.077 1.2 0.8) 19 2,075 2,078 2,079} 1,920 81
Nonmetallic mineral products....... 1,162 4,147 1,140 13 0.6] 0.2 1,102 1,098 1,106 1,146 38
Primary metals... 6,240) 6,199] 6,210 0.7 0.2 1.6 6,263 6,224 6,242 6.653] 59
Fabricated metal products. a 9,786} 9,759 9,796 0.3 -0.4 0.0} 9,829 9,803 9.872} 10,558] 6.9
Macrinery. 13,979| 13,906] 14,144 05 VW? 0.8] 14,281 14,172] 14,202] 15,523] “8.0
ers and electronic products 17,660] 17,367| 17.547 17 1.0 0.8] 17,905] 17.454] 17.553] 19,175] 6.6
Heetncel Sauipmient soplances
‘and components... 2,752 2,758) 2,802 -0.2 1.6 2 2,717) 2,757 2,753 3,148 13.7
Transportation equipment... vo 39,273] 39,774] 39,825 1.3 01 -12) 40,297] 40,880] 40,310] 45,137 10.7
Furniture and related products... 1,449 1,455 1,456 -0.4 01 13 1,432 1,438 1,440] 1,495) “4.2
Miscellaneous products...eeseesse1 3,015 3.026) 21981 0.4 15) 0.4 3,055 3,093 3.038 3.200] “45
Nondurable goods industries... 28,940] 29,399] 29,426 1.6 0.4 -0.1] 29,545] 30,594] 29,940] 27.899 59
Food products... 2.517 2.811 2,625 10.5} 7 0.2 2.837 3,327 2,603 21994] 52
Beverage and tobacco products 3,924 3.971 3,998 12) 0.7 29 4.217 4,321 4.143) 4,091 31
Textiles... 4,103 1,120] 1,123 15 0.3 66 1,099) 1117 W115 1,374 -20.0
Textile products. ceseeseenes 779 773 772 0.0) 0.9 “2.4 778 778) 773 827 5.9
Apparel..... 1,337) 1,327 1,335 08 0.6 “9.4 1.327 1,290 1,303 1,499 115
Leather and allied products. 142 152 148 6.6 27 7 139 151 152 186 25.3
Paper products... coe 1,197 1,195 1.216 0.2 17 8.2 1,169 1,163 1,231 1,255] “6.9
Printing «0. _ 1.905 1.922 1,794 039 mW 3.8 1,917 2,064] 1,901 1,831 47
Petroleum and coal products 3.775) 3.904] 3.978] 3.3 “1.9 07 3.747 4,038] 4.118 3,041 23.2
Basic chemicals....... ve 91918 9,887] 10,132 0.3 2.4) 24 31971] 10,009} 10.315 8.519) 17.0
Plastics and rubber products.....-... 2,343 2,331 2,305 0.5 11 16 2,344 2,336| 2,280 2,282 27
FINISHED GOODS
All manufacturing industries’ 162,053) 162,274) 161,825] 0.1 0.3, 0.9 161,985 163,280] 161,207 162,252 0.2
Durable goods industries! 81,338] 81,281] 81,042 01 0.3 0.5] 81,011] 81,210] 80,054] 81.675 0.8
‘Wood product : 3.795) 3,747 3,706| 1.3 14 03 3,598 3,598 3,632| 3,696] 27
Nonmetatie mineral products. 4,532 4,527 4,512 01 0.3 03 4,370] 4,298 4.374 4.449 18
Primary metals. 6.216 6.072 6,045] 24 04 0.9} 6,167 5,972 5,989 6,235 11
Fabricated metal products. 10,273] 10,272] 10,246 01 0.3 0.2] 10,123] 10,1421 10,045] 10,862 6.8
Machinery.. 15.716] 15,760] 15,670 0.3 0.6] wt 15,806] 15,662] 15,394] 15,878 0.5
Computers and electronic products"... 9,373 9,554] 91579 “19 0.3) 2.8 9,542| 9,813) 9,239} 11,099 “14.0
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components... - 5,343 5,385] 5,461 0.8 14 0.2 5,291 5,339) 5,230 5,426 2.5
Transportation equipment vee 14.587| 14,583] 14.447 0.0} og 26} 14.626] 14.845| 14,640] 13,088 118
Furniture and related products 2,654 2,604 2.559 1.9 18 15 2,671 2.645 2.614 2,683 0.4
Miscellaneous products. 8.843, 8.777 8.817, 0.8 05 17 8.817 8,895 8.897] 8,259] 68
Nondurable goods industries 80,715] 80,993] 80,783 0.3) 0.3 1.3] 80,974] 82,070} 81,153] 80,577 0.5
Food. product 19,511 19,351] 19,357 0.3] 0.0} 1.5] 20,314] 20,670} 20,008] 19,179 5.3
Beverage and 4,187 4,378 4,636) 4.4) 5.6 15) 4,329 4.576 4.672| 4.732 85
Textiles. . 2317 2,384 2,394 28 0.4 1.0 2:286| 2,359) 2,334] 2.677 14.8
Textile products. 2,221 2.227 2,258 0:3 14 13 2,155 2,204 2,235 2,048 5.2
Apparel... 4:37 4,442 4,486 15 1.9] 5.0 4.130 4,386) 4.611 4,635 “10.9
Leather and allied products..... 1.066 1,068 1,026 0.0) 3.9 1.2 1,060) 1,084 1.061 1,012 47
Paper products..... = 6,302 6.212 6,203 14 on 16 6.251 6,093 6,092| 6.340 14
Printing 1,586 1,589 1.594 0.2 0.3 0.3 1,558 1,585 1,628 1,653 57
Petroleum and coal products... 6,058 6.282| 6.297 3.6 02 34 6,019 6.427 6.633 5.612 73
Basic chemicals... . 24,733] 24.773) 24,243 0.2 2.2 0.7] 24.677] 24,587) -23,835| 25,027 V4
Plastics and rubber products. 8,357 8,289 8,288 08 0.0 4d 8,195) 8,099 8,048 7,662 7.0

° Preliminary Revised * See footnote at end of Table 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 7 Change
Nov. Oct. | Sept. | Oct.-} Sept.-| Aug.-] Nov. | Oct. | sept. | Nov. | Nov
2002" | 2002" | 2002 | Nov. | Oct. | Sept. | 2002" | 2002" | 2002 | 2001 | 02/01] 2002" 2001
All manufacturing industries”, 319,269] 321,993] 317,660} -0.8] 1.4] 2.4) 314,767| 332,064) 329,938] 305,445] 3.1) 3,509,708] 3,547,081
Excluding. transportation” (270,027) 271,817] 268,355) 0.7 1,3) 0.2] 266,286] 279,060] 280,098] 259,043] 2.8) 2,943,115] 3,004,916
Excluding defense’.. 312,361) 316,465} 308,822, 1.3] 25 -2.6] 307,734) 327,173] 321,268] 299,278 2.8) 3,426,847) 3,466,731
With unfilled orders’, 117,144) 118,360) 117,286] 1.0} 0.9) -5.3] 114,279) 118,846] 121,373] 111,776) 2.2) 1,305,995] 1,339,497
Durable goods industries’. 169,336] 171,895] 169,060) 1.5] 1.7] 4.6] 165,528] 175,956] 176,301] 161,321 2.6] 1,884,487] 1,889,104
Primary metals... 10,692 11,210) 11,343) 4.6 1.2) -0.6] 9,984) 11,463) 11,009) 10,133] 1.5] 122,754) 124,633
Iron and steel mills. 4,929] 5,206] 5,417) 5.3] -3.9] 1.3) 4,427) 5,185) 5,195) 4,399} 0.6 57,283] 54,982
Aluminum and nonferrous metals. 4,473] 4,680} 4,593] 4.4 1.9] 0.4} 4,331 4,851 4,519) 4,465 -3.0} 50,913) 54,286
Ferrous metal foundries. 1,290] 1,324) 1,333} -2.6| -0.7] 1.8] 1,226} 1,427} 1,295} 1,269) “3.4 14,558} 18,365
Fabricated metal products. 20,867) 21,449) 21,086] °2.7 1.7] 1.4] 20,063] 22,140] 21,198) 19,661 2.0 231,516] 230,914
Machinery. 21,823} 22,519) 21,988] “3 2.4 “0.1 (20,597| 22,441 22,733) 20,930] -1.6] 242,007| 255,843
Construction ‘machinery. 1,653} 1,784) 1,557] 7.3 14.6] -7.0} 1,487] 1,692] 1,327) 1,422] 4.6) 18,457] 18,647
Mining, oil field, and
gas field machinery. 684} 713] 738 41 3.4] 4.4) 652) 690} 763} 758 14.0) 7,848) 8,996
Industrial machinery... 3,047 3,273) 2,950} 6.9] 10.9) -0.2) 2,749) 3,528} 2,684} 2,738 0.4) 34,024) 34,380
Photographic equipment... ” 1,457] 1,491 1,468] -2.3] 1.6] nl 1,499} 1,597] 1,590] 1,250} 19.9) 15,681 15,282
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment. 2.498} 2,602} 2,428) 4.0) 7.2 4.3) 2,308) 2,420} 2,443 2,488) 27.2 28,756] 31,045
Metalworking machinery. 2,331 2,208} 2,102] 5.6) 5.0] 0.0} 2,615] 2,408} 2.416 2,125] 23.1 22,982! 23,637
Turbines, generators, ant other
power transmission equipment... 1,841 2,043) 2,130) 9.9} 4.1 9.5] 1,769} 2,043) 2,621 2,803] 36.9) 23,984) 31,881
Material handling equipment. 1,356} 1,352] 1,530} 0.3) 11.6) 8.2 1,205) 1,327] 1,671 1,287) 6.4) 14,816] 16,980
Computers and electronic products 25,581] 25,521] 24,856 0.2|2.7| -1.7| 28/903] 24/185] 28,.983| 25,584 1.2) 277,124] 294.425
Electronic computers 4,118} 4,413 4,832 “6.7 8.7] 20.0) 4,183) 4,565) 5,247) 4,059) 3.1 43,111 47,917
Nondefense communical
equipment. 5,085) 4,875) 2,792) 4.3) 74.6] 42.3) 5,493) 4,304) 4,140] 5,371 2.3) 53,162! 65,518
Defense ‘communications: equipment. 258} 427) 343] 39.6] 24.5 43.5] 243) 405) 374) 232 4.7) 3,287) 2,969
Semiconductors’... (NA) (NA) INA) (NA) (NA), (NA) (NA), (NA), (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Electronic componi 3,899} 4,177] 2,918] 6.7] 43.1 21.7] 3,788) 4,195) 3,311 3,899] -2.8] 43,825) 46,490
Nondefense search and navigation
ipment. 722) 920} 715] 21.5) 28.7 0.7 727) 845) 802| 642) 13.2| 8,020} 7N2
Defense searc
equipment. 1,888] 746) 3,446) 153.7 78.4) 111.5] 1,934} 512) 3,550] 1,614} 19.8] 18,735] 18,569
Electromedical, measuring,
and control instruments.. 5.434) 5,908) 5,931 0.4] 1,3] 5,146 5,685] 6,528 5,381 44 63,210] 59,601
Electrical equipment, appliences,

ANd COMPONENES... oe. cerererseesen 8,890} 8,957 9,122] 1.8) 2.5) 8,716] 8,986) 9,673) 9,111 4,3) 98,318) 106,773,
Electric lighting equipment...... 1,067] 1,073} 1,279} 16.1 19.6) 1,037] 1,048} 1,271 974) 6.5] 11,894) 11,739
Household appliances. 1,960] 2,134) 2,055) 3.8 5.9) (2,031 2,094) 2,118] 2,213] -8.2| 22,079) 21,938
Electrical equipment...... 2,578) 2,466 2,534] -2.7] 0.1 2,413 2,433] 2,826} 2,758} 12.5] 27,758) 31,500

Transportation equipment....... 49,242] 50,176 49,305) 1.8} 14.3) 48,481 53,004) 49,840) 46,402 45) 566,593) 942,165
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,
and trailers... 18,676) 18,848) 18,405) 2.4] 0.8] 18,344) 20,299) 18,484) 17,615) 4) 204,928] 191,453
Nondefense aircraft and | parts. 4,280} 4,641 4,721 V7 47.6 3,927] 3,461 4,304} 3,808} 31 55,987 67,932
Defense aircraft and parts... (2,847 2,625) 2,855) “8.1 81 2,739) 1,746] 2,942 2,212 23.8] 35,714) 34,628
Ships and boats.. . 1,762) 1,805} 2.140} 15.7) 89 1,756] 2,262 2,198} 1,406] 24.9} 20,462] 19,683
Furniture and related products.... 5,506) 5,498) 5,419] 1.5) 0.0] 5,495) 5,743 5,607) 5,535) -0.7) 61,172] 63,383
Nondurable goods industries. 149,933} 150,098} 148,600] 1.0] 0.3) 149,239) 156,108] 153,637) 144,124] 3.5] 1,625,221] 1,657,977

Preliminary " Revised

NA Not available.

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

Aggregate estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. Due to the number of large semiconductor manufacturers choosing not to participate in this
voluntary monthly survey, the Census Bureau cannot currently produce monthly estimates of semiconductor shipments, orders, or inventories.

Due to the number of large semiconductor manufacturers choosing not to participate in this voluntary monthly survey, the Census Bureau cannot currently produce monthly
sstimates of semiconductor shipments, orders, or inventories.
Note: Estimates of manufacturers’ shipments, inventories and orders are subject to survey error and revision. One major component of survey error is
jonsampling error, which includes errors of coverage, response, and nonreporting. Since the survey panel is not a probability sample, estimates ot sampling
tor cannot be calculated. Further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations are contained in our most recent annual benchmark publication,
Surrent Industrial Reports: M3-1(01), “Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1992-2001


Table 1.

{Millions of Dollars)

Value of Manufacturers’ Shipments for Industry Groups

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
002° | 2003 | 2003 | Now. |S6ex. | Sept. | 200° | 2003" | 2002 | 2001 02701] 2002" | 2001
All manufacturing industries? 323,730] 326,339| 322,608] -0.8) 1.2] -0.3]319,911]338,008|339,591]312,298] 2.4) 3,543,393] 3,587,725
Excluding transportation’ 272/205| 272,645] 270.137] -0.2| 0.8] 0.3] 268,503] 280,575] 284,253) 260,583] 3.0] 2,964,188] 3,038,546
Excluding defense 315,386] 318.569] 314.572| 1.0] 1.3] -0.5| 311,168] 330,400] 330,667] 305,023] 2.0] 3,458,822] 3.514.388
With untilled orders” 421/605] 122/706| 122.234] -0.9] 0.4] 0.1] 119,423] 124,790] 131,026] 118,623] 0.7] 1,339,680] 1,380,141
Durable goods industries*, 173,797] 176,241| 174,008] -1.4] 1.3] 0.9] 170,672] 181,900] 185,954] 168,174] 1.5] 1,918,172] 1,929,748
Wood products. 7,460 7,329 7,158) 18 24 1.5) 7,005) 7,648 7,489 6,860 24 81,776 81,909
Nonmetallic mineral pi ‘oducts. 8,440 8.417 8,492) 0.3 0.9 AD 8,113 9,188 8,927 7,282) 11.4) 91,767 84,742
Primary metals. 11,215] 11,381) 11,345 -1.5| O3 -0.4] 10,680} 11,987] 11,498] 10,526 1.5) 124,568] 127,126
Iron and steel mills..... 5,290 5,342 5,377 1.0) 0.7 07 4,920 5,635 5.455 4,594 74 57,316 $6,360
Aluminum and nonierrous metals. 4,646 4,730 4,657 1.8) 1.6 “14 4,525 4,959 4,709 4,601 V7 52,447) 55,316
Ferrous metal foundries... 1/279] 1,303] 1.311] -2.3] 0.21 -1.5} 1,235) 1393) 1.334] 1.331] 7.2) 14,805) 15,450
Fabricated metal products. 21,068] 21,330) 21,325 1.2 0.0 -0.2} 20,492] 22,538] 22,018] 20,520 0.1 233,432] 234,704
Machinery. 7 22,696] 22,769} 22,783 0.3 0.1 -1.2) 21,415] 22,663} 23,916] 21,026 1.9] 250,764) 261,701
Farm machinery. 1,872 1,583 1,542 0.7 27 avd 1,174 1,394 1,566) 1,079) 8.8 16,659 14,572
Construction machinery. 1711 1,753} 1,663 “24 54 -0.3 1,467 1,630} 1,565 1,407) 43 18,686 19,311
Mining, oil field, and
gas field machinery. 703} 695] 720) 1.2) -35} 1.4{ 671] 672) 745] 776] -13.5] 7,916} 8,732
Industrial machinery... 3,343 3,200) 3,118) 4.5 2.6 6.4 3,028 3,146 3,242 2,598 16.6 33,706 | 37,047
Photographic equipment. ¥'447| 1/461] 1468] -1.0] -0.5| 1.9) 1,479] 1/563] 1618] 1/236] 19.7] 15,526} 15,381
Ventilation, heating, air- conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment... 2.541] 2,447|  2,572| 3.8] -4.9] -24] 2,370] 2,385] 2.687] 2,547] 6.9] 28,918) 31,373
Metalworking machinery... 2294] 21141 2060] as] 26) 0.8] 2.586| 2'320] 2.440} 2,248] 15.0] 23,027] 24,887
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment 2,331] 2,776] 3,021] -16.0] 8.1] 25] 2,217) 2,785] 3.434] 2,787] -20.5] 32,353
Material handling equipment. 1,38: 1,382 1,349) 0.0 2.4 0.3 1,269) 1,404) 1,356) 1,320] 3.9 15,20:
Computers and electronic. products" 26,235] 26,356) 26,093) 0.5 1.0 -1.5] 26,234] 25,019] 30,666] 26,125 0.4] 285,019)
Electronic computers. 4,125 4,380) 4,194 5.8) 44 2.0 3,799) 4,512 4,913 3,679 3.3 42,864
Computer storage devices. 1,220] 1,092 1,219 WI) 10.4 40 1,114 791 1,74: 1,013 10.0] 12,727
Other peripheral equipment...... 1,562] 1,633 1,333 4.3) 22.5) -14.7 1,588 1,361 1,820] 1,524 4.2 15,822)
Nondefense communications
equipment. . 5,170 4,837 5,077 69 47 1.6] 5,319 4,234 6,160) 5,554 4.2 56,742
Defense communications ‘eq Jipment. . 343] 328) 287 46) 14.3 6.3 328 306 318 289 13.5 3,421
Audio and video equipment. 765) 704) 682 8.7 3.2) -2.4] 952 805 761 967 1.6) 7,974)
Semiconductors? ... (NA) {NA} (NA) (NA) {NA} {NA} (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA); (NA)
Electronic components. 4,135 4,166 4,048 0.7 2.9) 3.8] 4,309 4,209 4,435 4,404 2.2) 45,995 51,429
Nondefense search and navigation
equipment... 713: 81 792 12.0] 23 3 714 762 905 753 6.2 8,368) 8,725
Defense search and navigation
equipment 2,050] 2,050] 2,001] 0.0] 2.4] 4.21 2,097] 2,020) 2,134] 1,895] 10.7] 21,265] 20,248
Electromedical, measuring
and control instruments... 5,522| §,730] 5,815] -3.6] -1.5] -1.6] 5,279] 5,302] 6,770] 5,165] 2.2) 62,590] 59,465
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components 9,072] 9,014] 8,896] 06] 1.3] -0.5] 8,918] 8,893] 9,834) 8,790] 1.5) 98,857) 109,298
Electric lighting equipment. 1,067! 1,094 1,045 2.5 47 “14 1,089 1,073 1,158] 1,033 5.4 11,700] 11,797
Household appliances. (2,122 2,100 2,061 1.0) 1.9 2.6 2,082 2,046 2,167 1,959) 6.3 22,441 21,971
Electrical equipment. 2,665) 2,616 2,554) 1.9) 24 On 2,612 2,455 2,968 (2,522 -0.4| 28,413} 31,473
Batteries... 498 484 478) 2.9) 1.3 48 629 540) 577 696! 9.6) 5,624) 6.436
Transportation ‘equipment. 51,525) 53,694] 52,471 4.0) 2.3 -0.4) 51,408] 57,433) 55,338} 51,715 0.6] 579,205] 549,179
Automobiles......... 7,718) 8,003 7,665 3.6) 44 6.8) 7,724 252) 8,066 7,728 0.1 89,570 83,624
Light trucks ‘and utility vehicles. 9,780] 10,892] 10,373} -10.2 5.0 “2.7 9,659] 12,366] 10,742] 10,034] -3.7] 113,953} 103,384
Heavy duty trucks - 961| 1.317] 1274] -27.0] 3.4) -1.8] ‘a96| 1539] 1.260] ‘8a9} 0.8] 12,938] 12,182
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,
and trailers. . 18,507] 19,095] 18,645 31 2.4 0.0] 18,026] 20,781] 18,900] 17,571 2.6] 205,339] 193,381
Nondefense aircraft and parts. 5,947) 6,331 6,305 6.1 04 11.0 6.114 5,556 7,017) 8,087] -24.4) 69,526 81,407
Defense aircraft and parts. 3,219 2,914) 3,129) 10.5 6.9) 5.6 3,512 2,797 3,618 2,764) 27.1 32,167 (24,884
Ships and boats. 2168} 1/984] i808] 9.3] 9.7} -3.7] 2:185| 2.065] 1.943] 1/601) 365] 20,252] 17,794
Furniture and related products. 5494] 51533] 5.492] -0.7| 0.7] 25] 6.479] 5.774] 5.764] 5,500] 0.4] 61,802| 63,943
Miscellaneous durable goods...... 10,592) 10,418 9,953 V7 47 -2.1] 10,928] 10,757] 10,504 9,830] 11.2] 110,982} 106,300
Nondurable goods industries. 149,933] 150,098] 148,600 0.1 1.0) 0.3] 149,239] 156,108] 153,637] 144,124 3.5] 1,625,221] 1,657,977
Food products. 37,891) 37,774) 37,222 0.3) 1.5 -1.7] 39,310] 39,690] 38,403] 39,215 0.2) 413,529) 415,024
Grain and oilseed milling. 4,056 4,088 4,013 0.8 19 0.2 4,181 4,331 3,920 4,250 “1.6 44,758) 43,653
Dairy products. 5,059 5,165 4,989 21 3.5 0.8] 5,236 5,096, 5,125 5,761 “91 56,908 61,331
Meat, poultry, and seafood products. 10,804] 10,763] 10,656 04 1.0 1.8] 11,162] 10,910] 10,505} 11,650 4.2] 121,214] 123,296
Beverage and tobacco Products, 8,970 8,912 8,920 O7 0.1 -2.0 8,796 8,912 9,034 9,170 41 100,812] 107,535
Beverages. 5,742 5,760 5,710 0.3) og 0.7 5,568, 5,760 5,824 5,538 0.5 63,175 61,243
Tobacco. 3,228 3,152 3,210 24 18 4.2 3,228 3,152 3,210 3,632 Wd 37,637 46,292
Textile mills... 3,576 3,523 3,463 1.5 17 2.0 3,471 3,632 3,795 3,354) 3.5 33,409 41,729
Textile products. 3,131 3,104 3,086 0.6 08 08 2,985) 3.146 3,211 2,796 68 34,097 31,905
Apparel. 4,867 4,597 4,683 5.9 1.8) 0.3 4,909 5,179 5,089 4,635 5.9) 52,743 53,759
Leather and allied products. 725) 720 754) 0.7 45 Vw 789) 780) 793) 703 13 7,576) 7,896
Paper products. 12,707) 12,989) 12,975 2.2 01 1.6] 12,523) 13,478] 13,194) 12,185 2.8) 138,721 141,702
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills. 5,653 5,941 5,949) 4.8 0.1 18 5,548) 6,150 6,006 5,623 1.3) 63,735 66.415
Paperboard containers. 3,735 3.790] 3.821] -1.5] -0.8| -a1| 31601] 4.038] 3.858} 3,463] 4.0) 41.290] 40,373
Printing. 8,030) 8,125 8,067 1.2 07 0.2 8,524 8,862 8,443 8,437 1.0 87,723) 90,685
Petroleum and coal products. 18,938] 19,388] 18,753) -2.3) 34 1.4] 19,055} 20,409] 19,831] 15,846] 20.3] 200,135] 205.478
Petroleum refineries. 17,385] 17,856) 17,170 2.6) 4.0 1.7] 17,615) 18,670] 17,998] 14,526] 21.3] 182,671 188,261
Basic chemicals... 35,980] 35,861) 35,822 0.3) O41 3.9] 34,519] 36,183] 36,795] 34,006) 1.5] 385,464} 400,476
Pesticides, fertilizers, and other
agricultural chemicals. 1,634 1,610] 1,692 15 “4.8 0.7 1,146 1,079 1,135) 1,195) 41 18,800) 19,271
Pharmaceuticals and medicines. 8,722 8.881 9,140 1.8 -2.8) 13.4 8,748 9,399] 10,040 9,876 4 96,620) 107,819
Paints, coatings, and adhesives. 2391] 2.440] 2/432) -20] 0.3 25] 2'153) 2,408/ 2'364| 2,182) -1.3] 26.360 25,978
Plastics and rubber products. 15,118] 15,098] 14,855 01 1.6 0.4] 14,358] 15,837] 15,049) 13,771 43 165,012] 161,788

* Preliminary " Revised

NA Not available

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

? See footnote at end of Table 2
® See footnote at end of Table 2

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


All figures in text are in seasonally adjusted current dollars and exclude data for semiconductor manufacturing.

‘wmmary

New orders for manufactured goods in November
ecreased $2.7 billion or 0.8 percent to $319.3 billion, the
department of Commerce, Census Bureau reported today.
his followed a 1.4 percent October increase. Year to date,
ew orders for 2002 were 1.1 percent below the same period
year ago.

Shipments decreased $2.6 billion or 0.8 percent to $323.7
iillion, following a 1.2 percent October increase. Year to
ate, shipments for 2002 were 1.3 percent below the same
veriod a year ago.

Unfilled orders, down three consecutive months,
iecreased $4.5 billion or 0.9 percent to $476.9 billion,
ollowing a 0.9 percent October decrease; this was the lowest
zvel since September 1996. The unfilled orders-to-
hipments ratio was 3.92, unchanged from October.

Inventories decreased $1.3 billion or 0.3 percent to $427.8
‘illion, following a 0.1 percent October decrease; this was
he lowest level since March 1997. The inventories-to-
hipments ratio was 1.32, up from 1.31 in October.

New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in November
lecreased $2.6 billion or 1.5 percent to $169.3 billion,
evised from the previously published 1.4 percent decrease.

Transportation equipment had the largest decrease, $0.9
villion or 1.9 percent to $49.2 billion. Machinery decreased
10.7 billion or 3.1 percent to $21.8 billion.

New orders for manufactured nondurable goods decreased
30.2 billion or 0.1 percent to $149.9 billion.

shipments

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in November
lecreased $2.4 billion or 1.4 percent to $173.8 billion,
evised from the previously published 1.3 percent decrease.

Transportation equipment had the largest decrease, $2.2
rillion or 4.0 percent to $51.5 billion, led by light trucks and
tility vehicles, which decreased by $1.1 billion.

Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods decreased
$0.2 billion or 0.1 percent to $149.9 billion. Petroleum and
coal products had the largest decrease, $0.5 billion or 2.3
percent to $18.9 billion, due to petroleum refineries, which
decreased $0.5 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in
November, down three consecutive months, decreased $4.5
billion or 0.9 percent to $476.9 billion, unrevised from the
previously published 0.9 percent decrease; this was the
lowest level since September 1996.

Transportation equipment, down three consecutive
months and at the lowest level since May 2000, had the
largest decrease, $2.3 billion or 0.9 percent to $246.1
billion, led by nondefense aircraft and parts, which
decreased $1.7 billion.

Inventories

Inventories of manufactured durable goods in
November, down twenty-two consecutive months,
decreased $0.7 billion or 0.3 percent to $262.4 billion,
revised from the previously published 0.2 percent decrease.
This was the lowest level since November 1995.

Transportation equipment, down five consecutive
months and at the lowest level since December 1997, had
the largest decrease, $0.8 billion or 1.1 percent to $70.1
billion.

Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down
for the first time since May 2002, decreased $0.6 billion or
0.4 percent to $165.4 billion. Petroleum and coal products
had the largest decrease, $0.3 billion or 2.0 percent to $13.0
billion. Beverage and tobacco products decreased $0.2
billion or 1.3 percent to $14.2 billion.

By stage of fabrication, November materials and
supplies decreased 0.8 percent in durable goods and
increased 0.2 percent in nondurable goods. Work in
process decreased 0.1 percent in durable goods and 1.6
percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.1
percent in durable goods and decreased 0.3 percent in
nondurable goods.

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