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

[Millions of Dollars)

‘Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly Percent Change ‘Monthly
Industry
Aug. July June July- | June- | May - Aug. July June Aug.
2002" 2002" 2002 ‘Aug. July June 2002 2002" 2002 2001
‘All manufacturing industries’ 491,383] 488,964] 488,429 0.5} 0.1 -1.6] 489,332] 490,151] 489,548] 518,727 “5.7
Excluding transportation 236,424) 238,802] 240,714 -1.0 0.8 -1.3] 235,689] 240,088] 240,877) 261.632 -9.9
Excluding defense 345,301] 343,560] 345,734 0.5} 0. -2.1] 345,577] 345,604] 345,739] 389,456) “11.3
Durable goods industries’. 491,383] 488,964] 488,429 0.5} 01 -1.6] 489,332) 490,151] 489,548] 518,727 5.7
15,934] 15,929} 16,079 0.0 0.9 -0.5] 16,021 16,169] 16,405] 17,961 10.8
9,009] 8,879 8,869 15) 0.1 0.2 9,073 9,094] 9,220 8,746 3.7
‘Aluminum and nonferrous metals. 4,733 4,826 4,973 19 -3.0 1.4] 4,762 4,895) 4,947 6,708 -29.0
Ferrous metal foundries...........0--0 2,192| 2,224 2,237 14 -0.6} 17 2,186 2,180 2,238 2,507 12.8
Fabricated metal products. 38,727] 39,484] 39,625 19 0.4 -0.9] 39,4241 40,510] 39,826] 43.513 “9.4
Machinery. 47,223] 47,947| 48,200) 15 -0.5 -4.1] 47,180] 47,910] 47,926] 55.803 “15.5
Construction machinery. 2,187| 2,185 2,182 15 “1.2 1.4] 2,070 2,052 2,191 2,277 “9.1
Mining, il field, and

gs field machinery. 1,051 1,052| 1,134 0.4 7.2) 11.3) 1,051 1,052 1,134) 1,250) “15.9
Industrial machinery. 9,451 9,564 9,024 1.2 6.0} -3.6| 9,553 9,746] 8,895 9,500 06
Photographic equipment. 918 931 ‘954 “14 “24 “4.2 943 956 931 911 35
Ventilation, heating, ait-conditioni

and refrigeration equipment. 4,434] 4.511 4,532 7 -0.5 -3.0] 4,464] 4,622 4,607 5,056 W7
Metalworking machinery. 3,627 3,608 3,598 0.5) 0.3 “2.2 3,684 3.687 3,628| 4,631 -20.4
Turbines, genera

power transmission equipment. 11,877) 12,453] 13,136 4.6) “5.2 -7.3] 11,860] 12,329] 12,903] 17,351 “31.6
Material handling equipment. 4,927 4,901 4,907 0.5} -0.1 -0.6 4,807 4,805 4,956 5,477 “12.2

Computers and electronic products" 110,980] 111,471] 112,055 0.4 -0.5 -0.5] 109,333] 111,095] 112,221] 118,238 75
Electronic computers. 6,180] 6,264) 6,566 1.3 -4.6| 3.8 6,280] 6,284] 6,694 7,504 16.3
Nondefense communications

39,259] 39,307] 39,150] 0.1 0.4] -1.4] 37,885] 38,942] 39,068] 41,897 9.6

2.357 2,425) 2,485| -2.8] -2.4] 2.6 2,357 2,425 2,485 2,515 6.3

Semiconductors”. (wa) (NA) (Nay (NA) (NA) (Na) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

Electronic components... 16,087] 16,134] 16,279 -0.3 -0.9 0.0} 16,251 16,110] 16,082] 17,483 “7.0
Nondefense search and navigation

‘equipment..... soseenncee 4,093 4,142 4,206] “1.2 15 Be) 4,085 4,197 4,271 4,861 16.0
Defense search and navigation

equipment. 30,000} 30,255] 30,493] -0.8] -0.8 0.5] 29,440] 30,112] 30,799] 31,600) 6.8
Electromedical, measuring,

‘and contro} instruments. 13,004] 12,944] 12,876 0.5 05 0.8] 13,035] 13,025] 12,822 12,378! 5.3

Electrical equipment, appliances,

and components. 14,481 14,570] 15,039) -0.6] “3.1 1.4[ 14,543] 14,684] 14,795] 15,805) -8.0
Electric lighting equipment. 1,450 1,437 1,433) 0.9 0.3 “1.2 1,544 1,519 1,483 1,622 4.8
Household appliances........ 1,068 1,123 1,133 49 -0.9) mT 975 1,021 954 1,124 “13.3
Electrical equipment. 8,463 8,553 9,084) at 5.6 24 8,469 8,601 9,001 9,065 6.6

Transportation equipment. 254,959] 250,162) 247,715) 19 1.0 -1.9] 253,643] 250,063] 248,671] 257,095 13
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

‘and trailers 12,618} 12,982) 12,778 2.8 1.6 0.9] 12,353} 12,975] 12,555] 12,551 1.6
Nondefense airci par 116,084) 112,643] 113,017 3.1 -0.3 -3.0] 116,800} 113,265] 113,388] 135,919 14.1
Defense aircraft and parts. 58,062} 57,860] 54,790 0.3 5.6 -1.0/ 57,398] 57,964] 55,568] 41.187 39.4
Ships and boats. 21,345} 21,294] 21,611 0.2 15) -0.6] 20,748] = 21,003] 21,691) 20,882 -0.6

Furniture and related products. 5,412 5,643 5,886 44 4d -2.9} 8,527 5,962 5,874 6,633 16.7

° 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

monthly survey, the Census Bureau cannot currently produce monthly estimates of semiconductor shipments, orders, or inventories.

7 Due to the number of large semiconductor manufacturers choosing not to participat

semiconductor shipments, orders, or inventories.

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

in this voluntary monthly survey, the Census Bureau cannot currently produce monthly estimates of


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. Parcent
Industry Change
Aug July, June July: | June- | May - Aug. July June Aug Aug.
2002° 2002 2002 Aug. July June 2002° 2002 2002 2001 02/01
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
All manufacturing industries’... 140,230] 140,530] 140,746 0.2 0.2 -0.8] 140,970] 141,175] 139,465] 153,337 “8.1
Durable goods industries '.......:...+ 84,857| 85,068] 85,610] 0.2 0.6 85,790] 85,684| 84,408] 95,353 -10.0
Wood products. mo 3.611 3,598| 3,640 0.4 “1.2 3,585 3.424 3,356 3.721 “37
Nonmetallic mineral products... 3.216] 3,266 3,296 15) 0.3 3.244 3,269) 3.276 3,472 66
Primary metals... ae 6,066 6,029 6,002 06 0.4 6.144] 6,052 5,883 6,715) 85
Fabricated metal products......--..~ 10,631 10,547| 10,458 08 og 10,744} = 10,695] 10,514) 11.186 -4.0
Machinery...... 14,980] 15,166] 15,328 1.2 -1.0 15,080] 15,269] 15,094] 16,804 “10.3
Computers and electronic products" 15,544] 15,636] 15,807 06 wt 18,967) 15,870 15,823] 21,023 -24.0
Electrical equpment. aptances,

and components... 4,560) 4,639 4,653 1.7 -0.3 4,559 4,641 4,564 5,310] 14.1
‘Transportation equipment. 16,792] 16,702] 17,068 05 “24 16,940 16,931] 16,562] 17,628 3.9
Furniture and related products... 3,072 3,099 3,101 0.9 01 3,063] 3,120| 3.110 3,292 -7.0
Miscellaneous products........... 6,385 6,386 6,259, 0.0 2.0) 6,464] 6,413 6,227 6,202 42

Nondurable goods industries... 55,373] 55,462] 55,136] -0.2 0.6 55,180] 55,491] 55,056] 57,984 4.8
Food products........ vee 10,358] 10,275] 10,177 08 1.0 10,250] 10,170) 10.116] 10,341 0.9
Beverage and tobacco products 5,835, 5.851 5,824 -0.3 05 5,695 5,680 5,694 5.753 “1.0
Textiles........ . 1,400 1.412 1,434 08 “1.5 W417 1,429 1417 1,706 16.9
Textile products. 11526 1,515 1,488 0.7 1.8 11555 1,553 1,518 1,593 “2.4

11689 1,702 1,708 08 0.4 1,668 1717 1,735) 2,044 18:4

322 327 317 15; 3.2 332 343 326 447 25.7

6,852 6,875| 6,913 0.3 0.5 6,812| 6,851 6,866 7,222 “5.7

Printing -..onn 2.374] 2.449 2.440 3. 0.4 2,443 2,492 2,429 2,858 14.5
Petroleum and coal products......... 3.075 3,140 31134 24 02 3,102 3,204 3,266 31415 “9.2
Basic chemicals....... : . 15,235} 15,234] 15,047 0.0 1.2 15,203] 15,280] 15,049} 15,694] 31
Plastics and rubber products. 6,707 6,682 6.654 4 04 6,703 6.772 6,640] 6911 -3.0

‘WORK IN PROCESS

All manufacturing industries*.........cessseese 127,909} 127,620] 127,928 0.2 0.2 0.1] 129,488] 127,909] 126,701] 138,987 6.8

Durabl industries". 98,494] 98,872] 99,764| -0.4 0.9 -0.1]  99,955| 99,230} 98,8741 110,768 9.8
‘Wood producto : 1,989 2,033 2.072 “2.2 “1.9 0.1 2,004 2,022| 2.066 2,014 0.5
Nonmetallic mineral products. 1,139 1,152 1,151 wt o1 Vi 1,136 1,164 1,156 1,223 7
Primary metals....... 6.313 6,258 6,182 09 1.2 01 6,327 6,277 6,183 6,922 8.6
Fabricated metal products... 9,742 9,792 9771 0.5 0.2 aa 9,870] 91943 9,845] 10,832 8.9
Machinery... -| 14,307] 14,281] 14/395 0.2 -0.8 0.5} 14,569} 14.377] 14,420] 15,875 “8.2
Computers and electronic products 17341 17,520] 17,507 “1.0 o1 0.6] 17,777) 17,759] 17,453] 20,388 12.8
Electical equpment, pplences,

‘and components. 2,878 2,909 2,969 1 -2.0 “24 2,905 2,946] 2,977 3,383 144
Transportation equipmen 40,383) 40,524) 41.213, 0.3 17 0.6} 40,902] 40,302] 40,251] 48,244) “9.6
Furniture and related products. 1,438 1,477 1,480 2.6 0.2 2.2 1,434 1,487 1,484 1,572 “8.8
Miscelianeous products... 2,964] 2,926 31024 13 “3.2 06 31031 21953] 31039 31316 8.6

Nondurable goods industries... 29,415] 28,748] 28,164 2.3 24 1.1] 29,533] 28,679] 27,827] 28,218 47
Food products. 2.721 2,631 2,555 3.4 30 09 2.560 2,413 2,366 2,398 6.8
Beverage and tobacco broducts vo 3.764 3:775| 31818 0.3 a “1.8 3,495 3,456 3,532 3,602 -3.0
Textiles... 1,192 1,194 1,205 -0.2 0.9 21.2 1,188 1,204 1,207 1,455 “18.4
Textile products... 793 730) 795 04 0.6 17 795 793 ‘800 834 “4.7
Apparel. evs 1.477 1,462 1,444 1.0 1.2 0.9 1,480 1,508 1,526 1,578 -6.2
Leather and allied products. ae 153) 163 165 6.1 12 0.6 155 167 160 222 -30.2
Paper products : . 1,322 1,309 1,283 1.0) 2.0) WW 1,348 1,300) 1,282| 1,312 27
Printing ... . 1,873 1,888 1,864 0.8 1.3 43 2,091 2,063 1.871 2/309 9.4
Petroleum and coal products. 31930 31856 3,764 1.9 24 24 4,083 3,911 3,788| 3,305 22.9
Basic chemicals. seen 9,933 9433 9,076 5.3 3.9 2.6] 10,122 9,640 9,132 81892 13.8
Plastics and rubber products.. 2,257 2.287 2,195 oa 24 an 2,236 2.224] 2.163; 2.311 3.2

FINISHED GOODS

All manufacturing industries'........ 159,785] 159,846] 159,556 0.0 02 0.41 161,247] 160,649] 158,834] 167,706) “3.9

Durable goods industries’. 80,426) 80,458] 80,104 0.0 0.4 0.2] 81,303] 81.135] 80,188| 85,433) 4.8

Wood prod 3.687, 3,667 05 0.1 4.2 31643 3,731 3,738] 4.040 98
Nonmetatic mineral Products. 4.472| 4.428 WW 01 1.2 4,400 4,421 41487 4.739| 7.2
Primary metals... 6,047 6,098 o8 “1.6 12 6,030} 5,981 6,040) 6.355 “5.1
Fabricated metal products 10,208] 10,235] 10,265 -0.3 0.3 -0.6] 10,042) 10,184] 10,265] 11.237 110.6
Machinery 15,477} 15,526] 15.342 -0.3 1.2 -0.6] 15,359] 15,226] 15,067] 16,284 “5.7
Computers and electronic products"... 9,913 9,836 9,678 0.8 1.6 -1.5] 10,386] 10,043 9.458] 12,573 174
Electrical equipment, appliances,

and components. 5,454] 5,500 5,481 -0.8 0.3 1.0] 5,367 5,424 5,439 5,304 1.2
Transportation equipment. wef 14,0277 14,133] 14/1121 -0.8 0.1 1.8] 14,770] 14,887] 14.507] 13,588! 87
Furniture and related products... 2'520| 2,460} 2,442 2.4 0.7 1.3) 2,596 2,558 2,551 2,894 “10.3
Miscellaneous products. . 8,623] 8,676 8.591 -0.6 1.0) 24 8,710 8,680 8,576 8,419) 35

Nondurable goods industries... 79.357 79,388] 79,452 0.0 04 0.6] 79,9441 79,514 78,646| 82,273] 2.8
Food. products. 18,826] 18,885] 18,963 -0.3 4| 0.3] 19,140] 18,647] 18.111] 18,816 17
Beverage and t 4.614] 4,645, 4,834 -0.7 3.9) 3.8 4,562 4,507 4,785| 4,520} 0g
Textiles....... a 2.448 2.438 2,420) 0.4 0.7 19 2,488 2,467 2,443 2,848 “12.6
Textile products... | 2,218] 2.218 21195 0.0 1.0 0g 2,220] 2/234 2.246 2,154) 31
Apparel. een 41233 4258 4,260 -0.6 0.0 -0.5 4.437| 4,541 4481 5,516 119.6
Leather and allied products... a 958 982 947 2.4 37 3.7 1,003 1.014 965) 1,016 13
Paper products. 6,109 6,141 6,279 0.5 2.2 13 6,074] 6,146 6,278 6,208 “2.2
Printing .. . 1,612 1,597 1,587 09 06 0.3 1,701 1,640 1,627 1,791 5.0
Petroleum and coal products... 6,006 6.122 5,909 19) 3.6 2.0 6.216 6,358 6,016 6.487 “4.2
Basic chemicals.......... an 24,433] 24,290] 24/318 06 On 0.1} 24.360] 24.250] 23.948] 25,118 .0
Plastics and rubber products. 7.894] 7.812 7.740 1.0 0.9 05) 7,743 7.710 7.746 7.799 “0.7

* Preliminary * Revised * See footnote at end of Table 3.

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


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
Aug. | July | June | July - | June Aug, | Juv, | June | Aug. | Aug:
2002” | 2002 | 2002 | Aug. | July 2002" | 2002' | 2002 | 2001 | 02/61] 2002" 2001
‘Ail manufacturing industries? 326,633] 326,636] 312,866] 44) 331,169] 298,155] 327,396] 327,147} 1.2] 2,533,349] 2,593,359
Excluding transportation “| 268.866] 269,232| 266,035] 1.2 272,269] 268,131) 277,950] 276,878} -1.7| 2,118,282] 2.201.883
Excluding defense” SUID 318,183] 316,202] 305,496] 35 324,446] 290,622] 320,241] 322,947] 0.8] 2,470,907] 2.543.557
With unfilled orders: a 124,978] 124,370] 113,587] 9.5 122,601| 108,972) 120,112) 117,381] 4.4) 952,182] ‘987,680
Durable goods industries’. 178,541] 179,274] 168,261 8.5 178,122] 153,946] 176,075] 170,755] 4.3] 1,367,081] 1,383,716
Primary metals. 11,409] 11,205] 11.119 0.8 11,647] 10,419] 11,404] 11,456] 1.7] 90,317] 93,622
5.459] 5,265] 5,176 1.7 5.510] 4,888} 5,401] 4,950] 11.3) 42.476] 41.467
4,650] 4,626] 4.645] -0.4] 4741) 4423} 4,661] 4,935] -3.9] 37,237] 40,765
1,300] 1.314] 1.298) 1.2 1,396] 1,108] 1,342) 1.571) -11.3] 10,604) 11,390
fed metal product: 20,481] 21.212] 20,651 27] 21,058] 21,020] 21,230] 22,059] 4.5] 167,702} 170,250
Machinery. 22,483] 23,004] 20,863] 10.3} 21,680 21,129 22,670] 22,726] -4.6| 176,676] 190,222
Construction machinery. 1,703] 1,694| 1,591 6.5 1,605] 1.47 1,703] 1.671) -3.9]13,957| 14,308,
Mining, oil field, and
710) 64g] 591 9.3 701 608) 667] ea1]  -16.6) 5,682] 6,516
Industrial machinery. 3,290] 3,847] 2,709 42.0) 2,948] 3,970 2,719] 2,627|12.2| 25,328) 25.909
Photographic equipment. 1.476] 1,433) —1.376| 44 11429] 1,404] 1,556] 1,470] -2.8) 10,983] 11,097
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
2.571] 2,616] 2,536 3.2} -4.2] 2,590) 2,801] 2,876] 3,031 21,589] 23,513
2,078] 2,080} 2,007 3.6] -1.5} 1,965] 1,786] 2,205] 1.868} 15:529] 17,018
2,331) 2,418] 2.176 11.2) -13.6f 2,342| 1,800) 2,704 3,042 17.554] 23,440
Material handling equipment. 1.379] 1,356] 1,302] 4.1] 0.6] 1,306] 1,173] 1,425] 1.436) 10,617) 12.770
Computers and electronic products 26,278] 26,359] 25,542] 3.2) -4.6) 23,480) 21,943] 28,814) 22,320} 198,959] 217,131
Electronic comput 3,942) 4.122] 3,477] 18.6] 6.3] 3,553] 3,510) 4,195] 3,250} 29,056] 36,398
Nondefense communications
equipment... 5,088] 5,297] 4,715 12.3] -18.2] 3,611) 4,172] 5,084] 4,001 39,260] 49,163,
Defense communications equipment. 237] 247 360 -31.4) 42.3] 232 221 368] 165 2,260) 2,201
(NA) (NA) (NA) way] (NA) (NA) (Na) (NA) (Na)} ia) (Nay
4,256] 4,089] 4,269] -4.2] 3.7) 4,555 829] 4,510] 3,974] 33,101] 34,572
691 727} 710) 24) 3.0 640} 658] m7 679 5,614] 5,768
equipment. | 1.717] 1,699] 2,097] 1.11 -19.0) 10.0 1,186] 1,032] 2,306] 1,368 12,847) 13,689
Electromedical, measuring,
and contro! instruments. 6.217) 6,132] 5,996] 1.41 92.3] 1.6] 5,886] 5,399] 6,783] 5,167 46,126] 43,426
Electrical equipment, appliances,

ANd COMPONENS.arcencessercreceneenene| 8,895] 8,637] 9,225) +64} -1.3] 8,787] 8,066} 9,758] 9,568 70,888] 79,115
Electric lighting equipment. -{ 1,071] 1,080} 1.059] 20) 8.41 1.084] 927] 1,147] 1,149) 8,538 8,751
Household appliances, 1,947] 2,053) 1,997 3.1] -2.0| 2,004) 1,996] 2,040] 2,241 15,833] 15,831
Electrical equipment. 2468} 2,095} 2,833) -26.1) 1.7) 2.440] 1,959] 3,049] 2.709) 20,010] 23,029

Transportation equipment. 57,767| 57,404] 46,831 22.6) -6.0] 58,900] 40,024] 49,446] 50,269) 415,067} 391.476
Motor vehicle bodies, parts

and trailers. 18,297} 18,621) 18,251 20] -2.7| 19,386] 14,032] 18,712] 18,378] 147,815] 139,530

Be gito} 6,181] 2,663 132.1) -48.91 8,894] 4.9431 3.415] 6.473 44,294) 56,402

Defense aircraft and parts. 3,162} 6,212) 2,620 137.1) 17.6{ 2,365] 5,077] 2.493] 1.087 28,372] 16,752

Ships and boats. 1,962} 1,442] 1,563 “7.7 -3.8) 1,762] 761) 1,524] 1.246] 14,228] 15,162

Furniture and related product 5,402] 5,478] 5,439] 0.7{ -3.0] 5,564] 5,376 5,472] 6,008 44,296] 46,616

Nondurable goods industries....... 148,092] 147,362] 147,605} -0.2] -0.1] 183,047] 144,209] 151,321] 156,392 1,166,268] 1,209,643

” 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 di 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
estimates 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
nonsampling error, which includes errors of coverage, response, and nonreporting. Since the survey panel is not a probability sample, estimates of sampli
error cannot be calculated. Further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations are contained in our most recent annual benchmark publication,
Current Industrial Reports: M3-1(01), "Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1992-2001."



Table 4. Value of Manufacturers’ Inventories for Industry Groups

{Millions of Dollars)

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
Industry Change
Aug. July June July- | June - | May - Aug, July dune Aug. Aug.
2002" 2002" 2002 ‘Aug July June 2002° 2002' 2002 2001 02/01
{All manufacturing industries" 427,924] 427.996] 428,230 0.9} “0.1 0.1] 431,705] 429,733} 425,000} 460,030 6.2
Excluding transportation’. 356,722) 356.637] 355,837 0.0 0.2 -0.2| 359,093] 357,613] 353,680] 383,570 “6.4
Excluding defense’ , “T] 406,005} 406,477] 405.818} 0.1 0.2 0.2] 409,090] 407,998] 402,673} 437.962 -6.6
With unfilled orders! : 214,835} 215,198} 216,405 0.2 06 -0.4) 217,495] 216,561] 214.744] 238,903 “9.0
Durable goods industries" eves 263,773] 264,398] 265,478 0.2 0.4 -0.4] 267,048] 266,049] 263,471] 291,555 “8.4
Wood products. 9,287 9,300] 9,379 0.1 0.8 2.2 9,232 9,177 9,220] 9,775 5.6
Nonmetallic mineral products. 8,827 8,840] 8,875 0.1 -0.4 0.8 8,780 8,854 8,919] 9.434 “6.9
Primary metals... 18,426} 18,288] 18,282 08 0.0 0.7] 18,501 18,310] 18,106] 19,992, 75
tron and steel mills... 10,490} 10,294] 10,197 1.9 1.0 1 10,593] 10,339) 10,028 11,315) 64
Aluminum and nonferrous metais.. 6.212 6,262 6,275 08 0.2 -0.5 6.210 6,253 6.248] 6.844 9.3
Ferrous metal foundries. seen 1,724 1,732 1,810 05 “4.3 25 1,698 1.718 1.830 1,833 74
Fabricated metal products. 30,581] 30574 30,494 0.0 0.3 -0.6] 30,656] 30,822) 30,624] 33,255) 7.8
Machinery. fe | 44.764] 44,973] 45,063) 0.5] -0.2 -0.9] 45,008] 44,872] 44.581] 48,968) 81
Farm machinery, . 1,979 2.018 1,996 1.9 11 0.7 1,924 1,951 1,967 2,062 “6.7
Construction machinery... 3,920 3.927 31898 0.2 07 “2.2 3,816 31846] 3,855 3115 0.0
Mining, oil field,
and gas field machinery 2,165 2,163 2,204 01 1.9 2.2 2,205 2.177 2,245 2,454 10.1
Industrial machinery... 7.758 7/840 71813 -1.0) 0.3 13 7.797 71815 7.763 8,547 88
Photographic equipment. . 1,916 1,962 1,953 2.3 05 an 11932 1,956 1,931 2.001 “34
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment. 4,092 4,081 4,076 0.3 01 0.0} 4,163 4,131 4,064] 4,483 74
Metalworking machinery....-..c0s.0-e.0e 5.167 5,126 5.152 08 -05 1.6 5,401 5,254 5.144 6,319 145
Turbines, generators, and other |
power transmission equipment, 4,804) 4,889| 4,891 17 0.0 “6.7 4.911 4,949 4,762| 5,113 -4.0
Material handling equipment. 2.65: 2.63: 2.653 0.9 0.8 24 2,609 2.56 21627 2,822 7.5
Computers and electronic products’. 42,798] 42,992] 42,992 0.5 0.0} -1.7| 44,130] 43,672] 42,734) 53,984) “18.3
Electronic computers. 2.941 2,99. 3,075 1.6 2.6 2.0 3.154 3,04 31053| 3.638 “13.3
Computer storage devices. 1,299 1,327 1,343 “21 12 -1.0 1,342 1,335 1,261 1712 21.6
‘Other peripheral equipment. 2'560| 2,619 2.636 -23 0.6 25 2,769 2.717 2,586 3,490 -20.7
Nondefense communications
equipment, 9,325] 9.514 9,372 -2.0 15 “2.5 9,520] 9,611 9,162] 13,833; “31.2
Defense communications equipment... 746 755 29 12 “27 746 755 “2.8
Audio and video, equipment... ve 1,130 1,102 1,089 25 31 “24 1,215 1,160) 1,095 1,201 12
Semiconductors”. (way (na) (NAY (a) (NA) (wa) (Na) (NA) (Nay (NA (NA)
Electronic components... 8,690] a7 8,766 -0.2 0.6 - 8,915 8,875 8873] 11,17 -20.2
Nondefense search and navigation
equipment... 2,963] 2,946 2,982 0.6 1.2 a7 3,003 3,011 2,956 2,979 08
Defense search
equipment... 3,364 3,373 3,403 0.3 -0.9 3.2 3,477 3,452 3,420 3,565 2.5
Electromedical, measuring
and contol instrument 9,381 9,292 9,218 1.0) 0.8 1.6 9,569 9,340 9,194] 11,116
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components. 12,892 13,048} 13,103 12 0.4 -0.3] 12,831 13,011 12,980] 13,997
Electric lighting equipment... 1,482 1,481 1,473 01 05 0.9 1,509) 1518 1,492 1,563
Household appliances.........- 2,150] 2:182| 2,180 15 01 1.6 2,098 2,185 2,186 2,099
Electrical equipment. 41315 4.417 41516 2:3 “2.2 0.8 4,301 4,351 4.347 4,545
Batteries...... . : 728 719 716 13 0.4 0.4 769 740 730) 818
Transportation equipment... 71,202] 71,359] 72,393 0.2 “14 0.3] 72,612} 72,120] 71,320) 76,460
. oo] 1.580 11670 1,693 5.4 “14 0.9 1.682 1,856 1,666 1,990
utility Vehicles.........- 2,006 2010 1,972 0.2 19 0.5 21134 2:136| 1,960 2/106
Heavy duty truck 958 941 866 18 87 2.6 975 941 864) 987
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,
and trailers........ - 15,694] 15,848] 15,784 “1.0 0.4 i 15,845] 16,101 15,627] 16,434
Nondefense aircraft and parts. 29,580| 29,733] 30,094 0.5 1.2 -0.6] 29,943] 29,703} 29,442) 33,235
Defense aircraft and parts........... 10,842 10,613] 10,853) 22 22 2.2) 11/300] 10,683] 10,798] 10,401
‘Ships and boats........... 2,595| 2.599 2571 02 141 3.0 2/610] 2,640} 2,584 2,487
Furniture and related products 7/030} 7,036 7,023 0.1 02 05 7,093 7.165 7.145 7,758
Miscellaneous durable goods... oo 17.972] 17,988] 17/874! 01 06 1.2) 18,205} 18,046] 171842] 17,937
Nondurable goods industries... 164,145] 163,598] 162,752 0.3 05) 0.4) 164,657} 163,684] 161,529] 168,475)
Food products. . . 31,905} 31,791] 31,695] 0.4 03 0.4) 31,950} 31,230] 30,593} 31,555)
Grain and oilseed milling....... 31483 3,363 3.6 31 43 3,286 3,217 3,083 2,897
Dairy products... 31433| 3,395 ww “12 “13 3.476 3,508 3,551 3,485
Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 6.134 6.079 0.9 0.9 0.5 6.070, 6,023 5.990] 5.704
Daverage and tobacce products 14,213) 44,271 0.4] “14 i 13,752} 13.643] 14,011 13.875
Beverages... . 8,906 8,935 03 “2.3 0.9 8,700 8.718 9,057 8,730]
Tobacco. 5.307 5.336 0.5 0.2 15 5,052 41925 4,954) 5.145
Textile mills 5,040 5,044 -0.1 0.3 “1:2 5,093 5,100 5,067 6,009
Textile products. 4,537 4523 03 1.0) 08 4,570} 4.580 4.564] 4.581
Apparel... . 7,399 7.422 0.3 on 0. 7.585 7.766 7:743| 9.138
Leather and allied products. 1,433 1,472 26 3.0) 23 1,490 11524 1/451 1,685
Paper products... 14,283) 14.325 -0.3 1.0 0.5} 14,234) 14.297] 14,426] 14,742
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills. 6.315) 6.343 -0.4 “16 0.4 6.249 6.278 6.434 6.546
Paperboard containers........... 3.898; 3.911 0.3 17 0s 3,905 3,932 3,959 4,199
Printing... 5.859 5.934 “13 0.7 24 6,235 6.195) 51927 6,958
Petroleum and coal products. 13.011] 13,118 08 24 og] 13.381] 13,473] 13,070 13,207
Petroleum refineries... 11,600] 11.685 0.7 24 0.7] i191} 17/991 11,604] 11,760,
Basic chemicals... 49,607] 48,957 1.3 Wn 0.0] 49,685] 49,170] 48,129] 49,704
Pesticides, fertilizers, and other
agricultural chemicals... 2,343] 2,347 0.2 0.3 -2.9 2,015 2,031 2,093 2,351
Pharmaceuticals and medicines: 18,068] 17.586 27 24 01 18,357} 17,788} 17,203] 16,799
Paints, coatings, and adhesives... 21913] 2,918 0.2 1.0) 1.2 2923 2,989 21937 21974
Plastics and rubber products... 16,858] 16,741 O7 09 0.0] 16,682] 16,706] 16.543} 17,021

° 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 ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio’
Industry Aug | Jul | Jun | May | Aug | Jui | Jun | May
2002? | 2002 | 2002 | 2002 | 2002°| 2002 | 2002 | 2002
All manufacturing industries? 1.32) 1.311 1.33] 1.32 (x) ~ (x) 3)
Durable goods industries* 1.50] 1.48] 1.53] 1.51] 4.01] 3.95] 4.02] 4.04
Wood products... 1.28] 1.26) 1.28) 1.31 x) ~~ (x) ra)
Nonmetallic mineral products. 1.04] 1.05} 1.06] 1.03 ) ha) x) ia)
Primary metals.......- 1.62] 1.61) 1.63] 1.61) 1.40] 1.40) 1.43) 1.43
Fabricated metal products 1.44] 1.43} 1.45] 1.46} 1.92] 1.94) 1.98] 2.00
Machinery... 1.93] 1.93} 1.96] 1.93} 2.24] 226) 231f 2.33
Computers and electronic products?.] 1.60] 1.60] 1.65] 1.63| 4:90] 4.87] 5.05] 5.02
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components... 1.43] 1.43] 1.45] 1.43] 1.70] 1.69) 1.77] 1.72
Transportation equipment. 1.34) 1.30] 1.41] 1.38) 7.84] 7.54) 7.61] 7.73
Furniture and related products 1.25} 1.23] 1.25{ 1.23] 1.08] 1.11) 1.18) 1.21
Miscellaneous products... v.77, 1.75) 1.79] 1.74) oa) oo ~ x)
Nondurable goods industries. vat} 4.11} 1.10] 1.10) x) (x) a) a)
Food products... 0.83] 0.85] 0.86] 0.84] x) &) (x) (x)
Beverage and tobacco > products 1.55] 1.57] 1.59] 1.52 x) x) (x) ea)
Textiles. 1.41] 1.34) 1.44} 1.40 (x) x) x) (x)
Textile products. 1.49] 1.48] 1.44] 1.41 (x) x) x) oo
Apparel... 1.59] 1.53} 1.56] 1.56 (x) x) (x) 0
Leather and allied Broducts. 1.97] 2.01] 1.96] 2.09) x) (x) ~ x)
Paper products 1.13} 1.13) 1.47) 1.14) x) (x) (x) (xX)
Printing... 0.73) 0.75] 0.75} 0.73} (x) sa) x) X)
Petroleum and coal Product 0.71) 0.711 0.71] 0.71 x) x) x) X
Basic chemicals. 1.44 1.42 1.33 1.38 ied} Oo OY) OX)
Plastics and rubl vi3poaatp 142) 1.44 (oa) x) x) x)
° 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 data]

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
Aug Aug Aug Aug
Industry Aug? | 2001- Aug? | 2001- Aug? | 2001- Aug? | 2001-
Aug! | 1997-] Jul | aug’ | 1997-] Ju | aug’ | 1997-] Jul | aug’ | 1997- | sul
2002 | 2001 _| 2002 | 2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2002 | 2001 | 2002 } 2002 | 2001 | 2002
All manufacturing industries®. a0 (x) (NA) 0.2) (Xx) (NA) 0.4 (x) (NA) 0.2 (xX) (NA) 0.1
Durable goods industries®. -0.2) (NA} 0.2/0.2) wal o6| 0.1) (wal 0.21 oof wal 0.2
Wood products...... OO} (NAP 0.9] OO (INA)] (NAD Oo} (NA) (INA) } (NA] 0.6
Nonmetallic mineral product bof (AP 1.2) ba} (NA (NAD bof (NA) (NA) ()} (WAP 0.4
Primary metals. 0.1} (NA) 0.4) 0.1] (NA)] 0.8} .0f NAN] 0.4] (NA)] 0.1
Fabricated metal products. 0.0/ (NA 0.3] 0.1) INA] = 0.8] Oo], (NA (NA)] 0.3
Machinery. 0.0] (NA 0.6) 0.2 (NAT 1.1] .t] (NA. NA} 0.3
Computers and electronic product 0.0] INA} 0.6] 0.0] INA 0.9] OO] (NAT 03) WA} 0.4
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components. 0.1] (NA 0.3] 0.0} (NANT 1.4] 0.0] (NA) 6} 0.1] NA].
Transportation equipment. -0.3} (NA 0.6] 0.4) INA] 1:2] 0.2) (NA «ot -0.2} NA] 0.3
Furniture and related products. OOP NAY 0.3] OO NA] 0.8} OO NAT 5] XNA 03
Miscellaneous products. OOP WAY 0.6) OO} wNA] .-2F NA 25] XNA 0.8
Nondurable goods industries. MO} WAY 0.5} DO} NAN] (NAD QO} (NAY) (NA) x} WA} 0.2
Food products... Oo} WA} 0.6} OO] (NA) (NA) (} (NA)] (NA) OO} INA} 0.3
Beverage and tobacco products. CO WAY} Fo} ba] NAY] NA) Oo} (NAN) (NA) OP (NAP 0.2
Textiles........ Gof (WAN 1.1 Oo} (NA)} (NA) OO} (NA) (NA) } INA] 0.6
Textile products. OO} (NA 08} pa] (wAy] (NA) OO} (NAY (NA) } (NA 0.3
Apparel... Go} WA] 0.7 Oo} (NA)] (NA) OO} (NANT (NA) OO} (NA 04
Leather and al Col WA 46} pat (way! (NA) Go} (NAT (NA) } INA} 0.6
Paper products... OO} (WA 08} ba] wNA)] (NAD OOF (NA) (NA) OO} INA 04
Printing... oo} wat o6] x (NAT (NA) GO} (NANT (NA) OO} (NA 0.4
Petroleum and coal products OO) WAL 15 bo (NA)] (NA) OO} (NA) (NA) OO} INA] 0.6
Basic chemicals...... : Go} (NAY 0.8} DOP (NA)] (NAD QO} (NA) (NA) OO} INA] 0.3
Plastics and rubber products Gol wa} 03] Oa (NA)] (NAD OO} (NANT (NA) bol (NAY 0.3
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,
Inventories, and Orders

August
2002

For Wire Transmission 10:00 a.m. E.S.T., October 3, 2002

Charts exclude semiconductor data

Total Manufacturing Shipments.
and Three Month Moving Average.
420 Bilions Of Doliars aad
400 - 400
380 380
360 360
340 — ~ 340
320 320 |
300 —+—} 300
Ge) ee id A tego
LP) ble a
2 fs &@ 8 2 S$ £ $ 2 3s
— Shipments —— Average
Total Manufacturing Inventories
and Three Month Moving Average,

500 Billions Of Dollars ou _ La,
ate Ce ace
460 460
" =
420 420|

¢ $85 53 gees 8 oes

i 1 ? TF

eo ee

—— Inventories —— Average
For data, call 301-763-4673. For inquiries, contact Dan Sansbury of Derrick Roy, Mant b and Orders Branch, turing and:

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

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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|

Aug. July | June | July -} June -] May-| Aug. July | June | Aug. Aug.
2002 | 2002" } 2602 ] "Aug. | “July | June | 2062° | 2002" | 2002 | 2001 | 62761 2002? | 2001

SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries® e.{ 324,214] 326,101] 320,810] -0.6] 1.6] -0.9] 331,988] 297,552] 339,333] 334,992] —-0.9|2,548,975|2,617,561
Construction materials end supplies... 36.132] 96,257] 36,016) 0.3] 0.7 0.11 38.997] 36.317/ 38.844) 98,918] 0.6] 296,224) 284.658
Information technology... 26,861| 27,015) 26,058] -0.6) 3.7} -2.5| 25.059] 23,151] 30,511] 25.144] -0.3] 203,609] 230,487
Computers and related products®. 6,765] 7,072] 6,252] -4.3] 13.1] -5.0] 6002] 5.678] 8,029} 5,375] 11.7] 49,727] "57.556
Motor vehicle and parts........ 39,097] 40,213] 37,122] -2.8] 8.3] -2.8] 41,732] 26.753] 39,388] 39,163] 6.6] 302,612} 283,421
Capital goods.. 63,686] 64,738] 63,027] -1.6] 2.7] -1.4] 61,276] 56,991] 71,213] 62,788] -2.4| 496,192] 536,163
Nondefense capital goods’. ...| 57.168] 58,266] 56,314) -1.9] 3.5] -2.2] 55.018] 51.200] 63/919] 56.723] -3.0] 446,208] 490,888
Excluding aircraft........ 54,550] 54,836] 53,312] -0.5] 2.9] -2.1] 52,604] 48,693] 60,357] 52.956] -0.7| 420,117| 458.863
Defense capital goods*. 6518) 6.472] 6,713} 0.7] -3.6] 6.3} 6.258} 5,791] 7,294] 6,065] 3.2] 49,984] 45,275
Consumer goods....... 124,698] 125,479]122,851]  -0.6] 2.1] -1.0 129,250] 113,645] 126,240] 131,827] | -2.0] 974,601] 992,321
‘Consumer durable goods........-. 34,350] 35,946] 32,793] -4.4) 9.6] -3.6] 35,640] 25,658] 34/837] 34,688] 2.7| 266,294] 252.173
Consumer nondurable goods. 90,348] 89,533] 90,058] 0.9] -0.6] 0.0] 93.610] 87.987] 91/403] 97,139] -3.6} 708,307] 740,148

NEW ORDERS
‘All manufacturing industries®. ..] 326,633] 326,636] 312,866] 0.0] 4.4) -2.5] 331,169) 298,155] 327,396] 327,147] —_1.212,633,349]2,593,359
Construction materials and supplies. 35,736] 36,134] 35,526] -1.1] 1.7] -1.9] 37,821] 36,995] 38,028] 37,992} -0.5| 287,252) 284,130
Information technology. 26,447] 26,601 -0.6] 4.5] -5.5] 23,155] 22,208] 28,817] 22,689] 2.1] 199/464] 220,788
Computers end related products® 6,681| 6,770] -1.3{ 13.0] -9.7] 5.998] 5,268] 7\660| 5.558] 7.9! 49/203] 57,676
Motor vehicle and parts. 38,733] 40,417 -4.2| 8.6] -3.0} 41,110] 27,173] 39/215] 38.855] 5.8] 302,772] 282/244
Capital goods... - 67,331] 62,423] 7.9] 9.4] -7.2] 62,509] 53,627] 62,400] 56,680] 10.3] 478,861| $14,532
Nondefense capital goods®........ 60,240] 56,933 5.8] 12.1] -9.6] 56,800] 50,181] 56,698) 52,881] 7.4] 430,260) 472:733
Excluding aircraft. 54.073] 53,798 0.5] 6.7) -6.3] 50.837] 47,969] 55,802] 49'976| 1.7) 411/482) 446,227
Defense capital goods* . 7,091} 5.490) 29.2) -12.3] 18.3] 5,709] 3.446] 5,702| 3,799] 50.3] 48/591] 41.799
Consumer goods........ 124,274] 125,313]122,561] -0.8] 2.2] -1.1] 128,725} 113,853] 125,660] 131,784] | -2.3] 973,200] 989,789
Consumer durable goods. 33,926] 35,780) 32503) -5.2/ 10.1] -3.9] 35,115] 25.866] 34,257] 34/645] 1.4] 264,893] 249,641

UNFILLED ORDERS
‘All manufactur Fee 491,383] 488,964] 488,429] 0.5] 0.1} -1.6] 489,332] 490,151] 489,548] 518,727] | -5.7 4) a)
Construction materials and supplies. 31,959] 32,356] 32,479] -1.2] -0.4]  -1.5] 32,771] 33,487] 32,809] 35,720] -8.3 (x) a)
Information technology........- 99/311] 99,725] 100,139} -0.4] -0.4]  -0.6] 97/580] 99,484{ 100,427] 105,660] -7.6| x) 0)
‘Computers and related 6,180] 6,26. 566] -1.3} -4.6) -3.8] 6,280] 6.284 6694) 7.504] -16.3 (x) m
Motor vehicle and parts... 12,618] 12,982) 12,778] -2.8} 1.6} 0.9] 12.353] 12'975] 12/555] 12/551] -1.6 i) oO
Capital goods... 341,371] 337,726] 340,041] 1.1] -0.7]_ -1.7] 338,097] 336,864] 340,228] 360,700] | -6.3. ra) ~
Nondefense capital goods. 215,976] 212,904] 214,237] 1.41 -0.6]  -2.5|214,840] 213,058] 214.077] 248,149] -13.4 % ie
Excluding aircraft, 129,408] 129,885] 130,923] -0.4] -0.8} -2.1] 128,272] 130,039] 130,763] 144.939] -11'5 rr) o
Defense capital goods*........ ...] 125,395] 124,822]}125,804] 0.5] -0.8]  -0.4] 123,257] 123/806] 126.151] 112,551] 9.5 oy o
Consumer goods... secoeeef 11,831] 12,255] 12,421] -3.5] -1.3] -2.3] 11,756] 12,281] 12,073] 13,333] -11.8 ra) ra)
Consumer durabie goods... 11/831] 12,255) 12.421) 3:5] -1.3] -2.3] 11/756] 12/281] 12'073] 13/333} -11.8 i) 0
TOTAL INVENTORIES

All manufacturing industries... 427,924| 427,996] 428,230] 0.0] -0.1}_ -0.1] 431,705] 429,733] 425,000] 460,030] -6.2; 4) 4)
Construction materials and supplies 44,908] 44,873) 44,902] 0.1] -0.1] -0.3] 44,997] 45,135] 44,861] 48,039] -6.3) a) a)
Information technology.. 40,241] 40,492] 40,397] -0.6) 0.2) -1.3] 41/301] 40,970] 40,017} 49,780] -17.0! ) a)
Comouters end related products®, 6.805] 6.940] 7.054] -1.9] -1.6] -0.1] 7/265] 7.093] 6.899] 8/840] -17.8 re) a)
Motor vehicle and parts 20,238] 20,469] 20,315] -1.1] 0.8) 0.7) 20,636] 21,034] 20/117] 21,517] -4.1 ied) i)
Capital goods... sesseeef 132,731] 133,070] 134,537] -0.3] -1.1]  -0.5] 134,853] 133,622] 132,931] 151,140] -10.8 %) *)
Nondefense capital goods® 114,200] 115,028] 115,653] -0.7) -0.5] -0.7] 115,791] 115,420] 114,145] 132.017] -12.3 00 x)
Excluding aircraft. 91,207] 91/892] 91.946] -0.7] | -0.1] -0.9} 92/464] 92/298] 91/046] 105,097] -12.0} x) ra)
Defense capital goods’, 18,531] 18,042] 18,884] 2.7) -4.5/ 0.8} 19,062] 18,202| 18,786] 19,123] .0.3 rr) 0
Consumer goods. soso 126,481] 126,2781125,481] 0.21 0.6) 0.5} 127,371] 126,447| 124,504] 128,203] 0.6 a) ~
‘Consumer durable goods..............--| 26,360] 26,494] 26,263) 0.5] 0.9| 0.5] 26,798] 26.923] 26.243] 27/533] -2.7 ie) a)
Consumer nondurable goods. -} 100,121] 99,784] 99.218) 0.3] 0.6] 0.4) 100,573] 99/524] 98/261] 100,670] 0.1 i) i)

° Preliminary ‘ Revised X Not Applicable.

* Topical series are regroupings of the separate
? Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

? Nondefense capital goods industries include: 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.

\dustry categories.



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

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in August decreased
slightly to $326.6 billion, the Department of Commerce,
Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 4.4 percent
July increase. Year to date, new orders for 2002 were 2.4
percent below the same period a year ago.

Shipments decreased $1.9 billion or 0.6 percent to $324.2
billion, following a 1.6 percent July increase. Year to date,
shipments for 2002 were 2.8 percent below the same period a
year ago.

Unfilled orders increased $2.4 billion or 0.5 percent to
$491.4 billion, following a 0.1 percent July increase. The
unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 4.01, up from 3.95 in
July.

Inventories, down nineteen consecutive months, decreased
slightly to $427.9 billion, following a 0.1 percent July
decrease. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.32, up
from 1.31 in July.

New Orders

New Orders for manufactured durable goods in August
decreased $0.7 billion or 0.4 percent to $178.5 billion,
revised from the previously published 0.6 percent decrease.

Fabricated metal products had the largest decrease, $0.7
billion or 3.4 percent to $20.5 billion. Machinery decreased
$0.5 billion or 2.3 percent to $22.5 billion, due to industrial
machinery.

New orders for nondurable goods increased $0.7 billion or
0.5 percent to $148.1 billion.

Shipments
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in August

decreased $2.6 billion or 1.5 percent to $176.1 billion,
tevised from the previously published 1.3 percent decrease.

Transportation equipment had the largest decrease, $2.0
billion or 3.6 percent to $53.0 billion, led by automobiles
and nondefense aircraft and parts, which both decreased by
$0.9 billion.

Shipments of nondurable goods increased $0.7 billion or
0.5 percent to $148.1 billion. Food products had the largest
increase, $1.2 billion or 3.1 percent to $38.5 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled Orders for manufactured durable goods in
August increased $2.4 billion or 0.5 percent to $491.4
billion, revised from the previously published 0.4 percent
increase.

Transportation equipment had the largest increase, $4.8
billion or 1.9 percent to $255.0 billion, due to nondefense
aircraft and parts, which increased $3.4 billion. Fabricated
metal products decreased $0.8 billion and machinery
decreased $0.7 billion.

Inventories

Inventories of durable goods in August, down nineteen
consecutive months, decreased $0.6 billion or 0.2 percent
to $263.8 billion, unchanged from the previously published
0.2 percent decrease. Durable goods inventories were at
their lowest level since December 1995.

Machinery had the largest decrease, $0.2 billion or 0.5
percent to $44.8 billion. Computers and electronic
products also decreased $0.2 billion or 0.5 percent to $42.8
billion, due to nondefense communications equipment.

Inventories of nondurable goods increased $0.5 billion
or 0.3 percent to $164.1 billion, led by basic chemicals.

By stage of fabrication, August materials and supplies
decreased 0.2 percent in both durables and nondurables.
Work in process decreased 0.4 percent in durables and
increased 2.3 percent in nondurables. Finished goods
slightly decreased in both durables and nondurables.

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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|
Aug, | uly, | June | July -|June-) May -] Aug, | July | June | Aug. | Aug.
2002° | 2002' | 2002 | Aug. | July | June | 2002°| 2002 | 2002 | 2001 |02/01] 2002° | 2001
All manufacturing industries”. 324,214] 326,101]320,810] 0.6] 1.6] -0.9] 331,988] 297,552) 339,333] 334,992] | -0.9] 2,545,975] 2,617,561
Excluding transporfation®. 271,244] 271,144] 269,294] 0.0] 0.7] _-0.8] 276,668] 258,920] 283,626] 281,240] | -1.6] 2,130,920] 2,223,311
Excluding defense®. 316,442) 318,376] 312,788] -0.6| 1.8] -1.11 324/473] 290,757| 330,374] 328,205] -1.1] 2,486,590] 2,566,188
With unfilled orders "] 122/559] 123/835] 121/501] -1.0] 1.9] -1.0] 123/420] 108,369] 132,049] 125,226] 1.4] ‘964/808| 1,011,882
Durable goods industries’. 176,122] 178,739] 173,205] -1.5] 3.2] -1.5] 178,941] 153,343] 188,012] 178,600] 0.2) 1,379,707] 1,407,918
Wood products. 7,262) 7,359] 7,348] -1.3) 0.1] 0.1] 7,761] 7,737] 8,053] 8,121] -4.4] 59,570] 59,450
Nonmetallic mi 8,495] 8,419] 8,405] 0.9] 0.2] -1.5] 9,282] 81666] 8,893] 8/440] 10.0] 65,412] 61.643
Primary metals. 11,404] 11,355] 11,206] 0.4] 1.3] -0.9] 11,795] 10,655] 11,605] 11,868} -0.6] 90,399] 94,008
tron and steel milis.. 5,329] 5,255] 5,156] 1.4] 1.9] 0.7] 51531! 5,014] 5.395] 5,282} 4.7] 41,308] 41,740
Aluminum and nonferrous metal 4.743] 4,773] 4,714] -0.6] 1:3] -2.5] 4/874) 4/475] 4/806] 5,083] 4.1] 38,257] 40,951
Ferrous metal foundries. 1,332} 1,327) 1,336) 0.4] 0.7] -1:1] 1/390] 1,166] 1,404) 1/503] -7.5| 10,834] 11,317
Fabricated metal products. 21/238] 21/353] 21/029] -0.5} 1.5] -0.1| 22/144| 20,336] 21/918] 22/536] -1:7| 168,087] 170,913
Machinery... 23/201] 23/257) 22/936] -0.2} 1.4] -2.5| 22/410| 21,145] 25,427] 23.241] -3.6] 182,910] 194,379
Farm machiner 1/568] 1/488] 1,471] 4.7} 1.2] 6.0] 1/428] 11432] 1/531] 1/296] 10.0] 12/51 10,851
Construction machinery. 1/677] 1,721) 1,623) -2.6] 6.0] -8.6| 1/587] 1,612] 1,849] 1/660] -4.4 14,030] 14,782
Mining, oil field, and
gas field machinery. m4 728] 735] -2.3| -1.0/ -1.6| | 702} 690] 811] 22] -14.6] 5,830] 6,305
Industrial machinery...... 3,403] 3,307] 3,050] 29] 8.4] -3.3] 3,141] 3,119) 3,360] 2,828] 11.1] 24334) 28,258
Photographic equipment. | 149] 1456} 1/418] 2.3] 2.7| 2:3] 1442] 1/379] 1/634] 1/466] -1.6] 10,856] 11,167
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment. | 2,648] 2.637] 2,678] 0.4] -1.5] 0.8) 2,748] 2,486] 3,151) 3,023] 9.1] 21,482] 23,313
Metalworking machinery... 2,059] 2,070] 2/089] -0.5] -0.9] -0.2] 1/968] 1,727] 2/357] 21079] 5.3] 15,694) 17,699
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipmen 2,907) 3,102] 3,210] -6.3]  -3.4] -9.6] 2,811] 2,374] 3,760] 3,196] -12.0] 23,919] 23,401
Material handling equipment 1/353} 1/362] 1/332] 0.7} 2.3] -1:8{ 1/304] 1/324) 1/428] 1/462] -10.8] 111174] 13,023
Computers and electronic products 26,769] 26,943] 26126] -0.6] 3.1] -28) 2.1) 203,577) 228,831
Electronic computers. 4.026] 4.424] 3,738] -9.0] 18.4] 2.3 16.0] 29,580] 36,278
Computer storage devi 1,130} 1,090) 1,218] 3.7} -10.5] -4.0) 3.4) 91079] 8.564
Other peripheral equipment... 1609} 1,558] 1,296] 3.3} 20.2) -21.7; 78) 11,068] 12,714
Nondefense communications
equipment... 5,136] 5,140] 5,277) -0.1] -2.6 -18.8] 41,063] 55,626
Defense communications equipmen 305] 307} 296} 0.7] 3.7 Oo} 2468] 2,357
Audio and video equipment. 704) 727) «= 757) 3.2) -4.0 -1.2] 5,456] 5,279
Semiconductors°.. (NA)] (NA) INA)! (NA)! (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Electronic components... 4,303] 4,234| 4,267| 1.6] -0.8 4.1] 33,166] 38,502
Nondefense search and navigation
equipment... 740] (791 776| -6.4| 1.9 7.8] 5,954] 6,418
Defense search and navigation
equipment 1,972] 1,937] 1,958] 1.8] -1.1 5.0] 15,087] 14,564
Electromedical, measuring,
‘and control instruments... 6,157] 6,064] 5,896] 1.5] 2.8 45,564] 43,170
Electrical equipment, appliances,
‘and components... 8,984] 9,106] 9,012] -1.3] 1.0] -2.0 71,221 81,059
1,058} 1,076] 1,077) -1:7| 0.1] -1.9 8380] 8.572
2002] 2/069] 11985] -3.2]} 4.2] -3.6 16,137) 15,952
Electrical equipmen 2558] 2,606] 2.648] -1.8] -1.6)  -1.7 20,478] 23,172
Batteries. 460] ‘505] ‘521] 89] 3.1) -75 3.884] 4/372
Transportation equipment 52,970] 54,957] 51,516] -3.6] 6.7] -1.4 415,055] 394,250
‘Automobiles... 8,381] 9,247] 7,930] -9.4] 16.6] -3.6 64,528] 59,764
Light trucks and utility vehicles... 10,749] 11,257) 9,828] -45| 145] -3.7 81,186] 73/830
Heavy duty trucks ........ 1/306] 1,292] 1.221] 4.1) 5.8] 2.9 9243] 9,120
Motor vehicie bodies,
and trailer 18,661] 18,417] 18,143] 1.3] 1.5| -2.4 147,655] 140,707
Nondefense ai fe 5,678] 6.555] 6,145] -13.4| 6.7] -1:7 50,837] 58,484
Defense aircraft and parts. 21960] 3,142) 3,154] 5.8] 0.4] 7.6 22,257| 16,935
Ships and boats... 1911] 1.759] 1684] 8.6) 4.5] 5.3 14/052) 12,712
Furniture and related products. 5.633] 5.721] 5.614] -1.5) 1.9] -1.0] 5: 44,777] 46,850
Miscellaneous durable goods. 10,166] 10,269] 10,013] -1.0] 2.6] -1.4] 10,060] 9,638] 10,610] 9,788 78,699] 76,535
Nondurable goods industries. 148,092] 147,362] 147,605] 0.5] -0.2| -0.1] 153,047] 144,209] 151,321] 156,392| 1,166,268] 1,209,643
Food products... 38,474] 37,318] 36,972] 3.1] 0.9] -1.9] 38,858] 35,330] 37,047] 39,050 296,757] 296,690
Grain and oilseed mi 4,029] 4,094] 4,130] -1.6] -0.9] 0.9] 41102] 3: 3/963] © 4,219] 32,322] 31,344
Dairy products.. 4,995] 5,036] 5,086] -0.8 -1.0] -2.9] 5,082 5,264] 6,057| 41/510)
Meat, poultry, and seafood products... | 10,951] 11,064] 10,841] -1.0] 2.1] -3.7| 11/323] 11,040] 11.650 88,671
Beverage and tobacco products. 9,160] 9,109] 9,101] 0.6) 0.1] -3.4] 9,663 9,672] 10,967| 74,150)
5811] 5,822] 5587] -0.2] 4.2) -3.2) 6.314 6,158] 6,120] 46,103
31349] 3/287 3,514] 1.9] -6.5] -3.7] 3/349 31514] 4.847] 28,047|
3.577] 3,760] 3.513] -4.9| 7.0] -3.9] 3.771 3,835] 3,939] 28,555
31054] 3,064] 3,101] 0.3) -1.2) -1 3,330 3/395] 3,108] 24,759|
4\668| 4,852] 4,739] 3.8) 2.4] 0.2] 5,266 4.588] 5,383] 37/521
726) 734) '728) -11) 0.8] 8.7] 754) 719) "712 5,191
12,600] 12,651| 12,412] -0.4| 1.9) -1.4] 13,035 12,511] 13,244 98,898)
Pulp, paper, and pap 5908} 5,932] 5,691] -0.4] 4.2] -3.0] 6,123 5.691] 6,173] 45,887
Paperboard containers. 3716) 3,737] 3,735] -0.6) 0.1 0.2) 3,896 3,742) 3,850) 29,321
Printing... . 81054] 7\945| 7,867] 1.4] 1.0] -0.5] 81364 7.718) 8,459] 61,878] 65,214
Petroleum and coal products. 18,434] 18,483] 17,9441 0.3) 3.0] 0.2) 20,141 18,886] 19/903 140,851] 152,847
Petroleum refineries. 16,824] 16,867] 16,380] -0.3| 3.0] 0.5] 18,230 17,020] 18,126 128,397] 140,253
hi 34,407| 34,387] 36.4041 0.1] 5.5] 3.6] 34/419 37,608] 36,256] 277'970| | 295,966
ides, fertilizers, and other
agricultural chemicals 1,680] 1,622] 2,039] 3.6] -20.5] 27.0] 1,259 2.141] 1,190] 15,427| 15,857
Pharmaceuticals and medicines. 8,073] 8,173] 9.929] -1.2) -17.7] 12.6] 71851 9,748] 9.895] 68.432) 77,941
Paints, coatings, and adhesives. 2,368] 2.389] 2,381] -0.9] 0.3] 1.4) 2/513 2/596] _2/532| 19,445] 19,340
Plastics and rubber products... 14/938] 15,059] 14,824] 0.8| 1.6] -0.7| 15,446 15,342] 15,371 119,738] 118,279

° Preliminary “ Revised

? See footnote at end of Table 2.
* See footnote at end of Table 2.

NA Not available.
’ Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

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