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.
2000° | 2000° 2000 Nov. Oct. Sept. | 2000? | 2000' 2000 1999 00/99
All manufacturing industries... 494,520] 492,282) 488,884) +0.5) +0.7) +0.3] 495,577] 493,684) 487,743} 470,921 +5.2
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders. 327,538] 325,239] 322,376) +0.9] +0.3] 327,770] 325,461] 321,889] 310,748) +5.5)
without defense capital goods... 474,411] 473,369] 469,959) +0.7| +0.2| 475,567] 474,788] 468,489] 452/528) +51
Durable goods industries. 310,403] 308,247] 305,333 +1.0]  +0.1] 311,360] 308,352] 304,219] 295,759) +5.3
With unfilled orders 284,455] 282,113] 279,492) +0.9] +0.2| 285,266} 282,486] 278,886] 270,449] +5.5
Stone, clay, and glass products. 10,430] 10,314] 10,301 +01] +0.7{ 10,119] 9,941] 10,134] 9,515] +6.3
Primary metals... 25,141] 25,169] 25,150) +0.1] +0.1f 25,099] 25,090] 25,126] 24,078] +4.2
Blast furnaces, steel mills... 12,045] 12,192} 12,244] - 0.4] 0.1] 12,115] 12.247} 12,285] 11,528) +5.1
Iron and steel foundries. 1,623] 1,621 1612] +0.1) +06 0.0] 1,580] 1,578] 1,574) 1,574 +0.4
Nonferrous and other primary
metals....... . 11,473{ 11,356] 11,294] +1.0] -+0.5] 40.4) 11,404] 11,267] 10,976 +3.9
Fabricated metal products. 32,633] 32,679] 32,629 +0.2 0.5] 32/342 32,427) 31,084] +4.0)
Industrial machinery and equipment 63,742] 63,432] 62,466 +0. 5 +15] +0.2| 64,653 61,948] 61,012 +6.0)
Engines and turbines. 4,913] 5,032] 4,768 +55 0.3] 5,169 4,728] 4,861 +63
Farm and garden machiner 3,823] 3,819] 3,713 +2.9 -4.6] 3,905 3,430] 3,786 43.4
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 9,126] 9,024] 9,019 +01) +01 9,156 8,903] 8,906 +28
Metalworking machinery..........-. 8,443] 8,416] 8,319 +1.2 0.4 8,312 8,516] 7,903 +5.2
Computer and office equipment. 9,211] 8,958] 8,776 +21] +05] 9,629) 8,690] 9,050) +6.4
Electronic and other
electrical equipment..... 47,883] 47,177] 46,009] +15] +2.5 -0.5] 47,971 45,358] 42,613] +12.6
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus. 5,757] 5,773) 5,671 0.3} +1.8) 0.9] 5,855] 5,828] 5,589] 5,447 +75
Household appliances. 2,578] 2,689] 2,661 a) 0.8) 2,485] 2,640] 2,520] 2,362 +5.2
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment... 4,089] 4,075] 4,084] +0.3 -0.2 0.7] 4,110] 4,140] 4,063] 3,796 +8.3
Household audio and
video equipment... 1,228] 1,233] 1,200 0.3) +28) +1.3] 1,230] 1,284) 1,285} 1,111] +10.7
Communications equipment... 12,356] 11,991] 11,555] +3.0] +3.8| -4.4{ 12,618] 11,979] 11,437] 11,743 +75
Electronic components. 17,512| 17,045] 16,533] +2.7]  +3.1] +18] 17.433] 16,963] 16,177] 14,564] +19.7
Transportation equipment 70,369} 69,623) 69,342) +11] +04) 40.1) 71,002] 70,231] 69,793] 71,334 0.5
Motor vehicles and par 18,668] 18,938] 18,945 “1.4 0.0] +0.7] 18,751] 18,918] 139,009] 18,045 +3.9
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 45,126] 44,226] 44,155] +2.0] -+0.2 0.0] 45,756] 44,921] 44,635] 46,990! -2.6|
Shipbuilding and tanks. 2,634] 2,582] 2,519} +2.01 +2.5] +45] 21577] 2,500] 2,500} 2,228] + 15.7
Instruments and related products. 28,574) 28,328] 27,976] +0.9} +1.3 0.0] 28,680] 28,440) 27,966] 27,141 +5.7
Search and navigation equipment. 6,787] 6,752) 6,751{  +0.5 0.0) 0.2} 6,785] 6,751] 6,758] 6,950) “2.4
Measuring and controlling devices. 9,498] 9,350) 9,154] +16] +2.1f +0.7{ 9,480] 9,342] 9,145] 8160] +16.2
Medical instruments and supplies. 9,099] 9,038] 8,893} +0.7} +1.6 0.7] 9,197] 9,063] 8,812] 8,939) +29
Photographic goods. 2,467) 2,453} 2,439] +0.6] = +0.6] = +0.5] 2,493] 2,542] 92,518] 2.361 +5.6|
All other durable goods 31,631] 31,525} 31,460] +0.3] +0.2] +0.6] 31,494] 31,604] 31,467] 28,982 +8.7
Nondurable goods industries... 184,117] 184,035] 183,551 0.0] +0.3] +0.6] 184,217] 185,332] 183,524] 175,162 +5.2
With unfilled orders.......... 43,083] 43,126] 42,884 0.1] +0.6] +0.8} 42,504] 42/975] 43,003] 40,299) +5.5
Food and kindred products. 38,119] 38,136} 38,171 0.0 -0.1 -1.0] 39,453] 40,102] 38,710] 40,353 -2.2
Meat products... 4,689] 4,682] 4,655] +01] +06] +08} 4651] 4,703] 458i] 4,442) +47
Dairy products. 3,741] 3,786} 3,862! “1.2 -2.0/ +0.2/ 3,595} 3,793] 3,835] 3,747 44
Beverages.. 8,985] 8961] 8,911] +03] +06] +08 44] 9,173] 9,007] 8,826 +3.6
All other foods, except fats and oils... 19,059] 19,083] 19,209 0.4 0.7 -2.7| 20,307| 20,684] 19,880] 21,580 5.9
Tobacco products. 5,203] 5,230] _5,407' 0.5 -3.3] 41.3] 5,978] 5,415] 5,292] 5,304 +14
Textile mill products 10,456] 10,487] 10,495, 0.3) 0.1] 40.3} 10,203] 10,325] 10,378] 9,863 +3.4
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles. 6,084] 6,104] 6,088 0.3} +03 0.0} 6,021 6,020} 5,965} 6,031 -0.2
Paper and allied products. 17,252) 17,310 17,270 -0.3]  +0.2 -0.4) 17,014] 17,043] 17,130] 15,958) +6.6
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products..... 6,823] 6,811} 6,794) +02) +03 0.3] 6,737) 6,707} 6,747] 6,206 +8.6)
Paperboard containers and boxes. 4,428] 4,495] 4,508 1.5) 0.3 0.4] 4,342} 4,416} 4,479] 4,169 +41
Miscellaneous converted
paper products... 6,001} 6,004] 5,968 0.0] +06) 0.5} 5,935] 5,926] 5,904} 5,583 +63
Chemicals and allied products.. 51,280} 1,067} 50,924] +04] +03] +1.0] 51,116] 50.627] 50,364) 47,148 +8.4
Industrial chemicals . 20,532} 20,471) 20,636] +0.3) 0.8} = +0.4) 20,345] 20,155] 20,646] 19,336 +5.2
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries. 24,705} 24,537} 24,283] +0.7] +1.0) +1.4] 24,820] 24,584] 23/994] 21,975] +12.9
Petroleum and coal products. 14,476] 14,556] 14,431 0.5] +09} 42.7) 14677] 14,847] 14,686] 12.399] +18.4]
Rubber and plastics products. 18,638] 18,723] 18,662 -0.5] +0.3] 40.21 18,401} 18,463] 18/351] 17,532 +5.0
All other nondurable goods. 28,693} 28,526] 28,191] +06] +1.2) +1.8] 27,975] 28,504] 28,613] 26,605) +51

Preliminary * Revised

3ee note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision



10 Total Manufacturing
New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars

400 400
New Orders
380 F-} Shipments - - - - - - = = = = = ===> = >> > = oes +4 380
360 fF - - - ~~ eee re 360
340 PoE > ee rd 340
320 ----------- errr rr rer rd 320
300 it iL 1 1 J 1, L 1 J i 1 i 1 300
Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov
Nov. 1998 - Nov. 2000
Total Manufacturing
Ratio of Unfilled Orders and
Inventories to Shipments

I/S Ratios UO/S Ratios
2.5 3.7
2.4 3.6
2.3 3.5
2.2 3.4
2.1 3.3

2 3.2
1.9 3.1
1.8 3
1.7 2.9
Se 2.8
1.5 2.7
1.4 2.6
1.3 Se ae 42.5
1.2 L 4. L L L i L it nN 2.4

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

Nov. 1998 - Nov. 2000

Note: All Charts based on seasonally

adjusted current dol

Mars.


Table 6. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ UNFILLED ORDERS AND TOTAL INVENTORIES

FOR TOPICAL SERIES '

(Millions of Dollars)

Seasonally Adjusted

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
Industry Change
Nov. Oct. | Sept. | Oct.- | Sept. - Nov. Oct. | Sept. | Nov. Nov.
2000° | 2000' | 2000 | Nov. | Oct. 2000° | 2000' | 2000 | 1999 | 00/99
UNFILLED ORDERS
All manufacturing industries... 587,088] 583,622] 587,799] +0.6] —-0.7/ 580,714] 581,828] 584,845] 522,083] +11.2
Market categories:
Automotive equipment. 2,420] 2,426] 2,496] 0.2] -2.8 2,329] 2,404] 2,456] 2,399] “2.9
Home goods and apparel. 91566] 9,231] 9,099] +36] +15 91350] 91136] 91110] 9,066] +31
Consumer staples 3'079] 3.023] 3.089] +1.9) -2.1 31016] 21989] 3.240] 2:98] +0.6
Machinery and equipment 264/695] 263,885] 265,786] +0.3) — -0.7/ 264/392] 263,285] 264/803] 234.063] +13.0
Business supplies... 7581] 7, 7.47: +19] 0.4] 74 "2 7:554| 7,215] +3.1
Construction materials.
and supplies... 17,938] 17,936] 17,818 0.0] +0.7 17,636] 17,731] 17,776 17,295] —+2.0|
Defense products. 105,215] 103,377] 102,907} +18] +0.5 103,226] 101/939] 102,044) 85,210) +21.1
Other materials, supp
intermediate products. 176,594] 176,308] 179,132] +02] -1.6| 173,325] 177,046] 177,856] 163,837] +5.8
Durable goods industries:
Nondefense capital goods ° 280,336] 279,324] 281,396] +04] —-0.7 280,455] 278,861] 280,487) 251,184] +11.7
Excluding aircraft and parts. 130,902] 130,687] 130,777] +02) -0.1 131,021| 130,224] 129,868] 112,869] +16.1
Defense capital goods * 111,367] 109,268] 108,670] +19] +06 109,027] 107,566] 107,727| 89,503] +21.8|
Durables excluding capital goods....] 170,321] 170,010] 172,303] +0.2| —-1.3 166,712| 170,953] 171,040] 156,226)  +6.7
Miscellaneous series:
Producers’ durable equipment. 304,496] 303,565] 305,210] +03) -0.5 303,540] 302,937] 304,054] 271,643] +11.7
Household durable goods. | 6.078] 5.702] 5596] +66] +1. 6.031] 5.756] 5.626] 5.687] +60
Information technology industries...] 50,804] 50,330] 49,523] +09] +1.6| 51,115] 50,242] 49/523] 41,788] +22.3
Health care equipment
and products. sesceeeeee 11,007} 10,906] 10,906] +0.9] 0.0] 10,990] 10,993] 10,765] 9,862] +11.4)
TOTAL INVENTORIES
All manufacturing industries... 494,520| 492,282] 488,884] +0.5] +0.7 495,577| 493,684] 487,743] 470,921 $5.2
Market categories:
‘Automotive equipment 9,461} 9,551] 9,471 0.9] +08} -o1} 9,433] 9,536] 9,412] 8,950] +5.4
Home goods and apparel. 33,892| 33,860] 33,735] +0.1| +04] +11] 32837] 33/539] 33,839] 30.618] = +7.2|
Consumer staples... 80,412] 80,318] 80,199] +01] +01) +06] 81/899] 82,451] 80.474] 77,703] +5.4]
Machinery and equipmen 118,535] 118,039] 116,472) +04] 41.3}  -0.7] 120,262] 118,626] 115,864] 118,512) +15
Business supplies. 30,250] 30,266] 30,023] -0.1] +0.8| +0.7] 30,196] 30,485] 30,325] 28.441] +6.2|
Construction materials.
‘and supplies... 32,335] 32,250] 32,131] +0.3]  +0.4] 0.0] 31,965] 31,961] 31,872] 30,016] +65
Defense products. 19,629} 18.384] 18415] +68)  -0.2) +1.6] 19.524] 18,348] 18,695] 18,012} +84
Other materials, supplies and
intermediate products. 170,006] 169,614| 168,438] +0.2| +0.7] +0.4] 169,461] 168,738] 167,262] 158,669] +6.8
Durable goods industries:
Nondefense capital goods * 109,519] 108,993] 107,441] +05] +14] — -0.5{ 111,338] 109,840] 107,123] 109,521] +1.7
Excluding aircraft and parts. 77:891| 77,123] 75,647] +1.0] +20] 0.4] 79,057] 77,323] 75,162] 74,403] +6.3|
Detense capital goods *... | 20,109] 18,913] 18925] +63] -0.1{ +1.6} 20,010] 18,896] 19,254] 18,393] +88
Durables excluding capital goods....) 180,775] 180,341] 178,967] +0.2] +0.8] +0.2] 180,012] 179.616] 177,842] 167.845] —+7.2
Miscellaneous series:
Producers’ durable equipment. 199,104] 198,762] 196,689] +0.2) +11 -0.2] 200,518] 199,290] 196,015] 192,643] +4.1
Household durable goods... 17,958] 18,067| 18,083] -0.6) -0.1] +1.2] 17:65] 18,078} 18,113] 16,220} +89
Information technology industries...| 36.504) 35,687] 34,803] +23] +25]  -1.0{ 37,183] 35,740] 34,637] 34.176] +88
Health care equipment
and products. 22,452| 22,302] 22,023] +0.7| +1.3[ +05] 22,610} 22,351] 21,787{ 20,836] +8.5)

” Preliminary * Revised
See footnotes at end of Tabie 5

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



Table 5.

VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS AND NEW ORDERS

FOR TOPICAL SERIES '
(Millions of Dollars)

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.
2000" | 2000' | 2000 | Nov. | Oct. | Sept. | 2000° | 2000' | 2000 | 1999 | 00/99] 2000° | 1999
SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries 374,098] 375,428] 380,025] -0.4| -1.2| -0.2| 370,544] 383,295] 407,432] 364,779] +1.6]4,142,101]3,893,606
Market categories:
Automotive equipment 15,157] 15,708] 16,471] -3.5] -4.6| +3.9] 15,237] 17,366] 17,935] 16,753] -9.0] 181,180] 180,565
Home goods and apparel... 20,366) 20.458] 20,283} 0.4] +0.9] 2.8] 20,754] 22,185] 22,266] 20,887) -0.6] 229,853] 221,173)
Consumer staples. 81,688| 80,862] 80,840] +1.0] 0.0] 0.2) 82,613] 82.678] 85,264] 77,970] +6.0} 879,217) 810,198]
Machinery and equipment. 73,065} 73,198] 74,970] -0.2] -2.4] 0.0] 69,834] 71,899] 83,835] 66,393} +5.2} 796,676] 739,289
Business supplies... 28,649| 28,549] 28,663] +0.4] -0.4] +01] 29,219] 29,428] 29,972] 28,082] +4.0) 311,260) 292,033
Construction materials
and supplies. 22,267| 22,762) 22,909] -2.2} -0.6] 0.8] 21,507] 23,810] 24,288] 23,100] -6.9] 256,582] 255,206
Defense products........ 6.659] 6,445] 6.561] +3.3) -1.8| +0.4] 7,018] 6,393] 6967] 7,980] -12.1] 71,936] 74,607
Other materials, supplies and
intermediate products... 126,247] 127,446] 129,328] -0.9] 1.5] -0.4] 124,362] 129,536} 136,905] 123,614] +0.6] 1,415,397] 1,320,535
Durable goods industries:
Nondefense capital goods ® 61,805] 61,404) 62,826] +0.7| -2.3] 0.0] 58,614] 58,456] 71,655} 53,289] +10.0] 658,569] 593,587)
Excluding aircraft and parts 53,245] 64,111] 54,247] -1.6] 0.3] +0.5] 49,830] 51,766] 62,136] 46,014) +8.3) 572,242] 505,203}
Defense capital goods *. 6,435] 6,237] 6,378] +3.2) -2.2] +20] 6,839) 6,219] 6,786) 7.733} -11.6} 69,405) 71,871
Durables excluding capital goods... 139,612] 142,192] 144,961] -1.8] -1.9] 0.0] 138,878] 148,465] 155,195] 142,855] — -2.8] 1,892,316] 1,532,796
Miscellaneous series:
Producers’ durable equipment 134,512] 136,035] 138,909] -1.1]  -2.1] 0.0] 131,200] 137,975] 152,566] 130,972] +0.2]1,503,469] 1,432,190
Household durable goods 40,927) 11,018] 10.800] -0.8) +2.0| -2.9} 11,249] 11,590] 11,846] 11,262] -0.1] 121,910] 114,713
Information technology indus: 32,859] 33,655] 33,736] 2.4] -0.2] +25] 31,012] 31,571] 40,230] 27,344] +13.4] 344,840] 290,302/
Health care equipment
and products. 14,136] 14,033] 13,967] +0.7] +0.5] -1.0] 13,923] 13,863] 15,559) 13,185] +5.6] 150,186] 142,740
NEW ORDERS
All manufacturing industries. 377,564] 371,251] 386,647] +1.7|  -4.0| +1.1] 369,430] 380,278] 409,121] 361,933] +2.1]4,190,124] 3,902,652
Market categories:
‘Automotive equipment 15,151] 15,638] 16,491] -3.1]  -5.2| +4.1] 15,163) 17,313] 17,882] 16,634] -8.8| 181,023] 180,559
Home goods and apparel 20,701} 20.589] 20,237) +05} +1.7) -3.2) 20,968) 22,211) 22,172] 20,647) +1.6] 230,595) 221,927)
Consumer staples. 81,744] 80,796] 80,977] +1.2] -0.2) +01) 82,639] 82,427) 85,152] 78,004) +5.9) 879,166] 810,933)
Machinery and equipment... 73,875] 71,297) 81,931] +3.6| -13.0] +66] 70,941] 70,375] 89,745] 65,887] 47.7) 821,876) 732,773
Business supplies. 28,792] 28,516| 28,836] +1.0] -1.1] +0.8} 29,360] 29,172] 29,850] 28,097] +4.5] 311,508] 292,729)
Construction materials
and supplies. - 22,26) 22,881] 22,724, -2.7) +0.7] -1.3] 21,412] 23,764] 23,976] 22,942| 6.7) 256,861] 255,262
Defense products....... 8.497, 6,915] 6,082| +22.9] +13.7| -18.2| 8,305) 6,288] 6,519] 6,779] +22.5] 86,077] 68,902
Other materials, supplies and
intermediate products. 1 126,535] 124.619] 129,369] +1.5] -3.7| +0.4] 120,642] 128,728] 133,825] 122,943] — -1.9] 1,423,031] 1,339,567
Durable goods industries:
Nondefense capital goods 3... 62,817| 59,332] 68,494] +5.9| 13.4] +5.4] 60,208] 56,830] 76,697] 52,843] +13.9] 682,429] 587,681
Excluding aircraft and parts 53,460| 54,021| 55,639] -1.0] -2.9] +1.5] 50,627] 52,122] 62,902] 47,168] +7.3] 588,045] 511,487
Defense capital goods *. 8,534] 6,835] 6,037] +24.91 +13.2| -17.4] 8,300] 6,058] 6,404] 6,349] +30.7| 84,792] 65,661
Durables excluding capital goods...] 139,923] 139,893] 146,120] 0.0] -4.3] +1.8] 134,637] 148,378] 152,903] 141,619] — -4.9]1,601,484] 1,551,734
Miscellaneous series:
Producers’ durable equipment........] 135,443] 134,390] 146,051] +0.8] 8.0] +3.8] 131,803] 136,858] 158,098] 129,673) +1.6] 1,530,483] 1,424,278
Household durable goods... 11.303] 11,124] 10,704] +1.6] +3.9] -4.2| 11/524] 11,720| 11,754] 10,974] +5.0] 122,495) 115,239
information technology industries... 33,333] 34,456] 34.088] -3.3] 41.1] +2.8] 31,885] 32,290] 40,170] 27,929] +14.2| 351,108] 292,974
Health care equipment
and products. 14,238] 14,032) 14,088] +1.5] -0.4] 0.0] 13,920] 14,090] 15,494] 13,140] +5.9] 151,101] 142,977

® Preliminary * Revised

’ Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

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

3 Nondefense capital goods industries include: ordnance and accessories; steam, gas and hydraulic turbines; internal combustion engines; construction, mining,
and material handling equipment; metalworking machinery; special industry machinery; general industrial machinery; computer and office equipment;

refrigeration, heating and service industry machine!

ectrical transmission and distribution equipment; electrical industrial apparatus; communications

equipment; aircraft, missiles, space vehicles, and engines and parts; ships and tank components; railroad equipment; and search and navigation equipment.

* Defense capital goods industries include: ordnance and accessories

tanks, and tank components; and search and navigation equipment

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

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



Table 8. 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 Nov | Oct | Sep | Aug | Nov | Oct | Sep | Aug
2000° | 2000' | 2000 | 2000 | 2000° | 2000' | 2000 | 2000

All manufacturing industries... 1.32] 1.31 1.29) 1.28] 2.75} 2.72] 2.69] 2.65

1.49) 1.47] 1.43) 1.43) 3.21] 3.17] 3.14] 3.09
1.22) 1.19] 1.18) 1.15] 0.77] 0.75] 0.74] 0.74
1.65] 1.63{ 1.60) 1.59} 1.97] 1.96] 1.94] 1.93
1.65] 1.63] 1.62} = 1.60, 36] 1.34) 1.33] 1.30
1.49} 1.46[ 1.44) 1.43) 2.28] 2.22] 2.24) 2.22

Durable goods industries...,
Stone, clay, and glass products.
Primary metals...
Fabricated metal products.
Industrial machinery and equipm
Electronic and other

electrical equipment.
Transportation equipment.
Instruments and related product:

1.16) 01.11 1.12] 2.47[ 2.45} 2.45] 2.44
1.52) 1.43] 1.45] 10.00] 10.26] 9.59} 9.35
1.83] 1.80] 1.81{ 3.20} 3.16] 3.11] 3.13]

Nondurable goods industrie: 1.11) 4.11] 1.72] 1.09] 0.68] 0.64] 0.65] 0.64
Food and kindred products. 0.83] 0.89] 0.90] 0.90 (x) (x) (x) (Xx)
Tobacco products. 1.19} 1.21) 1.26) 1.17 (x) (x) (X) (x)
Textile mill products. 1.63) 1.67) 1.67) 1.64] (NA)}—(NA)]—(NA)] (NA)
Paper and allied product: 1.21] 1.21) 1.19] 1.20) (NA) INA)] (NA), (NAD
Chemicals and allied products.. 1.39] 1.39) 1.39] 1.36) (x) (X) (x) (x)
Petroleum and coal products. 0.69] 0.71) 0.71] 0.71 (x) x) (x) x)
Rubber and plastics product: 1.33] 1.32] 1.31] 1.28 (x) (x) (x) (x)

© Preliminary " Revised

(X) Not Applicable (NA) Not Available

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

Table 9. REVISIONS TO PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED MONTHLY PERCENT CHANGES
(Based on Seasonally Adjusted data)

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories

Nov Nov Nov Nov

Industry 1999- 1999- Nov? | 1999- Nov? | 1999-

Nov! Oct | Nov! Oct | Nov’ | 1995-} Oct | Nov’ | 1995-| Oct

2000 2000 | 2000 2000 | 2000 | 1999 | 2000 | 2000 | 1999 | 2000
All manufacturing industrie (x) 01 (x) 0.1 (x) 0.0} -0.1 (x) O41} -04
Durable goods industries. 0.3 . 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 (x) 0.1 0.0
Stone, clay, and glass products. Cs) 0.3 (x) 0.2 (iP 0.1, -0.4 (x) 0.0} -0.1
Primary metals... 0.2 2) -04 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 (x) 0.0] -0.1
Fabricated metal product: (x) 1 0.1 (x) 0.1 xi} 0.2 0.2 (x) O14 0.0
Industrial machinery and equipment 0.3) -0.4 0.0) 0.6 0.4) 0.3 0.0} -0.2 (X) On

Electronic and other
electrical equipment. 18 otf -0.1 25 0.3 0.4 0.0} -0.1 (x) 0.2 0.0
Transportation equipment 0.2] -0.4 0.2, -0.3 O.1f  -0.1 04 0.0 x) 1 0.1
Instruments and related produc (x -0.6 O14 (x) -0.6 (xP 0.1] -0.2) x) 0.0 0.0)
Nondurable goods industries. (xi} 0.1 0.0 (X) 0. (X) 0.2 0.1 (x) O1f  -0.1
Food and kindred products.. (x) 0.3 0.2 (x) (x) (X) x) (x) x) 21 04
Tobacco product: (x) 0.2 08 x) (x) oo) (x) (x) (x) On -0.1
Textile mill products. (X)}-0.1 0.4 x) (NA) Ox} (NA) (NA) (x) 0.2 0.0
Paper and allied products (x} 0.5] -0.2 x) (NA) (x)} (NAN (INA) (x) 0.3} -0.2
Chemicals and allied products. xi] 0.2 0.1 (x) (x) (x) (x) (x) x) O41} -0.1
Petroleum and coal products. OO]  -0.1F — -1.0) (x) (x) (x) (x) x) (x) 0.5]  -1.0
Rubber and plastics products. (XP -0.1 O41 (x) x) (x) x) (x) x) O41 01
Capital goods industrie:
Nondefens 0.1,  -0.3 orf 0.3} -0.1] 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 (x) 0.2 0.0
Defense. 1.4) 07 0.0] = -0.3 1.0] -1.9) 0.1 Ot} 01 (x) 0.3 0.0
(X) Not Applicable (NA) Not Available

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

"The current month revisions are the difference between the advance percent change and the percent change as shown in this publication.
? Average for this month for the last five years.

‘See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey variability. In Table 9, the second column for each item represents the average revisions of the
current month for the past five years.


CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS

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By

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Manufacturers’ Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders

November 2000
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Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in November
increased $6.3 billion or 1.7 percent to $377.6 billion, the
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census reported today.
This follows a 4.0 percent October decrease. Year to date, new
orders are 7.6 percent above the same period a year ago.

Shipments decreased $1.3 billion or 0.4 percent to $374.1
billion, following a 1.2 percent October decrease. This is the
third consecutive decrease. Year to date, shipments are 6.6
percent above the same period a year ago.

Unfilled orders increased $3.5 billion or 0.6 percent to
$587.1 billion, following a 0.7 percent October decrease. The
unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 2.75, up from 2.72 in
October.

Inventories increased $2.2 billion or 0.5 percent to $494.5
billion, following a 0.7 percent October increase. This is the
eighth consecutive increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio
was 1.32, up from 1.31 in October.

New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in November
increased $5.2 billion or 2.5 percent to $211.3 billion, revised
from the previously published 2.3 percent increase.

Transportation equipment had the largest increase, $3.9
billion or 8.8 percent to $48.0 billion, due to aircraft and parts.
Electronic and other electrical equipment increased $2.7 billion
or 7.0 percent to $40.8 billion, mostly due to electronic
components. Industrial machinery and equipment increased $0.2
billion or 0.5 percent to $43.5 billion; this is the first increase
since July. Primary metals, down four of the last five months,
decreased $0.3 billion or 1.9 percent to $14.9 billion.

New orders for nondurable goods increased $1.1 billion or
0.7 percent to $166.3 billion.

Shipments
Shipments of durable goods in November decreased $2.0

billion or 0.9 percent to $207.9 billion, revised from the
previously published 1.2 percent decrease.

Industrial machinery and equipment had the largest
decrease, $0.4 billion or 1.0 percent to $42.9 billion. Electronic
and other electrical equipment decreased $0.3 billion or 0.7
percent to $40.4 billion. Primary metals, down five consecutive
months, decreased $0.2 billion or 1.6 percent to $15.2 billion.

Shipments of nondurable goods increased $0.7 billion or
0.4 percent to $166.2 billion. Food and kindred products and
petroleum and coal products had the largest increases.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for durable goods in November increased
$3.4 billion or 0.6 percent to $562.0 billion, unrevised from the
previously published 0.6 percent increase.

Transportation equipment, led by aircraft and parts, had the
largest increase, $2.4 billion or 1.0 percent to $249.7 billion.
Industrial machinery and equipment increased $0.6 billion or 0.6
percent to $92.8 billion; this is the sixteenth increase in the last
seventeen months. Electronic and other electrical equipment
increased $0.4 billion or 0.4 percent to $99.9 billion.

Inventories

Inventories of durable goods in November increased $2.2
billion or 0.7 percent to $310.4 billion. This is the eighth
consecutive increase.

Transportation equipment had the largest increase, $0.7
billion or 1.1 percent to $70.4 billion. This is the fifth
consecutive increase and the largest since February. Electronic
and other electrical equipment, up seven of the last eight months,
increased $0.7 billion or 1.5 percent to $47.9 billion. Industrial
machinery and equipment, up eight consecutive months,
increased $0.3 billion or 0.5 percent to $63.7 billion.

Inventories of nondurable goods increased $0.1 billion to
$184.1 billion.

By stage of fabrication, November finished goods increased
0.2 percent in durables and decreased 0.5 percent in nondurables,
Work in process increased 0.1 percent in durables and 0.2
percent in nondurables. Materials and supplies increased 1.9
percent in durables and 0.7 percent in nondurables.

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Nondefense Capital Goods 11

New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages

Billions of Dollars

66 FF] New Orders} - - - ~~ ------------ 2-2 ee ye +66
Shipments
S8F------------+----------f-
2 a Aa -{ 52
in 1 1 i i 1 4 1 L L 1 L 1
Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov

Nov. 1998 - Nov. 2000

Defense Capital Goods
New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages

Billions of Dollars

12 12
11] New Orders | - - ~ - -- ------------- 2-2-2222 5707.2. 411
10 FF] Shipments - - - - ---~-------------- 2-2-2 fp ee eb le +410
9 9
8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5
! ! nl ! l ! r ! ! ! ‘ !

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

Nov. 1998 - Nov. 2000

May

Note: All Charts based on seasonally
adjusted current dollars.


8
Table 7. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES, BY STAGE OF FABRICATION,
BY INDUSTRY GROUP
(Millions of Dollars)
Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
Industry Change
Nov. Oct. sept. | Oct.- } Sept.- | Aug.- | Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. Nov.
2000° 2000° 2000 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2000° 2000° 2000 1999 00/99
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
All manufacturing industries...............] 166,176] 163,780] 163,746] +1.5 0.0] +0.1] 166,081] 163,791] 164,183] 156,048 +6.4
Durable goods industries. 101,742] 99,824] 99,208} +19) +06 -0.2] 102,344] 100,040] 99,878] 94,885 +7.9
Stone, clay, and glass products. 3.417] 3.4061 3,419] +0.3 0.4 0.0] 3.415] 3,393] 3,456] 3,262 +47
Primary metals... 8,013] 8,002] 7,963 +01) +05 0.8] 8,172) 8,153] 8,081] 7,711 +6.0
Fabricated metal products. 10,907| 10,902) 11,038 0.0 “1.2, -1.6] 10,824] 10,834) 11,141] 10,627 +19
Industrial machinery and equipment. 21,371] 21,337] 21,695] +0.2 1.7 -0.1] 21,577] 21,259] 22,048] 20,729 +441
Electronic and other electrical
equipment. 19,505] 19,224) 18,834) +15) +21 -0.9] 19,536| 19,183] 18,698] 17,005] +14.9
Transportation equipment. : 16,995] 15,613] 15,084] +89] +35] +0.2] 16,996] 15,475} 15,077] 15,110} +12.5
Instruments and related products 9921] 9.804] 3601] +1.2) 42.1) +23] 9.872} 9,847] 9,632] 9,108 +8.4
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods............ 11,613] 11,536] 11,574] +0.7 0.3) -0.4) 11,952| 11,896] 11,745] 11,333 45.5
Nondurable goods industries. 64,434] 63,956] 64,538] +0.7 -0.9]  +0.5} 63,737] 63,751] 64,305] 61,163 +4.2
Food and kindred products... 11.561) 11,421] 11,398] +1.2) 40.2] +0.3] 11,590] 11,634) 11,150] 11,429 +14
Tobacco products. 4.483] 4,463] 4.613] +04 3.3] +11] 4,442) 4,496] 4,529] 4,513 “1.6
Textile mill products. 3,040] 3,052} 3,047 0.4] +0.2 -0.8| 2,946] 2,984) 3,022) 2,825 +43
Paper and allied products. 8.045] 8,059} 8,065 0.2 0.1 -0.2| 7,988] 8,001] 8,056] 7,746) +34
Chemicals and allied products... 15,984] 15,770] 16,209] +1.4] -2.7] +0.6] 15,744] 15,582} 16,203] 15,314 +28
Petroleum and coal products. 4,291) 4,223] 4.301] +16 1.8) +05] 4,299} 4,229] 4,282) 3,675) +17.0
Rubber and plastics product 7,673] 7,600) 7.632) = -+1.0 “0.4 0.7] 7,596) 7,511] 7,628] 7,122 +67
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather good: 9,357] 9,368] 9,273 0.1] +10] +22) 9,132) 9,314) 9,438] 8,539) +6.9
WORK IN PROCESS
All manufacturing industries......... 145,833] 145,697] 144,511] +01] +08 -0.1] 147,595] 147,523] 144,694] 148,138 0.4
Durable goods industries. . 112,922] 112,859] 112,413} +01, +0.4 -0.2| 113,890] 113,595] 112,504) 116,630 “2.3
Stone, clay, and glass products.. 1.775] 1.718] 1,685] +3.3] +2.01 +03] 1,669] ~—1,640 147i] +13.5
Primary metals...... . 8,760] 8,786] 8,823 0.3 0.4) +04) 8,660) 8,715 8,206 45.5
Fabricated metal products 91371] 9,393] 9,241 0.2) +1.6 -1.0] 9,436 9,099 +3.7
industrial machinery and equipment. 20,851] 20,780} 20,207] +0.3} +28) 0.6] 21,233) 21,600 17
Electronic and other electrical
equipment... 13,808] 13,403] 13,225] +3.0)  +1.3 -4.6] 13,696) 13,927 17)
Transportation equipment. 41,962] 42,488] 42,964] “1.2 aif +14] 42,746 46,354 7.8)
Instruments and related product: 10,369] 10,269] 10,215} +10] +0.5 -0.9] 10,470 10,219 +25
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods... 6,026] 6,022] 6,053] +0.1 0.5] +1.9] 5,980 5,754 +3.9
Nondurable goods industries. 32,911] 32,838] 32,098] +0.2)  +2.3] = +0.1) 33,705) 31,508} +7.0)
Food and kindred products. 6,285 6,248 6,378 +0.6 -2.0 71.4 6,859 6,957 1.4)
Tobacco products. 77 105 go} 26.7) +61] +151 8g) 148 39.9)
Textile mill products. 2,447| 2,471) 2,497 -1.0) -1.0) 0.1) 2,439) 2,463 “1.0
Paper and allied products. 1.889] 1,898] 1,881 0.5] +09] +07] 1,821 1,712 +6.4
Chemicals and allied products. 10,506] 10,230] 9,749} +2.7] +49] +0.1] 10,655] 10,337 8,898] +19.7'
Petroleum and coal products. 3,595] 3,702] 3,386 29] +93] +18! 3,674) 3,831] 3,427] 3,194) + 15.0)
Rubber and plastics product: 2,228] 2,321] 2,317 -4.0] +0.2) +05] 2,250) 2,347) 2,324f 2,261 0.5
Apparel printing and publishing
and leather goods........ 5,884] 5,863] 5,791] +04] +1.2] +0.41 5,918] 6,061] 5,928) 5,875 +0.7
FINISHED GOODS
All manufacturing industries....... 182,511] 182,805] 180,627 -0.2 182,364] 178,866] 166,735) +9.1
Durable goods industries....... 95,739] 95,564) 93,712] +0.2 94,717] 91,837] 84,244) +12.9
Stone, clay, and glass products. 5,238] 5,190] 5,197) +0.9 4.908] 5,026] 4,782 +53
Primary metals. 8,368] 8,381] 8,364 -0.2| 8,222| 8,242] 8,161 +13
Fabricated metal products. 12,355] 12,384] 12,350) -0.2 12,102) 11,995) 11,358 +6.4
Industrial machinery and equipment....{. 21,520] 21,315] 20,564] = +10] 21,195] 19,928] 18,683] +16.9
Electronic and other electrical
equipment..... . 14,570] 14,550) 13,950} +01 14,800] 13,563] 11,681 + 26.2)
Transportation equipment. : 11,412] 11,522] 11,294] -1.0) 11,451) 11,338} 9,870) +14.1
Instruments and related products. 8,284] 8,255] 8,160] +0.4 8,365] 8,169] 7,814 +67
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods... 13,992] 13,967) 13,833} +0.2 13,674] 13,576} 11,895
Nondurable goods industries. 86,772| 87,241] 86,915 0.5 87,647) 87,029] 82,491
Food and kindred products. 20,273] 20,467) 20,395 -0.9] 21,545] 21,191] 21,967
Tobacco products. 643 662 695) -2.9) 791 666 643
Textile mill products. 4969] 4,964) 4,951. +0.1 4,855] 4,846) 4.575
Paper and allied products.. 7.318) 7,353} 7,324] 0.5 7,227) 7,210) 6,500
Chemicals and allied products. 24,790} 25,067] 24,966] 14 24,708] 24,490] 22,936
Petroleum and coal product: 6,590] 6,631] 6,744 0.6 6,787] 6,977| 5,530
Rubber and plastics products. 8,737| 8,802) 8,713] 0.7 8,605] 8,399} 8,149
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods... 13,452] 13,295] 13,127] +1.2 13,129] 13,250] 12,191

° Preliminary " Revised


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

(Millions of Dollars)
Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
Industry Change
Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - | Sept. - | Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. Nov.
2000° 2000° 2000 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2000° 2000° 2000 1999 00/99
All manufacturing industries. 587,088] 583,622] 587.799] +0.6 -0.7{  +1.1] $80,714] 581,828) 584,845) 522,083] +11.2
Manufacturing industries
without defense capital good: 475,721] 474,354] 479,129] +0.3 1,0|  +1.5] 471,687] 474,262] 477,118] 432,580) +9.0
Durable goods industries. 562,024) 558,602] 562,375] +0.6 -0.7] +1.2} 556,194] 557,380] 559,254] 496,913] +11.9
Stone, clay, and glass product: 6,299] 6,258} 6,225) +0.7) +0.5 -t.1] 6,199] 6,148] 6,147) 6,203 “0.1
Primary metals. cesses 30,030] 30,331] 30,583, 1.0) 0.8} +0.1] 28,528] 28.878] 29,756] 30,709 TA
Blast furnaces, steel mil 10,847] 11,176] 11,547) 2.9} “3.2 -0.3] 10,112] 10,346] 11,019] 12,432 “18.7
Iron and steel foundries 5,004] 4,954) 4,897) +10] +1.2 -2.1] 4,836] 4,796] 4,768] 4,552, +6.2
Nonferrous and other primary
metals... . 14,179] 14,201) 14,139) 0.2} 40.41 41.2] 13,580] 13,736] 13,969] 13,725 ad
Fabricated metal products. 25,321] 25,361} 25,320) -0.2) +0.2) +0.4) 24,788] 25,138] 25,354) 24,213] +2.4
Industrial machinery and equipment. 92,771] 92,174) 92,212] +0.6} 0.0] +0.1] 93,060] 91,804) 91,372) 81,827] +13.7
Engines and turbines. 30,809] 29,953} 30,165] +2.9} 0.7] +1.8] 31,286] 30,329] 30,326] 24.823] +26.0
Construction, mining an
material handling equipment. 8588] 8,676] 8,763 -1.0) “1.0 0} 8,277) 8,321) 8,333] 8,560) 3.3
Metalworking machinery. 6,266] 6,479} 6,801 “3.3 7 41 6,266] 6,479} 6,801] 6,756 7.3
Computer and office equipment. 9,974] 9,491] +66) +5.1 8] 10,966} 9,898] 9.504) 8,336] +31.5
Electronic and other
electrical equipment. 99,485] 102,004] +04] -2.5]  +1.6] 98,891] 102,170] 101,181] 80,809] +22.4
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus. . 7,830] 7,668] 7,519) +21) +20! +06) 7,729] 7,638] 7,401] 6,925] +116
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment.......... 5,073] 5,118} 5,025 0.9) +19 -6.7{ 5,073] 5,118] 5,025] 4,995 +16
Communications equipment 29,663] 29,709] 30,107 0.2 -1.3]  +0.9} 30,009} 29,857) 29,718] 23,176] +29.5
Electronic components. 50,149] 49,942] 52,161] +0.4 4.3) +2.6] 49,159] 52,478) 52,002) 40,236] +22.2
Transportation equipment... 249,691] 247,307] 248,862] +1.0 -0.6] +1.9] 247,395] 245,974] 248,570] 219,708] +12.6
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 215,673] 213,610} 214,787] +1.0 0.5] +2.4) 213,601} 212,448] 214,512) 185,932) +14.9
Shipbuilding and tanks...... 18,994] 18,404] 18,282) +3.2]! +0.7]/ +0.8} 19,051] 18,459} 18,381] 18,298 +41
Instruments and related products. 49,181] 48,878} 48,385] +0.6] +1.0] 0.0] 48,512] 48,256] 47,950] 45,074 +7.6
Search and navigation equipment.....{ 26,298] 26,152] 25,953] +0.6] +08 -0.5] 25,684] 25,464] 25,674] 24,503 +4.8
Measuring and controlling devices....| 10,979] 10,940] 10,673} +0.4f +25] +0.1] 10,979] 10,940] 10,673] 9,875] +11.2
Medical instruments and supplies. 10,963} 10,860] 10,861] +09 0.0) +1.1] 10,945} 10.946} 10,719} 9,821] +11.4
All other durable goods : 8843] 8808] 8,784) +0.4) +0.3/ +02] 8821 9,012] 8,924] 8,370 +54
Nondurable goods industries. 25,064] 25,020} 25,424] +0.2 -1.6] +0.5] 24,520) 24,448] 25,591] 25,170 -2.6

° Preliminary " Revised

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



Table 2. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ NEW ORDERS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS

(Millions of Dollars)
Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted *
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent] Year to date
Industry Change|
Nov. | Oct. | Sept. | Oct.-|Sept.-| Aug. -} Nov. | Oct. | Sept. | Nov. | Nov.
2000° | 2000' | 2000 | Nov. | Oct. | Sept.| 2000? | 2000' | 2000 | 1999 ]00/99] 2000" | 1999
All manufacturing industries... 377,564) 371,251) 386,647) +1.7) -4.0] +1.1] 369,430] 380,278] 409,121] 361,933] +2.1]4,190,124] 3,902,652
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders... 217,198] 210,779] 225,031 -6.3] +1.9] 211,010] 213,924] 239,814] 205,430] + 2.7]2,408,207| 2,223,722
without defense capital goods. 369,030] 364,416] 380,610] 4.3) +1.5] 361,130] 374,220] 402,717] 355,584] + 1.6)4,105,332| 3,836,991
Durable goods industrie 211,274} 206,060] 220,651 6.6] +2.2| 203,145] 211,266] 236,004] 200,811] + 1.2/2,368,705| 2,205,076
With unfilled orders. | 178,588] 172,364] 185,530 -7.1] +2.1] 171,628] 175,009] 198,855] 165,772| +3.5]1,978.061| 1,808,850)
Stone, clay, and glass products. 8,562) 8,710] 8,670 +0.5) -1.5] 8,255] 9,270] 9,078) 8,995] -8.2] 97,300] 95,948
Primary metals... 14,933] 15,225] 15,756 -3.4) +21] 14,406] 14,900) 15,673] 15,172] -5.0] 172.826] 165.881
Blast furnaces, steel milis. 5,137] 5,307] 5,679) -6.6] +0.7/ 4,968] 5,104} 5,415] 6,150] -19.2 63,751] 64.576
Iron and steel foundries... 1,465] 1,462] 1,305 +120) -4.4) 1,411] 1,502) 1,271 1,290] +9.4] 16,408] 16.176
Nonferrous and other primary.

MERAIS. en revveseee 8,331] 8,456] 8,772] 6] +4.1] 8,027] 8,294/ 8,987] 7,732] +3.8| 92,667] 85,129
Fabricated metal products. 19,722] 20,065] 20,291 <1) -1.4] 19,205] 20,825] 21,073] 20,280] -6.3] 225.930] 225,429,
Industrial machinery and equipment, 43,511] 43,313] 43,387 2] -4.9) 40,572] 42,423) 47,689] 37.631] +7.8] 474,290] 420,501

Engines and turbines.......... 3,196] 2,320] 3,154] 4] 3.7] 3,185] 2,363] 3,857{ 2/903] +9.7] 34,512 33,117
Construction, mining and
‘material handling equipment... 3,813] 3,823] 4,023 5.0] +4.1] 3,454) 3,759] 3,960] 3,707] 6.8] 43,453] 41,372
Metalworking machinery 3,518 3,417) 3,999] -14.4) +0.6) 4,020] 3,824) 4,619} 4,008{ +0.3] 41,345] 40,541
Computer and office equipr 15,405] 15,554] 14,483 +74) 7.9] 14,253] 14,248] 17,558) 11,211] +27.1] 153,950] 124,885
Electronic and other
electrical equipment... 40,786] 38,132] 43,232 11.8] +8.5] 37,718] 40,903} 47,960] 38,015] -0.8] 450,569] 395,390
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus... 4,324) 4,235] 4,201) +2.1) +0.8] +3.9/ 4,035] 4,073] 4,602] 3,712] +8.7] 46,4221 42,7391
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment... 2,475] 2,679) 2,277) -7.6) +17.7| -10.2] 2,532] 2,604] 2,587] 2,560] -1.11 28,184) 26,419
Communications equipment. 10,240) 10,172) 11,004) +0.7/ -7.6] +9.9] 9.975] 9,874] 13,985] 9.951] +0.2| 112.933] 95,329
Electronic components 18,175] 15,808] 19,928] +15.0] -20.7] +15.5} 15,373] 18,552] 20,503] 15.852] -3.0] 199.212| 168.810)
Transportation equipment 47,970) 44,100] 53,309} +8.8] -17.3] +7.8] 47,595] 45.896] 56,129] 45.416| +4.8] 549.673] 512.1191
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 13,884! 9,352] 16,945] +48.5] -44.8} 415.9] 13,514] 7,911] 17,291] 8,592] +57.3] 146,021] 109,151
Shipbuilding and tanks. 1,773) 1,279] 1,157] +38.6] +10.5] +86.9] 1,805] 1,223] 1,290] 1/044] +729] 11.501] 9848
Instruments and related products. 18,674) 15,952] 15,569} -1.7/ +2.5| +1.6/ 15,794] 15,481] 16,938] 14,690] +7.5] 167,188] 156,165)
Search and navigation equipment... 3,327] 3,169] 2,908] +5.0} +9.0] +1.8] 3.476] 2.648] 3076] 2:785| +24.8| 33,687| 32/353
Measuring and controlling devices... 5,153] 5,536] 5,362] -6.9] +3.2| +46] 5.173] 5.466] 5.8811 4.4741 +15.6] 5a‘9ae| 45/747!
Medical instruments and supplies... 4,912} 4,816] 4,900) +2.0] -1.7) +11] 4,739] 4.838] 5.325] 4.733] +01] 52/074] 52/499]
All other durable good: 20,116) 20,563] 20,437) -2.2/ +0.6] -1.7] 19,600] 21/568] 21.464] 20,612] -4.9] 230.929] 233.693
Nondurable goods industries. 166,290] 165,191] 165,996) +0.7] -0.5] — -0.3] 166,285] 169,012] 173,117] 161,122] +3.21 1,821,419] 1,697,576)
With unfilled order 38,610} 38,415} 39,501] +0.5{ -2.7| +1.1] 39,385] 38,915] 40,959| 39,658] -0.7| 430.146] (414.872

° Preliminary * Revised

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

(n) When new orders for a prior month are negative because of cancellations, the

net doliar increase from the prior month to the current month.

Note: Estimates of manufacturers’ shipments, inventories and orders are subj
nonsampling error, which includes errors of coverage, response, and nonre
error cannot be calculated. Further details on survey design, methodology,

Current Industrial Reports: M3-1(97}, "Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1987-1997."

ject to survey error and revision. One major component of survey error is
porting. Since the survey panel is not a probability sample, estimates of sampling
and data limitations are contained in our most recent annual benchmark publication,

percentage change calculation is algebraically negative, even though there is a


Table 1. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
(Millions of Dollars)

Seasonally Adjusted

Not Seasonally Adjusted '

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent] Year to date
Industry Change
Nov. | Oct. | Sept. | Oct.-|Sept.-[Aug.-| Nov. | Oct. | Sept. | Nov. | ‘Nov.
2000° | 2000' | 2000 | Nov. | Oct. | Sept.] 2000° | 2000' | 2000 | 1999 | 00/99] 2000° | 1999
All manufacturing industties..........| 374,098] 375,428] 380,025] -0.4] | -1.2|_ -0.2] 370,544] 383,295] 407,432| 364,779] + 1.6] 4,142,101]3,893,606
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders 213,732] 214,956] 218,409] -0.6} -1.6] _-0.4] 212,124] 216,941] 238,125] 208,276] +1.8)2,360,184| 2,214,676
without defense capital goods 367,663] 369,191] 373,647] 0.4] -1.2] 0.2 363,705] 377076] 400,646] 357,046] + 1.9] 4.072.696] 3.821.735|
Durable goods industries. 207,852| 209,833] 214,165] 0.9] -2.0] +0.1] 204,331] 213,140] 233,636] 203,877| +0.2]2,320,290]2, 198,254]
With unfilled orders 175,166) 176,137] 179,044] 0.6] -1.6}  -0.5| 172.811] 176,883] 196,487] 168,838] +2.4]1/929,646]1.802,028|
Stone, clay, and glass products......... 8521] 8,677] 8,741] -1.8] 0.7] 1.4] 8,204] 9,269] 9,171] 8,893] -7.7] 97.338] _ 95,816]
Primary metals... 15,234] 15.477] 15,731] 1.6] -1.6] 0.7) 14,756] 15,778] 16,234] 15,167] -2.2] 175,419] 164,019
Blast furnaces, steel mills, 5.406] 5.678] 5.715] 3.7] -0.6] -35] 5,202| 5,777] 5.775] 5.817] -10.6] 66,272] 63,179
Iron and steel foundries. 1.415] 1.405] 1,408] +0.7) -0.2) -1.6] 11371] 114741 11481] 1/456] 5.8] 16,236] 16,976
Nonferrous and other primary
metals... 8,353] 8,394] 8,608] 0.5] -2.5| +14] 8,183] 8,527] 8,978] 7,894 +3.7| 92,911| _ 83,864
Fabricated metal products 19,762] 20,024] 20,192] 1.3] 0.8) -1.7 21,041] 21,266] 20,654] -8.3| 225,890] 226,650
Industrial machinery and equipment...) 42,914] 43,351] 43,276] -11o] +0.2|  -0.8 411991] 47/984] 36,757| +7.0] 462.457) 413.115]
Engines and turbines... conf 2,340] 2532) 2629] -7.6) 3.7] -3.6 2/360] 2/920] 2,664] 16.4] 28,024] 27.019
Farm and garden machit ery. 2,142) 1,892| 2,072] +13.2 8.7) “1.2 1,608) 1,849 1,224) +19.5) 23,038 20,419}
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 3,901] 3,910] 3,849} 0.2) +16) -1.3] 3,498] 3,771) 3,845} 3,392] +3.1) 43,755) 42,445]
Metalworking machinery... 3.731] 3.739] 3.828] 0.2) -2.3] -1.6| 4,233] 4,146] 4.457} 4,306] -1.7] 41/569] 40,231
Computer and office equipment. 14,748] 15,071] 14,873] -2.1] +13) +1.5] 13,185] 13,854) 18,348] 11,187] +17.9] 151,665] 124,490]
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 40,383] 40,651] 41,585] -0.7] -2.2] +1.0] 40,997] 39,914] 47,812] 36,912] +11.1] 435,365] 372,387]
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus 4,162 4,086] 4,159] +1.9 0.2) 3,944] 3,836] 4,781] 3,705] +6.5] 45,589] 41,988]
Household appliances. 21320] 2,302] 2/396] +0.8 +21] 2:2321 2213} 2650] 2,358] -5.3| 26,337) 25,944
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment 2,520] 2,586] 2,578] -2.6 -0.7| 2,577] 2,511] 2,888} 2,655 -2.9] 28,143] 26,446]
Household audio and
video equipment. 4.117] 1,128] 1,074] -0.7 5.5 1,294] 1,385] 1,237] 1,201] +7.7| 12,759] 11,601
Communications equipment. 10,286] 10,570] 10,733) -2.7 +3.3[ 9/823] 9,735] 12,839] 8,524] + 15.2) 108,547] 89,210
Electronic components 17,968] 18,027] 18,594] -0.3 +14] 18,692 21,098} 15,794] +18.3] 190.527] 152,229]
Transportation equipment. 45,586] 45,655] 48.646 2 +21] 46.174 52.314] 49,461]  -6.6| 528,660] 534,995]
Motor vehicles and parts............. 30,041] 31,444] 32,821 5 +2.6| 30,103 34/942| 33,932] -11.3] 364,309] 369,698]
Aircratt, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts 11,821] 10,529] 11,992} +12.3 -0.6| 12,361 13,108] 11,954] +34] 122,928] 127,227
Shipbuilding and tanks... 1,183) 1,157) 1,015 2) 11.9) 1,213) 1,046) 1,022} +18.7 11,978} 10,872
Instruments and related products 15,371] 15,459] 15,574] 0.6 +0.6] 15,538 17/286] 15,110] +2.8| 165,172] 158,276
Search and navigation equipment... 3,181] 2,970] 3,046 1 1.2) 3,256 3/360] 3,109] +4.7] 33,423) 34.278]
Measuring and controlling devices..| 5,114] 5,269] 5,347 9 +59) 5,134) 51366] 4,516] +13.7| 54/141] 46,057
Medical instruments and supplie: 4303] 4817] 4.779 2 -1.8| 4,740 5,388] 4,777] -0.8| 51,164] 52,264
Photographic goods. 1,734] 1882] _ 1.896] 3 -2.6| 1,876 2149] 2/212) -15.2| 20,765] 20,300
All other durabie goods 20,081] 20,539] 20,420 2 -2.0] 19,791 21,569] 20.923] -6.4) 229,989) 232,995
Nondurable goods industries... 166,246] 165,595] 165,860] +0.4] -0.5] 166,213] 170,155] 173,796] 160,902] +3.3]1,821,811]1,695,352|
With unfilled orders: 38,566] 38,819] 39,365] -0.7| +0.1) 39,313] 40,058] 41,638] 39,438] 0.3] 430,538] (412,648
Food and kindred product 43,066] 42,649 42,595] +1.0] +0.1] -0.6] 43,977] 44,015] 44,486] 43,223] +1.7] 467,750] 459,249
Meat products. 9.827] 9.848] 9,775] -0.2| +0.7] -1:7| 91929] 10,007] 9,911] 9,630] +3.1] 106,979] 98,497
Dairy products. 6.256] 6.146] 6,276 +1.8| -21] +0.5] 6602] 5,997) 6.565] 6,785| -2.7] 68,840] 71.015
Beverages...... 6.971] 6.780] 6,816] +28] -0.5] +2.0| 6,696 6.778] 7.051] 6.188] +8.2| 74,043] 70,136
All other foods, except fais and oils] 18,099] 17,994] 17,979] +0.6] +01] -1.3] 18,837) 19,352] 19,210] 18,758] +0.4] 198,045] 199,338
Tobacco products... 4,378] 4,319] 4,307] +1.4] +0.3] -5.9] 4,574] 4,376] 4,029] 4,6121 0.8] 48,555] 46,535.
Textile mill products 6,192} 6.261) 6,276] 1.1] 0.2! -1.5| 6,193] 6.580] 6.816] 6.590} 6.0) 71,148] 72,397
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles... 3,448) 3,482! 3,538] 1.0] -1.6{ 1.9] 3,353] 3,512] 3,875] 3,588] -6.5] 39,593] 40,927
Paper and allied products 14.213] 14,253) 14,480] 0.3] -1.6| +0.6] 14,069] 14,512] 14/900] 14.095] -0.2] 159,138} 150,463
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products. 5,511] 5,624) 5,699] 2.0] -1.3] +04] 5,469 5,810] 5,619] -2.7| 63,229] 57.949
Paperboard containers and boxes...| 3,796] 3,819] 3,785] 0.6] +09] -25] 3,726 3831] 3/588] +3.8| 42,982) 37.936
Miscellaneous converted
Paper products... 4,810] 4,996] +2.0] -3.7| +3.4] 4,874 5,259] 4,888] -0.3| 52,927] 54,578
Chemicals and allied products. 36,687| 36,668] +0.6] +01] -1.1] 35,473 38,256 34,579] +2.6] 402/308] 377/819
Industrial chemicals. 15,901] 15,911] 0.8] -0.1] -1.3] 15,275 16,157] 15,843] -3.6] 176,061] 167,725
Drugs, soaps, and toiletrie 17,027] 16,965] +1.3] +0.4] -0.6| 16.990 18,806] 15,513] +9.5] 182,742] 166,788
Petroleum and coal products. 20,636] 20,360] +1.6] +1.4| +2.8] 21,040 21,435] 16,755] +25.6| 217,694] 154,074
Rubber and plastics products 14,158] 14,228] -0.8| 0.5] -2.1] 13,470 14,701] 13,816] -2.5] 159,950] 151,676
All other nondurable goods... 26,632| 26.946] -0.6) -1.2| | -0.8) 27,417] 29,173] 27,232) +0.7] 295,268] 283,145

Preliminary " Revised

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

3ee note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.