Table 4. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS

(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
chan;
Nov. Oct, Sept.] Oct] Sept-]_ Aug.- Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. | “Nov.
1992P 1992" 1992 Nov. Oct. Sept. 1992P 1992" 1992 1991 92/91
All manufacturing industries . . . 381,772] 383,708 | 384,390 05 0.2 0.3} 381,469] 384,281] 383,105} 387,971 17
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders .... 20... 0... 253,508] 255,272] 256,394 0.7 04 05} 252,492] 254,983] 255,625] 263,544 A2
without defense capital goods 351,091] 352,076} 352,792 0.3 0.2 0.0] 350,559} 352,161] 351,265] 350,763 0.1
Durable goods industries . . 237,735} 239,390] 240,550 0.7 05 -0.6| 237,628| 239,448] 239,697] 248,831 AS
With unfilled orders : 219,454} 221,083} 222,211 0.7 05 -0.7| 219,163] 221,280] 221,651] 230,364 Ad
Stone, clay, and glass products. 7911 7,916 7,981 0.1 08 0S 7,743 7,655 7,164 7,807 08
Primary metals : 19,450] 19,663] 19,885 “ld “ll 04] 19,439] 19,658} 19,980] 20,402, 47
Blast furnaces, steel mills 9,592 9,668 9,697 08 0.3 13 9,698 9,690 9,766 10,150 AS
Iron and steel foundries 1,442 1,425 1,434 +12 0.6 +04 1,392 1,390 1,415 1,415 “16
Nonferrous and other primary
metals 0.2.0... eee 8,416 8,570 8,754 -18 21) +04 8,349 8,578 8,799 8,837 5S
Fabricated metal products ...... 22,818| 22,938] 23,172 05 “1.0 -0.6| 22,606] 22,718} 22,915] 22,805 0.9
Industrial machinery and equipment « 45,186] 45,056] 45,089] +03 0.1 0.2| 45,407] 45,182] 44,988] 47,262 39
Engines and turbines ....... 3,612 3,588 3484] +07) +30 2.7 3,795 3,758 3,535 3597] +55
Farm and garden machinery 2,423 2,347 2,344] +32] +01] +14 2,413 2,274 2,295 2379) +14
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment . 5,932 5,824 5,951 +19 2.1 +04 5,849 5,769 5,906 6,483 98
Metalworking machinery 5,481 5,614 5,661 24 08 00 5,497 5,631 5,692 5,703 3.6
Computer and office equipment 9,790 9,739 9530] +05] +22 0S 9,976 9,901 9,598| 10,237 25
Electronic and other
clectrical equipment 30,711] 30699] 31,021 00 “1.0 0.21 30,459} 30,585} 30,907] 30,796 Ad
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus 4,160 4,195 4,240 08 Ll 21 4,153 4,184 4,213 4,324 40
Household appliances . . 2,588 2,659 2,678 27 0.7 “14 2,505 2576 2,560 2,623 AS
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment . 2,980 2,991 2,998 04 0.2 0.1 2,947 2,999 2,985 2,993 AS
Household audio and
video equipment - 1,196 1,202 1,222 05 “16 0.7 1,131 1,210 1,266 4110] +19
Communications equipment. 7378 7.253 7321] +1.7 0.9 “13 7,418 7,253 7,346 TTI) +34
Jlectronic components 8,873 8,885 8,962 0.1 09] +05 8,864 8,881 8,998 9,118 28
‘Transportation equipment ... . 68,316] 69,476 | 69,431 7) +01 -13} 68,707] 69,950] 69,283] 75,794 94
Motor vehicles and parts ...... 12,132) 12,397] 12,627 21 18] +12] 12,370] 12,477] 12,655] 13,319 TA
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . | 51,889] 52,867] 52,722 18} +03 -1.3| 52,107] 53,323) 52,524} 58,149] -10.4
Shipbuilding and tanks .......... 1,816 1,811 1,746 +03 +3.7 -15.1 1,774 1,796 3,794 2,019 12.1
Instruments and related products . . 23,269] 23,478} 23,814 09 “14 0.2} 23,310] 23,608] 23,781] 24,581 5.2
Search and navigation equipment . . 6,903 7,022 7,266 “17 “34 -16 6,902 7,083 7,265 8,222] 16.1
Measuring and controlling devices 6,529 6,608 6,687 1.2 12] +03 6,562 6,637 6,695 6,748 28
Medical instruments and supplies 6,338 6,317 6308} +03] +01] +04 6,338 6,332 6,241 6133] +33
Photographic goods ...... 2,861 2,895 2,911 1.2 -0.5 +08 2,878 2,932 2,951 2,838 +14
All other durable goods . 20,074 20,164 20,157 0.4 0.0 0.6 19,957 20,092 20,079 19,384 +3.0
Nondurable goods industries 144,037] 144,318} 143,840 0.2 +03 +02] 143,841} 144,833] 143,408] 139,140 +34
With unfilled orders 34,054 34,189 34,183 0.4 0.0 +0.7 33,329 33,703 33,974 33,180 +04
Food and kindred products 30,582 30,836 30,595 08 +08 -0.4 32,064 32,446 31,185 31,453 +19
Meat products 2,854 2,909 2,799 9} +39 04 2,922 2,898 2,751 2,860) +22
Dairy products 2,750 2,807 2,870 -2.0 -2.2 -13 2,687 2,788 2,860 2,505} +73
Beverages ...... 5,695 5,716 5,721 0.4 0.1 0.0 5,718 5,766 5,710 5,489} $4.2
All other foods, except ‘fats and oils. 17,657 17,771 17,604 0.6 +09 +0.1 18,911 19,256 18,456 18,840 +04
Yobacco products eee 6,797 6815 6,701 0.3 +17 31 6,681 6,879 6517 6,222 +74
Textile mill products 9,218 9,132 9113} +09) +02] +02 8,928 8,971 9,035 8328) +7.
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles... ...... 5,307 5,331 5,306 0S] +05] +01 5,227 5,233 5,193 $051] +38
Paper and allied products 13817} 13,850] 13,768 0.2] +06) +02] 13563] 13,466} 13,445] 13,316] +19
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products . . 5,830 5,873 5,801 -0.7 +12 +01 5,690 5,684 5,645 5,329 +68
Paperboard containers and boxes 3,247 3,230 3,241 +05 0.3 -1.0 3,185 3,147 3,219 3,215 0.9
Miscellaneous converted
paper products . : 4,740 4,747 4,726 1) +04) +11 4,688 4,635 4,581 4772 18
Chemicals and allied products 35,333 35,188 34,980 +04 +06 +07 35,108 34,854 34,388 33,851 +37
Industrial chemicals... . . 17,667 17,593 17,688 +04 05 +09 17,384 17,291 17,445 17,239 +08
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries 12,965} 12,931] 12,705] +03] +18] +04] 13,030] 13,004] 12,552] 12,033] +83,
Petroleum and coal products 11,309 11,584 11,859 2.4 2.3 ll 11,610 11,918 12,023 11,979 3.1
Rubber and plastics products 11,471 11,388 12,317 +0.7 +06 +11 11,402 11,209 11,168 11,063 $3.1
All other nondurable goods 25,510] 25,525} 25,507 01] +01] +13] 24,485) 25,090] 25,647) 22,928] +68

P Preliminary. " Revised


10 Total Manufacturing
New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars

300 300
New Orders

280 | Shipments |) 280
260 |- - 260
240 240
220 |- ~+ 220
200 LI ! \ i 1 n 1 LL L \ i ! 1} 290

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

Nov. 1990 - Nov. 1992
Total Manufacturing
Ratio of Unfilled Orders and
Inventories to Shipments

/S Ratios UO/S Ratios
25 4.3
24- 4

i. 42
2.3

[
227 41
21 1

f 4

2r 4

1.9 3.9
185 z|

[ 3.8
17h.
1.6 3.7
155 1

r 3.6
1.47 4
43 U1 n Ll 1 ! | | 1 1 i N 1 i} 35

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

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

adjusted current dollars.


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

FOR TOPICAL SERIES'
(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Nov. Oct Sept.]  Oct-] Sept-} Aug.- Nov Oct. Sept. Nov.} Nov.
1992° 192° 1992] Nov.}  Oct.} Sept. 1992° 1992 192 1991} 92/91
UNFILLED ORDERS
All manufacturing industries 471,842| 476,248] 475,862 0.9 +01 12] 468,821] 473,628] 474,918] 504,396 TL
Market categories :
Automotive equipment . . 1,656 1,626 1,660} +18 -2.0 08 1,643 1,618 1,649 1,721 4S
Home goods and apparel 10,453} 10,111 9653) +34) +4.7 “14 9/334 9,880] 10,059 8571 +89
Consumer staples 1,330 1344 1,302 10] +32] +09 1,338 1,353 1,342 1307| +24
Machinery and equipment 200,367] 204,054} 204,174 18 01 -0.8} 200,144] 203,898] 204,124] 216,551 16
Business supplies 5,534 5,618 5,659 “1S 0.7 “17 5,447 5572 5817 5,746 52
Construction materials
and supplies . : 13,970} 14,092] 13,957 09) +10] +04] 13,707} 13,899] 14,070} 13,683} +0.2
Defense products 121,308} 121,824] 121,675 04] +01 -25| 121,507) 121,100] 120,500] 134,467 9.6
Other materials, supplies and.
and intermediate products 117,224] 117,579] 117,782 03 0.2 08} 115,701} 116,308] 117,357] 122,350 5A
Durable goods industries
Nondefense capital goods ° 219,381] 223,570] 223,659 19 0.0 219,385 | 223,462] 223,624] 237,472 76
Excluding aircraft and parts 72,295|  72,827| 72,875 0.7 0.1 72,299} 72,719} 72,840} 75,600 44
Defense capital goods 127,662| 128,323] 128,496 05 0.1 127,839] 127,690] 127,321] 142,556} -103
Durables excluding capital goods 101,729} 101,457} 101,055 +03 +04 128 99,646] 100,778] 101,793 2.6
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 222,638] 225,953] 225,952 “1S 0.0 0.8} 221,352] 225,418] 226,231] 240,116 78
Household durable goods ...... 5,770 5,501 $5,213 +49 +55 +03 4,947 5,238 5,392 4,597 +76
Information technology industries . 31,033 31,530] 31,938 -16 13] +05 31,226 31,708] 32,088] 34,440 93
Health care equipment
and products . 8,584 8,537 8,020 +06) +64 18 8,585 8,538 8,020 8,682 “Ld
TOTAL INVENTORIES
All manufacturing industries 381,772] 383,708] 384,390 0S 0.2 - 381,469] 384,281} 383,105] 387,971 “17
Market categories
Automotive equipment 6,420 6,442 6,478 03 +07 6,483 6,394 6421 6,720 35
Home goods and apparel 29,253} 29,206} 29,176 +02 +01 28,001 28,482] 28,998 25,634 +92
Consumer staples . 59,410] 59,858] $9,418 0.7 03} 60,690] 61,561] 59,803] 59,097 42.7
Machinery and equipment 88,089] 87,939] 88,201] +02 0.0} 88,312] 88,041] 87,667] 90,459 24
Business supplies 21,925] 22,078] 22,225 0.7 +05| 21,784] 22,111} 22,307] 22,054 “12
Construction materials
and supplies 22,740] 22,786] 22,913 0.2 0.6 04] 22,507] 22,591] 22,628] 22,333 +08
Defense products ... . . : 28,752| 29,724] 29,714 33 0.0 -34] 28,881] 30,147] 29,864] 34,720 “168
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate Products ..... 125,183] 125,675} 126,265 -0.4 -0.5 -O.1] 124,811] 124,954] 125,417} 126,954 -L7
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods : 82,831 82,774] 82,936 +01 0.2 0.2] 83,020} 82,970] 82,491 85,930
Excluding aircraft and parts... 54,130 53,897] 53,922 0.0 -1.0 54,345 54,044 53,847 56,078
Defense capital goods * . . o 30,681 31,632 31,598 +01 4.0 30,910 32,120 31,840 37,208
Durables excluding capital goods 124,223] 124,984] 126,016 08 0.0] 123,698} 124,358} 125,366] 125,693
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 141,915} 142,196] 143,063 -0.2 0.6 0.0} 141,839] 142,093] 142,217] 144,715 -2.0
Household durable goods ....... 12,824 12,933 12,946 08 0.1 -0.9 12,470 12,753] 12,841 12,277 +16
Information technology industries - 27,982 27,961 27,919 +01 +02 0.3 28,279 28,203 27,995 28,613 12
Health care equipment
and products .............. 13,376) 13,336} 13,208} +03} «+10] +04) 13411] 13,390] 13,059] 12,677 +58

Sce footnotes at end of table 5.


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

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted ?

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent] — Year to date
Industry change
Nov.] Oct} Sept.} Oct.-| Sept-| Aug-} Nov.|  Oct.] Sept.}  Nov.} Nov.
1992?] 1992" 1992] Nov.}| Oct.) Sept.} 1992P} 1992! 1992 1991] 92/91 1992P 1991
SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries 246,962 | 244,391 | 245,838] +1.1] 0.6] +2.0) 248,568] 256,009] 262,873] 241,483]  +2.9 | 2,680,200 |2,594,870
Market categories :
Automotive equipment 10,448] 10,053] 9,635] +39] +43] -27] 10,704] 11,591] 9,976] 9,679| +106} 108,844 96,979
Home goods and apparel 17,272) 17,215} 17,075] +03] +08] +1.] 18,250] 19,523] 19,212] 16878] +8.1| 185,786] 167,941
Consumer staples .... . 55,251] 54,846] 56,374] +0.7] 2.7] +44] 56,528] 56,502] 60,878] 55,832] +12] 603590] 595,263,
Machinery and equipment 41,841] 40,339] 40,448] +37] -0.3] +23] 41,170] 40,893] 43,673] 39,178] +5.1| 435,752] 417,826
Business supplies ...... 18,890] 19,119) 18,685] 1.2] +23] +11] 19,453] 20,355} 19,646] 19,537] -0.4| 208,428] 211,811
Construction materials
and supplies 15,527) 15,470] 15,736] +04] -1.7} +28] 15,257] 16,635} 17,054} 14,328] +65] 170,097] 156,323
Defense products ........ , 7,843) 8627) -14] -9.1] +80] 8078] 7,767] 9,101] 9,036) -10.6] 88,903) 92,110
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products . 79,997| 79,506| 79,258] +06] +03} +04] 79,128] 82,743] 83,333] 77,015} +2.7] 878,800] 856,617
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods > 32,840] 31,754] 32,033] +34] -0.9} +2.8] 31,803] 30,770] 35,526} 30,589] +4.0] 342,808] 331,896
Excluding aircraft and parts ....] 26,573] 25,993] 26,467] +22] -18] +3.4] 25,793] 25,432} 29,412] 24,129] +6.9| 277,888] 265,595
Defense capital goods 7,463} 7,612} 8,329} -20} -86| +76] 7,939] 7,540] 8,770] 9,136] -13.1] 86,401] 91,418
Durables excluding capital goods .} 87,253] 85,796) 84,984] +1.7| +10] +06] 87824] 93,064] 99,887] 82,822] +6.0| 937,314] 883,747
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 81,044] 78,802] 78,331] +28] +06] +1.3] 81,004} 83,291] 84,103] 77,001] +5.2] 855,901] 811,194
Household durable goods -| 7491) 7,347) 7,248] +20) +14] +08] 7,913} 8,226] 8240] 7,397] +70] 79,107] 73.871
Information technology industries .} 14,748] 14,399] 14,658] +24) -18] +37] 14,552] 13,678] 17,182] 13597] +7.0] 153,379] 142,097
Health care equipment
and products 7,800] 7,667] 8,015] +1.7] 43} +47] 7,668] 7,605] 8830] 7,423] +33] 85,391] 81,218
NEW ORDERS
All manufacturing industries. 242,556 | 244,777] 239,951] -0.9} +20] +1.3] 243,761] 254,719 | 256,610] 238,726] — +2.1 | 2,646,756 | 2,580,595
Market categories :
Automotive equipment . 10,478} 10,019} 9,621] +46] +41 .6| 10,729} 11,560] 9,947] 9,626] +115] 108,812] 97,192
Home goods and apparel... . 17,614] 17,673} 16,938] -0.3| +43 .2| 17,705] 19,343] 18,911] 16,140} +9.7] 186,681] 168,803
Consumer staples... . . 55,237] 54,888] 56,386] +06} -2.7| +4.4] $6513} 56513] 60,884) 55,782] +13] 603,643] 595,273
Machinery and equipment 38,153] 40,220] 38,810] 5.1] +36] +49] 37,416] 40,667] 41,888] 40,481] 7.6 | 422,034] 411,220
Business supplies. 18,806} 19,078] 18591] -14] +2] +08] 19,328] 20,109] 19548] 19511]  -0.9| 208,117] 211,645
Construction materials
and supplies . 15,405} 15,605] 15,786] -13] -11] +33] 15,065] 16,463] 17,092] 13,994] +7.7] 169,925] 156,749
Defense products . see 7,220} 7,992] 5,550] -9.7] +44.0} -19.9] 8,485] 8,367] 6,990] 6,595} +287] 74,387) 83,371
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products . 79,643| 79,302] 78,269] +04] +13] -0.3] 78,520] 81,697] 81,350] 76597] +25] 873,157] 856,342
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods *......] 28,651] 31,665} 30,571] -95| +36] +86] 27,726| 30,608] 33,951] 32,254} -14.0] 327,592} 327,401
Excluding aircraft and parts ....] 26,041] 25,945] 26,385] +04] -1.7] +65] 25,373] 25,311] 29,217] 23,435] +83) 275,524] 259,512
Defense capital goods 4 .-+-{ 6,802) 7,439] 5,170] 8.6] +439] -20.0] 8,088} 7,909] 6,523] 6,397) +264] 70,609] 82,137
Durables excluding capital goods .| 87,525] 86,198] 84,060] +15] +25] -08] 87,306] 91,932] 87,853] 81,522] +7.1] 934,950} 881,792
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 71,729| 78,803] 76,463] -14] +3.1] +24] 76,938] 82,478} 81,726] 77,170] -0.3| 840,490] 801,329
Household durable goods . . 7,760} 7,635) 7,266] +1.6{ +51] +15] 7,622] 8,072] 7,993] 6,884] +10.7| 79,564] 74,225
Information technology industries .} 14,251] 13,991] 14,827] +19] -5.6| +60] 14,070] 13,298) 17,299] 13,174] +68] 150,964] 139,868
Health care equipment
and products 7.847) 8,185] 7,865] 41] +41] 35] 7,715] 8,123] 8,680} 7,230] +67] 85,753] 80,951

P Preliminary. " Revised.

1 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

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

3 Nondetense capital goods industries inelude : 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 machinery; electrical 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.

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

search and navigation equipment,


Table 8. RATIOS OF MANUFACTURES’ INVENTORIES TO SHIPMENTS AND

UNFILLED ORDERS TO SHIPMENTS, BY INDUSTRY GROUP
(Based on seasonally adjusted data)

Inventory / Shipments ratio

Unfilled Orders / Shipments ratio!

Industry Nov. Oct, It. Nov, Oct. Aus
192° 1992 Soi 1992 1992 S35 198
All manufacturing industries ...... 155 157 156 3.57 3.64 3.63 3.74
Durable goods industries 1.86 191 1.92 4 444 441 456
Stone, clay, and glass products . 151 1.42 1.44 136 131 1.33 1.38
Primary metals . . sees 1.78 1.83 1.83 1.79 1.86 1.87 1.95
Fabricated metal products ........ 1.69 172 1.72 1.92 1.94 1.89 1.85
Industrial machinery and equipment . 2.06 217 2.14 2.46 2.60 255 256
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 1.69 1.66 1.70 2.36 2.30 2.32 2.43
Transportation equipment ........ 2.03 2.14 2.20 12.59 13.30 13.49 14.06
Instruments and related products . . . 2.31 2.33 2.25 5.25 5.22 4.99 5.25
Nondurable goods industries ... 1.21 1.21 1.19 0.81 0.79 0.79 0.82
Food and kindred products 0.91 0.93 0.91 xX X TM)
Tobacco products . . 2.79 2.83 1.92 9 0.9 x x)
Textile mill products . + 1.56 154 1.48 lA) 1A, ‘A, lA,
Paper and allied products 134 134 132 A, NA} ‘NA, ‘NA’
Chemicals and allied products . 1.44 1.44 141 X,
Petroleum and coal products . . 0.86 0.88 0.92
Rubber and plastics products . . 1.30 1.30 1.29 x

P Preliminary. " Revised. (%) Not applicable. (NA) Not available.

} Excludes the following Industries with no unflled orders : Wood and lumber products; glass containers; metal cans,
ions; other transportation equipment; foods and related products; tobacco; kniting mill

Products; apparel and related products; chem|

Table 9. REVISIONS TO PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED MONTHLY PERCENT CHANGES

(Based on seasonally adjusted data)

barrels and drums; farm and garden machinery; motor vehicle assembly
Petroleum and coal products; and rubber and plastics

Shipments New orders Unfilled orders Inventories
Industry Nov. Now. Nov.
Nov? | 1991- Nov.? Nov? | 1991- Nov? | 1991-
1987- Oct. | Nov.' |  1987- . 1987- Oct. | Nov.' | 1987- Oct.
1991 | 1992 | 1992] 1991 1992| 1991] 1992] 1992] 1991] 1992
All manufacturing industries ..... . 02 01 () 05 (x) 02 0.1 «® 01 01
Durable goods industries .. .. 03 02 0.0 08 0.0 0.2 01 £9 01 01
Stone, clay, and glass products 04 06) (Xx) 06 (x) 03 0.6 01 02
Primary metals 04 0.2 0.1 12 0.1 05 03 x! 0.4 01
Fabricated metal prod 06 04 (or9 0s 02 03 02 02
Industrial machinery and equipment . 07 03 0: 10 02 O1 0.2 01
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . 09 04 02 14 1 03 o1 x 04 O1
‘Transportation equipment : 01 05 1 19 0.0 02 Oo x O1 02
Instruments and related products . . . 07 07 e9) 14 (x) 03 01 x 04 01
Nondurable goods industries . x 01 x) ' 0.4 0.4 x) 01 02
Food and kindred products . oa 03 o3 x x’ 0.2 03
Tobacco products 0.0 25 x’ x 0.0 01
Textile mill products: 14 05 lA\ lA\ 1A\ x: 0.4 03
Paper and allied produ 03 02 Oa Ra Ra x’ 02 04
Chemicals and allied products 02 02 x! 01 02
Petroleum and coal products . 04 02 x’ x! x! x’ 02 03
Rubber and plastics products - 06 03 x x x! 02 02
Capital industries
‘ondefense : 09 0s 02 1s 1.0 0 03 o1 O1 01
Defense .. 14 1.0 18 38 53 1 01 0.2 0.4 04

(0) Not applicable, (NA) Not available,
Note: The five

land the twelve month revisions are the differences

averages ofthe absolute values ofthe dierances forthe months speciied,

1 The current month tevisions are the difference between th

2 average for this month for the last five years.

The advance to final percent change revisions for the d
idvance precent change and the percent change as shown in this publication.

between the month-to-month percent changes of the preliminary and final estimates. The monthly averages are the simple
le goods industries are shown in the advance report for the month.


CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS

‘Zr
ey)

U. S. Department of Commerce
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Manufacturers’ Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders

November 1992
M3-1-(92)-11

For Wire Transmissions 10:00 a.m. E.S.T. December 31, 1992

(aUIy eS 2505 oF COLES STS

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in November
decreased $2.2 billion or 0.9 percent to $242.6 billion, the
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census reported
today. This follows increases of 2.0 percent in October and
1.3 percent in September. Excluding defense, new orders
were down $1.6 billion or 0.7 percent. New orders without
transportation equipment increased $1.1 billion or 0.5
percent.

Shipments increased $2.6 billion or 1.1 percent to
$247.0 billion, following a 0.6 percent October decrease and
a 2.0 percent September increase. Excluding defense,
shipments increased $2.7 billion. Without transportation
equipment, shipments were up $1.3 billion.

Unfilled orders declined $4.4 billion or 0.9 percent to
$471.8 billion, the lowest level since $462.5 billion in
November 1988. This is the thirteenth decline in the last
fourteen months. Excluding defense, unfilled orders
decreased $3.8 billion or 1.1 percent. Without
transportation equipment, unfilled orders increased $0.2
billion or 0.1 percent.

Inventories decreased $1.9 billion or 0.5 percent to
$381.8 billion, following a 0.2 percent decrease in October.
Excluding defense, inventories decreased $1.0 billion. The
inventories-to-shipments ratio decreased from 1.57 in
October to 1.55 in November.

New Orders

New orders for durable goods in November decreased
$2.3 billion or 1.9 percent to $123.0 billion. This follows
increases of 4.6 percent in October and 0.4 percent in
September.

Transportation equipment had the largest decrease,
down $3.4 billion or 10.3 percent to $29.1 billion, as a
decrease in aircraft and parts more than offset an increase
in motor vehicles and parts. This follows a 21.2 percent
increase in October. Electronic and other electrical
equipment was down $0.7 billion or 3.7 percent to $18.2
billion. Industrial machinery and equipment had the largest
increase, up $1.0 billion or 4.8 percent to $21.7 billion,
following a 2.7 percent decline in October.

New orders for nondurable goods increased $0.1 billion
or 0.1 percent to $119.6 billion, following a 0.6 percent
decrease in October. The largest increase was in food and
kindred products.

Shipments

Shipments of durable goods in November increased
$2.4 billion or 1.9 percent to $127.6 billion, following a 0.1
percent decrease in October. The largest increases were in

Note: Alll figures in text are in seasonally adjusted current dollars

transportation equipment, up $1.3 billion or 3.9 percent to
$33.7 billion, due to motor vehicles and parts and aircraft
and parts, and industrial machinery and equipment, up $1.3
billion or 6.1 percent to $22.0 billion. The largest decrease
was in electronic and other electrical equipment, down $0.4
billion or 2.1 percent to $18.1 billion.

Shipments of nondurable pods were up $0.2 billion or
0.1 percent to $119.4 billion, following a 1.0 percent decrease
in October. The largest increase was in food and kindred
products, up $0.3 billion or 0.9 percent to $33.5 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for durable goods in November
decreased $4.6 billion or 1.0 percent to $448.8 billion, the
lowest level since $440.7 billion in November 1988. This is
the fourteenth decline in the last fifteen months. The largest
decrease was in transportation equipment, down $4.6 billion
or 1.8 percent to $244.6 billion, due to aircraft and parts and
shipbuilding and tanks. Transportation equipment has
declined in thirteen of the last fifteen months and is at the
lowest level since $243.1 billion in September 1989. Primary
metals was down $0.4 billion or 2.1 percent to $19.5 billion,
and industrial machinery and equipment declined $0.3 billion
or 0.6 percent to $50.9 billion. Unfilled orders for
nondurable goods increased $0.2 billion or 0.8 percent to
$23.1 billion.

Inventories

Inventories for durable goods in November decreased
$1.7 billion or 0.7 percent to $237.7 billion, the lowest level
since $237.4 billion in November 1988. This is the thirteenth
decline in the last fourteen months. The largest decrease
was in transportation equipment down $1.2 billion or 1.7
percent to $68.3 billion, due to aircraft and parts and motor
vehicles and parts. Transportation equipment has declined
in ten of the last twelve months and is at the lowest level
since $68.0 billion in June 1989.

Nondurable goods, declined $0.3 billion or 0.2 percent
to $144.0 billion. This follows nine consecutive monthly
increases. Petroleum and coal products and food and
Kindred products had the largest decreases, both down $0.3

illion.

By stage of fabrication, finished goods decreased 0.4
percent in durables and increased 0.3 percent in
nondurables. Work in process was down 1.1 percent in
durables and 0.3 percent in nondurables. Materials and
supplies decreased 0.3 percent in durables and decreased 0.8
percent in nondurables.

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Nondefense Capital Goods 1

New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars

i L ! i 1 L i 1 Ht H n rn 1
Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov
Nov. 1990- Nov. 1992

Defense Capital Goods

New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars
11

5 Ul ! L 1 1 1 N n 1 N L 1 1
Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov
Nov. 1990- Nov. 1992

Note: All Charts based on seasonally
adjusted current dollars,


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

BY INDUSTRY GROUP

(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Nov. Oct. Sept.|  Oct.-| Sept] Aug.- Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov.| Nov.
1992 1992" 1992 Nov. Oct. Sept. 1992P 1992" 1992 1991 92/91
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
All manufacturing industries 118,500} 119,165] 120,210 06 0.9) +01) 118533} 119,242} 119,659] 119,680 “1.0
Durable goods industries 66,104] 66,327] 67,296 03 “14 0.0| 66,180) 66,468] 67.4951 68,256 -3.0
Stone, clay, and glass products 2,466 2,453 2462] +05 04 02 2,451 2,433 2,443 2,440 +05
Primary metals 6,122 6.126 6,140 OL 02 0.2 6,256 6,265 6,279 6511 39
Fabricated metal products 8,028 7,995 8,126 +04 -1.6 08 7,989 7,932 8,134 8,180 23
Industrial machinery and equipment | 13,613] 13,609] 13,645 0.0 03) +12] 13627] = 13,637) 13,722] 13,403 +17
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 9,068 9,005 9,087} +0.7 09 0.4 9,019 8,998 9,078 9,183 -18
‘Transportation equipment . . . 12,238] 12.433| 12,970 -16 Al ae 12:07] 12,343] 12,891] 14,246 43
Instruments and related products 7,063 7,120 7152 08 04] +09 984 7,062 T44 6,701 +42
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods . . 7,506 7,586 7n4 ld “7 +03 7,647 7,798 7,804 7,592 +07
Nondurable goods industries 52,396] $2,838] 52,914 0.8 01] +03] 52,353] 52,774] 52,164] 51,424 +18
Food and kindred products 10,051 10,231 10,157 -18 +0.7 +01 10,435 10,432 9,698 9,892 +55
Tobacco products 5,182 5,256 5,405 “14 28 +20 5,139 5,167 5,270 4841 +62
‘Textile mill products. 2,748 2,759 2,801 04 Us| +07 2,627 2,662 2,743 2,459 +68
Paper and allied products 6,868 6,909 6,847 06} +09 -0.6 6,792 6,822 6,784 6,755 +05
Chemicals and allied products 11,894} 11,890] 11,797 00} +08} +03) 11831] 11,926} 11,717) 11,558 +24
Petroleum and coal products .... . 2/829 2/951 3,036 Al 28 3.6 2,835 ‘ 026 3,237 “12.4
Rubber and plastics products . . . 4323 4,368 4,402 -1.0 08] +08 4,380 4,390 4,426 4,308 +17
Apparel printing and publishing
and leather goods . . . : 8,501 8,474 8469} +03) +01] +10 8314 8,371 8,500 8,374 0.7
WORK IN PROCESS
All manufacturing industries 132,837] 134,092] 133,727 0.9} +03 -0.7) 133,251] 135,281] 134,243} 141,240 “5.7
Durable goods industries . : 109,939] 111,129] 110,652 li] +04 -10] 110,216} 111,829] 111,024] 118,992 14
Stone, clay, and glass products « 12 1,126 1 “12 -13{ +06 1,063 1,081 1,113 1,082 -18
Primary metals 7,242 7,265 7,366 03 “14 “15 7,140 7218 7,401 7,630 “64
Fabricated metal products . . 7,287 7a13 TASS 24 0.6 07 77301 7,436 7,448 7510 -28
Industrial machinery and equipment | 18,235] 18,438] 18,352 ll} +05 01] 18,508] 18,678} 18,585] 20,249 8.6
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 13,498] 13,365] 13.279} +10] +06) +04) 13412} 13,340) 13,321} 13,112 +23
‘Transportation equipment ...... 47837| 48,602] 47,926 16] +14 -17] 48,001} 49025] 48,020} 52,918 -9.3
Instruments and related products 10551} 10,726] 10,979 “16 -23 -12] 10633] 10,886] 11,000} 12,412 “143
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods . 4,207 4,194 4154] +03) +1.0 06 4,158 4,165 4,136 4,079 +19
Nondurable goods industries . . 22,898| 22,963] 23,075 03 -05| +05] 23,035] 23,452) 23,219] 22,248 +35
Food and kindred products 3,637 3,674 3,617 1.0] +16] +17 3,853 3,973 3,627 3,770 +22
‘Yobacco products 81 66 66|  +22.7 0.0| +245 114 101 9 127 -10.2
‘entle mill products 2,444 2,431 2,434] +05 01 “15 2,407 2,438 2,464 2,408 0.0
Paper and allied products Wil 1,097 1,108] 9 +13 10] +01 1,090 1,061 1,082 1,167 66
Chemicals and allied products *. - 51649 51626 5563] +04) +11) +13 5,636 5,643 5,559 5,286 +66
Petroleum and coa! products 2,953 3,005 3,159 17 49{ +28 3,000 3,136 3,187 2,941 +2.0
Rubber and plastics products 1,508 1,489 1,454 +13 +24 12 1,545 1,513 1,459 1,598 33
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods 5,515 5,575 5,674 old “17 -1.0 5,390 5,987 5,762 4,951 +8.9
FINISHED GOODS
All manufacturing industries. 130,435 | 130,451} 130,453 0.0 0.0 0.3] 129,685] 129,758] 129,203} 127,051 +21
Durable goods industries .........] 61,692] 61,934] 62,602 0.4 Ad 0.6) 61,232) 61,151] 61,178] 61,583 0.6
Stone, clay, and glass Products « 4;333 4,337 378 0.1 09 “1.0 4,229 4,141 4,208 4,285 13
Primary metals : 6,086 6,272 6,379 -3.0 17] +05 6,043 6,175 6,300 6,261 35
‘abricated metal products... 71533 7/530 T5391 0.0 08 03 7316 7,350 7,333 7s +28
Industrial machinery and equipment | 13,338] 13/009} 13092] +25 -0.6 -16) 13272] 12,867| 12,681] 13,610 25
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . 8,145 8,329 8,655 2.2 38 11 8,028 8,247 8,508 8,501 5.6
‘Transportation equipment . . : 8,241 8,441 8,535 24 lil +06 8,499 8,582 8,372 8,630 “15
Instruments and related products . . 5,655 5,632 5,683} +04 09| +03 5,693 5,660 5,637 5,468 +41
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods 8,361 8,384 8,289 0.3} +11 14 8,152 8,129 8,139 7,113 +57
Nondurable goods industries 68,743] 68,517] 67,851] +03) +10 0.0| 68,453] 68,607] 68,025} 65,468 +46
Food and kindred Products 16894] 16,931] 16,821 02) +07 -11] 17,776} = 18,041) 17,860] 17,791 0.1
‘Tobacco products 1,534 1493 1,230] +27] +214] -212 1,428 1,611 1168 1254] +139
‘Textile mill products 4026 3,942 3878) +21) +17) +09 3,894 3.871 3,828 3461] +125
Paper and allied products 5,838 844 5813 Ol} +05) +11 5,681 5,583 5579 5,394 +53
Chemicals and allied products - 17,790) 17,672] 17,620) +0.7| +03) +08] 17,641 17.285) 17.112] ‘17,007 +37
Petroleum and coal products 5,527 5,628 5,664 -18 -0.6 “17 5,775 5,778 5.810 5.801 04
Rubber and plastics products . 5,640 5,531 5,461 +20) +13/ +19 5.477 5.306 5.283 5,157 +62
Apparel. printing and publishing
and leather goods 11,494] 11.476] 11,364] +02 +10) +2.7f 10,781 11,132] 11,385 9,603} +123

® Prelimary. ‘ Revised


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

(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Nov. Oct. Sept.| Oct] Sept.-] Aug. Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov.] Nov.
1992P 1992" 1992) Nov.| Oct.| Sept} 192° 1992" 1992 1991] 92/91
All manufacturing industries . 471,842| 476,248] 475,862 09} +01 -1.2] 468,821] 473,628] 474,918] 504,396 A
Manufacturing industries
without defense capital goods . . 344,180] 347,925] 347,366 11] +02 -0.8| 340,982] 345,938] 347,597 361,840 58
Durable goods industries 448,772) 453,350] 453,210 “10 0.0 -12] 446,352] 450,798} 451,723] 481,821 “74
Stone, clay, and glass products . 6,554 6,726 6,818 26 13 “16 6,450 6,682 7,009 6,288} +26
Primary metals . 19528] 19,943] 20,298 21 “17 47| 18879] 19,051] 19,886} 21,126] 10.6
Blast furnaces, steel mills Tal7 7,608 7;749 25 “19 42 727 7,335 7712 8,785| — -178
Iron and steel foundries . . 2,793, 2,767 2,744 +09 +08 27 2,773 2,749 2,723 2,810 13
Nonferrous and other primary
metals . 9,318 9,571 9,805 26 24 5.6 8,889 8,967 9,451 9,531 67
Fabricated metal products... .. 23,348| 23,346] 22,949 oo} +17] +18] 22,917] 23,095] 23,015] 24,134 5.0
Industrial machinery and equipment 50,929] $1,259] 51,332 0.6 01] +03] sogor} 51,124] 51,188] 53,914 56
Engines and turbines 10,923} 10,939] 10,985 0.1 04) +23) 11181} ino91] 11,060] 10,862) +2.9
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 6,157 6,208 6,107 08) +17| +09 6,052 6,109 5,991 5,995] +1.0
Metalworking machinery 7,015 7,590 42 3.6 “12 7,015 7,320 7,590 7,549 WW
Computer and office equipment 7791 7,965 21 0.1 01 7,986 8,139 8.113] 10339) -22.8
Flectronic and other
electrical equipment ............ 42,750] 42,679] 42,296 +02) +09) +07] 42,293) 42,358] 41,971] 41,433} +21
Blectrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus ........... 5,847 5,865 5,785 03) +14 “3.7 5,824 5,836 5,768 6,310 17
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment 2,778 2,774 2,767| +01] +03 25 2,778 2,774 2,767 2,892 39
Communications equipment 14,383] 14,597] 14,477 15] +08] +06] 14436] 14,627} 14464] 14,145] +21
Electronic components 15,250] 14849 14,829] +27] +01] +24| 14823] 14,503] 14,517] 13,574] + 9.2
Yransportation equipment . . 244,642] 249,219} 249,180 -18 0.0 -1.9| 244,783] 248,641] 248,318] 270,348 95
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 214,437] 218,474] 218,154 18) +01 -16] 214,623] 217,955] 217,234] 235,220 88
Shipbuilding and tanks +. | 22,547] 23,129} 23,469 25 “14 32) 22,554] 23,174] 23,579] 27,684) -18.5
Instruments and related products . 52,802 52,657 52,745 +03 0.2 0.7 52,709 52,520 52,542 57,823 88
Search and navigation equipment . 35,178] 35,025] 35,634] +0.4 17] +01] 35,116] 34,881] 35,392] 39,459] -11.0
Measuring and controlling devices J 8,223 8,259 8,214 04] +05 2.4 8,223 8,259 8,214 8,822 68
Medical instruments and supplies ..] 8,555 8511 7992| +05) +65 -18 8555 8511 7,992 8,654 BBt
All other durable goods ........... 8,219 7,521 7592| +93 0.9 21 7,430 7,327 7,794 6,755] +10.0
Nondurable goods industries ....... 23,070 22,898 22,652 +08 +11 1S 22,469 22,830 23,195 22,575 05

® Preliminary. " Revised


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.
1992P] 1992] 1992] Nov.} Oct.} Sept.} 1992] 1992"! 1992] 1991] 92/91] 1992} 1991
All manufacturing industries . . 242,556 | 244,777} 239,951] -0.9] +2.0] +1.3] 243,761] 254,719} 256,610} 238,726] +2.1 | 2,646,756 | 2,580,595
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders oe 127,669 | 131,277] 125,373] -2.7| +4.7]  +0.6] 128,445 | 134,856 | 134,947] 127,558] — +0.7 | 1,396,300 | 1,378,905
without defense capital goods 235,754 | 237,338] 234,781] -0.7] +11] +1.9] 235,673] 246,810} 250,087] 232,329]  +1.4 12,576,147 |2,498,458
Durable goods industries 122,978 | 125,302] 119,801] -1.9] +46] +0.4] 123,120] 130,449} 128,327] 120,173] — +2.5 | 1,333,151 | 1,291,330
With unfilled orders . 98,847 | 102,186] 97,213] -3.3| +5.1] 40.6] 99,314] 104,744} 105,195] 98,739] — +0.6 | 1,081,746 | 1,064,740
Stone, clay, and glass products . . 5,075| 5,464] 5.424} -7.1] +0.7| +19] 5,034] 5.775] 5.858) 4,503] +118] © 58.771] | 54.214
Primary metals ........ 10,500) 10,394) 9,885} +1.0] +5.1) -11.3] 10634] 10537} 10,108] 10,617] +02] 119.917] 117,864
Blast furnaces, steel mills 4489) 4453] 4317] +08] +32] -6.0] 4503] 4,460] 4,400) 4.178 +78 50,685] 49,834
Iron and steel foundries 1,052 1,023 901} +28] +135} -82] 1,033 1,139 902 822] +25.7 10,944 9,872
Nonferrous and other primary
metals 4,959} 4,918] 4,667] +08] +54] -16.2] 5.098} 4,938] 4806] 5617| 92 | 58,288] 58,158
Fabricated metal products . . 13,512} 13,723] 13.860} -15{  -1.0] +5.5| 13,244] 14,344] 14,601] 13,079] +1.3] 145,747] 143,516
Industrial machinery and equipment .| 21,656] 20,657] 21,222] +48{ -2.7] +33] 21,002] 20,679 19,154] +9.6| 225,922] 218,118
ingines and turbines 1527{ 1521] 1,932] +04} -213] +222] 1,624] 1,495 1492] +88] 17,079] 17,939
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 2,432) 2,525] 2,555] 3.7] -12] +59] 2,386] 2611] 2,525} 2,212] +79] 25,475] 26,331
Metalworking machinery . 2,268] 1,724] 2,310] +31.6] -25.4] +20.3] 2,286] 1,918] 2,470] 2,134) +71 23,080] 21,401
Computer and office equipment 6,078] 5,554] 5,764] +94] -36] 4.4] 5,904] 5,113] 7,424] 5,138] +14.9] 61,216] 55,236
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 18,214] 18,919] 18,488] -3.7| +23] +66] 18,633] 19,025] 19873] 17,432] +69] 192,818] 180,373
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus ........... 2,348| 2,482] 2,148] 5.4] +155] -7.1] 2,263] 2,425] 2,413] 2,010] +126] 25,270] 24,882
Flectric lighting and
wiring equipment . cee 1,761] 1,718] 1,652] +25] +40) -20] 1891] 1,766] 1810] 1,759] +75] 18577] 18,256
Communications equipment . 3,777) 4,420] 4,388] -14.5] +0.7} +183] 3,749] 4,060] 4,869] 3,304] +135] 41,585] 34,632
Electronic components 6,080] 5,839] 5,966} +4.1] -21] +9.0] 6,090] 5814] 5,954] 5,753] +5.9] 60,764] 57,058
‘Transportation equipment 29,135] 32,498] 26,814] -10.3] +212] -5.6] 30,250] 35,557] 29,069} 33,514 -9.7} 330,506] 329,991
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . 6,332] 10,388] 6,569} -39.0] +58.1] -10.8] 6,993] 10,338] 8,213] 12,936] -45.9 | 92,065} 113,953
Shipbuilding and tanks vee 459 620 329] -26.0] +88.4| -35.5 415 564 318 346| +19.9 6,630] 10,604
Instruments and related products . 10,199] 9,995] 10,197} +20] -20] +15] 10,477] 10,147] 10,963} 9,650] +86] 107,744] 109,196
Search and navigation equipment .| 2,731] 1,962 2,807| +39.2] -30.1] +33.0] 3,055] 2,052] 3,065] 2,382] +283] 25,500] 28,771
Measuring and controlling devices | 2591] 2,694] 2515{ -38] +71] -1.3] 2544] 2,722] 2.677] 2.677) 5.0} 28,460] 28,126
Medical instruments and supplies .} 2,891] 3,349] 2,841] -13.7] +17.9] -14.3] 2.831] 3,305} 2,990] 2614] +83] 31,846] 30,257
All other durable goods 14,687] 13,652] 13,911] +7.6} -1.9] +35] 13,846} 14,385} 14,655} 12,224] 413.3] 151,726] 138,058
Nondurable goods industries. 119,578 | 119,475] 120,150] +0.1 -0.6] +2.3] 120,641) 124,270] 128,283} 118,553]  +1.8 | 1,313,605 | 1,289,265
With unfilled orders . 28,822] 29,091] 28,160] -0.9} +33] +0.7/ 29131] 30,112] 29,752] 28819) +11] 314,554} 314,165

P Preliminary. * Revised.

1 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 percentage change calculation is algebraically negative, even though there is a net dollar increase from the prior

month to the current month,


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

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted’

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent] Year to date
Industry change
Nov Oct.|  Sept.] Oct.-| Sept.-| Aug-| Nov] Oct.} Sept. Nov.} Nov.
1992P| 1992" 1992] Nov.| Oct.] Sept.| 1992P] 1992" 1992 1991} 92/91 1992? 1991
All manufacturing industries 246,962 | 244,391] 245,838] +1.1] 0.6] +2.0] 248,568] 256,009} 262,873} 241,483] — +2.9 | 2,680,200 2,594,870
Manufacturing Industries
with unfilled orders + -| 132,075 } 130,891] 131,260} +0.9} -03] +20} 133,252] 136,146] 141,210] 130,315] — +2.3 } 1,429,744 }1,393,180
without defense capital goods . . .| 239,499] 236,779 | 237509] +11] -0.3] +18] 240,629] 248,469] 254,103] 232,347]  +3.6 | 2,593,799 |2,503,452
Durable goods industries 127,556 | 125,162} 125,346} +1.9] -0.1) +16} 127,566] 131,374] 134,183] 122.547] — +4.1 | 1,366,523 } 1,307,061
With unfilled orders : 103.425 } 102,046 | 102,758] +14] -0.7 +2.1} 103,760] 105,669] 121,051] 101,113} +2.6 | 1,115,118 | 1,080,471
Stone, clay, and glass products 5,247} 5,556] 5,535] 5.6] +04] +20} 5,266] 6,102] 6,044] 4,798] +98] 58573] 53,091
Primary metals : 10,915] 10,749] 10,878] +15] -1.2] -04| 10806] 11,372] 11,333} 10685} +11] 122383] 120,421
Blast furnaces, steel mills. 4,677) 4,97] 4,656] +1.7] 13] +06) 4,621] 4837] 4,765] 4,506} +26] 52,015] 50,759
Iron and steel foundries 1,026| — 1,000 977) +26} +24} -03} 1,009] 1,113] 1,039 907} +112] 11,071] 10,260
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. sees S212} 5,152] 5,245] +12] -18] -1.3] 5,176] 5,422] 5,529] 5,272] -18] 59,297] 59,402
Fabricated metal products»... 13,510] 13,326] 13455] +14] -1.0] +04] 13,422] 14,264] 14,241] 13,421 0.0} 147,078] 144,759
Industrial machinery and equipment « 21,986 21,060] +61} -16) +06] 21,235] 20,743} 23,179) 19,579] +85} 228,102] 221,122
Engines and turbines : 1543} 1/567} 1,683] -15] -69| +146] 1534] 1464) 11923] 1524) 40.7] 16,442] “16/257
Farm and garden machinery 1,261| 1,038 954) +215] +88) -19] 1,087] 1,099 902 956) +13.7) 12,427) 12,741
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 2,483} 2,424) 2501] +24] -31] +43] 2,443] 2,493] 2480] 2,221] +10.0} 25,588] 27,842
working machinery . . 2,573} 1,994] 2,404] +29.0) -17.1] +70] 2591] 2,188] 2,564] 2,034] +274] 23,982) 21,643
Computer and office equipment | 6.244] 5,562] 5,770| +123) 36] 30] 61087) Sios7) 7477) 5383} +125] 6244s] Ss'a71
Electronic and other
electrical equipment : 18,143] 18,536] 18,199} -2.1] +19] +5.2] 18,698] 18,638] 20,006] 17,751) +5.3] 192,150] 181,878
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus 2,366] 2,402} 2,371] -15] +13) +14] 2,275] 2,357] 2,661] 2,175] +46] 25,723] 25,036
Household appliances 1,687 1,624 1,625) +3.9 O01) +28 1,604 1,628 1,684 1,538 +43 17,276 16,835
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment 1,757} 711} 1,723] +2.7] 0.7] +3.7] 1,887] 1,759] 1,881] 1,801] +48] 18,778] 17,948
Household audio and
video equipment . 1,061] — 1,059 934] +0.2] +134] -124] 1,330} 1,320] 1,224] 1,234) +78] 11,280) 9,888
Communications equipment 3,991} 4,300] 4,302} -72] 0.0} +148] 3,940] 3,897] 4,780] 3,616] +9.0| 41534] 36,845
Electronic components 5,679] 5,819] 5,622] -24) +35] +5.6] 5,770] 5,828] 5,906] 5,376] +73| 59,711] 56,951
Transportation equipment . . 33,712] 32,459] 31,579] +3.9] +28] 0.3) 34,108) 35,234] 33,010] 32,960) +35} 355,316] 334,981
Motor vehicles and parts 21,039] 20,129] 19,005] +45] +5.9] -25] 21,602] 23,281] 19,562} 19,201] +125] 217,385] 192,796
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 10,369] 10,068] 10,083] +3.0] -0.1] +28] 10,325} 9617) 10854] 11,580] -10.8| 112,456] 117,229
Shipbuilding and tanks : 1,041 960) 1,108} +84} -134) +17] 1,035 969} 1145} 1,064) 2.7] 11,556) 12,272
instruments and related products . 10,054 | 10,083] 10,565 46} +44] 10.288] 10,169] 11,276] 10,751 4.3] 111,975] 112,827
Search and navigation equipment 2,578] 2,571] 2,778 “15 2,820] 2,563] 3,000) 3,262] -13.5 | 29,338] 31,982
Measuring and controlling devices | 2,627] 2649] 2.714 2.4 2,580] 2,677] 2,876] 2,606} -1.0] 29,053] 28,195
Medical instruments and supplies 2,847] 2,830] 2,990 SA 2,787} 2,786] 3,139] 2,806} 0.7] 31,485] 30,520
Photographic goods cess 1,655] 1,686] 1,718 19] 4 1,759] 1,786] 1,875) 1,737] +13] 18,254] 18,516
All other durable goods 13,989] 13,723} 14,075 -25] +34] 13,743] 14,852] 15,094] 12,602) +9.1] 150,946] 137,982
Nondurable goods industries 119,406 | 119,229} 120,492 -1.0] +24] 121,002} 124,635} 128,690} 118,936} +17 | 1,313,677] 1,287,809
With unfilled orders . . 28,650) 28,845] 28,502 +12] +14] 29,492] 30,477} 30,159] 29,202} +10] 314,626} 312,709
Food and kindred products 33,471] 33,188) 33,560 -11] +27} 33,667] 34,367| 35,532] 32,749] +28] 361,495} 355,259
Meat products 7,601} 7,508} 7,667 -21] +31] 7,464] 7,794] 7,941] 7,228] +33] 81,868} 82,386
Dairy products 4375] 4,360] 4,412 12] +04} 4427] 4,342] 4,513] 4,264] +38] 47,714] 45,309
Beverages : 4,702| 4,660] 4,729 -1S} +22] 4,472] 4,530] 4,813] 4,253) +5.1} 51,593] 49,395
Alll other foods, except fats and oils| 15,035] 14853] 14946] +12] -06| +29] 15's46| 15/894) 16459] 15276] +418] 161'326] 160111
Tobacco products . veeef 2,432] 2,406 -31.1] +708} 3,128] 2,251] 4,053} 3,682] -15.0] 29,402] 29,248
‘Textile mill products 5,915] 5,927 -35] +10] 6,145] 6,422] 6,792) 6,116] +05} 67,013] 62,424
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles 3,666] 3,667 47} +07) 3,725] 3,904) 4274) 3,777] 14] 42,172] 39,344
Paper and allied products . 10,306} 10,333, -12]  -0.4] 10,146] 10,538) 10,758] 10,114) +03] 115,133] 114,419
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products ..... 4,386/ 4,334) 4,401] +12] -15] 06) 4,355] 4,337) 4,467) 4,336] +04] 48,777] 49,253
Paperboard containers and boxes 2,495} 2,503} 2,551} -0.3} -19} +10] 2458] 2,638] 2,601] 2,377] +34] 27,754] 26,468
Miscellaneous converted
paper products 3.425} 3.496 20] 02] 13 3,690] 3401] -2.0] 38,602] 38,698
Chemicals and allied products 04] 24,444 +02] -17] +09 26,118] 23,035] +33] 272,720] 266,441
Industrial chemicals 12,924] 12.923 00} -0.7] -0.7 13,293] 12,139] +44] 142,239] 140,814
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries . 9,119] 8,906 +24] 38] +41 10,505] 8498] +58] 99,228} 93,241
Petroleum and coal products 13,155] 13,149 00] +19] -16 14,190] 13,690} -0.5| 145,165] 147,966
Rubber and plastics products 8,853] 8.778 +09} +02| 03] 840s 9,146] 8.358] +06] 98,789] _ 95,857
All other nondurable goods . 20,770) 21.004 -L1] +34) +25] 22,090 22,101] 21,192] +4.2 | 223,960] 216,195

P Preliminary. " Revised

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