Table 4. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Aug July June} July-| June-|_ May- Aug. July June Aug.| Aug
1993°| 1993" 1993] Aug.| July] June] 1993] 1993" 1993 1993 | 93/08
All manufacturing industries ..... | 381,418] 381,561] 381,326 00) +01)  -0.1]) 383,492] 381,635] 379,758] 387,101 -09
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders... .. : 251,651] 252,122] 251,446] 0.2} +03] = -0.1] 254,425] 253,841] 251,621] 261,034] — -2.5
without defense capital goods... . . 353,365] 353,441] 352,881 oo} +02 0.0] 354,874] 353,146] 350,982] 354399] +0.1
Durable goods industries... . +++ | 237,484] 237,937] 237,514] 02] +402] 0.1} 239,447] 238,501] 236,961] 245,325]  -24
With unfilled orders... . +++ | 218,176] 218,813} 218,182] -03] 403]  -0.1] 220,428} 220,004} 218,042] 227,000] 29
Stone, clay, and glass products... 7,627) 7,692} 7687/08) = 40.1] 9-05} = 7:581] 7,728] 7,717] 7856] 35
Primary metals... se 19,380} 19,305} 19,151] +04] +08] -03) 19551] 19318] 19059] 20,083] 25
Blast furnaces, steel mills... . 9449] 9,553) 9431} LI] +13] 0.1] 95506] 9581] 9237] 9999] -4.9
Iron and steel foundries... .. . 1393 1380} 1374] 409] +04] -11 1379] 1350] 1,393 1394) 00 Ld
Nonferrous and other primary
metals ........... fees 8,538] 8,372] 8346] +20) +03] -03] 8666] 8,387] 8,429] 8.650] +02
Fabricated metal products ........ | 23186] 23130] 23,026] +02] +08] 04] 23203) 2391} 23267) 23982| 3a
Industrial machinery and equipment - | 45,452] 45,282] 45,103] +04] 404) +07] 45976] 45317] 44624] 46,676) -1.5
Engines and turbines... . . 3,631] 3,571] 3,538] 41.7] 409] = 04) = 3,789] 3,621] 3524] 3,687] 43.9
Farm and garden machinery .... . 2147} 2,124] 21S} +11] 404] 408] 2,055 1,988] 2033] 2,227] -7.7
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment .. . . 5,786] 5,805} 5,863} -03] —-10 oo] 5,751] 5,759] 5,902} 5,942] 3.2

Metalworking machinery ...... 5,187 5,181 5,238 40.1 “Ll +13 5,301 5,214 5,183 5,581 “5.0
Computer and office equipment... | 10,565) 10,595] 10,345 03] +24] +421] 10998] 10808] 9,958} 10,781] +20
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ........... | 33,222] 33,013] 32,611] +06] = +12 0.0| 33,683] 33,305) 32,897 31,988] +53
Electrical transmission and

distribution equipment and

industrial apparatus ........ . 4376] 4,379] 4,371 ol) +02) 02) 4418] 4,411 4390] 4,631 46
Household appliances .......... 2513] 2,525] 2:61 0.5 14] 20] 2440] 2,522] 2,680] 2,459] -08
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment ........... 2914] 2,907] 2,872] 40.2] = +1.2] +04] = 2,955] 2,974] 2,953] 2,986] -1.0
Household audio and
video equipment .. . . tees 1,159 1,190 1145] 26] 43.9] +44 1,242 1,248 1,191 1223] +16
Communications equipment. 8,688} 8,525] 8307] +19] +26] «= 40.2] += 8.802] +8582] =. 289| 7380] +191
Electronic components ........ 10,147] 10,074] 9.954] 40.7] +12} 0.5] 10,350] 10,224] 9.968] 9.793] 45.7
Transportation equipment 63,993] 64,998] 65,267 -15| -04] 0.6] 64,452] 64.810] 64,547] 70360] -8.4
Motor vehicles and parts . . 11519] 11397) 11511] #11 10) +03) 11,728] 10915] 10,954] 12,239} 4.2
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. ...... | 48,070] 49,213] 49,326 02] -10] 48,335] 49,465] 49,154] 53,641 9.9
Shipbuilding and tanks ......... 1,765 1,824 1,878 29 43.5 1,784 1,907 1,919 2,100} -15.0
Instruments and related products .... | 22,548] 22,602] 22,750 07] — -0.1]  22\838] 22,800] 22,882] 23,883 44
Search and navigation equipment 5,817 5,870 6,007 23 09 5,979 5,984 6,043 7,364] -18.8
Measuring and controlling devices . 6,608] 6,621] 6,616 +01) 40.1 6,661 6,654) 6,634] 6,688] -0.4
Medical instruments and supplies : 6,335] 6,335] 6,348 02 0.0} 6348] 6,333] 6,345] 6,296] +08
Photographic goods .... . . 2,988] 2,980] 2,993 04) 405) 3,048] 3,021 3,048] 2,804] 48.7
All other durable goods . . sss. 1 22076] 21,915] 21,919 0.0] +04) 22,163) 21,942] 21,968] 20,567] +78

Nondurable goods industries ....... | 143,934] 143,624] 143,812] +02] 0.1 0.0] 144,045} 143,134] 142,797] 141,776] +16
With unfilled orders... . . vss] 33,475] 33,309] 33,264] 405] +01 0.0] 33,997] 33,837) 33,579] 34,034) -0.1
Food and kindred products . 29,988] 30,162] 30,277] -0.6| 04] +03] 30,052| 29305) 28,814] 30,042 0.0
Meat products . . . 3.213] 3,181] 3,102] 1.0) 425] 405} 3171] 3,177] 3,095] 2.778] 414.1

Dairy products ............... 2,762} 2,793 2,825 “ld “ll “2.1 2,878 2,913 2927 2,923 “15
Beverages ............. 5,357 5,327 5,329] +06 0.0 03 5,266 5,253 5311 5,286 “04
All other foods, except fats and oils 17,081 17,273 17,530 1d “15 +0.6 17,337 16,489 16,061 17,745 23
Tobacco products .......... - 6,708 6,714 6,810 -0.1 14] +12 6,487 6,333 6418 6,585 -15
Textile mill products... . : 9,176] 9,200 9,239 0.3 04 -0.7 9,313 9,399 9,339 912} +15
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles 5,177 5,210 5,287 -0.6 “15 -17 5,208 5,288 5,291 5,384 33

Paper and allied products .

13,729] 13,596] 13,504] +10] 40.7] -0.1] 13,593] 13,538] 13,560] 13,543] +04
Pulp, paper, and

Paperboard mill products ...... 5,780 5,719 5,651 +11 +12 +0.6 5,722 5,680 5,661 5,684 +0.7
Paperboard containers and boxes . . 3217} 3,222} 3.242] 02] 06] = +0.1 3,182] 3,237] 3,240] 3,242] 1.9
Miscellaneous converted

Paper products . 4,732] 4,655] 4611] +1.7]  +1.0] 9-09] 4,689] 4621] 4,659] 4,617] +16

Chemicals and allied products "°° | 35/027| 34'as3| 34913] +03 0.2] -04] 34,770] 34,664] 34,709] 34.258] -+1.5
Industrial chemicals - | 17,231] 17,106] 17,096] 40.7] +01 07} 17,076] 17,070] 17,041] 17,247] -1.0
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries. 13,528] 13,461] 13,465] +05 0.0 0.0] 13,663] 13,551] 13,597] 13,009] -+5.0

Petroleum and coal products . - | 11236] 11247} 11389} -0.1 12-20] nasi] 11.256} 11,448] 11978] 6.1

Rubber and plastics products . . : 12,208 12,181 12,130 +0.2 +0.4 40.4 12,011 12,063 12,044 11,222 47.0

All other nondurable goods ....... 25,862] 25,671] 25,550] +07] +05] +0.7] 26568] 26576] 26,465] 24.976] +64

* Preliminary. ‘ Revised.


10 Total Manufacturing
New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars

300 300
New Orders

20 --------------------- errr ere reed Shipments |-] 280

260 260

240 240
220} - ------------ +22 errr rrr rd 220
200 L 1 1 L i 1 L 1 1 1 L L 1 200
Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug
Aug. 1991 - Aug. 1993
Total Manufacturing
Ratio of Unfilled Orders and
Inventories to Shipments
V/S Ratios UO/S Ratios
2.5 4.5
2.4 4.4
2.3 4.3
2.2 4.2
2.1 4.1
2 4
1.9 3.9
1.8 3.8
1.7 3.7
1.6 3.6

1.5
1.4
1.3

1.2 L 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 L 1. 1 3.2
Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug

Aug. 1991 - Aug. 1993

3.5
3.4

Note: All Charts based on seasonally
adjusted current dollars.


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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
Aug. July June | July- | June- | May- Aug. July June Aug. | Aug.
1993? 1993" 1993 | Aug. | July | June 193° 1993" 1993 1992 | 93/92
UNFILLED ORDERS
All manufacturing industries 455,495 | 458,195 | 459,309 06} 02 | -06 | 455,221 | 459,068 | 459,344 | 486,126 -64
Market categories :
Automotive equipment . 1,722 1,748 1,695 43.1] +14 1,730 1,759 1,657 1,676 43.2
Home goods and apparel 10,360 | 10,458 | 10,385 40.7 | +12 | 11,168 | 11,230 | 10833 | 10,109 | +105
Consumer staples . 1,432 1,427 1,456 -2.0 “16 1,468 1,443 1,422 1,390 45.6
Machinery and equipment 185,634 | 187,195 | 188,322 0.6 | 40.3 | 185,505 | 187,087 | 188,333 | 206311 | -10.1
Business supplies 5,445 5,401 5,556 28 “17 5,563 5,465 5,377 5,978 69
Construction materials
and supplies 14,689 | 14,688 | 14,661 00) +02) -24] 14867 | 14,881 | 14,751 | 14,479 427
Defense products 117,257 | 117,116 | 117,489 | +0.1 03 “1.5 | 115,368 } 115,987 | 116,774 | 123,635 67
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products . 118,956 | 120,162 | 119,745 10} +03 -1.1 | 119,552 | 121,216 | 119,997 | 122,548 24
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods * 203,122 | 205,008 | 206,638 09 |  -0.8 | +02 | 202,992 | 204,589 | 206,325 | 226,203 | -10.3
Excluding aircraft and parts 72,030 | 71,797 | 71,643 | +03 | +02] +04] 71,900 | 71378 | 71330 | 71.253 +09
Defense capital goods‘ ........ | 123'520 | 1231432 | 123795 | 40.1 03 -14 | 121,683 } 122,430 | 123;184 | 130,907 -70
Durables excluding capital goods 106,550 | 107,194 } 105,938 0.6] +12]  -13 | 107,536 | 108,921 | 106,612 | 105,605 +18
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 210,600 | 211,545 | 211,788 04 -0.1 +0.4 | 211,013 | 211,850 | 211,490 | 228,367 -1.6
Household durable goods ...... . 3527] 5,430 | 5311 | +18] +22 -03 5,968 5,860 5,512 5,534 478
Information technology industries . | 31179 | 31.631 | 31.797 -14 -0.5 +03 | 31,368 | 31,733 | 31,951 | 31,116 40.8
Health care equipment
and products... . 7,956} 8117 | 8,061 2.0] +07 3.1 7,957 | 8118 8,062 8,204 3.0
TOTAL INVENTORIES
All manufacturing industries 381,418 | 381,561 | 381,326 00} +01 -0.1 | 383,492 | 381,635 | 379,758 | 387,101 09
Market categories :
Automotive equipment . . . 6195 | 6,120] 6206] +12] -14 0.0} 6,198 | 5,877 5,999 | 6,231 0.5
Home goods and apparel 30,634 | 30,408 | 30,176 | +07] +08] +06 | 31,062 | 31,230 | 31.298 | 28°550 +88
Consumer staples... ... 59,095 | 59,197 | 591557 02] 06 | -0.1 | 59,237 | 58/236 | 58103 | 597105 +02
Machinery and equipment 88,135 | 88,579 | 88,398 05 | +02 0.0 | 88,622 | 88,581 | 87,654 | 89.730 -12
Business supplies . 21,501 | 21,462 | 21,520 | +402] 03 0.7 | 21,815 | 21,603 | 21,507 | 22,411 27
Construction materials
and supplies 23,501 | 23,431 | 23,415 | +03] +0 +0.5 | 23,527 | 23,556 | 23,630 | 22,798 43.2
Defense products 26,519 | 26,591 | 26,886 03] -ll “11 | 27,009 | 26928 | 27,119 | 30,493 | -11.4
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products ..... . 125,838 | 125,773 | 125,168 | +01] +05 -O.1 | 126,022 | 125,624 | 124,448 | 127,783 14
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods’... . . 82,873 | 83,700 | 83,217 1.0] +06] +0.1 | 83,532 | 84,079 | 82,469 | 85,460 23
Excluding aircraft and parts 56,005 | 55,651 | 55,284 +0.6 | 40.7 +0.7 | 56,836 | 56,047 | 55,049 | 56,287 +1.0
Defense capital goods * . . 28,053 | 28120 | 28,445 02] -Ll 0.8 | 28,618 | 28.489 | 28.776 | 32,702 | -12'5
Durables excluding capital goods 126,558 | 126,117 | 125,852 +03 40.2 0.0 | 127,297 | 125,933 | 125,716 | 127,163 +0.1
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 142,387 | 142,240 | 142,308 | +0.1 0.0 0.0 | 143,388 | 142,171 | 141,590 | 145,139 -12
Household durable goods . 13,568 13,499 13,384 +0.5 40.9 +02 13,797 13,754 13,697 13,169 44.8
Information technology industries 29,889 | 29,737 | 29,340 40.5] +14 +1.0 | 30,571 | 30,107 | 29,017 | 29,089 +5.1
Health care equipment
and products . . 13,678 | 13,642 | 13,657] +03] -0.1 0.0 | 13,760 | 13,687 | 13,723 | 13,355 43.0

See footnotes at end of table 5.


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

‘Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted ?
ly
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent] Year to date
Industry change

Aug} July} June | July-} June-| May-] Aug.| July June | Aug. } Aug.
1993°] 1993] 1993] Aug.| July| June] 19937] 1993") 1993] 1992] 93/92] 1993" | 1992

SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries... . . | 255,511] 251,680] 258,299] +1.5| -2.6_+1.7| 255,590) 230,372} 278,186] 242,876] — +5.2) 2,022,872 ]1,916,485
Market categories :
Automotive equipment ......... 11,116] 10,421] 11,653] +6.7} -10.6]  +1.6] 10,886] 7,539] 12,822} 9,982] +9.1) 92,590] 78,012

Home goods and apparel . on 17,751} 17,352] 17,588) +2.3) -13]  +0.6f 19,052] 16,317} 18,437] 16,980] +12.2} 136,131] 121,123
Consumer staples . . . see 56,426] 57,667] 57,318] -2.2| +0. 42.5] 56,673] 55,068} 60,200) 54,974) +3.1] 447,749] 432,308
Machinery and equipment 43,980] 41,355] 43,926] +63 -5.9| +221 41,603] 35,402] 49,839} 37,531] +10.8] 338,526} 309,655

Business supplies sees ++] 19,281] 19,469] 19,636] -1.0} 0.9} +0.5] 19,234) 18,404) 20,229) 18,817, +22] 154,081] 150,676
Construction materials

and supplies . bees -| 16,303] 15,892] 16,382] +2.6| -3.0)  -O.1] 17,210} 15,432] 18,131] 16,217 +6.1] 129,892] 120,901
Defense products . we see 7,370) 7,815) 7,870} -5.7 0.7) +42) 7,120) 7,034) 8,334) 7,669) 72 59,310] 62,942
Other materials, supplies and

and intermediate products ... . 83,284] 81,709] 83,926) +1.9] -2.6]  +1.5| 83,812] 75,176} 90,194] 80,706) +3.8| 664,593] 640,868

Durable goods industries :

Nondefense capital goods * . 33,745] 31,723) 33,390] +6.4 5 +2.1] 31,733] 27,823] 38,768] 28,810} +10.1] 255,419] 240,270

Excluding aircraft and parts... | 27,694] 27.447] 27,312] +09) +05] +08] 26,198] 24,162) 31,576] 23,567] +11.2) 212,138) 191,651
Defense capital goods‘ .....-..| 7,082] 7594] 7594] 6.7] 0.0] -+2.8) 6,740] 6,728] 8,069] 7,430] -9.3] 57,130] 61,654
Durables excluding capital goods 93,065] 89.940] 94,058] +3.5| -4.4] | +2.0] 93/349) 78,233] 101,925] 86,667] +7.7| 740,197] 677,656

Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment ....| 85,255] 80,951] 85,476] +5.3|  -5.3] +1.7) 82,257] 67,794] 95,388] 74,902] +9.8] 666,802] 606,324
Household durable goods . . . . 7/437] 7,435] 7,404! 0.0] +04] 42.7] 7,608] 6,510] 7,653] 7,122] +6.8] 56,733] 52,866
Information technology industries .| 15,634] 15,251] 14,878] +25] +2.5| +12) 14,654) 12,938) 17,852) 12,736] +15.1] 114,087) 104,277
Health care equipment
and products ............. 8,183] 8,126] 8,352] +0.7]  -2.7| +7.0| 8,085] 7,600] 8,901] 7,732) +4.6) 64,070] 61,741
NEW ORDERS
All manufacturing industries. 252,811] 250,566] 255,462) +09] 1.9] +2.9| 251,743] 230,096| 272,580] 236,726} —_+6.3|2,005,907]1,894,844
Market categories :
‘Automotive equipment .........| 11,090] 10,475] 11,677 +5.9] 10.3] +13) 10,857] 7,641] 12,783} 9,959] +9.0) 92,735) 78,018

Home goods and apparel... . . 17,654] 17,425] 17,709] +13] -1.6 42.0] 18,989] 16,715] 18,571] 16,943) +121] 138,708] 122,996
Consumer staples ...... “| 56431] 57,639] 57.294 -2:1| +0. 42.3} 56,698] 55,089] 60,250] 54,996) +3.1] 447,778) 432,358
Machinery and equipment 42.418] 40228] 44/534] +5.4| 9.7] +9.6| 40,021] 34,156] 49,946] 34,827] +14.9] 326,526] 301,580
Business supplies . . 19325] 19314] 19.541] +01] -1.2|  +0.2| 19,332] 18,292] 20,155] 18,812] +2.8] 153,956) 150,821
Construction materials
and supplies

Defense products . .
Other materials, supplies an

16,305} 15,919) 16,014) +24 0.6 -2.7] 17,196} 15,562} 17,703) 16,124] +6.6} 130,432] 121,108
75M 7,442| 6,127] +0.9} +21.5] +8.5) 6,501 6,247 5,813} 5,328} +22.0 51,342] 49,084

and intermediate products . - | 82,077] 82,124] 82,566] -0.1] -0.5]  +1.7] 82,149] 76,394] 87,359] 79,737] +3.0) 664,430] 638,879
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods? ......] 31,859] 30,093] 33,850] +5.9) -11.1] +13.1] 30,136) 26,087) 38,698) 25,856] +16.6) 241,227) 230,741
Excluding aircraft and parts... | 27927] 27,601] 27,577} +12] +0.1 +3.1} 26,720) 24,210) 31,311] 22,855] +16.9] 213,778) 190,001
Defense capital goods‘ .......-| 7,170] 7.231] 5,788] -0.8] +249] +65) 5,993] 5,974) 5,440) 4,785] +25.2) 49,033) 47,112
Durables excluding capital goods .| 92.421] 91.196 92,614] +13] 1.5] +1.3) 91,964) 80,542] 99,013) 86,123) +6.8) 744,572) 679,052
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment ....| 84,310] 80,708] 86,373] +4.5| -6.6 +5.7] 81,420] 68,154] 95,086] 72,072] +13.0] 659,441) 598,065
Household durable goods .......| 7.534| 7554] 7,386|  -0.3] +23] +33) 7,716) 6,858) 7,510} 7,029] -+9.8) 58,275 53,994
Information technology industries 15,182] 15:085] 14.984] +06] +07] +12] 14,289] 12,720] 17,871] 12,621) +13.2) 114,339] 102,625
Health care equipment
and products ............ -| 8022] 8,182] 8,094] -2.0) +41.1) 42.1] 7,924) 7,657] 8,643] 8,227] -3.7] 63,576] 61,688

° Preliminary. ‘ Revised.

' Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

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

* Nondefense capital goods industries include : ordnance and accessories; steam, gas and hydraulic turbines; intemal 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.

* Defense capital goods industries include : ordnance and accessories; communications equipment; aircraft, missiles, space vehicles, and engines and parts; ships, tanks
and tank components; and search and navigation equipment.


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

Inventory / Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders / Shipments ratio’
Industry Aug. July June May Aug. July June May
1993? 1993" 1993 1993 1993" 1993" 1993 1993
All manufacturing industries... . .. 1.49 152 148 1.50 3.32 3.41 3.33 3.42
Durable goods industries .......... 177 1.84 1.76 1.80 4.01 417 4.02 4.15
Stone, clay, and glass products. | | | 133 135 133 135 138 1:38 134 141
Primary metals - 2.2... . 1.72 173 165 1.72 195 201 195 2.07
Fabricated metal products. 2... |. | 1.65 1.67 1.62 1.64 1.66 1.70 1.65 171
Industrial machinery and equipment 1.91 1.93 194 193 228 230 232 2:33
Electronic and other

electrical equipment ........... 1.70 172 1.67 1.73 2.23 227 2.18 224
Transportation equipment... | | | | : 1.89 211 1:84 1.92 1231 13.99 12.18 12.84
Instruments and related products | | | 2.08 212 2.10 2:16 495 5.05 498 5.21
Nondurable goods industries ....... . 1.18 1.17 117 118 0.76 0.76 0.78 0.78

Food and kindred products ||| | | 0.86 0.88 0.88 0.90 () fois) fea)
Tobacco products .........- 331 2.05 2.45 2.61 (x) (X) (x) )
Textile mill products . |: | 156 1.56 158 159 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Paper and allied products . | . . 129 127 1.26 124 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Chemicals and allied products. | 136 134 131 136 fer) fe.9) (x) &
Petroleum and coal products ..... 0.94 0.92 0.90 0.89 (X) (xX) (xX) a9)
Rubber and plastics products || | || 1.42 148 141 1.40 &) &) &) &)

” 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;
retrofeuer cle 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
Industry
Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug.
Aug? | 1992: Aug? | 1992- Aug? | 1992- Aug? | 1992-
Aug’ | 1988 | July | Aug. | 1988! July | Aug. | 1988-| July | Aug’ | i98é-| uly
1993 | 1992 |_1993| 1993] 1992} 1993] 1993] 1992] 1993] ‘1993| 1992 | 190%
All manufacturing industries... . . ea) 02 02 (X) 0.2 0.2 & 0.1 0.1 () 0.0 01
Durable goods industries ....... 0.0 02 03 03 03 03 0.0 0.1 0.1 (ea) 0.0 0.1
Stone, clay, and glass products . (x) 03 04 (X) 05 08 &® 03 0.4 (x) 0.2 0.1
Primary metals «...... sees 06 02 03 0.7 04 09} 0.1 02 03 &) O41 1
Fabricated metal products ...... . &) 0.2 02 (X) 0.5 0.7 &) 03 04 (x) 0.0 0.2
Industrial machinery and equipment 6.0 03 Os} 08 06 os] -05 02 O1 &) 01 O14
Electronic and other

electrical equipment .......... 0.1 03 04 0.1 0.5 05 0.1 0.1 01 «® 0.0 01
Transportation equipment . . . . 02 09 07) 0.1 08 ie ol 01 0.1 &) O1 01
Instruments and related products... . ® 07 04 &) 08 10 (9) 1 01 (&) 01 02
Nondurable goods industries . (ea) 02 01 Xx) 02 0.1 & 03 03 0.0 0.1
Food and kindred products (x) 02 0.1 8 ) &) &) ) X) 8 02 0.1
Tobacco products. &) 02 03 & X & & «&) 02 01
Textile mill products’. &) 09 03 | NA) | NA) OO] Ay] a) ® 02 1
Paper and allied products . (Xx) 0.1 03 (X) } (NA) | (NA) (X) | (NA (NA) () 0.1 0.1
Chemicals and allied product &) 07 02 & ® & &) tere) &) 01 Ou
Petroleum and coal products (X) 03 03 (X) (X) (X) (X) (ee) 03 0.2
Rubber and plastics products (Xx) 02 02 (x) (X) (Xx) (Xx) X) X) (X) 01 0.2

Capital goods industries :
Nondefense ..... 0.1 06 os} = 04 06 O77} 01 02 0.1 fe) 01 0.1
Defense .... 04 0.7 06 8.0 14 14 05 o. 01 &) 0.0 01

(%) Not applicable. (NA) Not available.

rot «vite 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 afe the simple averages of the absolute values of the differences for the months specified. "The advance to fal 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 precent change and the percent change as shown in this publication.
? Average for this month for the last five years.


CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS

i
\ey

U. S. Department of Commerce
Economics and Statistics Administration
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Manufacturers’ Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders

August 1993
M3-1-(93)-8
For Wire Transmissions 10:00 a.m. E.D.T. October 1, 1993

Steve Andrews or Kathy Menth
(301)763-2502 or (301)763-2575

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in August
cased $2.2 billion or 0.9 percent to $252.8 billion, the
tment of Commerce, Bureau of the Census reported
This follows a 1.9 percent decrease in July and is the
second increase in the last three months. Year-to-date new
orders for 1993 totaled $2,023.4 billion, 5.9 percent above
the same period a year ago.

Shipments increased $3.8 billion or 1.5 percent to
$255.5 billion, following a 2.6 percent decrease in July. This
is thc second increase im the last three months. Year-to-date
shipments for 1993 totaled $2,043.2 billion, 5.6 percent above
the same period a year ago.

Unfilled orders decreased $2.7 billion or 0.6 percent to
$455.5 billion, the lowest level since July 1988. This is the
sixth consecutive monthly decline and the twenty-first in the
last twenty-four months. The unfilled orders-to-shipments
ratio decreased from 3.41 in July to 3.32 in August, the
lowest level since April 1978.

Inventories decreased $0.1 billion to $381.4 billion, the
second decline in the last three months. The inventories-to-
shipments ratio decreased from 1.52 in July to 1.49 in
August.

New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in August
increased $2.9 billion or 2.3 percent to $131.4 billion,
following a 2.8 percent decrease in July. This is the second
increase in the last three months.

Transportation equipment had the largest increase, up

$2.3 billion or 7.8 percent to $31.5 billion, as increases in
motor vehicles and parts and aircraft and parts more than
offset a decline in shipbuilding and tanks. This follows a
16.3 percent decrease in July. Excluding transportation
cquipment, new orders increased $0.6 billion or 0.6 percent.
Fabricated metal products increased $0.4 billion or 2.8
ercent to $14.0 billion, the first increase since May.
ndustrial machinery and equipment, up for the second
consccutive month, increased $0.4 billion or 1.5 percent to
$24.1 billion. Instruments and related products increased
$0.3 billion or 2.9 percent to $10.8 billion, following a 7.6
percent increase in July. The largest decline was in
clectronic and other electrical equipment, down $0.8 billion
or 4.1 percent to $19.6 billion, primarily due to electronic
components. This follows a 2.9 percent increase in July.

New orders for nondurable goods decreased $0.7
billion or 0.6 percent to $121.4 billion, following a 0.9
ercent decrease in July. This is the fourth decline in the
‘ast five months. Tobacco products had the largest decrease.
The largest increases were in food and kindred products and
tubber and plastics products.

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

Shipments

Shipments of durable goods in August increased $4.6
billion or 3.6 percent to $133.9 billion, the largest increase
since December 1992. This follows a 4.3 percent decrease
in July and is the second increase in the last three months.
Nine of ten major industry groups increased. Transportation
equipment had the largest increase, up $3.0 billion or 9.8
percent to $33.9 billion, primarily due to motor vehicles and
parts and aircraft and parts. This follows a 12.9 percent
decline in July.

Shipments of nondurable goods decreased $0.8 billion
or 0.7 percent to $121.6 billion, following a 0.7 percent
decrease in July. This is the fourth decline in the fast five
months. The Yargest decrease was in tobacco products,
down $1.2 billion or 38.1 percent to $2.0 billion, the largest
decline on record. The largest increase was in food and
kindred products, up $0.6 billion or 1.7 percent to $35.0
billion, the highest level on record. Rubber and plastics

roducts increased $0.4 billion or 4.9 percent to $8.6 billion,
Following a 4.8 percent decline in July.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for durable goods in August decreased
$2.4 billion or 0.6 percent to $433.2 billion, the lowest level
since July 1988. This is the sixth consecutive monthly
decline and twenty-fifth in the last thirty months.
Transportation equipment, down for the sixteenth
consecutive month, had the largest decrease, down $2.4
billion or 1.0 percent to $226.4 billion, primarily due to
aircraft and parts. This is the lowest level since March 1989.
Excluding transportation equipment, unfilled orders were
virtually unchanged. Industrial machinery and equipment
had the largest increase, up $0.3 billion or 0.5 percent to
$50.9 billion. Unfilled orders for nondurable goods
decreased $0.3 billion or 1.1 percent to $22.3 billion, the
fourth consecutive monthly decline.

Inventories

Inventories for durable goods in August decreased $0,5
billion or 0.2 percent to $237.5 billion, the second decline in
the last three months. Transportation equipment had the
largest decrease, down $1.0 billion or 1.5 percent to $64.0
billion, primarily due to aircraft and parts. Excluding
transportation equipment, inventories were up $0.6 billion or
0.3 percent. Nondurable goods inventories increased $0.3
billion or 0.2 percent to $143.9 billion, following two
consecutive monthly declines.

By stage of fabrication, finished goods decreased 0.7
percent in durables and increased 0.4 percent in
nondurables. Work in process was down 0.2 percent in
durables and up 0.3 percent in nondurables. Materials and
supplies increased 0.3 percent in durables and declined 0.1
percent in nondurables.

‘The advance report on durable goods for September is scheduled for October 27, 1993 at 8:30 a.m. and the full report on November 4, 1993 at 10:00 a.m. For

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Nondefense Capital Goods 11
New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars

1 1. 1 L L in L
Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug

Aug. 1991 - Aug. 1993

Defense Capital Goods
New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars

11 11

of-------- 2-22 New ors] |
Shipments

9

5 L 1 i i 1 1 1 L it L L 1
Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr = Jun Aug
Aug. 1991 - Aug. 1993

5

Note: All Charts based on seasonally
adjusted current dollars.


Table 7.

BY INDUSTRY GROUP
(Millions of dollars)

VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES, BY STAGE OF FABRICATION,

Seasonally adjusted

‘Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Aug. July June | July- | June- | May- Aug. July June Aug. | Aug.
1993” 1993" 1993 | Aug. July | June 1993? 1993" 1993 1992 | 93/92
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
All manufacturing industries 121,153 } 121,004 | 121,218 | +0.1 -0.2 -0.1 | 121,342 | 120,669 | 120,138 | 121,890 -04
Durable goods industries _ 68,548 | 68,357 | 68,163 | +03] +03 -03 | 69,193 | 68,216 | 67,478 | 69,901 -1.0
Stone, clay, and glass products: 2497 | 2505 | 2/521 03] -06 | +10] 2520] 2523 | 2,518 | 2,517 40.1
Primary metals. - 6.185 6228 | 6,237 07] 01 | +08} 6224] 6216] 611 6,261 -0.6
Fabricated metal products ©. 7666 | 7646} 7,700] +03| < +14] 7747 | 7,676 | 7,707 8,294 -6.6
Industrial machinery and equipment 14,252 | 14.267 | 14,423 0.1 “Ll -13 | 14357 | 14,258 | 14,252 | 13,755 +44
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . . 10,555 | 10517 | 10449] +04] +07] +08] 10,663 } 10,599 | 10,352 | 10,363 +29
Transportation equipment... . . . 11,799 | 11,757 | 11,606 | +04] +13 37 | 11978 | 11,533 | 11481 | 13,637 | -122
Instruments and related products . 6,810 822 | 6,761 02] +09 -10 | 6.847 | 6,841 800 | 7,011 23
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods .. . . 8,784 8615 | 8466] +20] +18] +24] 8857] 8570] 8,249] 8,063 49.8
Nondurable goods industries $2,605 | 52,647 | 53,055 -0.1 08 | +02] 52,149 | 52,453 | 52,660 | 51,989 +03
Food and Kindred products 10,075 | 10,122 | 10,292 05] -17 | +20] 9,728 | 9,913 | 10,088 | 9,793 0.7
Tobacco products ......... 5,324 302 5318 | +04} -03 | +04] 5,102 5,001 056 | 4,970 42.7
Textile mill products . . . - 23604 | 2604 | 2,622 00] -0.7 -0.6 | 21630 | 2,685 | 2,659 | 2,683 -2.0
Paper and allied products 6779 | 6,781 6,752 oo] +04] +04] 6711 6,763 6,737 6,762 -08
Chemicals and allied products 11419 | 11,450 | 11,526 03 | 07 -18 | 11450 | 11,529 | 11,565 | 11,546 0.8
Petroleum and coal products 3166 | 3,136 | 3,223 | +10] -2.7 -19 | 3,191 3136 | 3,248 402 6.2
Rubber and plastics products. - - 4405 | 4,439 | 4,424 08] +03 06 | 4338 | 4,420 | 4338 | 4319 +04
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods . . . . . 8,833 8,813 3998 | +02] -10] +18 3999 | 9,006 | 8,969 | 8,514 45.7
WORK IN PROCESS
All manufacturing industries 129,621 | 129,747 | 129,403 -0.1 | +03 | +03 | 130,885 | 130,264 | 128,931 | 133,459 -19
Durable goods industries . . . 106,340 } 106,545 | 106,306 02] +02 | +02 | 107,487 | 107,033 | 106,123 | 110,566 28
Stone, clay, and glass products. 1,138 3130 1130 | +0.7 00 | +06 1139 1,138 1,135 1163 24
Primary metals... . . 7049 | 6932 | 6841] +17] +13 -Lo | 7,192 | 6994 | 6,903 7,530 “45
Fabricated metal products : 7,627 7596 | 7,586 | +04] +01 09 1677 | 7,596 | 7,563 7,884 2.6
Industrial machinery and equipment 18,344 | 18,079 | 17471 | +15 | +35 | +18 } 18,552 | 18,067 | 17,333 | 18,421 +0.7
Electronic and other
electrical equipment... . 14,055 | 13,967 | 13,742 | +06] +16] -05 | 14,242 | 14,047 | 13,765 | 12,906 | +104
Transportation equipment . . . 43,823 | 44/535 | 44,989 16 | 10 | +01 | 44051 | 44,711 | 44,773 | 47/533 -73
Instruments and related products . 9674 | 9,752. | 9,951 08] 20] +10] 9930] 9,896 | 9,997 | 10,949 93
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods 4,630 | 4,554} 4,596 09 | +01 4704 | 4,584 | 4,654 | 4,180 | +125
Nondurable goods industries 23,281 | 23,202 | 23,097 +05 | 40.5 | 23,398 | 23,231 | 22,808 | 22,893 42.2
Food and kindred products 3,760 765, 5755 403 | +17] 3518 | 3,552 3519 | 3,467 415
Tobacco products. . . 178 181 188 37 | +50 144 134 139 79 | +823
Textile mill products . . . - 2,448 | 2,459 | 2,452 +03 04 | 2,494] 2,503 | 2,460 | 2,469 +10
Paper and allied products 1,234 1216 1221 -0.4 0.2 1247 1,246 1,249 1,232 +12
Chemicals and allied products 5,766 5,777 | 5,666 +20 | +25 5822 | 5.811 51629 | 5,460 +66
Petroleum and coal products 2607 | 2,621 600 +08 35 | 2,625 2640 | 2,618 | 2,893 93
Rubber and plastics products. . 1,724 1,704 1,743 22 | +25 1,729 1,673 1,692 1,603 +79
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods . . . . . 5,564 | 5,479 5,472 40.1 -0.7 5.819 | 5,672 5,502 | 5,690 423
FINISHED GOODS
All manufacturing industries 130,644 | 130,810 | 130,705 0.1} 40.1 -0.4 | 131,265 } 130,702 } 130,689 | 131,752
Durable goods industries ....... 62,596 | 63,035 | 63,045 0.7 0.0 -04 | 62,767 | 63,252 | 63,360 | 64,858
Stone, clay, and glass products : 992 | 4,057 | 4,036 16] +05 -17 | 31922 | 4/067 | 4,064} 4,176
Primary metals 6.146 | 6,145 | 6,073 00) +12] 05} 6135 | 6108 | 6,037 | 6,252
Fabricated metal products : 7/893 7,888 7740 | +01 | +19] -18] 7,779 | 7,919 | 7,997 7774
Industrial machinery and equipment 12856 | 12936 | 13:209 06} -21 | +14 | 13,067 | 12;992 | 13,039 | 14,500
Electronic and other
electrical equipment .. . 8612 | 8529 | 8420] +10] +13 03 8,778 | 8,749 | 8,780 | 8,719
Transportation equipment 8371 8.706 | 8,672 38) +04] +01 8,423 8,566 | 8,293 9,190
Instruments and related products 6.064 | 6028 } 6038 | +06] -02 09 | 6,061 6,063 | 6,085 5/923
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods .. . . 8,662 | 8,746 | 8,857 10 -13 | 8,602 | 8,788 | 9,065 8,324
Nondurable goods industries 68,048 | 67,775 | 67,660 | +0.4 -0.4 | 68,498 | 67,450 | 67,329 | 66,894
Food and kindred products . 16,153 | 16,275 | 16,230 0.7 -1.0 | 16,806 | 15,840 | 15,207 } 16,782
Tobacco products 1,206 1231 1,304 -2.0 43:8 1241 1,198 1223 1,536
Textile mill products . 424 | 4137 | 4,165 03 “10 | 43189 | 4211 4220 | 4,020
Paper and allied products 5716 | 5,599 5531] +21 06 | 5,635 | 5,529 | 5,574 5,549
Chemicals and allied products 17,842 | 17,626 | 17,721 | +12 -03 | 17.498 | 17324 | 17,515 | 17,252
Petroleum and coal products 5,463 5,490 | 5,566 0.5 13 435 5/480 53582 3683
Rubber and plastics products 6079 | 6.038 | 5,963 | +0.7 405 53944 | 5,970 6,014 5,300
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods ............. 11,465 | 11,379 | 11,180 | +08 +06 | 11,750 | 11,898 | 11,994 | 10,772 49.1

° Preliminary. ‘ 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
Aug. July June} July-| June-|_— May- Aug. July June Aug.| Aug.
1993? 1993" 1993} Aug.| July| June 1993? 1993" 1993 1992} 93/92
All manufacturing industries 455,495 | 458,195 | 459,309 -0.6 02 -0.6| 455,221] 459,068] 459,344] 486,126 64
Manufacturing industries
without defense capital goods .... . 331,975 | 334,763 | 335,514 08 02 -03} 333,538] 336,638] 336,160] 355,219 -6.1
Durable goods industries. 433,192 | 435,634] 436,371 -0.6 02 -0.6} 432,211] 435,940] 436,121 | 462,715 66
Stone, clay, and glass Products : 7,339 7315 7197] +03] +16 42 7,754 1,674 7310 7,538) 42.9
Primary metals... .. 22,025] 22,358] 22,626 “15 +12 23] 22175] 22,905} 22,952] 21,572] +2.8
Blast furnaces, steel mills. 10,008] 10,186] 10,512 “17 3.1 -1.4] 10,228] 10,480] 10,577 8291] +234
Iron and steel foundries 2,843 2,989 2,789 49] 472 28 2,874 2,997 2,769 2,917 “15
Nonferrous and other primary
metals... .. : 9,174] 9,183 9,325 “15 32 9,073 9,428 9,606| 10,364] -12.5
Fabricated metal products + | 21,383] 21,456] 21,638 -08 21} 21322} 21,363] 21,491] 22,117 3.6
Industrial machinery and equipment : 50,887 50,613 50,362 40.5 0.5 50,742 50,231 50,098 50,853 02
Engines and turbines 10,020] 10,020] 9,897 oo} +12] +11] 10,089) 9,861 9,602 9,676] +43
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. . 5,774 5,639 5,626} +24] +02 -25 5,641 5,512 5,550 5,503] +25
Metalworking machinery 7,000 6,873 6858] +18] +02] +428 7,000 6,873 6,858 8,228] -14.9
Computer and office equipment . . . 73170 7318 7,480 -2.0 22 “12 7,335 7,380 7,622 7,663 43
Electronic and other
electrical equipment .......... 43,749} 43,729] 42,509 0.0} +29] +08] 43,650] 43,850] 42,452] 42,090} +3.7
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . . 5,807 5,738 sm] +12 -0.6 0.8 5,819 5,739 5,738 5,952 22
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment 3,176 3,199 3,122 O07} 425 -0.7 3,176] 3,199 3,122 2,976] +67
Communications equipment 13,487] 13,427] 13390] +04] =+03] +34] 13,442] 13,448] 13,369] 13,226] +16
Electronic components . . . . 16,276] 16,251} 15,324] +02] +60 -1.0] 16,130} 16313} 15,448] 15,214) +6.0
Transportation equipment . . . 226,402 | 228,802] 230,464 -1.0 -07 -0.2] 225,067] 228,046] 230,189] 256,309}  -12.2
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. : 197,559] 199,914] 202,282 -12 -12 -03] 196,175} 199,089} 202,055] 225,792} 13.1
Shipbuilding and tanks ......... 20,535} 20,564 19,996 0.1 42.8 -15} 20,594] 20,626] 20,068] 22,804 97
Instruments and related products . 53,713 | $3,773 | 53,937 -0.1 03 20] 53,344] 53,603] 53,615] 54,127 “14
Search and navigation equipment. 35,933 35,701 36,015 +0.6 09 21 35,525 35,503 35,652 36,183 18
Measuring and controlling devices . 9,025 9,141 9,137 -13 0.0 03 9,025 9,141 9,137 8,799] +2.6
Medical instruments and supplies 7,927 8,088 8,032 2.0 +0.7 3. 7,927 8,088 8,032 8,175 3.0
Alll other durable goods . . 7,694 7,588 7,638) +14 0.7] +10] 8,157 8,268 8,014 8,109] +06
Nondurable goods industries 22,303} 22,561} 22,938 “ll “16 02} 23,010} 23,128} = 23,223} 23,411 “17

? 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

Aug.| July] June | July-| June-] May-] Aug] July} June} Aug. | Aug.
1993°] 1993") 1993] Aug.| July} June} 1993°] 1993} 1993] 1992] 93/92 | 1993" | — 1992

All manufacturing industries - | 252,811] 250,566] 255,462] +09} -1.9]  +2.9] 251,743] 230,096] 272,580] 236,726] — +6.3] 2,005,907 ]1,894,844
Manufacturing industries

with unfilled orders . . oe 134,628] 133,155] 134,907] +1.1] -1.3]  +4.1) 132,318] 120,737] 143,651] 122,840] — +7.7| 1,052,934 1,003,537
without defense capital goods... . | 245,641] 243/335] 249,674] +09] -2'5] +2'8) 245/750] 224'1221 267,140] 231,941] — +6.0| 1.956.874 1.847.732
Durable goods industries... ... 131,450] 128,520] 132,252] +23] 2.8] +4.3] 128,093] 112,603] 143,151] 116,764] —_+9.7] 1,034,832] 956,905
With unfilled orders... . 105,557] 103,837] 105,639] +1.7] -1.7]  +5.4] 102,438] 92,638] 113,847] 93,436] +9.6] 819,836] 774,163
Stone, clay, and glass products .... . 5,765] 5,818] 5,449] -0.9) +68) -7.61 6,324] 5,986] 6,063] 6,138 43.0] 46,647] 44,400
Primary metals . . -| 10,939] 10,859] 11,095] +0.7] -2.1) +12) 10,676] 10,214) 11,517} 11,132} 4.1] 93,134] 91,105
Blast furnaces, steel mills... 5,133] 4,889] 5,097] +5.0] 4.11 -0.8} 5,086! 4,708] 5,336] 4,666 +9.0| 43,710] 38,569
Iron and steel foundries ....... 855} 1,098 927] -22.1) +184) -4.4) 906 968 990} 1,099] -17.6] 8,198] 8,068

Nonferrous and other primary
metals . -
Fabricated metal products

4,951 4,872) 5,071) +1.6| 3.9] +45) 4,684) 4,538) 5,191 5,367) = -12.7 41,226) 44,468
14,008] 13,629] 13,774) +2.8) 1d -1 14,131} 12,393] 14,749) 13,213) +69] 109,917] 103,403

Industrial machinery and eauipment +} 24,095] 23,733] 22,932] +15] +3.5] -1.2) 22,595] 20,545] 26.248] 19.275] +172] 184,075] 162,050
Engines and turbines ..........] 1,556] 1,639) 1,713} 5.1] -4.3} +23.0) 1,612] 1,385] 2,046] 1,462] +103] 11,586] 10,574
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment . 2,517] 2,376] 2,280) -+5.9]  +4.2| -11.8] 2,425] 2,151] 2,389] 2,041] +18.8] 19,686] 16,261
Metalworking machinery ...... 2,653) 2,536) 2,652] +46] -4.4) +10.1] 2,512) 2,127] 2,914] 1,978] +27.0) 19,361] 17,854
Computer and office equipment . . 6,395] 6,299] 5,927] +15] +63) -5.3] 5,831] 4,889] 7,853] 5,006] +165] 46,714] 39,551

Electronic and other
electrical equipment ........... 19,606] 20,448} 19,865] -4.1]  +2.91 +92] 19,236] 18,617] 20,514] 16,879] +14.0] 148,771] 133,686

Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and

industrial apparatus ..... .. s+] 2,480] 2,341) 2,316] +59] +1] 0.0) 2,432] 2,113 2,491) 2,221] +95} 19,105] 17,915
Electric lighting and

wiring equipment sites . 1,634 1,731 1,675) 5.6) 43.3) 4.2) 1,589) 1,479} 1,804} 1,528 +4.0 13,242] 11,788
Communications equipment on 3,998 3,906] 4,405} +24) -11.3) +15.2) 3,809} 3,443] 4,873 3,166} +20.3 28,950} 26,038
Electronic components . . 6,911 7,635) 6,888] -9.5} +10.8) +16.9} 6,710) 7,093] 6,611 5,674) +183 52,546] 45,624

Transportation equipment . . . +++] 31,488] 29,203] 34,903) +7.8] -16.3] +14.5] 29,647) 21,460] 38,284] 26,742} +10.9] 254,057] 235,925
Aircraft, missiles,

space vehicles, and parts. . . . 7,549] 6,093] 9,599} +23.9] -36.5| +525] 6,253] 4,452] 10,543] 5,904] +59] 53,327] 67,351
Shipbuilding and tanks . 915] 1,635 637| | -44.0| +156.7] +158.9] 896] 1,575; 651 484) +85.1 6,985] 4,975
Instruments and related prod 10,790} 10,483} 9,747] +29] +76 0.9 10,213) 9.591] 10,326] 9,630] +61) 80,996] 78,622

Search and navigation equipment | 2,815] 2,441] 21024] +153 +206 -43) 2/501] 2205] 1.827| 1,726] +449] 19238) 17865
Measuring and controlling devices . 2,817] 2,847) 2,822] -1.1] +0.9) +33] 2,764] 2,579] 3,016] 2,656) +4.1] 22,514] 21,706
Medical instruments and supplies : 2,829] 2,920) 2,744) -3.1] +64) -4.8) 2,748] 2,727] 2,976] 3,253] -15.5] 22,447] 22,841
All other durable goods ......... 14,759] 14,347] 14,487] +2.9 +1,3] 15,271] 13,797] 15,450] 13,755] +11.0] 117,235] 107,714

Nondurable goods industries . ++ | 121,361] 122,046] 123,210] — -0.6) ~0. +14) 123,650] 117,493] 129,429] 119,962) 43.1] 971,075] 937,939
With unfilled orders... .. ++++| 29,071] 29,318] 29,268) -0.8] +0.2) -0.5] 29,880] 28,099] 29,804] 29,404) +1.6] 233,098] 229,374

? 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 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
Aug.| July] June | Juty-} June-] May-] Aug.| July} June} Aug. | Aug.
1993"} 1993"| 1993} Aug.| July] June} 1993°] 1993") 1993] 1992] 93/92 | 1993" | 1992
All manufacturing industries 255,511] 251,680] 258,299] +15} -2.6| —+1.7| 255,590] 230,372] 278,186] 242,876] — +5.2} 2,022,872 1,916,485,
Manufacturing Industries
with unfilled orders ......... 137,328] 134,269] 137,744] +2.3}  -2.5] +1.8| 136,165] 121,013] 149,257] 128,990] _+5.6| 1,069,899 1,025,178
without defense capital goods 248,429] 244,086] 250,705] +1.8] -2.6] +1.7| 248,850] 223,644] 270,117] 235,446] — +5.7]1,965,74211,854,831
Durable goods industries 133,892] 129,257} 135,042] +3.6] 42.1] 131,822] 112,784] 148,762| 122,907| — +7.3] 1,052,746] 979,580
With unfilled orders 107,999} 104,574] 108,429] +33 42.6) 106,167] 92,819] 119,458] 99,579] +6.6| 837,750] 796,838
Stone, clay, and glass products 5,741] 5,700] 5,766] +0.7 40.7] 6,244) 5,622] 6,378] 6,152] +15] 45,285] 43,402
Primary metals 11,272) 11,127) 11,628] +13 +4.) 11,406] 10,261] 12,286] 11,441] -0.3] 91,635] 91,347
Blast furnaces, steel mills. 5311] 5,215} 5,245] +1.8 +17] 5,338] 4,805] 5,553] 4,815] +109} 41,904] 39,051
Iron and stee! foundries . 1,001 398] 1,007] +115 +48) 1,029] 740} 1,122) 1,047] 1.7] 8,154] 8,109
Nonferrous and other primary
metals 4,960] 5,014] 5,376] -1.1]  -6.7] +6.2) 5,039] 4,716] 5,611] 5,579] -9.7| 41,577] 44,187
Fabricated metal produc 14,081] 13,811] 14,249] 42.0) -3.1] +1.0] 14,172] 12,521] 15,409] 13,491] +50] 111,356] 105,216
Industrial machinery and equipment 23,821] 23,482) 23,190] +14] +13) -0.4] 22,084 20,412] 26,974] 19,611] +12.6| 183,452] 163,956
Engines and turbines ....... 1,556] 1,516{ 1,610 +26] -5.8] +7.6 1,384] 1,126] 1,898] 1,214] +14.0] 11,553] 10,402
Farm and garden machinery... .. 1,480] 1,456] 1,488] +16] -2.2) -43] 1,097] 1,089] 1,526] 876] +25.2) 12/366] 10,554
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. 2,382) 2,363} 2,423 +08) -2.5]  -2.7] 2,296] 2,189] 2,672 2,089] +9.9] 19,644] 16,464
Metalworking machinery 2,526] 2,521] 2,462] +0.2| +24) -6.5] 2385] 2,112] 2,724 2,327] +25] 19,694] 18,103
Computer and office equipment . 6,543} 6,461] 6,018) +13) +74] +08) 5,876] 5,131] 8,037] 4,869] +20.7| 46,500] 40,535
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ........... 19,586] 19,228] 19,517] +19] -1.5]  +3.6] 19,436] 17,219] 20,958] 16,932] +14.8] 147,208| 133,164
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus... . 2411] 2,374] 2,361] +16] 40.6 0.0) 2,352] 2,112] 2,575] 2,231] +54] 18,838] 18,172
Household appliances 1,729] 1,722] 1,656] 40.4] +4.0| +38] 1,734] 1,671] 1,861] 1,515] +14.5] 13,102] 11,878
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment 1,657] 1,654] 1,696) +02) -2.5) +04) 1,612] 1,402} 1,825} 1,503] +73] 13,046] 11,935
Household audio and
video equipment . 936] 982] 905 4.7] +85] +12 1,001 846] 858} 1,011] -1.0] 6,618] 6,612
Communications equipment 3,938] 3,869] 3,965] +18] -2.4) +49] 3,815] 3,364) 4,404] 3.256] +172] 28,930] 26,047
Electronic components . 6,886] 6,708] 7,041] +2.7] -4.7] +7.2} 6,893] 6,228] 7,346] 5,656] +219] 52,098] 44,889
Transportation equipment . 33,888/ 30,865] 35,443] +9.8| 12.9] +3.4] 32,626] 23,603] 39,396] 30,995] +5.3] 274,836] 253,499
Motor vehicles and parts 21,737) 20,070) 22,894 +8.3} -12.3)  +2.5] 21,187] 13,993] 25,490] 19,285] +9.9] 181,539] 152,512
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 9,904} 8,461] 10,150] +17.1 +5.5) 9,167] 7,418] 11,502 9,350|-2.0] 74,328] 82,937
Shipbuilding and tanks . . . 944] 1,067] 944) 11.5 0.2] 928] 1,017} 947] 1,015] -8.6] 7,605] 7,847
Instruments and related products . 10,850] 10,647] 10,837] +1.9 +2.6 10,472] 9,603] 11,826] 10,098] +3.7| 83,239] 82,815
Search and navigation equipment 2,583} 2,755] 2,811) -6.2| +1.7] 2479) 2,354] 3,058] 2,635] -5.9] 20,868] 21,580
Measuring and controlling devices .] 2933] 2,843] 2,847] +3.2| -2.2| 2,880] 2,575} 3,041] 2,755] +45] 22,677) 22,127
Medical instruments and supplies 2,990] 2,864] 3,002] +4.4| +9.0/ 2,909) 2,671] 3,234] 2,757] +5.5] 22,943] 22,894
Photographic goods ........... 2,005| 1,847] 1,847] +8.6] 42.5] 1,861) 1,667) 2,137] 1,623) +14.7] 14,079] 13,685
All other durable goods 14,653] 14,397] 14,412] +1.8 +0.3) 15,382] 13,543] 15,535] 14,187] +8.4] 115,735] 106,181
Nondurable goods industries . 121,619] 122,423] 123,257] -0.7 +1.3] 123,768] 117,588] 129,424] 119,969] +32}. 970,126] 936,905
With unfilled orders 29,329] 29,695] 29,315] -1.2 -0.8| 29,998] 28,194] 29,799] 29,411] +2.0] 232,149] 228,340
Food and kindred Products. 35,027] 34,443) 34342] +1.7 42.7] 35,194] 33,096] 35,711] 32,863) +7.1] | 269,980} 258,537
Meat products . 8,034] 7,971] 7,989] +0.8] +0.9] 8,235] 7,815] 8,333] 7,628] +8.0] 62,968] $8,677
Dairy products . seveees| 44931 4,516) 4,575] -0.5} +23] 4,610] 4,537] 4,838] 4,538] +1.6] 35,758] 34,831
Beverages .............0.00. 5,014] 4,896] 4,914) +2.4] +1.0/ 5,350] 5,183] 5,659] 5,029] +6.4] 39,479] 38,669
Alll other foods, except fats and oils | 15,710] 15,391] 15,119] +2.1 +4.1] 15,223] 13,892] 15,136] 14,110] 47.9] 118,119} 113,672
Tobacco products ....... 2,025| 3,270] 2,777) -38.1 +75] 1,871] 2,565] 3,437] 1,933] -3.2] 20,375} 19,742
Textile mill products... .. . 5,890] 5,887] 5,844] +0.1 -0.4| 6,282] 5,187] 6,448} 6,205] +12) 46,231] 45,863
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles... . 3,534) 3,625] 3,564] -2.5] 41.7] -1.7| 3,746] 3,134] 3,838] 3,867] -3.1] 28,743] 28,876
Paper and allied products 10,642] 10,724] 10,757] -0.8}  -0.3] -1.3] 10,857] 10,561] 11,216] 11,206] -3.1] 86,246] 87,513
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products -} 4,312) 4,362) 4,371) -1.4) 0.2} 0.7] 4351] 4,344] 4,542] 4,483) -2.9] 34,936} 35,746
Paperboard containers and boxes . . 2,631 2,666) 2,642) 13 +0.9) ld 2,718] 2,594) 2,725) 2,819} 3.6 21,269 21,673
Miscellaneous converted
paper products ... . . 3,699] 3,696] 3,744] +0.1]  -1.3]  -2.3] 3,788] 3,623] 3,949] 3,904] -3.0| 30,041] 30,094
Chemicals and allied products 25,831] 26,008} 26,691] -0.7] -2.6 +3.9] 25,627] 24,821] 28,460] 25,033]  +2.4] 209,992] 201,434
Industrial chemicals . 13,387| 13,389] 13,651] 0.0] -1.9] +23) 13,467] 13,057] 14,314] 13,269] +15] 108,634] 104,561
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries 9,570] 9,709} 9,863) -1.4]  -1.6,  +6.0| 9,532] 9,095} 10,444] 9,167] +4.0) 75,784] 71,569
Petroleum and coal products . . 11,945] 12,288] 12,707] -2.8)  -3.3} -2.4} 12,498] 12,599] 13,306] 13,602] —-8.1]_ 100,002} 100,983
Rubber and plastics products 8,616] 8,215] 8,626] +4.9] -4.8) +0.2] 8,770] 7,885] 9,387] 8,670] +1.2| 69,456] 69,744
All other nondurable goods 21,643) 21,588] 21,513] +03] +03] -0.4| 22,669] 20,874] 21,459] 20,457] +10.8] 167,844] 153,089

" Preliminary. ‘ Revised.

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