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

(Millions of Dollars)
‘Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted
‘Monthly Percent Change ‘Monthly Percent
Industry Chany

Mar. Feb. Jan. Feb.- | Jan.- | Dec. - Mar. Feb Jan. Mar. Mor

2002° 2002" 2002 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2002° 2002" 2002 2001 02/01
‘Ail manufacturing industries’ 524,492] 523,470] 521,499} 0.2 0.4 533,001] 531,047] 526,742] 574,032 74
Excluding transportation’ 244,643) 247,242] 249/317, 41 -0.8 247,345) 250,706] 250,375] 282/206 12.4
Excluding defense’ 368,718] 371,106] 372,072 06 0:3 372,533) 376,321] 375,138] _427/608| 129
Durable goods industries’ 524,492] 523,470] 521,499 0.2 0.4 -18/ 533,001] 531,047] 526,742] 574,032 al
Primary metals........ 16,500] 16,807] 16,880) 18) 0.4 Of 17,240] 17,4401 16,927] 19,792 12.9
tron and steel mils. 8,351 8.324 8,229] +0.3!+1.2 4 2.819] 8,703 8,226 9,455 “67
Aluminum and nonferrous metals. 5.945 6,257 6,384 “5.0 -2.0) 6 6,152 6,449) 6,388 8,107 24.1
2,204 2,226} 2,267 -1.0) 18 8 2,269} 2,282 2.313 2,230| +17
38,478] 38,594] 38,960) 0.3 -0.9 “1.6] 38,715] 38,534] 38,556] 42/895 97
54,106] 55,309] $6,719, “2.2 2.5 2.2] 54,684 56,261] 57.044] 63,460} 13.8
Construction machinery.. 1,976 2,004) 2,084] “14 3.8] +0.7 2,161 2,226 2,188 2.558 “15.5

Mining, oil field, and

492s field machinery. a 1771 1,715 1,662} +3.3]  +3.2) +05 1,782 1,729 1,636 1,473 +21.0
Industrial machinery... 9,521 9377 93s] 41.5 01 “22 9,427| 9,590 9.491] 11,672 “19.2
Photographic equipment... 824 794 779, +38] + 1.9) “37 832 806; 797 14 +22
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

and refrigeration equipment... 4,360} 4,435) 4,446| AT 0.2} 42.4 4.426 4,447 4,431 4,918| 10.0
Metalworking machinery... sos 3,896] 31945] 4,020| 1.2 19 “2.0 3:917| 3,950} 3,935 5,240 “25.2
Turbines, generators, and other

power transmission equipment. 17,628] 18,787] 19,993 6.2 -6.0 -3.6] 17,724] 19,097] 20,249] 20,763 14.6
Material handling equipment. 5,492 5.587 5.650 12 “1.6 32 5,683| 5,599| 5,634 6,360 “10.6
my id electronic products’ 109,293] 109,915] 110,128] 06 0.2 5] 110,495] 111,396] 111,064] 125,398 119

coReatonie Compute ee 10,096] 9,901 9.679) +20] +23] 1.4 9.909 9771 9,331] 10,250) “3.3
Nondefense communications

equipment, seven 37,710] 38,232] 38,031 14] +05] +0.3] 38,284] 38,944] 38,567] 46,532 127
Defense communications equipment. 2,386 2,401 2,413; 0.6) 05 -0.6 2,428) 2,448) 2,443 2,669) “3.0
‘Semiconductors’... {NA} 16,291 15,128] (NA; +77 +48 {NA)| 16,512] 15,197 21,036 (NA)
Electronic componer am 14,997/ 14.991] 15,281 0.0} “17 -1.5] 15,039] 15,258} 15,543] 18,099 “16.9
Nondefense search and navigation

OQUIPMENE ss ovsesneeeenserensettenestce 4,020 4,047 4,108 0.7 tal wt 4,085 4,082; 4,070| 5,016 18.6
Defense search and navigation

equipment... voce snd 28,2291 28,420) 28,623) 0.7 18 14] 28,922] 28,762) 29,068] 31,156, 7.2
Electromedical, measuring,

‘and control instruments... see 11,855{ 11,923] 11,825 +08 Wap 44,828f 12,131] 12,0421 41,676 13

Electrical equipment, appliances,

‘and components........ 15,678] 16,002] 15,867 -20] +09] 3.5) 15,882] 16,475] 16,035] 19,036 16.6
Electric lighting equipment, 1,496) 1,503 1,523 05 13 0.6 1.486) 1,488 1,496 1,580 72
Household appliances... 1015 1,023| 1,040 0.8 1.6 iad 1422 1.287 1,260 1,222 8.2
Electrical equipment.. 9.474 9,753 9,606 29 +18 27 g/a97| 9,907 9,623 9,985 4.9

Transportation equipment. 279,849] 276,228] 272,182 +1.3| +15 1.6] 285.656] 280,341! 276,367] 291.826 21
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

‘and trailers. 12,006} 11,880] 11,780 +1.1f +08 9] 12,977] 12,534f 12,346 13,473 6.7
Nondefense aircraft and parts. 130,105] 130,466] 130.828) 0.3 0.3 23) 131,200] 131.574] 132/471] 151,798 “13.6
Defense aircraft and parts...... 61,323} 58,560} 56,701 +47) 43.3) +0.21 63.236} 58,939] 57.157] 46.454 +381
Ships and boats....... 22,295} 22590] 21,088 V3) 474 2.4) 23,102] 23,363] 21/590] 23°205 -0.4

Furniture and related products 6,262 6,422 6.454 25 05} +0.8| 6,040} 6.217 6,290) 6.722 “10.1

? Preliminary Revised INA} Not Available

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.
" Aggregate estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. The number of large semiconductor manufacturers choosing not to participate in this voluntary
monthly survey has risen to a level such that the Census Bureau can no longer produce monthly estimates of semiconductor shipments, orders, or inveatones,

* The number of large semiconductor manufacturers choosing not to participate in this voluntary monthly survey has risen to a level such that the Census Bureau can no longer

produce monthly estimates of semiconductor shipments, orders, or inventories.


NOTICE

Revised historical data for Manufacturers? Shipments, Inventories, and Orders will
be issued on June 19, 2002. The revisions to the historical data are the result of:

e benchmarking the shipments and inventory data to the 2000 Annual Survey of
Manufactures (ASM) data.

© adjusting new and unfilled orders to be consistent with the benchmarked
shipments and inventory data.

© correcting monthly data for late receipts, reclassification of reported data, and
revisions to previously reported data.

© updating the seasonal adjustment factors for all series.
The publication will include data from 1992-December 2001. An accompanying

press release will include the revised 2002 January - April data. Please call Dan
Sansbury on (301) 457-4832 with questions.


Table 5. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, NEW ORDERS, UNFILLED
ORDERS, AND TOTAL INVENTORIES FOR TOPICAL SERIES '

lilions of Dollars)

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted”
‘Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent] __Year to date
Industry Change]
Mar. | Feb. | Jan. | Feb.-|Jan.-|Dec.-| Mar. | Feb. | Jan. | Mar. | Mar.
2002° | 2002' | 2002 | Mar. | Feb. | Jan. | 2002° | 2002 | 2002 | 2001 |02/01] 2002" | 2001
SHIPMENTS:

All manufacturing industries”. sss 317,495] 315,152] 324,480] 0.7] -2.9] 1.11 336,313] 305,353] 292,205] 360,346] 6.7] 933,871] 992,662
Construction materials and supplies..... | 32,161] 31,919] 32,898} +0.8} -3.0] +1.9] 32,491] 30,399] 29,145] 33,433] -2.8] 92,095] 94,702
Information technology.........::... 27,207] 27,163} 28,172) +0.2] -3.6| -1.3{ 31,781] 24,782| 22,8011 39,815] -20.2| 79/364 98°137
Capital goods.. sesso 66,013] 65,468] 66,857] +0.8] -2.1] -0.3] 74,537] 60,881] 55,005] 84,524] -11.8] 190,423] 216,437

Nondefense capital goods® 59,063] 59,109] 59,837 -0.1]  -1.2] +0.3] 66,851] 54,870] 49,232] 78,171] -14.5] 170,953] 199/721
Excluding aircraft.......... 54,488] 54,924] 55,793} -0.8{  -1.6] +1.9] 61,535] 51,073] 46,432] 72,678] -15.3] 159,040] 186,703
Defense capital goods 6,950) 6,359] 7,020] +9.3] -9.4] -51/ 7,686] 6.011] 5,773] 6.353 +21.0| 19.470] ,
Consumer goods. 122,945] 122,171] 127,091] +0.6/ -3.9] +1.2) 126,743] 118,927] 117,837] 133,359] -5.0| 363,507] 376,366
‘Consumer durable goods. 33,208] 34,101] 36,741} -2.6} -7.21 +5.0] 36,530] 34,619] 33/255] 39,007] -6.4] 104.404] 101.843
Consumer nondurable goods. 89,737} 88,070] 90,350] +1.9] -2.5] -0.3] 90,213] 84,308] 84,582] 94,352] -4.4| 259/103] 274/523
ORDER:

All manufacturing industries®.. 318,517] 317,123] 316,572] 0.4) 0.2] 0.7} 338,267] 309,658] 293,145] 361,892] -6.5} 941,070] 1,000,010
Construction materials and supplies. 31,970] 31,924] 32,677] +01] -23} +26] 32,541] 30,700] 29,168] 33,634] -3.2] 92,409] 94,561
Information technology... 26,585] 27,244) 27,738} -2.4] -1.8] +0.5) 31,129] 25,545] 23,283] 39,213] -20.6] 79.957] 99.368
Capital goods. 65,981) 66,040} 59,308) -0.1} +114] -4.0] 75,425] 62,508] 52,839] 87,491! -13.81 190,772] 221,604

Nondefense capital goods*... 85,592] 57,329] 54,833} -3.0) +4.6] -1.81 62.447} 54,231] 48,074] 76,690] -18.6| 164.752] 200,685

Excluding aircraft. 52,387] 54,331] 53,866] -3.6] +09] +07] 58°513] 52156] 46,877] 69,646] -16.0| 157.546] 187,682

Defense capital goods’. 10,389} 8,711} 4.475] +19.3) +94.7] -24.8] 12.978] 3.277] 4,765] 10,801] +20.2| 26,020] 20/919

Consumer goods.....--.s..-- 123,059] 121,914] 126,668] +0.9} -3.a} +0.6{ 126,408] 118,776] 118,140] 131,850} 4.1] 363,324] 375,139

Consumer durable goods...... 33,322] 33,844] 36,318] 1.51 6.8] +28 36,195] 32,468] 33,558] 37.498] 3.5] 104,221| 100.616
INFII RDERS

All manufacturing industries®........-..... 524,492} 623,470] 521.499] 0.2} 0.41 7.5] 533,001] 531,047} 526,742] 574,0321 -7.1 0 ra
Construction materials and supplies 32,189} 32,380} 32,375] -o.6f 0.0] -0.7} 32,248} 32,198 31,897] 35,927] -10.2 ra) x)
Information technology.........0.-- 98,813] 99,435] 99,354) 0.6} +01} -0.4{ 100,085] 100,737] 99,974] 114,362| -12.5 x) (x)
Capital goods........ .| 371,628] 371,660] 371.088} 0.0 +0.2] -2.0{ 378,087] 377.199] 375,572] 410,311] -7.9 a) ox

Nondefense capital goods’. 235,281) 238,752 240.532] -1.5} 0.7] -2.0] 237,576] 241,980] 242,619] 281,608] -15.6 0%) x)
Excluding aircraft........... 139,257] 141,358] 147,951] 7.5} -0.4{ 1.3] 140,456} 743,478] 142,395] 163,692] -14.2 X) ~
Defense capital goods’ 136,347] 132,908] 130,556] +2.6) +1.8} -1.9} 140.511 735,219] 132,953] 128,703] +9.2| ) (x)
Consumer goods. 8.912] 8,798] 9,055] +1.3] 28] -45| s954] 9,289} 9,440] 9,653] -7.2 0% ~
Consumer durable good: 8,912) 8,798] 9,055] +1.3] -28) -45} B.95¢{ s2a9f 9,440] 9,653) 2| )
TOTAL INVENTORIES

All manufacturing industries®......... 431,487] 434,239] 436,536] -0.6]  -0.5] 0.8] 428,681] 436,626] 434,845] 469,091] -8.6| ~ x)
Construction materials and supplies. 45,115] 44,999] 45,189] +0.3] -0.4] -0.3] 45,490] 45,546] 45,446] 49,597] -8.3 0%, 0%
Information technology. 39,750] 40,135] 40,805} -1.0] -1.6| -0.8} 38,607] 40,484] 40,336] 48,117] -19.8 oa) (x)
Capital goods. . 134,829] 136,963] 137,856] -1.6| 0.6 -0.8| 132,839] 137,595] 136,320] 148,039] -10.3) (x) ~

Nondefense capital goods! 116,159] 118,195] 119,156] -1.7} -0.8] -0.9} 114/541] 118/953] 117,780} 130,040] -11.9 ) od

Excluding aircraft 93,942] 94,466] 95,372) -0.6| -0.9} -1.3] 92,778} 95.419] 94:577| 106.331] -12.7 x) (x)
Defense capital goods*. 18,670] 18,768 18,700] -0.5{ +0.4] 0.3] 18.298] 18,642| 18,540] 17,999] +1.7| oy oo
Consumer goods... 124,787) 124,478] 124,441] +0.2| 0.0] 0.4] 123,573] 124,575] 123,943] 129,202] 4.4] ra) ~
Consumer durable goods 26,233] 26,185] 26,256] +0.2] -0.3] -0.1} 26,127] 26,389] 26,103] 28.760] -9.2 ioe} (x)
Consumer nondurable goods. 98,554] 98,293] 98,185] +0.3} +01] 0.5] 97,452] 98,186] 97,840] 100,442! -3.0, x) x

° Preliminary * Revised (XQ) Not Applicabie

" Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.
? Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.
* Nondefense capital goods industries include: smalt arms and ordnance; farm machinery and equipment; construction machinery; mining, oil, and gas field machinery;
industrial machinery; vending, laundry, and other machinery; photographic equipment; metalworking machinery; turbines and generators; other power transmission
equipment; pumps and compressors; material handling equipment; ali other machinery; electronic computers; computer storage devices; other computer peripheral
equipment; communications equipment; search and navigation: equipment; electromedical, measuring, and contro! instruments; electrical equipment; other electrical
equipment, appliances. and components; heavy duty trucks; aircraft; railread rolling stock; ships and boats; office and institutional furniture; and medical equipment

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

an
(yoorost estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. The number of large semiconductor manufacturers choosing not to particinate in this
luntary monthly survey has risen to a level such that the Census Bureau can no longer produce monthly estimates of semiconductor shipments, orders, or inventories.

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


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

‘Seasonally Adjusted

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Porcent Change Monthly Percent
Industry Change
Mar. Feb. Jan. Feb.- | Jan.- | Dec. - Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. Mar
2002° 2002" 2002 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2002" 2002 2002 2001 02/01
‘All manufacturing industries" 431,487] 434,239] 436,536) 428,681] 436,626] 434,845] 469,091 8.6
Excluding transportation. 360,358] 361,166] 363,299) 5 358,654] 363,576] 362,398] 394,954) 92
Excluding defense’ 409,283] 411,644) 413,772 406,977! 413.922] 412,319] 447.606 “81
Durable goods industries’... 268,488] 271.121] 272,910} 266,193} 272,870] 271,405] 296.169 10.1
9,458] 9,281 9,230] +1. + 9,508 9,493; 9,449 9,933 4.3
9,093 9,122 9,197 “0. 9,266 9,314] 9.320] 10,383} 10.8
18,810] 19,096] 19,355 oe 18,732] 19.184{ 19,526] 21.906 14.5
‘ron and steel mils. 10,170] 10,265] 10,417 0. 9,984) 10.211) 10,504) 11,714] 14.8
Aluminum and nonferrous metals..... 6,927 7,110 7,205 “2. 7,000} 7,229 7.293] 8,329 16.0
Ferrous metal foundries. 1.713) 4,721 1,739) 0. 1,748 1,744) 1,729) 1,863 “6.2
Fabricated metal products. 32,060] 32,072] 32,325 0. 32,241} 32,250] 32,207] 35,532) 9.3
Machinery... 47,762] 47,851) 48,078 0. 47,798] 48,489] 47,822| 51.813 7.7
Farm machinery. 1,976 1.985 1.984 0. + 2,061 2,108} 2,082| 21266 “9.0
4014] 4.073 4,004 1 + 4a 4,180] 4/042, 4,022 42.2
2,735] 2,731 2,735] +0. 2,692| 2,656 2,655| 2,659 412
8,098 8.071 8170] +0. 8,035] 8,176 8,082 9.296 13-6
. 2,247 2,207 2.210) +4 2,226 2,248 2,212 2,383 6.6
Ventilation, heating, air-condi
4,340] 4,353 4,344] 0: + 4,383) 4,404] 4,267; 4,822 94
Metalworking machinery. 5,415 5/503 5.610] a 5,281 5,435 5,420] 6,108 13.5
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment. 5,909 5,898 5,882] +0. + 5,873] 6,026] 5,734 5,579 +5.3
Material handling equipment......c0-s0- 2,312| 2,313] 2,326 0. e 2,402| 2/388| 2/349| 2,744 125
Computers and electronic products’. 40,617, 40,974] 41.685 -0. : 39,232] 41:138} 41,159] 43/516 "208
Electronic COMPUTELS...-.ene en 3,073] 94 2945) +4. 4 2,890] 2.970] 2,816 3.405) “15.1
Computer storage devices... 1,303 1/305 1,309) 0. z 4.239 1416 1/336 11823 °32.0
Nondefense communications
equipment. 7,513 7,672 7,949 2. : 7.175 7.727 7.954] 11,304 36.5
Defense communications equipment. 537 549 548 “2: + 529 845 525 555 “47
‘Audio and video equipment. 987 987 989 0. F 860 959) 965 955 9.9
Semiconduccers®.. : (ay 7,234) 7,108] NAH 414 (NA 7,327 7,103 8,367 (NA
Electronic components. a 7,759 71744] 7/823] +0.2 - 7,591 7,722 7:750| 9,748 22.1
Nondefense search and navigation
eq 2,830 2,830 2,821 0.0} «+03 +1.9 2,766] 2,834 2,833 2,631 +57
Defense search and navigation
‘equipment. sees 3,133 3,157 3,170] 0.8 0.4) 0.3 3,058 3,109] 3,067 3,113 18
Electromedi
‘and control instruments... 9,966] 10,145] 10,401 18 12.5 1.0) 3,798] 10,206} 10,277) 11,777 16.8
Electrical equipment, ppliances,

‘and components. . 14,304) 14,418] 14,520] 0.7 0.9] 14,976] 14,749] 14,445] 16,132 10.9
Electric lighting equipment... 1,685) 1.677 1,699 5 -1.3 . 1,643 1,683 1,669 1,800 “8.7
Household appliances....... 2.438 21431 2.403] +03) +1.2 -0.8 2.489 2,520 2,392 2/596 “4.1
Electrical equipment... 4,797 4,865 4,936] “1.4 14 i) 4.777) 4,987 4,968] 41972 “3:9
Batteries....... 739 747 749 Ut 0.3 3 727 739 701 798 89

Transportation equipment. 71,128] 73,073) 73,237; “2.7 0.2 -1.0] 70,027] 73,050] 72,447! 74,137] 55
‘Automobiles 1,855 11857, 4,952 01 49) +37 1,855 1.851 iasa| 2114 “12:3
Light trucks and utility vehicles. 11523 1,493) 11535] -+2.0] 27) +3.7| 1524 1.429 1464 11626 63
Heavy duty trucks ... ‘806 827 795 2.5}  +4.0) “4.2 ait 844 B00) 1,034 21.6
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

15,453] 15,348 5,419] +0.7) -0.5 -2.5] 15,294] 15,347] 15,466} 16,953] 9.8

par 29,2941 30,896] 30,871 5.2) +01 0.0) 28,846] 30.701] 30,273] 30,709) 61

Defense aircraft and parts. ec 10.255] 10.526] 10.686 6 “15 -7| 10,040} 10,750] 10,568) 10,133 “0.9
Ships and boats... 2,360 2.352 2326] +0.3 0 +1. “1.6 2,380 21373; 304) 2,330 #21

Furniture and related products. 7.472 7.472 7/535 0.0 0.8 a4 7,367 7/395] 7.486| 8,704 “54

Miscellaneous durable goods... 17,783 17,762) 17,748) +0.1f +01 0.7] 17,646] 17,808] 17,544) 18,113] 26

Nondurable goods industries... 162,999] 163,118| 163,626 0.1 -0.3 -0.6] 162,488] 163,756] 163,440} 172,922 -6.0

Food products. 29,388]  29,556| 23,652 0.6 0.3] +03} 28,840) = .29,741] 29,827] 28,891 0.2
Grain and oi 335) 3,361 3.401 0.8 é +1.0) 3.382, 3,487| 3,602 3,394 “04
Dairy products... 7 3,125] 3.124 3.117] 0 +0.2 3,106 3,044 2,947 +50
Meat, poultry, and seafood products. 5,996 6.028] 6,041 05) 0.4 6,095 5,899 5.676 26.3

Beverage and tobacco products. 14.055] 13,880] 13.938] +13) 0.9} 14,192] 14,333] 13,862| 42.0
Beverages. 8,406 8.415] 8.491 “01 03] +07 8,379 8,502 8,331 +15
Tobacc 5.649) 5,465| 5.447} +341 40.3 “1.9 5.813] 5.831 5,531 42.7

Textile mils. 5,691 5.759 5,805 “1.2 08 3.6) 5,799 5,801 6.746 “16.2

Textile products. 4,317| 4,340 4,382 0.5 “1.0 0.9) 4,333) 4.357 4,806 “10.2

Apparel. 8,389] 8,515 8,690 15 -2.0 22 8,388] 8,628] 10,245] 19.3

Leather ad allied products. 1,315 1,340) 1373 19 2.4 24 1.317 1,343 1,553 175

Paper products... 15,430] 15.433) 15,482 0.9} -0.3 0.6 15,583] 15,601] 15,998 “3.3
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills 6,871 6,901 6,912 0.4 0.2 0.4 6,994] 6,959] 7.155 “3.4
Paperboard containers. 4.213) 4.185 4212) +07 6 “13 4,202 4,248) 4.462] 3

Printing. 5.613] 5,704 5 15 41} +04] 5.527 5,695 6.571 :

Petroleum and coai products. 12.078} 11,703) 11428] +3.21 +24 2:5) 11,318] 10.925] 12.942] 2
Petroleum refineries. 10,406 9,960 971i) +45] +26 1.8 9,608 9.252] 11.072 7

Basic chemical 49.692) 49,916] 49,945] “0.4 01 0.1; 49,764 50,274] 49,780! 52,454] 1
Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

agricultural chemicals. 2,618 2,634] 2,646 06 0.5 -0.5) 3,030 3,080) 2,942 3.439 “11.9
Pharmaceuticals and inedicines. 18.643} 18,548] 18,294, +05} +14) 0 +05] = 18,335 18,370/ -17\908] 17.527, +46
Paints, coatings, and adhesives. 3.168 3.176 3,169 0.3] +02| +0.8 3.257 3/185 3,150 3/393 4.0
171031, 16.9721 16.989] +0.3 “01 06] 17.370] i7\28a) = 17:160] 18,854 73

Plastics and rubber products....

° Preliminary * Revised

(NA; Not Available

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

* See footnote at end of Table 3
? See footnote at end of Table 3


Table 7. RATIOS OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES TO SHIPMENTS
AND UNFILLED ORDERS TO SHIPMENTS, BY INDUSTRY GROUP
(Based on Seasonally Adjusted data)

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio’
Industry Mar | Feb | Jan | Dec | Mar | Feb | Jan | dec
2002° | 2002' | 2002 | 2001 | 2002} 2002 | 2002 | 2001
Ail manufacturing industries®.....) 1.36} 1.38] 1.35] 1.37, x) ~ ~ (x)
Durable goods industries”. 1.56] 1.57} 1.54{ 1.58} 4.31] 4.32) 4.22] 4.32
Wood products........-.--0. “41.36 1.34) 3a} 4.31 x) oo &. ro
Nonmetallic mineral products............ 1.23] 1.28] 1.22] 1.27) x) &) wy ea)
Primary metals...........-cee0-« -{ 1.67] 1.76] 1.70) 1.81f 1.47) 1.55] 1.49] 1.58
Fabricated metal product: 1.62{ 1.63} 1.60] 1.63] 2.05] 2.07{ 2.03] 2109
Machinery....ososescesevssevssssssteein 2.07] 2.04] 2.05) 218} 2:57] 2.57] 2.63] 286
Computers and electronic products 1.52) 1.53] 1.51] 1.49] 4'90f 4:92] 4:82) 4.77
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components........... -f 1.50) 1.54) 1.51] 148] 1.73] 181} 1.74) 1.75
Transportation equipment. 1.35] 1.38] 1.32) 1.36] 8.39] 8.42] 8.20] 8.22
Furniture and related products... 1.33] 1.33 1:29] 1.34[ 1.28] 1:31f 1:27] 1:30
Miscellaneous products....... 1.85] 1.86] 1.85} 1.90] (x) %) os) 00
Nondurable goods industries. vt2{114f 1.12) 1.13 ~ a) a) x
Food products......-.ro-e-0 “| 0.77) 0.77] 0.76} 0.77) 0 &) ©) x)
Beverage and tobacco products 1.48] 1.52) 1.43] 1.40) cea) (x) oo
Textiles... seve 1.61] 1.61] 1.64] 1.69 ) (x) X) (x)
Textile product: 1.50{ 1.50) 1.58] 1.57] (Xx) &) 0) oo
Apparel...... ve 1.68) 1-71f 4:70) 1:70] (x) wy) x) ira
Leather and allied products. 2.16 2.11) 213] 2.06 x) (Xx) &) x)
Paper products. - 1.26{ 1.29) 1.23 1.26] (x) x) (x) eo)
Printing... . 0.70] 0.73{ 0.74, 0.74, = x) ) (x) x)
Petroleum and coal products 0.707 0.74 0.70} 0.72 %) (xX) rea) ra)
Basic chemicals... : 4.50] 1.51f 1.46) 1.47 x) ) ra) ~
Plastics and rubber products... 116] ite} 1.13} 1.16 ed (xt (x) )
° Preliminary * Revised ? See footnote at end of Table 2.

(X) Not Applicable
* Excludes the following industries with no unfilled orders: Wood products; nonmetallic mineral products;
medical equipment and supplies; office supplies; other miscelianeous manufacturing: cutlery and handtools;

farm and garden machinery; computer storage and peripheral devices; audio and video equipment; manufacturing
and reproducing magnetic and optical media; batteries; automobiles; light trucks and utility vehicles; heavy duty
trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

Table 8. REVISIONS TO PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED MONTHLY PERCENT CHANGES
(Based on Seasonally Adjusted data)

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
Mar Mar Mar Mar
Industry Mar? | 2001- Mar? | 2001- Mar? | 2001- Mar? | 2001-
Mar’ | 1997-] Feb | Mar' | 1997-] Feb | Mar! | 1997-| Feb | Mar | 1997-] Feb
2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2002 | 2001 | 2002
All manufacturing industries®........ OOP INAIT (NAH GOP (NANT (NAY (o} (NAY INANE = GOT twa] (a)
Durable goods industries’. vf 0.0} (NANT (NAD 0.1] (NANT (NAY = of NAT NANT oo. a] (vay
Wood products........ sed OOF (NANT NAY GOP NAY] INA) COT NAD (NAD 0] (NANPA
Nonmetallic mineral products... COP INA) WWAYP XP INA) (NA) CO} NAY, (NA) x) (NAD] (NA)
Primary Metals.....-.0.----- 0.3) (NA)} NAY} -0.6) (NA) (NAYE -0.1f (NANT (NA). =. (Na) NAD
Fabricated metal products... 0.3) INA} (NA)! o.7E (NAY] way] 0.2] (NADL (NA) Gala (NAD
Machinery... : 0.2) (NA)! (NANT 0.2f NANT NAHE 0.1] (NAIE (NA)} «0.1 ta)] (NAD
Computers and electronic products O.0f INAH} (NA)} -0.2]  (NA)] INA) 0.1] NA)! (NADY -0.1 NAN] (NAD
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and Components... .se-eseser- 0.3] (NAT (NAP 0.3] (NAL (NADL 0.4] (NANT NAN] -0.1} (Na (NAY
Transportation equipment........ 0.1] (NAT (NA)} 0.3) (NA) (NAL, © GF INADT (NA) = 0.0] (NA)] (NAD
Furniture and related products... OP (NAP NANT OOP (NANT (NAY GNA}. (NADP = GO] iNT tA)
Miscellaneous products. OOP NAY NAT OOF INDY (NANT 00) INA] (NA) OOP iNA] (NA)
Nondurable goods industries. coh NA} (NAT GO} NAY] NAL OP NA NAT OG} wa] (NA
Food products. bol INA} (NAL GOP INA) (NA) COP ANA, (NATO) NA)! ava)
Beverage and t bo} NAL NAT OO] INA)T (NA) bof NAP NAT COT ina] (NAY
TeXti1O8 os coreeenn bo} NAP (NAT OG] NAD] (NA) OOF INA, (NANT GOT Na] (NAD
Textile products. (OP (NA) INA)E XT (INA) (NA) Co} AE NAT DOP al (NAY
Apparel... bol NAT (NANT OTN)! (NA) OO} NAP INANE DOP ENAIT (wa)
Leather and allied products. OO] INAYE NAL DOT INADE (NAD Oo} wa), NAH] DO INAI] (va)
Paper products. ]} INA (NAP OO WANT NAD OG} NA} INAH] DOP (NA)] (A)
Prinung..... bo} NAY (NAT GOP NAN] UNA) GO} (NA) (NAN) = OTN A)
Petroleum and coal products. bo} NAN NANT ba INA] NA) OO} NAN INANE DOP UNA) (NA)
Basic chemicais....... : OO} (NAY (NA) DG} (NAD (NAY Co) NAY] (NANT DO} Na INA)
Plastics and rubber products. oP NA A} Oo] NATE Na) oo} NA, INA} GO} NAL] (NAD
(4) Not Applicabie iNA) Not Available > See footnote at end of Table 7

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

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

? “Average revisions of the current month for the past five years.
See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision. In Table 8, the second column for each item represents the average revisions
of the current month for the past five years.


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Table 6. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES, BY STAGE OF FABRICATION,

BY INDUSTRY GROUP

(Millions of Dollars}
Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
Industry ‘Change
Mar. Feb. van, | Feb.- | Jan.- | Dec.- | Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. Mar
2002” | 2002 | 2002 | Mar. | Feb. | Jan. | 2002 | 200% | 2002 | 2001 | ovo
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
‘All manufacturing industries’ 142,099] 142,200] 142,614] 0.4 -0.3 140,992] 142,400] 143,208] 157,076 10.2
85,575] 85,472] 85,958] ai] 0.6 84,963] 85,5991 86,361] 95,493) 17.7,
3,785 3,721 3,650) +17 +1.9) 3,614! 3,814) 3,909) 3,691 2.1
3,234 3,220} 3,252! +0.4 -1.0] 3,192 3,201 3,278) 3,365) 5.1
6,196 6,284) 6,442 -1.4) -2.5) 6,035} 6,188 6,550) 7,273] 17.0
10,428} 10,328] 10,319) +1.0) +01 10,340} 10,278} 10,334) 10,977 5.8
17,175 17,169) 17,290} 0.0) 0.7 17,028) 17,269 17,373) 18,206| 6.5,
13,709) 13,925) 14,319) 1.6) -2.8) 13,444] 13,867) 14,058) 18,235 -26.3
equipment, appliances,

‘and components... 5.228] 5,286{ 5,336 1.1] of © 2.0]. 5,182] 5,374 5,328] 6,234 16.9
Transportation equipment... 16,476) 16,225) 16,087 +15) +0.9) -2.0} 16,221 16,327, 16,270 17,521 “2.4
Furniture and related product: 3,085 3,071 3,019 +0.5) +17) “2.1 3,087 3,058 3,025, 3,539) “12.8
Miscellaneous products. 6,259 6,243 6,244, +03 0.0) -0.7| 6,220] 6,223) 6,236] 6,452 3.6

Nondurable goods industries. 56,524) 56,728) 56,656] 0.4) +01 0.8 56,629 56,801 56,848 61,583) 8.0
Food products... 10,078) 10,140} 10,167, -0.6} -0.3} -0.5} 10,080) 10,175) 10,335 10,650] 6.4
Beverage and tobacco products. 5,914 5,854 5,877) +1.0) -0.4] +03 6,004| 6,012 6,163 5,878} +24
Textilas............ 1,483} 1,487) 1,484 -0.3] +0.2| 3.8) 1,486! 1,499] 1,500} 1,860}

Tent products 1452] 1464] 477] “oa .9| 21] s4as] 1.452) 11453] 1703
Appare . 1,851 1,867] 1,880} -0.9) ).7 | +0.3| 1,887| 1,849) 1,868] 2,439,
Herel and allied products.. 315) 320} 322) -1.6) 6 | 2.4] 306} 311 314 418)
Paper products. senses 7,188) 7,308 7,324 -1.6] 2 -0.4) 7,232 7,375 7,368) 7,686;
Printing 2,329 2,430) 2,529) -4.2| 5. +10) 2,339) 2,393] (2,493 3,108}
Petroleum and coal products. 3,569 3,514 3,282 +1.6) -7.6| 3,562 3,372 3,065 3,913)
Basic chemicals 15,334 15,377, 15,351 0.3 -0.6| 15,277 15,383 | 15,326 16,455)
Plastics and rubber products... 7,011 6,967 6,963) +0.6| +0.3) 7,011 6,980) 6,963 7,473)
WORK IN PROCESS
All manufacturing industries’ 125,517 128,493 | 129,289] 0.6] 0.2) 124,028) 128,559) 127,875) 136,168: “8.9

Durable goods industries’ 97,688 100,571] 101,469 0.8 -0.5] $6,531] 100,669] 100,114} 107,119, 9.9
Wood products. .... 1,888} 1,900} 1,866 +18 +05 1,912 1,942 1,862 1,989) 3.9
Nonmetallic mineral product: 1,280} 1,282] 4,301 -1.5) 3.3) 1,345 1,334, 1,324 1,612 16.6
Primary metals. 6,271 6,453] 6,536 1.3) 1.7) 6,284 6,498 6,558 7,324) 14.2
Fabricated metal pr 10,685) 10,716 10,765) 0.5) 3.8) 10,650] 10,698} 10,644, 11,680] 8.8
Machinery. 13,709) 13,879) 13,934) 0.4] -0.8| 13,512) 13,868 13,460) 15,146) 10.8
Computers and electronic products" 14.471 14,565] 14,706 1.9) -O.1] 14194) 14/5651 14/397) 16,343 wat
Electrical equipment, appliances,

and components.. 3,313) 3,304 3,360 1.7 -0.8) 3,312 3,313) 3,308) 3,990} 17.0
Transportation equipment. 41/545] 43,958] 44,431 11} +05] 40,863] 43,985] 44,089] 44-199 75
Furniture and related products.. 1,525) 1,499} 1,524 -1.6 +d 1,512) 1,508] 1,533] 1,781 “18.1
Miscellaneous products... 3,001 3,015) 3,046 1.0} 0.5) 2,941 2,958) 2,939} 3,055) “3.7

Nondurable goods industries.. 27,823 27,922) 27,820} +0.4 +1 27,497, 27,881 27,761 29,049) 5.3
Food products..... (2,488 2,518 2,486) +1.3) +0.9 2,425] 2,532) 2,557) 2,494) 2.8
Beverage and toba 3.402} 3.392] 3,308 +07] +21] 3388] 3'asal 3.470]. 3259 +43
Textiles...... 1,391 1,426) 1,440) 1.0) -2.5| 1,389} 1,439) 1,448) 1,781 -22.0
Textile products. 372 378 876 +2} 00 361 372 266 914 “5.8
Apparel... 1,551 1,570] 1,602 -2.0] -1.4] 1,532) 1,563} 1,594 2,040 24.9
Leather and allied products. 143) 142) 146) “27 -5.2| 143} 140} 146) 236) -39.4
Paper products. 1,401 1,355 1,397 26 0.7 1,378] 1,382 1.451 1,399 15
Printing .. . 1,669} 1,619} 1,684) -3.9) 3.2 1,602 1.533] 1,611 1,841 13.0
Petroleum and coai products. 2790] 2614] 2.619 0.2) +05 2/786] 2.546] 2'537]—2’aval 3.2
Basic cl 9,822 10,158} 9,941 +2.2 +3.9 9,624 10,041 9,712] 9,693] 0.7
Plastics and rubber products... 2,294 2,310 2,327] 0.7) 17) 2,358; 2,374) 2,369] 2,514! 1.2

FINISHED Goops

‘All manufacturing industries... 163,877| 163,546] 164,633] +0.2 0.7 -1.1] 163,031 165,676! 163,761] 175,847 6.9

we 7 85,225 85,078] 85,483) +0.2| -0.5| 13) 85,289] 86,602, 84,930] 93,557 8.8

Wed BroSucta es 3,785 3,660| 371al 43.4 1s} +3. 3,982| 3,737 3.678| 4.253 64
Nonmetallic mineral prc 4,579 4,620 4,644 -0.9} -0.5) -2.3] 4,729) 4,779 4,718) 5,406} 12.5
Primary metals...... 6,343 6,359} 6,377 -0.3 0.3) -3.2| 6,413] 6,498) 6,418) 7,309} 212.3
Fabricated metal. products. 10,947) 11,028} 19,247 0.7) -1.9) 0.8) 11,251 11,274, 11,229) 12,875 12.6
Machinery ....ccsesrrecee. 16,878) 16,803 16,854) +0.4) -0.3) -0.4) 17,258} 17,352 16,989) 18,461 -6.5
Computers and electronic products* 12,437] 12,484) 12,660) “0.4 14 0.2] 11,594 12/706] 12:70al_ 14,938 22.4
Electrical equipment. spplances,

and components. o 5,763 5,828) 5,824) “1d +01 0.9) 5,882 6,062 5,809} 5,908) 0.4
Transportation equipment 13,108) 12,890] 12,719 +17 +1.3) 4.9) 12,937 12,738) 12,088 12,417] +4.2
Furniture and related product: (2,862) 2,902) 2,992; 1.4] -3.0] ol 2,768 2,829 2,928 3,384) 138.2
Miscellaneous products. 8,523, 8,504 8,458] +0.2) +05 -0.3| 8,485 8,627 8,369 8,606] 14

Nondurable goods industries. 78,652] 78,468) 79,150 +0.2 0.9) -0.9| 78,362! 79,074) 78,831 82,290) 4.8
Food. products... 16.820, 16,898, 16,999 0.5] = n.6| +07! 16.3351 17,034 e935] tsa $37
Beverage and tobacco product: 4,739) 4,694 4,753 +71.0) 1.2) 1.7] 4,736 4,721 4,700 4,725] +0.2
TOXtHOS..0..cccssrssrencrarersonessesen 2,817) 2,846 2,881 -1.0} 1.2) 3.9) 2,775) 2,861 (2,853) 3,105} 10.6
Textile products... 1,993} 1,998} 2,029} 0.3] -1.5) 0.3] 2,608) 2,009 2,638] 2,189) 8.3
Apparel. 4,987) 5,078 5,208] “1.8 5) 3.3) 4,844) 4,976 5,166 5,766} 16.0
Leather ‘and allied oducts. 7 857! 878) 905) 2.4] -3.0] “1.4 232| 856] 383) 899) 75
Paper products... 6,841 6,770] 6,767 +1,0) 0.0) 0.8] 6,855) 6,826 6,782 6,913} 0.8
Printing ... 1,620} 1,655, 1,732] 2.1 4.4) +32 1,584] 1,601 1,591 1,622; 2.3
Petroleum and coal products... 5,716) 5,575 5,524] +25 +09) -0.7. 5,529) 5,400) 5,313 6,151 10.1
Basic chemical. 24536] 24,381 24.653] +08 vi} 1/3) 24.63] 241850] 24,42) 26,306 55
Plastics and rubber products. 7.726) 7,695 7,899) +0.4 “0.1 aml 1 7,930) 7,828) 8,867 9.8

° Preliminary " Revised

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

* See footnote at end of Table 3


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

(Millions of Dollars)
Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthiy Percent Chenge Monthly Percent Year to date
Industry Change
Mar. | Feb. van, | Feb.-| Jan.-| Dec.-] Mar. | Feb. gan, | Mar. | Mar.
2002 | 2002 | 2002 | Mar. | Feb. | Jan. | 2002" | 2002 | 2002 | 2001 | 02/01] 2002" | 2001
All manufacturing industries’, 318,517) 317,123] 316,572! 0.4! 0.2) 0.7] 338,267] 309,858! 293,145] 367,892 941,070] 1,000,010
Excluding transportation 262,398] 260,272] 265,483] 0.8} 2.0/0.0]. 274,724} 252/546] 244.464] 295,967 771,734| "839,477
Excluding defense’. 306,856] 306,542] 310,255] 0.11 -1.2] 0.8] 323/389] 299,357] 286.261] 349.330 909,007} 75,000
Durable goods industties?....s..-. 173,419] 174,298] 169,835] 0.5] -2.6| 0.9] 189,802] 171,650] 156,508] 204,949| 517,980] 550,021
Primary metals. 10,934] 10,792] 11,027] +1.3] 2a] +23] 11,625! 11,508] 11,269] 12,695 34,402] 38,131
Icon and steel mil 4gee] 4,815] 4,834] +15] 0.4] -0.8} 5.242| 5.241] 51043] 5,426) 15,526] 16.324
Aluminum and nonferrous metals 46s] 4,808] 4,938] +1.3] -26| +5.9] 5.136] 5,098] 4.968] 5.943 15,199] 17,978
Ferrous metal foundries, 4177] 1369] 11258] +07] 69] +10} 1/247] tea} 1.261] 1/326 31677 3829
Fabricated metal products... 19,680] 19,308] 19,602) +19) -1'5 .2| 20,698] 19,265] 18.319] 21/4221 58,282] 60,953
Machinery. 21,828] 22,098] 22,160, -1.2] -0.3|-1.4| 23,797] 21/369] 19,939] 26,653] 65,105] 75,390
Construction machinery. 1533] 1.408] 1.4go] +89} 5.4! +05] “119111 “1/596 11450] 11987] 4/361 5.315
Mining, oil field,

‘985 field machinery. 972 978} 1,007] -0.6] — -2.9] 4] 1,021] 1,033 980] 1,136} 3,094 3,222
Industrial machinery... 3,456] 3,348] 2:96] +3.2) +11.7] i} 31337] 2/9981 3,052] 3/570] 3,387] 11,617
Photographic equipment... 4,306] 1,279) 1,283] +21] +21 9] 11369] 4122] 11097] 1/474] 3,588 31609
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

and refrigeration equipment... 2,504] 2.421) 2,641] +34] 8.3 | 2,768] 2,276| 2,398] 3,064] 7,440] 8,134
Metalworking machinery...... 1961] 11974] 2.015] -0.7}—-2.0 5] 2.177) 188i] 1,642| 2/603} 5,700 6.754
Turbines, generators, and otiver

power transmission equipment. 2,130) 2,828} 2,843 -24.7| 0.5] -14.5] 2,068] 2,107] 1.938] 3,240) 6.110 9,787
Material handling equipment. 4.432] 1,327] 1,364] 47.9] -2.7] +3.7) 1,750) 140811345] 2,108} 4/501 5,912

Computers and electronic products* 26,043] 26,553] 26,982/ 1.9] 1.6 -0.8| 30,3521 24,856] 23,159] 37.479] 78,367] 97/339
Electronic computers. 5,066] 5,294] 5,559] 4.3] 4.8] +5.2/ 6,192] 4,825 4,393 9.004] 15,410] 21,535,
Nondefense communications

i 4,741) 5,704) 5,655, -16.9 +0.9] +122] 5,473) 5,171] 4,642] 8,605] 36.4) 15,286] 22,143,

280] 282} -4.1] 4.9] -31.0) 239) 305 273| 306] -2.3 377 928

Semiconductors’. wal} 7,007] 7,434) way] -5.7! +21.3f (NA) 7,023] 7,181) 7,560] (NA) (NAl] 22,028

Electronic components. as 3,824] 3,657] 3.54a] + 4.6 +311 -6.2] 3,880] 2/531] 3,772] 3,886] +0.6] 11,183] 12.948
Nondefense search and navigation

equipment... os 686] 632| esa] +85) 4.8} +87 769 683} 604] 767] +0.3 2,086 2,130
Defense search and navigation

equipment... 1,585] 1,328] 1,308] +19.4]  +1.5{ -17.8| 2,114] 1,408) 1,263] -2,aa9] 13.7] 4,785 6,307
Electromedical, measuring,

and control instruments. 5,483} 5,200] 5,263] +5.4 1.3] 5.6] 6,123 4.995) 4,729] 6.0331 +15] 35,847] 15,886

Electrical equipment, appliances,

‘and components... 9,242] 9.48] 3,054 -2.6| 9.954] 3,553} 8,012] 11,595] 14.2] 27,519] 32,923
Electric lighting equipment. 4146{ 1.139] 1/153] +08 322i] 11172 gee] 1.250) -2.3 3,381 3/585
Household appliances. 1,995] 11981] 1.845} +0.7 2,072] 2,002} 1,695] 2.031] +2. 5,769 5,788
Electrical equipment. 2/532] 2/808] 2.493] -9.8| 2gei] 2.858} 2,125] 3.672] -21'5 7,864 9,726

Transportation equipme: 56,119} 56,851{ 51,089] -1.3} 63,543] 57,112] 48,681) 65,925] 3.6] 169,336] 160/533.
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

and trailers. 16,653] 16,647] 16,746] 0.0 18,127] 17,457} 16,314] 18,240] 0.6 51,898] 50,678
Nondetense aircrait and parts. 7.777| 7.7231 4.815] +0.8| 8.902} 6,867/ 4,245] 11,600] -23.3} 20,014] 25,448
Defense aircraft and parts. 5.871} 4,724] 2954] + 24.3] 7,794 4.413] 3,760] 3,127} 149.21 15,967] 7,768
Ships and boats... 1551 31324] 1.251] 53.3 1877) 3.583] 1,199] 6.216] | -69.3 6,659 81669

Furniture and related products 5.452] 5.577] 5,874] «2.2 5.671] 5,655 5,608] 6,148] 7.8} = 16,936] 18,246

° Preliminary * Revised

(NA) Not Available

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

{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.

Note: Estimates of manufacturers’ shipments, inventories and orders are subject to survey error and revision. One major component of survey error is
nonsampling error, which includes errors of coverage, response, and nonreporting. Since the survey panel is not a probability sample, estimates of sampling
error cannot be calculated. Further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations are contained in our most recent annual benchmark publication,
Current Industrial Reports: M3-1{00), “Manufacturers” Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1992-2000."

® Aggregate estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. The number of large semiconductor manufacturers choosing not to participate in this voluntary monthly survey
has risen to a level such that the Census Bureau can no longer produce monthly estimates of semiconductor shioments, orders, or inventories.

® The number of large semiconauctor manufacturers choosing not to participate in this voluntary monthly survey has risen to a level such that the Census Bureau can no longer

produce monthly estimates of semiconductor shipments, orders, or inventories.


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}
Mar. | Feb. | Jan. | Feb.-| Jan.-}Dec.-] Mar. | Feb. | Jan. | Mar. | Mar.
2002° | 2002’ | 2002 | Mar. | Feb. | Jan. | 2002° | 2002' | 2002 | 2001 |02/01} 2002" | 2001
All manufacturing industries* 317,495/315,152|324,480] 0.7] -2.9] 1.1] 336,313] 305.353] 292,205] 360.346] -6.7] 933,871] 992,662
Excluding transportation .| 264,997] 262/347] 268,915} 1.0] -2.4] 0.8 278,085] 252,215] 243,248] 301.3721 -7.7| 773,548] 940.423
Excluding defense........ "] 309,244] 307,508] 316,299] 0.6] -2.8] 1.2] 327,177] 298,174) 285.5311 352.912) 7.3] 910.882] 973,485
Durable goods industries*. 172,397] 172,327] 177.743} 0.0] -3.0] 1.7] 187.848] 167.345] 155.568] 203,403] -7.6] 510,761] 542,673
Wood products... 6,945] 7,047] +05] -1.4] +1.7] 6,859] 6,491] 6,025] 6,560] +46] 19,375] 18,597
Nonmetallic miners 7.269] 7/521] +15] -3.4/ +22) 7.221 1 4 20,536] 20,954
Primary metals... 10,865} 11,367] +3.5| -4.4) +4.3] 11/825) 0} 33,749} 37/293
Iron and steel mills, 4/861] 4,720) 4,954] +3.0] 4.7) +26) 5,132 4) 14/684) 15/970
Aluminum and noni 5.181] 4.935] 5,175] +5.0 6] +6.9] 5,433 8] 15,439] 17/490
Ferrous metal foundries. 4,193] 1.210] 1.238] 0.9] -2.3] +0.6 1,260) : 2) 31626] 3/833
Fabricated metal products. 19,796] 19.672] 20,233] +0.6] -2.8] +1.6] 20,517] 19,287] 18,543] 21.429] -4.3] 58,347] 60,699
Machinery..s.cees-seeesssseee 23031] 23/508] 23,431] -2.0/ +0.3] +5.0} 25.374] 22/152] 19,757] 28,210] -10.1] 67.283] 75,212
Farm machinery... 1/560] 1,497] 1.471] +4.2) +18] -5.2] 1.912] 1.654] 1.302] 1/379] +38.7| 4/868] 3/982
Construction machinery... 1561] 1/488] 1.474] +49] +0.9] -0.8| 1/976] 1/558] 1/286] 2.119] -6.7] 4/820] 5,353
Mining, oil field, and
gas field machinery. 916} 925} 998] -1.0] -7.3] 5.21} 968] 940] 922) 1,127] 14.1 2,830] 3,116
Industrial machinery. 3,312} 3,360] 3,203} -1.4] +49] -3.6] 3.500] 2.899] 2,808] 4.711] -25.7) 9.207] 12/746
Photographic equipment. 31276] 1.264 1,283] +09] -1.5] +1.7] 1.343} 1113] 1076] 1.481] 9:3} 3/532] 3,728
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment. 2,579} 2,432] 2,537] +6.0/ -4.1] -2.5} 2,789] 2,260] 2,113] 2,995] -6.9 7,162 7,839
Metalworking machinery... 2.010] 2:049{ 2.095] -1.9] -2.2) +2.2] 2.210} 1,866} 1,598] 2.763] -200] 5.674/ 6.884
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment...... 3.289] 4,035] 3,591] -18.5] +12.4]+55.2] 3,441} 3,259] 2,521} 3,388] +16] 9,221 8,639
Material handling equipment. 1497} 1.420| 1/551] +5.4] -8.4) +5.5] 1.666] 1.441] 1.453] 2,009] -17.1 4'560| 5.685
Computers and electronic products. 26,665} 26,766] 27532 -0.4] -2.8] -2.0] 31/253] 24524] 22,442] 39/055] -20.0] 78,219] 97.663
Electronic computers. 4,871 5,072] 5,423] -4.0] 6.5] +06] 6,054) 4.385] 4/469] 8.977] -32.6] 14/908] 21/493
Computer storage devices. 1,267] 1/324] 1,283} -4.3] +32} +46) 1.7721 1,104] ‘so6} 1.6111 +10.0] 3,682] 3,476
Nondetense communications
equipment... .| 5,263] 5,503} 5,527] -4.4] -0.4/ -3.0] 6,133] 4,794] 9,169] -33.1] 14,969] 21,874
Defense communications equipment . 295] 304] 321} 3.0] 5.3] +74) ‘319] 300) 286| +11.5) 90% B14
Audio and video equipment... 882| 900] 941} 2.0] -4.4] -22.5] 935] 94: 1,030] -9.2) 2,632] 2,779
Semiconductors*.. (Na)] 5,844] 6,736} INA)] -13.21+14.0] (NA)! 5,708 9,232] (NA) wal] 26,322
Electronic compo 3,818] 3,917! 3,776] -2.5] +3.7| -2.7] 4,099] 3/816 8.251] -21.9} 11.417] 15,893
Nondefense search and na
equipment...... 713) 691 709] +3.2] -2.5} +0.3 766] 671 815} -6.0/ 2,060] 2,208
Defense search ar
equipment... 1,776] 1,731} 1,703] +26] +16] -3.0/ 1,954) 1,714 5,132] 5,155
Electromedical, measuring,
‘and control instruments. 5,551f 5,102) 5,401] +88} 5.5] -1.7} 6,426] 4,906 18,907] 15,764
Electrical equipment, appliances,

‘and components. . 9,566] 9,354) 9,632] +2.3] -2.9) -3.0] 10,547] 9,113} 8,166) 27,826] 33,266
Electric lighting equipment. 1153] 1.159] 1.162] 0.5] -0.3] +0.8) 1.243) 1,180] ‘988 3411 3,562
Household appliances. 2,003} 1/998] 2/068] +03} -3.4] -43} 21237] 11975] 1,728 5940] 5.835
Electrical equipment. 2817] 2,653] 2.757) +62) -3.8) -9.0] 3.291] 2,574) 2,260 8.125] 9.794
Batteries... 503] 494] ‘512 +3.0] -3.5] +18) ‘492{ — ‘423) “405 1,320] 1/446

Transportation equipment 52,498] 52,805] 55,565] -0.6] 5.0] +2.5] 58,228] 53,138] 48,957) 160/323] 152,239
‘Automobiles... 7,849] 81071 9.162} -3.2] -11.5]+11.5| 8,709] 8,394] 8,422 25,525] 23,300
Light trucks and utility vehicies. 10/366} 11,034] 12,301] 6.1] -10.3] +7.9] 11,346] 11,246) 11.329 33/921] 31809
Heavy duty trucks .. 935} ‘a7a4f 911] +7.0/ -4.1] -3.7] 1,026] ‘a68) ‘811 2,708] 3,158
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

and trailers. 16,527| 16,547] 16,857] -0.1] -1.8] +1.3) 18,084] 17,269] 15,906 51,259] 50,599
Nondefense aircraft and part: 8,138} 8,091] 7.652 +06] +5.7| -7.9| 9.275] 7,764] 5,608 22/647) 23/381
Defense aircraft and parts.. 3:108} 2:865| 2.854] +85] +04] +4.5] 3.497] 2,631} 2,252 8.380] 6,20!
Ships and boats... 1946) 1/822] 1.777) +13] +25] +35] 21138] 1810] 1,435 '383] 5,020

Furniture and related products. 5.612] 5,609] 5,825] +0.1] -3.7} +25) 5.842) 5.734) 5.475) 17,051] 18.579

Miscellaneous durable goods. 91628] 9,534] 9.59] +1.0] 0.6] +1.8] 10,182] 9,210] 8.660} 28,052] 28,171

Nondurable goods industries. 145,098] 142,825] 146,737] +1.6] -2.7| +0.4] 148,465] 138,008] 136.637 423,110] 449,989

Food products...... - 38,276] 38,767} -0.4{ -1.3] +0.4] 39,080] 37.310] 36,548] 112,938] 110,807
Grain and oilseed milling. 4:264| 4.263} -23] 0.0] +06] 4/106] 4,406) 4.197 12,709] 12,315
Dairy products... 5.333} 5.637| +46) 5.4) -0.4) 5.810) 5,023} 5,337 16,164] 15,669
Meat, poultry, and seafood products.. 111650] 11,786) 2.6] -1.2] +0.7] 11.490! 11.260} 10.950) 33,700] 32,736

Beverage and tobacco products. 91157] 9,757] +35] 61] -i:7] 91548) 8.438 26.675] 27/195
Beverages. 8.776] 5.736] +13] +0.7| -2.8) 5.832) 5.232 15.443

3/381] 4,021! +73] 15.9] 0.1] 3.716] 3,206 11,752
31588] 3/538[ 1.6] +1.4 .9] 3,828] 3,529 12'037

Textile products... 2.885] 2.769] 0.4] +4.2 9) 3.026] 2.895) 8,045

Apparel. - 41972} 511i] +04) -2.7 :2| 5,201} 5,253) 16,138

Leather and allied products. 634 ‘645] 3.9) 1.7] 5.4) 613] 642] 2'364

Paper provucts... : 14,997) 12,575] +19] -4.6] +1:5] 12,348] 11,863 40,520
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills 5.376] 5.661 +36] 5.0] +26) 5.644) 5.375 49,012
Paperboard containers........ 3.763} 3.923) +09] -4.1] +1.2) 3.859} 3,725) 12,282

Printing. ...-eoe- Tei} 8.028 +35) -3.1) +0.2| 8.227] 71445) 25,067

Petroleum and coal products... 15,903] 16.345] +9.2) -2.7| +0.9| 16,302] 141173 53,484
Petroleum refineries 14/301] 14,7101 +96] -2.8] +0.2] 14,688] 12.861 42,814

Basic chemical: 33,040] 34,180] +0.6] -3.3] +0.8] 35,008] 31,938) 99/279] 110,142
Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

agricultural chemicals......... 1.553] 1,625] +5.6] -4.4/ -0.8) 2,356] 1,540) 5,336] 6,102
Pharmaceuticals and medicines... 91082} 91359] 1.3] -3.0) -3.2] 8.983] 8,278 26,585| 30,427
Paints, coatings, and adhesive 2475} 21544) 4.31 2.7] +07) 2.462) 2.428 7.1931 7/324
Plastics and rubber producis. 14,992] 15,022] +0.a] 2.9) +16) 15.287] 14,502 43:786| 24/150

® Preliminary * Revised

(NA) Not Available

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

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

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


All figures in text are in seasonally adjusted current dollars

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods (excluding semiconductors)
in March increased $1.4 billion or 0.4 percent to $318.5 billion, the
Department of Commerce, Census Bureau reported today. This
followed a 0.2 percent February increase. Year to date, new orders
for 2002 were 5.5 percent below the same period a year ago; new
orders for the first quarter were 0.3 percent below the fourth quarter.

Shipments (excluding semiconductors) increased $2.3 billion or
0.7 percent to $317.5 billion, following a 2.9 percent February
decrease. Year to date, shipments for 2002 were 5.8 percent below
the same period a year ago; shipments for the first quarter were 0.6
percent below the fourth quarter.

Unfilled orders (excluding semiconductors) increased $1.0
billion or 0.2 percent to $524.5 billion, following a 0.4 percent
February increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 4.31,
down slightly from 4.32 in February.

Inventories (excluding semiconductors), down fourteen
consecutive months, decreased $2.8 billion or 0.6 percent to $431.5
billion, following a 0.5 percent February decrease. The inventories-
to-shipments ratio was 1.36, down from 1.38 in February.

New Orders

New Orders for manufactured durable goods (excluding
semiconductors) in March decreased $0.9 billion or 0.5 percent to
$173.4 billion, revised from the previously published 0.6 percent
decrease.

Transportation equipment had the largest decrease, $0.7 billion
or 1.3 percent to $56.1 billion.

New orders for nondurable goods increased $2.3 billion or 1.6
percent to $145.1 billion, led by an increase in petroleum and coal
products.

Shipments

Shipments of durable goods (excluding semiconductors) in
March slightly increased to $172.4 billion, unrevised from the
previously published estimate.

Primary metals had the largest increase, $0.4 billion or 3.5
percent to $11.2 billion. Machinery had the largest decrease, $0.5
billion or 2.0 percent to $23.0 billion, due to turbines, generators
and other power transmission equipment.

Shipments of nondurable goods increased $2.3 billion or 1.6
percent to $145.1 billion, led by an increase in petroleum and coal
products.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled Orders for durable goods (excluding semi-
conductcrs) in March increased $1.0 billion or 0.2 percent to
$524.5 billion, unrevised from the previously published 0.2
percent increase.

Transportation equipment had the largest increase, $3.6 billion
or 1.3 percent to $279.8 billion. Machinery, down eight of the
last nine months, decreased $1.2 billion or 2.2 percent to $54.1
billion.

Inventories

Inventories of durable goods (excluding semiconductors) in
March, down fourteen consecutive months, decreased $2.6 billion
or 1.0 percent to $268.5 billion, revised from the previously
published 1.1 percent decrease. Durable goods inventories were
at their lowest level since December 1996.

Transportation equipment had the largest decrease, $1.9
billion or 2.7 percent to $71.1 billion.

Inventories of nondurable goods, down fourteen consecutive
months, decreased $0.1 billion or 0.1 percent to $163.0 billion.

By stage of fabrication (excluding semiconductors), March
materials and supplies increased 0.1 percent in durables and
decreased 0.4 percent in nondurables. Work in process
decreased 2.9 percent in durables and decreased 0.4 percent in
nondurables. Finished goods increased 0.2 percent in durables
and 0.2 percent in nondurables.

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