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

(Millions of Dollars)
Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
Industry Change
Sept Aug. July | Aug.- | July- | June- | Sept. Aug. July Sept Sept.
2001 | 2001" 2001 | Sept. | Aug. | “July | 20017 | 2001" 2001 2000 | 01/00
All manufacturing industries.. 553,210 563,172 568,176) -1.8) -0,9] 1.0] 546,161 557,559) 566,094) $83,303] 6.4
Excluding transportation... 274,354 279,157 281,974! 1.7) -1.0) -1.6] 271,388) 277,473 282,250] 314,296 V3.7
Excluding defense. 412,483} 421,981 426,112 2.3 -1.0} 1.3) 408,931 418,923) 424,714) 445,750) 8.3
Durable goods industries. .... $53,210 $63,172 568,176) 1.8) 0.9) -1.0] 546,161 557,559] 566,094] 583,303) 6.4
Primary metals. . 18,568) 18,811 0.4) -0.9) -0.9) 17,934] 18,543 18,979) 19,715) -9.0
iron and steel mills... 8,996] 9,047, +0.8) 1.4) 0.8 8,639) 8,826] 9,161 9,787 W7
Aluminum and nonferrous metals. 7,224) 7,507 -2.3) 1.5) -1.3) 7,020} 7,416) 7,579 7,875] 10.9
Ferrous metal foundries. 2,348 2,257 +15) +2.5) 0.1 2,275) 2,301 2,239) 2,053] +10.8
Fabricated metal products... 41,189) 41,989) 1.0] -0.9) 0.0} 41,004, 42,034 42,506) 43,153] “5.0
Machinery......... 59,393) 60,252 -0.3] “Vd 1.6 59,033 59,100) 59,685) 64,526) -8.5
Construction machinery. 2,318 2,245) 0.2 +35] +18) 2,061 2,146} 2,136 2,500 17.6
Mining, oil field, and
gas field machinery. 1,766 1,606] +6.3) +3.5| -0.7| 1,775) 1,645) 1,620} 1,441 +23.2
Industrial machinery... 9,863 10,393 “3.3 1.9) 4.3] 9,653 10,263) 10,481 13,660) -29.3
Photographic equipment..... aes 826 860) -3.2 0.8] +4.6) 822 866) 863 803 +24
Ventilation, heating, air- ‘conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment... 4,601 4,750} 41 +1.0) +3.0) 4,551 4,813) 4,806) 4,999 -9.0
Metalworking machinery... 4,466 4,852 4.0] 4d “2.1 4,466, 4,682) 4,895) 5,976 25.3
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment......... 20,408) 20,390) +2.2 241 2.7 20,662] 19,777, 19,983 18,158] +13.8
Material handling equipment....... 6,129] 5,965 +15) +13) -0.4| 5,992 5,863) 5,891 6,233 “3.9
Computers and electronic Products. 127,802: 132,925 2.9) -0.9 2.5 126,414 130,023 | 132,702 154,779) 18.3,
Electronic computers. 9,231 10,055) 8.7) +0.6) 3.3, 9,246] 10,374! 10,121 10,197) 9.3
Nondefense communications
equipment. 38,909 42,175) 6.5) 1.3) 1.6) 38,331 40,080] 41,752 46,485 175
Defense communications  eauioment 2,443 2,617 2.5 4.2) +0.4) 2,386 2,406] 2,560} 2,371 +0.6
Semiconductors. 15,489) 15,504] +2.2) 2.3) -11.0} 15,534) 15,313} 15,796) 29,208 46.8
Electronic comp: went... 16,066) 16,684] 0.8] -3.0) “18 16,169) 16,365 16,616] 21,352, -24.3
Nondefense search and navigation
‘equipment. 4,485 4,559] 1.0] -0.6) 0.5) 4,409 4,492 4,618 5,326) 17.2
Detense search and navigation
equipment... 29,707) 29,739) 0.1 0.0] +02 29,034, 29,195) 29,568) 29,248] 0.7
Electromedical, measuring,
and control instruments. 11,472| 11,592 29 -1.9} 11,305] 11,798] 11.671] 10,592] +67
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components. 16,947 17,568) -2.2 +0.9) 16,519 17,227 17,554 18,935, 12.8
Electric lighting equipment. 1,606 1,640} 4.6 +04) 1,568 1,750) 1,706} 1,482, +5.8
Household appliances... 1,217 1,227) 2.7 +17.4) 1,086] 1,136} 1,094) 823 +32.0
Electrical equipment... 10,037 9,917 +11 +11 9,822 9,898} 9,949 9,534) +3.0
Transportation equipment ee 278,856 284, 015] 286,202 1.8) 0.5) 274,773 280,086} 283,844 (269,007 +21
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,
and trailers. 12,400) 12,594, 12,779, 1.5) 1.6) 11,836 12,228 12,544) 13,191 -10.3
Nondefense aircrait and parts.. 144,584 149,015 149,975, -3.0 0.6 144,154 147,479 148,498 137,495) +48
Defense aircraft and parts. 44,853] 45,178] 46,032) -0.7| -0.4) 44,051 44,700} 46,188) 44,291 0.5
Ships and boats........... 22,712) 22,840) 22,629) -0.6| +1.2) 21,883) 22,155) 22,580) 19,216) +13.9
Furniture and related products 6,483] 6,608] 6,769 -1.9) 0.0 6,644) 6,810) 7,089 8,020 17.2

° Preliminary * Revised

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


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Shipments and Three Month
Moving Average

Billions Of Dollars

Total Manufacturing
New Orders and Three Month
Moving Average

Billions Of Dollars
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400 400 400 400
380 380 380 A 380
360 360 360 360
340 340 || 340 y 7 340
320 320 || 320 320
300 300 || 300 300
280 280 || 280 280
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Moving Average Inventories to Shipments
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Note: All charts based on seasonally adjusted current dollars.


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

(Millions of Dollars)

Seasonally Adjusted

Not Seasonally Adjusted”

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent] Year to date
Industry Change
Sept. | Aug. | July | Aug. -| July-|June-| Sept. | Aug. | July | Sept. | Sept.
2001" | 2001" | 2001 | Sept. | Aug. } July | 2001° | 2001’ | 2001 | 2000 | 01/00] 2001" | 2000
SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries... 323,110] 337,443] 338,546] -4.2! -0.3| +0.4] 342,261] 344,154] 302,651] 384,676] -11.0]3,050,570|3,214,370
Construction materials and supplies 32,403] 33,351] 33,148} -2.8| +0.6] +05] 33,392] 35,816] 32,560] 36,179] -7.7| 300,399] 320,802
Information technoiogy... 27'852| 28,377] 30,049] 1.9] 5.6] -2.6] 32,695] 26,088] 25.988] 43,899] -25.5| 276.051] 312,143
Capital goods........ 66,009] 68,121] 69,553] 3.1] 2.1] -2.5] 73,056] 64,948] 60,579] 87,529] -16.5| 632,345] 677,515
Nondefense capital goods”. 59,436] 61,468] 63,113 3.3 26 -2.4) 65,915) 58,561) 54,821] 81,410] -19.0] 577,505) 626,252
Excluding aircraft... 55,071 57.359] 58,704] 4.0] -2.3] | -1.7| 61,560] 54,486] 51,687] 76,456] -19.5| 538,341] 585,591
Defense capital goods’ 6.573] 6.653] 6.440] -1.2! +3.3{ -3.5] 7,141] 6.387] 5.758] 6.119] +16.7) 54.840] 51.263,
Consumer goods... 123,489] 130,106] 128,301] 5.1] +1.4) +1.7) 129,611] 134,817] 114,303] 137,308] _-5.6]1,145,623]1,166,183
Consumer durable goods...... 30,929] 36,116] 35,714] -14.4] +1.1] +46] 33,692) 37,084] 24/830] 39,459] -14.6| 305,061] ‘334.912
Consumer nondurable good 92,560] 93,990] 92,587] -1.5] +1.5] +0.5] 95,919] 97,733| 89,473] 97,849] -2.0] 840,562] 831,271
NEW ORDERS
All manufacturing industries... 313,148] 332,439] 332,608] 5.8] -0.1] -0.1] 330,863] 335,619] 296,555] 388,659] -14.9|3,004,717]3,274,459
Construction materials and supplies. 31,943] 33,065] 33,081] -3.4] 0.0] +0.4] 32,391] 35,476] 32,684] 35,878] -9.7| 298,461] 322,609
Information technology 23,361| 27.647] 28,752] -15.5| -3.8] +0.7| 28,617) 23,784] 23.885] 44.066] -35.1| 262,506] 321.848
Capital goods. . 58,170] 64,722] 65,808 -10.1]  -1.7] -1.5| 65,760] 58,664] 54,674] 93,314] -29.5| 602,481] 724,489
Nondefense capital goods®... 52,089] 58,921] 59,476] -11.6] -0.9]  -3.1] 59,842) 54,672] 50,346] 88,200] -32.2| 552,891] 654,799
Excluding aircraft 50,579] 55,688] 56,287) -9.2| -1.1] -2.5| 57,236) 51.532] 49.626] 77.924] -26.5| 521,462] 604,199
Defense capital goods*. 6,081] 5,801} 6,332] +48] -84/+16.3/ 5,918] 3.992] 4'328] 5.114] +15.7| 49,590] 69,690
Consumer goods........... 123,708] 130,218] 128,458] -5.0] +14) +1.7/ 129,605] 134.837] 114,830] 137,494] _-5.7]1,143,254]1,166,596
‘Consumer durable goods. 31,148] 36,228] 35,871] -14.0] +1.0] +5.0] 33,686] 37,104] 25,357] 39,645] -15.0] 302,692] 335/325
UNFILLED ORDERS
All manufacturing industries. 563,210] 563,172] 568,176] -1.8] -0.9] -1.0] 546,161] 557,559] 566,094] 583,303] 6.4 4) o
Construction materials and supplies 34,262] 34,722] 35,008] -1.3|  -0.8]  -0.2| 34,130] 35,131] 35,471] 36,665] -6.9) 0% ~
Information technology... 101,160] 105,651] 106,381] -4.3} -0.7]  -1.2] 99,576] 103,654] 105,958] 112,118] -11.2 0 rd
Capital goods. 380,573] 388,412] 391,811] -2.0/  -0.9] -0.9] 375,280] 382,576] 388,860] 393,947] -4.7 ra) a
Nondefense capital goods 258,130] 265.477] 268,024| 2.8] -1.0] _-1.3] 256,030] 262,103] 265,992] 271.813 5.8 (| a
Excluding aircraft... 147,504] 151.996] 153,667] -3.0] | -1.1] | -1.5] 145,834] 150,158] 153,112] 164,334] 11.3 ita) 00
Defense capital good: 122/443] 122,935] 123,787] -0.41 0.7] -0.1] 119,250] 120,473] 122.868|122.134| -2.4 a) 0
Consumer goods. 8,753| 8,534] 8,422] +2.6] +1.3] +19] 9,511] 8,517] 8,497] 10,092] -15.7 ) 0
‘Consumer durable goods. 8,753| 8.534] 8,422] +2.6] +1.3| +19) 8511] 8,517] 8,497] 10,092] -15.7 %) 0
TOTAL INVENTORIES
All manufacturing industries... 460,900] 464,933] 468,378] -0.9]  -0.7] 0.8] 458,687| 466,861] 469,116] 479,042] -4.2| (x) ~
Construction materials and supplies 47,474] 47,578] 47,861] -0.2|  -0.6] -1.0] 46,795] 47,266] 47,841] 48,322] -3.2 x) ~
Information technology. 44,132) 46,107| 46,724] -4.3| 1.3] -1.5] 43/373] 46,916] 46,902] 46,945] -7.6 (x) )
Capital goods. 143,128] 145,311] 146,132] -1.5]  -0.6) -0.8] 142,343] 147,078] 146,535] 147.595] -3.6 ra ra
Nondefense capital goo: 124,982] 126,954] 127,914] 1.6] -0.81  -0.9] 123,714] 128,344] 128.0111 127,740] -3.2 x) a
Excluding aircraft. 100,651] 102,763] 103,707] -2.1]  -0.9 1] 99,029} 103,744] 103,695] 102,964] -3.8 x) %
Defense capital goods*... 18,146] 18,357] 18,218] -1.1] +08] 3] 18,623] 18,734] 18524] 191855| -6.2| rd )
Consumer goods. 127,949] 128,633] 129,400] 0.5] -0.6] -0.2| 128,461] 128,821] 129,004] 132,521] -3.1 x) ~
Consumer durat 27/688] 27,906] 28,438| 0.8] -1.91 -0.3| 27,589] 28,137] 28.499] 29.373] -6.1 x) ea
Consumer nondureble goods. 100,261] 100,727] 100,962) 0.5]  -0.2 2| 100,872] 100,684] 100,505] 103,148] -2.2 0) )

Preliminary * Revised

(X) Not Applicable

* 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: small arms and ordnance; farm machinery and equipment; construction machinery; mining, oil, and gas field machinery;
industrial machinery; vending, laundry, and other machinery; photographic equipment; metalworking machinery; turbines and generators; other power transmission

equipment; pumps and compressors; material handling equipment; all other machinery; electronic computer

omputer storage devices; other computer peripheral

equipment; communications equipment; search and navigation equipment; electromedical, measuring, and control instruments; electrical equipment; other electrical
‘equipment, appliances, and components; heavy duty trucks; aircraft; railroad rolling stock; ships and boats; office and institutional furniture; and medical equipment

and supplies.

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

and search and navigation equipment.

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 Percent Change ‘Monthly. Percent
Industry Change
Sept Aug. July Aug.- | July- | June- | Sept. Aug. July Sept. Sept.
2001" 2001" 2001 Sept. | Aug. July 2001? 2001° 2001 2000 01/00
All manufacturing industries. = 460,900] 464,933] 468,378) -0.9) -0.8] 458,687| 466,861] 469,116] 479,042 “4.2
Excluding transportation, 386,755] 390,770] 393,994 -1.0] -0.9] 383,825] 391,564] 394,053] 400,348) 1
Excluding defense. 439,653| 443,428] 446,961 -0.9 -0.8] 436,859] 444,818] 447,345] 454,797 “3.9
Durable goods industries. 292,253] 295,392] 297,940 aa -1.0] 290,281] 297,680] 298,995) 304,548 47
Wood products 9,706} 9,753) 9,818 0.5 15) 9,629] 9,643 9,659 9,973 “3.4
Nonmetallic minerai products.. 9,799} 9,808} 9,942 0.1 “1.0 9,559| 9,685 9,907 9671 “1.2
Primary metals. 20,436] 20,560] 20,816. -0.6] -14] 20,384] 20,549] 20,829] 22.864) 10.8
Iron and steel mil 14,191 11,214] 11,305) 0.2 0.7] 11,250) 14,248] 11,360] 12,755 11.8
Aluminum and nonferrous metals... 7.410} 7.517 7.675 14 28 7,347 7,504 7,651 8,357 12.1
Ferrous metal foundries..... 1,835] 1,829 1836] +0.3) +0.3] 1,787, 4,797 1,818 1,752 +20
Fabricated metal products... 33,910] 34,011 34,116) -0.3 -0.7] 33,558] 33,977] 34,328] 35,023 “4.2
Machinery... 50,245] 50,288] 60,622 0.1 -0.8] 49,526] 50,311 50,289] 49,552, 0.1
Farm machinery. 2104 2,152 2,200} 19 “1.2 2,005 2,077 2,105 2.019] 0.7
Construction mact 3,878 3,878 3,888} 0.0} +15 3,799 3,794 3,826] 3,594 +57
Mining, oil field,
and gas field machinery. 2,839 2,792 2,740) +1.7 24 2,874) 2,869 2,795 2,707 +6.2
Industrial machinery... 8,703 8,798| 8,886] at -0.9 8,460] 8,777, 8,750] 8.983 5.8
Photographic equipment 2,399] 2,349 2.340) +2. 0.0} 2,378 2,308) 2,290] 2,227 +68
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment 4,592| 4,738| 4771 “3. +1.4) 4.541 4,715) 4,764] 4,453] +18
Metalworking machinery. - 5,980} 5,994] 6,063} 0.2 +01 6,018 6,232 6,222 5,888| 422
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment...... 5,753 5,509) 5,542] +4.4 -0.6 3.9 5,697 5,642 5,599 5411 45.3
Material handling equipment. 2.583 2,592 2,608| -0.3 -0.6 1.9) 2,486 2.517 2,510 2,382 +44
Computers and electronic products.. 52.772| 55,349] 56,432 “47 19 -13] 51/886] 56,638] 57,034] 56,364 7.9
Electronic computers.......- 3,156] 3,274] 3.376| -3.6 -3.0] 0.7 3,134) 3,526 3,378 3,700] “15.3
Computer storage devices....... 1,566 1,639 1,695 4.5 3.3 AT 1,388 1.697 1,685 1,551 “10:5
Nondefense communications
equipment... 9,167} 10,264) 10,633] -10.7 -3.5 2.5 9,055] 10,311 10,580] 11,518 21.4
Defense communications eaipment . 587 586 582] +0.2/ +0.7) +03) 587 589) 582 558) $5.2
Audio and video equipment. 1,063 1,047 1,065} +1.5 17 3.8] 1,130 1,121 1,138 1.167 “3.2
‘Semiconductors. 7,797 7,957 7,980] -2.0 0.3 -5.8| 7.487 8,035] 8,130) 7,107 +48
Electronic component: 8,558] 9,032| 9,491 52 4.8 1.2 8,603 9,275] 9,628 9,955 13.6
Nondefense search and navigation
equipment. 2,736] 2,730} 2,721 +0.2) +03] +18 2,717) 2,772 2,788 2,652| +25
Defense search and navigation
equipment. . 3,229] 3,198 3,201 +1.0 -0.1 +0.2 3,273 3,317 3,268 3,141 +42
Electromedical, measuring
‘and control instruments. 10,916] 11,410) 11,473 4.3 0.5 -1.3] 10,677] 11,564) 11,563] 10,851 1.6
Electrical equipment, appliances,

‘and components. 15,035] 15,151 15,226 0.8 14,634] 15,091 15,177] 15,140) “3.3
Electric lighting equipment. Tt 4,712 1,743) 0.1 1,678 1,741 1.785 1,790} 63
Household appliances. 2,452 2,432 2420] +0.8 2,315] 2,379| 2.415 2,454 “5.7
Electrical equipment. 4,762 4.811 4,843] -1.0) 4,680) 4,855] 4,817 4,621 413
Batteries. 794 798 797 0.5) B02 83 824 859) 6.6

‘Transportation equipment 74,145] 74,163] 74,384 0.0} 74,862] 75,297] 75,063) 78,694] 4.9
‘Automobiles... 2,019) 2,104 2,194] 4.0 2,038 2,223} 2,309] 2,307 ANT
Light trucks and utility vehicles. 1,736 1.738 4,815) “0.1 1.770] 1,792 11839 1,925] “8.1
Heavy duty trucks .. ‘909 952 973 4.5) 915 953) 955 1,130) 19.0
Motor vehicle bodies, p

and trailers. 16,468 16,420] 16,540/ +03) 16,410] 16,483] 16,691 17,821 9
Nondefense aircraft and parts.. 31,676] 31,294) 31,211 +12 31,984] 31,697} 31,315] 31.569] 3
Defense aircraft and parts. 9,529] 91877; 9.769 3.5 9,759] 10,122 91951] 11,437 7
Ships and boats.......1.. 2.320} 2,264) 2.243) +25 2,303} 2.270] 2,273 2,232 2.

Furniture and related products. 8,198] 8,216] 8,400] -0.2 81137 8,249 8,535 8,986] 4

Miscellaneous durable goods. 18,013] 18,093] 18,184 -0.4 18,108] 18,240] 18,174) 18,281 0

Nondurable goods industries.. 168,641] 169,541] 170,438) 0.5 168,406] 169,181] 170,121] 174,494] 5

23,392] 29,893] 29,936 AT 29,778] —29,712| 29,216] 30,123 1

3,254] 3,278| 3,299) 0.7 3,092 3,054] 3,150] 3,253 x)

3,147 3,046 3,077; +3.3 3,160] 3.134] 3,220 3,089 3

Meat, poultry, and seafood products. 5.779 5.844 5,748 11 5,762 5,784] 5,705) 5,537 21

Beverage and tobacco product: 14,027| 14,023] 44,057 0.0} 140g} 13,514] 13,365] 14,131 3
Beverages. 8,405 8,320 8,300] +1.0) 8,542 8.113 8,096) 8,213 0
Tobacco. 5,622 5,703] 5,757 “14 5,542 5.401 5,269 5,918 4

Textile mills. 6,401 6,447| 6,508] 0.7 6,228 6.464) 6,593 6,731 5

Textile products... 4,498) 4,531 4,553] 0.7 4.477 4,538] 4,577 4,886 4

Apparel...» 91619) 9,791 9,976] 18 9.620] 91972) 10,383] 10,212 8

Leather and all 1,494 1,503 1,505) 0.6 1,524 1,550 1,549 1,679 2

Paper products... 15,553] 15,461 15,537 +0.6| 15,502} 15.470] 15,597] 16,309) <
Pulp, paper, and Baperboard mi 6.899 6,853 6895] +0.7 6,828 6.817 6,902 7.124 2
Paperboard containers... . 4,352 4.334 4348) +0.4) 4,401 4,356] 4.372, 4,773 2

Printing... 6,204 6.410] 6,395 “3.2 6,458] 6,769 6.624 7,208 4

Petroleum and coal products. 12,847] 12,864] 12,935 01 13,072 13,018] 13,067] 13,912 0
Petroleum refineries....... 11044] 11,165] 11,134 11 11,284] 11,256] 11,215] 12,095 7

Basic chemicals... 50,936] 50,899) 51,194) +01 50,412] 50,710] 51,404) 51,191 5
Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

agricultural chemicals... 2,821 2,842 2,908 -0.7 2.523 2,453 2,521 2,461 5
Pharmaceuticals and medicines... 18,023] 17,828) 17,654) 41.1 18,030] 18,085] 17.984] 17,529) e)
Paints, coatings, and adhesives. 3,253 3,274] 3,283 -0.6| 3.176) 3,254 3,329 3,142 1
Plastics and rubber products.. 17,670] 17,719) 17,842 03 17,251 17\484| 17,746) 18,111 7

° Preliminary " Revised

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


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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio’

Industry Sep | Aug Jul Jun | Sep | Aug Jul Jun
2001" | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001" | 2001" | 2001 | 2001

All manufacturing industries......] 1.43] 1.38] 1.38] 1.40 a) (x) (x) (x)

Durable goods industries... 1.67/ 1.59] 1.59] 1.60] 4.36] 4.26] 4.22] 4.22
Wood products. - 1.34{ 1.38) 1.38] 1.38) (x) Om ra x)
Nonmetallic mineral pro 1.38] 1.28) 1.31] 1.33) (x) a) ) (x)
Primary metals........ 1.80] 1.72) 1.72} 1.78] 1.64] 1.56] 1.55] 1.60

Fabricated metal products.
Machinery........... cess . .! . . .! .
Computers and electronic products..| 1.59} 1.66{ 1.60] 1.56] 4.421 454] 4.271 4/16
Electrical equipment, appliances,

and components......-.....0.- 1.42) 1.45) 1.41) 1.83) 1.71) 1.77] 1.67
Transportation equipment. 1.38) 1.37] 1.39] 8.811 8.75] 8.70} 8.60
Furniture and related products.. 1.36} 1.40) 1.47) 1.33] 1.23) 1.26] 1.32
Miscellaneous products. 1.84{ 1.88] 1.90] (x) x) (x) ~

Nondurable goods industries... 1.13) 1.14 (x) oa) (x) x)
Food products. woo - 0.78] 0.78] x) x) ea) ~)
Beverage and tobacco products. 1.42) 1.45 Pa) (x) OO OY
Textiles....... . 1.69} 1.69 OO (x) a) (x)
Textile products... 1.62} 1.66 OO Xx) (x) (x)
Apparel...... - 1.98] 1.98 Oo) (x) (x) (x)
Leather and all 211) 2.02 OX) a) (x) (x)
Paper products. 1.19] 1.20 (x) io) (x) x
PRIMING... .-s-scereseeees eee 0.78] 0.78) (x) OO (x) 00
Petroleum and coal products. 0.72] 0.72 (x) ox) x) ia)
Basic chemicals.......... 1.44] 1.47 (x) (x) x) a)
Plastics and rubber products. 1.46] 1.22 i) (x) ea) ea)

° Preliminary " Revised
(X}_ Not Applicable

\ Excludes the following industries with no unfilled orders: Wood products; nonmetallic mineral products;
medical equipment and supplies; office supplies; other miscellaneous manufacturing; cutlery and handtools;
farm and garden machinery; computer storage and peripheral devices; audio and video equipment; manufacturing
and reproducing magnetic and optical media; batteries; automobiles; light trucks and utility vehicles; heavy duty
trucks; and miscellaneous furniture

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories

Sep Sep Sep Sep

Industry Sep? | 2000- Sep? | 2000- Sep? | 2000- Sep? }| 2000-

Sep' | 1996-] Aug | Sep’ | 1996-| Aug | sep’ | 1996-} Aug | sep’ | 1996-| Aug

2001 _} 2000 | 2001 _} 2001 | 2000 | 2001 | 2001 | 2000 | 2001 | 2001 | 2000 | 2001
All manufacturing industries. OO] (NA)P (NA) OX) (A)} (NA)! (X)} (NA) (NA) wx] (NA) (NA)
Durable goods industries. -0.1]  (NA)} (NA) 0.0] (NA}] (NA) 0.0] (NA)] (NA)}  -0.1]  (NA)} (NA)
Wood products......-.......-. (XH (NA)] (NA) (X)] (NAP (NA) (| (NA)} (NA) OO] (NA) (NA)
Nonmetallic mineral products (| (NA)} (NA) OO] (NA) (NA) (X)] (NA) (NA) O)] (NA)] (NA)
Primary metals........... 0.8] (NA}}  (NA)]  -0.7{ {NA} (NAD 0.1] (NA)} (NA) 0.1, (NA)] (NA)
Fabricated metal products... 0.4f (NA)} (NA) -0.4) (NA)] (NA) 0.0] (NA)} (NA) 0.1} (NA}] (NA)
Machinery. cesses 1.0] (NA)T (NA)]—-1.0] (NA)] (NA) 1} (NA) (NA) 0.2] (NA)} (NA)
Computers and electronic products. 0.8] (NA}} (NA) 0.7] (NA)} (NAY 0.0] (NA)} (NA) 0.3] (NA)} (NA)

Electrical equipment, appliances,

and components........-sose -0.4]  (NA)] (NA) 0.4[  (NA)] (NA) 0.0} (NA)} NAH} «= -0.1] (NAI] (NAY
Transportation equipment... 0.2] (NA)} (NA) 0.1] (NA}} (NA) 0.0] (NA)} (NA) 0.0f  (NA)} (NA)
Furniture and related products OG) (NA)] (NA) (x)]  (NA)} (NA) Od) (NAN (NA) OOP (NA)] (NA)
Miscellaneous products... (x) (NA)} (NA) (x) (NA)} (NA) (X)] (NAT (NAD OO} (NA)] (NA)
Nondurable goods industries. . QO] (NA)P (NA) (O] (NA) (NA) QO] (NA) (NA) OO} (NA)] (NA)
Food products.......... OO] (NA) (NA) (] (NA) (NA) OOP (NA)] (NA) (XP (NA)} (NA)
Beverage and toba: ()} (NA) (NA) (X)}  (NA)} (NA), OO} (NA) (NA) (Od) (NA)] (NA)
Textiles........ (X)} (NA)] (NA), ()} {NAY} (NA)! OO} (NA) (NA) (X}} (NA)} (NA)
Textile products... () (NA)] (NA)! OO) (NA)] (NA) OO} (NA) (NA) Wo] (NA)] (NA)
Apparel....o...... OG) (NA)] (NA) Oj} (NA)] (NA) (} (NA) (NA) QO} (NA)] (NA)
Leather and allied products............... (xy]  (NA)} (NA) (xy (NA)} (NA) (XH) (NA)] (NA) (XO] (NA)] (NA)
Paper products. : ox! (NA)} (NA) (] (NA) (NA) OG) (NA) (NA) (©) (NA)] (NA)
Printing........ cescseetesntse | QO] (NA) (NA) OO} (NA) (NA) OO] (NAP (NA) OO] (NA)P (NA)
Petroleum and coal products. OO] (NA) (NA) ()] (NA) (NA) OO, (NA) (NA) OOP (NA)] (NA)
Basic chemicals................ , OO) (NA) (NA) O)] (NA)} (NA) OO} (NA) (NAD OG) (NA)] (NA)
Plastics and rubber products........... O)} (NA) (NAD, OOP (NA)] (NA)! OO} (NA) (NA) Od) (NA)] (NA)

(X) Not Applicable (NA) Not Available

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

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


Manufacturers’ Shipments,

Inventories, and Orders

September
2001

Total Manufacturing —
"Shipments and Three Month
ee “Moving Average 3

Billions Of Dollars.

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130

125

120

Nondefense Capital Goods Nondefense Capital Goods
Shipments and Three Month New Orders and Three Month
Moving Average Moving Average
Billions Of Dollars Billions Of Dollars.
76 76 4 84
72 72
68 A fb \ 68
64 “\ 64
60 \ 60
52 $2
56 56 48 48
R888 888 s5 sss 8888888 ee 55s
— — Shipments Average — New orders Average
Nondefense Capital Goods Nondefense Capital Goods
Total Inventories and Three Month Ratios of Unfilled Orders and Total
Moving Average Inventories to Shipments
Billions Of Dollars US Ratios UIS Ratios
140 140 5.25 5.25
4.50 4.50
135
3.75 3.75
130
3.00 3.00
125
2.25 2.25
120 1.50 1.50
RES SSES SEF EEE | RAESEEEEE TESS
SEASPS RS REPRE | PSRPPLEER EERE
— = inventories Average —_—— Is vo/s

Note: All charts based on seasonally adjusted current dollars.


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
Sept Aug. July Aug.- | July- | June- | Sept. Aug. July Sept. Sept.
2001" 2001 2001 Sept Aug. July 2001" 2001° 2001 2000 01/00
AND
All manufacturing industeies. 151,742) 153,632] 155,534] “12 12 -0.9] 151,593) 153,918] 156,088] 163,404] 7.2
Durable goods industries... 92,666] 94,106] 95,366 15 1.3 -1.4] 92,814] 94,935] 95,997] 100,975 8.1
‘Wood products 3,669 3,806 3,904 “3. 2.5 “2.0 3,826] 3.762| 3,693| 4,099 67
Nonmetalic mineral products 3,340) 3,349 3,381 0.3 09 0.1 3,380] 3.376| 3,370} 3,416 at
Primary metals. 6,795 6.957| 7,028 23 -1.0] 18 6,872 6.996) 7,001 7,874 AZT
Fabricated metal products... 10,388] 10,581 10,579 “1.8 0.0 0.9] 10,441 10,681 10,724 11,509) 9.3
Machinery. 17.847| 17,796] 17,986] +03) ad Vo} 17,770) 17,912] 18,110] 17,425 +2.0
Computers and electronic products... 18,566] 19,070] 19,805 2.6} “3.7 -2.3] 18,526} 19,650] 20,204) 22,143 16.3
Electical equipment, appiances,
and components. 5.741 5,853 5,896| 19 -0.7 -3.3 5,654) 5,820] 5,863 6,021 6.1
Transportation equipment. 16,642] 16.938] 16,932 17 0.0} -0.5] 16,673] 16,964) 17,148] 18,346 “9.1
Furniture and related products. 3,293] 3,306 3,358 -0.4 15; -1.6| 3,269 3,301 3.406] 3,717 AQ
Miscellaneous products..... 6,385 6,450] 6,497 “1.0 -0.7 0.6 6,403) 6.473 6,478| 6,425 -0.3
Nondurable goods industries. 59,076] 59,526] 60,168 -0.8 Aa -0.1 58,779] 58,983] 60,091] 62,429 5.8
Food products... : 10,507] 10,659] 10,824] 14 “15 +18] 10,224) 10,333] 10,669] 10,576 “3.3
Beverage and tobacco products. 5,830] 5,866 5,949 -0.6 4} +0.4] 5.781 5,724 5,750 6,020] -4.0
Textiles... 1,700 1,716 1,735 0.9 14 -0.7 1,665) 1,721 1,759) 1,903 125
Textile products... 11561 1,551 1/582] +0.6 2.0 1.6 1,565 1.570 1,614) 1,793 127
Apparel... 2,148) 2,197 2,235) “2.2 1? 15 2,120 2,140] 2,219 2,519 15.8
Leather and allied p 404) 408 425 1.0) 4.0 -0.7 402 415 437 427 5.9
Paper products.. 7,441 7,408 7,443) +0.4] 5 -0.9 7,463 7,398 7,435 7,740} -3.6
Printing ... 2,604 2,757 2.845 55 1 +0.2 2,720] 2,849 2,860 3,331 18.3
Petroleum and coal products. 3,903] 3,834 3,962 +18] 2f +03 3,919 3,841 4,009] 4,266 8.1
Basic chemicals....... 15,743] 15,851 15,866| 0.7 1 -0:3] 15,732] 15,735] 15,998] 16,464) 44
Plastics and rubber products. 7,235 7,279 7,302| -0.6 3 0.0} 7,188 7,257 7,341 7,390] “27
WORK IN PROCESS
All manufacturing industries....... 136,403] 136,455] 136,784) 0.9} 2 -0.5} 136,425] 137,629] 137,165} 142,260 “41
Durable goods industries... 107,750] 107,708] 108,260 0.9} 5 0.5] 107,780) 109,176] 108,802] 112,299) -4.0
Wood products...» 1,977 11947 1,901 +15) 4f +02) 1,972 1,954 1,873 2,055 “4.0
Nonmetallic mineral products. 1,465 1,428 1.471 +26) 9 AT 1,390 1,409 1,463) 1,352 42.8
Primary metal 6,992| 7,031 7,068 -0.6} 5 -0.8 6,975] 7,034 7.128) 7,852 “11.2
Fabricated metal products... 11,476] 11,477) 11,493 0.0} 1 -0.6] 11,483] 11.576] 11,600] 11,379] +0.9
Machinery. . 14.840] 14,860] 14,983 0.1 8 0.4] 14,6901 15,031 15,031 15,211 “3.4
Computers and electronic products. 18,383] 18,335] 18,442) +0.) 6 -15] 18,022] 18,914) 18,781 17,979] +02
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components. 3,613 3,654) 3,729 ad 0] 14) 3,538 3,681 3,778 3,773 -6.2
Transportation equipment... 44371) 44,225| 44,313} +03 2 0.0] 44,975] 44,762) 44,210] 47,664] 5.6
Furniture and related products... 1,572 1,588 1,681 “1.0 5 2.6 1,564 1,598 1,692 11813 13.7
Miscellaneous products... 3,061 3,163 3,179 “3.2 5) +23) 3171 3,217 3,246 3,221 1.6
Nondurable goods industries. 28,659] 28,747) 28,524 0.3 0.8} -0.3] 28,645] 28,453] 28,363] 29,961 “44
Food products. 2,450| 2.474 2.416 1.0 2.4] “2.2 2,424] 2,273) 2,224 2,540] 4.6
Beverage and tobacco product: 3,367 3,376 3323 0.3 16) +2.0 3,436] 3,102 3,028} 3,454 0.5
Textiles. 1,595 1,605) 1,655 0.6 -3.0 2.8 1,575 1,593 1,687 1.815 “13.2
Textile product 875 887 890 14 0.3 14 890 888 888 ‘985 -9.6
Apparel eee 1,705 1,733) 1,759) “1.6 V5 5.9 1,653 1,728] 1,818) 2,196 24.7
Leather and allied products. 179 189 194 5.3 -2.6 5.8 181 191 197 273) “33.7
Paper products. 1,433 1,433 1,410) oo] = +16 a 1,423 1,446 1,405) 1,496 “4.5
Printing .. 1,881 1,942 1,896 3.1 +2.4] “1.8 1,971 2,121 2,049] 2,117 6.9
Petroleum and coal products. 2,857 2,758 2,843] +3.6 3.0) +1.3) 2,924] 2,776 2,837 3,161 75
Basic chemicals..... . 9,891 9,918) 9,691 0.3] +23) +1.0) 9,788] 9,935) 9.837 9,627 +17
Plastics and rubt 2,426| 2,432, 2.447 0.2 0.6] +0.4 2374 2,399) 2413 2,297 +34
FINISHED GOODS
All manufacturing industries. 172,749] 174,846] 176,060 “1.2 0.7 0.9] 170,669] 175,314] 175,863] 173,378 “1.6
Durable goods industries. 91,843] 93,578] 94,314 19 0.8 -1.0] 89,687] 93,569] 94,196| 91,274 17
‘Wood products. 4,060} 4,000] 4,013) +15 3 19 3,831 3.927 4,093 3.819 +03
Nonmetallic mineral products. 4,994] 5,031 5,090 0.7 2 13 4,789 4,900} 5,074 4,903 “2.3
Primary metals... 6,649 6.572| 6,720] +1.2 22 17 6,537 6.519 6,700) 7.138 8.4
Fabricated metal products.. 12,046] 11,953] 12,044) +08] 8 0.7] 11,634) 11,720] 12,004) 12,135 “41
Machinery...... 17,558] 17,632) ‘17,653 -0.4 1 -0.9] 17,066} = 17.368] 17,148] 16,916] +09
Computers and electronic products. 15,823] 17,944) 18,185] 11.8 3 -19] 15,338] 18,074] 18,049] 16,242 5.6
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components... 5,681 5,644 5,601 +0.7| 8 0.0} 5,442, 5,590 5,536| 5,346 +18
Transportation equipment... 13,132] 13,000] 13,138], +1.0) 1 -0.4| 13,214) 13,571 13,705] 12,684 44.2
Furniture and related products. 3,333 3,322| 3,361 +0.3 22 -1.4] 3,304) 3,350 3,437, 3,456 44
Miscellaneous products... 8,567 8,480] 8,508] +1. 3} 0.5 8,532 8,550| 8,450} 8,635 V2
Nondurable goods industries. 80,906] 81,268] 81,746) “0.4 6 -0.7] 80,982] 81,745] 81,667] 82, 104 14
Food products... 16,435] 16,760] ‘16,696 “1.9 4 0.1 17,130] 17,106] 16,323) 17,007 +07
Beverage and tobacco products... 4,830| 4,781 4,785] +1.0) 4 424 4.867 4,688| 4,587 4,657, +45
Textiles... 3,106 3,126] 3.118) -0.6 3) 0.8 2,988) 3,150} 3.167| 3,013 0.8
Textile products 2,062 2,093 2,081 15 6 “1.4 2,022 2,080} 2,075 2,108} “41
‘Apparel. . 5,766| 5,861 5,982| -1.6| 0) 0.5 5,847 6,103 6,346) 5.497 +64
Leather and allied products. 91 906 386) = +06) ) ee) 941 944 915 979) “3.9
Paper products. 6,679| 6,620| 6,684|  +0.9 0) Ad 6,610] 6,626| 6,757| 7,073 6.5
Printing ......-. 1,719) 4711 1,654) +05 4] +09 1,767 1,799) 1,715] 1,761 +03
Petroleum and coal products... 6.087 6,272 6,130) -29 3) 3.3 6,229) 6,401 6,221 6,485 3.9
Basic chemicals. = 25,302] 25,130] 25.637] +0.7 0} -0.7} 24,892] 25,040] 25,569] 25,100 0.8
Plastics and rubber products. 8,009 8,008] 8,093 0.9} a 1.6 7,689 7,808 7,992 8,424 87

° Preliminary * Revised

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


Table 2. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ NEW ORDERS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
(Millions of Dollars)

Seasonally Adjusted

Not Seasonally Adjusted |

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent Year to date
Industry Change
sept. | Aug. | July | Aug.-| Juiy-| June-| Sept. | Aug. | July | Sept. | Sept.
2001° | 2001" | 2001 | Sept. | Aug. | “July | 2001? | 2001" | 2001 | 2000 | 01/00} 2001? 2000
All manufacturing industries... 313,148] 332,439] 332,608] 330,863] 335,619] 296,555] 388,659) -14.9] 3,004,717) 3,274,459
Excluding transportation. 269,625] 280,760] 279,827 283,192] 283,471] 263,435] 324,065) 12.6] 2,549,518] 2,740,299
Excluding defense. 305,882} 325,851] 325,332 323,825] 331,193] 292,093] 382,144] 15.3) 2,945,295] 3,193,293
Durable goods industries.. 165,158} 180,539] 181,646] 177,991} 178,535} 151,546] 227,743 -21.8] 1,637,448] 1,891,474
Primary metals. 11,270] 11,774) 11,923] 10,864) 11,869) 10,773) 13,307) 18.4) 108,238] 124,349
Iron and steel mills... 5,026 4,990} 5,142) 4,704} 4,992} 4,650} 5,584] 15.8) 46,566) 54,879
Aluminum and nonferrous metals. 4,959} 5,431 5,506} 4,905} 5,433} 5,065} 6,376} -23.1 49,978) 56,569
Ferrous metal foundries. 1,285) 1,353} 1,275) 1,255} 1,444] 1,058} 1,347] 6.8] 11,694] 12,901
Fabricated metal products. 19,540] 20,185) 20,400) 19,502) 21,236 19,318) 21,740] -10.3} 183,155) 197,823
Machinery. . 22,605) 24,034) 23,610} 23,791 22,991 21,124) (27,444) 13.3} 217,084] 232,648
Construction machinery... 1,576] 1,761 1,726} 1,419) 1,585} 1,442] 1,379} +2.9) 14,851 15,491
Mining, oil field, and
gas field machinery. 1,174) 1,150} 1,086] 1,235) 1,096] 1,027) 943) +31.0) 9,882) 7,282
Industrial machinery. 2,992) 3,170] 3,059] 2,880} 2,825} 3,063] 4,376} 34.2 30,941 40,012
Photographic equipm 1,204} 1,459} 1,517] 1,373} 1,397] 1,427] 1,512] 9.2] 11,930} 10,869
Ventilation, heating, air-
and refrigeration equipment. 2,457) 2,816) 2,840} 2,449} 2,890) (2,604) 2,899) 15.5) 24,806) 26,016
Metalworking machinery... Tsao] 2018} 2,152 2281] 1/889] 1794) 3,218] -29.1] 19,485] 22,287
Turbines, generators, and other
Power transmission equipment 2,830] 3,081 (2,760) 3,678] 3,073] 2,237) 3,984) -7.7) 27,540) 30,553
Material handling equipment... 1,685] 1,687] 1,545} 1,725} 1,531 1,288} 2,033) 18.2) 15,429) 16,774
Computers and electronic products. . 29,337 32,010} 31,931 35,391 28,235] 27,743) 55,224, -35.9) 309,959] 415,821
Electronic computers....... z 4,349] 4,92: 5,727] 4,644) 4,421 5,303] 8,687) -46.5) 55,466 70,524
Nondefense communications
equipment... 3,349} 5,724] 5,742] 5,540} 3,831 4,092 12,732) 56.5) 52,551 87,933
Defense communications equipment. 218} 198] 292) 297) 158) (242 418) 28.9} 2,403} 2,431
Semiconductors. e 6,608} 5,662) 4,691 7,321 5,296) 5,342 10,268) 28.7) 56,520) 82,839
Electronic component: 3,398} 3,569} 3,695) 3,890} 3,729) 3,351 7,084) 45,1 36,202] 58,980
Nondefense search and navigation
equipment........... 674) 714) 752| 731 629] 655) 851 “141 6,055} 6,941
Defense search and navigation
equipment. 1,707) 1,749] 1,781 1,691 1,263] 1,092] 1,579) +74 14,325] 16,111
Electromedical, measuring,
and control instruments.. 4,763} 5,223} 5,033) 5,425) 4,935] 4,364) 6,042) -10.2) 46,749) 45,402
Eteceal eavioment, apptences,
and components. 9,410] 10,413) 10,652] 10,1539) 10,185) 9,710} 12,353} 17.8) 95,110] 101,403
Electric lighting equipment. 958) 1,236} 1,178} 9! 1,237] 989) 1,268} 21.2) 10,461 10,633
Household appliances. 1,951 2,211 2,138} 2,040} 2,267) 1,972] (2,036) +0.2 18,035} 17,720
Electrical equipment. 3,184) 3,012) 3,061 3,434) 2,951 2,882] 3,676} 6.6] 28,618) 30,780
Transportation equipment.. 43,523) 51,679) 52,781 47,671 52,148 33,120} 64,594) 26.2 455,199] 534,160
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,
and trailers.........4. 15,104) 16,407) 16,721 15,457) 17,435) 11,911 18,666) “17.2 147,586 166,841
Nondefense aircraft and parts. 3,779) 7,081 7,433] 5,662) 7,005) 4,286} 13,854) -59.1 67,036 79,064
Defense aircraft and parts........... 2,647 1,862 2,376] 2,608} 4,174) 1,381 2,739) -4.8] 20,838) 28,692
Ships and boat: vs 1,536] 1,942 1,883} 1,596] 1,318} 1,213} 2,698} -40.8] 17,709] 16,769
Furniture and related ‘products. 5,428] 5,874 6,009} 5,749} 6,163 5,871 6,733 -14.6) 53,694) 58,966

° 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.

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:

3-1(00), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1992-2000.”


Table 1. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS

(Millions of Dollars)
Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted *
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percen Year to date
Industry Change|
Sept. | Aug. | July | Aug. -| July-|June-| Sept. | Aug. | July | Sept. | Sept.
2001" | 2001" | 2001 | Sept. | ‘Aug. | July | 2001" | 2001" | 2001 | 2000 ]01/00] 2001" | 2000
Al manufacturing industries. 323,110] 337,443]338,546] -4.2| | -0.3] +0.4/ 342,261] 344,154/ 302,651] 384,676] -11.0] 3,050,570] 3,214,370
Excluding transportation. 274,428] 283,577] 284,303] -3.2] -0.3] +0.2/ 289,277] 288,248] 265,607| 324,889| -11.0| 2'586,612| 2,709,649
Excluding defense. 315,380] 329,982]331,152} -4.4]  -0.4] +0.4/ 333,817] 336,984] 296,128/377,615| -11.6| 2,987,784] 3,155,646
Durable goods industries. 175,120] 185,543] 187,584] 5.6] -1.1]  -0.1] 189,389] 187,070] 157,642] 223,760] -15.4] 1,683,301] 1,831,385
Wood products 7,269] 7,069] 7,105} +28] -0.5| -1.4] 7,380] 7,696] 7,319] 7,397] -0.2] 63,517] 68,809
Nonmetallic mi 7119] 7,636) 7/599] -6.8| +0.5] +0.8] 7/515] 8.321] 7/669] 8.422] -10.8] 68,167| 73.646
Primary metals. 11/336] 11,951] 12,1011 5.1] -1.21 +1.9] 11/473] 12/305] 10,952] 13,781] -16.7] 109,258] 126,020
Iron and ste 4.954] 5,113] 5.217) 3.1) -2.0] +19] 4/891] 5.327) 4/778] 5.890] -17.0] 47,028] §6,252
‘Aluminum and nonferrous metals. 5.132] 5.541] 5.607] -7.4| -1.2| +28] 5,301] 5,596] 5,078] 6.460] -17.9] 50,577] §6,920
Ferrous metal foundries... 4,250) 1.297) 1.277) -3.6) +1.6] -1.5] 1/281] 1/382] 11096] 1.431] -10.5} 11,653) 12.848,
Fabricated metal products.......- 19970] 20,555] 20,401] -2.8] +08] +1.5] 20,532] 21/708] 19/016] 22/362] 8.2] 184,792| 196,865
Machinery... 22,797] 24,701] 24,607) -7.7| +0-4] +1.7| 23858] 23/576] 21,755] 26.899] -11.3| 221/333] 224/871
Farm machinery 7,503] 1,457] 1.470] +3:2] -0.9] +5.3] 11439] 1/330] 1/389] 1,153] +248] 12/588] "10.971
Construction machinery 1581} 1.683] 1,687] -6.1] -0.2] +3.6] 1/504] 1.575] 1/535] 1/566] -4.0| 15,386] 16,733
Mining, oil field, and
gas field machinery. 1,070] 1,094 1,097} 2.2] -0.3] +3.3] 1,105] 1,071] 1,036] 886} +24.7] 9,474] 7,271
Industrial machinery. 31327] 31365] 3/528} -1.1] -4.6| 4.2] 3/490] 3/043] 3,234] 4,785] -27.1] 34,089] 36,216
Photographic equipment, 4,231] 1/466} 1/479] -16.0] -0.9] +4:2] 1417] 1/394] 1/343] 1/465] -3.3] 12,041] 10,926
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment...... 2,654] 2,768] 2,702] -41] +24] 25] 2,711) 2,883] 2,519] 2,937] -7.7] 24,878] 25,649
Metalworking machinery. . 2,128 2,216 2,258 4.0 19 4.0 2,497 2,402 1,867 3,223) -22.5) 20,389) (22,672
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment. 2,384] 3,509] 3,330} -32.1] +5.4[+17.2] 2,79: 5] 26,493
Material handling equipment...... 1/596] 1/612) 1.570] -1.0] +2.7| -3.3] _1'596 ‘0] 18/570
Computers and electronic products... 33/209] 33,261] 35,357| -0.2| -6.9] -4.4] 39) ‘5} 334/597
Electronic computers... 5.230] 4865} 6,072] +7:5| -19.9] -2.0 8] 56,42
Computer storage devices... 978] 1,003} 1,049] -25| 4.4] +49 9] 9,772
Nondetense communications
equipment... 6,071] 6,268] 6,427] -3.1] -25] 69 .0] 60,483]
Defense communica 281] 309} 281] 9.1] +10.0] +18 <1] 2/572
Audio and video equipmen 840] 866} 904] 3.0] 4.2] 0.3 -2| 7.720)
Semiconductors... 6,271) 6,014] 6,615] +4.3] 9.1 4 8) 66,316
Electronic components... 31521] 4,064] 4/001] -13.4) +16) 8.1 :3]  40,077| 52,598
Nondefense search and navigation
equipment... 7 719) 743 773, 3.2) 3.9) 6,740 7,505
Defense search and navigation
equipment. 1,744) 1,744 1,717 0.0} +1.6) +1.8 1,852) 1,636 1,532) 1,816) 15,295, 15,058
Electromedical, measuring,
and control instruments... 5,101] 5,005} 5,253] +1.9} 4.7] -3.1] 5,918] 4,808] 4,392) 6,131 46,998] 44,662
Electrical equipment, appliances,

‘and components........-- 9,792] 10,652] 10,493] 8.1] +15] -4.2] 10,867] 10,512) 9,320] 12,759 97,970] 99,851
Electric lighting equipment... 1,036] 1,192) 1,171) -13.1] +18] +01] 1/181] 1/193] 968] 1/362 10.450] 10,644
Household appliance: 1.985} 2,187] 1956] -9.2] +11.8] +09] 2/090} 2/225] 1,782) 2/103 18,208
Electrical equipment. 3,046] 3,000) 2/952] +1.5] +16] -10.9] 3/510] 3,002] 2/651] 3.806 28,849
Batteries. . 44] 68] +5.0] 622] '553]“‘a59] ‘691 4,657

Transportation equipment... 96] 0.7] +1.2] 52,984] 55,906] 37,044] 59,787 463,958
Automobiles........ a 23.1] +09] +53] 7,630] 9122) 4913] 9,769 70,451
Light trucks and utility vehicles... 19-6] -0.2| +7:5) 10,413] 12/231) 6,364] 12/707 96.497
Heavy duty trucks .. 86] +02] -6.2! 944] 1/056] 933] 1/281 91417
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,
and trailers... , , . 7.8] -2.0] +19] 15,849] 17,751] 11,992} 19,029) 149,144] 170,019
Nondefense aircraft and part 8.210] 8,041} 8,314] +21] -3.3] -68/ 81987] 8.024) 6/361] 9.252 72,613] 69,057
Defense aircraft and parts. 2972] 2\716] 2/552) +9.4] +6.4] -8.9| 31257 2\662] 2/106] 2.297 21,682] 19,404
Ships and boats. 1/664] 1,731] 11621] 3:9] +68] 7.6] 1.868) 1/743] 11434] 1/797 15,382} 15,755
Furniture and related pi 5,553] 6,035] 6,009] 8.0] +0.4] +3.7| 5/915] 6,442) 5/508] 6.900 54,105] 58/351
Miscellaneous durable goods... 91393] 91817] 9,669] -4.3] +15] +11] 9865] 9/690] 8,789] 10,135 85,604] 83,145
Nondurable goods industries 147,990] 151,900] 150,962] -2.6] +0.6] +1.0] 152,872] 157,084] 145,009] 160,916 1,367,269] 1,382,985
Food products....... 38,342| 38,806| 38,560] 1.2] +0.6| +1.1] 39,952] 39,490] 36,235] 38,171 339,965] 325,090
Grain and oilseed milling... 4:073| 41206] 4.145] 3.2] +1.5] +05] 4/021] 4/392] 3.966] 3916 36,716| 34.812
Dairy products... 5.894] 6,015] 5.897 -2.0] +20] +32) 6178] 6,140] 5/566] 5.314 50,768] 45/553
Meat, poultry, ‘and seafood products. 11,411] 11,468] 11,437) -0.5} +0.3] +0.2} 11,658] 11,883] 11,075] 10,917) 102,221 96,426
Beverage and tobacco products. 9,707] 10,179] 9/869] -4.6] +3.1] +3:1] 9/627] 10,993] 10/000] 9.319 88,333
Beverages. 5,648] 5,800] 5.714] -26] +15] +4.3] 51820] 6.277] 5.927] 5.697 51,445
Tobacco... 4,059 4,379 4,155 -7.3) +54) +15 3,807 4,716 4,073 3,622 36,888
Textile mills 3.776] 31839] 3/843) -1.6| -0.1] 1.3] 4/178] 4/081] 3/424] 4/909 35.720
Textile products... 2,822] 2/816] 2.817| +0.2) 0.0} +1.0] 2/958] 3.025] 2/847] 21823 25,458
App APE esorens essere 5.040] 5.115] 5.045] -1.5| +141 -1.8] 5/541] 5,806] 51086] 5.986 47,458
Leather and allied products. 707 '716{ 713) -1.3] +04 -4.6[ 713] 730] ‘638] ‘820 6.616
Paper products....... 12,579] 13,035] 13,093] -3.5} 0.4] +01] 12,756] 13,558] 12,779] 14,541 119/243
Pulp, paper, and pap 5.685] 5.981] 5.986] -49| -0.1] +0.2] 51735] 6.219] 5.839] 6.719 55,042
Paperboard containers. 3,879] 4.010] 4.026] -3.3] 0.4] 0.7] 3/890} 4.221] 3/969] 4/341 36.485
Printing... 71881] 8,381] 8,238] 6.0] +1.7| +03] 8/362] 81528] 7/811) 9,272 74,095
Petroleum and coal 18,517] 18,459] 17930] +0.3| +3.0] -1.5| 19/188] 19,685] 18,173] 20.874 170,131
Petroleum refineries. 16,849] 16,748] 16,081} +0.6] +4.1 1.3] 17,294] 17,675} 16,108] 18,631 153,393 .
Basic chemicals... ee 33,992} 35.570] 35,515] -4.4] +0.2) +1.3) 34,779] 35/598] 33,672] 38,601 325,124] 333,635,
Pesticides, fertilizers, and other
agricultural chemicals. . 1,685} 1,666] 1,636] +1.1] +1.8] +2.4] 1,089] 1,211] 1,251] 1,085] 17,172] 16,903
Pharmaceuticals and medicines. 9,733] 91916] 9/640] 1.8] +29] +15] 10/319] 91974] 8/953] 10.955 89,107] 89,487
Paints, coatings, and adhesives... 2,461] 2/542] 2/509] 3.2) +1.3| +3.0] 2/350] 2.711] 2/636] 2.428 23,129| 22/871
Plastics and rubber products.. 14,627| 14,984] 15,339 -2.4 -2.3) +4.6] 14,818] 15,620] 14,344) 15,600] 135,126] 139,127

° Preliminary " Revised

* 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.


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Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in September decreased
$19.3 billion or 5.8 percent to $313.1 billion, the Department of
Commerce, Bureau of the Census reported today. This follows a
0.1 percent August decrease and is the lowest level since March
1997. Year to date, new orders for 2001 are 7.7 percent below the
same period a year ago; new orders for the third quarter are 3.3
percent below the second quarter.

Shipments decreased $14.3 billion or 4.2 percent to $323.1
billion, following a 0.3 percent August decrease. This is the lowest
level since August 1998. Year to date, shipments for 2001 are 4.6
percent below the same period a year ago; shipments for the third
quarter are 2.4 percent below the second quarter.

Unfilled orders, down nine consecutive months, decreased
$10.0 billion or 1.8 percent to $553.2 billion, following a 0.9
percent August decrease. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was
4.36, up from 4.26 in August.

Inventories, down eight consecutive months, decreased $4.0
billion or 0.9 percent to $460.9 billion, following a 0.7 percent
August decrease. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.43, up
from 1.38 in August.

New Orders

New Orders for manufactured durable goods in September,
down four consecutive months, decreased $15.4 billion or 8.5
percent to $165.2 billion, unrevised from the previously published
8.5 percent decrease.

Transportation equipment had the largest decrease, $8.2 billion
or 15.8 percent to $43.5 billion. Computers and electronic
products decreased $2.7 billion or 8.4 percent to $29.3 billion.
Machinery decreased $1.4 billion or 5.9 percent to $22.6 billion.

New orders for nondurable goods decreased $3.9 billion or 2.6
percent to $148.0 billion.

Shipments

Shipments of durable goods in September, down four

consecutive months, decreased $10.4 billion or 5.6 percent to
$175.1 billion, revised from the previously published 5.5 percent
decrease.

Transportation equipment had the largest decrease, $5.2
billion or 9.6 percent to $48.7 billion. Machinery decreased
$1.9 billion or 7.7 percent to $22.8 billion.

Shipments of nondurable goods decreased $3.9 billion or 2.6
percent to $148.0 billion. Basic chemicals had the largest
decrease, $1.6 billion or 4.4 percent to $34.0 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled Orders for durable goods in September, down nine
consecutive months, decreased $10.0 billion or 1.8 percent to
$553.2 billion, unrevised from the previously published 1.8
percent decrease.

Transportation equipment, down four consecutive months,
had the largest decrease, $5.2 billion or 1.8 percent to $278.9
billion. Computers and electronic products, down ten
consecutive months, decreased $3.9 billion or 2.9 percent to
$127.8 billion.

Inventories

Inventories of durable goods in September, down eight
consecutive months, decreased $3.1 billion or 1.1 percent to
$292.3 billion.

Computers and electronic products, down seven consecutive
months, had the largest decrease, $2.6 billion or 4.7 percent to
$52.8 billion.

Inventories of nondurable goods, down eight consecutive
months, decreased $0.9 billion or 0.5 percent to $168.6 billion.

By stage of fabrication, September finished goods decreased
1.9 percent in durables and 0.4 percent in nondurables. Work in
process increased slightly in durables and decreased 0.3 percent
in nondurables. Materials and supplies decreased 1.5 percent in
durables and 0.8 percent in nondurables.

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