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
Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar.- | Feb.- | Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb Apr. Apr.
2001° 2001" 2001 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2007" 2001' 2001 2000 01/00
All manufacturing industries...... 584,475] 586,485] 586,612 -0.3 0. -0.5] 591,794] 595,068] 595,194] 550,926 +74
Excluding transportation... 295,393] 300,787] 306,470] 18 “1: -0.8] 298,863] 303,242) 310,319] 304,931 -2.0
Excluding defense, 441,687| 444,679] 447,401 -0.7 -0. 444,761] 448,641| 453,895] 429,965 +34
Durable goods industries. 584,475| 586,485] 586,612 -0.3 0. 591,794] 595,068] 595,194] 550,926 +7.4
Primary metals 18,549] 18,805] 19,128 14 A 19,366] 19,792] 19,954] 22,885 “15.4
Iron and steel mils. 8,768 8,901 9,084 15 “2: 9,255 9,455 9,573] 11,915 22.3
Aluminum and nonferrous metals.. 7,604 7,745 7,849 18 1 7,879 8,107 8,119 8,851 “11.0
Ferrous metal foundrie 2,177 2,159 2,195] +0.8 “1 2,232 2,230} 2,262 2119 +5.3
Fabricated metal products. 42,290] 42,606] 43,037 0.7 ae 42,705] 42,895] 42,902) 44,016 -3.0
Machinery 61.898] 62,537] 63,928 -1.0 “2. 62,828] 63,460] 65.017) «61,762 +17
Construction machinery... 2.319 2,324 2A14 0.2 3 2,555 2,558| 2,690 3,739 317
Mining, oil field, and
gas field machinery. 1,484 1,458 1,431 +18) +1 1,510 1,473 1,464] 1,466 +3.0
Industrial machinery... 10,960] 11.694] 12,610) 6.3 7. 11,217] 11,672) 12.813] 13,015) “13.8
Photographic equipment. B01 807 806) 0.9] +0. 79 814 821 818 “2.3
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment....... 4,840] 4,834] 4.841 +01 -0. 4971 4,918 4,849 4,987 0.3
Metalworking machinery... 5,066 5,215 5,373 29 “2. 5,143 5,240] 5,400 6,503 -20.9
Turbines, generators, and other
Power transmission equipment. 20,944] 20,599} 20,566] +1.7] +0 20,775} 20,763] 20,911 14,556 +427
Material handling equipment....... 5,989 6,081 6,189 “1.5 a 6,228] 6,360] 6,261 6,252 -0.4
Computers and electronic products. 142,962] 146,238] 148,300] “2.2 aE 144,012] 146,434] 149,682] 144,170) 0.1
Electronic computers. — 10,459] 10,513] 10,380) 0.5) +1. 10,146] 10,250] 10,223 9,369 +8.3
Nondefense communications
equipment...... 45,840} 46,012) 46,551 -0.4 . 46,083] 46,532] 47,096] 42,995) 47.2
Defense communications equipment. 2,709] 2,652 2,611 424 a 2,693| 2,669 2,649) 2,311 $16.5
Semiconductors... 19,493] 22,113 22,713] -11.8) x 19,669] 21,036] 22,708] 26.072 “24.6
Electronic compor 17,618] 17,944 19,127 18 -6.2 17,634] 18,099] 19,494) 18,349) “3.9
Nondefense search and navigation
equipment... 4,797 4,946] 5,025 3.0} “1.6 4 4.871 5,016 5,064 5,766 “15.5
Defense search and navigation
equipment. 30,230] 30,328] 30,237 0.3) +0.3) = +1.0] 31,021] 31,156] 30,612) 28,900 47.3
Electromedical, measuring,
and control instruments... 11,816] 11,730] 11,656] 40.7] = +0.6 0.0] 11,895} 11,676] 11,836] 10,408] +143
Electrical equipment, appliances,

‘and components. 18,340] 18,727] 19,308) “24 -3.0]  +0.3) 18,471 19,036] 19,787] 18,557] 0.5
Electric lighting equipment 1,556 1,592 1,579 23] +08] +02 1,558 1,580) 1,578 1,553) +03
Household appliances... 1,101 1,060 1,094] +3. “31 “2.2 1,083 1,222 1,422 973 +103,
Electrical equipment. 9,717 9,889] 10,003 “17 Wd 0.3 9,826 91985] 10,124 9,350 +51

Transportation equipment...... 289,082] 285,698] 280,142] +12) = +2.0 0.2] 292,931] 291,826] 284,875] 245,995 +19.1
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,
and trailers 13,147/ 12,925| 12,953] +1.7 -0.2 -0.7/ 13,386} 13,473] 13,746] 15,479) “13.5
Nondefense aircraft and parts.. 152,279] 150,363] 147,887] +13] +1.7 0.2] 152,012] 151,798] 149,608] 128,798 +18.0
Defense aircraft and parts. 45,238] 45,206] 45,384] -+0.1 0.4] +05] 46,876] 46,453] 45,8068] 38,242 +22.6
Ships and boat: 22,493] 21,743] 18,737] +3.4) +1600) -0.5] 23,655] 23,205] 18,963] 19.575 +20.8
Furniture and related products. 6,825 6,982 7,224 -2.2 “3:3 14 6,719 6,722 6911 8,258 “18.6

” Preliminary * Revised

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


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Total Manufacturing Total Manufacturing )
Shipments and Three Month | New Orders and Three Month
Moving Average | | Moving Average
Billions Of Dollars j Billions Of Dollars
420 420 || 420 420
400 400 400 |
| 380 380 380 |
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320 320 || 320 320
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— = — Shipments Average | —~— New Orders Average
a a \ \
Total Manufacturing Total Manufacturing |
Total Inventories and Three Month Ratios of Unfilled Orders and Total {|
Moving Average { Inventories to Shipments |
Billions Of Dollars US Ratios UIS Ratios
10 500 16 45
44
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480 480 Ls
4.2
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460 ao 460 || 1.4 _ -- ~/ 4.0
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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
Industry /Change|

Apr. | Mar. | Feb. |Mar.-|Feb.-|Jan.-| Apr. | Mar. Feb. Apr.

Apr.
2001° | 2001 | 2001 | Apr. | Mar. | Feb. | 2001" | 2001" | 2001 }| 2000 | 01/00 2001" 2000

‘SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries... 338,949] 347,486] 347,983] -2

Construction materials and supplies.....) 32,508] 32,737] 32,909]
Information technology........... 32,553] 34,427) 34,354]

0.1] +0.1] 330,787] 369,578] 338,708] 349,532,

0.5] -0.6} 32,572] 33,433] 31,772] 35,298] -
+0.2)  -1.3) 27,916] 39,815] 30,813] 31,022] -1

5.
7.
0.
0.6} -0.1} 65,750] 84,524] 70,263] 71,543] 8.
8.
7.
1

4|
7) 127,274) 4
0} 126,043] 1

Capital goods...

Nondefense capital goods’.
Excluding aircraft.

Defense capital goods".........

Consumer goods..........
Consumer durable goods.
Consumer nondurable go:

NEW ORDERS

All manufacturing industries.

71,287] 74,881] 75,357] -4.
65,567) 69,017] 69,722] -5
3.
2.

5
7

4

8 1

0} -1.0] +0.2) 60,275] 78,171) 64,736] 66,149 9

4) -0.3) -2.4) 56,831] 72,678] 59,855] 61,282] -7.3,

5] +4.1) -4.1] 5,475] 6,353] 5.527] 5.394] +15] 22/191
9 7

3 3

4 3

62,094) 64,277] 64,481} -
5,720] 5,864] 5.635] -2.

127,388] 128,493] 127,905] 0.
33,043] 34,519] 32,723] -4
94,315] 93,974] 95,182] +0.

+0.5)  -0.1] 125,436] 133,359] 125,268] 127,632] -
+5.5) -0.9] 33,461] 39,007] 33/647] 37/703] -1
-1.3] +0.2) 91,975] 94,352] 91,621] 89,929] +2.

135,304) 1

336,939] 347,359] 344,908] -3

32,172] 32,506] 32,566]  -1.
31,996] 33,703] 34,329] -5.

71,732] 76,571] 73,934] -6.
65,196] 68,344] 68,010) -4
60,530] 61,767] 63,687| -2.
6,536} 8,227) 5,924] -20.1
0.
3

Construction materials and supplies.
Information technology...

0.2] +0.5) 32,427] 33,634) 31,328] 35,727| -9.2] 126,988] 1
1.8) -3.4) 27,066] 39,213) 31,231] 31,770] -14.8] 126,434] 1

+3.6] +3.5] 63,496] 87,491] 68,547| 70,814] -10.3] 285,100] 2:

Capital goods. -
Nondefense capital goods*..
Excluding aircraft......

Defense capital goods*.

5,345] 10,801] 5,279] 3/583] +49.2| | 26,2641

+0.3) +0.5} 125,098] 131,850] 125,287] 127,610] -2.0| 500,237] 5:
+4.8) +15] 33,123] 37,498) 33,666) 37,681] -12.1] 133,739] 1

Consumer goods.............
Consumer durable goods..

UNFILLED ORDERS:

126,954] 127,666] 127,331
32,639] 33,692] 32,149

All manufacturing industries. 4 584,475] 586,485] 586,612] -0.3] 0.0 591,794] 595,068] 595,194] 550,926] +7.4| ea)
Construction materials and supplies.....| 35,438] 35,774] 36,005] -0.9] -0.6 35,782] 35,927] 35,726] 36,897] -3.0) (x)
Information technology... 112,617) 113,174] 113,898] 0.5] 0.6 113,512] 114,362] 114,964] 107.248] +58 x)
Capital good: . --.| 403,627] 403,182] 401,492] +0.1] +0.4 408,057] 410,311] 407,344] 360,951] +13.1 (x)
Nondefense capital goods’... | 278,258] 278,629] 279,302] -0.1] -0.2 279,484] 281,608] 283,089] 255.350] +9.5| x)
Excluding aircraft. : 160,584] 162,148] 164,658} -1.0] 1.5 162,077] 163,692] 166,724] 156,698] +3.4 (x)
Defense capital goods*.. 125,369] 124,553] 122,190] +0.7] +1.9 128,573] 128,703] 124/255} 105,601| +21.8 (x)
Consumer goods............. 9,067] 9,471] 10,298] -4.3]  -8.0 9,315] 9,653) 11,162] 11,021] -15.5 (x)
Consumer durable goods... 9,067 9,471] 10,298] -4.3]  -8.0 9,315] 9,653] 11,162] 11,021] -15.5 (x)
TOTAL INVENTORIES
All manufacturing industries. } 480,959) 480,579] 484,353] +0.1] -0.8] -0.2] 481,308] 477,458] 487,724 471,873| +2.01 ed
Construction materials and supplies. 49,094) 49,210) 49,291] -0.2} -0.2]  -0.3] 49,246] 49,597] 50,047| 47,936] +2.71 x)
Information technology... 49,281] 49,480] 50.638] 0.4) -2.3] +0.4) 49,262] 48,117] 51.407] 46.246] +6.5| (x)
Capital goods... . 150,351] 150,137] 151,748] +0.1] 1.1] 0.2] 150,719] 148,039] 152,781] 146,484] +2.9 x)
Nondefense capital goods’ 131,318) 131,727] 132,905] -0.3] 0.9] -0.1] 131,701] 130,040] 134/152] 127.085| 43.6 x)
Excluding aircraft... 107,246} 107,737] 108,667] -0.5] -0.9] +0.4] 107,602| 106,331] 110.107| 100,772] +68) (x)
Defense capital goods*.. 19,033} 18,410] 18,843] +3.4{ -2.3]  -1.1] 19,018] 17,999] 18,629] 19.399] -2.0 (x)
Consumer goods... 130,605] 130,390] 130,991] +0.2] -0.5] 0.2] 129,987] 129,202] 131,260] 128.925] +0.8 (x)
Consumer durable goods........... 29,044) 28,835) 29,118] +0.7| -1.0]  -0.1] 29,001] 28,760] 29/541] 28,944] +0.2 (x)
Consumer nondurable goods... 101,561} 101,555] 101,873} 0.0] -0.3] _-0.3] 100,986] 100,442] 101.719] 991981| 41.0 (x)

0|

0|

1

3]

6) +0.5} +0.3} 58,151) 76,690] 63,268] 67,231] -13.5] 258,836] 274/954
|

6

6

1

1,349,771]1,395,315

39,012
28,533

282,187] 285,036
259,996] 262,870
243,534] 247/328

22,166

501,802] 510,528

54,011

366,498] 356,517

+0.7) +2.3] 327,513] 369,452] 336,069] 349,199] -6.2]1,349,551]1,423,027

41,051
33,368

199,014.

55,216] 69,646] 60,472] 63,452] -13.0] 242.898] 258,300

24,060

11,870
55,353

° Preliminary " Revised {X) Not Applicable
* 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: 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
Cauipment: Pumps and compressors; material handling equipment; all other machinery; electronic computers; computer storage devices; other computer peripheral
eauipment; communications equipment; search end 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 part:
and search and navigation equipment.

hips and boats;

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


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Table 4. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
(Millions of Dollars)
‘Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
Industry Change
Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar.- | Feb.- | Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. Apr.
2001" 2001° 2001 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2001” 2001" 2001 2000 01/00
All manufacturing industries. ees 480,959] 480,579] 484,353] +0.1 0.8 -0.2] 481,308] 477,458] 487,724] 471,873 +2.0
Excluding transportation.......... | 404.961] 405,572) 407,870 -0.2 -0.6 0.0] 405,618] 403,321] 411,286] 393,538 +31
Excluding defense. | 458.611] 458,563] 461,504 0.0} -0.6 -0.1] 459,136] 455,973] 464,961] 448,857 +23
Durable goods industries. 307,502] 307,133] 310,564] +0.1 aa -0.2] 307,841] 304,536} 313,145] 300,802 +23
Wood products. 9,890 9,893 0.0} -0.4 -0.2 9,699 9,933] 10,249] 10,105 -4.0
Nonmet 10,101 10,144 0.4) +10 -0.5] 10,286] 10.383} 10.311 9.866 +43
Primary metals. 21.976] 22,074 0.4 -1.6 -0.6] 21,823] 21,906] 22,465] 22.639 “3.6
Iron and steel mills 11,950] 12,002 0.4 “1.6 -0.6] 11,707] 11,714) 12,119] 12,263 45
Aluminum and nonferrous metals... 8,200 8,259 -0.7 “1.9 0.4 8,227 8,329 8.495 8,546 “3.7
Ferrous metal foundries... 1,826 1,813 +07 0.0 “15 1,889 1,863 1,851 1,830] +32
Fabricated metal producte..... 35,269] 35,341 -0.2 -0.2 0.5] 35,468] 35,532] 35,691] 34,361 $3.2
Machinery... . 51,680] 51,776 0.2) +0.4] 4 51,894] 51.813] 52,441] 48,982 +5.9
Farm machinery. 2,192 2.161 +14] +04 13 2,226 2,266 2,306 2.106 45.7
Construction machinery 3,901 31943 on 0.2] +08 3,942 4,022 4,018] 3,697 +66
Mining, oil field,
and gas field machinery. 2,740 2,698 41.6) +3.7 0.0} 2,741 2,659 2,551 2,379 415.2
Industrial machinery. 9,378 9414 -0.4{ +0.3] +05 9,321 9,296 91549 8,128 +147
Photographic equipment. - 2,439 2.410 +1.2| “1.0 -28 2,462 2,383 2,507 21124 415.9
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment. 4,877 4,769 +23] -0.3 8 5,021 4,822 4,865 4,623 +86
Metalworking machinery. 6,131 6,245 1.8] +3.4] 2 6,162 6,108] 5.962 5.694 +82
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment. 5,539) 5,626 1.5 “2.2 4 5,578 5,579 5,808 5,225 +68
Material handling equipment. 2,656 2,656 0.0 0.0 ty) 2.724 2.744 2.772 2,486 +9.6
Computers and electronic products. 59,558] 59,733, -0.3 25 7} 59,624) 57,883] 61,795] 55.385] 47.7
Electronic computers. 3,847 3.719 +3.4] -0.6 1 3,716 3,405 3,903 3.189 +165
Computer storage devices... 1,944 1,969 “1.3 “3.1 1 1,980 1.823 2.178 1.696 +16.7
Nondefense communic
equipment........ 11,097] 11,656 48 77 6} 10,922} 11,304] 12,807} 11,994 8.9
64 61 +0.5| ad 1 555 -8.5
1,133 1,087 +42 “2.4 ty) 1,030 955 1,108 941 +95
8,506 8,505 0.0 V5 7 8,701 8,367 8,670 7,226 +20.4
Electronic components. 10,122] 10,021 +1.0) “2.2 of 10.079 9,748] 10,234 9,217 $9.4
Nondefense search and Ravigation
equipment = 2,684 2,678 +0.2 0.4 -0.7 2,754 2,631 2,685 2717 +14
Defense search and navigation
juipment.... 3,268 3,191 +24, +091 +02] 3,330 3,113 3,126 3,199 +41
Electromedical, measuring
and control instruments.......--es0-- 11,842] 11,904] -0.5 -0.7 11,893] 11,777] 12,059} 10,404) +144
Electrical equipment, appliances,

‘and components..... esses 16,022 16,078] 0.3 -0.4 16,289] 16,132] 16,448] 14,889) 49.4
Electric lighting equipment. 1,773 1,857 “4.5 -2. 1,795 1,800 1,894] 1,783 +07
Household appliances . 2,477 2,544 -2.6 “15 2,641 2,596 2,669 2,688 7
Electrical equipment. 5,052 5.012 +08] +08] 5,073 4,972 5,054 4,425 +148
Batteries. 808 802 +0.7 “3.1 818 738 822 813 +06

Transportation equipment. 75,998] 75,007 +13 1 75,690] 74,137| 76.438] 78,335] “3.4
‘Automobiles. 2,277 2117 +7.6| -0. 2,295 2114 2133 2,243 42:3
Light trucks and utility vehicles. 1,807 1,606 +125 “5. 1/836 1.626 1.707 1,767 +39
Heavy duty trucks ... 1,025) 1,027 0.2] +0. 1,003 1,034 1,043 1,022] 19
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

and trailers. 17,281 17,104] 17,333} +1.0) 1 16,995] 16,953] 17,435] 17,465) “2.7
Nondefense aircraft and parts.. 31,087] 30,944] 31,297] +05 4 31,237] 30,709] 31,108) 33,154 58
Defense aircraft and parts... 10,022| 10,339] 11,148 “3.1 7. 91847] 10,133} 11.197] 10,762 85
Ships and boats. 2,338 2,313 2.225] +41 +4. 21363 2,330 2,227 2,264 +44

Furniture and related pi 8.741 8.819 8,876 0.9 -0. 8.714 8,704 8819 8,608 41.2

Miscellaneous durabie goods... 18,267] 18,268] 18,442 0.0} -0: 18,354] 18,113] 18,488] 17,632 +41

Nondurable goods industries. 173,457] 173,446] 173,789 0.0 -0.. 173,467] 172,922] 174,579] 171,071 +14

Food products.. 29,405] 28,276] 29,353] +04 -0. 28,855] 28,891 29,530] 29,965) 3.7
Grain and oilseed miliing..... 3.351 3,357 3,346] -0.2{ +0. 3,382 3,394] 3,456 3.457 22
Dairy products.......... vienna] 2,940} 2,952 2,943 -0.4] +0. 3,035| 21947 2/934 3,223 58
Meat, poultry, and seafood product: 5.616 5,580 5.593] +0.6 -0. 5,708 5.676 5.638 5,564 +26

Beverage and tobacco products. 13,793] 13,753] 13,609] +0.2/ oa 13,747] 13.862] 13,979] 13,863 0.8

8,254] 8,262 8,143 0.1 +1: 8,299 8,331 8,092 7.990 43.9
5,539 5,497 5.466] +0.8) = +0. 5.448 5.531 5,887 5.873 72

Textile mill 6.763 6,764 6,801 0.0} -0: 6,897 6,746 6,887 7,056 2.3

Textile products. 4,810} 4,834] 4,882 0.5 ar 4,853 4,806 4,843 4,748 +22

Apparel. 10,306] 10,364] 10,522 0.6 “1 10,252] 10,245] 10,387 91840 +42

Leather and allied products... 1,574 1,587 1,575) -0.8 +0. 1,555 1,553 1,555 1,701 8.6

Paper products. conf 15,941 15,983] 16,159] 0.3 cs 16,012] 15,998] 16,313] 16,158 -0.9
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills. 7,154] 7.131 7,143] +0.3 0. 7,181 7.155 7,221 6,965 +31

8. 4,465 4,485 4.561 0.4 a 4,444] 4,462 4,605 4,752 “6.5

6.512| 6,633 6,647 18 -0. 6,458] 6,571 6,456 6,836 “5.5

13,340] 13.219] 13,392] +0.9 a 13,479] 12,942) 13,114) 13,178 +23

Petroleum refineries. 11,464) 11,334) 11.511 +11 1 11574] 11,072) 11,294) 11.275 +27

Basic chemicals. 52,379] 52,432] 52,282 04 +0: 52,575] 52,454] 52,572] 49,502 +6.2

Pesticides, fertilizers, and other
\gricultural chemicals......... 2,965 2,962 2,941 +0.1 +0. 3,189 3,439 3,444 2,908 +9.7
Pharmaceuticals and medicines. 17.774] 17.919] 17,835) 0.8] +0. 17,640] 17,527) 17,504) 16,147 +9.2
Paints, coatings, and adhesives. 31342 3,302 3,260] +4.2) +1. 3,416) 3,393 3,278 3,121 +95
Plastics and rubber products.......... 18,634] 18,595] 18.567] 9 +0.2] +0. 18,784] 18.854] 18,943) 18,224 43.1
» 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 Apr J Mar | Feb | Jan | Apr | Mar | Feb | Jan

2001° | 2001° | 2001 | 2001 | 2001" | 2001" | 2001 | 2001
All manufacturing industries..... 1.42] 1.38] 1.39] 1.40 ty oo ~ 0%
Durable goods industries. 1.65) 1.58 1.61 1.61 4.28) 4.11 4.09 4.10
Wood products. seve 1.50} 1.51] 1/50] 154] Oy) 00) ~ 0)
Nonmetallic mineral products. 1.35 1.36) 1.34, 1.35) (x) (xX) (xX) (Xx)
Primary metals........0.0cccccses 1.87 1.81 1.84) 1.83) 1.58] 1.54) 1.5 1.56
Fabricated metal products. 1.74) 1.72 1.72) 1.72 2.20) 2.18) 2.20) 2.20
Machinery...... a 2.09} 2.05} 2.02] 1.95) 2.70] 264] 2:70) 262
FomPuters and electronic products..] 4.81] 1.411 1:41] 1371 410] 3:92] 389] S65

Electrical equipment, appliances,

and components.... 7 . 1.43) 1.41 1.41 1.40) 1.71 1.73, 1.78, 1.76
Transportation equipment. | 1-58] 1.43) 1.53] 1.60] 9:53] 8'8i] si7al 9135
Furniture and related products 1.43) 1.45} 1.42{ 4.42) 1.26 1.29] 1.31] 1:30
Miscellaneous products... 1.90] 1.90] 1:88] 1.92 0%) 00) 0%) 0
Nondurable goods industries... . | 1.14) 1.13) 1.12, 1.13) 1d) (X) (xX) (x)
Food products............. | 0.77) 0.77] 0:78] 0.78] (x) & oo x)
Beverage and tobacco 1.47| 1.45) 1.41 1.45 (x), (xX) (x) (xX)
Textile... cove 1.70f 1.69] 1.64] 16a) (x) (x) &) ~
Textile products... 1.77) 4.77) 1:75] 178) x) oy oy oo
Apparel : 1.91{ 14.90] 1-92] 193} (x) 0) 0) rd
Leather and allied produ 1.98] 1.95] 1.89] 1.88 0) %) ta x)
Paper product... 119f 1.18) 1:48) isl (x) x) oo &
Printing. veseeeevsneennese 0.76] 0.76] 0.771 0.77| (x) & 0) x
Petroleu coal products 0.69} 0.71] 0.69] o.66] (x) (x) a oo
Basic chemicals............... 1.44) 1.41 1.40) 1.43) (x) (X) (xX) (x)
Plastics and rubber products. 1.27] 1.25} 1.25] 1.26] (x) (x) x) rd

° 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 hosdtoa
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

Apr Apr Apr Apr

Industry Apr? | 2000- Apr? | 2000- Apr? | 2000- Apr? | 2000-

Apr! | 1996- | Mar | apr’ | 1996-| Mar | apr’ | 1996- | Mar Apr’ | 1996- | Mar

2001 12000 | 2001 } 2001 | 2000 } 2001 | 2001 | 2000 | 2001 | 2001 | 2000 | 2001
All manufacturing industries... CoP NAT (a) 3) BLN) oof (NAYT  (NA) Oo} (NA)] (NA)
Durable goods industries CaP INA (NAN 0} NAN wa] -0.1] waif vail ool wal vay
Wood products..... (X)] (NAN (NA) (XO) (NA) (NA) Od] WNA)} (NA) ()}  (NA)] (NA)
Nonmetallic mineral product (X)} (NANT (NA) OO} (NA)] (NA) (x) (NA)} (NA) ( (NA)] (NA)
Primary MetalS.......ecsecoeess O32] WA NAY hay Nail wail 0.3) wart wail oa] Nal] nay
Fabricated metal produ “O.2) (NA) (NA) 1.0} (NA)! (NAD! =O] (NA)] (NA) 1) (NA) (NA)
Machinery....--c.ecsssesseee Seen fe] NA INA 2.47 (NAIL (ADT -0.31 (a)] (NA)] oso] NAN INA}
Computers and electronic products 18) IWAN] INA) =] (NANT (NAN -0.4] val] wal] «ost] (NAL INT

Electrical equipment, appliances,

and components....... 3} NAT INA -0.2] wail wa)! -0.31 wal Na} 0.0] (way (NA)
Transportation equipment “O31 INAIT (NA)! -0.31 (NANT (NA -0.1) NA)! NAN] oO] INA} (NA)
Furniture and related products. (O} (NA)] (NA) XI} (NAH (NA) OO} (NA) (NA) (x (NA)} (NA)
Miscellaneous products........ Od] (NA) (NA) OOP NA) (NA) CO} NANT (NA) OO} (NA)] (NA)
Nondurable goods industries bo} A] (NA) (O}  (NA)] (NA) OO) (NAY (NA) (x)] (NA)] (NA)
Food products. . (X)} (NA)} (NA) OOP (NA)] (INA) XI] (NA) (NA) OO} (NA)] (NA)
Beverage and tobacco product: x} (NANT (NA) (Oo) (NA)] (NA) OO} (NAT (NA) (O} (NA)! (NA)
Textiles....... seeeeeeeee (x)} (NA) (NA) (XO) (NA)} (NA) OO] (NA (NA) XI} (NA)] (NA)
Textile product. CO} (NA)] (A) OO] (NAN (NA) OO] (NAT (NA) Oo} way} (NA)
Apparel...., (X)} NAY] (NA) COP AI] (NA) (] (NANT (NA) Oo} (Na)] (NA)
Leather and allied products. OO} NA) (NA) Gof (NA) (NA) (X)) (NAM (NA) OOF (NA)] (NA)
Paper product.....-cseesee-u (of (NA)] (NA) {Xd} (NA)T (NA) CO} (NA) (NA) {XI} (NA)] (NA)
Printing... ()] (NA) (NA) Oo} NAY] (NA) Xi} (NAT (NA) OOP (NA)] (NA)
Petroleum and coal products. ©} WANE (NA) Go} (NA) (NA) OOP (NAT (NA) xo} way] (A)
Basic chemicals... OO} (wA)} (NA) Oo] (NA)] (NA) ()} NAN] (NA) OO] (NAT (NA)
Plastics and rubber products. (X)} (NA)] (NA) ()} (NAM (NA) Oxy A] (NA) OOP 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

April

2001

Issued June 5, 2001

M3-1(01)-4
For Wire Transmission 10:00 a.m. E.D.T., June 5, 2001
All figures in the text are in seasonally adjusted current dollars Current
Total Manufacturing Total Manufacturing Industrial
Shipments and Three Month New Orders and Three Month Reports

Moving Average

Billions Of Dollars
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Moving Average Inventories to Shipments
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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
Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar.- | Feb.- | Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. Apr.
2001° 2001" 2001 Apr. | Mar. | Feb. 2001° 2001" 2001 2000 01/00
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
All manufacturing industries. 161,200] 161,672] 163,114 0.3 0.9 -0.6] 159,724] 160,157] 163,560] 158,669 +0.7
Durable goods industries. 100,161] 100,302] 101,572 “0.1 13 -0.6] 98,676] 98,574] 101,846] 96,356 +24
Wood products...» 3,934) 3.878| 308] +1.4) +18 “1.6 3,491 3,691 3,942| 3,585 “2.4
Nonmetallic mineral products... 3,413 3,405 3/386] +0.2] +06 0.2 3,354] 3,365 3,380 3,259) +29
Primary metals. 7,507 7.519] 7,606 -0.2 ad 0: 7,256 7,273 7,493 7,515] “34
Fabricated metal product: 14192] 14,130) 11,971 0.2 0.4 a4 10,984) 10,977) 11,115) 11,277) 2.6
Machinery . 18,405] 18,386] 18,344] +0.1) $0.2 0: 18,443] 18,206] 18,530) 16,319] +13.0
Computers and electronic products... 21,983] 21,784) 22,504) +0.9 “3.2 <7 21614) 21,316] 22,407| 20,868 +3.6
Electtical equipment, appliances,
and components. 6,335 6,292| 6,339] +0.7 0.7) #1. 6,326| 6,234 6,469 5,525] +14.5
Transportation equipment. 17,512] 17,866] 18,385! -2.0 28 “0: 17,213] 17,521] 18,473] 18,158} “5.2
Furniture and related products. 3,504) 3,560| 3/590] “1.6 -0.8 “A 3,508] 3,539] 3,581 3,627 -3.3
Miscellaneous products. 6,456 6,482 6,439 -o4| +07] +0. 6,487 6,452 6.456 6,246! +3.9
Nondurable goods industries. 61,039] 61,370] 61,542 -0.5 0.3 -0. 61,048] 61,583] 61,714] 62,313 2.0
Food products. 10,590] 10,578| 10,613] +0. 0.3 0: 10,635| 10,650| 10,693] 10,973 34
Beverage and tobacco pr 5,856| 5,795 5802) +1.1 01 -0. 5,937 5,878 5,958| 6,128] 34
Textiles... 1,869 1,867 1,889] +0.1 “1.2 0: 1,871 1,860] 1,909 1,981 5.6
Textile products. 1,690 1.717 1,737 1.6] 12 1 1,689) 1,703 1714) 1,664) #15
Apparel. 2/395] 2411 2,419] 0.7) 0.3 “1 2,427 2/439 2,403) 2,598] “6.6
Leather and allied products. 439 430) 433) +21 0.7 0. 433 418 427 453 “4.4
Paper products. 7,640] 7,649} 7,660 0.4 -0.1 0. 7,633 7,686 1.717] 7,750 “15
Printing 3,012 3,077 3,072] 21] +0.2| 0: 2/895] 3,108] 3,001 3,088) “6.6
Petroleum and coal product 3,853] 3,893 3,981 1.0 2.2) +1: 3,940 3,913] 3,879| 4,370 9.8
Basic chemicals. 16,205] 16,473] 16,515 1.6 -0.3 “1. 16,123] 16.455] 16,537| 16,040] +05
Plastics and rubber products. 7,490) 7,480 742i] 40.1} +08) +0. 7,465 7,473] 7,476] 7,288 +29
WORK IN PROCESS
All manufacturing industries. 140,390] 140,457} 141,578 0.0) -0.8 -0.4| 140,828] 138,930] 141,580] 143,642, -2.0
Durable goods industries. 110,952] 110,894) 111,781) +0. 08 -o.4] 111,382] 109,881) 111,968) 114,661 2.9
1,935 1,959] 2,030 “1.2 35] +0.6 1,968) 1,989) 2,081 2,168] -9.2
1,509] 1,523 1,530 0.9) 05 a4 1,572 1,612 1,610) 1,426] +10.2
Primary metals. 7,299] 7,299) 7,486 0.0) 25 “14 7,317| 7,324 7,538| 7,813] 6.3
Fabricated metal products. 11,708] 11,709] 11,662 oof +04] +07] 11,652] 11,680) 11,695] 10,891 +7.0
Machinery... 15,289] 15,336] 15,214] o3] +08 +04] 15,236] 15,146] 15,265] 15,194 +03
Computers and electronic products... 19,287| 19,637] 19,455 1.8] +09) +1.4{ 19,731] 19,105] 19,528} 20,081 17
Electical equipment, ppliances,
and components. 3,980 3,997 4,027 0.4 0.7 4,010 3,990) 4,061 3,677 +91
Transportation equipment. 45,080] 44,550] 45,465] -+1.2 -2.0) 45,018] 44,199] 45,325] 48,501 72
Furniture and related products...... 1,789 1,796 1,798] 0.4 0.1 1,775] 1,781 1,816 1,812 -2.0
Miscellaneous products. 3,080] 3,088 ata -0.3 0.8 31103 3,055; 3,069) 3,098] +0.2
Nondurable goods industri 29,438] 29,563] 29,797 -0.4] -0.8 29,446] 29,049] 29,612] 28,981 +16
2,580 2,585] 2,596 0.2 0.4 2411 2,494 2,559 2471 2.4
3,248] 3,267 3,308] 0.6 “1.2 3,208 3,259] 3,441 3,370] “4.8
1,774 1,785 1,788) 0.6 -0.2 1,790 1,781 1,796 1,866] “41
Textile products. 943 933 942} +1. “1.0 947 914 926 928 +2.0
Apparel. 2,101 2,112| 2,173] 0.5 2.8 2,104] 2,040 2,120] 2,192| -4.0
Leather and allied products. 230) 239 236 3.8) +13 228 236 234 267 14.6
1,428 1,422 1,476, +0.4) “3.7 1,406 1,399] 1,526] 1,396 +0.7
1,832] 1,909 1,890] 4.0] +1.0) 1,882 1.841 1,828] 2,014 6.6
2,868) 21917 2,962 1.7 “15 2,928 21878| 2,930 3,131 65
Basic chemicals. 9,966 9,956] 9971} +01 0.2 10,0221 9,693 9,733 990] +115
Plastics and rubber products. 2,468 2,438 2.455) +1.2 0.7 2,520 2,514] 2,519 2,386 +7.0
FINISHED GOODS
All manufacturing industries 179,369} 178,450] 179,661 -0.7] +0.3] 180,756} 178,371] 182,584 +66
Durable goods industries. 96,389] 95,937] 97,211 -13] +04] 97,783] 96,081] 99,331 +89
‘Wood products. 4,021 4,056 -1.0) . 4,240 4,253 4,246 “3.0
Nonmetallic mineral pr 5,179 5,216 +17) 5,360] 5,406| 5,321 +35
Primary metals... 7,470 7,256 “1.0 7,250) 7,309 7,434] -0.8
Fabricated metal product: 12,453) 12,502 0.7 12/832) 12,875] 12,881 +5.2
Machinery 17,986] 18,054) +0.3] 18,215] 18,461] 18,646 +43
Computers and electronic products. 18,288] 18,312, -5.0) 18,279| 17,462] 19,860 +26.6
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components. 5,707 5,789 +0.3| 0.1 5,953] 5,908) 5,918| +47
Transportation equipment 13,406] 12,591 0.3} +04] 13.459] 12.417] 12,640) $15.2
Furniture and related product 3,448] 3,463 0.7 0.5) 3,431 3,384) 3,423| +83
Miscellaneous products..... 8,731 8,698 23) 0 44.4 8,764 8,606| 8,963] +57
Nondurable goods industries. 82,980] 82,513 +0.1{  +0.1) 82,973] 82,290] 83,283 +4.
Food product 16,235] 16,113 0.2} +0.2| 15,808) 15,747] 16,278 4.
Beverage and tobacco, roduc. 4,689 4,697 +44 “14 4,602 4,725] 4,580] +5.
Textiles. 3,120] 3.112 0.4 -0.3 3,236] 3,105 3,182| +0.
Textile products.. 2.177 2,184] 09] +05 2,217 2,189 2/203] +2:
5,810] 5.841 -15] +1.) 5,721 5,766 5,864] +13.
905 918 +13] 0.0 894 ‘899 894 8.
Paper products. 6,873 6,912| “1.6|  +0.3 6,973] 6,913; 7,070] 01
Printing 1,668 1,647| 23] +0.2 1,681 1,622 1,627 “2:
Petroleum and 6.619] 6,409] 06 01 6,611 6,151 6,305] +16.
Basic chemicals. 26,208) 26,003 +0.8| +0.41 26,430] 26,306} 26,302 +8.
Plastics and rubber products.. 8,676| 8,677 0.2 0.5 8,799] 8,867 8,948| +2.

” 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 *
Monthy Percent Change Monthly Year to date
Industry
Apr Mar. Feb. | Mar.-| Feb.-] Jan.- | Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr.
2001" | 2001 | 2001 | Apr. | Mar. | Feb. | 2001" | 2001" | 2001 | 2000 2001° 2000
‘All manufacturing industries. 336,939] 347,359] 344,908] -3.0] +0.7] +2.3] 327,513] 369,452| 336,069] 349,199] 1,349,551] 1,423,027
Excluding transportation. . 284,373] 289,233] 295,408] -1.7|  -2.1) +1.1] 277,002] 303,527| 287.088] 295,395] 1,138,507] 1,187,993
Excluding defense... 329,354] 337,971] 337,977] 2.5] 0.0] +1.6] 320,630] 356,890] 329,629] 343,706] 1,317,658] 1,391,951
Durable goods industries... 184,344] 193,955] 190,326] -5.0]_ +1.9]  +3.9] 177,002] 212,509] 185,827| 198,030 749,051] 825,372
Primary metals. 11,489] 11,868] 12,012] 3.2) 1 +0.2) 11,630] 12,695] 12,954) 13,831 49,761] 58,726
Iron and steel mils. 4,890] 5,054] 5,037] -3.2 . 4,968] 5,426] 5,564] 6,034] 21,292) 26,484
Aluminum and nonterous metals. 5,348] 5,576] 5,722) -4.1 5,404) 5,943] 6,103] 6,377 23,382| 26,257
Ferrous metal foundries. 1,251) 1,238] 1,253) +1.1 1,258] 1.326] 1.287| 1.420 5,087 5,985
Fabricated metal product: 19,967] 20,143] 20,247] 0.9 20,018} 21,422] 20,076 22,103 80,971] 88,130
Machinery... 24,067] 23,903) 25,344] +0.7/ 24,048] 26,653] 25,254] 26,110) 99,438} 103,103
Construction machinery. 1,622] 1,615] 1.478] +0.4 1,766] 1,987] 1,807} 1,819 7,081 7,970
Mining, oil field, and
‘928 field machinery... 1,073] 1,074} 1,010} -0.1 1,028] 1,136] 1,088 751 4,250 3,157
Industrial machinery. 3,320] 3.415] 4,299} -2.8 3,567] 3,570] 3,722] 5,181 15,184] 17,621
Photographic equipment. 1,264] 1,433) 1,335] -11.8 1161] 1,474] 1,189] 1,129 4,770 4,614
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment. 2,638] 2,788] 2,673] 5.4 2,670] 3,064) 2,549} 2,837 10,804} 11,293
Metalworking machinery... 2,242] 2,379] 2,370] 5.8 2,033] 2,603| 2,258] 2,429] 8,787 9,687
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment.......) 3,615] 3,103] 3,796] +16.5 2,830] 3,240] 3,529) 2,727 12,617) 12,114
Material handling equipment. 1,626] 1.732] 1.810] -6.1 1,567] 2,108] 1,916] 1.695) 7,479 7,622
Computers and electronic products. 36,172} 40,311] 42,233] -10.3) 31,483] 45,039] 38,173] 39,959 150,850] 172,277
Electronic computers... 7,07 7,337] 7,584] -3.6| 5,91 9,004] 6,676] 6,988) 27,454| 28,179
Nondefense communications
equipment... 7,139] 7,494) 7,408] 4.7 5.546] 8,605| 6,160] 9,339 27,689] 36,912
Defense communications equipment. 341 299 358] +14.0) 303 306, 343 162 1,231 1,034
Semiconductors. 5,306] 8,132] 8,979] -34.8 5.861] 7,560| 7,990] 6,223 27,889] 32,659,
Electronic components. 4.256] 3,854] 4,802] +10.4 3,705] 3.856] 4,613] 7,097 17,653] 26,222
Nondefense search an
equipment. 608 631 702) -12.0 557 767 780 627 2,687 3,051
Defense search and navigation
‘equipment. 1,464] 1,833] 2,020] -20.1 1,284) 2,449] 2,158] 1,483 7,591 7,260
Electromedical, measuring,
and contro! instruments. 5,434] 5,563] 5,297] -2.3 5,036] 6,033] 5,082] 4,401 20,922] 19,377
Etectrical eqioment, appliances,

‘and components. 10,847] 10,794] 11,459] +0.5 10,102} 11,595} 11,508] 10,500 43,025] 43,568
Electric lighting equipr 1,213) 1,180] 1,252] +2.8] 1,094] 1,250] 1,273) 1,090) 4,679 4,584
Household appliances... 1,996] 1,933] 1.909] +3.3 1,800] 2,031] 1,958] 1.634 7,598 7,787
Electrical equipment. 2,984] 3,192) 3,213) -6.5 2,766] _3.672| 3,321] 3,234] 12,492] 13,551

‘Transportation equipment. 52,566] 58,126] 49,500] -9.6 50,511] 65,925] 48,981) 53,804 211,044] 235,034
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,
and trailers. 16,499] 16,892] 16,412] -2.3 16,637] 18,240] 17,255] 17,936] 67,315] 77,840
Nondefense aircraft and part 9,107] 10,818] 8461] -15.8 7,076] 11,600] 6,866] 6,904 32,524] 28,582
Defense aircraft and parts. 2,366] 2,072| 2.368] +14.2 2,641] 3,127 2,182] 2.676 10,407] 11,496
Ships and boats. 2,283] 4,746] 1.519] -51.9) 2,016] 6,216] 1,262] 1,198 10,685 8,345
Furniture and related pi 5.936] 5,861] 6,129] +1.3 5,860] 6,148| 6,198] 6,710] 24,106] 26,035

° 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

‘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

algebraically negative, even though there is a

irvey error is

onsampling 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,
Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Order

Current Industrial Reports: M3-1(00),

992-2000."


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|
Apr. | Mar. | Feb, |Mar.-|Feb.-|Jan.-| Apr. | Mar. | Feb. Ay

pr Apr. | Apr.
2001° | 2001’ | 2001 | Apr. | Mar. | Feb. | 2001° | 2001' | 2001 | 2000 ]01/00} 2001 | 2000

All manufacturing industries. 338,949| 347,486] 347,983, -2.5] -0.1] +0.1] 330,787] 369,578] 338,708] 349,532) | -5.4) 1,349,771] 1,395,315
Excluding transportation... 289,767] 294,916] 297,898) 7 0) -0.5] 281,381] 310,604] 287,687] 293,605 -4.2] 1,148,126] 1,166,708
Excluding defense. 332,346] 340,693] 341,467) 2.5 .2] +0.2] 324,510] 362,144] 332,410] 343,317) -5.5] 1,324,317] 1,370,089

Durable goods industries..... 186,354] 194,082] 193,401 4.0 4 0.0] 180,276] 212,635] 188,466] 198,363 9.1 749,271] 797,660

Wood products. m 6,588 6,537 6,619] +0.8) 1.2) +2.4) 6,725) 6,560) 6,278 7,622) -11.8 25,322 30,762

Nonmetallic mineral products... 7'480| 7460] 7.485] +03) -0.3] -0.1] 7/565] 7,385] 7,010] 8,230] 8.1] 28,519) 31,412

Primary metals 12,191] 12,178 -3.7] +0.1 -1.4] 12,056] 12,857] 12,502} 14,209] -15.2 49,349) 57,227
Iron and steel mills. 5,237) 5,204 4.1) +0.6 0.7) 5,168 5,544 5,339) 6,313] -18.1 21,138 25,729
Aluminum and nonferrous metals. 8.489] 81680] 5.719] -3.4] -0.7] -2.1] 5.632) 5,955] 5,896} 6,470] -13.0] 23,122) 25,632
Ferrous metal foundries. 1/233} 1/274] 1,255] -3.2) +1.5| -1.6] 11256] 1.358] 1,265] 1.426] -11.9] 5,089] 5,866

Fabricated metal products. 20,283| 20'574| 20/587| -1.4| -0.1]  -0.5] 20,208] 21,429] 20,401] 21,734] -7.0] 80,907) 86,309

24,708| 25.294| 25'583| -2.3| -1.1] -3.4] 24,680] 28,210] 24,656] 25.421] -2.9] 99,892] 98,090
1/138] °1/073| 1,209] +5.8] -11.2] -5.3] 1.484] 1,379] 1,410] 1.431) +3.2] 5,466) 5,108
Construction machinery. 1,627 1,705) 1,609 -4.6) +6.0 6.8) 1,769 2,119) 1,719 2,008} -11.9] 7,122) 7,973
Mining, oil field, and
gas field machinery. 1,047 1,047] 1,027 0.0] +1.9) +2.6 991 1,927 1,063} 762) +30.1 4,107 3,121
Industrial machinery. 4,054] 4,331 4,609 6.4 -6.0 V7 4,022 4,711 3,894 4,039, -0.4| 16,768 14,470
Photographic equipment z 1,271 1,432 1,332] -11.2) +7.5) +8.2 1,176 1,481 1,193} 1,172] +0.3 4,904 4,656
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment.........4 2,632 2,795 2,713) 5.8) +3.0] +0.1 2,617 2,995) 2,582 2,774 5.7, 10,456) 10,938
Metalworking machinery .. 2,391 2,537 2,487 5.8] +2.0] +0.5 2,130) 2,763 2,245: 2,419) -11.9 9,014) 9,545
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment. 3,270 3,070 3,132] +6.5| -2.0] -16.0) 2,818 3,388, 2,749 2,953 -4.6| 11,457 12,078
Material handling equipment. 0) 6] +1.4] -8.9] 1,699] 2/009] 1853) 1.708] 0.8! 7,384) 6,794

Computers and electronic products. 9 -2.4) -2.1| 33,905] 48,287] 39,603] 39,305] -13.7] 157,890] 162,171
Electronic computers. 1 -2.4| 6.4 6,02: 8,977 6,291 7,342] -18.0) 27,516) 28,671
Computer storage devices.. 4) -11.8] -12.6) 821 1,611 1,009} 846 -3.0 4,297 4,046
Nondefense communications

‘equipment. .o} +0.1] -0.7) 5,995] 9,169] 6,761] 7.944] -24.5] 27,869) 33,267

1} -14.9] +9.4) 286 2 +45) 1,093
Audio and video equipment. ‘7| -3'2] +60] _ 665] 1,030] 965] _ 805] -17.4) 3,444) 3,555
Semiconductors. “38] -3.4] 7,228] 91232] 8,771] 7,517] -3.8] 33,550] 30,260
Electronic components. 12.4[ -0:4) 4'170] 5.251] 5.514] 5,940] -29.8) 20,063] 22,843

Nondefense search and navigation
equipment.
Defense search and navigation

0.1] +6.3 702 815) 757| 680| +3.2 2,910 3,175

41.2] 3.4] 1,419] 1,905] 1,712] 1,577] -10.0 6,574 6,555

a

‘and control instruments.
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components.

40.7] 4.2] 11939) 2,231] 1,937) 1,916] +1.2 7774 7,797
Electrical equipment. '7| 2/925] 3/811] 3.243] 2989] -2.1] 12.719] 12,976
Batteries. 40.2) 1.8 454 526 484 540] -15.9 1,900 2,288
Transportation equipment. 6.4] +5.0| +3.8| 49,406] 58,974] 51,021] 55,927] -11.7] 201,645] 228,607
‘Automobiles. 6.9] +12.3| -3.3] 7.549] 9,065] 7,533] 8,872) -14.9] 30,84: 37,450
Light trucks and utility vehicles 6.1] +12.6] -0.3] 10,707] 12,840] 10,301] 12,121] -11.7] 42,516] 50,467
Heavy duty trucks ... 5. 0.2) +4.1] 1,019] 1,141} 1,099) 1,752) -41.8) 4,177 7191
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,
and trailer 16,277] 16,920] 16,506] -3.8] +25] +4.8] 16,724) 18,513] 17,307] 18,905) -11.5} 67,323) 78,730
Nondefense aircraft and parts. 7191] 8.342) 8,794] -13.8| -5.1]+23.7| 6,862] 9,410] 8,366] 7,597) -9.7) 30,243) 27,272
Defense aircraft and parts. 2'334| 2/250] 2,144] +3.7) +49] 4.6] 2,218] 2,480] 2,007) 2,030) +9.3 8,426 8,257
Ships and boats.. 4533] 1,740] 1,621] -11.9] +7.3] -11.0] 1,566} 1,974) 1,594) 1,801] -13.0) 6.586 6,972
Furniture and related products. 6,093] 6,103] 6,230] -0.2] -2.0] -1.4] 5,863] 6,337/ 6,346] 6,449] -9.1) 24,442) 25,182
Miscellaneous durable goods. 9'595| 9,605] 9.811 -0.1] -2.1| +2.5| 9,201] 10,250] 9,422] 8,966] +26) 37,372] 35,506
Nondurable goods industries.. .| 152,595] 153,404] 154,582] -0.5]  -0.8] +0.3] 150,511] 156,943] 150,242] 151,169] -0.4] 600,500] 597,655
Food products... 37,986| 37,541] +0.2] +1.2] +0.2| 37.019] 38,964] 36,644] 35,748] +3.6] 147,826) 141,851
Grain and oilseed milling. 4,063] 4,035] -0.9} +0.7)  -2.7| - 16,279] 15,350
Dairy products... ~ . 5.439| 5,306] +2.0| +25] +28 21,049] 19,757
Meat, poultry, anc jood prod 11,544] 11,448] 11,223] +0.8) +2.0] 0.0 44,051] 41,507
Beverage and tobacco products. 9,409] 9,504] 9,620) -1.0] 1.2) +2.2 36,353] 35,503
Beverages. 6.443] 5.675] 5,666] -4.1] +0.2] +5.6 20.915} 20,364
Tobacco. 3,966] 3,829] 3,954] +36) -3.2) -23 15,438] 15,139
Textile mills. 31970] 4,000) 4,155] -0.8] -3.7| -0.6 15.851] 17,776
Textile products. 2:718] 2,733] 2,786] -0.5) -1.9] +1.0) 10,783] 10,993
Apparel... 51400] 5,463] 5,472] -1.21 -0.2) 0.1 21,208) 21,108
Leather and allied products. 795 813 833, -2.2] 24) -1.2 3 3,073 3,090
13,385] 13,528] 13,672) -1.1] -1.1{ 0.0 4) 53,550] $6,626
6.161) 6252] 6346) -1.5) -1.5] -1.2 4] 25,004] 26,506
Paperboard containers... 4043] 4.113] 4.175] -1.7) -1.8) +13) 25] 16,298] 17,892
Printing. 8.577] 8689] 8,640] -1.3] +06] -0.6 5] 33,270] 33,614
Petroleum and coal products. 19,397] 18,687] 19,495] +3.8) -4.1 2 7.41 72,863] 70,620
Petroleum refineries. 17/541] 16,852) 17,708] +4.1) -4.8] 3) 17, 8.0] 66,421] 64,045
Basic chemicals. 36,266] 37,122] 37.468] -2.3] -0.9 2] 36,332] 39,241] 36,460] 37,010] -1.8] 146,474) 145,414
Pesticides, fertilizers, and other
agricultural chemicals. 1,817} 1,880] 1,777] 3.4] +5.8 6| 2,890] 2,683] 1,824) 2,710] +6.6! 8,992| 8,615
Pharmaceuticals and medicines. 10,152] 10,318] 10,855] -1.6) -4.9) 0] 9,757] 10,403] 9,955] 9,895) 4) 40,184) 38,025
Paints, coatings, and adhesives. 21436) 2,489] 2,483) -2.1] +0.2 ‘7| 2/882] 2.617) 2.443] 2,576] +0.2| 91906 9,739
Plastics and rubber products. 14'879| 14,900] 1.7] -0.1 9] 15,059] 15,649] 14,906] 15,822) -4.8] 59,249} 61,060

® 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.


Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in April decreased $10.4
billion or 3.0 percent to $336.9 billion, the Department of
Commerce, Bureau of the Census reported today. This follows a
0.7 percent March increase. Year to date, new orders for 2001 are
4.3 percent below the same period a year ago.

Shipments decreased $8.5 billion or 2.5 percent to $338.9
billion, following a 0.1 percent March decrease. Year to date,
shipments for 2001 are 2.4 percent below the same period a year
ago.

Unfilled orders, down four consecutive months, decreased
$2.0 billion or 0.3 percent to $584.5 billion, following a slight
March decrease. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 4.28,
up from 4.11 in March.

Inventories increased $0.4 billion or 0.1 percent to $481.0
billion, following a 0.8 percent March decrease. The inventories-
to-shipments ratio was 1.42, up from 1.38 in March.

New Orders

New Orders for manufactured durable goods in April
decreased $9.6 billion or 5.0 percent to $184.3 billion, unrevised
from the previously published 5.0 percent decrease.

Transportation equipment had the largest decrease, $5.6
billion or 9.6 percent to $52.6 billion. Computers and electronic
products, led by semiconductors, decreased $4.1 billion or 10.3
percent to $36.2 billion; this is the fourth decrease in the last five
months. Primary metals, down six of the last seven months,
decreased $0.4 billion or 3.2 percent to $11.5 billion.

New orders for nondurable goods decreased $0.8 billion or
0.5 percent to $152.6 billion.

Shipments

Shipments of durable goods in April decreased $7.7 billion
or 4.0 percent to $186.4 billion, revised from the previously
published 3.6 percent decrease. This is the fifth decrease in the
last seven months and the largest since February 2000.

Transportation equipment had the largest decrease, $3.4
billion or 6.4 percent to $49.2 billion. Computers and electronic
products, down four consecutive months, decreased $2.9 billion
or 6.9 percent to $39.4 billion. Machinery, down three
consecutive months, decreased $0.6 billion or 2.3 percent to
$24.7 billion. Primary metals, down nine of the last ten
months, decreased $0.4 billion or 3.7 percent to $11.7 billion.

Shipments of nondurable goods decreased $0.8 billion or 0.5
percent to $152.6 billion. Basic chemicals had the largest
decrease, $0.9 billion or 2.3 percent to $36.3 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled Orders for durable goods in April decreased $2.0
billion or 0.3 percent to $584.5 billion, revised from the
previously published 0.2 percent decrease.

Computers and electronic products, led by semiconductors,
had the largest decrease, $3.3 billion or 2.2 percent to $143.0
billion; this is the fifth consecutive decrease. Machinery, down
four consecutive months, decreased $0.6 billion or 1.0 percent
to $61.9 billion. Transportation equipment increased $3.4
billion or 1.2 percent to $289.1 billion.

Inventories

Inventories of durable goods in April increased $0.4 billion
or 0.1 percent to $307.5 billion, unrevised from the previously
published 0.1 percent increase.

Transportation equipment had the largest increase, $1.0
billion or 1.3 percent to $76.0 billion.

Inventories of nondurable goods increased slightly to $173.5
billion.

By stage of fabrication, April finished goods increased 0.5
percent in durables and 0.6 percent in nondurables. Work in
process increased 0.1 percent in durables and decreased 0.4
percent in nondurables. Materials and supplies decreased 0.1
percent in durables and 0.5 percent in nondurables.

NOTE: The data in this press release are consistent with the revised historical series released May 21, 2001 and the April Advance report on durable goods released

May 25, 2001. The revised historical series are available on our internet site.

Our internet address is: http://www.census.gov/indicator/www/m3

For data, call 301-457-4673. For inquiries, contact Lee Wentela or Derrick Roy, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Branch, Manufacturing and Construction

Division (MCD), Washington, DC 20233-6900, or call 301-457-4832 or 301-457-4814.

The advance report on durable goods for May is scheduled for June 26, 2001 at 8:30 a.m. and the full report on July 3, 2001 at 10:00 a.m. For sale by the Superintendent of
Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. This report is available on the day of issue through STAT-USA/Internet at www.stat-usa.gov