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
Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct.- | Sept.- | Aug. - Nov. Oct Sept. Nov, Nov.
2001° 2001 2001 Nov. Oct Sept. | 2001" 2001 2001 2000 01/00
Ali manufacturing industries...... 551,229] 566,502] 552,581 0.9] +0.7 -1.9] 541,174] 548,545] 546,540] 584,723 14
Excluding transportation. 268,330 269,677] 274.028 05) “1.6 -1.8] 264,824) 267,182] 271,453] 313,100] “15.4
Excluding defense. 398,390] 402,874] 411.812 a “2.2 -2.4] 393,257] 399,364] 409,172] 445,852 18
Durable goods industries. 551,228] 556,502] 552,581 0.9} +0.7] -1.9] 541,174) 548,545] 546,540] 584,723 74
Primary metals... 17,469] 17,735] 18,419 18 “3.7 -1.2} 16,440] 16,753] 17,893] 18.679 -12.0
Iron and steel mills... 8,381 8,520] 8,931 “1.6 4.6) $0.1 7,787 7,907 8,638] 9,014 13.6
‘Aluminum and nonferrous 6,828| 6,933 7,191 1.5 “3.6 2.8 6.473 6,633} 7,023 7,557 14.3
Ferrous metal foundries. 2,260} 2,282 2,287 1.0) 07 0.7 2,180} 2,213] 2,226} 2,108 $3.4
Fabricated metal products... 39,823] 40,468] 41,027) “1.6 “14 -1.4] 39,072] 39,881] 41,004) 42,594 8.3
Machinery. 57,606] 57,940] 59,320 0.6 2.3 oa} 57.338] 57.524] 58,978] 64,302 10.8
Construction machinery. 2,042 2,125 2.272 3.9 65 2.2 1,964] 1,950 2,026 2.616 -24.9
Mining, oil field, and
gas field machinery. 1,729) 1,735) 1,797 0.3 3.5] +81 1,715 1,738 1,812 1,429 +20.0
Industrial machinery......--. 9,722 9,784) 91845) 0.6 -0.6 “3.5 91791 9,769 9597] 13,954 -29.8
Photographic equipment...... . 829 821 B24] + 1.0] 0.4 3.4 Bal 825 822 75 +12.0
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment. 4,522| 4,573] 4,599 44 0.6 41 4,313] 4,367 4,548] 4,729 -8.8
Metalworking machinery. 4,151 4.289) 4,383) 3.2 21 58 4,148] 4,261 4,355 5,763 -28.0
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment. 19,595] 19,625] 20,474 0.2 44 +26] 19,870] 19,821] 20,797] 18,952 +48
Material handling equipment........ 6,012] 5,988 6,093 +04 17 +0.9 5,746 5,798 5,958 5,898 2.6
Computers and electronic products.. 126,027| 126,834] 128,078 0.6 “1.0 -2.7| 124,706] 126,230] 126,688] 154,143 “19.1
Electronic computers....... 9,850 9,504 9,205 +36) +3.2) 9.0] 10,244 9,490] 9,246] 10,693 “4.2
Nondefense communications
equipment... . 38,455] 38,797 39,238, 0.9 11 -5.7| 38,027] 38,304] 38,524] 46,954) “19.0
Defense communications ecuipment 2,269) 2,329] 2,423 “2.6 -3.9 -3.3 2,285] 2,339 2,389 2,512 9.0
Semiconductors. 14,439] 14,793) 15,469 24 44) #24 14,522) 15,753) 15,534] 27,408 “47.0
Electronic components. 15,545] 15,795] 16,008 “1.6 “13 ad 15,421 15,894) 16,130] 20,383 “24.3
Nondefense search and navigation
4,266 4,340 4,444 7 2.3 19 4,158] 4,261 4,370] 5,248 20.8
equipment... 29,394] 29,651] 29,810) -0.9] 0.5 +0.2) 28,423] 28,712] 29,169] 29,462 “3.5
Electromedical, measuring,
and control instruments. : 11,803] 11,625] 11,481 +16] +13 -2.8] 11,626[ 11,477] 11,326} 11,483 +12
Electrical equipment, appliances,

‘and components. 16,804] 16,500] 16,865] +1.8] “2.2 -2.7] 16,640] 16,249] 16,471 19,489] 14.6
Electric lighting equipment. 1,582 1,583 1,606) 0.1 14 4.6 1.495) 1,558 1,568) 4,477 +12
Household appliances. 1,235 1.145 visa] +79) “4 4.6 1,238 969 1,086 1,168 +6.0
Electrical equipment 10,012| 9,847 9,987 447 14 +0.6| 10,083 9,826 9,783] 10,083 0.0

Transportation equipment. 282,899] 286,825] 278,553 14] +3.0) -4.9] 276,350] 281,363] 275,087) 271,623 +17
‘Motor vehicle bodies, parts,
and tailers... 12,043] 12,009} 12,369] -+0.3] “2.9 1.8} 11,584) 11,470] 11,890} 13,320 -13.0
Nondefense aircraft and parts. 137,571] 140,778] 144,333 2.3) 25 -3.1[ 135,884] 139,761] 144,421) 138,620] -2.0
Defense aircraft and parts. 57,608] 57,721] 44,879] -0.2]  +28.6| -0.7} 55,465] 56,065] 44,051] 44,192 425.5
Ships and boats.. 22.219] 22,424) 22.672 -0.9 a 0.7) 21,449] 21,766] 21,883] 19,531 +9.8
Furniture and related products........ 6,369] 6,250| 6.455] +1.9 “3.2 “2.3 6,525 6,435) 6,644 7,645 14.7

” Preliminary * Revised

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


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Total Manufacturing
Shipments and Three Month
Moving Average

| Billions OF Dallas

420

Total Manufacturing
New Orders and Three Month
Moving Average

Billions Of Dollars
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Total Manufacturing Total Manufacturing
Total Inventories and Three Month Ratios of Unfilled Orders and Total
Moving Average Inventories to Shipments
Billions Of Dollars iS Ratios UIS Ratios
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ote: 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|
Nov. | Oct. | Sept. | Oct.-|Sept.-|Aug.-| Nov. | Oct. | Sept. | Nov. | Nov.
2001° | 2001' | 2001 | Nov. | Oct. | Sept.} 2001" | 2001' | 2001 | 2000 |01/00] 20012 | 2000
SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries. 326,970] 328,851] 321,573] -0.6] +2.3]  -4.7/ 324,681] 337,351] 341,063] 351,025] -7.5]3,711,404]3,929,301
Construction materials and supplies. 32,349] 32,787] 32,322} -1.3| +1.4] -3.1] 31,227] 34,728] 33,386] 32.471] -3.8} 366,348] 389,126
Information technology... 7 27,626] 27,685] 27,505} -0.2| +0.7] -3.1] 27/101] 26,514] 32,325] 36.319] -23.3] 329.296] 382/925
Capital goods........ 65,958] 66,393] 65,471] 0.7] +1.4) -3.9] 64,083] 63,813] 72,695] 74,751] -14.3] 759,880] 826,272
Nondefense capital goods? 59,607 59,956] 58,978] 0.6] +1.7] 4.1] 57.499] 57,492] 65.565] 68.558] -16.1] 692,146] 763.182
Excluding aircraft. 54,784] 55,665] 54,520) 1.6) 42.1 -4.9) 52,446} 54,008} 61,077] 63,471] -17.4] 644,312] 714,254
Defense capital goods* 6,351} 6,437 6,493] -1.3] 09] -24] 6.584] 6,321] 7,130] 6,193] +63] 67.734] 63.090
Consumer goods... 126,204] 425,951] 122.716] 0.6] +2.6] -5.7] 126,929] 132,277] 128,921] 131,649] —-3.6]1,404,139|1,434,348
Consumer durable goods. 34,948] 34,095] 31,015] +2.5] +9.9 14.1] 35,559] 36,919] 33,707) 35,176} +1.1] 377,554] 409,091
Consumer nondurable goods. 90,256] 91,856] 91,701 V7] +0.2) -2.4) 91,370] 95,358] 95,214] 96,473 -5.3/1,026,585]1,025,257
NEW ORDERS
All manufacturing industries. 321,697] 332,772] 310,982] 3.3] +7.0]  -6.5] 317,310] 339,356] 330,044] 353,560] -10.3]3,660,564]3,990,810
Construction materials and supplies. 31,936] 32,102] 31,705 0.5) +13 4.1] 30,504) 33,638] 32,383] 32,142 -5.1] 362,595} 390,300
Information technology... 27,481) 27,174) 23,357) +1.1] +16.3] -15.5] 27,224] 25.938] 28,551] 36,071| -24.5] 315,602] 394.375
Capital goods... sees . 62,754] 73,402] 57,282] -14.5| +28.1] -11.5] 60,320] 69,390] 65,605] 78,771] -23.4| 732,036] 876,491
Nondetense capital goods”...... 86,966] 54,251] 51,267) +5.0] +5.8] -13.0] 54563] 50,949] 59,560] 71,162| -23.3] 658.121] 793.822
Excluding aircraft. 54,832] 63,120] 50,182} +3.2| +5.9] -9.9] 52,869] 51,730] 56,821] 63,443] -16.7] 625.646] 734/052
Defense capital goods‘ 5,788] 19,151] 6,015] -69.8] 218.4] +37) 5.757] 18.441! 6,045] 7,609] -24.3| 73,915] 82,669
Consumer goods..... 128,627] 126,025] 122,818] 0.3] +26) -6.7) 127,281] 132,504] 128,850] 132,223] -3.7]1,402,284|1,435,963,
Consumer durable ‘goods. 35,371] 34,169) 31,117] +3.5] +9.8] -14.1] 35,911] 37,146] 33,636] 35.750] +0.5] 375,699] 410,706
UNEILLED ORDERS
All manufacturing industries. 551,229] 556,502) 552,581] -0.9 541,174] 548,545] 546,540] 584,723] -7.4] ) x)
Construction materials and supplies. 33,007} 33,420) 34,105 “1.2 32,315] 33,038] 34,128] 36,032] -10.3) (xX) (Xx)
Information technology. 100,847] 100,992] 101,503) 0.1 99,427] 99,304] 99,880] 113,863] -12.7) (X) (xX)
Capital goods... 384,028] 387,232| 380,223]  -0.8| 377,300] 381,063] 375,486] 397,192] -6.0 ra 1
Nondefense capital goods! 249,420] 252,061] 257,766] 1.0 246,619] 249,555] 256,098] 273,906 10.0) (x) (xX)
Excluding aircraft 145,161] 145,113] 147,658 0.0 144,047] 143,624] 145,902] 165,524] -13.0) ix) (xX)
Defense capital goods’. 134,608] 135,171] 122,457] -0.4 130,681] 131,508] 119,388] 123,286] +6.0 0 0
Consumer goods. . 9,133] 8,710] 8,636] +4.9 9,025] 8,673] 8,446] 11,294] -20.1 al ra
Consumer durable goods. 9,133] 8,710] 8,636] +4.9 91025] 8,673] 8.446] 11/294] -20.1 ra) 0
TOTAL INVENTORIES
All manufacturing industries... 453,111] 457,341] 460,645] -0.9] 0.7] -0.9] 454,024] 459,496] 458,762| 486,416] | -6.7 0) ~
Construction materials and supplies. 46,308} 46,873) 47,377 “1.2 ad 0.4} 45,752) 46,416] 46,784] 48,817 6.3 (X) (xX)
information technology. 43,466] 43,693) 44,153) 0.5) 1.0) -4.2) 43,707) 43,566] 43,385] 49,870] -12.4] (xX) (X)
Capital goods... 141,404] 142,169] 143,000] 0.5] -0.6} -1.6| 142,970] 143,289] 142,262] 152,932] -6.5| (x) ea
Nondefense capital goods? 122,862| 123,897] 124,837] 0.8) -0.8! -1.7| 124/396] 124/875] 123.637| 133.350] 6.7 x x
Excluding aiccrat 99,032] 99,521] 100.478] -0.5]  -1.0]  -2.2| 99,624] 99/518] 98,952] 107,682| -7.5 (x) rr
Defense capital goods: 18,542] 18,272] 18,163] +1.5] +06 -1.1) 18,574) 18,414] 18,625] 19,582 6.1 (X)) (x)
Consumer goods... 125,514] 126,548] 127,961 0.8 rl -0.5] 126,497] 128,922] 128,728] 133,190 -5.0) (x) Om
Consumer durable goods... 26,840/ 27,267] 27,612) -1.6]  -1.2| 1.1] 26,698] 27,296] 27/567] 29.247| -8.7 ) 0
Consumer nondurable goods......- 98,674] 99,281] 100,343] -0.6] -1.1] 0.4] 99,799] 101,626] 101.161] 103,943] -4.0 0) 0

° Preliminary * Revised

(0) 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 machiner

; turbines and generators; other power transmission

equipment; pumps and compressors; material handling equipment; all other machinery; electronic computers; computer storage devices; other computer peripheral
equipment; communications equipment; search and navigation equipment; electromedicat, 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.

* Detense 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 Porcent
Industry Change
Nov. Oct Sept Oct.- | Sept.- | Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov, Nov.
2001" 2001" 2001 Nov. Oct. | Sept. 2001° 2001' 2001 2000 01/00
All manufacturing industries. . 453.111] 457,341] 460,645) -0.9 0.7 -0.9] 454,024] 459,496] 458,762] 486,416
Excluding transportation. 379,988] 382,921] 386,487 -0.8 -0.9 -1.1] 379,683] 383,775] 383,954] 406,990]
Excluding defense...csccscsee 431,380] 435,774] 439,352 “1.0 -08 -0.9] 432,115] 437,698] 436,940] 462,535,
Durable goods industties......ccscseee 286,661] 289,872| 291,942 aa -0.7 -1.2] 287,503] 290,582} 290,120] 311,399
Wood produets........ see 9,408] 9,512 9,688 1 18 -0.7 9,566 9,654] 9,661 10,285
Nonmetallic mineral products. a 91574 9,677 9,790| ia “12 -0.2 9,282 9,336] 9,559 9,694]
Primary metals... 20,024] 20,241 20,402 1 0.8 -0.8] 19,985] 20,193] 20,379] ~— 22,796]
Iron and steel mi - 10.861 10,991 41,148} 12 14 -0.6} 10,920] 11,068) 11,252) 12.579
Aluminum and nonferrous metals.........4 7,321 7,392 71413 1.0 0.4) “1.3 7.271 7311 7,339 8,462
Ferrous metal foundries........ . 1.842 1,858 1.835 0.8 +13] +03) 1,794 1,813 1,788 1,755
Fabricated metal products......... | 33,197] 33,579] 33,845) at 0.8 -0.5] 32,724] 33,270] 33,517] 35,187
Machinery. vveesetssnen 49,232] 49,586] 50,072 0.7 1.0) 0.4] 49,4441 49,682) 49,459} 51.129
Farm machinery. 2,050 2,066 2:107 0.8 “1.9) “24 2,012 1,937 2,007 2127
Construction machi 3,934 31887 3a78] +12] +0.2 0.0 3,952 3867 3,799 3,778
Mining, oil field,
and gas field machinery...-..ceeee- 2,807 2,816] 2,826 0.3 0.4 41.2 2,798} 2,838] 2,874] 2,599
Industrial machinery........00c.0eresene 8535 8,540] 8,653 0.1 13 “1.6 8.561 8,487 8.465 9,268
Photographic equipment, | 2,419 2,412 2.408] +03] +0.2 +2.5| 2,433 2,470] 2,378] 2,321 +48
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment........-... 4,510] 4,595 4,589) 18] +01 “34 4,451 4,552 4,544] 4,534 1.8
Metalworking machinery......0..0.0-0.-- 5,653 5,774] 5,931 “21 2.6 Aa 5,595 5,854) 5,985 5,888 “5.0
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment........- 5,578 5,650] 5,756 1.3 18) 44.5 5,825) 5,815 5,697 5,823 0.0
Material handling equipment... 2.479 2.542 2.581 “25 “15 -0.4] 2,440) 2,491 2.476} 2,531 -3.6
Computers and electronic oducts. : 51,402] 51.955] 52,833] 1 “V7 -4.5] 51,637) 51,788] 51.935] 59,964 “13.9
Electronic computers... 31039 31139 3:167| 3.2 0.9 “3.3 3,162 3:10 31134 3,890 18.7
Computer storage devices... 1.628 1/593 1,623) -+2.2 18 “1.0 1,679 1,534 1,452 1,798 “6.6
Nondefense communications
‘equipment........ 8,986) 8,820] 9,163] +1.9 -3.7| -10.7/ 9,191 8,810] 9,054] 12,739) 27.9
Defense communications equipment. 877 526 610] +97] 13.8) $44 575 528 616 +145
‘Audio and video equipment. 1,059 1,084 1,076 23) +0.7] +28 1,085) wa7t 1,130 1,138) “4.7
Semiconductors. 7,423 7,540] 7,773 “15 -3.0) 23 7,347 7A18 7.434 7.955 76
Electronic components. co 7,938 8,281 8.602 44 “3.7 4.8 7,930 8,336 8,647] 10,065) “21.2
Nondefense search and navigation
‘equipment... eee 2,778 2,761 2713) +06, +18 -0.6 2,797 2,764 2,691 2,694] +3.8
Defense search and navigation
equipment 3,241 3,242 3,214 oo} +09 +05) 3,240 3,251 3,240] 3,106 +43
Electromedical, measuring
and contro} instruments. 10,843] 10,886} 10,906] 0.4 -0.2 -4.4) 10,711 10,778] 10,673] 11,499 6.9
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components, 14,894] 15,003] 15,017 0.1 -0.9} 14,790] 14,937] 14,615] 15,598 5.2
Electric lighting equipmen . 1,695, 1.692 1,703 -0.6 -0.5 1,638 1,704 1.678 1.816 6.5
Household appliances... 2,555 2.494 2.457 +15] +10) 2.464) 2.434 2.315 21426 +16
Electrical equipment. a 4,836] 4.871 4,773 +1.3| “0.7 4,941 4,927 4.675 4,897 +0.9
Batteries......... : 795) 799) 791 +10 0.9) 773 810 794 B54) “3.5
Transportation equipment. 73.123] 74,420] 74,158 +04 0.0] 74,341 75,721 74,808] 79,426] -6.4
‘Automobiles... 1,695) 1,823 1,995 “8.6 “5.2 1.687 1,810 2038 2,202 23.4
Light trucks and utility vehicles... 1.555) 1,746 1.739 +0.4 +01 1,587 1,767 1,770 1.859 14.6
Heavy duty trucks .... : 870 B84 906 “2.4 48 873 915 1,074) 18.7
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,
and trailers . 15,866] 16,368] 16,446 1 0.5 +0.2) 15,930] 16,467 16,374] 17,922 Wd
Nondefense aircraft and parts.. 31,282] 31,876] 31.711 x) +05) +13} 32,219] 32,828) §— 31.973] 32.499) -0.9
Defense aircraft and parts... oon 91847 9.811 91551 4) 42:7 “3.3 91933) 9.931 9.757] 11,670 14.9
Ships and boats. — 21310] 2,281 2316 3 15 +23 2.324 21253] 2,303 2.277 421
Furniture and related products. 7,927 8.011 8.173) o “2.0 0.5 7.848 7,980 81137 9,034 13.1
Miscellaneous durable goods... 17,883] 17,888] 17,963 0 0.4 0.7) 17,886] 18,021 18,050] 18,292 “2.2
Nondurable goods industries........... 166,450] 167,469] 168,703 6 0.7 0.5] 166,521] 168,914] 168,642) 175,017 49
Food products....... 29,612| 29,513] 29,568, 3 0.2 iB 30,785] 31,241 30,011] 30,638) 40.5
Grain and oilseed milling... 3,258 3,167 3.236) 9 24 13 3,442 3,386] 3,084 3,594 “4.2
Dairy products... 3,084 31121 3,152] 2 vol +3.5) 2,960] 3,150 3,169] 2,882 $2.7
Meat, poultry, and seafood products. 6,042 6.027 5,890] 2 +23) +08) 6,095 6,187 5.907 5.608 +87
Beverage and tobacco products. 13.817] 13.815] 13.955) .0 i) -0.5] 14,169] 14,2741 141077] 14,334 1.2
Beverages. secseenneennee 8,326) 8,350] 8,380 3 0.4) +07 8.448) 8,611 8,542 8,228 +27
Tobacco. . . 5,491 5.465) 5,575 5 2.0 22 5.721 5.663 5,535 6,106 6.3
Textile mits, nee 6.195) 6.270] 6,390 2| 19 0.3 6,060] 6.138] 6,228 6,797 10.8
Textile products. snsessisnnseeel 4,440] 4,484 4,501 0 0.4 0.7 4,330] 4,431 4,488) 4,798] 9.8
Apparel : 9,267 9,405 9.615] 5 2.2 ae 8,792 9,153) 9,637 9,931 15
Leather and allied products. 1,453 1.477 1,499) 2 15 -0.3 1,436 1,485| 1,523 1,603 10.4
Paper products. 15,627| 15,594] 15,571 2 +01 +0.7} 15,489] 15,446] 15,494] 16,167 “4.2
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills... 6.894 6.914) 6.907 af 40.1 +08) 6.787| 6.799 6,828 7,096 “44
Paperboard containers... 4,360) 4,354) 4,359] 1 “0.1 +06 4,337) 4.363) 4,395 4,653 -6.8
Printing s 6.027 6,154 6.166] 1 -0.2 3.8 5,988 6.323] 6,412 6.900] “13.2
Petroleum and coal products........-- 11,689] 12.095] 12,730 4 5.0) -1.0] 11,646] 12,330] 13,047] 13.791 “15.6
Petroleum refineries 9,915]  10,278| 10,930 5 “6.0 “2.1 91923] 10,528] 11,266] 11,982 72
Basic chemicals. 50,712] 51,084 51,081 7 0.0] +0.3) 50.618} 50,916] 50,443] 51,952 2.6
Pesticides, fertilizers, and other
agricultural chemicals... 2.720) 2,731 2,801 4 25 14 2,675) 2,543 2,523 2,770] 3.4
Pharmaceuticals and medicines. 17,960] 18,100) 18,107 8 0.0] +16] 18,260] 18.423] 18,087 18,147! +06
Paints, coatings, and adhesives.........., 3,220} 3,262 3.254 3 +0.2 “0.6 3,092| 3.193 31176 3.104 -0.4
Plastics and rubber products. coc} 17,605] 17.578] 17.647 2 -0.4 -o.4| 17,208] 17.177] 17,268] 18,106 “5.0

° 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 Nov | Oct | Sep | Aug | Nov | Oct | Sep | Aug

2001" | 2001" | 2001 | 2001 | 2001" | 2001’ | 2001 | 2001
All manufacturing industries...) 1.39] 1.39] 1.43) 1.38] (x) oo a) ~
Durable goods industries. 159] 1.61] 1.67] 1.59) 4.28) 4.31} 4.97] 4.26
Wood products... cowed 1.36] 1.36] 1.35] 1.38 00) oo x) oo
Nonmetallic mineral products... 131{ 1.30| 1.38) 1.28) 0 (x) a) oo
Primary metals... 4.77 1.75 1.80) 1.72 1.54 1.54) 1.63 1.56
Fabricated metal products. 1.65] 1.65) 1.70f 1.65] 2.08] 2.10) 2.17) 2.13
Machinery... CJ 2is3] 2a} 2.22) 20a] 2:74] 2.69] 290] 2.64
Computers and electronic products sa] ts7] tet] 166] 4:38] 4.41] 4.47] 4.54

Electrical equipment, appliances,

and components. 1.54[ 1.48 1.42| 1.83] 1.72} 1.82] 1.71
Transportation equipme 1:36| 1.43 138] 856] 8.96] 880] 8.75
Furniture and related products... 1.39| 1.39 1.36] 1.26] 1.22] 1.32) 1.23
Miscellaneous products. 188] 1.88 184) 00 ~ ~ oa)
Nondurable goods industries. 1.14) 1.13) 1.15) 1.12 (x) (x)! x) (xX)
Food products. 0.77) 0.77) 0.77] 0.77 i 0 ra) )
Beverage and tobacco 0 produc 1.48) 1.35] 1.46) 1.38] X) 0 X) ©)
Textiles. 1.73| 1.66) 1.71) 1.68] (Xx) ~ X) tt
Textile products 155{ 1.58] 1.60] 1.61 (x) ra) x) 0%
Apparel... 185] 1.86] 1.93] 1.91 0) Xx) (x) oo
Leather and allied producis.. 204] 2.08) 213] 2.10 00) (x) 0 ®)
Paper products. 1221 1.20/ 1.23) 1.19) ow © ~ oo
Printing... 0.75] 0.75) 0.78] 0.76 real (x) oo ~
Petroleum and coal products. 0.73) 0.73} 0.71] 0.70) x) a) i)
Basic chemicals......... 7.46] 1.47) 1.50) 1.43) 0) 00) oo (x)
Plastics and rubber products. v.20) 1.19] 2} taf) 0%) ©) 0

© 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
Nov Nov Nov Nov
Industry Nov? | 2000- Nov? | 2000- Nov? | 2000- Nov? | 2000-
Nov’ | 1996-] Oct | Nov’ | 1996- | Oct | Nov' | 1996-} Oct | Nov’ | 1996- | Oct
2001 | 2000 | 2001 | 2001 | 2000 | 2001 | _2001_] 2000 | 2001 | 2001 | 2000 _| 2001
All manufacturing industries... Od} (NAY (NA) bo} (NAY (NA) oo] (NA)} (NA) OG) (NAN (NAD
Durable goods industries. oo] (NA)} (NA) 0.0] (NA}} (NA) 0.0] {NAD} (NA) 0.0} (NA)] (NA)
Wood products... OO] (NA) (NA) OO} (NA)] (NA) OO} (NA)] (NA) OO] (NA)] (NA)
Nonmetallic mineral products. bo} (A) (NA) bo] (NA) (NA) OO} (NA)] (NA) OO] (NA)] (NA)
Primary metals........ 0.2) (NA)] (NA) 0.3] (NA)] (NA) 0.2] (NA)} (NA}}  -O.1] (NA)E (NA)
Fabricated metal ‘roduc. 0.0] (NA)} (NA) 0.0] (NA)} (NA) |  (NA)} (NA) 0.0) (NA)} (NA)
Machinery. 0.0] (NA)} (NA) 0.1{  (NA)} (NA) 0.2] (NA)] (NA) 0.0] (NA)} (NA)
Computers ai 0.1] (NA)} (NA) 0.2) (NA)] (NA) 0.0] INA] (NA}}  -O.7] (NA) (NA)
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components..... 0.0} INA} (NA}}  -0.1) (NAN (NA) 0.0] (NA)} (NA) 0.1{  (NA)} (NA)
Transportation equipment . O.1] (NA) NAD] -0.4f (NAD) (NA) -0.1) (NA)] (NA) 0.2} (NA)] (NA)
Furniture and related products. (X)} (NA) (NA) OO} (NA)] (NA) OO} (NA)] (NA) QO] (NA)] (NA)
Miscellaneous products....... bo} (Nay, UNA) (X)] (NA) INA) OO} (NA) (NA) OO] (NA)] (NA)
Nondurable goods industries. OO} NA] (NAD wx] (NA) (NA) (} (NA) (NAD QO} (NA) (NA)
Food products......... OO] (NA)} (NA) OO) (NA)] (NA) OO} (NA)] (NAD (X)]  (NA)} (NA)
Beverage and tobacco products. OO] (NA) (NA) OT (NA) (NA) OO} (NAY (NAD (X] (NA) (NA)
Textiles. Oa} (WA)] (NA)! OO} (NA) (NA) OO] (NA)] (NA) Oa} (NA)] (NA)
Textile products... OO} (NA), (NA) OX} (NA) (NA) ox] (NA)} (NA) OO) (NA)} (NA)
Apparel 0G) (NA) (NA) OO} (NA) (NA) oxo] (NA)} (NA) OG} (NA)} (NA)
Leather allied Oo} (NA) (NA) OO} (NA) (NA) OO] (NA)} (NA) OO} (NA) (NA)
Paper prodvcts.. OO} (NA) (NA) OO} (NA) (NA) OG} (NA) (NA) ()} (NAN (NA)
Printing... OO} (NA)] (NA) OO} (NA)} (NA) 0) (NA)} (NA) OO} (NAN (NA)
Petroleum and coal products. bo] (NA) (NA) OO] (NA)] (NA) ()} (NA) (NA) OO] (A)] (NA)
Basic chemicals... QO] (NA) (NAD QO] (NA)] (NA) OO} (NA) (NAD OO] (NA)] (NA)
Plastics and rubber products. Oo] (NA)} (NA) Oa} (NA)] (NA)! OO} (NA)] (NAD 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 simpie 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, | November
Inventories, and Orders _ | 2001

M3-1(01)-11

For Wire Transmission 10:00 a.m. E.5.Tu January 8, 2002

a All figures in the text are In seasonally adjusted current dollars

Total Manufacturing eho Total Manufacturing
Shipments and Three Month : ; ‘New Orders and Three Month
Moving Average 7 Moving Average ‘
si Billions Of Dollars * ao _ Billions Of Dollars ‘a8
400 }-—— 400 400 |— x - - 400
380 : 380 380 ~ 380
a ee ee eae
320. 320 320 — Vv 320
300 +3 — = 300 300 F s 300
PEPPSPPULRR0 PPP
= Sn Shbmens verge — = Newortes avenge

i z i ee
Total Manufacturing Total Manufacturing
Total Inventories and Three Month. Ratios of Unfilled Orders and Total

Moving Average : ae Inventories to Shipments

Billons Of Dolars_ U/S Ratios
500.

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Manufacturing and Construction Divison (MCD), Washington, DC 20233-6900 or call 301-457-4804 or 301-457-4814,

‘The advance report on durable good for December is scheduled for January 29, 2002 at 8:30 a.m. and the full report on February 5, 2002 at 10:00 a.m.
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Billions Of Dollars
6

Nondefense Capital Goods
Shipments and Three Month
Moving Average

76

Nondefense Capital Goods
New Orders and Three Month
Moving Average

Billions Of Dollars
4

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68 \ ——1 68
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64 \ 64
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SESS ESS FSS EES) RSS se esrsS SS
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253 245 3 8 § $3 3S 253 3 5 S$ 8 FRESE
— = Shipments Average — io 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
US Ratios UIS Ratios
140 6.00 6.00
5.25 5.25
135, 135
4.50 4.50
130 — VAN 130 || 3.75 3.75
3.00 3.00
125 125
\ 2.25 2.25
120 120 1.50 1.50
PEEPS SFE TT EE | RS SSSESssS EES
36 ee ees EE RTE 265 tS a e 5s 5a 3
22223223 28 E538 8 28283 58 5 FF 3 3 5
—— — inventories Average _—— Is uo/s
N
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
Nov Oct. Sept. Oct.- | Sept.- | Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. Nov.
2001" 2001" 2001 Nov. Oct Sept 2001" 2001" 2001 2000 01/00
MATERIALS Al PPLII
All manufacturing industries 149,199] 150,489] 151,332 0.9 -1.5] 149,291] 150,676] 151,233] 164,603 9.3
Durable goods industries 90,762] 91,782] 92,398] ad -1.8] 91,310] 92,010] 92,528] 102,542 “11.0
Wood products. 3,644) 3,658) 3,721 -0.4 “2.2 4,030] 3,965 3,878 4,320] “6.7
Nonmetallic mineral products. 3.337 3,346 3,334 -0.3 -0.4 3,357 3,364 3,370} 3,392 -1.0
Primary metals.. 6,651 6,741 6,784] 1.3 “25 6,798 6.874 6,855 7,957 “14.6
Fabricated metal products. 10,233] 10,349] 10,376 aa -1.9] 10,105} 10,269] 10,422] 11,350] 11.0
Machinery. 17,787] 17,708) 17,776 +0.4 “0.1 17,720] 17,707] 17,732] 17,634) +05
Computers and electronic products... 17,783] 18,073] 18,438 1.6 -3.3] 17,730] -17,703{ 18,405} 22,149 20.0
Electrical equipment, appliances,

and components... sescsnneee 5,540] 5,715 5,738 “34 -2.0] 5,591 5,743) §,654 6,360 12.4
Transportation equipment an 16,222] 16,653] 16,652 2.6 1.7] 16,404] 16.867) 16,650] 19,781 14.5
Furniture and related products... 3.207 3,224 3,294 0.5 -0.4 3,214 3,199) 3,269 3,701 “13.2
Miscellaneous products... 6,358 6.315) 6.285, +07 “2.6 6,361 6,319 6,293 6,498 “2.4

Nondurable goods industries. 58,437| 58,707] 58,934] 0.5 -1.0] 57.981] 58,666] 58,705} 62,061 6.6
Food products....... 10,380] 10,337] 10,550] +0.4 -1.0] 10,477] 10,520] 10,307} 10,934) “4.2
Beverage and tobacco product 5,857| 5,809 5.816]  +0.8 -0.9 5,700] 5,720 5,795 5,915 -3.6
Textiles. 1,621 1,661 1,696 “2.4 “4.2 1,582| 1,631 1,664 1911 17.2
Textile pi 1/527 11575 1,572 “3.0 41.4] 1,480) 1,550) 1,577, 1,724) “14.2
Apparel. 2,014 2,058 2,130, “2.4 “3.0 1,964] 2,042) 2,105 2,438 19.4
Leather and allied products. 354 368 400 -3.8 -2.0 338 365) 401 421 19.7
Paper products. 7,344 7,392| 7,429 0.6 +0.3] 7,313] 7,377 7,451 7,658 “4.5
Printing .... - 2,623 2,687 2,590} “2.4 6.1 2,612 2,758] 2,699 3,150 170
Petroleum and coal products. 3,625 3,777 3,807 -4.0 0.7 3,550] 3,855] 3,822 4,315 177
Basic chemicals... 15,880] 15,830] 15,730} +0.3 0.8] 15,863] 15,772] 15,690] 16,256 “24
Plastics and rubber products. 7,212 7,213 7,214 0.0} 0.9 7,102 7,076| 7,194 7,338 “3.2

WORK IN PROCESS

All manufacturing industries... 133,529] 135,190] 136,372! 1.2 -0.1] 135,100] 137,021] 136,457) 144,849) 6.7

Durable goods industries... 105,966] 107,235] 107,613 “12 -0.1] 106,987] 108,189] 107,619] 113,839 -6.0
Wood products.. - 1,896 1,919 1911 “12 18 1,896 1,934 1,899) 2.118 “10.5
Nonmetallic mineral products... 1.431 1,448 1,460) “1.2 42.2 1,322 1,362 1,392| 1,365 “3.2
Primary metals..... 6,840} 6,898 6.978} 0.8 -0.8 6,778| 6,847 6,985] 7,696 11.9
Fabricated metal products. 17,366] 11,368} 11,456 0.0} 0.2] 11,279] 11,387) 11,473) 11,388 “1.0
Machinery... 14,519] 14.693] 14,823 “1.2 -0.2] 14,763] 14,951 14,667] 15.718 “6.1
Computers and electronic products. 17,950] 18,174] 18,336] 12 0.0] 17,907] 17,895] 17,982] 18.969 “5.6
Electrical equipment, appliances,

‘and components... 3,488 3,551 3,597 18 “1.6 3,451 3,548} 3,526 3,907 ALT
Transportation equipment. 43,857] 44,551] 44,383 “1.6 +0.4| 44,963] 45,583 44,958] 47,720] “5.8
Furniture and related products. 1,547 1,545) 1,572] +0.1 “1.0 1,524] 1,546 1,564) 1.811 “15.8
Miscellaneous products... 3,072 3,088 3,097 0.5 “24 3,104] 3,136 3,173] 3,147 14

Nondurable goods industries.. 27,563] 27.955] 28,759) -1.4] 0.0] 28,113) 28,832 28,838] 31.010} 9.3
Food products. 2,504} 2,493 2,481 +0.4 +0.3] 2,850] 2,937 2.458 2,873 0.8
Beverage and tobacco products... 3,295} 3,303 3,350 0.2 0.8 3,534] 3.571 3,441 3,579 “13
Textiles... . 1,537 1/545) 1,585 0.5 “1.2 1,514 1,528 1,571 1,782 -15.0
Textile products... 876 871 875] +0.6| 4 ‘880 872 893 964) “87
Apparel. 1,682| 1,694) 1,716 -0.7 “1.0 1,649 1,636 1.663 2,163 -24.0
Leather and allied products. 165 71 179 3.5 5.3 161 168) 182 244 -34.0
Paper products. 1,421 1,432 1,429 0.8 0.3 1,386 1,392 1,421 1,455 “4.7
Printing .. 1,698 1,758 1,866 3.4 -3.9 1,713 1,874 1,966 2,073 174
Petroleum and coal products. 2,496 2,634 2.875 5. +42 2.532 2.712 2,959 3,100 “18.3
Basic chemicals... 9.402 9,612 9,964 2.2 40.5) 9,480) 9,754] 9/904] 10,524 9.9
Plastics and rubber products. 2,487 2,442 2,439] +1.8 +03) 2.414 2,388] 2,380] 2,247 474

FINISHED GOODS

All manufacturing industries... 170,383] 171,662) 172,941 -0.7 -1.1] 169,633] 171,799] 171,072] 176,964 “41

Durable goods industries. 89,933] 90,855] 91,931 -1.0] -1.8] 89,206] 90,383] 89,973] 95,018 6.1
Wood products. 3,865 3,935] 4,057 “1.8 +14 3,640] 3,755 3,884] 3,847 “5.4
Nonmetallic mineral products. 4,806| 4,883] 4,996] 1.6 0.7 4,603 4,610} 4,797 4,937 6.8
Primary metals....... 6.533] 6,602 6,640] -1.0] +1.0 6,403 6.472 6.539 7,143 10.3
Fabricated metal products. 11,598] 11,862) 12,013 “2.2 +05] 11,340) 11,614) 11,622] 12.443 8.9
Machinery. a 16,926] 17,185) 17,473 “15 0.9} 16,961 17,024] 17,080} 17,777 4.6
Computers and electronic products... 15,669] 15,708] 16,059 -0.2 -10.5] 16,000] 16,190} 15,548! 18,846 “15.1
Electrical equipment. appliances,

and component 5,866 5,737 5,682] +2.2 +07) 5,748] 5,646 5,435 5,331 +7.8
Transportation equipment 13,044] 13,216] 13,123 13 +09} 12,974) 13,271 13,200] 12,525) +3.6
Furniture and related products. 3.173 3,242 3,307 24 0.5 3.110) 3,235 3,304 3,522 AUT
Miscellaneous products... 8,453] 8,485] 8,581 04 +12) 8,421 8,566] 8,584 8,647 -2.6

Nondurable goods industries. 80,450] 80,807] 81,010 -0.4 -0.3] 80,427] 81,416] 81,099] 81,946 1.9
Food products....... 16,728] 16,683] 16.537) +0.3) 1.3) 17.458) 17,784) 17,246} 16,831 +37
Beverage and tobacco products. 4.665 4,703 4,789 0.8 +02) 4,935 4,983 4,841 4,840} +2.0
Textiles...... 3,037 3,064 3109 -0.9 0.5 2,964 2.979 2,994 3,104 4.5
Textile products. 2,037 2,038] 2,054 0.0} “1.9 1,970 2,009 2,018 2,110 6.6
Apparel 5.571 5,653 5,769 “1.5 1.6 5,179 5,475 5.869 5,324 “27
Leather and allied products. 940 938 920] +0.2 +15) 937 952 946 938 0.1
Paper products. 6,862| 6,770} 6713] +14 +14 6,790] 6,677| 6,622] 7,054] “3.7
Printing 1,706 1,709) 1,710 -0.2 “0.1 1,663 1,691 1.747 1.677 -0.8
Petroleum and coal products. 5,568 5,684 6,048 2.0) -3.6 5,564 5,763| 6,266] 6,376 127
Basic chemicals. 25.430] 25,642] 25,367! 0.8 +0.9} 25,275] 25,390} 24,855] 25,172] +04
Plastics and rubber products. 7,906| 7,923 7,994 -0.2 0.2 7,692 7,713} 7,695 8,520 “8.7

° 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

ns of Dollars)

‘Seasonally Adjusted

Not Seasonally Adjusted *

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent Year to date
Industry Change
Nov Oct Sept. | Oct.- | Sept. -| Aug. -| Nov, Oct. | Sept Nov. | Nov.
2001" | 2001" | 2001 | Nov. | Oct. | Sept. | 2001" | 2001" | 2001 | 2000 | 01/00] 2001" 2000
All manufacturing industries. 321,697] 332,772] 310,982] -3.3 317.310] 339,356] 330,044] 353,560} 3,660,564] 3,990,810
Excluding transportation... 271,953] 272,634 267,708] -0.2 267.773] 278,810] 281,952) 296,068 3,094/861| 3.345.292
Excluding defense........ 318,091] 312,664] 303.758] +08 310,931} 320,409] 322,881] 344,728] 31575,691| 3,894,728
Durable goods industries... 175,405] 184,164] 163,879] 4.8 171,564] 185,958] 177,899] 199,146 1,994,878] 2,294,746
Primary metals. . 11,044] 10,863] 11,094) +1.7] 10,64] 10,844] 10,793] 12,221 129,660] 149,408
Iron and steel mills... 4,722) 4.567|  4.967| +3.4] 4515| 4.4871 4,704] 5,110) 55,568 65,313
Aluminum and nonferrous metals. 5.081] 5,069] 4,912] +0.2 4'916| 5,050] 4,905] 5,770} 59,944] 68,412
Ferrous metal foundries.. yi241f 1,227] 1,215] +4. 1,218] 1,307} 1,184] 1.341 14,148| 15,683
Fabricated metal products.. 19,504] 19,734] 19,302 1.2 19,075] 20,185] 19,374] 20.370] 222,287| 239,922
Machinery... 22,728] 22,163) 22,256] +2.5 21.487| 21.719] 23,635} 23,514 260,134) 280,924
Construction machinery, Vag2] 1.468] 1,525] +1.) 1.363] 1.391) 1,381] 1,454] 17,587 18,484
Mining, oil field, and
‘928 field machinery. 1,078 995] 1,201] +8.3 1,004) 961] 1.272 248) 11,884) 9,008
Industrial machinery. 31137] 3,108] 2,849] +0.9] 2936] 3.351) 2.811] 3.990 37:159| 49,075
Photographic equipment 11351) 1,343] 1.203) +0.1 1,393] 1,416] 1,373] 1.250) 14,739 13,301
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment. 2.529] 2,508] 2,425] +0.8 2,391] 2,368] 2,447| 2.398 29,563) 31,053
Metalworking machinery... 11925{ 2:128| 1,891 9.5 21156] 2.307) 2.236] 2.877 23,903] 27,763
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment. 2,942) 2,380 2,810] +23.6) 2,871| 20141 3,693] 3,217 32,440] 36,668
Material handling equipment, 153 1442/1659] +6.5] vast} ao1f 1.71] a8t 18,167 19,348
Computers and electronic produc 32,513] 31924] 29,308] +1.8I 31/856] 31,591] 35,295] 43,602 373,310] 505,856
Electronic computers... 6,829] 5.657) 4,284] +3. 5.831|  5,480| 4,612] 8,002 66,745| 86,989
Nondetense communications
equipment... 5,225] 5,222] 3.448] +0.1 5.151] §.054] 5.463] 8,837 62,679] 105,868
Defense communications equipmen 221 192| 197) +15.1 223 216 237 351 2,842 3,103
Semiconductors. 5,645] 5,520| 6.630] +23] 5,142] 6,468] 7,322] 7.524] 68,131] 100,604
Electronic components. . 3,765] 3.657] 3.323) +3.0} 3,663] 3,695] 3,835] 5,481 43,505] 69,861
Nondefense search and navigation
equipment... eevee 612 585] 2] +46 594 529 678] 766] -22.5 7.125] 8,555
Defense search and navigation
equipment..... 1.452} 1.832] 1,805] -5.2] 15.1) +3.2) 1,462] 1,205] 1,818) 2,317] -36.9} 17,119] 19,721
Electromedical, measuring,
‘and control instruments. 5,218] 5,139] 4,769] +1.5] +781 -8.7| 5,076] 4,808] 5,508) 5.113] 0.7] 56,716] 86,562
Electrical equipment. appliances,
and components... 9,995] 9,753] 9,334) +25) +45) -10.4] 9,744) 9,601] 10,129] 11,603] 16.0) 114,425) 124,299
Electric lighting equipment v115] 1.187 958] 6.1) +23.9| 225] 1,047| 1,166 993] 1/166] -10.2] 12,674] 12,960
Household appliances, 2157] 2,032) 1.934] +6.2) +5.1] -125] 2,262) 1.902) 2,040] 2116] +69] 22,199] 21,731
Electrical equipment........ 3.173] 2913] 3.094] +8.9] 5.9] +2. 31001{ 2.831] 3,388] 3,395] -11.6] 34,404) 37.317
Transportation equipment...» 49,744 60,138] 43,274] -17.3| +39.0| 16.3] 49,537] 60.546] 48,092} 57.491] -13.8| 565,703] 645,518
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,
and trailers. 16,716} 15,896] 15,077] +5.2] +5.4 16,908] 17,084] 15,521} 16,888] 181,642| 202,520
Nondefense aircraft and parts. 5.348) 4,562) 3,619] +17.2] +26.1 4/838] 2,295| 6.032} 11.613 74,539] 95,165
Defense aircraft and parts... 2.688] 15,298] 2,586] -82.4) 491.6 2382) 14/368| 2,608] 2.499) 37,586, 33,018
‘Ships and boats, v610| 1.537| 1,504) +4.7| +2.2) 1/432] 1,695] 1,596] 2,103 20,836] 20,646
Furniture and related products, 5.835] 5.569] 5,394] 44.8) 43.2] 5,760| 5,772] 5,749] 6,130) 65,226] 71,771

* 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 @
net dollar increase from the prior month to the current month.

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


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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted "
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent Year to date
Industry Change|
Nov. | Oct. | Sept. | Oct. -]Sept.-|Aug.-| Nov. | Oct. | Sept. | Nov. | Nov.
2001" | 2001 | 2001 | Nov. | Oct. | Sept.| 2001° | 2001’ | 2001 | 2000 }01/00} 2001" | 2000
All manutacturing industries 326,970] 328,851]321,573| -0.6| +2.3] -4.7]324,681]337,351| 341,063]351,025] | -7.5] 3,711,404] 3,929,301
Excluding transportation. 273.300] 276,985] 272837) -1.3| +15] -3.8] 270.131] 283.081] 287,972] 298,299] -9.4 3,138,519] 3,315,838
Excluding defense, 319,575] 321.602] 313.927| -0.6| +2.4) -4.9]317,038] 330.217] 332,632] 343,969] -7.8/ 3,633,854] 3,856,979
Durable goods industries. 180,678 180,243] 174,470] +0.2| +3.3] -6.0] 178,935] 183,953] 188,918] 196,611] 9.0] 2,045,718] 2,233,237
Wood products... . 6,934] 6,971| 7.179] -0.5] -2.9] +1.6) 6,497] 7.410] 7,394] 6,409) +1.4] 77,438] 82,592
Nonmetallic mineral products. 7301] 7.428) 7.116] -1.7| +44] -6.8| 7,137] 8.097] 7,506] 7,492) -4.7] 83,392] 89.625
Primary metals... festa 41/310] 11/547] 11/309{ -2:1] +21] -5.4] 10,962] 11,984] 11/443] 12.466] 12.1] 132,174) 192,115
Iron and steei mills. 4igei| 4.978] 4.960] -2.4] +04] -3.0} 4.635] 5.218] 4,892] 9,309) -12.7) 56,882] 67,459
‘Aluminum and nonferrous metals. 5,186] 5.327] 5.118] -26| +4.1| -7.6| 5.076] 5,446) 5,292| 5.854] -13.3] 61,090] 69,081
Ferrous metal foundries. 1263| 1/242] 1/231] +1.7} +0.9] 5.1) 1.251] 1/320] 1/259] 11303] -4.0) 14,202] 15,575
Fabricated metal products........ 20,143] 20/293] 19/894] -0.7] +2.0| 3.2] 19.884] 21/308] 20.404] 20,671] 3.8] 225,856] 239,523
Machinery 231062] 231543) 22/521 -20| +4.5] -8.8| 21/673] 23/173] 23.757] 23,684] -8.5} 266,078] 273.371
Farm machinery. Vasa] 11427] 11472] +22] -3.1] +10) 1.102] 11272| 1.438] “B88)+24.1) 14,961] 12,864
Construction machinery 1/565] 1,615} 1.576, -3.1) +25] 6.4] 1,339] 1,467/ 1,501) 1,397] -4.2) 18,189] 19,610
Mining, oil field, and
gas field machinery. . 1,084} 1,057] 1,066] +2.6| 0.8] -2.6] 1,027) 1.035 1,105] 859] +19.6] 11,536] 9,010
Industrial machinery... : 3.199] 3/170] 3.202] +09] -1.0] -48] 2'914) 3/179) 3.477] 4,237] 31.2] 40,169] 44,985
Photographic equipment. 11343} 1/352] 1/232) -0.7] +9.7] -16.0] 11378] 11413] 1.417) 1.232 +119] 14,832) 13,411
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment......... 2,580} 2,534) 2,624) +18] -3.4| 5.2] 2.445] 2,549] 2,712] 2.517] -2.9] 29,873] 30,956
Metalworking machinery. : 2:063| 2:222| 2.162] -7.2| +2.8| 2.4] 2/269] 2,401] 21563 2.964] 23.4] 25.128] 28,361
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment... 2,972] 3,229] 2,298] -8.0} +40.5] -34.5] 2,822] 2,990] 2,673] 2,590] +9.0] 32,185] 32,236
Material handling equipment S) 4/512] 11547] 1606] -2.3) -3:7] -0.4] 1403] 1.561] 1.616] 1,660] -15.5] 18,554) 19,474
Computers and electronic products.......]_ $3,320] 93.168) 32,901 +05] +08] -1.1] 33/380] 32/049] 38.630] 45,488] -26.6] 399,656] 485,777
Electronic computers..r--.-.:--e 5.483] 5.358] 5,191] +23] +3.2] +6.7| 5.077] 5.236] 5,740] 7.461] -32.0] 66,709] 86,157
Computer storage devices. vf an28] 1161] 1oas} -3.1] 411.1] +421 1,001 915] 1/500] 1/105] -9.4] 11,770] 13,040
Nondefense communications
equipment...... 5,567] 5,663| 5,841] -1.7] -3.0] -6.8| 5,428] 5,274) 7.019] 8,738] -37.9] 70,918] 98,264
Defense communications equipment 281 286) 280] -1.7| +21) -9.4) 266 314['255] +86] 3,112] 2.864
Audio and video equipment. 1.005] 40} _852| +6.9]+10.3] -16] 1,189] 1,082] _ 898} 1,183] +05] 9,991] 10,744
Semiconductors... “| si999} 6,196] 6,313] 3.2] -1.9] +5.0] 6.373| 6,249} 7.101] 9,945) -35.9] 78,939} 96,869
Electronic components “| alo1s} 3i870] 3/504] +3.7|+10.4) -13.8) 4/136] 3.931] 4,070] 6,026] -31.4| 48,128) 64,448
Nondefense search and navigation
equipment... 686] 689 707) -0.4] -25] -4.8} 697/ 638] 800}, 918] 24.1 8,061 9,197
Defense search and navigation
equipment, 1,709] 1,691 -2.8| -0.3] 1,751] 1,662] 1,844) 1,790] 2.21 18,700] 18,454
Electromedical, measuring,
and control instruments. | 5,034) 4,995 2.0| +19] 4,927] 4,657] 5.980] 5,144] -4.2] 56,644] 54,931
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components... 9,691] 10,118) +33] -8.0] 9,353] 9,823] 10,885] 11,325] 17.4) 117.164] 122,193
Electric lighting equipment... 1.116] 1,210 +168) 13.1} 1140] 11176] 1,181) 1/202] -7.2] 12,736] 12,976
Household appliances......... 2,067| 2,081 +45] -9.0] 1/993] 2/019] 2/090] 1.838] +8.4] 22,220] 21.546
Electrical equipment. 3,008] 3.053 +06] +1.2] 2:744] 2,788] 3/503] 3,013] -8.9] 34.374] 36,009
Batteries. 523) ‘543 5] +0.2| 654] ‘eos! 662} 702] 6.8) 5.959} 6,608
Transportation equipment 53,670| 51,866 4] 9.5] 54,550] 54,270] 53,091] 52,726] +3.5] 572.885) 613,463
‘Automobiles... | 8,265) 8.148 8] -23.1| 8.485] 91356] 7,630] 8.204] +3.4] 88,292) 97,436
Light trucks and utility vehicles...........J 11,446] 10,772 :7| 19.4) 111687] 11/862] 10,413] 10,846] +7.8] 120,046 1,066
Heavy duty trucks ...... . 893] 946 a} 6.6) ‘845] 1,085] 94a] 1.111] -23.9] 11,3471 16,960
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,
and trailers. 16,682] 16,256) +6.2| -7.8] 16,794] 17,504] 15,859] 16,686] +0.6] 183,452] 205,569
Nondefense aircraft and parts... 8555| 8.117| 2.2) +3.2/ 8.715] 6.955] 9,090] 8.581] +1.6} 88.386] 84,033
Defense aircraft and parts... 2,456 14.9] +6.2| 2/982) 2/354) 3/255] 21331] +27.9| 27.016] 23.829
Ships and boats.......... 1,785) +68] -3.4/ 1/749! 1/812] 1868] 1,768] -1.1] 18,943] 19,317
Furniture and related products. 5.774 +4.1{ -8.1] 5,670] 51981] 51915] 6.403] -11.4) 65,756] 71.531
Miscellaneous durable goods. 91535 +0.7{ 3:5] 9,829] 9,858] 91893] 9,947] -1.2] 106.319] 103,047
Nondurable goods industries... 148,608 +1,0]  -3.2) 145,746] 153,398] 152,145] 154,414] -5.6| 1,665,686] 1,696,064
Food products. 38,556 +1.0] -1.7] 39,827] 40,148] 39,814] 38,110] +4.5} 419,799] 401,503
Grain and oilseed milling.. 4,201 +39] 3.8] 4/358] 4/404] 3:982| 4/369] +45] 45,439] 43,004
Dairy products......... 5,870 +1.6] 4.0] 6,032) 5,708] 6.045] 5,333) +13.1) 62.375] 95,735
Meat, poultry, and seafood products... | 11,704] 11.546 413] 0.7] 11/893] 11,714] 11,681] 11,045! +77) 125,851] 118,615
Beverage and tobacco products......... 91332] 10,233 +6.7| -6.8| 9,141] 10.412] 91517] 9/419] -3.0] 107,776] 103.476
Beverages. +28] 3.2] 5.610] 5.767] 5.784] 5,318] +5.5) 62,786] 60,075
Tobacco 4123) 9:3 3/531] 4/645] 3,733] 4:101] -13.9] 44,990] 43,401
Textile mills. +11| 29] 3/501] 3/857] 41104] 4/155] -15.7] 43,004] 49,361
Textile products. +07] 0.1} 2/781) 2851] 2\948] 2,569] +83) 31,080] 30,604
Apparel........ +18] -2.7] 5.038] 5.775] 5.455} 5.468} 7.9] 58,185] 60,664
Leather and allied products. +09) -1.7 744 764 712) 848) 12.3) 8123] 8.874
Paper products.. : +25] -2.6| 12,650] 13,403] 12,783] 13,807] -8.4| 145.323) 156,716
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills. 5.924] 6,062 +5.1| -3.6) 5.872) 6,234] 5,733] 6.359] -7.7] 67,146] 72,933
Paperboard containers... - | 31851) 3.962 +09] -2.0] 3/799] 4/148] 31925} 4,230] -10.2] 44.467] 48.875
Printing... 5 8.017| 8.178 +34] 5.6] 8.544) 8.787] 8,386] 9.227] -7.4] 91.450] 96,533
Petroleum and coal products... wo. | 16,056] 16,655 7:5] -2.4| 16,091) 17.474] 18,925] 20,781) -22.6) 203,433) 213,388
Petroleum refineries. 2. | 14,472] 15.040 8.0] 2.4) 14,595] 15,652] 17033] 18,896| -22.8| 183,379] 191,994
Basic chemicals. 34/643] 34/821 +26] -4:5] 33/293] 34/511] 34,705] 35,610) 6.5] 392,854] 405,838
Pesticides, fertilizers, and other
agricultural chemicals. 1,808] 1,687 +0.2} +1.0] 1,217] 1,166] 1,093] 1,105] +10.1) 19,559] 19,112
Pharmaceuticals and medicines. 91802| 9,788 +10] 2:2] 9/850) 9/918] 10,230] 10,601] -7.1) 108,786] 110,549
Paints, coatings, and adhesives. 2502) 2/514 +21) 31] 2/264) 2/415] 2:350] 2,295) -1.4) 27,808] 27,563
Plastics and rubber products... c. | 14693] 14,776 +14] -2.8] 14,136] 15,419] 14/796] 14.420] 2.0] 164,659] 169,107

° 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 November decreased
$11.1 billion or 3.3 percent to $321.7 billion, the Department of
Commerce, Bureau of the Census reported today. This follows a 7.0
percent October increase and is the fifth decrease in the last six
months. Year to date, new orders for 2001 are 7.9 percent below
the same period a year ago.

Shipments decreased $1.9 billion or 0.6 percent to $327.0
billion, following a 2.3 percent October increase. Year to date,
shipments for 2001 are 5.1 percent below the same period a year
ago.

Unfilled orders, down ten of the last eleven months, decreased
$5.3 billion or 0.9 percent to $551.2 billion, following a 0.7 percent
October increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 4.28,
down from 4.31 in October.

Inventories, down ten consecutive months, decreased $4.2
billion or 0.9 percent to $453.1 billion, following a 0.7 percent
October decrease. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.39,
unchanged from October.

New Orders

New Orders for manufactured durable goods in November,
down five of the last six months, decreased $8.8 billion or 4.8
percent to $175.4 billion, unrevised from the previously published
4.8 percent decrease.

Transportation equipment had the largest decrease, $10.4
billion or 17.3 percent to $49.7 billion, due to defense aircraft and
parts. Computers and electronic products increased $0.6 billion or
1.8 percent to $32.5 billion. Machinery increased $0.6 billion or 2.5
percent to $22.7 billion, mostly due to turbines, generators, and
other power transmission equipment.

New Orders for nondurable goods decreased $2.3 billion or 1.6
percent to $146.3 billion.

Shipments
Shipments of durable goods in November increased $0.4 billion

or 0.2 percent to $180.7 billion, unrevised from the previously
published 0.2 percent increase.

Transportation equipment had the largest increase, $1.8 billion
or 3.5 percent to $53.7 billion. Machinery decreased $0.5 billion
or 2.0 percent to $23.1 billion. Electrical equipment decreased
$0.4 billion or 4.2 percent to $9.7 billion.

Shipments of nondurable goods decreased $2.3 billion or 1.6
percent to $146.3 billion. Beverage and tobacco products and
petroleum and coal products had the largest decreases.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled Orders for durable goods in November, down ten of
the last eleven months, decreased $5.3 billion or 0.9 percent to
$551.2 billion, unrevised from the previously published 0.9
percent decrease.

Transportation equipment, down five of the last six months,
had the largest decrease, $3.9 billion or 1.4 percent to $282.9
billion. Computers and electronic products, down twelve
consecutive months, decreased $0.8 billion or 0.6 percent to
$126.0 billion. Fabricated metals, down ten of the last eleven
months, decreased $0.6 billion or 1.6 percent to $39.8 billion; this
is the largest decrease since November 1993.

Inventories

Inventories of durable goods in November, down ten
consecutive months, decreased $3.2 billion or 1.1 percent to
$286.7 billion, unrevised from the previously published 1.1
percent decrease.

Transportation equipment, down six of the last seven
months, had the largest decrease, $1.3 billion or 1.7 percent to
$73.1 billion. Computers and electronic products, down nine
consecutive months, decreased $0.6 billion or 1.1 percent to $51.4
billion.

Inventories of nondurable goods, down ten consecutive
months, decreased $1.0 billion or 0.6 percent to $166.4 billion.

By stage of fabrication, November finished goods decreased
1.0 percent in durables and 0.4 percent in nondurables. Work in
process decreased 1.2 percent in durables and 1.4 percent in
nondurables. Materials and supplies decreased 1.1 percent in
durables and 0.5 percent in nondurables.

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