Table 4. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS

(Millions of Dollars)
Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
Industry Change
Dec. Nov. Oct. | Nov.- | Oct.- | Sep.- ] Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. Dec.
2000° | 2000° 2000 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2000° | 2000° 2000 1999 | 00/99
Ail manufacturing industries. 493,582] 493,386] 492,282 0.0f +0.2] +0.7| 482,178] 494,975] 493,684] 460,048 +48
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders..... 327,214) 326,747] 325,239] +0.1] +0.5] +0.9] 317,755] 327,349] 325,461] 301,638 +53
without defense capital goods. 474,974) 474,115] 473,369] +0.2)  +0.2/ | +0.7) 464/142] 475,783] 474.788] 4411436 +51
Durable goods industries. 310,436] 309,680} 308,247] +0.2/ +05] +1.0] 302,128] 310,999] 308,352] 287,124] +5.2
With unfilled orders, 284,622) 283,786] 282,113] +03] +06!  +0.9] 276,589] 284,901] 282,486] 262/050) +55
Stone, clay, and glass products 10,705} 10,457} 10,314) +2.4) +14) +01] 10,503] 10,117] 9,941] 9,682 +8.5
Primary metals... 25,027] 25,114] 25,169 -0.3| 0.2) +0.1] 25,129] 25,081] 25,090] 24,445, +28
Blast furnaces, steel mills. 11,974] 12,038] 12,192] -0.5 “1.3 0.41 12,184] 12,111] 12,247] 11,792 43.3
Iron and steel foundries. 1,634) 1,624] 1,621] +06] +021 +06 1,578} 1.5781 1.580 +13
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. 11,419} 11,452] 11,356 0.3) +08) +05] 11,345] 11,392] 11,265] 11,073 +25
Fabricated metal product: 32,584| 32,625] 32,679) “0.1 0.2} = +0.2] 31,975] 32/341] 32,423] 30,846 43.7
Industrial machinery and equipment 64,948] 63,822} 63,432] +18] +06) +1.5] 62,968] 64.611] 63,425] 58.283 +8.0
Engines and turbines. 5,336] 4.9211 5.032] +8.4] -2.2) +55} 4901) 51711 6197) 4.228) +15.9|
Farm and garden machinery, 3,913) 3,837) 3,819] = +2.0] +05] +29] 4/206] 3'905] 3612] 4/085 +3.0
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. 9,313) 9,153} 9,024) +1.7] +14] 40.1] 9,177] 9,152] 8.935] 8,765 +4.7
Metalworking machinery... 8,234] 8,403] 8.416 -2.0 0.2} +1.21 7,682] 8,315] 8,549] 7.509) +23
Computer and office equipment. 9,625) 9,312} 8,958] +3.4) +40) +21] 9100 9,641] 8953} 8179] 411.3)
Electronic and other
electrical equipment... 48,381) 47,812) 47,177) 41.2) +13! +25] 46,736] 47,961] 47,198] 42,063] 411.1
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus. 5,835] 5,767 5,773] +1.2| 0.1) +18] 5,795] 5,855] 5,828) 5,315 +9.0
Household appliances. 2,744) 2,593) 2,683] +5.8 -3.6] +11] 2,480] 2/487] 2.640] 2260 +97
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment... 4,271] 4,108] 4,075] +4.0] — +0.8 0.2] 4,033} 4,108] 4,140] 3,568] + 13.0]
Household audio and
video equipment, 1,259} 1,227] 1,233] +2.6 0.5] +28] 4,197] 1,224) 1,284, 1.077) $41.1
Communications equip! 12,572) 12,339] 11,991] +19] +29! +381 12/181] 12,619] 11/979] 11.638) +47
Electronic components. 17,460) 17,430] 17,045] +0.2/ +231 +341] 17,016] 17,419] 16,963] 14.603] +165
Transportation equipment 68,845] 69,718] 69,623 “1.31 40.1] +04) 66,269] 70,757] 70.231] 66,723 0.7
Motor vehicles and part: 18,423] 18,596] 18,938 -0.3) 1.8] 0.0] 17,845] 18,735] 18,918] 17,506 +19
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 44,090] 44,589] 44,226 1.1] 40.8] +0.2] 42,292] 45,537] 44,921] 43,469 “2.7,
Shipbuilding and tanks... 2,541 2,623] 2,582, 3.1) 41.6] +25) 2/5141 2/577] 2500] 2.350) +7.0
nstruments and related product 28,623) 28,544) 28,328) +03) +08] +1.3] 27,701] 28,641] 28/440] 26.267 +55
Search and navigation equipment 6,750] 6,787] 6,752 0.5] +0.5| 0.0] 6543] 6,793] 6,751] — 6.660 “1.8
Measuring and controlling device: 9,432] 9,446] 9,350) 0.1) 41.0) 42.11 9,159] 9,448] 9,342/  Bo12] +143
Medical instruments and supplies. 9,171] 9,104) 9,038} +0.7] +0.7] +1.6| 8928] 9:17] 9'063] 8,725 +23
Photographic goods. 2,533) 2,479 2,453] $2.2} +1.1f +06] 2343] 21493] 2/542] 2/160) +8.5
All other durable goods. 31,323] 31,588] 31/525] -0.8} = +0.2] 40.2] 30,847) 31,490] 31,604] 28/809 +71
Jondurable goods industries... 183,146] 183,706] 184,035 -0.3 -0.2/ +0.3] 180,050] 183,976] 185,332] 172,924 +41
With unfilled orders..... 42,592| 42,961] 43,126 0.9 0.41 40.6] 41,166] 42,448] 42/975] 39,588 +4.0|
‘ood and kindred product: 37,948] 37,968] 38,136 “0.1 -0.4 -0.1] 37,980] 39,307] 40,102] 39,250] “3.2
Meat product: 4,749} 4,696] 4,682} +11] 40.31 +06] 41472| 4/651] 4,703] 4/216) +6.1
Dairy product 3,663] 3,715] 3,786 “1.4 1.9) -2.0) 3,380] 3,581] 3,793] 3/575 -5.5|
Beverages. 8971] 8,947) 8961] +03 0.2} +06) 8,914) 91141 91173] 8.903 +01
All other foods, except fats and oils..| 18,976] 19,029] 19,083 0.3 -0.3 -0.7| 19,589] 20,280] 20,684] 20,918 6.4
‘obacco products. §,023] 5,222] _5,230 3.8 -0.2 -3.3] 5,324] 5.468] 5,415] 5,493 “3.1
‘extile mill product; 10,464} 10,506] 10,487 0.4] +0.2 -0.1] 10,024] 10,265] 10,325] 9.756] 42.7
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles..... 6,089] 6,133] 6,104 0.7] +05} +0.3} 5.911] 6,080] 6,020] _—5,954| -0.7|
aper and allied product: 17,113] 17,226] 17,310) 0.7 0.5] +0.2) 16,920] 17,008] 17,049] 15,955 +6.0
Pulp, paper, and
Paperboard mill products.... 6,848) 6,825] 6,811] +0.3] +0.2] +0.3} 6,798] 6,737] 6,707] _—_—6, 298] +7.9
Paperboard containers and boxes 4,392) 4,422] 4,495 0.7 -1.6| 0.3) 4,384] 4,339] 4416] 4,173 45.1
Miscellaneous converted
Paper products... 5,873] 5,979] 6,004 1.8 -0.4f +0.6) 5,738] 5,932] 5,926] 5,484] +4.6
chemicals and allied products. $1,358) 51,229] 51,067] +0.3{ +0.3] +0.3| $0,785] 51.077] 50,627] 47.055 +79
Industrial chemicals... 20,362) 20,501} 20.471 0.7] +01 -0.8} 20,489] 20,343} 20,155] 19,673 +41
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries. 24,850) 24,668} 24,537] +07) +05] +1.0/ 24,114] 24/7821 24’sea] 211432] 4 12/5)
etroleum and coal products. 14,056} 14,279 14/556 -1.6] 19] 40.91 13,317) 14.511] 14,847] 11,741] +134
ubber and plastics products 18,813] 18,618] 18,723] +1.0) 0.6) +03] 18,618] 18,352] 18,463] 17.456 +67
| other nondurable goods. 28,371| 28,658] 28,526 -1.0]  +0.5] +1.2] 27,082] 27/988] 28,504] 26,218 +33

reliminary " Revised
note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision


10 Total Manufacturing
New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars

400 400
New Orders
380 F-| Shipments | - - - ~~ ------------s2e25 +1380
360}--------------5 +4360
340 F + 340
320 F- ----- errr rr rd 320
300 by n nl f 1. ! ! \ ! \ \ ! LI 300
Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec
Dec. 1998 - Dec. 2000
Total Manufacturing
Ratio of Unfilled Orders and
Inventories to Shipments

V/S Ratios UO/S Ratios
2.5 3.7
2.4 3.6
2.3 3.5
2.2 3.4
2.1 3.3

2 3.2
1.9 3.1
1.8 3
1.7 2.9
1.6 2.8
1.5 2.7
1.4 2.6

1.3
1.2

2.5
2.4

Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec
Dec. 1998 - Dec. 2000

Note: All Charts based on seasonally
adjusted current dollars.


Table 6. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ UNFILLED ORDERS AND TOTAL INVENTORIES

FOR TOPICAL SERIES '
(Millions of Dollars)

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
industry Change
Dec. Nov. Oct. | Nov.- | Oct.- | Sep.- | Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. | Dec.
2000° | 2000' | 2000 | Dec. | Nov. | Oct. | 2000? | 2000' | 2000 | 1999 | ooss9
UNFILLED ORDERS
All manufacturing industries... 597,998] 588,371] 583,622] +1.6] +0.8) —-0.7] 589,507] 583,011] 581,828] 532,691| +10.7
Market categories:
Automotive equipment... 2,383 2,441 2,426; -2.4 2,325) 2,365 2,404 2,486) 6.5
Home goods and apparel 9,359] 9,531 9,231 1.8 8,731 9,315 9,136 8,608 +1.4)
Consumer staples 3,003] 3.058] 3,023] 1.8 2,917] 3,013] 2989} 3.066 4.5)
Machinery and eq 275,577) 266,330] 263,885| +3.5 274,237) 266,208] 263,285] 239,191 +14.7
Business supplies... 7,331 7,491 7,439] 2.1 7,056) 7,371 7,298 WW 1.9
Construction materials
and supplies. 17,812 17,868 17,936 -0.3 17,527 17,593 17,731 17,368 +0.9)
Defense products 104,571] 105,010] 103,377] -0.4 104,331] 103,238} 101/939] 89,083] 417.1
Other materials, supplies an
intermediate product: 177,957] 176,642] 176,305) +027, 172,383] 173,908} 177,046] 165,693) +4.0
Durable goods industries:
Nondefense capital goods *..... 292,113] 281,962} 279,324] +3.6| -0.7} 291,293] 282,268] 278,861] 256,595] +13.5|
Excluding aircraft and parts. 128,548] 130,313] 130,687) -1.4 -0.1] 127,728] 130,619] 130,224] 115,218) +10.9
Defense capital goods *. 110,781} 111,151] 109,268] -0.3 +0.6] 110,281] 109,029] 107,566] 93,640} 417.8
Durables excluding capital goods. 170,009] 170,165} 170,010} -0.1 1.3] 163,645] 167,165] 170,953] 157,544] +3.9)
Miscellaneous series:
Producers’ durable equipment. 313,562] 306,185] 303,565) +0.9] — -0.5] 311,148] 305,542] 302,937] 276,526 +12.5
Household durable goods... | 5,947 6,051 5,702 +6.1 +1.9) 5,550; 5,999] 5,756 5,446 +1.9)
Information technology industries. 49,940] 50,833] 50,330] +1.0) +1.6] 49,817] 51,194] 50,242] 44,847 +104
Health care equipment
and products. seo 11,021] 11,001} 10,806} +0.9) 0.0] 10,905] 10,989} 10,993] 10,076] +8.2,
TOTAL INVENTORIES
All manufacturing industrie: 493,582] 493,386] 492,282| 0.0) +0.2) +0.7| 482,178] 494,975] 493,684] 460,048) +4.8
Market categories:
Automotive equipment. 9,321 9,418 9,551 1.4 +0.8 8,810] 9,429 9,536 8,411 +47
Home goods and apparel. 34,003} 33,984) 33,860) +0.4| +0.4) 32,627 32,942 33,539] 30,522 +6.9)
Consumer staples. 79,910} 80,145] 80,318 0.2 +0.1 78,824) 81,752] 82,451 75,925 +38
Machinery and equipment 120,170] 118,861} 118,039) +0.7) +1.3) 115,751) 120,769) 118,626] 111,057 +4.2
Business supplie: 29,786] 30,079] 30,266 -0.6]  +0.8] 28,778] 30,051] 30,485] 27/461] +4'8
Construction materials
and supplies. 32,635) 32,343, 32,250) 0.! +0.3] +0.4) 31,908, 31,958 31,961 29,968) +65
Defense products. 18,136] 18,792) 18,384 3. +2.2) 0.2 17,624 18,706) 18,348 18,171 -3.0
Other materials, suj
intermediate products. 169,621} 169,764] 169,614] 0.1] +01] +0.7] 167,856] 169,368] 168,738] 158,533]  +5.9
Durable goods industries:
Nondefense capital goods 3 111,205] 109,848] 108,993) +1.2| +0.8) +1.4] 106,990] 111,876] 109,840] 101,952 +49
Excluding aircraft and parts. 79,210) 77,936} 77,123 +1.6) +01 +2.0) 76,351 78,997 77,329 70,626 +81
Defense capital goods *.. 18,608] 19,271) 18,913] -3.4} +19! -0.1]_ 18,036] 191192] 18,896] 18.6121 “3.4
Durables excluding capital good: 180,623] 180,561] 180,341 0.0) +01 +0.8] 177,102] 179,931] 179,616] 166,560) +6.3)
Miscellaneous series:
Producers’ durable equipment. 200,122] 199,264] 198,762) +0.4) +0.3] +1.1) 193,783] 200,989] 199,290] 184,005 +5.3)
Household durable goods. 18,116] 17,952] 18,067] +09} -0.6] -0.1] 17,375] 17.645] 18.078] 15:894| +93
Information technology in 37,098 36,554] 35,687] +15) +24 +25 35,607 37,176] 35,740} 32,727 +8.8)
Health care equipment
and products. seseee 22,598] 22,436) 22,302 +0.7, +0.6) +1.3) 21,962 22,570] 22,351 20,332, +8.0)

Preliminary " Revised
2e footnotes at end of Table 5

3e note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revisions.


Table 5.

VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS AND NEW ORDERS
FOR TOPICAL SERIES *

(Millions of Dollars)

Seasonally Adjusted

Not Seasonally Adjusted”

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent] __Year to date
Industry Change}
Dec. Nov. Oct. | Nov. -} Oct. -|Sept.-] Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. Dec.
2000° | 2000' | 2000 | Dec. | Nov. | Oct. | 2000" | 2000’ | 2000 | 1999 }00/99| 2000" | 1999
‘SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries..........] 372,897] 373,703] 375,428] -0.2] -0.5]  -1.2] 371,870] 370,897] 383,295] 365,926] + 1.6|4,514,324]4,259,532|
Market categories:
Automotive equipmen 14,978] 15,123] 15,708] -1.0] -3.7] -4.6] 13,082] 15,263] 17,366] 14,907] -12.2] 194,288] 195,472
Home goods and apparel... 20,245) 20,280] 20,458] -0.2| -0.9] +0.9] 18,120] 20,669] 22,185] 18,537] -2.2} 247,888] 239,710)
Consumer staples, 81,957| 81,768] 80,862] +0.2| +1.1] 0.0] 82,246] 82,717] 82,678] 77,026] +6.8] 961,567] 887,224]
Machinery and equipment. 73,179] 73,134] 73,198] +01] -0.1] -2.4) 80,899] 70,265] 71,899] 77,493] +4.4| 878,006} 816,782
Business supplies. 28,530| 28,561] 28,549] -0.1] 0.0] 0.4] 28,586] 29,069] 29,428] 27,595] +3.6] 339,696] 319,628]
Construction materials
and supplies 21,866] 22,079] 22,762] -1.0| 3.0] -0.6] 20,088] 21,425] 23,810] 21,833] -8.0] 276,588] 277,039]
Defense products. . 6,903] 6,700] 6,445] +3.0] +4.0} -1.8| 8,020) 7,012] 6,393] 7,598] +5.6) 79,950] 82,205)
Other materials, supplies and
intermediate products, | 125,239] 126,058] 127,446] -0.6] -1.1] -1.5] 120,829] 124,477} 129,536] 120,937) -0.1] 1,536,341} 1,441,472
Durable goods industries:
Nondefense capital goods *.. 61,901] 61,888] 61,404] 0.0] +0.8| 2.3] 71,916] 58,985] 58,456] 66,365] +8.4) 730,856] 659,952]
Excluding aircraft and part 53,791] §3,377| 54,111] +0.8) -1.4] -0.3] 62,131] 50,211] 51,766] 55,997] +11.0] 634,754] 561,200
Detense capital goods *... 6.680] 6,479] 6,237) +3.1] +3.9] -2.2] 7,934] 6,840] 6,219] 7,530) +5.4| 77,340] 79,401
Durables excluding capital g} 138,705] 139,348] 142,192] -0.5]  -2.0]_ -1.9] 131,004] 139,090] 148,465] 135,324] -3.2] 1,723,532] 1,668, 120]
Miscellaneous series:
Producers’ durable equipment........] 134,203] 134,471] 136,035] 0.2} -1.1] -2.1] 138,218] 131,711] 137,975] 137,780] +0.3] 1,642,198] 1,569,970
Household durable goods....... 10,833] 10.915] 11,018] -0.8] -0.9} +2.0| 10,347] 11,279| 11,590] 10,493] -1.4] 132,287] 125,206,
Information technology industries... 33,353] 32,979] 33,655] +1.1] -2.0] -0.2) 41,268] 31,293} 31,571) 34,580] +19.3] 386,389] 324,882,
Health care equipment
and products. : 14,170] 14,125] 14,033] +0.3] +0.7] +0.5} 15,174] 13,930] 13,863] 14,173] +7.1] 165,367] 156,913
NEW ORDERS
All manufacturing industries. 382,524] 378,452| 371,251] +1.1] +1.9]  -4.0] 378,366] 372,080] 380,278] 376,534] +0.5}4,571,140] 4,279, 186)
Market categories:
‘Automotive equipment... 14,919] 15,138] 15,638[  -1.4] -3.2] 5.2] 13,043) 15,224] 17,313] 14,9941 194,127] 195,553)
Home goods and apparel. 20,074) 20,579] 20,589] -25] 0.0] +1.7) 17,536] 20,849} 22,211) 18,078] 248,012] 240,005
Consumer staples. 81,902] 81.803] 80,796] +0.1] 41.2] -0.2] 82,151] 82,740] 82,427) 77,094] 961,418] 888,027
Machinery and equipment. 82,426] 75,578] 71,297] +9.1| +6.0] -13.0] 88,926] 73,188] 70,375] 82,621 913,051] 815,394
Business supplies. 28,375] 28,613] 28,516| -0.8] +0.3] -1.1) 28,271] 29,141] 29,172] 27,576 339,557] 320,305
Construction materials
and supplies. 21,810] 22,011] 22,881{ -0.9] -3.8] +0.7} 20,022] 21,287) 23,764] 21,905) 276,748) 277,167
Defense products. 6.463] 8,333] 6.915] -22.4) +20.5] +13.7] 9,113] 8.311] 6,288] 11,471 95,196] 80,373)
Other materials, suppl
intermediate products. 126,555] 126,397] 124,619] +0.1] +1.4) -3.7| 119,302} 121,340] 128,728} 122,795 1,543,031] 1,462,362
Durable goods industries:
Nondefense capital goods 3 72,052| 64,526] 59,332] +11.7] +8.8| -13.4] 80,941] 62,392] 56,830] 71,776] 765,554] 659,457
Excluding aircraft and parts. 52,026] 53,003] 54,021] -1.8] -1.9] -2.9] 59,240] 50,606] 52,122) 58,346] 647,264] 569,833|
Defense capital goods *.. 6,310] 8,362] 6,835) -24.5] +22.3] +13.2] 9,186] 8,303] 6,058] 11,667] 93,981] 77,328
Ourables excluding capital goods...| 138,549] 139,503] 139,893] -0.7] -0.3] -4.3] 127,484] 135,302] 148,378] 136,642 1,729,633] 1,688,376)
Miscellaneous series:
Producers’ durable equipment 141,580] 137,091] 134,390] +3.3] +2.0]  -8.0] 143,824] 134,316] 136,858] 142,663] +0.8|1,676,820]1,566,941
Household durable goods. 10,729] 11,264] 11,124] -4.7] +1.3] +3.9] 9,898] 11,522) 11,720] 10,252] -3.5} 132,391] 125,491
Information technology industries...) 32,460| 33,482] 34,456] -3.1] -2.8] +1.1] 39,891] 32,245] 32,290] 37,639] +6.0] 391,359] 330,613)
Health care equipment
and products. 14,190] 14,220) 14,032] -0.2} +1.3] -0.4| 15,089] 13,926] 14,090] 14,386} +4.9] 166,196} 157,363

® Preliminary * Revised

* 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.
2 Nondefense capital goods industries include: ordnance and accessories; steam, gas and hydraulic turbines; internal combustion engines; construction, mining,
and material handling equipment; metalworking machinery; special industry machinery; general industrial machinery; computer and office equipment;
refrigeration, heating and service industry machinery; electrical transmission and distribution equipment; electrical industrial apparatus; communications
equipment; aircraft, missiles, space vehicles, and engines and parts; ships and tank components; railroad equipment; and search and navigation equipment.

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

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



Table 8. 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 Dec | Nov | Oct | Sep }| Dec | Nov | Oct | Sep
2000° | 2000' | 2000 | 2000 | 2000° | 2000' | 2000 | 2000
All manufacturing industries... 1.32} 1.32] 1.317 1.29] 280/ 2.75] 2.72] 2.69
Durable goods industries..... 1.50) 1.49) 1.47] 1.43] 3.27] 3.22] 3.17] 3.14
Stone, clay, and glass products. 1.34) 1.26) 1.19} 1.18} 0.81] 0.79] 0.75] 0.74
Primary metals... 1.72) 1.66} 1.63] 1.60] 204) 1.98] 1.96] 1.94)
Fabricated metal products. 1.68} 1.66] 1.63} 1.62/ 1.38] 1.36] 1.34] 1.33
Industrial machinery and equipment.| 1.52] 1.48] 1.46] 1.44] 2.251 2.26] 2.22] 2.24
Electronic and other
electrical equipment. 1.16) 1.18) 1.16f 1.41) 2.371 2.46] 2.45] 2.45
Transportation equipment. 1.53) 1.53) 1.52) 1.43) 10.53] 10.09] 10.26] 9.59
Instruments and related product: 1.85] 1.85) 1.83] 1.80] 319] 3.18] 3.16] 3.11
Nondurable goods industries. 111) 1.11} 1.441 1.11) 0.65] 0.65] 0.64) 0.65
Food and kindred products: 0.87] 0.88] 0.89] 0.90 x) (x) x) (x)
Tobacco products. Vat} 1.19] 1.217 1.26 (x) (x) x) (Xx)
Textile mill products. 1.69) 1.70) 1.67) 1.67] (NA)} (NA)] = (NAN] (NA)
Paper and allied product: 1.20) 4.21) 1.21) 1.19) (NA)] (NA) NAD (NAY)
Chemicals and allied products. 1.39) 1.40] 1.39] 1.39 (x) x) (x) (x)
Petroleum and coal products 0.69} 0.68! 0.71] 0.71 (x) (x) (xX) (xX)
Rubber and plastics products. 1.36) 1.33{ 1.32) 1.31 x) (x) x) (x)

° Preliminary
(X) Not Applicable

' Excludes the following industries with no unfilled ord.
metal cans, barrels and drums; farm and garden machi

* Revised

{NA} Not Available

fers: Wood and lumber products; glass containers;
inery; motor vehicle assembly operations; other

transportation equipment; foods and related products; tobacco; knitting mill products; apparel and related
products; chemicals; petroleum and coal products; and rubber and plastics products.

Table 9. REVISIONS TO PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED MONTHLY PERCENT CHANGES

(Based on Seasonally Adjusted data)

Shipments New Orders Inventories
Dec Dec Dec Dec
Industry Dec? | 1999- Dec? | 1999- Dec? | 1999. Dec? | 1999-
Dec! | 1995- | Nov | Dec’ | 1995-] Nov | Dec! | 1995-| Nov | Dect | 1995-] Nov
2000 | 1999 | 2000 | 2000 | 1999 | 2000 | 2000 | 1999 | 2000 | 2000 | 1999 | 2000
All manufacturing industries x} 02h 0.1 cof -0.1F 0.1 of 0.2) -0.4 0.0/0.0
Durable goods industri 03} 0.1 0.1] -0.1f 05} 0.2 03) 0.2] -0.1 () OX) I)
Stone, clay, and glass products. (X), 1.4 0.5 (X) 0.8 0.5 (X), -0.4 0.0 (xX) 0.1 0.1
Primary metals. 0.2) 0.3) 0.1] 0.4 02] on] 0.4 0.2] 0.4 a) ee)
Fabricated metal products. xi} 0.4f Ot x} = 0.3] 0.0 | OO} 0.4, 04 x} 05] 0.0
Industrial machinery and equipment.... 1.7) 0.1 0.0 1.7 -0.1 -0.3) 0.1 0.2 -0.2 (X) -0.1 0.1
Electronic and other
electrical equipment. -0.4 0.6 -0.1 11 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 0.0; (X)] 0.2 0.1
Transportation equipment 0.5] 0.1 0.2 2.7] 0.4) 0.7] -o.4)  -0.1 oof onto
Instruments and related products. (X) -0.6 0.1 0.7) 0.6 (X) 0.1 -0.2 (X) 0.2 0.1
Nondurable goods industries. mx} 0.3] 0.9] 0.3] 0.0 0.2) Ot x} 0.0) -0.1
Food and kindred product: x} 0.2) 0.2 td) ta) ta) x) x) OOo} 04 0.1
Tobacco products... Xf -1.7] 08 (xX) (x) (x) (x) (x) 0.3} 0.2
Textile mill products. x} os} 04 (NA)] (NA) OO} (NA) (NA) wm oat oo
Paper and allied products. Xd} of -o1 (NA)] (NA) oo} NANA) moat 04
Chemicals and allied products. om} o6] 0.2 i) (x) 0) (x) (x) x} 0.0) -0.1
Petroleum and coal products. om} 0.2] 0.8 0) ih) (x) (x) os mH} 0.3) 08
Rubber and plastics product: (X)] 0.3, 0.1 (xX) (xX) (X) (X), (xX) (x) 0.0) 0.1
Capital goods industries:
Nondefense. 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 “1d 0.5 0.7 -0.3 0.1 (X) 0.0) 0.0)
Defense... 0.4 0.4 0.2 1.4 8.5 -1.6 0.1 0.4 0.1 (X), -0.9| 0.0)

(X) Not Applicable

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

? Average for this month for the last five years.

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

of the current month for the past five years.

(NA) Not Available
NOTE: The five year and the twelve month revisions are the differen
final estimates. The monthly averages are the simple averages of th
advance to final percent change revisions for the durable goods indu:

ces between the month-to-month percent changes of the preliminary and
e absolute values of the differences for the months specified. The
Istrigs are shown in the advance report for the month.

In Table 9, the second column for each item represents the average revisions



CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS

oe,
Vey

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

Manufacturers’ Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders

December 2000
M3-1-(00)-12
For Wire Transmissions 10:00 a.m. EST February 2, 2001

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All figures in text are in seasonally adjusted current dollars

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in December
increased $4.1 billion or 1.1 percent to $382.5 billion, the
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census reported today.
This follows a 1.9 percent November increase. New orders for
2000 are 7.0 percent above 1999.

Shipments decreased $0.8 billion or 0.2 percent to $372.9
billion, following a 0.5 percent November decrease. This is the
fourth consecutive decrease. Shipments for 2000 are 6.1 percent
above 1999.

Unfilled orders increased $9.6 billion or 1.6 percent to
$598.0 billion, following a 0.8 percent November increase. The
unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 2.80, up from 2.75 in
November.

Inventories increased $0.2 billion to $493.6 billion,
following a 0.2 percent November increase. This is the ninth
consecutive increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was
1.32, unchanged from November.

New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in December
increased $4.5 billion or 2.1 percent to $216.9 billion, revised
from the previously published 2.2 percent increase.

Transportation equipment had the largest increase, $6.8
billion or 13.7 percent to $56.4 billion, due to aircraft and parts.
Electronic and other electrical equipment increased $0.3 billion
or 0.8 percent to $41.2 billion. Industrial machinery and
equipment decreased $1.6 billion or 3.6 percent to $41.9 billion,
mostly due to computer and office equipment. Primary metals,
down three consecutive months, decreased $0.6 billion or 3.9
percent to $14.2 billion; this is the largest decrease since October
1998,

New orders for nondurable goods decreased $0.4 billion or
0.3 percent to $165.6 billion.

Shipments

Shipments of durable goods in December decreased $0.4
billion or 0.2 percent to $207.3 billion, revised from the
previously published 0.5 percent decrease. This is the third
consecutive decrease.

Primary metals, down six consecutive months, had the
largest decrease, $0.6 billion or 3.7 percent to $14.6 billion; this
is the largest decrease since June 1996. Industrial machinery and
equipment decreased $0.4 billion or 0.8 percent to $42.7 billion.
Transportation equipment, down three consecutive months,
decreased $0.3 billion or 0.8 percent to $45.1 billion, Electronic
and other electrical equipment increased $1.3 billion or 3.1
percent to $41.8 billion.

Shipments of nondurable goods decreased $0.4 billion or
0.2 percent to $165.6 billion. Petroleum and coal products had
the largest decrease, $0.7 billion or 3.3 percent to $20.3 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for durable goods in December increased
$9.6 billion or 1.7 percent to $572.9 billion, revised from the
previously published 1.4 percent increase.

Transportation equipment had the largest increase, $11.2
billion or 4.5 percent to $262.7 billion, due to aircraft and parts.
Industrial machinery and equipment decreased $0.9 billion or 0.9
percent to $91.6 billion; decreases in computer and office
equipment and metalworking machinery more than offset an
increase in engines and turbines. Electronic and other electrical
equipment decreased $0.6 billion or 0.6 percent to $99.2 billion.
Primary metals, down thirteen of the last fourteen months,
decreased $0.3 billion or 1.1 percent to $29.7 billion.

Inventories

Inventories of durable goods in December increased $0.8
billion or 0,2 percent to $310.4 billion. This is the ninth
consecutive increase.

Industrial machinery and equipment had the largest
increase, $1.1 billion or 1.8 percent to $64.9 billion. This is the
ninth consecutive increase and the largest since January 1995.
Electronic and other electrical equipment, up eight of the last
nine months, increased $0.6 billion or 1.2 percent to $48.4
billion. Transportation equipment, down for the first time since
June, decreased $0.9 billion or 1.3 percent to $68.8 billion.

Inventories of nondurable goods decreased $0.6 billion or
0.3 percent to $183.1 billion.

By stage of fabrication, December finished goods increased
1.2 percent in durables and 0.3 percent in nondurables. Work in
process decreased 0.5 percent in durables and 0.4 percent in
nondurables. Materials and supplies increased 0.2 percent in
durables and decreased 1.1 percent in nondurables.

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Nondefense Capital Goods 1
New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars
66 F | New Orders} - - - - ------------------- 2-2 SK - - - eee +66

Shipments

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L L n n 1 1 l n L L L 1 n

Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec

Dec. 1998 - Dec. 2000

Defense Capital Goods
New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars

12
114F| New Orders F - - - - - - > -- = -- - ee ee ee eee ee
10 FF] Shipments | - - - ----------------------

Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec

Dec. 1998 - Dec. 2000

Note: All Charts based on seasonally

adjusted current dollars.


Table 7. 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
Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - | Oct.- | Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. Dec.
2000° 2000° 2000 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2000° 2000° 2000 1999 00/99
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES:
All manufacturing industries. 164,415] 164,976] 163,780] 0.3 0.0] 164,118] 165,116] 163,791] 157,994] +3.9
Durable goods industries. 100,696] 100,539] 99,824] +0.2 +0.6] 100,476] 101,207] 100,040] 95,520] +5.2
Stone, clay, and glass products. 3,423] 3,419] 3,406] +0.1 0.4] 3,448] 3.419] 3,393] 3,336! +3.4
Primary metals. 7,778 8,006 8,002 “2.8 +0.5 8,102) 8,184 8,153] 8,050) +0.6
Fabricated metal products... 10,798] 10,883] 10,902! -0.9) -1.2] 10,891] 10,822] 10,834] 10,913 -0.2
Industrial machinery and equipment 22,298] 21,370] 21,337) +4.3 -1.7] 21,901] 21,507] 21,259] 20,426} +7.2
Electronic and other electrical
equipment. 19,372] 19,422] 19,224 “0.3 +21] 19,078] 19,519} 19,183] 17,274] +10.4|
Transportation equipment 15,526} 15,891] 15,613 “2.3 43.5] 15,402] 15,904) 15,475] 14,965 +2.9
Instruments and related products 10,065] 9,951] 9,804) +1.1 +217 9,910] 9,902) 9,847] 9,177 +8.0
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods... 11,436] 11,587] 11,536 1.3 -0.3) 11,744] 11,950] 11,896] 11,379) +3.2
Nondurable goods industries. 63,719] 64,437] 63,956 Ad -0.9] 63,642] 63,903] 63,751] 62,474) +19
Food and kindred products. 11,330] 11,492] 11,421 “1.4 +0.2) 11,393] 11,543) 11,634| 11,795 “3.4
Tobacco products... 4,233) 4,461) 4,463) -5.0) -3.3) 4,487) 4.478] 4,496] 4.844) 74
Textile mill products. 3.021] 3,046] 3,052 -0.8| +0.2] 2,973] 2,954) 2,984] 2,842 +46
Paper and allied products 7,920] 8,028} 8,059 “1,3] 0.1) 7,965] 7.983} 8,001] 7/827) +18
Chemicals and allied products. 16,351) 16,207] 15,770] +09] -2.7) 16,311] 15.962] 15,582] 15,729) +3.7
Petroleum and coal products. 4,058] 4,287) 4,223 “5.3 1.8] 3,837) 4,351] 4,229] 3,353] + 14.4
Rubber and plastics products. 7,593] 7,638] 7,600 0.5) 0.4) 7,640] 7.571) 7,511] 7,303) +4.6
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods. - 9,201] 9,278] 9,368) 0.8 +1.0] 9,036] 9,067 9,314] 8,781 +2.9
WORK IN PROCESS
All manufacturing industries... 145,067] 145,709] 145,697 0.4 0.0} +08] 140,237] 147,898] 147,529] 139,810) +0.3
Durabie goods industries...... 112,667) 113,191] 112,859) -0.5} 40.3]  +0.4] 108,603] 114,556] 113,595] 109,755) -1.0)
Stone, clay, and glass products. 1,938 1,718] +85] +40) +2.0) 1,829} 1,660) 1,640) 1,465] +24.8
Primary metals....... 8,852 8,786 +1 0.3 0.4 8,729) 8,648 8,715 8,233 +6.0)
Fabricated metal products 9,338 9,393] +0.2 0.7) 41.6) 9,113] 9,377] 9,487} 8,771 +39)
Industrial machinery and equipment 20,527 20,780 1.3) +01] +28) 19,598] 21,210] 20,971] 20,146 “2.7;
Electronic and other electrical
equipment 13,901 13,403) +1.0)  +2.7] +13] 13,269] 13,684] 13,215] 13,522 1.9
Transportation equipment 41,957 42,488 “1.2 0.0 -1.1] 40,561] 43,624) 43,305] 42,636 49
Instruments and related products 10,229 10,269) 0.5] +0.1] +0.5} 9,767] 10,371] 10,228] 9.446, +34
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods... 5,925 6,022 1.4) 0.2 -0.5] 5,737] 5,982] 6,034} 5,536 +3.6
Nondurable goods industries. 32,400 32,838) 0.4] 1.0] +2.3] 31,634) 33,342) 33,934] 30,055 +5.3
Food and kindred products. 6,370 6,248] +11] +08 -2.0/ 6,709] 6,869] 6.923] 6,658 +0.8
Tobacco product 120 105] +6.2}  +7.6)  +6.1 132 137 128 127 +3.9
Textile mill product eee 2,493) 2471] +1.2 0.3 -1.0] 2,405} 2,453] 2,486] 2,374] +13
Paper and allied products 1,854] 1,898] 1d 1.3) +0.9] 1,855} 1,820] 1,821] 1,723 .
Chemicals and allied products. 10,413] 10,230} 0.5] 42.3] +49] 10,149] 10,630] 10,337] 8,636
Petroleum and coal products... 3,196| 3,702 “3.01 -11.0] +93] 2,994) 3,354] 3,831] 3/050)
Rubber and plastics products.. 2,335 2,321} +48) 4.0] 40.2) 2,303} 2,247] 2.347) 2,225
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods. 5,619 5,863 -2.8) 1.4) 41.2] 5,087] 5,832} 6,061] 5,262
FINISHED GOODS
All manufacturing industries 184,100] 182,701] 182,805} +0.8) 0.1] +1.2} 177,823] 181,961] 182,364] 162,244 +9.6
Durable goods industries. 97,073] 95,950} 95,564] +1.2} +04) +2.0/ 93,049] 95,236] 94,717] 81,849] +13.7
Stone, clay, and glass products. 8,344) 5,252} 5,190] +18] 41.2 0.1] 5,226] 5,038] 4,908] 4.881 +74
Primary metals.. 8,397 8,352 8,381 +05, 0.3 +0.2 8,298 8,249 8,222 8,162 +17)
Fabricated metal products. 12,448) 12,409) 12,384) +0.3] 40.2) +03] 11,971{ 12,142) 12,102] 11,162, +7.2
Industrial machinery and equipment. 22,123) 21,647{ 21,315] +22) +16) +3.7/ 21,469] 21,894) 21,195) 17,711) 9 421.2
Electronic and other electrical
equipment..... 15,108] 14,625] 14,550} +3.3] +05) +4.3/ 14,389] 14,758] 14,800] 11,267] +27.7
Transportation equipment 11,362} 11,358) 11,522 0.0 1.4) +2.0] 10,306} 11,229] 11,451] 9,128] +12.9
Instruments and related pro 8,329] 8,313} 8,255) 40.2} +0.7} +1.21 8,024) 8.368] 8,365] 7,644 +5.0)
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods........ 13,962] 13,994) 13,967 0.2) 40.2) +1.0) 13,366) 13,558] 13,674] 11,894) +124
Nondurable goods industries... 87,027] 86,751} 87.241] _+0.3] -0.6] +04] 84,774) 86,725] 87,647] 80,395, +5.4
Food and kindred products. 20,248) 20,178} 20,467) +0.3 1.4) +0.4] 19,878] 20,895] 21,545] 20,797 “4.4
Tobacco products 664, 648 662] +2.5 “24 “4.7 70! 853 791 522] +35.1
Textile mill products. 4,950] 4,996] 4,964) 0.9) +06) +0.3{ 4,646] 4.858] 4,855] 4,540 +23)
Paper and allied products. 7,339} 7,324 7,353] +0.2 0.4, 40.41 7,100] 7,205] 7,227] 6,408] | +10.9)
Chemicals and allied products. 24,594) 24,558] 25,067) +0.1 -2.0] 40.4) 24,325] 24,485] 24,708] 22,690 $7.2
Petroleum and coal product: 6,802} 6,697] 6631] +16] +1.0 1.7] 6,486] 6,806} 6,787] 5,338] +21.5
Rubber and plastics products... 8,879] 8,753] 8,802] +14 0.6) +1.0} 8,675} 8,534] 8,605] 7.928 +9.4
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods....... . 13,551] 13,597] 13,295, 0.3] +2.3} +1.3] 12,959] 13,089] 13,128] 12,175) +6.4

° Preliminary " Revised


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
Dec. Nov. Oct. | Nov.- | Oct.- | Sep.- ] Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. Dec.
2000° | 2000' | 2000 | Dec. | Nov. | Oct. | 2000 | 2000' | 2000 } 1999 | 00/99
All manufacturing industries............ 597,998] 588,371) 683,622) +1.6) +08 -0.7| 589,507] 583,011] 581,828] 532,691{  +10.7
Manufacturing industries
without defense capital goods... 487,217| 477,220] 474,354 -1.0} 479,226] 473,982] 474,262| 439,051 +9.2
Durable goods industries. 572,903] 563,278| 658,602 -0.7| 565,219} 558,462] 557,380] 507,779] +11.3)
Stone, clay, and giass products 6,201} 6,277] 6,258 +05] 6,103] 6,189] 6,148] 6,237) “2.1
Primary metals. 29,683] 30,012} 30,331 -0.8| 28.879] 28,566] 28,878) 31,121 7.2
Blast furnaces, steel mils... 10,686) 10.850] 11,176 “3.2] 10,270) 10,113] 10,346] 12,633] -18.7|
Iron and steel foundries. 5,200] 5,055] 4,954 +12) 5.1131 4.867{ 4,796) 4,664] +96
Nonferrous and other pri
Metals....--seee- 13,797] 14,107] 14,201 +04) 13,496] 13,586] 13,736] 13,824] “2.4
Fabricated metal product: 25,306] 25,250} 25,361 +0.2| 24,835] 24,765] 25,138) 24,748 +04
Industrial machinery and equipmer 91,630 92,505] 92,174] 0.0| 91,117] 93,000] 91,804| 81,227] +12.2
Engines and turbines. 31,773| 30,731) 29,953 0.7) 32,167] 31.211] 30,329] 24,798] +29.7
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 8,369] 8,485 8,676 1.0, 8,187] 8,191) 8,321| 8.579 -4.6}
Metalworking machinery... 5,788] 6,263] 6,479 4.7] 5,788] 6,263] 6,479] 6,490] -10.8
Computer and office equipment 91856] 10,585| 9,974) +511 9,727] 10,972| 9,898) 8,681] + 12.0)
Electronic and other
electrical equipment... 99,243] 99,824 99,485 -2.5{ 95,254| 99,299] 102,170] 83,687) +13.8
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus, 7,899] 7,838] 7,668) +20) 7,725] 7,729| 7,638] 6,896) + 12.0)
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment... 6,064] 5,021] 5,118 +19] 5,064] 5,021) 5,118] 5,032 +0.6)
‘Communications equipment 29,241| 23,717] 29,709) -1.3| 29,657| 30,049] 29,857] 25,623) +15.7/
Electronic components. 60,161| 49,939] 49,942! -4.3| 46,295] 49,360] 52,478) 40,474) +14.4
Transportation equipment. 262,664) 251,420| 247,307 -0.6] 261.517} 249,300] 245,974] 226,382| +15.5
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 229,123] 217,714] 213,610 -0.5| 228,120) 215,814] 212,448] 190,508] +19.7)
Shipbuilding and tanks..... 19,170] 19,010] 18,404 +0.7| 19,088] 19,051 19,528) “2.3
Instruments and related product 49,251| 49,159] 48,878 +10] 49,219] 48,557 46,496] +5.9)
Search and navigation equipmen 25.817) 26,246] 26,152 +0.8| 25,904] 25,692 25,420 +19
Measuring and controlling devices....] 11,520] 11,017) 10,940] +25] 11,520) 11,017 40,132) +13.7]
Medical instruments and supplies.....) 10,976) 10,956] 10,860 0.0] 10,862) 10,944 10,036) +82
Alll other durabie goods... . 8.925] 8,831] 8,808) +0.3) 8,295] 8,786, 7,881 +53
Nondurable goods industries. 25,095] 25,093] 25,020] -1.6| 24,288) 24,549) 24,912 “25

° Preliminary * Revised
See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.



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

Seasonally Adjusted

Not Seasonally Adjusted *

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent Year to date
Industry Change
Dec. Nov. Oct. | Nov.-] Oct.- | Sept.-] Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. | Dec.
2000° | 2000' | 2000 | Dec. | Nov. | Oct. | 2000° | 2000" | 2000 | 1999 | 00/99] 2000" 1999
All manufacturing industries. 382,524] 378,452] 371,251] +11] +1.9]  -4.0] 378,366] 372,080] 380,278] 376,534] +0.5] 4,571,140] 4,279.186
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders... 223,475] 218,363] 210,779 227,703] 213,641] 213,924] 226,260] +0.6] 2,638,541] 2,449,982
without defense capital goods... 376,214| 370,090] 364,416 369,180] 363,777] 374,220] 364,867] +1.2) 4,477,159] 4,201,858
Durable goods industries. 216,911] 212,391] 206.060 217,611] 205,997] 211.266] 220,085] -1.1] 2,589,168] 2,425,161
With unfilled orders... 185,012| 179,841] 172,364 189,814] 174,446] 175,003] 188,017| +1.0] 2,170,696] 1.996,867|
Stone, clay, and glass products...... 7914) 8,327] 8,710 6,859] 8,158] 9,270] 7,991] -14.2] 104,082] 103,939]
Primary metals. 14,248] 14.819} 15,225] 13,553} 14,404] 14,900] 14,859] -8.8] 186,377] 180,740
Blast furnaces, stee! mils... 4,863] 5,097] 5,307 4,682] 4,967] 5,104] 5,788] -19.1] 68,432| 70,364]
Iron and stee! toundries.... 1,501] 1,493] 1,462 1,403] 1,418] 1,502] 1.459] -3.8] 17,818] 17,635
Nonferrous and other primary
metals, s 7,884] 8,229] 8,456 7,468] 8,019] 8,294] 7,612] -1.9| 100,127] 92,741
Fabricated metal products.. 19,508] 19,566] 20,065 17,989] 19,188] 20,825] 19,402) -7.3] 243,902] 244,831
industrial machinery and exwipment 41,857) 43,419] 43,313) 44,260] 40,939] 42.423] 41,425] +68] 518,917] 461,926
Engines and turbines... 3,435] 3,109] 2,320 3921] 3,125] 2,363] 3194] +22.8] 38,373] 36.311
‘Construction, mining and
‘material handling equipment. 3,876] 3,737] 3,823 3,800] 3,371] 3,759] 3.671] +3.5] 47,170] 45,043
Metalworking machinery.. 3273] 3,543] 3.417 3,378] 4,077{ 3,824] 3.624] 6.8] 44/780] 44,165
Computer and office equipment. 14,013) 15,487] 15,554 17,226} 14,525] 14,248) 14,755] +167) 171,448) — 139,640
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 41,247] 40,904] 38,132) 42,846] 38,283] 40,903] 43,695] -1.9} 493,980] 439,085
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus. 4,202) 4,326] 4,235 4,128] 4,035] 4,073] 3,928] +5.1) 50,550] 46,660]
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment......... 2,563] 2,405] 2.679 2,848] 2,464] 2,604] 2.978] -4.4) 30,964] 29,397
‘Communications equipment. 10,149} 10,218| 10,172 13,920] 9,951] 9,874] 14,607} -4.7| 126,828] 109,936
Electronic components. 19,138] 18,209] 15,808 17,070) 15,798] 18,552] 16,472|  +3.6]  216,707| 185,282
Transportation equipment 56,354] 49,569] 44, 100] 55,741] 49,538] 45,896] 95.238] +0.9] 607,357| 567.357
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts.. 15,901] 9,352] 26,287} 15,718] 7,911] 19,021 .2) 174,512) 128,172)
Shipbuilding and tanks..... 1,795] 1.279 1,451 1,805] 1.223) 2.288 6] 12,952] 12,136
Instruments and related products... 15,552] 15,724] 15,952 17,489] 15,938] 15,481] 17,807] -1.8] 184,821] 173.972
‘Search and navigation equioment.. 2.736) 3,290| 3,169 3e38] 3,481] 2,648] 4.472] -14.2) 37.530] 36,825
‘Measuring and controlling devices....| 5,768] 5,187] 5,536 6131] 5,210] 5,466] 5.229] +17.2] 61,156] 50,976
Medical instruments and supplies.....] 4,698] 4.887] 4.816 5,082] 4,750] 4.838] 5,509] -7.8] 57,167] —_ 58,008
All other durable goods. 20,231] 20,063} 20,563] 18,874] 19,549] 21,568] 19,668] -4.0] 249,752] 253.361
Nondurable goods industries... 165,613] 166,061] 165,191 160,755] 166,083] 169,012] 156,449] +28] 1,981,972} 1,854,025)
With unfilled orders... 38,463) 38,522] 38,415] 37,889] 39,195] 38,915] 38,243] -0.9] 467,845] 453,115

* Preliminary * Revised

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

{n) When new orders for a prior month are negative because of cancellations, the percentage change calculation is algebraically negative, even though there is a
ret 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
ronsampiing error, which includes errors of coverage, response, and nonreporting. Since the survey panel is not a probability sample, estimates of sampling
stror 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(97), "Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1987-1997."


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|
Dec. | Nov. | Oct. |Nov.-] Oct.-|Sept.-| Dec. | Nov. | Oct. | Dec. | Dec.
2000° | 2000 | 2000 | Dec. | Nov. | Oct. | 2000" | 2000' | 2000 | 1999 Jo0/99] 2000 | 1999
All manufacturing industries. 372,897] 373,703] 375,428] -0.2| -0.5| _-1.2| 371,870] 370,897] 383,295] 365.926] +1.6]4,514,324]4,259,532
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders. 213,848] 213,614] 214,956] +0.1] -0.6| -1.6] 221,207] 212,458] 216,941] 215,652] +2.6] 2,581,725] 2,430,328
without defense capital goods.......| 366,217] 367,224) 369,191} -0.3]  -0.5] _-1.2] 363,936] 364,057] 377,076] 358,396] +1.5]4,436,984] 4,180,131
Durable goods industries. | 207,286] 207,715] 209,833] -0.2| -1.0]  -2.0] 210,854] 204,915] 213,140] 209,219] +0.8]2,531,728] 2,407,473
With unfilled orders. 475,387) 175.165| 176,137, +0.1} -0.6] -1.6] 183,057] 173,364] 176,883] 177,151] +3.3]2,113,256]1,979,179
Stone, clay, and glass products... 7,990] 8,308] 8,677] -3.8] -4.3| 0.7) 6,945] 8,117] 9,269] 7,957] -12.7] 104,196] 103,773
Primary metals. 14,577| 15,138] 15.477] -3.7| 2.2) -1.6) 13,240] 14,716] 15,778] 14,447] -8.4| 188,613] 178,466
Blast furnaces, steel mills 5.027] 5.423, 5.678] -7.3] -4.5| -0.6) 4.525] 5,200] 5,777] 5,587] -19.0] 70,795] 68,766
lron and stee! foundries 1,356} 1,392 1,405] 26] -o.9] -0.2) 1,157] 1,347] 1.474] 1,347) -14.1] 17,369] 18,323
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. . 8,194] 8,323] 8,394] -1.5] 08] -25] 7,558] 8,169] 8,527} 7,513] +0.6| 100,455] 91,377
Fabricated metal product 2) 19/452) 19.677| 20,024] -1.1] -1.7| 0.8] 17/919] 19,561] 21,041] 18,867] -5.0] 243,815] 245,517
Industrial machinery and equipment.....| 42,732] 43,088] 43,351] -0.8| -0.6] +0.2] 46,143] 39,743) 41,991] 42,025] +9.8] 509,027] 455,140
Engines and turbines. 21393] 21331] 2.532) +2.2] -7.9] -3.7| 2:965] 2,243) 2/360] 3,219] -7.9] 31,004] 30,238
Farm and garden machinery. 2,033} 2,125 1,892) 4.3) 412.3 8.7 1,424 1,463) 1,608 1,354] +5.2 (24,462 21,773}
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 3,992| 3,928) 3,910] +1.6] +05] +1.6] 3,804] 3,501] 3,771] 3,652] +4.2] 47.562] 46,097
Metalworking machinery. 3,748] 3,759] 3,739] -0.3] +05] -23] 3,853] 4,293] 4.146] 3,890) -1.0) 45,482) 44,121
Computer and office equipment. 14,742] 14/876] 15,071] -0.9] -1.3| +1.3| 18,471] 13,451] 13,854] 14,410] +28.2| 170,402] 138,900
Electronic and other
electrical equipment. 41,828] 40,565] 40,651] +3.1] -0.2] -2.2| 46,891] 41,154[ 39,914] 40,817) +14.9] 482,413] 413,204]
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus. 4141} 4,156] 4,086] -0.4] +1.7[ -1.8| 4,132] 3,944] 3,836] 3,957) +44] 49,721] 45,945
Household appliances. 21329] 2,314] 2,302] +0.6] +0.5] -3.9} 2,245) 2,223] 2,213] 2,296] -2.2| 28,573] 28,240
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment... 2,520] 2,502] 2,586] +0.7| -3.2| +0.3) 2,805) 2,561] 2,511] 2,941] -4.6] 30,932] 29,387
Household audio and
video equipment... wf 1,135] 1,132) 1,125] +0.3) +06] +4.7) 1,085] 1,307) 1,385 956] +13.6] 13,857] 12,556
Communications equipment...... 10,625] 10,210] 10,570) +4.1] -3.4] -1.5] 14,312] 9,759] 9,735] 12,160] +17.2] 122,795] 101,370
Electronic components. : 18,916] 18.212) 18,027] +3.9] +1.0| -3.0] 20,135] 18,916] 18,076} 16,234] +24.0] 210,886] 168,463
Transportation equipment 45,110] 45,456] 45,655] -0.8] 0.4] -6.1] 43/524] 46,212] 48,492] 48,564] -10.4] 572,222] 583,559
Motor vehicles and parts. 29,309] 29,888] 31,444] -1.9|  -4.9] -4.2] 25,367] 30,139] 34800} 30,103] -15.7] 389,712| 399,807
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts... 11,602) 11,797] 10,529] -1.7] +12.0] -12.2] 13,981] 12,352) 9,975] 14,445] | -3.2) 136,900] 141,672
Shipbuilding and tanks. 1/236] 1,189] 1,157) +4.0] +28) +14.0] 1414] 1,213) 1,145] 1,058] +33.6] 13,392] 11,930]
Instruments and related products 15,460] 15,443] 15,459] +0.1] -0.1]  -0.7] 16,827] 15,637) 15,175] 16,385] +2.7| 182,098] 174,661
Search and navigation equipment..| 3,165] 3,196] 2.970] -1.0] +7.6] -2.5] 3,626] 3,253] 2,858] 3,555] +20] 37,046} 37,833
Measuring and controlling devices.| 5,265] 5,110] 5,269] +3.0] -3.0] -1.5] 5.628] 5,133] 5,199] 4,972] +13.2] 59,768] 51,029
Medical instruments and supplies 4.678] 4,791] 4,817) -2.4| 0.5] +0.8] 5,164) 4,752] 4.611] 5,295] -2.5] 56,340] 57,559
Photographic goods 11820| 1,805] 1/882] +08] -4.11 0.7} 1/902) 1.956] 1,999} 2,091] -9.0} 22,747) 22,391
All other durable goods. 20,137] 20,040] 20,539] +05] -2.4) +0.6] 19,365] 19,775] 21,480] 20,157| 3.9] 249,338] 253,152
Nondurable goods industries. 165,611] 165,988] 165,595] -0.2] +0.2] -0.2] 161,016] 165,982] 170,155] 156,707] | +2.7] 1,982,596] 1,852,059
With unfilled orders 38,461) 38,449] 38,819] 0.0] 1.0] -1.4) 38,150] 39,094] 40,058] 38,501] -0.9| 468,469] (451,149
Food and kindred products. 43,425] 43,128] 42,649] +0.7] +1.1] +0.1] 43,053] 43,950] 44,015] 41,652] +3.4] 510,776] 500,901
Meat products. 10,067] 9,870] 9,848] +20] +0.2] +0.7] 10,047] 9,927] 10,007] 9,413] +6.7] 117,024} 107,910]
Dairy products. 6,443) 6,280 6,146] +26) +221 -21) 6.471] 6,591] 5,997] 6,256] +3.4] 75,300) 77,271
Beverages. 8839| 61048] 6760/16] +25] -05| i311] 6.674] c.77a| sta] +67| 90.382| 76.050]
All other foods, except fats and oils} 18,208] 18,127} 17,994] +0.4] +0.7] +0.1] 18,356] 18,855] 19,352] 18,206] +0.8] 216,419] 217,544
Tobacco products... 4516] 4,404] 4,319] +25] +2.0] +0.3] 4,304) 4,560} 4,376] 4,016] +7.2) 52,845] 50,551
Textile mill products 6.176] 6,163] 6,261] +0.2) -1.6| -0.2] 5.592] 6,155] 6,580] 5,966] -6.3] 76,702} 78,387
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles... 3,379] 3,408] 3,482 -0.9] -2.1] | -1.6| 3,152] 3,311] 3,512) 3,433] -8.2] 42,703] 44,360
Paper and allied products... 14,263] 14/261 14.253] 0.0] +0.1] 1.6] 13,988] 14,105] 14,512| 14,095] -0.8| 173,162] 164,558
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products... 5,527] 5,565] 5,624] -0.7/ -1.0| -1.3] 5,445] 5,532] 5,692| 5,622] -3.1] 68,737] 63,571
Paperboard containers and boxes. 3,785] 3,791| 3.819] -0.2) -0.7] +09] 3/549] 3,723] 3,953] 3.521 +08] 46,528} 41,457
Miscellaneous converted
Paper products. 4,905] 4,810] +0.9] +2.0] -3.7| 4,994] 4,850] 4,867] 4,952] +0.8] 57,897] 59,530)
Chemicals and allied produc 36,719] 36,687] +0.3] +0.1] +0.1] 36,743] 35,224] 36,246) 35,458] +3.6] 438,802} 413,277
Industrial chemicals... . 19,585] 15,901] -1.1] -2.0] -0.1] 14,899] 15,060] 15,905] 15,680) | -.0] 190,745] 183,405]
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries... :! 17,262] 17,027] +1.7] +1.4] +0.4] 18,557] 16,981] 17,084] 16,414] +13.1] 201,290] 183,202,
Petroleum and coal products. 20,301] 20,998] 20,636] -3.3| +18] +1.4) 19,704) 21,372] 21,498] 17,075] +15.4) 237,730] 171,149
Rubber and plastics products. 13,844] 14.045] 14,158] -1.4| -0.8| -0.5] 12,369] 13,515] 14,622] 12,978] -4.7) 172,364) 164,654
Alll other nondurable goods 26,255] 26,270) 26,632) -o.1{ -1.4| -1.2] 25,263] 27,101] 28,306] 25,467} -0.8] 320,215] 308,612

Preliminary * Revised

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

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