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

(Millions of Dollars)
Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
Industry Change
Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar.- | Feb.- | Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb, Apr. Apr.
2002° 2002' 2002 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2002 2002" 2002 2001 02/01
‘All manufacturing industries 522,666] 524,983] 523,470) 0.4] +03) +0.4) §29,827| 533,383] 531.047] $70,855 “7.2
Excluding transportation 245,050] 245,194] 247,242 04 -0.8] 248,169] 247/834] 250,706] 278,212 10.8
Excluding defense’ 366,992] 369,055] 371,106 0.6 -0.3] 369,942] 372,900] 376,321] 424,329 12.8
Durable goods industries’ 522,666] 524,983] 523,470) 0.4, +03] +04) 529,827] 533,383] 531,047] 570,855) 7.2
Primary metals 16,466] 16,490] 16,807 04 19 -0.4] 17,087] 17,184] 17,440] 19,426 “12.0
Iron and steel milis. . 8,602| 8,406) 8324, +23, +10] 41.2 91043) 8816 8,709 9,262| “24
Aluminum and nonferrous metals... 5.699| 5.904] 6.257 “3.5 -5.6| “2.0 5,838) 6,126] 6,449 7.888| -26.0
Ferrous metal foundries. . 2.165) 2,180) 2,226 0.7 24 138) 2,206) 21242] 2,282 2,276} 3.1
Fabricated metal products. 38,520] 38,673] 38,594 0.4f +02 -0.3] 38,920] 38,922] 38,534] 42.687 -8.8
Machinery... 53,996] 54,224] 55,309] 0.4 2.0 -2.5] 54.721] 54,763] 56,261] 62,669 AZT
Construction machinery... 2,110 2.014) 2,004 +48] 40.5 3.8 2,322| 2,165) 2,226 2.477 6.3
Mining, oil field, and
gas field machinery. 1,757 1,763 1,715 0.3} +28] +3.2 1,763 1,778 1,729) 1,489 418.4
Industrial machinery. 91779 91573) 9,377] +22) 42.4 -0.1 9,967 91424] 9,590] 11,180) “10.8
Photographic equipmen 893 833 794] +7.2| 44.9] +19) 895 833 ET +12.0
Ventilation, heating, air-con
and refrigeration equipment. 4,495 4,369) 4.435] +2.9 15 -0.2 4,640] 4,426] 4,447 4,955 “6.4
Metalworking machinery... 3,768| 3.878 3,945 2.8 17 19 3,827 3,897 3,950 5,133 25.4
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment... 17,362] 17,671] 18,787 17 5.9 -6.0/ 17,207] 17,759] 19,097) 20,772 AT2
Material handling equipment.... 5,337 5,454 5,557 “24 “1.9 16 5.477 5.675) 5.599| 6,224 -12.0
Computers and electronic products 109,607| 109,543] 109,915] +0.1 0.3 -0.2] 110,787] 110,692] 111,396] 123,793) “10.5
Electronic computers. 9,489] 9,793 9,901 -3.2 10] +23 9,246 9,666 9771) 10,131 “8.7
Nondefense communications
‘equipment. 37,983] 37,889] 38,232) +0.2 0.9] +05] 38,604] 38,453] 38,944] 46,130) 16.3
Defense communi 2,374] 2,388) 2/401 0.6 -0.5 -0.5 2,386 2,435] 2,448] 2,693 Aa
Semiconductors”. (NA) (NA)] 16,291 (NA) a] +7.7 or) (WA)] 16,512) 19,591 (NA)
Electronic component: 15,518] 15,257] 14,991 +17] +18 1.7) 15,452] 15,233] 15,258] 17,348) “10.9
Nondefense search and navigation
equipment. 3,997 4,024) 4,047/ 0.7 0.6 4 4,062 4,085) 4,082) 4,871 “16.6
Defense search and navigation
‘equipment... 28,101] 28,209] 28,420] 0.4 0.7 1.4) 28,772] 28,899] 28,762) 30,822 67
Electromedical, measuring,
and contro! instruments... 12,145] 11,977] 11,923) +14 0.5] 40.8} 12,265] 11,921] 12,131] 11,798]
Electrical equipment, appliances,
‘and components... . 15,995] 15,712] 16,002] +1.8 1.8) +09] 16,154] 15,877/ 16,475] 18,541
Electric lighting equipment... 1,527 1,504| 1,503] +15] +01 1.3 1514 1,466| 1,488 1,558
Household appliances... 1,157] 1,030] 1,023] +123] © +0.7 16 1,146] 1,126| 1,287 1,083 8
Electrical equipment 91652| 9,531 9.759] + 1.3 23) +16) 9,719) 9,551 9,907| 9,826] a
Transportation equipment. 277,616] 279,783] 276,228 0.8) +13] +15] 281,658) 285,549] 280,341] 292.643) 8
Motor vehicle bodies, par
and trailers. 12,184] 12,081] 11,880] +0.9] = +1.7|  +0.8] 12,614] 12.616] 12,534] 13,564 -7.0
Nondefense aircraft and parts. 127,865} 129,872] 130,466 15 0.5 0.3} 127.719] 131,071] 131,574] 151.910) “15.9
Defense aircraft and parts. 60.577] 61,217] 58,560] -1.0] +45] +3.3] 62,736] 63,220] 58,939] 46.799) $34.1
Ships and boats... | 23,108} = 22,523] 22,590] +26) 0.3] +71] 23,703] 23,102] 23,363] 23,656 +0.2
Furniture and related products. 4 6.296 6.318 6,422 0.3 16 -0.5 6,202| 6,107] 6.211 6.672, 7.0

” Preliminary * Revised (INA) Not Available
‘See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.

* Aggregate estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. Due to the number of large semiconductor manufacturers choosing not to participate in this Voluntary.
monthly survey, the Census Bureau cannot currently produce monthly estimates of semiconductor shipments, orders, or inventories.

? Due to the number of large semiconductor manufacturers choosing not to participate in this voluntary monthly survey, the Census Bureau cannot currently produce monthly estimates of
semiconductor shipments, orders, or inventories.


NOTICE

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

lillions o1
Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted”
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent] Year to date
Industry Change]
Apr. | Mar. | Feb. | Mar.-|Feb.-|Jan.-} Apr. | Mar. | Feb. | Apr. | Apr,
2002° | 2002' | 2002 | Apr. | Mar. | Feb. | 2002" | 2002' | 2002 | 2001 |02/01] 2002" | 2001
PMENT!

All manufacturing industries® sesso 326,184] 318,668] 315,152] +2.4] +1.1]  -2.9] 323,323] 336,687] 305,353] 322,911] +0.1] 1,257,568] 1,315,573
Construction materials and supplies..... | 33,600] 32,662] 31,919] +2.9] +2.3] -3.0| 33,983] 32,766] 30,399] 32,657] +4.1| 126,293] 127,359
Information technology........:.1....0 27,727) 27,437) 27,163} +1.1] +1.0]  -3.6f 24,709] 31/955] 24/782] 28,011] -11.8| 104,247] 126,138
Capital goods......... 86.146] 66,057! 65,468] +0.1] +0.9] -2.1! 62,636 74,650] 60,881] 65,845] -4.9] 253,172] 262,282

Nondefense capital goods’ 59,074] 59,078] 59,109] 0.0) -0.1]_ -1.2} 55,926] 66,960] 54,870] 60,387| -7.4] 226.988] 260,108

Excluding aircraft... 54,951) 54,534) 54,924] +0.8) -0.7] -1.6] 52,009] 61,634] 51.073] 56,944] -8.7) 211,148] 243,647

Defense capital goods*. 7,072] 6,979] 6,359] +1.3] +9.7] -9.4) 6.710] 7,690] 6,011] 5.458] +22.9] 26,184] 22/174

Consumer goods... . 125,876) 122,940] 122,171] +24] +0.6] -3.9] 124,599] 126,847] 118,927] 125,182| -0.5] 488,210] 501,548

‘Consumer durable goods. 36,539] 33,243) 34,101] +9.9{ -2.5] -7.2] 37,375] 36,439] 34/619] 33,510] +11.5] 141/688] 135,353

Consumer nondurable goods. 89,337) 89,697] 88,070] -0.4] +1.8] -2.5] 87,224] 90,408] 84,308] 91.672| -4.9] 346.522] 366,195
Nl DER:

All manufacturing industries’ 323,867} 320,181] 317,123] +1.2/ +1.0] +0.2] 319,767] 339,023] 309,658] 319,734] —_0.0] 1,261,593] 1,319,744
Construction materials and supplies 33,484) 32,552) 31,924] +2.9] +2.0] -2.3] 34,060] 32,918] 30,700] 32,444] 126,846] 127,005
Information technology. .....-... 27,602) 26,768] 27,244) +3.1] -1.7|  -1.8] 24,688] 31,244] 25.545] 26,967 104,760] 126,335,
Capital goods... 63,889] 66,206] 66,040] -3.5] +0.3] +11.4) 58,725] 75,624] 62,508] 62,767| 249,696] 284,371

Nondefense capital goods®. 56,779] 55,545] 57,329] +2.2/ -3.1] +4.6| 52,714] 62,581] 54,231] 57.946 217,600] 258,631
Excluding aircraft. 54,581} 52,492] 54,331] +4.0] -3.4] +0.9] 52,067] 58,655| 52,156] 55.141 209,755] 242/823
Defense capital goods*. 7.190] 10,661] 8,711] -33.3] +22.4] +94.7] 6.011] 13,043] 8.277] 4/821 32,096] 25,740
Consumer goods....... 125,972] 123,042] 121,914] +2.4| +0.9] -3.8] 124,670] 126,585] 118,776] 124,453] 488,171] 499,592
Consumer durable goods... 36,635) 33,345] 33,844] +9.9] -1.5] -6.8] 37,446] 36,177| 34.468] 32,781 141,649] 133,397
UNFILLED ORDERS

All manufacturing industries®. ssssee] 522,668] 524,983] 523,470] -0.41 +0.3] +0.4] 529,827] 533,383] 531,047] 570,855] x ~
Construction materials and supplies 32,154) 32,270) 32,380] -0.4) -0.3] 0.0] 32,427] 32,350] 32,198] 35,714] 0) x)
Information technology... -| 98,641] 98,766} 99,435] -0.11 -0.7] +0.1] 100,008] 100.026] 100,737] 113,318 a) (x)
Capital goods........... 369,552/ 371,809] 371,660] -0.6 0.0] +0.2| 374,262] 378,173] 377,199] 407,233 0 oo

Nondefense capital goods: 232,924] 235,219] 238,752] -1.0] -1.5] -0.7| 234,389] 237.601] 241'980| 279,167 oy) oo

Excluding aircraft. 138,946) 139,316] 141,358] -0.3] -1.4] 0.4] 140,557] 140,499] 143,478] 161.889 ) (x)

Defense capital goods*. 136,628] 136,590] 132,908] 0.0 +2.8| +1.8] 139,873] 140,572| 135,219| 128,066 0%) oo

Consumer goods. 8,996] 8,900] 8,798] +1.1] +1.2] -28] 9,098] 9,027] 9,289] 8,924 x ~

Consumer durable good: 8,996] 8,900] 8,798] +111 +1.2| -281 9,098] 9,027] 9,289] 8.924 0%) (x)
TAL IE:

‘All manufacturing industries’... 430,479] 431,443] 434,239 -0.5] 431,555] 428,653] 436,626] 472,060] -8.6 ~ a)
Construction materials and supplies 44,719] 45,069] 44,999) -0.4] 44,908] 45,532] 45,546] 49,127] -8.6 (x) ~
Information technology. 39,605] 39,746] 40,135] -1.6] 39,794] 38,599] 40,484] 49,175] -19.1 x) oy
Capitat goods. .] 133,546] 134,539] 136,963 -0.6] 133,958] 132,665] 137,595] 150,648] -11.1 0) ~

Nondefense capital goods 114,820] 115,858} 118,195 -0.8] 115,214] 114,374] 118,953] 131,636] -12.5 0) x)

Excluding aircraft... 93,306] 93,703] 94,466] -0.9] 93,863] 92,611] 95,419] 107,399] -12.6 rea) ies)
Defense capital goods 18,726] 18,681] 18,768] +0.4) 18,744) 18,291] 18,642] 19,012] -1.4 00) ~~
Consumer goods........ 125,070] 124,881] 124,478] 0.0] 124,778] 123,604] 124,575] 129,982]  -4.0] ~ oo
Consumer durable goods. 26,391] 26,224] 26,185 -0.3) 26,486] 26,084] 26,389| 29044] -8.8| oo oo
Consumer nondurable goods. 98,679] 98,657] 98,293 +0.1] 98,292] 97,520] 98,186] 100,938] | -2.6 x) 00

° Preliminary * Revised (X) Not Applicable

* Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

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

i dWendefense capital goods industries include: small arms and ordnance; farm machinery and equipment; construction machinery; mining, oil, and gas field machinery:
industrial machinery; vending, laundry, and other machinery; photographic equipment; metalworking machinery; turbines and generators; other power transmission
equipment; pumps and compressors; material handling equipment; all other machinery; electronic computers; computer storage devices; other computer peripheral
equipment; communications equipment; search and navigation equipment; electromedical, measuring, and control instruments; electrical equipment; other electrical

Sauipment, appliances, and components; heavy duty trucks; aircraft; railroad rolling stock; ships and boats; office and institutional furniture; and medical equipment
and supplies.

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

* Aggregate estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. Due to the number of large semiconductor manufacturers choosing not to participate in
this voluntary monthly survey, the Census Bureau cannot currently produce monthly estimates of semiconductor shipments, orders, or inventories.

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


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

‘Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly Porcent Change Monthly Percent
Industry Change
Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar.- | Feb.- | Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. Apr.
2002” 2002 2002 ‘Apr. Mar. Feb. 2002" 2002" 2002 2001 02/01
All manufacturing industries! 430,479] 431,443) 434,239 0.2 0.6 5] 431,555] 428,653} 436,626] 472,060
Excluding transportation’. 359,023] 360,027) 361,166 -0.3 6| 360,420] 358,415] 363,576| 396,274
Excluding defense’ 407,928] 409,021) 411.644 0.6 5] 409,129] 406,764] 413,922] 449,894)
Durable goods industries’ 267,668} 268,472) 271,121 “1.0 7| 268,293] 266,232] 272,870] 298,606
Wood products.. 9,397 9,482] 9,281 +2.2| .6 9,226 9,526 9,493] 9,629]
Nonmetallic mineral pr a 9,069 9.118 9.122| 0.0} 9,252 9,312 9,314] 10,307
Primary metals... 18,687| 18,775 19,096 17] 3] 18,654] 18,707) 19,184] 21,792
Iron and steel mili. 10,050] 10,160] 10,265; “1.9 4 9,917] 91982] 10,211) 11,694)
Aluminum and nonferrous metals. 6,928| 6.909 7.110} 2.8 3| 6,980] 6.987| 7,228 81213]
Ferrous metal foundries. sone 1,709 1.706 4,721 -0.9 0 1,757 1,738 1,744] 1,885
Fabricated metal products. 31,829] 31,981] 32,072] -0.3 a] 32,066] 32,206} 32,250] 35,425
47,284] 47,586] 47,851 -0.6 5] 47.587] 47,703] 48,489] 51,868]
1,967 1,972 1,985 -0.7 1 11995 2,061 2,108} 2,226}
4,007 4,009 4.079) 17 9 4,054] aa 4,180) 3,938]
Mining, oil field,
and’ gas field machinery. 2,685) 2,737| 2,731 +02 1 2,682 2.710} 2,656] 2741
Industrial machiner 8.011 8,055 8071 -0.2 2 B.011 8.021 8.176] 9,266
Photographic equipment 2,254) 2,251 2,207/ +2.0 4 2/291 2,230) 2,248] 2,453
Ventilation, heating,
and refrigeration equipment 4,300} 4,333 4,353) 0.5 2 4,443) 4,383 4,404 5,021
Metalworking machinery......--.-- 5,277 5.384) 5,509] 2.3 8 5,284 5,268] 5,435| 6,164)
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment. 5,908] 5,905] 5,898 +01 .3 5,950) 5,874] 6,026 5,581
‘Material handling equipment........ 2,28: 2,306 2,313 0.3 6 2,350) 2,391 2,388 2,722
‘Computers. and electronic products’ 40,521} 40,643] 40,974] 0.8 7] 40,580} 39,228] 41,138] 50,516
Electronic computers.. 3,034 3,049) 2,940] +3.7 2 042 890 2.970] 3,676|
‘Computer storage devi 1,298 1,305] 1,305) 2.0 3 1.375 1,232 1.416 2,006]
Nondefense communications.
‘equipment. 7.571 7,573] 7,672 13) 5| 7,416) 7,204) 7,727] 10,938]
Defense communications equipment. 553 540) 549) “1.6 .2| 560) 529) 545 574
Audio and video equipment. 1,029 1,001 987 +14 2 942| 860 959 1,029
Semiconductor . wal] wal} 7,234] (NA) a| (NA) (NA) 7,327| 81691
Electronic components. 7,802 7,802| 7,744 +0.7 ‘0 7,798 7,607 7,722 9,759|
Nondefense search and navigation
equipment 2,838) 2,826 2,830) -0.1 2,904) 2,766 2,834] 2,754]
Defense search and navigation
3,108) 3,126 3,157 -1.0) 3,163] 3,061 3,109} 3,323
J 0
and control instruments... 9,957 9,946] 10,145) -2.0 9,978] 9,760] 10,206] 11,868)
Electrical equipment, appliances,
‘and components. sessaeense 14,262) 14,296] 14,418 0.8 14,571] 14,3781 14,749] 16,295]
Electric lighting equipment a] 1,654] 1,678 1.677 +01 1,669 1,643 1,683 1,795 0
Household appliances. : 2,450) 2,424] 21431 0.3) 2,603 2,482] 2/520] 21641 4
Electrical equipment. 4,787 4,800] 4,865 4,835] 4,777 4.987 5,080] 8
Batteries... 739) 740) 747 743 728 739 814 7
Transportation equipment. 71,456| 71,416] 73,073] 71,135] 70,238] 73,050] 75,786) 1
‘Automobiles... . 11877 1,856| 1,857 1,912 1,855 1,851 2,295] 7
Light trucks and utility vehicles. 1,639] 1,546| 1,493 1,693] 1,524 1,429) 1,836 8
Heavy duty trucks sevscenineee 816 ‘807 827 806 811 844 1,003 6
Motor vehicle bodies,
and trailers. 15,694 15,517] 15,348 a 15,513) 15,310] 15,347] 16,981 6
Nondefense aircraft and parts..sv-.ueen» 28,774) 29,26] —_30,896| 3| 28,722] 28,857) 30,701) 31,374] 5
Defense aircraft and parts.....ccc.-f 10,684 10,471 10,526 -0.5) 10,548] 10,222) 10,750] 9,847 1
Ships and boats. evccsen 2,331 2,355 2,352 +01 2,351 2377 2,373| 2,348] a)
Furniture and related products. 7,369| 7,405 7/472 -0.9 7,355 7,300] 7,395| 8,726] 7
Miscellaneous durable goods. 17:794| —17,770)——-17,762 0.9} 17.867] 17.634] 17,808] 18,262 2
Nondurable goods industries... 162,811] 162,971] 163,118) 0.1 163,262} 162,421] 163,756| 173,454 x)
Food products. 29,651] 29,526] 29,556 -0.1 . 29,087] 28,945] 23,741} 28,900) 6
Grain and oils 3,280} 3,324] 3,361 V1 : 3,320} 3.383 3,487 3,373| 1.6
Dairy products. 3,154) 3,140] 3,124] +05 . 3,243] 3.113 3,106] 3,055] +6:
Meat, poultry, and seafood products. 6,079] 6,071 6.028 +07 . 6.138 6,129 6,095) 5.712 +75
Beverage and tobacco products. 13,879] 14,028] 13,880 #44 0.4) 13,803) 14,130] 14,192] 13,721 +0.6
8,354] 8,371 8.415) 0.5 0.9 8,376| 8,427| 8,379] 8,273] +12
5,525] 5,657 5,465| +35] +03 5,427| 5,683! 5.813] 5.448 4
5,573| 5,671 5,759| “15 -0.8] 5,682, 5,651 5,799| 6,908 7
Textile products... 4,320} 4,313) 4,340} 0.6 -1.0} 4,416] 4,300) 4,333) 4,872| 4
Apparel... 8,245 8,332, 8.515 “21 2.0) 8,207 8.175) 8,388) 10,281 2
Leather and allied products. 1,296 1,314] 1,340 -1:9) 2.4 1,278| 1,283 1.317 1,551 6
Paper products. 15,242] 15,365] 15,433 0.4 0.3] 15,324] 15,450] 15,583] 15,947 9
Pulp, paper, and paper 6.711 6.824 6,901 : 0.2 6,790) 6,914 6,994] 7.204] 7
Paperboard containers. 4.174] 4,200) 4,185] 0.4 0.6 4.152 4174 4,202 4,449 .
5,651 5,594] 5,704] “19) 44 5,603 5,495) 5,527 6,467| 4
12.212] 12,161) 11,703 +39] +24] 12.488] 11.974) 11,318) 13,459 2
10.553] 10,500 9,960] +5.4 +26) 10,794] 10,313 9,608) 11,557 6
49,817] 49.720] 48,916) -0.4 -O11] 80,094] 49,761] 50,274] 52.576) 7
Pesticides, fertiizers, and other
agricultural chemicals.. 2,545 2,603] 2,634] “1.2 0.5) 2741 3,029 3,080] 3,208] 5
Pharmaceuticals and medicines. 18,828] 18,650] 18,548] +05] +14) 18,726] 18,336] 18,370] 17.617 3
Paints, coatings, and adhesives 3,156] 3.157| 3,176] 06, = +0.2 3.216] 3.248] 3,185 3.405 6
Plastics and rubber products. 16,925] 16,947] 16,972 0.1 0.1] 17/280[ 17,277) 17,284) 18,772 x)

° Preliminary " Revised

(NA) Not Available

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

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


Table 7. RATIOS OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES TO SHIPMENTS

AND UNFILLED ORDERS TO SHIPMENTS, BY INDUSTRY GROUP
(Based on Seasonally Adjusted data)

Inventory/Shipments ratio

Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio’

Industry Apr | Mar | Feb | Jan | Apr | Mar | Feb Jan
2002° | 2002' | 2002 | 2002 | 2002°| 2002' | 2002 | 2002
All manufacturing industries’.....] 1.32] 1.35) 1.38] 1.35) C3) 3) x) (x)
Durable goods industries? 1.49] 1.55] 1.57] 1.54) 4.18] 4.30) 4.32] 4.22
Wood products. 1.32] 1.33 : ta) (x) (x) (x)
Nonmetallic mineral produc 1.13] 1.19 Cs) (x) (x) a)
Primary metals. 1.61] 1.66 1.41) 1.45} 1.55) 1.49
Fabricated metal products. 1.57] 1.62 2.01] 2.07} 2.07) 2.03
Machinery... 2.06] 2.08 2.57] 2.60] 2.57] 2.63
Computers and electronic product: 1.48) 1.51 4.83) 4.86] 4.92) 4.82
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components. 1.46] 1.51 1.73) 1.75) 1.81) 1.74
Transportation equipment. 1.26] 1.35) 7.93} 8.33] 8.42) 8.20
Furniture and related products. 1.27) 1.31 4.24) 1.28) 1.31) 1.27
Miscellaneous products.... 1.81] 1.84 ea) (x) (x) (x)
Nondurable goods industrie: vat 1.12) ~ 1x) x) (x)
Food products... 0.78] 0.77 ~ (x) 04) (x)
Beverage and tobacco products.. 1.49] 1.49) i) x (x) (x)
Textiles. 1.46] 1.57] i) (x) (x) x)
Textile products... 1.41] 1.46 a) (xX) (x) x)
Apparel. - 1.63, 1.71 i) (x) (x) (x)
Leather 2.07) 2.14 (x) XY) (X) x)
Paper products. 1.21] 1.24 ia) A) o ~
Printing.. 0.70] 0.70] x) a) ha) (xX)
Petroleum and coal products. 0.71] 0.70} x) a) (xX) (xX)
Basic chemicals... 1.48] 1.49) Oo Oo a) (x)
Plastics and rubber products. 1.12) 1.16 a) ~) ~ (x)

° Preliminary " Revised
(X) Not Applicable

? See footnote at end of Table 2.

* 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

Apr Apr Apr Apr
Industry Apr? | 2001- Apr? | 2001- Apr? | 2001- Apr | 2001-

Apr’ | 1997-] Mar | apr | 1997-| Mar ] Apr’ | 1997- | Mar 1997- | Mar

2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2002 | 2001 | 2002 2001_|_200:
All manufacturing industries Oo} NAN (NA) ox} (NANT (NA) ox} (NA)] (NAD (NA)] (NA)
Durable goods industries®....... J 0.2) NA) (NANT 0.4] NAT (NAN 0.17 (NADA) (NA)| (NA)
Wood products. SOIT Oo) NA (NA) OO} NAD] (NA) ()](NA)} (NA), (NA)] (NA)
Nonmetallic mineral products bo} (NAT (NA) (] (NAY) (NA) OO} (Nay) (NA) (NA)} (NA)
Primary metals........ 0.5] (NA)! (NANT 0.3] (NA)] (NA)] 0.2] (NANT (NA) ANA] (NA)
Fabricated metal products. 0.2] {NA} INA} 0.0] (NA)](NA)] 0.3) NAN] (INA) (NA)] (NA)
Machinery 0.3] (NA INA] 0.5] (NA) (NA)] =a] (NANT (NA) (NA}] (NA)
Computers and electronic products® O.1{ (NA)! (NAIL 0.5] (NANT (NA)E = Ot (NA) (NA) (NA)] (NA)

Electrical equipment, appliances,

and components... 1.2) NA] INA] 2.01 (NA) (NA) 0.4] (NAD (NAY (NA)] (NA)
Transportation equipmen 0.3] (NA)} (NA)]  -0.2} (NA)} (NA)] 0.0] (NA) (NA) (NA)] (NA)
Furniture and related products. (}  (NA)} (NA) OOF (NA (INA) OO} (NAT (NA) (NA)} (NA)
Miscellaneous products. (X)} (NAN) (NA) Oo} NA] (NA) Oo} (NA) (NA) (NA)} (NA)
Nondurable goods industries. x} (NA (NA) Qo} (NA (NA) QO} (NA) (NA) oo} NAY (NAD
Food products. Go} (NAT (Na) Oo} (NA) (NA) OO} (NAT (NA) x] (NAN (NA)
Beverage and tobacco product Oo} NA] (NA) Oo} (NA) (NA) (X)} (NA)] (NAD (] NAN] (NA)
Textiles... GO] NANT INA] XN] (NAD UNA) (x)] (NA)] (NA) Oo} INA] (NA)
Textile products. ()] (NA INA)! DOT (NA)] (NAD (x)] (NA)] (NA), Oo} WA] (Nay
Apparel... OO} (NA) (INA) (X)] (NAT (NA) xi] (NA)} (NA) OO} NaI] (NA)
Leather and allied products (} (NA (NA) OO, (NAIL (NA) x} (NAN) (NA)! CO} NAN] (NAD
Paper products. Oo} INA] (NA) OO} (NA)} (WA) (x)} (NAY) (NA), COP NAN] (NA)
Printing... (OP INA] (NA) Go} (NAN (NA) Oo} (NA)) (NA) Go} (NAI] (NAD
Petroleum and coal products. Oo} (NAH (NA) Go} (Nay) (NA) Gof (NA)] (NA) Go} way] (Na)
Basic chemicals... Oo} (NAH (NA) OO} (NA)} (NA) OO} (NA)] (NA) Oo} wai] (NA)
Plastics and rubber (&]} (NAM (NA) Go} (NAY) (NA) OX} (NAN) (NAD bo} NAN] (NA)

(X) Not Applicable

(NA) Not Available

® See footnote at end of Table 7

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

of the current month for the past five years.

In Table 8, the second column for each item represents the average revisions


Manufacturers’ Shipments, April
Inventories, and Orders _ 2002

M3-1(02)-4

For Wire Transmission 10:00 a.m. E.S.T., May 31, 2002

NOTICE

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

+ benchmarking the shipments and Inventory data to the 2000 Annual Survey of

Manufactures (ASM) data.
+ adjusting new and unfilled orders to be consistent with the, benchmarked

shipments and inventory data.
+ correcting monthly data for late receipts, reclassification of reported data,

and revisions to previously reported data.
. updating the seasonal adjustment factors for all series.

The publication will include data from 1992-December 2001. An accompanying press
release will include the revised 2002 January - April data, Please call Dan Sansbury
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Table 6. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES, BY STAGE OF FABRICATION,

BY INDUSTRY GROUP
(Millions of Dollars)

Seasonally Adjusted ‘Not Seasonally Adjusted
‘Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
Industry Change
Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar.- | Feb.- | Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. Apr.
2002° 2002" 2002 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2002° 2002" 2002 2001 02/01
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
‘All manufacturing industries’... 142,039] 142,163] 142,200) 0.1 0.0} -0.3] 141,228] 141,030] 142,400] 185,751 -9.3
Durable goods industries 85,434) 85,674] 85,472 0.3) +02) -0.6] 84,466} 84,471] 85,599] 94,694 10.8
‘Wood 3,763 3,825 3,721 1.6] +28] +19) 3,390] 3,655 3,814 3,512| “3.5
Nonmetalic mineral wroducts.. 3,239) 3,238 3,220} oo} = +0.6 -1.0) 3,192 3,196 3,201 3,360] “5.0
Primary metals.. 6,175 6,192| 6.284 -0.3 “1.5 “25 6,035) 6,003} 6,188) 7,249 “16.7
Fabricated metal products. ‘] 10,277] 10,393} 10,328} ad +06) +01 10,219] 10,341 10,278] 10,975 6.9
Machinery... ‘| 16,850] 17.069] 17,169 13 -0.6| 0.7] 16,905] 16,970] 17,269] 18,411 “8.2
Computers and electronic products’ 13,755] 13,728] 13,925] -+0.2 1.4 28) 13,515] 13,411 13,867] 17,703 “23.7
Electrical equipment, appiiances,
and components...» 5,212 8,227 5,286 0.3 ad 0.9 5,228] 5,180] 5.374 6,326 174
Transportation equipment. 16,753] 16,551 16,225] +1.2 +20) +09) 16,551 16,281 16,327| 17,241 “4.0
Furniture and related products. 3,043 3,066] 3,071 08 02) +17 3,043 3.070] 3,058 3,469 123
Miscellaneous products. 6.367 6,385 6,243] 0.3) +23 0.0} 6,388] 6,364] 6,223] 6,448 0.9
Nondurable goods industries. 56,605] 56,489] 56,728] +0.2 0.4] +01 56,762] 56,559] 56,801] 61,057! 7.0
Food products. 10,008] 10,032) 10,140] -0.2 At 0.31 10,031 10,013} 10,175] 10,656 5.9
Beverage and tobacco products.. 5,755 5,892 5,854] 23] +0.6| -0.4 5,811 5,993 6,012 5,917 18
TextiS..cssseensesn 1,464) 1,479) 1,487 -1.0] 0.5] +0.2 1,478) 1,480| 1,499) 1,865) 20.8
1441 1,449 1,464 06 “1.0 -0.9 1,452 1441 1,452 1,690) 14.1
1,852, 1,856 1.867 -0.2 0.6 -0.7 1,910] 1,880] 1,849 2,438 “21.7
Leather and allied product 305) 314 320) “2.9 1.9 -0.6 302 ‘308 311 432 “30.1
Paper products. 7.131 7,168 7,308 -0.5 19 -0.2 7,143} 7,226} 7,375] 7,601 -6.0
Printing .... 2,373] 2,316 2,430] +2.5 “4.7 “3.9 2,305] 2,323] 2,393 2,906 20.7
3,740] 3,636 3514] +29) +35, +71 3,856 3,617 3,372 3,948 “2.3
Basic chemicals... 15,596] 15,360] 15.377] +1.5) O01 +02} 15,516] 15,276] 15,383] 16,155 -4.0
Plastics and rubber products. 6,940] 6,987| 6,967; 0.7} +03] +04 6,958| 7,002 6,980] 7,449 6.6
WORK IN PROCESS
All manufacturing industries’... 124,471) 125,447] 128,493) 0.8 “2.4 -0.6] 124,746] 124,098] 128,550} 138,303] 9.8
Durable goods industries 96,836} 97,621] 100,571 0.8) “2.9 -0.9] 97,042] 96,558] 100,669] 108,938 10.9
‘Wood pr 1,872 1,889 1,900) -0.9 06] +18) 1,906 1,914 1,942 1.966 “3.1
Nonmetalie mineral products. 1,291 1,283 1,282] +06] +0.1 “1.5 1,355 1,349) 1,334 1,572 13.8
Primary metals.. 6,293} 6,276] 6.453} +0.3 “2.7 1.3 6,299 6,289 6,498] 7,329 141
Fabricated metal products. 10,633} 10,643) 10,716 0.1 0.7 0.5] 10,597 10,608 10,698] 11,646 9.1
Machinery, sess 13,860] 13,735] 13,879] +09 -1.0) -0.4] 13,867] 13,489] 13,868} 15,220) 8.9
Computers and electronic products". 14,071 14,365] 14,565) -2.0 14 <0] 14/514] 14,180] 14,565] 17,236 “15.8
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components. seeneesseenses 3,314 3,315 3,304] oof = +0.3) Az 3,362 3,313 3,313] 4,012 16.2
Transportation equipment. 41,003] 41,641] 43,958) 15 5.3 -11] 40,667] 41,020] 43,985] 45,080] 9.8
Furniture and related products. 1,527 1,519) 1,499] 40.5] +1.3] 16 1,518 1,507 1,508 1,781 14.8
Miscellaneous products.. 2,972| 2,955 3.015] -+0.6 -2.0 “1.0 2,963] 2,889] 2,958 3,096] “4.3
Nondurable goods industries. 27.635] 27,826) 27,922 -0.7 -0.3] 40.4) 27,704} 27,540] 27,881 29,365. “8.7
Food products. 2,459 2,470] 2.518] 0.4 1a} +13) 2,314] 2,407 2,532 2,395 34
Beverage and tobecco products. 3,299 3,378 3,332 2.3) +14) +0.7| 3,207 3,398| 3,459| 3.176] +10
Textiles. 1,357 1,386 1,426 24 “2.8 “1.0 1,378 1,391 1,439) 1,783 22.7
‘868 873 878) -0.6 0.6] +0.2| 88 863 872 956 Bal
1,518 1,545) 1,570 17 “1.6 “2.0 1,556 1,525] 1,563) 2,076 -25.0
138 142 142 -2.8] 0.9} “27 139 143) 140 228) 39.0
1,369 1,386 1,355 V2) 42:3 26 1,339 1,373 1,382] 1,401 -4.4
1,653 1,661 1,619) 05] +26 -3.9 1,681 1,595) 1,533 1,875) 1.4
2,957 2,896 26144 +21) +108 -0.2 3,069 2,892 2,546} 2,920] +51
Basic chemicals...... 9,754) 91817] 10,158) 0.6 3.4) +2.2 9,833] 9,623} 10,041 10,029 “2.0
Plastics and rubber products........ 2,263 2,272 2,310 0.4 “1.6 -0.7 2,320] 2,330] 2,374 2,526 “8.2
FINISHED GOODS
‘All manufacturing industries’ 163,969} 163,833] 163,546] +0.1 +0.2 165,581] 163,525] 165,676] 178,006 7.0
Durable goods industries! 85,398} 85,177] 85,078, +0.3] +0. 86,785] 85,203] 86,602) 94,974 8.6
Wood pi ae 3,762 3.768 3,660 0.2| — +3.0) 3,930 3,957 3,737 4,151 5.3
Nonmetlie: mineral products 4,539| 4,597 4,620 43 0.5 4,705] 4,767 4,779| 5,375 12.5
Primary metals... 6.219 6,307 6,359 14) -08 6,320] 6,415] 6,498 7.214] 124
Fabricated metal produc 10,919] 10,945] 11,028 -0.2 -0.8 11,258] 11,257] 11,274] 12,804 12.1
Machinery.cssesessee« . 16,574| 16,782] 16,803 1.2 -0.1 16,815] 17.244) 17,352] 18,237 78
Computers and electronic products'......]. 12,695] 12,550] 12,484) 41.2] +05 12,551 11,637 12,706] 15.577 “19.4
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components.. a 5,736 5,754 5,828 0.3 1.3 5,981 5,885 6,062 5,957 40.4
Transportation equipment. “} 13,700] 13,224] 12,890] +36] +26 13,917] 12,937] 12,738] 13,465] +34
Furniture and related products... 2,799) 2,820 2.902 0.7 28 2,794 2,723 2.829 3,476 19.6
Miscellaneous products. 8.455) 8,430] 8504] +0.3 -0.9 8,516 8,381 8,627; 8,718] “23
Nondurable goods industries...... 78,571 78,656] 78,468 0.1 +02 78,796] 78,322) 79,074) 83,032! “5.1
Food products. 17,184| 17,024) 16,898] +0.9] +07 16.742] 16,525] 17,034] 15,849 +5.6
Beverage and tobacco products. 4,825) 4,758) 4694] +14) +1.4) 4,785, 4719 4721 4,628] 43.4
TextiES..essseener 2,752 2,806} 2,846 -1.9) 14 2.826 2,780] 2,861 3,260 “13.3
Textile products.. 2,013 1,991 1,998] +1.0) 0.4 2,076 1,996 2,009 2,226 -6.7
Apparel. 4,875| 4,931 5,078 ad 2.9 4,741 4,770] 4.976} 8,767 N78
Leather and allied products. 853) 858 878 -0.6 -2.3 837 832 866 391 6.1
Paper products. sence . 6,742| 6.811 6,770 -1.0] — +0.6| 6,842| 6,851 6,826| 6,945 15
Printing 1,625) 1,617 1,655] +0.5 “2.3 1,637 1,577 1,601 1,686) 2.9
Petroleum and coal products... 5,515 5,629 5,575 -2.0]  +1.0] 5,563 5,465 5,400] 6,591 “15.6
Basic chemicals... 24,467| 24,543) 24,381 0.3] +0.7 24,745] 24.862] 24,850] 26,392 “6.2
Plastics and rubber product 7,722 7,688 7,695] +0.4 0.1 8,002 7,945 7,930 8,797 9.0

” Preli

ry * Revised

* See footnote at end of Table 3
See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revisions.


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

(Millions of Dollars)
‘Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted *
‘Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent to date
Industry Change
Apr. Mar. Feb, | Mar.-| Feb.-] Jan.-| Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. | Apr.
2002” | 2002" | 2002 | Apr. | Mar. | Feb. | 2002" | 2002' | 2002 | 2001 | 02/01} 2002" 2001

All manufacturing industries’, 323,867! 320,181} 317,123] +1.2} +1.0] +0.2] 319,767| 339,023] 309,658] 319,734] 0.0] 1,261,593] 1,319,744
Excluding transportation 269,116) 263,828 260,272} +2.0) +1.4|  -2.0| 266,626] 275,520] 252.546] 269,745] -1.2| 1,039,156] 1,109,222
Excluding defense”. 318,710) 308,341) 306,542) +2.4) +0.6[  -1.2] 312,478] 324/154] 299.357] 313,455] —-0.3|1,222\250] 11288,455

Durable goods industries”. . 177,408] 174,781] 174,298] +1.5]  +0.3] +2.6] 173,926] 190,428] 171,650] 169,704] +2.5| 692,512] 719,725
Primary metals. 11,614) 11,020] 10,792) +54) +21] -2.1] 11,988] 11,589] 11,508] 11,697] +25] 46,354 49,828
tron and steel mills... . 5,292] 5,018] 4,815] +5.5] +4.2] 0.4] 5,553] 5.276] 5,241] 4.952) +121] 21.113] 21.276
Aluminum and nonferrous metal 5,075] 4,828] 4,808] +5.1) +04) 2.6 5,156] 5.084] 5,098] 5.442) 5.3] 20,303] 23,420
Ferrous metal foundries... 4.247] 1,174] 1,169] +6.2] +041 6.91 11279) 1.2291 ti t69} 1303] -1.8 4,938) 5.132
Fabricated metal products. 20,126 39,886) 19,308] +13] +2.9/ -1-5{ 20,438] 20.722 19.265] 19.915] +26] 78,741] 80,868
Machinen ees 22,767 21,783 23,364] 23,829| 21,369] 23.944] -2.5| 88.491] 99.334
Construction machinery... 1,762) 1/585 1,984] 1,915] 1.596] 1.669] + 18.91 6,949) 6,984
Mining, oil field, and
‘925 field machinery... 98a 973 9311 1,020] 1,033} 1,007] -7.5 3,964 4,229
Industrial machinery..... 3,663] 3,527] 3,909] 3,359) 2,998] 3.545] +10.3] 13,318 15.162
Photographic equipment 1,385] 1,323 4,276] 1,380] 1,122] 1,198] +6.5 4.875 4,807
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment. . 2,693] 2,521 2,786] 2,766} 2,276] 2,657] +4.9| 10,224 10,791
Metalworking machinery.....e.cuse--| 2,010 1/957] 1880] 2,152] 1,881] 2.023) -7.1 7,585 8,777

Turbines, generators, and other
ower transmission equipment.
Material handling equipment.
Computers and electronic products’
Electronic computers.
Nondefense communications

2,282] 1,924
1,401] 1,395)
27,361] 26,568]
4,626] 4,761

1
24,125] 30,736] 24,856] 24,9771 -3.
4,028} 5,949] 4.82! 5,904] -31.

equipment. eesvssseeee 5.617] 5,034] 4,931) 5,728] 5,171] 5,549) 11.4 20,472) 27,692
Defense communications equipment. 280] 282| 234] 306} 305] 291| -19.6) 1,118] 1,219
Semiconductors*.. . (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)! 7,023] 5,731] (NA) () 27,759
Electronic compoi 4,192] 4,115 3,947] 4,079] 3,531] 3,242) +21.7| 15,329] 17,190
Nondefense search and navigation

equipment. sessee 665] 689) 612 769] 683 551] +11.1 2,668] 2,681
Defense search and navigation

equipment. sess 1,747] 1,615) 1,628] 2,153] 1,408] 1,289] + 26.4] 6,453 7,596

Electromedical, measuring,
and control instruments..
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components...
Electric lighting equipment.
Household appliances.
Electrical equipment.
Transportation equipment..........
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

84,751] 56, $83

6.204] 6,271] 4,995] 4,914) +7.7| 21,289] 20,800

3] ¥
53,141} 63,503] 57,112] 49,989] +6.3] 222,437] 210,522

and trailers... 18,512] 17,035 19,174} 18,300] 17,457] 16,809] +14.1 71,245) 67,487
Nondefense aircraft and parts.. 5,826] 7,502 3,756] 8,766] 6,86. 6,938] -45.9 23,634] 92,386
Defense aircraft and parts. 2,510] §,750} 2,363] 7,723} 4,413) -2,313]-+2.2 18,259] 10,079
Ships and boats 247i] 1,794 2.558] 1,897] 3,583] 2,121] +20.6 9,237 10,790

Furniture and related product: 5791] 5.533 5,826] 5,745] 5,655] 5,920] 1.6) 22,834] 24,166

° Preliminary Revised (NA) Not Available
* Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

{n) When new orders for a prior month are negative because of cancellations, the percentage change calculation is algebraically negative, even though there is @
et dollar increase from the prior month to the current month.

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

* Aggregate estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. Due to the number of large semiconductor manufacturers choosing not to participate in this
voluntary monthly survey, the Census Bureau cannot currently produce monthly estimates of semiconductor shipments, orders, or inventories.

* Due to the number of large semiconductor manufacturers choosing not to participate in this voluntary monthly survey, the Census Bureau cannot currently produce monthly
estimates of semiconductor shipments, orders, or inventories,


Table 1. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS

(Millions of Dollars)

Seasonally Adjusted

Not Seasonally Adjusted *

Monthy Percent Change Monthly Percen Year to date
industry Change}
Apr. | Mar. | Feb. |Mar.-|Feb.-|Jan.-] Apr. | Mar. | Feb. | Apr. | Apr.
2002° | 2002" | 2002 | Apr. | Mar. | Feb. | 2002" | 2002 | 2002 | 2001 ]02/01} 2002° | 2001
Al manufacturing industries”. 326,184 318,668] 315,152] +2.4] +1.1] -2.9]323,323]336,687| 305,353] 322,911] +0.1] 1.257.568] 1,315,573
Excluding transporpation 269,260| 265,876| 262,347] +1.3] +1.3] -2.4] 266,291] 278,392] 252,215| 273,739] -2.7| 1.040,146] 1,114,162
Excluding defense’ 317,773] 310.392] 307,508] +2.4| +09] -2.8)315,436| 327.575| 298,174] 316,731] | -0.4] 1,226,716] 1,290,216
Durable goods industeies? 179,728| 173,268] 172,327] +3.7| +0.5] -3.0] 177,482] 188,092| 167,345] 172,881] +2.7] 688,487] 715,554
Wood products. 7,144] 7,105] 6,945] +0.5] +23] -1.4] 7.257] 6922] 6,491] 6,819] +64] 26,695] 25,416
Nonmetallic mineral products. 8.043] 7.649] 7,269] +5.2| +6.2| -3.4] 8,285] 7.456] 6,701] 7.540] +9.9] 29,056] 28.494
Primary metals. . 11,638] 11/337] 10,865] +2.7| +4.3) 4.4] 12/085] 11/845] 10,995] 12,063] +0.2 49,356
Iron and steel mills... 5,096] 4/936] 4,720] +3.2| +46] -4.7| 5.326] 5.169] 4.758] 5.145] +3.5 20115
Aluminum and nonferrous metals. 5.280] 5.181] 4.935] +1.9| +5.0] 4.6} 5,444] 5.407] 5.037| 5.661] -3.8 23/151
Ferrous metal foundries. 1/262| 1,220] 1210) +3.4] +0.8| -2:3] 11315} 1.269] 1.200) 1.257] +46] 5,090
Fabricated metal products 20,275] 19.781] 19,672) +2.5] +0.6] -2.8] 20,437] 20/334] 19/287) 20,123] +1.6 80,822
Machinery 22995] 22,868] 23,508| +0.6| -2.7] +0.3] 23/396] 25.327] 22'152| 241735] 5.4 99,947
Farm machinery. {/478| 1,533] 11497] 3.6] +24] +18] 1825] 1/915] 1/654] 1.495] 422.1 51477
Construction machiner 11666] 1/575] 1488] +5.8] +5.8] +09) 1,827| 1/976] 1/558] 1.750] +4.4 7.103
Mining, oil field, and
gas field machinery. 994) 925) 925) +7.5) 0.0 7.3 946 971 940 991 4.5 4,107
Industrial machinery. 3,457] 3,331] 3,360] +3.8] -0.9] +4:9] 3,366] 3,525] 2,899] 4,037] -16.6 16,783
Photographic equipment. 1298] 1/284] 1/264] +0.9] +16] 1.5] 1/274] 1/353) 1/113] 1,213) +0.1 4941
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment... 2,567! 2,587) 2,432) 0.8] +64 10,459
Metalworking machinery. 2120] 2\02a) 2'049} +4.7| -1.21 9.014
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment....... 2,591 3,040 4,035} -14.8) -24.7 11,459
Material handling equipment... 1,51 1,498] 1,420] +1.3) +5.5 7,380
Computers, and electronic products*, 27'297| 26,940| 26,766] +1.3] +0.7 ¥ 124,245
Electronic computer 4/936] 4/863] 5.072] +15] -4.1 19,356| 27.516
Computer storage devices... 1/285] 1/274] 1324] +09] -3.8 4577) 4.280
Nondefense communications
equipment... | 5,523] 5,377] 5,503] +2.7] -23 19,835] 27.825
Defense communications equipment. 294] '295| 304) 0.3] -3.0 4,186] 1,081
Audio and video equipment. 7 930] 890] 900] +45) 11 3387] 3.441
Semiconductors (Na)] (NA)] 5,844) INA] (NA) (wal| 33,498
Electronic comp 3,931{ 3,849] 3/917] +24) -1.7 15,150] 19,886
Nondefense search and navigation
equipment. 692) 712] 691] -2.8] +3.0) 2,698] 2,904
Defense searct
‘equipment... 1,855] 1,826] 1,731] +16] +5.5 6,950] 6,778
Electromedical, measuring,
and control instruments... 5,446] 5,607] 5,102] -2.9] +9.9) 20,912} 20,556
Electrical equipment, appliances,

‘and component: 9,792] 9,479] 9,354] +33] +13) 1] 37,261] 43,907
Electric lighting equipment. 1,191 1,161 1,159] +2.6] +0.2 3: 4,501 4,678
Household appliances. 2/107) 1/906] 1/998] +10.5| -46] 5] 71936) 7.774
Electrical equipment 2/888] 21836] 2'653] +18] +69 '4] 101833] 12,719
Batteries... . 640] ‘51a] 494) +5.1] +4.0] 9] 1,786] 11898

Transportation equipment. 56,924] 52,792| 52,805] +78] 0.0 0] 217422] 201,411
‘Automobiles... 8.907] 7\864] 8.107] +13.3]  -3.0 :2| 34,601] 30,849
Light trucks and utility vehicies. 12,008] 10,366] 11,034] +15.8) -6.1 58] 46.321) 42,516
Heavy duty trucks 1:020] 956] ‘874 +6.7) +9.4 43] 3.764) 41177
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

and trailers...... . 18,409] 16,834] 16,547] +9.4] +1.7} -1.8] 19,176] 18,218] 17,269] 16,718} +14.7] 70,569] 67,317
Nondefense aircraft and parts. 7833| 8,096] 8,091] -3.2| +01] +57] 7/108] 9/269] 7.764] 6.826] +41] 29,749] 30,207
Defense aircraft and parts. 3.150] 3,093] 2/865] +18] +8.0] +0.4] 2/847) 3/442] 2'631| 1/967] +44:7] 11/172] 8,175
Ships and boats... vga6} 1,861) 1,822) +13] +2.1] +25] 1/957) 2.158] 1/810] 1,670} +172] 7,360] 6.690

Furniture and related products. 51813| 5.637] 5,609] +31] +05] -3.7] 5.731] 5.849] 5,734] 51970] -4.0] 22:789] 24,549

Miscellaneous durable goods. 91804] 9,680] 9/534] +1.3] +1.5] -0.6] 9/668] 10.203} 91210] 9.236] +4.7] 37/741] 37,407

Nondurable goods industries... 146,459] 145,400] 142,825] +0.7] +1.8] -2.7) 145,841] 148,595] 138,008] 150,030] -2.8] 569,081] 600,019

Food products. 38,094] 38,198] 38,276] 0.3] 0.2] 1.3] 36,724) 39,204] 37.310) 96,750 0.1] 149,786] 147.557
Grain and oilseed milling. 4,203 4,165 4.264) +0.9 2.3) 0. 4,076 4111 4,406 3,884) +49 16,790}

Dairy product 51391] 5524) 5,333) -2.4) +36] -5.4] 5,150] 5.742) 5.023] 5.371] -4.1] 21.246
Meat, poultry, and ‘seafood | product 11,500] 11,427) 11,650] +0.6 1.9 Be 11,279] 11,564] 11,260] 11,337 -0.5) 45,053

Beverage and tobacco products. 91333] 9/424] 9/157] -1.0} +29] -6.1| 81997] 91509] 8/438] 9/179] -2.0) 35.633
Beverage: §831| 5.822| 5,776] +0.2| +0.8| +0.7| 5.865] 5.793] 51232) 5.494) +68) 21,753
Tobace 3,502] 3,602] 3,381] -2.8| +65] -15.9] 3.132] 3.716] 3.206] 3.685] -15.0| 13,880

Textile mills......... 3,824 3,606 3,588} +60) +0.5} +1 3,716 3,873 3,529 3,797 “2.1 14,215,

Textile products. 31057] 2'947] 2/885] +3.7| +21] +4.2] 3/120] 31076] 2'895] 2.765, +128] 11.478

Apparel... 5.055] 4/878] 4/972] +3.6| -1.9] -2.7] 4/885] 5.033] 5,253] 5,091] -4.0] 19,681

Leather and allied products. 626, 614) 634] +20) -3.2| 1 585] 613] ‘642 “706, -17.1 1377

Paper products... 12,635] 12,357] 11,997] +22) +3.0] -4.6] 12,493] 12,432] 11,883] 12,966] -3.6] 49,127
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills. 5761] 5.631] 9,376] +23] +47] -5.0] 5.719] 5.679] 5.375] 6.063] -5.7| 22.411
Paperboard containers. 3,909] 3.862] 3.763] +1.2| +26] -4.1] 3/955] 31911] 3,725] 4,005] -1.2] 15,445

Printing.. 8034} 81043] 7/781] -0.1| +3.4] -3.1) 7/709] 81188] 7/445] 8,092] -4.7] 30,807

Petroleum and coal products... 17;183} 17,403] 15,903 -1.3| +9.4) -2.7] 17/491] 16,512] 14:173] 19.413] -9.9] 62.928
Petroleum refineries. 15,417) 15,697] 14,301 -1.8] +9.8 2. 15,785] 14,884) 12,861] 17,606] -10.3 87,117)

Basic chemicals. : 33/561] 33,333] 33,040] +0.7! +0.9| -3.3| 34/409] 35,041] 31/938| 36,246] 5.1] 133/724]

Pesticides, fertilizers, and
agricultural chemicals...... 1,722] 1,660] 1,553] +3.7} +69] -4.4) 3,012| 2,359] 1,540] 2,899] +3.9] 8,351
Pharmaceuticals and medicin 8.451] 8,851] 9.082) -45| -25] -3.0] 7/986) 8,983| 8.278] 9/711] 17.8] 34,571
Paints, coatings, and adhesives. 244i} 2:381] 2/478] +25| -3.8] -2.7] 2/564] 2468| 2/428] 2/597] -13} 9.763
Plastics and rubber products... 15,057} 14,597) 14,592] +3.2| 0.0) -2.4 15,712] 15,114) 14,502] 15,025] +4.6| 59,325

® Preliminary " Revised

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

(NA) Not Available

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

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


All figures in text are in seasonally adjusted current dollars

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods, excluding semi-
conductors, in April increased $3.7 billion or 1.2 percent to
$323.9 billion, the Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
reported today. This followed a 1.0 percent March increase.
Year to date, new orders for 2002 were 4.5 percent below the
same period a year ago.

Shipments, excluding semiconductors, increased $7.5
billion or 2.4 percent to $326.2 billion, following a 1.1
percent March increase. Year to date, shipments for 2002
were 4.6 percent below the same period a year ago.

Unfilled orders, excluding semiconductors, decreased $2.3
billion or 0.4 percent to $522.7 billion, following a 0.3
percent March increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments
ratio was 4.18, down 2.8 percent from 4.30 in March.

Inventories, excluding semiconductors, down fifteen
consecutive months, decreased $1.0 billion or 0.2 percent to
$430.5 billion, following a 0.6 percent March decrease. The
inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.32, down 2.2 percent
from 1.35 in March.

New Orders

New Orders for manufactured durable goods, excluding
semiconductors, in April increased $2.6 billion or 1.5 percent
to $177.4 billion, revised from the previously published 1.1
percent increase.

Machinery had the largest increase, $1.0 billion or 4.5
percent to $22.8 billion, led by turbines and generators.
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components increased
$0.9 billion or 9.6 percent to $10.1 billion.

New orders for nondurable goods increased $1.1 billion or
0.7 percent to $146.5 billion, led by an increase in plastics
and rubber products.

Shipments
Shipments of durable goods, excluding semiconductors, in

April increased $6.5 billion or 3.7 percent to $179.7 billion,
revised from the previously published 3.5 percent increase.

Transportation equipment had the largest increase, $4.1
billion or 7.8 percent to $56.9 billion.

Shipments of nondurable goods increased $1.1 billion or
0.7 percent to $146.5 billion, led by an increase in plastics
and rubber products.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled Orders for durable goods, excluding semi-
conductors, in April decreased $2.3 billion or 0.4 percent to
$522.7 billion, revised from the previously published 0.5
percent decrease.

Transportation equipment had the largest decrease, $2.2
billion or 0.8 percent to $277.6 billion. Machinery, down
four consecutive months, decreased $0.2 billion or 0.4
percent to $54.0 billion.

Inventories

Inventories of durable goods, excluding semiconductors,
in April, down fifteen consecutive months, decreased $0.8
billion or 0.3 percent to $267.7 billion, unrevised from the
previously published 0.3 percent decrease. Durable goods
inventories were at their lowest level since October 1996.

Machinery, down thirteen consecutive months, had the
largest decrease, $0.3 billion or 0.6 percent to $47.3 billion.

Inventories of nondurable goods, down fifteen con-
secutive months, decreased $0.2 billion or 0.1 percent to
$162.8 billion.

By stage of fabrication, excluding semiconductors, April
materials and supplies decreased 0.3 percent in durables
and increased 0.2 percent in nondurables. Work in process
decreased 0.8 percent in durables and 0.7 percent in
nondurables. Finished goods increased 0.3 percent in
durables and decreased 0.1 percent in nondurables.

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