Table 4, VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
(Millions of dollars)

‘Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Jan, Dec. Nov.} Dec] Nov.-| Oct.- Jan. Dec, Nov. Jan.| Jan.
1992? 1991" 1991 Jan. Dec. Nov. 1992? 1991" 1991 1991} 92/91
All manufacturing industries . . 374,402] 375,701] 377,820 03 06 -0.1] 373,854] 369,493) 377,403] 387,733 “3.6
Manufacturing industries with
vafilled orders... 0.2.0... eee 254,545| 255,426] 257,354 03 0.7 0.2] 252,668 | 249,257) 256,167) 265,179 47
Durable goods industries 239,217] 240,292] 242,290 0.4 08 0.2] 238,147] 235,130] 241,914] 251,035 Su
With unfilled orders ....... 221,065] 222,124] 224,136 05 09 0.2] 219,546] 216,968] 223,558] 231,459 Su
Stone, clay, and glass Products: 7,904 7,968 7,962 08 +01 +13 7,897 7,866 7,766 8,181 35
Primary metals ...... - 21,038] 21,359] 21,591 “1S Ad 0.9] 21,123} 21,419] 21,556] 23,450 99
Blast furnaces, steel! mills 10,302) 10,476] 10,522 “17 04 -0.6} 10,436] 10,758] 10,621] 11,564 98
Iron and steel foundries oon 1,342 1,421 1,484 5.6 42 +07 1,359 1,396 1,432 1,465 7.2
Nonferrous and other Primary
metals ........ cee 9,394 9,462 9,585 07 13 “1S 9,328 9,265 9,503{ 10,421] 10.5
Fabricated metal products : 22,958 22,715 23,018 +11 13 +03 23,018 22,318 22,836 24,553. 63
dustrial machinery and equipment . 44,999] 45,337) 46,011 0.7 “15 0.9} 44841] 44,117] 46,085] 47,809 62
Engines and turbines . . . 3,811 3,836 3,620 0.7) +60 ll 3,550 3,435 3,800 3535] +04
‘arm and garden machinery . 2,272 2,278 2,301 03 “1.0 18 2,338 2,263 2,271 2,575 92
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 6,189 6,361 6,517 27 24 LT 6,251 6,259 6,404 6,929 98
Metalworking machinery . . 4,920 4,881 4,914 +08 0.7 +04 4,876 4,732 4,911 4,953 -16
Computer and office equipment 10,114 9,947 10,405 +17 44 “1.0 9,983 9,679 10,541 10,860 “8.1
slectronic and other
electrical equipment 28,617 28,504] 28,746) +0.4 08 0.5] 28,270] 27,755] 28,479] 29,578 44
Flectrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . . 4,085 4,038 4,159] +12 29| +06 4,084 3,971 4,138 4,265 A2
Houschold appliances . 2,316 2,249 2,271 +30 -1.0 +27 2,281 2,095 2,197 2,450 6.9
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment ............ 4 3,150 3,185 3,223 11 12] +03 3,062 3,031 3,190 3,269 63
Houschold audio and
video equipment ........... 1,193 1,170 1,138] +20] +28) +05 1,155 1,102 1072 1,052] +98
mmunications equipment . . 5,744 5,621 $497] +22, +23 03 5,666 5,559 5,548 5560, +19
ctronic components . . 8,583 8,682 8,829 ad “17 20 8,497 8,545 8,812 9,251 82
Transportation equipment 70,397) 71,138] 71,976 1.0 <12] +04] 69,875] 69,307] 72,342) 72,936 42
Motor vehicles and parts 12,403} 12,777] 12,973 -29 5S} +15] 12,792) 12,701] 13,256) 13,587 59
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 53,678} 54,133] 54,891 08 “14 0.2] $2,849] 52,554] 55,015] 55,187 A2
Shipbuilding and tanks . . 2,259 2,249 2,076 . +83] +104 2,167 2,090 2,065 1,994 +8.7
nstruments and related products ....} 23,214] 23,333] 23,233 +04 -1.1] 22,839) 22,518] 23,238] 23,622 “33
Search and navigation equipment . 8,326 8,503 8,340 +20 2.7 8,122 8,083 8,327 8,834 8.1
Measuring and controlling devices .} 5,989 6,001 5,958 +0.7 -08 S947 5,913 6,011 6.274 5.2
Medical instruments and Supplies : 5,607 5,574 5,655, 14] +07 5,562 5,430 5,603 5257| +58
Photographic goods .......... 2,716 2,684 2,705 08 0.2 2,645 2,538 2,730 2,636] +03,
All other durable goods ........... 20,090] 19,938] 19,753 +09] +02) 20,284] 19,830} 19,612] 20,906 -3.0
Nondurable goods industries 135,185] 135,409] 135,530 02 0.1] +02} 135,707] 134,363} 135,489] 136,698 0.7
With unfilled orders ........ 33,480) 33,302} 33,218] +05) +03 0.2] 33,122} 32,289] 32,609) 33,720 -18
‘ood and kindred Produets 28,679| 28,837] 28,867 0S 01} +01] 29,146] 29,365] 30,221] 28,601) +19
Meat products 2,878 2,925 2,965 1.6 13 Al 2,855 2,813 3,019 2,987 44
Dairy products 2,476 2,492 2,514 0.6 09) +15 2,439 2,409 2,455 2,408] +13
Beverages . . . 4,935 4,980 4,933 0.9| +10) +14 4,925 4,974 4,937 4,701 +48
All other foods, except f 16,935 16,929 16,936 0.0 0.0 +08 17,375 17,521 18,108 16,894 +28
Tobacco products 5,933 5,865 5,706] +12] +28 “3.0 6,419 6,031 5,701 6,075) +5.7
Fextile mill products. . . 8,738 8,648 8626] +10) +03 a4 8,686 8,270 8,358 8,808 “14
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles. : 5,037 4,976 4995| +12 0A 0S 5,047 4,804 4,922 5,192 28
Paper and allied products 13,551) 13,487} 13,457 os} +02] +07{ 13687] 13,425] 13,255] 13,636] +04
Puip, paper, and
paperboard mill products ....... 5,784 5,745 5670] +07) +13] +09 5,894 5,745 5,563 5,561] +60
Paperboard containers and boxes . . 3,256 3,238 3,229] +06) +03) +23 3,305 3,278 3,160 3,299} +02
Miscellaneous converted
Paper products . 4si1 4,504 4558} $0.2 AQ 98 4,488 4,402 4,532 4,776 6.0
Chemicals and allied products 32,667) 32,904] 32,912 07 0.0} +0.9} 32,806) 32,687] 32,697] 32,845 0.1
Industrial chemicals... 2.2... 25 16,445 16,534 16,589 0.5 0.3 +15 16,659 16,515 16,352 17,060 24
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries . . . 11,491 11,542 11,545 0.4 0.0 0.1 11,284 11,292 11,608 10817] +43
Petroleum and coal products . . 10,605} 11,032] 11,500 3.9 41} +09} 10463] 10,945] 11,708} 12,218) «14.4
Rubber and plastics products .......) 11,272] 11,245} 11,303] +02 05] +03) 11,366] 11,213] 11,179} 12,106 “61
All other nondurable goods ........ 23,740} 23,391} 23,159] +15} +10] 40.3) 23,134] 22,427] 22,370] 22,409) +3.2

P Preliminary, " Revised.


10 Total Manufacturing

New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars

300 300
New Orders
280+ — Shipments }—) 280
260 |- ~ — 260
240
220 - : — —| 220
200 Lt ! \ L ! L L 1 ! \ 1 | 1} 200
Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan
Jan. 1990 - Jan. 1992
Total Manufacturing
Ratio of Unfilled Orders and
Inventories to Shipments
I/S Ratios UO/S Ratios
21 43
L uos
2r ~ - a 8. 4.2
41
4
3.9
3.8
1.5 UL L ! 1 1 i ! 1 | J ! l 1} 37
Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan

Jan. 1990- Jan, 1992

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

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Jan, Dec. Nov.] Dec] Nov.-] Oct.- Jan, Dec. Nov. Jan.| Jan,
192° 1991 1991} Jan.| —Dec.| Nov. 192° 191" 1991 1991] 92/91
UNFILLED ORDERS
All manufacturing industries. . 510,177] 511,348] 513,243 0.2 04 -05} 509,805] 507,927] 508,988] 527,260 33
Market categories
Automotive equipment 2,074 2,060 2,139 +07 37 25 2,093 2,048 2,097 1,891 +107
Home goods and apparel 8,903 9,158 8,956 28) +23 +21 8,163 7,613 7,748 7,397| +104
Consumer staples . - 1,299 1271 1,329] +22 44 Sa 1,321 1,309 1,333 1315} +05,
achinery and equipment 218,270| 218,526] 220,886 0.1 -11] +06] 218,326] 217857] 220,582] 230,673 54
Business supplies 5,738 5,820 5,737 -L4f +14 +03 5,656 5,720 5,696 6,026 “6.1
Construction materials:
and supplies 13,204] 13,079] 13,083] +10 00 19] 13,115} 12,976] 12,799] 12,409] 45.7
Defense products 135,879] 136,343 35,064 0.3] +09 -25|] 137,109) 137,308] 134,849] 143,267 43
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products... . 124,810] 125,091] 126,049 0.2] -08{ +01] 124,022] 123,096] 123,884] 124,282 02
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods * 242,008] 242,055] 244,294 0.0 0.9 242,338) 241,537] 244,280} 252,721 41
Excluding aircraft and parts. 80,244] 79612] 79,910] +08} 04 80,574] 79,094} 79,896] 88,535 9.0
Defense capital goods * ..... “| 144,481] 144,988} 143,618 0.3) +10 145,486} 145,564| 143,359] 152,544 46
Durables excluding capital goods .| y01'910] 102325 103,466 04 “11 100,905} 99,644] 100,128} 101,993 ol
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 242,909] 243,049] 245,847 0.1 11 +02! 242,698} 240,977] 244,401] 259,067 63
Household durable goods ....... 5,311 5,495 5,350 33) +27] +12 4,875 4,328 4,442 4,431] +100
Information technology industries 38,466 38711 39.080 06 0.9 7 38,220] 38,307] 39,288) 42,178 94
Health care equipment
and products 7ASS 7,434 7,850 +03 53 2.2 7,454 7,434 7,850 8,142 8.5
TOTAL INVENTORIES
All manufacturing industries. 374,402} 375,701] 377,820 03 06 0.1) 373,854] 369,493] 377,403] 387,733, “36
Market categories :
Automotive equipment . 6,396 6,474 6,493 “12 +15 6,533 6,383 6,568 6,797 39
Home goods and apparel. 27,164) 26,684] + 26,403 +18 +0.7} 26,971 25,786| 25,328] 26,009 +37
Consumer staples... .. $4,703] $5,125] 55,260 08 0.1} 55,166} $5,212] 56504] 55,109] +01
Machinery and equipment 85,881 85,919 86,114 0.0 0.1 85,222 83,496 86,223 86,960 -2.0
Business supplies... . . 21,340] 21,419] 21,426 04 0.3} 20,970] 20,772] 21,324] 22,138 5.3
Construction materials
and supplies . 22,649| 22,723] 22,947 03] 1.0] +03! 22,713] 22,304] 22,663] 23,895 49
Defense products. 32,390] 32,805] 33,476 13} -20 -10} 31,730] 31,703] 33,496] 34,494 8.0
Other materials, supplies and.
and intermediate products... 123,879} 124,552] 125,701 05 -0.9 0.1] 124,549] 123,747] 125,297] 132,331 5.9
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods 81527] 81,644] 81,949 0.1 0.4 0.1] 80,784] 79,354] 82,054] 83,321
Excluding aircraft and parts 53,217 53,417 53,686 0.4 05 0.4 52,690 51,717 53,789 55,648
Defense capital goods * 34,384] 34,886] 35,758 1S 24 “11] 33,566} 33,583) 35,8431 36,875
Durables excluding capital goods 123,336] 123,762] 124,583 -0.3 0.7 0.0] 123,797] 122,193] 124,017] 130,839
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 138,229} 138,239} 138,859 0.0 04) +01] 137,910] 134,989] 138,673] 142,021 29
Household durable goods ..... +. 4/521) 12391] 12312 +10] +06! 5 1.0) 12,475} 11,907] 11,951} 12,700 18
Information technology industries -| 36°33] 2¢°997 26,328{ +09 0.1 0.6) 26,123 : 26,627| 27/523 5.1
Health care equipment
and products ....... 11,864] 11,858] 11,942] +01 07) +03) 11,710] 11ssi} 11,923} 1,163] 44.9

Sce footnotes at end of table 5.



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
Jan.| Dec.] — Nov.] Dec.-} Nov.-] Oct-|Jan.] Dec.} Nov] Jan.| Jan,
1992P} 1991" 1991] Jan.| Dec.| Nov.} 1992P] 1991" 1991 1991 | 92/91 1992? 1991
SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries ..... 236,179 | 235,997] 245,480] +0.1} -3.9] +0.1] 214,025] 230,512] 245,363] 214,255 0.1} 214,025} 214,255

Market categories :
Automotive equipment . ..
Home goods and apparel.
Consumer staples .......

8,021 8,072 8,939 0.6 9.7 Ad 7,429 6,567 9,090 6,717] +10.6 7,429 6,717
15,565] 15,458] 15,928} +0.7 3.0] +25] 13,316] 13,199] 16,662] 12,128 +98 13,316 12,128
$4,702} 55,439] 57,182 13 3.0} +11] 50,862} 55,493] 57,833} 51,983 22 50,862] 51,983

Machinery and equipment . . : we 38,552| 37,844} 40,870] +1.9 -TA) +0.1] 32,851] 41,142] 39,981] 32,560 +09 32,851) 32,560
Business supplies ...........-.] 18,494] 18,968] 19,406. 25 2.3, -0.6} 17,454] 18,432] 19,851] 18,769 7.0 17,454 18,769
Construction material:

and supplies... 0.2.0... 13,827] 13,723] 13,923] +08] -14] +17] 12,062] 12,218] 13,645] 11,390] +5.9] 12,062] 11,390
Defense products . -sss-] 8468) 8,684} 8,896] 25] -24] 0.1) 6931] 10597} 9,217] 6927] +01| 6931] 6,927
Other materials, supplies and

and intermediate products .....] 78,550] 77,809] 80,336} +1.0] -3.1) -0.6| 73,120] 72,864] 79,084) 73,781] -0.9} 73,120] 73,781

Durable goods industries :

Nondefense capital goods °. . . 31,794} 31,148] 33,565) +21 -7.2| +0.7} 26,372] 35,799] 32,383] 26,401 0.1 26,372} 26,401

Excluding aircraft and parts ....] 26,026 x 26,675} +14 3.8) +0.7] 21,869} 28,830] 25,769] 21,834 +02 21,869] 21,834
Defense capital goods... ... 8,340 8,388, 8,809 0.6 AB 04 6,672 | 10,660 9,297 6,648 +04 6,672 6,648
Durables excluding capital good: 81,176] 80,259] 84,173) +1.1 46 -0.1) 74,038] 72,044] 84,097] 71,573 +34 74,038] 71,573

Miscellaneous series
Producers’ durable equipment 77,500] 76,080| 81,468) +19] -66] -03] 68,315] 75,255] 80,786] 66,229] +31] 68,315] 66,229
Household durable goods .......] 6,692] 6,643] 7,088] +07) -63] +27] 562] 6100] 7,352] 5,460] +3.7] 5,662) 5,460
Information technology industries .]_ 15,182] 14,382] 15,235] +5.6] -5.6] +18] 12,427] 17,607] 14,964] 11,813] +5.2| 12,427) 11,813
Health care equipment

and products ...............] 7507] 7,475] 7,474] +04] 00] -04] 7.413] 7,466] 7,286] 6,909] +73] 7,413] 6,909
NEW ORDERS
All manufacturing industries... . 235,008 | 234,102] 243,138] +04] -3.7] +0.4] 215,903] 229,451] 242,579] 217,443] 0.7) 215,903] 217,443
Market categories :
Automotive equipment .........] 8,035] 7,993] 8.886] +05] -10.0} 43] 7,474) 6519] 9026] 6771] +104] 7,474] 6,71
Home goods and apparel .......) 15,309] 15,660] 16,108] -22] -28] +27| 13867] 13,064] 15,989] 12532] +107] 13.867) 12'532
Consumer staples .............] $4,729] 55,380] 57,110] -1.2] -30} +09] 50874] 55.470} 57,781] 51,975] -2.1] 0,874] 51,975
Machinery and equipment .......] 38,296] 35,484] 42,096] +79] -15.7] +69} 33,320] 38.417] 41,170] 34,905] 45} 33,320] 34,905,
Business supplies .............) 18,412 19,050} 19,421 33 19 0.0} 17,390] 18,456] 19,822] 18,917 8.1 17,390 18,917

¢ ction materials

and supplies ...........0.
Defense products ...... ve
Other materials, supplies and

and intermediate products .....] 78,271] 76,853] 80,406} +18 44) +11] 74,044) 72,074] 78,633] 74,434 0.5 74,044 T4434

13,952] 13,719] 13,670] +1.7) +04] +05} 12,201] 12,395] 13,331} 11,394 +71 12,201 11,394
8,004 9,963, 5,441] -19.7] +831} -37.6 6,733] 13,056 6,827 6,515 +33 6,733, 6,515

Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods * . . 31,747] 28,909] 34,876] +98] -17.1] +12.1| 27,173] 33,056] 33,947] 29,278] -72] 27,173] 29,278

Excluding aircraft and parts 26,658] 25,358] 25,626] +5.1} -1.0] +0.1] 23,349] 28,028] 24,973] 23,003] +15] 23,349] 23,003

Defense capital goods 4... 7,833] 9,758] 5,152] -19.7] +89.4| 38.0] 6,594] 12,865] 6573] 6416] +28] 6594] 6,416

Durables excluding capital goods -} 80.761] 79.118] 84017] +21] 58] +01| 75.299] 71,560] 82823] 72055} +45| 75,299] 72!055

Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment. . .| 77,360] 73,282] 82,057] +5.6] -10.7] +1.7} 70,036] 71,831} 80,776} 69,856] +03] 70,036] 69,856
Household durable goods .......] 6,508} 6,788] 7,153] 4.1] 5.1] +19] 6,209] 5,986] 6862] 5,793] +72] 6,209] 5,793,
Information technology industries 14,937) 14,013} 14,S55] +66]  -3.7) +0.9) 12,340] 16.626] 14,409] 11,713] +54] 12,340] 11,713
Heath care equipment

and products essse-] 7,528] 7,060] 7,300] +66] -33} -60} 7.433] 7.050] 7111] 6959} +68] 7,433) 6,959

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.
3 Nondefense capital goods industies 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; comy 1nd office equipment; refrigeration, heating and service Industry machinery; electrical transmission and

Seayation @aulpment; elecricalindustial apparatus; communications equipment; alicraf, missiles, space vehicles, and engines and paris; ships and tank components; allroad equipment; and search
and navigation equipment

“ Detense capital goods industies Include : ordnance and accessories; communications equipment; aircraft, missiles, space vehicles, and engines and pars; ships, tanks and tank components; and
search and navigation equipment.


Table 8. RATIOS OF MANUFACTURES’ INVENTORIES TO SHIPMENTS AND
UNFILLED ORDERS TO SHIPMENTS, BY INDUSTRY GROUP
(Based on seasonally adjusted data)

Inventory / Shipments ratio Unfitled Orders / Shipments ratio"
Industry Jan. Dec, Nov. Oct. Jan. Dec. Nov. Oct.
192° 191° 1991 1991 19928 1991 1991 1991
All manufacturing industries... . 1.59 1.59 154 154 3.91 3.94 3.80 3.82
Durable goods industries ........ 1.97 2.01 191 1.92 471 4.84 4.62 467
Stone, clay, and glass products . | | 1.69 173 1.68 1.66 1.46 1.50 147 1.52
Primary metals oe 1.98 2.05 2.01 2.03 1.87 2.00 1.99 1.98
Fabricated metal products | | | 1.49 1.49 145 1.46 1.88 1.89 181 1.84
Industrial machinery and equipm 245 2.22 217 2.21 272 2.74 2.65 273
Fiectronie and other
electrical equipment 1.67 1.60 1.61 1.66 2.78 2.66 2.62 2.70
‘Transportation equipment . 231 2.40 214 2.07 13.13, 13.85 12.29 11.96
Instruments and related products |. | 2.41 237 2.27 2.33 5.79 5.66 5.54 5.76
Nondurable goods industries. . 1.18 117 1.14 1.14 0.77 0.77 0.76 0.75
Food and kindred products 0.88 087 0.85 0.86 x x o8 x)
Tobacco products 2:38 258 1.90 2.26 x! & x x
‘Textile mill products | 156 157 152 153 NA‘ A NA‘ (Na\
Paper and allied products | 134 133 132 131 ta NA‘ NA‘ (NAS
Chemicals and allied products. 137 139 138 1.34 (X (X x (X)
Petroleum and coal products 0.88 0.86 0.84 0.82 x: x x x’
Rubber and plastics products | 1.42 1.46 143 1.40 es & x x

P Preliminary. " Revised. (%) Not applicable. (NA) Not available.

1 Excludes the following industies with no unflled orders : Wood and lumber products; glass containers; metal cans, barrels and de
Seageliens other transportation equipment; foods and related products; tobacco: kniting mill products; apparel and related produete ener
products

Table 9. AVERAGE REVISIONS TO PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED MONTHLY PERCENT CHANGES
(Based on seasonally adjusted data)

; farm and garden machinery; motor vehicle assembly
is; petroleum and coal products; and rubber and plastics

Shipments New orders Unfilled orders Inventories
Indust
naustey Jan Jan Jan. Jan,
Jan." | 1991- Jan.' | 1991- Jan.’ | 1991- Jan.' | 1991-
Jan. | 1987) Dec. | Jan. | 1987-]  Dec.} Jan. | 1987-| Dec} Jan. | 1987-| Dee
joor | i991 | 991 | 991 | 991 | 991 | i991 | 1991 | t991 | igor | i991 | door
All manufacturing industries . . 08 04 01 0.1 03 0.1 01 01 01 01 O1 0.1
Durable goods industries 21 0.6 03 0.3 03 03 OL 01 01 03 0.1 01
Stone, clay, and glass products 25 11 09 22 11 1.0 0.6 03 04 03 07 03
Primary metals sees 19 07 0.4 3.5 12 08 03 03 03 01 03 01
Fabricated metal products cae 25 14 04 23 LS 0.6 0.0 04 03 . 08 04
Industrial machinery and equipment . 36 13 06 43 20 07 ost 03 02 0.0 02 O41
Electronic and (other

_ electrical equipment 13 07 0.3 42 13 1.2 Ll 0.3 04 0.0 0.1 01
Transportation equipment . 28 07 05 22 06 05 01 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 03
Instruments and related products 28 23 0.4 14.3 45 18 01 0.4 01 0.6 03 01
Nondurable goods industries. . 0.4 03 0.2 0.5 04 0.2 Os 0.7 0.2 0.2 01 01
Food and kindred products 0.2 0.2 0.2 x xX X) (X) x 4 0.0 0.2 01
‘Tobacco products 65 14 07 x! x! 8 (x x’ x’ 0.0 0.4 0.0
Textile mill products... 0.1 0.4 0.2 NA‘ NA NA‘ NA’ 1A A 0.9 Lt 0.2
Paper and allied products 08 08 0.3 NA) NA\ NA NA) NA NA‘ 07 05 0.2
Chemicals and allied products | 07 07 04 X re x) x x x 02 02 O1
Petroleum and coal products . . 35 15 0.6 x! x! x: x3 x’ x’ 01 0.7 01
Rubber and plastics products - 34 16 06 é x’ x3 x) x’ x’ o1 0.9 O1

Capital goods industries
Nondefense cess 2.0 08 04 26 1d 0.6 0.0 04 0.0 01 02 03
Defense 1.0 0.6 05 21.9 59 29 03 01 01 03 Ol 01

(K) Not applicable, (NA) Not available,

Ine citer n ee gions are tho 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

ofthe atferences for the months specified, The advance to final percent change revisions lor the durable Goods industiog are shea ein eens ‘eport for the month.
1 Average for this month forthe last five years.


CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS

Manufacturers’ Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders

° Starnes OF

U. S. Department of Commerce
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

January 1992
M3-1-(92)-01

For Wire Transmissions 10:00 a.m. E.S.T. Wednesday, March 4, 1992

(All figures in text are in seasonally adjusted current dollars)

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in January
increased $0.9 billion or 0.4 percent to $235.0 billion, the
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census reported
today. The January increase follows a 3.7 percent December
decline and 0.4 percent increase in November. An increase
in durables more than offset a decline in nondurables.

Shipments were up $0.2 billion or 0.1 percent to $236.2
billion. This is the ninth increase in the last ten months.
An increase in durables more than offset a decline in
nondurables.

Unfilled orders in January decreased $1.2 billion or 0.2
ercent to $510.2 billion and are at the lowest level since
506.2 billion in October 1989. This is the fifth consecutive

monthly decline and the eleventh in the last thirteen months.

Inventories were down $1.3 billion or 0.3 percent to
$374.4 billion and arc at the lowest level since $372.4 billion
in February 1989. This is the fourth consecutive monthly
decline and tenth in the last eleven months. The
inventories-to-shipments ratio in January remained at 1.59.

New Orders

New orders for durable goods in January increased a
revised $2.6 billion or 2.2 percent to $120.3 billion. The
January increase followed a 5.0 percent decrease in
December and a 0.6 percent increase in November.
Excluding defense, new orders were up $4.5 billion or 4.1
percent,

New orders for industrial machinery and equipment,
led by computer and office equipment, accounted i the
fargest increase, up $1,4 billion or 6.9 percent to $21.2
billion, and is at the highest level since $21.8 billion in
January 1991. Instruments and related products increased
$1.0 billion or 10.9 percent to $9.8 billion, primarily due to
search and navigation equipment and medical instruments
and supplics. Fabricated metal products was up $0.7 billion
or 4.6 percent to $15.8 billion and is at the highest level
since $16.5 billion in September 1990, Electronic and other
electrical equipment declined $0.9 billion or 5.1 percent to
$17.4 billion, following four consecutive monthly increases.

New orders for nondurable goods decreased $1.7
billion or 1.4 percent to $114.7 billion, following a 23
percent decline in December. These are the first consecutive
decreases since five consecutive declines ending with March
1991,

Shipments

Shipments of durable goods in January increased $1.5
billion or 13 percent to S13 billion, following a 5.3

percent decline in December. This is the ninth increase in
the last ten months. Transportation equipment was up $0.8
billion or 2.5 percent to $30.4 billion. Industrial machiner:
and equipment increased $0.5 billion or 2.4 percent to $20.

ice cquipme

billion, primarily due to computer and o}
The largest decline was in electronic and other elect
equipment, down $0.7 billion or 3.7 percent to $17.1 billion.

nt.
al

Shipments of nondurable goods decreased $1.3 billion
or 1.1 percent to $114.9 billion, and are at the lowest level
since $114.2 billion in March 1991. The largest decreases
occurred in petroleum and coal products, down $0.8 billion,
and food and kindred products, down $0.7 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for durable goods in January decreased
a revised $1.0 billion or 0.2 percent to $488.4 billion, and are
at the lowest level since $484.6 billion in October 1989. This
is the fifth consecutive decline. The largest decrease
occurred in transportation equipment, down $1.1 billion or
0.4 percent to $271.8 billion. Primary metals, down $0.9
billion or 4.2 percent to $19.9 billion, is at the lowest level
since $19.8 billion in May 1991, The largest increase
occurred in fabricated metal products, up $0.4 billion or 1.5
percent to $26.7 billion. Industrial machinery and
equipment was up $0.3 billion or 0.6 percent to $53.0 bition,
following three consecutive monthly declin Unfilled
orders for nondurable goods decreased $0.2 billion or 0.9
percent to $21.8 billion.

Inventories

Inventories for durable goods in January were down
$1.1 billion or 0.4 percent to $239.2 billion. This is the
lowest level since $237.6 billion in November 1988. The
largest decreases were in transportation cquipment, down
$0.7 billion, industrial machinery and equipment, down $0.3
billion, and primary metals, down $03 bill ion. Nondurable
goods decreased $0.2 billion or 0.2 percent to $135.2 billion,
as declines in petroleum and coal products, chemicals and
allied products, and food and kindred products more than
offset increases in all other major groups.

By stage of fabrication, finished-goods inventories were
down 0.3 percent in durables and 0.5 percent in
nondurables. Work in proccss declincd 0.6 percent. in
durables and increased 0.8 percent in nondurables.
Materials and supplies decreased 0.2 percent in durables
and 0.2 percent in nondurables.

‘The advance report on durable goods for February is scheduled for March 25, 1992 at 8:30 a.m. and the full report on April 2, 1992 at 10:00 a.m. Address

inquiries concerning these figures to U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Ind Division,

‘ashington, DC 20233 or call Steve Andrews

or Kathleen Menth, (301) 763-2502 or (301) 763-2575.For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.
this report is also available the day of issue through the Department of Commerce’s online Economic Bulletin Board (N-8-1) (202-377-3870) and through the

Census Bureau’s online information service-CENDATA. CENDATA is available from Di

Information Services, INC. (1-800-334-2A0A) and CompuServe

(1-800-848-8199). ‘The CENDATA staff at the Bureau of the Census (301-763-2074) can provide content information and general guidance.


NonDefense Capital Goods "

New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages

Billions of Dollars
43 43

New Ordera

Shipments

2g LL ! Nl 1 L 1 1 L 1 | 1 Ll 1} 2g
van Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan

Jan. 1990- Jan. 1992

Defense Capital Goods

New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages

Billions of Dollars
W "1

New Orders

10 - Shipments |-| 10

eu 1 ! 1 ! 1 i 1 L L Ml nl LJ}
Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan

Jan. 1990 - Jan. 1992

Note: All Charts based on seasonally
adjusted current dollars.


Table 7. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES,
BY INDUSTRY GROUP
(Millions of dollars)

BY STAGE OF FABRICATION,

Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
Jan. Dec. Nov.|  Dec.-| Nov] Oct.- Jan, Dec. Nov. Jan.} Jan.
1992P 1991" 1991 Jan Dec. Nov. 1992P 1991" 1991 1991] 92/91
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
All manufacturing industries .....{ 115,522] 115,760] 115,881 0.2 116,925} 116,683] 115,790 | 122,376 AS
Durable goods industries .........] 65,925] 66,067] 66,555 02 66,352] 66,208] 66,567 71,570
Stone. clay, and glass products ..- 2/464 2,467 2,470 O01 2,483 2,482 2,446
Primary metals... . 6,595 6.737 6,828 21 6729 7,033 6945 7470
Fabricated metal products. 77838 7891 8,056 0.7 7,936 7878 T9715 8,607
Industrial machinery and equipment | 12,138] 12,191] 12,225 04 123303] 12,018) 12,210] 13,489
Electronic and other
electrical equipment... . 8,605 8,612 8,632 0.1 8,584 8,555 8,561 9,326
‘Transportation equipment .......) 13,925] 13,983] 14,384 0.4 14001} 13.962] 14,335] 15,372
Instruments and related products . 5972 5,931 5799} +07 5957 5,788 5,749 5,731
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods .... . 8,388 8,255 8161] +16 8,559 8,492 8,346 9,003
Nondurable goods industries . 49,597] 49,693] 49,326 02 50,373] 50,475] 49,223] 50,806
Food and kindred products | 9/588 467 , +13 , , % .
‘Tobacco products 4518 4,532 4,316 03 41942 4,932 4,300 4497
‘Textile mill products. . 2526 2,495 2458| +12 2,537 2,432 2347 2,504
Paper and allied products Tin 7,094 1028| +02 77207 718 6 7251
Chemicals and allied products 10914} 10.987] 10,999 0.7 10,922] 10,975] 10,913 11,091
Petroleum and coal products 134 342 3 x 227 ¥
Rubber and plastics products. ° 4,024 4,043 4,026 0.5 4,069 4173 4041 4,427
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods ..-.. 7.981 7,941 7858) +05 7,944 7,764 7,649 7922] +03
WORK IN PROCESS
All manufacturing industries... . - 136,054] 136,606} 137,861 0.4 0.9 0.3] 134,174] 132,569] 138,238] 139,708 40
Durable goods industries ..... -.-] 113,554] 114,295] 115,382 0.6 0.9 111,789} 110,800] 115,590] 117,421 48
Stone, lay, and glass products... 1,027 1,034 1,059 07 2.4 1,025 ‘988 1,007 1047 21
Primary metals 8,264 8,394 8513 “1S “14 8,207 8,284 8,429 9/281 “116
Fabricated metal products’. 7869 7,631 7760|  +3.1 “17 7/849 Tall 7853 81445 71
Industrial machinery and equipment | 20597} 20,832] 21,247 “11 -20 20156] 20120] 21,476) 21,077 44
Electronic and other
electrical equipment .... 11,932} 11,906] 11,936] +0.2 03 11,699] 11,458} 11,873] 11,973 2.3
‘Transportation equipment 47,608] 48,059] 48,354 09 0.6 46.819] 46,598] 48,478} 48,350 “32
Instruments and related pro 11,938} 12,099] 12,170 13 0.6 11,703} 11,661] 12,212] 12,841 89
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods .... . 4319 4,340 4343 05 0.1 4,331 4,280 4,262 4,407 “17
Nondurable goods industries ......} 22,500] 22,311] 22,479] +08 07 22,385] 21,769} 22,648] 22,287 +04
‘ood and kindred products : 3,471 3,454 3,467{ +05 204 3)531 3,553 3,650 35515 +05
‘Tobacco products ....... 170 115 198] +478)  -41.9 171 120 271 150} +14.0
‘Textile mill products. . _ 2,439 2,455 2,466 0.7 04 2,430 2,371 2,434 2,469 -16
Paper and allied products . 1,226 1,222 1,246 +03 19 1,211 1,206 1,220 1,340 9.6
Chemicals and allied products . . 51463 $1496 51406 0.6) +17 5,451 5,309 5:391 51192 +50
Petroleum and coal products... 2,619 2,625 2,720 0.2 “3S 2,605 2,562 275 2746 31
Rubber and plastics products... . 1527 1,501 552} + 1.7 33 1,569 1488 1576 1,651 5.0
Apparel, peinting and publishing
and leather goods . .. 5,585 5,443 5424] +26] +04 “16 5417 5,160 5,331 5,224 +37
FINISHED GOODS
All manufacturing industries .....| 122,826] 123,335] 124,078 04 0.6} +0.6] 122,755] 120,241] 123,375] 125,649 2.3
Durable goods industries .. . 59,738} 59,930] 60,353 0.3 0.7 59,806] 58,122] 59,757] 62,044 “36
Stone, clay, and glass Products 4,413 4,467 4,433, 12} +08 4,396 4313 4,562 38
Primary metals 6,179 6,228 6,250 08 04 6,187 6,102 6,182 6,699 -16
Fabricated metal 77251 7193 7,202) +08 0.1 77233 7,029 7,008 7501 “36
Industrial machinery and equip 12264) 12/314] 12/539 04 18 12,382] 11,979] 12,399] 13,243 65
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 8,080 7,986 8178{ +1 23 “10 7,987 7,742 8,045 8,279 3S
Transportation equipment . : 8,864 9,096 9,238 2 15 08 91055 8,747 9,529 9214 47
Instruments and related products . 5,304 5,303 5,264 0 +07{ +01 5179 069 5,277 5,050 +26
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods ... . 7,383 7343 7,249| +0, +13] +18 7,394 7,058 7,004 7,496 “14
Nondurable goods industries. 63,088] 63,405} 63,725 -0. 0S} +14] 62,949] 62,119] 63,618} 63,605 -10
Food and kindred products -} 15,620] 15.916] 16,101 -l Lt] +12] 15,718] 16,018] 16,903) 15,406 +20
Tobacco products... 2.200. 1,245 1,218 1192} +2. +22 -9.0 11306 1,130 1,428 85
Textile mill products. . - _ 3773 3,698 3702) +2 01 “14 3719 3,467 3577 3,835 3.0
Paper and allied products... 5.214 S71 51183) +0. 02) +21 5,269 5,041 5'070 x +44
Chemicals and allied products ....] 16,290] 16,421| 16,507 01 05) +28] 16,433] 16,403] 16,393] 16,562 08
Petroleum and coal products. . 5,051 5,273 Sia 4 30) +25 5,003 5,156 5,593 x 71
Rubber and plastics products 3,721 5,701 5 +04 04] +20 5,728 5,552 5,562 6,028 5.0
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods ............. 10,174] 10,007 9877] +17, +13] +03 9,773 9,503 9,390 9,263| +55

® Prelimary. ° Revised.


Table 3. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ UNFILLED ORDERS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Jan. Dee. Nov.]  Dec.-} Nov.-| Oct.- Jan, Dec. Nov. Jan.| Jan.
1992? 1991" 1991 Jan. Dec. Nov. 192° 1991" 1991 1991) 92/91
All manufacturing industries . 510,177} 511,348] $13,243 0.2 0.4 -0.5| 509,805} 507,927} 508,988] 527,260 33
urable goods industries 488,399] 489,368] 491,378 02 04 05] 488,729] 486,745] 487,767] 507,258 “37
clay. and glass products 6,212 6,281 6,280 0.0 “3.8 6,025 6,154 6,190 5,021} +20.0
: 19,925] 20,793] 21,336 25 0.0} 19,935} 20,365] 20,111} 21,686 8.1
el mills. 7,093 7,663 8,324 19 25 7,270 7,453 7,661 7,850 “14
Iron and steel foundries 2,805 2,808 2,693 +43 19 2,788 2,737 2,652 3,001 nal
Nonferrous and other Primary
metals : : 10,027} 10,322] 10,319 29 0.0; +26 9877} 10,175 9,798] 10,835 88
ibricated metal products sees 26,686] 26,287} 26,368] +15 03 0.7] 26,729} 26,068] 25,968] 27,797 38
dustrial machinery and equipment 52,996] 52,695] 53,263} +06 “Ll 14] 53,485] $2,291] 53,267| 58,337 83
Engines and turbines sees 8,666 8,589 8808] +09 28 “16 8,863 8,804 9,106 8156} +8.7
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment . . 6,710 6,644 6550] +10] +14 0.6 6,891 6,645 6,462 8540] 19.3
Metalworking machinery 7,439 7,168 6,835 +38 +49 +13 7,439 7,168 6,835 7,010 +61
Cs 10,301} 10,697] 11,350 37 5B 34] 10,064) 10,310] 11,567] 12,059] -16.5
see 47,525] 47,280] 46,765] +05} 0 +14 0S} 47,201] 46,550] 46,216} 48,537 28
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
6,657 6,459 6493} +3.1 05 21 6,662 6,401 6,437 6811 2.2
‘wiring equipment . 2,388 2,383 2313] +02] +30 “14 2,388 2,383 2,313 2191) +9.0
Communications equipment 19,662] 19,783] 19,282 0.6) +26 2.7) 19,725] 19,732] 19,343] 21,863 98
Hectronic components. M4617) 14,439] 14.282] +12] +4a] +40] 14,325] 14013] 13814] 13,554] $5.7
‘ansportation equipment 271,812) 272,872] 273,512 04 0.2 0.0} 272,178] 273,038} 273,218] 279,860 27
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 237,787 | 238,679} 238,753 04 0.0] +03} 238,134] 238,953] 238,651] 243,109 -2.0
Shipbuilding and tanks .. . 24,960} 25,202} 25,238 -10 0.1 -2.3/ 24,798] 25,072] 25,250] 27,333 93
struments and related products . 55,831] 55,684] $6,701] +0.3 “18 23} 56,401! $6,000] $6,428] 59,630 34
rh and navigation equipment . J 39,572] 39,441] 39,851] +03, “10 -3.0| 40,167] 39,794] 39,633] 42,274 5.0
Measuring and controlling devices 8,116 8,067 8073] +06 01] +08 8,116 8,067 8,073 8,205 “Ll
Medical instruments and supplies a 7,427 7,407 7,823 +03 5.3 -2.2 7,427 7,407 7,823 8,114 8.5
J other durable goods TAIZ 1476 7153 09) +45| +35 6,775 6,279 6,369 6,390] +6.0
ondurable goods industries ..... . 21,778) 21,980] 21,865 09) +05) +07] 21,076] 21,182] 21,221] 20,002) +54

P Preliminary. * Revised.



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
Jan.| Dec.] _— Nov.| Dec.-} Nov.-} Oct-|Jan.]  Dec.}  Nov.} Jan.] Jan.
1992P] 1991" 1991] Jan.} Dec.| Nov.} 1992P] 1991" 1991 1991} 92/91 1992? 1991
All manufacturing industries .. . . .| 235,008] 234,102] 243,138] +0.4] -3.7] +0.4] 215,903} 229,451 | 242,579] 217,443] -0.7| 215,903] 217,443
Manufacturing industries with
unfilled orders + 129,374 | 127,765 | 132,852 -3.8| +0.7] 118,174} 129,528] 132,640] 119,183 0.8 | 118,174} 119,183
Durable goods industries 120,341 | 117,785 | 124,046 -5.0| +0.6] 109,066 | 117,481 | 123,343] 107,749] +12] 109,066] 107,749
With unfilled orders... . 101,335] 99,025] 103,810 46| +10] 91,924] 101,815] 103,553] 92,293] 04] 91,924] 92,293
Stone, clay, and glass products 4,618} 4,609] 4,491 +26] -74) 3,946] 3,927] 4,464] 3,970 -0.6 3,946 3,970
Primary metals . 9,768| 9,869] 10,714 -19| +21] 9,700] 948] 10552] 9944] 24] 9,709] 9,944
Blast furnaces, steel mills 3.855] 3,635] 4,138 122] 71] 4149} 3.677] 3,971] 408s] +16] 4149] 4,085
Iron and steel foundries . ‘905 906] ‘810 +19} 3.1] 863 731 718 765| +128 863 765
Nonferrous and other primary
metals 5,008] 5,328] 5,766] -6.0] 7.6] +108] 4,697) 5,240] 5,803] 5,094] -7.8] 4,697] 5,094
Fabricated metal products -| 15,826] 15,133) 15,652] +4.6] -33] +12] 14,363] 14,029] 15,190] 13887] +34] 14,363] 13,887
Industrial machinery and equipment -| 24,204} 19,842] 20,491] +69] -32| +11] 18,741] 21,616] 19,834] 19,242] 26] 18,741] 19,242
Engines and turbines ..........} 1,497] 1,267] 1,386/ +182] -8.6] -114] 1,203] 1,765) 1,538) 1,359] -115] 1,203} 1,359
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment . 2,345| 2,549] 2,304) 8.0] +65] -36] 2311] 2,502] 2419] 3,035] 23.9] 2,311] 3,035
Metalworking machinery 1,934] 2,189] 1895] -11.6] +155] +246} 1,625] 2,235] 1,904] 1,355] +199] 1,625] 1,355
Computer and office equipment ..] 6,101] 5,179] 6,032] +178] -14.1] +34] 4,575] 6,909] 5810) 4,718] -30] 4,575} 4,718
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ............ 17,350] 18,281] 17,642] -5.1] +36] +12] 15,836] 18,678] 17,905] 14,652] +81] 15,836} 14,652
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus 2471] 2,354] 2,132 2,287| 2,299] 2035] 2,262} +11] 2,287] 2,262
Blectric lighting and
wiring equipment - 1291] 1,388} 1,315] -7. 1,130} 1,472] 1,407] 1,287] 10.1] 1,130] 1,257
Communications equipment 4291] 4,835} 3,821 “ 3771| 5,693] 3,950] 2,996] +259] 3,771] 2,996
Electronic components . . . 5615] 6,055] -1. 5 5,289] 5,406] 5,903] 4,510] +173} 5,289] 4,510
‘Transportation equipment 29,018] 33,617] +1.1] -13.7] +3.0] 25,985] 28,738] 34,340] 27,459 5.4] 25,985] 27,459
Aircratt, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 9,724} 10,007] 12,664] -28] -210] +25.1] 7,437} 13,055] 13,176] 9,496] -21.7] 7,437) 9,496
Shipbuilding and tanks 620 764 369} -18.8|+ 107.0) -60.3 464 817 297) 1,448] -68.0 464 1,448
Instruments and related products 9,787] 8,823] 8873] +10.9] -06] -12.1] 8,926] 10,325] 9,308] 8299] +76] 8,926] 8,299
Search and navigation equipment .] 2,816] 2,210| 1,783] +274] +239] -33.0] 2,504] 3,486] 2,335] 1,712] +463] 2,504) 1,712
Measuring and controlling devices | 2,426] 2,377] 2,475] +2.1| -4.0 .7| 2,300} 2,398] 2,419} 2,220] +36] 2,300) 2,220
Medical instruments and supplies .| 2,524] 2,156] 2,427] +17.1|  -11.2 5. 2,381} 2,226) 2,351] 2,424 18 2,381 2,424
All other durable goods .......... 12,437] 12,210] 12,565] +19] -28] +4.0] 11,560] 10,520] 11,750} 10,296] +123] 11,560] 10,296
Nondurable goods industries 114,667] 116,317] 119,092] 14] -2.3] +0.2} 106,837] 111,970] 119,236] 109,694] — -2.6 | 106,837] 109,694
With unfilled orders . . 28,039| 28,740] 29,042} 24] -10] -0.6| 26,250] 27,713} 29,087] 26890]  -2.4| 26,250] 26,890

P Preliminary. " Revised.

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

(n) When new orders for a prior month are negative because of cancellations, the percentage change calculation is algebraically negative, even though there is a net dollar increase from the prior

month to the current month.


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
Jan} Dee.| Nov.| Dec.-] Nov.-} Oct-| Jan.| Dec.| Nov.|  Jan.| Jan.
1992P} 1991" 1991} Jan.| Dee.} Nov.| i992P] 1993" 1991 1991] 92/91 1992P 1991
All manufacturing industries . .. . .| 236,179 235,997} 245,480] +01] -3.9/ +0.1] 214,025] 230,512| 245,363] 214255] 0.4 214,025} 214,255
Manufacturing industries with
unfilled orders ........, 130,545 | 129,660] 135,194] +0.7} 4.1] +03] 116,296} 130,589] 135,424] 115,951 +03} 116,296] 115,995
Durable goods industries . . 121,310) 119,795 | 126,547] +13} -5.3} +0.1) 107,082] 118,503] 125,777] 104,622] +24) 107,082] 104,622
With unfilled orders... .. 102,304) 101,035] 106,311} +13] -5.0) +05] 89,940} 102,837] 105,987| 89,166] +09] g9940] s9'166
Stone, clay, and glass products . . 4687) 4,608) 4,738) +17} -27) 0.1] 4075] 3,963] 4,754] 4,033 +10] a.075| 4033
Primary metals. 2... ... 10,636) 10,412] 10,717) +22] .28/ 0.3) 10,139] 9304) 10563] 10,617) 45] 10,139] 10.617
Blast furnaces, steel mills 4425} 4,296) 4,352) +30} 13] -22) 4,332] 3,885] 4,257] 4,499] 3.7! 4332] a'4o9
Iron and steel foundries ... ‘908 791 863] +148] 83) -1.1 812 646 858 782) +38 812 782
Nonferrous and other primary
metals... 3303] 5,325] 5,502] 0.4] 3.2] +13] 4,995] 4,863] 5,448] 5,336] 6.4 | 4,995] 5,336
piprcated metal products ......../ 15,427} 15,214] 15847| +14] 40) +08] 137702] 13529] 18's2s 13,350] +26] 13,702] 13,350
Industrial machinery and equipment .| 20,903) 20,410) 21,237) +24] 39] +12] 17'sa7] 22'592] 20278 17830] -1.6] 17,547] 17,830
Engines and turbines... ......f 1,420} 1486] 1/526] 44) 2.6] +03] 1144] 21067 451} 4,101} +39) aa4a] 1101
m and garden machinery 1445) 1,169) 1,170] +236] 0.1) -0.7) 1,286] 1142} 04s} tias] +123] tase} 145
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 2.279) 2,455) 2,436} -72{ +08) 90] 2,065] 2,319] 2,429} 2,586] -201| 2,065} 2,586
Metalworking machinery ........1 1,663} 1856] 1,804) -104] +29] +31] 1'354 1,902] 1,813} 1,399 1,354} 1,399
Computer and office equipment ..| 6,497] 5,832] 6435] +114] 94] +43] a’s21|  8'166 6,084] 4,377) +10.1} 4,821] 4377
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ............ 17,105) 17,766] 17,876) 3.7) -0.6] +28] 15,185] 18,344] 18,315] 14,758] +2.9| 15,es] 14,758
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . . 2,273) 2,388{ 2,273) 48] +5.1] +12} 2026] 2,335] 2198] 2031] -02] 2,026] 2,031
Household appliances . 1,393) 1,584) 1,701] -121} 6.9) +75} 1,243] 1454} 11582] 1344] 75] 1243] 1344
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment ...... 1286) 1,318) 1,349) 24] 23) +29] 1125] 1402] 14a] 133} 0.7] 1125] 1,133
Household audio and
video equipment ......... 974 912) 1,012] +68] 9.9} +38] 811 878] 1,235 687] +18.0 811 687
Communications equipment 4412] 4334] 4,346] +18 3) +03} 3,778) 5,304) 4,377] 3,536] +68] 3,778] 3,536
Electronic components 5,375] 5,458] 5,509] -15 19) +24) 4,977) 5,207] 5,519] 4661] +68] 41977] 4/661
‘Transportation equipment 30.411) 29.658) 33,573] +25] -11.7) -33] 26,845] 28,918] 33,836] 25107] +69] 26845] 25107
Motor vehicles and parts 18,101) 17818} 19,836] +16] -10.2] -5.3) 17,076] 14,344] 20181] 15,467] +104] 17076] 18'467
Aircraft, missil
space vehicles, and parts. 10,616] 10,081] 11,837 8,256] 12,753] 11,844] 8,045] +26] 8,256] 8,045
Shipbuilding and tanks... 862 800 964 738 995 952 887] 16.8 738 887
Instruments and related products ...| 9,640] 9,840] 10,235 8525] 10,753] 10,391] 8,714] -22] 8,525] 8,714
Search and navigation equipment .| 2,685] 2620 2,997 2,131} 3,325] 3,219] 2,296 72 2,131 2,296
Measuring and controlling devices | 2377] 2'383| 2410 2,251) 2,404] 2,354] 2,151] +46] 2,251] 21151
Medical instruments and supplies | 2/504] 2'572] 2/601 2,361] 2,642] 2,525] 2,371] 0.4] = 2361] 2371
Photographic goods s-.-] 1,765] 1,930] 1,911 1,521} 2,073} 1,986] 1,679] 94] 1521} 1,679
Alll other durable goods 12,501] 11,887] 12,324 11,064} 10,610] 12,115] 10,213] +83] 11,064] 10,213
Nondurable goods industries. 114,869} 116,202] 118,933 106,943 | 112,009} 119,586] 109,633] -2.5 | 106,943} 109,633
With unfilled orders... . 28,241] 28,625} 28,883 26,356 | 27,752} 29,437] 26,829] -1.8| 26,356] 26,829
Food and kindred products... 32,531] 33,233] 33,897 30,116] 32,702} 33,738] 29,912] +07] 30,116] 29.912
Meat products . : 7,724) 7,458] 7,947 7,160} 7.451] 7,727) 7,498} «as| 7,160] 7.498
Dairy products 4,506] 4,629] 4.644 4231] 4,484] 4,677] 4,160] +1.7) 4231] 41160
Beverages bese 4,454] 4,691] 4,512 3,888] 4,240] 4,276] 3,691] +53] 3,888] 3,691
All other foods, except fats and 14,221] 14,873] 15,269 13,211] 14,945] 15,533] 13,198] +01} 13,211] 13,198
Tobacco products . bese 2,497| 2,275] 3,010 1583) 2,825] 3,454] 1,548] +23] 1,583] 11548
Vextite mill products; 5,607} 5,509] 5,661 4,865} 5047/5840] 4,267] +14.0] 4865] —4'267
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles see 3,392] 3,340] 3,390 2,988) 3.170] 3,411] 2,630f +136] 2,988] 2,630
Paper and allied products . 10,081} 10,167] 10,199 9,803} 9.790] 9,953] 10,030] -2.3] 9.803] 10.030
Pulp, paper, and
Paperboard mill products...) 4,170] 4,223) 4308) 13] 9] 1a] 4005] ates} 4220] aaa] 79 4,095] 4,444
Paperboard containers and boxes .| 2/355] 2/332} 2348} +10] -07| +08] 2280] 2182 2.277| 2,261} +08] 2,280] 2,261
Miscellancous converted
Paper Products © --ss-[ 3,596] 3,612] 3,546) -16] +19) 01] 3428] 3440} 3456] 3325] 43.1 3428] 3,325
Chemicals and allied products. - 23,877! 23,726{ 23809] +06} 03 23,358 90} 23,034] 23,701} -14] 23,358] 23.701
Industrial chemicals 12,315] 12,095} 12,320] +02] -18 11,667 12,059] 12,992] 10.2] 11,667] 12,992,
Drugs, soaps, and toiletrie 9,239} 9,059| 8,991! +20] +08 O34 8,790] 8,379) +115] 9341] 8379
Petroleum and coal products 12,048] 12,897} 13,712] 66 1Si7 14,271] 14,935] -22.9] 11,517] 14,935
Rubber and plastics products 7,921} 7,719] 7,920] +26 7,330 7,487| 6,953] +54] 7,330] 6,953
All other nondurable goods 20,307) 20,676 20,725} 18] -0.2 18,371} 19,143] 21,809] 18,287} +05} 18,371] 18,287

P Preliminary. Revised,

| shipments and new orders are the totals for the petiod and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.