Table 4. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS

(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Sept. Aug. July} Aug} July-} June- Sept. Aug. July Sept.} Sept.
1992P 1992" 1992 Sept. Aug. July 1992P 1992° 1992 1991 92/91
All manufacturing industries . 384,583] 385,596] 383,491 03) +05) +02} 383,011] 386,989] 383,467] 387,889 13
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders ........ 256,486 | 257,644] 256,541 04 +04 0.1] 255,466] 259,787] 258,055] 265,470 “38
without defense capital goods 352,898) 352,691] 349,809} +01} +08} +03} 351,117] 353/454] 349/331 349,534] +05
Durable goods industries . 240,741} 242,036] 241,258 05) +03 0.3] 239,649] 243,425] 241,616] 250,126 42
With unfilled orders ........ 222,356| 223,683] 222,930 -0.6 +03 0.2) 221,549} 225,392] 223,851] 232,061 AS
Stone, clay, and glass products . . 7,993 8,023 7,941 04} +10 0.2 7,762 7,945 7,966 7,741] +03
Primary metals ........... 19,896} 19,974] 19,833 04) +07 0.0) 19,987] 20,023} 19,838] 20/816 40
Blast furnaces, steel mills . 9,719 9,823 9,828 11 0.1 +01 9,777 9,844 9,809 10,334 54
Iron and steel foundries 1,434 1,428 1,414 +04 +10 0.4 1,415 1,412 1,388 1,408 +05
Nonferrous and other primary
metals .........., 8,743 8,723 8591] +02] +15 01 8,795 8,767 8,641 9,074 3.1
Fabricated metal products . 23,194] 23,310] 23,258 OS) +02) +12) 22,919) 23,215] 23,224] 22.736] + +08
Industrial machinery and equipment 44,997] 45,161] 44,906 04) +06) +01) 44,889! 45,452] 44/894] 47'560 5.6
Engines and turbines ... 3,489 3,582 3,489 2.6 +2.7 +32 3,537 3,732 3,563 3,542 0.1
Farm and garden machinery . 2,350 2311 2,319] +1.7 03] +03 2,298 2,228 2,219 2,369 3.0
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 5,951 5,929 5,970] +04 0.7 0.6 5,903 5,893 5,920 6,710}  -12.0
Metalworking machinery ...... . 5,670 5,659 567] +02 03) +15 5,693 5,738 5,698 5,74 04
Computer and office equipment ..-] 9/409 9,582 9,387 18] +21 05 9,503 9,851 9,490] 10,280 -16
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 31,022] 31,097] 30,895 02] +07 04) 30,789] 31,391] 31,140} 31,197 13
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . 4,246 4,331 4311 2.0 +05 +10 4,201 4,341 4,301 4,354 35
Household appliances 2,681 2,715 2719 13 0.1 AS 2,563 2,636 2,705 2,681 33
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment .... 3,001 3,000 2,990 00; +03) +10 2,986 3,017 3,044 3,015 -1.0
Household audio and
video equipment ...... sees 1,229 1,230 1,236 01 05 -21 1,273 1,299 1,286 1,156] +101
Communications equipment 7,303 7,414 7,314 “S| +14 “12 7,225 7527 7,348 7113} +16
Electronic components ... . 8,970 8,916 8841] +06] +08 0.0 9,006 9,047 8,951 9,378 4.0
Transportation equipment . . . 69,525] 70,330] 70,146 ll] +03 “1.0 69,313] 70,989] 70,143] 75,812 86
Motor vehicles and parts . . 12,658} = 12,483) 12,230] +14] 42.1 04 12,657] 12,536 11,725 12,745 0.7
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . 52,773] $3,416] 53,536 “12 “1.2) 52,552] 53,917] 53,963] 58,772] -106
Shipbuilding and tanks .... 1,763 2,057 2,025 +143 2.0 1,794 2,159 2,102 2,012 -10.8
Instruments and related products . 23,905 23,867 23,920 +0.2 0.0 23,853 24,139 24,126 24,795
Search and navigation equipment . ., 7,326 7,381 7,485 0.7 05 7,319 7,554 7,636 8,502
Measuring and controlling devices 6,697 6,667 6,685} +04 0.1 6,704 6,714 6,703 6,832
Medical instruments and supplies ..} 6,326 6,285 6,232] +0.7 +12 6,250 6,274 6,226 5,952
Photographic goods .. . oon 2,913 2,888 2,871 +09 -0.7 2,951 2,947 2,905 2,870
All other durable goods . . . 20,209 20,274 20,359 0.3 0.5 20,137 20,271 20,285 19,469
Nondurable goods industries. 143,842) 143,560] 142,233] +02] +09! +09] 143,362] 143,564 141,851] 137,763
With unfilled orders . 34,130 33,961 33,611 +05 +10 +05 33,917 34,395 34,204 33,409
Food and kindred products 30,603] 30,713} 30,558 04) +05) +01} 31,198] 30,855] 29,663] 30258
Meat products . 2,793 2,811 2,786 0.6 +09 +0.6 2,751 2,755 2,772 2,800 .
Dairy products 2,874 2,908 2,876 12 +11 12 2,860 3,004 2,974 2,472) +15.7
Beverages .. .. tees 5,729 5,722 5,670} +01] +09} +10 5,712 5573 5,578 5335} +71
All other foods, except fats and oils | 17591] 17'80} 17545] +011 to2 0.0) 18,453] 18,050] 16,827) 18,175] +15
Tobacco products ..... . 4 6,698 6,913 6,751 31 +24 +45 6,517 6,675 6,307 6,269 +4.0
Textile mill products 9, 9 9,032 +01 +0.7 +1.0 9,009 9,199 9,213 8,580 +5.0
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles ...., 5,310 5,300 5,268} +02] +06] +28 5,193 5,312 5344 $018] +35
Paper and allied products . 13,758] 13,744] 13,631] +01 +08] +06] 13444] —13°590 13,632] 12,994] +35
Pulp, paper, and
Paperboard mill products ...... , 5,796 5,796 5,725 00] +12 0.7 5,645 5,714 5,687 5214] +83
Paperboard containers and boxes . . 3,245 3,275 3,293 0.9 05{ +05 3,219 3,244 3,309 3,182) +12
Miscellaneous converted
Paper products ... . 4,717 4,673 4613} +09) +13] +21 4,580 4,632 4,636 4598 04
Chemicals and allied products . 34,994] 34,733] 34,221 408) +15] +10] 34,400] 34,503} 34245] 33/045] +41
Industrial chemicals . 17,719 17,533 17,335 +11 +11 +0.2 17,453 17,358 17,373 16,941 +3.0
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries 12,692] 12,658 12,417] +03 +19} +17 12,552 12,837 12,610 11,727] +7.0
Petroleum and coal products . 11,911 11,985 12,071 0.6 0.7 +21 12,036 11,880 12,025 12,127 08
Rubber and plastics products . 11,320 11,195 11,112 +11 +07 +03 11,169 11,012 11,019 10,990 +16
All other nondurable goods 25,459} 25,184] 24,857] +11 +13) +07) 25,589] 25.850] 25,747] -23'500] +89

» 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
240 240
220 220
200 i 1 1 1 1 i i i it 1 1 1 _1J 200
Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep
Sep. 1990-Sep. 1992
Total Manufacturing
Ratio of Unfilled Orders and
Inventories to Shipments
/S Ratios UO/S Ratios
25 43
2.4 uo/s
23} _s_| | 4?
2.2 | 44
+
2.4}

ol 4
19 3.9
18 4
ie _— ane 3.8
ae bo > a j

37
15+ 4
141 3.6

Sep Nov Jan Mar May — Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep

Sep. 1990-Sep. 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
Sept. Aug. July] Aug-| —July-{ June- Sept. Aug. July Sept.| Sept.
1992 1992" 1992] Sept. Aug} July} 19928 1992" 1992 1991] 92/91
UNFILLED ORDERS
All manufacturing industries... . . 475,911| 481,749] 485,883 12 09 1.0] 475,049] 481,181] 487,247] 511,536 71
Market categories :
Automotive equipment . . . 1,653 1,674 1,700 13) 45 “14 1,643 1,677 1,701 1,787 81
Home goods and apparel. 9,664 9,790 9,689 -13] +10] +08] 10,073} 10,359] 10,406 9,856] +22
Consumer staples ....... 1297 1,290 1,299] +05 07) +37 1,341 1,336 1,315 1,344 02
Machinery and equipment . 204,172} 205,811] 208,375 08 “12 -10] 204,214] 205,909] 208,562] 216,765 58
Business supplies ....... 5,708 5,754 5,804 08 09} +03 5,854 5,915 5,921 6,037 -3.0
Construction materials
and supplies . . . 13,997] 13,907] 13,935] +06, 02 04) 14,081} 14,032} 14,124] 14,246 “12
Defense products . 121,658} 124,752} 125,811 25 08 -18] 120,506] 122,610] 124,958] 136,544] 11.7
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products ..... 117,762} 118,771} 119,270 08 04 04} 117,337] 119,343] 120,260] 124,957 6.1
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods ° . . 223,635] 225,121] 228,141 0.7 13 -1.1} 223,702] 225,199] 228,083] 238,060 6.0
Excluding aircraft and parts 72,893 72,957 73,766 01 Ll 09 72,960 7B,035 73,708 77.291 5.6
Defense capital goods“ ........) 128/483 131,655] 132,936 2.4 -1.0 18] 127,327) 129,568] 132,205] 145,123 -12.3
Durables excluding capital good: 101,142] 101,979] 101,666 08] +03 +01) 100,791] 102,812] 103,359] 104,827 39
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 225,956] 227,820] 230,471 08 1.2 -1.2] 226,329] 228,608] 231,394] 241,655 63
Household durable goods ....... 5,207 5,195 5,228 +02 0.6) +07 5,402 5,639 5,748 5,470 12
Information technology industries.) 31'986] 31769] 31.915 +07 0S -1.0) 32,155] 31,971 32,065] 35,354 9.0
Health care equipment
and products . . 8,020 8,170 1,676 18] +64] +06 8,020 8,170 1,677 8,582 65
TOTAL INVENTORIES
All manufacturing industries .... . 384,583] 385,596] 383,491 03] +05 +0.2} 383,011] 386,989] 383,467) 387,889 13
Market categories :
Automotive equipment . . 6,482 6,431 6318] +08] +18 03 6,421 6,410 6,120 6,461 06
Home goods and apparel 29,159] 29,143) 29,014} +0.1] +04) +05] 28,951] 29.430] 29,685 26,0911 +110
Consumer staples ...... 59,424] 59,612] 59,073 03) +09) +13) 59814] 59817| 58146] 57992] +31
Machinery and equipment 88,204] 88,196} 87,218 oof +11 0.1} 87,510] 88,614] 87,259] 90,192 3.0
Business supplies 22,215} 22,115] 21,792] +05} +15] +04) 22,289] 22/359] 21904] 22/299 0.0
Construction materials
and supplies . . 22,964} 22,998] 23,062 01 03 0.0} 22,666) 22,908} 23,073] —22,380 +13
Defense products 29,797) 30,770} 31,309 3.2 “17 -15] 29,918} 31,331] 31,726] 35,725] -163
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products ..... 126,338] 126,331} 125,705 0.0] +05} +02] 125,442] 126,120] 125,464] 126,749 “1.0
Durable goods industries : 3
Nondefense capital goods °...... 82,871] 83,091] 82,130 +12 0.2] 82,289] 83,724] 82,471 86,017 43
Excluding aircraft and parts . . 53,819] 54,490] 54,208 +05 0.0} 53,617] 55,114} $4,467] 56,371 49
Defense capital goods * ........ 31,685] 32,905] 33,682 23 14] 31,894] 33,535] 34,136] 38,355 -168
Durables excluding capital goods 126,185] 126,040] 125,446 +05 0.0] 125,466] 126,166} 125,009] 125,754 0.2
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 143,115] 143,111] 141,772 0.0} +09 0.0] 142,047] 143,669] 141,530] 144,214 “15
Household durable goods . . 12,961 13,061 13,046 08} +01 0.0} 12,850] 13,176 13,215 12,430 +34
Information technology industries . 27,785} 27,990] 27,749 0.7) +09 0.7) 27,788] 28,508] 27,998] 28,610 29
Health care equipment
and products .. . 13,219} 13,159] 12,979) +05] +14] +14] 13,068} 13,241} 13,075] 12,331] +60

See 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 7
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent} Year to date
Industry change

Sept.| Aug.| July] Aug-| July-| June-] Sept.} Aug.| July] Sept.) Sept.
1992P} 1992" 1992] Sept.| Aug.} July] 1992P] 1992" 1992 1991] 92/91 1992P 1991

SHIPMENTS

All manufacturing industries... . 245,282} 241,014] 247,216] +18] -25] 0.0] 262,590] 242,572} 226,244] 254,174]  +3.3 | 2,175,340 {2,102,671

Market categories :
‘Automotive equipment ......... 9581] 9,900] 9,569] -32] +35] -15] 9,970] 9,793] 7,053] 9,866] +11] 86,543} 76,270
Home goods and apparel .......] 17,095] 16,799] 17,112] +18] -18] +38] 19,245] 18,080] 16,212] 17,409] +105] 148,046] 133,195
Consumer staples ...... s....[ 56,490] 54,006] 56,533] +46] 45] +06} 60,902] 54,625] 53,475} 57,909] +52] 490,584] 483,486
Machinery and equipment .......] 40,171] 39,548] 39,905] +1.6] -09] -24] 43,422] 37,615] 34,488] 42,073] +32] 353,438) 338,603,
Business supplies .............| 18,690] 18,490] 19,659) +11] -5.9] +18] 19,682} 18,601] 18,401] 19,842]  -0.8] 168,656] 171,968
Construction materials

and supplies ................{ 15,720] 15,311] 15,434] +27] -08] +0.1] 17,026] 16,268] 15,089] 15,455] +102] 138,177] 126,533
Defense products . beeen 8,394 7,988 8,268] +51 34) +05 9,080 7,801 7,395 9,428 3.7 73,037 74,525
Other materials, supplies and

and intermediate products ..... 79,141} 78,972] 80,736] +0.2| -22} -03] 83,263) 79,789) 74,131] 82,192] +1.3] 716,859} 698,091

Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods * 31,848] 31,173] 31,847| +22] -2.1] -3.0] 35,311] 29,348] 27,980] 34,043] +3.7| 280,020] 270,932
Excluding aircraft and parts 26,377| 25,588| 26227| +31] -24) +02] 29,293] 24,242] 22,933] 27,217] +7.6| 226,544) 217,217
Defense capital goods 4. -.| 8092] 7,743) 8,076] +45] 41] +02] 8,751] 7,494) 7,096] 9361] 65] 70,903] 73,783
Durables excluding capital goods .| 94,759| 84448] 84,866] +04] -05] -0.1] 89834) 95,307] 74,225] 86,733] +36] 756,373) 711,884

Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment ...] 77,968] 77,290] 78,024] +0.9 0.9} -1.7] 83,865] 75,063] 65,772} 81,275 +3.2 | 691,368) 653,164
Household durable goods -| 7,281] 7,194] 7,353] +12] -2.2] +5.6] 8,274] 7,378] 6,284] 7,820] +5.8] 63,002| 58,709
Information technology industries.) 14,548] 14,140] 14,854] +2.9 AS} +3.0} 16,985] 13,186] 12,361] 15,198] +11.8} 124,952) 115,558
Health care equipment

and products ..............- 8,033 7,655 7,886] +49 29 0.9} 8,830 7,675 7390 8,251 +70 70,118] 66,195.
NEW ORDERS
All manufacturing industries ..... 239,444 | 236,880} 242,307) +1.1 2.2 -0.9| 256,458 | 236,506 | 222,388 | 249,046 +3.0 | 2,148,124 |2,095,536

Market categories :
Automotive equipment . .
Home goods and apparel .
Consumer staples .
Machinery and equipment -
Business supplies
Construction materials

and supplies . . .
Defense products :
Other materials, supplies and

and intermediate products .....] 78,133} 78,473} 80,242] 04] -22] +0.1| 81,257] 78,870] 74,236] 80,740] +06] 712,847) 700,422

9,560 9,874 9,544 32) +35 16 9,936 9,769 7,070} 10,070 13 86,512] 76,550
16,968] 16,900] 17,192} +04 -1.7] +22] 18,958] 18,034] 16,552] 17,546 +8.0} 149,680] 135,342
56,497] 53,997] 56,580} +4.6 4.6) +0.7} 60,908] 54,646] 53,566} 57,902 +5.2} 490,641] 483,532
38,531] 36,984] 37,781} +4.2 21 -3.6| 41,727] 34,962] 32,447] 40,330 +35) 343,790] 332,210
18,644) 18,440} 19,675) +1.1 6.3] +15} 19,621] 18,595} 18,530] 19,883 -1.3 | 168,753] 172,094

15,810] 15,283] 15,379] +34 0.6} 0.1] 17,075] 16,176] 15,138] 15,413] +108] 138,380] 127,523
5,301 6,929 5,914] -23.5] +17.2] -23.0] 6,976 5,454 4,849 7,162 2.6 57,521 67,863

Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods ® -| 30,362] 28,153] 29,296] +78] -3.9] -5.4] 33,814] 26,464] 25,528] 31,664] +68] 269,121] 267,025
Excluding aircraft and parts ....| 26313] 241779] 25/559] +62] 31] -13| 29218] 23,569] 22/364] 27,273] +71| 224,841) 212,825
Defense capital goods *........] 4920] 6,462| 5,630] -23.9] +14.8] -214] 6510] 4,857) 4,476] 6,929] 6.0] 54599] 67,069
Durables excluding capital goods 83,922] 84,761] 84,935] -1.0} -0.2] -0.1] 87,813] 84,760] 75,039] 86,118] +2.0] 755,672} 712,963

Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment . 76,104} 74,639] 75,274] +2.0] -0.8} -3.6] 81,586] 72,277] 63,979) 80,021] +2.0 | 680,934] 644,838
Household durable goods . . 7,293 7,161 7,388 | +18 -3.1] +63] 8,037 7,269 6,497 7,666 +48 63,914] 59,936
Information technology indus! 14,765| 13,994] 14,527] +5.5 -3.7| +39] 17,169} 13,092 12, 117} 14,660) +17.1] 123,466] 114,243
Health care equipment

and products ..............5 7,883 8,148 7,932} -3.3) +2.7) +35 8,680 8,167 7,437 8,305 +45 69,915} 65,828

P Preliminary." Revised.

1 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

2 shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month veriations.

3 Nondefense capital goods Industries include : ordnance and accessories; steam, gas and hydraulic turbines; Internal combustion engines; construction, mining, and material handling equipment;
metalworking machinery: special industry machinery; general industrial machinery; computer and office equipment; refrigeration, heating and service industry machinery; electrical transmission and

distribution equipment; electrical industrial apparatus; communications equipment; aircraft, missiles, space vehicles, and engines and parts; ships and tank components; allroad equipment; and search
and navigation equipment.

4 Defense capital goods industries includ

dance and accessories; communications equipment;
search and navigation equipment.

aircraft, missiles, space vehicles, and engines and parts; ships, tanks and tank components; and



Table 8. RATIOS OF MANUFACTURES’ INVENTORIES TO SHIPMENTS AND
UNFILLED ORDERS TO SHIPMENTS, BY INDUSTRY GROUP

(Based on seasonally adjusted data)

Inventory / Shipments ratio

Unfilled Orders / Shipments ratio’

Industry Sept. Au Jul June Aug. Jul Tune
1928 1998" i992 1992 1993" 1992 1992
All manufacturing industries .... .. 157 1.60 1.55 155 3.64 3.74 3.67 37
Durable goods industries .. . 193 1.96 1.93 1.92 4.43 456 4.50 452
Stone, clay, and glass products 1.44 148 1.44 150 133 138 138 141
Primary metals... .. . 183 183 178 176 1.88 195 189 1.85
Fabricated metal products : 172 174 174 mm 188 1.85 186 191
Industrial machinery and equipment - 214 216 2:13 207 255 256 2.58 253
Blectronic and other
electrical equipment . 1.72 1.80 1.70 1.79 2.34 2.43 2.31 2.43
Transportation equipment bee 2.23 2.22 2.22 2.16 13.71 14.06 13.74 13.21
Instruments and related products . |. 228 236 2:35 228 5.04 5.25 5.23 5.12
Nondurable goods industries 119 1.22 1.16 1.16 0.79 082 0.79 0.80
Food and kindred products : . 0.91 0.94 0.94 0.94 X Xx X) xX
Tobacco products ....... 188 3.38 2.04 183 x x: x: x’
Textile mill products. : | 148 149 1.46 145 NA‘ § A 1S (NA
Paper and allied products .. 131 1.31 1.28 1.29 ‘NA, NA, ‘NA, NA,
Chemicals and allied products . 1.41 1.41 1,34 134 x! xX, xX xX}
Petroleum and coal products 0.93 0.91 0.85 0.82 x x) x)
Rubber and plastics products 129 127 1.24 125 x: x! x! x
 Pretiminary. " Revised. (%) Not applicable, (NA) Not available,

1 Excludes the following industries with no unt
operations; other transportation equipment; foods
products.

filled orders : Wood and lumber products; glass containers; metal cans, barrels and drums;
‘and related products; tobacco; knitting mill products; apparel and related products; chemicals;

Table 9. REVISIONS TO PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED MONTHLY PERCENT CHANGES

(Based on seasonally adjusted data)

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

Shipments New orders Unfilled orders Inventories
Industry sept. Sept. Sept.
Sept.? | 1991- Sept? Sept? | 1991- Sept.? | 1991-
Sept.’ 1987- Aug. | Sept.’ 1987- Sept.’ 1987- Aug. Sept.’ 1987- Au
1992} 1991 | 1992 | 1992 | 1991 1992] 1991} 1992] 1992] i991 | 1:
All manufacturing industries (®) 02 01 &® 02 03 &) 0.0 01 &) 0.0 01
Durable goods industries .... . 0.3 0.2 0.2 03 03 os 0.1 01 01 xX) 0.0 0.1
Stone, clay, and glass products . (X) 04 0.7 (%) 0.6 14 (X) 0.3 0.6 x: 03 03
Primary metals see 0.0 0s 0.2 -0.2 04 0.7 01 0.2 03 x’ O1 01
Fabricated metal products ........] (x) 03 03 & 08 07 &) 02 03 x 02 02
Industrial machinery and equipment . 04 0S 03 0. 09 04 0.1 0.2 01 0.1 01
Electronic and other
clectrical equipment 03 02 03 02 03 0s 1 0.0 0.1 x) 0.0 01
Transportation equipment ........] 1.4 02 05 1 04 15 03 0.0 O14 x 00 02
Instruments and related products ...} (x) 03 07 es) 03 05 (es) ost O1 x 03 O1
Nondurable goods industries . . . x 0.2 01 Xx) 0.2 01 x 04 0s x 01 02
Food and kindred products & 04 0.4 x’ x) 4 x’ x x x’ 03 04
Tobacco products - x 0.2 24 x x x: x: x x: x: 0.0 01
Textile mill products .... . x’ 09 0S x’ NA‘ NA‘ NA‘ NA‘ xs 03 0.4
Paper and allied products x’ 0.2 0.2 x’ NA‘ NA‘ x’ NA‘ NA‘ x) 0.2 04
Chemicals and allied products’: x’ 02 02 x’ x x x’ x x: x: ol 02
Petroleum and coal products . x’ 03 02 x x x x’ x x’ x’ 0.2 02
Rubber and plastics products | 07 04 x x’ x x x x x 1 02
Capital goods industries
londefense : 03 04 0s 37 08 10 04 01 01 x 0.1 O01
Defense .... 5.2 0.2 1.0 8.2 0.7 55 01 0.0 0. 0.2 04

(%) Not applicable. (NA) Not available.
Note

The five year and the twelve month revisions ar
averages of the absolute values of the differences for the

re the differences between the month-to-month percent changes of the prel
‘months specified. The advance to final percent change revisions for the durable g¢

inary and final estimates. The monthly averages are the simple

‘The current month revisions are the difference between the advance precent change and the percent change as shown in this publication,

Average for this month for the last five years.

}00ds industries are shown in the advance report for the month.


CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS

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BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

‘Stares of

Manufacturers’ Shipments,

Inventories, and Orders

September 1992
M3-1-(92)-9
For Wire Transmissions 10:00 a.m. E.S.T. November 4, 1992

Steve Andrews or Kathy Menth
(301)763-2502 or (301)763-2575

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in September
increased $2.6 billion or 1.1 percent to $239.4 billion, the
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census reported
today. This follows decreases of 2.2 percent in August and
0.9 percent in July. Excluding defense, new orders were up
$4.1 billion, the first increase in three months. New orders
without transportation equipment increased $4.6 billion or
2.2 percent.

Shipments increased $4.3 billion or 1.8 percent to
$245.3 billion, following a 2.5 percent decline in August.
This is the first increase in three months. Excludin;
defense, shipments increased $3.9 billion, the seventl
increase in the last nine months. Without transportation
equipment, shipments were up $4.7 billion or 2.3 percent.

Unfilled orders decreased $5.8 billion or 1.2 percent to
$475.9 billion and are at the lowest level since $471.9 billion
in December 1988. This is the thirteenth consecutive
monthly decline, Excluding defense, unfilled orders
decreased $2.7 billion. Without transportation equipment,
unfilled orders declined $1.0 billion or 0.4 percent.

Inventories decreased $1.0 billion or 0.3 percent to
$384.6 billion, following increases of 0.5 percent in August
and 0.2 percent in July. Without defense, inventories
increased $0.2 billion, the fifth consecutive monthly increase.
The inventories-to-shipments ratio decreased from 1.60 in
August to 1.57 in September.

New Orders

New orders for durable goods in September decreased
$0.2 billion or 0.1 percent to fi92 billion. The September
decline follows decreases of 0.4 percent in August and 2.7
percent in July.

Transportation equipment had the largest decrease,
down $2.1 billion or 7.3 percent to $26.3 billion, primarily
due to aircraft and parts and motor vehicles and parts.
Primary metals declined $1.2 billion or 10.4 percent to $10.0
billion, the largest decrease since 10.7 percent in Merch
1989. Electronic and other electrical equipment lad the
largest increase, up $1.0 billion or 5.8 percent tc $18.4
billion, primarily due to electronic components and
communications equipment. Fabricated metal products and
industrial machinery and equipment also had large increases.

New orders for nondurable goods increased $2.7 billion
or 2.3 percent to $120.2 billion, following a 4.0 percent
decline in August. This is the seventh increase in the last
eight months. The largest increases were in tobacco
products, food and kindred products, printing and
publishing, and chemical and allied products.

Note: All figures in text are in seasonally adjusted current dollars

Shipments

Shipments of durable goods in September increased
$13 billion or 1.1 percent to $124.7 billion, following a 1,1
percent decline in August. The largest increase was in
electronic and other electrical equipment, up $0.8 billion or
44 percent to $18.0 billion, primarily due to communications
equipment and electronic components. Transportation
equipment had the largest decline, down $0.5 billion or 1.5
percent to $31.2 billion, due to motor vehicles and parts.

Shipments of nondurable pods were up $2.9 billion or
2.5 percent to $120.6 billion, following a 3.9 percent decrease
in August. This is the seventh increase in the last eight
months. The largest increase was in tobacco products, up
$1.5 billion. Food and kindred products was up $0.9 billion.
Petroleum and coal products declined $0.3 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for durable goods in September
decreased $5.5 billion or 1.2 percent to $453.3 billion, the
lowest level since $450.0 billion in December 1988. This is
the thirteenth consecutive monthly decline. Transportation
equipment had the largest decline, down $4.9 billion or 1.9
percent to $249.1 billion, primarily due to aircraft and parts.

‘ransportation equipment has declined in twelve of the last
thirteen months. Primary metals decreased $0.9 billion or
4.2 percent to $20.4 billion. The largest increases occurred
in fabricated metal products up $0.4 billion or 1.8 percent to
$22.9 billion and electronic and other electrical equipment,
up $0.3 billion or 0.7 percent to $42.3 billion. Unfilled
orders for nondurable goods declined $0.3 billion or 1.5
percent to $22.7 billion.

Inventories

Inventories for durable goods in September decreased
$1.3 billion or 0.5 percent to $240.7 billion, the eleventh
decline in the last twelve months. Transportation equipment
had the largest decrease, down $0.8 billion or 1.1 percent to
$69.5 billion, as declines in aircraft and parts and
shipbuilding and tanks more than offset an increase in motor
vehicles and parts.

Nondurable goods, up $0.3 billion or 0.2 percent to
$143.8 billion, have increased for eight consecutive months.
Chemicals and allied products had the largest increase, up
$0.3 billion. The largest decrease was in tobacco products,
down $0.2 billion.

By stage of fabrication, finished goods decreased 0.5
percent in durables and increased 0.1 percent in
nondurables. Work in process was down 1.0 percent in
durables and up 0.7 percent in nondurables. Materials and
supplies increased 0.2 percent in durables and 0.1 percent in
nondurables.

‘The advance report on durable goods
sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government
CENDATA is avalable fom Dialog Information Services hae Ce

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general guidance.

the Census (301-763-2074) can provide content information and

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Nondefense Capital Goods "1

New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars

[ New Ordere
38 c ments | — 38

La 1 1 L 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1

Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep
Sep. 1990-Sep. 1992

Defense Capital Goods

New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars
1

10

5 Ul ! L L i ! 1 \ N L L ! Lis
Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep

Sep. 1990-Sep. 1992

Note: All Charts based on seasonally
adjusted current dollars.


Table 7. VALUE OF

MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES, BY STAGE OF FABRICATION,

BY INDUSTRY GROUP
(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
chan;
Sept. Aug. July] Aug-} — July-]  June- Sept. Aug. July Sept. Sept.
1992P 1992" 1992 Sept. Aug. July 1992P 1992" 1992 1991 92/91,
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
All manufacturing industries .....] 120,253} 120,086] 119,762) +0.1] +03 -0.1| 119,646} 119,879} 119,216] 119,699 0.0
Durable goods industries ....... 67,416] 67,304) 66,800) +02) +08 0.7) 67,522] 67,678 | 66,601] 68,846 19
Stone, clay, and glass products 2,470 2,467 24n1} +01] +19) +04 2/445 2,473 2,439 2,456 04
Primary metals -....-. 2-5 6,150 6151 6164 0.0 02 09 6,297 6,210 6,141 6,604 46
Fabricated metal products ....... 8,136 8,190 8171 0.7, +02) +05 8,135 8,255 8,185 8,152 02
Ieguctrigl machinery and equipment | 13,666 13,484] 13,136) +13) +26 03) 13716] 13,541] 13,126] 13,698 +01
Flectronic and other
electrical equipment ..... 9,095 9,123 9,024 03) +14 2.3 9,055 9,189 9,092 9,448 42
‘Transportation equipment ..... 12,999| 13,108} 13,056 08} +04 “16| 12,892] 13,203] 12,856| = 14,114 87
Instruments and related products . . 7169 77089 Fou; +14) +11 0.0 7161 77142 7,052 674i) +62
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods . .. . - 1731 1,692 7817] +05 1.6 05 7,821 1,665 7,710 7,633) +25
Nondurable goods industries. 52,837| 52,782] 52,962) +0.1 03| +08) $2,124] 52,201] 52,615] 50,853) +25
Food and kindred products . 10,105} 10,150) 10,172 04 02 03 9,702 91826 9,937 9444] +2.7
Tobacco products . - 5,408 5,300 5,348] +2.0 09) +20 5271 4,999 4977 4 +9.7
Textile mill products . 2,778 2,781 2,816 0.1 12) +24 2,709 2,787 2,896 2,456| +103
Paper and allied products. . - 6,838 6,888 6884 07) +01) +08 6,784 6/816 6,847 6679) +16
Chemicals and allied products 11789 11,761] 11,776] +0.2 ‘o1] +03| 1721} 11807) 11865] 11,504) +19
Petroleum and coal products . 3,053 3,149 3)223 -3.0 23) +83 3,025 3,123 3,197 3,196 54
Rubber and plastics products .... - 4,406 4,366 4381] +09 03) +02 4427 4,290 4,339 4302) +29
Apparel, printing and publishing £
and leather goods ...-..-- +--+. 8,460 8,387 8362) +09] +03 06 8,485 8553 8,557 8,469} +02
WORK IN PROCESS
All manufacturing industries 133,765 | 134,698] 134,287 0.7 134,218] 135,987| 135,120] 142,775 6.0
Durable goods industries... . . 110,657) 111,741 111,644 “1.0 110,980 { 112,921] 112,331] 120,343 18
Stone, clay, and glass products 1,125 1134 1135, 08 1092 1,123 1140 1,101 08
Primary metals <......-- 77361 7476 7,490 “1S 7,396 7570 7366 8,012 17
Fabricated metal products . : 7467 7,506 7/541 05 7a52 Tao 77494 7,602 -2.0
Industrial machinery and equipment | 18,299] 18,374 18,208 04 18'550] 18,432 18,176} 20,001 73
Electronic and other
clectrical equipment . 13,256] 13,222) 12,944) + 0.3 13,265] 13,396] 13,107} 13,204 +05
Transportation equipment . 47960] 48,742 | 48,873 16 48'046| 49,338] 49,245] 53,556 -103
Instruments and related products . 1031] 11,110| 11,265 07 11/039], 11,338] 11,397] 12,691 -13.0
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods 4,158 477 4,188 05 4,140 4,233 4,206 4,176 09
Nondurable goods industries 23,108} 22,957] 22,643] + 0.7 23,238| 23,066} 22,789) 22,432) +3.
Food and kindred products 3,622 3)556 3457) +19 3,626 3,339 3,308 3,599 +08
Tobacco products ....-. ++ 66 53 58| +245 80 45 44 149
Textile mill products .....- 2,456 2,470 2,431 06 2,485 2,510 2,463 2,523 1S
Paper and allied products. . . 108 1,107 113) 0 +01 1,081 119 1,152 1,175 80
Chemicals and allied products 51559 5,494 5372) +12 5,560 5570 5418 5232) +63
Petroleum and coal products 3071 3,073 3055] +3.2 3,195 3,069 3,076 3160| +14
Rubber and plastics products... . . 1 1472 1,484 -16 1,459 1,480 1,468 1,587 81
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods ....-- ++ +++ 5,678 5,732 5,673 09 5,752 5,934 5,860 5,062] +136
FINISHED GOODS
All manufacturing industries. 130,565 | 130,812} 129,442 2) +11] +13] 129,147) 131,123] 129,131 | 125,415 +3.0
Durable goods industries... . 62,668| 62,991] 62,814 os| +03| +12{  61,147| 62,826] 62,684) 60,937) +03
Stone, clay, and glass products . 4,398 4,422 4,385 05] +08 09 4,225 434" 4,387 4ig4] + 1.0
Primary metals cee 6,385 6,347 6179| +06) +27) +25 6,294 6,243 6,131 6,200} +15
Fabricated metal products ....... T591 T6i4 T 546 03} +09} +12 77332 7,469 TSAS 6,982} — +5.0
Industrial machinery and equipment | 13,032) 13,303} 13,562 -2.0 19| +22] 12,623} 13,479] 13,592 13,861 89
Electronic and other
electrical equipment .. . 8,671 8,752 8,927 09 20) +05 8,469 8,806 8,941 8,545 09
Transportation equipment ....... 8,566 8,480 8217) +10) +32) +28 8,375 8,448 8,042 8,142 +29
Instruments and related products . . 5,705 5,668 544{  +0.7| +04) +07 5,653 5,659 5,677 5363) +54
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods . . . . 8,320 8,405 8,354 10) +0.6 03 8,176 8,373 8,369 7,660 +67
Nondurable goods industries . 67897| 67,821) 66,628] +01 J +13 x 68,297| 66,447] 64,478] +55
Food and kindred products 16,876] 17007] 16,929 08 . 401| 17870] 17,690) 16,418] 17,215 +38
Tobacco products... . - 1,224 1,560 . 25 0] +165 1166, 1,631 1,286 372| — -15.0
Textile mill products ........ 3/865 3/842 3785) +06 S) +13 31815 3,902 3,854 3,601 +59
Paper and allied products 5,812 3,749 5634, +11 x 00 5579 5,655 5,633 5,140 +85
Chemicals and allied products ess} 17473} 12073] «+0 +24 +23) ID 1I9] 17126) 19.967 16,309 +5.0
Petroleum and coal products 5,687 5,763 5,793 13 05) +07 81 5,688 5,752 TT +08
Rubber and plastics products 5,466 5,357 5247) +20] +21) +06 5,283 5,242 5,212 5,101 +36
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods .... . hing} angan} noes] 10,822] #23) +22] 412] 11,352) 11,363 11,330 9,969} +139

P Prelimary. ‘ Revised.


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

(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthty Percent
change
Sept. Aug. July] Aug-] — July-| — June- Sept. Aug July Sept.} Sept.
1992? 1992" 1992] Sept.]} Aug July] 1992 1992" 1992 1991] 92/91
All manufacturing industries . ... . | 475,911] 481,749 | 485,883 42 09 -10} 475,049] 481,181] 487,247] 511,536 TA
Manufacturing industries
without defense capital goods . 347,428] 350,094] 352,947 08 08 -0.7| 347,722] 351,613] 355,042] 366,413 5.1
Durable goods industries . . 453,260] 458,755 | 462,743 12 09 -1.1] 451,820] 457,579] 463,647] 488,010 74
Stone, clay, and glass products 6,866 6,929 7,036 09 15 +18 7,025 7,195 7,209 6,564 +70
Primary metals : 20,405] 21,291} 21,065 42) +11] +06] 19,946} 21,111] 21,414] 21,950 9.1
Blast furnaces, steel mills 7,843 8,088 , -3.0 04 0.1 TST 8,077 8,223 9353] -17.1
Tron and steel foundries . 2,742 2,820 2,818 -28 +01 14 2,723 2,860 2,809 2,925 69
Nonferrous and other primary
metals 9,820] 10,383] 10,125 54) +25) +17 9,466} 10,174) 10,382 9,672 21
Fabricated metal products . : 22,941 22,544 22,802 +18 “Al 21 23,023 22,655 22,953 24,942 17
Industrial machinery and equipment ..| 51,290] $1,170] 51,547] +02 0.7 0.7) 51,255] 51,167] $1,458] $5,091 -70
Engines and turbines ...........| 10,988 10,736 10,624 +23 +11 +01 11,052 10,764 10,511 10,737 +29
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment . 6,081 6,053 6,039} +05] +02 08 6,026 5,946 5,998 6,182
Metalworking machinery . . 7594 7,684 8,010 “12 All +07 7,594 7,684 8,010 7,102
Computer and office equipment 7,948 797 7,893 03) +10 45 8,123 8,166 8,020] 10,866
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ............, 42,311] 42,007} 41,957} +0.7] +01 0.0] 41,995} 42,104] 42,164] 41,897) +0.2
Blectrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus ............ 5,787 6,008 6,033 37 04 25 5,766 6,016 6,026 6418] — -10.2
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment 2,756 2,838 2,814 29 -14 2,756 2,838 2814 2,958 68
Communications equipment 14,530] 14,391] 14,431] +10 +04] 14520] 14,375] 14473] 14,409] +04
Electronic components . 14,813 14,485 14,333 +23 +15 14,487 14,469 14,452 13,488 +74
Transportation equipment . . 249,075} 253,945} 257,219 19 13 1S] 248,242] 252,259) 256,473] 271,437 85
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 218,083] 221,668} 224,107 -16 217,188 | 219,875] 223,241| 235,000 -16
Shipbuilding and tanks .. . : 23,454] 24,248] 24,827 33 23,580} 24,406) 24974] 28,706] -179
Instruments and related products ....} $2,771 53,113 53,189 -0.6 52,552 52,855 53,294 58,645 -10.4
Search and navigation equipment . 35,651] 35,605} 36,121] +0.1 35,400] 35,327] 36,214] 40,325] -12.2
Measuring and controlling devices 8,216 8,413 8,508 23 8,216 8,413 8,508 8,737 6.0
Medical instruments and supplies J 7,992 8,141 7,647 -18 7,992 8,141 7,647 8,554 6.6
All other durable goods .........., 7,601 1,756 7,928 -2.0 7,782 8,233 8,682 7,484] +4.0
Nondurable goods industries ...... | 22,651] 22,994] 23,140 “15 23,229] 23,602] 23,600} 23,526 13

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
Sept.| Aug.} July} Aug-| July-| June-| Sept] Aug.| July} Sept.} Sept.
1992P} 1992" 1992] Sept.]} Aug.| July} 1992°] 1992" 1992, 1991} 92/91 1992P 1991
All manufacturing industries . . . . .| 239,444 | 236,880 242,307] +1.1] -22] -0.9} 256,458] 236,506 | 222,388] 249,046] +3.0 | 2,148,124 |2,095,536
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders 124,607) 127,309) +03 -1.7 134,939] 122,103] 114,845] 132,943] +1.5 | 1,132,991 | 1,121,699
without defense capital goods 234,524 | 230,418 | 236,677) +18 -0.3| 249,948 | 231,649 217,912] 242,117] — +3.2 | 2,093,525 | 2,028,467
Durable goods industries . . 119,204 | 119,376 | 119,861] -0.1 -2.7 128,137] 116,081 | 105,043] 124,711] — +2.7 | 1,079,392 | 1,047,057
With unfilled orders .... 96,760| 96,643] 97,900] +0.1 -3.0] 105,086] 93,196] 86,868] 102,573] +24} 877,579] 866,072
Stone, clay, and glass products 5,492] 5,321] 5,644] +32 5818] 5,633] 5,334] +106] 48,006] 44,472
Primary metals .......... 9,986] 11,147) 11,288] -10.4 10,829] 10,570] 11,041] -7.9] 98,808] 96,487
Blast furnaces, steel mills 4,392] 4,594] 4,635] 4.4 4514] 4,459] 4,653 4S} 41,764) 40,987
Iron and steel foundries . 397} 982] 913] 8.7 1072] 764 8841 +20] 8,772] 8,046
Nonferrous and other primary
metals ........... : 5571] 5,740] -15.7] -2.9 5,243| 5,347] 5,504] -123] 48,272] 47,454
Fabricated metal products . 13,142] 12,906] +55] +18 13,190] 11,916] 13,641] +70} 118,159] 116,511
Industrial machinery and equipment .) 21,162] 20,547] 20,678] +3.0| -0.6 19,212] 17,796] 22,378] +4.0] 184,308] 179,565
Engines and turbines .......... 1,930] 1,581] 1,513} +22.1] +45 1,587] 1,287} 2,744] -19.2] 13,959] 14,869
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment . 2,525] 2,413] 2,245] +4.6] +75 2,254] 2,140] 2,672 46{ 20,503] 21,826
Metalworking machinery . 2,316} 1,920] 2,157] +206} -11.0 1,813] 1,884] 2,277] +9.1| 18,890] 17,356
Computer and office equipment ..| 5,780] 6,027 5.77] -4.1| +43 5410] 4,347] 6,103] +21.7] 50,201] 45,386
Electronic and other
electrical equipment .. ... 18,351] 17,343] 18,157] +58] 45 17,098 16,258] 17,727} +113] 155,023] 146,048
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . 2,164] 2,313) 2.279] 64] +15] +03] 2,433) 2,251] 2,036] 2,374] +25] 20,602] 20,624
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment ........ 1,641] 1,685] 1,649] -26] +22] -18] 1,801] 1,693} 1,412] 1,784] +10] 14,911] 14,824
Communications equipment . 4291] 3,709] 4,336] +15.7] -145} +133] 4,728] 3,517 3,810] 3,77] +252} 33,635] 28,101
Electronic components .. . . 5,927] 5,475] 5,639] +83] -29] +10] 5,925] 5341] 5,125] 5,150] +15.0] 48,831] 46,349
‘Transportation equipment ........ 26,340) 28,399] 27,610] -7.3) +29] -12.0] 28,961] 26,703] 20; 30,544] 5.2] 264,591] 262,701
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 6,249| 7,367} 7,089} -15.2) +39] -285}) 8,125] 5,835] 5,464] 8,886 8.6} 74,646] 91,279
Shipbuilding and tanks 311] 510] 288) -39.0/ +771] -291] 319] 17] 296] 144] 3215] 5,652] 9/314
Instruments and related products ...] 10,137] 10,042] 9,759] +0.9] +29] +68} 10,909] 9,347] 9,034] 10618] +27] 987066| 98767
Search and navigation equipment .} 2,750] 2,111] 2,212] +303] 4.6] +219] 3,004] 1,672] 2,087| 2,777) +82] 20332) 23417
Measuring and controlling devices | 2,520] 2,547] 2,648] -1.1] -38] +08] 2,683] 2510] 2431] 2579] +40] 23200) 22,785
Medical instruments and supplies .} 2,821] 3,316] 2,883] -14.9] +15.0] +78] 2,990] 3,236] 2,738] 3,038] 16] 25,710] 241538
Alll other durable goods .......... 13,867] 13,435] 13,819] +3.2] -28] +03] 14,591] 13,884] 13,296] 13,428] +87] 123,431] 112,506
Nondurable goods industries. 120,240 | 117,504} 122,446] +23] 4.0] +09] 128,321] 120,425] 117,345] 124,335] +3.2 | 1,068,732 | 1,048,479
With unfilled orders 28,235] 27,964] 29,409} +10] -4.9] +25] 29,853] 28, ! 30,370 -1.7] 255,412] 255,627

P Preliminary. " Revised,

1 shipments and new orders are the totals for the petiod 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
Sept.| Aug] July] Aug-| July-| Junc-] Sept.) Aug. July} Sept.) Sept.
1992P| 1992" 1992| Sept.] Aug.] July] 1992P] 1992" 1992 1991] 92/91 1992P 1991
All manufacturing industries . . 248,282} 241,014] 247,216] +1.8| -25] 0.0} 262,590] 242,572] 226,244] 254,174] +3.3 | 2,175,340 |2,102,671
Manufacturing Industries
with unfilled orders ..... 130,833] 128,741} 132,218] +1.6] -2.6] 0.1] 141,071 | 128,169 118,701] 138,071] — +2.2 | 1,160,207 | 1,128,834
without defense capital goods . . | 237,190 | 233,271 | 239,140] +17] 25) 0.0] 253,839} 235,078 | 219,148 | 244,813) +3.7 {2,104,437 |,028,888
Durable goods industries 124,699 | 123,364] 124,789] +11] -11| -0.8) 133,896] 122,149] 109,301] 130,137) +2.9 | 1,107,296 | 1,056,599
With unfilled orders .......- 102,255} 100,631} 102,828] +16] -21] -0.7] 110,845] 99,264] 91,126] 107,999] +2.6 | 905,483) 875,614
Stone, clay, and glass products . . 5'595| 5,428] 5518] +23} -16] +37] 6072] 5,832] 5,371] 5,292) 414.7) 47,233] 43,073
Primary metals 10872| 10,921] 11,166} -04] -22| -1.1] 11,335] 11,132] 10,401] 11,429] — -08} 100,207) 98,220
Blast furnaces, steel mills . 4637| 4628| 4,640] +02] -03) -19] 4,762] 4,660] 4,301] 4,829) -14] 42,554] 41,344
Iron and steel foundries 975 ‘9g0] 953] 0.5] +28] -6.0} 1,039) 1,021 817 981] +59] 8,949] 8,319
Nonferrous and other primary
metals ......- 2-00 5260] 5313] 5573] -10| 4.7] +05] 5,534] 5,451] 5,283] 5,619} -1.5) 48,704) 48,557
Fabricated metal products 13472| 13,400] 13395} +05] 0.0| 0.1) 14,233] 13,488} 12,192] 13,937) +21] 119,384] 116,946
Industrial machinery and equipment .} 21,042] 20,924] 21,050] +0.6| -0.6] -2.6] 23,179) 19,503] 18,219] 22,032) +5.2 | 186,124) 181,392
Engines and turbines . «| “t'678| “14091 “i49g} 414.2] 19] -11.2) 1930] 1,334] 1135] 1,825] +58] 13,451) 13,312
Farm and garden machinery 922 972] 1,055] -S.1] -7.9) -2.0] 877 TIS 806] 1,047] 16.2] 10,216] 10,674
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 2,497) 2,399) 2,292] +4.1| +471 -59] 2470] 2,306] 2,191] 2,702) 8.6] 20,642) 23,150
Metalworking machinery . . . . 2406) 2246] 2105] +71] +67] 48] 2,574) 2,139] 1,832] 2,166) +188) 19,213) 17,445
Computer and office equipment ..| 5,803) 5.949] 6,147] 25] -32/ +04) 7,469) 5,264] 4,638) 6,387) +169) 51,293) 44,994
Electronic and other
electrical equipment .....-..- ++ 18,047| 17,293| 18,143} +44] 4.7] +49] 19,845] 17,198] 16,162] 18,551} +7.0] 154,653] 147,089
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus 2,385] 2,338] 2,436] +2.0| 4.0] +46) 2,683) 2,261) 2,158] 2,563] +47] 21,113] 20,670
Household appliances . Yo26| 1581] 1,577) +28) +03) +27] 1,685] 1577) 1,517) 1,598) +54] 14,045] 13,730
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment . 1,723] 1,661] 1,688] +3.7| -16| 45} 1,883] 1,669] 1,451] 1,798} +4.7) 15,134] 14,450
Household audio and
video equipment ....... 959] 1,066] 1,149] 10.0] -7.2} +336] 1,252] 1,132] 925) 1,284] 25] 8,658) 7,404
Communications equipment 41s2| 3,749) 4,281] +10.7| -12.4] +136] 4,583] 3,615] 3,677) 3,928] +167] 33,500] 29,990
Electronic components . 53599} 57323) 5,427) +5.2] -19] +22] 5,907] 5,324] 5,074] 5,424) +89] 48,114] 46,328
‘Transportation equipment 31210] 31,673] 31,574] -15| +03] -38] 32,978] 30,917) 24811} 34,372] 4.1] 285,942) 266,602
Motor vehicles and parts . 18,886| 19.494) 19035] -31] +24] -25| 19,572] 19,317) 13,562) 19,588] 0.1) 172,512) 151,478
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . . 9.834} 9,806} 10,142) +03) -33] -81] 10812] 9,201] 9,030] 12,340) -12.4| 92,472] 94,775
Shipbuilding and tanks 110s] 1.089] 1,103} +15] -13] +66] 1,145] 1,085] 1,039] 1,160] -1.3] 9,552] 9,960
Instruments and related products 10.479| 10,118| 10,161] +36} -04] -3.0] 11,212{ 9,786] 9,236] 10,981! +21) 91,454) 91,576
Search and navigation equipment 2704] 2,627) 2,672] +29] -1.7| 45] 2,931) 2,559] 2,286] 3,037] 3.5) 23,886] 25,762
Measuring and controlling devices | 2717] 2,642 | 2,625] +28| +06] -08] 2,880) 2,605) 2,408] 2,735] +53] 23,800) 22,939
Medical instruments and supplies .| 2'970| 21822] 2.837| +52] -05] 45] 3,139] 2,742] 2,692] 2,984] +5.2} 25,9121 24,901
Photographic goods ........ ung] 1661] 1,670} +35] -05| -1.9) 1,875] 1,522] 1,907] 1,851] +13] 14,709] 15,025
All other durable goods... 34,022| 13,607) 13,782] +3.0] -1.3] +14] 15,042] 14,333] 12,909] 13,543} +111) 122,299) 111,701
Nondurable goods industries. 120,583| 117,650 122,427] +25] -39} +08] 128,694] 120,423) 116,943} 124,037] +3.8 | 1,068,044 | 1,046,072
With unfilled orders .. . 28°578| 28,110] 29,390) +1.7] -44] +23] 30,226] 28,905] 27,575] 30,072} +05 | 254,724) 253,220
Food and kindred products: 33/540] 32,662] 32,666] +2.7| 0.0] +09] 35,504] 32,745] 31,393] 34,117] +41} 293,433) 288,887
Meat products 7659| 7440) 7415| +29| +03} -01| 7,942| 7,627] 7,260) 7,671) +35] 66,611) 67,562
Dairy products 4416) 4396) 4,345] +05] +12] -06| 4,513] 4,486) 4,348] 4,266) +58) 38,945) 36,859
Beverages . 4726] 4629] 4593| +21) +08} -08] 4,802] 4,913) 4,901] 4,563) +5.2} 42,580) 40,716
All other foods, except fats and oils] 14/934| 14524] 14641] +28] -08] +27 16,442] 14,046] 13,212] 15,889] +35) 129,869) 129,128
‘Tobacco products . 31568] 2,045| 3,304) +745] -381| -62| 4,064) 1,994) 2,351] 3,197] +27.1| 24,034) 22,976
Textile mill products 6149] 6,084) 6198] +11| -18] +04] 6,772) 6447] 5,374) 6,491) +43) 54,426] 49,794
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles 3862| 3,820] 3881] +11| -16] -12] 4,275] 4,053] 3,293] 4,135] +34) 34,544) 31,571
Paper and allied products 10,476| 10,502] 10,668} -02] -16] +1.6] 10,749] 10,711] 10,438] 10,720] +03] 4,440) 93,670
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products ...... 4420) 4,427) 4532] 02] -23] -01| 4,477) 4,467) 4,452] 4,491] 03] 40,095] 40,424
Paperboard containers and boxes .| 2,548] 2,525] 2570] +09] -1.8] +01] 2,589] 2,609] 2,467) 2,452) +5.6} 22,646} 21,530
Miscellaneous converted
paper products ......... 3,508) 3,550] 3,566) -12) -0.4| +49] 3,683) 3,635) 3,519) 3,777) -25] 31,699) 31,716
Chemicals and allied products. 2a'g97| 247637) 25,458] +1.1] -32] +0.6] 26,072| 24,672] 24,088] 25,158) +36] 224,549) 219,250
Industrial chemicals. . 12'976| 13,106] 13422] -1.0] -24] +16] 13,236) 13,108] 12,900] 12,847] +3.0) 116,376} 115,864
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries . 9329} 3897] 9,293] +49] 43] +11] 10505] 9,078) 8,648] 9,701] +83] 81,378) 75,942
Petroleum and coal products 12igia| 13,111] 14205] 23] -7.7)  -13] 14,175] 13,926] 14,283] 13.873[ +22) 117,270) 120,317
Rubber and plastics products gi7s8{ g.791| 8.989] -04] -22| +11] 9,143] 8,959] 8,653] 9,318 81,168 | 78,086
All other nondurable goods . 20/381] 19818] 20939] +28| -54] +35] 22,215) 20,969] 20,363] 21,163] +5.0) 178,724) 173,092

P Preliminary. * Revised.

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