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
Oct. Sept. Aug. | Sept.- | Aug.- | July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. Oct.
2001° 2001' 2001 Oct. | Sept. | Aug. | 2007 2001 2001 2000 01/00
All manufacturing industries. 587,104] 552,581] $63,172] +0.8 -0.9] 548,443] 546,540] 557,559] 582,188] “5.8
Excluding transportation. 270,270} 274,028) 279,157 “1.4 1.0 (267,671 271,453} 277,473] 315,330) 15.1
Excluding defense. 404,116) 411,812 421,981 1.9] -1.0) 400,143} 409,172 418,923 445,093 -10.1
Durable goods industries........ 557,104) 552,581 563,172] +0.8) -0.9] 548,443] 546,540] 557,559 582,188) 5.8
Primary metals. 17,726) 18,419, 18,634! -3.8| -0.9] 16,742 17,893) 18,543} 18,924) WS
Iron and steel mills. 8,501 8,931 8,924) -4.8) 1.4) 7,898] 8,638 8,826] 9,213] 14.3
Aluminum and nonferrous ‘metals. 6,941 7,191 7,397) 3.5) 1.5) 6,636 7,029 7,416] 7,641 13.2
Ferrous metal foundries..... 2,284, 2,297 2,313 -0.6) +25 2,208 2,226) 2,301 2,070) +67
Fabricated metal product: 40,704) 41,027) 41,619 -0.8) -0.9) 40,041 41,004 42,034 42,895) 6.7
Machinery...... 58,083] 59,320) 59,585, “2.1 “1d 57,603] 58,978] 59,100} 64,472 10.7
Construction machinery. 2,167 (2,272 2,323) -4.6| +3.5) 1,961 2,026 2,146) 2,559 -23.4
Mining, oil field, and
gas field machinery. 1,742 1,797 1,662 “31 +35) 1,738 1,812 1,645) 1,440) +20.7
Industrial machinery... 9,780] 9,845 10,198] 0.7 -1.9] 9,794 9,597 10,263] 14,201 -31.0
Photographic equipment. seas 819] 824] 85: 0.6 0.8 825 822 866 73: +127
Ventilation, heating, air-< -conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment... ..... 4,573 4,599 4,798] -0.6] +1.0) 4,352 4,548 4,813 4,848) =10.2
Metalworking machinery... 4,231 4,383] 4,654 3.5) “44 4,199) 4,355) 4,682 5,850) 28.2
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment... 19,629] 20,474 19,962; “41 “2.1 19,759] 20,797 19,777 18,325) +78
Material handling equipment..... 6,09: 6,093] 6,040} +01 +13 5,919 5,958) 5,863 6,077 -2.6
Computers and electronic products 127,199] 128,078] 131,674 0.7 -0.8] 126,533] 126,688] 130,023] 156,029} 18.9
Electronic computers. seat 9,551 9,205 10,112 +3.8] +0.6) 9,537 9,246] 10,374) 10,152) 6.1
Nondefense communications
38,986] 39,238 41,631 -0.6) 1,3) 38,497 38,524 40,080} 46,855 | 17.8
2,331 21423 2,508 38 “4.2 2:339 2,389 2,408 2,416 “3.2
‘Semiconductors. 14,758) 15,469] 15,152) 4.6 -2.3| 15,733] 15,534) 15,313] (29,829) 47.3
Electronic ‘components. 15,898} 16,008) 16,189) -0.7| 3.0) 15,980 16,130} 16,365] 20,928) -23.6
Nondefense search and navigation
equipment. 4,342 4,444) 4,530} 2.3] 0.6] 4,261 4,370} 4,492 5,400) 201
Defense search and navigation
equipment....... senses. 29,765) 29,810) (29,744) 0.2 +0.2 0.0 28,753, 29,169, 29,195) 28,935) 0.6
Electromedical, measuring,
and control instruments. 11,568} 11,481 11,810] +0.8) -2.8) +19) 11,433) 11,326) 11,798} 11,514) -0.7
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components. 16,474) 16,865) 17,329} . 2.7) 1.4) 16,287) 16,471 17,227, 19,211 15.2
Electric lighting ‘equipment... 1,577) 1,606) 1,684) 1.8) -4.6| +27 1,558} 1,568} 1,750) 1,513} +3.0
Household appliances . 1,132] 1,194} 1,251 6.2 -4.6| +2.0) 970) 1,086 1,136) 830) +9.0
Electrical equipment..... i. 9,815) 9,987] 9,929 -1.7| +0.6) +01 9,826] 9,783] 9,898 9,701 +13
Transportation equipment......... 286,834] 278,553] 284,015 ¥ 19 -0.8] 280,772] 275,087] 280,086] 266,858] $5.2
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,
and trailers............ . 11,950} 12,369) 12,594) 1.8] 1.4] 11,455) 11,890} 12,228) 13,118) 12.7
Nondefense aircraft and parts... 141,540} 144,333 149,015 3.1 -0.6) 139,980} 144,421 147,479) 135,588) $3.2
Defense aircraft and parts. 4 57,765, 44,879 45,178) -0.7) -1.9) 56,120} 44,051 44,700) 44,024) +27.5
Ships and boats.. I. . 21,635, (22,672| 22,840 0.7 +0.9) 20,868 21,883 22,155) 19,196] +87
Furniture and related products. 6,251 6,455) 6,608] “3. | -2.3) 2.4) 6,457 6,644 6,810} 7,918

” Preliminary " Revised

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


Total Manufacturing
Shipments and Three Month
Moving Average

Total Manufacturing
New Orders and Three Month
Moving Average

Billions Of Dollars. Billions Of Dollars
420 420 420 420
400 400 400 400
380 380 380 A 380
360 360 360 360
340 340 || 340 VIS |"
320 320 320 v 320
300 300 || 300 300
280 280 280 280
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— = Shipments Average — io New Orders Average
Total Manufacturing Total Manufacturing
Total Inventories and Three Month Ratios of Unfilled Orders and Total
Moving Average Inventories to Shipments
Billions Of Dollars VS Ratios ‘UIS Ratios
500 500 1.6 4s
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Note: All charts based on seasonally adjusted current dollars.



Table 5. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, NEW ORDERS, UNFILLED

lillions of Dollars)

ORDERS, AND TOTAL INVENTORIES FOR TOPICAL SERIES '

Seasonally Adjusted

Not Seasonally Adjusted”

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent] Year to date
Industry Change}
Oct. | Sept. | Aug. |Sept.-] Aug. -} July-} Oct. | Sept. | Aug. | Oct. | Oct.
2001" | 2001’ | 2001 | Oct. | Sept. | Aug. | 2001" | 2001’ | 2001 2000 |01/00] 2001° 2000
SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries......... 328,666) 321,573] 337,443) +2.2/ -4.7) -0.3] 336,974] 341,063] 344,154] 363,906] -7.4|3,386,346|3,578,276
Construction materials and supplies.. 33,125] 32,322] 33,351) +25] -3.1] +0.6] 35,057) 33,386] 35,816] 35,853] -2.2/ 335,450] 356,655
Information technology.......... 27,383} 27,505] 28,377} -0.6] -3.1}  -5.6] 26,296] 32,325] 26,088] 35.463] -25.8] 301,977] 347.606
Capital goods.. 66,100] 65,471] 68,121] +1.0} -3.9]  -2.1] 63,612] 72,695] 64,948] 74,006] -14.0] 695,596] 751,521
Nondetense capital goods’... 59,676] 58,978] 61,468] +1.2] -4.1] -2.6| 57,223) 65.565] 58.561| 68.372| -16.3| 634/378
Excluding aircraft. 85.419] 54,520) 57,359] +1.6] -4.9] -2.3] 53,739] 61.077] 64,486] 65.192] -17.6] 591.597
Defense capital goods’ 6.424) 6,493) 6,653] -1.1) -2.4) +3.3] 6,389] 7,130] 6,387) 5.634) +13.4] 61.218
Consumer goods... 125,690] 122,716] 130,106] +24) -5.7] +1.4/ 131,908] 128,921] 134,817| 136,516] -3.4]1,276,841
Consumer durable good: 34,050} 31,015] 36,116} +9.8] -14.1] +1.1] 36,957] 33,707] 37,084] 39.003] -5.2] 342/033]
Consumer nondurable goods. 91,640] 91,701] 93,990} 0.1] -2.4) +1.5] 94,951] 95,214] 97,733] 97.513] -2.6] 934/808)
NEW ORDERS
All manufacturing industries. 333,189) 310,982} 332,439) +7.1] -6.5]  -0.1] 338,877] 330,044] 335,619] 362,791] -6.6|3,342,775|3,637,250
Construction materials and supplies. 32,623] 31,705] 33,065) +29] -4.1] 0.0] 34,118] 32,383] 35,476] 35,549] -4.0] 332,571] 358,158
Information technology.. 27,162] 23,357! 27,647} +16.3] -15.5] -3.8] 25,994] 28,551! 23,7841 36,456] -28.7| 288.434| 358,304
Capital good: 73,303] 97,282) 64,722] +28.0] -11.5] -1.7] 68,707] 65,605} 58,664] 73,231] -6.21 671,033] 797,720
Nondefense capital g 54,879] 51,267] 58,921] +7.0] -13.0] -0.9] 51,134] 59,560] 54,672| 67.861] -24.61 603.743] 722.660
Excluding aircraft. 53,239) 50,182] 55,688] +6.1] 9.9] -1.1] 51,915] 56,821] 51/532] 66,410] -21.81 572/962] 670,609
Defense capital goods’ 18,424) 6,015] 5,801] 206.3] +3.7] -8.4] 17,573] 6,045] 3,992] 5.370] 227.2| 67,290] 75,060
Consumer goods. 125,643] 122,818] 130,218] +2.3) -5.7| +1.4] 132,056] 128,850] 134,837] 137,144] 1,274,555]1,303,740
Consumer durable goods... 34,003] 31,117] 36,228] +9.3] -14.1] +1.0] 37.105] 33,636] 37/104] 39/631 339,747| 374,956
UNFILLED ORDERS
All manufacturing industries. 557,104) 552,581/ 563,172] +0.8] -1.9] -0.9] 548,443] 546,540 557,559] 582,188, a) (x)
Construction materials and supplies.. 33,603) 34,105] 34,722) -1.5]  -1.8]  -0.8] 33,189] 34,128] 35,131] 36,367 (x) x)
Information technology... 101,312} 101,503] 105.651) -0.2) -3.9} -0.7} 99,578) 99/880] 103,654] 113.111 x) x)
Capital goods........ 387,426) 380,223] 388,412} +1.9] -2.1] -0.9) 380,581] 375,486] 382,576] 393,172 x) x)
Nondefense capital goods’. 252,969] 257,766] 265,477] -1.9]  -2.9] _-1.0] 250,009] 256,098] 262,103] 271,302 x) x)
Excluding aircraft... 145,478] 147,658] 151,996) -1.5/ -2.9] | -1.1] 144,078] 145,902] 150,158] 165.552 (x) (x)
Defense capital goods’ 134,457] 122,457] 122,935} +9.8) -0.4) -0.7] 130,572] 119,388] 120,473] 121.870] 0) (x)
Consumer goods... 8,589| 8,636] 8,534] -0.5/ +1.2] 41.3] 8594] 8,446] 8,517] 10,720 (x) x)
Consumer durable goods. 8,589) 8,636] 8,534] -0.5] +1.2] +1.3] 8.594] 8.446] 8.5171 10,720) (x) (x)
TOTAL INVENTORIES
All manufacturing industries......... 458,658) 460,645] 464,933) -0.9}  -0.7) 460,302] 458,762] 466,861] 484,933, x) x)
Construction materials and supplies. 47,154] 47,377] 47,578) 0.4) 0.6] 46,505] 46,784] 47,266] 48,535 (x) «
Information technology. . 43,772| 44,153] 46,107) 4.2) -1.3) 43,601] 43,385] 46,916] 48,403, (x) a
Capital goods... 142,451] 143,000] 145,311 -1.6)  -0.6] 143,451] 142,262] 147,078] 150,426. (x) (x)
Nondefense capital goods’. 124,224} 124,837] 126,954 -U.7] -0.8] 125,037] 123,637] 128,344] 131,210] (x) (x)
Excluding aircraf 99,760] 100,478] 102,763 -2.2] -0.9] 99,680] 98,952] 103,744] 105.831 (x) (x)
Defense capital goods’ 18,227) 18,163] 18,357 1.1] 40.8] 18,414] 18,625] 18,734] 19,216; x) (x)
Consumer goods.. 126,971] 127,961] 128,633 -0.5) 6} 129,273] 128,728] 128,821] 134,464) x) a
Consumer durable g 27,342} 27,612] 27,906) 1.4 9] 27,319] 27,567] 28,137] 29,553 (x) (x)
Consumer nondurable goods. 99,629] 100,349] 100,727) 0.4 .2] 101,954) 101,161] 100,684] 104,911 x) (x)

Preliminary * Revised

* Nondefense capital goods industries include: small arms and ordnance; farm mi
industrial machinery; vending, laundry, and other machinery; photographic equipr

(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.

‘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

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

and supplies.

* Defense capital goods industries include: small arms and ordnance;

and search and navigation equipment.

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

and medical equipment

communications equipment; aircraft; missiles, space vehicles, and parts; ships and boats;

lachinery and equipment; construction machinery; mining, oil, and gas field machinery;
ment; metalworking machinery; turbines and generators; other power transmission


Table 4. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS

(Millions of Dollars)
‘Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly Percent Change ‘Monthly
Industry
Oct. Sept. Aug. | Sept.- | Aug.- | July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct
2001° 2001 2001 Oct. | Sept. | Aug. 2001” 2001' 2001 2000
All manufacturing industries. 458,658] 460,645] 464,933 0.4 -0.9 .7| 460,302] 458,762] 466,861] 484,933
Excluding transportation. 384,034) 386,487) 390,770 -0.6 a 8] 384,509} 383,954] 391,564) 406,029
Excluding defense... 437,115] 439,352) 443,428 0.5 -0.9 8] 438,484} 436,940] 444,818] 461,349
Durable goods industries........ .| 290,734 291,942] 295,392) 0.4 12 0.9} 291,009] 290,120] 297.680] 308,632
Wood products. . 9,514 9,689] 9,753 1.8 07 -0.7 9,630] 9,661 9,643] 10,248)
Nonmetallic minerai products. 9,764] 9,790 0.3 -0.2 13 9,385 9,559] 9,685) 9,529
Primary metals... 20,218] 20,402! 0.3} 0.8) -1:2] 20,166] 20,379) 20,549) 22,832
Iron and steel mills... 10,980] 11,148 15 -0.6 0.8] 11,052) 11,252] 11,248] 12,716
‘Aluminum and nonferrous metals. 7,405 7,419) -0.2 “1.3 “21 7,332 7,339] 7,504 8,360
Ferrous metal foundries. 1,833) 1,835 01 +0.3] -0.4 1,782 1,788 1,797 1,756
Fabricated metal products. 33,742] 33,845] -0.3 -0.5 -0.3] 33,318] 33,517] 33,977] 38,076
Machinery... 49,752] 50,072 0.6 0.4] -0.7| 49,747] 49,459] 50,311] 50,760
Farm machinery. 2,072| 2,107 1.7 “21 -2.2 1,937, 2,007 2.077 2,031
Construction machinery 3,880] 3,878 +01 0.0 0.3 3,867 3,799) 3,794 3,704
Mining, oil field,
and gas field machinery. 2,828] 2,826 +0.1 44.2 +1.9] 2,837| 2,874] 2,869 2,593
Industrial machinery... 8.572 8,653 -0.9 -1.6 “1. 8,527 8,465] 8,777 9,338]
Photographic equipment 2,425 2,408] +07, 425) +04 2,470 2,378 2,308] 2,286
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment. .....---..0- 4,626 4,589] +08) 34 -0.7 4,556| 4,544] 4,715] 4,461
Metalworking machinery... 5,808 5,931 24 aw a 5,880| 5,985 6,232 6,015)
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment... 5,661 5,756| a7] 44.5] 0.6 5,815 5,697 5,642 5,790
Material handling equipment 2,60: 2,581 0.9} -0.4 0.6 2152: 2,476) 2,517 2,421
Computers and electronic product 52,108] 52,833 4 45) -19) 81,941 51,935] 56,638] 58,219]
Electronic computers 3,16! 3,167 . “3.3 -3.0] 3:10: 3,134] 3,526] 3.613
Computer storage devices. 1.6 1,623 4 “1.0 -3. 1,558 1,452 1,697 1,730)
Nondefense communications
equipment...... 8,780) 9,163 2) 10.7) -3.5] 8,812! 9,054| 10,311 11,968
Defense communications equipment....... 530 610 1 +41 +07 616
Audio and video equipment... . 1,102 1,076 4) 42.8 “7 4,172 1,130| 1,121 1,210
Semiconductors. s 7,613) 7773 1 “2.3 0.3 7,494 7,434) 8,035 7,601
Electronic components. 8,324 8,602 48 48 8,383 8,647, 91275] 10,052)
Nondofense search and navigation
equipment. 2.726 2.713 +05 0.6]  +0.3 2,735] 2,691 2,772 2,666]
Defense search ar
equipment... 3,218 3,214 +01 +05) -0.1 3,220 3,240] 3,317 3,112
Electromedical, measuring
‘and control instrumé 10,911 10,906) 0.0} -0.5] 10,839] 10,673]—11,564 11,317) 4.2
Electrical equipment, appliances,

‘and component: 15,014) 15,017) 0.0} -0.5] 14,942| 14,615] 15,091 15,641 4.5
Electric lighting equipment........-- 1,686 1,703 4,712 “1.0 “18 1,704 1,678 1,741 1,839| 73
Household appliance: 2.472 2,457] 2.432] +0.6 +0.5| 2,434] 21315 2,379 2,570} “5.
Electrical equipment. 4:876| 4,779) 4g11 +2.0) -0.7 4,927 4,675) 4,855 4,806} +25
Batteries...... 804 791 +16) +01 810 794) 8 875 74

Transportation eat 74,624] 74,158] 74,163] +0.6 -0.3] 75,793 74,808] 75,297] 78,904 -3.9
‘Automobiles... 1.817 1,995| 2,104] 89 “41 1,810) 2,038| 2,22 2,265 -20.1
Light trucks ar 1,768 1,739 1,738) +1.7 “4.2 1,767 1,770 1,792 1,870) -5.5
Heavy duty truck 887 ‘906 5: “24 “2.2 888 915 95: 1,102 “19.4
Motor vehicie bodies, parts,

and trailers. 16,473] 16,446) 16,420] +0.2 -0.7| 16.496] 16,374) 46,483] 17,931 -8.0
Nondefense aircraft and parts... 31,983} 31,711] 31,2941 +0.9) +03) 32,843] 31,973] 31,697] 32,155] 424
Defense aircraft and parts.. 9.798 9,551 91877] +26 +1 9.951 9:757| 10.122] 11,366 “12.4
Ships and boats. 2,305 2.316 2,264] -0.5 +07) 2,286 2,303] 2,270] 2,207 +3.6

Furniture and related products... 8,042 8.173] 8.216] -1.6| “2.2 8,012 8.137 81249) 9,000} “11.0

Miscellaneous durable goods.. 17,956] 17,963] 18,093 0.0} “0.5] 18,075] 18,050) 18,240] 18,423 19

Nondurable goods industries. 167,924] 168,703] 169,541 0.5 -0.5] 169,293] 168,642] 169,181] 176,301 4.0

Food products. 29,554] 29,568) 29,893] 0.0} -o.1] 31,310] 30,011] 29,712) 31,317 0.0
Grain and oilseed milling... 3.210] 3,236] 3.278 0.8 -0.6 3,467 3,084) 3,054 3.686 5.9
Dairy products... 3,126 3,152 3,046) 0.8 -1.0} 3,147| 3,169 3,114 3,054 +3.0
Meat, poultry, and seafood products.. 5,927 5,890 5844] -+0.6 +17) 6,065 5,907 5.784] 5.671 +69

Beverage and tobacco products... 13,833) 13.955) 14,023 0.9 0.2) 14,28 14,077] 13,5141 14,404 08
Beverages 8,371 8,380] 8,320] 0.4 +02 8,625) 8,542 8.113] 8,356 43.2
Tobacco. 5,462 5,575 5,703] “2.0 -0.9 5,663] 5,535 5,401 6,048 “6.4

Textile milis. 6,334] 6,390] 6,447| -0.9 0.9) 6,194] 6.229) 6,464 6,803 “9.0

Textile products. 4,495] 4,501 4,531 -0.1 0.5 4,431 4.488] 4,538 4,825] 8.2

Apparel. 9,422 9,615] 9,791 -2.0 “19 9.173! 9.637 91972] 10,031 “8.6

Leather and aliied products. 1,496 1,499 1,503 0.2 “0.1 1,504] 1,529 1,550 1,646 “8.6

Paper products..... 15,601 15,571 15,461 +02) 015] 15,452) 15,494] 15,470} 16,216 “47
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mils. 6,933 6,907 6,853 +04 -0.6 6,800| 6,828] 6.817 7,053 3.6
Paperboard containers... 4,350] 4,359 4,334] -0.2 0.3 4,366] 4,395| 4,356] 4,738) 7:3

Printing... 6.172 6.166 6.410] +0. +0.2| 6.318 6.412 6,769 7217 “12:5

Petroleum and coai products... 12,101 12,730] 12,864] “4.9 ~0.5| 12,312) 13,047 13,018] 14,093) 12.6
Petroieum refineries........ 10,288] 10,930) 11,165 “5.9 +03) 10528] 11.266) 11,256] 12,250] 14.1

Basic chemicals... 51,371] 51,061 50,899] +0.6 0.6] 51,114] 50,449] 50,710) 51,546 0.8
Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

‘agricultural chemicals... 2,729) 2,801 2,842 -2.6 12.3 2,543 2,523] 2,453 2,610 2.6
Pharmaceuticals and medicines. 18,315] 18,107] 17,828] +11 +10] 18,632] 18,087] 18,085) 17,941 +39
Paints, coatings, and adhesives. 3,274 3,254] 3.274] +0.8 -0.3 3,194 3,176) 3,254 3,161 +1.0
Plastics and rubber products... 17/545] 17,647] 17,719 -0.6 -0.7| 17:197] 17,269] 17.464], 18,203) 5.5

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


Table 7. RATIOS OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES TO SHIPMENTS
AND UNFILLED ORDERS TO SHIPMENTS, BY INDUSTRY GROUP
(Based on Seasonally Adjusted data)

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio’

Industry Oct | Sep | Aug | Jul | Oct | sep | aug | ul

2001° | 2001' | 2001 | 2001 | 2001° | 2001' | 2001 | 2001
All manufacturing industries......) 1.40/ 1.43] 1.38] 1.38] ox) x) (x) ~
Durable goods industries. 1.61] 1.67] 1.59] 1.59] 4.33] 4.37] 4.26] 4.22
Wood products.....c..0.0. -f 1:31) 1:35] 138) 138] oo oo oo
Nonmetallic mineral products........-| 1.30) 1.38] 1.28) 1131 roa) oo oO ea)

Primary metals.............
Fabricated metal products.
Machinery....--...s.--cosssees

Computers and electronic product:
Electrical equipment, appliances,

and components. - 1.49f 1.53) 1.42) 1.45] 1.72) 1.82) 1.71] 1.77
Transportation equipment......... 1.44) 1.52) 1.38] 1.37] 8.96] 8.80] 8.75] 8.70
Furniture and related products. 1.39) 1.47} 1.36) 1.40) 1.22) 1.32] 1.23] 1.26
Miscellaneous products. 1.87} 1.90) 1.84] 1.88) (x) (x) (x) (x)

Nondurable goods industries. 1.13] 1.15] 1.127 1.13] x) (x) x) a)
Food products........... 0.77} 0.77] 0.77] 0.78] OO i Xx) OO
Beverage and tobacco pro 1.35] 1.46] 1.38] 1.43] (x) (Xx) x) (x)
Textiles. eon 1.68} 1.71] 1.68) 1.69. oo) x) ia) (x)
Textile pro 1.60} 1.60} 1.61] 1.62! x) OO Da) (x)
Apparel. cooseeeeeetteeeeese 1.86] 1.93} 1.91] 1.98) (x) x) (x) (x)
Leather and allied products. 214) 2.13) 210) 2.11 i) (x) (x) (x)
Paper product 1.20] 1.231 1.191 1.19} 00 x) (Xx) a)
Printing.......---.++ 0.75] 0.78] 0.76] 0.78] ia) ra) x) a)
Petroleum and coal products... 0.73] 0.711 0.70] 0.72 ia) a) a) (xX)
Basic chemicals. sees 1.47] 1.50] 1.43] 1.44) X) OO ) (x)
Plastics and rubber products. 1.19} 1,21) 1.18) 1.76) (Xx) ) ea) x)

® Preliminary " Revised

(X) Not Applicable

* Excludes the following industries with no unfilled orders: Wood products; nonmetallic mineral products;
medical equipment and supplies; office supplies; other miscellaneous manufacturing; cutlery and handtools;

farm and garden machinery; computer storage and peripheral devices; audio and video equipment; manufacturing
and reproducing magnetic and optical media; batteries; automobiles; light trucks and utility vehicles; heavy duty
trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

Table 8. REVISIONS TO PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED MONTHLY PERCENT CHANGES
(Based on Seasonally Adjusted data)

‘Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories

Oct Oct Oct Oct

Industry Oct? | 2000- 2000- Oct? | 2000- Oct? | 2000-

Oct’ | 1996- | Sep Sep | Oct’ | 1996-} Sep | oct’ | 1996-] Sep

2001 | 2000_| 2001 2001_| 2001 | 2000 | 2001 | 2001 | 2000 | 2001
All manufacturing industries......... OO} NAINA) (NA) Xd] INA)} (NAD C9) MN) A)
Durable goods industries. 0.1] (NA)] (NA) (wa)] -0.1f (NA)! (NAME 0.0] (NAT UNA)
Wood products... : (x) (NA)] (NA) (NA) Co} (NAY) (NA) (X)} (NA) (NA)
Nonmetallic mineral products ()  (NAIT (NA) (NA) Oo} (NANT (NA) xi] {NAN} (Na)
Primary metals. 0.2] (NA)] (NA) (NA)] 0.0) (NA)] (NA) 0.1] (NA)] (NA)
Fabricated metal products. 0.2] (NA)} (NA) (NA) -0.1] (NA)] {NAD} 0.1] (NA] (NA)
Machinery....--sccseoeess 0.2) (NA)} (NA) (NAT -0.3] (NA)] (NA)} 0.0] (NAN (NAD
Computers and electronic products. -0.1]  (NA}} (NA) (NA}] 0.0f (NA)} (NANT = 0.0] (NAT (NA)

Electrical equipment, appliances,

and components... 0.8] (NAIL (NA) (WAT -0.3] (NAT AN} 0.0] AN] (NAD
Transportation equipment... 0.0[  (NA)] (NA) (NA)] 0.0) (NA)] (NA) 0.0} (NA) (NA)
Furniture and related products. OO} (NAT (NA) (NA) OO] (NA)T (NA) Oo} (NA)] (NAD
Miscellaneous products. Oo} NAN] (INA) (NA) Ct) BL) A) x] (NA)] (NA)
Nondurable goods industries xi] (NA)] (NA) (NA) Oo} NANT (NA) oO} NAN] «Nay
Food products... OX} (NANT (NA) (NA) (OP NA] (NA) Oo] NA) (NA)
Beverage and tobacco products. &&} (NA) (NA) (NA) Oo} INAH (NA) (OP NAN] (NAD
Textiles. (} (NAY (NA) (NA) OX} (NA) (NA) bo} NA)] (INA)
Textile products OO} INA] (NA) (NA) Go} Nay} (Na) Oo} (NA)] (NA)
Apparel... 7 xi] (NAT (NA) (Na) OO} NA)T (A) (Xd (NA) (NA)
Leather and allied products. OO) (NA)T (NA) (NA) Oo} NANT (va) (X)](NA)] (Na)
Paper products OO} NAD} (NA) (NA) () NAD} (NA) oo] (WA)] (NA)
PrINEING....---eevvverssevssnee O} NA] (NA) (NA) Oo} INAH (NA) GO} INA)] (NAD
Petroleum and coal product: (XO) (NAN (INA) (NA) (x)} (NA)] (NA) OP (NAI] (NA)
Basic chemicals. eevee (OP NAN] (INA) (NA) OP (NAY) (NA), bo} (NAI} (NAD
Plastics and rubber produc bo} NAN] (NA) (NA) OO] INA)E (NA)! bo] (NA)] (NA)

{X) Not Applicable (NA) Not Available

NOTE: The five year and the twelve month revisions are the differences between the month-to-month percent changes of the preliminary and
final estimates. The monthly averages are the 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. In Table 8, the second column for each item represents the average revisions
of the current month for the past five years.


Manufacturers' Shipments, October
Inventories, and Orders 2001

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For Wire Transmission 10:00 a.m. E,S.T., December 6, 2001

Total Manufacturing ‘ Total Manufacturing _
Shipments and Three Month o e » New Orders and Three Month

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Nondefense Capital Goods Nondefense Capital Goods
Shipments and Three Month New Orders and Three Month
Moving Average Moving Average
Billions Of Dollars Billions Of Dolars
76 76 84 84
72 72
68 A ' 68
60 \ 60
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56 56 48 48
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— —= Shipments — Average — im New Orders Average
Nondefense Capital Goods Nondefense Capital Goods
Total Inventories and Three Month Ratios of Unfilled Orders and Total
Moving Average Inventories to Shipments
Billions Of Dollars US Ratios UIS Ratios
140 140 0 6.00
5.25 5.25
135, 135
4.50 4.50
130 130 3.75 3.75
3.00 3.00
125 a Bo
2.25 2.25
120 120 |} 1.50 1.50
BERS ESS See F es | RARLES EEE SESS S
$28 §¢ & $B 4 EE SG a ee ae ee es
SSP FSF 58 B55 28 6S 2252S F FREEZES
—i—= inventories Average —_—— WS uo/s
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e: All charts based on seasonally adjusted current dollars.


Table 6. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES, BY STAGE OF FABRICATION,

BY INDUSTRY GROUP

(Millions of Dollars)
Seasonally Adjusted ‘Not Seasonally Adjusted
‘Monthly Percent Change Monthly. Percent
Industry Change
Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept.- | Aug.- } July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. Oct.
2001 2001' 2001 Oct. Sept. | Aug. 2001° 2001" 2001 2000 01/00
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
All manufacturing industries... 150,995] 151,332] 183,632) -0.2| ae) -1.2) 151,049] 151,233] 153,918] 163,264) 75
Durable goods industries 92,019] 92,398] 94, 106| -0.4] 1.8] 1,3] 92,117] 92,528] 94,935} 101,319} “9.1
Wood products. 3,650) 3,721 3,806 a 2 2.5] 3,962 3,878 3,762 4,255 6.9
Nonmetallic mineral products. 3,343] 3,334] 3,349) +0.3] 4 -0.9} 3,350) 3,370} 3,376) 3,369) 0.6
Primary metal 6,704 6,784 6,957 a 5 1.0) 6,845 6,855. 6,996 7,987 14.0
Fabricated metal products. 10,370] 10,376] 10,581 0.1 9 0.9) 10,244] 10,422 10,681 11,282] 9.2
Machiner 17,680 17,776) 17,786] -0.5] A aad 17,698 17,732) 17,912| 17,734 0.2
‘Computers and electronic 18,245 18,438 19,070] -1.0) 3) “3.7 17,853 18,405] 19,650] 21,632 AS
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components... 5,752| 5,738 5,853 +0.2 0 -0.7 5,756| 5,654) 5,820 6,160] 6.6
Transportation equipment.. 16,725 16,652 16,938 +0.4 7 0.0) 16,866 16,650] 16,964] 18,728 9.9
Furniture and related products. 3,241 3,294 3,306) -1.6} 4| 1.5) 3,225) 3,269 3,301 3,718 13.3
Miscellaneous products. 6,309 6,285 6,450 40.4 6 -0.7| 6,318 6,293 6,473 6,484 2.6
Nondurable goods industries. 58,976] 58,934] 59,526 +01 ze) at 58,932 58,705] 58,983] 61,945 4.9
Food products.... 10,487 10,550 10,659 -0.6) 0 -1.5] 10,710] 10,307) 10,333} 11,058 “3.1
Beverage and tobacco pr 5,804) 5,816 5,866| -0.2 0.9 1.4) 5,724 5,795) 5,724 5,950] “3.8
Textiles 1,674! 1,696| 1,716) -1.3) “1.2 wa 1,641 1,664] 1,721 1,912 14.2
Textile products. 1,579) 1,572, 1,551 +04 +14 -2.0} 1,547! 1,577 1,570] 1,743] “11.2
Apparel. 2,069 2,130 2,197 2.9) -3.0) “1.7 2,058 2,108) 2,140) 2,530] 18.7
Leather and allied products... 384] 400] 408] -4.0) -2.0) -4.0 380] 401 415 437 13.0
Paper products. = 7,404) 7,429 7,408) -0.3| 40.3 0.5) 7,381 7,451 7,398) 7,678 3.9
2,699 2,590 2,787 44.2 6.1 “3.1 2,764 2,699 2,849) 3,277, “15.7
3,795| 3,807] 3,834 0.3 -0.7 3.2] 3,855 3,822| 3,841 4,192 “8.0
Basic chemicals... 15,890] 15,730) 15,851 +10) 0.8} 0.1 15,817 15,690] 15,735] 15,899) 0.5
Plastics and rubber products. 7,191 7,214 7,278) -0.3] -0.9] -0.3| 7,085 7,194 7,257) 7,269) “2.9
WORK IN PROCESS
Ail manufacturing industries. 135,834] 136,372] 136,455) 0.4] 0.1 137,442] 136,457) 137,629] 144,543) 4.9
Durable goods industries.. 107,737] 107,613] 107,708} +01 0.1 108,539] 107,619] 109,176 113,013) 4.0
Wood products... 1,905) 1,911 1,947 -0.3] -1.8] . 1,915) 1,899) 1,954] 2,102] -8.9
Nonmetallic mineral product: 1,463} 1,460) 1,428} +0.2 +22 2.9 1,372 1,392 1,409) 1,349) +07
Primary metals.. 6,891 6,978 7,031 1.2) -0.8 5| 6,844 6,985 7,034] 7,760) AB
Fabricated metal products. 11,440 11,456 11,477 0.1 -0.2 1 11,444 11,473 11,576] 11,446 .0
Machinery. 14,835 14,823 14,860 40.1 -0.2| 8 15,059 14,667 15,031 15,655) 8
Computers and electronic products... 18,287 18,336 18,335 -0.3 0.0) 6 17,977 17,982 18,914] 18,404 3
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components. - 560 3,597 3,654) -1.0) -1.6) | 3,536 3,526 3,681 3,904) 4
Transportation equipmer | 44,690] 44,383) 44,225] +0.7 +04 2) 45,671 44.958] 44,762| 47,420) 7
Furniture and related products. 1,542] 1,572| 1,588) -1.9) -1.0) 5 1,545) 1,564 1,598) 1,804] 4
Miscellaneous products...... 3,124 3,097 3,163 +0.9 “21 5 3,176 3,173) 3,217 3,169) 2.
Nondurable goods industries. 28,097] 28,759] 28,747 -2.3) 0.0) +0.8] 28,903} 28,838] 28.453] 31,530) 3
Food products. 2,463 2,481 2.474 -0.7 +0.3 +2.4] 2,882 2,458 2,273) 2,916] 2
Beverage and tobacco products... 3,303 3,350 3,376 | 0.8] +16 3,574 3,441 3,102| 3,620] 3
Textiles... 1,555) 1,585. 1,605] 9 1.2] -3.0) 1,539) 1,571 1,593] 1,822] 5
Textile products. 872 875 887 -3| 1.4] -0.3) 873 893 | 888 961 2
Apparel. 1,695) 1,716) 1,733) 2 -1.0) 15) 1,642 1,663) 1,729 2,136 1
Leather and allied products. 179 179 189 0 5.3) 2.6] 177 182| 191 246 0
Paper products........+s-0 1,440] 1,429) 1,433 8 -0.3 +1.6) 1,395) 1,421 1,446] 1,455 4
Printing 1,769] 1,866] 1,942 2' -3.9] 42.4 1,870) 1,966) 2,121 2,236) 4
Petroleum and coal products.. 2,649 2,875) 2,758) 9 +4.2| -3.0) 2,710) 2,959 2,776 3,545) 6
Basic chemical 9,686 9,964 9,918 8 40.5 +2. 9,782 9,904) 9,935) 10,253) 6
Plastics and rubber products. 2,486 2,439 2,432| | +03 -0.6 2,459 2,380 2,399) 2,340) 1
FINISHED GOODS
All manufacturing industries.......... 171,829] 172,941] 174,846} -0.6 14 -0.7) 171,811 171,072] 175,314) 177,126} “3.0
Durabie goods industries. 90,978] 91,931 93,578] .0| 1.8] -0.8] 90,353] 89,973] 93,569) 94,300) 4.2
Wood products..... 3,959 4,057 4,0 4 +14 . 3,753 3,884 3,927] 3,891 “3.5
Nonmetallic mineral products. 4,958 4,996 5,031 8 -0.7| 4,663 4,797 4,900 4.811 3.1
Primary metals... 6,623 6,640 6,572 3 +120} 6,477 6,539 6.519 7,115) -9.0
Fabricated metal product 11,932 12,013 11,953 0.7 40.5 11,630 11,622 11,720) 12,348] 5.8
Machinery. .. 17,237 17,473 17,632 4 0.9] 16,990 17,060] 17,368) 17,371 -2.2
Computers and electronic products. 15,576 16,059 17,944 oO} -10.5] 16.111 15,548 18,074 18,183) Wa
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components. 5,702 5,682 5,644) .4| +0.7 5,650 5,435 5,590] 5,577, +13
Transportation equipment... 13,209] 13,123 13,000} 0.7| +0.9 13,256] 13,200 13,571 12,756 43.9
Furniture and related products... 3,259 3,307 3,322 1.5) 0.5 3,242 3,304 3,350 3,478] 6.8
Miscellaneous products. 8,523 8,581 8,480 -0.7 +12 8,581 8,584 8,550 8,770) 2.2
Nondurabie goods industries... 80,851 81,010] 81,268] -0.2| -0.3] 81,458] 81,099] 81,745] 82,826 1.7
Food products... 16,604 16,537, 16,760 40.4 1.3] 17,718 17,246] 17,106 17,343 42.2
Beverage and tobacco products. 4,726 4,789) 4,781 1.3] +0.2 4,990] 4.841 4,688 4,834 +32
Textiles. 3,105) 3,109 3,126 -0.1 -0.5 3,014 2,994 3,150 3,069) 1.8
Text lo products. 2,044 2,054 2,093 5 -1.9) 2,011 2,018 2,080, 2,121 “5.2
5,658 5,769 5,861 9 “1.6 5,473 5,869 6,103 5,365| +2.0
933] 920] 906 4! +15 947 946] 944 963 17
6,757 6,713 6,620 7 +14 6,676 6,622 6,626 7,083} 5.7
1,704] 1,710 1711 4 0.1 1,684] 1,747 1,799) 1,704 1.2
Petroleum and coal products.. 5,657, 6,048 6,272 5 -3.6| 5,747 6,266 6,401 6,356 9.6
Basic chemicals.. 25,795] —25,367| 25,130] +17 +0.9) 25.515| 24,855] 25,040] 25,394] 40.5
Plastics and rubber products... 7,868 7,994 8,008) -1.6] -0.2 7,683 7,695) 7,808 8,594, “10.6

* Preliminary * Revised

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


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

Seasonally Adjusted

Not Seasonally Adjusted *

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent Year to date
Industry Change
Oct. sept, | Avg. |Sept.-[ Aug: -| July | Oct Sept, | Aug Oct. | Oct.
2001" | 2001" | 2001 | Oct. | Sept. | Aug. | 2001 | 2001" | 2001 | 2000 | 01/00) 2001" 2000
All manufacturing industries. . 333,189] 310,982] 332,439] +7.1 0.1) 338,877] 330,044] 395,619] 362,791] -6.6] 3,342,775] 3,637,250
Excluding transportation. 273,094] 267,708] 280,760] +0.3] 278,703] 281/952] 283,471] 308,924] -9.8] 2,826,981] 3,049,223
Excluding defense. 313,732| 303,758] 325,851 +0.2| 320,726] 322,881] 331.193] 356,707] | -10.1] 3,265,077| 3.850.000
Durable goods industri: 184,750] 163,879| 180,539 -0.6| 186,055] 177,899] 178,535] 204,126| -8.9| 1,823,411] 2,095,600
Primary metals....-.. 10,834] 11,094] 11,774] -1.2| 10,786] 10,793) 11,869] 12,838] -16.2] 118,923] 137.187
Iron and steel mills... 4'570| 4,967] 4,990] *3.0| 4,472! 4,704] 4992] 5,324] -16.0] 1.038] 60,203
‘Aluminum and nonferrous 5,051] 4,912] 5,431 “14] 4.992] 4/908] 51433| 6.073] -17.8] 84,970] 62,642
Ferrous metal foundries. 1.213] 1,215| 1,353) +61] 1/292) trea] tag) 1,441] 10.3] 12,915] 14,342
Fabricated metal products: 19,955] 19,302) 20,185] til 20,289] 19/374] 21236) 21,729] -6.6] 203,316] 219,552
Machinery. 22,056] 22,256] 24,034 +18] 211455] 23,635] 22/991] | 24,762| | -13.4) 238,383) 257,410
Construction machinery. Yisis) 1/525] 1,761 +20 “1401] “1/3a1] 11585] 1,539] -9.0] 16.2141 17.030
Mining, oil field, and
gas field machinery, 1,015] 1,201] 1,150) +5.9 978] 1,272] 1,096] a79| +113 10,897 8,161
Industrial machinery. 3;119] 2,843) 3,170) +36] 3,372] 2811] 21825] 5,073] -33.5] 34,244 45.085
Photographic equipment... 1083 7,203] 1,459 “3.8] 1156] 1,373) 1/397] 1.182) -2.2) 13,086] 12,081
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment. 2,517] 2,426] 2,816) 0.8] 2,359] 2,447 2,890] 2,639] -10.6] 27,163] 28,655
Metalworking machinery. 2080] 1,891] 2,018 -6.2| 2.2241 2,236] 1.889] 2,599] -14.4| 21,664] 24,886
Turbines, generators, ani
power transmission equipment 2,386] 2,810| 3,081 +116] 1,957] 3,693] 3,073 2,898] 32.5] 29,512) 33,451
Material handiing equipment. 1/522| 1,659] 1.687 +92} 1488] 1.711) 1/531] 1.693] -12:3] 16,900] 18,467
Computers and electronic products. 32,219] 29,305] 92,010] +0.2| 31,923] 35,295] 28,235] 46,433] -31.2] 341,786] 462,254
Electronic computer 5.633] 4,21 4,922| 14.1] 5,518] 4.612) 4.421] 8,463 34.8] 60,952] 78,987
Nondefense communications
equipment... seve 8,448] 3,448] 5,724 0.3] 5,288] 5,463] 3,831] 9,098] -42.2} 57,732) 97.031
Defense communications equipment. 194 197 198] $32.2 216 297] 158 321 -32.7 2.619 2,752
Semiconductors... 5,491| 6,630] 5,662 +207] 6,431) 7,322|5,296| 10,241] -37.2] 62,952 93,080
Electronic components... 3,716] 3,323] 3,569) =3.4] 3,778] 3,838] 3,729| 5,400] -30.0] 39,928] 64,380
Nondefense search and navigation
equipment, 619] 621 74 5.1 564] 678} 629 saa] -33.5| 6,566 7,789
Defense search and navigation
equipment... - 1,674, 1,805] 1,749] —_-7.3} 1.8] 1,285] 1,818] 1,263] 1,293] -0.6) 15.737] 17,404
Electomedical, measuring,
fond control iMStrUMeNtS...cne] — §,048] 4,769] 8,223) +5.9] 8.7 +3.8| 4,735] 5,508] 4,935] 6,047| -21.7/ 51,567] 51,449
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components... - 9.712; 9,334] 10,413] +4.0] -10.4] -2.2] 9,632] 10,129] 10,185] 11,203] -14.7) 104,712) 112,696
Electric lighting equipment. 1,201 958] 1.236] +25.4 -22.5] +49] 1,166 e990) 1.237) 1161) +04) 11,627) 11,794
Household appliances. 2oi7| 1,934) 2.211] +43] -12'5] +3-4] 11903] 2,040) 2,267) 1,895] +0.4) 19,938] 19,615
Electrical equipment....... 2890) 3,094] 3.012] -6.6| +27] -1.6] 2831] 3,388] 2.951) 3,142] -9.9] 31,403] 93,922
Transportation equipment..... 60,095] 43,274] 51.679| +389] -16.3 -2.1] 60,174] 48,092] 52,148] 53,867 +11.7| 515,794] 588,027
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,
and trailers. 15,771] 15,077] 16,407) +46] -8.1 17,063 15,521] 17,435 18,791] -9.2] 164,713] 185,632
Nondefense aircraft a 5.404] 3,619] 7,081] +49.3] -48.9 2/630] 6,032] 7,008] 4,488, -41.4) 70,036] 83,552
Defense aircraft and parts, 15,268 2,586 1,862| 490.4] + 38.9) 14.ago]  2'606] 1,174] 1,827] 690.4] 35,276] 30,519
Ships and boats. 795| 1,504] 1,942] -47.1] -22.6 sea] 11596] 1/318] 1.774] 51.1] 18,577) 18,543
Furniture and related product 5,578] 5,394] 5,874] +34) 8.2 5,808] 5.7491 6,163] 6,675] -13.0] 9,502] 65.641

° Preliminary Revised

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

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

Note: Estimates of manufacturers’ shipments, inventories and orders are subject to survey error and revision. One major component of survey error is

nonsampling error, which includes errors of coverage, response, and nonreporting. Since the survey panel is not a probat

ity sample, estimates of sampling

error cannot be calculated. Further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations are contained in our most recent annual benchmark publication,
Current industrial Reports: M3-1(00), "Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1992-2000.”


Table 1. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS

(Millions of Dollar:
Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted *
Monthly Monthly Percent Year to date
Industry IChange|

Oct. Sept. Aug. |Sept. -| Aug. -| July -| Oct. | Sept. | Aug. | Oct. | Oct.
2001° | 2001' | 2001 | Oct. | Sept. | Aug. | 2001? | 2001" | 2001 | 2000 | 01/00] 2001" 2000

All manufacturing industries. 328,666) 321,573] 337.443] +2.2| 336,974] 341,063] 344,154] 363,906] -7.4] 3,386,346] 3,578,276
Excluding transportatio - | 276,852| 272,837| 283,577| +15 282,485] 287,972] 288,248] 307,890] -8.3| 2,867,792] 3,017,539
Excluding defense........ 321,428] 313,927] 329,982] +2.4 329,755] 332,632] 336,984] 357,364] -7.7| 3,316,354] 3,513,010

Durable goods industries... 180,227] 174,470] 185,543] +3.3' 184,152] 188,918] 187,070] 205,241] -10.3] 1,866,982] 2,036,626

Wood products... 7,069] +1.0 7,792) 7,394) 7,696] 7,374] +5.7] 71,323] 76,183

Nonmetallic mineral products. 7,636] +5.3 8,113] 7,806} 8,321] 8,487] -4.4[ 76.2711 82,133

Primary metals. 17,951] +19 11,907] 11,443] 12,305] 13,629] -12:6| 121,135] 139,649
Iron and steel milis. 5.113] +08 5,212} 4,892) 6,327] 5,898] -11.6] 52,2411 62/150
Aluminum and nonferrous metal: 554i} +3. 5,385] 5,292] 5,596] 6,307] -14.6] 55,953] 63,227
Ferrous metal foundries........ 1,297 1,310] 1,259} 1,382) 1.424) 8.0] 12/941 14/272

Fabricated metal products. 20,555] + 21,252} 20,404) 21,708] 21,987] -3.3] 205,916] 218,852

Machinery, 24,701) + 22,830) 23,757] 23,576) 24.816] 8.0] 244,062] 249.687
Farm machinery. 1,457 1,271) 1,438] 1,330] 1,005] +26.5] “13,858| "11/976
Construction mac! 1,683] + 1,466] 1,501! 1.575] 1,480] 0.9] 16.849] 18,213
Mining, oil field, and

gas field machinery, 1,094] + 1,052} 1,105] 1,071 880/+19.5] 10,526} 8,151
Industrial machinery. 3,365) 3,175] 3,477] 3,043] 4,532] -29.9] 37/251] 40,748
Photographic equipment... 1,466] -1 1,153] 1,417) 1,394) 1,253) 8.0] 13/194{ 12/179
Ventilation, heating, air- conditioning,

and refrigeration equipment 2,543] 2,624] 2,768 2,555} 2,712) 2,883] 2,790] -8.4| 27,434] 28,439
Metalworking machinery. 2,232) 2,162] 2/216] + 2,380} 2,563] 2,102) 2,725] -12.7]  221835| 25/397
Turbines, generators, and other

Power transmission equipment........| 3,231] 2,298] 3,509] +4 2,995} 2,673) 3,279] 2,731] +9.7/ 29,368] 29,646
Material handling equipment............. | 1,516] 1,606] 1,612 1,524] 1,616] 1,559} 1/849] 17.6] 17,114) 17,814

Computers and electronic products 33,098] 32/901] 33,261] + 32,078] 38,630] 30.914] 45,183] -29.0] 366,305] 440,289
Electronic computers. 5.191] 4/865] + 5,227) 6,740] 4,168] 8,508] -38.6 61,623] 78,696
Computer storage devices. 1,172] 1,045] 1,003] +1 927/ 1,500 948 “3.0) 10,781] 11/935
Nondefense communications

equipment... - 5,700] 5,841] 6,268 5.285] 7.019} 5.503] 8,728] -39.4| 65,4981 89.526
Defense communications eauipment 286 280] 309) + 66] 314 312 276) -3.6] 2/835] 2,609
Audio and video equipment. 920] 852) 866} + 1,081 998] 871] 1,179] 8.3] 8.801 9,561
Semiconductors... 6,232] 7,101 -2| 72.549] 86,924

Electronic component: 3,826] 3,504] 4/064] + 3,928] 4,070 43,989] 58,422
Nondefense search and navigation
‘equipment. 721 707 743) +2.0 673 800 7,399 8,279
Defense search and n
1,719} 1,739] 1,744) 1.2) 1,701] 1,844] 16,988] 16,664
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‘and control instruments... 4,961] 5,098] 5,005] -2.7] 4,628} 5,980 51,688] 49,787

Electrical equipment, appliances,

and components. 10,103} 9,798] 10,652] +3.1 +1 10,885 107,804] 110,868
Electric lighting equipment. 1,230] 1,036) 1,192] +18.7] -1 +1 1/181 11,626) 11,774
Household appliances. 2,079] 1,991] 2,187] +4.4 +11 2,090 20,227] 19,708
Electrical equipment 3,062) 3,036] 3,000) +0.9] + +1 31,630] 32,996
Batteries... 547, 46 545] 40.2) + 6 5,305 5,906

Transportation equipment. 51,814] 48,736] 53,866] +63) - 0. 518,554} 560,737
Automobiles... 8,151] 6,803] 81841] +19.8] -2: +0. 79,807! 89/232
Light trucks and utility vehicle: 10,686] 9,311] 11,550) +14.8] -1 0. 108,359] 120,220
Heavy duty trucks ..... 967 954) 1,021] +0.3, +0. 10,502] 15,849
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,

and trailers... 16,190] 15,302] 16,592] +5.8' 2 166,652] 188,883
Nondefense aircraft and parts... 8,197) 8,301] 8041] -1.3] + “3. +1 79,787) 75,452
Defense aircratt and parts. 2,382) 2,885 2,716] -17.4) + +6. +1 24,051) 21/498
Ships and boats... 1,832] 1,672} 1,731] +96] ~ +6 + 17,265] 17,549

Furniture and related products. 5,782] 5,547] 6,035] +4.2| +0. a 60,100] 65,128

Miscellaneous durable goods. 9,588] 9,469] 9,817) +1.3 +1 95,512] 93,100

Nondurable goods industries... 148,439] 147,103] 151,900] | +0.9) +0.6] 152,822] 152,145] 157,084] 158,665] 1,519,364] 1,541,650

Food products... . 38,298] 38,161] 38,806] +0.4' +0.6} 39,780] 39,814] 39,490] 38,303 379,607 363. 398
Grain and oilseed milling, 4,108] 4,045] 4,206] +1.6) +1 : 4,392] 4/023 40,932|
Dairy products.. 5,880] 5,775] 6,015] +1.8} 6.140] 4igag] + 56,350 50: $03

11,883] 11/144
10,993} 9,409

113,816] 107,570

Meat, poultry, and seafood products.. | 11,409) 11,393] 11468] +0.1
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Beverage and tobacco products...

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Beverages.. ,752| 5,617} 5,800] +2.4] 6.277) 5.473 57,163] 54,757
Tobace' 4,470) 3,971] 4,379] +12.6]  ~ +5 4,716] 3,936] + 41,459] 39/300
Textile mills. 3,764] 3,729] 3/839] +0.9 -0. 4,051) 4,422 45,206
Textile products. 2,817) 2,813] 2,816] +0.1] - 0. 3,025] 2,769, 28,291] 28,035
Apparel. 5,058] 4,975] 5.115) +1.7 41 5,806] 6,246 53,133] 55, 198
Leather and allied products. 704, 716] 0.7) +0 730) 87! 7,363 8.0:
Paper products. 13,052] 12,695] 13,035] +2. 0. 13,558] 14,234 132,661] 142, 908
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills... 6,102} 5,767] 5.981] +5.8] 0. 1219} 6,573 61,273] 66,574
Paperboard containers... 3,960] 3,928} 4.010] +0.8] 0. 4,221) 4,457 40,661] 44,645
Printing......... 8,198} 7,908} 8/381] +3.7 +1 8,528] 91341 82,865] 87,306
Petroleum and coal product 16,650] 18,010] 18,459] -7.6 4] +3. 19,685] 20,913} -1 187,313] 192,607
Petroleum refineries.. 18,030] 16,349] 16,748] -8.1 4) +4. 17,675] 18,720] -1 168,755] 173,098
Basic chemicals. 34,948] 33,955] 35,570] +29 “| +0.2) 34'555] 34,705] 35/598] 36,593 359,605] 370,228
Pesticides, fertilizers, and oth
agricultural chemicals. 1.667) 1,683] 1,666] -1.0] +1.0] +1 1,166] 1,093] 1,211] 1,104] + 18,342} 18,007
Pharmaceuticals and medi 9.837] 9,693] 9,916] +15] -2.2) +2. 9,961] 10,230} 9,974] 10,461 98,979] 99,948
Paints, coatings, and adhesives. 2,513] 2,462) 2,542) +2.1] -3.1] +1 2.413] 2,350] 2,711] 2/397] + 25,542| 25,268
Plastics and rubber products. 14,733] 14,565) 14,984) +1.2) 2.8] -2.3] 151337] 14/796] 15.620] 15,560 180,441] 154,687

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* Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.
See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.


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Special Notice: Because of the terrorist attacks of September 11, the Census Bureau altere
adjusted data for the September and October releases. This alteration ensured that the published seasonally adjusted values fully include the effects of the attacks and
eliminated the distortion that September's atypical events would otherwise have had on seasonal factors for September, October, and surrounding months. The revised
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-d an option in its seasonal adjustment procedures used to produce the seasonally

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in October increased $22.2
billion or 7.1 percent to $333.2 billion, the Department of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census reported today. This follows a 6.5 percent
September decrease and is the first increase since May. Year to date,
new orders for 2001 are 7.6 percent below the same period a year ago.

Shipments increased $7.1 billion or 2.2 percent to $328.7 billion,
following a 4.7 percent September decrease. Year to date, shipments
for 2001 are 4.9 percent below the same period a year ago.

Unfilled orders, up for the first time since December 2000,
increased $4.5 billion or 0.8 percent to $557.1 billion, following a 1.9
percent September decrease. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was
4,33, down from 4.37 in September.

Inventories, down nine consecutive months, decreased $2.0 billion
or 0.4 percent to $458.7 billion, following a 0.9 percent September
decrease. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.40, down from 1.43
in September.

New Orders

New Orders for manufactured durable goods in October, up for the
first time since May, increased $20.9 billion or 12.7 percent to $184.8
billion revised from the previously published 12.8 percent increase.

Transportation equipment, led by defense aircraft and parts, had the
largest increase, $16.8 billion or 38.9 percent to $60.1 billion.
Computers and electronic products increased $2.9 billion or 9.9 percent
to $32.2 billion, due to nondefense communications equipment and
electronic computers; this is the largest increase since May 2000.
Fabricated metals increased $0.7 billion or 3.4 percent to $20.0 billion.

New orders for nondurable goods increased $1.3 billion or 0.9
percent to $148.4 billion.

Shipments
Shipments of durable goods in October, up for the first time since

May, increased $5.8 billion or 3.3 percent to $180.2 billion, revised
from the previously published 3.2 percent increase.

All durable goods subsectors increased. Transportation
equipment had the largest increase, $3.1 billion or 6.3 percent to
$51.8 billion, due to motor vehicles and parts. Machinery increased
$0.8 billion or 3.4 percent to $23.3 billion.

Shipments of nondurable goods increased $1.3 billion or 0.9
percent to $148.4 billion. Increases in basic chemicals and beverage
and tobacco products more than offset a decline in petroleum and
coal products.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled Orders for durable goods in October, up for the first
time since December 2000, increased $4.5 billion or 0.8 percent to
$557.1 billion, revised from the previously published 0.9 percent
increase.

Transportation equipment, the only subsector to increase, was
up $8.3 billion or 3.0 percent to $286.8 billion, due to defense
aircraft and parts. Machinery, down nine of the last ten months,
decreased $1.2 billion or 2.1 percent to $58.1 billion. Computers and
electronic products, down eleven consecutive months, decreased $0.9
billion or 0.7 percent to $127.2 billion. Primary metals, down four
consecutive months, decreased $0.7 billion or 3.8 percent to $17.7
billion; this is the largest decrease since October 1998.

Inventories

Inventories of durable goods in October, down nine
consecutive months, decreased $1.2 billion or 0.4 percent to $290.7
billion.

Computers and electronic products, down eight consecutive
months, had the largest decrease, $0.7 billion or 1.4 percent to $52.1
billion.

Inventories of nondurable goods, down nine consecutive
months, decreased $0.8 billion or 0.5 percent to $167.9 billion.

By stage of fabrication, October finished goods decreased 1.0
percent in durables and 0.2 percent in nondurables. Work in process
increased 0.1 percent in durables and decreased 2.3 percent in
nondurables. Materials and supplies decreased 0.4 percent in
durables and increased 0.1 percent in nondurables.

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