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.
193° 1993° 1993] Sept] Aug. July 1993” 1993° 1993 1992] 93/92
All manufacturing industries . . 380,269} 381,392] 381,561 0.3 0.0] +0.1] 379,670] 383,681] 381,635] 383,316 -10
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders... 2... 250,699} 251,652} 252,122 04 02 +03] 250,698} 254,534] 253,841] 256,946 24
without defense capital goods 352,513 | 353,283 | 353,441 0.2 0.0 +0.2} 351,800] 354,978] 353,146] 352,268 -0.1
Durable goods industries 237,027] 237,688] 237,937 0.1] 40.2] 236,855] 239,697] 238,501] 241,651 -2.0
With unfilled orders sss. | 217,308] 218,183] 218,813 03] +03] 217,391} 220,531} 220,004] 223,340 2.7
Stone, clay, and glass products . . . 7,600 7,621 7,692 09] +01 7,396 7,575 7,728 7,675 3.6
Primary metals. . 19,207] 19,384] 19,305 +04] +408] 19397] 19556] 19318] — 19,999 3.0
Blast furnaces, steel mills. . 9,352 9,443 9,553 12 +13 9,427 9,511 9,581 9,920 -5.0
Iron and steel foundries : 1,387 1,392 1,380 +09] +04 1375 1,380 1,350 1,397 “16
Nonferrous and other Primary
metals... 2.2... 8,468 8,549 8,372 09} 421} +03 8,595 8,665 8,387 8,682 -1.0
Fabricated metal products 23,243 | 23,283} 23,130 -0.2 +0.7 +05] 23,045} 23,304] = 23,191 23,617 2.4
Industrial machinery and equipment 45,384 45,470] 45,282 0.2 +04 +0.4 45,557 46,033 45,317 46,188 “14
Engines and turbines : : 3,537 3,608 3,571 -2.0 +10 +09 3,555 3,789 3,621 3,450 +3.0
Farm and garden machinery 2,248 2,208 2,124) +18] +40} +04] = 2201 2111 1,988 2,293 40
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 5,770 5,786 5,805 03 03 -10 5,724 5,749 5,759 5,985 3.9
Metalworking machinery : 5,141 5,179 5,181 -0.7 0.0 -ll 5,218 5,304 5,214 5,537 58
Computer and office equipment . . . 10,602] 10,576] 10595] +02 02] 424] 10,856] 10,997] 10,808] 10,504] 43.4
Electronic and other
electrical equipment nee 32,933] 33,148] 33,013 06} +04] +12] 32,808] 33,637] 33,395] 31,500] 44.2
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . 4321 4,365 4379 -1.0 03} +02 4,307 4418 44i1 4,492 Al
Household appliances . 2,482 2,510 2,525 Ll -0.6 -14 2,348 2,440 2,522 2,388 -17
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment ........... 2,861 2,920 2,907 -2.0 +04 12 2,867 2,961 2,974 2,955 3.0
Houschold audio and
video equipment 1,050 1,145 1,190 83 38] 439 1,096 1,233 1,248 1,192 “8.1
Communications equipment 8,623 8,655 8,525 04] +15] +26 8,509 8,795 8,582 7211] +180
Electronic components . 10,239] 10,127] 10,074] +11} +05] 41.2] 10,341] 10,310] 10,224 9,740] +6.2
Transportation equipment 64,001] 64,045] 64,998 0.1 -15 0.4] 64,038] 64,491] 64,810] 68,770 69
Motor vehicles and parts 11,375} 11,480} 11,397 09] 40.7 1.0] 11,638] 11,700] 10,915} 12,357 5.8
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 48,464] 48,200] 49,213] 40.5 2.1 -0.2| 48,309] 48,418] 49,465] 52,290 -1.6
Shipbuilding and tanks . . . 1,601 1,733 1,824 -76 5.0 29 1,584 1,784 1,907 1812] -126
Instruments and related products 22,283] 22,508] 22,602 -1.0 0.4 0.7) 22,294] 22,825] 22,800] 23,529 5.2
Search and navigation equipment 5,737 5,817 5,870 -14 -0.9 23 $777 5,981 5,984 7,082] -18.4
Measuring and controlling devices . 6,495 6,591 6,621 “LS 0.5 40.1 6,495 6,659 6,654 6,669 2.6
Medical instruments and supplies 6,270 6,315 6,335 07 -0.3 -0.2 6,232 6,337 6,333 6,263 -0.5
Photographic goods : 2,975 2,986 2,980 0.4 +0.2 04 3,005 3,047 3,021 2,808 +7.0
All other durable goods 22,376 22,229 21,915 40.7 +14 0.0 22,320 22,276 21,942 20,373 $9.6
Nondurable goods industries . 143,242] 143,704] 143,624 03 40.1 0.1} 142,815] 143,984] 143,134] 141,665 40.8
With unfilled orders . : 33,391 33,469 33,309 0.2 40.5 +0.1 33,307 34,003 33,837 33,606 0.9
Food and kindred products . . 29,750] 29,938] 30,162 -0.6 0.7 -04] 30,321] 30,061] 29,305] 30,431 -04
Meat products ......... 3211 3,202 3181} +03) +07] 425 3,160 3,158 3,177 2774| +139
Dairy products see 2,735 2,750 2,793 -0.5 -15 “11 2,743 2,872 2,913 2,783 4
Beverages ......... 0.0.0... $,282 $322 5,327 -08 -0.1 0.0 5,298 5,228 5,253 5,416 22
All other foods, except fi fats and oils 17,095 17,114 17,273 0.1 09 -L5 17,864 17,403 16,489 18,206 “19
Tobacco products 6,756 6,712 6,714 +0.7 0.0 “14 6,587 6,487 6,333 6,429 42.5
Textile mill products 9,187 9,172 9,200] +0.2 03 -04 9,121 9,303 9,399 9,003} +13
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles... 00.0... 5,192 5,186 5.210] +0. 0.5 “1S 5,104 5,208 5,288 5,264 3.0
Paper and allied products . . 13,612 13,714 13,596 0.7 +0.9 40.7 13,318 13,603 13,538 13,398 0.6
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products §,792 5,779 5,719 +0.2 +10 +12 5,676 5,731 5,680 5,615 +L
Paperboard containers and boxes 3,183 3,207 3,222 0.7 -0.5 0.6 3,135 3,176 3,237 3,217 -
Miscellaneous converted
Paper products ......... 4,637 4,728 4,655 -19] +16] +10 4,507 4,696 4,621 4,566 -13
Chemicals and allied products 35,174] 35,085] 34,853 +03 +0.7 -0.2] 34,533} 34,833] 34,664] 34,124 +12
Industrial chemicals . . 17,196] 17,251] 17,106 03] +08} +01} 16938] 17,127] 17,070] 17,333 23
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries . . 13,691 13,556 13,461 +1.0 +0.7 0.0 13,499 13,664 13,551 12,720 +6.1
Petroleum and coal products . . . 10,630 11,024 11,247 3.6 -2.0 12 10,798 11,108 11,256 12,126 -11.0
Rubber and plastics products 12,203 12,199 12,181 0.0 +0.1 +04 12,035 12,007 12,063 11,383 45.7
All other nondurable goods 25,930 25,860 25,671 +03 +0.7 +0.5 26,102 26,582 26,576 24,771 45.4

* Preliminary. ‘ Revised.


10 Total Manufacturing
New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars

300 300
New Orders
280 ---------------- 2-2 eee e eee eres Shipments || 280
260 260
240 240
220 220
200 L i i it 1 L i i L L iL 1 L 200
Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep
Sep. 1991 - Sep. 1993
Total Manufacturing
Ratio of Unfilled Orders and
Inventories to Shipments

V/S Ratios UO/S Ratios
2.5 4.4
2.4 vos }-] 4.3
2.3 “us t4 4.2
2.2 41
2.1 4

2 3.9
1.9 3.8
1.8 3.7
1.7 3.6
1.6 3.5
1.6 3.4
1.4 3.3
1.3 3.2
1.2 1 1 1 1 J 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 3.1

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

Sep. 1991 - Sep. 1993

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.
1993? 1993" 1993 | Sept | Aug. | July 193° i993" 1993 1992 | 93/92
UNFILLED ORDERS
All manufacturing industries 450,090 | 455,100 | 458,195 ll 0.7 -0.2 | 447,837 | 455,434 | 459,068 | 479,795 6.7
Market categories :
Automotive equipment . . 1,684 1,746 1,748 3.6 0.1 43.1 1,685 1,764 1,759 1,650 421
Home goods and apparel 10,204 10,342 10,458 13 Lt 40.7 10,655 11,182 11,230 9,816 48.5
Consumer staples 1,439 1,418 1427] +15] 06 -2.0 1,481 1,446 1,443 1397 +60
Machinery and equipment . . 183,677 | 185,702 | 187,195 “11 -08 -0.6 | 183,320 | 185,668 | 187,087 | 204478 | -103
Business supplies ........ 5,490 5,457 5,401 +0.6 +10 28 5,614 5,568 5,465 5,883 4.6
Construction materials
and supplies 14,457 | 14,685 | 14,688 -16 00} +02] 14,534 | 14,907 | 14,881 | 14,511 +02
Defense products 115,673 | 116,646 | 117,116 0.8 04 0.3 | 113,756 | 115,125 | 115,987 | 121,526 6.4
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products 117,466 | 119,104 | 120,162 14] 0.9 | +03 | 116,792 | 119,774 | 121,216 | 120,534 31
Durable goods industries
Nondefense capital goods? . . . 200,637 | 203,175 | 205,008 12] -09 -0.8 | 200,345 | 203,156 | 204,589 | 224,593 | -10.8
Excluding aircraft and parts 72,369 | 72,083 | 71,797 | +04] +04] +402 | 72077 | 72/064 | 71378 | 71.026 +15
Defense capital goods‘... 121,990 | 122,924 | 123,432 08] -04 -03 | 120,097 | 121,440 | 122,430 | 1287652 -6.6
Durables excluding capital goods 105,499 } 106,766 | 107,194 12] 04 | +12 | 105,016 | 107,856 | 108,921 | 103'534 +14
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 208,933 | 210,842 | 211,545 09]  -03 -0.1 | 208,906 | 211,399 | 211,850 | 225,957 15
Household durable goods - 5,516 5,541 5,430 -0.5 42.0 42.2 5,731 5,982 5,860 5,290 +83
Information technology industries 31315 | 31,273 | 31,631 | +01 “ld 0.5 | 31,425 | 31,523 | 31,733 | 31,214 40.7
Health care equipment
and products... 7,739 | 7,963 8117 28] -9 | +407 7,739 | 7,964 | 8,118 8,053 39
TOTAL INVENTORIES
All manufacturing industries 380,269 | 381,392 | 381,561 03 0.0 | +0.1 } 379,670 | 383,681 | 381,635 | 383,316 +10
Market categories :
Automotive equipment . . . 6,158 | 6,185 6,120 0.4 -14 | 6,157 | 6,180 | 5,877 | 6,246 “14
Home goods and apparel 30,516 | 30,611 | 30,408 -03 +08 | 30314 | 31,059 | 31,230 | 28121 +78
Consumer staples 58,754 | 58,953 | 59,197 -03 0.6 | 59,117 | 59,148 | 58,236 | 59,141 0.0
Machinery and equipment 88,210 | 88,126 | 88,579 +0.1 +0.2 | 88,007 | 88,641 88,581 88,850 09
Business supplies . . . 21,315 | 21,480 | 21,462 0.8 03 | 21,465 | 21,828 | 21,603 | 22,346 39
Construction materials
and supplies : 23,698 | 23,610 | 23,431 | +04] 40.8 | +01 | 23,478 | 23,605 | 23,556 | 22,522 +42
Defense products . . 26277 | 26,565 | 26,591 “Ld 0.1 -1.1 | 26,368 | 27,059 | 26,928 | 29,068 93
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products... . . 125,341 } 125,862 | 125,773 04] +01 | +05 | 124,764 | 126,161 | 125,624 | 127,022 -18
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods * 82,905 82,820 | 83,700 40.1 -ll +0.6 | 82,748 | 83,521 84,079 | 84,277 -18
Excluding aircraft and parts . 55,694 | 55,914 | 55,651 04] +05 | +0.7 | 55,760 | 56,825 | $6,047 | 55,068 413
Defense capital goods * : 27,756 | 28,109 | 28,120 -13 0.0 | -11 | 27,870 | 28,703 | 28.489 | 31,048 | -10.2
Durables excluding capital goods 126,366 | 126,759 | 126,117 03] +05 | +02 | 126,237 | 127,473 | 125,933 | 126'326 0.1
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment .... | 142,172 142,451 | 142,240 0.2 +0.1 0.0 | 142,030 | 143,507 | 142,171 | 143,737 12
Houschold durable goods ....... | 13/383 | 13/557 | 13,499 12] +04 | +09 | 13,296 | 13,786 | 13,754 | 12,836 +36
Information technology industries 29,891 29,866 | 29,737 40.1 +0.4 +14 | 30,044 | 30,558 | 30,107 | 28,557 $5.2
Health care equipment
and products .............., 13,698 | 13,673 | 13,642 | +02] +02 -O.1 | 13,557 ] 13,750 | 13,687 | 13,171 42.9

See footnotes at end of table 5.


Table 5.

VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’

FOR TOPICAL SERIES'
(Millions of dollars)

SHIPMENTS AND NEW ORDERS

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.
1993"} 1993] 1993] Sept.] Aug.] July] 193°] 1993'} 1993] 1992] 93/92} 1993" | 1992
SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries 260,230| 256,556] 251,680] +14] +19] -2.6| 278,098] 256,056] 230,372| 262,786]  +5.8] 2,301,436 [2,179,271
Market categories :
Automotive equipment . 11,875] 11,210] 10,421] +5.9] +7.6 -10.6] 12,290] 10,883) 7,539} 10,170) +20.8) 104,877] 88,182
Home goods and apparel 18,017] 17,862] 17,352] +0.9} +29) 1.3) 20,213] 19,138] 16,317] 18,043] +12.0) 156,430] 139,166
Consumer staples 57,515] 56,820] 57,667] +1.2|  -1.5]  +0.6] 62,163] $6,990] 55,068} 61,203) +1.6] 510,229) 493,511
Machinery and equipment ...... . 44,420] 44,137) 41,355] +06] +6.7]  -5.9] 47,877] 41,602] 35,402] 43,309] +10.5] 386,402] 352,964
Business supplies . . . 19,402] 19,290] 19,469] +0.6| -0.9]_ -0.9} 20,229] 19,252] 18,404] 19,866] +1.8} 174,328] 170,542
Construction materials
and supplies 16,730] 16,378] 15,892] +2.1] 43.1] -3.0) 18,117] 17,240] 15,432} 16,959] +6.8] 148,039] 137,860
Defense products 7,627| 7,392) 7,815] +32] -5.4) -0.7] 8,324] 7,131] 7,034] 8,945] -6.9] 67,645] 71,887
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products . . 84,644] 83,467| 81,709] +1.4] 42.2) -2.6 88,885] 83,820] 75,176] 84,291] +5.5| 753,486] 725,159
Durable goods industries
Nondefense capital goods? . 33,686] 33,825] 31,723) -0.4] +66) -5.0_ 37,264] 31,707] 27,823] 34,628) +7.6] 292,657] 274,898
Excluding aircraft and parts 28,573] 27,776) 27,447] +29} +1.2}  +0.5) 31,736] 26,172] 24,162] 28,378] +11.8] 243,848} 220,029
Defense capital goods ‘ . 7,392) 7,106] 7,594] +4.0] -6.4| 0.0] 8,061) 6,752] 6,728] 8,682] -7.2| 65,203) 70,336
Durables excluding capital goods 96,373] 93,590] 89,940] +3.0] +4.1] 4.4} 102,050] 93,475] 78,233] 91,325] +11.7] 842,373] 768,981
Miscellaneous series
Producers’ durable equipment . . 87,380] 85,636] 80,951] +20] +5.8| -5.3] 93,629] 82,253] 67,794] 83,611] +12.0] 760,427] 689,935
Household durable goods 7,639] 7,489] 7.435] +2.0] +0.) +04] 8,732] 7,647] 6,510] 7,942] +9.9] 65,504] 60,808
Information technology industries 15,646] 15,650} 15,251 0.0} +2.6] +2.5] 18,355} 14,641] 12,938] 16,499] +11.2] 132,429] 120,776
Health care equipment
and products . 8,414] 8,194] 8,126] +2.7]  +0.8] -2.7] 9,410] 8,079] 7,600] 8,897] -+5.8] 73,474] 70,638
i
NEW ORDERS
All manufacturing industries 255,220] 253,461] 250,566] +0.7] +1.2} 1.9} 270,501] 252,422] 230,096] 256,455] +5.5] 2,277,087 }2,151,299
Market categories :
Automotive equipment . 11,813] 11,207] 10,475] +5.4) +7.0f -10.3] 12,211] 10,888] 7,641] 10,143] +204] 104,977) 88,161
Home goods and apparel 17,879] 17,746] 17,425] +0.7] +1.8]  -1.6 19,685] 19,090] 16,715} 17,750] +10.9] 158,494] 140,746
Consumer staples 57,535| 56,812) 57,639] +13] -1.4] +0.6] 62,199] 56,993) 55,089] 61,210} +1.6) 510,272} 493,568
Machinery and equipment 42395] 42,644] 40,228] -0.6|  +6.0|  -9.7 45,529] 40,183] 34,156] 41,476] +9.8) 372,217) 343,056
Business supplies... . . 19,434] 19,346] 19,314] +0.5) +0.2} 1.2] 20,276] 19,354] 18,292] 19,772] 42.5] 174,254) 170,593
Construction materials
and supplies 16,501] 16,376) 15,919} +0.8] +29} -0.6 17,744] 17,266] 15,562) 16,991) +4.4) 148,246] 138,099
Defense products .......... 6,654] 6,922) 7,442] -3.9]  -7.0] +21.5] 6,955] 6,269] 6,247] 6,836] +1.7] 58,065] 55,920
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products 83,009] 82,408] 82,124] +0.7/ +0.3] -0.5] 85,902] 82,379] 76,394] 82,277 +44] 750,562] 721,156
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods ° . . 31,148] 31,992] 30,093) -2.6] +6.3| -11.1] 34,453] 30,274] 26,087] 33,018) +43] 275,818] 263,759
Excluding aircraft and parts 28/859] 28,062] 27,601} +28} +1.7} +0.1] 31,749] 26,858] 24,210] 28,151} +128] 245,665} 218,152
Defense capital goods * . 6,458] 6,598] 7,231] -2.1] 8.8] +24.9] 6,718] 5,762] 5,974] 6,427 +4.5| 55,520] 53,539
Durables excluding capital goods 95,106} 93,162] 91,196] +2.1] +2.2) -1.5] 99,210] 92,410] 80,542] 89,254) +11.2| 844,228) 768,306
Miscellaneous series
Producers’ durable equipment . 85,471] 84,933] 80,708] +0.6] +5.2|  -6.6 91,136] 81,802) 68,154] 81,201] +12.2] 750,959] 679,266
Household durable goods 7,614] 7,600) 7,554] +02) +06] +2.3] 8,481] 7,769] 6,858] 7,698] +10.2] 66,809] 61,692
Information technology industries 15,688] 15,292] 15,085] +26) +1.4] +0.7} 18,257] 14,431] 12,720} 16,597] +10.0} 132,738] 119,222
Health care equipment
and products ...... 8,190] 8,040] 8,182] +19) 1.7] +11) 9,185} 7,924] 7,657] 8,746] +5.0] 72,761] 70,434
” Preliminary. ‘ Revised.

' 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 variations.

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

and parts; ships and tank components; railroad equipment; and search and navigation equipment,

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

and tank components; and search and navigation equipment.


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 Aug. July June Sept. Aug. July June
1993" 1993" 1993 1993 1993" 1993" 1993 1993
All manufacturing industries... . . 1.46 149 152 1.48 3.21 3.30 341 3.33
Durable goods industries... . 1.72 177 1.84 1.76 3.88 3.99 417 4.02
Stone, clay, and glass products... | | 123 131 135 133 1.26 137 138 134
Primary metals 2.0.1... 1.66 171 1:73 1.65 189 1.95 2.01 1.95
Fabricated metal products... |. | 1.62 1.65 1.67 1.62 1.62 1.65 1.70 165
Industrial machinery and equipment 1:86 1.90 1.93 1.94 222 227 2:30 232
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ........... 1.66 1.69 172 1.67 2.24 2.23 227 2.18
Transportation equipment... | | | 182 1.88 21 184 11.99 12.22 13.99 12.18
Instruments and related products . | 2.03 2.07 212 2:10 481 4.93 5.05 498
Nondurable goods industries ....... . 117 118 117 117 0.74 0.76 0.76 0,78
Food and kindred products... || | | 0.85 0.85 0.88 0.88 (X) (X) (X) (%)
Tobacco products ...... 2... 2:53 3.25 2.05 245 &) ) &) &)
Textile mill products. < |) | : 1.60 1:56 156 1:58 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Paper and allied products . | | : 125 129 127 126 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Chemicals and allied products 135 136 134 131 &) (X) (X) &
Petroleum and coal products... ||. 0.92 0.93 0.92 0.90 &) (X) (x) &)
Rubber and plastics products | | | 1.40 141 1.48 141 (&) &) &) &)

° Preliminary. ' Revised. (X) Not applicable. (NA) Not available.

taeXcludes the following industries with no unfilled orders : Wood and lumber products; glass containers; metal cans, barrels and drums; farm and garden machinery;
ratrofenaicle assembly operations; other transportation equipment; foods and related products; tobacco; knitting mill products: apvacel and ienca products; chemicais;
Petroleum and coal products; and rubber and plastics products

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

Shipments New orders Unfilled orders Inventories
Industry
Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept.
Sept? | 1992- Sept? | 1992- Sept? | 1992- Sept? | 1992-
Sept’ | 1988 | Aug. | Sept" | 1988-| Aug. | Sept | 1988-| Aug | Sept] 1988- Aug.
1993 | _1992 | 1993 | 1993] 1992 | 1993 | 1993] 1992 | 1993 | i993] ‘1902 ] tod
All manufacturing industries... . . . (x) 0.2 02 (xX) 0.5 02 (xX) 01 0.0 (x) 0.0 0.1
Durable goods industries .......... 03 01 0.2 0.0 9 03 -0.1 01 0.1 (xX) 0.0 01
Stone, clay, and glass products . (Xx) 0.7 04 (X) 08 0.8 (xX) 04 04 (xX) 02 0.1
Primary metals... 0... : 1.0 04 03 05 04 ro] 05 02 03 () 02 Ol
Fabricated metal products |) 2) | oa) 04 03 (x) 04 06 ) 02 04 (x) O1 02
Industrial machinery and equipment 0.0 03 0.5 08 03 0S 04 01 0.1 &) 0.1 01
Electronic and other

__Clectrical equipment ....... -0.1 0.4 04 -0.4 1.2 0.6 02 04 01 (xX) 03 0.1
Transportation equipment . . . - 07 02 0.6 0.2 16 1.0 0.1 02 01 (x) 0.0 0.1
Instruments and related products oa) 0.5 04 (xX) 21 12 (xX) 0.7 0.2 (xX) 0.2 02
Nondurable goods industries (xX) 02 0.1 (x) 0.2 0.1 (x) 0.2 0.3 () 01 0.1
Food and kindred products (X) 02 0.1 (X) (X) (X) (X) (Xx) (xX) (X) 0.1 0.1
Tobacco products : &) 0.6 03 (x) (Xx) (X) (xX) (X} (X) (X) 0.0 0.1
Textile mill products : &) 04 02 )} NA) | (NA) &) A) | (NA) &) 02 O1
Paper and allied products ...... . . (x) 0.5 0.3 (X) | (NA) | (NA) (X) } (NA) | (NA) (X) 02 0.1
Chemicals and allied products... |: (xX) 02 02 (x) (x (xX) (X) (X) (xX) (X) 0.1 OL
Petroleum and coal products : 02 04 (x) (x) (x) (x) (X) (x) (xX) 02 03
Rubber and plastics products a (x) 01 02 (x) (X) (xX) (xX) (X) (xX) (xX) 0.2 02

Capital goods industries :
Nondefense 2.2.2.2... 02... 04 02 0.4 -0.5 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 (x) 0.1 0.1
Defense sitet tees vee 0.0 06 0.5 16 64 18 0.0 03 02 (X) Ol 01

(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
Tfonthly averages afe.the simple averages of the absolute values of the differences for the months specified. The advance te tect 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 precent change and the percent change as shown in this publication.
? Average for this month for the last five years.


CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS

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

Manufacturers’ Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders

September 1993
M3-1-(93)-9

For Wire Transmissions 10:00 a.m. E.S.T. November 4, 1993

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

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in September
increased $1.8 billion or 0.7 percent to $255.2 billion, the
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census reported
today. This follows a 1.2 percent increase in August and is
the third increase in the last four months. Year-to-date new
orders for 1993 totaled $2,279.3 billion, 5.9 percent above
the same period last year.

Shipments increased $3.7 billion or 1.4 percent to
$260.2 billion, the highest level on record. This follows a 1.9
ercent increase in August and is the third increase in the
last four months. Year-to-date shipments for 1993 totaled
$2,304.5 billion, 5.6 percent above the same period last year.

Unfilled orders decreased $5.0 billion or 1.1 percent to
$450.1 billion, the lowest level since June 1988. This is the
seventh consecutive monthly decline and the twenty-second
in the last twenty-five months. The unfilled orders-to-
shipments ratio decreased from 3.30 in August to 3.21 in
September, the lowest since October 1977.

Inventories decreased $1.1 billion or 0.3 percent_to
$380.3 billion, the third decline in the last four months. The
inventories-to-shipments ratio decreased from 1.49 in August
to 1.46 in September, the lowest on record.

New Orders

New orders for durable goods in September increased
$1.0 billion or 0.7 percent to $132.7 billion, following a 2.5
percent increase in August. This is the third increase in the
ast four months. All major groups except transportation
equipment and instruments and related products had
es. The largest increase was in electronic and other
ee | equipment, up $0.5 billion or 2.6 percent to $20.4
billion, primarily due to communications equipment.
Industrial machinery and equipment increased ‘so.abi lion or
1.7 percent to $24.5 billion. The largest decline was in
transportation equipment, down $0.5 billion or 1.6 percent
to $30.9 billion, as a decline in aircraft and parts more than
offsct increases in motor vehicles and parts and shipbuilding
and tanks, Instruments and related products decreased $0.4
billion or 3.7 percent to $10.2 billion.

New orders for nondurable goods increased $0.8 billion
or 0.7 percent to $122.5 billion, as increases, led by tobacco
products and chemical and allied products, more than offset
declines in petroleum and coal products, food and kindred
products, and textile mill products. This follows a 0.3
percent decrease in August and is the first increase in the
jast three months.

Shipments

Shipments of durable goods in September increased
$2.9 billion or 2.2 percent to $137.5 billion, the highest level

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

on record. This follows a 4.1 percent increase in August
and is the third increase in the last four months. All major
groups increased. Transportation equipment had the largest
increase, up $1.0 billion or 2.9 percent to $35.1 billion, as
increases in motor vehicles and parts and railroad
equipment more than offset a decline in aircraft and parts.
This follows a 10.6 percent increase in August. Industrial
machinery and equipment increased $0.6 billion or 2.4
percent to $24.5 billion.

Shipments of nondurable goods increased $0.7 billion
or 0.6 percent to $1228 billion, following a 0.3. percent
decrease in August. This is the first increase in the last
three months. The largest increase was in tobacco products,
up $0.6 billion or 29.2 percent to $2.7 billion, following a
36.9 percent decrease in August. Chemicals and allied

roducts increased $0.3 billion or 1.1 percent to $26.0
Billion. The largest decreases were in petroleum and coal
products, down $0.3 billion or 2.3 percent to $11.6 billion,
and food and kindred products, down $0.3 billion or 0.7
percent to $35.2 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for durable goods in September
decreased $4.7 billion or 1.1 percent to $428.1 billion, the
lowest level since June 1988. This is the seventh consecutive
monthly decline and twenty-sixth in the last thirty-one
months. Transportation equipment, down for the
seventeenth consecutive month, bad the largest decrease,
down $4.2 billion or 1.9 percent to $221.8 billion, as a
decrease in aircraft and parts more than offset an increase
in shipbuilding and tanks. This is the lowest level since
February 1989. Instruments and related products declined
$0.7 billion or 1.4 percent to $52.8 billion. Electronic and
other electrical equipment had the largest increase, up $0.5
billion or 1.1 percent to $44.4 billion, as an increase in
communications equipment more than offset a decline in
electronic components. Unfilled orders for nondurable
goods decreased $0.3 billion or 1.2 percent to $22.0 billion,
the fifth consecutive monthly decline.

Inventories

Inventories for durable goods in September decreased
$0.7 billion or 0.3 percent to 8370 billion, the third decline
in the last four months. All major groups except lumber and
wood products and furniture and fixtures declined.
Nondurable goods inventories decreased $0.5 billion or 0.3
percent to $143.2 billion, primarily due to petroleum and
coal products and food and kindred products. This is the
third decline in the last four months.

By stage of fabrication, finished goods decreased 0.6
percent in durables and 0.5 percent in nondurables. Work
in process was up 0.2 percent in durables and 0.1 percent in
nondurables. Materials and supplies declined 0.7 percent in
durables and 0.3 percent in nondurables.

‘The advance report on durable goods for October is scheduled for November 24, 1993 at 8:30 a.m. and the full report on December 3, 1993 at 10:00 a.m. For

sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printi

DC 20402. This is also available the day of issue through the

Office,
Department of Commerce’s online Economic Bulletin Board (N-8-1) (202-482-3870) and through the Census Bureau’s online information service-CENDATA.

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

CENDATA is available from Dialog Information Services, Inc. (1-800-334-2564) and CompuServe (1-800-848-8199). The CENDATA staff at the Bureau of
guidance.


Nondefense Capital Goods 1

New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars

it L L L i 1 1 1 i i 1 1 i
Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May — Jul Sep
Sep. 1991 - Sep. 1993

Defense Capital Goods
New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars
11

10 New Orders

Shipments

Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May — Jul Sep
Sep. 1991 -Sep. 1993

Note: All Charts based on seasonally
adjusted current dollars.


Table 7. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’

(Millions of dollars)

INVENTORIES, BY STAGE OF FABRICATION,
BY INDUSTRY GROUP

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Sept. Aug. July | Aug- | July- | June- Sept. Aug. July Sept. | Sept.
1993” 193° 1993 | Sept. | Aug. | July | 1993" 1993" 1993 1992 | 93/92
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
All manufacturing industries 120,661 | 121,272 | 121,004 +0.2 | -0.2 | 120,298 | 121,623 | 120,669 | 121,636 all
Durable goods industries 68,209 | 68,678 | 68,357 +0.5 | +03 | 68,533 | 69,389 | 68,216 | 69,710 “17
Stone, clay, and glass products "523 | 2509 | 2,505 402 | 06 | 2513 | 2528 | 2523 | 2484 +12
Primary metals 51944 | 6144 | 6,228 “13 0.1 6.053 | 6,209 | 6216 | 6.329 44
Fabricated metal products 7/820 | 7.739 | 7,646 +12 | 0.7 | 7856 | 7811 7616 | 8,163 38
Industrial machinery and equipm« 14,100 14,293 14,267 +0.2 “Ld 14,138 14,452 14,258 13,949 +14
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 10,659 10,591 10,517 +0.7 +0.7 10,629 10,683 10,599 10,239 43.8
Transportation equipment... . inss1 | 1781 | 11.757 +02} +13] 11549 | 11/982 | 11533 | 13,331 | -134
Instruments and related products 6.701 6,783 | 6,822 06 | +09] 6700] 6839 | 6841 7011 44
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods 8911 8,838 | 8,615 +26] +18] 9,095 | 8885] 8570 | 8,204] +109
Nondurable goods industries 52,452 | 52,594 | 52,647 -0.1 -08 | 51,765 | 52,234 | 52,453 | 51,926 03
Food and kindred Products 10,045 10,120 10,122 0.0 17 9,621 9,808 9,913 9,684 -0.7
Tobacco products 5,372 | 5,328 | 5,302 +05 | -03 5,255 | 5,102 | 5,001 5,199 +11
Textile mill products. - 2610 | 24608 | 2,604 +02} 0.7 | 2570] 2,631 2,685 | 2.638 -26
Paper and allied products. 6814 | 6.779 | 6,781 00 | +04] 6754] 6720 | 6,763 | 6,731 +03
Chemicals and allied products 11469 | 11,427 | 111450 02] -07 | 11356 | 1464 | 11,529 | 11,451 -08
Petroleum and coal products 2979 | 3099 | 3.136 2 | -27 | 2975 | 31149 | 3,136 | 3,302 99
Rubber and plastics products ...:: | 4399 | 4.408 | 4,439 07] +03 | 4431 4343 | 4420 | 4,457 -06
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods ..... . 8,764 | 8,825 | 8,813 +0.1 -1.0 | 8,803 | 9,017 | 9,006 | 8,464 +4.0
WORK IN PROCESS
All manufacturing industries 129,942 | 129,743 | 129,747 | +0.2 0.0 | +03 | 130,819 | 130,947 | 130,264 | 131,862 -08
Durable goods industries . 106,650 | 106,463 | 106,545 | +02] -0.1 | +02 | 107,320 | 107,568 | 107,033 | 108,787 “13
Stone, clay, and glass products : 13107 1124 | 13130 S| 05 0.0 ‘088 1126 1,138 1,152 5.6
Primary metals 7,225 7101 6,932 +17 42.4 413 7315 7,211 6,994 7,361 0.6
Fabricated metal products. 7611 7671 7;596 08] +10] +01] 7646] 7727 | 7596 "83 23
Industrial machinery and equipment 18,399 | 18,338 | 18,079 | +03] +14] +35 | 18836 | 18560 | 18067 | 18\587 +13
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . . 13,801 | 14,001 | 13,967 -14] +02 | 416] 13,789 | 14,221 | 14,047 | 12,835 474
Transportation equipment . . . . 44218 | 43,916 | 44535 | 40.7] -14] -10 | 44,299 3094 | 44,711 | 46,320 44
Instruments and related products - 97584 | 9.679 | 9,752 10} -0.7 | -20] 9,651 91932 | 9,896 | 10,620 9.1
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods 4705 | 4633 | 4554] +16] +17] 09] 4696] 4697] 4,584] 4,082 | +15.0
Nondurable goods industries 23,292 23,280 23,202 +01 +0.3 +0.5 23,499 23,379 23,231 23,075 +18
Food and kindred products - 3,781 7755 | 3.765 | +0.7} -03 | +03 | 3937 | 3512 | 3552 | 3,773 +17
Tobacco products : 181 178 11} +17] -L7 | 33.7 207 144 134 139 | +489
Fextile mill products 2516 | 2,464 | 2459] +21] +02] +03] 2,553 | 2495 | 2,503 | 2,423 45
Paper and allied products . - 1,231 1,232 1216 01] +13 | -04 1,201 1,247 1.246 1,191 +08
Chemicals and allied products 3770 | 3763 | 5777 | +01] 02) +20} 51742] sig2g] 5811 5/445 455
Petroleum and coal products 2443 | 2613 | 2.621 65] -03 | +08 | 24388 | 2645 | 2640 | 3,009 | -173
Rubber and plastics products |... 1,723 1718 1704. | +03] +08 | 22 1,723, 1,724 1,673 1/581 +9.0
Apparel, printing, and publishing
and leather goods 5647 | 5,557] 5.479} +16] +14] +01 5,748 | 5,784 | 5,672 | 5,514 +42
FINISHED GOODS
All manufacturing industries 129,666 | 130,377 | 130,810 -03 | +0.1 | 128,553 | 131,111 | 130,702 | 129,818 -1.0
Durable goods industries 62,168 | 62,547 | 63,035 -0.8 0.0 | 61,002 } 62,740 | 63,252 | 63,154 34
Stone, clay, and glass products 31970 | 3,988 | 4,057 17 | +05 | 3,795 | 3,921 | 4,067 | 4,039 -6.0
Primary metals - 6.038 | 6,139 | 6,145 0.1 | +12 | 6029 | 6136 | 6,108 | 6,309 44
Fabricated metal products |. . 7812 | 7,873 | 7,888 02] +19 | 7543 | 7,766 | 7,919 | 7,624 a
Industrial machinery and equipment 12/885 | 12,839 | 12,936 07 | -21 | 12/583 | 13,021 | 12992 | 13,652 -78
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 8,473 | 8,556 | 8,529 +03} +13 | 8390] 8733 | 8,749 | 8,426 -0.4
Transportation equipment . . - 8,232 | 8348 | 8,706 41 {| +04] gi90] 841s |} 8566] 9119 | -102
Instruments and related products - 5,998 | 6,046 | 6,028 403 | 02] 5943 | 6.054] 6,063 | 5,898 +08
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods 8,760 | 8,758 | 8,746 40.1 13 | 8,529 | 8,694 | 8,788 | 8,087 +55
Nondurable goods industries . . 67,498 | 67,830 | 67,775 +0.1 | +02 | 67,551 | 68,371 | 67,450 | 66,664 +13
Food and kindred products 15,924 | 16,063 | 16,275 -13 | +03 | 16863 | 16,741 | 15,840 | 16,974 -07
Tobacco products . . 1/203 1:206 1,231 20 | 56 1125 | 1,241 1,19! 1091 43.1
Textile mill products 4,061 4,100 4,137 -0.9 -0.7 3,998 4,177 4211 3,942 +14
Paper and allied products 5,567 | 5,703 | 5,599 +19 | +12 | 336 51636 | 5,529 | 5,476 2:1
Chemicals and allied products 17935 | 17895 | 17,626 415} 0.5 | 17,435 | 17541 | 17324 | 17,228 +12
Petroleum and coal products $208 | 5;312 | 3,490 32) -14] 5335] 5314] 5480] 5,815 -83
Rubber and plastics products... : 6,081 6073 | 6,038 +06} +13] S81] 5940] 5970] 5345] +100
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods... . 11,519 | 11,478 | 11,379 +09} +18} 11ss1 | 11,781 | 11,898 | 10,793 47.0

* Preliminary. ‘ Revised.



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

(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Sept. Aug. July] Aug-| —July-]— June- Sept. Aug. July Sept.} Sept.
1993" 1993" 1993] Sept.| Aug.} July 1993” 1993" 1993 1992] 93/92
All manufacturing industries . . . 450,090 | 455,100] 458,195 “ll 0.7 -02| 447,837] 455,434] 459,068] 479,795 67
Manufacturing industries
without defense capital goods 328,100} 332,176 | 334,763 “12 -08 -0.2] 327,740] 333,994} 336,638} 351,143 6.7
Durable goods industries 428,126 | 432,865 | 435,634 Ll -0.6 -0.2} 425,458] 432,452] 435,940] 456,779 69
Stone, clay, and glass products 7,282 7,353 7315 -10] +05 1 7,551 7,789 7,674 7,339| +29
Primary metals 21,887] 22,084] 22,358 09 12 12] 21317] 22,185] 22,905] 20,321] +4.9
Blast furnaces, steel mills . . 10,005] 10,065] 10,186 -0.6 -12 31 9815] 10,235] 10,480 7,916] +24.0
Iron and steel foundries 2,975 2,882 2,989] +32 36] +72 2,942 2,873 2,997 2777! +59
Nonferrous and other primary
metals......... : 8,907 9,137 9,183 2.5 -05 -15 8,560 9,077 9,428 9,628} -1L1
Fabricated metal products . . os 21,270 21,370 21,456 0.5 0.4 0.8 21,174 21,316 21,363 22,481 5.8
Industrial machinery and equipment 50,888 | 50,830] 50,613] +01] +04] +05] 50,584] 50,774] 50,231] 50,832 -0.5
Engines and turbines 10,207] 10,024] 10,020] +1.8 00] +12] 10,333] 10,089 9,861 9,945] 43.9
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. . 5,696 5,760 5,639 “Ll 42.1 40.2 5,565 5,640 5,512 5,545 +04
Metalworking machinery 7,011 7,000 6873| +02] +18] +02 7011 7,000 6,873 8127] -13.7
Computer and office equipment . 6,824 79 7318 41 2.7 22 6,926 7,350 7,380 7,613 9.0
Electronic and other
electrical equipment : 44408] 43,914] 43,729] #11] +04] 42.9] 44,012] 43,940] 43,850] 41,950] +4.9
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus 5,847 5,814 5,738] +06} +13 -0.6 5,839 5,819 5,739 5,707] +23
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment . . . 3,140 3,198 3,199 -18 00] +25 3,140 3,198 3,199 2901] +82
Communications equipment 14,635] 13,652} 13,427] 47.2] +1.7] 40.3] 14,617] 13,585] 13,448] 13,308] 49.8
Electronic components 15,761} 16,194] 16,251 27 04] 46.0] 15367) 16,163] 16,313] 15,264) +0.7
Transportation equipment . . 221/804 | 226,041] 228,802 -19 “12 0.7] 220,377] 225,150] 228,046] 252,369]  -12.7
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 192,747] 197,134] 199,914 22 “14 -12] 191,277] 196,175] 199,089] 223,090] -14.3
Shipbuilding and tanks 21,096} 20,533] 20,564] +2.7 02} +428] 21,129] 20,504] 20,626] 22,031 41
Instruments and related products 52,809| $3,543] $3,773 “14 -04 03] $2,458] 53,119] 53,603] $3,800 25
Search and navigation equipment 35,569} 35,753} 35,701 +0.1 09] 35,164] 35,295} 35,503] 36,250 -3.0
Measuring and controlling devices 8,671 9,022 9,141 ‘ 13 0.0 8,671 9,022 9,141 8,590] +09
Medical instruments and supplies 7,709 7,934 8,088 28 19] +07 7,709 7,934 8,088 8,025 39
All other durable goods . 1,778 1,730 7,588 +0.6 +19 0.7 7,985 8,179 8,268 7,687 43.9
Nondurable goods industries 21,964] 22,235] 22,561 “12 14 16] 22,379] 22,982} 23,128] 23,016 28

” 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.
1993°} 1993°| 1993] Sept.| Aug.] July} 1993"| 1993°] 1993] 1992] 93/92] 1993" | 1992

All manufacturing industries... . . 255,220] 253,461] 250,566] +0.7) +1.2)  -1.9] 270,501] 252,422] 230,096] 256,455] +5.5 | 2,277,087 |2,151,299

Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders teens +++] 135,062] 134,761} 133,155} +02) +1.2| 1.3} 143,578] 132,658] 120,737] 135,376) +6.1] 1,196,852 }1,138,913
without defense capital goods - | 248,762] 246,863} 243,335] +08) +1.4) 2.5) 263,783] 246,660] 224,122] 250,028) +5.5 | 2,221,567 |2,097,760

Durable goods industries .........} 132,712] 131,752] 128,520] +0.7] +2.5| -2.8] 140,381] 128,446] 112,603] 128,699] +9.1] 1,175,566 1,085,604
With unfilled orders ......... 105,576] 105,678] 103,837) -0.1]  +1.8) -1.7| 112,671] 102,746] 92,638] 105,100] +7.2) 932,815) 879,263
Stone, clay, and glass Products see 6,110] 5,836] 5,818) +4.7] +03] +6.81 6,682] 6,362] 5,986] 6,181 +8.1] 53,367] 50,581
Primary metals ++] 11,362 11,044] 10,859] +29) +17] -2.1) 11,151] 10,732] 10,214) 10,397] +7.3) 104,341} 101,502

Blast furnaces, steel mills’.
Iron and steel foundries
Nonferrous and other primary

metals... vevesesss] 4,974] 4,923] 4,872] +10] +10] -3.9] 4,968] 4,689] 4,538) 4,923] +0.9] 46,199] 49,391

Fabricated metal products -] 14.210} 14,045] 13,629] +12] +31] -Ll] 15,050] 14,148] 12,393] 14,621] +2.9) 124.984] 118,024

Industrial machinery and equipment . | 24°517] 24103] 23,733] +17] +16 +35] 26393] 22/583] 20,545] 23,031] +146] 210,456] 185,081

5,250] 5,199} 4,889) +1.0) +63) -4.1) 5,012) 5,112} 4,708} 4,549] +10.2) 48,748] 43,118
1,138 922) 1,098} +23.4) -16.0) +18.4) 1,171 931 968 925] +26.6 9,394 8,993

Engines and turbines .......... 1711 1,548] 1,639] +10.5 5.6) 43) 1,974) 1,604] 1,385 1,957 40.9 13,552 12,531
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment oe 2,393) 2,514 2,376 48) +58) +42) 2,431 2,426} 2,151 2,289 46.2 22,118 18,550

Metalworking machinery
Computer and office equipt
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ....... -| 20,357] 19,839] 20,448] +2.6] 3.0] +2.9] 22,070] 19,516] 18,617] 19,553] +129] 171,121] 153,239
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and

2,544) 2,631 2,536} -3.3) +3.7) -4.4) 2,787} 2,479} 2,127] 2,689) $3.6 22,115] 20,543
6,338] 6,368) 6,299} -0.5) +11) +63) 7,887 5,839) 4,889) 6,866] +14.9 54,609] 46,417

industrial apparatus ...........| 2,424 2,491] 2,341) -2.7] +64) +11) 2,703] 2,438] 2,113) 2,380 +13.6) 21,814] 20,295
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment ............] 1,593] 1,657| 1,731] -3.9 -4.3) 43.3) 1,712] 1,615] 1,479] 1,619] +57] 14,980] 13,407
Communications equipment .....] 4,836] 4,152] 3,906] +16.5 +63] -11.3] 5,458] 3,948] 3,443) 4,388] 424.4] 34,547! 30,426
Electronic components .........] 6,779] 6,889] 7,635] 1.6 9.8) +10.8) 6,863] 6,725) 7,093] 6,324] +85] 59,424) 51,948
Transportation equipment .........] 30,871] 31,366] 29,203] -1.6| +7.) -16.3) 31,927} 29,749] 21,460] 29,121] +9.6/ 286,086] 265,046

Aircraft, missiles,

space vehicles, and parts. 4,730} 7,130] 6,093) -33.7] +17.0] -36.5] 5,102) 6,253] 4,452) 8,290] -38.5 58,429] 75,641

Shipbuilding and tanks ........] 1,548 914] 1,635] +69.4] 44.1) +156.7} 1,562) 896] 1,575] 294) +4313 8,547] 5,269
Instruments and related products ....| 10,234] 10,629] 10,483] -3.7] +14] +7.6 11,176] 9,983] 9,591] 11,314] -1.2] 91,942] 89,936
Search and navigation equipment 2,498) 2,632) 2,441] -5.1] | +7.8] +206 2,722] 2,267] 2,205) 3,157] -13.8] 21,726] 21,022
Measuring and controlling devices 2,661) 2,827 2,847] -5.9] -0.7} +09] 2,887] 2,767} 2,579} 2,833] +1.9| 25,404] 24,539
Medical instruments and supplies 2,770] 2,840] 2,920] -2.5|  -27| +64] 2,992] 2,752) 2,727] 3,006] -0.5] 25,443] 25,847
All other durable goods ... . . ++} 15,051} 14,890] 14,347] +11] +3.8)  -1.0| 15,932) 15,373) 13,797] 14,481] +10.0] 133,269] 122,195
Nondurable goods industries ...... .] 122,508] 121,709} 122,046} +0.7} -0.3)_-0.9} 130,120] 123,976] 117,493) 127,756) —_ +1.9) 1,101,521 }1,065,695
With unfilled orders ...........| 29,486] 29,083] 29,318] +14] -0.8} +0.2} 30,907] 29,912] 28,099] 30,276) +2.1] 264,037} 259,650

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

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


Table 1. VALUE

OF MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS

(Millions of dollars)

FOR INDUSTRY GROU!

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.
1993°| 1993°| 1993] ‘sepe.| Aug. —July| 1993] 1993"| i993] 1982 | 9382] 1993" | 1992
All manufacturing industries 260,230] 256,556] 251,680 +14] +19] — -2.6| 278,098] 256,056] 230,372) 262,786] _+5.8] 2,301,436 2,179,271
Manufacturing Industries
with unfilled orders 140,072] 137,856} 134,269] +1.6} +2.7] 2.5] 151,175] 136,292} 121,013] 141,707 +6.7] 1,221,201 |1,166,885
without defense capital goods 252,838] 249,450] 244,086] +1.4] +2.2] 2.6] 270,037| 249,304] 223,644] 254,104] | +6.3} 2,236,233 }2,108,935
Durable goods industries. 137,451] 134,521] 129,257] +2.2) +41) -4.3) 147,375] 131,934] 112,784] 134,635] +9.5] 1,200,233 1,114,215
With unfilled orders... 110,315] 108,447| 104,574] +1.7] +3.7]_-3.6| 119,665] 106,234] 92,819] 111,036] +78] 957,482] 907,874
Stone, clay, and glass products 6.181] 5,798] 5,700] +66] +1.7} Li] 6920) 6,247] 5,622] 6,380] +85] 52,208] 49,782
Primary metals . 11,559} 11318] 11,127] +21] +1.7| 4.3] 12019] 11,452] 10,261] 11,648] +32] 103,700] 102,995
Blast furnaces, steel mills . 5310) 5.320] 5.215] -0.2| 42.0] -0.6f +5432) 5,357] 4,805] 4,924] +103] 47,355] 43,975
Iron and steel foundries 1,045] 1,029] '398) +1.6| +14.6] -10.8) 1,102] 1,055] 740] 1,065] +3.5] 9,282] 9,174
Nonferrous and other primary
metals : : 5204} 4,969] 5,014] +47] -09] -6.7] 5,485] 5,040] 4,716] 5,659] -3.1] 47,063] 49,846
Fabricated metal products 2/| 14310} 14131] 13811] 41.3) 42.3) 3.1) 15,192] 14,195] 12,521] 14,257] +6.6] 126,571] 119,473
Industrial machinery and equipment .| 247459] 23,886] 23.482) 42.4] 41.7] +1.3) 26,583] 22,040] 20,412] 23,052] +15.3] 209,991] 187,008
Engines and turbines 1528] 11544] 1,516 -1.0] +18] -5.8| 1,730] 1,376] 1,126] 1,688] +2.5] 13,275] 12,090
Farm and garden machinery 1488] 1.477] 1456] 40.7] +14} -22) 1312] 1,093] 1089] 1,019} +288) 13,674] 11,573
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment . . 2,457| 2,393] 2,363] +2.7| +13) -2.5] 2,506] 2,298] 2,189] 2,247] +11.5] 22,152] 18,711
Metalworking machinery 2/533) 2'50a] 2521] +12) -0.7} 42.4) 2:776) 2/352] 2,112] 2,790] --0.5] 22,437] 20,893
Computer and office equipm: 6.633] 6,567] 6,461] +1.0] +1.6 +74) 8311] 5,869] 5,131] 6,916] +202] 54,804) 47,451
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . 19,863] 19,654] 19,228] +1.1) +2.2)  -1.5| 21,998] 19,426] 17,219] 19,693) +11.7] 169,196] 152,857
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . 2,391] 2,415] 2,374] 1.0] +1.7] +0.6f 2,683] 2,358] 2,112] 2,625] +2.2] 21,527] 20,797
Household appliances... 2... 1730] 1.729] 1.722 40.1] +0.4) +40) 1,811] 1.734) Levi] 1,618] +11.9) 14,913] 13,496
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment 1,651] 1,658] 1,654] -0.41 +02} -25] 1,770] 1,616] 1,402] 1,694] +45] 14,820] 13,629
Household audio and
video equipment . g21] 945] 982] -2.5] -3.81 48.5] 1,203] 1,020] 846] 1,093] +10.1] 7,840) 7,705
Communications equipment 3,853] 3,927/ 3,869] -1.9] +15] -2.4] 4,426] 3,811] 3,364] 4306] +2.8] 33,352] 30,353
Electronic components . . . 7212] 6,946] 6,708] +38] +3.5| 4.7] 7,659] 6.875] 6,228] 6,274] +22.1] 59,739) 51,163
Transportation equipment... . 2... 35,108] 34,127} 30,865] +29] +10.6 -12.9] 36,700] 32,645] 23,603) 33,061] +11.0} 311,555] 286,560
Motor vehicles and parts . . 23,407] 21,949} 20,070] +66] +9.4| -12.3] 24,001] 21,192] 13,993] 19,521] +22.9] 205,545] 172,033
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts 9117/9910] 8,461] -8.0} +17.1} -16.6] 10,000] 9,167} 7,418] 10,992] -9.0] 84,328] 93,929
Shipbuilding and tanks '985| ‘945 1,067] +4.2) -11.4] +13.0] 1,027] 928) 1,017] 1,067) -3.7| 8,632) 8,914
Instruments and related products 10,968| 10,859] 10,647] +10) +2.0) -1.8] 11,837] 10,467] 9,603] 11,641] +1.7] 95,071] 94,456
Search and navigation equipment 2,682| 2,580] 2,755] +4.0| -6.4{ -2.0] 2,853] 2,475) 2,354] 3,090] -7.7| 23,717] 24,670
Measuring and controlling devices 3,012] 2,946) 2,843] +22] +3.6 -0.1] 3,238] 2,886 2,575] 3,042] +6.4) 25,921] 25,169
Medical instruments and supplies 2995] 2,994] 2864] 0.0] +45) -4.6f 3,217) | 2,906] 2,671] 3,156] +1.9) 26,157] 26,050
Photographic goods . . . 1932) 1,998] 1,847] -3.3] +8.2) 0.0) 2,150) 1,856] 1,667] 1,999} +7.6] 16,224] 15,684
All other durable goods... . . . 15,003] 14-748] 14397] +17] +24) -0.1] 16,126] 15,462) 13,543) 14,903) +8.2] 131,941] 121,084
Nondurable goods industries 122,779} 122,035] 122,423] +0.6] -0.3|._ 0.7] 130,723] 124,122] 117,588] 128,151] +2.0/ 1,101,203 1,065,056
With unfilled orders 29,757] 29,409} 29.695] +12] -1.0| +13] 31,510] 30,058] 28,194] 30,671 +2.7| 263,719} 259,011
Food and kindred products 35,159] 35,419] 34,443] -0.7| +2.8] +0.3] 37,436] 35,577] 33,096] 35,567) +5.3] 307,799] 294,104
Meat products. 8087| 8.075| 7,971! +0.1] +13] -0.2} 8,435] 8300} 7,815] 7,942) +6.2| 71,468] 66,619
Dairy products 4,562) 41515] 4516] +1.0] 0.0 -1.3] 4,713] 4,630] 4,537] 4,565] +3.2| 40,491] 39,396
Beverages ......... 5,069| 5,149] 4896] -1.6, +52) -0.4) 5.211] 5,483) 5,183) 4,926] +5.8] 44,823] 43,595
Alll other foods, except fats and oils } 15,581] 15,903] 15,391] -2.0] +3.3] +1.8) 17.217] 15,387] 13,892] 16,452] +4.6} 135,500) 130,124
Tobacco products... . 2'667| 2,064] 3,270} +29.2| -36.9) +178] 3.150) 1,871] 2,565] 4,017] -21.6] 23,525} 23,759
Textile mill products 51756] 5,896] 5,887] -24| +02) +0.7) 6358] 6,288) 5,187] 6,535| 2.7] 52,595] 52,398
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles ....... . 3,541] 3,547] 3,625] -0.2) 2.2] +17] 3,931] 3,764) 3,134] 4,078) -3.6| | 32,692) 32,954
Paper and allied products . . 10,855] 10,664] 10.724) +181 -0.6] -0.3)_ 11,221) 10,865] 10,561} 11,257] -0.3] 97,475) 98,770
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products .... . 4309] 4,311] 4,362) 0.0) -1.2) -0.2) 4,365) 4,351) 4,344) 4,483) -2.6[ 39,301] 40,229
Paperboard containers and boxes 2,620] 2,638] 2,666] -0.7| 1.1] +0.9) 2,683) 2.7321 2,594] 2,810] -4.5] 23,966] 24,483
Miscellaneous converted
paper products... . 3,926] 3,715] 3,696] +5.7 40.51 -1.3] 4,173] 3,782] 3,623] 3,964] -+5.3] 34,208] 34,058
Chemicals and allied products | 26024| 25.733 26,008| +1.1] | -1.1]  -2.6 27,356] 25,560] 24,821) 26,500] +32} 237,281] 227,934
Industrial chemicals ........ 13.196] 13320] 13,389] -09| -0.5] -1.9| 13.447] 13,433] 13,057] 13,467] -0.1] 122,047] 118,028
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries 9990] 91582] 9.709] +43] -1.3) 1.6 11,438] 9,525] 9,095] 10,608] +7.8] 87,215] 82,177
Petroleum and coal products 11,615] 11,888] 12,288] -23)  -3.3)  -3.3] 12,338] 12,452] 12,599] 13,833) -10.8) 112,294] 114,816
Rubber and plastics products 8,691] 8,624) 8.215] +08] +5.0] -4.8] 9,063] 8,747] 7,885 8,853] +24] 78,496] 78,597
All other nondurable goods 22,012) 21,747] 21:58] +12] 40.7} +03) 23,801] 22,762] 20,874] 21,589} +102] 191,738) 174,678

° Preliminary. ‘ Revised.

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