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

Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Apr. Mar. Feb.| Mar-| Feb-] — Jan- Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. Apr.
2000° 2000" 2000} Apr.} = Mar.| Feb. 2000" 2000" 2000 1999] 90/99
Ail manufacturing industries . . 477,934 | 475,887] 475,999 40.4 0.0 +0.7} 480,703] 474,765} 479,087] 405,450 +33
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders... 315,246} 313,976} 314444] 404 0.1] 40.7) 317,641] 312,312] 315.425] 311178] +2
without defense capital goods .. 459,007 | 457,367| 456,565 +04 40.2 +08) 461,912] 456,482] 459,523} 447,150 43.3
Durable goods industries . - | 299,404] 297,959] 298,505 40.5 0.2 +0.7{ 301,282] 297,082} 300,744] 294.019 +25
With unfilled orders + -- | 273,761] 272,462] 273,003] 40.5, 0.2) 40.7] 275,586} 270,813 | 274.228| 269,808] — +2.1
Stone, clay, and glass products . 9,994 9,947 10,031 +05 0.8 +0.1 10,165 10,147 10,305 9,443 47.6
Primary metals see 24,94) | 24,733] 24,696] +0.8)  +0.1] 40.2} 24,839} 24.576] 24.832] 23,527] +56
Blast furnaces, steel mills 12,033 11,770 11,712 +2.2 +0.5 +07 11,804 11,537 11,728 11,321 +43
Iron and steel foundries : 1,581 1,577 1,587 +03 -0.6 0.6 1,639 1,626 1,621 1,674 21
Nonferrous and other primary
metals 11,327] 11,386] 11,397 -0.5 -0.1 02} 11396 11,413] 11,483] 10,532] -+8.2
Fabricated metal products 31,843} 31,754] 31,911 +03 0.5 40.8] 32,198] 31,974] 31,962] 31,201 43.2
Industrial machinery and equipment 60,253 60,347 60,888 02 0.9 +03 60,809 60,111 62,013 61,050 0.4
Engines and turbines 4,560] 4,642 4,639 18] 40.1} +08] 4,622 4,552 4,636 4419] +46
Farm and garden machinery 3,710 3,780 3,814 “19 -0.9 09 3,685 4,091 4.306 3,629] +15
Construction, mining and
‘material handling equipment... . 8,793 8,752 8924] +05 -19[ +01 8,916 8,845 9,125 9,152 2.6
Metalworking machinery... . . 8,038 8,051 8,095 0.2 0.5] +04 8112 7,897 8,016 8,132 -0.2
Computer and office equipment . 8341 8456] 8,558 +14 +12 “13 8,407 7,994 8,743 9.113 17
Electronic and other
electrical equipment : 44,337] 43,797) 43.923] 41.2 03] 40.7) 45,040} 43,221} 4aisa] arise] +95

Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and

industrial apparatus . 5,386 5,392 5,421 “0.1 “0.5 0.2 S4ll 5,390 3,541 5,326] +16
Household appliances ..... 2... , 2,570] 2,475 2515] 43.8 “16 03 2,762] 2.545 2,630 2,560) +79
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment... . : 3,999 3,848 3,879) 43.9 08] +20 4,060 3,758 3,880 3577] +135
Household audio and
video equipment . 1113 1,083 1,079 42.8 +04 -14 1,035 981 1,049 916} +13.0
Communications equipment. . 11404] 11504] 11,714 -0.9 18} +405] 11,553] 11.290] 11,696] 10,750] +75
Electronic components . . 15,846} 15,522} 15,422] 42.1] +06) 40.7] 16,147] 15.284] isao1] ager] 4117
‘Transportation equipment - | 70,153] 70,063) 69,840] 40.1} +03} 1.1] 70100] 70073) 70031] 72.314 .
Motor vehicles and parts 18,265 17,963 18,171 +17 Ll +10 18,256 18,193 18,267 17,100 46.8
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 45,568] 46,026] 45,388 HO} +14] 413] 45,441] 45,749] 45,452] 49,266 -18
Shipbuilding and tanks : 2,482 2,408 2423) 43.1 06] +08 2,528 2,479 2.448 2133] +185
Instruments and related products . 27,664] — 27,.282| — 27,390 +14 “0.4 40.41 27,950] 26,979] 27,267] 27,087 432
Search and navigation equipment 6,809] 6,750 6818} +09 -10 “14 6,882 6,628 6751 6,927 -0.6
Measuring and controlling devices . 8.594 8319 8398] 43.3 0.9] 426} 8,697 8,259 8,378 8,067] +78
Medical instruments and supplies 9,203 9,163 9121] +04] 405] +03 9.284 9,035 9,098 8724] +61
Photographic goods ... . : 2347 2,332 2,334 +0.6 -0.1 12 2,399 2,329 2,324 2,591 74
All other durable goods .... . 30.219) 30,036] 29,826) 40.6] 40.7} = +0.9] 30,181] 30,001] 30,180] 28.259] +68
Nondurable goods industries... . . 178,530] 177,928) 177,494) = +03) 40.2] = 40.8{ 179,421] 177,683] 178,343] 171,431} 44.7
With unfilled orders... .. eae 41,485 41,514 41,441 0.1 +02 40.7 42,055 41,499 41,197 41,370 +17
Food and kindred products « : 39,195] 39.293] 39,164 02} +03] +04) 38551] 38,877] 39374] 37354] 43.2
Meat products... 2.0.0... 4567 4,602 4,443 08] 43.6 0.3 4,702 4,700 4,529 4349] 48.1
Dairy products teens 3,889| 3.877 3,993] +03 29] 443 4,008 3,867 3.976 3992] +04
Beverages... 8,761 8,801 8,781 0.5} +02 -1.0 8,800 8816 8,819 8690] +13
All other foods, except fats and oils | 20'344] — 20°399 20,327 03] +04] +04] 19,404] 19.847] 20331] 18,556] +46
Tobacco products... ... 5317 5,299 5291] +03] +02] 425 5,245 5376 3,749 5,228] +03
Textile mill products... 2... : 10,259] 10,203} 10,163] +0.5] +04] 40.3} 10,529} 10.213] 10.259} 10334} 41.9
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles. . sees 6,079 6,075 6074] +01 0.0 0.0 6,208 6,052 6,157 6,338 21
Paper and allied products. ¢. 16,778] 16,586] 16,559] +12) +02) +11} 17,031] 16.757] 16.697] 16188] 45.2
Pulp, paper, and
Paperboard mill products ..... 6,548 6,478 6.412 +1 +05 6,617 6,562 6,524 6,531 +13
Paperboard containers and boxes 4,374 4313 4,349 +H 40.3 4,428 4,360 4,390 3,977] +113
Miscellaneous converted
Paper products . 5,856 5,795 5,798] #11 0.1} +23 5,986 5,835 5,783 5,680] +54
Chemicals and allied products : 48,230) 47,903} 47,694] 40.7] +04] 40.1] 48,753] 48,047] 48.262] 46,794] 44.2
Industrial chemicals 19,958 19,704 19,485 +13 +L +04 19,978 19,696 19,718 19,099 +4.0
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries. . 22,426] 22,378} 22,325] +02) +02) +02] 22,732} 22,114] 22.238] 21571 +54
Petroleum and coal products : 13,464] 13,269] 13,259] +15] 40.1] 43.5] 13,623] 13,093] 12,900] to8ta| +260
Rubber and plastics products... . . 18,136] 17,913] 17921} 41.2 0.0) +19} 18,360] 18,170] 18333] 16,996] +8.0
Alll other nondurable goods . 27,151] 27,462] 27,443 li] +01 0.0} 27,329] 27,150] 26,769] 27,723 “14

° Preliminary. ‘ Revised.
See note at end of table 2 relating to survey error and revision


10 Total Manufacturing
New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars

380 380
New Orders

360 | Shipments | - - ~~ - ~~ - 22-22-2222 SSeS O-- + - + 360

340 P- - - -- --- eee eT ee ++ 4 340

320 P------- 2-2 eee eee ee eee eee eee -- +--+ +4 320

300 F- - ----- 2-22-22 e ee ee eee eee eee -4 300

280 Lu f ! ! ! \ ! f ! ! ! ! LI 280

Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb = Apr
Apr. 1998 - Apr. 2000

Total Manufacturing
Ratio of Unfilled Orders and
Inventories to Shipments

V/S Ratios UO/S Ratios
2.5 3.7

24 F-- > > rt ee ee vos |=] 3.6

2.3F- > >> rt ee er ee vs }-43.5

22P------------------------------ 7 1134
21F- >> - 5 rr rrr rr rr rt rr re re et rrr rr re ee 3.3
2F- > rrr rrr rr rrr tt rrr treed 3.2
1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4
1.3
1.2

Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr
Apr. 1998 - Apr. 2000

Note: All Charts based on seasonally
adjusted current dollars.


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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
Apr. Mar. Feb. | Mar- | Feb- | Jan- Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. | Apr.
2000" 2000" 2000 | Apr. | Mar. Feb, | 2000" 2000° 2000 1999 | 00/99
UNFILLED ORDERS
All manufacturing industries 549,671 | 554,171 | 546,636 0.8 +14 +0.7 | 555,778 | 556,316 | 550,684 | 529,821 +4.9
Market categories :
Automotive equipment... . 2,544 2,526 2,466 | +07] +24 -10 2,578 2,594 2,554 2511 42.7
Home goods and apparel 9,402 9,484 9,545 09 -0.6 +12 9,496 9,541 9,737 9,467 +03
Consumer staples... . « : 3,252 3,255 3.239 1] +05 | 475 2,882 2,953 2,921 2291 | +258
Machinery and equipment : 247,529 | 247,743 | 245,244 01 | +10 | +402 | 248,436 | 247,973 | 246,128 | 242,544 +24
Business supplies . . 7,582 7,469 TAIS +15 +0.7 +17 7,448 7,206 7,096 7,002 +64
Construction materials
and supplies : 18,142 | 17,959 | 18,009 | +10}  -03 -03 | 18,337 | 18,088 | 18,062 | 18,017 +18
Defense products . . : 88,140 | 89,397 | 89,948 -14 |  -06 | +08 | 90,020 | 91,528 | 91,425 | 92,812 3.0
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products .. . . 173,080 | 176,338 | 170,770 -18 | +33 | 44.5 | 176581 | 176,433 } 172,761 | 155177 | +138
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods * 264,454 | 263,720 | 261,896 | +03} +0.7 | +0.1 | 264,875 | 264,060 | 263,134 | 258,913 423
Excluding aircraft and parts 121,981 | 120,679 | 119,666 | +11 | +08 } +0.7 | 122,402 | 121,019 | 120,904 | 112,432 +89
Defense capital goods * 93,565 | 94,654 | 95,028 12 -04 | +0.7 | 95,735 | 96,938 | 96,554 | 97,738 -2.0
Durables excluding capital goods 165,914 | 170,089 | 163,851 -25 | +38 | +16 | 169,683 | 169,987 | 165,878 | 149,693 | +134
Miscellaneous series
Producers’ durable equipment .... | 287,543 | 287,426 | 283,657 0.0 | 413 | +02 | 288,451 | 287,947 | 285,575 | 281,555 424
Household durable goods... - 5,922 6,026 | 6,031 -L7 “0.1 | +24 5,872 6,034 6.275 $853 +03
Information technology industries - | 46,688 | 46263 | 45.304] +09 | +19 05 | 46,569 | 46,079 | 45.317 | 40,660 | +14.5
Health care equipment
and products 06... 6... 0 5 10,557 | 10,831 | 10,475 25 | +34] +04 | 10,615 | 10,697 | 10,696 9,841 +79
TOTAL INVENTORIES
All manufacturing industries - | 477,934 | 475,887 | 475,999 | +04 0.0 | +07 | 480,703 | 474,765 | 479,087 | 465,450 $33
Market categories
Automotive equipment . 9115 8,964 8,996 | +17 04 | +12 9,204 9,047 8,663 +62
Home goods and apparel. . - 31,934 31,802 31,828 40.4 -0.1 0.0 32,165 31,733 31,395 42.5
Consumer staples... . . : 78.121 | 78,008 | 77,775 | +01 | +03 | +09 | 77,982 77,994 | 73,810 +57
Machinery and equipment - | 113,777 | 116,426 } 115,766 0.6 | +06 | +08 | 116,851 116,799 | 118,677 “LS
Business supplies... . . - . 29,051 | 29,129 | 29,039 03 | +03 | +13 | 29,409 28.823 | 28,660 +26
Construction materials
and supplies 31,468 | 31,118 | 31,129 | +11 00} +08 | 31,740 31,540 | 29,025 +94
Defense products . . 18,543 | 18,127 | 18,941 423 43 08 | 18,421 19,013 | 17,958 42.6
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products... .. . 163,925 } 162,317 | 162,525 | +10] -0.1 | +07 | 164,931 | 162,514 | 164.138 | 157,262 +49
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods ° . . . 106,263 | 107,009 | 106,261 07} +07 | +09 | 107,209 | 106,153 | 106,857 | 110,601 31
Excluding aireraft and parts 72889 } 72,892 | 73,701 00} -11 | +02 | 73,780 | 72,088 | 74,375 | 73,137 +09
Defense capital goods * . . 18,927 | 18520 | 19434 | +22 47 -12 | 18.791 | 18,283 | 19,564 | 18,300 42.7
Durables excluding capital goods 174.214 | 172.430 | 172.810 | +10] -02 | +07 | 175,282 | 172,646 | 174,323 | 165,118 +62
Miscellaneous series
Producers’ durable equipment .... | 191,971 | 191,853 | 191,663 +01] 40.1 +1.0 | 193,523 | 191,258 | 192,867 | 191,178 +12
Household durable goods . . . 16.762 | 16,627 | 16689 | +08] -04 | +02 | 16,809 | 16,476 | 16,796 | 16,219 $3.6
Information technology industries 33.458 | 33,348 | 33,837 | +03 -14 | +02 | 33,898 | 32,584 | 33,958 | 33,312 +18
Health care equipment
and products... .... sees 2134s | 21,276 | 21,207 | +03] +03 | +403 | 21,559 | 21,008 | 21,139 | 20,396 $5.7

See footnotes at end of table 5.
See note at end of table 2 relating to survey error and revision.


Table 5. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS AND NEW ORDERS
FOR TOPICAL SERIES'
(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted ‘Not seasonally adjusted *
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent Year to date
Industry change

Apr.| Mar. | Feb. | Mar.-| Feb} Jan-| Apr.) Mar.| Feb.| Apr. | Apr.
200°} 2000'} 2000] Apr.} Mar.| Feb.] 2000") 2000"} 2000] 1999] 00/99 | 2000" | 1999

SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries. . 373,036] 377,562| 370,865) -1.2) +1.8]  +0.1] 366,938] 400,591] 365,756} 343,780] — +6.7) 1,466,637 1,361,570
Market categories :
Automotive equipment ....... 16,012] 16,980] 16,352] -5.7] +3.8] —-3.8] 16,606] 18,833] 17.433} 16,514] +0.6] 68,675 65,949
Home goods and apparel 21,231] 21,299] 20,898) -0.3] +19] +0.2) 20.416] 22,549] 20,985] 19,419] +5.1] 81,858] 76,763
Consumer staples .... . : 78.611] 79,331] 78,957] -0.9] 40.5] +25] 76411] 80,279] 75,668] 69,943] —+9.2| 303,987] 276,610
Machinery and equipment ..- | 72,969] 71,619] 69.944] +19) 42.4) -2.7] 70,096] 81,524] 67,520] 65,074] +77] 279,477} 261,357
Business supplies . . . . . : 27,669} 28,449] 27,842) -2.7| +22) +1.6| 27,617] 28,905] 27,138] 26,084] +5.9] 108,614] 101,777
Construction materials
and supplies 23,542) 24,203] 23,868} -2.7| +14) +0.6] 23,382) 24,587) 22,783] 22.874] 42.2] 91,385} 86,525
Defense products 6517} 6.879] 6.280] -5.3] 49.5) -3.3) 6,168) 7,483} 6,275] 6,418] 3.9] 25,290] 26.601
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products ..... . | 126,485] 128,802| 126,724 -1.8] +1.) +0.4| 126,242] 136,431] 127,954] 117,454] +7.5] 507,351] 465,988

Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods * . 60,738] 58,551] $7,327]
Excluding aircraft and parts ....] 52.984] 52.051] 50.097|
Defense capital goods +... 6311] 6,648] 6,005
Durables excluding capital goods. | 142,499] 146,278] 143,223

-2.6| 56,329] 67,444] 54,039] 50,753] +11.0] 225,793] 205,916
-2.0| 48,604] 60,418} 47,113] 42,119] +15.4] 197,643] 172,819
-4.0) 5,926} 7,241 5,948] 6,155 3.7 24.184) 25,576
0.8) 143,145} 156,528) 145,213] 137,786) +39) 576,163] 544,049

Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 136,231) 136,862] 133,523] -0.5] +25] -2.3} 133,333] 153,125] 132,986] 127,526] +4.6] 538,581] 510,338
Household durable goods - 11,325] 11,227} 11,085} +0.9] +1.3]  -0.3) 11,023] 12.250] 11,017] 10,183} +8.2] 43,750] 39,921
Information technology industries 31,735] 30,700} 30,222} +3.4) +1.6] +1.2) 27,398] 36,488] 27,680} 22,857} +19.9] 115,030] 97,207
Health care equipment

and products . : 13,480] 13,297} 13,517] +14] -1.6) +21) 12,800) 14,117} 12,950} 12,340) $3.7] 52,093} 49,829
NEW ORDERS
All manufacturing industries... . . | 368,536] 385,097] 374,882] -4.3] +2.7] 0.0} 366,400} 406,223] 369,263] 345,401 +6.1 | 1,489,724 1,378,405

Market categories ;
Automotive equipment . .
Home goods and apparel

+44l 3
+11 ~0.

8] 16,590] 18,873} 17,413} 16,441 +0.9] 68,768] 66,055
1
+0.2)  +2.9] 76,340] 80,310] 75,670} 69,927 +9.2] 303,803] 276,638
1
6]

16,029} 17,040] 16,327]
20,370] 22,353] 21,376] 19,628) +38 82,745] 77,918

21,149] 21,238] 21,007

Consumer staples .............} 78,608] 79.347] 79,182|
Machinery and equipment .......} 72,754 74,118] 70,319 +54] -8.1] 70,560] 83.368] 68,402] 63,342) 411.4] 288,722] 263,330
Business supplies .............] 27,782] 28'503} 27,965 +19} 42.6] 27,859} 29.016] 27,120] 26.237] +62} 108,868) 102,259
Construction materials
and supplies voee ..| 23,726] 24,152] 23,820] -1.8] +14] -1.3] 23,631] 24,613] 22,830] 22,910] +3.1] 92,353] 87,301
Defense products... . »..| 5260} 6328] 7.018] -169] -9.8) +46 4,661] 7,586] 6,834] 5,294] -12.0| 26,228) 28,497
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products . 123,228] 134,371] 129,244] -8.3] +4.) +3.1) 126,389] 140,104] 129.618] 121,622) +3.9] 518,237] 476,407
Durable goods industries
Nondefense capital goods * . . . . 61,472| 60,375] 57,715] +18] +4.6f —-8.9] 57,144] 68,370] $4,922) 48,507] +17.8) 234,073] 207,747
Excluding aircraft and parts 54286] 53,064) 50,977] +23) +4.1] -6.1] 49.987] 60,533} 48,488] 43,500] +14.9] 204,827) 178,674

Defense capital goods‘... .. 5.222] 6,274] 6,688] -16.8| 6.2) -1.8) 4.723] 7,625] 6,484] 5,043) -6.3) 26,279) 27,601
Durables excluding capital goods. | 138,324] 152.516] 145,852|  -9.3}  +4.6  +1.4| 142.841] 160,637] 147,010] 142,582] +0.2] 588,302] 556,497

Miscellaneous series

Producers’ durable equipment ... . | 136,348] 140,631] 133,907| -3.0] +5.0]_ ~5.4] 133,837] 155,497] 134,027] 124,839] +7.2] 550,506} 512,389
Household durable goods .......] 11,221] 11,222] 11,229} 0.0] -0.1] 0.7] 10,861] 12,009) 11,304) 10,238) +6.1] 44,176] 40,613
Information technology industries 32,160] 31,569] 30,002} +1.9 +5.) -1.5] 27,888] 37,250] 27,672| 22,760] +22.5] 116,752) 98,751
Health care equipment

and products ........... 13,206] 13,652} 13,557] -3.3]-+0.7] -0.4] 12,719] 14,118} 12,851] 12,872} -1.2] 52,634] 50,045

” 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 ma
handling equipment; metalworking machinery; special industry machinery; general industrial machinery; computer and office equipment; refrigeration, heating and se
industry machinery; electrical transmission and distribution equipment; electrical industrial apparatus; communications equipment, aircraft, missiles, space vehicles, and en
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,
and tank components; and search and navigation equipment.

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


Table 8. RATIOS OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES TO SHIPMENTS AND

UNFILLED ORDERS TO SHIPMENTS, BY INDUSTRY GROUP
(Based on seasonally adjusted data)

Industry

Inventory / Shipments ratio

Unfilled Orders / Shipments ratio'

Apr. Mar. Feb. Jan Apr. Mar. Feb. Jan
2000" 2000" 2000, 2000 200° 2000° 2000 2000
All manufacturing industries. 128 1.26 1.28 1.28 257 2.59 2.61 2.57
Durable goods industries .... . 143 141 145 1.42 3.00 3.03 3.05 2.99
Stone, clay, and glass products 112 Mi 112 113 0.76 0.75 0.75 0.76
Primary metals fees 158 154 155 153 1.99 197 1.99 1.98
Fabricated metal products vee 1.55 1.52 1.56 1.53 131 1.28 129 1.29
Industrial machinery and equipment 1.40 1.46 151 147 2.08 217 2.20 2.10
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 114 113 1.16 115 234 2.42 231 2.23
‘Transportation equipment... - 1.50 144 149 1.42 921 9.03 9.43 911
Instruments and related products 191 1st 1.86 1.86 3.28 37 3.18 321
Nondurable goods industries . 1.09 1.07 1.08 1.09 0.66 0.65 0.67 0.66
Food and kindred products 0.92 0.93 0.93 0.94 () (X) (Xx) ®
Tobacco products : 1.25 1.22 1.23 1,20 (xX) (X) (X) (xX)
Textile mill products . . 157 135 154 157 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Paper and allied products Vis 113 116 1.16 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Chemicals and allied products 134 132 130 134 & (x) &) (x)
Petroleum and coal products 0.73 0.66 0.68 0.70 (X) &) (Xx) (X)
Rubber and plastics products 1.26 1.23 124 1.23 (Xx) (&) (&) &)

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

" Excludes the following industries with no un
motor vehicle assembly operations; other transpor
petroleum and coal products; and rubber and plastics products.

filled orders : Wood and lumber products; glass containers; metal cans,
tation equipment; foods and related products;

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

barrels and drums; farm and garden machinery;
tobacco; knitting mill products; apparel and related products; chemicals:

Shipments New orders Unfilled orders Inventories

Industry
Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr.
Apr? | 1999- Apr? | 1999- Apr? | 1999- Apr? | 1999
Apr. | 1995- | Mar. | Apr.' | 1995- | Mar. | Apr.' | 1995- | Mar. | Apr. | 1995-] Mar.
2000 | 1999 | 2000 | 2000 | 1999 | 2000} 2000 | 1999} 2000] 2000] 1999] 2000
All manufacturing industries (xX) 02 0.1 (xX) 03 03 (X) Ot 0.1 (X) 01 0.0
Durable goods industries 0.1 02 02 0.1 04 04 -0.1 Ol 01 (X) 0.1 0.0
Stone, clay, and glass products (X) 04 04 (X) 06 04 &) 0.6 04 &) 01 06
Primary metals 7.2... 02 06 03 04 08 09 0.0 03 04 (X) Oo 02
Fabricated metal products... . . . (xX) 0.2 03 (X) 04 05 (xX) 03 04 () 0.1 0.1
Industrial machinery and equipment i 03 05 18 03 08 O11 01 02 &) Ol On

Electronic and other

electrical equipment 02 03 03 0.1 09 16] -0.1 0s 08 (x) 01 02
‘Transportation equipment : -0.6 02 03 0.0 05 10 0.0 04 02 & 01 Ol
Instruments and related products | | | &) 04 07 () 15 12 es) 03 03 (xX) Ol on
Nondurable goods industries &) 02 01 & Ot 0. (X) 03 0.2 & 01 O1
Food and Kindred products (xX) 02 0.2 (X) (xX) (es) (xX) (X) (xX) (xX) 0.2 OL
Tobacco products... . & 0.0 01 & x! &) &) (x) (X) & 00 0.0
Textile mill products . (X) Ol 04 (X) | (NA) | (NA) (x) | (NA) | (NA) (x) 0.1 Ol
Paper and allied products... .... (xX) 03 Ol (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) 0.1 0.0
Chemicals and allied products. (x) 03 02 (x) (Xx) (X) (X) (xX) (xX) (xX) 01 0.1
Petroleum and coal products &) 04 08 &) (x) (X) &) () &) (x) 04 05
Rubber and plastics products (x) 01 02 (x) &) () &) &) (x) &) On 02

Capital goods industries
Nondefense .. 1.1... 10 03 03 13 02 07 0.0 Ol 0.1 (X) om 0.1
Defense . 0.0 02 08 3.2 12 48 01 0.1 03 (X) ol 02

(X) Not applicable. (NA) Not available.

Note : The five year and the twelve month revisions are the differences between the month.
monthly averages are the simple averages of the absolute values of the differences for the m
durable goods industries are shown in the advance report for the month.

-10-month percent changes of the preliminary and final estimates. The

' The current month revisions are the difference between the advance percent change and the percent change as shown in this publication
* Average for this month for the last five years.

Can ante nt ned hae

jonths specified. ‘The advance to final percent change revisions for the


CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS

ey Manufacturers’ Shipments,

By

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

Inventories, and Orders

April 2000
M3-1-(00)-04
For Wire Transmissions 10:00 a.m. E.S.T. June 2, 2000

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(301) 457-4832 or (301) 457-4814

Alll figures in text are in seasonally adjusted current dollars

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in April decreased
$16.6 billion or 4.3 percent to $368.5 billion, the Department of
Commerce, Bureau of the Census reported today. This follows
a 2.7 percent March increase. Excluding transportation, new
orders decreased 4.0 percent. Year to date, new orders are 8.4
percent above the same period a year ago.

Shipments decreased $4.5 billion or 1.2 percent to $373.0
billion, following a 1.8 percent March increase. This is the first
decrease since September 1999 and the largest since January
1998. Year to date, shipments are 8.0 percent above the same
period a year ago.

Unfilled orders decreased $4.5 billion or 0.8 percent to
$549.7 billion, following a 1.4 percent March increase. This is
the first decrease since June 1999 and the largest since
November 1998. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was
2.57, down from 2.59 in March.

Inventories increased $2.0 billion or 0.4 percent to $477.9
billion, following a slight March decrease. This is the seventh
increase in the last eight months. The inventories-to-shipments
ratio was 1.28, up from 1.26 in March.

New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in April
decreased $14.1 billion or 6.5 percent to $205.0 billion,
revised from the previously published 6.4 percent decrease.
This is the largest decrease since December 1991.

Electronic and other electrical equipment had the largest
decrease, $9.0 billion or 20.2 percent to $35.7 billion, mostly
due to electronic components. This is the largest decrease on
record. Transportation equipment decreased $3.2 billion or
6.7 percent to $45.1 billion; all components decreased, led by
motor vehicles and parts. Instruments and related products
decreased $2.1 billion or 12.8 percent to $14.0 billion. This
is the largest decrease since August 1997. Industrial
machinery and equipment increased $1.5 billion or 3.7 percent
to $43.7 billion, mostly due to computer and office equipment.

New orders for nondurable goods decreased $2.4 billion
or 1.5 percent to $163.5 billion. This is the largest decrease
since August 1992. Petroleum and coal products and
chemicals and allied products had the largest decreases.

Shipments

Shipments of durable goods in April decreased $1.9
billion or 0.9 percent to $209.5 billion, revised from the
previously published 0.8 percent decrease.

Transportation equipment had the largest decrease, $2.2
billion or 4.4 percent to $46.6 billion; decreases in motor
vehicles and parts and railroad equipment more than offset an
increase in aircraft and parts. Instruments and related
products decreased $0.6 billion or 4.2 percent to $14.5 billion.
This is the largest decrease since October 1988. Industrial
machinery and equipment, led by computer and office
equipment, increased $1.8 billion or 4.5 percent to $43.1

iiion.

Shipments of nondurable goods decreased $2.6 billion or
1.6 percent to $163.5 billion. This is the largest decrease
since August 1992. Petroleum and coal products had the
largest decrease, $1.7 billion or 8.5 percent to $18.5 billion.
This is the first decrease since October 1999 and the largest
since February 1991.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for durable goods in April decreased
$4.5 billion or 0.9 percent to $523.9 billion, revised from the
previously published 0.8 percent decrease. This is the first
decrease since June 1999. Electronic and other electrical
equipment had the largest decrease, $3.1 billion or 3.3 percent
to $90.7 billion, due to electronic components. This is the
largest decrease since July 1997. Transportation equipment,
down twenty of the last twenty-four months, decreased $1.5
billion or 0.7 percent to $228.1 billion. Instruments and
related products decreased $0.5 billion or 1.0 percent to $47.4
billion. Industrial machinery and equipment increased $0.6
billion or 0.7 percent to $85.6 billion.

Inventories

Inventories of durable goods in April increased $1.4
billion or 0.5 percent to $299.4 billion. This is the seventh
increase in the last eight months.

Electronic and other electrical equipment had the largest
increase, $0.5 billion or 1.2 percent to $44.3 billion. This is
the thirteenth increase in the last fifteen months, Instruments
and related products increased $0.4 billion or 1.4 percent to
$27.7 billion.

Inventories of nondurable goods, up ten consecutive
months, increased $0.6 billion or 0.3 percent to $178.5
billion.

By stage of fabrication, April finished goods increased
0.5 percent in durables and 0.8 percent in nondurables. Work
in process increased 0.7 percent in durables and 0.3 percent
in nondurables. Materials and supplies increased 0.2 percent
in durables and decreased 0.2 percent in nondurables.

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Nondefense Capital Goods 1
New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars
62 62
New Orders
Shipments
ps7 Pl—— 1} ---------------------------- +457
re {52
ae +447
42 1 1 L L L L 1 1 L i 1 1 42
Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr
Apr. 1998 - Apr. 2000
Defense Capital Goods
New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars
10 10
9------------------- 2222 el. New Orders 9

4

Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr

Apr. 1998 - Apr. 2000

Note: All Charts based on seasonally
adjusted current dollars.


Table 7. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES, BY STAGE OF FABRICATION,

BY INDUSTRY GROUP
(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Apr. Mar. Feb. | Mar- | Feb- | Jan- Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. | Apr.
2000" | 2000" 2000 | Apr. | Mar. | Feb. | 2000 | 20007 2000 1999 | 00/99
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
All manufacturing industries 159,322 | 159,249 | 159,016 0.0] +01 | +08 | 158,880 | 158,637 } 159,641 +43
Durable goods industries... . 96,088 | 95,872 | 96,083 | +02] -02} +10 | 95,295 | 94,844 | 96,282 44.7
Stone, lay, and glass products « . 3275 | 3329 | 3406} -L6} -23 | +15 | 3.233 | 3.295 | 3.420 +24
Primary metals - 7972 | 8013 | 7,865 05 | +19] +09 | 7.69 7760 | 7.771 +69
Fabricated metal products 10.913 | 10,964 | 10.941 05 | +02 | +13 | 10:828 | 10/941 | 10/910 $5.6
Industrial machinery and equipment | 20,215 | 20,433 | 20,179} -L.1 | +13 | +16 | 20.215 | 20,261 | 20,232 02
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . 18,077 | 18,044 | 18,100 | +02] -03 | +22] 18,083 | 17,851 | 18,143 +163
Transportation equipment . . 15,128 14,773 15,235 424 3.0 17 15,092 14,713 15,351 +0.5
Instruments and related products - 9254 | 9090 | 9175 | +18] 09 | +14} 9319 | 9034 | 9:01 42.0
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods . . . 11254] 11,226 | 11182 | +02] +04] +13 | 10,826 | 10,989 | 11,354 43.2
Nondurable goods industries... 63,234 | 63,377 | 62,933 02] +07] +05 | 63,585 | 63,793 | 63,359 +37
Food and kindred products - 11496 | 11609 | 11.481 10} +h 09 | 13s8 | 1721 11572 05
Tobacco products 43544 | 4526 | 4,548 | +04] -05 | -09 | 4542 | 4613 | 4.812 34
Textile mill products 2307 | 21843 | 2825 | +19] +06 | -10] 2945 | 2868 | 2.858 426
Paper and allied products 3043 | soos | 7984 | +04] +03 | +14] 810i 8.076 | 8.015 +44
Chemicals and allied products 15846 | 15,953 | 15.895 07 | +04 | +02 | 15.892 | 15.952 | 15,970 +16
Petroleum and coal products 4103 | 3898 | 3,894 | +53] +01 | 418 | 4201 2968 | 3,851 +29.7
Rubber and plastics products | | |: 7417 | 7487} 7479 | 09] +01 | 428 | 7423) 7512 | 7:64 49.2
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods ...... . s.sss | 9,053 | 8827] -18| +426] +06] 8885 | 9,083 | 8,717 42.7
WORK IN PROCESS
All manufacturing industries... 145,985 | 145,132 | 145,561 | +06 | -03 | +04 | 146,433 | 143,949 | 145,701 | 148,370 “13
Durable goods industries 114,968 | 114,213 | 114,837 | +07] 05 | +04 | 115,392 | 113,521 | 115,157 | 118,060 23
Stone, clay, and glass produ eis | 1602 | 13566 | +10] 423] 03 1664 | 1,685 ‘641 Vala | +177
Primary metals. . 8606 | 8403 | 8477] +24] -09 | -04 | 8663 | 8433 | 8538] 8188 +58
Fabricated metal products 9258 | 9083 | 9304} +19] -24] +15 | 9249 | 9024 | 9212 | 8,955 433
Industrial machinery and equipment | 20,830 | 20.562 | 21,503 | +13} -44] -L.0 | 20,913 | 20,187 | 21,934 | 22,220 59
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . 14019 | 13,840 | 13,834 | 413 00} -06 | 14288 | 13,594 | 13,841 | 14,350 04
Transportation equipment . . : 44630 | 44.945 | 44,192 07) +17] 413 | 44,457 | 44041 | 44023 | 47,416 -62
Instruments and related products 10,079 | 9/872 | 10,115 | +21] -24] +0.7 | 10199 | 9,752 | 10,143 | 10,083 +12
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods . . 5928 | 5,906] 5,846] +04] +10] +11 | 5959] 5,905} 5,825 | 5,434 49.7
Nondurable goods industries 31,017 | 30.919 | 30,724 | +03] +06 | +02] 31041 | 30428 | 30544 | 30310 424
Food and Kindred products 6517 a2 | 6334 | +12] 41.7] +12 | “6282 | 6,358 452 | 5,867 47
Tobacco products . 103 103 121 00} -149] -16 3 96 130 76 | +224
Textile mill products 2536 | 2499 | 2512] 415] 05] +11 | 2,568] 2488 | 2,520] 2,530} +15
Paper and allied produ i734] V712 | V744a] 413] 1B] 402 | 1.752 | 11724 | 789 | 1.657 | 5.7
Chemicals and allied products 81854 | 8/893 | 8,651 04] 428 0.0 | 81932 | 81602 | s's11 | 9,099 -18
Petroleum and coal products 3336 | 3257 | 3278 | +24] -06 | -11 | 3.406] 3.218 | 3.198 | 2.628 | +296
Rubber and plastics products. : 2351 | 2276 | 2204] +33] +33} +10] 2358] 2290 | 2229 | 2306 | +23
Apparel. printing, and publishing
and leather goods .. . . 5586 | 5,737 | 5.880] 26] 24] 04] soso] 5562] 5,715 | 6,147 8.1
FINISHED GOODS
All manufacturing industries 172,627 | 171,506 | 171,422 | +0.7 0.0 | +09 | 175,390 | 172,179 | 173,745 | 164,716 +65
Durable goods industries 33348 | 87,874 | 87,585 | +05] +03 | +05 | 90595 | 88.717 | 89,305 | 84,912 +67
Stone, clay, and glass products 5.101 soe | 5059 | 417] -08 | -07 | 5.268 | 5.167 | 5244 | 4.872 +8.1
Primary metals... 8363 | 8317 | 8354 | 406] -04] +01 3477 | 8383 | 8523 | 8140] #41
Fabricated metal products |. . 11672 | 11707 | 11666 | -03 | +04 | 03 | 12121 | 12,009 | 11840] 11994] 41d
Industrial machinery and equipment | 197208 | 19352 | 19206 | -0.7 | +08 | +04 | 19.681 | 19.663 | 19.847 | 18'979 | +5.9
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 12241 | 11913 | 11989 | 428] -06 | +01 | 12,669 | 11,776 | 12,170 | 11,235 | +128
Transportation equipment... 10395 | 10345] 10413 | +05] -07 | +46} 10,551 | 10.419 | 10,657 | 9,885 +67
Instruments and related products 8331 | 8320] sio0| +oi| +27] -10 | 8.432 s193 | 8023 | 7,869 +72
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods 13,037 | 12,904 | 12,798 | +10 | +08] +04] 13,396 | 13,107 | 13,001 | 12,338 +8.6
Nondurable goods industries . 84279 ] 83,632 | 83,837 | +08 | -02 | +12 | 84,795 | 83,462 | 84.440 | 79.804 +63
Food and kindred products 21182 | 21242 | 21349 | -03 | -05 | +08] 20,681 | 20,798 | 21,350 | 19.845 +42
Tobacco products... . 670 670 622 00 | +77 | +382 610 667 80 451 | +353
Textile mill products’ | 4826 | 4861 | 4826] -0.7| +07] +07] so16 | 4857 | 4881 | 4.935 +16
Paper and allied products: ||. Toor | 6866 | 6831} +20] +05] +10 | 7178 | 6957 | 6893 | 6.769 | +60
Chemicals and alied products 23'530 | 231037 | 23,148 | 421} -04 | +01 | 23,929 | 23.403 | 23.781 | 22,046 | +85
Petroleum and coal products... ° 6.025 | 6.114 087 | rs | 404 | 475 008 907 | 5.851 | 4942 | +216
Rubber and plastics products 8368 | iso} 8238] 427{ -11 | +14 | 8579 | 8368 | 8540 ] 7,894 48.7
Apparel, printing and publishing
‘and leather goods . 12,677 | 12,672 | 12,736 oo} os] 01 | 12,794} 12,505 | 12,337 | 12,922 “1.0

” Preliminary. ‘ Revised.

Sce note at end of table 2 relating to survey error and revision.



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
Apr. Mar. Feb.} Mar-] Feb-| Jan. Apr. Mar, Feb. Apr.] Apr.
2000"| 2000" 2000) Apr. } Mar. Feb. 2000°} 200° 2000 1999] 00/99
All manufacturing industries 549,671] 554,171] 546,636]  -0.8] +14] 40.7] 555,778] 556,316] 550,684] 529,821]  +4.9
Manufacturing industries
without defense capital goods 456,106 | 459,517] 451,608 07] 418] 40.7] 460,043] 459,378] 454,130] 432,083] -+6.5,
Durable goods industries 523,933 | 528,463} 520,775 09 +15 +0.7| 530,293] 530,985] 525,566} 506,344 +47
Stone, clay, and glass products 6528] 6510} 6497] +03] +02] 03] 6,627] 6,604] 6,576] 6,247] 6.1
Primary metals... . 31,338] 31,597] 31,741 0.8 05 0.5} 32,521} 33,068] 33,011] 31,092] +4.6
Blast furnaces, steel mills 12,707} 12,987] 13,098 22 08] -03} 13372] 13,800] 13,829} 12,495] +7.0
Iron and steel foundries 4713] 4,749) 4,737 08] +03 00} 4870) 4947) 4869] 5.282 “78
Nonferrous and other primary
metals . . 13,918] 13,861] 13,906] 40.4 03 07] 14279] 14321} 14313 13.315] 47.2
Fabricated metal products . 25,276] 25,189] 25,024] +03] 40.7 +05] 25,449] 25,301] 25,099] 25,862 “16
Industrial machinery and equipment 85,566] 84,983] 84,096] +0.7) HA] +14] 85,726] 85,244] 85,321] 78.976] 48.5
Engines and turbines 25,199] 25,353] 24,622 06] 43.0] 414] 24622] 25,120] 24,867) 21,794] ¥13.0
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 8,871 8871 8,844 0.0} +03} +06) 9,298) 9,359] 9,230} 9,833 54
Metalworking machinery 7,068| 7,045 7,193] +03 21} +36) 7,068] = 7,045] 7,193] 6,784] 4.2
Computer and office equipment . 8,831 8,826 8,895 40.1 08 +19 8,702 8,586 8,778 7915 49.9
Electronic and other
electrical equipment - 90,668] 93,796] 87,864] -33] +68} +36] 93,083] 92,628] 88,762] 67,008] +38.9
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus 7,269] 7,091 7,125] +2.5 05] +05 7.400] 7,206] 7,263] 6,467] +144
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment . $428] 5,251 5381] +34 24) +11 5,428] 5,251 5,381 5,269] 43.0
Communications equipment 26,987| 26.412] 25,815] +22] 423] +06] 27.007] 26.777] 26,337] 17988] +30.1
Electronic components 44,402 | 48.471} 43.495 84/ +114] +66] 46.524] 46,587] 43367] 31,196] +49.1
Transportation equipment 228,059 | 229,568] 230,000} —-0.7 -02 -0.1] 229,759] 231,269] 231,062] 240,254 44
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 191,742 | 192,859] 192,433 -06| +02 -04} 193,397] 194,302| 193,129] 201,443 4.0
Shipbuilding and tanks - 19,350] 19,872] 20,116 26 -12| 43.7] 19.357] 19.853] 20,105} 20,470 “54
Instruments and related products 47,354] 47,818] 46,868 10] 42.0 04] 47,916] 48.219] 47,438] 48,206 -0.6
Search and navigation equipment 25,279} 25,471] 25,223 08] +10 07] 25.774] 25,947] 25,531] 27,075, 48
Measuring and controlling devices 10,647] 10,647} 10,299 oo] 434 -0.5] 10647] 10,647] 10,299] 10,418] +22
Medical instruments and supplies 10,510} 10,784} 10,431 25] 434] +404] 10569] 10652] 10,655} 9,800] +78
All other durable goods . . : 9,144 9,002 8,685 +16 43.6 +23 9,212 8,652 8,297 8,699 +5.9
Nondurable goods industries 25,738} 25,708} 25,861) +0.1 0.6) +12] 25,485] 25,331] 25,118] 23,477] +86

” Preliminary. ‘ Revised.

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


we

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

Apr. | Mar. | Feb. | Mar} Feb-| Jan-| Apr. | Mar. | Feb. | Apr. | Apr.
2000" | 2000'} 2000] Apr. | Mar.| Feb.] 2000°] 2000] 2000} 1999} 00/99 | 20007 | 1999

All manufacturing industries 368,536] 385,097] 374,882] -4.3] 42.7] 0.0] 366,400} 406,223] 369,263] 345,401 +6.1 | 1,489,724 [1,378,405
Manufacturing industries

with unfilled orders : 209,014} 221,233) 213,497) 5.5] 43.6 0.9] 205,873} 235,352] 209,382] 195,139] +5.5] 851,054] 791,678

without defense capital goods 363,314] 378,823) 368,194) -4.1] 42.9} 0.0] 361,677] 398,598] 362,779} 340,358] — +6.3] 1,463,445 |1,350,804
Durable goods industries : 205,018] 219,165] 210,255) -6.5] +42] 1.7] 204,708) 236,632] 208,416] 196,132] +4.4] 848,654] 791,845

With unfilled orders eee 169,863] 181,882] 174,306] -6.6] +4.3]— -1.6} 167,744] 195,528} 170,901] 159,020] +5.5] 699,285] 647,507
Stone, clay, and glass products : 8915] 9,013} 8,946} -1.1] +0.7]  -14) 8,971] 9,028] 8,413] 8,439) +63) 34,487) 32,249
Primary metals 2... 15,496] 15,898] 15,824] -2.5] 40.5] -1.5] 15,689] 16,992} 17.262] 15,068] +4.1] 66,328] 60,439

Blast furnaces, steel mills .......] 5,715] 6,189] 6,130] -7.7/ +1.0) -2.0) 5,742] 6,659] 6.899] 5,987] -41] 26.032] 24,070

Iron and steel foundries . 1,394) 1,505) 1,476} -7.4) +2.0) -9.1) 1414] 1,683) 1,618] 1,553 9.0 6,339 6,149

Nonferrous and other primary

metals... : : 8,387] 8,204] 8,218) +221 -0.2} +0.4) 8,533] 8,650] 8,745] 7,528] +13.4] 33,957] 30,220

Fabricated metal products 20,604) 21,024] 20,387) -2.0) 43.1] -1.2) 20,671 22,017] 20,603) 20,224] 42.2] 82,415] 81,385
Industrial machinery and equipment 43,663] 42,123] 41,365] +3.7] +1.8|  -3.7] 41,855] 48,622] 40,228] 37,830] +106} 167.679] 150,053

Engines and turbines... . 2,739} 3,398] 3,092} -19.4] +9.9} -7.0) 2,065] 3,254] 2.631] 3,875] -46.7] 10,365] 12,122

Construction, mining and

material handling equipment 3,963} 4,041] 3,978] -1.9] +16) -0.8) 4,041] 4,801] 4,373] 3,898) 43.7] 17,137] 16,444

Metalworking machinery a 3,985] 3,818} 3,884) +44) -1.7] -8.7] 3,651] 4,078] 3,635] 3,322] +9.9] 14,789] 13,268

Computer and office equipment... | 14,412} 12,903] 13,086] +11.7]  -1.4) 43.3) 12,008] 16,459] 11,750] 9.256] 429.7] 49514] 41.562
Electronic and other

electrical equipment : +} 35,688] 44,714] 41,056] -20.2} +89} +9.9] 36,207] 45,842] 38,024] 35,334 +2.5} 156,208] 134,704

Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and

industrial apparatus ...........) 4,114} 4,166) 4,170] 1.2] -0.1] +0.3] 4,048] 4,636] 4,363] 3,698] 49.5] 16,871] 14,988
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment . . . -sss-{ 2,687] 2,457] 2,584] 49.41 -4.91 -10.11 2,509] 2,669] 2,576] 2,268 +106] 10,204] 9,197
Communications equipment 10,798] 10,513] 9,935] 42.7] +58] -s.6f 9047] 11,835] 9,130] 6.976] 429.7] 38,069] 30,179
Electronic components 12,256] 21,093) 18,491) 41.9] +141] +342] 15,287] 20,096] 16,245] 17.155] 10.9} 67.771] 58,902
Transportation equipment... . 45,114] 48,355] 46,609] -6.7] 43.7} -9.4) 46,400] 53.912] 48,578] 43,580] +6.5| 198,499] 194.289
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts... . 9,988) 10,583] 9,482] 5.6) +11.6 -26.0f 9.931] 12,188) 8,727) 7.193] +38.1] 43,701] 44,227
Shipbuilding and tanks : 481) 830] 1,761] 42.0] -52.9} 107.2) 497} 90711817] “oaz| 23.3) 3.872] 4.872
Instruments and related products 13,994] 16,049] 14,546] -12.8] +103} -5.0] 13,281] 17,147] 14.312] 14,340] -7.4| 58,579] 56,380
Search and navigation equipment 2,715} 3,415] 2,826] -20.5) +20.8] -11.4] 2,540] 3,857] 2,933] 3,463] -26.7] 12,182] 12,898
Measuring and controlling devices | 4,534) 5,239] 4,649] -13.57 +12.7] 40.5] 4.253) 5.711] 4,705] 3,826] +112] 18,812] 16,325
Medical instruments and supplies 4,377] 4,934) 4,618) 11.3] +68) -8.3| 4.236] 5,008] 4.356] 4.912] -13.8] 18,416] 18,692
All other durable goods . . ++-{ 21,544] 21,989] 21,522} -2.01 42.2) +17] 21,634] 23,072] 20,996} 21317] +15] 84.459] 82,346
Nondurable goods industries . . 163,518} 165,932] 164,627] -15] +08] +2.3] 161,692] 169,591] 160,847] 149,269] +8.3] 641,070] 586,560
With unfilled orders»... . . 39,151] 39,351} 39,191] -0.5} +0.4) +24} 38,129) 39,824) 38,481] 36,119] 45.6] 151,769] 144,171

* 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 doll
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 errc
which includes errors of coverage, response, and nonreporting. Since the survey panel is not a probability sample, estimates of sampling error cannot be calculated. Furth
details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations are contained in our most recent annual benchmark publication, Current Industrial Reports: M3-1(96
"Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1987-1996."


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Table 1. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted"
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent Year to date
Industry change
Apr.| Mar. | Feb. | Mar-| Feb.-| Jan-| Apr.] Mar. | Feb. | Apr. | Apr.
2000" | 2000'} 2000] Apr. | Mar.| Feb. 2ou0r} 2000] 2000] 1999] 0095] 2000 | 1999
All manufacturing industries. 373,036] 377,562] 370,865} -1.2) +1.8]  +0.1] 366,938] 400,591] 365,756] 343,780] +6.7] 1,466,637 1,361,570
Manufacturing Industries
with unfilled orders. . 213,514] 213,698] 209,480] -0.1] +2.0} -0.8} 206,411] 229,720] 205,875] 193,518]  +6.7) 827,967] 774,843
without defense capital goods 366,725) 370,914] 364,860} -1.1)  +1.7} +0.2} 361,012] 393,350} 359,808] 337,625] +6.9] 1,442,453 ]1,335,994
Durable goods industries . . 209,548] 211,477] 206,555] -0.9] +24) -1.4} 205,400] 231,213] 205,200] 194,694] +5.5] 826,140] 775,541
With unfilled orders. . 174,393] 174,194] 170,606] +0.1] +2.1] — -1.2} 168,436] 190,109] 167,685] 157,582] +6.9] 676,771} 631,203
Stone, clay, and glass products 8,897] 9,000] 8.963] -1.1} +04) +08] 8,948] 9,000) 8,406] 8,575] = +4.3] 34,097) 32,073
Primary metals. 15,755] 16,042] 15,969] 1.8] +05] -0.8) 16,236] 16,935} 16,424] 14,731] +10.2] 64,928] 58,194
Blast furnaces, steel mills . 5,995] 6,300] 6,172] 4.8] +2.) -0.4) 6,170} 6,688] 6,402] 5,693] +8.4] 25.293] 22.610
Iron and steel foundries 1,430} 1,493] 1,478] 42} +1.0) 9.0) 1491} 1,605} 1,539] 1580] -5.6] 6,133] 6.219
Nonferrous and other primary
metals 8,330} 8.249] 8,319] 41.01 -0.8] 40.6] 8,575] 8,642] 8,483] 7,458} 415.0] 33,502] 29,365
Fabricated metal products . 20,517] 20,859] 20,521] -1.6] +16] 0.7] 20,523] 21,815] 20,611} 20541] -0.1] 81,714] 80,957
Industrial machinery and equipment 43,080] 41,236] 40,193] 44.5] +2.6 — -2.7] 41,373] 48,699] 38,750) 35,872] +15.3] 163,180 145. 518
Engines and turbines . 2,893] 2.667] 2,762] +85] 3.4) -15.0] 2,563 3,001] 2,565] 2,263} +133] 10,541 053
Farm and garden machinery 1,987] 2,124] 1,933} -6.5] +9.9) 42.2) 2,865] 3,077] 2,294] 2,688] +6.6] 9.969 9% 1453
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment ....] 3,963] 4,014) 3,921] -1.3] +24) -1.9] 4,102] 4,672] 4,064] 4,051] #13] 16,418] 16,244
Metalworking machinery = 3,962{ 3,966] 3,633} -0.1] +92] -4.4) 3,628] 4.226] 3,384) 3,157] +14.9] 14,211] 12,930
Computer and office equipment . 14,407} 12,972) 12,916] +111] +04) +12) 11,892) 16651] 11,425] 9,285] 428.1] 49.493] 41,588
Electronic and other
electrical equipment... .. --] 38,816] 38,782] 37,987] +0.1] +21! -0.1) 35,752] 41,976} 36,667] 30,994] 415.4) 146,812] 125,502
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . 3,936] 4.200] 4,133} -6.3} +16] -0.1] 3,854] 4,693 3,694] +43] 16,367} 14,702
Household appliances 2.366] 2,499] 2,486] -5.3} +05} +05] 2,345] 2,799} 2,399) 2.3 9,615 9,143
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment . . . : 2,510] 2,587) 2,523] -3.0) +25) -2.4) 2,332] 2,799 2176] +72] 9,898] 8,950
Household audio and
video equipment .. . . : 1,333] 1,226f 1,143] #8.7| +73) 42.2 1,193 oll] +290] 4,370} 3,784
Communications equipment... 10,223} 9.916] 9,788) +31] +13) -0.3] 11,395 5 7,030] +25.4] 36,685] 29,248
Electronic components . --} 16,325} 16,117 15.807] +13) 42.0) +23} 16,876] 15,586] 12,724] +20.6] 61,721] 31,361
‘Transportation equipment : 46,623} 48,787| 46.845] -4.4) 44.1] -3.7| 47,910] 53,705] 49,059] 49,661] -3.5] 195,122] 196,619
Motor vehicles and parts . . 32,113] 34,329] 33,026] -6.5] +39] -3.8) 33,711] 38,097] 35,689] 34,451] -2.1] 140,049] 136,784
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 11,105} 10,157] 10,201] +93] -1.3] -6.4) 10,836] 11,015} 9,904} 11,925] -9.1] 40,812] 46,792
Shipbuilding and tanks... . . 1,003} 1,074] 1,046] 6.6 +27] -2.2) 993) 1.159] 1.025{ 930] 5.8] 4.043] 3,724
Instruments and related products 14,458] 15,099] 14,754] -4.2] 42.3) +0.7] 13,584] 16,366] 14.492] 13,463] +0.9] 57,159] 55,359
Search and navigation equipment .| 2,907] 3,167| 3,002 -82] +5.5]  -3.7] 2,713] 3,441] 3,013] 2,966} --8.5] 11,828] 12,251
Measuring and controlling devices 4,534] 4,891] 4,705] -7.3} +4.01 +68] 4,253] 5,363} 4,761] 3,859) +10.2] 18,297] 16,092
Medical instruments and supplies 4651] 4,581] 4,579] +15] 0.0) 1.8) 4.319] 5,011] 4.456) 4,382] -1.4] 17,882] 18,478
Photographic goods .. . . 1,855} 1,956] 1,974) 5.2) -0.9)  +0.1) 1,769} 2,027] 1,789) 1,754) 40.9] 7,199] 6.647
All other durable goods . 21,402} 21,672) 21,323] -1.2) 1.6 +09] 21,074] 22,717} 20,791] 20,857) +10] 83,128] 81,319
Nondurable goods industries . . . 163,488] 166,085] 164,310] -1.6] +1.1]  +2.0) 161,538] 169,378] 160,356] 149,086] +84] 640,497] 586,029
With unfilled orders. 39,121} 39,504) 38,874] 1.0] +16] +12] 37,975] 39,611] 38,190] 35,936] +5.7] 151,196] 143,640
Food and kindred products =| 42,570] 42,315] 42,051] +0.6] +06 +1.1] 41,538] 42,999] 40,883] 39,627] +4.8] 164,326] 161,326
Meat products . . . : 9,702] 9.596] 9.605] +1.1)  -0.1] +4.1] 9.491] 91530} 9.459} 8.406] +129] 37,112] 33,402
Dairy products : 6327] 6.291] 6,116] +06} 42.9) +1.7] 6,024} 6,524) 5,927] 5,802} +3.8] 24.311] 25,629
Beverages 6,635] 6,643} 6,598] -0.1} +0.7} +03] 6,682) 6,577} 5,967] 6,358] +5.1] 24.953] 23,595
All other foods, except fats and oils | 18,113] 17,905] 17,907} +12] oof -0.8 17,548} 18.488} 17,7051 17.239] +18) 70.717] 71.041
Tobacco products... . . 4,263] 4,351] 4,306] -2.0] +1.0} -0.1] 3,903] 4,758} 4,225] 3,840] +1.6] 16,986] 16,220
Textile mill products ........ 2. 6,536] 6,573] 6,598) -0.6 -0.4) 42.1] 6275] 6,973] 6.427] 6311] — -0.6} 25,267] 25,082
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles 3,583) 3,622] 3,672) -1.1] -1.4] +3.8] 3,470] 4,008} 3,651] 3,670] -5.4] 14,285] 14,797
Paper and allied products .. . . 14,541] 14,742} 14,309] -1.4]+3.0] 1.0] 14.229] 14,897] 14.438] 13,138] +83] 57,214] 53,313
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products 5,828] 5,793] 5,816] +06} -0.4| +15] 5,675] 5,842) 5.943) 4,980] +14.0) 23,005] 20,387
Paperboard containers and boxes 4,027} 3,993] 3.844] +0.9] +39] +16] 4,051] 4,069] 3.852] 3,296] +22.9] 15,643] 13,256
Miscellaneous converted
paper products... . . ....| 4686] 4,956] 4,649] -5.4) +66] -0.1] 4,503] 4,986] 4,643] 4,862) -7.4] 18,566] 19,670
Chemicals and allied products 35,942] 36,275] 36,579] -0.9| -0.8} +2.6] 36,488] 38,276] 35,858] 34,533] -+5.7] 144,278] 133,390
Industrial chemicals... . . . -}| 15,912] 16,084] 16,027] -1.1] +04) +0.8! 15,998] 16,631] 16.219| 14,766] +83] 64,071] 58,928
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries. . 16,290] 16,074] 16,496] +13] -2.61 44.3] 15,626] 16,783] 15,646 14,658] +66] 63,052] 57,720
Petroleum and coal products . . -| 18,481} 20,191] 19,433] 8.5] +3.91 6.1] 18,608] 19,158] 17,825] 13,221] +40.7] 71,822] 44,611
Rubber and plastics products... . 14377] 14,583) 14,441] -1.4] +1.0] 41.01 14,838] 15,495] 14,704] 13,910] +6.7] 58,280] 54,428
Alll other nondurable goods 26,778) 27,055} 26,593] 1.0] +1.7| +1.1] 25,659] 26,822] 26,196] 24,506] +4.7] 102,324] 97,659

T Preliminary.” Revised.
' Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.