Table 4. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS

(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
ek June May) June-|  May-| Apr. at June May Juy| hh
1992" 1992] July} June} May 1992" 1992 1991] 92/91
All manufacturing industries . . 382,993] 382,854] 383,286 0.0 0.1} +03] 383,326] 381,008] 385,623] 389,375 -16
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders 256,334] 256,901] 257,858 02 04 0.1] 258,092] 257,051] 260,538] 269,102 41
without defense capital goods ...... 349,229] 348,690] 348,572 +0.2 0.0 +03) 349,150] 346,841] 350,683 ," 0S
Durable goods industries . 240,986} 241,891] 242,447 04 02 0.0) 241,637] 241,110] 244,562] 252,345, A2
With unfilled orders ....... 222,727) 223,473] 224,165 03 3 0.1] 223,874] 223,213] 226,387] 234,666 46
Stone, clay, and glass Products : 7,933 7,955 7,924 03} +04) +03 7,965 8,001 8,092 8,069 13
Primary metals 19,830] 19,835] 19,835, 0.0 0.0 0.1} 19,833] 19,750] 19,861] 21,039 5.7
Blast furnaces, steel mills. 9,832 9,816 9748] +02] +07] +01 9,812 9,679} 10,381 55
Iron and steel foundries 1,416 1,420 1,416 03 +03 03 1,388 1,441 1,452 1,402 -1.0
Nonferrous and other Primary
metals en 8,582 8,599 8,671 02 08 04 8,633 8,665 8,730 9,256 67
Fabricated metal products --| 23,239] 22,973] 22.982] +12 0.0] +10] 23,186] 23,127) 23,272] + 23,001] «+08
Industrial machinery and equipment . 44,854] 44,845] 45,057 00 05 01] 44,875] 44,449) 45,662] 48,244 -70
Engines and turbines . 3,469 3,381 3,481 +26 2.9 13 3,563 3,396 3,547 3,600 -1.0
Farm and garden machinery 2,321 2,313 2,254 +03) +26] +06 2,219 2,273 2,274 2,332 48
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment . 5,974 6,005 6,019 05 0.2 05 5,920 6,032 6,096 6855] -13.6
Metalworking machinery : 5,707 5,591 5527| +21] +12 09 5,718 5,534 5,622 5,752 06
Computer and office equipment 9,337 9,438 9573 ld 14] +02 9,458 9,094 9,76} 10,454 95
Hlectronic and other
electrical equipment 30,903] 31,009] 30,871 03} +04 02] 31,185] 31,268] 31,429] 31,990 25
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . 4,301 4,269 4311] +07 10] +06 4,301 4,266 4,365 4,412 25
Household appliances . 2719 2,760 2,716 AS} +16 09 2,705 2,859 2,913 2711 02
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment . 2,996 2,961 2,960] +12 0.0 03 3,053 3,056 3,047 3,123 22
Household audio and
video equipment sees 1,253 1,263 1,269 08 0S) +11 1,302 1,301 1,286 1,099] +185
Communications equipment 77322 7,400 7,329 -l1] +10] +03 7,367 77369 TAIL TA31 09
Electronic components 8,826 8,839 8,769 Oi} +08 -0.9 8,950 8,875 8,805 9 7
Transportation equipment 69,879} 70,889] 71,531 “14 09 05) 70,137] 70,228] 71,646] + 75,436 -10
Motor vehicles and parts 12,020 12,284 12,284 21 0.0 04 11,731 11,718 11,937 12,146 34
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. $3,496] $4,207] 54,851 13 53,954] $4,077] $5,269} $8,960 85
Shipbuilding and tanks ....... 2,016 2,066 2,068 24 2,102 2,097 2,108 2,056] +22
Instruments and related products . . 23,947 23,918] 23,874] +0.1 24,153] 23,976] 24,229] 25,190 4a
Search and navigation equipment 7,490 7526 7,584 05 7,639 7542 7,691 8,741 “126
Measuring and controlling devices 6,687 6,695 6,706 01 6,700 6,689 6,768 6,922
Medical instruments and Supplies : 6,253 6,161 6079] +15 6,253 6,169 6,203 $955] +5i if
Photographic goods : 2.871 2,890 2,863 07 2,905 2,909 2,915 2,890] +05
All other durable goods . 20,401] 20,467] 20,373 03 +10] 20303) 20311] 20371] 19,376] +48
Nondurable goods industries 142,007} 140,963 140,839} +0.7 +08] 141,689] 139,898] 141,061] 137,030] +34
With unfilled orders . . . 33,607] 33,428] 33,693] +05 02) 34,218] 33,838] 34,151] 34,436 06
Food and kindred Products 30,562] 30,531] 30,309) +0.1 +15] 29,658] 28,955} 29,115] 28,163) +53
Meat products 2,783 2,770 2,738] +05 +4.0 2,72 2,787 2777 2,812 “14
Dairy products . 2,883 2,911 2,828 “10 +33 2972 2,951 2,870 2,480] +198
Beverages 5,670 5,614 5553] +1.0 +18 5579 5,578 5,569 $191] +75
All other foods, exe Pt ‘fats and oils | 17542 17551] 17338 O1 +03) 16,823} 16,068] 16,290] 16,204) +38
Vobacco products : 6,724 6,460 6,843 +41 +3.2 6,307 6,060 6,619 6,119 +31
Textile mill products ...... 9,077 8,942 8849} +15 +1.0 9,254 9,035 9147 8729) +60
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles $311 5,124 5121] +36 0.0 5, 5,133 5,256 5249] +26
Paper and allied products 13,555| 13,554] 13,759 0.0 +02} 13561] 13,662] 13,940] 13,388] +13
Pulp. paper, and
paperboard mill products ....... 5,727 5,763 5,731 0.6) +06} +09 5,693 5,766 5,820 5,289] +76
Paperboard containers and boxes .. 3,296 3,275 3,285 +06 0.3 +12 3,309 3,261 3,286 3,205 +32
Miscellaneous converted
Paper products - 4,532 4516 4,743] +04 48 “14 4,559 4,635 4,834 4,894 68
Chemicals and allied products 33,981] 33,893] 34,033) +03 04) +01) 34,070] 33,792] 34,276] 33,484) +18
Industrial chemicals . . 17,287) 17,304] 17,148 01} +09) +06) 17373] 17274] 17,194] 17321] +03
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries 12,241] 12,209} 12,492] +03 2.3) +02 2,437] 12,374] 12,735] 11,834] +5.1
Petroleum and coal products 12,13] 11,823] 11473] +25] +31] +24) —12(023] 11,849] 11595] angat] 41.7
Rubber and plastics products 11,105) 11,077] 10,957}, +03) +11] +04] 11,010] 10,990] 11,094] 11,246 21
All other nondurable goods ...... . .| 24,890} 24,683} 24,616] +08] +03] +01] 25,806] 25,555 25,275} 24,080} +7.2

P Preliminary. " Revised,


10

Billions of Dollars

Total Manufacturing
New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages

300 300
New Ordere

280 |- Shipments |-| 280

260 | 260

240

240

220 - + 220
200 Lt n N l \ 1 L 4 1 L 1 1 1} 500
Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May = Jul
Jul. 1990 - Jul. 1992
Total Manufacturing
Ratio of Unfilled Orders and
Inventories to Shipments
1/S Ratios UO/S Ratios
25 4.3

2.47
L 4.2
237
22-7 41
217
at 4
ror 3.9
1.85
V7 3.8
16+
L 3.7
1.57
1.4 3.6
Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May = Jul

Jul. 1990 - Jul. 1992

Note: All Charts based on seasonally
adjusted current dollars.


Table 6. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ UNFILLED ORDERS AND TOTAL INVENTORIES
FOR TOPICAL SERIES'

(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
Jul June May| June-| May-} Apr- 2 June May July | “Suey
192 1992" 1992] July] June} May 1992" 1992 1991} 92/91
UNFILLED ORDERS
All manufacturing industries. 484,291] 490,792] 493,502 13 05 0.6} 485,850] 491,103] 496,093] 517,596 61
Market categories :
Automotive equipment 1,699 1,725 1,741 “1s 09) +08 1,694 1,685 1,744 1,556] +89
Home goods and apparel 9,685 9,608 9,286 +08] +35 1.6] — 10,400 10,066 9,940 9,457| +100
Consumer staples 1,264 1,253, 1259] +09 0S 06 1,277 1y 1,165 1,329 39
Machinery and equipment . 207,299} 210,500] 212,185 15] 08] +02] 207,424] 210,602] 212,534} 220,100 58
Business supplies .. . . 5,797 5,788 $707] +02) +14 02 5,921 5,791 5,809 5,986 1
Construction materials
and supplies . . . 13,974] 13,991} 14,007 1 OA 03} 14156] 14,075] 14,147] 14,335 12
Defense products . 125,356 | 128,165} 128,713 22) 04 +14] 124,631] 127503) 128,744) 138,707] -10.1
Other materials, supplies a
and intermediate products 119,217] 119,762} 120,604 0s 07 -10] 120,347] 120,157] 122,010] 126,126 46
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods * 226,861] 230,692] 232,569 “17 08 0.1] 226,762] 230,535] 232,731] 241,434 61
Excluding aircraft and parts. 73,772| 74,434] 74,725 9} 04 04] 73,673) 74,277) 74,887] 7,752 52
Defense capital goods * . . 132,483] 135,382] 136,272 21 07 -14] 131,876] 134825] 136,430] 147612, -10.7
Durables excluding capital goods 101,893) 101,597} 101,497] +03] +01 0.4] 103,719] 102/545] 103,550] 105,825 -20
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 229,925} 233,221! 234,519 14 06] +02) 230,875} 233,187] 235,484] 244,830 5.7
Household durable goods . 5,224 5,193 5,201 +06 0.2 21 5,743 5,535 5,633 5,493 +46
Information technology industries -| 31'986| 32242] 32,683 08) 9-13 0.0} 32,104] 32,309) 32,830] 36,249} -11.4
Health care equipment
and products 7,676 7,630 7,926 +0.6 37 +03 1,677 7,630 7,926 8,516 99
TOTAL INVENTORIES
All manufacturing industries 382,993] 382,854] 383,286 00 0.1} +03] 383,326] 381,008} 385,623] 389,375 -16
Market categories :
Automotive equipment . 6, 6,340 6,347 16} 01 09 6,118 6,154 6,288 6,243 -20
Home goods and apparel . 29,057 28,874 28,510 +06} +13 +12 29,722 29/815 29,594 26,246} +132
Consumer staples ... . - 58,862] 58,329] 58,697] +09] 06) +13] 57935] 56841] 57,749] 56,060] +33
Machinery onl Cauipment 87,052} 87,332] 87,404 03 01 0.2] 87,265] 86,902} 88,609] 91,138 42
usiness supplis 22,508
Business supplies 21,789] 21,706] 21,801 04 04) 22,017] 21,786] 21,868, 22
and supplies . . . . 23,082] 23,060] 22,919 +06} +08) 23,072 23,108] 23,195] 22,793] +12
Defense products : 31,359} 31,783] 32,310 -16 -10} 31,769] 31,796] 32,528] 36,143) -121
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products ..... 125,554] 125,430] 125,298 +01 +04] 125,428] 124,606] 125,792] 128,244 22
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods *..... . 81,950] 82,312] 82,701 04 05 -04| 82,429] 81,927] 83,855] 87,385 5.7
Excluding aircraft and parts . . 54,151] 54,190] $4,428, O14 04 +01 54,466] 53,946] 55,324] $7,578 54
Defense capital goods 33,764 34,164 34,714 “1.2 “1.6 +01 34,176 34,167 34,940 38,603 US
Durables excluding capital g 125,272| 125,415] 125,032 0.1} +03] +02] 125,032] 125,016) 125,767] 126,357 “10
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 141,456} 141,803} 141,825 0.2 0.0 +01] 141,536] 141,173] 143,382] 145,062 2.4
Household durable goods ....... 13,088} 13,046] 12,946] +03] +08] +07} 13250) 13295] 13,292) 12,502 +60
Information technology industries -] 27706] 27,944] 28'022 09) 03] +0.2] 27,981] 27575] 28,476) + 29,400 48
Health care equipment
and products ............ +0. 12,907] 12,798] 12,8641 +09} 0S} +05} 13010] 12,891] 13,118] 12392] +50

See footnotes at end of table 5.


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

Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted ®
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent] Year to date
Industry change
Ju June| May] June-} May-| Apr.- ay June] May] July} July
1992] 1992"| 1992] July} June] May ig92"| 1992} 1991] 92/91} 1992P} 191
SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries ..... 248,264 | 247,252] 241,479} +0.4] +24] 0.1] 226,823] 264,164] 243,922} 216,452} +4.8 | 1,670,757 |1,610,197

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

9,542 9,717 9,808 18 09} +09 7,043] 10,485] 10,987 6,844 +29 66,770} 57,452
17,052} 16,492] 16; 497] +34 0.0] +11] 16,108] 17,375] 15,359] 14,460] +114] 110,617] 99,245
56,747} 56,216] 54,600] +0.9| +3.0] +0.6) 53,528] 58,674] 54,759] 51,150 +46 | 375,110] 371,062
40,700} 40,895] 38,751 OS) +55 -1.4] 35,238} 46,058] 39,043} 33,354 +5.6| 273,151] 260,243

Business supplies ............-] 19,654] 19,308} 19,058] +18| +13] +09] 18349] 19,707] 18,966] 17834] +29) 130,321] 132,873
Construction materials.
and supplies . . . 15,445] 15,412] 15,249] +02} +1.1] +02] 15,082] 16,961] 15,689] 13,920] +83] 104,876) 95,999

Defense products .
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products ..... 80,737] 80,983] 79,415] 0.3] +20] -0.2] 74,000] 86,231] 81,024] 71,576] +34] 553,676] 537,092

8,387 8,229 8,101) +19) +16 41 7,475 8,673, 8,095 7,314 +22 56,236} 56,231

Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods * 32,647| 32,830] 30,603] 06] +73] 0.9] 28,732] 37,737] 29,726] 26,777] +7.3| 216,113) 208,184
Excluding aircraft and parts, 26,237| 26,176] 24,955] +0.2| +49] +04] 22,924] 30,206] 24,148] 21,233] +80] 173,000] 167,031

Defense capital 8,219) 8,057] 7,840] +20/ +28] 65] 7,194] 8,544] 7,791] 7,147] +0.7| 54,756] 55,657

De a Pee inl joots 24/824| 84,944] 83,901] 0.1] +12} -04] 74,118] 91,320] 87,474] 71,207] +41] 581,125) 543,584

Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment ...| 78,749] 79,345] 76,345} 0.8} +3.9] -0.9] 66,403] 87,606] 78,419] 63,296] +4.9] 533,071] 499,443
Household durable -| 7,294] 6,960] 7,018] +481 -08} -1.1] 6,209] 7,321] 6,758] 5,766] +7.7| 47,275] 43,889
Information technology industries -} 14,864] 14419] 13800] +3.1| +45] -13] 12,347] 17,292] 13,027] 11,040] +118] 94,767 88,092
Health care equipment

and products .......... -..1 7,996] 7,960] 7,736] +05] +29] +04) 7,475) 8,349] 7,381] 6,966] +7.3] 53,698] 50,545
NEW ORDERS
All manufacturing industries... . .| 241,763] 244,542] 238,696] -1.1] +24] -0.9} 221,570] 259,174] 240,441 | 224,195] 1.2 } 1,654,342 ] 1,609,122

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

9,517 9,700 9,822 19 1.2] +05} 7,052] 10,425} 10,968 6,877 +25 66,789} 57,501
17,129] 16,814] 16,347) +19) +29 08} 16,442] 17,501] 15,316] 14,588] +12.7] 112,578] 100,994
56,759} 56,209] 54,593] +1.0] +3.0} +06] 53,581] 58,733] 54,678} 51,210 +4.6| 375,102] 371,093
37,499} 39,210} 39,213] 44 0.0} +25] 32,060) 44,126] 39,675] 36,748 -128| 266,714] 257,185
19,663] 19,389] 19,044] +14] +18} +1.3] 18,479] 19,689] 19,064] 17,941 +3.0| 130,486} 132,947

and supplies . . . 15,428| 15,396] 15,209] +0.2| +12] 0.7] 15,164] 16,889{ 15,639] 14571] +41] 105,155} 97,079
Defense products . 5578] 7,681] 6,294] -27.4| +220] -232] 4,602] 7433] 5,536] 7,458] -383| 44,844) 51,733
Other materials, supplies and

and intermediate products ..... 80,190] 80,143] 78,174] +01] +25] -19] 74,190] 84,378] 79,565] 74,802]  -0.8| 552,674] 540,590

Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods ° 28,816] 30,953] 30,469} 6.9] +16] +1.9] 24,959] 35,541] 29,701] 31,832] -21.6 | 208,274) 207,651
Excluding aircraft and parts 25,575} 25,885| 24,683] -1.2] +49] +1.6] 22,320] 29,596] 23,985] 21,475 +3.9] 172,010] 163,100
Defense capital 5320} 7,167] 5,854] -25.8] +224] -27.7| 4,245] 6939] 4,964] 7,321] 42.0] 43,001] 51,432

Defense Pie FOO 85,120] 85,044] 83,485] +01] +19] -11] 75,292] 90,315] 87,143] 73,449] +25] 583,352} 545,661

Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment .. .|. 75,453] 78,047] 76,831] -33] +16] +10] 64,091] 85,309] 79,021] 65,089] -15 | 527,183] 494,292
Household durable goods .......] 7,325] 6,952] 6,905] +5.4] +07] -5.0] 6,417] 7,223] 6,615] 5,992] +71] 48,528} 45,139
Information technology industries .] 14,608] 13,978] 13,812] +45] +12] +3.1] 12,142] 16,771] 13,239} 10,961) +108} 93,230] 87,672
Health care equipment

and products ............005 8,042] 7,665} 7,761] +49) -12) +1.7) 7,522] 8,054] 7,407{ 7,120] +56} 53,153} 50,112

» Preliminary. " Revised.

1 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

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

3 Nondefense capital goods industries include : ordnance and accessories; steam, gas and hydraulic turbines; intemal combustion engines; construction, mining, and material handling equipment:
special Industry machinery, general indus machinery, ‘computer and office equipment; refrigeration, healing and service industry machinery; electrical transmission and

eectatin Senlpmant hs ‘electrical industrial apparatus; ‘equipment; aircraft, , Space , and engines and parts; ships and tank components; railroad equipment; and search
and navigation equif

4 Defense capital sede nts ince : ordnance and accessories communication equipment scr isules, space vices, and engines and part hip, take ‘and tank componer
search and nevigation equi

and



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

Inventory / Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders / Shipments ratio"
Industry Jul June May Apr. Jul June May Apr.
19923 1992" 193 1992 1992 1992° 1992 132
All manufacturing industries ...... 154 155 1.59 158 3.64 an 3.84 3.83
Durable goods industries .......... 1.92 1.92 1.98 1.96 4.44 452 4.68
Stone, clay, and glass products . . . 1.43 150 153 155 1.38 1.41 1.42
Primary metals 177 1.76 177 179 187 1.85 1.88
Fabricated metal products . _ 1:74 171 1.76 1.73 1.89 191 2.01
Industrial machinery and equipment . 212 2.07 218 219 256 253 27
Electronic and other
clectrical equipment .. . 171 1.79 1.80 1.80 2.32 2.43 2.43
‘Transportation equipment : 2.16 2.16 2.24 2.21 13.04 13.21 13.55
Instruments and related products . - - 234 2.28 2:36 2.28 5.19 5.12 5.30
Nondurable goods industries 1.16 1.16 1.18 1.18 0.79 0.80 0.82
Food and kindred products 093 0.94 092 0.90
‘Tobacco products ....... 2.05 1.83 3.16 3.14
Textile mill products. . 145 145 147 1.45 A’ 1A tA
Paper and allied products 1.29 1.29 1.32 132 NA‘ NA‘ A
Chemicals and allied products 1.33 1.34 136 1.39 x x! x}
Petroleum and coal products . 0.84 0.82 0.84 0.85 x) x!
Rubber and plastics products » 1.24 1.25 1.25 1.22 x:

P Preliminary. ' Revised. 00 Not applicable. (NA) Not avallabie.
| Excludes the following industries with no unfiled orders: Wood and fumber product; glass containers; metal cans, barrels and drums; farm and garden machinery; motor vehicle ‘assembly

operations; other transportation equipment; foods and related producte; tobacco; knitting mill products; apparel and related products; chemicals; 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
Jul Jul July Jui
July? oe July woe. Ju 1991- Jub etd
July! | 1987-] June Jay’ 1987-| June | July! | 1987-| June | July! | 1987-] June
1 i991] 1992] 1992] 1991] 1992] 1: 1991} 1992} 1 1991 | 1992
All manufacturing industries . es) 01 o1 es) 02 03 ~ 0.0 O14 ® 0.0 O14
Durable goods industries ... . . 0.2 01 o1 0.2 0.2 os 0.0 01 0.1 X) 0.0 01
‘Stone, clay, and glass products (Xx) 0s 09 ® 0s 15 (X) 04 0.6 x’ 0.2 03
Primary metals... : : 0. 01 02 0. 04 08 0.1 02 0.3 0.2 01
Fabricated metal products . (es 02 03 0.2 05 (X) 01 0.2 0.0 02
Industrial machinery and equipment .} 9) 03 03 0: 05 04 0 02 O1 01 O41
Flectronic and other

,clectrical equipment. . . os 02 0.2 os 04 09 0.1 O14 02 x 0.0 01
Transportation equipment : 02 03 03 0s 03 12 0.0 00 01 01 02
Instruments and related products --.} (x) 06 07] (&) 08 07] (x) O1 01 x O14 01
Nondurable goods industries 0.2 0.1 X) 0.3 0.1 X) 03 0S 01 0.2
Food and kindred products . 02 04 x! X) X) x! x) x 03 04
Tobacco products... 02 24 x! x! x 02 O1
Textile mill products. x 1.0 04 la) | (NA x A A 01 04
Paper and allied products x 01 0.2 9 tna fa x Na‘ Na x! 01 04
Chemicals and allied products . 08 02 x’ x x x x x O1 02
Petroleum and coal products 06 02 x x x x 03 02
Rubber and plastics products . . 04 04 x x’ x x x o1 03

Capital goods industries :
‘ondefense : 02 02 03 O1 03 11 0.0 O14 01 x 0.1 O41
Defense ... . 00 03 1.0 06 06 SA 01 st 1 x 0.0 04

‘PY Not applicable. (NA) Not evallable,
Note; The fe year and the twelve month revisions are the differences between the month-to-month percent changes of the preliminary and final estimates. The monthly averages are the simple
averages of the absolute values of the differences for the months spectfied. The advance to final percent change revisions for the durable goods industries are shown in the advance report for the month
| The current month revisions are the difference between the advance precent change and the percent change as shown in this publication. .
2 pyerage for this month for the last five years,


CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS
Manufacturers’ Shipments,

“¥eN

a J Inventories, and Orders

U. S. Department of Commerce
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

duly 1992

1-(92)-7

For Wire Transmissions 10:00 a.m. E.D.T. Wednesday, September 2, 1992

Steve Andrews or Meath
(301)763-2502 or (301)763-2575

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in July decreased
$2.8 billion or 1,1 percent to $241.8 billion, the Department
of Commerce, Bureau of the Census reported today. The
July decrease follows a 2.4 percent increase in June and is
the second decline in the last three months. Excluding
defense, new orders were down $0.9 billion, the first decline
since December 1991. New orders without transportation
equipment increased $1.8 billion or 0.9 percent.

Shipments increased $1.0 billion or 0.4 percent to
$248.3 billion, following a 2.4 percent increase in June. This
is the sixth increase in the last seven months. Excluding
defense, shipments increased $0.8 billion. — Without
transportation equipment, shipments were up $1.5 billion.

Unfilled orders decreased $6.5 billion or 1.3 percent to
$484.3 billion and are at the lowest level since $481.0 billion
in February 1989. This is the eleventh consecutive monthly
decline. Excluding defense, unfilled orders decreased $3.6
billion. Without transportation equipment, unfilled orders
declined $0.9 billion.

Inventories increased $0.1 billion to $383.0 billion. This
follows a 0.1 percent decrease in June and a 0.3 percent
increase in May. Without transportation equipment,
inventories increased $1.1 billion. The inventories-to-
shipments ratio decreased from 1.55 in June to 1.54 in July,
the lowest on record.

New Orders

New orders for durable goods in July decreased $3.9
billion or 3.2 percent to $119.3 billion. The July decrease
follows a 2.8 percent increase in June and 2.1 percent
decrease in May. Transportation equipment had the largest
decrease, down $4.6 billion or 14.7 percent to $26.8 billion;
most of the decline was in aircraft and parts. Industrial
machinery and equipment was down $0.4 billion or 2.1
percent to $20.8 billion. The largest increases occurred in
instruments and related products, up $0.6 billion or 6.8
percent to $9.8 billion, and electronic and other electrical
equipment, up $0.6 billion or 3.2 percent to $18.0 billion.

New orders for nondurable goods, up $1.1 billion cr 0.9
percent to $122.5 billion, have increased for six consecutive
months. Increases led by printing and publishing and food
and kindred products more than offset declines in leather
and leather products and tobacco products.

Shipments

.., Shipments of durable goods in July decreased $0.1
billion or 0.1 percent to $125.7 billion, following a 2.9

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

percent increase in June. The largest decrease occurred in

industrial machinery and equipment, down $0.5 billion or 2.1
ercent to $21.2 billion, with decreases in most categories.
Transportation equipment was down $0.4 billion or 13
ercent to $32.4 til lion, due to motor vehicles and parts.
lectronic and other electrical equipment had the largest

increase, up $0.8 billion or 4.4 percent to $18.1 billion.

Shipments of nondurable goods were up $1.2 billion or
0.9 percent to $122.6 billion. This is the sixth consecutive
monthly increase. Increases led by printing and publishing
and food and kindred products more that offset a decline in
tobacco products.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for durable goods in July decreased
$6.4 billion or 1.4 percent to $461.2 billion and are at the
lowest level since $459.2 billion in February 1989. This is
the eleventh consecutive monthly decline. ‘Transportation
equipment had the largest decline, down $5.6 billion or 2.2
percent to $255.6 billion, with large decreases in aircraft and

arts and shipbuilding and tanks. Transportation equipment
Pas declined in ten of the last eleven months and is at the
lowest level since $251.8 billion in November 1989.
Instruments and related products was down $0.5 billion or
0.9 percent to $53.1 billion, the lowest level since $50.5
billion in December 1984, Industrial machinery and
equipment, down $0.4 billion or 0.7 percent to $51.5 billion,
has declined in nine of the last ten months and is at the
lowest level since $51.2 billion in September 1987. Unfilled
orders for nondurable goods declined $0.1 billion or 03
percent to $23.1 billion.

Inventories

Inventories for durable goods in July were down $0.9
billion or 0.4 percent to $241.0 billion and are at the lowest
level since $237.4 billion in November 1988. This is the
nineteenth decline in the last twenty months. Transportation
equipment had the largest decline, down $1.0 billion or 1.4
percent to $69.9 billion, and has decreased for eight
consecutive months.

Nondurable goods, up $1.0 billion or 0.7 percent to
$142.0 billion, have increased for six consecutive months.
The largest increases were in petroleum and coal products
and tobacco products.

By stage of fabrication, finished-goods inventories were

up 1.1 percent in durables and 0.9 percent in nondurables.

ork in process declined 0.9 percent in durables and 0.2

ercent in nondurables. Materials and supplies decreased

.8 percent in durables and increased i) percent in
nondurables.

‘The advance report on durable goods for Auy is scheduled for September 25, 1992 at 8:30 a.m. and the full

by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S.

rt on October 2, 1992 at 10:00 a.m. For sale

rament Printing Officc, Washington, DC 20402. This report is also available the day of issue through the

Depatment of Commerce’s online Economic Bulletin Board (N-8-1) (202-377-3870) and through the Census Bureau’s online information serviceCENDATA.
I ATA is available from Dialog Information Services, Inc. (1. 334-2464) and CompuServe (1-800-848-8199). The CENDATA staff at the Bureau of

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


NonDefense Capital Goods "1

New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars

_—,
i New Orders

38 | Sherman | 38

1 i 1 N 1 L L 1 i 1 am 1 1
Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May — Jul Sep Nov Jan Mar May — Jul

Jul. 1990 - Jul. 1992

Defense Capital Goods
New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars

"1 1"
10 + 10
9 9
8 8
7 7
6 a 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 6

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

Note: All Charts based on seasonally
adjusted current dollars.


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

BY INDUSTRY GROUP

(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
July June May| June-| May-| Apr Jub June May guy} “July
1992 1992" 1992 July June May 19925 1992" 1992 1991 92/91
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
All manufacturing industries... . 119,813] 119,832] 118,795 +09] +03} 119,227] 118,558) 117,884] 120,087
Durable industries ......... 66,799] 67,304 +09] +03] 66,625] 66,640] 66,156] 68,781
Stone, clay, and glass products - - 2/414 2411 +16] +03 2,438 2,409 2,373 2,519
Primary metals : 6,167 6,222 +23 “14 6127 6,095 5,895 6373
Fabricated metal products... .. 8,190 8,130 169 OS) +43 8,190 8115 8124 8,195
Industrial machinery and equipment} 13,082] 13,169] 12,912 +20 0.1} 13,080] 13,100} 12,851] 13,942
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 9 9,237 9,217 6| +02) +03 9172 9,144 9,236 9,
‘Transportation equipment... . . 13,011] 13,271} 13,278 0 01 19} 12852} 13,145} 13,150] 14,100
Instruments and related products . - \ i 6,960 .0) +07) +09 7,053 7,053 701s 6,
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods . . . . . 7,836 7,856 7,745 03) +14) +17 7713 1579 7512 7,329
Nondurable goods industries . 53,014] 52,528] 52,060] +09] +09] +03] $2,602] 51,918} 51,728] 51,306] +25
Food and kindred products - 10,192] 10,202] 10,163 0.1) +04 01 9,955 9912} 10,041 9574) +4.0
Tobacco products . . : 5,363 5,244 089} +23) +30) +03 4977 4,938 4976 4375| +88
Textile mill products 2/834 2,750 2691] +31] +22] +06 2} 2,781 2,764 23562] +135
Paper and allied products 6,862 6/827 6954] +05 -18| +04 6/831 6831 6915 5,739 +14
Chemicals and allied products 11,708} = 11,744] 11,567 03) +15 0.0 .72| 11,782] 11,503] 11,751 +02
Petroleum and coal products . 3,237 2/977 2977| +87 00} +39 3/204 2,987 2/999 3,258 “17
Rubber and plastics products - . | 47385 4373 4309] +03] +15] +06 4/333 4,263 4,265 4326] +0.2
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods ..-.......... 8,433 8411 8310) +03) +12 0.0 8,621 8,424 8,265 8,521 +12
WORK IN PROCESS
All manufacturing industries... .. 134,080] 135,185] 136,338 08 08 0.2] 135,056] 134,637] 137,402] 143,499 59
Durable industries ......... 111,481] 112,540] 113,727 09 “1.0 0.2] 112,319} 112,201} 114,745] 121,507
Stone, clay, and glass products . - 1135 1118 1134] +15 14) +23 1139 1128 3161 1/148
imary metals 7522 7,587 7,633 09 06] +20 7586 7,607 7,696 8,318
Fabricated metal products . . 7327 77383 7335, +20) +0.7 0.6 TATA 77325 7427 7,649
Industrial machinery and equipment} 18,156] 18,405] 18,875 “14 25 09] 18,154] 18,253} 19,219] 20,253,
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ...... 12,896] 12,885] 12,879) +0.1 0.0 0.9] 13,104] 12,988] 13,085] 13,525
Transportation equipment . . 48,765] 49,624 0,196 17 Ad 0.1] 49,241] 49/349] 50,364] 53,355
Instruments and related product 11,284] 11,308] 11,406 02 09 10] 11411] 11313) -11,530] 12,999
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods .... . 4,196 4,230 4,269 08 09} +06 4,210 4,238 4,263 4,260 2
Nondurable goods industries .. . . 22,599] 22,645] 22,611 02] +02} +01] 22,737] 22,436] 22,657] 21,992 +34
Food and kindred products 3;450 3,423 396] +08) +08 08 3,311 3,261 3,263 341 09
‘Tobacco products 58 61 57 49} +70) -162 45 46 55 -20.0
‘Textile mill products. : 2,448 2,454 2,491 02 AS} +21 2,481 2,452 2,524 2,501 08
Paper and allied products 1,10 1,091 iy +17] +03 35 1,155 1,118 1,088 1,260 83
Chemicals and allied products . 5360 5,454 5,484 “17 05) +02 5,395 5,428 5,613 5,187 +40
Petroleum and coal products . 3,059 3,095 3,010 12] +28 0.4 3,074 3,137 3,030 2,944 +44
Rubber and plastics products - 484 1,490 1,501 04 07 -13 1,466 1,436 1,499 1,535 AS
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods ..... . vee 5,630 53877 5584] +1.0 O1f +15 $811 5,559 5594 5,169] +124
FINISHED GOODS
All manufacturing industries. 129,100] 127,837] 128,153] +1.0 0.2] +07] 129,043] 127,813] 130,337] 125,789 +2
Durable industries 62,706] 62,047] 61,985] +11] +01 0.0] 62,693] 62,269] 63,661] 62,057 +10
Stone, clay, and glass products - 4, 4,426 4417 09) +02 02 388 4,464 4,558 4a 03
Primary metals 6141 6,026 6121} +19 -16 “14 6,120 6,048 6,270 6,348 -36
Fabricated metal products . : 7522 7,460 TAB! +08 02 08 7522 7,687 TTA 71ST) + S.1
Industrial machinery and equipment| 13,616} 13,271 13,270] +26 00] +09] 13641] 13,096] 13592] — 14,050 29
Electronic and other
electrical equipment .. . 8,917 8,887 8,775{ +03] +13] +04 8,909 9,136 9,108 8877| +04
‘Transportation equipment : 8,103 7,994 8057] +14 08 07 8,044 TBA 8,132 7,981 +08
Instruments and related products . - 654 5,602 5,508] +09) +17] +06 5,689 5,610 5,684 5,455 +43
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods . . . 8,369 8,381 8,359 O.1] +03] +06 8,380 8,494 8596 7,787 +76
Nondurable goods industries . . 66,394{ 65,790] 66,168] +09 0.6] +14] 66,350] 65,544] 66,676] 63,732 +41
Food and kindred products 16,920] 16,906} 16,750] +01] +09] +31) 16,392] 15,782} 15,811 5,248 +75
Tobacco products ". 1,303 1,155 1,697] +128] -319] +140 1,286 1,077 1597 1,489 -13.6
Textile mill products - 3,795 3,738 3,667| +15] +19] +05 3,864 3,802 3,859 3,666 +54
Paper and allied products .. |. 5)583 x S717 09 14] +06 5,575 5,713 5937 5,389 435
Chemicals and allied products - 16,913] 16,695} 16,982} +13 -17| +02] 16,903] 16,582] 17,160] 16,546 +22
Petroleum and coal products . . 5,817 5,751 486] +11) +48) +31 5,745 $7725 5,566 5,619 +22
Rubber and plastics products . - 5, 5,214 5147] +04) +13] +08 5,211 5,291 5,330 5,385 32
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods ............. 10,827] 10,695} 10,722) +12 03 06] 11,374] 11,572] 11,416] 10,390 +95

P Prelimary. ‘ Revised.


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

Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
chan
Ju June May] June-| May) Apr-] July June May July} Ju
1992 1992" 1992] July} June| May 1992" 1992 1991] 92/91
All manufacturing industries . . 484,291] 490,792] 493,502 13 05 0.6] 485,850] 491,103] 496,093] 517,596 61
Manufacturing industries
without defense capital goods . . . 351,808} 355,410] 357,230 “1.0 05 -0.2| 353,974] 356,278] 359,663] 369,984 43
Durable goods industries .......... 461,237] 467,671] 470,338 14 0.6 05} 462,357| 467,905] 472,711} 494,871 66
Stone, clay, and glass products ...... 7,069 6,910 6804] +23] +16 7,208 6,947 6,838 6379} +130
Primary metals . 21,015] 20,943 20,729] +03) +10 21/386] 21,245] 21,247) 22,373 44
Blast furnaces, steel 8,079 8,127 8,006 06) +15 8,168 8,065 8,097 9,201 2
Iron and steel foundries : 2,820 2,858 2,850 13] +03 2,809 2,862 2,866 2,986
Nonferrous and other primary
metals 10,116 9,958 9873| +16] +09 10,409] 10,318] 10,284] 10,186] +2.2
Fabricated metal products | 23,074] = 23,291] 23,492 09 09 23,347] 23,229] 23,599] 25,312 -18
Industrial machinery and equipment --| 51549] 51919] 52,302 07 07 51,448 | 51,881] 52,448] $4,857 62
Engines and turbines . 10,603 10,609 10,398 01 +2.0 10,510 10,359 10,170 9,748 +78
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment . 6,020 6,086 6,165 “Ll 13 5,984 6,049 6,155 6,308 SL
Metalworking machinery : 7,998 7,958 8,105] +05 18 7,998 7,958 8,105 7558] +58
Computer and office equipment . 7,966 8,263 8,461 3.6 23 8,062 8,311 8,624 11,133] -27.6
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 41,916] 41,943] 41,759 oi} +04 0.2] 42,154] 42,068] 42,357] 43,471 3.0
Electrical transmission an
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus ....... 6,034 6,190 6,246 25 09 13 6,025 6,148 6,261 6,638 92
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment ...... 2,815 2,853 2,941 13 -3.0 06 2,815 2,853 2,941 2,998 6.1
Communications equipment 14,422] 14376] 14318 +03] +04] +08] 14,455} 14,340) 14,243] 15,053 40
Electronic components . 14,292] 14,121] 13,850] +12) +20 0.1} 14,464) 14,401] 14,457] 14,055] $2.9
Transportation equipment 255,557| 261,183} 262,627 2.2 05 04 ‘ 260,744 | 262,943] 275,359 14
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . 222,456| 227,160} 228,277 21 05 0.4} 221,689] 226,807] 228,612} 239,288 74
Shipbuilding and tanks .. . 24,828 25,642 26,271 3.2 24 09 24,968 25,717 26,299 29,264 14.7
Instruments and related products ... . 53,114 53,591 54,929 0.9 24 0 53,253 53,496 54,832 59,329 10.2
Search and navigation equipment ..| 36,031 36,581 37,566 15 2.6 1.6 36,158 36,413 37,464 40,722 11.2
Measuring and controlling devices 8,523 8,485 8505] +04 0.2 05 8,523 8,485 8,505 8,990 “5.2
Medical instruments and supplies . . 7,647 7,601 7,897 +06 37 +03 7,647 7,601 7,897 8,487 99
All other durable goods ........... 7,943 7891 7696| +07) +25] +08 8,681 8,295 8,447 771} +114
Nondurable goods industries . 23,054 23,121 23,164 03 02 “11 23,493 23,198 23,382 22,725 +34

P Preliminary. " Revised.


Table 2, VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ NEW ORDERS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted’

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent] Year to date
Industry change
ak June{ — May| June-} May-| Apr.-| Jul June] May| July] July
1992" 1992} July} June} May| 1992! 1992° 1992 1991] 92/91 1992P 1991
All manufacturing industries .... . 241,763 | 244,542 | 238,696] -1.1| +24] 0.9] 221,570] 259,174] 240,441] 224,195] 1.2 | 1,654,342} 1,609,122
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders 126,661 | 129,575} 125,641] -2.2] +3.1]  -2.2] 114,116] 137,520] 124,421] 121,814 6.3] 875,220) 862,293
without defense capital goods 236,443 | 237/375} 232,842] 0.4] +1.9] +0.1] 217,325] 252,235 | 235,477) 216,874] +02 | 1,611,341 | 1,557,690
Durable goods industries 123,164 | 119,808 +28] -2.1] 104,496] 132,795} 121,808] 112,602]  -7.2 | 834,627] 804,744
With unfilled orders 97,416 +36] -2.6] 86,335} 108,361] 96,946] 94,847] —-9.0| 678,764) 666,764
Stone, clay, and glass products . 5,426] 5,340 +16] 0.0] 5,655] 5,942] 5,523] 5,141] +10.0] 36,308] 33,797
Primary metals ............ 11,505] 11,117 +35] +05] 10,555] 11,816] 11,145} 10,844) -2.7| 77,794] 74,451
Blast furnaces, steel mills . . 4852] 4,648 +44) 121 4,409] 4,952] 4,647] 5,095] -13.5] 32,758] 31,348
Iron and steel foundries . . . 1,022] 1,087 60) +150| 764] 1,116] 1,127) 853] -104] 6,798] 6,199
Nonferrous and other primary
metals 5,769] 5,631] 5,382] +25] +46] 05] 5,382] 5,748] 5,371] 4,896] +99] 38,238] 36,904
Fabricated metal products .. . 13,123] 13,210] 12,645] 0.7] +45] +04] 12,267] 14,026! 13,039] 12,040] +19] 90,719] 89,639
Industrial machinery and equipment .| 20,793] 21,239) 20078] 2.1] +58] 03] 17,847] 24,600] 19,645) 17,616] +13) 141,880) 138,688
Engines and turbines ..... 1512] 1,898] 1,737] -203] +93) +275] 1,287] 2,054] 1,614] 1,917] -329| 10,154] 10,670
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 2,228] 2,358] 2,289] 5.5] +3.0] +123] 2,135} 2,529] 2,227] 2,048] +42] 15,694] 16,819
Metalworking machinery . . . . . 2,143] 2,063] 1,951] +39] +5.7] -98] 1,876] 2,361] 1,890] 1,849] +15] 14585) 13,133
Computer and office equipment ..} 5927] 5,924] 5,784] +0.1] +24] +49] 4,438] 7812] 5,227} 3,991| +112] 37,456] 34,652
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ..........-. 18,035] 17,477] 17,081] +32] +23] 05] 16,168] 18,351] 16,840] 15,270] +5.9] 118,099} 112,509
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus ........... 2,274) 2,273) 2,268] 0.0} +02} -35] 2035] 2411] 2,268] 2,229] 87) 15,917] 16,079
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment ...... 1,663} 1,679] 1,715] 1.0] -21] 48] 1,416] 1,772] 1,683] 1,710] -17.2] 11,421] 11,424
Communications equipment 4278] 3,826] 3,688} +118] +37] +104] 3,757] 4,246] 3,588] 2,773] +355 337] 21,477
Electronic components . . . . 5,604} 5,583} 5,208} +04] +72] -10] 5,137] 5518) 5,349] 4,768] +7.7| 37,577) 36,288
‘Transportation equipment . 26,767] 31,391] 30,810] -14.7] +19] 6.6] 19,724] 33515} 32,306] 29,266] -32.6 | 208,111] 201,636
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . 6318] 9,921] 8,886] -36.3} +116] -15.7] 4,740] 10,457] 7,912] 14,268] -66.8] 59,962] 72,766
Shipbuilding and tanks 257 406 803} -36.7} 49.4] 46.9 268 463 925 619]  -56.7 4,788| 7,615
Instruments and related products 9,754] 9,134] 9,550] +68} 44] 05] 9,018] 9,964] 9,608] 10,015] -10.0] 66,794} 68,136
Search and navigation equipment .{ 2,155] 1,814] 2,102] +188} -13.7) +4.7] 2,037] 1,937] 2,161] 2,916] -30.1| 15,606] 17,558
Measuring and controlling devices | 2,654 2,627| 2471] +10] +63] -7.6] 2,437) 2815| 2,468] 2312] +54 18) 013] 17/806
Medical instruments and supplies .| 2,920] 2,674] 2,864] +9.2] 66] +11] 2,762] 2,849] 2,842] 2,859] -3.4] 19,508] 18,786
All other durable goods .......... 13,797) 13,782] 13,187] +01] +45] -24] 13,262] 14,581] 13,702] 12,410] +69] 94,922] 85,888
Nondurable goods industries . 122,507] 121,378 | 118,888} +09} +2.1] +0.4] 117,074] 126,379] 118,633] 111,593] +49} 819,715} 804,
With unfilled orders 29,292] 28,689] 28,225] +21] +16] 0.9] 27,781] 29,159] 27,475] 26,967] +30] 196,456] 195,529

P Pretiminary. " Revised.

| shipments and new orders are the {fotals 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 priot

month to the current month.


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

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted’

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent] Year to date
Industry change
Ju June} May| June-| May-| Apr.- ay June| May! = July} July
1992! 1992" 1992] July} June} May 1992° 1992 1991] 92/91 1992P 1991
All manutacturing industries... .. 248,264 | 247,252| 241,479] +04] +24]  -0.1] 226,823) 264,164] 243,922] 216,452] | +4.8 | 1,670,757 |1,610,197
Manufacturing Industries
with unfilled orders 133,162| 132,285 | 128,424] +0.7] +3.0] -0.8] 119,369} 142,510] 127,902] 114,071] +4.6| 891,635] 863,368
without defense capital goods .. .| 240,045 | 239,195] 233,639] +04] +24] +0.1] 219,629] 255,620] 236,131] 209,305]  +4.9 | 1,616,001 } 1,554,540
Durable goods industries 125,690] 125,831} 122,344] 0.1] +29] 0.9] 110,044] 137,601] 124,991] 105,131] +4.7] 851,994] 807,425
With unfilled orders. . 103,803] 103,553] 99,952] +0.2| +3.6] -11] 91,883] 113,167] 100,129] 87,376] +5.2| 696,131] 669,445
Stone, clay, and glass products 51544| 5.320) 5,184] +42] +2.6| +18] 5,394] 5,833] 5,322] 4,822] +119] 35,352] 32,583
Primary metals ....... 117212] 11291} 11/223] 0.7] +06] +10] 10,414] 11,818] 11,438) 10,003) +41) 77,753} 75,761
Blast furnaces, steel mills 4650) 4.731] 4,665] -1.7] +14] -10] 4,306} 4,984] 4,802] 4,221] +20] 33,137) 31,857
Iron and steel foundries . 951} 1,014] 1,002] 62] +12] +22] 817] 1,120} 1,087 820} -04| 6,889] 6,411
Nonferrous and other primary
metals 2.20.2... 20005 5,611] 5,546] 5,556] +12] -02] +25] 5,291] 5,714] 5549] 4,962] +66] 37,727) 37,493
Fabricated metal products . . ‘| 13/340] 13/411] 13,044] -05] +28] 0.7] 12,149] 14,396] 13,506) 11,848] +25] 91,620] 89,704
Industrial machinery and equipment .| 21,163} 21,622) 20,622| -21| +48] 0.0] 18,280] 25,167) 20,094] 17,445] +48} 143,503] 140,749
Engines and turbines .... “| 1/518] 1,687] 1,604] -10.0] +52) +45] 1,136] 1,865) 1,514] 1,233) -7.9] 10,188} 10,102
Farm and garden machinery . 1,057] 1) 1,125] -19] 43] -28 800} 1,099] 1,248 364] -74] 8,558] 8,800
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 2,294| 2,437] 2,235] -5.9} +90) +0.7] 2,200] 2,635) 2,294) 2,167) +15] 15,875] 18,017
Metalworking machinery .... . -| 21103} 2210] 2105] 48] +5.0] -21] 1836] 2,508] 2,044| 1,706] +76) 14,504) 13,366
Computer and office equipment ..] 6,224] 6,122] 5,858] +1.7| +45] +03] 4,687] 8,125] 5,092] 3,947) +18.7] 38,609) 33,993
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ............ 18,062] 17,293] 17,157| +44] +08] 0.2] 16,082] 18,640] 16,887) 14,785] +88] 117,570} 111,976
Electrical tfansmission and
distribution equipment and a
industrial apparatus . 2,430| 2,329] 2,350] +43] 0.9] +20] 2,158] 2,524] 2,366] 1,978] +9.1] 16,169} 15,905
Household appliances . 1579] 1/536] 1,548] +28] 08] -03] 1,517] 1,737] 1,606) 1,441] +5.3] 10,783] 10,586
Blectric lighting and
wiring equipment ..........-. 1,701] 1,767) 1,732] -3.7] +20] -0.7} 1,454] 1,860] 1,700) 1,421] +23] 11,585] 11,010
Household audio and
video equipment .......... 1,107 860} 1,050] +28.7] -18.1]  -2.7 881 929 839 729} +209] 6,230) 5,129
Communications equipment . . 4232} 3,768} 3,581] +123] +5.2| +11] 3,642] 4,149] 3,557] 2,920] +24.7] 25,267] 22,782
Electronic components . . 51433) 5,312] 5.219] +23] +18] -0.7] 5,074] 5574] 5,246] 4,874] +41] 36,883] — 35,700
‘Transportation equipment . 32,393] 32,835] 31,880] -13] +30] -1.9) 25,588] 35,714] 34,335) 24,935] +26] 222,824) 201,615
Motor vehicles and parts . 19,005} 19,515] 19,775] -2.6] -13] +16] 13,534] 21,134] 22,227) 13,307] +1.7] 133,595} 113,987
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 11,022] 11,038] 9,912} 0.1] +114] -78] 9,858] 12,262] 9,843] 9,588] +28] 73,287) 71,974
Shipbuilding and tanks yor} 1,035} 1,036] +35] 0.1] -22| 1,017] 1,045] 1,027] 1,048] = 3.0} 7,300] 7,704
Instruments and related products ...| 10,231} 10,472] 10,106] 23] +36] -34] 9,261] 11,300] 10,036} 9,420] -1.7] 70,481] 70,261
Search and navigation equipment .} 2, 2,799] 2,730] 34] +25} -26] 2,292] 2,988] 2,649) 2,448) 6.4] 18,402] 19,506
Measuring and controlling devices | 2616] 2,647] 2,518] -12] +5.1] 4.1] 2,399) 2,835) 2,515) 2,364] +15] 18,306) 17,707
Medical instruments and Supplies .| 2874] 2970] 2938] -32] +47] -2.6] 2,716} 3,145} 2,816} 2,707} +03) 20,055} 19,216
Photographic goods . -| 1680] 1,702] 1,690] -13] 40.7] -54] 1507] 1,952} 1,710] 1,953] -3.0) 11,312] 11,596
Alll other durable goods . 13,745| 13,587] 13,128] +1.2) +35] -2.0} 12,876} 14,733] 13,373] 11,873} +84) 92,891) 84,776
Nondurable goods industries 122,574 | 121,421] 119,135] +09] +1.9] +0.7] 116,779] 126,563] 118,931] 111,321} +4.9] 818,763] 802,772
With unfilled orders . 29,359| 28,732| 28,472) +22] +0.9| +0.3| 27,486] 29,343] 27,773] 26,695] +3.0] 195,504] 193,923
Food and kindred Products : 32,724| 32,390| 32,940] +10] -1.7] 0.7] 31,396] 33,670] 33,567) 30,917) +15] 225,187} 222,317
Meat products . 7,425) 7,419] 7,586} +01] -22) +33] 7,262) 7,682] 7,897] 7,261 0.0} $1,044] $2,327
Dairy products . 43336| 41372] 4332] 08] +09] -0.1] 4,336] 4,595] 4,456) 4,107) +5.6| 29,934) 28,374
Beverages ....... 4598] 4,631] 4,721] 0.7] -1.9] +2.7] 4,902] 5,311] 5,137] 4,821} +17} 32,866) 31,378
All other foods, except fats and oils| 14,693] 14,261] 14,614] +30] 24) 40) 13,224] 14,375} 14,390] 13,227 0.0} 99,393] 99,087
Tobacco products 3,288| 3522] 2165] 66] +62.7| +26] 2,351] 4,304] 2,484] 1,969] +194) 17,976) 17,144
Textile mill products . 6257| 6173| 6,033] +1.4| +23] -0.2] 5,422] 6,760] 6,002} 5,043} +75] 41,255] 37,105
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles ...... 3,935] 3,928] 3,834] +02] +25] -08] 3341] 4,213] 3,888] 3,145] +62] 26,264] 23,484
Paper and allied products 10523] 10503} 10,386] +0.2] +11] 0.0} 10,250] 10,960] 10,227] 10,171} +08) 72,792) 72,367
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products 4538] 4,537] 4447] 0.0] +20] +01] 4,452] 4,664) 4,388] 4,384] +16) 31,151] 31,461
Paperboard containers and boxes .] 2,589} 2,568] 2,505} +08] +25] +16] 2,467] 2,642) 2,513) 2,341] +54] 17,448) 16,587
Miscellaneous converted
paper products 3,398] 3,434] 0.1] -1.0] -13] 3,331] 3,654] 3,326] 3,446) 3.3] 24,193) 24,319
Chemicals and allied products . 25,315] 24,958] +06] +14] +19] 24,071] 26,486] 25,185] 22,702) +60] 173,788} 170,087
Industrial chemicals . . . 13.214] 12,896] +05] +25] +12] 12,766] 13,683] 13,032] 12,188) +4.7]| 89,898 305
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries 91192] 9019] +26] +19] +22] 8,764] 9,581] 8,387) 7,828] +12.0] 61,911] 57,607
Petroleum and coal products 14399] 13,640) -0.1] +5.6] +32] 14,296] 14,523] 13,546] 13,177] +85] 89,182] 92,613
Rubber and plastics products 8390| 8,790] +06} +11] -21] 8,611] 9,640] 9,060) 8,424) +22) 63,024] 59,805
All other nondurable goods . 20,229) 20,223) +3.7| 0.0) +1.9] 20,382] 20,220} 18,860} 18,918] +7.7{ 135,559] 131,334

P Protiminary. * Revised.

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