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

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Oct. Sept. Aug.| Sept-}  Aug-} — July- Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct.} Oct.
1993? 1993" 1993} — Oct.] Sept.] Aug 193° 1993" 1993 1992] 93/92
All manufacturing industries 380,250] 380,689] 381,392 0.1 02 0.0| 381,236] 380,226] 383,681] 384,340 0.8
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders -- | 250,850] 251,213] 251,652 0.1 0.2 0.2} 251,275] 251,254] 254,534] 256,306 -2.0
without defense capital goods ..... 352,795 | 352,616] 353,283] —+0.1 0.2 0.0] 353,494] 351,940] 354,978} 353,031] +0.1
Durable goods industries 237,476 | 237,571 | 237,688 0.0 0.0 237,995 | 237,395 | 239,697] 241,401
With unfilled orders : 217,604 | 217,844] 218,183 0.1 0.2 218,341) 217,932] 220,531] 222,970
Stone, clay, and glass products . 7,617 7,601 7621] +02 03 7,365 7,390 7,575 7,565
Primary metals . : 19,379} 19,241] 19384] 40.7 -0.7 19,460] 19,400] 19,556] 19,679
Blast furnaces, steel mills... 9,486] 9369) 9.443] 41.2 -0.8 9,533 9,434 9,511 9,843
Iron and steel foundries 1,406 1,391 1302) #11 0.1 1,381 1,375 1,380 1,372
Nonferrous and other primary
metals... 22.0... 8,487 8,481 8549) +0. 08} 421 8,546 8,591 8,665 8,464] +1.0
Fabricated metal products - | 23,093] 23,266] 23,283 -0.7 0.1] 40.7] 22,847] 23,086] 23,304 23,420 24
Industrial machinery and equipment : 45,775] 45,484} 45,470] 40.6 0.0} +04] 46303] 45,631] 46,033] 46,416 0.0
Engines and turbines : - 3,564 3,522 3,608) +1.2 24] +10] 3,736 3,554 3,789 3,673) +17
Farm and garden machinery 2,359] 2,259 2,208] +44] 4231 +40 2,300 2,198 2 2277] +1.0
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 5,762 5,716 5,786 0.2 0.2 03 5,699 5,727 5,749 5,817 2.0
Metalworking machinery vee 5,186 5,153 5,179] +06 -05 0.0 5,264 5,215 5,304 5,477 39
Computer and office equipment 10,599] 10,645] 10,576 04] +07 02] 11,076] 10,930] 10,997} 10,835] +22
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ........... 33,486] 33,186] 33,148] 40.9 = 40.1 = 40.4] 33,347] 33,000] 33,637] 31,164] 47.0
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . 4309] 4,325 4,365 04 09 03 4,290 4314 4,418 4,455 37
Household appliances . . 2,543 2,488 2510] +22 -09 -0.6 2,431 2,348 2,440 2,403} +12
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment 2,810 2,850] 2,920 “14 24] +04] 2,827 2,861 2,961 2,968 48
Household audio and
video equipment : 1,026 1,052 1,145 25 -8.1 38 1,040 1,097 1,233 1,139 87
Communications equipment 9,013 8,779 8655] 42.7) 414] 415 8,931 8,644 8,795 7,120) +25.4
Electronic components 10,500} 10,295} 10,127} +20] +17] +405] 10,563] 10338] 10.310 9613] +99
Transportation equipment 62,935] 63,864] 64,045 AS 03 -15] 63,415] 64,021] 64,491 | 69,417 8.6
Motor vehicles and parts . 11391] 11411] 11,480 02 0.6} +07) 11,666] 11,647] 11,700} 12,184 43
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . . . 47,376} 48,317] 48,200 19] 402 2.1] 47,700] 48,283} 48,418] 53,071] -10.1
Shipbuilding and tanks . . 1,624 1,591 1,733] +211 8.2 5.0 1,569 1,584 1,784 181] -13.4
Instruments and related products . 22,588] 22,525] 22,508] +03] +01 04] 22,692] 22,551] 22,825] 23,362 29
Search and navigation equipment 6,010 5,982 5817] +05] +28 09} 6,123 6,038 5,981 6,905] -11.3
Measuring and controlling devices . 6,563 6,494 6591] +11 -15 0.5 6,550 6,488 6,659 6611 09
Medical instruments and Supplies 6,247 6,270 6315 -04 07 -03 6,272 6,235 6,337 6,354 “13
Photographic goods : 2,952 2,970] 2,986 -0.6 05] +02 2,955 3,005 3,047 2,790] +59
All other durable goods 22,603] 22,404] 22,229 40.9 40.8 +14] 22,476] 22,316] = 22,276] +=. 20,378| +103
Nondurable goods industries . 142,774 | 143,118] 143,704 04] +01], 143,241] 142,831] 143,984] 142,939] 40.2
With unfilled orders . 33,246} 33,369] 33,469 03] +05) 32,934] 33,322] 34,003] 33,336 -12
Food and kindred Products 29,953] 29,834] 29,938 03 0.7] 31,539] 30,408] 30,061 | 31,529 0.0
Meat products 3,187 3,201 3,202 00} +07 3,203 3,156 3,158 2922] +96
Dairy products . 2,776 2,740 2,750 -04 -15 2,751 2,743 2,872 2713] +14
Beverages . . 5,299 5,299 5,322 -04 0.1 5,368 5,316 5,228 5,469 -18
All other foods, except fats and oils 17,121 17,133 17,114 +0.1 09 18,542 17,922 17,403 18,880 -18
Tobacco products : 6,580 6,702 6712 -0.1 0.0 6,639 6,587 6,487 6,786 -22
Textile mill products 9,232] 9/204 9172 +03 03 9,084) 9,131 9,303 8944] +16
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles 5,231 5,213 5,186 40.3 40.5 0.5 5,173 5,116 5,208 5,304 2.5
Paper and allied products . . 13,618} 13,600] 13,714] +0.1 08} +09] 13,307} 13,315] 13,603] 13,419 08
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products 5,830 5,792 5,779] +07] +02] +10 5,696 5,676 5,731 5,654] +0.7
Paperboard containers and boxes . . 3,209 3,187 3,207) +0.7 0.6 0.5 310] 3,136 3,176 3,145 “Ld
Miscellaneous converted
Paper products . 4,579 4,621 4,728 09 23] +16] 4,501 4,503 4,696] 4,620 2.6
Chemicals and allied ‘products 34,723 | 35,019] 35,085 08 0.2 40.7) 34,389] 34,441 34,833} 34,593 0.6
Industrial chemicals . . . . 17,022] 17,143] 17,251 -07 0.6} +08) 16,750] 16,935] 17,127] 17,194 26
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries 13,395] 13,583] 13,556 14] 40.2] 40.7] 13,422] 13,403] 13,664] 13,178] -+1.9
Petroleum and coal products . 10,686} 10,677] 11,024] +0.1 31 -2.0] 10,954] 10,812} 11,108] 12,020 89
Rubber and plastics products 12,196] 12,199} 12,199 0.0 0.0} +01] 12,001] 12,035] 12,007] 11,425] 45.0
All other nondurable goods 25,786] 25,883] 25,860 04 40.1 40.7} 25,328] 26,102] 26,582] 24.223 44.6

” Preliminary, * Revised.



10 Total Manufacturing

New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars

300 300
New Orders
280 - - - ------ rr ree eee eee eee eee eee Shipments |—{ 280
260 260
240 240
220 220
200 1 L 1 i 1 i L J. J a ie a 1 200
Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct
Oct. 1991 - Oct. 1993
Total Manufacturing
Ratio of Unfilled Orders and
Inventories to Shipments
/S Ratios UO/S Ratios
2.5 4.4
2.4F---- 7 >t rr rr rr rr rr rr rr re uvors |] 4.3
2.3 4.2
2.2

4.1
4

3.9
3.8
3.7

2.1

2
1.9
1.8

7 -43.6
1.6 435
1BP---------------------- Sas ee SE ~ 2 - 43.4
1.4B- 43.3
1.3b- 3.2
1.2 1 it 1 1 1 1 1 L 1 i 1 L it 3.1

Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct
Oct. 1991 - Oct. 1993

Note: All Charts based on seasonally
adjusted current dollars.


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

(Millions of dollars)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Oct. Sept. Aug. | Sept- | Aug- } July- Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. | Oct.
1993” 193° 1993 | Oct. | Sept. | Aug. 1993" 1993" 1993 1992 | 93/92
UNFILLED ORDERS
All manufacturing industries 448,561 | 450,321 | 455,100 04) -LI -0.7 | 444,888 | 448,056 | 455,434 | 477,677 69
Market categories
Automotive equipment . . 1,774 1,731 1,746 | +25 09 -0.1 1,792 1,723 1,764 1,623 | +104
Home goods and apparel 9,884 | 10,156 | 10,342 27] 18 “Ll 9,717 | 10,667 | 11,182 9,649 40.7
Consumer staples oon 1,410 1,435 1,418 AT] +12 -0.6 1,431 1,482 1,446 1,409 +16
Machinery and equipment . 183,255 | 183,815 | 185,702 -03 -1.0 -0.8 | 182,907 | 183,436 | 185,668 | 203,357 | -10.1
Business supplies... . . 5,514 5,427 $457] +16] -05 | +10 5,421 5,541 5,568 5,643 39
Construction materials
and supplies ............. 14,463 | 14,471 | 14,685 0.1 “15 0.0 | 14,307 | 14,531 | 14,907 | 14,332 02
Defense products 113,745 | 115,538 | 116,646 16] -09 -0.4 | 112,497 | 113,683 | 115,125 | 122,156 19
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products 118,516 | 117,748 | 119,104 | +0.7 “Lt -0.9 | 116,816 | 116,993 | 119,774 | 119,508 23
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods * 199,778 | 200,792 | 203,175 05] 12 -0.9 | 199,588 | 200,475 | 203,156 | 223,536 | -10.7
Excluding aircraft and parts. 73,648 | 72,483 | 72,083 | +16] +06] +04 | 73,458 | 72,166 | 72,064 | 70,894 43.6
Defense capital goods‘ ..... 119,959 | 121,856 | 122,924 16]  -09 -04 | 118,749 | 120,027 | 121,440 | 129,052 -8.0
Durables excluding capital goods 107,678 | 105,872 | 106,766 1.7 0.8 -0.4 | 105,590 | 105,196 | 107,856 | 102,422 $3.1
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment .... | 209,634 | 209,267 | 210,842 | +02] -0.7 -0.3 | 209,222 | 209,189 | 211,399 | 224,280 6.7
Household durable goods . 5,588 543 5,541 +08 00 | +20 5,442 5,746 5,982 5,151 +56
Information technology industries 31,739 | 31,345 | 31,273 | +13] +02 -11 | 31,876 | 31,470 | 31,523 | 30,849 433
Health care equipment
and products . 7,930 7,733 7,963 | 42.5 29 19 7,931 7,733 7,964 8,573 18
TOTAL INVENTORIES
All manufacturing industries 380,250 | 380,689 | 381,392 -0.1 0.2 0.0 } 381,236 | 380,226 | 383,681 | 384,340 08
Market categories :
Automotive equipment 6,099 6,161 6,185 10] -0.4 6,094 6171 6,180 6,217 2.0
Home goods and apparel 30,655 | 30,506 | 30,611 +05 03 29,815 | 30,307 | 31,059 | 27,626 479
Consumer staples . . 58,373 | 58,673 | 58,953 05 -0.5 60,021 | 59,107 | 59,148 | 60,772 12
Machinery and equipment 88,542 | 88,251 | 88,126} +03} +01 89,058 | 88,057 | 88,641 | 89,250 02
Business supplies 21,155 | 21,308 | 21,480 0.7 0.8 21,256 | 21,476 | 21,828 | 22,129 39
Construction materials
and supplies 23,705 | 23,692 | 23,610] +01] +03 23,442 | 23,470 | 23,605 | 22,483 +43
Defense products . 26,027 | 26,620 | 26,565 22) +02 26,264 | 26,783 | 27,059 | 29,333 | -10.5
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products . 125,694 | 125,478 | 125,862 40.2 03 +0.1 | 125,286 | 124,855 | 126,161 | 126,530 “1.0
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods * 83,121 | 82,927 | 82,820 | +02] +01 -1.1 | 83,784 | 82,797 | 83,521 | 84,781 12
Excluding aircraft and parts . . 56,276 | 55,814 | 55,914 +0.8 0.2 40.5 | 56,815 55,844 | 56,825 55,283 42.8
Defense capital goods* ...... 27,455 | 28,073 | 28,109 22) 0.1 0.0 | 27,742 | 28,286 | 28,703 | 31309] -114
Durables excluding capital goods 126,900 | 126,571 | 126,759 | +03 0.1 | +05 | 126,469 | 126,312 | 127,473 | 125,311 +09
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment .... | 142,537 | 142,343 | 142,451 +0.1 0.1 +0.1 | 143,075 | 142,191 | 143,507 | 143,643 0.4
Houschold durable goods .. . . 13,508 | 13,419 | 13,557 | +07 -1.0 | +04} 13,339 | 13,318 | 13,786 | 12,751 +46
Information technology industries 30,162 | 29,960 | 29,866 | +07] +03 | +04] 30584 | 30111 | 30,558] 28,795 +62
Health care equipment
and products ......... 13,518 | 13,641 | 13,673 09} 02] +02] 13,557] 13,509 | 13,750 | 13,505 +04

See footnotes at end of table 5.


Table 5. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’

FOR TOPICAL SERIES'
(Millions of dollars)

SHIPMENTS AND NEW ORDERS

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted ?

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent ‘Year to date
Industry change
Oct] Sept] Aug. | Sept-} Aug-} July-} Oct] Sept. Aug.} Oct. | Oct.
1993°} 1993°| 1993] Oct. | Sept.] Aug.) 19937] 1993'} 1993] 1992] 93/92] 1993] 1992
SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries 260,154] 260,088] 256,556] 0.0] +1.4]  +1.9] 272,120] 277,395] 256,056] 256,328]  +6.2} 2,572,853 |2,435,599
Market categories :
Automotive equipment 12,429} 12,005] 11,210] +3.5]  +7.1] +7.6| 14,246] 12,277} 10,883] 11,818] +20.5] 119,110] 100,000
Home goods and apparel ....... 18,093] 18,023] 17,862} +04) +0.9]  +2.9] 20,496] 20,207} 19,138] 18,321] +11.9] 176,920} 157,487
Consumer staples ....... 57,089] 57,294] $6,820] -0.4] +0.8| -1.5] 58,779) 61,833} 56,990] 56,805] +3.5] $68,678] 550,316
Machinery and equipment 44379] 44,157] 44,137] +05] 0.0] +6.7) 45,043] 47,525] 41,602] 40,858] +10.2| 431,093] 393,822
Business supplies . . . 19,476] 19,466] 19,290] +0.1] +09] -0.9] 20,864] 20,300} 19,252] 20,579] +1.4] 195,263] 191,121
Construction materials
and supplies seseee.] 16,777] 16,730] 16,378 +03] 42.1] +3.1] 17,931] 18,107] 17,240] 16,583] +8.1] | 165,960] 154,443
Defense products . . . i 7,977] 7,762) 7,392) +2.8] +5.0]  -5.4) 7,858] 8,309] 7,131] 7,655] +2.7) 75,488] 79,542
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products . 83,934] 84,651 83,467] -0.8] +14] +2.2| 86,903] 88,837] 83,820] 83,709] +3.8] 840,341] 808,868
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods * . 33,509| 33,375] 33,825] +0.4] 1.3] +6.6] 32,411] 36,937] 31,707] 30,209) +73) 324,741} 305,107
Excluding aircraft and parts 28,430] 28,626] 27,776) -0.7] +3.) +1.2) 27,736] 31,810] 26,172) 24,758) +12.0] 271,658) 244,787
Defense capital goods‘ ..... 7,655| 7,514) 7,106] +19) +5.7} -6.4| 7,509] 8,041] 6,752] 7,494) +0.2) 72,692] 77,830
Durables excluding capital goods 96,527] 96,632] 93,590 1] +3.3) +4.1) 104,322} 102,034] 93,475] 94,539] +10.3) 946,679} 863,520
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 87,671| 87,261] 85,636] +0.5|  +1.9| +5.8] 92,426] 93,260] 82,253] 83,175] +11.1] 852,484] 773,110
Household durable goods .......] 7,529] 7,604] 7,489] -1.0] +15] +0.7} 8,457} 8,694] 7,647) 7,913) +6.9) 73,923) 68,721
Information technology industries .| 15,781] 15,692] 15,650] +0.6] +0.3) +2.6] 14,985] 18,404] 14,641] 13,232) +13.2) 147,463} 134,008
Health care equipment
and products ........... 8,344] 8,370] 8,194 -0.3] 42.1] +08) 8,295] 9,330] 8,079] 7,647) +8.5] 81,689] 78,285
NEW ORDERS
All manufacturing industries 258,394] 255,309] 253,461] +12] +0.7}  +1.2} 268,952| 270,017) 252,422] 254,210] —_+5.8] 2,545,555 |2,405,509
Market categories :
Automotive equipment . . 12,472] 11,991] 11,207] +4.0]  +7.0] +7.0] 14,316] 12,235] 10,888] 11,792] +21.4] 119,317] 99,953
Home goods and apparel 17,822| 17,837] 17,746] -0.1] +0.5]  +1.8] 19,545] 19,692) 19,090] 18,154] +7.7] 178,046] 158,900
Consumer staples 57,064] 57,311] 56,812} -0.4] +09] -1.4] 58,728] 61,869] 56,993] 56,818} +34) 568,670} 550,386
Machinery and equipment . 43,819] 42,271] 42,644] +3.7 9} +6.0] 44,513] 45,293] 40,183] 39,738) +12.0] 416,494] 382,794
Business supplies ............ 19,563] 19,435] 19,3461 +0.7} +0.5| +0.2} 20,745] 20,273] 19,354} 20,339} -+2.0] 194,996] 190,932
Construction materials
and supplies _ 16,770} 16,515] 16,376] +1.5] +08) +29} 17,708) 17,731] 17,266] 16,405} +7.9) 165,941} 154,504
Defense products ............. 6,184] 6,654) 6,922] -7.1]  -3.9] -7.0) 6,672] 6,867] 6,269 8,285) -19.5] 64,649] 64,205
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products 84,700] 83,295] 82,408) +1.7] +1.1] +0.3] 86,725} 86,057] 82,379] 82,679] +4.9] 837,442} 803,835
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods * . . 32,495] 30,992) 31,992] +4.8] -3.1]  +6.3] 31,524] 34,256| 30,274) 29,152) +8.1] 307,145] 292,911
Excluding aircraft and parts 29,595] 29,026] 28,062] +2.0} +34] +1.7} 29,028] 31,912] 26,858] 24,626] +17.9] 274,856] 242,778
Defense capital goods‘... 5,758} 6,446] 6,598] -10.7] -2.3] -8.8] 6,231] 6,628 5,762) 7,894) -21.1) 61,661] 61,433
Durables excluding capital goods 98,333] 95,738 93,162] +2.7] +281 +2.2| 104,716) 99,374] 92,410] 93,427] +12.1] 949,108) 861,733
Miscellaneous series :
Producers’ durable equipment 88,038] 85,686] 84,933] +2.7] +09] +5.2| 92,459] 91,050] 81,802] 81,498} +13.4) 843,332] 760,764
Household durable goods ... . . 7,574] 7,606) 7,600] -0.4] +0.1] +06) 8,153] 8,458] 7,769] 7,774] -+4.9} 74,939] 69,466
Information technology industries .] 16,175} 15,764] 15,292] +2.6] 43.1] +1.4) 15,391} 18,351] 14,431] 12,867] +19.6] 148,223) 132,089
Health care equipment
and products .......... 8,542| 8,139] 8,040] +5.0] +12) -1.7] 8,494] 9,099] 7,924] 8,167) +4.0) 81,169) 78,601

” Preliminary. ‘ Revised.

' Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.
2 Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

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

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

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

and tank components; and search and navigation equipment.


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

Inventory / Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders / Shipments rat
Industry Oct. Sept. Aug. July Oct. Sept. Aug. July
193° 1993" 1993 1993 1993° 1993" 1993 1993
All manufacturing industries 1.46 1.46 1.49 1.52 3.22 3.22 330 3.41
Durable goods industries ....... 172 123 177 1.84 3.90 3.89 3.99 4.17
Stone, clay, and glass products... . . 125 123 131 135 131 127 137 138
Primary metals -..........- 71 1.67 171 173 197 191 195 2.01
Fabricated metal products 1.62 1.63 1.65 1.67 159 1.62 1.65 1.70
Industrial machinery and equipment 1.90 1:86 1.90 1.93 227 222 227 230
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 1.69 1.66 1,69 1.72 231 2.22 2.23 227
Transportation equipment _ 174 1.82 188 2 11.66 12:10 12.22 13.99
Instruments and related products || - 21 2.07 207 212 4.95 4:34 493 5.05
Nondurable goods industries . 1.17 LAT 1.18 1.17 0.71 0.73 0.76 0.76
Food and kindred products |... |. 0:86 0:85 0.85 0.88 o) & &) (X)
Tobacco products...........- 2.68 2.54 3.25 2.05 (&) (&) &) (x)
Textile mill products |: 1.59 1.60 1:56 1.56 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Paper and allied products... 2)... 127 125 1:29 127 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Chemicals and allied products 134 135 136 134 %) ®) ® &
Petroleum and coal products. . 0:90 091 093 0.92 (x) &) &) &)
Rubber and plastics products ||... | 141 140 141 1.48 &) &) &) &)

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

' Excludes the following industries with no unfilled orders : Wood and lumber products; glass containers; metal cans, barrels and drums; farm and garden machinery;
motor vehicle assembly operations; other transportation equipment; foods and related products; tobacco; knitting mill products; apparel and related products; chemicais,
petroleum and coal products; and rubber and plastics products

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

Shipments ‘New orders Unfilled orders Inventories
Industry
Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.
Oct? | 1992- Oct? | 1992- Oct? | 1992- Oct? | 1992-
Oct! | 1988-} Sept. | Oct! | 1988-] Sept. | Oct. | 1988-| Sept. | Oct! | 1988-| Sept.
1993 | 1992 | 1993} 1993] 1992] 1993] 1993 | 1992 | 1993] 1993 | 1992 | 1993,
All manufacturing industries . . . . (Xx) 02 02 (x) 02 0.2 (x) 0.0 01 (x) 0.0 0.1
Durable goods industries ... . - 0.0 02 0.2 0.6 03 03 0.1 0.1 01 es) 0.1 0.1
Stone, clay, and glass products . : () 0.5 0.5 (X) 0.7 0.8 (xX) 02 04 (Xx) 03 0.1
Primary metals ween ee : 0.5 04 03 0.8 05 1d 04 02 0.4 (xX) 01 0.1
Fabricated metal products... . ® 02 02 (%) 06 05 &) 02 04 &) OL 03
Industrial machinery and equipment . 04 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.1 (xX) 0.1 OL
Electronic and other

electrical equipment 24 03 04 3.1 04 0.6 03 0.0 01 &) O1 Ou
Transportation equipment . . : -06 02 06 04 0.5 09 02 0.0 01 (X) 0.0 01
Instruments and related products . . . (x) 03 0.4 () 03 12 (xX) 01 0.2 (X) 03 03
Nondurable goods industries . (xX) 0.1 0.1 (X) 0.1 01 (x) 0.4 0.3 (X) 01 0.0
Food and kindred products &) 02 Ol (x) &® © &) fe9) ® & 02 O.1
Tobacco products . . &) 03 03 (x) (Xx) (x) (x) (x) (X) (X) 0.0 0.1
Textile mill products . . - : &) 07 02 (x) } NA) | NA) (X)] NA) | (NA) &) ol 01
Paper and allied products ..... . &) 02 03 (x) | @NA) | (NA) (xX) | (NA) | (NA) (x) 0.1 0.1
Chemicals and allied products: . (x) 02 02 &) & &) &) rea) &) &) ol 02
Petroleum and coal products... .. . & 03 04 &) &) &) &) & &) &) 02 03
Rubber and plastics products. - (x) 04 02 &) & &) &) &) & &) 01 02

Capital goods industries :
Nondefense ................. -0.1 03 04 04 07 07 0.1 0.1 01 (x) 0. 01
Defense... _ on rh 02 06 09 0.7 15 02 0.0 0.1 {e9) 02 02

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

Note: The five year and the twelve month revisions are the differences between the month-to-month percent changes of the preliminary and final estimates. The
monthly averages are the simple averages of the absolute values of the differences for the months specified. The advance to final percent change revisions for the
durable goods industries are shown in the advance report for the month,

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


CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS

oe

Manufacturers’ Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders

Lay

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

October 1993
M3-1-(93)-10
For Wire Transmissions 10:00 a.m. E.S.T. December 3, 1993

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

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in October
increased $3.1 billion or 1.2 percent to $258.4 billion, the
highest on record, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of
the Census reported today. This follows a 0.7 percent
increase in September and is the third consecutive monthly
increase. Year-to-date new orders for 1993 are 5.9 percent
above the same period last year.

Shipments increased $0.1 billion to $260.2 billion, the
highest level on record. This follows a 1.4 percent increase
in September and is the third consecutive monthly increase.
Year-to-date shipments for 1993 are 5.7 percent above the
same period last year.

Unfilled orders decreased $1.8 billion or 0.4 percent to
$448.6 billion, the lowest level since June 1988. This is the
cighth monthly decline in a row and twenty-third in the last
twenty-six months. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio
remained at 3.22 in October, the lowest since October 1977.

Inventories decreased $0.4 billion or 0.1 percent to
$380.3 billion, the third consecutive monthly decline. The
inventories-to-shipments ratio remained at 1.46 in October,
the lowest on record.

New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in
October increased a revised $3.4 billion or 2.6 percent to
$136.6 billion, the highest level on record. This follows a 1.1
percent increase in September and is the third consecutive
monthly increase. Seven of the ten major groups had
increases. The largest increase was in transportation
equipment, up $1.8 billion or 5.9 percent to $32.8 billion, as
increases in aircraft and parts, motor vehicles and parts, and
railroad equipment more than offset a decrease in
shipbuilding and tanks. Excluding transportation equipment,
new orders increased $1.6 billion or 1.5 percent, the fifth
consecutive monthly increase. Electronic and other
electrical equipment increased a revised $0.8 billion or 3.9
percent to $21.4 billion. Instruments and related products
increased $0.6 billion or 6.3 percent to $10.8 billion.

New orders for nondurable goods decreased $0.3 billion or
0.3 percent to $121.8 billion, as decreases, led by paper and
allicd products and tobacco products, more than offset
increases, led by printing and publishing and petroleum and
coal products. This follows a 0.3 percent increase in
September and is the third decrease in the last four months.

Shipments
Shipments of durable goods in October increased $0.2

billion or 0.1 percent to $137.7 billion, the highest level on
record. This follows a 2.2 percent increase in September

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

and is the third consecutive monthly increase. Transportation
equipment had the largest increase, up $1.1 billion or 3.1
percent to $36.2 billion, primarily due to motor vehicles and
parts and aircraft and parts. Excluding transportation
equipment, shipments were down $0.9 billion or 0.9 percent.
Industrial machinery and equipment had the largest decline,
down $0.3 billion or 1.2 percent to $24.1 billion.

Shipments of nondurable goods decreased $0.1 billion
or 0.1 percent to $122.5 billion, following a 0.4 percent
increase in September. This is the third decrease in the last
four months. The largest decrease was in paper and allied

roducts, down $0.2 billion or 1.9 percent to $10.7 billion.
Petroleum and coal products had the largest increase, up
$0.2 billion or 1.7 percent to $11.9 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for durable goods in October
decreased $1.1 billion or 0.3 percent to $427.4 billion, the
lowest level since June 1988. This is the cighth consecutive
monthly decline and twenty-seventh in the last thirty-two
months. Transportation equipment, down for the eighteenth
consecutive month, had the largest decrease, down $3.4
billion or 1.5 percent to $218.5 billion, primarily due to
aircraft _and parts. This is the lowest level since February
1989. Excluding transportation equipment, unfilled orders
were up $2.3 billion or 1.1 percent. Electronic and other
electrical equipment had the largest increase, up $1.5 billion
or 3.4 percent to $46.0 billion, primarily due to electronic
componcnts. Industrial machinery and equipment increased
$0.6 billion or 1.2 percent to $51.6 billion, with increases in
nearly all categories. Unfilled orders for nondurable goods,
down for the sixth consecutive month, decreased $0.7 billion
or 3.0 percent to $21.1 billion, the largest decline since
February 1982.

Inventories

Inventories for durable goods in October decreased
$0.1 billion to $237.5 billion, the third consecutive monthly
decline. Transportation equipment had the largest decline,
down $0.9 billion or 1.5 percent to $62.9 billion, due to
aircraft and parts. Excluding transportation equipment,
inventories increased $0.8 billion or 0.5 percent. Ins ustrial
machinery and equipment and electronic and other electrical
equipment each increased $0.3 billion. Nondurable goods
inventories decreased $0.3 billion or 0.2 percent to $142.8
billion, primarily due to chemicals and allied products. This
is the fourth decline in the last five months.

By stage of fabrication, finished goods decreased 0.2
percent in durables and 0.3 percent in nondurables. Work
In process was unchanged in durables and up 0.2 percent in
nondurables. Materials and supplies increased 0.1 percent
in durables and declined 0.4 percent in nondurables.

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Nondefense Capital Goods 11
New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages
Billions of Dollars

New Orders

38f------------------------------------- Shipments |} 38

Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug = Oct
Oct. 1991 - Oct. 1993

Defense Capital Goods
New Orders and Shipments

Three Month Moving Averages

Billions of Dollars
11 11

New Orders

5
Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug = Oct
Oct. 1991 - Oct. 1993

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
Oct. Sept. Aug. | Sept- | Aug- | July- Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. | Oct.
193" 1993" 1993 | Oct. | Sept. | Aug. 1993? 1993" 1993 1992 | 93/92
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
All manufacturing industries 120,789 | 120,930 | 121,272 -0.1 -03 | 40.2 } 120,961 | 120,572 } 121,623 | 121,142 -0.1
Durable goods industries 68,500 | 68,441 | 68,678 | +0.1 -0.3 | +05 | 68,778 | 68,707 | 69,389 | 68,661 +0.2
Stone, clay, and glass products . . 2,522 2,523 2,509 oo] +06] +02] 2)508 23512 2,528 2473 +14
Primary metals : 5/923 5,945 6.144 04] 32 -13 6,039 6,055 6,209 6316 44
Fabricated metal products |. 7,616 7,826 7,739 27) +11 | +12 7,540 7.873 7811 7,960 53
Industrial machinery and equipment 14380 | 14139 | 14293] +17] -11 | 40.2 1 14470 | 14150 | 14452 | 13,868 +43
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ......... 10,655 | 10,699 | 10,591 04] 41.0] +07 | 10,610 | 10,690 ] 10,683 | 10,147
Transportation equipment 11,609 | 11,617 | 11,781 0.1 -14 | +02] 11572 | 11552 | 11,982 | 12,767
Instruments and related products . 6.705 6,754 6,783 07) 04 06 6,673 6,778 6,839 7931
Lumber, furniture ani
miscellaneous durable goods 9,090 8,938 asx] +17] +11] 426 9,366 | 9,097 8,885 8,199
Nondurable goods industries $2,289 | 52,489 | $2,594 04] 02 -0.1 | $2,183 | 51,865 | 52,234 | 52,481
Food and kindred products - 10,017 | 10.073 } 10,120 -0.6 | -05 0.0 | 10,176 9,684 9,808 | 10,362
Tobacco products... .. 53353 5,356 5,328 Ol] +05 | +05 5,249 5,255 5,102 5,102
Textile mill products 21658 2,626 2608 | +12] +07) +02 2569 | 2,580 2,631 2/560
Paper and allied products 6,790 6,804 6.779 02) +04 0.0 6.744 6.754 6,720 6,770
Chemicals and allied products 11,248 | 11,467 | 11,427 19] +04 -02 | 11,243 | 11362 | 11,464 | 11,658
Petroleum and coal products 703: 998 099 | +12 33 +12 3,080 2978 3,149 3278
Rubber and plastics products 4374 | 4385 4/408 03 05 07 4397 4,423 43343 4,420
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods . . 8,815 8,780 8,825 | +04 05 | +01 8,725 8,829 9,017 8,331
WORK IN PROC!
All manufacturing industries 130,072 | 130,033 | 129,743 00} +02 0.0 | 131,528 | 130,908 | 130,947 | 132,898 -10
Durable goods industries ...... 106,692 } 106,704 | 106,463 00] +02 -0.1 | 107,661 | 107,410 | 107,568 | 109,570 “17
Stone, clay, and glass products 1071 13102 1124 -28 -2.0 0.5 1028 1086 1126 Ui19 8.1
Primary metals 7,502 7,288 7,101 +29 42.6 +24 7,482 7,334 7,211 7,179 44.2
Fabricated metal products lee T7584 7,622 7e71 417 06 | +10 7/800 7,630 7727 7817 -02
Industrial machinery and equipment 18,445 | 18387 | 18338 | +03] +03 | +14 | 19,022 | 18,825 | 18560 | 18,689 +18
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ... . 14,033 | 13,902 | 14,001 +09] -07 | +02} 14,029 | 13,877 | 14,221 | 12,851 +92
Transportation equipment . 43,479 | 44,017 | 43,916 12] +02 -14 | 43817 | 44211 | 44,094 | 47300 14
Instruments and related products 9,718 9.689 | 9,679 | +03 | +01 07 | 9,846 91754 9,932 | 10,509 63
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods . 4,690 4,697 4,633 Ol} +14] +17] 4,637 4,693 4,697 4,106 | +129
Nondurable goods industries 23,380 | 23,329 | 23,280 | +02] +02] +03 | 23,867 | 23,498 | 23,379 | 23,328 423
Food and kindred products 4,002 3,840 3755 | +42] +23 03 4381 3,857 3512 4112 +65
Tobacco products . . _ 165 180 178 83) +11 “7 239 207 144 178 | 4343
Tenatile mill products, -- 2,513 2,506 | 2,464} +03) +17] +02 2,521 2,542 2,495 2,397 5
Paper and allied products - 1,195 1,223 1,232 23 07 | 413 1142 1201 1,247 1168
Chemicals and allied products 5.775 5,760 3763 | +03 “0.1 02 3,790 5,736 5/828 5,529 +47
Petroleum and coal products 2417 2.451 21613 14] -62 -03 2497 2495 21645, 2961 “15.7
Rubber and plastics products - 1,751 1,727 L718} +14] +05] +08 1,786 1,721 1,724 1,638 +9.0
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods 5,562 5,642 5,557 4] 415 | +14 5,511 5,739 5,784 5,345 43.1
FINISHED GOODS
All manufacturing industries 129,389 | 129,726 | 130,377 -0.3 | 128,747 | 128,746 } 131,111 | 130,300
Durable goods industries 62,284 | 62,426 | 62,547 0.8 | 61,556 | 61,278 | 62,740 | 63,170
Stone, clay, and glass products . 4,024 3,976 3,988 -L7 3,829 3,792 3/921 3/973
Primary metals... : 5,95 6,008 6.139 0.1 3,939 6011 6,136 6184
Fabricated metal products 773 7,818 7873 02 7507 7,583 7,766 7,643
Industrial machinery and equipment 121950 | 121958 | 121839 07 | 12;901 | 12,656 | 13,021 | 13,859
Electronic and other
electrical equipment 8,798 8,585 8,556 +03 8,708 8,433 8,733 8,166 +6.6
‘Transportation equipment . 7847 8,230 8,348 41 8,026 8,258 8,415 9350 | -14.2
Instruments and related products 6,165 6,082 6,046 +03 6,173 6,019 6,054 5/922 +42
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods 8,823 8,769 8,758 +0.1 8,473 8,526 8,694 8,073 +5.0
Nondurable goods industries 67,105 | 67,300 | 67,830 +0.1 | 67,191 | 67,468 | 68,371 | 67,130 +0.1
Food snd Kindred products 15934 | 15,921 | 16,063 -13 | 16982 | 16,867 | 16,741 | 17,055 -0.4
Tobacco products . 1,062 1,166 206 2.0 L151 1,125 1241 1506 | -23.6
Textile mill products 4,061 4072 | 4100 09 31994 4,009 4177 3,987 +02
Paper and allied products. 5,633 5,573 5,703 +19 51421 5,360 5,636 5,481 “lt
Chemicals and allied products 17,700 | 17,792 | 17,895 +15 | 17356 | 17343 | 17541 | 17,406 03
Petroleum and coal products 5,235 5/228 57312 3.2 3377 3339 53314 5,781 -70
Rubber and plastics products 6071 6,087 6,073 +06 5,818 5,891 5/940 5/367 48.4
Apparel, printing and publishing =
and leather goods . . 11,409 | 11,461 | 11,478 +0.9 | 11,092 | 11,534 ] 11,781 | 10,547 45.2

° Preliminary. ‘ Revised.


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

DUSTRY GROUPS

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

Industry Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
change
Oct. Sept. ‘Aug.| Sept-|  Aug-] —July- Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct} Oct.
1993? 1993" 1993] Oct] Sept} Aug. 193° 1993" 1993 1992] 93/92
All manufacturing industries 448,561 | 450,321] 455100) -04] —-1.1 -0.7) 444,888] 448,056] 455,434 477,677 69
Manufacturing industries
without defense capital goods 328,602 | 328,465 | 332,176 0.0 “ll -0.8| 326,139} 328,029} 333,994] 348,625 64
Durable goods industries 427,415 | 428,520] 432,865 03 1.0 0.6] 423,927] 425,698] 432,452] 455,010 68
Stone, clay, and glass products . . . 7,463 7312] 7,353] +2. 06) +05 7,519] 7,540] 7,789] 6,992 +75
Primary metals. 22/361] 22,074] 22,084) +13 0.0 -12] 21,028] 21,388] 22,185] 19,468] -+8.0
Blast furnaces, steel mills” 10,391 10,165 10,065 42.2 +1.0 12 9,726 9,877 10,235 7,529} +29.2
Iron and steel foundries . . . 3,062| 2,983 2,882) +26] 43.5 36] 3,044] 2,942] — 2,873 2,804] +8.6
Nonferrous and other primary
metals......... 8,908 8,926] 9,137 0.2 23 -0.5 8,258] 8,569] 9,077] 9,135
Fabricated metal products | 20801] 21,224] 21,370 -2.0 07] 04] 20561] 21,186] 21,316} 22,568
Industrial machinery and equipment 51,564| 50965] 50830] +12] +03] +04] 51,357] 50,618] 50,774] 50,753
Engines and turbines 10,201} 10,220} 10,024 02} +20 0.0} 10,426} 10,339} 10,089] 9,977
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment 5,784 5,711 5,760] +13 09] 42.1 5,703 5,568 5,640 5,654] 40.9
Metalworking machinery see 6,828| 7,023] 7,000 28] +03] +18] 6,828] — 7,023 7,000 7,838|  -129
Computer and office equipment . . . 6864] 6809] 7,119] 40.8 44 2.7 7015) 6,926 7,350) 7,637 8.1
Electronic and other
electrical equipment... 45,960| 44,453| 43,914] 434) +12] 40.4] 45,633] 44,017] 43,940] 42,334) 47.8
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus 5,874] 5,845 5814] +05} +05} +13 5,854 5,840 5,819 3774, +14
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment . 3,160] 3,137] 3,198] 40.7 -19 0.0] 3,160} 3,137] 3,198] 2,909] +86
Communications equipment 15.023] 14701} 13,652) +22) +77) 41.7] 15,077) 14,671] 13,585] 13,458) +12.0
Electronic components . 16,710} 15,699] 16,194) +64] 0 -3.1 04] 16,225} 15,292} 16,163] 15,250] +64
Transportation equipment 218,493 | 221,889] 226,041 “15 1g] -12] 217,722] 220,514] 225,150] 251,888] — -13.6
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . 189,141] 192,709] 197,134 -19 -22 -14] 188,376] 191,322] 196,175] 222,968] — -15.5
Shipbuilding and tanks . 20,713} 21,015] 20,533 4 423 02} 20,729] 21,052] 20,594] 21,653 43
Instruments and related products 52.903 52,7991 53,543] +02] 9-14 04] 52,397] 52,447] 53,119] 53,767 25
Search and navigation equipment 35,451] 35,580] 35,753 04]  -05| 40.1) 34,952] 35,168] 35,295] 35,726 22
Measuring and controlling devices 8,736| 8,662] 9,022] +0.9 40) 13 8,736] 8,662] 9,022 8,637| +11
Medical instruments and supplies : 7,901 7,703 7.934] +26 2.9 19] 7,901 7,703 7.934 8546] 7.5
All other durable goods . 7370| 7,804] 7,730] +08] +10] +19] 7,710) 7,988 8,179 7240, +65
Nondurable goods industries . 21,146] 21,801] 22,235 3.0]  -20 -14] 20,961} 22,358} 22,982] 22,667 18

» Preliminary. ‘ Revised.


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

Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted"
ly adj i

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent Year to date
Industry change

Oct. | Sept] Aug. | Sept-| Aug-] July-] Oct.] Sept] Aug.] Oct. | Oct.
193°} 1993'| 1993} Oct] Sept] Aug.} 19937] 1993"] 1993] 1992] 93/92] 1993°} 1992

All manufacturing industries ... . .| 258,394] 255,309] 253,461] +1.2| +0.7]_ +1.2} 268,952] 270,017] 252,422] 254,210] _+5.8] 2,545,555 2,405,509

Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders ..... +++ +1 137,618] 135,226] 134,761] 41.8] +0.3}

+ 141,789} 143,518] 132,658] 134,842} +5,2} 1,338,581 }1,273,755
without defense capital goods . 252,636] 248,863] 246,863} +1.5}) +0.8) +!

262,721} 263,389] 246,660) 246,316 +6.7| 2,483,894 12,344,076

Bi

Durable goods industries .........] 136,586] 133,176] 131,752] +2.6] +1.1]  +2.5] 142,471] 140,258] 128,446] 130,473 +9.2] 1,317,914 |1,216,077
With unfilled orders - +} 108,495] 105,832] 105,678] +2.5) +0.1)  +1.8) 111,381] 112,552] 102,746] 104,185] +6.9] 1,044,077] 983,448
Stone, clay, and glass products . 6,269] 6,133 5,836) +22] +5.1] +0.3} 6,849) 6,659] 6,362] 6,093} +12.4 60,193] 56,674

Primary metals... . . cesses] 1647] 11,517] 11,044) +11] +43) +17] 11,515] 11,207) 10,732] 10,836] +63] 115,912] 112,338
Blast furnaces, steel mills --| 5,519] 5,394) 5,199] +23] 43.8] +63] 5,348] 5,073) 5,112) 4.611] +160] 54,157] 47,729
Iron and steel foundries... . . +] 1167] 1,153} 922] +1.2] +25.1) -16.0] 1,320] 1,171 931] 1,168} +13.0) 10,714] 10,161
Nonferrous and other primary

metals... 0... sesessssf 4,961] 4,970] 4,923] -0.21 +1. +10) 4,847| 4,963] 4,689] 5,057] -4.2] 51,041] 54,448

Fabricated metal products. 13,856] 14,164] 14,045] -2.21 +08] +3.1] 14,678] 15,034] 14,148] 14,301) +20] 139,646] 132,415
Industrial machinery and equipment +] 24,701] 24,528] 24,103] +0.7/ +18) +1.6 24,330] 26,434] 22,583] 20,860] +166] 234,827) 205,941
Engines and turbines -| 1,451] 1,717] 1,548] -15.5] +10.9} -5.6[ 1,494] 1,981] 1,604 1,361] +9.8] 15,053] 13,892
Construction, mining ani

material handling equipment ....} 2,521] 2,404) 2,514] +4.9] 4.4] +5.81 2,632) 2,427] 2,426] 2,368] +11.1] 24,746) 20,918
Metalworking machinery -} 2,338} 2,563] 2,631) -8.8] 2.6] +3.7] 2,503] 2,799) 2,479] 2,092] +19.6] 24,630] 22,635
Computer and office equipment . . . 6,692} 6,305] 6,368] +61] -1.0) +11) 5,883] 7,896] 5,839] 4,729] +24.4] 60,501] 51,146
Electronic and other
electrical equipment ........... 21,374] 20,581] 19,839] +3.9} +3.7}  -3.0} 22,003] 22,188] 19,516] 18,795] +17.1] 193,242] 172,034
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus ....... 2,456) 2,430) 2,491] +11) -2.4) +64) 2,405] 2,710] 2,438] 2,391] +0.6] 24,226) 22,686
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment ....... ss] L715] 1,588] 1,657] +8.0) -4.2) -4.3) 1,727] 1,702] 1,615] 1,592] +85] 16,697] 14,999
Communications equipment... . 44il] 4,984] 4,152] -11.5] 420.0] +63] 4,365] 5,563] 3,948] 3,660] +19.3] 39,017] 34,086
Electronic components . . . --| 7,790} 6,785] 6,889] +148] -1.5]  -9.8) 7,759] 6,849] 6,725] 6,177] +25.6| 67,169] 58,125
Transportation equipment ........ 32,841] 31,012] 31,366] +59] -1.1]  +7.4) 36,642] 31,632] 29,749] 34,829] +5.2] 322,433] 299,875
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. .....] 5,853] 4,475] 7,130) +30.8] -37.2] +17.0) 6,004} 4,732} 6,253] 9,624] 37.6] + 64,063] 85,265
Shipbuilding and tanks ........ 696] 1,472] 914] -52.7] +61.1) -44.1] 689) 1,484] 896} 527] 430.7] 9,158] 5,796
Instruments and related products ....} 10,793] 10,158] 10,629] +63] -4.4) +14} 10,667] 11,149} 9,983] 10,457] +2.0) 102,582) 100,393
Search and navigation equipment .| 2,393] 2,468} 2,632] -3.0] 6.2) +7.8} 2,251] 2,729) 2,267 2,116] +6.4) 23,984] 23,138
Measuring and controlling devices . 3,059] 2,640) 2,827] +15.9) -6.6, -0.7} 3,092] 2,861] + 2,767] 2,879) +74) 28,470} 27,418
Medical instruments and Supplies | 3,158) 2,757] 2,840] +145) 2.9 -2.7) 3,093] 2,984] 2,752] 3,308) 6.5) 28,528] 29,135
All other durable goods . . . . --] 15,105] 15,083] 14,890] +0.1)  +1.3) +3.8] 15,787] 15,955] 15,373] 14.212) +11.1] 149,079 136,407

Nondurable goods industries ...... 121,808] 122,133] 121,709] -0.3) — +0.3} 0.3] 126,481] 129,759] 123,976} 123,737] 42.2] 1,227,641 |1,189,432
With unfilled orders . . . 29,123} 29,394) 29,083) -0.9)  +1.1 0.8] 30,408] 30,966] 29,912} 30,657] 0.8] 294,504) 290,307

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

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


Table 1. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS

(Millions of dollars)

FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS

Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted!
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent ‘Year to date
Industry change
Oct. | Sept. | Aug. | Sept-} Aug-| July-} Oct.]  Sept.] Aug.| Oct. | Oct.
1993” 1993" 1993 | Oct. | Sept.] Aug.} 1993? 1993" 1993 1992} 93/92 1993” 1992
Ali manufacturing industries . . 260,154] 260,088] 256,556] 0.0] +1.4] — +1.9] 272,120] 277,395] 256,056} 256,328} +6.2} 2,572,853 |2,435,599
Manufacturing Industries
with unfilled orders . .. «| 139,378] 140,005) 137,856] — -0.4| 1.6 +2.7| 144,957] 150,896] 136,292] 136,960} +5.8] 1,365,879 {1,303,845
without defense capital goods 252,499] 252,574] 249,450 0.0) 1.3] +2.2| 264,611] 269,354) 249,304) 248,834) +6.312,500,161 {2,357,769
Durable goods industries 137,691] 137,521] 134,521) +01] +22) +4.1) 144,242] 147,012] 131,934) 132,242 $9.1] 1,344,112 }1,246,457
With unfilled orders on 109,600] 110,177] 108,447] -0.5] +1.6) +3.7] 113,152] 119,306} 106,234) 105,954 +6.8] 1,070,275 }1,013,828
Stone, clay, and glass products 6,118 6,174] 5,798] -0.9] +6.5) +1.7| 6,870] 6,908 6,247) 6,440) +6.7 59,066] 56,222
Primary metals .. . . 11360] 11,527] 11,318) -1.4] +18) +1.7] 11,875] 12,004) 11,452] 11,689) +16] 115,560] 114,684
Blast furnaces, steel mills . 5,293} 5,294} 5,320 0.0) 0.5] +2. 5,499) 5,431 5,357| 4,998] +10.0 52,853] 48,973
Iron and steel foundries 1,088) 1,052 1,029] 43.4) 42.2) +14.6) = 1,218 1,102 1,055 1,141 +6.7 10,500] 10,315
Nonferrous and other primary
metals . . . 4,979 5,181 4,969) -3.9]  +4.3} 0.9) 5,158} 5,471 5,040) 5,550} 71 $2,207] 55,396
Fabricated metal products teens 14,279] 14,310] 14,131 -0.2) 41.3) +23) 15,303) 15,164) 14,195] 14,304} +7.0) 141,846) 133,777
Industrial machinery and equipment | 24,102] 24,393) 23,886] -1.2) +2.1)  +1.7) 23,591) 26,590) 22,040) 20,939} +12.7| 233,589] 207,947
Engines and turbines 1,470) 1,521, 1,544) -3.4) -1.5[ +1.8) 1,407) 1,731 1,376| 1,329} +5.9 14,683] 13,419
Farm and garden machinery 1,419 1,475 1,477] -3.8) 0.1] +14) 1,392) 1,309 1,093 1,242) +12.1 15,063} 12,815
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment . 2,448 2,453) 2,393] 0.2) +25) +13] 2,497 2,499} 2,298} 2,259) +10.5 24,642] 20,970
Metalworking machinery 2,533 2/540| 2,504] -0.3) +14) -0.7] 2,698) 2,776] 2,352] 2381) +133 25,135| 23,274
Computer and office equipment . . . 6,637) 6,615) 6,567] +03] +0.7] +1.6 5,794) 8,320 5,869] 4,705) +23.1 60,607] 52,156
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . 19,867] 20,042] 19,654) -0.9) +2. +2.2) 20,387] 22,111] 19,426] 18,411] +10.7] 189,696] 171,268
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus ...... 2,427] 2,399) 2,415] +1.2) 0.7) +17) 2,391 2,689] 2,358] 2,324) 429 23,924] 23,121
Household appliances 1,690) 1,723 1,729} -1.9} 0.3) +04) 1,700 1,811 1,734 1,564 +8.7 16,613] 15,060
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment ...........- 1,692 1,649| 1,658} +2.6] 0.5] +0.2) 1,704) 1,763 1,616) 1,584) +76 16,517] 15,213
Household audio and
video equipment ...........-- 1,005) 935) 945) +7.5 Ll 3.8] 1,321 1,205| 1,020 1,178) +12.1 9,163 8,883
Communications equipment 4,089] 3,935 3,927] +3.9] +02) +1.5) 3,959) 4,477] 3,811 3,510] +12.8 37,362| 33,863
Electronic components .. . 6,779] 7,280 6,946] -6.9] +4.8) 43.5) 6,826) _7,720) 6,875] 6,191} +103 66,626} 57,354
Transportation equipment 36.237| 35,164] 34,127] 43.1] +3.0] +10.6| 39,434] 36,268} 32,645) 35,310] +11.7] 350,557] 321,870
Motor vehicles and parts 24,279] 23,662] 21,949] +2.6) +7.8)  +9.4| 27,874) 23,985} 21,192] 23,260) + +19.8| 233,403} 195,293
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 9,421 8,900] 9,910] +5.9} -10.2} +17.1) 8,950) 9,585) 9,167) 9,746 82 92,863] 103,675
Shipbuilding and tanks see 998) 990) 945] +08] +4.8) -11.4] 1,012 1,026 928) 905] +118 9,643 9,819
Instruments and related products . . 10,689} 10,902} 10,859] -2.0} +2.0] 10,717] 11,821] 10,467} 10,490) +2.2| 105,772} 104,946
Search and navigation equipment 2,522 2,641 2,580] 4.5 ~6.4| 2,467| 2,856] 2,475) 2,640) 6.6 26,187} 27,310
Measuring and controlling devices 2,985 3,000} 2,946] -0.5 +3.6] 3,018) 3,221 2,886] 2,832 +6.6 28,922] 28,001
Medical instruments and supplies 2,960} 2,988) 2,994] -0.9) +4.5] 2,895) 3,215} 2,906] 2,787 43.9] 29,050] 28,837
Photographic goods . . 1,886 1,927 1,998] -2.1 5. +8.2) 2,001 2,150 1,856 1,904) +5.1 18,225] 17,588
All other durable goods 15,039] 15,009] 14,748) +0.2| +1.8) +24) 16,065} 16,146) 15,462} 14,659} +9.6) 148,026] 135,743
Nondurable goods industries 122,463) 122,567] 122,035 -O.1] +04) — -0.3] 127,878] 130,383] 124,122} 124,086 $3.1] 1,228,741 |1,189,142.
With unfilled orders . . 29,778) 29,828] 29,409] -0.2} +1.4)  -1.0] 31,805) 31,590 30,058} 31,006} +2.6| 295,604} 290,017
Food and kindred Products oe 34,844] 34,909} 35,419) -0.2) 1.4] +2.8) 36,114] 37,158] 35,577] 34,383 +5.0] 343,635] 328,487
Meat products oe 8,046) 8,007| 8,075] +0.5 0.8) +13] 8,336) 8,333) 8,300] 7,795 +6.9 79,702} 74,414
Dairy products . 4,489) 4,560] 4,515 16) +1 0.0] 4,471 4,720) 4,630) 4,392) +18] 44,969] 43,788
Beverages . . 4,825) 5,035 $5,149] -4.2) -2.2| +5.2) 4,675 5,196} 5,483 4,637 +08 49,483] 48,232
All other foods, | except fats ‘and oils 15,721] 15,589] 15,903] +0.8 -2.0]  +3.3] 16,869] 17,191] 15,387] 15,876) +63} 152,343] 146,000
Tobacco products . 2,456 2,640] 2,064) -7.0]_ +27.9} -36.9] 2,215} 3,150) 1,871 2,231 0.7 25,740} 25,990
Textile mill products .. . 5,803] 5,763) 5,896] +0.7| -2.3[ +02) 6,255) 6,367] 6,288) 6,183 +12 58,859] 58,581
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles ....... 3,530) 3,531 3,547 0.0 0.5] 3,703) 3,923) 3,764] 3,725 0.6 36,387| 36,679
Paper and allied products wae 10,683) 10,889] 10,664) -1.9) +21 10,883) 11,273) 10,865} 11,030} -1.3] 108,410] 109,800
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products oe 4,279) 4,305; 4311 -0.6| 0.1 1.2) 4,292) 4,365] 4,351 4,353 14 43,593] 44,582
Paperboard containers and boxes 2,590} 2,637] 2,638} -1.8 0. Ly 2,712) 2,713) 2,732] 2,850) 48 26,708} 27,333
Miscellaneous converted
paper products 3,814 3,947) 3,715} -3.4| +6.21 +0.5] 3,879] 4,195} 3,782) 3,827] +14 38,109] 37,885
Chemicals and allied products 25,865] 25,943] 25,733! -0.3] +0.8) -1.1) 25,608] 27,218] 25,560] 24,684] +3.7| 262,751] 252,618
Industrial chemicals . 13,144] 13,181] 13,320) -0.3 <1 0.5] 13,236] 13,445] 13,433] 13,292] -0.4] 135,281] 131,320
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries. 9.929] 9,919] 9,582) +0.1]  +3.5] 1.3) 9,949] 11,291 9,525 8,946) +112 97,017} 91,123
Petroleum and coal products . 11,862] 11,669] 11,888) +1.7 -1.8|  -3.3) 12,783) 12,333} 12,452] 13,929) -8.2| 125,072} 128,745
Rubber and plastics products 8,674] 8,690] 8,624] -0.2) +0.8) +5.0) 9,091 9,054 8,747) 8,917 42.0 87,578] 87,514
All other nondurable goods 22:276| 22,064] 21,747] +1.0) +1.5| +0.7] 24,929) 23,830 22,762] 22,729] +9.7| 216,696] 197,407

» Preliminary. * Revised

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