Table 4. VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS’ INVENTORIES FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS

(Millions of Dollars)

Seasonally Adjusted

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
Industry Change
Mar. Feb. Jan. | Feb.- | Jan.- | Dec.- | Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. Mar.
2001° 2001° 2001 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2001° 2001° 2001 2000 01/00
All manufacturing industries... 490,851] 493,700] 495,548 0.6 -0.4{  +0.5] 488,649] 497,115] 493,343] 474,765 +29
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders........ ...{ 324,851] 327,767] 328,966 -0.9] 4] +0.7] 322,411] 329,478] 326,149] 312,312 +3.2
without defense capital goods... 472,640] 475,244] 476,798 -0.5| 3] +0.5] 470,794] 478,508] 474,741] 456,482 +31
Durable goods industries. 308,000] 310,866] 312,158 -0.9| .44  +0.6] 306,275] 313,770] 310,502] 297,082| +3.1
With unfilled orders.. 282,736] 285,445| 286,491 -0.9 4) +0.7] 280,380) 287,432] 284,293] 270,813 43.5
Stone, clay, and glass products. 10,651] 10,574] 10,658] + +0.7/ 8 -0.4] 10,861] 10,858] 10,786] 10,147 +7.0
Primary metals. 24,407] 24,681] 24,888 a 3 -0.5] 24,208] 24.795] 25.052] 24.576 “1.5
Blast furnaces, steel mills. 11,550] 11,702] 11,786 -1:3} 7 -1.4) 11,285] 11,661] 11,909] 11,537 “2.2
Iron and steel foundries. 1,629] 1,628] 1.658] 9 +0.1 8] +1.3] 1,678] 11662] 1.654] 1626] +3.2
Nonferrous and other primary
metals... 11,228] 11,351] 11,444 14 8} 40.2) 11,245] 11,472) 11,489] 11,413 “1.5
Fabricated metal products...... 32,777] 32,954] 32/953 -0.5| 0} = +1.5] 32,955} 33,020) 32,758] 31.974 +34
Industrial machinery and equipment. 64,732] 64,600] 64,612] +0.2 0} +0.1) 64,361} 65,898] 64.435] 60,111 +71
Engines and turbines. 5,177] 5,239] 5.175 “1.2 2 -2.7) 5,074) 5,303] 4.965} 94,552] +115,
Farm and garden machinery. 3,860] 3,790] 3844] 41.8 4 0.6] 4,169] 4.270] 4/313] 4/091 +19
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. 9,636] 9,485) 9,362] +16] +13! +05] 9,767] 9,689] 9,436] 8,845] +10.4
Metalworking machinery... 8,489] 8,388] 8,405] +1.2/ 0.2] +2.2] 8,293] 8.265] 8.165] 7.897; +5.0
Computer and office equipment. 9,145] 9,267] 9,367 1.3} -1.1f +141 8,602] 9,555] 9.120] 7/994) +7.6
Electronic and other
electrical equipment. 48,006] 49,186] 49,299 2.4] 0.2) +1.7] 47,230] 49,777] 48,774) 43,221 +9.3
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus........ 5,906] 5,910] 5,842 0.1) +1.2] 40.2] 5,898] 6,059] 5,894] 5,390) +94
Household appliance: 2,618] 2,648] 2.719 ad “2.6 0.5] 2,668] 2,743) 21678] 2/545 +48
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment. 4,179] 4,242] 4,348) -1.5| -2.4) +15] 4,079] 4,226] 4,245] 3,758 +85
Household audio an
video equipment... 1,205] 1,252] 1,268, -3.8 “1.3 40.7] 1,081) 1,219] 1,226 981] +10.2
Communications equipment 12,077] 12,904] 13,007 -6.4] 0.8) +3.0] 11,776] 13/128] 12/820] 11,290] +43
Electronic components. 17,866] 18,040] 17,910 1.0] +0.7/ +2.3] 17,598] 18,251] 17:838] 15,284) +15.1
Transportation equipment. 67,053] 68,174] 68,992 “1.6 “1.2 0.0] 66,713] 68,404] 68,262] 70,073 4.8
Motor vehicles and parts. 17,486] 17,991] 18,101 -2.8) -0.6| -1.4] 17,501] 18,026] 17,914] 18,193 3.8
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 42,915 43,478] 44,320 “1.3 “1.9 0.0] 42,488] 43,638] 43,787] 45,749 “7.
Shipbuilding and tanks. 2,654] 2583/2530] +27) +21 0.4) 2,747] 2/584) 2/537] 2.479] +108
Instruments and related products. 28,982] 29,173] 29,265, 0.7 -0.3]  +1.81 28,677] 29/154] 28/743] 26.979] +63
Search and navigation equipment 6,866] 6,880] 6,909] -0.2| -0.4{ +1.7] 6,743] 6.8241 6,777] “6.628 +17
Measuring and controlling device: 9,707] 91813] 9,881 4 0.7] 43.9] 9,602) 9,812) 9,693] 8,259] +16.3
Medical instruments and supplies. 9,201} 9,207] 9.196 “0.1, 40.1] 40.3] 9,129] 9.248] 9,115] 9035 +1.0
Photographic goods. 2,493] 2,530] 2/533 “1.5 0.1 0.0] 2,482} 2/528) 2.4231 2.329 +6.6
All other durable goods. 31,392] 31,524) 31,491 0.4) +0.1]  +0.7] 31,270] 31,864] 31.692] 30.001 +4.2
Nondurable goods industries. 182,851] 182,834] 183,390 0.0} -0.3]  +0.3] 182,374] 183,345] 182,841] 177,683] +2.6
With unfilled orders......... 42,115] 42,322] 42,475 -0.5 -0.4] +0.4[ 42,031] 42,046] 41/856] 41.499) +13
Food and kindred products. 38,331] 38,011] 37,909] +08] +03 -0.2| 38,048] 38,171] 38,215] 38,877 “2.4
Meat products......... 4,637] 4/599] 4,634] +08 -0.8 -2.0] 4,727] 4.665] 4,549] 4/700] +0.6
Dairy products. 3,716{ 3,699] 3,677] +05] +06 -0.1] 3,702] 3,688] 3,609] 3,867 4.3
Beverages. : 9,143] 8958] 8941] +21] 40.2 -0.7/ 9,185] 8,965] 8,963] 8,816 +4.2
All other foods, except fats and oiis.| 19,270] 19,204! 19,104 +03 tos] +o8| ries} i941] eiasel 19,847| 5.0
Tobacco products. 4,932] 4,903] 4,910] +0.6| 0.1 -1.9] 4,973] 5,271] 5,326] —_5,376| 75
Textile mill products... 10,350] 10,360] 10,436 0.1 -0.7 -0.5] 10,333] 10,433] 10,4021 10.213 +12
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles... 5,980] 5,989] 6,039 -0.2 -0.8| -0.5] 5,946] 6,068] 6,089] 6,052 “1.8
Paper and allied products. 16,797] 17,022) 17,062! 1.3) -0.2]  +0.3f 16,920] 17,154] 17,069] 16.757| +1.0
Pulp, paper, and
Paperboard mill products......... 6,748] 6,760] 6,792 -0.2 “0.5 0.6] 6,814/ 6,848] 6,841] 6,562 +3.8
Paperboard containers and boxes. 4,166] 4,261) 4.263 “2.2 0.0 -1.0] 4,199] 4/292] 4,263] 4/360 “3.7
Miscellaneous converted
paper products 5,883] 6,001] _6,007 -2.0| -0.1] +25] 5,907] 6,014] 5,965] —_ 5,835) +12
Chemicals and allied produc 51,457] 51,141] 51,630] +06 0.8] 40.91 51,475] 51/581] 51.443] 48.047 +74
Industrial chemicals.... 20,669] 20,630] 20,652] +0.2 -0.1]  +1.4{ 20,626] 20,800] 20,795] 19.696] +47
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries... 24,497] 24,273] 24,876] +0.9 -2.41 40.8] 24,086] 24,092] 24,242) 22/114] +8.9
Petroleum and coal products. 13,779] 14,190] 14,038 29) 411 0.1] 13,532] 13/833] 13,569] 13.093 +34
Rubber and plastics products. 18,858] 18,794] 18,834] +0.3! -0.2]  +0.1] 19,072] 19,152] 19,007] 18.170) +5.0
All other nondurable goods... 28,347] 28,413] 28.571 -0.2 -0.6} = +1.0] 28,021] 27,750] 27.810] 27.150} +3.2

° Preliminary " Revised

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


10
TOTAL MANUFACTURING
New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages
Billions Of Dollars
420 420
400 -—_______ + 400
380 380
360 360
340 —— 340
320 320
a ca) a a a f=] So i=} i=] o i=] - -
° 2 2 ° ° ° ° ° ° ° g ° °
— — Shipments New Orders
\
rc
TOTAL MANUFACTURING
Ratio of Unfilled Orders and
Inventori i
1/S Ratios es to Shipments UO/S Ratios
3.8 2.1
3.7 - - 2.0
3.6 + - _
3.5 1.9
3.4 — 1.8
3.3 + ———
3.2 — 17
3.1 — 1.6
3.0 - 1s
2.9 -— — _
2.8 ~ 1.4
-—-—~—._.. =
27 c FSS TF SSS. 5-- = 1.3
2.5 7 — 1.2
2.4 1
a a a a ca) So i=] ° ° i=} i=] = -
° 2 2 ° ° ° ° g g ° g ° °
— I/s —— UO/S |
N _

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

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
Industry Change
Mar. Feb. Jan. | Feb.- | Jan.- | Dec.- | Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. | Mar.
2001° | 2001" | 2001 | Mar. | Feb. | Jan. | 2001" | 2001" | 2001 | 2000 | 01/00
UNFILLED ORDERS
All manufacturing industries..... 597,790] 593,782] 594,998] +0.7 0.2 -0.3] 596,837] 594,957] 596,395] 556,316 +7.3
Market categories:
Automotive equipment. 2,288] 2,305] 2,333] 0.7] 1.2) += -1.3] 2,337] 2,367] 2,378 2,594 -9.9
Home goods and apparel. 9,220) 9,437 1.5 -2.3 -0.5 9,131 9,456 9,392 9,541 4.3
Consumer staples... 3,034} 2,964 +0.6) +2.4 -0.6 2,844 2,789 2,825 2,953 -3.7
Machinery and equipment 277,537] 278,439) +0.5 -0.3 +1.0] 279,093] 278,201] 278,641] 247,973 +12.5
Business supplies. 7,341 7,248 0.5 +1.3) “11 7,089) 7,036) 7,013 206) 1.6
Construction materials
and supplies. 18,427 18,586) 18,532 0.9 +0.3) +25 18,530 18,610 18,526) 18,088 +24
Defense products... 108,758} 104,008} 103,523 +4.6 +0.5, -0.9} 109,374] 104,354] 104,519] 91,528 +19.5
Other materials, supp!
intermediate products... 169,979] 171,751} 172,522 -1.0 -0.4 -2.4) 168,439) 172,144] 173,101] 176,433 4.5
Durable goods industries:
Nondefense capital goods *. 296,378] 294,930] 295,462 +0.5) 0.2 +1.2] 296,612] 295,893] 295,895] 264,060 +12.3
Excluding aircraft and Parts. 130,141] 130,948} 130,235 -0.6 +0.5) -1} 130,375] 131,911) 130,668] 121,019 +77
Defense capital goods *. .4 114,802] 110,083] 109,615 +43) +0.4 9} 115,587} 110,474) 110,597 96,938 +19.2
Durables excluding capital goods. .| 162,123] 163,966] 164,943 “1d -0.6 -2.6] 160,491] 164,404] 165,636] 169,987 5.6
Miscellaneous series:
Producers’ durable equipment. 314,555] 314,056] 315,907 +0.2 -0.6 314,924 318. 493 316,637] 287,947 +9.4
Household durable goods. . | 5,672 100, 2.9 3.9 5,503 5,993 6,034 8.8
Information technology industries... 50,468 51,149 50, 775 -1.3 +0.7 50,294) si “ei 50,417] 46,079) +91
Health care equipment
and products. 11,283 11,060 10,923) +2.0) +1.3) -0.6 11,218) 11,244) 11,251 10,697 +4.9
TOTAL INVENTORIES
All manufacturing industries. 490,851] 493,700] 495,548 -0.6 0.4] +0.5] 488,649] 497,115] 493,343] 474,765) +2.9
Market categories:
Automotive equipment. 9,225 9,306 -2.5 -0.9 +0.1 9,017 9,265 9,150} 9,089 -0.8
Home goods and apparel 34,035 34,273 -0.7 -0.7 +0.6) 33,352 33,928 33,985 31,513 +5.8
Consumer staples. . 79,459 79,896 +0.4) -0.5 +0.2 78,955 79,458 79,512| 77,328, +21
Machinery and equipment. 120,266} 120,585 -1.0 -0.3 +0.4) 118,401] 121,802] 119,416] 115,958) +21
Business supplies............. 30,198] 30,052 0.5 +0.5 +13 30,089 30,050] 29,554) 29,155 +32
Construction materials
and supplies..... 32,545 32,651 32,723 -0.3 -0.2 +0.4) 32,725 33,025 32,726} 31,323 +4.5
Defense products. 17,886) 18,058 18,268) -1.0 1d +0.7 17,568) 18,156) 18,162 17,885, -1.8
Other materials, supplies and.
intermediate products. 168,768] 169,808] 170,445 0.6 0.4 +0.6] 168,542] 171,431] 170,838] 162,514 +3.7
Durable goods industries:
Nondefense capital goods *. 110,323} 111,512] 111,791 1.1 -0.2 +0.6] 109,236] 112,646] 110,417] 106,153) +2.9
Excluding aircraft and parts. 78,923 79,839 79,613 11 +0.3 +0.8 77,885 80,997 78,703] 72,088 +8.0
Defense capital goods *. 18,211 18,456) 18,750 1.3; -1.6) +0.7 17,855 18,607 18,602| 18,283) -2.3
Durables excluding capital ‘good 179,466] 180,898] 181,617) 0.8) -0.4 +0.7) 179,184] 182,517] 181,483] 172,646 +3.8
Miscellaneous series:
Producers’ durable equipment... 198,817] 200,893] 201,288) -1.0 -0.2 202,644) 199,456] 191,258 +3.3
Household durable goods..... 17,914 18,062 18,178) -0.8 -0.6 18,153) 18,110) 16,476 +741
Information technology industries. 36,336] 37,447 37,752 -3.0 0.8 37,947 36,990] 32,584] +8.4
Health care equipment
and products... 22,440) 22,327] 22,637 +0.5 1.4) +0.6} 22,150] 22,274) 22,220) 21,008) +5.4

° Preliminary " Revised
See footnotes at end of Table 5

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



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|
Mar. | Feb. | Jan. | Feb. -| Jan.-| Dec. -] Mar Feb. | Jan. | Mar. | Mar.

2001° | 2001 | 2001 | Mar. | Feb. | Jan. | 2001? | 2001’ | 2001 | 2000 01/00] 2001° | 2000

SHIPMENTS.
All manufacturing industries..........] 366,514] 365,046] 366,408] +0.4] -0.4] -1.6] 386,681] 356,692] 327,688] 400,591] | -3.5] 1,071,061] 1,099,699

Market categories

Automotive equipment. 15,239] 14,136] 13,818] +7.8] +2.3] -6.5] 17,044] 14,531] 12,500] 18,833] -9.5] 44,075] 52,069
Home goods and apparel. 20,053} 20,205] 20,160) -0.8] +0.2] -0.3] 21,263) 20,371] 17,342] 22/549] -5.7] 58,976] 61,442
Consumer staples -| 81,685] 81,653] 81,225] 0.0] +0.5} -0.8] 82,344] 78,138] 75,262] 80,279] +2.6] 235,744] 227,576
Machinery and equipment. 71,819] 70,525] 70,645] +1.8] -0.2]  -3.0] 81,019] 66,879] 58,681) 81,524] -0.6] 206,579] 209,381
Business supplies... 28,109} 27,960] 28,265] +0.5] -1.1] -1.2] 28,445] 27,078] 25,670] 28.905] -1.6] 81,193] 80,997
Construction materials

and supplies. 21,025) 21,321] 21,620] -1.4] -1.4) 0.8) 21,274] 20,536] 18,815] 24,587] -13.5] 60,625] 68,003
Defense products. 6,597{ 6,509] 6,655} +1.4) -2.2] -2.7] 7,169] 6,305} 5,533] 7,483] -4.2) 19,007] 19,122
Other materials, supplies and

intermediate products... 4 121,987] 122,737] 124,020] -0.6}  -1.0) -1.0] 128,123] 122,854] 113,885] 136,431] -6.1] 364,862] 381,109

Durable goods industries:
Nondefense capital goods 59,929] 59,404] 59,972] +0.9 9] -3.2] 68,013] 55,133} 48,535] 67,444] +0.8] 171,681] 169,464
Excluding aircraft and parts..... 51,168] 50,590] 52,821] +1.1 .2]  -1.6] 58,419] 46,579] 42,678] 60,418] -3.3] 147,676] 149,039
Defense capital goods *. 6,477] 6,364] 6,480] +1.8] -1.8] -2.4] 7,067) 6,103] 5,296] 7,241] -2.4) 18,466] 18,258
Durables excluding capital goods...] 135,560] 134,638] 135,067] +0.7] -0.3] -2.1] 144,395] 134,800] 121,524] 156,528] -7.8] 400,719] 433,018

Miscellaneous series:
Producers’ durable equipment........} 131,838] 129,377] 129,537] +1.9] -0.1]  -3.0] 146,617] 126,249] 111,336] 153,125] -4.3] 384,202] 405,248
Household durable goods. 10,776] 10,829] 10,865} -0.5) -0.3] +0.4] 11,729] 10,775] 9,315] 12,250] -4.3] 31,819] 32,727
Information technology industri 31,594] 30,981] 32,224] +2.0] -3.9} -2.8| 36,516] 27,637] 24,913] 36,488] +0.1] 89,066] 87,632
Health care equipment
and products... sed 14,364] 14,319] 14,114] +0.3] 41.5] -0.2] 15,180] 13,735] 12,856] 14,117) +7.5] 41,771] 39,293

NEW ORDERS

All manufacturing industries.......

370,522] 363,830] 364,357) +1.8] -0.1] -4.3] 388,561] 355,254] 333,793] 406,223] | -4.3] 1,077,608] 1,123,324

Market categories:

Automotive equipment. | 15,221] 14,109] 13,786] +7.9] +2.3] -6.2] 17,014] 14,520] 12,559] 18,873] -9.9] 44,093] 52,178

Home goods and apparel. 19,919] 19,987] 20,112] -0.3] -0.6] -0.3] 20,939} 20,435} 17,841] 22,353] -6.3] 59,215] 62.375

Consumer staples... ..| 81,704) 81,724) 81,206) 0] +0.6] -0.8] 82,400} 78,102] 75,162] 80,310] +2.6] 235,664] 227,463

Machinery and equipment. 73,179] 69,622) 73,407 1] -5.2] -10.7] 81,911] 66,439] 62,831] 83,368] -1.7) 211,181] 218,162
coeeeseaee 1 0.9] 1.8)

+
28,070] 28,052] 28,187] +! 28,499] 27,101] 25,587] 29,016] -1. 81,187] 81,009

Business supplies
Construction materials
and supplies.
Defense products.........
Other materials, supplies and
intermediate products .

-3.1{ 40.3] 21,194] 20,619] 19,525] 24,613] -13.9] 61,338] 68,722

20,866] 21,374| 22,067 4)
2)+22.1) -8.8] 12,190] 6,140] 5,721) 7,586] +60.7] 24,051] 21,567
4]

11,347] 6,994] 5,728] +6:

4 120,216] 121,968] 119,864) -1.4) +1.8}  -4.3] 124,414] 121,898] 114,567] 140,104] -11.2] 360,879] 391,848

Durable goods industries:
Nondefense capital goods * | 61,377) 58,872] 63,359] +4.3]  -7.1] -12.1] 68,732] 55,131] 53,034] 68,370] +0.5| 176,897] 176,929
Excluding aircraft and parts 50,361] 51,303] 54,247] -1.8] -5.4] +3.9] 56,883) 47,822| 45,216] 60,533] -6.0] 149,921] 154,840
Defense capital goods *... 11,196] 6,832 5,459] +63.9] +25.2] -10.8] 12,180) 5,980) 5,591 7,625] +59.7 23,751 21,556
Durables excluding capital goods...| 133,717] 133,661] 130,742) 0.0] +2.2] -4.6| 140,482| 133,568] 122,928] 160,637| -12.5] 396.978] 445,461

Miscellaneous series:
Producers’ durable equipment........| 132,337] 127,526] 131,455] +3.8] -3.0]  -7.0] 146,048] 125,105] 116,108] 155,497] -6.1] 387,261] 416,669
Household durable goods. 10,609] 10,601} 10,660] +0.1] -0.6) -2.0] 11,280] 10,734] 9,581] 12,009] -6.1] 31,595] 33,315
Information technology industries... 30,913] 31,355} 33,274] -1.4] -5.8] +3.9] 35,729] 28,301] 25,716] 37,250] -4.1] 89,746] 88,864
Health care equipment
and products.

14,587] 14,456] 14,052] +0.9] +2.9] -0.6] 15,154] 13,729] 13,208] 14,118] +7.3] 42,091] 39,915

° Preliminary " Revised
* Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.
? Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

* 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.

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


Table 8. RATIOS OF MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES TO SHIPMENTS
AND UNFILLED ORDERS TO SHIPMENTS, BY INDUSTRY GROUP
(Based on Seasonally Adjusted data)

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio’

Industry Mar Feb Jan Dec Mar Feb Jan Dec
2001" | 2001' | 2001 2000 | 2001° | 2001' | 2001 2000

1.34) 1.35) 1.35 32} 2.87) 2.86) 2.84) 2.79

1
1.53} 1.55] 1.55) 1.50] 3.38] 3.35] 3.33] 3.26
1.36{ 1.33) 1.31 1.34) 0.84) 0.83] 0.81] 0.81
1.73) 1.74) 1.72) 1.72] 2.02] 2.03} 2.02] 2.04
1
1

All manufacturing industries.

Durable goods industries.
Stone, clay, and glass products.
Primary metals.

Fabricated metal products. :
Industrial machinery and equipment.
Electronic and other

72) 1.73] 1.70 65} 1.44) 1.43) 1.42) 1.37
58] 1.57] 1.49 51] 2.37) 2.38) 2.23] 2.25

electrical equipment... 1.24) 1.24) 1.22) 1.17] 2.41] 2.39] 237] 2.38
Transportation equipment. 1.46) 1.57] 1.68) 1.54) 10.68] 10.69} 11.72] 10.52
Instruments and related products. 1.81 1.87] 1.90] 1.85) 3.10] 3.17] 3.18] 3.16

Nondurable goods industries... 1.11 1.11 1.41 1.10] 0.64] 0.65} 0.66] 0.65
Food and kindred products 0.87] 0.87/ 0.88] 0.88 ea) ~ (x) a)
Tobacco products. 1.16) 1.12] 1.10) 1.10 (x) (x) (x) (x)
Textile mill products.. 1.74] 1.70] 1.72) 1.70] (NA) (NA) (NA)} (NA)
Paper and allied product: 1.21 1.23] 1.23] 1.20 (NA) (NA) (NA)] (NA)
Chemicals and allied products. 1.40} 1.39) 1.41 1.39 (x) ) (x) (x)
Petroleum and coal products. 0.71 0.72 0.68 0.69; (xX) (xX) (X) (xX)
Rubber and plastics product: 1.36 1.35 1.35 1.37 (X)] (X) (X) (X)

° 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; 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
Mar Mar Mar
Industry Mar? 2000- Mar? 2000- Mar? 2000- Mar?
Mar! 1996- Feb Mar’ 1996- Feb Mar! 1996- Feb Mar’ 1996-
2001 | 2000 | 2001 | 2001 | 2000 | 2001 | 2001 | 2000 | 2001 | 2001 | 2000
All manufacturing industries. ~ 0.2 0.2 (x) 0.2 0.4 (x) 0.2 0.2 ~ 0.0
Durable goods industries. 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.5) 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.2 (x) 0.41 0.1
Stone, clay, and glass product: ee) 0.7 0.6 ) 1.0 0.8 ) 0.5 0.4 (x) 0.2 0.3
Primary metals. 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.3 (x) 0.1 0.2
Fabricated metal product: - (x) 0.1 0.3 9 0.3 0.6 (x) 0.4 0.3 (x) 0.3 0.0
Industrial machinery and equipmen: -0.3| 0.8 0.6 24 0.8 0.5 -0.4 0.3 0.2 (x) 0.2 0.3
Electronic and other
electrical equipment. 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.2 1.0] 17 0.3 0.4 0.6 ) 0.2 0.2
Transportation equipment 2.7 1.0 0.7 3.4 0.9 1.2) 0.0 0.3 0.2 (x) 0.2 0.2
Instruments and related products (x) 0.8 0.4 ~ 1.8 0.9 0) 0.4 0.3 (x) 0.3 0.2
Nondurable goods industries.. (x) 0.2 0.1 (x) 0.2 0.2 (xX) 0.2 0.2 (x) 0.1 0.1
Food and kindred products. (xX) 0.2 0.2) (x) (xX) (X) (x), (X), (X) (xX) 0.2 0.2
Tobacco products... (xX) 2.0 0.8) (X) (X) (X) (X)| (xX) (X) (X) 0.4) 0.3
Textile mill products (x) 0.4 0.4 (XO) (NA) (NA) (X)] (NA)} (NA) (x) 0.41 0.2
Paper and allied products. (xX) 0.3 0.4 (X)] (NA) (NA)! ) (NA) (NA) (x) 0.41 0.2
Chemicals and allied products. (X) 0.3) 0.5 (X) (X) (X)] (xX) (X) (xX) (X) 0.1 0.2
Petroleum and coal products. (x) 0.6) 0.5 (X) (X)} (X) (X) (X) (xX) (xX) 0.7 0.8
Rubber and plastics products. (xX) 0.2 0.3) (xX) (xX) (X) (xX) (xX) (X) (xX) 0.1 0.1
Capital goods industries:
Nondefense. -0.4] 0.3 0.5 -0.9| 1 1.0] -0.2 0.2 0.2 (x) 0.1 0.2
Defense. 0.6 0.9 0.5 1.9) 8.7 4.3 0.0 0.5 0.3 (x) 0.9 0.0
(X) Not Applicable (NA) Not Available

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

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

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision. In Table 9, the second column for each item represents the average revisions
of the current month for the past five years.


CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS

Ww Manufacturers’ Shipments,
oe Inventories, and Orders

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

March 2001
M3-1-(01)-03
For Wire Transmissions 10:00 a.m. EDT May 2, 200i

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For Questions - Lee Wentela or Derrick Roy
(301) 457-4832 or (301) 457-4814

All figures in text are in seasonally adjusted current dollars

Summary published 0.1 percent increase. This is the first increase since
. . September 2000.

New orders for manufactured goods in March increased
$6.7 billion or 1.8 percent to $370.5 billion, the Department of
Commerce, Bureau of the Census reported today. This follows
a 0.1 percent February decrease. Year to date, new orders for
2001 are 3.2 percent below the same period a year ago; new
orders for the first quarter are 2.8 percent below the fourth

quarter.

Transportation equipment had the largest increase, $2.7
billion or 6.1 percent to $46.1 billion; led by motor vehicles and
parts, all component industries increased.” This is the largest
increase since May 2000. Instruments and related products
increased $0.4 billion or 2.6 percent to $16.0 billion. Electronic
and other electrical equipment, down five of the last six months,
decreased $0.9 billion or 2.3 percent to $38.9 billion, mostly due

Shipments increased $1.5 billion or 0.4 percent to $366.5
billion, following a 0.4 percent February decrease. This is the
first increase since August 2000. Year to date, shipments for
2001 are 1.9 percent below the same period a year ago;
shipments for the first quarter are 2.1 percent below the fourth
quarter.

Unfilled orders increased $4.0 billion or 0.7 percent to
$597.8 billion, following a 0.2 percent February decrease. The
unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 2.87, up from 2.86 in
February.

Inventories decreased $2.8 billion or 0.6 percent to $490.9
billion, following a 0.4 percent February decrease. This is the
largest decrease since December 1998. The inventories-to-
shipments ratio was 1.34, down from 1.35 in February.

New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in March
increased $6.9 billion or 3.5 percent to $206.3 billion, revised
from the previously published 3.0 percent increase. This is the
largest increase since June 2000.

Transportation equipment had the largest increase, $10.4
billion or 24.8 percent to $52.5 billion; led by shipbuilding and
tanks, all component industries increased. Electronic and other
electrical equipment, led by electronic components, decreased
$2.2 billion or 5.5 percent to $37.3 billion. Industrial machinery
and equipment decreased $1.2 billion or 2.8 percent to $41.0
billion. Primary metals, down six consecutive months, decreased
$0.3 billion or 2.0 percent to $13.6 billion.

New orders for nondurable goods, down six of the last
seven months, decreased $0.2 billion or 0.1 percent to $164.2
billion. Declines in petroleum and coa! products and textile mill
products more than offset an increase in food and kindred
products.

Shipments

Shipments of durable goods in March increased $1.6 billion
or 0.8 percent to $202.0 billion, revised from the previously

to electronic components.

Shipments of nondurable goods, down six of the last seven
months, decreased $0.1 billion or 0.1 percent to $164.5 billion.
Petroleum and coal products had the largest decrease, $0.3 billion
or 1.5 percent to $19.5 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for durable goods in March increased $4.3
billion or 0.8 percent to $573.3 billion, revised from the
previously published 0.9 percent increase,

Transportation equipment, led by shipbuilding and tanks,
had the largest increase, $6.5 billion or 2.5 percent to $268.7
billion. Electronic and ‘other electrical equipment, down four
consecutive months, decreased $1.6 billion or 1.7 percent to
$93.6 billion. Primary metals, down sixteen of the last seventeen
months, decreased $0.5 billion or 1.6 percent to $28.4 billion;
this is the largest decrease since January 1999.

Inventories

Inventories of durable goods in March decreased $2.9
billion or 0.9 percent to $308.0 billion. This is the largest
decrease since December 1998.

Electronic and other electrical equipment had the largest
decrease, $1.2 billion or 2.4 percent to $48.0 billion, mostly due
to communications equipment. This is the largest decrease since
March 1975. Transportation equipment decreased $1.1 billion or
1.6 percent to $67.1 billion.

Inventories of nondurable goods increased slightly to
$182.9 billion. Increases in food and kindred products and
chemicals and allied products more than offset a decrease in
petroleum and coal products.

By stage of fabrication, March finished goods decreased 0.7
percent in durables and increased 0.4 percent in nondurables.
Work in process decreased 0.8 percent in durables and 0.5
percent in nondurables. Materials and supplies decreased 1.3
percent in durables and 0.3 percent in nondurables.

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NONDEFENSE CAPITAL GOODS
New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages

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DEFENSE CAPITAL GOODS
New Orders and Shipments
Three Month Moving Averages
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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
Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
Industry Change
Mar. Feb. Jan. Feb.- | Jan.- | Dec. - Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. Mar.
2001° 2001° 2001 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2001° 2001 2001 2000 01/00
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
All manufacturing industrie: 162,338] 163,849] 164,980 0.9 0.7] +0.8] 161,243] 164,544] 165,827] 158,637 +16
Durable goods industries. 99,271] 100,597] 101,282 “1.3 -0.7] +0.9] 97,895} 100,961] 101,803] 94,844) +3.2
Stone, clay, and glass products. 3,436] 3.422} 3,440] +0.4 0.5] +0.7]| 3,395] 3,427) 3,465] 3,295 +3.0
Primary metals. : 7,723] 7,804] 7,834 “1.0 0.4] +0.6} 7,474] 7,706] 7,936 —_7,760 “3.7
Fabricated metal products... 10,757] 10,858] 10,869} -0.9 -0.1] +1.0] 10,718} 10,823] 10,897] 10,941 -2.0
Industrial machinery and equipment 21,735] 22,013] 22,295) “1.3 -1.3{ +1,.5] 21,386] 22,084) 22,110) 20,261 +5.6
Electronic and other electrical
equipment....... 18,878] 19,241] 19,364] -1.9) -0.6] +0.1] 18,613] 19,374] 19,402) 17,851 +43
Transportation equipment 14,769] 15,229] 15,316 -3.0 0.6 1.0] 14,628] 15,355) 15,447} 14,713 0.6
Instruments and related p 10,530] 10,625] 10,663} -0.9| 0.4] +5.1] 10,503] 10,649] 10,662] 9,034) +16.3
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods..... 11,437] 11,405] 11,501] +0.3 0.8] = +0.4) 11,178] 11,543] 11,884] 10,989 +17
Nondurable goods industries. 63,067] 63,252] 63,698 -0.3 -0.7] +0.6] 63,348] 63,583] 64,024] 63,793] 0.7
Food and kindred products. 11,254 11,261] 11,368} -0.1 0.9) 40.2) 11,372} 11,323] 11,590] 11,721 -3.0
Tobacco products... feed — 4,178] 4,202] 4,187, 0.6] +04 0.9] 4,229) 4,436] 4,510] 4,613 8.3
Textile mill products. 2,916] 2,946] 2,990 -1.0 1.5 0.3] 2,918{ 2,963) 2,981] 2,868 +17
Paper and allied products......... 7,938] 7,995] _ 8,049 -0.7 0.7] +1.7] 8,015] 8,039] 8,060] —_8,076| -0.8
Chemicals and allied product: 16,099] 16,064] 16,324] +0.2 -1.6] +1.8] 16,086] 16,161] 16,378} 15,952} +0.8
Petroleum and coal products. 3,820] 3,980] 3,966 -4.0]  +0.4 1.3] 3,846] 3.911 3,765] 3,968 3.1
Rubber and plastics products. 7.7191 7,6641 7,630] +0.7/ +04 0.0} 7,730] 7,740] 7.685] 7,512 +2.9
Apparel, printing and Publishing
and leather goods. 9,143] 9,140] 9,184 0.0 -0.5] +05] 9,152] 9,010] 9,055] 9,08 +0.8
WORK IN PROCESS
All manufacturing industries... 143,556] 144,585] 145,333] 0.7 0.5] +0.2] 142,203] 144,681] 143,476] 143,949) “1.2
Durable goods industries 111,677] 112,539] 113,087| -0.8 -0.5] +0.2] 110,925] 112,921] 111,481] 113,521 -2.3
Stone, clay, and glass products 1,847] 1,871 1; -1,3} 15) at 1,929 1,912) 1,685] +14.5
Primary metals... 8,213] 8,427] 8,604 -2.5) -2.1 -2.4] 8,199 8,597] 8,433 “2.8
Fabricated metal products. 9,626] 9,688] 9,632 0.6] +06) +3.6) 9,572 9,475] 9,024 +6.1
Industrial machinery and equip 20,849] 20,477] 20,206} +1.8] +1.3 -1.4] 20,532 19,888] 20,187 +17
Electronic and other electrical
equipment 14,196] 14,357] 14,259 laf +07] +24) 14,013) 13,935] 13,594] +31
Transportation equipment 40,893 41,626] 42,371 -1.8| 1.8] 40.1] 40,815) 41,927] 44,941 “9.2
Instruments and related products. 10,198] 10,154] 10,201] +0.4) 0.5 0.5] 10,040 9,952] 9,752 +3.0
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods.. 5,854] 5,939] 5,914 1.4] +04) +10) 5,825 5,795] 5,905)
Nondurable goods industries. 31,879] 32,046] 32,246 0.5 -0.6] +01] 31,278 31,995] 30,428)
Food and kindred products. 6,396] 6,368) 6,306] +04) +1.0 -1.2] 6,331 6,548) 6,358
Tobacco products... 90) 99 99 9.1 0.0} -14.7| 83 107 96
Textile mill products. 2,435] 2,435] 2,453 0.0 0.7 0.5] 2,426 2,458] 2,488)
Paper and allied products. 1,757] 1,854] 1,845 5.2] +0.5 0.4] 1,748 1,890] 1,724]
Chemicals and allied products... 10,055] 10,034} 10,270} +02, -2.3] -0.3{ 9,728) 9,960] 8,692
Petroleum and coal products 3,087) 3,243) 3,136 4.8) +34) -2.0] 3,054 3,054) 3,218
Rubber and plastics products. 2,480] 2,472] 2,487] +0.3 -0.6] +6.0/ 21505] 2.498] 2,516] 2.290)
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods...... 5,579] 5,541 5,650] +0.7 1.9] +1.7} 5,403] 5,377] 5,462] 5,562]
FINISHED GOODS
All manufacturing industries. 184,957] 185,266] 185,235 0.0] +0.5] 185,142] 187,890] 184,040] 172,179 +75
Durable goods industries... 97,052] 97,730] 97,789 -0.1] +0.8} 97,455] 99,888] 97,218] 88,717 +9.8
Stone, clay, and glass products... 5,368] 5,281 5,318 -0.7| 0.8] 5,537] 5,464} 5,409} 5,167 +7.2
Primary metals. 8,465] 8,450] 8,450 0.0] +05] 8535] 8,621] 8,519} 8,383 +18
Fabricated metal products. 12,394] 12,408] 12,452} 0.4) +0.4] 12,665] 12,568] 12,386] 12,009 +5.5
Industrial machinery and equipmen 22,148] 22,110] 22,111 0.0 -0.2| 22,443] 23,001] 22,437] 19,663) +14.1
Electronic and other electrical
equipment 14,932] 15,588] 15,676] 0.6] +3.1) 14,604] 15,981] 15,437] 11,776
Transportation equipmen 11,391| 11,319] 11,305) +0.1] +1.1] 11,270] 11,441] 10,888] 10,419
Instruments and related products. 8,253] 8,394] 8,401 0.1] 40.7) 8,134] 8,395} 8,128] 8,193
Lumber, furniture and
miscellaneous durable goods. 14,101| 14,180] 14,076 0.6] +0.7] +0.8] 14,267] 14,417] 14,013] 13,107
Nondurable goods industries. 87,905] 87,536] 87,446] +04] +0.1] +0.2| 87,687] 88,002] 86,822] 83,462
Food and kindred products. 20,681) 20,382) 20,235] +15] +0.7 -0.2] 20,345] 20,386] 20,077] 20,798
Tobacco products..... | 664) 602 624] +10.3 3.5 -5.5| 661 725 708 667
Textile mill products. 4,999] 4,979] 4,993] -+0.4] -0.3] -0.6] 4,989] 5,030) 4,963] 4,857
Paper and allied products. 7,102) 7,173) 7,168 1.0] +01 0.9} 7,157] 7,212) 7,119] 6,957
Chemicals and allied products... 25,303] 25,043] 25,036} +1. 0.0] +0.7] 25,661] 25,619] 25,105] 23,403]
Petroleum and coal products... 6,872] 6,967| 6,936 1.4] +0.4] +1.5] 6,632) 6,753] 6,750} 5,907
Rubber and plastics products. 8,659] 8,658] 8,717 0.0 -0.7| -1.4[ 8,837] 8,914] 8,806] 8,368)
Apparel, printing and publishing
and leather goods... 13,625] 13,732] 13,737 -0.8 0.0] +1.0] 13,466] 13,363] 13,293} 12,505]

° Preliminary " Revised
See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revisions.


Table 3. VALUE

OF MANUFACTURERS’ UNFILLED ORDERS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
(Millions of Dollars)

Seasonally Adjusted

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent
Industry Change
Mar. Feb. Jan. | Feb.- | Jan.- | Dec.- | Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. Mar.
2001? | 2001° 2001 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2001° | 2001" 2001 2000 | 01/00
All manufacturing industries. 597,790] 593,782] 594,998] +0.7 -0.2 -0.3] 596,837] 594,957] 596,395] 556,316 +7.3
Manufacturing industries
without defense capital goods 482,988] 483,699] 485,383 -0.1 -0.3 -0.2] 481,250] 484,483] 485,798] 459,378] +4.8
Durable goods industries. 573,303] 568,979] 570,020} +08 -0.2| -0.3] 572,690] 570,771] 572,128] 530,985 +7.9
Stone, clay, and glass products. 6,295} 6,305] —_6,300| 0.2] +0.1] +1.2] 6391] 6,381] 6,355] 6,604) -3.2
Primary metals......... 28,407| 28,871] 29,202 “1.6 wd -1.4] 29,552] 29,959] 29,371] 33,068] —_-10.6
Blast furnaces, steel mills. 10,028] 10,202] 10,399 “17 -1.9) -2.2] 10,669] 10,792] 10,539] 13,800] -22.7
Iron and steel foundries... 5,046] 5,105] 5,136 “1.2 -0.6| 1.3] 5,211] 5,248] 5,191] 4,947 +5.3
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. 13,332] 13,564] 13,667 17 -0.8 0.7) 13,672] 13,919] 13,641] 14,321 45
Fabricated metal products 25.841] 25.664] 25,770] +0.7 0.4) 41.1] 25,952] 25,666] 25,776] 25,301 +26
Industrial machinery and equipment. 92,737| 92,840] 91.856 0.1] +1.1]  +0.2] 92,925] 93/831] 92/509] 85,244] +9.0
Engines and turbines. 33,378] 33,270] 32,356] +03) +28] +1.7] 33,233] 33/479] 32,720] 25,120] +32.3
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment... 8,233] 8,305] 8,365) -0.9 -0.7 -1.6] 8,703] 8,663] 8,517] 9,359) -7.0
Metalworking machinery. 5.618] 5,778] 5,786 “2.8 0.1f +0.3] 5,618] 5,778] 5,786] 7,045] = -20.3
Computer and office equipment 10,659] 10,496} 9,928] +1.6] +5.7[ +0.5] 10.420] 10.378] 91583] 8.586) 421.4
Electronic and other
electrical equipment..... 93,626] 95,209] 95,563 “1.7 -0.4| -3.3] 91,070] 94,614] 96,089] 92,628] 1.7
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus... 7,464] 7,614) 7,774 -2.0} “2.1 -1.8] 7,509] 7,725] 7,782] 7,206 +4.2
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment. . 5,344] 5,473] 5,348 2.4] +23] +36] 5,344] 5,473] 5,348] 5,251 +18
Communications equipment. 29,927] 30,393] 30,450 “1.5 -0.2} +3.9] 30,153] 30,746] 30,735] 26,777) +12.6
Electronic components. 44,266] 45,043] 45,128 1.7 -0.2| -8.4] 41,260] 43,694] 45,160] 46,587) -11.4
Transportation equipmen 268,700] 262,244] 263,566] +2.5 -0.5] +0.5] 269,077] 262,473] 264,349] 231,269] +16.3
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. 230,889] 228,925] 229,667] +09 -0.3] +0.5] 231,063] 228,832] 230,259] 194,302] +18.9
Shipbuilding and tanks 22,943] 18,332] 18,833] +25.2 “2.7 -1.7] 22,921] 18,338] 18,760] 19\853|  +15.5
Instruments and related products. 49,506] 49,378] 49,027] +0.3] +0.7] +0.1] 49,894] 49,744] 49,439] 48,219 +35
Search and navigation equipment... 26,136] 26,114) 25,854] +01] +1.0 0.0] 26,521] 26,245] 25,959] 25,947 42.2
Measuring and controlling devices. 11,207] 11,319] 11,359) “1.0 0.4) +#1.1] | 11,207] 11/319] 11/358] 10,647] +5.3
Medical instruments and supplies 11,241] 11,017] 10,879] +2.0] +13 -0.6] 11,178] 11,203] 11/209] 10,652 +4.9
All other durable goods. 8,191] 8.468} 8,736 3.3 3.1 0.3) 7.829] 8/103) 8,240) 8,652 9.5
Nondurable goods industries... 24,487| 24,803] 24,978 “1.3 0.7 -0.4] 24,147] 24,186] 24,267] 25,331 47

° Preliminary " Revised

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


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
Mar. Feb Jan. | Feb. - | Jan.-| Dec. -| Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. Mar.
2001" | 2001' | 2001 | Mar. | Feb. | Jan. | 2001" | 2001" | 2001 2000 | 01/00} 2001" 2000
All manufacturing industries. 370,522] 363,830] 364,357] +18! 0.1]  -4.3] 388,561] 355,254} 333,793] 406,223] 4.3] 1,077,608] 1,123,324
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders.. 211,993] 206,710] 207,186] +2.6| 0.2] 6.9] 223,797] 200,326] 188,949] 235,352] -4.9] 613,072] 645,181
without defense capi 359,326] 356,998] 358,898] +0.7] -0.5] -4.2] 376,381] 349,274] 328,202] 398,598] —-5.6] 1,053,857| 1,101,768
Durabie goods industries. 206,290] 199,365] 199,560] +3.5] -0.1] -7.3] 221,394] 194,679] 181,553] 236,632] -6.4] 597,626] 643,946
With unfilled orders 174,142] 168,956] 169,245] +3.1] -0.2/  -8.0] 185,646] 163,356] 154,153] 195,528] -5.1] 503,155] 531.541
Stone, clay, and glass products. 7,849] 7,982) 8,197} -1.7]-2.6] +3.5) 7,821] 7,542] 7,310] 9,028] -13.4] 22,673] 25,516
Primary metals... 13,613] 13,889] 14,055] -2.0]—-1.2, 0.5] 14,392] 15,092} 14,246] 16,992] -15.3] 43,730 50,639
Blast furnaces, steel mills. 4,884] 4,891] 4,931] -0.1f 0.8] +26] 5,243] 5,488) 5,275] 6,659] -21.3 16,006] 20,290
Iron and steel foundries. 1,242) 1,251] 1,275} 0.7{ 1.9} -14.8] 1,346] 1,368] 1,325] 1,683] -20.0 4,039) 4,925
Nonferrous and other primary
metals.. 7,487) 7,747| 7,849] -3.4)-1.3] +03] 7,803] 8,236) 7,646] 8,650] 9.8] 23,685 25,424
Fabricated metal products...... 19,206} 18,982] 19,646] +1.2] -3.4{  -1.21 20,110] 18,901] 18,203) 22.017] -8.7 57,214 61,744
Industrial machinery and equipment.......{ 40,964] 42,157] 43,578] -2.8] -3.3] +3.7] 46.531] 40,395] 37,276] 48,622] -4.3] 124,202 125,824
Engines and turbines... 2,689} 3,441] 3,344) -21.9]  +2.9] 3.4) 2,732 3,153] 2.697} += 3,254] -16.0 8,582, 8,300
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. 3,917] 3,971] 4,058 14) 2.1 4,657] 4,338 3,985] 4,801] -3.0 12,980 13,096
Metalworking machinery. vee 3,494] 3,630) 3,722] 3.7] 2.5] 3,725] 3,369] 2.883] 4.078] -8.7 9.977; 11,138
Computer and office equipment. 13,658] 13,819] 14,508 V2) -4.7 16,483] 12,012] 10,394] 16,459] +0.1 38,889} 37,506
Electronic and other
electrical equipment. 37,270] 39,422} 37,040] 5.5 +6.4) -8.6] 37,739] 36,376] 34,143] 45,842) -17.7] 108,258] 120,001
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus... 3,948] 3,879] 3,926] +1.8) 1.2 7.0] 4,343] 4,029] 3,550] 4,636! -6.3 11,922 12,823
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment, +... . 2,322] 2,770] 2,819] -16.2/  -1.7/ +5.0] 2,476] 2,781] 2,496] 2,669] 7.21 7,753 7,785
Communications equipment... 9,343] 9,747) 11,080] -4.1] -12.0] +11.3] 10,520] 8.666] 8,626] 11.835] -11.1 27,812| 29,022
Electronic components. 16,285] 17,679] 14,090] -7.9] +25.5] -22.7] 14,855] 15,646] 14.757] 20,096] -26.1 45,258 52,484
Transportation equipment. 52,531] 42,098] 42,219] +24.8] -0.3] -24.2] 57,710] 42,129] 39,334] 53,912] +7.0] 139,173] 152.099
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts.... 14,122) 11,356) 11,563) +24.4) -1.8} -48.9] 15,553] 10,170] 10,933] 12,188) +27.6] 36,656] 33,770
Shipbuilding and tanks... 5,886) 568 866] 936.3) -34.4] -35.6] 5,969 607 688 907] 558.1 7,264 3,375
Instruments and related prodi 16,119] 15,936} 15,473] +1.1] +3.0] +09] 17,508] 15,546] 13,912] 17,147) 42.1 46,966] 45,298
Search and navigation equipment. 3,028] 3,267] 3,023) -7.3] +81) +89] 3.517] 3,245] 2,673] 3.857] -8.8 9,435 9,642
Measuring and controlling devices... 5,480] 5,336] 5,445] +27] 2.0] -2.0] 6,027} 5.384] 4.818] 5.711] +55 16,229) 14,559
Medical instruments and supplies. 5,165] 5,057] 4,783] +21) +5.7/ +2.2| 5,395} 4,788] 4,631] 5,008] _+7.7 14,814 14,180
All other durable goods, 18,738] 18,899] 19,352] -o.9| — -2.3] 1.9] 19,583] 18,698] 17,129] 23.072] -15.1 55,410] 62,825
Nondurable goods industries 164,232] 164,465] 164,797] 0.1] -0.2| 0.5] 167,167] 160,575] 152,240] 169,591] -1.4] 479,982] 479,378
With unfilled orders.........000~ 37,851] 37,754) 37,941] +0.3] -0.5] -1.6] 38,151] 36,970] 34,796] 39,824) 4.2] 109.917] 113,640

° 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.

Note: Estimates of manufacturers’ shipments, inventories and orders are subject to survey error and revision. One major component of survey error is
nonsampling error, which includes errors of coverage, response, and nonreporting. Since the survey panel is not a probability sample, estimates of sampling

error cannot be calculated. Further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations are contained in our most recent annual benchmark publication,
Current Industrial Reports: M3-1(97), "Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1987-1997."


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|
Mar. | Feb. | Jan. | Feb.-| Jan.-|Dec.-] Mar. | Feb. Jan. | Mar. | Mar.
2001° | 2001' | 2001 | Mar. | Feb. | Jan. | 2001" | 2001" | 2001 | 2000 |01/00} 2001" | 2000
All manufacturing industries. 366,514] 365,046] 366,408] +0.4 -0.4] -1.6] 386,681] 356,692] 327,688] 400,591 -3.5] 1,071,061] 1,099,699
Manufacturing industries
with unfilled orders. 207,985] 207,926| 209,237] 0.0) 221,917] 201,764] 182,844} 229,720] -3.4] 606,525] 621,556
without defense capital goods. ..| 360,037] 358,682] 359,928] +0.4| 379,614] 350,589] 322,392] 393,350 -3.5] 1,052,595] 1,081,441
Durable goods industries..............-..--4 201,966] 200,406] 201,519] +0.8 219,475] 196,036 175,355] 231,213] -5.1] 590,866] 620,740
With unfilled orders. 169,818] 169,997] 171,204 0.1 183,727] 164,713] 147,955] 190,109 -3.4] 496,395] 508,335
Stone, clay, end glass product 7,859] 7,977] 8,122) -1.5 7,811] 7,516] 7,056] 9,000] -13.2] 22,383] 25,149
Primary metals. 14.077] 14,220] 14.457] -1.0) 14,793] 14/504] 13,722] 16,935] -12.6] 43,025] 48,692
Blast furnaces, steel mills. 5,057| 5,088] 5,169} -0.6 5,366] 5,235] 4,988] 6,688] -19.8] 15,589] 19,123
Iron and steel foundries..... aes] 1,301 1,282] 1,342] +1.5 1,383) 1,311 1,251 1,605] -13.8 3,945) 4,642
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. 7,719} 7,850] 7,946) -1.7/ 2| 8,050] 7,958] 7,483] 8,642] -6.9] 23,491] 24,927
Fabricated metal products. 19,029] 19,088] 19,373! -0.3 5 19,824) 19,011 17,486] 21,815 9.1 56,321 61,191
Industrial machinery and equipment....| 41,087} 41.173] 43,432) -0.3 2 47,437| 39,073] 36,068] 48,699] -2.6
Engines and turbines.... 2,581 2,527 2,802] +2.1 8) 2,978) 2,394) 2,174 3,001 -0.8
Farm and garden machinery 1,856} 2,129] 2,321] -12.8 3 2,604) 2/593] 2,136] 3,077] -15.4]
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment... 3,989] 4,031] 4,190] -1.0 8 4,623] 4,186] 3,828] 4,672] -1.0)
Metalworking machinery 3,638] 3,704] +0.4 8 3,885] 3,377 2,865] 4,226] -8.1
Computer and office equipment... 13,251 14,462} +1.8) 4) 16,441 11,217] 10,576] 16,651 -1.3
Electronic and other
electrical equipment... 38,853] 39,776] 40,318 2.3] -1.3 -2.9] 41,283] 37,851] 34,118] 41,976) -1.7] 113,252] 111,060
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus... 4,098] 4,039} 4,065] +1.5] -0.6] -2.0) 4,559] 4,086] 3,535] 4,693] -2.9) 12,180] 12,513
Household appliances. 2,375] 2,340) 2,402) +1.5| -2.6] +22) 2.687] 2.328] 2,006) 2,799] -4.0] 7,021] 7,270
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment. 2,451 2,645] 2,635} -7.3] +0.4] +3.7] 2,605] 2,656] 2,312] 2,799] -6.9] 7,573] 7,566
Household audio and
video equipment. 1,161 1,179 1,058 -1,.5] +11.4 4.4 1,167] 1,089, 861 1,193) -2.2 3,117] 3,195
Communications equipment...... 9,803} 9,804] 9,938] +0.1] -1.3] -4.1] 11,113] 8.655] 7,589] 11,395] -2.5] 27,357) 27,868
Electronic components... 17,062} 17,764) 18,253, 4.0) “2.7 -3.3] 17,289] 17,112] 16,187] 16,876] +2.4 50,588 46,371
Transportation equipment 46,075} 43,420) 41,017) +6.1 +5.9 -8.4] 51,106] 44,005] 36,487] 53,705) -4.8] 131,598] 147,212
Motor vehicles and parts....... 29,980] 27,844] 27,064] +7.7| +29] -6.3] 33,503] 29,045] 25.036] 38,097] -12.1| 87.584] 106,338
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. --| 12-188] 12,098] 10,509] +0.5] +15.2) 10.5] 13,322] 11.597 +20.9] 33,446] 29,976
Shipbuilding and tanks. 1,275] 1,069] 1,196] +19.3] -10.6] +0.4] 1,386 +19.6 3,430] 3,050
instruments and rolated products... 18/991] 18’se8] 18/426] “+26] +10] o'5| 17/358] 15,241] +6.1] 45,998] 43,575
Search and navigation equipment...| 3,006 3,007 3,032| 0.0] -0.8 44 3,241 2,959] -5.8 8,813] 9,115
Measuring and controlling devices... 5,592 5,376 5,324) +4.0] +1.0) -0.2 6,139) 5,424) +14.5) 16,260) 14,044
Medical instruments and supplies 4,941 4,919) 4,845) +0.4) +1.5) +3.2 5,420 4,794 +8.2) 14,492) 13,563
Photographic goods 1,917] 1,779] 1,740) +7.8] +22] -4.1) 1,997] 1,589] 1,400] 2,027] -1.5} 4.986] 5,430
All other durable goods.. 19,015] 19,167] 19,374] -0.8) -1.1] -2.2) 19,857] 18,835] 17,019] 22,717] -12.6] 55,711] 62,054
Nondurable goods industries.............. 164,548] 164,640] 164,889) -0.1 -0.2 -0.4] 167,206] 160,656] 152,333] 169,378 -1.3] 480,195] 478,959
With unfilled orders. 38,167] 37,929} 38,033} +0.6 -0.3} -1.4] 38,190} 37,051] 34,889] 39,611 -3.6] 110,130} 113,221
Food and kindred products. ..| 43,984] 43,658] 42,970] +0.7} +1.6] -0.7} 44,902] 42,282) 40,199] 42,999] +4.4] 127,383] 122,788
Meat products... cose 10,277| 10,051) 9,887] +2.21 +1.7| -1.8| 10,317] 9,735] 91349] 9,530] +83] 29,401] 27,621
Dairy products. 6.637} 6,521] 6,297] +1.8] +36] -0.7| 6954] 6,305] 5,994] 6,52a| +6.6| 19,253 18,287
Beverages. 7,032) 7,104) 6,724) -1.0] +5.7) -0.9] 6,991) 6,474] 5,836] 6,577) +6.3| 19,301] 18,271
All other foods, except fats and oils | 18,141 18,124) 18,124) +0.1 0.0] -0.4] 18,743] 17,910] 17,082] 18,488] +1.4) 53,735, 53,169
Tobacco products. 4,258 4,397) 4,464) 3.2 “1.5 “1.4 4,460) 4,325) 4,211 4,758) -6.3] 12,996) 13,083
Textile mill products. 5,949 6,097! 6,085) 2.4) +0.2| “1.2 6,267 5,963 5,271 6,973} -10.1 17,501 18,992
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles... cectertissneeeeed 3,368] 3,418] 3,448] -1.5] 0.9] +0.6] 3,683] 3,402) 3,093] 4,008] -8.1] 10,178| 10,815
Paper and allied products. 13,852] 13,865] 13,889 -0.1 -0.2| -2.0] 13,970] 13,911 13,340] 14,897 6.2) 41,221 42,985
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products..... 5,468] 5,470] 5,593] 0.0] -2.2] +1.1] 5,519] 5,587] 5,441] 5,842] -5.5] 16,547] 17,330
Paperboard containers and boxes...| 3,611 3,635 3,587 0.7] +1.3 -3.6 3,669} 3,629} 3,459] 4,069} -9.8) 10,757] 11,592
Miscellaneous converted
paper products........ 4,773) 4,760] 4,709] +0.3] +1.1] -4.4] 4,782] 4,695] 4,440] 4,986] -4.1] 13,917] 14,063
Chemicals and allied products. “} 36,665] 36,719] 36,664] -0.1] +0.2] -0.4] 38,457] 36,076] 34.289] 38,276] +0.5] 108,822] 107,790
Industrial chemical: .| 15,235] 15,385] 15,464) -1.0) -O.5] +0.2) 15,647] 15,601] 14,797] 16,631 5.9 46,045 48,073
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries. 17,430) 17,385] 17,142] +0.3) +1.4 -1.9] 18,042] 16,511 15,863] 16,783) +75 50,416] 47,426
Petroleum and coal products. wd 19,469] 19,774) 20,609) “1.5 41 +1.0] 18,145] 18,240] 18,743] 19,158] 5.3] 55,128) 53,214
Rubber and plastics products. 13,847] 13,927] 13,993 -0.6 0.5} +1.7] 14,650] 14,144] 12,887] 15,495 -5.5) 41,681 43,442
All other nondurable goods... 26,524| 26,203] 26.215] +1.2) 0.0] -1.2| 26,355] 25,715] 23,393] 26,822) -1.7) 75,463] 76,665,

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