[Economic Indicators May, 2006]
[Page Number 21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS
In April, manufacturers' shipments were about unchanged, inventories
rose, while new orders fell and unfilled orders rose. (Series revised.)
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Manufacturers' shipments \1\ Manufacturers' inventories \2\ Manufacturers' new orders \1\
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Durable goods Manufac- turers'
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Period Durable Nondurable Durable Nondurable Capital unfilled tory--
Total goods goods Total goods goods Total goods orders \2\ shipments
Total industries, ratio
nondefense \3\
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Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except as noted
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1996 r............................................................ 299,766 164,883 134,883 430,679 272,595 158,084 297,282 162,399 54,066 488,842 1.43
1997 r............................................................ 319,558 178,949 140,610 443,768 281,154 162,614 314,986 174,377 60,697 513,057 1.37
1998 r............................................................ 324,984 185,966 139,019 449,216 290,765 158,451 317,345 178,327 62,133 496,160 1.38
1999 r............................................................ 335,991 193,895 142,096 463,744 296,615 167,129 329,770 187,674 64,392 505,543 1.35
2000 r............................................................ 350,715 197,807 152,908 481,847 306,889 174,958 346,789 193,881 69,278 549,530 1.35
2001 r............................................................ 335,242 183,592 151,650 447,881 279,825 168,056 326,435 174,786 58,232 511,562 1.39
2002 r............................................................ 330,437 180,703 149,734 439,473 272,146 167,327 322,242 172,507 53,927 478,479 1.32
2003 r............................................................ 331,010 177,520 153,490 406,816 246,840 159,976 325,067 171,578 52,263 473,758 1.27
2004 r............................................................ 354,934 187,660 167,274 434,863 263,936 170,927 350,672 183,398 55,381 495,278 1.19
2005 r............................................................ 378,737 198,781 179,956 452,049 273,123 178,926 379,136 199,180 67,149 576,197 1.18
2005:Apr r........................................................ 372,619 195,263 177,356 445,674 270,107 175,567 366,204 188,848 61,138 495,196 1.20
May r....................................................... 376,001 196,826 179,175 444,876 270,748 174,128 381,214 202,039 71,923 506,606 1.18
June r...................................................... 374,870 196,360 178,510 444,891 269,244 175,647 382,988 204,478 68,934 520,750 1.19
July r...................................................... 375,769 195,197 180,572 447,555 271,254 176,301 373,785 193,213 64,853 525,165 1.19
Aug r....................................................... 384,246 200,373 183,873 446,434 270,358 176,076 385,870 201,997 68,293 533,449 1.16
Sept r...................................................... 383,109 200,206 182,903 446,221 270,229 175,992 381,665 198,762 62,793 538,467 1.16
Oct r....................................................... 385,959 203,274 182,685 449,332 271,604 177,728 387,884 205,199 67,432 546,785 1.16
Nov r....................................................... 387,360 204,068 183,292 449,992 273,273 176,719 397,596 214,304 80,435 563,614 1.16
Dec r....................................................... 394,485 210,500 183,985 452,049 273,123 178,926 400,150 216,165 79,966 576,197 1.15
2006:Jan r........................................................ 397,247 207,805 189,442 456,157 274,309 181,848 389,235 199,793 65,797 574,678 1.15
Feb r....................................................... 391,045 208,362 182,683 454,016 273,012 181,004 389,720 207,037 68,884 581,518 1.16
Mar r....................................................... 394,896 209,008 185,888 457,914 275,685 182,229 405,387 219,499 76,888 598,726 1.16
Apr p....................................................... 394,932 206,837 188,095 460,909 277,983 182,926 397,976 209,881 72,320 607,879 1.17
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\1\ Annual data are averages of
monthly not seasonally adjusted
figures; monthly data are seasonally
adjusted totals for month. Shipments
are the same as sales.
\2\ Seasonally adjusted, end of
period.
\3\ Annual data are averages of
seasonally adjusted monthly ratios.
Note.--Manufacturers' nondurable
new orders (not shown) are the same
as nondurable shipments. Also, there
are no unfilled nondurable orders;
data shown for total unfilled orders
are durable unfilled orders.
Total and durable shipments and
inventories include data on
semiconductors; new and unfilled
orders do not.
Data reflect benchmark and
seasonal adjustment revisions
released on May 19, 2006; seasonally
adjusted data revised beginning
1992. For details on the revisions
see, Benchmark Report for
Manufacturers' Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders: January
1992 Through December 2005.
Source: Department of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census.