[Economic Indicators October, 2008]
[Page Number 21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS
In September, manufacturers' shipments, inventories and new orders fell,
while unfilled orders rose.
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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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1998 ............................................................. 324,984 185,966 139,019 449,065 290,700 158,365 317,345 178,327 62,133 496,083 1.39
1999 ............................................................. 335,991 193,895 142,096 463,625 296,553 167,072 329,770 187,674 64,392 505,498 1.35
2000 ............................................................. 350,715 197,807 152,908 481,673 306,727 174,946 346,789 193,881 69,278 549,445 1.35
2001 ............................................................. 330,875 181,201 149,674 428,113 267,829 160,284 322,746 173,072 58,246 514,349 1.38
2002 ............................................................. 326,227 176,968 149,259 423,133 260,582 162,551 316,809 167,550 51,817 462,122 1.28
2003 ............................................................. 334,616 178,549 156,067 408,304 246,963 161,341 330,369 174,302 52,894 477,608 1.24
2004 ............................................................. 359,081 188,722 170,359 440,697 265,070 175,627 354,619 184,261 56,094 496,343 1.19
2005 ............................................................. 395,173 202,070 193,103 472,860 283,598 189,262 395,401 202,298 65,770 572,835 1.17
2006 ............................................................. 418,330 213,408 204,923 511,487 309,914 201,573 419,793 214,871 71,725 660,406 1.19
2007 ............................................................. 423,423 213,572 209,851 530,664 320,757 209,907 427,597 217,746 74,288 773,297 1.23
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x2007:Sept ....................................................... 422,225 212,453 209,772 521,995 314,636 207,359 425,399 215,627 74,677 740,534 1.24
Oct ........................................................ 427,623 213,240 214,383 522,777 315,650 207,127 430,254 215,871 72,501 748,304 1.22
Nov ........................................................ 435,555 212,950 222,605 526,439 317,534 208,905 437,808 215,203 75,585 755,712 1.21
Dec ........................................................ 433,063 211,274 221,789 530,664 320,757 209,907 445,917 224,128 78,238 773,297 1.23
2008:Jan ......................................................... 437,643 215,917 221,726 537,497 322,384 215,113 435,415 213,689 73,271 777,859 1.23
Feb ........................................................ 429,531 211,772 217,759 540,675 323,841 216,834 433,860 216,101 74,408 786,860 1.26
Mar ........................................................ 434,378 209,778 224,600 545,791 327,066 218,725 440,216 215,616 75,431 797,114 1.26
Apr ........................................................ 446,031 213,591 232,440 545,633 328,911 216,722 445,915 213,475 73,609 802,972 1.22
May ........................................................ 447,411 211,049 236,362 548,825 330,426 218,399 450,033 213,671 73,639 810,293 1.23
June ....................................................... 455,873 212,947 242,926 555,627 333,127 222,500 459,576 216,650 71,958 818,023 1.22
July ....................................................... 462,379 217,549 244,830 559,070 336,185 222,885 462,993 218,163 74,498 824,232 1.21
Aug r....................................................... 445,455 208,339 237,116 562,781 339,033 223,748 443,200 206,084 68,694 826,529 1.26
Sept p...................................................... 432,943 208,865 224,078 558,691 340,258 218,433 431,989 207,911 69,210 829,508 1.29
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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.
Source: Department of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census.