Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders
March 2000 All figures in text are in seasonally adjusted current dollars Summary
New orders for manufactured goods in March increased $8.3
billion or 2.2 percent to $383.2 billion, the Department of
Commerce, Bureau of the Census reported today. This follows a
slight February decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders
increased 1.9 percent. Year to date, new orders are 8.7 percent
above the same period a year ago; new orders for the first
quarter are 2.5 percent above fourth quarter 1999.
Shipments increased $6.2 billion or 1.7 percent to $377.1
billion, following a 0.1 percent February increase. This is the
sixth consecutive increase and the largest since January 1997.
Year to date, shipments are 8.1 percent above the same period a
year ago; shipments for the first quarter are 2.3 percent above
fourth quarter 1999. Unfilled orders increased $6.1 billion or 1.1 percent to $552.7
billion, following a 0.7 percent February increase. This is the
ninth consecutive increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments
ratio was 2.59, down from 2.61 in February. Inventories increased $0.2 billion to $476.2 billion, following
a 0.7 percent February increase. This is the seventh
consecutive increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was
1.26, down from 1.28 in February. New Orders
New orders for manufactured durable goods in March increased
$7.3 billion or 3.5 percent to $217.6 billion, revised from the
previously published 2.6 percent increase. Electronic and other electrical equipment, led by electronic
components, had the largest increase, $4.2 billion or 10.2
percent to $45.2 billion. This is the eighth increase in the
last ten months and the largest since August 1997.
Transportation equipment increased $1.9 billion or 4.1 percent
to $48.5 billion. Instruments and related products increased
$0.8 billion or 5.3 percent to $15.3 billion. Industrial
machinery and equipment, down four of the last five months,
decreased $0.7 billion or 1.7 percent to $40.7 billion.
New orders for nondurable goods, up nine of the last eleven
months, increased $1.0 billion or 0.6 percent to $165.6 billion.
Petroleum and coal products and paper and allied products had
the largest increases. Shipments Shipments of durable goods in March increased $4.7 billion or
2.3 percent to $211.2 billion, revised from the previously
published 1.5 percent increase. This is the ninth increase in
the last eleven months. Transportation equipment, led
by motor vehicles and parts, had the largest increase, $1.7
billion or 3.7 percent to $48.6 billion. Electronic and other
electrical equipment increased $0.9 billion or 2.3 percent to
$38.9 billion. This is the fourth increase in the last five
months. Industrial machinery and equipment increased $0.8
billion or 1.9 percent to $40.9 billion. Instruments and
related products up seven of the last eight months, increased
$0.4 billion or 2.7 percent to $15.2 billion. Shipments of nondurable goods increased $1.6 billion or 1.0
percent to $165.9 billion. This is the tenth increase in the
last eleven months. Paper and allied products had the largest
increase, $0.4 billion or 3.1 percent to $14.8 billion. This is
the ninth increase in the last eleven months. Unfilled Orders Unfilled orders for durable goods in March increased $6.3
billion or 1.2 percent to $527.1 billion, revised from the
previously published 1.1 percent increase. This is the ninth
consecutive increase. Electronic and other electrical equipment
had the largest increase, $6.4 billion or 7.3 percent to $94.2
billion, mostly due to electronic components. This is the
fifteenth increase in the last sixteen months and the largest
since August 1997. Industrial machinery and equipment, down for
the first time since June 1999, decreased $0.3 billion or 0.3
percent to $83.8 billion. Inventories Inventories of durable goods in March decreased $0.2 billion or
0.1 percent to $298.3 billion. This is the first decrease since
August 1999. Industrial machinery and equipment had the largest decrease,
$0.2 billion or 0.3 percent to $60.7 billion. Transportation
equipment, up three consecutive months, increased $0.2 billion
or 0.2 percent to $70.0 billion. Inventories of nondurable goods, up nine consecutive months,
increased $0.4 billion or 0.2 percent to $177.9 billion. By stage of fabrication, March finished goods increased 0.4
percent in durables and decreased 0.4 percent in nondurables.
Work in process decreased 0.4 percent in durables and increased
1.0 percent in nondurables. Materials and supplies decreased
0.1 percent in durables and increased 0.8 percent in
nondurables. TABLE 1, PART 1: VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
------Seasonally Adjusted ---
Monthly
(Millions of dollars)
Industry
Mar. Feb. Jan.
2000(p) 2000(r) 2000
All manufacturing industries. . . . . 377,108 370,865 370,565
Manufacturing industries with
unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . . . . 213,270 209,480 211,102
without defense capital goods . . . . . 370,493 364,860 364,312
Durable goods industries . . . . . . . . 211,230 206,555 209,442
With unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . 173,796 170,606 172,674
Stone, clay, and glass products. . . . . 9,125 8,963 8,893
Primary metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,024 15,969 16,091
Blast furnaces, steel mills . . . . . 6,319 6,172 6,198
Iron and steel foundries. . . . . . . 1,523 1,478 1,624
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,182 8,319 8,269
Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . 20,867 20,521 20,673
Industrial machinery and equipment . . . 40,948 40,193 41,311
Engines and turbines. . . . . . . . . 2,689 2,762 3,248
Farm and garden machinery . . . . . . 2,107 1,933 1,892
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. . . . . 4,026 3,921 3,998
Metalworking machinery. . . . . . . . 3,925 3,633 3,800
Computer and office equipment . . . . 12,769 12,916 12,767
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . 38,861 37,987 38,035
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . . . . . . . 4,235 4,133 4,139
Household appliances. . . . . . . . . 2,523 2,486 2,474
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment. . . . . . . . . . 2,587 2,523 2,585
Household audio and
video equipment. . . . . . . . . . . 1,205 1,143 1,118
Communications equipment. . . . . . . 10,046 9,788 9,814
Electronic components . . . . . . . . 16,027 15,807 15,456
Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . 48,585 46,845 48,663
Motor vehicles and parts . . . . . . 34,585 33,026 34,317
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . . . . 9,749 10,291 10,989
Shipbuilding and tanks . . . . . . . 1,049 1,046 1,069
Instruments and related products . . . . 15,152 14,754 14,645
Search and navigation equipment . . . 3,189 3,002 3,117
Measuring and controlling devices . . 4,868 4,705 4,404
Medical instruments and supplies. . . 4,624 4,579 4,661
Photographic goods. . . . . . . . . . 1,969 1,974 1,973
All other durable goods. . . . . . . . . 21,668 21,323 21,131
Nondurable goods industries. . . . . . . 165,878 164,310 161,123
With unfilled orders. . . . . . . . . 39,474 38,874 38,428
Food and kindred products. . . . . . . . 42,207 42,051 41,598
Meat products . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,569 9,605 9,230
Dairy products. . . . . . . . . . . . 6,246 6,116 6,012
Beverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,652 6,598 6,577
All other foods, except fats and oils 17,884 17,907 18,044
Tobacco products . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,398 4,306 4,310
Textile mill products. . . . . . . . . . 6,518 6,598 6,462
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles. . . . . . . . . . . 3,646 3,672 3,538
Paper and allied products. . . . . . . . 14,752 14,309 14,168
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products. . . . . . 5,812 5,816 5,731
Paperboard containers and boxes . . . 3,984 3,844 3,782
Miscellaneous converted
paper products. . . . . . . . . . . 4,956 4,649 4,655
Chemicals and allied products. . . . . . 36,491 36,579 35,658
Industrial chemicals. . . . . . . . . 16,220 16,027 15,903
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries. . . . . 16,090 16,496 15,809
Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . 19,817 19,433 18,308
Rubber and plastics products . . . . . . 14,622 14,441 14,304
All other nondurable goods . . . . . . . 27,073 26,593 26,315
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TABLE 1, PART 2: VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
------Percent Change ------
Industry
Feb.- Jan. Dec.-
Mar. Feb. Jan.
All manufacturing industries. . . . . +1.7 +0.1 +0.7
Manufacturing industries with
unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . . . . +1.8 -0.8 +1.0
without defense capital goods . . . . . +1.5 +0.2 +0.8
Durable goods industries . . . . . . . . +2.3 -1.4 +1.4
With unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . +1.9 -1.2 +1.4
Stone, clay, and glass products. . . . . +1.8 +0.8 -0.1
Primary metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . +0.3 -0.8 +2.1
Blast furnaces, steel mills . . . . . +2.4 -0.4 +1.7
Iron and steel foundries. . . . . . . +3.0 -9.0 +3.1
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1.6 +0.6 +2.2
Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . +1.7 -0.7 +1.4
Industrial machinery and equipment . . . +1.9 -2.7 +6.8
Engines and turbines. . . . . . . . . -2.6 -15.0 +26.8
Farm and garden machinery . . . . . . +9.0 +2.2 +2.0
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. . . . . +2.7 -1.9 +4.4
Metalworking machinery. . . . . . . . +8.0 -4.4 +1.9
Computer and office equipment . . . . -1.1 +1.2 +15.3
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . +2.3 -0.1 +4.8
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . . . . . . . +2.5 -0.1 +4.2
Household appliances. . . . . . . . . +1.5 +0.5 +4.4
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment. . . . . . . . . . +2.5 -2.4 -2.4
Household audio and
video equipment. . . . . . . . . . . +5.4 +2.2 +13.2
Communications equipment. . . . . . . +2.6 -0.3 +11.3
Electronic components . . . . . . . . +1.4 +2.3 +1.9
Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . +3.7 -3.7 -2.9
Motor vehicles and parts . . . . . . +4.7 -3.8 +0.4
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . . . . -5.3 -6.4 -6.8
Shipbuilding and tanks . . . . . . . +0.3 -2.2 +17.2
Instruments and related products . . . . +2.7 +0.7 -3.5
Search and navigation equipment . . . +6.2 -3.7 -2.3
Measuring and controlling devices . . +3.5 +6.8 -5.3
Medical instruments and supplies. . . +1.0 -1.8 -3.4
Photographic goods. . . . . . . . . . -0.3 +0.1 -1.9
All other durable goods. . . . . . . . . +1.6 +0.9 -0.1
Nondurable goods industries. . . . . . . +1.0 +2.0 -0.2
With unfilled orders. . . . . . . . . +1.5 +1.2 -1.1
Food and kindred products. . . . . . . . +0.4 +1.1 -1.4
Meat products . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.4 +4.1 -2.1
Dairy products. . . . . . . . . . . . +2.1 +1.7 -5.1
Beverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +0.8 +0.3 +3.2
All other foods, except fats and oils -0.1 -0.8 -0.7
Tobacco products . . . . . . . . . . . . +2.1 -0.1 -0.3
Textile mill products. . . . . . . . . . -1.2 +2.1 -2.3
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles. . . . . . . . . . . -0.7 +3.8 -3.1
Paper and allied products. . . . . . . . +3.1 +1.0 -1.4
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products. . . . . . -0.1 +1.5 +0.6
Paperboard containers and boxes . . . +3.6 +1.6 +2.0
Miscellaneous converted
paper products. . . . . . . . . . . +6.6 -0.1 -6.4
Chemicals and allied products. . . . . . -0.2 +2.6 +0.1
Industrial chemicals. . . . . . . . . +1.2 +0.8 -1.0
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries. . . . . -2.5 +4.3 +1.6
Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . +2.0 +6.1 +5.1
Rubber and plastics products . . . . . . +1.3 +1.0 -0.7
All other nondurable goods . . . . . . . +1.8 +1.1 -0.5
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TABLE 1, PART 3: VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
---Not Seasonally Adjusted(1) ---
Monthly
(Millions of dollars)
Industry
Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar.
2000(p) 2000(r) 2000 1999
All manufacturing industries. . . . . 399,124 365,756 333,352 369,208
Manufacturing industries with
unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . . . . 228,937 205,875 185,961 213,417
without defense capital goods . . . . . 391,934 359,808 328,283 362,035
Durable goods industries . . . . . . . . 230,310 205,200 184,327 215,480
With unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . 189,398 167,685 150,541 176,528
Stone, clay, and glass products. . . . . 9,146 8,406 7,743 8,418
Primary metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,863 16,424 15,333 15,242
Blast furnaces, steel mills . . . . . 6,675 6,402 6,033 5,905
Iron and steel foundries. . . . . . . 1,618 1,539 1,498 1,655
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,570 8,483 7,802 7,682
Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . 21,763 20,611 18,765 21,274
Industrial machinery and equipment . . . 48,429 38,750 34,358 43,579
Engines and turbines. . . . . . . . . 3,009 2,565 2,412 2,605
Farm and garden machinery . . . . . . 3,048 2,294 1,733 2,757
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. . . . . 4,630 4,064 3,580 4,617
Metalworking machinery. . . . . . . . 4,190 3,384 2,973 3,696
Computer and office equipment . . . . 16,552 11,425 9,525 14,472
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . 42,052 36,667 32,417 35,501
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . . . . . . . 4,693 4,206 3,614 4,156
Household appliances. . . . . . . . . 2,804 2,452 2,019 2,573
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment. . . . . . . . . . 2,776 2,515 2,252 2,522
Household audio and
video equipment. . . . . . . . . . . 1,193 1,040 962 991
Communications equipment. . . . . . . 11,606 8,856 7,617 9,208
Electronic components . . . . . . . . 16,781 15,586 13,909 13,759
Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . 53,048 49,059 44,448 53,786
Motor vehicles and parts . . . . . . 38,033 35,689 32,552 36,601
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . . . . 10,504 9,904 9,057 13,063
Shipbuilding and tanks . . . . . . . 1,121 1,025 866 1,120
Instruments and related products . . . . 16,400 14,492 12,717 15,738
Search and navigation equipment . . . 3,444 3,015 2,659 3,420
Measuring and controlling devices . . 5,325 4,761 3,920 4,451
Medical instruments and supplies. . . 5,079 4,456 4,096 5,461
Photographic goods. . . . . . . . . . 2,027 1,789 1,614 1,903
All other durable goods. . . . . . . . . 22,609 20,791 18,546 21,942
Nondurable goods industries. . . . . . . 168,814 160,556 149,025 153,728
With unfilled orders. . . . . . . . . 39,539 38,190 35,420 36,889
Food and kindred products. . . . . . . . 42,965 40,883 38,906 42,543
Meat products . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,523 9,459 8,632 8,590
Dairy products. . . . . . . . . . . . 6,490 5,927 5,836 6,911
Beverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,593 5,967 5,727 6,183
All other foods, except fats and oils 18,503 17,705 16,976 18,907
Tobacco products . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,781 4,225 4,100 4,491
Textile mill products. . . . . . . . . . 6,884 6,427 5,592 6,734
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles. . . . . . . . . . . 4,026 3,651 3,156 3,966
Paper and allied products. . . . . . . . 14,887 14,438 13,650 13,495
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products. . . . . . 5,846 5,943 5,545 5,159
Paperboard containers and boxes . . . 4,062 3,852 3,671 3,299
Miscellaneous converted
paper products. . . . . . . . . . . 4,979 4,643 4,434 5,037
Chemicals and allied products. . . . . . 38,395 35,858 33,656 35,471
Industrial chemicals. . . . . . . . . 16,728 16,219 15,223 15,120
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries. . . . . 16,806 15,646 14,997 15,721
Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . 18,578 17,825 16,231 11,434
Rubber and plastics products . . . . . . 15,473 14,704 13,243 14,404
All other nondurable goods . . . . . . . 26,851 26,196 23,647 25,156
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TABLE 1, PART 4: VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
---Not Seasonally Adjusted(1) ---
Year to date
(Millions of dollars)
Industry
Mar.
00/99 2000(p) 1999
All manufacturing industries. . . . . +8.1 1,098,232 1,017,790
Manufacturing industries with
unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . . . . +7.3 620,773 581,325
without defense capital goods . . . . . +8.3 1,080,025 998,369
Durable goods industries . . . . . . . . +6.9 619,837 580,847
With unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . +7.3 507,624 473,621
Stone, clay, and glass products. . . . . +8.6 25,295 23,498
Primary metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . +10.6 48,620 43,463
Blast furnaces, steel mills . . . . . +13.0 19,110 16,917
Iron and steel foundries. . . . . . . -2.2 4,655 4,639
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +11.6 24,855 21,907
Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . +2.3 61,139 60,416
Industrial machinery and equipment . . . +11.1 121,537 109,646
Engines and turbines. . . . . . . . . +15.5 7,986 6,790
Farm and garden machinery . . . . . . +10.6 7,075 6,765
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. . . . . +0.3 12,274 12,193
Metalworking machinery. . . . . . . . +13.4 10,547 9,773
Computer and office equipment . . . . +14.4 37,502 32,303
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . +18.5 111,136 94,508
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . . . . . . . +12.9 12,513 11,008
Household appliances. . . . . . . . . +9.0 7,275 6,744
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment. . . . . . . . . . +10.1 7,543 6,774
Household audio and
video equipment. . . . . . . . . . . +20.4 3,195 2,873
Communications equipment. . . . . . . +26.0 28,079 22,218
Electronic components . . . . . . . . +22.0 46,276 38,637
Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . -1.4 146,555 146,958
Motor vehicles and parts . . . . . . +3.9 106,274 102,333
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . . . . -19.6 29,465 34,867
Shipbuilding and tanks . . . . . . . +0.1 3,012 2,785
Instruments and related products . . . . +4.2 43,609 41,896
Search and navigation equipment . . . +0.7 9,118 9,285
Measuring and controlling devices . . +19.6 14,006 12,233
Medical instruments and supplies. . . -7.0 13,631 14,096
Photographic goods. . . . . . . . . . +6.5 5,430 4,893
All other durable goods. . . . . . . . . +3.0 61,946 60,462
Nondurable goods industries. . . . . . . +9.8 478,395 436,943
With unfilled orders. . . . . . . . . +7.2 113,149 107,704
Food and kindred products. . . . . . . . +1.0 122,754 121,699
Meat products . . . . . . . . . . . . +10.9 27,614 24,996
Dairy products. . . . . . . . . . . . -6.1 18,253 19,827
Beverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +6.6 18,287 17,237
All other foods, except fats and oils -2.1 53,184 53,802
Tobacco products . . . . . . . . . . . . +6.5 13,106 12,380
Textile mill products. . . . . . . . . . +2.2 18,903 18,771
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles. . . . . . . . . . . +1.5 10,833 11,127
Paper and allied products. . . . . . . . +10.3 42,975 40,175
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products. . . . . . +13.3 17,334 15,407
Paperboard containers and boxes . . . +23.1 11,585 9,960
Miscellaneous converted
paper products. . . . . . . . . . . -1.2 14,056 14,808
Chemicals and allied products. . . . . . +8.2 107,909 98,857
Industrial chemicals. . . . . . . . . +10.6 48,170 44,162
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries. . . . . +6.9 47,449 43,062
Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . +62.5 52,634 31,390
Rubber and plastics products . . . . . . +7.4 43,420 40,518
All other nondurable goods . . . . . . . +6.7 76,694 73,153
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(p) Preliminary (r)Revised
(1)Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are
adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.
SOURCE: Current Industrial Reports: Manufacturers' Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders,19 0.
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TABLE 2, PART 1: VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
------Seasonally Adjusted ---
Monthly
(Millions of dollars)
Industry
Mar. Feb. Jan.
2000(p) 2000(r) 2000
All manufacturing industries. . . . . 383,190 374,882 374,967
Manufacturing industries with
unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . . . . 219,352 213,497 215,504
without defense capital goods . . . . . 377,038 368,194 368,155
Durable goods industries . . . . . . . . 217,565 210,255 213,982
With unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . 180,131 174,306 177,214
Stone, clay, and glass products. . . . . 9,128 8,946 9,077
Primary metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,886 15,824 16,065
Blast furnaces, steel mills . . . . . 6,228 6,130 6,254
Iron and steel foundries. . . . . . . 1,534 1,476 1,624
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,124 8,218 8,187
Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . 20,878 20,387 20,627
Industrial machinery and equipment . . . 40,666 41,365 42,937
Engines and turbines. . . . . . . . . 2,590 3,092 3,326
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. . . . . 3,882 3,978 4,010
Metalworking machinery. . . . . . . . 3,747 3,884 4,252
Computer and office equipment . . . . 12,685 13,086 12,666
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . 45,238 41,056 37,364
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . . . . . . . 4,199 4,170 4,159
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment. . . . . . . . . . 2,486 2,584 2,873
Communications equipment. . . . . . . 10,664 9,935 10,527
Electronic components . . . . . . . . 21,431 18,491 13,781
Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . 48,534 46,609 51,438
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . . . . 10,489 9,482 12,815
Shipbuilding and tanks . . . . . . . 782 1,761 850
Instruments and related products . . . . 15,323 14,546 15,306
Search and navigation equipment . . . 3,004 2,826 3,190
Measuring and controlling devices . . 5,030 4,649 4,627
Medical instruments and supplies. . . 4,819 4,618 5,037
All other durable goods. . . . . . . . . 21,912 21,522 21,168
Nondurable goods industries. . . . . . . 165,625 164,627 160,985
With unfilled orders. . . . . . . . . 39,221 39,191 38,290
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TABLE 2, PART 2: VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
------Percent Change ------
Industry
Feb.- Jan. Dec.-
Mar. Feb. Jan.
All manufacturing industries. . . . . +2.2 0.0 -1.2
Manufacturing industries with
unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . . . . +2.7 -0.9 -2.4
without defense capital goods . . . . . +2.4 0.0 -0.7
Durable goods industries . . . . . . . . +3.5 -1.7 -1.9
With unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . +3.3 -1.6 -2.6
Stone, clay, and glass products. . . . . +2.0 -1.4 +1.8
Primary metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . +0.4 -1.5 +4.7
Blast furnaces, steel mills . . . . . +1.6 -2.0 +6.1
Iron and steel foundries. . . . . . . +3.9 -9.1 +1.6
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1.1 +0.4 +4.3
Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . +2.4 -1.2 -1.2
Industrial machinery and equipment . . . -1.7 -3.7 +10.9
Engines and turbines. . . . . . . . . -16.2 -7.0 +26.3
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. . . . . -2.4 -0.8 +7.3
Metalworking machinery. . . . . . . . -3.5 -8.7 +22.8
Computer and office equipment . . . . -3.1 +3.3 +8.1
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . +10.2 +9.9 -10.0
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . . . . . . . +0.7 +0.3 +3.6
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment. . . . . . . . . . -3.8 -10.1 +7.0
Communications equipment. . . . . . . +7.3 -5.6 -5.7
Electronic components . . . . . . . . +15.9 +34.2 -22.2
Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . +4.1 -9.4 -7.6
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . . . . +10.6 -26.0 -16.5
Shipbuilding and tanks . . . . . . . -55.6 107.2 -62.1
Instruments and related products . . . . +5.3 -5.0 -3.8
Search and navigation equipment . . . +6.3 -11.4 -7.0
Measuring and controlling devices . . +8.2 +0.5 -5.7
Medical instruments and supplies. . . +4.4 -8.3 -0.1
All other durable goods. . . . . . . . . +1.8 +1.7 -0.3
Nondurable goods industries. . . . . . . +0.6 +2.3 -0.2
With unfilled orders. . . . . . . . . +0.1 +2.4 -1.2
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TABLE 2, PART 3: VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
---Not Seasonally Adjusted(1) ---
Monthly
(Millions of dollars)
Industry
Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar.
2000(p) 2000(r) 2000 1999
All manufacturing industries. . . . . 402,508 369,263 347,838 367,859
Manufacturing industries with
unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . . . . 232,321 209,382 200,447 212,068
without defense capital goods . . . . . 395,224 362,779 340,391 358,500
Durable goods industries . . . . . . . . 233,626 208,416 198,898 214,181
With unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . 192,714 170,901 165,112 175,229
Stone, clay, and glass products. . . . . 9,180 8,413 8,075 8,582
Primary metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,882 17,262 16,385 15,406
Blast furnaces, steel mills . . . . . 6,626 6,899 6,732 6,103
Iron and steel foundries. . . . . . . 1,681 1,618 1,624 1,537
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,575 8,745 8,029 7,766
Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . 21,807 20,603 19,124 21,295
Industrial machinery and equipment . . . 47,170 40,228 36,974 44,134
Engines and turbines. . . . . . . . . 2,462 2,631 2,415 3,488
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. . . . . 4,561 4,373 3,922 4,535
Metalworking machinery. . . . . . . . 4,012 3,635 3,425 3,624
Computer and office equipment . . . . 16,341 11,750 9,297 14,648
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . 45,919 38,024 36,135 34,282
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . . . . . . . 4,636 4,363 3,824 4,220
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment. . . . . . . . . . 2,675 2,576 2,540 2,543
Communications equipment. . . . . . . 12,035 9,130 8,057 9,556
Electronic components . . . . . . . . 20,040 16,245 16,143 12,273
Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . 53,619 48,578 49,609 53,049
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . . . . 11,964 8,727 12,855 12,352
Shipbuilding and tanks . . . . . . . 851 1,817 651 2,026
Instruments and related products . . . . 16,128 14,312 13,839 15,222
Search and navigation equipment . . . 3,285 2,933 2,852 3,513
Measuring and controlling devices . . 5,487 4,705 4,143 4,498
Medical instruments and supplies. . . 4,784 4,356 4,816 4,815
All other durable goods. . . . . . . . . 22,921 20,996 18,757 22,211
Nondurable goods industries. . . . . . . 168,882 160,847 148,940 153,678
With unfilled orders. . . . . . . . . 39,607 38,481 35,335 36,839
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TABLE 2, PART 4: VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
---Not Seasonally Adjusted(1) ---
Year to date
(Millions of dollars)
Industry
Mar.
00/99 2000(p) 1999
All manufacturing industries. . . . . +9.4 1,119,609 1,033,004
Manufacturing industries with
unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . . . . +9.6 642,150 596,539
without defense capital goods . . . . . +10.2 1,098,394 1,010,446
Durable goods industries . . . . . . . . +9.1 640,940 595,713
With unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . +10.0 528,727 488,487
Stone, clay, and glass products. . . . . +7.0 25,668 23,810
Primary metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . +9.6 50,529 45,371
Blast furnaces, steel mills . . . . . +8.6 20,257 18,083
Iron and steel foundries. . . . . . . +9.4 4,923 4,596
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +10.4 25,349 22,692
Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . +2.4 61,534 61,161
Industrial machinery and equipment . . . +6.9 124,372 112,223
Engines and turbines. . . . . . . . . -29.4 7,508 8,247
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. . . . . +0.6 12,856 12,546
Metalworking machinery. . . . . . . . +10.7 11,072 9,946
Computer and office equipment . . . . +11.6 37,388 32,306
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . +33.9 120,078 99,370
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . . . . . . . +9.9 12,823 11,290
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment. . . . . . . . . . +5.2 7,791 6,929
Communications equipment. . . . . . . +25.9 29,222 23,203
Electronic components . . . . . . . . +63.3 52,428 41,747
Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . +1.1 151,806 150,709
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . . . . -3.1 33,546 37,034
Shipbuilding and tanks . . . . . . . -58.0 3,319 4,224
Instruments and related products . . . . +6.0 44,279 42,040
Search and navigation equipment . . . -6.5 9,070 9,435
Measuring and controlling devices . . +22.0 14,335 12,499
Medical instruments and supplies. . . -0.6 13,956 13,780
All other durable goods. . . . . . . . . +3.2 62,674 61,029
Nondurable goods industries. . . . . . . +9.9 478,669 437,291
With unfilled orders. . . . . . . . . +7.5 113,423 108,052
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(p) Preliminary (r)Revised
(1)Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are
adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.
SOURCE: Current Industrial Reports: Manufacturers' Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders,19 0.
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TABLE 3, PART 1: VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' UNFILLED ORDERS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
------Seasonally Adjusted ---
Monthly
(Millions of dollars)
Industry
Mar. Feb. Jan.
2000(p) 2000(r) 2000
All manufacturing industries. . . . . 552,718 546,636 542,619
without defense capital goods . . . . . 458,153 451,608 448,274
Durable goods industries . . . . . . . . 527,110 520,775 517,075
Stone, clay, and glass products. . . . . 6,500 6,497 6,514
Primary metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,603 31,741 31,886
Blast furnaces, steel mills . . . . . 13,007 13,098 13,140
Iron and steel foundries. . . . . . . 4,748 4,737 4,739
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,848 13,906 14,007
Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . 25,035 25,024 25,158
Industrial machinery and equipment . . . 83,814 84,096 82,924
Engines and turbines. . . . . . . . . 24,523 24,622 24,292
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. . . . . 8,700 8,844 8,787
Metalworking machinery. . . . . . . . 7,015 7,193 6,942
Computer and office equipment . . . . 8,811 8,895 8,725
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . 94,241 87,864 84,795
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . . . . . . . 7,089 7,125 7,088
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment. . . . . . . . . . 5,280 5,381 5,320
Communications equipment. . . . . . . 26,433 25,815 25,668
Electronic components . . . . . . . . 48,899 43,495 40,811
Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . 229,949 230,000 230,236
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . . . . 193,173 192,433 193,242
Shipbuilding and tanks . . . . . . . 19,849 20,116 19,401
Instruments and related products . . . . 47,039 46,868 47,076
Search and navigation equipment . . . 25,038 25,223 25,399
Measuring and controlling devices . . 10,461 10,299 10,355
Medical instruments and supplies. . . 10,626 10,431 10,392
All other durable goods. . . . . . . . . 8,929 8,685 8,486
Nondurable goods industries. . . . . . . 25,608 25,861 25,544
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TABLE 3, PART 2: VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' UNFILLED ORDERS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
------Percent Change ------
Industry
Feb.- Jan. Dec.-
Mar. Feb. Jan.
All manufacturing industries. . . . . +1.1 +0.7 +0.8
without defense capital goods . . . . . +1.4 +0.7 +0.9
Durable goods industries . . . . . . . . +1.2 +0.7 +0.9
Stone, clay, and glass products. . . . . 0.0 -0.3 +2.9
Primary metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.4 -0.5 -0.1
Blast furnaces, steel mills . . . . . -0.7 -0.3 +0.4
Iron and steel foundries. . . . . . . +0.2 0.0 0.0
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.4 -0.7 -0.6
Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . 0.0 -0.5 -0.2
Industrial machinery and equipment . . . -0.3 +1.4 +2.0
Engines and turbines. . . . . . . . . -0.4 +1.4 +0.3
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. . . . . -1.6 +0.6 +0.1
Metalworking machinery. . . . . . . . -2.5 +3.6 +7.0
Computer and office equipment . . . . -0.9 +1.9 -1.1
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . +7.3 +3.6 -0.8
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . . . . . . . -0.5 +0.5 +0.3
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment. . . . . . . . . . -1.9 +1.1 +5.7
Communications equipment. . . . . . . +2.4 +0.6 +2.9
Electronic components . . . . . . . . +12.4 +6.6 -3.9
Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . 0.0 -0.1 +1.2
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . . . . +0.4 -0.4 +1.0
Shipbuilding and tanks . . . . . . . -1.3 +3.7 -1.1
Instruments and related products . . . . +0.4 -0.4 +1.4
Search and navigation equipment . . . -0.7 -0.7 +0.3
Measuring and controlling devices . . +1.6 -0.5 +2.2
Medical instruments and supplies. . . +1.9 +0.4 +3.8
All other durable goods. . . . . . . . . +2.8 +2.3 +0.4
Nondurable goods industries. . . . . . . -1.0 +1.2 -0.5
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TABLE 3, PART 3: VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' UNFILLED ORDERS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
---Not Seasonally Adjusted ---
Monthly
(Millions of dollars)
Industry
Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar.
2000(p) 2000(r) 2000 1999
All manufacturing industries. . . . . 554,068 550,684 547,177 528,200
without defense capital goods . . . . . 457,420 454,130 451,159 429,350
Durable goods industries . . . . . . . . 528,882 525,566 522,350 504,906
Stone, clay, and glass products. . . . . 6,610 6,576 6,569 6,383
Primary metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,030 33,011 32,173 30,755
Blast furnaces, steel mills . . . . . 13,780 13,829 13,332 12,201
Iron and steel foundries. . . . . . . 4,932 4,869 4,790 5,309
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,318 14,313 14,051 13,245
Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . 25,143 25,099 25,107 26,179
Industrial machinery and equipment . . . 84,062 85,321 83,843 77,018
Engines and turbines. . . . . . . . . 24,320 24,867 24,801 20,182
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. . . . . 9,161 9,230 8,921 9,986
Metalworking machinery. . . . . . . . 7,015 7,193 6,942 6,619
Computer and office equipment . . . . 8,567 8,778 8,453 7,944
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . 92,629 88,762 87,405 62,668
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . . . . . . . 7,206 7,263 7,106 6,463
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment. . . . . . . . . . 5,280 5,381 5,320 5,177
Communications equipment. . . . . . . 26,766 26,337 26,063 18,042
Electronic components . . . . . . . . 46,626 43,367 42,708 26,765
Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . 231,633 231,062 231,543 246,335
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . . . . 194,589 193,129 194,306 206,175
Shipbuilding and tanks . . . . . . . 19,835 20,105 19,313 20,761
Instruments and related products . . . . 47,166 47,438 47,618 47,329
Search and navigation equipment . . . 25,372 25,531 25,613 26,578
Measuring and controlling devices . . 10,461 10,299 10,355 10,451
Medical instruments and supplies. . . 10,360 10,655 10,755 9,270
All other durable goods. . . . . . . . . 8,609 8,297 8,092 8,239
Nondurable goods industries. . . . . . . 25,186 25,118 24,827 23,294
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TABLE 3, PART 4: VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' UNFILLED ORDERS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
---Not Seasonally Adjusted ---
Year to date
(Millions of dollars)
Industry
Mar.
00/99
All manufacturing industries. . . . . +4.9
without defense capital goods . . . . . +6.5
Durable goods industries . . . . . . . . +4.7
Stone, clay, and glass products. . . . . +3.6
Primary metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . +7.4
Blast furnaces, steel mills . . . . . +12.9
Iron and steel foundries. . . . . . . -7.1
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +8.1
Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . -4.0
Industrial machinery and equipment . . . +9.1
Engines and turbines. . . . . . . . . +20.5
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. . . . . -8.3
Metalworking machinery. . . . . . . . +6.0
Computer and office equipment . . . . +7.8
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . +47.8
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . . . . . . . +11.5
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment. . . . . . . . . . +2.0
Communications equipment. . . . . . . +48.4
Electronic components . . . . . . . . +74.2
Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . -6.0
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . . . . -5.6
Shipbuilding and tanks . . . . . . . -4.5
Instruments and related products . . . . -0.3
Search and navigation equipment . . . -4.5
Measuring and controlling devices . . +0.1
Medical instruments and supplies. . . +11.8
All other durable goods. . . . . . . . . +4.5
Nondurable goods industries. . . . . . . +8.1
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SOURCE: Current Industrial Reports: Manufacturers' Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders,19 0.
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TABLE 4, PART 1: VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
------Seasonally Adjusted ---
Monthly
(Millions of dollars)
Industry
Mar. Feb. Jan.
2000(p) 2000(r) 2000
All manufacturing industries. . . . . 476,216 475,999 472,706
Manufacturing industries with
unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . . . . 314,425 314,444 312,230
without defense capital goods . . . . . 457,670 456,565 453,034
Durable goods industries . . . . . . . . 298,305 298,505 296,566
With unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . 272,918 273,003 271,094
Stone, clay, and glass products. . . . . 9,988 10,031 10,020
Primary metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,720 24,696 24,647
Blast furnaces, steel mills . . . . . 11,776 11,712 11,629
Iron and steel foundries. . . . . . . 1,570 1,587 1,597
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,374 11,397 11,421
Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . 31,788 31,911 31,669
Industrial machinery and equipment . . . 60,718 60,888 60,693
Engines and turbines. . . . . . . . . 4,674 4,639 4,603
Farm and garden machinery . . . . . . 3,802 3,814 3,848
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. . . . . 8,750 8,924 8,911
Metalworking machinery. . . . . . . . 8,081 8,095 8,059
Computer and office equipment . . . . 8,539 8,558 8,675
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . 43,846 43,923 43,612
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . . . . . . . 5,401 5,421 5,434
Household appliances. . . . . . . . . 2,461 2,515 2,523
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment. . . . . . . . . . 3,854 3,879 3,804
Household audio and
video equipment. . . . . . . . . . . 1,075 1,079 1,094
Communications equipment. . . . . . . 11,605 11,714 11,651
Electronic components . . . . . . . . 15,472 15,422 15,310
Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . 69,992 69,840 69,071
Motor vehicles and parts . . . . . . 17,945 18,171 17,992
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . . . . 45,976 45,388 44,787
Shipbuilding and tanks . . . . . . . 2,391 2,423 2,403
Instruments and related products . . . . 27,327 27,390 27,282
Search and navigation equipment . . . 6,738 6,818 6,917
Measuring and controlling devices . . 8,390 8,398 8,182
Medical instruments and supplies. . . 9,159 9,121 9,095
Photographic goods. . . . . . . . . . 2,327 2,334 2,362
All other durable goods. . . . . . . . . 29,926 29,826 29,572
Nondurable goods industries. . . . . . . 177,911 177,494 176,140
With unfilled orders. . . . . . . . . 41,507 41,441 41,136
Food and kindred products. . . . . . . . 39,307 39,164 39,021
Meat products . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,604 4,443 4,458
Dairy products. . . . . . . . . . . . 3,890 3,993 3,828
Beverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,794 8,781 8,872
All other foods, except fats and oils 20,423 20,327 20,254
Tobacco products . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,291 5,291 5,163
Textile mill products. . . . . . . . . . 10,224 10,163 10,131
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles. . . . . . . . . . . 6,115 6,074 6,076
Paper and allied products. . . . . . . . 16,535 16,559 16,381
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products. . . . . . 6,449 6,412 6,378
Paperboard containers and boxes . . . 4,303 4,349 4,336
Miscellaneous converted
paper products. . . . . . . . . . . 5,783 5,798 5,667
Chemicals and allied products. . . . . . 47,787 47,694 47,626
Industrial chemicals. . . . . . . . . 19,592 19,485 19,417
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries. . . . . 22,361 22,325 22,279
Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . 13,440 13,259 12,805
Rubber and plastics products . . . . . . 17,926 17,921 17,581
All other nondurable goods . . . . . . . 27,401 27,443 27,432
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TABLE 4, PART 2: VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
------Percent Change ------
Industry
Feb.- Jan. Dec.-
Mar. Feb. Jan.
All manufacturing industries. . . . . 0.0 +0.7 +0.5
Manufacturing industries with
unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 +0.7 +0.5
without defense capital goods . . . . . +0.2 +0.8 +0.4
Durable goods industries . . . . . . . . -0.1 +0.7 +0.5
With unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . 0.0 +0.7 +0.5
Stone, clay, and glass products. . . . . -0.4 +0.1 +1.3
Primary metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . +0.1 +0.2 +1.6
Blast furnaces, steel mills . . . . . +0.5 +0.7 +1.1
Iron and steel foundries. . . . . . . -1.1 -0.6 -1.2
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.2 -0.2 +2.6
Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . -0.4 +0.8 +0.9
Industrial machinery and equipment . . . -0.3 +0.3 +0.5
Engines and turbines. . . . . . . . . +0.8 +0.8 -0.3
Farm and garden machinery . . . . . . -0.3 -0.9 0.0
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. . . . . -1.9 +0.1 -0.4
Metalworking machinery. . . . . . . . -0.2 +0.4 +0.4
Computer and office equipment . . . . -0.2 -1.3 -2.1
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . -0.2 +0.7 0.0
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . . . . . . . -0.4 -0.2 +0.8
Household appliances. . . . . . . . . -2.1 -0.3 +0.8
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment. . . . . . . . . . -0.6 +2.0 +1.0
Household audio and
video equipment. . . . . . . . . . . -0.4 -1.4 -4.3
Communications equipment. . . . . . . -0.9 +0.5 -3.8
Electronic components . . . . . . . . +0.3 +0.7 +2.5
Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . +0.2 +1.1 0.0
Motor vehicles and parts . . . . . . -1.2 +1.0 +0.1
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . . . . +1.3 +1.3 -0.9
Shipbuilding and tanks . . . . . . . -1.3 +0.8 +1.3
Instruments and related products . . . . -0.2 +0.4 +0.4
Search and navigation equipment . . . -1.2 -1.4 +0.3
Measuring and controlling devices . . -0.1 +2.6 -0.6
Medical instruments and supplies. . . +0.4 +0.3 +1.2
Photographic goods. . . . . . . . . . -0.3 -1.2 +0.7
All other durable goods. . . . . . . . . +0.3 +0.9 +1.2
Nondurable goods industries. . . . . . . +0.2 +0.8 +0.5
With unfilled orders. . . . . . . . . +0.2 +0.7 +0.6
Food and kindred products. . . . . . . . +0.4 +0.4 0.0
Meat products . . . . . . . . . . . . +3.6 -0.3 -0.2
Dairy products. . . . . . . . . . . . -2.6 +4.3 -0.2
Beverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +0.1 -1.0 -1.3
All other foods, except fats and oils +0.5 +0.4 +0.6
Tobacco products . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 +2.5 +1.2
Textile mill products. . . . . . . . . . +0.6 +0.3 -0.3
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles. . . . . . . . . . . +0.7 0.0 -1.0
Paper and allied products. . . . . . . . -0.1 +1.1 +1.9
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products. . . . . . +0.6 +0.5 +0.8
Paperboard containers and boxes . . . -1.1 +0.3 +4.1
Miscellaneous converted
paper products. . . . . . . . . . . -0.3 +2.3 +1.6
Chemicals and allied products. . . . . . +0.2 +0.1 0.0
Industrial chemicals. . . . . . . . . +0.5 +0.4 -0.3
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries. . . . . +0.2 +0.2 +0.5
Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . +1.4 +3.5 +4.6
Rubber and plastics products . . . . . . 0.0 +1.9 0.0
All other nondurable goods . . . . . . . -0.2 0.0 -0.4
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TABLE 4, PART 3: VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
---Not Seasonally Adjusted ---
Monthly
(Millions of dollars)
Industry
Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar.
2000(p) 2000(r) 2000 1999
All manufacturing industries. . . . . 475,488 479,087 470,443 462,645
Manufacturing industries with
unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . . . . 313,108 315,425 309,063 308,289
without defense capital goods . . . . . 457,149 459,523 450,992 444,263
Durable goods industries . . . . . . . . 297,781 300,744 294,560 292,680
With unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . 271,621 274,228 268,545 267,338
Stone, clay, and glass products. . . . . 10,193 10,305 10,088 9,482
Primary metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,583 24,832 24,839 23,596
Blast furnaces, steel mills . . . . . 11,577 11,728 11,839 11,379
Iron and steel foundries. . . . . . . 1,619 1,621 1,586 1,676
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,387 11,483 11,414 10,541
Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . 32,027 31,962 31,468 31,043
Industrial machinery and equipment . . . 60,460 62,013 60,294 60,438
Engines and turbines. . . . . . . . . 4,564 4,636 4,409 4,134
Farm and garden machinery . . . . . . 4,086 4,306 4,269 3,981
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. . . . . 8,850 9,125 8,936 9,166
Metalworking machinery. . . . . . . . 7,928 8,016 7,814 7,824
Computer and office equipment . . . . 8,071 8,743 8,331 8,712
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . 43,398 44,154 42,970 39,982
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . . . . . . . 5,394 5,541 5,482 5,274
Household appliances. . . . . . . . . 2,543 2,630 2,477 2,478
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment. . . . . . . . . . 3,793 3,880 3,698 3,440
Household audio and
video equipment. . . . . . . . . . . 981 1,049 1,057 896
Communications equipment. . . . . . . 11,391 11,696 11,383 10,426
Electronic components . . . . . . . . 15,312 15,491 15,163 13,868
Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . 70,161 70,031 68,357 73,451
Motor vehicles and parts . . . . . . 18,224 18,267 17,899 17,735
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . . . . 45,794 45,452 44,184 49,861
Shipbuilding and tanks . . . . . . . 2,462 2,448 2,416 2,130
Instruments and related products . . . . 27,059 27,267 26,716 26,453
Search and navigation equipment . . . 6,626 6,751 6,747 6,718
Measuring and controlling devices . . 8,360 8,378 8,038 7,929
Medical instruments and supplies. . . 9,026 9,098 8,973 8,456
Photographic goods. . . . . . . . . . 2,329 2,324 2,244 2,581
All other durable goods. . . . . . . . . 29,900 30,180 29,828 28,235
Nondurable goods industries. . . . . . . 177,707 178,343 175,883 169,965
With unfilled orders. . . . . . . . . 41,487 41,197 40,518 40,951
Food and kindred products. . . . . . . . 38,861 39,374 39,436 37,277
Meat products . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,702 4,529 4,403 4,266
Dairy products. . . . . . . . . . . . 3,878 3,976 3,776 3,894
Beverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,790 8,819 8,877 8,538
All other foods, except fats and oils 19,856 20,331 20,694 18,722
Tobacco products . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,373 5,749 5,659 5,416
Textile mill products. . . . . . . . . . 10,248 10,259 10,109 10,082
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles. . . . . . . . . . . 6,099 6,157 6,121 6,202
Paper and allied products. . . . . . . . 16,729 16,697 16,429 16,236
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products. . . . . . 6,540 6,524 6,443 6,640
Paperboard containers and boxes . . . 4,357 4,390 4,352 3,989
Miscellaneous converted
paper products. . . . . . . . . . . 5,832 5,783 5,634 5,607
Chemicals and allied products. . . . . . 47,927 48,262 47,440 46,170
Industrial chemicals. . . . . . . . . 19,598 19,718 19,591 19,164
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries. . . . . 22,077 22,235 21,619 20,663
Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . 13,301 12,900 12,489 10,403
Rubber and plastics products . . . . . . 18,233 18,333 17,746 16,967
All other nondurable goods . . . . . . . 27,035 26,769 26,575 27,414
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TABLE 4, PART 4: VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS
---Not Seasonally Adjusted ---
Year to date
(Millions of dollars)
Industry
Mar.
00/99
All manufacturing industries. . . . . +2.8
Manufacturing industries with
unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . . . . +1.6
without defense capital goods . . . . . +2.9
Durable goods industries . . . . . . . . +1.7
With unfilled orders . . . . . . . . . +1.6
Stone, clay, and glass products. . . . . +7.5
Primary metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . +4.2
Blast furnaces, steel mills . . . . . +1.7
Iron and steel foundries. . . . . . . -3.4
Nonferrous and other primary
metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +8.0
Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . +3.2
Industrial machinery and equipment . . . 0.0
Engines and turbines. . . . . . . . . +10.4
Farm and garden machinery . . . . . . +2.6
Construction, mining and
material handling equipment. . . . . -3.4
Metalworking machinery. . . . . . . . +1.3
Computer and office equipment . . . . -7.4
Electronic and other
electrical equipment . . . . . . . . . +8.5
Electrical transmission and
distribution equipment and
industrial apparatus . . . . . . . . +2.3
Household appliances. . . . . . . . . +2.6
Electric lighting and
wiring equipment. . . . . . . . . . +10.3
Household audio and
video equipment. . . . . . . . . . . +9.5
Communications equipment. . . . . . . +9.3
Electronic components . . . . . . . . +10.4
Transportation equipment . . . . . . . . -4.5
Motor vehicles and parts . . . . . . +2.8
Aircraft, missiles,
space vehicles, and parts. . . . . -8.2
Shipbuilding and tanks . . . . . . . +15.6
Instruments and related products . . . . +2.3
Search and navigation equipment . . . -1.4
Measuring and controlling devices . . +5.4
Medical instruments and supplies. . . +6.7
Photographic goods. . . . . . . . . . -9.8
All other durable goods. . . . . . . . . +5.9
Nondurable goods industries. . . . . . . +4.6
With unfilled orders. . . . . . . . . +1.3
Food and kindred products. . . . . . . . +4.2
Meat products . . . . . . . . . . . . +10.2
Dairy products. . . . . . . . . . . . -0.4
Beverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +3.0
All other foods, except fats and oils +6.1
Tobacco products . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.8
Textile mill products. . . . . . . . . . +1.6
Broadwoven fabrics and
other textiles. . . . . . . . . . . -1.7
Paper and allied products. . . . . . . . +3.0
Pulp, paper, and
paperboard mill products. . . . . . -1.5
Paperboard containers and boxes . . . +9.2
Miscellaneous converted
paper products. . . . . . . . . . . +4.0
Chemicals and allied products. . . . . . +3.8
Industrial chemicals. . . . . . . . . +2.3
Drugs, soaps, and toiletries. . . . . +6.8
Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . +27.9
Rubber and plastics products . . . . . . +7.5
All other nondurable goods . . . . . . . -1.4
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(p) Preliminary (r)Revised
SOURCE: Current Industrial Reports: Manufacturers' Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders,19 0.
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TABLE 5, PART 1 : VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS AND NEW ORDERS
FOR TOPICAL SERIES
------Seasonally Adjusted ---
Monthly
(Millions of dollars)
Industry
Mar. Feb. Jan.
2000(p) 2000(r) 2000
SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries . . . . . 377,108 370,865 370,565
Market categories :
Automotive equipment. . . . . . . . . 17,073 16,352 17,000
Home goods and apparel. . . . . . . . 21,240 20,898 20,857
Consumer staples. . . . . . . . . . . 79,121 78,957 77,046
Machinery and equipment . . . . . . . 71,302 69,944 71,852
Business supplies . . . . . . . . . . 28,426 27,842 27,398
Construction materials
and supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . 24,251 23,868 23,718
Defense products. . . . . . . . . . . 6,845 6,280 6,496
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products . . . . . 128,850 126,724 126,198
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods 3. . . . . . 58,048 57,327 58,867
Excluding aircraft and parts. . . . 51,958 50,097 51,134
Defense capital goods 4 . . . . . . . 6,615 6,005 6,253
Durables excluding capital goods. . . 146,567 143,223 144,322
Miscellaneous series :
Producers' durable equipment. . . . . 136,797 133,523 136,609
Household durable goods . . . . . . . 11,219 11,085 11,117
Information technology industries . . 30,633 30,222 29,857
Health care equipment
and products. . . . . . . . . . . . 13,349 13,517 13,234
NEW ORDERS
All manufacturing industries . . . . . 383,190 374,882 374,967
Market categories :
Automotive equipment. . . . . . . . . 17,135 16,327 16,964
Home goods and apparel. . . . . . . . 21,155 21,007 21,033
Consumer staples. . . . . . . . . . . 79,139 79,182 76,961
Machinery and equipment . . . . . . . 72,492 70,319 76,524
Business supplies . . . . . . . . . . 28,417 27,965 27,247
Construction materials
and supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . 24,140 23,820 24,125
Defense products. . . . . . . . . . . 6,229 7,018 6,709
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products . . . . . 134,483 129,244 125,404
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods 3. . . . . . 58,700 57,715 63,350
Excluding aircraft and parts. . . . 51,687 50,977 54,272
Defense capital goods 4 . . . . . . . 6,152 6,688 6,812
Durables excluding capital goods. . . 152,713 145,852 143,820
Miscellaneous series :
Producers' durable equipment. . . . . 138,841 133,907 141,595
Household durable goods . . . . . . . 11,203 11,229 11,148
Information technology industries . . 31,182 30,002 30,460
Health care equipment
and products. . . . . . . . . . . . 13,547 13,557 13,611
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TABLE 5, PART 2 : VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS AND NEW ORDERS
FOR TOPICAL SERIES
------Percent Change ------
Industry
Feb.- Jan. Dec.-
Mar. Feb. Jan.
SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries . . . . . +1.7 +0.1 +0.7
Market categories :
Automotive equipment. . . . . . . . . +4.4 -3.8 +0.6
Home goods and apparel. . . . . . . . +1.6 +0.2 +1.0
Consumer staples. . . . . . . . . . . +0.2 +2.5 +0.2
Machinery and equipment . . . . . . . +1.9 -2.7 +2.9
Business supplies . . . . . . . . . . +2.1 +1.6 -1.2
Construction materials
and supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . +1.6 +0.6 +0.5
Defense products. . . . . . . . . . . +9.0 -3.3 -3.7
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products . . . . . +1.7 +0.4 +0.6
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods 3. . . . . . +1.3 -2.6 +4.0
Excluding aircraft and parts. . . . +3.7 -2.0 +5.9
Defense capital goods 4 . . . . . . . +10.2 -4.0 -4.1
Durables excluding capital goods. . . +2.3 -0.8 +0.7
Miscellaneous series :
Producers' durable equipment. . . . . +2.5 -2.3 +1.8
Household durable goods . . . . . . . +1.2 -0.3 +2.3
Information technology industries . . +1.4 +1.2 +8.7
Health care equipment
and products. . . . . . . . . . . . -1.2 +2.1 -0.2
NEW ORDERS
All manufacturing industries . . . . . +2.2 0.0 -1.2
Market categories :
Automotive equipment. . . . . . . . . +4.9 -3.8 +0.1
Home goods and apparel. . . . . . . . +0.7 -0.1 +2.2
Consumer staples. . . . . . . . . . . -0.1 +2.9 0.0
Machinery and equipment . . . . . . . +3.1 -8.1 +1.2
Business supplies . . . . . . . . . . +1.6 +2.6 -2.0
Construction materials
and supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . +1.3 -1.3 +2.0
Defense products. . . . . . . . . . . -11.2 +4.6 -24.2
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products . . . . . +4.1 +3.1 -2.9
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods 3. . . . . . +1.7 -8.9 +1.1
Excluding aircraft and parts. . . . +1.4 -6.1 +5.8
Defense capital goods 4 . . . . . . . -8.0 -1.8 -23.1
Durables excluding capital goods. . . +4.7 +1.4 -1.9
Miscellaneous series :
Producers' durable equipment. . . . . +3.7 -5.4 +1.1
Household durable goods . . . . . . . -0.2 +0.7 +1.7
Information technology industries . . +3.9 -1.5 -1.1
Health care equipment
and products. . . . . . . . . . . . -0.1 -0.4 +1.0
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TABLE 5, PART 3 : VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS AND NEW ORDERS
FOR TOPICAL SERIES
---Not Seasonally Adjusted(2) ---
Monthly
(Millions of dollars)
Industry
Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar.
2000(p) 2000(r) 2000 1999
SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries . . . . . 399,124 365,756 333,352 369,208
Market categories :
Automotive equipment. . . . . . . . . 18,778 17,433 15,803 17,844
Home goods and apparel. . . . . . . . 22,460 20,985 17,908 20,808
Consumer staples. . . . . . . . . . . 79,998 75,668 71,629 73,294
Machinery and equipment . . . . . . . 81,135 67,520 60,337 76,810
Business supplies . . . . . . . . . . 28,817 27,138 24,954 26,580
Construction materials
and supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . 24,526 22,783 20,633 22,881
Defense products. . . . . . . . . . . 7,421 6,275 5,364 7,419
Other materials, supplies and
and intermediate products . . . . . 135,989 127,954 116,724 123,572
Durable goods industries :
Nondefense capital goods 3. . . . . . 66,914 54,039 47,981 62,137
Excluding aircraft and parts. . . . 60,407 47,113 41,508 52,867
Defense capital goods 4 . . . . . . . 7,190 5,948 5,069 7,173
Durables excluding capital goods. . . 156,206 145,213 131,277 146,170
Miscellaneous series :
Producers' durable equipment. . . . . 152,697 132,986 119,137 144,571
Household durable goods . . . . . . . 12,232 11,017 9,460 11,111
Information technology industries . . 36,562 27,680 23,464 31,010
Health care equipment
and products. . . . . . . . . . . . 14,197 12,950 12,226 13,996
NEW ORDERS
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