Current industrial reports

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CURRENT


INDUSTRIAL


REPORTS


manufacturers'


Shipments,


Inventories,


and


Orders


March


1964


DOCUMENTS DEPARTMENT
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LIBRARIES


FOR RELEASE: May 1, 196 SERGAINESLE: M3-lR(64)-3
FOR. RELEASE: May 1, 1964 SERIES; M3-i(64)-3


Manufactu


rers


i43tarch continued nea


twao:months of the
the .:U. S. Deparl


year,
;ment


today. Unfilled orders
ally adjusted backlog of
of. March and inventories


to: a level of $60.


' shipments


r the high


after


season


of Comm
rose slight
$50.7 bi
s increase


new


orders


of the first


nal adjustment,


erce


itly to
million
ed $1I


announced
a season-
at the end


million


billion.


Durable goods shipments


billion,
from 1


seasonally


February ,


Bureau of the


usted,


according


Census.


in March of $19.0


declined


to the


Increased


electrical machinery and instruments


offset


lower


shipments


glass, fabricated metals,
durable goods industries. All


stone,


Depar


activity


areas
clay,


miscella


slightly
tment's


n the
were
and
neous


other major indus-


try groups remained at their February levels.


$17.4
ment,


Shipments of
billion in Marc


an increase


nondurable
h, after


of 1 percent


Relatively larger incre


ases


e goods
seasonal


ove


were


totaled
adjust-


r a month ago.
recorded in the


tobacco and textile mill products industries.


*'New orders


durable
: billion,


goods duri
seasonally


received
ng March
adjusted,


by manufactu
amounted to


down


slightly


re r --Tf
$19.4\


from


record


industry
stone, c
miscelli


moderate
corded,
furniture
products
seasonal


d Februa


groups
:lay and


eous


ry-January


showed


lass,


durable


declines.
however,
industries


series


mixed


rates. T
patterns,


The major
with the


electrical machinery,


goods
Small
the
New o


declined


industries
increases
primary n


rders


t


record


were
netals
he def


re-
and
ense


percent in March


y adjusted amount of $2.


February


for the durable


creased
I billion,.


for the
seasons


lion from Febru


higher


than


good!
third


backlog of
s industries
consecutive


lly adjusted,


This backlo


a year


Inventories


amo
men


hunting to
t, showed


billion.


unfilled


orders


in March
month to S$


about


was 2


mil-


percent


ago.


of durable


36.0 billion,


a slight


All industry groups


in their


wor


March


stories
season


inventory


k-in-process


were


offset by


Nondurable
remained ,


reco


e goo
after


increase


rded


holdings.


ds manufacturers
seasonal adjust-


over


February.


only minor changes
Higher inventories


and materials and supplies in


a decline


manu
Febru


al adjustment of $24.


in finished goods.


facturers'


level,


inven-
after


billion.


Prepared by Bureau of the Census, Indubtry Division. Manufacturers' Shipments, Invenlorieb, and Orders Branch

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2 Table 1.--VALUE OF MASUFACT ORES S'SHIU S ESES,IA AND RDES, BT INDSTRT GROUP: MARCH 1964
(Millions of dollars)
Without seasonal Without seasonal
Seasonally adjusted adjustmenti Seasonally adjusted adjusant

Industry group Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. Feb. Mar. Mar. -Feb. Jan. Mar. Feb. Mar.
1964 1964r 1964 1966 1964r 1963 1 96P 1964r 1964 1964~ 1964r 1963


All manufacturing


Durable
Stone,


goods industries,


industries,


total.


total...- .


and glass products..


Primary netals,


furnaces


All-other
Fabricated


Machinery,
Engines


total......s.....
, steel mills...


primary


products,


barrels


total.


and druDsn...-.*- *


except electrical, total.....
and turbines....... ... ........*


Farm IDachinery


Construction,


handling
MetalwarkI


General


and equipment............


mining,


and-material


ng 1nacI2iner~'. S. S S S S S S S S S *


industrial


Electrical machinery,


Electrical
equipment
Household


transmis
and indu
appliance


machinery. .....,..
total...............
sion and distribution
mistrial apparatus.....
s, including radio


and TV................................


Coanmunication
Transportation "e
hbtor vehicles


Aircraft
Instruments


equipment,


and parts................


and parts................. .....


and related


All other durable


Nondurable


goods industries,


Food and kindred


products,


products....
industries..


total...
total...


Meat products..........


Tobacco prodz
Textile mill
paper and al
Pulp, paper
Chemicals ani
Industrial
Petroleum ani
Rubber and p


products,
tc .......


total..


d allied products,
chemicals, except


total.....
pigments..


d coal products...............


plastics


All other nondurable



All manufacturing


Durable g
Primary


oods industries


metals,


Blast furnaces,


Fabricated
Machinery,


Engines an
Constructi
handling
Mstalworki


General


products, n.e.c.......
goods industries.....


industries
, total...


total..........


steel mills...


metal products.....


except


electrical,


mining,


and material


equipment. ........-......
ng machinery..................


industrial


Electrical machinery,


Electrical
equipment
Household


transmis
and indu
appliance


machinery............
total...............
sion and distribution
istrial apparatus.....


including


equipment........ .......
equipment, tot l.........


flLD-UZ Trj:~


IJcr~d.r;D1e


hi p IE fl ts


56,5372
18,978
952


17,594


36,278
19,070
999
3,054
1,649
1,585
2,011
202
2,717
161
246

505
175
191


36,677
19,144
1,018


17,5 33


37,224
19,564
884
3,243
1,758
1,505
1,912
188
2,925
188
297
567!
184.
194
2,565

556

604
626


56,861
19,251
842


1,911
176
2,827
165
275
506
179
- 197
2,5253

558

596
602


599
2,085

17, 610
6,171
1,576
55339
1,457
1,598
628

2,745
899
1,4 98
8356
3,168


55,060
18,1753
850o
5,069
1,681
1,588
1,761
190
2,651
188
279

452
207
209
2,407

499

568
581
4,971
5,501
1,282
575
1,909

16,887


Total


60,255
56,032
1,559
5,956
5,518
2,418
3,982
4o6
6,896
466
647

1,193
681
506
5,056
1,188


24,201
6,181
610o
2,544
2,822
1,798
694


6a,o8


24,165
'63
6,156
622


inventories


59,991
55,955
1,539
5,908
5,519
2,389
3,971
402
6,9261
468
656
1,199
685

501,187
5,075

1,187


24,096
6,052
595
2,557
2,846
1,792


60,567
56,546
1,599


24,221
5,989
635


New orders Unfilled orders
I I I


36,722
19,360
5,118


iit2


36,696


57,148
19,740
5,147
1,641
2,045
2,808
194
519
257
198


57,679
20,044


57,581
19,969
3,363
1,>838
2,002
2,994
198


56,569
19,497
5,570
2,150
1,824
2,725
190


50,586
47,644


7,557
1,691

511
5,410


50,083
47,072


51,214
48,541


60,486
56,175
1,576
5,951
5,552
2,419
5,935
594
6,976
N^

681

1,21


56

1197

1,150
1,24^
a, ki8
2,730B
5,819
1,756
5,7^


I .1 I I .-~* ~...I L *-It '1 rt.n* r*. flL~I 7 flu rtfl~'I ) flas


58,11~32


5, Sit


3,8Th
390


1,3~


49~9


~8t


.793


Blast


Metal


metal


** *eS *4* S.
5Ds*-*-* S.


cans,


goods


icts .........
products...


lied
r, e


F


, total...
.** S ***** S t


*5*~**SS S.. S


d t
on,


urbines............ ........


radio


Communication
Transport tion
An-: rai'T enj.


inner r OLr Di-


*s, :










Table 2.--VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORELS, AND ORDERS,


FOR MARIE CA E~Okfl Aa3D ~ Qfl ~J EAR!


SERIES:


MARCH i'964


CMIUiOLS


of dcl Ian)


Witn~uL ~ Ses.Eori~U.J ~dJ~s r.ea *ItrfliJt EE2cri~i
Seasonally ~~.t~ted aIjustmenr
!id jU.Etlikflt
[tea, I I f I

*ffj6h'~ r lQE.4 ~*j*IJ it~ El. WI. r
?&r. k.erj. Jan. Mar. j r;~r hkr. Mar. j he len. IA~r. F~b.


All a~ntdUrcluring


D1rrsble


l.rJuAstri .e


goods LJLLsLtri.%, totl-...-


Nonduranle goods "nauzLrie~, t'.al.


MarI,~t.


*&atEgoriE:


Home goois ana ipparei
Consumer stLaplez......


Equipne.It and] aefensE3 proJucti, eAcept
aut motive. .. . ....................
Auttotive equipirot ......................
Construction materiaL:, idpple:, =na
i.iterrea i ate proa uct n ....................
Other materi.als ad EupptI.es .n.
uite-rnuaiate prod^ucta....................


SuppleEntary series:
Consumer durables......
Defense products.......


Machinery and equiptrt idutstri'es


LU manSacturuw


Dunble


jrr~UStI i.&


t o a. 1...


gc.~s a~au.strte~, total


Nondurible gooai induntrie3, tItJal.


categories:


Home good anad appaiel.........
Consumer tapl ...............
Equipment and d*iefeu:e procautT,
Automotive ....................


Automotive EqLip _rit.............
Cor.struction material upplie.:
intermeal, te prc.Juct "..........
Otner material. ~na :Luppli.e ari
ate rmediate pr. ucta..........


SupplImentary series:


ConEmer aurerles.
Defense proauct .


tebinery sna equipmEnt ~


S .. a a ...
........... i g


Snpu~ents


- -
* ~

tS, ~;8


*i?, cc~;*


.5, :60


ICt.1 Lnve.rt :r L--


V.
ti ~:J~


6C. t''8


5t ~


c~O,5I


I I a a

- NE~i M'*IErs Iir.f 1 le *:.rdE r'


i7,t.).


2.2


ih.6C.


-,. 71h1


-, I

ti, t,.I~.


7*i~j *


-ri, t*: ~


I

Fr r.j


*.n1.*1


1.915


h.'.'. Ltt.


c.') -


1,-*'.'i


~., ;&.

*I*7 *


17, ^'.0


,~, 4~.3


,

,C~5


I ^


1, :~


PPrE. ]Ainary.
Rfvisviea.
1Shipmentt? and new order
rTh, campisT ioa of triEFe

Cons-ma-r o',"rarles -


adjuz tea


tar trad tg-d-d aw and cain ar micritn r h ariior; c r;*,rild' d *rrair^ an3d iri nT r' r as Sf =ri:a 1' fra t.h


sUpplimirAtirv .Eeire


1;.~3


_LiI6roGl.] urAtdre; KitcroD rti:ide" iJ]J potTery;


CutEltj,


'I ~ r. j~E


Fppi icC e.


opritrmLiu~ ~CCd?,


,jt~rj~31 ml A:.2K~; and


ir~:cELJ.a.rEoIL perEcrit t7&fl.


Deienae products Cou

Mac tdnery iu equ iprnejnt


municmtiOr eqLipmEnrit, crmprlt- taacrrsit,


rI.1m.L I !E?


- Ma reininry e .:-epFt C lE. triCal ( xc(ueki 1e Iuaig Ciru m in rerr nml .iuiTnenr l-iL F-a: rr..e


shopz.i, clicIrPL* iTacrnLaer-Y
comJiporienTr ), irup DouldLfl


. lu.,g 'ac u nid .pcli1nce comur ae icn e qu rilt m e ie: ^roni 1
rAj r patrsg, and rh Lraja strc zreet *: ar .equipirrErjt.


r.''


t'*at i.-
t t. l ...

.........m
.........


- I, --


...............g. ..
l.i.l..i....a .. l.. .


?knet


C


. a a a a. ai a m. a ...... .l a a.
i....... ................lm ll ii


tLS tI~ jE a a .




UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA


11 l I II 1 111 1II II DI 1 11 11 111
3 1262 08589 3807


Table 5.-RATIO


OF MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES TO SHIMENTS AND UNFILLED ORDERS TO SHIPMENTS, BY INDTR( GflROUP:


- -.----1"I..


~',just&i


Industry


All manufacturing


Durable


group


industries,


total.....


industries, total..........................


Stone, clay, and glass products.....---*.....***S* *..**
Primary metals....... .................,
Fabricated metals................ ..............
Machinery, except electrical............................
Electrical-machinery.............................
Transportation equipment. ............................
Instruments and related products........................


Nondurable


ifidustries,


total.


Food ard kLtdred produce .....................
I *."' .1, i* U *aLt. d T' ........ .. .....................
I-, *-_ ir 3lt-3 r:' 'j-.* T.. .......... ........
I-_F.-r i.,l. r 11 -. .r -,.:T: .... ....... ... ...
'. 1 ri'i|I 'T.L' r'i, *: --i p r :'Jj,: .. ..... .. ... ........
F li *'A' .ir anj i cs pr c .a.. . ..
1 .*E= i ,i.* Ji ii- p'c- .: ...:. .. .. ..=..........


Inventories


- shipments


ratio


Unfilled


orders .rpigment
(nonths'rbse kog )


2.53324

2.80 2.99



(NA) (NA)




0.65 ^
1.1 -5
2.225


eTi I
~ :-ed.
L'v1'fl.eE Tj~


U: t ic'; I ? ~~jIE


!JAIJ:L -
~i.i~r1E.


ri


foci z ir,~ re L, i.e-i pr-:~i ~


3cLIcnz~
'':4 ~c::';


COD T a jtn"rar


apparel L.n


1~.~2 c~t~


rerjlIak proauct,;


a.Lars, airetal
crtflkiciL'; p


carn ,


narrels


t..roleum anmd coal prod-


j.'E ~fl3 r.jI:'LEF


,F MNjf AC I N ASTi' DIVE if-OR EL,


bt *SEAJE OF FAftI'AIIION, BY .DJil'.X f CtDOP:


~Ma1Lc.ns


.:-t" collar.)


..wit.ncut J.':- .? rJ. r Ititnout seasonal
,-.JuT 3,- E r. adjustment
'' 2 i'2.., J:L.r 1 t r
r.r.r. f--t. g J4a. jar. er.. r. 'r.ir. Frt,. ,Ta. ir .._ Feb. r.
_________________________________.______c_______ _V __c__' 1__'-ir.1r '6 1964_ 1964_ __.
Ictal Mat-.rialz Ond supplies


AL' mi '',jir. ..iUu.r-rSL i.r.-1'r ..i- .CTHi. (',- 3,. a'.,'-. ?*,*, i cs* :; 6c..4.j 59, !P .., 4 k :-',l 7 27C',4C7 20,54 0 20,626 20,'05
I: --:..j i.-.. T:Is ............ J., -_., '- -,-, '-,'. 56,1i 9' 7,0 i T 6 :, L ,695 10,719 10,465

t:r- CI.- ES") -i .: Fr.:.'JucT:.......... 1, ..:- i,:: 1,'?. 1, _, 1,,67 9 ,6 :'-. .96 1 .92
F':r..rm r I&--L.ctl :j;r.:.EA:t:., j -, -.,, C ,, ,,'i,. L. ...13 25 2, 2,170 2,155.
PT:in.E:r t i- .fi = ... '.... ................ ... -.,. '- ..-, ,,:7 .*.--' -.1 -,'? 2,' ,2 2,_1 1 2,970 2,159
f" .r."r. ".. ..- i.-r-. = r..j r r ,i-: .r i al 11. ._ L..,.. 11,'-* JL: -,. U ,":7 11, .. :,'?76 ^.^^ 2,9W 2,99 2,982 2,960
TTr :=-t ..:,. -4 ..:r ,pL ....... ........ .''r. 7" ,'L :. -. 7. '1 7,4 7, -, '-" i,cr 1,..:' i.. ~ 1,962 1,95 1,905
.-,CI .:rn-r vir.tL.: ;>.:-]; s'r k. .ri ...... .. -Ji, i..- I, 2 -d.* =-,*- 7c, 9,1 'icC *, i8& 3,127 :*,iiL 3,1 '5 *,1.1 3,L12 2,90

*i.:rn ff.--;1g-I J.:-j ..-ij. Tr-.:, Ic iEu. .... .. :U ..: ,i*' ,i .. LL,... 4,'.iM ':,,^'. 9 'M'. '.'.cl ?,6^6 9,86, 9,907 10,0'i0
"*-"LI .' -Gc 9, a, i. 0. 5, ]..3B4 1.2

.t.:j.. -: -i) "I--- pr j,:'j.: ....... .... -. .-7 -.'. -, .6 .,i 7i 1, .6' ., 87 1,384 1,29
F'.rr-. i..2.. .,T h:-- pr:,u77..... ........ l, 7 7 31.,1 i,.. 1, i'-- l. .^c --e .~.ho 546 556 3j 0
11..,*i.-:1 u-s.r. p.13:T i.:: pr-:iau'Tr, r-...-.:.. .... .,. 3 i7 ,127 1,12= i" 1,1'6"- 1,14. :.ho "; if IL 5 7 5 556
il :.r.r,r r,:.r,.j.air.i. ;.>-:.]- a1-,,r r.r .... y,17 ,' i7, 77,' "- j-'._ 17.1c. is,, C4 -, ", -,DI7, 7,tk 7,76, 7,69 B,07

work a. pr'._:: Frjijr,.w] good


.L. '- '--"T.ur_,- C2'..T 'rr :, T' 'a' ... i 3 "-, 1 it,-b'Y i, 4 ''-, -; i 7.IJL -1,?i,' *?- I1,2 16 1,452 21,457 20,121

"'--Il:l- .:.,>': ii.',.. r;.r : -_ ..... .......... h.~',- 1', i..'. ',,,'h* 1 I3 1 o 1L,41 10,2'+ 1"0,__, li0 'O6 10,513 10,450 10,011
; -r.: ..' u -- .1 : F- :. i:...... .. --- *i'- -0 J-' & 9 8 ,=1 ) 90085
Tu7.u-., ,-ri ................. ... "1..; 1,-," -. 1,',s-' i,-t1 1,ii' 1,7'? i,78o 1,850 1,822 1,778
Iir.rEr l-.Tr..:I 1 >-2 ,..r.I:l.:.'r.r:.' : i.I.. .i -- .:^i --, =- i, -:j, 3 7 ')5 3 1 3,70'5 t172 5,735 5,492
l -.. r i-.:.. p-..- ................. 1 -, iT -: _-7 ,,- '-, ?0 o 950 862
I j -'i 'r. .r j x'-. i -r'.:.: ...:Tr. :.......... .=, -:..,- ,, ,, --6 ,. ,. 9"g g,,.i' -,, 5,072 .,058 .,I025

!:J.-].__-..i- ,3. ::.:T... -._ r _.-;, ;.T.l..... ...., r, -.- .... .. --', 7 ._,9. 3 ., l.,1':9 .1,0O 10,918 10,919 11,007 10 U O
r..-.:.1. -- .. ,ct. ... .. ... -.r',. = '? 5.. -,8 1 1,'.T 1,9 0 1,977 2,08 2,0 7 1,88
F.-'r: I-.._,, ,.. .. -'. p:.'..: c....... ..... :- -- -:, 7' '.q.97 i,L .9I 1,'' 7 1,043 1,015 i,01U 1,0i8


ratio'


and drums;