Full report on manufacturers' shipments, inventories & orders for Nov
05 Jan '07
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Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up following three consecutive monthly decreases, increased slightly to $180.5 billion. This was due to petroleum and coal products, which increased $1.0 billion or 3.1 percent to $32.0 billion.
Unfilled Orders: Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in November, up eighteen of the last nineteen months, increased $11.3 billion or 1.7 percent to $678.6 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This was at the highest level since the series began and followed a 1.4 percent October increase. Transportation equipment, up eighteen of the last nineteen months, had the largest increase, $10.1 billion or 2.8 percent to $368.9 billion.
Inventories: Inventories of manufactured durable goods in November, up ten of the last eleven months, increased $0.8 billion or 0.3 percent to $294.6 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a 0.8 percent October increase. Transportation equipment, up eight of the last nine months, had the largest increase, $0.4 billion or 0.5
percent to $68.7 billion.
Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased $0.3 billion or 0.2 percent to $187.3 billion. This was led by food products, which increased $0.2 billion or 0.7 percent to $34.5 billion. Work in process increased 0.2 percent in durable goods and 0.2 percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.5 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.1 percent in nondurable goods.
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