Shipments: Shipments of manufactured durable goods in October, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased $1.6 billion or 0.8 percent to $213.7 billion, revised from the previously published 0.6 percent increase. This followed a 1.8 percent September decrease.
Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up five of the last six months, increased $2.7 billion or 1.3 percent to $208.5 billion. This was also at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 2.1 percent September increase. Chemical products led the increase, up $1.0 billion or 1.9 percent to $54.3 billion.
Unfilled Orders: Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in October, up twenty-nine of the last thirty months, increased $7.7 billion or 1.0 percent to $779.5 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This was also at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.1 percent September increase.
Transportation equipment, up twenty-one consecutive months, had the largest increase, $5.1 billion or 1.1 percent to $451.2 billion.
Inventories: Inventories of manufactured durable goods in October, up three of the last four months, increased $1.0 billion or 0.3 percent to $314.6 billion, revised from the previously published 0.2 percent increase. This was also at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.3 percent September increase.
Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down two of the last three months, decreased $0.7 billion or 0.3 percent to $205.4 billion. This followed a 1.0 percent September increase.
Work in process increased 1.0 percent in durable goods and 1.7 percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 0.5 percent in durable goods and 0.6 percent in nondurable goods.
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