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US Data: Manufacturing Inventories-to-Shipments Ratios>

Release for:        December 2018
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Ratios of inventories to shipments, unfilled orders to shipments
                                    Dec-18   Nov-18   Oct-18   Sep-18
--Inventories/shipments ratios:
All manufacturing industries          1.35     1.35     1.34     1.34
 Durable Goods                        1.60     1.61     1.62     1.61
  Wood Products                       1.37     1.37     1.35     1.31
  Nonmetallic mineral products        1.35     1.36     1.35     1.35
  Primary metals                      1.70     1.66     1.65     1.63
  Fabricated metal products           1.62     1.63     1.64     1.65
  Machinery                           2.15     2.13     2.11     2.13
  Computers,electronic products       1.55     1.56     1.57     1.60
  Electrical equipment, appliances,
      and components                  1.72     1.71     1.67     1.65
  Transportation equipment            1.44     1.46     1.50     1.46
  Furniture and related products      1.21     1.22     1.21     1.23
  Miscellaneous products              1.74     1.73     1.70     1.70
 Nondurable goods industries          1.08     1.08     1.07     1.07
  Food products                       0.80     0.80     0.80     0.81
  Beverage and tobacco products       1.97     1.94     1.93     1.90
  Textiles                            1.39     1.35     1.33     1.29
  Textile products                    1.48     1.49     1.47     1.50
  Apparel                             1.97     2.00     1.99     1.98
  Leather and allied products         2.00     1.98     2.00     2.00
  Paper products                      1.01     1.00     0.99     0.98
  Printing                            0.85     0.83     0.82     0.84
  Petroleum and coal products         0.75     0.75     0.73     0.74
  Basic chemicals                     1.36     1.37     1.37     1.36
  Plastics and rubber products        1.38     1.38     1.38     1.36
--Unfilled orders/shipments ratios:
All manufacturing industries          #N/A     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A
 Durable Goods                        6.55     6.58     6.68     6.65
  Wood Products                       #N/A     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A
  Nonmetallic mineral products        #N/A     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A
  Primary metals                      1.46     1.43     1.45     1.46
  Fabricated metal products           2.61     2.63     2.64     2.65
  Machinery                           3.60     3.59     3.59     3.59
  Computers,electronic products       5.33     5.37     5.39     5.43
  Electrical equipment, appliances,
      and components                  1.85     1.88     1.87     1.85
  Transportation equipment           14.18    14.35    14.92    14.55
  Furniture and related products      1.51     1.52     1.53     1.56
  Miscellaneous products              #N/A     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A
 Nondurable goods industries          #N/A     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A
  Food products                       #N/A     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A
  Beverage and tobacco products       #N/A     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A
  Textiles                            #N/A     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A
  Textile products                    #N/A     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A
  Apparel                             #N/A     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A
  Leather and allied products         #N/A     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A
  Paper products                      #N/A     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A
  Printing                            #N/A     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A
  Petroleum and coal products         #N/A     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A
  Basic chemicals                     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A
  Plastics and rubber products        #N/A     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A
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