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Full report here Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders September 2009 Summary New orders for manufactured goods in September, up five of the last six months, increased $3.3 billion or 0.9 percent to $356.1 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 0.8 percent August decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.8 percent. Shipments, up three of the last four months, increased $2.9 billion or 0.8 percent to $363.1 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent August decrease. Unfilled orders, down twelve consecutive months, decreased $3.3 billion or 0.4 percent to $733.3 billion. This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases since the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992. This followed a 0.4 percent August decrease. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 5.83, down from 5.97 in August. Inventories, down thirteen consecutive months, decreased $4.8 billion or 1.0 percent to $492.6 billion. This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases since February 2001-May 2002 and followed a 0.9 percent August decrease. The inventories-toshipments ratio was 1.36, down from 1.38 in August. New Orders New orders for manufactured durable goods in September, up two of the last three months, increased $2.2 billion or 1.4 percent to $166.2 billion, revised from the previously published 1.0 percent increase. This followed a 2.7 percent August decrease. Machinery, up five of the last six months, had the largest increase, $1.7 billion or 7.9 percent to $23.5 billion. New orders for manufactured nondurable goods increased $1.1 billion or 0.6 percent to $189.9 billion. Shipments Shipments of manufactured durable goods in September, up three of the last four months, increased $1.8 billion or 1.1 percent to $173.2 billion, revised from the previously published 0.8 percent increase. This followed a 1.4 percent August decrease. Transportation equipment, also up three of the last four months, had the largest increase, $2.6 billion or 6.1 percent to $45.1 billion. Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up four of the last five months, increased $1.1 billion or 0.6 percent to $189.9 billion. This followed a 0.9 percent August increase. This increase was led by chemical products, which increased $0.5 billion or 1.1 percent to $50.9 billion. Unfilled Orders Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in September, down twelve consecutive months, decreased $3.3 billion or 0.4 percent to $733.3 billion, unchanged from the previously published decrease. This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases since the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.4 percent August decrease. Transportation equipment, down eleven of the last twelve months, had the largest decrease, $4.7 billion or 1.1 percent to $426.5 billion. Inventories Inventories of manufactured durable goods in September, down nine consecutive months, decreased $3.2 billion or 1.0 percent to $304.9 billion, unchanged from the previously published decrease. This followed a 1.5 percent August decrease. Transportation equipment, down two consecutive months, had the largest decrease, $2.1 billion or 2.3 percent to $89.0 billion. Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down twelve of the last thirteen months, decreased $1.6 billion or 0.9 percent to $187.7 billion. This followed a slight August increase. Petroleum and coal products led the decrease, down $1.1 billion or 4.2 percent to $26.0 billion. By stage of fabrication, September materials and supplies decreased 0.7 percent in durable goods and 0.7 percent in nondurable goods. Work in process decreased 1.1 percent in durable goods and 0.3 percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 1.4 percent in durable goods and 1.2 percent in nondurable goods. More at link with formatted tables.