Economic Report of the President

TABLE B-48.—Manufacturers' shipments and inventories, 1947-80[Millions of dollars; monthly data seasonally adjusted]Year or month1947 ..1948..1949...1950 ..1951..19521953 .1954 ,1955.1956..1957..1958..1959I9601961.1962 .19631964 .1965196619671968.1969.1970 ..1971. ..1972 ..1973 ...1974 .. .1975197619771978 .19791979:Jan..Feb.Mar...Apr....May.June.July .Aug...Sept..Oct..NovDec .1980:JanFeb..Mar.fc:June..July .Aug .SeptOct..Nov.Shipments 1Total15,51317,31616,12618,63421,71422,52924,84323,35526,48027,74028,73627,24730,28630,87930,92333,35735,05837,33140,99544,87046,48750,26853,54052,83255,92563,04272,95484,82186,61798,810110,842124,714141,000135,213135,718141,039134,398141,783139,050142,094142,708143,614145,547144,326146,289152,088152,889150,081143,596141,515141,573145,678146,643152,764156,697158,386Durableindustries6,6947,5797,1918,84510,49311,31313,34911,82814,07114,71515,23713,56315,60915,88315,61617,26218,28019,63722,22124,64925,26727,69829,47728,21529,97334,04339,70344,25343,67850,69758,01066,50573,98172,77973,33575,76371,19975,51572,79773,87574,36374,20175,54473,75174,19177,94879,15975,92572,20769,44369,05672,54472,05776,57179,49780,268Nondurablegoodsindustries8,8199,7388,9359,78911,22111,21611,49411,52712,40913,02513,49913,68414,67714,99615,30716,09516,77817,69418,77420,22021,22022,57024,06424,61725,95228,99933,25140,56842,93948,11352,83258,21067,01962,43462,38365,27663,19966,26866,25368,22068,34569,41470,00370,57472,09874,14073,73074,15671,38972,07.272,51773,13474,58676,19377,20078,118Inventories 2Total25,89728,54326,32131,07839,30641,13643,94841,61245,06950,64251,87150,24152,94553,78054,88558,18660,04663,40968,18577,95284,65990,61798,210101,667102,677108,296124,672157,915158,178170,156180,224198,334228,258201,143203,819205,752209,175210,881213,942216,120218,669221,341223,476226,483228,258232,294235,096238,522242,540243,402243,630244,105243,517243,615242,876244,186Durable goods industriesTotal13,06114,66213,06015,53920,99123,73125,87823,71026,40530,44731,72830,25832,07732,37132,54434,63235,86638,50642,25749,92054,99658,87164,73966,79066,31370,30881,426101,866101,766109,095115,751129,456151,689131,892134,021135,266137,851139,325141,480143,141144,658146,048148,136150,476151,689154,043155,314157,127159,877160,607160,404160,875161,081160,691160,137160,865Materialsandsupplies8,9667,89419,19410,41710,60810,03210,77610,35310,27910,81011,06811,97013,32515,48916,45417,38918,71019,19819,77820,89326,06235,22833,62936,56238,78541,48048,85742,17842,75143,49343,90444,43044,80345,52446,37846,41747,36248,41648,85749,62750,24850,34751,08650,66550,17750,03249,13649,00748,72248,796Workmproc-10,7209,72110,75612,31712,83712,38713,06312,77213,20314,15914,87116,19118,07521,93925,00127,31430,37729,83628,65430,81935,54642,68342,92344,84347,03055,52366,83756,32657,22657,72059,00959,95061,41161,92762,60763,81064,85966,14566,83767,95168,39769,58570,59471,41171,89172,12673,11373,20973,03773,693Finishedgoods6,2066,0406,3487,5658,1257,8398,2399,2459,0639,6629,92510,34410,85412,49113,54214,16715,65117,75617,88218,59719,81823,95625,21427,69029,93732,45435,99433,38834,04534,05434,93834,94435,26735,69135,67135,82135,91435,91635,99436,46536,66937,19538,19738,53138,33638,71738,83238,47538,37838,376Nondurable goods industriesTotal12,83613,88113,26115,53918,31517,40518,07017,90218,66420,19520,14319,98320,86821,40922,34123,55424,18024,90325,92828,03229,66231,74633,47134,87736,36437,98743,24556,04856,41261,06164,47268,87876,56969,25169,79870,48571,32371,55672,46272,97974,01175,29375,34076,00776,56978,25179,78281,39582,66382,79583,22683,23082,43682,92482,73983,321Materialsandsupplies8,3178,1678,5568,9718,7758,6629,0809,0829,4939,8139,97810,13110,44811,15511,71512,28912,72613,15413,68014,67618,13423,68923,19925,05625,31626,71930,25727,08427,35327,66928,04028,05828,269-28,52729,10929,35329,64430,08430,25730,87331,41831,96732,32232,40632,33832,31431,46131,91832,13932,278Workinproc-2,4722,4402,5712,7212,8642,8282,9442,9463,1103,2963,4063,5113,8064,2044,4234,8495,1245,2755,6695,9836,7138,1798,6929,57610,15210,72911,77410,85910,97810,99411,14211,22211,38011,52211,62111,88811,86011,89411,77412,06512,26912,68712,77412,70812,61112,63412,62012,72512,55112,790Finishedgoods7,4097,4157,6668,6228,6248,4918,8459,3809,73810,44410,79611,26111,67412,67313,52414,60815,62116,44817,01517,32818,39824,18024,52126,42929,00531,43034,53831,30931,46731,82232,14132,27632,81332,93033,28134,05233,83634,02734,53835,31336,09536,74137,56737,68138,27738,28238,35538,28138,04938,2531 Monthly average for year and total for month.2 Book value, seasonally adjusted, end of period.Note.—Data beginning 1958 are not strictly comparable with earlier data.Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.287