New orders for manufactured goods in September decreased $6.8 billion or 1.7 percent to $390.0 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today.

This followed a 2.9 percent increase in August.

Shipments, down following four consecutive monthly increases, decreased $2.0 billion or 0.5 percent to $393.0 billion.

This followed a 2.1 percent increase in August.

Unfilled orders, up five consecutive months, increased $4.2 billion or 0.7 percent to $594.1 billion. This was at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.6 percent August increase.

The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 4.19, up from 4.12 in August.

Inventories, down two consecutive months, decreased $0.4 billion or 0.1 percent to $462.7 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent August decrease. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.18, up from 1.17 in August.

Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods decreased $1.7 billion or 0.9 percent to $183.5 billion. This was led by chemical products, which decreased $2.1 billion or 4.5 percent to $44.9 billion.

Value of manufacturers' shipments for textile mills Industry Groups

Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for textile mills were down 2.5 % at $3217 million in September against $3299 million in August.

However, textile products shipment showed positive rise of 2.6 percent in September at $2945 million against $2871 million in August.

Products September August July % Change(Aug-Sep)

Textile mills… 3,217 3,299 3,322 -2.5
Textile products 2,945 2,871 2,829 2.6
Apparel 3,372 3,385 3,418 -0.4
Leather & allied products 474 469 455 1.1
(In Million of Dollars)
 
US Department Of Commerce 
 

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