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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 05, 2024

Monthly Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, & Orders

CB24-26



New orders for manufactured goods in January, down three of the last four months, decreased $21.5 billion or 3.6 percent to $569.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 0.3 percent December decrease. Shipments, down four of the last five months, decreased $5.7 billion or 1.0 percent to $572.3 billion. This followed a 0.5 percent December decrease. Unfilled orders, up thirteen of the last fourteen months, increased $2.1 billion or 0.2 percent to $1,395.1 billion. This followed a 1.3 percent December increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 7.18, up from 7.10 in December. Inventories, down two consecutive months, decreased $0.8 billion or 0.1 percent to $855.8 billion. This followed a virtually unchanged December decrease. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.50, up from 1.48 in December.

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Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Branch (M3)
301-763-4832
eid.m3.qs@census.gov

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