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Ratio of Manufacturers' Total Inventories to Unfilled Orders for Durable Goods Industries: Primary Metals (A31SUS)

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Jul 2018: 1.43  
Updated: Sep 6, 2018

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(a) Ratio of Manufacturers' Total Inventories to Unfilled Orders for Durable Goods Industries: Primary Metals, Ratio, Seasonally Adjusted (A31SUS)
Unfilled Orders to Shipments Ratio Excludes Semiconductor Manufacturing. excludes the following industries with no unfilled orders: Wood products; nonmetallic mineral products; medical equipment and supplies; office supplies; other miscellaneous manufacturing; cutlery and handtools; farm and garden machinery; computer storage and peripheral devices; audio and video equipment; manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media; batteries; automobiles; light trucks and utility vehicles; heavy duty trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

Ratio of Manufacturers' Total Inventories to Unfilled Orders for Durable Goods Industries: Primary Metals

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NOTES

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census  

Release: Manufacturer's Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey  

Units:  Ratio, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Unfilled Orders to Shipments Ratio Excludes Semiconductor Manufacturing. excludes the following industries with no unfilled orders: Wood products; nonmetallic mineral products; medical equipment and supplies; office supplies; other miscellaneous manufacturing; cutlery and handtools; farm and garden machinery; computer storage and peripheral devices; audio and video equipment; manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media; batteries; automobiles; light trucks and utility vehicles; heavy duty trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Bureau of the Census, Ratio of Manufacturers' Total Inventories to Unfilled Orders for Durable Goods Industries: Primary Metals [A31SUS], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A31SUS, September 19, 2018.

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