1970 TABLE C-44. Manufacturers 1 new and unfilled orders, 1947-69 Unfilled orders2 Unfilled orders-shipments Machinery and equipment 1947.. 1948.. 1949.. 23,53.3 3 3 4 3 1961 * 31,085 15,698 17,026 18,522 15,979 16,800 48,485 47,351 50,960 58,536 45,336 44,531 47,980 55,652 3,149 2,820 2,980 2,884 2 3.02 2.96.75.68.59 1965.. 1969 5. 45,938 45,928 50,597 54,956 25,710 25,189 27,868 30,630 5,268 5,250 5,804 6,402 20,228 20,739 22,728 24,327 68,208 81,072 83,686 87,152 89,288 64,980 77,987 80,578 84, 071 86,235 3,228 3,085 3,081 2 2.92 3 3.39.62 1968: Jan.. Feb.. Mar.. Apr.. May_. June. July.. Aug_. Nov.. Dec. 1969: Jan... Feb.. Mar_. Apr_. May.. June. 48,353 48,453 4 49,237 49,650 49,850 50,181 50,201 51,877 53,931 53,100 53,101 53,119 53,901 53,283 54,635 54,133 53,861 26,837 26,814 28,005 27,373 27,172 26,701 26,925 27,329 28,381 30,280 29,325 29,380 29,684 30,482 29,697 30,944 29,998 29,171 5,466 5,380 5,382 5,492 5,447 5,968 5,714 6,027 5,916 6,550 6,089 6,237 6,204 6,511 6,414 7,099 6,428 6,528 21,516 21,639 21,561 21,864 22,478 23,149 23,256 22,872 23,496 23,651 23,775 23,721 23,435 23,419 23,586 23,691 24,135 24,690 83,592 83,689 84,809 85,291 84,927 84,048 82,806 83,184 83,617 84,991 85, 539 87,152 87,469 88, 064 88,267 89,603 89,986 89, 058 80,490 80,593 81,754 82,239 81,902 80,970 79,684 80,177 80,572 81,894 82,429 84,071 84,431 84,994 85,159 86,461 86,878 85,910 3,102 3,096 3,055 3,052 3,025 3,078 3,122 3,007 3,045 3,097 3,110 3,081 3,038 3,070 3,142 3,148 2.79 2.82 2 2.79 2.68 2 2.69 3.37 3.39 3.41 3.28 3.24 3.19 3.22 3.22 3.18 3.24 3.26 0 Sept. NOVP. 55,793 54,799 56,829 56,917 56,103 31,069 30,482 32,135 31,795 31,049 6,346 6,245 7,352 6,450 6,402 24,724 24,317 24,694 25,122 25,054 89,456 89, 014 89,411 89,333 89,288 86,369 85,984 86,377 86,288 86,235 3,087 3,030 3,034 3,045 2 2 3.15 3.03 2, end of period. 3 Ratio of unfilled orders at end of period to shipments for period. Annual figures relate to seasonally adjusted data for December. * Data prior to 1961 not completely comparable with later data. Comparable data for new orders (total, durable, and nondurable) are available for 1958, 1959, and 1960 only. See Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, "Series M3-1.1," page 9, September 1968, for these data. 5 Where December data not available, data for year calculated on basis of no change from November. 228
1971 TABLE C-44. Manufacturers' new and unfilled orders, 1947-70 Unfilled orders > ratio* Producers' capital 1947 _ 1948 1949 _._ 1950 1951 1952 _ 1953 1954. 3 1955. 1956. - 1957 1958 1959 3 763 3 495 3 63 4 27 4 3 1 12.88 1960 1961 * 1962 1963 1964. 58, 506 2 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 45,938 45,928 50,670 54,933 25,709 25,189 27,942 30,624 5,268 5,250 5,804 6,553 20,229 20,739 22,728 24, 309 80,944 83,410 86,718 89,221 77,864 80,321 83,665 86,206 3,080 3,089 3,015 3 3.32 3.11.51 1970s 54,958 29,549 6,421 25,410 82,014 78,883 3,131 1969: Jan Feb Mar. Apr May June. 53,459 53,740 53,740 54,715 54,621 54,101 29,942 30,198 29,949 30,859 30, 501 29,556 6,309 6,527 6,419 7,052 6,516 6,460 23,517 23,542 23,791 23,856 24,120 24, 545 87,287 87,665 88,026 89,058 89,821 89,123 84,249 84,605 84,913 85,910 86,703 85,967 3,038 3,060 3,113 3,148 3,118 3,156 2.69 2 3.23 3.16 July Aug Sept Nov Dec 55,641 55,779 56,669 56,430 55,912 55,138 31,063 31,463 31,986 31,436 31,048 30,209 6,397 6,294 7,086 6,349 6,744 6,536 24,578 24,316 24,683 24,994 24,864 24,929 89,905 89,794 89,854 89,599 89,623 89,221 86,820 86,735 86,807 86, 563 86,600 86,206 3,085 3,059 3,047 3,036 3,023 3,015 2 2 3.18 3.15 3.08 3.05 3.09 3.11 1970: Jan Feb Mar Apr May..... June 54,119 54,714 54,339 53,374 55,139 55,778 29,046 29,368 28, 861 28,449 29,977 30,028 6,542 6,627 5,998 5,984 6,302 6,281 25,073 25,346 25,478 24,925 25,162 25,750 88,270 87,371 86,487 85,322 84,797 84,146 85,322 84,417 83,521 82,337 81,824 81,221 2,948 2,954 2,966 2,985 2,973 2,925 2 2 2 3.08 July Aug Sept.. Nov?-- - -.. Dec v 57,111 55,968 55,523 54,190 54,291 31,399 30, 537 29,856 28, 504 29,009 30,08d 6,411 6,299 6,759 6,552 6,873 6,224 25,712 25,431 25,667 25,686 25,282 84,229 83,492 82, 544 81,797 82,014 81,301 80,561 79, 559 78,693 78,883 2,928 2,931 2,985 3.104 3,131 2.34 2 2.87 2.92.41 i Monthly average for year and total for month. >, end of period. 3 Ratio of ui,filled orders at end of period to shipments for period; excludes with no unfilled orders. Annual figures relate to seasonally adjusted data for December. * Data prior to 1961 not completely comparable with later data. Comparable data for new orders (total, durable, and nondurable) are available for 1958, 1959, and 1960 only. See Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, "Series Based or seasonally adjusted data through November. 248
1972 TABLE B-44. Manufacturers' new and unfilled orders, 1947 71 Unfilled orders 2 ratio' Producers' capital 1947... 1948 1949 1950.. 1951... 1952 1953 1954... 1955. 1956.... 1957.... 1958 1959 1960 1961 4 1962 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 5 45,912 46, 707 50, 505 53, 768 53,866 57,589 14.954 25, 690 25, 468 27,919 29, 681 28, 778 31,285 5,265 4,958 5,307 6,074 5,794 6,353 20,222 21,239 22, 585 24, 087 25, 088 26,304 60, 004 48, 882 48, 395 58, 506 80,615 83,505 85, 800 87, 320 80, 527 77,888 77, 545 80,416 82, 805 84,379 77, 485 74,776 3,070 3,089 2,995 2,941 3,042 3,112 3 3 2 2.91 2.76 2 4 3 3.34 1970: Jan Feb._ Mar_. Apr.. May_- June_ July Aug.- Sept_ Nov.. Dec.- 1971: Jan.. Feb Mar.. Apr- May. June- July... Nov 54, 014 53,728 53,698 52, 867 54,222 54, 902 55, 272 54, 932 53,567 51,951 52,463 55, 468 57,255 57,165 57,699 56,597 57, 028 57, 009 58, 255 58, 085 57,322 57, 490 59, 576 29, 234 28, 644 28, 453 28, 099 29,330 29, 609 30, 073 29, 748 28, 355 26, 779 27, 560 30,140 31,666 31,071 31,472 30, 228 30, 601 30, 666 31,955 31,758 31,026 36 32, 564 6,154 6,015 5,545 5,526 5,660 5,805 5,898 5,683 5,614 5,843 5,871 5,925 6,442 6,617 6,219 5,677 6,193 6,237 6,146 6,551 6,425 6,806 6,565 24,780 25, 084 25, 245 24, 768 24, 892 25, 293 25,199 25,184 25,212 25,172 24, 903 25,328 25,589 26,094 26, 227 26,369 26,427 26,343 26,300 26,327 26, 296 26, 364 27, 012 87, 056 86,154 85, 353 84, 430 83, 776 83,238 83,124 82,412 80, 906 79, 622 79,523 80, 527 82, 064 82, 247 82, 156 81,073 79, 749 77,775 77,615 77, 898 77, 325 77,375 77, 888 84,168 83,251 82,461 81,512 80, 909 80, 406 80, 303 79, 568 78,023 76, 650 76,530 77, 485 78,985 79, 200 79, 056 77,976 76, 727 74, 748 74, 584 74, 879 74,362 74,323 74, 776 2,888 2, 903 2,892 2,918 2,867 2,832 2,821 2,844 2,972 2,993 3,042 3,079 3,047 3,100 3,097 3,022 3,027 3,031 3,019 2,963 3,052 3,112 2 2 2 2.35 2.26 2.16 2.27 2.26 2.24 2.24 3.03 2.98 2.87 2 0 2, end of period. 3 Ratio of unfilled orders at end of period to shipments for period; excludes with no unfilled orders Annual 4 Data prior to 1961 not completely comparable with later data. Comparable data for new orders (total, durable, and nondurable) are available for 1958, 1959. and 1960 only. See Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, "Series 5 Based on seasonally adjusted data through November. 246
1973 TABLE C-43. Manufacturers* new and unfilled orders, 1947-72 (Amounts in millions of dollars] New orders i Unfilled orders' Capital, nondefense 1947. 1948. 1949. 19614. 1965.. 1969.. 1970.. 1971.. 1972 5. 28, 383 41, 803 45,944 46, 763 50, 267 53,645 51,663 55, 473 63,062 25,720 25, 526 27,690 29, 548 27,162 29, 768 34,878 6,971 7,694 6,822 7,398 9,020 20, 224 21, 238 22, 577 24, 097 24, 500 25, 705 28,185 58,506 81,029 84, 576 84, 283 85,315 74, 322 73, 004 83,947 77,964 81, 488 81, 348 82, 372 71,361 69,901 80,047 3,065 3,088 2,935 2,943 2,961 3,103 3,900 3 3 2 2,72 2.37 4 3 3.51 3.28 2.88 1971: Jan... Apr... May... Nov... Dec... 1972: Jan... May"! NOVP. Dec*. 53,742 54, 281 54, 793 54, 206 54, 454 54,728 55,190 57,122 55, 489 56,290 57,992 57, 883 59, 871 59, 792 61,097 61,685 62,012 63, 734 62, 270 64, 409 65,776 65,454 67,587 29,079 29, 246 29, 566 28,751 28,974 28,971 29,486 31,335 29,653 30,321 31, 294 31,001 32, 554 32, 466 33,328 34,005 34,302 35,613 34, 430 35,727 36, 851 36,759 37,619 36,879 6,882 6,810 7,121 7,009 7,256 7,516 7,213 7,492 7,471 7,859 7,932 8,131 8,166 8,196 8,528 8,785 9,036 9,228 9,100 9,211 9,519 9,694 9,762 9,944 24,663 25,035 25, 227 25,455 25, 480 25, 757 25, 704 25, 787 25, 836 25,969 26,698 26, 882 27,317 27, 326 27,769 27,680 27, 710 28,121 27, 840 28,682 28,925 28,695 29,968 74,925 75.189 75,180 74, 408 73, 355 71,979 71,687 72,159 71,966 72, 313 72, 861 73,004 73,686 74, 279 75, 039 75, 506 76,103 78,608 79, 241 80, 299 82,180 82,906 83,947 71,939 72, 224 72,162 71, 396 70,380 6 68,669 69,169 69,023 69,311 69, 813 69,901 70,490 70,915 71, 558 71,983 72, 579 75,064 75,667 76,686 78, 506 79,174 80,047 80, 726 2,986 2,965 3,018 3,012 2,975 2,998 3,018 2,990 2,943 3,002 3,048 3.103 3,196 3,364 3,481 3,523 3,524 3,544 3,574 3,613 3,674 3,732 3,900 2.32 2.29 2.22 2.22 2.20 2.09 2.10 2.08 2.06 2.06 2.76 2.68 2 2 2 2 0 * Monthly average for year and total for month. 2, end of period. 3 Ratio of unfilled orders at end of period to shipments for period; excludes with no unfilled orders. Annual < Data prior to 1961 not completely comparable with later data. Comparable data for new orders (total, durable, and nondurable) are available for 1958, 1959, and 1960 only. See Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, "Series * Based on seasonally adjusted data through November. Digitized for FRASER 243
1974 TABLE C-43. Manvjacturers* new and unfilled orders, 1947-73 New orders l Unfilled orders 2 Capital, nondefense 1947.. 1948.. 1949.. 1961«1965. 1969. 1970.. 1971.. 1972. 1973» 17,693 23,204 23,586 22,335 27,465 28,368 27, 559 26,903 30,672 41, 803 45,944 46,763 50,243 53,646 52,063 55,732 63,514 74,605 12,147 10, 768 14,996 15,365 14, 111 13,171 15, 948 15, 223 25,720 25,526 27,666 29, 549 27,431 29,751 34,867 42,073 6,971 7,694 7,021 7,339 8,983 11,016 11,143 11, 439 11,566 12, 469 13,003 13,448 13, 733 14,724 14,893 20, 224 21,238 22, 577 24,097 24,632 25,981 28,648 32, 531 34,473 30,736 24,045 41,456 67,266 75,857 58,506 81,029 84,994 84,177 85,286 75,585 73,282 86,020 114,324 28,579 26,619 19,622 35,435 63,394 72,680 77,964 81,904 81, 240 82,334 72, 599 70,152 81,986 109,606 5,894 4,117 4,423 6,021 3,872 3,177 3,065 2,937 2,952 2,986 3,130 4,034 4,718 3 3 3,87 2 4 3 3.51 3.27 1972: Jan... Apr... May..... Nov... Dec... 1973: Jan... May".". NOVJ>_. Dec».. 59,739 59,544 60,260 61,747 62,051 63,817 61,486 64,809 66,620 66,355 67, 726 68,908 70,016 71,022 72,806 73,325 74,535 75,361 75,145 76,113 75,129 77,758 79, 441 32,156 32, 039 32,453 33,803 33,992 35,396 33,207 35,772 37, 292 37,127 37,462 38, 325 39,218 39,765 41,021 41,341 42, 449 4 42,697 42, 689 42, 259 44,037 44,315 41,655 7,895 8,152 8,304 8,700 8,932 8,954 8,899 9,727 9,625 9,699 9,991 10,277 10,105 10,572 10,619 10,919 11,415 11,404 11, 032 11, 267 11, 595 11,970 12,176 27, 583 27, 505 27,807 27,944 28,059 28,421 28,279 29,037 29,328 29,228 30,264 30, 583 30,798 31,257 31,785 31,984 32,086 32,345 73,959 74,383 74,738 75, 599 76, 378 78,900 79,339 80,462 82, 579 83,483 84, 216 86,020 87,635 89,412 9 95, 354 98, 602 102,355 32,448 104,246 33,424 107,344 3 j 109, 410 33,721 jlll,897 35,126 114,324 70, 752 71,033 71, 298 72,098 72, 849 75,326 75,730 76,815 78,858 79,683 80, 275 81,986 83,431 85,074 88,031 90,719 93,882 97,647 99, 560 102,621 104, 716 107,185 109,606 110,619 3,207 3,350 3,440 3,501 3,529 3,574 3,609 3,647 3,721 3,800 3,941 4,034 4,204 4,338 4,468 4,635 4,720 4,708 4,686 4,723 4,694 4,712 4,718 2.10 2.25 2.28 2.32 2 2 2 2.61 2 2 2 2.75 2.84 2.98 3.02 0.51 3, end of period. 3 Ratio of unfilled orders at end of period to shipments for period; excludes with no unfilled orders. Annual * Data prior to 1961 not completely comparable with later data. Comparable data for new orders (total, durable, and nondurable) are available for 1958,1959, and 1960 only. See Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, "Series «Based on seasonally adjusted data through November. 299