Table 1
Manufacturing: Principal statistics – Seasonally adjusted
| March 2013 | February 2014r | March 2014p | February to March 2014 | March 2013 to March 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change1 | % change1 | |
| Manufacturing sales (current dollars) | 49,191 | 50,707 | 50,922 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| Manufacturing sales (2007 constant dollars) | 45,367 | 45,181 | 45,405 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Manufacturing sales (current dollars) excluding motor vehicles, parts and accessories | 42,873 | 44,309 | 44,538 | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| Inventories | 68,381 | 71,464 | 71,591 | 0.2 | 4.7 |
| Unfilled orders | 70,118 | 90,113 | 89,392 | -0.8 | 27.5 |
| New orders | 48,451 | 62,708 | 50,201 | -19.9 | 3.6 |
| Inventory-to-sales ratio2 | 1.39 | 1.41 | 1.41 | ... | ... |
r
revised
p
preliminary
…
not applicable
Table note 1
Percent change calculated at thousands of dollars for current dollars, and millions of dollars for constant dollars.
Table note 2
The ratio measures the time, in months, that would be required to exhaust inventories if sales were to remain at their current level.
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