Chart 4
Unfilled orders rise

billions of dollars 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 Jan. 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Jan. 2021 Total, unfilled ordersTotal, unfilled orders Total excluding aerospaceTotal excluding aerospace
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Data are seasonally adjusted.
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Unfilled orders rise, billions of dollars
  Total, unfilled orders Total excluding aerospace
January 2016 90.488 40.444
February 2016 88.416 39.985
March 2016 85.989 39.568
April 2016 86.443 39.350
May 2016 87.538 39.439
June 2016 89.414 39.379
July 2016 89.114 39.063
August 2016 87.766 39.113
September 2016 87.625 38.718
October 2016 88.352 38.358
November 2016 88.004 38.196
December 2016 86.281 38.166
January 2017 86.214 38.966
February 2017 86.857 39.623
March 2017 88.144 40.394
April 2017 89.647 41.075
May 2017 88.349 41.085
June 2017 86.336 40.295
July 2017 84.727 40.494
August 2017 84.804 40.554
September 2017 83.624 40.179
October 2017 85.726 40.952
November 2017 85.165 40.857
December 2017 84.067 40.564
January 2018 83.016 39.960
February 2018 85.665 40.926
March 2018 86.572 41.402
April 2018 88.000 41.887
May 2018 90.938 42.431
June 2018 92.055 43.079
July 2018 92.067 43.438
August 2018 92.346 43.452
September 2018 93.282 43.112
October 2018 93.530 43.840
November 2018 94.296 44.161
December 2018 100.797 43.742
January 2019 99.621 44.003
February 2019 99.831 44.606
March 2019 100.187 44.030
April 2019 100.112 43.668
May 2019 100.587 43.604
June 2019 98.950 42.615
July 2019 96.624 42.057
August 2019 97.369 42.276
September 2019 97.378 42.647
October 2019 96.886 42.837
November 2019 96.524 42.341
December 2019 96.278 42.182
January 2020 96.957 41.627
February 2020 99.188 41.309
March 2020 99.831 41.368
April 2020 98.275 40.847
May 2020 96.035 40.335
June 2020 93.826 39.693
July 2020 92.826 39.516
August 2020 91.450 40.195
September 2020 91.678 40.231
October 2020 88.688 39.933
November 2020 85.217 40.384
December 2020 85.534 40.806
January 2021 87.538 42.782
Note(s):
Data are seasonally adjusted.
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