Table 1 
Manufacturing: Principal statistics – Seasonally adjusted 

Manufacturing: Principal statistics – Seasonally adjusted
  October
2020
September
2021r
October
2021p
September to October 2021 October 2020 to October 2021
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change1% change1
Manufacturing sales (current dollars) 54,016 58,699 61,205 4.3 13.3
Manufacturing sales (2012 constant dollars) 50,118 47,428 48,917 3.1 -2.4
Manufacturing sales (current dollars) excluding motor vehicles, parts and accessories 46,877 54,971 55,881 1.7 19.2
Inventories 86,470 98,080 99,594 1.5 15.2
Unfilled orders 93,700 95,435 95,356 -0.1 1.8
New orders 51,757 60,008E 61,127E 1.9 18.1
Inventory-to-sales ratio2 1.60 1.67 1.63 ... ...
r
revised
p
preliminary
...
not applicable
E
use with caution
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