Table 1 
Manufacturing: Principal statistics – Seasonally adjusted 

Manufacturing: Principal statistics – Seasonally adjusted
  May
2022
April
2023r
May
2023p
April to May 2023 May 2022 to May 2023
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change1% change1
Manufacturing sales (current dollars) 72,715 71,993 72,874 1.2 0.2
Manufacturing sales (2017 constant dollars) 55,113 57,052 58,292 2.2 5.8
Manufacturing sales (current dollars) excluding motor vehicles, parts and accessories 66,882 64,129 64,603 0.7 -3.4
Inventories 114,780 123,587 122,795 -0.6 7.0
Unfilled orders 103,058 106,614 104,972 -1.5 1.9
New orders 71,916E 72,191E 71,231E -1.3 -1.0
Inventory-to-sales ratio2 1.58 1.72 1.69 ... ...
r
revised
p
preliminary
...
not applicable
E
use with caution
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