After single-month spike for aerospace, orders slow in November.Orders placed for metalworking goods declined in November November: see month. ; the total of $140.3-million is down 6% from an October October: see month. level that had been inflated by unusually high bookings for military aircraft (excluding that aerospace category, November orders were nearly 3% higher than in October). The November total is nearly 9% higher than September's $128.8-million. Year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD) The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date. orders for the six major industry groups that comprise To embrace, cover, or include; to confine within; to consist of. In the law governing patents—grants of an exclusive right or privilege to make, use, or sell an invention or product for a term of years—the term comprise the metalworking marketplace total $1,601-billion, compared to $1,868-billion for the first eleven months of 2000. Metalworking Manufacturers' New Orders U.S. $-Millions, Seasonally Adjusted Industry Group Nov. Oct. Sept. Fabricated metal products 19,504 19,734 19,302 Machinery 22,728 22,163 22,256 Construction mach'y 1,482 1,468 1,525 Industrial mach'y 3,137 3,109 2,849 HVAC, Refrigeration 2,529 2,508 2,425 Metalworking mach'y 1,925 2,128 1,891 Turbines, Power transm 2,942 2,380 2,810 Computers & Electronics 32,513 31,924 29,305 Computers 5,829 5,657 4,284 Nondefense comm.. 5,225 5,222 3,448 Medical, Measuring, Cntrl 5,218 5,139 4,769 Electrical equipment 9,995 9,753 9,334 Household appliances 2,157 2,032 1,934 Electrical equipment 3,173 2,913 3,094 Transportation 49,744 60,138 43,274 Motor vehicles 16,716 15,896 15,077 Nondefense Aircraft 5,348 4,562 3,619 Military Aircraft & Parts 2,688 15,298 2,586 Furniture & related 5,835 5,569 5,394 Metalworking total 140,319 149,281 128,865 Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 301-457-4832. |
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