FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2008, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (07)-12 

CB08-025 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

December 2007 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in December, up 

six of the last seven months, increased $10.1 billion or 

2.3 percent to $441.6 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This was at the highest level since the 

series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and 

followed a 1.7 percent November increase. 

 Shipments, down following three consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $1.2 billion or 0.3 percent to $427.5 

billion. This followed a 1.3 percent November increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up thirty-one of the last thirty-two 

months, increased $20.0 billion or 2.5 percent to $808.7 

billion. This was also at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed 

a 1.2 percent November increase. The unfilled ordersto-shipments ratio was 5.43, up from 5.31 in November. 

 Inventories, up ten of the last eleven months, increased 

$4.0 billion or 0.8 percent to $528.1 billion. This was 

also at the highest level since the series was first stated 

on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.7 percent 

November increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio 

was 1.24, up from 1.22 in November. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

December, up two consecutive months, increased $10.9 

billion or 5.0 percent to $226.1 billion, revised from the 

previously published 5.2 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.5 percent November increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up three consecutive 

months, had the largest increase, $7.3 billion or 11.5 

percent to $71.5 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $0.8 billion or 0.4 percent to $215.5 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in 

December, down four of the last five months, decreased 

$0.4 billion or 0.2 percent to $212.0 billion, revised from 

the previously published 0.1 percent decrease. This 

followed a 0.4 percent November decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down four of the last five 

months, had the largest decrease, $0.9 billion or 1.5 

percent to $55.8 billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following three consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $0.8 billion or 0.4 percent to $215.5 billion. 

This followed a 3.0 percent November increase. This 

decrease was due to petroleum and coal products, which 

decreased $1.2 billion or 2.3 percent to $51.9 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

December, up thirty-one of the last thirty-two months, 

increased $20.0 billion or 2.5 percent to $808.7 billion, 

unchanged from the previously published increase. This was also at the highest level since the series was first 

stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.2 

percent November increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up twenty-six of the last 

twenty-seven months, had the largest increase, $15.7 

billion or 3.4 percent to $475.0 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

December, up five of the last six months, increased $3.3 

billion or 1.0 percent to $320.2 billion, revised from the 

previously published 1.1 percent increase. This was also 

at the highest level since the series was first stated on a 

NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.7 percent 

November increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up eleven of the last twelve 

months, had the largest increase, $2.2 billion or 2.7 

percent to $82.0 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

three of the last four months, increased $0.7 billion or 

0.3 percent to $207.9 billion. This followed a 0.7 

percent November increase. Petroleum and coal 

products led the increase, up $0.5 billion or 1.3 percent 

to $37.0 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, December materials and 

supplies increased 0.4 percent in durable goods and 

increased slightly in nondurable goods. Work in process 

increased 1.6 percent in durable goods and 2.7 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 1.1 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.4 percent in 

nondurable goods. 

Figures in text are in seasonally adjusted current dollars. Figures on new and unfilled orders exclude data for semiconductor manufacturing. For data, call (301) 763-4673 or go to <http://www.census.gov/m3>. 

The advance report on durable goods for January is scheduled for release on February 27, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the full 

report on March 5, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page for survey description and 2008 release dates. 
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2007/

2007p 2007r 2007 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2006

 All manufacturing industries .................. 427,505 428,709 423,124 -0.3 1.3 1.2 415,800 421,566 436,995 400,230 4,996,094 4,939,953 1.1

 Excluding transportation ................... 371,745 372,088 366,249 -0.1 1.6 1.4 361,773 364,711 377,101 342,100 4,308,923 4,249,460 1.4

 Excluding defense .............................. 417,835 418,707 413,289 -0.2 1.3 1.2 404,747 411,298 427,474 388,992 4,878,434 4,825,969 1.1

 With unfilled orders ........................... 148,982 148,637 149,228 0.2 -0.4 0.0 148,197 144,388 151,857 147,343 1,780,054 1,749,727 1.7

 Durable goods industries ........................212,044 212,462 213,235 -0.2 -0.4 0.5 208,769 207,899 220,022 210,715 2,547,613 2,537,908 0.4

 Wood products................................. ...... 7,880 7,730 7,776 1.9 -0.6 -1.6 7,081 7,259 8,176 7,880 94,357 104,970 -10.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,005 9,286 9,416 -3.0 -1.4 -0.6 7,673 9,098 10,175 8,496 114,567 120,851 -5.2

 Primary metals............................ .......... 20,320 20,281 20,425 0.2 -0.7 1.7 17,446 19,058 21,250 17,228 241,364 232,809 3.7

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,717 9,550 9,465 1.7 0.9 2.4 8,586 8,919 9,789 8,117 112,795 110,991 1.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,985 9,121 9,407 -1.5 -3.0 2.0 7,503 8,621 9,821 7,778 109,470 102,250 7.1

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,618 1,610 1,553 0.5 3.7 -3.8 1,357 1,518 1,640 1,333 19,099 19,568 -2.4

 Fabricated metal products...................... 25,844 26,038 26,135 -0.7 -0.4 0.6 23,411 24,895 27,358 23,385 312,137 305,268 2.3

 Machinery............................................. 29,120 28,197 27,979 3.3 0.8 -2.1 28,562 26,030 28,256 27,514 332,237 327,886 1.3

 Farm machinery................................. 2,110 2,071 2,109 1.9 -1.8 3.7 1,783 1,600 1,971 1,401 22,616 19,460 16.2

 Construction machinery..................... 2,385 2,365 2,367 0.8 -0.1 0.2 2,271 2,078 2,346 2,709 26,154 34,262 -23.7

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,364 1,366 1,377 -0.1 -0.8 7.0 1,505 1,280 1,368 1,289 15,591 13,169 18.4

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,180 3,124 3,285 1.8 -4.9 -0.5 3,641 2,582 3,643 3,434 38,758 37,842 2.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 525 545 537 -3.7 1.5 -4.1 591 608 573 750 7,018 7,928 -11.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,838 3,982 3,957 -3.6 0.6 1.5 3,669 3,847 3,792 3,723 47,194 43,194 9.3

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,434 2,435 2,379 0.0 2.4 4.9 2,499 2,290 2,551 2,222 28,407 28,487 -0.3

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,318 3,645 3,285 18.5 11.0 -20.0 4,084 3,506 3,355 3,966 41,765 42,389 -1.5

 Material handling equipment............... 2,387 2,340 2,266 2.0 3.3 -0.7 2,298 2,215 2,243 2,070 27,545 25,304 8.9

 Computers and electronic products ......... 33,461 33,655 33,681 -0.6 -0.1 2.2 39,529 33,896 33,108 37,015 398,225 393,953 1.1

 Computers........................................ 3,672 3,589 3,570 2.3 0.5 -6.2 4,263 3,412 3,969 3,842 41,213 41,553 -0.8

 Computer storage devices................... 578 625 614 -7.5 1.8 5.1 1,086 514 370 1,143 7,172 7,902 -9.2

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,573 1,403 1,483 12.1 -5.4 -1.1 2,274 1,421 1,348 2,047 17,618 17,092 3.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 5,096 4,879 4,720 4.4 3.4 -8.0 6,614 4,792 4,318 5,678 59,719 59,854 -0.2

 Defense communications equipment... 488 564 501 -13.5 12.6 -2.7 490 560 476 553 6,082 5,982 1.7

 Audio and video equipment.................. 945 903 860 4.7 5.0 14.4 1,243 1,175 1,042 1,244 10,552 10,631 -0.7

 Semiconductors ................................. 5,934 6,507 6,551 -8.8 -0.7 18.3 5,650 7,026 6,940 5,201 76,744 79,652 -3.7

 Electronic components....................... 4,056 4,016 4,054 1.0 -0.9 -2.4 4,573 4,080 3,961 4,649 49,595 48,280 2.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 1,032 1,129 1,087 -8.6 3.9 8.1 1,064 1,097 1,030 789 12,056 9,688 24.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,561 2,463 2,446 4.0 0.7 -1.5 2,831 2,500 2,410 2,643 30,129 29,244 3.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,923 7,024 7,260 -1.4 -3.3 4.8 8,783 6,653 6,609 8,615 80,755 77,101 4.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,770 10,767 10,902 0.0 -1.2 0.9 10,362 10,547 11,164 10,272 129,633 122,693 5.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,175 1,164 1,168 0.9 -0.3 -1.2 1,219 1,101 1,180 1,195 14,339 13,825 3.7

 Household appliances........................ 2,029 2,173 2,257 -6.6 -3.7 -1.7 2,165 2,210 2,314 2,502 26,852 27,065 -0.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,473 3,512 3,478 -1.1 1.0 0.0 3,256 3,304 3,436 3,042 41,191 36,975 11.4

 Batteries........................................... 801 682 712 17.4 -4.2 16.5 797 862 833 718 8,261 7,148 15.6

 Transportation equipment...................... 55,760 56,621 56,875 -1.5 -0.4 0.3 54,027 56,855 59,894 58,130 687,171 690,493 -0.5

 Automobiles..................................... 7,100 7,330 7,229 -3.1 1.4 0.2 6,217 7,260 8,170 6,656 87,175 85,121 2.4

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 10,896 11,125 11,172 -2.1 -0.4 -2.1 10,089 11,054 12,616 11,549 135,140 135,783 -0.5

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,334 1,333 1,252 0.1 6.5 -5.5 1,189 1,303 1,399 1,987 17,697 27,660 -36.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 17,748 17,921 18,052 -1.0 -0.7 -1.8 14,915 17,667 19,688 17,125 226,126 237,390 -4.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 9,218 9,167 9,379 0.6 -2.3 6.4 10,780 9,586 8,447 9,344 106,255 90,052 18.0

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,248 3,442 3,556 -5.6 -3.2 8.5 4,000 3,610 3,371 4,377 41,008 40,053 2.4

 Ships and boats................................. 2,051 2,037 2,059 0.7 -1.1 3.1 2,101 2,030 2,058 2,114 23,981 23,947 0.1

 Furniture and related products................. 6,818 6,819 6,923 0.0 -1.5 0.5 6,604 6,753 7,075 7,005 82,980 87,208 -4.8

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,066 13,068 13,123 0.0 -0.4 2.5 14,074 13,508 13,566 13,790 154,942 151,777 2.1

 Nondurable goods industries................... 215,461 216,247 209,889 -0.4 3.0 2.0 207,031 213,667 216,973 189,515 2,448,481 2,402,045 1.9

 Food products....................................... 49,214 48,742 48,631 1.0 0.2 -0.3 49,369 50,497 51,244 45,705 571,200 537,879 6.2

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 5,781 5,483 5,487 5.4 -0.1 1.5 5,520 5,882 6,023 4,536 63,110 60,133 5.0

 Dairy products.................................. 7,430 7,492 7,474 -0.8 0.2 0.8 7,469 7,729 7,580 6,424 84,478 74,097 14.0

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 14,464 14,292 14,313 1.2 -0.1 -0.6 14,288 14,603 14,586 13,596 169,789 158,132 7.4

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 11,190 11,517 11,869 -2.8 -3.0 6.0 10,767 11,576 11,975 10,079 135,447 128,639 5.3

 Beverages......................................... 7,659 7,800 7,808 -1.8 -0.1 2.9 7,236 7,859 7,914 6,790 89,810 84,230 6.6

 Tobacco............................................ 3,531 3,717 4,061 -5.0 -8.5 12.6 3,531 3,717 4,061 3,289 45,637 44,409 2.8

 Textile mills........................................... 2,916 2,874 2,908 1.5 -1.2 1.1 2,608 2,810 3,031 2,604 34,925 37,295 -6.4

 Textile products................................... 2,660 2,690 2,734 -1.1 -1.6 0.3 2,339 2,638 2,808 2,610 33,518 36,614 -8.5

 Apparel................................................ 2,762 2,828 2,753 -2.3 2.7 0.6 2,450 3,104 3,074 2,405 32,534 32,712 -0.5

 Leather and allied products..................... 523 537 564 -2.6 -4.8 -6.5 505 526 569 527 6,667 6,366 4.7

 Paper products...................................... 14,181 14,176 14,046 0.0 0.9 0.5 13,848 13,831 14,384 14,319 166,645 168,602 -1.2

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,959 6,797 6,612 2.4 2.8 0.3 6,739 6,499 6,777 6,901 79,122 78,027 1.4

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,917 3,979 4,018 -1.6 -1.0 0.7 3,798 3,955 4,230 3,971 47,449 48,521 -2.2

 Printing................................................. 8,650 8,609 8,586 0.5 0.3 1.3 8,775 9,000 9,272 8,665 102,354 101,015 1.3

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 51,940 53,188 46,455 -2.3 14.5 5.0 49,470 51,058 46,873 38,198 525,445 514,901 2.0

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 49,371 50,611 43,777 -2.5 15.6 5.0 47,437 48,646 43,841 36,039 493,878 480,193 2.8

 Chemical products.................................. 54,219 53,668 53,966 1.0 -0.6 1.4 51,633 51,853 55,359 49,168 633,128 630,363 0.4

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 3,049 3,159 3,093 -3.5 2.1 8.0 2,454 2,336 2,443 1,911 32,374 27,059 19.6

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 14,016 13,126 13,579 6.8 -3.3 1.2 13,762 13,225 14,824 13,682 166,600 173,837 -4.2

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,043 3,012 3,096 1.0 -2.7 3.6 2,515 2,686 3,164 2,373 35,695 34,670 3.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,206 17,418 17,377 -1.2 0.2 2.2 15,267 16,774 18,384 15,235 206,618 207,659 -0.5

p Preliminary r

 Revised NA Not available.

1

 Shipments are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.

Year to date
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Table 2. Value of Manufacturers' New Orders for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2007/

2007p 2007r 2007 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2006

All manufacturing industries 2................... 441,566 431,489 424,145 2.3 1.7 0.7 443,549 422,727 436,467 415,397 5,045,480 4,974,738 1.4

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 370,065 367,334 361,730 0.7 1.5 0.7 360,793 358,378 372,869 340,242 4,259,949 4,207,200 1.3

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 428,533 423,655 413,898 1.2 2.4 0.7 423,545 414,824 425,616 399,918 4,922,688 4,848,219 1.5

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 168,977 157,924 156,800 7.0 0.7 -0.7 181,596 152,575 158,269 167,711 1,906,184 1,864,164 2.3

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 226,105 215,242 214,256 5.0 0.5 -0.5 236,518 209,060 219,494 225,882 2,596,999 2,572,693 0.9

 Primary metals............................ ............ 20,770 20,860 20,651 -0.4 1.0 3.8 18,684 19,763 20,922 17,654 241,875 233,261 3.7

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,999 9,973 9,743 0.3 2.4 7.1 9,285 9,617 9,592 8,135 113,211 110,118 2.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,184 9,296 9,316 -1.2 -0.2 1.6 8,055 8,621 9,655 8,083 109,566 103,445 5.9

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,587 1,591 1,592 -0.3 -0.1 -1.5 1,344 1,525 1,675 1,436 19,098 19,698 -3.0

 Fabricated metal products...................... 27,239 26,608 26,730 2.4 -0.5 2.5 24,413 24,732 27,455 23,531 316,907 310,265 2.1

 Machinery............................................. 31,045 28,926 29,331 7.3 -1.4 -2.8 30,715 26,875 30,403 29,069 344,712 342,503 0.6

 Construction machinery....................... 2,283 1,954 1,502 16.8 30.1 -32.2 2,546 1,947 1,749 3,278 26,361 36,683 -28.1

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,596 1,420 1,520 12.4 -6.6 11.9 1,738 1,330 1,655 1,356 15,669 14,780 6.0

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,581 3,296 3,763 8.6 -12.4 23.9 3,584 2,643 4,487 3,367 40,670 40,512 0.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 497 524 509 -5.2 2.9 -18.9 501 584 549 999 6,907 8,329 -17.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,731 4,712 4,608 0.4 2.3 -11.4 4,651 4,357 4,218 3,630 53,063 45,220 17.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,671 2,653 2,631 0.7 0.8 -0.9 2,587 2,479 2,860 2,262 29,819 29,434 1.3

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 4,469 3,567 3,954 25.3 -9.8 -5.5 4,708 3,430 3,993 4,418 42,391 44,801 -5.4

 Material handling equipment............... 2,264 2,425 2,448 -6.6 -0.9 6.6 2,447 2,368 2,297 2,657 28,677 26,475 8.3

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 28,165 27,054 27,119 4.1 -0.2 -8.2 35,568 26,285 26,762 33,954 329,171 327,403 0.5

 Computers........................................ 3,822 3,655 2,995 4.6 22.0 -23.2 4,413 3,478 3,394 3,882 41,417 41,350 0.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,220 4,481 4,526 16.5 -1.0 -21.0 6,467 4,069 4,391 5,986 60,697 62,090 -2.2

 Defense communications equipment... 731 776 282 -5.8 175.2 -37.2 969 651 380 833 7,175 6,503 10.3

 Semiconductors 2

................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components....................... 3,906 4,069 4,281 -4.0 -5.0 -1.5 4,447 3,905 4,195 4,496 49,981 48,860 2.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 924 971 1,151 -4.8 -15.6 -21.9 935 1,076 1,134 213 12,835 11,297 13.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,631 2,404 3,082 9.4 -22.0 2.7 3,830 2,445 3,059 4,188 31,585 33,896 -6.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 7,232 7,214 7,310 0.2 -1.3 0.6 9,246 6,885 6,814 9,311 83,549 80,808 3.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,632 10,751 10,700 -1.1 0.5 2.0 9,677 10,405 11,106 9,880 130,672 126,790 3.1

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,150 1,143 1,177 0.6 -2.9 4.6 1,205 994 1,156 1,201 14,710 13,825 6.4

 Household appliances.......................... 2,043 2,061 2,235 -0.9 -7.8 -1.8 1,981 2,116 2,351 2,180 26,959 27,081 -0.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,331 3,581 3,563 -7.0 0.5 0.5 2,691 3,425 3,651 2,759 42,818 39,829 7.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 71,501 64,155 62,415 11.5 2.8 0.8 82,756 64,349 63,598 75,155 785,531 767,538 2.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 17,465 17,963 18,003 -2.8 -0.2 -0.2 15,247 18,096 19,212 18,238 224,113 240,432 -6.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 21,667 19,402 15,090 11.7 28.6 0.3 31,224 19,431 11,924 23,471 200,035 152,201 31.4

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 6,039 2,517 3,421 139.9 -26.4 -16.2 8,681 2,884 3,350 7,898 42,228 42,108 0.3

 Ships and boats................................. 1,747 1,526 1,719 14.5 -11.2 2.6 2,604 1,529 1,754 3,155 24,417 28,423 -14.1

 Furniture and related products................. 6,710 6,724 7,037 -0.2 -4.4 0.9 5,785 6,706 7,373 6,347 83,199 86,796 -4.1

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 215,461 216,247 209,889 -0.4 3.0 2.0 207,031 213,667 216,973 189,515 2,448,481 2,402,045 1.9

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

 New orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

2

 Data on new orders are not available for the semiconductor industry. Estimates and percent changes for new orders exclude semiconductor industry data. 

Note: Estimates of manufacturers' shipments, inventories and orders are subject to survey error and revision. One major component of survey error is nonsampling

error, which includes errors of coverage, response, and nonreporting. Since the survey panel is not a probability sample, estimates of sampling error cannot be

calculated. Further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations are contained in our most recent annual benchmark publication,

Current Industrial Reports: M3-3(06), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 2001-2006."

Year to date
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Table 3. Value of Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. Dec.

2007p 2007r 2007 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 07/06

All manufacturing industries 1................... 808,656 788,661 779,374 2.5 1.2 1.0 807,972 774,573 766,386 681,842 18.5

 Excluding transportation 1................... 333,683 329,429 327,676 1.3 0.5 0.6 328,614 323,944 323,251 300,844 9.2

 Excluding defense 1............................. 646,591 629,959 618,504 2.6 1.9 1.2 644,477 620,029 609,477 523,479 23.1

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 808,656 788,661 779,374 2.5 1.2 1.0 807,972 774,573 766,386 681,842 18.5

 Primary metals........................................ 27,577 27,127 26,548 1.7 2.2 0.9 27,203 25,965 25,260 26,692 1.9

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 16,517 16,235 15,812 1.7 2.7 1.8 16,307 15,608 14,910 15,891 2.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,181 7,982 7,807 2.5 2.2 -1.2 8,071 7,519 7,519 7,975 1.2

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,879 2,910 2,929 -1.1 -0.6 1.3 2,825 2,838 2,831 2,826 0.0

 Fabricated metal products...................... 59,785 58,390 57,820 2.4 1.0 1.0 57,895 56,893 57,056 53,125 9.0

 Machinery............................................. 90,532 88,607 87,878 2.2 0.8 1.6 89,363 87,210 86,365 76,888 16.2

 Construction machinery....................... 10,045 10,147 10,558 -1.0 -3.9 -7.6 10,008 9,733 9,864 9,801 2.1

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 3,862 3,630 3,576 6.4 1.5 4.2 3,888 3,655 3,605 3,810 2.0

 Industrial machinery............................ 14,960 14,559 14,387 2.8 1.2 3.4 14,343 14,400 14,339 12,431 15.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,503 1,531 1,552 -1.8 -1.4 -1.8 1,431 1,521 1,545 1,542 -7.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 15,631 14,738 14,008 6.1 5.2 4.9 15,325 14,343 13,833 9,456 62.1

 Metalworking machinery....................... 8,084 7,847 7,629 3.0 2.9 3.4 7,837 7,749 7,560 6,425 22.0

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 13,011 12,860 12,938 1.2 -0.6 5.5 13,179 12,555 12,631 12,553 5.0

 Material handling equipment............... 9,995 10,118 10,033 -1.2 0.8 1.8 9,983 9,834 9,681 8,851 12.8

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 118,208 117,570 117,664 0.5 -0.1 0.0 117,882 116,193 116,778 110,192 7.0

 Computers......................................... 3,611 3,461 3,395 4.3 1.9 -14.5 3,611 3,461 3,395 3,407 6.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 28,171 28,047 28,445 0.4 -1.4 -0.7 27,511 27,658 28,381 26,533 3.7

 Defense communications equipment... 7,292 7,049 6,837 3.4 3.1 -3.1 7,450 6,971 6,880 6,357 17.2

 Semiconductors 1

................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components....................... 10,484 10,634 10,581 -1.4 0.5 2.2 10,306 10,432 10,607 9,920 3.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 6,115 6,223 6,381 -1.7 -2.5 1.0 6,094 6,223 6,244 5,315 14.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 35,454 35,384 35,443 0.2 -0.2 1.8 35,771 34,772 34,827 34,315 4.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 27,081 26,772 26,582 1.2 0.7 0.2 27,139 26,676 26,444 24,345 11.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 23,624 23,762 23,778 -0.6 -0.1 -0.8 22,775 23,460 23,602 21,736 4.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,640 2,665 2,686 -0.9 -0.8 0.3 2,488 2,502 2,609 2,117 17.5

 Household appliances.......................... 852 838 950 1.7 -11.8 -2.3 678 862 956 571 18.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 14,921 15,063 14,994 -0.9 0.5 0.6 14,557 15,122 15,001 12,930 12.6

 Transportation equipment........................ 474,973 459,232 451,698 3.4 1.7 1.2 479,358 450,629 443,135 380,998 25.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,896 19,179 19,137 -1.5 0.2 -0.3 18,954 18,622 18,193 20,967 -9.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 309,041 296,592 286,357 4.2 3.6 2.0 312,330 291,886 282,041 218,550 42.9

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 45,640 42,849 43,774 6.5 -2.1 -0.3 46,243 41,562 42,288 45,023 2.7

 Ships and boats................................. 18,252 18,556 19,067 -1.6 -2.7 -1.8 18,203 17,700 18,201 17,767 2.5

 Furniture and related products................. 7,468 7,576 7,671 -1.4 -1.2 1.5 7,007 7,826 7,873 6,788 3.2

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

 Data on unfilled orders are not available for the semiconductor industry. Estimates and percent changes for unfilled orders exclude semiconductor industry data. 

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.
 5

Table 4. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. Dec.

2007p 2007r 2007 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 07/06

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 528,097 524,145 520,492 0.8 0.7 0.2 514,081 524,923 523,953 496,115 3.6

 Excluding transportation ...................... 446,109 444,315 442,124 0.4 0.5 0.1 435,235 444,489 444,609 424,812 2.5

 Excluding defense ............................. 504,909 502,042 498,874 0.6 0.6 0.1 491,342 502,842 502,204 475,822 3.3

 With unfilled orders ............................. 253,372 250,663 248,802 1.1 0.7 0.5 246,644 251,187 249,413 235,434 4.8

 Durable goods industries ........................ 320,232 316,961 314,834 1.0 0.7 0.4 311,315 317,579 315,474 300,664 3.5

 Wood products................................. ....... 10,390 10,389 10,478 0.0 -0.8 -0.6 10,259 10,402 10,563 10,872 -5.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 12,121 12,000 11,926 1.0 0.6 0.0 11,866 11,619 11,567 11,737 1.1

 Primary metals............................ ............ 30,823 30,750 30,972 0.2 -0.7 -1.3 30,820 30,580 30,683 31,412 -1.9

 Iron and steel mills............................... 17,292 17,319 17,456 -0.2 -0.8 -1.9 17,381 17,275 17,393 18,193 -4.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,943 10,860 10,950 0.8 -0.8 -0.7 10,883 10,761 10,774 10,831 0.5

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,588 2,571 2,566 0.7 0.2 0.7 2,556 2,544 2,516 2,388 7.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 42,240 42,028 41,849 0.5 0.4 0.7 41,205 41,457 41,428 40,464 1.8

 Machinery.............................................. 51,931 51,801 51,816 0.3 0.0 0.6 50,302 52,145 51,808 47,940 4.9

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,678 2,566 2,470 4.4 3.9 1.6 2,688 2,513 2,278 2,206 21.8

 Construction machinery........................ 5,077 5,127 5,071 -1.0 1.1 2.0 4,914 5,154 5,073 4,581 7.3

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 3,995 3,989 3,936 0.2 1.3 0.4 3,808 3,952 3,878 3,309 15.1

 Industrial machinery............................. 7,586 7,612 7,748 -0.3 -1.8 -0.1 7,377 7,717 7,614 7,833 -5.8

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,066 1,208 1,210 -11.8 -0.2 3.8 996 1,222 1,221 1,127 -11.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,569 4,540 4,537 0.6 0.1 0.3 4,186 4,523 4,585 3,936 6.4

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,294 4,278 4,201 0.4 1.8 -0.2 4,136 4,280 4,294 3,942 4.9

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 6,142 6,132 6,132 0.2 0.0 1.4 5,976 6,384 6,339 5,470 9.3

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,021 2,998 3,001 0.8 -0.1 0.8 2,952 3,055 3,029 2,647 11.5

 Computers and electronic products ......... 44,338 43,894 43,539 1.0 0.8 0.6 42,954 44,648 44,104 42,882 0.2

 Computers......................................... 1,157 1,136 1,098 1.8 3.5 -4.0 1,154 1,180 1,085 1,163 -0.8

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,330 1,330 1,318 0.0 0.9 0.2 1,170 1,474 1,405 1,101 6.3

 Other peripheral equipment................... 2,055 2,046 2,024 0.4 1.1 0.0 1,900 2,146 2,104 1,993 -4.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,495 6,323 6,208 2.7 1.9 -1.5 6,337 6,628 6,342 6,478 -2.2

 Defense communications equipment...... 980 990 991 -1.0 -0.1 2.1 959 983 990 636 50.8

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,187 1,139 1,124 4.2 1.3 1.2 1,177 1,301 1,309 1,218 -3.4

 Semiconductors 1................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components.......................... 7,238 7,325 7,225 -1.2 1.4 3.3 6,993 7,307 7,306 7,015 -0.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,446 3,361 3,440 2.5 -2.3 2.1 3,365 3,364 3,452 2,804 20.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 2,581 2,615 2,551 -1.3 2.5 1.3 2,519 2,586 2,546 2,430 3.7

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 11,164 11,079 11,096 0.8 -0.2 1.6 10,910 11,219 11,132 10,506 3.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 14,980 14,792 14,543 1.3 1.7 1.5 14,561 14,698 14,391 14,044 3.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,902 1,869 1,848 1.8 1.1 0.2 1,797 1,831 1,800 1,838 -2.2

 Household appliances.......................... 1,839 1,816 1,838 1.3 -1.2 4.5 1,636 1,784 1,866 1,491 9.7

 Electrical equipment............................. 5,507 5,384 5,131 2.3 4.9 2.1 5,517 5,469 5,073 5,288 4.3

 Batteries............................................ 506 506 505 0.0 0.2 -2.9 471 494 528 459 2.6

 Transportation equipment......................... 81,988 79,830 78,368 2.7 1.9 0.5 78,846 80,434 79,344 71,303 10.6

 Automobiles....................................... 2,352 2,289 2,207 2.8 3.7 -2.1 2,107 2,276 2,175 1,905 10.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 2,789 2,722 2,835 2.5 -4.0 -1.2 2,449 2,780 2,904 2,649 -7.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,485 1,531 1,550 -3.0 -1.2 4.1 1,416 1,532 1,568 1,507 -6.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 17,522 17,389 17,551 0.8 -0.9 -0.4 17,110 17,328 17,537 18,158 -5.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 33,717 32,795 31,661 2.8 3.6 0.6 32,268 33,374 32,353 26,131 23.5

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 13,768 13,086 12,809 5.2 2.2 -0.3 13,499 13,064 12,919 12,109 11.5

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,313 2,331 2,356 -0.8 -1.1 0.3 2,272 2,330 2,329 2,421 -6.2

 Furniture and related products................. 8,438 8,492 8,517 -0.6 -0.3 0.1 8,193 8,495 8,470 8,612 -4.9

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 22,983 22,985 22,826 0.0 0.7 1.1 22,309 23,101 23,116 21,398 4.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 207,865 207,184 205,658 0.3 0.7 -0.2 202,766 207,344 208,479 195,451 3.7

 Food products........................................ 37,159 36,979 36,997 0.5 0.0 -1.7 37,176 38,475 39,548 35,711 4.1

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,391 4,397 4,475 -0.1 -1.7 -3.9 4,449 4,553 4,903 4,075 9.2

 Dairy products.................................... 4,580 4,614 4,606 -0.7 0.2 -1.5 4,226 4,381 4,576 3,942 7.2

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 7,396 7,339 7,258 0.8 1.1 0.1 7,299 7,529 7,430 6,719 8.6

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 14,566 14,582 14,623 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 14,555 14,969 15,232 14,520 0.2

 Beverages......................................... 10,691 10,708 10,784 -0.2 -0.7 -0.2 10,565 11,002 11,345 10,210 3.5

 Tobacco............................................ 3,875 3,874 3,839 0.0 0.9 1.4 3,990 3,967 3,887 4,310 -7.4

 Textile mills............................................ 3,831 3,827 3,829 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 3,757 3,760 3,783 3,939 -4.6

 Textile products...................................... 3,466 3,470 3,466 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 3,365 3,419 3,476 3,494 -3.7

 Apparel................................................. 3,951 3,957 3,991 -0.2 -0.9 0.3 3,815 3,824 4,047 3,715 2.7

 Leather and allied products...................... 912 900 895 1.3 0.6 0.6 891 887 898 861 3.5

 Paper products....................................... 15,729 15,426 15,352 2.0 0.5 0.1 15,535 15,256 15,163 15,239 1.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 7,205 7,131 7,051 1.0 1.1 0.2 7,186 7,011 6,884 7,147 0.5

 Paperboard containers......................... 3,901 3,837 3,834 1.7 0.1 -0.5 3,878 3,777 3,788 3,918 -1.0

 Printing.................................................. 6,604 6,644 6,659 -0.6 -0.2 0.4 6,143 6,692 6,971 6,250 -1.7

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 36,972 36,486 35,684 1.3 2.2 0.8 34,501 35,865 36,062 30,844 11.9

 Petroleum refineries............................. 34,386 34,019 33,175 1.1 2.5 1.1 32,116 33,517 33,585 28,214 13.8

 Chemical products..................................... 63,509 63,896 63,462 -0.6 0.7 0.0 62,190 63,546 62,826 61,071 1.8

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,642 2,646 2,657 -0.2 -0.4 0.1 2,820 2,607 2,447 2,650 6.4

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 23,702 24,381 24,328 -2.8 0.2 -0.8 22,747 24,498 24,395 23,330 -2.5

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 3,064 3,057 3,006 0.2 1.7 -0.9 2,910 2,940 2,906 2,870 1.4

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 21,166 21,017 20,700 0.7 1.5 -0.5 20,838 20,651 20,473 19,807 5.2

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1 Inventories for semiconductor industry data are included in computers and electronic products and total durable goods industries, but are not shown separately. 

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.
 6 

Table 5. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments, New Orders, Unfilled Orders, and Total Inventories for 

 Topical Series 1

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted2

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2007/

2007p 2007r 2007 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2006

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 427,505 428,709 423,124 -0.3 1.3 1.2 415,800 421,566 436,995 400,230 4,996,094 4,939,953 1.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 41,972 42,580 42,922 -1.4 -0.8 0.1 37,210 40,724 45,229 39,403 516,511 529,032 -2.4

 Information technology......................... 27,288 26,913 26,900 1.4 0.0 -0.5 32,822 26,468 26,181 30,730 317,894 311,629 2.0

 Computers and related products .......... 5,823 5,617 5,667 3.7 -0.9 -3.8 7,623 5,347 5,687 7,032 66,003 66,547 -0.8

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 37,078 37,709 37,705 -1.7 0.0 -1.6 32,410 37,284 41,873 37,317 466,138 485,954 -4.1

 Capital goods...................................... 76,404 75,701 75,721 0.9 0.0 -0.5 83,134 73,465 74,683 80,616 893,330 882,821 1.2

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 68,367 67,328 67,656 1.5 -0.5 -0.6 74,261 64,800 66,816 71,667 795,193 787,596 1.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 63,048 61,882 61,835 1.9 0.1 -1.2 67,495 58,861 61,738 65,424 730,499 730,560 0.0

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,037 8,373 8,065 -4.0 3.8 -0.1 8,873 8,665 7,867 8,949 98,137 95,225 3.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 175,008 175,555 169,411 -0.3 3.6 1.8 170,587 175,631 177,014 157,531 1,986,658 1,946,415 2.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 33,658 34,008 34,159 -1.0 -0.4 -0.1 32,726 34,328 37,143 35,085 412,269 415,425 -0.8

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 141,350 141,547 135,252 -0.1 4.7 2.2 137,861 141,303 139,871 122,446 1,574,389 1,530,990 2.8

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 441,566 431,489 424,145 2.3 1.7 0.7 443,549 422,727 436,467 415,397 5,045,480 4,974,738 1.4

 Construction materials and supplies...... 43,399 43,655 43,675 -0.6 0.0 -1.6 38,469 40,934 45,301 38,958 524,798 531,638 -1.3

 Information technology......................... 28,063 26,793 26,360 4.7 1.6 -8.4 34,625 25,972 26,231 33,479 324,021 325,779 -0.5

 Computers and related products .......... 5,973 5,683 5,092 5.1 11.6 -14.9 7,773 5,413 5,112 7,072 66,207 66,344 -0.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 36,795 37,751 37,656 -2.5 0.3 -0.9 32,742 37,713 41,397 38,430 464,125 488,996 -5.1

 Capital goods...................................... 92,694 83,277 81,468 11.3 2.2 -1.7 111,419 81,157 80,883 99,098 1,002,529 975,624 2.8

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 81,218 76,959 73,022 5.5 5.4 -2.6 93,777 74,814 71,630 87,199 899,831 869,149 3.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 64,382 61,588 61,643 4.5 -0.1 -3.0 68,006 58,596 63,126 66,686 745,204 756,423 -1.5

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 11,476 6,318 8,446 81.6 -25.2 5.9 17,642 6,343 9,253 11,899 102,698 106,475 -3.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 175,004 175,427 169,416 -0.2 3.5 1.7 170,152 175,581 177,151 157,030 1,987,598 1,946,282 2.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 33,654 33,880 34,164 -0.7 -0.8 -0.6 32,291 34,278 37,280 34,584 413,209 415,292 -0.5

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 141,350 141,547 135,252 -0.1 4.7 2.2 137,861 141,303 139,871 122,446 1,574,389 1,530,990 2.8

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 808,656 788,661 779,374 2.5 1.2 1.0 807,972 774,573 766,386 681,842 (X) (X) 18.5

 Construction materials and supplies...... 53,078 51,651 50,576 2.8 2.1 1.5 51,425 50,166 49,956 43,138 (X) (X) 19.2

 Information technology......................... 114,438 113,663 113,783 0.7 -0.1 -0.5 114,059 112,256 112,752 107,932 (X) (X) 5.7

 Computers and related products .......... 3,611 3,461 3,395 4.3 1.9 -14.5 3,611 3,461 3,395 3,407 (X) (X) 6.0

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 18,896 19,179 19,137 -1.5 0.2 -0.3 18,954 18,622 18,193 20,967 (X) (X) -9.6

 Capital goods...................................... 610,451 594,161 586,585 2.7 1.3 1.0 613,089 584,804 577,112 503,890 (X) (X) 21.7

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................462,324 449,473 439,842 2.9 2.2 1.2 463,329 443,813 433,799 358,691 (X) (X) 29.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 182,275 180,941 181,235 0.7 -0.2 -0.1 179,625 179,114 179,379 164,920 (X) (X) 8.9

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 148,127 144,688 146,743 2.4 -1.4 0.3 149,760 140,991 143,313 145,199 (X) (X) 3.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 9,911 9,915 10,043 0.0 -1.3 0.0 9,599 10,034 10,084 8,659 (X) (X) 10.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 9,911 9,915 10,043 0.0 -1.3 0.0 9,599 10,034 10,084 8,659 (X) (X) 10.9 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 528,097 524,145 520,492 0.8 0.7 0.2 514,081 524,923 523,953 496,115 (X) (X) 3.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 59,209 59,033 58,905 0.3 0.2 0.2 57,333 58,025 58,260 57,179 (X) (X) 0.3

 Information technology......................... 37,218 36,981 36,780 0.6 0.5 0.7 36,132 37,756 37,228 34,904 (X) (X) 3.5

 Computers and related products .......... 4,542 4,512 4,440 0.7 1.6 -1.0 4,224 4,800 4,594 4,257 (X) (X) -0.8

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,148 23,931 24,143 0.9 -0.9 -0.4 23,082 23,916 24,184 24,219 (X) (X) -4.7

 Capital goods...................................... 145,139 143,040 141,485 1.5 1.1 0.9 141,013 144,757 142,414 131,279 (X) (X) 7.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................126,712 125,337 123,988 1.1 1.1 0.7 122,766 127,054 124,896 115,041 (X) (X) 6.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 100,657 100,120 99,809 0.5 0.3 0.8 97,819 101,322 100,167 94,214 (X) (X) 3.8

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 18,427 17,703 17,497 4.1 1.2 1.8 18,247 17,703 17,518 16,238 (X) (X) 12.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 160,882 160,480 159,480 0.3 0.6 -0.2 155,827 161,919 163,437 150,576 (X) (X) 3.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 29,598 29,405 29,275 0.7 0.4 0.7 28,200 29,623 29,653 28,026 (X) (X) 0.6

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 131,284 131,075 130,205 0.2 0.7 -0.4 127,627 132,296 133,784 122,550 (X) (X) 4.1

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable.

1

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

2

 Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

3

 Nondefense capital goods industries include: small arms and ordnance; farm machinery and equipment; construction machinery; mining, oil, and gas field machinery;

industrial machinery; vending, laundry, and other machinery; photographic equipment; metalworking machinery; turbines and generators; other power transmission

equipment; pumps and compressors; material handling equipment; all other machinery; electronic computers; computer storage devices; other computer peripheral

equipment; communications equipment; search and navigation equipment; electromedical, measuring, and control instruments; electrical equipment; other electrical 

equipment, appliances, and components; heavy duty trucks; aircraft; railroad rolling stock; ships and boats; office and institutional furniture; and medical equipment

and supplies.

4 Defense capital goods industries include: small arms and ordnance; communications equipment; aircraft; missiles, space vehicles, and parts; ships and boats;

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

 Based on year-to-date for shipments and new orders, but on same month prior year for unfilled orders and inventories.

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.

NEW ORDERS

UNFILLED ORDERS

TOTAL INVENTORIES
 7

Table 6. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories, by Stage of Fabrication, by Industry Group

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. Dec.

2007p 2007r 2007 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 07/06

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 177,518 177,062 177,198 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 176,095 177,258 178,197 173,148 1.7

 Durable goods industries........................ 106,995 106,561 106,341 0.4 0.2 0.3 106,462 107,070 106,914 106,743 -0.3

 Wood products................................... 4,037 4,054 4,064 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 4,233 4,287 4,316 4,438 -4.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,648 4,624 4,600 0.5 0.5 0.6 4,608 4,584 4,581 4,443 3.7

 Primary metals.................................... 11,610 11,655 11,773 -0.4 -1.0 -0.2 11,958 11,782 11,929 12,663 -5.6

 Fabricated metal products..................... 16,031 15,951 15,910 0.5 0.3 -0.3 15,956 15,705 15,715 16,162 -1.3

 Machinery.......................................... 19,692 19,788 20,047 -0.5 -1.3 1.2 19,318 19,824 20,181 18,669 3.5

 Computers and electronic products ...... 16,201 16,110 16,100 0.6 0.1 0.3 16,029 16,343 16,244 16,605 -3.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,064 5,986 5,865 1.3 2.1 0.6 6,075 6,007 5,803 6,037 0.6

 Transportation equipment..................... 17,433 17,120 16,765 1.8 2.1 0.6 17,174 17,229 16,904 16,669 3.0

 Furniture and related products............... 3,742 3,806 3,825 -1.7 -0.5 0.2 3,708 3,804 3,790 3,724 -0.4

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,537 7,467 7,392 0.9 1.0 -0.1 7,403 7,505 7,451 7,333 1.0

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 70,523 70,501 70,857 0.0 -0.5 -0.8 69,633 70,188 71,283 66,405 4.9

 Food products.................................... 13,218 13,273 13,189 -0.4 0.6 -3.1 13,421 13,745 13,820 12,644 6.1

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,406 4,415 4,430 -0.2 -0.3 0.5 4,587 4,446 4,420 4,849 -5.4

 Textiles.............................................. 1,239 1,243 1,242 -0.3 0.1 0.6 1,234 1,217 1,220 1,210 2.0

 Textile products.................................. 1,389 1,379 1,358 0.7 1.5 -0.3 1,373 1,362 1,356 1,379 -0.4

 Apparel............................................. 1,140 1,099 1,119 3.7 -1.8 1.7 1,135 1,072 1,127 1,067 6.4

 Leather and allied products................... 301 298 297 1.0 0.3 -2.3 301 294 302 253 19.0

 Paper products.................................... 7,211 7,209 7,184 0.0 0.3 1.0 7,189 7,158 7,130 7,162 0.4

 Printing ............................................. 3,196 3,178 3,185 0.6 -0.2 1.1 3,089 3,163 3,243 3,090 0.0

 Petroleum and coal products................ 11,408 11,634 12,500 -1.9 -6.9 -3.8 10,675 11,215 12,509 9,586 11.4

 Chemical products................................ 18,930 18,579 18,309 1.9 1.5 1.5 18,552 18,393 18,189 17,317 7.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 8,085 8,194 8,044 -1.3 1.9 -0.8 8,077 8,123 7,967 7,848 2.9

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 156,040 153,211 150,918 1.8 1.5 1.4 150,641 155,083 153,104 140,164 7.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 117,744 115,926 114,419 1.6 1.3 1.1 113,487 116,861 115,381 104,852 8.2

 Wood products................................... 2,074 2,118 2,106 -2.1 0.6 -2.6 2,071 2,124 2,103 2,224 -6.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,349 1,349 1,337 0.0 0.9 1.1 1,279 1,257 1,261 1,264 1.2

 Primary metals.................................... 9,884 9,858 9,875 0.3 -0.2 -1.2 9,618 9,783 9,714 9,517 1.1

 Fabricated metal products..................... 12,496 12,367 12,320 1.0 0.4 1.4 12,058 12,368 12,359 11,113 8.5

 Machinery.......................................... 14,674 14,570 14,664 0.7 -0.6 0.7 13,758 14,902 14,778 13,229 4.0

 Computers and electronic products ...... 17,391 17,364 17,085 0.2 1.6 2.9 16,647 17,715 17,400 16,444 1.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,200 3,132 2,954 2.2 6.0 2.4 3,097 3,050 2,868 2,927 5.8

 Transportation equipment..................... 52,141 50,602 49,420 3.0 2.4 1.1 50,603 51,057 50,205 43,529 16.3

 Furniture and related products............... 1,286 1,284 1,283 0.2 0.1 -2.0 1,275 1,284 1,271 1,464 -12.9

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,249 3,282 3,375 -1.0 -2.8 3.4 3,081 3,321 3,422 3,141 -1.9

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 38,296 37,285 36,499 2.7 2.2 2.2 37,154 38,222 37,723 35,312 5.2

 Food products.................................... 2,571 2,610 2,752 -1.5 -5.2 0.3 2,823 3,033 3,288 3,401 -17.0

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,288 4,333 4,413 -1.0 -1.8 -1.2 4,624 4,751 4,732 4,945 -6.5

 Textiles.............................................. 797 813 814 -2.0 -0.1 -1.1 773 808 814 936 -17.4

 Textile products.................................. 440 456 464 -3.5 -1.7 -1.1 415 460 463 556 -25.4

 Apparel............................................. 628 637 647 -1.4 -1.5 -2.0 595 634 654 630 -5.6

 Leather and allied products................... 123 97 95 26.8 2.1 1.1 116 92 93 105 10.5

 Paper products.................................... 1,527 1,391 1,376 9.8 1.1 -0.2 1,508 1,363 1,352 1,299 16.1

 Printing ............................................. 1,512 1,530 1,513 -1.2 1.1 -2.2 1,252 1,568 1,691 1,282 -2.3

 Petroleum and coal products................ 11,229 10,043 9,428 11.8 6.5 10.2 10,438 10,079 9,795 7,494 39.3

 Chemical products................................ 12,589 12,858 12,496 -2.1 2.9 0.2 12,102 12,940 12,361 12,386 -2.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,592 2,517 2,501 3.0 0.6 -0.5 2,508 2,494 2,480 2,278 10.1

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 194,539 193,872 192,376 0.3 0.8 -0.5 187,345 192,582 192,652 182,803 2.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 95,493 94,474 94,074 1.1 0.4 -0.5 91,366 93,648 93,179 89,069 2.6

 Wood products................................... 4,279 4,217 4,308 1.5 -2.1 0.1 3,955 3,991 4,144 4,210 -6.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 6,124 6,027 5,989 1.6 0.6 -0.7 5,979 5,778 5,725 6,030 -0.8

 Primary metals.................................... 9,329 9,237 9,324 1.0 -0.9 -2.6 9,244 9,015 9,040 9,232 0.1

 Fabricated metal products..................... 13,713 13,710 13,619 0.0 0.7 1.1 13,191 13,384 13,354 13,189 0.0

 Machinery.......................................... 17,565 17,443 17,105 0.7 2.0 -0.3 17,226 17,419 16,849 16,042 7.4

 Computers and electronic products ...... 10,746 10,420 10,354 3.1 0.6 -2.7 10,278 10,590 10,460 9,833 4.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,716 5,674 5,724 0.7 -0.9 2.1 5,389 5,641 5,720 5,080 6.1

 Transportation equipment..................... 12,414 12,108 12,183 2.5 -0.6 -2.0 11,069 12,148 12,235 11,105 -0.3

 Furniture and related products............... 3,410 3,402 3,409 0.2 -0.2 0.7 3,210 3,407 3,409 3,424 -6.3

 Miscellaneous products........................ 12,197 12,236 12,059 -0.3 1.5 1.2 11,825 12,275 12,243 10,924 8.2

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 99,046 99,398 98,302 -0.4 1.1 -0.6 95,979 98,934 99,473 93,734 2.4

 Food products.................................... 21,370 21,096 21,056 1.3 0.2 -1.1 20,932 21,697 22,440 19,666 6.4

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 5,872 5,834 5,780 0.7 0.9 1.1 5,344 5,772 6,080 4,726 13.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,795 1,771 1,773 1.4 -0.1 -0.3 1,750 1,735 1,749 1,793 -2.4

 Textile products.................................. 1,637 1,635 1,644 0.1 -0.5 0.0 1,577 1,597 1,657 1,559 1.2

 Apparel............................................. 2,183 2,221 2,225 -1.7 -0.2 0.2 2,085 2,118 2,266 2,018 3.3

 Leather and allied products................... 488 505 503 -3.4 0.4 2.2 474 501 503 503 -5.8

 Paper products.................................... 6,991 6,826 6,792 2.4 0.5 -0.8 6,838 6,735 6,681 6,778 0.9

 Printing ............................................. 1,896 1,936 1,961 -2.1 -1.3 1.4 1,802 1,961 2,037 1,878 -4.0

 Petroleum and coal products................ 14,335 14,809 13,756 -3.2 7.7 -0.5 13,388 14,571 13,758 13,764 -2.7

 Chemical products................................ 31,990 32,459 32,657 -1.4 -0.6 -1.0 31,536 32,213 32,276 31,368 0.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,489 10,306 10,155 1.8 1.5 -0.3 10,253 10,034 10,026 9,681 5.9

p

 Preliminary r Revised

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revisions.
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Table 7. Ratios of Manufacturers' Inventories to Shipments and Unfilled Orders 

 to Shipments, by Industry Group

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Dec Nov Oct Sep Dec Nov Oct Sep

2007p 2007r 2007 2007 2007p 2007r 2007 2007

 All manufacturing industries2

...... 1.24 1.22 1.23 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

................... 1.51 1.49 1.48 1.48 5.43 5.31 5.22 5.17

 Wood products................................ 1.32 1.34 1.35 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.35 1.29 1.27 1.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.52 1.52 1.52 1.56 1.36 1.34 1.30 1.31

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.63 1.61 1.60 1.60 2.40 2.33 2.29 2.28

 Machinery....................................... 1.78 1.84 1.85 1.80 3.44 3.48 3.49 3.35

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.33 1.30 1.29 1.31 4.96 4.97 4.98 4.90

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.39 1.37 1.33 1.33 2.37 2.36 2.33 2.35

 Transportation equipment................. 1.47 1.41 1.38 1.38 13.04 12.47 12.14 12.14

 Furniture and related products........... 1.24 1.25 1.23 1.23 1.24 1.26 1.25 1.25

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.76 1.76 1.74 1.76 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 0.96 0.96 0.98 1.00 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products................................... 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.77 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.30 1.27 1.23 1.30 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.31 1.33 1.32 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.30 1.29 1.27 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.43 1.40 1.45 1.45 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.74 1.68 1.59 1.48 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.11 1.09 1.09 1.10 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing.......................................... 0.76 0.77 0.78 0.78 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.71 0.69 0.77 0.80 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.17 1.19 1.18 1.19 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.23 1.21 1.19 1.22 (X) (X) (X) (X)

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable

1

 Excludes the following industries with no unfilled orders: Wood products; nonmetallic mineral products; 

medical equipment and supplies; office supplies; other miscellaneous manufacturing; cutlery and handtools;

farm and garden machinery; computer storage and peripheral devices; audio and video equipment; manufacturing

and reproducing magnetic and optical media; batteries; automobiles; light trucks and utility vehicles; heavy duty

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Dec2 Dec2 Dec2 Dec2

Industry 2006- 2006- 2006- 2006-

Dec1 Nov Dec1 Nov Dec1 Nov Dec1 Nov

2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007

 All manufacturing industries.......... (X) 0.2 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

Durable goods industries...................... -0.1 0.3 -0.2 0.5 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1

 Wood products................................... (X) 1.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Primary metals.................................... -0.2 0.5 -0.2 1.4 0.0 0.9 -0.3 0.2

 Fabricated metal products................... -0.5 0.3 -0.4 0.5 0.1 0.3 -0.2 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... -0.5 0.5 -0.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3

 Computers and electronic products ..... 0.1 0.9 -0.5 1.2 -0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.7 0.6 0.3 1.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.3

 Transportation equipment................... -0.1 0.6 0.2 1.6 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.4 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.2

Nondurable goods industries.................. (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Food products................................... (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Textile products................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 2.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Paper products................................... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Plastics and rubber products............... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

 The current month revisions are the difference between the advance percent change and the percent change as shown in this

 publication.

2

 The twelve month revisions are the differences between the month-to-month percent changes of the preliminary and

final estimates. The monthly averages are the simple averages of the absolute values of the differences for the months specified. 

The advance to final percent change revisions for the durable goods industries are shown in the advance report for the month.

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

This report is compiled from results of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders 

(M3) survey. This survey provides statistics on manufacturers' value of shipments, new orders (net of cancellations), 

end-of-month order backlog (unfilled orders), end-of-month total inventory (at current cost or market value), and 

inventories by stage of fabrication (materials and supplies, work-in-process, and finished goods). The M3 includes 

approximately 4,200 reporting units. Units may be divisions of diversified large companies, large homogenous 

companies, or single-unit manufacturers in 89 industry categories. Due to the small monthly sample, these 89 

categories have been combined into 59 publication levels. The survey methodology assumes that the month-tomonth changes of the total operations of those companies in the monthly survey effectively represent the month-tomonth movements of all establishments that make up the category. The current coverage levels in the survey show 

that reported data in the monthly survey represent approximately 62 percent of the shipments estimates at the total 

manufacturing level. Data published represent manufacturing in a calendar month. The data collection is based on a 

voluntary survey authorized by Title 13 of the United States Code. 

The data presented in this release are based on data obtained from a panel of 4,200 reporting units and provide an 

indication of the activity within the manufacturing sector. The results differ from what would be obtained from a 

complete enumeration of all manufacturing companies. In addition, a different panel of 4,200 companies would 

yield different results. The M3 panel is comprised of companies with $500 million or more in shipments and a 

limited number of smaller companies. From a statistical perspective, the panel is not a probability sample; therefore, 

the sampling errors that are normally provided with sample surveys cannot be measured. Nonsampling errors are 

attributable to many sources. The use of company or divisional reports to estimate the monthly change for 

establishments is one source of nonsampling error. The use of primarily large companies to represent the month-tomonth movement of all companies is another potential source. Any corrections will be published in the full report. 

Corrections received after the full report will be released in the next month’s advance report. Any revisions made 

later than two months will be reflected in the annual benchmark publication. 

Additional survey documentation can be found on our web site: http://www.census.gov/m3.

2008 Release Dates for M3 Survey 

Survey Month Advance 8:30 A.M. Preliminary 10:00 A.M. 

Nov 2007 December 27, 2007 January 3, 2008 

Dec 2007 January 29, 2008 February 4, 2008 

Jan 2008 February 27, 2008 March 5, 2008 

Feb 2008 March 26, 2008 April 2, 2008 

Mar 2008 April 24, 2008 May 2, 2008 

Apr 2008 May 28, 2008 June 3, 2008 

May 2008 June 25, 2008 July 2, 2008 

Jun 2008 July 25, 2008 August 4, 2008 

Jul 2008 August 27, 2008 September 3, 2008

Aug 2008 September 25, 2008 October 2, 2008 

Sep 2008 October 29, 2008 November 4, 2008

Oct 2008 November 26, 2008 December 4, 2008

Nov 2008 December 24, 2008