FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2008, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (08)-07 

CB08-134 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

July 2008 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in July, up five 

consecutive months, increased $5.9 billion or 1.3 percent 

to $465.4 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 2.1 

percent June increase. 

 Shipments, up six of the last seven months, increased 

$9.4 billion or 2.1 percent to $465.3 billion. This was 

also at the highest level since the series was first stated 

on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.9 percent 

June increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up twenty-nine of the last thirty 

months, increased $6.0 billion or 0.7 percent to $824.1 billion. This was also at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed 

a 1.0 percent June increase. The unfilled orders-toshipments ratio was 5.20, down from 5.30 in June. 

 Inventories, up ten of the last eleven months, increased 

$2.6 billion or 0.5 percent to $558.2 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 

June increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 

1.20, down from 1.22 in June. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in July, up 

three consecutive months, increased $2.9 billion or 1.3 

percent to $219.6 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a 1.4 percent June 

increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up two of the last three 

months, had the largest increase, $1.8 billion or 3.2 

percent to $57.6 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $2.9 billion or 1.2 percent to $245.9 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in July, up 

three of the last four months, increased $6.5 billion or 

3.0 percent to $219.4 billion, revised from the previously published 2.5 percent increase. This followed a 0.9 

percent June increase. 

 Computers and electronic products, up following two 

consecutive monthly decreases, had the largest increase, 

$2.8 billion or 9.0 percent to $34.1 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up five 

consecutive months, increased $2.9 billion or 1.2 percent 

to $245.9 billion. This was also at the highest level 

since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 

1992 and followed a 2.8 percent June increase. This 

increase was led by food products, which increased $1.1 

billion or 2.2 percent to $52.5 billion. Food products 

were also at the highest level since the series was first 

stated on a NAICS basis in 1992. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

July, up twenty-nine of the last thirty months, increased $6.0 billion or 0.7 percent to $824.1 billion, revised from 

the previously published 0.8 percent increase. This was 

also at the highest level since the series was first stated 

on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.0 percent 

June increase. 

 

 Machinery, up thirteen of the last fourteen months, had 

the largest increase, $3.6 billion or 3.6 percent to $105.2 

billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in July, up 

twelve of the last thirteen months, increased $2.7 billion 

or 0.8 percent to $335.8 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 0.8 percent June increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up twenty-two of the last 

twenty-three months, had the largest increase, $0.8 

billion or 0.9 percent to $88.1 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased 

slightly to $222.4 billion. This followed a 1.9 percent 

June increase. Petroleum and coal products drove the 

decrease, down $0.7 billion or 1.6 percent to $43.3 

billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, July materials and supplies 

increased 1.4 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.4 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.8 percent in durable goods and 2.7 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased slightly in durable goods and decreased 0.9 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 August is scheduled for release on September 25, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on October 2, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description. 
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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

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2008/

2008p 2008r 2008 July June May 2008p 2008r 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2007

 All manufacturing industries.................. 465,281 455,873 447,411 2.1 1.9 0.3 449,268 479,381 460,851 403,222 3,105,942 2,912,630 6.6

 Excluding transportation................... 410,297 402,908 395,571 1.8 1.9 0.9 406,530 421,407 407,009 357,900 2,734,138 2,514,461 8.7

 Excluding defense.............................. 452,874 444,117 435,511 2.0 2.0 0.3 437,862 466,796 448,875 394,288 3,026,671 2,848,538 6.3

 With unfilled orders ............................ 158,367 154,343 151,969 2.6 1.6 -0.3 145,589 167,415 154,443 136,699 1,062,343 1,029,882 3.2

 Durable goods industries......................... 219,429 212,947 211,049 3.0 0.9 -1.2 200,659 229,644 215,193 193,082 1,483,361 1,479,372 0.3

 Wood products....................................... 8,252 8,299 8,066 -0.6 2.9 -0.6 8,468 9,240 8,464 8,831 57,065 59,480 -4.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 9,444 9,397 9,254 0.5 1.5 0.1 9,856 10,045 9,805 10,151 64,981 70,657 -8.0

 Primary metals....................................... 23,971 23,124 22,291 3.7 3.7 1.4 23,202 24,441 23,487 19,481 158,319 142,812 10.9

 Iron and steel mills............................ 12,981 12,347 11,547 5.1 6.9 3.5 12,469 13,060 12,144 9,054 81,035 68,134 18.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 9,097 8,939 8,889 1.8 0.6 -1.7 8,905 9,382 9,362 8,853 64,428 62,830 2.5

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,893 1,838 1,855 3.0 -0.9 4.4 1,828 1,999 1,981 1,574 12,856 11,848 8.5

 Fabricated metal products....................... 28,491 28,025 27,691 1.7 1.2 -0.4 28,033 29,564 28,841 26,748 193,714 190,349 1.8

 Machinery............................................. 29,189 29,469 28,837 -1.0 2.2 0.1 28,220 31,657 29,615 26,800 205,869 192,684 6.8

 Farm machinery................................. 2,447 2,244 2,278 9.0 -1.5 2.6 2,442 2,205 2,658 1,762 17,174 14,238 20.6

 Construction machinery..................... 2,442 2,387 2,277 2.3 4.8 -3.3 2,341 2,610 2,532 2,157 16,964 15,211 11.5

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,641 1,594 1,528 2.9 4.3 1.7 1,559 1,719 1,475 1,335 10,611 9,810 8.2

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,792 2,892 3,094 -3.5 -6.5 0.7 2,925 3,106 2,650 3,555 20,956 22,863 -8.3

 Photographic equipment...................... 565 496 543 13.9 -8.7 -4.7 541 523 537 554 3,675 4,314 -14.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,033 4,003 3,846 0.7 4.1 -1.1 4,154 4,840 3,961 3,848 28,620 25,237 13.4

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,557 2,368 2,453 8.0 -3.5 -2.5 2,393 2,531 2,422 2,166 16,875 15,771 7.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,544 4,451 3,901 -20.4 14.1 5.0 3,168 4,548 4,102 3,215 26,435 23,390 13.0

 Material handling equipment............... 2,492 2,457 2,507 1.4 -2.0 0.5 2,363 2,615 2,421 2,187 18,021 15,957 12.9

 Computers and electronic products.......... 34,078 31,257 32,417 9.0 -3.6 -2.7 30,782 34,809 30,431 27,410 221,747 217,910 1.8

 Computers........................................ 3,092 3,097 3,204 -0.2 -3.3 7.7 3,033 3,339 2,796 2,549 21,785 22,441 -2.9

 Computer storage devices..................... 690 671 657 2.8 2.1 -6.7 370 1,115 531 499 4,377 4,422 -1.0

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,274 1,425 1,457 -10.6 -2.2 -2.3 946 1,739 1,330 1,104 9,049 8,774 3.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 5,485 5,444 5,151 0.8 5.7 4.9 4,304 6,547 4,759 4,153 34,216 34,118 0.3

 Defense communications equipment.... 722 660 642 9.4 2.8 1.9 648 650 664 473 4,539 3,612 25.7

 Audio and video equipment.................... 680 682 724 -0.3 -5.8 -6.7 546 600 629 635 4,353 4,953 -12.1

 Semiconductors................................. 5,888 4,027 4,699 46.2 -14.3 -21.3 6,681 3,412 4,574 5,101 36,888 38,540 -4.3

 Electronic components......................... 3,972 3,979 4,006 -0.2 -0.7 -2.2 3,601 4,452 3,808 3,629 27,508 27,808 -1.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 941 993 958 -5.2 3.7 0.9 862 1,095 974 944 6,810 6,763 0.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,693 2,727 2,965 -1.2 -8.0 9.8 2,577 2,810 2,993 2,488 18,921 18,076 4.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 8,055 6,985 7,380 15.3 -5.4 -2.4 6,690 8,496 6,866 5,343 49,717 44,900 10.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 11,051 10,699 10,693 3.3 0.1 0.3 10,505 11,375 10,926 9,974 74,083 73,085 1.4

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,036 1,015 1,024 2.1 -0.9 -0.3 976 1,076 1,021 1,038 7,079 7,880 -10.2

 Household appliances........................ 2,000 1,906 1,960 4.9 -2.8 -0.5 1,894 2,055 2,014 1,832 13,243 13,602 -2.6

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,714 3,589 3,504 3.5 2.4 0.1 3,532 3,970 3,554 3,196 25,005 23,778 5.2

 Batteries........................................... 834 808 829 3.2 -2.5 -1.0 723 800 801 619 5,292 4,361 21.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 54,984 52,965 51,840 3.8 2.2 -3.8 42,738 57,974 53,842 45,322 371,804 398,169 -6.6

 Automobiles..................................... 7,364 6,783 6,621 8.6 2.4 -1.3 5,027 7,188 6,940 5,770 48,865 55,523 -12.0

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 7,983 8,281 8,194 -3.6 1.1 -7.3 5,035 9,177 8,586 7,606 61,501 78,382 -21.5

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,326 1,348 1,433 -1.6 -5.9 -10.9 1,218 1,377 1,498 1,231 10,019 11,742 -14.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 16,800 16,492 16,012 1.9 3.0 -2.0 12,945 17,403 16,988 15,303 116,572 134,391 -13.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 9,230 8,456 8,208 9.2 3.0 -5.1 7,611 10,191 8,196 7,037 58,198 55,578 4.7

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 5,141 4,647 4,505 10.6 3.2 -2.7 4,539 5,198 4,444 3,083 30,417 22,053 37.9

 Ships and boats................................. 2,443 2,454 2,361 -0.4 3.9 1.9 2,098 2,618 2,595 1,871 16,652 15,245 9.2

 Furniture and related products.................. 6,595 6,612 6,528 -0.3 1.3 0.2 6,592 6,700 6,561 6,812 45,381 47,672 -4.8

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,374 13,100 13,432 2.1 -2.5 1.4 12,263 13,839 13,221 11,553 90,398 86,554 4.4

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 245,852 242,926 236,362 1.2 2.8 1.7 248,609 249,737 245,658 210,140 1,622,581 1,433,258 13.2

 Food products....................................... 52,541 51,421 50,960 2.2 0.9 -0.3 51,069 51,263 51,046 46,266 349,438 322,068 8.5

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 6,326 6,185 5,953 2.3 3.9 2.8 6,453 5,940 5,759 5,028 40,711 33,485 21.6

 Dairy products.................................. 7,343 7,235 7,290 1.5 -0.8 -2.4 7,404 7,287 7,431 7,505 51,111 47,588 7.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 15,696 15,469 15,163 1.5 2.0 -1.9 15,485 16,096 15,594 14,171 105,356 99,779 5.6

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 11,750 11,569 11,632 1.6 -0.5 1.6 11,917 12,080 12,612 11,174 79,299 75,451 5.1

 Beverages......................................... 7,767 7,720 7,752 0.6 -0.4 0.7 7,934 8,231 8,732 7,465 53,678 50,610 6.1

 Tobacco............................................ 3,983 3,849 3,880 3.5 -0.8 3.3 3,983 3,849 3,880 3,709 25,621 24,841 3.1

 Textile mills........................................... 2,894 2,841 2,809 1.9 1.1 -2.3 2,790 3,012 2,873 2,887 20,270 21,647 -6.4

 Textile products................................... 2,364 2,351 2,366 0.6 -0.6 0.4 2,416 2,524 2,432 2,588 16,612 18,136 -8.4

 Apparel................................................ 2,744 2,690 2,643 2.0 1.8 1.6 2,688 2,602 2,572 2,370 17,851 16,466 8.4

 Leather and allied products...................... 477 464 487 2.8 -4.7 -4.9 453 470 445 501 3,316 3,604 -8.0

 Paper products...................................... 14,511 14,290 14,133 1.5 1.1 -1.6 14,529 14,758 14,397 13,978 100,566 97,755 2.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,902 6,818 6,842 1.2 -0.4 -2.2 7,002 6,975 6,893 6,836 48,560 47,089 3.1

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,163 4,103 4,015 1.5 2.2 -1.8 4,180 4,204 4,100 3,946 28,470 27,635 3.0

 Printing................................................. 8,273 8,251 8,236 0.3 0.2 -2.7 7,767 8,139 8,059 7,961 56,194 57,257 -1.9

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 70,976 70,431 66,612 0.8 5.7 5.5 74,960 73,292 71,672 49,879 438,511 310,655 41.2

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 67,899 67,473 63,882 0.6 5.6 5.7 71,349 69,891 68,708 46,951 419,429 292,521 43.4

 Chemical products..................................... 61,008 60,483 58,683 0.9 3.1 1.1 61,569 62,337 60,736 55,169 414,433 386,955 7.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,800 3,870 3,443 -1.8 12.4 8.1 3,620 4,232 4,696 2,455 27,511 20,875 31.8

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 14,451 14,474 14,202 -0.2 1.9 -2.1 14,633 14,169 14,072 14,670 100,285 105,143 -4.6

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,764 2,725 2,792 1.4 -2.4 -2.0 2,935 2,932 3,069 3,030 19,959 20,029 -0.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 18,314 18,135 17,801 1.0 1.9 1.4 18,451 19,260 18,814 17,367 126,091 123,264 2.3

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

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2008/

2008p 2008r 2008 July June May 2008p 2008r 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2007

All manufacturing industries 2........................ 465,426 459,576 450,033 1.3 2.1 0.9 443,996 478,082 458,808 409,972 3,118,325 2,938,012 6.1

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 407,853 403,771 393,181 1.0 2.7 0.8 402,538 418,673 403,458 355,813 2,723,591 2,494,534 9.2

 Excluding defense2.............................. 454,118 445,374 437,322 2.0 1.8 0.6 435,883 463,443 448,662 401,834 3,037,819 2,877,330 5.6

 With unfilled orders 2

............................. 164,400 162,073 159,290 1.4 1.7 0.6 146,998 169,528 156,974 148,550 1,111,614 1,093,804 1.6

 Durable goods industries 2......................... 219,574 216,650 213,671 1.3 1.4 0.1 195,387 228,345 213,150 199,832 1,495,744 1,504,754 -0.6

 Primary metals........................................ 24,309 23,734 22,008 2.4 7.8 -1.8 23,193 24,296 22,781 19,015 160,873 142,633 12.8

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 13,472 12,833 11,358 5.0 13.0 -2.1 12,827 12,866 11,807 8,593 83,593 67,901 23.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 8,896 9,073 8,847 -2.0 2.6 -1.7 8,480 9,509 9,045 8,861 64,345 62,808 2.4

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,941 1,828 1,803 6.2 1.4 -0.1 1,886 1,921 1,929 1,561 12,935 11,924 8.5

 Fabricated metal products........................ 28,127 28,041 27,771 0.3 1.0 0.3 27,256 28,949 29,618 26,925 197,429 194,713 1.4

 Machinery............................................. 32,836 31,553 30,748 4.1 2.6 -3.9 31,823 31,707 30,739 28,352 220,424 198,841 10.9

 Construction machinery........................ 3,119 2,645 2,951 17.9 -10.4 1.9 2,634 2,316 2,920 3,028 20,405 16,522 23.5

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,042 1,990 1,971 2.6 1.0 -9.2 1,978 2,012 1,964 1,374 12,720 9,292 36.9

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,390 2,841 3,061 19.3 -7.2 -8.3 3,848 2,627 2,408 3,910 23,127 25,006 -7.5

 Photographic equipment....................... 599 501 572 19.6 -12.4 1.1 564 505 542 498 3,891 4,242 -8.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 5,286 5,026 4,468 5.2 12.5 -10.5 5,769 5,486 4,659 4,285 31,929 26,985 18.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,546 2,531 2,615 0.6 -3.2 -8.4 2,369 2,592 2,554 2,176 17,790 16,235 9.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 3,642 4,491 3,932 -18.9 14.2 5.9 3,241 4,488 4,141 3,149 27,444 22,949 19.6

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,684 2,370 2,300 13.2 3.0 -5.9 2,265 2,516 2,045 2,064 17,913 16,579 8.0

 Computers and electronic products 2

........... 27,976 28,372 28,093 -1.4 1.0 2.8 23,596 31,915 25,172 23,886 187,009 182,966 2.2

 Computers........................................ 2,967 3,443 3,409 -13.8 1.0 19.3 2,908 3,685 3,001 2,829 21,900 22,710 -3.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,776 4,878 5,085 18.4 -4.1 1.6 4,527 5,352 4,773 4,072 34,474 35,096 -1.8

 Defense communications equipment....... 334 1,059 987 -68.5 7.3 25.9 274 1,368 672 1,243 5,071 4,116 23.2

 Semiconductors2

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

 Electronic components......................... 3,930 4,056 3,911 -3.1 3.7 -3.6 3,576 4,516 3,689 3,819 27,986 28,099 -0.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,154 1,470 1,071 -21.5 37.3 1.0 1,055 1,476 982 961 7,579 7,037 7.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,395 2,736 2,944 -12.5 -7.1 9.4 1,885 2,692 2,373 2,509 18,225 17,634 3.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 8,190 7,385 7,274 10.9 1.5 -0.9 6,985 8,818 6,685 5,723 50,411 46,622 8.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,945 11,629 11,078 -5.9 5.0 1.1 10,707 12,027 11,379 9,968 76,880 75,899 1.3

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 941 1,208 983 -22.1 22.9 -9.1 892 1,313 1,010 1,063 7,513 8,573 -12.4

 Household appliances.......................... 1,900 1,942 1,918 -2.2 1.3 -5.5 1,875 1,980 1,992 2,061 13,330 13,955 -4.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,750 4,152 3,646 -9.7 13.9 2.1 3,732 4,419 3,693 3,178 26,663 25,672 3.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 57,573 55,805 56,852 3.2 -1.8 1.8 41,458 59,409 55,350 54,159 394,734 443,478 -11.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 16,544 16,443 15,935 0.6 3.2 -2.2 13,229 17,020 16,688 15,692 115,542 134,042 -13.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 12,881 10,055 12,783 28.1 -21.3 6.0 8,629 11,214 11,181 16,626 82,428 100,604 -18.1

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 5,091 4,723 5,174 7.8 -8.7 14.7 3,982 5,062 4,626 2,391 31,505 17,814 76.9

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,184 2,871 1,913 -23.9 50.1 -9.6 1,326 2,877 1,710 1,387 16,305 16,168 0.8

 Furniture and related products................... 6,575 6,671 6,492 -1.4 2.8 -1.3 6,604 6,869 6,744 6,795 46,336 48,813 -5.1

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 245,852 242,926 236,362 1.2 2.8 1.7 248,609 249,737 245,658 210,140 1,622,581 1,433,258 13.2

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(07), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 2004-2007."

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

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July July

2008p 2008r 2008 July June May 2008p 2008r 2008 2007 08/07

All manufacturing industries 1...................... 824,056 818,023 810,293 0.7 1.0 0.9 821,087 819,678 817,565 721,800 13.8

 Excluding transportation1...................... 360,339 356,895 352,005 1.0 1.4 0.7 361,362 358,673 357,995 328,052 10.2

 Excluding defense1............................. 670,043 662,911 657,627 1.1 0.8 1.0 668,543 663,841 663,782 578,561 15.6

 Durable goods industries 1........................ 824,056 818,023 810,293 0.7 1.0 0.9 821,087 819,678 817,565 721,800 13.8

 Primary metals........................................ 29,959 29,621 29,011 1.1 2.1 -1.0 29,817 29,826 29,971 26,766 11.4

 Iron and steel mills............................... 19,075 18,584 18,098 2.6 2.7 -1.0 19,008 18,650 18,844 15,937 19.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 7,883 8,084 7,950 -2.5 1.7 -0.5 7,794 8,219 8,092 7,780 0.2

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 3,001 2,953 2,963 1.6 -0.3 -1.7 3,015 2,957 3,035 3,049 -1.1

 Fabricated metal products......................... 62,119 62,483 62,467 -0.6 0.0 0.1 63,134 63,911 64,526 59,613 5.9

 Machinery.............................................. 105,214 101,567 99,483 3.6 2.1 2.0 104,942 101,339 101,289 84,541 24.1

 Construction machinery......................... 14,775 14,098 13,840 4.8 1.9 5.1 14,517 14,224 14,518 12,072 20.3

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 6,976 6,575 6,179 6.1 6.4 7.7 6,940 6,521 6,228 3,763 84.4

 Industrial machinery............................. 16,797 16,199 16,250 3.7 -0.3 -0.2 17,082 16,159 16,638 15,150 12.8

 Photographic equipment........................ 1,730 1,696 1,691 2.0 0.3 1.7 1,722 1,699 1,717 1,548 11.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 16,729 15,476 14,453 8.1 7.1 4.5 16,807 15,192 14,546 10,331 62.7

 Metalworking machinery........................ 8,560 8,571 8,408 -0.1 1.9 2.0 8,594 8,618 8,557 6,816 26.1

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 14,494 14,396 14,356 0.7 0.3 0.2 14,537 14,464 14,524 12,533 16.0

 Material handling equipment................... 9,955 9,763 9,850 2.0 -0.9 -2.1 9,798 9,896 9,995 9,370 4.6

 Computers and electronic products 1............. 124,228 124,442 123,300 -0.2 0.9 0.3 123,917 124,422 123,904 118,349 4.7

 Computers......................................... 3,832 3,957 3,611 -3.2 9.6 6.0 3,832 3,957 3,611 3,754 2.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 28,920 28,629 29,195 1.0 -1.9 -0.2 28,985 28,762 29,957 29,253 -0.9

 Defense communications equipment........ 8,174 8,562 8,163 -4.5 4.9 4.4 8,222 8,596 7,878 7,279 13.0

 Semiconductors1................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components.......................... 10,735 10,777 10,700 -0.4 0.7 -0.9 10,734 10,759 10,695 10,291 4.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 7,465 7,252 6,775 2.9 7.0 1.7 7,370 7,177 6,796 5,825 26.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 36,881 37,179 37,170 -0.8 0.0 -0.1 36,505 37,197 37,315 35,478 2.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 28,221 28,086 27,686 0.5 1.4 -0.4 28,269 27,974 27,652 26,469 6.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 25,494 25,600 24,670 -0.4 3.8 1.6 25,861 25,659 25,007 24,664 4.9

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,653 2,748 2,555 -3.5 7.6 -1.6 2,790 2,874 2,637 2,687 3.8

 Household appliances........................... 686 786 750 -12.7 4.8 -5.3 659 678 753 863 -23.6

 Electrical equipment............................. 16,218 16,182 15,619 0.2 3.6 0.9 16,387 16,187 15,738 14,929 9.8

 Transportation equipment......................... 463,717 461,128 458,288 0.6 0.6 1.1 459,725 461,005 459,570 393,748 16.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 17,250 17,506 17,555 -1.5 -0.3 -0.4 17,535 17,251 17,634 20,084 -12.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 307,948 304,297 302,698 1.2 0.5 1.5 304,845 303,827 302,804 242,284 25.8

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 44,472 44,522 44,446 -0.1 0.2 1.5 44,390 44,947 45,083 37,908 17.1

 Ships and boats.................................. 20,102 20,361 19,944 -1.3 2.1 -2.2 19,656 20,428 20,169 20,485 -4.0

 Furniture and related products................... 7,353 7,373 7,314 -0.3 0.8 -0.5 7,719 7,707 7,538 7,808 -1.1

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

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July July

2008p 2008r 2008 July June May 2008p 2008r 2008 2007 08/07

 All manufacturing industries...................... 558,210 555,627 548,825 0.5 1.2 0.6 562,418 553,170 553,028 522,281 7.7

 Excluding transportation........................ 470,099 468,333 462,465 0.4 1.3 0.5 473,585 466,631 465,743 444,124 6.6

 Excluding defense............................. 533,705 531,091 524,311 0.5 1.3 0.6 537,838 528,585 528,375 500,322 7.5

 With unfilled orders ............................. 269,481 266,802 264,517 1.0 0.9 0.6 271,323 265,041 267,117 249,413 8.8

 Durable goods industries........................ 335,783 333,127 330,426 0.8 0.8 0.5 338,018 330,660 333,452 315,545 7.1

 Wood products........................................ 10,422 10,362 10,275 0.6 0.8 -0.3 10,301 10,161 10,129 11,430 -9.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 11,917 11,880 11,913 0.3 -0.3 -0.9 12,000 11,948 12,190 11,619 3.3

 Primary metals......................................... 33,888 33,515 32,971 1.1 1.6 2.1 34,398 33,543 33,112 31,837 8.0

 Iron and steel mills............................... 18,856 18,510 18,090 1.9 2.3 2.7 19,257 18,511 18,054 17,433 10.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 12,348 12,383 12,318 -0.3 0.5 1.5 12,491 12,437 12,447 11,863 5.3

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,684 2,622 2,563 2.4 2.3 1.0 2,650 2,595 2,611 2,541 4.3

 Fabricated metal products......................... 44,231 43,553 42,976 1.6 1.3 0.3 44,587 43,445 43,354 42,104 5.9

 Machinery.............................................. 54,141 53,849 53,562 0.5 0.5 0.3 53,964 53,300 54,053 51,067 5.7

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,048 3,040 3,040 0.3 0.0 0.9 2,942 2,998 3,059 2,435 20.8

 Construction machinery......................... 5,650 5,562 5,520 1.6 0.8 0.8 5,594 5,564 5,591 5,066 10.4

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 4,432 4,249 4,267 4.3 -0.4 -0.2 4,499 4,260 4,370 4,097 9.8

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,880 6,768 6,763 1.7 0.1 0.3 6,815 6,838 6,900 6,567 3.8

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,392 1,371 1,314 1.5 4.3 4.7 1,396 1,370 1,335 1,524 -8.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,777 4,814 4,829 -0.8 -0.3 0.1 4,772 4,736 5,068 4,793 -0.4

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,230 5,279 5,200 -0.9 1.5 0.4 5,283 5,190 5,193 4,861 8.7

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 6,060 6,033 5,977 0.4 0.9 -0.4 6,091 5,816 5,909 5,534 10.1

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,461 3,458 3,417 0.1 1.2 1.2 3,403 3,439 3,420 3,080 10.5

 Computers and electronic products............. 46,538 46,336 46,388 0.4 -0.1 0.1 46,957 45,427 46,892 43,792 7.2

 Computers......................................... 1,278 1,365 1,453 -6.4 -6.1 -0.3 1,238 1,371 1,479 1,370 -9.6

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,616 1,635 1,642 -1.2 -0.4 -1.6 1,640 1,518 1,742 1,222 34.2

 Other peripheral equipment................... 2,110 2,082 2,065 1.3 0.8 0.7 2,156 1,998 2,130 2,017 6.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 8,259 8,297 8,425 -0.5 -1.5 -0.5 8,194 7,865 8,478 7,667 6.9

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,426 1,410 1,472 1.1 -4.2 0.3 1,426 1,410 1,472 1,134 25.7

 Audio and video equipment.................... 918 940 979 -2.3 -4.0 0.8 922 896 917 867 6.3

 Semiconductors1

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

 Electronic components.......................... 6,772 6,594 6,615 2.7 -0.3 0.5 6,885 6,504 6,677 6,461 6.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 4,876 4,769 4,763 2.2 0.1 0.1 5,009 4,770 4,801 4,354 15.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,517 3,492 3,439 0.7 1.5 1.8 3,524 3,485 3,493 3,232 9.0

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 10,622 10,533 10,406 0.8 1.2 -0.7 10,645 10,336 10,539 10,189 4.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 15,293 15,243 15,122 0.3 0.8 -1.1 15,335 15,177 15,375 14,437 6.2

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,787 1,790 1,788 -0.2 0.1 0.1 1,828 1,835 1,841 1,722 6.2

 Household appliances........................... 1,956 1,985 1,959 -1.5 1.3 -0.8 1,996 1,975 2,022 2,023 -1.3

 Electrical equipment............................. 5,293 5,262 5,251 0.6 0.2 0.2 5,209 5,131 5,284 4,809 8.3

 Batteries............................................ 816 813 806 0.4 0.9 0.2 829 812 827 649 27.7

 Transportation equipment......................... 88,111 87,294 86,360 0.9 1.1 0.9 88,833 86,539 87,285 78,157 13.7

 Automobiles....................................... 2,487 2,473 2,487 0.6 -0.6 2.3 2,674 2,343 2,502 3,060 -12.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 2,695 2,889 2,812 -6.7 2.7 -3.4 2,635 2,892 2,865 3,146 -16.2

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,549 1,554 1,521 -0.3 2.2 -0.8 1,592 1,564 1,519 1,535 3.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 16,714 16,777 16,833 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1 16,690 16,570 16,964 17,635 -5.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 39,104 37,773 37,078 3.5 1.9 2.0 39,538 37,431 37,643 30,102 31.3

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 14,224 14,502 14,251 -1.9 1.8 2.0 14,337 14,594 14,316 12,685 13.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,906 2,841 2,910 2.3 -2.4 -6.9 2,854 2,821 2,852 2,897 -1.5

 Furniture and related products.................... 7,942 7,903 7,946 0.5 -0.5 0.5 8,129 8,108 8,096 8,362 -2.8

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 23,300 23,192 22,913 0.5 1.2 0.1 23,514 23,012 22,966 22,740 3.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 222,427 222,500 218,399 0.0 1.9 0.8 224,400 222,510 219,576 206,736 8.5

 Food products........................................ 37,846 38,006 37,822 -0.4 0.5 0.7 37,228 36,885 36,619 35,744 4.2

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,133 5,249 5,197 -2.2 1.0 2.3 4,929 5,078 4,939 4,447 10.8

 Dairy products.................................... 4,465 4,464 4,471 0.0 -0.2 0.0 4,659 4,622 4,630 4,987 -6.6

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 7,657 7,689 7,635 -0.4 0.7 1.5 7,618 7,582 7,625 6,986 9.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,073 15,100 15,141 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 14,492 14,634 14,931 14,533 -0.3

 Beverages......................................... 11,270 11,290 11,306 -0.2 -0.1 -0.4 10,921 10,974 11,171 10,849 0.7

 Tobacco............................................ 3,803 3,810 3,835 -0.2 -0.7 -0.3 3,571 3,660 3,760 3,684 -3.1

 Textile mills............................................ 3,670 3,604 3,645 1.8 -1.1 -1.8 3,671 3,592 3,711 3,780 -2.9

 Textile products...................................... 3,288 3,222 3,250 2.0 -0.9 -2.2 3,322 3,237 3,304 3,396 -2.2

 Apparel................................................. 4,552 4,503 4,485 1.1 0.4 0.9 4,690 4,614 4,460 4,568 2.7

 Leather and allied products....................... 1,017 1,003 1,015 1.4 -1.2 -1.8 1,031 1,002 1,010 1,086 -5.1

 Paper products....................................... 15,374 15,470 15,412 -0.6 0.4 0.5 15,405 15,451 15,558 15,014 2.6

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,820 6,885 6,848 -0.9 0.5 2.1 6,830 6,864 6,934 6,629 3.0

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,179 4,200 4,207 -0.5 -0.2 -1.5 4,189 4,194 4,238 4,143 1.1

 Printing.................................................. 6,629 6,849 6,915 -3.2 -1.0 0.9 6,885 6,886 6,812 6,876 0.1

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 43,332 44,055 40,191 -1.6 9.6 2.7 45,392 45,482 41,917 34,061 33.3

 Petroleum refineries............................. 40,892 41,694 37,908 -1.9 10.0 3.0 42,850 43,053 39,559 31,363 36.6

 Chemical products..................................... 68,913 68,255 68,311 1.0 -0.1 0.5 69,633 68,589 68,830 66,507 4.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 3,212 3,138 3,239 2.4 -3.1 3.2 2,964 2,905 3,203 2,637 12.4

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 23,692 23,686 23,838 0.0 -0.6 0.5 24,310 24,253 23,906 24,392 -0.3

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,103 3,142 3,179 -1.2 -1.2 -0.6 3,139 3,226 3,245 3,106 1.1

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 22,733 22,433 22,212 1.3 1.0 0.1 22,651 22,138 22,424 21,171 7.0

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

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2008/

2008p 2008r 2008 July June May 2008p 2008r 2008 2007 2008p 2007 2007

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 465,281 455,873 447,411 2.1 1.9 0.3 449,268 479,381 460,851 403,222 3,105,942 2,912,630 6.6

 Construction materials and supplies....... 44,852 44,406 43,595 1.0 1.9 -0.1 45,839 48,525 45,824 45,425 307,179 312,501 -1.7

 Information technology......................... 28,250 27,128 27,631 4.1 -1.8 1.7 24,421 30,942 26,122 22,523 184,490 179,340 2.9

 Computers and related products........... 5,056 5,193 5,318 -2.6 -2.4 2.9 4,349 6,193 4,657 4,152 35,211 35,637 -1.2

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 33,473 32,904 32,260 1.7 2.0 -3.7 24,225 35,145 34,012 29,910 236,957 280,038 -15.4

 Capital goods...................................... 79,278 77,267 76,753 2.6 0.7 -0.5 72,223 84,965 76,346 66,654 531,000 505,119 5.1

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 69,870 68,194 67,712 2.5 0.7 -0.2 63,426 75,516 67,187 59,186 469,565 452,360 3.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 64,650 63,663 63,260 1.6 0.6 0.2 59,406 69,938 62,463 55,559 438,127 421,676 3.9

 Defense capital goods 4

........................ 9,408 9,073 9,041 3.7 0.4 -2.3 8,797 9,449 9,159 7,468 61,435 52,759 16.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 194,587 192,033 187,681 1.3 2.3 1.3 190,238 196,794 194,525 162,840 1,281,589 1,151,641 11.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 30,517 29,959 30,067 1.9 -0.4 -2.0 23,779 31,753 30,947 27,101 213,601 239,567 -10.8

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 164,070 162,074 157,614 1.2 2.8 1.9 166,459 165,041 163,578 135,739 1,067,988 912,074 17.1

 All manufacturing industries 5................... 465,426 459,576 450,033 1.3 2.1 0.9 443,996 478,082 458,808 409,972 3,118,325 2,938,012 6.1

 Construction materials and supplies....... 45,683 45,563 43,947 0.3 3.7 -1.5 46,624 49,002 46,955 45,525 313,038 317,313 -1.3

 Information technology......................... 28,165 28,336 28,456 -0.6 -0.4 4.3 24,069 31,419 25,908 23,612 186,996 182,447 2.5

 Computers and related products........... 4,931 5,539 5,523 -11.0 0.3 9.3 4,224 6,539 4,862 4,432 35,326 35,906 -1.6

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 33,217 32,855 32,183 1.1 2.1 -3.8 24,509 34,762 33,712 30,299 235,927 279,689 -15.6

 Capital goods...................................... 84,764 83,256 83,427 1.8 -0.2 1.5 72,951 87,829 78,580 77,397 570,425 560,384 1.8

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 76,466 71,958 73,639 6.3 -2.3 0.0 67,260 76,478 71,011 70,689 508,941 510,196 -0.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 67,749 66,070 65,001 2.5 1.6 -0.3 62,252 69,878 63,532 57,209 455,065 436,569 4.2

 Defense capital goods 4

........................ 8,298 11,298 9,788 -26.6 15.4 14.1 5,691 11,351 7,569 6,708 61,484 50,188 22.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 194,613 192,091 187,380 1.3 2.5 1.0 190,475 196,613 194,233 163,281 1,281,288 1,152,795 11.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 30,543 30,017 29,766 1.8 0.8 -3.5 24,016 31,572 30,655 27,542 213,300 240,721 -11.4

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 164,070 162,074 157,614 1.2 2.8 1.9 166,459 165,041 163,578 135,739 1,067,988 912,074 17.1

 All manufacturing industries 5................... 824,056 818,023 810,293 0.7 1.0 0.9 821,087 819,678 817,565 721,800 (X) (X) 13.8

 Construction materials and supplies....... 55,460 54,629 53,472 1.5 2.2 0.7 56,427 55,642 55,165 48,656 (X) (X) 16.0

 Information technology......................... 121,160 121,245 120,037 -0.1 1.0 0.7 120,930 121,282 120,805 115,791 (X) (X) 4.4

 Computers and related products........... 3,832 3,957 3,611 -3.2 9.6 6.0 3,832 3,957 3,611 3,754 (X) (X) 2.1

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 17,250 17,506 17,555 -1.5 -0.3 -0.4 17,535 17,251 17,634 20,084 (X) (X) -12.7

 Capital goods...................................... 618,962 613,476 607,487 0.9 1.0 1.1 614,882 614,154 611,290 531,637 (X) (X) 15.7

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 480,811 474,215 470,451 1.4 0.8 1.3 478,191 474,357 473,395 401,631 (X) (X) 19.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 205,276 202,177 199,770 1.5 1.2 0.9 205,722 202,876 202,936 187,915 (X) (X) 9.5

 Defense capital goods 4........................ 138,151 139,261 137,036 -0.8 1.6 0.5 136,691 139,797 137,895 130,006 (X) (X) 5.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 8,871 8,845 8,787 0.3 0.7 -3.3 8,863 8,626 8,807 9,931 (X) (X) -10.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 8,871 8,845 8,787 0.3 0.7 -3.3 8,863 8,626 8,807 9,931 (X) (X) -10.8

 All manufacturing industries................... 558,210 555,627 548,825 0.5 1.2 0.6 562,418 553,170 553,028 522,281 (X) (X) 7.7

 Construction materials and supplies....... 60,407 59,783 59,358 1.0 0.7 -0.1 60,789 59,547 60,041 59,885 (X) (X) 1.5

 Information technology......................... 41,893 41,730 41,714 0.4 0.0 -0.4 42,080 40,887 42,227 39,304 (X) (X) 7.1

 Computers and related products........... 5,004 5,082 5,160 -1.5 -1.5 -0.3 5,034 4,887 5,351 4,609 (X) (X) 9.2

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 23,445 23,693 23,653 -1.0 0.2 -0.3 23,591 23,369 23,850 25,376 (X) (X) -7.0

 Capital goods...................................... 157,634 155,830 154,810 1.2 0.7 0.5 158,195 154,172 156,345 141,196 (X) (X) 12.0

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 138,421 136,602 135,505 1.3 0.8 0.7 139,020 134,987 136,966 123,841 (X) (X) 12.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 107,747 107,184 106,683 0.5 0.5 0.1 108,016 105,867 107,777 101,351 (X) (X) 6.6

 Defense capital goods 4........................ 19,213 19,228 19,305 -0.1 -0.4 -0.3 19,175 19,185 19,379 17,355 (X) (X) 10.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 167,343 168,363 164,371 -0.6 2.4 0.8 169,293 168,476 164,856 156,851 (X) (X) 7.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 28,391 28,556 28,467 -0.6 0.3 -0.4 28,707 28,208 28,522 29,679 (X) (X) -3.3

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 138,952 139,807 135,904 -0.6 2.9 1.1 140,586 140,268 136,334 127,172 (X) (X) 10.5

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

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July July

2008p 2008r 2008 July June May 2008p 2008r 2008 2007 08/07

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 191,673 190,385 188,442 0.7 1.0 0.7 193,006 189,605 188,766 181,766 6.2

 Durable goods industries.......................... 115,154 113,575 112,275 1.4 1.2 0.2 116,106 112,198 112,002 109,733 5.8

 Wood products................................... 4,247 4,216 4,175 0.7 1.0 -0.6 4,142 3,955 3,835 4,493 -7.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,898 4,830 4,843 1.4 -0.3 -2.4 4,920 4,822 4,854 4,582 7.4

 Primary metals.................................... 12,915 12,600 12,113 2.5 4.0 0.1 13,100 12,539 11,912 11,536 13.6

 Fabricated metal products........................ 16,473 16,104 15,770 2.3 2.1 -0.1 16,630 15,985 15,781 15,485 7.4

 Machinery.......................................... 20,961 20,708 20,451 1.2 1.3 1.1 21,038 20,523 20,450 19,938 5.5

 Computers and electronic products........ 15,417 15,473 15,466 -0.4 0.0 -1.4 15,509 15,238 15,441 16,167 -4.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,213 6,168 6,108 0.7 1.0 -1.7 6,202 6,110 6,168 5,664 9.5

 Transportation equipment..................... 22,517 22,090 21,929 1.9 0.7 1.3 22,899 21,635 22,083 20,612 11.1

 Furniture and related products............... 3,940 3,877 3,925 1.6 -1.2 3.8 4,000 3,925 3,968 3,887 2.9

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,573 7,509 7,495 0.9 0.2 0.3 7,666 7,466 7,510 7,369 4.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 76,519 76,810 76,167 -0.4 0.8 1.5 76,900 77,407 76,764 72,033 6.8

 Food products.................................... 14,298 14,379 14,182 -0.6 1.4 1.2 13,970 14,069 13,832 12,965 7.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................... 4,407 4,420 4,427 -0.3 -0.2 -0.5 4,246 4,319 4,400 4,429 -4.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,208 1,188 1,157 1.7 2.7 -1.9 1,197 1,181 1,184 1,189 0.7

 Textile products................................... 1,305 1,286 1,293 1.5 -0.5 -1.8 1,327 1,292 1,313 1,262 5.2

 Apparel............................................. 1,097 1,087 1,106 0.9 -1.7 1.9 1,099 1,085 1,099 1,092 0.6

 Leather and allied products.................... 378 373 376 1.3 -0.8 -3.3 384 369 374 404 -5.0

 Paper products.................................... 7,403 7,397 7,382 0.1 0.2 -0.3 7,382 7,383 7,393 7,130 3.5

 Printing ............................................. 3,047 3,093 3,175 -1.5 -2.6 1.0 3,146 3,159 3,135 2,964 6.1

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,236 13,950 13,289 -5.1 5.0 5.9 13,869 14,810 14,050 12,178 13.9

 Chemical products................................ 20,912 20,598 20,940 1.5 -1.6 0.9 21,004 20,778 21,155 19,870 5.7

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,228 9,039 8,840 2.1 2.3 1.0 9,276 8,962 8,829 8,550 8.5

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 165,812 163,651 163,142 1.3 0.3 1.7 167,099 162,153 164,575 145,097 15.2

 Durable goods industries.......................... 123,154 122,118 121,109 0.8 0.8 1.0 124,070 121,178 122,546 109,140 13.7

 Wood products................................... 1,913 1,907 1,878 0.3 1.5 -1.8 1,920 1,900 1,902 2,161 -11.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,309 1,322 1,308 -1.0 1.1 -1.9 1,319 1,344 1,364 1,317 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 10,851 10,722 10,755 1.2 -0.3 4.1 11,099 10,841 10,924 10,472 6.0

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,457 13,302 13,151 1.2 1.1 0.5 13,584 13,271 13,309 12,579 8.0

 Machinery.......................................... 14,785 14,704 14,556 0.6 1.0 -0.3 14,934 14,675 14,894 14,004 6.6

 Computers and electronic products........ 21,172 20,872 20,955 1.4 -0.4 0.7 21,403 20,495 21,328 18,302 16.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,152 3,177 3,117 -0.8 1.9 -0.4 3,243 3,240 3,203 3,142 3.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 51,679 51,224 50,641 0.9 1.2 1.4 51,662 50,513 50,835 42,332 22.0

 Furniture and related products............... 1,270 1,308 1,299 -2.9 0.7 -1.0 1,289 1,324 1,313 1,380 -6.6

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,566 3,580 3,449 -0.4 3.8 1.4 3,617 3,575 3,474 3,451 4.8

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 42,658 41,533 42,033 2.7 -1.2 3.7 43,029 40,975 42,029 35,957 19.7

 Food products.................................... 2,284 2,343 2,449 -2.5 -4.3 -2.2 2,034 2,078 2,176 2,369 -14.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................... 4,206 4,227 4,221 -0.5 0.1 -1.0 3,787 3,898 4,071 4,059 -6.7

 Textiles.............................................. 900 860 909 4.7 -5.4 1.5 909 858 915 982 -7.4

 Textile products................................... 407 400 405 1.8 -1.2 -1.7 411 402 419 471 -12.7

 Apparel............................................. 667 669 662 -0.3 1.1 1.8 665 679 668 716 -7.1

 Leather and allied products.................... 89 90 91 -1.1 -1.1 4.6 91 87 91 91 0.0

 Paper products.................................... 1,483 1,520 1,484 -2.4 2.4 1.0 1,509 1,529 1,500 1,397 8.0

 Printing ............................................. 1,689 1,778 1,764 -5.0 0.8 0.7 1,798 1,716 1,667 1,961 -8.3

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,641 12,595 13,132 8.3 -4.1 10.2 14,149 12,387 13,414 7,970 77.5

 Chemical products................................ 14,755 14,567 14,416 1.3 1.0 2.5 15,158 14,898 14,589 13,528 12.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,537 2,484 2,500 2.1 -0.6 0.0 2,518 2,443 2,519 2,413 4.4

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 200,725 201,591 197,241 -0.4 2.2 -0.4 202,313 201,412 199,687 195,418 3.5

 Durable goods industries.......................... 97,475 97,434 97,042 0.0 0.4 0.1 97,842 97,284 98,904 96,672 1.2

 Wood products................................... 4,262 4,239 4,222 0.5 0.4 0.6 4,239 4,306 4,392 4,776 -11.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 5,710 5,728 5,762 -0.3 -0.6 0.6 5,761 5,782 5,972 5,720 0.7

 Primary metals.................................... 10,122 10,193 10,103 -0.7 0.9 2.6 10,199 10,163 10,276 9,829 3.8

 Fabricated metal products........................ 14,301 14,147 14,055 1.1 0.7 0.5 14,373 14,189 14,264 14,040 2.4

 Machinery.......................................... 18,395 18,437 18,555 -0.2 -0.6 -0.1 17,992 18,102 18,709 17,125 5.1

 Computers and electronic products........ 9,949 9,991 9,967 -0.4 0.2 1.1 10,045 9,694 10,123 9,323 7.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,928 5,898 5,897 0.5 0.0 -0.8 5,890 5,827 6,004 5,631 4.6

 Transportation equipment..................... 13,915 13,980 13,790 -0.5 1.4 -1.5 14,272 14,391 14,367 15,213 -6.2

 Furniture and related products............... 2,732 2,718 2,722 0.5 -0.1 -3.1 2,840 2,859 2,815 3,095 -8.2

 Miscellaneous products......................... 12,161 12,103 11,969 0.5 1.1 -0.3 12,231 11,971 11,982 11,920 2.6

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 103,250 104,157 100,199 -0.9 4.0 -1.0 104,471 104,128 100,783 98,746 5.8

 Food products.................................... 21,264 21,284 21,191 -0.1 0.4 0.7 21,224 20,738 20,611 20,410 4.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................... 6,460 6,453 6,493 0.1 -0.6 0.2 6,459 6,417 6,460 6,045 6.8

 Textiles.............................................. 1,562 1,556 1,579 0.4 -1.5 -3.4 1,565 1,553 1,612 1,609 -2.7

 Textile products................................... 1,576 1,536 1,552 2.6 -1.0 -2.6 1,584 1,543 1,572 1,663 -4.8

 Apparel............................................. 2,788 2,747 2,717 1.5 1.1 0.3 2,926 2,850 2,693 2,760 6.0

 Leather and allied products.................... 550 540 548 1.9 -1.5 -1.8 556 546 545 591 -5.9

 Paper products.................................... 6,488 6,553 6,546 -1.0 0.1 1.3 6,514 6,539 6,665 6,487 0.4

 Printing ............................................. 1,893 1,978 1,976 -4.3 0.1 0.9 1,941 2,011 2,010 1,951 -0.5

 Petroleum and coal products................. 16,455 17,510 13,770 -6.0 27.2 -6.1 17,374 18,285 14,453 13,913 24.9

 Chemical products................................ 33,246 33,090 32,955 0.5 0.4 -0.5 33,471 32,913 33,086 33,109 1.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,968 10,910 10,872 0.5 0.3 -0.5 10,857 10,733 11,076 10,208 6.4

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 Jul Jun May Apr Jul Jun May Apr

2008p 2008r 2008 2008 2008p 2008r 2008 2008

 All manufacturing industries 2

...... 1.20 1.22 1.23 1.22 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2................... 1.53 1.56 1.57 1.54 5.20 5.30 5.33 5.27

 Wood products................................ 1.26 1.25 1.27 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.26 1.26 1.29 1.30 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.41 1.45 1.48 1.47 1.25 1.28 1.30 1.33

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.54 2.25 2.30 2.33 2.32

 Machinery....................................... 1.85 1.83 1.86 1.85 4.03 3.81 3.83 3.75

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.37 1.48 1.43 1.39 4.98 5.21 5.07 5.16

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.38 1.42 1.41 1.43 2.50 2.59 2.50 2.47

 Transportation equipment................. 1.60 1.65 1.67 1.59 12.10 12.62 12.88 12.34

 Furniture and related products........... 1.20 1.20 1.22 1.21 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.28

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.74 1.77 1.71 1.73 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 0.90 0.92 0.92 0.93 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products................................... 0.72 0.74 0.74 0.73 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.28 1.31 1.30 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.27 1.27 1.30 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.39 1.37 1.37 1.41 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.66 1.67 1.70 1.71 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 2.13 2.16 2.08 2.02 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.06 1.08 1.09 1.07 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing.......................................... 0.80 0.83 0.84 0.81 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.61 0.63 0.60 0.62 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.13 1.13 1.16 1.17 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.24 1.24 1.25 1.26 (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.

Jul2 Jul2 Jul2 Jul2

Industry 2007- 2007- 2007- 2007-

Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun

2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008

 All manufacturing industries .............. (X) 0.2 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

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

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Primary metals.................................... 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.6 -0.2 0.2

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.2 0.4 -0.1 0.8 -0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... -0.1 0.4 -0.5 1.1 -0.2 0.4 -0.1 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... 3.3 0.9 -0.1 1.0 -0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.1 0.5 0.1 3.0 0.1 1.3 -0.2 0.5

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.0 0.6 0.1 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1

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

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.5 (X) 0.7 (X) 1.0 (X) 0.2

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 1.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.0

 Paper products.................................... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.1

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 1.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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 4,300 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 61 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 4,300 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 4,300 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 in the data 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.