FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Adriana Stoica 

Economic Indicators Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (15)-07 

CB15-141 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

July 2015 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in July, up two 

consecutive months, increased $2.0 billion or 0.4 percent 

to $482.0 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported 

today. This followed a 2.2 percent June increase. 

 Shipments, down three of the last four months, 

decreased $0.8 billion or 0.2 percent to $483.6 billion. 

This followed a 0.6 percent June increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up two consecutive months, increased 

$2.8 billion or 0.2 percent to $1,198.0 billion. This 

followed a virtually unchanged June increase. The 

unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.89, down from 

6.92 in June. 

 Inventories, down following three consecutive 

monthly increases, decreased $0.6 billion or 0.1 percent to $651.2 billion. This followed a 0.3 percent June 

increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.35, 

unchanged from June. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in July, up 

two consecutive months, increased $5.1 billion or 2.2 

percent to $241.7 billion, up from the previously 

published 2.0 percent increase. This followed a 4.1 

percent June increase. 

 Transportation equipment, also up two consecutive 

months, led the increase, $4.4 billion or 5.5 percent to 

$84.0 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $3.1 billion or 1.3 percent to $240.3 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in July, up 

two consecutive months, increased $2.4 billion or 1.0 

percent to $243.3 billion, virtually unchanged from the 

previously published increase. This followed a 0.9 

percent June increase. 

 Transportation equipment, also up two consecutive 

months, led the increase, $2.3 billion or 2.9 percent to 

$80.7 billion. 

 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following three consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $3.1 billion or 1.3 percent to $240.3 billion. 

This followed a 0.4 percent June increase. Petroleum and 

coal products, also down following three consecutive 

monthly increases, drove the decrease, $3.7 billion or 7.0 

percent to $48.9 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in July, up two consecutive months, increased $2.8 billion 

or 0.2 percent to $1,198.0 billion, virtually unchanged 

from the previously published increase. This followed a 

virtually unchanged June increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also up two consecutive 

months, drove the increase, $3.3 billion or 0.4 percent to $803.0 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in July, 

down two of the last three months, decreased $0.3 

billion or 0.1 percent to $401.8 billion, down from the 

previously published virtually unchanged decrease. This 

followed a 0.4 percent June increase. 

 

 Primary metals, down six consecutive months, led the 

decrease, $0.2 billion or 0.5 percent to $37.1 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following three consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $0.3 billion or 0.1 percent to $249.4 billion. 

This followed a virtually unchanged June increase. 

Petroleum and coal products, also down following three 

consecutive monthly increases, drove the decrease, $1.5 

billion or 3.9 percent to $37.0 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, July materials and supplies 

decreased 0.8 percent in durable goods and decreased 

0.3 percent in nondurable goods. Work in process 

increased 0.2 percent in durable goods and increased 0.2 

percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 

0.3 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.1 percent 

in nondurable goods. 

Figures in text are adjusted for seasonality, but not for inflation. Figures on new and unfilled orders exclude data for semiconductor manufacturing. For 

data, call (301) 763-4673 or go to www.census.gov/m3. The Advance Report on durable goods for August is scheduled for release on September 24, 2015 at 

8:30 a.m. EDT and the Full Report on October 2, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description. To receive the latest updates on the 

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visit www.census.gov/econ/webinar. 

“Virtually unchanged” indicates that the change is less than 0.05 percent for a percent increase or decrease. 
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups1

[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.] 

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 July June May 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2015p 2014 2014

 All manufacturing industries.................. 483,594 484,363 481,347 -0.2 0.6 -0.2 471,921 513,644 486,421 499,198 3,347,978 3,481,296 -3.8

 Excluding transportation................... 402,882 405,906 404,336 -0.7 0.4 -0.1 402,006 427,305 409,584 432,913 2,815,625 2,988,278 -5.8

 Excluding defense.............................. 470,641 471,504 469,643 -0.2 0.4 -0.2 460,481 499,554 474,984 488,629 3,266,357 3,400,765 -4.0

 With unfilled orders............................ 173,836 172,730 171,032 0.6 1.0 -0.6 164,462 189,152 170,658 163,867 1,192,298 1,156,732 3.1

 Durable goods industries......................... 243,278 240,911 238,793 1.0 0.9 -0.4 230,070 262,452 237,892 230,326 1,662,330 1,621,843 2.5

 Wood products....................................... 8,077 7,916 7,773 2.0 1.8 -1.3 8,562 8,842 8,437 8,846 56,399 56,644 -0.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 9,789 9,642 9,494 1.5 1.6 -1.9 10,539 10,587 9,796 10,533 66,829 65,962 1.3

 Primary metals....................................... 20,879 21,117 21,325 -1.1 -1.0 -0.8 20,569 22,000 21,430 23,679 152,820 162,441 -5.9

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,726 9,817 9,991 -0.9 -1.7 0.0 9,570 10,151 9,917 11,921 71,092 81,535 -12.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 9,546 9,697 9,749 -1.6 -0.5 -1.5 9,439 10,044 9,902 10,114 70,294 69,371 1.3

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,607 1,603 1,585 0.2 1.1 -1.2 1,560 1,805 1,611 1,644 11,434 11,535 -0.9

 Fabricated metal products....................... 29,779 29,895 29,903 -0.4 0.0 -0.5 29,571 31,881 30,145 30,241 209,208 207,485 0.8

 Machinery............................................. 33,737 33,943 33,429 -0.6 1.5 0.6 32,731 37,041 33,900 33,047 234,056 236,173 -0.9

 Farm machinery................................. 1,674 1,765 1,619 -5.2 9.0 0.6 1,591 1,754 1,679 2,205 12,469 21,082 -40.9

 Construction machinery..................... 3,665 3,609 3,669 1.6 -1.6 -2.9 3,415 3,596 3,718 2,667 25,777 19,069 35.2

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,704 1,735 1,773 -1.8 -2.1 -7.9 1,611 1,851 1,703 2,797 13,167 19,335 -31.9

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,961 3,213 2,984 -7.8 7.7 4.8 2,792 3,576 2,921 3,114 18,913 20,381 -7.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 518 549 527 -5.6 4.2 -4.5 475 587 484 556 3,555 3,862 -7.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,969 3,904 3,890 1.7 0.4 -0.9 4,423 4,993 4,256 4,295 28,015 27,583 1.6

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,205 2,981 3,003 7.5 -0.7 9.5 3,133 3,273 2,839 2,532 19,569 17,555 11.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,965 4,177 4,097 -5.1 2.0 2.4 3,876 4,341 4,224 3,791 28,961 26,255 10.3

 Material handling equipment............... 2,698 2,606 2,556 3.5 2.0 -0.9 2,673 2,694 2,560 2,356 17,400 16,623 4.7

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 29,241 29,269 29,322 -0.1 -0.2 1.1 28,023 32,998 27,276 28,360 197,232 193,499 1.9

 Computers........................................ 710 699 683 1.6 2.3 -3.5 623 978 649 590 4,609 5,084 -9.3

 Computer storage devices..................... 513 475 459 8.0 3.5 2.2 321 790 338 320 3,088 4,110 -24.9

 Other peripheral equipment................ 999 994 953 0.5 4.3 -1.0 782 1,463 825 820 6,602 6,333 4.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,412 3,410 3,318 0.1 2.8 -3.2 2,963 4,254 3,166 2,807 22,763 22,062 3.2

 Defense communications equipment.... 314 283 310 11.0 -8.7 -12.7 293 270 295 421 2,338 2,609 -10.4

 Audio and video equipment.................... 241 249 253 -3.2 -1.6 0.4 222 241 237 299 1,495 2,080 -28.1

 Electronic components......................... 4,878 4,786 4,621 1.9 3.6 0.2 5,064 5,453 4,625 3,909 31,422 25,357 23.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,379 1,351 1,365 2.1 -1.0 7.0 1,225 1,518 1,330 1,098 9,002 8,329 8.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,797 2,733 2,701 2.3 1.2 1.1 2,470 2,932 2,590 2,273 17,882 17,427 2.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 9,393 9,259 9,181 1.4 0.8 -0.4 8,600 10,788 8,858 8,120 63,281 59,843 5.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,385 10,201 10,296 1.8 -0.9 -1.4 10,063 11,139 10,280 10,310 71,962 71,987 0.0

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,001 960 956 4.3 0.4 -2.8 984 964 894 959 6,501 6,710 -3.1

 Household appliances........................ 1,623 1,609 1,626 0.9 -1.0 -0.6 1,553 1,736 1,687 1,780 11,340 11,910 -4.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,207 3,094 3,184 3.7 -2.8 -2.5 3,065 3,599 3,168 3,139 22,489 23,082 -2.6

 Batteries........................................... 876 875 847 0.1 3.3 -0.4 790 891 777 812 5,647 5,799 -2.6

 Transportation equipment........................ 80,712 78,457 77,011 2.9 1.9 -0.7 69,915 86,339 76,837 66,285 532,353 493,018 8.0

 Automobiles..................................... 8,998 9,013 9,391 -0.2 -4.0 -0.3 7,292 9,787 9,378 7,075 61,046 56,653 7.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 14,670 13,399 12,882 9.5 4.0 2.6 11,979 14,470 13,018 10,937 90,109 84,454 6.7

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 3,206 3,146 3,112 1.9 1.1 -1.6 3,147 3,488 3,129 2,736 21,741 17,800 22.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 26,737 25,745 25,397 3.9 1.4 -1.0 23,969 27,512 25,961 22,087 179,287 162,925 10.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 13,893 14,180 14,364 -2.0 -1.3 -3.3 12,121 16,696 13,451 11,906 95,573 82,505 15.8

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 5,275 5,440 4,513 -3.0 20.5 1.0 4,502 6,144 4,466 4,006 31,798 32,068 -0.8

 Ships and boats................................. 2,857 2,857 2,755 0.0 3.7 -1.1 2,606 3,131 2,838 2,668 19,298 19,964 -3.3

 Furniture and related products.................. 6,439 6,373 6,271 1.0 1.6 0.3 6,574 6,561 6,231 6,076 43,653 40,898 6.7

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 14,240 14,098 13,969 1.0 0.9 -2.6 13,523 15,064 13,560 12,949 97,818 93,736 4.4

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 240,316 243,452 242,554 -1.3 0.4 0.0 241,851 251,192 248,529 268,872 1,685,648 1,859,453 -9.3

 Food products....................................... 66,004 65,873 65,980 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 63,576 65,155 64,843 65,111 454,575 459,638 -1.1

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 8,385 8,270 8,431 1.4 -1.9 1.3 7,993 7,845 7,713 7,964 55,774 56,569 -1.4

 Dairy products.................................. 9,878 9,939 10,012 -0.6 -0.7 0.8 9,843 9,929 9,928 10,796 68,896 74,640 -7.7

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 19,005 18,983 19,146 0.1 -0.9 -0.7 18,681 19,384 19,325 19,981 133,944 136,993 -2.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,427 12,490 12,502 -0.5 -0.1 -2.4 12,661 13,275 13,199 12,829 86,553 85,551 1.2

 Beverages......................................... 8,935 8,886 8,919 0.6 -0.4 -0.8 9,169 9,671 9,616 9,176 61,983 62,657 -1.1

 Tobacco............................................ 3,492 3,604 3,583 -3.1 0.6 -6.3 3,492 3,604 3,583 3,653 24,570 22,894 7.3

 Textile mills........................................... 2,577 2,573 2,531 0.2 1.7 -1.0 2,591 2,727 2,631 2,614 18,119 18,576 -2.5

 Textile products................................... 1,902 1,902 1,893 0.0 0.5 -0.2 1,934 2,055 1,983 1,970 13,530 13,371 1.2

 Apparel................................................ 1,123 1,127 1,125 -0.4 0.2 0.9 1,139 1,070 1,008 1,160 7,454 7,094 5.1

 Leather and allied products...................... 461 460 463 0.2 -0.6 -4.1 449 483 459 447 3,250 3,178 2.3

 Paper products...................................... 16,058 15,977 16,092 0.5 -0.7 -1.1 16,401 16,544 16,127 16,854 112,453 111,952 0.4

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 7,085 7,062 7,104 0.3 -0.6 -1.0 7,237 7,227 7,027 7,250 49,765 48,941 1.7

 Paperboard containers........................ 5,202 5,210 5,218 -0.2 -0.2 -0.9 5,471 5,505 5,222 6,019 36,570 37,097 -1.4

 Printing................................................. 7,345 7,263 7,184 1.1 1.1 0.4 7,038 7,129 7,298 6,709 49,357 47,648 3.6

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 48,933 52,591 52,302 -7.0 0.6 1.7 52,306 54,775 55,901 75,372 353,957 509,899 -30.6

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 45,228 49,036 48,653 -7.8 0.8 2.4 47,991 50,644 52,130 70,665 328,480 482,432 -31.9

 Chemical products..................................... 64,156 63,855 63,346 0.5 0.8 -0.4 64,154 67,271 65,412 65,821 450,779 464,737 -3.0

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 4,901 4,693 4,564 4.4 2.8 -3.7 4,132 4,999 5,796 3,548 37,254 32,606 14.3

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 16,327 15,753 15,362 3.6 2.5 2.1 16,465 16,513 15,522 14,152 107,191 102,974 4.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,278 3,249 3,316 0.9 -2.0 0.6 3,586 3,593 3,602 3,538 23,794 23,408 1.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 19,330 19,341 19,136 -0.1 1.1 0.1 19,602 20,708 19,668 19,985 135,621 137,809 -1.6

p

 Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

1

 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories are for the end of the period. Not seasonally adjusted 

estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences,

where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes.

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

2 Estimates and percent changes of shipments for the semiconductor industry are included in computers and electronic products, and all other applicable aggregate totals. 

 

Year to date
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Table 2. Value of Manufacturers' New Orders for Industry Groups1

[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.] 

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

July June May June - May -Apr. - July June May July 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 July June May 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2015p 2014 2014

All manufacturing industries2........................ 482,016 480,063 469,833 0.4 2.2 -1.1 468,295 510,706 468,957 552,506 3,297,278 3,556,888 -7.3

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 398,020 400,478 398,026 -0.6 0.6 -0.1 395,042 420,570 403,385 426,601 2,785,108 2,981,181 -6.6

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 468,196 469,062 458,983 -0.2 2.2 -1.2 456,985 495,834 460,239 544,930 3,222,144 3,468,594 -7.1

 With unfilled orders2

............................. 176,612 173,252 164,728 1.9 5.2 -2.9 166,069 190,317 157,301 224,713 1,174,854 1,271,329 -7.6

 Durable goods industries2......................... 241,700 236,611 227,279 2.2 4.1 -2.3 226,444 259,514 220,428 283,634 1,611,630 1,697,435 -5.1

 Primary metals........................................ 20,513 20,985 21,550 -2.2 -2.6 0.2 20,063 21,775 21,200 23,796 152,234 165,391 -8.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,502 9,691 10,279 -2.0 -5.7 0.3 9,219 10,096 9,944 11,718 71,222 83,507 -14.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 9,428 9,597 9,680 -1.8 -0.9 -0.3 9,270 9,878 9,642 10,312 69,676 70,059 -0.5

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,583 1,697 1,591 -6.7 6.7 2.4 1,574 1,801 1,614 1,766 11,336 11,825 -4.1

 Fabricated metal products........................ 29,855 30,294 29,703 -1.4 2.0 0.5 29,582 31,578 30,277 30,471 210,783 213,434 -1.2

 Machinery............................................. 33,003 32,658 31,901 1.1 2.4 0.4 31,670 34,993 31,885 33,871 228,630 249,953 -8.5

 Construction machinery........................ 3,309 3,261 3,205 1.5 1.7 -3.9 2,797 3,056 3,100 2,459 22,536 21,232 6.1

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,424 1,377 1,331 3.4 3.5 -25.4 1,377 1,637 1,394 2,715 11,807 20,101 -41.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,839 3,021 2,913 -6.0 3.7 6.4 2,677 3,418 2,677 2,869 18,542 21,500 -13.8

 Photographic equipment....................... 503 459 478 9.6 -4.0 -25.9 493 408 461 748 3,681 3,897 -5.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,958 3,940 3,924 0.5 0.4 4.4 4,152 4,898 4,150 4,039 28,122 28,457 -1.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,108 2,848 2,927 9.1 -2.7 7.1 3,060 3,042 2,690 2,678 19,493 17,723 10.0

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 3,764 3,758 3,695 0.2 1.7 6.5 3,705 4,083 3,659 4,719 26,436 31,013 -14.8

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,922 2,977 2,803 -1.8 6.2 9.7 2,723 3,028 2,778 2,380 18,782 17,670 6.3

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 25,548 25,026 24,813 2.1 0.9 0.5 23,264 28,867 23,356 21,228 170,116 160,475 6.0

 Computers........................................ 682 763 609 -10.6 25.3 -23.4 595 1,042 575 666 4,738 5,356 -11.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,783 3,733 3,548 1.3 5.2 3.5 3,311 4,055 3,176 3,182 25,321 25,476 -0.6

 Defense communications equipment....... 359 286 336 25.5 -14.9 -2.9 330 301 284 281 2,458 2,307 6.5

 Electronic components......................... 4,889 4,800 4,656 1.9 3.1 -0.4 5,093 5,383 4,627 3,949 31,837 25,598 24.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,667 1,534 1,579 8.7 -2.8 7.9 1,552 1,794 1,505 1,387 11,142 10,556 5.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,783 2,489 2,598 11.8 -4.2 -2.8 2,337 2,785 2,293 2,044 17,372 16,935 2.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 9,381 9,495 9,554 -1.2 -0.6 2.0 8,494 10,805 9,240 8,115 64,569 60,464 6.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,283 10,107 9,975 1.7 1.3 -3.9 9,573 11,188 9,954 10,036 71,979 74,074 -2.8

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,001 948 942 5.6 0.6 -0.2 983 976 882 954 6,523 6,733 -3.1

 Household appliances.......................... 1,548 1,603 1,599 -3.4 0.3 -6.7 1,445 1,661 1,654 1,760 11,372 11,986 -5.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,277 3,158 3,189 3.8 -1.0 -2.4 3,158 3,652 3,179 3,256 23,172 23,797 -2.6

 Transportation equipment........................ 83,996 79,585 71,807 5.5 10.8 -6.3 73,253 90,136 65,572 125,905 512,170 575,707 -11.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 26,738 25,711 25,414 4.0 1.2 -1.4 23,354 27,069 25,811 21,805 178,101 163,517 8.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 16,502 17,568 10,343 -6.1 69.9 -31.7 16,227 20,556 5,090 73,722 83,957 155,325 -45.9

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 4,414 5,081 3,876 -13.1 31.1 -9.8 3,336 6,655 3,113 3,349 26,712 31,660 -15.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,329 2,786 2,176 19.5 28.0 11.0 2,706 3,316 1,837 1,958 17,148 28,584 -40.0

 Furniture and related products................... 6,386 6,291 6,271 1.5 0.3 1.9 6,405 6,475 6,368 5,998 44,643 42,102 6.0

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 240,316 243,452 242,554 -1.3 0.4 0.0 241,851 251,192 248,529 268,872 1,685,648 1,859,453 -9.3

p

 Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

1

 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories are for the end of the period. Not seasonally

 adjusted estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday

and trading-day differences, where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not

adjusted for price changes.

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. For further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations see <http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/>.

Year to date
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Table 3. Value of Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders for Industry Groups1

[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.] 

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry July

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 July June May 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2014

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,197,993 1,195,217 1,194,695 0.2 0.0 -0.5 1,197,458 1,195,851 1,194,686 1,204,408 -0.6

 Excluding transportation2...................... 394,950 395,458 396,064 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 396,888 398,619 401,251 397,294 -0.1

 Excluding defense2

............................. 1,014,526 1,012,617 1,010,237 0.2 0.2 -0.5 1,012,911 1,011,174 1,010,791 1,006,221 0.7

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,197,993 1,195,217 1,194,695 0.2 0.0 -0.5 1,197,458 1,195,851 1,194,686 1,204,408 -0.6

 Primary metals........................................ 35,352 35,718 35,850 -1.0 -0.4 0.6 35,596 36,102 36,327 37,536 -5.2

 Iron and steel mills............................... 18,229 18,453 18,579 -1.2 -0.7 1.6 18,514 18,865 18,920 20,431 -9.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 12,045 12,163 12,263 -1.0 -0.8 -0.6 12,015 12,184 12,350 12,085 -0.6

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 5,078 5,102 5,008 -0.5 1.9 0.1 5,067 5,053 5,057 5,020 0.9

 Fabricated metal products......................... 82,332 82,256 81,857 0.1 0.5 -0.2 83,401 83,390 83,693 83,598 -0.2

 Machinery.............................................. 111,645 112,379 113,664 -0.7 -1.1 -1.3 111,753 112,814 114,862 121,850 -8.3

 Construction machinery......................... 6,178 6,534 6,882 -5.4 -5.1 -6.3 5,901 6,519 7,059 8,952 -34.1

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 9,609 9,889 10,247 -2.8 -3.5 -4.1 9,779 10,013 10,227 12,781 -23.5

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,302 8,424 8,616 -1.4 -2.2 -0.8 8,469 8,584 8,742 10,150 -16.6

 Photographic equipment........................ 1,581 1,596 1,686 -0.9 -5.3 -2.8 1,600 1,582 1,761 1,740 -8.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 7,636 7,647 7,611 -0.1 0.5 0.4 7,487 7,758 7,853 6,786 10.3

 Metalworking machinery........................ 6,743 6,840 6,973 -1.4 -1.9 -1.1 6,746 6,819 7,050 7,488 -9.9

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 32,343 32,544 32,963 -0.6 -1.3 -1.2 32,420 32,591 32,849 36,673 -11.6

 Material handling equipment................... 12,050 11,826 11,455 1.9 3.2 2.2 12,132 12,082 11,748 10,039 20.8

 Computers and electronic products2............. 134,542 133,881 133,302 0.5 0.4 0.5 134,655 134,181 134,209 124,064 8.5

 Computers......................................... 2,601 2,629 2,565 -1.1 2.5 -2.8 2,601 2,629 2,565 2,261 15.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 36,381 36,010 35,687 1.0 0.9 0.6 36,311 35,963 36,162 31,567 15.0

 Defense communications equipment........ 2,990 2,945 2,942 1.5 0.1 0.9 3,012 2,975 2,944 3,005 0.2

 Electronic components.......................... 11,020 11,009 10,995 0.1 0.1 0.3 11,014 10,985 11,055 10,620 3.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 19,468 19,180 18,997 1.5 1.0 1.1 19,655 19,328 19,052 16,347 20.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 32,405 32,419 32,663 0.0 -0.7 -0.3 32,389 32,522 32,669 32,882 -1.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 29,677 29,689 29,453 0.0 0.8 1.3 29,673 29,779 29,762 27,382 8.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 22,578 22,680 22,774 -0.4 -0.4 -1.4 22,576 23,066 23,017 21,943 2.9

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,103 1,103 1,115 0.0 -1.1 -1.2 1,128 1,129 1,117 1,125 0.3

 Household appliances........................... 1,611 1,686 1,692 -4.4 -0.4 -1.6 1,556 1,664 1,739 1,362 14.2

 Electrical equipment............................. 9,672 9,602 9,538 0.7 0.7 0.1 9,785 9,692 9,639 8,905 9.9

 Transportation equipment......................... 803,043 799,759 798,631 0.4 0.1 -0.6 800,570 797,232 793,435 807,114 -0.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 21,618 21,617 21,651 0.0 -0.2 0.1 20,844 21,459 21,902 19,512 6.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 614,835 612,226 608,838 0.4 0.6 -0.7 612,160 608,054 604,194 608,105 0.7

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 64,319 65,180 65,539 -1.3 -0.5 -1.0 64,303 65,469 64,958 70,177 -8.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 28,449 27,977 28,048 1.7 -0.3 -2.0 28,803 28,703 28,518 35,293 -18.4

 Furniture and related products................... 7,633 7,686 7,768 -0.7 -1.1 0.0 8,039 8,208 8,294 7,551 6.5

p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

1

 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories are for the end of the period. Not seasonally

adjusted estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday

and trading-day differences, where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not

adjusted for price changes.

2

 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.
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Table 4. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories for Industry Groups1

[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.] 

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry July

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 July June May 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2014

 All manufacturing industries...................... 651,190 651,751 649,972 -0.1 0.3 0.1 653,987 648,233 654,101 657,645 -0.6

 Excluding transportation........................ 519,369 519,911 519,743 -0.1 0.0 0.1 521,199 517,632 523,083 532,584 -2.1

 Excluding defense............................. 623,269 624,091 623,024 -0.1 0.2 0.0 625,841 620,551 627,134 632,055 -1.0

 With unfilled orders............................. 328,043 328,086 326,829 0.0 0.4 -0.3 330,877 326,450 329,374 321,234 3.0

 Durable goods industries........................ 401,837 402,145 400,446 -0.1 0.4 -0.2 404,431 399,493 403,242 392,140 3.1

 Wood products........................................ 11,281 11,267 11,228 0.1 0.3 0.1 11,098 11,047 11,106 10,442 6.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 13,032 13,098 13,167 -0.5 -0.5 0.2 13,043 13,252 13,434 12,826 1.7

 Primary metals......................................... 37,140 37,313 37,750 -0.5 -1.2 -0.7 37,002 36,981 37,618 38,154 -3.0

 Iron and steel mills............................... 21,435 21,611 21,850 -0.8 -1.1 -0.8 21,238 21,370 21,646 22,423 -5.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 13,681 13,683 13,904 0.0 -1.6 -0.8 13,755 13,616 13,944 13,776 -0.2

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,024 2,019 1,996 0.2 1.2 0.9 2,009 1,995 2,028 1,955 2.8

 Fabricated metal products......................... 48,996 49,125 49,085 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 49,421 49,137 49,554 48,519 1.9

 Machinery.............................................. 66,752 66,879 66,946 -0.2 -0.1 -0.4 67,307 66,437 67,730 66,730 0.9

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,308 3,322 3,377 -0.4 -1.6 1.7 3,284 3,412 3,497 3,966 -17.2

 Construction machinery......................... 7,231 7,311 7,242 -1.1 1.0 -1.0 7,189 7,330 7,200 5,299 35.7

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 5,453 5,489 5,716 -0.7 -4.0 -3.0 5,545 5,545 5,873 7,117 -22.1

 Industrial machinery............................. 5,969 6,040 5,986 -1.2 0.9 -1.3 5,938 6,037 6,042 6,350 -6.5

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,382 1,380 1,387 0.1 -0.5 0.7 1,418 1,354 1,381 1,372 3.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 5,331 5,389 5,351 -1.1 0.7 0.3 5,424 5,440 5,656 5,163 5.1

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,598 5,644 5,656 -0.8 -0.2 -0.5 5,668 5,653 5,677 5,443 4.1

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,065 10,014 10,031 0.5 -0.2 -1.3 10,273 9,591 10,154 10,299 -0.3

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,168 4,150 4,123 0.4 0.7 0.6 4,290 4,173 4,099 4,010 7.0

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 46,170 46,055 45,860 0.2 0.4 -0.3 46,588 45,467 46,229 44,490 4.7

 Computers......................................... 1,257 1,280 1,200 -1.8 6.7 2.7 1,302 1,278 1,207 1,135 14.7

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,467 1,510 1,516 -2.8 -0.4 2.6 1,480 1,431 1,511 1,528 -3.1

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,192 1,259 1,278 -5.3 -1.5 -0.6 1,203 1,225 1,320 1,381 -12.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,762 4,783 4,920 -0.4 -2.8 -0.6 4,743 4,693 4,935 5,153 -8.0

 Defense communications equipment........ 843 831 813 1.4 2.2 -0.2 843 831 813 927 -9.1

 Audio and video equipment.................... 844 829 802 1.8 3.4 0.0 854 768 725 706 21.0

 Electronic components.......................... 8,289 8,199 8,094 1.1 1.3 -1.1 8,347 8,065 8,168 7,337 13.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,503 3,455 3,405 1.4 1.5 -0.6 3,548 3,413 3,403 3,256 9.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,182 3,110 3,116 2.3 -0.2 0.6 3,267 3,119 3,274 2,814 16.1

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 14,452 14,469 14,526 -0.1 -0.4 -0.7 14,669 14,331 14,749 14,758 -0.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,611 16,591 16,547 0.1 0.3 -0.8 16,863 16,639 16,775 16,664 1.2

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,827 1,828 1,813 -0.1 0.8 -3.4 1,891 1,836 1,840 1,922 -1.6

 Household appliances........................... 2,077 2,067 2,056 0.5 0.5 0.5 2,162 2,093 2,091 2,113 2.3

 Electrical equipment............................. 5,034 5,048 5,037 -0.3 0.2 0.3 5,058 4,987 5,113 5,068 -0.2

 Batteries............................................ 1,395 1,369 1,346 1.9 1.7 0.4 1,442 1,392 1,372 1,364 5.7

 Transportation equipment......................... 131,821 131,840 130,229 0.0 1.2 0.1 132,788 130,601 131,018 125,061 6.2

 Automobiles....................................... 4,516 4,961 5,102 -9.0 -2.8 -0.3 4,371 4,633 4,992 4,476 -2.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 4,234 4,025 3,918 5.2 2.7 -0.5 4,287 3,734 3,925 3,718 15.3

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,991 1,974 1,889 0.9 4.5 3.3 1,961 1,946 1,934 1,512 29.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 25,161 25,334 25,283 -0.7 0.2 0.2 25,298 24,974 25,280 23,279 8.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 67,032 66,739 65,951 0.4 1.2 -0.4 67,722 66,621 67,024 65,119 4.0

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,411 12,433 12,923 -0.2 -3.8 -0.3 12,559 12,403 13,014 12,941 -3.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,207 2,158 2,157 2.3 0.0 0.4 2,159 2,150 2,093 2,247 -3.9

 Furniture and related products.................... 7,240 7,208 7,156 0.4 0.7 0.8 7,461 7,410 7,238 6,926 7.7

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 22,794 22,769 22,478 0.1 1.3 -0.8 22,860 22,522 22,540 22,328 2.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 249,353 249,606 249,526 -0.1 0.0 0.5 249,556 248,740 250,859 265,505 -6.0

 Food products........................................ 53,056 52,395 52,960 1.3 -1.1 0.4 52,631 50,977 51,647 53,181 -1.0

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,925 5,936 5,828 -0.2 1.9 1.5 5,704 5,749 5,492 5,995 -4.9

 Dairy products.................................... 8,010 8,019 8,014 -0.1 0.1 0.1 8,316 8,306 8,326 8,912 -6.7

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,352 8,935 9,458 4.7 -5.5 -0.3 9,375 8,850 9,391 9,615 -2.5

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 20,199 20,092 19,994 0.5 0.5 1.5 19,432 19,485 19,814 18,613 4.4

 Beverages......................................... 15,885 15,810 15,761 0.5 0.3 1.7 15,400 15,406 15,676 14,888 3.4

 Tobacco............................................ 4,314 4,282 4,233 0.7 1.2 0.8 4,032 4,079 4,138 3,725 8.2

 Textile mills............................................ 3,239 3,239 3,246 0.0 -0.2 0.7 3,257 3,249 3,278 3,289 -1.0

 Textile products...................................... 2,942 2,931 2,970 0.4 -1.3 -0.3 2,949 2,947 3,009 3,104 -5.0

 Apparel................................................. 2,544 2,514 2,505 1.2 0.4 1.0 2,693 2,559 2,477 2,395 12.4

 Leather and allied products....................... 861 866 876 -0.6 -1.1 1.5 871 877 883 875 -0.5

 Paper products....................................... 16,695 16,670 16,577 0.1 0.6 0.1 16,763 16,610 16,636 16,359 2.5

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 7,387 7,394 7,285 -0.1 1.5 0.6 7,356 7,355 7,368 6,396 15.0

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,665 4,648 4,669 0.4 -0.4 -0.7 4,702 4,640 4,669 5,281 -11.0

 Printing.................................................. 5,726 5,798 5,760 -1.2 0.7 0.2 5,915 5,870 5,709 5,626 5.1

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 37,009 38,528 38,512 -3.9 0.0 2.9 37,556 39,433 39,499 53,140 -29.3

 Petroleum refineries............................. 32,385 33,799 33,803 -4.2 0.0 3.4 32,906 34,651 34,712 48,162 -31.7

 Chemical products..................................... 82,427 81,899 81,527 0.6 0.5 -0.4 82,890 82,051 82,920 84,053 -1.4

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,757 4,793 4,755 -0.8 0.8 -0.3 4,409 4,434 4,619 4,474 -1.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 32,055 31,694 31,473 1.1 0.7 0.1 32,385 32,287 32,363 31,418 3.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,689 3,612 3,680 2.1 -1.8 -2.6 3,724 3,644 3,787 3,680 1.2

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 24,655 24,674 24,599 -0.1 0.3 0.0 24,599 24,682 24,987 24,870 -1.1

p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

1

 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories are for the end of the period. Not seasonally adjusted 

estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences,

where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. 2 Estimates of inventories for the semiconductor industry data are included in computers and electronic products, and all other applicable aggregate totals. 

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.
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Table 5. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments, New Orders, Unfilled Orders, and Total Inventories for 

 Topical Series1, 2

[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.] 

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date

Industry % Change6

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 July June May 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2015p 2014 2014

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 483,594 484,363 481,347 -0.2 0.6 -0.2 471,921 513,644 486,421 499,198 3,347,978 3,481,296 -3.8

 Construction materials and supplies....... 46,378 45,873 45,710 1.1 0.4 -1.6 49,127 50,748 47,579 49,800 323,472 321,323 0.7

 Information technology......................... 24,205 23,873 23,701 1.4 0.7 -0.6 21,872 27,978 22,782 21,089 162,094 157,485 2.9

 Computers and related products........... 2,222 2,168 2,095 2.5 3.5 -1.2 1,726 3,231 1,812 1,730 14,299 15,527 -7.9

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 53,611 51,303 50,782 4.5 1.0 0.0 46,387 55,257 51,486 42,835 352,183 321,832 9.4

 Capital goods...................................... 89,763 89,636 88,052 0.1 1.8 -1.2 83,602 100,119 86,161 81,983 609,354 591,393 3.0

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 79,290 79,240 78,665 0.1 0.7 -1.2 74,283 88,900 76,917 73,611 543,751 527,519 3.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 69,980 69,585 68,901 0.6 1.0 -0.4 66,162 77,480 67,886 65,768 479,604 473,893 1.2

 Defense capital goods4........................ 10,473 10,396 9,387 0.7 10.7 -0.6 9,319 11,219 9,244 8,372 65,603 63,874 2.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 193,466 195,090 194,225 -0.8 0.4 0.6 188,970 200,514 197,657 209,409 1,334,356 1,474,491 -9.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,300 35,891 35,536 3.9 1.0 0.7 31,942 38,403 35,777 30,267 244,489 231,667 5.5

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 156,166 159,199 158,689 -1.9 0.3 0.6 157,028 162,111 161,880 179,142 1,089,867 1,242,824 -12.3

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 482,016 480,063 469,833 0.4 2.2 -1.1 468,295 510,706 468,957 552,506 3,297,278 3,556,888 -7.3

 Construction materials and supplies....... 46,299 46,363 45,623 -0.1 1.6 -1.2 48,961 50,785 47,864 50,169 325,430 327,673 -0.7

 Information technology......................... 24,743 24,208 24,033 2.2 0.7 -0.9 21,861 27,900 22,652 21,281 167,225 164,533 1.6

 Computers and related products........... 2,194 2,232 2,021 -1.7 10.4 -8.4 1,698 3,295 1,738 1,806 14,428 15,799 -8.7

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 53,612 51,269 50,799 4.6 0.9 -0.2 45,772 54,814 51,336 42,553 350,997 322,424 8.9

 Capital goods...................................... 93,913 90,594 82,448 3.7 9.9 -5.6 86,915 102,690 75,145 139,649 597,693 685,252 -12.8

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 82,352 81,504 73,608 1.0 10.7 -7.1 77,219 90,290 68,409 133,831 535,550 614,413 -12.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 70,007 68,540 67,530 2.1 1.5 -0.8 65,389 75,288 66,037 67,895 480,776 497,672 -3.4

 Defense capital goods4........................ 11,561 9,090 8,840 27.2 2.8 9.0 9,696 12,400 6,736 5,818 62,143 70,839 -12.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 193,370 195,051 194,207 -0.9 0.4 0.6 188,852 200,260 197,545 209,344 1,334,341 1,474,689 -9.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,204 35,852 35,518 3.8 0.9 0.8 31,824 38,149 35,665 30,202 244,474 231,865 5.4

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 156,166 159,199 158,689 -1.9 0.3 0.6 157,028 162,111 161,880 179,142 1,089,867 1,242,824 -12.3

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,197,993 1,195,217 1,194,695 0.2 0.0 -0.5 1,197,458 1,195,851 1,194,686 1,204,408 (X) (X) -0.6

 Construction materials and supplies....... 54,907 54,986 54,496 -0.1 0.9 -0.2 55,600 55,766 55,729 53,900 (X) (X) 3.2

 Information technology......................... 135,295 134,757 134,422 0.4 0.2 0.2 135,348 135,359 135,437 125,735 (X) (X) 7.6

 Computers and related products........... 2,601 2,629 2,565 -1.1 2.5 -2.8 2,601 2,629 2,565 2,261 (X) (X) 15.0

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 21,618 21,617 21,651 0.0 -0.2 0.1 20,844 21,459 21,902 19,512 (X) (X) 6.8

 Capital goods...................................... 912,757 908,607 907,649 0.5 0.1 -0.6 912,573 909,260 906,689 917,117 (X) (X) -0.5

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 762,258 759,196 756,932 0.4 0.3 -0.7 760,793 757,857 756,467 753,661 (X) (X) 0.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 246,573 246,546 247,591 0.0 -0.4 -0.6 247,538 248,311 250,503 245,304 (X) (X) 0.9

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 150,499 149,411 150,717 0.7 -0.9 -0.4 151,780 151,403 150,222 163,456 (X) (X) -7.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 5,343 5,439 5,478 -1.8 -0.7 -0.3 5,248 5,366 5,620 4,785 (X) (X) 9.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 5,343 5,439 5,478 -1.8 -0.7 -0.3 5,248 5,366 5,620 4,785 (X) (X) 9.7

 All manufacturing industries................... 651,190 651,751 649,972 -0.1 0.3 0.1 653,987 648,233 654,101 657,645 (X) (X) -0.6

 Construction materials and supplies....... 65,534 65,869 65,832 -0.5 0.1 -0.4 65,786 65,944 66,684 64,121 (X) (X) 2.6

 Information technology......................... 39,289 39,315 39,387 -0.1 -0.2 -0.4 39,762 38,901 39,807 39,370 (X) (X) 1.0

 Computers and related products........... 3,916 4,049 3,994 -3.3 1.4 1.6 3,985 3,934 4,038 4,044 (X) (X) -1.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 35,902 36,294 36,192 -1.1 0.3 0.2 35,917 35,287 36,131 32,985 (X) (X) 8.9

 Capital goods...................................... 200,083 199,790 198,109 0.1 0.8 -0.4 201,965 199,094 200,078 196,250 (X) (X) 2.9

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 177,102 177,066 176,176 0.0 0.5 -0.6 178,907 176,318 178,217 175,696 (X) (X) 1.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 121,125 121,397 121,313 -0.2 0.1 -0.5 122,230 120,577 122,377 121,505 (X) (X) 0.6

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 22,981 22,724 21,933 1.1 3.6 1.3 23,058 22,776 21,861 20,554 (X) (X) 12.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 187,581 187,971 187,892 -0.2 0.0 0.9 187,443 186,514 188,093 199,157 (X) (X) -5.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 29,376 29,514 29,298 -0.5 0.7 0.2 29,379 28,648 29,156 27,979 (X) (X) 5.0

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 158,205 158,457 158,594 -0.2 -0.1 1.1 158,064 157,866 158,937 171,178 (X) (X) -7.7

X Not Applicable p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

1 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories are for the end of the period. Not seasonally adjusted 

estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences, where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes.

2

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

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 
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Table 6. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories, by Stage of Fabrication, by Industry Group1 

[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.] 

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry July

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 July June May 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2014

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 214,720 215,955 215,646 -0.6 0.1 -0.2 215,410 214,322 215,300 220,158 -2.2

 Durable goods industries.......................... 133,439 134,456 134,175 -0.8 0.2 -0.4 134,019 133,075 133,744 134,184 -0.1

 Wood products................................... 4,514 4,523 4,562 -0.2 -0.9 -0.2 4,426 4,294 4,297 4,190 5.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 5,067 5,096 5,120 -0.6 -0.5 0.7 5,095 5,117 5,129 4,987 2.2

 Primary metals.................................... 14,106 14,248 14,552 -1.0 -2.1 -1.3 14,057 14,085 14,213 14,780 -4.9

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,649 17,835 17,774 -1.0 0.3 -1.0 17,812 17,752 17,710 18,185 -2.1

 Machinery.......................................... 26,262 26,477 26,482 -0.8 0.0 -0.2 26,739 26,437 26,752 26,120 2.4

 Computers and electronic products........ 19,068 19,086 18,918 -0.1 0.9 -0.7 19,151 18,813 18,973 18,710 2.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,573 6,508 6,508 1.0 0.0 -2.8 6,638 6,473 6,571 6,961 -4.6

 Transportation equipment..................... 28,697 29,233 28,905 -1.8 1.1 0.1 28,458 28,625 28,651 28,960 -1.7

 Furniture and related products............... 3,754 3,750 3,721 0.1 0.8 1.2 3,822 3,802 3,744 3,563 7.3

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,749 7,700 7,633 0.6 0.9 1.6 7,821 7,677 7,704 7,728 1.2

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 81,281 81,499 81,471 -0.3 0.0 0.0 81,391 81,247 81,556 85,974 -5.3

 Food products.................................... 17,875 17,923 17,959 -0.3 -0.2 0.3 17,755 17,567 17,367 18,017 -1.5

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 5,166 5,133 5,133 0.6 0.0 1.1 4,944 4,982 5,119 4,793 3.2

 Textiles.............................................. 1,177 1,171 1,175 0.5 -0.3 1.2 1,182 1,177 1,190 1,154 2.4

 Textile products................................... 1,134 1,106 1,144 2.5 -3.3 -4.0 1,138 1,113 1,161 1,180 -3.6

 Apparel............................................. 861 851 845 1.2 0.7 2.2 880 873 842 694 26.8

 Leather and allied products.................... 251 251 248 0.0 1.2 1.2 255 252 249 265 -3.8

 Paper products.................................... 8,613 8,561 8,545 0.6 0.2 0.4 8,668 8,514 8,535 8,346 3.9

 Printing ............................................. 2,769 2,799 2,822 -1.1 -0.8 0.7 2,842 2,828 2,803 2,765 2.8

 Petroleum and coal products................. 8,327 8,568 8,565 -2.8 0.0 1.4 8,372 8,935 8,941 12,151 -31.1

 Chemical products................................ 25,186 25,205 25,098 -0.1 0.4 -1.1 25,372 25,152 25,390 26,229 -3.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,922 9,931 9,937 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 9,983 9,854 9,959 10,380 -3.8

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 207,072 206,653 204,633 0.2 1.0 0.3 208,180 205,346 206,270 205,320 1.4

 Durable goods industries.......................... 158,417 158,086 156,619 0.2 0.9 0.0 160,335 157,753 158,209 151,096 6.1

 Wood products................................... 2,386 2,376 2,344 0.4 1.4 4.0 2,388 2,385 2,373 2,114 13.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,496 1,497 1,506 -0.1 -0.6 0.6 1,515 1,528 1,540 1,358 11.6

 Primary metals.................................... 11,486 11,471 11,424 0.1 0.4 -1.4 11,574 11,378 11,457 11,342 2.0

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,034 13,073 13,113 -0.3 -0.3 -1.2 13,209 13,040 13,214 13,478 -2.0

 Machinery.......................................... 19,582 19,491 19,541 0.5 -0.3 -0.7 19,659 19,200 19,772 19,409 1.3

 Computers and electronic products........ 15,802 15,724 15,539 0.5 1.2 1.1 16,151 15,802 15,798 14,993 7.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,896 3,965 3,945 -1.7 0.5 1.0 3,933 3,981 4,017 3,705 6.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 85,730 85,551 84,294 0.2 1.5 0.1 86,829 85,481 85,089 80,178 8.3

 Furniture and related products............... 1,072 1,047 1,079 2.4 -3.0 3.0 1,092 1,061 1,086 1,019 7.2

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,933 3,891 3,834 1.1 1.5 0.3 3,985 3,897 3,863 3,500 13.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 48,655 48,567 48,014 0.2 1.2 1.5 47,845 47,593 48,061 54,224 -11.8

 Food products.................................... 5,932 5,661 5,638 4.8 0.4 2.2 5,444 5,102 5,194 5,073 7.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,399 7,310 7,233 1.2 1.1 1.6 6,640 6,704 6,917 6,140 8.1

 Textiles.............................................. 760 767 766 -0.9 0.1 -1.5 768 766 770 822 -6.6

 Textile products................................... 451 442 448 2.0 -1.3 -0.4 453 438 454 441 2.7

 Apparel............................................. 329 328 326 0.3 0.6 1.6 360 352 330 364 -1.1

 Leather and allied products.................... 100 99 93 1.0 6.5 2.2 100 95 94 94 6.4

 Paper products.................................... 1,332 1,346 1,312 -1.0 2.6 1.4 1,345 1,347 1,318 1,313 2.4

 Printing ............................................. 1,365 1,386 1,340 -1.5 3.4 1.0 1,423 1,355 1,276 1,316 8.1

 Petroleum and coal products................. 10,044 11,066 10,600 -9.2 4.4 4.5 10,218 11,092 10,862 17,396 -41.3

 Chemical products................................ 18,220 17,441 17,552 4.5 -0.6 0.0 18,366 17,620 18,106 18,599 -1.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,723 2,721 2,706 0.1 0.6 0.0 2,728 2,722 2,740 2,666 2.3

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 229,398 229,143 229,693 0.1 -0.2 0.1 230,397 228,565 232,531 232,167 -0.8

 Durable goods industries.......................... 109,981 109,603 109,652 0.3 0.0 -0.4 110,077 108,665 111,289 106,860 3.0

 Wood products................................... 4,381 4,368 4,322 0.3 1.1 -1.4 4,284 4,368 4,436 4,138 3.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,469 6,505 6,541 -0.6 -0.6 -0.3 6,433 6,607 6,765 6,481 -0.7

 Primary metals.................................... 11,548 11,594 11,774 -0.4 -1.5 0.7 11,371 11,518 11,948 12,032 -5.5

 Fabricated metal products........................ 18,313 18,217 18,198 0.5 0.1 0.7 18,400 18,345 18,630 16,856 9.2

 Machinery.......................................... 20,908 20,911 20,923 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 20,909 20,800 21,206 21,201 -1.4

 Computers and electronic products........ 11,300 11,245 11,403 0.5 -1.4 -1.5 11,286 10,852 11,458 10,787 4.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,142 6,118 6,094 0.4 0.4 0.4 6,292 6,185 6,187 5,998 4.9

 Transportation equipment..................... 17,394 17,056 17,030 2.0 0.2 -0.1 17,501 16,495 17,278 15,923 9.9

 Furniture and related products............... 2,414 2,411 2,356 0.1 2.3 -0.9 2,547 2,547 2,408 2,344 8.7

 Miscellaneous products......................... 11,112 11,178 11,011 -0.6 1.5 -2.7 11,054 10,948 10,973 11,100 -0.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 119,417 119,540 120,041 -0.1 -0.4 0.6 120,320 119,900 121,242 125,307 -4.0

 Food products.................................... 29,249 28,811 29,363 1.5 -1.9 0.1 29,432 28,308 29,086 30,091 -2.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,634 7,649 7,628 -0.2 0.3 1.8 7,848 7,799 7,778 7,680 2.2

 Textiles.............................................. 1,302 1,301 1,305 0.1 -0.3 1.6 1,307 1,306 1,318 1,313 -0.5

 Textile products................................... 1,357 1,383 1,378 -1.9 0.4 3.1 1,358 1,396 1,394 1,483 -8.4

 Apparel............................................. 1,354 1,335 1,334 1.4 0.1 0.2 1,453 1,334 1,305 1,337 8.7

 Leather and allied products.................... 510 516 535 -1.2 -3.6 1.5 516 530 540 516 0.0

 Paper products.................................... 6,750 6,763 6,720 -0.2 0.6 -0.4 6,750 6,749 6,783 6,700 0.7

 Printing ............................................. 1,592 1,613 1,598 -1.3 0.9 -1.3 1,650 1,687 1,630 1,545 6.8

 Petroleum and coal products................. 18,638 18,894 19,347 -1.4 -2.3 2.7 18,966 19,406 19,696 23,593 -19.6

 Chemical products................................ 39,021 39,253 38,877 -0.6 1.0 -0.1 39,152 39,279 39,424 39,225 -0.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 12,010 12,022 11,956 -0.1 0.6 0.2 11,888 12,106 12,288 11,824 0.5

p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

1

 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories are for the end of the period. Not seasonally adjusted 

estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences,

where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes.

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 1

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.] 

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio2

Industry Jul Jun May Apr Jul Jun May Apr

2015p 2015r 2015 2015 2015p 2015r 2015 2015

All manufacturing industries3............................ 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.35 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.65 1.67 1.68 1.67 6.89 6.92 6.99 6.98

 Wood products.............................................. 1.40 1.42 1.44 1.42 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.33 1.36 1.39 1.36 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.78 1.77 1.77 1.77 1.69 1.69 1.68 1.66

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.65 1.64 1.64 1.64 2.85 2.84 2.82 2.81

 Machinery..................................................... 1.98 1.97 2.00 2.02 3.57 3.58 3.66 3.73

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.58 1.57 1.56 1.59 5.88 5.94 6.01 5.95

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.60 1.63 1.61 1.60 2.37 2.43 2.41 2.41

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.63 1.68 1.69 1.68 14.92 15.12 15.47 15.35

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.14 1.38 1.41 1.45 1.45

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.60 1.62 1.61 1.58 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 1.04 1.03 1.03 1.02 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.63 1.61 1.60 1.54 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.26 1.26 1.28 1.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.55 1.54 1.57 1.57 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.27 2.23 2.23 2.22 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 1.87 1.88 1.89 1.79 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.04 1.04 1.03 1.02 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.78 0.80 0.80 0.80 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.76 0.73 0.74 0.73 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.28 1.28 1.29 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.28 1.28 1.29 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

 Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

2

 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.

3 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Jul3 Jul3 Jul3 Jul3

Industry 2014- 2014- 2014- 2014-

Jul2 Jun Jul2 Jun Jul2 Jun Jul2 Jun

2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015

 

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

Durable goods industries....................... 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... -0.2 0.4 -0.4 1.1 -0.1 0.5 0.0 0.4

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

 Machinery.......................................... -0.4 0.6 -0.4 0.7 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 -0.2 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.2 0.5 0.4 1.0 0.2 0.3 -0.2 0.2

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.7 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.3

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

 Textile products.................................. (X) 2.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.9

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.4

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

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories 

are for the end of the period. Not seasonally adjusted estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar 

reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences, where appropriate, 

as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted 

for price changes.

2

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

 publication.

3

 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 1

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.] 

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, which is a voluntary survey authorized by Title 13 of the United States Code. 

This survey provides statistics on a calendar-month basis for 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-inprocess, and finished goods). Data published from the M3 survey are based on a panel of approximately 

4,800 reporting units that represent approximately 3,000 companies and provide an indication of month-tomonth change for the Manufacturing Sector. These reporting units may be divisions of diversified large 

companies, large homogenous companies, or single-unit manufacturers in 92 industry categories, which are 

combined into 65 publication levels due to the small monthly panel size. The survey methodology 

assumes that the month-to-month changes of the total operations of the reporting units in the M3 panel 

effectively represent the month-to-month movements of all establishments that make up the category.

The companies for which shipments data are currently reported or imputed in the M3 survey represent 

approximately 61 percent of the total value of shipments for manufacturing establishments in the 2012 

Economic Census, and these companies include almost two-thirds of the manufacturing companies with 

$500 million or more in shipments in the 2012 Economic Census. The companies for which shipments 

data are currently reported in the M3 survey represent approximately 54 percent of the total value of 

shipments for manufacturing establishments in the 2012 Economic Census. Statistics based on the M3 

panel differ from the results that would be obtained from a complete enumeration of all manufacturing 

companies. The M3 panel is not based on 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-to-month 

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.