FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2013, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Adriana Stoica 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (13)-02 

CB13-58 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

February 2013 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in February, up 

two of the last three months, increased $14.5 billion or 

3.0 percent to $492.0 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This was at the highest level since the 

series was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and 

followed a 1.0 percent January decrease. Excluding 

transportation, new orders increased 0.3 percent. 

 Shipments, up five of the last six months, increased 

$4.3 billion or 0.9 percent to $489.3 billion. This was at 

the highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis and followed a 0.4 percent January 

increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up five of the last six months, 

increased $9.3 billion or 0.9 percent to $999.7 billion. 

This followed a slight January decrease. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.28, up from 6.25 in 

January. 

 Inventories, up three consecutive months, increased 

$1.1 billion or 0.2 percent to $620.0 billion. This was at 

the highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis and followed a 0.6 percent January 

increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.27, 

down from 1.28 in January. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

February, up five of the last six months, increased $12.3 

billion or 5.6 percent to $232.2 billion, revised from the 

previously published 5.7 percent increase. This 

followed a 3.7 percent January decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, up two of the last three 

months, drove the increase, up $13.3 billion or 21.8 

percent to $74.5 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $2.2 billion or 0.8 percent to $259.8 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in February, 

up five of the last six months, increased $2.2 billion or 

1.0 percent to $229.5 billion, unchanged from the 

previously published increase. This followed a 0.7 

percent January decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, up three of the last four 

months, had the largest increase, up $1.0 billion or 1.6 

percent to $66.1 billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up two 

consecutive months, increased $2.2 billion or 0.8 percent 

to $259.8 billion. This was at the highest level since the 

series was first published on a NAICS basis and 

followed a 1.4 percent January increase. Petroleum and 

coal products, also up two consecutive months, led the 

increase, up $1.8 billion or 2.4 percent to $77.5 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

February, up five of the last six months, increased $9.3 

billion or 0.9 percent to $999.7 billion, unchanged from 

the previously published increase. This followed a slight 

January decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also up five of the last six 

months, led the increase, up $8.4 billion or 1.4 percent to 

$592.3 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

February, up sixteen of the last seventeen months, 

increased $1.8 billion or 0.5 percent to $377.2 billion, 

revised from the previously published 0.4 percent 

increase. This was at the highest level since the series 

was first published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.4 

percent January increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up thirty-one consecutive 

months, drove the increase, up $1.9 billion or 1.6 percent 

to $118.0 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased 

$0.7 billion or 0.3 percent to $242.8 billion. This 

followed a 1.0 percent January increase. Petroleum and 

coal products, down four of the last five months, drove 

the decrease, down $1.5 billion or 2.7 percent to $52.3 

billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, February materials and 

supplies increased 0.2 percent in durable goods and 

decreased 1.7 percent in nondurable goods. Work in 

process increased 1.2 percent in durable goods and 1.9 

percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 

0.3 percent in durable goods and 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 <http://www.census.gov/m3>.The advance report on durable goods for March is scheduled for release on April 24, 2013, 

at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on May 3, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description. To receive the latest updates on the Nation's 

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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 Percent

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2012 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2013p 2013r 2012 2012 2013p 2012 2012

 All manufacturing industries.................. 489,331 484,985 482,840 0.9 0.4 0.0 455,104 450,502 465,192 455,298 905,606 891,579 1.6

 Excluding transportation................... 423,221 419,911 416,604 0.8 0.8 -0.2 390,882 393,179 399,031 394,348 784,061 776,636 1.0

 Excluding defense.............................. 478,741 474,678 471,479 0.9 0.7 -0.1 445,023 442,096 452,422 445,199 887,119 872,539 1.7

 With unfilled orders............................ 159,102 158,353 161,036 0.5 -1.7 0.3 148,862 143,386 159,470 150,461 292,248 290,959 0.4

 Durable goods industries......................... 229,536 227,351 228,867 1.0 -0.7 0.6 214,778 207,233 222,818 212,766 422,011 411,684 2.5

 Wood products....................................... 6,838 6,788 6,419 0.7 5.7 3.4 6,094 5,901 5,550 5,425 11,995 10,628 12.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,349 8,259 8,154 1.1 1.3 -0.1 7,043 7,159 6,941 6,989 14,202 13,837 2.6

 Primary metals....................................... 28,879 29,028 29,927 -0.5 -3.0 1.9 27,893 28,711 25,712 29,062 56,604 57,077 -0.8

 Iron and steel mills............................ 10,198 10,390 10,444 -1.8 -0.5 -4.2 9,865 10,422 9,339 11,841 20,287 23,458 -13.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 16,873 16,869 17,715 0.0 -4.8 6.2 16,286 16,609 14,852 15,366 32,895 30,053 9.5

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,808 1,769 1,768 2.2 0.1 -0.9 1,742 1,680 1,521 1,855 3,422 3,566 -4.0

 Fabricated metal products....................... 28,166 27,897 27,288 1.0 2.2 -0.4 25,961 26,208 24,638 26,243 52,169 51,950 0.4

 Machinery............................................. 34,246 33,415 33,272 2.5 0.4 -1.1 31,639 29,648 33,976 30,007 61,287 56,849 7.8

 Farm machinery................................. 2,366 2,309 2,062 2.5 12.0 -1.0 2,653 2,125 1,640 2,687 4,778 4,847 -1.4

 Construction machinery..................... 5,887 5,674 5,836 3.8 -2.8 -1.8 5,045 4,997 6,126 3,786 10,042 7,409 35.5

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,010 2,016 2,004 -0.3 0.6 -3.3 1,895 1,866 2,267 2,014 3,761 3,808 -1.2

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,635 3,610 3,557 0.7 1.5 -1.6 3,083 2,855 4,361 2,661 5,938 4,941 20.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 625 637 642 -1.9 -0.8 -3.3 560 533 692 630 1,093 1,161 -5.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,240 3,206 3,145 1.1 1.9 -2.4 2,627 2,548 2,903 2,523 5,175 4,806 7.7

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,684 2,644 2,595 1.5 1.9 -0.2 2,345 2,430 2,782 2,159 4,775 4,190 14.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,502 3,137 3,387 11.6 -7.4 -3.2 3,419 2,985 3,297 3,558 6,404 6,689 -4.3

 Material handling equipment............... 2,922 2,911 2,906 0.4 0.2 1.5 2,774 2,636 2,918 2,690 5,410 5,080 6.5

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 27,130 27,272 28,144 -0.5 -3.1 1.3 23,860 24,852 30,873 26,052 48,712 51,961 -6.3

 Computers........................................ 848 876 1,196 -3.2 -26.8 23.4 642 714 1,441 1,123 1,356 2,368 -42.7

 Computer storage devices..................... 582 588 621 -1.0 -5.3 1.3 381 409 1,031 512 790 1,006 -21.5

 Other peripheral equipment................ 858 851 933 0.8 -8.8 10.8 630 527 1,538 726 1,157 1,314 -11.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 2,889 2,929 2,811 -1.4 4.2 4.3 2,553 2,318 3,635 2,456 4,871 4,600 5.9

 Defense communications equipment.... 328 328 331 0.0 -0.9 -16.0 321 300 324 375 621 716 -13.3

 Audio and video equipment.................... 262 250 256 4.8 -2.3 0.0 216 208 412 189 424 375 13.1

 Electronic components......................... 3,529 3,559 3,464 -0.8 2.7 0.3 3,260 3,238 3,742 3,459 6,498 6,631 -2.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,317 1,291 1,337 2.0 -3.4 3.5 1,241 1,122 1,420 1,264 2,363 2,365 -0.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,904 2,904 2,959 0.0 -1.9 1.0 2,810 2,492 3,323 2,999 5,302 5,532 -4.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,448 6,149 6,309 4.9 -2.5 -2.9 5,989 5,355 7,039 6,463 11,344 12,560 -9.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,219 10,108 10,026 1.1 0.8 0.3 9,397 9,113 9,582 9,339 18,510 18,207 1.7

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 911 917 894 -0.7 2.6 1.6 867 866 926 869 1,733 1,730 0.2

 Household appliances........................ 1,657 1,653 1,567 0.2 5.5 -1.6 1,490 1,380 1,447 1,418 2,870 2,655 8.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,033 3,003 3,076 1.0 -2.4 2.3 2,789 2,636 3,001 2,909 5,425 5,621 -3.5

 Batteries........................................... 1,069 1,049 1,029 1.9 1.9 -0.6 903 915 1,003 840 1,818 1,672 8.7

 Transportation equipment........................ 66,110 65,074 66,236 1.6 -1.8 0.8 64,222 57,323 66,161 60,950 121,545 114,943 5.7

 Automobiles..................................... 10,921 10,246 10,094 6.6 1.5 2.2 10,651 9,820 9,113 8,316 20,471 15,647 30.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 14,517 13,667 13,077 6.2 4.5 1.0 14,563 12,270 12,043 12,665 26,833 23,402 14.7

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,127 2,149 2,258 -1.0 -4.8 0.2 2,000 1,992 2,191 2,582 3,992 4,964 -19.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,678 18,474 18,873 1.1 -2.1 -1.5 18,903 17,587 16,203 18,825 36,490 36,172 0.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 8,945 9,968 10,664 -10.3 -6.5 1.3 7,894 7,292 14,091 8,505 15,186 15,661 -3.0

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,508 4,222 4,917 6.8 -14.1 3.6 4,133 3,251 5,839 3,957 7,384 7,814 -5.5

 Ships and boats................................. 2,161 2,172 2,254 -0.5 -3.6 0.1 2,144 1,819 2,270 2,178 3,963 4,121 -3.8

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,494 5,449 5,464 0.8 -0.3 0.6 5,335 5,153 5,246 5,256 10,488 10,236 2.5

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 14,105 14,061 13,937 0.3 0.9 1.1 13,334 13,165 14,139 13,443 26,499 25,996 1.9

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 259,795 257,634 253,973 0.8 1.4 -0.6 240,326 243,269 242,374 242,532 483,595 479,895 0.8

 Food products....................................... 62,724 62,428 62,254 0.5 0.3 0.4 59,877 60,783 62,154 58,509 120,660 117,058 3.1

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 8,356 8,413 8,458 -0.7 -0.5 -0.6 7,918 8,451 8,435 7,967 16,369 15,960 2.6

 Dairy products.................................. 8,550 8,467 8,515 1.0 -0.6 -0.8 7,850 8,267 8,442 7,949 16,117 16,222 -0.6

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 17,015 16,956 17,025 0.3 -0.4 0.8 16,464 16,222 16,789 16,194 32,686 32,336 1.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,350 12,186 12,156 1.3 0.2 -4.8 11,248 10,911 12,061 11,382 22,159 21,838 1.5

 Beverages......................................... 9,437 9,246 9,414 2.1 -1.8 2.3 8,335 7,971 9,319 8,176 16,306 15,760 3.5

 Tobacco............................................ 2,913 2,940 2,742 -0.9 7.2 -23.2 2,913 2,940 2,742 3,206 5,853 6,078 -3.7

 Textile mills........................................... 2,542 2,497 2,497 1.8 0.0 0.0 2,480 2,333 2,168 2,477 4,813 4,790 0.5

 Textile products................................... 2,053 2,006 1,970 2.3 1.8 -0.3 2,002 1,789 1,713 1,932 3,791 3,668 3.4

 Apparel................................................ 1,296 1,273 1,253 1.8 1.6 -2.1 1,257 1,132 1,159 1,253 2,389 2,410 -0.9

 Leather and allied products...................... 477 499 470 -4.4 6.2 5.9 488 426 436 472 914 849 7.7

 Paper products...................................... 13,744 13,720 13,791 0.2 -0.5 -0.6 12,824 13,506 13,310 13,535 26,330 27,187 -3.2

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,498 6,507 6,513 -0.1 -0.1 -1.2 6,075 6,520 6,387 6,395 12,595 12,916 -2.5

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,099 4,048 4,043 1.3 0.1 -0.1 3,791 3,937 3,787 3,902 7,728 7,837 -1.4

 Printing................................................. 6,660 6,787 6,553 -1.9 3.6 -0.9 5,994 6,436 6,518 6,163 12,430 12,330 0.8

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 77,542 75,723 73,038 2.4 3.7 -0.9 69,010 69,160 68,860 67,352 138,170 133,973 3.1

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 73,325 70,973 68,831 3.3 3.1 -1.0 65,627 65,647 65,854 63,771 131,274 127,211 3.2

 Chemical products..................................... 62,372 62,530 62,569 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2 58,375 59,614 58,520 62,486 117,989 122,546 -3.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,105 3,183 3,423 -2.5 -7.0 -5.4 2,857 2,677 2,643 2,985 5,534 5,648 -2.0

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 13,450 13,662 13,393 -1.6 2.0 1.7 12,568 13,314 13,377 14,391 25,882 28,175 -8.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,888 2,858 2,817 1.0 1.5 1.1 2,659 2,571 2,215 2,732 5,230 5,281 -1.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 18,035 17,985 17,422 0.3 3.2 -1.8 16,771 17,179 15,475 16,971 33,950 33,246 2.1

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.

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 no longer shown separately, but 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 Percent

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2012 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2013p 2013r 2012 2012 2013p 2012 2012

All manufacturing industries 2........................ 491,984 477,514 482,418 3.0 -1.0 1.3 467,194 448,793 481,389 466,795 915,987 909,476 0.7

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 417,454 416,333 408,041 0.3 2.0 -0.1 392,430 394,724 391,858 397,409 787,154 779,755 0.9

 Excluding defense2.............................. 481,911 470,469 464,155 2.4 1.4 -0.2 457,157 441,265 457,352 455,436 898,422 888,627 1.1

 With unfilled orders 2............................. 168,401 157,888 168,046 6.7 -6.0 4.4 166,321 149,361 182,090 167,984 315,682 322,437 -2.1

 Durable goods industries 2......................... 232,189 219,880 228,445 5.6 -3.7 3.6 226,868 205,524 239,015 224,263 432,392 429,581 0.7

 Primary metals........................................ 29,300 28,724 29,118 2.0 -1.4 1.6 29,207 29,504 25,675 29,205 58,711 58,406 0.5

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,520 9,993 9,965 5.3 0.3 -5.6 10,917 10,951 9,460 11,957 21,868 24,491 -10.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 16,969 16,951 17,407 0.1 -2.6 6.1 16,500 16,778 14,673 15,260 33,278 30,057 10.7

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,811 1,780 1,746 1.7 1.9 3.6 1,790 1,775 1,542 1,988 3,565 3,858 -7.6

 Fabricated metal products........................ 28,433 29,599 29,011 -3.9 2.0 4.1 28,223 29,052 26,045 28,182 57,275 54,603 4.9

 Machinery............................................. 34,715 35,604 30,742 -2.5 15.8 -3.0 33,651 34,149 30,607 33,796 67,800 64,667 4.8

 Construction machinery........................ 6,015 6,885 4,412 -12.6 56.1 -0.6 5,819 7,114 4,803 4,722 12,933 9,930 30.2

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,799 2,309 2,480 21.2 -6.9 12.6 2,912 2,363 2,412 2,826 5,275 5,020 5.1

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,402 3,459 3,323 -1.6 4.1 -2.5 2,837 2,994 3,979 2,786 5,831 5,307 9.9

 Photographic equipment....................... 612 601 608 1.8 -1.2 -24.0 579 626 456 705 1,205 1,384 -12.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,244 3,260 3,014 -0.5 8.2 -5.5 2,934 2,582 2,680 3,120 5,516 5,354 3.0

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,524 2,563 2,543 -1.5 0.8 3.6 2,337 2,573 2,703 2,441 4,910 4,759 3.2

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 3,292 4,190 2,893 -21.4 44.8 -12.2 3,160 4,076 3,151 4,169 7,236 8,101 -10.7

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,947 3,020 2,840 -2.4 6.3 -3.0 2,904 2,838 2,891 2,874 5,742 5,412 6.1

 Computers and electronic products 2

........... 20,246 20,346 21,412 -0.5 -5.0 2.7 19,190 17,914 26,674 22,453 37,104 41,799 -11.2

 Computers........................................ 950 871 1,162 9.1 -25.0 5.4 744 709 1,407 1,093 1,453 2,297 -36.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 2,769 3,474 3,441 -20.3 1.0 5.8 2,806 3,011 4,393 3,455 5,817 5,823 -0.1

 Defense communications equipment....... 384 305 524 25.9 -41.8 29.7 377 272 695 298 649 579 12.1

 Electronic components......................... 3,597 3,604 3,575 -0.2 0.8 0.6 3,503 3,430 3,820 3,666 6,933 6,952 -0.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,488 1,510 1,575 -1.5 -4.1 4.8 1,503 1,453 1,345 1,637 2,956 3,007 -1.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,501 2,327 2,530 7.5 -8.0 -3.1 2,698 1,931 3,975 3,622 4,629 6,182 -25.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 6,336 6,025 6,300 5.2 -4.4 1.0 5,884 5,479 7,513 6,795 11,363 13,351 -14.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,241 9,910 9,891 3.3 0.2 -3.3 9,852 9,516 9,179 9,726 19,368 19,347 0.1

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 915 958 913 -4.5 4.9 -1.0 849 916 877 836 1,765 1,682 4.9

 Household appliances.......................... 1,595 1,515 1,625 5.3 -6.8 1.8 1,490 1,359 1,433 1,451 2,849 2,784 2.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,056 3,029 3,228 0.9 -6.2 2.9 2,924 2,890 2,964 3,000 5,814 6,129 -5.1

 Transportation equipment........................ 74,530 61,181 74,377 21.8 -17.7 9.9 74,764 54,069 89,531 69,386 128,833 129,721 -0.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 18,664 18,412 18,656 1.4 -1.3 -1.5 19,196 17,596 16,343 19,068 36,792 36,400 1.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 18,383 9,423 12,361 95.1 -23.8 -3.2 19,104 5,077 27,445 16,602 24,181 29,994 -19.4

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 3,019 2,804 8,020 7.7 -65.0 58.5 2,409 3,411 10,438 4,660 5,820 8,968 -35.1

 Ships and boats.................................. 1,315 1,202 5,022 9.4 -76.1 212.1 1,713 1,804 5,065 2,286 3,517 4,544 -22.6

 Furniture and related products................... 5,470 5,393 5,390 1.4 0.1 0.5 5,548 5,080 4,680 5,667 10,628 10,622 0.1

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 259,795 257,634 253,973 0.8 1.4 -0.6 240,326 243,269 242,374 242,532 483,595 479,895 0.8

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 Percent

Industry Change

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. Feb.

2013p 2013r 2012 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2013p 2013r 2012 2012 13/12

All manufacturing industries 2...................... 999,690 990,391 990,856 0.9 0.0 0.7 1,012,402 994,943 988,968 997,401 1.5

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 407,363 406,484 403,056 0.2 0.9 -0.3 411,356 404,439 395,210 421,957 -2.5

 Excluding defense2............................. 806,637 796,821 794,024 1.2 0.4 0.0 817,531 800,028 793,175 806,077 1.4

 Durable goods industries 2

........................ 999,690 990,391 990,856 0.9 0.0 0.7 1,012,402 994,943 988,968 997,401 1.5

 Primary metals........................................ 30,541 30,120 30,424 1.4 -1.0 -2.6 32,042 30,728 29,935 37,331 -14.2

 Iron and steel mills............................... 16,739 16,417 16,814 2.0 -2.4 -2.8 17,934 16,882 16,353 21,452 -16.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 10,499 10,403 10,321 0.9 0.8 -2.9 10,716 10,502 10,333 12,230 -12.4

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 3,303 3,300 3,289 0.1 0.3 -0.7 3,392 3,344 3,249 3,649 -7.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 86,933 86,666 84,964 0.3 2.0 2.1 87,270 85,008 82,164 80,024 9.1

 Machinery.............................................. 124,209 123,740 121,551 0.4 1.8 -2.0 125,287 123,275 118,774 142,280 -11.9

 Construction machinery......................... 20,046 19,918 18,707 0.6 6.5 -7.1 20,960 20,186 18,069 29,340 -28.6

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 20,291 19,502 19,209 4.0 1.5 2.5 20,353 19,336 18,839 21,403 -4.9

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,959 7,192 7,343 -3.2 -2.1 -3.1 6,970 7,216 7,077 8,762 -20.5

 Photographic equipment........................ 2,938 2,951 2,987 -0.4 -1.2 -1.1 2,926 2,907 2,814 2,685 9.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 8,714 8,710 8,656 0.0 0.6 -1.5 8,355 8,048 8,014 8,938 -6.5

 Metalworking machinery........................ 6,763 6,923 7,004 -2.3 -1.2 -0.7 6,967 6,975 6,832 7,877 -11.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 25,904 26,114 25,061 -0.8 4.2 -1.9 26,078 26,337 25,246 28,909 -9.8

 Material handling equipment................... 8,210 8,185 8,076 0.3 1.3 -0.8 8,248 8,118 7,916 8,065 2.3

 Computers and electronic products 2

............. 137,714 137,952 137,872 -0.2 0.1 0.5 138,687 137,988 137,242 133,531 3.9

 Computers......................................... 1,438 1,336 1,341 7.6 -0.4 -2.5 1,438 1,336 1,341 1,085 32.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 30,290 30,410 29,865 -0.4 1.8 2.2 30,677 30,424 29,731 26,610 15.3

 Defense communications equipment........ 5,284 5,228 5,251 1.1 -0.4 3.8 5,249 5,193 5,221 5,437 -3.5

 Electronic components.......................... 13,582 13,514 13,469 0.5 0.3 0.8 13,760 13,517 13,325 13,389 2.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 14,744 14,573 14,354 1.2 1.5 1.7 14,751 14,489 14,158 10,719 37.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 43,984 44,387 44,964 -0.9 -1.3 -0.9 44,318 44,430 44,991 46,498 -4.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 28,392 28,504 28,628 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 28,494 28,599 28,475 29,793 -4.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 20,791 20,769 20,967 0.1 -0.9 -0.6 21,210 20,755 20,352 21,868 -3.0

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,168 1,164 1,123 0.3 3.7 1.7 1,110 1,128 1,078 987 12.5

 Household appliances........................... 536 598 736 -10.4 -18.8 8.6 632 632 653 778 -18.8

 Electrical equipment............................. 10,088 10,065 10,039 0.2 0.3 1.5 10,156 10,021 9,767 10,014 1.4

 Transportation equipment......................... 592,327 583,907 587,800 1.4 -0.7 1.4 601,046 590,504 593,758 575,444 4.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 15,507 15,521 15,583 -0.1 -0.4 -1.4 16,136 15,843 15,834 17,346 -7.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 420,758 411,320 411,865 2.3 -0.1 0.4 427,213 416,003 418,218 400,090 6.8

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 63,359 64,848 66,266 -2.3 -2.1 4.9 64,338 66,062 65,902 60,510 6.3

 Ships and boats.................................. 17,517 18,363 19,333 -4.6 -5.0 16.7 18,146 18,577 18,592 22,211 -18.3

 Furniture and related products................... 6,231 6,255 6,311 -0.4 -0.9 -1.2 5,916 5,703 5,776 6,058 -2.3

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 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 Percent

Industry Change

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. Feb.

2013p 2013r 2012 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2013p 2013r 2012 2012 13/12

 All manufacturing industries...................... 620,009 618,936 615,153 0.2 0.6 0.0 622,106 615,220 598,586 607,374 2.4

 Excluding transportation........................ 501,965 502,755 500,368 -0.2 0.5 0.0 503,951 499,833 487,504 501,218 0.5

 Excluding defense............................. 592,900 592,541 588,896 0.1 0.6 0.0 594,856 588,765 572,518 581,563 2.3

 With unfilled orders............................. 307,408 305,244 303,675 0.7 0.5 0.0 308,184 303,552 294,643 294,027 4.8

 Durable goods industries........................ 377,194 375,425 374,087 0.5 0.4 -0.1 378,690 373,772 363,534 362,899 4.4

 Wood products........................................ 9,534 9,429 9,290 1.1 1.5 1.5 9,903 9,608 9,234 9,079 9.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 11,551 11,604 11,561 -0.5 0.4 -0.4 11,803 11,608 11,320 11,711 0.8

 Primary metals......................................... 34,479 34,607 34,738 -0.4 -0.4 0.5 34,409 34,291 34,115 35,049 -1.8

 Iron and steel mills............................... 19,670 19,949 20,149 -1.4 -1.0 0.1 19,594 19,686 19,671 20,967 -6.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 12,682 12,553 12,464 1.0 0.7 1.1 12,647 12,489 12,357 11,961 5.7

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,127 2,105 2,125 1.0 -0.9 0.6 2,168 2,116 2,087 2,121 2.2

 Fabricated metal products......................... 46,156 45,988 45,988 0.4 0.0 -0.1 46,183 45,811 45,076 45,646 1.2

 Machinery.............................................. 65,314 65,534 66,063 -0.3 -0.8 -0.7 66,087 65,272 63,496 65,022 1.6

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,637 3,721 3,782 -2.3 -1.6 -0.7 3,998 3,925 3,811 4,038 -1.0

 Construction machinery......................... 4,970 5,059 5,349 -1.8 -5.4 -6.2 5,013 4,985 5,221 5,610 -10.6

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 7,949 7,949 8,015 0.0 -0.8 0.8 7,933 7,831 7,649 7,303 8.6

 Industrial machinery............................. 7,169 7,116 7,120 0.7 -0.1 -0.7 7,203 7,017 6,948 7,285 -1.1

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,591 1,559 1,508 2.1 3.4 3.6 1,594 1,589 1,419 1,393 14.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,425 4,360 4,212 1.5 3.5 1.7 4,458 4,134 3,820 4,018 11.0

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,675 5,685 5,652 -0.2 0.6 1.3 5,567 5,577 5,452 5,158 7.9

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,021 10,229 10,702 -2.0 -4.4 -1.8 10,138 10,062 9,886 10,759 -5.8

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,453 4,385 4,303 1.6 1.9 -1.9 4,389 4,313 4,094 4,010 9.5

 Computers and electronic products2............ 46,282 46,330 46,317 -0.1 0.0 -0.5 46,337 46,255 45,053 45,558 1.7

 Computers......................................... 1,092 1,112 1,023 -1.8 8.7 -6.7 1,094 1,063 960 1,246 -12.2

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,109 1,088 1,090 1.9 -0.2 0.0 1,110 1,040 1,004 1,068 3.9

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,580 1,599 1,591 -1.2 0.5 -2.3 1,602 1,568 1,454 1,713 -6.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,961 6,937 6,897 0.3 0.6 -0.3 7,082 7,017 6,740 6,928 2.2

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,385 1,375 1,327 0.7 3.6 -2.1 1,385 1,375 1,327 1,789 -22.6

 Audio and video equipment.................... 735 717 697 2.5 2.9 15.2 676 688 670 543 24.5

 Electronic components.......................... 7,461 7,453 7,569 0.1 -1.5 2.2 7,531 7,610 7,347 7,183 4.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,446 3,474 3,459 -0.8 0.4 0.5 3,439 3,465 3,353 3,386 1.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 2,947 2,910 2,776 1.3 4.8 -0.7 2,992 2,882 2,646 2,738 9.3

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 12,405 12,308 12,233 0.8 0.6 0.7 12,512 12,361 11,850 11,766 6.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 15,751 15,792 15,472 -0.3 2.1 -1.2 15,903 15,787 14,858 15,555 2.2

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,848 1,850 1,841 -0.1 0.5 2.8 1,840 1,832 1,752 1,701 8.2

 Household appliances........................... 1,686 1,695 1,703 -0.5 -0.5 1.6 1,722 1,690 1,541 1,735 -0.7

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,583 4,572 4,517 0.2 1.2 -1.9 4,636 4,620 4,401 4,694 -1.2

 Batteries............................................ 1,030 1,023 1,011 0.7 1.2 1.1 1,037 999 924 1,054 -1.6

 Transportation equipment......................... 118,044 116,181 114,785 1.6 1.2 0.2 118,155 115,387 111,082 106,156 11.3

 Automobiles....................................... 2,841 2,952 3,264 -3.8 -9.6 4.3 2,826 2,968 3,182 2,663 6.1

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 2,622 2,734 2,681 -4.1 2.0 0.5 2,539 2,641 2,327 2,474 2.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,263 2,260 2,154 0.1 4.9 -4.7 2,261 2,249 2,026 1,961 15.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 17,553 17,443 17,510 0.6 -0.4 -0.5 17,695 17,624 17,257 17,530 0.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 65,299 63,858 62,154 2.3 2.7 0.1 65,248 62,928 59,693 55,607 17.3

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 14,507 13,840 13,816 4.8 0.2 1.4 14,511 13,734 13,659 13,282 9.3

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,890 2,943 3,007 -1.8 -2.1 -0.2 2,930 2,967 3,006 2,877 1.8

 Furniture and related products.................... 6,312 6,254 6,266 0.9 -0.2 0.3 6,197 6,201 6,147 5,881 5.4

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 23,771 23,706 23,607 0.3 0.4 -0.4 23,713 23,552 23,153 23,242 2.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 242,815 243,511 241,066 -0.3 1.0 0.3 243,416 241,448 235,052 244,475 -0.4

 Food products........................................ 45,465 45,765 46,026 -0.7 -0.6 0.2 45,343 45,766 46,175 44,981 0.8

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,994 5,213 5,365 -4.2 -2.8 -1.7 5,152 5,421 5,613 5,386 -4.3

 Dairy products.................................... 6,063 6,000 6,046 1.1 -0.8 1.5 6,007 5,776 5,617 5,908 1.7

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 7,849 7,960 7,948 -1.4 0.2 0.8 7,801 7,884 7,873 7,611 2.5

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 19,079 18,985 19,022 0.5 -0.2 0.2 19,458 19,227 19,056 18,301 6.3

 Beverages......................................... 15,318 15,247 15,285 0.5 -0.2 0.4 15,473 15,287 15,199 14,417 7.3

 Tobacco............................................ 3,761 3,738 3,737 0.6 0.0 -0.5 3,985 3,940 3,857 3,884 2.6

 Textile mills............................................ 3,362 3,346 3,338 0.5 0.2 -0.3 3,359 3,333 3,298 3,487 -3.7

 Textile products...................................... 3,241 3,237 3,207 0.1 0.9 0.0 3,245 3,242 3,134 3,213 1.0

 Apparel................................................. 2,516 2,453 2,433 2.6 0.8 -1.7 2,471 2,445 2,314 2,219 11.4

 Leather and allied products....................... 874 867 876 0.8 -1.0 0.9 870 877 860 808 7.7

 Paper products....................................... 14,088 14,069 14,019 0.1 0.4 0.4 14,180 14,056 13,925 14,318 -1.0

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,011 5,983 5,979 0.5 0.1 0.0 6,067 5,974 5,975 6,369 -4.7

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,130 4,127 4,127 0.1 0.0 0.5 4,193 4,168 4,110 4,094 2.4

 Printing.................................................. 5,297 5,321 5,345 -0.5 -0.4 0.6 5,311 5,206 5,053 5,393 -1.5

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 52,257 53,709 52,914 -2.7 1.5 -0.3 51,472 51,715 49,857 55,638 -7.5

 Petroleum refineries............................. 48,059 49,473 48,634 -2.9 1.7 -0.6 47,323 47,447 45,623 51,477 -8.1

 Chemical products..................................... 74,908 73,984 72,216 1.2 2.4 0.9 75,777 73,877 70,431 74,442 1.8

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,008 4,032 4,089 -0.6 -1.4 -1.3 4,720 4,644 4,356 4,819 -2.1

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 25,148 24,953 24,189 0.8 3.2 2.3 25,321 24,743 23,215 24,426 3.7

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 2,858 2,857 2,879 0.0 -0.8 0.7 2,960 2,862 2,721 3,053 -3.0

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 21,728 21,775 21,670 -0.2 0.5 0.1 21,930 21,704 20,949 21,675 1.2

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 change 2 Estimates of inventories for the semiconductor industry data are included in computers and electronic products and all other applicable aggregate totals, but are not shown separate

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 Percent

Industry Change6

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2012 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2013p 2013r 2012 2012 2013p 2012 2012

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 489,331 484,985 482,840 0.9 0.4 0.0 455,104 450,502 465,192 455,298 905,606 891,579 1.6

 Construction materials and supplies....... 42,367 42,662 41,070 -0.7 3.9 0.3 37,120 37,342 35,243 36,863 74,462 72,418 2.8

 Information technology......................... 21,129 20,830 21,350 1.4 -2.4 1.2 19,139 17,779 24,605 20,500 36,918 39,439 -6.4

 Computers and related products........... 2,288 2,315 2,750 -1.2 -15.8 13.4 1,653 1,650 4,010 2,361 3,303 4,688 -29.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 46,243 44,536 44,302 3.8 0.5 0.1 46,117 41,669 39,550 42,388 87,786 80,185 9.5

 Capital goods...................................... 79,070 78,601 80,796 0.6 -2.7 1.1 72,920 67,872 88,352 73,429 140,792 140,072 0.5

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 70,712 70,613 71,766 0.1 -1.6 0.5 64,768 61,276 78,531 65,457 126,044 125,131 0.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 65,291 64,090 64,546 1.9 -0.7 0.1 60,095 57,040 68,430 60,008 117,135 115,447 1.5

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 8,358 7,988 9,030 4.6 -11.5 5.9 8,152 6,596 9,821 7,972 14,748 14,941 -1.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 215,714 211,464 207,901 2.0 1.7 -0.2 201,885 199,274 201,471 196,911 401,159 387,269 3.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 38,765 37,199 36,214 4.2 2.7 1.5 38,250 34,109 33,831 33,977 72,359 63,504 13.9

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 176,949 174,265 171,687 1.5 1.5 -0.5 163,635 165,165 167,640 162,934 328,800 323,765 1.6

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 491,984 477,514 482,418 3.0 -1.0 1.3 467,194 448,793 481,389 466,795 915,987 909,476 0.7

 Construction materials and supplies....... 42,536 42,772 40,957 -0.6 4.4 0.5 38,157 37,687 34,978 38,005 75,844 73,909 2.6

 Information technology......................... 20,867 20,702 21,541 0.8 -3.9 -0.4 19,952 18,546 26,212 23,091 38,498 43,311 -11.1

 Computers and related products........... 2,390 2,310 2,716 3.5 -14.9 6.2 1,755 1,645 3,976 2,331 3,400 4,617 -26.4

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 46,229 44,474 44,085 3.9 0.9 0.2 46,410 41,678 39,690 42,631 88,088 80,413 9.5

 Capital goods...................................... 88,538 78,089 88,133 13.4 -11.4 11.5 87,802 70,870 109,038 88,309 158,672 167,616 -5.3

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 80,374 73,359 71,934 9.6 2.0 1.0 79,434 65,716 88,389 79,521 145,150 151,468 -4.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 65,405 67,593 63,346 -3.2 6.7 -0.8 63,520 64,365 66,309 66,331 127,885 127,472 0.3

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 8,164 4,730 16,199 72.6 -70.8 107.2 8,368 5,154 20,649 8,788 13,522 16,148 -16.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 215,616 211,338 207,913 2.0 1.6 -0.2 202,039 199,331 201,299 197,216 401,370 387,705 3.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 38,667 37,073 36,226 4.3 2.3 1.5 38,404 34,166 33,659 34,282 72,570 63,940 13.5

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 176,949 174,265 171,687 1.5 1.5 -0.5 163,635 165,165 167,640 162,934 328,800 323,765 1.6

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 999,690 990,391 990,856 0.9 0.0 0.7 1,012,402 994,943 988,968 997,401 (X) (X) 1.5

 Construction materials and supplies....... 55,964 55,795 55,685 0.3 0.2 -0.2 55,354 54,317 53,972 55,288 (X) (X) 0.1

 Information technology......................... 136,069 136,331 136,459 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 137,165 136,352 135,585 132,916 (X) (X) 3.2

 Computers and related products........... 1,438 1,336 1,341 7.6 -0.4 -2.5 1,438 1,336 1,341 1,085 (X) (X) 32.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 15,507 15,521 15,583 -0.1 -0.4 -1.4 16,136 15,843 15,834 17,346 (X) (X) -7.0

 Capital goods...................................... 764,297 754,829 755,341 1.3 -0.1 1.0 773,784 758,902 755,904 756,990 (X) (X) 2.2

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 596,560 586,898 584,152 1.6 0.5 0.0 604,766 590,100 585,660 590,452 (X) (X) 2.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 235,559 235,445 231,942 0.0 1.5 -0.5 238,023 234,598 227,273 245,432 (X) (X) -3.0

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 167,737 167,931 171,189 -0.1 -1.9 4.4 169,018 168,802 170,244 166,538 (X) (X) 1.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 3,838 3,936 4,062 -2.5 -3.1 0.3 4,039 3,885 3,828 4,183 (X) (X) -3.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 3,838 3,936 4,062 -2.5 -3.1 0.3 4,039 3,885 3,828 4,183 (X) (X) -3.4

 All manufacturing industries................... 620,009 618,936 615,153 0.2 0.6 0.0 622,106 615,220 598,586 607,374 (X) (X) 2.4

 Construction materials and supplies....... 60,101 59,905 59,707 0.3 0.3 0.4 60,738 59,743 58,250 59,078 (X) (X) 2.8

 Information technology......................... 40,176 40,053 39,321 0.3 1.9 -0.3 40,465 40,007 37,976 39,260 (X) (X) 3.1

 Computers and related products........... 3,781 3,799 3,704 -0.5 2.6 -2.9 3,806 3,671 3,418 4,027 (X) (X) -5.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 25,279 25,389 25,609 -0.4 -0.9 -0.2 25,321 25,482 24,792 24,628 (X) (X) 2.8

 Capital goods...................................... 197,769 196,091 194,035 0.9 1.1 -0.5 198,483 194,620 187,344 185,363 (X) (X) 7.1

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 175,554 174,472 172,581 0.6 1.1 -0.6 176,131 172,835 165,922 164,504 (X) (X) 7.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 120,543 120,862 120,651 -0.3 0.2 -0.7 121,267 120,213 116,345 118,269 (X) (X) 2.5

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 22,215 21,619 21,454 2.8 0.8 -0.2 22,352 21,785 21,422 20,859 (X) (X) 7.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 181,527 182,988 181,927 -0.8 0.6 0.4 181,337 181,267 177,048 182,673 (X) (X) -0.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 25,317 25,396 25,784 -0.3 -1.5 1.0 25,455 25,678 24,988 24,989 (X) (X) 1.9

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 156,210 157,592 156,143 -0.9 0.9 0.3 155,882 155,589 152,060 157,684 (X) (X) -1.1

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 adjuste

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 change

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 machine

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

material handling equipment; all other machinery; electronic computers; computer storage devices; other computer peripheral equipment; communications equipment; search and navigati

equipment; electromedical, measuring, and control instruments; electrical equipment; other electrical equipment, appliances, and components; heavy duty trucks; aircraft; railroad rolling stoc

ships and boats; office and institutional furniture; and medical equipment and supplie

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

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 Group

1 

[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 Percent

Industry Change

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. Feb.

2013p 2013r 2012 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2013p 2013r 2012 2012 13/12

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 201,871 203,050 202,115 -0.6 0.5 -0.1 202,495 202,988 199,726 200,384 1.1

 Durable goods industries.......................... 121,451 121,244 120,859 0.2 0.3 -0.2 121,853 121,455 119,955 118,555 2.8

 Wood products................................... 3,763 3,745 3,598 0.5 4.1 4.6 3,938 3,923 3,747 3,624 8.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,672 4,643 4,607 0.6 0.8 -0.5 4,695 4,653 4,562 4,761 -1.4

 Primary metals.................................... 13,119 13,273 13,270 -1.2 0.0 0.1 12,994 13,328 13,379 13,439 -3.3

 Fabricated metal products........................ 16,573 16,570 16,469 0.0 0.6 -1.3 16,428 16,590 16,464 16,601 -1.0

 Machinery.......................................... 25,252 25,236 25,489 0.1 -1.0 -0.7 25,187 25,085 24,640 24,841 1.4

 Computers and electronic products........ 18,074 18,139 18,021 -0.4 0.7 1.2 17,944 18,246 17,912 16,810 6.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,991 6,941 6,830 0.7 1.6 -1.0 7,053 6,932 6,724 6,855 2.9

 Transportation equipment..................... 22,474 22,152 22,034 1.5 0.5 -0.3 23,095 22,134 22,099 20,872 10.7

 Furniture and related products............... 2,929 2,968 2,920 -1.3 1.6 -1.2 2,905 2,960 2,916 2,842 2.2

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,604 7,577 7,621 0.4 -0.6 -0.8 7,614 7,604 7,512 7,910 -3.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 80,420 81,806 81,256 -1.7 0.7 0.2 80,642 81,533 79,771 81,829 -1.5

 Food products.................................... 14,323 14,736 15,152 -2.8 -2.7 -1.5 14,350 14,987 15,333 14,797 -3.0

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 4,942 4,892 4,913 1.0 -0.4 -0.5 5,100 5,044 5,051 4,881 4.5

 Textiles.............................................. 1,224 1,217 1,197 0.6 1.7 -0.1 1,221 1,211 1,181 1,244 -1.8

 Textile products................................... 1,527 1,544 1,522 -1.1 1.4 0.9 1,516 1,534 1,496 1,497 1.3

 Apparel............................................. 840 823 816 2.1 0.9 0.7 834 821 806 699 19.3

 Leather and allied products.................... 280 274 274 2.2 0.0 1.9 276 273 271 260 6.2

 Paper products.................................... 6,893 6,914 6,893 -0.3 0.3 -0.7 6,924 6,994 6,885 7,108 -2.6

 Printing ............................................. 2,475 2,485 2,456 -0.4 1.2 -2.3 2,479 2,464 2,377 2,592 -4.4

 Petroleum and coal products................. 16,241 17,142 16,727 -5.3 2.5 1.9 16,058 16,313 15,735 17,078 -6.0

 Chemical products................................ 23,033 23,182 22,673 -0.6 2.2 1.4 23,219 23,262 22,194 23,019 0.9

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 8,642 8,597 8,633 0.5 -0.4 -1.5 8,665 8,630 8,442 8,654 0.1

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 195,313 192,630 190,758 1.4 1.0 0.0 196,079 191,392 184,951 188,213 4.2

 Durable goods industries.......................... 148,889 147,056 146,075 1.2 0.7 0.4 148,954 145,884 140,771 140,120 6.3

 Wood products................................... 1,641 1,538 1,615 6.7 -4.8 3.1 1,658 1,518 1,567 1,494 11.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,370 1,351 1,363 1.4 -0.9 0.5 1,399 1,324 1,302 1,336 4.7

 Primary metals.................................... 10,926 10,979 11,040 -0.5 -0.6 0.0 10,916 10,748 10,346 11,344 -3.8

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,767 13,668 13,763 0.7 -0.7 0.5 13,769 13,598 13,429 13,360 3.1

 Machinery.......................................... 16,563 16,574 16,837 -0.1 -1.6 0.5 16,723 16,420 15,959 16,677 0.3

 Computers and electronic products........ 15,166 15,242 15,306 -0.5 -0.4 -0.7 15,176 15,189 14,664 16,537 -8.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,657 3,668 3,593 -0.3 2.1 -0.8 3,675 3,690 3,415 3,597 2.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 81,388 79,631 78,149 2.2 1.9 0.7 81,236 79,063 75,830 71,571 13.5

 Furniture and related products............... 1,045 1,012 1,019 3.3 -0.7 -3.4 1,037 1,009 1,017 1,000 3.7

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,366 3,393 3,390 -0.8 0.1 0.9 3,365 3,325 3,242 3,204 5.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 46,424 45,574 44,683 1.9 2.0 -1.3 47,125 45,508 44,180 48,093 -2.0

 Food products.................................... 4,298 4,222 4,054 1.8 4.1 1.2 4,432 4,495 4,661 3,904 13.5

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 6,288 6,329 6,295 -0.6 0.5 0.5 6,582 6,665 6,709 6,091 8.1

 Textiles.............................................. 765 758 776 0.9 -2.3 0.0 756 754 755 773 -2.2

 Textile products................................... 420 417 411 0.7 1.5 -1.9 425 422 394 438 -3.0

 Apparel............................................. 364 363 384 0.3 -5.5 0.0 349 348 351 352 -0.9

 Leather and allied products.................... 115 114 102 0.9 11.8 -4.7 117 113 101 123 -4.9

 Paper products.................................... 1,309 1,300 1,300 0.7 0.0 1.4 1,318 1,311 1,284 1,334 -1.2

 Printing ............................................. 1,179 1,191 1,225 -1.0 -2.8 6.9 1,218 1,149 1,102 1,261 -3.4

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,325 12,762 13,050 4.4 -2.2 -6.3 13,384 12,036 12,276 15,735 -14.9

 Chemical products................................ 16,112 15,877 14,850 1.5 6.9 0.9 16,255 15,956 14,397 15,834 2.7

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,249 2,241 2,236 0.4 0.2 -0.9 2,289 2,259 2,150 2,248 1.8

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 222,825 223,256 222,280 -0.2 0.4 0.1 223,532 220,840 213,909 218,777 2.2

 Durable goods industries.......................... 106,854 107,125 107,153 -0.3 0.0 -0.7 107,883 106,433 102,808 104,224 3.5

 Wood products................................... 4,130 4,146 4,077 -0.4 1.7 -1.8 4,307 4,167 3,920 3,961 8.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 5,509 5,610 5,591 -1.8 0.3 -0.4 5,709 5,631 5,456 5,614 1.7

 Primary metals.................................... 10,434 10,355 10,428 0.8 -0.7 1.4 10,499 10,215 10,390 10,266 2.3

 Fabricated metal products........................ 15,816 15,750 15,756 0.4 0.0 0.8 15,986 15,623 15,183 15,685 1.9

 Machinery.......................................... 23,499 23,724 23,737 -0.9 -0.1 -1.4 24,177 23,767 22,897 23,504 2.9

 Computers and electronic products........ 13,042 12,949 12,990 0.7 -0.3 -2.4 13,217 12,820 12,477 12,211 8.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,103 5,183 5,049 -1.5 2.7 -1.7 5,175 5,165 4,719 5,103 1.4

 Transportation equipment..................... 14,182 14,398 14,602 -1.5 -1.4 -1.7 13,824 14,190 13,153 13,713 0.8

 Furniture and related products............... 2,338 2,274 2,327 2.8 -2.3 3.9 2,255 2,232 2,214 2,039 10.6

 Miscellaneous products......................... 12,801 12,736 12,596 0.5 1.1 -0.4 12,734 12,623 12,399 12,128 5.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 115,971 116,131 115,127 -0.1 0.9 1.0 115,649 114,407 111,101 114,553 1.0

 Food products.................................... 26,844 26,807 26,820 0.1 0.0 1.0 26,561 26,284 26,181 26,280 1.1

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 7,849 7,764 7,814 1.1 -0.6 0.5 7,776 7,518 7,296 7,329 6.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,373 1,371 1,365 0.1 0.4 -0.7 1,382 1,368 1,362 1,470 -6.0

 Textile products................................... 1,294 1,276 1,274 1.4 0.2 -0.5 1,304 1,286 1,244 1,278 2.0

 Apparel............................................. 1,312 1,267 1,233 3.6 2.8 -3.7 1,288 1,276 1,157 1,168 10.3

 Leather and allied products.................... 479 479 500 0.0 -4.2 1.6 477 491 488 425 12.2

 Paper products.................................... 5,886 5,855 5,826 0.5 0.5 1.6 5,938 5,751 5,756 5,876 1.1

 Printing ............................................. 1,643 1,645 1,664 -0.1 -1.1 0.7 1,614 1,593 1,574 1,540 4.8

 Petroleum and coal products................. 22,691 23,805 23,137 -4.7 2.9 1.7 22,030 23,366 21,846 22,825 -3.5

 Chemical products................................ 35,763 34,925 34,693 2.4 0.7 0.5 36,303 34,659 33,840 35,589 2.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,837 10,937 10,801 -0.9 1.3 1.6 10,976 10,815 10,357 10,773 1.9

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 Group3

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Feb Jan Dec Nov Feb Jan Dec Nov

2013p 2013r 2012 2012 2013p 2013r 2012 2012

All manufacturing industries2

............................ 1.27 1.28 1.27 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.64 1.65 1.63 1.65 6.28 6.25 6.15 6.13

 Wood products.............................................. 1.39 1.39 1.45 1.47 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.38 1.41 1.42 1.42 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.19 1.19 1.16 1.18 1.06 1.04 1.02 1.06

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.64 1.65 1.69 1.68 3.20 3.22 3.23 3.15

 Machinery..................................................... 1.91 1.96 1.99 1.98 3.98 4.07 3.96 4.00

 Computers and electronic products2

................ 1.71 1.70 1.65 1.67 7.54 7.65 7.49 7.53

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.54 1.56 1.54 1.57 2.27 2.29 2.33 2.35

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.79 1.79 1.73 1.74 15.37 14.97 14.40 14.27

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.31 1.33 1.34 1.36

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.69 1.69 1.69 1.72 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.93 0.95 0.95 0.94 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.54 1.56 1.56 1.49 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.32 1.34 1.34 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.58 1.61 1.63 1.62 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.94 1.93 1.94 1.93 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 1.83 1.74 1.86 1.95 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.03 1.03 1.02 1.01 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.80 0.78 0.82 0.80 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.67 0.71 0.72 0.72 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.20 1.18 1.15 1.14 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.20 1.21 1.24 1.22 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

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

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.

Feb2 Feb2 Feb2 Feb2

Industry 2012- 2012- 2012- 2012-

Feb1 Jan Feb1 Jan Feb1 Jan Feb1 Jan

2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013

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

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

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

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 0.0 0.5 0.3 1.3 0.2 0.9 -0.1 0.5

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... -0.2 0.7 -0.3 1.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.0 0.8 -1.8 1.0 -0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.3

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.0 0.4 0.1 1.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.4

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.5 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.2

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Food products................................... (X) 0.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.9

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 1.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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.

3

 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.

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes3

[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. 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-inprocess, 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 65 

publication levels. The survey methodology assumes that the month-to-month changes of the total 

operations of those companies in the monthly survey effectively represent the month-to-month 

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 60 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-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. 

Benchmark Notice 

Revised historical data for Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders will be issued on May 17, 

2013. These revisions reflect: 

 benchmarking the shipments and inventories data to the 2011 Annual Survey of Manufactures 

(ASM) data, as well as revised ASM benchmarks for prior years; 

 incorporating the unfilled orders to shipments ratios obtained from the 2010/2011 Manufacturers’ 

Unfilled Orders Survey by applying these ratios to the respective ASM shipments data, as well as 

incorporating revised unfilled orders to shipments ratios for prior years; 

 adjusting the new orders data to be consistent with the benchmarked shipments and unfilled orders 

data; 

 correcting monthly data for late receipts, reclassifications of reported data, and revisions to 

previously reported data; 

 migrating the data processing environment from a server having a Linux Red Hat 4 operating system 

that supports SAS® 9.1.3 to a server having a Linux Red Hat 5 operating system that supports SAS® 

9.2; and 

 updating the seasonally adjusted data, based on the results of benchmarking and the recent annual 

review of the seasonal adjustment models. 

An accompanying press release will include the revised 2013 January through March data. Please call 

Jessica Young on (301) 763-4832 with any questions.