FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Adriana Stoica 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (13)-12 

CB14-18 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

December 2013 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in December, 

down two of the last three months, decreased $7.2 

billion or 1.5 percent to $489.2 billion, the U.S. Census 

Bureau reported today. This followed a 1.5 percent 

November increase. Excluding transportation, new 

orders increased 0.2 percent. 

 Shipments, down following five consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $1.2 billion or 0.2 percent to $492.7 

billion. This followed a 0.8 percent November increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up ten of the last eleven months, 

increased $3.9 billion or 0.4 percent to $1,061.7 billion. 

This was at the highest level since the series was first 

published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.9 

percent November increase. The unfilled orders-toshipments ratio was 6.53, up from 6.44 in November. 

 Inventories, up twelve of the last thirteen months, 

increased $2.9 billion or 0.5 percent to $636.6 billion. 

This was also at the highest level since the series was 

first published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.1 

percent November increase. The inventories-toshipments ratio was 1.29, up from 1.28 in November. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

December, down two of the last three months, decreased 

$10.0 billion or 4.2 percent to $230.0 billion, revised 

from the previously published 4.3 percent decrease. 

This followed a 2.7 percent November increase. 

 Transportation equipment, also down two of the last 

three months, led the decrease, down $7.9 billion or 9.7 

percent to $73.1 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $2.8 billion or 1.1 percent to $259.2 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in 

December, down following four consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $4.0 billion or 1.7 percent to $233.5 

billion, revised from the previously published 1.9 

percent decrease. This followed a 1.4 percent November 

increase. 

 Transportation equipment, also down following four 

consecutive monthly increases, drove the decrease, down 

$4.0 billion or 5.5 percent to $68.5 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up two 

consecutive months, increased $2.8 billion or 1.1 percent 

to $259.2 billion. This followed a 0.4 percent November 

increase. Petroleum and coal products, also up two 

consecutive months, led the increase, up $2.0 billion or 

2.7 percent to $73.8 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

December, up ten of the last eleven months, increased 

$3.9 billion or 0.4 percent to $1,061.7 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published increase. This was at the 

highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis and followed a 0.9 percent November 

increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up four consecutive months, drove the increase, up $4.6 billion or 0.7 percent 

to $659.1 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

December, up eight of the last nine months, increased 

$3.2 billion or 0.8 percent to $387.9 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published increase. This was at the 

highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis and followed a 0.3 percent November 

increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up nineteen of the last 

twenty months, led the increase, up $1.3 billion or 1.0 

percent to $122.0 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

four consecutive months, decreased $0.3 billion or 0.1 

percent to $248.7 billion. This followed a 0.3 percent 

November decrease. Food products, down six 

consecutive months, drove the decrease, down $0.5 

billion or 1.2 percent to $46.4 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, December materials and 

supplies increased 0.4 percent in durable goods and 0.4 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

1.3 percent in durable goods and 0.5 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.8 percent 

in durable goods and decreased 0.7 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 January is 

scheduled for release on February 27, 2014, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the Full Report on March 6, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page for 

survey description. To receive the latest updates on the Nation's key economic indicators, download the America's Economy app for Apple 

and Android smartphones and tablets. Discover the U.S. Census Bureau’s economic statistics through the Economic Indicator Webinar Series. Each of the 13 economic indicators in this webinar series will provide an in-depth description of how the critical economic 

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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

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2013p 2012 2012

 All manufacturing industries.................. 492,702 493,874 489,734 -0.2 0.8 0.1 479,950 478,027 505,684 466,517 5,835,104 5,733,291 1.8

 Excluding transportation................... 424,220 421,422 418,428 0.7 0.7 -0.1 411,582 406,835 430,967 400,553 5,012,178 4,969,333 0.9

 Excluding defense.............................. 481,042 480,710 477,680 0.1 0.6 0.2 467,220 464,574 494,039 452,331 5,689,164 5,586,162 1.8

 With unfilled orders............................ 162,527 164,271 164,004 -1.1 0.2 0.5 163,083 157,996 166,712 160,210 1,934,712 1,901,358 1.8

 Durable goods industries......................... 233,518 237,475 234,238 -1.7 1.4 0.6 229,329 228,548 242,424 221,534 2,763,129 2,671,564 3.4

 Wood products....................................... 7,446 7,573 7,476 -1.7 1.3 0.5 6,452 7,037 7,935 5,688 87,445 76,049 15.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,461 8,553 8,679 -1.1 -1.5 -0.3 7,220 8,231 9,708 6,856 101,452 96,180 5.5

 Primary metals....................................... 26,230 26,231 26,232 0.0 0.0 1.2 23,446 24,480 26,637 22,626 304,269 302,427 0.6

 Iron and steel mills............................ 10,826 11,069 11,148 -2.2 -0.7 3.6 10,055 10,243 11,060 9,884 127,545 139,075 -8.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 13,738 13,471 13,372 2.0 0.7 -0.4 11,956 12,687 13,856 11,276 156,476 142,426 9.9

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,666 1,691 1,712 -1.5 -1.2 -0.4 1,435 1,550 1,721 1,466 20,248 20,926 -3.2

 Fabricated metal products....................... 28,793 29,109 29,085 -1.1 0.1 0.6 26,326 27,666 30,782 25,751 346,787 342,323 1.3

 Machinery............................................. 35,335 35,285 34,073 0.1 3.6 0.3 35,768 32,883 34,257 34,623 411,206 399,283 3.0

 Farm machinery................................. 3,138 3,182 1,766 -1.4 80.2 9.0 2,486 2,436 1,549 1,640 25,467 25,101 1.5

 Construction machinery..................... 4,191 4,220 4,368 -0.7 -3.4 3.5 4,421 4,341 4,879 5,382 54,897 54,203 1.3

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,292 2,185 2,214 4.9 -1.3 -1.0 2,627 2,045 2,254 2,491 26,208 27,464 -4.6

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,776 4,030 3,965 -6.3 1.6 0.7 4,505 3,682 3,833 4,459 45,232 40,779 10.9

 Photographic equipment...................... 692 668 705 3.6 -5.2 0.7 754 692 750 724 8,092 8,216 -1.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,583 3,613 3,692 -0.8 -2.1 0.1 3,249 3,231 3,403 3,264 43,571 42,418 2.7

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,283 3,168 3,170 3.6 -0.1 0.6 3,618 2,989 3,360 3,032 36,776 33,119 11.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,876 3,824 3,682 1.4 3.9 -5.4 3,612 3,810 3,731 3,670 46,948 47,801 -1.8

 Material handling equipment............... 2,946 2,907 2,971 1.3 -2.2 0.4 3,020 2,780 3,121 2,763 34,137 31,680 7.8

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 28,408 28,088 27,436 1.1 2.4 -1.8 31,392 27,548 28,045 31,212 332,923 343,142 -3.0

 Computers........................................ 474 515 469 -8.0 9.8 -9.8 621 497 430 973 6,191 8,686 -28.7

 Computer storage devices..................... 1,072 1,010 932 6.1 8.4 -13.7 1,806 809 657 1,622 12,001 11,581 3.6

 Other peripheral equipment................ 842 828 815 1.7 1.6 -5.0 1,429 739 686 1,331 9,829 9,644 1.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,311 3,300 3,514 0.3 -6.1 -1.6 4,141 3,199 3,214 4,314 42,002 39,807 5.5

 Defense communications equipment.... 428 402 447 6.5 -10.1 1.6 414 430 482 390 5,163 5,723 -9.8

 Audio and video equipment.................... 294 294 315 0.0 -6.7 3.6 466 429 366 415 3,384 3,025 11.9

 Electronic components......................... 3,408 3,482 3,502 -2.1 -0.6 2.8 3,634 3,380 3,497 3,739 41,480 42,472 -2.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,319 1,378 1,334 -4.3 3.3 1.7 1,452 1,297 1,302 1,455 15,692 16,070 -2.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,849 2,898 2,859 -1.7 1.4 -1.5 3,214 2,980 2,851 3,447 34,538 36,519 -5.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,653 6,308 6,236 5.5 1.2 -2.1 7,569 5,994 5,883 6,686 75,243 78,385 -4.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,320 10,361 10,386 -0.4 -0.2 3.2 9,955 10,127 10,578 9,843 123,205 123,293 -0.1

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 929 950 914 -2.2 3.9 10.5 978 954 960 843 10,198 10,586 -3.7

 Household appliances........................ 1,687 1,707 1,690 -1.2 1.0 1.6 1,541 1,741 1,738 1,436 19,889 18,610 6.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,372 3,387 3,410 -0.4 -0.7 1.9 3,324 3,102 3,258 3,305 40,176 40,567 -1.0

 Batteries........................................... 1,066 951 914 12.1 4.0 -2.4 1,107 1,101 1,085 990 11,605 11,738 -1.1

 Transportation equipment........................ 68,482 72,452 71,306 -5.5 1.6 1.6 68,368 71,192 74,717 65,964 822,926 763,958 7.7

 Automobiles..................................... 9,618 10,920 11,247 -11.9 -2.9 2.4 8,486 10,996 12,195 9,085 126,253 106,976 18.0

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 13,456 14,602 13,576 -7.8 7.6 5.4 12,162 14,011 15,264 10,148 154,393 134,903 14.4

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,224 2,287 2,341 -2.8 -2.3 5.0 2,167 2,189 2,426 2,158 27,120 29,106 -6.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,993 20,358 20,063 -1.8 1.5 0.5 17,249 19,765 21,827 15,978 233,947 221,169 5.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 11,698 11,193 12,200 4.5 -8.3 1.8 15,938 11,106 11,448 15,009 136,505 126,677 7.8

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,164 5,535 4,767 -24.8 16.1 -1.4 4,790 5,668 4,467 6,051 56,646 57,611 -1.7

 Ships and boats................................. 2,657 2,504 2,445 6.1 2.4 1.6 2,615 2,433 2,479 2,251 29,360 29,307 0.2

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,787 5,784 5,708 0.1 1.3 0.4 5,581 5,508 5,631 5,277 67,304 64,546 4.3

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 14,256 14,039 13,857 1.5 1.3 -1.4 14,821 13,876 14,134 13,694 165,612 160,363 3.3

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 259,184 256,399 255,496 1.1 0.4 -0.3 250,621 249,479 263,260 244,983 3,071,975 3,061,727 0.3

 Food products....................................... 63,190 62,777 62,455 0.7 0.5 0.1 63,568 65,027 66,285 62,054 747,182 727,689 2.7

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,971 7,972 7,840 0.0 1.7 0.8 8,150 8,594 8,904 8,613 97,106 98,470 -1.4

 Dairy products.................................. 8,571 8,500 8,380 0.8 1.4 -1.7 8,646 8,898 8,751 8,545 102,354 101,645 0.7

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 18,990 18,848 18,935 0.8 -0.5 1.1 18,795 19,234 19,497 17,730 218,777 212,487 3.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 11,814 12,040 12,391 -1.9 -2.8 0.7 11,631 12,010 12,295 11,237 143,956 141,868 1.5

 Beverages......................................... 8,795 8,752 8,820 0.5 -0.8 -3.1 8,612 8,722 8,724 8,576 104,613 103,052 1.5

 Tobacco............................................ 3,019 3,288 3,571 -8.2 -7.9 11.3 3,019 3,288 3,571 2,661 39,343 38,816 1.4

 Textile mills........................................... 2,737 2,676 2,708 2.3 -1.2 0.7 2,373 2,550 2,765 2,227 31,670 30,857 2.6

 Textile products................................... 2,200 2,163 2,132 1.7 1.5 0.9 1,911 2,092 2,144 1,689 24,896 23,187 7.4

 Apparel................................................ 1,142 1,130 1,135 1.1 -0.4 -0.7 1,066 1,281 1,339 996 13,464 13,168 2.2

 Leather and allied products...................... 499 491 486 1.6 1.0 4.7 481 458 498 454 5,760 5,676 1.5

 Paper products...................................... 14,241 14,189 14,313 0.4 -0.9 -0.4 13,876 13,829 14,860 13,864 171,367 174,410 -1.7

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,620 6,575 6,598 0.7 -0.3 -1.7 6,563 6,338 6,823 6,614 80,042 81,375 -1.6

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,424 4,410 4,411 0.3 0.0 -0.2 4,190 4,262 4,636 3,978 52,327 51,464 1.7

 Printing................................................. 6,306 6,309 6,368 0.0 -0.9 0.8 6,271 6,435 6,850 6,512 77,654 80,688 -3.8

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 73,772 71,819 70,593 2.7 1.7 -1.8 70,808 68,019 71,920 69,961 868,012 881,405 -1.5

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 70,371 68,376 67,150 2.9 1.8 -1.7 68,182 64,966 68,031 67,302 826,199 837,918 -1.4

 Chemical products..................................... 64,466 63,930 63,978 0.8 -0.1 0.4 61,730 60,007 64,697 59,936 765,556 767,316 -0.2

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,499 2,532 2,538 -1.3 -0.2 -2.6 2,065 2,263 2,023 2,577 31,801 36,983 -14.0

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 15,885 15,763 15,796 0.8 -0.2 -1.4 16,148 15,373 16,783 14,885 187,136 185,502 0.9

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,110 3,142 3,116 -1.0 0.8 2.6 2,468 2,686 3,179 2,334 36,675 35,824 2.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 18,817 18,875 18,937 -0.3 -0.3 1.0 16,906 17,771 19,607 16,053 222,458 215,463 3.2

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 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 % Change

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2013p 2012 2012

All manufacturing industries2........................ 489,171 496,380 489,061 -1.5 1.5 -0.5 494,604 478,253 497,237 486,102 5,820,905 5,681,458 2.5

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 416,056 415,389 414,159 0.2 0.3 0.1 405,040 398,601 423,060 393,671 4,951,300 4,875,776 1.5

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 480,667 485,964 478,555 -1.1 1.5 0.0 480,228 469,556 488,108 458,020 5,694,098 5,523,130 3.1

 With unfilled orders 2

............................. 166,401 174,061 169,962 -4.4 2.4 -1.4 184,009 165,568 166,485 186,323 2,003,919 1,937,248 3.4

 Durable goods industries2......................... 229,987 239,981 233,565 -4.2 2.7 -0.7 243,983 228,774 233,977 241,119 2,748,930 2,619,731 4.9

 Primary metals........................................ 25,991 26,604 26,787 -2.3 -0.7 1.6 23,943 25,077 27,244 22,781 308,186 296,597 3.9

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,291 11,433 11,543 -10.0 -1.0 3.9 10,013 11,020 11,164 10,198 129,648 135,680 -4.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 14,023 13,460 13,558 4.2 -0.7 -0.2 12,444 12,473 14,385 11,118 158,387 140,120 13.0

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,677 1,711 1,686 -2.0 1.5 1.3 1,486 1,584 1,695 1,465 20,151 20,797 -3.1

 Fabricated metal products........................ 27,244 28,102 28,979 -3.1 -3.0 -1.6 24,936 25,925 28,587 27,608 351,633 347,672 1.1

 Machinery............................................. 36,232 35,777 34,662 1.3 3.2 0.9 36,011 32,841 34,944 31,421 417,087 386,627 7.9

 Construction machinery........................ 4,586 4,724 4,410 -2.9 7.1 -3.7 5,091 4,786 5,042 4,082 56,328 47,537 18.5

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,547 1,951 2,694 30.5 -27.6 24.1 2,559 1,634 2,956 2,587 28,327 26,579 6.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 4,138 4,352 4,098 -4.9 6.2 0.6 4,723 3,868 4,006 4,016 46,334 39,493 17.3

 Photographic equipment....................... 710 563 723 26.1 -22.1 -16.0 390 641 673 421 8,500 8,626 -1.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,661 3,695 3,821 -0.9 -3.3 -1.5 3,288 3,264 3,473 3,186 43,708 42,281 3.4

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,159 3,321 3,151 -4.9 5.4 0.6 3,436 3,135 3,399 2,965 36,712 32,711 12.2

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 3,496 3,448 3,497 1.4 -1.4 -10.5 3,662 3,501 3,414 3,757 47,677 46,161 3.3

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,083 2,915 3,026 5.8 -3.7 18.3 3,250 2,663 2,898 2,691 34,410 31,788 8.2

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 20,797 22,206 22,023 -6.3 0.8 2.4 25,815 20,596 20,775 26,584 256,303 262,666 -2.4

 Computers........................................ 499 534 493 -6.6 8.3 -2.8 646 516 454 891 6,364 9,170 -30.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,008 4,288 3,894 -6.5 10.1 1.6 4,893 3,700 3,714 4,841 47,838 44,002 8.7

 Defense communications equipment....... 351 352 334 -0.3 5.4 -12.3 447 301 286 708 4,424 5,419 -18.4

 Electronic components......................... 3,284 3,454 3,643 -4.9 -5.2 10.3 3,468 3,267 3,656 3,813 41,511 42,733 -2.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,591 1,578 1,684 0.8 -6.3 5.8 1,333 1,605 1,713 1,379 19,263 20,157 -4.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,916 2,870 3,035 -33.2 -5.4 0.7 3,208 2,749 2,873 4,102 31,732 35,585 -10.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 6,587 6,609 6,496 -0.3 1.7 3.5 7,745 6,033 5,913 7,170 75,963 77,843 -2.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,529 10,171 10,589 3.5 -3.9 4.8 9,968 9,852 10,891 9,403 124,142 123,234 0.7

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 932 939 891 -0.7 5.4 8.0 924 932 916 792 10,125 10,640 -4.8

 Household appliances.......................... 1,758 1,679 1,710 4.7 -1.8 2.6 1,552 1,751 1,770 1,379 19,985 18,601 7.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,485 3,267 3,496 6.7 -6.6 1.8 3,284 3,057 3,410 3,259 40,617 41,099 -1.2

 Transportation equipment........................ 73,115 80,991 74,902 -9.7 8.1 -3.5 89,564 79,652 74,177 92,431 869,605 805,682 7.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 19,938 20,237 19,825 -1.5 2.1 0.1 17,669 19,906 21,538 16,370 233,593 220,077 6.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 18,042 21,869 18,061 -17.5 21.1 -5.3 34,483 23,002 13,655 28,631 200,725 160,725 24.9

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 3,590 4,149 3,638 -13.5 14.0 -28.4 6,390 3,413 3,990 10,729 48,804 64,448 -24.3

 Ships and boats.................................. 1,977 2,152 1,944 -8.1 10.7 -17.0 1,927 2,070 1,529 7,422 23,019 30,851 -25.4

 Furniture and related products................... 5,910 5,920 5,552 -0.2 6.6 -0.8 5,247 5,642 5,523 4,661 67,389 64,596 4.3

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 259,184 256,399 255,496 1.1 0.4 -0.3 250,621 249,479 263,260 244,983 3,071,975 3,061,727 0.3

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 Dec.

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2012

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,061,701 1,057,827 1,048,037 0.4 0.9 0.6 1,060,071 1,039,145 1,031,573 990,864 7.0

 Excluding transportation2...................... 402,634 403,393 402,142 -0.2 0.3 0.6 393,863 394,133 395,021 371,335 6.1

 Excluding defense2

............................. 870,216 863,186 850,648 0.8 1.5 0.9 868,850 849,570 837,242 780,510 11.3

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,061,701 1,057,827 1,048,037 0.4 0.9 0.6 1,060,071 1,039,145 1,031,573 990,864 7.0

 Primary metals........................................ 36,659 36,898 36,525 -0.6 1.0 1.5 36,044 35,547 34,950 32,127 12.2

 Iron and steel mills............................... 18,212 18,747 18,383 -2.9 2.0 2.2 17,802 17,844 17,067 15,699 13.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 14,362 14,077 14,088 2.0 -0.1 1.3 14,226 13,738 13,952 12,315 15.5

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,085 4,074 4,054 0.3 0.5 -0.6 4,016 3,965 3,931 4,113 -2.4

 Fabricated metal products......................... 88,026 89,575 90,582 -1.7 -1.1 -0.1 83,798 85,188 86,929 78,952 6.1

 Machinery.............................................. 109,729 108,832 108,340 0.8 0.5 0.5 107,671 107,428 107,470 101,790 5.8

 Construction machinery......................... 11,679 11,284 10,780 3.5 4.7 0.4 11,372 10,702 10,257 9,941 14.4

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 14,718 14,463 14,697 1.8 -1.6 3.4 14,439 14,507 14,918 12,320 17.2

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,773 8,411 8,089 4.3 4.0 1.7 8,431 8,213 8,027 7,329 15.0

 Photographic equipment........................ 3,987 3,969 4,074 0.5 -2.6 0.4 3,716 4,080 4,131 3,308 12.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 5,514 5,436 5,354 1.4 1.5 2.5 5,348 5,309 5,276 5,211 2.6

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,959 6,083 5,930 -2.0 2.6 -0.3 5,817 5,999 5,853 5,881 -1.1

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 26,043 26,423 26,799 -1.4 -1.4 -0.7 26,275 26,225 26,534 25,546 2.9

 Material handling equipment................... 10,528 10,391 10,383 1.3 0.1 0.5 10,253 10,023 10,140 9,980 2.7

 Computers and electronic products2............. 138,193 138,399 136,997 -0.1 1.0 0.9 137,448 136,753 136,359 130,662 5.2

 Computers......................................... 3,400 3,375 3,356 0.7 0.6 0.7 3,400 3,375 3,356 3,227 5.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 32,027 31,330 30,342 2.2 3.3 1.3 31,792 31,040 30,539 25,956 22.5

 Defense communications equipment........ 3,763 3,840 3,890 -2.0 -1.3 -2.8 3,735 3,702 3,831 4,474 -16.5

 Electronic components.......................... 12,712 12,836 12,864 -1.0 -0.2 1.1 12,556 12,722 12,835 12,525 0.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 18,014 17,742 17,542 1.5 1.1 2.0 17,791 17,910 17,602 14,220 25.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 42,167 43,100 43,128 -2.2 -0.1 0.4 42,365 42,371 42,602 45,171 -6.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 26,110 26,176 25,875 -0.3 1.2 1.0 25,809 25,633 25,594 25,089 2.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 22,526 22,317 22,507 0.9 -0.8 0.9 21,911 21,898 22,173 20,974 4.5

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,158 1,155 1,166 0.3 -0.9 -1.9 1,109 1,163 1,185 1,182 -6.2

 Household appliances........................... 810 739 767 9.6 -3.7 2.7 767 756 746 671 14.3

 Electrical equipment............................. 11,551 11,438 11,558 1.0 -1.0 0.7 11,263 11,303 11,348 10,822 4.1

 Transportation equipment......................... 659,067 654,434 645,895 0.7 1.3 0.6 666,208 645,012 636,552 619,529 7.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 16,234 16,289 16,410 -0.3 -0.7 -1.4 16,431 16,011 15,870 16,785 -2.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 488,831 482,487 471,811 1.3 2.3 1.3 495,576 477,031 465,135 431,356 14.9

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 64,035 64,609 65,995 -0.9 -2.1 -1.7 64,517 62,917 65,172 72,359 -10.8

 Ships and boats.................................. 18,844 19,524 19,876 -3.5 -1.8 -2.5 18,148 18,836 19,199 24,489 -25.9

 Furniture and related products................... 6,314 6,191 6,055 2.0 2.2 -2.5 5,804 6,138 6,004 5,719 1.5

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 Dec.

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2012

 All manufacturing industries...................... 636,575 633,667 633,137 0.5 0.1 0.0 619,546 633,096 636,649 605,998 2.2

 Excluding transportation........................ 514,580 512,922 512,861 0.3 0.0 -0.2 501,252 511,942 515,672 497,786 0.7

 Excluding defense............................. 608,433 606,074 605,078 0.4 0.2 0.0 591,580 605,425 608,694 579,427 2.1

 With unfilled orders............................. 317,620 314,847 314,364 0.9 0.2 0.4 308,782 315,024 315,069 295,920 4.3

 Durable goods industries........................ 387,904 384,656 383,463 0.8 0.3 0.3 377,650 385,290 384,607 363,832 3.8

 Wood products........................................ 10,193 10,071 9,927 1.2 1.5 0.7 10,103 10,042 9,981 9,094 11.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 11,827 11,711 11,645 1.0 0.6 -0.4 11,554 11,392 11,350 11,143 3.7

 Primary metals......................................... 35,395 35,003 34,937 1.1 0.2 -1.0 35,011 34,535 34,698 36,066 -2.9

 Iron and steel mills............................... 20,360 20,219 20,102 0.7 0.6 -0.6 20,105 19,886 19,936 21,047 -4.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 12,822 12,559 12,609 2.1 -0.4 -1.8 12,733 12,438 12,539 12,734 0.0

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,213 2,225 2,226 -0.5 0.0 0.1 2,173 2,211 2,223 2,285 -4.9

 Fabricated metal products......................... 48,236 47,943 47,741 0.6 0.4 0.2 47,317 47,533 47,521 46,275 2.3

 Machinery.............................................. 66,246 66,021 66,190 0.3 -0.3 -0.2 63,761 66,553 66,332 64,057 -0.5

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,950 4,052 3,738 -2.5 8.4 -3.5 3,986 3,964 3,378 3,942 1.1

 Construction machinery......................... 5,299 5,305 5,438 -0.1 -2.4 1.7 5,175 5,328 5,445 5,732 -9.7

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 7,188 7,195 7,304 -0.1 -1.5 -0.1 6,878 7,161 7,246 7,082 -2.9

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,443 6,178 6,290 4.3 -1.8 -0.8 6,293 6,223 6,376 5,956 5.7

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,677 1,640 1,622 2.3 1.1 -0.1 1,582 1,666 1,650 1,522 3.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,848 4,843 4,872 0.1 -0.6 0.1 4,359 4,712 4,792 4,174 4.4

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,510 5,516 5,493 -0.1 0.4 0.5 5,325 5,566 5,574 5,284 0.8

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,202 10,049 10,185 1.5 -1.3 -2.0 9,524 10,493 10,575 10,153 -6.2

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,563 4,561 4,566 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 4,310 4,626 4,690 4,137 4.2

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 47,608 46,972 46,655 1.4 0.7 -0.4 46,388 47,670 47,227 44,765 3.6

 Computers......................................... 876 871 890 0.6 -2.1 -4.1 827 920 904 724 14.2

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,960 1,973 1,962 -0.7 0.6 2.4 1,823 2,110 2,075 1,732 5.3

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,870 1,735 1,615 7.8 7.4 0.6 1,719 1,794 1,636 1,542 11.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,479 6,231 6,109 4.0 2.0 -2.5 6,333 6,438 6,181 6,142 3.1

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,328 1,330 1,334 -0.2 -0.3 2.5 1,328 1,330 1,334 1,204 10.3

 Audio and video equipment.................... 714 708 694 0.8 2.0 2.7 696 780 787 630 10.5

 Electronic components.......................... 8,323 8,092 8,141 2.9 -0.6 -1.0 8,168 8,123 8,237 7,575 7.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,616 3,600 3,635 0.4 -1.0 0.2 3,532 3,580 3,704 3,502 0.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,198 3,070 2,970 4.2 3.4 -0.1 3,052 3,014 2,935 2,763 10.5

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 12,317 12,442 12,362 -1.0 0.6 0.6 11,957 12,601 12,399 11,453 4.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,856 16,960 17,058 -0.6 -0.6 1.9 16,167 16,885 17,102 15,813 2.2

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,195 2,198 2,162 -0.1 1.7 3.4 2,097 2,185 2,131 1,857 12.9

 Household appliances........................... 1,861 1,873 1,840 -0.6 1.8 0.4 1,703 1,831 1,869 1,668 2.1

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,849 4,824 4,830 0.5 -0.1 0.7 4,737 4,886 4,849 4,782 -0.9

 Batteries............................................ 1,252 1,247 1,203 0.4 3.7 2.2 1,129 1,202 1,223 999 13.0

 Transportation equipment......................... 121,995 120,745 120,276 1.0 0.4 1.1 118,294 121,154 120,977 108,212 9.3

 Automobiles....................................... 2,467 2,516 2,648 -1.9 -5.0 -3.7 2,428 2,635 2,799 3,075 -21.0

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 2,418 2,403 2,421 0.6 -0.7 0.8 2,203 2,546 2,676 2,250 -2.1

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,682 1,724 1,771 -2.4 -2.7 0.6 1,605 1,791 1,836 2,159 -25.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 18,531 18,544 18,603 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 18,233 18,636 18,733 17,745 2.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 68,494 67,539 66,267 1.4 1.9 1.7 65,761 67,410 66,379 55,536 18.4

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 13,267 12,970 13,381 2.3 -3.1 -0.5 13,118 12,996 13,431 13,166 -0.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,589 2,450 2,459 5.7 -0.4 2.4 2,612 2,456 2,481 2,443 6.9

 Furniture and related products.................... 5,988 5,964 5,958 0.4 0.1 -0.4 5,877 5,998 5,950 5,964 -1.5

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 23,560 23,266 23,076 1.3 0.8 0.7 23,178 23,528 23,469 22,443 3.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 248,671 249,011 249,674 -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 241,896 247,806 252,042 242,166 -0.1

 Food products........................................ 46,420 46,961 47,052 -1.2 -0.2 -0.6 46,570 49,254 50,113 48,542 -4.1

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,960 5,153 5,126 -3.7 0.5 0.8 5,245 5,472 5,498 6,492 -19.2

 Dairy products.................................... 5,902 5,940 5,956 -0.6 -0.3 -1.5 5,458 5,680 5,925 5,822 -6.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 8,970 9,007 9,070 -0.4 -0.7 -0.4 8,909 9,388 9,405 8,983 -0.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 20,507 20,379 20,356 0.6 0.1 -0.4 20,491 20,802 21,138 19,600 4.5

 Beverages......................................... 16,487 16,294 16,258 1.2 0.2 -0.3 16,383 16,539 16,966 15,589 5.1

 Tobacco............................................ 4,020 4,085 4,098 -1.6 -0.3 -0.7 4,108 4,263 4,172 4,011 2.4

 Textile mills............................................ 3,391 3,386 3,364 0.1 0.7 1.0 3,338 3,354 3,361 3,220 3.7

 Textile products...................................... 3,099 3,105 3,111 -0.2 -0.2 0.5 3,036 3,081 3,100 2,947 3.0

 Apparel................................................. 2,381 2,321 2,279 2.6 1.8 3.0 2,251 2,240 2,356 1,912 17.7

 Leather and allied products....................... 1,035 1,037 1,050 -0.2 -1.2 -1.3 1,016 1,043 1,051 1,046 -2.9

 Paper products....................................... 14,336 14,327 14,340 0.1 -0.1 -0.5 14,213 14,221 14,208 14,357 -1.0

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,042 6,068 6,065 -0.4 0.0 -0.2 6,011 5,986 5,943 6,147 -2.2

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,172 4,175 4,168 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 4,164 4,139 4,138 4,108 1.4

 Printing.................................................. 5,590 5,568 5,516 0.4 0.9 -0.3 5,331 5,566 5,656 5,283 0.9

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 48,386 48,337 49,073 0.1 -1.5 -0.3 45,569 46,738 48,925 46,472 -1.9

 Petroleum refineries............................. 44,572 44,621 45,437 -0.1 -1.8 -0.4 41,748 43,048 45,312 42,664 -2.1

 Chemical products..................................... 80,643 80,905 81,084 -0.3 -0.2 -0.7 77,987 79,436 80,021 77,443 0.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,119 4,160 4,199 -1.0 -0.9 -0.1 4,306 4,103 3,944 4,175 3.1

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 31,013 30,993 31,242 0.1 -0.8 -0.5 29,493 30,248 30,924 29,783 -1.0

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,373 3,355 3,317 0.5 1.1 1.8 3,178 3,200 3,154 2,971 7.0

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 22,883 22,685 22,449 0.9 1.1 0.3 22,094 22,071 22,113 21,344 3.5

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 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 separately. 

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

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

 Topical 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

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2013p 2012 2012

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 492,702 493,874 489,734 -0.2 0.8 0.1 479,950 478,027 505,684 466,517 5,835,104 5,733,291 1.8

 Construction materials and supplies....... 43,005 43,577 43,705 -1.3 -0.3 0.6 37,450 40,890 46,772 36,076 517,170 498,975 3.6

 Information technology......................... 21,553 21,356 21,466 0.9 -0.5 -1.1 25,245 20,743 20,615 24,938 257,466 262,955 -2.1

 Computers and related products........... 2,388 2,353 2,216 1.5 6.2 -9.8 3,856 2,045 1,773 3,926 28,021 29,911 -6.3

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 45,291 48,167 47,227 -6.0 2.0 2.5 40,064 46,961 51,712 37,369 541,713 492,154 10.1

 Capital goods...................................... 85,762 85,719 83,952 0.1 2.1 -0.2 94,694 82,224 82,762 91,586 1,004,387 983,028 2.2

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 76,019 74,873 74,134 1.5 1.0 -0.1 84,268 71,116 73,308 80,342 885,801 865,252 2.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 67,510 67,135 65,590 0.6 2.4 -0.2 71,965 63,553 65,273 69,328 790,290 777,887 1.6

 Defense capital goods4........................ 9,743 10,846 9,818 -10.2 10.5 -1.5 10,426 11,108 9,454 11,244 118,586 117,776 0.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 213,181 213,233 211,469 0.0 0.8 -0.1 208,093 210,529 220,427 201,563 2,526,636 2,472,827 2.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,543 38,995 38,296 -6.3 1.8 2.8 33,895 38,212 40,994 31,607 438,492 394,202 11.2

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 176,638 174,238 173,173 1.4 0.6 -0.7 174,198 172,317 179,433 169,956 2,088,144 2,078,625 0.5

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 489,171 496,380 489,061 -1.5 1.5 -0.5 494,604 478,253 497,237 486,102 5,820,905 5,681,458 2.5

 Construction materials and supplies....... 43,271 43,680 43,931 -0.9 -0.6 0.7 37,748 40,377 46,506 36,163 518,477 499,297 3.8

 Information technology......................... 21,511 22,650 22,681 -5.0 -0.1 1.7 25,838 20,981 21,502 26,175 265,102 269,715 -1.7

 Computers and related products........... 2,413 2,372 2,240 1.7 5.9 -8.4 3,881 2,064 1,797 3,844 28,194 30,395 -7.2

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 45,236 48,046 46,989 -5.8 2.2 2.3 40,484 47,102 51,423 37,761 541,359 491,062 10.2

 Capital goods...................................... 89,961 95,765 89,148 -6.1 7.4 -2.6 113,073 90,707 81,189 114,498 1,067,682 1,018,299 4.8

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 83,310 87,158 80,524 -4.4 8.2 -0.8 102,025 83,454 74,677 89,920 966,154 891,037 8.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 68,379 68,821 66,790 -0.6 3.0 -0.6 72,028 63,953 65,374 67,043 810,849 775,671 4.5

 Defense capital goods4........................ 6,651 8,607 8,624 -22.7 -0.2 -16.5 11,048 7,253 6,512 24,578 101,528 127,262 -20.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 213,341 213,344 211,513 0.0 0.9 -0.1 208,074 210,746 220,489 201,316 2,527,103 2,472,899 2.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,703 39,106 38,340 -6.1 2.0 2.9 33,876 38,429 41,056 31,360 438,959 394,274 11.3

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 176,638 174,238 173,173 1.4 0.6 -0.7 174,198 172,317 179,433 169,956 2,088,144 2,078,625 0.5

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,061,701 1,057,827 1,048,037 0.4 0.9 0.6 1,060,071 1,039,145 1,031,573 990,864 (X) (X) 7.0

 Construction materials and supplies....... 52,043 51,777 51,674 0.5 0.2 0.4 50,975 50,677 51,190 49,668 (X) (X) 2.6

 Information technology......................... 138,475 138,517 137,223 0.0 0.9 0.9 137,380 136,787 136,549 129,744 (X) (X) 5.9

 Computers and related products........... 3,400 3,375 3,356 0.7 0.6 0.7 3,400 3,375 3,356 3,227 (X) (X) 5.4

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 16,234 16,289 16,410 -0.3 -0.7 -1.4 16,431 16,011 15,870 16,785 (X) (X) -2.1

 Capital goods...................................... 804,700 800,501 790,455 0.5 1.3 0.7 804,509 786,130 777,647 741,214 (X) (X) 8.5

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 643,147 635,856 623,571 1.1 2.0 1.0 643,624 625,867 613,529 563,271 (X) (X) 14.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 234,401 233,532 231,846 0.4 0.7 0.5 228,398 228,335 227,935 207,839 (X) (X) 9.9

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 161,553 164,645 166,884 -1.9 -1.3 -0.7 160,885 160,263 164,118 177,943 (X) (X) -9.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 4,748 4,588 4,477 3.5 2.5 1.0 4,540 4,559 4,342 4,073 (X) (X) 11.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 4,748 4,588 4,477 3.5 2.5 1.0 4,540 4,559 4,342 4,073 (X) (X) 11.5

 All manufacturing industries................... 636,575 633,667 633,137 0.5 0.1 0.0 619,546 633,096 636,649 605,998 (X) (X) 2.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 63,151 62,515 62,013 1.0 0.8 0.4 61,565 61,624 61,468 59,025 (X) (X) 4.3

 Information technology......................... 40,965 40,650 40,436 0.8 0.5 0.5 39,578 41,260 40,854 37,939 (X) (X) 4.3

 Computers and related products........... 4,706 4,579 4,467 2.8 2.5 0.4 4,369 4,824 4,615 3,998 (X) (X) 9.3

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 25,098 25,187 25,443 -0.4 -1.0 -0.1 24,469 25,608 26,044 25,229 (X) (X) -3.0

 Capital goods...................................... 199,752 197,907 197,385 0.9 0.3 0.6 193,004 199,350 198,251 182,232 (X) (X) 5.9

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 176,836 175,494 174,401 0.8 0.6 0.7 170,115 176,885 175,421 160,704 (X) (X) 5.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 120,519 119,968 119,875 0.5 0.1 0.1 116,529 121,531 120,871 116,151 (X) (X) 0.3

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 22,916 22,413 22,984 2.2 -2.5 -0.1 22,889 22,465 22,830 21,528 (X) (X) 6.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 186,142 186,392 187,464 -0.1 -0.6 -0.3 180,992 187,118 191,501 183,292 (X) (X) -1.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 25,137 25,073 25,039 0.3 0.1 0.2 24,532 25,543 25,682 24,882 (X) (X) -1.4

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 161,005 161,319 162,425 -0.2 -0.7 -0.4 156,460 161,575 165,819 158,410 (X) (X) -1.2

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 
 7

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 Dec.

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2012

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 204,535 203,804 203,429 0.4 0.2 -0.2 202,828 202,705 203,756 202,041 0.4

 Durable goods industries.......................... 124,850 124,397 124,426 0.4 0.0 -0.1 124,224 124,686 124,802 122,811 1.2

 Wood products................................... 3,893 3,882 3,813 0.3 1.8 1.2 4,039 4,008 3,940 3,577 12.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,311 4,276 4,302 0.8 -0.6 -0.7 4,264 4,235 4,278 4,241 0.5

 Primary metals.................................... 13,571 13,756 13,828 -1.3 -0.5 -2.0 13,839 13,842 13,985 14,632 -5.4

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,359 17,430 17,358 -0.4 0.4 0.1 17,395 17,307 17,322 17,262 0.8

 Machinery.......................................... 24,532 24,091 24,437 1.8 -1.4 0.3 23,766 24,069 24,672 24,202 -1.8

 Computers and electronic products........ 18,231 18,044 18,003 1.0 0.2 -1.1 18,203 18,218 18,108 18,073 0.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,936 7,043 7,197 -1.5 -2.1 2.1 6,791 7,029 7,086 6,968 -2.5

 Transportation equipment..................... 25,965 25,966 25,631 0.0 1.3 0.4 26,003 26,110 25,547 23,696 9.7

 Furniture and related products............... 2,842 2,789 2,788 1.9 0.0 -0.4 2,823 2,776 2,775 2,848 -0.9

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,210 7,120 7,069 1.3 0.7 -0.2 7,101 7,092 7,089 7,312 -2.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 79,685 79,407 79,003 0.4 0.5 -0.3 78,604 78,019 78,954 79,230 -0.8

 Food products.................................... 16,408 16,531 16,439 -0.7 0.6 1.7 16,757 17,139 17,328 18,031 -7.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 5,188 5,223 5,228 -0.7 -0.1 -2.8 5,274 5,233 5,200 5,202 1.4

 Textiles.............................................. 1,233 1,237 1,222 -0.3 1.2 0.2 1,214 1,208 1,204 1,134 7.1

 Textile products................................... 1,244 1,236 1,235 0.6 0.1 0.7 1,232 1,221 1,231 1,176 4.8

 Apparel............................................. 813 789 762 3.0 3.5 3.0 808 773 762 663 21.9

 Leather and allied products.................... 310 306 307 1.3 -0.3 0.7 310 303 313 337 -8.0

 Paper products.................................... 6,825 6,783 6,747 0.6 0.5 -0.3 6,843 6,738 6,732 6,901 -0.8

 Printing ............................................. 2,522 2,464 2,440 2.4 1.0 -0.5 2,461 2,456 2,457 2,466 -0.2

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,083 12,733 12,644 2.7 0.7 -1.1 12,335 11,701 12,303 11,921 3.5

 Chemical products................................ 23,015 23,204 23,173 -0.8 0.1 -0.4 22,517 22,631 22,793 22,610 -0.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,044 8,901 8,806 1.6 1.1 -1.4 8,853 8,616 8,631 8,789 0.7

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 205,582 203,373 203,526 1.1 -0.1 0.1 198,968 204,517 205,753 188,331 5.6

 Durable goods industries.......................... 156,103 154,159 153,637 1.3 0.3 0.7 150,439 154,418 154,136 140,524 7.1

 Wood products................................... 1,843 1,826 1,798 0.9 1.6 1.9 1,801 1,810 1,802 1,662 8.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,393 1,383 1,363 0.7 1.5 1.5 1,338 1,324 1,318 1,275 4.9

 Primary metals.................................... 10,789 10,547 10,646 2.3 -0.9 0.5 10,205 10,395 10,545 10,446 -2.3

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,463 13,280 13,472 1.4 -1.4 -0.7 13,123 13,372 13,560 13,009 0.9

 Machinery.......................................... 19,018 19,117 19,104 -0.5 0.1 -0.5 18,118 19,626 19,375 18,190 -0.4

 Computers and electronic products........ 16,580 16,358 16,193 1.4 1.0 1.1 15,869 16,459 16,366 15,160 4.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,870 3,851 3,827 0.5 0.6 2.3 3,683 3,816 3,814 3,472 6.1

 Transportation equipment..................... 84,333 82,969 82,426 1.6 0.7 1.3 81,632 82,758 82,500 72,960 11.9

 Furniture and related products............... 953 986 973 -3.3 1.3 -0.6 947 981 968 941 0.6

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,861 3,842 3,835 0.5 0.2 -2.6 3,723 3,877 3,888 3,409 9.2

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 49,479 49,214 49,889 0.5 -1.4 -1.8 48,529 50,099 51,617 47,807 1.5

 Food products.................................... 4,526 4,423 4,397 2.3 0.6 -9.0 5,050 5,426 5,466 5,000 1.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,126 6,966 6,993 2.3 -0.4 -0.3 7,642 7,510 7,561 7,127 7.2

 Textiles.............................................. 742 725 730 2.3 -0.7 0.6 720 728 737 749 -3.9

 Textile products................................... 429 425 423 0.9 0.5 -0.9 410 426 423 397 3.3

 Apparel............................................. 333 326 323 2.1 0.9 4.5 311 315 334 310 0.3

 Leather and allied products.................... 95 99 104 -4.0 -4.8 0.0 96 103 104 89 7.9

 Paper products.................................... 1,393 1,393 1,406 0.0 -0.9 0.3 1,371 1,375 1,392 1,332 2.9

 Printing ............................................. 1,274 1,286 1,266 -0.9 1.6 -0.2 1,173 1,297 1,370 1,195 -1.8

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,494 13,572 14,267 -0.6 -4.9 -2.3 12,502 13,151 14,370 12,591 -0.7

 Chemical products................................ 17,390 17,360 17,346 0.2 0.1 -0.8 16,709 17,177 17,260 16,612 0.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,677 2,639 2,634 1.4 0.2 -0.1 2,545 2,591 2,600 2,405 5.8

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 226,458 226,490 226,182 0.0 0.1 0.1 217,750 225,874 227,140 215,626 1.0

 Durable goods industries.......................... 106,951 106,100 105,400 0.8 0.7 0.2 102,987 106,186 105,669 100,497 2.5

 Wood products................................... 4,457 4,363 4,316 2.2 1.1 -0.2 4,263 4,224 4,239 3,855 10.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,123 6,052 5,980 1.2 1.2 -0.6 5,952 5,833 5,754 5,627 5.8

 Primary metals.................................... 11,035 10,700 10,463 3.1 2.3 -1.2 10,967 10,298 10,168 10,988 -0.2

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,414 17,233 16,911 1.1 1.9 1.0 16,799 16,854 16,639 16,004 5.0

 Machinery.......................................... 22,696 22,813 22,649 -0.5 0.7 -0.5 21,877 22,858 22,285 21,665 1.0

 Computers and electronic products........ 12,797 12,570 12,459 1.8 0.9 -1.4 12,316 12,993 12,753 11,532 6.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,050 6,066 6,034 -0.3 0.5 1.4 5,693 6,040 6,202 5,373 6.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 11,697 11,810 12,219 -1.0 -3.3 1.0 10,659 12,286 12,930 11,556 -7.8

 Furniture and related products............... 2,193 2,189 2,197 0.2 -0.4 -0.3 2,107 2,241 2,207 2,175 -3.1

 Miscellaneous products......................... 12,489 12,304 12,172 1.5 1.1 2.4 12,354 12,559 12,492 11,722 5.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 119,507 120,390 120,782 -0.7 -0.3 0.1 114,763 119,688 121,471 115,129 -0.3

 Food products.................................... 25,486 26,007 26,216 -2.0 -0.8 -0.5 24,763 26,689 27,319 25,511 -2.9

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 8,193 8,190 8,135 0.0 0.7 1.2 7,575 8,059 8,377 7,271 4.2

 Textiles.............................................. 1,416 1,424 1,412 -0.6 0.8 1.9 1,404 1,418 1,420 1,337 5.0

 Textile products................................... 1,426 1,444 1,453 -1.2 -0.6 0.8 1,394 1,434 1,446 1,374 1.5

 Apparel............................................. 1,235 1,206 1,194 2.4 1.0 2.6 1,132 1,152 1,260 939 20.6

 Leather and allied products.................... 630 632 639 -0.3 -1.1 -2.4 610 637 634 620 -1.6

 Paper products.................................... 6,118 6,151 6,187 -0.5 -0.6 -0.8 5,999 6,108 6,084 6,124 -2.0

 Printing ............................................. 1,794 1,818 1,810 -1.3 0.4 -0.2 1,697 1,813 1,829 1,622 4.6

 Petroleum and coal products................. 21,809 22,032 22,162 -1.0 -0.6 1.4 20,732 21,886 22,252 21,960 -5.6

 Chemical products................................ 40,238 40,341 40,565 -0.3 -0.6 -0.9 38,761 39,628 39,968 38,221 1.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 11,162 11,145 11,009 0.2 1.2 1.7 10,696 10,864 10,882 10,150 5.4

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 Dec Nov Oct Sep Dec Nov Oct Sep

2013p 2013r 2013 2013 2013p 2013r 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries3............................ 1.29 1.28 1.29 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.66 1.62 1.64 1.64 6.53 6.44 6.39 6.38

 Wood products.............................................. 1.37 1.33 1.33 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.40 1.37 1.34 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.35 1.33 1.33 1.36 1.40 1.41 1.39 1.39

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.68 1.65 1.64 1.65 3.16 3.17 3.21 3.24

 Machinery..................................................... 1.87 1.87 1.94 1.95 3.47 3.45 3.41 3.39

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.68 1.67 1.70 1.68 7.49 7.57 7.46 7.33

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.63 1.64 1.64 1.66 2.43 2.37 2.38 2.44

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.78 1.67 1.69 1.70 15.26 14.66 14.63 14.57

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.03 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.30 1.28 1.27 1.30

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.65 1.66 1.67 1.63 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.96 0.97 0.98 0.98 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.73 0.75 0.75 0.76 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.74 1.69 1.64 1.66 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.24 1.27 1.24 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.41 1.44 1.46 1.47 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.08 2.05 2.01 1.94 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.07 2.11 2.16 2.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.01 1.01 1.00 1.00 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.89 0.88 0.87 0.88 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.66 0.67 0.70 0.68 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.25 1.27 1.27 1.28 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.22 1.20 1.19 1.19 (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.

Dec3 Dec3 Dec3 Dec3

Industry 2012- 2012- 2012- 2012-

Dec2 Nov Dec2 Nov Dec2 Nov Dec2 Nov

2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013

 

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

Durable goods industries....................... 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Wood products................................... (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Primary metals.................................... -0.1 0.5 -0.2 1.6 0.0 0.9 0.2 0.4

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.3 0.3 -0.3 1.2 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.9 0.7 1.5 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.3 0.6 0.7 1.2 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.9

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.2 0.3 -0.2 1.4 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.3 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.2

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.6 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.2

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

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

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

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

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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. 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. 

Notice of Revisions Due to Updated Seasonal Adjustment Models 

On May 15, 2014, monthly seasonally adjusted data for Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders, 

based on the North American Industry Classification System, will be revised for January 1992 through 

March 2014. There will be no accompanying press release containing revised seasonally adjusted data for 

January through March of 2014, and historical data not seasonally adjusted will be unchanged. These 

revisions to the historical seasonally adjusted data will be based on the results of the recent annual review of 

the seasonal adjustment models. These updated models will also be used to produce seasonally adjusted data 

from the Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey, beginning with the April 2014 Advance 

Report on Durable Goods scheduled for release on May 27, 2014 and the full report scheduled for release on 

June 3, 2014. 

Please call Chris Savage on (301) 763-4832 with any questions regarding this notice.