FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2009, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (09)-08 

CB09-153 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

August 2009 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in August, down 

following four consecutive monthly increases, decreased 

$2.8 billion or 0.8 percent to $352.9 billion, the U.S. 

Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 1.4 percent July increase. Excluding transportation, new 

orders increased 0.4 percent. 

 Shipments, down following two consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $0.9 billion or 0.3 percent to $360.0 

billion. This followed a 0.3 percent July increase. 

 Unfilled orders, down eleven consecutive months, 

decreased $3.1 billion or 0.4 percent to $736.8 billion. 

This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly 

decreases since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis in 1992. This followed a 0.1 percent July 

decrease. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 

5.98, up from 5.94 in July. 

 Inventories, down twelve consecutive months, 

decreased $3.9 billion or 0.8 percent to $498.2 billion. 

This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly 

decreases since February 2001-May 2002 and followed a 

0.9 percent July decrease. The inventories-to-shipments 

ratio was 1.38, down from 1.39 in July. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in August, 

down two of the last three months, decreased $4.4 

billion or 2.6 percent to $164.1 billion, revised from the 

previously published 2.4 percent decrease. This 

followed a 4.8 percent July increase. 

 Transportation equipment, down two of the last three 

months, had the largest decrease, $4.0 billion or 9.1 

percent to $39.6 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $1.5 billion or 0.8 percent to $188.7 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in August, 

down following two consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $2.4 billion or 1.4 percent to $171.3 billion, 

unchanged from the previously published decrease. This followed a 2.3 percent July increase. 

 

 

 Transportation equipment, also down following two 

consecutive monthly increases, had the largest decrease, 

$0.8 billion or 1.9 percent to $42.2 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

three of the last four months, increased $1.5 billion or 

0.8 percent to $188.7 billion. This followed a 1.5 

percent July decrease. This increase was due to 

petroleum and coal products, which increased $1.9 

billion or 5.4 percent to $36.7 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

August, down eleven consecutive months, decreased 

$3.1 billion or 0.4 percent to $736.8 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published decrease. This was the 

longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases since 

the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 

and followed a 0.1 percent July decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down ten of the last eleven 

months, had the largest decrease, $2.7 billion or 0.6 

percent to $431.4 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in August, 

down eight consecutive months, decreased $4.5 billion 

or 1.4 percent to $308.4 billion, revised from the 

previously published 1.3 percent decrease. This 

followed a 1.2 percent July decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down following two 

consecutive monthly increases, had the largest decrease, 

$2.8 billion or 3.0 percent to $91.2 billion. This was the 

largest percent decrease since the series was first 

published on a NAICS basis in 1992. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

following eleven consecutive monthly decreases, 

increased $0.6 billion or 0.3 percent to $189.9 billion. 

This followed a 0.4 percent July decrease. Petroleum and coal products drove the increase, up $0.7 billion or 2.8 percent to $27.4 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, August materials and supplies 

decreased 0.8 percent in durable goods and 0.1 percent 

in nondurable goods. Work in process decreased 2.3 

percent in durable goods and increased 1.4 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 1.0 percent 

in durable goods and increased 0.1 percent in nondurable goods. 

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

The advance report on durable goods for September is scheduled for release on October 28, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on November 3, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page for survey description. 
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 Aug. July June 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

 All manufacturing industries .................. 360,043 360,951 359,928 -0.3 0.3 1.8 373,281 355,856 384,312 456,897 2,862,566 3,562,111 -19.6

 Excluding transportation ................... 317,811 317,887 317,238 0.0 0.2 1.9 329,991 320,313 337,295 405,764 2,520,499 3,139,645 -19.7

 Excluding defense .............................. 346,246 347,298 345,750 -0.3 0.4 1.7 359,618 343,439 369,183 445,417 2,758,598 3,471,700 -20.5

 With unfilled orders ........................... 123,148 124,566 123,467 -1.1 0.9 1.6 125,995 117,849 135,216 152,372 989,829 1,214,159 -18.5

 Durable goods industries ........................171,296 173,744 169,836 -1.4 2.3 0.8 175,158 164,767 185,030 210,847 1,373,291 1,693,270 -18.9

 Wood products................................. ...... 7,490 7,492 7,332 0.0 2.2 -1.7 8,099 7,798 8,235 8,693 59,613 65,783 -9.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 7,577 7,616 7,459 -0.5 2.1 1.6 8,277 8,210 8,158 9,883 60,388 74,864 -19.3

 Primary metals............................ .......... 13,343 13,136 12,277 1.6 7.0 1.7 14,382 13,473 13,092 23,845 106,591 182,274 -41.5

 Iron and steel mills............................ 5,353 5,230 4,820 2.4 8.5 2.3 5,782 5,436 5,123 12,684 43,155 93,771 -54.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,815 6,784 6,326 0.5 7.2 0.7 7,369 6,961 6,698 9,198 53,647 73,668 -27.2

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,175 1,122 1,131 4.7 -0.8 4.9 1,231 1,076 1,271 1,963 9,789 14,835 -34.0

 Fabricated metal products...................... 23,848 23,823 23,439 0.1 1.6 0.9 25,617 23,951 24,955 29,590 192,780 223,557 -13.8

 Machinery............................................. 22,035 22,405 23,327 -1.7 -4.0 0.7 21,509 21,950 25,392 27,975 186,560 233,828 -20.2

 Farm machinery................................. 2,199 2,228 2,373 -1.3 -6.1 2.4 1,966 2,129 2,448 2,345 19,915 19,519 2.0

 Construction machinery..................... 1,282 1,357 1,376 -5.5 -1.4 -4.7 1,218 1,326 1,475 2,368 12,064 19,343 -37.6

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,231 1,457 1,274 -15.5 14.4 -10.7 1,214 1,341 1,322 1,599 11,086 12,171 -8.9

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,011 2,050 2,295 -1.9 -10.7 -5.3 1,766 2,095 2,497 2,436 17,601 23,370 -24.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 607 575 527 5.6 9.1 1.5 606 566 543 513 4,200 4,185 0.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,303 3,469 3,475 -4.8 -0.2 -1.5 3,452 3,727 4,359 4,059 27,014 32,670 -17.3

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,466 1,520 1,554 -3.6 -2.2 -3.6 1,480 1,426 1,654 2,416 13,188 19,324 -31.8

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 2,834 2,599 3,417 9.0 -23.9 18.0 2,820 2,452 3,506 3,513 23,835 29,963 -20.5

 Material handling equipment............... 1,593 1,593 1,534 0.0 3.8 -1.0 1,596 1,573 1,645 2,370 12,772 20,393 -37.4

 Computers and electronic products ......... 29,324 30,075 27,879 -2.5 7.9 0.6 28,180 28,487 30,940 29,516 221,142 250,409 -11.7

 Computers........................................ 2,373 2,447 2,460 -3.0 -0.5 -3.0 2,264 2,549 2,642 2,676 19,741 24,449 -19.3

 Computer storage devices................... 601 715 573 -15.9 24.8 2.3 454 431 940 476 4,085 4,853 -15.8

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,291 1,281 1,333 0.8 -3.9 6.0 1,173 985 1,723 1,171 9,525 10,224 -6.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 4,373 4,491 4,326 -2.6 3.8 10.8 4,150 3,758 5,521 4,557 31,304 38,696 -19.1

 Defense communications equipment... 820 844 788 -2.8 7.1 16.7 798 752 779 654 6,020 5,206 15.6

 Audio and video equipment.................. 484 520 500 -6.9 4.0 -8.8 444 470 438 556 3,585 4,911 -27.0

 Semiconductors ................................. 4,037 4,469 2,956 -9.7 51.2 -14.9 3,980 5,618 2,195 4,259 30,303 40,674 -25.5

 Electronic components....................... 3,269 3,355 3,282 -2.6 2.2 2.1 3,316 3,105 3,703 3,825 25,770 31,240 -17.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 866 835 832 3.7 0.4 -0.6 871 749 941 929 6,785 7,738 -12.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,918 2,763 2,855 5.6 -3.2 3.4 2,925 2,598 2,986 2,628 21,670 21,479 0.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 7,860 7,924 7,526 -0.8 5.3 0.7 7,381 7,086 8,640 7,266 58,931 56,878 3.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,213 8,527 8,318 -3.7 2.5 0.3 8,478 8,283 9,027 10,823 67,207 84,982 -20.9

 Electric lighting equipment................... 944 990 925 -4.6 7.0 -2.4 966 955 973 1,032 7,591 8,104 -6.3

 Household appliances........................ 1,617 1,660 1,667 -2.6 -0.4 -3.5 1,657 1,584 1,855 1,913 13,321 15,155 -12.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,538 2,573 2,570 -1.4 0.1 0.4 2,543 2,466 2,904 3,487 21,090 28,460 -25.9

 Batteries........................................... 807 811 763 -0.5 6.3 11.1 795 762 766 862 5,475 6,251 -12.4

 Transportation equipment...................... 42,232 43,064 42,690 -1.9 0.9 1.5 43,290 35,543 47,017 51,133 342,067 422,466 -19.0

 Automobiles..................................... 4,393 4,626 4,457 -5.0 3.8 7.2 4,727 3,579 4,793 7,132 35,342 55,997 -36.9

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 4,691 4,648 4,375 0.9 6.2 -12.9 4,935 2,971 4,824 7,802 40,600 69,303 -41.4

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,170 1,067 1,056 9.7 1.0 10.1 1,146 960 1,129 1,218 8,615 11,237 -23.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 13,064 13,310 12,946 -1.8 2.8 2.4 13,928 11,032 13,912 15,675 105,503 132,258 -20.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 7,009 7,486 7,304 -6.4 2.5 1.2 6,661 6,384 8,789 7,946 59,446 66,140 -10.1

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 5,596 5,463 6,194 2.4 -11.8 8.8 5,573 4,842 6,740 4,669 42,124 34,990 20.4

 Ships and boats................................. 1,839 2,083 1,831 -11.7 13.8 -2.2 1,856 1,816 1,975 2,224 15,439 18,718 -17.5

 Furniture and related products................. 5,062 5,144 5,137 -1.6 0.1 0.0 5,491 5,308 5,237 6,892 41,528 52,239 -20.5

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,172 12,462 11,978 -2.3 4.0 -0.4 11,835 11,764 12,977 12,497 95,415 102,868 -7.2

 Nondurable goods industries................... 188,747 187,207 190,092 0.8 -1.5 2.8 198,123 191,089 199,282 246,050 1,489,275 1,868,841 -20.3

 Food products....................................... 49,076 49,520 49,892 -0.9 -0.7 0.9 50,306 48,515 50,101 53,033 392,188 402,504 -2.6

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 5,804 5,972 6,198 -2.8 -3.6 7.3 5,818 6,254 6,208 6,106 45,820 46,825 -2.1

 Dairy products.................................. 5,786 5,736 5,786 0.9 -0.9 -4.1 5,901 5,694 5,869 7,208 47,738 58,291 -18.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 13,871 14,143 14,315 -1.9 -1.2 0.6 14,579 14,194 14,924 16,559 115,116 121,915 -5.6

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 11,132 10,982 11,328 1.4 -3.1 2.5 11,681 11,072 11,866 12,260 89,662 91,643 -2.2

 Beverages......................................... 7,476 7,397 7,446 1.1 -0.7 -0.3 8,025 7,487 7,984 8,398 60,843 62,160 -2.1

 Tobacco............................................ 3,656 3,585 3,882 2.0 -7.7 8.2 3,656 3,585 3,882 3,862 28,819 29,483 -2.3

 Textile mills........................................... 2,243 2,210 2,215 1.5 -0.2 -0.6 2,380 2,182 2,339 3,002 17,957 23,297 -22.9

 Textile products................................... 1,704 1,728 1,718 -1.4 0.6 -2.3 1,867 1,816 1,846 2,408 14,474 18,938 -23.6

 Apparel................................................ 2,053 2,102 2,141 -2.3 -1.8 1.0 2,198 2,157 2,072 2,849 16,909 20,719 -18.4

 Leather and allied products..................... 369 415 430 -11.1 -3.5 4.4 394 417 453 524 3,268 3,838 -14.9

 Paper products...................................... 12,738 12,807 12,805 -0.5 0.0 0.2 13,042 12,904 13,372 14,983 103,120 115,597 -10.8

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,081 6,073 6,105 0.1 -0.5 -0.1 6,261 6,158 6,315 7,238 49,290 55,846 -11.7

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,325 3,422 3,433 -2.8 -0.3 0.9 3,455 3,525 3,596 4,252 27,779 32,721 -15.1

 Printing................................................. 7,214 7,335 7,327 -1.6 0.1 -1.1 7,312 7,043 7,252 8,262 58,192 64,583 -9.9

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 36,727 34,831 37,019 5.4 -5.9 12.9 41,554 38,031 40,431 69,916 266,893 508,424 -47.5

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 33,833 32,041 34,268 5.6 -6.5 13.9 38,176 34,806 37,204 66,067 244,088 485,497 -49.7

 Chemical products.................................. 50,239 50,039 50,231 0.4 -0.4 0.3 51,264 51,119 53,318 60,380 404,615 474,733 -14.8

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 2,730 2,738 2,895 -0.3 -5.4 -8.5 2,490 2,490 3,290 3,585 26,241 31,067 -15.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 14,164 14,322 14,568 -1.1 -1.7 0.6 13,975 14,307 14,521 14,050 114,006 114,333 -0.3

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,462 2,535 2,552 -2.9 -0.7 1.7 2,621 2,805 2,816 2,940 20,697 22,900 -9.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,252 15,238 14,986 0.1 1.7 0.6 16,125 15,833 16,232 18,433 121,997 144,565 -15.6

p Preliminary r

 Revised NA Not available.

1

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

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

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 Aug. July June 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

All manufacturing industries 2................... 352,889 355,719 350,913 -0.8 1.4 0.9 363,665 347,435 371,929 450,987 2,765,893 3,569,574 -22.5

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 313,317 312,171 313,959 0.4 -0.6 2.7 323,271 313,831 332,119 398,402 2,463,834 3,121,808 -21.1

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 339,941 342,414 338,955 -0.7 1.0 1.9 352,087 337,457 359,494 440,220 2,670,264 3,477,632 -23.2

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 120,031 123,803 117,408 -3.0 5.4 -1.4 120,359 115,046 125,028 150,721 923,459 1,262,296 -26.8

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 164,142 168,512 160,821 -2.6 4.8 -1.1 165,542 156,346 172,647 204,937 1,276,618 1,700,733 -24.9

 Primary metals............................ ............ 13,772 13,506 13,074 2.0 3.3 12.2 14,975 13,933 13,682 22,223 103,785 183,408 -43.4

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 5,688 5,597 5,666 1.6 -1.2 25.7 6,298 5,879 5,834 11,367 42,235 95,241 -55.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,884 6,833 6,278 0.7 8.8 2.3 7,438 7,017 6,600 8,905 52,435 73,267 -28.4

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,200 1,076 1,130 11.5 -4.8 12.3 1,239 1,037 1,248 1,951 9,115 14,900 -38.8

 Fabricated metal products...................... 23,442 23,282 22,516 0.7 3.4 0.5 24,637 23,296 23,390 28,545 185,170 226,292 -18.2

 Machinery............................................. 21,619 21,517 23,307 0.5 -7.7 4.6 20,750 21,494 24,297 28,759 174,554 249,054 -29.9

 Construction machinery....................... 950 1,231 1,123 -22.8 9.6 11.5 865 1,192 947 2,574 7,519 22,989 -67.3

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 981 1,260 1,192 -22.1 5.7 8.0 1,013 1,201 1,149 1,903 9,037 14,535 -37.8

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,104 1,670 2,290 26.0 -27.1 1.0 1,617 1,946 2,301 1,949 14,152 25,110 -43.6

 Photographic equipment...................... 592 586 523 1.0 12.0 0.2 580 569 511 483 4,161 4,381 -5.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,574 3,433 3,953 4.1 -13.2 2.8 3,836 4,005 4,695 4,690 30,154 36,621 -17.7

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,523 1,399 1,503 8.9 -6.9 -9.7 1,536 1,296 1,535 2,488 12,058 20,305 -40.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 2,709 2,706 3,190 0.1 -15.2 20.3 2,621 2,611 3,167 3,380 22,398 30,857 -27.4

 Material handling equipment............... 1,634 1,591 1,512 2.7 5.2 -5.4 1,486 1,355 1,643 2,405 11,507 20,221 -43.1

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 25,264 25,544 25,138 -1.1 1.6 1.5 23,141 22,432 28,405 25,042 188,837 211,342 -10.6

 Computers........................................ 2,487 2,493 2,754 -0.2 -9.5 -2.3 2,378 2,595 2,936 2,757 19,621 24,636 -20.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,703 4,810 4,590 -2.2 4.8 10.2 4,147 3,967 5,280 4,835 31,914 39,038 -18.2

 Defense communications equipment... 743 575 333 29.2 72.7 -57.7 517 453 551 474 5,931 5,646 5.0

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 3,379 3,535 3,383 -4.4 4.5 6.1 3,648 3,317 3,778 4,172 26,136 31,948 -18.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 669 684 766 -2.2 -10.7 -7.0 635 583 783 1,119 5,972 8,699 -31.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,786 2,880 2,930 -3.3 -1.7 -1.2 2,313 2,353 2,895 2,146 21,537 20,352 5.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 7,689 7,620 7,528 0.9 1.2 4.9 7,008 6,892 8,649 6,817 57,108 56,974 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,202 8,413 8,081 -2.5 4.1 1.7 8,298 8,475 8,547 10,300 65,788 87,008 -24.4

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,016 1,020 834 -0.4 22.3 -1.5 1,040 1,005 885 923 7,531 8,466 -11.0

 Household appliances.......................... 1,586 1,713 1,640 -7.4 4.5 -4.4 1,652 1,691 1,756 1,949 13,470 15,278 -11.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,389 2,434 2,532 -1.8 -3.9 4.2 2,297 2,535 2,772 3,252 19,841 29,615 -33.0

 Transportation equipment........................ 39,572 43,548 36,954 -9.1 17.8 -11.9 40,394 33,604 39,810 52,585 302,059 447,766 -32.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 12,971 12,721 12,753 2.0 -0.3 1.6 13,640 10,836 13,589 15,276 103,789 130,885 -20.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 5,046 8,790 4,437 -42.6 98.1 -30.5 5,124 6,523 4,959 7,868 33,303 90,291 -63.1

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 5,026 5,622 7,081 -10.6 -20.6 30.3 4,365 4,784 7,476 4,557 41,014 36,879 11.2

 Ships and boats................................. 1,987 1,909 1,333 4.1 43.2 -18.1 2,032 1,005 1,314 1,706 11,311 17,852 -36.6

 Furniture and related products................. 4,945 4,968 4,954 -0.5 0.3 -2.2 5,049 5,176 5,118 6,655 41,636 52,978 -21.4

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 188,747 187,207 190,092 0.8 -1.5 2.8 198,123 191,089 199,282 246,050 1,489,275 1,868,841 -20.3

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

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

2

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

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

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

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

Current Industrial Reports: M3-3(07), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 2004-2007."

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. Aug.

2009p 2009r 2009 Aug. July June 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 09/08

All manufacturing industries 1................... 736,805 739,922 740,685 -0.4 -0.1 -0.8 732,383 738,019 740,822 819,953 -10.7

 Excluding transportation 1................... 305,401 305,858 307,105 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 304,556 307,296 308,160 357,858 -14.9

 Excluding defense 1............................. 579,756 582,024 582,439 -0.4 -0.1 -0.7 578,166 581,717 582,081 667,113 -13.3

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 736,805 739,922 740,685 -0.4 -0.1 -0.8 732,383 738,019 740,822 819,953 -10.7

 Primary metals........................................ 15,132 14,703 14,333 2.9 2.6 5.9 15,521 14,928 14,468 28,397 -45.3

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,050 7,715 7,348 4.3 5.0 13.0 8,428 7,912 7,469 17,920 -53.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 4,985 4,916 4,867 1.4 1.0 -1.0 5,016 4,947 4,891 7,476 -32.9

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,097 2,072 2,118 1.2 -2.2 0.0 2,077 2,069 2,108 3,001 -30.8

 Fabricated metal products...................... 48,888 49,294 49,835 -0.8 -1.1 -1.8 49,125 50,105 50,760 62,154 -21.0

 Machinery............................................. 86,253 86,669 87,557 -0.5 -1.0 0.0 85,905 86,664 87,120 105,613 -18.7

 Construction machinery....................... 8,118 8,450 8,576 -3.9 -1.5 -2.9 7,987 8,340 8,474 14,722 -45.7

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 5,217 5,467 5,664 -4.6 -3.5 -1.4 5,232 5,433 5,573 7,195 -27.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 11,052 10,959 11,339 0.8 -3.4 0.0 10,972 11,121 11,270 16,651 -34.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,796 1,811 1,800 -0.8 0.6 -0.2 1,758 1,784 1,781 1,702 3.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 18,930 18,659 18,695 1.5 -0.2 2.6 19,289 18,905 18,627 17,449 10.5

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,692 6,635 6,756 0.9 -1.8 -0.7 6,685 6,629 6,759 8,660 -22.8

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 13,278 13,403 13,296 -0.9 0.8 -1.7 13,280 13,479 13,320 14,422 -7.9

 Material handling equipment............... 8,087 8,046 8,048 0.5 0.0 -0.3 7,806 7,916 8,134 9,734 -19.8

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 123,956 123,979 124,041 0.0 0.0 0.2 122,577 123,636 124,073 123,374 -0.6

 Computers......................................... 3,970 3,856 3,810 3.0 1.2 8.4 3,970 3,856 3,810 3,904 1.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 29,317 28,987 28,668 1.1 1.1 0.9 28,972 28,975 28,766 29,069 -0.3

 Defense communications equipment... 8,451 8,528 8,797 -0.9 -3.1 -4.9 8,303 8,584 8,883 8,130 2.1

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 10,241 10,131 9,951 1.1 1.8 1.0 10,446 10,114 9,902 10,964 -4.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 8,069 8,266 8,417 -2.4 -1.8 -0.8 7,921 8,157 8,323 7,562 4.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 37,585 37,717 37,600 -0.3 0.3 0.2 36,800 37,412 37,657 36,074 2.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 26,323 26,494 26,798 -0.6 -1.1 0.0 26,165 26,538 26,732 27,671 -5.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 19,981 19,992 20,106 -0.1 -0.6 -1.2 20,180 20,360 20,168 25,090 -19.6

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,862 1,790 1,760 4.0 1.7 -4.9 1,960 1,886 1,836 2,718 -27.9

 Household appliances.......................... 463 494 441 -6.3 12.0 -5.8 482 487 380 695 -30.6

 Electrical equipment............................ 12,943 13,092 13,231 -1.1 -1.1 -0.3 13,048 13,294 13,225 15,884 -17.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 431,404 434,064 433,580 -0.6 0.1 -1.3 427,827 430,723 432,662 462,095 -7.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 13,886 13,979 14,568 -0.7 -4.0 -1.3 13,935 14,223 14,419 17,192 -18.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 283,771 285,734 284,430 -0.7 0.5 -1.0 281,967 283,504 283,365 304,766 -7.5

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 47,786 48,356 48,197 -1.2 0.3 1.9 47,117 48,325 48,383 45,191 4.3

 Ships and boats................................. 19,405 19,257 19,431 0.8 -0.9 -2.5 18,816 18,640 19,451 19,137 -1.7

 Furniture and related products................. 5,838 5,955 6,131 -2.0 -2.9 -2.9 5,895 6,337 6,469 7,503 -21.4

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

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

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

Table 4. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. Aug.

2009p 2009r 2009 Aug. July June 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 09/08

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 498,238 502,174 506,770 -0.8 -0.9 -1.1 501,708 503,996 502,809 567,598 -11.6

 Excluding transportation ...................... 407,033 408,179 413,537 -0.3 -1.3 -1.4 409,646 409,210 410,651 477,724 -14.3

 Excluding defense ............................. 472,003 475,920 480,746 -0.8 -1.0 -1.1 475,429 477,693 476,780 542,938 -12.4

 With unfilled orders ............................. 247,977 252,037 254,527 -1.6 -1.0 -1.6 249,645 252,961 251,887 274,853 -9.2

 Durable goods industries ........................ 308,353 312,884 316,667 -1.4 -1.2 -1.5 310,192 313,797 313,171 341,870 -9.3

 Wood products................................. ....... 9,581 9,639 9,743 -0.6 -1.1 -1.7 9,557 9,492 9,470 10,534 -9.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,119 11,159 11,401 -0.4 -2.1 -0.7 11,039 11,187 11,467 11,907 -7.3

 Primary metals............................ ............ 25,253 25,475 26,193 -0.9 -2.7 -3.2 25,594 25,670 26,036 35,367 -27.6

 Iron and steel mills............................... 14,014 14,226 14,798 -1.5 -3.9 -4.9 14,205 14,349 14,628 20,296 -30.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,961 8,955 9,048 0.1 -1.0 -0.6 9,178 9,101 9,131 12,402 -26.0

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,278 2,294 2,347 -0.7 -2.3 -2.5 2,211 2,220 2,277 2,669 -17.2

 Fabricated metal products......................... 37,388 37,888 38,684 -1.3 -2.1 -2.4 37,396 38,001 38,420 44,907 -16.7

 Machinery.............................................. 49,249 49,528 50,742 -0.6 -2.4 -1.6 49,095 49,052 50,076 54,576 -10.0

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,049 3,037 3,182 0.4 -4.6 -2.3 2,802 2,848 3,107 2,942 -4.8

 Construction machinery........................ 5,009 4,985 5,031 0.5 -0.9 -3.3 4,927 4,906 5,022 5,549 -11.2

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 4,661 4,670 4,790 -0.2 -2.5 0.2 4,699 4,722 4,811 4,515 4.1

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,159 6,303 6,407 -2.3 -1.6 -0.4 6,262 6,264 6,477 7,029 -10.9

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,535 1,489 1,461 3.1 1.9 1.0 1,537 1,489 1,463 1,356 13.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,952 3,975 4,061 -0.6 -2.1 -0.9 3,956 3,923 3,968 4,813 -17.8

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,441 4,528 4,744 -1.9 -4.6 -1.8 4,506 4,541 4,632 5,429 -17.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 5,132 5,118 5,342 0.3 -4.2 -5.1 5,249 5,111 5,121 6,253 -16.1

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,796 2,863 2,924 -2.3 -2.1 -2.4 2,769 2,828 2,904 3,422 -19.1

 Computers and electronic products ......... 43,344 43,562 44,275 -0.5 -1.6 -2.9 44,064 43,758 43,367 47,923 -8.1

 Computers......................................... 1,070 1,036 1,026 3.3 1.0 1.2 1,156 1,004 1,020 1,412 -18.1

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,184 1,219 1,268 -2.9 -3.9 -4.2 1,253 1,240 1,182 1,690 -25.9

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,941 1,985 2,036 -2.2 -2.5 -1.6 2,015 2,033 1,952 2,209 -8.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,997 7,145 7,399 -2.1 -3.4 -12.2 7,025 7,068 7,043 8,500 -17.4

 Defense communications equipment...... 2,254 2,158 2,132 4.4 1.2 2.9 2,254 2,158 2,132 1,550 45.4

 Audio and video equipment.................. 713 696 703 2.4 -1.0 -3.8 747 681 660 962 -22.3

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

 Electronic components.......................... 5,979 6,017 6,099 -0.6 -1.3 -1.5 6,062 6,118 6,008 6,880 -11.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 4,901 4,748 4,841 3.2 -1.9 -1.3 4,953 4,772 4,829 5,030 -1.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,502 3,550 3,500 -1.4 1.4 -1.2 3,531 3,554 3,464 3,583 -1.5

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,593 10,671 10,698 -0.7 -0.3 -0.3 10,763 10,681 10,478 10,739 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 12,623 12,759 12,917 -1.1 -1.2 -2.1 12,594 12,784 12,819 15,199 -17.1

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,485 1,505 1,446 -1.3 4.1 -5.2 1,506 1,541 1,478 1,804 -16.5

 Household appliances.......................... 2,082 2,095 2,088 -0.6 0.3 0.6 2,080 2,121 2,086 1,991 4.5

 Electrical equipment............................. 3,888 3,926 4,110 -1.0 -4.5 -3.1 3,812 3,824 3,952 5,317 -28.3

 Batteries............................................ 709 710 713 -0.1 -0.4 1.1 740 735 722 691 7.1

 Transportation equipment......................... 91,205 93,995 93,233 -3.0 0.8 0.0 92,062 94,786 92,158 89,874 2.4

 Automobiles....................................... 1,787 1,783 1,828 0.2 -2.5 -2.9 1,827 1,872 1,696 2,594 -29.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 1,692 1,755 1,753 -3.6 0.1 0.7 1,757 1,746 1,758 2,687 -34.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,447 1,473 1,478 -1.8 -0.3 0.8 1,505 1,508 1,476 1,646 -8.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 13,459 13,583 13,701 -0.9 -0.9 -1.0 13,445 13,664 13,531 16,480 -18.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 45,961 48,199 47,672 -4.6 1.1 1.2 46,478 48,655 47,004 40,720 14.1

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 15,888 15,797 15,530 0.6 1.7 0.3 15,972 15,877 15,604 14,308 11.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,602 2,672 2,670 -2.6 0.1 -9.2 2,551 2,608 2,629 2,901 -12.1

 Furniture and related products................. 6,265 6,343 6,481 -1.2 -2.1 -2.8 6,295 6,445 6,593 8,010 -21.4

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 22,326 22,536 22,998 -0.9 -2.0 -1.0 22,496 22,622 22,765 23,573 -4.6

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 189,885 189,290 190,103 0.3 -0.4 -0.4 191,516 190,199 189,638 225,728 -15.2

 Food products........................................ 35,541 35,497 35,554 0.1 -0.2 -1.4 35,635 35,041 34,514 37,472 -4.9

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,327 4,411 4,608 -1.9 -4.3 1.5 4,216 4,332 4,567 4,775 -11.7

 Dairy products.................................... 4,290 4,264 4,280 0.6 -0.4 -2.4 4,376 4,427 4,417 4,560 -4.0

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 7,003 6,997 6,994 0.1 0.0 -2.0 7,007 6,951 6,875 7,667 -8.6

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,388 15,418 15,394 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 14,884 14,809 14,910 14,592 2.0

 Beverages......................................... 11,381 11,390 11,382 -0.1 0.1 -0.5 11,124 11,019 11,049 11,021 0.9

 Tobacco............................................ 4,007 4,028 4,012 -0.5 0.4 -0.2 3,760 3,790 3,861 3,571 5.3

 Textile mills............................................ 3,050 3,130 3,238 -2.6 -3.3 -2.1 3,024 3,107 3,194 3,678 -17.8

 Textile products...................................... 2,695 2,707 2,726 -0.4 -0.7 -1.9 2,714 2,711 2,713 3,320 -18.3

 Apparel................................................. 3,714 3,805 3,878 -2.4 -1.9 -1.2 3,883 3,993 4,000 4,684 -17.1

 Leather and allied products...................... 1,031 1,049 1,061 -1.7 -1.1 -0.4 1,045 1,062 1,049 1,032 1.3

 Paper products....................................... 13,830 13,751 13,789 0.6 -0.3 0.1 13,762 13,658 13,729 15,472 -11.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 6,045 5,970 5,959 1.3 0.2 0.5 6,000 5,912 5,939 6,804 -11.8

 Paperboard containers......................... 3,796 3,797 3,835 0.0 -1.0 -0.1 3,758 3,762 3,802 4,259 -11.8

 Printing.................................................. 5,571 5,612 5,726 -0.7 -2.0 -3.7 5,783 5,763 5,709 6,931 -16.6

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 27,448 26,707 26,436 2.8 1.0 4.3 28,708 27,969 27,600 44,985 -36.2

 Petroleum refineries............................. 25,437 24,616 24,224 3.3 1.6 4.8 26,688 25,853 25,404 42,291 -36.9

 Chemical products..................................... 62,914 62,733 63,031 0.3 -0.5 -1.2 63,366 63,237 63,206 70,484 -10.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,232 3,177 3,164 1.7 0.4 -4.4 2,852 2,857 2,833 2,905 -1.8

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 24,305 24,168 24,325 0.6 -0.6 -3.7 24,805 24,613 24,784 24,786 0.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,917 2,946 2,953 -1.0 -0.2 -0.4 2,930 2,990 2,994 3,149 -7.0

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 18,703 18,881 19,270 -0.9 -2.0 -1.0 18,712 18,849 19,014 23,078 -18.9

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

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

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

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

 Topical Series 1

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted2

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 Aug. July June 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 360,043 360,951 359,928 -0.3 0.3 1.8 373,281 355,856 384,312 456,897 2,862,566 3,562,111 -19.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 37,828 38,094 37,566 -0.7 1.4 0.6 40,960 40,107 41,714 47,259 305,046 354,617 -14.0

 Information technology......................... 24,932 25,319 24,561 -1.5 3.1 2.7 24,007 22,846 28,114 25,474 188,999 209,692 -9.9

 Computers and related products .......... 4,265 4,443 4,366 -4.0 1.8 0.3 3,891 3,965 5,305 4,323 33,351 39,526 -15.6

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 23,318 23,651 22,834 -1.4 3.6 0.2 24,736 18,542 24,658 31,827 190,060 268,795 -29.3

 Capital goods...................................... 66,163 67,293 67,412 -1.7 -0.2 1.8 64,572 62,557 74,576 73,646 528,995 603,871 -12.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 55,416 56,844 56,529 -2.5 0.6 1.1 53,815 52,862 63,203 64,611 448,470 533,741 -16.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 51,868 52,921 52,774 -2.0 0.3 1.4 50,466 49,730 58,603 60,457 417,315 498,149 -16.2

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 10,747 10,449 10,883 2.9 -4.0 5.3 10,757 9,695 11,373 9,035 80,525 70,130 14.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 144,465 143,683 146,133 0.5 -1.7 3.2 151,555 142,175 151,844 192,849 1,135,473 1,474,538 -23.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 21,328 21,813 21,020 -2.2 3.8 -2.2 21,916 18,270 22,510 29,272 173,866 242,869 -28.4

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 123,137 121,870 125,113 1.0 -2.6 4.2 129,639 123,905 129,334 163,577 961,607 1,231,669 -21.9

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 352,889 355,719 350,913 -0.8 1.4 0.9 363,665 347,435 371,929 450,987 2,765,893 3,569,574 -22.5

 Construction materials and supplies...... 38,030 37,800 37,518 0.6 0.8 1.7 41,006 40,028 41,284 46,892 302,548 360,380 -16.0

 Information technology......................... 24,881 25,030 24,590 -0.6 1.8 0.9 22,587 22,166 27,506 24,667 186,333 211,173 -11.8

 Computers and related products .......... 4,379 4,489 4,660 -2.5 -3.7 0.5 4,005 4,011 5,599 4,404 33,231 39,713 -16.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 23,225 23,062 22,641 0.7 1.9 -0.2 24,448 18,346 24,335 31,428 188,346 267,422 -29.6

 Capital goods...................................... 62,359 66,564 61,502 -6.3 8.2 -5.6 58,543 59,073 65,962 73,472 472,989 643,302 -26.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 52,426 56,725 53,014 -7.6 7.0 -0.2 49,582 51,949 57,399 64,772 399,986 572,449 -30.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 51,086 51,566 52,237 -0.9 -1.3 3.8 48,009 48,519 56,512 60,479 397,360 514,280 -22.7

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 9,933 9,839 8,488 1.0 15.9 -29.5 8,961 7,124 8,563 8,700 73,003 70,853 3.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 144,518 143,860 146,127 0.5 -1.6 3.4 151,558 142,512 151,661 192,421 1,135,064 1,473,828 -23.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 21,381 21,990 21,014 -2.8 4.6 -1.0 21,919 18,607 22,327 28,844 173,457 242,159 -28.4

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 123,137 121,870 125,113 1.0 -2.6 4.2 129,639 123,905 129,334 163,577 961,607 1,231,669 -21.9

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 736,805 739,922 740,685 -0.4 -0.1 -0.8 732,383 738,019 740,822 819,953 (X) (X) -10.7

 Construction materials and supplies...... 47,226 47,024 47,318 0.4 -0.6 -0.1 47,886 47,840 47,919 56,331 (X) (X) -15.0

 Information technology......................... 120,224 120,275 120,564 0.0 -0.2 0.0 118,579 119,999 120,679 119,905 (X) (X) -1.1

 Computers and related products .......... 3,970 3,856 3,810 3.0 1.2 8.4 3,970 3,856 3,810 3,904 (X) (X) 1.7

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 13,886 13,979 14,568 -0.7 -4.0 -1.3 13,935 14,223 14,419 17,192 (X) (X) -18.9

 Capital goods...................................... 563,269 567,073 567,802 -0.7 -0.1 -1.0 557,929 563,958 567,442 614,888 (X) (X) -9.3

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................422,596 425,586 425,705 -0.7 0.0 -0.8 419,786 424,019 424,932 477,523 (X) (X) -12.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 174,368 175,150 176,505 -0.4 -0.8 -0.3 173,227 175,684 176,895 204,915 (X) (X) -15.5

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 140,673 141,487 142,097 -0.6 -0.4 -1.7 138,143 139,939 142,510 137,365 (X) (X) 0.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 7,601 7,548 7,371 0.7 2.4 -0.1 7,588 7,585 7,248 8,454 (X) (X) -10.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 7,601 7,548 7,371 0.7 2.4 -0.1 7,588 7,585 7,248 8,454 (X) (X) -10.2 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 498,238 502,174 506,770 -0.8 -0.9 -1.1 501,708 503,996 502,809 567,598 (X) (X) -11.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 51,931 52,409 53,369 -0.9 -1.8 -1.9 52,001 52,437 52,825 61,137 (X) (X) -14.9

 Information technology......................... 39,530 39,607 40,018 -0.2 -1.0 -3.1 40,098 39,643 39,197 42,929 (X) (X) -6.6

 Computers and related products .......... 4,195 4,240 4,330 -1.1 -2.1 -1.7 4,424 4,277 4,154 5,311 (X) (X) -16.7

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 18,385 18,594 18,760 -1.1 -0.9 -0.9 18,534 18,790 18,461 23,407 (X) (X) -20.8

 Capital goods...................................... 155,077 157,648 159,466 -1.6 -1.1 -1.2 156,090 157,853 157,418 160,623 (X) (X) -2.8

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................134,906 137,421 139,419 -1.8 -1.4 -1.2 135,959 137,657 137,440 141,549 (X) (X) -3.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 98,478 99,142 101,312 -0.7 -2.1 -2.2 99,109 98,972 99,862 109,601 (X) (X) -9.6

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 20,171 20,227 20,047 -0.3 0.9 -1.0 20,131 20,196 19,978 19,074 (X) (X) 5.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 143,319 142,632 143,025 0.5 -0.3 -0.7 145,028 143,435 142,709 169,792 (X) (X) -14.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 24,197 24,418 24,852 -0.9 -1.7 -2.1 24,355 24,432 24,355 28,893 (X) (X) -15.7

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 119,122 118,214 118,173 0.8 0.0 -0.4 120,673 119,003 118,354 140,899 (X) (X) -14.4

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable.

1

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

2

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

3

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

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

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

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

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

and supplies.

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS

UNFILLED ORDERS

TOTAL INVENTORIES
 7

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. Aug.

2009p 2009r 2009 Aug. July June 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 09/08

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 167,472 168,357 170,193 -0.5 -1.1 -1.2 168,126 169,195 168,946 193,676 -13.2

 Durable goods industries........................ 103,050 103,899 106,083 -0.8 -2.1 -2.0 103,589 104,437 104,519 116,742 -11.3

 Wood products................................... 3,844 3,916 4,046 -1.8 -3.2 -3.8 3,815 3,789 3,760 4,318 -11.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,628 4,663 4,695 -0.8 -0.7 0.5 4,641 4,685 4,694 4,899 -5.3

 Primary metals.................................... 11,345 11,904 12,486 -4.7 -4.7 -3.9 11,431 11,915 12,341 13,579 -15.8

 Fabricated metal products..................... 13,805 13,764 14,245 0.3 -3.4 -2.7 13,783 13,789 14,078 16,858 -18.2

 Machinery.......................................... 19,366 19,432 19,855 -0.3 -2.1 -2.6 19,359 19,470 19,605 21,102 -8.3

 Computers and electronic products ...... 13,830 13,831 13,973 0.0 -1.0 -3.4 14,076 13,864 13,730 15,794 -10.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 4,776 4,888 5,019 -2.3 -2.6 -2.5 4,742 4,891 4,963 6,204 -23.6

 Transportation equipment..................... 21,047 21,021 21,074 0.1 -0.3 0.6 21,269 21,467 20,690 22,422 -5.1

 Furniture and related products............... 3,039 3,071 3,165 -1.0 -3.0 -3.3 3,038 3,098 3,186 3,934 -22.8

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,370 7,409 7,525 -0.5 -1.5 -0.6 7,435 7,469 7,472 7,632 -2.6

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 64,422 64,458 64,110 -0.1 0.5 0.1 64,537 64,758 64,427 76,934 -16.1

 Food products.................................... 13,144 13,284 13,453 -1.1 -1.3 -0.5 12,750 13,129 13,292 13,443 -5.2

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,374 4,410 4,400 -0.8 0.2 -0.5 4,185 4,253 4,294 4,232 -1.1

 Textiles.............................................. 961 977 987 -1.6 -1.0 1.0 954 971 973 1,176 -18.9

 Textile products.................................. 1,037 1,046 1,056 -0.9 -0.9 -0.9 1,045 1,057 1,058 1,322 -21.0

 Apparel............................................. 948 965 981 -1.8 -1.6 -0.8 952 977 991 1,069 -10.9

 Leather and allied products................... 387 389 392 -0.5 -0.8 0.0 390 393 387 362 7.7

 Paper products.................................... 6,803 6,724 6,651 1.2 1.1 -0.3 6,761 6,633 6,596 7,425 -8.9

 Printing ............................................. 2,463 2,492 2,552 -1.2 -2.4 -5.1 2,515 2,530 2,576 3,131 -19.7

 Petroleum and coal products................ 8,048 7,794 7,434 3.3 4.8 1.1 8,429 8,209 8,014 13,887 -39.3

 Chemical products................................ 18,900 18,864 18,601 0.2 1.4 1.4 19,075 19,000 18,730 21,504 -11.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 7,357 7,513 7,603 -2.1 -1.2 -0.1 7,481 7,606 7,516 9,383 -20.3

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 158,531 160,820 161,469 -1.4 -0.4 -0.6 159,704 161,318 159,717 168,855 -5.4

 Durable goods industries........................ 121,336 124,133 124,502 -2.3 -0.3 -0.6 122,462 124,662 123,152 125,890 -2.7

 Wood products................................... 1,671 1,666 1,659 0.3 0.4 0.1 1,697 1,675 1,646 1,955 -13.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,358 1,342 1,378 1.2 -2.6 -0.9 1,338 1,334 1,402 1,304 2.6

 Primary metals.................................... 7,459 7,087 7,113 5.2 -0.4 -1.0 7,695 7,300 7,160 11,040 -30.3

 Fabricated metal products..................... 11,110 11,538 11,708 -3.7 -1.5 -3.0 11,206 11,648 11,608 13,722 -18.3

 Machinery.......................................... 13,739 13,902 14,303 -1.2 -2.8 -1.3 13,880 13,766 14,184 15,375 -9.7

 Computers and electronic products ...... 20,506 20,685 21,087 -0.9 -1.9 -2.3 20,695 20,813 20,723 21,538 -3.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 2,561 2,571 2,583 -0.4 -0.5 -3.1 2,583 2,596 2,609 3,156 -18.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 58,695 61,104 60,328 -3.9 1.3 0.9 59,097 61,245 59,480 53,030 11.4

 Furniture and related products............... 1,113 1,100 1,126 1.2 -2.3 1.0 1,112 1,109 1,133 1,224 -9.2

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,124 3,138 3,217 -0.4 -2.5 -2.9 3,159 3,176 3,207 3,546 -10.9

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 37,195 36,687 36,967 1.4 -0.8 -0.8 37,242 36,656 36,565 42,965 -13.3

 Food products.................................... 2,120 2,142 2,182 -1.0 -1.8 -1.7 1,884 1,879 1,901 2,073 -9.1

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,475 4,457 4,491 0.4 -0.8 0.8 4,084 4,009 4,177 3,894 4.9

 Textiles.............................................. 672 664 694 1.2 -4.3 -6.2 677 667 688 931 -27.3

 Textile products.................................. 335 336 334 -0.3 0.6 0.9 337 337 330 418 -19.4

 Apparel............................................. 533 549 552 -2.9 -0.5 0.0 555 569 563 684 -18.9

 Leather and allied products................... 81 82 80 -1.2 2.5 -4.8 82 82 76 93 -11.8

 Paper products.................................... 1,261 1,277 1,327 -1.3 -3.8 1.3 1,280 1,284 1,333 1,572 -18.6

 Printing ............................................. 1,439 1,430 1,443 0.6 -0.9 -3.3 1,546 1,496 1,377 1,794 -13.8

 Petroleum and coal products................ 8,644 8,309 8,368 4.0 -0.7 9.7 8,870 8,628 8,429 13,751 -35.5

 Chemical products................................ 15,393 15,201 15,252 1.3 -0.3 -5.8 15,688 15,483 15,499 15,231 3.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,242 2,240 2,244 0.1 -0.2 -0.3 2,239 2,222 2,192 2,524 -11.3

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 172,235 172,997 175,108 -0.4 -1.2 -1.4 173,878 173,483 174,146 205,067 -15.2

 Durable goods industries........................ 83,967 84,852 86,082 -1.0 -1.4 -2.2 84,141 84,698 85,500 99,238 -15.2

 Wood products................................... 4,066 4,057 4,038 0.2 0.5 -0.2 4,045 4,028 4,064 4,261 -5.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,133 5,154 5,328 -0.4 -3.3 -1.8 5,060 5,168 5,371 5,704 -11.3

 Primary metals.................................... 6,449 6,484 6,594 -0.5 -1.7 -4.3 6,468 6,455 6,535 10,748 -39.8

 Fabricated metal products..................... 12,473 12,586 12,731 -0.9 -1.1 -1.4 12,407 12,564 12,734 14,327 -13.4

 Machinery.......................................... 16,144 16,194 16,584 -0.3 -2.4 -0.7 15,856 15,816 16,287 18,099 -12.4

 Computers and electronic products ...... 9,008 9,046 9,215 -0.4 -1.8 -3.4 9,293 9,081 8,914 10,591 -12.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,286 5,300 5,315 -0.3 -0.3 -1.2 5,269 5,297 5,247 5,839 -9.8

 Transportation equipment..................... 11,463 11,870 11,831 -3.4 0.3 -5.3 11,696 12,074 11,988 14,422 -18.9

 Furniture and related products............... 2,113 2,172 2,190 -2.7 -0.8 -4.0 2,145 2,238 2,274 2,852 -24.8

 Miscellaneous products........................ 11,832 11,989 12,256 -1.3 -2.2 -0.8 11,902 11,977 12,086 12,395 -4.0

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 88,268 88,145 89,026 0.1 -1.0 -0.7 89,737 88,785 88,646 105,829 -15.2

 Food products.................................... 20,277 20,071 19,919 1.0 0.8 -1.9 21,001 20,033 19,321 21,956 -4.3

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 6,539 6,551 6,503 -0.2 0.7 -1.2 6,615 6,547 6,439 6,466 2.3

 Textiles.............................................. 1,417 1,489 1,557 -4.8 -4.4 -2.1 1,393 1,469 1,533 1,571 -11.3

 Textile products.................................. 1,323 1,325 1,336 -0.2 -0.8 -3.3 1,332 1,317 1,325 1,580 -15.7

 Apparel............................................. 2,233 2,291 2,345 -2.5 -2.3 -1.7 2,376 2,447 2,446 2,931 -18.9

 Leather and allied products................... 563 578 589 -2.6 -1.9 0.0 573 587 586 577 -0.7

 Paper products.................................... 5,766 5,750 5,811 0.3 -1.0 0.4 5,721 5,741 5,800 6,475 -11.6

 Printing ............................................. 1,669 1,690 1,731 -1.2 -2.4 -1.9 1,722 1,737 1,756 2,006 -14.2

 Petroleum and coal products................ 10,756 10,604 10,634 1.4 -0.3 2.5 11,409 11,132 11,157 17,347 -34.2

 Chemical products................................ 28,621 28,668 29,178 -0.2 -1.7 -0.3 28,603 28,754 28,977 33,749 -15.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,104 9,128 9,423 -0.3 -3.1 -1.9 8,992 9,021 9,306 11,171 -19.5

p

 Preliminary r Revised

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Aug Jul Jun May Aug Jul Jun May

2009p 2009r 2009 2009 2009p 2009r 2009 2009

 All manufacturing industries2

...................... 1.38 1.39 1.41 1.45 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.80 1.80 1.86 1.91 5.98 5.94 6.00 6.15

 Wood products.............................................. 1.28 1.29 1.33 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.47 1.47 1.53 1.56 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.89 1.94 2.13 2.24 1.13 1.12 1.17 1.12

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.57 1.59 1.65 1.71 2.13 2.15 2.20 2.26

 Machinery..................................................... 2.24 2.21 2.18 2.23 4.46 4.40 4.28 4.31

 Computers and electronic products 2

................ 1.48 1.45 1.59 1.64 5.51 5.47 5.62 5.79

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.54 1.50 1.55 1.59 2.70 2.59 2.66 2.67

 Transportation equipment.............................. 2.16 2.18 2.18 2.22 13.49 13.26 13.22 13.77

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.24 1.23 1.26 1.30 1.34 1.34 1.38 1.42

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.83 1.81 1.92 1.93 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 1.01 1.01 1.00 1.03 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.72 0.72 0.71 0.73 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.38 1.40 1.36 1.40 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.36 1.42 1.46 1.48 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.58 1.57 1.59 1.58 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.81 1.81 1.81 1.85 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.79 2.53 2.47 2.58 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Printing......................................................... 0.77 0.77 0.78 0.80 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.75 0.77 0.71 0.77 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.23 1.24 1.29 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable

1

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Aug2 Aug2 Aug2 Aug2

Industry 2008- 2008- 2008- 2008-

Aug1 Jul Aug1 Jul Aug1 Jul Aug1 Jul

2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009

 All manufacturing industries.......... (X) 0.5 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.2 (X) 0.2

Durable goods industries....................... 0.0 0.6 -0.2 1.3 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.2

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 0.0 1.1 0.1 2.2 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.4

 Fabricated metal products................... 0.1 0.7 -0.1 1.5 -0.2 0.4 0.0 0.4

 Machinery.......................................... -0.3 0.9 -0.2 2.8 0.1 0.5 -0.5 0.4

 Computers and electronic products ..... 0.1 0.9 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.3 0.8 -2.0 2.0 -0.8 0.6 0.2 0.6

 Transportation equipment................... 0.1 0.5 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.8 (X) 1.6 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.4

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.6 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.3

Nondurable goods industries.................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textiles............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 1.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.2

 Paper products................................... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Printing.............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.0

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.2

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Plastics and rubber products............... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

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

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

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

approximately 4,300 reporting units. Units may be divisions of diversified large companies, large homogenous 

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

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

that reported data in the monthly survey represent approximately 61 percent of the shipments estimates at the total 

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

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

The data presented in this release are based on data obtained from a panel of 4,300 reporting units and provide an 

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

complete enumeration of all manufacturing companies. In addition, a different panel of 4,300 companies would 

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

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

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

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

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

next month’s advance report. Any revisions made later than two months will be reflected in the annual benchmark 

publication. 

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