FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2017, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Adriana Stoica 

Economic Indicators Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (16)-11 

CB 17-01 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

November 2016 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in November, 

down following four consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $11.3 billion or 2.4 percent to $458.3 billion, 

the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 

2.8 percent October increase. 

 Shipments, down following three consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $0.3 billion or 0.1 percent to $463.8 

billion. This followed a 0.2 percent October increase. 

 Unfilled orders, down five of the last six months, 

decreased $1.7 billion or 0.1 percent to $1,127.8 billion. 

This followed a 0.8 percent October increase. The 

unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.78, down from 

6.79 in October. 

 Inventories, up four of the last five months, increased 

$1.4 billion or 0.2 percent to $623.1 billion. This 

followed a 0.1 percent October increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.34, unchanged from 

October. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

November, down following four consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $10.8 billion or 4.5 percent to 

$228.8 billion, up from the previously published 4.6 

percent decrease. This followed a 5.0 percent October 

increase. 

 Transportation equipment, also down following four 

consecutive monthly increases, drove the decrease, $11.6 

billion or 13.2 percent to $76.7 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $0.5 billion or 0.2 percent to $229.6 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in 

November, up two of the last three months, increased 

$0.2 billion or 0.1 percent to $234.2 billion, virtually 

unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

followed a 0.2 percent October decrease. 

 Primary metals, also up two of the last three months, 

drove the increase, $0.4 billion or 2.0 percent to $18.1 

billion. 

 

 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following three consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $0.5 billion or 0.2 percent to $229.6 billion. 

This followed a 0.6 percent October increase. Petroleum 

and coal products, also down following three 

consecutive monthly increases, drove the decrease, $0.7 

billion or 1.7 percent to $38.3 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

November, down five of the last six months, decreased 

$1.7 billion or 0.1 percent to $1,127.8 billion, up from 

the previously published 0.2 percent decrease. This 

followed a 0.8 percent October increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also down five of the last 

six months, drove the decrease, $3.4 billion or 0.4 

percent to $770.0 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

November, up four of the last five months, increased 

$0.7 billion or 0.2 percent to $384.1 billion, up from the 

previously published 0.1 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.1 percent October decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also up four of the last five 

months, led the increase, $0.4 billion or 0.3 percent to 

$124.2 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

three of the last four months, increased $0.7 billion or 

0.3 percent to $239.0 billion. This followed a 0.3 

percent October increase. Petroleum and coal products, 

also up three of the last four months, led the increase, 

$0.3 billion or 1.4 percent to $25.9 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, November materials and 

supplies decreased 0.2 percent in durable goods and 

increased 0.4 percent in nondurable goods. Work in 

process increased 0.3 percent in durable goods and 

increased 0.4 percent in nondurable goods. Finished 

goods increased 0.4 percent in durable goods and 

increased 0.2 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 December is scheduled for release on January 27, 2017 at 

8:30 a.m. EST and the Full Report on February 3, 2017 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. 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. - Sep. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2016/

2016p 2016r 2016 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2016p 2016r 2016 2015 2016p 2015 2015

 All manufacturing industries.................. 463,787 464,095 463,070 -0.1 0.2 0.9 454,046 469,757 484,161 446,464 5,066,603 5,168,618 -2.0

 Excluding transportation................... 383,687 383,523 381,213 0.0 0.6 0.6 375,300 388,670 395,350 365,922 4,175,885 4,277,977 -2.4

 Excluding defense.............................. 450,661 451,528 450,581 -0.2 0.2 0.9 440,419 457,596 470,105 433,605 4,931,092 5,035,227 -2.1

 With unfilled orders............................ 166,223 166,255 167,154 0.0 -0.5 1.1 160,868 165,729 178,853 159,431 1,819,631 1,832,222 -0.7

 Durable goods industries......................... 234,208 233,989 234,367 0.1 -0.2 0.8 227,290 235,753 250,295 225,520 2,570,154 2,589,762 -0.8

 Wood products....................................... 8,642 8,507 8,419 1.6 1.0 1.1 8,000 8,891 8,816 7,265 92,775 88,825 4.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 10,040 9,971 9,893 0.7 0.8 0.0 9,691 10,681 10,716 9,134 110,555 105,654 4.6

 Primary metals....................................... 18,105 17,752 17,759 2.0 0.0 0.0 17,244 17,827 18,252 16,810 197,615 214,326 -7.8

 Iron and steel mills............................ 8,017 7,937 7,891 1.0 0.6 -1.3 7,673 8,027 8,036 7,657 88,961 100,015 -11.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 8,678 8,414 8,444 3.1 -0.4 1.7 8,259 8,424 8,662 7,700 92,266 96,174 -4.1

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,410 1,401 1,424 0.6 -1.6 -2.1 1,312 1,376 1,554 1,453 16,388 18,137 -9.6

 Fabricated metal products....................... 30,635 30,445 30,082 0.6 1.2 -0.3 29,515 31,131 31,650 27,869 333,187 327,785 1.6

 Machinery............................................. 30,117 29,959 30,070 0.5 -0.4 0.6 28,089 29,655 31,098 28,831 332,421 353,873 -6.1

 Farm machinery................................. 1,802 1,814 1,816 -0.7 -0.1 5.2 1,335 1,673 1,652 1,459 19,929 22,916 -13.0

 Construction machinery..................... 2,473 2,646 2,565 -6.5 3.2 2.8 2,415 2,803 2,539 3,163 29,971 40,309 -25.6

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 830 869 978 -4.5 -11.1 9.8 820 899 1,017 1,347 10,577 18,983 -44.3

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,475 2,396 2,283 3.3 4.9 -6.8 2,182 2,416 2,618 2,262 26,128 26,099 0.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 386 396 397 -2.5 -0.3 -5.5 397 406 431 422 4,548 4,640 -2.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,466 3,477 3,472 -0.3 0.1 -2.6 3,114 3,163 3,732 3,156 38,338 39,050 -1.8

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,273 3,184 3,234 2.8 -1.5 4.9 3,330 3,326 3,532 2,837 33,999 30,385 11.9

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,059 3,886 4,025 4.5 -3.5 1.5 3,984 3,910 3,989 3,735 44,451 48,302 -8.0

 Material handling equipment............... 3,013 3,019 2,981 -0.2 1.3 0.7 2,883 3,092 3,095 2,738 32,751 28,809 13.7

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 27,577 27,516 27,262 0.2 0.9 -0.6 27,290 27,357 30,360 26,086 293,718 283,257 3.7

 Computers........................................ 567 608 569 -6.7 6.9 -7.0 517 613 657 696 6,454 8,453 -23.6

 Computer storage devices..................... 569 586 478 -2.9 22.6 -19.4 463 433 725 451 5,837 5,763 1.3

 Other peripheral equipment................ 625 617 607 1.3 1.6 -5.6 526 525 743 610 6,853 8,467 -19.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,111 3,067 3,233 1.4 -5.1 2.9 2,849 2,780 3,998 2,874 33,568 33,362 0.6

 Defense communications equipment.... 286 281 299 1.8 -6.0 -11.3 294 283 344 315 3,196 3,445 -7.2

 Audio and video equipment.................... 352 368 346 -4.3 6.4 -7.7 467 461 339 445 3,848 3,023 27.3

 Electronic components......................... 4,817 4,907 4,964 -1.8 -1.1 0.3 4,486 4,854 5,211 4,185 52,477 47,092 11.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,362 1,402 1,395 -2.9 0.5 1.9 1,364 1,334 1,598 1,387 15,063 14,014 7.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,524 2,537 2,541 -0.5 -0.2 -1.2 2,685 2,581 2,741 2,759 27,763 27,575 0.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 9,262 9,244 9,169 0.2 0.8 -1.1 8,975 8,776 10,535 8,503 98,619 93,005 6.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,510 9,632 9,567 -1.3 0.7 -0.3 9,409 9,787 10,241 9,584 104,954 111,940 -6.2

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,038 1,049 1,034 -1.0 1.5 -5.2 1,065 1,116 1,075 1,099 11,657 11,323 2.9

 Household appliances........................ 1,359 1,407 1,412 -3.4 -0.4 1.7 1,426 1,455 1,508 1,519 15,400 17,064 -9.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,933 2,909 2,898 0.8 0.4 -0.4 2,771 2,785 3,200 2,866 32,283 35,155 -8.2

 Batteries........................................... 754 775 757 -2.7 2.4 -7.7 874 877 820 951 8,644 9,271 -6.8

 Transportation equipment........................ 80,100 80,572 81,857 -0.6 -1.6 2.0 78,746 81,087 88,811 80,542 890,718 890,641 0.0

 Automobiles..................................... 8,959 8,803 9,143 1.8 -3.7 -3.5 9,030 9,082 9,797 10,150 106,062 117,012 -9.4

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 15,465 15,601 15,357 -0.9 1.6 0.6 15,214 16,403 16,835 14,903 169,090 163,975 3.1

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,061 2,000 2,085 3.1 -4.1 1.7 1,930 2,067 2,220 2,276 24,456 29,493 -17.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 28,842 28,873 29,113 -0.1 -0.8 2.6 27,911 29,787 30,487 25,092 313,461 285,548 9.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 12,337 13,479 14,112 -8.5 -4.5 8.8 12,083 12,139 15,783 15,363 145,451 153,780 -5.4

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,202 3,931 4,132 6.9 -4.9 -7.7 4,378 3,739 4,849 4,798 45,663 53,138 -14.1

 Ships and boats................................. 3,100 2,990 3,118 3.7 -4.1 -0.8 3,181 3,085 3,306 3,097 33,657 31,101 8.2

 Furniture and related products.................. 6,405 6,382 6,353 0.4 0.5 1.0 6,162 6,263 6,586 5,978 69,547 67,071 3.7

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,077 13,253 13,105 -1.3 1.1 1.3 13,144 13,074 13,765 13,421 144,664 146,390 -1.2

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 229,579 230,106 228,703 -0.2 0.6 0.9 226,756 234,004 233,866 220,944 2,496,449 2,578,856 -3.2

 Food products....................................... 64,544 64,553 64,940 0.0 -0.6 -0.1 67,043 67,919 66,712 66,030 712,135 709,463 0.4

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,966 7,946 7,984 0.3 -0.5 1.4 8,654 8,697 7,980 8,312 88,102 87,641 0.5

 Dairy products.................................. 9,062 9,061 9,207 0.0 -1.6 -0.9 9,679 9,403 9,515 9,610 100,711 101,339 -0.6

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 17,548 17,529 17,657 0.1 -0.7 -0.5 17,728 17,995 17,963 17,965 196,018 204,786 -4.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,424 12,448 12,386 -0.2 0.5 -2.0 12,364 12,274 12,853 12,121 135,524 134,375 0.9

 Beverages......................................... 9,207 9,120 9,237 1.0 -1.3 -3.0 9,147 8,946 9,704 9,059 102,180 99,852 2.3

 Tobacco............................................ 3,217 3,328 3,149 -3.3 5.7 1.1 3,217 3,328 3,149 3,062 33,344 34,523 -3.4

 Textile mills........................................... 2,526 2,514 2,476 0.5 1.5 -1.9 2,425 2,610 2,538 2,461 28,045 28,708 -2.3

 Textile products................................... 2,013 2,014 1,990 0.0 1.2 -1.4 1,940 2,043 1,970 1,959 22,144 22,745 -2.6

 Apparel................................................ 1,041 1,025 1,047 1.6 -2.1 -1.7 1,205 1,191 1,121 1,197 11,629 11,098 4.8

 Leather and allied products...................... 338 331 330 2.1 0.3 -1.8 331 344 333 334 3,738 4,336 -13.8

 Paper products...................................... 15,338 15,183 15,164 1.0 0.1 0.5 15,048 15,512 15,440 14,676 167,892 167,807 0.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,782 6,716 6,722 1.0 -0.1 0.6 6,639 6,777 6,822 6,620 74,546 75,464 -1.2

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,767 4,694 4,686 1.6 0.2 0.8 4,639 4,832 4,820 4,393 51,770 51,071 1.4

 Printing................................................. 6,950 7,041 7,140 -1.3 -1.4 -0.4 7,086 7,383 7,461 7,268 78,491 78,762 -0.3

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 38,297 38,959 36,978 -1.7 5.4 3.9 36,997 39,819 37,560 35,398 391,092 491,557 -20.4

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 34,080 34,828 33,055 -2.1 5.4 4.0 33,057 35,522 33,226 32,468 349,037 454,086 -23.1

 Chemical products..................................... 66,958 66,752 66,827 0.3 -0.1 1.4 64,180 65,312 67,916 61,925 732,893 718,455 2.0

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 4,109 4,120 4,141 -0.3 -0.5 -2.3 3,245 2,924 3,653 3,057 45,680 43,143 5.9

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 22,060 21,814 21,796 1.1 0.1 1.9 21,932 21,742 22,349 20,506 238,557 213,835 11.6

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,788 3,713 3,658 2.0 1.5 0.4 3,261 3,652 3,746 2,914 40,807 37,955 7.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 19,150 19,286 19,425 -0.7 -0.7 1.1 18,137 19,597 19,962 17,575 212,866 211,550 0.6

p

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

1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. - Sep. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2016/

2016p 2016r 2016 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2016p 2016r 2016 2015 2016p 2015 2015

All manufacturing industries2........................ 458,329 469,636 456,907 -2.4 2.8 0.6 449,132 472,322 474,982 443,849 5,006,147 5,095,526 -1.8

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 381,618 381,304 378,229 0.1 0.8 0.6 370,783 384,618 390,798 359,888 4,146,351 4,237,933 -2.2

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 441,832 457,150 444,487 -3.4 2.8 1.1 433,381 461,239 460,609 428,673 4,869,528 4,973,674 -2.1

 With unfilled orders2............................. 164,566 175,390 164,356 -6.2 6.7 0.5 160,284 172,649 172,822 160,324 1,795,933 1,794,653 0.1

 Durable goods industries2

......................... 228,750 239,530 228,204 -4.5 5.0 0.3 222,376 238,318 241,116 222,905 2,509,698 2,516,670 -0.3

 Primary metals........................................ 18,595 18,191 17,966 2.2 1.3 0.8 18,085 17,922 17,591 15,548 199,550 211,478 -5.6

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,405 8,211 8,088 2.4 1.5 -1.0 8,228 7,988 7,391 7,710 90,697 98,771 -8.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 8,690 8,542 8,368 1.7 2.1 2.1 8,469 8,530 8,628 6,505 92,034 94,946 -3.1

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,500 1,438 1,510 4.3 -4.8 3.3 1,388 1,404 1,572 1,333 16,819 17,761 -5.3

 Fabricated metal products........................ 30,830 30,997 30,078 -0.5 3.1 -0.5 28,748 30,913 30,761 27,138 334,648 325,527 2.8

 Machinery............................................. 30,378 29,972 29,883 1.4 0.3 0.7 28,308 29,781 30,356 28,749 329,349 347,964 -5.3

 Construction machinery........................ 2,740 2,601 2,387 5.3 9.0 3.1 2,768 2,770 2,285 3,127 28,591 36,906 -22.5

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 777 824 932 -5.7 -11.6 11.5 788 917 926 1,143 8,257 16,926 -51.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,414 2,179 2,133 10.8 2.2 -10.0 2,030 2,221 2,375 2,075 25,062 25,279 -0.9

 Photographic equipment....................... 457 423 459 8.0 -7.8 -3.4 480 423 512 402 4,679 4,882 -4.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,537 3,362 3,291 5.2 2.2 0.0 3,169 3,032 3,589 3,195 37,907 39,729 -4.6

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,202 3,219 3,162 -0.5 1.8 -1.6 3,261 3,333 3,419 2,956 34,633 29,923 15.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 3,968 4,006 4,111 -0.9 -2.6 2.0 3,857 3,963 4,012 3,867 44,317 46,367 -4.4

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,070 3,073 3,124 -0.1 -1.6 2.3 2,884 2,914 3,255 2,940 33,056 30,314 9.0

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 24,227 24,116 24,075 0.5 0.2 -1.4 22,299 23,190 28,043 22,251 261,327 254,207 2.8

 Computers........................................ 580 610 592 -4.9 3.0 -3.7 530 615 680 775 6,443 8,647 -25.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,418 3,189 3,250 7.2 -1.9 -2.9 2,823 3,026 4,272 2,945 35,918 36,937 -2.8

 Defense communications equipment....... 299 300 287 -0.3 4.5 2.1 259 259 346 268 3,177 3,479 -8.7

 Electronic components......................... 4,806 4,866 4,998 -1.2 -2.6 2.0 4,338 4,835 5,106 4,042 52,459 47,451 10.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,528 1,493 1,476 2.3 1.2 1.7 1,543 1,492 1,678 1,559 16,263 16,516 -1.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,352 2,442 2,472 -3.7 -1.2 -7.3 2,163 2,258 2,957 2,371 27,841 26,367 5.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 9,397 9,340 9,273 0.6 0.7 -0.1 8,853 8,924 10,876 8,432 99,406 94,022 5.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,808 9,776 9,622 0.3 1.6 0.0 9,523 9,803 10,177 9,438 106,332 111,415 -4.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,025 1,014 1,105 1.1 -8.2 1.7 1,048 1,088 1,133 1,115 11,722 11,316 3.6

 Household appliances.......................... 1,370 1,380 1,437 -0.7 -4.0 3.8 1,453 1,445 1,552 1,585 15,437 16,979 -9.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,984 2,910 2,818 2.5 3.3 -1.1 2,849 2,797 2,985 2,867 32,222 35,720 -9.8

 Transportation equipment........................ 76,711 88,332 78,678 -13.2 12.3 0.7 78,349 87,704 84,184 83,961 859,796 857,593 0.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 28,911 28,541 28,964 1.3 -1.5 2.3 28,633 29,148 30,367 25,808 311,312 284,880 9.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 5,739 21,903 11,264 -73.8 94.5 30.6 8,507 20,299 11,354 15,811 117,038 137,293 -14.8

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 7,762 3,823 2,776 103.0 37.7 -47.1 7,776 3,633 3,276 7,834 49,402 52,018 -5.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,903 3,060 2,819 -5.1 8.5 -18.0 2,861 2,888 2,898 2,212 31,005 21,912 41.5

 Furniture and related products................... 6,441 6,413 6,495 0.4 -1.3 1.0 6,228 6,357 6,717 5,998 70,695 67,615 4.6

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 229,579 230,106 228,703 -0.2 0.6 0.9 226,756 234,004 233,866 220,944 2,496,449 2,578,856 -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.

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 November

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. - Sep. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2016/

2016p 2016r 2016 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2016p 2016r 2016 2015 2015

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,127,765 1,129,422 1,120,287 -0.1 0.8 -0.2 1,116,002 1,116,586 1,109,666 1,130,000 -1.2

 Excluding transportation2...................... 357,775 356,043 354,668 0.5 0.4 0.1 352,066 352,253 351,950 346,955 1.5

 Excluding defense2

............................. 950,162 955,190 945,974 -0.5 1.0 -0.3 941,677 944,385 936,387 958,411 -1.7

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,127,765 1,129,422 1,120,287 -0.1 0.8 -0.2 1,116,002 1,116,586 1,109,666 1,130,000 -1.2

 Primary metals........................................ 33,624 33,134 32,695 1.5 1.3 0.6 32,548 31,707 31,612 30,267 7.5

 Iron and steel mills............................... 19,172 18,784 18,510 2.1 1.5 1.1 18,096 17,541 17,580 15,985 13.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 10,453 10,441 10,313 0.1 1.2 -0.7 10,584 10,374 10,268 10,937 -3.2

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 3,999 3,909 3,872 2.3 1.0 2.3 3,868 3,792 3,764 3,345 15.6

 Fabricated metal products......................... 74,879 74,684 74,132 0.3 0.7 0.0 72,908 73,675 73,893 71,856 1.5

 Machinery.............................................. 92,646 92,385 92,372 0.3 0.0 -0.2 91,884 91,665 91,539 97,808 -6.1

 Construction machinery......................... 4,155 3,888 3,933 6.9 -1.1 -4.3 4,015 3,662 3,695 5,467 -26.6

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 5,753 5,806 5,851 -0.9 -0.8 -0.8 5,850 5,882 5,864 9,571 -38.9

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,999 7,060 7,277 -0.9 -3.0 -2.0 6,851 7,003 7,198 8,226 -16.7

 Photographic equipment........................ 1,384 1,313 1,286 5.4 2.1 5.1 1,406 1,323 1,306 1,388 1.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 6,023 5,952 6,067 1.2 -1.9 -2.9 5,897 5,842 5,973 6,287 -6.2

 Metalworking machinery........................ 7,341 7,412 7,377 -1.0 0.5 -1.0 7,253 7,322 7,315 6,700 8.3

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 25,755 25,846 25,726 -0.4 0.5 0.3 25,558 25,685 25,632 25,693 -0.5

 Material handling equipment................... 12,343 12,286 12,232 0.5 0.4 1.2 11,938 11,937 12,115 11,381 4.9

 Computers and electronic products2............. 129,939 129,488 129,294 0.3 0.2 0.1 128,558 129,219 129,031 122,842 4.7

 Computers......................................... 2,436 2,423 2,421 0.5 0.1 1.0 2,436 2,423 2,421 2,474 -1.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 33,246 32,939 32,817 0.9 0.4 0.1 32,875 32,901 32,655 30,289 8.5

 Defense communications equipment........ 2,265 2,252 2,233 0.6 0.9 -0.5 2,218 2,253 2,277 2,323 -4.5

 Electronic components.......................... 12,102 12,113 12,154 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 11,936 12,084 12,103 11,756 1.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 18,162 17,996 17,905 0.9 0.5 0.5 18,325 18,146 17,988 17,314 5.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 27,997 28,169 28,264 -0.6 -0.3 -0.2 27,433 27,955 28,278 26,613 3.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 33,731 33,596 33,500 0.4 0.3 0.3 33,335 33,457 33,309 32,073 3.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 18,165 17,867 17,723 1.7 0.8 0.3 17,681 17,567 17,551 16,227 9.0

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,342 1,355 1,390 -1.0 -2.5 5.4 1,333 1,350 1,378 1,266 5.3

 Household appliances........................... 1,199 1,188 1,215 0.9 -2.2 2.1 1,188 1,161 1,171 1,135 4.7

 Electrical equipment............................. 7,860 7,809 7,808 0.7 0.0 -1.0 7,802 7,724 7,712 7,982 -2.3

 Transportation equipment......................... 769,990 773,379 765,619 -0.4 1.0 -0.4 763,936 764,333 757,716 783,045 -2.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 21,540 21,471 21,803 0.3 -1.5 -0.7 21,410 20,688 21,327 23,327 -8.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 585,692 592,290 583,866 -1.1 1.4 -0.5 582,223 585,799 577,639 599,412 -2.9

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 73,621 70,061 70,169 5.1 -0.2 -1.9 72,357 68,959 69,065 68,886 5.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 16,405 16,602 16,532 -1.2 0.4 -1.8 15,938 16,258 16,455 19,201 -17.0

 Furniture and related products................... 8,277 8,241 8,210 0.4 0.4 1.8 8,242 8,176 8,082 7,714 6.8

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

 Data on 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 November

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. - Sep. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2016/

2016p 2016r 2016 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2016p 2016r 2016 2015 2015

 All manufacturing industries...................... 623,070 621,711 621,128 0.2 0.1 -0.1 625,326 626,435 620,659 629,400 -0.6

 Excluding transportation........................ 498,873 497,919 497,493 0.2 0.1 -0.1 500,901 502,249 497,616 505,078 -0.8

 Excluding defense............................. 597,472 595,895 595,634 0.3 0.0 -0.1 599,769 600,721 595,227 603,981 -0.7

 With unfilled orders............................. 311,761 311,370 311,748 0.1 -0.1 0.1 311,854 311,640 310,521 315,723 -1.2

 Durable goods industries........................ 384,074 383,424 383,629 0.2 -0.1 0.0 384,252 383,706 381,889 387,468 -0.8

 Wood products........................................ 11,568 11,462 11,402 0.9 0.5 0.2 11,588 11,404 11,302 11,330 2.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 13,110 13,139 13,123 -0.2 0.1 0.1 12,709 12,817 12,897 12,513 1.6

 Primary metals......................................... 31,601 31,558 31,609 0.1 -0.2 -0.3 31,489 31,554 31,627 33,683 -6.5

 Iron and steel mills............................... 17,341 17,326 17,297 0.1 0.2 -0.5 17,367 17,465 17,424 19,145 -9.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 12,234 12,209 12,299 0.2 -0.7 0.0 12,125 12,107 12,247 12,458 -2.7

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,026 2,023 2,013 0.1 0.5 -1.5 1,997 1,982 1,956 2,080 -4.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 48,748 48,886 48,939 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 48,322 48,607 48,588 48,904 -1.2

 Machinery.............................................. 65,677 65,390 65,760 0.4 -0.6 0.2 66,196 65,388 65,653 67,675 -2.2

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,232 3,144 3,048 2.8 3.1 2.7 3,302 2,836 2,826 3,363 -1.8

 Construction machinery......................... 5,391 5,404 5,483 -0.2 -1.4 -1.3 5,379 5,475 5,522 5,771 -6.8

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 7,282 7,344 7,391 -0.8 -0.6 0.4 7,223 7,249 7,384 7,565 -4.5

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,462 6,337 6,452 2.0 -1.8 0.2 6,575 6,351 6,499 6,429 2.3

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,598 1,607 1,590 -0.6 1.1 1.7 1,646 1,626 1,604 1,642 0.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,581 4,535 4,582 1.0 -1.0 3.4 4,507 4,456 4,442 4,488 0.4

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,730 5,763 5,729 -0.6 0.6 0.7 5,782 5,815 5,796 5,707 1.3

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 9,019 9,020 9,275 0.0 -2.7 0.0 9,280 9,322 9,367 10,138 -8.5

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,689 4,674 4,657 0.3 0.4 0.5 4,766 4,809 4,787 4,499 5.9

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 42,549 42,508 42,471 0.1 0.1 -0.4 42,756 42,729 42,122 42,719 0.1

 Computers......................................... 1,642 1,596 1,619 2.9 -1.4 -1.4 1,650 1,599 1,689 1,423 16.0

 Computer storage devices.................... 924 942 1,003 -1.9 -6.1 0.8 986 994 1,016 1,100 -10.4

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,032 1,015 1,026 1.7 -1.1 -3.3 1,077 1,007 989 1,118 -3.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,952 3,923 3,924 0.7 0.0 -1.6 4,085 3,956 3,857 4,279 -4.5

 Defense communications equipment........ 557 556 549 0.2 1.3 -2.8 557 556 549 766 -27.3

 Audio and video equipment.................... 677 664 675 2.0 -1.6 -14.8 740 760 757 785 -5.7

 Electronic components.......................... 7,827 7,770 7,693 0.7 1.0 0.4 7,692 7,733 7,559 7,363 4.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,084 3,074 3,084 0.3 -0.3 0.5 3,048 3,125 3,085 3,027 0.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,096 3,080 3,080 0.5 0.0 1.9 3,052 3,037 3,009 2,750 11.0

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 14,093 14,175 14,146 -0.6 0.2 0.7 14,376 14,250 13,994 14,683 -2.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,171 16,241 16,362 -0.4 -0.7 0.9 16,054 16,284 16,172 16,420 -2.2

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,005 2,035 2,042 -1.5 -0.3 2.0 1,980 2,042 2,039 1,930 2.6

 Household appliances........................... 2,222 2,225 2,246 -0.1 -0.9 0.3 2,149 2,275 2,262 2,205 -2.5

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,740 4,786 4,860 -1.0 -1.5 -0.2 4,791 4,768 4,612 5,059 -5.3

 Batteries............................................ 1,300 1,304 1,328 -0.3 -1.8 1.7 1,257 1,327 1,396 1,324 -5.1

 Transportation equipment......................... 124,197 123,792 123,635 0.3 0.1 0.0 124,425 124,186 123,043 124,322 0.1

 Automobiles....................................... 4,287 4,203 4,303 2.0 -2.3 -1.3 4,340 4,367 4,333 4,477 -3.1

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 4,345 4,368 4,417 -0.5 -1.1 0.6 4,462 4,556 4,365 4,335 2.9

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,999 1,919 1,878 4.2 2.2 -7.4 2,004 1,926 1,830 2,126 -5.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 24,241 24,026 23,947 0.9 0.3 0.0 24,216 23,973 23,817 23,600 2.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 62,919 62,622 62,765 0.5 -0.2 0.5 62,779 62,600 62,238 63,360 -0.9

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 11,161 11,220 11,090 -0.5 1.2 -1.7 11,152 11,206 11,071 11,351 -1.8

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,866 2,861 2,856 0.2 0.2 -3.0 2,875 2,836 2,851 2,808 2.4

 Furniture and related products.................... 7,250 7,219 7,169 0.4 0.7 0.3 7,278 7,209 7,160 7,128 2.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 23,203 23,229 23,159 -0.1 0.3 0.2 23,435 23,528 23,325 22,774 2.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 238,996 238,287 237,499 0.3 0.3 -0.2 241,074 242,729 238,770 241,932 -0.4

 Food products........................................ 53,508 53,407 53,599 0.2 -0.4 -0.7 55,840 57,025 54,435 55,366 0.9

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,772 5,814 5,783 -0.7 0.5 0.3 6,185 6,352 5,544 6,301 -1.8

 Dairy products.................................... 7,553 7,397 7,409 2.1 -0.2 0.0 7,255 7,376 7,464 7,054 2.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 8,804 8,834 8,876 -0.3 -0.5 -0.8 9,034 9,101 8,811 9,439 -4.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 20,547 20,475 20,599 0.4 -0.6 -0.3 21,019 21,209 20,656 20,931 0.4

 Beverages......................................... 16,728 16,659 16,758 0.4 -0.6 -0.5 17,048 17,309 16,894 16,861 1.1

 Tobacco............................................ 3,819 3,816 3,841 0.1 -0.7 0.7 3,971 3,900 3,762 4,070 -2.4

 Textile mills............................................ 3,165 3,177 3,184 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 3,135 3,175 3,186 3,087 1.6

 Textile products...................................... 3,098 3,066 3,054 1.0 0.4 -0.3 3,072 3,056 3,065 3,069 0.1

 Apparel................................................. 2,459 2,479 2,485 -0.8 -0.2 -1.8 2,381 2,540 2,581 2,395 -0.6

 Leather and allied products....................... 787 786 784 0.1 0.3 -0.6 790 789 796 814 -2.9

 Paper products....................................... 16,130 16,141 16,158 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 16,008 16,002 16,145 16,367 -2.2

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,625 6,633 6,645 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 6,551 6,520 6,569 6,722 -2.5

 Paperboard containers......................... 5,127 5,115 5,117 0.2 0.0 0.9 5,081 5,085 5,118 5,164 -1.6

 Printing.................................................. 5,929 5,908 5,867 0.4 0.7 0.1 5,916 6,105 5,929 5,950 -0.6

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 25,888 25,543 24,973 1.4 2.3 -0.9 27,004 26,976 26,110 29,294 -7.8

 Petroleum refineries............................. 21,407 20,963 20,388 2.1 2.8 -0.9 22,625 22,523 21,642 24,830 -8.9

 Chemical products..................................... 81,877 81,701 81,384 0.2 0.4 0.0 80,742 80,620 80,651 79,856 1.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,137 4,232 4,209 -2.2 0.5 0.1 4,191 4,067 3,921 4,529 -7.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 32,671 32,578 32,652 0.3 -0.2 -0.5 32,094 32,231 32,366 31,535 1.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,780 3,760 3,753 0.5 0.2 0.2 3,641 3,621 3,657 3,436 6.0

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 25,608 25,604 25,412 0.0 0.8 0.5 25,167 25,232 25,216 24,803 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 Estimates of inventories for the semiconductor industry data are included in computers and electronic products, and all other applicable aggregate totals. 

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

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. - Sep. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2016/

2016p 2016r 2016 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2016p 2016r 2016 2015 2016p 2015 2015

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 463,787 464,095 463,070 -0.1 0.2 0.9 454,046 469,757 484,161 446,464 5,066,603 5,168,618 -2.0

 Construction materials and supplies....... 47,244 46,878 46,383 0.8 1.1 -0.4 44,655 48,754 48,996 42,768 518,875 508,308 2.1

 Information technology......................... 22,771 22,903 22,796 -0.6 0.5 -0.8 22,144 22,108 26,070 21,964 246,001 244,409 0.7

 Computers and related products........... 1,761 1,811 1,654 -2.8 9.5 -10.5 1,506 1,571 2,125 1,757 19,144 22,683 -15.6

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 55,327 55,277 55,698 0.1 -0.8 1.0 54,085 57,339 59,339 52,421 613,069 596,028 2.9

 Capital goods...................................... 81,279 81,832 82,302 -0.7 -0.6 2.0 78,677 79,459 90,042 82,566 892,144 934,387 -4.5

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 70,287 71,162 71,965 -1.2 -1.1 2.3 67,214 69,140 78,469 72,242 780,255 827,700 -5.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 62,520 62,394 62,586 0.2 -0.3 0.5 59,634 61,337 67,536 61,478 687,455 723,559 -5.0

 Defense capital goods4........................ 10,992 10,670 10,337 3.0 3.2 0.0 11,463 10,319 11,573 10,324 111,889 106,687 4.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 187,604 188,072 186,446 -0.2 0.9 0.8 188,398 193,224 192,408 184,317 2,035,269 2,110,447 -3.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,753 37,839 37,801 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 37,462 38,833 40,527 37,843 420,617 424,307 -0.9

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 149,851 150,233 148,645 -0.3 1.1 1.0 150,936 154,391 151,881 146,474 1,614,652 1,686,140 -4.2

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 458,329 469,636 456,907 -2.4 2.8 0.6 449,132 472,322 474,982 443,849 5,006,147 5,095,526 -1.8

 Construction materials and supplies....... 47,445 47,052 46,113 0.8 2.0 -0.2 44,335 48,596 48,354 42,261 519,314 508,768 2.1

 Information technology......................... 23,553 23,370 23,041 0.8 1.4 -1.9 21,740 22,374 27,136 21,531 251,854 249,767 0.8

 Computers and related products........... 1,774 1,813 1,677 -2.2 8.1 -9.4 1,519 1,573 2,148 1,836 19,133 22,877 -16.4

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 55,396 54,945 55,549 0.8 -1.1 0.8 54,807 56,700 59,219 53,137 610,920 595,360 2.6

 Capital goods...................................... 78,994 91,266 81,131 -13.4 12.5 2.0 76,636 87,668 86,023 83,704 873,073 901,116 -3.1

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 64,674 80,210 69,877 -19.4 14.8 3.9 63,353 78,500 73,156 70,995 758,751 805,709 -5.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 63,642 63,044 62,710 0.9 0.5 -1.5 59,555 61,944 67,124 60,448 691,452 718,767 -3.8

 Defense capital goods4........................ 14,320 11,056 11,254 29.5 -1.8 -8.1 13,283 9,168 12,867 12,709 114,322 95,407 19.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 187,568 188,059 186,544 -0.3 0.8 0.8 188,487 193,270 192,576 184,514 2,035,561 2,110,411 -3.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,717 37,826 37,899 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 37,551 38,879 40,695 38,040 420,909 424,271 -0.8

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 149,851 150,233 148,645 -0.3 1.1 1.0 150,936 154,391 151,881 146,474 1,614,652 1,686,140 -4.2

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,127,765 1,129,422 1,120,287 -0.1 0.8 -0.2 1,116,002 1,116,586 1,109,666 1,130,000 (X) (X) -1.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 45,645 45,444 45,270 0.4 0.4 -0.6 44,746 45,066 45,224 44,568 (X) (X) 0.4

 Information technology......................... 126,985 126,203 125,736 0.6 0.4 0.2 125,386 125,790 125,524 118,318 (X) (X) 6.0

 Computers and related products........... 2,436 2,423 2,421 0.5 0.1 1.0 2,436 2,423 2,421 2,474 (X) (X) -1.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 21,540 21,471 21,803 0.3 -1.5 -0.7 21,410 20,688 21,327 23,327 (X) (X) -8.2

 Capital goods...................................... 839,930 842,215 832,781 -0.3 1.1 -0.1 831,805 833,846 825,637 849,339 (X) (X) -2.1

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 697,690 703,303 694,255 -0.8 1.3 -0.3 692,968 696,829 687,469 714,658 (X) (X) -3.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 224,279 223,157 222,507 0.5 0.3 0.1 221,683 221,762 221,155 220,987 (X) (X) 0.3

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 142,240 138,912 138,526 2.4 0.3 0.7 138,837 137,017 138,168 134,681 (X) (X) 3.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 4,482 4,518 4,531 -0.8 -0.3 2.2 4,484 4,395 4,349 4,292 (X) (X) 4.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 4,482 4,518 4,531 -0.8 -0.3 2.2 4,484 4,395 4,349 4,292 (X) (X) 4.5

 All manufacturing industries................... 623,070 621,711 621,128 0.2 0.1 -0.1 625,326 626,435 620,659 629,400 (X) (X) -0.6

 Construction materials and supplies....... 65,827 65,765 65,667 0.1 0.1 0.4 64,756 64,919 65,022 64,217 (X) (X) 0.8

 Information technology......................... 36,743 36,707 36,776 0.1 -0.2 0.1 37,289 36,965 36,602 37,685 (X) (X) -1.1

 Computers and related products........... 3,598 3,553 3,648 1.3 -2.6 -1.4 3,713 3,600 3,694 3,641 (X) (X) 2.0

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 34,872 34,516 34,545 1.0 -0.1 -0.5 35,022 34,822 34,345 34,538 (X) (X) 1.4

 Capital goods...................................... 191,064 190,727 190,952 0.2 -0.1 0.1 192,280 191,243 190,292 194,224 (X) (X) -1.0

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 170,144 169,604 170,159 0.3 -0.3 0.2 171,392 170,208 169,542 173,703 (X) (X) -1.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 118,442 118,212 118,551 0.2 -0.3 0.0 119,927 118,849 118,367 121,433 (X) (X) -1.2

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 20,920 21,123 20,793 -1.0 1.6 -0.1 20,888 21,035 20,750 20,521 (X) (X) 1.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 177,384 176,664 176,581 0.4 0.0 -0.6 181,030 182,805 178,639 182,325 (X) (X) -0.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 29,589 29,464 29,551 0.4 -0.3 -0.5 29,905 30,054 29,630 29,684 (X) (X) 0.7

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 147,795 147,200 147,030 0.4 0.1 -0.6 151,125 152,751 149,009 152,641 (X) (X) -1.0

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 November

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. - Sep. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2016/

2016p 2016r 2016 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2016p 2016r 2016 2015 2015

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 208,867 208,767 208,438 0.0 0.2 0.0 208,719 209,290 208,333 207,923 0.4

 Durable goods industries.......................... 129,481 129,703 130,039 -0.2 -0.3 0.1 129,250 129,707 130,264 129,260 0.0

 Wood products................................... 4,827 4,654 4,680 3.7 -0.6 -0.3 4,949 4,785 4,809 4,719 4.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 5,231 5,297 5,276 -1.2 0.4 0.3 5,183 5,278 5,264 5,128 1.1

 Primary metals.................................... 12,704 12,679 12,681 0.2 0.0 -0.5 12,869 12,838 12,785 13,181 -2.4

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,582 17,739 17,955 -0.9 -1.2 0.1 17,453 17,663 17,992 18,021 -3.2

 Machinery.......................................... 23,377 23,348 23,698 0.1 -1.5 0.1 23,231 23,268 23,715 25,190 -7.8

 Computers and electronic products........ 17,503 17,630 17,433 -0.7 1.1 -0.2 17,502 17,572 17,311 16,718 4.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,472 6,555 6,575 -1.3 -0.3 1.6 6,445 6,552 6,465 6,797 -5.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 30,655 30,692 30,660 -0.1 0.1 0.4 30,508 30,663 30,824 28,613 6.6

 Furniture and related products............... 3,632 3,631 3,616 0.0 0.4 -1.3 3,620 3,617 3,608 3,594 0.7

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,498 7,478 7,465 0.3 0.2 0.0 7,490 7,471 7,491 7,299 2.6

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 79,386 79,064 78,399 0.4 0.8 -0.1 79,469 79,583 78,069 78,663 1.0

 Food products.................................... 18,439 18,249 18,089 1.0 0.9 -0.5 19,160 19,088 17,886 18,748 2.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 4,962 4,955 5,021 0.1 -1.3 -0.7 5,017 5,005 4,924 5,060 -0.8

 Textiles.............................................. 1,168 1,159 1,157 0.8 0.2 -0.6 1,151 1,147 1,149 1,149 0.2

 Textile products................................... 1,053 1,050 1,057 0.3 -0.7 -0.2 1,043 1,040 1,064 1,055 -1.1

 Apparel............................................. 665 664 656 0.2 1.2 -3.4 657 684 683 727 -9.6

 Leather and allied products.................... 228 230 232 -0.9 -0.9 -1.3 227 231 234 245 -7.3

 Paper products.................................... 8,277 8,291 8,281 -0.2 0.1 0.4 8,226 8,180 8,276 8,343 -1.4

 Printing ............................................. 2,722 2,731 2,697 -0.3 1.3 0.4 2,727 2,777 2,736 2,815 -3.1

 Petroleum and coal products................. 6,045 5,836 5,596 3.6 4.3 -3.6 6,084 6,085 5,761 6,765 -10.1

 Chemical products................................ 25,845 25,773 25,489 0.3 1.1 0.7 25,372 25,366 25,243 23,851 6.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,982 10,126 10,124 -1.4 0.0 0.6 9,805 9,980 10,113 9,905 -1.0

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 191,743 191,088 191,578 0.3 -0.3 -0.1 192,969 193,292 190,252 196,053 -1.6

 Durable goods industries.......................... 143,741 143,262 143,424 0.3 -0.1 0.1 143,722 143,456 142,605 146,955 -2.2

 Wood products................................... 2,271 2,368 2,307 -4.1 2.6 2.1 2,241 2,346 2,281 2,165 3.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,510 1,480 1,477 2.0 0.2 0.1 1,428 1,409 1,444 1,376 3.8

 Primary metals.................................... 9,099 9,040 9,146 0.7 -1.2 -0.7 9,043 9,021 9,127 10,166 -11.0

 Fabricated metal products........................ 12,868 12,832 12,841 0.3 -0.1 0.0 12,934 12,927 12,868 12,916 0.1

 Machinery.......................................... 19,361 19,240 19,245 0.6 0.0 0.4 19,929 19,571 19,284 18,981 5.0

 Computers and electronic products........ 13,221 13,130 13,196 0.7 -0.5 -0.6 13,041 13,140 12,929 13,748 -5.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,445 3,437 3,447 0.2 -0.3 0.1 3,424 3,416 3,413 3,375 1.5

 Transportation equipment..................... 76,856 76,643 76,711 0.3 -0.1 0.1 76,561 76,506 76,159 79,382 -3.6

 Furniture and related products............... 1,119 1,101 1,084 1.6 1.6 1.3 1,115 1,097 1,082 1,042 7.0

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,991 3,991 3,970 0.0 0.5 0.4 4,006 4,023 4,018 3,804 5.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 48,002 47,826 48,154 0.4 -0.7 -0.5 49,247 49,836 47,647 49,098 0.3

 Food products.................................... 5,825 5,821 6,058 0.1 -3.9 -1.6 6,724 6,902 5,579 6,898 -2.5

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,600 7,561 7,635 0.5 -1.0 0.8 8,015 8,128 7,585 7,970 0.6

 Textiles.............................................. 661 668 670 -1.0 -0.3 1.5 659 675 678 686 -3.9

 Textile products................................... 436 434 432 0.5 0.5 -1.6 433 436 437 431 0.5

 Apparel............................................. 332 321 325 3.4 -1.2 -2.1 318 322 341 316 0.6

 Leather and allied products.................... 112 108 108 3.7 0.0 0.0 112 107 110 102 9.8

 Paper products.................................... 1,254 1,255 1,256 -0.1 -0.1 2.0 1,241 1,234 1,257 1,290 -3.8

 Printing ............................................. 1,459 1,465 1,498 -0.4 -2.2 -2.9 1,429 1,572 1,516 1,563 -8.6

 Petroleum and coal products................. 8,254 8,164 8,062 1.1 1.3 1.8 8,606 8,804 8,403 8,612 -0.1

 Chemical products................................ 18,913 18,892 19,031 0.1 -0.7 -1.8 18,602 18,572 18,703 18,310 1.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 3,156 3,137 3,079 0.6 1.9 0.8 3,108 3,084 3,038 2,920 6.4

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 222,460 221,856 221,112 0.3 0.3 -0.1 223,638 223,853 222,074 225,424 -0.8

 Durable goods industries.......................... 110,852 110,459 110,166 0.4 0.3 0.0 111,280 110,543 109,020 111,253 0.0

 Wood products................................... 4,470 4,440 4,415 0.7 0.6 -0.3 4,398 4,273 4,212 4,446 -1.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,369 6,362 6,370 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 6,098 6,130 6,189 6,009 1.5

 Primary metals.................................... 9,798 9,839 9,782 -0.4 0.6 0.3 9,577 9,695 9,715 10,336 -7.3

 Fabricated metal products........................ 18,298 18,315 18,143 -0.1 0.9 0.1 17,935 18,017 17,728 17,967 -0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 22,939 22,802 22,817 0.6 -0.1 0.1 23,036 22,549 22,654 23,504 -2.0

 Computers and electronic products........ 11,825 11,748 11,842 0.7 -0.8 -0.5 12,213 12,017 11,882 12,253 -0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,254 6,249 6,340 0.1 -1.4 0.7 6,185 6,316 6,294 6,248 -1.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 16,686 16,457 16,264 1.4 1.2 -0.9 17,356 17,017 16,060 16,327 6.3

 Furniture and related products............... 2,499 2,487 2,469 0.5 0.7 2.3 2,543 2,495 2,470 2,492 2.0

 Miscellaneous products......................... 11,714 11,760 11,724 -0.4 0.3 0.2 11,939 12,034 11,816 11,671 2.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 111,608 111,397 110,946 0.2 0.4 -0.2 112,358 113,310 113,054 114,171 -1.6

 Food products.................................... 29,244 29,337 29,452 -0.3 -0.4 -0.7 29,956 31,035 30,970 29,720 0.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,985 7,959 7,943 0.3 0.2 -1.1 7,987 8,076 8,147 7,901 1.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,336 1,350 1,357 -1.0 -0.5 -0.1 1,325 1,353 1,359 1,252 5.8

 Textile products................................... 1,609 1,582 1,565 1.7 1.1 0.0 1,596 1,580 1,564 1,583 0.8

 Apparel............................................. 1,462 1,494 1,504 -2.1 -0.7 -1.0 1,406 1,534 1,557 1,352 4.0

 Leather and allied products.................... 447 448 444 -0.2 0.9 -0.4 451 451 452 467 -3.4

 Paper products.................................... 6,599 6,595 6,621 0.1 -0.4 -0.2 6,541 6,588 6,612 6,734 -2.9

 Printing ............................................. 1,748 1,712 1,672 2.1 2.4 2.5 1,760 1,756 1,677 1,572 12.0

 Petroleum and coal products................. 11,589 11,543 11,315 0.4 2.0 -1.3 12,314 12,087 11,946 13,917 -11.5

 Chemical products................................ 37,119 37,036 36,864 0.2 0.5 0.4 36,768 36,682 36,705 37,695 -2.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 12,470 12,341 12,209 1.0 1.1 0.3 12,254 12,168 12,065 11,978 2.3

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

1

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

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

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

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 Nov Oct Sep Aug Nov Oct Sep Aug

2016p 2016r 2016 2016 2016p 2016r 2016 2016

All manufacturing industries3............................ 1.34 1.34 1.34 1.35 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.64 1.64 1.64 1.65 6.78 6.79 6.70 6.79

 Wood products.............................................. 1.34 1.35 1.35 1.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.75 1.78 1.78 1.79 1.86 1.87 1.84 1.83

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.59 1.61 1.63 1.62 2.51 2.52 2.53 2.53

 Machinery..................................................... 2.18 2.18 2.19 2.20 3.36 3.37 3.36 3.38

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.54 1.54 1.56 1.55 5.93 5.87 5.83 5.80

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.70 1.69 1.71 1.69 2.07 2.02 2.01 2.01

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.55 1.54 1.51 1.54 14.36 14.28 13.85 14.38

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.13 1.13 1.13 1.14 1.53 1.53 1.53 1.52

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.77 1.75 1.77 1.79 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.05 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.65 1.64 1.66 1.63 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.25 1.26 1.29 1.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.54 1.52 1.53 1.52 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.36 2.42 2.37 2.38 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.33 2.37 2.38 2.35 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.07 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.85 0.84 0.82 0.82 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.68 0.66 0.68 0.71 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.22 1.22 1.22 1.23 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.34 1.33 1.31 1.32 (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.

Nov3 Nov3 Nov3 Nov3

Industry 2015- 2015- 2015- 2015-

Nov2 Oct Nov2 Oct Nov2 Oct Nov2 Oct

2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016

 

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

Durable goods industries....................... 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

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

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Primary metals.................................... 0.3 0.4 -0.1 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.4

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

 Machinery.......................................... 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.7 0.4 -0.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 -0.2 0.2

 Transportation equipment.................... -0.1 0.3 0.0 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.3 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.3

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

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

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

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

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

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

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

for price changes.

2

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

 publication.

3

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes 1

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

and Orders (M3) survey, which is a voluntary survey authorized by Title 13 of the United States Code. 

This survey provides statistics on a calendar-month basis for manufacturers' value of shipments, new 

orders (net of cancellations), end-of-month order backlog (unfilled orders), end-of-month total inventory 

(at current cost or market value), and inventories by stage of fabrication (materials and supplies, work-inprocess, and finished goods). Data published from the M3 survey are based on a panel of approximately 

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

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

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

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

M3 panel effectively represent the month-to-month movements of all establishments that make up the 

category. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

companies. The M3 panel is not based on a probability sample; therefore, the sampling errors that are 

normally provided with sample surveys cannot be measured. Nonsampling errors are attributable to many 

sources. The use of company or divisional reports to estimate the monthly change for establishments is 

one source of nonsampling error. The use of primarily large companies to represent the month-to-month 

movement of all companies is another potential source. Any corrections will be published in the full 

report. Corrections received after the full report will be released in the next month’s advance report. Any 

revisions made later than two months will be reflected in the annual benchmark publication. 

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

2017 Release Dates for the M3 Survey 

Survey month Advance Report 

(8:30 a.m. release time) 

Full Report 

(10:00 a.m. release time) 

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Apr-17 Fri 5/26/2017 Mon 6/5/2017 

May-17 Mon 6/26/2017 Wed 7/5/2017 

Jun-17 Thu 7/27/2017 Thu 8/3/2017 

Jul-17 Fri 8/25/2017 Tue 9/5/2017 

Aug-17 Wed 9/27/2017 Thu 10/5/2017 

Sep-17 Wed 10/25/2017 Fri 11/3/2017 

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