FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2009, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (09)-09 

CB09-165 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

September 2009 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in September, up 

five of the last six months, increased $3.3 billion or 0.9 

percent to $356.1 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 0.8 percent August 

decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders 

increased 0.8 percent. 

 Shipments, up three of the last four months, increased 

$2.9 billion or 0.8 percent to $363.1 billion. This 

followed a 0.2 percent August decrease. 

 Unfilled orders, down twelve consecutive months, 

decreased $3.3 billion or 0.4 percent to $733.3 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 0.4 percent 

August decrease. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio 

was 5.83, down from 5.97 in August. 

 Inventories, down thirteen consecutive months, 

decreased $4.8 billion or 1.0 percent to $492.6 billion. 

This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly 

decreases since February 2001-May 2002 and followed a 

0.9 percent August decrease. The inventories-toshipments ratio was 1.36, down from 1.38 in August. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

September, up two of the last three months, increased 

$2.2 billion or 1.4 percent to $166.2 billion, revised from 

the previously published 1.0 percent increase. This 

followed a 2.7 percent August decrease. 

 Machinery, up five of the last six months, had the 

largest increase, $1.7 billion or 7.9 percent to $23.5 

billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $1.1 billion or 0.6 percent to $189.9 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in 

September, up three of the last four months, increased 

$1.8 billion or 1.1 percent to $173.2 billion, revised from 

the previously published 0.8 percent increase. This 

followed a 1.4 percent August decrease. 

 

 

 Transportation equipment, also up three of the last four 

months, had the largest increase, $2.6 billion or 6.1 

percent to $45.1 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up four 

of the last five months, increased $1.1 billion or 0.6 

percent to $189.9 billion. This followed a 0.9 percent 

August increase. This increase was led by chemical 

products, which increased $0.5 billion or 1.1 percent to 

$50.9 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

September, down twelve consecutive months, decreased 

$3.3 billion or 0.4 percent to $733.3 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 0.4 percent August decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down eleven of the last 

twelve months, had the largest decrease, $4.7 billion or 

1.1 percent to $426.5 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

September, down nine consecutive months, decreased 

$3.2 billion or 1.0 percent to $304.9 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published decrease. This followed a 

1.5 percent August decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down two consecutive 

months, had the largest decrease, $2.1 billion or 2.3 

percent to $89.0 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

twelve of the last thirteen months, decreased $1.6 billion 

or 0.9 percent to $187.7 billion. This followed a slight 

August increase. Petroleum and coal products led the 

decrease, down $1.1 billion or 4.2 percent to $26.0 

billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, September materials and 

supplies decreased 0.7 percent in durable goods and 0.7 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process decreased 1.1 percent in durable goods and 0.3 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 1.4 percent 

in durable goods and 1.2 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 October is scheduled for release on November 25, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the full report on December 4, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page for survey description and 2010 release schedule. 
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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

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 Sept. Aug. July 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

 All manufacturing industries .................. 363,053 360,145 360,951 0.8 -0.2 0.3 383,469 372,918 355,856 448,947 3,245,672 4,011,058 -19.1

 Excluding transportation ................... 317,905 317,601 317,887 0.1 -0.1 0.2 334,591 329,577 320,313 395,198 2,854,676 3,534,843 -19.2

 Excluding defense .............................. 348,481 346,348 347,298 0.6 -0.3 0.4 367,828 359,289 343,439 436,065 3,126,097 3,907,765 -20.0

 With unfilled orders ........................... 125,892 123,291 124,566 2.1 -1.0 0.9 136,690 125,804 117,849 160,182 1,126,328 1,374,341 -18.0

 Durable goods industries ........................173,174 171,341 173,744 1.1 -1.4 2.3 186,661 174,853 164,767 220,680 1,559,647 1,913,950 -18.5

 Wood products................................. ...... 7,604 7,512 7,492 1.2 0.3 2.2 8,217 8,099 7,798 8,537 67,830 74,320 -8.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 7,499 7,558 7,616 -0.8 -0.8 2.1 8,112 8,239 8,210 9,640 68,462 84,504 -19.0

 Primary metals............................ .......... 13,643 13,364 13,136 2.1 1.7 7.0 14,735 14,369 13,473 22,850 121,313 205,124 -40.9

 Iron and steel mills............................ 5,610 5,350 5,230 4.9 2.3 8.5 6,163 5,749 5,436 11,927 49,285 105,698 -53.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,814 6,826 6,784 -0.2 0.6 7.2 7,226 7,382 6,961 8,858 60,886 82,526 -26.2

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,219 1,188 1,122 2.6 5.9 -0.8 1,346 1,238 1,076 2,065 11,142 16,900 -34.1

 Fabricated metal products...................... 23,601 23,669 23,823 -0.3 -0.6 1.6 25,175 25,322 23,951 29,301 217,660 252,858 -13.9

 Machinery............................................. 22,471 22,102 22,405 1.7 -1.4 -4.0 23,383 21,538 21,950 30,832 209,972 264,660 -20.7

 Farm machinery................................. 2,204 2,169 2,228 1.6 -2.6 -6.1 2,150 1,937 2,129 2,924 22,036 22,443 -1.8

 Construction machinery..................... 1,349 1,300 1,357 3.8 -4.2 -1.4 1,392 1,210 1,326 2,437 13,448 21,780 -38.3

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,288 1,257 1,457 2.5 -13.7 14.4 1,345 1,239 1,341 1,766 12,456 13,937 -10.6

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,102 2,039 2,050 3.1 -0.5 -10.7 2,240 1,779 2,095 2,933 19,854 26,303 -24.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 575 602 575 -4.5 4.7 9.1 633 606 566 604 4,833 4,789 0.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,222 3,306 3,469 -2.5 -4.7 -0.2 3,546 3,514 3,727 4,114 30,622 36,784 -16.8

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,538 1,469 1,520 4.7 -3.4 -2.2 1,690 1,467 1,426 2,557 14,865 21,881 -32.1

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,036 2,863 2,599 6.0 10.2 -23.9 3,057 2,833 2,452 4,389 26,905 34,352 -21.7

 Material handling equipment............... 1,542 1,590 1,593 -3.0 -0.2 3.8 1,587 1,597 1,573 2,394 14,360 22,787 -37.0

 Computers and electronic products ......... 28,201 29,235 30,075 -3.5 -2.8 7.9 31,566 28,206 28,487 34,668 252,734 285,077 -11.3

 Computers........................................ 2,346 2,360 2,447 -0.6 -3.6 -0.5 2,348 2,260 2,549 2,779 22,085 27,228 -18.9

 Computer storage devices................... 580 591 715 -1.9 -17.3 24.8 921 454 431 1,122 5,006 5,975 -16.2

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,292 1,286 1,281 0.5 0.4 -3.9 1,578 1,172 985 1,641 11,102 11,865 -6.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 4,075 4,286 4,491 -4.9 -4.6 3.8 5,144 4,175 3,758 6,321 36,473 45,017 -19.0

 Defense communications equipment... 738 815 844 -9.4 -3.4 7.1 805 798 752 780 6,825 5,986 14.0

 Audio and video equipment.................. 496 489 520 1.4 -6.0 4.0 501 444 470 600 4,086 5,511 -25.9

 Semiconductors ................................. 3,656 4,087 4,469 -10.5 -8.5 51.2 3,059 3,983 5,618 3,461 33,365 44,135 -24.4

 Electronic components....................... 3,239 3,268 3,355 -0.9 -2.6 2.2 3,727 3,320 3,105 4,293 29,501 35,533 -17.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 814 866 835 -6.0 3.7 0.4 922 874 749 1,147 7,710 8,885 -13.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,927 2,921 2,763 0.2 5.7 -3.2 3,042 2,923 2,598 2,774 24,710 24,253 1.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 7,613 7,836 7,924 -2.8 -1.1 5.3 9,050 7,379 7,086 9,157 67,979 66,035 2.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,141 8,235 8,527 -1.1 -3.4 2.5 8,952 8,508 8,283 11,374 76,189 96,356 -20.9

 Electric lighting equipment................... 974 980 990 -0.6 -1.0 7.0 1,099 1,014 955 1,152 8,738 9,256 -5.6

 Household appliances........................ 1,556 1,605 1,660 -3.1 -3.3 -0.4 1,719 1,657 1,584 2,050 15,040 17,205 -12.6

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,520 2,527 2,573 -0.3 -1.8 0.1 2,754 2,532 2,466 3,824 23,833 32,284 -26.2

 Batteries........................................... 759 806 811 -5.8 -0.6 6.3 801 806 762 964 6,287 7,215 -12.9

 Transportation equipment...................... 45,148 42,544 43,064 6.1 -1.2 0.9 48,878 43,341 35,543 53,749 390,996 476,215 -17.9

 Automobiles..................................... 4,337 4,363 4,626 -0.6 -5.7 3.8 4,834 4,727 3,579 7,273 40,176 63,270 -36.5

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 4,469 4,674 4,648 -4.4 0.6 6.2 4,842 4,935 2,971 8,246 45,442 77,549 -41.4

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,170 1,171 1,067 -0.1 9.7 1.0 1,223 1,146 960 1,442 9,838 12,679 -22.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 13,755 13,282 13,310 3.6 -0.2 2.8 14,508 13,951 11,032 15,673 120,034 147,931 -18.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 8,521 7,097 7,486 20.1 -5.2 2.5 9,337 6,669 6,384 7,979 68,791 74,119 -7.2

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 6,529 5,636 5,463 15.8 3.2 -11.8 7,212 5,573 4,842 5,623 49,336 40,613 21.5

 Ships and boats................................. 1,870 1,852 2,083 1.0 -11.1 13.8 1,883 1,873 1,816 2,122 17,339 20,840 -16.8

 Furniture and related products................. 4,930 5,028 5,144 -1.9 -2.3 0.1 5,165 5,459 5,308 6,507 46,661 58,746 -20.6

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 11,936 12,094 12,462 -1.3 -3.0 4.0 12,478 11,772 11,764 13,222 107,830 116,090 -7.1

 Nondurable goods industries................... 189,879 188,804 187,207 0.6 0.9 -1.5 196,808 198,065 191,089 228,267 1,686,025 2,097,108 -19.6

 Food products....................................... 49,387 49,084 49,520 0.6 -0.9 -0.7 51,582 50,246 48,515 53,324 443,710 455,828 -2.7

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 5,850 5,804 5,972 0.8 -2.8 -3.6 6,162 5,829 6,254 6,491 51,993 53,316 -2.5

 Dairy products.................................. 5,774 5,805 5,736 -0.5 1.2 -0.9 5,904 5,902 5,694 7,110 53,643 65,401 -18.0

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 13,869 13,873 14,143 0.0 -1.9 -1.2 14,180 14,567 14,194 15,881 129,284 137,796 -6.2

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 11,061 11,098 10,982 -0.3 1.1 -3.1 11,028 11,646 11,072 11,612 100,655 103,255 -2.5

 Beverages......................................... 7,383 7,443 7,397 -0.8 0.6 -0.7 7,350 7,991 7,487 7,868 68,159 70,028 -2.7

 Tobacco............................................ 3,678 3,655 3,585 0.6 2.0 -7.7 3,678 3,655 3,585 3,744 32,496 33,227 -2.2

 Textile mills........................................... 2,240 2,241 2,210 0.0 1.4 -0.2 2,376 2,370 2,182 2,891 20,323 26,188 -22.4

 Textile products................................... 1,733 1,718 1,728 0.9 -0.6 0.6 1,778 1,867 1,816 2,150 16,252 21,088 -22.9

 Apparel................................................ 2,016 2,032 2,102 -0.8 -3.3 -1.8 2,146 2,167 2,157 2,751 19,024 23,470 -18.9

 Leather and allied products..................... 410 402 415 2.0 -3.1 -3.5 478 437 417 562 3,789 4,400 -13.9

 Paper products...................................... 12,675 12,717 12,807 -0.3 -0.7 0.0 13,062 13,023 12,904 14,975 116,163 130,572 -11.0

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,084 6,070 6,073 0.2 0.0 -0.5 6,245 6,242 6,158 7,141 55,516 62,987 -11.9

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,282 3,312 3,422 -0.9 -3.2 -0.3 3,388 3,451 3,525 4,187 31,163 36,908 -15.6

 Printing................................................. 7,160 7,172 7,335 -0.2 -2.2 0.1 7,475 7,263 7,043 8,382 65,618 72,965 -10.1

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 37,135 36,738 34,831 1.1 5.5 -5.9 39,459 41,599 38,031 56,092 306,397 564,516 -45.7

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 34,315 33,820 32,041 1.5 5.6 -6.5 36,266 38,223 34,806 52,586 280,401 538,083 -47.9

 Chemical products.................................. 50,918 50,376 50,039 1.1 0.7 -0.4 51,590 51,368 51,119 57,375 456,309 532,108 -14.2

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 2,838 2,743 2,738 3.5 0.2 -5.4 2,570 2,483 2,490 3,311 28,804 34,378 -16.2

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 13,995 14,084 14,322 -0.6 -1.7 -1.7 13,825 13,975 14,307 14,498 127,831 128,831 -0.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,546 2,478 2,535 2.7 -2.2 -0.7 2,626 2,621 2,805 2,722 23,323 25,622 -9.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,144 15,226 15,238 -0.5 -0.1 1.7 15,834 16,079 15,833 18,153 137,785 162,718 -15.3

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

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 Sept. Aug. July 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

All manufacturing industries 2................... 356,088 352,770 355,719 0.9 -0.8 1.4 374,034 363,106 347,435 442,008 3,139,368 4,011,582 -21.7

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 315,624 313,115 312,171 0.8 0.3 -0.6 332,270 322,640 313,831 387,186 2,795,473 3,508,994 -20.3

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 342,179 339,877 342,414 0.7 -0.7 1.0 359,969 351,506 337,457 426,609 3,029,652 3,904,241 -22.4

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 122,583 120,003 123,803 2.1 -3.1 5.4 130,314 119,975 115,046 156,704 1,053,389 1,419,000 -25.8

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 166,209 163,966 168,512 1.4 -2.7 4.8 177,226 165,041 156,346 213,741 1,453,343 1,914,474 -24.1

 Primary metals............................ ............ 13,775 13,668 13,506 0.8 1.2 3.3 14,482 14,880 13,933 19,850 118,172 203,258 -41.9

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 5,705 5,559 5,597 2.6 -0.7 -1.2 5,979 6,185 5,879 9,392 48,101 104,633 -54.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,849 6,899 6,833 -0.7 1.0 8.8 7,173 7,455 7,017 8,417 59,625 81,684 -27.0

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,221 1,210 1,076 0.9 12.5 -4.8 1,330 1,240 1,037 2,041 10,446 16,941 -38.3

 Fabricated metal products...................... 23,449 23,300 23,282 0.6 0.1 3.4 24,594 24,389 23,296 28,335 209,516 254,627 -17.7

 Machinery............................................. 23,506 21,793 21,517 7.9 1.3 -7.7 24,557 20,586 21,494 30,496 198,947 279,550 -28.8

 Construction machinery....................... 1,508 1,023 1,231 47.4 -16.9 9.6 1,504 857 1,192 2,418 9,015 25,407 -64.5

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,174 954 1,260 23.1 -24.3 5.7 1,204 982 1,201 1,981 10,210 16,516 -38.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 1,964 2,155 1,670 -8.9 29.0 -27.1 1,909 1,659 1,946 2,578 16,103 27,688 -41.8

 Photographic equipment...................... 570 584 586 -2.4 -0.3 12.0 684 580 569 776 4,845 5,157 -6.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,913 3,596 3,433 8.8 4.7 -13.2 4,498 3,763 4,005 3,892 34,579 40,513 -14.6

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,549 1,529 1,399 1.3 9.3 -6.9 1,678 1,522 1,296 2,511 13,722 22,816 -39.9

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 3,563 2,833 2,706 25.8 4.7 -15.2 3,446 2,624 2,611 4,047 25,847 34,904 -25.9

 Material handling equipment............... 1,490 1,619 1,591 -8.0 1.8 5.2 1,705 1,487 1,355 2,559 13,213 22,780 -42.0

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 25,041 25,135 25,544 -0.4 -1.6 1.6 29,386 23,147 22,432 31,811 218,229 243,153 -10.3

 Computers........................................ 2,563 2,474 2,493 3.6 -0.8 -9.5 2,565 2,374 2,595 2,799 22,182 27,435 -19.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,214 4,599 4,810 -8.4 -4.4 4.8 5,442 4,165 3,967 6,033 37,374 45,071 -17.1

 Defense communications equipment... 764 755 575 1.2 31.3 72.7 975 517 453 951 6,906 6,597 4.7

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 3,506 3,395 3,535 3.3 -4.0 4.5 3,899 3,646 3,317 4,169 30,033 36,117 -16.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 625 632 684 -1.1 -7.6 -10.7 791 622 583 1,178 6,750 9,877 -31.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,718 2,780 2,880 -2.2 -3.5 -1.7 3,008 2,326 2,353 3,483 24,558 23,835 3.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 7,858 7,704 7,620 2.0 1.1 1.2 9,237 7,003 6,892 9,242 66,340 66,216 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,125 8,267 8,413 -1.7 -1.7 4.1 8,565 8,370 8,475 10,651 74,425 97,659 -23.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,105 1,065 1,020 3.8 4.4 22.3 1,139 1,088 1,005 1,145 8,718 9,611 -9.3

 Household appliances.......................... 1,553 1,575 1,713 -1.4 -8.1 4.5 1,684 1,652 1,691 2,046 15,154 17,324 -12.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,390 2,399 2,434 -0.4 -1.4 -3.9 2,476 2,315 2,535 3,490 22,335 33,105 -32.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 40,464 39,655 43,548 2.0 -8.9 17.8 41,764 40,466 33,604 54,822 343,895 502,588 -31.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 13,636 13,265 12,721 2.8 4.3 -0.3 14,207 13,667 10,836 15,118 118,023 146,003 -19.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 4,908 4,921 8,790 -0.3 -44.0 98.1 4,675 5,129 6,523 8,764 37,983 99,055 -61.7

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 5,649 4,956 5,622 14.0 -11.8 -20.6 5,602 4,365 4,784 5,617 46,616 42,496 9.7

 Ships and boats................................. 1,675 1,930 1,909 -13.2 1.1 43.2 1,502 2,057 1,005 3,708 12,838 21,560 -40.5

 Furniture and related products................. 4,812 4,897 4,968 -1.7 -1.4 0.3 5,073 5,006 5,176 6,351 46,666 59,329 -21.3

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 189,879 188,804 187,207 0.6 0.9 -1.5 196,808 198,065 191,089 228,267 1,686,025 2,097,108 -19.6

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

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. Sept.

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

All manufacturing industries 1................... 733,325 736,634 739,922 -0.4 -0.4 -0.1 725,814 732,190 738,019 816,475 -11.1

 Excluding transportation 1................... 306,834 305,459 305,858 0.5 -0.1 -0.4 305,080 304,342 307,296 353,307 -13.7

 Excluding defense 1............................. 576,994 579,640 582,024 -0.5 -0.4 -0.1 573,117 577,917 581,717 661,118 -13.3

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 733,325 736,634 739,922 -0.4 -0.4 -0.1 725,814 732,190 738,019 816,475 -11.1

 Primary metals........................................ 15,139 15,007 14,703 0.9 2.1 2.6 15,186 15,439 14,928 25,397 -40.2

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,019 7,924 7,715 1.2 2.7 5.0 8,164 8,348 7,912 15,385 -46.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 5,024 4,989 4,916 0.7 1.5 1.0 4,967 5,020 4,947 7,035 -29.4

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,096 2,094 2,072 0.1 1.1 -2.2 2,055 2,071 2,069 2,977 -31.0

 Fabricated metal products...................... 48,773 48,925 49,294 -0.3 -0.7 -1.1 48,591 49,172 50,105 61,188 -20.6

 Machinery............................................. 87,395 86,360 86,669 1.2 -0.4 -1.0 86,886 85,712 86,664 105,277 -17.5

 Construction machinery....................... 8,332 8,173 8,450 1.9 -3.3 -1.5 8,099 7,987 8,340 14,703 -44.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 5,050 5,164 5,467 -2.2 -5.5 -3.5 5,035 5,176 5,433 7,410 -32.1

 Industrial machinery............................ 10,937 11,075 10,959 -1.2 1.1 -3.4 10,670 11,001 11,121 16,296 -34.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,788 1,793 1,811 -0.3 -1.0 0.6 1,809 1,758 1,784 1,874 -3.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 19,640 18,949 18,659 3.6 1.6 -0.2 20,106 19,154 18,905 17,227 16.7

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,706 6,695 6,635 0.2 0.9 -1.8 6,672 6,684 6,629 8,614 -22.5

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 13,900 13,373 13,403 3.9 -0.2 0.8 13,659 13,270 13,479 14,080 -3.0

 Material handling equipment............... 8,023 8,075 8,046 -0.6 0.4 0.0 7,924 7,806 7,916 9,899 -20.0

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 124,462 123,966 123,979 0.4 0.0 0.0 123,439 122,560 123,636 123,978 -0.4

 Computers......................................... 4,187 3,970 3,856 5.5 3.0 1.2 4,187 3,970 3,856 3,924 6.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 29,439 29,300 28,987 0.5 1.1 1.1 29,263 28,965 28,975 28,781 1.7

 Defense communications equipment... 8,494 8,468 8,528 0.3 -0.7 -3.1 8,473 8,303 8,584 8,301 2.1

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 10,525 10,258 10,131 2.6 1.3 1.8 10,612 10,440 10,114 10,840 -2.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 7,843 8,032 8,266 -2.4 -2.8 -1.8 7,774 7,905 8,157 7,593 2.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 37,367 37,576 37,717 -0.6 -0.4 0.3 36,781 36,815 37,412 36,783 0.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 26,607 26,362 26,494 0.9 -0.5 -1.1 26,349 26,162 26,538 27,756 -5.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 20,008 20,024 19,992 -0.1 0.2 -0.6 19,835 20,222 20,360 24,367 -18.6

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,006 1,875 1,790 7.0 4.7 1.7 2,000 1,960 1,886 2,711 -26.2

 Household appliances.......................... 461 464 494 -0.6 -6.1 12.0 447 482 487 691 -35.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 12,834 12,964 13,092 -1.0 -1.0 -1.1 12,799 13,077 13,294 15,550 -17.7

 Transportation equipment........................ 426,491 431,175 434,064 -1.1 -0.7 0.1 420,734 427,848 430,723 463,168 -9.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 13,843 13,962 13,979 -0.9 -0.1 -4.0 13,638 13,939 14,223 16,637 -18.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 279,945 283,558 285,734 -1.3 -0.8 0.5 277,302 281,964 283,504 305,551 -9.2

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 46,796 47,676 48,356 -1.8 -1.4 0.3 45,507 47,117 48,325 45,185 0.7

 Ships and boats................................. 19,140 19,335 19,257 -1.0 0.4 -0.9 18,443 18,824 18,640 20,723 -11.0

 Furniture and related products................. 5,706 5,824 5,955 -2.0 -2.2 -2.9 5,792 5,884 6,337 7,347 -21.2

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

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. Sept.

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

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 492,648 497,473 502,174 -1.0 -0.9 -0.9 493,409 501,306 503,996 559,375 -11.8

 Excluding transportation ...................... 403,641 406,375 408,179 -0.7 -0.4 -1.3 404,635 409,274 409,210 470,734 -14.0

 Excluding defense ............................. 466,746 471,269 475,920 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 467,503 475,089 477,693 534,992 -12.6

 With unfilled orders ............................. 245,078 247,827 252,037 -1.1 -1.7 -1.0 244,259 249,385 252,961 271,925 -10.2

 Durable goods industries ........................ 304,920 308,133 312,884 -1.0 -1.5 -1.2 303,618 309,897 313,797 338,638 -10.3

 Wood products................................. ....... 9,451 9,582 9,639 -1.4 -0.6 -1.1 9,517 9,572 9,492 10,712 -11.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,036 11,089 11,159 -0.5 -0.6 -2.1 10,834 11,002 11,187 11,810 -8.3

 Primary metals............................ ............ 25,464 25,366 25,475 0.4 -0.4 -2.7 25,751 25,600 25,670 35,268 -27.0

 Iron and steel mills............................... 14,116 14,077 14,226 0.3 -1.0 -3.9 14,340 14,200 14,349 20,570 -30.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,101 9,005 8,955 1.1 0.6 -1.0 9,236 9,172 9,101 12,013 -23.1

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,247 2,284 2,294 -1.6 -0.4 -2.3 2,175 2,228 2,220 2,685 -19.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 36,971 37,395 37,888 -1.1 -1.3 -2.1 36,866 37,347 38,001 44,847 -17.8

 Machinery.............................................. 48,540 49,017 49,528 -1.0 -1.0 -2.4 47,921 48,856 49,052 54,225 -11.6

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,963 3,033 3,037 -2.3 -0.1 -4.6 2,658 2,780 2,848 2,944 -9.7

 Construction machinery........................ 4,982 5,004 4,985 -0.4 0.4 -0.9 4,963 4,921 4,906 5,748 -13.7

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 4,599 4,637 4,670 -0.8 -0.7 -2.5 4,555 4,674 4,722 4,540 0.3

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,143 6,170 6,303 -0.4 -2.1 -1.6 6,130 6,271 6,264 6,900 -11.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,482 1,530 1,489 -3.1 2.8 1.9 1,466 1,537 1,489 1,345 9.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,717 3,812 3,975 -2.5 -4.1 -2.1 3,659 3,818 3,923 4,740 -22.8

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,330 4,426 4,528 -2.2 -2.3 -4.6 4,370 4,501 4,541 5,361 -18.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 5,098 5,118 5,118 -0.4 0.0 -4.2 5,098 5,213 5,111 6,104 -16.5

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,761 2,794 2,863 -1.2 -2.4 -2.1 2,726 2,763 2,828 3,393 -19.7

 Computers and electronic products ......... 43,487 43,378 43,562 0.3 -0.4 -1.6 43,270 44,091 43,758 46,739 -7.4

 Computers......................................... 1,070 1,082 1,036 -1.1 4.4 1.0 1,151 1,167 1,004 1,426 -19.3

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,180 1,191 1,219 -0.9 -2.3 -3.9 1,115 1,253 1,240 1,493 -25.3

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,860 1,925 1,985 -3.4 -3.0 -2.5 1,805 2,018 2,033 2,102 -14.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,969 7,006 7,145 -0.5 -1.9 -3.4 6,836 7,033 7,068 7,878 -13.2

 Defense communications equipment...... 2,340 2,254 2,158 3.8 4.4 1.2 2,340 2,254 2,158 1,632 43.4

 Audio and video equipment.................. 732 719 696 1.8 3.3 -1.0 809 747 681 992 -18.4

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

 Electronic components.......................... 5,946 5,985 6,017 -0.7 -0.5 -1.3 5,917 6,063 6,118 6,623 -10.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 5,049 4,919 4,748 2.6 3.6 -1.9 5,210 4,965 4,772 5,185 0.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,528 3,499 3,550 0.8 -1.4 1.4 3,504 3,525 3,554 3,584 -2.2

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,498 10,584 10,671 -0.8 -0.8 -0.3 10,288 10,765 10,681 10,495 -2.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 12,506 12,603 12,759 -0.8 -1.2 -1.2 12,221 12,570 12,784 14,918 -18.1

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,463 1,483 1,505 -1.3 -1.5 4.1 1,414 1,506 1,541 1,702 -16.9

 Household appliances.......................... 2,093 2,086 2,095 0.3 -0.4 0.3 2,075 2,082 2,121 2,030 2.2

 Electrical equipment............................. 3,819 3,869 3,926 -1.3 -1.5 -4.5 3,643 3,794 3,824 5,077 -28.2

 Batteries............................................ 719 712 710 1.0 0.3 -0.4 740 740 735 657 12.6

 Transportation equipment......................... 89,007 91,098 93,995 -2.3 -3.1 0.8 88,774 92,032 94,786 88,641 0.2

 Automobiles....................................... 1,742 1,781 1,783 -2.2 -0.1 -2.5 1,749 1,827 1,872 2,610 -33.0

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 1,627 1,686 1,755 -3.5 -3.9 0.1 1,718 1,757 1,746 2,678 -35.8

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,441 1,445 1,473 -0.3 -1.9 -0.3 1,468 1,505 1,508 1,638 -10.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 13,381 13,479 13,583 -0.7 -0.8 -0.9 13,270 13,460 13,664 15,941 -16.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 44,394 45,869 48,199 -3.2 -4.8 1.1 44,254 46,476 48,655 40,657 8.8

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 15,440 15,901 15,797 -2.9 0.7 1.7 15,489 15,972 15,877 14,035 10.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,565 2,564 2,672 0.0 -4.0 0.1 2,548 2,511 2,608 2,893 -11.9

 Furniture and related products................. 6,243 6,272 6,343 -0.5 -1.1 -2.1 6,216 6,302 6,445 7,874 -21.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 22,215 22,333 22,536 -0.5 -0.9 -2.0 22,248 22,525 22,622 23,604 -5.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 187,728 189,340 189,290 -0.9 0.0 -0.4 189,791 191,409 190,199 220,737 -14.0

 Food products........................................ 34,936 35,374 35,497 -1.2 -0.3 -0.2 35,528 35,598 35,041 37,906 -6.3

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,224 4,301 4,411 -1.8 -2.5 -4.3 4,135 4,216 4,332 4,628 -10.7

 Dairy products.................................... 4,216 4,271 4,264 -1.3 0.2 -0.4 4,211 4,359 4,427 4,448 -5.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 6,829 6,958 6,997 -1.9 -0.6 0.0 6,932 7,004 6,951 7,736 -10.4

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,400 15,438 15,418 -0.2 0.1 0.2 15,429 14,932 14,809 15,183 1.6

 Beverages......................................... 11,400 11,432 11,390 -0.3 0.4 0.1 11,525 11,172 11,019 11,437 0.8

 Tobacco............................................ 4,000 4,006 4,028 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 3,904 3,760 3,790 3,746 4.2

 Textile mills............................................ 2,987 3,052 3,130 -2.1 -2.5 -3.3 2,964 3,032 3,107 3,687 -19.6

 Textile products...................................... 2,678 2,695 2,707 -0.6 -0.4 -0.7 2,709 2,713 2,711 3,316 -18.3

 Apparel................................................. 3,642 3,706 3,805 -1.7 -2.6 -1.9 3,795 3,870 3,993 4,618 -17.8

 Leather and allied products...................... 1,000 1,028 1,049 -2.7 -2.0 -1.1 1,006 1,045 1,062 1,039 -3.2

 Paper products....................................... 13,808 13,824 13,751 -0.1 0.5 -0.3 13,682 13,763 13,658 15,386 -11.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 6,055 6,039 5,970 0.3 1.2 0.2 5,954 5,998 5,912 6,724 -11.5

 Paperboard containers......................... 3,775 3,797 3,797 -0.6 0.0 -1.0 3,739 3,761 3,762 4,275 -12.5

 Printing.................................................. 5,587 5,604 5,612 -0.3 -0.1 -2.0 5,807 5,799 5,763 7,024 -17.3

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 25,969 27,108 26,707 -4.2 1.5 1.0 27,316 28,716 27,969 41,419 -34.0

 Petroleum refineries............................. 23,912 25,100 24,616 -4.7 2.0 1.6 25,270 26,699 25,853 38,778 -34.8

 Chemical products..................................... 63,055 62,824 62,733 0.4 0.1 -0.5 62,737 63,265 63,237 68,410 -8.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,215 3,223 3,177 -0.2 1.4 0.4 2,821 2,838 2,857 2,937 -3.9

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 24,197 24,281 24,168 -0.3 0.5 -0.6 24,324 24,805 24,613 24,146 0.7

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,901 2,919 2,946 -0.6 -0.9 -0.2 2,846 2,930 2,990 3,115 -8.6

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 18,666 18,687 18,881 -0.1 -1.0 -2.0 18,818 18,676 18,849 22,749 -17.3

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

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 Sept. Aug. July 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 363,053 360,145 360,951 0.8 -0.2 0.3 383,469 372,918 355,856 448,947 3,245,672 4,011,058 -19.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 37,688 37,776 38,094 -0.2 -0.8 1.4 40,894 40,831 40,107 46,505 345,811 401,122 -13.8

 Information technology......................... 24,213 24,799 25,319 -2.4 -2.1 3.1 27,992 24,008 22,846 30,902 216,992 240,594 -9.8

 Computers and related products .......... 4,218 4,237 4,443 -0.4 -4.6 1.8 4,847 3,886 3,965 5,542 38,193 45,068 -15.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 23,731 23,490 23,651 1.0 -0.7 3.6 25,407 24,759 18,542 32,634 215,490 301,429 -28.5

 Capital goods...................................... 67,926 66,111 67,293 2.7 -1.8 -0.2 73,861 64,467 62,557 82,737 602,751 686,608 -12.2

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 56,614 55,365 56,844 2.3 -2.6 0.6 61,901 53,744 52,862 73,180 510,300 606,921 -15.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 51,653 51,745 52,921 -0.2 -2.2 0.3 56,447 50,395 49,730 69,075 473,691 567,224 -16.5

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 11,312 10,746 10,449 5.3 2.8 -4.0 11,960 10,723 9,695 9,557 92,451 79,687 16.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 144,563 144,264 143,683 0.2 0.4 -1.7 150,603 151,434 142,175 180,146 1,285,955 1,654,684 -22.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 20,747 21,208 21,813 -2.2 -2.8 3.8 22,341 21,846 18,270 30,406 196,137 273,275 -28.2

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 123,816 123,056 121,870 0.6 1.0 -2.6 128,262 129,588 123,905 149,740 1,089,818 1,381,409 -21.1

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 356,088 352,770 355,719 0.9 -0.8 1.4 374,034 363,106 347,435 442,008 3,139,368 4,011,582 -21.7

 Construction materials and supplies...... 38,080 37,908 37,800 0.5 0.3 0.8 41,282 40,680 40,028 45,558 343,504 405,938 -15.4

 Information technology......................... 24,423 24,746 25,030 -1.3 -1.1 1.8 28,636 22,590 22,166 31,424 214,972 242,597 -11.4

 Computers and related products .......... 4,435 4,351 4,489 1.9 -3.1 -3.7 5,064 4,000 4,011 5,562 38,290 45,275 -15.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 23,612 23,473 23,062 0.6 1.8 1.9 25,106 24,475 18,346 32,079 213,479 299,501 -28.7

 Capital goods...................................... 64,428 62,200 66,564 3.6 -6.6 8.2 68,167 58,446 59,073 82,827 541,059 726,129 -25.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 53,498 52,286 56,725 2.3 -7.8 7.0 57,362 49,463 51,949 71,141 457,229 643,590 -29.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 52,002 51,069 51,566 1.8 -1.0 -1.3 56,383 47,890 48,519 67,017 453,624 581,297 -22.0

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 10,930 9,914 9,839 10.2 0.8 15.9 10,805 8,983 7,124 11,686 83,830 82,539 1.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 144,497 144,306 143,860 0.1 0.3 -1.6 150,522 151,430 142,512 180,146 1,285,458 1,653,974 -22.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 20,681 21,250 21,990 -2.7 -3.4 4.6 22,260 21,842 18,607 30,406 195,640 272,565 -28.2

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 123,816 123,056 121,870 0.6 1.0 -2.6 128,262 129,588 123,905 149,740 1,089,818 1,381,409 -21.1

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 733,325 736,634 739,922 -0.4 -0.4 -0.1 725,814 732,190 738,019 816,475 (X) (X) -11.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 47,548 47,156 47,024 0.8 0.3 -0.6 48,077 47,689 47,840 55,384 (X) (X) -13.2

 Information technology......................... 120,432 120,222 120,275 0.2 0.0 -0.2 119,225 118,581 119,999 120,427 (X) (X) -1.0

 Computers and related products .......... 4,187 3,970 3,856 5.5 3.0 1.2 4,187 3,970 3,856 3,924 (X) (X) 6.7

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 13,843 13,962 13,979 -0.9 -0.1 -4.0 13,638 13,939 14,223 16,637 (X) (X) -18.0

 Capital goods...................................... 559,664 563,162 567,073 -0.6 -0.7 -0.1 552,243 557,937 563,958 614,978 (X) (X) -10.2

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................419,391 422,507 425,586 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 415,199 419,738 424,019 475,484 (X) (X) -12.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 174,823 174,474 175,150 0.2 -0.4 -0.8 173,115 173,179 175,684 202,857 (X) (X) -14.7

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 140,273 140,655 141,487 -0.3 -0.6 -0.4 137,044 138,199 139,939 139,494 (X) (X) -1.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 7,524 7,590 7,548 -0.9 0.6 2.4 7,500 7,581 7,585 8,454 (X) (X) -11.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 7,524 7,590 7,548 -0.9 0.6 2.4 7,500 7,581 7,585 8,454 (X) (X) -11.3

 All manufacturing industries .................. 492,648 497,473 502,174 -1.0 -0.9 -0.9 493,409 501,306 503,996 559,375 (X) (X) -11.8

 Construction materials and supplies...... 51,333 51,797 52,409 -0.9 -1.2 -1.8 51,174 51,822 52,437 61,020 (X) (X) -16.1

 Information technology......................... 39,492 39,541 39,607 -0.1 -0.2 -1.0 39,272 40,119 39,643 42,087 (X) (X) -6.7

 Computers and related products .......... 4,110 4,198 4,240 -2.1 -1.0 -2.1 4,071 4,438 4,277 5,021 (X) (X) -18.9

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 18,191 18,391 18,594 -1.1 -1.1 -0.9 18,205 18,549 18,790 22,867 (X) (X) -20.4

 Capital goods...................................... 152,276 154,880 157,648 -1.7 -1.8 -1.1 151,233 155,967 157,853 158,534 (X) (X) -4.6

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................132,507 134,753 137,421 -1.7 -1.9 -1.4 131,509 135,898 137,657 139,664 (X) (X) -5.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 97,782 98,416 99,142 -0.6 -0.7 -2.1 96,822 99,048 98,972 107,804 (X) (X) -10.2

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 19,769 20,127 20,227 -1.8 -0.5 0.9 19,724 20,069 20,196 18,870 (X) (X) 4.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 140,720 142,805 142,632 -1.5 0.1 -0.3 143,007 145,052 143,435 166,402 (X) (X) -14.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 23,923 24,178 24,418 -1.1 -1.0 -1.7 23,976 24,373 24,432 28,910 (X) (X) -17.1

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 116,797 118,627 118,214 -1.5 0.3 0.0 119,031 120,679 119,003 137,492 (X) (X) -13.4

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

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. Sept.

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

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 166,013 167,186 168,357 -0.7 -0.7 -1.1 166,363 167,784 169,195 193,210 -13.9

 Durable goods industries........................ 102,278 102,977 103,899 -0.7 -0.9 -2.1 102,405 103,377 104,437 116,723 -12.3

 Wood products................................... 3,745 3,841 3,916 -2.5 -1.9 -3.2 3,857 3,831 3,789 4,499 -14.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,573 4,610 4,663 -0.8 -1.1 -0.7 4,573 4,622 4,685 4,902 -6.7

 Primary metals.................................... 11,169 11,334 11,904 -1.5 -4.8 -4.7 11,309 11,387 11,915 13,982 -19.1

 Fabricated metal products..................... 13,789 13,879 13,764 -0.6 0.8 -3.4 13,861 13,762 13,789 17,268 -19.7

 Machinery.......................................... 19,265 19,291 19,432 -0.1 -0.7 -2.1 19,061 19,254 19,470 20,996 -9.2

 Computers and electronic products ...... 13,831 13,847 13,831 -0.1 0.1 -1.0 13,996 14,100 13,864 15,781 -11.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 4,690 4,742 4,888 -1.1 -3.0 -2.6 4,592 4,706 4,891 6,074 -24.4

 Transportation equipment..................... 20,810 21,035 21,021 -1.1 0.1 -0.3 20,787 21,248 21,467 21,821 -4.7

 Furniture and related products............... 3,027 3,042 3,071 -0.5 -0.9 -3.0 3,010 3,041 3,098 3,781 -20.4

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,379 7,356 7,409 0.3 -0.7 -1.5 7,359 7,426 7,469 7,619 -3.4

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 63,735 64,209 64,458 -0.7 -0.4 0.5 63,958 64,407 64,758 76,487 -16.4

 Food products.................................... 12,952 13,087 13,284 -1.0 -1.5 -1.3 12,656 12,738 13,129 13,367 -5.3

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,397 4,379 4,410 0.4 -0.7 0.2 4,343 4,184 4,253 4,412 -1.6

 Textiles.............................................. 947 959 977 -1.3 -1.8 -1.0 946 955 971 1,155 -18.1

 Textile products.................................. 1,037 1,037 1,046 0.0 -0.9 -0.9 1,054 1,044 1,057 1,337 -21.2

 Apparel............................................. 912 938 965 -2.8 -2.8 -1.6 918 943 977 1,077 -14.8

 Leather and allied products................... 385 387 389 -0.5 -0.5 -0.8 389 390 393 368 5.7

 Paper products.................................... 6,874 6,811 6,724 0.9 1.3 1.1 6,832 6,760 6,633 7,415 -7.9

 Printing ............................................. 2,486 2,482 2,492 0.2 -0.4 -2.4 2,564 2,520 2,530 3,203 -20.0

 Petroleum and coal products................ 7,390 7,951 7,794 -7.1 2.0 4.8 7,719 8,423 8,209 12,635 -38.9

 Chemical products................................ 18,886 18,806 18,864 0.4 -0.3 1.4 18,920 18,980 19,000 22,227 -14.9

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 7,469 7,372 7,513 1.3 -1.9 -1.2 7,617 7,470 7,606 9,291 -18.0

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 156,944 158,438 160,820 -0.9 -1.5 -0.4 156,995 159,679 161,318 166,119 -5.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 119,940 121,313 124,133 -1.1 -2.3 -0.3 119,717 122,442 124,662 124,488 -3.8

 Wood products................................... 1,703 1,685 1,666 1.1 1.1 0.4 1,713 1,708 1,675 1,932 -11.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,363 1,356 1,342 0.5 1.0 -2.6 1,328 1,334 1,334 1,322 0.5

 Primary metals.................................... 7,590 7,479 7,087 1.5 5.5 -0.4 7,757 7,705 7,300 10,752 -27.9

 Fabricated metal products..................... 11,250 11,120 11,538 1.2 -3.6 -1.5 11,331 11,169 11,648 13,489 -16.0

 Machinery.......................................... 13,558 13,755 13,902 -1.4 -1.1 -2.8 13,616 13,907 13,766 15,767 -13.6

 Computers and electronic products ...... 20,605 20,496 20,685 0.5 -0.9 -1.9 20,261 20,699 20,813 20,874 -2.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 2,548 2,574 2,571 -1.0 0.1 -0.5 2,474 2,599 2,596 3,061 -19.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 57,178 58,630 61,104 -2.5 -4.0 1.3 57,096 59,061 61,245 52,496 8.8

 Furniture and related products............... 1,102 1,111 1,100 -0.8 1.0 -2.3 1,096 1,110 1,109 1,290 -15.0

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,043 3,107 3,138 -2.1 -1.0 -2.5 3,045 3,150 3,176 3,505 -13.1

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 37,004 37,125 36,687 -0.3 1.2 -0.8 37,278 37,237 36,656 41,631 -10.5

 Food products.................................... 2,117 2,116 2,142 0.0 -1.2 -1.8 2,014 1,882 1,879 2,262 -11.0

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,474 4,480 4,457 -0.1 0.5 -0.8 4,473 4,082 4,009 4,263 4.9

 Textiles.............................................. 669 676 664 -1.0 1.8 -4.3 676 681 667 917 -26.3

 Textile products.................................. 340 336 336 1.2 0.0 0.6 348 337 337 418 -16.7

 Apparel............................................. 526 532 549 -1.1 -3.1 -0.5 539 552 569 657 -18.0

 Leather and allied products................... 82 81 82 1.2 -1.2 2.5 83 82 82 96 -13.5

 Paper products.................................... 1,227 1,256 1,277 -2.3 -1.6 -3.8 1,224 1,278 1,284 1,558 -21.4

 Printing ............................................. 1,448 1,455 1,430 -0.5 1.7 -0.9 1,592 1,555 1,496 1,848 -13.9

 Petroleum and coal products................ 8,592 8,580 8,309 0.1 3.3 -0.7 8,830 8,870 8,628 12,432 -29.0

 Chemical products................................ 15,263 15,373 15,201 -0.7 1.1 -0.3 15,218 15,689 15,483 14,647 3.9

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,266 2,240 2,240 1.2 0.0 -0.2 2,281 2,229 2,222 2,533 -9.9

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 169,691 171,849 172,997 -1.3 -0.7 -1.2 170,051 173,843 173,483 200,046 -15.0

 Durable goods industries........................ 82,702 83,843 84,852 -1.4 -1.2 -1.4 81,496 84,078 84,698 97,427 -16.4

 Wood products................................... 4,003 4,056 4,057 -1.3 0.0 0.5 3,947 4,033 4,028 4,281 -7.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,100 5,123 5,154 -0.4 -0.6 -3.3 4,933 5,046 5,168 5,586 -11.7

 Primary metals.................................... 6,705 6,553 6,484 2.3 1.1 -1.7 6,685 6,508 6,455 10,534 -36.5

 Fabricated metal products..................... 11,932 12,396 12,586 -3.7 -1.5 -1.1 11,674 12,416 12,564 14,090 -17.1

 Machinery.......................................... 15,717 15,971 16,194 -1.6 -1.4 -2.4 15,244 15,695 15,816 17,462 -12.7

 Computers and electronic products ...... 9,051 9,035 9,046 0.2 -0.1 -1.8 9,013 9,292 9,081 10,084 -10.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,268 5,287 5,300 -0.4 -0.2 -0.3 5,155 5,265 5,297 5,783 -10.9

 Transportation equipment..................... 11,019 11,433 11,870 -3.6 -3.7 0.3 10,891 11,723 12,074 14,324 -24.0

 Furniture and related products............... 2,114 2,119 2,172 -0.2 -2.4 -0.8 2,110 2,151 2,238 2,803 -24.7

 Miscellaneous products........................ 11,793 11,870 11,989 -0.6 -1.0 -2.2 11,844 11,949 11,977 12,480 -5.1

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 86,989 88,006 88,145 -1.2 -0.2 -1.0 88,555 89,765 88,785 102,619 -13.7

 Food products.................................... 19,867 20,171 20,071 -1.5 0.5 0.8 20,858 20,978 20,033 22,277 -6.4

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 6,529 6,579 6,551 -0.8 0.4 0.7 6,613 6,666 6,547 6,508 1.6

 Textiles.............................................. 1,371 1,417 1,489 -3.2 -4.8 -4.4 1,342 1,396 1,469 1,615 -16.9

 Textile products.................................. 1,301 1,322 1,325 -1.6 -0.2 -0.8 1,307 1,332 1,317 1,561 -16.3

 Apparel............................................. 2,204 2,236 2,291 -1.4 -2.4 -2.3 2,338 2,375 2,447 2,884 -18.9

 Leather and allied products................... 533 560 578 -4.8 -3.1 -1.9 534 573 587 575 -7.1

 Paper products.................................... 5,707 5,757 5,750 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 5,626 5,725 5,741 6,413 -12.3

 Printing ............................................. 1,653 1,667 1,690 -0.8 -1.4 -2.4 1,651 1,724 1,737 1,973 -16.3

 Petroleum and coal products................ 9,987 10,577 10,604 -5.6 -0.3 -0.3 10,767 11,423 11,132 16,352 -34.2

 Chemical products................................ 28,906 28,645 28,668 0.9 -0.1 -1.7 28,599 28,596 28,754 31,536 -9.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 8,931 9,075 9,128 -1.6 -0.6 -3.1 8,920 8,977 9,021 10,925 -18.4

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 Sep Aug Jul Jun Sep Aug Jul Jun

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

 All manufacturing industries2

...................... 1.36 1.38 1.39 1.41 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.76 1.80 1.80 1.86 5.83 5.97 5.94 6.00

 Wood products.............................................. 1.24 1.28 1.29 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.87 1.90 1.94 2.13 1.11 1.12 1.12 1.17

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.57 1.58 1.59 1.65 2.14 2.14 2.15 2.20

 Machinery..................................................... 2.16 2.22 2.21 2.18 4.42 4.45 4.40 4.28

 Computers and electronic products 2

................ 1.54 1.48 1.45 1.59 5.72 5.55 5.47 5.62

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.54 1.53 1.50 1.55 2.71 2.70 2.59 2.66

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.97 2.14 2.18 2.18 12.13 13.33 13.26 13.22

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.27 1.25 1.23 1.26 1.35 1.35 1.34 1.38

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.86 1.85 1.81 1.92 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.99 1.00 1.01 1.00 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.39 1.39 1.40 1.36 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.33 1.36 1.42 1.46 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.55 1.57 1.57 1.59 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.81 1.82 1.81 1.81 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.44 2.56 2.53 2.47 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

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

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.70 0.74 0.77 0.71 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.24 1.25 1.25 1.25 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.23 1.23 1.24 1.29 (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.

Sep2 Sep2 Sep2 Sep2

Industry 2008- 2008- 2008- 2008-

Sep1 Aug Sep1 Aug Sep1 Aug Sep1 Aug

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....................... 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 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 1.0 0.5 2.1 0.0 0.8 0.2 0.4

 Fabricated metal products................... 0.5 0.7 0.6 1.4 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.4

 Machinery.......................................... 0.2 0.9 0.0 2.9 0.0 0.5 -0.2 0.4

 Computers and electronic products ..... 0.1 0.8 -0.2 1.0 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.3 0.8 -0.8 2.0 -0.2 0.6 0.6 0.5

 Transportation equipment................... 0.5 0.5 0.9 1.1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.9 (X) 1.6 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.4

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

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

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

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 1.8 (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) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.3

 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.

2010 Release Dates for M3 Survey 

Survey Month Advance 8:30 A.M. Preliminary 10:00 A.M.

November 2009 Dec. 24, 2009 Jan. 5, 2010 

December 2009 Jan. 28, 2010 Feb. 4, 2010 

January 2010 Feb. 25, 2010 Mar. 4, 2010 

February 2010 Mar. 24, 2010 Mar. 31, 2010 

March 2010 Apr. 23, 2010 May 4, 2010 

April 2010 May 26, 2010 Jun. 3, 2010 

May 2010 Jun. 24, 2010 Jul. 2, 2010 

June 2010 Jul. 28, 2010 Aug. 3, 2010 

July 2010 Aug. 25, 2010 Sep. 2, 2010 

August 2010 Sep. 24, 2010 Oct. 4, 2010 

September 2010 Oct. 27, 2010 Nov. 3, 2010 

October 2010 Nov. 24, 2010 Dec. 3, 2010 

November 2010 Dec. 23, 2010