FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2012, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Adriana Stoica 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (12)-7 

CB12-163 

 Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

July 2012 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in July, up two of 

the last three months, increased $12.9 billion or 2.8 

percent to $478.6 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 0.5 percent June 

decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders 

increased 0.7 percent. 

 Shipments, up two of the last three months, increased 

$9.5 billion or 2.0 percent to $478.8 billion. This 

followed a 1.2 percent June decrease. 

 Unfilled orders, up two consecutive months, increased 

$7.9 billion or 0.8 percent to $996.6 billion. This 

followed a 0.4 percent June increase. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.21, down from 6.28 in 

June. 

 Inventories, up following three consecutive monthly 

decreases, increased $3.1 billion or 0.5 percent to $607.3 

billion. This was at the highest level since the series was 

first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 

0.1 percent June decrease. The inventories-to-shipments 

ratio was 1.27, down from 1.29 in June. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in July, up 

three consecutive months, increased $9.2 billion or 4.1 

percent to $230.5 billion, revised from the previously 

published 4.2 percent increase. This followed a 1.6 

percent June increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up five of the last six 

months, had the largest increase, $10.1 billion or 14.4 

percent to $80.6 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $3.7 billion or 1.5 percent to $248.1 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in July, up 

four of the last five months, increased $5.7 billion or 2.5 

percent to $230.7 billion, revised from the previously 

published 2.6 percent increase. This was at the highest 

level since the series was first published on a NAICS 

basis and followed a slight June decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, also up four of the last five 

months, had the largest increase, $5.5 billion or 8.6 

percent to $69.8 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

following four consecutive monthly decreases, increased 

$3.7 billion or 1.5 percent to $248.1 billion. This 

followed a 2.3 percent June decrease. Petroleum and 

coal products, also up following four consecutive 

monthly decreases, led the increase, up $1.5 billion or 

2.3 percent to $68.6 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

July, up two consecutive months, increased $7.9 billion 

or 0.8 percent to $996.6 billion, unchanged from the 

previously published increase. This followed a 0.4 

percent June increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also up two consecutive 

months, had the largest increase, $10.8 billion or 1.9 

percent to $581.0 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in July, up 

thirty of the last thirty-one months, increased $2.7 billion 

or 0.7 percent to $369.2 billion, unchanged from the 

previously published increase. This was at the highest 

level since the series was first published on a NAICS 

basis and followed a 0.3 percent June increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also up thirty of the last 

thirty-one months, had the largest increase, $1.3 billion 

or 1.2 percent to $110.4 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

following four consecutive monthly decreases, increased 

$0.4 billion or 0.2 percent to $238.1 billion. This 

followed a 0.7 percent June decrease. Petroleum and 

coal products, also up following four consecutive 

monthly decreases, drove the increase, up $0.6 billion or 1.1 percent to $51.6 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, July materials and supplies 

increased 0.6 percent in durable goods and 1.2 percent in 

nondurable goods. Work in process increased 1.0 

percent in durable goods and decreased 1.8 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.6 percent 

in durable goods and 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 <http://www.census.gov/m3>.The advance report on durable goods for August is scheduled for release on September 27, 

2012, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on October 4, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description. To receive the latest updates on the 

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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

July June May June - May -Apr. - July June May July 2012/

2012p 2012r 2012 July June May 2012p 2012r 2012 2011 2012p 2011 2011

 All manufacturing industries.................. 478,838 469,382 475,187 2.0 -1.2 0.3 458,463 489,974 494,183 445,534 3,313,112 3,146,256 5.3

 Excluding transportation ................... 409,000 405,075 410,219 1.0 -1.3 0.2 405,871 419,562 426,958 397,098 2,876,434 2,755,114 4.4

 Excluding defense.............................. 468,327 458,195 464,245 2.2 -1.3 0.1 449,267 477,753 483,203 436,095 3,239,691 3,067,749 5.6

 With unfilled orders ............................ 160,519 157,432 157,716 2.0 -0.2 1.3 146,022 169,889 162,744 137,371 1,093,692 1,009,121 8.4

 Durable goods industries ......................... 230,736 225,011 225,096 2.5 0.0 1.1 209,424 240,994 230,937 194,830 1,552,671 1,426,590 8.8

 Wood products................................. ...... 6,137 6,081 6,121 0.9 -0.7 1.4 6,390 6,677 6,698 5,958 42,693 40,016 6.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,072 8,033 8,140 0.5 -1.3 0.6 8,445 8,748 8,778 8,053 55,880 53,369 4.7

 Primary metals............................ ........... 28,311 27,961 28,384 1.3 -1.5 -0.3 27,586 29,268 30,304 25,054 204,287 171,451 19.2

 Iron and steel mills............................ 10,962 10,805 11,347 1.5 -4.8 -0.5 10,447 11,392 12,520 10,984 82,452 81,854 0.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 15,540 15,352 15,215 1.2 0.9 0.1 15,456 15,898 15,842 12,517 108,776 78,502 38.6

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,809 1,804 1,822 0.3 -1.0 -3.2 1,683 1,978 1,942 1,553 13,059 11,095 17.7

 Fabricated metal products....................... 27,206 27,360 27,519 -0.6 -0.6 -0.1 26,589 28,708 28,720 25,633 191,818 180,742 6.1

 Machinery............................................. 32,990 33,278 31,934 -0.9 4.2 1.2 31,563 35,568 32,560 28,050 224,885 201,889 11.4

 Farm machinery................................. 1,965 1,968 2,106 -0.2 -6.6 -13.0 1,865 1,852 2,136 2,593 17,286 17,125 0.9

 Construction machinery..................... 5,461 5,024 4,417 8.7 13.7 4.1 5,573 4,918 4,315 3,639 30,683 23,400 31.1

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,212 2,117 2,146 4.5 -1.4 1.9 2,093 2,295 2,131 1,914 14,489 13,483 7.5

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,438 3,395 3,225 1.3 5.3 2.0 3,139 3,918 3,186 2,668 22,040 19,963 10.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 645 701 676 -8.0 3.7 8.3 564 740 654 576 4,431 4,504 -1.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,162 3,128 3,186 1.1 -1.8 0.4 3,354 4,134 3,493 3,087 22,125 20,952 5.6

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,537 2,535 2,445 0.1 3.7 0.9 2,405 2,730 2,511 1,932 16,604 13,587 22.2

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,512 4,352 3,642 -19.3 19.5 7.2 3,259 4,453 3,708 2,989 26,233 23,300 12.6

 Material handling equipment............... 2,839 2,772 2,815 2.4 -1.5 1.7 2,665 2,867 2,895 2,390 19,184 16,963 13.1

 Computers and electronic products 2

.......... 29,348 29,023 28,974 1.1 0.2 3.8 28,746 30,694 27,114 26,899 194,781 193,647 0.6

 Computers........................................ 1,087 1,133 1,265 -4.1 -10.4 2.1 1,154 1,249 1,050 1,736 8,170 10,033 -18.6

 Computer storage devices..................... 1,082 797 776 35.8 2.7 6.4 815 1,156 600 396 5,155 4,160 23.9

 Other peripheral equipment................ 869 897 897 -3.1 0.0 0.0 605 1,254 787 630 5,740 5,520 4.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 2,620 2,684 2,747 -2.4 -2.3 2.4 2,320 3,188 2,575 2,430 18,076 18,880 -4.3

 Defense communications equipment.... 347 396 552 -12.4 -28.3 46.4 316 398 566 462 2,770 3,404 -18.6

 Audio and video equipment.................... 264 253 255 4.3 -0.8 -3.4 217 225 223 189 1,499 1,434 4.5

 Electronic components......................... 3,585 3,613 3,649 -0.8 -1.0 2.9 3,251 3,886 3,693 3,219 24,684 24,968 -1.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,300 1,257 1,280 3.4 -1.8 0.5 1,169 1,342 1,332 1,130 8,915 8,891 0.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,988 2,996 2,878 -0.3 4.1 0.5 2,604 3,135 2,936 2,546 20,050 20,391 -1.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,560 6,803 7,015 -3.6 -3.0 -0.6 5,655 7,616 6,833 6,048 47,232 47,036 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,958 9,996 10,033 -0.4 -0.4 1.2 9,397 10,764 10,262 8,959 69,160 66,539 3.9

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 893 898 890 -0.6 0.9 -1.3 875 934 885 918 6,247 6,514 -4.1

 Household appliances........................ 1,563 1,536 1,581 1.8 -2.8 0.8 1,437 1,664 1,707 1,333 10,861 10,382 4.6

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,092 3,145 3,163 -1.7 -0.6 1.8 2,892 3,617 3,247 2,746 21,811 20,597 5.9

 Batteries........................................... 976 977 962 -0.1 1.6 -0.8 896 956 903 787 6,263 5,982 4.7

 Transportation equipment........................ 69,838 64,307 64,968 8.6 -1.0 1.4 52,592 70,412 67,225 48,436 436,678 391,142 11.6

 Automobiles..................................... 8,988 9,093 9,236 -1.2 -1.5 0.8 7,163 9,709 9,624 5,760 59,775 47,131 26.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 16,143 13,982 13,753 15.5 1.7 -2.1 10,448 14,964 14,166 9,190 90,640 78,563 15.4

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,554 2,623 2,690 -2.6 -2.5 3.3 2,253 2,766 2,739 2,018 17,932 14,146 26.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 21,933 18,258 18,552 20.1 -1.6 1.0 15,819 19,592 20,078 15,275 130,611 123,406 5.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 9,780 9,176 9,652 6.6 -4.9 2.2 7,989 10,909 9,490 6,822 63,169 50,533 25.0

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,366 4,646 4,664 -6.0 -0.4 12.2 3,661 5,405 4,545 3,689 31,092 31,609 -1.6

 Ships and boats................................. 2,224 2,256 2,201 -1.4 2.5 1.7 2,061 2,353 2,356 2,023 15,602 15,616 -0.1

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,311 5,313 5,309 0.0 0.1 -0.8 5,340 5,503 5,464 5,122 37,303 35,957 3.7

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,565 13,659 13,714 -0.7 -0.4 0.7 12,776 14,652 13,812 12,666 95,186 91,838 3.6

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 248,102 244,371 250,091 1.5 -2.3 -0.4 249,039 248,980 263,246 250,704 1,760,441 1,719,666 2.4

 Food products....................................... 60,695 60,201 60,618 0.8 -0.7 0.6 58,402 59,655 60,594 57,264 414,791 401,266 3.4

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,987 8,044 8,238 -0.7 -2.4 0.0 7,714 7,606 7,982 7,634 55,033 53,316 3.2

 Dairy products.................................. 8,061 8,061 8,165 0.0 -1.3 -1.5 8,073 8,084 8,258 8,928 57,154 59,471 -3.9

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 16,892 16,754 17,148 0.8 -2.3 2.4 16,560 17,242 17,393 16,133 116,696 113,014 3.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,664 12,216 12,978 3.7 -5.9 4.0 12,571 12,906 14,024 11,508 86,029 80,600 6.7

 Beverages......................................... 9,290 9,123 9,077 1.8 0.5 0.3 9,197 9,813 10,123 8,281 62,802 57,844 8.6

 Tobacco............................................ 3,374 3,093 3,901 9.1 -20.7 13.7 3,374 3,093 3,901 3,227 23,227 22,756 2.1

 Textile mills........................................... 2,460 2,450 2,491 0.4 -1.6 0.6 2,371 2,640 2,598 2,449 17,564 17,991 -2.4

 Textile products................................... 1,948 1,934 1,953 0.7 -1.0 -0.2 1,961 2,099 2,050 1,893 13,873 13,209 5.0

 Apparel................................................ 1,269 1,241 1,226 2.3 1.2 -1.7 1,238 1,183 1,125 1,151 8,300 7,844 5.8

 Leather and allied products...................... 453 453 485 0.0 -6.6 2.5 444 487 474 455 3,189 3,145 1.4

 Paper products...................................... 13,971 13,867 13,920 0.7 -0.4 -0.6 14,067 14,231 14,110 14,126 97,441 99,162 -1.7

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,534 6,482 6,525 0.8 -0.7 -0.5 6,637 6,621 6,555 6,714 45,740 46,511 -1.7

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,116 4,090 4,071 0.6 0.5 -1.1 4,186 4,191 4,148 4,175 28,633 29,427 -2.7

 Printing................................................. 6,633 6,587 7,104 0.7 -7.3 5.3 6,261 6,459 7,269 6,276 45,923 46,802 -1.9

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 68,603 67,086 69,321 2.3 -3.2 -1.3 72,867 68,110 76,133 75,682 501,241 482,284 3.9

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 64,610 62,930 65,051 2.7 -3.3 -1.1 68,240 63,174 71,431 70,864 471,808 455,548 3.6

 Chemical products..................................... 62,088 61,078 62,546 1.7 -2.3 -1.6 61,575 62,831 66,326 63,090 448,022 450,155 -0.5

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,160 2,673 2,805 18.2 -4.7 -15.6 2,635 2,720 3,817 2,437 24,293 22,606 7.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 14,267 14,100 14,324 1.2 -1.6 -0.4 13,917 14,013 14,691 14,227 99,708 104,604 -4.7

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,883 2,855 2,879 1.0 -0.8 -0.8 3,050 3,116 3,209 2,801 20,813 18,830 10.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,318 17,258 17,449 0.3 -1.1 -1.2 17,282 18,379 18,543 16,810 124,068 117,208 5.9

p

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

1

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

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

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

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

2 Estimates and percent changes of shipments for the semiconductor industry are no longer shown separately, but are included in computers and electronic products, and all other applicable

 aggregate totals. 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

July June May June - May -Apr. - July June May July 2012/

2012p 2012r 2012 July June May 2012p 2012r 2012 2011 2012p 2011 2011

All manufacturing industries 2...................... 478,621 465,739 467,955 2.8 -0.5 0.5 454,244 478,559 482,977 443,171 3,291,104 3,143,541 4.7

 Excluding transportation 2

...................... 398,020 395,266 404,335 0.7 -2.2 0.0 391,460 406,124 420,758 393,366 2,837,914 2,741,395 3.5

 Excluding defense 2

.............................. 466,299 451,064 458,229 3.4 -1.6 0.2 444,981 462,695 475,791 435,592 3,215,819 3,057,615 5.2

 With unfilled orders 2

............................. 168,424 161,449 157,609 4.3 2.4 2.2 151,983 165,171 157,581 142,775 1,120,827 1,052,831 6.5

 Durable goods industries 2........................ 230,519 221,368 217,864 4.1 1.6 1.5 205,205 229,579 219,731 192,467 1,530,663 1,423,875 7.5

 Primary metals............................ ............ 27,780 26,996 27,402 2.9 -1.5 -3.5 26,868 27,470 28,329 25,212 200,653 171,240 17.2

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,686 10,465 10,533 2.1 -0.6 -5.8 10,081 10,424 10,964 10,981 80,051 79,558 0.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 15,230 14,788 15,011 3.0 -1.5 -2.1 15,053 15,204 15,404 12,639 107,362 80,144 34.0

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,864 1,743 1,858 6.9 -6.2 -1.6 1,734 1,842 1,961 1,592 13,240 11,538 14.8

 Fabricated metal products........................ 27,502 27,720 28,161 -0.8 -1.6 0.7 26,494 27,933 29,586 25,990 197,829 186,781 5.9

 Machinery............................................. 30,229 31,514 32,333 -4.1 -2.5 5.0 28,596 32,116 33,075 32,315 225,728 226,843 -0.5

 Construction machinery....................... 4,054 4,153 3,951 -2.4 5.1 -0.3 3,789 3,100 3,665 4,993 28,218 29,166 -3.3

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,692 2,495 2,286 -32.2 9.1 60.3 1,683 2,569 2,741 3,421 14,090 20,503 -31.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,242 3,132 3,180 3.5 -1.5 0.2 3,056 3,526 3,012 2,546 22,323 20,769 7.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 673 722 742 -6.8 -2.7 1.6 608 766 736 611 4,914 4,689 4.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,453 3,408 3,439 1.3 -0.9 3.9 3,712 4,386 3,881 3,149 24,518 22,919 7.0

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,367 2,338 2,425 1.2 -3.6 1.5 2,156 2,496 2,401 2,064 16,579 15,042 10.2

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 2,727 3,733 3,884 -26.9 -3.9 15.9 2,463 3,845 3,879 4,044 26,466 27,396 -3.4

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,800 2,710 2,859 3.3 -5.2 -1.4 2,492 2,731 2,906 2,344 19,630 17,614 11.4

 Computers and electronic products 2

......... 21,707 21,744 22,854 -0.2 -4.9 -0.4 18,451 23,652 21,132 18,172 151,450 145,912 3.8

 Computers........................................ 967 1,147 1,319 -15.7 -13.0 6.7 1,034 1,263 1,104 1,684 8,088 9,937 -18.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 2,858 3,093 3,209 -7.6 -3.6 -1.3 2,425 3,359 2,790 1,944 20,903 17,410 20.1

 Defense communications equipment...... 379 285 427 33.0 -33.3 36.9 280 318 341 294 2,406 2,974 -19.1

 Electronic components......................... 3,594 3,449 3,711 4.2 -7.1 4.3 3,309 3,610 3,765 3,322 24,824 25,107 -1.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,466 1,676 1,726 -12.5 -2.9 -10.4 1,339 1,816 1,731 1,098 11,685 9,220 26.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,076 2,834 2,976 8.5 -4.8 -4.0 2,279 2,908 2,627 2,165 20,300 19,638 3.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 6,628 6,779 7,023 -2.2 -3.5 -2.1 5,688 7,195 6,688 6,104 47,503 48,007 -1.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,567 9,778 10,249 -2.2 -4.6 1.9 9,054 10,508 10,478 9,258 69,717 68,769 1.4

 Electric lighting equipment................... 898 882 895 1.8 -1.5 -2.1 843 983 911 887 6,288 6,646 -5.4

 Household appliances.......................... 1,553 1,540 1,582 0.8 -2.7 0.1 1,484 1,570 1,711 1,367 10,882 10,480 3.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,994 3,023 3,170 -1.0 -4.6 -1.0 2,856 3,494 3,284 2,899 22,275 21,923 1.6

 Transportation equipment........................ 80,601 70,473 63,620 14.4 10.8 3.6 62,784 72,435 62,219 49,805 453,190 402,146 12.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 21,885 18,153 18,493 20.6 -1.8 1.2 15,664 19,156 19,681 15,480 129,492 123,135 5.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 19,553 12,708 9,593 53.9 32.5 7.6 18,538 10,386 8,122 9,572 82,860 59,046 40.3

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 4,706 5,143 4,156 -8.5 23.7 11.1 3,560 5,781 3,232 3,205 32,259 33,955 -5.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,389 3,438 1,053 -30.5 226.5 6.7 1,857 3,551 710 962 13,031 18,981 -31.3

 Furniture and related products................. 5,358 5,378 5,266 -0.4 2.1 -0.5 5,346 5,396 5,620 5,033 38,383 37,008 3.7

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 248,102 244,371 250,091 1.5 -2.3 -0.4 249,039 248,980 263,246 250,704 1,760,441 1,719,666 2.4

p

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

calculated. For further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations see <http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/>.

Year to date
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Table 3. Value of Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July July

2012p 2012r 2012 July June May 2012p 2012r 2012 2011 12/11

All manufacturing industries 2...................... 996,565 988,660 984,643 0.8 0.4 0.0 993,058 987,097 991,815 919,984 7.9

 Excluding transportation 2

...................... 415,552 418,410 420,559 -0.7 -0.5 0.3 415,880 420,111 426,852 394,711 5.4

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 804,781 798,687 798,158 0.8 0.1 0.1 801,679 795,785 804,146 727,612 10.2

 Durable goods industries 2

........................ 996,565 988,660 984,643 0.8 0.4 0.0 993,058 987,097 991,815 919,984 7.9

 Primary metals........................................ 32,837 33,368 34,333 -1.6 -2.8 -2.8 32,368 33,086 34,884 32,939 -1.7

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 18,330 18,606 18,946 -1.5 -1.8 -4.1 18,018 18,384 19,352 18,258 -1.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,944 11,254 11,818 -2.8 -4.8 -1.7 10,812 11,215 11,909 11,606 -6.8

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 3,563 3,508 3,569 1.6 -1.7 1.0 3,538 3,487 3,623 3,075 15.1

 Fabricated metal products......................... 82,665 82,369 82,009 0.4 0.4 0.8 83,382 83,477 84,252 77,439 7.7

 Machinery.............................................. 135,071 137,832 139,596 -2.0 -1.3 0.3 135,305 138,272 141,724 127,880 5.8

 Construction machinery....................... 24,809 26,216 27,087 -5.4 -3.2 -1.7 24,354 26,138 27,956 26,187 -7.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 19,617 20,137 19,759 -2.6 1.9 0.7 19,792 20,202 19,928 20,621 -4.0

 Industrial machinery............................ 8,554 8,750 9,013 -2.2 -2.9 -0.5 8,679 8,762 9,154 9,400 -7.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 2,901 2,873 2,852 1.0 0.7 2.4 2,945 2,901 2,875 2,713 8.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 10,277 9,986 9,706 2.9 2.9 2.7 10,783 10,425 10,173 8,976 20.1

 Metalworking machinery....................... 7,326 7,496 7,693 -2.3 -2.6 -0.3 7,283 7,532 7,766 6,956 4.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 27,745 28,530 29,149 -2.8 -2.1 0.8 27,730 28,526 29,134 22,777 21.7

 Material handling equipment.................. 8,224 8,263 8,325 -0.5 -0.7 0.5 8,179 8,352 8,488 7,469 9.5

 Computers and electronic products 2......... 136,578 136,097 135,716 0.4 0.3 0.7 135,924 136,039 136,384 129,602 4.9

 Computers......................................... 1,074 1,194 1,180 -10.1 1.2 4.8 1,074 1,194 1,180 1,168 -8.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 28,637 28,399 27,990 0.8 1.5 1.7 28,214 28,109 27,938 23,982 17.6

 Defense communications equipment...... 5,212 5,180 5,291 0.6 -2.1 -2.3 5,210 5,246 5,326 6,520 -20.1

 Electronic components.......................... 13,220 13,211 13,375 0.1 -1.2 0.5 13,208 13,150 13,426 13,046 1.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 12,699 12,533 12,114 1.3 3.5 3.8 12,847 12,677 12,203 9,439 36.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 46,272 46,184 46,346 0.2 -0.3 0.2 46,098 46,423 46,650 46,299 -0.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 29,464 29,396 29,420 0.2 -0.1 0.0 29,273 29,240 29,661 29,148 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 21,168 21,559 21,777 -1.8 -1.0 1.0 21,285 21,628 21,884 19,359 9.9

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,059 1,054 1,070 0.5 -1.5 0.5 1,076 1,108 1,059 1,111 -3.2

 Household appliances.......................... 695 705 701 -1.4 0.6 0.1 670 623 717 635 5.5

 Electrical equipment............................. 9,798 9,896 10,018 -1.0 -1.2 0.1 9,970 10,006 10,129 9,516 4.8

 Transportation equipment........................ 581,013 570,250 564,084 1.9 1.1 -0.2 577,178 566,986 564,963 525,273 9.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 16,446 16,494 16,599 -0.3 -0.6 -0.4 15,999 16,154 16,590 16,272 -1.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 408,537 398,764 395,232 2.5 0.9 0.0 405,448 394,899 395,422 350,067 15.8

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 60,449 60,109 59,612 0.6 0.8 -0.8 60,523 60,624 60,248 58,483 3.5

 Ships and boats.................................. 19,272 19,107 17,925 0.9 6.6 -6.0 19,217 19,421 18,223 25,238 -23.9

 Furniture and related products................. 6,369 6,322 6,257 0.7 1.0 -0.7 6,752 6,746 6,853 6,662 1.4

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.
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Table 4. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July July

2012p 2012r 2012 July June May 2012p 2012r 2012 2011 12/11

 All manufacturing industries..................... 607,287 604,221 604,989 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 611,804 602,323 610,987 594,586 2.9

 Excluding transportation...................... 496,902 495,177 496,900 0.3 -0.3 -0.5 500,115 493,727 501,559 492,688 1.5

 Excluding defense............................. 581,137 578,597 579,369 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 585,623 576,780 585,287 568,197 3.1

 With unfilled orders............................. 299,038 297,248 296,518 0.6 0.2 0.5 302,401 296,955 300,068 286,423 5.6

 Durable goods industries........................ 369,153 366,503 365,566 0.7 0.3 0.4 372,734 365,689 369,704 353,530 5.4

 Wood products........................................ 8,936 8,897 8,790 0.4 1.2 0.2 8,769 8,694 8,627 8,370 4.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,584 11,571 11,573 0.1 0.0 -0.4 11,624 11,688 11,825 11,085 4.9

 Primary metals......................................... 33,796 34,062 34,420 -0.8 -1.0 -0.3 34,510 34,603 35,021 35,500 -2.8

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 19,563 19,944 20,306 -1.9 -1.8 -0.8 20,206 20,485 20,799 21,325 -5.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 12,090 11,966 11,979 1.0 -0.1 0.4 12,204 11,985 12,072 12,248 -0.4

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 2,143 2,152 2,135 -0.4 0.8 1.3 2,100 2,133 2,150 1,927 9.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 45,832 45,839 45,973 0.0 -0.3 0.2 46,403 46,055 46,284 45,373 2.3

 Machinery.............................................. 66,450 65,698 65,678 1.1 0.0 0.7 66,636 65,146 66,572 59,744 11.5

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,669 3,673 3,693 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 3,557 3,719 3,791 3,225 10.3

 Construction machinery........................ 6,052 5,972 5,868 1.3 1.8 1.9 5,977 5,989 5,907 4,785 24.9

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 7,678 7,617 7,510 0.8 1.4 0.0 7,838 7,661 7,721 6,636 18.1

 Industrial machinery............................ 7,169 7,230 7,221 -0.8 0.1 -1.1 7,088 7,192 7,303 6,969 1.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,481 1,474 1,447 0.5 1.9 -3.7 1,537 1,463 1,426 1,468 4.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,089 4,110 4,119 -0.5 -0.2 2.9 4,198 4,182 4,364 4,368 -3.9

 Metalworking machinery....................... 5,417 5,366 5,375 1.0 -0.2 0.9 5,458 5,314 5,412 4,732 15.3

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 11,049 10,543 10,753 4.8 -2.0 1.3 11,255 10,106 10,940 9,847 14.3

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,397 4,326 4,310 1.6 0.4 2.3 4,452 4,353 4,298 3,774 18.0

 Computers and electronic products 2

......... 46,509 46,106 45,819 0.9 0.6 -0.9 47,052 45,620 46,298 46,616 0.9

 Computers......................................... 1,193 1,188 1,203 0.4 -1.2 -5.5 1,187 1,168 1,251 1,297 -8.5

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,077 1,081 1,088 -0.4 -0.6 -0.2 1,117 1,051 1,139 1,138 -1.8

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,720 1,650 1,742 4.2 -5.3 -2.5 1,761 1,611 1,803 1,683 4.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 7,020 7,026 6,883 -0.1 2.1 2.0 7,023 6,833 6,835 6,766 3.8

 Defense communications equipment...... 1,555 1,534 1,517 1.4 1.1 -16.1 1,555 1,534 1,517 2,342 -33.6

 Audio and video equipment.................. 646 620 605 4.2 2.5 -0.3 668 588 570 620 7.7

 Electronic components.......................... 7,317 7,296 7,171 0.3 1.7 -1.0 7,423 7,170 7,231 7,135 4.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,349 3,344 3,338 0.1 0.2 0.3 3,355 3,305 3,356 3,161 6.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 2,851 2,870 2,868 -0.7 0.1 2.1 2,896 2,867 2,955 2,888 0.3

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 11,783 11,712 11,636 0.6 0.7 -0.3 11,909 11,584 11,810 12,070 -1.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 15,430 15,414 15,465 0.1 -0.3 0.3 15,644 15,471 15,720 15,301 2.2

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,771 1,745 1,732 1.5 0.8 0.8 1,833 1,781 1,795 1,706 7.4

 Household appliances.......................... 1,653 1,662 1,672 -0.5 -0.6 -1.0 1,716 1,665 1,662 1,881 -8.8

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,651 4,649 4,722 0.0 -1.5 -0.1 4,688 4,606 4,788 4,667 0.4

 Batteries............................................ 1,052 1,055 1,046 -0.3 0.9 -0.2 1,064 1,068 1,069 1,022 4.1

 Transportation equipment......................... 110,385 109,044 108,089 1.2 0.9 1.3 111,689 108,596 109,428 101,898 9.6

 Automobiles....................................... 2,630 2,687 2,613 -2.1 2.8 1.0 2,778 2,549 2,673 2,653 4.7

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 2,623 2,502 2,596 4.8 -3.6 2.2 2,633 2,399 2,710 2,458 7.1

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,038 1,974 1,911 3.2 3.3 3.2 2,115 1,950 1,904 2,147 -1.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 17,539 17,433 17,347 0.6 0.5 0.4 17,566 17,178 17,417 16,712 5.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 58,946 58,431 57,671 0.9 1.3 1.6 59,885 58,642 58,716 52,447 14.2

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 13,343 13,221 13,211 0.9 0.1 1.4 13,431 13,233 13,228 13,037 3.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,062 3,100 2,984 -1.2 3.9 2.7 3,015 3,138 2,921 2,695 11.9

 Furniture and related products................. 6,161 6,134 6,123 0.4 0.2 0.9 6,310 6,293 6,208 6,224 1.4

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 24,070 23,738 23,636 1.4 0.4 0.3 24,097 23,523 23,721 23,419 2.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 238,134 237,718 239,423 0.2 -0.7 -1.0 239,070 236,634 241,283 241,056 -0.8

 Food products........................................ 44,702 44,798 44,925 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 44,107 43,356 43,574 44,148 -0.1

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,126 5,133 5,047 -0.1 1.7 -2.7 5,038 5,007 4,757 5,178 -2.7

 Dairy products.................................... 5,782 5,775 5,897 0.1 -2.1 0.0 6,020 5,953 6,119 6,217 -3.2

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 7,697 7,681 7,639 0.2 0.5 1.0 7,673 7,513 7,535 7,591 1.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 18,533 18,489 18,352 0.2 0.7 -0.1 17,934 17,980 18,165 17,016 5.4

 Beverages......................................... 14,804 14,773 14,658 0.2 0.8 0.0 14,425 14,412 14,566 13,487 7.0

 Tobacco............................................ 3,729 3,716 3,694 0.3 0.6 -0.4 3,509 3,568 3,599 3,529 -0.6

 Textile mills............................................ 3,381 3,399 3,419 -0.5 -0.6 -1.0 3,398 3,422 3,452 3,540 -4.0

 Textile products...................................... 3,166 3,182 3,171 -0.5 0.3 -0.7 3,182 3,209 3,210 3,235 -1.6

 Apparel................................................. 2,314 2,302 2,281 0.5 0.9 0.8 2,434 2,338 2,231 2,172 12.1

 Leather and allied products...................... 835 838 828 -0.4 1.2 2.0 857 850 827 816 5.0

 Paper products....................................... 14,280 14,329 14,299 -0.3 0.2 0.2 14,209 14,212 14,287 14,281 -0.5

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 6,323 6,376 6,343 -0.8 0.5 0.9 6,262 6,280 6,334 6,279 -0.3

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,059 4,044 4,040 0.4 0.1 -0.4 4,036 4,032 4,051 4,001 0.9

 Printing.................................................. 5,353 5,412 5,303 -1.1 2.1 -0.2 5,421 5,390 5,252 5,621 -3.6

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 51,578 51,028 52,261 1.1 -2.4 -3.7 52,740 51,780 54,696 53,080 -0.6

 Petroleum refineries............................. 47,422 46,903 48,146 1.1 -2.6 -4.1 48,487 47,645 50,564 49,345 -1.7

 Chemical products..................................... 72,580 72,401 72,801 0.2 -0.5 -0.6 73,145 72,408 73,456 75,710 -3.4

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 4,001 3,881 3,746 3.1 3.6 0.3 3,709 3,587 3,579 3,630 2.2

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 23,930 23,904 23,792 0.1 0.5 -0.6 24,243 24,284 24,068 25,297 -4.2

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,924 2,904 2,898 0.7 0.2 -0.2 2,973 2,962 2,960 3,019 -1.5

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 21,412 21,540 21,783 -0.6 -1.1 0.2 21,643 21,689 22,133 21,437 1.0

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

1

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

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

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

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

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

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

 Topical Series1, 2

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2012/

2012p 2012r 2012 July June May 2012p 2012r 2012 2011 2012p 2011 2011

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 478,838 469,382 475,187 2.0 -1.2 0.3 458,463 489,974 494,183 445,534 3,313,112 3,146,256 5.3

 Construction materials and supplies...... 40,522 40,557 41,060 -0.1 -1.2 -0.5 41,920 44,775 44,033 40,351 285,913 268,692 6.4

 Information technology......................... 21,720 21,891 22,313 -0.8 -1.9 1.9 19,176 24,444 21,552 19,664 149,363 149,822 -0.3

 Computers and related products .......... 3,038 2,827 2,938 7.5 -3.8 2.5 2,574 3,659 2,437 2,762 19,065 19,713 -3.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 49,618 43,956 44,231 12.9 -0.6 0.1 35,683 47,031 46,607 32,243 298,958 263,246 13.6

 Capital goods...................................... 79,443 79,374 78,663 0.1 0.9 1.8 73,113 86,236 78,702 68,367 540,019 503,039 7.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 71,179 70,713 70,167 0.7 0.8 0.9 65,771 76,990 70,093 60,806 482,902 439,747 9.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 64,479 64,815 63,947 -0.5 1.4 1.0 60,311 70,049 63,838 56,625 442,204 410,744 7.7

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,264 8,661 8,496 -4.6 1.9 9.7 7,342 9,246 8,609 7,561 57,117 63,292 -9.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 205,194 200,329 204,136 2.4 -1.9 -0.1 197,307 203,464 213,271 195,117 1,419,031 1,359,734 4.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,810 35,907 36,018 5.3 -0.3 -0.3 29,031 38,272 37,213 26,288 240,994 213,009 13.1

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 167,384 164,422 168,118 1.8 -2.2 0.0 168,276 165,192 176,058 168,829 1,178,037 1,146,725 2.7

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 478,621 465,739 467,955 2.8 -0.5 0.5 454,244 478,559 482,977 443,171 3,291,104 3,143,541 4.7

 Construction materials and supplies...... 41,135 41,028 41,558 0.3 -1.3 0.9 42,481 44,595 45,003 40,349 290,297 274,077 5.9

 Information technology......................... 21,932 22,373 23,525 -2.0 -4.9 0.0 18,725 24,313 21,772 18,779 155,549 149,232 4.2

 Computers and related products .......... 2,918 2,841 2,992 2.7 -5.0 4.5 2,454 3,673 2,491 2,710 18,983 19,617 -3.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 49,570 43,851 44,172 13.0 -0.7 0.2 35,528 46,595 46,210 32,448 297,839 262,975 13.3

 Capital goods...................................... 87,605 84,619 78,246 3.5 8.1 3.2 79,325 85,575 74,558 72,156 567,522 539,911 5.1

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 77,307 72,741 71,016 6.3 2.4 2.3 71,338 72,997 69,384 65,978 508,345 469,332 8.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 61,152 63,667 65,464 -4.0 -2.7 2.3 56,010 66,406 65,019 60,158 449,512 434,425 3.5

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 10,298 11,878 7,230 -13.3 64.3 12.8 7,987 12,578 5,174 6,178 59,177 70,579 -16.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 205,208 200,368 204,144 2.4 -1.8 -0.1 197,487 203,156 213,201 195,232 1,419,238 1,359,928 4.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,824 35,946 36,026 5.2 -0.2 -0.4 29,211 37,964 37,143 26,403 241,201 213,203 13.1

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 167,384 164,422 168,118 1.8 -2.2 0.0 168,276 165,192 176,058 168,829 1,178,037 1,146,725 2.7

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 996,565 988,660 984,643 0.8 0.4 0.0 993,058 987,097 991,815 919,984 (X) (X) 7.9

 Construction materials and supplies...... 57,175 56,562 56,091 1.1 0.8 0.9 58,181 57,620 57,800 56,228 (X) (X) 3.5

 Information technology......................... 135,875 135,663 135,181 0.2 0.4 0.9 135,230 135,681 135,812 127,366 (X) (X) 6.2

 Computers and related products .......... 1,074 1,194 1,180 -10.1 1.2 4.8 1,074 1,194 1,180 1,168 (X) (X) -8.0

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 16,446 16,494 16,599 -0.3 -0.6 -0.4 15,999 16,154 16,590 16,272 (X) (X) -1.7

 Capital goods...................................... 760,763 752,601 747,356 1.1 0.7 -0.1 756,949 750,737 751,398 691,087 (X) (X) 9.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................593,000 586,872 584,844 1.0 0.3 0.1 589,558 583,991 587,984 522,270 (X) (X) 12.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 240,943 244,270 245,418 -1.4 -0.5 0.6 240,715 245,016 248,659 224,791 (X) (X) 7.1

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 167,763 165,729 162,512 1.2 2.0 -0.8 167,391 166,746 163,414 168,817 (X) (X) -0.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 3,931 3,917 3,878 0.4 1.0 0.2 3,954 3,774 4,082 3,831 (X) (X) 3.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 3,931 3,917 3,878 0.4 1.0 0.2 3,954 3,774 4,082 3,831 (X) (X) 3.2

 All manufacturing industries .................. 607,287 604,221 604,989 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 611,804 602,323 610,987 594,586 (X) (X) 2.9

 Construction materials and supplies...... 59,029 58,924 58,861 0.2 0.1 0.3 59,546 58,994 59,419 58,236 (X) (X) 2.2

 Information technology......................... 39,308 39,131 38,959 0.5 0.4 -0.6 39,685 38,680 39,415 39,812 (X) (X) -0.3

 Computers and related products .......... 3,990 3,919 4,033 1.8 -2.8 -2.8 4,065 3,830 4,193 4,118 (X) (X) -1.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,830 24,596 24,467 1.0 0.5 0.9 25,092 24,076 24,704 23,970 (X) (X) 4.7

 Capital goods...................................... 191,526 189,402 188,231 1.1 0.6 0.8 193,032 188,868 190,683 178,020 (X) (X) 8.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................170,132 168,506 167,402 1.0 0.7 0.8 171,695 168,065 169,791 156,991 (X) (X) 9.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 120,903 119,605 119,223 1.1 0.3 0.5 121,642 118,724 120,666 113,115 (X) (X) 7.5

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 21,394 20,896 20,829 2.4 0.3 0.6 21,337 20,803 20,892 21,029 (X) (X) 1.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 178,312 177,716 178,810 0.3 -0.6 -1.1 178,783 176,249 179,918 178,555 (X) (X) 0.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 25,246 25,076 25,088 0.7 0.0 0.6 25,413 24,499 25,112 24,542 (X) (X) 3.5

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 153,066 152,640 153,722 0.3 -0.7 -1.4 153,370 151,750 154,806 154,013 (X) (X) -0.4

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 Percent

Industry Change

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July July

2012p 2012r 2012 July June May 2012p 2012r 2012 2011 12/11

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 202,311 200,686 201,164 0.8 -0.2 -0.7 203,887 200,144 202,197 194,665 4.7

 Durable goods industries........................ 120,027 119,365 119,651 0.6 -0.2 0.1 121,131 118,714 119,904 114,899 5.4

 Wood products................................... 3,629 3,569 3,507 1.7 1.8 1.6 3,511 3,336 3,239 3,156 11.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,696 4,702 4,750 -0.1 -1.0 -0.7 4,700 4,706 4,777 4,443 5.8

 Primary metals.................................... 12,619 12,730 12,761 -0.9 -0.2 -2.1 12,788 12,870 12,736 13,466 -5.0

 Fabricated metal products.................. 16,813 16,739 16,929 0.4 -1.1 0.0 17,002 16,784 16,888 16,607 2.4

 Machinery.......................................... 25,925 25,524 25,517 1.6 0.0 1.2 26,278 25,384 25,650 23,340 12.6

 Computers and electronic products...... 17,285 17,323 17,333 -0.2 -0.1 -0.7 17,449 17,170 17,465 16,732 4.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 6,867 6,846 6,882 0.3 -0.5 0.8 6,948 6,892 7,006 6,619 5.0

 Transportation equipment.................. 21,351 21,126 21,129 1.1 0.0 0.3 21,566 20,774 21,213 19,904 8.4

 Furniture and related products............ 2,973 2,972 2,941 0.0 1.1 0.9 3,018 3,011 2,962 3,036 -0.6

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,869 7,834 7,902 0.4 -0.9 0.2 7,871 7,787 7,968 7,596 3.6

 Nondurable goods industries................. 82,284 81,321 81,513 1.2 -0.2 -1.7 82,756 81,430 82,293 79,766 3.7

 Food products................................... 14,868 14,716 14,665 1.0 0.3 0.7 14,818 14,330 14,363 14,738 0.5

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,948 4,947 4,927 0.0 0.4 0.6 4,724 4,816 4,907 4,362 8.3

 Textiles.............................................. 1,192 1,195 1,199 -0.3 -0.3 -2.0 1,212 1,214 1,214 1,279 -5.2

 Textile products.................................. 1,495 1,521 1,525 -1.7 -0.3 -0.5 1,515 1,545 1,544 1,470 3.1

 Apparel............................................. 792 758 740 4.5 2.4 3.4 811 755 728 615 31.9

 Leather and allied products................ 251 264 266 -4.9 -0.8 0.8 260 267 271 277 -6.1

 Paper products................................... 7,096 7,116 7,082 -0.3 0.5 0.3 6,986 7,005 7,006 6,880 1.5

 Printing ............................................ 2,503 2,525 2,478 -0.9 1.9 0.3 2,524 2,532 2,449 2,694 -6.3

 Petroleum and coal products............... 17,498 17,060 16,773 2.6 1.7 -7.2 17,927 17,658 17,630 15,333 16.9

 Chemical products............................. 23,043 22,506 22,937 2.4 -1.9 -1.3 23,225 22,612 23,119 23,494 -1.1

 Plastics and rubber products............... 8,598 8,713 8,921 -1.3 -2.3 0.5 8,754 8,696 9,062 8,624 1.5

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 187,396 186,841 186,573 0.3 0.1 0.5 188,312 186,085 188,514 182,945 2.9

 Durable goods industries........................ 143,102 141,753 140,764 1.0 0.7 0.2 144,758 141,904 142,698 137,016 5.7

 Wood products................................... 1,508 1,491 1,492 1.1 -0.1 -1.2 1,497 1,497 1,517 1,423 5.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,356 1,342 1,328 1.0 1.1 -0.2 1,367 1,379 1,385 1,297 5.4

 Primary metals.................................... 11,032 11,107 11,230 -0.7 -1.1 0.1 11,426 11,398 11,544 11,582 -1.3

 Fabricated metal products.................. 13,466 13,487 13,425 -0.2 0.5 -0.1 13,583 13,431 13,516 12,620 7.6

 Machinery.......................................... 16,665 16,523 16,503 0.9 0.1 -1.5 16,723 16,294 16,890 15,950 4.8

 Computers and electronic products...... 16,118 16,019 15,886 0.6 0.8 -3.4 16,374 15,981 16,067 17,803 -8.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 3,544 3,565 3,575 -0.6 -0.3 0.8 3,593 3,575 3,649 3,536 1.6

 Transportation equipment.................. 74,967 73,865 72,932 1.5 1.3 1.4 75,706 73,952 73,676 68,635 10.3

 Furniture and related products............ 1,038 1,024 1,046 1.4 -2.1 1.6 1,053 1,038 1,054 999 5.4

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,408 3,330 3,347 2.3 -0.5 1.4 3,436 3,359 3,400 3,171 8.4

 Nondurable goods industries................. 44,294 45,088 45,809 -1.8 -1.6 1.4 43,554 44,181 45,816 45,929 -5.2

 Food products................................... 4,075 4,033 4,033 1.0 0.0 1.6 3,514 3,506 3,499 3,372 4.2

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,874 5,839 5,850 0.6 -0.2 -0.9 5,332 5,438 5,695 5,266 1.3

 Textiles.............................................. 754 762 771 -1.0 -1.2 -0.9 765 763 784 816 -6.3

 Textile products.................................. 419 413 414 1.5 -0.2 0.5 417 408 419 448 -6.9

 Apparel............................................. 377 376 373 0.3 0.8 1.1 407 396 380 398 2.3

 Leather and allied products................ 130 124 122 4.8 1.6 0.8 124 120 122 108 14.8

 Paper products................................... 1,258 1,279 1,301 -1.6 -1.7 0.2 1,274 1,285 1,298 1,392 -8.5

 Printing ............................................ 1,224 1,231 1,206 -0.6 2.1 -0.8 1,243 1,153 1,137 1,342 -7.4

 Petroleum and coal products............... 12,625 13,302 14,174 -5.1 -6.2 4.2 12,839 13,282 14,697 15,013 -14.5

 Chemical products............................. 15,213 15,429 15,254 -1.4 1.1 -0.1 15,298 15,558 15,464 15,562 -1.7

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,345 2,300 2,311 2.0 -0.5 3.5 2,341 2,272 2,321 2,212 5.8

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 217,580 216,694 217,252 0.4 -0.3 -0.2 219,605 216,094 220,276 216,976 1.2

 Durable goods industries........................ 106,024 105,385 105,151 0.6 0.2 1.2 106,845 105,071 107,102 101,615 5.1

 Wood products................................... 3,799 3,837 3,791 -1.0 1.2 -0.4 3,761 3,861 3,871 3,791 -0.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,532 5,527 5,495 0.1 0.6 -0.1 5,557 5,603 5,663 5,345 4.0

 Primary metals.................................... 10,145 10,225 10,429 -0.8 -2.0 1.7 10,296 10,335 10,741 10,452 -1.5

 Fabricated metal products.................. 15,553 15,613 15,619 -0.4 0.0 0.6 15,818 15,840 15,880 16,146 -2.0

 Machinery.......................................... 23,860 23,651 23,658 0.9 0.0 1.8 23,635 23,468 24,032 20,454 15.6

 Computers and electronic products...... 13,106 12,764 12,600 2.7 1.3 2.1 13,229 12,469 12,766 12,081 9.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,019 5,003 5,008 0.3 -0.1 -0.6 5,103 5,004 5,065 5,146 -0.8

 Transportation equipment.................. 14,067 14,053 14,028 0.1 0.2 2.4 14,417 13,870 14,539 13,359 7.9

 Furniture and related products............ 2,150 2,138 2,136 0.6 0.1 0.6 2,239 2,244 2,192 2,189 2.3

 Miscellaneous products........................ 12,793 12,574 12,387 1.7 1.5 0.1 12,790 12,377 12,353 12,652 1.1

 Nondurable goods industries................. 111,556 111,309 112,101 0.2 -0.7 -1.5 112,760 111,023 113,174 115,361 -2.3

 Food products................................... 25,759 26,049 26,227 -1.1 -0.7 -0.9 25,775 25,520 25,712 26,038 -1.0

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 7,711 7,703 7,575 0.1 1.7 0.2 7,878 7,726 7,563 7,388 6.6

 Textiles.............................................. 1,435 1,442 1,449 -0.5 -0.5 -0.3 1,421 1,445 1,454 1,445 -1.7

 Textile products.................................. 1,252 1,248 1,232 0.3 1.3 -1.4 1,250 1,256 1,247 1,317 -5.1

 Apparel............................................. 1,145 1,168 1,168 -2.0 0.0 -0.8 1,216 1,187 1,123 1,159 4.9

 Leather and allied products................ 454 450 440 0.9 2.3 3.0 473 463 434 431 9.7

 Paper products................................... 5,926 5,934 5,916 -0.1 0.3 0.2 5,949 5,922 5,983 6,009 -1.0

 Printing ............................................ 1,626 1,656 1,619 -1.8 2.3 -0.5 1,654 1,705 1,666 1,585 4.4

 Petroleum and coal products............... 21,455 20,666 21,314 3.8 -3.0 -5.6 21,974 20,840 22,369 22,734 -3.3

 Chemical products............................. 34,324 34,466 34,610 -0.4 -0.4 -0.4 34,622 34,238 34,873 36,654 -5.5

 Plastics and rubber products............... 10,469 10,527 10,551 -0.6 -0.2 -0.7 10,548 10,721 10,750 10,601 -0.5

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.

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group3

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Jul Jun May Apr Jul Jun May Apr

2012p 2012r 2012 2012 2012p 2012r 2012 2012

All manufacturing industries2

............................ 1.27 1.29 1.27 1.28 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.60 1.63 1.62 1.64 6.21 6.28 6.24 6.33

 Wood products.............................................. 1.46 1.46 1.44 1.45 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.44 1.44 1.42 1.44 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.19 1.22 1.21 1.21 1.16 1.19 1.21 1.24

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.68 1.68 1.67 1.67 3.15 3.12 3.09 3.06

 Machinery..................................................... 2.01 1.97 2.06 2.07 4.42 4.48 4.77 4.88

 Computers and electronic products2

................ 1.58 1.59 1.58 1.66 7.39 7.21 7.00 7.07

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.55 1.54 1.54 1.55 2.36 2.39 2.40 2.41

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.58 1.70 1.66 1.67 13.78 14.77 14.36 14.78

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.16 1.15 1.15 1.13 1.38 1.38 1.36 1.36

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.77 1.74 1.72 1.73 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Food products.............................................. 0.74 0.74 0.74 0.75 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.46 1.51 1.41 1.47 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.37 1.39 1.37 1.40 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.63 1.65 1.62 1.63 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.82 1.85 1.86 1.81 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 1.84 1.85 1.71 1.72 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Printing......................................................... 0.81 0.82 0.75 0.79 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.75 0.76 0.75 0.77 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.17 1.19 1.16 1.15 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.24 1.25 1.25 1.23 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

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

1

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Jul2 Jul2 Jul2 Jul2

Industry 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011-

Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun

2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012

 

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

Durable goods industries....................... -0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

 Primary metals.................................... 0.2 0.9 0.2 1.6 0.1 0.7 -0.1 0.6

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.3 0.3 -0.4 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... -0.3 0.9 -0.5 1.5 0.0 0.3 -0.1 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... -0.7 0.6 -1.2 1.0 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.3 0.4 -0.1 1.2 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.4

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.2 0.4 0.3 1.2 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.7 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.4

Nondurable goods industries.................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Petroleum and coal products................ (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

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

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

3

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

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

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

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

for price changes.

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes3

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

and Orders (M3) survey. This survey provides statistics on manufacturers' value of shipments, new 

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

(at current cost or market value), and inventories by stage of fabrication (materials and supplies, work-inprocess, and finished goods). The M3 includes approximately 4,300 reporting units. Units may be 

divisions of diversified large companies, large homogenous companies, or single-unit manufacturers in 89 

industry categories. Due to the small monthly sample, these 89 categories have been combined into 65 

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

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

movements of all establishments that make up the category. The current coverage levels in the survey 

show that reported data in the monthly survey represent approximately 60 percent of the shipments 

estimates at the total manufacturing level. Data published represent manufacturing in a calendar month. 

The data collection is based on a voluntary survey authorized by Title 13 of the United States Code. 

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

provide an indication of the activity within the manufacturing sector. The results differ from what would 

be obtained from a complete enumeration of all manufacturing companies. In addition, a different panel 

of 4,300 companies would yield different results. The M3 panel is comprised of companies with $500 

million or more in shipments and a limited number of smaller companies. From a statistical perspective, 

the panel is not a probability sample; therefore, the sampling errors that are normally provided with 

sample surveys cannot be measured. Nonsampling errors are attributable to many sources. The use of 

company or divisional reports to estimate the monthly change for establishments is one source of 

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

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

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

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

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