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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2017, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Adriana Stoica 

Economic Indicators Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (16)-12 

CB 17-13 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

December 2016 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in December, up 

five of the last six months, increased $6.1 billion or 1.3 

percent to $464.9 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 2.3 percent November 

decrease. 

 Shipments, up nine of the last ten months, increased 

$10.4 billion or 2.2 percent to $475.8 billion. This 

followed a 0.3 percent November increase. 

 Unfilled orders, down six of the last seven months, 

decreased $7.1 billion or 0.6 percent to $1,119.5 billion. 

This followed a 0.2 percent November decrease. The 

unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.62, down from 

6.75 in November. 

 Inventories, up five of the last six months, increased 

$0.6 billion or 0.1 percent to $625.6 billion. This 

followed a 0.5 percent November increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.31, down from 1.34 

in November. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

December, down two consecutive months, decreased 

$1.1 billion or 0.5 percent to $227.1 billion, down from 

the previously published 0.4 percent decrease. This 

followed a 4.7 percent November decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, also down two consecutive 

months, drove the decrease, $1.9 billion or 2.5 percent to 

$73.5 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $7.2 billion or 3.1 percent to $237.8 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in 

December, up three of the last four months, increased 

$3.3 billion or 1.4 percent to $238.1 billion, virtually 

unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

followed a 0.4 percent November increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up following two 

consecutive monthly decreases, led the increase, $1.9 

billion or 2.4 percent to $82.2 billion. 

 

 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up nine 

of the last ten months, increased $7.2 billion or 3.1 

percent to $237.8 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent 

November increase. Petroleum and coal products, up 

four of the last five months, led the increase, $5.4 billion 

or 14.0 percent to $44.2 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

December, down six of the last seven months, decreased 

$7.1 billion or 0.6 percent to $1,119.5 billion, virtually 

unchanged from the previously published decrease. This 

followed a 0.2 percent November decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also down six of the last 

seven months, drove the decrease, $8.7 billion or 1.1 

percent to $759.8 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

December, down two of the last three months, decreased 

$0.3 billion or 0.1 percent to $383.9 billion, down from 

the previously published virtually unchanged increase. 

This followed a 0.2 percent November increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down following three 

consecutive monthly increases, drove the decrease, $0.4 

billion or 0.4 percent to $123.5 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up four 

of the last five months, increased $0.9 billion or 0.4 

percent to $241.7 billion. This followed a 1.1 percent 

November increase. Petroleum and coal products, also 

up four of the last five months, drove the increase, $1.2 

billion or 4.3 percent to $28.9 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, December materials and 

supplies decreased 0.4 percent in durable goods and 0.9 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process was 

virtually unchanged in durable goods and increased 2.9 

percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 

0.2 percent in durable goods and 0.1 percent in 

nondurable goods. 

Figures in text are adjusted for seasonality, but not for inflation. Figures on new and unfilled orders exclude data for semiconductor manufacturing. For data, call (301) 763-

4673 or go to www.census.gov/m3. The Advance Report on durable goods for January is scheduled for release on February 27, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. EST and the Full Report on 

March 6, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page for survey description. To receive the latest updates on the Nation's key economic indicators, download the America's Economy 

app for Apple and Android smartphones and tablets. 

“Virtually unchanged” indicates that the change is less than 0.05 percent for a percent increase or decrease. 

With the release of the January 2017 Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders on February 27, 2017, the presentation of the release 

will change. The text portion of the release will be removed from Excel and reformatted. The layout and format of the tables are not currently changing, though some explanatory 

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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2016/

2016p 2016r 2016 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2016p 2016r 2016 2015 2016p 2015 2015

 All manufacturing industries.................. 475,843 465,427 464,095 2.2 0.3 0.2 466,743 454,305 469,757 451,055 5,533,605 5,619,673 -1.5

 Excluding transportation................... 393,671 385,183 383,523 2.2 0.4 0.6 384,966 375,495 388,670 372,010 4,561,046 4,649,987 -1.9

 Excluding defense.............................. 462,789 452,300 451,528 2.3 0.2 0.2 451,899 440,685 457,596 436,563 5,383,257 5,471,790 -1.6

 With unfilled orders............................ 169,062 166,877 166,255 1.3 0.4 -0.5 170,447 161,401 165,729 165,054 1,990,611 1,997,276 -0.3

 Durable goods industries......................... 238,083 234,824 233,989 1.4 0.4 -0.2 235,921 227,379 235,753 230,858 2,806,164 2,820,620 -0.5

 Wood products....................................... 8,891 8,745 8,507 1.7 2.8 1.0 7,754 8,087 8,891 6,989 100,616 95,814 5.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 10,057 10,049 9,971 0.1 0.8 0.8 8,661 9,698 10,681 8,526 119,223 114,180 4.4

 Primary metals....................................... 18,498 18,224 17,752 1.5 2.7 0.0 16,789 17,240 17,827 16,320 214,400 230,646 -7.0

 Iron and steel mills............................ 8,345 8,133 7,937 2.6 2.5 0.6 7,655 7,672 8,027 7,364 96,615 107,379 -10.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 8,728 8,674 8,414 0.6 3.1 -0.4 7,843 8,252 8,424 7,465 100,102 103,639 -3.4

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,425 1,417 1,401 0.6 1.1 -1.6 1,291 1,316 1,376 1,491 17,683 19,628 -9.9

 Fabricated metal products....................... 30,754 30,837 30,445 -0.3 1.3 1.2 28,520 29,702 31,131 27,549 361,894 355,334 1.8

 Machinery............................................. 30,800 30,317 29,959 1.6 1.2 -0.4 31,827 28,220 29,655 32,380 364,379 386,253 -5.7

 Farm machinery................................. 1,879 1,821 1,814 3.2 0.4 -0.1 1,667 1,335 1,673 1,722 21,596 24,638 -12.3

 Construction machinery..................... 2,428 2,462 2,646 -1.4 -7.0 3.2 2,459 2,415 2,803 3,270 32,430 43,579 -25.6

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 807 809 869 -0.2 -6.9 -11.1 921 801 899 1,494 11,479 20,477 -43.9

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,511 2,513 2,396 -0.1 4.9 4.9 3,056 2,197 2,416 2,950 29,199 29,049 0.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 411 407 396 1.0 2.8 -0.3 507 425 406 539 5,083 5,179 -1.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,505 3,479 3,477 0.7 0.1 0.1 3,405 3,115 3,163 3,426 41,744 42,476 -1.7

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,396 3,310 3,184 2.6 4.0 -1.5 3,834 3,350 3,326 3,298 37,853 33,683 12.4

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,290 4,049 3,886 6.0 4.2 -3.5 4,106 3,984 3,910 3,794 48,557 52,096 -6.8

 Material handling equipment............... 3,053 3,049 3,019 0.1 1.0 1.3 3,197 2,926 3,092 3,150 35,991 31,959 12.6

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 27,992 27,770 27,516 0.8 0.9 0.9 31,229 27,454 27,357 29,594 325,111 312,851 3.9

 Computers........................................ 583 576 608 1.2 -5.3 6.9 749 517 613 863 7,203 9,316 -22.7

 Computer storage devices..................... 526 571 586 -7.9 -2.6 22.6 864 464 433 837 6,702 6,600 1.5

 Other peripheral equipment................ 579 620 617 -6.6 0.5 1.6 873 527 525 1,040 7,727 9,507 -18.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,311 3,196 3,067 3.6 4.2 -5.1 4,168 2,915 2,780 3,833 37,802 37,195 1.6

 Defense communications equipment.... 267 294 281 -9.2 4.6 -6.0 270 308 283 403 3,480 3,848 -9.6

 Audio and video equipment.................... 402 367 368 9.5 -0.3 6.4 543 467 461 445 4,391 3,468 26.6

 Electronic components......................... 4,954 4,872 4,907 1.7 -0.7 -1.1 4,940 4,539 4,854 4,520 57,470 51,612 11.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,514 1,357 1,402 11.6 -3.2 0.5 1,595 1,364 1,334 1,523 16,658 15,537 7.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,560 2,533 2,537 1.1 -0.2 -0.2 2,852 2,689 2,581 2,845 30,619 30,420 0.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 9,160 9,250 9,244 -1.0 0.1 0.8 10,517 9,018 8,776 10,222 109,179 103,227 5.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,620 9,506 9,632 1.2 -1.3 0.7 9,599 9,378 9,787 9,757 114,522 121,697 -5.9

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,034 1,038 1,049 -0.4 -1.0 1.5 1,085 1,065 1,116 1,118 12,742 12,441 2.4

 Household appliances........................ 1,407 1,364 1,407 3.2 -3.1 -0.4 1,408 1,426 1,455 1,444 16,808 18,508 -9.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,914 2,935 2,909 -0.7 0.9 0.4 2,930 2,771 2,785 3,138 35,213 38,293 -8.0

 Batteries........................................... 775 758 775 2.2 -2.2 2.4 843 874 877 870 9,487 10,141 -6.4

 Transportation equipment........................ 82,172 80,244 80,572 2.4 -0.4 -1.6 81,777 78,810 81,087 79,045 972,559 969,686 0.3

 Automobiles..................................... 8,852 8,948 8,803 -1.1 1.6 -3.7 8,291 9,030 9,082 9,914 114,353 126,926 -9.9

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 16,398 15,594 15,601 5.2 0.0 1.6 15,588 15,214 16,403 14,453 184,678 178,428 3.5

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,021 2,050 2,000 -1.4 2.5 -4.1 1,816 1,930 2,067 2,218 26,272 31,711 -17.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 29,459 28,939 28,873 1.8 0.2 -0.8 25,955 27,975 29,787 23,908 339,480 309,456 9.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 13,028 12,271 13,479 6.2 -9.0 -4.5 16,528 12,069 12,139 14,261 161,965 168,041 -3.6

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,192 4,174 3,931 0.4 6.2 -4.9 5,129 4,334 3,739 5,899 50,748 59,037 -14.0

 Ships and boats................................. 3,112 3,134 2,990 -0.7 4.8 -4.1 3,124 3,242 3,085 2,903 36,842 34,004 8.3

 Furniture and related products.................. 6,371 6,367 6,382 0.1 -0.2 0.5 6,260 6,121 6,263 6,163 75,766 73,234 3.5

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,928 12,765 13,253 1.3 -3.7 1.1 13,505 12,669 13,074 14,535 157,694 160,925 -2.0

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 237,760 230,603 230,106 3.1 0.2 0.6 230,822 226,926 234,004 220,197 2,727,441 2,799,053 -2.6

 Food products....................................... 65,561 64,826 64,553 1.1 0.4 -0.6 66,255 67,106 67,919 64,376 778,453 773,839 0.6

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 8,164 8,022 7,946 1.8 1.0 -0.5 8,497 8,667 8,697 8,572 96,612 96,213 0.4

 Dairy products.................................. 9,466 9,267 9,061 2.1 2.3 -1.6 9,546 9,790 9,403 9,281 110,368 110,620 -0.2

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 17,750 17,584 17,529 0.9 0.3 -0.7 17,527 17,729 17,995 17,162 213,546 221,948 -3.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,356 12,339 12,448 0.1 -0.9 0.5 12,055 12,268 12,274 11,623 147,483 145,998 1.0

 Beverages......................................... 9,095 9,138 9,120 -0.5 0.2 -1.3 8,794 9,067 8,946 8,673 110,894 108,525 2.2

 Tobacco............................................ 3,261 3,201 3,328 1.9 -3.8 5.7 3,261 3,201 3,328 2,950 36,589 37,473 -2.4

 Textile mills........................................... 2,581 2,545 2,514 1.4 1.2 1.5 2,274 2,425 2,610 2,195 30,319 30,903 -1.9

 Textile products................................... 2,118 2,062 2,014 2.7 2.4 1.2 1,871 1,975 2,043 1,732 24,050 24,477 -1.7

 Apparel................................................ 1,068 1,042 1,025 2.5 1.7 -2.1 1,035 1,196 1,191 999 12,655 12,097 4.6

 Leather and allied products...................... 354 341 331 3.8 3.0 0.3 341 329 344 332 4,077 4,668 -12.7

 Paper products...................................... 15,465 15,355 15,183 0.7 1.1 0.1 15,068 15,023 15,512 15,002 182,935 182,809 0.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,835 6,778 6,716 0.8 0.9 -0.1 6,729 6,610 6,777 6,786 81,246 82,250 -1.2

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,801 4,778 4,694 0.5 1.8 0.2 4,521 4,642 4,832 4,394 56,294 55,465 1.5

 Printing................................................. 6,942 6,984 7,041 -0.6 -0.8 -1.4 6,875 7,154 7,383 7,296 85,434 86,058 -0.7

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 44,198 38,763 38,959 14.0 -0.5 5.4 41,552 37,088 39,819 33,698 432,735 525,255 -17.6

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 39,821 34,526 34,828 15.3 -0.9 5.4 37,917 33,149 35,522 30,961 387,046 485,047 -20.2

 Chemical products..................................... 67,936 67,190 66,752 1.1 0.7 -0.1 65,980 64,201 65,312 65,476 798,894 783,931 1.9

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 4,061 4,079 4,120 -0.4 -1.0 -0.5 3,393 3,245 2,924 3,485 49,073 46,628 5.2

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 22,565 22,147 21,814 1.9 1.5 0.1 22,864 21,973 21,742 22,710 261,462 236,545 10.5

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,807 3,790 3,713 0.4 2.1 1.5 3,206 3,266 3,652 2,995 44,018 40,950 7.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 19,181 19,156 19,286 0.1 -0.7 -0.7 17,516 18,161 19,597 17,468 230,406 229,018 0.6

p

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

1

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2016/

2016p 2016r 2016 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2016p 2016r 2016 2015 2016p 2015 2015

All manufacturing industries2........................ 464,868 458,795 469,636 1.3 -2.3 2.8 466,976 449,678 472,322 458,038 5,473,669 5,553,564 -1.4

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 391,395 383,441 381,304 2.1 0.6 0.8 381,313 371,224 384,618 367,180 4,528,105 4,605,113 -1.7

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 453,158 442,502 457,150 2.4 -3.2 2.8 450,149 433,968 461,239 441,918 5,320,264 5,415,592 -1.8

 With unfilled orders2............................. 161,966 164,099 175,390 -1.3 -6.4 6.7 174,273 161,110 172,649 174,754 1,971,032 1,969,407 0.1

 Durable goods industries2

......................... 227,108 228,192 239,530 -0.5 -4.7 5.0 236,154 222,752 238,318 237,841 2,746,228 2,754,511 -0.3

 Primary metals........................................ 18,625 18,754 18,191 -0.7 3.1 1.3 17,286 18,171 17,922 16,666 216,922 228,144 -4.9

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,469 8,490 8,211 -0.2 3.4 1.5 8,090 8,267 7,988 7,739 98,826 106,510 -7.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 8,674 8,726 8,542 -0.6 2.2 2.1 7,790 8,489 8,530 7,344 99,844 102,290 -2.4

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,482 1,538 1,438 -3.6 7.0 -4.8 1,406 1,415 1,404 1,583 18,252 19,344 -5.6

 Fabricated metal products........................ 30,946 31,199 30,997 -0.8 0.7 3.1 28,001 29,125 30,913 27,140 363,026 352,667 2.9

 Machinery............................................. 30,929 30,717 29,972 0.7 2.5 0.3 30,927 28,541 29,781 29,528 360,509 377,492 -4.5

 Construction machinery........................ 2,605 2,709 2,601 -3.8 4.2 9.0 2,696 2,734 2,770 3,198 31,253 40,104 -22.1

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 812 809 824 0.4 -1.8 -11.6 651 806 917 93 8,926 17,019 -47.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,478 2,545 2,179 -2.6 16.8 2.2 2,872 2,122 2,221 2,641 28,026 27,920 0.4

 Photographic equipment....................... 469 502 423 -6.6 18.7 -7.8 485 528 423 426 5,212 5,308 -1.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,496 3,550 3,362 -1.5 5.6 2.2 3,303 3,162 3,032 3,467 41,203 43,196 -4.6

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,369 3,254 3,219 3.5 1.1 1.8 3,664 3,299 3,333 3,217 38,335 33,140 15.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,006 3,877 4,006 3.3 -3.2 -2.6 4,010 3,857 3,963 3,793 48,327 50,160 -3.7

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,204 3,178 3,073 0.8 3.4 -1.6 3,566 2,985 2,914 3,402 36,723 33,716 8.9

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 24,988 24,365 24,116 2.6 1.0 0.2 28,921 22,333 23,190 28,226 290,282 282,433 2.8

 Computers........................................ 568 589 610 -3.6 -3.4 3.0 734 530 615 836 7,177 9,483 -24.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,698 3,484 3,189 6.1 9.3 -1.9 4,570 2,821 3,026 4,069 40,486 41,006 -1.3

 Defense communications equipment....... 253 284 300 -10.9 -5.3 4.5 242 255 259 317 3,415 3,796 -10.0

 Electronic components......................... 4,947 4,855 4,866 1.9 -0.2 -2.6 4,918 4,391 4,835 4,718 57,430 52,169 10.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,777 1,536 1,493 15.7 2.9 1.2 1,516 1,529 1,492 1,334 17,765 17,850 -0.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,570 2,370 2,442 8.4 -2.9 -1.2 3,414 2,162 2,258 3,587 31,254 29,954 4.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 9,411 9,409 9,340 0.0 0.7 0.7 10,982 8,877 8,924 10,697 110,412 104,719 5.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,858 9,913 9,776 -0.6 1.4 1.6 9,826 9,569 9,803 9,833 116,204 121,248 -4.2

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,026 1,030 1,014 -0.4 1.6 -8.2 1,047 1,050 1,088 1,120 12,771 12,436 2.7

 Household appliances.......................... 1,367 1,362 1,380 0.4 -1.3 -4.0 1,353 1,453 1,445 1,460 16,790 18,439 -8.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,945 2,985 2,910 -1.3 2.6 3.3 2,852 2,836 2,797 3,019 35,061 38,739 -9.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 73,473 75,354 88,332 -2.5 -14.7 12.3 85,663 78,454 87,704 90,858 945,564 948,451 -0.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 29,409 29,054 28,541 1.2 1.8 -1.5 26,524 28,700 29,148 24,140 337,903 309,020 9.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 6,102 4,295 21,903 42.1 -80.4 94.5 18,758 8,535 20,299 25,485 135,824 162,778 -16.6

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 2,738 7,611 3,823 -64.0 99.1 37.7 5,299 7,732 3,633 5,631 54,657 57,649 -5.2

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,696 3,087 3,060 19.7 0.9 8.5 3,852 2,918 2,888 2,292 34,914 24,204 44.2

 Furniture and related products................... 6,419 6,331 6,413 1.4 -1.3 -1.3 5,616 6,105 6,357 5,543 76,188 73,158 4.1

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 237,760 230,603 230,106 3.1 0.2 0.6 230,822 226,926 234,004 220,197 2,727,441 2,799,053 -2.6

p

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry December

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2016/

2016p 2016r 2016 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2016p 2016r 2016 2015 2015

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,119,548 1,126,644 1,129,422 -0.6 -0.2 0.8 1,120,121 1,116,295 1,116,586 1,139,700 -1.7

 Excluding transportation2...................... 359,758 358,155 356,043 0.4 0.6 0.4 352,258 352,318 352,253 344,842 2.2

 Excluding defense2

............................. 943,494 949,246 955,190 -0.6 -0.6 1.0 943,847 942,004 944,385 966,483 -2.3

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,119,548 1,126,644 1,129,422 -0.6 -0.2 0.8 1,120,121 1,116,295 1,116,586 1,139,700 -1.7

 Primary metals........................................ 33,791 33,664 33,134 0.4 1.6 1.3 33,135 32,638 31,707 30,613 8.2

 Iron and steel mills............................... 19,265 19,141 18,784 0.6 1.9 1.5 18,571 18,136 17,541 16,360 13.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 10,439 10,493 10,441 -0.5 0.5 1.2 10,558 10,611 10,374 10,816 -2.4

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,087 4,030 3,909 1.4 3.1 1.0 4,006 3,891 3,792 3,437 16.6

 Fabricated metal products......................... 75,238 75,046 74,684 0.3 0.5 0.7 72,579 73,098 73,675 71,447 1.6

 Machinery.............................................. 92,914 92,785 92,385 0.1 0.4 0.0 91,086 91,986 91,665 94,956 -4.1

 Construction machinery......................... 4,312 4,135 3,888 4.3 6.4 -1.1 4,218 3,981 3,662 5,395 -21.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 5,811 5,806 5,806 0.1 0.0 -0.8 5,617 5,887 5,882 8,170 -31.2

 Industrial machinery............................. 7,059 7,092 7,060 -0.5 0.5 -3.0 6,744 6,928 7,003 7,917 -14.8

 Photographic equipment........................ 1,466 1,408 1,313 4.1 7.2 2.1 1,404 1,426 1,323 1,275 10.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 6,014 6,023 5,952 -0.1 1.2 -1.9 5,787 5,889 5,842 6,328 -8.5

 Metalworking machinery........................ 7,329 7,356 7,412 -0.4 -0.8 0.5 7,101 7,271 7,322 6,619 7.3

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 25,390 25,674 25,846 -1.1 -0.7 0.5 25,462 25,558 25,685 25,692 -0.9

 Material handling equipment................... 12,566 12,415 12,286 1.2 1.0 0.4 12,365 11,996 11,937 11,633 6.3

 Computers and electronic products2............. 130,812 129,937 129,488 0.7 0.3 0.2 129,719 128,434 129,219 124,191 4.5

 Computers......................................... 2,421 2,436 2,423 -0.6 0.5 0.1 2,421 2,436 2,423 2,447 -1.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 33,614 33,227 32,939 1.2 0.9 0.4 33,209 32,807 32,901 30,525 8.8

 Defense communications equipment........ 2,228 2,242 2,252 -0.6 -0.4 0.9 2,172 2,200 2,253 2,237 -2.9

 Electronic components.......................... 12,089 12,096 12,113 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3 11,914 11,936 12,084 11,954 -0.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 18,438 18,175 17,996 1.4 1.0 0.5 18,232 18,311 18,146 17,125 6.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 28,016 28,006 28,169 0.0 -0.6 -0.3 27,990 27,428 27,955 27,355 2.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 34,006 33,755 33,596 0.7 0.5 0.3 33,781 33,316 33,457 32,548 3.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 18,512 18,274 17,867 1.3 2.3 0.8 17,985 17,758 17,567 16,303 10.3

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,339 1,347 1,355 -0.6 -0.6 -2.5 1,297 1,335 1,350 1,268 2.3

 Household appliances........................... 1,146 1,186 1,188 -3.4 -0.2 -2.2 1,133 1,188 1,161 1,151 -1.6

 Electrical equipment............................. 7,890 7,859 7,809 0.4 0.6 0.0 7,711 7,789 7,724 7,863 -1.9

 Transportation equipment......................... 759,790 768,489 773,379 -1.1 -0.6 1.0 767,863 763,977 764,333 794,858 -3.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 21,536 21,586 21,471 -0.2 0.5 -1.5 21,982 21,413 20,688 23,559 -6.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 577,388 584,314 592,290 -1.2 -1.3 1.4 584,495 582,265 585,799 610,636 -4.3

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 72,044 73,498 70,061 -2.0 4.9 -0.2 72,527 72,357 68,959 68,618 5.7

 Ships and boats.................................. 17,139 16,555 16,602 3.5 -0.3 0.4 16,662 15,934 16,258 18,590 -10.4

 Furniture and related products................... 8,253 8,205 8,241 0.6 -0.4 0.4 7,516 8,160 8,176 7,094 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.

2

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry December

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2016/

2016p 2016r 2016 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2016p 2016r 2016 2015 2015

 All manufacturing industries...................... 625,585 625,011 621,711 0.1 0.5 0.1 609,286 625,743 626,435 608,314 0.2

 Excluding transportation........................ 502,038 501,027 497,919 0.2 0.6 0.1 489,677 501,376 502,249 486,958 0.6

 Excluding defense............................. 600,298 599,490 595,895 0.1 0.6 0.0 584,338 600,196 600,721 583,316 0.2

 With unfilled orders............................. 311,279 311,865 311,370 -0.2 0.2 -0.1 302,707 312,128 311,640 307,102 -1.4

 Durable goods industries........................ 383,872 384,178 383,424 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 373,512 384,499 383,706 377,498 -1.1

 Wood products........................................ 11,704 11,575 11,462 1.1 1.0 0.5 11,589 11,570 11,404 11,123 4.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 13,035 13,083 13,139 -0.4 -0.4 0.1 12,752 12,690 12,817 12,652 0.8

 Primary metals......................................... 31,643 31,656 31,558 0.0 0.3 -0.2 31,533 31,550 31,554 33,208 -5.0

 Iron and steel mills............................... 17,372 17,359 17,326 0.1 0.2 0.2 17,399 17,384 17,465 18,694 -6.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 12,246 12,273 12,209 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 12,156 12,170 12,107 12,476 -2.6

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,025 2,024 2,023 0.0 0.0 0.5 1,978 1,996 1,982 2,038 -2.9

 Fabricated metal products......................... 48,555 48,698 48,886 -0.3 -0.4 -0.1 47,785 48,294 48,607 48,341 -1.2

 Machinery.............................................. 66,305 65,996 65,390 0.5 0.9 -0.6 63,891 66,480 65,388 64,750 -1.3

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,250 3,230 3,144 0.6 2.7 3.1 3,369 3,302 2,836 3,358 0.3

 Construction machinery......................... 5,302 5,384 5,404 -1.5 -0.4 -1.4 5,191 5,375 5,475 5,663 -8.3

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 7,677 7,483 7,344 2.6 1.9 -0.6 7,357 7,381 7,249 7,355 0.0

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,572 6,484 6,337 1.4 2.3 -1.8 6,423 6,582 6,351 6,240 2.9

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,612 1,603 1,607 0.6 -0.2 1.1 1,543 1,650 1,626 1,488 3.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,632 4,604 4,535 0.6 1.5 -1.0 4,265 4,532 4,456 4,192 1.7

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,745 5,727 5,763 0.3 -0.6 0.6 5,594 5,785 5,815 5,514 1.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 9,318 9,168 9,020 1.6 1.6 -2.7 8,747 9,418 9,322 9,251 -5.4

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,624 4,633 4,674 -0.2 -0.9 0.4 4,307 4,710 4,809 4,160 3.5

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 42,432 42,550 42,508 -0.3 0.1 0.1 40,954 42,759 42,729 41,151 -0.5

 Computers......................................... 1,825 1,669 1,596 9.3 4.6 -1.4 1,641 1,650 1,599 1,301 26.1

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,026 944 942 8.7 0.2 -6.1 973 987 994 949 2.5

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,030 1,035 1,015 -0.5 2.0 -1.1 960 1,079 1,007 1,005 -4.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,737 3,906 3,923 -4.3 -0.4 0.0 3,600 4,044 3,956 3,933 -8.5

 Defense communications equipment........ 554 553 556 0.2 -0.5 1.3 554 553 556 646 -14.2

 Audio and video equipment.................... 784 691 664 13.5 4.1 -1.6 770 740 760 725 6.2

 Electronic components.......................... 7,666 7,852 7,770 -2.4 1.1 1.0 7,411 7,743 7,733 7,343 0.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,043 3,083 3,074 -1.3 0.3 -0.3 2,966 3,050 3,125 3,005 -1.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,134 3,107 3,080 0.9 0.9 0.0 3,038 3,058 3,037 2,734 11.1

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 14,011 14,063 14,175 -0.4 -0.8 0.2 13,493 14,373 14,250 13,888 -2.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,217 16,217 16,241 0.0 -0.1 -0.7 15,558 16,128 16,284 15,805 -1.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,000 2,006 2,035 -0.3 -1.4 -0.3 1,919 1,988 2,042 1,882 2.0

 Household appliances........................... 2,211 2,219 2,225 -0.4 -0.3 -0.9 1,992 2,149 2,275 2,052 -2.9

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,740 4,761 4,786 -0.4 -0.5 -1.5 4,624 4,824 4,768 4,872 -5.1

 Batteries............................................ 1,295 1,305 1,304 -0.8 0.1 -1.8 1,191 1,270 1,327 1,252 -4.9

 Transportation equipment......................... 123,547 123,984 123,792 -0.4 0.2 0.1 119,609 124,367 124,186 121,356 -1.4

 Automobiles....................................... 4,297 4,274 4,203 0.5 1.7 -2.3 4,016 4,324 4,367 4,321 -7.1

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 4,220 4,312 4,368 -2.1 -1.3 -1.1 3,746 4,478 4,556 3,966 -5.5

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,090 2,019 1,919 3.5 5.2 2.2 1,960 2,004 1,926 2,049 -4.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 24,114 24,245 24,026 -0.5 0.9 0.3 23,582 24,245 23,973 23,344 1.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 62,655 62,811 62,622 -0.2 0.3 -0.2 60,578 62,748 62,600 61,877 -2.1

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 11,021 11,140 11,220 -1.1 -0.7 1.2 10,841 11,145 11,206 11,084 -2.2

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,816 2,853 2,861 -1.3 -0.3 0.2 2,815 2,871 2,836 2,632 7.0

 Furniture and related products.................... 7,225 7,198 7,219 0.4 -0.3 0.7 7,022 7,207 7,209 6,891 1.9

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 23,209 23,221 23,229 -0.1 0.0 0.3 22,819 23,454 23,528 22,221 2.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 241,713 240,833 238,287 0.4 1.1 0.3 235,774 241,244 242,729 230,816 2.1

 Food products........................................ 53,825 53,815 53,407 0.0 0.8 -0.4 53,384 56,105 57,025 52,449 1.8

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,939 5,840 5,814 1.7 0.4 0.5 6,113 6,188 6,352 5,924 3.2

 Dairy products.................................... 7,699 7,727 7,397 -0.4 4.5 -0.2 7,198 7,419 7,376 6,978 3.2

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 8,786 8,802 8,834 -0.2 -0.4 -0.5 8,529 9,033 9,101 8,790 -3.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 20,567 20,490 20,475 0.4 0.1 -0.6 20,574 20,960 21,209 20,613 -0.2

 Beverages......................................... 16,814 16,693 16,659 0.7 0.2 -0.6 16,664 16,987 17,309 16,526 0.8

 Tobacco............................................ 3,753 3,797 3,816 -1.2 -0.5 -0.7 3,910 3,973 3,900 4,087 -4.3

 Textile mills............................................ 3,174 3,169 3,177 0.2 -0.3 -0.2 3,118 3,136 3,175 3,052 2.2

 Textile products...................................... 3,076 3,070 3,066 0.2 0.1 0.4 2,995 3,041 3,056 2,988 0.2

 Apparel................................................. 2,406 2,448 2,479 -1.7 -1.3 -0.2 2,263 2,382 2,540 2,355 -3.9

 Leather and allied products....................... 781 785 786 -0.5 -0.1 0.3 773 788 789 809 -4.4

 Paper products....................................... 16,052 16,124 16,141 -0.4 -0.1 -0.1 15,896 16,011 16,002 16,381 -3.0

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,629 6,631 6,633 0.0 0.0 -0.2 6,612 6,556 6,520 6,840 -3.3

 Paperboard containers......................... 5,048 5,117 5,115 -1.3 0.0 0.0 5,019 5,081 5,085 5,178 -3.1

 Printing.................................................. 6,015 5,957 5,908 1.0 0.8 0.7 5,750 5,925 6,105 5,711 0.7

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 28,868 27,668 25,543 4.3 8.3 2.3 27,323 27,011 26,976 23,602 15.8

 Petroleum refineries............................. 24,381 23,193 20,963 5.1 10.6 2.8 22,880 22,639 22,523 19,042 20.2

 Chemical products..................................... 81,478 81,761 81,701 -0.3 0.1 0.4 78,978 80,710 80,620 78,524 0.6

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,189 4,168 4,232 0.5 -1.5 0.5 4,365 4,191 4,067 4,598 -5.1

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 32,461 32,621 32,578 -0.5 0.1 -0.2 30,883 32,077 32,231 30,484 1.3

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,802 3,783 3,760 0.5 0.6 0.2 3,643 3,641 3,621 3,456 5.4

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 25,471 25,546 25,604 -0.3 -0.2 0.8 24,720 25,175 25,232 24,332 1.6

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

1

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

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

where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. 2 Estimates of inventories for the semiconductor industry data are included in computers and electronic products, and all other applicable aggregate totals. 

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

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

 Topical Series1, 2

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date

Industry % Change6

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2016/

2016p 2016r 2016 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2016p 2016r 2016 2015 2016p 2015 2015

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 475,843 465,427 464,095 2.2 0.3 0.2 466,743 454,305 469,757 451,055 5,533,605 5,619,673 -1.5

 Construction materials and supplies....... 47,847 47,528 46,878 0.7 1.4 1.1 42,292 44,885 48,754 41,177 561,397 549,485 2.2

 Information technology......................... 23,060 22,862 22,903 0.9 -0.2 0.5 26,536 22,246 22,108 26,083 272,639 270,492 0.8

 Computers and related products........... 1,688 1,767 1,811 -4.5 -2.4 9.5 2,486 1,508 1,571 2,740 21,632 25,423 -14.9

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 56,730 55,531 55,277 2.2 0.5 -0.8 51,650 54,149 57,339 50,493 664,783 646,521 2.8

 Capital goods...................................... 82,658 81,536 81,832 1.4 -0.4 -0.6 91,742 78,994 79,459 90,452 984,203 1,024,839 -4.0

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 71,787 70,515 71,162 1.8 -0.9 -1.1 79,711 67,494 69,140 79,187 860,246 906,887 -5.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 63,440 62,807 62,394 1.0 0.7 -0.3 68,146 59,914 61,337 70,005 755,881 793,564 -4.7

 Defense capital goods4........................ 10,871 11,021 10,670 -1.4 3.3 3.2 12,031 11,500 10,319 11,265 123,957 117,952 5.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 195,782 188,176 188,072 4.0 0.1 0.9 192,425 187,968 193,224 182,679 2,227,264 2,293,126 -2.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 38,409 37,525 37,839 2.4 -0.8 0.1 36,901 36,936 38,833 37,646 456,992 461,953 -1.1

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 157,373 150,651 150,233 4.5 0.3 1.1 155,524 151,032 154,391 145,033 1,770,272 1,831,173 -3.3

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 464,868 458,795 469,636 1.3 -2.3 2.8 466,976 449,678 472,322 458,038 5,473,669 5,553,564 -1.4

 Construction materials and supplies....... 47,965 47,755 47,052 0.4 1.5 2.0 41,870 44,584 48,596 40,916 561,433 549,684 2.1

 Information technology......................... 24,255 23,790 23,370 2.0 1.8 1.4 28,219 21,826 22,374 27,298 280,159 277,065 1.1

 Computers and related products........... 1,673 1,780 1,813 -6.0 -1.8 8.1 2,471 1,521 1,573 2,713 21,606 25,590 -15.6

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 56,680 55,646 54,945 1.9 1.3 -1.1 52,219 54,874 56,700 50,725 663,206 646,085 2.6

 Capital goods...................................... 76,189 78,597 91,266 -3.1 -13.9 12.5 95,378 76,933 87,668 91,989 968,748 993,105 -2.5

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 66,670 64,293 80,210 3.7 -19.8 14.8 81,806 63,647 78,500 79,001 840,851 884,710 -5.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 64,586 64,133 63,044 0.7 1.7 0.5 67,635 59,849 61,944 66,704 759,381 785,471 -3.3

 Defense capital goods4........................ 9,519 14,304 11,056 -33.5 29.4 -1.8 13,572 13,286 9,168 12,988 127,897 108,395 18.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 195,749 188,116 188,059 4.1 0.0 0.8 192,263 188,040 193,270 182,579 2,227,377 2,292,990 -2.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 38,376 37,465 37,826 2.4 -1.0 -0.2 36,739 37,008 38,879 37,546 457,105 461,817 -1.0

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 157,373 150,651 150,233 4.5 0.3 1.1 155,524 151,032 154,391 145,033 1,770,272 1,831,173 -3.3

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,119,548 1,126,644 1,129,422 -0.6 -0.2 0.8 1,120,121 1,116,295 1,116,586 1,139,700 (X) (X) -1.7

 Construction materials and supplies....... 45,789 45,671 45,444 0.3 0.5 0.4 44,343 44,765 45,066 44,307 (X) (X) 0.1

 Information technology......................... 128,326 127,131 126,203 0.9 0.7 0.4 127,053 125,370 125,790 119,533 (X) (X) 6.3

 Computers and related products........... 2,421 2,436 2,423 -0.6 0.5 0.1 2,421 2,436 2,423 2,447 (X) (X) -1.1

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 21,536 21,586 21,471 -0.2 0.5 -1.5 21,982 21,413 20,688 23,559 (X) (X) -6.7

 Capital goods...................................... 832,807 839,276 842,215 -0.8 -0.3 1.1 835,421 831,785 833,846 850,876 (X) (X) -1.8

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 691,964 697,081 703,303 -0.7 -0.9 1.3 695,077 692,982 696,829 714,472 (X) (X) -2.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 225,629 224,483 223,157 0.5 0.6 0.3 221,186 221,697 221,762 217,686 (X) (X) 1.6

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 140,843 142,195 138,912 -1.0 2.4 0.3 140,344 138,803 137,017 136,404 (X) (X) 2.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 4,425 4,458 4,518 -0.7 -1.3 -0.3 4,305 4,467 4,395 4,192 (X) (X) 2.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 4,425 4,458 4,518 -0.7 -1.3 -0.3 4,305 4,467 4,395 4,192 (X) (X) 2.7

 All manufacturing industries................... 625,585 625,011 621,711 0.1 0.5 0.1 609,286 625,743 626,435 608,314 (X) (X) 0.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 65,742 65,749 65,765 0.0 0.0 0.1 64,265 64,697 64,919 63,715 (X) (X) 0.9

 Information technology......................... 36,917 36,766 36,707 0.4 0.2 -0.2 35,562 37,277 36,965 35,622 (X) (X) -0.2

 Computers and related products........... 3,881 3,648 3,553 6.4 2.7 -2.6 3,574 3,716 3,600 3,255 (X) (X) 9.8

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 34,721 34,850 34,516 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 33,304 35,051 34,822 33,680 (X) (X) -1.1

 Capital goods...................................... 191,584 191,314 190,727 0.1 0.3 -0.1 185,302 192,518 191,243 186,922 (X) (X) -0.9

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 170,870 170,450 169,604 0.2 0.5 -0.3 164,747 171,633 170,208 166,676 (X) (X) -1.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 119,295 118,803 118,212 0.4 0.5 -0.3 115,228 120,168 118,849 115,938 (X) (X) -0.6

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 20,714 20,864 21,123 -0.7 -1.2 1.6 20,555 20,885 21,035 20,246 (X) (X) 1.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 180,359 179,269 176,664 0.6 1.5 0.0 175,286 181,164 182,805 170,999 (X) (X) 2.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 29,527 29,522 29,464 0.0 0.2 -0.3 28,280 29,865 30,054 28,536 (X) (X) -0.9

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 150,832 149,747 147,200 0.7 1.7 0.1 147,006 151,299 152,751 142,463 (X) (X) 3.2

X Not Applicable p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

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

estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences, where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes.

2

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

3

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

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

material handling equipment; all other machinery; electronic computers; computer storage devices; other computer peripheral equipment; communications equipment; search and navigation

equipment; electromedical, measuring, and control instruments; electrical equipment; other electrical equipment, appliances, and components; heavy duty trucks; aircraft; railroad rolling stock;

ships and boats; office and institutional furniture; and medical equipment and supplies.

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

TOTAL INVENTORIES 
 7

Table 6. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories, by Stage of Fabrication, by Industry Group1 

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry December

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2016/

2016p 2016r 2016 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2016p 2016r 2016 2015 2015

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 207,974 209,224 208,767 -0.6 0.2 0.2 206,822 208,955 209,290 205,987 0.4

 Durable goods industries.......................... 129,037 129,583 129,703 -0.4 -0.1 -0.3 128,169 129,503 129,707 128,604 -0.3

 Wood products................................... 4,886 4,811 4,654 1.6 3.4 -0.6 4,996 4,916 4,785 4,676 6.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 5,249 5,212 5,297 0.7 -1.6 0.4 5,220 5,162 5,278 5,151 1.3

 Primary metals.................................... 12,612 12,705 12,679 -0.7 0.2 0.0 12,958 12,894 12,838 13,327 -2.8

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,353 17,543 17,739 -1.1 -1.1 -1.2 17,385 17,471 17,663 17,920 -3.0

 Machinery.......................................... 23,323 23,556 23,348 -1.0 0.9 -1.5 22,602 23,461 23,268 24,450 -7.6

 Computers and electronic products........ 17,619 17,575 17,630 0.3 -0.3 1.1 17,406 17,537 17,572 16,798 3.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,485 6,489 6,555 -0.1 -1.0 -0.3 6,374 6,475 6,552 6,601 -3.4

 Transportation equipment..................... 30,451 30,614 30,692 -0.5 -0.3 0.1 30,286 30,532 30,663 28,858 4.9

 Furniture and related products............... 3,638 3,601 3,631 1.0 -0.8 0.4 3,608 3,583 3,617 3,556 1.5

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,421 7,477 7,478 -0.7 0.0 0.2 7,334 7,472 7,471 7,267 0.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 78,937 79,641 79,064 -0.9 0.7 0.8 78,653 79,452 79,583 77,383 1.6

 Food products.................................... 18,245 18,541 18,249 -1.6 1.6 0.9 18,616 19,259 19,088 18,303 1.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 4,789 4,865 4,955 -1.6 -1.8 -1.3 4,879 4,940 5,005 5,100 -4.3

 Textiles.............................................. 1,161 1,165 1,159 -0.3 0.5 0.2 1,150 1,153 1,147 1,163 -1.1

 Textile products................................... 1,027 1,031 1,050 -0.4 -1.8 -0.7 1,016 1,018 1,040 1,059 -4.1

 Apparel............................................. 676 671 664 0.7 1.1 1.2 656 658 684 691 -5.1

 Leather and allied products.................... 232 229 230 1.3 -0.4 -0.9 233 227 231 251 -7.2

 Paper products.................................... 8,178 8,256 8,291 -0.9 -0.4 0.1 8,184 8,228 8,180 8,468 -3.4

 Printing ............................................. 2,771 2,743 2,731 1.0 0.4 1.3 2,687 2,737 2,777 2,729 -1.5

 Petroleum and coal products................. 6,176 6,387 5,836 -3.3 9.4 4.3 5,907 6,083 6,085 5,348 10.5

 Chemical products................................ 25,822 25,805 25,773 0.1 0.1 1.1 25,525 25,345 25,366 24,314 5.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,860 9,948 10,126 -0.9 -1.8 0.0 9,800 9,804 9,980 9,957 -1.6

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 193,580 192,187 191,088 0.7 0.6 -0.3 187,503 192,792 193,292 188,500 -0.5

 Durable goods industries.......................... 143,519 143,542 143,262 0.0 0.2 -0.1 138,610 143,618 143,456 142,451 -2.7

 Wood products................................... 2,304 2,278 2,368 1.1 -3.8 2.6 2,246 2,242 2,346 2,165 3.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,485 1,500 1,480 -1.0 1.4 0.2 1,408 1,420 1,409 1,390 1.3

 Primary metals.................................... 9,196 9,124 9,040 0.8 0.9 -1.2 8,789 9,053 9,021 9,593 -8.4

 Fabricated metal products........................ 12,903 12,880 12,832 0.2 0.4 -0.1 12,636 12,938 12,927 12,600 0.3

 Machinery.......................................... 19,680 19,300 19,240 2.0 0.3 0.0 18,667 19,799 19,571 17,406 7.2

 Computers and electronic products........ 13,146 13,178 13,130 -0.2 0.4 -0.5 12,434 13,010 13,140 13,346 -6.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,436 3,448 3,437 -0.3 0.3 -0.3 3,313 3,438 3,416 3,330 -0.5

 Transportation equipment..................... 76,243 76,724 76,643 -0.6 0.1 -0.1 74,168 76,604 76,506 77,964 -4.9

 Furniture and related products............... 1,100 1,130 1,101 -2.7 2.6 1.6 1,091 1,124 1,097 1,038 5.1

 Miscellaneous products......................... 4,026 3,980 3,991 1.2 -0.3 0.5 3,858 3,990 4,023 3,619 6.6

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 50,061 48,645 47,826 2.9 1.7 -0.7 48,893 49,174 49,836 46,049 6.2

 Food products.................................... 6,131 5,818 5,821 5.4 -0.1 -3.9 6,617 6,664 6,902 6,402 3.4

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,693 7,624 7,561 0.9 0.8 -1.0 8,025 8,001 8,128 7,889 1.7

 Textiles.............................................. 661 661 668 0.0 -1.0 -0.3 640 657 675 653 -2.0

 Textile products................................... 433 432 434 0.2 -0.5 0.5 406 429 436 410 -1.0

 Apparel............................................. 326 331 321 -1.5 3.1 -1.2 297 318 322 303 -2.0

 Leather and allied products.................... 109 109 108 0.0 0.9 0.0 108 109 107 98 10.2

 Paper products.................................... 1,251 1,254 1,255 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 1,221 1,242 1,234 1,254 -2.6

 Printing ............................................. 1,476 1,462 1,465 1.0 -0.2 -2.2 1,349 1,427 1,572 1,474 -8.5

 Petroleum and coal products................. 9,524 8,840 8,164 7.7 8.3 1.3 8,684 8,604 8,804 6,952 24.9

 Chemical products................................ 19,296 18,962 18,892 1.8 0.4 -0.7 18,510 18,609 18,572 17,793 4.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 3,161 3,152 3,137 0.3 0.5 1.9 3,036 3,114 3,084 2,821 7.6

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 224,031 223,600 221,856 0.2 0.8 0.3 214,961 223,996 223,853 213,827 0.5

 Durable goods industries.......................... 111,316 111,053 110,459 0.2 0.5 0.3 106,733 111,378 110,543 106,443 0.3

 Wood products................................... 4,514 4,486 4,440 0.6 1.0 0.6 4,347 4,412 4,273 4,282 1.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,301 6,371 6,362 -1.1 0.1 -0.1 6,124 6,108 6,130 6,111 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 9,835 9,827 9,839 0.1 -0.1 0.6 9,786 9,603 9,695 10,288 -4.9

 Fabricated metal products........................ 18,299 18,275 18,315 0.1 -0.2 0.9 17,764 17,885 18,017 17,821 -0.3

 Machinery.......................................... 23,302 23,140 22,802 0.7 1.5 -0.1 22,622 23,220 22,549 22,894 -1.2

 Computers and electronic products........ 11,667 11,797 11,748 -1.1 0.4 -0.8 11,114 12,212 12,017 11,007 1.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,296 6,280 6,249 0.3 0.5 -1.4 5,871 6,215 6,316 5,874 -0.1

 Transportation equipment..................... 16,853 16,646 16,457 1.2 1.1 1.2 15,155 17,231 17,017 14,534 4.3

 Furniture and related products............... 2,487 2,467 2,487 0.8 -0.8 0.7 2,323 2,500 2,495 2,297 1.1

 Miscellaneous products......................... 11,762 11,764 11,760 0.0 0.0 0.3 11,627 11,992 12,034 11,335 2.6

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 112,715 112,547 111,397 0.1 1.0 0.4 108,228 112,618 113,310 107,384 0.8

 Food products.................................... 29,449 29,456 29,337 0.0 0.4 -0.4 28,151 30,182 31,035 27,744 1.5

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 8,085 8,001 7,959 1.0 0.5 0.2 7,670 8,019 8,076 7,624 0.6

 Textiles.............................................. 1,352 1,343 1,350 0.7 -0.5 -0.5 1,328 1,326 1,353 1,236 7.4

 Textile products................................... 1,616 1,607 1,582 0.6 1.6 1.1 1,573 1,594 1,580 1,519 3.6

 Apparel............................................. 1,404 1,446 1,494 -2.9 -3.2 -0.7 1,310 1,406 1,534 1,361 -3.7

 Leather and allied products.................... 440 447 448 -1.6 -0.2 0.9 432 452 451 460 -6.1

 Paper products.................................... 6,623 6,614 6,595 0.1 0.3 -0.4 6,491 6,541 6,588 6,659 -2.5

 Printing ............................................. 1,768 1,752 1,712 0.9 2.3 2.4 1,714 1,761 1,756 1,508 13.7

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,168 12,441 11,543 5.8 7.8 2.0 12,732 12,324 12,087 11,302 12.7

 Chemical products................................ 36,360 36,994 37,036 -1.7 -0.1 0.5 34,943 36,756 36,682 36,417 -4.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 12,450 12,446 12,341 0.0 0.9 1.1 11,884 12,257 12,168 11,554 2.9

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 revisions.
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Table 7. Ratios of Manufacturers' Inventories to Shipments and Unfilled Orders 

 to Shipments, by Industry Group 1

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio2

Industry Dec Nov Oct Sep Dec Nov Oct Sep

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

All manufacturing industries3............................ 1.31 1.34 1.34 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.61 1.64 1.64 1.64 6.62 6.75 6.79 6.70

 Wood products.............................................. 1.32 1.32 1.35 1.35 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.30 1.30 1.32 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.71 1.74 1.78 1.78 1.83 1.85 1.87 1.84

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.58 1.58 1.61 1.63 2.52 2.50 2.52 2.53

 Machinery..................................................... 2.15 2.18 2.18 2.19 3.30 3.34 3.37 3.36

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.52 1.53 1.54 1.56 5.85 5.89 5.87 5.83

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.69 1.71 1.69 1.71 2.09 2.09 2.02 2.01

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.50 1.55 1.54 1.51 13.84 14.32 14.28 13.85

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.13 1.13 1.13 1.13 1.54 1.52 1.53 1.53

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.80 1.82 1.75 1.77 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 1.02 1.04 1.04 1.04 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.82 0.83 0.83 0.83 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Textiles........................................................ 1.23 1.25 1.26 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.45 1.49 1.52 1.53 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.25 2.35 2.42 2.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.21 2.30 2.37 2.38 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.87 0.85 0.84 0.82 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.65 0.71 0.66 0.68 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.20 1.22 1.22 1.22 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.33 1.33 1.33 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

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

2

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

3 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Dec3 Dec3 Dec3 Dec3

Industry 2015- 2015- 2015- 2015-

Dec2 Nov Dec2 Nov Dec2 Nov Dec2 Nov

2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016

 

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

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

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

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

 Primary metals.................................... 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.2 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.3

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

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.1 -0.2 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.5 0.4 -1.2 0.6 -0.5 0.2 -0.1 0.2

 Transportation equipment.................... -0.1 0.3 -0.3 1.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.3 (X) 0.9 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.6 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.2

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

 Food products................................... (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

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

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

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

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.7

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

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

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

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

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

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

for price changes.

2

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

 publication.

3

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes 1

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

assumes that the month-to-month changes of the total operations of the reporting units in the M3 panel 

effectively represent the month-to-month movements of all establishments that make up the category.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Benchmark notice

Revised historical data from the Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey will be 

issued on May 18, 2017. These revisions result from:

• benchmarking the M3 shipments and inventories data to the 2015 Annual Survey of Manufactures 

(ASM) and revised 2014 ASM data on a 2012 NAICS basis;

• incorporating the unfilled orders to shipments ratios obtained from the 2015/2014 Manufacturers’ 

Unfilled Orders (M3UFO) Survey by applying these ratios to the respective ASM shipments data, 

as well as incorporating revised unfilled orders to shipments ratios for prior years by applying 

them to the respective ASM data;

• adjusting the new orders data to be consistent with the benchmarked shipments and unfilled orders 

data;

• correcting monthly data for late receipts, reclassifications of reported data, and revisions to 

previously reported data;

• updating the seasonally adjusted data based on the results of benchmarking and the recent annual 

review of the seasonal adjustment models. 

These revisions will span the seasonally adjusted data for January 2002 through March 2017 and the data 

not seasonally adjusted for January 2007 through March 2017. An updated Press Release will contain 

revised monthly tables for January 2017 through March 2017. Please call M3 staff on (301) 763-4832 

with any questions.