FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2011, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (10)-12 

CB11-19 

 Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

December 2010 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in December, up 

five of the last six months, increased $0.7 billion or 0.2 

percent to $426.8 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 1.3 percent November 

increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 

1.7 percent. 

 Shipments, up four consecutive months, increased $8.4 

billion or 2.0 percent to $436.0 billion. This followed a 

1.6 percent November increase. 

 Unfilled orders, down following eight consecutive 

monthly increases, decreased $3.5 billion or 0.4 percent to $822.8 billion. This followed a 0.5 percent November 

increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 

5.58, down from 5.72 in November. 

 Inventories, up eleven of the last twelve months, 

increased $5.8 billion or 1.1 percent to $550.4 billion. 

This followed a 0.9 percent November increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.26, down from 1.27 

in November. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

December, down three consecutive months, decreased 

$4.5 billion or 2.3 percent to $191.6 billion, revised from 

the previously published 2.5 percent decrease. This 

followed a 0.1 percent November decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, also down three 

consecutive months, had the largest decrease, $5.7 

billion or 12.7 percent to $39.2 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $5.2 billion or 2.3 percent to $235.2 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in 

December, up three of the last four months, increased 

$3.2 billion or 1.6 percent to $200.8 billion, revised from 

the previously published 1.4 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.5 percent November increase. 

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

largest increase, $1.7 billion or 6.6 percent to 27.1 

billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up five 

consecutive months, increased $5.2 billion or 2.3 percent 

to $235.2 billion. This followed a 2.5 percent November 

increase. Petroleum and coal products, also up five 

consecutive months, led the increase, up $5.1 billion or 

8.8 percent to $63.6 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

December, down following eight consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $3.5 billion or 0.4 percent to $822.8 

billion, unchanged from the previously published 

decrease. This followed a 0.5 percent November 

increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down two consecutive 

months, had the largest decrease, $8.8 billion or 1.8 

percent to $473.4 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

December, up twelve consecutive months, increased 

$2.2 billion or 0.7 percent to $322.1 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published increase. This followed a 

0.9 percent November increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also up twelve consecutive 

months, had the largest increase, $1.5 billion or 1.7 

percent to $86.2 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up four 

consecutive months, increased $3.6 billion or 1.6 percent 

to $228.2 billion. This followed a 1.0 percent November 

increase. Petroleum and coal products, also up four 

consecutive months, led the increase, up $2.4 billion or 

5.0 percent to $50.4 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, December materials and 

supplies increased 0.8 percent in durable goods and 1.7 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

1.8 percent in durable goods and 3.7 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 0.9 percent 

in durable goods and increased 0.6 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 January is scheduled for release on February 24, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the full report on 

March 4, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page for survey description and 2011 release schedule.
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups 1

[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

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2010/

2010p 2010r 2010 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2009

 All manufacturing industries.................. 436,031 427,630 421,092 2.0 1.6 0.4 430,636 419,394 431,793 402,278 5,023,659 4,610,017 9.0

 Excluding transportation................... 388,042 380,904 373,009 1.9 2.1 0.6 379,660 372,934 381,751 347,260 4,439,632 4,031,005 10.1

 Excluding defense.............................. 424,680 416,265 409,725 2.0 1.6 0.6 418,194 408,023 420,703 387,841 4,874,814 4,449,694 9.6

 With unfilled orders............................ 147,407 144,541 142,941 2.0 1.1 -0.7 149,603 140,329 145,069 143,275 1,718,012 1,599,234 7.4

 Durable goods industries......................... 200,839 197,633 196,626 1.6 0.5 -0.9 201,862 192,493 202,802 193,302 2,357,929 2,197,852 7.3

 Wood products....................................... 6,522 6,455 6,397 1.0 0.9 2.8 5,806 6,115 6,705 5,877 79,730 78,504 1.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,063 8,097 8,151 -0.4 -0.7 0.0 6,975 7,928 8,664 6,829 97,917 95,441 2.6

 Primary metals....................................... 21,542 21,020 20,104 2.5 4.6 0.4 18,554 19,587 20,538 15,689 239,107 181,563 31.7

 Iron and steel mills............................ 10,171 9,905 9,332 2.7 6.1 -1.2 8,889 9,073 9,460 6,989 113,776 79,761 42.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 10,051 9,813 9,504 2.4 3.3 1.9 8,497 9,298 9,797 7,703 110,683 89,121 24.2

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,320 1,302 1,268 1.4 2.7 1.5 1,168 1,216 1,281 997 14,648 12,681 15.5

 Fabricated metal products....................... 27,802 27,577 27,275 0.8 1.1 -0.1 25,655 26,495 28,281 24,186 327,025 311,454 5.0

 Machinery............................................. 27,102 25,418 24,767 6.6 2.6 -2.9 28,181 23,638 24,667 24,072 297,736 275,300 8.1

 Farm machinery................................. 2,213 2,152 2,171 2.8 -0.9 -1.0 1,818 1,649 1,980 1,415 24,882 22,537 10.4

 Construction machinery..................... 2,778 2,795 2,781 -0.6 0.5 9.1 2,937 2,794 3,026 1,876 29,309 21,740 34.8

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,386 1,354 1,309 2.4 3.4 0.8 1,618 1,343 1,361 1,694 16,900 19,365 -12.7

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,215 3,098 2,687 3.8 15.3 -2.2 3,956 2,581 2,618 2,776 33,579 27,140 23.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 687 703 720 -2.3 -2.4 -1.9 811 756 739 916 8,893 9,034 -1.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,353 2,361 2,348 -0.3 0.6 -2.3 2,402 2,185 2,185 2,689 29,750 32,497 -8.5

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,875 1,775 1,680 5.6 5.7 -10.8 1,996 1,706 1,677 1,694 21,663 19,700 10.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,332 3,128 3,111 38.5 0.5 -19.2 4,437 3,134 3,273 3,489 38,443 34,537 11.3

 Material handling equipment............... 1,766 1,710 1,670 3.3 2.4 0.1 1,843 1,640 1,656 1,587 19,604 18,424 6.4

 Computers and electronic products2.......... 33,194 33,817 33,743 -1.8 0.2 -1.9 36,466 33,820 35,635 34,126 397,147 356,842 11.3

 Computers........................................ 4,262 4,645 4,638 -8.2 0.2 -4.5 4,704 4,522 5,354 4,384 52,455 44,265 18.5

 Computer storage devices..................... 635 684 682 -7.2 0.3 2.1 976 589 519 988 8,010 6,808 17.7

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,193 1,132 1,150 5.4 -1.6 0.2 2,002 1,081 969 1,670 13,415 12,500 7.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 2,903 2,976 2,826 -2.5 5.3 -0.2 3,591 3,242 2,459 3,965 36,074 37,781 -4.5

 Defense communications equipment.... 550 516 509 6.6 1.4 -10.7 514 540 516 461 6,462 6,653 -2.9

 Audio and video equipment.................... 497 470 412 5.7 14.1 -0.7 738 675 537 576 5,237 4,946 5.9

 Electronic components......................... 3,985 4,022 4,009 -0.9 0.3 2.0 4,363 3,890 3,925 4,059 47,142 41,126 14.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,098 1,079 1,124 1.8 -4.0 -3.7 1,159 1,086 1,050 1,065 12,790 12,438 2.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,830 2,797 2,822 1.2 -0.9 -3.3 3,040 2,886 2,786 3,312 35,385 37,274 -5.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 9,035 9,164 9,018 -1.4 1.6 3.5 10,427 9,023 8,779 9,272 104,959 89,662 17.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,025 9,857 9,690 1.7 1.7 1.4 9,888 9,668 9,770 8,941 114,818 107,688 6.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,185 1,181 1,183 0.3 -0.2 1.4 1,255 1,194 1,225 1,256 14,105 13,601 3.7

 Household appliances........................ 1,606 1,644 1,633 -2.3 0.7 4.2 1,556 1,690 1,609 1,599 19,777 19,381 2.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,314 3,264 3,242 1.5 0.7 0.1 3,273 3,037 3,042 2,847 37,398 33,621 11.2

 Batteries........................................... 756 752 742 0.5 1.3 -0.8 776 875 873 677 9,011 8,567 5.2

 Transportation equipment........................ 47,989 46,726 48,083 2.7 -2.8 -1.7 50,976 46,460 50,042 55,018 584,027 579,012 0.9

 Automobiles..................................... 5,671 5,669 5,705 0.0 -0.6 -4.9 5,433 5,687 6,264 5,902 70,344 61,943 13.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 5,914 5,622 5,961 5.2 -5.7 -0.1 6,489 5,641 6,834 6,081 68,508 69,596 -1.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,436 1,461 1,596 -1.7 -8.5 -3.3 1,506 1,473 1,667 1,643 19,018 16,221 17.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 16,967 16,695 16,805 1.6 -0.7 0.0 15,598 16,570 18,252 15,321 203,017 183,512 10.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 7,483 6,659 7,182 12.4 -7.3 2.6 9,941 6,641 6,367 12,026 84,607 97,024 -12.8

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,756 4,870 4,798 -2.3 1.5 -5.4 5,637 4,724 4,662 6,699 62,282 65,603 -5.1

 Ships and boats................................. 2,156 2,083 2,098 3.5 -0.7 -12.8 2,104 2,059 2,097 2,055 26,717 25,893 3.2

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,702 5,679 5,450 0.4 4.2 -1.6 5,641 5,506 5,505 5,290 66,741 65,357 2.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,898 12,987 12,966 -0.7 0.2 1.0 13,720 13,276 12,995 13,274 153,681 146,691 4.8

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 235,192 229,997 224,466 2.3 2.5 1.5 228,774 226,901 228,991 208,976 2,665,730 2,412,165 10.5

 Food products....................................... 56,899 57,002 56,367 -0.2 1.1 1.2 57,035 59,095 59,188 53,989 666,557 635,724 4.9

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,940 8,019 7,941 -1.0 1.0 3.1 7,836 8,634 8,438 7,954 94,336 93,472 0.9

 Dairy products.................................. 7,562 7,771 7,853 -2.7 -1.0 -0.5 7,761 8,172 8,059 7,562 91,069 83,937 8.5

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 16,470 16,394 15,984 0.5 2.6 0.1 16,138 16,504 16,295 14,525 189,401 171,787 10.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 10,326 10,724 10,681 -3.7 0.4 -1.2 9,984 10,972 10,712 9,850 126,020 120,161 4.9

 Beverages......................................... 7,618 7,688 7,685 -0.9 0.0 0.3 7,276 7,936 7,716 6,901 90,354 84,760 6.6

 Tobacco............................................ 2,708 3,036 2,996 -10.8 1.3 -4.7 2,708 3,036 2,996 2,949 35,666 35,401 0.7

 Textile mills........................................... 2,341 2,352 2,346 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 2,112 2,276 2,454 1,995 28,269 25,380 11.4

 Textile products................................... 1,858 1,860 1,832 -0.1 1.5 0.2 1,629 1,796 1,887 1,632 22,382 21,774 2.8

 Apparel................................................ 1,329 1,326 1,312 0.2 1.1 2.6 1,246 1,463 1,478 1,206 15,730 15,521 1.3

 Leather and allied products...................... 408 407 399 0.2 2.0 2.0 391 385 419 374 4,839 4,953 -2.3

 Paper products...................................... 14,407 14,327 14,384 0.6 -0.4 -0.4 14,152 14,140 14,580 13,349 170,221 160,689 5.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,798 6,709 6,697 1.3 0.2 -1.3 6,693 6,497 6,825 6,233 79,674 74,256 7.3

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,127 4,124 4,137 0.1 -0.3 0.4 3,967 4,073 4,211 3,593 48,059 44,790 7.3

 Printing................................................. 7,337 7,301 7,127 0.5 2.4 -1.9 7,480 7,538 7,584 7,133 86,749 85,940 0.9

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 63,616 58,488 55,198 8.8 6.0 8.5 61,246 55,629 56,085 49,835 646,536 507,229 27.5

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 60,609 55,272 52,083 9.7 6.1 8.9 58,908 52,696 52,562 47,910 608,937 473,579 28.6

 Chemical products..................................... 60,827 60,525 59,436 0.5 1.8 -2.3 58,990 58,501 58,772 55,879 712,775 659,647 8.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 4,545 4,451 4,414 2.1 0.8 1.3 3,588 3,285 3,142 2,683 46,568 32,296 44.2

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 15,481 15,862 15,018 -2.4 5.6 -6.5 15,906 16,134 15,650 16,141 186,352 189,099 -1.5

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,475 2,548 2,569 -2.9 -0.8 -0.4 2,027 2,237 2,549 2,027 31,026 30,270 2.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,844 15,685 15,384 1.0 2.0 0.5 14,509 15,106 15,832 13,734 185,652 175,147 6.0

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.

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

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2010/

2010p 2010r 2010 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2009

All manufacturing industries2...................... 426,780 426,050 420,691 0.2 1.3 -0.7 434,404 414,440 426,479 401,916 4,984,378 4,452,450 11.9

 Excluding transportation2...................... 387,624 381,193 368,976 1.7 3.3 0.1 380,739 369,809 374,237 343,723 4,405,012 3,940,440 11.8

 Excluding defense2.............................. 415,355 414,344 410,643 0.2 0.9 0.1 417,609 404,060 417,474 384,889 4,835,426 4,306,889 12.3

 With unfilled orders2

............................. 143,868 148,860 148,634 -3.4 0.2 -4.0 157,756 141,152 147,952 146,815 1,748,303 1,499,270 16.6

 Durable goods industries2........................ 191,588 196,053 196,225 -2.3 -0.1 -3.1 205,630 187,539 197,488 192,940 2,318,648 2,040,285 13.6

 Primary metals........................................ 22,060 23,162 20,342 -4.8 13.9 0.1 19,669 20,817 20,145 15,968 243,736 177,998 36.9

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,601 12,057 9,393 -12.1 28.4 -2.4 9,697 10,290 8,885 7,009 117,443 77,741 51.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,134 9,809 9,612 3.3 2.0 1.6 8,794 9,285 9,920 7,878 111,385 88,156 26.3

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,325 1,296 1,337 2.2 -3.1 7.0 1,178 1,242 1,340 1,081 14,908 12,101 23.2

 Fabricated metal products........................ 27,533 27,770 26,957 -0.9 3.0 -1.3 25,561 26,265 27,349 24,326 327,502 301,415 8.7

 Machinery............................................. 30,269 27,362 27,253 10.6 0.4 -1.8 30,137 24,793 27,556 23,657 318,521 262,008 21.6

 Construction machinery....................... 2,531 2,825 2,993 -10.4 -5.6 14.1 2,572 2,870 3,193 1,754 30,397 15,937 90.7

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,458 1,520 1,079 -4.1 40.9 -34.4 1,576 1,569 1,194 1,651 18,791 16,585 13.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,867 3,023 3,714 27.9 -18.6 15.6 4,276 2,435 4,072 2,654 36,619 23,517 55.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 533 690 733 -22.8 -5.9 26.4 503 744 735 961 8,528 9,009 -5.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,209 2,770 2,932 15.8 -5.5 9.6 2,857 1,925 2,688 2,734 34,243 36,364 -5.8

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,103 2,031 1,689 3.5 20.2 -9.9 2,161 1,956 1,691 1,720 21,875 18,330 19.3

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 5,441 4,052 3,999 34.3 1.3 -18.4 5,822 4,047 4,089 3,426 44,986 33,892 32.7

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,189 1,751 1,667 25.0 5.0 -6.6 2,344 1,649 1,549 1,476 21,046 17,017 23.7

 Computers and electronic products2......... 28,554 28,616 26,815 -0.2 6.7 -7.7 34,960 27,532 26,167 31,532 330,633 295,903 11.7

 Computers........................................ 4,196 4,967 4,489 -15.5 10.6 -10.2 4,638 4,844 5,205 4,611 52,663 44,118 19.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,357 3,056 2,664 9.8 14.7 -10.1 4,404 2,607 2,410 4,144 35,899 38,313 -6.3

 Defense communications equipment...... 593 499 475 18.8 5.1 -27.9 803 338 409 478 6,643 6,383 4.1

 Electronic components......................... 4,066 4,123 4,043 -1.4 2.0 4.2 4,357 3,854 3,890 4,138 47,970 41,973 14.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 960 1,095 1,084 -12.3 1.0 13.9 964 1,148 984 960 12,344 10,956 12.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,723 2,960 2,392 25.8 23.7 -30.1 4,866 2,739 2,186 3,522 36,818 35,686 3.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 8,840 9,197 8,965 -3.9 2.6 -5.3 10,645 9,148 8,514 9,973 105,988 88,434 19.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,817 10,760 9,902 0.5 8.7 -2.0 10,072 10,407 9,833 8,165 119,933 105,500 13.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,150 1,229 1,120 -6.4 9.7 -12.4 1,090 1,182 1,074 1,088 14,207 13,418 5.9

 Household appliances.......................... 1,752 1,700 1,631 3.1 4.2 2.8 1,571 1,752 1,605 1,500 19,930 19,445 2.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,978 3,857 3,420 3.1 12.8 2.7 3,498 3,616 3,259 2,354 40,591 31,875 27.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 39,156 44,857 51,715 -12.7 -13.3 -6.2 53,665 44,631 52,242 58,193 579,366 512,010 13.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,153 16,859 17,083 1.7 -1.3 0.5 16,225 16,783 18,548 15,664 202,855 181,932 11.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 27 5,019 12,427 -99.5 -59.6 -6.8 10,578 5,744 10,548 14,076 90,525 54,571 65.9

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 4,533 5,043 4,738 -10.1 6.4 -24.4 6,565 4,639 4,366 7,996 62,851 62,318 0.9

 Ships and boats.................................. 1,593 2,156 1,663 -26.1 29.6 -3.0 1,961 2,086 1,517 1,859 21,922 18,912 15.9

 Furniture and related products................. 5,683 5,852 5,566 -2.9 5.1 -1.7 5,032 5,640 5,671 4,919 66,997 65,125 2.9

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 235,192 229,997 224,466 2.3 2.5 1.5 228,774 226,901 228,991 208,976 2,665,730 2,412,165 10.5

p

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

 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

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. Dec.

2010p 2010r 2010 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 10/09

All manufacturing industries2...................... 822,844 826,383 822,064 -0.4 0.5 0.7 822,977 814,824 814,001 792,686 3.8

 Excluding transportation2...................... 349,473 344,179 337,991 1.5 1.8 0.6 344,681 339,217 336,565 309,729 11.3

 Excluding defense2............................. 668,939 672,552 668,574 -0.5 0.6 1.1 669,318 665,518 663,704 639,134 4.7

 Durable goods industries2

........................ 822,844 826,383 822,064 -0.4 0.5 0.7 822,977 814,824 814,001 792,686 3.8

 Primary metals........................................ 21,720 21,202 19,060 2.4 11.2 1.3 21,000 19,885 18,655 16,371 28.3

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 13,212 12,782 10,630 3.4 20.2 0.6 12,436 11,628 10,411 8,769 41.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,384 6,301 6,305 1.3 -0.1 1.7 6,461 6,164 6,177 5,759 12.2

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 2,124 2,119 2,125 0.2 -0.3 3.4 2,103 2,093 2,067 1,843 14.1

 Fabricated metal products......................... 53,718 53,987 53,794 -0.5 0.4 -0.6 52,551 52,645 52,875 52,074 0.9

 Machinery.............................................. 109,487 106,320 104,376 3.0 1.9 2.4 107,951 105,995 104,840 87,166 23.8

 Construction machinery....................... 10,676 10,923 10,893 -2.3 0.3 2.0 10,504 10,869 10,793 9,416 11.6

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 7,873 7,801 7,635 0.9 2.2 -2.9 7,955 7,997 7,771 6,064 31.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 14,455 13,803 13,878 4.7 -0.5 8.0 14,031 13,711 13,857 10,991 27.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 2,229 2,383 2,396 -6.5 -0.5 0.5 2,070 2,378 2,390 2,435 -15.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 23,335 22,479 22,070 3.8 1.9 2.7 22,801 22,346 22,606 18,308 24.5

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,672 6,444 6,188 3.5 4.1 0.1 6,575 6,410 6,160 6,363 3.3

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 19,254 18,145 17,221 6.1 5.4 5.4 19,356 17,971 17,058 12,813 51.1

 Material handling equipment.................. 8,382 7,959 7,918 5.3 0.5 0.0 8,341 7,840 7,831 6,899 20.9

 Computers and electronic products2......... 124,367 123,295 122,597 0.9 0.6 -0.7 124,567 121,688 122,199 121,509 2.5

 Computers......................................... 5,579 5,645 5,323 -1.2 6.0 -2.7 5,579 5,645 5,323 5,371 3.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 22,590 22,136 22,056 2.1 0.4 -0.7 22,604 21,791 22,426 22,779 -0.8

 Defense communications equipment...... 6,209 6,166 6,183 0.7 -0.3 -0.5 6,176 5,887 6,089 5,995 3.0

 Electronic components.......................... 11,721 11,640 11,539 0.7 0.9 0.3 11,521 11,527 11,563 10,693 7.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 7,973 8,111 8,095 -1.7 0.2 -0.5 7,928 8,123 8,061 8,374 -5.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 40,848 39,955 39,792 2.2 0.4 -1.1 41,019 39,193 39,340 39,586 3.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 29,447 29,642 29,609 -0.7 0.1 -0.2 29,740 29,522 29,397 28,711 3.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 27,232 26,440 25,537 3.0 3.5 0.8 26,216 26,032 25,293 21,101 24.2

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,401 2,436 2,388 -1.4 2.0 -2.6 2,227 2,392 2,404 2,125 4.8

 Household appliances.......................... 678 532 476 27.4 11.8 -0.4 543 528 466 390 39.2

 Electrical equipment............................. 17,214 16,550 15,957 4.0 3.7 1.1 16,753 16,528 15,949 13,560 23.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 473,371 482,204 484,073 -1.8 -0.4 0.8 478,296 475,607 477,436 482,957 -1.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 14,340 14,154 13,990 1.3 1.2 2.0 14,486 13,859 13,646 14,648 -1.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 324,470 331,926 333,566 -2.2 -0.5 1.6 329,483 328,846 329,743 323,565 1.8

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 48,650 48,873 48,700 -0.5 0.4 -0.1 48,317 47,389 47,474 47,748 1.2

 Ships and boats.................................. 13,836 14,399 14,326 -3.9 0.5 -2.9 13,583 13,726 13,699 18,378 -26.1

 Furniture and related products................. 6,699 6,718 6,545 -0.3 2.6 1.8 6,146 6,755 6,621 5,890 4.3

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

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

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. Dec.

2010p 2010r 2010 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 10/09

 All manufacturing industries..................... 550,396 544,583 539,681 1.1 0.9 1.1 537,394 545,772 542,462 496,607 8.2

 Excluding transportation...................... 464,243 459,897 456,494 0.9 0.7 1.3 454,068 460,425 458,726 423,753 7.2

 Excluding defense............................. 527,509 521,503 516,990 1.2 0.9 1.2 514,684 522,716 519,677 473,545 8.7

 With unfilled orders............................. 262,544 260,702 258,311 0.7 0.9 0.7 256,377 262,155 259,453 232,705 10.2

 Durable goods industries........................ 322,149 319,982 317,215 0.7 0.9 0.6 314,700 321,657 318,303 288,071 9.2

 Wood products........................................ 8,792 8,769 8,795 0.3 -0.3 -0.9 8,717 8,788 8,931 8,465 3.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,353 11,345 11,337 0.1 0.1 0.2 11,097 11,024 11,018 11,055 0.4

 Primary metals......................................... 31,740 31,511 31,002 0.7 1.6 1.3 31,443 31,498 31,230 27,094 16.1

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 18,790 18,668 18,364 0.7 1.7 1.3 18,605 18,709 18,633 15,389 20.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 11,121 11,017 10,808 0.9 1.9 1.5 11,013 10,965 10,783 9,993 10.2

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,829 1,826 1,830 0.2 -0.2 0.5 1,825 1,824 1,814 1,712 6.6

 Fabricated metal products......................... 42,544 42,383 42,079 0.4 0.7 0.5 41,831 42,065 41,896 38,982 7.3

 Machinery.............................................. 52,991 52,966 52,497 0.0 0.9 1.0 51,686 53,654 52,396 48,578 6.4

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,693 2,688 2,654 0.2 1.3 4.6 2,693 2,603 2,414 2,341 15.0

 Construction machinery........................ 5,709 5,525 5,341 3.3 3.4 1.0 5,565 5,530 5,329 4,607 20.8

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 5,935 6,047 5,994 -1.9 0.9 1.6 5,693 6,035 5,907 5,478 3.9

 Industrial machinery............................ 7,016 7,020 7,014 -0.1 0.1 1.5 6,774 7,151 6,937 6,230 8.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,613 1,583 1,557 1.9 1.7 -0.9 1,549 1,635 1,566 1,439 7.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,358 3,409 3,433 -1.5 -0.7 -0.8 3,141 3,439 3,433 3,276 -4.1

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,999 4,006 3,986 -0.2 0.5 0.0 3,899 4,041 4,032 3,859 1.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 6,483 6,507 6,421 -0.4 1.3 2.9 6,321 6,935 6,683 5,805 8.9

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,217 3,147 3,075 2.2 2.3 1.4 3,178 3,151 3,069 2,899 9.6

 Computers and electronic products2......... 46,036 46,006 46,086 0.1 -0.2 0.6 45,089 46,808 46,559 42,765 5.4

 Computers......................................... 1,992 2,093 2,221 -4.8 -5.8 7.7 1,912 2,179 2,224 1,962 -2.5

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,032 1,056 1,078 -2.3 -2.0 -0.5 989 1,119 1,096 949 4.2

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,397 1,418 1,425 -1.5 -0.5 -1.7 1,298 1,461 1,445 1,339 -3.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,071 6,159 6,202 -1.4 -0.7 1.8 6,043 6,371 6,233 5,761 4.9

 Defense communications equipment...... 2,220 2,221 2,139 0.0 3.8 0.1 2,220 2,221 2,139 1,910 16.2

 Audio and video equipment.................. 366 363 369 0.8 -1.6 -1.6 367 404 425 383 -4.2

 Electronic components.......................... 7,932 7,888 7,879 0.6 0.1 1.9 7,700 8,028 8,023 6,686 15.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,809 3,840 3,875 -0.8 -0.9 0.3 3,745 3,849 3,972 3,594 4.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,335 3,442 3,514 -3.1 -2.0 -0.2 3,251 3,416 3,532 3,387 -4.0

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 12,197 12,109 12,001 0.7 0.9 -0.1 11,880 12,302 12,054 11,040 7.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 14,810 14,885 14,909 -0.5 -0.2 0.5 14,346 14,782 14,908 12,941 10.9

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,630 1,666 1,690 -2.2 -1.4 0.8 1,559 1,659 1,663 1,511 3.2

 Household appliances.......................... 2,741 2,704 2,669 1.4 1.3 2.5 2,439 2,613 2,737 1,896 28.6

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,691 4,800 4,838 -2.3 -0.8 0.2 4,749 4,861 4,797 4,230 12.3

 Batteries............................................ 1,005 996 980 0.9 1.6 -0.1 934 957 995 866 7.9

 Transportation equipment......................... 86,153 84,686 83,187 1.7 1.8 0.4 83,326 85,347 83,736 72,854 14.4

 Automobiles....................................... 1,889 1,875 1,834 0.7 2.2 8.2 1,749 1,912 1,765 1,129 54.9

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 1,899 2,086 1,934 -9.0 7.9 1.4 1,715 2,232 1,948 1,220 40.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,297 1,334 1,326 -2.8 0.6 -0.1 1,273 1,384 1,377 1,399 -9.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 16,621 16,455 16,296 1.0 1.0 0.1 16,329 16,418 16,218 13,880 17.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 41,792 40,213 39,500 3.9 1.8 0.7 40,042 40,655 39,969 31,997 25.1

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,004 12,157 11,865 -1.3 2.5 -0.3 11,854 12,117 11,983 11,766 0.7

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,763 3,708 3,634 1.5 2.0 1.5 3,770 3,723 3,608 3,435 9.8

 Furniture and related products................. 6,527 6,501 6,482 0.4 0.3 0.7 6,381 6,556 6,480 5,866 8.8

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 21,203 20,930 20,841 1.3 0.4 0.0 20,784 21,135 21,149 19,471 6.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 228,247 224,601 222,466 1.6 1.0 2.0 222,694 224,115 224,159 208,536 6.8

 Food products........................................ 42,184 42,143 42,239 0.1 -0.2 1.4 42,330 43,984 44,841 40,855 3.6

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,746 5,599 5,530 2.6 1.2 0.2 5,865 5,766 5,930 5,485 6.9

 Dairy products.................................... 5,357 5,585 5,747 -4.1 -2.8 2.1 4,967 5,382 5,721 4,758 4.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 8,620 8,554 8,533 0.8 0.2 2.7 8,579 8,913 8,760 7,623 12.5

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,679 15,624 15,583 0.4 0.3 1.3 15,681 15,955 16,271 15,986 -1.9

 Beverages......................................... 12,099 12,036 11,967 0.5 0.6 1.6 11,992 12,293 12,610 12,081 -0.7

 Tobacco............................................ 3,580 3,588 3,616 -0.2 -0.8 0.2 3,689 3,662 3,661 3,905 -5.5

 Textile mills............................................ 3,268 3,222 3,177 1.4 1.4 0.1 3,288 3,232 3,185 3,002 9.5

 Textile products...................................... 3,059 3,037 3,015 0.7 0.7 0.2 2,983 3,014 3,041 2,722 9.6

 Apparel................................................. 2,800 2,790 2,777 0.4 0.5 2.1 2,665 2,680 2,817 2,220 20.0

 Leather and allied products...................... 943 938 921 0.5 1.8 3.6 911 937 911 824 10.6

 Paper products....................................... 14,267 14,209 14,235 0.4 -0.2 0.3 14,256 14,259 14,211 13,930 2.3

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 5,832 5,794 5,795 0.7 0.0 0.7 5,894 5,831 5,756 6,037 -2.4

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,025 4,040 4,087 -0.4 -1.1 0.0 4,024 3,997 4,038 3,681 9.3

 Printing.................................................. 5,535 5,491 5,439 0.8 1.0 0.9 5,275 5,582 5,665 5,144 2.5

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 50,386 47,968 45,654 5.0 5.1 5.9 47,022 46,045 44,427 39,457 19.2

 Petroleum refineries............................. 47,583 45,236 42,981 5.2 5.2 6.5 44,324 43,423 41,817 37,022 19.7

 Chemical products..................................... 70,725 69,598 69,867 1.6 -0.4 1.0 69,135 69,035 69,460 66,558 3.9

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,836 3,837 3,964 0.0 -3.2 -1.7 3,974 3,812 3,700 4,356 -8.8

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 24,739 23,790 24,067 4.0 -1.2 2.2 23,740 23,644 24,217 24,068 -1.4

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 3,473 3,432 3,361 1.2 2.1 0.4 3,289 3,294 3,240 2,925 12.4

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 19,401 19,581 19,559 -0.9 0.1 0.6 19,148 19,392 19,330 17,838 7.3

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

1

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

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

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

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2010/

2010p 2010r 2010 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2009

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 436,031 427,630 421,092 2.0 1.6 0.4 430,636 419,394 431,793 402,278 5,023,659 4,610,017 9.0

 Construction materials and supplies...... 39,986 40,209 39,984 -0.6 0.6 1.0 35,729 38,477 41,940 34,967 484,217 471,927 2.6

 Information technology......................... 27,348 27,615 27,250 -1.0 1.3 -0.3 31,557 27,781 27,273 29,643 323,853 299,665 8.1

 Computers and related products........... 6,090 6,461 6,470 -5.7 -0.1 -3.0 7,682 6,192 6,842 7,042 73,880 63,573 16.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 29,988 29,447 30,067 1.8 -2.1 -1.2 29,026 29,371 33,017 28,947 360,887 331,272 8.9

 Capital goods...................................... 76,333 74,018 73,841 3.1 0.2 -1.3 84,151 72,240 72,924 80,897 885,037 846,897 4.5

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 67,337 65,280 64,966 3.2 0.5 -0.2 74,674 63,380 64,229 69,600 766,628 717,215 6.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 62,810 61,576 60,669 2.0 1.5 -1.0 68,147 59,611 60,567 61,069 716,767 655,050 9.4

 Defense capital goods4....................... 8,996 8,738 8,875 3.0 -1.5 -8.9 9,477 8,860 8,695 11,297 118,409 129,682 -8.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 182,830 177,906 173,330 2.8 2.6 2.0 181,447 177,933 179,250 166,347 2,058,691 1,868,884 10.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 24,352 23,979 24,154 1.6 -0.7 -1.1 24,958 24,178 25,720 24,466 291,152 279,053 4.3

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 158,478 153,927 149,176 3.0 3.2 2.6 156,489 153,755 153,530 141,881 1,767,539 1,589,831 11.2

 All manufacturing industries5.................. 426,780 426,050 420,691 0.2 1.3 -0.7 434,404 414,440 426,479 401,916 4,984,378 4,452,450 11.9

 Construction materials and supplies...... 40,753 40,613 40,200 0.3 1.0 0.1 36,167 37,931 41,712 34,946 488,763 468,331 4.4

 Information technology......................... 28,202 28,405 26,494 -0.7 7.2 -8.4 34,243 27,404 26,034 30,901 327,385 295,134 10.9

 Computers and related products........... 6,024 6,783 6,321 -11.2 7.3 -7.2 7,616 6,514 6,693 7,269 74,088 63,426 16.8

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 30,174 29,611 30,345 1.9 -2.4 -0.9 29,653 29,584 33,313 29,290 360,725 329,692 9.4

 Capital goods...................................... 70,278 74,365 78,938 -5.5 -5.8 -6.6 88,696 71,612 76,572 84,468 905,360 761,884 18.8

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 61,851 65,647 71,307 -5.8 -7.9 -3.8 75,840 63,976 69,786 70,806 788,508 645,589 22.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 65,441 64,221 62,153 1.9 3.3 -3.2 69,900 61,296 62,238 60,309 734,418 628,046 16.9

 Defense capital goods4....................... 8,427 8,718 7,631 -3.3 14.2 -26.8 12,856 7,636 6,786 13,662 116,852 116,295 0.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 183,032 178,167 173,483 2.7 2.7 2.1 181,395 178,240 179,412 166,442 2,059,397 1,868,798 10.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 24,554 24,240 24,307 1.3 -0.3 -0.7 24,906 24,485 25,882 24,561 291,858 278,967 4.6

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 158,478 153,927 149,176 3.0 3.2 2.6 156,489 153,755 153,530 141,881 1,767,539 1,589,831 11.2

 All manufacturing industries5

.................. 822,844 826,383 822,064 -0.4 0.5 0.7 822,977 814,824 814,001 792,686 (X) (X) 3.8

 Construction materials and supplies...... 55,934 55,167 54,763 1.4 0.7 0.4 54,791 54,353 54,899 50,245 (X) (X) 9.0

 Information technology......................... 121,814 120,960 120,170 0.7 0.7 -0.6 121,809 119,123 119,500 118,277 (X) (X) 3.0

 Computers and related products........... 5,579 5,645 5,323 -1.2 6.0 -2.7 5,579 5,645 5,323 5,371 (X) (X) 3.9

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 14,340 14,154 13,990 1.3 1.2 2.0 14,486 13,859 13,646 14,648 (X) (X) -1.1

 Capital goods...................................... 637,886 643,941 643,594 -0.9 0.1 0.8 640,775 636,230 636,858 620,452 (X) (X) 3.3

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 499,107 504,593 504,226 -1.1 0.1 1.3 502,049 500,883 500,287 480,169 (X) (X) 4.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 206,745 204,114 201,469 1.3 1.3 0.7 204,513 202,760 201,075 186,862 (X) (X) 9.4

 Defense capital goods4....................... 138,779 139,348 139,368 -0.4 0.0 -0.9 138,726 135,347 136,571 140,283 (X) (X) -1.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 8,999 8,797 8,536 2.3 3.1 1.8 8,723 8,775 8,468 8,017 (X) (X) 8.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 8,999 8,797 8,536 2.3 3.1 1.8 8,723 8,775 8,468 8,017 (X) (X) 8.8

 All manufacturing industries................... 550,396 544,583 539,681 1.1 0.9 1.1 537,394 545,772 542,462 496,607 (X) (X) 8.2

 Construction materials and supplies...... 55,182 55,141 55,051 0.1 0.2 -0.2 53,872 54,616 54,777 51,920 (X) (X) 3.8

 Information technology......................... 39,113 39,352 39,425 -0.6 -0.2 0.6 38,250 40,012 39,723 36,523 (X) (X) 4.7

 Computers and related products........... 4,421 4,567 4,724 -3.2 -3.3 2.8 4,199 4,759 4,765 4,250 (X) (X) -1.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 21,706 21,750 21,390 -0.2 1.7 0.9 21,066 21,946 21,308 17,628 (X) (X) 19.5

 Capital goods...................................... 154,316 153,376 151,995 0.6 0.9 0.7 150,328 155,217 152,643 137,099 (X) (X) 9.6

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 136,854 135,683 134,651 0.9 0.8 0.8 132,893 137,508 135,323 119,417 (X) (X) 11.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 103,668 103,770 103,373 -0.1 0.4 0.7 101,207 105,230 103,709 95,348 (X) (X) 6.1

 Defense capital goods4

....................... 17,462 17,693 17,344 -1.3 2.0 0.0 17,435 17,709 17,320 17,682 (X) (X) -1.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 172,356 168,703 166,311 2.2 1.4 2.6 167,225 169,225 168,932 155,254 (X) (X) 7.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 23,884 23,766 23,406 0.5 1.5 0.9 23,072 24,090 23,680 20,065 (X) (X) 15.0

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 148,472 144,937 142,905 2.4 1.4 2.9 144,153 145,135 145,252 135,189 (X) (X) 6.6

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 
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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

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. Dec.

2010p 2010r 2010 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 10/09

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 184,233 182,036 179,817 1.2 1.2 0.8 183,158 181,384 180,264 172,031 6.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 108,578 107,669 106,634 0.8 1.0 0.4 108,386 108,127 107,293 101,470 6.8

 Wood products................................... 3,244 3,203 3,179 1.3 0.8 -2.4 3,379 3,340 3,368 3,196 5.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,472 4,469 4,499 0.1 -0.7 -0.3 4,452 4,438 4,472 4,510 -1.3

 Primary metals.................................... 12,454 12,288 12,095 1.4 1.6 0.8 12,632 12,435 12,385 10,998 14.9

 Fabricated metal products.................. 15,875 15,591 15,362 1.8 1.5 0.4 16,099 15,420 15,423 14,859 8.3

 Machinery.......................................... 20,818 20,539 20,219 1.4 1.6 1.0 20,413 20,724 20,356 18,997 7.5

 Computers and electronic products...... 15,615 15,650 15,414 -0.2 1.5 2.6 15,534 15,985 15,628 14,694 5.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,712 5,762 5,776 -0.9 -0.2 -0.3 5,612 5,687 5,688 5,092 10.2

 Transportation equipment.................. 20,190 20,127 20,182 0.3 -0.3 -0.7 20,159 20,043 20,068 19,554 3.1

 Furniture and related products............ 3,177 3,166 3,177 0.3 -0.3 1.1 3,157 3,170 3,154 2,896 9.0

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,021 6,874 6,731 2.1 2.1 -1.2 6,949 6,885 6,751 6,674 4.1

 Nondurable goods industries................. 75,655 74,367 73,183 1.7 1.6 1.5 74,772 73,257 72,971 70,561 6.0

 Food products................................... 14,605 14,438 14,496 1.2 -0.4 0.3 14,828 14,637 15,012 14,739 0.6

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,131 4,152 4,181 -0.5 -0.7 0.4 4,236 4,193 4,231 4,469 -5.2

 Textiles.............................................. 1,201 1,176 1,162 2.1 1.2 -0.2 1,206 1,166 1,157 1,061 13.7

 Textile products.................................. 1,237 1,238 1,226 -0.1 1.0 0.5 1,221 1,235 1,244 1,114 9.6

 Apparel............................................. 780 761 737 2.5 3.3 1.9 785 733 737 577 36.0

 Leather and allied products................ 353 355 351 -0.6 1.1 1.2 348 350 351 313 11.2

 Paper products................................... 6,920 6,935 6,955 -0.2 -0.3 0.3 6,977 6,984 6,983 6,898 1.1

 Printing ............................................ 2,440 2,420 2,419 0.8 0.0 2.5 2,386 2,439 2,475 2,234 6.8

 Petroleum and coal products............... 13,330 12,573 11,868 6.0 5.9 8.9 12,487 11,608 11,344 10,650 17.2

 Chemical products............................. 22,466 22,138 21,673 1.5 2.1 -0.4 22,091 21,830 21,422 21,135 4.5

 Plastics and rubber products............... 8,192 8,181 8,115 0.1 0.8 0.3 8,207 8,082 8,015 7,371 11.3

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 169,105 165,278 163,539 2.3 1.1 1.3 164,433 167,200 165,795 147,815 11.2

 Durable goods industries........................ 120,546 118,439 117,102 1.8 1.1 0.6 116,792 119,552 118,097 103,299 13.1

 Wood products................................... 1,690 1,687 1,681 0.2 0.4 0.7 1,654 1,688 1,697 1,554 6.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,359 1,376 1,355 -1.2 1.5 1.6 1,271 1,296 1,294 1,228 3.5

 Primary metals.................................... 9,247 9,088 8,932 1.7 1.7 2.7 8,769 9,029 9,003 7,490 17.1

 Fabricated metal products.................. 11,674 11,791 11,645 -1.0 1.3 0.4 11,323 11,897 11,684 10,583 7.0

 Machinery.......................................... 14,402 14,460 14,504 -0.4 -0.3 0.4 13,833 14,897 14,693 13,281 4.2

 Computers and electronic products...... 20,289 20,267 20,387 0.1 -0.6 -0.5 19,780 20,514 20,475 18,884 4.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 3,288 3,297 3,283 -0.3 0.4 0.5 3,192 3,282 3,274 2,788 14.5

 Transportation equipment.................. 54,163 52,124 50,893 3.9 2.4 0.8 52,696 52,577 51,501 43,668 20.7

 Furniture and related products............ 1,012 1,018 1,013 -0.6 0.5 -1.5 1,006 1,019 1,006 981 2.5

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,422 3,331 3,409 2.7 -2.3 0.7 3,268 3,353 3,470 2,842 15.0

 Nondurable goods industries................. 48,559 46,839 46,437 3.7 0.9 3.3 47,641 47,648 47,698 44,516 7.0

 Food products................................... 3,783 3,803 3,733 -0.5 1.9 5.6 4,363 4,767 4,796 4,316 1.1

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,752 5,707 5,669 0.8 0.7 2.9 6,093 6,087 6,099 6,189 -1.6

 Textiles.............................................. 703 703 695 0.0 1.2 -1.0 687 709 698 644 6.7

 Textile products.................................. 516 500 496 3.2 0.8 0.2 491 500 501 463 6.0

 Apparel............................................. 343 349 355 -1.7 -1.7 -4.1 319 344 357 306 4.2

 Leather and allied products................ 81 81 81 0.0 0.0 2.5 80 80 79 72 11.1

 Paper products................................... 1,360 1,364 1,388 -0.3 -1.7 -0.9 1,368 1,354 1,364 1,348 1.5

 Printing ............................................ 1,299 1,296 1,276 0.2 1.6 0.5 1,187 1,355 1,380 1,256 -5.5

 Petroleum and coal products............... 16,509 15,386 14,490 7.3 6.2 5.4 15,399 14,759 14,159 11,537 33.5

 Chemical products............................. 15,946 15,348 15,920 3.9 -3.6 2.7 15,419 15,399 15,954 16,335 -5.6

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,267 2,302 2,334 -1.5 -1.4 0.2 2,235 2,294 2,311 2,050 9.0

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 197,058 197,269 196,325 -0.1 0.5 1.3 189,803 197,188 196,403 176,761 7.4

 Durable goods industries........................ 93,025 93,874 93,479 -0.9 0.4 0.7 89,522 93,978 92,913 83,302 7.5

 Wood products................................... 3,858 3,879 3,935 -0.5 -1.4 -0.3 3,684 3,760 3,866 3,715 -0.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,522 5,500 5,483 0.4 0.3 0.4 5,374 5,290 5,252 5,317 1.1

 Primary metals.................................... 10,039 10,135 9,975 -0.9 1.6 0.8 10,042 10,034 9,842 8,606 16.7

 Fabricated metal products.................. 14,995 15,001 15,072 0.0 -0.5 0.8 14,409 14,748 14,789 13,540 6.4

 Machinery.......................................... 17,771 17,967 17,774 -1.1 1.1 1.5 17,440 18,033 17,347 16,300 7.0

 Computers and electronic products...... 10,132 10,089 10,285 0.4 -1.9 -0.2 9,775 10,309 10,456 9,187 6.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,810 5,826 5,850 -0.3 -0.4 1.3 5,542 5,813 5,946 5,061 9.5

 Transportation equipment.................. 11,800 12,435 12,112 -5.1 2.7 0.8 10,471 12,727 12,167 9,632 8.7

 Furniture and related products............ 2,338 2,317 2,292 0.9 1.1 1.0 2,218 2,367 2,320 1,989 11.5

 Miscellaneous products........................ 10,760 10,725 10,701 0.3 0.2 0.4 10,567 10,897 10,928 9,955 6.1

 Nondurable goods industries................. 104,033 103,395 102,846 0.6 0.5 1.7 100,281 103,210 103,490 93,459 7.3

 Food products................................... 23,796 23,902 24,010 -0.4 -0.4 1.4 23,139 24,580 25,033 21,800 6.1

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,796 5,765 5,733 0.5 0.6 0.4 5,352 5,675 5,941 5,328 0.5

 Textiles.............................................. 1,364 1,343 1,320 1.6 1.7 0.9 1,395 1,357 1,330 1,297 7.6

 Textile products.................................. 1,306 1,299 1,293 0.5 0.5 0.0 1,271 1,279 1,296 1,145 11.0

 Apparel............................................. 1,677 1,680 1,685 -0.2 -0.3 3.6 1,561 1,603 1,723 1,337 16.8

 Leather and allied products................ 509 502 489 1.4 2.7 5.6 483 507 481 439 10.0

 Paper products................................... 5,987 5,910 5,892 1.3 0.3 0.6 5,911 5,921 5,864 5,684 4.0

 Printing ............................................ 1,796 1,775 1,744 1.2 1.8 -1.1 1,702 1,788 1,810 1,654 2.9

 Petroleum and coal products............... 20,547 20,009 19,296 2.7 3.7 4.5 19,136 19,678 18,924 17,270 10.8

 Chemical products............................. 32,313 32,112 32,274 0.6 -0.5 1.2 31,625 31,806 32,084 29,088 8.7

 Plastics and rubber products............... 8,942 9,098 9,110 -1.7 -0.1 0.9 8,706 9,016 9,004 8,417 3.4

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.

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 Dec Nov Oct Sep Dec Nov Oct Sep

2010p 2010r 2010 2010 2010p 2010r 2010 2010

All manufacturing industries2

............................ 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.60 1.62 1.61 1.59 5.58 5.72 5.75 5.67

 Wood products.............................................. 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.43 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.41 1.40 1.39 1.39 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.47 1.50 1.54 1.53 1.01 1.01 0.95 0.94

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.53 1.54 1.54 1.53 1.99 2.02 2.04 2.05

 Machinery..................................................... 1.96 2.08 2.12 2.04 4.53 4.70 4.75 4.49

 Computers and electronic products2

................ 1.39 1.36 1.37 1.33 5.04 4.89 4.91 4.94

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.55 2.94 2.90 2.85 2.88

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.80 1.81 1.73 1.69 13.54 14.19 13.90 13.62

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.14 1.14 1.19 1.16 1.35 1.36 1.38 1.34

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.64 1.61 1.61 1.62 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.97 0.98 0.99 0.99 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.52 1.46 1.46 1.42 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.40 1.37 1.35 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.65 1.63 1.65 1.64 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.11 2.10 2.12 2.13 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.31 2.30 2.31 2.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.98 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.75 0.75 0.76 0.74 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.79 0.82 0.83 0.85 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.16 1.15 1.18 1.14 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.22 1.25 1.27 1.27 (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.

Dec2 Dec2 Dec2 Dec2

Industry 2009- 2009- 2009- 2009-

Dec1 Nov Dec1 Nov Dec1 Nov Dec1 Nov

2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010

All manufacturing industries.................. (X) 0.3 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.2

Durable goods industries....................... 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 0.0 0.6 -0.1 1.7 -0.1 1.6 0.1 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... -0.1 0.8 0.0 1.7 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.7 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.1 0.5 0.6 1.5 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.2 1.1 0.1 1.6 0.0 0.1 -0.2 0.4

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.5 (X) 1.4 (X) 0.9 (X) 0.4

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

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

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

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

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

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.2

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

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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-in-process, and finished goods). The M3 includes 

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

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

categories have been combined into 64 publication levels. The survey methodology assumes that the month-tomonth changes of the total operations of those companies in the monthly survey effectively represent the month-tomonth movements of all establishments that make up the category. The current coverage levels in the survey show 

that reported data in the monthly survey represent approximately 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-tomonth 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.

2011 Release Dates for M3 Survey 

Survey Month Advance Report 8:30 A.M. Full Report 10:00 A.M.

November 2010 Dec. 23, 2010 Jan. 4, 2011 

December 2010 Jan. 27, 2011 Feb. 3, 2011 

January 2011 Feb. 24, 2011 Mar. 4, 2011 

February 2011 Mar. 24, 2011 Mar. 31, 2011 

March 2011 Apr. 27, 2011 May 3, 2011 

April 2011 May 25, 2011 Jun. 2, 2011 

May 2011 Jun. 24, 2011 Jul. 5, 2011 

June 2011 Jul. 27, 2011 Aug. 3, 2011 

July 2011 Aug. 24, 2011 Aug. 31, 2011 

August 2011 Sep. 28, 2011 Oct. 4, 2011 

September 2011 Oct. 26, 2011 Nov. 3, 2011 

October 2011 Nov. 23, 2011 Dec. 5, 2011 

November 2011 Dec. 23, 2011