FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014, AT 10:00 A.M. EST

Chris Savage or Adriana Stoica

Manufacturing and Construction Division

(301) 763-4832

M3-2 (14)-01

CB14-33

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders

January 2014

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in January, down

three of the last four months, decreased $3.3 billion or 

0.7 percent to $483.0 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 2.0 percent December

decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders 

increased 0.2 percent. 

 Shipments, down two consecutive months, decreased

$1.7 billion or 0.3 percent to $490.7 billion. This 

followed a 0.3 percent December decrease.

 Unfilled orders, up eleven of the last twelve months, increased $0.3 billion to $1,059.9 billion. This was at 

the highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.2 percent

December increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments 

ratio was 6.50, down from 6.52 in December.

 Inventories, up thirteen of the last fourteen months, increased $1.2 billion or 0.2 percent to $637.7 billion. This was also at the highest level since the series was 

first published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.5

percent December increase. The inventories-to- shipments ratio was 1.30, up from 1.29 in December.

New Orders

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

January, down three of the last four months, decreased 

$2.3 billion or 1.0 percent to $225.0 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published decrease. This followed a 

5.3 percent December decrease.

 Transportation equipment, also down three of the last 

four months, drove the decrease, down $4.1 billion or

5.7 percent to $67.2 billion.

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods

decreased $0.9 billion or 0.4 percent to $258.1 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in January, down two consecutive months, decreased $0.7 billion or

0.3 percent to $232.6 billion, revised from the previously

published 0.4 percent decrease. This followed a 1.7

percent December decrease.

 Machinery, down following five consecutive monthly 

increases, drove the decrease, down $1.0 billion or 2.9

percent to $34.6 billion.

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased 

$0.9 billion or 0.4 percent to $258.1 billion. This 

followed a 1.0 percent December increase. Chemical

products, down two of the last three months, led the 

decrease, down $0.6 billion or 1.0 percent to $63.8

billion.

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

January, up eleven of the last twelve months, increased 

$0.3 billion to $1,059.9 billion, revised from the

previously published 0.1 percent increase. This was at 

the highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis and followed a 0.2 percent December

increase. 

 Machinery, up nine of the last ten months, drove the 

increase, up $2.0 billion or 1.8 percent to $112.1 billion. 

Inventories

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in January, up nine of the last ten months, increased $1.1 billion or 

0.3 percent to $389.1 billion, unchanged from the 

previously published increase. This was at the highest 

level since the series was first published on a NAICS 

basis and followed a 0.9 percent December increase.

 Transportation equipment, up twenty of the last 

twenty-one months, led the increase, up $1.1 billion or 

0.9 percent to $123.0 billion.

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

following four consecutive monthly decreases, increased 

slightly to $248.6 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent

December decrease. Chemical products, up two

consecutive months, drove the increase, up $0.1 billion 

or 0.1 percent to $81.1 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, January materials and supplies

increased 0.8 percent in durable goods and 0.5 percent in 

nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.1

percent in durable goods and 1.0 percent in nondurable 

goods. Finished goods decreased slightly in durable 

goods and 0.7 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 February is

scheduled for release on March 26, 2014, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the Full Report on April 2, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for 

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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

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2014/

2014p 2013r 2013 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2014p 2013r 2013 2013 2014p 2013 2013

 All manufacturing industries.................. 490,670 492,345 493,874 -0.3 -0.3 0.8 458,973 480,051 478,027 450,912 458,973 450,912 1.8

 Excluding transportation................... 422,612 424,347 421,422 -0.4 0.7 0.7 399,739 411,879 406,835 394,412 399,739 394,412 1.4

 Excluding defense.............................. 478,742 480,552 480,710 -0.4 0.0 0.6 449,345 467,097 464,574 441,454 449,345 441,454 1.8

 With unfilled orders............................ 163,132 162,543 164,271 0.4 -1.1 0.2 147,424 163,341 157,996 142,839 147,424 142,839 3.2

 Durable goods industries......................... 232,612 233,355 237,475 -0.3 -1.7 1.4 211,817 229,442 228,548 204,561 211,817 204,561 3.5

 Wood products....................................... 7,464 7,414 7,573 0.7 -2.1 1.3 6,484 6,396 7,037 6,093 6,484 6,093 6.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,625 8,512 8,553 1.3 -0.5 -1.5 7,463 7,256 8,231 7,068 7,463 7,068 5.6

 Primary metals....................................... 25,994 26,140 26,231 -0.6 -0.3 0.0 26,093 23,411 24,480 25,153 26,093 25,153 3.7

 Iron and steel mills............................ 10,482 10,660 11,069 -1.7 -3.7 -0.7 10,651 9,966 10,243 10,917 10,651 10,917 -2.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 13,872 13,816 13,471 0.4 2.6 0.7 13,855 12,001 12,687 12,579 13,855 12,579 10.1

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,640 1,664 1,691 -1.4 -1.6 -1.2 1,587 1,444 1,550 1,657 1,587 1,657 -4.2

 Fabricated metal products....................... 28,749 28,760 29,109 0.0 -1.2 0.1 27,008 26,333 27,666 27,210 27,008 27,210 -0.7

 Machinery............................................. 34,590 35,608 35,285 -2.9 0.9 3.6 30,826 36,195 32,883 30,181 30,826 30,181 2.1

 Farm machinery................................. 2,044 3,007 3,182 -32.0 -5.5 80.2 1,890 2,485 2,436 2,125 1,890 2,125 -11.1

 Construction machinery..................... 4,338 4,244 4,220 2.2 0.6 -3.4 3,946 4,440 4,341 4,432 3,946 4,432 -11.0

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,188 2,282 2,185 -4.1 4.4 -1.3 2,004 2,631 2,045 2,050 2,004 2,050 -2.2

 Industrial machinery.......................... 4,190 4,029 4,030 4.0 0.0 1.6 3,463 4,821 3,682 2,911 3,463 2,911 19.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 733 698 668 5.0 4.5 -5.2 632 750 692 558 632 558 13.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,698 3,649 3,613 1.3 1.0 -2.1 2,957 3,326 3,231 2,866 2,957 2,866 3.2

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,260 3,254 3,168 0.2 2.7 -0.1 2,940 3,571 2,989 2,648 2,940 2,648 11.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,644 3,923 3,824 -7.1 2.6 3.9 3,369 3,666 3,810 3,304 3,369 3,304 2.0

 Material handling equipment............... 2,964 2,966 2,907 -0.1 2.0 -2.2 2,744 3,043 2,780 2,491 2,744 2,491 10.2

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 28,993 28,791 28,088 0.7 2.5 2.4 26,782 31,495 27,548 25,211 26,782 25,211 6.2

 Computers........................................ 454 482 515 -5.8 -6.4 9.8 364 624 497 482 364 482 -24.5

 Computer storage devices..................... 1,152 1,101 1,010 4.6 9.0 8.4 789 1,806 809 643 789 643 22.7

 Other peripheral equipment................ 850 851 828 -0.1 2.8 1.6 540 1,449 739 456 540 456 18.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,599 3,359 3,300 7.1 1.8 -6.1 2,892 4,141 3,199 2,808 2,892 2,808 3.0

 Defense communications equipment.... 447 430 402 4.0 7.0 -10.1 404 414 430 361 404 361 11.9

 Audio and video equipment.................... 294 294 294 0.0 0.0 -6.7 246 466 429 210 246 210 17.1

 Electronic components......................... 3,455 3,400 3,482 1.6 -2.4 -0.6 3,152 3,633 3,380 3,238 3,152 3,238 -2.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,327 1,309 1,378 1.4 -5.0 3.3 1,133 1,442 1,297 1,149 1,133 1,149 -1.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,754 2,850 2,898 -3.4 -1.7 1.4 2,322 3,273 2,980 2,551 2,322 2,551 -9.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,385 6,633 6,308 -3.7 5.2 1.2 5,451 7,547 5,994 5,216 5,451 5,216 4.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,329 10,175 10,361 1.5 -1.8 -0.2 9,361 9,819 10,127 9,290 9,361 9,290 0.8

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 934 926 950 0.9 -2.5 3.9 893 977 954 778 893 778 14.8

 Household appliances........................ 1,716 1,712 1,707 0.2 0.3 1.0 1,453 1,593 1,741 1,374 1,453 1,374 5.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,368 3,356 3,387 0.4 -0.9 -0.7 2,966 3,304 3,102 2,938 2,966 2,938 1.0

 Batteries........................................... 1,023 1,068 951 -4.2 12.3 4.0 891 1,107 1,101 818 891 818 8.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 68,058 67,998 72,452 0.1 -6.1 1.6 59,234 68,172 71,192 56,500 59,234 56,500 4.8

 Automobiles..................................... 9,277 9,444 10,920 -1.8 -13.5 -2.9 8,683 8,365 10,996 9,789 8,683 9,789 -11.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 12,566 13,219 14,602 -4.9 -9.5 7.6 11,151 12,162 14,011 10,455 11,151 10,455 6.7

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,345 2,245 2,287 4.5 -1.8 -2.3 2,158 2,159 2,189 1,994 2,158 1,994 8.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,776 19,886 20,358 -0.6 -2.3 1.5 18,736 17,202 19,765 17,290 18,736 17,290 8.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 12,065 11,603 11,193 4.0 3.7 -8.3 8,974 15,789 11,106 7,756 8,974 7,756 15.7

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,652 4,151 5,535 12.1 -25.0 16.1 3,609 4,794 5,668 3,373 3,609 3,373 7.0

 Ships and boats................................. 2,352 2,623 2,504 -10.3 4.8 2.4 1,878 2,594 2,433 1,954 1,878 1,954 -3.9

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,622 5,679 5,784 -1.0 -1.8 1.3 5,296 5,481 5,508 5,163 5,296 5,163 2.6

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 14,188 14,278 14,039 -0.6 1.7 1.3 13,270 14,884 13,876 12,692 13,270 12,692 4.6

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 258,058 258,990 256,399 -0.4 1.0 0.4 247,156 250,609 249,479 246,351 247,156 246,351 0.3

 Food products....................................... 64,025 63,296 62,777 1.2 0.8 0.5 62,464 63,486 65,027 60,524 62,464 60,524 3.2

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,959 7,968 7,972 -0.1 -0.1 1.7 7,956 8,142 8,594 8,628 7,956 8,628 -7.8

 Dairy products.................................. 9,225 8,782 8,500 5.0 3.3 1.4 9,062 8,771 8,898 8,263 9,062 8,263 9.7

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 19,214 18,954 18,848 1.4 0.6 -0.5 18,477 18,716 19,234 17,003 18,477 17,003 8.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 11,493 11,597 12,040 -0.9 -3.7 -2.8 10,356 11,265 12,010 10,266 10,356 10,266 0.9

 Beverages......................................... 8,683 8,644 8,752 0.5 -1.2 -0.8 7,546 8,312 8,722 7,402 7,546 7,402 1.9

 Tobacco............................................ 2,810 2,953 3,288 -4.8 -10.2 -7.9 2,810 2,953 3,288 2,864 2,810 2,864 -1.9

 Textile mills........................................... 2,591 2,694 2,676 -3.8 0.7 -1.2 2,415 2,354 2,550 2,377 2,415 2,377 1.6

 Textile products................................... 1,935 2,185 2,163 -11.4 1.0 1.5 1,752 1,890 2,092 1,795 1,752 1,795 -2.4

 Apparel................................................ 1,112 1,123 1,130 -1.0 -0.6 -0.4 1,015 1,044 1,281 1,020 1,015 1,020 -0.5

 Leather and allied products...................... 493 494 491 -0.2 0.6 1.0 437 479 458 440 437 440 -0.7

 Paper products...................................... 14,314 14,256 14,189 0.4 0.5 -0.9 14,140 13,865 13,829 14,071 14,140 14,071 0.5

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,636 6,667 6,575 -0.5 1.4 -0.3 6,632 6,607 6,338 6,745 6,632 6,745 -1.7

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,441 4,382 4,410 1.3 -0.6 0.0 4,348 4,134 4,262 4,146 4,348 4,146 4.9

 Printing................................................. 6,340 6,321 6,309 0.3 0.2 -0.9 6,071 6,284 6,435 6,449 6,071 6,449 -5.9

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 73,397 73,942 71,819 -0.7 3.0 1.7 69,870 71,159 68,019 70,260 69,870 70,260 -0.6

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 69,993 70,545 68,376 -0.8 3.2 1.8 67,145 68,529 64,966 67,126 67,145 67,126 0.0

 Chemical products..................................... 63,810 64,456 63,930 -1.0 0.8 -0.1 60,857 61,993 60,007 61,372 60,857 61,372 -0.8

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,688 2,603 2,532 3.3 2.8 -0.2 2,438 2,170 2,263 2,604 2,438 2,604 -6.4

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 15,763 15,805 15,763 -0.3 0.3 -0.2 15,063 16,064 15,373 14,814 15,063 14,814 1.7

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,989 3,069 3,142 -2.6 -2.3 0.8 2,635 2,469 2,686 2,734 2,635 2,734 -3.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 18,548 18,626 18,875 -0.4 -1.3 -0.3 17,779 16,790 17,771 17,777 17,779 17,777 0.0

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 % Change

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2014/

2014p 2013r 2013 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2014p 2013r 2013 2013 2014p 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries 2........................ 483,047 486,308 496,380 -0.7 -2.0 1.5 454,029 494,858 478,253 448,523 454,029 448,523 1.2

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 415,888 415,096 415,389 0.2 -0.1 0.3 396,764 405,257 398,601 395,275 396,764 395,275 0.4

 Excluding defense2.............................. 474,026 478,736 485,964 -1.0 -1.5 1.5 447,019 480,575 469,556 439,637 447,019 439,637 1.7

 With unfilled orders 2............................. 163,464 164,240 174,061 -0.5 -5.6 2.4 151,683 184,474 165,568 148,261 151,683 148,261 2.3

 Durable goods industries 2......................... 224,989 227,318 239,981 -1.0 -5.3 2.7 206,873 244,249 228,774 202,172 206,873 202,172 2.3

 Primary metals........................................ 25,699 25,998 26,604 -1.2 -2.3 -0.7 27,177 23,917 25,077 25,332 27,177 25,332 7.3

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,147 10,189 11,433 -0.4 -10.9 -1.0 11,451 9,839 11,020 10,735 11,451 10,735 6.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 13,797 14,114 13,460 -2.2 4.9 -0.7 13,875 12,582 12,473 12,827 13,875 12,827 8.2

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,755 1,695 1,711 3.5 -0.9 1.5 1,851 1,496 1,584 1,770 1,851 1,770 4.6

 Fabricated metal products........................ 28,199 26,262 28,102 7.4 -6.5 -3.0 26,662 24,942 25,925 30,420 26,662 30,420 -12.4

 Machinery............................................. 36,581 36,841 35,777 -0.7 3.0 3.2 35,155 36,514 32,841 34,191 35,155 34,191 2.8

 Construction machinery........................ 4,828 4,771 4,724 1.2 1.0 7.1 5,310 5,098 4,786 5,956 5,310 5,956 -10.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,736 2,169 1,951 26.1 11.2 -27.6 2,779 2,116 1,634 2,374 2,779 2,374 17.1

 Industrial machinery............................ 4,010 4,318 4,352 -7.1 -0.8 6.2 3,392 5,087 3,868 3,103 3,392 3,103 9.3

 Photographic equipment....................... 858 986 563 -13.0 75.1 -22.1 928 649 641 667 928 667 39.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,914 3,924 3,695 -0.3 6.2 -3.3 3,298 3,446 3,264 2,888 3,298 2,888 14.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,325 3,152 3,321 5.5 -5.1 5.4 3,189 3,397 3,135 2,772 3,189 2,772 15.0

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,206 3,507 3,448 19.9 1.7 -1.4 3,993 3,650 3,501 4,305 3,993 4,305 -7.2

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,994 3,247 2,915 -7.8 11.4 -3.7 2,928 3,438 2,663 2,873 2,928 2,873 1.9

 Computers and electronic products 2

........... 21,027 20,285 22,206 3.7 -8.7 0.8 18,002 25,387 20,596 18,149 18,002 18,149 -0.8

 Computers........................................ 268 496 534 -46.0 -7.1 8.3 178 638 516 471 178 471 -62.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,969 4,018 4,288 -1.2 -6.3 10.1 3,311 4,893 3,700 3,534 3,311 3,534 -6.3

 Defense communications equipment....... 392 356 352 10.1 1.1 5.4 377 447 301 338 377 338 11.5

 Electronic components......................... 3,352 3,265 3,454 2.7 -5.5 -5.2 3,186 3,478 3,267 3,416 3,186 3,416 -6.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,529 1,553 1,578 -1.5 -1.6 -6.3 1,419 1,277 1,605 1,481 1,419 1,481 -4.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,359 1,484 2,870 59.0 -48.3 -5.4 1,779 2,846 2,749 2,021 1,779 2,021 -12.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 6,541 6,519 6,609 0.3 -1.4 1.7 5,891 7,713 6,033 5,293 5,891 5,293 11.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,505 10,743 10,171 -2.2 5.6 -3.9 10,211 10,211 9,852 9,854 10,211 9,854 3.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 922 942 939 -2.1 0.3 5.4 904 945 932 832 904 832 8.7

 Household appliances.......................... 1,668 1,770 1,679 -5.8 5.4 -1.8 1,517 1,596 1,751 1,431 1,517 1,431 6.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,457 3,477 3,267 -0.6 6.4 -6.6 3,387 3,255 3,057 3,279 3,387 3,279 3.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 67,159 71,212 80,991 -5.7 -12.1 8.1 57,265 89,601 79,652 53,248 57,265 53,248 7.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 19,802 19,987 20,237 -0.9 -1.2 2.1 18,921 17,707 19,906 17,340 18,921 17,340 9.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 13,555 16,987 21,869 -20.2 -22.3 21.1 8,736 34,466 23,002 5,646 8,736 5,646 54.7

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 3,670 3,213 4,149 14.2 -22.6 14.0 3,111 6,388 3,413 3,714 3,111 3,714 -16.2

 Ships and boats.................................. 1,290 1,752 2,152 -26.4 -18.6 10.7 1,352 1,871 2,070 1,645 1,352 1,645 -17.8

 Furniture and related products................... 5,567 5,776 5,920 -3.6 -2.4 6.6 5,209 5,144 5,642 5,108 5,209 5,108 2.0

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 258,058 258,990 256,399 -0.4 1.0 0.4 247,156 250,609 249,479 246,351 247,156 246,351 0.3

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 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 Jan.

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2014/

2014p 2013r 2013 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2014p 2013r 2013 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries 2...................... 1,059,856 1,059,524 1,057,827 0.0 0.2 0.9 1,064,537 1,060,278 1,039,145 996,286 6.9

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 403,107 401,876 403,393 0.3 -0.4 0.3 400,065 393,837 394,133 380,009 5.3

 Excluding defense2............................. 872,343 869,104 863,186 0.4 0.7 1.5 876,251 869,374 849,570 786,504 11.4

 Durable goods industries 2

........................ 1,059,856 1,059,524 1,057,827 0.0 0.2 0.9 1,064,537 1,060,278 1,039,145 996,286 6.9

 Primary metals........................................ 36,461 36,756 36,898 -0.8 -0.4 1.0 37,137 36,053 35,547 32,306 15.0

 Iron and steel mills............................... 17,941 18,276 18,747 -1.8 -2.5 2.0 18,517 17,717 17,844 15,517 19.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 14,300 14,375 14,077 -0.5 2.1 -0.1 14,339 14,319 13,738 12,563 14.1

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,220 4,105 4,074 2.8 0.8 0.5 4,281 4,017 3,965 4,226 1.3

 Fabricated metal products......................... 86,527 87,077 89,575 -0.6 -2.8 -1.1 83,451 83,797 85,188 82,162 1.6

 Machinery.............................................. 112,056 110,065 108,832 1.8 1.1 0.5 112,076 107,747 107,428 105,800 5.9

 Construction machinery......................... 12,301 11,811 11,284 4.1 4.7 4.7 12,724 11,360 10,702 11,465 11.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 14,898 14,350 14,463 3.8 -0.8 -1.6 14,767 13,992 14,507 12,644 16.8

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,520 8,700 8,411 -2.1 3.4 4.0 8,408 8,479 8,213 7,521 11.8

 Photographic equipment........................ 4,382 4,257 3,969 2.9 7.3 -2.6 4,275 3,979 4,080 3,417 25.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 5,927 5,711 5,436 3.8 5.1 1.5 5,770 5,429 5,309 5,233 10.3

 Metalworking machinery........................ 6,046 5,981 6,083 1.1 -1.7 2.6 6,074 5,825 5,999 6,005 1.1

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 26,569 26,007 26,423 2.2 -1.6 -1.4 26,833 26,209 26,225 26,547 1.1

 Material handling equipment................... 10,702 10,672 10,391 0.3 2.7 0.1 10,602 10,418 10,023 10,362 2.3

 Computers and electronic products 2

............. 137,616 137,627 138,399 0.0 -0.6 1.0 137,394 136,971 136,753 131,411 4.6

 Computers......................................... 3,203 3,389 3,375 -5.5 0.4 0.6 3,203 3,389 3,375 3,216 -0.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 32,359 31,989 31,330 1.2 2.1 3.3 32,211 31,792 31,040 26,682 20.7

 Defense communications equipment........ 3,711 3,766 3,840 -1.5 -1.9 -1.3 3,708 3,735 3,702 4,451 -16.7

 Electronic components.......................... 12,598 12,701 12,836 -0.8 -1.1 -0.2 12,601 12,567 12,722 12,703 -0.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 18,188 17,986 17,742 1.1 1.4 1.1 18,031 17,745 17,910 14,552 23.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 41,339 41,734 43,100 -0.9 -3.2 -0.1 41,401 41,944 42,371 44,641 -7.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 26,218 26,062 26,176 0.6 -0.4 1.2 26,239 25,799 25,633 25,166 4.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 23,061 22,885 22,317 0.8 2.5 -0.8 23,140 22,290 21,898 21,538 7.4

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,159 1,171 1,155 -1.0 1.4 -0.9 1,142 1,131 1,163 1,236 -7.6

 Household appliances........................... 749 797 739 -6.0 7.8 -3.7 823 759 756 728 13.0

 Electrical equipment............................. 11,648 11,559 11,438 0.8 1.1 -1.0 11,675 11,254 11,303 11,163 4.6

 Transportation equipment......................... 656,749 657,648 654,434 -0.1 0.5 1.3 664,472 666,441 645,012 616,277 7.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 16,416 16,390 16,289 0.2 0.6 -0.7 16,701 16,516 16,011 16,835 -0.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 489,361 487,871 482,487 0.3 1.1 2.3 495,470 495,708 477,031 429,246 15.4

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 62,689 63,671 64,609 -1.5 -1.5 -2.1 64,013 64,511 62,917 72,700 -11.9

 Ships and boats.................................. 17,591 18,653 19,524 -5.7 -4.5 -1.8 17,587 18,113 18,836 24,180 -27.3

 Furniture and related products................... 6,233 6,288 6,191 -0.9 1.6 2.2 5,714 5,801 6,138 5,664 0.9

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 Jan.

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2014/

2014p 2013r 2013 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2014p 2013r 2013 2013 2013

 All manufacturing industries...................... 637,704 636,528 633,667 0.2 0.5 0.1 635,594 619,289 633,096 622,730 2.1

 Excluding transportation........................ 514,690 514,564 512,922 0.0 0.3 0.0 512,998 501,095 511,942 510,337 0.5

 Excluding defense............................. 609,804 608,294 606,074 0.2 0.4 0.2 607,629 591,226 605,425 595,730 2.0

 With unfilled orders............................. 318,867 317,824 314,847 0.3 0.9 0.2 317,735 308,791 315,024 304,838 4.2

 Durable goods industries........................ 389,131 388,025 384,656 0.3 0.9 0.3 388,083 377,594 385,290 374,128 3.7

 Wood products........................................ 10,296 10,223 10,071 0.7 1.5 1.5 10,467 10,136 10,042 9,458 10.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 11,908 11,845 11,711 0.5 1.1 0.6 11,843 11,566 11,392 11,420 3.7

 Primary metals......................................... 35,479 35,357 35,003 0.3 1.0 0.2 35,444 34,977 34,535 36,200 -2.1

 Iron and steel mills............................... 20,639 20,429 20,219 1.0 1.0 0.6 20,605 20,163 19,886 20,993 -1.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 12,589 12,701 12,559 -0.9 1.1 -0.4 12,582 12,638 12,438 12,912 -2.6

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,251 2,227 2,225 1.1 0.1 0.0 2,257 2,176 2,211 2,295 -1.7

 Fabricated metal products......................... 48,358 48,264 47,943 0.2 0.7 0.4 48,215 47,394 47,533 46,904 2.8

 Machinery.............................................. 66,207 66,392 66,021 -0.3 0.6 -0.3 65,970 63,824 66,553 66,076 -0.2

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,765 3,931 4,052 -4.2 -3.0 8.4 3,910 3,986 3,964 4,060 -3.7

 Construction machinery......................... 5,377 5,309 5,305 1.3 0.1 -2.4 5,305 5,172 5,328 5,647 -6.1

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 7,091 7,180 7,195 -1.2 -0.2 -1.5 6,995 6,888 7,161 7,251 -3.5

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,291 6,593 6,178 -4.6 6.7 -1.8 6,224 6,390 6,223 6,054 2.8

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,571 1,650 1,640 -4.8 0.6 1.1 1,605 1,570 1,666 1,704 -5.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,872 4,870 4,843 0.0 0.6 -0.6 4,655 4,383 4,712 4,519 3.0

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,569 5,514 5,516 1.0 0.0 0.4 5,493 5,310 5,566 5,406 1.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,528 10,225 10,049 3.0 1.8 -1.3 10,355 9,495 10,493 10,350 0.0

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,625 4,571 4,561 1.2 0.2 -0.1 4,560 4,311 4,626 4,360 4.6

 Computers and electronic products2............ 47,473 47,700 46,972 -0.5 1.5 0.7 47,246 46,463 47,670 46,009 2.7

 Computers......................................... 920 900 871 2.2 3.3 -2.1 879 839 920 802 9.6

 Computer storage devices.................... 2,034 1,974 1,973 3.0 0.1 0.6 1,974 1,823 2,110 1,794 10.0

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,673 1,846 1,735 -9.4 6.4 7.4 1,655 1,702 1,794 1,662 -0.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,363 6,490 6,231 -2.0 4.2 2.0 6,450 6,353 6,438 6,396 0.8

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,306 1,328 1,330 -1.7 -0.2 -0.3 1,306 1,328 1,330 1,247 4.7

 Audio and video equipment.................... 758 722 708 5.0 2.0 2.0 744 695 780 646 15.2

 Electronic components.......................... 8,581 8,398 8,092 2.2 3.8 -0.6 8,756 8,193 8,123 7,845 11.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,664 3,645 3,600 0.5 1.3 -1.0 3,677 3,556 3,580 3,614 1.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,096 3,209 3,070 -3.5 4.5 3.4 3,066 3,061 3,014 3,005 2.0

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 12,373 12,315 12,442 0.5 -1.0 0.6 12,320 11,949 12,601 11,970 2.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,828 16,786 16,960 0.3 -1.0 -0.6 16,823 16,078 16,885 16,830 0.0

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,172 2,181 2,198 -0.4 -0.8 1.7 2,164 2,094 2,185 1,953 10.8

 Household appliances........................... 1,863 1,874 1,873 -0.6 0.1 1.8 1,874 1,723 1,831 1,830 2.4

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,899 4,871 4,824 0.6 1.0 -0.1 4,964 4,739 4,886 5,000 -0.7

 Batteries............................................ 1,200 1,231 1,247 -2.5 -1.3 3.7 1,173 1,129 1,202 1,117 5.0

 Transportation equipment......................... 123,014 121,964 120,745 0.9 1.0 0.4 122,596 118,194 121,154 112,393 9.1

 Automobiles....................................... 2,682 2,483 2,516 8.0 -1.3 -5.0 2,762 2,420 2,635 2,868 -3.7

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 2,564 2,448 2,403 4.7 1.9 -0.7 2,646 2,203 2,546 2,540 4.2

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,687 1,653 1,724 2.1 -4.1 -2.7 1,708 1,559 1,791 2,405 -29.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 18,817 18,643 18,544 0.9 0.5 -0.3 19,092 18,299 18,636 18,170 5.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 69,056 68,297 67,539 1.1 1.1 1.9 68,083 65,567 67,410 58,501 16.4

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 13,334 13,278 12,970 0.4 2.4 -3.1 13,231 13,117 12,996 13,236 0.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,420 2,587 2,450 -6.5 5.6 -0.4 2,448 2,608 2,456 2,441 0.3

 Furniture and related products.................... 6,012 5,989 5,964 0.4 0.4 0.1 5,981 5,862 5,998 6,017 -0.6

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 23,556 23,505 23,266 0.2 1.0 0.8 23,498 23,100 23,528 22,821 3.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 248,573 248,503 249,011 0.0 -0.2 -0.3 247,511 241,695 247,806 248,602 -0.4

 Food products........................................ 46,259 46,246 46,961 0.0 -1.5 -0.2 46,152 46,351 49,254 47,966 -3.8

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,983 4,993 5,153 -0.2 -3.1 0.5 5,250 5,250 5,472 6,271 -16.3

 Dairy products.................................... 5,946 5,921 5,940 0.4 -0.3 -0.3 5,733 5,476 5,680 5,889 -2.6

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,004 8,892 9,007 1.3 -1.3 -0.7 8,861 8,825 9,388 9,010 -1.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 20,454 20,395 20,379 0.3 0.1 0.1 20,682 20,398 20,802 19,848 4.2

 Beverages......................................... 16,338 16,264 16,294 0.5 -0.2 0.2 16,384 16,121 16,539 15,746 4.1

 Tobacco............................................ 4,116 4,131 4,085 -0.4 1.1 -0.3 4,298 4,277 4,263 4,102 4.8

 Textile mills............................................ 3,437 3,406 3,386 0.9 0.6 0.7 3,429 3,342 3,354 3,261 5.2

 Textile products...................................... 3,148 3,125 3,105 0.7 0.6 -0.2 3,157 3,045 3,081 3,035 4.0

 Apparel................................................. 2,376 2,383 2,321 -0.3 2.7 1.8 2,377 2,265 2,240 2,039 16.6

 Leather and allied products....................... 1,033 1,035 1,037 -0.2 -0.2 -1.2 1,047 1,017 1,043 1,075 -2.6

 Paper products....................................... 14,458 14,408 14,327 0.3 0.6 -0.1 14,441 14,273 14,221 14,484 -0.3

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,052 6,003 6,068 0.8 -1.1 0.0 6,033 5,958 5,986 6,144 -1.8

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,230 4,262 4,175 -0.8 2.1 0.2 4,280 4,257 4,139 4,171 2.6

 Printing.................................................. 5,529 5,594 5,568 -1.2 0.5 0.9 5,396 5,381 5,566 5,431 -0.6

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 47,934 48,120 48,337 -0.4 -0.4 -1.5 47,021 45,275 46,738 48,020 -2.1

 Petroleum refineries............................. 44,147 44,318 44,621 -0.4 -0.7 -1.8 43,202 41,485 43,048 44,245 -2.4

 Chemical products..................................... 81,149 81,042 80,905 0.1 0.2 -0.2 81,052 78,323 79,436 81,304 -0.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,201 4,168 4,160 0.8 0.2 -0.9 4,708 4,340 4,103 4,442 6.0

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 30,766 30,981 30,993 -0.7 0.0 -0.8 30,603 29,509 30,248 31,744 -3.6

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,338 3,359 3,355 -0.6 0.1 1.1 3,350 3,177 3,200 3,207 4.5

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 22,796 22,749 22,685 0.2 0.3 1.1 22,757 22,025 22,071 22,139 2.8

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

1

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

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

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

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

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2014/

2014p 2013r 2013 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2014p 2013r 2013 2013 2014p 2013 2013

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 490,670 492,345 493,874 -0.3 -0.3 0.8 458,973 480,051 478,027 450,912 458,973 450,912 1.8

 Construction materials and supplies....... 43,303 43,059 43,577 0.6 -1.2 -0.3 38,430 37,512 40,890 38,152 38,430 38,152 0.7

 Information technology......................... 21,604 21,468 21,356 0.6 0.5 -0.5 18,217 25,124 20,743 18,102 18,217 18,102 0.6

 Computers and related products........... 2,456 2,434 2,353 0.9 3.4 6.2 1,693 3,879 2,045 1,581 1,693 1,581 7.1

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 43,964 44,794 48,167 -1.9 -7.0 2.0 40,728 39,888 46,961 39,528 40,728 39,528 3.0

 Capital goods...................................... 84,703 85,871 85,719 -1.4 0.2 2.1 72,562 94,944 82,224 70,285 72,562 70,285 3.2

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 75,050 75,995 74,873 -1.2 1.5 1.0 64,713 84,298 71,116 62,642 64,713 62,642 3.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 66,809 67,505 67,135 -1.0 0.6 2.4 59,344 71,995 63,553 57,937 59,344 57,937 2.4

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 9,653 9,876 10,846 -2.3 -8.9 10.5 7,849 10,646 11,108 7,643 7,849 7,643 2.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 211,648 212,785 213,233 -0.5 -0.2 0.8 201,628 207,878 210,529 199,547 201,628 199,547 1.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,281 36,159 38,995 -2.4 -7.3 1.8 31,924 33,867 38,212 31,937 31,924 31,937 0.0

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 176,367 176,626 174,238 -0.1 1.4 0.6 169,704 174,011 172,317 167,610 169,704 167,610 1.2

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 483,047 486,308 496,380 -0.7 -2.0 1.5 454,029 494,858 478,253 448,523 454,029 448,523 1.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 43,814 43,440 43,680 0.9 -0.5 -0.6 39,269 37,736 40,377 37,988 39,269 37,988 3.4

 Information technology......................... 21,968 21,492 22,650 2.2 -5.1 -0.1 19,256 25,866 20,981 18,894 19,256 18,894 1.9

 Computers and related products........... 2,270 2,448 2,372 -7.3 3.2 5.9 1,507 3,893 2,064 1,570 1,507 1,570 -4.0

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 43,990 44,895 48,046 -2.0 -6.6 2.2 40,913 40,393 47,102 39,578 40,913 39,578 3.4

 Capital goods...................................... 85,539 87,613 95,765 -2.4 -8.5 7.4 74,298 113,259 90,707 73,417 74,298 73,417 1.2

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 78,297 81,647 87,158 -4.1 -6.3 8.2 68,789 102,302 83,454 67,099 68,789 67,099 2.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 68,743 67,749 68,821 1.5 -1.6 3.0 64,213 72,305 63,953 65,355 64,213 65,355 -1.7

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 7,242 5,966 8,607 21.4 -30.7 -0.2 5,509 10,957 7,253 6,318 5,509 6,318 -12.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 211,561 212,919 213,344 -0.6 -0.2 0.9 201,726 207,852 210,746 199,691 201,726 199,691 1.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,194 36,293 39,106 -3.0 -7.2 2.0 32,022 33,841 38,429 32,081 32,022 32,081 -0.2

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 176,367 176,626 174,238 -0.1 1.4 0.6 169,704 174,011 172,317 167,610 169,704 167,610 1.2

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,059,856 1,059,524 1,057,827 0.0 0.2 0.9 1,064,537 1,060,278 1,039,145 996,286 (X) (X) 6.9

 Construction materials and supplies....... 52,669 52,158 51,777 1.0 0.7 0.2 51,740 50,901 50,677 49,504 (X) (X) 4.5

 Information technology......................... 138,905 138,541 138,517 0.3 0.0 0.9 138,568 137,529 136,787 130,536 (X) (X) 6.2

 Computers and related products........... 3,203 3,389 3,375 -5.5 0.4 0.6 3,203 3,389 3,375 3,216 (X) (X) -0.4

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 16,416 16,390 16,289 0.2 0.6 -0.7 16,701 16,516 16,011 16,835 (X) (X) -0.8

 Capital goods...................................... 803,079 802,243 800,501 0.1 0.2 1.3 806,181 804,445 786,130 744,346 (X) (X) 8.3

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 644,755 641,508 635,856 0.5 0.9 2.0 647,947 643,871 625,867 567,728 (X) (X) 14.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 235,710 233,776 233,532 0.8 0.1 0.7 233,514 228,645 228,335 215,257 (X) (X) 8.5

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 158,324 160,735 164,645 -1.5 -2.4 -1.3 158,234 160,574 160,263 176,618 (X) (X) -10.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 4,635 4,722 4,588 -1.8 2.9 2.5 4,631 4,533 4,559 4,217 (X) (X) 9.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 4,635 4,722 4,588 -1.8 2.9 2.5 4,631 4,533 4,559 4,217 (X) (X) 9.8

 All manufacturing industries................... 637,704 636,528 633,667 0.2 0.5 0.1 635,594 619,289 633,096 622,730 (X) (X) 2.1

 Construction materials and supplies....... 63,196 63,101 62,515 0.2 0.9 0.8 63,039 61,598 61,624 60,485 (X) (X) 4.2

 Information technology......................... 40,678 40,938 40,650 -0.6 0.7 0.5 40,548 39,497 41,260 39,995 (X) (X) 1.4

 Computers and related products........... 4,627 4,720 4,579 -2.0 3.1 2.5 4,508 4,364 4,824 4,258 (X) (X) 5.9

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 25,750 25,227 25,187 2.1 0.2 -1.0 26,208 24,481 25,608 25,983 (X) (X) 0.9

 Capital goods...................................... 200,144 199,911 197,907 0.1 1.0 0.3 198,649 192,996 199,350 189,530 (X) (X) 4.8

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 177,514 176,914 175,494 0.3 0.8 0.6 175,851 170,009 176,885 167,595 (X) (X) 4.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 120,343 120,571 119,968 -0.2 0.5 0.1 119,766 116,423 121,531 120,282 (X) (X) -0.4

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 22,630 22,997 22,413 -1.6 2.6 -2.5 22,798 22,987 22,465 21,935 (X) (X) 3.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 185,926 185,676 186,392 0.1 -0.4 -0.6 185,488 180,417 187,118 187,541 (X) (X) -1.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 25,717 25,235 25,073 1.9 0.6 0.1 26,288 24,526 25,543 25,528 (X) (X) 3.0

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 160,209 160,441 161,319 -0.1 -0.5 -0.7 159,200 155,891 161,575 162,013 (X) (X) -1.7

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 adjuste

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 change

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 machine

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

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

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

ships and boats; office and institutional furniture; and medical equipment and supplie

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

TOTAL INVENTORIES 
 7

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

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 % Change

Industry Jan.

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2014/

2014p 2013r 2013 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2014p 2013r 2013 2013 2013

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 206,578 205,163 203,804 0.7 0.7 0.2 207,703 203,185 202,705 205,355 1.1

 Durable goods industries.......................... 126,471 125,430 124,397 0.8 0.8 0.0 127,063 124,539 124,686 124,472 2.1

 Wood products................................... 3,920 3,902 3,882 0.5 0.5 1.8 4,103 4,049 4,008 3,742 9.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,447 4,348 4,276 2.3 1.7 -0.6 4,436 4,302 4,235 4,325 2.6

 Primary metals.................................... 13,880 13,686 13,756 1.4 -0.5 -0.5 14,022 13,888 13,842 14,590 -3.9

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,561 17,406 17,430 0.9 -0.1 0.4 17,636 17,420 17,307 17,368 1.5

 Machinery.......................................... 24,662 24,709 24,091 -0.2 2.6 -1.4 24,509 23,932 24,069 24,725 -0.9

 Computers and electronic products........ 18,502 18,325 18,044 1.0 1.6 0.2 18,668 18,216 18,218 18,431 1.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 7,025 6,930 7,043 1.4 -1.6 -2.1 7,052 6,731 7,029 7,269 -3.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 26,391 26,090 25,966 1.2 0.5 1.3 26,507 26,096 26,110 23,730 11.7

 Furniture and related products............... 2,907 2,860 2,789 1.6 2.5 0.0 2,913 2,838 2,776 2,897 0.6

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,176 7,174 7,120 0.0 0.8 0.7 7,217 7,067 7,092 7,395 -2.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 80,107 79,733 79,407 0.5 0.4 0.5 80,640 78,646 78,019 80,883 -0.3

 Food products.................................... 16,169 16,265 16,531 -0.6 -1.6 0.6 16,569 16,626 17,139 17,568 -5.7

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 5,151 5,148 5,223 0.1 -1.4 -0.1 5,288 5,235 5,233 5,253 0.7

 Textiles.............................................. 1,238 1,235 1,237 0.2 -0.2 1.2 1,232 1,212 1,208 1,166 5.7

 Textile products................................... 1,288 1,282 1,236 0.5 3.7 0.1 1,285 1,265 1,221 1,197 7.4

 Apparel............................................. 773 773 789 0.0 -2.0 3.5 767 756 773 676 13.5

 Leather and allied products.................... 313 310 306 1.0 1.3 -0.3 313 310 303 343 -8.7

 Paper products.................................... 6,830 6,862 6,783 -0.5 1.2 0.5 6,924 6,891 6,738 7,010 -1.2

 Printing ............................................. 2,427 2,461 2,464 -1.4 -0.1 1.0 2,414 2,412 2,456 2,544 -5.1

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,060 13,057 12,733 0.0 2.5 0.7 12,740 12,278 11,701 12,348 3.2

 Chemical products................................ 23,640 23,209 23,204 1.9 0.0 0.1 23,837 22,692 22,631 23,755 0.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,218 9,131 8,901 1.0 2.6 1.1 9,271 8,969 8,616 9,023 2.7

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 205,668 205,061 203,373 0.3 0.8 -0.1 204,773 198,510 204,517 194,984 5.0

 Durable goods industries.......................... 155,749 155,644 154,159 0.1 1.0 0.3 154,616 150,085 154,418 145,671 6.1

 Wood products................................... 1,896 1,862 1,826 1.8 2.0 1.6 1,879 1,814 1,810 1,641 14.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,397 1,394 1,383 0.2 0.8 1.5 1,377 1,333 1,324 1,298 6.1

 Primary metals.................................... 10,707 10,715 10,547 -0.1 1.6 -0.9 10,612 10,169 10,395 10,826 -2.0

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,382 13,434 13,280 -0.4 1.2 -1.4 13,312 13,113 13,372 13,124 1.4

 Machinery.......................................... 19,204 19,045 19,117 0.8 -0.4 0.1 19,102 18,066 19,626 18,774 1.7

 Computers and electronic products........ 16,292 16,539 16,358 -1.5 1.1 1.0 16,052 15,910 16,459 15,706 2.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,684 3,747 3,851 -1.7 -2.7 0.6 3,683 3,586 3,816 3,747 -1.7

 Transportation equipment..................... 84,363 84,099 82,969 0.3 1.4 0.7 83,825 81,439 82,758 76,125 10.1

 Furniture and related products............... 952 954 986 -0.2 -3.2 1.3 954 947 981 936 1.9

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,872 3,855 3,842 0.4 0.3 0.2 3,820 3,708 3,877 3,494 9.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 49,919 49,417 49,214 1.0 0.4 -1.4 50,157 48,425 50,099 49,313 1.7

 Food products.................................... 4,481 4,462 4,423 0.4 0.9 0.6 4,776 4,962 5,426 4,883 -2.2

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 7,203 7,195 6,966 0.1 3.3 -0.4 7,626 7,734 7,510 7,090 7.6

 Textiles.............................................. 761 747 725 1.9 3.0 -0.7 756 722 728 749 0.9

 Textile products................................... 437 434 425 0.7 2.1 0.5 438 412 426 424 3.3

 Apparel............................................. 359 344 326 4.4 5.5 0.9 341 314 315 306 11.4

 Leather and allied products.................... 99 97 99 2.1 -2.0 -4.8 99 98 103 100 -1.0

 Paper products.................................... 1,401 1,400 1,393 0.1 0.5 -0.9 1,409 1,378 1,375 1,362 3.5

 Printing ............................................. 1,232 1,257 1,286 -2.0 -2.3 1.6 1,186 1,166 1,297 1,246 -4.8

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,494 13,338 13,572 1.2 -1.7 -4.9 12,992 12,348 13,151 12,203 6.5

 Chemical products................................ 17,800 17,451 17,360 2.0 0.5 0.1 17,868 16,721 17,177 18,418 -3.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,652 2,692 2,639 -1.5 2.0 0.2 2,666 2,570 2,591 2,532 5.3

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 225,458 226,304 226,490 -0.4 -0.1 0.1 223,118 217,594 225,874 222,391 0.3

 Durable goods industries.......................... 106,911 106,951 106,100 0.0 0.8 0.7 106,404 102,970 106,186 103,985 2.3

 Wood products................................... 4,480 4,459 4,363 0.5 2.2 1.1 4,485 4,273 4,224 4,075 10.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,064 6,103 6,052 -0.6 0.8 1.2 6,030 5,931 5,833 5,797 4.0

 Primary metals.................................... 10,892 10,956 10,700 -0.6 2.4 2.3 10,810 10,920 10,298 10,784 0.2

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,415 17,424 17,233 -0.1 1.1 1.9 17,267 16,861 16,854 16,412 5.2

 Machinery.......................................... 22,341 22,638 22,813 -1.3 -0.8 0.7 22,359 21,826 22,858 22,577 -1.0

 Computers and electronic products........ 12,679 12,836 12,570 -1.2 2.1 0.9 12,526 12,337 12,993 11,872 5.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,119 6,109 6,066 0.2 0.7 0.5 6,088 5,761 6,040 5,814 4.7

 Transportation equipment..................... 12,260 11,775 11,810 4.1 -0.3 -3.3 12,264 10,659 12,286 12,538 -2.2

 Furniture and related products............... 2,153 2,175 2,189 -1.0 -0.6 -0.4 2,114 2,077 2,241 2,184 -3.2

 Miscellaneous products......................... 12,508 12,476 12,304 0.3 1.4 1.1 12,461 12,325 12,559 11,932 4.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 118,547 119,353 120,390 -0.7 -0.9 -0.3 116,714 114,624 119,688 118,406 -1.4

 Food products.................................... 25,609 25,519 26,007 0.4 -1.9 -0.8 24,807 24,763 26,689 25,515 -2.8

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 8,100 8,052 8,190 0.6 -1.7 0.7 7,768 7,429 8,059 7,505 3.5

 Textiles.............................................. 1,438 1,424 1,424 1.0 0.0 0.8 1,441 1,408 1,418 1,346 7.1

 Textile products................................... 1,423 1,409 1,444 1.0 -2.4 -0.6 1,434 1,368 1,434 1,414 1.4

 Apparel............................................. 1,244 1,266 1,206 -1.7 5.0 1.0 1,269 1,195 1,152 1,057 20.1

 Leather and allied products.................... 621 628 632 -1.1 -0.6 -1.1 635 609 637 632 0.5

 Paper products.................................... 6,227 6,146 6,151 1.3 -0.1 -0.6 6,108 6,004 6,108 6,112 -0.1

 Printing ............................................. 1,870 1,876 1,818 -0.3 3.2 0.4 1,796 1,803 1,813 1,641 9.4

 Petroleum and coal products................. 21,380 21,725 22,032 -1.6 -1.4 -0.6 21,289 20,649 21,886 23,469 -9.3

 Chemical products................................ 39,709 40,382 40,341 -1.7 0.1 -0.6 39,347 38,910 39,628 39,131 0.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,926 10,926 11,145 0.0 -2.0 1.2 10,820 10,486 10,864 10,584 2.2

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

1

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

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

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

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 Jan Dec Nov Oct Jan Dec Nov Oct

2014p 2013r 2013 2013 2014p 2013r 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries3

............................ 1.30 1.29 1.28 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.67 1.66 1.62 1.64 6.50 6.52 6.44 6.39

 Wood products.............................................. 1.38 1.38 1.33 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.38 1.39 1.37 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.36 1.35 1.33 1.33 1.40 1.41 1.41 1.39

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.68 1.68 1.65 1.64 3.11 3.13 3.17 3.21

 Machinery..................................................... 1.91 1.86 1.87 1.94 3.51 3.44 3.45 3.41

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.64 1.66 1.67 1.70 7.47 7.45 7.57 7.46

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.63 1.65 1.64 1.64 2.48 2.51 2.37 2.38

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.81 1.79 1.67 1.69 14.97 15.26 14.66 14.63

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.07 1.05 1.03 1.04 1.32 1.31 1.28 1.27

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.66 1.65 1.66 1.67 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.96 0.96 0.97 0.98 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.72 0.73 0.75 0.75 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.78 1.76 1.69 1.64 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.33 1.26 1.27 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.63 1.43 1.44 1.46 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.14 2.12 2.05 2.01 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.10 2.10 2.11 2.16 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.00 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.87 0.88 0.88 0.87 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.65 0.65 0.67 0.70 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.27 1.26 1.27 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.23 1.22 1.20 1.19 (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.

Jan3 Jan3 Jan3 Jan3

Industry 2013- 2013- 2013- 2013-

Jan2 Dec Jan2 Dec Jan2 Dec Jan2 Dec

2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013

 

All manufacturing industries.................. (X) 0.1 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

Durable goods industries....................... 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.7 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Primary metals.................................... 1.0 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.2 0.8 -0.1 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... -0.3 0.5 -0.3 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... -0.9 0.6 -1.0 1.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.1 0.7 -0.1 1.4 -0.2 0.6 0.0 0.8

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.2 0.3 -0.1 1.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.2

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.5 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.2

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

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

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

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

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

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

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

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

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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. This survey provides statistics on manufacturers' value of shipments, new 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Notice of Revisions Due to Updated Seasonal Adjustment Models 

On May 15, 2014, monthly seasonally adjusted data for Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders, 

based on the North American Industry Classification System, will be revised for January 1992 through 

March 2014. There will be no accompanying press release containing revised seasonally adjusted data for 

January through March of 2014, and historical data not seasonally adjusted will be unchanged. These 

revisions to the historical seasonally adjusted data will be based on the results of the recent annual review of 

the seasonal adjustment models. These updated models will also be used to produce seasonally adjusted data 

from the Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey, beginning with the April 2014 Advance 

Report on Durable Goods scheduled for release on May 27, 2014 and the full report scheduled for release on 

June 3, 2014. 

Please call Chris Savage on (301) 763-4832 with any questions regarding this notice.