FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2012, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Adriana Stoica 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (12)-6 

CB12-139 

 Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

June 2012 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in June, down three of the last four months, decreased $2.1 billion or 

0.5 percent to $465.8 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 0.5 percent May 

increase. Excluding transportation, new orders 

decreased 1.8 percent. 

 Shipments, down two of the last three months, 

decreased $5.3 billion or 1.1 percent to $469.9 billion. 

This followed a 0.3 percent May increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased $3.4 billion or 0.3 percent to $988.1 

billion. This followed a slight May decrease. The 

unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.27, up from 

6.24 in May. 

 Inventories, also up following two consecutive 

monthly decreases, increased $0.4 billion or 0.1 percent to $605.4 billion. The inventories-to-shipments ratio 

was 1.29, up from 1.27 in May. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in June, 

up two consecutive months, increased $2.9 billion or 1.3 

percent to $220.7 billion, revised from the previously 

published 1.6 percent increase. This followed a 1.5 

percent May increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up four of the last five 

months, had the largest increase, $5.1 billion or 8.0 

percent to $68.7 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods, 

decreased $5.0 billion or 2.0 percent to $245.1 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in June, 

down following three consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $0.3 billion or 0.1 percent to $224.8 billion, 

revised from the previously published 0.1 percent 

increase. This followed a 1.1 percent May increase. 

 Transportation equipment, also down following three 

consecutive monthly increases, had the largest decrease, 

$0.7 billion or 1.1 percent to $64.2 billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

four consecutive months, decreased $5.0 billion or 2.0 

percent to $245.1 billion. This followed a 0.4 percent 

May decrease. Petroleum and coal products, also down 

four consecutive months, led the decrease, down $2.0 

billion or 2.9 percent to $67.3 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

June, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, 

increased $3.4 billion or 0.3 percent to $988.1 billion, 

revised from the previously published 0.4 percent 

increase. This followed a slight May decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up following three 

consecutive monthly decreases, had the largest increase, 

$4.5 billion or 0.8 percent to $568.6 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in June, up 

twenty-nine of the last thirty months, increased $1.6 

billion or 0.4 percent to $367.2 billion, revised from the 

previously published 0.3 percent increase. This was at 

the highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.4 percent May 

increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also up twenty-nine of the 

last thirty months, had the largest increase, $0.9 billion 

or 0.8 percent to $108.9 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

four consecutive months, decreased $1.2 billion or 0.5 

percent to $238.2 billion. This followed a 1.0 percent 

May decrease. Petroleum and coal products, also down 

four consecutive months, led the decrease, down $1.2 

billion or 2.3 percent to $51.1 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, June materials and supplies 

decreased 0.1 percent in durable goods and a slight 

decrease in nondurable goods. Work in process 

increased 0.7 percent in durable goods and decreased 1.8 

percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 

0.6 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.4 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 July is scheduled for release on August 24, 2012, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on August 31, 2012, at 10:00 

a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description. 
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

June May Apr. May -Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2012/

2012p 2012r 2012 June May Apr. 2012p 2012r 2012 2011 2012p 2011 2011

 All manufacturing industries.................. 469,870 475,187 473,660 -1.1 0.3 -0.2 491,877 494,183 475,728 484,956 2,856,552 2,700,722 5.8

 Excluding transportation ................... 405,639 410,219 409,592 -1.1 0.2 -0.8 421,391 426,958 413,994 422,293 2,472,392 2,358,016 4.9

 Excluding defense.............................. 458,699 464,245 463,556 -1.2 0.1 0.0 479,667 483,203 466,220 472,556 2,792,338 2,631,654 6.1

 With unfilled orders ............................ 157,565 157,716 155,642 -0.1 1.3 -0.8 170,146 162,744 152,673 161,016 947,927 871,750 8.7

 Durable goods industries ......................... 224,807 225,096 222,574 -0.1 1.1 0.7 241,173 230,937 220,917 225,803 1,343,426 1,231,760 9.1

 Wood products................................. ...... 6,068 6,121 6,035 -0.9 1.4 0.5 6,693 6,698 6,321 6,305 36,319 34,058 6.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,031 8,140 8,092 -1.3 0.6 1.3 8,739 8,778 8,106 8,646 47,426 45,316 4.7

 Primary metals............................ ........... 28,229 28,384 28,483 -0.5 -0.3 0.3 29,587 30,304 29,447 26,995 177,020 146,397 20.9

 Iron and steel mills............................ 10,904 11,347 11,403 -3.9 -0.5 -0.3 11,554 12,520 11,944 12,544 72,167 70,870 1.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 15,502 15,215 15,198 1.9 0.1 0.8 16,035 15,842 15,622 12,643 93,457 65,985 41.6

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,823 1,822 1,882 0.1 -3.2 0.5 1,998 1,942 1,881 1,808 11,396 9,542 19.4

 Fabricated metal products....................... 27,368 27,519 27,555 -0.5 -0.1 0.1 28,654 28,720 27,344 28,081 165,175 155,109 6.5

 Machinery............................................. 32,900 31,934 31,543 3.0 1.2 -3.2 35,477 32,560 32,092 32,239 193,231 173,839 11.2

 Farm machinery................................. 1,984 2,106 2,421 -5.8 -13.0 -8.8 1,852 2,136 3,268 2,240 15,421 14,532 6.1

 Construction machinery..................... 4,731 4,417 4,243 7.1 4.1 3.6 4,923 4,315 4,232 3,506 25,115 19,761 27.1

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,107 2,146 2,107 -1.8 1.9 1.2 2,303 2,131 1,951 2,234 12,404 11,569 7.2

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,394 3,225 3,163 5.2 2.0 3.6 3,932 3,186 3,045 3,383 18,915 17,295 9.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 694 676 624 2.7 8.3 -6.3 729 654 546 692 3,856 3,928 -1.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,109 3,186 3,173 -2.4 0.4 -0.9 4,107 3,493 3,056 3,991 18,744 17,865 4.9

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,456 2,445 2,422 0.4 0.9 3.0 2,611 2,511 2,253 2,324 14,080 11,655 20.8

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,352 3,642 3,398 19.5 7.2 -23.9 4,477 3,708 3,464 3,946 22,998 20,311 13.2

 Material handling equipment............... 2,778 2,815 2,767 -1.3 1.7 -0.1 2,881 2,895 2,613 2,731 16,533 14,573 13.4

 Computers and electronic products 2

.......... 28,951 28,974 27,913 -0.1 3.8 1.4 30,610 27,114 27,758 30,590 165,951 166,748 -0.5

 Computers........................................ 1,149 1,265 1,239 -9.2 2.1 -1.0 1,252 1,050 1,099 1,794 7,019 8,297 -15.4

 Computer storage devices..................... 758 776 729 -2.3 6.4 -0.3 1,156 600 455 989 4,340 3,764 15.3

 Other peripheral equipment................ 929 897 897 3.6 0.0 0.3 1,293 787 663 1,266 5,174 4,890 5.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 2,695 2,747 2,682 -1.9 2.4 -0.1 3,188 2,575 2,287 3,118 15,756 16,450 -4.2

 Defense communications equipment.... 401 552 377 -27.4 46.4 -3.6 398 566 347 519 2,454 2,942 -16.6

 Audio and video equipment.................... 254 255 264 -0.4 -3.4 3.5 231 223 201 215 1,288 1,245 3.5

 Electronic components......................... 3,579 3,649 3,546 -1.9 2.9 -1.4 3,823 3,693 3,295 3,934 21,370 21,749 -1.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,256 1,280 1,273 -1.9 0.5 -4.9 1,346 1,332 1,148 1,498 7,750 7,761 -0.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,978 2,878 2,865 3.5 0.5 0.9 3,134 2,936 2,750 3,112 17,445 17,845 -2.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,928 7,015 7,060 -1.2 -0.6 0.7 7,654 6,833 6,702 7,812 41,615 40,988 1.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,003 10,033 9,918 -0.3 1.2 -1.0 10,770 10,262 9,699 10,521 59,769 57,580 3.8

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 887 890 902 -0.3 -1.3 -1.6 918 885 870 1,001 5,356 5,596 -4.3

 Household appliances........................ 1,535 1,581 1,568 -2.9 0.8 0.5 1,669 1,707 1,614 1,631 9,429 9,049 4.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,157 3,163 3,106 -0.2 1.8 -0.8 3,624 3,247 2,921 3,450 18,926 17,851 6.0

 Batteries........................................... 974 962 970 1.2 -0.8 -0.5 958 903 899 958 5,369 5,195 3.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 64,231 64,968 64,068 -1.1 1.4 3.5 70,486 67,225 61,734 62,663 384,160 342,706 12.1

 Automobiles..................................... 9,127 9,236 9,160 -1.2 0.8 8.5 9,709 9,624 8,686 7,551 52,612 41,371 27.2

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 13,666 13,753 14,041 -0.6 -2.1 14.7 14,964 14,166 13,677 12,502 80,192 69,373 15.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,684 2,690 2,604 -0.2 3.3 1.8 2,766 2,739 2,453 2,377 15,679 12,128 29.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,336 18,552 18,364 -1.2 1.0 -0.1 19,682 20,078 18,690 18,524 114,882 108,131 6.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 9,220 9,652 9,447 -4.5 2.2 5.8 10,908 9,490 8,307 9,126 55,179 43,711 26.2

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,646 4,664 4,156 -0.4 12.2 -17.9 5,405 4,545 3,757 5,507 27,431 27,920 -1.8

 Ships and boats................................. 2,246 2,201 2,165 2.0 1.7 -2.8 2,347 2,356 2,238 2,356 13,535 13,593 -0.4

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,290 5,309 5,351 -0.4 -0.8 0.0 5,486 5,464 5,225 5,386 31,946 30,835 3.6

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,736 13,714 13,616 0.2 0.7 -1.0 14,671 13,812 13,191 14,377 82,429 79,172 4.1

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 245,063 250,091 251,086 -2.0 -0.4 -1.0 250,704 263,246 254,811 259,153 1,513,126 1,468,962 3.0

 Food products....................................... 60,173 60,618 60,277 -0.7 0.6 0.7 59,634 60,594 58,120 59,157 356,368 344,002 3.6

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 8,097 8,238 8,236 -1.7 0.0 2.8 7,604 7,982 7,729 7,627 47,317 45,682 3.6

 Dairy products.................................. 8,069 8,165 8,292 -1.2 -1.5 -1.2 8,079 8,258 7,990 8,950 49,076 50,543 -2.9

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 16,725 17,148 16,744 -2.5 2.4 0.6 17,220 17,393 16,384 16,996 100,114 96,881 3.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,147 12,978 12,480 -6.4 4.0 2.7 12,873 14,024 12,415 13,041 73,425 69,092 6.3

 Beverages......................................... 9,043 9,077 9,050 -0.4 0.3 2.9 9,769 10,123 8,985 9,307 53,561 49,563 8.1

 Tobacco............................................ 3,104 3,901 3,430 -20.4 13.7 2.4 3,104 3,901 3,430 3,734 19,864 19,529 1.7

 Textile mills........................................... 2,445 2,491 2,476 -1.8 0.6 -0.5 2,635 2,598 2,521 2,723 15,188 15,542 -2.3

 Textile products................................... 1,929 1,953 1,956 -1.2 -0.2 0.1 2,098 2,050 2,024 2,026 11,911 11,316 5.3

 Apparel................................................ 1,232 1,226 1,247 0.5 -1.7 0.2 1,190 1,125 1,134 1,170 7,069 6,693 5.6

 Leather and allied products...................... 456 485 473 -6.0 2.5 2.8 490 474 453 490 2,748 2,690 2.2

 Paper products...................................... 13,866 13,920 13,997 -0.4 -0.6 0.4 14,261 14,110 13,675 14,679 83,404 85,036 -1.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,464 6,525 6,559 -0.9 -0.5 -0.2 6,619 6,555 6,360 6,918 39,101 39,797 -1.7

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,097 4,071 4,116 0.6 -1.1 1.1 4,210 4,148 4,090 4,327 24,466 25,252 -3.1

 Printing................................................. 6,917 7,104 6,749 -2.6 5.3 1.4 6,851 7,269 6,670 6,712 40,054 40,526 -1.2

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 67,304 69,321 70,226 -2.9 -1.3 -3.7 69,064 76,133 74,211 72,544 429,328 406,602 5.6

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 63,115 65,051 65,796 -3.0 -1.1 -3.6 64,104 71,431 70,031 67,488 404,498 384,684 5.2

 Chemical products..................................... 61,232 62,546 63,547 -2.1 -1.6 -1.0 63,073 66,326 65,636 68,281 386,689 387,065 -0.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,641 2,805 3,322 -5.8 -15.6 3.4 2,720 3,817 4,805 3,192 21,658 20,169 7.4

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 14,079 14,324 14,380 -1.7 -0.4 -0.8 13,985 14,691 14,049 15,908 85,763 90,377 -5.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,850 2,879 2,901 -1.0 -0.8 0.1 3,116 3,209 3,082 3,007 17,763 16,029 10.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,362 17,449 17,658 -0.5 -1.2 -0.4 18,535 18,543 17,952 18,330 106,942 100,398 6.5

p

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

1

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

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

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

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

June May Apr. May -Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2012/

2012p 2012r 2012 June May Apr. 2012p 2012r 2012 2011 2012p 2011 2011

All manufacturing industries 2...................... 465,810 467,955 465,752 -0.5 0.5 -0.7 481,647 482,977 463,532 476,842 2,839,948 2,700,370 5.2

 Excluding transportation 2

...................... 397,113 404,335 404,330 -1.8 0.0 -0.9 409,017 420,758 407,427 416,001 2,449,347 2,348,029 4.3

 Excluding defense 2

.............................. 451,148 458,229 457,299 -1.5 0.2 -0.2 465,682 475,791 456,529 463,395 2,773,825 2,622,023 5.8

 With unfilled orders 2

............................. 160,994 157,609 154,206 2.1 2.2 -1.8 166,503 157,581 148,833 158,801 970,176 910,056 6.6

 Durable goods industries 2........................ 220,747 217,864 214,666 1.3 1.5 -0.3 230,943 219,731 208,721 217,689 1,326,822 1,231,408 7.7

 Primary metals............................ ............ 27,534 27,402 28,400 0.5 -3.5 0.2 28,030 28,329 29,245 24,955 174,345 146,028 19.4

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,588 10,533 11,176 0.5 -5.8 -2.3 10,620 10,964 11,589 10,230 70,166 68,577 2.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 15,193 15,011 15,336 1.2 -2.1 1.9 15,551 15,404 15,777 12,958 92,656 67,505 37.3

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,753 1,858 1,888 -5.7 -1.6 1.5 1,859 1,961 1,879 1,767 11,523 9,946 15.9

 Fabricated metal products........................ 27,762 28,161 27,954 -1.4 0.7 -1.6 27,963 29,586 27,980 27,768 171,365 160,791 6.6

 Machinery............................................. 31,670 32,333 30,781 -2.1 5.0 -3.4 32,314 33,075 32,104 34,043 197,330 194,528 1.4

 Construction machinery....................... 4,018 3,951 3,962 1.7 -0.3 6.6 3,093 3,665 4,122 3,809 24,422 24,173 1.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,541 2,286 1,426 11.2 60.3 31.4 2,577 2,741 1,288 2,832 12,415 17,082 -27.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,175 3,180 3,174 -0.2 0.2 -6.2 3,563 3,012 3,299 3,372 19,304 18,223 5.9

 Photographic equipment...................... 725 742 730 -2.3 1.6 8.1 764 736 694 745 4,304 4,078 5.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,318 3,439 3,310 -3.5 3.9 -1.4 4,342 3,881 3,495 4,003 20,762 19,770 5.0

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,448 2,425 2,388 0.9 1.5 -0.8 2,535 2,401 2,207 2,532 14,462 12,978 11.4

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 3,843 3,884 3,350 -1.1 15.9 -28.0 3,962 3,879 3,371 4,917 24,120 23,352 3.3

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,741 2,859 2,901 -4.1 -1.4 -1.2 2,762 2,906 2,808 2,513 17,169 15,270 12.4

 Computers and electronic products 2

......... 21,837 22,854 22,957 -4.4 -0.4 1.6 23,786 21,132 20,652 24,768 133,133 127,740 4.2

 Computers........................................ 1,163 1,319 1,236 -11.8 6.7 -4.6 1,266 1,104 1,096 1,827 7,057 8,253 -14.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,080 3,209 3,250 -4.0 -1.3 -6.1 3,327 2,790 2,863 3,529 18,446 15,466 19.3

 Defense communications equipment...... 274 427 312 -35.8 36.9 -17.5 318 341 234 560 2,126 2,680 -20.7

 Electronic components......................... 3,431 3,711 3,558 -7.5 4.3 -1.4 3,594 3,765 3,340 3,789 21,499 21,785 -1.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,658 1,726 1,926 -3.9 -10.4 10.0 1,820 1,731 1,958 1,628 10,350 8,122 27.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,875 2,976 3,101 -3.4 -4.0 6.1 3,002 2,627 2,807 3,196 18,115 17,473 3.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 6,880 7,023 7,175 -2.0 -2.1 5.7 7,231 6,688 6,580 7,335 41,851 41,903 -0.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,101 10,249 10,062 -1.4 1.9 0.0 10,753 10,478 9,533 10,748 60,908 59,511 2.3

 Electric lighting equipment................... 868 895 914 -3.0 -2.1 -1.2 967 911 906 1,101 5,429 5,759 -5.7

 Household appliances.......................... 1,527 1,582 1,580 -3.5 0.1 -1.5 1,563 1,711 1,584 1,576 9,391 9,113 3.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,096 3,170 3,202 -2.3 -1.0 4.2 3,548 3,284 3,110 3,555 19,473 19,024 2.4

 Transportation equipment........................ 68,697 63,620 61,422 8.0 3.6 0.8 72,630 62,219 56,105 60,841 390,601 352,341 10.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 18,368 18,493 18,268 -0.7 1.2 -0.9 19,344 19,681 18,538 18,162 114,016 107,655 5.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 10,956 9,593 8,918 14.2 7.6 0.1 10,390 8,122 5,416 7,887 64,326 49,474 30.0

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 5,095 4,156 3,740 22.6 11.1 -36.1 5,781 3,232 3,107 5,269 28,699 30,750 -6.7

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,406 1,053 987 223.5 6.7 6.9 3,544 710 1,120 2,827 11,167 18,019 -38.0

 Furniture and related products................. 5,324 5,266 5,295 1.1 -0.5 -1.4 5,377 5,620 5,432 5,250 33,018 31,975 3.3

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 245,063 250,091 251,086 -2.0 -0.4 -1.0 250,704 263,246 254,811 259,153 1,513,126 1,468,962 3.0

p

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

 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

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June June

2012p 2012r 2012 June May Apr. 2012p 2012r 2012 2011 12/11

All manufacturing industries 2...................... 988,072 984,643 984,750 0.3 0.0 -0.1 988,172 991,815 996,978 914,580 8.0

 Excluding transportation 2

...................... 419,522 420,559 419,318 -0.2 0.3 0.3 421,065 426,852 427,009 390,676 7.8

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 798,096 798,158 797,049 0.0 0.1 0.0 796,748 804,146 805,515 720,348 10.6

 Durable goods industries 2

........................ 988,072 984,643 984,750 0.3 0.0 -0.1 988,172 991,815 996,978 914,580 8.0

 Primary metals........................................ 33,638 34,333 35,315 -2.0 -2.8 -0.2 33,327 34,884 36,859 32,781 1.7

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 18,630 18,946 19,760 -1.7 -4.1 -1.1 18,418 19,352 20,908 18,261 0.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 11,509 11,818 12,022 -2.6 -1.7 1.2 11,425 11,909 12,347 11,484 -0.5

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 3,499 3,569 3,533 -2.0 1.0 0.2 3,484 3,623 3,604 3,036 14.8

 Fabricated metal products......................... 82,403 82,009 81,367 0.5 0.8 0.5 83,561 84,252 83,386 77,082 8.4

 Machinery.............................................. 138,366 139,596 139,197 -0.9 0.3 -0.5 138,561 141,724 141,209 123,615 12.1

 Construction machinery....................... 26,374 27,087 27,553 -2.6 -1.7 -1.0 26,126 27,956 28,606 24,833 5.2

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 20,193 19,759 19,619 2.2 0.7 -3.4 20,202 19,928 19,318 19,114 5.7

 Industrial machinery............................ 8,794 9,013 9,058 -2.4 -0.5 0.1 8,785 9,154 9,328 9,522 -7.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 2,883 2,852 2,786 1.1 2.4 4.0 2,910 2,875 2,793 2,678 8.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 9,915 9,706 9,453 2.2 2.7 1.5 10,408 10,173 9,785 8,914 16.8

 Metalworking machinery....................... 7,685 7,693 7,713 -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 7,690 7,766 7,876 6,824 12.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 28,640 29,149 28,907 -1.7 0.8 -0.2 28,619 29,134 28,963 21,722 31.8

 Material handling equipment.................. 8,288 8,325 8,281 -0.4 0.5 1.6 8,369 8,488 8,477 7,515 11.4

 Computers and electronic products 2......... 136,091 135,716 134,711 0.3 0.7 1.1 136,147 136,384 136,323 130,562 4.3

 Computers......................................... 1,194 1,180 1,126 1.2 4.8 -0.3 1,194 1,180 1,126 1,220 -2.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 28,375 27,990 27,528 1.4 1.7 2.1 28,077 27,938 27,723 24,468 14.7

 Defense communications equipment...... 5,164 5,291 5,416 -2.4 -2.3 -1.2 5,246 5,326 5,551 6,688 -21.6

 Electronic components.......................... 13,227 13,375 13,313 -1.1 0.5 0.1 13,197 13,426 13,354 12,943 2.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 12,516 12,114 11,668 3.3 3.8 5.9 12,677 12,203 11,804 9,471 33.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 46,243 46,346 46,248 -0.2 0.2 0.5 46,518 46,650 46,959 46,680 -0.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 29,372 29,420 29,412 -0.2 0.0 0.4 29,238 29,661 29,806 29,092 0.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 21,875 21,777 21,561 0.5 1.0 0.7 21,867 21,884 21,668 19,060 14.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,051 1,070 1,065 -1.8 0.5 1.1 1,108 1,059 1,033 1,142 -3.0

 Household appliances.......................... 693 701 700 -1.1 0.1 1.7 611 717 713 601 1.7

 Electrical equipment............................. 9,957 10,018 10,011 -0.6 0.1 1.0 10,053 10,129 10,092 9,363 7.4

 Transportation equipment........................ 568,550 564,084 565,432 0.8 -0.2 -0.5 567,107 564,963 569,969 523,904 8.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 16,631 16,599 16,658 0.2 -0.4 -0.6 16,252 16,590 16,987 16,067 1.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 396,968 395,232 395,291 0.4 0.0 -0.1 394,904 395,422 396,790 347,317 13.7

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 60,061 59,612 60,120 0.8 -0.8 -0.7 60,624 60,248 61,561 58,967 2.8

 Ships and boats.................................. 19,085 17,925 19,073 6.5 -6.0 -5.8 19,420 18,223 19,869 26,299 -26.2

 Furniture and related products................. 6,291 6,257 6,300 0.5 -0.7 -0.9 6,744 6,853 6,697 6,751 -0.1

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

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June June

2012p 2012r 2012 June May Apr. 2012p 2012r 2012 2011 12/11

 All manufacturing industries..................... 605,378 604,989 605,878 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 603,561 610,987 610,568 584,344 3.3

 Excluding transportation...................... 496,430 496,900 499,203 -0.1 -0.5 -0.3 494,985 501,559 503,149 485,330 2.0

 Excluding defense............................. 579,789 579,369 580,337 0.1 -0.2 -0.3 578,044 585,287 584,919 558,200 3.6

 With unfilled orders............................. 298,035 296,518 294,990 0.5 0.5 0.3 297,615 300,068 297,168 279,999 6.3

 Durable goods industries........................ 367,190 365,566 363,968 0.4 0.4 0.3 366,337 369,704 366,275 346,054 5.9

 Wood products........................................ 8,850 8,790 8,769 0.7 0.2 0.4 8,662 8,627 8,672 8,346 3.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,589 11,573 11,619 0.1 -0.4 0.1 11,699 11,825 11,918 11,101 5.4

 Primary metals......................................... 34,377 34,420 34,511 -0.1 -0.3 -1.6 34,807 35,021 35,029 34,809 0.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 20,213 20,306 20,473 -0.5 -0.8 -2.4 20,626 20,799 20,863 20,737 -0.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 11,997 11,979 11,931 0.2 0.4 -0.5 12,041 12,072 12,016 12,162 -1.0

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 2,167 2,135 2,107 1.5 1.3 0.9 2,140 2,150 2,150 1,910 12.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 46,071 45,973 45,894 0.2 0.2 0.4 46,229 46,284 46,091 44,704 3.4

 Machinery.............................................. 66,049 65,678 65,216 0.6 0.7 1.7 65,452 66,572 65,818 58,183 12.5

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,695 3,693 3,696 0.1 -0.1 2.4 3,719 3,791 3,807 3,286 13.2

 Construction machinery........................ 5,998 5,868 5,757 2.2 1.9 0.2 6,020 5,907 5,844 4,807 25.2

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 7,602 7,510 7,512 1.2 0.0 2.0 7,659 7,721 7,625 6,416 19.4

 Industrial machinery............................ 7,254 7,221 7,299 0.5 -1.1 0.1 7,179 7,303 7,295 6,859 4.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,459 1,447 1,502 0.8 -3.7 6.6 1,456 1,426 1,473 1,389 4.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,127 4,119 4,001 0.2 2.9 1.1 4,182 4,364 4,169 4,294 -2.6

 Metalworking machinery....................... 5,376 5,375 5,329 0.0 0.9 -1.5 5,332 5,412 5,355 4,571 16.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 10,599 10,753 10,616 -1.4 1.3 4.2 10,144 10,940 10,710 9,077 11.8

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,553 4,310 4,215 5.6 2.3 3.4 4,601 4,298 4,207 3,692 24.6

 Computers and electronic products 2

......... 46,037 45,819 46,234 0.5 -0.9 0.2 45,605 46,298 46,199 45,455 0.3

 Computers......................................... 1,183 1,203 1,273 -1.7 -5.5 -2.4 1,170 1,251 1,200 1,221 -4.2

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,077 1,088 1,090 -1.0 -0.2 -0.6 1,051 1,139 1,086 1,055 -0.4

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,688 1,742 1,786 -3.1 -2.5 2.6 1,644 1,803 1,818 1,601 2.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 7,106 6,883 6,745 3.2 2.0 -0.5 6,903 6,835 6,667 6,626 4.2

 Defense communications equipment...... 1,534 1,517 1,809 1.1 -16.1 0.3 1,534 1,517 1,809 2,308 -33.5

 Audio and video equipment.................. 614 605 607 1.5 -0.3 2.5 590 570 563 584 1.0

 Electronic components.......................... 7,282 7,171 7,241 1.5 -1.0 -1.6 7,173 7,231 7,355 6,734 6.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,348 3,338 3,328 0.3 0.3 -1.4 3,308 3,356 3,353 3,105 6.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 2,841 2,868 2,810 -0.9 2.1 1.1 2,833 2,955 2,873 2,837 -0.1

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 11,643 11,636 11,669 0.1 -0.3 0.3 11,513 11,810 11,728 11,845 -2.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 15,481 15,465 15,415 0.1 0.3 0.3 15,535 15,720 15,616 15,128 2.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,736 1,732 1,719 0.2 0.8 1.0 1,777 1,795 1,759 1,682 5.6

 Household appliances.......................... 1,682 1,672 1,689 0.6 -1.0 -2.1 1,680 1,662 1,699 1,834 -8.4

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,705 4,722 4,726 -0.4 -0.1 1.0 4,671 4,788 4,749 4,606 1.4

 Batteries............................................ 1,054 1,046 1,048 0.8 -0.2 0.3 1,064 1,069 1,073 1,029 3.4

 Transportation equipment......................... 108,948 108,089 106,675 0.8 1.3 0.0 108,576 109,428 107,419 99,014 9.7

 Automobiles....................................... 2,711 2,613 2,587 3.8 1.0 -7.5 2,549 2,673 2,623 2,239 13.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 2,487 2,596 2,541 -4.2 2.2 4.9 2,399 2,710 2,574 2,277 5.4

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,963 1,911 1,851 2.7 3.2 -5.7 1,950 1,904 1,787 2,080 -6.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 17,402 17,347 17,280 0.3 0.4 -1.0 17,153 17,417 17,424 16,349 4.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 58,390 57,671 56,747 1.2 1.6 0.4 58,641 58,716 57,267 50,917 15.2

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 13,221 13,211 13,023 0.1 1.4 1.4 13,233 13,228 12,993 12,894 2.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,102 2,984 2,906 4.0 2.7 3.9 3,136 2,921 2,945 2,767 13.3

 Furniture and related products................. 6,097 6,123 6,070 -0.4 0.9 2.0 6,252 6,208 6,011 6,208 0.7

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 23,691 23,636 23,565 0.2 0.3 0.0 23,520 23,721 23,502 23,106 1.8

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 238,188 239,423 241,910 -0.5 -1.0 -1.0 237,224 241,283 244,293 238,290 -0.4

 Food products........................................ 44,915 44,925 44,998 0.0 -0.2 -0.6 43,428 43,574 43,875 43,040 0.9

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,162 5,047 5,189 2.3 -2.7 -1.4 5,006 4,757 5,142 5,119 -2.2

 Dairy products.................................... 5,796 5,897 5,898 -1.7 0.0 -1.2 5,992 6,119 6,036 6,046 -0.9

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 7,691 7,639 7,563 0.7 1.0 -0.9 7,516 7,535 7,475 7,429 1.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 18,484 18,352 18,368 0.7 -0.1 1.1 17,964 18,165 18,599 16,950 6.0

 Beverages......................................... 14,785 14,658 14,659 0.9 0.0 1.2 14,410 14,566 14,873 13,384 7.7

 Tobacco............................................ 3,699 3,694 3,709 0.1 -0.4 0.6 3,554 3,599 3,726 3,566 -0.3

 Textile mills............................................ 3,411 3,419 3,455 -0.2 -1.0 -0.9 3,431 3,452 3,471 3,509 -2.2

 Textile products...................................... 3,166 3,171 3,194 -0.2 -0.7 -1.0 3,186 3,210 3,208 3,217 -1.0

 Apparel................................................. 2,320 2,281 2,262 1.7 0.8 0.4 2,357 2,231 2,168 2,059 14.5

 Leather and allied products...................... 843 828 812 1.8 2.0 1.2 850 827 794 799 6.4

 Paper products....................................... 14,380 14,299 14,264 0.6 0.2 0.1 14,220 14,287 14,328 14,115 0.7

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 6,422 6,343 6,287 1.2 0.9 0.4 6,282 6,334 6,310 6,144 2.2

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,047 4,040 4,055 0.2 -0.4 -0.4 4,041 4,051 4,096 4,005 0.9

 Printing.................................................. 5,304 5,303 5,314 0.0 -0.2 -0.5 5,272 5,252 5,390 5,496 -4.1

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 51,078 52,261 54,257 -2.3 -3.7 -3.0 51,853 54,696 56,713 52,747 -1.7

 Petroleum refineries............................. 46,937 48,146 50,193 -2.5 -4.1 -3.2 47,704 50,564 52,681 49,164 -3.0

 Chemical products..................................... 72,722 72,801 73,257 -0.1 -0.6 -0.7 72,917 73,456 73,706 75,031 -2.8

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,839 3,746 3,736 2.5 0.3 -3.9 3,587 3,579 3,786 3,658 -1.9

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 23,900 23,792 23,945 0.5 -0.6 -0.9 24,285 24,068 24,021 25,639 -5.3

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,901 2,898 2,904 0.1 -0.2 1.6 2,962 2,960 2,982 3,056 -3.1

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 21,565 21,783 21,729 -1.0 0.2 -0.1 21,746 22,133 22,041 21,327 2.0

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

1

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

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

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

2 Estimates of inventories for the semiconductor industry data are included in computers and electronic products and all other applicable 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

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2012/

2012p 2012r 2012 June May Apr. 2012p 2012r 2012 2011 2012p 2011 2011

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 469,870 475,187 473,660 -1.1 0.3 -0.2 491,877 494,183 475,728 484,956 2,856,552 2,700,722 5.8

 Construction materials and supplies...... 40,501 41,060 41,261 -1.4 -0.5 -0.2 44,681 44,033 41,275 43,914 243,899 228,341 6.8

 Information technology......................... 22,027 22,313 21,891 -1.3 1.9 -0.5 24,530 21,552 20,048 24,930 130,273 130,158 0.1

 Computers and related products .......... 2,836 2,938 2,865 -3.5 2.5 -0.4 3,701 2,437 2,217 4,049 16,533 16,951 -2.5

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 43,813 44,231 44,169 -0.9 0.1 6.1 47,121 46,607 43,506 40,954 263,365 231,003 14.0

 Capital goods...................................... 79,098 78,663 77,254 0.6 1.8 -1.5 86,137 78,702 74,360 81,338 466,807 434,672 7.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 70,460 70,167 69,507 0.4 0.9 -0.6 76,902 70,093 66,939 71,826 417,043 378,941 10.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 64,588 63,947 63,312 1.0 1.0 -1.5 69,961 63,838 61,449 66,576 381,805 354,119 7.8

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,638 8,496 7,747 1.7 9.7 -9.0 9,235 8,609 7,421 9,512 49,764 55,731 -10.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 200,279 204,136 204,291 -1.9 -0.1 0.3 204,517 213,271 204,856 204,668 1,222,777 1,164,617 5.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,777 36,018 36,142 -0.7 -0.3 7.1 38,399 37,213 35,385 33,340 212,090 186,721 13.6

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 164,502 168,118 168,149 -2.2 0.0 -1.1 166,118 176,058 169,471 171,328 1,010,687 977,896 3.4

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 465,810 467,955 465,752 -0.5 0.5 -0.7 481,647 482,977 463,532 476,842 2,839,948 2,700,370 5.2

 Construction materials and supplies...... 40,860 41,558 41,207 -1.7 0.9 -0.2 44,527 45,003 41,815 43,526 247,748 233,728 6.0

 Information technology......................... 22,767 23,525 23,525 -3.2 0.0 1.6 24,673 21,772 21,040 25,282 137,184 130,453 5.2

 Computers and related products .......... 2,850 2,992 2,862 -4.7 4.5 -2.0 3,715 2,491 2,214 4,082 16,571 16,907 -2.0

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 43,845 44,172 44,073 -0.7 0.2 5.7 46,783 46,210 43,354 40,592 262,499 230,527 13.9

 Capital goods...................................... 83,387 78,246 75,827 6.6 3.2 -3.4 86,105 74,558 70,359 83,038 488,727 467,755 4.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 71,611 71,016 69,417 0.8 2.3 -0.9 73,426 69,384 65,065 72,394 437,436 403,354 8.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 64,321 65,464 64,011 -1.7 2.3 -1.5 66,835 65,019 62,476 68,186 393,931 374,267 5.3

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 11,776 7,230 6,410 62.9 12.8 -24.2 12,679 5,174 5,294 10,644 51,291 64,401 -20.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 200,283 204,144 204,331 -1.9 -0.1 0.4 204,197 213,201 204,849 204,364 1,222,792 1,164,696 5.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,781 36,026 36,182 -0.7 -0.4 7.5 38,079 37,143 35,378 33,036 212,105 186,800 13.5

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 164,502 168,118 168,149 -2.2 0.0 -1.1 166,118 176,058 169,471 171,328 1,010,687 977,896 3.4

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 988,072 984,643 984,750 0.3 0.0 -0.1 988,172 991,815 996,978 914,580 (X) (X) 8.0

 Construction materials and supplies...... 56,450 56,091 55,593 0.6 0.9 -0.1 57,646 57,800 56,830 56,230 (X) (X) 2.5

 Information technology......................... 135,921 135,181 133,969 0.5 0.9 1.2 135,955 135,812 135,592 128,251 (X) (X) 6.0

 Computers and related products .......... 1,194 1,180 1,126 1.2 4.8 -0.3 1,194 1,180 1,126 1,220 (X) (X) -2.1

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 16,631 16,599 16,658 0.2 -0.4 -0.6 16,252 16,590 16,987 16,067 (X) (X) 1.2

 Capital goods...................................... 751,645 747,356 747,773 0.6 -0.1 -0.2 751,366 751,398 755,542 687,298 (X) (X) 9.3

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................585,995 584,844 583,995 0.2 0.1 0.0 584,508 587,984 588,693 517,098 (X) (X) 13.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 245,151 245,418 243,901 -0.1 0.6 0.3 245,533 248,659 247,478 221,258 (X) (X) 11.0

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 165,650 162,512 163,778 1.9 -0.8 -0.8 166,858 163,414 166,849 170,200 (X) (X) -2.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 3,882 3,878 3,870 0.1 0.2 1.0 3,762 4,082 4,152 3,716 (X) (X) 1.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 3,882 3,878 3,870 0.1 0.2 1.0 3,762 4,082 4,152 3,716 (X) (X) 1.2

 All manufacturing industries .................. 605,378 604,989 605,878 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 603,561 610,987 610,568 584,344 (X) (X) 3.3

 Construction materials and supplies...... 59,064 58,861 58,702 0.3 0.3 0.3 59,119 59,419 59,214 57,604 (X) (X) 2.6

 Information technology......................... 39,126 38,959 39,194 0.4 -0.6 0.4 38,670 39,415 39,247 38,886 (X) (X) -0.6

 Computers and related products .......... 3,948 4,033 4,149 -2.1 -2.8 0.2 3,865 4,193 4,104 3,877 (X) (X) -0.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,563 24,467 24,259 0.4 0.9 -1.5 24,051 24,704 24,408 22,945 (X) (X) 4.8

 Capital goods...................................... 189,717 188,231 186,809 0.8 0.8 0.8 189,210 190,683 188,032 174,256 (X) (X) 8.6

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................168,856 167,402 166,102 0.9 0.8 0.7 168,433 169,791 167,187 153,370 (X) (X) 9.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 119,955 119,223 118,662 0.6 0.5 0.8 119,092 120,666 119,209 110,662 (X) (X) 7.6

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 20,861 20,829 20,707 0.2 0.6 1.7 20,777 20,892 20,845 20,886 (X) (X) -0.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 177,908 178,810 180,878 -0.5 -1.1 -1.0 176,357 179,918 182,229 176,249 (X) (X) 0.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 25,069 25,088 24,945 -0.1 0.6 0.1 24,494 25,112 24,763 23,622 (X) (X) 3.7

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 152,839 153,722 155,933 -0.6 -1.4 -1.2 151,863 154,806 157,466 152,627 (X) (X) -0.5

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

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

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

2

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

3

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

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

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

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

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

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

TOTAL INVENTORIES 
 7

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June June

2012p 2012r 2012 June May Apr. 2012p 2012r 2012 2011 12/11

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 201,077 201,164 202,509 0.0 -0.7 0.5 200,662 202,197 203,630 192,321 4.3

 Durable goods industries........................ 119,584 119,651 119,583 -0.1 0.1 0.2 118,912 119,904 119,612 112,514 5.7

 Wood products................................... 3,533 3,507 3,451 0.7 1.6 0.4 3,318 3,239 3,226 3,070 8.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,719 4,750 4,785 -0.7 -0.7 -0.4 4,720 4,777 4,816 4,455 5.9

 Primary metals.................................... 12,626 12,761 13,039 -1.1 -2.1 -3.1 12,728 12,736 12,994 13,287 -4.2

 Fabricated metal products.................. 16,897 16,929 16,925 -0.2 0.0 0.6 16,944 16,888 16,871 16,462 2.9

 Machinery.......................................... 25,676 25,517 25,221 0.6 1.2 1.3 25,564 25,650 25,335 22,590 13.2

 Computers and electronic products...... 17,395 17,333 17,454 0.4 -0.7 0.6 17,182 17,465 17,517 16,077 6.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 6,883 6,882 6,830 0.0 0.8 1.1 6,927 7,006 6,908 6,551 5.7

 Transportation equipment.................. 21,076 21,129 21,073 -0.3 0.3 0.3 20,758 21,213 21,163 19,519 6.3

 Furniture and related products............ 2,955 2,941 2,916 0.5 0.9 2.2 2,993 2,962 2,908 2,974 0.6

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,824 7,902 7,889 -1.0 0.2 -0.2 7,778 7,968 7,874 7,529 3.3

 Nondurable goods industries................. 81,493 81,513 82,926 0.0 -1.7 1.0 81,750 82,293 84,018 79,807 2.4

 Food products................................... 14,735 14,665 14,564 0.5 0.7 -0.4 14,411 14,363 14,424 14,273 1.0

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,939 4,927 4,899 0.2 0.6 1.9 4,805 4,907 4,990 4,425 8.6

 Textiles.............................................. 1,203 1,199 1,223 0.3 -2.0 -1.0 1,222 1,214 1,232 1,299 -5.9

 Textile products.................................. 1,509 1,525 1,532 -1.0 -0.5 0.4 1,526 1,544 1,536 1,455 4.9

 Apparel............................................. 792 740 716 7.0 3.4 1.6 801 728 712 597 34.2

 Leather and allied products................ 266 266 264 0.0 0.8 1.1 267 271 261 272 -1.8

 Paper products................................... 7,132 7,082 7,062 0.7 0.3 0.2 7,009 7,006 7,069 6,857 2.2

 Printing ............................................ 2,464 2,478 2,471 -0.6 0.3 -4.0 2,474 2,449 2,457 2,681 -7.7

 Petroleum and coal products............... 17,045 16,773 18,080 1.6 -7.2 3.2 17,672 17,630 18,990 16,152 9.4

 Chemical products............................. 22,675 22,937 23,240 -1.1 -1.3 0.3 22,841 23,119 23,356 23,381 -2.3

 Plastics and rubber products............... 8,733 8,921 8,875 -2.1 0.5 2.7 8,722 9,062 8,991 8,415 3.6

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 186,808 186,573 185,631 0.1 0.5 -1.0 186,053 188,514 187,221 179,871 3.4

 Durable goods industries........................ 141,806 140,764 140,459 0.7 0.2 0.1 141,961 142,698 141,636 133,947 6.0

 Wood products................................... 1,480 1,492 1,510 -0.8 -1.2 2.9 1,490 1,517 1,531 1,476 0.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,343 1,328 1,331 1.1 -0.2 1.6 1,380 1,385 1,392 1,321 4.5

 Primary metals.................................... 11,235 11,230 11,215 0.0 0.1 -1.2 11,487 11,544 11,534 11,261 2.0

 Fabricated metal products.................. 13,483 13,425 13,440 0.4 -0.1 0.5 13,401 13,516 13,437 12,246 9.4

 Machinery.......................................... 16,546 16,503 16,748 0.3 -1.5 1.8 16,266 16,890 16,827 15,556 4.6

 Computers and electronic products...... 15,942 15,886 16,439 0.4 -3.4 -1.7 15,974 16,067 16,526 17,633 -9.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 3,581 3,575 3,545 0.2 0.8 -0.3 3,574 3,649 3,616 3,465 3.1

 Transportation equipment.................. 73,817 72,932 71,900 1.2 1.4 0.2 73,962 73,676 72,433 66,824 10.7

 Furniture and related products............ 1,031 1,046 1,030 -1.4 1.6 0.8 1,045 1,054 1,027 995 5.0

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,348 3,347 3,301 0.0 1.4 1.2 3,382 3,400 3,313 3,170 6.7

 Nondurable goods industries................. 45,002 45,809 45,172 -1.8 1.4 -4.2 44,092 45,816 45,585 45,924 -4.0

 Food products................................... 4,021 4,033 3,970 -0.3 1.6 1.2 3,511 3,499 3,557 3,316 5.9

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,864 5,850 5,906 0.2 -0.9 0.3 5,481 5,695 5,897 5,382 1.8

 Textiles.............................................. 764 771 778 -0.9 -0.9 -0.9 766 784 778 784 -2.3

 Textile products.................................. 417 414 412 0.7 0.5 -4.2 413 419 417 438 -5.7

 Apparel............................................. 370 373 369 -0.8 1.1 -1.3 390 380 368 384 1.6

 Leather and allied products................ 123 122 121 0.8 0.8 0.8 120 122 120 109 10.1

 Paper products................................... 1,287 1,301 1,298 -1.1 0.2 -1.0 1,284 1,298 1,294 1,356 -5.3

 Printing ............................................ 1,208 1,206 1,216 0.2 -0.8 1.5 1,127 1,137 1,248 1,227 -8.1

 Petroleum and coal products............... 13,300 14,174 13,598 -6.2 4.2 -10.6 13,242 14,697 14,387 14,797 -10.5

 Chemical products............................. 15,343 15,254 15,272 0.6 -0.1 -2.6 15,469 15,464 15,255 15,889 -2.6

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,305 2,311 2,232 -0.3 3.5 0.5 2,289 2,321 2,264 2,242 2.1

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 217,493 217,252 217,738 0.1 -0.2 -0.3 216,846 220,276 219,717 212,152 2.2

 Durable goods industries........................ 105,800 105,151 103,926 0.6 1.2 0.6 105,464 107,102 105,027 99,593 5.9

 Wood products................................... 3,837 3,791 3,808 1.2 -0.4 -0.5 3,854 3,871 3,915 3,800 1.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,527 5,495 5,503 0.6 -0.1 0.3 5,599 5,663 5,710 5,325 5.1

 Primary metals.................................... 10,516 10,429 10,257 0.8 1.7 0.0 10,592 10,741 10,501 10,261 3.2

 Fabricated metal products.................. 15,691 15,619 15,529 0.5 0.6 0.1 15,884 15,880 15,783 15,996 -0.7

 Machinery.......................................... 23,827 23,658 23,247 0.7 1.8 1.9 23,622 24,032 23,656 20,037 17.9

 Computers and electronic products...... 12,700 12,600 12,341 0.8 2.1 2.4 12,449 12,766 12,156 11,745 6.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,017 5,008 5,040 0.2 -0.6 -0.2 5,034 5,065 5,092 5,112 -1.5

 Transportation equipment.................. 14,055 14,028 13,702 0.2 2.4 -1.1 13,856 14,539 13,823 12,671 9.4

 Furniture and related products............ 2,111 2,136 2,124 -1.2 0.6 2.4 2,214 2,192 2,076 2,239 -1.1

 Miscellaneous products........................ 12,519 12,387 12,375 1.1 0.1 -0.1 12,360 12,353 12,315 12,407 -0.4

 Nondurable goods industries................. 111,693 112,101 113,812 -0.4 -1.5 -1.0 111,382 113,174 114,690 112,559 -1.0

 Food products................................... 26,159 26,227 26,464 -0.3 -0.9 -0.9 25,506 25,712 25,894 25,451 0.2

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 7,681 7,575 7,563 1.4 0.2 1.2 7,678 7,563 7,712 7,143 7.5

 Textiles.............................................. 1,444 1,449 1,454 -0.3 -0.3 -1.0 1,443 1,454 1,461 1,426 1.2

 Textile products.................................. 1,240 1,232 1,250 0.6 -1.4 -1.5 1,247 1,247 1,255 1,324 -5.8

 Apparel............................................. 1,158 1,168 1,177 -0.9 -0.8 0.3 1,166 1,123 1,088 1,078 8.2

 Leather and allied products................ 454 440 427 3.2 3.0 1.4 463 434 413 418 10.8

 Paper products................................... 5,961 5,916 5,904 0.8 0.2 0.2 5,927 5,983 5,965 5,902 0.4

 Printing ............................................ 1,632 1,619 1,627 0.8 -0.5 3.6 1,671 1,666 1,685 1,588 5.2

 Petroleum and coal products............... 20,733 21,314 22,579 -2.7 -5.6 -2.6 20,939 22,369 23,336 21,798 -3.9

 Chemical products............................. 34,704 34,610 34,745 0.3 -0.4 -0.6 34,607 34,873 35,095 35,761 -3.2

 Plastics and rubber products............... 10,527 10,551 10,622 -0.2 -0.7 -2.5 10,735 10,750 10,786 10,670 0.6

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

1

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

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

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

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and 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 Jun May Apr Mar Jun May Apr Mar

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

All manufacturing industries2

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

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.63 1.62 1.64 1.64 6.27 6.24 6.33 6.29

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

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.44 1.42 1.44 1.45 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.22 1.21 1.21 1.24 1.19 1.21 1.24 1.25

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.68 1.67 1.67 1.66 3.12 3.09 3.06 3.05

 Machinery..................................................... 2.01 2.06 2.07 1.97 4.55 4.77 4.88 4.78

 Computers and electronic products2

................ 1.59 1.58 1.66 1.68 7.17 7.00 7.07 6.97

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.55 1.54 1.55 1.53 2.42 2.40 2.41 2.37

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.70 1.66 1.67 1.72 14.67 14.36 14.78 14.69

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.15 1.15 1.13 1.11 1.38 1.36 1.36 1.38

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.72 1.72 1.73 1.71 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Food products.............................................. 0.75 0.74 0.75 0.76 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.52 1.41 1.47 1.50 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Textile products............................................ 1.64 1.62 1.63 1.65 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.88 1.86 1.81 1.81 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 1.85 1.71 1.72 1.74 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.04 1.03 1.02 1.02 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.77 0.75 0.79 0.80 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

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

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

X Not Applicable p

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

1

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Jun2 Jun2 Jun2 Jun2

Industry 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011-

Jun1 May Jun1 May Jun1 May Jun1 May

2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012

 

All manufacturing industries.................. (X) 0.3 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

Durable goods industries....................... -0.2 0.2 -0.3 0.4 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

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

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

 Primary metals.................................... -0.5 0.8 -0.4 1.5 -0.1 0.7 0.1 0.5

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.2 0.3 -0.2 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... -0.1 0.9 -1.0 1.5 -0.3 0.3 0.0 0.1

 Computers and electronic products..... -0.3 0.6 0.5 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.4 0.5 -0.7 1.0 -0.7 0.4 0.0 0.4

 Transportation equipment.................... -0.1 0.5 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2

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

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

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Petroleum and coal products................ (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

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

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-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.