FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2007, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (06)-12 

CB07-024 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

December 2006

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in December, up 

three of the last four months, increased $9.4 billion or 

2.4 percent to $405.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 1.2 percent November 

increase. 

 Shipments, up four of the last five months, increased 

$5.4 billion or 1.4 percent to $395.9 billion. This 

followed a 0.2 percent November increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up nineteen of the last twenty months, 

increased $14.5 billion or 2.1 percent to $693.8 billion. 

This was at the highest level since the series was first 

stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.8 

percent November increase. The unfilled orders-toshipments ratio was 4.70, up from 4.64 in November. 

 Inventories, up fourteen of the last fifteen months, 

increased $0.3 billion or 0.1 percent to $482.1 billion. 

This followed a 0.2 percent November increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.22, down from 1.23 

in November. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

December, up four of the last five months, increased 

$6.2 billion or 2.9 percent to $221.3 billion, revised from 

the previously published 3.1 percent increase. This 

followed a 2.2 percent November increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up four of the last five 

months, had the largest increase, $2.2 billion or 3.3 

percent to $68.7 billion. This was due to nondefense 

aircraft and parts, which increased $4.0 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $3.2 billion or 1.8 percent to $183.9 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in 

December, up four of the last five months, increased 

$2.2 billion or 1.0 percent to $212.0 billion, revised from 

the previously published 0.8 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.3 percent November increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up four of the last five 

months, had the largest increase, $2.1 billion or 3.7 

percent to $58.2 billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up two 

consecutive months, increased $3.2 billion or 1.8 percent 

to $183.9 billion. This was led by petroleum and coal 

products, which increased $2.4 billion or 7.4 percent to 

$34.7 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

December, up nineteen of the last twenty months, 

increased $14.5 billion or 2.1 percent to $693.8 billion, 

revised from the previously published 2.3 percent 

increase. This was at the highest level since the series 

began and followed a 1.8 percent November increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up nineteen of the last 

twenty months, had the largest increase, $10.5 billion or 

2.9 percent to $379.8 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

December, up eleven of the last twelve months, 

increased $1.1 billion or 0.4 percent to $295.8 billion, 

unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

followed a 0.3 percent November increase. 

 

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

largest increase, $0.7 billion or 1.5 percent to $47.2 

billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

three of the last four months, decreased $0.7 billion or 

0.4 percent to $186.3 billion. This was led by chemical 

products, which decreased $0.7 billion or 1.2 percent to 

$56.9 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, December materials and 

supplies decreased 0.4 percent in durable goods and 0.8 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

1.9 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.5 percent 

in nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 0.5 

percent in durable goods and 0.1 percent in nondurable 

goods. 

Figures in text, other than year-to-date, are in seasonally adjusted current dollars. Figures on new and unfilled orders exclude data for 

semiconductor manufacturing. For data, call (301) 763-4673 or go to <http://www.census.gov/m3>. 

The advance report on durable goods for January is scheduled for release on February 27, 2007, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the full report on 

March 6, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page for survey description. 
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2006/

2006p 2006r 2006 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2005

 All manufacturing industries .................. 395,927 390,522 389,653 1.4 0.2 0.1 386,470 383,802 398,469 389,752 4,753,558 4,544,839 4.6

 Excluding transportation ................... 337,735 334,433 334,776 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 329,719 327,895 341,407 329,939 4,080,393 3,878,049 5.2

 Excluding defense .............................. 385,860 380,545 379,754 1.4 0.2 -0.1 375,104 373,456 388,860 379,204 4,638,564 4,437,797 4.5

 With unfilled orders ........................... 147,514 146,365 145,817 0.8 0.4 -1.3 147,183 142,483 146,859 146,731 1,745,458 1,617,457 7.9

 Durable goods industries ........................212,014 209,827 209,145 1.0 0.3 0.2 209,572 204,922 213,130 211,608 2,519,196 2,385,367 5.6

 Wood products................................. ...... 7,556 7,577 7,538 -0.3 0.5 -3.6 6,775 7,154 7,882 8,249 98,243 105,030 -6.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,828 9,666 9,844 1.7 -1.8 -0.2 8,523 9,389 10,530 8,717 119,316 112,321 6.2

 Primary metals............................ .......... 19,295 18,711 18,846 3.1 -0.7 -2.3 16,844 17,581 19,317 15,010 224,082 194,247 15.4

 Iron and steel mills............................ 8,742 8,465 8,645 3.3 -2.1 -2.6 7,783 7,953 8,853 7,568 104,229 96,789 7.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,941 8,633 8,592 3.6 0.5 -2.2 7,691 8,106 8,784 6,059 100,237 78,611 27.5

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,612 1,613 1,609 -0.1 0.2 -1.3 1,370 1,522 1,680 1,383 19,616 18,847 4.1

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,893 24,399 24,484 2.0 -0.3 -0.5 22,865 23,434 25,479 21,990 294,709 275,301 7.0

 Machinery............................................. 28,204 27,839 28,232 1.3 -1.4 1.6 27,849 25,825 28,267 26,643 327,171 295,315 10.8

 Farm machinery................................. 1,801 1,753 1,670 2.7 5.0 6.4 1,509 1,350 1,467 1,256 19,068 18,291 4.2

 Construction machinery..................... 2,997 3,051 2,993 -1.8 1.9 1.7 2,899 2,661 2,884 2,897 36,270 32,084 13.0

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,192 1,209 1,241 -1.4 -2.6 4.1 1,295 1,148 1,220 1,100 13,624 11,110 22.6

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,767 2,879 3,269 -3.9 -11.9 4.5 3,150 2,423 3,629 3,258 34,732 30,713 13.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 673 661 651 1.8 1.5 0.0 755 724 697 783 7,811 7,531 3.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,712 3,641 3,692 2.0 -1.4 1.0 3,727 3,480 3,522 3,191 42,183 35,882 17.6

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,672 2,785 2,898 -4.1 -3.9 5.2 2,752 2,630 3,080 2,982 33,336 30,294 10.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,179 3,518 3,363 18.8 4.6 -6.7 3,923 3,428 3,373 3,643 41,388 38,019 8.9

 Material handling equipment............... 2,138 2,200 2,235 -2.8 -1.6 2.9 2,097 2,072 2,201 2,044 25,566 22,490 13.7

 Computers and electronic products ......... 33,545 35,535 34,846 -5.6 2.0 1.0 38,756 35,318 33,804 40,795 419,699 394,644 6.3

 Computers........................................ 4,755 4,694 2,944 1.3 59.4 -33.3 5,210 4,259 3,319 5,817 54,422 56,567 -3.8

 Computer storage devices................... 675 669 638 0.9 4.9 -4.6 1,231 532 393 1,199 7,883 7,116 10.8

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,228 1,217 1,264 0.9 -3.7 5.6 1,708 1,215 1,094 1,791 14,476 14,722 -1.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 4,758 5,268 5,302 -9.7 -0.6 -2.0 6,124 5,245 4,965 6,226 63,761 56,710 12.4

 Defense communications equipment... 545 577 549 -5.5 5.1 0.9 598 549 543 543 6,402 4,940 29.6

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,101 1,045 971 5.4 7.6 -0.1 1,335 1,349 1,169 1,297 11,525 11,441 0.7

 Semiconductors ................................. 5,256 6,732 7,659 -21.9 -12.1 29.2 5,330 7,026 7,605 7,194 80,274 76,394 5.1

 Electronic components....................... 5,005 4,980 5,074 0.5 -1.9 -0.2 5,367 5,087 4,990 5,046 58,820 52,127 12.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 922 906 915 1.8 -1.0 -1.7 972 869 854 957 11,146 10,969 1.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,929 2,923 2,978 0.2 -1.8 2.5 3,130 2,997 2,944 2,860 34,376 31,111 10.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 5,738 5,917 5,937 -3.0 -0.3 1.5 7,089 5,465 5,227 7,190 69,544 65,025 6.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,137 9,900 10,070 2.4 -1.7 0.6 9,999 9,821 10,202 9,697 120,789 112,096 7.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,056 1,046 1,080 1.0 -3.1 2.0 1,105 1,034 1,082 1,083 12,772 12,164 5.0

 Household appliances........................ 2,054 2,009 2,074 2.2 -3.1 -1.8 2,233 2,027 2,053 2,347 25,090 24,847 1.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,249 3,257 3,286 -0.2 -0.9 1.6 3,182 3,106 3,288 3,046 38,735 35,245 9.9

 Batteries........................................... 712 556 547 28.1 1.6 9.8 679 740 638 496 6,718 6,215 8.1

 Transportation equipment...................... 58,192 56,089 54,877 3.7 2.2 0.9 56,751 55,907 57,062 59,813 673,165 666,790 1.0

 Automobiles..................................... 7,339 6,903 6,636 6.3 4.0 3.9 6,527 6,733 7,340 6,466 83,257 84,754 -1.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 12,323 10,830 9,988 13.8 8.4 3.9 11,725 10,469 11,417 12,047 137,460 147,805 -7.0

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,298 2,295 2,220 0.1 3.4 2.2 1,991 2,136 2,400 1,816 26,188 23,543 11.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,526 18,338 18,495 1.0 -0.8 0.5 15,729 17,979 19,865 16,248 222,876 225,733 -1.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 8,041 8,235 8,219 -2.4 0.2 -7.3 9,850 8,887 7,041 13,143 95,086 79,986 18.9

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,759 3,737 3,714 0.6 0.6 8.4 4,549 3,980 3,483 4,172 42,249 39,897 5.9

 Ships and boats................................. 2,212 2,025 2,001 9.2 1.2 -5.3 2,177 1,987 2,044 1,885 24,114 24,926 -3.3

 Furniture and related products................. 7,456 7,345 7,535 1.5 -2.5 -0.4 7,228 7,286 7,611 7,483 90,751 87,079 4.2

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,908 12,766 12,873 1.1 -0.8 -0.3 13,982 13,207 12,976 13,211 151,271 142,544 6.1

 Nondurable goods industries................... 183,913 180,695 180,508 1.8 0.1 -0.1 176,898 178,880 185,339 178,144 2,234,362 2,159,472 3.5

 Food products....................................... 44,986 44,649 44,658 0.8 0.0 1.2 45,252 46,129 46,893 44,974 533,176 532,496 0.1

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 4,241 4,281 4,265 -0.9 0.4 -2.6 3,988 4,673 4,561 4,110 51,118 51,641 -1.0

 Dairy products.................................. 6,134 6,013 6,033 2.0 -0.3 2.9 6,155 6,168 6,057 6,222 71,929 74,478 -3.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 14,487 14,238 14,136 1.7 0.7 3.0 14,445 14,345 14,542 13,969 168,907 171,326 -1.4

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 9,961 10,271 10,168 -3.0 1.0 4.9 9,665 10,195 10,133 9,538 119,603 114,800 4.2

 Beverages......................................... 6,580 6,793 6,481 -3.1 4.8 2.3 6,284 6,717 6,446 6,291 77,745 74,912 3.8

 Tobacco............................................ 3,381 3,478 3,687 -2.8 -5.7 9.8 3,381 3,478 3,687 3,247 41,858 39,888 4.9

 Textile mills........................................... 2,709 2,768 2,831 -2.1 -2.2 3.2 2,460 2,718 2,890 2,578 33,605 36,012 -6.7

 Textile products................................... 2,762 2,716 2,754 1.7 -1.4 -1.0 2,425 2,654 2,852 2,552 34,143 34,326 -0.5

 Apparel................................................ 3,007 2,913 2,911 3.2 0.1 0.8 2,713 3,088 3,253 2,704 35,522 33,879 4.8

 Leather and allied products..................... 441 435 523 1.4 -16.8 3.2 453 456 527 448 5,719 5,630 1.6

 Paper products...................................... 13,902 13,464 13,611 3.3 -1.1 -0.1 13,604 13,148 13,769 12,985 164,249 158,053 3.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,441 6,041 6,119 6.6 -1.3 -0.4 6,191 5,774 6,201 5,867 73,781 71,594 3.1

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,932 3,934 3,976 -0.1 -1.1 0.2 3,752 3,872 4,074 3,642 46,808 44,509 5.2

 Printing................................................. 7,777 7,843 7,673 -0.8 2.2 0.8 7,839 8,116 8,235 7,305 91,401 89,822 1.8

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 34,746 32,365 31,021 7.4 4.3 -4.5 32,585 30,860 31,805 34,302 437,046 404,591 8.0

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 32,125 29,837 28,325 7.7 5.3 -4.8 30,538 28,489 28,740 32,138 404,546 376,680 7.4

 Chemical products.................................. 46,868 46,683 47,724 0.4 -2.2 0.6 44,928 45,668 47,855 45,408 576,572 553,657 4.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 2,332 2,294 2,280 1.7 0.6 -8.9 1,888 1,627 1,658 1,907 26,914 27,832 -3.3

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 12,418 12,549 12,790 -1.0 -1.9 2.3 12,214 13,303 13,635 12,084 154,670 148,692 4.0

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,717 2,744 2,800 -1.0 -2.0 -1.4 2,257 2,488 2,758 2,189 32,959 31,347 5.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 16,754 16,588 16,634 1.0 -0.3 -0.5 14,974 15,848 17,127 15,350 203,326 196,206 3.6

p Preliminary r

 Revised NA Not available.

1

 Shipments are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

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

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2006/

2006p 2006r 2006 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2005

All manufacturing industries 2................... 405,194 395,762 390,989 2.4 1.2 -4.5 404,026 388,383 398,177 401,043 4,791,893 4,549,636 5.3

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 336,471 329,248 330,471 2.2 -0.4 -0.9 328,238 322,049 337,336 323,656 4,038,176 3,829,553 5.4

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 394,310 382,627 380,902 3.1 0.5 -3.5 387,523 374,880 389,116 386,979 4,664,511 4,451,394 4.8

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 162,037 158,337 154,812 2.3 2.3 -10.9 170,069 154,090 154,172 165,216 1,864,067 1,698,648 9.7

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 221,281 215,067 210,481 2.9 2.2 -8.1 227,128 209,503 212,838 222,899 2,557,531 2,390,164 7.0

 Primary metals............................ ............ 19,428 18,437 18,775 5.4 -1.8 -0.7 17,495 17,463 18,713 16,094 224,831 197,739 13.7

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,652 8,110 8,444 6.7 -4.0 0.6 8,083 7,750 8,231 8,477 103,695 99,243 4.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,080 8,727 8,824 4.0 -1.1 -0.9 7,931 8,188 8,903 6,222 101,346 79,574 27.4

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,696 1,600 1,507 6.0 6.2 -6.1 1,481 1,525 1,579 1,395 19,790 18,922 4.6

 Fabricated metal products...................... 25,075 24,403 24,248 2.8 0.6 -3.3 22,566 22,727 24,906 22,089 299,678 281,683 6.4

 Machinery............................................. 29,529 28,081 30,719 5.2 -8.6 3.8 28,829 26,775 31,311 27,531 341,441 304,955 12.0

 Construction machinery....................... 2,970 2,890 3,702 2.8 -21.9 -11.7 3,243 2,996 3,771 3,364 38,495 34,793 10.6

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,433 1,333 1,491 7.5 -10.6 19.4 1,366 1,301 1,490 1,023 15,336 11,950 28.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,889 2,935 3,467 -1.6 -15.3 12.1 2,855 2,439 4,129 2,970 36,753 29,995 22.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,034 662 606 56.2 9.2 2.0 1,039 731 668 779 8,276 7,946 4.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,691 3,548 4,016 4.0 -11.7 0.0 3,644 3,513 3,811 3,417 44,260 38,052 16.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,950 3,048 2,936 -3.2 3.8 -6.4 2,850 2,875 3,183 2,813 34,963 31,163 12.2

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 4,295 3,481 3,713 23.4 -6.2 0.4 4,366 3,330 3,591 4,359 43,750 38,931 12.4

 Material handling equipment............... 2,411 2,280 2,418 5.7 -5.7 27.6 2,610 2,145 2,264 2,369 26,698 24,272 10.0

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 30,558 29,930 27,702 2.1 8.0 -9.8 36,828 28,920 26,926 33,921 353,118 324,505 8.8

 Computers........................................ 4,846 4,813 2,996 0.7 60.6 -34.2 5,301 4,378 3,371 5,964 54,200 56,335 -3.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,863 5,046 4,917 16.2 2.6 -21.3 6,859 4,853 4,853 5,410 66,631 57,603 15.7

 Defense communications equipment... 578 862 365 -32.9 136.2 -4.5 800 792 436 483 6,888 5,356 28.6

 Semiconductors 2

................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components....................... 4,941 4,930 5,248 0.2 -6.1 0.0 5,405 4,787 5,169 5,370 59,638 52,285 14.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 958 1,012 996 -5.3 1.6 -7.2 945 988 884 943 12,597 11,530 9.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,503 3,508 3,618 -0.1 -3.0 13.0 4,853 3,557 3,316 3,371 39,498 32,155 22.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 6,232 6,221 6,074 0.2 2.4 -7.3 7,729 5,744 5,540 7,418 72,712 68,440 6.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,062 10,230 10,516 -1.6 -2.7 2.2 9,556 10,083 10,763 9,803 124,950 114,951 8.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,074 997 1,023 7.7 -2.5 13.3 1,157 942 1,000 1,130 12,658 12,447 1.7

 Household appliances.......................... 1,824 2,034 2,223 -10.3 -8.5 13.1 1,895 2,091 2,224 2,023 25,093 24,851 1.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,277 3,531 3,496 -7.2 1.0 -2.8 2,894 3,420 3,614 3,249 41,726 37,045 12.6

 Transportation equipment........................ 68,723 66,514 60,518 3.3 9.9 -20.7 75,788 66,334 60,841 77,387 753,717 720,083 4.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,888 18,368 18,720 2.8 -1.9 -0.2 16,805 18,144 19,852 17,169 225,805 227,365 -0.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 18,273 14,263 13,694 28.1 4.2 -42.5 24,961 14,652 11,404 27,574 161,721 139,146 16.2

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 6,508 5,464 3,720 19.1 46.9 24.5 8,363 5,587 3,127 6,490 44,267 36,575 21.0

 Ships and boats................................. 2,461 2,670 1,881 -7.8 41.9 6.3 3,229 2,730 1,759 1,680 28,466 19,759 44.1

 Furniture and related products................. 7,450 7,230 7,482 3.0 -3.4 -2.3 6,622 7,218 7,724 6,451 90,373 87,452 3.3

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 183,913 180,695 180,508 1.8 0.1 -0.1 176,898 178,880 185,339 178,144 2,234,362 2,159,472 3.5

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

 New orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

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. Further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations are contained in our most recent annual benchmark publication,

Current Industrial Reports: M3-3(05), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1992-2005."

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

2006p 2006r 2006 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 06/05

All manufacturing industries 1................... 693,765 679,242 667,270 2.1 1.8 1.4 691,037 668,151 656,544 572,428 20.7

 Excluding transportation 1................... 313,991 309,999 308,452 1.3 0.5 1.1 309,345 305,496 304,316 271,288 14.0

 Excluding defense 1............................. 540,976 527,270 518,456 2.6 1.7 1.7 538,104 520,355 511,905 431,883 24.6

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 693,765 679,242 667,270 2.1 1.8 1.4 691,037 668,151 656,544 572,428 20.7

 Primary metals........................................ 26,440 26,307 26,581 0.5 -1.0 -0.3 26,023 25,372 25,490 25,274 3.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 15,758 15,848 16,203 -0.6 -2.2 -1.2 15,591 15,291 15,494 16,125 -3.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,672 7,533 7,439 1.8 1.3 3.2 7,471 7,231 7,149 6,362 17.4

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 3,010 2,926 2,939 2.9 -0.4 -3.4 2,961 2,850 2,847 2,787 6.2

 Fabricated metal products...................... 53,772 53,590 53,586 0.3 0.0 -0.4 52,074 52,373 53,080 47,105 10.5

 Machinery............................................. 77,100 75,775 75,533 1.7 0.3 3.4 75,975 74,995 74,045 61,705 23.1

 Construction machinery....................... 9,713 9,740 9,901 -0.3 -1.6 7.7 9,801 9,457 9,122 7,576 29.4

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 4,213 3,972 3,848 6.1 3.2 6.9 4,046 3,975 3,822 2,334 73.4

 Industrial machinery............................ 11,307 11,185 11,129 1.1 0.5 1.8 10,865 11,160 11,144 8,844 22.9

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,832 1,471 1,470 24.5 0.1 -3.0 1,759 1,475 1,468 1,294 35.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 9,293 9,314 9,407 -0.2 -1.0 3.6 9,116 9,199 9,166 7,039 29.5

 Metalworking machinery....................... 8,091 7,813 7,550 3.6 3.5 0.5 7,832 7,734 7,489 6,205 26.2

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 12,253 12,137 12,174 1.0 -0.3 3.0 12,296 11,853 11,951 9,934 23.8

 Material handling equipment............... 9,018 8,745 8,665 3.1 0.9 2.2 8,986 8,473 8,400 7,854 14.4

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 121,725 119,456 118,329 1.9 1.0 0.4 121,268 117,866 117,238 107,575 12.7

 Computers......................................... 4,480 4,389 4,270 2.1 2.8 1.2 4,480 4,389 4,270 4,702 -4.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 30,111 29,006 29,228 3.8 -0.8 -1.3 29,389 28,654 29,046 26,519 10.8

 Defense communications equipment... 6,827 6,794 6,509 0.5 4.4 -2.7 6,979 6,777 6,534 6,493 7.5

 Semiconductors 1

................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components....................... 12,270 12,334 12,384 -0.5 -0.4 1.4 12,128 12,090 12,390 11,310 7.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 5,958 5,922 5,816 0.6 1.8 1.4 5,824 5,851 5,732 4,373 33.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 39,415 38,841 38,256 1.5 1.5 1.7 39,769 38,046 37,486 34,647 14.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 22,664 22,170 21,866 2.2 1.4 0.6 22,699 22,059 21,780 19,531 16.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 22,587 22,662 22,332 -0.3 1.5 2.0 21,995 22,438 22,176 17,834 23.3

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,908 1,890 1,939 1.0 -2.5 -2.9 1,859 1,807 1,899 1,973 -5.8

 Household appliances.......................... 679 909 884 -25.3 2.8 20.3 585 923 859 582 0.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 13,727 13,699 13,425 0.2 2.0 1.6 13,466 13,754 13,440 10,475 28.6

 Transportation equipment........................ 379,774 369,243 358,818 2.9 2.9 1.6 381,692 362,655 352,228 301,140 26.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,954 19,592 19,562 1.8 0.2 1.2 20,021 18,945 18,780 17,092 17.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 231,880 221,648 215,620 4.6 2.8 2.6 234,069 218,958 213,193 167,434 39.8

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 48,162 45,413 43,686 6.1 4.0 0.0 47,526 43,712 42,105 45,508 4.4

 Ships and boats................................. 17,089 16,840 16,195 1.5 4.0 -0.7 17,214 16,162 15,419 12,862 33.8

 Furniture and related products................. 7,019 7,025 7,140 -0.1 -1.6 -0.7 6,662 7,268 7,336 7,040 -5.4

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

 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.
 5

Table 4. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

2006p 2006r 2006 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 06/05

 All manufacturing industries .................. 482,124 481,775 480,864 0.1 0.2 0.3 468,889 482,476 484,096 439,763 6.6

 Excluding transportation ...................... 413,526 413,111 412,570 0.1 0.1 0.2 403,117 413,296 414,914 377,483 6.8

 Excluding defense ............................. 463,440 462,597 461,698 0.2 0.2 0.4 450,703 463,315 464,810 420,541 7.2

 With unfilled orders ............................. 230,692 229,881 229,250 0.4 0.3 1.0 224,483 230,327 229,815 205,640 9.2

 Durable goods industries ........................ 295,780 294,683 293,841 0.4 0.3 0.8 287,237 295,204 294,478 264,976 8.4

 Wood products................................. ...... 11,029 11,114 11,316 -0.8 -1.8 -1.8 10,948 11,152 11,408 11,776 -7.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,421 11,390 11,325 0.3 0.6 0.9 11,119 11,034 10,981 9,925 12.0

 Primary metals............................ ............ 29,840 29,967 30,054 -0.4 -0.3 1.6 29,887 29,882 29,757 25,295 18.2

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 16,870 16,903 16,898 -0.2 0.0 1.8 17,007 16,931 16,831 14,175 20.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,661 10,765 10,899 -1.0 -1.2 1.1 10,635 10,700 10,739 9,062 17.4

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,309 2,299 2,257 0.4 1.9 2.8 2,245 2,251 2,187 2,058 9.1

 Fabricated metal products...................... 38,230 37,982 37,897 0.7 0.2 1.0 37,292 37,354 37,440 33,631 10.9

 Machinery............................................. 47,180 46,473 46,395 1.5 0.2 0.5 45,709 46,786 46,433 42,026 8.8

 Farm machinery................................. 2,105 2,126 2,145 -1.0 -0.9 0.8 2,122 2,104 1,980 2,239 -5.2

 Construction machinery........................ 4,260 4,317 4,389 -1.3 -1.6 1.8 4,160 4,321 4,385 3,612 15.2

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................. 3,134 3,087 3,023 1.5 2.1 1.0 2,988 3,053 2,979 2,407 24.1

 Industrial machinery............................ 7,747 7,119 7,269 8.8 -2.1 -0.3 7,439 7,158 7,155 6,140 21.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,400 1,388 1,364 0.9 1.8 0.4 1,307 1,400 1,383 1,352 -3.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,957 4,064 4,102 -2.6 -0.9 1.1 3,691 4,064 4,110 3,539 4.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,267 4,228 4,113 0.9 2.8 -3.2 4,135 4,263 4,219 4,286 -3.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 5,316 5,171 5,093 2.8 1.5 -0.6 5,184 5,385 5,260 4,521 14.7

 Material handling equipment............... 2,956 2,943 2,992 0.4 -1.6 2.7 2,909 3,017 3,012 2,818 3.2

 Computers and electronic products ......... 46,299 46,203 45,851 0.2 0.8 0.5 44,623 47,047 46,560 41,131 8.5

 Computers......................................... 1,261 1,233 1,068 2.3 15.4 -16.2 1,249 1,281 1,054 1,199 4.2

 Computer storage devices................... 1,105 1,101 1,098 0.4 0.3 -0.7 961 1,221 1,177 910 5.6

 Other peripheral equipment................ 2,057 2,055 2,054 0.1 0.0 -1.1 1,886 2,166 2,149 1,865 1.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment..................................... 8,919 9,119 9,244 -2.2 -1.4 1.7 8,674 9,568 9,420 8,776 -1.2

 Defense communications equipment... 932 958 966 -2.7 -0.8 0.4 849 982 976 922 -7.9

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,068 1,065 1,021 0.3 4.3 -2.8 1,035 1,224 1,192 840 23.2

 Semiconductors 1

................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components....................... 6,926 6,933 6,850 -0.1 1.2 5.1 6,695 6,874 6,917 6,026 11.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,953 2,903 2,872 1.7 1.1 -0.8 2,891 2,910 2,882 2,561 12.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,621 2,543 2,522 3.1 0.8 1.8 2,556 2,505 2,540 2,283 12.0

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,006 10,051 10,031 -0.4 0.2 1.5 9,780 10,176 10,062 9,290 5.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 14,347 14,194 14,078 1.1 0.8 0.7 13,850 14,043 13,919 12,354 12.1

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,763 1,718 1,679 2.6 2.3 0.8 1,694 1,683 1,655 1,468 15.4

 Household appliances.......................... 1,961 2,018 2,079 -2.8 -2.9 -3.1 1,756 1,984 2,062 1,877 -6.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 5,271 5,121 5,027 2.9 1.9 3.9 5,196 5,132 4,985 4,140 25.5

 Batteries............................................ 499 485 456 2.9 6.4 -1.3 452 474 476 515 -12.2

 Transportation equipment...................... 68,598 68,664 68,294 -0.1 0.5 1.4 65,772 69,180 69,182 62,280 5.6

 Automobiles....................................... 2,220 2,516 2,445 -11.8 2.9 22.1 1,984 2,480 2,393 1,891 4.9

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 3,302 3,269 3,134 1.0 4.3 -4.7 2,922 3,369 3,196 2,902 0.7

 Heavy duty trucks .............................. 1,462 1,363 1,414 7.3 -3.6 1.2 1,397 1,373 1,440 1,206 15.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,460 17,400 17,283 0.3 0.7 -0.1 17,050 17,402 17,322 16,446 3.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 25,035 24,347 24,257 2.8 0.4 2.2 23,889 24,738 24,854 20,517 16.4

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 11,682 12,064 11,933 -3.2 1.1 -1.1 11,381 12,059 12,051 11,405 -0.2

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,745 2,770 2,866 -0.9 -3.3 2.4 2,703 2,781 2,834 2,895 -6.6

 Furniture and related products................. 8,689 8,823 8,770 -1.5 0.6 0.9 8,453 8,790 8,719 8,111 4.2

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 20,147 19,873 19,861 1.4 0.1 -0.1 19,584 19,936 20,079 18,447 6.2

 Nondurable goods industries................... 186,344 187,092 187,023 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 181,652 187,272 189,618 174,787 3.9

 Food products........................................ 34,620 34,533 34,277 0.3 0.7 2.1 34,582 35,953 36,531 32,479 6.5

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 4,163 4,238 4,100 -1.8 3.4 -3.9 4,244 4,426 4,421 3,955 7.3

 Dairy products.................................... 3,823 3,760 3,704 1.7 1.5 0.2 3,544 3,561 3,663 3,561 -0.5

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 6,279 6,231 6,197 0.8 0.5 1.6 6,207 6,366 6,314 5,728 8.4

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 15,464 15,493 15,451 -0.2 0.3 1.7 15,495 15,892 16,023 15,779 -1.8

 Beverages......................................... 11,144 11,153 11,104 -0.1 0.4 2.5 11,057 11,438 11,577 11,081 -0.2

 Tobacco............................................ 4,320 4,340 4,347 -0.5 -0.2 -0.4 4,438 4,454 4,446 4,698 -5.5

 Textile mills........................................... 3,522 3,499 3,538 0.7 -1.1 -1.0 3,418 3,427 3,488 3,473 -1.6

 Textile products...................................... 3,061 3,084 3,118 -0.7 -1.1 -0.3 2,943 3,012 3,103 2,991 -1.6

 Apparel................................................. 4,186 4,198 4,162 -0.3 0.9 0.4 3,999 4,028 4,163 4,406 -9.2

 Leather and allied products..................... 790 771 770 2.5 0.1 -0.1 764 760 768 780 -2.1

 Paper products....................................... 14,709 14,743 14,630 -0.2 0.8 0.0 14,436 14,563 14,455 14,008 3.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,812 6,760 6,653 0.8 1.6 0.2 6,705 6,627 6,537 6,381 5.1

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,901 3,901 3,857 0.0 1.1 -0.1 3,868 3,841 3,792 3,892 -0.6

 Printing.................................................. 5,942 5,979 6,060 -0.6 -1.3 0.3 5,551 6,028 6,400 5,550 0.0

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 28,247 27,721 27,502 1.9 0.8 -5.6 26,006 27,160 28,066 23,303 11.6

 Petroleum refineries............................. 25,464 24,978 24,726 1.9 1.0 -6.3 23,520 24,482 25,315 21,371 10.1

 Chemical products.................................. 56,942 57,641 57,964 -1.2 -0.6 0.0 55,820 57,288 57,402 53,916 3.5

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,499 2,477 2,474 0.9 0.1 -0.6 2,623 2,429 2,277 2,700 -2.9

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 20,488 20,910 20,982 -2.0 -0.3 0.3 19,747 20,990 21,063 17,641 11.9

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,871 2,870 2,870 0.0 0.0 -0.2 2,720 2,751 2,788 2,637 3.1

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 18,861 19,430 19,551 -2.9 -0.6 -0.2 18,638 19,161 19,219 18,102 3.0

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1 Inventories for semiconductor industry data are included in computers and electronic products and total durable goods industries, 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 Series 1

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted2

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2006/

2006p 2006r 2006 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2005

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 395,927 390,522 389,653 1.4 0.2 0.1 386,470 383,802 398,469 389,752 4,753,558 4,544,839 4.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 42,394 41,675 42,068 1.7 -0.9 -0.9 38,037 39,805 44,004 38,484 511,546 488,096 4.8

 Information technology......................... 27,023 27,516 25,847 -1.8 6.5 -5.2 31,614 26,843 25,047 32,063 325,890 307,279 6.1

 Computers and related products .......... 6,658 6,580 4,846 1.2 35.8 -22.9 8,149 6,006 4,806 8,807 76,781 78,405 -2.1

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 40,486 38,366 37,339 5.5 2.8 2.1 35,972 37,317 41,022 36,577 469,781 481,835 -2.5

 Capital goods...................................... 75,569 75,724 74,513 -0.2 1.6 -1.6 81,541 73,366 72,705 84,038 893,150 821,519 8.7

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 67,334 67,521 66,324 -0.3 1.8 -2.3 72,510 64,873 64,648 75,320 797,430 730,842 9.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 62,175 62,252 60,967 -0.1 2.1 -1.5 65,818 58,977 60,410 64,894 736,049 683,934 7.6

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,235 8,203 8,189 0.4 0.2 4.6 9,031 8,493 8,057 8,718 95,720 90,677 5.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 152,682 147,755 145,809 3.3 1.3 0.2 149,444 148,403 152,214 150,505 1,834,042 1,793,004 2.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,008 33,834 32,984 6.4 2.6 1.0 35,436 33,863 35,404 35,866 417,276 422,668 -1.3

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 116,674 113,921 112,825 2.4 1.0 -0.1 114,008 114,540 116,810 114,639 1,416,766 1,370,336 3.4

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 405,194 395,762 390,989 2.4 1.2 -4.5 404,026 388,383 398,177 401,043 4,791,893 4,549,636 5.3

 Construction materials and supplies...... 42,253 41,222 42,101 2.5 -2.1 -1.0 37,396 38,931 43,747 38,740 514,637 494,225 4.1

 Information technology......................... 29,826 28,774 26,287 3.7 9.5 -10.5 35,393 27,754 25,712 32,235 340,511 314,559 8.3

 Computers and related products .......... 6,749 6,699 4,898 0.7 36.8 -23.7 8,240 6,125 4,858 8,954 76,559 78,173 -2.1

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 40,848 38,396 37,564 6.4 2.2 1.7 37,048 37,482 41,009 37,498 472,710 483,467 -2.2

 Capital goods...................................... 88,899 85,173 82,470 4.4 3.3 -17.7 102,436 83,093 80,192 99,877 989,547 888,344 11.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 81,072 73,998 74,238 9.6 -0.3 -14.4 89,642 71,715 72,701 89,099 882,527 805,784 9.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 65,233 63,295 63,929 3.1 -1.0 -4.0 67,687 60,280 64,444 64,726 761,604 698,118 9.1

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 7,827 11,175 8,232 -30.0 35.8 -39.1 12,794 11,378 7,491 10,778 107,020 82,560 29.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 152,530 147,902 146,172 3.1 1.2 0.6 148,974 148,670 152,659 149,084 1,833,960 1,791,838 2.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,856 33,981 33,347 5.5 1.9 2.9 34,966 34,130 35,849 34,445 417,194 421,502 -1.0

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 116,674 113,921 112,825 2.4 1.0 -0.1 114,008 114,540 116,810 114,639 1,416,766 1,370,336 3.4

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 693,765 679,242 667,270 2.1 1.8 1.4 691,037 668,151 656,544 572,428 (X) (X) 20.7

 Construction materials and supplies...... 43,907 44,048 44,501 -0.3 -1.0 0.1 42,465 43,106 43,980 39,374 (X) (X) 7.9

 Information technology......................... 117,560 114,757 113,499 2.4 1.1 0.4 116,984 113,205 112,294 102,363 (X) (X) 14.3

 Computers and related products .......... 4,480 4,389 4,270 2.1 2.8 1.2 4,480 4,389 4,270 4,702 (X) (X) -4.7

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 19,954 19,592 19,562 1.8 0.2 1.2 20,021 18,945 18,780 17,092 (X) (X) 17.1

 Capital goods...................................... 510,742 497,412 487,963 2.7 1.9 1.7 511,092 490,197 480,470 414,695 (X) (X) 23.2

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................372,092 358,354 351,877 3.8 1.8 2.3 372,011 354,879 348,037 286,914 (X) (X) 29.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 167,456 164,398 163,355 1.9 0.6 1.8 164,761 162,892 161,589 139,206 (X) (X) 18.4

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 138,650 139,058 136,086 -0.3 2.2 0.0 139,081 135,318 132,433 127,781 (X) (X) 8.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 8,791 8,943 8,796 -1.7 1.7 4.3 8,600 9,070 8,803 8,682 (X) (X) -0.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 8,791 8,943 8,796 -1.7 1.7 4.3 8,600 9,070 8,803 8,682 (X) (X) -0.9 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 482,124 481,775 480,864 0.1 0.2 0.3 468,889 482,476 484,096 439,763 (X) (X) 6.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 56,085 56,234 56,454 -0.3 -0.4 0.2 54,360 55,261 55,747 51,168 (X) (X) 6.2

 Information technology......................... 37,612 37,721 37,526 -0.3 0.5 0.0 36,350 38,647 38,041 34,758 (X) (X) 4.6

 Computers and related products .......... 4,423 4,389 4,220 0.8 4.0 -5.3 4,096 4,668 4,380 3,974 (X) (X) 3.1

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,444 24,548 24,276 -0.4 1.1 1.2 23,353 24,624 24,351 22,445 (X) (X) 4.0

 Capital goods...................................... 129,882 128,269 127,957 1.3 0.2 0.6 125,915 129,825 128,925 117,207 (X) (X) 7.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................115,791 114,043 113,725 1.5 0.3 0.8 112,021 115,611 114,691 102,346 (X) (X) 9.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 96,609 95,559 95,316 1.1 0.3 0.5 93,704 96,773 95,789 86,644 (X) (X) 8.1

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 14,091 14,226 14,232 -0.9 0.0 -0.5 13,894 14,214 14,234 14,861 (X) (X) -6.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 143,261 143,598 142,798 -0.2 0.6 -0.2 138,629 144,838 146,453 131,725 (X) (X) 5.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 27,376 27,816 27,572 -1.6 0.9 1.4 26,018 27,988 27,835 25,384 (X) (X) 2.5

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 115,885 115,782 115,226 0.1 0.5 -0.5 112,611 116,850 118,618 106,341 (X) (X) 5.9

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable.

1

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

2

 Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

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 Group

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

2006p 2006r 2006 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 06/05

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 164,213 165,138 165,028 -0.6 0.1 -0.4 162,779 165,439 166,120 156,211 4.2

 Durable goods industries........................ 100,833 101,246 101,359 -0.4 -0.1 0.9 100,185 101,781 101,999 93,512 7.1

 Wood products................................... 4,600 4,607 4,708 -0.2 -2.1 -1.4 4,849 4,919 5,057 5,559 -12.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,244 4,240 4,222 0.1 0.4 0.4 4,201 4,225 4,220 3,858 8.9

 Primary metals.................................... 10,855 10,761 10,827 0.9 -0.6 -0.4 11,083 10,874 10,914 8,931 24.1

 Fabricated metal products.................. 14,511 14,397 14,455 0.8 -0.4 2.3 14,417 14,173 14,274 12,538 15.0

 Machinery.......................................... 17,226 17,237 17,016 -0.1 1.3 1.2 16,958 17,254 17,168 15,360 10.4

 Computers and electronic products ...... 16,088 16,375 16,637 -1.8 -1.6 1.9 15,763 16,595 16,752 15,082 4.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,738 5,643 5,604 1.7 0.7 1.8 5,756 5,650 5,579 5,230 10.1

 Transportation equipment.................. 17,295 17,803 17,736 -2.9 0.4 0.3 17,018 17,894 17,861 17,250 -1.3

 Furniture and related products............ 3,487 3,523 3,530 -1.0 -0.2 0.4 3,465 3,508 3,494 3,447 0.5

 Miscellaneous products........................ 6,789 6,660 6,624 1.9 0.5 -0.7 6,675 6,689 6,680 6,257 6.7

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 63,380 63,892 63,669 -0.8 0.4 -2.4 62,594 63,658 64,121 62,699 -0.2

 Food products................................... 11,916 11,938 11,691 -0.2 2.1 -0.7 12,083 12,298 12,218 11,599 4.2

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,582 4,631 4,570 -1.1 1.3 1.1 4,709 4,641 4,563 4,899 -3.9

 Textiles.............................................. 1,048 1,055 1,059 -0.7 -0.4 -0.7 1,035 1,026 1,038 1,057 -2.1

 Textile products.................................. 1,289 1,313 1,328 -1.8 -1.1 0.5 1,263 1,283 1,313 1,243 1.6

 Apparel............................................. 1,151 1,159 1,167 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 1,134 1,135 1,156 1,198 -5.3

 Leather and allied products................... 254 238 245 6.7 -2.9 -1.2 251 236 247 298 -15.8

 Paper products................................... 6,987 7,089 6,974 -1.4 1.6 0.1 6,931 7,026 6,934 6,879 0.8

 Printing ............................................ 2,926 2,903 2,903 0.8 0.0 -1.4 2,789 2,894 2,964 2,583 8.0

 Petroleum and coal products............... 8,511 8,737 8,593 -2.6 1.7 -14.7 7,998 8,531 8,683 8,340 -4.1

 Chemical products............................. 17,349 17,238 17,462 0.6 -1.3 0.1 16,974 17,004 17,333 17,131 -0.9

 Plastics and rubber products............... 7,367 7,591 7,677 -3.0 -1.1 -0.3 7,427 7,584 7,672 7,472 -0.6

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 135,266 133,418 132,761 1.4 0.5 1.1 130,870 134,993 135,019 118,617 10.3

 Durable goods industries ........................ 105,054 103,066 102,558 1.9 0.5 1.1 101,265 103,706 103,537 91,039 11.2

 Wood products................................... 2,122 2,110 2,127 0.6 -0.8 -2.4 2,146 2,113 2,121 2,067 3.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,305 1,309 1,292 -0.3 1.3 1.6 1,230 1,221 1,223 1,072 14.7

 Primary metals.................................... 9,509 9,660 9,475 -1.6 2.0 2.1 9,354 9,568 9,358 7,856 19.1

 Fabricated metal products.................. 11,088 11,027 10,951 0.6 0.7 0.3 10,735 10,978 10,935 9,559 12.3

 Machinery.......................................... 13,686 12,928 13,258 5.9 -2.5 -0.9 12,811 13,287 13,346 11,750 9.0

 Computers and electronic products ...... 21,031 20,705 20,446 1.6 1.3 1.5 20,142 21,042 20,895 18,078 11.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 2,908 2,848 2,862 2.1 -0.5 -0.2 2,786 2,796 2,818 2,456 13.4

 Transportation equipment.................. 38,663 37,684 37,317 2.6 1.0 2.0 37,499 37,895 38,018 33,561 11.7

 Furniture and related products............ 1,581 1,627 1,623 -2.8 0.2 -1.6 1,571 1,620 1,606 1,602 -1.9

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,161 3,168 3,207 -0.2 -1.2 0.2 2,991 3,186 3,217 3,038 -1.5

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 30,212 30,352 30,203 -0.5 0.5 1.2 29,605 31,287 31,482 27,578 7.4

 Food products................................... 2,870 2,881 2,995 -0.4 -3.8 25.1 3,148 3,301 3,559 2,660 18.3

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,821 4,793 4,664 0.6 2.8 3.0 5,208 5,224 4,999 5,064 2.8

 Textiles.............................................. 849 862 885 -1.5 -2.6 -0.8 825 851 883 909 -9.2

 Textile products.................................. 427 419 421 1.9 -0.5 -2.3 393 414 422 425 -7.5

 Apparel............................................. 802 770 758 4.2 1.6 1.2 751 761 759 801 -6.2

 Leather and allied products................... 86 90 89 -4.4 1.1 -6.3 81 85 86 81 0.0

 Paper products................................... 1,182 1,208 1,198 -2.2 0.8 1.8 1,167 1,187 1,170 1,104 5.7

 Printing ............................................ 1,365 1,386 1,449 -1.5 -4.3 0.3 1,163 1,423 1,664 1,407 -17.3

 Petroleum and coal products............... 4,660 4,466 4,101 4.3 8.9 -1.5 4,152 4,436 4,312 3,194 30.0

 Chemical products............................. 11,063 11,350 11,551 -2.5 -1.7 -2.5 10,677 11,472 11,528 9,998 6.8

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,087 2,127 2,092 -1.9 1.7 -1.3 2,040 2,133 2,100 1,935 5.4

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 182,645 183,219 183,075 -0.3 0.1 0.4 175,240 182,044 182,957 164,935 6.2

 Durable goods industries ........................ 89,893 90,371 89,924 -0.5 0.5 0.4 85,787 89,717 88,942 80,425 6.7

 Wood products................................... 4,307 4,397 4,481 -2.0 -1.9 -2.0 3,953 4,120 4,230 4,150 -4.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,872 5,841 5,811 0.5 0.5 1.2 5,688 5,588 5,538 4,995 13.9

 Primary metals.................................... 9,476 9,546 9,752 -0.7 -2.1 3.4 9,450 9,440 9,485 8,508 11.1

 Fabricated metal products.................. 12,631 12,558 12,491 0.6 0.5 0.1 12,140 12,203 12,231 11,534 5.3

 Machinery.......................................... 16,268 16,308 16,121 -0.2 1.2 1.0 15,940 16,245 15,919 14,916 6.9

 Computers and electronic products ...... 9,180 9,123 8,768 0.6 4.0 -4.5 8,718 9,410 8,913 7,971 9.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,701 5,703 5,612 0.0 1.6 0.0 5,308 5,597 5,522 4,668 13.7

 Transportation equipment.................. 12,640 13,177 13,241 -4.1 -0.5 1.1 11,255 13,391 13,303 11,469 -1.9

 Furniture and related products............ 3,621 3,673 3,617 -1.4 1.5 2.7 3,417 3,662 3,619 3,062 11.6

 Miscellaneous products........................ 10,197 10,045 10,030 1.5 0.1 0.3 9,918 10,061 10,182 9,152 8.4

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 92,752 92,848 93,151 -0.1 -0.3 0.5 89,453 92,327 94,015 84,510 5.8

 Food products................................... 19,834 19,714 19,591 0.6 0.6 1.0 19,351 20,354 20,754 18,220 6.2

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 6,061 6,069 6,217 -0.1 -2.4 1.1 5,578 6,027 6,461 5,816 -4.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,625 1,582 1,594 2.7 -0.8 -1.4 1,558 1,550 1,567 1,507 3.4

 Textile products.................................. 1,345 1,352 1,369 -0.5 -1.2 -0.4 1,287 1,315 1,368 1,323 -2.7

 Apparel............................................. 2,233 2,269 2,237 -1.6 1.4 0.3 2,114 2,132 2,248 2,407 -12.2

 Leather and allied products................... 450 443 436 1.6 1.6 1.9 432 439 435 401 7.7

 Paper products................................... 6,540 6,446 6,458 1.5 -0.2 -0.4 6,338 6,350 6,351 6,025 5.2

 Printing ............................................ 1,651 1,690 1,708 -2.3 -1.1 3.3 1,599 1,711 1,772 1,560 2.5

 Petroleum and coal products............... 15,076 14,518 14,808 3.8 -2.0 -0.7 13,856 14,193 15,071 11,769 17.7

 Chemical products............................. 28,530 29,053 28,951 -1.8 0.4 1.0 28,169 28,812 28,541 26,787 5.2

 Plastics and rubber products............... 9,407 9,712 9,782 -3.1 -0.7 0.1 9,171 9,444 9,447 8,695 5.5

p

 Preliminary r Revised

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

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Dec Nov Oct Sep Dec Nov Oct Sep

2006p 2006r 2006 2006 2006p 2006r 2006 2006

 All manufacturing industries2

...... 1.22 1.23 1.23 1.23 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

................... 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 4.70 4.64 4.58 4.46

 Wood products................................ 1.46 1.47 1.50 1.47 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.16 1.18 1.15 1.14 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.55 1.60 1.59 1.53 1.37 1.41 1.41 1.38

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.54 1.56 1.55 1.53 2.23 2.26 2.26 2.26

 Machinery....................................... 1.67 1.67 1.64 1.66 3.00 2.98 2.92 2.86

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.38 1.30 1.32 1.32 4.94 4.73 4.99 4.69

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.42 1.43 1.40 1.40 2.40 2.43 2.35 2.30

 Transportation equipment................. 1.18 1.22 1.24 1.24 10.48 10.24 9.96 9.75

 Furniture and related products........... 1.17 1.20 1.16 1.15 1.06 1.08 1.07 1.07

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.56 1.56 1.54 1.54 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 1.01 1.04 1.04 1.04 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products................................... 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.76 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.55 1.51 1.52 1.57 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.30 1.26 1.25 1.30 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.11 1.14 1.13 1.12 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.39 1.44 1.43 1.44 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.79 1.77 1.47 1.52 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.06 1.09 1.07 1.07 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing.......................................... 0.76 0.76 0.79 0.79 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.81 0.86 0.89 0.90 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.21 1.23 1.21 1.22 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.13 1.17 1.18 1.17 (X) (X) (X) (X)

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable

1

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Dec2 Dec2 Dec2 Dec2

Industry 2005- 2005- 2005- 2005-

Dec1 Nov Dec1 Nov Dec1 Nov Dec1 Nov

2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006

 All manufacturing industries.......... (X) 0.3 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.2 (X) 0.2

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

 Wood products................................... (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Primary metals.................................... 0.6 0.5 0.9 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.4

 Fabricated metal products................... -0.2 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.3

 Machinery.......................................... 0.2 0.6 0.2 1.3 -0.1 0.4 0.0 0.2

 Computers and electronic products ..... 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.2 0.3 0.2 -0.5 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.1 0.5 -0.2 1.7 -0.1 0.7 0.1 0.3

 Transportation equipment................... 0.4 0.5 -1.5 1.3 -0.3 0.2 0.0 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.2

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.7 (X) 1.1 (X) 1.3 (X) 0.4

Nondurable goods industries.................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Textile products................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.2

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 2.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 2.0

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 1.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.3

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

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

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

(M3) survey. This survey provides statistics on manufacturers' value of shipments, new orders (net of cancellations), 

end-of-month order backlog (unfilled orders), end-of-month total inventory (at current cost or market value), and 

inventories by stage of fabrication (materials and supplies, work-in-process, and finished goods). The M3 includes 

approximately 4,200 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 59 publication levels. The survey methodology assumes that the month-tomonth changes of the total operations of those companies in the monthly survey effectively represent the month-tomonth movements of all establishments that make up the category. The current coverage levels in the survey show 

that reported data in the monthly survey represent approximately 62 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 4,200 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 4,200 companies would 

yield different results. The M3 panel is comprised of companies with $500 million or more in shipments and a 

limited number of smaller companies. From a statistical perspective, the panel is not a probability sample; therefore, 

the sampling errors that are normally provided with sample surveys cannot be measured. Nonsampling errors are 

attributable to many sources. The use of company or divisional reports to estimate the monthly change for 

establishments is one source of nonsampling error. The use of primarily large companies to represent the month-tomonth movement of all companies is another potential source. Any corrections will be published in the full report. 

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

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

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

2007 Release Dates for M3 Survey 

Survey Month Advance 8:30 A.M. Preliminary 10:00 A.M. 

Jan 2007 February 27, 2007 March 6, 2007 

Feb 2007 March 28, 2007 April 4, 2007 

Mar 2007 April 25, 2007 May 2, 2007 

Apr 2007 May 24, 2007 June 4, 2007 

May 2007 June 27, 2007 July 3, 2007 

Jun 2007 July 26, 2007 August 2, 2007 

Jul 2007 August 24, 2007 August 31, 2007 

Aug 2007 September 26, 2007 October 4, 2007 

Sep 2007 October 25, 2007 November 2, 2007

Oct 2007 November 28, 2007 December 5, 2007

Nov 2007 December 27, 2007