FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (10)-07 

CB10-133 

 Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

July 2010 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in July, up 

following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased 

$0.6 billion or 0.1 percent to $409.5 billion, the U.S. 

Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 0.6 

percent June decrease. Excluding transportation, new 

orders decreased 1.5 percent. 

 Shipments, also up following two consecutive monthly 

decreases, increased $4.4 billion or 1.1 percent to $417.1 

billion. This followed a 0.5 percent June decrease. 

 Unfilled orders, down following three consecutive 

monthly increases, decreased $1.1 billion or 0.1 percent to $802.8 billion. This followed a 0.1 percent June 

increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 

5.53, down from 5.59 in June. 

 Inventories, up six of the last seven months, increased 

$5.1 billion or 1.0 percent to $526.0 billion. This 

followed a 0.1 percent June increase. The inventoriesto-shipments ratio was unchanged at 1.26. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in July, up 

following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased 

$0.7 billion or 0.4 percent to $193.0 billion, revised from 

the previously published 0.3 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.2 percent June decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, also up following two 

consecutive monthly decreases, had the largest increase, 

$6.0 billion or 12.9 percent to $52.5 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $0.1 billion to $216.5 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in July, up 

four of the last five months, increased $4.5 billion or 2.3 

percent to $200.6 billion, revised from the previously 

published 2.2 percent increase. This followed a 0.2 

percent June increase. 

 Transportation equipment, also up four of the last five 

months, had the largest increase, $3.4 billion or 7.0 

percent to $52.7 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

four consecutive months, decreased $0.1 billion to 

$216.5 billion. This followed a 1.1 percent June 

decrease. Beverage and tobacco products, down two of the last three months, drove the decrease, down $0.4 

billion or 3.3 percent to $10.5 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

July, down following three consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $1.1 billion or 0.1 percent to $802.8 

billion, unchanged from the previously published 

decrease. This followed a 0.1 percent June increase. 

 

 Computers and electronic products, down following 

four consecutive monthly increases, had the largest 

decrease, $0.6 billion or 0.5 percent to $121.0 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in July, up 

seven consecutive months, increased $1.7 billion or 0.6 

percent to $311.1 billion, unchanged from the previously 

published increase. This followed a 1.2 percent June 

increase. 

 

 Machinery, up five consecutive months, had the largest 

increase, $0.8 billion or 1.6 percent to $51.3 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased 

$3.4 billion or 1.6 percent to $214.9 billion. This 

followed a 1.6 percent June decrease. Petroleum and 

coal products, up following two consecutive decreases, 

led the increase, up $2.7 billion or 7.3 percent to $40.5 

billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, July materials and supplies 

decreased 0.1 percent in durable goods and increased 2.5 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

0.6 percent in durable goods and 1.0 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 1.2 percent 

in durable goods and 1.2 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 August is scheduled for release on September 24, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on October 4, 2010, 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

July June May June - May -Apr. - July June May July 2010/

2010p 2010r 2010 July June May 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2009

 All manufacturing industries.................. 417,089 412,660 414,648 1.1 -0.5 -1.8 407,856 438,567 419,566 375,680 2,873,398 2,605,743 10.3

 Excluding transportation ................... 364,379 363,390 367,330 0.3 -1.1 -1.7 365,765 385,242 373,119 337,150 2,541,789 2,288,248 11.1

 Excluding defense.............................. 404,930 400,425 402,314 1.1 -0.5 -1.6 396,795 425,463 407,362 363,447 2,784,351 2,516,746 10.6

 With unfilled orders ............................ 145,053 143,816 143,024 0.9 0.6 -0.2 134,954 156,329 142,305 124,283 979,963 905,476 8.2

 Durable goods industries ......................... 200,621 196,120 195,799 2.3 0.2 -0.7 187,473 211,193 194,897 172,764 1,345,167 1,244,848 8.1

 Wood products................................. ...... 6,661 6,695 7,170 -0.5 -6.6 -1.5 6,866 7,495 7,587 6,895 47,618 44,882 6.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,240 8,320 8,348 -1.0 -0.3 0.4 8,730 9,183 8,558 8,701 56,448 55,244 2.2

 Primary metals............................ ........... 19,742 19,830 20,105 -0.4 -1.4 0.3 19,452 21,405 20,690 14,806 138,127 101,058 36.7

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,331 9,624 9,877 -3.0 -2.6 1.8 9,273 10,584 10,161 6,440 66,096 44,280 49.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 9,181 9,005 9,046 2.0 -0.5 -1.2 9,001 9,478 9,281 7,446 63,715 49,475 28.8

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,230 1,201 1,182 2.4 1.6 0.1 1,178 1,343 1,248 920 8,316 7,303 13.9

 Fabricated metal products....................... 27,117 27,413 27,631 -1.1 -0.8 0.3 26,792 29,274 28,059 25,834 188,026 179,716 4.6

 Machinery............................................. 24,093 25,157 24,817 -4.2 1.4 3.3 23,078 27,367 25,407 21,541 170,005 164,001 3.7

 Farm machinery................................. 2,076 2,007 2,176 3.4 -7.8 8.9 2,010 1,985 2,493 1,711 15,121 14,900 1.5

 Construction machinery..................... 2,438 2,367 2,350 3.0 0.7 5.0 2,319 2,560 2,451 1,607 15,403 13,201 16.7

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,361 1,449 1,364 -6.1 6.2 -2.6 1,231 1,508 1,292 1,530 9,973 11,707 -14.8

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,462 2,638 2,940 -6.7 -10.3 12.9 2,385 2,977 2,949 2,144 18,724 16,118 16.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 714 759 763 -5.9 -0.5 0.3 674 825 702 760 5,005 4,827 3.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,522 2,598 2,579 -2.9 0.7 -2.8 2,675 3,374 2,667 3,014 17,841 19,199 -7.1

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,837 1,881 1,831 -2.3 2.7 5.2 1,712 2,058 1,740 1,416 12,203 11,631 4.9

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 2,935 3,716 3,089 -21.0 20.3 10.7 2,693 3,791 3,194 2,331 20,780 20,012 3.8

 Material handling equipment............... 1,591 1,555 1,607 2.3 -3.2 2.2 1,527 1,655 1,584 1,499 11,018 10,687 3.1

 Computers and electronic products 2

.......... 33,991 31,672 32,664 7.3 -3.0 -2.9 33,338 33,264 30,570 30,145 222,002 197,674 12.3

 Computers........................................ 4,152 4,287 4,214 -3.1 1.7 0.1 4,545 4,540 3,765 4,456 28,305 25,726 10.0

 Computer storage devices..................... 740 651 674 13.7 -3.4 -12.0 569 993 495 416 4,443 3,511 26.5

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,188 1,124 1,093 5.7 2.8 1.3 942 1,428 985 795 6,947 6,686 3.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 2,928 2,932 3,136 -0.1 -6.5 -3.6 2,535 3,650 2,928 2,828 20,486 20,387 0.5

 Defense communications equipment.... 599 532 558 12.6 -4.7 -11.7 579 523 558 559 3,774 3,882 -2.8

 Audio and video equipment.................... 408 454 404 -10.1 12.4 4.4 344 404 357 358 2,499 2,378 5.1

 Electronic components......................... 4,059 3,849 3,887 5.5 -1.0 -2.7 3,801 4,252 3,776 3,176 26,499 22,955 15.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 978 1,064 1,009 -8.1 5.5 0.9 855 1,183 985 903 7,151 7,122 0.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,851 2,943 3,072 -3.1 -4.2 1.3 2,522 3,078 3,080 2,857 20,753 20,702 0.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 9,063 8,715 8,862 4.0 -1.7 2.1 7,978 9,441 8,122 6,435 58,033 48,265 20.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,528 9,515 9,445 0.1 0.7 -0.9 9,303 10,377 9,464 8,742 65,205 62,308 4.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,200 1,175 1,173 2.1 0.2 -0.6 1,134 1,202 1,157 1,056 8,011 7,639 4.9

 Household appliances........................ 1,616 1,639 1,639 -1.4 0.0 -8.2 1,530 1,827 1,675 1,535 11,577 11,305 2.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,147 3,160 3,110 -0.4 1.6 4.9 3,062 3,645 3,183 2,645 21,251 19,892 6.8

 Batteries........................................... 721 736 751 -2.0 -2.0 -1.8 682 752 664 735 4,798 4,509 6.4

 Transportation equipment........................ 52,710 49,270 47,318 7.0 4.1 -2.3 42,091 53,325 46,447 38,530 331,609 317,495 4.4

 Automobiles..................................... 6,539 6,113 5,778 7.0 5.8 -0.4 4,966 6,407 5,570 3,972 39,645 32,151 23.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 6,206 5,693 5,256 9.0 8.3 2.2 4,040 6,012 5,146 3,487 36,230 38,792 -6.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,617 1,641 1,495 -1.5 9.8 -4.0 1,395 1,690 1,287 1,159 11,057 8,763 26.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,417 17,753 17,254 3.7 2.9 2.6 14,613 18,672 17,182 12,458 116,094 99,596 16.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 8,571 6,644 6,193 29.0 7.3 -10.6 7,074 8,130 5,960 6,442 46,789 54,055 -13.4

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 5,015 5,217 5,037 -3.9 3.6 -10.0 4,488 5,807 4,855 4,678 36,661 35,324 3.8

 Ships and boats................................. 2,373 2,154 2,139 10.2 0.7 -4.8 2,187 2,255 2,315 2,030 15,734 15,198 3.5

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,563 5,654 5,604 -1.6 0.9 2.2 5,626 5,844 5,579 5,627 38,332 38,135 0.5

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,976 12,594 12,697 3.0 -0.8 -0.8 12,197 13,659 12,536 11,943 87,795 84,335 4.1

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 216,468 216,540 218,849 0.0 -1.1 -2.7 220,383 227,374 224,669 202,916 1,528,231 1,360,895 12.3

 Food products....................................... 55,040 54,949 55,066 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 53,830 55,330 54,057 51,618 377,843 362,664 4.2

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,300 7,362 7,611 -0.8 -3.3 -2.8 7,488 7,280 6,937 8,294 53,283 53,210 0.1

 Dairy products.................................. 7,579 7,440 7,469 1.9 -0.4 -0.3 7,570 7,566 7,497 6,575 51,221 48,283 6.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 16,014 15,661 15,705 2.3 -0.3 0.4 16,085 16,193 15,953 13,999 108,829 99,158 9.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 10,520 10,876 10,519 -3.3 3.4 -0.7 10,536 11,430 11,290 9,946 72,315 69,787 3.6

 Beverages......................................... 7,488 7,576 7,570 -1.2 0.1 -0.5 7,504 8,130 8,341 7,011 51,696 49,085 5.3

 Tobacco............................................ 3,032 3,300 2,949 -8.1 11.9 -1.0 3,032 3,300 2,949 2,935 20,619 20,702 -0.4

 Textile mills........................................... 2,398 2,405 2,396 -0.3 0.4 2.1 2,309 2,537 2,442 2,034 16,496 14,496 13.8

 Textile products................................... 1,829 1,864 1,919 -1.9 -2.9 0.4 1,897 1,986 2,001 1,848 13,279 12,813 3.6

 Apparel................................................ 1,273 1,295 1,313 -1.7 -1.4 1.0 1,317 1,290 1,266 1,290 8,762 8,829 -0.8

 Leather and allied products...................... 399 403 409 -1.0 -1.5 0.2 391 433 371 415 2,766 2,863 -3.4

 Paper products...................................... 14,393 14,124 14,105 1.9 0.1 0.3 14,375 14,696 14,189 13,381 97,727 93,565 4.4

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,736 6,660 6,610 1.1 0.8 0.7 6,779 6,869 6,602 6,169 45,701 43,161 5.9

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,050 4,002 3,954 1.2 1.2 2.0 4,084 4,195 3,993 3,812 27,443 26,432 3.8

 Printing................................................. 7,198 7,262 7,360 -0.9 -1.3 0.5 6,870 7,269 7,303 6,852 49,172 49,736 -1.1

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 49,130 49,355 51,271 -0.5 -3.7 -8.6 54,449 53,870 55,848 44,929 366,776 263,999 38.9

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 46,103 46,216 47,952 -0.2 -3.6 -9.3 50,971 50,086 52,387 41,587 345,301 244,626 41.2

 Chemical products..................................... 58,902 58,658 58,976 0.4 -0.5 -1.9 58,701 61,896 59,913 55,457 414,869 380,778 9.0

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,690 3,698 3,424 -0.2 8.0 -9.8 3,215 4,093 4,440 2,246 29,579 21,091 40.2

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 15,577 15,543 15,468 0.2 0.5 0.6 15,387 15,954 15,201 15,787 106,724 110,706 -3.6

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,601 2,685 2,599 -3.1 3.3 -1.8 2,805 2,982 2,811 2,832 18,708 18,206 2.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,386 15,349 15,515 0.2 -1.1 -1.5 15,708 16,637 15,989 15,146 108,226 101,365 6.8

p

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

1

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

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

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

July June May June - May -Apr. - July June May July 2010/

2010p 2010r 2010 July June May 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2009

All manufacturing industries 2...................... 409,480 408,867 411,469 0.1 -0.6 -1.8 396,599 433,552 413,250 365,208 2,842,937 2,498,283 13.8

 Excluding transportation 2

...................... 356,949 362,357 364,445 -1.5 -0.6 -1.2 356,765 384,065 369,742 328,647 2,520,068 2,226,993 13.2

 Excluding defense 2

.............................. 397,353 396,739 398,747 0.2 -0.5 -1.8 387,478 420,958 402,290 355,470 2,754,889 2,415,569 14.0

 With unfilled orders 2

............................. 143,942 144,635 145,154 -0.5 -0.4 -0.9 131,882 154,591 141,116 120,753 989,608 830,816 19.1

 Durable goods industries 2........................ 193,012 192,327 192,620 0.4 -0.2 -0.7 176,216 206,178 188,581 162,292 1,314,706 1,137,388 15.6

 Primary metals............................ ............ 19,293 19,289 20,065 0.0 -3.9 -0.4 19,315 20,777 20,858 15,348 139,796 97,474 43.4

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,000 9,047 9,848 -0.5 -8.1 1.4 9,180 10,056 10,406 6,952 67,349 42,662 57.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,080 9,027 9,029 0.6 0.0 -2.0 8,972 9,391 9,201 7,509 63,977 48,107 33.0

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,213 1,215 1,188 -0.2 2.3 -3.4 1,163 1,330 1,251 887 8,470 6,705 26.3

 Fabricated metal products........................ 27,141 27,489 27,046 -1.3 1.6 -2.4 26,628 28,509 27,925 25,009 190,411 172,068 10.7

 Machinery............................................. 24,488 28,336 27,209 -13.6 4.1 11.1 23,766 30,015 27,132 21,074 180,050 151,060 19.2

 Construction machinery....................... 2,700 2,326 2,842 16.1 -18.2 20.8 2,653 2,095 2,972 1,444 16,197 8,104 99.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,151 3,392 1,551 -66.1 118.7 45.1 1,067 3,376 1,490 1,356 11,324 9,603 17.9

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,761 3,023 2,872 -8.7 5.3 13.3 2,981 3,139 2,631 2,017 20,101 12,693 58.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 713 791 791 -9.9 0.0 0.3 654 838 702 764 5,098 4,810 6.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 2,297 2,893 2,787 -20.6 3.8 1.8 2,451 4,087 2,803 3,262 20,581 21,626 -4.8

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,769 1,831 1,717 -3.4 6.6 -1.2 1,622 1,960 1,607 1,289 11,999 10,300 16.5

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 2,812 3,866 4,375 -27.3 -11.6 39.6 2,574 3,911 4,395 2,480 22,001 18,877 16.5

 Material handling equipment.................. 1,855 1,617 1,697 14.7 -4.7 1.0 1,673 1,714 1,613 1,325 11,727 9,618 21.9

 Computers and electronic products 2

......... 26,869 27,486 27,733 -2.2 -0.9 0.3 24,142 30,235 24,856 22,110 181,143 162,193 11.7

 Computers........................................ 3,746 4,577 4,509 -18.2 1.5 8.4 4,139 4,830 4,060 3,880 28,212 24,195 16.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 2,821 2,861 2,558 -1.4 11.8 -15.4 2,526 3,233 2,129 2,996 19,009 20,863 -8.9

 Defense communications equipment...... 534 367 624 45.5 -41.2 5.8 366 434 544 336 3,901 4,025 -3.1

 Electronic components......................... 4,038 3,901 4,024 3.5 -3.1 -3.7 3,802 4,277 3,847 3,378 27,465 22,957 19.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,047 1,069 1,022 -2.1 4.6 -4.7 968 1,123 914 719 7,109 6,277 13.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,834 3,081 3,348 -8.0 -8.0 3.4 2,162 3,206 3,019 2,584 20,183 21,291 -5.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 8,986 8,892 9,031 1.1 -1.5 3.7 7,841 9,812 8,114 6,228 58,369 46,750 24.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,492 10,082 9,714 -5.9 3.8 -0.5 9,437 11,040 9,795 9,001 68,955 61,068 12.9

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,181 1,128 1,208 4.7 -6.6 -9.6 1,084 1,338 1,208 1,113 8,337 7,484 11.4

 Household appliances.......................... 1,581 1,615 1,671 -2.1 -3.4 -6.4 1,508 1,741 1,718 1,635 11,653 11,436 1.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,192 3,517 3,229 -9.2 8.9 5.2 3,274 4,011 3,330 2,783 23,387 18,916 23.6

 Transportation equipment........................ 52,531 46,510 47,024 12.9 -1.1 -6.6 39,834 49,487 43,508 36,561 322,869 271,290 19.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 18,094 17,452 17,196 3.7 1.5 2.8 14,435 18,246 17,019 12,283 114,989 98,236 17.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 9,309 5,292 7,084 75.9 -25.3 -30.2 6,916 6,156 5,503 6,672 45,120 23,013 96.1

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 4,854 5,295 5,011 -8.3 5.7 -5.1 4,066 5,941 4,272 4,572 36,860 35,593 3.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,006 1,739 1,584 15.4 9.8 -16.4 1,334 1,689 1,395 1,136 13,334 10,440 27.7

 Furniture and related products................. 5,324 5,584 5,674 -4.7 -1.6 2.8 5,304 5,836 5,886 5,493 39,271 38,687 1.5

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 216,468 216,540 218,849 0.0 -1.1 -2.7 220,383 227,374 224,669 202,916 1,528,231 1,360,895 12.3

p

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July July

2010p 2010r 2010 July June May 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 10/09

All manufacturing industries 2...................... 802,786 803,897 803,078 -0.1 0.1 0.3 802,331 805,403 807,141 817,990 -1.9

 Excluding transportation 2

...................... 326,211 327,143 323,564 -0.3 1.1 0.8 328,114 328,929 326,829 314,236 4.4

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 649,405 650,484 649,558 -0.2 0.1 0.3 649,778 650,910 652,138 655,959 -0.9

 Durable goods industries 2

........................ 802,786 803,897 803,078 -0.1 0.1 0.3 802,331 805,403 807,141 817,990 -1.9

 Primary metals........................................ 17,591 18,040 18,581 -2.5 -2.9 -0.2 18,040 18,177 18,805 16,352 10.3

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,595 9,926 10,503 -3.3 -5.5 -0.3 10,022 10,115 10,643 9,171 9.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 5,996 6,097 6,075 -1.7 0.4 -0.3 6,021 6,050 6,137 5,356 12.4

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 2,000 2,017 2,003 -0.8 0.7 0.3 1,997 2,012 2,025 1,825 9.4

 Fabricated metal products......................... 53,830 53,806 53,730 0.0 0.1 -1.1 54,459 54,623 55,388 54,465 0.0

 Machinery.............................................. 97,064 96,669 93,490 0.4 3.4 2.6 97,211 96,523 93,875 87,517 11.1

 Construction machinery....................... 10,289 10,027 10,068 2.6 -0.4 5.1 10,210 9,876 10,341 10,122 0.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 7,481 7,691 5,748 -2.7 33.8 3.4 7,415 7,579 5,711 6,740 10.0

 Industrial machinery............................ 12,199 11,900 11,515 2.5 3.3 -0.6 12,368 11,772 11,610 11,189 10.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 2,557 2,558 2,526 0.0 1.3 1.1 2,528 2,548 2,535 2,443 3.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 20,733 20,958 20,663 -1.1 1.4 1.0 21,048 21,272 20,559 16,868 24.8

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,185 6,253 6,303 -1.1 -0.8 -1.8 6,159 6,249 6,347 6,402 -3.8

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 14,045 14,168 14,018 -0.9 1.1 10.1 14,034 14,153 14,033 12,323 13.9

 Material handling equipment.................. 7,657 7,393 7,331 3.6 0.8 1.2 7,608 7,462 7,403 7,237 5.1

 Computers and electronic products 2......... 120,992 121,616 121,190 -0.5 0.4 0.3 120,756 121,767 121,519 122,164 -1.2

 Computers......................................... 5,278 5,684 5,394 -7.1 5.4 5.8 5,278 5,684 5,394 3,987 32.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 21,380 21,487 21,558 -0.5 -0.3 -2.6 21,302 21,311 21,728 22,723 -6.3

 Defense communications equipment...... 6,110 6,175 6,340 -1.1 -2.6 1.1 6,122 6,335 6,424 6,408 -4.5

 Electronic components.......................... 11,703 11,724 11,672 -0.2 0.4 1.2 11,659 11,658 11,633 9,848 18.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 8,377 8,308 8,303 0.8 0.1 0.2 8,332 8,219 8,279 9,011 -7.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 39,099 39,116 38,978 0.0 0.4 0.7 39,016 39,376 39,248 41,763 -6.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 29,045 29,122 28,945 -0.3 0.6 0.6 29,047 29,184 28,813 28,424 2.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 24,312 24,348 23,781 -0.1 2.4 1.1 24,851 24,717 24,054 22,049 12.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,291 2,310 2,357 -0.8 -2.0 1.5 2,451 2,501 2,365 2,153 13.8

 Household appliances.......................... 495 530 554 -6.6 -4.3 6.1 466 488 574 457 2.0

 Electrical equipment............................. 15,424 15,379 15,022 0.3 2.4 0.8 15,696 15,484 15,118 14,330 9.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 476,575 476,754 479,514 0.0 -0.6 -0.1 474,217 476,474 480,312 503,754 -5.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 13,465 13,788 14,089 -2.3 -2.1 -0.4 13,543 13,721 14,147 14,868 -8.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 323,586 322,848 324,200 0.2 -0.4 0.3 321,896 322,054 324,028 334,976 -3.9

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 47,767 47,928 47,850 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 47,947 48,369 48,235 51,302 -6.5

 Ships and boats.................................. 16,477 16,844 17,259 -2.2 -2.4 -3.1 15,978 16,831 17,397 20,601 -22.4

 Furniture and related products................. 6,454 6,693 6,763 -3.6 -1.0 1.0 6,829 7,151 7,159 6,674 2.3

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July July

2010p 2010r 2010 July June May 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 10/09

 All manufacturing industries..................... 526,001 520,897 520,464 1.0 0.1 -0.4 530,591 520,862 523,793 517,098 2.6

 Excluding transportation...................... 445,960 440,823 441,291 1.2 -0.1 -0.6 449,265 441,008 443,457 437,139 2.8

 Excluding defense............................. 502,759 497,757 497,378 1.0 0.1 -0.4 507,375 497,814 500,668 494,040 2.7

 With unfilled orders............................. 252,819 251,239 248,014 0.6 1.3 1.1 254,671 249,951 249,887 246,285 3.4

 Durable goods industries........................ 311,129 309,396 305,591 0.6 1.2 1.2 313,150 307,750 307,880 305,364 2.5

 Wood products........................................ 8,860 8,976 8,968 -1.3 0.1 1.6 8,763 8,812 8,766 8,740 0.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,245 11,193 11,151 0.5 0.4 0.0 11,290 11,257 11,408 11,939 -5.4

 Primary metals......................................... 31,048 30,888 30,669 0.5 0.7 3.0 31,222 30,751 30,624 27,018 15.6

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 18,789 18,676 18,415 0.6 1.4 4.7 18,882 18,546 18,275 15,571 21.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,457 10,408 10,483 0.5 -0.7 0.3 10,569 10,415 10,574 9,676 9.2

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,802 1,804 1,771 -0.1 1.9 0.9 1,771 1,790 1,775 1,771 0.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 41,993 41,722 41,188 0.6 1.3 0.8 42,245 41,593 41,232 40,771 3.6

 Machinery.............................................. 51,263 50,468 50,000 1.6 0.9 0.8 51,092 50,025 50,391 51,804 -1.4

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,585 2,511 2,443 2.9 2.8 4.0 2,490 2,507 2,485 2,486 0.2

 Construction machinery........................ 5,005 4,949 4,780 1.1 3.5 1.4 4,958 4,967 4,842 4,785 3.6

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 5,849 5,630 5,710 3.9 -1.4 1.5 5,926 5,678 5,847 6,075 -2.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,650 6,593 6,622 0.9 -0.4 1.0 6,645 6,685 6,742 6,704 -0.9

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,567 1,531 1,479 2.4 3.5 1.4 1,618 1,541 1,483 1,550 4.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,516 3,520 3,462 -0.1 1.7 -1.3 3,515 3,483 3,605 3,737 -5.9

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,936 3,954 3,963 -0.5 -0.2 0.6 3,954 3,903 3,975 4,301 -8.1

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 6,141 5,991 5,906 2.5 1.4 -0.5 6,100 5,712 5,844 6,162 -1.0

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,008 2,980 2,956 0.9 0.8 0.8 2,994 2,973 2,973 3,111 -3.8

 Computers and electronic products 2

......... 45,433 45,198 44,092 0.5 2.5 1.5 45,540 44,585 44,373 43,829 3.9

 Computers......................................... 2,425 2,452 2,256 -1.1 8.7 8.6 2,306 2,468 2,305 1,711 34.8

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,047 1,053 1,015 -0.6 3.7 1.6 1,063 1,007 1,090 1,027 3.5

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,454 1,458 1,419 -0.3 2.7 0.4 1,495 1,433 1,471 1,548 -3.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,003 5,887 5,598 2.0 5.2 1.4 5,931 5,631 5,652 5,795 2.3

 Defense communications equipment...... 2,066 2,049 2,029 0.8 1.0 1.4 2,066 2,049 2,029 1,814 13.9

 Audio and video equipment.................. 395 389 376 1.5 3.5 -3.6 385 356 350 657 -41.4

 Electronic components.......................... 7,471 7,436 7,307 0.5 1.8 2.6 7,571 7,288 7,355 6,647 13.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,798 3,771 3,757 0.7 0.4 -0.4 3,818 3,740 3,751 3,539 7.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,639 3,599 3,625 1.1 -0.7 -1.3 3,650 3,550 3,661 3,290 10.9

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 11,794 11,782 11,569 0.1 1.8 0.3 11,848 11,627 11,621 11,889 -0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 14,427 14,211 13,906 1.5 2.2 1.8 14,604 14,179 14,106 14,209 2.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,550 1,548 1,565 0.1 -1.1 -0.4 1,594 1,581 1,618 1,701 -6.3

 Household appliances.......................... 2,430 2,310 2,203 5.2 4.9 4.2 2,555 2,345 2,282 2,308 10.7

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,761 4,656 4,471 2.3 4.1 3.1 4,660 4,524 4,461 4,135 12.7

 Batteries............................................ 985 978 975 0.7 0.3 0.6 1,026 993 1,008 1,077 -4.7

 Transportation equipment......................... 80,041 80,074 79,173 0.0 1.1 0.9 81,326 79,854 80,336 79,959 1.7

 Automobiles....................................... 1,702 1,774 1,675 -4.1 5.9 7.1 1,727 1,656 1,740 1,171 47.5

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 1,907 1,834 1,859 4.0 -1.3 4.4 1,922 1,830 1,971 1,403 37.0

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,333 1,309 1,352 1.8 -3.2 2.7 1,371 1,291 1,343 1,362 0.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 15,927 15,833 15,594 0.6 1.5 1.1 15,960 15,562 15,756 14,442 10.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 36,444 36,500 36,039 -0.2 1.3 1.3 37,556 36,802 36,777 36,624 2.5

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,108 12,033 12,142 0.6 -0.9 -0.4 12,166 12,059 12,208 12,327 -1.3

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,762 3,708 3,586 1.5 3.4 2.6 3,693 3,673 3,509 3,297 12.0

 Furniture and related products................. 6,343 6,311 6,247 0.5 1.0 2.3 6,461 6,442 6,340 6,381 1.3

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 20,476 20,355 20,197 0.6 0.8 0.7 20,607 20,252 20,304 20,714 -0.5

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 214,872 211,501 214,873 1.6 -1.6 -2.5 217,441 213,112 215,913 211,734 2.7

 Food products........................................ 40,560 40,385 40,485 0.4 -0.2 0.0 40,128 39,160 39,404 39,730 1.0

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,271 5,050 5,078 4.4 -0.6 -0.3 5,215 4,967 4,863 4,904 6.3

 Dairy products.................................... 5,349 5,417 5,360 -1.3 1.1 0.7 5,544 5,600 5,554 5,158 7.5

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 8,115 7,991 7,916 1.6 0.9 -0.2 8,078 7,783 7,955 7,542 7.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,690 15,716 15,688 -0.2 0.2 0.5 15,032 15,213 15,490 15,452 -2.7

 Beverages......................................... 12,047 12,054 12,021 -0.1 0.3 0.9 11,618 11,696 11,871 11,926 -2.6

 Tobacco............................................ 3,643 3,662 3,667 -0.5 -0.1 -0.6 3,414 3,517 3,619 3,526 -3.2

 Textile mills............................................ 3,107 3,069 3,026 1.2 1.4 1.0 3,103 3,071 3,059 3,179 -2.4

 Textile products...................................... 2,941 2,934 2,892 0.2 1.5 1.0 2,961 2,943 2,904 2,803 5.6

 Apparel................................................. 2,572 2,513 2,377 2.3 5.7 1.0 2,715 2,600 2,378 2,674 1.5

 Leather and allied products...................... 861 858 852 0.3 0.7 -0.5 890 866 849 955 -6.8

 Paper products....................................... 14,193 14,107 14,054 0.6 0.4 0.4 14,143 13,981 14,065 14,222 -0.6

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 5,771 5,753 5,793 0.3 -0.7 -1.1 5,728 5,662 5,803 6,152 -6.9

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,106 4,047 3,967 1.5 2.0 3.1 4,095 4,026 3,977 3,842 6.6

 Printing.................................................. 5,364 5,419 5,403 -1.0 0.3 0.7 5,453 5,413 5,326 5,628 -3.1

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 40,533 37,788 40,986 7.3 -7.8 -13.2 43,506 41,249 42,770 38,776 12.2

 Petroleum refineries............................. 37,742 35,067 38,286 7.6 -8.4 -14.2 40,665 38,499 40,014 36,230 12.2

 Chemical products..................................... 69,454 69,156 69,587 0.4 -0.6 0.2 69,982 69,209 70,114 69,784 0.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 4,359 4,394 4,413 -0.8 -0.4 3.1 3,987 4,072 4,280 3,703 7.7

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 23,879 23,853 24,268 0.1 -1.7 -1.4 24,308 24,232 24,458 27,204 -10.6

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 3,274 3,260 3,232 0.4 0.9 1.5 3,341 3,328 3,300 3,221 3.7

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 19,597 19,556 19,523 0.2 0.2 1.4 19,528 19,407 19,554 18,531 5.4

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

1

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

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

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

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

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2010/

2010p 2010r 2010 July June May 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2009

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 417,089 412,660 414,648 1.1 -0.5 -1.8 407,856 438,567 419,566 375,680 2,873,398 2,605,743 10.3

 Construction materials and supplies...... 40,359 40,928 41,645 -1.4 -1.7 -0.5 41,678 45,541 42,950 41,491 281,791 272,717 3.3

 Information technology......................... 26,992 26,775 27,003 0.8 -0.8 -0.3 24,921 29,511 25,154 23,558 179,970 165,709 8.6

 Computers and related products .......... 6,080 6,062 5,981 0.3 1.4 -1.2 6,056 6,961 5,245 5,667 39,695 35,923 10.5

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 32,779 31,200 29,783 5.1 4.8 1.6 25,014 32,781 29,185 21,076 203,026 179,302 13.2

 Capital goods...................................... 74,548 73,494 72,565 1.4 1.3 -0.6 69,375 80,467 70,842 65,399 501,894 482,671 4.0

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 64,965 63,759 62,640 1.9 1.8 0.3 60,597 70,236 60,995 55,412 430,012 410,621 4.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 59,231 59,847 59,295 -1.0 0.9 1.6 56,070 65,362 57,682 51,596 402,595 376,741 6.9

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 9,583 9,735 9,925 -1.6 -1.9 -6.2 8,778 10,231 9,847 9,987 71,882 72,050 -0.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 167,743 166,834 167,797 0.5 -0.6 -2.9 166,480 174,062 171,627 152,345 1,169,750 1,043,598 12.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 25,472 24,339 23,754 4.7 2.5 -0.4 20,662 25,716 23,643 19,185 164,072 156,349 4.9

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 142,271 142,495 144,043 -0.2 -1.1 -3.3 145,818 148,346 147,984 133,160 1,005,678 887,249 13.3

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 409,480 408,867 411,469 0.1 -0.6 -1.8 396,599 433,552 413,250 365,208 2,842,937 2,498,283 13.8

 Construction materials and supplies...... 40,246 41,284 41,481 -2.5 -0.5 -1.4 41,389 46,081 43,092 41,230 285,721 268,918 6.2

 Information technology......................... 26,361 27,462 27,355 -4.0 0.4 1.0 23,883 29,994 24,586 22,231 179,556 162,769 10.3

 Computers and related products .......... 5,674 6,352 6,276 -10.7 1.2 4.5 5,650 7,251 5,540 5,091 39,602 34,392 15.1

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 32,456 30,899 29,725 5.0 3.9 1.7 24,836 32,355 29,022 20,901 201,921 177,942 13.5

 Capital goods...................................... 74,061 75,628 75,480 -2.1 0.2 -0.8 66,573 80,749 70,436 61,308 506,811 421,185 20.3

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 64,638 65,965 65,218 -2.0 1.1 -0.4 59,766 70,948 61,568 53,931 436,437 354,961 23.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 58,733 63,279 61,094 -7.2 3.6 4.7 55,862 67,682 58,747 49,749 410,595 353,948 16.0

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 9,423 9,663 10,262 -2.5 -5.8 -3.4 6,807 9,801 8,868 7,377 70,374 66,224 6.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 167,648 166,677 167,686 0.6 -0.6 -2.9 166,482 173,705 171,453 152,677 1,170,248 1,042,909 12.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 25,377 24,182 23,643 4.9 2.3 -0.6 20,664 25,359 23,469 19,517 164,570 155,660 5.7

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 142,271 142,495 144,043 -0.2 -1.1 -3.3 145,818 148,346 147,984 133,160 1,005,678 887,249 13.3

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 802,786 803,897 803,078 -0.1 0.1 0.3 802,331 805,403 807,141 817,990 (X) (X) -1.9

 Construction materials and supplies...... 53,346 53,459 53,103 -0.2 0.7 -0.3 54,175 54,464 53,924 50,042 (X) (X) 8.3

 Information technology......................... 117,948 118,579 117,892 -0.5 0.6 0.3 117,863 118,901 118,418 119,868 (X) (X) -1.7

 Computers and related products .......... 5,278 5,684 5,394 -7.1 5.4 5.8 5,278 5,684 5,394 3,987 (X) (X) 32.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 13,465 13,788 14,089 -2.3 -2.1 -0.4 13,543 13,721 14,147 14,868 (X) (X) -8.9

 Capital goods...................................... 627,130 627,617 625,483 -0.1 0.3 0.5 625,369 628,171 627,889 643,979 (X) (X) -2.9

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................487,561 487,888 485,682 -0.1 0.5 0.5 486,594 487,425 486,713 496,135 (X) (X) -1.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 194,226 194,724 191,292 -0.3 1.8 0.9 194,862 195,070 192,750 191,073 (X) (X) 2.0

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 139,569 139,729 139,801 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 138,775 140,746 141,176 147,844 (X) (X) -6.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 8,525 8,620 8,777 -1.1 -1.8 -1.2 8,515 8,513 8,870 7,414 (X) (X) 14.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 8,525 8,620 8,777 -1.1 -1.8 -1.2 8,515 8,513 8,870 7,414 (X) (X) 14.9

 All manufacturing industries .................. 526,001 520,897 520,464 1.0 0.1 -0.4 530,591 520,862 523,793 517,098 (X) (X) 2.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 55,142 55,096 54,676 0.1 0.8 0.8 55,275 54,789 54,841 54,665 (X) (X) 1.1

 Information technology......................... 39,184 38,996 38,133 0.5 2.3 0.8 39,252 38,444 38,463 38,184 (X) (X) 2.8

 Computers and related products .......... 4,926 4,963 4,690 -0.7 5.8 4.5 4,864 4,908 4,866 4,286 (X) (X) 13.5

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 20,869 20,750 20,480 0.6 1.3 2.0 20,980 20,339 20,810 18,378 (X) (X) 14.2

 Capital goods...................................... 147,565 146,629 144,726 0.6 1.3 0.9 148,615 146,051 146,227 146,680 (X) (X) 1.3

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................129,617 128,737 126,883 0.7 1.5 1.2 130,751 128,277 128,411 128,986 (X) (X) 1.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 101,454 100,466 99,077 1.0 1.4 1.1 101,515 99,595 99,997 101,001 (X) (X) 0.5

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 17,948 17,892 17,843 0.3 0.3 -0.8 17,864 17,774 17,816 17,694 (X) (X) 1.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 158,286 155,023 158,150 2.1 -2.0 -3.7 160,899 156,722 158,896 158,549 (X) (X) 1.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 22,726 22,428 21,976 1.3 2.1 2.5 22,909 22,072 22,110 21,997 (X) (X) 4.1

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 135,560 132,595 136,174 2.2 -2.6 -4.6 137,990 134,650 136,786 136,552 (X) (X) 1.1

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

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

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

2

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

3

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

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

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

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

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

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July July

2010p 2010r 2010 July June May 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 10/09

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 177,478 175,837 175,180 0.9 0.4 -0.4 178,851 175,614 174,738 175,065 2.2

 Durable goods industries........................ 106,148 106,228 104,821 -0.1 1.3 1.4 106,656 105,132 104,149 105,710 0.9

 Wood products................................... 3,220 3,256 3,219 -1.1 1.1 2.5 3,161 3,085 2,940 3,179 -0.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,576 4,556 4,565 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 4,599 4,565 4,574 4,884 -5.8

 Primary metals.................................... 12,146 12,270 11,871 -1.0 3.4 3.5 12,225 12,272 11,543 12,091 1.1

 Fabricated metal products.................. 15,529 15,564 15,382 -0.2 1.2 1.6 15,432 15,368 15,091 15,001 2.9

 Machinery.......................................... 19,646 19,622 19,500 0.1 0.6 1.7 19,800 19,502 19,568 20,477 -3.3

 Computers and electronic products...... 15,353 15,155 15,018 1.3 0.9 2.5 15,296 14,912 14,920 15,236 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,685 5,629 5,529 1.0 1.8 1.8 5,720 5,632 5,584 5,532 3.4

 Transportation equipment.................. 20,171 20,422 20,078 -1.2 1.7 -0.6 20,518 20,062 20,234 19,455 5.5

 Furniture and related products............ 3,092 3,050 3,010 1.4 1.3 1.3 3,120 3,073 3,038 2,917 7.0

 Miscellaneous products........................ 6,730 6,704 6,649 0.4 0.8 0.8 6,785 6,661 6,657 6,938 -2.2

 Nondurable goods industries................. 71,330 69,609 70,359 2.5 -1.1 -3.0 72,195 70,482 70,589 69,355 4.1

 Food products................................... 14,091 13,666 13,656 3.1 0.1 -0.7 14,025 13,483 13,373 13,938 0.6

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,183 4,207 4,276 -0.6 -1.6 -0.3 4,021 4,084 4,257 4,145 -3.0

 Textiles.............................................. 1,151 1,133 1,110 1.6 2.1 0.2 1,162 1,135 1,122 1,112 4.5

 Textile products.................................. 1,202 1,190 1,178 1.0 1.0 1.4 1,220 1,196 1,176 1,163 4.9

 Apparel............................................. 659 641 612 2.8 4.7 0.0 678 654 620 662 2.4

 Leather and allied products................ 338 338 328 0.0 3.0 0.9 347 337 327 344 0.9

 Paper products................................... 6,995 6,985 6,912 0.1 1.1 0.2 6,939 6,893 6,832 6,896 0.6

 Printing ............................................ 2,333 2,330 2,322 0.1 0.3 1.3 2,358 2,348 2,287 2,329 1.2

 Petroleum and coal products............... 10,272 9,127 9,743 12.5 -6.3 -17.5 11,096 10,352 10,419 10,036 10.6

 Chemical products............................. 21,981 21,844 22,084 0.6 -1.1 -0.8 22,133 21,904 22,185 21,316 3.8

 Plastics and rubber products............... 8,125 8,148 8,138 -0.3 0.1 1.0 8,216 8,096 7,991 7,414 10.8

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 158,005 156,874 156,583 0.7 0.2 -0.6 159,118 156,412 157,683 152,285 4.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 113,820 113,114 111,791 0.6 1.2 1.0 114,862 112,781 112,948 109,526 4.9

 Wood products................................... 1,679 1,722 1,714 -2.5 0.5 0.7 1,678 1,730 1,725 1,583 6.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,327 1,318 1,288 0.7 2.3 0.4 1,330 1,347 1,337 1,379 -3.6

 Primary metals.................................... 8,708 8,715 9,139 -0.1 -4.6 3.0 9,007 8,808 9,239 7,557 19.2

 Fabricated metal products.................. 11,625 11,510 11,303 1.0 1.8 -1.2 11,765 11,444 11,383 10,875 8.2

 Machinery.......................................... 14,290 13,791 13,760 3.6 0.2 -0.5 14,159 13,630 13,878 14,203 -0.3

 Computers and electronic products...... 20,258 20,274 19,618 -0.1 3.3 1.5 20,320 20,150 19,897 18,881 7.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 3,197 3,136 3,096 1.9 1.3 0.7 3,249 3,121 3,182 3,116 4.3

 Transportation equipment.................. 48,394 48,324 47,650 0.1 1.4 1.3 48,957 48,196 48,036 47,937 2.1

 Furniture and related products............ 1,028 1,024 1,020 0.4 0.4 2.1 1,037 1,032 1,030 1,047 -1.0

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,314 3,300 3,203 0.4 3.0 1.2 3,360 3,323 3,241 2,948 14.0

 Nondurable goods industries................. 44,185 43,760 44,792 1.0 -2.3 -4.2 44,256 43,631 44,735 42,759 3.5

 Food products................................... 3,456 3,485 3,459 -0.8 0.8 1.0 2,959 2,981 3,017 3,057 -3.2

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,829 5,826 5,780 0.1 0.8 1.2 5,253 5,438 5,571 5,270 -0.3

 Textiles.............................................. 674 679 679 -0.7 0.0 1.3 679 679 685 664 2.3

 Textile products.................................. 482 492 495 -2.0 -0.6 0.6 485 493 499 480 1.0

 Apparel............................................. 378 366 339 3.3 8.0 4.3 394 376 344 363 8.5

 Leather and allied products................ 76 77 74 -1.3 4.1 5.7 75 74 73 71 5.6

 Paper products................................... 1,396 1,335 1,338 4.6 -0.2 -1.7 1,404 1,337 1,344 1,385 1.4

 Printing ............................................ 1,291 1,334 1,342 -3.2 -0.6 0.8 1,304 1,273 1,266 1,397 -6.7

 Petroleum and coal products............... 12,942 12,413 13,408 4.3 -7.4 -11.0 13,835 13,094 13,805 10,887 27.1

 Chemical products............................. 15,368 15,474 15,662 -0.7 -1.2 -2.8 15,600 15,649 15,928 17,095 -8.7

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,293 2,279 2,216 0.6 2.8 1.6 2,268 2,237 2,203 2,090 8.5

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 190,518 188,186 188,701 1.2 -0.3 -0.2 192,622 188,836 191,372 189,748 1.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 91,161 90,054 88,979 1.2 1.2 1.2 91,632 89,837 90,783 90,128 1.7

 Wood products................................... 3,961 3,998 4,035 -0.9 -0.9 1.2 3,924 3,997 4,101 3,978 -1.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,342 5,319 5,298 0.4 0.4 0.2 5,361 5,345 5,497 5,676 -5.5

 Primary metals.................................... 10,194 9,903 9,659 2.9 2.5 2.3 9,990 9,671 9,842 7,370 35.5

 Fabricated metal products.................. 14,839 14,648 14,503 1.3 1.0 1.7 15,048 14,781 14,758 14,895 1.0

 Machinery.......................................... 17,327 17,055 16,740 1.6 1.9 1.0 17,133 16,893 16,945 17,124 0.1

 Computers and electronic products...... 9,822 9,769 9,456 0.5 3.3 -0.2 9,924 9,523 9,556 9,712 2.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,545 5,446 5,281 1.8 3.1 2.4 5,635 5,426 5,340 5,561 1.3

 Transportation equipment.................. 11,476 11,328 11,445 1.3 -1.0 1.4 11,851 11,596 12,066 12,567 -5.7

 Furniture and related products............ 2,223 2,237 2,217 -0.6 0.9 3.8 2,304 2,337 2,272 2,417 -4.7

 Miscellaneous products........................ 10,432 10,351 10,345 0.8 0.1 0.4 10,462 10,268 10,406 10,828 -3.4

 Nondurable goods industries................. 99,357 98,132 99,722 1.2 -1.6 -1.4 100,990 98,999 100,589 99,620 1.4

 Food products................................... 23,013 23,234 23,370 -1.0 -0.6 0.3 23,144 22,696 23,014 22,735 1.8

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,678 5,683 5,632 -0.1 0.9 0.4 5,758 5,691 5,662 6,037 -4.6

 Textiles.............................................. 1,282 1,257 1,237 2.0 1.6 1.6 1,262 1,257 1,252 1,403 -10.0

 Textile products.................................. 1,257 1,252 1,219 0.4 2.7 0.9 1,256 1,254 1,229 1,160 8.3

 Apparel............................................. 1,535 1,506 1,426 1.9 5.6 0.7 1,643 1,570 1,414 1,649 -0.4

 Leather and allied products................ 447 443 450 0.9 -1.6 -2.4 468 455 449 540 -13.3

 Paper products................................... 5,802 5,787 5,804 0.3 -0.3 1.1 5,800 5,751 5,889 5,941 -2.4

 Printing ............................................ 1,740 1,755 1,739 -0.9 0.9 -0.3 1,791 1,792 1,773 1,902 -5.8

 Petroleum and coal products............... 17,319 16,248 17,835 6.6 -8.9 -12.2 18,575 17,803 18,546 17,853 4.0

 Chemical products............................. 32,105 31,838 31,841 0.8 0.0 2.5 32,249 31,656 32,001 31,373 2.8

 Plastics and rubber products............... 9,179 9,129 9,169 0.5 -0.4 1.7 9,044 9,074 9,360 9,027 0.2

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

1

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

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

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

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revisions.
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Table 7. Ratios of Manufacturers' Inventories to Shipments and Unfilled Orders 

 to Shipments, by Industry Group3

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Jul Jun May Apr Jul Jun May Apr

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

All manufacturing industries2

............................ 1.26 1.26 1.26 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.55 1.58 1.56 1.53 5.53 5.59 5.61 5.59

 Wood products.............................................. 1.33 1.34 1.25 1.21 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.36 1.35 1.34 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.57 1.56 1.53 1.49 0.89 0.91 0.92 0.93

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.55 1.52 1.49 1.48 2.05 2.02 2.00 2.03

 Machinery..................................................... 2.13 2.01 2.01 2.06 4.53 4.28 4.24 4.27

 Computers and electronic products 2

................ 1.34 1.43 1.35 1.29 4.91 5.00 4.90 4.87

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.51 1.49 1.47 1.43 2.76 2.77 2.74 2.68

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.52 1.63 1.67 1.62 12.43 13.31 13.78 13.36

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.14 1.12 1.11 1.11 1.33 1.36 1.40 1.40

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.58 1.62 1.59 1.57 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Food products.............................................. 0.74 0.73 0.74 0.73 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.49 1.45 1.49 1.47 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.30 1.28 1.26 1.28 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.61 1.57 1.51 1.50 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.02 1.94 1.81 1.81 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.16 2.13 2.08 2.10 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 0.99 1.00 1.00 1.00 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.75 0.75 0.73 0.73 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.83 0.77 0.80 0.84 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.27 1.27 1.26 1.22 (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.

Jul2 Jul2 Jul2 Jul2

Industry 2009- 2009- 2009- 2009-

Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun

2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010

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

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

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... -0.3 0.6 -0.7 1.2 -0.7 0.8 0.0 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.2 0.5 -0.3 0.8 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 0.4 0.7 1.4 1.7 0.4 0.3 -0.3 0.3

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.5 0.9 0.2 1.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.5 0.8 0.4

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.1 1.1 -0.2 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.5 (X) 1.2 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.4 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.2

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

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

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

 Textiles............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 1.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.4

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

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

3

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

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

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

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

for price changes.

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes3

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

that reported data in the monthly survey represent approximately 60 percent of the shipments estimates at the total 

manufacturing level. Data published represent manufacturing in a calendar month. The data collection is based on a 

voluntary survey authorized by Title 13 of the United States Code. 

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

indication of the activity within the manufacturing sector. The results differ from what would be obtained from a 

complete enumeration of all manufacturing companies. In addition, a different panel of 4,300 companies would 

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

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

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

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

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