FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2007, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (07)-10 

CB07-171 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

October 2007 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in October, up 

four of the last five months, increased $2.3 billion or 0.5 

percent to $423.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 0.3 percent September 

increase. 

 Shipments, up three of the last four months, increased 

$4.3 billion or 1.0 percent to $422.3 billion. This 

followed a 0.1 percent September increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up twenty-nine of the last thirty 

months, increased $7.7 billion or 1.0 percent to $779.5 billion. This was at the highest level since the series was 

first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.1 

percent September increase. The unfilled orders-toshipments ratio was 5.21, up from 5.17 in September. 

 Inventories, up eight of the last nine months, increased 

$0.3 billion or 0.1 percent to $520.0 billion. This was 

also at the highest level since the series was first stated 

on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.6 percent 

September increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio 

was 1.23, down from 1.24 in September. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

October, down three consecutive months, decreased $0.4 

billion or 0.2 percent to $215.0 billion, revised from the 

previously published 0.4 percent decrease. This 

followed a 1.4 percent September decrease. 

 Computers and electronic products, down two of the 

last three months, had the largest decrease, $2.1 billion 

or 7.1 percent to $27.5 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $2.7 billion or 1.3 percent to $208.5 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in October, 

up following two consecutive monthly decreases, 

increased $1.6 billion or 0.8 percent to $213.7 billion, revised from the previously published 0.6 percent 

increase. This followed a 1.8 percent September 

decrease. 

 

 Computers and electronic products, up three of the last 

four months, had the largest increase, $0.7 billion or 2.2 

percent to $33.7 billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up five 

of the last six months, increased $2.7 billion or 1.3 

percent to $208.5 billion. This was also at the highest 

level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis 

in 1992 and followed a 2.1 percent September increase. 

Chemical products led the increase, up $1.0 billion or 

1.9 percent to $54.3 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

October, up twenty-nine of the last thirty months, 

increased $7.7 billion or 1.0 percent to $779.5 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This was also at the highest level since the series was first 

stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.1 

percent September increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up twenty-one consecutive 

months, had the largest increase, $5.1 billion or 1.1 

percent to $451.2 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in October, 

up three of the last four months, increased $1.0 billion or 0.3 percent to $314.6 billion, revised from the previously published 0.2 percent increase. This was also at the 

highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS 

basis in 1992 and followed a 0.3 percent September 

increase. 

 

 Fabricated metal products, up three of the last four 

months, had the largest increase, $0.4 billion or 0.8 

percent to $41.9 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

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

0.3 percent to $205.4 billion. This followed a 1.0 

percent September increase. Food products led the 

decrease, down $0.5 billion or 1.3 percent to $37.1 

billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, October materials and supplies 

increased 0.3 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.9 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 1.0 percent in durable goods and 1.7 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 0.5 percent 

in durable goods and 0.6 percent in nondurable goods. 

Figures in text 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 November is scheduled for release on December 27, 2007, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the full 

report on January 3, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page for survey description and 2008 release dates. 
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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

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. 2007/

2007p 2007r 2007 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2006

 All manufacturing industries .................. 422,256 417,993 417,633 1.0 0.1 -1.7 436,925 424,814 437,505 412,105 4,158,658 4,142,965 0.4

 Excluding transportation ................... 365,093 361,298 358,005 1.1 0.9 -1.1 376,800 366,879 373,504 353,704 3,582,138 3,567,711 0.4

 Excluding defense .............................. 412,362 408,358 407,501 1.0 0.2 -1.6 427,301 414,423 427,482 402,648 4,062,216 4,050,525 0.3

 With unfilled orders ........................... 149,735 149,199 150,674 0.4 -1.0 -1.5 152,173 155,566 155,797 147,012 1,487,785 1,460,226 1.9

 Durable goods industries ........................213,731 212,135 215,919 0.8 -1.8 -1.9 220,355 219,287 224,628 214,118 2,131,278 2,121,944 0.4

 Wood products................................. ...... 7,793 7,904 8,052 -1.4 -1.8 -0.5 8,187 8,323 8,702 8,275 80,028 89,592 -10.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,466 9,471 9,552 -0.1 -0.8 -1.3 10,213 9,446 10,478 10,634 97,834 102,881 -4.9

 Primary metals............................ .......... 20,468 20,078 20,070 1.9 0.0 -2.5 21,226 19,909 20,943 20,039 204,836 197,355 3.8

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,462 9,245 9,208 2.3 0.4 -2.8 9,791 9,115 9,481 9,437 95,292 94,398 0.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,457 9,219 9,281 2.6 -0.7 -2.1 9,797 9,141 9,771 8,944 93,322 86,225 8.2

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,549 1,614 1,581 -4.0 2.1 -2.5 1,638 1,653 1,691 1,658 16,222 16,732 -3.0

 Fabricated metal products...................... 26,137 25,967 26,484 0.7 -2.0 -0.7 27,357 26,597 28,591 26,238 263,830 257,741 2.4

 Machinery............................................. 28,047 28,581 27,979 -1.9 2.2 -1.3 28,234 28,418 27,760 27,967 277,623 275,013 0.9

 Farm machinery................................. 2,126 2,033 1,858 4.6 9.4 5.4 1,971 1,663 1,702 1,370 19,233 16,803 14.5

 Construction machinery..................... 2,361 2,362 2,328 0.0 1.5 2.5 2,337 2,179 2,391 2,656 21,796 29,119 -25.1

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,370 1,287 1,326 6.4 -2.9 0.5 1,368 1,365 1,289 1,192 12,806 10,758 19.0

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,375 3,303 3,401 2.2 -2.9 -1.5 3,677 3,420 3,005 3,834 32,569 31,843 2.3

 Photographic equipment...................... 540 560 578 -3.6 -3.1 -0.3 573 582 564 710 5,819 6,440 -9.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,925 3,900 3,811 0.6 2.3 -9.6 3,769 4,185 4,019 3,566 39,655 35,960 10.3

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,344 2,267 2,416 3.4 -6.2 -0.9 2,507 2,399 2,535 2,644 23,574 24,139 -2.3

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,305 4,104 3,360 -19.5 22.1 -4.4 3,360 4,034 3,404 3,477 34,180 34,906 -2.1

 Material handling equipment............... 2,276 2,282 2,367 -0.3 -3.6 1.8 2,266 2,306 2,511 2,192 23,055 21,170 8.9

 Computers and electronic products ......... 33,664 32,942 33,137 2.2 -0.6 0.7 33,253 37,062 32,259 31,793 324,945 323,724 0.4

 Computers........................................ 3,546 3,805 3,210 -6.8 18.5 30.8 3,969 4,036 3,140 2,509 33,538 34,510 -2.8

 Computer storage devices................... 606 584 638 3.8 -8.5 0.2 370 926 524 365 5,572 6,265 -11.1

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,492 1,499 1,487 -0.5 0.8 -1.5 1,348 1,804 1,444 1,313 13,923 13,567 2.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 4,707 5,128 5,180 -8.2 -1.0 2.4 4,290 6,265 4,774 4,659 48,285 49,273 -2.0

 Defense communications equipment... 494 515 529 -4.1 -2.6 1.1 476 581 535 499 5,032 4,895 2.8

 Audio and video equipment.................. 856 752 840 13.8 -10.5 -2.3 1,042 797 831 1,088 8,134 8,131 0.0

 Semiconductors ................................. 6,471 5,539 6,268 16.8 -11.6 -8.5 6,933 5,543 6,506 7,566 64,061 67,506 -5.1

 Electronic components....................... 4,082 4,153 4,141 -1.7 0.3 -0.4 4,022 4,607 4,073 4,067 41,003 39,372 4.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 1,080 1,006 977 7.4 3.0 -8.0 1,028 1,106 979 755 9,893 8,128 21.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,529 2,483 2,569 1.9 -3.3 2.3 2,520 2,536 2,596 2,499 24,908 24,006 3.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 7,252 6,925 6,769 4.7 2.3 0.4 6,598 8,250 6,338 5,754 65,308 62,433 4.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,943 10,804 10,928 1.3 -1.1 -0.3 11,159 11,564 11,379 10,441 108,719 102,356 6.2

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,175 1,182 1,212 -0.6 -2.5 -1.4 1,184 1,274 1,230 1,173 12,023 11,510 4.5

 Household appliances........................ 2,266 2,296 2,210 -1.3 3.9 -1.2 2,312 2,477 2,346 2,281 22,475 22,310 0.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,493 3,478 3,533 0.4 -1.6 2.1 3,434 3,730 3,602 3,150 34,629 30,957 11.9

 Batteries........................................... 709 611 680 16.0 -10.1 -6.6 830 711 681 676 6,599 5,646 16.9

 Transportation equipment...................... 57,163 56,695 59,628 0.8 -4.9 -5.2 60,125 57,935 64,001 58,401 576,520 575,254 0.2

 Automobiles..................................... 7,228 7,211 7,509 0.2 -4.0 -10.3 8,170 7,233 8,429 7,494 73,698 71,592 2.9

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 11,196 11,409 12,107 -1.9 -5.8 -4.2 12,616 11,270 13,361 11,247 113,997 113,922 0.1

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,215 1,325 1,435 -8.3 -7.7 11.0 1,381 1,314 1,472 2,543 15,187 23,410 -35.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,201 18,386 19,160 -1.0 -4.0 -8.3 19,858 18,336 21,198 20,971 193,714 201,235 -3.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 9,372 8,816 9,704 6.3 -9.2 0.8 8,393 9,246 9,902 6,709 85,835 72,267 18.8

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,543 3,277 3,449 8.1 -5.0 -10.3 3,364 3,714 3,453 3,319 33,391 31,878 4.7

 Ships and boats................................. 2,054 1,997 1,982 2.9 0.8 -0.1 2,051 2,122 1,963 1,993 19,843 19,894 -0.3

 Furniture and related products................. 6,959 6,891 6,934 1.0 -0.6 -0.9 7,097 6,972 7,460 7,293 69,645 73,233 -4.9

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,091 12,802 13,155 2.3 -2.7 1.3 13,504 13,061 13,055 13,037 127,298 124,795 2.0

 Nondurable goods industries................... 208,525 205,858 201,714 1.3 2.1 -1.4 216,570 205,527 212,877 197,987 2,027,380 2,021,021 0.3

 Food products....................................... 48,670 48,760 48,664 -0.2 0.2 0.7 51,170 49,832 50,224 47,407 471,260 445,111 5.9

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 5,504 5,404 5,228 1.9 3.4 -0.9 6,023 5,412 5,452 5,328 51,708 50,139 3.1

 Dairy products.................................. 7,496 7,412 7,433 1.1 -0.3 0.7 7,608 7,416 7,655 6,249 69,308 61,314 13.0

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 14,323 14,396 14,457 -0.5 -0.4 1.3 14,507 14,401 15,108 13,656 140,819 130,650 7.8

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 11,812 11,192 11,821 5.5 -5.3 3.8 11,923 11,073 12,519 10,852 113,052 107,649 5.0

 Beverages......................................... 7,751 7,585 7,579 2.2 0.1 1.6 7,862 7,466 8,277 6,933 74,663 70,225 6.3

 Tobacco............................................ 4,061 3,607 4,242 12.6 -15.0 7.9 4,061 3,607 4,242 3,919 38,389 37,424 2.6

 Textile mills........................................... 2,885 2,876 2,874 0.3 0.1 -0.9 2,996 2,970 3,009 3,145 29,472 31,757 -7.2

 Textile products................................... 2,743 2,727 2,788 0.6 -2.2 -0.9 2,815 2,771 2,966 3,055 28,548 31,167 -8.4

 Apparel................................................ 2,713 2,737 2,776 -0.9 -1.4 5.6 3,085 2,873 3,032 3,027 26,991 27,458 -1.7

 Leather and allied products..................... 589 603 577 -2.3 4.5 2.5 568 625 619 578 5,635 5,338 5.6

 Paper products...................................... 13,887 13,983 13,863 -0.7 0.9 -0.5 14,188 13,814 14,284 14,104 138,770 140,837 -1.5

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,519 6,589 6,551 -1.1 0.6 -0.8 6,698 6,520 6,770 6,563 65,805 65,017 1.2

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,950 3,990 3,898 -1.0 2.4 -1.0 4,116 3,913 4,131 4,204 39,582 40,556 -2.4

 Printing................................................. 8,588 8,477 8,536 1.3 -0.7 0.1 9,293 8,779 8,776 9,040 84,600 83,439 1.4

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 45,062 44,248 39,944 1.8 10.8 -6.4 46,774 44,486 44,589 37,132 424,818 440,603 -3.6

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 42,399 41,701 37,397 1.7 11.5 -6.6 43,753 41,714 41,600 33,925 397,707 410,539 -3.1

 Chemical products.................................. 54,274 53,244 52,515 1.9 1.4 -1.2 55,474 51,390 54,366 52,162 529,757 531,412 -0.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 3,033 2,863 2,785 5.9 2.8 1.9 2,419 2,386 2,505 1,676 27,560 23,503 17.3

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 13,687 13,412 13,348 2.1 0.5 -4.0 14,818 12,752 13,957 15,242 139,607 145,290 -3.9

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,101 2,988 2,995 3.8 -0.2 -1.6 3,158 2,992 3,288 2,903 30,488 29,684 2.7

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,302 17,011 17,356 1.7 -2.0 -2.1 18,284 16,914 18,493 17,485 174,477 176,250 -1.0

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

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. 2007/

2007p 2007r 2007 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2006

All manufacturing industries 2................... 423,515 421,206 420,076 0.5 0.3 -3.5 436,939 423,729 435,129 411,208 4,179,676 4,157,340 0.5

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 361,284 359,297 353,576 0.6 1.6 -1.6 373,190 362,743 365,371 349,331 3,541,099 3,532,565 0.2

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 412,466 411,074 406,389 0.3 1.2 -3.9 425,975 414,798 422,626 402,340 4,084,678 4,059,515 0.6

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 157,465 157,951 159,385 -0.3 -0.9 -6.4 159,120 160,024 159,927 153,681 1,572,864 1,542,107 2.0

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 214,990 215,348 218,362 -0.2 -1.4 -5.3 220,369 218,202 222,252 213,221 2,152,296 2,136,319 0.7

 Primary metals............................ ............ 20,520 19,888 19,813 3.2 0.4 -2.9 20,865 19,228 20,703 19,417 203,371 197,531 3.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,629 9,100 9,068 5.8 0.4 -1.5 9,591 8,676 9,357 8,791 94,308 93,719 0.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,332 9,171 9,172 1.8 0.0 -4.3 9,633 8,942 9,715 9,073 92,868 87,062 6.7

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,559 1,617 1,573 -3.6 2.8 -2.5 1,641 1,610 1,631 1,553 16,195 16,750 -3.3

 Fabricated metal products...................... 26,825 26,071 26,679 2.9 -2.3 -1.6 27,569 26,084 28,151 25,499 267,876 263,210 1.8

 Machinery............................................. 29,619 30,186 28,996 -1.9 4.1 -4.1 30,668 29,347 27,863 30,881 287,387 287,431 0.0

 Construction machinery....................... 1,850 2,214 2,418 -16.4 -8.4 -31.6 2,020 1,672 2,480 3,537 22,139 30,644 -27.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,525 1,358 1,326 12.3 2.4 3.8 1,655 1,310 1,311 1,446 12,601 12,159 3.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,906 3,038 3,307 28.6 -8.1 -5.9 4,573 2,917 2,494 4,399 34,529 34,575 -0.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 514 628 615 -18.2 2.1 17.4 549 653 590 684 5,822 6,589 -11.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,477 5,199 4,398 -13.9 18.2 -3.4 4,192 5,485 4,555 3,817 44,029 38,099 15.6

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,594 2,655 2,553 -2.3 4.0 4.2 2,805 2,764 2,522 2,423 24,698 24,905 -0.8

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 3,875 4,184 3,350 -7.4 24.9 -3.2 3,969 3,842 3,435 3,697 34,229 36,962 -7.4

 Material handling equipment............... 2,477 2,297 2,533 7.8 -9.3 -0.2 2,346 2,551 2,377 2,248 23,911 21,683 10.3

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 27,455 29,553 28,014 -7.1 5.5 -1.1 26,944 33,715 25,585 24,937 267,500 265,770 0.7

 Computers........................................ 2,971 3,901 3,437 -23.8 13.5 26.1 3,394 4,132 3,367 2,549 33,526 34,181 -1.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,569 5,727 5,268 -20.2 8.7 -2.7 4,358 7,074 4,239 4,586 50,128 51,674 -3.0

 Defense communications equipment... 341 449 717 -24.1 -37.4 -46.5 380 674 528 401 5,555 4,981 11.5

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 4,315 4,346 4,078 -0.7 6.6 -5.1 4,262 4,709 4,097 4,221 41,696 40,505 2.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 1,246 1,473 1,314 -15.4 12.1 17.4 1,132 1,648 1,210 780 10,822 9,279 16.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,206 3,000 2,746 6.9 9.2 -4.5 3,187 2,943 2,440 2,808 25,438 26,683 -4.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 7,304 7,269 6,960 0.5 4.4 -0.3 6,814 8,397 6,386 6,107 67,418 64,866 3.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,793 10,487 10,847 2.9 -3.3 1.5 11,156 10,832 11,076 10,979 110,640 106,601 3.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,235 1,125 1,241 9.8 -9.3 -3.6 1,213 1,071 1,215 1,077 12,568 11,612 8.2

 Household appliances.......................... 2,255 2,275 2,204 -0.9 3.2 -7.7 2,349 2,370 2,405 2,446 22,860 22,586 1.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,570 3,546 3,690 0.7 -3.9 11.9 3,649 3,640 3,669 3,466 36,700 33,792 8.6

 Transportation equipment........................ 62,231 61,909 66,500 0.5 -6.9 -12.4 63,749 60,986 69,758 61,877 638,577 624,775 2.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 17,952 18,042 18,291 -0.5 -1.4 -11.3 19,386 17,804 19,931 20,856 190,944 202,905 -5.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 14,257 15,042 12,996 -5.2 15.7 -41.0 11,873 15,489 12,995 10,785 149,329 114,901 30.0

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 3,710 4,082 5,745 -9.1 -28.9 44.5 3,335 3,633 5,452 2,981 30,648 28,888 6.1

 Ships and boats................................. 1,840 1,675 2,584 9.9 -35.2 27.1 1,750 1,575 2,395 1,703 20,280 22,565 -10.1

 Furniture and related products................. 7,108 6,974 6,672 1.9 4.5 -2.7 7,425 7,077 6,799 7,410 70,760 73,554 -3.8

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 208,525 205,858 201,714 1.3 2.1 -1.4 216,570 205,527 212,877 197,987 2,027,380 2,021,021 0.3

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(06), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 2001-2006."

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

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. Oct.

2007p 2007r 2007 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 07/06

All manufacturing industries 1................... 779,533 771,803 763,051 1.0 1.1 1.2 766,921 759,974 755,516 649,286 18.1

 Excluding transportation 1................... 328,306 325,644 322,106 0.8 1.1 0.6 323,866 320,543 319,136 295,812 9.5

 Excluding defense 1............................. 617,920 611,345 603,090 1.1 1.4 0.9 610,002 604,395 598,477 498,073 22.5

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 779,533 771,803 763,051 1.0 1.1 1.2 766,921 759,974 755,516 649,286 18.1

 Primary metals........................................ 26,374 26,322 26,512 0.2 -0.7 -1.0 25,227 25,588 26,269 26,416 -4.5

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 15,701 15,534 15,679 1.1 -0.9 -0.9 14,907 15,107 15,546 16,085 -7.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,773 7,898 7,946 -1.6 -0.6 -1.4 7,521 7,685 7,884 7,617 -1.3

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,900 2,890 2,887 0.3 0.1 -0.3 2,799 2,796 2,839 2,714 3.1

 Fabricated metal products...................... 57,913 57,225 57,121 1.2 0.2 0.3 57,171 56,959 57,472 53,597 6.7

 Machinery............................................. 88,098 86,526 84,921 1.8 1.9 1.2 86,652 84,218 83,289 74,689 16.0

 Construction machinery....................... 10,912 11,423 11,571 -4.5 -1.3 0.8 10,144 10,461 10,968 8,905 13.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 3,588 3,433 3,362 4.5 2.1 0.0 3,605 3,318 3,373 3,600 0.1

 Industrial machinery............................ 14,440 13,909 14,174 3.8 -1.9 -0.7 14,391 13,495 13,998 12,493 15.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,554 1,580 1,512 -1.6 4.5 2.5 1,545 1,569 1,498 1,290 19.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 13,909 13,357 12,058 4.1 10.8 5.1 13,830 13,407 12,107 9,569 44.5

 Metalworking machinery....................... 7,627 7,377 6,989 3.4 5.6 2.0 7,549 7,251 6,886 6,244 20.9

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 12,839 12,269 12,189 4.6 0.7 -0.1 12,602 11,993 12,185 12,197 3.3

 Material handling equipment............... 10,052 9,851 9,836 2.0 0.2 1.7 9,707 9,627 9,382 8,193 18.5

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 117,937 117,675 115,525 0.2 1.9 1.0 116,808 116,184 113,988 106,642 9.5

 Computers......................................... 3,395 3,970 3,874 -14.5 2.5 6.2 3,395 3,970 3,874 3,281 3.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 28,501 28,639 28,040 -0.5 2.1 0.3 28,376 28,308 27,499 26,698 6.3

 Defense communications equipment... 6,903 7,056 7,122 -2.2 -0.9 2.7 6,880 6,976 6,883 5,922 16.2

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 10,587 10,354 10,161 2.3 1.9 -0.6 10,613 10,373 10,271 10,473 1.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 6,483 6,317 5,850 2.6 8.0 6.1 6,244 6,140 5,598 4,857 28.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 35,484 34,807 34,290 1.9 1.5 0.5 34,845 34,178 33,771 32,340 7.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 26,584 26,532 26,188 0.2 1.3 0.7 26,455 26,239 26,092 23,071 14.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 23,830 23,980 24,297 -0.6 -1.3 -0.3 23,657 23,660 24,392 21,884 8.1

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,737 2,677 2,734 2.2 -2.1 1.1 2,662 2,633 2,836 2,219 20.0

 Household appliances.......................... 961 972 993 -1.1 -2.1 -0.6 956 919 1,026 831 15.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 14,986 14,909 14,841 0.5 0.5 1.1 15,001 14,786 14,876 12,911 16.2

 Transportation equipment........................ 451,227 446,159 440,945 1.1 1.2 1.6 443,055 439,431 436,380 353,474 25.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,938 19,187 19,531 -1.3 -1.8 -4.3 18,197 18,669 19,201 19,595 -7.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 285,531 280,646 274,420 1.7 2.3 1.2 282,044 278,564 272,321 199,035 41.7

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 44,076 43,909 43,104 0.4 1.9 5.6 42,280 42,309 42,390 39,978 5.8

 Ships and boats................................. 19,193 19,407 19,729 -1.1 -1.6 3.1 18,204 18,505 19,052 15,962 14.0

 Furniture and related products................. 7,706 7,557 7,474 2.0 1.1 -3.4 7,903 7,575 7,470 7,521 5.1

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

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. Oct.

2007p 2007r 2007 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 07/06

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 519,999 519,659 516,627 0.1 0.6 -0.1 524,017 520,372 520,468 512,743 2.2

 Excluding transportation ...................... 441,748 441,693 438,970 0.0 0.6 -0.1 444,716 441,982 441,927 437,303 1.7

 Excluding defense ............................. 498,411 498,301 495,578 0.0 0.5 -0.1 502,275 498,838 499,257 490,875 2.3

 With unfilled orders ............................. 248,603 247,607 246,913 0.4 0.3 0.1 249,294 246,600 248,776 241,391 3.3

 Durable goods industries ........................ 314,605 313,607 312,577 0.3 0.3 -0.1 315,337 312,373 315,143 308,521 2.2

 Wood products................................. ....... 10,492 10,536 10,659 -0.4 -1.2 -0.6 10,575 10,538 10,619 11,451 -7.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,934 11,928 11,874 0.1 0.5 0.2 11,581 11,740 11,847 11,510 0.6

 Primary metals............................ ............ 31,000 31,370 31,651 -1.2 -0.9 -0.6 30,715 31,227 31,713 31,120 -1.3

 Iron and steel mills............................... 17,446 17,798 18,029 -2.0 -1.3 -1.0 17,397 17,905 18,169 17,835 -2.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,980 11,025 11,077 -0.4 -0.5 -0.1 10,805 10,895 11,052 10,968 -1.5

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,574 2,547 2,545 1.1 0.1 0.0 2,513 2,427 2,492 2,317 8.5

 Fabricated metal products......................... 41,924 41,574 41,255 0.8 0.8 -0.5 41,455 41,132 41,151 40,643 2.0

 Machinery.............................................. 51,684 51,530 51,120 0.3 0.8 0.3 51,657 51,189 51,398 48,864 5.7

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,463 2,432 2,360 1.3 3.1 1.5 2,278 2,284 2,247 2,061 10.5

 Construction machinery........................ 5,056 4,974 4,979 1.6 -0.1 -0.4 5,072 4,921 4,931 4,830 5.0

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 3,932 3,922 3,847 0.3 1.9 2.1 3,878 3,894 3,923 3,296 17.7

 Industrial machinery............................. 7,781 7,754 7,715 0.3 0.5 -0.4 7,601 7,697 7,829 7,477 1.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,203 1,166 1,175 3.2 -0.8 -0.4 1,221 1,171 1,177 1,205 1.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,506 4,522 4,478 -0.4 1.0 0.1 4,543 4,468 4,526 4,373 3.9

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,145 4,208 4,133 -1.5 1.8 1.3 4,246 4,300 4,244 4,340 -2.2

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 6,145 6,047 5,986 1.6 1.0 1.7 6,336 6,085 6,127 5,592 13.3

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,999 2,978 2,958 0.7 0.7 -0.9 3,026 2,939 2,935 2,740 10.4

 Computers and electronic products ......... 43,452 43,295 43,116 0.4 0.4 0.3 44,056 43,086 44,089 44,580 -1.2

 Computers......................................... 1,091 1,144 1,103 -4.6 3.7 1.6 1,081 1,228 1,181 967 11.8

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,316 1,315 1,308 0.1 0.5 1.9 1,405 1,266 1,396 1,321 6.4

 Other peripheral equipment................... 2,022 2,025 2,033 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 2,105 1,973 2,133 2,262 -6.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,190 6,303 6,425 -1.8 -1.9 2.0 6,340 6,241 6,513 7,096 -10.7

 Defense communications equipment...... 992 971 943 2.2 3.0 3.7 990 982 957 732 35.2

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,125 1,111 1,113 1.3 -0.2 -3.4 1,309 1,252 1,189 1,392 -6.0

 Semiconductors 1................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components.......................... 7,199 6,995 6,945 2.9 0.7 -0.1 7,297 6,946 7,035 7,293 0.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,420 3,369 3,258 1.5 3.4 0.0 3,434 3,368 3,293 2,763 24.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 2,528 2,518 2,432 0.4 3.5 -0.2 2,527 2,511 2,480 2,438 3.7

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 11,102 10,925 10,937 1.6 -0.1 0.8 11,133 10,741 11,146 10,747 3.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 14,544 14,323 14,351 1.5 -0.2 -0.6 14,387 13,894 14,393 13,935 3.2

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,843 1,845 1,848 -0.1 -0.2 -0.8 1,800 1,789 1,869 1,795 0.3

 Household appliances.......................... 1,836 1,759 1,734 4.4 1.4 -0.9 1,866 1,708 1,752 1,754 6.4

 Electrical equipment............................. 5,125 5,025 5,135 2.0 -2.1 -2.0 5,071 4,770 5,130 5,067 0.1

 Batteries............................................ 514 520 526 -1.2 -1.1 14.3 525 535 542 483 8.7

 Transportation equipment......................... 78,251 77,966 77,657 0.4 0.4 0.1 79,301 78,390 78,541 75,440 5.1

 Automobiles....................................... 2,204 2,254 2,288 -2.2 -1.5 -7.8 2,175 2,311 2,385 2,288 -4.9

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 2,852 2,869 2,708 -0.6 5.9 -1.5 2,904 2,998 2,860 2,898 0.2

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,537 1,489 1,573 3.2 -5.3 -4.3 1,559 1,513 1,607 1,570 -0.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 17,550 17,625 17,804 -0.4 -1.0 0.2 17,495 17,493 17,622 18,513 -5.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 31,607 31,475 31,125 0.4 1.1 1.1 32,402 31,696 31,687 27,156 19.3

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,801 12,853 12,823 -0.4 0.2 -0.1 12,930 12,981 12,906 12,732 1.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,361 2,348 2,313 0.6 1.5 1.7 2,329 2,349 2,287 2,740 -15.0

 Furniture and related products................. 8,520 8,510 8,536 0.1 -0.3 -0.5 8,481 8,498 8,626 8,922 -4.9

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 22,804 22,575 22,358 1.0 1.0 -0.3 23,129 22,679 22,766 22,056 4.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 205,394 206,052 204,050 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 208,680 207,999 205,325 204,222 2.2

 Food products........................................ 37,146 37,633 37,694 -1.3 -0.2 1.2 39,664 38,399 37,674 37,563 5.6

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,531 4,658 4,642 -2.7 0.3 4.5 4,904 4,684 4,425 4,114 19.2

 Dairy products.................................... 4,597 4,674 4,775 -1.6 -2.1 1.2 4,575 4,706 4,863 4,057 12.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 7,245 7,253 7,229 -0.1 0.3 0.8 7,417 7,330 7,200 6,964 6.5

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 14,605 14,595 14,684 0.1 -0.6 -0.8 15,218 14,693 14,291 15,026 1.3

 Beverages......................................... 10,784 10,809 10,877 -0.2 -0.6 -0.2 11,331 10,952 10,632 10,708 5.8

 Tobacco............................................ 3,821 3,786 3,807 0.9 -0.6 -2.5 3,887 3,741 3,659 4,318 -10.0

 Textile mills............................................ 3,820 3,836 3,826 -0.4 0.3 0.8 3,776 3,813 3,859 4,036 -6.4

 Textile products...................................... 3,472 3,475 3,477 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 3,485 3,499 3,505 3,697 -5.7

 Apparel................................................. 3,997 3,981 3,928 0.4 1.3 -4.1 4,045 4,150 4,108 3,824 5.8

 Leather and allied products...................... 898 890 901 0.9 -1.2 -0.6 898 901 926 870 3.2

 Paper products....................................... 15,392 15,337 15,328 0.4 0.1 0.3 15,237 15,248 15,293 15,281 -0.3

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 7,053 7,038 7,054 0.2 -0.2 0.5 6,922 6,954 7,018 6,959 -0.5

 Paperboard containers......................... 3,878 3,852 3,834 0.7 0.5 -0.8 3,831 3,845 3,823 3,862 -0.8

 Printing.................................................. 6,662 6,632 6,498 0.5 2.1 0.1 6,977 6,989 6,839 7,181 -2.8

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 35,334 35,384 33,747 -0.1 4.9 -0.4 36,043 36,501 34,620 33,382 8.0

 Petroleum refineries............................. 32,803 32,805 31,081 0.0 5.5 0.0 33,550 33,911 31,853 30,358 10.5

 Chemical products..................................... 63,401 63,484 63,129 -0.1 0.6 -0.6 62,840 63,125 63,697 62,931 -0.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,671 2,654 2,700 0.6 -1.7 0.9 2,452 2,278 2,384 2,276 7.7

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 24,311 24,534 24,043 -0.9 2.0 -2.0 24,398 24,810 24,672 24,834 -1.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 3,005 3,032 3,070 -0.9 -1.2 0.9 2,910 2,982 3,105 2,950 -1.4

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 20,667 20,805 20,838 -0.7 -0.2 0.4 20,497 20,681 20,513 20,431 0.3

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

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. 2007/

2007p 2007r 2007 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2006

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 422,256 417,993 417,633 1.0 0.1 -1.7 436,925 424,814 437,505 412,105 4,158,658 4,142,965 0.4

 Construction materials and supplies...... 43,016 42,900 43,359 0.3 -1.1 -2.1 45,317 44,315 47,281 45,163 438,665 448,804 -2.3

 Information technology......................... 26,951 27,047 26,599 -0.4 1.7 3.1 26,270 30,866 25,764 24,031 258,693 255,219 1.4

 Computers and related products .......... 5,644 5,888 5,335 -4.1 10.4 16.0 5,687 6,766 5,108 4,187 53,033 54,342 -2.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 37,840 38,331 40,211 -1.3 -4.7 -6.9 42,025 38,153 44,460 42,255 396,596 410,159 -3.3

 Capital goods...................................... 75,980 76,133 75,888 -0.2 0.3 1.1 74,797 80,560 75,499 71,728 736,845 730,197 0.9

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 67,850 68,056 67,451 -0.3 0.9 1.6 66,820 72,018 67,115 63,792 656,136 652,412 0.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 62,029 62,571 61,472 -0.9 1.8 1.9 61,790 66,428 60,818 59,837 604,195 607,122 -0.5

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,130 8,077 8,437 0.7 -4.3 -2.8 7,977 8,542 8,384 7,936 80,709 77,785 3.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 168,070 166,489 164,090 0.9 1.5 -2.2 176,704 167,153 174,236 160,466 1,640,130 1,632,058 0.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 34,216 34,207 35,543 0.0 -3.8 -3.8 37,131 34,528 37,844 35,208 345,203 346,723 -0.4

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 133,854 132,282 128,547 1.2 2.9 -1.8 139,573 132,625 136,392 125,258 1,294,927 1,285,335 0.7

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 423,515 421,206 420,076 0.5 0.3 -3.5 436,939 423,729 435,129 411,208 4,179,676 4,157,340 0.5

 Construction materials and supplies...... 43,786 44,385 43,928 -1.3 1.0 -1.7 45,568 45,433 47,276 44,773 445,662 452,688 -1.6

 Information technology......................... 26,678 28,765 27,583 -7.3 4.3 0.2 26,346 32,699 25,184 24,714 263,539 264,819 -0.5

 Computers and related products .......... 5,069 5,984 5,562 -15.3 7.6 14.1 5,112 6,862 5,335 4,227 53,021 54,013 -1.8

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 37,591 37,987 39,342 -1.0 -3.4 -8.3 41,553 37,621 43,193 42,140 393,826 411,829 -4.4

 Capital goods...................................... 82,052 82,914 82,318 -1.0 0.7 -9.9 81,268 84,743 78,432 78,994 810,338 794,541 2.0

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 72,800 74,935 71,417 -2.8 4.9 -12.0 71,887 78,017 68,485 71,664 731,497 711,107 2.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 62,266 63,527 62,677 -2.0 1.4 0.1 63,428 66,494 59,625 63,951 618,904 629,576 -1.7

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 9,252 7,979 10,901 16.0 -26.8 6.3 9,381 6,726 9,947 7,330 78,841 83,434 -5.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 168,237 166,661 163,917 0.9 1.7 -2.4 176,980 167,225 174,023 160,914 1,641,694 1,632,160 0.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 34,383 34,379 35,370 0.0 -2.8 -4.7 37,407 34,600 37,631 35,656 346,767 346,825 0.0

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 133,854 132,282 128,547 1.2 2.9 -1.8 139,573 132,625 136,392 125,258 1,294,927 1,285,335 0.7

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 779,533 771,803 763,051 1.0 1.1 1.2 766,921 759,974 755,516 649,286 (X) (X) 18.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 50,593 49,823 48,338 1.5 3.1 1.2 50,135 49,884 48,766 44,416 (X) (X) 12.9

 Information technology......................... 114,050 114,323 112,605 -0.2 1.5 0.9 112,778 112,702 110,869 103,382 (X) (X) 9.1

 Computers and related products .......... 3,395 3,970 3,874 -14.5 2.5 6.2 3,395 3,970 3,874 3,281 (X) (X) 3.5

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 18,938 19,187 19,531 -1.3 -1.8 -4.3 18,197 18,669 19,201 19,595 (X) (X) -7.1

 Capital goods...................................... 586,910 580,838 574,057 1.0 1.2 1.1 577,383 570,912 566,729 475,431 (X) (X) 21.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................439,426 434,476 427,597 1.1 1.6 0.9 434,052 428,985 422,986 335,833 (X) (X) 29.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 181,664 181,427 180,471 0.1 0.5 0.7 179,629 177,991 177,925 161,511 (X) (X) 11.2

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 147,484 146,362 146,460 0.8 -0.1 1.7 143,331 141,927 143,743 139,598 (X) (X) 2.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 10,205 10,038 9,866 1.7 1.7 -1.7 10,223 9,947 9,875 8,894 (X) (X) 14.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 10,205 10,038 9,866 1.7 1.7 -1.7 10,223 9,947 9,875 8,894 (X) (X) 14.9 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 519,999 519,659 516,627 0.1 0.6 -0.1 524,017 520,372 520,468 512,743 (X) (X) 2.2

 Construction materials and supplies...... 58,963 58,787 58,605 0.3 0.3 -0.1 58,263 58,224 58,710 58,868 (X) (X) -1.0

 Information technology......................... 36,716 36,525 36,337 0.5 0.5 0.5 37,191 36,357 37,097 36,278 (X) (X) 2.5

 Computers and related products .......... 4,429 4,484 4,444 -1.2 0.9 1.0 4,591 4,467 4,710 4,550 (X) (X) 0.9

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,143 24,237 24,373 -0.4 -0.6 -1.1 24,133 24,315 24,474 25,269 (X) (X) -4.5

 Capital goods...................................... 141,228 140,274 139,507 0.7 0.5 0.3 142,267 139,806 141,219 134,945 (X) (X) 5.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................123,753 123,085 122,676 0.5 0.3 0.4 124,767 122,569 124,309 117,851 (X) (X) 5.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 99,621 99,012 98,708 0.6 0.3 0.3 99,987 98,194 99,917 96,359 (X) (X) 3.8

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 17,475 17,189 16,831 1.7 2.1 -0.8 17,500 17,237 16,910 17,094 (X) (X) 2.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 159,230 159,740 157,494 -0.3 1.4 -0.5 163,575 162,429 159,336 158,849 (X) (X) 3.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 29,254 29,058 28,826 0.7 0.8 -1.9 29,666 29,338 29,425 29,880 (X) (X) -0.7

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 129,976 130,682 128,668 -0.5 1.6 -0.2 133,909 133,091 129,911 128,969 (X) (X) 3.8

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

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. Oct.

2007p 2007r 2007 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 07/06

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 177,060 177,398 176,678 -0.2 0.4 0.2 178,188 177,526 177,164 176,395 1.0

 Durable goods industries........................ 106,295 105,974 106,426 0.3 -0.4 -0.4 106,901 105,951 107,090 108,263 -1.3

 Wood products................................... 4,057 4,071 4,086 -0.3 -0.4 -0.6 4,322 4,194 4,085 4,585 -5.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,589 4,574 4,576 0.3 0.0 0.3 4,575 4,593 4,636 4,421 3.5

 Primary metals.................................... 11,819 11,802 11,833 0.1 -0.3 -0.6 11,955 11,909 11,919 12,213 -2.1

 Fabricated metal products..................... 15,950 15,953 15,971 0.0 -0.1 0.3 15,714 15,847 15,900 15,893 -1.1

 Machinery.......................................... 20,021 19,815 19,762 1.0 0.3 -0.4 20,168 19,688 19,902 18,849 7.0

 Computers and electronic products ...... 16,027 16,048 16,000 -0.1 0.3 -1.7 16,186 16,056 16,288 17,607 -8.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,853 5,831 5,952 0.4 -2.0 0.0 5,798 5,695 5,905 5,763 0.6

 Transportation equipment..................... 16,733 16,667 16,965 0.4 -1.8 0.1 16,900 16,763 17,045 17,801 -5.1

 Furniture and related products............... 3,843 3,816 3,837 0.7 -0.5 -1.2 3,811 3,807 3,848 3,743 1.8

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,403 7,397 7,444 0.1 -0.6 0.4 7,472 7,399 7,562 7,388 1.1

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 70,765 71,424 70,252 -0.9 1.7 1.0 71,287 71,575 70,074 68,132 4.6

 Food products.................................... 13,222 13,608 13,391 -2.8 1.6 2.4 13,874 13,468 12,939 12,706 9.2

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,418 4,408 4,521 0.2 -2.5 -1.7 4,405 4,366 4,379 4,637 -5.0

 Textiles.............................................. 1,239 1,234 1,250 0.4 -1.3 0.7 1,219 1,232 1,254 1,222 -0.2

 Textile products.................................. 1,357 1,362 1,361 -0.4 0.1 0.4 1,360 1,385 1,373 1,439 -5.5

 Apparel............................................. 1,118 1,100 1,108 1.6 -0.7 -2.5 1,126 1,104 1,118 1,079 4.4

 Leather and allied products................... 299 304 297 -1.6 2.4 3.5 302 307 303 257 17.5

 Paper products.................................... 7,135 7,111 7,165 0.3 -0.8 0.5 7,092 7,109 7,135 7,148 -0.8

 Printing ............................................. 3,183 3,151 3,028 1.0 4.1 1.4 3,241 3,269 3,129 3,276 -1.1

 Petroleum and coal products................ 12,470 12,998 11,990 -4.1 8.4 1.6 12,504 13,224 12,165 10,437 19.8

 Chemical products................................ 18,270 18,037 18,006 1.3 0.2 0.9 18,170 18,002 18,133 17,787 2.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 8,054 8,111 8,135 -0.7 -0.3 0.6 7,994 8,109 8,146 8,144 -1.8

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 150,607 148,849 148,328 1.2 0.4 0.0 153,032 149,115 149,546 145,642 5.1

 Durable goods industries........................ 114,276 113,125 112,875 1.0 0.2 0.4 115,283 113,143 114,065 107,900 6.8

 Wood products................................... 2,107 2,163 2,233 -2.6 -3.1 -2.1 2,104 2,162 2,238 2,317 -9.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,333 1,323 1,317 0.8 0.5 -0.7 1,259 1,295 1,316 1,244 1.2

 Primary metals.................................... 9,867 9,995 10,204 -1.3 -2.0 -1.8 9,723 9,844 10,237 9,613 1.1

 Fabricated metal products..................... 12,359 12,153 11,926 1.7 1.9 0.7 12,380 12,166 12,017 11,439 8.2

 Machinery.......................................... 14,663 14,560 14,455 0.7 0.7 2.1 14,699 14,623 14,761 13,932 5.5

 Computers and electronic products ...... 17,053 16,609 16,741 2.7 -0.8 0.6 17,402 16,423 17,173 17,046 2.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 2,930 2,884 2,858 1.6 0.9 -7.4 2,867 2,801 2,933 2,930 -2.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 49,313 48,866 48,586 0.9 0.6 1.0 50,161 49,252 48,772 44,453 12.8

 Furniture and related products............... 1,285 1,309 1,348 -1.8 -2.9 -0.2 1,274 1,306 1,352 1,514 -15.9

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,366 3,263 3,207 3.2 1.7 0.0 3,414 3,271 3,266 3,412 0.1

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 36,331 35,724 35,453 1.7 0.8 -1.5 37,749 35,972 35,481 37,742 0.0

 Food products.................................... 2,778 2,743 2,795 1.3 -1.9 1.0 3,304 2,588 2,538 3,909 -15.5

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,421 4,468 4,531 -1.1 -1.4 -1.3 4,741 4,428 4,096 4,849 -2.2

 Textiles.............................................. 822 823 828 -0.1 -0.6 -1.8 824 825 835 1,018 -19.1

 Textile products.................................. 460 469 477 -1.9 -1.7 -2.1 461 469 469 594 -22.4

 Apparel............................................. 651 660 662 -1.4 -0.3 -2.8 655 668 678 638 2.7

 Leather and allied products................... 95 94 92 1.1 2.2 -2.1 93 94 95 109 -14.7

 Paper products.................................... 1,388 1,379 1,352 0.7 2.0 1.6 1,368 1,386 1,381 1,335 2.5

 Printing ............................................. 1,503 1,547 1,521 -2.8 1.7 0.4 1,694 1,733 1,662 1,870 -9.4

 Petroleum and coal products................ 9,275 8,559 8,314 8.4 2.9 -1.8 9,796 8,750 8,484 7,777 26.0

 Chemical products................................ 12,452 12,469 12,364 -0.1 0.8 -3.0 12,345 12,543 12,763 13,293 -7.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,486 2,513 2,517 -1.1 -0.2 1.5 2,468 2,488 2,480 2,350 5.0

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 192,332 193,412 191,621 -0.6 0.9 -0.4 192,797 193,731 193,758 190,706 1.1

 Durable goods industries........................ 94,034 94,508 93,276 -0.5 1.3 -0.4 93,153 93,279 93,988 92,358 0.9

 Wood products................................... 4,328 4,302 4,340 0.6 -0.9 0.3 4,149 4,182 4,296 4,549 -8.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 6,012 6,031 5,981 -0.3 0.8 0.3 5,747 5,852 5,895 5,845 -1.7

 Primary metals.................................... 9,314 9,573 9,614 -2.7 -0.4 0.6 9,037 9,474 9,557 9,294 -2.8

 Fabricated metal products..................... 13,615 13,468 13,358 1.1 0.8 -2.6 13,361 13,119 13,234 13,311 0.4

 Machinery.......................................... 17,000 17,155 16,903 -0.9 1.5 -0.3 16,790 16,878 16,735 16,083 4.4

 Computers and electronic products ...... 10,372 10,638 10,375 -2.5 2.5 3.1 10,468 10,607 10,628 9,927 5.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,761 5,608 5,541 2.7 1.2 2.5 5,722 5,398 5,555 5,242 9.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 12,205 12,433 12,106 -1.8 2.7 -3.5 12,240 12,375 12,724 13,186 -7.2

 Furniture and related products............... 3,392 3,385 3,351 0.2 1.0 0.2 3,396 3,385 3,426 3,665 -7.3

 Miscellaneous products........................ 12,035 11,915 11,707 1.0 1.8 -0.9 12,243 12,009 11,938 11,256 8.8

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 98,298 98,904 98,345 -0.6 0.6 -0.3 99,644 100,452 99,770 98,348 1.3

 Food products.................................... 21,146 21,282 21,508 -0.6 -1.1 0.5 22,486 22,343 22,197 20,948 7.3

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 5,766 5,719 5,632 0.8 1.5 0.4 6,072 5,899 5,816 5,540 9.6

 Textiles.............................................. 1,759 1,779 1,748 -1.1 1.8 2.1 1,733 1,756 1,770 1,796 -3.5

 Textile products.................................. 1,655 1,644 1,639 0.7 0.3 0.3 1,664 1,645 1,663 1,664 0.0

 Apparel............................................. 2,228 2,221 2,158 0.3 2.9 -5.3 2,264 2,378 2,312 2,107 7.5

 Leather and allied products................... 504 492 512 2.4 -3.9 -2.5 503 500 528 504 -0.2

 Paper products.................................... 6,869 6,847 6,811 0.3 0.5 -0.1 6,777 6,753 6,777 6,798 -0.3

 Printing ............................................. 1,976 1,934 1,949 2.2 -0.8 -2.2 2,042 1,987 2,048 2,035 0.3

 Petroleum and coal products................ 13,589 13,827 13,443 -1.7 2.9 -1.2 13,743 14,527 13,971 15,168 -9.4

 Chemical products................................ 32,679 32,978 32,759 -0.9 0.7 -0.4 32,325 32,580 32,801 31,851 1.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,127 10,181 10,186 -0.5 0.0 -0.1 10,035 10,084 9,887 9,937 1.0

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 Oct Sep Aug Jul Oct Sep Aug Jul

2007p 2007r 2007 2007 2007p 2007r 2007 2007

 All manufacturing industries2

...... 1.23 1.24 1.24 1.22 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

................... 1.47 1.48 1.45 1.42 5.21 5.17 5.06 4.93

 Wood products................................ 1.35 1.33 1.32 1.32 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.26 1.26 1.24 1.22 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.51 1.56 1.58 1.55 1.29 1.31 1.32 1.30

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.60 1.60 1.56 1.56 2.30 2.28 2.24 2.21

 Machinery....................................... 1.84 1.80 1.83 1.80 3.49 3.35 3.33 3.23

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.29 1.31 1.30 1.31 4.98 4.90 4.94 5.08

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.33 1.33 1.31 1.32 2.33 2.35 2.37 2.38

 Transportation equipment................. 1.37 1.38 1.30 1.23 12.03 12.14 11.43 10.70

 Furniture and related products........... 1.22 1.23 1.23 1.23 1.25 1.25 1.22 1.26

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.74 1.76 1.70 1.73 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 0.98 1.00 1.01 1.00 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.24 1.30 1.24 1.30 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.32 1.33 1.33 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.27 1.27 1.25 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.47 1.45 1.41 1.56 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.52 1.48 1.56 1.61 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.11 1.10 1.11 1.10 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing.......................................... 0.78 0.78 0.76 0.76 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.78 0.80 0.84 0.79 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.17 1.19 1.20 1.19 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

Oct2 Oct2 Oct2 Oct2

Industry 2006- 2006- 2006- 2006-

Oct1 Sep Oct1 Sep Oct1 Sep Oct1 Sep

2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007

 All manufacturing industries.......... (X) 0.2 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

Durable goods industries...................... 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1

 Wood products................................... (X) 1.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Primary metals.................................... 0.2 0.5 0.2 1.6 -0.1 0.9 -0.3 0.2

 Fabricated metal products................... 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... -0.3 0.5 -0.2 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3

 Computers and electronic products ..... 0.4 0.9 1.3 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.1 0.7 -1.2 1.2 -0.5 0.3 0.1 0.3

 Transportation equipment................... 0.4 0.7 0.3 1.7 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2

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

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.5 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.2

Nondurable goods industries.................. (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Food products................................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

 Textile products................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.9

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 2.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

 Paper products................................... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

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

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.

2008 Release Dates for M3 Survey 

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

Nov 2007 December 27, 2007 January 3, 2008 

Dec 2007 January 29, 2008 February 4, 2008 

Jan 2008 February 27, 2008 March 5, 2008 

Feb 2008 March 26, 2008 April 2, 2008 

Mar 2008 April 24, 2008 May 2, 2008 

Apr 2008 May 28, 2008 June 3, 2008 

May 2008 June 25, 2008 July 2, 2008 

Jun 2008 July 25, 2008 August 4, 2008 

Jul 2008 August 27, 2008 September 3, 2008

Aug 2008 September 25, 2008 October 2, 2008 

Sep 2008 October 29, 2008 November 4, 2008

Oct 2008 November 26, 2008 December 4, 2008

Nov 2008 December 24, 2008