FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2005, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Patrick Kent

Manufacturing and Construction Division

(301) 763-4832

M3-2 (05)-02

CB05-43 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

February 2005 

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in February increased $0.6 billion or 0.2 percent to $380.4 billion,

the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This was at the 

highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a slight decrease in

January. 

 Shipments, down following four consecutive increases, 

decreased $3.6 billion or 0.9 percent to $384.3 billion. This followed a 1.1 percent January increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up twelve of the last thirteen months, 

increased $3.5 billion or 0.6 percent to $555.5 billion. This followed a slight January decrease. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was 3.95, up from 3.85 in 

January. 

 Inventories, up fifteen consecutive months, increased 

$2.6 billion or 0.5 percent to $481.0 billion. This 

followed a 1.5 percent January increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.25, up from 1.23 in 

January. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in

February increased $0.9 billion or 0.5 percent to $200.9 

billion, revised from the previously published 0.3 

percent increase. This followed a 1.2 percent January 

decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, up following two 

consecutive decreases, had the largest increase, $0.9 

billion or 1.6 percent to $53.6 billion, due to nondefense 

aircraft and parts, which increased $1.8 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $0.3 billion or 0.2 percent to $179.5 billion.

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in February, down following four consecutive increases, decreased 

$3.3 billion or 1.6 percent to $204.8 billion. This was 

unchanged from the previously published 1.6 percent 

decrease and followed a 0.8 percent January increase.

 Transportation equipment, down five of the last six 

months, had the largest decrease, $1.6 billion or 2.9 

percent to $52.6 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

two of the last three months, decreased $0.3 billion or 

0.2 percent to $179.5 billion. 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders of manufactured durable goods in 

February, up twelve of the last thirteen months, 

increased $3.5 billion or 0.6 percent to $555.5 billion,

unchanged from the previously published 0.6 percent 

increase. This was at the highest level since the series

began and followed a slight decrease in January. 

 Machinery, up eighteen of the last nineteen months, 

had the largest increase, up $1.2 billion or 2.3 percent to $53.2 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

February, up fifteen consecutive months, increased $2.1 

billion or 0.7 percent to $289.9 billion, revised from the 

previously published 0.6 percent increase. This 

followed a 1.6 percent January increase.

 Transportation equipment, up four of the last five 

months, had the largest increase, $1.1 billion or 1.5 

percent to $71.5 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up four 

of the last five months, increased $0.5 billion or 0.3 

percent to $191.0 billion. This was at the highest level 

since the series began. 

 By stage of fabrication, February materials and 

supplies decreased 0.4 percent in durable goods and 

increased 0.6 percent in nondurable goods. Work in

process increased 1.5 percent in durable goods and 1.3

percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 

1.0 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.2 percent 

in nondurable goods. 

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

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

The advance report on durable goods for March is scheduled for release on April 27, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full 

report on May 3, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description and 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

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2005/

2005p 2005r 2004 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2005p 2005r 2004 2004 2005p 2004 2004

 All manufacturing industries .................. 384,290 387,936 383,872 -0.9 1.1 1.2 364,497 351,469 381,071 339,222 715,966 657,656 8.9

 Excluding transportation ................... 331,711 333,779 329,007 -0.6 1.5 0.8 311,809 304,160 328,171 282,947 615,969 554,883 11.0

 Excluding defense .............................. 374,299 378,014 374,462 -1.0 0.9 1.3 354,897 343,469 370,343 328,638 698,366 639,306 9.2

 With unfilled orders ........................... 140,764 143,256 140,430 -1.7 2.0 2.7 133,858 127,495 143,205 124,287 261,353 237,288 10.1

 Durable goods industries ........................ 204,802 208,112 206,456 -1.6 0.8 3.0 195,148 184,141 208,569 184,081 379,289 350,251 8.3

 Wood products................................. ...... 9,445 9,250 9,476 2.1 -2.4 5.8 8,495 7,637 8,559 7,743 16,132 14,725 9.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 7,959 7,969 8,027 -0.1 -0.7 1.7 7,137 7,101 7,182 6,409 14,238 12,767 11.5

 Primary metals............................ .......... 15,195 15,458 15,338 -1.7 0.8 3.0 14,966 14,903 13,641 12,276 29,869 23,824 25.4

 Iron and steel mills............................ 7,309 7,421 7,466 -1.5 -0.6 3.4 7,102 7,069 6,677 5,406 14,171 10,516 34.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,202 6,241 6,171 -0.6 1.1 2.5 6,185 6,142 5,463 5,475 12,327 10,657 15.7

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,684 1,796 1,701 -6.2 5.6 3.4 1,679 1,692 1,501 1,395 3,371 2,651 27.2

 Fabricated metal products...................... 23,549 23,725 23,478 -0.7 1.1 0.5 22,686 21,795 21,983 20,299 44,481 39,525 12.5

 Machinery............................................. 26,440 27,155 26,720 -2.6 1.6 6.6 24,687 23,723 26,454 21,326 48,410 41,198 17.5

 Farm machinery................................. 1,890 1,836 1,973 2.9 -6.9 5.5 2,082 1,591 1,663 1,664 3,673 3,025 21.4

 Construction machinery..................... 2,756 2,805 2,940 -1.7 -4.6 5.3 2,619 2,407 2,817 2,116 5,026 3,949 27.3

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery......................... 967 949 939 1.9 1.1 -2.5 930 900 1,029 739 1,830 1,479 23.7

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,111 3,535 3,357 -12.0 5.3 20.7 2,732 3,222 3,888 2,703 5,954 5,354 11.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 857 866 841 -1.0 3.0 -7.3 742 704 923 784 1,446 1,520 -4.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,987 2,984 3,120 0.1 -4.4 4.9 2,569 2,443 3,076 2,292 5,012 4,454 12.5

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,625 2,635 2,676 -0.4 -1.5 30.7 2,216 2,105 2,520 1,658 4,321 3,331 29.7

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,495 3,615 3,259 -3.3 10.9 1.3 3,365 3,195 3,238 2,879 6,560 5,521 18.8

 Material handling equipment............... 1,721 1,705 1,624 0.9 5.0 1.1 1,647 1,622 1,691 1,344 3,269 2,718 20.3

 Computers and electronic products ......... 41,666 42,082 40,579 -1.0 3.7 0.7 37,791 36,381 48,697 34,872 74,172 67,300 10.2

 Computers........................................ 6,949 6,860 6,221 1.3 10.3 2.1 5,895 6,792 6,996 4,441 12,687 9,876 28.5

 Computer storage devices................... 1,668 1,691 1,724 -1.4 -1.9 11.4 1,104 1,016 3,123 902 2,120 1,703 24.5

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,575 1,642 1,536 -4.1 6.9 -6.5 1,314 1,167 2,264 1,337 2,481 2,445 1.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 6,480 6,590 6,178 -1.7 6.7 -3.9 5,652 5,505 7,906 5,648 11,157 10,847 2.9

 Defense communications equipment... 716 488 746 46.7 -34.6 63.6 687 443 781 479 1,130 1,012 11.7

 Audio and video equipment.................. 764 837 837 -8.7 0.0 3.2 713 721 951 562 1,434 1,128 27.1

 Semiconductors ................................. 7,344 7,905 6,994 -7.1 13.0 -4.3 7,214 7,213 7,253 6,885 14,427 12,846 12.3

 Electronic components........................ 5,200 5,124 5,124 1.5 0.0 4.7 5,024 4,627 5,792 4,335 9,651 8,300 16.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 969 960 934 0.9 2.8 -0.8 948 814 1,017 842 1,762 1,591 10.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,867 2,690 2,767 6.6 -2.8 -2.4 2,805 2,128 3,254 2,560 4,933 4,604 7.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,618 6,736 6,935 -1.8 -2.9 2.3 5,954 5,439 8,779 6,391 11,393 11,965 -4.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,293 9,381 8,999 -0.9 4.2 -0.7 8,756 8,063 9,329 8,023 16,819 15,376 9.4

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,134 1,128 1,081 0.5 4.3 -1.1 1,149 988 1,218 1,040 2,137 1,932 10.6

 Household appliances........................ 2,116 2,097 2,192 0.9 -4.3 3.7 1,945 1,657 2,439 1,847 3,602 3,451 4.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,843 2,901 2,645 -2.0 9.7 -2.4 2,661 2,475 2,752 2,343 5,136 4,471 14.9

 Batteries........................................... 501 511 489 -2.0 4.5 -4.7 420 427 487 411 847 841 0.7

 Transportation equipment...................... 52,579 54,157 54,865 -2.9 -1.3 3.8 52,688 47,309 52,900 56,275 99,997 102,773 -2.7

 Automobiles..................................... 7,292 7,369 7,635 -1.0 -3.5 4.7 7,549 6,780 6,884 7,989 14,329 14,819 -3.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 10,742 10,633 12,175 1.0 -12.7 7.4 11,061 9,324 11,325 12,395 20,385 22,501 -9.4

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,389 1,439 1,405 -3.5 2.4 -1.7 1,343 1,310 1,238 1,075 2,653 2,122 25.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 17,951 18,659 18,555 -3.8 0.6 3.8 18,360 17,115 16,447 18,715 35,475 35,694 -0.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 5,524 5,977 5,906 -7.6 1.2 7.3 5,187 4,563 6,963 5,610 9,750 9,531 2.3

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,524 3,792 3,170 -7.1 19.6 -6.0 3,258 3,077 3,794 4,467 6,335 7,377 -14.1

 Ships and boats................................. 2,618 2,931 2,492 -10.7 17.6 1.8 2,636 2,514 2,317 2,357 5,150 4,095 25.8

 Furniture and related products................. 6,647 6,651 6,667 -0.1 -0.2 3.5 6,626 6,301 6,437 6,110 12,927 11,991 7.8

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,029 12,284 12,307 -2.1 -0.2 5.5 11,316 10,928 13,387 10,748 22,244 20,772 7.1

 Nondurable goods industries................... 179,488 179,824 177,416 -0.2 1.4 -0.7 169,349 167,328 172,502 155,141 336,677 307,405 9.5

 Food products....................................... 42,660 42,402 41,456 0.6 2.3 0.9 40,541 40,092 41,946 37,536 80,633 74,276 8.6

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 2,862 2,958 3,046 -3.2 -2.9 25.0 2,832 2,830 2,963 3,431 5,662 6,847 -17.3

 Dairy products.................................. 6,757 6,792 6,576 -0.5 3.3 0.0 6,042 6,395 6,502 5,450 12,437 11,012 12.9

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 13,594 13,408 13,287 1.4 0.9 1.1 13,278 12,796 13,230 11,201 26,074 21,907 19.0

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 9,027 9,000 9,119 0.3 -1.3 -0.1 8,446 8,151 8,779 8,000 16,597 15,828 4.9

 Beverages......................................... 6,176 6,064 6,001 1.8 1.0 -1.2 5,595 5,215 5,661 5,239 10,810 10,503 2.9

 Tobacco............................................ 2,851 2,936 3,118 -2.9 -5.8 2.1 2,851 2,936 3,118 2,761 5,787 5,325 8.7

 Textile mills........................................... 3,494 3,528 3,476 -1.0 1.5 1.5 3,438 3,189 3,169 3,440 6,627 6,518 1.7

 Textile products................................... 3,301 3,300 3,190 0.0 3.4 1.3 3,174 2,908 2,784 3,159 6,082 6,001 1.3

 Apparel................................................ 4,559 4,496 4,576 1.4 -1.7 -2.9 4,621 3,962 3,949 4,663 8,583 8,826 -2.8

 Leather and allied products..................... 939 950 748 -1.2 27.0 -12.2 963 833 791 917 1,796 1,657 8.4

 Paper products...................................... 14,944 15,140 14,732 -1.3 2.8 0.4 14,487 14,651 14,502 13,408 29,138 27,053 7.7

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,233 6,285 6,294 -0.8 -0.1 2.0 6,056 6,160 6,102 5,705 12,216 11,369 7.5

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,993 4,025 4,109 -0.8 -2.0 1.1 3,765 3,845 3,913 3,475 7,610 7,021 8.4

 Printing................................................. 7,949 7,995 7,945 -0.6 0.6 1.4 7,405 7,423 8,194 7,382 14,828 14,649 1.2

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 30,823 31,190 30,781 -1.2 1.3 -4.4 27,935 28,236 29,554 22,738 56,171 45,460 23.6

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 28,494 28,542 28,224 -0.2 1.1 -5.0 26,072 26,401 27,577 21,167 52,473 42,441 23.6

 Chemical products.................................. 44,042 44,108 43,748 -0.1 0.8 -0.7 41,474 41,535 42,691 38,491 83,009 76,606 8.4

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 1,885 1,839 1,750 2.5 5.1 -2.8 1,812 1,536 1,484 1,521 3,348 2,908 15.1

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 9,565 9,564 9,525 0.0 0.4 -4.8 8,583 9,329 9,395 8,944 17,912 18,347 -2.4

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,506 2,530 2,564 -0.9 -1.3 2.2 2,350 2,249 2,282 2,273 4,599 4,336 6.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,750 17,715 17,645 0.2 0.4 0.8 16,865 16,348 16,143 15,407 33,213 30,531 8.8

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

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2005/

2005p 2005r 2004 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2005p 2005r 2004 2004 2005p 2004 2004

All manufacturing industries 2................... 380,424 379,848 379,892 0.2 0.0 0.5 364,188 352,341 381,890 339,213 716,529 659,071 8.7

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 326,850 327,134 323,611 -0.1 1.1 1.0 310,948 303,147 321,914 283,575 614,095 555,314 10.6

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 371,864 371,565 371,143 0.1 0.1 0.8 356,022 343,681 367,216 327,972 699,703 637,364 9.8

 With unfilled orders 2

.......................... 144,242 143,073 143,444 0.8 -0.3 0.3 140,763 135,580 151,277 131,163 276,343 251,549 9.9

 Durable goods industries 2........................ 200,936 200,024 202,476 0.5 -1.2 1.5 194,839 185,013 209,388 184,072 379,852 351,666 8.0

 Primary metals............................ ............ 14,954 14,810 15,252 1.0 -2.9 2.2 15,394 14,994 13,890 13,514 30,388 26,001 16.9

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 7,179 6,839 7,373 5.0 -7.2 2.9 7,426 6,737 6,723 6,081 14,163 11,493 23.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,163 6,204 6,178 -0.7 0.4 1.7 6,332 6,488 5,654 5,924 12,820 11,610 10.4

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,612 1,767 1,701 -8.8 3.9 1.1 1,636 1,769 1,513 1,509 3,405 2,898 17.5

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,006 24,224 23,630 -0.9 2.5 0.0 24,011 23,038 21,768 21,985 47,049 43,050 9.3

 Machinery............................................. 27,611 27,660 27,251 -0.2 1.5 5.4 26,564 25,604 26,616 23,155 52,168 44,538 17.1

 Construction machinery....................... 2,933 3,104 2,998 -5.5 3.5 0.5 2,967 3,115 3,036 3,171 6,082 5,327 14.2

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery......................... 1,203 1,003 992 19.9 1.1 -7.7 1,166 954 1,082 860 2,120 1,615 31.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,927 3,115 3,196 -6.0 -2.5 13.7 2,595 3,245 3,434 2,894 5,840 6,262 -6.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 826 876 865 -5.7 1.3 -5.5 725 743 908 836 1,468 1,590 -7.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,027 2,854 3,329 6.1 -14.3 10.6 2,674 2,512 3,241 2,471 5,186 4,668 11.1

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,778 2,880 2,883 -3.5 -0.1 38.2 2,451 2,531 2,557 1,745 4,982 3,598 38.5

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 4,012 3,424 3,413 17.2 0.3 7.2 3,846 3,028 3,576 2,781 6,874 5,509 24.8

 Material handling equipment............... 1,952 2,432 1,609 -19.7 51.1 -8.7 2,065 2,290 1,724 1,415 4,355 2,741 58.9

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 35,233 34,775 35,059 1.3 -0.8 8.2 32,742 31,554 43,475 30,433 64,296 57,782 11.3

 Computers........................................ 6,989 6,688 6,998 4.5 -4.4 14.0 6,099 6,274 7,691 4,594 12,373 9,353 32.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 7,106 7,218 5,805 -1.6 24.3 2.0 6,822 7,242 6,854 6,624 14,064 11,952 17.7

 Defense communications equipment... 349 259 1,769 34.7 -85.4 323.2 320 214 1,804 552 534 1,182 -54.8

 Semiconductors 2................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components........................ 5,441 5,055 5,172 7.6 -2.3 11.6 5,432 4,851 5,954 4,786 10,283 9,111 12.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 1,107 1,182 1,158 -6.3 2.1 12.2 1,146 1,145 1,257 787 2,291 1,566 46.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,936 2,826 2,504 3.9 12.9 -14.0 3,127 2,660 4,161 3,374 5,787 6,322 -8.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 6,782 6,818 6,973 -0.5 -2.2 -0.9 6,184 5,748 8,835 6,425 11,932 12,037 -0.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,391 9,868 8,688 -4.8 13.6 -6.9 9,235 8,752 8,659 8,662 17,987 16,189 11.1

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,117 1,136 932 -1.7 21.9 -24.4 1,119 1,066 1,045 1,107 2,185 1,960 11.5

 Household appliances.......................... 2,133 2,365 1,958 -9.8 20.8 -10.3 2,046 1,919 2,078 1,854 3,965 3,423 15.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,972 3,078 2,678 -3.4 14.9 -1.8 2,960 2,732 2,565 2,515 5,692 4,767 19.4

 Transportation equipment........................ 53,574 52,714 56,281 1.6 -6.3 -2.3 53,240 49,194 59,976 55,638 102,434 103,757 -1.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,900 18,379 18,394 -2.6 -0.1 3.7 18,495 17,257 16,795 19,188 35,752 36,592 -2.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 7,182 5,432 8,008 32.2 -32.2 -16.7 6,488 5,053 10,799 5,125 11,541 8,895 29.7

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 3,282 2,949 1,923 11.3 53.4 -39.5 2,967 3,021 3,775 3,388 5,988 6,379 -6.1

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,033 2,270 3,636 -10.4 -37.6 18.8 1,871 2,748 4,326 2,771 4,619 5,681 -18.7

 Furniture and related products................. 6,772 6,573 6,609 3.0 -0.5 0.7 6,743 6,314 5,980 6,144 13,057 12,268 6.4

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 179,488 179,824 177,416 -0.2 1.4 -0.7 169,349 167,328 172,502 155,141 336,677 307,405 9.5

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

 New orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations. 2

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

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

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

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

Current Industrial Reports: M3-1(02), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1992-2002."

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

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. Feb.

2005p 2005r 2004 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2005p 2005r 2004 2004 05/04

All manufacturing industries 1................... 555,493 552,015 552,198 0.6 0.0 0.5 561,834 554,929 546,844 516,677 8.7

 Excluding transportation 1................... 291,985 289,502 288,242 0.9 0.4 0.6 295,598 289,245 283,045 264,412 11.8

 Excluding defense 1

............................. 392,815 387,906 386,450 1.3 0.4 1.0 397,764 389,425 382,000 355,363 11.9

 Durable goods industries 1

........................ 555,493 552,015 552,198 0.6 0.0 0.5 561,834 554,929 546,844 516,677 8.7

 Primary metals........................................ 18,795 19,036 19,684 -1.3 -3.3 -0.4 19,384 18,956 18,865 18,179 6.6

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,192 10,322 10,904 -1.3 -5.3 -0.8 10,406 10,082 10,414 10,244 1.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 5,956 5,995 6,032 -0.7 -0.6 0.1 6,234 6,087 5,741 5,371 16.1

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,647 2,719 2,748 -2.6 -1.1 0.0 2,744 2,787 2,710 2,564 7.0

 Fabricated metal products...................... 47,028 46,571 46,072 1.0 1.1 0.3 47,186 45,861 44,618 41,546 13.6

 Machinery.............................................. 53,194 52,023 51,518 2.3 1.0 1.0 54,159 52,282 50,401 46,222 17.2

 Construction machinery....................... 5,483 5,306 5,007 3.3 6.0 1.2 5,941 5,593 4,885 4,084 45.5

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery......................... 1,792 1,556 1,502 15.2 3.6 3.7 1,792 1,556 1,502 1,198 49.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 8,668 8,852 9,272 -2.1 -4.5 -1.7 8,856 8,993 8,970 8,246 7.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 929 960 950 -3.2 1.1 2.6 929 946 907 897 3.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,776 4,736 4,866 0.8 -2.7 4.5 4,806 4,701 4,632 4,461 7.7

 Metalworking machinery....................... 5,231 5,078 4,833 3.0 5.1 4.5 5,297 5,062 4,636 4,227 25.3

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 10,305 9,788 9,979 5.3 -1.9 1.6 10,332 9,851 10,018 9,326 10.8

 Material handling equipment............... 6,163 5,932 5,205 3.9 14.0 -0.3 6,299 5,881 5,213 4,884 29.0

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 143,605 142,694 142,096 0.6 0.4 1.0 145,437 143,272 140,886 132,484 9.8

 Computers......................................... 9,002 8,962 9,134 0.4 -1.9 9.3 8,961 8,757 9,275 8,282 8.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 45,836 45,210 44,582 1.4 1.4 -0.8 46,420 45,250 43,513 47,485 -2.2

 Defense communications equipment... 9,883 10,250 10,479 -3.6 -2.2 10.8 9,883 10,250 10,479 3,559 177.7

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

 Electronic components.......................... 15,090 14,849 14,918 1.6 -0.5 0.3 15,334 14,926 14,702 14,740 4.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 5,606 5,468 5,246 2.5 4.2 4.5 5,666 5,468 5,137 4,556 24.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 38,609 38,540 38,404 0.2 0.4 -0.7 39,282 38,960 38,428 37,792 3.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 19,579 19,415 19,333 0.8 0.4 0.2 19,891 19,661 19,352 16,070 23.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 15,794 15,696 15,209 0.6 3.2 -2.0 16,020 15,541 14,852 14,228 12.6

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,754 1,771 1,763 -1.0 0.5 -7.8 1,738 1,768 1,690 1,285 35.3

 Household appliances.......................... 980 963 695 1.8 38.6 -25.2 1,075 974 712 739 45.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 9,311 9,182 9,005 1.4 2.0 0.4 9,351 9,052 8,795 8,569 9.1

 Transportation equipment........................ 263,508 262,513 263,956 0.4 -0.5 0.5 266,236 265,684 263,799 252,265 5.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 14,317 14,368 14,648 -0.4 -1.9 -1.1 14,942 14,807 14,665 14,518 2.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 117,535 115,877 116,422 1.4 -0.5 1.8 118,929 117,628 117,138 104,435 13.9

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 52,553 52,795 53,638 -0.5 -1.6 -2.3 52,326 52,617 52,673 59,772 -12.5

 Ships and boats.................................. 19,697 20,282 20,943 -2.9 -3.2 5.8 20,501 21,266 21,032 22,047 -7.0

 Furniture and related products................. 6,283 6,158 6,236 2.0 -1.3 -0.9 6,126 6,009 5,996 5,633 8.8

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

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

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. Feb.

2005p 2005r 2004 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2005p 2005r 2004 2004 05/04

 All manufacturing industries..................... 480,958 478,351 471,351 0.5 1.5 0.1 484,433 475,933 459,690 445,854 8.7

 Excluding transportation...................... 409,470 407,945 402,091 0.4 1.5 0.2 412,203 406,172 392,946 377,333 9.2

 Excluding defense............................. 456,068 453,306 446,446 0.6 1.5 0.0 459,325 451,106 435,316 421,491 9.0

 With unfilled orders............................. 227,327 225,598 222,155 0.8 1.5 0.6 229,323 224,707 216,747 207,911 10.3

 Durable goods industries........................ 289,909 287,835 283,320 0.7 1.6 0.3 293,032 286,792 275,766 267,403 9.6

 Wood products........................................ 10,516 10,469 10,128 0.4 3.4 -0.3 10,893 10,555 9,843 10,182 7.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,838 9,713 9,584 1.3 1.3 0.2 10,043 9,732 9,393 9,453 6.2

 Primary metals........................................ 22,841 22,538 21,701 1.3 3.9 1.8 22,965 22,778 22,005 17,766 29.3

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 13,497 13,161 12,519 2.6 5.1 2.1 13,543 13,355 12,859 9,224 46.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,315 7,386 7,237 -1.0 2.1 1.3 7,319 7,417 7,255 6,787 7.8

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,029 1,991 1,945 1.9 2.4 1.5 2,103 2,006 1,891 1,755 19.8

 Fabricated metal products......................... 36,574 36,131 35,593 1.2 1.5 1.4 36,886 36,022 34,992 31,758 16.1

 Machinery.............................................. 47,115 46,860 46,065 0.5 1.7 0.8 47,954 46,823 44,857 42,973 11.6

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,726 2,634 2,539 3.5 3.7 -1.8 2,941 2,754 2,572 2,490 18.1

 Construction machinery........................ 4,392 4,339 4,309 1.2 0.7 2.0 4,517 4,356 4,268 3,867 16.8

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................. 2,446 2,403 2,369 1.8 1.4 3.9 2,420 2,352 2,261 2,252 7.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 7,256 7,183 7,064 1.0 1.7 0.0 7,406 7,111 6,881 6,922 7.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,445 1,466 1,384 -1.4 5.9 -2.7 1,447 1,426 1,286 1,402 3.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,694 4,643 4,580 1.1 1.4 0.6 4,788 4,548 4,318 4,288 11.7

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,418 4,486 4,483 -1.5 0.1 0.8 4,414 4,441 4,278 4,327 2.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 5,293 5,276 5,201 0.3 1.4 2.9 5,265 5,240 5,081 4,266 23.4

 Material handling equipment............... 2,811 2,787 2,646 0.9 5.3 -0.5 2,843 2,772 2,600 2,280 24.7

 Computers and electronic products......... 49,575 49,838 49,317 -0.5 1.1 -0.4 49,841 49,516 47,524 47,316 5.3

 Computers......................................... 2,762 2,809 2,739 -1.7 2.6 2.5 2,722 2,658 2,691 2,430 12.0

 Computer storage devices................... 1,361 1,356 1,350 0.4 0.4 1.0 1,415 1,328 1,155 1,248 13.4

 Other peripheral equipment................ 2,426 2,389 2,380 1.5 0.4 -0.3 2,442 2,370 2,202 2,366 3.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 9,691 9,843 9,749 -1.5 1.0 -0.8 9,729 9,812 9,386 9,324 4.3

 Defense communications equipment...... 1,112 1,298 1,334 -14.3 -2.7 16.0 1,112 1,298 1,334 1,283 -13.3

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,189 1,146 1,140 3.8 0.5 0.9 1,129 1,132 1,087 866 30.4

 Semiconductors1

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

 Electronic components.......................... 8,013 8,072 8,023 -0.7 0.6 0.4 8,117 8,155 7,700 7,723 5.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,571 2,598 2,614 -1.0 -0.6 2.0 2,567 2,602 2,557 2,463 4.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,922 2,920 2,875 0.1 1.6 1.2 2,919 2,895 2,785 2,830 3.1

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,593 10,474 10,401 1.1 0.7 -0.6 10,767 10,450 10,182 10,224 5.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 13,145 13,136 13,003 0.1 1.0 0.6 13,478 13,106 12,463 12,612 6.9

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,513 1,503 1,496 0.7 0.5 0.0 1,522 1,477 1,410 1,409 8.0

 Household appliances.......................... 2,364 2,362 2,347 0.1 0.6 2.7 2,449 2,339 2,122 2,233 9.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 4,551 4,545 4,508 0.1 0.8 0.2 4,702 4,614 4,442 4,389 7.1

 Batteries............................................ 612 609 592 0.5 2.9 -6.3 599 571 545 565 6.0

 Transportation equipment...................... 71,488 70,406 69,260 1.5 1.7 -0.7 72,230 69,761 66,744 68,521 5.4

 Automobiles....................................... 2,063 2,290 2,096 -9.9 9.3 -2.9 2,086 2,256 1,886 2,030 2.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 2,617 2,476 2,539 5.7 -2.5 -2.5 2,630 2,378 2,244 2,398 9.7

 Heavy duty trucks .............................. 906 889 876 1.9 1.5 5.0 921 885 844 757 21.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 16,713 16,539 16,206 1.1 2.1 -1.2 16,938 16,634 15,805 15,919 6.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 24,543 23,690 23,215 3.6 2.0 -1.9 24,725 23,285 22,205 23,940 3.3

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,284 12,336 12,277 -0.4 0.5 3.1 12,575 12,272 12,035 11,756 7.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,336 3,341 3,289 -0.1 1.6 -0.8 3,339 3,334 3,258 3,190 4.7

 Furniture and related products................. 8,590 8,573 8,556 0.2 0.2 0.8 8,439 8,496 8,359 7,479 12.8

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 20,227 20,171 20,113 0.3 0.3 0.0 20,303 20,003 19,586 19,343 5.0

 Nondurable goods industries................... 191,049 190,516 188,031 0.3 1.3 -0.1 191,401 189,141 183,924 178,451 7.3

 Food products........................................ 33,958 33,894 33,881 0.2 0.0 0.4 33,816 33,691 33,865 33,095 2.2

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 2,725 2,652 2,664 2.8 -0.5 -2.2 2,923 2,790 2,770 3,561 -17.9

 Dairy products.................................... 3,951 3,967 3,951 -0.4 0.4 0.9 3,911 3,854 3,646 3,624 7.9

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 6,335 6,373 6,373 -0.6 0.0 2.0 6,254 6,203 6,191 6,087 2.7

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 14,829 14,916 14,673 -0.6 1.7 -1.2 15,051 15,174 14,776 14,998 0.4

 Beverages......................................... 10,333 10,366 10,126 -0.3 2.4 -1.8 10,327 10,356 10,035 10,113 2.1

 Tobacco........................................... 4,496 4,550 4,547 -1.2 0.1 0.1 4,724 4,818 4,741 4,885 -3.3

 Textile mills........................................... 4,632 4,712 4,758 -1.7 -1.0 -0.2 4,650 4,704 4,602 4,950 -6.1

 Textile products...................................... 5,443 5,395 5,302 0.9 1.8 0.7 5,455 5,393 5,063 5,081 7.4

 Apparel................................................. 7,364 7,329 7,246 0.5 1.1 -0.7 7,206 7,296 7,009 6,761 6.6

 Leather and allied products..................... 1,747 1,804 1,725 -3.2 4.6 3.2 1,747 1,809 1,655 1,695 3.1

 Paper products....................................... 15,374 15,247 14,959 0.8 1.9 0.2 15,503 15,327 14,806 14,503 6.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 6,580 6,485 6,349 1.5 2.1 0.6 6,665 6,524 6,316 6,425 3.7

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,606 4,601 4,537 0.1 1.4 0.1 4,635 4,661 4,523 4,109 12.8

 Printing.................................................. 6,801 6,654 6,829 2.2 -2.6 0.6 6,588 6,309 6,438 6,011 9.6

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 18,977 18,994 17,530 -0.1 8.4 -8.0 18,562 18,207 16,259 15,939 16.5

 Petroleum refineries............................. 17,123 17,191 15,696 -0.4 9.5 -9.0 16,745 16,477 14,587 14,372 16.5

 Chemical products.................................. 57,491 57,349 57,369 0.2 0.0 1.2 57,929 56,813 56,263 54,525 6.2

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,501 2,509 2,488 -0.3 0.8 2.3 2,957 2,823 2,589 2,814 5.1

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 22,259 22,383 22,657 -0.6 -1.2 0.2 21,841 21,428 21,812 21,963 -0.6

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,955 2,921 2,933 1.2 -0.4 1.3 3,016 2,916 2,825 2,835 6.4

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 24,433 24,222 23,759 0.9 1.9 2.3 24,894 24,418 23,188 20,893 19.1

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

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2005/

2005p 2005r 2004 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2005p 2005r 2004 2004 2005p 2004 2004

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 384,290 387,936 383,872 -0.9 1.1 1.2 364,497 351,469 381,071 339,222 715,966 657,656 8.9

 Construction materials and supplies...... 40,655 40,943 41,001 -0.7 -0.1 2.5 37,357 35,563 37,461 33,617 72,920 65,038 12.1

 Information technology......................... 32,678 32,663 31,894 0.0 2.4 0.9 28,876 27,761 39,008 26,818 56,637 52,355 8.2

 Computers and related products .......... 10,192 10,193 9,481 0.0 7.5 2.1 8,313 8,975 12,383 6,680 17,288 14,024 23.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 37,374 38,100 39,770 -1.9 -4.2 4.8 38,313 34,529 35,894 40,174 72,842 75,136 -3.1

 Capital goods...................................... 75,333 76,685 74,945 -1.8 2.3 3.6 69,397 65,906 83,800 65,233 135,303 123,715 9.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 66,932 68,610 66,871 -2.4 2.6 4.1 61,286 59,318 74,764 56,075 120,604 107,779 11.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 64,860 66,396 64,076 -2.3 3.6 3.1 59,289 58,014 70,805 53,578 117,303 104,004 12.8

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,401 8,075 8,074 4.0 0.0 -1.0 8,111 6,588 9,036 9,158 14,699 15,936 -7.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 145,388 145,300 145,441 0.1 -0.1 0.0 138,981 134,395 142,462 130,572 273,376 255,220 7.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,033 35,077 37,190 -0.1 -5.7 5.3 35,042 31,111 35,882 35,536 66,153 66,358 -0.3

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 110,355 110,223 108,251 0.1 1.8 -1.7 103,939 103,284 106,580 95,036 207,223 188,862 9.7

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 380,424 379,848 379,892 0.2 0.0 0.5 364,188 352,341 381,890 339,213 716,529 659,071 8.7

 Construction materials and supplies...... 41,137 41,042 41,147 0.2 -0.3 2.3 38,550 36,283 37,314 34,906 74,833 67,766 10.4

 Information technology......................... 33,286 33,374 33,383 -0.3 0.0 6.4 30,725 30,054 40,913 29,258 60,779 55,459 9.6

 Computers and related products .......... 10,232 10,021 10,258 2.1 -2.3 9.9 8,517 8,457 13,078 6,833 16,974 13,501 25.7

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 37,323 37,820 39,609 -1.3 -4.5 4.8 38,448 34,671 36,242 40,647 73,119 76,034 -3.8

 Capital goods...................................... 77,792 77,044 76,978 1.0 0.1 -1.7 73,261 71,467 90,479 68,518 144,728 130,582 10.8

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 70,589 70,286 69,489 0.4 1.1 -0.6 66,468 64,465 77,665 58,391 130,933 111,162 17.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 67,101 68,231 65,348 -1.7 4.4 3.4 63,412 62,285 70,626 56,764 125,697 108,118 16.3

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 7,203 6,758 7,489 6.6 -9.8 -11.0 6,793 7,002 12,814 10,127 13,795 19,420 -29.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 145,245 145,380 145,202 -0.1 0.1 -0.8 138,953 134,732 141,916 130,376 273,685 255,374 7.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 34,890 35,157 36,951 -0.8 -4.9 2.0 35,014 31,448 35,336 35,340 66,462 66,512 -0.1

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 110,355 110,223 108,251 0.1 1.8 -1.7 103,939 103,284 106,580 95,036 207,223 188,862 9.7

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 555,493 552,015 552,198 0.6 0.0 0.5 561,834 554,929 546,844 516,677 (X) (X) 8.7

 Construction materials and supplies...... 38,478 37,996 37,897 1.3 0.3 0.4 38,487 37,294 36,574 34,597 (X) (X) 11.2

 Information technology......................... 133,193 132,585 131,874 0.5 0.5 1.1 134,888 133,039 130,746 122,276 (X) (X) 10.3

 Computers and related products .......... 9,002 8,962 9,134 0.4 -1.9 9.3 8,961 8,757 9,275 8,282 (X) (X) 8.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 14,317 14,368 14,648 -0.4 -1.9 -1.1 14,942 14,807 14,665 14,518 (X) (X) 2.9

 Capital goods...................................... 395,891 393,432 393,073 0.6 0.1 0.5 400,340 396,476 390,915 364,664 (X) (X) 9.8

 Nondefense capital goods 3

..................250,180 246,523 244,847 1.5 0.7 1.1 253,367 248,185 243,038 222,930 (X) (X) 13.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 156,910 154,669 152,834 1.4 1.2 0.8 158,703 154,580 150,309 143,398 (X) (X) 10.7

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 145,711 146,909 148,226 -0.8 -0.9 -0.4 146,973 148,291 147,877 141,734 (X) (X) 3.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 14,087 14,230 14,150 -1.0 0.6 -1.7 14,237 14,265 13,928 12,765 (X) (X) 11.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 14,087 14,230 14,150 -1.0 0.6 -1.7 14,237 14,265 13,928 12,765 (X) (X) 11.5 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 480,958 478,351 471,351 0.5 1.5 0.1 484,433 475,933 459,690 445,854 (X) (X) 8.7

 Construction materials and supplies...... 53,073 52,405 51,577 1.3 1.6 0.8 53,986 52,282 50,223 47,725 (X) (X) 13.1

 Information technology......................... 40,602 40,819 40,437 -0.5 0.9 0.5 40,878 40,473 39,004 38,940 (X) (X) 5.0

 Computers and related products .......... 6,549 6,554 6,469 -0.1 1.3 1.1 6,579 6,356 6,048 6,044 (X) (X) 8.9

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 22,299 22,194 21,717 0.5 2.2 -1.3 22,575 22,153 20,779 21,104 (X) (X) 7.0

 Capital goods...................................... 133,418 132,463 130,914 0.7 1.2 0.1 134,718 131,507 127,250 125,987 (X) (X) 6.9

 Nondefense capital goods 3

..................113,406 112,372 110,981 0.9 1.3 0.1 114,647 111,556 107,531 106,303 (X) (X) 7.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 95,842 95,500 94,394 0.4 1.2 0.6 96,898 94,979 91,701 89,068 (X) (X) 8.8

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 20,012 20,091 19,933 -0.4 0.8 0.5 20,071 19,951 19,719 19,684 (X) (X) 2.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 144,369 144,499 142,272 -0.1 1.6 -1.1 143,856 142,770 138,358 137,091 (X) (X) 4.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 30,017 30,076 29,837 -0.2 0.8 -0.2 30,282 29,976 28,481 27,950 (X) (X) 8.3

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 114,352 114,423 112,435 -0.1 1.8 -1.3 113,574 112,794 109,877 109,141 (X) (X) 4.1

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

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. Feb.

2005p 2005r 2004 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2005p 2005r 2004 2004 05/04

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 157,354 157,310 154,894 0.0 1.6 -0.1 158,152 157,947 154,165 145,353 8.8

 Durable goods industries ........................ 95,015 95,351 93,762 -0.4 1.7 0.1 95,613 95,905 93,422 85,452 11.9

 Wood products................................... 3,875 3,851 3,742 0.6 2.9 -1.2 3,963 4,038 3,910 3,780 4.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 3,441 3,417 3,365 0.7 1.5 -0.1 3,422 3,422 3,366 3,273 4.6

 Primary metals.................................... 8,754 8,627 8,519 1.5 1.3 2.4 8,661 8,776 8,840 6,146 40.9

 Fabricated metal products..................... 14,435 14,128 13,826 2.2 2.2 1.3 14,495 14,139 13,892 11,389 27.3

 Machinery.......................................... 14,273 14,243 13,996 0.2 1.8 1.0 14,331 14,369 13,814 12,484 14.8

 Computers and electronic products ...... 17,007 17,378 17,225 -2.1 0.9 -1.1 17,200 17,345 16,879 16,890 1.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 4,946 4,930 4,916 0.3 0.3 0.8 5,085 4,979 4,890 4,642 9.5

 Transportation equipment.................. 17,894 18,271 17,654 -2.1 3.5 -1.3 18,060 18,316 17,426 17,450 3.5

 Furniture and related products............ 3,561 3,626 3,673 -1.8 -1.3 0.6 3,542 3,627 3,658 3,120 13.5

 Miscellaneous products........................ 6,829 6,880 6,846 -0.7 0.5 -0.1 6,854 6,894 6,747 6,278 9.2

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 62,339 61,959 61,132 0.6 1.4 -0.4 62,539 62,042 60,743 59,901 4.4

 Food products.................................... 9,441 9,409 9,583 0.3 -1.8 -0.6 9,558 9,531 9,690 10,420 -8.3

 Beverage and tobacco products............ 5,105 5,172 5,132 -1.3 0.8 -4.3 5,241 5,416 5,375 5,539 -5.4

 Textiles.............................................. 1,335 1,385 1,361 -3.6 1.8 2.3 1,342 1,384 1,339 1,372 -2.2

 Textile products.................................. 1,940 1,946 1,942 -0.3 0.2 1.5 1,941 1,947 1,896 1,789 8.5

 Apparel............................................. 1,643 1,631 1,630 0.7 0.1 0.7 1,618 1,627 1,628 1,614 0.2

 Leather and allied products................... 461 486 477 -5.1 1.9 2.8 451 476 469 439 2.7

 Paper products................................... 6,510 6,483 6,338 0.4 2.3 -1.4 6,532 6,506 6,373 6,591 -0.9

 Printing ............................................. 2,972 2,945 3,068 0.9 -4.0 2.4 2,905 2,862 2,987 2,660 9.2

 Petroleum and coal products............... 5,839 5,929 5,567 -1.5 6.5 -6.3 5,739 5,654 5,230 5,045 13.8

 Chemical products................................ 18,404 17,859 17,610 3.1 1.4 0.2 18,387 17,815 17,422 16,971 8.3

 Plastics and rubber products............... 8,689 8,714 8,424 -0.3 3.4 3.7 8,825 8,824 8,334 7,461 18.3

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 136,267 134,338 133,301 1.4 0.8 -0.2 136,834 133,171 128,889 129,880 5.4

 Durable goods industries ........................ 104,785 103,247 101,845 1.5 1.4 -0.1 105,452 102,261 98,093 98,316 7.3

 Wood products................................... 2,061 2,026 1,965 1.7 3.1 -0.9 2,066 2,024 1,964 2,046 1.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,129 1,146 1,151 -1.5 -0.4 0.0 1,179 1,149 1,095 1,275 -7.5

 Primary metals.................................... 7,496 7,498 6,904 0.0 8.6 -0.2 7,505 7,509 6,899 5,920 26.8

 Fabricated metal products..................... 10,383 10,318 10,258 0.6 0.6 1.8 10,410 10,245 10,019 9,577 8.7

 Machinery.......................................... 16,297 16,241 15,792 0.3 2.8 -0.5 16,336 15,818 15,019 15,025 8.7

 Computers and electronic products ...... 19,476 19,376 19,379 0.5 0.0 -1.4 19,364 19,139 18,338 18,291 5.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 3,058 3,101 3,058 -1.4 1.4 1.7 3,119 3,091 2,906 2,983 4.6

 Transportation equipment.................. 39,606 38,624 38,385 2.5 0.6 0.3 40,229 38,487 37,084 38,429 4.7

 Furniture and related products............ 1,693 1,633 1,579 3.7 3.4 -1.9 1,684 1,633 1,573 1,532 9.9

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,586 3,284 3,374 9.2 -2.7 1.4 3,560 3,166 3,196 3,238 9.9

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 31,482 31,091 31,456 1.3 -1.2 -0.7 31,382 30,910 30,796 31,564 -0.6

 Food products.................................... 3,437 3,471 3,499 -1.0 -0.8 1.2 3,409 3,579 3,751 3,015 13.1

 Beverage and tobacco products............ 4,900 4,893 4,857 0.1 0.7 2.5 5,010 5,102 5,132 4,866 3.0

 Textiles.............................................. 1,219 1,232 1,238 -1.1 -0.5 -1.7 1,231 1,249 1,206 1,297 -5.1

 Textile products.................................. 675 676 668 -0.1 1.2 0.6 675 671 614 693 -2.6

 Apparel............................................. 1,061 1,072 1,089 -1.0 -1.6 -0.9 1,051 1,074 1,009 1,184 -11.2

 Leather and allied products................... 168 166 163 1.2 1.8 2.5 172 177 158 190 -9.5

 Paper products................................... 1,325 1,298 1,294 2.1 0.3 -1.2 1,318 1,321 1,306 1,131 16.5

 Printing ............................................. 1,906 1,731 1,813 10.1 -4.5 -1.2 1,852 1,602 1,543 1,679 10.3

 Petroleum and coal products............... 3,779 3,551 3,384 6.4 4.9 -13.4 3,705 3,351 3,066 4,488 -17.4

 Chemical products................................ 10,208 10,237 10,690 -0.3 -4.2 1.3 10,084 9,960 10,326 10,510 -4.1

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,804 2,764 2,761 1.4 0.1 1.9 2,875 2,824 2,685 2,511 14.5

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 187,337 186,703 183,156 0.3 1.9 0.5 189,447 184,815 176,636 170,621 11.0

 Durable goods industries ........................ 90,109 89,237 87,713 1.0 1.7 0.8 91,967 88,626 84,251 83,635 10.0

 Wood products................................... 4,580 4,592 4,421 -0.3 3.9 0.8 4,864 4,493 3,969 4,356 11.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,268 5,150 5,068 2.3 1.6 0.5 5,442 5,161 4,932 4,905 10.9

 Primary metals.................................... 6,591 6,413 6,278 2.8 2.2 3.2 6,799 6,493 6,266 5,700 19.3

 Fabricated metal products..................... 11,756 11,685 11,509 0.6 1.5 1.2 11,981 11,638 11,081 10,792 11.0

 Machinery.......................................... 16,545 16,376 16,277 1.0 0.6 2.0 17,287 16,636 16,024 15,464 11.8

 Computers and electronic products ...... 13,092 13,084 12,713 0.1 2.9 2.2 13,277 13,032 12,307 12,135 9.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,141 5,105 5,029 0.7 1.5 -0.3 5,274 5,036 4,667 4,987 5.8

 Transportation equipment.................. 13,988 13,511 13,221 3.5 2.2 -2.5 13,941 12,958 12,234 12,642 10.3

 Furniture and related products............ 3,336 3,314 3,304 0.7 0.3 2.4 3,213 3,236 3,128 2,827 13.7

 Miscellaneous products........................ 9,812 10,007 9,893 -1.9 1.2 -0.4 9,889 9,943 9,643 9,827 0.6

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 97,228 97,466 95,443 -0.2 2.1 0.2 97,480 96,189 92,385 86,986 12.1

 Food products.................................... 21,080 21,014 20,799 0.3 1.0 0.7 20,849 20,581 20,424 19,660 6.0

 Beverage and tobacco products............ 4,824 4,851 4,684 -0.6 3.6 -1.5 4,800 4,656 4,269 4,593 4.5

 Textiles.............................................. 2,078 2,095 2,159 -0.8 -3.0 -0.9 2,077 2,071 2,057 2,281 -8.9

 Textile products.................................. 2,828 2,773 2,692 2.0 3.0 0.2 2,839 2,775 2,553 2,599 9.2

 Apparel............................................. 4,660 4,626 4,527 0.7 2.2 -1.1 4,537 4,595 4,372 3,963 14.5

 Leather and allied products................... 1,118 1,152 1,085 -3.0 6.2 3.5 1,124 1,156 1,028 1,066 5.4

 Paper products................................... 7,539 7,466 7,327 1.0 1.9 1.9 7,653 7,500 7,127 6,781 12.9

 Printing ............................................. 1,923 1,978 1,948 -2.8 1.5 -0.5 1,831 1,845 1,908 1,672 9.5

 Petroleum and coal products............... 9,359 9,514 8,579 -1.6 10.9 -6.9 9,118 9,202 7,963 6,406 42.3

 Chemical products................................ 28,879 29,253 29,069 -1.3 0.6 1.8 29,458 29,038 28,515 27,044 8.9

 Plastics and rubber products............... 12,940 12,744 12,574 1.5 1.4 1.5 13,194 12,770 12,169 10,921 20.8

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 Feb Jan Dec Nov Feb Jan Dec Nov

2005p 2005r 2004 2004 2005p 2005r 2004 2004

 All manufacturing industries2...... 1.25 1.23 1.23 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries 2

................... 1.42 1.38 1.37 1.41 3.95 3.85 3.93 4.02

 Wood products................................ 1.11 1.13 1.07 1.13 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.24 1.22 1.19 1.21 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.50 1.46 1.41 1.43 1.24 1.23 1.28 1.33

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.55 1.52 1.52 1.50 2.07 2.03 2.04 2.04

 Machinery....................................... 1.78 1.73 1.72 1.82 2.23 2.11 2.14 2.26

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.19 1.18 1.22 1.23 4.82 4.85 4.92 4.95

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.41 1.40 1.44 1.43 1.80 1.77 1.79 1.82

 Transportation equipment................. 1.36 1.30 1.26 1.32 7.95 7.56 7.84 8.00

 Furniture and related products........... 1.29 1.29 1.28 1.32 1.07 1.05 1.06 1.11

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.68 1.64 1.63 1.72 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 1.06 1.06 1.06 1.05 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products................................... 0.80 0.80 0.82 0.82 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.64 1.66 1.61 1.63 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.33 1.34 1.37 1.39 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.65 1.63 1.66 1.67 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.62 1.63 1.58 1.55 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.86 1.90 2.31 1.96 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.03 1.01 1.02 1.02 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing.......................................... 0.86 0.83 0.86 0.87 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.62 0.61 0.57 0.59 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.31 1.30 1.31 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.38 1.37 1.35 1.33 (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.

Feb2 Feb2 Feb2 Feb2

Industry 2004- 2004- 2004- 2004-

Feb1 Jan Feb1 Jan Feb1 Jan Feb1 Jan

2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005

 All manufacturing industries........... (X) 0.3 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.2

Durable goods industries ...................... 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Primary metals.................................... 0.2 0.7 0.4 1.6 0.1 0.7 -0.1 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.0 0.3 0.1 1.1 0.1 0.5 -0.1 0.3

 Machinery.......................................... 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.5 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2

 Computers and electronic products ..... -0.1 0.6 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.3 -0.1 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.1 0.4 -0.3 0.8 -0.3 0.5 0.0 0.4

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.2

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

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.5 (X) 1.0 (X) 1.2 (X) 0.3

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

 Food products................................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Leather and allied products................... (X) 1.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.0

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

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

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-ofmonth 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 4,000 reporting units. 

Units may be divisions of diversified large

companies, large homogenous companies, or singleunit 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-to-month

changes of the total operations of those companies in

the monthly survey effectively represent the monthto-month movements of all establishments that make

up the category. The current coverage levels in the

survey show that reported data in the monthly survey

represent approximately 60 percent of the shipments

estimates at the total manufacturing level. Data

published represent manufacturing in a calendar

month. The data collection is based on a voluntary

survey authorized by Title 13 of the United States

Code.

The data presented in this release are based on data

obtained from a panel of 4,000 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 4,000 companies would yield different

results. The M3 panel is comprised of companies

with $500 million or more in shipments and a limited

number of smaller companies. From a statistical

perspective, the panel is not a probability sample;

therefore, the sampling errors that are normally

provided with sample surveys cannot be measured. 

Nonsampling errors are attributable to many sources. 

The use of company or divisional reports to estimate

the monthly change for establishments is one source

of nonsampling error. The use of primarily large

companies to represent the month-to-month

movement of all companies is another potential

source.

Additional survey documentation can be found on our

web site: http://www.census.gov/m3.