FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2007, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (07)-1 

CB07-035 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

January 2007

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in January, down 

following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased 

$22.9 billion or 5.6 percent to $383.1 billion, the U.S. 

Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 2.6 

percent December increase. 

 Shipments, down following three consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $4.6 billion or 1.2 percent to $391.2 

billion. This followed a 1.3 percent December increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up twenty of the last twenty-one 

months, increased $0.6 billion or 0.1 percent to $695.2 

billion. This was at the highest level since the series was 

first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 2.3 

percent December increase. The unfilled orders-toshipments ratio was 4.78, up from 4.71 in December. 

 Inventories, down following ten consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $0.9 billion or 0.2 percent to $482.0 

billion. This followed a 0.2 percent December increase. 

The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.23, up from 

1.22 in December. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

January, down following two consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $19.3 billion or 8.7 percent to 

$203.3 billion, revised from the previously published 7.8 

percent decrease. This followed a 3.5 percent December 

increase. 

 Transportation equipment, down following two 

consecutive monthly increases, had the largest decrease, 

$13.1 billion or 19.0 percent to $56.0 billion. This was 

led by nondefense aircraft and parts, which decreased 

$11.3 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $3.6 billion or 2.0 percent to $179.9 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in January, 

down following three consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $1.0 billion or 0.5 percent to $211.3 billion, 

revised from the previously published 0.2 percent 

increase. This followed a 1.2 percent December 

increase. 

 

 Machinery, down two of the last three months, had the 

largest decrease, $1.8 billion or 6.3 percent to $26.4 

billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased 

$3.6 billion or 2.0 percent to $179.9 billion. This was 

led by petroleum and coal products, which decreased 

$3.2 billion or 9.2 percent to $31.6 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

January, up twenty of the last twenty-one months, 

increased $0.6 billion or 0.1 percent to $695.2 billion, 

unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

was at the highest level since the series began and 

followed a 2.3 percent December increase. 

 

 Machinery, up twenty-nine consecutive months, had 

the largest increase, $0.9 billion or 1.1 percent to $78.7 

billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in January, 

up twelve of the last thirteen months, increased $0.4 

billion or 0.1 percent to $296.8 billion, revised from the 

previously published 0.3 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.6 percent December increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up four of the last five 

months, had the largest increase, $0.6 billion or 0.9 

percent to $68.9 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

four of the last five months, decreased $1.3 billion or 0.7 

percent to $185.2 billion. This was due to petroleum and coal products, which decreased $1.3 billion or 4.7 

percent to $26.8 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, January materials and supplies 

increased 0.1 percent in durable goods and 0.1 percent in 

nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.5 

percent in durable goods and decreased 0.4 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 0.2 percent 

in durable goods and 1.3 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 February is scheduled for release on March 28, 2007, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on 

April 4, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description. 
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2007/

2007p 2006r 2006 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2007p 2006r 2006 2006 2007p 2006 2006

 All manufacturing industries .................. 391,159 395,766 390,522 -1.2 1.3 0.2 361,139 386,877 383,802 362,220 361,139 362,220 -0.3

 Excluding transportation ................... 334,313 337,350 334,433 -0.9 0.9 -0.1 311,284 329,868 327,895 313,843 311,284 313,843 -0.8

 Excluding defense .............................. 381,099 385,693 380,545 -1.2 1.4 0.2 353,134 375,516 373,456 354,672 353,134 354,672 -0.4

 With unfilled orders ........................... 145,329 147,432 146,365 -1.4 0.7 0.4 130,439 147,585 142,483 126,633 130,439 126,633 3.0

 Durable goods industries ........................211,280 212,276 209,827 -0.5 1.2 0.3 190,145 210,587 204,922 185,155 190,145 185,155 2.7

 Wood products................................. ...... 7,541 8,410 7,577 -10.3 11.0 0.5 6,483 7,528 7,154 7,800 6,483 7,800 -16.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,523 9,737 9,666 -2.2 0.7 -1.8 8,674 8,483 9,389 9,203 8,674 9,203 -5.7

 Primary metals............................ .......... 18,866 18,953 18,711 -0.5 1.3 -0.7 18,789 16,607 17,581 17,325 18,789 17,325 8.5

 Iron and steel mills............................ 8,645 8,582 8,465 0.7 1.4 -2.1 8,683 7,607 7,953 8,386 8,683 8,386 3.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,616 8,782 8,633 -1.9 1.7 0.5 8,543 7,650 8,106 7,343 8,543 7,343 16.3

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,605 1,589 1,613 1.0 -1.5 0.2 1,563 1,350 1,522 1,596 1,563 1,596 -2.1

 Fabricated metal products...................... 25,002 24,959 24,399 0.2 2.3 -0.3 23,531 22,814 23,434 22,470 23,531 22,470 4.7

 Machinery............................................. 26,410 28,196 27,839 -6.3 1.3 -1.4 23,917 27,875 25,825 23,636 23,917 23,636 1.2

 Farm machinery................................. 1,878 1,819 1,753 3.2 3.8 5.0 1,670 1,507 1,350 1,286 1,670 1,286 29.9

 Construction machinery..................... 2,093 3,023 3,051 -30.8 -0.9 1.9 1,882 2,926 2,661 2,763 1,882 2,763 -31.9

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,213 1,206 1,209 0.6 -0.2 -2.6 1,138 1,318 1,148 982 1,138 982 15.9

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,351 2,829 2,879 -16.9 -1.7 -11.9 2,238 3,250 2,423 2,545 2,238 2,545 -12.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 684 671 661 1.9 1.5 1.5 581 737 724 515 581 515 12.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,722 3,716 3,641 0.2 2.1 -1.4 3,092 3,728 3,480 2,712 3,092 2,712 14.0

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,824 2,560 2,785 10.3 -8.1 -3.9 2,612 2,622 2,630 2,613 2,612 2,613 0.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,075 4,144 3,518 -25.8 17.8 4.6 2,920 3,919 3,428 2,841 2,920 2,841 2.8

 Material handling equipment............... 2,112 2,114 2,200 -0.1 -3.9 -1.6 1,983 2,104 2,072 1,983 1,983 1,983 0.0

 Computers and electronic products ......... 36,713 33,157 35,535 10.7 -6.7 2.0 31,094 39,041 35,318 29,163 31,094 29,163 6.6

 Computers........................................ 4,361 4,502 4,694 -3.1 -4.1 59.4 3,830 5,216 4,259 4,300 3,830 4,300 -10.9

 Computer storage devices................... 659 678 669 -2.8 1.3 4.9 359 1,232 532 370 359 370 -3.0

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,203 1,217 1,217 -1.2 0.0 -3.7 869 1,700 1,215 831 869 831 4.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 4,971 4,739 5,268 4.9 -10.0 -0.6 4,007 6,108 5,245 4,396 4,007 4,396 -8.8

 Defense communications equipment... 471 518 577 -9.1 -10.2 5.1 418 569 549 557 418 557 -25.0

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,048 1,087 1,045 -3.6 4.0 7.6 926 1,335 1,349 905 926 905 2.3

 Semiconductors ................................. 8,596 5,090 6,732 68.9 -24.4 -12.1 7,898 5,352 7,026 5,818 7,898 5,818 35.8

 Electronic components....................... 5,009 4,973 4,980 0.7 -0.1 -1.9 4,318 5,340 5,087 3,945 4,318 3,945 9.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 924 921 906 0.3 1.7 -1.0 792 970 869 785 792 785 0.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 3,046 2,949 2,923 3.3 0.9 -1.8 2,441 3,142 2,997 2,176 2,441 2,176 12.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 5,826 5,886 5,917 -1.0 -0.5 -0.3 4,680 7,466 5,465 4,543 4,680 4,543 3.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,370 10,134 9,900 2.3 2.4 -1.7 9,311 9,998 9,821 8,814 9,311 8,814 5.6

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,068 1,055 1,046 1.2 0.9 -3.1 973 1,104 1,034 926 973 926 5.1

 Household appliances........................ 1,912 2,029 2,009 -5.8 1.0 -3.1 1,491 2,244 2,027 1,642 1,491 1,642 -9.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,572 3,274 3,257 9.1 0.5 -0.9 3,250 3,174 3,106 2,885 3,250 2,885 12.7

 Batteries........................................... 801 730 556 9.7 31.3 1.6 698 679 740 465 698 465 50.1

 Transportation equipment...................... 56,846 58,416 56,089 -2.7 4.1 2.2 49,855 57,009 55,907 48,377 49,855 48,377 3.1

 Automobiles..................................... 7,073 7,328 6,903 -3.5 6.2 4.0 6,858 6,521 6,733 6,580 6,858 6,580 4.2

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 10,991 12,171 10,830 -9.7 12.4 8.4 9,828 11,725 10,469 10,639 9,828 10,639 -7.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,238 2,188 2,295 2.3 -4.7 3.4 2,085 1,876 2,136 2,010 2,085 2,010 3.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 17,989 19,001 18,338 -5.3 3.6 -0.8 17,005 16,146 17,979 17,281 17,005 17,281 -1.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 9,091 8,110 8,235 12.1 -1.5 0.2 6,739 9,844 8,887 5,037 6,739 5,037 33.8

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,719 3,774 3,737 -1.5 1.0 0.6 2,791 4,574 3,980 2,552 2,791 2,552 9.4

 Ships and boats................................. 2,139 2,176 2,025 -1.7 7.5 1.2 1,739 2,135 1,987 1,654 1,739 1,654 5.1

 Furniture and related products................. 7,259 7,508 7,345 -3.3 2.2 -2.5 6,934 7,312 7,286 7,332 6,934 7,332 -5.4

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,750 12,806 12,766 -0.4 0.3 -0.8 11,557 13,920 13,207 11,035 11,557 11,035 4.7

 Nondurable goods industries................... 179,879 183,490 180,695 -2.0 1.5 0.1 170,994 176,290 178,880 177,065 170,994 177,065 -3.4

 Food products....................................... 44,606 44,387 44,649 0.5 -0.6 0.0 42,878 44,471 46,129 43,025 42,878 43,025 -0.3

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 4,168 4,164 4,281 0.1 -2.7 0.4 4,074 3,886 4,673 4,186 4,074 4,186 -2.7

 Dairy products.................................. 6,236 6,199 6,013 0.6 3.1 -0.3 6,141 6,232 6,168 6,025 6,141 6,025 1.9

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 13,880 13,878 14,238 0.0 -2.5 0.7 13,245 13,648 14,345 13,905 13,245 13,905 -4.7

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 9,987 9,708 10,271 2.9 -5.5 1.0 9,119 9,415 10,195 8,818 9,119 8,818 3.4

 Beverages......................................... 6,655 6,613 6,793 0.6 -2.6 4.8 5,787 6,320 6,717 5,540 5,787 5,540 4.5

 Tobacco............................................ 3,332 3,095 3,478 7.7 -11.0 -5.7 3,332 3,095 3,478 3,278 3,332 3,278 1.6

 Textile mills........................................... 2,783 2,668 2,768 4.3 -3.6 -2.2 2,599 2,414 2,718 2,596 2,599 2,596 0.1

 Textile products................................... 2,860 2,797 2,716 2.3 3.0 -1.4 2,555 2,446 2,654 2,620 2,555 2,620 -2.5

 Apparel................................................ 2,922 2,942 2,913 -0.7 1.0 0.1 2,547 2,606 3,088 2,568 2,547 2,568 -0.8

 Leather and allied products..................... 488 466 435 4.7 7.1 -16.8 423 479 456 388 423 388 9.0

 Paper products...................................... 13,424 14,341 13,464 -6.4 6.5 -1.1 13,297 13,964 13,148 13,415 13,297 13,415 -0.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 5,986 6,827 6,041 -12.3 13.0 -1.3 6,037 6,504 5,774 6,031 6,037 6,031 0.1

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,884 3,983 3,934 -2.5 1.2 -1.1 3,847 3,847 3,872 3,757 3,847 3,757 2.4

 Printing................................................. 7,812 7,785 7,843 0.3 -0.7 2.2 7,317 7,851 8,116 6,974 7,317 6,974 4.9

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 31,634 34,829 32,365 -9.2 7.6 4.3 28,960 32,587 30,860 34,472 28,960 34,472 -16.0

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 29,036 32,230 29,837 -9.9 8.0 5.3 26,921 30,548 28,489 32,336 26,921 32,336 -16.7

 Chemical products.................................. 46,769 46,863 46,683 -0.2 0.4 -2.2 45,487 45,106 45,668 46,152 45,487 46,152 -1.4

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 2,356 2,334 2,294 0.9 1.7 0.6 2,067 1,891 1,627 2,050 2,067 2,050 0.8

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 12,789 12,425 12,549 2.9 -1.0 -1.9 12,906 12,226 13,303 12,175 12,906 12,175 6.0

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,783 2,721 2,744 2.3 -0.8 -2.0 2,440 2,258 2,488 2,243 2,440 2,243 8.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 16,594 16,704 16,588 -0.7 0.7 -0.3 15,812 14,951 15,848 16,037 15,812 16,037 -1.4

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

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2007/

2007p 2006r 2006 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2007p 2006r 2006 2006 2007p 2006 2006

All manufacturing industries 2................... 383,143 406,010 395,762 -5.6 2.6 1.2 363,966 404,729 388,383 363,136 363,966 363,136 0.2

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 327,116 336,834 329,248 -2.9 2.3 -0.4 309,549 328,945 322,049 314,394 309,549 314,394 -1.5

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 373,447 394,996 382,627 -5.5 3.2 0.5 353,931 388,281 374,880 357,710 353,931 357,710 -1.1

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 145,909 162,766 158,337 -10.4 2.8 2.3 141,164 170,789 154,090 133,367 141,164 133,367 5.8

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 203,264 222,520 215,067 -8.7 3.5 2.2 192,972 228,439 209,503 186,071 192,972 186,071 3.7

 Primary metals............................ ............ 18,579 18,754 18,437 -0.9 1.7 -1.8 19,145 17,040 17,463 18,233 19,145 18,233 5.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,510 8,176 8,110 4.1 0.8 -4.0 8,805 7,645 7,750 8,864 8,805 8,864 -0.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,454 8,904 8,727 -5.1 2.0 -1.1 8,663 7,935 8,188 7,648 8,663 7,648 13.3

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,615 1,674 1,600 -3.5 4.6 6.2 1,677 1,460 1,525 1,721 1,677 1,721 -2.6

 Fabricated metal products...................... 25,289 24,961 24,403 1.3 2.3 0.6 24,423 22,324 22,727 23,546 24,423 23,546 3.7

 Machinery............................................. 27,280 30,280 28,081 -9.9 7.8 -8.6 26,286 29,655 26,775 26,708 26,286 26,708 -1.6

 Construction machinery....................... 1,883 3,169 2,890 -40.6 9.7 -21.9 2,091 3,509 2,996 3,019 2,091 3,019 -30.7

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,206 1,391 1,333 -13.3 4.4 -10.6 986 1,389 1,301 1,347 986 1,347 -26.8

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,528 3,203 2,935 -21.1 9.1 -15.3 2,977 3,195 2,439 4,042 2,977 4,042 -26.3

 Photographic equipment...................... 660 1,029 662 -35.9 55.4 9.2 610 1,021 731 581 610 581 5.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,136 3,810 3,548 8.6 7.4 -11.7 3,862 3,642 3,513 3,119 3,862 3,119 23.8

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,787 2,940 3,048 -5.2 -3.5 3.8 2,758 2,825 2,875 2,650 2,758 2,650 4.1

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 3,312 4,214 3,481 -21.4 21.1 -6.2 3,037 4,364 3,330 3,048 3,037 3,048 -0.4

 Material handling equipment............... 2,373 2,461 2,280 -3.6 7.9 -5.7 2,351 2,674 2,145 2,033 2,351 2,033 15.6

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 27,756 30,662 29,930 -9.5 2.4 8.0 24,199 37,339 28,920 23,588 24,199 23,588 2.6

 Computers........................................ 4,284 4,577 4,813 -6.4 -4.9 60.6 3,753 5,291 4,378 3,970 3,753 3,970 -5.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,007 6,102 5,046 -17.9 20.9 2.6 4,552 7,103 4,853 4,665 4,552 4,665 -2.4

 Defense communications equipment... 457 691 862 -33.9 -19.8 136.2 329 881 792 241 329 241 36.5

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 4,956 4,856 4,930 2.1 -1.5 -6.1 4,519 5,351 4,787 4,054 4,519 4,054 11.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 1,094 1,059 1,012 3.3 4.6 1.6 1,245 947 988 889 1,245 889 40.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,649 3,413 3,508 -22.4 -2.7 -3.0 2,148 4,773 3,557 2,144 2,148 2,144 0.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 5,800 6,385 6,221 -9.2 2.6 2.4 4,943 8,115 5,744 4,982 4,943 4,982 -0.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 11,047 10,124 10,230 9.1 -1.0 -2.7 10,592 9,579 10,083 9,961 10,592 9,961 6.3

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,238 1,028 997 20.4 3.1 -2.5 1,174 1,109 942 1,042 1,174 1,042 12.7

 Household appliances.......................... 1,951 1,798 2,034 8.5 -11.6 -8.5 1,701 1,906 2,091 1,893 1,701 1,893 -10.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,869 3,323 3,531 16.4 -5.9 1.0 3,755 2,879 3,420 3,273 3,755 3,273 14.7

 Transportation equipment........................ 56,027 69,176 66,514 -19.0 4.0 9.9 54,417 75,784 66,334 48,742 54,417 48,742 11.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,027 19,324 18,368 -6.7 5.2 -1.9 17,631 17,219 18,144 18,202 17,631 18,202 -3.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 7,452 18,731 14,263 -60.2 31.3 4.2 7,581 24,952 14,652 6,458 7,581 6,458 17.4

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 2,609 6,354 5,464 -58.9 16.3 46.9 2,766 8,282 5,587 4,284 2,766 4,284 -35.4

 Ships and boats................................. 2,683 2,487 2,670 7.9 -6.9 41.9 3,292 3,147 2,730 2,603 3,292 2,603 26.5

 Furniture and related products................. 7,356 7,486 7,230 -1.7 3.5 -3.4 7,080 6,663 7,218 7,300 7,080 7,300 -3.0

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 179,879 183,490 180,695 -2.0 1.5 0.1 170,994 176,290 178,880 177,065 170,994 177,065 -3.4

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

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

2

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

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

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

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

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

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. Jan.

2007p 2006r 2006 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2007p 2006r 2006 2006 07/06

All manufacturing industries 1................... 695,156 694,576 679,242 0.1 2.3 1.8 702,080 691,355 668,151 579,162 21.2

 Excluding transportation 1................... 315,972 314,573 309,999 0.4 1.5 0.5 316,088 309,925 305,496 277,657 13.8

 Excluding defense 1............................. 542,607 541,663 527,270 0.2 2.7 1.7 547,167 538,472 520,355 440,739 24.1

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 695,156 694,576 679,242 0.1 2.3 1.8 702,080 691,355 668,151 579,162 21.2

 Primary metals........................................ 25,821 26,108 26,307 -1.1 -0.8 -1.0 26,161 25,805 25,372 26,182 -0.1

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 15,307 15,442 15,848 -0.9 -2.6 -2.2 15,451 15,329 15,291 16,603 -6.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,493 7,655 7,533 -2.1 1.6 1.3 7,636 7,516 7,231 6,667 14.5

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 3,021 3,011 2,926 0.3 2.9 -0.4 3,074 2,960 2,850 2,912 5.6

 Fabricated metal products...................... 53,879 53,592 53,590 0.5 0.0 0.0 52,775 51,883 52,373 48,181 9.5

 Machinery............................................. 78,729 77,859 75,775 1.1 2.8 0.3 79,144 76,775 74,995 64,777 22.2

 Construction machinery....................... 9,676 9,886 9,740 -2.1 1.5 -1.6 10,249 10,040 9,457 7,832 30.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 4,150 4,157 3,972 -0.2 4.7 3.2 3,894 4,046 3,975 2,699 44.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 11,736 11,559 11,185 1.5 3.3 0.5 11,844 11,105 11,160 10,341 14.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,805 1,829 1,471 -1.3 24.3 0.1 1,788 1,759 1,475 1,360 31.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 9,822 9,408 9,314 4.4 1.0 -1.0 9,883 9,113 9,199 7,446 32.7

 Metalworking machinery....................... 8,156 8,193 7,813 -0.5 4.9 3.5 8,083 7,937 7,734 6,242 29.5

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 12,444 12,207 12,137 1.9 0.6 -0.3 12,415 12,298 11,853 10,141 22.4

 Material handling equipment............... 9,353 9,092 8,745 2.9 4.0 0.9 9,411 9,043 8,473 7,904 19.1

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 121,690 122,051 119,456 -0.3 2.2 1.0 122,519 121,516 117,866 107,818 13.6

 Computers......................................... 4,387 4,464 4,389 -1.7 1.7 2.8 4,387 4,464 4,389 4,372 0.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 30,405 30,369 29,006 0.1 4.7 -0.8 30,194 29,649 28,654 26,788 12.7

 Defense communications equipment... 6,953 6,967 6,794 -0.2 2.5 4.4 7,000 7,089 6,777 6,177 13.3

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 12,164 12,217 12,334 -0.4 -0.9 -0.4 12,302 12,101 12,090 11,419 7.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 6,230 6,060 5,922 2.8 2.3 1.8 6,281 5,828 5,851 4,477 40.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 38,908 39,305 38,841 -1.0 1.2 1.5 39,384 39,677 38,046 34,615 13.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 22,643 22,669 22,170 -0.1 2.3 1.4 22,971 22,708 22,059 19,970 15.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 23,329 22,652 22,662 3.0 0.0 1.5 23,300 22,019 22,438 18,981 22.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,033 1,863 1,890 9.1 -1.4 -2.5 2,013 1,812 1,807 2,089 -3.6

 Household appliances.......................... 717 678 909 5.8 -25.4 2.8 795 585 923 833 -4.6

 Electrical equipment............................ 14,045 13,748 13,699 2.2 0.4 2.0 13,964 13,459 13,754 10,863 28.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 379,184 380,003 369,243 -0.2 2.9 2.9 385,992 381,430 362,655 301,505 28.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,953 19,915 19,592 0.2 1.6 0.2 20,644 20,018 18,945 18,013 14.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 230,630 232,269 221,648 -0.7 4.8 2.8 234,908 234,066 218,958 168,855 39.1

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 46,883 47,993 45,413 -2.3 5.7 4.0 47,395 47,420 43,712 47,240 0.3

 Ships and boats................................. 17,695 17,151 16,840 3.2 1.8 4.0 18,727 17,174 16,162 13,811 35.6

 Furniture and related products................. 7,100 7,003 7,025 1.4 -0.3 -1.6 6,765 6,619 7,268 7,008 -3.5

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

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. Jan.

2007p 2006r 2006 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2007p 2006r 2006 2006 07/06

 All manufacturing industries .................. 482,033 482,897 481,775 -0.2 0.2 0.2 478,883 469,603 482,476 453,743 5.5

 Excluding transportation ...................... 413,103 414,576 413,111 -0.4 0.4 0.1 410,652 404,106 413,296 389,916 5.3

 Excluding defense ............................. 463,369 464,205 462,597 -0.2 0.3 0.2 460,422 451,436 463,315 435,075 5.8

 With unfilled orders ............................. 232,130 231,171 229,881 0.4 0.6 0.3 231,363 224,859 230,327 212,116 9.1

 Durable goods industries ........................ 296,797 296,406 294,683 0.1 0.6 0.3 295,532 287,695 295,204 273,315 8.1

 Wood products................................. ...... 10,901 10,948 11,114 -0.4 -1.5 -1.8 10,950 10,861 11,152 11,584 -5.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,332 11,418 11,390 -0.8 0.2 0.6 11,325 11,143 11,034 10,297 10.0

 Primary metals............................ ............ 29,851 29,987 29,967 -0.5 0.1 -0.3 30,108 30,062 29,882 25,862 16.4

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 16,813 17,035 16,903 -1.3 0.8 0.0 16,972 17,198 16,931 14,354 18.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,714 10,639 10,765 0.7 -1.2 -1.2 10,823 10,607 10,700 9,422 14.9

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,324 2,313 2,299 0.5 0.6 1.9 2,313 2,257 2,251 2,086 10.9

 Fabricated metal products...................... 38,427 38,355 37,982 0.2 1.0 0.2 38,325 37,394 37,354 34,637 10.6

 Machinery............................................. 47,406 47,457 46,473 -0.1 2.1 0.2 47,308 45,933 46,786 43,718 8.2

 Farm machinery................................. 2,111 2,107 2,126 0.2 -0.9 -0.9 2,207 2,119 2,104 2,316 -4.7

 Construction machinery........................ 4,289 4,271 4,317 0.4 -1.1 -1.6 4,279 4,160 4,321 3,728 14.8

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................. 3,210 3,142 3,087 2.2 1.8 2.1 3,167 2,991 3,053 2,505 26.4

 Industrial machinery............................ 7,655 7,756 7,119 -1.3 8.9 -2.1 7,484 7,460 7,158 6,264 19.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,422 1,394 1,388 2.0 0.4 1.8 1,413 1,292 1,400 1,415 -0.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,056 3,957 4,064 2.5 -2.6 -0.9 3,967 3,691 4,064 3,769 5.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,201 4,361 4,228 -3.7 3.1 2.8 4,189 4,216 4,263 4,411 -5.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 5,357 5,341 5,171 0.3 3.3 1.5 5,347 5,209 5,385 4,776 12.0

 Material handling equipment............... 3,019 2,963 2,943 1.9 0.7 -1.6 3,032 2,908 3,017 2,884 5.1

 Computers and electronic products ......... 46,670 46,660 46,203 0.0 1.0 0.8 46,312 44,837 47,047 43,184 7.2

 Computers......................................... 1,242 1,260 1,233 -1.4 2.2 15.4 1,176 1,249 1,281 1,054 11.6

 Computer storage devices................... 1,151 1,129 1,101 1.9 2.5 0.3 1,114 981 1,221 989 12.6

 Other peripheral equipment................ 2,063 2,074 2,055 -0.5 0.9 0.0 2,033 1,900 2,166 1,998 1.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment..................................... 9,154 9,021 9,119 1.5 -1.1 -1.4 9,257 8,753 9,568 9,293 -0.4

 Defense communications equipment... 1,042 956 958 9.0 -0.2 -0.8 1,053 849 982 1,063 -0.9

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,058 1,063 1,065 -0.5 -0.2 4.3 1,023 1,035 1,224 820 24.8

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 6,999 6,966 6,933 0.5 0.5 1.2 6,997 6,731 6,874 6,454 8.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,990 2,958 2,903 1.1 1.9 1.1 2,953 2,892 2,910 2,612 13.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,611 2,611 2,543 0.0 2.7 0.8 2,582 2,544 2,505 2,627 -1.7

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,129 9,994 10,051 1.4 -0.6 0.2 10,096 9,758 10,176 9,550 5.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 14,388 14,463 14,194 -0.5 1.9 0.8 14,390 13,981 14,043 13,076 10.0

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,752 1,759 1,718 -0.4 2.4 2.3 1,742 1,695 1,683 1,624 7.3

 Household appliances.......................... 1,984 1,967 2,018 0.9 -2.5 -2.9 1,962 1,758 1,984 2,084 -5.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 5,173 5,262 5,121 -1.7 2.8 1.9 5,246 5,203 5,132 4,341 20.8

 Batteries............................................ 502 501 485 0.2 3.3 6.4 477 452 474 557 -14.4

 Transportation equipment...................... 68,930 68,321 68,664 0.9 -0.5 0.5 68,231 65,497 69,180 63,827 6.9

 Automobiles....................................... 2,601 2,214 2,516 17.5 -12.0 2.9 2,579 1,992 2,480 2,330 10.7

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 3,083 3,287 3,269 -6.2 0.6 4.3 2,923 2,922 3,369 3,093 -5.5

 Heavy duty trucks .............................. 1,275 1,450 1,363 -12.1 6.4 -3.6 1,257 1,381 1,373 1,248 0.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,668 17,411 17,400 1.5 0.1 0.7 17,706 16,983 17,402 16,671 6.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 25,268 25,050 24,347 0.9 2.9 0.4 24,928 23,890 24,738 21,870 14.0

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 11,643 11,682 12,064 -0.3 -3.2 1.1 11,450 11,375 12,059 11,307 1.3

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,507 2,530 2,770 -0.9 -8.7 -3.3 2,525 2,508 2,781 2,712 -6.9

 Furniture and related products................. 8,767 8,657 8,823 1.3 -1.9 0.6 8,679 8,419 8,790 8,255 5.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 20,125 20,140 19,873 -0.1 1.3 0.1 19,904 19,568 19,936 18,875 5.5

 Nondurable goods industries................... 185,236 186,491 187,092 -0.7 -0.3 0.0 183,351 181,908 187,272 180,428 1.6

 Food products........................................ 34,595 34,798 34,533 -0.6 0.8 0.7 34,540 34,903 35,953 32,910 5.0

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 4,346 4,289 4,238 1.3 1.2 3.4 4,539 4,379 4,426 4,083 11.2

 Dairy products.................................... 3,830 3,840 3,760 -0.3 2.1 1.5 3,747 3,560 3,561 3,731 0.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 6,289 6,302 6,231 -0.2 1.1 0.5 6,192 6,266 6,366 5,748 7.7

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 15,672 15,531 15,493 0.9 0.2 0.3 15,990 15,538 15,892 15,993 0.0

 Beverages......................................... 11,342 11,205 11,153 1.2 0.5 0.4 11,434 11,099 11,438 11,190 2.2

 Tobacco............................................ 4,330 4,326 4,340 0.1 -0.3 -0.2 4,556 4,439 4,454 4,803 -5.1

 Textile mills........................................... 3,425 3,502 3,499 -2.2 0.1 -1.1 3,428 3,404 3,427 3,582 -4.3

 Textile products...................................... 3,084 3,069 3,084 0.5 -0.5 -1.1 3,073 2,943 3,012 3,070 0.1

 Apparel................................................. 4,175 4,211 4,198 -0.9 0.3 0.9 4,132 4,037 4,028 4,541 -9.0

 Leather and allied products..................... 820 792 771 3.5 2.7 0.1 824 759 760 814 1.2

 Paper products....................................... 14,746 14,662 14,743 0.6 -0.5 0.8 14,735 14,426 14,563 14,246 3.4

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,770 6,777 6,760 -0.1 0.3 1.6 6,762 6,714 6,627 6,436 5.1

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,906 3,890 3,901 0.4 -0.3 1.1 3,948 3,849 3,841 3,920 0.7

 Printing.................................................. 5,990 5,957 5,979 0.6 -0.4 -1.3 5,632 5,547 6,028 5,610 0.4

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 26,814 28,144 27,721 -4.7 1.5 0.8 25,368 25,960 27,160 24,650 2.9

 Petroleum refineries............................. 24,066 25,394 24,978 -5.2 1.7 1.0 22,864 23,527 24,482 22,625 1.1

 Chemical products.................................. 56,961 56,875 57,641 0.2 -1.3 -0.6 56,378 55,738 57,288 56,011 0.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,458 2,508 2,477 -2.0 1.3 0.1 2,784 2,651 2,429 2,904 -4.1

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 20,723 20,525 20,910 1.0 -1.8 -0.3 19,785 19,776 20,990 18,672 6.0

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,889 2,878 2,870 0.4 0.3 0.0 2,868 2,717 2,751 2,791 2.8

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 18,954 18,950 19,430 0.0 -2.5 -0.6 19,251 18,653 19,161 19,001 1.3

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

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2007/

2007p 2006r 2006 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2007p 2006r 2006 2006 2007p 2006 2006

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 391,159 395,766 390,522 -1.2 1.3 0.2 361,139 386,877 383,802 362,220 361,139 362,220 -0.3

 Construction materials and supplies...... 41,902 43,010 41,675 -2.6 3.2 -0.9 37,367 38,606 39,805 38,037 37,367 38,037 -1.8

 Information technology......................... 26,809 26,811 27,516 0.0 -2.6 6.5 22,358 31,883 26,843 22,811 22,358 22,811 -2.0

 Computers and related products .......... 6,223 6,397 6,580 -2.7 -2.8 35.8 5,058 8,148 6,006 5,501 5,058 5,501 -8.1

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 38,291 40,688 38,366 -5.9 6.1 2.8 35,776 36,268 37,317 36,510 35,776 36,510 -2.0

 Capital goods...................................... 74,264 75,252 75,724 -1.3 -0.6 1.6 63,794 81,732 73,366 62,270 63,794 62,270 2.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 66,015 67,016 67,521 -1.5 -0.7 1.8 57,067 72,707 64,873 55,809 57,067 55,809 2.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 60,133 61,850 62,252 -2.8 -0.6 2.1 53,298 66,020 58,977 53,337 53,298 53,337 -0.1

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,249 8,236 8,203 0.2 0.4 0.2 6,727 9,025 8,493 6,461 6,727 6,461 4.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 147,495 152,178 147,755 -3.1 3.0 1.3 138,987 148,708 148,403 144,542 138,987 144,542 -3.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 34,167 35,849 33,834 -4.7 6.0 2.6 31,053 35,504 33,863 31,979 31,053 31,979 -2.9

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 113,328 116,329 113,921 -2.6 2.1 1.0 107,934 113,204 114,540 112,563 107,934 112,563 -4.1

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 383,143 406,010 395,762 -5.6 2.6 1.2 363,966 404,729 388,383 363,136 363,966 363,136 0.2

 Construction materials and supplies...... 42,247 42,743 41,222 -1.2 3.7 -2.1 38,285 37,735 38,931 38,905 38,285 38,905 -1.6

 Information technology......................... 26,648 30,080 28,774 -11.4 4.5 9.5 23,554 36,015 27,754 23,403 23,554 23,403 0.6

 Computers and related products .......... 6,146 6,472 6,699 -5.0 -3.4 36.8 4,981 8,223 6,125 5,171 4,981 5,171 -3.7

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 38,329 41,011 38,396 -6.5 6.8 2.2 36,402 37,341 37,482 37,431 36,402 37,431 -2.7

 Capital goods...................................... 73,644 89,945 85,173 -18.1 5.6 3.3 69,959 103,502 83,093 64,554 69,959 64,554 8.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 65,454 81,977 73,998 -20.2 10.8 -0.3 61,357 90,747 71,715 60,837 61,357 60,837 0.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 61,631 65,802 63,295 -6.3 4.0 -1.0 57,395 68,797 60,280 57,223 57,395 57,223 0.3

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,190 7,968 11,175 2.8 -28.7 35.8 8,602 12,755 11,378 3,717 8,602 3,717 131.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 147,716 151,988 147,902 -2.8 2.8 1.2 139,547 148,190 148,670 144,819 139,547 144,819 -3.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 34,388 35,659 33,981 -3.6 4.9 1.9 31,613 34,986 34,130 32,256 31,613 32,256 -2.0

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 113,328 116,329 113,921 -2.6 2.1 1.0 107,934 113,204 114,540 112,563 107,934 112,563 -4.1

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 695,156 694,576 679,242 0.1 2.3 1.8 702,080 691,355 668,151 579,162 (X) (X) 21.2

 Construction materials and supplies...... 44,126 43,781 44,048 0.8 -0.6 -1.0 43,153 42,235 43,106 40,242 (X) (X) 7.2

 Information technology......................... 117,865 118,026 114,757 -0.1 2.8 1.1 118,533 117,337 113,205 102,955 (X) (X) 15.1

 Computers and related products .......... 4,387 4,464 4,389 -1.7 1.7 2.8 4,387 4,464 4,389 4,372 (X) (X) 0.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 19,953 19,915 19,592 0.2 1.6 0.2 20,644 20,018 18,945 18,013 (X) (X) 14.6

 Capital goods...................................... 511,485 512,105 497,412 -0.1 3.0 1.9 518,132 511,967 490,197 416,979 (X) (X) 24.3

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................372,754 373,315 358,354 -0.2 4.2 1.8 377,209 372,919 354,879 291,942 (X) (X) 29.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 169,848 168,350 164,398 0.9 2.4 0.6 169,766 165,669 162,892 143,092 (X) (X) 18.6

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 138,731 138,790 139,058 0.0 -0.2 2.2 140,923 139,048 135,318 125,037 (X) (X) 12.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 8,974 8,753 8,943 2.5 -2.1 1.7 9,112 8,552 9,070 8,959 (X) (X) 1.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 8,974 8,753 8,943 2.5 -2.1 1.7 9,112 8,552 9,070 8,959 (X) (X) 1.7 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 482,033 482,897 481,775 -0.2 0.2 0.2 478,883 469,603 482,476 453,743 (X) (X) 5.5

 Construction materials and supplies...... 56,098 55,973 56,234 0.2 -0.5 -0.4 55,713 54,238 55,261 52,568 (X) (X) 6.0

 Information technology......................... 38,269 37,884 37,721 1.0 0.4 0.5 38,075 36,552 38,647 36,305 (X) (X) 4.9

 Computers and related products .......... 4,456 4,463 4,389 -0.2 1.7 4.0 4,323 4,130 4,668 4,041 (X) (X) 7.0

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,627 24,362 24,548 1.1 -0.8 1.1 24,465 23,278 24,624 23,342 (X) (X) 4.8

 Capital goods...................................... 129,678 130,201 128,269 -0.4 1.5 0.2 128,920 126,135 129,825 120,597 (X) (X) 6.9

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................115,432 116,108 114,043 -0.6 1.8 0.3 114,684 112,260 115,611 106,359 (X) (X) 7.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 96,897 96,910 95,559 0.0 1.4 0.3 96,398 93,943 96,773 89,618 (X) (X) 7.6

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 14,246 14,093 14,226 1.1 -0.9 0.0 14,236 13,875 14,214 14,238 (X) (X) 0.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 142,640 143,488 143,598 -0.6 -0.1 0.6 140,472 139,087 144,838 136,503 (X) (X) 2.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 27,702 27,394 27,816 1.1 -1.5 0.9 27,518 26,034 27,988 26,748 (X) (X) 2.9

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 114,938 116,094 115,782 -1.0 0.3 0.5 112,954 113,053 116,850 109,755 (X) (X) 2.9

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable.

1

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

2

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

3

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

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

equipment; pumps and compressors; material handling equipment; all other machinery; electronic computers; computer storage devices; other computer peripheral

equipment; communications equipment; search and navigation equipment; electromedical, measuring, and control instruments; electrical equipment; other electrical 

equipment, appliances, and components; heavy duty trucks; aircraft; railroad rolling stock; ships and boats; office and institutional furniture; and medical equipment

and supplies.

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS

UNFILLED ORDERS

TOTAL INVENTORIES
 7

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. Jan.

2007p 2006r 2006 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2007p 2006r 2006 2006 07/06

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 164,794 164,669 165,138 0.1 -0.3 0.1 164,753 163,159 165,439 157,232 4.8

 Durable goods industries........................ 101,248 101,175 101,246 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 101,321 100,474 101,781 93,604 8.2

 Wood products................................... 4,588 4,635 4,607 -1.0 0.6 -2.1 4,775 4,906 4,919 5,214 -8.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,315 4,257 4,240 1.4 0.4 0.4 4,291 4,217 4,225 3,885 10.5

 Primary metals.................................... 11,010 11,065 10,761 -0.5 2.8 -0.6 11,065 11,326 10,874 8,976 23.3

 Fabricated metal products.................. 14,572 14,558 14,397 0.1 1.1 -0.4 14,577 14,477 14,173 12,694 14.8

 Machinery.......................................... 17,614 17,382 17,237 1.3 0.8 1.3 17,690 17,045 17,254 15,773 12.2

 Computers and electronic products ...... 16,087 16,144 16,375 -0.4 -1.4 -1.6 15,961 15,747 16,595 15,068 5.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,773 5,827 5,643 -0.9 3.3 0.7 5,818 5,837 5,650 5,365 8.4

 Transportation equipment.................. 16,985 17,067 17,803 -0.5 -4.1 0.4 16,870 16,816 17,894 16,763 0.6

 Furniture and related products............ 3,609 3,502 3,523 3.1 -0.6 -0.2 3,608 3,479 3,508 3,506 2.9

 Miscellaneous products........................ 6,695 6,738 6,660 -0.6 1.2 0.5 6,666 6,624 6,689 6,360 4.8

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 63,546 63,494 63,892 0.1 -0.6 0.4 63,432 62,685 63,658 63,628 -0.3

 Food products................................... 11,985 11,925 11,938 0.5 -0.1 2.1 12,210 12,116 12,298 11,745 4.0

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,639 4,664 4,631 -0.5 0.7 1.3 4,839 4,798 4,641 4,973 -2.7

 Textiles.............................................. 1,047 1,044 1,055 0.3 -1.0 -0.4 1,057 1,030 1,026 1,081 -2.2

 Textile products.................................. 1,323 1,297 1,313 2.0 -1.2 -1.1 1,317 1,261 1,283 1,281 2.8

 Apparel............................................. 1,160 1,158 1,159 0.2 -0.1 -0.7 1,163 1,144 1,135 1,216 -4.4

 Leather and allied products................... 248 247 238 0.4 3.8 -2.9 242 242 236 273 -11.4

 Paper products................................... 7,060 6,978 7,089 1.2 -1.6 1.6 7,059 6,941 7,026 6,912 2.1

 Printing ............................................ 2,868 2,938 2,903 -2.4 1.2 0.0 2,738 2,792 2,894 2,647 3.4

 Petroleum and coal products............... 8,615 8,544 8,737 0.8 -2.2 1.7 8,179 8,027 8,531 8,205 -0.3

 Chemical products............................. 17,157 17,320 17,238 -0.9 0.5 -1.3 17,072 16,929 17,004 17,544 -2.7

 Plastics and rubber products............... 7,444 7,379 7,591 0.9 -2.8 -1.1 7,556 7,405 7,584 7,751 -2.5

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 135,504 135,112 133,418 0.3 1.3 0.5 134,459 130,755 134,993 124,153 8.3

 Durable goods industries ........................ 105,529 105,031 103,066 0.5 1.9 0.5 104,875 101,222 103,706 94,990 10.4

 Wood products................................... 2,038 2,029 2,110 0.4 -3.8 -0.8 2,031 2,037 2,113 2,014 0.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,307 1,305 1,309 0.2 -0.3 1.3 1,300 1,232 1,221 1,148 13.2

 Primary metals.................................... 9,530 9,427 9,660 1.1 -2.4 2.0 9,615 9,276 9,568 8,109 18.6

 Fabricated metal products.................. 11,126 11,096 11,027 0.3 0.6 0.7 11,060 10,712 10,978 10,090 9.6

 Machinery.......................................... 13,684 13,751 12,928 -0.5 6.4 -2.5 13,327 12,904 13,287 12,260 8.7

 Computers and electronic products ...... 21,197 21,191 20,705 0.0 2.3 1.3 21,034 20,278 21,042 19,777 6.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 2,896 2,935 2,848 -1.3 3.1 -0.5 2,880 2,809 2,796 2,601 10.7

 Transportation equipment.................. 39,040 38,565 37,684 1.2 2.3 1.0 39,030 37,420 37,895 34,322 13.7

 Furniture and related products............ 1,553 1,564 1,627 -0.7 -3.9 0.2 1,552 1,554 1,620 1,609 -3.5

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,158 3,168 3,168 -0.3 0.0 -1.2 3,046 3,000 3,186 3,060 -0.5

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 29,975 30,081 30,352 -0.4 -0.9 0.5 29,584 29,533 31,287 29,163 1.4

 Food products................................... 2,785 2,859 2,881 -2.6 -0.8 -3.8 2,851 3,162 3,301 2,532 12.6

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,830 4,850 4,793 -0.4 1.2 2.8 5,091 5,236 5,224 4,913 3.6

 Textiles.............................................. 816 833 862 -2.0 -3.4 -2.6 823 811 851 967 -14.9

 Textile products.................................. 408 427 419 -4.4 1.9 -0.5 403 395 414 461 -12.6

 Apparel............................................. 761 798 770 -4.6 3.6 1.6 765 755 761 839 -8.8

 Leather and allied products................... 112 87 90 28.7 -3.3 1.1 111 81 85 108 2.8

 Paper products................................... 1,157 1,172 1,208 -1.3 -3.0 0.8 1,155 1,160 1,187 1,124 2.8

 Printing ............................................ 1,374 1,371 1,386 0.2 -1.1 -4.3 1,266 1,158 1,423 1,484 -14.7

 Petroleum and coal products............... 4,240 4,646 4,466 -8.7 4.0 8.9 3,990 4,158 4,436 4,066 -1.9

 Chemical products............................. 11,385 10,939 11,350 4.1 -3.6 -1.7 10,971 10,576 11,472 10,602 3.5

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,107 2,099 2,127 0.4 -1.3 1.7 2,158 2,041 2,133 2,067 4.4

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 181,735 183,116 183,219 -0.8 -0.1 0.1 179,671 175,689 182,044 172,358 4.2

 Durable goods industries ........................ 90,020 90,200 90,371 -0.2 -0.2 0.5 89,336 85,999 89,717 84,721 5.4

 Wood products................................... 4,275 4,284 4,397 -0.2 -2.6 -1.9 4,144 3,918 4,120 4,356 -4.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,710 5,856 5,841 -2.5 0.3 0.5 5,734 5,694 5,588 5,264 8.9

 Primary metals.................................... 9,311 9,495 9,546 -1.9 -0.5 -2.1 9,428 9,460 9,440 8,777 7.4

 Fabricated metal products.................. 12,729 12,701 12,558 0.2 1.1 0.5 12,688 12,205 12,203 11,853 7.0

 Machinery.......................................... 16,108 16,324 16,308 -1.3 0.1 1.2 16,291 15,984 16,245 15,685 3.9

 Computers and electronic products ...... 9,386 9,325 9,123 0.7 2.2 4.0 9,317 8,812 9,410 8,339 11.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,719 5,701 5,703 0.3 0.0 1.6 5,692 5,335 5,597 5,110 11.4

 Transportation equipment.................. 12,905 12,689 13,177 1.7 -3.7 -0.5 12,331 11,261 13,391 12,742 -3.2

 Furniture and related products............ 3,605 3,591 3,673 0.4 -2.2 1.5 3,519 3,386 3,662 3,140 12.1

 Miscellaneous products........................ 10,272 10,234 10,045 0.4 1.9 0.1 10,192 9,944 10,061 9,455 7.8

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 91,715 92,916 92,848 -1.3 0.1 -0.3 90,335 89,690 92,327 87,637 3.1

 Food products................................... 19,825 20,014 19,714 -0.9 1.5 0.6 19,479 19,625 20,354 18,633 4.5

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 6,203 6,017 6,069 3.1 -0.9 -2.4 6,060 5,504 6,027 6,107 -0.8

 Textiles.............................................. 1,562 1,625 1,582 -3.9 2.7 -0.8 1,548 1,563 1,550 1,534 0.9

 Textile products.................................. 1,353 1,345 1,352 0.6 -0.5 -1.2 1,353 1,287 1,315 1,328 1.9

 Apparel............................................. 2,254 2,255 2,269 0.0 -0.6 1.4 2,204 2,138 2,132 2,486 -11.3

 Leather and allied products................... 460 458 443 0.4 3.4 1.6 471 436 439 433 8.8

 Paper products................................... 6,529 6,512 6,446 0.3 1.0 -0.2 6,521 6,325 6,350 6,210 5.0

 Printing ............................................ 1,748 1,648 1,690 6.1 -2.5 -1.1 1,628 1,597 1,711 1,479 10.1

 Petroleum and coal products............... 13,959 14,954 14,518 -6.7 3.0 -2.0 13,199 13,775 14,193 12,379 6.6

 Chemical products............................. 28,419 28,616 29,053 -0.7 -1.5 0.4 28,335 28,233 28,812 27,865 1.7

 Plastics and rubber products............... 9,403 9,472 9,712 -0.7 -2.5 -0.7 9,537 9,207 9,444 9,183 3.9

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 Jan Dec Nov Oct Jan Dec Nov Oct

2007p 2006r 2006 2006 2007p 2006r 2006 2006

 All manufacturing industries2

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

Durable goods industries2

................... 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 4.78 4.71 4.64 4.58

 Wood products................................ 1.45 1.30 1.47 1.50 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.19 1.17 1.18 1.15 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.58 1.58 1.60 1.59 1.37 1.38 1.41 1.41

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.54 1.54 1.56 1.55 2.23 2.22 2.26 2.26

 Machinery....................................... 1.80 1.68 1.67 1.64 3.30 3.03 2.98 2.92

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.27 1.41 1.30 1.32 4.95 4.98 4.73 4.99

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.39 1.43 1.43 1.40 2.44 2.41 2.43 2.35

 Transportation equipment................. 1.21 1.17 1.22 1.24 10.38 10.35 10.24 9.96

 Furniture and related products........... 1.21 1.15 1.20 1.16 1.11 1.05 1.08 1.07

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.58 1.57 1.56 1.54 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 1.03 1.02 1.04 1.04 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products................................... 0.78 0.78 0.77 0.77 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.57 1.60 1.51 1.52 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.23 1.31 1.26 1.25 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.08 1.10 1.14 1.13 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Leather and allied products............... 1.68 1.70 1.77 1.47 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.10 1.02 1.09 1.07 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing.......................................... 0.77 0.77 0.76 0.79 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.85 0.81 0.86 0.89 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.14 1.13 1.17 1.18 (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.

Jan2 Jan2 Jan2 Jan2

Industry 2006- 2006- 2006- 2006-

Jan1 Dec Jan1 Dec Jan1 Dec Jan1 Dec

2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006

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

Durable goods industries...................... -0.7 0.2 -0.9 0.5 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.2

 Wood products................................... (X) 1.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 0.2 0.7 0.6 1.5 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.4

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

 Machinery.......................................... -0.3 0.5 -0.6 1.3 -0.2 0.4 -0.1 0.2

 Computers and electronic products ..... -0.1 0.5 -1.7 1.0 -0.3 0.2 -0.2 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.1 0.5 1.2 1.6 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.4

 Transportation equipment................... -1.2 0.6 -1.0 1.3 0.0 0.2 -0.5 0.3

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

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.8 (X) 1.0 (X) 1.0 (X) 0.3

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

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

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

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Textile products................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.3

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 2.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.9

 Paper products................................... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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

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

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

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

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

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

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

approximately 4,200 reporting units. Units may be divisions of diversified large companies, large homogenous 

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

categories have been combined into 59 publication levels. The survey methodology assumes that the month-tomonth changes of the total operations of those companies in the monthly survey effectively represent the month-tomonth movements of all establishments that make up the category. The current coverage levels in the survey show 

that reported data in the monthly survey represent approximately 62 percent of the shipments estimates at the total 

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

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

The data presented in this release are based on data obtained from a panel of 4,200 reporting units and provide an 

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

complete enumeration of all manufacturing companies. In addition, a different panel of 4,200 companies would 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2007 Release Dates for M3 Survey 

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

Jan 2007 February 27, 2007 March 6, 2007 

Feb 2007 March 28, 2007 April 4, 2007 

Mar 2007 April 25, 2007 May 2, 2007 

Apr 2007 May 24, 2007 June 4, 2007 

May 2007 June 27, 2007 July 3, 2007 

Jun 2007 July 26, 2007 August 2, 2007 

Jul 2007 August 24, 2007 August 31, 2007 

Aug 2007 September 26, 2007 October 4, 2007 

Sep 2007 October 25, 2007 November 2, 2007

Oct 2007 November 28, 2007 December 5, 2007

Nov 2007 December 27, 2007