FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2005, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Patrick Kent 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (05)-01 

CB05-30 

Full Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders

 January 2005 

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in January 

increased $0.6 billion or 0.2 percent to $380.5 billion, 

the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 

0.5 percent December increase. 

 Shipments, up eight of the last nine months, increased 

$5.5 billion or 1.4 percent to $389.4 billion. This 

followed a 1.2 percent December increase. 

 Unfilled orders, down following eleven consecutive 

monthly increases, decreased $1.0 billion or 0.2 percent 

to $551.2 billion. This followed a 0.5 percent December 

increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 

3.83, down from 3.93 in December. 

 Inventories, up fourteen consecutive months, increased 

$6.1 billion or 1.3 percent to $477.5 billion. This 

followed a 0.1 percent December increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was unchanged at 1.23. 

New Orders

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in January 

decreased $2.6 billion or 1.3 percent to $199.9 billion, 

revised from the previously published 0.9 percent 

decrease. This followed a 1.5 percent December 

increase. 

 Transportation equipment had the largest decrease, 

$3.1 billion or 5.4 percent to $53.2 billion, due to 

nondefense aircraft and parts, which decreased $2.4 

billion. 

 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $3.2 billion or 1.8 percent to $180.6 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in January, 

up seven of the last eight months, increased $2.3 billion 

or 1.1 percent to $208.8 billion, revised from the 

previously published 1.5 percent increase. This was at 

the highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 3.0 percent 

December increase. 

 

 Computers and electronic products, up seven of the 

last eight months, had the largest increase, $1.5 billion or 

3.8 percent to $42.1 billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

three of the last four months, increased $3.2 billion or 

1.8 percent to $180.6 billion. This was at the highest 

level since the series began in 1992. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders of manufactured durable goods in 

January, down following eleven consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $1.0 billion or 0.2 percent to $551.2 

billion. This followed a 0.5 percent December increase. 

 Transportation equipment, down following two 

consecutive monthly increases, decreased $1.1 billion or 

0.4 percent to $262.8 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in January, 

up fourteen consecutive months, increased $3.5 billion 

or 1.2 percent to $286.8 billion, revised from the 

previously published 0.9 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.3 percent December increase. 

 Primary metals had the largest increase, $0.7 billion or 

3.4 percent to $22.4 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

three of the last four months, increased $2.6 billion or 

1.4 percent to $190.6 billion. This was at the highest 

level since the series began in 1992. 

 By stage of fabrication, January materials and supplies 

increased 1.5 percent in durable goods and 0.7 percent in 

nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.7 

percent in durable goods and decreased 0.4 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 1.5 percent 

in durable goods and 2.4 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 24, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the full report on March 31, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. EST. 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

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2005/

2005p 2004r 2004 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2005p 2004r 2004 2004 2005p 2004 2004

 All manufacturing industries .................. 389,415 383,872 379,147 1.4 1.2 0.4 352,743 381,071 373,088 318,434 352,743 318,434 10.8

 Excluding transportation ................... 335,037 329,007 326,272 1.8 0.8 0.6 305,355 328,171 320,682 271,936 305,355 271,936 12.3

 Excluding defense .............................. 379,486 374,462 369,611 1.3 1.3 0.5 344,739 370,343 363,373 310,668 344,739 310,668 11.0

 With unfilled orders ........................... 143,769 140,430 136,764 2.4 2.7 -0.5 127,827 143,205 134,335 113,001 127,827 113,001 13.1

 Durable goods industries ........................ 208,786 206,456 200,500 1.1 3.0 0.2 184,587 208,569 197,014 166,170 184,587 166,170 11.1

 Wood products................................. ...... 9,198 9,476 8,957 -2.9 5.8 0.2 7,642 8,559 8,555 6,982 7,642 6,982 9.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 8,003 8,027 7,894 -0.3 1.7 3.7 7,123 7,182 7,788 6,358 7,123 6,358 12.0

 Primary metals............................ .......... 15,590 15,338 14,885 1.6 3.0 2.8 14,925 13,641 14,158 11,548 14,925 11,548 29.2

 Iron and steel mills............................ 7,531 7,466 7,221 0.9 3.4 3.2 7,108 6,677 6,816 5,110 7,108 5,110 39.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,253 6,171 6,019 1.3 2.5 2.6 6,125 5,463 5,776 5,182 6,125 5,182 18.2

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,806 1,701 1,645 6.2 3.4 1.7 1,692 1,501 1,566 1,256 1,692 1,256 34.7

 Fabricated metal products...................... 23,839 23,478 23,366 1.5 0.5 2.0 21,897 21,983 22,990 19,226 21,897 19,226 13.9

 Machinery............................................. 27,324 26,720 25,077 2.3 6.6 -3.8 23,805 26,454 23,151 19,872 23,805 19,872 19.8

 Farm machinery................................. 1,836 1,973 1,870 -6.9 5.5 -7.0 1,592 1,663 1,339 1,361 1,592 1,361 17.0

 Construction machinery..................... 2,803 2,940 2,791 -4.7 5.3 5.0 2,364 2,817 2,411 1,833 2,364 1,833 29.0

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery......................... 947 939 963 0.9 -2.5 -1.7 900 1,029 898 740 900 740 21.6

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,605 3,357 2,781 7.4 20.7 -28.5 3,279 3,888 2,280 2,651 3,279 2,651 23.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 999 841 907 18.8 -7.3 5.0 819 923 962 736 819 736 11.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,017 3,120 2,975 -3.3 4.9 2.9 2,455 3,076 2,780 2,162 2,455 2,162 13.6

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,637 2,676 2,048 -1.5 30.7 5.2 2,109 2,520 2,284 1,673 2,109 1,673 26.1

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,587 3,259 3,216 10.1 1.3 -4.0 3,194 3,238 3,031 2,642 3,194 2,642 20.9

 Material handling equipment............... 1,656 1,624 1,607 2.0 1.1 3.4 1,571 1,691 1,512 1,374 1,571 1,374 14.3

 Computers and electronic products ......... 42,128 40,579 40,281 3.8 0.7 0.2 36,505 48,697 40,183 32,428 36,505 32,428 12.6

 Computers........................................ 6,737 6,221 6,095 8.3 2.1 -5.5 6,792 6,996 5,683 5,435 6,792 5,435 25.0

 Computer storage devices................... 1,744 1,724 1,548 1.2 11.4 2.7 1,088 3,123 1,167 801 1,088 801 35.8

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,617 1,536 1,642 5.3 -6.5 1.9 1,135 2,264 1,639 1,108 1,135 1,108 2.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 6,578 6,178 6,431 6.5 -3.9 1.1 5,523 7,906 6,745 5,199 5,523 5,199 6.2

 Defense communications equipment... 472 746 456 -36.7 63.6 -37.9 428 781 412 533 428 533 -19.7

 Audio and video equipment.................. 839 837 811 0.2 3.2 6.3 721 951 1,018 566 721 566 27.4

 Semiconductors ................................. 7,935 6,994 7,308 13.5 -4.3 1.0 7,240 7,253 7,698 5,961 7,240 5,961 21.5

 Electronic components........................ 5,143 5,124 4,892 0.4 4.7 6.9 4,622 5,792 5,333 3,965 4,622 3,965 16.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 958 934 942 2.6 -0.8 0.1 814 1,017 926 749 814 749 8.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,735 2,767 2,836 -1.2 -2.4 3.0 2,172 3,254 2,934 2,044 2,172 2,044 6.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,802 6,935 6,781 -1.9 2.3 0.6 5,446 8,779 5,997 5,574 5,446 5,574 -2.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,374 8,999 9,061 4.2 -0.7 1.4 8,063 9,329 9,173 7,353 8,063 7,353 9.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,115 1,081 1,093 3.1 -1.1 1.4 988 1,218 1,110 892 988 892 10.8

 Household appliances........................ 2,097 2,192 2,114 -4.3 3.7 2.8 1,656 2,439 2,188 1,604 1,656 1,604 3.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,904 2,645 2,710 9.8 -2.4 0.4 2,474 2,752 2,587 2,128 2,474 2,128 16.3

 Batteries........................................... 513 489 513 4.9 -4.7 -0.2 427 487 673 430 427 430 -0.7

 Transportation equipment...................... 54,378 54,865 52,875 -0.9 3.8 -0.6 47,388 52,900 52,406 46,498 47,388 46,498 1.9

 Automobiles..................................... 7,388 7,635 7,291 -3.2 4.7 3.1 6,780 6,884 7,117 6,830 6,780 6,830 -0.7

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 10,703 12,175 11,337 -12.1 7.4 1.8 9,324 11,325 11,076 10,106 9,324 10,106 -7.7

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,453 1,405 1,429 3.4 -1.7 10.3 1,310 1,238 1,311 1,047 1,310 1,047 25.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,685 18,555 17,882 0.7 3.8 -0.3 17,159 16,447 17,630 16,979 17,159 16,979 1.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 6,076 5,906 5,502 2.9 7.3 -12.0 4,621 6,963 5,675 3,921 4,621 3,921 17.9

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,775 3,170 3,373 19.1 -6.0 -3.3 3,054 3,794 3,428 2,910 3,054 2,910 4.9

 Ships and boats................................. 2,931 2,492 2,448 17.6 1.8 0.3 2,514 2,317 2,536 1,738 2,514 1,738 44.6

 Furniture and related products................. 6,660 6,667 6,441 -0.1 3.5 1.7 6,294 6,437 6,376 5,881 6,294 5,881 7.0

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,292 12,307 11,663 -0.1 5.5 2.6 10,945 13,387 12,234 10,024 10,945 10,024 9.2

 Nondurable goods industries................... 180,629 177,416 178,647 1.8 -0.7 0.7 168,156 172,502 176,074 152,264 168,156 152,264 10.4

 Food products....................................... 42,357 41,456 41,082 2.2 0.9 -1.0 40,161 41,946 42,093 36,740 40,161 36,740 9.3

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 2,977 3,046 2,437 -2.3 25.0 -25.2 2,830 2,963 2,586 3,416 2,830 3,416 -17.2

 Dairy products.................................. 6,807 6,576 6,577 3.5 0.0 3.1 6,396 6,502 6,636 5,562 6,396 5,562 15.0

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 13,395 13,287 13,139 0.8 1.1 0.6 12,819 13,230 13,229 10,706 12,819 10,706 19.7

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 8,991 9,119 9,126 -1.4 -0.1 -0.5 8,174 8,779 8,884 7,828 8,174 7,828 4.4

 Beverages......................................... 6,055 6,001 6,072 0.9 -1.2 -0.1 5,238 5,661 5,830 5,264 5,238 5,264 -0.5

 Tobacco............................................ 2,936 3,118 3,054 -5.8 2.1 -1.2 2,936 3,118 3,054 2,564 2,936 2,564 14.5

 Textile mills........................................... 3,471 3,476 3,423 -0.1 1.5 0.9 3,122 3,169 3,324 3,078 3,122 3,078 1.4

 Textile products................................... 3,296 3,190 3,149 3.3 1.3 -0.4 2,909 2,784 3,171 2,842 2,909 2,842 2.4

 Apparel................................................ 4,487 4,576 4,713 -1.9 -2.9 0.6 3,962 3,949 4,734 4,163 3,962 4,163 -4.8

 Leather and allied products..................... 952 748 852 27.3 -12.2 0.6 830 791 913 740 830 740 12.2

 Paper products...................................... 15,182 14,732 14,670 3.1 0.4 1.5 14,662 14,502 14,445 13,645 14,662 13,645 7.5

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,296 6,294 6,172 0.0 2.0 1.0 6,158 6,102 6,070 5,664 6,158 5,664 8.7

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,052 4,109 4,064 -1.4 1.1 3.0 3,848 3,913 3,954 3,546 3,848 3,546 8.5

 Printing................................................. 8,064 7,945 7,834 1.5 1.4 -0.5 7,505 8,194 8,236 7,267 7,505 7,267 3.3

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 31,408 30,781 32,212 2.0 -4.4 1.4 28,446 29,554 30,579 22,722 28,446 22,722 25.2

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 28,750 28,224 29,724 1.9 -5.0 1.1 26,605 27,577 28,207 21,274 26,605 21,274 25.1

 Basic chemicals...................................... 44,612 43,748 44,078 2.0 -0.7 1.2 41,924 42,691 43,149 38,115 41,924 38,115 10.0

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 1,822 1,750 1,801 4.1 -2.8 -1.9 1,535 1,484 1,405 1,387 1,535 1,387 10.7

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 9,721 9,525 10,004 2.1 -4.8 0.7 9,478 9,395 10,513 9,403 9,478 9,403 0.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,550 2,564 2,510 -0.5 2.2 1.5 2,284 2,282 2,328 2,063 2,284 2,063 10.7

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,809 17,645 17,508 0.9 0.8 2.7 16,461 16,143 16,546 15,124 16,461 15,124 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

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2005/

2005p 2004r 2004 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2005p 2004r 2004 2004 2005p 2004 2004

All manufacturing industries 2................... 380,525 379,892 378,047 0.2 0.5 1.4 353,198 381,890 371,179 319,858 353,198 319,858 10.4

 Excluding transportation 2................... 327,296 323,611 320,452 1.1 1.0 0.0 303,727 321,914 314,483 271,739 303,727 271,739 11.8

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 372,055 371,143 368,191 0.2 0.8 2.5 344,493 367,216 361,613 309,392 344,493 309,392 11.3

 With unfilled orders 2

.......................... 142,814 143,444 142,972 -0.4 0.3 2.0 135,522 151,277 140,124 120,386 135,522 120,386 12.6

 Durable goods industries 2........................ 199,896 202,476 199,400 -1.3 1.5 2.0 185,042 209,388 195,105 167,594 185,042 167,594 10.4

 Primary metals............................ ............ 15,320 15,252 14,927 0.4 2.2 5.1 15,339 13,890 14,142 12,487 15,339 12,487 22.8

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 7,259 7,373 7,168 -1.5 2.9 8.7 7,079 6,723 6,833 5,412 7,079 5,412 30.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,274 6,178 6,076 1.6 1.7 1.6 6,491 5,654 5,690 5,686 6,491 5,686 14.2

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,787 1,701 1,683 5.1 1.1 3.8 1,769 1,513 1,619 1,389 1,769 1,389 27.4

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,055 23,630 23,619 1.8 0.0 -0.5 22,955 21,768 22,945 21,065 22,955 21,065 9.0

 Machinery............................................. 27,064 27,251 25,848 -0.7 5.4 -4.2 25,070 26,616 24,022 21,383 25,070 21,383 17.2

 Construction machinery....................... 2,968 2,998 2,984 -1.0 0.5 2.0 2,965 3,036 2,762 2,156 2,965 2,156 37.5

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery......................... 1,001 992 1,075 0.9 -7.7 11.7 954 1,082 1,010 755 954 755 26.4

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,152 3,196 2,811 -1.4 13.7 -29.6 3,254 3,434 2,357 3,368 3,254 3,368 -3.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 916 865 915 5.9 -5.5 2.1 759 908 968 754 759 754 0.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,883 3,329 3,009 -13.4 10.6 5.7 2,537 3,241 2,797 2,197 2,537 2,197 15.5

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,862 2,883 2,086 -0.7 38.2 5.6 2,535 2,557 2,313 1,853 2,535 1,853 36.8

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 3,431 3,413 3,184 0.5 7.2 -2.9 3,034 3,576 2,939 2,728 3,034 2,728 11.2

 Material handling equipment............... 1,922 1,609 1,763 19.5 -8.7 7.0 1,889 1,724 1,688 1,326 1,889 1,326 42.5

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 34,559 35,059 32,398 -1.4 8.2 -5.8 31,655 43,475 31,961 27,349 31,655 27,349 15.7

 Computers........................................ 6,561 6,998 6,141 -6.2 14.0 7.8 6,274 7,691 6,015 4,759 6,274 4,759 31.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 7,057 5,805 5,689 21.6 2.0 -8.1 7,262 6,854 6,123 5,328 7,262 5,328 36.3

 Defense communications equipment... 277 1,769 418 -84.3 323.2 -89.6 233 1,804 374 630 233 630 -63.0

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components........................ 4,986 5,172 4,634 -3.6 11.6 13.3 4,841 5,954 4,782 4,325 4,841 4,325 11.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 1,180 1,158 1,032 1.9 12.2 47.4 1,145 1,257 918 779 1,145 779 47.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,862 2,504 2,910 14.3 -14.0 2.1 2,671 4,161 3,023 2,948 2,671 2,948 -9.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 6,868 6,973 7,034 -1.5 -0.9 10.0 5,761 8,835 6,271 5,612 5,761 5,612 2.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,754 8,688 9,336 12.3 -6.9 4.9 8,663 8,659 9,506 7,527 8,663 7,527 15.1

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,129 932 1,232 21.1 -24.4 6.8 1,066 1,045 1,206 853 1,066 853 25.0

 Household appliances.......................... 2,354 1,958 2,182 20.2 -10.3 11.3 1,918 2,078 2,446 1,569 1,918 1,569 22.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,058 2,678 2,727 14.2 -1.8 -0.6 2,730 2,565 2,564 2,252 2,730 2,252 21.2

 Transportation equipment........................ 53,229 56,281 57,595 -5.4 -2.3 9.4 49,471 59,976 56,696 48,119 49,471 48,119 2.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 18,506 18,394 17,744 0.6 3.7 1.9 17,437 16,795 17,721 17,404 17,437 17,404 0.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 5,569 8,008 9,614 -30.5 -16.7 64.7 5,136 10,799 9,608 3,770 5,136 3,770 36.2

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 3,005 1,923 3,180 56.3 -39.5 -3.7 3,064 3,775 2,848 2,991 3,064 2,991 2.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,314 3,636 3,061 -36.4 18.8 21.0 2,748 4,326 3,089 2,910 2,748 2,910 -5.6

 Furniture and related products................. 6,575 6,609 6,564 -0.5 0.7 3.2 6,332 5,980 6,657 6,124 6,332 6,124 3.4

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 180,629 177,416 178,647 1.8 -0.7 0.7 168,156 172,502 176,074 152,264 168,156 152,264 10.4

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: M3-1(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

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

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

All manufacturing industries 1................... 551,243 552,198 549,184 -0.2 0.5 1.1 554,539 546,844 538,772 509,801 8.8

 Excluding transportation 1

................... 288,436 288,242 286,644 0.1 0.6 0.5 288,657 283,045 282,049 256,899 12.4

 Excluding defense 1

............................. 386,954 386,450 382,775 0.1 1.0 1.6 388,994 382,000 377,874 349,144 11.4

 Durable goods industries 1

........................ 551,243 552,198 549,184 -0.2 0.5 1.1 554,539 546,844 538,772 509,801 8.8

 Primary metals........................................ 19,414 19,684 19,770 -1.4 -0.4 0.2 19,279 18,865 18,616 16,941 13.8

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,632 10,904 10,997 -2.5 -0.8 -0.5 10,385 10,414 10,368 9,569 8.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,053 6,032 6,025 0.3 0.1 1.0 6,107 5,741 5,550 4,922 24.1

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,729 2,748 2,748 -0.7 0.0 1.4 2,787 2,710 2,698 2,450 13.8

 Fabricated metal products...................... 46,288 46,072 45,920 0.5 0.3 0.6 45,676 44,618 44,833 39,860 14.6

 Machinery.............................................. 51,258 51,518 50,987 -0.5 1.0 1.5 51,666 50,401 50,239 44,393 16.4

 Construction machinery....................... 5,172 5,007 4,949 3.3 1.2 4.1 5,486 4,885 4,666 3,029 81.1

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery......................... 1,556 1,502 1,449 3.6 3.7 8.4 1,556 1,502 1,449 1,077 44.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 8,819 9,272 9,433 -4.9 -1.7 0.3 8,945 8,970 9,424 8,055 11.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 867 950 926 -8.7 2.6 0.9 847 907 922 845 0.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,732 4,866 4,657 -2.8 4.5 0.7 4,714 4,632 4,467 4,282 10.1

 Metalworking machinery....................... 5,058 4,833 4,626 4.7 4.5 0.8 5,062 4,636 4,599 4,140 22.3

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 9,823 9,979 9,825 -1.6 1.6 -0.3 9,858 10,018 9,680 9,424 4.6

 Material handling equipment............... 5,471 5,205 5,220 5.1 -0.3 3.1 5,531 5,213 5,180 4,813 14.9

 Computers and electronic products 1

...... 142,462 142,096 140,622 0.3 1.0 -0.4 143,276 140,886 138,855 130,038 10.2

 Computers......................................... 8,958 9,134 8,357 -1.9 9.3 0.6 8,757 9,275 8,580 8,129 7.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 45,061 44,582 44,955 1.1 -0.8 -1.6 45,252 43,513 44,565 46,509 -2.7

 Defense communications equipment... 10,284 10,479 9,456 -1.9 10.8 -0.4 10,284 10,479 9,456 3,486 195.0

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

 Electronic components.......................... 14,761 14,918 14,870 -1.1 0.3 -1.7 14,921 14,702 14,540 14,289 4.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 5,468 5,246 5,022 4.2 4.5 1.8 5,468 5,137 4,897 4,611 18.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 38,531 38,404 38,667 0.3 -0.7 0.2 38,927 38,428 37,521 36,978 5.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 19,399 19,333 19,295 0.3 0.2 1.3 19,667 19,352 19,296 16,036 22.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 15,589 15,209 15,520 2.5 -2.0 1.8 15,452 14,852 15,522 13,589 13.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,777 1,763 1,912 0.8 -7.8 7.8 1,768 1,690 1,863 1,218 45.2

 Household appliances.......................... 952 695 929 37.0 -25.2 7.9 974 712 1,073 732 33.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 9,159 9,005 8,972 1.7 0.4 0.2 9,051 8,795 8,982 8,397 7.8

 Transportation equipment........................ 262,807 263,956 262,540 -0.4 0.5 1.8 265,882 263,799 256,723 252,902 5.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 14,469 14,648 14,809 -1.2 -1.1 -0.9 14,943 14,665 14,317 14,045 6.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 115,915 116,422 114,320 -0.4 1.8 3.7 117,653 117,138 113,302 104,920 12.1

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 52,868 53,638 54,885 -1.4 -2.3 -0.4 52,683 52,673 52,692 60,851 -13.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 20,326 20,943 19,799 -2.9 5.8 3.2 21,266 21,032 19,023 21,633 -1.7

 Furniture and related products................. 6,151 6,236 6,294 -1.4 -0.9 2.0 6,034 5,996 6,453 5,599 7.8

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.
 6

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.

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

 All manufacturing industries..................... 477,466 471,351 470,877 1.3 0.1 1.0 474,939 459,690 472,196 437,679 8.5

 Excluding transportation...................... 407,699 402,091 401,138 1.4 0.2 0.9 405,689 392,946 401,848 370,319 9.6

 Excluding defense............................. 452,271 446,446 446,380 1.3 0.0 1.0 449,986 435,316 447,699 413,901 8.7

 With unfilled orders............................. 224,711 222,155 220,908 1.2 0.6 1.0 223,909 216,747 222,219 204,529 9.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 286,837 283,320 282,599 1.2 0.3 0.9 285,980 275,766 283,797 262,344 9.0

 Wood products........................................ 10,523 10,128 10,156 3.9 -0.3 -0.4 10,597 9,843 10,180 9,795 8.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,650 9,584 9,564 0.7 0.2 -0.5 9,695 9,393 9,343 9,262 4.7

 Primary metals........................................ 22,448 21,701 21,322 3.4 1.8 2.4 22,755 22,005 21,528 17,632 29.1

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 13,095 12,519 12,259 4.6 2.1 2.6 13,348 12,859 12,477 9,271 44.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,372 7,237 7,146 1.9 1.3 2.4 7,401 7,255 7,170 6,666 11.0

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,981 1,945 1,917 1.9 1.5 0.9 2,006 1,891 1,881 1,695 18.3

 Fabricated metal products......................... 36,096 35,593 35,102 1.4 1.4 1.3 36,006 34,992 34,813 30,940 16.4

 Machinery.............................................. 46,612 46,065 45,682 1.2 0.8 1.5 46,602 44,857 46,082 41,863 11.3

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,617 2,539 2,586 3.1 -1.8 5.5 2,751 2,572 2,555 2,336 17.8

 Construction machinery........................ 4,328 4,309 4,224 0.4 2.0 1.1 4,357 4,268 4,251 3,717 17.2

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................. 2,400 2,369 2,281 1.3 3.9 1.1 2,352 2,261 2,275 2,205 6.7

 Industrial machinery............................ 7,049 7,064 7,061 -0.2 0.0 2.2 6,976 6,881 7,149 6,634 5.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,459 1,384 1,422 5.4 -2.7 1.9 1,422 1,286 1,438 1,392 2.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,620 4,580 4,554 0.9 0.6 1.1 4,536 4,318 4,561 4,098 10.7

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,503 4,483 4,446 0.4 0.8 1.0 4,440 4,278 4,429 4,279 3.8

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 5,262 5,201 5,052 1.2 2.9 3.5 5,232 5,081 5,304 4,267 22.6

 Material handling equipment............... 2,770 2,646 2,660 4.7 -0.5 1.1 2,762 2,600 2,726 2,268 21.8

 Computers and electronic products......... 49,892 49,317 49,502 1.2 -0.4 -0.3 49,537 47,524 50,146 46,577 6.4

 Computers......................................... 2,801 2,739 2,671 2.3 2.5 0.0 2,658 2,691 2,781 2,286 16.3

 Computer storage devices................... 1,362 1,350 1,337 0.9 1.0 0.6 1,328 1,155 1,459 1,176 12.9

 Other peripheral equipment................ 2,350 2,380 2,388 -1.3 -0.3 -1.0 2,341 2,202 2,514 2,357 -0.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 9,839 9,749 9,823 0.9 -0.8 -0.5 9,758 9,386 10,186 9,283 5.1

 Defense communications equipment...... 1,383 1,334 1,150 3.7 16.0 -3.0 1,383 1,334 1,150 1,189 16.3

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,136 1,140 1,130 -0.4 0.9 3.6 1,132 1,087 1,237 933 21.3

 Semiconductors1

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

 Electronic components.......................... 8,112 8,023 7,990 1.1 0.4 -0.7 8,156 7,700 7,842 7,616 7.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,612 2,614 2,562 -0.1 2.0 0.9 2,602 2,557 2,585 2,531 2.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,938 2,875 2,840 2.2 1.2 -0.5 2,919 2,785 2,816 2,954 -1.2

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,433 10,401 10,466 0.3 -0.6 0.3 10,429 10,182 10,578 9,898 5.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 13,111 13,003 12,928 0.8 0.6 -0.5 13,063 12,463 12,798 12,461 4.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,500 1,496 1,496 0.3 0.0 0.9 1,477 1,410 1,482 1,377 7.3

 Household appliances.......................... 2,366 2,347 2,286 0.8 2.7 -3.1 2,339 2,122 2,242 2,127 10.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 4,520 4,508 4,499 0.3 0.2 1.0 4,581 4,442 4,504 4,261 7.5

 Batteries............................................ 609 592 632 2.9 -6.3 -2.2 571 545 607 527 8.3

 Transportation equipment...................... 69,767 69,260 69,739 0.7 -0.7 1.5 69,250 66,744 70,348 67,360 2.8

 Automobiles....................................... 2,256 2,096 2,159 7.6 -2.9 -1.9 2,256 1,886 2,095 1,969 14.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 2,463 2,539 2,603 -3.0 -2.5 3.1 2,378 2,244 2,662 2,377 0.0

 Heavy duty trucks .............................. 887 876 834 1.3 5.0 -0.2 885 844 843 749 18.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 16,487 16,206 16,398 1.7 -1.2 0.0 16,602 15,805 16,449 15,743 5.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 23,128 23,215 23,665 -0.4 -1.9 2.7 22,797 22,205 24,171 23,666 -3.7

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,386 12,277 11,903 0.9 3.1 0.5 12,281 12,035 11,886 11,362 8.1

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,336 3,289 3,316 1.4 -0.8 3.3 3,334 3,258 3,313 3,058 9.0

 Furniture and related products................. 8,574 8,556 8,488 0.2 0.8 0.1 8,487 8,359 8,489 7,537 12.6

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 20,164 20,113 20,116 0.3 0.0 0.6 19,988 19,586 20,070 18,917 5.7

 Nondurable goods industries................... 190,629 188,031 188,278 1.4 -0.1 1.1 188,959 183,924 188,399 175,335 7.8

 Food products........................................ 33,864 33,881 33,742 -0.1 0.4 -0.1 33,669 33,865 35,203 32,931 2.2

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 2,627 2,664 2,724 -1.4 -2.2 -2.4 2,791 2,770 2,825 3,511 -20.5

 Dairy products.................................... 3,968 3,951 3,914 0.4 0.9 -0.4 3,857 3,646 3,717 3,511 9.9

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 6,392 6,373 6,248 0.3 2.0 0.0 6,203 6,191 6,382 5,946 4.3

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 14,907 14,673 14,853 1.6 -1.2 -0.8 15,147 14,776 15,160 14,887 1.7

 Beverages......................................... 10,345 10,126 10,311 2.2 -1.8 -0.7 10,329 10,035 10,464 9,941 3.9

 Tobacco............................................ 4,562 4,547 4,542 0.3 0.1 -1.1 4,818 4,741 4,696 4,946 -2.6

 Textile mills........................................... 4,699 4,758 4,769 -1.2 -0.2 -0.2 4,670 4,602 4,688 4,923 -5.1

 Textile products...................................... 5,373 5,302 5,263 1.3 0.7 0.1 5,374 5,063 5,151 5,071 6.0

 Apparel................................................. 7,287 7,246 7,295 0.6 -0.7 -0.1 7,263 7,009 7,012 7,018 3.5

 Leather and allied products..................... 1,797 1,725 1,671 4.2 3.2 1.8 1,808 1,655 1,659 1,711 5.7

 Paper products....................................... 15,231 14,959 14,930 1.8 0.2 0.1 15,309 14,806 14,921 14,525 5.4

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 6,470 6,349 6,308 1.9 0.6 -0.2 6,523 6,316 6,296 6,441 1.3

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,597 4,537 4,534 1.3 0.1 0.4 4,639 4,523 4,524 4,159 11.5

 Printing.................................................. 6,649 6,829 6,788 -2.6 0.6 -0.1 6,296 6,438 6,862 5,748 9.5

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 19,044 17,530 19,063 8.6 -8.0 3.4 18,234 16,259 18,621 15,332 18.9

 Petroleum refineries............................. 17,263 15,696 17,257 10.0 -9.0 3.6 16,531 14,587 16,846 13,837 19.5

 Basic chemicals...................................... 57,492 57,369 56,685 0.2 1.2 2.0 56,905 56,263 56,233 52,641 8.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,506 2,488 2,433 0.7 2.3 2.1 2,810 2,589 2,387 2,618 7.3

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 22,553 22,657 22,614 -0.5 0.2 2.0 21,542 21,812 22,539 20,580 4.7

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,908 2,933 2,896 -0.9 1.3 1.6 2,921 2,825 2,811 2,787 4.8

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 24,286 23,759 23,219 2.2 2.3 1.8 24,284 23,188 22,889 20,548 18.2

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.
 7 

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. 2005/

2005p 2004r 2004 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2005p 2004r 2004 2004 2005p 2004 2004

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 389,415 383,872 379,147 1.4 1.2 0.4 352,743 381,071 373,088 318,434 352,743 318,434 10.8

 Construction materials and supplies...... 41,025 41,001 39,991 0.1 2.5 1.9 35,693 37,461 38,751 31,421 35,693 31,421 13.6

 Information technology......................... 32,794 31,894 31,619 2.8 0.9 -0.8 27,980 39,008 30,729 25,537 27,980 25,537 9.6

 Computers and related products .......... 10,098 9,481 9,285 6.5 2.1 -2.9 9,015 12,383 8,489 7,344 9,015 7,344 22.8

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 38,229 39,770 37,939 -3.9 4.8 1.4 34,573 35,894 37,134 34,962 34,573 34,962 -1.1

 Capital goods...................................... 76,778 74,945 72,363 2.4 3.6 -2.4 65,999 83,800 69,675 58,482 65,999 58,482 12.9

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 68,673 66,871 64,211 2.7 4.1 -2.4 59,380 74,764 61,346 51,704 59,380 51,704 14.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 66,424 64,076 62,144 3.7 3.1 -1.7 58,071 70,805 59,164 50,426 58,071 50,426 15.2

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,105 8,074 8,152 0.4 -1.0 -2.1 6,619 9,036 8,329 6,778 6,619 6,778 -2.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 145,827 145,441 145,411 0.3 0.0 0.7 134,945 142,462 145,256 124,648 134,945 124,648 8.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,293 37,190 35,313 -5.1 5.3 2.6 31,215 35,882 35,409 30,822 31,215 30,822 1.3

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 110,534 108,251 110,098 2.1 -1.7 0.1 103,730 106,580 109,847 93,826 103,730 93,826 10.6

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 380,525 379,892 378,047 0.2 0.5 1.4 353,198 381,890 371,179 319,858 353,198 319,858 10.4

 Construction materials and supplies...... 40,745 41,147 40,227 -1.0 2.3 0.9 36,196 37,314 38,681 32,860 36,196 32,860 10.2

 Information technology......................... 33,189 33,383 31,361 -0.6 6.4 -7.0 30,095 40,913 30,764 26,201 30,095 26,201 14.9

 Computers and related products .......... 9,922 10,258 9,331 -3.3 9.9 5.8 8,497 13,078 8,821 6,668 8,497 6,668 27.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 38,050 39,609 37,801 -3.9 4.8 2.4 34,851 36,242 37,225 35,387 34,851 35,387 -1.5

 Capital goods...................................... 75,974 76,978 78,330 -1.3 -1.7 1.0 70,592 90,479 75,494 62,064 70,592 62,064 13.7

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 69,331 69,489 69,919 -0.2 -0.6 7.7 63,808 77,665 67,196 52,771 63,808 52,771 20.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 67,240 65,348 63,206 2.9 3.4 1.2 61,635 70,626 60,547 51,354 61,635 51,354 20.0

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 6,643 7,489 8,411 -11.3 -11.0 -33.4 6,784 12,814 8,298 9,293 6,784 9,293 -27.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 145,882 145,202 146,325 0.5 -0.8 1.2 135,260 141,916 146,442 124,998 135,260 124,998 8.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,348 36,951 36,227 -4.3 2.0 4.8 31,530 35,336 36,595 31,172 31,530 31,172 1.1

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 110,534 108,251 110,098 2.1 -1.7 0.1 103,730 106,580 109,847 93,826 103,730 93,826 10.6

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 551,243 552,198 549,184 -0.2 0.5 1.1 554,539 546,844 538,772 509,801 (X) (X) 8.8

 Construction materials and supplies...... 37,617 37,897 37,751 -0.7 0.4 0.6 37,077 36,574 36,721 33,308 (X) (X) 11.3

 Information technology......................... 132,269 131,874 130,385 0.3 1.1 -0.2 132,861 130,746 128,841 119,836 (X) (X) 10.9

 Computers and related products .......... 8,958 9,134 8,357 -1.9 9.3 0.6 8,757 9,275 8,580 8,129 (X) (X) 7.7

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 14,469 14,648 14,809 -1.2 -1.1 -0.9 14,943 14,665 14,317 14,045 (X) (X) 6.4

 Capital goods...................................... 392,269 393,073 391,040 -0.2 0.5 1.5 395,508 390,915 384,236 361,379 (X) (X) 9.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................245,505 244,847 242,229 0.3 1.1 2.4 247,466 243,038 240,137 220,614 (X) (X) 12.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 153,650 152,834 151,562 0.5 0.8 0.7 153,873 150,309 150,488 140,212 (X) (X) 9.7

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 146,764 148,226 148,811 -1.0 -0.4 0.2 148,042 147,877 144,099 140,765 (X) (X) 5.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 14,205 14,150 14,389 0.4 -1.7 6.8 14,243 13,928 14,474 12,961 (X) (X) 9.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 14,205 14,150 14,389 0.4 -1.7 6.8 14,243 13,928 14,474 12,961 (X) (X) 9.9 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 477,466 471,351 470,877 1.3 0.1 1.0 474,939 459,690 472,196 437,679 (X) (X) 8.5

 Construction materials and supplies...... 52,337 51,577 51,155 1.5 0.8 0.7 52,299 50,223 50,671 46,431 (X) (X) 12.6

 Information technology......................... 40,845 40,437 40,239 1.0 0.5 -0.1 40,479 39,004 41,132 38,649 (X) (X) 4.7

 Computers and related products .......... 6,513 6,469 6,396 0.7 1.1 -0.2 6,327 6,048 6,754 5,819 (X) (X) 8.7

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 22,093 21,717 21,994 1.7 -1.3 0.2 22,121 20,779 22,049 20,838 (X) (X) 6.2

 Capital goods...................................... 131,689 130,914 130,746 0.6 0.1 1.3 130,789 127,250 132,579 123,624 (X) (X) 5.8

 Nondefense capital goods 3

..................111,481 110,981 110,918 0.5 0.1 1.3 110,712 107,531 112,737 104,344 (X) (X) 6.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 95,133 94,394 93,874 0.8 0.6 1.0 94,609 91,701 95,206 87,394 (X) (X) 8.3

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 20,208 19,933 19,828 1.4 0.5 1.4 20,077 19,719 19,842 19,280 (X) (X) 4.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 144,566 142,272 143,792 1.6 -1.1 0.7 142,814 138,358 144,585 134,732 (X) (X) 6.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 30,043 29,837 29,887 0.7 -0.2 0.2 29,970 28,481 29,760 27,555 (X) (X) 8.8

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 114,523 112,435 113,905 1.9 -1.3 0.8 112,844 109,877 114,825 107,177 (X) (X) 5.3

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
 8

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.

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

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 156,723 154,893 155,058 1.2 -0.1 0.8 157,184 154,165 155,416 143,461 9.6

 Durable goods industries ........................ 95,183 93,761 93,672 1.5 0.1 1.0 95,643 93,422 94,263 84,432 13.3

 Wood products................................... 3,857 3,742 3,789 3.1 -1.2 -2.5 4,058 3,910 4,090 3,950 2.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 3,380 3,365 3,370 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 3,392 3,366 3,394 3,245 4.5

 Primary metals.................................... 8,641 8,519 8,321 1.4 2.4 3.6 8,809 8,840 8,563 5,900 49.3

 Fabricated metal products..................... 14,050 13,826 13,653 1.6 1.3 2.3 14,103 13,892 13,559 11,158 26.4

 Machinery.......................................... 14,120 13,996 13,852 0.9 1.0 2.0 14,228 13,814 13,899 12,481 14.0

 Computers and electronic products ...... 17,463 17,225 17,415 1.4 -1.1 0.7 17,303 16,879 17,355 16,395 5.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 4,917 4,916 4,875 0.0 0.8 -0.1 4,954 4,890 4,855 4,738 4.6

 Transportation equipment.................. 18,240 17,654 17,890 3.3 -1.3 0.1 18,265 17,426 18,045 17,093 6.9

 Furniture and related products............ 3,641 3,672 3,652 -0.8 0.5 -0.2 3,640 3,658 3,651 3,195 13.9

 Miscellaneous products........................ 6,874 6,846 6,855 0.4 -0.1 1.3 6,891 6,747 6,852 6,277 9.8

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 61,540 61,132 61,386 0.7 -0.4 0.4 61,541 60,743 61,153 59,029 4.3

 Food products.................................... 9,374 9,583 9,638 -2.2 -0.6 -1.1 9,505 9,690 9,804 10,415 -8.7

 Beverage and tobacco products............ 5,174 5,132 5,361 0.8 -4.3 0.2 5,411 5,375 5,242 5,512 -1.8

 Textiles.............................................. 1,389 1,361 1,330 2.1 2.3 2.9 1,384 1,339 1,309 1,345 2.9

 Textile products.................................. 1,947 1,942 1,913 0.3 1.5 0.2 1,942 1,896 1,868 1,758 10.5

 Apparel............................................. 1,612 1,630 1,618 -1.1 0.7 -1.3 1,615 1,628 1,616 1,632 -1.0

 Leather and allied products................... 490 477 464 2.7 2.8 -0.2 482 469 462 437 10.3

 Paper products................................... 6,465 6,338 6,431 2.0 -1.4 -0.6 6,487 6,373 6,456 6,670 -2.7

 Printing ............................................. 2,938 3,068 2,996 -4.2 2.4 2.5 2,863 2,987 3,017 2,574 11.2

 Petroleum and coal products............... 5,932 5,567 5,940 6.6 -6.3 3.4 5,644 5,230 5,801 4,662 21.1

 Basic chemicals................................... 17,611 17,610 17,572 0.0 0.2 -0.7 17,551 17,422 17,519 16,596 5.8

 Plastics and rubber products............... 8,608 8,424 8,123 2.2 3.7 2.7 8,657 8,334 8,059 7,428 16.5

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 133,939 133,301 133,583 0.5 -0.2 1.1 132,933 128,889 135,356 127,863 4.0

 Durable goods industries ........................ 102,607 101,845 101,896 0.7 -0.1 1.3 101,816 98,093 102,940 96,576 5.4

 Wood products................................... 2,037 1,965 1,982 3.7 -0.9 -2.2 2,033 1,964 1,977 1,957 3.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,148 1,151 1,151 -0.3 0.0 -1.5 1,148 1,095 1,082 1,223 -6.1

 Primary metals.................................... 7,419 6,904 6,920 7.5 -0.2 1.3 7,447 6,899 6,951 6,081 22.5

 Fabricated metal products..................... 10,349 10,258 10,081 0.9 1.8 2.0 10,272 10,019 10,072 9,390 9.4

 Machinery.......................................... 16,193 15,792 15,878 2.5 -0.5 1.7 15,782 15,019 16,241 14,416 9.5

 Computers and electronic products ...... 19,385 19,379 19,653 0.0 -1.4 -1.2 19,240 18,338 20,078 18,163 5.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 3,096 3,058 3,008 1.2 1.7 2.6 3,083 2,906 2,954 2,901 6.3

 Transportation equipment.................. 38,066 38,385 38,287 -0.8 0.3 2.3 38,009 37,084 38,632 37,936 0.2

 Furniture and related products............ 1,625 1,579 1,610 2.9 -1.9 1.0 1,625 1,573 1,610 1,532 6.1

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,289 3,374 3,326 -2.5 1.4 2.6 3,177 3,196 3,343 2,977 6.7

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 31,332 31,456 31,687 -0.4 -0.7 0.7 31,117 30,796 32,416 31,287 -0.5

 Food products.................................... 3,491 3,499 3,456 -0.2 1.2 2.2 3,582 3,751 3,971 3,097 15.7

 Beverage and tobacco products............ 4,894 4,857 4,737 0.8 2.5 -2.5 5,106 5,132 5,110 4,996 2.2

 Textiles.............................................. 1,226 1,238 1,260 -1.0 -1.7 -0.9 1,233 1,206 1,246 1,301 -5.2

 Textile products.................................. 672 668 664 0.6 0.6 -2.2 665 614 659 706 -5.8

 Apparel............................................. 1,087 1,089 1,099 -0.2 -0.9 -2.9 1,093 1,009 1,096 1,190 -8.2

 Leather and allied products................... 166 163 159 1.8 2.5 -4.2 176 158 163 202 -12.9

 Paper products................................... 1,290 1,294 1,310 -0.3 -1.2 0.0 1,318 1,306 1,290 1,174 12.3

 Printing ............................................. 1,739 1,813 1,835 -4.1 -1.2 -5.3 1,601 1,543 1,889 1,569 2.0

 Petroleum and coal products............... 3,699 3,384 3,906 9.3 -13.4 -0.4 3,521 3,066 3,812 4,303 -18.2

 Basic chemicals................................... 10,319 10,690 10,551 -3.5 1.3 3.3 10,043 10,326 10,444 10,253 -2.0

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,749 2,761 2,710 -0.4 1.9 4.4 2,779 2,685 2,736 2,496 11.3

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 186,804 183,157 182,236 2.0 0.5 1.0 184,822 176,636 181,424 166,355 11.1

 Durable goods industries ........................ 89,047 87,714 87,031 1.5 0.8 0.3 88,521 84,251 86,594 81,336 8.8

 Wood products................................... 4,629 4,421 4,385 4.7 0.8 2.2 4,506 3,969 4,113 3,888 15.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,122 5,068 5,043 1.1 0.5 -0.5 5,155 4,932 4,867 4,794 7.5

 Primary metals.................................... 6,388 6,278 6,081 1.8 3.2 2.1 6,499 6,266 6,014 5,651 15.0

 Fabricated metal products..................... 11,697 11,509 11,368 1.6 1.2 -0.5 11,631 11,081 11,182 10,392 11.9

 Machinery.......................................... 16,299 16,277 15,952 0.1 2.0 1.0 16,592 16,024 15,942 14,966 10.9

 Computers and electronic products ...... 13,044 12,713 12,434 2.6 2.2 -0.2 12,994 12,307 12,713 12,019 8.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,098 5,029 5,045 1.4 -0.3 -2.6 5,026 4,667 4,989 4,822 4.2

 Transportation equipment.................. 13,461 13,221 13,562 1.8 -2.5 1.2 12,976 12,234 13,671 12,331 5.2

 Furniture and related products............ 3,308 3,305 3,226 0.1 2.4 0.1 3,222 3,128 3,228 2,810 14.7

 Miscellaneous products........................ 10,001 9,893 9,935 1.1 -0.4 -0.5 9,920 9,643 9,875 9,663 2.7

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 97,757 95,443 95,205 2.4 0.2 1.6 96,301 92,385 94,830 85,019 13.3

 Food products.................................... 20,999 20,799 20,648 1.0 0.7 -0.1 20,582 20,424 21,428 19,419 6.0

 Beverage and tobacco products............ 4,839 4,684 4,755 3.3 -1.5 -0.3 4,630 4,269 4,808 4,379 5.7

 Textiles.............................................. 2,084 2,159 2,179 -3.5 -0.9 -1.5 2,053 2,057 2,133 2,277 -9.8

 Textile products.................................. 2,754 2,692 2,686 2.3 0.2 0.6 2,767 2,553 2,624 2,607 6.1

 Apparel............................................. 4,588 4,527 4,578 1.3 -1.1 1.1 4,555 4,372 4,300 4,196 8.6

 Leather and allied products................... 1,141 1,085 1,048 5.2 3.5 3.7 1,150 1,028 1,034 1,072 7.3

 Paper products................................... 7,476 7,327 7,189 2.0 1.9 0.7 7,504 7,127 7,175 6,681 12.3

 Printing ............................................. 1,972 1,948 1,957 1.2 -0.5 1.2 1,832 1,908 1,956 1,605 14.1

 Petroleum and coal products............... 9,413 8,579 9,217 9.7 -6.9 5.0 9,069 7,963 9,008 6,367 42.4

 Basic chemicals................................... 29,562 29,069 28,562 1.7 1.8 3.2 29,311 28,515 28,270 25,792 13.6

 Plastics and rubber products............... 12,929 12,574 12,386 2.8 1.5 0.8 12,848 12,169 12,094 10,624 20.9

p

 Preliminary r Revised

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

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

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

Durable goods industries 2

................... 1.37 1.37 1.41 1.40 3.83 3.93 4.02 3.95

 Wood products................................ 1.14 1.07 1.13 1.14 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.21 1.19 1.21 1.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.44 1.41 1.43 1.44 1.25 1.28 1.33 1.36

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.51 1.52 1.50 1.51 2.01 2.04 2.04 2.07

 Machinery....................................... 1.71 1.72 1.82 1.73 2.07 2.14 2.26 2.15

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.18 1.22 1.23 1.23 4.84 4.92 4.95 4.94

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.40 1.44 1.43 1.45 1.76 1.79 1.82 1.81

 Transportation equipment................. 1.28 1.26 1.32 1.29 7.54 7.84 8.00 7.66

 Furniture and related products........... 1.29 1.28 1.32 1.34 1.05 1.06 1.11 1.11

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.64 1.63 1.72 1.76 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Food products................................... 0.80 0.82 0.82 0.81 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Textiles.......................................... 1.35 1.37 1.39 1.41 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Apparel.......................................... 1.62 1.58 1.55 1.56 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.89 2.31 1.96 1.94 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.00 1.02 1.02 1.03 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing.......................................... 0.82 0.86 0.87 0.86 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.61 0.57 0.59 0.58 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Basic chemicals............................... 1.29 1.31 1.29 1.28 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.36 1.35 1.33 1.34 (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 2004- 2004- 2004- 2004-

Jan1 Dec Jan1 Dec Jan1 Dec Jan1 Dec

2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004

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

Durable goods industries ...................... -0.4 0.3 -0.4 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2

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

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Primary metals.................................... -0.7 0.7 -1.2 1.4 -0.5 0.7 1.2 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3

 Machinery.......................................... -0.3 0.7 -1.0 1.3 -0.2 0.4 0.7 0.2

 Computers and electronic products ..... -0.2 0.7 -0.2 1.2 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.7 0.4 -0.7 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.4

 Transportation equipment.................... -0.3 0.3 -0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.8 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.4

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.6 (X) 1.1 (X) 1.1 (X) 0.4

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) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.4 (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) 1.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.9

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Basic chemicals.................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.3 (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-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-tomonth changes of the total operations of those

companies in the monthly survey effectively

represent the month-to-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.

2005 Release Dates for M3 Survey

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

Dec 2004 January 27, 2005 February 3, 2005

Jan 2005 February 24, 2005 March 4, 2005

Feb 2005 March 24, 2005 March 31, 2005

Mar 2005 April 27, 2005 May 3, 2005

Apr 2005 May 25, 2005 June 2, 2005

May 2005 June 24, 2005 July 5, 2005

Jun 2005 July 27, 2005 August 2, 2005

Jul 2005 August 24, 2005 August 30, 2005

Aug 2005 September 28, 2005 October 4, 2005

Sep 2005 October 27, 2005 November 3, 2005

Oct 2005 November 29, 2005 December 6, 2005

Nov 2005 December 23, 2005