FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2009, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (09)-07 

CB09-135 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

July 2009 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in July, up five of 

the last six months, increased $4.6 billion or 1.3 percent 

to $355.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported 

today. This followed a 0.9 percent June increase. 

Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 0.7 

percent. 

 Shipments, down eleven of the last twelve months, 

decreased $0.2 billion to $359.7 billion. This followed a 

1.8 percent June increase. 

 Unfilled orders, down ten consecutive months, decreased $0.1 billion to $740.6 billion. This was the 

longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases since 

the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992. 

This followed a 0.8 percent June decrease. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was 5.95, down from 6.00 in 

June. 

 Inventories, down eleven consecutive months, 

decreased $3.6 billion or 0.7 percent to $503.1 billion. 

This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly 

decreases since March 2003-January 2004 and followed 

a 1.1 percent June decrease. The inventories-toshipments ratio was 1.40, down from 1.41 in June. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in July, up 

three of the last four months, increased $8.2 billion or 

5.1 percent to $169.0 billion, revised from the previously published 4.9 percent increase. This followed a 1.1 

percent June decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, up three of the last four 

months, had the largest increase, $6.9 billion or 18.5 

percent to $43.8 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $3.6 billion or 1.9 percent to $186.5 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in July, up 

two consecutive months, increased $3.4 billion or 2.0 

percent to $173.3 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a 0.8 percent June 

increase. 

 

 

 Computers and electronic products, up three of the last 

four months, had the largest increase, $2.1 billion or 7.6 

percent to $30.0 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased 

$3.6 billion or 1.9 percent to $186.5 billion. This 

followed a 2.8 percent June increase. This decrease was 

led by petroleum and coal products, which decreased 

$2.7 billion or 7.2 percent to $34.3 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

July, down ten consecutive months, decreased $0.1 

billion to $740.6 billion, revised from the previously 

published 0.1 percent decrease. This was the longest 

streak of consecutive monthly decreases since the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and 

followed a 0.8 percent June decrease. 

 

 Machinery, down ten consecutive months, had the 

largest decrease, $0.8 billion or 0.9 percent to $86.8 

billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in July, 

down seven consecutive months, decreased $2.9 billion 

or 0.9 percent to $313.7 billion, revised from the 

previously published 0.8 percent decrease. This 

followed a 1.5 percent June decrease. 

 

 Machinery, down six consecutive months, had the 

largest decrease, $1.0 billion or 2.0 percent to $49.7 

billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

eleven consecutive months, decreased $0.7 billion or 0.4 

percent to $189.4 billion. This followed a 0.4 percent 

June decrease. Plastic and rubber products led the 

decrease, down $0.4 billion or 2.0 percent to $18.9 

billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, July materials and supplies 

decreased 1.8 percent in durable goods and increased 0.7 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process decreased 0.1 percent in durable goods and 0.8 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 1.1 percent 

in durable goods and 1.0 percent in nondurable goods. 

Figures in text are in seasonally adjusted current dollars. Figures on new and unfilled orders exclude data for semiconductor manufacturing. For data, call (301) 763-4673 or go to <http://www.census.gov/m3>. 

The advance report on durable goods for August is scheduled for release on September 25, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on October 2, 2009, 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

July June May June - May -Apr. - July June May July 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 July June May 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

 All manufacturing industries .................. 359,749 359,928 353,425 0.0 1.8 -0.8 355,321 384,312 356,944 448,540 2,488,750 3,105,214 -19.9

 Excluding transportation ................... 316,798 317,238 311,376 -0.1 1.9 0.0 319,875 337,295 314,460 406,273 2,190,070 2,733,881 -19.9

 Excluding defense .............................. 346,105 345,750 339,980 0.1 1.7 -0.9 342,886 369,183 343,612 437,474 2,398,427 3,026,283 -20.7

 With unfilled orders ........................... 124,574 123,467 121,472 0.9 1.6 -2.1 117,749 135,216 121,084 145,033 863,734 1,061,787 -18.7

 Durable goods industries ........................173,256 169,836 168,483 2.0 0.8 -2.7 164,238 185,030 168,278 199,721 1,197,604 1,482,423 -19.2

 Wood products................................. ...... 7,437 7,332 7,458 1.4 -1.7 -0.4 7,735 8,235 7,794 8,493 51,451 57,090 -9.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 7,558 7,459 7,342 1.3 1.6 0.3 8,154 8,158 7,604 9,856 52,055 64,981 -19.9

 Primary metals............................ .......... 13,060 12,277 12,073 6.4 1.7 -3.2 13,433 13,092 12,475 23,312 92,169 158,429 -41.8

 Iron and steel mills............................ 5,271 4,820 4,713 9.4 2.3 -4.0 5,438 5,123 4,826 12,521 37,375 81,087 -53.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,687 6,326 6,282 5.7 0.7 -2.3 6,921 6,698 6,542 8,947 46,238 64,470 -28.3

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,102 1,131 1,078 -2.6 4.9 -4.7 1,074 1,271 1,107 1,844 8,556 12,872 -33.5

 Fabricated metal products...................... 23,629 23,439 23,223 0.8 0.9 -2.4 23,802 24,955 23,651 28,286 167,014 193,967 -13.9

 Machinery............................................. 22,636 23,327 23,158 -3.0 0.7 1.5 21,956 25,392 23,221 28,204 165,057 205,853 -19.8

 Farm machinery................................. 2,264 2,373 2,318 -4.6 2.4 1.9 2,129 2,448 2,412 2,442 17,949 17,174 4.5

 Construction machinery..................... 1,348 1,376 1,444 -2.0 -4.7 -4.1 1,288 1,475 1,467 2,352 10,808 16,975 -36.3

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,472 1,274 1,427 15.5 -10.7 1.7 1,342 1,322 1,359 1,520 9,873 10,572 -6.6

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,147 2,295 2,423 -6.4 -5.3 4.2 2,161 2,497 2,139 2,903 15,901 20,934 -24.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 563 527 519 6.8 1.5 2.6 566 543 506 538 3,594 3,672 -2.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,498 3,475 3,529 0.7 -1.5 4.5 3,724 4,359 3,648 4,145 23,559 28,611 -17.7

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,544 1,554 1,612 -0.6 -3.6 -9.3 1,433 1,654 1,525 2,426 11,715 16,908 -30.7

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 2,668 3,417 2,895 -21.9 18.0 10.9 2,440 3,506 2,990 3,183 21,003 26,450 -20.6

 Material handling equipment............... 1,589 1,534 1,549 3.6 -1.0 -3.7 1,578 1,645 1,549 2,365 11,181 18,023 -38.0

 Computers and electronic products ......... 29,984 27,879 27,718 7.6 0.6 -2.6 28,552 30,940 25,825 29,928 193,027 220,893 -12.6

 Computers........................................ 2,486 2,460 2,535 1.1 -3.0 -0.7 2,587 2,642 2,200 3,021 17,515 21,773 -19.6

 Computer storage devices................... 722 573 560 26.0 2.3 -4.3 431 940 422 370 3,631 4,377 -17.0

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,274 1,333 1,257 -4.4 6.0 1.5 983 1,723 1,122 950 8,350 9,053 -7.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 4,610 4,326 3,904 6.6 10.8 -0.7 3,862 5,521 3,515 4,227 27,258 34,139 -20.2

 Defense communications equipment... 854 788 675 8.4 16.7 -8.7 765 779 705 661 5,235 4,552 15.0

 Audio and video equipment.................. 526 500 548 5.2 -8.8 16.3 470 438 499 548 3,141 4,355 -27.9

 Semiconductors ................................. 4,226 2,956 3,472 43.0 -14.9 -14.5 5,516 2,195 3,399 6,208 26,221 36,415 -28.0

 Electronic components....................... 3,357 3,282 3,216 2.3 2.1 -0.9 3,096 3,703 3,045 3,508 22,445 27,415 -18.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 821 832 837 -1.3 -0.6 0.7 736 941 820 861 5,901 6,809 -13.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,757 2,855 2,760 -3.4 3.4 1.5 2,619 2,986 2,742 2,507 18,766 18,851 -0.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 7,920 7,526 7,474 5.2 0.7 -1.1 7,101 8,640 6,936 6,585 51,565 49,612 3.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,455 8,318 8,297 1.6 0.3 -3.7 8,157 9,027 8,302 10,581 58,603 74,159 -21.0

 Electric lighting equipment................... 990 925 948 7.0 -2.4 -0.2 953 973 930 969 6,623 7,072 -6.3

 Household appliances........................ 1,660 1,667 1,728 -0.4 -3.5 -2.8 1,576 1,855 1,768 1,893 11,656 13,242 -12.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,592 2,570 2,559 0.9 0.4 -4.0 2,496 2,904 2,509 3,500 18,577 24,973 -25.6

 Batteries........................................... 753 763 687 -1.3 11.1 -4.7 684 766 643 820 4,602 5,389 -14.6

 Transportation equipment...................... 42,951 42,690 42,049 0.6 1.5 -6.5 35,446 47,017 42,484 42,267 298,680 371,333 -19.6

 Automobiles..................................... 4,684 4,457 4,157 5.1 7.2 -14.5 3,579 4,793 4,076 5,027 30,615 48,865 -37.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 4,604 4,375 5,021 5.2 -12.9 -12.3 2,971 4,824 5,095 5,035 35,665 61,501 -42.0

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,058 1,056 959 0.2 10.1 -6.3 960 1,129 924 1,218 7,469 10,019 -25.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 13,168 12,946 12,643 1.7 2.4 -5.8 10,965 13,912 13,151 12,956 91,508 116,583 -21.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 7,506 7,304 7,218 2.8 1.2 -7.0 6,380 8,789 7,249 7,607 52,781 58,194 -9.3

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 5,460 6,194 5,693 -11.9 8.8 7.4 4,826 6,740 5,567 4,443 36,535 30,321 20.5

 Ships and boats................................. 2,068 1,831 1,872 12.9 -2.2 -11.7 1,802 1,975 1,987 1,940 13,569 16,494 -17.7

 Furniture and related products................. 5,165 5,137 5,138 0.5 0.0 -0.3 5,323 5,237 5,123 6,558 36,052 45,347 -20.5

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,381 11,978 12,027 3.4 -0.4 -0.8 11,680 12,977 11,799 12,236 83,496 90,371 -7.6

 Nondurable goods industries................... 186,493 190,092 184,942 -1.9 2.8 0.9 191,083 199,282 188,666 248,819 1,291,146 1,622,791 -20.4

 Food products....................................... 49,629 49,892 49,435 -0.5 0.9 -1.3 48,529 50,101 48,859 51,102 341,896 349,471 -2.2

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 6,049 6,198 5,779 -2.4 7.3 1.4 6,261 6,208 5,273 6,461 40,009 40,719 -1.7

 Dairy products.................................. 5,648 5,786 6,034 -2.4 -4.1 -4.2 5,694 5,869 6,181 7,376 41,837 51,083 -18.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 14,245 14,315 14,230 -0.5 0.6 -2.0 14,196 14,924 14,460 15,485 100,539 105,356 -4.6

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 10,798 11,328 11,057 -4.7 2.5 -3.4 10,868 11,866 11,796 12,001 77,777 79,383 -2.0

 Beverages......................................... 7,213 7,446 7,469 -3.1 -0.3 -2.6 7,283 7,984 8,208 8,018 52,614 53,762 -2.1

 Tobacco............................................ 3,585 3,882 3,588 -7.7 8.2 -5.2 3,585 3,882 3,588 3,983 25,163 25,621 -1.8

 Textile mills........................................... 2,195 2,215 2,229 -0.9 -0.6 -0.6 2,182 2,339 2,266 2,815 15,577 20,295 -23.2

 Textile products................................... 1,727 1,718 1,758 0.5 -2.3 -3.1 1,814 1,846 1,830 2,334 12,605 16,530 -23.7

 Apparel................................................ 2,141 2,141 2,120 0.0 1.0 -2.7 2,175 2,072 2,006 2,707 14,729 17,870 -17.6

 Leather and allied products..................... 424 430 412 -1.4 4.4 -1.0 417 453 373 451 2,874 3,314 -13.3

 Paper products...................................... 12,808 12,805 12,778 0.0 0.2 -0.5 12,903 13,372 12,784 14,577 90,077 100,614 -10.5

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,065 6,105 6,113 -0.7 -0.1 -0.6 6,158 6,315 6,078 7,050 43,029 48,608 -11.5

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,442 3,433 3,404 0.3 0.9 -2.8 3,530 3,596 3,360 4,179 24,329 28,469 -14.5

 Printing................................................. 7,363 7,327 7,407 0.5 -1.1 -2.4 7,036 7,252 7,238 7,894 50,873 56,321 -9.7

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 34,336 37,019 32,776 -7.2 12.9 9.7 38,252 40,431 34,935 74,957 225,560 438,508 -48.6

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 31,550 34,268 30,075 -7.9 13.9 10.8 35,009 37,204 32,151 71,350 206,115 419,430 -50.9

 Chemical products.................................. 49,922 50,231 50,073 -0.6 0.3 0.5 51,133 53,318 51,131 61,489 353,365 414,353 -14.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 2,765 2,895 3,164 -4.5 -8.5 1.3 2,490 3,290 4,211 3,591 23,751 27,482 -13.6

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 14,328 14,568 14,474 -1.6 0.6 0.7 14,306 14,521 14,150 14,631 100,030 100,283 -0.3

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,550 2,552 2,509 -0.1 1.7 0.0 2,799 2,816 2,703 2,936 18,070 19,960 -9.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,150 14,986 14,897 1.1 0.6 -0.3 15,774 16,232 15,448 18,492 105,813 126,132 -16.1

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

July June May June - May -Apr. - July June May July 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 July June May 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

All manufacturing industries 2................... 355,466 350,913 347,616 1.3 0.9 1.1 347,430 371,929 347,808 444,258 2,402,223 3,118,587 -23.0

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 311,662 313,959 305,681 -0.7 2.7 0.9 313,793 332,119 308,396 402,353 2,140,525 2,723,406 -21.4

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 342,088 338,955 332,561 0.9 1.9 0.9 337,453 359,494 335,119 435,476 2,318,173 3,037,412 -23.7

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 124,517 117,408 119,135 6.1 -1.4 3.2 115,374 125,028 115,347 146,959 803,428 1,111,575 -27.7

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 168,973 160,821 162,674 5.1 -1.1 1.3 156,347 172,647 159,142 195,439 1,111,077 1,495,796 -25.7

 Primary metals............................ ............ 13,425 13,074 11,649 2.7 12.2 -0.2 13,900 13,682 11,997 23,505 88,777 161,185 -44.9

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 5,638 5,666 4,507 -0.5 25.7 1.2 5,879 5,834 4,636 13,108 35,937 83,874 -57.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,730 6,278 6,136 7.2 2.3 -0.8 6,982 6,600 6,339 8,497 44,962 64,362 -30.1

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,057 1,130 1,006 -6.5 12.3 -2.6 1,039 1,248 1,022 1,900 7,878 12,949 -39.2

 Fabricated metal products...................... 23,191 22,516 22,410 3.0 0.5 -2.6 23,274 23,390 23,501 27,574 160,511 197,747 -18.8

 Machinery............................................. 21,834 23,307 22,272 -6.3 4.6 7.2 21,561 24,297 21,865 31,694 153,871 220,295 -30.2

 Construction machinery....................... 1,182 1,123 1,007 5.3 11.5 9.6 1,072 947 847 2,644 6,534 20,415 -68.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,293 1,192 1,104 8.5 8.0 -7.5 1,202 1,149 1,098 1,890 8,025 12,632 -36.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 1,733 2,290 2,267 -24.3 1.0 74.0 1,995 2,301 1,801 3,882 12,584 23,161 -45.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 580 523 522 10.9 0.2 10.8 569 511 482 571 3,581 3,898 -8.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,506 3,953 3,847 -11.3 2.8 -3.0 4,087 4,695 4,196 5,771 26,400 31,931 -17.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,474 1,503 1,665 -1.9 -9.7 14.1 1,369 1,535 1,567 2,396 10,595 17,817 -40.5

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 2,800 3,190 2,651 -12.2 20.3 9.1 2,617 3,167 2,659 3,274 19,783 27,477 -28.0

 Material handling equipment............... 1,618 1,512 1,598 7.0 -5.4 5.4 1,395 1,643 1,513 2,168 10,061 17,816 -43.5

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 25,607 25,138 24,769 1.9 1.5 2.4 22,460 28,405 21,937 22,887 165,724 186,300 -11.0

 Computers........................................ 2,530 2,754 2,818 -8.1 -2.3 29.5 2,631 2,936 2,483 2,887 17,279 21,879 -21.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,822 4,590 4,164 5.1 10.2 7.2 3,991 5,280 3,838 4,256 27,791 34,203 -18.7

 Defense communications equipment... 562 333 788 68.8 -57.7 -28.1 434 551 569 375 5,395 5,172 4.3

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 3,529 3,383 3,188 4.3 6.1 -1.2 3,313 3,778 2,985 3,366 22,484 27,776 -19.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 741 766 824 -3.3 -7.0 -1.2 592 783 695 1,056 5,346 7,580 -29.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,849 2,930 2,965 -2.8 -1.2 2.0 2,312 2,895 2,394 1,866 19,183 18,206 5.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 7,621 7,528 7,177 1.2 4.9 -0.8 6,917 8,649 6,510 6,731 50,125 50,157 -0.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,507 8,081 7,947 5.3 1.7 -2.0 8,536 8,547 8,085 10,535 57,551 76,708 -25.0

 Electric lighting equipment................... 996 834 847 19.4 -1.5 9.3 988 885 867 922 6,474 7,543 -14.2

 Household appliances.......................... 1,723 1,640 1,716 5.1 -4.4 -5.6 1,693 1,756 1,766 1,874 11,820 13,329 -11.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,604 2,532 2,430 2.8 4.2 -5.1 2,707 2,772 2,433 3,432 17,716 26,363 -32.8

 Transportation equipment........................ 43,804 36,954 41,935 18.5 -11.9 2.9 33,637 39,810 39,412 41,905 261,698 395,181 -33.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 12,584 12,753 12,551 -1.3 1.6 -4.7 10,848 13,589 12,836 13,296 90,161 115,609 -22.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 9,100 4,437 6,383 105.1 -30.5 60.4 6,514 4,959 5,100 8,624 28,170 82,423 -65.8

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 5,770 7,081 5,435 -18.5 30.3 0.3 4,776 7,476 4,500 4,799 36,641 32,322 13.4

 Ships and boats................................. 1,870 1,333 1,628 40.3 -18.1 -12.5 1,059 1,314 1,350 1,167 9,333 16,146 -42.2

 Furniture and related products................. 5,065 4,954 5,066 2.2 -2.2 -1.5 5,246 5,118 5,349 6,591 36,657 46,323 -20.9

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 186,493 190,092 184,942 -1.9 2.8 0.9 191,083 199,282 188,666 248,819 1,291,146 1,622,791 -20.4

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(07), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 2004-2007."

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

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

2009p 2009r 2009 July June May 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 09/08

All manufacturing industries 1................... 740,628 740,685 746,744 0.0 -0.8 -0.3 738,447 740,822 751,010 821,604 -10.1

 Excluding transportation 1................... 306,195 307,105 307,428 -0.3 -0.1 -0.7 307,594 308,160 311,141 360,961 -14.8

 Excluding defense 1............................. 582,648 582,439 586,278 0.0 -0.7 -0.7 582,164 582,081 589,575 668,051 -12.9

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 740,628 740,685 746,744 0.0 -0.8 -0.3 738,447 740,822 751,010 821,604 -10.1

 Primary metals........................................ 14,698 14,333 13,536 2.5 5.9 -3.0 14,935 14,468 13,878 30,019 -50.2

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 7,715 7,348 6,502 5.0 13.0 -3.1 7,910 7,469 6,758 19,237 -58.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 4,910 4,867 4,915 0.9 -1.0 -2.9 4,952 4,891 4,989 7,769 -36.3

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,073 2,118 2,119 -2.1 0.0 -3.3 2,073 2,108 2,131 3,013 -31.2

 Fabricated metal products...................... 49,397 49,835 50,758 -0.9 -1.8 -1.6 50,232 50,760 52,325 63,199 -20.5

 Machinery............................................. 86,755 87,557 87,577 -0.9 0.0 -1.0 86,725 87,120 88,215 104,829 -17.3

 Construction machinery....................... 8,410 8,576 8,829 -1.9 -2.9 -4.7 8,258 8,474 9,002 14,516 -43.1

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 5,485 5,664 5,746 -3.2 -1.4 -5.3 5,433 5,573 5,746 6,891 -21.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 10,925 11,339 11,344 -3.7 0.0 -1.4 11,104 11,270 11,466 17,138 -35.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,817 1,800 1,804 0.9 -0.2 0.2 1,784 1,781 1,813 1,732 3.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 18,703 18,695 18,217 0.0 2.6 1.8 18,990 18,627 18,291 16,818 12.9

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,686 6,756 6,807 -1.0 -0.7 0.8 6,695 6,759 6,878 8,588 -22.0

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 13,428 13,296 13,523 1.0 -1.7 -1.8 13,497 13,320 13,659 14,555 -7.3

 Material handling equipment............... 8,077 8,048 8,070 0.4 -0.3 0.6 7,951 8,134 8,136 9,699 -18.0

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 123,890 124,041 123,826 -0.1 0.2 0.4 123,497 124,073 124,413 123,589 -0.1

 Computers......................................... 3,854 3,810 3,516 1.2 8.4 8.8 3,854 3,810 3,516 3,823 0.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 28,880 28,668 28,404 0.7 0.9 0.9 28,895 28,766 29,007 28,791 0.4

 Defense communications equipment... 8,505 8,797 9,252 -3.3 -4.9 1.2 8,552 8,883 9,111 8,310 2.9

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 10,123 9,951 9,850 1.7 1.0 -0.3 10,119 9,902 9,827 10,617 -4.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 8,337 8,417 8,483 -1.0 -0.8 -0.2 8,179 8,323 8,481 7,372 10.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 37,692 37,600 37,525 0.2 0.2 0.5 37,350 37,657 37,748 36,556 2.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 26,499 26,798 26,796 -1.1 0.0 -1.1 26,548 26,732 26,723 28,120 -5.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 20,158 20,106 20,343 0.3 -1.2 -1.7 20,547 20,168 20,648 25,613 -19.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,766 1,760 1,851 0.3 -4.9 -5.2 1,871 1,836 1,924 2,827 -33.8

 Household appliances.......................... 504 441 468 14.3 -5.8 -2.5 497 380 479 659 -24.6

 Electrical equipment............................ 13,243 13,231 13,269 0.1 -0.3 -1.0 13,436 13,225 13,357 16,119 -16.6

 Transportation equipment........................ 434,433 433,580 439,316 0.2 -1.3 0.0 430,853 432,662 439,869 460,643 -6.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 13,984 14,568 14,761 -4.0 -1.3 -0.6 14,302 14,419 14,742 17,591 -18.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 286,024 284,430 287,297 0.6 -1.0 -0.3 283,499 283,365 287,195 304,844 -7.0

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 48,507 48,197 47,310 0.6 1.9 -0.5 48,333 48,383 47,647 45,303 6.7

 Ships and boats................................. 19,233 19,431 19,929 -1.0 -2.5 -1.2 18,708 19,451 20,112 19,655 -4.8

 Furniture and related products................. 6,031 6,131 6,314 -1.6 -2.9 -1.1 6,392 6,469 6,588 7,740 -17.4

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

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

2009p 2009r 2009 July June May 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 09/08

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 503,123 506,770 512,515 -0.7 -1.1 -0.8 504,958 502,809 513,561 563,051 -10.3

 Excluding transportation ...................... 408,913 413,537 419,309 -1.1 -1.4 -0.9 410,144 410,651 419,671 474,064 -13.5

 Excluding defense ............................. 476,859 480,746 486,259 -0.8 -1.1 -0.8 478,668 476,780 487,156 538,358 -11.1

 With unfilled orders ............................. 252,620 254,527 258,790 -0.7 -1.6 -1.2 253,511 251,887 259,982 271,641 -6.7

 Durable goods industries ........................ 313,748 316,667 321,576 -0.9 -1.5 -1.2 314,541 313,171 322,811 338,279 -7.0

 Wood products................................. ....... 9,686 9,743 9,911 -0.6 -1.7 -2.5 9,543 9,470 9,668 10,401 -8.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,196 11,401 11,487 -1.8 -0.7 -0.2 11,218 11,467 11,713 11,951 -6.1

 Primary metals............................ ............ 25,452 26,193 27,067 -2.8 -3.2 -3.2 25,714 26,036 26,889 34,420 -25.3

 Iron and steel mills............................... 14,225 14,798 15,556 -3.9 -4.9 -4.4 14,357 14,628 15,344 19,291 -25.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,937 9,048 9,103 -1.2 -0.6 -1.1 9,137 9,131 9,170 12,474 -26.8

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,290 2,347 2,408 -2.4 -2.5 -3.3 2,220 2,277 2,375 2,655 -16.4

 Fabricated metal products......................... 37,919 38,684 39,625 -2.0 -2.4 -1.9 38,104 38,420 39,510 44,731 -14.8

 Machinery.............................................. 49,703 50,742 51,583 -2.0 -1.6 -1.5 49,209 50,076 51,843 54,090 -9.0

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,065 3,182 3,256 -3.7 -2.3 -1.1 2,848 3,107 3,243 2,942 -3.2

 Construction machinery........................ 4,963 5,031 5,203 -1.4 -3.3 -2.3 4,905 5,022 5,301 5,594 -12.3

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 4,669 4,790 4,782 -2.5 0.2 -0.2 4,722 4,811 4,857 4,495 5.1

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,321 6,407 6,430 -1.3 -0.4 -2.1 6,265 6,477 6,512 6,821 -8.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,474 1,461 1,446 0.9 1.0 -1.1 1,489 1,463 1,480 1,390 7.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,975 4,061 4,096 -2.1 -0.9 -1.8 3,929 3,968 4,222 4,774 -17.7

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,613 4,744 4,831 -2.8 -1.8 -3.5 4,624 4,632 4,795 5,338 -13.4

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 5,142 5,342 5,628 -3.7 -5.1 -1.8 5,122 5,121 5,603 6,103 -16.1

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,880 2,924 2,997 -1.5 -2.4 -1.7 2,840 2,904 3,002 3,407 -16.6

 Computers and electronic products ......... 43,735 44,275 45,590 -1.2 -2.9 -0.8 43,931 43,367 45,930 46,924 -6.4

 Computers......................................... 1,033 1,026 1,014 0.7 1.2 -13.7 1,004 1,020 1,025 1,238 -18.9

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,229 1,268 1,323 -3.1 -4.2 -0.9 1,240 1,182 1,415 1,640 -24.4

 Other peripheral equipment................... 2,004 2,036 2,069 -1.6 -1.6 -1.0 2,038 1,952 2,128 2,156 -5.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 7,179 7,399 8,427 -3.0 -12.2 0.8 7,085 7,043 8,498 8,085 -12.4

 Defense communications equipment...... 2,131 2,132 2,071 0.0 2.9 5.3 2,131 2,132 2,071 1,445 47.5

 Audio and video equipment.................. 688 703 731 -2.1 -3.8 -7.2 681 660 686 920 -26.0

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

 Electronic components.......................... 6,040 6,099 6,193 -1.0 -1.5 -1.4 6,145 6,008 6,232 6,935 -11.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 4,804 4,841 4,904 -0.8 -1.3 0.5 4,883 4,829 4,902 5,008 -2.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,541 3,500 3,544 1.2 -1.2 0.1 3,538 3,464 3,589 3,544 -0.2

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,677 10,698 10,733 -0.2 -0.3 -1.3 10,679 10,478 10,828 10,632 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 12,869 12,917 13,194 -0.4 -2.1 -1.5 12,883 12,819 13,369 15,206 -15.3

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,507 1,446 1,525 4.2 -5.2 -2.1 1,540 1,478 1,577 1,826 -15.7

 Household appliances.......................... 2,100 2,088 2,075 0.6 0.6 1.7 2,127 2,086 2,126 1,992 6.8

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,031 4,110 4,240 -1.9 -3.1 -2.9 3,929 3,952 4,217 5,217 -24.7

 Batteries............................................ 713 713 705 0.0 1.1 0.0 739 722 721 706 4.7

 Transportation equipment......................... 94,210 93,233 93,206 1.0 0.0 -0.3 94,814 92,158 93,890 88,987 6.5

 Automobiles....................................... 1,785 1,828 1,883 -2.4 -2.9 -5.6 1,872 1,696 1,861 2,674 -30.0

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 1,764 1,753 1,741 0.6 0.7 -5.4 1,746 1,758 1,762 2,635 -33.7

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,477 1,478 1,466 -0.1 0.8 -1.5 1,508 1,476 1,450 1,592 -5.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 13,588 13,701 13,840 -0.8 -1.0 -1.1 13,662 13,531 13,892 16,734 -18.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 48,347 47,672 47,121 1.4 1.2 0.2 48,655 47,004 47,537 39,539 23.1

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 15,796 15,530 15,482 1.7 0.3 -0.4 15,873 15,604 15,591 14,391 10.3

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,717 2,670 2,940 1.8 -9.2 2.8 2,640 2,629 2,878 2,838 -7.0

 Furniture and related products................. 6,359 6,481 6,671 -1.9 -2.8 -2.6 6,444 6,593 6,754 8,112 -20.6

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 22,619 22,998 23,242 -1.6 -1.0 -0.4 22,681 22,765 23,245 23,457 -3.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 189,375 190,103 190,939 -0.4 -0.4 -0.1 190,417 189,638 190,750 224,772 -15.3

 Food products........................................ 35,504 35,554 36,055 -0.1 -1.4 0.3 35,067 34,514 35,037 37,325 -6.0

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,428 4,608 4,539 -3.9 1.5 3.5 4,334 4,567 4,382 4,927 -12.0

 Dairy products.................................... 4,262 4,280 4,387 -0.4 -2.4 -1.1 4,428 4,417 4,559 4,653 -4.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 6,987 6,994 7,134 -0.1 -2.0 0.1 6,949 6,875 7,141 7,618 -8.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,414 15,394 15,461 0.1 -0.4 -0.1 14,804 14,910 15,299 14,451 2.4

 Beverages......................................... 11,384 11,382 11,440 0.0 -0.5 -0.4 11,016 11,049 11,312 10,880 1.3

 Tobacco............................................ 4,030 4,012 4,021 0.4 -0.2 0.7 3,788 3,861 3,987 3,571 6.1

 Textile mills............................................ 3,164 3,238 3,308 -2.3 -2.1 -2.2 3,124 3,194 3,298 3,682 -15.2

 Textile products...................................... 2,698 2,726 2,779 -1.0 -1.9 -1.2 2,711 2,713 2,771 3,325 -18.5

 Apparel................................................. 3,805 3,878 3,927 -1.9 -1.2 -1.5 3,969 4,000 3,892 4,697 -15.5

 Leather and allied products...................... 1,086 1,061 1,065 2.4 -0.4 -0.8 1,099 1,049 1,057 1,027 7.0

 Paper products....................................... 13,695 13,789 13,769 -0.7 0.1 -1.7 13,640 13,729 13,828 15,408 -11.5

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 5,935 5,959 5,931 -0.4 0.5 -1.8 5,912 5,939 5,984 6,830 -13.4

 Paperboard containers......................... 3,776 3,835 3,840 -1.5 -0.1 -2.8 3,742 3,802 3,841 4,192 -10.7

 Printing.................................................. 5,637 5,726 5,946 -1.6 -3.7 -1.5 5,782 5,709 5,840 7,000 -17.4

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 26,781 26,436 25,352 1.3 4.3 3.5 28,169 27,600 26,092 45,379 -37.9

 Petroleum refineries............................. 24,599 24,224 23,112 1.5 4.8 4.4 25,989 25,404 23,838 42,844 -39.3

 Chemical products..................................... 62,704 63,031 63,812 -0.5 -1.2 -0.8 63,194 63,206 64,283 69,758 -9.4

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,171 3,164 3,310 0.2 -4.4 -0.8 2,858 2,833 3,328 2,970 -3.8

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 24,174 24,325 25,247 -0.6 -3.7 -0.1 24,613 24,784 25,418 24,310 1.2

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,964 2,953 2,964 0.4 -0.4 -1.0 2,978 2,994 3,009 3,139 -5.1

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 18,887 19,270 19,465 -2.0 -1.0 -0.5 18,858 19,014 19,353 22,720 -17.0

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

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 July June May 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 359,749 359,928 353,425 0.0 1.8 -0.8 355,321 384,312 356,944 448,540 2,488,750 3,105,214 -19.9

 Construction materials and supplies...... 37,968 37,566 37,346 1.1 0.6 -0.9 39,925 41,714 38,602 46,018 263,904 307,358 -14.1

 Information technology......................... 25,424 24,561 23,924 3.5 2.7 -0.9 22,954 28,114 22,339 24,149 165,100 184,218 -10.4

 Computers and related products .......... 4,482 4,366 4,352 2.7 0.3 -0.5 4,001 5,305 3,744 4,341 29,496 35,203 -16.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 23,514 22,834 22,780 3.0 0.2 -9.0 18,475 24,658 23,246 24,236 165,257 236,968 -30.3

 Capital goods...................................... 67,608 67,412 66,240 0.3 1.8 -0.8 62,637 74,576 64,692 71,448 464,503 530,225 -12.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 57,166 56,529 55,904 1.1 1.1 -1.0 52,908 63,203 54,279 62,991 394,701 469,130 -15.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 53,219 52,774 52,032 0.8 1.4 -0.4 49,776 58,603 50,195 58,971 366,895 437,692 -16.2

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 10,442 10,883 10,336 -4.1 5.3 0.4 9,729 11,373 10,413 8,457 69,802 61,095 14.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 143,078 146,133 141,571 -2.1 3.2 0.2 142,118 151,844 143,504 190,338 983,861 1,281,689 -23.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 21,746 21,020 21,489 3.5 -2.2 -6.7 18,191 22,510 21,579 23,775 151,871 213,597 -28.9

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 121,332 125,113 120,082 -3.0 4.2 1.6 123,927 129,334 121,925 166,563 831,990 1,068,092 -22.1

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 355,466 350,913 347,616 1.3 0.9 1.1 347,430 371,929 347,808 444,258 2,402,223 3,118,587 -23.0

 Construction materials and supplies...... 37,721 37,518 36,884 0.5 1.7 -1.1 40,013 41,284 38,866 47,074 261,527 313,488 -16.6

 Information technology......................... 25,089 24,590 24,370 2.0 0.9 3.0 22,180 27,506 21,810 23,579 163,760 186,506 -12.2

 Computers and related products .......... 4,526 4,660 4,635 -2.9 0.5 15.9 4,045 5,599 4,027 4,207 29,260 35,309 -17.1

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 22,930 22,641 22,688 1.3 -0.2 -8.4 18,358 24,335 22,931 24,576 163,910 235,994 -30.5

 Capital goods...................................... 67,466 61,502 65,137 9.7 -5.6 8.8 59,266 65,962 60,115 72,356 414,639 569,830 -27.2

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 57,587 53,014 53,099 8.6 -0.2 9.1 52,135 57,399 49,862 65,996 350,590 507,677 -30.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 52,088 52,237 50,326 -0.3 3.8 4.3 48,705 56,512 48,046 60,988 349,537 453,801 -23.0

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 9,879 8,488 12,038 16.4 -29.5 7.1 7,131 8,563 10,253 6,360 64,049 62,153 3.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 143,294 146,127 141,300 -1.9 3.4 0.1 142,499 151,661 143,227 190,594 983,493 1,281,407 -23.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 21,962 21,014 21,218 4.5 -1.0 -7.6 18,572 22,327 21,302 24,031 151,503 213,315 -29.0

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 121,332 125,113 120,082 -3.0 4.2 1.6 123,927 129,334 121,925 166,563 831,990 1,068,092 -22.1

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 740,628 740,685 746,744 0.0 -0.8 -0.3 738,447 740,822 751,010 821,604 (X) (X) -10.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 47,071 47,318 47,366 -0.5 -0.1 -1.0 48,007 47,919 48,349 56,698 (X) (X) -15.3

 Information technology......................... 120,229 120,564 120,535 -0.3 0.0 0.4 119,905 120,679 121,287 120,712 (X) (X) -0.7

 Computers and related products .......... 3,854 3,810 3,516 1.2 8.4 8.8 3,854 3,810 3,516 3,823 (X) (X) 0.8

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 13,984 14,568 14,761 -4.0 -1.3 -0.6 14,302 14,419 14,742 17,591 (X) (X) -18.7

 Capital goods...................................... 567,660 567,802 573,712 0.0 -1.0 -0.2 564,071 567,442 576,056 615,062 (X) (X) -8.3

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................426,126 425,705 429,220 0.1 -0.8 -0.6 424,159 424,932 430,736 477,362 (X) (X) -11.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 175,374 176,505 177,042 -0.6 -0.3 -1.0 175,824 176,895 178,986 204,893 (X) (X) -14.2

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 141,534 142,097 144,492 -0.4 -1.7 1.2 139,912 142,510 145,320 137,700 (X) (X) 1.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 7,587 7,371 7,377 2.9 -0.1 -3.5 7,629 7,248 7,431 8,882 (X) (X) -14.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 7,587 7,371 7,377 2.9 -0.1 -3.5 7,629 7,248 7,431 8,882 (X) (X) -14.1 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 503,123 506,770 512,515 -0.7 -1.1 -0.8 504,958 502,809 513,561 563,051 (X) (X) -10.3

 Construction materials and supplies...... 52,569 53,369 54,375 -1.5 -1.9 -1.7 52,644 52,825 54,358 60,832 (X) (X) -13.5

 Information technology......................... 39,666 40,018 41,298 -0.9 -3.1 -0.7 39,716 39,197 41,732 41,983 (X) (X) -5.4

 Computers and related products .......... 4,266 4,330 4,406 -1.5 -1.7 -4.2 4,282 4,154 4,568 5,034 (X) (X) -14.9

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 18,614 18,760 18,930 -0.8 -0.9 -2.0 18,788 18,461 18,965 23,635 (X) (X) -20.5

 Capital goods...................................... 158,264 159,466 161,417 -0.8 -1.2 -0.7 158,229 157,418 162,449 158,374 (X) (X) -0.1

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................138,026 139,419 141,161 -1.0 -1.2 -0.8 138,042 137,440 142,153 139,086 (X) (X) -0.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 99,594 101,312 103,585 -1.7 -2.2 -1.2 99,357 99,862 104,330 108,082 (X) (X) -8.1

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 20,238 20,047 20,256 1.0 -1.0 -0.1 20,187 19,978 20,296 19,288 (X) (X) 4.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 142,690 143,025 144,053 -0.2 -0.7 0.1 143,658 142,709 143,631 169,338 (X) (X) -15.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 24,487 24,852 25,373 -1.5 -2.1 -2.3 24,483 24,355 25,261 28,692 (X) (X) -14.7

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 118,203 118,173 118,680 0.0 -0.4 0.6 119,175 118,354 118,370 140,646 (X) (X) -15.3

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
 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

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

2009p 2009r 2009 July June May 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 09/08

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 168,750 170,193 172,342 -0.8 -1.2 -1.0 169,611 168,946 171,431 193,574 -12.4

 Durable goods industries........................ 104,193 106,083 108,298 -1.8 -2.0 -1.8 104,759 104,519 107,394 116,464 -10.1

 Wood products................................... 3,936 4,046 4,208 -2.7 -3.8 -3.6 3,800 3,760 3,833 4,214 -9.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,665 4,695 4,672 -0.6 0.5 -0.2 4,685 4,694 4,672 4,913 -4.6

 Primary metals.................................... 11,917 12,486 12,990 -4.6 -3.9 -3.0 11,920 12,341 12,667 13,104 -9.0

 Fabricated metal products..................... 13,782 14,245 14,642 -3.3 -2.7 -2.8 13,836 14,078 14,454 16,774 -17.5

 Machinery.......................................... 19,525 19,855 20,392 -1.7 -2.6 -1.4 19,559 19,605 20,374 21,129 -7.4

 Computers and electronic products ...... 13,872 13,973 14,465 -0.7 -3.4 -2.7 13,927 13,730 14,346 15,578 -10.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,007 5,019 5,148 -0.2 -2.5 -1.6 5,009 4,963 5,195 6,162 -18.7

 Transportation equipment..................... 20,987 21,074 20,938 -0.4 0.6 -0.6 21,448 20,690 20,982 22,944 -6.5

 Furniture and related products............... 3,096 3,165 3,274 -2.2 -3.3 -0.4 3,117 3,186 3,293 3,982 -21.7

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,406 7,525 7,569 -1.6 -0.6 -1.1 7,458 7,472 7,578 7,664 -2.7

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 64,557 64,110 64,044 0.7 0.1 0.4 64,852 64,427 64,037 77,110 -15.9

 Food products.................................... 13,348 13,453 13,522 -0.8 -0.5 1.4 13,164 13,292 13,258 14,023 -6.1

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,413 4,400 4,422 0.3 -0.5 -0.6 4,255 4,294 4,389 4,255 0.0

 Textiles.............................................. 986 987 977 -0.1 1.0 -2.5 975 973 976 1,201 -18.8

 Textile products.................................. 1,044 1,056 1,066 -1.1 -0.9 -1.1 1,058 1,058 1,060 1,328 -20.3

 Apparel............................................. 964 981 989 -1.7 -0.8 0.0 973 991 988 1,085 -10.3

 Leather and allied products................... 399 392 392 1.8 0.0 1.3 404 387 390 370 9.2

 Paper products.................................... 6,676 6,651 6,672 0.4 -0.3 -2.5 6,615 6,596 6,636 7,385 -10.4

 Printing ............................................. 2,513 2,552 2,689 -1.5 -5.1 -1.8 2,546 2,576 2,634 3,167 -19.6

 Petroleum and coal products................ 7,814 7,434 7,353 5.1 1.1 8.0 8,263 8,014 7,803 13,847 -40.3

 Chemical products................................ 18,875 18,601 18,352 1.5 1.4 -0.4 19,000 18,730 18,431 21,080 -9.9

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 7,525 7,603 7,610 -1.0 -0.1 -1.8 7,599 7,516 7,472 9,369 -18.9

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 161,116 161,469 162,502 -0.2 -0.6 -0.2 161,481 159,717 163,311 166,990 -3.3

 Durable goods industries........................ 124,435 124,502 125,250 -0.1 -0.6 -0.2 124,791 123,152 126,242 123,950 0.7

 Wood products................................... 1,665 1,659 1,658 0.4 0.1 -2.2 1,674 1,646 1,676 1,936 -13.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,341 1,378 1,390 -2.7 -0.9 0.2 1,333 1,402 1,445 1,316 1.3

 Primary metals.................................... 7,082 7,113 7,186 -0.4 -1.0 -2.9 7,312 7,160 7,229 11,105 -34.2

 Fabricated metal products..................... 11,594 11,708 12,074 -1.0 -3.0 -2.3 11,671 11,608 12,086 13,600 -14.2

 Machinery.......................................... 13,981 14,303 14,485 -2.3 -1.3 -0.4 13,826 14,184 14,652 14,886 -7.1

 Computers and electronic products ...... 20,730 21,087 21,587 -1.7 -2.3 0.1 20,830 20,723 21,952 21,306 -2.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 2,546 2,583 2,665 -1.4 -3.1 -2.6 2,573 2,609 2,708 3,174 -18.9

 Transportation equipment..................... 61,243 60,328 59,778 1.5 0.9 0.7 61,279 59,480 60,032 51,740 18.4

 Furniture and related products............... 1,101 1,126 1,115 -2.2 1.0 -6.7 1,109 1,133 1,122 1,287 -13.8

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,152 3,217 3,312 -2.0 -2.9 0.6 3,184 3,207 3,340 3,600 -11.6

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 36,681 36,967 37,252 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 36,690 36,565 37,069 43,040 -14.8

 Food products.................................... 2,151 2,182 2,219 -1.4 -1.7 0.0 1,879 1,901 1,970 2,037 -7.8

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,450 4,491 4,457 -0.9 0.8 0.0 4,010 4,177 4,296 3,788 5.9

 Textiles.............................................. 671 694 740 -3.3 -6.2 1.1 672 688 732 910 -26.2

 Textile products.................................. 336 334 331 0.6 0.9 -0.9 337 330 330 412 -18.2

 Apparel............................................. 547 552 552 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 563 563 546 681 -17.3

 Leather and allied products................... 83 80 84 3.8 -4.8 -2.3 83 76 84 89 -6.7

 Paper products.................................... 1,280 1,327 1,310 -3.5 1.3 -1.1 1,288 1,333 1,319 1,510 -14.7

 Printing ............................................. 1,431 1,443 1,492 -0.8 -3.3 -2.6 1,499 1,377 1,416 1,801 -16.8

 Petroleum and coal products................ 8,277 8,368 7,626 -1.1 9.7 3.6 8,642 8,429 7,652 14,149 -38.9

 Chemical products................................ 15,193 15,252 16,190 -0.4 -5.8 -1.2 15,475 15,499 16,488 15,162 2.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,262 2,244 2,251 0.8 -0.3 -1.3 2,242 2,192 2,236 2,501 -10.4

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 173,257 175,108 177,671 -1.1 -1.4 -1.1 173,866 174,146 178,819 202,487 -14.1

 Durable goods industries........................ 85,120 86,082 88,028 -1.1 -2.2 -1.7 84,991 85,500 89,175 97,865 -13.2

 Wood products................................... 4,085 4,038 4,045 1.2 -0.2 -1.4 4,069 4,064 4,159 4,251 -4.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,190 5,328 5,425 -2.6 -1.8 -0.3 5,200 5,371 5,596 5,722 -9.1

 Primary metals.................................... 6,453 6,594 6,891 -2.1 -4.3 -3.8 6,482 6,535 6,993 10,211 -36.5

 Fabricated metal products..................... 12,543 12,731 12,909 -1.5 -1.4 -0.6 12,597 12,734 12,970 14,357 -12.3

 Machinery.......................................... 16,197 16,584 16,706 -2.3 -0.7 -2.4 15,824 16,287 16,817 18,075 -12.5

 Computers and electronic products ...... 9,133 9,215 9,538 -0.9 -3.4 0.1 9,174 8,914 9,632 10,040 -8.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,316 5,315 5,381 0.0 -1.2 -0.7 5,301 5,247 5,466 5,870 -9.7

 Transportation equipment..................... 11,980 11,831 12,490 1.3 -5.3 -4.3 12,087 11,988 12,876 14,303 -15.5

 Furniture and related products............... 2,162 2,190 2,282 -1.3 -4.0 -3.6 2,218 2,274 2,339 2,843 -22.0

 Miscellaneous products........................ 12,061 12,256 12,361 -1.6 -0.8 -0.3 12,039 12,086 12,327 12,193 -1.3

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 88,137 89,026 89,643 -1.0 -0.7 -0.5 88,875 88,646 89,644 104,622 -15.1

 Food products.................................... 20,005 19,919 20,314 0.4 -1.9 -0.3 20,024 19,321 19,809 21,265 -5.8

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 6,551 6,503 6,582 0.7 -1.2 0.0 6,539 6,439 6,614 6,408 2.0

 Textiles.............................................. 1,507 1,557 1,591 -3.2 -2.1 -3.5 1,477 1,533 1,590 1,571 -6.0

 Textile products.................................. 1,318 1,336 1,382 -1.3 -3.3 -1.4 1,316 1,325 1,381 1,585 -17.0

 Apparel............................................. 2,294 2,345 2,386 -2.2 -1.7 -2.2 2,433 2,446 2,358 2,931 -17.0

 Leather and allied products................... 604 589 589 2.5 0.0 -2.0 612 586 583 568 7.7

 Paper products.................................... 5,739 5,811 5,787 -1.2 0.4 -0.9 5,737 5,800 5,873 6,513 -11.9

 Printing ............................................. 1,693 1,731 1,765 -2.2 -1.9 -0.2 1,737 1,756 1,790 2,032 -14.5

 Petroleum and coal products................ 10,690 10,634 10,373 0.5 2.5 0.4 11,264 11,157 10,637 17,383 -35.2

 Chemical products................................ 28,636 29,178 29,270 -1.9 -0.3 -1.0 28,719 28,977 29,364 33,516 -14.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,100 9,423 9,604 -3.4 -1.9 0.7 9,017 9,306 9,645 10,850 -16.9

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 Jul Jun May Apr Jul Jun May Apr

2009p 2009r 2009 2009 2009p 2009r 2009 2009

 All manufacturing industries2

...................... 1.40 1.41 1.45 1.45 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.81 1.86 1.91 1.88 5.95 6.00 6.15 6.04

 Wood products.............................................. 1.30 1.33 1.33 1.36 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.48 1.53 1.56 1.57 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.95 2.13 2.24 2.24 1.13 1.17 1.12 1.12

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.60 1.65 1.71 1.70 2.17 2.20 2.26 2.25

 Machinery..................................................... 2.20 2.18 2.23 2.29 4.37 4.28 4.31 4.41

 Computers and electronic products 2

................ 1.46 1.59 1.64 1.62 5.43 5.62 5.79 5.72

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.52 1.55 1.59 1.55 2.62 2.66 2.67 2.62

 Transportation equipment.............................. 2.19 2.18 2.22 2.08 13.32 13.22 13.77 13.18

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.23 1.26 1.30 1.33 1.35 1.38 1.42 1.42

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.83 1.92 1.93 1.93 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 1.02 1.00 1.03 1.04 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.72 0.71 0.73 0.72 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.43 1.36 1.40 1.35 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.44 1.46 1.48 1.51 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.56 1.59 1.58 1.55 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.78 1.81 1.85 1.83 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.56 2.47 2.58 2.58 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.07 1.08 1.08 1.09 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.77 0.78 0.80 0.80 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.78 0.71 0.77 0.82 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.26 1.25 1.27 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.25 1.29 1.31 1.31 (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.

Jul2 Jul2 Jul2 Jul2

Industry 2008- 2008- 2008- 2008-

Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun

2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009

 All manufacturing industries.......... (X) 0.5 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.2 (X) 0.2

Durable goods industries....................... 0.0 0.6 0.2 1.4 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.2

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 0.1 1.1 0.1 2.2 -0.1 0.9 0.0 0.4

 Fabricated metal products................... 0.2 0.7 0.2 1.5 0.0 0.4 -0.3 0.4

 Machinery.......................................... 0.7 0.8 0.3 2.7 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 0.3

 Computers and electronic products ..... 0.2 1.1 0.3 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.1 0.7 0.0 2.1 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.6

 Transportation equipment................... -0.8 0.6 0.1 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.8 (X) 1.4 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.4

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.6 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.2

Nondurable goods industries.................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textiles............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.0

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.1

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.2

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

 Plastics and rubber products............... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

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

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

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

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

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

categories have been combined into 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 61 percent of the shipments estimates at the total 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

next month’s advance report. Any revisions made later than two months will be reflected in the annual benchmark 

publication. 

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