FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2007, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (07)-7 

CB07-123 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

July 2007 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in July, up five of 

the last six months, increased $15.8 billion or 3.7 percent 

to $436.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported 

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

first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.0 

percent June increase. 

 Shipments, up four of the last five months, increased 

$10.9 billion or 2.6 percent to $425.9 billion. This was 

also at the highest level since the series was first stated 

on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.5 percent 

June decrease. 

 Unfilled orders, up twenty-six of the last twenty-seven 

months, increased $17.4 billion or 2.4 percent to $754.5 

billion. This was also at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed 

a 1.6 percent June increase. The unfilled orders-toshipments ratio was 4.93, down from 4.97 in June. 

 Inventories, up sixteen of the last seventeen months, 

increased $0.8 billion or 0.2 percent to $517.3 billion. 

This was also at the highest level since the series was 

first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.2 

percent June increase. The inventories-to-shipments 

ratio was 1.21, down from 1.24 in June. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in July, up 

five of the last six months, increased $13.1 billion or 6.0 

percent to $230.7 billion, revised from the previously 

published 5.9 percent increase. This was also at the 

highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS 

basis in 1992 and followed a 1.8 percent June increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up two consecutive months, had the largest increase, $7.4 billion or 11.0 percent to 

$75.4 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $2.6 billion or 1.3 percent to $206.0 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in July, up 

four of the last five months, increased $8.3 billion or 3.9 

percent to $219.9 billion, revised from the previously 

published 3.8 percent increase. This was also at the 

highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS 

basis in 1992 and followed a 1.1 percent June decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up two of the last three 

months, had the largest increase, $5.4 billion or 9.4 

percent to $62.6 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up five 

of the last six months, increased $2.6 billion or 1.3 

percent to $206.0 billion. This was also at the highest 

level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis 

in 1992 and followed a 0.2 percent June increase. 

Food products led the increase, up $0.8 billion or 1.6 

percent to $48.0 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

July, up twenty-six of the last twenty-seven months, 

increased $17.4 billion or 2.4 percent to $754.5 billion, 

unchanged from the previously published increase. This was also at the highest level since the series was first 

stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.6 

percent June increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up eighteen consecutive 

months, had the largest increase, $12.8 billion or 3.0 

percent to $433.9 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in July, up 

sixteen of the last seventeen months, increased $0.2 

billion or 0.1 percent to $312.9 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This was also at the 

highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS 

basis in 1992 and followed a slight June decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up six of the last seven 

months, had the largest increase, $0.4 billion or 0.5 

percent to $77.7 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up five 

consecutive months, increased $0.6 billion or 0.3 percent 

to $204.5 billion. This was led by food products, which 

increased $0.5 billion or 1.3 percent to $37.2 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, July materials and supplies 

decreased 0.1 percent in durable goods and increased 0.1 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.4 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.4 percent 

in nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 0.1 

percent in durable goods and increased 0.7 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 August is scheduled for release on September 26, 2007, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on October 4, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description. 
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

July June May June - May -Apr. - July June May July 2007/

2007p 2007r 2007 July June May 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2006

 All manufacturing industries .................. 425,892 415,010 417,004 2.6 -0.5 0.8 396,474 439,903 432,788 386,404 2,859,057 2,875,537 -0.6

 Excluding transportation ................... 363,327 357,802 359,770 1.5 -0.5 0.7 351,478 376,758 371,464 346,842 2,464,755 2,478,483 -0.6

 Excluding defense .............................. 415,505 405,546 407,061 2.5 -0.4 0.8 387,195 429,846 422,851 378,019 2,792,653 2,812,133 -0.7

 With unfilled orders ........................... 153,085 148,331 149,706 3.2 -0.9 0.8 136,068 161,524 153,351 129,995 1,023,942 1,003,816 2.0

 Durable goods industries ........................219,871 211,616 213,967 3.9 -1.1 0.2 191,784 230,163 220,654 183,198 1,466,365 1,465,463 0.1

 Wood products................................. ...... 8,084 8,056 8,024 0.3 0.4 3.1 8,148 8,892 8,531 8,350 54,811 63,528 -13.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,701 9,690 9,808 0.1 -1.2 0.2 9,750 10,265 10,480 9,987 67,673 71,138 -4.9

 Primary metals............................ .......... 20,667 20,339 20,746 1.6 -2.0 2.2 19,377 21,235 21,891 18,901 142,622 135,580 5.2

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,516 9,438 9,630 0.8 -2.0 0.7 8,855 9,804 10,189 8,987 66,874 65,228 2.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,511 9,273 9,523 2.6 -2.6 4.1 9,021 9,654 10,018 8,411 64,505 58,709 9.9

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,640 1,628 1,593 0.7 2.2 0.2 1,501 1,777 1,684 1,503 11,243 11,643 -3.4

 Fabricated metal products...................... 26,653 25,995 26,204 2.5 -0.8 0.5 25,488 27,476 27,492 23,851 181,260 177,701 2.0

 Machinery............................................. 28,244 27,714 27,941 1.9 -0.8 -0.1 26,781 30,103 28,864 25,754 193,106 191,564 0.8

 Farm machinery................................. 1,744 1,766 1,904 -1.2 -7.2 3.0 1,714 1,852 2,152 1,573 13,891 12,688 9.5

 Construction machinery..................... 2,275 2,146 2,042 6.0 5.1 7.9 2,153 2,392 2,368 2,539 14,903 21,061 -29.2

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,311 1,278 1,300 2.6 -1.7 0.9 1,261 1,365 1,266 1,050 8,780 7,197 22.0

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,452 3,275 3,371 5.4 -2.8 -11.6 3,559 3,590 2,980 3,659 22,492 21,709 3.6

 Photographic equipment...................... 585 553 614 5.8 -9.9 -5.1 534 594 606 610 4,106 4,355 -5.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,223 4,009 4,052 5.3 -1.1 0.0 4,130 4,756 4,181 3,530 27,645 24,329 13.6

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,346 2,312 2,420 1.5 -4.5 -0.2 2,100 2,523 2,385 2,087 16,021 16,512 -3.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,511 3,682 3,410 -4.6 8.0 5.8 3,213 3,797 3,572 3,005 23,380 24,104 -3.0

 Material handling equipment............... 2,315 2,327 2,320 -0.5 0.3 1.2 2,139 2,502 2,343 1,944 15,971 14,586 9.5

 Computers and electronic products ......... 33,086 32,089 33,446 3.1 -4.1 -2.4 28,548 36,619 31,386 28,862 222,254 222,680 -0.2

 Computers........................................ 2,859 3,374 3,778 -15.3 -10.7 16.7 2,720 3,853 3,241 4,134 22,515 24,974 -9.8

 Computer storage devices................... 643 594 643 8.2 -7.6 16.3 356 950 497 341 3,752 4,361 -14.0

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,515 1,449 1,441 4.6 0.6 1.6 1,177 1,756 1,274 1,101 9,333 9,120 2.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 4,959 5,011 4,969 -1.0 0.8 1.0 3,968 6,040 4,668 3,769 32,863 33,853 -2.9

 Defense communications equipment... 523 461 546 13.4 -15.6 5.0 455 471 582 388 3,440 3,307 4.0

 Audio and video equipment.................. 858 872 870 -1.6 0.2 -6.6 698 777 726 720 5,461 5,228 4.5

 Semiconductors ................................. 6,575 5,459 6,416 20.4 -14.9 -18.1 6,043 5,727 6,280 6,013 44,792 46,610 -3.9

 Electronic components....................... 4,199 4,238 4,186 -0.9 1.2 -0.7 3,727 4,671 4,045 3,710 28,329 26,610 6.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 1,124 1,032 1,024 8.9 0.8 -1.0 1,032 1,119 1,077 716 6,839 5,578 22.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,499 2,456 2,517 1.8 -2.4 0.4 2,391 2,533 2,576 2,379 17,254 16,461 4.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,780 6,624 6,549 2.4 1.1 -0.4 5,490 8,217 5,977 5,092 44,177 42,865 3.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,944 10,766 10,832 1.7 -0.6 -2.8 10,147 11,599 11,093 9,543 74,605 69,772 6.9

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,234 1,221 1,248 1.1 -2.2 -0.4 1,101 1,287 1,242 1,064 8,339 7,813 6.7

 Household appliances........................ 2,244 2,210 2,256 1.5 -2.0 -11.7 2,049 2,442 2,280 2,054 15,340 14,975 2.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,435 3,486 3,434 -1.5 1.5 0.7 3,181 3,841 3,505 2,916 23,836 21,194 12.5

 Batteries........................................... 726 637 658 14.0 -3.2 3.0 620 639 658 477 4,375 3,733 17.2

 Transportation equipment...................... 62,565 57,208 57,234 9.4 0.0 1.7 44,996 63,145 61,324 39,562 394,302 397,054 -0.7

 Automobiles..................................... 8,397 7,338 7,181 14.4 2.2 2.4 5,213 7,920 7,834 3,961 49,866 49,398 0.9

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 12,614 11,718 11,466 7.6 2.2 2.2 7,453 13,122 12,832 5,470 76,750 81,117 -5.4

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,273 1,236 1,319 3.0 -6.3 -4.4 1,152 1,345 1,350 2,191 11,015 16,045 -31.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 20,676 18,809 19,033 9.9 -1.2 0.7 15,151 20,075 20,618 14,319 134,143 137,662 -2.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 9,509 8,792 8,549 8.2 2.8 1.4 7,321 10,653 8,925 5,520 58,291 49,490 17.8

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,842 3,251 3,514 18.2 -7.5 4.3 3,215 3,625 3,367 2,874 22,861 21,482 6.4

 Ships and boats................................. 1,997 2,007 1,986 -0.5 1.1 7.5 1,703 2,112 2,167 1,583 13,720 13,653 0.5

 Furniture and related products................. 6,983 6,949 6,881 0.5 1.0 -0.4 6,804 7,028 6,911 6,921 48,063 50,864 -5.5

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,944 12,810 12,851 1.0 -0.3 -0.9 11,745 13,801 12,682 11,467 87,669 85,582 2.4

 Nondurable goods industries................... 206,021 203,394 203,037 1.3 0.2 1.5 204,690 209,740 212,134 203,206 1,392,692 1,410,074 -1.2

 Food products....................................... 47,983 47,214 46,923 1.6 0.6 0.9 45,898 47,330 47,248 42,466 319,693 305,593 4.6

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 5,203 5,169 4,981 0.7 3.8 -1.1 5,107 4,934 5,033 4,814 34,706 34,301 1.2

 Dairy products.................................. 7,364 7,060 6,852 4.3 3.0 3.6 7,344 7,207 7,128 6,003 46,620 42,714 9.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 14,076 13,919 14,018 1.1 -0.7 -1.0 13,821 14,507 14,341 12,960 96,592 90,198 7.1

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 11,503 11,428 11,469 0.7 -0.4 3.7 11,665 12,066 12,422 10,724 77,761 74,519 4.4

 Beverages......................................... 7,571 7,367 7,464 2.8 -1.3 2.0 7,733 8,005 8,417 7,033 51,282 48,744 5.2

 Tobacco............................................ 3,932 4,061 4,005 -3.2 1.4 7.1 3,932 4,061 4,005 3,691 26,479 25,775 2.7

 Textile mills........................................... 2,864 2,825 2,910 1.4 -2.9 0.9 2,707 3,044 2,966 2,927 20,454 22,244 -8.0

 Textile products................................... 2,947 2,888 2,873 2.0 0.5 0.9 3,051 3,072 2,887 3,127 20,202 21,859 -7.6

 Apparel................................................ 2,550 2,503 2,611 1.9 -4.1 -2.8 2,537 2,473 2,578 2,686 17,934 18,856 -4.9

 Leather and allied products..................... 580 557 553 4.1 0.7 0.5 554 578 505 523 3,848 3,598 6.9

 Paper products...................................... 13,935 13,727 13,661 1.5 0.5 -0.7 13,803 14,292 14,183 13,648 96,477 98,380 -1.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,627 6,575 6,552 0.8 0.4 0.3 6,667 6,793 6,692 6,425 45,816 45,301 1.1

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,940 3,893 3,889 1.2 0.1 -2.0 3,914 4,025 4,072 3,987 27,421 27,966 -1.9

 Printing................................................. 8,563 8,477 8,484 1.0 -0.1 -0.2 8,049 8,430 8,392 7,911 57,791 56,911 1.5

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 44,062 43,509 43,212 1.3 0.7 4.7 46,759 45,698 46,897 50,552 289,252 313,338 -7.7

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 41,412 40,861 40,460 1.3 1.0 4.8 43,794 42,690 43,853 47,229 270,878 293,396 -7.7

 Chemical products.................................. 53,285 52,898 52,925 0.7 -0.1 0.5 52,702 54,539 55,528 52,076 368,537 372,189 -1.0

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 2,685 2,562 2,508 4.8 2.2 2.5 2,421 2,872 3,558 1,993 20,212 17,804 13.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 14,034 14,095 13,979 -0.4 0.8 -2.5 13,664 13,478 14,391 14,508 98,091 100,231 -2.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,053 2,977 2,935 2.6 1.4 1.2 3,192 3,229 3,283 2,903 21,050 20,574 2.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,749 17,368 17,416 2.2 -0.3 0.7 16,965 18,218 18,528 16,566 120,743 122,587 -1.5

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 2007/

2007p 2007r 2007 July June May 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2006

All manufacturing industries 2................... 436,745 420,992 416,866 3.7 1.0 -0.5 404,340 439,430 429,012 385,974 2,884,288 2,883,605 0.0

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 361,342 353,031 354,590 2.4 -0.4 0.7 349,246 367,595 365,947 344,659 2,440,267 2,461,739 -0.9

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 425,287 412,258 407,316 3.2 1.2 -0.7 396,189 431,201 421,862 378,658 2,821,855 2,820,894 0.0

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 170,513 159,772 155,984 6.7 2.4 -3.6 149,977 166,778 155,855 135,578 1,093,965 1,058,494 3.4

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 230,724 217,598 213,829 6.0 1.8 -2.4 199,650 229,690 216,878 182,768 1,491,596 1,473,531 1.2

 Primary metals............................ ............ 20,784 19,214 20,434 8.2 -6.0 -4.7 19,225 19,386 21,590 18,885 142,758 137,621 3.7

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,503 8,376 9,335 13.5 -10.3 -12.0 8,693 8,248 9,958 8,881 66,943 66,296 1.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,649 9,245 9,463 4.4 -2.3 2.5 9,043 9,455 9,898 8,459 64,498 59,370 8.6

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,632 1,593 1,636 2.4 -2.6 1.6 1,489 1,683 1,734 1,545 11,317 11,955 -5.3

 Fabricated metal products...................... 27,082 26,449 26,197 2.4 1.0 -0.9 25,855 27,270 28,272 24,101 185,997 183,959 1.1

 Machinery............................................. 30,303 28,685 27,726 5.6 3.5 -0.7 28,271 29,205 28,097 26,578 199,626 200,707 -0.5

 Construction machinery....................... 3,569 2,252 1,754 58.5 28.4 -10.9 2,854 2,068 1,716 2,129 16,003 21,305 -24.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,266 1,218 1,239 3.9 -1.7 -9.7 1,216 1,233 1,259 1,350 8,321 8,262 0.7

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,533 3,201 3,409 10.4 -6.1 -11.9 3,892 3,137 2,951 3,901 24,577 24,491 0.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 528 581 607 -9.1 -4.3 -10.2 481 593 568 616 4,036 4,455 -9.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,608 4,360 4,176 5.7 4.4 12.3 4,649 4,711 4,464 3,894 29,844 25,966 14.9

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,386 2,318 2,409 2.9 -3.8 3.3 2,172 2,424 2,365 2,323 16,535 17,082 -3.2

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 3,479 3,608 3,247 -3.6 11.1 1.9 3,149 3,610 3,439 3,181 22,981 25,844 -11.1

 Material handling equipment............... 2,502 2,817 2,364 -11.2 19.2 8.1 2,005 3,007 2,202 1,872 16,627 15,437 7.7

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 28,545 26,688 28,059 7.0 -4.9 5.3 24,263 30,380 25,197 24,503 181,280 183,357 -1.1

 Computers........................................ 3,132 3,501 3,724 -10.5 -6.0 21.4 2,993 3,980 3,187 4,235 22,756 24,774 -8.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,389 5,035 5,774 7.0 -12.8 16.4 4,299 5,664 5,421 3,806 34,436 35,440 -2.8

 Defense communications equipment... 1,311 526 361 149.2 45.7 8.7 1,184 665 208 870 3,973 3,657 8.6

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 4,365 4,053 4,186 7.7 -3.2 0.3 3,927 4,474 4,056 3,905 28,667 27,565 4.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 1,127 1,016 1,105 10.9 -8.1 8.3 1,052 953 1,081 990 6,889 6,581 4.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,680 2,297 2,604 16.7 -11.8 -12.7 2,256 2,327 2,049 2,831 16,680 18,611 -10.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 6,973 6,826 6,844 2.2 -0.3 2.7 5,830 8,329 6,255 5,205 45,834 44,307 3.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,782 10,989 11,120 -1.9 -1.2 -4.0 10,275 11,521 11,392 10,310 77,652 74,378 4.4

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,272 1,378 1,131 -7.7 21.8 -11.6 1,111 1,541 1,192 932 9,057 8,714 3.9

 Household appliances.......................... 2,397 2,051 2,217 16.9 -7.5 -19.1 2,306 2,116 2,258 2,384 15,736 15,371 2.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,362 3,904 3,751 -13.9 4.1 9.4 3,249 4,099 3,819 3,506 25,809 23,584 9.4

 Transportation equipment........................ 75,403 67,961 62,276 11.0 9.1 -7.1 55,094 71,835 63,065 41,315 444,021 421,866 5.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 20,648 18,625 19,254 10.9 -3.3 2.1 15,615 19,512 20,399 15,235 133,726 139,857 -4.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 21,881 19,439 14,175 12.6 37.1 -21.4 18,254 20,735 13,272 7,910 108,968 75,371 44.6

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 3,659 3,161 2,770 15.8 14.1 14.8 2,456 3,284 2,068 1,998 18,248 20,898 -12.7

 Ships and boats................................. 1,983 1,866 2,642 6.3 -29.4 45.4 1,266 1,654 2,610 1,008 14,573 16,273 -10.4

 Furniture and related products................. 6,896 6,886 7,100 0.1 -3.0 -1.9 6,824 6,965 7,338 7,084 49,388 51,415 -3.9

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 206,021 203,394 203,037 1.3 0.2 1.5 204,690 209,740 212,134 203,206 1,392,692 1,410,074 -1.2

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

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

2

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

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

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

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

Current Industrial Reports: M3-3(06), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 2001-2006."

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

2007p 2007r 2007 July June May 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 07/06

All manufacturing industries 1................... 754,513 737,085 725,644 2.4 1.6 0.9 751,865 737,956 732,702 622,083 20.9

 Excluding transportation 1................... 320,662 316,072 315,384 1.5 0.2 0.4 321,148 317,337 320,773 293,318 9.5

 Excluding defense 1............................. 598,752 582,395 570,224 2.8 2.1 1.2 597,473 582,436 575,354 476,948 25.3

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 754,513 737,085 725,644 2.4 1.6 0.9 751,865 737,956 732,702 622,083 20.9

 Primary metals........................................ 27,063 26,946 28,071 0.4 -4.0 -1.1 26,828 26,980 28,829 28,281 -5.1

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 16,073 16,086 17,148 -0.1 -6.2 -1.7 15,960 16,122 17,678 17,832 -10.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,094 7,956 7,984 1.7 -0.4 -0.7 7,968 7,946 8,145 7,441 7.1

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,896 2,904 2,939 -0.3 -1.2 1.5 2,900 2,912 3,006 3,008 -3.6

 Fabricated metal products...................... 56,917 56,488 56,034 0.8 0.8 0.0 57,862 57,495 57,701 54,386 6.4

 Machinery............................................. 84,093 82,034 81,063 2.5 1.2 -0.3 83,408 81,918 82,816 71,414 16.8

 Construction machinery....................... 11,513 10,219 10,113 12.7 1.0 -2.8 10,901 10,200 10,524 7,624 43.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 3,359 3,404 3,464 -1.3 -1.7 -1.7 3,351 3,396 3,528 3,264 2.7

 Industrial machinery............................ 14,288 14,207 14,281 0.6 -0.5 0.3 14,516 14,183 14,636 12,543 15.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,474 1,531 1,503 -3.7 1.9 -0.5 1,472 1,525 1,526 1,241 18.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 11,516 11,131 10,780 3.5 3.3 1.2 11,655 11,136 11,181 9,067 28.5

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,880 6,840 6,834 0.6 0.1 -0.2 6,939 6,867 6,966 6,048 14.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 12,222 12,254 12,328 -0.3 -0.6 -1.3 12,154 12,218 12,405 11,881 2.3

 Material handling equipment............... 9,645 9,458 8,968 2.0 5.5 0.5 9,507 9,641 9,136 8,531 11.4

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 114,169 112,135 112,077 1.8 0.1 0.9 114,010 112,252 112,764 104,377 9.2

 Computers......................................... 3,648 3,375 3,248 8.1 3.9 -1.6 3,648 3,375 3,248 3,410 7.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 28,025 27,595 27,571 1.6 0.1 3.0 28,106 27,775 28,151 25,884 8.6

 Defense communications equipment... 6,905 6,117 6,052 12.9 1.1 -3.0 6,890 6,161 5,967 6,186 11.4

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 10,251 10,085 10,270 1.6 -1.8 0.0 10,258 10,058 10,255 10,295 -0.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 5,459 5,456 5,472 0.1 -0.3 1.5 5,365 5,345 5,511 4,709 13.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 33,931 33,750 33,909 0.5 -0.5 0.3 33,741 33,876 34,082 31,813 6.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 25,950 25,757 25,555 0.7 0.8 1.2 26,002 25,662 25,550 22,080 17.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 24,486 24,648 24,425 -0.7 0.9 1.2 24,783 24,655 24,733 22,245 11.4

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,685 2,647 2,490 1.4 6.3 -4.5 2,835 2,825 2,571 3,018 -6.1

 Household appliances.......................... 1,000 847 1,006 18.1 -15.8 -3.7 967 710 1,036 951 1.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 14,774 14,847 14,429 -0.5 2.9 2.2 14,903 14,835 14,577 12,466 19.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 433,851 421,013 410,260 3.0 2.6 1.2 430,717 420,619 411,929 328,765 31.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 20,635 20,663 20,847 -0.1 -0.9 1.1 20,550 20,086 20,649 20,120 2.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 271,119 258,747 248,100 4.8 4.3 2.3 269,227 258,294 248,212 182,282 47.7

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 40,493 40,676 40,766 -0.4 -0.2 -1.8 40,410 41,169 41,510 42,384 -4.7

 Ships and boats................................. 19,064 19,078 19,219 -0.1 -0.7 3.5 18,620 19,057 19,515 15,911 17.0

 Furniture and related products................. 7,790 7,877 7,940 -1.1 -0.8 2.8 8,113 8,093 8,156 7,751 4.7

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

2007p 2007r 2007 July June May 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 07/06

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 517,340 516,507 515,362 0.2 0.2 0.4 520,936 514,193 519,072 506,089 2.9

 Excluding transportation ...................... 439,677 439,248 437,980 0.1 0.3 0.4 442,467 437,615 441,143 431,748 2.5

 Excluding defense ............................. 496,148 495,413 494,246 0.1 0.2 0.4 499,598 493,036 497,897 484,316 3.2

 With unfilled orders ............................. 246,704 246,276 246,197 0.2 0.0 0.2 248,319 245,031 248,258 235,790 5.3

 Durable goods industries ........................ 312,868 312,622 312,653 0.1 0.0 0.1 314,934 310,787 315,320 302,580 4.1

 Wood products................................. ....... 10,703 10,644 10,618 0.6 0.2 -0.5 10,558 10,480 10,554 11,472 -8.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,842 11,889 11,951 -0.4 -0.5 -0.4 11,956 11,969 12,202 11,580 3.2

 Primary metals............................ ............ 31,934 31,921 31,497 0.0 1.3 -0.1 32,105 31,732 31,469 29,499 8.8

 Iron and steel mills............................... 18,265 18,325 18,089 -0.3 1.3 0.6 18,471 18,192 17,944 16,571 11.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 11,121 11,087 10,909 0.3 1.6 -1.5 11,127 11,031 10,947 10,715 3.8

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,548 2,509 2,499 1.6 0.4 0.7 2,507 2,509 2,578 2,213 13.3

 Fabricated metal products......................... 41,456 41,440 41,621 0.0 -0.4 0.0 41,705 41,484 42,081 40,086 4.0

 Machinery.............................................. 50,966 50,668 50,424 0.6 0.5 0.1 50,909 50,281 50,887 47,448 7.3

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,315 2,244 2,262 3.2 -0.8 -2.0 2,278 2,243 2,289 2,190 4.0

 Construction machinery........................ 5,007 4,978 4,956 0.6 0.4 0.6 4,936 4,981 5,001 4,509 9.5

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 3,711 3,721 3,682 -0.3 1.1 0.7 3,768 3,795 3,779 3,137 20.1

 Industrial machinery............................. 7,739 7,761 7,708 -0.3 0.7 -0.1 7,668 7,874 7,838 7,212 6.3

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,215 1,218 1,195 -0.2 1.9 -4.2 1,223 1,201 1,230 1,241 -1.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,493 4,490 4,510 0.1 -0.4 0.4 4,515 4,420 4,708 4,276 5.6

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,073 4,051 4,057 0.5 -0.1 -0.4 4,149 3,993 4,090 4,394 -5.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 5,885 5,806 5,800 1.4 0.1 0.0 5,927 5,630 5,738 5,373 10.3

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,986 2,889 2,884 3.4 0.2 0.8 2,933 2,863 2,900 2,538 15.6

 Computers and electronic products ......... 42,748 43,486 43,762 -1.7 -0.6 -0.2 43,273 42,939 44,224 43,604 -0.8

 Computers......................................... 1,079 1,145 1,108 -5.8 3.3 3.3 1,056 1,153 1,118 1,075 -1.8

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,281 1,283 1,279 -0.2 0.3 -0.4 1,320 1,195 1,332 1,224 7.8

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,996 2,008 2,062 -0.6 -2.6 -1.3 2,036 1,950 2,118 2,139 -4.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,186 6,349 6,477 -2.6 -2.0 1.4 6,162 6,083 6,520 6,750 -8.7

 Defense communications equipment...... 911 840 791 8.5 6.2 -0.6 922 846 815 725 27.2

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,197 1,188 1,177 0.8 0.9 3.3 1,208 1,106 1,076 1,110 8.8

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

 Electronic components.......................... 6,944 6,860 7,136 1.2 -3.9 -1.5 7,096 6,837 7,233 7,143 -0.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,148 3,193 3,088 -1.4 3.4 3.3 3,211 3,220 3,106 2,800 14.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 2,428 2,439 2,406 -0.5 1.4 -1.9 2,454 2,454 2,439 2,414 1.7

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,866 10,862 10,939 0.0 -0.7 0.8 10,892 10,720 11,077 10,373 5.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 14,509 14,335 14,338 1.2 0.0 -0.6 14,536 14,239 14,634 13,927 4.4

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,860 1,862 1,954 -0.1 -4.7 -4.4 1,886 1,881 2,015 1,846 2.2

 Household appliances.......................... 1,749 1,706 1,699 2.5 0.4 0.3 1,803 1,707 1,799 1,841 -2.1

 Electrical equipment............................. 5,316 5,232 5,216 1.6 0.3 -0.3 5,256 5,115 5,266 4,838 8.6

 Batteries............................................ 457 453 452 0.9 0.2 -0.9 453 446 462 589 -23.1

 Transportation equipment......................... 77,663 77,259 77,382 0.5 -0.2 0.5 78,469 76,578 77,929 74,341 5.6

 Automobiles....................................... 2,475 2,195 2,239 12.8 -2.0 -2.8 2,635 2,113 2,286 2,322 13.5

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 2,740 3,014 3,044 -9.1 -1.0 2.8 2,748 2,967 3,115 2,906 -5.4

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,660 1,530 1,489 8.5 2.8 1.8 1,649 1,509 1,497 1,521 8.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 17,837 17,828 18,235 0.1 -2.2 -0.5 17,908 17,682 18,336 18,522 -3.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 30,782 30,521 30,231 0.9 1.0 1.4 31,178 30,204 30,498 26,377 18.2

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,834 12,711 12,720 1.0 -0.1 0.1 12,946 12,768 12,737 12,686 2.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,265 2,302 2,256 -1.6 2.0 -5.8 2,248 2,315 2,211 2,760 -18.6

 Furniture and related products................. 8,595 8,629 8,687 -0.4 -0.7 0.0 8,779 8,862 8,813 8,991 -2.4

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 22,452 22,351 22,373 0.5 -0.1 0.6 22,644 22,223 22,527 21,632 4.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 204,472 203,885 202,709 0.3 0.6 0.9 206,002 203,406 203,752 203,509 1.2

 Food products........................................ 37,166 36,694 36,471 1.3 0.6 1.5 36,493 35,440 35,287 33,648 8.5

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,437 4,344 4,346 2.1 0.0 6.4 4,252 4,138 4,093 3,735 13.8

 Dairy products.................................... 4,723 4,586 4,448 3.0 3.1 2.4 4,912 4,738 4,625 4,157 18.2

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 7,160 7,085 7,074 1.1 0.2 1.5 7,109 6,934 7,037 6,582 8.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 14,837 14,818 14,808 0.1 0.1 1.0 14,229 14,263 14,533 13,719 3.7

 Beverages......................................... 10,912 10,834 10,732 0.7 1.0 1.9 10,549 10,446 10,591 9,645 9.4

 Tobacco............................................ 3,925 3,984 4,076 -1.5 -2.3 -1.2 3,680 3,817 3,942 4,074 -9.7

 Textile mills............................................ 3,720 3,784 3,752 -1.7 0.9 -0.7 3,751 3,812 3,825 4,223 -11.2

 Textile products...................................... 3,481 3,499 3,517 -0.5 -0.5 1.0 3,520 3,546 3,570 3,782 -6.9

 Apparel................................................. 4,101 3,997 3,874 2.6 3.2 0.8 4,215 4,038 3,866 4,245 -0.7

 Leather and allied products...................... 913 902 894 1.2 0.9 -0.7 921 905 890 853 8.0

 Paper products....................................... 15,244 15,251 15,305 0.0 -0.4 -0.1 15,330 15,186 15,466 15,489 -1.0

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 6,991 7,056 7,089 -0.9 -0.5 -0.5 7,050 6,997 7,195 7,048 0.0

 Paperboard containers......................... 3,868 3,836 3,886 0.8 -1.3 -0.1 3,873 3,822 3,895 3,991 -3.0

 Printing.................................................. 6,530 6,595 6,588 -1.0 0.1 -0.5 6,840 6,633 6,472 7,125 -4.0

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 34,290 34,492 34,140 -0.6 1.0 0.5 36,019 35,565 35,861 37,117 -3.0

 Petroleum refineries............................. 31,459 31,695 31,317 -0.7 1.2 0.6 33,118 32,703 32,980 34,304 -3.5

 Chemical products..................................... 63,481 63,268 62,941 0.3 0.5 1.1 64,162 63,661 63,360 63,039 1.8

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,657 2,587 2,522 2.7 2.6 1.1 2,393 2,378 2,421 2,285 4.7

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 24,577 24,637 24,376 -0.2 1.1 1.9 25,190 25,164 24,483 24,542 2.6

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 3,027 3,021 3,009 0.2 0.4 0.4 3,076 3,099 3,048 3,055 0.7

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 20,709 20,585 20,419 0.6 0.8 1.5 20,522 20,357 20,622 20,269 1.2

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.
 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 2007/

2007p 2007r 2007 July June May 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2006

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 425,892 415,010 417,004 2.6 -0.5 0.8 396,474 439,903 432,788 386,404 2,859,057 2,875,537 -0.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 44,353 43,489 43,853 2.0 -0.8 1.1 43,806 47,218 46,412 42,773 301,672 309,848 -2.6

 Information technology......................... 26,202 26,157 26,694 0.2 -2.0 2.0 22,508 30,205 25,075 22,781 175,954 175,872 0.0

 Computers and related products .......... 5,017 5,417 5,862 -7.4 -7.6 12.5 4,253 6,559 5,012 5,576 35,600 38,455 -7.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 42,960 39,101 38,999 9.9 0.3 1.2 28,969 42,462 42,634 25,941 271,774 284,222 -4.4

 Capital goods...................................... 75,243 73,688 74,319 2.1 -0.8 0.8 67,153 82,173 74,052 66,029 506,041 505,161 0.2

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 66,563 65,743 66,043 1.2 -0.5 0.7 59,249 73,911 65,733 58,938 450,235 451,562 -0.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 60,597 60,365 60,873 0.4 -0.8 0.7 55,123 67,232 60,152 55,739 415,211 420,565 -1.3

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,680 7,945 8,276 9.3 -4.0 2.2 7,904 8,262 8,319 7,091 55,806 53,599 4.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 169,188 165,559 164,579 2.2 0.6 1.5 159,181 170,952 172,130 155,933 1,122,329 1,138,693 -1.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,898 34,887 34,582 5.8 0.9 0.2 26,832 37,671 36,680 23,755 235,661 241,663 -2.5

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 132,290 130,672 129,997 1.2 0.5 1.8 132,349 133,281 135,450 132,178 886,668 897,030 -1.2

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 436,745 420,992 416,866 3.7 1.0 -0.5 404,340 439,430 429,012 385,974 2,884,288 2,883,605 0.0

 Construction materials and supplies...... 44,745 44,374 44,110 0.8 0.6 1.9 44,142 47,465 47,604 43,090 307,295 315,351 -2.6

 Information technology......................... 27,733 26,235 27,843 5.7 -5.8 4.5 23,806 29,625 25,174 24,225 179,324 183,223 -2.1

 Computers and related products .......... 5,290 5,544 5,808 -4.6 -4.5 15.3 4,526 6,686 4,958 5,677 35,841 38,255 -6.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 42,932 38,917 39,220 10.3 -0.8 1.9 29,433 41,899 42,415 26,857 271,357 286,417 -5.3

 Capital goods...................................... 91,240 84,431 80,969 8.1 4.3 -5.6 79,212 89,449 76,694 68,734 566,022 539,635 4.9

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 81,597 77,389 72,788 5.4 6.3 -6.8 72,402 83,008 70,728 62,596 513,402 487,009 5.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 63,098 62,018 62,120 1.7 -0.2 -1.5 57,096 66,652 60,720 57,208 429,651 435,712 -1.4

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 9,643 7,042 8,181 36.9 -13.9 7.2 6,810 6,441 5,966 6,138 52,620 52,626 0.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 169,395 165,486 164,832 2.4 0.4 1.3 159,683 170,547 172,414 156,572 1,123,732 1,138,990 -1.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,105 34,814 34,835 6.6 -0.1 -0.6 27,334 37,266 36,964 24,394 237,064 241,960 -2.0

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 132,290 130,672 129,997 1.2 0.5 1.8 132,349 133,281 135,450 132,178 886,668 897,030 -1.2

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 754,513 737,085 725,644 2.4 1.6 0.9 751,865 737,956 732,702 622,083 (X) (X) 20.9

 Construction materials and supplies...... 47,783 47,391 46,506 0.8 1.9 0.6 48,761 48,425 48,178 46,035 (X) (X) 5.9

 Information technology......................... 111,419 109,888 109,810 1.4 0.1 1.1 111,302 110,004 110,584 101,133 (X) (X) 10.1

 Computers and related products .......... 3,648 3,375 3,248 8.1 3.9 -1.6 3,648 3,375 3,248 3,410 (X) (X) 7.0

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 20,635 20,663 20,847 -0.1 -0.9 1.1 20,550 20,086 20,649 20,120 (X) (X) 2.1

 Capital goods...................................... 567,307 551,310 540,567 2.9 2.0 1.2 563,871 551,812 544,536 445,561 (X) (X) 26.6

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................423,922 408,888 397,242 3.7 2.9 1.7 421,858 408,705 399,608 312,585 (X) (X) 35.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 179,514 177,013 175,360 1.4 0.9 0.7 179,360 177,387 177,967 154,204 (X) (X) 16.3

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 143,385 142,422 143,325 0.7 -0.6 -0.1 142,013 143,107 144,928 132,976 (X) (X) 6.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 10,041 9,834 9,907 2.1 -0.7 2.6 10,062 9,560 9,965 9,089 (X) (X) 10.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 10,041 9,834 9,907 2.1 -0.7 2.6 10,062 9,560 9,965 9,089 (X) (X) 10.7 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 517,340 516,507 515,362 0.2 0.2 0.4 520,936 514,193 519,072 506,089 (X) (X) 2.9

 Construction materials and supplies...... 58,591 58,616 58,963 0.0 -0.6 -0.3 58,947 58,600 59,739 58,673 (X) (X) 0.5

 Information technology......................... 35,958 36,109 36,032 -0.4 0.2 0.7 36,168 35,520 36,423 35,213 (X) (X) 2.7

 Computers and related products .......... 4,356 4,436 4,449 -1.8 -0.3 0.0 4,412 4,298 4,568 4,438 (X) (X) -0.6

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,712 24,567 25,007 0.6 -1.8 -0.2 24,940 24,271 25,234 25,271 (X) (X) -1.3

 Capital goods...................................... 138,982 138,416 138,199 0.4 0.2 0.6 139,599 137,344 139,349 131,893 (X) (X) 5.8

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................122,004 121,539 121,385 0.4 0.1 0.8 122,587 120,461 122,493 114,673 (X) (X) 6.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 98,252 97,900 97,719 0.4 0.2 0.4 98,558 97,127 98,748 93,725 (X) (X) 5.2

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 16,978 16,877 16,814 0.6 0.4 -0.9 17,012 16,883 16,856 17,220 (X) (X) -1.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 158,828 158,442 157,558 0.2 0.6 1.0 160,441 157,837 158,186 157,332 (X) (X) 2.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 29,462 29,407 29,507 0.2 -0.3 0.3 29,812 29,039 29,653 29,515 (X) (X) 1.0

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 129,366 129,035 128,051 0.3 0.8 1.1 130,629 128,798 128,533 127,817 (X) (X) 2.2

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

2007p 2007r 2007 July June May 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 07/06

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 176,378 176,446 176,579 0.0 -0.1 0.3 177,443 175,655 176,914 175,015 1.4

 Durable goods industries........................ 107,051 107,180 107,741 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 107,757 105,924 107,448 105,307 2.3

 Wood products................................... 4,131 4,141 4,136 -0.2 0.1 0.6 4,010 3,885 3,846 4,285 -6.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,553 4,550 4,602 0.1 -1.1 -0.6 4,609 4,541 4,606 4,392 4.9

 Primary metals.................................... 11,925 12,065 12,252 -1.2 -1.5 1.7 12,007 11,963 12,052 11,452 4.8

 Fabricated metal products..................... 15,881 15,993 16,112 -0.7 -0.7 -0.9 15,970 15,956 16,164 15,528 2.8

 Machinery.......................................... 19,904 19,668 19,518 1.2 0.8 -0.1 20,030 19,470 19,539 17,987 11.4

 Computers and electronic products ...... 16,399 16,737 16,889 -2.0 -0.9 0.4 16,488 16,524 16,919 16,961 -2.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,998 5,962 5,945 0.6 0.3 -0.3 5,961 5,865 5,980 5,677 5.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 16,943 16,776 17,005 1.0 -1.3 0.3 17,233 16,444 17,033 17,923 -3.8

 Furniture and related products............... 3,899 3,865 3,850 0.9 0.4 -0.6 3,944 3,902 3,863 3,813 3.4

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,418 7,423 7,432 -0.1 -0.1 -0.5 7,505 7,374 7,446 7,289 3.0

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 69,327 69,266 68,838 0.1 0.6 0.7 69,686 69,731 69,466 69,708 0.0

 Food products.................................... 13,133 12,898 12,726 1.8 1.4 1.0 12,810 12,573 12,444 11,796 8.6

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,589 4,619 4,664 -0.6 -1.0 1.0 4,387 4,494 4,607 4,535 -3.3

 Textiles.............................................. 1,165 1,231 1,219 -5.4 1.0 0.9 1,157 1,231 1,244 1,251 -7.5

 Textile products.................................. 1,360 1,363 1,354 -0.2 0.7 -0.3 1,384 1,378 1,367 1,460 -5.2

 Apparel............................................. 1,125 1,111 1,091 1.3 1.8 1.5 1,130 1,099 1,090 1,118 1.1

 Leather and allied products................... 263 260 262 1.2 -0.8 0.0 268 263 263 256 4.7

 Paper products.................................... 7,099 7,102 7,157 0.0 -0.8 0.4 7,109 7,073 7,168 7,225 -1.6

 Printing ............................................. 3,001 3,019 3,013 -0.6 0.2 -1.2 3,132 3,127 2,979 3,429 -8.7

 Petroleum and coal products................ 11,762 11,845 11,617 -0.7 2.0 -0.3 12,273 12,426 12,416 12,277 0.0

 Chemical products................................ 17,801 17,792 17,685 0.1 0.6 0.9 17,989 18,085 17,842 18,164 -1.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 8,029 8,026 8,050 0.0 -0.3 2.2 8,047 7,982 8,046 8,197 -1.8

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 148,774 148,425 148,070 0.2 0.2 0.9 149,863 147,050 148,628 142,160 5.4

 Durable goods industries........................ 112,067 111,569 111,314 0.4 0.2 0.9 112,962 110,903 112,283 105,531 7.0

 Wood products................................... 2,225 2,218 2,300 0.3 -3.6 1.0 2,219 2,217 2,316 2,402 -7.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,327 1,328 1,354 -0.1 -1.9 -1.0 1,337 1,350 1,413 1,267 5.5

 Primary metals.................................... 10,480 10,464 10,196 0.2 2.6 1.4 10,542 10,484 10,224 9,200 14.6

 Fabricated metal products..................... 11,817 11,675 11,790 1.2 -1.0 1.1 11,945 11,703 11,982 11,351 5.2

 Machinery.......................................... 14,082 14,183 14,119 -0.7 0.5 -0.5 14,237 14,260 14,413 14,021 1.5

 Computers and electronic products ...... 16,448 16,373 16,616 0.5 -1.5 1.8 16,716 16,220 16,889 16,549 1.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,103 3,044 3,050 1.9 -0.2 -0.1 3,150 3,055 3,144 2,989 5.4

 Transportation equipment..................... 48,050 47,734 47,288 0.7 0.9 0.7 48,224 47,062 47,259 42,790 12.7

 Furniture and related products............... 1,327 1,322 1,357 0.4 -2.6 3.4 1,342 1,335 1,362 1,573 -14.7

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,208 3,228 3,244 -0.6 -0.5 2.0 3,250 3,217 3,281 3,389 -4.1

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 36,707 36,856 36,756 -0.4 0.3 1.0 36,901 36,147 36,345 36,629 0.7

 Food products.................................... 2,845 2,827 2,900 0.6 -2.5 -2.0 2,581 2,542 2,565 2,431 6.2

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,595 4,607 4,673 -0.3 -1.4 -0.4 4,125 4,220 4,482 3,909 5.5

 Textiles.............................................. 845 851 837 -0.7 1.7 -2.2 855 851 840 1,081 -20.9

 Textile products.................................. 487 500 511 -2.6 -2.2 -4.1 488 502 521 632 -22.8

 Apparel............................................. 690 673 646 2.5 4.2 1.6 688 669 653 644 6.8

 Leather and allied products................... 120 118 115 1.7 2.6 -1.7 123 114 116 126 -2.4

 Paper products.................................... 1,343 1,340 1,324 0.2 1.2 0.2 1,376 1,341 1,339 1,387 -0.8

 Printing ............................................. 1,513 1,564 1,583 -3.3 -1.2 -0.6 1,663 1,511 1,490 1,801 -7.7

 Petroleum and coal products................ 9,022 9,157 8,992 -1.5 1.8 2.3 9,447 8,998 9,006 8,956 5.5

 Chemical products................................ 12,781 12,794 12,733 -0.1 0.5 2.0 13,115 13,005 12,875 13,303 -1.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,466 2,425 2,442 1.7 -0.7 2.0 2,440 2,394 2,458 2,359 3.4

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 192,188 191,636 190,713 0.3 0.5 0.1 193,630 191,488 193,530 188,914 2.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 93,750 93,873 93,598 -0.1 0.3 -0.8 94,215 93,960 95,589 91,742 2.7

 Wood products................................... 4,347 4,285 4,182 1.4 2.5 -2.4 4,329 4,378 4,392 4,785 -9.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,962 6,011 5,995 -0.8 0.3 -0.1 6,010 6,078 6,183 5,921 1.5

 Primary metals.................................... 9,529 9,392 9,049 1.5 3.8 -4.0 9,556 9,285 9,193 8,847 8.0

 Fabricated metal products..................... 13,758 13,772 13,719 -0.1 0.4 0.1 13,790 13,825 13,935 13,207 4.4

 Machinery.......................................... 16,980 16,817 16,787 1.0 0.2 0.8 16,642 16,551 16,935 15,440 7.8

 Computers and electronic products ...... 9,901 10,376 10,257 -4.6 1.2 -4.0 10,069 10,195 10,416 10,094 -0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,408 5,329 5,343 1.5 -0.3 -1.3 5,425 5,319 5,510 5,261 3.1

 Transportation equipment..................... 12,670 12,749 13,089 -0.6 -2.6 -0.1 13,012 13,072 13,637 13,628 -4.5

 Furniture and related products............... 3,369 3,442 3,480 -2.1 -1.1 -0.6 3,493 3,625 3,588 3,605 -3.1

 Miscellaneous products........................ 11,826 11,700 11,697 1.1 0.0 0.9 11,889 11,632 11,800 10,954 8.5

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 98,438 97,763 97,115 0.7 0.7 1.0 99,415 97,528 97,941 97,172 2.3

 Food products.................................... 21,188 20,969 20,845 1.0 0.6 2.3 21,102 20,325 20,278 19,421 8.7

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 5,653 5,592 5,471 1.1 2.2 2.3 5,717 5,549 5,444 5,275 8.4

 Textiles.............................................. 1,710 1,702 1,696 0.5 0.4 -1.0 1,739 1,730 1,741 1,891 -8.0

 Textile products.................................. 1,634 1,636 1,652 -0.1 -1.0 3.8 1,648 1,666 1,682 1,690 -2.5

 Apparel............................................. 2,286 2,213 2,137 3.3 3.6 0.3 2,397 2,270 2,123 2,483 -3.5

 Leather and allied products................... 530 524 517 1.1 1.4 -0.8 530 528 511 471 12.5

 Paper products.................................... 6,802 6,809 6,824 -0.1 -0.2 -0.6 6,845 6,772 6,959 6,877 -0.5

 Printing ............................................. 2,016 2,012 1,992 0.2 1.0 0.8 2,045 1,995 2,003 1,895 7.9

 Petroleum and coal products................ 13,506 13,490 13,531 0.1 -0.3 0.1 14,299 14,141 14,439 15,884 -10.0

 Chemical products................................ 32,899 32,682 32,523 0.7 0.5 0.8 33,058 32,571 32,643 31,572 4.7

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,214 10,134 9,927 0.8 2.1 0.8 10,035 9,981 10,118 9,713 3.3

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

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

 All manufacturing industries2

...... 1.21 1.24 1.24 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

................... 1.42 1.48 1.46 1.46 4.93 4.97 4.85 4.85

 Wood products................................ 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.22 1.23 1.22 1.23 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.55 1.57 1.52 1.55 1.31 1.32 1.35 1.40

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.56 1.59 1.59 1.60 2.21 2.25 2.22 2.23

 Machinery....................................... 1.80 1.83 1.80 1.80 3.25 3.24 3.19 3.19

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.29 1.36 1.31 1.28 4.98 4.83 4.76 4.83

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.33 1.33 1.32 1.29 2.40 2.43 2.40 2.30

 Transportation equipment................. 1.24 1.35 1.35 1.37 10.77 11.40 11.01 11.05

 Furniture and related products........... 1.23 1.24 1.26 1.26 1.27 1.29 1.31 1.27

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.73 1.74 1.74 1.72 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 0.99 1.00 1.00 1.00 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.29 1.30 1.29 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.30 1.34 1.29 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.18 1.21 1.22 1.22 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.61 1.60 1.48 1.43 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.57 1.62 1.62 1.64 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.09 1.11 1.12 1.11 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.78 0.79 0.79 0.82 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.19 1.20 1.19 1.18 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.17 1.19 1.17 1.16 (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 2006- 2006- 2006- 2006-

Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun

2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007

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

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

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

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

 Primary metals.................................... 0.1 0.6 0.3 1.5 0.1 0.7 -0.1 0.3

 Fabricated metal products................... 0.5 0.3 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 0.2 0.5 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.3

 Computers and electronic products ..... -0.7 0.8 -0.4 0.8 -0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.1 0.6 -0.7 1.1 -0.3 0.4 0.1 0.3

 Transportation equipment................... 0.3 0.7 0.2 1.6 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.2

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

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.5 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.3

Nondurable goods industries.................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Textile products................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.2

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

 Paper products................................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

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

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

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

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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