FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2005, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Patrick Kent 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (05)-08 

CB05-141 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

August 2005

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in August 

increased $9.7 billion or 2.5 percent to $395.2 billion, 

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

2.5 percent decrease in July. 

 Shipments, up for the fourth consecutive month, 

increased $6.6 billion or 1.7 percent to $393.5 billion. 

This was at the highest level since the series was first 

stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.1 

percent increase in July. 

 Unfilled orders, up for the fourth consecutive month, 

increased $9.2 billion or 1.6 percent to $590.0 billion. 

This was at the highest level since the series began and 

followed a 1.0 percent July increase. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was 4.15, down from 4.18 in 

July. 

 Inventories, down following two consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $0.6 billion or 0.1 percent to $463.7 

billion. This followed a 0.6 percent July increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.18, down from 1.20 

in July. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in August, 

up four of the last five months, increased $6.9 billion or 

3.4 percent to $210.6 billion, up from the previously 

published 3.3 percent increase. This followed a 5.4 

percent July decrease. 

 Computers and electronic products, up three of the last 

four months had the largest increase, $1.6 billion or 5.5 

percent to $31.6 billion. 

 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $2.8 billion or 1.6 percent to $184.7 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in August, 

up three of the last four months, increased $3.8 billion or 

1.8 percent to $208.8 billion, up from the previously 

published 1.7 percent increase. This followed a 0.7 

percent July decrease and was at the highest level since 

the series began. 

 Transportation equipment, up five of the last six 

months, had the largest increase, $1.8 billion or 3.1 

percent to $58.7 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $2.8 billion or 1.6 percent to $184.7 billion 

and were at the highest level since the series began. This 

was led by petroleum and coal products, which increased 

$1.6 billion or 4.6 percent to $35.7 billion and was also 

at the highest level since the series began. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

August, up for the fourth consecutive month, increased 

$9.2 billion or 1.6 percent to $590.0 billion, down from 

the previously published 1.7 percent increase. This was 

at the highest level since the series began and followed a 

1.0 percent July increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up for the fourth 

consecutive month, had the largest increase, $3.9 billion 

or 1.3 percent to $294.0 billion. This was at the highest 

level since the series began. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in August, 

down two of the last three months, decreased $0.8 

billion or 0.3 percent to $282.1 billion, down from the 

previously published 0.2 percent decrease. This 

followed a 0.8 percent July increase. 

 Transportation equipment, down two of the last three 

months, had the largest decrease, $0.7 billion or 1.0 

percent to $65.6 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

seven of the last eight months, increased $0.2 billion or 

0.1 percent to $181.6 billion. This was at the highest 

level since the series began and was led by petroleum 

and coal products, which increased $0.2 billion or 0.7 

percent to $24.3 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, August materials and supplies 

decreased 0.2 percent in durable goods and increased 1.0 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process decreased 

0.9 percent in durable goods and 0.4 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.4 percent 

in durable goods and decreased 0.3 percent in 

nondurable goods. 

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

exclude data for semiconductor manufacturing. For data, call (301) 763-4673 or go to <http://www.census.gov/m3>. The advance report on durable goods for September is scheduled for release on October 27, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on November 3, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. EST. 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

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2005/

2005p 2005r 2005 Aug. July June 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2004

 All manufacturing industries.................. 393,462 386,858 386,436 1.7 0.1 0.0 405,249 355,183 412,308 378,218 3,060,505 2,855,443 7.2

 Excluding transportation................... 334,778 329,965 329,180 1.5 0.2 -0.1 344,266 314,531 348,621 319,549 2,610,579 2,400,161 8.8

 Excluding defense.............................. 383,906 377,754 377,105 1.6 0.2 0.0 396,022 346,827 402,036 369,260 2,988,116 2,783,144 7.4

 With unfilled orders ............................ 142,268 138,969 140,402 2.4 -1.0 0.2 144,270 123,300 153,502 134,523 1,108,578 1,029,226 7.7

 Durable goods industries......................... 208,781 205,013 206,451 1.8 -0.7 0.2 213,597 177,644 225,754 201,562 1,628,356 1,538,023 5.9

 Wood products....................................... 8,871 8,888 9,031 -0.2 -1.6 1.9 9,705 9,036 9,883 10,308 72,041 71,560 0.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 9,040 8,953 9,016 1.0 -0.7 0.1 9,967 8,982 9,677 9,035 71,170 64,997 9.5

 Primary metals....................................... 15,340 14,956 15,204 2.6 -1.6 -0.6 15,956 13,670 15,930 15,545 125,630 113,082 11.1

 Iron and steel mills............................ 6,570 6,385 6,620 2.9 -3.5 -3.3 6,866 5,866 6,958 7,499 56,724 52,040 9.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 7,116 6,919 6,943 2.8 -0.3 1.8 7,341 6,342 7,200 6,447 55,562 49,300 12.7

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,654 1,652 1,641 0.1 0.7 1.3 1,749 1,462 1,772 1,599 13,344 11,742 13.6

 Fabricated metal products....................... 23,847 23,455 23,876 1.7 -1.8 -0.5 25,401 22,178 25,394 24,263 190,499 178,977 6.4

 Machinery............................................. 26,109 25,752 25,826 1.4 -0.3 0.2 25,861 24,155 28,391 23,435 207,794 188,558 10.2

 Farm machinery................................. 1,701 1,773 1,742 -4.1 1.8 -2.5 1,657 1,734 1,764 1,670 14,883 13,486 10.4

 Construction machinery..................... 2,849 2,663 2,765 7.0 -3.7 2.5 2,756 2,452 3,085 2,199 21,886 17,658 23.9

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 971 942 961 3.1 -2.0 -1.2 956 894 1,020 765 7,561 5,775 30.9

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,172 2,375 2,173 -8.5 9.3 -9.9 1,926 2,428 2,540 2,329 19,155 21,207 -9.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 662 652 648 1.5 0.6 1.6 653 625 749 612 5,001 5,183 -3.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,947 2,919 2,851 1.0 2.4 -0.3 3,091 2,832 3,455 2,816 23,266 22,484 3.5

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,020 2,954 2,905 2.2 1.7 0.8 3,197 2,703 3,233 2,486 22,596 18,289 23.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,813 3,580 3,908 6.5 -8.4 8.1 3,857 3,197 4,083 3,422 29,665 26,888 10.3

 Material handling equipment............... 1,944 1,837 1,863 5.8 -1.4 3.0 1,925 1,694 1,989 1,440 14,206 11,169 27.2

 Computers and electronic products.......... 37,483 36,621 36,769 2.4 -0.4 -0.2 35,771 32,046 41,654 32,927 283,040 255,243 10.9

 Computers........................................ 6,208 6,240 6,077 -0.5 2.7 -2.1 5,717 6,339 6,573 4,282 47,695 33,188 43.7

 Computer storage devices..................... 759 664 820 14.3 -19.0 -1.8 611 406 1,393 578 5,830 5,319 9.6

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,211 1,191 1,196 1.7 -0.4 -7.1 1,107 916 1,556 1,258 9,411 9,761 -3.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 5,429 5,289 5,414 2.6 -2.3 3.6 5,081 4,331 6,141 4,983 39,613 38,120 3.9

 Defense communications equipment.... 438 397 432 10.3 -8.1 5.9 441 370 446 397 3,511 3,119 12.6

 Audio and video equipment.................... 779 718 780 8.5 -7.9 -3.3 748 599 707 776 5,687 5,138 10.7

 Semiconductors................................. 7,451 7,258 6,806 2.7 6.6 -3.1 7,421 6,365 7,349 7,010 55,367 52,349 5.8

 Electronic components......................... 4,960 4,787 4,946 3.6 -3.2 1.7 4,946 4,176 5,455 4,141 38,038 32,024 18.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,003 930 952 7.8 -2.3 0.2 1,002 827 1,030 843 7,419 6,626 12.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,743 2,708 2,674 1.3 1.3 0.1 2,624 2,552 2,882 2,347 20,419 18,387 11.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 5,955 5,859 6,107 1.6 -4.1 2.0 5,537 4,641 7,567 5,723 45,658 46,609 -2.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,749 9,545 9,452 2.1 1.0 0.2 9,990 8,735 10,250 9,189 74,157 69,545 6.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,018 1,023 1,013 -0.5 1.0 -0.8 1,025 856 1,069 1,003 7,990 7,851 1.8

 Household appliances........................ 2,182 2,182 2,173 0.0 0.4 2.2 2,316 1,994 2,379 2,149 16,650 15,841 5.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,157 3,042 2,993 3.8 1.6 -0.1 3,214 2,827 3,338 2,817 23,797 21,451 10.9

 Batteries........................................... 591 582 591 1.5 -1.5 0.5 578 473 640 553 4,231 4,019 5.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 58,684 56,893 57,256 3.1 -0.6 0.5 60,983 40,652 63,687 58,669 449,926 455,282 -1.2

 Automobiles..................................... 7,381 7,454 7,217 -1.0 3.3 1.4 8,177 4,566 7,923 7,941 57,161 59,290 -3.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 13,279 13,143 13,411 1.0 -2.0 3.2 14,137 7,433 14,965 14,027 102,542 110,591 -7.3

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,740 1,676 1,724 3.8 -2.8 -4.3 1,784 1,576 1,951 1,595 13,995 11,907 17.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,746 19,093 18,895 3.4 1.0 -0.8 21,214 13,778 20,367 20,383 153,335 157,302 -2.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 7,190 6,596 6,799 9.0 -3.0 2.3 6,481 5,437 8,214 5,764 50,893 44,555 14.2

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,806 3,354 3,649 13.5 -8.1 -2.6 3,655 3,032 4,218 3,653 28,435 30,278 -6.1

 Ships and boats................................. 2,149 2,229 2,291 -3.6 -2.7 0.5 2,173 1,867 2,361 2,124 18,351 16,040 14.4

 Furniture and related products.................. 7,255 7,451 7,422 -2.6 0.4 -0.9 7,768 7,207 7,482 7,345 58,391 53,557 9.0

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,403 12,499 12,599 -0.8 -0.8 2.9 12,195 10,983 13,406 10,846 95,708 87,222 9.7

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 184,681 181,845 179,985 1.6 1.0 -0.2 191,652 177,539 186,554 176,656 1,432,149 1,317,420 8.7

 Food products....................................... 44,697 44,535 44,898 0.4 -0.8 -0.6 45,455 42,567 45,480 44,725 351,463 331,363 6.1

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 3,091 3,072 3,064 0.6 0.3 1.3 3,194 2,942 3,025 3,335 24,045 28,656 -16.1

 Dairy products.................................. 6,891 6,842 6,699 0.7 2.1 -1.3 6,898 6,575 6,848 6,669 53,687 52,355 2.5

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 15,078 15,065 15,516 0.1 -2.9 0.6 15,521 14,922 16,088 15,362 121,365 101,515 19.6

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 9,821 9,251 9,460 6.2 -2.2 0.0 10,338 9,496 9,979 9,674 73,631 73,252 0.5

 Beverages......................................... 5,953 6,020 5,918 -1.1 1.7 1.7 6,470 6,265 6,437 6,291 46,835 46,970 -0.3

 Tobacco............................................ 3,868 3,231 3,542 19.7 -8.8 -2.6 3,868 3,231 3,542 3,383 26,796 26,282 2.0

 Textile mills........................................... 3,228 3,322 3,441 -2.8 -3.5 0.6 3,316 3,112 3,670 3,774 27,253 29,068 -6.2

 Textile products................................... 2,841 2,829 2,818 0.4 0.4 0.0 3,022 2,865 2,970 2,991 22,708 22,366 1.5

 Apparel................................................ 3,404 3,418 3,517 -0.4 -2.8 1.5 3,689 3,465 3,550 3,760 26,894 27,046 -0.6

 Leather and allied products...................... 466 455 470 2.4 -3.2 -5.1 520 431 485 537 3,766 3,781 -0.4

 Paper products...................................... 13,381 13,534 14,191 -1.1 -4.6 0.0 13,864 13,296 14,777 14,107 111,503 106,105 5.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 5,918 5,860 5,856 1.0 0.1 -0.3 6,168 5,815 6,022 6,073 47,631 46,402 2.6

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,729 3,736 3,861 -0.2 -3.2 -0.2 3,995 3,650 4,046 4,184 30,688 30,013 2.2

 Printing................................................. 7,336 7,338 7,450 0.0 -1.5 -0.9 7,465 6,864 7,375 7,744 58,248 59,664 -2.4

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 35,664 34,084 32,091 4.6 6.2 3.0 39,107 35,278 33,711 28,140 255,337 195,693 30.5

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 33,115 31,624 29,534 4.7 7.1 3.5 36,086 32,499 30,681 25,297 235,065 177,577 32.4

 Chemical products..................................... 46,735 46,248 44,773 1.1 3.3 -2.1 46,836 44,011 46,603 44,438 365,096 342,091 6.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,515 2,247 1,847 11.9 21.7 -7.1 2,011 1,781 2,208 1,419 17,857 15,249 17.1

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 11,991 11,389 10,875 5.3 4.7 -7.6 12,012 10,567 10,809 12,650 90,524 96,008 -5.7

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,525 2,562 2,639 -1.4 -2.9 2.5 2,704 2,614 2,944 2,699 20,974 20,459 2.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,108 16,831 16,876 1.6 -0.3 -0.6 18,040 16,154 17,954 16,766 136,250 126,991 7.3

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

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2005/

2005p 2005r 2005 Aug. July June 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2004

All manufacturing industries 2........................ 395,240 385,553 395,324 2.5 -2.5 0.9 402,933 351,601 416,866 369,688 3,046,144 2,832,588 7.5

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 332,659 323,855 327,485 2.7 -1.1 1.5 339,538 308,103 344,052 312,449 2,573,962 2,370,593 8.6

 Excluding defense2.............................. 386,877 377,014 385,502 2.6 -2.2 0.5 397,135 346,061 406,907 363,130 2,985,232 2,761,004 8.1

 With unfilled orders 2

............................. 151,497 144,922 156,096 4.5 -7.2 2.4 149,375 126,083 165,409 133,003 1,149,584 1,058,720 8.6

 Durable goods industries 2......................... 210,559 203,708 215,339 3.4 -5.4 1.9 211,281 174,062 230,312 193,032 1,613,995 1,515,168 6.5

 Primary metals........................................ 16,310 14,932 14,871 9.2 0.4 -0.8 16,843 13,693 15,257 16,083 125,229 117,862 6.3

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 7,477 6,365 6,296 17.5 1.1 -1.5 7,830 5,911 6,438 8,091 55,770 55,035 1.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 7,262 6,878 6,943 5.6 -0.9 1.1 7,376 6,284 7,118 6,384 56,082 50,763 10.5

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,571 1,689 1,632 -7.0 3.5 -5.8 1,637 1,498 1,701 1,608 13,377 12,064 10.9

 Fabricated metal products........................ 24,706 23,501 24,552 5.1 -4.3 1.5 25,828 22,205 25,760 24,480 195,254 185,544 5.2

 Machinery............................................. 26,871 26,162 28,199 2.7 -7.2 10.3 26,084 23,837 29,577 24,064 213,332 193,602 10.2

 Construction machinery........................ 3,245 2,745 3,334 18.2 -17.7 14.1 3,066 2,182 3,253 2,238 23,566 18,936 24.5

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,035 1,063 1,071 -2.6 -0.7 0.8 1,001 967 1,098 731 8,209 6,101 34.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,001 2,369 2,352 -15.5 0.7 17.0 1,568 2,633 2,470 2,294 18,617 22,478 -17.2

 Photographic equipment....................... 676 641 723 5.5 -11.3 14.8 661 646 789 596 5,159 5,232 -1.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,509 2,900 2,977 21.0 -2.6 3.6 3,615 2,811 3,448 2,724 24,231 22,943 5.6

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,099 3,080 3,108 0.6 -0.9 5.3 3,062 2,810 3,228 2,332 23,976 18,976 26.3

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 3,595 3,668 4,898 -2.0 -25.1 48.4 3,772 3,114 5,120 4,582 29,929 26,886 11.3

 Material handling equipment.................. 1,968 1,598 1,888 23.2 -15.4 -2.3 1,757 1,170 2,048 1,274 14,839 11,407 30.1

 Computers and electronic products 2

........... 31,633 29,994 32,074 5.5 -6.5 7.4 28,582 25,434 36,139 24,477 233,622 206,607 13.1

 Computers........................................ 6,573 5,863 6,433 12.1 -8.9 2.9 6,082 5,962 6,929 4,194 47,301 32,579 45.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,771 5,624 5,783 2.6 -2.7 12.9 4,549 4,476 6,029 3,920 41,476 36,959 12.2

 Defense communications equipment....... 630 591 869 6.6 -32.0 99.8 360 474 954 313 4,068 3,047 33.5

 Semiconductors2

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

 Electronic components......................... 5,027 4,716 4,833 6.6 -2.4 -1.8 5,268 4,047 5,453 4,631 38,271 33,736 13.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,077 1,025 925 5.1 10.8 -1.3 1,048 913 960 904 7,802 6,929 12.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,981 2,827 3,389 5.4 -16.6 35.1 2,424 1,990 3,728 1,799 21,064 19,741 6.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 6,278 6,195 6,481 1.3 -4.4 5.3 5,849 5,127 7,875 5,515 48,320 48,795 -1.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,419 9,644 9,757 8.0 -1.2 1.0 10,625 9,076 10,284 9,327 76,477 71,354 7.2

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 995 986 1,189 0.9 -17.1 23.9 987 834 1,263 1,227 8,231 8,251 -0.2

 Household appliances.......................... 2,375 2,233 2,130 6.4 4.8 -3.4 2,563 2,096 2,227 2,353 16,981 16,052 5.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,440 3,281 3,115 4.8 5.3 -1.3 3,457 3,136 3,321 2,698 25,229 22,010 14.6

 Transportation equipment........................ 62,581 61,698 67,839 1.4 -9.1 -1.6 63,395 43,498 72,814 57,239 472,182 461,995 2.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 19,786 19,435 18,905 1.8 2.8 -1.6 21,056 14,549 20,053 20,392 153,644 158,636 -3.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 12,976 11,878 15,117 9.2 -21.4 -24.9 12,485 9,774 16,373 6,593 81,486 50,913 60.0

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 3,047 2,643 2,771 15.3 -4.6 2.4 2,040 1,733 3,034 1,626 20,521 25,071 -18.1

 Ships and boats.................................. 1,722 2,105 1,899 -18.2 10.8 -6.0 1,497 1,349 1,670 1,842 14,474 14,686 -1.4

 Furniture and related products................... 7,781 7,262 7,409 7.1 -2.0 -0.8 8,113 7,143 7,523 7,032 59,159 54,465 8.6

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 184,681 181,845 179,985 1.6 1.0 -0.2 191,652 177,539 186,554 176,656 1,432,149 1,317,420 8.7

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(04), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1992-2004."

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

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. Aug.

2005p 2005r 2005 Aug. July June 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 05/04

All manufacturing industries 1...................... 589,982 580,753 574,800 1.6 1.0 2.8 584,572 579,467 576,684 531,055 10.1

 Excluding transportation1...................... 296,004 290,672 289,524 1.8 0.4 1.8 293,703 291,010 291,073 269,667 8.9

 Excluding defense1............................. 444,342 433,920 427,402 2.4 1.5 3.7 441,940 433,406 427,807 381,037 16.0

 Durable goods industries 1........................ 589,982 580,753 574,800 1.6 1.0 2.8 584,572 579,467 576,684 531,055 10.1

 Primary metals........................................ 19,921 18,951 18,975 5.1 -0.1 -1.7 20,085 19,198 19,175 22,212 -9.6

 Iron and steel mills............................... 10,548 9,641 9,661 9.4 -0.2 -3.2 10,751 9,787 9,742 13,368 -19.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 6,483 6,337 6,378 2.3 -0.6 0.0 6,493 6,458 6,516 6,124 6.0

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,890 2,973 2,936 -2.8 1.3 -0.3 2,841 2,953 2,917 2,720 4.4

 Fabricated metal products......................... 46,212 45,353 45,307 1.9 0.1 1.5 46,565 46,138 46,111 42,228 10.3

 Machinery.............................................. 81,567 80,805 80,395 0.9 0.5 3.0 80,138 79,915 80,233 73,176 9.5

 Construction machinery......................... 7,150 6,754 6,672 5.9 1.2 9.3 6,725 6,415 6,685 3,962 69.7

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,242 2,178 2,057 2.9 5.9 5.6 2,204 2,159 2,086 1,422 55.0

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,634 8,805 8,811 -1.9 -0.1 2.1 8,561 8,919 8,714 8,730 -1.9

 Photographic equipment........................ 979 965 976 1.5 -1.1 8.3 984 976 955 804 22.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 5,778 5,216 5,235 10.8 -0.4 2.5 5,861 5,337 5,358 4,770 22.9

 Metalworking machinery........................ 7,801 7,722 7,596 1.0 1.7 2.7 7,647 7,782 7,675 6,055 26.3

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 31,156 31,374 31,286 -0.7 0.3 3.3 30,855 30,940 31,023 32,526 -5.1

 Material handling equipment................... 6,848 6,824 7,063 0.4 -3.4 0.4 6,483 6,651 7,175 5,078 27.7

 Computers and electronic products 1............. 116,317 114,716 114,085 1.4 0.6 1.9 114,700 114,468 114,715 103,326 11.0

 Computers......................................... 6,023 5,658 6,035 6.5 -6.2 6.3 6,023 5,658 6,035 5,673 6.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 31,535 31,193 30,858 1.1 1.1 1.2 30,739 31,271 31,126 29,545 4.0

 Defense communications equipment........ 7,246 7,054 6,860 2.7 2.8 6.8 6,906 6,987 6,883 1,981 248.6

 Semiconductors1................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components.......................... 12,844 12,777 12,848 0.5 -0.6 -0.9 13,007 12,685 12,814 13,802 -5.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 4,119 4,045 3,950 1.8 2.4 -0.7 4,117 4,071 3,985 3,585 14.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 34,669 34,431 34,312 0.7 0.3 2.1 33,927 34,127 34,689 32,279 5.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 19,881 19,558 19,222 1.7 1.7 2.0 19,981 19,669 19,183 16,461 21.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 17,609 16,939 16,840 4.0 0.6 1.8 17,731 17,096 16,755 15,760 12.5

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,904 1,927 1,964 -1.2 -1.9 9.8 1,953 1,991 2,013 1,674 16.7

 Household appliances........................... 902 709 658 27.2 7.8 -6.1 916 669 567 842 8.8

 Electrical equipment............................. 10,515 10,232 9,993 2.8 2.4 1.2 10,545 10,302 9,993 9,133 15.5

 Transportation equipment......................... 293,978 290,081 285,276 1.3 1.7 3.9 290,869 288,457 285,611 261,388 11.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 15,719 15,679 15,337 0.3 2.2 0.1 15,579 15,737 14,966 15,650 -0.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 154,238 148,452 143,170 3.9 3.7 6.2 153,179 147,175 142,838 115,757 32.3

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 48,029 48,788 49,499 -1.6 -1.4 -1.7 47,483 49,098 50,397 58,656 -19.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 15,760 16,187 16,311 -2.6 -0.8 -2.3 14,982 15,658 16,176 17,021 -12.0

 Furniture and related products................... 7,689 7,163 7,352 7.3 -2.6 -0.2 7,795 7,450 7,514 7,174 8.7

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

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. Aug.

2005p 2005r 2005 Aug. July June 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 05/04

 All manufacturing industries...................... 463,666 464,221 461,511 -0.1 0.6 0.1 467,344 467,004 458,827 443,713 5.3

 Excluding transportation........................ 398,067 397,956 396,047 0.0 0.5 0.2 400,810 399,902 394,082 379,355 5.7

 Excluding defense............................. 444,882 445,084 442,626 0.0 0.6 0.1 448,395 447,706 439,851 425,371 5.4

 With unfilled orders ............................. 217,972 219,143 217,265 -0.5 0.9 -0.8 220,035 220,882 215,938 208,836 5.4

 Durable goods industries........................ 282,054 282,815 280,518 -0.3 0.8 -0.4 284,906 284,968 278,794 269,649 5.7

 Wood products........................................ 10,618 10,619 10,659 0.0 -0.4 0.0 10,440 10,416 10,463 9,878 5.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 10,377 10,388 10,263 -0.1 1.2 0.6 10,368 10,498 10,336 9,705 6.8

 Primary metals......................................... 24,261 24,387 24,601 -0.5 -0.9 -0.8 24,213 24,455 24,339 20,612 17.5

 Iron and steel mills............................... 13,912 14,143 14,390 -1.6 -1.7 -1.0 13,932 14,212 14,122 11,411 22.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 8,317 8,204 8,169 1.4 0.4 -0.6 8,294 8,204 8,139 7,497 10.6

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,032 2,040 2,042 -0.4 -0.1 -0.4 1,987 2,039 2,078 1,704 16.6

 Fabricated metal products......................... 36,874 37,040 37,202 -0.4 -0.4 -1.0 36,979 37,324 37,260 34,534 7.1

 Machinery.............................................. 47,525 47,334 46,530 0.4 1.7 -0.2 47,880 47,358 46,182 43,520 10.0

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,445 2,497 2,518 -2.1 -0.8 0.7 2,331 2,434 2,506 2,098 11.1

 Construction machinery......................... 4,011 3,958 3,971 1.3 -0.3 0.3 3,951 3,908 3,945 3,514 12.4

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 2,690 2,717 2,595 -1.0 4.7 0.1 2,739 2,755 2,664 2,366 15.8

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,606 6,606 6,532 0.0 1.1 1.6 6,666 6,592 6,534 6,384 4.4

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,369 1,366 1,369 0.2 -0.2 2.2 1,382 1,381 1,373 1,261 9.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,055 4,027 4,004 0.7 0.6 -5.2 4,078 4,031 3,980 3,881 5.1

 Metalworking machinery........................ 4,517 4,523 4,356 -0.1 3.8 -0.8 4,682 4,608 4,313 4,323 8.3

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 5,934 5,825 5,546 1.9 5.0 -1.4 6,090 5,873 5,406 5,129 18.7

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,718 2,779 2,700 -2.2 2.9 1.3 2,721 2,736 2,686 2,253 20.8

 Computers and electronic products............. 44,756 44,840 44,110 -0.2 1.7 -0.6 45,950 45,483 43,580 46,077 -0.3

 Computers......................................... 1,915 1,903 1,981 0.6 -3.9 0.5 2,044 1,881 2,008 1,982 3.1

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,575 1,543 1,469 2.1 5.0 2.5 1,694 1,590 1,370 1,309 29.4

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,861 1,844 1,829 0.9 0.8 -0.9 1,964 1,882 1,790 1,987 -1.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 8,971 8,946 8,831 0.3 1.3 -2.0 9,164 9,017 8,486 9,700 -5.5

 Defense communications equipment........ 988 1,005 966 -1.7 4.0 -3.7 988 1,005 966 1,191 -17.0

 Audio and video equipment.................... 1,114 1,095 1,121 1.7 -2.3 -4.1 1,185 1,132 1,090 1,109 6.9

 Semiconductors1

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

 Electronic components.......................... 6,502 6,657 6,464 -2.3 3.0 -1.1 6,575 6,805 6,463 6,831 -3.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,679 2,675 2,475 0.1 8.1 -2.3 2,706 2,709 2,486 2,509 7.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 2,506 2,558 2,557 -2.0 0.0 -10.7 2,558 2,602 2,584 2,887 -11.4

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 9,666 9,706 9,611 -0.4 1.0 -1.5 9,856 9,754 9,500 9,714 1.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 12,669 12,684 12,686 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 12,676 12,731 12,706 12,360 2.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,515 1,509 1,519 0.4 -0.7 -0.7 1,562 1,554 1,556 1,545 1.1

 Household appliances........................... 2,213 2,195 2,173 0.8 1.0 -1.8 2,178 2,219 2,190 2,097 3.9

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,255 4,283 4,300 -0.7 -0.4 0.4 4,239 4,241 4,238 4,050 4.7

 Batteries............................................ 610 609 608 0.2 0.2 -0.5 651 628 623 672 -3.1

 Transportation equipment......................... 65,599 66,265 65,464 -1.0 1.2 -0.5 66,534 67,102 64,745 64,358 3.4

 Automobiles....................................... 2,315 2,203 2,245 5.1 -1.9 1.8 2,439 2,329 2,221 2,342 4.1

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 3,175 3,030 3,023 4.8 0.2 -2.3 3,362 3,115 2,948 2,806 19.8

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,308 1,306 1,319 0.2 -1.0 0.0 1,336 1,299 1,294 1,151 16.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 17,706 17,811 17,930 -0.6 -0.7 -0.2 17,631 17,987 17,849 17,295 1.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 21,749 22,329 21,629 -2.6 3.2 -2.3 22,214 22,591 21,156 23,027 -3.5

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 11,300 11,571 11,352 -2.3 1.9 0.5 11,395 11,680 11,413 10,412 9.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,661 2,611 2,635 1.9 -0.9 2.4 2,637 2,604 2,663 2,497 5.6

 Furniture and related products.................... 8,688 8,686 8,716 0.0 -0.3 0.1 8,817 8,903 8,926 8,507 3.6

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 20,687 20,572 20,287 0.6 1.4 0.9 21,049 20,698 20,257 20,098 4.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 181,612 181,406 180,993 0.1 0.2 0.8 182,438 182,036 180,033 174,064 4.8

 Food products........................................ 32,752 32,736 32,852 0.0 -0.4 0.3 32,860 32,150 31,812 32,191 2.1

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 3,266 3,263 3,158 0.1 3.3 1.8 3,022 3,038 2,977 2,896 4.4

 Dairy products.................................... 4,098 4,128 4,085 -0.7 1.1 -0.2 4,169 4,297 4,241 4,158 0.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 6,098 6,098 6,303 0.0 -3.3 0.3 6,043 6,053 6,223 6,116 -1.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 14,873 14,892 14,675 -0.1 1.5 -0.6 14,504 14,329 14,264 14,566 -0.4

 Beverages......................................... 10,140 10,120 9,878 0.2 2.4 -0.8 9,918 9,852 9,720 9,871 0.5

 Tobacco............................................ 4,733 4,772 4,797 -0.8 -0.5 -0.2 4,586 4,477 4,544 4,695 -2.3

 Textile mills............................................ 4,066 4,142 4,211 -1.8 -1.6 -0.7 4,091 4,213 4,251 4,600 -11.1

 Textile products...................................... 3,691 3,670 3,693 0.6 -0.6 -0.3 3,713 3,698 3,762 3,629 2.3

 Apparel................................................. 6,204 6,123 6,118 1.3 0.1 -0.2 6,401 6,380 6,381 5,875 9.0

 Leather and allied products....................... 867 868 867 -0.1 0.1 -0.5 884 889 886 805 9.8

 Paper products....................................... 14,258 14,432 14,437 -1.2 0.0 0.3 14,214 14,410 14,391 13,811 2.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,202 6,345 6,287 -2.3 0.9 0.3 6,175 6,320 6,268 5,835 5.8

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,048 4,071 4,081 -0.6 -0.2 -1.5 4,036 4,066 4,050 4,046 -0.2

 Printing.................................................. 6,584 6,640 6,655 -0.8 -0.2 0.0 6,969 6,942 6,635 6,886 1.2

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 24,306 24,138 22,869 0.7 5.5 3.5 24,906 24,988 23,055 20,368 22.3

 Petroleum refineries............................. 21,931 21,737 20,565 0.9 5.7 4.1 22,450 22,457 20,618 18,234 23.1

 Chemical products..................................... 54,350 54,214 54,998 0.3 -1.4 1.2 54,621 54,628 55,015 53,821 1.5

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 2,453 2,473 2,462 -0.8 0.4 5.3 2,112 2,191 2,234 1,913 10.4

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 18,139 18,120 18,472 0.1 -1.9 2.4 18,659 18,470 18,655 20,988 -11.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 2,877 2,881 2,873 -0.1 0.3 0.8 2,863 2,926 2,924 2,637 8.6

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 19,661 19,551 19,618 0.6 -0.3 -0.5 19,275 19,409 19,581 17,512 10.1

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1 Inventories for semiconductor industry data are included in computers and electronic products and total durable goods industries, but are not shown separately. 

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.
 6 

Table 5. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments, New Orders, Unfilled Orders, and Total Inventories for 

 Topical Series 1

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted2

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2005/

2005p 2005r 2005 Aug. July June 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2004

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 393,462 386,858 386,436 1.7 0.1 0.0 405,249 355,183 412,308 378,218 3,060,505 2,855,443 7.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 41,237 40,829 41,551 1.0 -1.7 0.3 44,872 40,259 45,482 43,488 330,279 312,461 5.7

 Information technology......................... 28,535 27,944 28,347 2.1 -1.4 0.2 26,914 24,715 32,423 25,055 216,125 196,436 10.0

 Computers and related products........... 8,178 8,095 8,093 1.0 0.0 -2.8 7,435 7,661 9,522 6,118 62,936 48,268 30.4

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 42,146 41,366 41,247 1.9 0.3 0.7 45,312 27,353 45,206 43,946 327,033 339,090 -3.6

 Capital goods...................................... 73,962 71,659 72,951 3.2 -1.8 0.1 72,095 64,831 81,851 65,771 567,456 517,023 9.8

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 65,978 64,085 64,869 3.0 -1.2 0.0 64,272 57,780 73,139 57,920 506,136 454,014 11.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 61,446 60,550 61,157 1.5 -1.0 -0.2 60,186 55,227 68,327 55,142 478,990 432,105 10.9

 Defense capital goods 4

........................ 7,984 7,574 8,082 5.4 -6.3 1.1 7,823 7,051 8,712 7,851 61,320 63,009 -2.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 155,531 152,760 151,663 1.8 0.7 0.4 162,255 140,124 157,353 148,983 1,192,628 1,113,082 7.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 38,597 38,592 38,858 0.0 -0.7 2.1 40,259 27,726 41,747 38,562 300,394 298,834 0.5

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 116,934 114,168 112,805 2.4 1.2 -0.2 121,996 112,398 115,606 110,421 892,234 814,248 9.6

 All manufacturing industries 5................... 395,240 385,553 395,324 2.5 -2.5 0.9 402,933 351,601 416,866 369,688 3,046,144 2,832,588 7.5

 Construction materials and supplies....... 42,324 40,770 41,961 3.8 -2.8 1.5 45,577 40,183 45,624 43,718 334,068 317,715 5.1

 Information technology......................... 30,300 28,481 30,696 6.4 -7.2 8.4 27,015 24,570 34,308 22,938 222,315 199,125 11.6

 Computers and related products........... 8,543 7,718 8,449 10.7 -8.7 0.9 7,800 7,284 9,878 6,030 62,542 47,659 31.2

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 42,186 41,708 41,257 1.1 1.1 0.3 45,154 28,124 44,892 43,955 327,342 340,424 -3.8

 Capital goods...................................... 80,637 78,044 85,400 3.3 -8.6 0.2 75,257 67,374 91,957 63,469 601,791 532,322 13.1

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 73,598 70,886 76,688 3.8 -7.6 -2.2 70,398 62,793 83,337 57,544 549,896 468,744 17.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 63,587 61,679 64,151 3.1 -3.9 4.9 60,634 55,601 69,687 53,688 490,601 440,286 11.4

 Defense capital goods 4

........................ 7,039 7,158 8,712 -1.7 -17.8 27.5 4,859 4,581 8,620 5,925 51,895 63,578 -18.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 156,019 152,792 151,444 2.1 0.9 0.0 162,653 140,388 156,847 149,041 1,192,565 1,113,753 7.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 39,085 38,624 38,639 1.2 0.0 0.5 40,657 27,990 41,241 38,620 300,331 299,505 0.3

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 116,934 114,168 112,805 2.4 1.2 -0.2 121,996 112,398 115,606 110,421 892,234 814,248 9.6

 All manufacturing industries 5................... 589,982 580,753 574,800 1.6 1.0 2.8 584,572 579,467 576,684 531,055 (X) (X) 10.1

 Construction materials and supplies....... 37,476 36,389 36,448 3.0 -0.2 1.1 37,889 37,184 37,260 34,854 (X) (X) 8.7

 Information technology......................... 108,740 106,975 106,438 1.6 0.5 2.3 106,994 106,893 107,038 94,439 (X) (X) 13.3

 Computers and related products........... 6,023 5,658 6,035 6.5 -6.2 6.3 6,023 5,658 6,035 5,673 (X) (X) 6.2

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 15,719 15,679 15,337 0.3 2.2 0.1 15,579 15,737 14,966 15,650 (X) (X) -0.5

 Capital goods...................................... 438,903 432,228 425,843 1.5 1.5 3.0 432,779 429,617 427,074 382,827 (X) (X) 13.0

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 304,990 297,370 290,569 2.6 2.3 4.2 301,724 295,598 290,585 247,360 (X) (X) 22.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 170,575 168,434 167,305 1.3 0.7 1.8 168,562 168,114 167,740 153,339 (X) (X) 9.9

 Defense capital goods 4........................ 133,913 134,858 135,274 -0.7 -0.3 0.5 131,055 134,019 136,489 135,467 (X) (X) -3.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 13,954 13,466 13,434 3.6 0.2 -1.6 13,994 13,596 13,332 13,114 (X) (X) 6.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 13,954 13,466 13,434 3.6 0.2 -1.6 13,994 13,596 13,332 13,114 (X) (X) 6.7

 All manufacturing industries................... 463,666 464,221 461,511 -0.1 0.6 0.1 467,344 467,004 458,827 443,713 (X) (X) 5.3

 Construction materials and supplies....... 53,762 53,829 53,755 -0.1 0.1 -0.8 53,829 54,153 53,824 50,220 (X) (X) 7.2

 Information technology......................... 37,094 37,095 36,651 0.0 1.2 -1.9 37,974 37,415 36,106 38,054 (X) (X) -0.2

 Computers and related products........... 5,351 5,290 5,279 1.2 0.2 0.6 5,702 5,353 5,168 5,278 (X) (X) 8.0

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 24,504 24,350 24,517 0.6 -0.7 -0.3 24,768 24,730 24,312 23,594 (X) (X) 5.0

 Capital goods...................................... 126,793 126,830 124,613 0.0 1.8 -0.6 128,653 127,590 123,405 123,114 (X) (X) 4.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 111,811 111,569 109,658 0.2 1.7 -0.4 113,601 112,277 108,420 107,989 (X) (X) 5.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 94,150 93,937 92,531 0.2 1.5 -0.1 95,532 94,440 91,752 89,509 (X) (X) 6.7

 Defense capital goods 4........................ 14,982 15,261 14,955 -1.8 2.0 -1.9 15,052 15,313 14,985 15,125 (X) (X) -0.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 140,862 140,338 139,340 0.4 0.7 0.9 142,513 140,980 138,362 137,302 (X) (X) 3.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 31,360 30,983 30,891 1.2 0.3 -0.2 32,007 31,394 30,779 30,497 (X) (X) 5.0

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 109,502 109,355 108,449 0.1 0.8 1.2 110,506 109,586 107,583 106,805 (X) (X) 3.5

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

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. Aug.

2005p 2005r 2005 Aug. July June 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 05/04

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 157,406 156,995 157,376 0.3 -0.2 0.1 157,527 157,716 156,130 149,848 5.1

 Durable goods industries.......................... 95,320 95,506 95,896 -0.2 -0.4 -0.1 95,905 96,203 94,695 91,053 5.3

 Wood products................................... 4,211 4,194 4,206 0.4 -0.3 1.9 4,186 4,050 3,922 3,852 8.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 3,680 3,641 3,688 1.1 -1.3 0.7 3,710 3,671 3,689 3,612 2.7

 Primary metals.................................... 9,339 9,307 9,448 0.3 -1.5 -0.7 9,387 9,360 9,355 7,966 17.8

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,604 13,858 13,961 -1.8 -0.7 -0.6 13,690 13,943 13,816 12,435 10.1

 Machinery.......................................... 16,473 16,470 16,466 0.0 0.0 0.4 16,595 16,612 16,335 15,014 10.5

 Computers and electronic products........ 15,217 15,029 15,063 1.3 -0.2 -1.8 15,408 15,068 14,884 16,083 -4.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,084 5,090 5,101 -0.1 -0.2 0.4 5,050 5,066 5,059 4,756 6.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 16,597 16,750 16,853 -0.9 -0.6 -0.5 16,654 17,119 16,521 16,545 0.7

 Furniture and related products............... 3,830 3,915 3,904 -2.2 0.3 2.6 3,851 3,975 3,936 3,858 -0.2

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,285 7,252 7,206 0.5 0.6 1.2 7,374 7,339 7,178 6,932 6.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 62,086 61,489 61,480 1.0 0.0 0.4 61,622 61,513 61,435 58,795 4.8

 Food products.................................... 10,620 10,643 10,497 -0.2 1.4 1.3 10,287 10,424 10,308 9,959 3.3

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 5,011 4,994 4,958 0.3 0.7 -0.8 4,839 4,777 4,842 5,024 -3.7

 Textiles.............................................. 1,263 1,285 1,313 -1.7 -2.1 -0.8 1,260 1,298 1,315 1,330 -5.3

 Textile products................................... 1,403 1,405 1,419 -0.1 -1.0 0.7 1,418 1,432 1,443 1,337 6.1

 Apparel............................................. 1,332 1,344 1,325 -0.9 1.4 0.7 1,327 1,351 1,341 1,348 -1.6

 Leather and allied products.................... 249 248 240 0.4 3.3 -7.0 255 256 247 264 -3.4

 Paper products.................................... 6,214 6,270 6,295 -0.9 -0.4 0.2 6,174 6,242 6,261 6,232 -0.9

 Printing ............................................. 2,937 2,974 3,049 -1.2 -2.5 0.6 2,991 3,058 3,092 2,983 0.3

 Petroleum and coal products................. 7,921 7,394 6,928 7.1 6.7 0.6 8,060 7,634 6,955 6,250 29.0

 Chemical products................................ 17,682 17,510 17,908 1.0 -2.2 0.7 17,601 17,581 18,098 17,229 2.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 7,454 7,422 7,548 0.4 -1.7 -0.1 7,410 7,460 7,533 6,839 8.3

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 126,351 127,396 126,011 -0.8 1.1 -0.2 127,900 128,303 124,628 125,296 2.1

 Durable goods industries.......................... 98,659 99,581 97,938 -0.9 1.7 -0.4 100,064 100,360 97,061 96,406 3.8

 Wood products................................... 1,877 1,876 1,898 0.1 -1.2 -7.2 1,872 1,870 1,884 1,907 -1.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,166 1,168 1,169 -0.2 -0.1 0.4 1,173 1,188 1,184 1,197 -2.0

 Primary metals.................................... 7,457 7,544 7,670 -1.2 -1.6 0.2 7,459 7,591 7,595 6,515 14.5

 Fabricated metal products........................ 10,513 10,439 10,385 0.7 0.5 -1.4 10,607 10,521 10,446 9,718 9.1

 Machinery.......................................... 14,380 14,353 14,069 0.2 2.0 -1.1 14,755 14,472 14,074 13,829 6.7

 Computers and electronic products........ 19,503 19,776 19,130 -1.4 3.4 0.4 20,086 20,199 18,954 20,336 -1.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 2,681 2,673 2,647 0.3 1.0 -0.1 2,697 2,691 2,657 2,680 0.6

 Transportation equipment..................... 36,187 36,952 36,117 -2.1 2.3 0.2 36,476 36,974 35,376 35,630 2.4

 Furniture and related products............... 1,538 1,521 1,552 1.1 -2.0 -0.7 1,547 1,544 1,565 1,538 0.6

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,357 3,279 3,301 2.4 -0.7 -2.6 3,392 3,310 3,326 3,056 11.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 27,692 27,815 28,073 -0.4 -0.9 0.5 27,836 27,943 27,567 28,890 -3.6

 Food products.................................... 2,743 2,621 2,794 4.7 -6.2 -4.3 2,548 2,416 2,541 2,552 -0.2

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 4,134 4,209 4,166 -1.8 1.0 0.6 3,825 3,850 3,865 3,754 1.9

 Textiles.............................................. 1,144 1,148 1,144 -0.3 0.3 -0.3 1,149 1,162 1,148 1,249 -8.0

 Textile products................................... 552 561 564 -1.6 -0.5 0.0 559 570 575 583 -4.1

 Apparel............................................. 1,044 1,016 990 2.8 2.6 -1.8 1,067 1,040 1,026 1,085 -1.7

 Leather and allied products.................... 123 121 126 1.7 -4.0 0.8 123 120 122 119 3.4

 Paper products.................................... 1,363 1,374 1,371 -0.8 0.2 -2.5 1,392 1,393 1,373 1,367 1.8

 Printing ............................................. 1,771 1,815 1,778 -2.4 2.1 -0.4 1,978 1,996 1,723 1,984 -0.3

 Petroleum and coal products................. 2,848 2,746 2,647 3.7 3.7 7.1 2,930 2,924 2,623 2,958 -0.9

 Chemical products................................ 9,847 10,068 10,351 -2.2 -2.7 2.1 10,175 10,355 10,426 11,236 -9.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,123 2,136 2,142 -0.6 -0.3 -4.3 2,090 2,117 2,145 2,003 4.3

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 179,909 179,830 178,124 0.0 1.0 0.2 181,917 180,985 178,069 168,569 7.9

 Durable goods industries.......................... 88,075 87,728 86,684 0.4 1.2 -0.6 88,937 88,405 87,038 82,190 8.2

 Wood products................................... 4,530 4,549 4,555 -0.4 -0.1 1.6 4,382 4,496 4,657 4,119 6.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 5,531 5,579 5,406 -0.9 3.2 0.6 5,485 5,639 5,463 4,896 12.0

 Primary metals.................................... 7,465 7,536 7,483 -0.9 0.7 -2.0 7,367 7,504 7,389 6,131 20.2

 Fabricated metal products........................ 12,757 12,743 12,856 0.1 -0.9 -1.1 12,682 12,860 12,998 12,381 2.4

 Machinery.......................................... 16,672 16,511 15,995 1.0 3.2 -0.1 16,530 16,274 15,773 14,677 12.6

 Computers and electronic products........ 10,036 10,035 9,917 0.0 1.2 -0.9 10,456 10,216 9,742 9,658 8.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 4,904 4,921 4,938 -0.3 -0.3 -0.8 4,929 4,974 4,990 4,924 0.1

 Transportation equipment..................... 12,815 12,563 12,494 2.0 0.6 -2.6 13,404 13,009 12,848 12,183 10.0

 Furniture and related products............... 3,320 3,250 3,260 2.2 -0.3 -2.4 3,419 3,384 3,425 3,111 9.9

 Miscellaneous products......................... 10,045 10,041 9,780 0.0 2.7 2.0 10,283 10,049 9,753 10,110 1.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 91,834 92,102 91,440 -0.3 0.7 1.1 92,980 92,580 91,031 86,379 7.6

 Food products.................................... 19,389 19,472 19,561 -0.4 -0.5 0.5 20,025 19,310 18,963 19,680 1.8

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 5,728 5,689 5,551 0.7 2.5 -1.3 5,840 5,702 5,557 5,788 0.9

 Textiles.............................................. 1,659 1,709 1,754 -2.9 -2.6 -0.8 1,682 1,753 1,788 2,021 -16.8

 Textile products................................... 1,736 1,704 1,710 1.9 -0.4 -1.3 1,736 1,696 1,744 1,709 1.6

 Apparel............................................. 3,828 3,763 3,803 1.7 -1.1 -0.1 4,007 3,989 4,014 3,442 16.4

 Leather and allied products.................... 495 499 501 -0.8 -0.4 2.7 506 513 517 422 19.9

 Paper products.................................... 6,681 6,788 6,771 -1.6 0.3 1.0 6,648 6,775 6,757 6,212 7.0

 Printing ............................................. 1,876 1,851 1,828 1.4 1.3 -0.6 2,000 1,888 1,820 1,919 4.2

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,537 13,998 13,294 -3.3 5.3 4.3 13,916 14,430 13,477 11,160 24.7

 Chemical products................................ 26,821 26,636 26,739 0.7 -0.4 1.3 26,845 26,692 26,491 25,356 5.9

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,084 9,993 9,928 0.9 0.7 0.1 9,775 9,832 9,903 8,670 12.7

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 Aug Jul Jun May Aug Jul Jun May

2005p 2005r 2005 2005 2005p 2005r 2005 2005

 All manufacturing industries 2

...... 1.18 1.20 1.19 1.19 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2................... 1.35 1.38 1.36 1.37 4.15 4.18 4.09 3.99

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

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.15 1.16 1.14 1.13 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.58 1.63 1.62 1.62 1.30 1.27 1.25 1.26

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.55 1.58 1.56 1.57 2.00 2.00 1.96 1.92

 Machinery....................................... 1.82 1.84 1.80 1.81 3.46 3.48 3.45 3.36

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.19 1.22 1.20 1.20 4.35 4.38 4.29 4.26

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.30 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.92 1.89 1.90 1.87

 Transportation equipment................. 1.12 1.16 1.14 1.16 8.10 8.38 8.17 7.83

 Furniture and related products........... 1.20 1.17 1.17 1.16 1.19 1.08 1.11 1.10

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.67 1.65 1.61 1.64 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 0.98 1.00 1.01 1.00 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products................................... 0.73 0.74 0.73 0.72 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.51 1.61 1.55 1.56 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.26 1.25 1.22 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.30 1.30 1.31 1.32 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.82 1.79 1.74 1.77 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.86 1.91 1.84 1.76 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.07 1.07 1.02 1.01 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing.......................................... 0.90 0.90 0.89 0.89 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.68 0.71 0.71 0.71 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.16 1.17 1.23 1.19 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.15 1.16 1.16 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.

Aug2 Aug2 Aug2 Aug2

Industry 2004- 2004- 2004- 2004-

Aug1 Jul Aug1 Jul Aug1 Jul Aug1 Jul

2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005

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

Durable goods industries...................... 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.5 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.2

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 0.2 0.5 0.0 1.2 -0.2 0.6 0.0 0.4

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.3

 Machinery.......................................... 0.2 0.7 -0.8 1.5 -0.4 0.5 -0.1 0.1

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.1 0.6 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.8 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.2

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.9 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.6 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.7 (X) 1.0 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.4

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

 Food products................................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 1.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.0

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

This report is compiled from results of the U.S.

Census Bureau’s Manufacturers’ Shipments,

Inventories, and Orders (M3) survey. This survey

provides statistics on manufacturers' value of

shipments, new orders (net of cancellations), end-ofmonth order backlog (unfilled orders), end-of-month

total inventory (at current cost or market value), and

inventories by stage of fabrication (materials and

supplies, work-in-process, and finished goods). The

M3 includes approximately 4,000 reporting units. 

Units may be divisions of diversified large

companies, large homogenous companies, or singleunit manufacturers in 89 industry categories. Due to

the small monthly sample, these 89 categories have

been combined into 59 publication levels. The

survey methodology assumes that the month-to-month

changes of the total operations of those companies in

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

up the category. The current coverage levels in the

survey show that reported data in the monthly survey

represent approximately 60 percent of the shipments

estimates at the total manufacturing level. Data

published represent manufacturing in a calendar

month. The data collection is based on a voluntary

survey authorized by Title 13 of the United States

Code.

The data presented in this release are based on data

obtained from a panel of 4,000 reporting units and

provide an indication of the activity within the

manufacturing sector. The results differ from what

would be obtained from a complete enumeration of

all manufacturing companies. In addition, a different

panel of 4,000 companies would yield different

results. The M3 panel is comprised of companies

with $500 million or more in shipments and a limited

number of smaller companies. From a statistical

perspective, the panel is not a probability sample;

therefore, the sampling errors that are normally

provided with sample surveys cannot be measured. 

Nonsampling errors are attributable to many sources. 

The use of company or divisional reports to estimate

the monthly change for establishments is one source

of nonsampling error. The use of primarily large

companies to represent the month-to-month

movement of all companies is another potential

source.

Additional survey documentation can be found on our

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