FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (09)-03 

CB09-72 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

March 2009 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in March, down 

seven of the last eight months, decreased $3.2 billion or 

0.9 percent to $345.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 0.7 percent February 

increase. Excluding transportation, new orders also 

decreased 0.9 percent. 

 Shipments, down eight consecutive months, decreased 

$4.5 billion or 1.2 percent to $360.0 billion. This was 

the longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases 

since the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 

1992 and followed a 0.5 percent February decrease. 

 Unfilled orders, down six consecutive months, 

decreased $11.9 billion or 1.5 percent to $759.0 billion. 

This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly 

decreases since November 2001-July 2002. This 

followed a 1.7 percent February decrease. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was 5.96, down from 5.98 in 

February. 

 Inventories, down seven consecutive months, 

decreased $4.1 billion or 0.8 percent to $524.8 billion. 

This also was the longest streak of consecutive monthly 

decreases since March 2003-January 2004 and followed 

a 1.3 percent February decrease. The inventories-toshipments ratio was 1.46, up from 1.45 in February. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in March, down seven of the last eight months, decreased $1.3 

billion or 0.8 percent to $160.5 billion, unchanged from the previously published decrease. This followed a 1.6 

percent February increase. 

 Machinery, down five of the last six months, had the 

largest decrease, $0.8 billion or 3.4 percent to $21.6 

billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $1.8 billion or 1.0 percent to $184.8 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in March, 

down eight consecutive months, decreased $2.7 billion 

or 1.5 percent to $175.1 billion, revised from the 

previously published 1.7 percent decrease. This also 

was the longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases 

since the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 

1992 and followed a 0.9 percent February decrease. 

 

 Primary metals, down eight consecutive months, had 

the largest decrease, $0.9 billion or 6.2 percent to $13.3 

billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

seven of the last eight months, decreased $1.8 billion or 

1.0 percent to $184.8 billion. This followed a 0.2 

percent February decrease. This decrease was led by 

chemical products, which decreased $1.0 billion or 2.0 

percent to $50.2 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

March, down six consecutive months, decreased $11.9 

billion or 1.5 percent to $759.0 billion, revised from the 

previously published 1.4 percent decrease. This 

followed a 1.7 percent February decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down six consecutive 

months, had the largest decrease, $7.0 billion or 1.6 

percent to $443.3 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in March, 

down three consecutive months, decreased $4.5 billion 

or 1.3 percent to $330.7 billion, revised from the 

previously published 1.1 percent decrease. This 

followed a 1.3 percent February decrease. 

 

 Primary metals, down six consecutive months, had the 

largest decrease, $1.0 billion or 3.5 percent to $29.1 

billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

following six consecutive monthly decreases, increased 

$0.4 billion or 0.2 percent to $194.2 billion. This 

followed a 1.2 percent February decrease. Petroleum 

and coal products drove the increase, up $0.7 billion or 3.0 percent to $24.9 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, March materials and supplies 

decreased 1.6 percent in durable goods and 0.7 percent 

in nondurable goods. Work in process decreased 1.2 

percent in durable goods and increased 1.6 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 1.2 percent 

in durable goods and increased 0.3 percent in nondurable goods. 

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

The advance report on durable goods for April is scheduled for release on May 28, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on

June 3, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description. 
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Mar. Feb. Jan. Feb. - Jan. - Dec. - Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

 All manufacturing industries .................. 359,958 364,479 366,366 -1.2 -0.5 -2.6 371,881 336,200 332,396 447,025 1,040,477 1,269,390 -18.0

 Excluding transportation ................... 314,991 319,932 321,827 -1.5 -0.6 -2.4 321,984 293,533 294,910 389,673 910,427 1,105,148 -17.6

 Excluding defense .............................. 346,742 351,335 354,912 -1.3 -1.0 -2.7 357,490 323,511 322,949 434,507 1,003,950 1,237,269 -18.9

 With unfilled orders ........................... 127,257 128,949 129,253 -1.3 -0.2 -5.5 136,754 119,217 113,163 160,637 369,134 443,370 -16.7

 Durable goods industries ........................175,132 177,831 179,433 -1.5 -0.9 -5.5 187,112 164,265 158,380 222,176 509,757 624,345 -18.4

 Wood products................................. ...... 7,499 7,506 7,467 -0.1 0.5 -0.9 7,508 6,801 6,233 7,958 20,542 22,553 -8.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 7,450 7,718 7,857 -3.5 -1.8 -2.4 7,378 6,683 6,672 9,009 20,733 25,652 -19.2

 Primary metals............................ .......... 13,297 14,169 14,594 -6.2 -2.9 -10.1 13,747 13,151 13,563 22,113 40,461 63,891 -36.7

 Iron and steel mills............................ 5,459 6,113 6,513 -10.7 -6.1 -11.8 5,605 5,572 5,917 10,905 17,094 31,406 -45.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,496 6,690 6,773 -2.9 -1.2 -6.6 6,728 6,300 6,403 9,385 19,431 27,313 -28.9

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,342 1,366 1,308 -1.8 4.4 -18.3 1,414 1,279 1,243 1,823 3,936 5,172 -23.9

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,879 24,975 25,208 -0.4 -0.9 -3.1 25,555 22,772 22,922 27,404 71,249 78,741 -9.5

 Machinery............................................. 23,799 24,563 24,896 -3.1 -1.3 -12.9 25,739 22,823 22,475 31,856 71,037 86,061 -17.5

 Farm machinery................................. 2,540 2,549 2,679 -0.4 -4.9 5.8 2,955 2,644 2,384 2,683 7,983 6,855 16.5

 Construction machinery..................... 1,631 1,815 2,007 -10.1 -9.6 -9.8 1,710 1,627 1,699 2,458 5,036 6,912 -27.1

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,456 1,565 1,673 -7.0 -6.5 -8.5 1,548 1,464 1,537 1,557 4,549 4,391 3.6

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,097 2,233 2,478 -6.1 -9.9 -6.1 2,286 1,880 2,578 3,389 6,744 9,173 -26.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 494 640 520 -22.8 23.1 9.0 520 549 418 577 1,487 1,524 -2.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,222 3,280 3,149 -1.8 4.2 -8.6 3,395 2,811 2,555 4,561 8,761 11,989 -26.9

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,843 1,985 1,937 -7.2 2.5 -11.0 1,939 1,785 1,737 2,518 5,461 7,150 -23.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,262 3,136 3,088 4.0 1.6 -37.3 3,412 2,992 2,882 3,816 9,286 10,513 -11.7

 Material handling equipment............... 1,536 1,626 1,688 -5.5 -3.7 -22.5 1,714 1,601 1,564 3,385 4,879 8,215 -40.6

 Computers and electronic products ......... 27,364 27,885 28,509 -1.9 -2.2 -4.6 30,303 24,700 25,319 35,514 80,322 95,201 -15.6

 Computers........................................ 2,546 2,718 2,747 -6.3 -1.1 10.1 2,657 2,438 2,634 3,762 7,729 9,869 -21.7

 Computer storage devices................... 550 532 492 3.4 8.1 -23.6 837 349 289 1,067 1,475 1,990 -25.9

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,344 1,273 1,216 5.6 4.7 -13.5 1,644 1,033 848 1,739 3,525 3,904 -9.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,990 4,000 4,152 -0.3 -3.7 -10.4 4,633 3,300 3,044 6,046 10,977 14,449 -24.0

 Defense communications equipment... 670 787 849 -14.9 -7.3 35.2 733 760 772 758 2,265 1,942 16.6

 Audio and video equipment.................. 520 497 476 4.6 4.4 -10.0 502 425 419 641 1,346 1,940 -30.6

 Semiconductors ................................. 2,747 3,003 3,841 -8.5 -21.8 -17.4 2,388 2,611 4,746 4,272 9,745 15,813 -38.4

 Electronic components....................... 3,330 3,346 3,430 -0.5 -2.4 -1.4 3,650 3,034 2,956 4,510 9,640 11,925 -19.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 887 932 858 -4.8 8.6 -9.1 1,003 891 723 1,063 2,617 2,983 -12.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,721 2,723 2,470 -0.1 10.2 -6.8 2,919 2,745 2,029 2,927 7,693 7,915 -2.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 7,578 7,618 7,510 -0.5 1.4 2.6 8,866 6,702 6,436 8,172 22,004 20,955 5.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,519 8,738 8,739 -2.5 0.0 -7.9 8,937 8,039 7,736 10,976 24,712 30,680 -19.5

 Electric lighting equipment................... 982 982 985 0.0 -0.3 1.8 1,046 945 856 1,058 2,847 2,986 -4.7

 Household appliances........................ 1,737 1,720 1,745 1.0 -1.4 6.9 1,813 1,480 1,387 1,993 4,680 5,344 -12.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,665 2,781 2,640 -4.2 5.3 -21.5 2,939 2,674 2,516 3,712 8,129 10,515 -22.7

 Batteries........................................... 675 710 712 -4.9 -0.3 -3.0 658 590 630 766 1,878 2,167 -13.3

 Transportation equipment...................... 44,967 44,547 44,539 0.9 0.0 -3.8 49,897 42,667 37,486 57,352 130,050 164,242 -20.8

 Automobiles..................................... 4,410 4,627 4,653 -4.7 -0.6 -16.1 4,795 4,476 4,254 7,248 13,525 22,981 -41.1

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 5,813 5,763 6,062 0.9 -4.9 -8.0 6,526 5,507 5,261 9,547 17,294 30,099 -42.5

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,108 1,157 1,135 -4.2 1.9 -18.7 1,172 1,117 1,121 1,544 3,410 4,316 -21.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 12,960 13,208 13,280 -1.9 -0.5 -3.6 14,133 13,201 12,193 17,450 39,527 51,924 -23.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 8,053 7,930 9,379 1.6 -15.4 16.0 9,547 7,235 6,511 9,310 23,293 24,299 -4.1

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 5,518 5,162 4,507 6.9 14.5 -7.1 6,042 4,785 3,598 5,111 14,425 12,109 19.1

 Ships and boats................................. 1,805 2,119 2,021 -14.8 4.8 -2.0 1,930 2,100 1,697 2,493 5,727 6,967 -17.8

 Furniture and related products................. 5,302 5,433 5,381 -2.4 1.0 -4.6 5,217 5,210 4,937 6,391 15,364 19,120 -19.6

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,056 12,297 12,243 -2.0 0.4 0.7 12,831 11,419 11,037 13,603 35,287 38,204 -7.6

 Nondurable goods industries................... 184,826 186,648 186,933 -1.0 -0.2 0.5 184,769 171,935 174,016 224,849 530,720 645,045 -17.7

 Food products....................................... 50,244 50,218 50,188 0.1 0.1 0.4 49,924 47,495 47,986 50,131 145,405 147,005 -1.1

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 5,857 5,769 5,793 1.5 -0.4 -2.9 5,955 5,434 5,489 5,892 16,878 17,033 -0.9

 Dairy products.................................. 6,236 6,225 6,366 0.2 -2.2 -2.9 6,193 5,600 6,215 7,227 18,008 21,907 -17.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 14,807 14,935 15,001 -0.9 -0.4 1.9 14,202 14,287 14,182 14,611 42,671 43,093 -1.0

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 10,904 11,534 11,533 -5.5 0.0 -0.9 10,676 10,663 10,505 11,144 31,844 31,374 1.5

 Beverages......................................... 7,826 7,898 8,068 -0.9 -2.1 2.7 7,598 7,027 7,040 7,623 21,665 21,222 2.1

 Tobacco............................................ 3,078 3,636 3,465 -15.3 4.9 -8.5 3,078 3,636 3,465 3,521 10,179 10,152 0.3

 Textile mills........................................... 2,189 2,218 2,272 -1.3 -2.4 -3.9 2,244 2,164 2,121 2,974 6,529 8,659 -24.6

 Textile products................................... 1,793 1,855 1,904 -3.3 -2.6 -1.3 1,829 1,779 1,685 2,392 5,293 6,865 -22.9

 Apparel................................................ 2,195 2,344 2,359 -6.4 -0.6 -4.0 2,173 2,298 2,025 2,574 6,496 7,495 -13.3

 Leather and allied products..................... 419 421 426 -0.5 -1.2 -2.1 443 442 352 510 1,237 1,462 -15.4

 Paper products...................................... 12,988 13,231 13,234 -1.8 0.0 -1.7 13,101 12,408 12,927 14,310 38,436 42,579 -9.7

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,154 6,278 6,368 -2.0 -1.4 -1.3 6,214 5,944 6,277 6,901 18,435 20,726 -11.1

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,568 3,626 3,600 -1.6 0.7 -1.8 3,560 3,297 3,488 4,057 10,345 11,916 -13.2

 Printing................................................. 7,569 7,644 7,758 -1.0 -1.5 0.7 7,670 6,961 7,234 8,426 21,865 23,932 -8.6

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 31,187 30,444 31,999 2.4 -4.9 9.5 28,856 26,218 28,569 55,610 83,643 155,243 -46.1

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 28,274 27,066 29,153 4.5 -7.2 10.0 26,184 23,596 26,260 53,387 76,040 148,808 -48.9

 Chemical products.................................. 50,245 51,275 50,288 -2.0 2.0 -0.8 52,517 47,376 46,774 59,180 146,667 169,141 -13.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 3,092 3,164 3,033 -2.3 4.3 2.2 3,954 2,943 2,439 4,249 9,336 10,139 -7.9

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 14,529 14,934 14,381 -2.7 3.8 -1.9 15,024 13,971 13,663 14,411 42,658 42,578 0.2

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,467 2,499 2,505 -1.3 -0.2 11.2 2,539 2,279 2,200 2,819 7,018 7,990 -12.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,093 15,464 14,972 -2.4 3.3 -7.3 15,336 14,131 13,838 17,598 43,305 51,290 -15.6

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

Mar. Feb. Jan. Feb. - Jan. - Dec. - Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

All manufacturing industries 2................... 345,304 348,460 346,120 -0.9 0.7 -3.5 360,788 321,011 319,884 456,231 1,001,683 1,292,776 -22.5

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 307,380 310,064 308,610 -0.9 0.5 -2.4 317,041 286,698 285,156 390,280 888,895 1,106,083 -19.6

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 333,337 336,310 336,726 -0.9 -0.1 -1.9 345,376 309,429 310,028 440,689 964,833 1,253,796 -23.0

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 115,350 115,933 112,848 -0.5 2.7 -9.2 128,049 106,639 105,397 174,115 340,085 482,569 -29.5

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 160,478 161,812 159,187 -0.8 1.6 -7.8 176,019 149,076 145,868 231,382 470,963 647,731 -27.3

 Primary metals............................ ............ 12,365 12,818 13,129 -3.5 -2.4 -6.9 12,998 12,075 12,713 22,928 37,786 66,694 -43.3

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 4,828 5,369 5,581 -10.1 -3.8 -4.5 5,134 5,025 5,398 11,655 15,557 33,607 -53.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,290 6,366 6,379 -1.2 -0.2 -6.6 6,571 6,037 6,110 9,476 18,718 27,785 -32.6

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,247 1,083 1,169 15.1 -7.4 -17.7 1,293 1,013 1,205 1,797 3,511 5,302 -33.8

 Fabricated metal products...................... 23,027 22,939 23,298 0.4 -1.5 -6.1 24,992 21,552 21,464 30,040 68,008 82,705 -17.8

 Machinery............................................. 21,609 22,364 21,019 -3.4 6.4 -12.2 23,803 20,822 20,379 33,382 65,004 91,977 -29.3

 Construction machinery....................... 988 1,198 771 -17.5 55.4 -31.4 1,338 1,013 993 4,216 3,344 9,386 -64.4

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,184 1,294 1,243 -8.5 4.1 -23.7 1,233 1,242 1,006 1,530 3,481 4,657 -25.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 1,177 1,906 1,307 -38.2 45.8 -31.9 1,186 1,707 2,006 3,257 4,899 10,387 -52.8

 Photographic equipment...................... 463 601 538 -23.0 11.7 7.4 496 503 549 544 1,548 1,715 -9.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,570 3,890 3,156 -8.2 23.3 22.6 3,829 2,947 2,741 3,822 9,517 11,083 -14.1

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,682 1,602 1,596 5.0 0.4 -16.3 1,727 1,524 1,608 2,516 4,859 7,488 -35.1

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 3,088 2,749 2,902 12.3 -5.3 -30.4 3,297 2,724 2,644 4,492 8,665 11,525 -24.8

 Material handling equipment............... 1,373 1,199 1,281 14.5 -6.4 -25.7 1,556 1,349 1,236 3,296 4,141 8,785 -52.9

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 24,838 24,687 23,013 0.6 7.3 -7.3 28,720 22,751 19,771 32,465 71,242 82,514 -13.7

 Computers........................................ 2,471 2,721 2,343 -9.2 16.1 -4.3 2,582 2,441 2,230 3,991 7,253 9,676 -25.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,961 3,803 3,555 4.2 7.0 -20.3 4,594 3,769 2,748 5,887 11,111 15,221 -27.0

 Defense communications equipment... 534 958 1,275 -44.3 -24.9 61.0 1,002 808 1,117 1,215 2,927 2,208 32.6

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 3,317 3,190 3,216 4.0 -0.8 -0.7 3,539 3,026 2,912 4,615 9,477 12,540 -24.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 1,025 701 597 46.2 17.4 -36.8 1,162 588 769 860 2,519 3,117 -19.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,807 3,000 2,433 -6.4 23.3 7.4 3,422 3,368 1,981 3,458 8,771 9,001 -2.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 7,828 7,556 6,942 3.6 8.8 -8.4 8,965 6,532 6,035 8,435 21,532 21,401 0.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,295 8,174 8,349 1.5 -2.1 -9.8 8,468 7,936 8,013 9,390 24,417 31,780 -23.2

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,005 962 927 4.5 3.8 3.1 1,100 972 865 1,069 2,937 3,154 -6.9

 Household appliances.......................... 1,755 1,719 1,740 2.1 -1.2 6.6 1,763 1,543 1,491 1,986 4,797 5,522 -13.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,356 2,368 2,174 -0.5 8.9 -32.2 2,467 2,501 2,304 2,483 7,272 11,201 -35.1

 Transportation equipment........................ 37,924 38,396 37,510 -1.2 2.4 -11.9 43,747 34,313 34,728 65,951 112,788 186,693 -39.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 12,886 13,089 12,878 -1.6 1.6 -2.6 13,735 13,207 12,163 17,104 39,105 51,320 -23.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 3,973 3,751 5,473 5.9 -31.5 165.9 5,418 1,084 4,041 17,084 10,543 42,053 -74.9

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 5,351 5,024 3,848 6.5 30.6 -33.2 6,554 4,678 3,995 6,071 15,227 14,229 7.0

 Ships and boats................................. 1,135 1,444 712 -21.4 102.8 -85.4 1,208 1,412 1,509 2,797 4,129 8,608 -52.0

 Furniture and related products................. 5,466 5,379 5,425 1.6 -0.8 -1.5 5,625 5,190 4,981 6,767 15,796 19,476 -18.9

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 184,826 186,648 186,933 -1.0 -0.2 0.5 184,769 171,935 174,016 224,849 530,720 645,045 -17.7

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

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Mar. Feb. Jan. Feb. - Jan. - Dec. - Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. Mar.

2009p 2009r 2009 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 09/08

All manufacturing industries 1................... 759,032 770,939 783,955 -1.5 -1.7 -2.0 769,704 778,409 790,987 811,015 -5.1

 Excluding transportation 1................... 315,760 320,624 327,489 -1.5 -2.1 -2.8 319,131 321,686 325,910 351,769 -9.3

 Excluding defense 1............................. 601,258 611,916 623,938 -1.7 -1.9 -2.2 606,825 616,551 628,022 652,847 -7.0

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 759,032 770,939 783,955 -1.5 -1.7 -2.0 769,704 778,409 790,987 811,015 -5.1

 Primary metals........................................ 15,303 16,235 17,586 -5.7 -7.7 -7.7 15,652 16,401 17,477 30,066 -47.9

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 7,633 8,264 9,008 -7.6 -8.3 -9.4 7,811 8,282 8,829 18,651 -58.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 5,384 5,590 5,914 -3.7 -5.5 -6.2 5,515 5,672 5,935 8,349 -33.9

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,286 2,381 2,664 -4.0 -10.6 -5.0 2,326 2,447 2,713 3,066 -24.1

 Fabricated metal products...................... 52,720 54,572 56,608 -3.4 -3.6 -3.3 53,494 54,057 55,277 63,383 -15.6

 Machinery............................................. 91,293 93,483 95,682 -2.3 -2.3 -3.9 91,878 93,814 95,815 96,303 -4.6

 Construction machinery....................... 10,468 11,111 11,728 -5.8 -5.3 -9.5 10,840 11,212 11,826 13,550 -20.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 6,280 6,552 6,823 -4.2 -4.0 -5.9 6,213 6,528 6,750 5,097 21.9

 Industrial machinery............................ 12,588 13,508 13,835 -6.8 -2.4 -7.8 12,576 13,676 13,849 16,125 -22.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,833 1,864 1,903 -1.7 -2.0 1.0 1,858 1,882 1,928 1,697 9.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 17,241 16,893 16,283 2.1 3.7 0.0 16,905 16,471 16,335 12,592 34.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 7,166 7,327 7,710 -2.2 -5.0 -4.2 7,213 7,425 7,686 8,017 -10.0

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 13,884 14,058 14,445 -1.2 -2.7 -1.3 14,096 14,211 14,479 14,540 -3.1

 Material handling equipment............... 8,121 8,284 8,711 -2.0 -4.9 -4.5 8,333 8,491 8,743 10,476 -20.5

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 123,402 123,181 123,376 0.2 -0.2 -1.3 125,244 124,439 123,777 124,893 0.3

 Computers......................................... 3,614 3,689 3,686 -2.0 0.1 -9.9 3,614 3,689 3,686 3,524 2.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 28,182 28,211 28,408 -0.1 -0.7 -2.1 28,496 28,535 28,066 29,499 -3.4

 Defense communications equipment... 8,751 8,887 8,716 -1.5 2.0 5.1 9,054 8,785 8,737 7,956 13.8

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 9,894 9,907 10,063 -0.1 -1.6 -2.1 9,917 10,028 10,036 10,871 -8.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 8,497 8,359 8,590 1.7 -2.7 -2.9 8,636 8,477 8,780 6,735 28.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 37,005 36,919 36,642 0.2 0.8 -0.1 38,011 37,508 36,885 38,287 -0.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 27,459 27,209 27,271 0.9 -0.2 -2.0 27,516 27,417 27,587 28,021 -1.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 21,275 21,499 22,063 -1.0 -2.6 -1.7 21,304 21,773 21,876 24,164 -11.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,126 2,103 2,123 1.1 -0.9 -2.7 2,110 2,056 2,029 2,524 -16.4

 Household appliances.......................... 439 421 422 4.3 -0.2 -1.2 450 500 437 750 -40.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 13,513 13,822 14,235 -2.2 -2.9 -3.2 13,440 13,912 14,085 15,415 -12.8

 Transportation equipment........................ 443,272 450,315 456,466 -1.6 -1.3 -1.5 450,573 456,723 465,077 459,246 -1.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 15,108 15,182 15,301 -0.5 -0.8 -2.6 15,227 15,625 15,619 17,961 -15.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 291,765 295,845 300,024 -1.4 -1.4 -1.3 295,360 299,489 305,640 298,369 -1.0

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 47,458 47,625 47,763 -0.4 -0.3 -1.4 49,029 48,517 48,624 45,422 7.9

 Ships and boats................................. 20,386 21,056 21,731 -3.2 -3.1 -5.7 21,346 22,068 22,756 21,644 -1.4

 Furniture and related products................. 6,427 6,263 6,317 2.6 -0.9 0.7 6,219 5,811 5,831 7,120 -12.7

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

Mar. Feb. Jan. Feb. - Jan. - Dec. - Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. Mar.

2009p 2009r 2009 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 09/08

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 524,822 528,920 535,850 -0.8 -1.3 -1.1 521,907 530,825 534,056 544,108 -4.1

 Excluding transportation ...................... 431,495 434,772 441,219 -0.8 -1.5 -1.2 429,031 436,133 440,008 459,676 -6.7

 Excluding defense ............................. 498,764 503,155 509,727 -0.9 -1.3 -1.4 495,894 505,061 507,973 520,085 -4.7

 With unfilled orders ............................. 266,323 269,993 273,789 -1.4 -1.4 -0.9 264,587 271,625 273,106 259,993 1.8

 Durable goods industries ........................ 330,655 335,164 339,735 -1.3 -1.3 -1.1 328,880 337,834 339,202 326,228 0.8

 Wood products................................. ....... 10,063 10,189 10,319 -1.2 -1.3 0.0 10,113 10,398 10,484 10,621 -4.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,687 11,776 11,924 -0.8 -1.2 -0.1 11,954 12,041 11,977 12,248 -2.4

 Primary metals............................ ............ 29,137 30,179 31,299 -3.5 -3.6 -2.6 28,687 29,927 31,039 31,552 -9.1

 Iron and steel mills............................... 17,069 17,733 18,432 -3.7 -3.8 -1.9 16,736 17,565 18,324 16,965 -1.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,504 9,811 10,148 -3.1 -3.3 -4.3 9,376 9,663 9,967 11,944 -21.5

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,564 2,635 2,719 -2.7 -3.1 -1.1 2,575 2,699 2,748 2,643 -2.6

 Fabricated metal products......................... 41,999 42,659 43,489 -1.5 -1.9 -1.7 42,047 43,008 43,682 42,828 -1.8

 Machinery.............................................. 53,469 54,440 55,279 -1.8 -1.5 0.0 53,813 55,390 55,431 53,897 -0.2

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,397 3,425 3,480 -0.8 -1.6 0.5 3,706 3,830 3,719 3,215 15.3

 Construction machinery........................ 5,351 5,760 5,657 -7.1 1.8 -0.5 5,447 5,843 5,560 5,490 -0.8

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 4,776 4,839 4,794 -1.3 0.9 1.3 4,784 4,864 4,764 4,258 12.4

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,746 6,783 6,853 -0.5 -1.0 0.3 6,747 6,839 6,742 6,662 1.3

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,509 1,442 1,417 4.6 1.8 -0.1 1,484 1,442 1,439 1,246 19.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,256 4,409 4,613 -3.5 -4.4 -3.4 4,307 4,493 4,538 4,979 -13.5

 Metalworking machinery....................... 5,188 5,259 5,350 -1.4 -1.7 -0.1 5,120 5,229 5,282 5,173 -1.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 5,781 5,987 6,572 -3.4 -8.9 7.8 5,638 6,032 6,607 6,097 -7.5

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,156 3,200 3,245 -1.4 -1.4 -4.4 3,146 3,235 3,280 3,329 -5.5

 Computers and electronic products ......... 46,397 46,994 47,214 -1.3 -0.5 -1.4 45,291 47,448 47,104 44,906 0.9

 Computers......................................... 1,231 1,243 1,170 -1.0 6.2 -7.3 1,219 1,236 1,081 1,489 -18.1

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,350 1,396 1,446 -3.3 -3.5 -10.0 1,279 1,424 1,383 1,556 -17.8

 Other peripheral equipment................... 2,078 2,061 2,083 0.8 -1.1 -8.4 1,990 2,084 2,053 1,949 2.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 8,425 8,467 8,447 -0.5 0.2 -0.2 8,177 8,683 8,597 8,135 0.5

 Defense communications equipment...... 1,921 1,840 1,820 4.4 1.1 1.2 1,921 1,840 1,820 1,355 41.8

 Audio and video equipment.................. 763 811 865 -5.9 -6.2 -0.7 674 773 848 889 -24.2

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

 Electronic components.......................... 6,315 6,445 6,494 -2.0 -0.8 0.3 6,125 6,476 6,547 6,476 -5.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 4,966 5,011 5,015 -0.9 -0.1 -0.1 4,894 4,962 4,923 4,667 4.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,604 3,585 3,567 0.5 0.5 -2.0 3,571 3,617 3,573 3,361 6.2

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,848 10,933 11,049 -0.8 -1.0 0.9 10,663 11,143 11,095 10,158 5.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 13,759 13,854 14,240 -0.7 -2.7 -3.4 13,814 14,094 14,271 15,261 -9.5

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,592 1,642 1,683 -3.0 -2.4 -2.0 1,583 1,661 1,660 1,707 -7.3

 Household appliances.......................... 2,016 1,994 1,983 1.1 0.6 0.9 2,005 2,048 1,974 1,991 0.7

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,627 4,633 4,775 -0.1 -3.0 -6.9 4,654 4,754 4,900 5,319 -12.5

 Batteries............................................ 719 725 749 -0.8 -3.2 -3.6 725 705 719 787 -7.9

 Transportation equipment......................... 93,327 94,148 94,631 -0.9 -0.5 -0.9 92,876 94,692 94,048 84,432 10.0

 Automobiles....................................... 2,050 2,056 2,081 -0.3 -1.2 -17.8 1,980 2,124 2,270 2,617 -24.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 1,925 2,009 2,157 -4.2 -6.9 -2.6 1,864 1,928 1,938 2,918 -36.1

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,546 1,620 1,615 -4.6 0.3 0.1 1,518 1,588 1,555 1,416 7.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 14,396 14,770 15,122 -2.5 -2.3 -1.7 14,430 14,965 15,165 17,095 -15.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 46,585 46,994 46,662 -0.9 0.7 -2.1 46,392 47,291 46,184 35,536 30.5

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 15,206 14,988 15,394 1.5 -2.6 5.0 15,126 14,914 15,329 13,699 10.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,038 2,975 2,909 2.1 2.3 5.3 3,140 3,054 2,934 3,100 1.3

 Furniture and related products................. 7,163 7,251 7,513 -1.2 -3.5 -1.4 7,008 7,112 7,424 7,861 -10.9

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 23,654 23,674 23,827 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 23,277 23,724 23,742 22,622 2.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 194,167 193,756 196,115 0.2 -1.2 -1.2 193,027 192,991 194,854 217,880 -11.4

 Food products........................................ 35,974 35,885 36,342 0.2 -1.3 -1.0 35,146 35,736 36,222 36,710 -4.3

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,231 4,237 4,480 -0.1 -5.4 -3.6 4,181 4,303 4,593 4,996 -16.3

 Dairy products.................................... 4,409 4,460 4,486 -1.1 -0.6 0.8 4,356 4,421 4,369 4,409 -1.2

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 7,076 7,079 7,268 0.0 -2.6 -1.5 7,023 7,025 7,135 7,506 -6.4

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,507 15,366 15,121 0.9 1.6 -0.8 15,744 15,667 15,431 15,296 2.9

 Beverages......................................... 11,512 11,459 11,277 0.5 1.6 -1.0 11,638 11,564 11,356 11,399 2.1

 Tobacco............................................ 3,995 3,907 3,844 2.3 1.6 -0.1 4,106 4,103 4,075 3,897 5.4

 Textile mills............................................ 3,383 3,436 3,528 -1.5 -2.6 -2.9 3,368 3,485 3,582 3,757 -10.4

 Textile products...................................... 2,883 2,908 2,986 -0.9 -2.6 -6.9 2,836 2,904 3,014 3,300 -14.1

 Apparel................................................. 4,103 4,141 4,205 -0.9 -1.5 -1.0 3,926 4,064 4,185 4,282 -8.3

 Leather and allied products...................... 1,105 1,080 1,078 2.3 0.2 2.1 1,081 1,088 1,119 1,008 7.2

 Paper products....................................... 14,462 14,714 14,821 -1.7 -0.7 -0.6 14,568 14,843 14,822 15,465 -5.8

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 6,207 6,336 6,436 -2.0 -1.6 0.7 6,284 6,386 6,417 6,800 -7.6

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,156 4,234 4,210 -1.8 0.6 -0.6 4,185 4,323 4,263 4,271 -2.0

 Printing.................................................. 6,488 6,543 6,606 -0.8 -1.0 -5.8 6,346 6,325 6,258 6,780 -6.4

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 24,910 24,192 24,683 3.0 -2.0 -1.6 24,268 22,522 23,535 40,587 -40.2

 Petroleum refineries............................. 22,360 21,691 22,067 3.1 -1.7 -1.1 21,729 20,018 20,853 38,370 -43.4

 Chemical products..................................... 65,554 65,207 65,913 0.5 -1.1 -0.5 65,662 65,694 65,715 68,075 -3.5

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,351 3,200 3,226 4.7 -0.8 -4.0 3,719 3,652 3,626 3,458 7.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 25,251 24,899 25,189 1.4 -1.2 2.0 25,029 24,697 24,678 23,495 6.5

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 3,060 3,081 3,113 -0.7 -1.0 0.6 3,125 3,164 3,101 3,327 -6.1

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 19,798 20,284 20,832 -2.4 -2.6 -1.5 20,082 20,663 20,971 22,620 -11.2

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

Mar. Feb. Jan. Feb. - Jan. - Dec. - Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 359,958 364,479 366,366 -1.2 -0.5 -2.6 371,881 336,200 332,396 447,025 1,040,477 1,269,390 -18.0

 Construction materials and supplies...... 38,142 39,282 38,898 -2.9 1.0 -1.8 38,424 34,698 33,422 43,261 106,544 122,419 -13.0

 Information technology......................... 24,241 24,721 24,415 -1.9 1.3 -2.5 27,266 21,954 20,382 30,756 69,602 78,655 -11.5

 Computers and related products .......... 4,440 4,523 4,455 -1.8 1.5 -2.0 5,138 3,820 3,771 6,568 12,729 15,763 -19.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,291 24,755 25,130 -1.9 -1.5 -8.0 26,626 24,301 22,829 35,789 73,756 109,320 -32.5

 Capital goods...................................... 68,129 68,854 69,279 -1.1 -0.6 -5.4 74,994 63,584 59,502 83,615 198,080 222,796 -11.1

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 58,095 58,602 60,571 -0.9 -3.3 -6.6 64,125 53,436 52,230 74,182 169,791 197,611 -14.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 53,752 54,684 54,816 -1.7 -0.2 -9.4 58,876 49,941 48,813 69,101 157,630 184,672 -14.6

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 10,034 10,252 8,708 -2.1 17.7 3.6 10,869 10,148 7,272 9,433 28,289 25,185 12.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 142,017 142,683 144,661 -0.5 -1.4 0.5 141,850 132,721 134,112 178,353 408,683 516,613 -20.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 22,696 23,164 23,556 -2.0 -1.7 -5.6 24,512 21,944 20,662 32,350 67,118 96,624 -30.5

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 119,321 119,519 121,105 -0.2 -1.3 1.8 117,338 110,777 113,450 146,003 341,565 419,989 -18.7

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 345,304 348,460 346,120 -0.9 0.7 -3.5 360,788 321,011 319,884 456,231 1,001,683 1,292,776 -22.5

 Construction materials and supplies...... 37,142 38,374 37,666 -3.2 1.9 -0.1 38,283 33,798 32,465 44,357 104,546 124,097 -15.8

 Information technology......................... 24,488 24,513 23,131 -0.1 6.0 -7.0 28,157 22,558 20,131 31,480 70,846 81,425 -13.0

 Computers and related products .......... 4,365 4,526 4,051 -3.6 11.7 -9.9 5,063 3,823 3,367 6,797 12,253 15,570 -21.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,217 24,636 24,728 -1.7 -0.4 -7.6 26,228 24,307 22,799 35,443 73,334 108,716 -32.5

 Capital goods...................................... 59,767 60,745 56,010 -1.6 8.5 -15.6 68,691 54,598 52,113 93,798 175,402 253,865 -30.9

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 51,331 50,931 48,637 0.8 4.7 -9.9 57,399 45,042 44,279 82,269 146,720 223,440 -34.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 50,926 50,716 48,698 0.4 4.1 -12.3 56,378 47,809 45,574 69,869 149,761 194,697 -23.1

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,436 9,814 7,373 -14.0 33.1 -40.5 11,292 9,556 7,834 11,529 28,682 30,425 -5.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 142,134 142,268 144,487 -0.1 -1.5 0.4 141,930 132,360 134,162 178,253 408,452 516,403 -20.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 22,813 22,749 23,382 0.3 -2.7 -6.4 24,592 21,583 20,712 32,250 66,887 96,414 -30.6

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 119,321 119,519 121,105 -0.2 -1.3 1.8 117,338 110,777 113,450 146,003 341,565 419,989 -18.7

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 759,032 770,939 783,955 -1.5 -1.7 -2.0 769,704 778,409 790,987 811,015 (X) (X) -5.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 48,622 49,622 50,530 -2.0 -1.8 -2.4 48,386 48,527 49,427 52,246 (X) (X) -7.4

 Information technology......................... 120,538 120,291 120,499 0.2 -0.2 -1.1 122,489 121,598 120,994 121,194 (X) (X) 1.1

 Computers and related products .......... 3,614 3,689 3,686 -2.0 0.1 -9.9 3,614 3,689 3,686 3,524 (X) (X) 2.6

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 15,108 15,182 15,301 -0.5 -0.8 -2.6 15,227 15,625 15,619 17,961 (X) (X) -15.2

 Capital goods...................................... 582,257 590,619 598,728 -1.4 -1.4 -2.2 591,257 597,560 606,546 606,526 (X) (X) -2.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................440,723 447,487 455,158 -1.5 -1.7 -2.6 445,199 451,925 460,319 464,644 (X) (X) -4.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 183,715 186,541 190,509 -1.5 -2.1 -3.1 185,313 187,811 189,943 198,809 (X) (X) -6.8

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 141,534 143,132 143,570 -1.1 -0.3 -0.9 146,058 145,635 146,227 141,882 (X) (X) 2.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 7,734 7,617 8,032 1.5 -5.2 -2.1 7,766 7,686 8,047 8,954 (X) (X) -13.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 7,734 7,617 8,032 1.5 -5.2 -2.1 7,766 7,686 8,047 8,954 (X) (X) -13.3 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 524,822 528,920 535,850 -0.8 -1.3 -1.1 521,907 530,825 534,056 544,108 (X) (X) -4.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 57,101 57,813 59,152 -1.2 -2.3 -1.8 57,404 58,688 59,521 59,921 (X) (X) -4.2

 Information technology......................... 41,907 42,067 42,356 -0.4 -0.7 -1.3 41,097 42,528 42,237 40,687 (X) (X) 1.0

 Computers and related products .......... 4,659 4,700 4,699 -0.9 0.0 -8.6 4,488 4,744 4,517 4,994 (X) (X) -10.1

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 19,917 20,455 20,975 -2.6 -2.5 -3.5 19,792 20,605 20,928 24,046 (X) (X) -17.7

 Capital goods...................................... 163,705 165,035 165,898 -0.8 -0.5 -0.6 162,980 166,594 165,247 151,858 (X) (X) 7.3

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................143,583 145,131 145,670 -1.1 -0.4 -1.1 142,823 146,617 144,994 132,854 (X) (X) 7.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 106,591 107,760 108,696 -1.1 -0.9 -0.8 105,849 108,995 108,437 105,461 (X) (X) 0.4

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 20,122 19,904 20,228 1.1 -1.6 3.3 20,157 19,977 20,253 19,004 (X) (X) 6.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 145,368 144,693 146,569 0.5 -1.3 -0.8 143,207 143,123 145,179 163,562 (X) (X) -12.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 26,603 26,934 27,656 -1.2 -2.6 -2.2 26,133 27,154 27,814 28,776 (X) (X) -9.2

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 118,765 117,759 118,913 0.9 -1.0 -0.5 117,074 115,969 117,365 134,786 (X) (X) -13.1

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

Mar. Feb. Jan. Feb. - Jan. - Dec. - Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. Mar.

2009p 2009r 2009 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 09/08

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 178,351 180,649 182,647 -1.3 -1.1 -0.8 176,850 180,634 183,052 185,764 -4.8

 Durable goods industries........................ 113,095 114,946 115,899 -1.6 -0.8 -0.3 111,760 115,127 116,165 110,565 1.1

 Wood products................................... 4,280 4,297 4,285 -0.4 0.3 1.0 4,099 4,348 4,506 4,108 -0.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,699 4,727 4,696 -0.6 0.7 1.6 4,715 4,741 4,697 4,914 -4.0

 Primary metals.................................... 13,765 14,195 14,531 -3.0 -2.3 0.2 13,318 13,991 14,509 11,226 18.6

 Fabricated metal products..................... 15,855 16,202 16,606 -2.1 -2.4 -1.3 15,829 16,305 16,772 15,584 1.6

 Machinery.......................................... 21,233 21,564 21,669 -1.5 -0.5 2.7 21,084 21,635 21,858 20,153 4.6

 Computers and electronic products ...... 15,096 15,426 15,322 -2.1 0.7 0.1 14,832 15,472 15,159 15,619 -5.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,503 5,519 5,807 -0.3 -5.0 -0.7 5,523 5,618 5,861 6,085 -9.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 21,442 21,842 21,654 -1.8 0.9 -3.5 21,292 21,875 21,488 21,701 -1.9

 Furniture and related products............... 3,442 3,445 3,590 -0.1 -4.0 -1.9 3,405 3,412 3,569 3,799 -10.4

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,780 7,729 7,739 0.7 -0.1 1.3 7,663 7,730 7,746 7,376 3.9

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 65,256 65,703 66,748 -0.7 -1.6 -1.7 65,090 65,507 66,887 75,199 -13.4

 Food products.................................... 13,044 13,019 13,357 0.2 -2.5 -0.6 12,978 13,111 13,670 14,001 -7.3

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,466 4,445 4,339 0.5 2.4 -1.1 4,520 4,583 4,546 4,532 -0.3

 Textiles.............................................. 999 1,017 1,060 -1.8 -4.1 -4.1 992 1,023 1,074 1,181 -16.0

 Textile products.................................. 1,096 1,120 1,122 -2.1 -0.2 -9.7 1,082 1,107 1,122 1,284 -15.7

 Apparel............................................. 1,012 1,017 1,032 -0.5 -1.5 0.1 995 1,018 1,039 1,081 -8.0

 Leather and allied products................... 403 405 395 -0.5 2.5 10.0 396 406 402 390 1.5

 Paper products.................................... 7,051 7,180 7,267 -1.8 -1.2 1.6 7,109 7,264 7,340 7,388 -3.8

 Printing ............................................. 3,059 3,082 3,062 -0.7 0.7 -7.3 3,062 2,972 2,965 3,146 -2.7

 Petroleum and coal products................ 7,487 7,184 7,301 4.2 -1.6 -2.4 7,315 6,641 6,853 12,308 -40.6

 Chemical products................................ 18,781 19,122 19,442 -1.8 -1.6 -2.9 18,815 19,220 19,441 21,098 -10.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 7,858 8,112 8,371 -3.1 -3.1 -0.1 7,826 8,162 8,435 8,790 -11.0

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 163,310 164,249 166,393 -0.6 -1.3 -0.3 162,599 164,860 165,801 159,519 1.9

 Durable goods industries........................ 126,153 127,664 129,512 -1.2 -1.4 -0.8 125,588 128,515 129,094 117,805 6.6

 Wood products................................... 1,748 1,768 1,816 -1.1 -2.6 -1.2 1,761 1,773 1,787 1,940 -9.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,385 1,374 1,430 0.8 -3.9 1.0 1,449 1,431 1,440 1,379 5.1

 Primary metals.................................... 7,827 8,239 8,626 -5.0 -4.5 -6.1 7,721 8,104 8,430 10,259 -24.7

 Fabricated metal products..................... 12,592 12,783 13,181 -1.5 -3.0 -1.9 12,457 12,803 13,178 13,071 -4.7

 Machinery.......................................... 14,946 15,380 15,774 -2.8 -2.5 -1.1 14,993 15,455 15,432 14,870 0.8

 Computers and electronic products ...... 21,878 21,846 21,953 0.1 -0.5 -0.6 21,301 22,059 22,067 19,424 9.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 2,812 2,846 2,903 -1.2 -2.0 -4.9 2,811 2,863 2,874 3,203 -12.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 58,342 58,759 59,113 -0.7 -0.6 0.3 58,531 59,368 59,246 48,944 19.6

 Furniture and related products............... 1,254 1,245 1,285 0.7 -3.1 4.0 1,241 1,233 1,278 1,290 -3.8

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,369 3,424 3,431 -1.6 -0.2 0.0 3,323 3,426 3,362 3,425 -3.0

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 37,157 36,585 36,881 1.6 -0.8 1.5 37,011 36,345 36,707 41,714 -11.3

 Food products.................................... 2,261 2,207 2,238 2.4 -1.4 -2.4 2,221 2,247 2,392 2,457 -9.6

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,446 4,386 4,273 1.4 2.6 1.4 4,502 4,561 4,519 4,296 4.8

 Textiles.............................................. 749 750 770 -0.1 -2.6 -6.2 742 748 779 892 -16.8

 Textile products.................................. 348 364 369 -4.4 -1.4 -7.3 342 364 366 419 -18.4

 Apparel............................................. 590 591 595 -0.2 -0.7 -3.4 565 576 594 627 -9.9

 Leather and allied products................... 91 88 96 3.4 -8.3 -12.7 94 91 98 96 -2.1

 Paper products.................................... 1,369 1,377 1,382 -0.6 -0.4 -2.9 1,367 1,364 1,370 1,480 -7.6

 Printing ............................................. 1,562 1,578 1,635 -1.0 -3.5 -7.4 1,480 1,534 1,484 1,735 -14.7

 Petroleum and coal products................ 6,966 6,677 7,082 4.3 -5.7 9.4 7,134 6,410 6,811 13,447 -46.9

 Chemical products................................ 16,464 16,218 16,068 1.5 0.9 1.4 16,205 16,036 15,893 13,720 18.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,311 2,349 2,373 -1.6 -1.0 -0.6 2,359 2,414 2,401 2,545 -7.3

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 183,161 184,022 186,810 -0.5 -1.5 -2.2 182,458 185,331 185,203 198,825 -8.2

 Durable goods industries........................ 91,407 92,554 94,324 -1.2 -1.9 -2.4 91,532 94,192 93,943 97,858 -6.5

 Wood products................................... 4,035 4,124 4,218 -2.2 -2.2 -0.4 4,253 4,277 4,191 4,573 -7.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,603 5,675 5,798 -1.3 -2.1 -1.6 5,790 5,869 5,840 5,955 -2.8

 Primary metals.................................... 7,545 7,745 8,142 -2.6 -4.9 -3.8 7,648 7,832 8,100 10,067 -24.0

 Fabricated metal products..................... 13,552 13,674 13,702 -0.9 -0.2 -2.0 13,761 13,900 13,732 14,173 -2.9

 Machinery.......................................... 17,290 17,496 17,836 -1.2 -1.9 -2.0 17,736 18,300 18,141 18,874 -6.0

 Computers and electronic products ...... 9,423 9,722 9,939 -3.1 -2.2 -5.2 9,158 9,917 9,878 9,863 -7.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,444 5,489 5,530 -0.8 -0.7 -5.3 5,480 5,613 5,536 5,973 -8.3

 Transportation equipment..................... 13,543 13,547 13,864 0.0 -2.3 -1.8 13,053 13,449 13,314 13,787 -5.3

 Furniture and related products............... 2,467 2,561 2,638 -3.7 -2.9 -3.1 2,362 2,467 2,577 2,772 -14.8

 Miscellaneous products........................ 12,505 12,521 12,657 -0.1 -1.1 -0.6 12,291 12,568 12,634 11,821 4.0

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 91,754 91,468 92,486 0.3 -1.1 -1.9 90,926 91,139 91,260 100,967 -9.9

 Food products.................................... 20,669 20,659 20,747 0.0 -0.4 -1.1 19,947 20,378 20,160 20,252 -1.5

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 6,595 6,535 6,509 0.9 0.4 -2.0 6,722 6,523 6,366 6,468 3.9

 Textiles.............................................. 1,635 1,669 1,698 -2.0 -1.7 -0.5 1,634 1,714 1,729 1,684 -3.0

 Textile products.................................. 1,439 1,424 1,495 1.1 -4.7 -4.7 1,412 1,433 1,526 1,597 -11.6

 Apparel............................................. 2,501 2,533 2,578 -1.3 -1.7 -0.8 2,366 2,470 2,552 2,574 -8.1

 Leather and allied products................... 611 587 587 4.1 0.0 0.0 591 591 619 522 13.2

 Paper products.................................... 6,042 6,157 6,172 -1.9 -0.2 -2.5 6,092 6,215 6,112 6,597 -7.7

 Printing ............................................. 1,867 1,883 1,909 -0.8 -1.4 -1.6 1,804 1,819 1,809 1,899 -5.0

 Petroleum and coal products................ 10,457 10,331 10,300 1.2 0.3 -7.4 9,819 9,471 9,871 14,832 -33.8

 Chemical products................................ 30,309 29,867 30,403 1.5 -1.8 0.1 30,642 30,438 30,381 33,257 -7.9

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,629 9,823 10,088 -2.0 -2.6 -2.8 9,897 10,087 10,135 11,285 -12.3

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 Mar Feb Jan Dec Mar Feb Jan Dec

2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2009r 2009 2008

 All manufacturing industries2

...................... 1.46 1.45 1.46 1.44 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.89 1.88 1.89 1.81 5.96 5.98 6.07 5.85

 Wood products.............................................. 1.34 1.36 1.38 1.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.57 1.53 1.52 1.48 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 2.19 2.13 2.14 1.98 1.15 1.15 1.21 1.17

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.69 1.71 1.73 1.70 2.19 2.26 2.33 2.32

 Machinery..................................................... 2.25 2.22 2.22 1.93 4.40 4.36 4.41 3.90

 Computers and electronic products 2

................ 1.70 1.69 1.66 1.60 5.68 5.57 5.60 5.65

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.62 1.59 1.63 1.55 2.71 2.68 2.75 2.56

 Transportation equipment.............................. 2.08 2.11 2.12 2.06 13.18 13.65 13.96 14.14

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.35 1.33 1.40 1.35 1.39 1.32 1.35 1.27

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.96 1.93 1.95 1.96 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 1.05 1.04 1.05 1.07 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.42 1.33 1.31 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.54 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.61 1.57 1.57 1.66 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.87 1.77 1.78 1.73 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.64 2.57 2.53 2.43 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Printing......................................................... 0.86 0.86 0.85 0.91 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.80 0.79 0.77 0.86 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.30 1.27 1.31 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.31 1.31 1.39 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable

1

 Excludes the following industries with no unfilled orders: Wood products; nonmetallic mineral products; 

medical equipment and supplies; office supplies; other miscellaneous manufacturing; cutlery and handtools;

farm and garden machinery; computer storage and peripheral devices; audio and video equipment; manufacturing

and reproducing magnetic and optical media; batteries; automobiles; light trucks and utility vehicles; heavy duty

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Mar2 Mar2 Mar2 Mar2

Industry 2008- 2008- 2008- 2008-

Mar1 Feb Mar1 Feb Mar1 Feb Mar1 Feb

2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009

 All manufacturing industries.......... (X) 0.5 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.2 (X) 0.1

Durable goods industries....................... 0.2 0.5 0.0 1.2 -0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.1

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

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Primary metals.................................... -0.2 0.8 -0.3 1.8 -0.1 0.7 -0.3 0.4

 Fabricated metal products................... 0.0 0.5 1.7 1.4 0.4 0.5 -0.3 0.3

 Machinery.......................................... -0.2 0.8 -3.3 2.6 -0.8 0.6 -0.3 0.3

 Computers and electronic products ..... 0.7 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.1 0.2 -0.7 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.4 0.7 -0.3 3.6 -0.1 1.3 0.2 0.5

 Transportation equipment................... 0.5 0.7 0.2 1.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.8 (X) 1.2 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.7 (X) 1.0 (X) 1.0 (X) 0.2

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textiles............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Paper products................................... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.1

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

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

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

that reported data in the monthly survey represent approximately 61 percent of the shipments estimates at the total 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

publication. 

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