FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2010, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT

Chris Savage or Jessica Young

Manufacturing and Construction Division

(301) 763-4832

M3-2 (10)-04

CB10-80

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders

April 2010 

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in April, up 

twelve of the last thirteen months, increased $5.1 billion 

or 1.2 percent to $420.1 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 1.7 percent March

increase. Excluding transportation, new orders 

decreased 0.5 percent. 

 Shipments, up ten of the last eleven months, increased

$2.5 billion or 0.6 percent to $422.3 billion. This 

followed a 2.6 percent March increase.

 Unfilled orders, up three of the last four months, 

increased $3.4 billion or 0.4 percent to $801.2 billion. 

This followed a 0.1 percent March decrease. The 

unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was unchanged at 

5.60.

 Inventories, up six of the last seven months, increased 

$2.6 billion or 0.5 percent to $521.7 billion. This 

followed a 0.5 percent March increase. The inventoriesto-shipments ratio was unchanged at 1.24.

New Orders

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in April, 

up five consecutive months, increased $5.2 billion or 2.8

percent to $193.8 billion, revised from the previously 

published 2.9 percent increase. This followed a 0.1

percent March increase.

 Transportation equipment, up following two

consecutive monthly decreases, had the largest increase,

$6.9 billion or 15.8 percent to $50.5 billion.

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $0.2 billion or 0.1 percent to $226.3 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in April, up 

two consecutive months, increased $2.7 billion or 1.4

percent to $196.0 billion, unchanged from the previously 

published increase. This followed a 2.1 percent March

increase.

 

 Computers and electronic products, up following two 

consecutive monthly decreases, had the largest increase,

$2.5 billion or 8.1 percent to $33.3 billion.

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following eight consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $0.2 billion or 0.1 percent to $226.3 billion. 

This followed a 3.1 percent March increase. Petroleum 

and coal products, down two of the last three months, 

drove the decrease, down $0.4 billion or 0.8 percent to 

$57.2 billion. 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

April, up three of the last four months, increased $3.4

billion or 0.4 percent to $801.2 billion, unchanged from 

the previously published increase. This followed a 0.1

percent March decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, also up three of the last four 

months, had the largest increase, $2.2 billion or 0.5

percent to $480.0 billion. 

Inventories

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in April, up 

four consecutive months, increased $2.0 billion or 0.7

percent to $301.4 billion, unchanged from the previously 

published increase. This followed a 0.6 percent March

increase. 

 Primary metals, up six consecutive months, had the 

largest increase, $1.2 billion or 4.3 percent to $29.9

billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

seven consecutive months, increased $0.7 billion or 0.3

percent to $220.2 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent

March increase. Plastic and rubber products led the 

increase, up $0.2 billion or 1.1 percent to $19.2 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, April materials and supplies 

increased 0.5 percent in durable goods and decreased 1.1

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

1.3 percent in durable goods and 0.9 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.1 percent 

in durable goods and 1.0 percent in nondurable goods.

Figures in text are adjusted for seasonality but not for inflation. 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 May is scheduled for release on June 24, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on 

July 2, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description.
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups1

[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.] 

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2010/

2010p 2010r 2010 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2009

 All manufacturing industries.................. 422,317 419,787 408,967 0.6 2.6 -0.5 421,411 437,300 375,468 369,222 1,607,481 1,455,039 10.5

 Excluding transportation ................... 373,957 371,518 361,936 0.7 2.6 0.6 374,347 383,866 330,596 323,024 1,417,747 1,270,823 11.6

 Excluding defense.............................. 408,960 406,089 395,154 0.7 2.8 -0.3 408,823 422,467 362,160 356,533 1,554,766 1,406,371 10.6

 With unfilled orders ............................ 142,982 142,593 138,690 0.3 2.8 -0.2 140,786 154,163 128,788 126,524 546,575 513,731 6.4

 Durable goods industries ......................... 196,019 193,305 189,328 1.4 2.1 -1.5 196,614 207,098 175,485 177,918 751,649 707,484 6.2

 Wood products................................. ...... 7,291 6,949 6,712 4.9 3.5 1.5 7,480 6,778 5,945 6,642 25,687 23,823 7.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 8,299 8,189 7,793 1.3 5.1 -0.7 8,522 8,144 6,701 7,890 29,983 29,866 0.4

 Primary metals............................ ........... 19,989 19,994 18,886 0.0 5.9 3.1 20,613 21,113 17,667 14,006 76,517 58,219 31.4

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,692 9,621 9,041 0.7 6.4 5.5 9,889 10,049 8,330 5,889 36,121 26,038 38.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,133 9,178 8,734 -0.5 5.1 1.0 9,539 9,753 8,317 7,121 35,874 27,826 28.9

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,164 1,195 1,111 -2.6 7.6 1.1 1,185 1,311 1,020 996 4,522 4,355 3.8

 Fabricated metal products....................... 27,424 27,101 26,686 1.2 1.6 1.9 27,386 28,200 24,660 25,542 103,826 101,637 2.2

 Machinery............................................. 23,604 24,376 23,393 -3.2 4.2 4.8 24,796 27,032 21,912 23,393 93,934 94,896 -1.0

 Farm machinery................................. 1,944 1,807 1,886 7.6 -4.2 3.1 2,626 2,261 2,093 2,518 8,641 9,271 -6.8

 Construction machinery..................... 2,194 2,120 1,886 3.5 12.4 0.1 2,276 2,383 1,725 1,852 8,068 8,019 0.6

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,311 1,580 1,523 -17.0 3.7 -2.0 1,169 1,767 1,438 1,533 5,854 7,124 -17.8

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,535 2,938 3,090 -13.7 -4.9 43.7 2,599 3,108 2,469 2,412 10,357 9,227 12.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 775 793 790 -2.3 0.4 0.5 718 820 668 660 2,816 2,657 6.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,547 2,496 2,434 2.0 2.5 -7.0 2,344 2,561 1,971 2,515 8,987 9,711 -7.5

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,732 1,722 1,643 0.6 4.8 0.1 1,709 1,958 1,557 1,649 6,709 7,070 -5.1

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 2,712 3,198 2,458 -15.2 30.1 4.7 2,983 3,414 2,452 2,656 11,115 11,580 -4.0

 Material handling equipment............... 1,563 1,569 1,580 -0.4 -0.7 5.0 1,544 1,782 1,559 1,478 6,256 6,155 1.6

 Computers and electronic products 2

......... 33,339 30,845 31,546 8.1 -2.2 -3.1 33,368 33,168 27,995 28,143 125,339 110,750 13.2

 Computers........................................ 4,629 4,387 3,907 5.5 12.3 1.5 4,836 4,310 3,320 3,471 16,120 14,332 12.5

 Computer storage devices.................... 771 591 719 30.5 -17.8 -5.8 472 884 494 297 2,386 1,779 34.1

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,021 1,023 876 -0.2 16.8 -14.4 854 1,325 667 787 3,555 3,604 -1.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,145 3,256 3,139 -3.4 3.7 -2.5 2,460 3,865 2,528 2,382 11,262 10,777 4.5

 Defense communications equipment.... 630 510 498 23.5 2.4 2.5 632 534 498 536 2,114 2,220 -4.8

 Audio and video equipment.................. 419 407 403 2.9 1.0 -6.9 339 378 334 282 1,433 1,306 9.7

 Semiconductors2

................................. NA 4,092 5,021 NA -18.5 -14.8 NA 3,085 4,316 6,665 NA NA NA

 Electronic components......................... 3,967 3,811 3,792 4.1 0.5 0.5 3,573 4,172 3,506 3,017 14,609 12,885 13.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,007 1,107 1,061 -9.0 4.3 -0.5 929 1,284 1,017 937 4,133 4,097 0.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 3,067 3,151 3,140 -2.7 0.4 -3.0 2,927 3,421 3,100 2,992 12,105 11,545 4.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 8,624 8,053 8,559 7.1 -5.9 2.3 7,855 9,447 7,827 6,283 32,466 27,404 18.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,553 9,400 9,147 1.6 2.8 1.3 9,699 10,006 8,456 8,979 36,106 35,192 2.6

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,180 1,148 1,162 2.8 -1.2 -2.1 1,146 1,204 1,120 1,061 4,518 4,374 3.3

 Household appliances........................ 1,786 1,730 1,648 3.2 5.0 -0.1 1,882 1,902 1,440 1,722 6,548 6,259 4.6

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,897 2,899 2,786 -0.1 4.1 5.1 2,932 3,258 2,699 2,744 11,310 11,439 -1.1

 Batteries........................................... 776 774 780 0.3 -0.8 6.7 700 735 645 636 2,701 2,415 11.8

 Transportation equipment........................ 48,360 48,269 47,031 0.2 2.6 -8.4 47,064 53,434 44,872 46,198 189,734 184,216 3.0

 Automobiles..................................... 5,777 5,610 5,292 3.0 6.0 -13.6 5,635 6,063 5,211 4,866 22,702 19,047 19.2

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 5,097 5,253 5,127 -3.0 2.5 -15.1 5,035 5,841 4,845 6,047 21,032 25,125 -16.3

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,644 1,653 1,642 -0.5 0.7 0.5 1,616 1,903 1,618 1,184 6,683 5,166 29.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 16,684 16,254 15,523 2.6 4.7 -9.4 17,093 17,491 15,136 14,798 65,665 57,438 14.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 6,961 6,973 6,672 -0.2 4.5 -3.5 6,224 8,442 6,009 7,296 25,625 31,093 -17.6

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 5,631 5,754 5,741 -2.1 0.2 -5.2 5,150 6,225 5,361 4,769 21,512 18,675 15.2

 Ships and boats................................. 2,202 2,406 2,188 -8.5 10.0 -2.8 2,198 2,570 2,196 2,366 8,896 8,737 1.8

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,494 5,552 5,450 -1.0 1.9 2.3 5,383 5,593 5,395 5,294 21,327 21,549 -1.0

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,666 12,630 12,684 0.3 -0.4 0.4 12,303 13,630 11,882 11,831 49,196 47,336 3.9

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 226,298 226,482 219,639 -0.1 3.1 0.4 224,797 230,202 199,983 191,304 855,832 747,555 14.5

 Food products....................................... 55,142 55,553 55,281 -0.7 0.5 0.7 52,925 56,931 52,556 51,491 214,615 206,136 4.1

 Grain and oilseed milling...................... 7,797 8,196 8,150 -4.9 0.6 -4.0 7,117 8,582 7,657 7,196 31,491 29,694 6.1

 Dairy products.................................. 7,512 7,555 7,450 -0.6 1.4 2.9 7,179 7,669 6,752 6,974 28,587 27,796 2.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 15,627 15,624 15,404 0.0 1.4 1.7 15,390 15,701 15,030 14,019 60,650 56,180 8.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 10,650 10,445 9,649 2.0 8.2 -2.1 10,633 10,518 8,956 10,025 39,147 38,681 1.2

 Beverages......................................... 7,626 7,390 7,096 3.2 4.1 -0.1 7,609 7,463 6,403 6,925 27,763 27,031 2.7

 Tobacco............................................ 3,024 3,055 2,553 -1.0 19.7 -7.2 3,024 3,055 2,553 3,100 11,384 11,650 -2.3

 Textile mills........................................... 2,345 2,352 2,295 -0.3 2.5 0.7 2,398 2,419 2,239 2,099 9,222 8,179 12.8

 Textile products................................... 1,901 1,909 1,873 -0.4 1.9 -1.0 1,945 1,937 1,798 1,854 7,393 7,222 2.4

 Apparel................................................ 1,291 1,299 1,282 -0.6 1.3 -0.7 1,199 1,292 1,261 1,189 4,870 5,090 -4.3

 Leather and allied products...................... 405 400 409 1.3 -2.2 2.8 384 421 438 391 1,571 1,627 -3.4

 Paper products...................................... 14,111 14,139 13,788 -0.2 2.5 1.2 13,856 14,530 12,938 13,048 54,547 53,056 2.8

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,565 6,587 6,381 -0.3 3.2 0.0 6,455 6,745 5,981 6,068 25,462 24,572 3.6

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,917 3,984 3,872 -1.7 2.9 3.6 3,919 4,141 3,592 3,754 15,238 15,097 0.9

 Printing................................................. 7,063 7,173 6,953 -1.5 3.2 0.5 7,048 7,458 6,394 7,188 27,423 28,787 -4.7

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 57,211 57,660 54,176 -0.8 6.4 -1.6 56,356 54,179 44,700 34,801 202,832 130,061 56.0

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 54,009 54,486 50,821 -0.9 7.2 -2.3 53,304 51,274 42,127 32,209 192,105 120,172 59.9

 Chemical products..................................... 60,336 59,817 58,595 0.9 2.1 1.9 62,116 64,266 54,683 54,737 234,291 212,760 10.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,896 3,745 3,633 4.0 3.1 7.4 5,984 5,577 3,601 3,872 17,864 12,050 48.2

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 15,399 15,446 15,385 -0.3 0.4 0.9 15,271 16,207 14,269 15,899 60,234 63,276 -4.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,650 2,646 2,516 0.2 5.2 1.9 2,920 2,798 2,299 2,758 10,114 9,815 3.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,843 15,735 15,338 0.7 2.6 1.5 15,937 16,251 14,020 14,481 59,921 55,956 7.1

NA Not Available p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

1

 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories are for the end of the period. Not seasonally adjusted 

estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences,

where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes.

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

2 Estimates and percent changes of shipments for the semiconductor industry are no longer shown separately, but are included in computers and electronic products, and all other applicable

 aggregate totals. 

Year to date
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Table 2. Value of Manufacturers' New Orders for Industry Groups1

[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.] 

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2010/

2010p 2010r 2010 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2009

All manufacturing industries 2................... 420,076 415,012 407,985 1.2 1.7 0.4 415,213 436,921 375,744 348,100 1,599,618 1,384,105 15.6

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 369,539 371,374 357,729 -0.5 3.8 1.0 368,255 387,310 329,383 311,545 1,409,601 1,231,564 14.5

 Excluding defense 2............................. 407,193 401,487 394,625 1.4 1.7 0.8 404,197 419,941 362,908 336,584 1,544,249 1,335,970 15.6

 With unfilled orders 2

.......................... 146,341 141,910 142,729 3.1 -0.6 1.8 142,672 156,869 133,380 112,067 562,232 461,684 21.8

 Durable goods industries 2........................ 193,778 188,530 188,346 2.8 0.1 0.5 190,416 206,719 175,761 156,796 743,786 636,550 16.8

 Primary metals............................ ............ 19,812 20,151 19,405 -1.7 3.8 2.2 20,407 21,324 18,602 13,177 78,745 53,900 46.1

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,454 9,567 9,446 -1.2 1.3 2.6 9,712 9,928 9,110 5,456 37,765 23,280 62.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,172 9,354 8,815 -1.9 6.1 1.7 9,500 10,082 8,419 6,830 36,308 26,737 35.8

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,186 1,230 1,144 -3.6 7.5 2.6 1,195 1,314 1,073 891 4,672 3,883 20.3

 Fabricated metal products....................... 27,807 27,570 27,106 0.9 1.7 3.9 27,975 29,778 25,631 24,898 107,314 97,043 10.6

 Machinery............................................. 24,457 26,285 23,690 -7.0 11.0 7.1 26,167 29,470 22,263 21,257 99,247 85,244 16.4

 Construction machinery....................... 2,238 2,515 1,622 -11.0 55.1 -4.6 2,364 2,856 1,549 1,115 8,474 4,480 89.2

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery......................... 1,464 1,658 1,378 -11.7 20.3 -8.7 1,333 1,758 1,288 1,242 5,792 5,731 1.1

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,455 3,241 2,865 -24.3 13.1 24.5 2,708 3,324 2,296 1,560 11,244 6,489 73.3

 Photographic equipment...................... 784 788 837 -0.5 -5.9 17.7 730 810 734 617 2,889 2,713 6.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,684 3,120 2,956 -14.0 5.5 0.6 2,695 3,761 2,019 3,205 11,052 11,098 -0.4

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,725 1,722 1,626 0.2 5.9 2.1 1,734 1,886 1,606 1,351 6,802 5,957 14.2

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 3,035 3,254 2,330 -6.7 39.7 11.6 3,302 3,444 2,373 2,497 11,112 10,923 1.7

 Material handling equipment............... 1,675 1,705 1,669 -1.8 2.2 13.8 1,630 1,959 1,792 1,308 6,737 5,245 28.4

 Computers and electronic products 2

......... 27,743 27,102 25,744 2.4 5.3 -1.1 25,053 31,151 23,574 20,556 102,202 91,131 12.1

 Computers........................................ 4,494 4,760 3,819 -5.6 24.6 14.2 4,701 4,683 3,232 2,756 15,764 12,847 22.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,076 2,788 2,954 10.3 -5.6 -7.2 2,642 3,091 2,813 2,547 10,988 11,021 -0.3

 Defense communications equipment...... 565 621 556 -9.0 11.7 -9.6 493 977 513 680 2,557 2,858 -10.5

 Semiconductors 2................................ NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

 Electronic components........................ 4,129 3,927 3,961 5.1 -0.9 1.0 3,736 4,218 3,880 3,004 15,472 12,719 21.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,062 1,098 1,036 -3.3 6.0 16.7 927 1,303 1,017 907 4,081 3,749 8.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,182 3,064 2,543 3.9 20.5 -13.7 2,909 3,824 2,662 2,865 11,787 12,791 -7.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 8,565 8,366 8,446 2.4 -0.9 -0.4 7,573 10,005 7,574 5,937 32,543 26,543 22.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,604 10,395 9,163 -7.6 13.4 -1.8 9,856 10,858 8,933 8,531 38,559 34,418 12.0

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,201 1,246 1,003 -3.6 24.2 -10.4 1,188 1,337 1,016 911 4,569 4,336 5.4

 Household appliances.......................... 1,776 1,740 1,627 2.1 6.9 -3.5 1,858 1,857 1,473 1,732 6,684 6,383 4.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,022 3,326 2,906 -9.1 14.5 -1.2 3,187 3,572 3,022 2,767 12,741 10,526 21.0

 Transportation equipment........................ 50,537 43,638 50,256 15.8 -13.2 -3.7 46,958 49,611 46,361 36,555 190,017 152,541 24.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 16,573 16,133 15,364 2.7 5.0 -9.6 17,050 17,123 15,050 14,671 65,320 56,903 14.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 10,541 3,213 11,135 228.1 -71.1 51.1 8,279 4,609 8,758 -94 26,550 7,167 270.4

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 5,257 5,501 5,425 -4.4 1.4 -20.3 4,409 6,444 5,136 4,465 22,587 19,326 16.9

 Ships and boats.................................. 1,909 2,097 2,445 -9.0 -14.2 32.9 1,593 2,262 2,631 1,676 8,826 6,311 39.9

 Furniture and related products................. 5,527 5,595 5,573 -1.2 0.4 3.0 5,660 5,949 5,649 5,523 22,312 22,154 0.7

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 226,298 226,482 219,639 -0.1 3.1 0.4 224,797 230,202 199,983 191,304 855,832 747,555 14.5

NA Not Available p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

1

 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories are for the end of the period. Not seasonally

 adjusted estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday

and trading-day differences, where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not

adjusted for price changes.

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. For further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations see <http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/>.

Year to date
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Table 3. Value of Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders for Industry Groups1

[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.] 

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. Apr.

2010p 2010r 2010 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 10/09

All manufacturing industries 2...................... 801,228 797,869 798,552 0.4 -0.1 0.5 808,343 806,457 803,751 840,603 -3.8

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 321,204 320,022 316,074 0.4 1.2 0.3 325,103 323,111 316,582 322,319 0.9

 Excluding defense 2............................. 648,341 644,508 645,018 0.6 -0.1 0.7 652,137 648,679 648,120 672,822 -3.1

 Durable goods industries 2

........................ 801,228 797,869 798,552 0.4 -0.1 0.5 808,343 806,457 803,751 840,603 -3.8

 Primary metals........................................ 18,332 18,509 18,352 -1.0 0.9 2.9 18,599 18,805 18,594 15,617 19.1

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,289 10,527 10,581 -2.3 -0.5 4.0 10,413 10,590 10,711 8,031 29.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,073 6,034 5,858 0.6 3.0 1.4 6,193 6,232 5,903 5,635 9.9

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,970 1,948 1,913 1.1 1.8 1.8 1,993 1,983 1,980 1,951 2.2

 Fabricated metal products......................... 54,553 54,170 53,701 0.7 0.9 0.8 55,562 54,973 53,395 57,519 -3.4

 Machinery.............................................. 91,501 90,648 88,739 0.9 2.2 0.3 92,479 91,108 88,670 90,806 1.8

 Construction machinery....................... 9,506 9,462 9,067 0.5 4.4 -2.8 9,822 9,734 9,261 11,680 -15.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery......................... 6,046 5,893 5,815 2.6 1.3 -2.4 6,002 5,838 5,847 7,451 -19.4

 Industrial machinery............................ 11,572 11,652 11,349 -0.7 2.7 -1.9 11,878 11,769 11,553 11,876 0.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 2,479 2,470 2,475 0.4 -0.2 1.9 2,508 2,496 2,506 2,516 -0.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 20,506 20,369 19,745 0.7 3.2 2.7 20,373 20,022 18,822 15,828 28.7

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,412 6,419 6,419 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 6,456 6,431 6,503 6,620 -2.5

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 12,710 12,387 12,331 2.6 0.5 -1.0 12,810 12,491 12,461 12,801 0.1

 Material handling equipment............... 7,245 7,133 6,997 1.6 1.9 1.3 7,380 7,294 7,117 7,396 -0.2

 Computers and electronic products 2......... 120,651 120,647 120,298 0.0 0.3 -0.6 121,892 122,123 121,055 124,113 -1.8

 Computers......................................... 5,015 5,150 4,777 -2.6 7.8 -1.8 5,015 5,150 4,777 4,033 24.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 22,298 22,367 22,835 -0.3 -2.0 -0.8 22,505 22,323 23,097 22,491 0.1

 Defense communications equipment...... 6,251 6,316 6,205 -1.0 1.8 0.9 6,438 6,577 6,134 6,903 -6.7

 Semiconductors 2................................ NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

 Electronic components.......................... 11,514 11,352 11,236 1.4 1.0 1.5 11,556 11,393 11,347 9,680 19.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 8,273 8,218 8,227 0.7 -0.1 -0.3 8,322 8,324 8,305 9,508 -12.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 38,611 38,496 38,583 0.3 -0.2 -1.5 39,268 39,286 38,883 42,420 -7.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 28,689 28,748 28,435 -0.2 1.1 -0.4 28,788 29,070 28,512 29,078 -1.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 23,334 23,283 22,288 0.2 4.5 0.1 23,554 23,397 22,545 22,515 4.6

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,187 2,166 2,068 1.0 4.7 -7.1 2,176 2,134 2,001 2,270 -4.1

 Household appliances.......................... 512 522 512 -1.9 2.0 -3.9 526 550 595 450 16.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 14,926 14,801 14,374 0.8 3.0 0.8 14,991 14,736 14,422 14,393 4.2

 Transportation equipment........................ 480,024 477,847 482,478 0.5 -1.0 0.7 483,240 483,346 487,169 518,284 -6.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 14,126 14,237 14,358 -0.8 -0.8 -1.1 14,303 14,346 14,714 15,693 -8.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 323,670 320,090 323,850 1.1 -1.2 1.4 324,490 322,435 326,268 342,092 -5.1

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 47,813 48,187 48,440 -0.8 -0.5 -0.6 48,823 49,564 49,345 51,684 -5.5

 Ships and boats.................................. 17,873 18,166 18,475 -1.6 -1.7 1.4 18,308 18,913 19,221 22,933 -20.2

 Furniture and related products................. 6,691 6,658 6,615 0.5 0.7 1.9 6,875 6,598 6,242 6,727 2.2

NA Not Available p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

1

 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories are for the end of the period. Not seasonally

adjusted estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday

and trading-day differences, where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not

adjusted for price changes.

2

 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.
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Table 4. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories for Industry Groups1

[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.] 

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. Apr.

2010p 2010r 2010 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 10/09

 All manufacturing industries..................... 521,683 519,045 516,707 0.5 0.5 1.0 521,995 517,238 517,249 531,080 -1.7

 Excluding transportation...................... 443,370 440,997 439,161 0.5 0.4 0.9 442,346 439,307 439,133 449,850 -1.7

 Excluding defense............................. 498,422 495,465 493,044 0.6 0.5 1.0 498,637 493,599 493,534 507,762 -1.8

 With unfilled orders............................. 244,928 242,715 240,987 0.9 0.7 0.7 246,697 242,092 243,262 257,924 -4.4

 Durable goods industries........................ 301,448 299,463 297,545 0.7 0.6 0.7 303,722 299,195 300,856 320,567 -5.3

 Wood products........................................ 8,785 8,849 8,791 -0.7 0.7 1.3 8,679 8,975 8,994 9,225 -5.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,144 11,266 11,230 -1.1 0.3 -0.2 11,432 11,569 11,476 12,780 -10.5

 Primary metals......................................... 29,898 28,673 28,006 4.3 2.4 1.7 29,683 28,192 27,930 29,105 2.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 17,600 16,635 15,997 5.8 4.0 2.5 17,300 16,204 15,916 17,369 -0.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,540 10,316 10,270 2.2 0.4 0.7 10,597 10,243 10,208 9,755 8.6

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,758 1,722 1,739 2.1 -1.0 1.5 1,786 1,745 1,806 1,981 -9.8

 Fabricated metal products......................... 40,984 40,617 40,061 0.9 1.4 1.0 41,135 40,825 40,539 43,463 -5.4

 Machinery.............................................. 49,377 49,343 49,335 0.1 0.0 -0.4 49,833 49,869 50,357 55,660 -10.5

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,319 2,293 2,262 1.1 1.4 -0.9 2,417 2,527 2,516 2,963 -18.4

 Construction machinery........................ 4,705 4,639 4,702 1.4 -1.3 -0.2 4,814 4,728 4,803 5,314 -9.4

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 5,551 5,643 5,636 -1.6 0.1 -0.6 5,617 5,674 5,653 6,255 -10.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,522 6,455 6,416 1.0 0.6 0.5 6,511 6,507 6,487 6,993 -6.9

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,448 1,474 1,519 -1.8 -3.0 0.3 1,451 1,453 1,535 1,556 -6.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,428 3,436 3,342 -0.2 2.8 -3.4 3,565 3,484 3,392 4,185 -14.8

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,907 3,880 3,859 0.7 0.5 -0.2 3,928 3,882 3,877 4,708 -16.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 5,971 5,903 5,977 1.2 -1.2 -0.3 5,899 5,750 6,145 6,795 -13.2

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,921 2,921 2,930 0.0 -0.3 -1.2 2,953 2,939 2,978 3,343 -11.7

 Computers and electronic products 2

......... 43,313 43,163 43,134 0.3 0.1 0.3 43,362 42,445 43,718 45,981 -5.7

 Computers......................................... 2,089 2,046 2,132 2.1 -4.0 1.2 1,964 2,032 2,153 1,953 0.6

 Computer storage devices.................... 994 1,003 995 -0.9 0.8 -0.8 1,057 950 1,019 1,140 -7.3

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,424 1,437 1,442 -0.9 -0.3 1.1 1,462 1,387 1,455 1,639 -10.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,483 5,352 5,851 2.4 -8.5 1.4 5,528 5,261 6,054 6,840 -19.2

 Defense communications equipment...... 2,001 2,050 1,961 -2.4 4.5 2.7 2,001 2,050 1,961 1,653 21.1

 Audio and video equipment.................. 395 404 382 -2.2 5.8 0.3 349 363 359 675 -48.3

 Semiconductors2

................................ NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

 Electronic components.......................... 7,019 6,977 6,713 0.6 3.9 -1.6 7,077 6,806 6,801 6,856 3.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,795 3,768 3,755 0.7 0.3 1.8 3,758 3,711 3,711 3,599 4.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,679 3,649 3,647 0.8 0.1 4.5 3,726 3,641 3,693 3,321 12.2

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 11,500 11,517 11,420 -0.1 0.8 -1.0 11,556 11,359 11,599 12,119 -4.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 13,577 13,580 13,507 0.0 0.5 0.2 13,864 13,737 13,741 15,083 -8.1

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,580 1,563 1,531 1.1 2.1 -1.3 1,617 1,563 1,537 1,750 -7.6

 Household appliances.......................... 2,108 2,168 2,178 -2.8 -0.5 0.6 2,183 2,171 2,217 2,297 -5.0

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,320 4,260 4,208 1.4 1.2 1.2 4,409 4,381 4,400 4,762 -7.4

 Batteries............................................ 965 952 948 1.4 0.4 0.3 985 952 922 1,055 -6.6

 Transportation equipment......................... 78,313 78,048 77,546 0.3 0.6 1.5 79,649 77,931 78,116 81,230 -1.9

 Automobiles....................................... 1,535 1,511 1,527 1.6 -1.0 31.3 1,654 1,518 1,643 1,576 4.9

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 1,748 1,817 1,735 -3.8 4.7 3.7 1,855 1,849 1,692 1,696 9.4

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,295 1,318 1,393 -1.7 -5.4 -2.8 1,255 1,282 1,394 1,319 -4.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 15,397 15,220 15,071 1.2 1.0 6.4 15,749 15,369 15,405 16,006 -1.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 35,473 34,914 34,381 1.6 1.6 0.6 36,108 34,691 34,477 35,598 1.4

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,198 12,271 12,382 -0.6 -0.9 1.2 12,190 12,204 12,310 12,094 0.8

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,490 3,364 3,268 3.7 2.9 -2.7 3,553 3,486 3,374 3,629 -2.1

 Furniture and related products................. 6,062 5,981 5,954 1.4 0.5 0.1 6,069 5,917 5,945 6,745 -10.0

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 19,995 19,943 19,981 0.3 -0.2 0.2 20,016 19,735 20,040 21,295 -6.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 220,235 219,582 219,162 0.3 0.2 1.5 218,273 218,043 216,393 210,513 3.7

 Food products........................................ 40,518 40,411 40,635 0.3 -0.6 0.0 39,560 39,516 40,465 39,569 0.0

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,093 5,280 5,480 -3.5 -3.6 1.7 5,004 5,288 5,497 4,825 3.7

 Dairy products.................................... 5,311 5,272 5,249 0.7 0.4 0.3 5,497 5,262 5,230 5,320 3.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 7,972 7,885 7,851 1.1 0.4 0.8 7,964 7,796 7,797 7,671 3.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,575 15,669 15,799 -0.6 -0.8 -0.2 15,666 15,925 16,123 16,273 -3.7

 Beverages......................................... 11,880 11,942 12,048 -0.5 -0.9 -0.2 11,942 12,072 12,208 12,521 -4.6

 Tobacco............................................ 3,695 3,727 3,751 -0.9 -0.6 -0.1 3,724 3,853 3,915 3,752 -0.7

 Textile mills............................................ 2,986 3,000 2,996 -0.5 0.1 0.5 3,025 3,005 3,026 3,460 -12.6

 Textile products...................................... 2,867 2,834 2,802 1.2 1.1 0.5 2,873 2,807 2,810 2,896 -0.8

 Apparel................................................. 2,354 2,379 2,393 -1.1 -0.6 0.2 2,312 2,305 2,356 2,606 -11.3

 Leather and allied products...................... 857 863 861 -0.7 0.2 0.1 837 841 858 947 -11.6

 Paper products....................................... 13,988 13,856 13,854 1.0 0.0 -0.2 14,004 13,894 14,023 14,713 -4.8

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 5,878 5,766 5,859 1.9 -1.6 -0.6 5,859 5,785 5,956 6,356 -7.8

 Paperboard containers......................... 3,811 3,808 3,695 0.1 3.1 -0.3 3,838 3,832 3,756 4,065 -5.6

 Printing.................................................. 5,369 5,366 5,422 0.1 -1.0 0.1 5,297 5,326 5,380 5,843 -9.3

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 47,170 47,062 47,430 0.2 -0.8 6.5 45,858 45,737 43,463 33,667 36.2

 Petroleum refineries............................. 44,590 44,540 44,947 0.1 -0.9 6.9 43,163 43,151 40,951 30,759 40.3

 Chemical products..................................... 69,382 69,182 68,318 0.3 1.3 0.0 69,529 69,440 68,922 71,191 -2.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 4,282 4,263 4,243 0.4 0.5 0.4 4,358 4,714 4,815 4,465 -2.4

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 24,574 24,836 24,933 -1.1 -0.4 0.2 24,477 24,659 24,733 27,766 -11.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 3,159 3,147 3,122 0.4 0.8 0.8 3,229 3,246 3,238 3,287 -1.8

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 19,169 18,960 18,652 1.1 1.7 1.5 19,312 19,247 18,967 19,348 -0.2

NA Not Available p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

1

 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories are for the end of the period. Not seasonally adjusted 

estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences,

where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes.

2 Estimates of inventories for the semiconductor industry data are included in computers and electronic products and all other applicable agregates totals, but are not shown separately. 

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.
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Table 5. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments, New Orders, Unfilled Orders, and Total Inventories for 

 Topical Series1, 2

[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.] 

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2010/

2010p 2010r 2010 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2009

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 422,317 419,787 408,967 0.6 2.6 -0.5 421,411 437,300 375,468 369,222 1,607,481 1,455,039 10.5

 Construction materials and supplies...... 41,525 40,757 39,838 1.9 2.3 1.1 41,695 41,044 35,080 38,874 151,311 148,481 1.9

 Information technology......................... 27,461 26,584 26,294 3.3 1.1 -0.7 25,468 29,638 23,393 21,937 101,055 92,340 9.4

 Computers and related products .......... 6,421 6,001 5,502 7.0 9.1 -2.4 6,162 6,519 4,481 4,555 22,061 19,715 11.9

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 29,202 28,770 27,584 1.5 4.3 -10.8 29,379 31,298 26,810 26,895 116,082 106,776 8.7

 Capital goods...................................... 72,926 73,321 71,944 -0.5 1.9 0.6 71,088 81,476 66,710 66,751 281,393 273,535 2.9

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 62,242 62,245 60,703 0.0 2.5 1.6 60,877 69,534 55,654 56,449 238,331 234,060 1.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 58,121 58,121 56,832 0.0 2.3 2.3 57,242 64,403 52,247 51,784 223,628 214,576 4.2

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 10,684 11,076 11,241 -3.5 -1.5 -4.5 10,211 11,942 11,056 10,302 43,062 39,475 9.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 174,060 174,664 168,951 -0.3 3.4 -1.4 170,685 176,223 154,165 146,671 658,102 577,335 14.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 23,884 23,798 23,168 0.4 2.7 -6.2 23,848 25,989 22,313 23,207 94,191 92,613 1.7

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 150,176 150,866 145,783 -0.5 3.5 -0.6 146,837 150,234 131,852 123,464 563,911 484,722 16.3

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 420,076 415,012 407,985 1.2 1.7 0.4 415,213 436,921 375,744 348,100 1,599,618 1,384,105 15.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 41,839 41,583 40,298 0.6 3.2 1.7 42,489 43,033 35,280 38,833 154,737 145,692 6.2

 Information technology......................... 27,227 27,272 25,467 -0.2 7.1 -0.8 24,970 31,100 23,205 20,654 101,483 91,883 10.4

 Computers and related products .......... 6,286 6,374 5,414 -1.4 17.7 5.5 6,027 6,892 4,393 3,840 21,705 18,230 19.1

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 29,091 28,649 27,425 1.5 4.5 -10.9 29,336 30,930 26,724 26,768 115,737 106,241 8.9

 Capital goods...................................... 76,481 71,570 75,907 6.9 -5.7 6.9 72,920 81,849 70,125 53,954 289,370 231,798 24.8

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 65,986 60,600 64,937 8.9 -6.7 9.0 63,823 68,022 59,468 44,628 244,482 192,602 26.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 58,392 59,980 56,233 -2.6 6.7 3.0 58,071 66,600 53,321 47,172 228,631 199,003 14.9

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 10,495 10,970 10,970 -4.3 0.0 -4.3 9,097 13,827 10,657 9,326 44,888 39,196 14.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 174,051 174,745 169,205 -0.4 3.3 -1.4 170,681 176,343 154,559 146,621 659,201 576,775 14.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 23,875 23,879 23,422 0.0 2.0 -6.4 23,844 26,109 22,707 23,157 95,290 92,053 3.5

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 150,176 150,866 145,783 -0.5 3.5 -0.6 146,837 150,234 131,852 123,464 563,911 484,722 16.3

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 801,228 797,869 798,552 0.4 -0.1 0.5 808,343 806,457 803,751 840,603 (X) (X) -3.8

 Construction materials and supplies...... 53,366 53,052 52,226 0.6 1.6 0.9 53,671 52,877 50,888 51,052 (X) (X) 5.1

 Information technology......................... 117,325 117,559 116,871 -0.2 0.6 -0.7 118,705 119,203 117,741 122,351 (X) (X) -3.0

 Computers and related products .......... 5,015 5,150 4,777 -2.6 7.8 -1.8 5,015 5,150 4,777 4,033 (X) (X) 24.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 14,126 14,237 14,358 -0.8 -0.8 -1.1 14,303 14,346 14,714 15,693 (X) (X) -8.9

 Capital goods...................................... 623,024 619,469 621,220 0.6 -0.3 0.6 628,429 626,597 626,224 663,728 (X) (X) -5.3

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................483,788 480,044 481,689 0.8 -0.3 0.9 486,320 483,374 484,886 510,337 (X) (X) -4.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 189,791 189,520 187,661 0.1 1.0 -0.3 191,865 191,036 188,839 198,293 (X) (X) -3.2

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 139,236 139,425 139,531 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 142,109 143,223 141,338 153,391 (X) (X) -7.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 8,954 8,963 8,882 -0.1 0.9 2.9 9,116 9,120 9,000 7,543 (X) (X) 20.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 8,954 8,963 8,882 -0.1 0.9 2.9 9,116 9,120 9,000 7,543 (X) (X) 20.9

 All manufacturing industries .................. 521,683 519,045 516,707 0.5 0.5 1.0 521,995 517,238 517,249 531,080 (X) (X) -1.7

 Construction materials and supplies...... 54,196 53,980 53,231 0.4 1.4 0.2 54,591 54,593 54,183 58,307 (X) (X) -6.4

 Information technology......................... 37,735 37,666 38,073 0.2 -1.1 0.7 37,829 37,183 38,517 40,073 (X) (X) -5.6

 Computers and related products .......... 4,507 4,486 4,569 0.5 -1.8 0.7 4,483 4,369 4,627 4,732 (X) (X) -5.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 19,975 19,866 19,726 0.5 0.7 7.0 20,513 20,018 20,134 20,597 (X) (X) -0.4

 Capital goods...................................... 143,023 142,272 142,478 0.5 -0.1 0.3 144,298 142,175 144,104 152,621 (X) (X) -5.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................125,037 124,055 124,254 0.8 -0.2 0.2 126,207 123,832 125,756 134,587 (X) (X) -6.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 97,735 97,419 97,997 0.3 -0.6 0.1 98,359 97,285 99,414 107,307 (X) (X) -8.3

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 17,986 18,217 18,224 -1.3 0.0 0.8 18,091 18,343 18,348 18,034 (X) (X) 0.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 164,051 164,179 165,048 -0.1 -0.5 2.1 161,761 161,779 161,518 156,450 (X) (X) 3.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 21,298 21,371 21,285 -0.3 0.4 1.9 21,504 21,325 21,710 23,749 (X) (X) -9.5

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 142,753 142,808 143,763 0.0 -0.7 2.1 140,257 140,454 139,808 132,701 (X) (X) 5.7

X Not Applicable p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

1 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories are for the end of the period. Not seasonally adjusted 

estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences, where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes.

2

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

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 
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Table 6. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories, by Stage of Fabrication, by Industry Group1 

[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.] 

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. Apr.

2010p 2010r 2010 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 10/09

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 176,077 176,385 175,695 -0.2 0.4 1.5 175,502 175,689 175,758 181,028 -3.1

 Durable goods industries........................ 103,362 102,888 102,277 0.5 0.6 0.8 103,342 102,403 103,142 113,227 -8.7

 Wood products................................... 3,113 3,185 3,177 -2.3 0.3 0.8 2,900 3,121 3,252 3,344 -13.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,573 4,613 4,541 -0.9 1.6 0.0 4,598 4,636 4,555 5,101 -9.9

 Primary metals.................................... 11,521 11,099 10,886 3.8 2.0 1.2 11,257 10,705 10,724 13,225 -14.9

 Fabricated metal products.................. 15,199 15,104 14,734 0.6 2.5 1.1 15,042 15,040 14,806 16,278 -7.6

 Machinery.......................................... 19,219 19,199 19,149 0.1 0.3 -0.1 19,340 19,238 19,237 21,842 -11.5

 Computers and electronic products...... 14,462 14,295 14,271 1.2 0.2 -2.2 14,421 14,051 14,454 16,264 -11.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,487 5,421 5,278 1.2 2.7 1.5 5,574 5,506 5,361 5,961 -6.5

 Transportation equipment.................. 20,229 20,403 20,654 -0.9 -1.2 4.4 20,625 20,580 21,136 21,027 -1.9

 Furniture and related products............ 2,962 2,900 2,903 2.1 -0.1 0.1 2,981 2,905 2,925 3,105 -4.0

 Miscellaneous products........................ 6,597 6,669 6,684 -1.1 -0.2 -1.1 6,604 6,621 6,692 7,080 -6.7

 Nondurable goods industries................. 72,715 73,497 73,418 -1.1 0.1 2.5 72,160 73,286 72,616 67,801 6.4

 Food products................................... 13,806 13,986 14,304 -1.3 -2.2 -0.8 13,800 13,951 14,296 14,083 -2.0

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,288 4,313 4,292 -0.6 0.5 -0.1 4,302 4,397 4,410 4,323 -0.5

 Textiles.............................................. 1,105 1,112 1,096 -0.6 1.5 2.9 1,120 1,111 1,094 1,158 -3.3

 Textile products.................................. 1,166 1,140 1,124 2.3 1.4 0.5 1,165 1,124 1,110 1,182 -1.4

 Apparel............................................. 617 609 598 1.3 1.8 0.2 619 603 596 674 -8.2

 Leather and allied products................ 323 321 319 0.6 0.6 1.3 318 311 318 334 -4.8

 Paper products................................... 6,926 6,854 6,722 1.1 2.0 -0.4 6,889 6,848 6,769 7,144 -3.6

 Printing ............................................ 2,279 2,259 2,293 0.9 -1.5 1.1 2,237 2,263 2,273 2,511 -10.9

 Petroleum and coal products............... 11,891 12,924 13,163 -8.0 -1.8 11.8 11,651 12,721 12,013 8,352 39.5

 Chemical products............................. 22,238 22,043 21,792 0.9 1.2 1.3 22,077 22,034 21,972 20,622 7.1

 Plastics and rubber products............... 8,076 7,936 7,715 1.8 2.9 2.4 7,982 7,923 7,765 7,418 7.6

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 157,537 155,685 154,600 1.2 0.7 1.4 157,973 155,101 154,752 154,106 2.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 110,641 109,211 108,468 1.3 0.7 1.0 111,523 108,592 109,208 110,946 0.5

 Wood products................................... 1,688 1,671 1,621 1.0 3.1 0.5 1,703 1,679 1,607 1,625 4.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,282 1,309 1,328 -2.1 -1.4 1.1 1,356 1,384 1,383 1,504 -9.8

 Primary metals.................................... 8,882 8,479 8,359 4.8 1.4 1.8 8,776 8,274 8,268 7,620 15.2

 Fabricated metal products.................. 11,492 11,282 11,133 1.9 1.3 1.7 11,464 11,206 11,221 11,522 -0.5

 Machinery.......................................... 13,924 13,846 13,894 0.6 -0.3 0.1 13,995 13,848 14,122 15,018 -6.8

 Computers and electronic products...... 19,373 19,326 19,373 0.2 -0.2 1.6 19,496 19,048 19,670 19,621 -0.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 3,036 3,023 3,031 0.4 -0.3 0.3 3,113 3,042 3,067 3,334 -6.6

 Transportation equipment.................. 46,863 46,217 45,738 1.4 1.0 0.8 47,482 46,064 45,851 46,490 2.1

 Furniture and related products............ 988 992 967 -0.4 2.6 1.6 994 994 974 1,132 -12.2

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,113 3,066 3,024 1.5 1.4 1.8 3,144 3,053 3,045 3,080 2.1

 Nondurable goods industries................. 46,896 46,474 46,132 0.9 0.7 2.3 46,450 46,509 45,544 43,160 7.6

 Food products................................... 3,546 3,590 3,695 -1.2 -2.8 -0.1 3,279 3,496 3,743 3,355 -2.3

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,684 5,735 5,780 -0.9 -0.8 -0.3 5,612 5,842 5,995 5,768 -2.7

 Textiles.............................................. 667 656 654 1.7 0.3 -1.1 667 652 654 718 -7.1

 Textile products.................................. 494 488 484 1.2 0.8 0.0 495 482 487 481 2.9

 Apparel............................................. 326 323 329 0.9 -1.8 -0.3 328 312 322 356 -7.9

 Leather and allied products................ 69 69 71 0.0 -2.8 -6.6 73 75 77 77 -5.2

 Paper products................................... 1,366 1,327 1,346 2.9 -1.4 -0.6 1,360 1,328 1,352 1,427 -4.7

 Printing ............................................ 1,354 1,367 1,406 -1.0 -2.8 0.6 1,322 1,347 1,441 1,402 -5.7

 Petroleum and coal products............... 14,986 14,385 14,007 4.2 2.7 8.7 14,946 14,586 13,209 9,390 59.2

 Chemical products............................. 16,228 16,399 16,261 -1.0 0.8 -0.2 16,155 16,201 16,096 17,979 -10.1

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,176 2,135 2,099 1.9 1.7 -0.2 2,213 2,188 2,168 2,207 0.3

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 188,069 186,975 186,412 0.6 0.3 0.3 188,520 186,448 186,739 195,946 -3.8

 Durable goods industries........................ 87,445 87,364 86,800 0.1 0.6 0.2 88,857 88,200 88,506 96,394 -7.8

 Wood products................................... 3,984 3,993 3,993 -0.2 0.0 2.0 4,076 4,175 4,135 4,256 -4.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,289 5,344 5,361 -1.0 -0.3 -0.7 5,478 5,549 5,538 6,175 -11.3

 Primary metals.................................... 9,495 9,095 8,761 4.4 3.8 2.4 9,650 9,213 8,938 8,260 16.8

 Fabricated metal products.................. 14,293 14,231 14,194 0.4 0.3 0.3 14,629 14,579 14,512 15,663 -6.6

 Machinery.......................................... 16,234 16,298 16,292 -0.4 0.0 -1.2 16,498 16,783 16,998 18,800 -12.2

 Computers and electronic products...... 9,478 9,542 9,490 -0.7 0.5 1.4 9,445 9,346 9,594 10,096 -6.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,054 5,136 5,198 -1.6 -1.2 -1.1 5,177 5,189 5,313 5,788 -10.6

 Transportation equipment.................. 11,221 11,428 11,154 -1.8 2.5 -0.6 11,542 11,287 11,129 13,713 -15.8

 Furniture and related products............ 2,112 2,089 2,084 1.1 0.2 -0.6 2,094 2,018 2,046 2,508 -16.5

 Miscellaneous products........................ 10,285 10,208 10,273 0.8 -0.6 0.5 10,268 10,061 10,303 11,135 -7.8

 Nondurable goods industries................. 100,624 99,611 99,612 1.0 0.0 0.4 99,663 98,248 98,233 99,552 0.1

 Food products................................... 23,166 22,835 22,636 1.4 0.9 0.5 22,481 22,069 22,426 22,131 1.6

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,603 5,621 5,727 -0.3 -1.9 -0.2 5,752 5,686 5,718 6,182 -7.0

 Textiles.............................................. 1,214 1,232 1,246 -1.5 -1.1 -0.8 1,238 1,242 1,278 1,584 -21.8

 Textile products.................................. 1,207 1,206 1,194 0.1 1.0 0.6 1,213 1,201 1,213 1,233 -1.6

 Apparel............................................. 1,411 1,447 1,466 -2.5 -1.3 0.3 1,365 1,390 1,438 1,576 -13.4

 Leather and allied products................ 465 473 471 -1.7 0.4 0.4 446 455 463 536 -16.8

 Paper products................................... 5,696 5,675 5,786 0.4 -1.9 0.2 5,755 5,718 5,902 6,142 -6.3

 Printing ............................................ 1,736 1,740 1,723 -0.2 1.0 -1.6 1,738 1,716 1,666 1,930 -9.9

 Petroleum and coal products............... 20,293 19,753 20,260 2.7 -2.5 2.0 19,261 18,430 18,241 15,925 20.9

 Chemical products............................. 30,916 30,740 30,265 0.6 1.6 -0.7 31,297 31,205 30,854 32,590 -4.0

 Plastics and rubber products............... 8,917 8,889 8,838 0.3 0.6 1.1 9,117 9,136 9,034 9,723 -6.2

p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

1

 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories are for the end of the period. Not seasonally adjusted 

estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences,

where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes.

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 Group3

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.] 

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Apr Mar Feb Jan Apr Mar Feb Jan

2010p 2010r 2010 2010 2010p 2010r 2010 2010

All manufacturing industries2

............................ 1.24 1.24 1.26 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.54 1.55 1.57 1.54 5.60 5.60 5.76 5.72

 Wood products.............................................. 1.20 1.27 1.31 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.34 1.38 1.44 1.43 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.50 1.43 1.48 1.50 0.92 0.93 0.97 0.97

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.49 1.50 1.50 1.51 2.05 2.06 2.08 2.10

 Machinery..................................................... 2.09 2.02 2.11 2.22 4.36 4.14 4.27 4.47

 Computers and electronic products 2

................ 1.30 1.40 1.37 1.32 4.81 4.97 4.99 5.04

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.42 1.44 1.48 1.49 2.66 2.70 2.66 2.68

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.62 1.62 1.65 1.49 13.39 13.37 13.80 12.77

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.10 1.08 1.09 1.12 1.40 1.39 1.42 1.40

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.58 1.58 1.58 1.58 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.97 0.97 1.00 0.99 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.46 1.50 1.64 1.61 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.27 1.28 1.31 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.51 1.48 1.50 1.47 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.82 1.83 1.87 1.85 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.12 2.16 2.11 2.16 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 0.99 0.98 1.00 1.02 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.76 0.75 0.78 0.78 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.82 0.82 0.88 0.81 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.19 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.21 1.20 1.22 1.22 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

 Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

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.

Apr2 Apr2 Apr2 Apr2

Industry 2009- 2009- 2009- 2009-

Apr1 Mar Apr1 Mar Apr1 Mar Apr1 Mar

2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010

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

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

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

 Primary metals.................................... 0.2 0.7 0.3 1.2 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... -0.2 0.6 -1.1 1.1 -0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.0 0.9 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.2 -0.4 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.3 0.6 -0.7 1.4 -0.2 0.5 -0.1 0.4

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.0 1.1 -0.3 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.5 (X) 1.5 (X) 0.9 (X) 0.4

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.4 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.2

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

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

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

 Textiles............................................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 1.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

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

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

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.4

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

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

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

3

 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories 

are for the end of the period. Not seasonally adjusted estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar 

reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences, where appropriate, 

as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted 

for price changes.

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes3

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.] 

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 65 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 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 4,300 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.