Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2R (09)-11 

CB10-18 

SPECIAL RELEASE 

November 2009 Updated 

 Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

The Census Bureau identified a processing error that occurred when revising historic seasonally adjusted data for 

the November (data month) releases. This report reflects the corrected data, as revised on January 15, 2010. 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in November, up 

three consecutive months, increased $2.2 billion or 0.6 percent to $365.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 0.8 percent October 

increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 

1.7 percent. 

 Shipments, up three consecutive months, increased 

$3.9 billion or 1.0 percent to $374.2 billion. This 

followed a 0.9 percent October increase. 

 Unfilled orders, down fourteen consecutive months, 

decreased $4.8 billion or 0.7 percent to $724.5 billion. 

This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly 

decreases since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis in 1992. This followed a 0.4 percent 

October decrease. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio 

was 5.69, down from 5.75 in October. 

 Inventories, up two consecutive months, increased 

$0.7 billion or 0.2 percent to $495.1 billion. This 

followed a 0.4 percent October increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.32, down from 1.34 

in October. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

November, down two consecutive months, decreased 

$1.2 billion or 0.7 percent to $166.9 billion. This 

followed a 0.1 percent October decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, down following two 

consecutive monthly increases, had the largest decrease, 

$3.1 billion or 7.6 percent to $38.3 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $3.5 billion or 1.8 percent to $198.4 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in 

November, up three consecutive months, increased $0.4 

billion or 0.2 percent to $175.7 billion. This followed a 

0.2 percent October increase. 

 

 

 Machinery, up two of the last three months, had the 

largest increase, $0.4 billion or 2.0 percent to $22.6 

billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up four 

consecutive months, increased $3.5 billion or 1.8 percent 

to $198.4 billion. This followed a 1.6 percent October 

increase. This increase was led by petroleum and coal 

products, which increased $2.8 billion or 6.8 percent to 

$43.2 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

November, down fourteen consecutive months, 

decreased $4.8 billion or 0.7 percent to $724.5 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 0.4 percent October 

decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down four consecutive months, had the largest decrease, $5.3 billion or 1.2 

percent to $418.1 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

November, down eleven consecutive months, decreased 

$0.9 billion or 0.3 percent to $303.1 billion. This 

followed a 0.3 percent October decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down three of the last four 

months, had the largest decrease, $0.3 billion or 0.4 

percent to $89.9 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up two 

consecutive months, increased $1.6 billion or 0.9 percent 

to $192.0 billion. This followed a 1.5 percent October 

increase. Petroleum and coal products led the increase, 

up $1.2 billion or 4.2 percent to $29.7 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, November materials and 

supplies decreased 0.9 percent in durable goods and 

increased 2.0 percent in nondurable goods. Work in 

process increased 0.2 percent in durable goods and 1.1 

percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 

0.4 percent in durable goods and 0.1 percent in 

nondurable goods. 

Figures in text are adjusted for seasonality but not for inflation. This release incorporates results from the annual seasonal adjustment review. 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>. See back page for survey description and 2010 release schedule. 
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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

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2009/

2009p 2009 2009r Nov. Oct.r Sept.r 2009p 2009 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

 All manufacturing industries.................. 374,174 370,294 366,882 1.0 0.9 1.3 365,512 383,460 384,758 372,138 3,995,933 4,814,568 -17.0

 Excluding transportation................... 330,638 326,525 321,332 1.3 1.6 0.5 321,940 338,174 335,716 327,781 3,515,915 4,242,876 -17.1

 Excluding defense.............................. 360,356 356,120 352,293 1.2 1.1 1.1 351,445 369,350 369,130 359,884 3,848,194 4,687,093 -17.9

 With unfilled orders............................ 127,363 126,753 127,385 0.5 -0.5 2.7 123,475 129,007 137,502 130,637 1,379,622 1,652,057 -16.5

 Durable goods industries......................... 175,747 175,345 174,914 0.2 0.2 1.5 170,468 181,561 187,457 181,580 1,912,472 2,304,241 -17.0

 Wood products....................................... 7,631 7,596 7,595 0.5 0.0 1.1 7,178 7,987 8,198 7,210 82,976 89,958 -7.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 7,353 7,255 7,471 1.4 -2.9 -0.5 7,079 7,969 8,125 7,798 83,523 102,145 -18.2

 Primary metals....................................... 14,993 14,557 13,855 3.0 5.1 2.1 13,946 15,349 14,765 15,928 150,638 241,680 -37.7

 Iron and steel mills............................ 6,252 5,955 5,600 5.0 6.3 4.9 5,763 6,358 6,165 7,531 61,408 123,542 -50.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 7,483 7,353 7,017 1.8 4.8 -0.1 7,049 7,717 7,253 6,933 75,679 97,851 -22.7

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,258 1,249 1,238 0.7 0.9 3.0 1,134 1,274 1,347 1,464 13,551 20,287 -33.2

 Fabricated metal products....................... 24,129 24,073 23,880 0.2 0.8 0.4 23,000 25,236 25,361 25,034 266,082 306,798 -13.3

 Machinery............................................. 22,559 22,121 22,683 2.0 -2.5 2.0 20,828 22,261 23,398 25,441 253,076 318,860 -20.6

 Farm machinery................................. 2,130 2,142 2,235 -0.6 -4.2 3.7 1,640 2,003 2,150 1,944 25,679 26,858 -4.4

 Construction machinery..................... 1,437 1,431 1,387 0.4 3.2 7.3 1,324 1,529 1,388 2,191 16,297 26,609 -38.8

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,272 1,284 1,295 -0.9 -0.8 1.5 1,273 1,368 1,356 1,708 15,108 17,464 -13.5

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,198 1,898 2,094 15.8 -9.4 2.7 1,894 1,996 2,231 2,230 23,735 31,559 -24.8

 Photographic equipment...................... 562 554 577 1.4 -4.0 -4.0 610 600 646 561 6,056 5,979 1.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,221 3,239 3,210 -0.6 0.9 -2.8 2,978 3,100 3,532 3,105 36,686 43,344 -15.4

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,639 1,570 1,590 4.4 -1.3 4.9 1,558 1,661 1,702 2,105 18,096 26,480 -31.7

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 2,781 2,878 3,090 -3.4 -6.9 4.8 2,718 2,910 3,017 3,723 32,493 41,555 -21.8

 Material handling equipment............... 1,684 1,652 1,562 1.9 5.8 -2.8 1,597 1,653 1,583 2,118 17,606 27,248 -35.4

 Computers and electronic products.......... 29,998 30,481 28,655 -1.6 6.4 -3.1 29,515 31,378 31,948 28,637 314,009 345,018 -9.0

 Computers........................................ 2,523 2,443 2,425 3.3 0.7 0.9 2,524 2,832 2,347 2,146 27,440 32,535 -15.7

 Computer storage devices..................... 711 747 587 -4.8 27.3 -4.7 537 517 883 427 6,022 6,772 -11.1

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,313 1,291 1,295 1.7 -0.3 0.2 1,283 1,121 1,576 1,219 13,504 14,201 -4.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 4,290 4,408 4,238 -2.7 4.0 -2.8 4,335 3,917 5,285 5,232 44,866 54,224 -17.3

 Defense communications equipment.... 737 790 720 -6.7 9.7 -9.9 762 788 761 861 8,331 7,591 9.7

 Audio and video equipment.................... 549 587 538 -6.5 9.1 6.5 733 807 537 685 5,662 6,972 -18.8

 Semiconductors................................. 4,077 4,445 3,554 -8.3 25.1 -15.7 3,907 6,021 3,037 3,537 43,271 54,002 -19.9

 Electronic components......................... 3,330 3,420 3,309 -2.6 3.4 0.7 3,304 3,380 3,786 3,410 36,244 42,513 -14.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 878 867 837 1.3 3.6 -4.0 858 819 950 823 9,415 10,585 -11.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,956 2,912 2,953 1.5 -1.4 1.3 3,044 2,887 3,076 2,905 30,675 29,932 2.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 8,232 8,151 7,776 1.0 4.8 -1.4 7,738 7,785 9,244 6,778 83,696 79,797 4.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,538 8,356 8,241 2.2 1.4 -0.6 8,333 8,666 8,971 8,959 93,207 115,903 -19.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,025 1,017 992 0.8 2.5 0.2 1,001 1,048 1,105 914 10,793 11,206 -3.7

 Household appliances........................ 1,683 1,579 1,576 6.6 0.2 -2.1 1,671 1,628 1,742 1,654 18,362 20,845 -11.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,603 2,547 2,534 2.2 0.5 -0.1 2,413 2,462 2,743 2,855 28,697 38,498 -25.5

 Batteries........................................... 773 829 752 -6.8 10.2 -5.9 901 1,002 801 872 8,190 9,091 -9.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 43,536 43,769 45,550 -0.5 -3.9 6.7 43,572 45,286 49,042 44,357 480,018 571,692 -16.0

 Automobiles..................................... 4,874 4,797 4,591 1.6 4.5 2.2 4,871 5,395 4,834 5,830 50,442 76,435 -34.0

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 4,317 4,270 4,471 1.1 -4.5 -4.3 4,325 4,847 4,842 6,612 54,614 92,578 -41.0

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,249 1,159 1,163 7.8 -0.3 2.1 1,241 1,258 1,223 1,239 12,337 15,291 -19.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 13,684 13,653 13,828 0.2 -1.3 2.9 13,468 14,953 14,630 13,538 148,577 177,600 -16.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 7,378 7,647 8,598 -3.5 -11.1 23.5 7,464 6,607 9,332 6,164 82,857 86,567 -4.3

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 5,797 5,603 6,528 3.5 -14.2 16.0 5,853 5,575 7,212 4,726 60,764 50,022 21.5

 Ships and boats................................. 1,872 1,921 1,915 -2.6 0.3 1.9 1,924 1,999 1,930 2,156 21,309 25,186 -15.4

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,007 5,005 4,993 0.0 0.2 -1.5 4,867 5,142 5,163 5,701 56,668 70,692 -19.8

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,003 12,132 11,991 -1.1 1.2 -1.0 12,150 12,287 12,486 12,515 132,275 141,495 -6.5

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 198,427 194,949 191,968 1.8 1.6 1.1 195,044 201,899 197,301 190,558 2,083,461 2,510,327 -17.0

 Food products....................................... 50,525 50,194 49,617 0.7 1.2 0.8 51,893 52,892 51,518 51,435 548,431 560,951 -2.2

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 5,683 5,762 5,826 -1.4 -1.1 0.9 5,987 6,322 6,252 6,187 64,392 66,207 -2.7

 Dairy products.................................. 6,194 6,017 5,855 2.9 2.8 0.7 6,486 6,167 5,947 6,948 66,339 79,448 -16.5

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 14,527 14,494 14,107 0.2 2.7 0.5 14,700 15,053 14,150 14,938 159,007 168,424 -5.6

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 11,071 11,178 11,141 -1.0 0.3 0.1 11,269 11,316 11,051 11,425 123,263 126,501 -2.6

 Beverages......................................... 7,688 7,539 7,463 2.0 1.0 -0.2 7,886 7,677 7,373 8,030 83,745 86,073 -2.7

 Tobacco............................................ 3,383 3,639 3,678 -7.0 -1.1 0.6 3,383 3,639 3,678 3,395 39,518 40,428 -2.3

 Textile mills........................................... 2,353 2,291 2,308 2.7 -0.7 1.9 2,307 2,468 2,391 2,456 25,113 31,469 -20.2

 Textile products................................... 1,741 1,734 1,748 0.4 -0.8 1.2 1,714 1,821 1,776 1,908 19,785 25,132 -21.3

 Apparel................................................ 2,144 2,152 2,064 -0.4 4.3 0.0 2,415 2,462 2,146 2,707 23,901 28,968 -17.5

 Leather and allied products...................... 404 404 413 0.0 -2.2 2.5 380 421 481 408 4,593 5,285 -13.1

 Paper products...................................... 12,814 12,815 12,758 0.0 0.4 0.3 12,658 13,109 13,091 13,495 141,959 158,857 -10.6

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,194 6,179 6,112 0.2 1.1 0.7 6,003 6,339 6,233 6,417 67,846 76,441 -11.2

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,326 3,352 3,380 -0.8 -0.8 0.6 3,281 3,483 3,443 3,577 37,982 44,776 -15.2

 Printing................................................. 7,102 7,087 7,182 0.2 -1.3 0.2 7,378 7,723 7,548 8,016 80,792 89,795 -10.0

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 43,220 40,454 38,030 6.8 6.4 3.3 41,014 41,452 39,451 33,809 388,855 646,907 -39.9

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 40,441 37,802 35,225 7.0 7.3 3.8 38,526 38,475 36,269 31,256 357,405 614,240 -41.8

 Chemical products..................................... 51,479 51,275 51,409 0.4 -0.3 0.7 49,180 52,074 51,923 49,629 557,896 640,313 -12.9

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,946 2,636 2,858 11.8 -7.8 2.0 2,091 1,991 2,563 2,234 32,879 39,468 -16.7

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 13,469 13,984 13,974 -3.7 0.1 -0.4 13,332 14,815 13,941 14,433 156,094 159,105 -1.9

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,531 2,501 2,570 1.2 -2.7 3.2 2,202 2,539 2,619 2,141 28,057 30,584 -8.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,574 15,365 15,298 1.4 0.4 0.0 14,836 16,161 15,925 15,270 168,873 196,149 -13.9

NA Not Available p Preliminary r Revised from data released on January 5, 2010.

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.

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

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009r Nov.r Oct.r Sept.r 2009p 2009 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

All manufacturing industries 2........................ 365,295 363,047 360,153 0.6 0.8 1.8 353,667 372,093 375,866 359,293 3,866,960 4,786,117 -19.2

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 327,036 321,648 319,277 1.7 0.7 1.6 316,131 330,857 333,908 317,808 3,444,099 4,193,173 -17.9

 Excluding defense2.............................. 353,649 351,260 346,446 0.7 1.4 1.5 343,166 360,704 362,045 348,633 3,735,598 4,656,779 -19.8

 With unfilled orders 2

............................. 122,561 123,951 124,210 -1.1 -0.2 3.6 115,537 123,661 131,647 121,329 1,293,920 1,677,608 -22.9

 Durable goods industries 2......................... 166,868 168,098 168,185 -0.7 -0.1 2.5 158,623 170,194 178,565 168,735 1,783,499 2,275,790 -21.6

 Primary metals........................................ 14,804 14,809 14,007 0.0 5.7 1.0 13,659 15,022 14,514 14,175 146,885 234,376 -37.3

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 6,105 6,044 5,703 1.0 6.0 3.4 5,417 5,960 5,983 5,752 59,482 117,795 -49.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 7,470 7,566 7,058 -1.3 7.2 -1.1 7,106 7,858 7,200 6,863 74,616 96,314 -22.5

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,229 1,199 1,246 2.5 -3.8 2.7 1,136 1,204 1,331 1,560 12,787 20,267 -36.9

 Fabricated metal products........................ 24,197 23,916 23,751 1.2 0.7 1.3 22,482 24,605 24,834 23,184 256,843 305,215 -15.8

 Machinery............................................. 22,705 22,076 24,013 2.8 -8.1 11.6 20,633 22,502 24,854 23,800 242,379 331,396 -26.9

 Construction machinery........................ 1,177 1,258 1,758 -6.4 -28.4 81.6 1,050 1,298 1,775 1,570 11,634 28,967 -59.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,255 1,096 1,188 14.5 -7.7 20.5 1,323 1,266 1,214 1,888 12,809 20,269 -36.8

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,442 1,825 1,994 33.8 -8.5 -8.3 2,110 2,212 1,911 1,523 20,427 32,216 -36.6

 Photographic equipment....................... 567 539 562 5.2 -4.1 -4.6 577 570 694 506 6,002 6,300 -4.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,534 3,603 4,030 -1.9 -10.6 19.9 3,024 3,329 4,534 2,875 40,968 47,054 -12.9

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,543 1,586 1,592 -2.7 -0.4 1.3 1,437 1,713 1,689 1,868 16,883 27,033 -37.5

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 2,921 3,092 3,613 -5.5 -14.4 31.7 2,864 3,029 3,403 4,386 31,697 42,905 -26.1

 Material handling equipment.................. 1,570 1,580 1,533 -0.6 3.1 -6.5 1,517 1,486 1,742 1,925 16,253 26,668 -39.1

 Computers and electronic products 2

........... 26,014 25,369 25,269 2.5 0.4 1.0 24,647 24,520 29,819 25,223 267,829 293,053 -8.6

 Computers........................................ 2,803 2,485 2,641 12.8 -5.9 4.9 2,804 2,874 2,563 2,693 27,858 32,955 -15.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,335 4,240 4,419 2.2 -4.1 0.7 3,832 3,987 5,681 4,642 45,432 54,252 -16.3

 Defense communications equipment....... 606 707 748 -14.3 -5.5 3.2 462 604 950 623 7,947 7,884 0.8

 Semiconductors2

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

 Electronic components......................... 3,736 3,510 3,555 6.4 -1.3 6.5 3,583 3,345 4,008 3,070 37,070 42,567 -12.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 838 847 610 -1.1 38.9 -6.7 812 788 791 1,909 8,350 12,723 -34.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,581 2,676 2,526 -3.6 5.9 -8.5 2,500 2,504 2,798 2,924 29,352 29,155 0.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 8,140 7,859 7,927 3.6 -0.9 1.9 7,611 7,469 9,566 6,417 81,749 79,678 2.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,726 8,503 8,240 2.6 3.2 -1.1 8,309 8,795 8,602 8,026 91,566 115,121 -20.5

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,104 1,094 1,115 0.9 -1.9 5.0 972 1,075 1,123 670 10,749 10,956 -1.9

 Household appliances.......................... 1,690 1,560 1,598 8.3 -2.4 0.5 1,668 1,620 1,761 1,616 18,519 20,732 -10.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,650 2,514 2,418 5.4 4.0 0.1 2,462 2,490 2,473 2,434 27,284 38,613 -29.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 38,259 41,399 40,876 -7.6 1.3 3.0 37,536 41,236 41,958 41,485 422,861 592,944 -28.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 13,639 13,915 13,721 -2.0 1.4 2.4 13,468 15,217 14,353 13,234 146,854 174,932 -16.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 4,612 7,333 4,960 -37.1 47.8 2.7 4,770 4,623 4,676 5,350 47,377 110,523 -57.1

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 4,816 5,293 5,659 -9.0 -6.5 15.2 4,625 5,141 5,602 5,087 56,382 52,749 6.9

 Ships and boats.................................. 1,356 1,223 1,663 10.9 -26.5 -15.3 1,106 1,184 1,549 1,462 15,175 24,379 -37.8

 Furniture and related products................... 4,994 4,962 4,966 0.6 -0.1 0.3 4,768 5,190 5,169 5,183 56,720 70,481 -19.5

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 198,427 194,949 191,968 1.8 1.6 1.1 195,044 201,899 197,301 190,558 2,083,461 2,510,327 -17.0

NA Not Available p Preliminary r Revised from data released on January 5, 2010.

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. 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 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

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. Nov.

2009p 2009 2009r Nov. Oct.r Sept.r 2009p 2009 2009 2008 09/08

All manufacturing industries 2...................... 724,534 729,336 732,138 -0.7 -0.4 -0.4 713,051 720,989 726,335 797,367 -10.6

 Excluding transportation2...................... 306,452 305,977 306,409 0.2 -0.1 0.5 302,373 304,275 305,571 339,320 -10.9

 Excluding defense2............................. 573,519 576,149 576,564 -0.5 -0.1 -0.4 566,872 571,244 573,869 644,195 -12.0

 Durable goods industries 2........................ 724,534 729,336 732,138 -0.7 -0.4 -0.4 713,051 720,989 726,335 797,367 -10.6

 Primary metals........................................ 15,080 15,269 15,017 -1.2 1.7 1.0 14,574 14,861 15,188 19,959 -27.0

 Iron and steel mills............................... 7,769 7,916 7,827 -1.9 1.1 1.3 7,422 7,768 8,166 10,703 -30.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 5,298 5,311 5,098 -0.2 4.2 0.8 5,165 5,108 4,967 6,340 -18.5

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,013 2,042 2,092 -1.4 -2.4 0.4 1,987 1,985 2,055 2,916 -31.9

 Fabricated metal products......................... 48,830 48,762 48,919 0.1 -0.3 -0.3 47,496 48,014 48,645 57,836 -17.9

 Machinery.............................................. 87,547 87,401 87,446 0.2 -0.1 1.5 87,214 87,409 87,168 102,923 -15.3

 Construction machinery......................... 8,068 8,328 8,501 -3.1 -2.0 4.6 7,869 8,143 8,374 13,434 -41.4

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 4,872 4,889 5,077 -0.3 -3.7 -2.1 4,982 4,932 5,034 7,636 -34.8

 Industrial machinery............................. 11,181 10,937 11,010 2.2 -0.7 -0.9 11,113 10,897 10,681 15,568 -28.6

 Photographic equipment........................ 1,760 1,755 1,770 0.3 -0.8 -0.8 1,743 1,776 1,806 1,827 -4.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 20,323 20,010 19,646 1.6 1.9 4.4 20,431 20,385 20,156 17,208 18.7

 Metalworking machinery........................ 6,622 6,718 6,702 -1.4 0.2 0.0 6,602 6,723 6,671 8,232 -19.8

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 14,180 14,040 13,826 1.0 1.5 3.9 13,921 13,775 13,656 14,878 -6.4

 Material handling equipment................... 7,850 7,964 8,036 -1.4 -0.9 -0.4 7,718 7,798 7,965 9,326 -17.2

 Computers and electronic products 2............. 123,276 123,183 123,850 0.1 -0.5 0.1 121,670 122,631 123,468 123,804 -1.7

 Computers......................................... 4,508 4,228 4,186 6.6 1.0 5.4 4,508 4,228 4,186 4,137 9.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 29,143 29,098 29,266 0.2 -0.6 0.6 28,928 29,431 29,361 28,755 0.6

 Defense communications equipment........ 8,317 8,448 8,531 -1.6 -1.0 0.3 8,008 8,308 8,492 7,983 0.3

 Semiconductors2................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components.......................... 10,951 10,545 10,455 3.9 0.9 2.4 10,906 10,627 10,662 10,310 5.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 7,730 7,770 7,790 -0.5 -0.3 -2.8 7,669 7,715 7,746 8,739 -12.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 36,427 36,802 37,038 -1.0 -0.6 -1.1 35,610 36,154 36,537 36,424 -2.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 26,200 26,292 26,584 -0.3 -1.1 0.6 26,041 26,168 26,484 27,456 -5.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 20,344 20,156 20,009 0.9 0.7 0.0 19,958 19,982 19,853 22,282 -10.4

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,111 2,032 1,955 3.9 3.9 6.7 1,976 2,005 1,978 2,106 -6.2

 Household appliances........................... 486 479 498 1.5 -3.8 4.6 490 493 501 459 6.8

 Electrical equipment............................. 12,869 12,822 12,855 0.4 -0.3 -0.9 12,884 12,835 12,807 14,844 -13.2

 Transportation equipment......................... 418,082 423,359 425,729 -1.2 -0.6 -1.1 410,678 416,714 420,764 458,047 -10.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 14,180 14,225 13,963 -0.3 1.9 -0.8 13,926 13,926 13,662 15,897 -12.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 276,479 279,245 279,559 -1.0 -0.1 -1.3 272,630 275,324 277,308 304,571 -10.5

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 45,290 46,271 46,581 -2.1 -0.7 -1.8 43,845 45,073 45,507 46,029 -4.7

 Ships and boats.................................. 17,735 18,251 18,949 -2.8 -3.7 -1.3 16,810 17,628 18,443 19,196 -12.4

 Furniture and related products................... 5,753 5,766 5,809 -0.2 -0.7 -0.5 5,839 5,938 5,890 6,553 -10.9

NA Not Available p Preliminary r Revised from data released on January 5, 2010.

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

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. Nov.

2009p 2009 2009r Nov. Oct.r Sept.r 2009p 2009 2009 2008 09/08

 All manufacturing industries...................... 495,143 494,397 492,559 0.2 0.4 -0.8 496,654 497,429 492,018 552,910 -10.2

 Excluding transportation........................ 405,227 404,142 402,976 0.3 0.3 -0.6 405,836 406,615 403,291 459,509 -11.7

 Excluding defense............................. 468,738 467,937 466,644 0.2 0.3 -0.8 470,267 470,852 466,104 527,653 -10.9

 With unfilled orders............................. 244,684 245,161 245,466 -0.2 -0.1 -1.0 246,256 246,005 243,536 275,375 -10.6

 Durable goods industries........................ 303,120 304,023 305,056 -0.3 -0.3 -1.0 304,875 304,872 302,802 343,203 -11.2

 Wood products........................................ 9,272 9,304 9,445 -0.3 -1.5 -1.3 9,300 9,429 9,532 10,460 -11.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 10,729 10,905 11,015 -1.6 -1.0 -0.5 10,414 10,591 10,836 11,649 -10.6

 Primary metals......................................... 25,437 25,365 25,515 0.3 -0.6 0.7 25,637 25,641 25,788 33,633 -23.8

 Iron and steel mills............................... 13,945 13,990 14,050 -0.3 -0.4 0.3 14,187 14,319 14,351 19,857 -28.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 9,346 9,204 9,225 1.5 -0.2 1.7 9,297 9,169 9,258 10,985 -15.4

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,146 2,171 2,240 -1.2 -3.1 -1.3 2,153 2,153 2,179 2,791 -22.9

 Fabricated metal products......................... 36,938 36,880 37,013 0.2 -0.4 -1.1 36,525 36,668 36,736 43,870 -16.7

 Machinery.............................................. 47,857 48,015 48,455 -0.3 -0.9 -1.1 48,184 47,706 47,725 55,527 -13.2

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,716 2,798 2,885 -2.9 -3.0 -2.9 2,619 2,533 2,658 3,455 -24.2

 Construction machinery......................... 4,967 4,944 5,001 0.5 -1.1 0.2 4,968 4,920 4,957 5,624 -11.7

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 4,476 4,488 4,570 -0.3 -1.8 -1.1 4,435 4,421 4,530 4,647 -4.6

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,039 6,086 6,142 -0.8 -0.9 -0.6 6,159 5,979 6,136 7,053 -12.7

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,486 1,495 1,452 -0.6 3.0 -4.7 1,493 1,492 1,409 1,406 6.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,728 3,681 3,744 1.3 -1.7 -2.3 3,739 3,679 3,655 4,758 -21.4

 Metalworking machinery........................ 4,212 4,277 4,345 -1.5 -1.6 -2.2 4,235 4,326 4,365 5,362 -21.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 5,133 5,088 5,101 0.9 -0.3 -0.6 5,360 5,229 5,045 6,345 -15.5

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,665 2,693 2,749 -1.0 -2.0 -1.5 2,693 2,713 2,712 3,385 -20.4

 Computers and electronic products2............ 42,779 42,944 43,286 -0.4 -0.8 -0.3 43,701 43,516 42,911 48,250 -9.4

 Computers......................................... 1,136 1,115 1,088 1.9 2.5 -0.2 1,176 1,090 1,151 1,263 -6.9

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,127 1,158 1,189 -2.7 -2.6 -0.4 1,201 1,191 1,126 1,653 -27.3

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,817 1,840 1,863 -1.3 -1.2 -3.2 1,893 1,882 1,813 2,227 -15.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,740 6,830 6,983 -1.3 -2.2 -0.3 7,057 6,893 6,795 8,486 -16.8

 Defense communications equipment........ 2,303 2,313 2,349 -0.4 -1.5 4.2 2,303 2,313 2,349 1,802 27.8

 Audio and video equipment.................... 507 617 734 -17.8 -15.9 1.8 578 707 810 992 -41.7

 Semiconductors2................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components.......................... 6,022 5,980 6,026 0.7 -0.8 0.3 6,155 6,089 5,957 6,791 -9.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 4,933 4,845 4,807 1.8 0.8 -1.7 4,913 4,945 4,862 4,957 -0.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,625 3,594 3,525 0.9 2.0 0.3 3,644 3,636 3,497 3,603 1.1

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 10,208 10,295 10,400 -0.8 -1.0 -1.7 10,385 10,398 10,263 10,917 -4.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 12,113 12,203 12,379 -0.7 -1.4 -1.4 12,025 12,124 12,183 14,789 -18.7

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,427 1,438 1,460 -0.8 -1.5 -1.4 1,403 1,400 1,416 1,705 -17.7

 Household appliances........................... 1,898 1,928 1,972 -1.6 -2.2 -3.6 1,860 1,969 1,979 1,993 -6.7

 Electrical equipment............................. 3,819 3,834 3,872 -0.4 -1.0 -0.4 3,860 3,794 3,693 5,166 -25.3

 Batteries............................................ 637 649 704 -1.8 -7.8 1.1 606 644 740 739 -18.0

 Transportation equipment......................... 89,916 90,255 89,583 -0.4 0.8 -1.7 90,818 90,814 88,727 93,401 -2.8

 Automobiles....................................... 1,873 1,804 1,753 3.8 2.9 -2.0 1,893 1,769 1,749 2,532 -25.2

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 1,585 1,570 1,621 1.0 -3.1 -3.9 1,687 1,647 1,718 2,512 -32.8

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,490 1,469 1,414 1.4 3.9 -2.4 1,518 1,531 1,428 1,700 -10.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 13,241 13,230 13,388 0.1 -1.2 -0.8 13,305 13,217 13,281 15,660 -15.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 45,346 45,470 45,025 -0.3 1.0 -1.9 46,095 45,759 44,256 44,871 2.7

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 15,594 15,889 15,424 -1.9 3.0 -2.9 15,524 16,006 15,489 14,724 5.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,678 2,656 2,552 0.8 4.1 -0.5 2,689 2,637 2,528 2,937 -8.4

 Furniture and related products.................... 6,124 6,147 6,210 -0.4 -1.0 -1.1 6,146 6,120 6,174 7,705 -20.2

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 21,955 22,005 22,155 -0.2 -0.7 -0.8 22,125 22,263 22,190 23,919 -7.5

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 192,023 190,374 187,503 0.9 1.5 -0.5 191,779 192,557 189,216 209,707 -8.5

 Food products........................................ 35,656 35,346 34,758 0.9 1.7 -1.9 36,926 37,468 35,292 38,373 -3.8

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,611 4,463 4,158 3.3 7.3 -4.5 4,784 4,798 4,045 4,825 -0.8

 Dairy products.................................... 4,328 4,275 4,237 1.2 0.9 -1.1 4,155 4,245 4,220 4,314 -3.7

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 7,041 6,978 6,751 0.9 3.4 -3.7 7,187 7,129 6,837 7,702 -6.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,560 15,531 15,446 0.2 0.6 0.0 15,844 16,081 15,439 15,496 2.2

 Beverages......................................... 11,495 11,500 11,438 0.0 0.5 0.0 11,702 12,006 11,535 11,577 1.1

 Tobacco............................................ 4,065 4,031 4,008 0.8 0.6 -0.1 4,142 4,075 3,904 3,919 5.7

 Textile mills............................................ 2,914 3,009 2,984 -3.2 0.8 -2.4 2,907 3,008 2,951 3,676 -20.9

 Textile products...................................... 2,681 2,679 2,690 0.1 -0.4 -0.4 2,671 2,704 2,710 3,238 -17.5

 Apparel................................................. 3,528 3,564 3,650 -1.0 -2.4 -1.5 3,367 3,582 3,803 4,154 -18.9

 Leather and allied products....................... 942 956 991 -1.5 -3.5 -3.3 934 938 1,004 1,048 -10.9

 Paper products....................................... 13,559 13,544 13,726 0.1 -1.3 -0.3 13,566 13,450 13,669 15,624 -13.2

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 5,899 5,909 6,022 -0.2 -1.9 0.2 5,881 5,804 5,962 6,803 -13.6

 Paperboard containers......................... 3,713 3,705 3,748 0.2 -1.1 -1.1 3,656 3,640 3,716 4,419 -17.3

 Printing.................................................. 5,570 5,564 5,554 0.1 0.2 -1.8 5,644 5,811 5,745 6,817 -17.2

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 29,688 28,488 26,034 4.2 9.4 0.3 28,574 28,419 27,242 31,375 -8.9

 Petroleum refineries............................. 27,582 26,402 23,967 4.5 10.2 0.1 26,514 26,354 25,201 28,647 -7.4

 Chemical products..................................... 63,075 62,888 62,809 0.3 0.1 0.0 62,630 62,343 62,502 67,837 -7.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 3,145 3,124 3,161 0.7 -1.2 0.1 3,169 2,956 2,819 3,678 -13.8

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 24,114 24,156 24,112 -0.2 0.2 -0.6 23,957 24,085 24,259 24,054 -0.4

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 2,881 2,896 2,899 -0.5 -0.1 -0.7 2,766 2,805 2,847 2,974 -7.0

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 18,850 18,805 18,861 0.2 -0.3 -0.1 18,716 18,753 18,859 22,069 -15.2

NA Not Available p Preliminary r Revised from data released on January 5, 2010.

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 change

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

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

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009r Nov.r Oct.r Sept.r 2009p 2009 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 374,174 370,294 366,882 1.0 0.9 1.3 365,512 383,460 384,758 372,138 3,995,933 4,814,568 -17.0

 Construction materials and supplies....... 37,854 37,724 37,870 0.3 -0.4 0.0 35,783 39,949 40,983 37,866 421,632 484,618 -13.0

 Information technology......................... 25,607 25,554 24,756 0.2 3.2 -1.1 25,261 25,103 28,351 24,915 267,715 290,745 -7.9

 Computers and related products........... 4,547 4,481 4,307 1.5 4.0 -0.1 4,344 4,470 4,806 3,792 46,966 53,508 -12.2

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 24,124 23,879 24,053 1.0 -0.7 1.3 23,905 26,453 25,529 27,219 265,970 361,904 -26.5

 Capital goods...................................... 67,887 67,780 68,840 0.2 -1.5 3.7 65,896 66,737 74,235 68,444 735,758 827,920 -11.1

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 57,126 56,817 57,510 0.5 -1.2 3.3 54,794 55,867 62,288 59,005 621,348 729,595 -14.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 53,267 52,693 52,444 1.1 0.5 0.5 50,793 52,459 56,834 56,249 577,330 684,255 -15.6

 Defense capital goods 4

........................ 10,761 10,963 11,330 -1.8 -3.2 5.7 11,102 10,870 11,947 9,439 114,410 98,325 16.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 152,205 149,527 146,199 1.8 2.3 1.1 151,804 156,118 150,719 150,368 1,593,993 1,978,906 -19.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 21,518 21,263 21,144 1.2 0.6 -1.2 21,670 22,896 22,397 25,593 240,759 328,925 -26.8

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 130,687 128,264 125,055 1.9 2.6 1.4 130,134 133,222 128,322 124,775 1,353,234 1,649,981 -18.0

 All manufacturing industries 5................... 365,295 363,047 360,153 0.6 0.8 1.8 353,667 372,093 375,866 359,293 3,866,960 4,786,117 -19.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 38,358 38,056 38,480 0.8 -1.1 1.8 35,660 39,896 41,481 36,118 419,259 486,570 -13.8

 Information technology......................... 25,354 24,904 24,633 1.8 1.1 -0.4 23,947 24,353 28,949 25,093 263,585 292,515 -9.9

 Computers and related products........... 4,827 4,523 4,523 6.7 0.0 2.2 4,624 4,512 5,022 4,339 47,384 53,928 -12.1

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 24,079 24,141 23,946 -0.3 0.8 1.0 23,905 26,717 25,252 26,915 264,247 359,236 -26.4

 Capital goods...................................... 62,847 64,128 65,113 -2.0 -1.5 5.2 59,058 61,758 68,732 64,347 662,440 860,128 -23.0

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 53,819 55,458 54,383 -3.0 2.0 4.2 51,046 53,477 58,171 56,392 562,561 761,496 -26.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 53,299 51,920 52,865 2.7 -1.8 3.5 49,865 52,168 57,192 54,271 556,466 694,498 -19.9

 Defense capital goods 4........................ 9,028 8,670 10,730 4.1 -19.2 10.7 8,012 8,281 10,561 7,955 99,879 98,632 1.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 152,364 149,574 146,256 1.9 2.3 1.1 151,954 156,211 150,798 150,386 1,593,899 1,978,003 -19.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 21,677 21,310 21,201 1.7 0.5 -1.2 21,820 22,989 22,476 25,611 240,665 328,022 -26.6

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 130,687 128,264 125,055 1.9 2.6 1.4 130,134 133,222 128,322 124,775 1,353,234 1,649,981 -18.0

 All manufacturing industries 5................... 724,534 729,336 732,138 -0.7 -0.4 -0.4 713,051 720,989 726,335 797,367 (X) (X) -10.6

 Construction materials and supplies....... 48,501 47,997 47,665 1.1 0.7 1.3 48,011 48,134 48,187 52,520 (X) (X) -8.6

 Information technology......................... 118,963 119,216 119,866 -0.2 -0.5 -0.1 117,115 118,429 119,179 120,194 (X) (X) -2.6

 Computers and related products........... 4,508 4,228 4,186 6.6 1.0 5.4 4,508 4,228 4,186 4,137 (X) (X) 9.0

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 14,180 14,225 13,963 -0.3 1.9 -0.8 13,926 13,926 13,662 15,897 (X) (X) -12.4

 Capital goods...................................... 549,589 554,629 558,281 -0.9 -0.7 -0.7 540,617 547,455 552,434 607,665 (X) (X) -11.0

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 414,074 417,381 418,740 -0.8 -0.3 -0.7 409,483 413,231 415,621 470,716 (X) (X) -13.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 173,899 173,867 174,640 0.0 -0.4 0.2 172,318 173,246 173,537 199,027 (X) (X) -13.4

 Defense capital goods 4

........................ 135,515 137,248 139,541 -1.3 -1.6 -0.4 131,134 134,224 136,813 136,949 (X) (X) -4.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 7,871 7,712 7,665 2.1 0.6 0.7 7,903 7,753 7,660 8,261 (X) (X) -4.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 7,871 7,712 7,665 2.1 0.6 0.7 7,903 7,753 7,660 8,261 (X) (X) -4.3

 All manufacturing industries................... 495,143 494,397 492,559 0.2 0.4 -0.8 496,654 497,429 492,018 552,910 (X) (X) -10.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 51,077 51,161 51,482 -0.2 -0.6 -0.8 50,480 50,864 51,158 59,544 (X) (X) -15.2

 Information technology......................... 38,574 38,822 39,131 -0.6 -0.8 -1.0 39,304 39,243 38,829 42,952 (X) (X) -8.5

 Computers and related products........... 4,080 4,113 4,140 -0.8 -0.7 -1.6 4,270 4,163 4,090 5,143 (X) (X) -17.0

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 18,189 18,073 18,176 0.6 -0.6 -1.3 18,403 18,164 18,176 22,404 (X) (X) -17.9

 Capital goods...................................... 152,557 152,813 152,520 -0.2 0.2 -1.5 154,353 153,171 150,654 164,972 (X) (X) -6.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 132,303 132,496 132,722 -0.1 -0.2 -1.5 134,047 132,854 130,922 145,389 (X) (X) -7.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 96,047 96,475 97,332 -0.4 -0.9 -1.0 97,193 96,743 96,235 110,119 (X) (X) -11.7

 Defense capital goods 4........................ 20,254 20,317 19,798 -0.3 2.6 -1.8 20,306 20,317 19,732 19,583 (X) (X) 3.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 144,134 142,805 140,296 0.9 1.8 -0.9 144,667 145,650 142,449 156,486 (X) (X) -7.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 23,142 23,288 23,680 -0.6 -1.7 -2.0 23,424 23,567 23,760 28,851 (X) (X) -18.8

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 120,992 119,517 116,616 1.2 2.5 -0.7 121,243 122,083 118,689 127,635 (X) (X) -5.0

X Not Applicable p Preliminary r Revised from data released on January 5, 2010.

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

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. Nov.

2009p 2009 2009r Nov. Oct.r Sept.r 2009p 2009 2009 2008 09/08

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 166,112 165,709 165,999 0.2 -0.2 -0.5 166,321 166,558 166,131 188,545 -11.8

 Durable goods industries.......................... 100,262 101,161 102,367 -0.9 -1.2 -0.5 101,077 101,748 102,297 117,633 -14.1

 Wood products................................... 3,612 3,642 3,749 -0.8 -2.9 -2.2 3,824 3,879 3,887 4,576 -16.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,320 4,445 4,562 -2.8 -2.6 -1.1 4,290 4,445 4,582 4,675 -8.2

 Primary metals.................................... 10,903 11,089 11,189 -1.7 -0.9 -1.1 11,018 11,290 11,314 14,591 -24.5

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,348 13,528 13,756 -1.3 -1.7 -0.7 13,323 13,552 13,869 16,792 -20.7

 Machinery.......................................... 18,976 18,955 19,292 0.1 -1.7 -0.1 19,023 18,976 19,055 21,651 -12.1

 Computers and electronic products........ 13,366 13,668 13,773 -2.2 -0.8 -0.5 13,601 13,820 13,907 15,639 -13.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 4,586 4,585 4,623 0.0 -0.8 -2.6 4,554 4,518 4,541 5,875 -22.5

 Transportation equipment..................... 20,850 20,905 21,058 -0.3 -0.7 0.2 21,129 20,930 20,813 22,461 -5.9

 Furniture and related products............... 2,996 3,029 3,025 -1.1 0.1 -0.7 2,992 2,999 3,002 3,699 -19.1

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,305 7,315 7,340 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 7,323 7,339 7,327 7,674 -4.6

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 65,850 64,548 63,632 2.0 1.4 -0.3 65,244 64,810 63,834 70,912 -8.0

 Food products.................................... 13,260 13,245 12,833 0.1 3.2 -2.2 13,486 13,790 12,572 13,849 -2.6

 Beverage and tobacco products................... 4,570 4,524 4,392 1.0 3.0 -0.2 4,618 4,543 4,280 4,503 2.6

 Textiles.............................................. 921 942 944 -2.2 -0.2 -0.8 916 938 943 1,129 -18.9

 Textile products................................... 1,030 1,038 1,036 -0.8 0.2 -0.4 1,028 1,052 1,054 1,288 -20.2

 Apparel............................................. 917 919 922 -0.2 -0.3 -2.1 887 900 917 1,004 -11.7

 Leather and allied products.................... 353 365 378 -3.3 -3.4 -1.6 347 364 387 358 -3.1

 Paper products.................................... 6,617 6,654 6,803 -0.6 -2.2 0.6 6,655 6,652 6,824 7,479 -11.0

 Printing ............................................. 2,549 2,503 2,463 1.8 1.6 -1.4 2,555 2,521 2,521 3,107 -17.8

 Petroleum and coal products................. 8,754 8,160 7,540 7.3 8.2 -0.7 8,145 7,975 7,824 9,640 -15.5

 Chemical products................................ 19,224 18,631 18,801 3.2 -0.9 0.5 18,993 18,500 18,872 19,841 -4.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 7,655 7,567 7,520 1.2 0.6 1.3 7,614 7,575 7,640 8,714 -12.6

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 159,726 159,036 157,472 0.4 1.0 -0.5 161,648 161,042 156,525 167,865 -3.7

 Durable goods industries.......................... 121,261 120,971 120,306 0.2 0.6 -0.9 122,502 121,901 119,323 128,711 -4.8

 Wood products................................... 1,668 1,694 1,694 -1.5 0.0 0.8 1,675 1,702 1,710 1,899 -11.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,337 1,348 1,350 -0.8 -0.1 -0.2 1,248 1,284 1,326 1,318 -5.3

 Primary metals.................................... 7,425 7,293 7,604 1.8 -4.1 2.4 7,508 7,386 7,776 9,948 -24.5

 Fabricated metal products........................ 11,906 11,566 11,401 2.9 1.4 2.2 11,822 11,565 11,259 13,333 -11.3

 Machinery.......................................... 13,353 13,514 13,512 -1.2 0.0 -1.7 13,745 13,611 13,496 15,746 -12.7

 Computers and electronic products........ 20,558 20,451 20,590 0.5 -0.7 0.2 21,033 20,726 20,160 22,255 -5.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 2,470 2,495 2,516 -1.0 -0.8 -1.7 2,451 2,494 2,457 3,064 -20.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 58,378 58,492 57,497 -0.2 1.7 -2.1 58,814 58,968 57,003 56,398 4.3

 Furniture and related products............... 1,102 1,075 1,100 2.5 -2.3 -1.1 1,101 1,064 1,092 1,232 -10.6

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,064 3,043 3,042 0.7 0.0 -2.1 3,105 3,101 3,044 3,518 -11.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 38,465 38,065 37,166 1.1 2.4 0.8 39,146 39,141 37,202 39,154 0.0

 Food products.................................... 2,364 2,299 2,166 2.8 6.1 0.3 2,879 2,931 1,999 2,879 0.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................... 4,515 4,531 4,481 -0.4 1.1 0.2 4,853 4,879 4,460 4,525 7.2

 Textiles.............................................. 668 668 667 0.0 0.1 -1.2 678 674 672 883 -23.2

 Textile products................................... 334 331 342 0.9 -3.2 2.1 338 336 348 402 -15.9

 Apparel............................................. 524 528 535 -0.8 -1.3 -0.6 516 529 541 614 -16.0

 Leather and allied products.................... 84 85 86 -1.2 -1.2 1.2 84 82 84 109 -22.9

 Paper products.................................... 1,264 1,247 1,233 1.4 1.1 -1.9 1,249 1,223 1,231 1,553 -19.6

 Printing ............................................. 1,425 1,441 1,440 -1.1 0.1 -2.3 1,483 1,609 1,552 1,718 -13.7

 Petroleum and coal products................. 9,292 8,919 8,461 4.2 5.4 3.5 9,031 8,968 8,629 8,755 3.2

 Chemical products................................ 15,740 15,755 15,478 -0.1 1.8 0.3 15,790 15,659 15,416 15,206 3.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,255 2,261 2,277 -0.3 -0.7 0.4 2,245 2,251 2,270 2,510 -10.6

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 169,305 169,652 169,088 -0.2 0.3 -1.4 168,685 169,829 169,362 196,500 -14.2

 Durable goods industries.......................... 81,597 81,891 82,383 -0.4 -0.6 -1.7 81,296 81,223 81,182 96,859 -16.1

 Wood products................................... 3,992 3,968 4,002 0.6 -0.8 -1.4 3,801 3,848 3,935 3,985 -4.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 5,072 5,112 5,103 -0.8 0.2 -0.1 4,876 4,862 4,928 5,656 -13.8

 Primary metals.................................... 7,109 6,983 6,722 1.8 3.9 1.9 7,111 6,965 6,698 9,094 -21.8

 Fabricated metal products........................ 11,684 11,786 11,856 -0.9 -0.6 -4.6 11,380 11,551 11,608 13,745 -17.2

 Machinery.......................................... 15,528 15,546 15,651 -0.1 -0.7 -1.8 15,416 15,119 15,174 18,130 -15.0

 Computers and electronic products........ 8,855 8,825 8,923 0.3 -1.1 -1.1 9,067 8,970 8,844 10,356 -12.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,057 5,123 5,240 -1.3 -2.2 -0.2 5,020 5,112 5,185 5,850 -14.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 10,688 10,858 11,028 -1.6 -1.5 -3.1 10,875 10,916 10,911 14,542 -25.2

 Furniture and related products............... 2,026 2,043 2,085 -0.8 -2.0 -1.6 2,053 2,057 2,080 2,774 -26.0

 Miscellaneous products......................... 11,586 11,647 11,773 -0.5 -1.1 -0.9 11,697 11,823 11,819 12,727 -8.1

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 87,708 87,761 86,705 -0.1 1.2 -1.1 87,389 88,606 88,180 99,641 -12.3

 Food products.................................... 20,032 19,802 19,759 1.2 0.2 -1.9 20,561 20,747 20,721 21,645 -5.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................... 6,475 6,476 6,573 0.0 -1.5 0.0 6,373 6,659 6,699 6,468 -1.5

 Textiles.............................................. 1,325 1,399 1,373 -5.3 1.9 -3.9 1,313 1,396 1,336 1,664 -21.1

 Textile products................................... 1,317 1,310 1,312 0.5 -0.2 -1.0 1,305 1,316 1,308 1,548 -15.7

 Apparel............................................. 2,087 2,117 2,193 -1.4 -3.5 -1.5 1,964 2,153 2,345 2,536 -22.6

 Leather and allied products.................... 505 506 527 -0.2 -4.0 -5.2 503 492 533 581 -13.4

 Paper products.................................... 5,678 5,643 5,690 0.6 -0.8 -1.0 5,662 5,575 5,614 6,592 -14.1

 Printing ............................................. 1,596 1,620 1,651 -1.5 -1.9 -1.8 1,606 1,681 1,672 1,992 -19.4

 Petroleum and coal products................. 11,642 11,409 10,033 2.0 13.7 -1.6 11,398 11,476 10,789 12,980 -12.2

 Chemical products................................ 28,111 28,502 28,530 -1.4 -0.1 -0.4 27,847 28,184 28,214 32,790 -15.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 8,940 8,977 9,064 -0.4 -1.0 -1.4 8,857 8,927 8,949 10,845 -18.3

p Preliminary r Revised from data released on January 5, 2010.

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 Nov Oct Sep Aug Nov Oct Sep Aug

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

All manufacturing industries 2............................ 1.32 1.34 1.34 1.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries 2

.................................. 1.72 1.73 1.74 1.79 5.69 5.75 5.75 5.93

 Wood products............................................ 1.22 1.22 1.24 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........................... 1.46 1.50 1.47 1.47 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals........................................... 1.70 1.74 1.84 1.87 1.01 1.05 1.08 1.10

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.53 1.53 1.55 1.57 2.10 2.10 2.12 2.14

 Machinery.................................................... 2.12 2.17 2.14 2.20 4.41 4.49 4.39 4.40

 Computers and electronic products 2

............... 1.43 1.41 1.51 1.47 5.37 5.36 5.56 5.49

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.42 1.46 1.50 1.52 2.62 2.68 2.67 2.67

 Transportation equipment.............................. 2.07 2.06 1.97 2.14 12.63 12.62 12.05 13.29

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.24 1.34 1.34 1.35 1.34

 Miscellaneous products................................. 1.83 1.81 1.85 1.84 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries........................... 0.97 0.98 0.98 0.99 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products............................................. 0.71 0.70 0.70 0.72 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products..................... 1.41 1.39 1.39 1.39 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles...................................................... 1.24 1.31 1.29 1.35 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.54 1.54 1.54 1.56 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel...................................................... 1.65 1.66 1.77 1.80 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products........................... 2.33 2.37 2.40 2.54 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products............................................ 1.06 1.06 1.08 1.08 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing....................................................... 0.78 0.79 0.77 0.79 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.69 0.70 0.68 0.71 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.23 1.23 1.22 1.23 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.23 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

 Preliminary r Revised from data released on January 5, 2010.

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.

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.

4 Not available for this Special Release of Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders for November 2009 due to 

seasonal adjustment factor revisions back to January 2001.

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes4
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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.

2010 Release Dates for M3 Survey 

Survey Month Advance 8:30 A.M. Preliminary 10:00 A.M.

November 2009 Dec. 24, 2009 Jan. 5, 2010 

December 2009 Jan. 28, 2010 Feb. 4, 2010 

January 2010 Feb. 25, 2010 Mar. 4, 2010 

February 2010 Mar. 24, 2010 Mar. 31, 2010 

March 2010 Apr. 23, 2010 May 4, 2010 

April 2010 May 26, 2010 Jun. 3, 2010 

May 2010 Jun. 24, 2010 Jul. 2, 2010 

June 2010 Jul. 28, 2010 Aug. 3, 2010 

July 2010 Aug. 25, 2010 Sep. 2, 2010 

August 2010 Sep. 24, 2010 Oct. 4, 2010 

September 2010 Oct. 27, 2010 Nov. 3, 2010 

October 2010 Nov. 24, 2010 Dec. 3, 2010 

November 2010 Dec. 23, 2010