FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2010, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (10)-08 

CB10-150 

 Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

August 2010 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in August, down 

three of the last four months, decreased $2.2 billion or 

0.5 percent to $408.9 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 0.5 percent July 

increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 

0.9 percent. 

 Shipments, also down three of the last four months, 

decreased $2.5 billion or 0.6 percent to $415.1 billion. 

This followed a 1.2 percent July increase. 

 Unfilled orders, down following four consecutive monthly increases, decreased $0.1 billion to $804.0 

billion. This followed a slight July increase. The 

unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 5.59, up from 

5.53 in July. 

 Inventories, up seven of the last eight months, 

increased $0.7 billion or 0.1 percent to $526.4 billion. 

This followed a 0.9 percent July increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.27, up from 1.26 in 

July. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in August, 

down three of the last four months, decreased $2.8 

billion or 1.5 percent to $191.9 billion, revised from the 

previously published 1.3 percent decrease. This 

followed a 1.2 percent July increase. 

 Transportation equipment, also down three of the last 

four months, had the largest decrease, $5.3 billion or 

10.2 percent to $46.6 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $0.7 billion or 0.3 percent to $217.1 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in August, 

down following two consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $3.1 billion or 1.6 percent to $198.0 billion, 

revised from the previously published 1.5 percent 

decrease. This followed a 2.5 percent July increase. 

 Transportation equipment, also down following two 

consecutive monthly increases, had the largest decrease, 

$3.1 billion or 5.8 percent to $49.5 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

following four consecutive monthly decreases, increased 

$0.7 billion or 0.3 percent to $217.1 billion. This 

followed a 0.1 percent July decrease. Chemical 

products, up two consecutive months, led the increase, 

up $0.4 billion or 0.7 percent to $59.2 billion. 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

August, down following four consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $0.1 billion to $804.0 billion, 

revised from the previously published 0.1 percent 

decrease. This followed a slight July increase. 

 Transportation equipment, down four consecutive 

months, had the largest decrease, $3.0 billion or 0.6 

percent to $473.1 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in August, 

up eight consecutive months, increased $1.3 billion or 

0.4 percent to $312.4 billion, unchanged from the 

previously published increase. This followed a 0.6 

percent July increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also up eight consecutive 

months, had the largest increase, $0.6 billion or 0.8 

percent to $81.0 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

three of the last four months, decreased $0.7 billion or 

0.3 percent to $214.0 billion. This followed a 1.5 

percent July increase. Petroleum and coal products, 

down three of the last four months, drove the decrease, 

down $1.2 billion or 2.9 percent to $39.2 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, August materials and supplies 

decreased 0.1 percent in durable goods and 1.1 percent 

in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.7 

percent in durable goods and 0.5 percent in nondurable 

goods. Finished goods increased 0.7 percent in durable 

goods and decreased 0.1 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 September is scheduled for release on October 27, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on November 3, 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

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2010/

2010p 2010r 2010 Aug. July June 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2009

 All manufacturing industries.................. 415,050 417,504 412,660 -0.6 1.2 -0.5 430,731 407,832 438,567 395,470 3,304,105 3,001,213 10.1

 Excluding transportation ................... 365,501 364,881 363,390 0.2 0.4 -1.1 379,676 365,546 385,242 346,597 2,921,246 2,634,845 10.9

 Excluding defense.............................. 403,191 405,327 400,425 -0.5 1.2 -0.5 419,234 396,717 425,463 381,950 3,203,507 2,898,696 10.5

 With unfilled orders ............................ 143,854 145,407 143,816 -1.1 1.1 0.6 147,360 135,594 156,329 133,778 1,127,963 1,039,254 8.5

 Durable goods industries ......................... 197,972 201,103 196,120 -1.6 2.5 0.2 203,378 188,091 211,193 185,082 1,549,163 1,429,930 8.3

 Wood products................................. ...... 6,287 6,570 6,695 -4.3 -1.9 -6.6 6,801 6,821 7,495 7,160 54,374 52,042 4.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,204 8,232 8,320 -0.3 -1.1 -0.3 9,130 8,701 9,183 8,743 65,549 63,987 2.4

 Primary metals............................ ........... 19,789 19,789 19,830 0.0 -0.2 -1.4 21,189 19,417 21,405 15,898 159,281 116,956 36.2

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,425 9,341 9,624 0.9 -2.9 -2.6 10,151 9,226 10,584 6,811 76,200 51,091 49.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 9,120 9,216 9,005 -1.0 2.3 -0.5 9,727 9,014 9,478 8,010 73,455 57,485 27.8

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,244 1,232 1,201 1.0 2.6 1.6 1,311 1,177 1,343 1,077 9,626 8,380 14.9

 Fabricated metal products....................... 27,160 27,034 27,413 0.5 -1.4 -0.8 29,349 26,768 29,274 27,381 217,351 207,097 5.0

 Machinery............................................. 25,251 24,346 25,157 3.7 -3.2 1.4 24,579 23,228 27,367 21,184 194,734 185,185 5.2

 Farm machinery................................. 2,351 2,115 2,007 11.2 5.4 -7.8 2,184 1,998 1,985 1,556 17,293 16,456 5.1

 Construction machinery..................... 2,571 2,551 2,367 0.8 7.8 0.7 2,416 2,450 2,560 1,473 17,950 14,674 22.3

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,364 1,364 1,449 0.0 -5.9 6.2 1,293 1,235 1,508 1,414 11,270 13,121 -14.1

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,839 2,508 2,638 13.2 -4.9 -10.3 2,574 2,409 2,977 1,828 21,322 17,946 18.8

 Photographic equipment...................... 744 717 759 3.8 -5.5 -0.5 763 672 825 815 5,766 5,642 2.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,422 2,472 2,598 -2.0 -4.8 0.7 2,564 2,642 3,374 2,842 20,372 22,041 -7.6

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,945 1,898 1,881 2.5 0.9 2.7 1,938 1,766 2,058 1,454 14,195 13,085 8.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,097 2,948 3,716 5.1 -20.7 20.3 3,035 2,670 3,791 2,715 23,792 22,727 4.7

 Material handling equipment............... 1,676 1,613 1,555 3.9 3.7 -3.2 1,736 1,536 1,655 1,521 12,763 12,208 4.5

 Computers and electronic products 2

.......... 33,661 34,383 31,672 -2.1 8.6 -3.0 32,548 33,627 33,264 29,204 254,839 226,878 12.3

 Computers........................................ 4,750 4,436 4,287 7.1 3.5 1.7 4,497 4,814 4,540 3,298 33,071 29,024 13.9

 Computer storage devices..................... 746 752 651 -0.8 15.5 -3.4 546 569 993 439 4,989 3,950 26.3

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,113 1,164 1,124 -4.4 3.6 2.8 986 919 1,428 949 7,910 7,635 3.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 2,949 2,964 2,932 -0.5 1.1 -6.5 2,863 2,546 3,650 3,139 23,360 23,526 -0.7

 Defense communications equipment.... 509 596 532 -14.6 12.0 -4.7 505 579 523 593 4,279 4,475 -4.4

 Audio and video equipment.................... 421 411 454 2.4 -9.5 12.4 366 344 404 338 2,865 2,716 5.5

 Electronic components......................... 4,029 4,050 3,849 -0.5 5.2 -1.0 3,978 3,806 4,252 3,387 30,482 26,342 15.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 991 976 1,064 1.5 -8.3 5.5 1,006 855 1,183 1,062 8,157 8,184 -0.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,866 2,846 2,943 0.7 -3.3 -4.2 2,824 2,527 3,078 3,220 23,582 23,922 -1.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 8,816 8,981 8,715 -1.8 3.1 -1.7 8,445 7,977 9,441 7,384 66,477 55,649 19.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,667 9,598 9,515 0.7 0.9 0.7 10,042 9,312 10,377 8,960 75,256 71,268 5.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,184 1,197 1,175 -1.1 1.9 0.2 1,184 1,134 1,202 1,104 9,195 8,743 5.2

 Household appliances........................ 1,629 1,620 1,639 0.6 -1.2 0.0 1,687 1,528 1,827 1,607 13,262 12,912 2.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,252 3,189 3,160 2.0 0.9 1.6 3,303 3,077 3,645 2,712 24,569 22,604 8.7

 Batteries........................................... 756 747 736 1.2 1.5 -2.0 797 715 752 777 5,628 5,286 6.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 49,549 52,623 49,270 -5.8 6.8 4.1 51,055 42,286 53,325 48,873 382,859 366,368 4.5

 Automobiles..................................... 6,181 6,458 6,113 -4.3 5.6 5.8 6,624 4,966 6,407 5,602 46,269 37,753 22.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 5,799 6,275 5,693 -7.6 10.2 8.3 6,373 4,040 6,012 6,093 42,603 44,885 -5.1

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,627 1,636 1,641 -0.6 -0.3 9.8 1,594 1,395 1,690 1,365 12,651 10,128 24.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 17,398 18,260 17,753 -4.7 2.9 2.9 18,436 14,763 18,672 16,611 134,680 116,207 15.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 7,455 8,616 6,644 -13.5 29.7 7.3 7,313 7,074 8,130 6,762 54,102 60,817 -11.0

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,987 5,010 5,217 -0.5 -4.0 3.6 4,727 4,487 5,807 5,458 41,387 40,782 1.5

 Ships and boats................................. 2,305 2,416 2,154 -4.6 12.2 0.7 2,300 2,233 2,255 2,095 18,080 17,293 4.6

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,550 5,585 5,654 -0.6 -1.2 0.9 5,942 5,700 5,844 5,794 44,348 43,929 1.0

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,854 12,943 12,594 -0.7 2.8 -0.8 12,743 12,231 13,659 11,885 100,572 96,220 4.5

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 217,078 216,401 216,540 0.3 -0.1 -1.1 227,353 219,741 227,374 210,388 1,754,942 1,571,283 11.7

 Food products....................................... 54,961 54,965 54,949 0.0 0.0 -0.2 55,855 53,792 55,330 53,254 433,660 415,918 4.3

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,785 7,441 7,362 4.6 1.1 -3.3 8,019 7,470 7,280 7,728 61,284 60,938 0.6

 Dairy products.................................. 7,652 7,595 7,440 0.8 2.1 -0.4 7,833 7,545 7,566 6,813 59,029 55,096 7.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 15,624 15,860 15,661 -1.5 1.3 -0.3 15,928 16,086 16,193 14,440 124,758 113,598 9.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 10,780 10,509 10,876 2.6 -3.4 3.4 11,296 10,523 11,430 10,463 83,598 80,250 4.2

 Beverages......................................... 7,598 7,496 7,576 1.4 -1.1 0.1 8,114 7,510 8,130 7,471 59,816 56,556 5.8

 Tobacco............................................ 3,182 3,013 3,300 5.6 -8.7 11.9 3,182 3,013 3,300 2,992 23,782 23,694 0.4

 Textile mills........................................... 2,409 2,402 2,405 0.3 -0.1 0.4 2,479 2,311 2,537 2,211 18,977 16,707 13.6

 Textile products................................... 1,822 1,833 1,864 -0.6 -1.7 -2.9 1,945 1,903 1,986 1,900 15,230 14,713 3.5

 Apparel................................................ 1,289 1,285 1,295 0.3 -0.8 -1.4 1,410 1,319 1,290 1,296 10,174 10,125 0.5

 Leather and allied products...................... 394 399 403 -1.3 -1.0 -1.5 427 391 433 435 3,193 3,298 -3.2

 Paper products...................................... 14,391 14,381 14,124 0.1 1.8 0.1 14,859 14,360 14,696 13,500 112,571 107,065 5.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,762 6,731 6,660 0.5 1.1 0.8 7,020 6,770 6,869 6,253 52,712 49,414 6.7

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,036 4,046 4,002 -0.2 1.1 1.2 4,192 4,078 4,195 3,733 31,629 30,165 4.9

 Printing................................................. 7,213 7,211 7,262 0.0 -0.7 -1.3 7,289 6,889 7,269 7,054 56,480 56,790 -0.5

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 49,304 49,208 49,355 0.2 -0.3 -3.7 55,164 54,377 53,870 49,193 421,868 313,192 34.7

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 46,292 46,195 46,216 0.2 0.0 -3.6 51,470 50,899 50,086 45,671 396,699 290,297 36.7

 Chemical products..................................... 59,232 58,831 58,658 0.7 0.3 -0.5 60,314 58,340 61,896 55,761 474,822 436,539 8.8

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,913 3,710 3,698 5.5 0.3 8.0 3,382 3,185 4,093 2,240 32,931 23,331 41.1

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 15,514 15,431 15,543 0.5 -0.7 0.5 15,850 15,067 15,954 15,434 122,254 126,140 -3.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,660 2,600 2,685 2.3 -3.2 3.3 2,862 2,783 2,982 2,641 21,548 20,847 3.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,283 15,377 15,349 -0.6 0.2 -1.1 16,315 15,536 16,637 15,321 124,369 116,686 6.6

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

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2010/

2010p 2010r 2010 Aug. July June 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2009

All manufacturing industries 2...................... 408,942 411,101 408,867 -0.5 0.5 -0.6 422,499 398,090 433,552 383,661 3,266,927 2,881,944 13.4

 Excluding transportation 2

...................... 362,356 359,206 362,357 0.9 -0.9 -0.6 375,093 358,182 384,065 338,221 2,896,578 2,565,214 12.9

 Excluding defense 2

.............................. 397,007 398,864 396,739 -0.5 0.5 -0.5 412,112 388,901 420,958 372,423 3,168,424 2,787,992 13.6

 With unfilled orders 2

............................. 143,711 145,683 144,635 -1.4 0.7 -0.4 145,171 134,060 154,591 126,902 1,136,957 957,718 18.7

 Durable goods industries 2........................ 191,864 194,700 192,327 -1.5 1.2 -0.2 195,146 178,349 206,178 173,273 1,511,985 1,310,661 15.4

 Primary metals............................ ............ 19,782 20,249 19,289 -2.3 5.0 -3.9 21,581 20,352 20,777 16,501 162,414 113,975 42.5

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,377 9,880 9,047 -5.1 9.2 -8.1 10,515 10,206 10,056 7,316 78,890 49,978 57.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,124 9,150 9,027 -0.3 1.4 0.0 9,727 8,983 9,391 8,107 73,715 56,214 31.1

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,281 1,219 1,215 5.1 0.3 2.3 1,339 1,163 1,330 1,078 9,809 7,783 26.0

 Fabricated metal products........................ 27,391 27,107 27,489 1.0 -1.4 1.6 29,004 26,597 28,509 26,329 219,384 198,397 10.6

 Machinery............................................. 26,890 25,566 28,336 5.2 -9.8 4.1 25,940 24,659 30,015 20,117 206,883 171,177 20.9

 Construction machinery....................... 2,774 2,875 2,326 -3.5 23.6 -18.2 2,581 2,807 2,095 1,043 18,932 9,147 107.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,304 1,099 3,392 18.7 -67.6 118.7 1,358 994 3,376 1,095 12,609 10,698 17.9

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,042 2,797 3,023 8.8 -7.5 5.3 2,525 2,990 3,139 1,697 22,635 14,390 57.3

 Photographic equipment...................... 757 717 791 5.6 -9.4 0.0 744 652 838 779 5,840 5,589 4.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 2,581 2,413 2,893 7.0 -16.6 3.8 2,780 2,601 4,087 3,082 23,511 24,708 -4.8

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,944 1,804 1,831 7.8 -1.5 6.6 1,935 1,637 1,960 1,508 13,949 11,808 18.1

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 4,051 3,288 3,866 23.2 -15.0 -11.6 3,995 3,010 3,911 2,629 26,432 21,506 22.9

 Material handling equipment.................. 1,635 2,053 1,617 -20.4 27.0 -4.7 1,568 1,863 1,714 1,375 13,485 10,993 22.7

 Computers and electronic products 2

......... 28,412 27,398 27,486 3.7 -0.3 -0.9 26,819 24,463 30,235 22,762 208,283 184,955 12.6

 Computers........................................ 4,804 4,030 4,577 19.2 -12.0 1.5 4,551 4,408 4,830 3,186 33,032 27,381 20.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,452 3,072 2,861 12.4 7.4 11.8 3,669 2,518 3,233 3,125 22,670 23,988 -5.5

 Defense communications equipment...... 512 538 367 -4.8 46.6 -41.2 355 366 434 383 4,256 4,408 -3.4

 Electronic components......................... 3,921 4,010 3,901 -2.2 2.8 -3.1 4,065 3,806 4,277 3,708 31,534 26,665 18.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,005 1,039 1,069 -3.3 -2.8 4.6 990 968 1,123 786 8,099 7,063 14.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,238 3,030 3,081 6.9 -1.7 -8.0 2,825 2,297 3,206 2,405 23,143 23,696 -2.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 8,694 8,824 8,892 -1.5 -0.8 -1.5 7,977 7,785 9,812 6,981 66,290 53,731 23.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,918 9,625 10,082 3.0 -4.5 3.8 10,104 9,501 11,040 8,839 79,123 69,907 13.2

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,194 1,187 1,128 0.6 5.2 -6.6 1,211 1,084 1,338 1,189 9,548 8,673 10.1

 Household appliances.......................... 1,549 1,627 1,615 -4.8 0.7 -3.4 1,601 1,573 1,741 1,595 13,319 13,031 2.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,441 3,257 3,517 5.6 -7.4 8.9 3,398 3,308 4,011 2,509 26,819 21,425 25.2

 Transportation equipment........................ 46,586 51,895 46,510 -10.2 11.6 -1.1 47,406 39,908 49,487 45,440 370,349 316,730 16.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,303 17,949 17,452 -3.6 2.8 1.5 18,120 14,610 18,246 16,330 133,284 114,566 16.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 5,354 8,949 5,292 -40.2 69.1 -25.3 5,333 6,913 6,156 4,781 50,450 27,794 81.5

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 4,665 4,795 5,295 -2.7 -9.4 5.7 3,786 4,067 5,941 4,141 40,647 39,734 2.3

 Ships and boats.................................. 1,697 1,833 1,739 -7.4 5.4 9.8 1,535 1,235 1,689 2,296 14,770 12,736 16.0

 Furniture and related products................. 5,603 5,118 5,584 9.5 -8.3 -1.6 5,681 5,119 5,836 5,415 44,767 44,102 1.5

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 217,078 216,401 216,540 0.3 -0.1 -1.1 227,353 219,741 227,374 210,388 1,754,942 1,571,283 11.7

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

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

2010p 2010r 2010 Aug. July June 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 10/09

All manufacturing industries 2...................... 804,030 804,173 803,897 0.0 0.0 0.1 801,680 803,869 805,403 811,114 -1.2

 Excluding transportation 2

...................... 330,967 328,147 327,143 0.9 0.3 1.1 331,233 329,773 328,929 310,793 6.6

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 650,481 650,700 650,484 0.0 0.0 0.1 650,223 651,302 650,910 651,365 -0.2

 Durable goods industries 2

........................ 804,030 804,173 803,897 0.0 0.0 0.1 801,680 803,869 805,403 811,114 -1.2

 Primary metals........................................ 18,493 18,500 18,040 0.0 2.5 -2.9 19,504 19,112 18,177 16,955 15.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,417 10,465 9,926 -0.5 5.4 -5.5 11,459 11,095 10,115 9,676 18.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,035 6,031 6,097 0.1 -1.1 0.4 6,019 6,019 6,050 5,453 10.4

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 2,041 2,004 2,017 1.8 -0.6 0.7 2,026 1,998 2,012 1,826 11.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 54,110 53,879 53,806 0.4 0.1 0.1 54,107 54,452 54,623 53,413 1.3

 Machinery.............................................. 99,528 97,889 96,669 1.7 1.3 3.4 99,315 97,954 96,523 86,450 14.9

 Construction machinery....................... 10,554 10,351 10,027 2.0 3.2 -0.4 10,398 10,233 9,876 9,692 7.3

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 7,366 7,426 7,691 -0.8 -3.4 33.8 7,403 7,338 7,579 6,421 15.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 12,392 12,189 11,900 1.7 2.4 3.3 12,304 12,353 11,772 11,058 11.3

 Photographic equipment...................... 2,571 2,558 2,558 0.5 0.0 1.3 2,509 2,528 2,548 2,407 4.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 21,058 20,899 20,958 0.8 -0.3 1.4 21,447 21,231 21,272 17,108 25.4

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,158 6,159 6,253 0.0 -1.5 -0.8 6,117 6,120 6,249 6,456 -5.3

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 15,462 14,508 14,168 6.6 2.4 1.1 15,453 14,493 14,153 12,237 26.3

 Material handling equipment.................. 7,792 7,833 7,393 -0.5 6.0 0.8 7,621 7,789 7,462 7,091 7.5

 Computers and electronic products 2......... 122,026 121,310 121,616 0.6 -0.3 0.4 121,125 120,811 121,767 120,655 0.4

 Computers......................................... 5,332 5,278 5,684 1.0 -7.1 5.4 5,332 5,278 5,684 3,875 37.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 22,098 21,595 21,487 2.3 0.5 -0.3 22,089 21,283 21,311 22,709 -2.7

 Defense communications equipment...... 6,120 6,117 6,175 0.0 -0.9 -2.6 5,972 6,122 6,335 6,198 -3.6

 Electronic components.......................... 11,576 11,684 11,724 -0.9 -0.3 0.4 11,745 11,658 11,658 10,169 15.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 8,385 8,371 8,308 0.2 0.8 0.1 8,316 8,332 8,219 8,735 -4.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 39,672 39,300 39,116 0.9 0.5 0.4 39,147 39,146 39,376 40,948 -4.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 28,843 28,965 29,122 -0.4 -0.5 0.6 28,524 28,992 29,184 28,021 1.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 24,626 24,375 24,348 1.0 0.1 2.4 24,968 24,906 24,717 21,928 13.9

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,310 2,300 2,310 0.4 -0.4 -2.0 2,478 2,451 2,501 2,238 10.7

 Household appliances.......................... 457 537 530 -14.9 1.3 -4.3 447 533 488 445 0.4

 Electrical equipment............................. 15,636 15,447 15,379 1.2 0.4 2.4 15,810 15,715 15,484 14,127 11.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 473,063 476,026 476,754 -0.6 -0.2 -0.6 470,447 474,096 476,474 500,321 -6.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 13,382 13,477 13,788 -0.7 -2.3 -2.1 13,252 13,568 13,721 14,587 -9.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 321,080 323,181 322,848 -0.7 0.1 -0.4 319,913 321,893 322,054 332,995 -3.9

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 47,391 47,713 47,928 -0.7 -0.4 0.2 47,008 47,949 48,369 49,985 -6.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 15,653 16,261 16,844 -3.7 -3.5 -2.4 15,068 15,833 16,831 20,802 -27.6

 Furniture and related products................. 6,279 6,226 6,693 0.9 -7.0 -1.0 6,309 6,570 7,151 6,295 0.2

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.

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

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

2010p 2010r 2010 Aug. July June 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 10/09

 All manufacturing industries..................... 526,399 525,722 520,897 0.1 0.9 0.1 532,422 530,257 520,862 514,609 3.5

 Excluding transportation...................... 445,406 445,345 440,823 0.0 1.0 -0.1 450,404 448,930 441,008 436,917 3.1

 Excluding defense............................. 503,527 502,495 497,757 0.2 1.0 0.1 509,610 507,057 497,814 491,683 3.6

 With unfilled orders............................. 253,875 252,753 251,239 0.4 0.6 1.3 256,038 254,550 249,951 242,787 5.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 312,429 311,100 309,396 0.4 0.6 1.2 314,969 313,045 307,750 301,459 4.5

 Wood products........................................ 8,793 8,868 8,976 -0.8 -1.2 0.1 8,793 8,779 8,812 8,798 -0.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,211 11,233 11,193 -0.2 0.4 0.4 11,140 11,287 11,257 11,708 -4.9

 Primary metals......................................... 30,483 30,826 30,888 -1.1 -0.2 0.7 30,859 31,225 30,751 26,919 14.6

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 18,154 18,566 18,676 -2.2 -0.6 1.4 18,415 18,903 18,546 15,405 19.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,509 10,455 10,408 0.5 0.5 -0.7 10,647 10,553 10,415 9,735 9.4

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,820 1,805 1,804 0.8 0.1 1.9 1,797 1,769 1,790 1,779 1.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 42,106 41,972 41,722 0.3 0.6 1.3 42,099 42,277 41,593 39,964 5.3

 Machinery.............................................. 51,696 51,300 50,468 0.8 1.6 0.9 51,764 51,083 50,025 51,583 0.4

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,535 2,551 2,511 -0.6 1.6 2.8 2,406 2,489 2,507 2,426 -0.8

 Construction machinery........................ 5,173 5,024 4,949 3.0 1.5 3.5 5,117 4,959 4,967 4,799 6.6

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 5,942 5,857 5,630 1.5 4.0 -1.4 6,004 5,923 5,678 6,013 -0.1

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,746 6,661 6,593 1.3 1.0 -0.4 6,852 6,638 6,685 6,694 2.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,578 1,569 1,531 0.6 2.5 3.5 1,576 1,618 1,541 1,600 -1.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,504 3,512 3,520 -0.2 -0.2 1.7 3,506 3,514 3,483 3,638 -3.6

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,927 3,946 3,954 -0.5 -0.2 -0.2 3,994 3,965 3,903 4,264 -6.3

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 6,255 6,163 5,991 1.5 2.9 1.4 6,359 6,093 5,712 6,281 1.2

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,034 3,013 2,980 0.7 1.1 0.8 3,012 2,996 2,973 3,041 -1.0

 Computers and electronic products 2

......... 45,474 45,246 45,198 0.5 0.1 2.5 46,165 45,409 44,585 43,956 5.0

 Computers......................................... 2,269 2,353 2,452 -3.6 -4.0 8.7 2,396 2,272 2,468 1,768 35.5

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,051 1,048 1,053 0.3 -0.5 3.7 1,101 1,063 1,007 1,038 6.1

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,468 1,461 1,458 0.5 0.2 2.7 1,525 1,499 1,433 1,532 -0.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,963 5,988 5,887 -0.4 1.7 5.2 5,981 5,934 5,631 5,755 3.9

 Defense communications equipment...... 2,139 2,066 2,049 3.5 0.8 1.0 2,139 2,066 2,049 1,895 12.9

 Audio and video equipment.................. 376 388 389 -3.1 -0.3 3.5 389 385 356 721 -46.0

 Electronic components.......................... 7,609 7,480 7,436 1.7 0.6 1.8 7,681 7,577 7,288 6,590 16.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,735 3,767 3,771 -0.8 -0.1 0.4 3,770 3,818 3,740 3,679 2.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,593 3,633 3,599 -1.1 0.9 -0.7 3,607 3,650 3,550 3,288 9.7

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 11,788 11,687 11,782 0.9 -0.8 1.8 12,044 11,714 11,627 11,983 0.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 14,618 14,444 14,211 1.2 1.6 2.2 14,775 14,609 14,179 13,974 5.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,612 1,562 1,548 3.2 0.9 -1.1 1,653 1,594 1,581 1,662 -0.5

 Household appliances.......................... 2,529 2,437 2,310 3.8 5.5 4.9 2,654 2,554 2,345 2,264 17.2

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,700 4,730 4,656 -0.6 1.6 4.1 4,623 4,667 4,524 4,101 12.7

 Batteries............................................ 986 985 978 0.1 0.7 0.3 1,028 1,024 993 1,084 -5.2

 Transportation equipment......................... 80,993 80,377 80,074 0.8 0.4 1.1 82,018 81,327 79,854 77,692 5.6

 Automobiles....................................... 1,739 1,716 1,774 1.3 -3.3 5.9 1,744 1,727 1,656 1,143 52.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 2,012 1,935 1,834 4.0 5.5 -1.3 2,150 1,922 1,830 1,427 50.7

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,328 1,334 1,309 -0.4 1.9 -3.2 1,368 1,371 1,291 1,360 0.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 16,014 15,954 15,833 0.4 0.8 1.5 15,974 15,967 15,562 14,244 12.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 37,380 36,682 36,500 1.9 0.5 1.3 38,132 37,556 36,802 34,999 9.0

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,020 12,106 12,033 -0.7 0.6 -0.9 12,091 12,168 12,059 12,402 -2.5

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,464 3,771 3,708 -8.1 1.7 3.4 3,384 3,685 3,673 3,177 6.5

 Furniture and related products................. 6,423 6,356 6,311 1.1 0.7 1.0 6,484 6,466 6,442 6,235 4.0

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 20,632 20,478 20,355 0.8 0.6 0.8 20,872 20,583 20,252 20,630 1.2

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 213,970 214,622 211,501 -0.3 1.5 -1.6 217,453 217,212 213,112 213,150 2.0

 Food products........................................ 40,880 40,536 40,385 0.8 0.4 -0.2 41,145 40,054 39,160 40,338 2.0

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,407 5,284 5,050 2.3 4.6 -0.6 5,267 5,216 4,967 4,779 10.2

 Dairy products.................................... 5,422 5,342 5,417 1.5 -1.4 1.1 5,544 5,529 5,600 5,095 8.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 8,198 8,124 7,991 0.9 1.7 0.9 8,258 8,077 7,783 7,624 8.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,545 15,613 15,716 -0.4 -0.7 0.2 15,013 14,975 15,213 15,558 -3.5

 Beverages......................................... 11,883 11,962 12,054 -0.7 -0.8 0.3 11,593 11,559 11,696 12,059 -3.9

 Tobacco............................................ 3,662 3,651 3,662 0.3 -0.3 -0.1 3,420 3,416 3,517 3,499 -2.3

 Textile mills............................................ 3,139 3,113 3,069 0.8 1.4 1.4 3,126 3,098 3,071 3,099 0.9

 Textile products...................................... 2,974 2,947 2,934 0.9 0.4 1.5 3,000 2,957 2,943 2,806 6.9

 Apparel................................................. 2,638 2,579 2,513 2.3 2.6 5.7 2,771 2,720 2,600 2,600 6.6

 Leather and allied products...................... 865 863 858 0.2 0.6 0.7 898 891 866 939 -4.4

 Paper products....................................... 14,201 14,195 14,107 0.0 0.6 0.4 14,219 14,144 13,981 14,332 -0.8

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 5,750 5,776 5,753 -0.5 0.4 -0.7 5,752 5,729 5,662 6,242 -7.9

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,124 4,103 4,047 0.5 1.4 2.0 4,111 4,095 4,026 3,841 7.0

 Printing.................................................. 5,392 5,390 5,419 0.0 -0.5 0.3 5,535 5,481 5,413 5,668 -2.3

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 39,221 40,385 37,788 -2.9 6.9 -7.8 42,482 43,414 41,249 39,829 6.7

 Petroleum refineries............................. 36,361 37,597 35,067 -3.3 7.2 -8.4 39,599 40,590 38,499 37,412 5.8

 Chemical products..................................... 69,548 69,465 69,156 0.1 0.4 -0.6 69,877 70,031 69,209 69,621 0.4

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 4,243 4,309 4,394 -1.5 -1.9 -0.4 3,758 3,989 4,072 3,682 2.1

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 23,796 23,905 23,853 -0.5 0.2 -1.7 24,263 24,360 24,232 27,211 -10.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 3,285 3,270 3,260 0.5 0.3 0.9 3,319 3,347 3,328 3,160 5.0

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 19,567 19,536 19,556 0.2 -0.1 0.2 19,387 19,447 19,407 18,360 5.6

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.
 6 

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

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2010/

2010p 2010r 2010 Aug. July June 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2009

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 415,050 417,504 412,660 -0.6 1.2 -0.5 430,731 407,832 438,567 395,470 3,304,105 3,001,213 10.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 39,780 40,145 40,928 -0.9 -1.9 -1.7 43,463 41,556 45,541 42,403 325,132 315,120 3.2

 Information technology......................... 27,257 27,216 26,775 0.2 1.6 -0.8 26,361 25,143 29,511 24,459 206,553 190,168 8.6

 Computers and related products .......... 6,609 6,352 6,062 4.0 4.8 1.4 6,029 6,302 6,961 4,686 45,970 40,609 13.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 31,005 32,629 31,200 -5.0 4.6 4.8 33,027 25,164 32,781 29,671 236,203 208,973 13.0

 Capital goods...................................... 74,627 75,228 73,494 -0.8 2.4 1.3 73,037 69,906 80,467 67,162 575,462 549,833 4.7

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 65,451 65,641 63,759 -0.3 3.0 1.8 63,985 61,073 70,236 56,040 494,473 466,661 6.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 60,883 59,876 59,847 1.7 0.0 0.9 59,587 56,546 65,362 51,959 462,658 428,700 7.9

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 9,176 9,587 9,735 -4.3 -1.5 -1.9 9,052 8,833 10,231 11,122 80,989 83,172 -2.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 167,184 167,532 166,834 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 175,832 166,077 174,062 163,173 1,345,179 1,206,771 11.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 24,620 25,403 24,339 -3.1 4.4 2.5 25,659 20,703 25,716 23,838 189,772 180,187 5.3

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 142,564 142,129 142,495 0.3 -0.3 -1.1 150,173 145,374 148,346 139,335 1,155,407 1,026,584 12.5

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 408,942 411,101 408,867 -0.5 0.5 -0.6 422,499 398,090 433,552 383,661 3,266,927 2,881,944 13.4

 Construction materials and supplies...... 40,011 40,195 41,284 -0.5 -2.6 -0.5 43,468 41,413 46,081 42,177 329,213 311,095 5.8

 Information technology......................... 28,226 26,912 27,462 4.9 -2.0 0.4 26,595 24,130 29,994 22,602 206,398 185,371 11.3

 Computers and related products .......... 6,663 5,946 6,352 12.1 -6.4 1.2 6,083 5,896 7,251 4,574 45,931 38,966 17.9

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 30,910 32,318 30,899 -4.4 4.6 3.9 32,711 25,011 32,355 29,390 234,807 207,332 13.3

 Capital goods...................................... 74,940 75,051 75,628 -0.1 -0.8 0.2 71,528 67,336 80,749 60,020 579,102 481,205 20.3

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 65,565 65,505 65,965 0.1 -0.7 1.1 63,222 60,462 70,948 50,930 500,355 405,891 23.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 63,039 59,953 63,279 5.1 -5.3 3.6 60,714 56,558 67,682 49,031 472,005 402,979 17.1

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 9,375 9,546 9,663 -1.8 -1.2 -5.8 8,306 6,874 9,801 9,090 78,747 75,314 4.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 166,994 167,450 166,677 -0.3 0.5 -0.6 175,568 166,114 173,705 163,249 1,345,448 1,206,158 11.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 24,430 25,321 24,182 -3.5 4.7 2.3 25,395 20,740 25,359 23,914 190,041 179,574 5.8

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 142,564 142,129 142,495 0.3 -0.3 -1.1 150,173 145,374 148,346 139,335 1,155,407 1,026,584 12.5

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 804,030 804,173 803,897 0.0 0.0 0.1 801,680 803,869 805,403 811,114 (X) (X) -1.2

 Construction materials and supplies...... 53,740 53,509 53,459 0.4 0.1 0.7 54,326 54,321 54,464 49,816 (X) (X) 9.1

 Information technology......................... 119,244 118,275 118,579 0.8 -0.3 0.6 118,122 117,888 118,901 118,011 (X) (X) 0.1

 Computers and related products .......... 5,332 5,278 5,684 1.0 -7.1 5.4 5,332 5,278 5,684 3,875 (X) (X) 37.6

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 13,382 13,477 13,788 -0.7 -2.3 -2.1 13,252 13,568 13,721 14,587 (X) (X) -9.2

 Capital goods...................................... 627,753 627,440 627,617 0.0 0.0 0.3 624,092 625,601 628,171 636,837 (X) (X) -2.0

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................487,866 487,752 487,888 0.0 0.0 0.5 486,051 486,814 487,425 491,025 (X) (X) -1.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 196,957 194,801 194,724 1.1 0.0 1.8 196,209 195,082 195,070 188,145 (X) (X) 4.3

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 139,887 139,688 139,729 0.1 0.0 -0.1 138,041 138,787 140,746 145,812 (X) (X) -5.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 8,348 8,538 8,620 -2.2 -1.0 -1.8 8,286 8,550 8,513 7,490 (X) (X) 10.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 8,348 8,538 8,620 -2.2 -1.0 -1.8 8,286 8,550 8,513 7,490 (X) (X) 10.6

 All manufacturing industries .................. 526,399 525,722 520,897 0.1 0.9 0.1 532,422 530,257 520,862 514,609 (X) (X) 3.5

 Construction materials and supplies...... 55,116 55,101 55,096 0.0 0.0 0.8 55,135 55,285 54,789 53,891 (X) (X) 2.3

 Information technology......................... 39,039 38,984 38,996 0.1 0.0 2.3 39,653 39,092 38,444 38,505 (X) (X) 3.0

 Computers and related products .......... 4,788 4,862 4,963 -1.5 -2.0 5.8 5,022 4,834 4,908 4,338 (X) (X) 15.8

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 21,093 20,939 20,750 0.7 0.9 1.3 21,236 20,987 20,339 18,174 (X) (X) 16.8

 Capital goods...................................... 148,447 147,637 146,629 0.5 0.7 1.3 149,908 148,445 146,051 145,049 (X) (X) 3.3

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................130,873 129,702 128,737 0.9 0.7 1.5 132,465 130,599 128,277 127,524 (X) (X) 3.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 101,829 101,304 100,466 0.5 0.8 1.4 102,760 101,363 99,595 100,866 (X) (X) 1.9

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 17,574 17,935 17,892 -2.0 0.2 0.3 17,443 17,846 17,774 17,525 (X) (X) -0.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 157,485 158,142 155,023 -0.4 2.0 -2.0 161,609 160,738 156,722 160,410 (X) (X) 0.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 23,089 22,777 22,428 1.4 1.6 2.1 23,519 22,899 22,072 21,942 (X) (X) 7.2

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 134,396 135,365 132,595 -0.7 2.1 -2.6 138,090 137,839 134,650 138,468 (X) (X) -0.3

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 
 7

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

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

2010p 2010r 2010 Aug. July June 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 10/09

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 176,233 177,088 175,837 -0.5 0.7 0.4 177,071 178,720 175,614 172,866 2.4

 Durable goods industries........................ 105,818 105,914 106,228 -0.1 -0.3 1.3 106,171 106,601 105,132 104,086 2.0

 Wood products................................... 3,236 3,236 3,256 0.0 -0.6 1.1 3,245 3,170 3,085 3,191 1.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,555 4,577 4,556 -0.5 0.5 -0.2 4,562 4,601 4,565 4,781 -4.6

 Primary metals.................................... 11,717 11,992 12,270 -2.3 -2.3 3.4 11,931 12,196 12,272 11,541 3.4

 Fabricated metal products.................. 15,533 15,459 15,564 0.5 -0.7 1.2 15,430 15,403 15,368 14,938 3.3

 Machinery.......................................... 19,968 19,714 19,622 1.3 0.5 0.6 20,063 19,829 19,502 20,234 -0.8

 Computers and electronic products...... 15,077 15,201 15,155 -0.8 0.3 0.9 15,179 15,251 14,912 15,001 1.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,823 5,704 5,629 2.1 1.3 1.8 5,815 5,729 5,632 5,328 9.1

 Transportation equipment.................. 20,030 20,205 20,422 -0.9 -1.1 1.7 19,996 20,516 20,062 19,278 3.7

 Furniture and related products............ 3,132 3,100 3,050 1.0 1.6 1.3 3,136 3,126 3,073 2,895 8.3

 Miscellaneous products........................ 6,747 6,726 6,704 0.3 0.3 0.8 6,814 6,780 6,661 6,899 -1.2

 Nondurable goods industries................. 70,415 71,174 69,609 -1.1 2.2 -1.1 70,900 72,119 70,482 68,780 3.1

 Food products................................... 14,198 14,064 13,666 1.0 2.9 0.1 13,853 13,984 13,483 13,544 2.3

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,155 4,155 4,207 0.0 -1.2 -1.6 3,956 3,999 4,084 4,076 -2.9

 Textiles.............................................. 1,166 1,150 1,133 1.4 1.5 2.1 1,174 1,155 1,135 1,092 7.5

 Textile products.................................. 1,216 1,203 1,190 1.1 1.1 1.0 1,227 1,218 1,196 1,150 6.7

 Apparel............................................. 686 665 641 3.2 3.7 4.7 693 681 654 637 8.8

 Leather and allied products................ 341 336 338 1.5 -0.6 3.0 352 344 337 344 2.3

 Paper products................................... 6,945 6,982 6,985 -0.5 0.0 1.1 6,973 6,939 6,893 7,027 -0.8

 Printing ............................................ 2,377 2,355 2,330 0.9 1.1 0.3 2,413 2,383 2,348 2,322 3.9

 Petroleum and coal products............... 9,384 10,189 9,127 -7.9 11.6 -6.3 10,170 11,075 10,352 10,304 -1.3

 Chemical products............................. 21,823 21,968 21,844 -0.7 0.6 -1.1 21,939 22,156 21,904 21,004 4.5

 Plastics and rubber products............... 8,124 8,107 8,148 0.2 -0.5 0.1 8,150 8,185 8,096 7,280 12.0

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 159,095 158,078 156,874 0.6 0.8 0.2 160,653 158,948 156,412 151,337 6.2

 Durable goods industries........................ 114,801 113,995 113,114 0.7 0.8 1.2 116,152 114,819 112,781 107,883 7.7

 Wood products................................... 1,629 1,682 1,722 -3.2 -2.3 0.5 1,635 1,695 1,730 1,615 1.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,321 1,324 1,318 -0.2 0.5 2.3 1,304 1,330 1,347 1,380 -5.5

 Primary metals.................................... 8,671 8,717 8,715 -0.5 0.0 -4.6 9,025 9,005 8,808 7,965 13.3

 Fabricated metal products.................. 11,574 11,625 11,510 -0.4 1.0 1.8 11,689 11,779 11,444 10,401 12.4

 Machinery.......................................... 14,439 14,297 13,791 1.0 3.7 0.2 14,586 14,145 13,630 14,349 1.7

 Computers and electronic products...... 20,634 20,263 20,274 1.8 -0.1 3.3 20,836 20,290 20,150 18,919 10.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 3,206 3,189 3,136 0.5 1.7 1.3 3,283 3,240 3,121 3,119 5.3

 Transportation equipment.................. 48,979 48,568 48,324 0.8 0.5 1.4 49,409 48,955 48,196 46,184 7.0

 Furniture and related products............ 1,016 1,030 1,024 -1.4 0.6 0.4 1,017 1,038 1,032 1,025 -0.8

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,332 3,300 3,300 1.0 0.0 3.0 3,368 3,342 3,323 2,926 15.1

 Nondurable goods industries................. 44,294 44,083 43,760 0.5 0.7 -2.3 44,501 44,129 43,631 43,454 2.4

 Food products................................... 3,546 3,465 3,485 2.3 -0.6 0.8 3,051 2,945 2,981 3,063 -0.4

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,687 5,795 5,826 -1.9 -0.5 0.8 5,188 5,260 5,438 5,370 -3.4

 Textiles.............................................. 694 679 679 2.2 0.0 0.0 702 681 679 676 3.8

 Textile products.................................. 492 484 492 1.7 -1.6 -0.6 497 484 493 481 3.3

 Apparel............................................. 369 368 366 0.3 0.5 8.0 382 385 376 350 9.1

 Leather and allied products................ 76 76 77 0.0 -1.3 4.1 75 75 74 69 8.7

 Paper products................................... 1,383 1,398 1,335 -1.1 4.7 -0.2 1,404 1,404 1,337 1,379 1.8

 Printing ............................................ 1,279 1,289 1,334 -0.8 -3.4 -0.6 1,332 1,303 1,273 1,457 -8.6

 Petroleum and coal products............... 12,964 12,846 12,413 0.9 3.5 -7.4 13,896 13,717 13,094 11,198 24.1

 Chemical products............................. 15,467 15,390 15,474 0.5 -0.5 -1.2 15,671 15,614 15,649 17,315 -9.5

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,337 2,293 2,279 1.9 0.6 2.8 2,303 2,261 2,237 2,096 9.9

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 191,071 190,556 188,186 0.3 1.3 -0.3 194,698 192,589 188,836 190,406 2.3

 Durable goods industries........................ 91,810 91,191 90,054 0.7 1.3 1.2 92,646 91,625 89,837 89,490 3.5

 Wood products................................... 3,928 3,950 3,998 -0.6 -1.2 -0.9 3,913 3,914 3,997 3,992 -2.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,335 5,332 5,319 0.1 0.2 0.4 5,274 5,356 5,345 5,547 -4.9

 Primary metals.................................... 10,095 10,117 9,903 -0.2 2.2 2.5 9,903 10,024 9,671 7,413 33.6

 Fabricated metal products.................. 14,999 14,888 14,648 0.7 1.6 1.0 14,980 15,095 14,781 14,625 2.4

 Machinery.......................................... 17,289 17,289 17,055 0.0 1.4 1.9 17,115 17,109 16,893 17,000 0.7

 Computers and electronic products...... 9,763 9,782 9,769 -0.2 0.1 3.3 10,150 9,868 9,523 10,036 1.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,589 5,551 5,446 0.7 1.9 3.1 5,677 5,640 5,426 5,527 2.7

 Transportation equipment.................. 11,984 11,604 11,328 3.3 2.4 -1.0 12,613 11,856 11,596 12,230 3.1

 Furniture and related products............ 2,275 2,226 2,237 2.2 -0.5 0.9 2,331 2,302 2,337 2,315 0.7

 Miscellaneous products........................ 10,553 10,452 10,351 1.0 1.0 0.1 10,690 10,461 10,268 10,805 -1.1

 Nondurable goods industries................. 99,261 99,365 98,132 -0.1 1.3 -1.6 102,052 100,964 98,999 100,916 1.1

 Food products................................... 23,136 23,007 23,234 0.6 -1.0 -0.6 24,241 23,125 22,696 23,731 2.1

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,703 5,663 5,683 0.7 -0.4 0.9 5,869 5,716 5,691 6,112 -4.0

 Textiles.............................................. 1,279 1,284 1,257 -0.4 2.1 1.6 1,250 1,262 1,257 1,331 -6.1

 Textile products.................................. 1,266 1,260 1,252 0.5 0.6 2.7 1,276 1,255 1,254 1,175 8.6

 Apparel............................................. 1,583 1,546 1,506 2.4 2.7 5.6 1,696 1,654 1,570 1,613 5.1

 Leather and allied products................ 448 451 443 -0.7 1.8 -1.6 471 472 455 526 -10.5

 Paper products................................... 5,873 5,815 5,787 1.0 0.5 -0.3 5,842 5,801 5,751 5,926 -1.4

 Printing ............................................ 1,736 1,746 1,755 -0.6 -0.5 0.9 1,790 1,795 1,792 1,889 -5.2

 Petroleum and coal products............... 16,873 17,350 16,248 -2.7 6.8 -8.9 18,416 18,622 17,803 18,327 0.5

 Chemical products............................. 32,258 32,107 31,838 0.5 0.8 0.0 32,267 32,261 31,656 31,302 3.1

 Plastics and rubber products............... 9,106 9,136 9,129 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 8,934 9,001 9,074 8,984 -0.6

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 Aug Jul Jun May Aug Jul Jun May

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

All manufacturing industries2

............................ 1.27 1.26 1.26 1.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.58 1.55 1.58 1.56 5.59 5.53 5.59 5.61

 Wood products.............................................. 1.40 1.35 1.34 1.25 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.37 1.36 1.35 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.54 1.56 1.56 1.53 0.93 0.93 0.91 0.92

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.55 1.55 1.52 1.49 2.06 2.05 2.02 2.00

 Machinery..................................................... 2.05 2.11 2.01 2.01 4.48 4.52 4.28 4.24

 Computers and electronic products 2

................ 1.35 1.32 1.43 1.35 4.90 4.88 5.00 4.90

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.51 1.50 1.49 1.47 2.76 2.75 2.77 2.74

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.63 1.53 1.63 1.67 13.16 12.44 13.31 13.78

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.16 1.14 1.12 1.11 1.30 1.28 1.36 1.40

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.61 1.58 1.62 1.59 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.44 1.49 1.45 1.49 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.30 1.30 1.28 1.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.63 1.61 1.57 1.51 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.05 2.01 1.94 1.81 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.20 2.16 2.13 2.08 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Printing......................................................... 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.73 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.80 0.82 0.77 0.80 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.17 1.18 1.18 1.18 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.28 1.27 1.27 1.26 (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.

Aug2 Aug2 Aug2 Aug2

Industry 2009- 2009- 2009- 2009-

Aug1 Jul Aug1 Jul Aug1 Jul Aug1 Jul

2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010

All manufacturing industries.................. (X) 0.3 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

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

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... -0.1 0.6 -4.7 1.5 0.3 1.2 -0.3 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... -0.2 0.7 1.3 1.9 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.0 1.0 -0.1 1.2 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.5 0.5 2.5 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.4

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

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.5 (X) 1.3 (X) 0.9 (X) 0.3

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

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textiles............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 1.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Paper products.................................... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Printing.............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.4

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.5 (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 64 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.