FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2007, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (07)-4 

CB07-083 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

April 2007 

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in April, up five 

of the last six months, increased $1.3 billion or 0.3 

percent to $418.0 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 4.1 percent March 

increase. 

 Shipments, up two consecutive months, increased $3.4 

billion or 0.8 percent to $412.7 billion. This followed a 

2.1 percent March increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up twenty-three of the last twenty-four 

months, increased $13.0 billion or 1.8 percent to $719.1 

billion. This was at the highest level since the series was 

first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.8 

percent March increase. The unfilled orders-toshipments ratio was 4.85, up from 4.80 in March. 

 Inventories, up thirteen of the last fourteen months, 

increased $2.4 billion or 0.5 percent to $513.5 billion. 

This was at the highest level since the series began and 

followed a 0.2 percent March increase. The inventoriesto-shipments ratio was 1.24, down from 1.25 in March. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in April, 

up five of the last six months, increased $1.8 billion or 

0.8 percent to $218.5 billion, revised from the previously 

published 0.6 percent increase. This followed a 5.1 

percent March increase. 

 Fabricated metal products, up following two 

consecutive monthly decreases, had the largest increase, 

$1.1 billion or 4.3 percent to $26.6 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $0.5 billion or 0.2 percent to $199.6 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in April, up 

two consecutive months, increased $3.9 billion or 1.9 

percent to $213.2 billion, unchanged from the previously 

published increase. This followed a 1.3 percent March 

increase. 

 

 

 Computers and electronic products, up following two 

consecutive monthly decreases, had the largest increase, 

$2.6 billion or 8.1 percent to $34.0 billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased 

$0.5 billion or 0.2 percent to $199.6 billion. This was 

due to petroleum and coal products, which decreased 

$1.9 billion or 4.5 percent to $40.9 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

April, up twenty-three of the last twenty-four months, 

increased $13.0 billion or 1.8 percent to $719.1 billion, 

unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

was at the highest level since the series began and 

followed a 1.8 percent March increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up fifteen consecutive 

months, had the largest increase, $11.0 billion or 2.8 

percent to $405.5 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in April, up 

fourteen consecutive months, increased $1.4 billion or 

0.5 percent to $312.8 billion, unchanged from the 

previously published increase. This was at the highest 

level since the series began and followed a 0.1 percent 

March increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up seven of the last eight 

months, had the largest increase, $1.3 billion or 1.8 

percent to $77.1 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up two 

consecutive months, increased $1.0 billion or 0.5 percent 

to $200.7 billion. This was led by petroleum and coal 

products, which increased $0.6 billion or 1.9 percent to 

$33.9 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, April materials and supplies 

increased 0.7 percent in durable goods and increased 0.8 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

0.8 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.2 percent 

in nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 0.2 

percent in durable goods and increased 0.5 percent in 

nondurable goods. 

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

semiconductor manufacturing. For data, call (301) 763-4673 or go to <http://www.census.gov/m3>. 

The advance report on durable goods for May is scheduled for release on June 27, 2007, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on July 3, 

2007, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description. 
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2007/

2007p 2007r 2007 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2006

 All manufacturing industries .................. 412,730 409,337 400,864 0.8 2.1 -0.6 407,047 432,536 378,463 399,072 1,590,103 1,606,996 -1.1

 Excluding transportation ................... 356,586 352,177 345,014 1.3 2.1 -0.4 352,375 367,171 323,157 345,624 1,365,245 1,377,315 -0.9

 Excluding defense .............................. 403,106 399,764 391,008 0.8 2.2 -0.6 397,964 421,954 368,948 389,983 1,552,971 1,571,321 -1.2

 With unfilled orders ........................... 148,344 146,962 144,283 0.9 1.9 0.0 145,047 161,208 137,161 138,514 573,195 562,060 2.0

 Durable goods industries ........................213,174 209,287 206,521 1.9 1.3 -1.5 208,825 229,573 196,793 200,633 823,908 826,260 -0.3

 Wood products................................. ...... 7,722 7,643 7,509 1.0 1.8 -3.7 7,865 7,738 6,911 8,861 29,241 36,003 -18.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,784 9,850 9,660 -0.7 2.0 0.6 9,894 9,966 8,602 9,939 37,176 39,258 -5.3

 Primary metals............................ .......... 20,179 19,747 19,164 2.2 3.0 -1.7 20,726 20,998 18,839 18,590 80,115 74,546 7.5

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,495 9,448 8,928 0.5 5.8 -3.0 9,767 10,073 8,860 8,856 37,983 36,425 4.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,091 8,732 8,711 4.1 0.2 0.0 9,353 9,248 8,516 8,130 35,851 31,580 13.5

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,593 1,567 1,525 1.7 2.8 -2.9 1,606 1,677 1,463 1,604 6,281 6,541 -4.0

 Fabricated metal products...................... 26,065 25,583 25,435 1.9 0.6 -1.0 25,853 26,779 24,156 24,800 100,837 99,626 1.2

 Machinery............................................. 28,113 27,077 26,310 3.8 2.9 3.0 29,283 30,280 24,726 27,689 107,592 107,164 0.4

 Farm machinery................................. 1,799 1,754 1,727 2.6 1.6 -0.8 2,464 2,230 1,927 2,237 8,174 7,600 7.6

 Construction machinery..................... 1,914 1,957 1,954 -2.2 0.2 0.3 2,035 2,278 1,874 2,923 7,992 11,799 -32.3

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,286 1,243 1,270 3.5 -2.1 7.1 1,228 1,354 1,195 972 4,887 3,949 23.8

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,927 2,984 2,978 31.6 0.2 18.6 4,377 3,243 2,585 3,766 12,526 11,986 4.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 680 677 667 0.4 1.5 4.2 624 703 559 611 2,404 2,367 1.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,058 3,962 3,903 2.4 1.5 3.3 3,826 4,302 3,319 3,239 14,582 12,832 13.6

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,408 2,223 2,294 8.3 -3.1 -2.5 2,247 2,479 2,085 2,171 8,999 9,445 -4.7

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,211 3,554 2,864 -9.7 24.1 1.5 3,368 3,828 2,849 3,198 12,782 13,537 -5.6

 Material handling equipment............... 2,298 2,322 2,202 -1.0 5.4 2.6 2,133 2,750 2,080 1,885 8,989 8,133 10.5

 Computers and electronic products ......... 34,049 31,497 32,280 8.1 -2.4 -6.0 30,786 35,988 29,875 28,998 125,620 125,047 0.5

 Computers........................................ 3,147 3,211 3,566 -2.0 -10.0 8.2 3,222 3,417 3,176 3,825 12,701 14,185 -10.5

 Computer storage devices................... 586 565 590 3.7 -4.2 3.9 327 918 413 353 1,992 2,438 -18.3

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,408 1,395 1,415 0.9 -1.4 -0.6 1,126 1,766 1,200 1,072 5,119 5,052 1.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 4,973 4,851 4,924 2.5 -1.5 5.0 4,427 5,756 4,373 4,510 18,274 19,163 -4.6

 Defense communications equipment... 525 503 503 4.4 0.0 7.9 507 548 471 623 1,946 1,907 2.0

 Audio and video equipment.................. 956 829 866 15.3 -4.3 -11.2 749 837 811 647 3,271 3,019 8.3

 Semiconductors ................................. 7,670 5,333 5,929 43.8 -10.1 -29.0 7,331 5,676 6,020 5,629 26,620 26,628 0.0

 Electronic components....................... 4,227 4,227 4,146 0.0 2.0 0.0 3,724 4,640 3,906 3,415 15,888 14,563 9.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 916 886 850 3.4 4.2 -9.4 868 1,008 818 752 3,500 3,148 11.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,491 2,535 2,591 -1.7 -2.2 1.5 2,437 2,718 2,519 2,393 9,733 9,057 7.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,605 6,630 6,338 -0.4 4.6 -0.1 5,598 8,169 5,654 5,298 24,516 23,743 3.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 11,187 10,942 10,632 2.2 2.9 -0.3 10,890 11,584 9,821 9,622 41,770 38,217 9.3

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,249 1,192 1,191 4.8 0.1 2.0 1,198 1,282 1,175 1,044 4,709 4,380 7.5

 Household appliances........................ 2,594 2,346 2,246 10.6 4.5 3.3 2,587 2,374 1,945 2,170 8,588 7,920 8.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,408 3,412 3,328 -0.1 2.5 -0.1 3,260 3,799 3,142 2,820 13,314 11,765 13.2

 Batteries........................................... 622 629 626 -1.1 0.5 -27.6 552 629 521 495 2,439 2,101 16.1

 Transportation equipment...................... 56,144 57,160 55,850 -1.8 2.3 -1.7 54,672 65,365 55,306 53,448 224,858 229,681 -2.1

 Automobiles..................................... 6,999 7,269 6,953 -3.7 4.5 -0.6 6,783 8,357 7,007 6,651 28,899 29,314 -1.4

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 11,190 10,839 10,603 3.2 2.2 3.7 11,055 12,680 10,726 10,453 43,420 48,144 -9.8

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,385 1,763 1,851 -21.4 -4.8 -16.1 1,358 1,902 1,794 2,202 7,168 9,090 -21.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,881 19,637 19,179 -3.8 2.4 1.2 19,164 21,780 19,448 19,308 78,239 80,024 -2.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 8,377 8,391 7,989 -0.2 5.0 -7.5 7,438 10,264 7,494 5,707 31,392 27,117 15.8

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,370 3,266 3,468 3.2 -5.8 -0.6 3,068 3,730 3,199 3,006 12,660 11,980 5.7

 Ships and boats................................. 1,847 1,973 1,990 -6.4 -0.9 -5.8 1,915 2,166 1,966 2,121 7,734 7,767 -0.4

 Furniture and related products................. 6,955 7,027 6,946 -1.0 1.2 -0.6 6,784 7,153 6,780 7,270 27,365 29,156 -6.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,976 12,761 12,735 1.7 0.2 -0.5 12,072 13,722 11,777 11,416 49,334 47,562 3.7

 Nondurable goods industries................... 199,556 200,050 194,343 -0.2 2.9 0.5 198,222 202,963 181,670 198,439 766,195 780,736 -1.9

 Food products....................................... 46,420 46,026 45,829 0.9 0.4 0.2 44,398 46,687 44,080 42,807 179,213 173,882 3.1

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 5,035 5,075 5,001 -0.8 1.5 1.3 4,746 5,138 4,976 4,644 19,632 19,685 -0.3

 Dairy products.................................. 6,497 6,307 6,345 3.0 -0.6 0.1 6,232 6,509 5,872 5,804 24,871 24,221 2.7

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 14,142 14,010 13,773 0.9 1.7 0.6 13,543 13,767 13,417 12,575 53,874 50,453 6.8

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 11,077 11,098 10,581 -0.2 4.9 -0.7 10,925 11,055 9,915 10,349 41,651 40,202 3.6

 Beverages......................................... 7,349 7,282 7,197 0.9 1.2 1.2 7,197 7,239 6,531 6,794 27,180 26,145 4.0

 Tobacco............................................ 3,728 3,816 3,384 -2.3 12.8 -4.5 3,728 3,816 3,384 3,555 14,471 14,057 2.9

 Textile mills........................................... 2,887 2,901 2,983 -0.5 -2.7 -2.8 2,900 3,043 2,973 3,184 11,747 12,850 -8.6

 Textile products................................... 2,838 2,836 2,869 0.1 -1.2 -1.3 2,842 2,960 2,789 3,112 11,191 12,288 -8.9

 Apparel................................................ 2,770 2,736 2,720 1.2 0.6 -0.1 2,593 2,879 2,643 2,590 10,426 10,562 -1.3

 Leather and allied products..................... 554 569 561 -2.6 1.4 2.9 517 615 608 485 2,213 2,032 8.9

 Paper products...................................... 13,755 13,698 13,672 0.4 0.2 -0.8 13,419 13,966 12,997 13,464 54,172 55,092 -1.7

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,559 6,505 6,401 0.8 1.6 -0.1 6,435 6,641 6,155 6,235 25,703 25,469 0.9

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,931 3,922 3,938 0.2 -0.4 -1.0 3,797 3,937 3,645 3,746 15,344 15,376 -0.2

 Printing................................................. 8,565 8,557 8,506 0.1 0.6 -0.9 8,303 8,745 7,833 8,122 32,965 32,027 2.9

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 40,852 42,791 38,285 -4.5 11.8 1.9 41,937 40,057 33,847 44,484 149,836 164,143 -8.7

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 38,221 40,151 35,597 -4.8 12.8 2.4 39,432 37,570 31,717 41,939 140,475 154,225 -8.9

 Chemical products.................................. 52,603 51,818 51,671 1.5 0.3 1.2 52,996 55,142 48,291 52,769 205,750 209,299 -1.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 2,431 2,541 2,463 -4.3 3.2 2.9 3,462 3,523 2,288 3,287 11,360 10,152 11.9

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 14,541 14,414 14,765 0.9 -2.4 2.0 14,138 14,775 13,330 14,194 56,626 56,036 1.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,920 2,887 2,836 1.1 1.8 -3.6 3,099 3,078 2,615 2,971 11,368 11,187 1.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,235 17,020 16,666 1.3 2.1 -0.8 17,392 17,814 15,694 17,073 67,031 68,359 -1.9

p Preliminary r

 Revised NA Not available.

1

 Shipments are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

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

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2007/

2007p 2007r 2007 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2006

All manufacturing industries 2................... 418,043 416,759 400,493 0.3 4.1 0.5 411,284 441,840 381,314 401,214 1,611,563 1,621,980 -0.6

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 350,942 348,583 340,484 0.7 2.4 0.0 347,579 364,640 322,410 344,258 1,357,183 1,372,832 -1.1

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 409,029 407,763 391,581 0.3 4.1 0.9 403,859 429,558 372,259 393,523 1,572,527 1,584,862 -0.8

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 161,327 159,717 149,841 1.0 6.6 1.2 156,615 176,188 146,032 146,285 621,275 603,672 2.9

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 218,487 216,709 206,150 0.8 5.1 0.5 213,062 238,877 199,644 202,775 845,368 841,244 0.5

 Primary metals............................ ............ 20,805 20,019 18,913 3.9 5.8 -3.8 21,124 21,335 19,006 18,932 81,966 76,543 7.1

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,975 9,653 8,772 3.3 10.0 -7.6 10,063 10,411 8,998 9,212 39,406 37,632 4.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,222 8,805 8,643 4.7 1.9 1.0 9,461 9,266 8,532 8,099 36,149 32,089 12.7

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,608 1,561 1,498 3.0 4.2 -6.7 1,600 1,658 1,476 1,621 6,411 6,822 -6.0

 Fabricated metal products...................... 26,575 25,491 25,760 4.3 -1.0 -2.0 26,633 27,694 25,108 25,717 104,776 103,724 1.0

 Machinery............................................. 27,969 28,395 26,938 -1.5 5.4 0.6 29,388 31,927 26,628 28,905 114,154 114,385 -0.2

 Construction machinery....................... 2,049 2,991 1,580 -31.5 89.3 -15.1 2,109 3,355 1,759 2,995 9,368 12,219 -23.3

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,381 1,157 1,020 19.4 13.4 -8.7 1,307 1,252 1,052 963 4,586 4,527 1.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 4,013 3,532 3,436 13.6 2.8 27.8 4,703 3,791 3,152 4,119 14,740 14,534 1.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 737 645 598 14.3 7.9 -1.2 698 685 527 591 2,455 2,479 -1.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,634 3,598 4,865 1.0 -26.0 13.8 3,551 4,055 4,402 3,514 15,964 13,846 15.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,309 2,183 2,315 5.8 -5.7 -12.2 2,164 2,440 2,287 2,262 9,558 9,695 -1.4

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 3,166 3,677 2,717 -13.9 35.3 -8.7 3,294 3,864 2,815 3,439 12,818 14,450 -11.3

 Material handling equipment............... 2,195 2,309 2,120 -4.9 8.9 -11.7 1,992 2,885 2,181 2,133 9,426 9,048 4.2

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 26,805 26,324 26,671 1.8 -1.3 4.6 23,850 30,681 25,020 24,170 101,741 104,294 -2.4

 Computers........................................ 2,976 3,419 3,483 -13.0 -1.8 7.6 3,051 3,625 3,093 3,744 12,596 13,830 -8.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,028 4,318 4,915 16.4 -12.1 4.6 4,756 5,360 4,863 3,977 19,221 20,930 -8.2

 Defense communications equipment... 473 902 351 -47.6 157.0 -4.6 382 1,030 356 379 2,038 1,815 12.3

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 4,177 4,107 4,456 1.7 -7.8 6.7 3,633 4,359 4,375 3,869 16,206 15,220 6.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 877 867 821 1.2 5.6 -23.0 752 1,025 840 895 3,705 4,031 -8.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,047 2,181 2,571 39.7 -15.2 23.1 2,821 2,806 2,652 2,873 10,048 10,971 -8.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 6,732 7,209 6,641 -6.6 8.6 5.3 5,783 8,420 5,903 5,880 25,485 24,844 2.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 11,609 11,197 10,948 3.7 2.3 -3.6 11,404 11,543 10,730 10,363 44,460 40,926 8.6

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,285 1,239 1,324 3.7 -6.4 -1.1 1,245 1,359 1,320 1,177 5,213 4,938 5.6

 Household appliances.......................... 2,796 2,360 2,384 18.5 -1.0 9.0 2,772 2,209 2,198 2,178 9,075 8,130 11.6

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,415 3,741 3,549 -8.7 5.4 -2.3 3,409 4,024 3,611 3,205 14,644 12,828 14.2

 Transportation equipment........................ 67,101 68,176 60,009 -1.6 13.6 3.5 63,705 77,200 58,904 56,956 254,380 249,148 2.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,012 19,662 19,088 -3.3 3.0 0.4 19,138 21,408 19,433 19,825 78,442 81,954 -4.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 18,087 20,263 13,196 -10.7 53.6 67.5 16,200 21,644 11,797 10,564 56,707 44,676 26.9

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 2,420 2,038 2,974 18.7 -31.5 13.6 1,770 3,048 2,965 1,939 10,447 13,818 -24.4

 Ships and boats................................. 1,741 2,272 2,005 -23.4 13.3 -26.0 1,433 2,312 1,990 1,572 9,043 9,774 -7.5

 Furniture and related products................. 7,053 6,996 7,094 0.8 -1.4 -0.2 7,039 7,214 7,045 7,439 28,100 29,678 -5.3

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 199,556 200,050 194,343 -0.2 2.9 0.5 198,222 202,963 181,670 198,439 766,195 780,736 -1.9

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

 New orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

2

 Data on new orders are not available for the semiconductor industry. Estimates and percent changes for new orders exclude semiconductor industry data. 

Note: Estimates of manufacturers' shipments, inventories and orders are subject to survey error and revision. One major component of survey error is nonsampling

error, which includes errors of coverage, response, and nonreporting. Since the survey panel is not a probability sample, estimates of sampling error cannot be

calculated. Further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations are contained in our most recent annual benchmark publication,

Current Industrial Reports: M3-3(06), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 2001-2006."

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

2007p 2007r 2007 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 07/06

All manufacturing industries 1................... 719,064 706,081 693,326 1.8 1.8 0.8 729,922 718,354 703,374 609,017 19.9

 Excluding transportation 1................... 313,614 311,588 309,849 0.7 0.6 0.5 319,402 316,867 313,722 285,597 11.8

 Excluding defense 1............................. 563,111 549,518 536,186 2.5 2.5 1.2 569,655 556,429 543,149 461,746 23.4

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 719,064 706,081 693,326 1.8 1.8 0.8 729,922 718,354 703,374 609,017 19.9

 Primary metals........................................ 27,872 27,246 26,974 2.3 1.0 -0.9 28,543 28,145 27,808 28,237 1.1

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 16,886 16,406 16,201 2.9 1.3 -1.0 17,314 17,018 16,680 17,971 -3.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,095 7,964 7,891 1.6 0.9 -0.9 8,273 8,165 8,147 7,289 13.5

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,891 2,876 2,882 0.5 -0.2 -0.9 2,956 2,962 2,981 2,977 -0.7

 Fabricated metal products...................... 56,195 55,685 55,777 0.9 -0.2 0.6 57,064 56,284 55,369 52,226 9.3

 Machinery............................................. 81,186 81,330 80,012 -0.2 1.6 0.8 83,450 83,345 81,698 69,492 20.1

 Construction machinery....................... 10,460 10,325 9,291 1.3 11.1 -3.9 11,177 11,103 10,026 7,800 43.3

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 3,537 3,442 3,528 2.8 -2.4 -6.6 3,509 3,430 3,532 2,777 26.4

 Industrial machinery............................ 14,271 14,185 13,637 0.6 4.0 3.5 14,645 14,319 13,771 12,309 19.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,538 1,481 1,513 3.8 -2.1 -4.4 1,593 1,519 1,537 1,253 27.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 10,563 10,987 11,351 -3.9 -3.2 9.3 10,838 11,113 11,360 8,444 28.4

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,839 6,938 6,978 -1.4 -0.6 0.3 6,984 7,067 7,106 5,728 21.9

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 12,482 12,527 12,404 -0.4 1.0 -1.2 12,589 12,663 12,627 11,054 13.9

 Material handling equipment............... 8,927 9,030 9,043 -1.1 -0.1 -0.9 9,288 9,429 9,294 8,595 8.1

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 111,285 110,859 110,699 0.4 0.1 0.3 112,933 112,538 112,169 102,965 9.7

 Computers......................................... 3,302 3,473 3,265 -4.9 6.4 -2.5 3,302 3,473 3,265 3,255 1.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 26,781 26,726 27,259 0.2 -2.0 0.0 27,480 27,151 27,547 26,064 5.4

 Defense communications equipment... 6,373 6,425 6,026 -0.8 6.6 -2.5 6,449 6,574 6,092 5,744 12.3

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 10,264 10,314 10,434 -0.5 -1.2 3.1 10,238 10,329 10,610 9,997 2.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 5,366 5,405 5,424 -0.7 -0.4 -0.5 5,520 5,636 5,619 4,589 20.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 33,902 33,346 33,700 1.7 -1.1 -0.1 34,630 34,246 34,158 31,577 9.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 25,297 25,170 24,591 0.5 2.4 1.2 25,314 25,129 24,878 21,739 16.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 24,121 23,699 23,444 1.8 1.1 1.4 24,426 23,912 23,953 20,348 20.0

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,617 2,581 2,534 1.4 1.9 5.5 2,621 2,574 2,497 2,675 -2.0

 Household appliances.......................... 1,061 859 845 23.5 1.7 19.5 1,058 873 1,038 765 38.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 14,099 14,092 13,763 0.0 2.4 1.6 14,260 14,111 13,886 11,139 28.0

 Transportation equipment........................ 405,450 394,493 383,477 2.8 2.9 1.1 410,520 401,487 389,652 323,420 26.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 20,802 20,671 20,646 0.6 0.1 -0.4 21,170 21,196 21,568 19,855 6.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 242,580 232,870 220,998 4.2 5.4 2.4 243,865 235,103 223,723 173,960 40.2

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 41,516 42,466 43,694 -2.2 -2.8 -1.1 42,810 44,108 44,790 44,806 -4.5

 Ships and boats................................. 18,488 18,594 18,295 -0.6 1.6 0.1 19,076 19,558 19,412 15,298 24.7

 Furniture and related products................. 7,492 7,394 7,425 1.3 -0.4 2.0 7,523 7,268 7,207 7,722 -2.6

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

 Data on unfilled orders are not available for the semiconductor industry. Estimates and percent changes for unfilled orders exclude semiconductor industry data. 

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.
 5

Table 4. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

2007p 2007r 2007 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 07/06

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 513,499 511,098 510,181 0.5 0.2 0.1 516,020 509,220 512,614 492,786 4.7

 Excluding transportation ...................... 436,388 435,327 434,867 0.2 0.1 0.0 438,512 433,967 436,910 421,058 4.1

 Excluding defense ............................. 492,306 490,399 489,428 0.4 0.2 0.1 494,794 488,619 491,837 471,161 5.0

 With unfilled orders ............................. 245,959 244,091 243,930 0.8 0.1 0.2 247,396 243,294 245,893 228,972 8.0

 Durable goods industries ........................ 312,753 311,315 311,110 0.5 0.1 0.1 314,541 310,337 313,882 293,790 7.1

 Wood products................................. ....... 10,642 10,781 10,934 -1.3 -1.4 -0.6 10,632 10,974 11,160 11,547 -7.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 12,009 11,983 11,973 0.2 0.1 0.3 12,262 12,212 12,223 11,376 7.8

 Primary metals............................ ............ 31,665 31,385 31,055 0.9 1.1 -0.3 31,747 31,304 31,196 27,858 14.0

 Iron and steel mills............................... 18,092 17,882 17,665 1.2 1.2 -0.7 17,935 17,645 17,645 15,521 15.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 11,087 11,023 10,932 0.6 0.8 0.2 11,244 11,098 11,033 10,063 11.7

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,486 2,480 2,458 0.2 0.9 0.0 2,568 2,561 2,518 2,274 12.9

 Fabricated metal products......................... 41,701 41,592 41,533 0.3 0.1 -0.1 42,222 42,141 42,184 39,114 7.9

 Machinery.............................................. 50,183 50,201 50,195 0.0 0.0 0.7 50,502 50,440 50,966 47,071 7.3

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,324 2,334 2,328 -0.4 0.3 4.4 2,351 2,509 2,535 2,264 3.8

 Construction machinery........................ 4,933 4,904 4,807 0.6 2.0 1.4 5,001 4,998 4,876 4,435 12.8

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 3,649 3,622 3,594 0.7 0.8 0.3 3,690 3,634 3,597 2,952 25.0

 Industrial machinery............................. 7,700 7,775 7,863 -1.0 -1.1 -1.4 7,647 7,843 7,999 6,973 9.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,249 1,232 1,217 1.4 1.2 -1.9 1,268 1,201 1,223 1,237 2.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,514 4,412 4,340 2.3 1.7 0.6 4,680 4,446 4,414 4,302 8.8

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,072 4,030 4,028 1.0 0.0 0.6 4,075 3,994 4,014 4,516 -9.8

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 5,626 5,787 5,779 -2.8 0.1 1.7 5,551 5,596 5,797 5,099 8.9

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,879 2,829 2,909 1.8 -2.8 1.2 2,911 2,844 2,954 2,615 11.3

 Computers and electronic products ......... 44,001 44,128 44,517 -0.3 -0.9 -0.4 43,918 42,895 44,702 41,654 5.4

 Computers......................................... 1,068 1,170 1,124 -8.7 4.1 -2.9 1,011 1,127 1,109 967 4.6

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,334 1,303 1,299 2.4 0.3 1.0 1,343 1,165 1,325 1,158 16.0

 Other peripheral equipment................... 2,090 2,086 2,140 0.2 -2.5 -0.8 2,096 1,973 2,147 2,099 -0.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,380 6,406 6,646 -0.4 -3.6 -1.5 6,331 6,165 6,793 7,021 -9.8

 Defense communications equipment...... 806 795 799 1.4 -0.5 -2.1 828 793 795 845 -2.0

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,146 1,218 1,222 -5.9 -0.3 -3.3 1,002 1,026 1,106 849 18.0

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

 Electronic components.......................... 7,297 7,151 7,317 2.0 -2.3 -0.3 7,353 6,966 7,315 6,658 10.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,041 3,003 2,926 1.3 2.6 1.4 3,077 2,986 2,919 2,623 17.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 2,461 2,515 2,485 -2.1 1.2 -0.6 2,482 2,481 2,494 2,564 -3.2

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,826 10,854 10,986 -0.3 -1.2 0.1 10,835 10,712 11,165 10,131 6.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 14,456 14,365 14,381 0.6 -0.1 -0.2 14,771 14,484 14,678 13,683 8.0

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,026 1,925 1,906 5.2 1.0 0.6 2,079 1,913 1,936 1,826 13.9

 Household appliances.......................... 1,703 1,685 1,674 1.1 0.7 -0.8 1,803 1,682 1,725 1,858 -3.0

 Electrical equipment............................. 5,244 5,211 5,195 0.6 0.3 -0.8 5,309 5,241 5,312 4,607 15.2

 Batteries............................................ 486 481 487 1.0 -1.2 -5.3 496 482 483 598 -17.1

 Transportation equipment......................... 77,111 75,771 75,314 1.8 0.6 0.4 77,508 75,253 75,704 71,728 8.1

 Automobiles....................................... 2,313 2,370 2,359 -2.4 0.5 -1.4 2,323 2,272 2,386 2,254 3.1

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 2,975 2,960 2,886 0.5 2.6 1.9 3,073 2,900 2,850 2,794 10.0

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,463 1,489 1,357 -1.7 9.7 -2.2 1,450 1,501 1,372 1,382 4.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 18,505 18,423 18,964 0.4 -2.9 0.3 18,682 18,538 19,181 18,371 1.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 29,742 28,888 28,057 3.0 3.0 1.4 29,794 28,518 28,155 24,914 19.6

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,691 12,541 12,356 1.2 1.5 -0.4 12,695 12,484 12,352 12,157 4.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,389 2,362 2,400 1.1 -1.6 -0.9 2,399 2,428 2,455 2,728 -12.1

 Furniture and related products................. 8,723 8,778 8,930 -0.6 -1.7 0.1 8,690 8,631 8,761 8,680 0.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 22,262 22,331 22,278 -0.3 0.2 0.4 22,289 22,003 22,308 21,079 5.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 200,746 199,783 199,071 0.5 0.4 0.0 201,479 198,883 198,732 198,996 1.2

 Food products........................................ 35,821 35,490 35,386 0.9 0.3 -0.1 35,048 34,890 35,521 33,226 5.5

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,044 4,001 3,975 1.1 0.7 -1.4 4,013 4,054 4,152 3,596 11.6

 Dairy products.................................... 4,306 4,253 4,228 1.2 0.6 0.6 4,475 4,263 4,240 4,275 4.7

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 6,929 6,900 6,820 0.4 1.2 0.1 6,974 6,945 6,842 6,534 6.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 14,612 14,569 14,493 0.3 0.5 0.1 14,622 14,715 14,761 14,404 1.5

 Beverages......................................... 10,486 10,400 10,295 0.8 1.0 0.4 10,545 10,494 10,426 10,079 4.6

 Tobacco............................................ 4,126 4,169 4,198 -1.0 -0.7 -0.4 4,077 4,221 4,335 4,325 -5.7

 Textile mills............................................ 3,787 3,833 3,917 -1.2 -2.1 -0.7 3,830 3,824 3,974 4,300 -10.9

 Textile products...................................... 3,465 3,497 3,549 -0.9 -1.5 -0.7 3,470 3,474 3,568 3,681 -5.7

 Apparel................................................. 3,840 3,811 3,811 0.8 0.0 -0.1 3,792 3,700 3,768 4,098 -7.5

 Leather and allied products...................... 899 899 902 0.0 -0.3 0.2 875 873 905 787 11.2

 Paper products....................................... 15,449 15,393 15,489 0.4 -0.6 0.0 15,632 15,506 15,631 15,603 0.2

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 7,162 7,163 7,141 0.0 0.3 -0.4 7,271 7,253 7,219 7,053 3.1

 Paperboard containers......................... 3,981 3,920 3,995 1.6 -1.9 1.0 3,989 3,915 4,051 4,077 -2.2

 Printing.................................................. 6,627 6,693 6,774 -1.0 -1.2 0.7 6,494 6,520 6,556 6,574 -1.2

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 33,915 33,270 32,414 1.9 2.6 1.5 34,533 32,243 30,793 33,897 1.9

 Petroleum refineries............................. 31,105 30,433 29,521 2.2 3.1 1.6 31,714 29,423 28,000 31,363 1.1

 Chemical products..................................... 62,177 62,186 62,276 0.0 -0.1 -0.6 62,497 62,454 62,689 61,672 1.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,538 2,439 2,415 4.1 1.0 -0.7 2,664 2,778 2,894 2,674 -0.4

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 23,790 24,119 24,644 -1.4 -2.1 -0.3 23,765 23,904 24,294 23,025 3.2

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 3,003 3,000 3,040 0.1 -1.3 0.7 3,064 3,082 3,124 3,070 -0.2

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 20,154 20,142 20,060 0.1 0.4 -0.6 20,686 20,684 20,566 20,754 -0.3

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

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

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

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

 Topical Series 1

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted2

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2007/

2007p 2007r 2007 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2006

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 412,730 409,337 400,864 0.8 2.1 -0.6 407,047 432,536 378,463 399,072 1,590,103 1,606,996 -1.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 43,314 42,962 42,509 0.8 1.1 -0.5 43,185 44,292 38,718 43,075 164,301 171,105 -4.0

 Information technology......................... 26,146 25,977 26,113 0.7 -0.5 2.0 23,648 29,875 23,546 23,658 98,236 98,274 0.0

 Computers and related products .......... 5,141 5,171 5,571 -0.6 -7.2 5.4 4,675 6,101 4,789 5,250 19,812 21,675 -8.6

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 38,455 39,508 38,586 -2.7 2.4 0.5 38,360 44,719 38,975 38,614 157,726 166,572 -5.3

 Capital goods...................................... 73,779 72,949 72,112 1.1 1.2 -0.2 71,031 82,391 67,391 69,252 282,950 282,717 0.1

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 65,686 64,912 63,832 1.2 1.7 -0.5 63,311 73,604 59,275 61,508 251,628 252,452 -0.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 60,519 59,916 58,991 1.0 1.6 0.6 58,851 67,233 54,747 58,352 232,990 235,763 -1.2

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,093 8,037 8,280 0.7 -2.9 1.7 7,720 8,787 8,116 7,744 31,322 30,265 3.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 162,111 162,875 157,376 -0.5 3.5 0.7 159,523 165,991 148,347 159,034 620,261 634,118 -2.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 34,568 33,981 33,495 1.7 1.5 0.6 33,759 38,064 32,768 32,751 134,507 140,446 -4.2

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 127,543 128,894 123,881 -1.0 4.0 0.7 125,764 127,927 115,579 126,283 485,754 493,672 -1.6

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 418,043 416,759 400,493 0.3 4.1 0.5 411,284 441,840 381,314 401,214 1,611,563 1,621,980 -0.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 43,227 42,875 43,469 0.8 -1.4 0.3 43,616 45,105 40,114 44,128 168,212 175,104 -3.9

 Information technology......................... 26,856 26,090 25,878 2.9 0.8 2.5 24,341 30,329 24,252 24,200 101,079 104,482 -3.3

 Computers and related products .......... 4,970 5,379 5,488 -7.6 -2.0 5.0 4,504 6,309 4,706 5,169 19,707 21,320 -7.6

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 38,586 39,533 38,495 -2.4 2.7 0.2 38,334 44,347 38,960 39,131 157,929 168,502 -6.3

 Capital goods...................................... 86,037 86,021 76,452 0.0 12.5 3.6 81,856 96,883 73,224 73,928 321,141 308,072 4.2

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 78,279 78,375 68,845 -0.1 13.8 6.1 75,523 86,343 65,435 67,295 287,605 277,170 3.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 63,146 61,855 59,132 2.1 4.6 -2.4 62,054 69,380 57,335 59,963 245,524 247,972 -1.0

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 7,758 7,646 7,607 1.5 0.5 -14.4 6,333 10,540 7,789 6,633 33,536 30,902 8.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 162,396 162,714 157,521 -0.2 3.3 0.6 159,802 165,598 148,605 159,169 621,030 634,191 -2.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 34,853 33,820 33,640 3.1 0.5 0.2 34,038 37,671 33,026 32,886 135,276 140,519 -3.7

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 127,543 128,894 123,881 -1.0 4.0 0.7 125,764 127,927 115,579 126,283 485,754 493,672 -1.6

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 719,064 706,081 693,326 1.8 1.8 0.8 729,922 718,354 703,374 609,017 (X) (X) 19.9

 Construction materials and supplies...... 46,251 46,338 46,425 -0.2 -0.2 2.1 47,049 46,618 45,805 44,531 (X) (X) 5.7

 Information technology......................... 108,903 108,193 108,080 0.7 0.1 -0.2 110,775 110,082 109,628 99,990 (X) (X) 10.8

 Computers and related products .......... 3,302 3,473 3,265 -4.9 6.4 -2.5 3,302 3,473 3,265 3,255 (X) (X) 1.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 20,802 20,671 20,646 0.6 0.1 -0.4 21,170 21,196 21,568 19,855 (X) (X) 6.6

 Capital goods...................................... 534,129 521,871 508,799 2.3 2.6 0.9 542,081 531,256 516,764 436,442 (X) (X) 24.2

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................390,573 377,980 364,517 3.3 3.7 1.4 394,668 382,456 369,717 301,856 (X) (X) 30.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 174,090 171,463 169,524 1.5 1.1 0.1 177,454 174,251 172,104 151,266 (X) (X) 17.3

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 143,556 143,891 144,282 -0.2 -0.3 -0.5 147,413 148,800 147,047 134,586 (X) (X) 9.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 9,424 9,139 9,300 3.1 -1.7 1.6 9,428 9,149 9,542 8,865 (X) (X) 6.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 9,424 9,139 9,300 3.1 -1.7 1.6 9,428 9,149 9,542 8,865 (X) (X) 6.4 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 513,499 511,098 510,181 0.5 0.2 0.1 516,020 509,220 512,614 492,786 (X) (X) 4.7

 Construction materials and supplies...... 59,111 58,967 59,178 0.2 -0.4 0.1 59,860 59,804 60,222 57,529 (X) (X) 4.1

 Information technology......................... 35,874 36,129 36,440 -0.7 -0.9 -0.5 35,827 35,254 36,763 34,779 (X) (X) 3.0

 Computers and related products .......... 4,492 4,559 4,563 -1.5 -0.1 -0.8 4,450 4,265 4,581 4,224 (X) (X) 5.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 25,256 25,242 25,566 0.1 -1.3 0.2 25,528 25,211 25,789 24,801 (X) (X) 2.9

 Capital goods...................................... 137,177 136,578 136,087 0.4 0.4 0.3 137,559 135,662 137,189 128,939 (X) (X) 6.7

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................120,186 120,054 119,373 0.1 0.6 0.4 120,539 119,179 120,447 111,737 (X) (X) 7.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 97,194 97,466 97,729 -0.3 -0.3 0.1 97,582 96,831 98,723 92,040 (X) (X) 6.0

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 16,991 16,524 16,714 2.8 -1.1 -0.6 17,020 16,483 16,742 17,202 (X) (X) -1.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 155,857 155,332 154,877 0.3 0.3 0.2 155,724 152,976 153,582 151,899 (X) (X) 2.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 29,534 29,690 29,741 -0.5 -0.2 0.2 29,528 29,113 29,880 28,709 (X) (X) 2.9

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 126,323 125,642 125,136 0.5 0.4 0.2 126,196 123,863 123,702 123,190 (X) (X) 2.4

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable.

1

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

2

 Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

3

 Nondefense capital goods industries include: small arms and ordnance; farm machinery and equipment; construction machinery; mining, oil, and gas field machinery;

industrial machinery; vending, laundry, and other machinery; photographic equipment; metalworking machinery; turbines and generators; other power transmission

equipment; pumps and compressors; material handling equipment; all other machinery; electronic computers; computer storage devices; other computer peripheral

equipment; communications equipment; search and navigation equipment; electromedical, measuring, and control instruments; electrical equipment; other electrical 

equipment, appliances, and components; heavy duty trucks; aircraft; railroad rolling stock; ships and boats; office and institutional furniture; and medical equipment

and supplies.

4 Defense capital goods industries include: small arms and ordnance; communications equipment; aircraft; missiles, space vehicles, and parts; ships and boats;

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

 Based on year-to-date for shipments and new orders, but on same month prior year for unfilled orders and inventories.

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

NEW ORDERS

UNFILLED ORDERS

TOTAL INVENTORIES
 7

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

2007p 2007r 2007 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 07/06

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 176,343 175,025 174,935 0.8 0.1 0.0 176,215 174,024 175,118 169,720 3.8

 Durable goods industries........................ 107,940 107,174 107,073 0.7 0.1 -0.3 107,390 106,178 107,463 100,660 6.7

 Wood products................................... 4,078 4,100 4,173 -0.5 -1.7 -0.5 3,788 3,981 4,263 4,128 -8.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,633 4,592 4,549 0.9 0.9 -0.2 4,602 4,587 4,554 4,185 10.0

 Primary metals.................................... 12,222 12,071 11,928 1.3 1.2 -2.3 11,966 11,772 11,744 10,427 14.8

 Fabricated metal products..................... 16,298 16,295 16,217 0.0 0.5 0.1 16,350 16,434 16,504 14,830 10.2

 Machinery.......................................... 19,542 19,493 19,333 0.3 0.8 0.0 19,621 19,321 19,397 17,499 12.1

 Computers and electronic products ...... 16,831 16,642 16,692 1.1 -0.3 -0.9 16,625 16,331 16,753 15,663 6.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,968 5,975 5,968 -0.1 0.1 0.1 6,021 5,982 6,082 5,585 7.8

 Transportation equipment..................... 16,990 16,704 16,936 1.7 -1.4 1.0 17,044 16,637 16,927 17,358 -1.8

 Furniture and related products............... 3,911 3,802 3,806 2.9 -0.1 -0.9 3,910 3,785 3,777 3,842 1.8

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,467 7,500 7,471 -0.4 0.4 -0.1 7,463 7,348 7,462 7,143 4.5

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 68,403 67,851 67,862 0.8 0.0 0.4 68,825 67,846 67,655 69,060 -0.3

 Food products.................................... 12,596 12,358 12,542 1.9 -1.5 -0.2 12,545 12,334 12,730 11,890 5.5

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,616 4,647 4,661 -0.7 -0.3 -0.1 4,596 4,672 4,758 4,631 -0.8

 Textiles.............................................. 1,209 1,209 1,208 0.0 0.1 0.6 1,237 1,216 1,222 1,276 -3.1

 Textile products.................................. 1,354 1,385 1,393 -2.2 -0.6 -0.3 1,343 1,378 1,377 1,419 -5.4

 Apparel............................................. 1,064 1,069 1,075 -0.5 -0.6 0.1 1,072 1,064 1,085 1,116 -3.9

 Leather and allied products................... 263 263 260 0.0 1.2 -0.4 259 254 258 236 9.7

 Paper products.................................... 7,199 7,185 7,286 0.2 -1.4 0.0 7,224 7,254 7,341 7,328 -1.4

 Printing ............................................. 3,047 3,077 3,210 -1.0 -4.1 1.4 2,993 3,060 3,104 3,189 -6.1

 Petroleum and coal products................ 11,683 11,087 10,874 5.4 2.0 3.5 12,064 10,883 10,326 12,084 -0.2

 Chemical products................................ 17,480 17,675 17,488 -1.1 1.1 -0.2 17,543 17,776 17,487 17,846 -1.7

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 7,892 7,896 7,865 -0.1 0.4 -0.8 7,949 7,955 7,967 8,045 -1.2

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 146,859 146,069 145,737 0.5 0.2 0.1 147,552 145,413 146,128 137,146 7.6

 Durable goods industries........................ 110,341 109,478 109,583 0.8 -0.1 0.0 111,098 109,074 110,267 102,464 8.4

 Wood products................................... 2,261 2,267 2,272 -0.3 -0.2 1.7 2,263 2,266 2,271 2,383 -5.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,378 1,359 1,348 1.4 0.8 0.3 1,434 1,411 1,392 1,267 13.2

 Primary metals.................................... 10,163 10,052 9,922 1.1 1.3 0.9 10,317 10,053 10,005 8,814 17.1

 Fabricated metal products..................... 11,624 11,470 11,496 1.3 -0.2 -0.7 11,705 11,457 11,593 10,964 6.8

 Machinery.......................................... 14,124 14,163 14,182 -0.3 -0.1 0.6 14,218 14,148 14,133 13,686 3.9

 Computers and electronic products ...... 16,281 16,668 17,243 -2.3 -3.3 -0.2 16,325 16,191 17,279 16,048 1.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,048 3,026 3,035 0.7 -0.3 0.2 3,148 3,041 3,072 2,938 7.1

 Transportation equipment..................... 46,970 45,920 45,306 2.3 1.4 -0.2 47,148 45,959 45,751 41,555 13.5

 Furniture and related products............... 1,308 1,376 1,470 -4.9 -6.4 0.7 1,308 1,370 1,459 1,513 -13.5

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,184 3,177 3,309 0.2 -4.0 -1.6 3,232 3,178 3,312 3,296 -1.9

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 36,518 36,591 36,154 -0.2 1.2 0.5 36,454 36,339 35,861 34,682 5.1

 Food products.................................... 3,035 3,027 3,024 0.3 0.1 0.8 2,857 2,900 3,042 2,368 20.7

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,705 4,660 4,626 1.0 0.7 2.3 4,569 4,651 4,769 4,238 7.8

 Textiles.............................................. 864 866 928 -0.2 -6.7 -2.5 866 856 938 1,144 -24.3

 Textile products.................................. 532 535 565 -0.6 -5.3 -0.5 539 531 573 652 -17.3

 Apparel............................................. 665 649 644 2.5 0.8 2.5 689 637 646 705 -2.3

 Leather and allied products................... 117 118 122 -0.8 -3.3 5.2 120 121 124 138 -13.0

 Paper products.................................... 1,310 1,303 1,314 0.5 -0.8 0.3 1,318 1,300 1,308 1,348 -2.2

 Printing ............................................. 1,601 1,613 1,562 -0.7 3.3 -0.1 1,540 1,515 1,526 1,582 -2.7

 Petroleum and coal products................ 8,770 8,565 7,867 2.4 8.9 3.6 9,059 8,670 7,580 7,122 27.2

 Chemical products................................ 12,497 12,859 13,125 -2.8 -2.0 -1.8 12,425 12,681 12,906 12,969 -4.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,422 2,396 2,377 1.1 0.8 0.2 2,472 2,477 2,449 2,416 2.3

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 190,297 190,004 189,509 0.2 0.3 0.1 192,253 189,783 191,368 185,920 3.4

 Durable goods industries........................ 94,472 94,663 94,454 -0.2 0.2 0.7 96,053 95,085 96,152 90,666 5.9

 Wood products................................... 4,303 4,414 4,489 -2.5 -1.7 -1.8 4,581 4,727 4,626 5,036 -9.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,998 6,032 6,076 -0.6 -0.7 0.5 6,226 6,214 6,277 5,924 5.1

 Primary metals.................................... 9,280 9,262 9,205 0.2 0.6 1.1 9,464 9,479 9,447 8,617 9.8

 Fabricated metal products..................... 13,779 13,827 13,820 -0.3 0.1 0.1 14,167 14,250 14,087 13,320 6.4

 Machinery.......................................... 16,517 16,545 16,680 -0.2 -0.8 1.7 16,663 16,971 17,436 15,886 4.9

 Computers and electronic products ...... 10,889 10,818 10,582 0.7 2.2 0.0 10,968 10,373 10,670 9,943 10.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,440 5,364 5,378 1.4 -0.3 -0.8 5,602 5,461 5,524 5,160 8.6

 Transportation equipment..................... 13,151 13,147 13,072 0.0 0.6 1.6 13,316 12,657 13,026 12,815 3.9

 Furniture and related products............... 3,504 3,600 3,654 -2.7 -1.5 0.9 3,472 3,476 3,525 3,325 4.4

 Miscellaneous products........................ 11,611 11,654 11,498 -0.4 1.4 1.3 11,594 11,477 11,534 10,640 9.0

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 95,825 95,341 95,055 0.5 0.3 -0.5 96,200 94,698 95,216 95,254 1.0

 Food products.................................... 20,190 20,105 19,820 0.4 1.4 -0.2 19,646 19,656 19,749 18,968 3.6

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 5,291 5,262 5,206 0.6 1.1 -1.5 5,457 5,392 5,234 5,535 -1.4

 Textiles.............................................. 1,714 1,758 1,781 -2.5 -1.3 -0.6 1,727 1,752 1,814 1,880 -8.1

 Textile products.................................. 1,579 1,577 1,591 0.1 -0.9 -1.1 1,588 1,565 1,618 1,610 -1.4

 Apparel............................................. 2,111 2,093 2,092 0.9 0.0 -0.9 2,031 1,999 2,037 2,277 -10.8

 Leather and allied products................... 519 518 520 0.2 -0.4 -0.6 496 498 523 413 20.1

 Paper products.................................... 6,940 6,905 6,889 0.5 0.2 -0.1 7,090 6,952 6,982 6,927 2.4

 Printing ............................................. 1,979 2,003 2,002 -1.2 0.0 0.0 1,961 1,945 1,926 1,803 8.8

 Petroleum and coal products................ 13,462 13,618 13,673 -1.1 -0.4 -1.1 13,410 12,690 12,887 14,691 -8.7

 Chemical products................................ 32,200 31,652 31,663 1.7 0.0 -0.3 32,529 31,997 32,296 30,857 5.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,840 9,850 9,818 -0.1 0.3 -0.6 10,265 10,252 10,150 10,293 -0.3

p

 Preliminary r Revised

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revisions.
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Table 7. Ratios of Manufacturers' Inventories to Shipments and Unfilled Orders 

 to Shipments, by Industry Group

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Apr Mar Feb Jan Apr Mar Feb Jan

2007p 2007r 2007 2007 2007p 2007r 2007 2007

 All manufacturing industries2

...... 1.24 1.25 1.27 1.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

................... 1.47 1.49 1.51 1.48 4.85 4.80 4.81 4.77

 Wood products................................ 1.38 1.41 1.46 1.41 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.23 1.22 1.24 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.57 1.59 1.62 1.60 1.38 1.38 1.41 1.40

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.60 1.63 1.63 1.62 2.24 2.26 2.28 2.25

 Machinery....................................... 1.79 1.85 1.91 1.95 3.16 3.29 3.34 3.43

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.29 1.40 1.38 1.30 4.86 4.85 4.83 4.92

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.29 1.31 1.35 1.35 2.28 2.30 2.34 2.36

 Transportation equipment................. 1.37 1.33 1.35 1.32 11.09 10.58 10.52 10.15

 Furniture and related products........... 1.25 1.25 1.29 1.28 1.22 1.19 1.21 1.18

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.72 1.75 1.75 1.73 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 1.01 1.00 1.02 1.03 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products................................... 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.32 1.31 1.37 1.36 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.31 1.32 1.31 1.28 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.23 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.39 1.39 1.40 1.40 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.62 1.58 1.61 1.65 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.12 1.12 1.13 1.12 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing.......................................... 0.77 0.78 0.80 0.78 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.83 0.78 0.85 0.85 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.18 1.20 1.21 1.23 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.17 1.18 1.20 1.20 (X) (X) (X) (X)

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable

1

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Apr2 Apr2 Apr2 Apr2

Industry 2006- 2006- 2006- 2006-

Apr1 Mar Apr1 Mar Apr1 Mar Apr1 Mar

2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007

 All manufacturing industries.......... (X) 0.3 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.2

Durable goods industries...................... 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2

 Wood products................................... (X) 1.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Primary metals.................................... -0.1 0.6 -0.4 1.5 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.4

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

 Machinery.......................................... 0.0 0.4 0.2 1.1 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.3

 Computers and electronic products ..... 0.2 0.7 1.9 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.0 0.7 -0.1 1.4 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.3

 Transportation equipment................... -0.4 0.6 -0.3 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.2

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.6 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.9 (X) 0.3

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

 Food products................................... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.3

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 2.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.9

 Paper products................................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.2

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

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

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

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

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

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

approximately 4,200 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 62 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 4,200 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 4,200 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.