FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2015, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT

Adriana Stoica

Economic Indicators Division

(301) 763-4832

M3-2 (15)-2

CB15-54

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders

February 2015

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in February, up 

following six consecutive monthly decreases, increased

$0.8 billion or 0.2 percent to $468.3 billion, the U.S. 

Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 0.7

percent January decrease. Excluding transportation, new 

orders increased 0.8 percent.

 Shipments, up following four consecutive monthly 

decreases, increased $3.6 billion or 0.7 percent to $481.3

billion. This followed a 2.3 percent January decrease.

 Unfilled orders, down three consecutive months,

decreased $5.9 billion or 0.5 percent to $1,156.3 billion. 

This followed a 0.3 percent January decrease. The 

unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.71, unchanged 

from January.

 Inventories, up following two consecutive monthly 

decreases, increased $0.9 billion or 0.1 percent to $651.0

billion. This followed a 0.4 percent January decrease. 

The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.35, down from 

1.36 in January.

New Orders

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

February, down three of the last four months, decreased

$3.3 billion or 1.4 percent to $230.9 billion, unchanged

from the previously published decrease. This followed a 

1.9 percent January increase.

 Transportation equipment, also down three of the last 

four months, led the decrease, $2.4 billion or 3.3 percent 

to $69.7 billion.

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods

increased $4.1 billion or 1.8 percent to $237.4 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in February, 

down four of the last five months, decreased $0.5 billion 

or 0.2 percent to $244.0 billion, unchanged from the 

previously published decrease. This followed a 1.4

percent January decrease.

 Primary metals, down five consecutive months, led the 

decrease, $0.4 billion or 1.3 percent to $26.2 billion.

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

following seven consecutive monthly decreases,

increased $4.1 billion or 1.8 percent to $237.4 billion. 

This followed a 3.2 percent January decrease. Petroleum 

and coal products, also up following seven consecutive 

monthly decreases, drove the increase, $4.8 billion or 

10.1 percent to $52.2 billion.

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

February, down three consecutive months, decreased 

$5.9 billion or 0.5 percent to $1,156.3 billion, unchanged

from the previously published decrease. This followed a 

0.3 percent January decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, also down three

consecutive months, led the decrease, $4.6 billion or 0.6

percent to $731.6 billion. 

Inventories

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

February, up twenty-two of the last twenty-three months, 

increased $1.2 billion or 0.3 percent to $413.0 billion, 

unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

was at the highest level since the series was first 

published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.3

percent January increase.

 Transportation equipment, also up twenty-two of the 

last twenty-three months, drove the increase, $1.2 billion 

or 0.9 percent to $135.4 billion.

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

nine consecutive months, decreased $0.3 billion or 0.1

percent to $238.0 billion. This followed a 1.7 percent

January decrease. Chemical products, down three 

consecutive months, drove the decrease, $0.4 billion or

0.5 percent to $80.6 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, February materials and 

supplies increased 0.1 percent in durable goods and 0.2

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

0.5 percent in durable goods and decreased slightly in

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.2 percent

in durable goods and decreased 0.4 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 www.census.gov/m3. The Advance Report on durable goods for March is scheduled

for release on April 24, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the Full Report on May 4, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey 

description. To receive the latest updates on the Nation's key economic indicators, download the America's Economy app for Apple and 

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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 % Change

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2015/

2015p 2015r 2014 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2015p 2015r 2014 2014 2015p 2014 2014

 All manufacturing industries.................. 481,345 477,790 488,963 0.7 -2.3 -0.9 445,431 436,374 482,891 459,554 881,805 916,011 -3.7

 Excluding transportation................... 407,043 403,351 413,673 0.9 -2.5 -1.8 375,107 373,530 405,445 393,167 748,637 790,712 -5.3

 Excluding defense.............................. 470,095 466,580 476,319 0.8 -2.0 -1.1 434,904 427,338 468,856 448,491 862,242 895,317 -3.7

 With unfilled orders............................ 172,421 173,189 175,193 -0.4 -1.1 1.4 159,553 152,658 178,617 153,317 312,211 299,818 4.1

 Durable goods industries......................... 243,974 244,516 247,910 -0.2 -1.4 1.5 225,347 217,078 248,337 218,690 442,425 429,556 3.0

 Wood products....................................... 8,370 8,307 8,268 0.8 0.5 1.6 7,290 7,031 7,118 6,584 14,321 13,052 9.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 9,278 9,364 9,365 -0.9 0.0 2.7 7,743 7,938 8,075 7,398 15,681 14,833 5.7

 Primary metals....................................... 26,220 26,577 27,308 -1.3 -2.7 -0.2 25,048 25,996 25,049 25,069 51,044 50,968 0.1

 Iron and steel mills............................ 10,094 10,502 10,955 -3.9 -4.1 -3.4 9,568 10,339 10,395 10,396 19,907 21,024 -5.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 14,386 14,337 14,544 0.3 -1.4 2.1 13,808 14,047 13,043 13,007 27,855 26,690 4.4

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,740 1,738 1,809 0.1 -3.9 0.8 1,672 1,610 1,611 1,666 3,282 3,254 0.9

 Fabricated metal products....................... 30,267 30,518 31,005 -0.8 -1.6 2.1 27,942 28,108 28,880 27,291 56,050 54,378 3.1

 Machinery............................................. 35,442 35,242 36,174 0.6 -2.6 -0.9 32,715 30,433 37,561 32,892 63,148 63,474 -0.5

 Farm machinery................................. 1,027 1,053 1,196 -2.5 -12.0 9.9 1,244 1,029 989 2,294 2,273 4,186 -45.7

 Construction machinery..................... 4,851 4,727 4,394 2.6 7.6 -1.4 4,399 4,033 4,483 4,089 8,432 8,012 5.2

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,939 2,064 2,140 -6.1 -3.6 -6.5 1,791 1,884 2,455 2,043 3,675 4,047 -9.2

 Industrial machinery.......................... 4,861 4,944 5,210 -1.7 -5.1 -6.2 4,156 3,799 6,166 3,937 7,955 7,284 9.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 664 660 732 0.6 -9.8 -3.3 592 542 828 655 1,134 1,285 -11.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,726 3,773 3,833 -1.2 -1.6 2.4 2,985 3,024 3,580 2,956 6,009 5,937 1.2

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,360 3,331 3,292 0.9 1.2 -3.8 2,896 2,940 3,780 2,689 5,836 5,552 5.1

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,250 4,086 4,395 4.0 -7.0 4.6 4,185 3,733 4,237 3,813 7,918 7,116 11.3

 Material handling equipment............... 2,880 2,893 2,956 -0.4 -2.1 1.3 2,729 2,583 3,092 2,850 5,312 5,564 -4.5

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 28,505 28,340 28,681 0.6 -1.2 -0.2 24,652 25,634 31,958 24,665 50,286 51,421 -2.2

 Computers........................................ 327 325 331 0.6 -1.8 -2.4 248 262 430 336 510 700 -27.1

 Computer storage devices..................... 688 682 740 0.9 -7.8 -5.1 428 475 1,282 551 903 1,349 -33.1

 Other peripheral equipment................ 922 958 830 -3.8 15.4 1.8 662 635 1,374 619 1,297 1,159 11.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,320 3,307 3,324 0.4 -0.5 8.9 2,838 2,688 4,176 2,827 5,526 5,719 -3.4

 Defense communications equipment.... 396 379 391 4.5 -3.1 2.6 381 336 377 410 717 778 -7.8

 Audio and video equipment.................... 294 280 285 5.0 -1.8 -10.9 251 213 372 328 464 574 -19.2

 Electronic components......................... 3,893 3,809 3,737 2.2 1.9 0.6 3,528 3,420 4,012 3,145 6,948 6,293 10.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,396 1,377 1,378 1.4 -0.1 -3.4 1,331 1,142 1,525 1,282 2,473 2,412 2.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,783 2,805 2,873 -0.8 -2.4 -7.4 2,724 2,282 3,227 2,843 5,006 5,155 -2.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 7,049 7,189 7,294 -1.9 -1.4 1.9 6,306 6,031 8,492 5,998 12,337 11,456 7.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,473 10,507 10,705 -0.3 -1.8 0.5 9,537 9,344 10,531 9,341 18,881 18,503 2.0

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 822 831 848 -1.1 -2.0 -2.2 760 753 925 814 1,513 1,590 -4.8

 Household appliances........................ 1,750 1,763 1,814 -0.7 -2.8 -0.8 1,538 1,428 1,705 1,541 2,966 2,946 0.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,412 3,409 3,427 0.1 -0.5 -1.0 3,118 2,994 3,418 3,049 6,112 6,017 1.6

 Batteries........................................... 1,023 1,033 1,067 -1.0 -3.2 5.7 866 888 1,153 866 1,754 1,768 -0.8

 Transportation equipment........................ 74,302 74,439 75,290 -0.2 -1.1 4.0 70,324 62,844 77,446 66,387 133,168 125,299 6.3

 Automobiles..................................... 9,159 9,156 10,171 0.0 -10.0 3.5 8,929 8,205 9,768 9,705 17,134 18,388 -6.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 13,676 13,675 13,991 0.0 -2.3 5.1 13,426 11,779 13,220 13,239 25,205 24,390 3.3

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 3,047 2,906 2,841 4.9 2.3 -1.7 2,780 2,571 2,785 2,167 5,351 4,333 23.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 22,115 22,269 22,387 -0.7 -0.5 2.9 21,867 20,497 19,831 20,532 42,364 39,226 8.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 14,129 14,304 12,953 -1.2 10.4 3.4 12,135 10,313 17,746 9,973 22,448 18,902 18.8

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,218 3,994 4,669 5.6 -14.5 3.7 3,708 3,077 5,474 3,911 6,785 7,520 -9.8

 Ships and boats................................. 2,411 2,313 2,693 4.2 -14.1 8.2 2,293 1,856 2,723 2,220 4,149 4,098 1.2

 Furniture and related products.................. 6,006 6,069 6,129 -1.0 -1.0 2.8 5,788 5,728 5,987 5,446 11,516 10,722 7.4

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 15,111 15,153 14,985 -0.3 1.1 0.0 14,308 14,022 15,732 13,617 28,330 26,906 5.3

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 237,371 233,274 241,053 1.8 -3.2 -3.3 220,084 219,296 234,554 240,864 439,380 486,455 -9.7

 Food products....................................... 66,286 66,443 66,749 -0.2 -0.5 0.3 63,534 64,434 67,105 62,796 127,968 125,147 2.3

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,600 7,796 7,766 -2.5 0.4 0.9 7,238 7,821 8,128 7,525 15,059 15,504 -2.9

 Dairy products.................................. 9,641 9,412 9,602 2.4 -2.0 -2.4 8,851 9,071 9,574 8,766 17,922 17,836 0.5

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 19,962 20,166 20,390 -1.0 -1.1 0.2 19,190 19,290 20,038 18,886 38,480 37,283 3.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 11,730 11,732 12,199 0.0 -3.8 2.1 10,755 10,537 12,073 10,516 21,292 20,939 1.7

 Beverages......................................... 8,593 8,564 8,742 0.3 -2.0 1.8 7,618 7,369 8,616 7,718 14,987 15,239 -1.7

 Tobacco............................................ 3,137 3,168 3,457 -1.0 -8.4 3.0 3,137 3,168 3,457 2,798 6,305 5,700 10.6

 Textile mills........................................... 2,610 2,638 2,644 -1.1 -0.2 0.6 2,506 2,457 2,299 2,585 4,963 5,015 -1.0

 Textile products................................... 2,151 2,210 2,120 -2.7 4.2 3.0 2,095 1,994 1,879 1,998 4,089 3,759 8.8

 Apparel................................................ 1,294 1,294 1,317 0.0 -1.7 1.1 1,232 1,159 1,248 1,102 2,391 2,115 13.0

 Leather and allied products...................... 486 503 503 -3.4 0.0 -2.7 488 451 484 497 939 936 0.3

 Paper products...................................... 14,471 14,556 14,652 -0.6 -0.7 1.1 13,468 14,135 14,488 13,436 27,603 27,487 0.4

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,673 6,740 6,804 -1.0 -0.9 0.7 6,219 6,645 6,828 6,280 12,864 12,916 -0.4

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,576 4,617 4,597 -0.9 0.4 1.7 4,193 4,463 4,428 4,059 8,656 8,400 3.0

 Printing................................................. 6,686 6,601 6,537 1.3 1.0 0.0 6,046 6,238 6,513 5,746 12,284 11,852 3.6

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 52,247 47,466 53,170 10.1 -10.7 -15.0 45,380 43,092 49,881 65,212 88,472 134,073 -34.0

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 48,850 43,895 49,421 11.3 -11.2 -15.8 42,563 40,403 46,971 62,245 82,966 128,378 -35.4

 Chemical products..................................... 60,985 61,136 62,212 -0.2 -1.7 0.6 57,364 57,358 61,157 59,206 114,722 119,626 -4.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,123 2,921 3,046 6.9 -4.1 9.3 3,211 2,581 2,675 2,741 5,792 5,169 12.1

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 14,800 14,606 14,295 1.3 2.2 3.0 13,754 13,890 15,030 13,597 27,644 28,674 -3.6

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,025 3,108 3,169 -2.7 -1.9 2.6 2,740 2,725 2,603 2,786 5,465 5,432 0.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 18,425 18,695 18,950 -1.4 -1.3 0.4 17,216 17,441 17,427 17,770 34,657 35,506 -2.4

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 % Change

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2015/

2015p 2015r 2014 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2015p 2015r 2014 2014 2015p 2014 2014

All manufacturing industries2........................ 468,314 467,546 470,880 0.2 -0.7 -3.5 438,104 428,621 482,255 464,600 866,725 916,632 -5.4

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 398,630 395,501 404,704 0.8 -2.3 -2.3 372,973 369,395 397,089 393,858 742,368 788,607 -5.9

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 459,695 457,926 460,808 0.4 -0.6 -3.3 429,890 420,885 467,259 454,289 850,775 899,263 -5.4

 With unfilled orders2

............................. 166,487 169,887 164,363 -2.0 3.4 -5.8 157,885 152,795 184,408 164,420 310,680 315,710 -1.6

 Durable goods industries2......................... 230,943 234,272 229,827 -1.4 1.9 -3.7 218,020 209,325 247,701 223,736 427,345 430,177 -0.7

 Primary metals........................................ 26,096 25,895 26,288 0.8 -1.5 -3.0 25,519 26,320 24,851 25,932 51,839 52,910 -2.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,027 9,884 10,282 1.4 -3.9 -4.5 9,945 10,536 10,319 10,955 20,481 22,350 -8.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 14,351 14,199 14,168 1.1 0.2 -2.7 13,851 13,876 12,880 13,222 27,727 26,949 2.9

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,718 1,812 1,838 -5.2 -1.4 2.7 1,723 1,908 1,652 1,755 3,631 3,611 0.6

 Fabricated metal products........................ 29,568 30,173 30,876 -2.0 -2.3 1.0 29,021 28,643 28,467 29,104 57,664 56,093 2.8

 Machinery............................................. 34,222 34,771 34,843 -1.6 -0.2 -3.3 32,547 32,060 35,556 35,121 64,607 69,999 -7.7

 Construction machinery........................ 4,371 3,770 3,998 15.9 -5.7 -6.0 4,030 3,558 4,476 5,072 7,588 10,421 -27.2

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,583 1,897 1,899 -16.6 -0.1 -8.9 1,881 1,786 1,859 2,427 3,667 5,206 -29.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 4,815 5,187 5,043 -7.2 2.9 0.1 3,981 4,304 5,795 3,664 8,285 6,995 18.4

 Photographic equipment....................... 583 617 802 -5.5 -23.1 20.4 495 636 725 575 1,131 1,367 -17.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,597 3,697 3,827 -2.7 -3.4 0.7 3,059 3,296 3,449 3,352 6,355 6,713 -5.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,387 3,287 3,202 3.0 2.7 -3.1 3,059 3,073 3,572 2,861 6,132 5,972 2.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 3,811 4,324 3,638 -11.9 18.9 -13.0 3,677 4,044 3,799 4,067 7,721 7,959 -3.0

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,161 3,030 3,231 4.3 -6.2 1.2 3,148 2,900 3,549 2,947 6,048 5,908 2.4

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 21,983 22,140 21,962 -0.7 0.8 -1.5 20,407 18,683 26,376 19,878 39,090 37,796 3.4

 Computers........................................ 368 368 297 0.0 23.9 -31.1 289 305 396 331 594 509 16.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,725 3,746 3,825 -0.6 -2.1 -0.4 3,723 3,130 4,773 3,933 6,853 7,244 -5.4

 Defense communications equipment....... 519 365 287 42.2 27.2 -13.6 516 313 351 280 829 581 42.7

 Electronic components......................... 3,977 3,926 3,789 1.3 3.6 0.1 3,818 3,680 4,011 3,415 7,498 6,603 13.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,693 1,678 1,764 0.9 -4.9 4.8 1,679 1,496 1,413 1,627 3,175 3,049 4.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,424 2,740 2,558 -11.5 7.1 -7.5 2,363 2,077 3,405 2,358 4,440 4,126 7.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 7,033 7,110 7,342 -1.1 -3.2 0.6 6,382 6,099 8,735 6,167 12,481 12,047 3.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,550 10,244 10,830 3.0 -5.4 1.0 9,909 9,639 10,731 9,768 19,548 19,722 -0.9

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 830 819 829 1.3 -1.2 -4.5 781 747 883 831 1,528 1,644 -7.1

 Household appliances.......................... 1,721 1,774 1,897 -3.0 -6.5 6.4 1,436 1,532 1,765 1,474 2,968 2,961 0.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,417 3,419 3,558 -0.1 -3.9 1.8 3,218 3,292 3,399 3,225 6,510 6,511 0.0

 Transportation equipment........................ 69,684 72,045 66,176 -3.3 8.9 -10.0 65,131 59,226 85,166 70,742 124,357 128,025 -2.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 22,236 22,514 22,421 -1.2 0.4 1.5 22,294 20,945 20,481 20,832 43,239 39,751 8.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 11,642 12,764 5,742 -8.8 122.3 -58.1 8,741 7,038 23,633 14,616 15,779 23,304 -32.3

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 2,306 3,448 3,899 -33.1 -11.6 -18.0 1,550 3,087 6,609 4,303 4,637 7,414 -37.5

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,028 1,604 2,465 26.4 -34.9 12.0 2,248 1,478 2,418 2,078 3,726 3,430 8.6

 Furniture and related products................... 6,068 6,219 6,210 -2.4 0.1 3.4 6,132 5,802 5,605 5,666 11,934 10,922 9.3

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 237,371 233,274 241,053 1.8 -3.2 -3.3 220,084 219,296 234,554 240,864 439,380 486,455 -9.7

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 % Change

Industry Feb.

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2015/

2015p 2015r 2014 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2015p 2015r 2014 2014 2014

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,156,315 1,162,249 1,165,551 -0.5 -0.3 -0.9 1,166,312 1,167,980 1,167,843 1,076,170 8.4

 Excluding transportation2...................... 424,666 425,982 426,890 -0.3 -0.2 -0.4 426,756 423,231 419,476 407,003 4.9

 Excluding defense2

............................. 973,901 977,204 978,916 -0.3 -0.2 -0.8 983,651 983,006 981,569 888,591 10.7

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,156,315 1,162,249 1,165,551 -0.5 -0.3 -0.9 1,166,312 1,167,980 1,167,843 1,076,170 8.4

 Primary metals........................................ 38,512 38,636 39,318 -0.3 -1.7 -2.5 39,669 39,198 38,874 37,995 4.4

 Iron and steel mills............................... 18,512 18,579 19,197 -0.4 -3.2 -3.4 19,379 19,002 18,805 19,043 1.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 15,277 15,312 15,450 -0.2 -0.9 -2.4 15,385 15,342 15,513 14,578 5.5

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,723 4,745 4,671 -0.5 1.6 0.6 4,905 4,854 4,556 4,374 12.1

 Fabricated metal products......................... 86,756 87,455 87,800 -0.8 -0.4 -0.1 86,465 85,386 84,851 85,512 1.1

 Machinery.............................................. 116,445 117,665 118,136 -1.0 -0.4 -1.1 117,303 117,471 115,844 114,272 2.7

 Construction machinery......................... 14,410 14,890 15,847 -3.2 -6.0 -2.4 14,605 14,974 15,449 13,769 6.1

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 12,955 13,311 13,478 -2.7 -1.2 -1.8 13,122 13,032 13,130 15,151 -13.4

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,237 8,283 8,040 -0.6 3.0 -2.0 8,057 8,232 7,727 8,190 -1.6

 Photographic equipment........................ 3,326 3,407 3,450 -2.4 -1.2 2.1 3,281 3,378 3,284 4,061 -19.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 6,826 6,955 7,031 -1.9 -1.1 -0.1 7,156 7,082 6,810 6,205 15.3

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,616 5,589 5,633 0.5 -0.8 -1.6 5,755 5,592 5,459 6,245 -7.8

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 28,108 28,547 28,309 -1.5 0.8 -2.6 28,241 28,749 28,438 27,052 4.4

 Material handling equipment................... 13,019 12,738 12,601 2.2 1.1 2.2 13,060 12,641 12,324 10,762 21.4

 Computers and electronic products2............. 148,802 148,227 147,485 0.4 0.5 0.4 149,096 147,682 146,743 138,617 7.6

 Computers......................................... 4,278 4,237 4,194 1.0 1.0 -0.8 4,278 4,237 4,194 3,198 33.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 37,117 36,712 36,273 1.1 1.2 1.4 37,330 36,445 36,003 33,317 12.0

 Defense communications equipment........ 3,383 3,260 3,274 3.8 -0.4 -3.1 3,378 3,243 3,266 3,538 -4.5

 Electronic components.......................... 13,227 13,143 13,026 0.6 0.9 0.4 13,397 13,107 12,847 12,877 4.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 22,886 22,589 22,288 1.3 1.4 1.8 22,719 22,371 22,017 18,382 23.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 40,781 41,140 41,205 -0.9 -0.2 -0.8 40,743 41,104 41,309 40,915 -0.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 27,130 27,146 27,225 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 27,251 27,175 27,107 26,390 3.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 25,738 25,661 25,924 0.3 -1.0 0.5 26,069 25,697 25,402 23,509 10.9

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,158 1,150 1,162 0.7 -1.0 -1.6 1,156 1,135 1,141 1,185 -2.4

 Household appliances........................... 924 953 942 -3.0 1.2 9.7 943 1,045 941 774 21.8

 Electrical equipment............................. 12,815 12,810 12,800 0.0 0.1 1.0 12,918 12,818 12,520 11,748 10.0

 Transportation equipment......................... 731,649 736,267 738,661 -0.6 -0.3 -1.2 739,556 744,749 748,367 669,167 10.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 18,174 18,053 17,808 0.7 1.4 0.2 18,911 18,484 18,036 17,041 11.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 564,395 566,882 568,422 -0.4 -0.3 -1.3 571,149 574,543 577,818 500,110 14.2

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 60,256 62,168 62,714 -3.1 -0.9 -1.2 61,172 63,330 63,320 64,405 -5.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 18,027 18,410 19,119 -2.1 -3.7 -1.2 17,776 17,821 18,199 17,445 1.9

 Furniture and related products................... 7,158 7,096 6,946 0.9 2.2 1.2 6,899 6,555 6,481 6,001 15.0

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 % Change

Industry Feb.

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2015/

2015p 2015r 2014 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2015p 2015r 2014 2014 2014

 All manufacturing industries...................... 650,961 650,081 652,944 0.1 -0.4 -0.4 654,463 647,078 634,377 647,731 1.0

 Excluding transportation........................ 515,543 515,880 519,258 -0.1 -0.7 -0.6 518,409 513,485 504,794 522,010 -0.7

 Excluding defense............................. 620,674 620,474 623,484 0.0 -0.5 -0.5 624,057 617,558 605,079 618,663 0.9

 With unfilled orders............................. 339,713 338,265 337,377 0.4 0.3 0.3 341,391 337,018 327,906 322,840 5.7

 Durable goods industries........................ 412,998 411,790 410,641 0.3 0.3 0.5 415,934 410,958 399,615 394,697 5.4

 Wood products........................................ 11,104 11,011 10,916 0.8 0.9 0.4 11,493 11,208 10,793 10,825 6.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 12,179 12,211 12,195 -0.3 0.1 0.1 12,432 12,253 11,904 12,085 2.9

 Primary metals......................................... 38,588 38,943 38,643 -0.9 0.8 1.5 38,950 39,179 38,090 35,857 8.6

 Iron and steel mills............................... 22,445 22,699 22,363 -1.1 1.5 1.8 22,701 22,880 21,917 20,681 9.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 13,877 13,984 14,009 -0.8 -0.2 1.0 13,934 14,026 13,939 12,884 8.1

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,266 2,260 2,271 0.3 -0.5 1.0 2,315 2,273 2,234 2,292 1.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 51,214 51,138 50,775 0.1 0.7 0.6 51,392 51,035 49,854 48,824 5.3

 Machinery.............................................. 67,308 67,335 67,580 0.0 -0.4 0.0 67,913 66,948 64,999 66,938 1.5

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,369 3,478 3,497 -3.1 -0.5 -1.9 3,558 3,591 3,512 4,120 -13.6

 Construction machinery......................... 5,254 5,167 5,235 1.7 -1.3 0.5 5,318 5,136 5,158 5,354 -0.7

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 6,749 6,832 6,848 -1.2 -0.2 -1.2 6,755 6,751 6,588 6,967 -3.0

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,750 6,745 6,755 0.1 -0.1 1.1 6,786 6,608 6,551 6,533 3.9

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,540 1,511 1,528 1.9 -1.1 -0.4 1,565 1,546 1,469 1,582 -1.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 5,281 5,303 5,389 -0.4 -1.6 1.7 5,373 5,094 4,886 4,974 8.0

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,830 5,818 5,779 0.2 0.7 0.4 5,729 5,671 5,655 5,347 7.1

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,641 10,603 10,620 0.4 -0.2 -0.9 10,743 10,523 9,840 10,573 1.6

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,780 4,736 4,738 0.9 0.0 -0.6 4,743 4,645 4,489 4,539 4.5

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 49,774 49,417 49,226 0.7 0.4 0.8 50,165 49,291 47,937 47,942 4.6

 Computers......................................... 953 946 884 0.7 7.0 -2.8 955 909 813 920 3.8

 Computer storage devices.................... 2,082 2,093 2,097 -0.5 -0.2 0.6 2,147 2,078 1,976 2,092 2.6

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,684 1,729 1,759 -2.6 -1.7 7.6 1,695 1,714 1,629 1,674 1.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,260 6,259 6,231 0.0 0.4 -2.0 6,419 6,297 6,047 6,664 -3.7

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,010 1,009 1,008 0.1 0.1 1.9 1,010 1,009 1,008 1,226 -17.6

 Audio and video equipment.................... 944 930 934 1.5 -0.4 1.3 897 914 907 736 21.9

 Electronic components.......................... 9,619 9,258 9,183 3.9 0.8 2.4 9,690 9,450 9,000 8,672 11.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,941 3,905 3,893 0.9 0.3 1.5 3,952 3,905 3,814 3,662 7.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,276 3,326 3,501 -1.5 -5.0 2.4 3,313 3,301 3,370 3,184 4.1

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 12,932 12,828 12,825 0.8 0.0 -1.2 13,078 12,689 12,328 12,597 3.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,684 16,668 16,640 0.1 0.2 0.2 16,851 16,670 16,034 16,841 0.1

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,265 2,283 2,295 -0.8 -0.5 0.6 2,247 2,286 2,205 2,193 2.5

 Household appliances........................... 1,949 1,948 1,945 0.1 0.2 -0.4 1,983 1,921 1,779 1,948 1.8

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,751 4,744 4,744 0.1 0.0 -0.9 4,854 4,788 4,647 4,942 -1.8

 Batteries............................................ 1,196 1,198 1,190 -0.2 0.7 -0.3 1,173 1,168 1,121 1,168 0.4

 Transportation equipment......................... 135,418 134,201 133,686 0.9 0.4 0.2 136,054 133,593 129,583 125,721 8.2

 Automobiles....................................... 3,028 2,945 2,880 2.8 2.3 0.2 3,168 2,986 2,746 2,861 10.7

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 2,894 2,877 2,854 0.6 0.8 2.9 3,045 2,934 2,522 2,779 9.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,681 1,704 1,645 -1.3 3.6 4.6 1,790 1,768 1,525 1,820 -1.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 20,841 20,516 20,277 1.6 1.2 0.4 21,029 20,760 19,899 19,069 10.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 75,982 76,000 75,957 0.0 0.1 0.5 75,931 75,080 73,111 69,853 8.7

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 14,637 14,528 14,146 0.8 2.7 -1.8 14,667 14,442 13,924 14,193 3.3

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,297 2,253 2,290 2.0 -1.6 0.2 2,334 2,259 2,348 2,485 -6.1

 Furniture and related products.................... 6,510 6,449 6,378 0.9 1.1 0.7 6,439 6,400 6,225 6,009 7.2

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 24,219 24,417 24,602 -0.8 -0.8 1.0 24,245 24,381 24,196 23,655 2.5

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 237,963 238,291 242,303 -0.1 -1.7 -2.0 238,529 236,120 234,762 253,034 -5.7

 Food products........................................ 46,880 47,060 47,029 -0.4 0.1 -0.2 46,344 46,768 46,845 46,176 0.4

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,644 4,736 4,757 -1.9 -0.4 -1.8 4,710 4,928 4,943 5,156 -8.7

 Dairy products.................................... 6,324 6,326 6,506 0.0 -2.8 -0.7 6,206 6,043 6,016 5,970 4.0

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,479 9,423 9,332 0.6 1.0 0.6 9,323 9,241 9,154 9,040 3.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 21,192 21,232 21,340 -0.2 -0.5 0.3 21,565 21,542 21,341 20,945 3.0

 Beverages......................................... 16,736 16,805 16,909 -0.4 -0.6 0.3 16,895 16,884 16,742 16,605 1.7

 Tobacco............................................ 4,456 4,427 4,431 0.7 -0.1 0.6 4,670 4,658 4,599 4,340 7.6

 Textile mills............................................ 3,472 3,472 3,489 0.0 -0.5 0.1 3,472 3,475 3,438 3,426 1.3

 Textile products...................................... 3,050 3,049 3,069 0.0 -0.7 0.2 3,047 3,044 2,986 3,149 -3.2

 Apparel................................................. 3,116 3,058 2,987 1.9 2.4 1.0 3,068 3,040 2,807 2,412 27.2

 Leather and allied products....................... 1,088 1,092 1,097 -0.4 -0.5 -0.4 1,065 1,089 1,081 1,030 3.4

 Paper products....................................... 14,831 14,867 14,804 -0.2 0.4 0.3 14,972 14,909 14,664 14,596 2.6

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,254 6,298 6,274 -0.7 0.4 0.9 6,343 6,326 6,235 6,116 3.7

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,483 4,467 4,457 0.4 0.2 0.3 4,546 4,516 4,453 4,313 5.4

 Printing.................................................. 6,037 6,021 5,984 0.3 0.6 0.4 5,895 5,818 5,697 5,502 7.1

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 35,360 35,026 38,492 1.0 -9.0 -10.2 34,683 33,262 35,437 49,314 -29.7

 Petroleum refineries............................. 31,530 31,189 34,675 1.1 -10.1 -11.4 30,822 29,390 31,670 45,530 -32.3

 Chemical products..................................... 80,628 81,060 81,611 -0.5 -0.7 -0.4 81,686 80,809 78,695 83,270 -1.9

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,072 4,155 4,258 -2.0 -2.4 -1.4 4,528 4,585 4,407 4,827 -6.2

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 31,155 31,110 31,208 0.1 -0.3 0.2 31,617 30,767 29,622 31,935 -1.0

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,498 3,500 3,501 -0.1 0.0 0.3 3,589 3,514 3,318 3,434 4.5

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 22,309 22,354 22,401 -0.2 -0.2 -1.2 22,732 22,364 21,771 23,214 -2.1

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 aggregate 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

Industry % Change6

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2015/

2015p 2015r 2014 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2015p 2015r 2014 2014 2015p 2014 2014

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 481,345 477,790 488,963 0.7 -2.3 -0.9 445,431 436,374 482,891 459,554 881,805 916,011 -3.7

 Construction materials and supplies....... 45,919 46,342 46,795 -0.9 -1.0 1.8 40,058 40,247 41,227 38,495 80,305 76,792 4.6

 Information technology......................... 21,645 21,720 21,972 -0.3 -1.1 0.5 19,312 18,147 25,677 19,189 37,459 37,324 0.4

 Computers and related products........... 1,937 1,965 1,901 -1.4 3.4 -1.7 1,338 1,372 3,086 1,506 2,710 3,208 -15.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 47,997 48,006 49,390 0.0 -2.8 3.4 47,002 43,052 45,604 45,643 90,054 86,337 4.3

 Capital goods...................................... 89,192 89,146 89,930 0.1 -0.9 1.2 81,182 74,676 100,941 77,801 155,858 149,884 4.0

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 80,139 80,098 79,463 0.1 0.8 0.8 72,524 67,361 89,526 68,565 139,885 132,796 5.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 69,994 69,789 70,219 0.3 -0.6 0.4 64,061 60,776 75,885 61,769 124,837 120,679 3.4

 Defense capital goods4........................ 9,053 9,048 10,467 0.1 -13.6 5.0 8,658 7,315 11,415 9,236 15,973 17,088 -6.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 194,252 189,487 196,843 2.5 -3.7 -3.6 181,542 176,829 193,520 200,139 358,371 400,561 -10.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,078 37,182 38,446 -0.3 -3.3 2.5 36,252 32,704 37,048 36,358 68,956 68,196 1.1

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 157,174 152,305 158,397 3.2 -3.8 -5.0 145,290 144,125 156,472 163,781 289,415 332,365 -12.9

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 468,314 467,546 470,880 0.2 -0.7 -3.5 438,104 428,621 482,255 464,600 866,725 916,632 -5.4

 Construction materials and supplies....... 45,716 46,332 46,296 -1.3 0.1 0.0 40,512 40,807 40,467 39,614 81,319 78,956 3.0

 Information technology......................... 22,148 22,030 22,454 0.5 -1.9 -1.3 20,692 18,819 26,621 20,410 39,511 39,398 0.3

 Computers and related products........... 1,978 2,008 1,867 -1.5 7.6 -7.8 1,379 1,415 3,052 1,501 2,794 3,017 -7.4

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 48,118 48,251 49,424 -0.3 -2.4 2.7 47,429 43,500 46,254 45,943 90,929 86,862 4.7

 Capital goods...................................... 85,640 86,723 81,003 -1.2 7.1 -10.3 80,244 72,072 106,605 81,717 152,316 155,696 -2.2

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 77,388 79,214 72,990 -2.3 8.5 -10.1 71,594 66,536 94,997 73,192 138,130 141,614 -2.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 69,314 70,062 70,308 -1.1 -0.3 -0.5 66,091 63,655 75,115 66,044 129,746 129,934 -0.1

 Defense capital goods4........................ 8,252 7,509 8,013 9.9 -6.3 -11.8 8,650 5,536 11,608 8,525 14,186 14,082 0.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 194,281 189,552 196,985 2.5 -3.8 -3.6 181,682 177,037 193,571 200,115 358,719 400,737 -10.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,107 37,247 38,588 -0.4 -3.5 2.7 36,392 32,912 37,099 36,334 69,304 68,372 1.4

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 157,174 152,305 158,397 3.2 -3.8 -5.0 145,290 144,125 156,472 163,781 289,415 332,365 -12.9

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,156,315 1,162,249 1,165,551 -0.5 -0.3 -0.9 1,166,312 1,167,980 1,167,843 1,076,170 (X) (X) 8.4

 Construction materials and supplies....... 56,842 57,045 57,055 -0.4 0.0 -0.9 56,661 56,207 55,647 53,065 (X) (X) 6.8

 Information technology......................... 149,742 149,239 148,929 0.3 0.2 0.3 150,032 148,652 147,980 139,603 (X) (X) 7.5

 Computers and related products........... 4,278 4,237 4,194 1.0 1.0 -0.8 4,278 4,237 4,194 3,198 (X) (X) 33.8

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 18,174 18,053 17,808 0.7 1.4 0.2 18,911 18,484 18,036 17,041 (X) (X) 11.0

 Capital goods...................................... 880,661 884,213 886,636 -0.4 -0.3 -1.0 887,380 888,318 890,922 810,257 (X) (X) 9.5

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 727,910 730,661 731,545 -0.4 -0.1 -0.9 734,885 735,815 736,640 652,689 (X) (X) 12.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 253,369 254,049 253,776 -0.3 0.1 0.0 254,152 252,122 249,243 237,900 (X) (X) 6.8

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 152,751 153,552 155,091 -0.5 -1.0 -1.6 152,495 152,503 154,282 157,568 (X) (X) -3.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 5,414 5,385 5,320 0.5 1.2 2.7 5,586 5,446 5,238 4,709 (X) (X) 18.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 5,414 5,385 5,320 0.5 1.2 2.7 5,586 5,446 5,238 4,709 (X) (X) 18.6

 All manufacturing industries................... 650,961 650,081 652,944 0.1 -0.4 -0.4 654,463 647,078 634,377 647,731 (X) (X) 1.0

 Construction materials and supplies....... 66,577 66,458 66,203 0.2 0.4 0.8 67,519 66,482 64,612 64,397 (X) (X) 4.8

 Information technology......................... 41,343 41,231 41,329 0.3 -0.2 0.1 41,825 41,069 39,844 41,152 (X) (X) 1.6

 Computers and related products........... 4,719 4,768 4,740 -1.0 0.6 2.4 4,797 4,701 4,418 4,686 (X) (X) 2.4

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 28,444 28,042 27,656 1.4 1.4 0.9 29,032 28,448 26,692 26,529 (X) (X) 9.4

 Capital goods...................................... 211,538 210,630 210,778 0.4 -0.1 0.1 212,309 208,848 203,751 202,725 (X) (X) 4.7

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 186,660 186,486 186,739 0.1 -0.1 0.1 187,342 184,705 179,652 178,948 (X) (X) 4.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 122,563 122,386 122,736 0.1 -0.3 0.0 123,444 121,566 118,520 121,403 (X) (X) 1.7

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 24,878 24,144 24,039 3.0 0.4 -0.4 24,967 24,143 24,099 23,777 (X) (X) 5.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 177,282 177,227 180,810 0.0 -2.0 -2.2 177,397 175,575 174,694 189,811 (X) (X) -6.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 27,382 27,432 27,341 -0.2 0.3 0.8 27,921 27,915 26,409 26,595 (X) (X) 5.0

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 149,900 149,795 153,469 0.1 -2.4 -2.7 149,476 147,660 148,285 163,216 (X) (X) -8.4

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 % Change

Industry Feb.

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2015/

2015p 2015r 2014 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2015p 2015r 2014 2014 2014

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 209,901 209,632 211,255 0.1 -0.8 -0.1 211,229 210,519 209,367 210,313 0.4

 Durable goods industries.......................... 132,565 132,414 132,482 0.1 -0.1 0.8 133,398 133,050 131,421 128,594 3.7

 Wood products................................... 4,115 4,053 4,083 1.5 -0.7 0.1 4,259 4,257 4,233 4,071 4.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,364 4,315 4,311 1.1 0.1 0.2 4,394 4,328 4,273 4,493 -2.2

 Primary metals.................................... 15,156 15,222 15,082 -0.4 0.9 2.6 15,119 15,482 15,288 13,773 9.8

 Fabricated metal products........................ 18,236 18,233 18,034 0.0 1.1 0.4 18,192 18,313 18,000 17,836 2.0

 Machinery.......................................... 26,022 25,795 25,743 0.9 0.2 0.3 26,121 25,610 24,921 25,013 4.4

 Computers and electronic products........ 19,913 19,841 19,899 0.4 -0.3 1.8 19,970 20,043 19,733 18,744 6.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,566 6,537 6,501 0.4 0.6 -0.2 6,635 6,568 6,380 6,922 -4.1

 Transportation equipment..................... 27,682 27,605 27,816 0.3 -0.8 -0.6 28,201 27,569 27,703 27,632 2.1

 Furniture and related products............... 3,199 3,196 3,138 0.1 1.8 2.7 3,185 3,200 3,114 2,880 10.6

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,312 7,617 7,875 -4.0 -3.3 3.3 7,322 7,680 7,776 7,230 1.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 77,336 77,218 78,773 0.2 -2.0 -1.5 77,831 77,469 77,946 81,719 -4.8

 Food products.................................... 16,159 16,351 16,483 -1.2 -0.8 0.0 16,127 16,681 16,858 16,483 -2.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 5,367 5,403 5,413 -0.7 -0.2 -0.4 5,589 5,592 5,531 5,492 1.8

 Textiles.............................................. 1,227 1,241 1,258 -1.1 -1.4 1.0 1,231 1,239 1,239 1,242 -0.9

 Textile products................................... 1,362 1,346 1,347 1.2 -0.1 -0.1 1,356 1,343 1,334 1,298 4.5

 Apparel............................................. 1,083 1,068 977 1.4 9.3 2.5 1,071 1,069 946 785 36.4

 Leather and allied products.................... 290 295 304 -1.7 -3.0 0.0 287 295 304 311 -7.7

 Paper products.................................... 7,174 7,106 7,008 1.0 1.4 0.1 7,276 7,160 7,026 6,951 4.7

 Printing ............................................. 2,585 2,571 2,557 0.5 0.5 0.0 2,557 2,535 2,481 2,447 4.5

 Petroleum and coal products................. 9,308 9,250 10,469 0.6 -11.6 -9.7 9,177 8,848 9,778 13,225 -30.6

 Chemical products................................ 23,872 23,592 23,866 1.2 -1.1 -0.2 24,071 23,601 23,494 24,083 0.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 8,909 8,995 9,091 -1.0 -1.1 -0.6 9,089 9,106 8,955 9,402 -3.3

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 214,518 213,759 214,274 0.4 -0.2 -0.6 215,595 212,853 207,165 209,328 3.0

 Durable goods industries.......................... 168,445 167,664 166,920 0.5 0.4 0.5 168,823 166,687 161,289 156,863 7.6

 Wood products................................... 2,190 2,225 2,097 -1.6 6.1 0.1 2,227 2,216 2,031 1,956 13.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,451 1,480 1,471 -2.0 0.6 1.9 1,499 1,485 1,411 1,415 5.9

 Primary metals.................................... 11,660 11,767 11,726 -0.9 0.3 1.1 11,856 11,792 11,145 10,796 9.8

 Fabricated metal products........................ 14,077 14,116 14,079 -0.3 0.3 0.8 13,998 13,963 13,749 13,414 4.4

 Machinery.......................................... 19,727 19,937 20,021 -1.1 -0.4 -0.6 19,823 19,732 19,007 19,191 3.3

 Computers and electronic products........ 16,478 16,206 15,935 1.7 1.7 0.5 16,620 15,972 15,275 16,368 1.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,859 3,868 3,983 -0.2 -2.9 1.2 3,882 3,873 3,826 3,714 4.5

 Transportation equipment..................... 94,057 93,179 92,721 0.9 0.5 0.5 93,959 92,808 90,109 85,191 10.3

 Furniture and related products............... 1,040 1,007 986 3.3 2.1 -4.3 1,035 1,008 978 973 6.4

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,906 3,879 3,901 0.7 -0.6 1.4 3,924 3,838 3,758 3,845 2.1

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 46,073 46,095 47,354 0.0 -2.7 -4.2 46,772 46,166 45,876 52,465 -10.9

 Food products.................................... 4,879 4,794 4,617 1.8 3.8 1.1 4,943 5,040 5,071 4,547 8.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,404 7,381 7,357 0.3 0.3 0.4 7,739 7,828 7,916 7,465 3.7

 Textiles.............................................. 775 763 777 1.6 -1.8 -0.4 769 761 755 752 2.3

 Textile products................................... 448 444 440 0.9 0.9 0.2 451 444 416 430 4.9

 Apparel............................................. 378 374 379 1.1 -1.3 0.3 364 363 338 341 6.7

 Leather and allied products.................... 100 97 91 3.1 6.6 1.1 101 97 90 96 5.2

 Paper products.................................... 1,370 1,375 1,383 -0.4 -0.6 -1.1 1,373 1,381 1,359 1,403 -2.1

 Printing ............................................. 1,280 1,281 1,258 -0.1 1.8 1.0 1,277 1,218 1,145 1,262 1.2

 Petroleum and coal products................. 8,857 8,658 9,702 2.3 -10.8 -19.4 8,799 7,919 8,648 14,766 -40.4

 Chemical products................................ 17,939 18,243 18,680 -1.7 -2.3 1.0 18,266 18,405 17,573 18,654 -2.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,643 2,685 2,670 -1.6 0.6 -0.3 2,690 2,710 2,565 2,749 -2.1

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 226,542 226,690 227,415 -0.1 -0.3 -0.6 227,639 223,706 217,845 228,090 -0.2

 Durable goods industries.......................... 111,988 111,712 111,239 0.2 0.4 0.1 113,713 111,221 106,905 109,240 4.1

 Wood products................................... 4,799 4,733 4,736 1.4 -0.1 0.7 5,007 4,735 4,529 4,798 4.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,364 6,416 6,413 -0.8 0.0 -0.3 6,539 6,440 6,220 6,177 5.9

 Primary metals.................................... 11,772 11,954 11,835 -1.5 1.0 0.5 11,975 11,905 11,657 11,288 6.1

 Fabricated metal products........................ 18,901 18,789 18,662 0.6 0.7 0.6 19,202 18,759 18,105 17,574 9.3

 Machinery.......................................... 21,559 21,603 21,816 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 21,969 21,606 21,071 22,734 -3.4

 Computers and electronic products........ 13,383 13,370 13,392 0.1 -0.2 -0.3 13,575 13,276 12,929 12,830 5.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,259 6,263 6,156 -0.1 1.7 0.0 6,334 6,229 5,828 6,205 2.1

 Transportation equipment..................... 13,679 13,417 13,149 2.0 2.0 -0.2 13,894 13,216 11,771 12,898 7.7

 Furniture and related products............... 2,271 2,246 2,254 1.1 -0.4 0.3 2,219 2,192 2,133 2,156 2.9

 Miscellaneous products......................... 13,001 12,921 12,826 0.6 0.7 -0.4 12,999 12,863 12,662 12,580 3.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 114,554 114,978 116,176 -0.4 -1.0 -1.3 113,926 112,485 110,940 118,850 -4.1

 Food products.................................... 25,842 25,915 25,929 -0.3 -0.1 -0.5 25,274 25,047 24,916 25,146 0.5

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 8,421 8,448 8,570 -0.3 -1.4 0.7 8,237 8,122 7,894 7,988 3.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,470 1,468 1,454 0.1 1.0 -0.3 1,472 1,475 1,444 1,432 2.8

 Textile products................................... 1,240 1,259 1,282 -1.5 -1.8 0.4 1,240 1,257 1,236 1,421 -12.7

 Apparel............................................. 1,655 1,616 1,631 2.4 -0.9 0.4 1,633 1,608 1,523 1,286 27.0

 Leather and allied products.................... 698 700 702 -0.3 -0.3 -0.7 677 697 687 623 8.7

 Paper products.................................... 6,287 6,386 6,413 -1.6 -0.4 0.9 6,323 6,368 6,279 6,242 1.3

 Printing ............................................. 2,172 2,169 2,169 0.1 0.0 0.5 2,061 2,065 2,071 1,793 14.9

 Petroleum and coal products................. 17,195 17,118 18,321 0.4 -6.6 -4.7 16,707 16,495 17,011 21,323 -21.6

 Chemical products................................ 38,817 39,225 39,065 -1.0 0.4 -1.2 39,349 38,803 37,628 40,533 -2.9

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,757 10,674 10,640 0.8 0.3 -2.0 10,953 10,548 10,251 11,063 -1.0

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 Group 1

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio2

Industry Feb Jan Dec Nov Feb Jan Dec Nov

2015p 2015r 2014 2014 2015p 2015r 2014 2014

All manufacturing industries3............................ 1.35 1.36 1.34 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.69 1.68 1.66 1.67 6.71 6.71 6.65 6.81

 Wood products.............................................. 1.33 1.33 1.32 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.31 1.30 1.30 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.47 1.47 1.42 1.39 1.47 1.45 1.44 1.47

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.69 1.68 1.64 1.66 2.96 2.96 2.92 2.99

 Machinery..................................................... 1.90 1.91 1.87 1.85 3.45 3.51 3.44 3.44

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.75 1.74 1.72 1.70 7.76 7.72 7.63 7.66

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.59 1.59 1.55 1.56 2.72 2.71 2.69 2.68

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.82 1.80 1.78 1.84 15.11 15.12 15.30 16.14

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.08 1.06 1.04 1.06 1.43 1.39 1.35 1.37

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.60 1.61 1.64 1.63 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 1.00 1.02 1.01 0.99 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.81 1.81 1.75 1.78 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.33 1.32 1.32 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.42 1.38 1.45 1.49 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.41 2.36 2.27 2.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.24 2.17 2.18 2.13 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.02 1.02 1.01 1.02 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.90 0.91 0.92 0.91 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.68 0.74 0.72 0.69 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.32 1.33 1.31 1.32 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.21 1.20 1.18 1.20 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

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

2

 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.

3 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Feb3 Feb3 Feb3 Feb3

Industry 2014- 2014- 2014- 2014-

Feb2 Jan Feb2 Jan Feb2 Jan Feb2 Jan

2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015

 

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

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

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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

 Primary metals.................................... -0.2 0.4 -0.2 0.8 -0.3 0.5 -0.2 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1

 Machinery.......................................... 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.1 0.4 -0.6 0.7 -0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.4 0.5 -1.1 0.7 -0.3 0.3 -0.1 0.4

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.2

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.8 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.2 (X) 0.2

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textile products.................................. (X) 1.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.9

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

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

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

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

 publication.

3

 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 1

[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, which is a voluntary survey authorized by Title 13 of the United States Code. 

This survey provides statistics on a calendar-month basis for 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-inprocess, and finished goods). Data published from the M3 survey are based on a panel of approximately 

4,800 reporting units that represent approximately 3,000 companies and provide an indication of month-tomonth change for the Manufacturing Sector. These reporting units may be divisions of diversified large 

companies, large homogenous companies, or single-unit manufacturers in 92 industry categories, which are 

combined into 65 publication levels due to the small monthly panel size. The survey methodology 

assumes that the month-to-month changes of the total operations of the reporting units in the M3 panel 

effectively represent the month-to-month movements of all establishments that make up the category.

The companies for which shipments data are currently reported or imputed in the M3 survey represent 

approximately 61 percent of the total value of shipments for manufacturing establishments in the 2012 

Economic Census, and these companies include almost two-thirds of the manufacturing companies with 

$500 million or more in shipments in the 2012 Economic Census. The companies for which shipments 

data are currently reported in the M3 survey represent approximately 54 percent of the total value of 

shipments for manufacturing establishments in the 2012 Economic Census. Statistics based on the M3 

panel differ from the results that would be obtained from a complete enumeration of all manufacturing 

companies. The M3 panel is not based on 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-to-month 

movement of all companies is another potential source. Any corrections will be published in the full 

report. Corrections received after the full report 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.

Benchmark notice

Revised historical data from the Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey will 

be issued on May 14, 2015. These revisions result from benchmarking the shipments and inventories 

data to the 2012 Economic Census and the 2013 Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) data on a 

2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis, as well as revised ASM 

benchmarks for prior years on a 2007 NAICS basis; incorporating the unfilled orders to shipments 

ratios obtained from the 2013/2012 and 2012/2011 Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders Surveys by 

applying these ratios to the respective Census or ASM shipments data, as well as incorporating revised 

unfilled orders to shipments ratios for prior years; adjusting the new orders data to be consistent with 

the benchmarked shipments and unfilled orders data; correcting monthly data for late receipts, 

reclassifications of reported data, and revisions to previously reported data; and updating the 

seasonally adjusted data based on the results of benchmarking and the recent annual review of the 

seasonal adjustment models. These revisions will span the seasonally adjusted data for January 1997 

through March 2015 and the data not seasonally adjusted for January 2001 through March 2015. An 

updated Press Release will contain revised monthly tables for January 2015 through March 2015 on a 

2012 NAICS basis, which will be the new basis for publishing data from the M3 Survey starting with 

the April 2015 Advance Report on Durable Goods. Please call M3 staff on (301) 763-4832 with any 

questions.