FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Adriana Stoica 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (13)-05 

CB13-121 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

May 2013 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in May, up three 

of the last four months, increased $9.9 billion or 2.1 

percent to $485.0 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 1.3 percent April 

increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 

0.6 percent. 

 Shipments, up following two consecutive monthly 

decreases, increased $4.6 billion or 1.0 percent to $483.6 

billion. This followed a 0.7 percent April decrease. 

 Unfilled orders, up three of the last four months, 

increased $8.2 billion or 0.8 percent to $1,004.8 billion. 

This followed a 0.3 percent April increase. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.21, down from 6.28 in 

April. 

 Inventories, up six consecutive months, increased $0.3 

billion to $627.8 billion. This was at the highest level 

since the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 

1992, and followed a 0.1 percent April increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.30, down from 1.31 

in April. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in May, 

up three of the last four months, increased $8.2 billion or 

3.7 percent to $231.2 billion, revised from the previously 

published 3.6 percent increase. This followed a 3.6 

percent April increase. 

 Transportation equipment, also up three of the last four 

months, led the increase, up $7.3 billion or 10.9 percent to $74.5 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $1.8 billion or 0.7 percent to $253.8 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in May, up 

three of the last four months, increased $2.8 billion or 

1.3 percent to $229.8 billion, revised from the previously 

published 1.2 percent increase. This followed a 0.6 

percent April decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, also up three of the last four 

months, led the increase, up $2.6 billion or 3.9 percent to $69.3 billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased 

$1.8 billion or 0.7 percent to $253.8 billion. This 

followed a 0.7 percent April decrease. Petroleum and 

coal products, also up following two consecutive 

monthly decreases, led the increase, up $0.9 billion or 

1.3 percent to $70.0 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

May, up three of the last four months, increased $8.2 

billion or 0.8 percent to $1,004.8 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published increase. This followed a 

0.3 percent April increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also up three of the last four 

months, led the increase, up $5.3 billion or 0.9 percent to 

$616.8 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in May, up 

four of the last five months, increased $0.4 billion or 0.1 

percent to $377.7 billion, unchanged from the previously 

published increase. This was at the highest level since 

the series was first published on a NAICS basis, and 

followed a 0.2 percent April increase. 

 

 Computers and electronic products, up two 

consecutive months, drove the increase, up $0.4 billion 

or 0.9 percent to $46.5 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

three of the last four months, decreased $0.1 billion to 

$250.1 billion. This followed a 0.1 percent April 

decrease. Chemical products, down following six 

consecutive monthly increases, drove the decrease, down 

$0.5 billion or 0.6 percent to $83.1 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, May materials and supplies 

increased 0.6 percent in durable goods and 0.4 percent in 

nondurable goods. Work in process decreased 0.1 

percent in durable goods and 1.2 percent in nondurable 

goods. Finished goods decreased 0.1 percent in durable 

goods and increased 0.2 percent in nondurable goods. 

Figures in text are adjusted for seasonality, but not for inflation. Figures on new and unfilled orders exclude data for semiconductor manufacturing. For data, call (301) 763-4673 or go to <http://www.census.gov/m3>.The advance report on durable goods for June is scheduled for release on July 25, 2013, at 

8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on August 2, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description. To receive the latest updates on the Nation's 

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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 May Apr. Mar. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2013p 2012 2012

 All manufacturing industries.................. 483,579 478,947 482,210 1.0 -0.7 -1.5 501,494 483,124 502,847 494,942 2,392,997 2,366,706 1.1

 Excluding transportation................... 414,298 412,243 414,800 0.5 -0.6 -2.2 429,254 417,183 428,316 428,490 2,060,533 2,056,661 0.2

 Excluding defense.............................. 471,457 467,142 469,592 0.9 -0.5 -1.7 489,447 472,216 488,663 482,608 2,334,979 2,308,458 1.1

 With unfilled orders............................ 161,855 158,586 160,052 2.1 -0.9 0.9 166,758 156,900 172,011 164,137 786,974 781,481 0.7

 Durable goods industries......................... 229,760 226,915 228,342 1.3 -0.6 0.9 236,599 227,842 242,586 229,889 1,123,353 1,094,886 2.6

 Wood products....................................... 7,229 7,218 7,108 0.2 1.5 0.1 7,962 7,702 7,078 6,902 35,167 30,537 15.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,336 8,268 8,098 0.8 2.1 -0.6 9,075 8,444 7,840 8,681 39,364 38,239 2.9

 Primary metals....................................... 24,466 24,698 24,561 -0.9 0.6 -1.2 25,988 25,981 25,898 27,135 127,329 131,048 -2.8

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,933 10,292 10,306 -3.5 -0.1 -1.7 10,827 11,065 10,978 13,200 54,034 62,949 -14.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 12,869 12,696 12,545 1.4 1.2 -0.8 13,368 13,123 13,080 12,050 64,544 58,990 9.4

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,664 1,710 1,710 -2.7 0.0 -1.2 1,793 1,793 1,840 1,885 8,751 9,109 -3.9

 Fabricated metal products....................... 28,904 29,090 28,451 -0.6 2.2 -1.8 30,156 29,560 28,976 29,736 142,694 141,845 0.6

 Machinery............................................. 34,675 34,255 35,078 1.2 -2.3 0.7 35,528 34,798 37,737 33,516 170,654 162,388 5.1

 Farm machinery................................. 2,063 2,016 2,131 2.3 -5.4 -8.1 2,180 2,864 2,752 2,159 12,557 13,605 -7.7

 Construction machinery..................... 5,060 5,076 5,291 -0.3 -4.1 0.9 4,689 4,789 5,172 3,840 23,557 17,947 31.3

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,114 2,150 2,163 -1.7 -0.6 -1.1 2,057 2,015 2,263 2,341 10,467 11,096 -5.7

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,599 3,471 3,618 3.7 -4.1 -4.3 3,649 3,143 4,307 3,213 17,305 15,247 13.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 660 661 651 -0.2 1.5 0.8 653 590 728 684 3,115 3,268 -4.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,703 3,770 3,604 -1.8 4.6 -0.7 4,122 3,780 3,587 3,953 17,329 16,561 4.6

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,062 3,037 2,998 0.8 1.3 0.8 3,106 2,942 3,001 2,822 14,274 12,883 10.8

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,134 3,880 4,571 6.5 -15.1 19.0 4,267 4,001 4,752 4,084 20,087 20,454 -1.8

 Material handling equipment............... 2,768 2,807 2,714 -1.4 3.4 -0.3 2,886 2,703 2,935 2,710 13,622 12,799 6.4

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 27,494 27,569 28,438 -0.3 -3.1 3.3 25,669 26,705 29,775 27,816 131,340 137,377 -4.4

 Computers........................................ 568 519 610 9.4 -14.9 8.9 500 465 674 838 2,555 3,482 -26.6

 Computer storage devices..................... 977 974 1,046 0.3 -6.9 11.2 698 582 1,542 718 4,064 3,811 6.6

 Other peripheral equipment................ 812 843 826 -3.7 2.1 15.0 734 644 1,035 707 3,414 3,677 -7.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,653 3,469 3,518 5.3 -1.4 0.1 3,507 3,009 4,112 3,147 16,511 15,279 8.1

 Defense communications equipment.... 450 491 418 -8.4 17.5 4.2 444 480 448 681 2,120 2,472 -14.2

 Audio and video equipment.................... 282 275 249 2.5 10.4 -4.6 255 208 244 222 1,134 1,059 7.1

 Electronic components......................... 3,441 3,495 3,339 -1.5 4.7 -0.5 3,517 3,305 3,525 3,702 16,650 17,521 -5.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,279 1,239 1,260 3.2 -1.7 -6.4 1,291 1,122 1,431 1,371 6,265 6,595 -5.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,770 2,791 2,914 -0.8 -4.2 -3.4 2,740 2,547 3,088 3,012 13,913 14,720 -5.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,214 6,016 6,479 3.3 -7.1 2.7 6,084 5,666 7,306 6,997 29,984 34,571 -13.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,413 10,195 10,273 2.1 -0.8 -1.1 10,755 10,111 10,889 10,728 50,637 51,050 -0.8

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 806 825 813 -2.3 1.5 -1.2 782 819 826 965 3,989 4,838 -17.5

 Household appliances........................ 1,649 1,612 1,615 2.3 -0.2 -1.0 1,791 1,699 1,758 1,692 8,108 7,631 6.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,360 3,346 3,344 0.4 0.1 -0.8 3,486 3,213 3,668 3,555 16,419 16,787 -2.2

 Batteries........................................... 1,013 1,019 985 -0.6 3.5 0.9 958 961 925 906 4,479 4,385 2.1

 Transportation equipment........................ 69,281 66,704 67,410 3.9 -1.0 3.0 72,240 65,941 74,531 66,452 332,464 310,045 7.2

 Automobiles..................................... 10,280 10,522 10,855 -2.3 -3.1 0.9 10,975 10,666 11,387 9,594 53,408 42,770 24.9

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 12,714 12,686 12,230 0.2 3.7 -0.6 13,452 12,870 13,276 11,936 62,434 54,964 13.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,310 2,330 2,207 -0.9 5.6 3.8 2,454 2,406 2,258 2,742 11,112 12,922 -14.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,101 19,620 18,870 -2.6 4.0 0.9 20,735 20,291 20,091 19,724 97,040 93,548 3.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 12,632 9,709 10,783 30.1 -10.0 13.9 12,263 8,534 13,170 10,237 50,131 47,738 5.0

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,757 4,618 5,102 3.0 -9.5 9.2 4,633 4,063 6,016 4,711 22,338 22,831 -2.2

 Ships and boats................................. 2,467 2,402 2,402 2.7 0.0 2.3 2,610 2,465 2,649 2,556 11,992 12,047 -0.5

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,542 5,550 5,471 -0.1 1.4 0.3 5,692 5,473 5,600 5,486 27,244 26,496 2.8

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,420 13,368 13,454 0.4 -0.6 -0.7 13,534 13,127 14,262 13,437 66,460 65,861 0.9

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 253,819 252,032 253,868 0.7 -0.7 -3.5 264,895 255,282 260,261 265,053 1,269,644 1,271,820 -0.2

 Food products....................................... 62,210 62,313 61,929 -0.2 0.6 -0.7 61,672 60,493 62,453 60,342 304,642 295,532 3.1

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 8,055 8,198 8,470 -1.7 -3.2 -1.2 7,496 7,820 8,273 7,809 40,302 38,828 3.8

 Dairy products.................................. 8,741 8,672 8,457 0.8 2.5 -0.8 8,762 8,402 8,498 8,369 41,683 41,630 0.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 17,953 17,942 17,641 0.1 1.7 -0.7 18,200 17,658 17,687 18,324 87,782 87,479 0.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,383 12,047 11,849 2.8 1.7 3.0 13,392 12,116 11,762 13,363 58,033 58,188 -0.3

 Beverages......................................... 8,645 8,618 8,645 0.3 -0.3 -0.3 9,654 8,687 8,558 9,566 41,961 41,862 0.2

 Tobacco............................................ 3,738 3,429 3,204 9.0 7.0 12.9 3,738 3,429 3,204 3,797 16,072 16,326 -1.6

 Textile mills........................................... 2,604 2,604 2,563 0.0 1.6 -1.5 2,761 2,662 2,699 2,681 13,048 13,118 -0.5

 Textile products................................... 2,028 2,020 2,017 0.4 0.1 -0.8 2,135 2,113 2,136 2,023 10,167 9,671 5.1

 Apparel................................................ 1,120 1,123 1,079 -0.3 4.1 -2.4 1,008 1,027 1,028 967 5,158 5,049 2.2

 Leather and allied products...................... 479 477 471 0.4 1.3 -2.1 483 471 497 488 2,389 2,360 1.2

 Paper products...................................... 14,228 14,268 14,238 -0.3 0.2 -0.4 14,436 14,121 14,345 14,724 70,294 72,136 -2.6

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,640 6,673 6,710 -0.5 -0.6 -0.5 6,632 6,542 6,772 6,789 32,985 33,642 -2.0

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,346 4,314 4,247 0.7 1.6 -0.2 4,466 4,358 4,293 4,357 21,188 21,276 -0.4

 Printing................................................. 6,680 6,692 6,586 -0.2 1.6 -1.6 7,010 6,807 6,704 7,327 32,995 33,440 -1.3

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 70,033 69,131 72,031 1.3 -4.0 -9.7 74,988 70,524 73,316 76,730 359,104 363,932 -1.3

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 66,757 65,888 68,667 1.3 -4.0 -9.7 71,429 67,337 70,164 72,684 343,065 346,602 -1.0

 Chemical products..................................... 63,712 63,070 63,055 1.0 0.0 -1.3 67,428 65,948 66,716 67,465 321,576 328,611 -2.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,863 2,659 2,509 7.7 6.0 -13.9 3,865 3,722 3,395 3,714 16,364 18,618 -12.1

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 15,617 15,503 15,279 0.7 1.5 1.4 16,169 15,569 15,700 16,213 76,225 79,222 -3.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,126 3,025 3,004 3.3 0.7 -1.6 3,563 3,275 3,121 3,402 15,515 15,527 -0.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 18,342 18,287 18,050 0.3 1.3 -2.7 19,582 19,000 18,605 18,943 92,238 89,783 2.7

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.

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

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

 aggregate totals. 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 May Apr. Mar. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2013p 2012 2012

All manufacturing industries 2........................ 484,983 475,035 469,135 2.1 1.3 -4.7 499,382 473,837 492,064 482,813 2,381,158 2,360,070 0.9

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 410,442 407,806 406,901 0.6 0.2 -2.8 425,363 412,785 424,636 420,847 2,051,446 2,043,933 0.4

 Excluding defense2.............................. 474,440 465,156 461,658 2.0 0.8 -4.0 491,683 466,334 481,459 473,831 2,334,989 2,302,783 1.4

 With unfilled orders 2............................. 170,011 161,842 154,464 5.0 4.8 -8.0 170,273 156,035 167,322 158,158 808,518 807,703 0.1

 Durable goods industries 2......................... 231,164 223,003 215,267 3.7 3.6 -5.9 234,487 218,555 231,803 217,760 1,111,514 1,088,250 2.1

 Primary metals........................................ 25,518 25,307 24,731 0.8 2.3 -5.5 26,159 26,337 25,985 24,414 130,280 129,486 0.6

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,727 10,852 10,561 -1.2 2.8 -9.8 10,974 11,337 11,084 11,018 56,207 61,475 -8.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 13,155 12,794 12,497 2.8 2.4 -2.2 13,446 13,272 13,116 11,486 65,349 58,547 11.6

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,636 1,661 1,673 -1.5 -0.7 -1.2 1,739 1,728 1,785 1,910 8,724 9,464 -7.8

 Fabricated metal products........................ 29,383 29,712 29,364 -1.1 1.2 -0.8 30,424 30,608 32,669 30,208 154,034 149,317 3.2

 Machinery............................................. 34,622 34,396 33,982 0.7 1.2 -1.5 35,669 35,703 36,501 33,798 175,141 168,467 4.0

 Construction machinery........................ 5,080 4,720 4,826 7.6 -2.2 -4.6 4,633 4,543 4,611 3,432 24,287 18,635 30.3

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,896 2,037 2,033 -6.9 0.2 -24.6 2,236 1,779 2,010 2,740 11,146 10,924 2.0

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,521 3,645 3,563 -3.4 2.3 1.5 3,445 3,707 4,288 3,102 17,520 15,991 9.6

 Photographic equipment....................... 608 865 684 -29.7 26.5 0.3 586 981 647 778 3,583 3,751 -4.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,754 3,628 3,384 3.5 7.2 -7.3 4,308 3,670 3,463 4,206 17,536 17,716 -1.0

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,048 3,226 2,873 -5.5 12.3 2.1 3,042 3,162 2,783 2,728 14,324 13,279 7.9

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,251 4,152 4,337 2.4 -4.3 18.9 4,256 4,203 4,456 4,076 20,722 21,825 -5.1

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,054 2,936 2,818 4.0 4.2 4.6 3,189 2,915 3,160 2,739 14,841 13,748 8.0

 Computers and electronic products 2

........... 22,067 21,541 20,595 2.4 4.6 -0.6 20,794 19,656 23,357 21,603 101,422 110,235 -8.0

 Computers........................................ 593 545 582 8.8 -6.4 -27.6 525 491 646 845 2,811 3,487 -19.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,700 4,112 3,889 14.3 5.7 10.7 4,565 3,649 4,300 3,323 19,424 17,508 10.9

 Defense communications equipment....... 413 431 172 -4.2 150.6 -62.7 320 364 359 487 1,815 2,259 -19.7

 Electronic components......................... 3,438 3,583 3,433 -4.0 4.4 0.0 3,456 3,496 3,465 3,755 17,131 17,833 -3.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,550 1,641 1,570 -5.5 4.5 3.5 1,549 1,840 1,579 1,772 7,985 8,732 -8.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,534 2,363 2,358 7.2 0.2 -8.8 2,115 1,922 2,916 2,655 11,746 15,464 -24.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 6,472 6,485 6,178 -0.2 5.0 -0.1 6,305 6,205 6,995 6,848 30,551 35,073 -12.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,531 10,358 10,351 1.7 0.1 -0.2 11,020 10,087 10,879 11,132 51,800 52,396 -1.1

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 810 778 822 4.1 -5.4 -1.6 812 772 866 993 4,048 4,863 -16.8

 Household appliances.......................... 1,659 1,629 1,666 1.8 -2.2 4.9 1,827 1,678 1,750 1,778 8,160 7,690 6.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,423 3,399 3,292 0.7 3.3 -2.0 3,617 3,373 3,554 3,694 17,025 17,614 -3.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 74,541 67,229 62,234 10.9 8.0 -15.0 74,019 61,052 67,428 61,966 329,712 316,137 4.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 19,188 19,589 18,817 -2.0 4.1 -0.3 20,594 20,046 19,875 19,304 97,091 93,016 4.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 18,613 12,346 10,431 50.8 18.4 -43.3 17,162 7,164 10,648 9,029 60,146 57,517 4.6

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 4,257 4,106 2,875 3.7 42.8 -7.5 2,872 2,874 3,614 3,311 15,606 23,730 -34.2

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,435 1,615 1,272 50.8 27.0 25.2 2,282 1,565 1,414 1,498 8,467 9,346 -9.4

 Furniture and related products................... 5,508 5,589 5,385 -1.4 3.8 -0.8 5,822 5,822 5,839 5,615 28,133 27,620 1.9

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 253,819 252,032 253,868 0.7 -0.7 -3.5 264,895 255,282 260,261 265,053 1,269,644 1,271,820 -0.2

p

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May May

2013p 2013r 2013 May Apr. Mar. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 13/12

All manufacturing industries 2...................... 1,004,784 996,628 993,372 0.8 0.3 -0.6 1,012,408 1,008,893 1,009,758 981,196 3.2

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 387,968 385,072 382,341 0.8 0.7 -0.1 395,631 393,895 389,871 397,299 -0.4

 Excluding defense2............................. 806,630 796,895 791,713 1.2 0.7 -0.1 813,903 806,040 803,500 783,002 3.9

 Durable goods industries 2

........................ 1,004,784 996,628 993,372 0.8 0.3 -0.6 1,012,408 1,008,893 1,009,758 981,196 3.2

 Primary metals........................................ 34,511 33,459 32,850 3.1 1.9 0.5 35,078 34,907 34,551 36,395 -3.6

 Iron and steel mills............................... 17,612 16,818 16,258 4.7 3.4 1.6 17,872 17,725 17,453 17,620 1.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 12,885 12,599 12,501 2.3 0.8 -0.4 13,120 13,042 12,893 14,178 -7.5

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,014 4,042 4,091 -0.7 -1.2 -0.9 4,086 4,140 4,205 4,597 -11.1

 Fabricated metal products......................... 86,644 86,165 85,543 0.6 0.7 1.1 90,292 90,024 88,976 81,075 11.4

 Machinery.............................................. 104,490 104,543 104,402 -0.1 0.1 -1.0 106,277 106,136 105,231 120,525 -11.8

 Construction machinery......................... 10,186 10,166 10,522 0.2 -3.4 -4.2 10,671 10,727 10,973 17,295 -38.3

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 12,754 12,972 13,085 -1.7 -0.9 -1.0 12,999 12,820 13,056 13,033 -0.3

 Industrial machinery............................. 7,321 7,399 7,225 -1.1 2.4 -0.8 7,544 7,748 7,184 9,359 -19.4

 Photographic equipment........................ 3,739 3,791 3,587 -1.4 5.7 0.9 3,776 3,843 3,452 3,381 11.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 5,224 5,173 5,315 1.0 -2.7 -4.0 5,418 5,232 5,342 6,503 -16.7

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,839 5,853 5,664 -0.2 3.3 -2.2 5,931 5,995 5,775 6,685 -11.3

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 26,222 26,105 25,833 0.4 1.1 -0.9 26,181 26,192 25,990 28,557 -8.3

 Material handling equipment................... 10,918 10,632 10,503 2.7 1.2 1.0 11,199 10,896 10,684 10,821 3.5

 Computers and electronic products 2

............. 133,286 131,961 130,821 1.0 0.9 -0.3 134,127 133,375 132,002 129,131 3.9

 Computers......................................... 3,483 3,458 3,432 0.7 0.8 -0.8 3,483 3,458 3,432 2,748 26.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 28,740 27,693 27,050 3.8 2.4 1.4 28,869 27,811 27,171 23,990 20.3

 Defense communications equipment........ 4,156 4,193 4,253 -0.9 -1.4 -5.5 4,169 4,293 4,409 4,565 -8.7

 Electronic components.......................... 12,974 12,977 12,889 0.0 0.7 0.7 13,006 13,067 12,876 12,576 3.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 15,786 15,515 15,113 1.7 2.7 2.1 15,940 15,682 14,964 12,270 29.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 42,859 43,095 43,523 -0.5 -1.0 -1.3 43,004 43,629 44,254 46,849 -8.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 25,288 25,030 24,561 1.0 1.9 -1.2 25,656 25,435 24,896 26,133 -1.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 21,825 21,707 21,544 0.5 0.8 0.4 22,137 21,872 21,896 22,379 -1.1

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,256 1,252 1,299 0.3 -3.6 0.7 1,241 1,211 1,258 1,153 7.6

 Household appliances........................... 694 684 667 1.5 2.5 8.3 723 687 708 739 -2.2

 Electrical equipment............................. 11,223 11,160 11,107 0.6 0.5 -0.5 11,428 11,297 11,137 11,117 2.8

 Transportation equipment......................... 616,816 611,556 611,031 0.9 0.1 -0.8 616,777 614,998 619,887 583,897 5.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 16,703 16,616 16,647 0.5 -0.2 -0.3 16,836 16,977 17,222 17,345 -2.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 441,359 435,378 432,741 1.4 0.6 -0.1 441,371 436,472 437,842 407,087 8.4

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 65,860 66,360 66,872 -0.8 -0.8 -3.2 65,627 67,388 68,577 66,421 -1.2

 Ships and boats.................................. 20,705 20,737 21,524 -0.2 -3.7 -5.0 20,964 21,292 22,192 20,244 3.6

 Furniture and related products................... 6,100 6,134 6,095 -0.6 0.6 -1.4 6,608 6,478 6,129 6,793 -2.7

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 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 Groups 1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May May

2013p 2013r 2013 May Apr. Mar. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 13/12

 All manufacturing industries...................... 627,817 627,523 626,838 0.0 0.1 0.0 632,196 632,256 627,569 619,415 2.1

 Excluding transportation........................ 511,779 511,447 512,074 0.1 -0.1 0.0 515,306 515,394 513,794 512,610 0.5

 Excluding defense............................. 599,873 599,640 599,255 0.0 0.1 0.1 604,170 604,212 599,836 593,150 1.9

 With unfilled orders............................. 308,747 308,347 307,473 0.1 0.3 -0.1 311,804 310,645 305,894 301,889 3.3

 Durable goods industries........................ 377,730 377,362 376,534 0.1 0.2 -0.1 381,022 379,697 374,670 370,428 2.9

 Wood products........................................ 9,856 9,723 9,674 1.4 0.5 3.0 9,704 9,618 9,845 8,457 14.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 11,466 11,401 11,367 0.6 0.3 -0.2 11,656 11,695 11,649 11,628 0.2

 Primary metals......................................... 34,701 35,002 35,560 -0.9 -1.6 -2.1 35,115 35,412 35,661 37,002 -5.1

 Iron and steel mills............................... 19,861 20,195 20,537 -1.7 -1.7 -1.9 20,191 20,497 20,638 22,205 -9.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 12,544 12,506 12,717 0.3 -1.7 -2.6 12,599 12,563 12,707 12,442 1.3

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,296 2,301 2,306 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 2,325 2,352 2,316 2,355 -1.3

 Fabricated metal products......................... 47,267 47,251 47,309 0.0 -0.1 0.7 47,736 47,603 47,304 47,490 0.5

 Machinery.............................................. 66,483 66,292 66,125 0.3 0.3 0.0 67,282 66,886 66,115 66,879 0.6

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,881 3,914 3,920 -0.8 -0.2 3.0 3,964 4,053 4,204 3,934 0.8

 Construction machinery......................... 5,793 5,737 5,742 1.0 -0.1 1.8 5,821 5,769 5,829 6,082 -4.3

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 7,186 7,264 7,326 -1.1 -0.8 -0.5 7,365 7,380 7,346 7,149 3.0

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,203 6,155 6,147 0.8 0.1 -0.2 6,293 6,173 6,136 6,294 0.0

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,619 1,608 1,623 0.7 -0.9 -4.9 1,591 1,558 1,548 1,532 3.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,852 4,871 4,858 -0.4 0.3 0.3 5,170 5,142 4,932 4,775 8.3

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,457 5,442 5,412 0.3 0.6 -0.3 5,465 5,432 5,348 5,303 3.1

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,536 10,306 10,232 2.2 0.7 -0.7 10,622 10,287 9,874 11,092 -4.2

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,419 4,453 4,457 -0.8 -0.1 -0.4 4,428 4,447 4,346 4,367 1.4

 Computers and electronic products2............ 46,534 46,111 45,900 0.9 0.5 -0.2 46,861 46,017 45,024 46,553 0.7

 Computers......................................... 913 916 809 -0.3 13.2 -0.9 939 882 766 947 -0.8

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,933 1,791 1,765 7.9 1.5 -6.0 2,029 1,749 1,633 1,784 13.7

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,721 1,666 1,587 3.3 5.0 -5.3 1,766 1,684 1,525 1,906 -7.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,225 6,178 6,383 0.8 -3.2 0.2 6,195 6,048 6,270 6,156 0.6

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,249 1,298 1,277 -3.8 1.6 1.7 1,249 1,298 1,277 1,377 -9.3

 Audio and video equipment.................... 655 668 698 -1.9 -4.3 0.9 605 616 605 532 13.7

 Electronic components.......................... 7,794 7,738 7,610 0.7 1.7 0.7 7,815 7,888 7,509 7,508 4.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,527 3,541 3,534 -0.4 0.2 -1.6 3,544 3,566 3,533 3,519 0.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,119 2,999 2,964 4.0 1.2 -3.6 3,262 3,072 2,985 3,087 5.7

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 12,269 12,163 12,041 0.9 1.0 0.3 12,378 12,195 11,788 12,114 2.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,613 16,649 16,890 -0.2 -1.4 0.0 16,882 16,897 16,855 16,594 1.7

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,945 1,953 1,974 -0.4 -1.1 0.2 2,009 1,997 1,955 1,902 5.6

 Household appliances........................... 1,820 1,834 1,834 -0.8 0.0 0.4 1,815 1,866 1,820 1,800 0.8

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,890 4,885 4,900 0.1 -0.3 -1.2 4,976 4,930 4,844 5,088 -2.2

 Batteries............................................ 1,149 1,169 1,137 -1.7 2.8 -1.0 1,189 1,224 1,153 1,151 3.3

 Transportation equipment......................... 116,038 116,076 114,764 0.0 1.1 0.1 116,890 116,862 113,775 106,805 9.4

 Automobiles....................................... 2,659 2,734 2,763 -2.7 -1.0 0.4 2,636 2,709 2,566 2,584 2.0

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 2,279 2,333 2,303 -2.3 1.3 -7.2 2,305 2,323 2,149 2,621 -12.1

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,092 2,185 2,283 -4.3 -4.3 -4.4 2,043 2,104 2,226 2,038 0.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 18,087 17,953 17,829 0.7 0.7 -0.7 18,100 17,945 17,698 17,997 0.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 62,485 62,422 61,225 0.1 2.0 1.1 63,427 63,294 60,785 54,689 16.0

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 13,922 13,705 13,789 1.6 -0.6 -1.6 13,917 13,679 13,751 12,811 8.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,370 2,391 2,388 -0.9 0.1 0.3 2,313 2,404 2,445 2,373 -2.5

 Furniture and related products.................... 6,026 6,030 6,034 -0.1 -0.1 -0.8 6,102 5,953 5,844 6,029 1.2

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 22,746 22,827 22,911 -0.4 -0.4 -0.4 22,794 22,754 22,598 22,991 -0.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 250,087 250,161 250,304 0.0 -0.1 0.2 251,174 252,559 252,899 248,987 0.9

 Food products........................................ 47,794 47,766 47,566 0.1 0.4 0.1 46,239 46,495 46,473 45,935 0.7

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,634 5,683 5,623 -0.9 1.1 -1.3 5,217 5,494 5,555 5,498 -5.1

 Dairy products.................................... 6,257 6,269 6,317 -0.2 -0.8 1.7 6,483 6,441 6,322 6,329 2.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 8,962 8,943 8,997 0.2 -0.6 0.6 8,804 8,808 8,891 8,609 2.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 20,008 19,894 19,747 0.6 0.7 0.4 19,812 20,093 20,031 18,636 6.3

 Beverages......................................... 15,996 15,882 15,782 0.7 0.6 0.2 15,896 16,051 15,962 14,875 6.9

 Tobacco............................................ 4,012 4,012 3,965 0.0 1.2 1.2 3,916 4,042 4,069 3,761 4.1

 Textile mills............................................ 3,321 3,319 3,289 0.1 0.9 0.2 3,342 3,337 3,266 3,322 0.6

 Textile products...................................... 3,049 3,045 3,051 0.1 -0.2 0.3 3,094 3,073 3,049 3,011 2.8

 Apparel................................................. 2,126 2,120 2,107 0.3 0.6 1.5 2,079 2,028 2,002 1,843 12.8

 Leather and allied products....................... 1,069 1,076 1,079 -0.7 -0.3 2.6 1,059 1,051 1,041 986 7.4

 Paper products....................................... 14,479 14,502 14,495 -0.2 0.0 0.3 14,531 14,592 14,564 14,700 -1.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,168 6,196 6,198 -0.5 0.0 0.5 6,221 6,244 6,247 6,504 -4.4

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,091 4,102 4,095 -0.3 0.2 0.4 4,092 4,137 4,130 4,035 1.4

 Printing.................................................. 5,548 5,551 5,521 -0.1 0.5 0.5 5,450 5,566 5,489 5,483 -0.6

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 47,208 46,980 47,695 0.5 -1.5 -1.5 48,751 48,998 50,180 51,541 -5.4

 Petroleum refineries............................. 43,265 43,130 43,920 0.3 -1.8 -1.8 44,782 45,200 46,550 47,685 -6.1

 Chemical products..................................... 83,129 83,609 83,340 -0.6 0.3 1.2 84,060 84,598 83,956 80,981 3.8

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,272 4,314 4,156 -1.0 3.8 6.5 4,028 4,391 4,494 3,372 19.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 32,796 32,942 32,886 -0.4 0.2 1.9 33,208 33,255 33,002 31,057 6.9

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,279 3,340 3,276 -1.8 2.0 2.4 3,354 3,458 3,361 3,235 3.7

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 22,356 22,299 22,414 0.3 -0.5 0.3 22,757 22,728 22,848 22,549 0.9

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 change 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 separate

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

 Topical Series1, 2

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 May Apr. Mar. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2013p 2012 2012

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 483,579 478,947 482,210 1.0 -0.7 -1.5 501,494 483,124 502,847 494,942 2,392,997 2,366,706 1.1

 Construction materials and supplies....... 42,845 42,904 42,133 -0.1 1.8 -2.2 46,150 44,094 41,791 44,836 208,215 203,163 2.5

 Information technology......................... 21,546 20,960 21,779 2.8 -3.8 0.9 20,916 18,987 24,596 22,258 102,064 107,675 -5.2

 Computers and related products........... 2,357 2,336 2,482 0.9 -5.9 11.9 1,932 1,691 3,251 2,263 10,033 10,970 -8.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 44,405 45,158 44,162 -1.7 2.3 0.6 47,616 46,233 47,012 43,996 223,994 204,204 9.7

 Capital goods...................................... 85,513 80,950 84,143 5.6 -3.8 2.7 85,688 77,890 93,016 82,283 402,505 396,160 1.6

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 75,798 71,394 74,005 6.2 -3.5 2.5 75,925 68,910 81,642 72,313 355,207 349,349 1.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 66,398 65,164 66,592 1.9 -2.1 0.6 66,584 63,536 72,536 65,307 321,488 317,569 1.2

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 9,715 9,556 10,138 1.7 -5.7 3.8 9,763 8,980 11,374 9,970 47,298 46,811 1.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 208,018 207,018 208,821 0.5 -0.9 -3.5 215,909 207,312 214,238 213,051 1,038,287 1,018,773 1.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,868 36,045 35,798 -0.5 0.7 -0.4 37,909 36,709 38,632 34,790 180,894 162,544 11.3

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 172,150 170,973 173,023 0.7 -1.2 -4.1 178,000 170,603 175,606 178,261 857,393 856,229 0.1

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 484,983 475,035 469,135 2.1 1.3 -4.7 499,382 473,837 492,064 482,813 2,381,158 2,360,070 0.9

 Construction materials and supplies....... 43,153 42,621 42,159 1.2 1.1 -2.5 47,035 44,003 42,635 45,583 210,596 206,340 2.1

 Information technology......................... 22,863 22,356 21,432 2.3 4.3 -0.7 21,730 20,444 24,323 22,387 105,962 113,997 -7.0

 Computers and related products........... 2,382 2,362 2,454 0.8 -3.7 -0.4 1,957 1,717 3,223 2,270 10,289 10,975 -6.3

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 44,492 45,127 44,109 -1.4 2.3 0.1 47,475 45,988 46,796 43,576 224,045 203,672 10.0

 Capital goods...................................... 92,213 83,807 79,517 10.0 5.4 -12.0 89,310 77,328 89,489 78,546 419,805 418,311 0.4

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 83,762 76,374 73,795 9.7 3.5 -8.9 82,823 71,718 80,574 71,472 382,602 372,547 2.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 68,536 67,531 66,734 1.5 1.2 1.1 68,605 67,305 73,919 66,337 339,219 332,318 2.1

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 8,451 7,433 5,722 13.7 29.9 -39.1 6,487 5,610 8,915 7,074 37,203 45,764 -18.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 208,063 207,080 208,752 0.5 -0.8 -3.5 215,897 207,385 214,192 213,046 1,038,626 1,019,091 1.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,913 36,107 35,729 -0.5 1.1 -0.5 37,897 36,782 38,586 34,785 181,233 162,862 11.3

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 172,150 170,973 173,023 0.7 -1.2 -4.1 178,000 170,603 175,606 178,261 857,393 856,229 0.1

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,004,784 996,628 993,372 0.8 0.3 -0.6 1,012,408 1,008,893 1,009,758 981,196 (X) (X) 3.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 50,746 50,438 50,721 0.6 -0.6 0.1 52,049 51,164 51,255 52,523 (X) (X) -0.9

 Information technology......................... 132,703 131,386 129,990 1.0 1.1 -0.3 133,642 132,828 131,371 129,306 (X) (X) 3.4

 Computers and related products........... 3,483 3,458 3,432 0.7 0.8 -0.8 3,483 3,458 3,432 2,748 (X) (X) 26.7

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 16,703 16,616 16,647 0.5 -0.2 -0.3 16,836 16,977 17,222 17,345 (X) (X) -2.9

 Capital goods...................................... 753,168 746,468 743,611 0.9 0.4 -0.6 758,514 754,892 755,454 728,094 (X) (X) 4.2

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 585,885 577,921 572,941 1.4 0.9 0.0 590,666 583,768 580,960 560,684 (X) (X) 5.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 220,566 218,428 216,061 1.0 1.1 0.1 225,570 223,549 219,780 224,804 (X) (X) 0.3

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 167,283 168,547 170,670 -0.7 -1.2 -2.5 167,848 171,124 174,494 167,410 (X) (X) 0.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 4,231 4,186 4,124 1.1 1.5 -1.6 4,412 4,424 4,351 4,319 (X) (X) 2.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 4,231 4,186 4,124 1.1 1.5 -1.6 4,412 4,424 4,351 4,319 (X) (X) 2.2

 All manufacturing industries................... 627,817 627,523 626,838 0.0 0.1 0.0 632,196 632,256 627,569 619,415 (X) (X) 2.1

 Construction materials and supplies....... 61,568 61,388 61,327 0.3 0.1 1.0 62,201 62,054 61,737 60,131 (X) (X) 3.4

 Information technology......................... 40,260 39,856 39,951 1.0 -0.2 -0.8 40,679 39,770 39,228 39,848 (X) (X) 2.1

 Computers and related products........... 4,567 4,373 4,161 4.4 5.1 -4.8 4,734 4,315 3,924 4,637 (X) (X) 2.1

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 25,117 25,205 25,178 -0.3 0.1 -1.5 25,084 25,081 24,639 25,240 (X) (X) -0.6

 Capital goods...................................... 193,849 193,456 192,261 0.2 0.6 0.0 195,925 194,736 190,999 185,790 (X) (X) 5.5

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 171,346 171,045 170,138 0.2 0.5 0.1 173,335 172,138 168,688 164,745 (X) (X) 5.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 120,114 119,841 120,118 0.2 -0.2 -0.3 121,195 120,070 118,945 120,468 (X) (X) 0.6

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 22,503 22,411 22,123 0.4 1.3 -1.3 22,590 22,598 22,311 21,045 (X) (X) 7.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 187,184 187,106 187,489 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 187,261 188,106 188,577 186,766 (X) (X) 0.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 24,828 24,963 25,024 -0.5 -0.2 -0.6 24,697 24,743 24,349 25,085 (X) (X) -1.5

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 162,356 162,143 162,465 0.1 -0.2 0.0 162,564 163,363 164,228 161,681 (X) (X) 0.5

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 adjuste

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

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

2

 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 machine

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

material handling equipment; all other machinery; electronic computers; computer storage devices; other computer peripheral equipment; communications equipment; search and navigati

equipment; electromedical, measuring, and control instruments; electrical equipment; other electrical equipment, appliances, and components; heavy duty trucks; aircraft; railroad rolling stoc

ships and boats; office and institutional furniture; and medical equipment and supplie

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May May

2013p 2013r 2013 May Apr. Mar. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 13/12

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 203,240 202,253 203,218 0.5 -0.5 -0.4 203,726 202,734 203,326 204,075 -0.2

 Durable goods industries.......................... 124,171 123,488 123,711 0.6 -0.2 -0.7 124,136 123,201 122,866 122,581 1.3

 Wood products................................... 3,771 3,732 3,721 1.0 0.3 3.3 3,501 3,496 3,685 3,083 13.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,324 4,320 4,318 0.1 0.0 -0.9 4,346 4,356 4,343 4,440 -2.1

 Primary metals.................................... 14,151 13,996 13,999 1.1 0.0 -2.1 13,997 13,838 13,797 14,032 -0.2

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,072 17,081 17,059 -0.1 0.1 -1.0 17,063 17,088 17,003 17,685 -3.5

 Machinery.......................................... 24,995 24,975 24,833 0.1 0.6 -0.5 25,082 24,976 24,604 25,123 -0.2

 Computers and electronic products........ 18,250 18,070 17,981 1.0 0.5 -0.8 18,384 18,113 17,733 17,706 3.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 7,072 7,064 7,193 0.1 -1.8 -1.7 7,224 7,122 7,191 7,170 0.8

 Transportation equipment..................... 24,432 24,163 24,394 1.1 -0.9 0.1 24,378 24,153 24,385 22,744 7.2

 Furniture and related products............... 2,811 2,797 2,799 0.5 -0.1 -2.0 2,825 2,790 2,763 2,908 -2.9

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,293 7,290 7,414 0.0 -1.7 -0.3 7,336 7,269 7,362 7,690 -4.6

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 79,069 78,765 79,507 0.4 -0.9 -0.1 79,590 79,533 80,460 81,494 -2.3

 Food products.................................... 16,397 16,531 16,505 -0.8 0.2 -1.5 15,924 16,192 16,179 16,885 -5.7

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 5,265 5,205 5,102 1.2 2.0 -0.4 5,257 5,324 5,217 5,070 3.7

 Textiles.............................................. 1,196 1,187 1,173 0.8 1.2 -0.3 1,215 1,198 1,168 1,168 4.0

 Textile products................................... 1,187 1,178 1,190 0.8 -1.0 -0.7 1,210 1,187 1,184 1,210 0.0

 Apparel............................................. 696 694 698 0.3 -0.6 2.5 696 688 687 599 16.2

 Leather and allied products.................... 319 327 334 -2.4 -2.1 2.8 318 321 320 311 2.3

 Paper products.................................... 6,815 6,838 6,849 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 6,764 6,847 6,871 7,003 -3.4

 Printing ............................................. 2,469 2,534 2,520 -2.6 0.6 -0.7 2,413 2,521 2,518 2,558 -5.7

 Petroleum and coal products................. 12,468 12,118 12,718 2.9 -4.7 4.0 13,110 12,769 13,739 13,553 -3.3

 Chemical products................................ 23,300 23,196 23,264 0.4 -0.3 -1.2 23,574 23,390 23,321 23,574 0.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 8,957 8,957 9,154 0.0 -2.2 0.1 9,109 9,096 9,256 9,563 -4.7

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 200,525 201,358 199,683 -0.4 0.8 0.6 202,125 203,694 199,741 192,756 4.9

 Durable goods industries.......................... 149,879 150,071 149,132 -0.1 0.6 0.6 151,621 151,727 148,082 143,074 6.0

 Wood products................................... 1,775 1,762 1,785 0.7 -1.3 2.2 1,791 1,788 1,803 1,590 12.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,269 1,275 1,296 -0.5 -1.6 -3.5 1,305 1,324 1,336 1,354 -3.6

 Primary metals.................................... 10,198 10,417 10,667 -2.1 -2.3 -3.0 10,531 10,670 10,755 11,656 -9.7

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,471 13,424 13,420 0.4 0.0 1.4 13,615 13,443 13,282 13,145 3.6

 Machinery.......................................... 18,748 18,698 18,874 0.3 -0.9 -0.1 19,128 18,920 18,723 19,268 -0.7

 Computers and electronic products........ 16,192 16,110 15,906 0.5 1.3 0.4 16,222 16,185 15,667 16,697 -2.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,749 3,751 3,809 -0.1 -1.5 1.3 3,827 3,823 3,802 3,684 3.9

 Transportation equipment..................... 80,104 80,196 78,962 -0.1 1.6 1.3 80,780 81,130 78,353 71,185 13.5

 Furniture and related products............... 986 1,004 969 -1.8 3.6 1.1 991 1,001 957 971 2.1

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,387 3,434 3,444 -1.4 -0.3 -1.3 3,431 3,443 3,404 3,524 -2.6

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 50,646 51,287 50,551 -1.2 1.5 0.6 50,504 51,967 51,659 49,682 1.7

 Food products.................................... 4,733 4,820 4,751 -1.8 1.5 1.5 4,164 4,453 4,593 3,902 6.7

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 6,785 6,764 6,725 0.3 0.6 0.4 6,562 6,755 6,878 5,972 9.9

 Textiles.............................................. 752 762 761 -1.3 0.1 0.4 753 759 751 744 1.2

 Textile products................................... 429 433 422 -0.9 2.6 0.7 434 441 426 422 2.8

 Apparel............................................. 315 320 316 -1.6 1.3 -1.9 313 311 291 335 -6.6

 Leather and allied products.................... 106 104 103 1.9 1.0 -1.0 104 101 103 112 -7.1

 Paper products.................................... 1,394 1,388 1,379 0.4 0.7 1.5 1,403 1,391 1,373 1,347 4.2

 Printing ............................................. 1,288 1,274 1,282 1.1 -0.6 2.4 1,197 1,280 1,272 1,224 -2.2

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,021 13,305 13,084 -2.1 1.7 -3.0 13,394 14,154 14,137 15,223 -12.0

 Chemical products................................ 19,171 19,538 19,182 -1.9 1.9 2.8 19,497 19,705 19,258 17,789 9.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,652 2,579 2,546 2.8 1.3 1.0 2,683 2,617 2,577 2,612 2.7

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 224,052 223,912 223,937 0.1 0.0 0.0 226,345 225,828 224,502 222,584 1.7

 Durable goods industries.......................... 103,680 103,803 103,691 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 105,265 104,769 103,722 104,773 0.5

 Wood products................................... 4,310 4,229 4,168 1.9 1.5 3.1 4,412 4,334 4,357 3,784 16.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 5,873 5,806 5,753 1.2 0.9 1.2 6,005 6,015 5,970 5,834 2.9

 Primary metals.................................... 10,352 10,589 10,894 -2.2 -2.8 -1.1 10,587 10,904 11,109 11,314 -6.4

 Fabricated metal products........................ 16,724 16,746 16,830 -0.1 -0.5 1.8 17,058 17,072 17,019 16,660 2.4

 Machinery.......................................... 22,740 22,619 22,418 0.5 0.9 0.7 23,072 22,990 22,788 22,488 2.6

 Computers and electronic products........ 12,092 11,931 12,013 1.3 -0.7 -0.2 12,255 11,719 11,624 12,150 0.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,792 5,834 5,888 -0.7 -0.9 1.3 5,831 5,952 5,862 5,740 1.6

 Transportation equipment..................... 11,502 11,717 11,408 -1.8 2.7 -7.4 11,732 11,579 11,037 12,876 -8.9

 Furniture and related products............... 2,229 2,229 2,266 0.0 -1.6 -0.2 2,286 2,162 2,124 2,150 6.3

 Miscellaneous products......................... 12,066 12,103 12,053 -0.3 0.4 -0.2 12,027 12,042 11,832 11,777 2.1

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 120,372 120,109 120,246 0.2 -0.1 0.3 121,080 121,059 120,780 117,811 2.8

 Food products.................................... 26,664 26,415 26,310 0.9 0.4 0.8 26,151 25,850 25,701 25,148 4.0

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 7,958 7,925 7,920 0.4 0.1 0.9 7,993 8,014 7,936 7,594 5.3

 Textiles.............................................. 1,373 1,370 1,355 0.2 1.1 0.4 1,374 1,380 1,347 1,410 -2.6

 Textile products................................... 1,433 1,434 1,439 -0.1 -0.3 0.9 1,450 1,445 1,439 1,379 5.1

 Apparel............................................. 1,115 1,106 1,093 0.8 1.2 1.9 1,070 1,029 1,024 909 17.7

 Leather and allied products.................... 644 645 642 -0.2 0.5 3.0 637 629 618 563 13.1

 Paper products.................................... 6,270 6,276 6,267 -0.1 0.1 0.7 6,364 6,354 6,320 6,350 0.2

 Printing ............................................. 1,791 1,743 1,719 2.8 1.4 0.8 1,840 1,765 1,699 1,701 8.2

 Petroleum and coal products................. 21,719 21,557 21,893 0.8 -1.5 -3.6 22,247 22,075 22,304 22,765 -2.3

 Chemical products................................ 40,658 40,875 40,894 -0.5 0.0 1.8 40,989 41,503 41,377 39,618 3.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,747 10,763 10,714 -0.1 0.5 0.3 10,965 11,015 11,015 10,374 5.7

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.

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 May Apr Mar Feb May Apr Mar Feb

2013p 2013r 2013 2013 2013p 2013r 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries3............................ 1.30 1.31 1.30 1.28 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.64 1.66 1.65 1.67 6.21 6.28 6.21 6.30

 Wood products.............................................. 1.36 1.35 1.36 1.32 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.38 1.38 1.40 1.40 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.42 1.42 1.45 1.46 1.41 1.35 1.34 1.31

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.64 1.62 1.66 1.62 3.10 3.06 3.10 3.01

 Machinery..................................................... 1.92 1.94 1.89 1.90 3.27 3.30 3.23 3.32

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.69 1.67 1.61 1.67 7.25 7.32 7.06 7.09

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.60 1.63 1.64 1.63 2.32 2.37 2.32 2.28

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.67 1.74 1.70 1.75 14.03 14.86 14.51 15.30

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.09 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.31 1.31 1.32 1.33

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.69 1.71 1.70 1.70 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.95 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.76 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.62 1.65 1.67 1.71 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.28 1.27 1.28 1.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Apparel......................................................... 1.90 1.89 1.95 1.88 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.23 2.26 2.29 2.19 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Printing......................................................... 0.83 0.83 0.84 0.82 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.67 0.68 0.66 0.61 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.30 1.33 1.32 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.22 1.22 1.24 1.21 (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.

May

3 May3 May3 May3

Industry 2012- 2012- 2012- 2012-

May2 Apr May2 Apr May2 Apr May2 Apr

2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013

 

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

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

 Wood products................................... (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 0.0 0.7 -0.1 2.0 0.0 1.1 -0.1 0.4

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.2 0.3 -0.2 0.9 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 0.1 0.6 -0.5 1.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... -0.1 0.9 -0.3 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.1 0.3 0.3 1.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.5

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.3 0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.4 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.2

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Food products................................... (X) 0.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.1

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 1.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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. 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-inprocess, and finished goods). The M3 includes approximately 4,300 reporting units. Units may be 

divisions of diversified large companies, large homogenous companies, or single-unit manufacturers in 89 

industry categories. Due to the small monthly sample, these 89 categories have been combined into 65 

publication levels. The survey methodology assumes that the month-to-month changes of the total 

operations of those companies in the monthly survey effectively represent the month-to-month 

movements of all establishments that make up the category. The current coverage levels in the survey 

show that reported data in the monthly survey represent approximately 60 percent of the shipments 

estimates at the total manufacturing level. Data published represent manufacturing in a calendar month. 

The data collection is based on a voluntary survey authorized by Title 13 of the United States Code. 

The data presented in this release are based on data obtained from a panel of 4,300 reporting units and 

provide an indication of the activity within the manufacturing sector. The results differ from what would 

be obtained from a complete enumeration of all manufacturing companies. In addition, a different panel 

of 4,300 companies would yield different results. The M3 panel is comprised of companies with $500 

million or more in shipments and a limited number of smaller companies. From a statistical perspective, 

the panel is not a probability sample; therefore, the sampling errors that are normally provided with 

sample surveys cannot be measured. Nonsampling errors are attributable to many sources. The use of 

company or divisional reports to estimate the monthly change for establishments is one source of 

nonsampling error. The use of primarily large companies to represent the month-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.