FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (10)-02 

CB10-45 

 Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

February 2010 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in February, up 

ten of the last eleven months, increased $2.1 billion or 

0.6 percent to $383.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 2.5 percent January 

increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 

0.7 percent. 

 Shipments, down following five consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $0.5 billion or 0.1 percent to $384.9 

billion. This followed a 0.7 percent January increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up two consecutive months, increased 

$3.3 billion or 0.5 percent to $722.2 billion. This 

followed a 0.2 percent January increase. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was 5.55, up from 5.51 in 

January. 

 Inventories, up four of the last five months, increased 

$2.5 billion or 0.5 percent to $498.3 billion. This 

followed a 0.3 percent January increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.29, unchanged from 

January. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

February, up three consecutive months, increased $1.6 

billion or 0.9 percent to $178.5 billion, revised from the 

previously published 0.5 percent increase. This 

followed a 3.8 percent January increase. 

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

largest increase, $1.1 billion or 5.1 percent to $23.1 

billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $0.6 billion or 0.3 percent to $205.1 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in February, 

down two consecutive months, decreased $1.0 billion or 

0.6 percent to $179.8 billion, unchanged from the 

previously published decrease. This followed a 0.1 

percent January decrease. 

 

 

 Transportation equipment, also down two consecutive 

months, had the largest decrease, $1.6 billion or 3.5 

percent to $43.8 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up ten 

of the last eleven months, increased $0.6 billion or 0.3 

percent to $205.1 billion. This followed a 1.3 percent 

January increase. Chemical products drove the increase, 

up $0.8 billion or 1.5 percent to $54.0 billion. 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

February, up two consecutive months, increased $3.3 

billion or 0.5 percent to $722.2 billion, revised from the 

previously published 0.4 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.2 percent January increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up two consecutive months, had the largest increase, $2.2 billion or 0.5 percent to 

$413.3 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

February, up two consecutive months, increased $1.1 

billion or 0.4 percent to $304.0 billion, revised from the 

previously published 0.3 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.1 percent January increase. 

 

 Primary metals, up four consecutive months, had the 

largest increase, $0.4 billion or 1.6 percent to $26.5 

billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up four 

of the last five months, increased $1.4 billion or 0.7 

percent to $194.3 billion. This followed a 0.6 percent 

January increase. Petroleum and coal products led the 

increase, up $1.3 billion or 4.0 percent to $33.5 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, February materials and 

supplies decreased 0.2 percent in durable goods and 

increased 2.0 percent in nondurable goods. Work in 

process increased 1.1 percent in durable goods and 0.2 

percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 

slightly in durable goods and 0.1 percent in nondurable 

goods. 

Figures in text are adjusted for seasonality but not for inflation. Figures on new and unfilled orders exclude data for semiconductor 

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

The advance report on durable goods for March is scheduled for release on April 23, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on May 4, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description and benchmark notice.
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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

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2010/

2010p 2010r 2009 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2010p 2010r 2009 2009 2010p 2009 2009

 All manufacturing industries.................. 384,857 385,325 382,727 -0.1 0.7 1.8 356,053 349,601 378,709 336,200 705,654 668,596 5.5

 Excluding transportation................... 341,093 339,987 336,490 0.3 1.0 1.3 313,866 310,967 329,927 293,533 624,833 588,443 6.2

 Excluding defense.............................. 370,972 370,557 369,519 0.1 0.3 2.0 342,790 337,486 364,145 323,511 680,276 646,460 5.2

 With unfilled orders............................ 130,233 130,388 131,932 -0.1 -1.2 2.9 121,709 114,832 134,593 119,217 236,541 232,380 1.8

 Durable goods industries......................... 179,796 180,817 180,942 -0.6 -0.1 2.4 167,683 160,722 182,395 164,265 328,405 322,645 1.8

 Wood products....................................... 7,440 7,464 7,411 -0.3 0.7 -2.3 6,730 6,207 6,644 6,801 12,937 13,034 -0.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 7,350 7,404 7,447 -0.7 -0.6 0.4 6,334 6,221 6,421 6,683 12,555 13,355 -6.0

 Primary metals....................................... 16,845 16,460 16,369 2.3 0.6 7.6 15,896 15,403 14,134 13,151 31,299 26,714 17.2

 Iron and steel mills............................ 7,577 7,253 6,779 4.5 7.0 7.4 7,034 6,631 5,899 5,572 13,665 11,489 18.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,988 7,949 8,267 0.5 -3.8 8.6 7,662 7,613 7,089 6,300 15,275 12,703 20.2

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,280 1,258 1,323 1.7 -4.9 3.4 1,200 1,159 1,146 1,279 2,359 2,522 -6.5

 Fabricated metal products....................... 24,420 23,996 23,982 1.8 0.1 -0.6 22,640 21,645 22,227 22,772 44,285 45,694 -3.1

 Machinery............................................. 23,040 22,486 24,026 2.5 -6.4 5.7 21,932 20,291 24,205 22,823 42,223 45,298 -6.8

 Farm machinery................................. 2,374 2,290 2,133 3.7 7.4 0.4 2,581 2,054 1,748 2,644 4,635 5,028 -7.8

 Construction machinery..................... 1,482 1,527 1,516 -2.9 0.7 3.3 1,400 1,366 1,529 1,627 2,766 3,326 -16.8

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,323 1,348 1,298 -1.9 3.9 2.3 1,258 1,294 1,484 1,464 2,552 3,001 -15.0

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,561 2,181 2,273 17.4 -4.0 -1.3 2,272 2,111 2,686 1,880 4,383 4,458 -1.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 595 588 592 1.2 -0.7 5.5 506 464 682 549 970 967 0.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,203 3,276 3,316 -2.2 -1.2 2.3 2,650 2,610 3,332 2,811 5,260 5,366 -2.0

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,584 1,569 1,638 1.0 -4.2 -2.2 1,544 1,479 1,704 1,785 3,023 3,522 -14.2

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 2,527 2,416 3,790 4.6 -36.3 37.4 2,536 2,336 3,673 2,992 4,872 5,874 -17.1

 Material handling equipment............... 1,636 1,559 1,642 4.9 -5.1 -3.0 1,613 1,422 1,646 1,601 3,035 3,165 -4.1

 Computers and electronic products .......... 30,899 31,819 29,695 -2.9 7.2 -1.6 27,356 29,082 33,558 24,700 56,438 50,019 12.8

 Computers........................................ 2,685 2,771 2,743 -3.1 1.0 5.3 2,434 2,716 3,108 2,438 5,150 5,072 1.5

 Computer storage devices.................... 762 827 579 -7.9 42.8 -14.0 511 555 1,024 349 1,066 638 67.1

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,097 1,281 1,369 -14.4 -6.4 4.1 829 881 2,075 1,033 1,710 1,881 -9.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 4,128 4,240 4,182 -2.6 1.4 -3.0 3,374 3,228 5,288 3,300 6,602 6,344 4.1

 Defense communications equipment.... 669 650 655 2.9 -0.8 -9.7 670 605 620 760 1,275 1,532 -16.8

 Audio and video equipment.................. 587 580 573 1.2 1.2 -3.4 504 500 753 425 1,004 844 19.0

 Semiconductors................................. 4,597 5,188 4,060 -11.4 27.8 -0.4 3,896 6,507 3,160 2,611 10,403 7,357 41.4

 Electronic components......................... 3,711 3,706 3,541 0.1 4.7 3.8 3,428 3,292 3,980 3,034 6,720 5,990 12.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 864 865 823 -0.1 5.1 -5.6 835 744 877 891 1,579 1,614 -2.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,842 2,924 2,882 -2.8 1.5 -3.9 2,784 2,385 2,987 2,745 5,169 4,774 8.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 8,557 8,394 7,892 1.9 6.4 -3.5 7,736 7,323 9,254 6,702 15,059 13,138 14.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,542 8,456 8,616 1.0 -1.9 0.5 7,913 7,437 8,419 8,039 15,350 15,775 -2.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,000 1,030 1,044 -2.9 -1.3 0.5 957 894 1,072 945 1,851 1,801 2.8

 Household appliances........................ 1,699 1,703 1,675 -0.2 1.7 -1.1 1,489 1,371 1,679 1,480 2,860 2,867 -0.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,581 2,463 2,711 4.8 -9.1 3.0 2,510 2,251 2,650 2,674 4,761 5,190 -8.3

 Batteries........................................... 789 746 686 5.8 8.7 -9.0 663 644 713 590 1,307 1,220 7.1

 Transportation equipment....................... 43,764 45,338 46,237 -3.5 -1.9 5.2 42,187 38,634 48,782 42,667 80,821 80,153 0.8

 Automobiles..................................... 4,922 5,066 5,340 -2.8 -5.1 7.3 4,926 4,710 5,018 4,476 9,636 8,730 10.4

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 4,305 4,390 4,531 -1.9 -3.1 3.9 4,221 3,752 4,757 5,507 7,973 10,768 -26.0

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,363 1,371 1,392 -0.6 -1.5 8.5 1,344 1,285 1,368 1,117 2,629 2,238 17.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 14,250 14,516 14,441 -1.8 0.5 3.8 14,220 13,281 12,873 13,201 27,501 25,394 8.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 6,608 6,812 8,742 -3.0 -22.1 17.5 5,967 5,025 11,330 7,235 10,992 13,746 -20.0

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 5,903 6,237 5,783 -5.4 7.9 0.9 5,443 4,897 6,908 4,785 10,340 8,383 23.3

 Ships and boats................................. 1,936 2,009 1,829 -3.6 9.8 -2.0 1,954 1,727 1,838 2,100 3,681 3,797 -3.1

 Furniture and related products................. 5,073 5,019 5,046 1.1 -0.5 0.6 5,036 4,642 4,950 5,210 9,678 10,147 -4.6

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,423 12,375 12,113 0.4 2.2 1.0 11,659 11,160 13,055 11,419 22,819 22,456 1.6

 Nondurable goods industries................... 205,061 204,508 201,785 0.3 1.3 1.3 188,370 188,879 196,314 171,935 377,249 345,951 9.0

 Food products....................................... 51,964 51,528 50,708 0.8 1.6 0.2 49,621 49,229 50,842 47,495 98,850 95,481 3.5

 Grain and oilseed milling...................... 6,190 6,399 6,116 -3.3 4.6 6.6 5,801 6,136 5,996 5,434 11,937 10,923 9.3

 Dairy products.................................. 6,547 6,389 6,344 2.5 0.7 3.5 5,991 6,237 6,576 5,600 12,228 11,815 3.5

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 15,402 15,170 14,924 1.5 1.6 1.1 15,108 14,613 14,653 14,287 29,721 28,469 4.4

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 10,735 11,027 11,242 -2.6 -1.9 2.4 10,004 10,134 11,034 10,663 20,138 21,168 -4.9

 Beverages......................................... 7,627 7,664 7,639 -0.5 0.3 0.6 6,896 6,771 7,431 7,027 13,667 14,067 -2.8

 Tobacco............................................ 3,108 3,363 3,603 -7.6 -6.7 6.5 3,108 3,363 3,603 3,636 6,471 7,101 -8.9

 Textile mills........................................... 2,430 2,423 2,345 0.3 3.3 -1.0 2,383 2,311 2,135 2,164 4,694 4,285 9.5

 Textile products................................... 1,818 1,834 1,820 -0.9 0.8 2.8 1,758 1,674 1,603 1,779 3,432 3,464 -0.9

 Apparel................................................ 2,135 2,140 2,178 -0.2 -1.7 1.5 2,139 1,884 2,040 2,298 4,023 4,323 -6.9

 Leather and allied products...................... 409 396 396 3.3 0.0 -2.2 435 326 371 442 761 794 -4.2

 Paper products...................................... 13,226 13,107 13,056 0.9 0.4 1.7 12,488 12,763 12,883 12,408 25,251 25,335 -0.3

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,304 6,342 6,311 -0.6 0.5 1.7 5,971 6,269 6,222 5,944 12,240 12,221 0.2

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,570 3,440 3,416 3.8 0.7 2.9 3,320 3,314 3,322 3,297 6,634 6,785 -2.2

 Printing................................................. 7,162 7,171 7,211 -0.1 -0.6 1.1 6,570 6,719 7,346 6,961 13,289 14,195 -6.4

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 45,226 45,935 44,594 -1.5 3.0 2.7 37,625 40,289 42,152 26,218 77,914 54,787 42.2

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 42,023 42,976 42,164 -2.2 1.9 3.7 35,028 37,997 40,097 23,596 73,025 49,856 46.5

 Chemical products.................................. 53,980 53,191 52,435 1.5 1.4 0.9 50,684 49,195 51,588 47,376 99,879 94,150 6.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals...................... 3,998 3,830 3,519 4.4 8.8 6.6 3,946 2,939 2,925 2,943 6,885 5,382 27.9

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 13,870 13,803 14,030 0.5 -1.6 2.4 12,918 13,116 14,613 13,971 26,034 27,634 -5.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,482 2,438 2,408 1.8 1.2 -3.4 2,280 2,081 2,009 2,279 4,361 4,479 -2.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,976 15,756 15,800 1.4 -0.3 0.8 14,663 14,355 14,320 14,131 29,018 27,969 3.8

NA Not Available 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.

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

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2010/

2010p 2010r 2009 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2010p 2010r 2009 2009 2010p 2009 2009

All manufacturing industries 2................... 383,529 381,425 372,285 0.6 2.5 1.5 356,499 349,447 379,399 321,011 705,946 640,895 10.2

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 337,559 335,123 333,514 0.7 0.5 1.5 313,116 308,045 327,374 286,698 621,161 571,854 8.6

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 370,022 366,216 360,940 1.0 1.5 1.5 343,687 334,665 362,288 309,429 678,352 619,457 9.5

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 133,502 131,676 125,550 1.4 4.9 2.2 126,051 121,185 138,443 106,639 247,236 212,036 16.6

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 178,468 176,917 170,500 0.9 3.8 1.8 168,129 160,568 183,085 149,076 328,697 294,944 11.4

 Primary metals............................ ............ 17,355 17,136 16,726 1.3 2.5 10.1 16,757 16,559 14,423 12,075 33,316 24,788 34.4

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,006 7,878 7,028 1.6 12.1 10.1 7,754 7,637 5,922 5,025 15,391 10,423 47.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,032 7,981 8,287 0.6 -3.7 9.8 7,743 7,669 7,259 6,037 15,412 12,147 26.9

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,317 1,277 1,411 3.1 -9.5 11.7 1,260 1,253 1,242 1,013 2,513 2,218 13.3

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,750 24,053 23,929 2.9 0.5 -2.1 23,531 21,965 22,358 21,552 45,496 43,016 5.8

 Machinery............................................. 23,143 22,021 24,439 5.1 -9.9 7.3 21,926 21,405 23,930 20,822 43,331 41,201 5.2

 Construction machinery....................... 1,306 1,314 1,320 -0.6 -0.5 8.4 1,254 1,384 1,428 1,013 2,638 2,006 31.5

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,207 1,279 1,342 -5.6 -4.7 10.1 1,138 1,235 1,450 1,242 2,373 2,248 5.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,345 2,291 2,503 2.4 -8.5 -0.5 2,086 2,840 2,586 1,707 4,926 3,713 32.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 631 524 676 20.4 -22.5 19.4 553 467 714 503 1,020 1,052 -3.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,728 3,403 3,774 9.6 -9.8 5.4 2,650 3,133 3,382 2,947 5,783 5,688 1.7

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,553 1,493 1,786 4.0 -16.4 14.6 1,597 1,541 1,750 1,524 3,138 3,132 0.2

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 2,330 2,146 3,388 8.6 -36.7 18.3 2,390 2,043 3,591 2,724 4,433 5,368 -17.4

 Material handling equipment............... 1,706 1,542 1,436 10.6 7.4 -7.5 1,848 1,405 1,549 1,349 3,253 2,585 25.8

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 26,068 26,078 25,838 0.0 0.9 0.5 23,979 22,314 31,691 22,751 46,293 42,522 8.9

 Computers........................................ 2,646 2,262 2,942 17.0 -23.1 2.0 2,395 2,207 3,307 2,441 4,602 4,671 -1.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,284 4,334 4,512 -1.2 -3.9 3.7 4,157 3,272 5,516 3,769 7,429 6,517 14.0

 Defense communications equipment... 744 783 456 -5.0 71.7 -14.6 690 771 643 808 1,461 1,925 -24.1

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 3,892 3,889 3,799 0.1 2.4 0.1 3,774 3,580 4,062 3,026 7,354 5,938 23.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 863 668 748 29.2 -10.7 -8.4 835 682 782 588 1,517 1,357 11.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,323 2,596 2,342 -10.5 10.8 9.0 2,409 2,148 3,189 3,368 4,557 5,349 -14.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 8,470 8,465 8,122 0.1 4.2 -0.8 7,520 7,372 9,908 6,532 14,892 12,567 18.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,534 8,718 8,440 -2.1 3.3 -4.1 8,341 8,352 7,806 7,936 16,693 15,949 4.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 867 937 955 -7.5 -1.9 -15.1 865 877 925 972 1,742 1,837 -5.2

 Household appliances.......................... 1,675 1,741 1,689 -3.8 3.1 -0.6 1,522 1,543 1,581 1,543 3,065 3,034 1.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,657 2,729 2,704 -2.6 0.9 0.1 2,782 2,749 2,278 2,501 5,531 4,805 15.1

 Transportation equipment........................ 45,970 46,302 38,771 -0.7 19.4 1.6 43,383 41,402 52,025 34,313 84,785 69,041 22.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 14,076 14,318 14,469 -1.7 -1.0 5.4 14,096 13,431 13,165 13,207 27,527 25,370 8.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 9,756 7,357 3,132 32.6 134.9 -28.4 8,198 4,954 13,030 1,084 13,152 5,125 156.6

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 5,608 6,927 5,904 -19.0 17.3 22.7 5,234 6,793 8,090 4,678 12,027 8,673 38.7

 Ships and boats................................. 2,185 1,697 1,042 28.8 62.9 -14.2 2,348 2,096 1,659 1,412 4,444 2,921 52.1

 Furniture and related products................. 5,209 5,110 5,176 1.9 -1.3 1.8 5,263 4,727 4,522 5,190 9,990 10,171 -1.8

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 205,061 204,508 201,785 0.3 1.3 1.3 188,370 188,879 196,314 171,935 377,249 345,951 9.0

NA Not Available 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. Further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations are contained in our most recent annual benchmark publication,

Current Industrial Reports: M3-3(07), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 2004-2007."

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. Feb.

2010p 2010r 2009 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2010p 2010r 2009 2009 10/09

All manufacturing industries 2................... 722,229 718,960 717,672 0.5 0.2 -0.9 727,529 723,187 716,834 778,409 -6.5

 Excluding transportation 2................... 308,959 307,896 307,572 0.3 0.1 0.4 309,808 306,662 303,077 321,686 -3.7

 Excluding defense 2............................. 573,696 570,049 569,202 0.6 0.1 -0.8 576,971 572,178 568,492 616,551 -6.4

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 722,229 718,960 717,672 0.5 0.2 -0.9 727,529 723,187 716,834 778,409 -6.5

 Primary metals........................................ 16,794 16,284 15,608 3.1 4.3 2.3 16,992 16,131 14,975 16,401 3.6

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,288 8,859 8,234 4.8 7.6 3.1 9,300 8,580 7,574 8,282 12.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 5,337 5,293 5,261 0.8 0.6 0.4 5,446 5,365 5,309 5,672 -4.0

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,169 2,132 2,113 1.7 0.9 4.3 2,246 2,186 2,092 2,447 -8.2

 Fabricated metal products...................... 49,411 49,081 49,024 0.7 0.1 -0.1 49,095 48,204 47,884 54,057 -9.2

 Machinery............................................. 87,510 87,407 87,872 0.1 -0.5 0.5 87,899 87,905 86,791 93,814 -6.3

 Construction machinery....................... 7,493 7,669 7,882 -2.3 -2.7 -2.4 7,639 7,785 7,767 11,212 -31.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 4,698 4,814 4,883 -2.4 -1.4 0.9 4,709 4,829 4,888 6,528 -27.9

 Industrial machinery............................ 11,274 11,490 11,380 -1.9 1.0 2.1 11,503 11,689 10,960 13,676 -15.9

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,816 1,780 1,844 2.0 -3.5 4.8 1,827 1,780 1,777 1,882 -2.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 21,460 20,935 20,808 2.5 0.6 2.3 20,989 20,989 20,466 16,471 27.4

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,643 6,674 6,750 -0.5 -1.1 2.2 6,722 6,669 6,607 7,425 -9.5

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 13,276 13,473 13,743 -1.5 -2.0 -2.8 13,415 13,561 13,854 14,211 -5.6

 Material handling equipment............... 7,672 7,602 7,619 0.9 -0.2 -2.6 7,839 7,604 7,621 8,491 -7.7

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 122,211 122,445 122,998 -0.2 -0.4 0.2 122,856 122,337 122,598 124,439 -1.3

 Computers......................................... 4,159 4,198 4,707 -0.9 -10.8 4.4 4,159 4,198 4,707 3,689 12.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 29,715 29,559 29,465 0.5 0.3 1.1 29,878 29,095 29,051 28,535 4.7

 Defense communications equipment... 8,266 8,191 8,058 0.9 1.7 -2.4 8,217 8,197 8,031 8,785 -6.5

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 11,554 11,373 11,190 1.6 1.6 2.4 11,613 11,267 10,979 10,028 15.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 7,442 7,443 7,640 0.0 -2.6 -1.0 7,514 7,514 7,576 8,477 -11.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 34,564 35,083 35,411 -1.5 -0.9 -1.5 34,835 35,210 35,447 37,508 -7.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 26,511 26,598 26,527 -0.3 0.3 0.9 26,640 26,856 26,807 27,417 -2.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 20,461 20,469 20,207 0.0 1.3 -0.9 20,769 20,341 19,426 21,773 -4.6

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,803 1,936 2,029 -6.9 -4.6 -4.2 1,752 1,844 1,861 2,056 -14.8

 Household appliances.......................... 513 537 499 -4.5 7.6 2.9 597 564 392 500 19.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 13,227 13,151 12,885 0.6 2.1 -0.1 13,307 13,035 12,537 13,912 -4.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 413,270 411,064 410,100 0.5 0.2 -1.8 417,721 416,525 413,757 456,723 -8.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 13,688 13,862 14,060 -1.3 -1.4 0.2 14,099 14,223 14,073 15,625 -9.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 274,261 271,113 270,568 1.2 0.2 -2.0 276,491 274,260 274,331 299,489 -7.7

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 45,866 46,161 45,471 -0.6 1.5 0.3 46,680 46,889 44,993 48,517 -3.8

 Ships and boats................................. 16,749 16,500 16,812 1.5 -1.9 -4.5 17,393 16,999 16,630 22,068 -21.2

 Furniture and related products................. 6,190 6,054 5,963 2.2 1.5 2.2 5,815 5,588 5,503 5,811 0.1

NA Not Available p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.
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Table 4. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. Feb.

2010p 2010r 2009 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2010p 2010r 2009 2009 10/09

 All manufacturing industries..................... 498,293 495,778 494,435 0.5 0.3 -0.2 499,787 493,142 481,578 530,825 -5.8

 Excluding transportation...................... 408,053 405,671 404,903 0.6 0.2 -0.1 409,199 403,809 395,979 436,133 -6.2

 Excluding defense............................. 471,344 469,145 468,142 0.5 0.2 -0.2 472,836 466,519 455,578 505,061 -6.4

 With unfilled orders............................. 246,074 245,108 244,369 0.4 0.3 -0.2 248,381 245,100 237,849 271,625 -8.6

 Durable goods industries........................ 303,986 302,871 302,714 0.4 0.1 -0.2 307,356 303,050 294,699 337,834 -9.0

 Wood products........................................ 9,438 9,421 9,264 0.2 1.7 0.1 9,665 9,559 9,217 10,398 -7.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 10,481 10,488 10,549 -0.1 -0.6 -1.3 10,713 10,508 10,318 12,041 -11.0

 Primary metals......................................... 26,521 26,098 25,805 1.6 1.1 1.1 26,521 26,171 25,725 29,927 -11.4

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 14,691 14,357 14,141 2.3 1.5 0.8 14,657 14,427 14,179 17,565 -16.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,648 9,592 9,526 0.6 0.7 1.8 9,602 9,556 9,404 9,663 -0.6

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 2,182 2,149 2,138 1.5 0.5 -0.4 2,262 2,188 2,142 2,699 -16.2

 Fabricated metal products......................... 37,028 36,707 36,738 0.9 -0.1 -0.6 37,611 37,017 36,190 43,008 -12.5

 Machinery.............................................. 47,093 47,147 47,534 -0.1 -0.8 -0.5 48,102 47,412 46,223 55,390 -13.2

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,587 2,612 2,680 -1.0 -2.5 -1.2 2,901 2,777 2,698 3,830 -24.3

 Construction machinery........................ 4,878 4,875 4,895 0.1 -0.4 -0.8 4,968 4,830 4,759 5,843 -15.0

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 4,379 4,410 4,450 -0.7 -0.9 -0.7 4,397 4,395 4,258 4,864 -9.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,019 5,991 6,044 0.5 -0.9 0.0 6,083 5,892 5,841 6,839 -11.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,432 1,453 1,461 -1.4 -0.5 -1.2 1,424 1,469 1,382 1,442 -1.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,743 3,694 3,694 1.3 0.0 -0.8 3,834 3,629 3,439 4,493 -14.7

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,073 4,087 4,182 -0.3 -2.3 -0.5 4,113 4,073 4,085 5,229 -21.3

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 5,046 5,037 5,053 0.2 -0.3 -1.3 5,133 5,102 4,868 6,032 -14.9

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,654 2,692 2,693 -1.4 0.0 0.7 2,693 2,742 2,632 3,235 -16.8

 Computers and electronic products 2

......... 43,233 42,983 43,402 0.6 -1.0 1.2 43,859 43,120 42,549 47,448 -7.6

 Computers......................................... 1,230 1,213 1,127 1.4 7.6 -0.9 1,244 1,145 1,105 1,236 0.6

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,210 1,215 1,218 -0.4 -0.2 6.5 1,231 1,171 1,147 1,424 -13.6

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,858 1,837 1,853 1.1 -0.9 1.4 1,872 1,783 1,722 2,084 -10.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 7,129 7,047 7,078 1.2 -0.4 4.6 7,356 7,218 7,040 8,683 -15.3

 Defense communications equipment...... 2,333 2,271 2,272 2.7 0.0 -1.3 2,333 2,271 2,272 1,840 26.8

 Audio and video equipment.................. 368 386 391 -4.7 -1.3 -23.3 353 393 396 773 -54.3

 Semiconductors2

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

 Electronic components.......................... 6,192 6,276 6,339 -1.3 -1.0 4.3 6,264 6,397 6,155 6,476 -3.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 5,013 4,986 4,951 0.5 0.7 0.1 5,012 4,944 4,846 4,962 1.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,910 3,730 3,690 4.8 1.1 3.1 3,958 3,733 3,636 3,617 9.4

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,280 10,346 10,126 -0.6 2.2 -1.0 10,477 10,393 9,916 11,143 -6.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 12,101 12,106 12,022 0.0 0.7 -1.0 12,379 12,227 11,683 14,094 -12.2

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,373 1,398 1,431 -1.8 -2.3 0.1 1,388 1,394 1,369 1,661 -16.4

 Household appliances.......................... 1,993 1,984 1,975 0.5 0.5 3.5 2,036 1,955 1,748 2,048 -0.6

 Electrical equipment............................. 3,869 3,830 3,823 1.0 0.2 -0.3 4,070 4,014 3,912 4,754 -14.4

 Batteries............................................ 648 654 652 -0.9 0.3 2.2 624 625 598 705 -11.5

 Transportation equipment......................... 90,240 90,107 89,532 0.1 0.6 -0.5 90,588 89,333 85,599 94,692 -4.3

 Automobiles....................................... 1,896 1,809 1,956 4.8 -7.5 3.7 1,997 1,974 1,759 2,124 -6.0

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 1,869 1,847 1,675 1.2 10.3 4.9 1,874 1,747 1,477 1,928 -2.8

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,569 1,609 1,615 -2.5 -0.4 5.6 1,543 1,581 1,550 1,588 -2.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 13,182 13,257 13,297 -0.6 -0.3 0.4 13,430 13,443 13,013 14,965 -10.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 45,798 45,441 44,988 0.8 1.0 -0.5 45,798 44,509 42,422 47,291 -3.2

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 15,945 15,740 15,330 1.3 2.7 -1.9 15,837 15,626 15,084 14,914 6.2

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,560 2,629 2,694 -2.6 -2.4 0.6 2,645 2,685 2,692 3,054 -13.4

 Furniture and related products................. 6,045 6,029 6,062 0.3 -0.5 -0.8 6,030 6,023 5,934 7,112 -15.2

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 21,806 21,785 21,806 0.1 -0.1 -0.7 21,888 21,680 21,261 23,724 -7.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 194,307 192,907 191,721 0.7 0.6 -0.1 192,431 190,092 186,879 192,991 -0.3

 Food products........................................ 35,765 35,861 36,106 -0.3 -0.7 0.7 35,686 35,786 36,027 35,736 -0.1

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,767 4,710 4,737 1.2 -0.6 2.4 4,855 4,830 4,832 4,303 12.8

 Dairy products.................................... 4,473 4,471 4,409 0.0 1.4 1.6 4,455 4,379 4,079 4,421 0.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 7,141 7,151 7,142 -0.1 0.1 0.1 7,138 7,047 7,001 7,025 1.6

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,251 15,264 15,453 -0.1 -1.2 -0.3 15,536 15,458 15,422 15,667 -0.8

 Beverages......................................... 11,227 11,235 11,374 -0.1 -1.2 -0.5 11,328 11,227 11,225 11,564 -2.0

 Tobacco............................................ 4,024 4,029 4,079 -0.1 -1.2 0.2 4,208 4,231 4,197 4,103 2.6

 Textile mills............................................ 2,902 2,903 2,913 0.0 -0.3 -1.4 2,948 2,934 2,936 3,485 -15.4

 Textile products...................................... 2,686 2,675 2,689 0.4 -0.5 0.4 2,699 2,698 2,634 2,904 -7.1

 Apparel................................................. 3,531 3,532 3,476 0.0 1.6 -0.9 3,480 3,514 3,287 4,064 -14.4

 Leather and allied products...................... 931 935 935 -0.4 0.0 -1.7 942 967 904 1,088 -13.4

 Paper products....................................... 13,309 13,345 13,448 -0.3 -0.8 -0.6 13,453 13,368 13,373 14,843 -9.4

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 5,661 5,682 5,769 -0.4 -1.5 -1.4 5,726 5,705 5,800 6,386 -10.3

 Paperboard containers......................... 3,596 3,621 3,603 -0.7 0.5 -2.9 3,677 3,671 3,603 4,323 -14.9

 Printing.................................................. 5,543 5,554 5,527 -0.2 0.5 -1.1 5,496 5,367 5,246 6,325 -13.1

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 33,451 32,173 31,173 4.0 3.2 3.8 30,300 29,244 28,477 22,522 34.5

 Petroleum refineries............................. 31,369 30,082 29,046 4.3 3.6 4.0 28,186 27,170 26,426 20,018 40.8

 Chemical products..................................... 61,961 61,980 61,755 0.0 0.4 -1.5 62,537 61,816 60,357 65,694 -4.8

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,270 3,270 3,157 0.0 3.6 -0.4 3,711 3,587 3,344 3,652 1.6

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 22,718 22,709 22,946 0.0 -1.0 -3.2 22,544 22,219 21,940 24,697 -8.7

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,886 2,866 2,866 0.7 0.0 -0.5 3,005 2,875 2,713 3,164 -5.0

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 18,977 18,685 18,246 1.6 2.4 -2.3 19,354 18,940 18,216 20,663 -6.3

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

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

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

 Topical 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

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2010/

2010p 2010r 2009 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2010p 2010r 2009 2009 2010p 2009 2009

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 384,857 385,325 382,727 -0.1 0.7 1.8 356,053 349,601 378,709 336,200 705,654 668,596 5.5

 Construction materials and supplies...... 37,969 37,735 37,227 0.6 1.4 -1.5 33,665 31,985 33,598 34,698 65,650 68,120 -3.6

 Information technology......................... 25,659 26,027 25,186 -1.4 3.3 -2.0 22,832 22,024 29,405 21,954 44,856 42,336 6.0

 Computers and related products .......... 4,544 4,879 4,691 -6.9 4.0 2.2 3,774 4,152 6,207 3,820 7,926 7,591 4.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,840 25,343 25,704 -2.0 -1.4 4.7 24,711 23,028 24,016 24,301 47,739 47,130 1.3

 Capital goods...................................... 67,932 68,470 70,121 -0.8 -2.4 2.9 63,359 59,526 77,027 63,584 122,885 123,086 -0.2

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 57,186 57,127 59,784 0.1 -4.4 4.1 52,835 50,004 66,269 53,436 102,839 105,666 -2.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 54,063 53,722 54,783 0.6 -1.9 2.3 50,106 47,976 59,268 49,941 98,082 98,754 -0.7

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 10,746 11,343 10,337 -5.3 9.7 -3.6 10,524 9,522 10,758 10,148 20,046 17,420 15.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 156,083 156,804 155,668 -0.5 0.7 1.9 143,929 144,619 153,890 132,721 288,548 266,833 8.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 21,984 22,025 22,087 -0.2 -0.3 1.9 21,428 19,424 22,394 21,944 40,852 42,606 -4.1

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 134,099 134,779 133,581 -0.5 0.9 1.8 122,501 125,195 131,496 110,777 247,696 224,227 10.5

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 383,529 381,425 372,285 0.6 2.5 1.5 356,499 349,447 379,399 321,011 705,946 640,895 10.2

 Construction materials and supplies...... 38,391 37,801 37,683 1.6 0.3 -2.6 33,728 32,494 33,601 33,798 66,222 66,263 -0.1

 Information technology......................... 25,353 25,278 25,121 0.3 0.6 0.5 23,267 21,740 30,652 22,558 45,007 42,689 5.4

 Computers and related products .......... 4,505 4,370 4,890 3.1 -10.6 0.4 3,735 3,643 6,406 3,823 7,378 7,190 2.6

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,666 25,145 25,732 -1.9 -2.3 5.7 24,587 23,178 24,308 24,307 47,765 47,106 1.4

 Capital goods...................................... 71,105 68,264 63,332 4.2 7.8 2.0 66,697 61,706 80,746 54,598 128,403 106,711 20.3

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 60,553 57,149 55,000 6.0 3.9 2.2 56,540 50,788 67,700 45,042 107,328 89,321 20.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 53,829 52,798 55,212 2.0 -4.4 3.0 51,579 48,777 59,098 47,809 100,356 93,383 7.5

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 10,552 11,115 8,332 -5.1 33.4 0.6 10,157 10,918 13,046 9,556 21,075 17,390 21.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 156,360 157,153 155,990 -0.5 0.7 1.9 144,315 145,203 153,932 132,360 289,518 266,522 8.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 22,261 22,374 22,409 -0.5 -0.2 2.0 21,814 20,008 22,436 21,583 41,822 42,295 -1.1

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 134,099 134,779 133,581 -0.5 0.9 1.8 122,501 125,195 131,496 110,777 247,696 224,227 10.5

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 722,229 718,960 717,672 0.5 0.2 -0.9 727,529 723,187 716,834 778,409 (X) (X) -6.5

 Construction materials and supplies...... 49,811 49,389 49,323 0.9 0.1 0.9 48,898 48,835 48,326 48,527 (X) (X) 0.8

 Information technology......................... 117,391 117,697 118,446 -0.3 -0.6 -0.1 118,183 117,748 118,032 121,598 (X) (X) -2.8

 Computers and related products .......... 4,159 4,198 4,707 -0.9 -10.8 4.4 4,159 4,198 4,707 3,689 (X) (X) 12.7

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 13,688 13,862 14,060 -1.3 -1.4 0.2 14,099 14,223 14,073 15,625 (X) (X) -9.8

 Capital goods...................................... 544,745 541,572 541,778 0.6 0.0 -1.2 549,399 546,061 543,881 597,560 (X) (X) -8.1

 Nondefense capital goods 3

..................412,367 409,000 408,978 0.8 0.0 -1.2 415,330 411,625 410,841 451,925 (X) (X) -8.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 173,170 173,404 174,328 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 174,349 172,876 172,075 187,811 (X) (X) -7.2

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 132,378 132,572 132,800 -0.1 -0.2 -1.5 134,069 134,436 133,040 145,635 (X) (X) -7.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 8,970 8,693 8,344 3.2 4.2 4.0 9,072 8,686 8,102 7,686 (X) (X) 18.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 8,970 8,693 8,344 3.2 4.2 4.0 9,072 8,686 8,102 7,686 (X) (X) 18.0

 All manufacturing industries .................. 498,293 495,778 494,435 0.5 0.3 -0.2 499,787 493,142 481,578 530,825 (X) (X) -5.8

 Construction materials and supplies...... 50,833 50,708 50,617 0.2 0.2 -0.8 51,950 51,093 49,600 58,688 (X) (X) -11.5

 Information technology......................... 39,332 39,073 38,661 0.7 1.1 0.1 39,855 39,091 37,859 42,528 (X) (X) -6.3

 Computers and related products .......... 4,298 4,265 4,198 0.8 1.6 2.2 4,347 4,099 3,974 4,744 (X) (X) -8.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 18,516 18,522 18,543 0.0 -0.1 1.6 18,844 18,745 17,799 20,605 (X) (X) -8.5

 Capital goods...................................... 153,252 152,521 151,378 0.5 0.8 -0.7 154,810 151,801 146,729 166,594 (X) (X) -7.1

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................132,505 132,070 131,455 0.3 0.5 -0.6 133,953 131,246 126,853 146,617 (X) (X) -8.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 96,071 96,050 95,953 0.0 0.1 -0.2 97,540 96,112 93,582 108,995 (X) (X) -10.5

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 20,747 20,451 19,923 1.4 2.7 -1.6 20,857 20,555 19,876 19,977 (X) (X) 4.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 146,223 144,966 144,876 0.9 0.1 0.5 143,567 142,053 139,873 143,123 (X) (X) 0.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 23,131 23,075 23,259 0.2 -0.8 0.4 23,583 23,421 22,329 27,154 (X) (X) -13.2

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 123,092 121,891 121,617 1.0 0.2 0.5 119,984 118,632 117,544 115,969 (X) (X) 3.5

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 adjusted 

estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences, where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes.

2

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

3

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

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

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

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

ships and boats; office and institutional furniture; and medical equipment and supplies.

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

TOTAL INVENTORIES 
 7

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. Feb.

2010p 2010r 2009 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2010p 2010r 2009 2009 10/09

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 167,562 166,418 166,912 0.7 -0.3 0.5 167,821 166,759 165,708 180,634 -7.1

 Durable goods industries........................ 99,305 99,526 99,974 -0.2 -0.4 -0.1 100,015 100,184 99,637 115,127 -13.1

 Wood products................................... 3,764 3,749 3,634 0.4 3.2 0.6 3,853 3,938 3,825 4,348 -11.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,320 4,312 4,318 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 4,329 4,293 4,286 4,741 -8.7

 Primary metals.................................... 10,712 10,617 10,670 0.9 -0.5 -1.9 10,616 10,689 10,880 13,991 -24.1

 Fabricated metal products.................. 13,347 13,227 13,413 0.9 -1.4 0.1 13,600 13,504 13,639 16,305 -16.6

 Machinery.......................................... 18,312 18,293 18,559 0.1 -1.4 -1.8 18,505 18,499 18,200 21,635 -14.5

 Computers and electronic products...... 12,786 13,036 13,072 -1.9 -0.3 -0.7 12,865 12,983 13,014 15,472 -16.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 4,651 4,594 4,535 1.2 1.3 -1.0 4,751 4,672 4,506 5,618 -15.4

 Transportation equipment.................. 21,099 21,350 21,417 -1.2 -0.3 2.6 21,143 21,237 21,062 21,875 -3.3

 Furniture and related products............ 3,066 3,058 3,066 0.3 -0.3 1.5 3,082 3,068 3,044 3,412 -9.7

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,248 7,290 7,290 -0.6 0.0 -0.2 7,271 7,301 7,181 7,730 -5.9

 Nondurable goods industries................. 68,257 66,892 66,938 2.0 -0.1 1.3 67,806 66,575 66,071 65,507 3.5

 Food products................................... 13,459 13,626 13,902 -1.2 -2.0 3.2 13,524 13,988 13,990 13,111 3.2

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,460 4,471 4,543 -0.2 -1.6 -0.3 4,614 4,675 4,701 4,583 0.7

 Textiles.............................................. 934 928 922 0.6 0.7 -0.1 942 932 930 1,023 -7.9

 Textile products.................................. 1,013 1,009 1,023 0.4 -1.4 -0.6 1,003 1,003 1,012 1,107 -9.4

 Apparel............................................. 911 908 900 0.3 0.9 -1.0 916 918 891 1,018 -10.0

 Leather and allied products................ 353 349 352 1.1 -0.9 -1.1 354 354 348 406 -12.8

 Paper products................................... 6,414 6,486 6,583 -1.1 -1.5 -0.3 6,495 6,543 6,638 7,264 -10.6

 Printing ............................................ 2,519 2,471 2,466 1.9 0.2 -3.4 2,490 2,411 2,399 2,972 -16.2

 Petroleum and coal products............... 10,849 9,683 9,496 12.0 2.0 6.5 9,798 8,573 8,667 6,641 47.5

 Chemical products............................. 19,598 19,394 19,386 1.1 0.0 1.4 19,861 19,502 19,061 19,220 3.3

 Plastics and rubber products............... 7,747 7,567 7,365 2.4 2.7 -3.6 7,809 7,676 7,434 8,162 -4.3

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 162,001 160,573 160,331 0.9 0.2 0.1 162,207 159,450 154,844 164,860 -1.6

 Durable goods industries........................ 123,662 122,317 121,716 1.1 0.5 0.0 124,526 121,933 117,196 128,515 -3.1

 Wood products................................... 1,690 1,692 1,673 -0.1 1.1 0.8 1,691 1,673 1,638 1,773 -4.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,290 1,270 1,271 1.6 -0.1 -3.8 1,346 1,265 1,190 1,431 -5.9

 Primary metals.................................... 8,125 7,975 7,667 1.9 4.0 3.2 8,025 7,869 7,267 8,104 -1.0

 Fabricated metal products.................. 11,851 11,657 11,558 1.7 0.9 -2.3 11,948 11,701 11,275 12,803 -6.7

 Machinery.......................................... 13,627 13,570 13,566 0.4 0.0 1.3 13,749 13,366 12,914 15,455 -11.0

 Computers and electronic products...... 21,720 21,307 21,614 1.9 -1.4 3.1 22,117 21,517 21,084 22,059 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 2,519 2,513 2,392 0.2 5.1 -3.8 2,566 2,506 2,331 2,863 -10.4

 Transportation equipment.................. 58,557 58,120 57,711 0.8 0.7 -1.2 58,773 57,877 55,391 59,368 -1.0

 Furniture and related products............ 1,049 1,026 1,061 2.2 -3.3 -2.2 1,055 1,029 1,053 1,233 -14.4

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,234 3,187 3,203 1.5 -0.5 3.0 3,256 3,130 3,053 3,426 -5.0

 Nondurable goods industries................. 38,339 38,256 38,615 0.2 -0.9 0.5 37,681 37,517 37,648 36,345 3.7

 Food products................................... 2,303 2,313 2,399 -0.4 -3.6 0.6 2,314 2,451 2,681 2,247 3.0

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,431 4,445 4,497 -0.3 -1.2 -0.1 4,602 4,651 4,787 4,561 0.9

 Textiles.............................................. 660 662 662 -0.3 0.0 -1.9 659 667 648 748 -11.9

 Textile products.................................. 333 336 342 -0.9 -1.8 1.5 336 335 326 364 -7.7

 Apparel............................................. 522 522 513 0.0 1.8 -2.7 511 520 485 576 -11.3

 Leather and allied products................ 85 88 89 -3.4 -1.1 3.5 92 100 85 91 1.1

 Paper products................................... 1,260 1,260 1,253 0.0 0.6 -0.5 1,253 1,257 1,248 1,364 -8.1

 Printing ............................................ 1,478 1,501 1,450 -1.5 3.5 2.2 1,490 1,428 1,336 1,534 -2.9

 Petroleum and coal products............... 10,291 10,117 9,854 1.7 2.7 4.6 9,558 9,264 9,094 6,410 49.1

 Chemical products............................. 14,727 14,762 15,347 -0.2 -3.8 -1.7 14,545 14,544 14,775 16,036 -9.3

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,249 2,250 2,209 0.0 1.9 -0.6 2,321 2,300 2,183 2,414 -3.9

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 168,730 168,787 167,192 0.0 1.0 -1.1 169,759 166,933 161,026 185,331 -8.4

 Durable goods industries........................ 81,019 81,028 81,024 0.0 0.0 -0.6 82,815 80,933 77,866 94,192 -12.1

 Wood products................................... 3,984 3,980 3,957 0.1 0.6 -0.6 4,121 3,948 3,754 4,277 -3.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,871 4,906 4,960 -0.7 -1.1 -1.7 5,038 4,950 4,842 5,869 -14.2

 Primary metals.................................... 7,684 7,506 7,468 2.4 0.5 3.2 7,880 7,613 7,578 7,832 0.6

 Fabricated metal products.................. 11,830 11,823 11,767 0.1 0.5 0.1 12,063 11,812 11,276 13,900 -13.2

 Machinery.......................................... 15,154 15,284 15,409 -0.9 -0.8 -0.6 15,848 15,547 15,109 18,300 -13.4

 Computers and electronic products...... 8,727 8,640 8,716 1.0 -0.9 -0.6 8,877 8,620 8,451 9,917 -10.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 4,931 4,999 5,095 -1.4 -1.9 0.4 5,062 5,049 4,846 5,613 -9.8

 Transportation equipment.................. 10,584 10,637 10,404 -0.5 2.2 -2.1 10,672 10,219 9,146 13,449 -20.6

 Furniture and related products............ 1,930 1,945 1,935 -0.8 0.5 -3.4 1,893 1,926 1,837 2,467 -23.3

 Miscellaneous products........................ 11,324 11,308 11,313 0.1 0.0 -2.0 11,361 11,249 11,027 12,568 -9.6

 Nondurable goods industries................. 87,711 87,759 86,168 -0.1 1.8 -1.5 86,944 86,000 83,160 91,139 -4.6

 Food products................................... 20,003 19,922 19,805 0.4 0.6 -1.0 19,848 19,347 19,356 20,378 -2.6

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 6,360 6,348 6,413 0.2 -1.0 -0.4 6,320 6,132 5,934 6,523 -3.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,308 1,313 1,329 -0.4 -1.2 -2.1 1,347 1,335 1,358 1,714 -21.4

 Textile products.................................. 1,340 1,330 1,324 0.8 0.5 1.0 1,360 1,360 1,296 1,433 -5.1

 Apparel............................................. 2,098 2,102 2,063 -0.2 1.9 -0.4 2,053 2,076 1,911 2,470 -16.9

 Leather and allied products................ 493 498 494 -1.0 0.8 -2.9 496 513 471 591 -16.1

 Paper products................................... 5,635 5,599 5,612 0.6 -0.2 -1.0 5,705 5,568 5,487 6,215 -8.2

 Printing ............................................ 1,546 1,582 1,611 -2.3 -1.8 -0.2 1,516 1,528 1,511 1,819 -16.7

 Petroleum and coal products............... 12,311 12,373 11,823 -0.5 4.7 1.2 10,944 11,407 10,716 9,471 15.6

 Chemical products............................. 27,636 27,824 27,022 -0.7 3.0 -3.3 28,131 27,770 26,521 30,438 -7.6

 Plastics and rubber products............... 8,981 8,868 8,672 1.3 2.3 -1.7 9,224 8,964 8,599 10,087 -8.6

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

1

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

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

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

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group3

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Feb Jan Dec Nov Feb Jan Dec Nov

2010p 2010r 2009 2009 2010p 2010r 2009 2009

All manufacturing industries2

............................ 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.32 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.69 1.68 1.67 1.72 5.55 5.51 5.44 5.65

 Wood products.............................................. 1.27 1.26 1.25 1.22 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.43 1.42 1.42 1.44 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.57 1.59 1.58 1.68 1.00 0.99 0.95 1.00

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.52 1.53 1.53 1.53 2.10 2.13 2.12 2.11

 Machinery..................................................... 2.04 2.10 1.98 2.10 4.37 4.46 4.12 4.36

 Computers and electronic products 2

................ 1.40 1.35 1.46 1.42 5.21 5.20 5.41 5.31

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.42 1.43 1.40 1.42 2.64 2.65 2.55 2.61

 Transportation equipment.............................. 2.06 1.99 1.94 2.05 12.46 11.91 11.73 12.52

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.19 1.20 1.20 1.22 1.44 1.40 1.38 1.36

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.76 1.76 1.80 1.83 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.95 0.94 0.95 0.96 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.69 0.70 0.71 0.71 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.42 1.38 1.37 1.41 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.19 1.20 1.24 1.25 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.48 1.46 1.48 1.51 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.65 1.65 1.60 1.63 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.28 2.36 2.36 2.35 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.05 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.74 0.70 0.70 0.69 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.15 1.17 1.18 1.21 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.19 1.19 1.15 1.19 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

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

1

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Feb2 Feb2 Feb2 Feb2

Industry 2009- 2009- 2009- 2009-

Feb1 Jan Feb1 Jan Feb1 Jan Feb1 Jan

2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010

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

Durable goods industries....................... 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

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

 Primary metals.................................... -0.1 0.8 -0.2 1.6 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.3

 Machinery.......................................... -0.2 0.4 0.4 1.6 -0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.1 1.0 0.6 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.3 0.5 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.4

 Transportation equipment.................... -0.1 0.7 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 1.4 (X) 1.0 (X) 0.4

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.5 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.2

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Textiles............................................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 1.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.9

 Paper products.................................... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.1

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.4

 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

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

3

 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories 

are for the end of the period. Not seasonally adjusted estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar 

reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences, where appropriate, 

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

for price changes.

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes3

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

and Orders (M3) survey. This survey provides statistics on manufacturers' value of shipments, new 

orders (net of cancellations), end-of-month order backlog (unfilled orders), end-of-month total inventory 

(at current cost or market value), and inventories by stage of fabrication (materials and supplies, work-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 59 

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. 

 

Benchmark Notice 

Revised historical data for Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders will be issued on 

May 14, 2010. These revisions reflect: 

o benchmarking the shipments and inventory data to the 2007 Economic Census and the 2008 Annual 

Survey of Manufactures (ASM) data; 

o adjusting new orders and order backlog to be consistent with the benchmarked shipments and 

inventory data; 

o correcting monthly data for late receipts, reclassifications of reported data, and revisions to 

previously reported data; and 

o updating the seasonal adjustment factors for all series. 

As of the Benchmark release, shipments for the semiconductor industry will no longer be shown separately, 

but will be included in the computers and electronic products, and all other applicable aggregate totals. An 

accompanying press release will include the revised 2010 January through March data. Please call 

Chris Savage on (301)763-4832 with any questions.