FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Adriana Stoica 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (13)-01 

CB13-43 

 Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

January 2013 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in January, down 

two of the last three months, decreased $9.6 billion or 

2.0 percent to $472.9 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 1.3 percent December 

increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 

1.3 percent. 

 Shipments, down two consecutive months, decreased 

$1.0 billion or 0.2 percent to $481.8 billion. This 

followed a slight December decrease. 

 Unfilled orders, down following four consecutive 

monthly increases, decreased $2.0 billion or 0.2 percent to $988.9 billion. This followed a 0.7 percent December 

increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 

6.27, up from 6.15 in December. 

 Inventories, up two consecutive months, increased 

$3.2 billion or 0.5 percent to $618.4 billion. This 

followed a slight December increase. The inventoriesto-shipments ratio was 1.28, up from 1.27 in December. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

January, down following four consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $11.2 billion or 4.9 percent to 

$217.3 billion, revised from the previously published 5.2 

percent decrease. This followed a 3.6 percent December 

increase. 

 Transportation equipment, down three of the last four 

months, drove the decrease, down $14.8 billion or 19.8 

percent to $59.6 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $1.6 billion or 0.6 percent to $255.6 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in January, 

down following four consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $2.7 billion or 1.2 percent to $226.2 billion, 

unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

followed a 0.6 percent December increase. 

 Transportation equipment, down following two 

 

consecutive monthly increases, led the decrease, down 

$1.4 billion or 2.2 percent to $64.8 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased 

$1.6 billion or 0.6 percent to $255.6 billion. This 

followed a 0.6 percent December decrease. Petroleum 

and coal products, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, led the increase, up $0.9 billion or 

1.3 percent to $74.0 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

January, down following four consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $2.0 billion or 0.2 percent to $988.9 

billion, unchanged from the previously published 

decrease. This followed a 0.7 percent December 

increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also down following four 

consecutive monthly increases, drove the decrease, down 

$5.2 billion or 0.9 percent to $582.6 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in January, 

up fifteen of the last sixteen months, increased $0.9 

billion or 0.2 percent to $375.0 billion, unchanged from 

the previously published increase. This followed a 0.1 

percent December decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up thirty consecutive 

months, drove the increase, up $1.2 billion or 1.0 percent 

to $115.9 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up two 

consecutive months, increased $2.3 billion or 1.0 percent 

to $243.4 billion. This followed a 0.3 percent December 

increase. Chemical products, up four of the last five 

months, led the increase, up $1.7 billion or 2.3 percent to $73.9 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, January materials and supplies 

increased 0.3 percent in durable goods and 0.7 percent in 

nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.5 

percent in durable goods and 1.8 percent in nondurable 

goods. Finished goods decreased 0.1 percent in durable 

goods and increased 0.8 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 February is scheduled for release on March 26, 

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

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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

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2013/

2013p 2012r 2012 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2013p 2012r 2012 2012 2013p 2012 2012

 All manufacturing industries.................. 481,808 482,840 483,057 -0.2 0.0 0.3 449,650 465,192 469,120 436,281 449,650 436,281 3.1

 Excluding transportation................... 417,001 416,604 417,348 0.1 -0.2 0.0 392,434 399,031 403,599 382,288 392,434 382,288 2.7

 Excluding defense.............................. 471,470 471,479 472,056 0.0 -0.1 0.2 441,245 452,422 457,928 427,340 441,245 427,340 3.3

 With unfilled orders............................ 157,830 161,036 160,541 -2.0 0.3 1.7 142,842 159,470 155,118 140,498 142,842 140,498 1.7

 Durable goods industries......................... 226,207 228,867 227,497 -1.2 0.6 1.8 206,465 222,818 220,232 198,918 206,465 198,918 3.8

 Wood products....................................... 6,656 6,419 6,210 3.7 3.4 -1.7 5,796 5,550 5,860 5,203 5,796 5,203 11.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,203 8,154 8,165 0.6 -0.1 0.1 7,139 6,941 7,988 6,848 7,139 6,848 4.2

 Primary metals....................................... 28,902 29,927 29,374 -3.4 1.9 4.6 28,397 25,712 27,017 28,015 28,397 28,015 1.4

 Iron and steel mills............................ 10,276 10,444 10,906 -1.6 -4.2 1.9 10,244 9,339 9,708 11,617 10,244 11,617 -11.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 16,870 17,715 16,684 -4.8 6.2 6.8 16,477 14,852 15,673 14,687 16,477 14,687 12.2

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,756 1,768 1,784 -0.7 -0.9 0.7 1,676 1,521 1,636 1,711 1,676 1,711 -2.0

 Fabricated metal products....................... 27,671 27,288 27,387 1.4 -0.4 0.4 26,109 24,638 26,323 25,707 26,109 25,707 1.6

 Machinery............................................. 33,190 33,272 33,645 -0.2 -1.1 3.2 29,590 33,976 31,908 26,842 29,590 26,842 10.2

 Farm machinery................................. 2,272 2,062 2,083 10.2 -1.0 21.5 2,107 1,640 1,599 2,160 2,107 2,160 -2.5

 Construction machinery..................... 5,668 5,836 5,944 -2.9 -1.8 6.7 5,039 6,126 6,087 3,623 5,039 3,623 39.1

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,008 2,004 2,072 0.2 -3.3 -2.2 1,866 2,267 1,934 1,794 1,866 1,794 4.0

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,597 3,557 3,615 1.1 -1.6 2.2 2,833 4,361 3,164 2,280 2,833 2,280 24.3

 Photographic equipment...................... 634 642 664 -1.2 -3.3 1.7 527 692 688 531 527 531 -0.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,201 3,145 3,223 1.8 -2.4 0.5 2,557 2,903 2,940 2,283 2,557 2,283 12.0

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,655 2,595 2,601 2.3 -0.2 2.7 2,452 2,782 2,604 2,031 2,452 2,031 20.7

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,070 3,387 3,499 -9.4 -3.2 3.2 2,924 3,297 3,483 3,131 2,924 3,131 -6.6

 Material handling equipment............... 2,889 2,906 2,864 -0.6 1.5 -0.8 2,613 2,918 2,812 2,390 2,613 2,390 9.3

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 27,205 28,144 27,795 -3.3 1.3 -0.5 24,774 30,873 26,815 25,909 24,774 25,909 -4.4

 Computers........................................ 921 1,196 969 -23.0 23.4 11.9 746 1,441 949 1,245 746 1,245 -40.1

 Computer storage devices..................... 588 621 613 -5.3 1.3 -7.4 409 1,031 483 494 409 494 -17.2

 Other peripheral equipment................ 802 933 842 -14.0 10.8 0.0 482 1,538 791 588 482 588 -18.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 2,913 2,811 2,695 3.6 4.3 -3.5 2,311 3,635 2,666 2,144 2,311 2,144 7.8

 Defense communications equipment.... 330 331 394 -0.3 -16.0 -20.6 300 324 420 341 300 341 -12.0

 Audio and video equipment.................... 249 256 256 -2.7 0.0 10.3 208 412 387 186 208 186 11.8

 Electronic components......................... 3,546 3,464 3,453 2.4 0.3 -0.7 3,216 3,742 3,333 3,172 3,216 3,172 1.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,290 1,337 1,292 -3.5 3.5 1.8 1,122 1,420 1,233 1,101 1,122 1,101 1.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,903 2,959 2,930 -1.9 1.0 -1.8 2,481 3,323 2,998 2,533 2,481 2,533 -2.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,148 6,309 6,495 -2.6 -2.9 4.0 5,372 7,039 6,337 6,097 5,372 6,097 -11.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,066 10,026 9,998 0.4 0.3 1.5 9,109 9,582 9,846 8,868 9,109 8,868 2.7

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 914 894 880 2.2 1.6 -0.5 867 926 858 861 867 861 0.7

 Household appliances........................ 1,602 1,567 1,593 2.2 -1.6 -1.0 1,319 1,447 1,623 1,237 1,319 1,237 6.6

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,014 3,076 3,008 -2.0 2.3 1.5 2,654 3,001 2,786 2,712 2,654 2,712 -2.1

 Batteries........................................... 1,045 1,029 1,035 1.6 -0.6 6.2 915 1,003 1,259 832 915 832 10.0

 Transportation equipment........................ 64,807 66,236 65,709 -2.2 0.8 2.4 57,216 66,161 65,521 53,993 57,216 53,993 6.0

 Automobiles..................................... 10,148 10,094 9,881 0.5 2.2 8.9 9,820 9,113 9,929 7,331 9,820 7,331 34.0

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 13,487 13,077 12,947 3.1 1.0 1.2 12,270 12,043 12,958 10,737 12,270 10,737 14.3

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,186 2,258 2,254 -3.2 0.2 3.0 1,992 2,191 2,140 2,382 1,992 2,382 -16.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,386 18,873 19,157 -2.6 -1.5 2.3 17,527 16,203 19,053 17,347 17,527 17,347 1.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 10,080 10,664 10,529 -5.5 1.3 0.5 7,268 14,091 10,568 7,156 7,268 7,156 1.6

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,247 4,917 4,744 -13.6 3.6 4.8 3,260 5,839 4,811 3,857 3,260 3,857 -15.5

 Ships and boats................................. 2,189 2,254 2,251 -2.9 0.1 -1.1 1,830 2,270 2,185 1,943 1,830 1,943 -5.8

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,436 5,464 5,430 -0.5 0.6 -0.1 5,143 5,246 5,201 4,980 5,143 4,980 3.3

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 14,071 13,937 13,784 1.0 1.1 1.2 13,192 14,139 13,753 12,553 13,192 12,553 5.1

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 255,601 253,973 255,560 0.6 -0.6 -1.0 243,185 242,374 248,888 237,363 243,185 237,363 2.5

 Food products....................................... 62,372 62,254 61,980 0.2 0.4 0.9 60,755 62,154 64,050 58,549 60,755 58,549 3.8

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 8,428 8,458 8,508 -0.4 -0.6 1.9 8,452 8,435 9,015 7,993 8,452 7,993 5.7

 Dairy products.................................. 8,498 8,515 8,581 -0.2 -0.8 1.3 8,281 8,442 8,941 8,273 8,281 8,273 0.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 16,943 17,025 16,884 -0.5 0.8 0.4 16,200 16,789 17,083 16,142 16,200 16,142 0.4

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,155 12,156 12,772 0.0 -4.8 1.4 10,899 12,061 12,833 10,456 10,899 10,456 4.2

 Beverages......................................... 9,217 9,414 9,204 -2.1 2.3 0.6 7,961 9,319 9,265 7,584 7,961 7,584 5.0

 Tobacco............................................ 2,938 2,742 3,568 7.1 -23.2 3.7 2,938 2,742 3,568 2,872 2,938 2,872 2.3

 Textile mills........................................... 2,490 2,497 2,498 -0.3 0.0 0.5 2,334 2,168 2,377 2,313 2,334 2,313 0.9

 Textile products................................... 1,995 1,970 1,975 1.3 -0.3 -0.1 1,787 1,713 1,902 1,736 1,787 1,736 2.9

 Apparel................................................ 1,283 1,253 1,280 2.4 -2.1 -3.5 1,166 1,159 1,474 1,157 1,166 1,157 0.8

 Leather and allied products...................... 498 470 444 6.0 5.9 -2.8 422 436 407 377 422 377 11.9

 Paper products...................................... 13,709 13,791 13,877 -0.6 -0.6 -0.5 13,504 13,310 13,604 13,652 13,504 13,652 -1.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,503 6,513 6,592 -0.2 -1.2 0.2 6,517 6,387 6,373 6,521 6,517 6,521 -0.1

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,037 4,043 4,047 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 3,937 3,787 3,970 3,935 3,937 3,935 0.1

 Printing................................................. 6,681 6,553 6,613 2.0 -0.9 -1.8 6,315 6,518 6,847 6,167 6,315 6,167 2.4

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 73,961 73,038 73,687 1.3 -0.9 -4.8 69,211 68,860 69,612 66,621 69,211 66,621 3.9

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 69,267 68,831 69,512 0.6 -1.0 -5.1 65,714 65,854 65,841 63,440 65,714 63,440 3.6

 Chemical products..................................... 62,754 62,569 62,698 0.3 -0.2 0.5 59,933 58,520 59,004 60,060 59,933 60,060 -0.2

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,232 3,423 3,618 -5.6 -5.4 7.2 2,674 2,643 3,013 2,663 2,674 2,663 0.4

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 13,684 13,393 13,173 2.2 1.7 -2.1 13,341 13,377 13,092 13,784 13,341 13,784 -3.2

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,856 2,817 2,786 1.4 1.1 1.7 2,572 2,215 2,433 2,549 2,572 2,549 0.9

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,703 17,422 17,736 1.6 -1.8 1.3 16,859 15,475 16,778 16,275 16,859 16,275 3.6

p

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

1

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

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

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

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

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

 aggregate totals. 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2013/

2013p 2012r 2012 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2013p 2012r 2012 2012 2013p 2012 2012

All manufacturing industries 2........................ 472,865 482,418 476,116 -2.0 1.3 -0.3 447,840 481,389 458,624 442,681 447,840 442,681 1.2

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 413,244 408,041 408,439 1.3 -0.1 -0.2 393,818 391,858 392,842 382,346 393,818 382,346 3.0

 Excluding defense2.............................. 465,573 464,155 465,055 0.3 -0.2 -0.3 440,178 457,352 449,410 433,191 440,178 433,191 1.6

 With unfilled orders 2............................. 155,860 168,046 160,981 -7.3 4.4 -0.1 148,674 182,090 151,307 154,453 148,674 154,453 -3.7

 Durable goods industries 2......................... 217,264 228,445 220,556 -4.9 3.6 0.6 204,655 239,015 209,736 205,318 204,655 205,318 -0.3

 Primary metals........................................ 28,036 29,118 28,650 -3.7 1.6 0.0 28,931 25,675 26,903 29,201 28,931 29,201 -0.9

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,500 9,965 10,560 -4.7 -5.6 -5.8 10,614 9,460 9,742 12,534 10,614 12,534 -15.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 16,805 17,407 16,404 -3.5 6.1 4.8 16,584 14,673 15,602 14,797 16,584 14,797 12.1

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,731 1,746 1,686 -0.9 3.6 -5.3 1,733 1,542 1,559 1,870 1,733 1,870 -7.3

 Fabricated metal products........................ 29,335 29,011 27,875 1.1 4.1 2.6 28,731 26,045 25,702 26,421 28,731 26,421 8.7

 Machinery............................................. 35,533 30,742 31,694 15.6 -3.0 2.3 34,218 30,607 29,519 30,871 34,218 30,871 10.8

 Construction machinery........................ 6,942 4,412 4,438 57.3 -0.6 2.7 7,156 4,803 4,721 5,208 7,156 5,208 37.4

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,227 2,480 2,203 -10.2 12.6 8.4 2,363 2,412 1,904 2,194 2,363 2,194 7.7

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,448 3,323 3,407 3.8 -2.5 7.8 2,956 3,979 2,896 2,521 2,956 2,521 17.3

 Photographic equipment....................... 621 608 800 2.1 -24.0 20.1 635 456 795 679 635 679 -6.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,222 3,014 3,190 6.9 -5.5 -10.2 2,546 2,680 2,695 2,234 2,546 2,234 14.0

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,621 2,543 2,454 3.1 3.6 -4.4 2,619 2,703 2,390 2,318 2,619 2,318 13.0

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,135 2,893 3,294 42.9 -12.2 9.5 4,008 3,151 3,322 3,932 4,008 3,932 1.9

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,006 2,840 2,928 5.8 -3.0 3.0 2,818 2,891 2,827 2,538 2,818 2,538 11.0

 Computers and electronic products 2

........... 20,426 21,412 20,848 -4.6 2.7 0.8 17,899 26,674 18,976 19,346 17,899 19,346 -7.5

 Computers........................................ 886 1,162 1,102 -23.8 5.4 19.9 711 1,407 1,082 1,204 711 1,204 -40.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,510 3,441 3,253 2.0 5.8 5.1 2,970 4,393 2,602 2,368 2,970 2,368 25.4

 Defense communications equipment....... 286 524 404 -45.4 29.7 2.5 272 695 256 281 272 281 -3.2

 Electronic components......................... 3,528 3,575 3,553 -1.3 0.6 -1.6 3,366 3,820 3,341 3,286 3,366 3,286 2.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,503 1,575 1,503 -4.6 4.8 -10.7 1,448 1,345 1,561 1,370 1,448 1,370 5.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,479 2,530 2,610 -2.0 -3.1 -3.5 2,047 3,975 2,269 2,560 2,047 2,560 -20.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 6,053 6,300 6,237 -3.9 1.0 3.2 5,501 7,513 5,671 6,556 5,501 6,556 -16.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,997 9,891 10,231 1.1 -3.3 2.7 9,661 9,179 10,019 9,621 9,661 9,621 0.4

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 929 913 922 1.8 -1.0 0.7 888 877 878 846 888 846 5.0

 Household appliances.......................... 1,501 1,625 1,596 -7.6 1.8 -1.4 1,340 1,433 1,649 1,333 1,340 1,333 0.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,060 3,228 3,138 -5.2 2.9 2.3 2,915 2,964 2,953 3,129 2,915 3,129 -6.8

 Transportation equipment........................ 59,621 74,377 67,677 -19.8 9.9 -0.7 54,022 89,531 65,782 60,335 54,022 60,335 -10.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 18,323 18,656 18,933 -1.8 -1.5 1.6 17,596 16,343 19,300 17,332 17,596 17,332 1.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 8,158 12,361 12,770 -34.0 -3.2 -12.8 5,045 27,445 11,906 13,392 5,045 13,392 -62.3

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 2,903 8,020 5,060 -63.8 58.5 -10.7 3,427 10,438 4,766 4,308 3,427 4,308 -20.5

 Ships and boats.................................. 1,293 5,022 1,609 -74.3 212.1 -4.6 1,815 5,065 1,379 2,258 1,815 2,258 -19.6

 Furniture and related products................... 5,371 5,390 5,363 -0.4 0.5 -1.2 5,051 4,680 5,175 4,955 5,051 4,955 1.9

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 255,601 253,973 255,560 0.6 -0.6 -1.0 243,185 242,374 248,888 237,363 243,185 237,363 2.5

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

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. Jan.

2013p 2012r 2012 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2013p 2012r 2012 2012 13/12

All manufacturing industries 2...................... 988,886 990,856 983,846 -0.2 0.7 0.0 994,800 988,968 966,348 979,878 1.5

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 406,272 403,056 404,187 0.8 -0.3 -0.4 404,236 395,210 395,960 412,870 -2.1

 Excluding defense2............................. 795,100 794,024 793,916 0.1 0.0 0.0 799,750 793,175 781,822 789,814 1.3

 Durable goods industries 2

........................ 988,886 990,856 983,846 -0.2 0.7 0.0 994,800 988,968 966,348 979,878 1.5

 Primary metals........................................ 29,558 30,424 31,233 -2.8 -2.6 -2.3 30,469 29,935 29,972 37,188 -18.1

 Iron and steel mills............................... 16,038 16,814 17,293 -4.6 -2.8 -2.0 16,723 16,353 16,232 21,336 -21.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 10,256 10,321 10,629 -0.6 -2.9 -2.6 10,440 10,333 10,512 12,336 -15.4

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 3,264 3,289 3,311 -0.8 -0.7 -2.9 3,306 3,249 3,228 3,516 -6.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 86,628 84,964 83,241 2.0 2.1 0.6 84,786 82,164 80,757 78,085 8.6

 Machinery.............................................. 123,894 121,551 124,081 1.9 -2.0 -1.5 123,402 118,774 122,143 138,491 -10.9

 Construction machinery......................... 19,981 18,707 20,131 6.8 -7.1 -7.0 20,186 18,069 19,392 28,404 -28.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 19,428 19,209 18,733 1.1 2.5 0.7 19,336 18,839 18,694 20,591 -6.1

 Industrial machinery............................. 7,194 7,343 7,577 -2.0 -3.1 -2.7 7,200 7,077 7,459 8,637 -16.6

 Photographic equipment........................ 2,974 2,987 3,021 -0.4 -1.1 4.7 2,922 2,814 3,050 2,610 12.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 8,677 8,656 8,787 0.2 -1.5 -0.4 8,003 8,014 8,237 8,341 -4.1

 Metalworking machinery........................ 6,970 7,004 7,056 -0.5 -0.7 -2.0 6,999 6,832 6,911 7,595 -7.8

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 26,126 25,061 25,555 4.2 -1.9 -0.8 26,330 25,246 25,392 28,298 -7.0

 Material handling equipment................... 8,193 8,076 8,142 1.4 -0.8 0.8 8,121 7,916 7,943 7,881 3.0

 Computers and electronic products 2

............. 138,066 137,872 137,172 0.1 0.5 0.3 138,009 137,242 135,018 131,104 5.3

 Computers......................................... 1,306 1,341 1,375 -2.6 -2.5 10.7 1,306 1,341 1,375 1,115 17.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 30,462 29,865 29,235 2.0 2.2 1.9 30,390 29,731 28,973 25,611 18.7

 Defense communications equipment........ 5,207 5,251 5,058 -0.8 3.8 0.2 5,193 5,221 4,850 5,514 -5.8

 Electronic components.......................... 13,451 13,469 13,358 -0.1 0.8 0.8 13,475 13,325 13,247 13,182 2.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 14,567 14,354 14,116 1.5 1.7 1.5 14,484 14,158 14,233 10,346 40.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 44,540 44,964 45,393 -0.9 -0.9 -0.7 44,557 44,991 44,339 45,875 -2.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 28,533 28,628 28,637 -0.3 0.0 -0.9 28,604 28,475 28,001 29,461 -2.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 20,898 20,967 21,102 -0.3 -0.6 1.1 20,904 20,352 20,755 21,481 -2.7

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,138 1,123 1,104 1.3 1.7 4.0 1,099 1,078 1,127 1,020 7.7

 Household appliances........................... 635 736 678 -13.7 8.6 0.4 674 653 667 745 -9.5

 Electrical equipment............................. 10,085 10,039 9,887 0.5 1.5 1.3 10,028 9,767 9,804 9,923 1.1

 Transportation equipment......................... 582,614 587,800 579,659 -0.9 1.4 0.3 590,564 593,758 570,388 567,008 4.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 15,520 15,583 15,800 -0.4 -1.4 -1.4 15,903 15,834 15,694 17,103 -7.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 409,943 411,865 410,168 -0.5 0.4 0.5 415,995 418,218 404,864 391,993 6.1

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 64,922 66,266 63,163 -2.0 4.9 0.5 66,069 65,902 61,303 59,807 10.5

 Ships and boats.................................. 18,437 19,333 16,565 -4.6 16.7 -3.7 18,577 18,592 15,797 22,103 -16.0

 Furniture and related products................... 6,246 6,311 6,385 -1.0 -1.2 -1.0 5,684 5,776 6,342 5,647 0.7

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 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

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. Jan.

2013p 2012r 2012 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2013p 2012r 2012 2012 13/12

 All manufacturing industries...................... 618,399 615,153 614,983 0.5 0.0 0.0 614,438 598,586 615,002 600,549 2.3

 Excluding transportation........................ 502,464 500,368 500,425 0.4 0.0 -0.2 499,182 487,504 500,000 495,299 0.8

 Excluding defense............................. 592,072 588,896 588,678 0.5 0.0 -0.2 588,048 572,518 588,660 574,845 2.3

 With unfilled orders............................. 304,675 303,675 303,825 0.3 0.0 0.2 303,102 294,643 304,135 290,485 4.3

 Durable goods industries........................ 375,013 374,087 374,554 0.2 -0.1 0.1 373,328 363,534 375,163 359,164 3.9

 Wood products........................................ 9,438 9,290 9,157 1.6 1.5 0.8 9,631 9,234 9,223 8,958 7.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 11,616 11,561 11,604 0.5 -0.4 -0.3 11,608 11,320 11,322 11,440 1.5

 Primary metals......................................... 34,654 34,738 34,575 -0.2 0.5 0.1 34,247 34,115 33,931 34,524 -0.8

 Iron and steel mills............................... 19,983 20,149 20,133 -0.8 0.1 0.7 19,619 19,671 19,617 20,611 -4.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 12,550 12,464 12,329 0.7 1.1 -0.7 12,498 12,357 12,211 11,807 5.9

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,121 2,125 2,113 -0.2 0.6 -0.9 2,130 2,087 2,103 2,106 1.1

 Fabricated metal products......................... 45,954 45,988 46,021 -0.1 -0.1 -0.4 45,816 45,076 45,644 45,362 1.0

 Machinery.............................................. 65,437 66,063 66,503 -0.9 -0.7 -0.5 65,186 63,496 67,089 63,341 2.9

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,762 3,782 3,807 -0.5 -0.7 0.2 3,933 3,811 3,657 3,753 4.8

 Construction machinery......................... 5,055 5,349 5,702 -5.5 -6.2 -4.4 4,985 5,221 5,745 5,440 -8.4

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 7,958 8,015 7,948 -0.7 0.8 0.6 7,831 7,649 7,886 7,086 10.5

 Industrial machinery............................. 7,115 7,120 7,170 -0.1 -0.7 -0.2 7,048 6,948 7,330 7,316 -3.7

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,537 1,508 1,456 1.9 3.6 0.1 1,567 1,419 1,519 1,431 9.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,267 4,212 4,143 1.3 1.7 1.6 4,066 3,820 4,073 3,755 8.3

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,688 5,652 5,581 0.6 1.3 0.3 5,540 5,452 5,634 5,063 9.4

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,249 10,702 10,899 -4.2 -1.8 -1.3 10,112 9,886 11,320 10,200 -0.9

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,352 4,303 4,387 1.1 -1.9 -2.2 4,308 4,094 4,461 3,960 8.8

 Computers and electronic products2............ 46,324 46,317 46,538 0.0 -0.5 0.1 46,167 45,053 47,157 45,405 1.7

 Computers......................................... 1,085 1,023 1,096 6.1 -6.7 -6.7 1,039 960 1,156 1,220 -14.8

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,085 1,090 1,090 -0.5 0.0 3.0 1,040 1,004 1,130 1,045 -0.5

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,627 1,591 1,629 2.3 -2.3 -1.0 1,599 1,454 1,692 1,698 -5.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,932 6,897 6,915 0.5 -0.3 -0.3 7,008 6,740 7,186 6,878 1.9

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,375 1,327 1,356 3.6 -2.1 -9.0 1,375 1,327 1,356 1,760 -21.9

 Audio and video equipment.................... 714 697 605 2.4 15.2 -10.9 688 670 666 581 18.4

 Electronic components.......................... 7,471 7,569 7,406 -1.3 2.2 1.0 7,621 7,347 7,424 7,216 5.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,523 3,459 3,441 1.9 0.5 2.1 3,487 3,353 3,426 3,217 8.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 2,847 2,776 2,795 2.6 -0.7 2.9 2,821 2,646 2,757 2,727 3.4

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 12,297 12,233 12,149 0.5 0.7 1.7 12,337 11,850 12,351 11,644 6.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 15,701 15,472 15,660 1.5 -1.2 -0.5 15,671 14,858 15,533 15,424 1.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,850 1,841 1,791 0.5 2.8 0.2 1,832 1,752 1,753 1,829 0.2

 Household appliances........................... 1,698 1,703 1,677 -0.3 1.6 0.6 1,694 1,541 1,622 1,688 0.4

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,578 4,517 4,605 1.4 -1.9 -0.3 4,612 4,401 4,683 4,691 -1.7

 Batteries............................................ 1,022 1,011 1,000 1.1 1.1 -2.4 999 924 953 1,024 -2.4

 Transportation equipment......................... 115,935 114,785 114,558 1.0 0.2 0.9 115,256 111,082 115,002 105,250 9.5

 Automobiles....................................... 2,982 3,264 3,130 -8.6 4.3 3.5 2,968 3,182 3,225 2,678 10.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 2,769 2,681 2,667 3.3 0.5 -0.4 2,641 2,327 2,778 2,551 3.5

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,259 2,154 2,261 4.9 -4.7 3.7 2,249 2,026 2,346 1,934 16.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 17,407 17,510 17,600 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 17,650 17,257 17,565 17,811 -0.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 63,695 62,154 62,080 2.5 0.1 0.4 62,918 59,693 62,184 54,550 15.3

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 13,814 13,816 13,629 0.0 1.4 3.4 13,728 13,659 13,652 13,024 5.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,944 3,007 3,012 -2.1 -0.2 -1.8 2,962 3,006 3,011 2,922 1.4

 Furniture and related products.................... 6,265 6,266 6,248 0.0 0.3 0.7 6,219 6,147 6,284 5,966 4.2

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 23,689 23,607 23,690 0.3 -0.4 0.0 23,527 23,153 23,978 23,494 0.1

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 243,386 241,066 240,429 1.0 0.3 -0.3 241,110 235,052 239,839 241,385 -0.1

 Food products........................................ 45,877 46,026 45,948 -0.3 0.2 0.1 45,779 46,175 47,874 44,794 2.2

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,290 5,365 5,458 -1.4 -1.7 -1.9 5,423 5,613 5,546 5,269 2.9

 Dairy products.................................... 5,970 6,046 5,954 -1.3 1.5 0.6 5,773 5,617 5,699 5,757 0.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 8,005 7,948 7,887 0.7 0.8 0.2 7,887 7,873 8,215 7,485 5.4

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 18,971 19,022 18,981 -0.3 0.2 0.0 19,239 19,056 19,291 18,312 5.1

 Beverages......................................... 15,240 15,285 15,225 -0.3 0.4 0.1 15,286 15,199 15,426 14,356 6.5

 Tobacco............................................ 3,731 3,737 3,756 -0.2 -0.5 -0.3 3,953 3,857 3,865 3,956 -0.1

 Textile mills............................................ 3,331 3,338 3,349 -0.2 -0.3 -0.8 3,331 3,298 3,317 3,501 -4.9

 Textile products...................................... 3,206 3,207 3,208 0.0 0.0 1.1 3,208 3,134 3,169 3,220 -0.4

 Apparel................................................. 2,429 2,433 2,474 -0.2 -1.7 2.3 2,435 2,314 2,392 2,253 8.1

 Leather and allied products....................... 863 876 868 -1.5 0.9 1.9 877 860 868 820 7.0

 Paper products....................................... 14,046 14,019 13,959 0.2 0.4 -0.2 14,050 13,925 13,895 14,234 -1.3

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 5,970 5,979 5,980 -0.2 0.0 -0.4 5,978 5,975 5,917 6,350 -5.9

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,128 4,127 4,108 0.0 0.5 -0.4 4,168 4,110 4,070 4,039 3.2

 Printing.................................................. 5,330 5,345 5,313 -0.3 0.6 1.0 5,182 5,053 5,293 5,249 -1.3

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 53,775 52,914 53,094 1.6 -0.3 -2.0 51,615 49,857 51,642 53,606 -3.7

 Petroleum refineries............................. 49,578 48,634 48,909 1.9 -0.6 -2.0 47,352 45,623 47,522 49,336 -4.0

 Chemical products..................................... 73,881 72,216 71,586 2.3 0.9 0.2 73,849 70,431 70,906 74,135 -0.4

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,040 4,089 4,144 -1.2 -1.3 1.2 4,642 4,356 4,027 4,753 -2.3

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 24,989 24,189 23,634 3.3 2.3 0.2 24,766 23,215 23,450 24,251 2.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 2,859 2,879 2,860 -0.7 0.7 -0.6 2,870 2,721 2,739 2,962 -3.1

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 21,677 21,670 21,649 0.0 0.1 0.2 21,545 20,949 21,192 21,261 1.3

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.
 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

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2013/

2013p 2012r 2012 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2013p 2012r 2012 2012 2013p 2012 2012

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 481,808 482,840 483,057 -0.2 0.0 0.3 449,650 465,192 469,120 436,281 449,650 436,281 3.1

 Construction materials and supplies....... 42,309 41,070 40,939 3.0 0.3 0.2 37,166 35,243 38,989 35,555 37,166 35,555 4.5

 Information technology......................... 20,811 21,350 21,107 -2.5 1.2 0.7 17,797 24,605 20,805 18,939 17,797 18,939 -6.0

 Computers and related products........... 2,311 2,750 2,424 -16.0 13.4 2.3 1,637 4,010 2,223 2,327 1,637 2,327 -29.7

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 44,207 44,302 44,239 -0.2 0.1 3.4 41,609 39,550 44,080 37,797 41,609 37,797 10.1

 Capital goods...................................... 78,473 80,796 79,945 -2.9 1.1 1.7 67,768 88,352 77,719 66,643 67,768 66,643 1.7

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 70,473 71,766 71,416 -1.8 0.5 1.6 61,182 78,531 69,015 59,674 61,182 59,674 2.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 63,822 64,546 64,459 -1.1 0.1 2.2 56,946 68,430 61,943 55,439 56,946 55,439 2.7

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 8,000 9,030 8,529 -11.4 5.9 2.3 6,586 9,821 8,704 6,969 6,586 6,969 -5.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 209,297 207,901 208,290 0.7 -0.2 -1.1 199,282 201,471 206,280 190,358 199,282 190,358 4.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,825 36,214 35,686 1.7 1.5 2.9 34,049 33,831 35,544 29,527 34,049 29,527 15.3

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 172,472 171,687 172,604 0.5 -0.5 -1.9 165,233 167,640 170,736 160,831 165,233 160,831 2.7

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 472,865 482,418 476,116 -2.0 1.3 -0.3 447,840 481,389 458,624 442,681 447,840 442,681 1.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 42,267 40,957 40,757 3.2 0.5 -0.8 37,405 34,978 38,067 35,904 37,405 35,904 4.2

 Information technology......................... 20,981 21,541 21,635 -2.6 -0.4 2.4 18,771 26,212 19,710 20,220 18,771 20,220 -7.2

 Computers and related products........... 2,276 2,716 2,557 -16.2 6.2 5.5 1,602 3,976 2,356 2,286 1,602 2,286 -29.9

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 44,144 44,085 44,015 0.1 0.2 3.1 41,678 39,690 44,327 37,782 41,678 37,782 10.3

 Capital goods...................................... 77,297 88,133 79,047 -12.3 11.5 -1.7 71,139 109,038 72,306 79,307 71,139 79,307 -10.3

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 72,390 71,934 71,229 0.6 1.0 -2.2 65,867 88,389 66,277 71,947 65,867 71,947 -8.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 67,914 63,346 63,846 7.2 -0.8 3.3 64,516 66,309 59,586 61,141 64,516 61,141 5.5

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 4,907 16,199 7,818 -69.7 107.2 2.8 5,272 20,649 6,029 7,360 5,272 7,360 -28.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 209,194 207,913 208,289 0.6 -0.2 -1.2 199,361 201,299 206,396 190,489 199,361 190,489 4.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,722 36,226 35,685 1.4 1.5 2.8 34,128 33,659 35,660 29,658 34,128 29,658 15.1

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 172,472 171,687 172,604 0.5 -0.5 -1.9 165,233 167,640 170,736 160,831 165,233 160,831 2.7

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 988,886 990,856 983,846 -0.2 0.7 0.0 994,800 988,968 966,348 979,878 (X) (X) 1.5

 Construction materials and supplies....... 55,643 55,685 55,798 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 54,211 53,972 54,237 54,146 (X) (X) 0.1

 Information technology......................... 136,629 136,459 136,268 0.1 0.1 0.4 136,559 135,585 133,978 130,325 (X) (X) 4.8

 Computers and related products........... 1,306 1,341 1,375 -2.6 -2.5 10.7 1,306 1,341 1,375 1,115 (X) (X) 17.1

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 15,520 15,583 15,800 -0.4 -1.4 -1.4 15,903 15,834 15,694 17,103 (X) (X) -7.0

 Capital goods...................................... 754,165 755,341 748,004 -0.2 1.0 -0.1 759,275 755,904 735,218 742,110 (X) (X) 2.3

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 586,069 584,152 583,984 0.3 0.0 0.0 590,345 585,660 575,802 576,388 (X) (X) 2.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 236,034 231,942 233,142 1.8 -0.5 -0.3 234,843 227,273 229,394 239,109 (X) (X) -1.8

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 168,096 171,189 164,020 -1.8 4.4 -0.4 168,930 170,244 159,416 165,722 (X) (X) 1.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 3,959 4,062 4,050 -2.5 0.3 0.0 3,907 3,828 4,000 3,878 (X) (X) 0.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 3,959 4,062 4,050 -2.5 0.3 0.0 3,907 3,828 4,000 3,878 (X) (X) 0.7

 All manufacturing industries................... 618,399 615,153 614,983 0.5 0.0 0.0 614,438 598,586 615,002 600,549 (X) (X) 2.3

 Construction materials and supplies....... 59,774 59,707 59,458 0.1 0.4 0.2 59,713 58,250 58,724 58,441 (X) (X) 2.2

 Information technology......................... 39,897 39,321 39,455 1.5 -0.3 0.1 39,808 37,976 40,106 38,716 (X) (X) 2.8

 Computers and related products........... 3,797 3,704 3,815 2.5 -2.9 -1.6 3,678 3,418 3,978 3,963 (X) (X) -7.2

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 25,417 25,609 25,658 -0.7 -0.2 0.4 25,508 24,792 25,914 24,974 (X) (X) 2.1

 Capital goods...................................... 195,740 194,035 195,072 0.9 -0.5 0.4 194,307 187,344 196,798 182,394 (X) (X) 6.5

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 174,163 172,581 173,578 0.9 -0.6 0.1 172,581 165,922 175,290 161,579 (X) (X) 6.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 120,712 120,651 121,557 0.1 -0.7 -0.1 119,959 116,345 123,199 116,266 (X) (X) 3.2

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 21,577 21,454 21,494 0.6 -0.2 2.9 21,726 21,422 21,508 20,815 (X) (X) 4.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 183,243 181,927 181,212 0.7 0.4 -0.5 181,201 177,048 182,115 180,433 (X) (X) 0.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 25,501 25,784 25,526 -1.1 1.0 0.0 25,717 24,988 25,861 25,195 (X) (X) 2.1

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 157,742 156,143 155,686 1.0 0.3 -0.6 155,484 152,060 156,254 155,238 (X) (X) 0.2

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 Group

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

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. Jan.

2013p 2012r 2012 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2013p 2012r 2012 2012 13/12

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 203,000 202,115 202,250 0.4 -0.1 -0.6 202,947 199,726 200,814 200,341 1.3

 Durable goods industries.......................... 121,173 120,859 121,135 0.3 -0.2 -0.2 121,467 119,955 121,143 118,578 2.4

 Wood products................................... 3,705 3,598 3,440 3.0 4.6 -2.5 3,894 3,747 3,584 3,670 6.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,665 4,607 4,632 1.3 -0.5 0.9 4,670 4,562 4,609 4,696 -0.6

 Primary metals.................................... 13,469 13,270 13,251 1.5 0.1 0.5 13,477 13,379 13,203 13,334 1.1

 Fabricated metal products........................ 16,589 16,469 16,694 0.7 -1.3 -1.2 16,627 16,464 16,561 16,653 -0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 25,161 25,489 25,679 -1.3 -0.7 -1.0 25,084 24,640 25,755 24,584 2.0

 Computers and electronic products........ 18,095 18,021 17,813 0.4 1.2 0.2 18,148 17,912 17,947 16,925 7.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,880 6,830 6,902 0.7 -1.0 -0.9 6,898 6,724 6,826 6,808 1.3

 Transportation equipment..................... 22,062 22,034 22,091 0.1 -0.3 1.4 22,107 22,099 22,036 21,112 4.7

 Furniture and related products............... 2,967 2,920 2,954 1.6 -1.2 -0.5 2,960 2,916 2,946 2,922 1.3

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,580 7,621 7,679 -0.5 -0.8 -0.7 7,602 7,512 7,676 7,874 -3.5

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 81,827 81,256 81,115 0.7 0.2 -1.3 81,480 79,771 79,671 81,763 -0.3

 Food products.................................... 14,794 15,152 15,381 -2.4 -1.5 -1.1 15,034 15,333 15,806 14,839 1.3

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 4,888 4,913 4,940 -0.5 -0.5 0.7 5,048 5,051 4,934 4,901 3.0

 Textiles.............................................. 1,213 1,197 1,198 1.3 -0.1 0.5 1,209 1,181 1,171 1,243 -2.7

 Textile products................................... 1,538 1,522 1,508 1.1 0.9 0.7 1,524 1,496 1,488 1,487 2.5

 Apparel............................................. 811 816 810 -0.6 0.7 -2.5 811 806 789 695 16.7

 Leather and allied products.................... 272 274 269 -0.7 1.9 1.1 272 271 262 258 5.4

 Paper products.................................... 6,913 6,893 6,941 0.3 -0.7 0.2 6,988 6,885 6,933 7,103 -1.6

 Printing ............................................. 2,465 2,456 2,514 0.4 -2.3 2.7 2,423 2,377 2,511 2,549 -4.9

 Petroleum and coal products................. 17,148 16,727 16,423 2.5 1.9 -5.0 16,214 15,735 15,279 16,912 -4.1

 Chemical products................................ 23,247 22,673 22,365 2.5 1.4 -0.8 23,371 22,194 21,955 23,051 1.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 8,538 8,633 8,766 -1.1 -1.5 0.7 8,586 8,442 8,543 8,725 -1.6

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 192,260 190,758 190,761 0.8 0.0 0.4 191,055 184,951 192,311 185,287 3.1

 Durable goods industries.......................... 146,778 146,075 145,479 0.5 0.4 0.6 145,684 140,771 145,862 138,139 5.5

 Wood products................................... 1,636 1,615 1,566 1.3 3.1 1.7 1,626 1,567 1,560 1,450 12.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,333 1,363 1,356 -2.2 0.5 -1.7 1,310 1,302 1,287 1,283 2.1

 Primary metals.................................... 11,003 11,040 11,045 -0.3 0.0 0.6 10,712 10,346 10,792 11,023 -2.8

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,638 13,763 13,691 -0.9 0.5 0.6 13,588 13,429 13,767 13,257 2.5

 Machinery.......................................... 16,589 16,837 16,757 -1.5 0.5 0.9 16,395 15,959 17,164 16,468 -0.4

 Computers and electronic products........ 15,220 15,306 15,420 -0.6 -0.7 -0.9 15,126 14,664 15,550 16,591 -8.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,650 3,593 3,623 1.6 -0.8 -0.9 3,661 3,415 3,601 3,638 0.6

 Transportation equipment..................... 79,310 78,149 77,605 1.5 0.7 1.0 78,944 75,830 77,709 70,265 12.4

 Furniture and related products............... 1,017 1,019 1,055 -0.2 -3.4 1.8 1,014 1,017 1,052 985 2.9

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,382 3,390 3,361 -0.2 0.9 0.2 3,308 3,242 3,380 3,179 4.1

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 45,482 44,683 45,282 1.8 -1.3 -0.5 45,371 44,180 46,449 47,148 -3.8

 Food products.................................... 4,218 4,054 4,006 4.0 1.2 -0.9 4,498 4,661 5,009 4,131 8.9

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 6,346 6,295 6,265 0.8 0.5 -0.1 6,667 6,709 6,764 6,138 8.6

 Textiles.............................................. 753 776 776 -3.0 0.0 0.4 752 755 780 788 -4.6

 Textile products................................... 405 411 419 -1.5 -1.9 0.2 408 394 418 445 -8.3

 Apparel............................................. 372 384 384 -3.1 0.0 -1.0 359 351 370 352 2.0

 Leather and allied products.................... 113 102 107 10.8 -4.7 -5.3 113 101 116 123 -8.1

 Paper products.................................... 1,295 1,300 1,282 -0.4 1.4 -0.3 1,311 1,284 1,270 1,341 -2.2

 Printing ............................................. 1,208 1,225 1,146 -1.4 6.9 -2.7 1,164 1,102 1,140 1,183 -1.6

 Petroleum and coal products................. 12,531 13,050 13,924 -4.0 -6.3 -0.3 11,848 12,276 13,638 14,420 -17.8

 Chemical products................................ 16,021 14,850 14,716 7.9 0.9 -0.5 16,012 14,397 14,711 16,001 0.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,220 2,236 2,257 -0.7 -0.9 -0.7 2,239 2,150 2,233 2,226 0.6

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 223,139 222,280 221,972 0.4 0.1 0.2 220,436 213,909 221,877 214,921 2.6

 Durable goods industries.......................... 107,062 107,153 107,940 -0.1 -0.7 -0.1 106,177 102,808 108,158 102,447 3.6

 Wood products................................... 4,097 4,077 4,151 0.5 -1.8 3.4 4,111 3,920 4,079 3,838 7.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 5,618 5,591 5,616 0.5 -0.4 -1.0 5,628 5,456 5,426 5,461 3.1

 Primary metals.................................... 10,182 10,428 10,279 -2.4 1.4 -0.9 10,058 10,390 9,936 10,167 -1.1

 Fabricated metal products........................ 15,727 15,756 15,636 -0.2 0.8 -0.4 15,601 15,183 15,316 15,452 1.0

 Machinery.......................................... 23,687 23,737 24,067 -0.2 -1.4 -1.0 23,707 22,897 24,170 22,289 6.4

 Computers and electronic products........ 13,009 12,990 13,305 0.1 -2.4 1.1 12,893 12,477 13,660 11,889 8.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,171 5,049 5,135 2.4 -1.7 0.5 5,112 4,719 5,106 4,978 2.7

 Transportation equipment..................... 14,563 14,602 14,862 -0.3 -1.7 -0.2 14,205 13,153 15,257 13,873 2.4

 Furniture and related products............... 2,281 2,327 2,239 -2.0 3.9 1.7 2,245 2,214 2,286 2,059 9.0

 Miscellaneous products......................... 12,727 12,596 12,650 1.0 -0.4 0.3 12,617 12,399 12,922 12,441 1.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 116,077 115,127 114,032 0.8 1.0 0.4 114,259 111,101 113,719 112,474 1.6

 Food products.................................... 26,865 26,820 26,561 0.2 1.0 1.0 26,247 26,181 27,059 25,824 1.6

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 7,737 7,814 7,776 -1.0 0.5 -0.3 7,524 7,296 7,593 7,273 3.5

 Textiles.............................................. 1,365 1,365 1,375 0.0 -0.7 -2.6 1,370 1,362 1,366 1,470 -6.8

 Textile products................................... 1,263 1,274 1,281 -0.9 -0.5 2.0 1,276 1,244 1,263 1,288 -0.9

 Apparel............................................. 1,246 1,233 1,280 1.1 -3.7 6.7 1,265 1,157 1,233 1,206 4.9

 Leather and allied products.................... 478 500 492 -4.4 1.6 4.0 492 488 490 439 12.1

 Paper products.................................... 5,838 5,826 5,736 0.2 1.6 -0.6 5,751 5,756 5,692 5,790 -0.7

 Printing ............................................. 1,657 1,664 1,653 -0.4 0.7 1.1 1,595 1,574 1,642 1,517 5.1

 Petroleum and coal products................. 24,096 23,137 22,747 4.1 1.7 -0.9 23,553 21,846 22,725 22,274 5.7

 Chemical products................................ 34,613 34,693 34,505 -0.2 0.5 1.2 34,466 33,840 34,240 35,083 -1.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,919 10,801 10,626 1.1 1.6 0.0 10,720 10,357 10,416 10,310 4.0

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

1

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

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

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

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group3

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Jan Dec Nov Oct Jan Dec Nov Oct

2013p 2012r 2012 2012 2013p 2012r 2012 2012

All manufacturing industries2

............................ 1.28 1.27 1.27 1.28 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2.................................. 1.66 1.63 1.65 1.67 6.27 6.15 6.13 6.23

 Wood products.............................................. 1.42 1.45 1.47 1.44 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.20 1.16 1.18 1.23 1.02 1.02 1.06 1.14

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.66 1.69 1.68 1.69 3.25 3.23 3.15 3.15

 Machinery..................................................... 1.97 1.99 1.98 2.05 4.09 3.96 4.00 4.15

 Computers and electronic products2

................ 1.70 1.65 1.67 1.66 7.65 7.49 7.53 7.54

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.56 1.54 1.57 1.60 2.32 2.33 2.35 2.35

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.79 1.73 1.74 1.77 14.94 14.40 14.27 14.39

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.14 1.33 1.34 1.36 1.37

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.68 1.69 1.72 1.74 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.95 0.95 0.94 0.93 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.74 0.74 0.74 0.75 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.56 1.56 1.49 1.51 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.34 1.34 1.34 1.36 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.61 1.63 1.62 1.60 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.89 1.94 1.93 1.82 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 1.73 1.86 1.95 1.86 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.02 1.02 1.01 1.00 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.80 0.82 0.80 0.78 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.73 0.72 0.72 0.70 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.18 1.15 1.14 1.14 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.22 1.24 1.22 1.23 (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.

Industry Jan2 Jan2 Jan2 Jan2

2012- 2012- 2012- 2012-

Jan1 Dec Jan1 Dec Jan1 Dec Jan1 Dec

2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012

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

Durable goods industries....................... 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 0.0 0.6 -0.1 1.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.5

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... -0.3 0.7 2.1 1.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.2 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.1 0.3 -0.3 0.7 -0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.1 0.4 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1

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

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.6 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.4

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.9

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 1.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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 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. 

Benchmark Notice 

Revised historical data for Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders will be issued on May 17, 

2013. These revisions reflect: 

 benchmarking the shipments and inventories data to the 2011 Annual Survey of Manufactures 

(ASM) data, as well as revised ASM benchmarks for prior years; 

 incorporating the unfilled orders to shipments ratios obtained from the 2010/2011 Manufacturers’ 

Unfilled Orders Survey by applying these ratios to the respective ASM shipments data, as well as 

incorporating revised unfilled orders to shipments ratios for prior years; 

 adjusting the new orders data to be consistent with the benchmarked shipments and unfilled orders 

data; 

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

previously reported data; 

 migrating the data processing environment from a server having a Linux Red Hat 4 operating system 

that supports SAS® 9.1.3 to a server having a Linux Red Hat 5 operating system that supports SAS® 

9.2; and 

 updating the seasonally adjusted data, based on the results of benchmarking and the recent annual 

review of the seasonal adjustment models. 

An accompanying press release will include the revised 2013 January through March data. Please call 

Jessica Young on (301) 763-4832 with any questions.