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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014, AT 10:00 A.M. EST

Adriana Stoica

Economic Indicators Division

(301) 763-4832

M3-2 (14)-09

CB14-191

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders

September 2014

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in September, down two consecutive months, decreased $2.8 billion or 

0.6 percent to $499.4 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 10.0 percent August

decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders 

decreased slightly.

 Shipments, up three of the last four months, increased

$0.7 billion or 0.1 percent to $503.4 billion. This 

followed a 1.1 percent August decrease.

 Unfilled orders, up seventeen of the last eighteen 

months, increased $3.7 billion or 0.3 percent to $1,168.7

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

first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 

0.6 percent August increase. The unfilled orders-to- shipments ratio was 6.71, unchanged from August.

 Inventories, up twenty-two of the last twenty-three 

months, increased $1.5 billion or 0.2 percent to $655.2

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

was first published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.1 

percent August increase. The inventories-to-shipments 

ratio was 1.30, unchanged from August.

New Orders

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

September, down two consecutive months, decreased

$2.8 billion or 1.1 percent to $242.2 billion, revised from 

the previously published 1.3 percent decrease. This

followed an 18.3 percent August decrease.

 Transportation equipment, also down two consecutive 

months, led the decrease, $2.7 billion or 3.5 percent to $73.6 billion.

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods

increased $0.1 billion or slightly to $257.2 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in 

September, up three of the last four months, increased

$0.7 billion or 0.3 percent to $246.2 billion, revised from 

the previously published 0.1 percent increase. This

followed a 1.7 percent August decrease.

 Transportation equipment, also up three of the last four 

months, led the increase, $0.4 billion or 0.5 percent to $72.7 billion.

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased

$0.1 billion or slightly to $257.2 billion. This followed a 

0.4 percent August decrease. Chemical products, up five 

of the last six months, drove the increase, $0.1 billion or 

0.1 percent to $63.3 billion.

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

September, up seventeen of the last eighteen months, 

increased $3.7 billion or 0.3 percent to $1,168.7 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

was at the highest level since the series was first 

published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.6 percent

August increase. 

 Computers and electronic products, up twelve of the 

last thirteen months, led the increase, $1.0 billion or 0.7

percent to $144.8 billion. 

Inventories

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

September, up seventeen of the last eighteen months, increased $1.7 billion or 0.4 percent to $404.6 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

was at the highest level since the series was first 

published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.4 percent 

August increase.

 Transportation equipment, also up seventeen of the last 

eighteen months, led the increase, $1.0 billion or 0.8

percent to $130.9 billion.

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

four consecutive months, decreased $0.1 billion or 

slightly to $250.6 billion. This followed a 0.4 percent

August decrease. Petroleum and coal products, also 

down four consecutive months, drove the decrease, $0.5

billion or 1.0 percent to $46.6 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, September materials and 

supplies decreased 0.5 percent in durable goods and

increased 0.3 percent in nondurable goods. Work in 

process increased 0.6 percent in durable goods and

decreased 0.8 percent in nondurable goods. Finished 

goods increased 1.3 percent 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 www.census.gov/m3. The Advance Report on durable goods for October is

scheduled for release on November 26, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. EST and the Full Report on December 5, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page 

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

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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Sept. Aug. July 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2014p 2013 2013

 All manufacturing industries.................. 503,424 502,690 508,108 0.1 -1.1 1.4 519,517 513,910 497,821 499,417 4,500,289 4,371,443 2.9

 Excluding transportation................... 430,738 430,380 431,666 0.1 -0.3 0.3 442,367 440,349 432,697 426,088 3,865,002 3,762,794 2.7

 Excluding defense.............................. 491,671 490,760 496,269 0.2 -1.1 1.3 506,581 502,121 487,414 485,616 4,395,767 4,263,331 3.1

 With unfilled orders............................ 174,258 173,615 174,918 0.4 -0.7 2.9 184,012 175,899 165,593 170,033 1,524,494 1,446,921 5.4

 Durable goods industries......................... 246,213 245,532 249,815 0.3 -1.7 3.7 258,596 249,043 237,040 241,966 2,167,803 2,062,828 5.1

 Wood products....................................... 8,304 8,385 8,515 -1.0 -1.5 -0.1 8,650 8,885 8,876 7,677 74,288 66,021 12.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 9,327 9,149 9,188 1.9 -0.4 1.7 10,067 10,082 9,878 9,080 81,951 76,293 7.4

 Primary metals....................................... 27,878 27,692 27,582 0.7 0.4 1.9 28,409 28,355 27,385 25,778 245,694 229,706 7.0

 Iron and steel mills............................ 11,529 11,310 11,391 1.9 -0.7 2.1 11,583 11,477 11,249 10,454 100,800 96,187 4.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 14,517 14,593 14,402 -0.5 1.3 1.8 14,868 15,101 14,424 13,551 128,771 117,977 9.1

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,832 1,789 1,789 2.4 0.0 0.5 1,958 1,777 1,712 1,773 16,123 15,542 3.7

 Fabricated metal products....................... 30,497 30,268 30,261 0.8 0.0 0.3 32,050 31,663 30,141 29,848 270,719 262,013 3.3

 Machinery............................................. 37,120 37,017 36,926 0.3 0.2 3.3 38,131 36,530 36,011 34,498 326,344 308,298 5.9

 Farm machinery................................. 1,294 1,157 1,500 11.8 -22.9 -8.7 1,031 815 1,489 1,360 16,105 18,996 -15.2

 Construction machinery..................... 4,635 4,680 4,620 -1.0 1.3 3.1 4,624 4,606 4,505 4,228 41,141 41,256 -0.3

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,308 2,306 2,393 0.1 -3.6 6.7 2,380 2,276 2,308 2,289 20,471 19,282 6.2

 Industrial machinery.......................... 5,909 6,052 5,717 -2.4 5.9 18.2 6,467 6,032 5,413 4,431 45,541 33,212 37.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 717 687 713 4.4 -3.6 3.8 795 681 666 752 6,184 5,896 4.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,688 3,673 3,701 0.4 -0.8 0.1 3,884 3,905 4,110 3,828 34,150 33,688 1.4

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,219 3,162 3,177 1.8 -0.5 -0.7 3,485 3,063 3,136 3,234 28,255 26,809 5.4

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,340 4,301 4,100 0.9 4.9 2.3 4,216 4,291 3,933 3,793 36,140 35,795 1.0

 Material handling equipment............... 3,062 2,976 3,004 2.9 -0.9 2.2 3,134 3,071 2,896 2,967 26,662 25,216 5.7

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 29,145 29,590 29,955 -1.5 -1.2 3.1 31,285 28,505 29,578 31,021 257,959 245,938 4.9

 Computers........................................ 354 399 458 -11.3 -12.9 -7.3 421 366 354 648 3,813 4,643 -17.9

 Computer storage devices..................... 780 836 834 -6.7 0.2 -16.5 1,155 665 484 1,684 8,027 8,729 -8.0

 Other peripheral equipment................ 830 844 1,023 -1.7 -17.5 6.7 1,135 706 746 1,177 7,600 6,975 9.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,401 3,372 3,383 0.9 -0.3 -2.6 4,096 3,294 2,897 4,169 30,405 31,448 -3.3

 Defense communications equipment.... 404 368 467 9.8 -21.2 29.0 450 364 437 479 3,528 3,837 -8.1

 Audio and video equipment.................... 373 403 408 -7.4 -1.2 -3.1 332 361 346 285 3,102 2,123 46.1

 Electronic components......................... 3,621 3,574 3,747 1.3 -4.6 0.7 3,772 3,603 3,777 3,555 32,060 30,969 3.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,404 1,394 1,355 0.7 2.9 -1.4 1,630 1,362 1,225 1,495 12,297 11,641 5.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,937 3,091 2,891 -5.0 6.9 -0.7 3,202 3,038 2,529 3,226 25,648 25,493 0.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 7,025 7,017 6,910 0.1 1.5 2.4 8,031 6,558 6,183 7,204 60,718 55,797 8.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,731 10,646 10,605 0.8 0.4 1.9 11,419 10,853 10,221 10,522 93,818 92,545 1.4

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 895 896 884 -0.1 1.4 1.1 916 876 855 857 7,763 7,306 6.3

 Household appliances........................ 1,826 1,803 1,883 1.3 -4.2 4.8 1,930 1,810 1,818 1,709 15,962 14,869 7.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,371 3,379 3,386 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 3,775 3,428 3,216 3,671 30,703 30,492 0.7

 Batteries........................................... 1,114 1,038 1,007 7.3 3.1 2.0 1,242 1,057 923 1,026 8,894 8,312 7.0

 Transportation equipment........................ 72,686 72,310 76,442 0.5 -5.4 8.0 77,150 73,561 65,124 73,329 635,287 608,649 4.4

 Automobiles..................................... 9,748 9,702 9,701 0.5 0.0 2.6 10,297 9,970 7,993 10,989 84,265 94,576 -10.9

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 13,211 13,410 15,625 -1.5 -14.2 20.9 13,771 14,016 12,197 13,638 121,975 112,956 8.0

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,935 2,813 2,789 4.3 0.9 4.1 3,098 2,803 2,719 2,216 23,718 20,338 16.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 21,594 21,330 22,698 1.2 -6.0 7.5 22,217 22,095 19,975 20,089 191,104 175,106 9.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 13,405 13,192 13,394 1.6 -1.5 4.0 14,681 12,816 11,722 12,809 108,573 98,013 10.8

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,524 4,362 4,560 3.7 -4.3 3.3 5,021 4,309 3,822 5,498 40,070 41,721 -4.0

 Ships and boats................................. 2,466 2,406 2,442 2.5 -1.5 1.9 2,550 2,369 2,278 2,459 21,296 21,833 -2.5

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,887 5,855 5,798 0.5 1.0 1.2 6,119 6,333 5,891 5,796 51,968 50,584 2.7

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 14,638 14,620 14,543 0.1 0.5 0.8 15,316 14,276 13,935 14,417 129,775 122,781 5.7

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 257,211 257,158 258,293 0.0 -0.4 -0.8 260,921 264,867 260,781 257,451 2,332,486 2,308,615 1.0

 Food products....................................... 66,242 66,345 66,116 -0.2 0.3 0.2 67,620 66,820 64,222 63,621 585,605 552,302 6.0

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,586 7,650 7,647 -0.8 0.0 -1.1 7,700 7,737 7,441 7,771 68,107 71,458 -4.7

 Dairy products.................................. 9,929 9,779 9,771 1.5 0.1 0.9 10,103 9,843 9,780 8,675 86,561 76,059 13.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 20,491 20,392 20,490 0.5 -0.5 0.1 20,650 20,745 20,262 18,844 179,819 161,251 11.5

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,042 12,052 12,252 -0.1 -1.6 1.9 12,313 12,355 12,450 12,381 107,463 108,020 -0.5

 Beverages......................................... 8,720 8,679 8,690 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 8,991 8,982 8,888 9,172 78,443 78,555 -0.1

 Tobacco............................................ 3,322 3,373 3,562 -1.5 -5.3 7.1 3,322 3,373 3,562 3,209 29,020 29,465 -1.5

 Textile mills........................................... 2,687 2,661 2,725 1.0 -2.3 0.6 2,760 2,787 2,670 2,751 24,495 23,982 2.1

 Textile products................................... 2,113 2,096 2,074 0.8 1.1 -2.3 2,138 2,210 2,092 2,101 18,831 18,749 0.4

 Apparel................................................ 1,217 1,169 1,241 4.1 -5.8 -0.8 1,309 1,274 1,278 1,211 10,418 9,778 6.5

 Leather and allied products...................... 490 499 497 -1.8 0.4 -0.4 500 514 486 482 4,459 4,323 3.1

 Paper products...................................... 14,448 14,460 14,504 -0.1 -0.3 0.6 14,838 14,886 14,745 14,613 130,226 128,802 1.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,801 6,797 6,839 0.1 -0.6 0.7 6,990 7,032 6,980 6,848 61,070 60,318 1.2

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,452 4,464 4,456 -0.3 0.2 1.0 4,553 4,573 4,623 4,457 40,085 39,239 2.2

 Printing................................................. 6,485 6,464 6,546 0.3 -1.3 -0.3 6,796 6,524 6,241 6,544 57,697 58,098 -0.7

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 69,141 69,159 70,263 0.0 -1.6 -3.6 69,364 74,379 74,144 71,850 647,896 657,265 -1.4

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 65,352 65,440 66,663 -0.1 -1.8 -3.8 64,958 69,941 69,959 67,869 614,450 625,020 -1.7

 Chemical products..................................... 63,294 63,223 63,036 0.1 0.3 0.2 63,958 63,557 63,233 63,245 572,700 579,122 -1.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,769 2,797 2,945 -1.0 -5.0 1.3 2,446 2,248 2,438 2,221 26,796 25,450 5.3

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 14,413 14,445 14,302 -0.2 1.0 -3.7 14,552 14,289 14,170 15,885 132,412 138,832 -4.6

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,084 3,093 3,096 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2 3,101 3,248 3,384 3,024 28,701 28,342 1.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 19,052 19,030 19,039 0.1 0.0 0.4 19,325 19,561 19,220 18,652 172,696 168,174 2.7

p

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

1

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

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

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

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

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

 aggregate totals. 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Sept. Aug. July 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2014p 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries2........................ 499,395 502,159 558,155 -0.6 -10.0 10.5 516,425 503,695 543,697 501,728 4,531,671 4,350,811 4.2

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 425,794 425,868 425,784 0.0 0.0 -0.7 436,709 431,634 423,124 418,820 3,825,198 3,724,599 2.7

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 488,417 491,570 547,735 -0.6 -10.3 11.3 503,867 495,519 535,996 486,940 4,430,281 4,256,206 4.1

 With unfilled orders2

............................. 177,987 181,084 233,140 -1.7 -22.3 28.7 187,691 173,557 221,810 179,036 1,624,060 1,487,857 9.2

 Durable goods industries2......................... 242,184 245,001 299,862 -1.1 -18.3 22.5 255,504 238,828 282,916 244,277 2,199,185 2,042,196 7.7

 Primary metals........................................ 28,667 27,972 27,896 2.5 0.3 -0.4 28,352 27,599 27,638 25,320 248,255 231,922 7.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 11,906 11,346 11,425 4.9 -0.7 -3.2 11,402 10,760 11,260 10,249 102,180 97,451 4.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 14,800 14,708 14,690 0.6 0.1 1.8 14,982 14,921 14,706 13,474 129,561 119,085 8.8

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,961 1,918 1,781 2.2 7.7 1.3 1,968 1,918 1,672 1,597 16,514 15,386 7.3

 Fabricated metal products........................ 30,847 30,612 30,673 0.8 -0.2 -0.1 31,674 31,344 30,362 29,344 273,747 272,185 0.6

 Machinery............................................. 37,220 38,226 37,780 -2.6 1.2 -1.4 37,591 37,015 36,230 34,490 338,050 313,291 7.9

 Construction machinery........................ 4,722 5,125 4,863 -7.9 5.4 -6.2 4,374 4,929 4,220 4,414 45,883 41,409 10.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,471 2,520 2,148 -1.9 17.3 6.7 2,504 2,300 2,218 2,210 20,793 21,178 -1.8

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,054 6,045 5,684 0.1 6.4 17.8 6,430 5,867 5,371 4,338 45,660 33,737 35.3

 Photographic equipment....................... 383 765 720 -49.9 6.3 32.1 480 788 732 961 5,832 6,796 -14.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,884 4,039 3,773 -3.8 7.1 0.4 4,165 4,123 3,875 4,015 35,412 33,683 5.1

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,043 3,334 3,314 -8.7 0.6 2.6 3,286 3,198 3,249 3,181 28,344 26,742 6.0

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,425 4,025 4,606 9.9 -12.6 -8.2 4,290 3,874 4,465 3,849 39,014 37,100 5.2

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,074 3,214 3,227 -4.4 -0.4 -6.2 3,183 3,262 2,918 2,664 28,028 25,599 9.5

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 22,364 22,894 22,504 -2.3 1.7 -0.8 26,357 20,897 19,562 25,250 197,557 189,117 4.5

 Computers........................................ 494 476 586 3.8 -18.8 -14.8 561 443 482 635 4,476 4,748 -5.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,207 3,761 3,817 -14.7 -1.5 12.5 4,012 3,611 3,113 4,746 33,276 35,531 -6.3

 Defense communications equipment....... 326 475 363 -31.4 30.9 -1.4 420 466 279 509 3,259 3,390 -3.9

 Electronic components......................... 3,621 3,585 3,744 1.0 -4.2 -0.6 3,670 3,685 3,838 3,318 32,346 31,120 3.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,841 1,834 1,728 0.4 6.1 -9.1 2,125 1,659 1,588 1,749 15,888 14,612 8.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,461 3,032 2,732 14.1 11.0 -10.5 4,102 2,525 2,241 3,324 25,399 22,902 10.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 7,173 7,356 6,965 -2.5 5.6 2.0 8,555 6,461 6,186 7,416 61,607 56,272 9.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 11,243 10,913 10,590 3.0 3.1 -3.0 11,511 10,795 10,000 10,064 96,383 93,431 3.2

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 883 888 898 -0.6 -1.1 2.2 923 872 847 889 7,797 7,353 6.0

 Household appliances.......................... 1,846 1,837 1,869 0.5 -1.7 2.0 1,994 1,786 1,806 1,710 16,084 14,912 7.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,528 3,457 3,519 2.1 -1.8 0.3 3,624 3,370 3,378 3,416 31,593 30,866 2.4

 Transportation equipment........................ 73,601 76,291 132,371 -3.5 -42.4 73.3 79,716 72,061 120,573 82,908 706,473 626,212 12.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 21,806 21,656 22,789 0.7 -5.0 7.3 22,382 22,497 19,705 19,901 191,667 174,480 9.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 15,264 18,192 69,976 -16.1 -74.0 315.6 18,308 13,998 69,225 21,259 180,914 129,585 39.6

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 3,509 3,806 3,994 -7.8 -4.7 -32.7 3,994 2,711 3,226 6,281 37,034 35,011 5.8

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,176 2,314 2,444 -6.0 -5.3 104.2 2,018 1,959 1,859 2,415 22,993 17,493 31.4

 Furniture and related products................... 5,973 5,946 5,800 0.5 2.5 0.0 6,270 5,881 5,860 5,733 52,777 50,977 3.5

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 257,211 257,158 258,293 0.0 -0.4 -0.8 260,921 264,867 260,781 257,451 2,332,486 2,308,615 1.0

p

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Sep.

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Sept. Aug. July 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,168,658 1,164,929 1,157,460 0.3 0.6 5.3 1,159,844 1,156,165 1,158,507 1,031,800 12.4

 Excluding transportation2...................... 426,010 423,196 419,708 0.7 0.8 0.5 422,217 421,104 421,946 394,708 7.0

 Excluding defense2

............................. 980,496 975,992 967,182 0.5 0.9 6.6 972,072 968,015 966,744 834,953 16.4

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,168,658 1,164,929 1,157,460 0.3 0.6 5.3 1,159,844 1,156,165 1,158,507 1,031,800 12.4

 Primary metals........................................ 40,302 39,513 39,233 2.0 0.7 0.8 38,614 38,671 39,427 34,343 12.4

 Iron and steel mills............................... 20,233 19,856 19,820 1.9 0.2 0.2 19,097 19,278 19,995 16,963 12.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 15,526 15,243 15,128 1.9 0.8 1.9 15,109 14,995 15,175 13,423 12.6

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,543 4,414 4,285 2.9 3.0 -0.2 4,408 4,398 4,257 3,957 11.4

 Fabricated metal products......................... 87,093 86,743 86,399 0.4 0.4 0.5 86,825 87,201 87,520 89,124 -2.6

 Machinery.............................................. 120,665 120,565 119,356 0.1 1.0 0.7 119,453 119,993 119,508 106,783 11.9

 Construction machinery......................... 16,857 16,770 16,325 0.5 2.7 1.5 16,102 16,352 16,029 10,094 59.5

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 14,304 14,141 13,927 1.2 1.5 -1.7 14,314 14,190 14,166 14,216 0.7

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,743 8,598 8,605 1.7 -0.1 -0.4 8,598 8,635 8,800 7,854 9.5

 Photographic equipment........................ 3,541 3,875 3,797 -8.6 2.1 0.2 3,627 3,942 3,835 4,208 -13.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 6,806 6,610 6,244 3.0 5.9 1.2 6,691 6,410 6,192 5,206 28.5

 Metalworking machinery........................ 6,023 6,199 6,027 -2.8 2.9 2.3 5,914 6,113 5,978 5,814 1.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 29,193 29,108 29,384 0.3 -0.9 1.8 29,083 29,009 29,426 26,851 8.3

 Material handling equipment................... 11,775 11,763 11,525 0.1 2.1 2.0 11,784 11,735 11,544 10,363 13.7

 Computers and electronic products2............. 144,826 143,849 142,545 0.7 0.9 0.5 144,753 142,910 142,645 135,409 6.9

 Computers......................................... 4,052 3,912 3,835 3.6 2.0 3.5 4,052 3,912 3,835 3,332 21.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 34,820 35,014 34,625 -0.6 1.1 1.3 34,663 34,747 34,430 30,039 15.4

 Defense communications equipment........ 3,433 3,511 3,404 -2.2 3.1 -3.0 3,466 3,496 3,394 4,027 -13.9

 Electronic components.......................... 12,873 12,873 12,862 0.0 0.1 0.0 12,853 12,955 12,873 12,676 1.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 21,231 20,794 20,354 2.1 2.2 1.9 21,336 20,841 20,544 17,191 24.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 41,693 41,169 41,228 1.3 -0.1 -0.4 41,695 40,795 41,308 42,580 -2.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 26,724 26,576 26,237 0.6 1.3 0.2 26,688 26,164 26,261 25,564 4.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 25,320 24,808 24,541 2.1 1.1 -0.1 24,855 24,763 24,821 21,860 13.7

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,134 1,146 1,154 -1.0 -0.7 1.2 1,165 1,158 1,162 1,229 -5.2

 Household appliances........................... 919 899 865 2.2 3.9 -1.6 881 817 841 714 23.4

 Electrical equipment............................. 12,386 12,229 12,151 1.3 0.6 1.1 12,144 12,295 12,353 11,196 8.5

 Transportation equipment......................... 742,648 741,733 737,752 0.1 0.5 8.2 737,627 735,061 736,561 637,092 15.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 17,408 17,196 16,870 1.2 1.9 0.5 17,079 16,914 16,512 16,159 5.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 572,179 570,320 565,320 0.3 0.9 11.1 568,049 564,422 563,240 462,928 22.7

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 62,340 63,355 63,911 -1.6 -0.9 -0.9 61,475 62,502 64,100 65,649 -6.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 19,662 19,952 20,044 -1.5 -0.5 0.0 19,810 20,342 20,752 20,149 -1.7

 Furniture and related products................... 6,697 6,611 6,520 1.3 1.4 0.0 6,610 6,459 6,911 6,112 8.1

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Sep.

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Sept. Aug. July 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2013

 All manufacturing industries...................... 655,190 653,641 653,068 0.2 0.1 0.0 654,832 658,284 656,295 632,639 3.5

 Excluding transportation........................ 524,293 523,762 523,745 0.1 0.0 -0.1 524,063 527,295 525,687 513,804 2.0

 Excluding defense............................. 626,194 624,342 623,871 0.3 0.1 0.0 625,991 629,034 626,949 604,822 3.5

 With unfilled orders............................. 332,242 330,808 329,341 0.4 0.4 0.5 331,353 334,459 332,515 312,012 6.2

 Durable goods industries........................ 404,558 402,908 401,361 0.4 0.4 0.4 403,617 406,780 404,423 381,124 5.9

 Wood products........................................ 10,689 10,683 10,684 0.1 0.0 0.1 10,621 10,602 10,512 9,863 7.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 12,069 12,012 12,064 0.5 -0.4 -1.4 11,893 11,938 12,122 11,539 3.1

 Primary metals......................................... 37,391 37,159 36,827 0.6 0.9 1.1 37,486 37,473 36,932 35,274 6.3

 Iron and steel mills............................... 21,556 21,413 21,132 0.7 1.3 0.9 21,685 21,605 21,170 20,236 7.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 13,594 13,480 13,418 0.8 0.5 1.6 13,602 13,585 13,516 12,853 5.8

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,241 2,266 2,277 -1.1 -0.5 0.1 2,199 2,283 2,246 2,185 0.6

 Fabricated metal products......................... 49,940 49,841 49,646 0.2 0.4 0.6 49,888 50,131 50,186 47,529 5.0

 Machinery.............................................. 67,677 67,354 67,326 0.5 0.0 0.3 67,375 68,155 67,641 65,868 2.3

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,755 3,812 3,960 -1.5 -3.7 -1.4 3,491 3,658 3,850 3,617 -3.5

 Construction machinery......................... 5,223 5,115 5,076 2.1 0.8 1.6 5,230 5,047 5,013 5,326 -1.8

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 6,640 6,497 6,547 2.2 -0.8 1.1 6,637 6,561 6,614 7,286 -8.9

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,701 6,733 6,758 -0.5 -0.4 0.3 6,716 6,803 6,714 6,365 5.5

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,528 1,564 1,526 -2.3 2.5 0.3 1,528 1,616 1,554 1,626 -6.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 5,145 5,114 5,048 0.6 1.3 1.2 5,035 5,209 5,167 4,738 6.3

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,649 5,604 5,629 0.8 -0.4 0.5 5,806 5,720 5,714 5,600 3.7

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,895 10,876 10,757 0.2 1.1 0.1 10,859 11,426 11,005 10,382 4.6

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,683 4,704 4,694 -0.4 0.2 0.2 4,834 4,863 4,809 4,683 3.2

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 48,747 48,684 48,446 0.1 0.5 0.0 48,623 49,575 48,968 46,769 4.0

 Computers......................................... 933 914 917 2.1 -0.3 2.5 976 976 944 972 0.4

 Computer storage devices.................... 2,075 2,066 2,088 0.4 -1.1 4.6 2,022 2,166 2,135 1,867 8.3

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,694 1,679 1,697 0.9 -1.1 -0.5 1,629 1,736 1,724 1,560 4.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,542 6,542 6,499 0.0 0.7 -1.5 6,454 6,634 6,469 6,201 4.1

 Defense communications equipment........ 988 1,075 1,163 -8.1 -7.6 -2.9 988 1,075 1,163 1,302 -24.1

 Audio and video equipment.................... 895 864 846 3.6 2.1 4.3 1,016 929 857 769 32.1

 Electronic components.......................... 8,989 8,957 8,857 0.4 1.1 -0.2 8,883 8,995 8,960 8,149 9.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,818 3,794 3,791 0.6 0.1 0.2 3,817 3,848 3,822 3,614 5.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,272 3,240 3,233 1.0 0.2 2.1 3,211 3,257 3,307 2,909 10.4

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 12,939 12,996 12,894 -0.4 0.8 0.8 12,709 13,327 13,088 12,114 4.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,577 16,749 16,636 -1.0 0.7 2.7 16,273 16,947 16,839 16,423 -0.9

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,304 2,283 2,271 0.9 0.5 0.2 2,277 2,313 2,356 2,079 9.5

 Household appliances........................... 1,967 2,001 2,004 -1.7 -0.1 0.2 1,973 2,073 2,049 1,850 6.6

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,805 4,814 4,808 -0.2 0.1 0.7 4,522 4,869 4,866 4,494 0.6

 Batteries............................................ 1,231 1,206 1,213 2.1 -0.6 0.4 1,246 1,237 1,227 1,171 6.4

 Transportation equipment......................... 130,897 129,879 129,323 0.8 0.4 0.3 130,769 130,989 130,608 118,835 10.0

 Automobiles....................................... 2,960 2,889 2,840 2.5 1.7 4.2 3,054 2,844 2,856 2,813 8.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 2,774 2,747 2,783 1.0 -1.3 -1.8 2,844 2,773 2,813 2,507 13.4

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,552 1,587 1,548 -2.2 2.5 -4.1 1,528 1,584 1,513 1,748 -12.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 20,039 19,730 19,496 1.6 1.2 0.4 20,089 19,832 19,670 18,503 8.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 73,803 73,035 73,024 1.1 0.0 0.8 73,471 73,909 73,865 64,983 13.1

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 14,326 14,588 14,421 -1.8 1.2 1.6 14,298 14,642 14,546 13,504 5.9

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,306 2,278 2,306 1.2 -1.2 -3.3 2,294 2,248 2,257 2,372 -3.3

 Furniture and related products.................... 6,288 6,276 6,244 0.2 0.5 0.5 6,290 6,400 6,425 5,974 5.3

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 24,283 24,271 24,165 0.0 0.4 0.7 24,399 24,570 24,190 23,050 5.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 250,632 250,733 251,707 0.0 -0.4 -0.7 251,215 251,504 251,872 251,515 -0.1

 Food products........................................ 47,431 47,476 47,625 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 48,248 47,904 47,009 48,072 0.4

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,926 4,881 4,914 0.9 -0.7 -1.5 4,736 4,698 4,679 4,916 -3.7

 Dairy products.................................... 6,486 6,532 6,444 -0.7 1.4 0.4 6,509 6,738 6,703 6,055 7.5

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,243 9,336 9,398 -1.0 -0.7 0.0 9,376 9,509 9,415 9,236 1.5

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 21,083 20,942 20,767 0.7 0.8 -0.4 21,071 20,258 20,057 20,348 3.6

 Beverages......................................... 16,841 16,719 16,605 0.7 0.7 -0.1 16,900 16,241 16,095 16,289 3.8

 Tobacco............................................ 4,242 4,223 4,162 0.4 1.5 -1.6 4,171 4,017 3,962 4,059 2.8

 Textile mills............................................ 3,472 3,466 3,457 0.2 0.3 0.7 3,460 3,484 3,482 3,338 3.7

 Textile products...................................... 3,145 3,144 3,152 0.0 -0.3 0.7 3,150 3,148 3,159 3,091 1.9

 Apparel................................................. 2,758 2,739 2,745 0.7 -0.2 1.7 2,917 2,909 2,905 2,348 24.2

 Leather and allied products....................... 1,081 1,071 1,067 0.9 0.4 -0.3 1,112 1,093 1,087 1,083 2.7

 Paper products....................................... 14,660 14,604 14,572 0.4 0.2 0.2 14,636 14,684 14,607 14,390 1.7

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,123 6,054 6,030 1.1 0.4 -0.7 6,080 6,079 6,041 6,036 0.7

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,367 4,379 4,382 -0.3 -0.1 0.7 4,348 4,381 4,368 4,153 4.7

 Printing.................................................. 5,926 5,893 5,866 0.6 0.5 0.1 5,991 6,110 6,015 5,598 7.0

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 46,630 47,118 48,400 -1.0 -2.6 -3.2 47,182 47,531 48,910 49,789 -5.2

 Petroleum refineries............................. 42,953 43,366 44,601 -1.0 -2.8 -3.6 43,554 43,725 45,051 46,175 -5.7

 Chemical products..................................... 81,827 81,697 81,567 0.2 0.2 -0.3 81,048 81,916 82,187 81,187 -0.2

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,272 4,352 4,319 -1.8 0.8 -0.4 3,959 4,098 4,006 3,885 1.9

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 30,911 30,890 31,091 0.1 -0.6 -0.9 30,550 30,929 31,403 31,157 -1.9

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,452 3,396 3,385 1.6 0.3 0.5 3,357 3,380 3,454 3,167 6.0

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 22,619 22,583 22,489 0.2 0.4 0.3 22,400 22,467 22,454 22,271 0.6

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. 2 Estimates of inventories for the semiconductor industry data are included in computers and electronic products and all other applicable aggregate totals, but are not shown separately. 

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

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

 Topical Series1, 2

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date

Industry % Change6

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Sept. Aug. July 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2014p 2013 2013

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 503,424 502,690 508,108 0.1 -1.1 1.4 519,517 513,910 497,821 499,417 4,500,289 4,371,443 2.9

 Construction materials and supplies....... 46,345 45,990 46,144 0.8 -0.3 0.9 48,957 49,350 48,625 45,059 412,243 392,058 5.1

 Information technology......................... 22,008 22,233 22,191 -1.0 0.2 0.4 25,093 21,392 19,535 24,785 194,395 190,863 1.9

 Computers and related products........... 1,964 2,079 2,315 -5.5 -10.2 -5.6 2,711 1,737 1,584 3,509 19,440 20,347 -4.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 47,488 47,255 50,813 0.5 -7.0 10.1 49,383 48,884 42,884 46,932 421,062 402,976 4.5

 Capital goods...................................... 90,256 89,638 89,195 0.7 0.5 1.9 97,024 88,260 83,116 89,365 779,801 744,707 4.7

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 80,580 79,832 79,602 0.9 0.3 1.9 86,357 78,523 74,661 78,348 694,402 657,109 5.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 70,629 70,450 70,307 0.3 0.2 2.0 75,413 69,289 66,549 69,442 618,766 589,499 5.0

 Defense capital goods4........................ 9,676 9,806 9,593 -1.3 2.2 1.9 10,667 9,737 8,455 11,017 85,399 87,598 -2.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 210,669 210,969 214,382 -0.1 -1.6 0.2 214,429 217,376 209,857 213,850 1,911,186 1,887,587 1.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,098 37,194 39,458 -0.3 -5.7 8.9 38,965 37,861 33,310 38,426 331,516 325,391 1.9

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 173,571 173,775 174,924 -0.1 -0.7 -1.6 175,464 179,515 176,547 175,424 1,579,670 1,562,196 1.1

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 499,395 502,159 558,155 -0.6 -10.0 10.5 516,425 503,695 543,697 501,728 4,531,671 4,350,811 4.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 46,523 46,604 46,649 -0.2 -0.1 0.7 48,937 49,452 49,033 45,184 417,919 393,846 6.1

 Information technology......................... 22,998 23,767 22,777 -3.2 4.3 -1.7 26,895 21,710 19,502 25,916 203,058 196,781 3.2

 Computers and related products........... 2,104 2,156 2,443 -2.4 -11.7 -7.7 2,851 1,814 1,712 3,496 20,103 20,452 -1.7

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 47,700 47,581 50,904 0.3 -6.5 10.0 49,548 49,286 42,614 46,744 421,625 402,350 4.8

 Capital goods...................................... 91,485 95,379 144,635 -4.1 -34.1 52.5 99,111 87,466 136,223 98,027 860,658 782,713 10.0

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 82,117 86,659 136,323 -5.2 -36.4 60.9 88,318 80,570 130,082 86,102 777,829 705,998 10.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 71,956 73,112 72,836 -1.6 0.4 -0.1 75,790 69,843 67,793 69,841 640,256 609,494 5.0

 Defense capital goods4........................ 9,368 8,720 8,312 7.4 4.9 -17.9 10,793 6,896 6,141 11,925 82,829 76,715 8.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 210,725 211,031 214,313 -0.1 -1.5 0.1 214,614 217,176 209,844 213,882 1,911,472 1,887,794 1.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,154 37,256 39,389 -0.3 -5.4 8.3 39,150 37,661 33,297 38,458 331,802 325,598 1.9

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 173,571 173,775 174,924 -0.1 -0.7 -1.6 175,464 179,515 176,547 175,424 1,579,670 1,562,196 1.1

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,168,658 1,164,929 1,157,460 0.3 0.6 5.3 1,159,844 1,156,165 1,158,507 1,031,800 (X) (X) 12.4

 Construction materials and supplies....... 56,595 56,417 55,803 0.3 1.1 0.9 56,577 56,597 56,495 51,456 (X) (X) 10.0

 Information technology......................... 146,375 145,385 143,851 0.7 1.1 0.4 146,192 144,390 144,072 135,662 (X) (X) 7.8

 Computers and related products........... 4,052 3,912 3,835 3.6 2.0 3.5 4,052 3,912 3,835 3,332 (X) (X) 21.6

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 17,408 17,196 16,870 1.2 1.9 0.5 17,079 16,914 16,512 16,159 (X) (X) 5.7

 Capital goods...................................... 890,846 889,617 883,876 0.1 0.6 6.7 885,302 883,215 884,009 779,220 (X) (X) 13.6

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 733,028 731,491 724,664 0.2 0.9 8.5 727,298 725,337 723,290 612,160 (X) (X) 18.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 252,182 250,855 248,193 0.5 1.1 1.0 250,135 249,758 249,204 227,834 (X) (X) 9.8

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 157,818 158,126 159,212 -0.2 -0.7 -0.8 158,004 157,878 160,719 167,060 (X) (X) -5.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 4,953 4,897 4,835 1.1 1.3 -1.4 4,819 4,634 4,834 4,280 (X) (X) 12.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 4,953 4,897 4,835 1.1 1.3 -1.4 4,819 4,634 4,834 4,280 (X) (X) 12.6

 All manufacturing industries................... 655,190 653,641 653,068 0.2 0.1 0.0 654,832 658,284 656,295 632,639 (X) (X) 3.5

 Construction materials and supplies....... 64,907 64,764 64,642 0.2 0.2 0.0 64,492 64,888 65,073 61,508 (X) (X) 4.9

 Information technology......................... 41,161 41,390 41,207 -0.6 0.4 1.4 40,807 42,234 41,613 39,971 (X) (X) 2.1

 Computers and related products........... 4,702 4,659 4,702 0.9 -0.9 2.3 4,627 4,878 4,803 4,399 (X) (X) 5.2

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 27,325 26,953 26,667 1.4 1.1 0.3 27,515 27,033 26,852 25,571 (X) (X) 7.6

 Capital goods...................................... 208,326 207,646 207,237 0.3 0.2 0.7 207,353 210,344 208,915 195,190 (X) (X) 6.2

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 184,710 183,755 183,434 0.5 0.2 0.9 183,864 186,556 185,088 172,420 (X) (X) 6.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 122,930 122,748 122,325 0.1 0.3 0.7 122,305 124,697 123,192 118,984 (X) (X) 2.8

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 23,616 23,891 23,803 -1.2 0.4 -0.9 23,489 23,788 23,827 22,770 (X) (X) 3.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 188,486 188,633 189,953 -0.1 -0.7 -0.9 189,948 189,334 189,660 189,493 (X) (X) 0.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 27,135 27,050 27,003 0.3 0.2 0.6 27,351 27,286 27,029 25,257 (X) (X) 8.3

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 161,351 161,583 162,950 -0.1 -0.8 -1.1 162,597 162,048 162,631 164,236 (X) (X) -1.0

X Not Applicable p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

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

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

2

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

3

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

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

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

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

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

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

TOTAL INVENTORIES 
 7

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Sep.

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Sept. Aug. July 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2013

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 211,018 211,460 212,137 -0.2 -0.3 0.3 211,250 212,422 212,937 203,976 3.6

 Durable goods industries.......................... 130,749 131,425 131,532 -0.5 -0.1 0.9 131,227 132,684 132,258 124,955 5.0

 Wood products................................... 4,053 4,052 4,089 0.0 -0.9 0.6 4,147 4,073 4,008 3,877 7.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,382 4,360 4,463 0.5 -2.3 -2.5 4,366 4,347 4,485 4,318 1.1

 Primary metals.................................... 14,263 14,257 14,364 0.0 -0.7 2.0 14,503 14,399 14,379 14,271 1.6

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,716 18,085 18,014 -2.0 0.4 0.3 17,862 18,255 18,214 17,457 2.3

 Machinery.......................................... 25,762 25,612 25,460 0.6 0.6 0.9 25,813 26,003 25,850 24,496 5.4

 Computers and electronic products........ 19,530 19,669 19,642 -0.7 0.1 1.3 19,417 19,840 19,820 18,109 7.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,417 6,817 6,759 -5.9 0.9 4.2 6,297 6,903 6,843 6,872 -8.4

 Transportation equipment..................... 28,003 27,927 28,133 0.3 -0.7 0.0 28,190 28,109 27,957 25,672 9.8

 Furniture and related products............... 3,040 3,053 3,044 -0.4 0.3 0.2 3,041 3,076 3,100 2,803 8.5

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,583 7,593 7,564 -0.1 0.4 1.3 7,591 7,679 7,602 7,080 7.2

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 80,269 80,035 80,605 0.3 -0.7 -0.5 80,023 79,738 80,679 79,021 1.3

 Food products.................................... 16,361 16,458 16,398 -0.6 0.4 -1.1 16,282 16,195 16,216 16,102 1.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 5,246 5,199 5,187 0.9 0.2 -1.9 5,138 5,008 4,999 5,264 -2.4

 Textiles.............................................. 1,225 1,213 1,213 1.0 0.0 -0.2 1,217 1,219 1,228 1,219 -0.2

 Textile products................................... 1,306 1,312 1,321 -0.5 -0.7 0.6 1,310 1,314 1,332 1,228 6.7

 Apparel............................................. 930 916 908 1.5 0.9 2.9 949 930 920 752 26.2

 Leather and allied products.................... 301 310 305 -2.9 1.6 1.7 304 315 310 316 -3.8

 Paper products.................................... 6,983 6,971 6,988 0.2 -0.2 0.4 6,963 6,956 6,962 6,767 2.9

 Printing ............................................. 2,536 2,539 2,539 -0.1 0.0 0.2 2,559 2,598 2,597 2,461 4.0

 Petroleum and coal products................. 12,278 11,958 12,722 2.7 -6.0 -1.2 12,401 11,931 12,814 12,778 -3.0

 Chemical products................................ 23,890 24,011 23,878 -0.5 0.6 -0.3 23,773 24,152 24,096 23,207 2.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,213 9,148 9,146 0.7 0.0 0.6 9,127 9,120 9,205 8,927 2.2

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 215,074 214,561 213,472 0.2 0.5 0.0 212,898 215,056 214,470 201,166 5.8

 Durable goods industries.......................... 162,834 161,925 160,935 0.6 0.6 0.3 162,025 163,717 162,985 151,521 6.9

 Wood products................................... 2,074 2,030 2,019 2.2 0.5 -1.5 2,069 2,019 2,028 1,765 17.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,403 1,380 1,387 1.7 -0.5 -0.9 1,384 1,370 1,413 1,328 4.2

 Primary metals.................................... 11,293 11,090 10,920 1.8 1.6 1.7 11,237 11,313 11,069 10,470 7.3

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,889 14,012 14,009 -0.9 0.0 1.2 13,962 14,227 14,164 13,579 2.8

 Machinery.......................................... 19,566 19,527 19,479 0.2 0.2 -2.4 19,510 19,921 19,581 19,001 2.7

 Computers and electronic products........ 15,788 15,977 16,241 -1.2 -1.6 -0.2 15,637 16,223 16,528 15,937 -1.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,974 3,743 3,652 6.2 2.5 1.8 3,898 3,765 3,679 3,668 6.3

 Transportation equipment..................... 90,035 89,358 88,466 0.8 1.0 0.5 89,477 90,005 89,711 80,811 10.7

 Furniture and related products............... 1,012 1,014 1,010 -0.2 0.4 1.0 1,012 1,022 1,028 980 3.3

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,800 3,794 3,752 0.2 1.1 2.0 3,839 3,852 3,784 3,982 -3.6

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 52,240 52,636 52,537 -0.8 0.2 -0.6 50,873 51,339 51,485 49,645 2.5

 Food products.................................... 4,914 4,959 5,116 -0.9 -3.1 2.5 4,397 4,437 4,501 4,306 2.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,418 7,387 7,237 0.4 2.1 0.5 7,230 6,596 6,459 6,816 6.1

 Textiles.............................................. 791 783 781 1.0 0.3 2.1 797 797 792 735 8.4

 Textile products................................... 460 450 445 2.2 1.1 1.4 464 449 445 429 8.2

 Apparel............................................. 379 373 374 1.6 -0.3 -0.3 396 397 408 325 21.8

 Leather and allied products.................... 89 89 93 0.0 -4.3 -3.1 89 88 93 102 -12.7

 Paper products.................................... 1,385 1,393 1,399 -0.6 -0.4 1.0 1,381 1,412 1,415 1,400 -1.4

 Printing ............................................. 1,287 1,322 1,303 -2.6 1.5 -1.0 1,323 1,462 1,350 1,319 0.3

 Petroleum and coal products................. 14,034 14,434 14,470 -2.8 -0.2 -4.1 13,876 14,569 14,631 14,419 -3.8

 Chemical products................................ 18,891 18,765 18,662 0.7 0.6 0.6 18,323 18,436 18,730 17,152 6.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,592 2,681 2,657 -3.3 0.9 0.5 2,597 2,696 2,661 2,642 -1.7

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 229,098 227,620 227,459 0.6 0.1 -0.3 230,684 230,806 228,888 227,497 1.4

 Durable goods industries.......................... 110,975 109,558 108,894 1.3 0.6 0.2 110,365 110,379 109,180 104,648 5.5

 Wood products................................... 4,562 4,601 4,576 -0.8 0.5 0.5 4,405 4,510 4,476 4,221 4.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,284 6,272 6,214 0.2 0.9 -0.7 6,143 6,221 6,224 5,893 4.2

 Primary metals.................................... 11,835 11,812 11,543 0.2 2.3 -0.6 11,746 11,761 11,484 10,533 11.5

 Fabricated metal products........................ 18,335 17,744 17,623 3.3 0.7 0.5 18,064 17,649 17,808 16,493 9.5

 Machinery.......................................... 22,349 22,215 22,387 0.6 -0.8 2.0 22,052 22,231 22,210 22,371 -1.4

 Computers and electronic products........ 13,429 13,038 12,563 3.0 3.8 -1.8 13,569 13,512 12,620 12,723 6.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,186 6,189 6,225 0.0 -0.6 1.7 6,078 6,279 6,317 5,883 3.3

 Transportation equipment..................... 12,859 12,594 12,724 2.1 -1.0 -0.7 13,102 12,875 12,940 12,352 6.1

 Furniture and related products............... 2,236 2,209 2,190 1.2 0.9 0.7 2,237 2,302 2,297 2,191 2.1

 Miscellaneous products......................... 12,900 12,884 12,849 0.1 0.3 0.0 12,969 13,039 12,804 11,988 8.2

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 118,123 118,062 118,565 0.1 -0.4 -0.8 120,319 120,427 119,708 122,849 -2.1

 Food products.................................... 26,156 26,059 26,111 0.4 -0.2 0.5 27,569 27,272 26,292 27,664 -0.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 8,419 8,356 8,343 0.8 0.2 -0.2 8,703 8,654 8,599 8,268 5.3

 Textiles.............................................. 1,456 1,470 1,463 -1.0 0.5 0.8 1,446 1,468 1,462 1,384 4.5

 Textile products................................... 1,379 1,382 1,386 -0.2 -0.3 0.5 1,376 1,385 1,382 1,434 -4.0

 Apparel............................................. 1,449 1,450 1,463 -0.1 -0.9 1.4 1,572 1,582 1,577 1,271 23.7

 Leather and allied products.................... 691 672 669 2.8 0.4 -0.7 719 690 684 665 8.1

 Paper products.................................... 6,292 6,240 6,185 0.8 0.9 -0.2 6,292 6,316 6,230 6,223 1.1

 Printing ............................................. 2,103 2,032 2,024 3.5 0.4 0.8 2,109 2,050 2,068 1,818 16.0

 Petroleum and coal products................. 20,318 20,726 21,208 -2.0 -2.3 -3.7 20,905 21,031 21,465 22,592 -7.5

 Chemical products................................ 39,046 38,921 39,027 0.3 -0.3 -0.7 38,952 39,328 39,361 40,828 -4.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,814 10,754 10,686 0.6 0.6 0.0 10,676 10,651 10,588 10,702 -0.2

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

1

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

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

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

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group 1

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio2

Industry Sep Aug Jul Jun Sep Aug Jul Jun

2014p 2014r 2014 2014 2014p 2014r 2014 2014

All manufacturing industries3............................ 1.30 1.30 1.29 1.30 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.64 1.64 1.61 1.66 6.71 6.71 6.62 6.47

 Wood products.............................................. 1.29 1.27 1.25 1.25 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.29 1.31 1.31 1.35 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.34 1.34 1.34 1.35 1.45 1.43 1.42 1.44

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.64 1.65 1.64 1.64 2.95 2.95 2.94 2.95

 Machinery..................................................... 1.82 1.82 1.82 1.88 3.42 3.42 3.43 3.53

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.67 1.65 1.62 1.67 7.56 7.49 7.42 7.43

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.54 1.57 1.57 1.56 2.63 2.58 2.56 2.61

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.80 1.80 1.69 1.82 15.87 15.99 15.27 14.91

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.07 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.36 1.34 1.33 1.35

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.66 1.66 1.66 1.66 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.97 0.98 0.97 0.97 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.75 1.74 1.69 1.73 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.29 1.30 1.27 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.49 1.50 1.52 1.48 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.27 2.34 2.21 2.16 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.21 2.15 2.15 2.14 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Printing......................................................... 0.91 0.91 0.90 0.89 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.67 0.68 0.69 0.69 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.19 1.19 1.18 1.18 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

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

2

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

3 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Sep3 Sep3 Sep3 Sep3

Industry 2013- 2013- 2013- 2013-

Sep2 Aug Sep2 Aug Sep2 Aug Sep2 Aug

2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014

 

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

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

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

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

 Primary metals.................................... 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.2 0.3 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1

 Machinery.......................................... 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.8 -0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... -0.1 0.6 0.2 1.2 0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.1 0.8 1.2 1.2 0.1 0.4 -0.1 0.7

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.5 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.2

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.5 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.2

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

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

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

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Textile products.................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

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

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

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

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

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

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

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

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

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

for price changes.

2

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

 publication.

3

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes 1

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

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

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

current cost or market value), and inventories by stage of fabrication (materials and supplies, work-inprocess, and finished goods). The M3 includes approximately 4,300 reporting units. Units may be 

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

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

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

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

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

reported data in the monthly survey represent approximately 60 percent of the shipments estimates at the 

total manufacturing level. Data published represent manufacturing in a calendar month. The data 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

divisional reports to estimate the monthly change for establishments is one source of nonsampling error. 

The use of primarily large companies to represent the month-to-month movement of all companies is 

another potential source. Any corrections will be published in the full report. Corrections received after 

the full report will be released in the next month’s advance report. Any revisions made later than two 

months will be reflected in the annual benchmark publication.

Additional survey documentation can be found on our web site: http://www.census.gov/m3.

Release Dates for the M3 Survey

Survey month Advance Report 

(8:30 a.m. release time)

Full Report 

(10:00 a.m. release time)

October 2014 November 26, 2014 December 5, 2014

November 2014 December 23, 2014 January 6, 2015

December 2014 January 27, 2015 February 3, 2015

January 2015 February 26, 2015 March 5, 2015

February 2015 March 25, 2015 April 2, 2015

March 2015 April 24, 2015 May 4, 2015

April 2015 May 26, 2015 June 2, 2015

May 2015 June 23, 2015 July 2, 2015

June 2015 July 27, 2015 August 4, 2015

July 2015 August 26, 2015 September 2, 2015

August 2015 September 24, 2015 October 2, 2015

September 2015 October 27, 2015 November 3, 2015

October 2015 November 25, 2015 December 3, 2015

November 2015 December 23, 2015 Not available at this time