FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2006, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Patrick Kent 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (06)-1 

CB06-31 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

January 2006

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in January, down 

following three consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $18.9 billion or 4.5 percent to $398.2 billion, 

the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 

1.6 percent December increase. 

 Shipments, up eight of the last nine months, increased 

$1.1 billion or 0.3 percent to $410.0 billion. This was 

at the highest level since the series was first stated 

on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 2.4 percent 

December increase. 

 Unfilled orders, down following eight consecutive 

monthly increases, decreased $4.5 billion or 0.7 percent to $633.7 billion. This followed a 2.6 percent December 

increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 

4.19, up from 4.17 in December. 

 Inventories, up five consecutive months, increased 

$2.3 billion or 0.5 percent to $472.8 billion. This 

followed a 0.6 percent December increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.15, unchanged from 

December. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

January, down following three consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $22.9 billion or 9.9 percent to 

$207.8 billion, revised from the previously published 

10.2 percent decrease. This followed a 2.5 percent 

December increase. 

 Transportation equipment, down following three 

consecutive monthly increases, had the largest decrease, 

$24.3 billion or 31.0 percent to $54.2 billion. 

 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $4.0 billion or 2.2 percent to $190.5 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in January, 

down following three consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $3.0 billion or 1.3 percent to $219.5 billion, 

unchanged from the previously published decrease. This 

followed a 4.0 percent December increase. 

 Transportation equipment, down following three 

consecutive monthly increases, had the largest decrease, 

$3.6 billion or 5.7 percent to $59.9 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up six 

of the last seven months, increased $4.0 billion or 2.2 

percent to $190.5 billion. This was at the highest level 

since the series began and was led by petroleum and coal 

products, which increased $1.9 billion or 5.2 percent to 

$37.7 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

January, down following eight consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $4.5 billion or 0.7 percent to $633.7 

billion, revised from the previously published 0.8 

percent decrease. This followed a 2.6 percent December 

increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down following eight 

consecutive monthly increases, had the largest decrease, 

$5.7 billion or 1.7 percent to $325.3 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in January, 

up five consecutive months, increased $0.7 billion or 0.2 

percent to $286.6 billion, revised from the previously 

published 0.3 percent increase. This followed a 0.1 

percent December increase. 

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

largest increase, $0.5 billion or 1.1 percent to $48.3 

billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up four 

of the last five months, increased $1.6 billion or 0.9 

percent to $186.1 billion. This was at the highest level 

since the series began and was led by chemical products, 

which increased $0.8 billion or 1.5 percent to $56.3 

billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, January materials and supplies 

decreased 1.0 percent in durable goods and 0.3 percent 

in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.6 

percent in durable goods and 1.3 percent in nondurable 

goods. Finished goods increased 1.2 percent in durable 

goods and 1.5 percent in nondurable goods. 

Figures in text, other than year-to-date, are in seasonally adjusted current dollars. 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 24, 2006, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the full report on March 31, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page for survey description. 
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2006/

2006p 2005r 2005 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2006p 2005r 2005 2005 2006p 2005 2005

 All manufacturing industries .................. 409,953 408,876 399,273 0.3 2.4 0.8 373,236 403,446 393,725 347,036 373,236 347,036 7.5

 Excluding transportation ................... 350,069 345,403 339,714 1.4 1.7 0.8 322,097 340,387 334,969 297,285 322,097 297,285 8.3

 Excluding defense .............................. 400,204 399,195 389,909 0.3 2.4 0.8 365,578 392,376 384,199 339,538 365,578 339,538 7.7

 With unfilled orders ........................... 151,339 152,906 146,748 -1.0 4.2 1.2 133,953 156,001 143,260 124,524 133,953 124,524 7.6

 Durable goods industries ........................219,487 222,438 213,805 -1.3 4.0 0.7 194,316 223,603 209,354 182,665 194,316 182,665 6.4

 Wood products................................. ...... 9,498 9,478 9,257 0.2 2.4 -0.2 7,966 8,536 8,847 7,426 7,966 7,426 7.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,825 9,607 9,494 2.3 1.2 1.5 8,899 8,464 9,366 7,582 8,899 7,582 17.4

 Primary metals............................ .......... 16,966 16,425 16,298 3.3 0.8 0.9 16,816 14,547 15,504 15,502 16,816 15,502 8.5

 Iron and steel mills............................ 7,413 7,320 7,135 1.3 2.6 2.5 7,322 6,636 6,698 7,294 7,322 7,294 0.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,770 7,381 7,448 5.3 -0.9 0.0 7,775 6,445 7,179 6,587 7,775 6,587 18.0

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,783 1,724 1,715 3.4 0.5 -1.4 1,719 1,466 1,627 1,621 1,719 1,621 6.0

 Fabricated metal products...................... 25,196 25,061 24,299 0.5 3.1 0.1 23,296 23,085 23,670 21,658 23,296 21,658 7.6

 Machinery............................................. 28,963 29,128 27,262 -0.6 6.8 1.1 25,458 28,700 25,466 23,135 25,458 23,135 10.0

 Farm machinery................................. 1,716 1,695 1,734 1.2 -2.2 2.7 1,443 1,414 1,275 1,443 1,443 1,443 0.0

 Construction machinery..................... 3,162 3,023 2,909 4.6 3.9 1.0 2,748 2,964 2,558 2,247 2,748 2,247 22.3

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,021 995 1,016 2.6 -2.1 4.0 963 1,104 959 841 963 841 14.5

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,144 2,651 2,416 18.6 9.7 -3.0 2,864 2,998 1,977 2,647 2,864 2,647 8.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 678 755 740 -10.2 2.0 5.1 541 846 815 526 541 526 2.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,271 3,193 3,171 2.4 0.7 -0.8 2,731 3,245 3,035 2,404 2,731 2,404 13.6

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,713 3,644 2,846 1.9 28.0 -4.0 3,056 3,538 3,003 2,435 3,056 2,435 25.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,381 4,823 3,975 -29.9 21.3 8.0 3,191 4,576 3,888 3,375 3,191 3,375 -5.5

 Material handling equipment............... 2,021 1,969 1,914 2.6 2.9 0.8 1,933 2,001 1,799 1,531 1,933 1,531 26.3

 Computers and electronic products ......... 38,017 38,629 37,668 -1.6 2.6 0.6 32,520 45,775 36,877 31,832 32,520 31,832 2.2

 Computers........................................ 6,346 6,664 6,649 -4.8 0.2 3.4 5,847 7,726 5,700 5,731 5,847 5,731 2.0

 Computer storage devices................... 891 922 765 -3.4 20.5 3.1 511 1,658 626 518 511 518 -1.4

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,206 1,241 1,183 -2.8 4.9 -2.7 831 1,843 1,142 960 831 960 -13.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 5,607 5,370 5,076 4.4 5.8 -5.5 4,828 6,819 5,062 4,228 4,828 4,228 14.2

 Defense communications equipment... 753 528 489 42.6 8.0 8.7 637 610 488 342 637 342 86.3

 Audio and video equipment.................. 854 878 809 -2.7 8.5 3.3 774 1,109 1,048 745 774 745 3.9

 Semiconductors ................................. 7,179 7,789 7,481 -7.8 4.1 5.1 6,436 8,038 7,650 6,979 6,436 6,979 -7.8

 Electronic components....................... 5,077 5,064 4,987 0.3 1.5 -1.8 4,500 5,724 5,272 4,190 4,500 4,190 7.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 921 902 925 2.1 -2.5 6.9 791 973 900 781 791 781 1.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,597 2,539 2,594 2.3 -2.1 -4.5 1,963 2,881 2,669 1,936 1,963 1,936 1.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,031 6,135 6,135 -1.7 0.0 0.4 4,905 7,774 5,649 4,846 4,905 4,846 1.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,245 9,835 9,922 4.2 -0.9 -0.9 9,051 9,975 10,062 8,115 9,051 8,115 11.5

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,058 1,018 1,037 3.9 -1.8 -1.4 962 1,102 1,057 935 962 935 2.9

 Household appliances........................ 2,194 2,214 2,250 -0.9 -1.6 -1.0 1,728 2,474 2,343 1,651 1,728 1,651 4.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,379 3,144 3,252 7.5 -3.3 -0.2 3,005 3,179 3,127 2,571 3,005 2,571 16.9

 Batteries........................................... 595 579 553 2.8 4.7 -2.8 511 560 724 473 511 473 8.0

 Transportation equipment...................... 59,884 63,473 59,559 -5.7 6.6 0.9 51,139 63,059 58,756 49,751 51,139 49,751 2.8

 Automobiles..................................... 7,270 7,488 7,240 -2.9 3.4 -0.7 6,768 6,635 7,026 6,683 6,768 6,683 1.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 12,887 13,913 12,796 -7.4 8.7 -5.8 11,363 12,868 12,474 11,402 11,363 11,402 -0.3

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,949 1,872 1,871 4.1 0.1 3.0 1,800 1,652 1,753 1,605 1,800 1,605 12.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,712 19,689 18,890 0.1 4.2 -4.6 18,168 17,033 18,590 18,188 18,168 18,188 -0.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 8,873 10,968 9,616 -19.1 14.1 26.5 5,856 14,151 9,733 4,269 5,856 4,269 37.2

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,749 3,863 3,815 -3.0 1.3 10.0 2,906 4,638 3,845 3,104 2,906 3,104 -6.4

 Ships and boats................................. 2,192 2,108 1,914 4.0 10.1 -7.3 1,802 2,038 1,890 2,165 1,802 2,165 -16.8

 Furniture and related products................. 7,911 7,889 7,692 0.3 2.6 2.7 7,541 7,653 7,682 6,793 7,541 6,793 11.0

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,982 12,913 12,354 0.5 4.5 -0.2 11,630 13,809 13,124 10,871 11,630 10,871 7.0

 Nondurable goods industries................... 190,466 186,438 185,468 2.2 0.5 0.9 178,920 179,843 184,371 164,371 178,920 164,371 8.9

 Food products....................................... 45,435 45,115 45,196 0.7 -0.2 1.6 43,266 45,189 46,649 42,375 43,266 42,375 2.1

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 3,129 3,100 3,117 0.9 -0.5 0.8 3,038 2,985 3,349 2,916 3,038 2,916 4.2

 Dairy products.................................. 6,836 6,765 6,815 1.0 -0.7 -0.4 6,559 6,743 6,999 6,633 6,559 6,633 -1.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 15,543 15,127 15,202 2.8 -0.5 4.3 14,838 14,654 15,337 14,353 14,838 14,353 3.4

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 9,514 9,477 9,559 0.4 -0.9 1.7 8,585 9,217 9,335 7,935 8,585 7,935 8.2

 Beverages......................................... 6,228 6,229 6,180 0.0 0.8 2.0 5,299 5,969 5,956 4,835 5,299 4,835 9.6

 Tobacco............................................ 3,286 3,248 3,379 1.2 -3.9 1.2 3,286 3,248 3,379 3,100 3,286 3,100 6.0

 Textile mills........................................... 3,374 3,340 3,371 1.0 -0.9 1.4 3,039 3,035 3,299 3,246 3,039 3,246 -6.4

 Textile products................................... 2,931 2,890 2,923 1.4 -1.1 0.9 2,607 2,553 2,906 2,528 2,607 2,528 3.1

 Apparel................................................ 3,654 3,763 3,674 -2.9 2.4 6.1 3,216 3,318 3,992 3,042 3,216 3,042 5.7

 Leather and allied products..................... 462 455 476 1.5 -4.4 -0.2 403 461 503 440 403 440 -8.4

 Paper products...................................... 14,210 13,954 13,786 1.8 1.2 2.2 14,054 13,597 13,539 13,610 14,054 13,610 3.3

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 5,981 6,011 5,942 -0.5 1.2 0.6 5,990 5,817 5,765 5,896 5,990 5,896 1.6

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,963 3,923 3,854 1.0 1.8 2.7 3,853 3,755 3,787 3,755 3,853 3,755 2.6

 Printing................................................. 7,299 7,036 7,113 3.7 -1.1 -2.5 6,878 7,173 7,436 7,157 6,878 7,157 -3.9

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 37,680 35,820 33,687 5.2 6.3 -5.1 33,892 33,735 32,590 25,695 33,892 25,695 31.9

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 34,481 32,776 30,780 5.2 6.5 -5.8 31,493 31,293 29,751 23,787 31,493 23,787 32.4

 Chemical products.................................. 47,898 46,789 47,750 2.4 -2.0 4.1 46,179 45,481 46,825 42,896 46,179 42,896 7.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 2,404 2,360 2,290 1.9 3.1 8.6 2,021 1,958 1,673 1,527 2,021 1,527 32.4

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 11,565 11,375 11,671 1.7 -2.5 0.3 11,658 11,344 12,480 11,622 11,658 11,622 0.3

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,487 2,456 2,441 1.3 0.6 -2.8 2,179 2,122 2,190 2,171 2,179 2,171 0.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 18,009 17,799 17,933 1.2 -0.7 1.5 16,801 16,084 17,297 15,447 16,801 15,447 8.8

p Preliminary r

 Revised NA Not available.

1

 Shipments are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

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

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2006/

2006p 2005r 2005 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2006p 2005r 2005 2005 2006p 2005 2005

All manufacturing industries 2................... 398,227 417,144 410,626 -4.5 1.6 3.3 371,471 418,610 404,174 345,879 371,471 345,879 7.4

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 344,059 338,692 334,927 1.6 1.1 0.7 321,582 334,515 329,153 294,442 321,582 294,442 9.2

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 394,081 407,433 402,149 -3.3 1.3 4.1 367,324 403,889 395,600 337,896 367,324 337,896 8.7

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 146,792 168,963 165,582 -13.1 2.0 7.8 138,624 179,203 161,359 130,346 138,624 130,346 6.4

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 207,761 230,706 225,158 -9.9 2.5 5.3 192,551 238,767 219,803 181,508 192,551 181,508 6.1

 Primary metals............................ ............ 16,955 16,790 17,506 1.0 -4.1 1.0 17,595 15,505 16,722 15,564 17,595 15,564 13.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 7,421 7,698 8,091 -3.6 -4.9 -0.5 7,664 7,413 7,663 6,917 7,664 6,917 10.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,724 7,369 7,685 4.8 -4.1 2.9 8,086 6,615 7,379 6,946 8,086 6,946 16.4

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,810 1,723 1,730 5.0 -0.4 -0.1 1,845 1,477 1,680 1,701 1,845 1,701 8.5

 Fabricated metal products...................... 25,443 25,233 24,651 0.8 2.4 -0.9 24,295 22,928 23,611 22,574 24,295 22,574 7.6

 Machinery............................................. 30,487 31,243 28,601 -2.4 9.2 3.0 28,201 31,469 26,705 24,528 28,201 24,528 15.0

 Construction machinery....................... 2,736 3,095 2,963 -11.6 4.5 -8.0 2,736 3,367 2,899 2,979 2,736 2,979 -8.2

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,290 1,056 1,048 22.2 0.8 10.9 1,300 1,024 1,029 898 1,300 898 44.8

 Industrial machinery............................ 4,206 2,723 2,385 54.5 14.2 1.1 4,352 2,747 1,918 2,666 4,352 2,666 63.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 683 794 715 -14.0 11.0 -3.9 579 842 789 561 579 561 3.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,412 3,559 3,946 -4.1 -9.8 20.3 3,131 3,610 3,720 2,483 3,131 2,483 26.1

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,595 3,556 2,826 1.1 25.8 -1.3 3,153 3,336 2,964 3,011 3,153 3,011 4.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 3,890 6,298 4,093 -38.2 53.9 17.2 3,408 7,054 3,660 2,668 3,408 2,668 27.7

 Material handling equipment............... 2,145 2,113 2,334 1.5 -9.5 17.2 1,975 2,318 2,229 2,137 1,975 2,137 -7.6

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 29,936 30,055 29,973 -0.4 0.3 0.7 26,760 37,976 28,614 26,593 26,760 26,593 0.6

 Computers........................................ 5,917 6,855 6,700 -13.7 2.3 10.5 5,418 7,917 5,751 5,373 5,418 5,373 0.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,464 4,768 5,062 14.6 -5.8 -8.9 5,342 5,877 4,982 5,326 5,342 5,326 0.3

 Defense communications equipment... 505 326 205 54.9 59.0 0.5 374 559 200 204 374 204 83.3

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 5,076 5,182 4,877 -2.0 6.3 -5.6 4,728 6,053 4,878 4,357 4,728 4,357 8.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 900 887 944 1.5 -6.0 6.5 893 959 894 1,021 893 1,021 -12.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,473 2,125 2,505 16.4 -15.2 7.4 2,130 3,403 2,551 2,397 2,130 2,397 -11.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 6,095 6,274 6,348 -2.9 -1.2 1.3 5,262 7,978 5,871 5,116 5,262 5,116 2.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,593 10,198 10,205 3.9 -0.1 0.3 9,779 10,075 10,209 8,746 9,779 8,746 11.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 846 1,018 1,176 -16.9 -13.4 15.7 774 1,150 1,127 1,014 774 1,014 -23.7

 Household appliances.......................... 2,289 1,969 2,241 16.3 -12.1 -4.6 1,944 2,135 2,369 1,866 1,944 1,866 4.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,602 3,563 3,435 1.1 3.7 13.4 3,335 3,393 3,280 2,838 3,335 2,838 17.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 54,168 78,452 75,699 -31.0 3.6 16.6 49,889 84,095 75,021 51,437 49,889 51,437 -3.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,961 20,032 18,726 -0.4 7.0 -7.4 18,945 17,944 18,582 18,326 18,945 18,326 3.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 8,182 25,804 26,547 -68.3 -2.8 139.4 7,289 31,984 26,647 4,882 7,289 4,882 49.3

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 4,217 5,328 4,037 -20.9 32.0 -42.7 4,360 7,131 3,816 2,938 4,360 2,938 48.4

 Ships and boats................................. 2,503 1,392 1,251 79.8 11.3 -14.5 2,791 1,822 1,469 2,369 2,791 2,369 17.8

 Furniture and related products................. 7,840 7,412 7,579 5.8 -2.2 -3.2 7,503 6,585 7,745 6,796 7,503 6,796 10.4

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 190,466 186,438 185,468 2.2 0.5 0.9 178,920 179,843 184,371 164,371 178,920 164,371 8.9

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

 New orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

2

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

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

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

calculated. Further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations are contained in our most recent annual benchmark publication,

Current Industrial Reports: M3-3(04), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1992-2004."

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

2006p 2005r 2005 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2006p 2005r 2005 2005 06/05

All manufacturing industries 1................... 633,714 638,261 622,204 -0.7 2.6 3.1 639,005 634,334 611,132 549,388 16.3

 Excluding transportation 1................... 308,451 307,282 306,204 0.4 0.4 0.9 308,687 302,766 300,600 279,089 10.6

 Excluding defense 1............................. 494,183 493,127 477,100 0.2 3.4 4.3 497,976 489,794 470,243 394,794 26.1

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 633,714 638,261 622,204 -0.7 2.6 3.1 639,005 634,334 611,132 549,388 16.3

 Primary metals........................................ 24,241 24,252 23,887 0.0 1.5 5.3 24,495 23,716 22,758 20,548 19.2

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 14,041 14,033 13,655 0.1 2.8 7.5 14,128 13,786 13,009 11,328 24.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,251 7,297 7,309 -0.6 -0.2 3.4 7,349 7,038 6,868 6,332 16.1

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,949 2,922 2,923 0.9 0.0 0.5 3,018 2,892 2,881 2,888 4.5

 Fabricated metal products...................... 48,660 48,413 48,241 0.5 0.4 0.7 47,995 46,996 47,153 42,726 12.3

 Machinery............................................. 88,001 86,477 84,362 1.8 2.5 1.6 88,211 85,468 82,699 75,993 16.1

 Construction machinery....................... 7,214 7,640 7,568 -5.6 1.0 0.7 7,583 7,595 7,192 5,777 31.3

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 2,815 2,546 2,485 10.6 2.5 1.3 2,766 2,429 2,509 1,613 71.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 9,838 8,776 8,704 12.1 0.8 -0.4 9,944 8,456 8,707 9,118 9.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,259 1,254 1,215 0.4 3.2 -2.0 1,254 1,216 1,220 861 45.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 7,364 7,223 6,857 2.0 5.3 12.7 7,321 6,921 6,556 4,975 47.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 7,550 7,668 7,756 -1.5 -1.1 -0.3 7,487 7,390 7,592 6,843 9.4

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 32,754 32,245 30,770 1.6 4.8 0.4 32,583 32,366 29,888 29,884 9.0

 Material handling equipment............... 7,613 7,489 7,345 1.7 2.0 6.1 7,617 7,575 7,258 6,456 18.0

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 114,752 115,654 116,439 -0.8 -0.7 -0.2 115,473 114,797 114,558 110,491 4.5

 Computers......................................... 5,687 6,116 5,925 -7.0 3.2 0.9 5,687 6,116 5,925 6,059 -6.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 30,418 30,561 31,163 -0.5 -1.9 0.0 30,267 29,753 30,695 29,974 1.0

 Defense communications equipment... 6,367 6,615 6,817 -3.7 -3.0 -4.0 6,453 6,716 6,767 6,211 3.9

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 12,984 12,985 12,867 0.0 0.9 -0.8 13,069 12,841 12,512 12,941 1.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 4,333 4,354 4,369 -0.5 -0.3 0.4 4,387 4,285 4,299 3,974 10.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 33,910 34,034 34,448 -0.4 -1.2 -0.3 34,278 34,111 33,589 33,743 1.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 21,053 20,989 20,850 0.3 0.7 1.0 21,332 20,975 20,771 17,589 21.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 19,283 18,935 18,572 1.8 2.0 1.5 19,247 18,519 18,419 16,042 20.0

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,819 2,031 2,031 -10.4 0.0 7.3 1,812 2,000 1,952 1,791 1.2

 Household appliances.......................... 786 691 936 13.7 -26.2 -1.0 852 636 975 800 6.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 11,419 11,196 10,777 2.0 3.9 1.7 11,338 11,008 10,794 9,380 20.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 325,263 330,979 316,000 -1.7 4.7 5.4 330,318 331,568 310,532 270,299 22.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 17,251 17,002 16,659 1.5 2.1 -1.0 17,798 17,021 16,110 15,408 15.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 190,416 191,107 176,271 -0.4 8.4 10.6 193,850 192,417 174,584 123,199 57.3

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 52,838 52,370 50,905 0.9 2.9 0.4 53,033 51,579 49,086 55,231 -4.0

 Ships and boats................................. 13,695 13,384 14,100 2.3 -5.1 -4.5 14,437 13,448 13,664 19,063 -24.3

 Furniture and related products................. 7,644 7,715 8,192 -0.9 -5.8 -1.4 7,396 7,434 8,502 7,030 5.2

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

 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.
 5

Table 4. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

2006p 2005r 2005 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2006p 2005r 2005 2005 06/05

 All manufacturing industries .................. 472,781 470,458 467,617 0.5 0.6 0.3 470,541 457,277 468,160 454,213 3.6

 Excluding transportation ...................... 406,304 403,261 400,520 0.8 0.7 0.3 404,645 392,776 400,501 390,194 3.7

 Excluding defense ............................. 454,193 450,837 448,137 0.7 0.6 0.3 452,107 438,091 448,698 435,126 3.9

 With unfilled orders ............................. 222,412 221,344 221,060 0.5 0.1 0.6 221,656 215,416 221,698 215,845 2.7

 Durable goods industries ........................ 286,640 285,928 285,540 0.2 0.1 0.6 285,574 277,470 286,174 277,335 3.0

 Wood products................................. ...... 10,134 10,818 10,675 -6.3 1.3 -0.1 10,266 10,622 10,686 10,379 -1.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 10,448 10,366 10,181 0.8 1.8 0.0 10,440 10,065 9,865 10,029 4.1

 Primary metals............................ ............ 24,156 23,888 23,809 1.1 0.3 -0.1 24,445 23,970 23,719 23,894 2.3

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 13,298 13,236 13,298 0.5 -0.5 -0.9 13,496 13,404 13,332 13,948 -3.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,855 8,635 8,500 2.5 1.6 1.1 8,966 8,623 8,448 8,039 11.5

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,003 2,017 2,011 -0.7 0.3 -0.1 1,983 1,943 1,939 1,907 4.0

 Fabricated metal products...................... 37,605 37,181 36,789 1.1 1.1 0.5 37,486 36,324 36,264 36,670 2.2

 Machinery............................................. 48,296 47,783 47,790 1.1 0.0 0.6 48,189 46,334 48,132 45,530 5.8

 Farm machinery................................. 2,358 2,367 2,425 -0.4 -2.4 1.0 2,461 2,385 2,405 2,504 -1.7

 Construction machinery........................ 4,074 4,047 4,074 0.7 -0.7 0.7 4,101 3,988 4,078 3,754 9.2

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................. 2,846 2,833 2,754 0.5 2.9 1.1 2,818 2,702 2,729 2,527 11.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,188 6,215 6,363 -0.4 -2.3 0.1 6,101 5,994 6,399 6,362 -4.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,451 1,451 1,439 0.0 0.8 1.5 1,439 1,339 1,446 1,278 12.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,098 4,055 4,059 1.1 -0.1 0.7 4,005 3,798 4,048 3,881 3.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,680 4,656 4,671 0.5 -0.3 3.2 4,594 4,468 4,688 4,322 6.3

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 6,246 6,012 5,910 3.9 1.7 -0.7 6,184 5,813 6,186 5,514 12.2

 Material handling equipment............... 2,819 2,818 2,854 0.0 -1.3 0.8 2,808 2,780 2,912 2,508 12.0

 Computers and electronic products ......... 46,316 45,896 46,387 0.9 -1.1 1.9 45,979 44,227 47,205 45,766 0.5

 Computers......................................... 1,846 2,029 1,954 -9.0 3.8 0.7 1,744 1,998 2,006 1,914 -8.9

 Computer storage devices................... 1,499 1,535 1,530 -2.3 0.3 0.1 1,433 1,319 1,660 1,311 9.3

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,732 1,745 1,793 -0.7 -2.7 0.0 1,694 1,590 1,893 1,836 -7.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment..................................... 9,336 9,164 9,543 1.9 -4.0 4.7 9,380 8,889 9,940 9,758 -3.9

 Defense communications equipment... 1,037 929 1,071 11.6 -13.3 2.6 1,037 929 1,071 1,271 -18.4

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,065 1,110 1,199 -4.1 -7.4 4.6 1,044 1,069 1,313 1,064 -1.9

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 7,120 6,884 6,978 3.4 -1.3 0.2 7,125 6,655 6,912 7,040 1.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,751 2,729 2,673 0.8 2.1 0.9 2,711 2,658 2,688 2,618 3.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,554 2,472 2,455 3.3 0.7 2.2 2,537 2,384 2,428 2,876 -11.8

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 9,837 9,777 9,786 0.6 -0.1 1.0 9,817 9,569 9,907 9,692 1.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 13,384 13,163 13,005 1.7 1.2 0.8 13,375 12,593 12,860 12,451 7.4

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,579 1,567 1,540 0.8 1.8 0.5 1,563 1,481 1,519 1,502 4.1

 Household appliances.......................... 2,373 2,346 2,305 1.2 1.8 0.1 2,350 2,117 2,255 2,088 12.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 4,646 4,513 4,481 2.9 0.7 1.2 4,733 4,421 4,500 4,231 11.9

 Batteries............................................ 699 680 643 2.8 5.8 3.0 645 605 624 570 13.2

 Transportation equipment...................... 66,477 67,197 67,097 -1.1 0.1 0.1 65,896 64,501 67,659 64,019 2.9

 Automobiles....................................... 2,464 2,201 2,277 11.9 -3.3 5.9 2,438 1,989 2,234 2,262 7.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 3,256 3,312 3,353 -1.7 -1.2 -0.2 3,116 2,924 3,441 2,549 22.2

 Heavy duty trucks .............................. 1,233 1,251 1,269 -1.4 -1.4 -1.8 1,220 1,200 1,280 1,222 -0.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,466 17,620 17,836 -0.9 -1.2 0.2 17,474 17,224 17,846 17,797 -1.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 23,088 22,731 22,442 1.6 1.3 -0.2 22,831 21,667 22,910 21,592 5.7

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 11,479 11,792 11,780 -2.7 0.1 -0.4 11,341 11,524 11,766 10,947 3.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,724 2,970 2,741 -8.3 8.4 1.1 2,745 2,931 2,737 2,666 3.0

 Furniture and related products................. 8,959 8,927 8,951 0.4 -0.3 2.5 8,882 8,732 8,933 8,580 3.5

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 20,865 20,709 20,856 0.8 -0.7 0.6 20,616 20,102 20,851 20,017 3.0

 Nondurable goods industries................... 186,141 184,530 182,077 0.9 1.3 -0.3 184,967 179,807 181,986 176,878 4.6

 Food products........................................ 33,267 33,136 32,969 0.4 0.5 0.4 33,048 32,848 34,267 31,848 3.8

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 3,496 3,453 3,416 1.2 1.1 0.9 3,622 3,510 3,515 3,086 17.4

 Dairy products.................................... 4,076 4,071 4,016 0.1 1.4 -1.4 3,964 3,751 3,799 3,961 0.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 6,116 6,356 6,222 -3.8 2.2 3.9 5,916 6,092 6,281 5,953 -0.6

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 15,428 15,395 15,427 0.2 -0.2 0.4 15,669 15,388 15,750 15,034 4.2

 Beverages......................................... 10,801 10,781 10,777 0.2 0.0 0.7 10,805 10,631 10,969 9,981 8.3

 Tobacco............................................ 4,627 4,614 4,650 0.3 -0.8 -0.3 4,864 4,757 4,781 5,053 -3.7

 Textile mills........................................... 4,251 4,242 4,208 0.2 0.8 -0.6 4,254 4,118 4,140 4,414 -3.6

 Textile products...................................... 3,719 3,778 3,662 -1.6 3.2 -2.4 3,724 3,630 3,563 3,713 0.3

 Apparel................................................. 6,080 6,118 6,149 -0.6 -0.5 -1.4 6,048 5,836 5,856 5,986 1.0

 Leather and allied products..................... 949 874 875 8.6 -0.1 -0.7 954 855 869 890 7.2

 Paper products....................................... 14,032 13,972 13,932 0.4 0.3 -1.2 14,093 13,789 13,854 14,311 -1.5

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,071 6,069 6,037 0.0 0.5 -1.5 6,106 6,019 5,983 6,119 -0.2

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,975 3,980 3,882 -0.1 2.5 -0.9 4,034 3,974 3,846 4,239 -4.8

 Printing.................................................. 6,533 6,484 6,457 0.8 0.4 -0.7 6,129 6,092 6,553 6,212 -1.3

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 25,371 25,022 24,664 1.4 1.5 -2.7 24,456 23,125 24,267 20,699 18.2

 Petroleum refineries............................. 22,903 22,472 22,322 1.9 0.7 -2.9 22,106 20,886 22,064 18,638 18.6

 Chemical products.................................. 56,309 55,480 53,872 1.5 3.0 0.0 56,108 54,497 53,435 54,231 3.5

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,714 2,719 2,676 -0.2 1.6 3.0 3,068 2,852 2,623 2,643 16.1

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 18,373 17,732 17,502 3.6 1.3 -1.3 17,770 17,137 17,561 18,762 -5.3

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,872 2,837 2,828 1.2 0.3 -0.1 2,863 2,705 2,713 2,730 4.9

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 20,202 20,029 19,862 0.9 0.8 1.5 20,484 19,629 19,432 19,540 4.8

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

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

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

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

 Topical Series 1

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted2

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2006/

2006p 2005r 2005 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2006p 2005r 2005 2005 2006p 2005 2005

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 409,953 408,876 399,273 0.3 2.4 0.8 373,236 403,446 393,725 347,036 373,236 347,036 7.5

 Construction materials and supplies...... 44,168 43,653 42,962 1.2 1.6 0.6 38,893 39,522 41,507 35,511 38,893 35,511 9.5

 Information technology......................... 29,458 29,411 28,770 0.2 2.2 -0.1 24,970 35,519 27,581 23,674 24,970 23,674 5.5

 Computers and related products .......... 8,443 8,827 8,597 -4.4 2.7 2.5 7,189 11,227 7,468 7,209 7,189 7,209 -0.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 41,818 42,962 40,797 -2.7 5.3 -4.0 38,099 38,188 39,843 37,878 38,099 37,878 0.6

 Capital goods...................................... 79,583 81,414 77,566 -2.2 5.0 3.2 67,267 91,059 74,540 61,584 67,267 61,584 9.2

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 71,373 73,256 69,633 -2.6 5.2 3.4 60,764 81,929 66,398 55,276 60,764 55,276 9.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 65,575 65,321 62,927 0.4 3.8 0.5 57,615 70,659 59,639 53,727 57,615 53,727 7.2

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,210 8,158 7,933 0.6 2.8 1.4 6,503 9,130 8,142 6,308 6,503 6,308 3.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 158,433 157,236 153,424 0.8 2.5 -0.8 147,271 152,973 154,745 136,015 147,271 136,015 8.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 39,062 40,362 38,282 -3.2 5.4 -1.4 34,793 38,832 38,463 33,607 34,793 33,607 3.5

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 119,371 116,874 115,142 2.1 1.5 -0.5 112,478 114,141 116,282 102,408 112,478 102,408 9.8

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 398,227 417,144 410,626 -4.5 1.6 3.3 371,471 418,610 404,174 345,879 371,471 345,879 7.4

 Construction materials and supplies...... 43,982 44,127 44,056 -0.3 0.2 1.9 39,417 39,757 42,148 36,010 39,417 36,010 9.5

 Information technology......................... 28,804 28,736 28,611 0.2 0.4 0.2 25,826 35,602 27,234 25,352 25,826 25,352 1.9

 Computers and related products .......... 8,014 9,018 8,648 -11.1 4.3 7.8 6,760 11,418 7,519 6,851 6,760 6,851 -1.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 42,067 43,305 40,633 -2.9 6.6 -5.3 38,876 39,099 39,835 38,016 38,876 38,016 2.3

 Capital goods...................................... 74,227 96,162 94,404 -22.8 1.9 15.9 67,775 111,922 91,407 65,934 67,775 65,934 2.8

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 71,791 89,318 87,655 -19.6 1.9 22.1 65,413 100,617 84,504 59,339 65,413 59,339 10.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 66,849 66,750 63,652 0.1 4.9 0.1 61,102 71,993 60,170 56,835 61,102 56,835 7.5

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 2,436 6,844 6,749 -64.4 1.4 -30.3 2,362 11,305 6,903 6,595 2,362 6,595 -64.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 158,395 155,970 153,099 1.6 1.9 -1.1 147,608 151,419 154,529 135,866 147,608 135,866 8.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 39,024 39,096 37,957 -0.2 3.0 -2.7 35,130 37,278 38,247 33,458 35,130 33,458 5.0

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 119,371 116,874 115,142 2.1 1.5 -0.5 112,478 114,141 116,282 102,408 112,478 102,408 9.8

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 633,714 638,261 622,204 -0.7 2.6 3.1 639,005 634,334 611,132 549,388 (X) (X) 16.3

 Construction materials and supplies...... 40,485 40,671 40,197 -0.5 1.2 2.8 39,892 39,368 39,133 34,599 (X) (X) 15.3

 Information technology......................... 108,286 108,940 109,615 -0.6 -0.6 -0.1 108,903 108,047 107,964 102,482 (X) (X) 6.3

 Computers and related products .......... 5,687 6,116 5,925 -7.0 3.2 0.9 5,687 6,116 5,925 6,059 (X) (X) -6.1

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 17,251 17,002 16,659 1.5 2.1 -1.0 17,798 17,021 16,110 15,408 (X) (X) 15.5

 Capital goods...................................... 472,464 477,820 463,072 -1.1 3.2 3.8 477,347 476,839 455,976 402,794 (X) (X) 18.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................346,379 345,961 329,899 0.1 4.9 5.8 349,873 345,224 326,536 262,027 (X) (X) 33.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 176,339 175,065 173,636 0.7 0.8 0.4 176,242 172,755 171,421 160,059 (X) (X) 10.1

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 126,085 131,859 133,173 -4.4 -1.0 -0.9 127,474 131,615 129,440 140,767 (X) (X) -9.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 12,469 12,507 13,773 -0.3 -9.2 -2.3 12,498 12,161 13,715 13,908 (X) (X) -10.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 12,469 12,507 13,773 -0.3 -9.2 -2.3 12,498 12,161 13,715 13,908 (X) (X) -10.1 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 472,781 470,458 467,617 0.5 0.6 0.3 470,541 457,277 468,160 454,213 (X) (X) 3.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 53,827 54,224 53,456 -0.7 1.4 0.3 53,665 52,497 52,512 52,388 (X) (X) 2.4

 Information technology......................... 37,534 37,340 37,842 0.5 -1.3 2.0 37,250 36,037 38,670 38,017 (X) (X) -2.0

 Computers and related products .......... 5,077 5,309 5,277 -4.4 0.6 0.3 4,871 4,907 5,559 5,061 (X) (X) -3.8

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,419 24,384 24,735 0.1 -1.4 0.5 24,248 23,337 24,801 23,830 (X) (X) 1.8

 Capital goods...................................... 129,105 129,134 128,988 0.0 0.1 0.6 128,296 125,118 130,658 124,418 (X) (X) 3.1

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................114,395 113,462 113,456 0.8 0.0 0.7 113,602 109,613 115,130 108,642 (X) (X) 4.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 95,699 94,987 95,378 0.7 -0.4 1.0 95,119 92,034 96,589 91,617 (X) (X) 3.8

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 14,710 15,672 15,532 -6.1 0.9 -0.2 14,694 15,505 15,528 15,776 (X) (X) -6.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 143,646 142,043 141,621 1.1 0.3 -0.4 142,050 137,429 142,622 136,245 (X) (X) 4.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 32,045 31,730 31,907 1.0 -0.6 1.2 31,848 30,236 31,907 30,479 (X) (X) 4.5

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 111,601 110,313 109,714 1.2 0.5 -0.9 110,202 107,193 110,715 105,766 (X) (X) 4.2

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable.

1

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

2

 Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

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 Group

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

2006p 2005r 2005 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2006p 2005r 2005 2005 06/05

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 158,994 160,100 158,177 -0.7 1.2 0.1 159,449 158,789 158,496 156,361 2.0

 Durable goods industries........................ 95,394 96,332 96,344 -1.0 0.0 0.6 95,780 95,947 96,964 95,964 -0.2

 Wood products................................... 3,936 4,395 4,322 -10.4 1.7 0.9 4,151 4,596 4,653 4,044 2.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 3,813 3,804 3,660 0.2 3.9 0.7 3,802 3,777 3,656 3,627 4.8

 Primary metals.................................... 9,023 8,718 8,910 3.5 -2.2 -0.8 9,094 8,953 9,059 9,154 -0.7

 Fabricated metal products.................. 13,999 13,827 13,676 1.2 1.1 1.4 14,021 13,833 13,521 13,829 1.4

 Machinery.......................................... 16,593 16,703 16,618 -0.7 0.5 -0.4 16,680 16,406 16,707 16,150 3.3

 Computers and electronic products ...... 15,567 15,841 15,953 -1.7 -0.7 2.8 15,546 15,797 16,140 16,279 -4.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,358 5,254 5,244 2.0 0.2 1.9 5,404 5,217 5,230 4,983 8.4

 Transportation equipment.................. 15,802 16,559 16,633 -4.6 -0.4 -1.3 15,796 16,295 16,703 16,848 -6.2

 Furniture and related products............ 4,026 3,965 3,970 1.5 -0.1 3.3 4,022 3,948 3,966 3,912 2.8

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,277 7,266 7,358 0.2 -1.3 1.0 7,264 7,125 7,329 7,138 1.8

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 63,600 63,768 61,833 -0.3 3.1 -0.8 63,669 62,842 61,532 60,397 5.4

 Food products................................... 10,707 10,626 10,602 0.8 0.2 -2.1 10,846 10,694 10,862 10,288 5.4

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,728 4,721 4,964 0.1 -4.9 -0.7 4,917 4,869 4,896 5,349 -8.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,329 1,290 1,287 3.0 0.2 -1.5 1,334 1,276 1,260 1,363 -2.1

 Textile products.................................. 1,508 1,477 1,445 2.1 2.2 0.4 1,505 1,459 1,398 1,359 10.7

 Apparel............................................. 1,306 1,316 1,326 -0.8 -0.8 0.2 1,310 1,311 1,302 1,346 -2.7

 Leather and allied products................... 272 298 264 -8.7 12.9 1.9 269 296 266 264 1.9

 Paper products................................... 6,166 6,152 6,092 0.2 1.0 -0.4 6,186 6,167 6,078 6,265 -1.3

 Printing ............................................ 2,998 2,925 2,877 2.5 1.7 0.1 2,907 2,825 2,907 2,886 0.7

 Petroleum and coal products............... 8,389 8,577 7,976 -2.2 7.5 -2.0 7,985 8,074 7,789 6,286 27.0

 Chemical products............................. 18,300 18,576 17,196 -1.5 8.0 -1.0 18,397 18,115 17,082 17,357 6.0

 Plastics and rubber products............... 7,897 7,810 7,804 1.1 0.1 2.0 8,013 7,756 7,692 7,634 5.0

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 131,735 130,803 130,058 0.7 0.6 0.8 131,076 125,920 131,623 124,869 5.0

 Durable goods industries ........................ 102,640 102,078 101,121 0.6 0.9 0.8 102,092 97,970 102,020 96,950 5.3

 Wood products................................... 1,829 1,901 1,805 -3.8 5.3 2.2 1,842 1,900 1,808 1,948 -5.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,183 1,171 1,161 1.0 0.9 0.7 1,176 1,099 1,081 1,163 1.1

 Primary metals.................................... 7,544 7,513 7,388 0.4 1.7 0.2 7,646 7,396 7,294 7,564 1.1

 Fabricated metal products.................. 11,068 10,788 10,789 2.6 0.0 0.4 11,047 10,472 10,802 10,159 8.7

 Machinery.......................................... 14,599 14,254 14,642 2.4 -2.6 2.0 14,187 13,512 14,884 13,831 2.6

 Computers and electronic products ...... 20,841 20,268 20,299 2.8 -0.2 1.2 20,644 19,068 20,709 19,290 7.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 2,706 2,691 2,649 0.6 1.6 -1.0 2,708 2,572 2,607 2,705 0.1

 Transportation equipment.................. 37,970 38,594 37,566 -1.6 2.7 0.4 38,017 37,253 38,003 35,761 6.3

 Furniture and related products............ 1,553 1,545 1,589 0.5 -2.8 2.7 1,551 1,539 1,587 1,500 3.4

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,347 3,353 3,233 -0.2 3.7 -0.4 3,274 3,159 3,245 3,029 8.1

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 29,095 28,725 28,937 1.3 -0.7 0.8 28,984 27,950 29,603 27,919 3.8

 Food products................................... 2,891 3,067 3,055 -5.7 0.4 4.1 3,020 3,255 3,465 2,828 6.8

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,740 4,762 4,735 -0.5 0.6 3.6 4,949 5,034 5,077 4,193 18.0

 Textiles.............................................. 1,130 1,118 1,175 1.1 -4.9 -2.5 1,140 1,092 1,169 1,222 -6.7

 Textile products.................................. 545 543 558 0.4 -2.7 -2.6 542 501 553 569 -4.7

 Apparel............................................. 1,081 1,089 1,064 -0.7 2.3 -2.0 1,088 1,019 1,061 1,017 7.0

 Leather and allied products................... 121 92 91 31.5 1.1 -18.0 124 90 89 138 -10.1

 Paper products................................... 1,316 1,324 1,377 -0.6 -3.8 -1.3 1,330 1,322 1,354 1,368 -2.8

 Printing ............................................ 1,711 1,732 1,734 -1.2 -0.1 -1.4 1,531 1,478 1,792 1,567 -2.3

 Petroleum and coal products............... 3,009 2,548 2,808 18.1 -9.3 -2.7 2,869 2,236 2,720 2,756 4.1

 Chemical products............................. 10,334 10,256 10,166 0.8 0.9 1.4 10,121 9,807 10,174 10,029 0.9

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,217 2,194 2,174 1.0 0.9 0.4 2,270 2,116 2,149 2,232 1.7

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 182,052 179,555 179,382 1.4 0.1 0.0 180,016 172,568 178,041 172,983 4.1

 Durable goods industries ........................ 88,606 87,518 88,075 1.2 -0.6 0.5 87,702 83,553 87,190 84,421 3.9

 Wood products................................... 4,369 4,522 4,548 -3.4 -0.6 -1.8 4,273 4,126 4,225 4,387 -2.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,452 5,391 5,360 1.1 0.6 -0.6 5,462 5,189 5,128 5,239 4.3

 Primary metals.................................... 7,589 7,657 7,511 -0.9 1.9 0.5 7,705 7,621 7,366 7,176 7.4

 Fabricated metal products.................. 12,538 12,566 12,324 -0.2 2.0 -0.5 12,418 12,019 11,941 12,682 -2.1

 Machinery.......................................... 17,104 16,826 16,530 1.7 1.8 0.3 17,322 16,416 16,541 15,549 11.4

 Computers and electronic products ...... 9,908 9,787 10,135 1.2 -3.4 2.1 9,789 9,362 10,356 10,197 -4.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,320 5,218 5,112 2.0 2.1 0.7 5,263 4,804 5,023 4,763 10.5

 Transportation equipment.................. 12,705 12,044 12,898 5.5 -6.6 1.2 12,083 10,953 12,953 11,410 5.9

 Furniture and related products............ 3,380 3,417 3,392 -1.1 0.7 1.5 3,309 3,245 3,380 3,168 4.5

 Miscellaneous products........................ 10,241 10,090 10,265 1.5 -1.7 0.6 10,078 9,818 10,277 9,850 2.3

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 93,446 92,037 91,307 1.5 0.8 -0.4 92,314 89,015 90,851 88,562 4.2

 Food products................................... 19,669 19,443 19,312 1.2 0.7 1.3 19,182 18,899 19,940 18,732 2.4

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,960 5,912 5,728 0.8 3.2 -1.2 5,803 5,485 5,777 5,492 5.7

 Textiles.............................................. 1,792 1,834 1,746 -2.3 5.0 1.5 1,780 1,750 1,711 1,829 -2.7

 Textile products.................................. 1,666 1,758 1,659 -5.2 6.0 -4.7 1,677 1,670 1,612 1,785 -6.1

 Apparel............................................. 3,693 3,713 3,759 -0.5 -1.2 -1.8 3,650 3,506 3,493 3,623 0.7

 Leather and allied products................... 556 484 520 14.9 -6.9 1.8 561 469 514 488 15.0

 Paper products................................... 6,550 6,496 6,463 0.8 0.5 -1.9 6,577 6,300 6,422 6,678 -1.5

 Printing ............................................ 1,824 1,827 1,846 -0.2 -1.0 -1.2 1,691 1,789 1,854 1,759 -3.9

 Petroleum and coal products............... 13,973 13,897 13,880 0.5 0.1 -3.1 13,602 12,815 13,758 11,657 16.7

 Chemical products............................. 27,675 26,648 26,510 3.9 0.5 0.1 27,590 26,575 26,179 26,845 2.8

 Plastics and rubber products............... 10,088 10,025 9,884 0.6 1.4 1.3 10,201 9,757 9,591 9,674 5.4

p

 Preliminary r Revised

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

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Jan Dec Nov Oct Jan Dec Nov Oct

2006p 2005r 2005 2005 2006p 2005r 2005 2005

 All manufacturing industries2

...... 1.15 1.15 1.17 1.18 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

................... 1.31 1.29 1.34 1.34 4.19 4.17 4.24 4.16

 Wood products................................ 1.07 1.14 1.15 1.15 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.06 1.08 1.07 1.09 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.42 1.45 1.46 1.48 1.43 1.48 1.47 1.40

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.49 1.48 1.51 1.51 1.99 1.99 2.05 2.04

 Machinery....................................... 1.67 1.64 1.75 1.76 3.33 3.25 3.42 3.40

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.22 1.19 1.23 1.22 4.20 4.25 4.34 4.32

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.31 1.34 1.31 1.29 2.00 2.05 1.98 1.94

 Transportation equipment................. 1.11 1.06 1.13 1.14 8.61 8.23 8.39 8.25

 Furniture and related products........... 1.13 1.13 1.16 1.17 1.09 1.10 1.20 1.25

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.61 1.60 1.69 1.67 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 0.98 0.99 0.98 0.99 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products................................... 0.73 0.73 0.73 0.74 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.62 1.62 1.61 1.64 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.26 1.27 1.25 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.27 1.31 1.25 1.30 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.66 1.63 1.67 1.80 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 2.05 1.92 1.84 1.85 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 0.99 1.00 1.01 1.05 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing.......................................... 0.90 0.92 0.91 0.89 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.67 0.70 0.73 0.71 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.18 1.19 1.13 1.17 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.12 1.13 1.11 1.11 (X) (X) (X) (X)

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable

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.

Jan2 Jan2 Jan2 Jan2

Industry 2005- 2005- 2005- 2005-

Jan1 Dec Jan1 Dec Jan1 Dec Jan1 Dec

2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005

 All manufacturing industries.......... (X) 0.4 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

Durable goods industries...................... 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.1

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

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Primary metals.................................... 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.4 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.3

 Fabricated metal products................... 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.3

 Machinery.......................................... 0.1 0.7 0.1 1.7 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.2

 Computers and electronic products ..... -0.4 0.7 0.0 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.9 0.4 1.2 1.3 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.2

 Transportation equipment................... -0.2 0.5 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.2

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.7 (X) 1.2 (X) 1.2 (X) 0.4

Nondurable goods industries.................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Food products................................... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

 Textiles............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

 Textile products................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 1.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.1

 Paper products................................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

 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.

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

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-in-process, and finished goods). The M3 includes 

approximately 4,200 reporting units. Units may be divisions of diversified large companies, large homogenous 

companies, or single-unit manufacturers in 89 industry categories. Due to the small monthly sample, these 89 

categories have been combined into 59 publication levels. The survey methodology assumes that the month-tomonth changes of the total operations of those companies in the monthly survey effectively represent the month-tomonth 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 62 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 4,200 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 4,200 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-tomonth movement of all companies is another potential source. Any corrections in the data 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.