FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2007, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (07)-9 

CB07-157 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

September 2007 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in September, up 

three of the last four months, increased $0.7 billion or 

0.2 percent to $420.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 3.5 percent August 

decrease. 

 Shipments, down three of the last four months, 

decreased $0.2 billion to $417.4 billion. This followed a 

1.7 percent August decrease. 

 Unfilled orders, up twenty-eight of the last twenty-nine 

months, increased $8.5 billion or 1.1 percent to $771.6 billion. This was at the highest level since the series was 

first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.2 

percent August increase. The unfilled orders-toshipments ratio was 5.19, up from 5.06 in August. 

 Inventories, up seven of the last eight months, 

increased $2.8 billion or 0.6 percent to $519.5 billion. This was also at the highest level since the series was 

first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.1 

percent August decrease. The inventories-to-shipments 

ratio was unchanged at 1.24. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

September, down two consecutive months, decreased 

$3.6 billion or 1.7 percent to $214.7 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published decrease. This followed a 

5.3 percent August decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, down two consecutive 

months, had the largest decrease, $4.2 billion or 6.2 

percent to $62.3 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $4.3 billion or 2.1 percent to $206.0 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in 

September, down three of the last four months, 

decreased $4.5 billion or 2.1 percent to $211.5 billion, 

revised from the previously published 2.0 percent 

decrease. This followed a 1.9 percent August decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, down three of the last four 

months, had the largest decrease, $2.9 billion or 4.9 

percent to $56.7 billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up four 

of the last five months, increased $4.3 billion or 2.1 

percent to $206.0 billion. This was also at the highest 

level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis 

in 1992 and followed a 1.4 percent August decrease. 

Petroleum and coal products led the increase, up $4.2 

billion or 10.6 percent to $44.2 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

September, up twenty-eight of the last twenty-nine 

months, increased $8.5 billion or 1.1 percent to $771.6 billion, unchanged from the previously published 

increase. This was also at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and 

followed a 1.2 percent August increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up twenty consecutive 

months, had the largest increase, $5.6 billion or 1.3 

percent to $446.6 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

September, up two of the last three months, increased 

$1.2 billion or 0.4 percent to $313.8 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published increase. This was also at 

the highest level since the series was first stated on a 

NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.1 percent August 

decrease. 

 

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

months, had the largest increase, $0.4 billion or 0.8 

percent to $51.6 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up six 

of the last seven months, increased $1.6 billion or 0.8 

percent to $205.6 billion. This was also at the highest 

level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis 

in 1992 and followed a 0.1 percent August decrease. 

Petroleum and coal products drove the increase, up $1.8 

billion or 5.4 percent to $35.6 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, September materials and 

supplies decreased 0.4 percent in durable goods and 

increased 1.3 percent in nondurable goods. Work in 

process increased 0.2 percent in durable goods and 0.8 

percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 

1.5 percent in durable goods and 0.5 percent in 

nondurable goods. 

Figures in text 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 October is scheduled for release on November 28, 2007, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the full report on December 5, 2007, 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

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. 2007/

2007p 2007r 2007 Sept. Aug. July 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2006

 All manufacturing industries .................. 417,449 417,633 424,692 0.0 -1.7 2.3 425,182 437,505 396,831 418,781 3,722,101 3,730,860 -0.2

 Excluding transportation ................... 360,745 358,005 361,818 0.8 -1.1 1.1 367,313 373,504 351,678 359,943 3,205,772 3,214,007 -0.3

 Excluding defense .............................. 407,803 407,501 414,296 0.1 -1.6 2.2 414,799 427,482 387,552 408,843 3,635,291 3,647,877 -0.3

 With unfilled orders ........................... 148,699 150,674 152,992 -1.3 -1.5 3.1 155,318 155,797 136,375 155,887 1,335,364 1,313,214 1.7

 Durable goods industries ........................211,466 215,919 220,095 -2.1 -1.9 4.0 218,762 224,628 192,427 221,388 1,910,398 1,907,826 0.1

 Wood products................................. ...... 7,946 8,052 8,091 -1.3 -0.5 0.4 8,339 8,702 8,153 8,734 71,857 81,317 -11.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,438 9,552 9,676 -1.2 -1.3 -0.1 9,372 10,478 9,774 10,155 87,547 92,247 -5.1

 Primary metals............................ .......... 20,060 20,070 20,575 0.0 -2.5 1.2 19,959 20,943 19,513 20,200 183,660 177,316 3.6

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,209 9,208 9,470 0.0 -2.8 0.3 9,108 9,481 8,886 9,560 85,494 84,961 0.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,218 9,281 9,483 -0.7 -2.1 2.3 9,189 9,771 9,129 8,964 83,573 77,281 8.1

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,633 1,581 1,622 3.3 -2.5 -0.4 1,662 1,691 1,498 1,676 14,593 15,074 -3.2

 Fabricated metal products...................... 25,852 26,484 26,671 -2.4 -0.7 2.6 26,486 28,591 25,513 26,350 236,362 231,503 2.1

 Machinery............................................. 28,671 27,979 28,350 2.5 -1.3 2.3 28,534 27,760 26,886 28,005 249,505 247,046 1.0

 Farm machinery................................. 1,975 1,858 1,762 6.3 5.4 -0.2 1,664 1,702 1,720 1,319 17,263 15,433 11.9

 Construction machinery..................... 2,378 2,328 2,272 2.1 2.5 5.9 2,183 2,391 2,139 2,556 19,463 26,463 -26.5

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,285 1,326 1,319 -3.1 0.5 3.2 1,365 1,289 1,265 1,214 11,438 9,566 19.6

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,326 3,401 3,452 -2.2 -1.5 5.4 3,431 3,005 3,534 3,420 28,903 28,009 3.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 565 578 580 -2.2 -0.3 4.9 582 564 528 709 5,246 5,730 -8.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,932 3,811 4,214 3.2 -9.6 5.1 4,215 4,019 4,167 4,071 35,916 32,394 10.9

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,256 2,416 2,438 -6.6 -0.9 5.4 2,382 2,535 2,212 2,520 21,050 21,495 -2.1

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,106 3,360 3,516 22.2 -4.4 -4.5 4,033 3,404 3,215 3,690 30,819 31,429 -1.9

 Material handling equipment............... 2,314 2,367 2,325 -2.2 1.8 -0.1 2,338 2,511 2,140 2,214 20,821 18,978 9.7

 Computers and electronic products ......... 32,201 33,137 32,915 -2.8 0.7 2.6 36,430 32,259 28,665 37,054 291,060 291,931 -0.3

 Computers........................................ 3,312 3,210 2,454 3.2 30.8 -27.3 3,748 3,140 2,598 3,610 29,281 32,001 -8.5

 Computer storage devices................... 588 638 637 -7.8 0.2 7.2 926 524 356 1,001 5,202 5,900 -11.8

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,507 1,487 1,510 1.3 -1.5 4.2 1,808 1,444 1,171 1,776 12,579 12,254 2.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 5,235 5,180 5,059 1.1 2.4 1.0 6,293 4,774 4,061 6,147 44,023 44,614 -1.3

 Defense communications equipment... 497 529 523 -6.0 1.1 13.4 552 535 455 562 4,527 4,396 3.0

 Audio and video equipment.................. 744 840 860 -11.4 -2.3 -1.4 787 831 701 958 7,082 7,043 0.6

 Semiconductors ................................. 5,248 6,268 6,848 -16.3 -8.5 25.4 5,236 6,506 6,330 6,539 56,821 59,940 -5.2

 Electronic components....................... 4,189 4,141 4,158 1.2 -0.4 -1.9 4,611 4,073 3,699 4,580 36,985 35,305 4.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 995 977 1,062 1.8 -8.0 2.9 1,098 979 973 922 8,857 7,373 20.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,509 2,569 2,512 -2.3 2.3 2.3 2,575 2,596 2,393 2,537 22,427 21,507 4.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,826 6,769 6,739 0.8 0.4 1.7 8,186 6,338 5,435 7,774 58,646 56,679 3.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,853 10,928 10,956 -0.7 -0.3 1.8 11,630 11,379 10,159 11,198 97,626 91,915 6.2

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,186 1,212 1,229 -2.1 -1.4 0.7 1,271 1,230 1,097 1,253 10,836 10,337 4.8

 Household appliances........................ 2,294 2,210 2,237 3.8 -1.2 1.2 2,478 2,346 2,049 2,552 20,164 20,029 0.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,484 3,533 3,462 -1.4 2.1 -0.7 3,722 3,602 3,208 3,435 31,187 27,807 12.2

 Batteries........................................... 609 680 728 -10.4 -6.6 14.3 715 681 622 612 5,773 4,970 16.2

 Transportation equipment...................... 56,704 59,628 62,874 -4.9 -5.2 9.9 57,869 64,001 45,153 58,838 516,329 516,853 -0.1

 Automobiles..................................... 7,238 7,509 8,372 -3.6 -10.3 14.1 7,233 8,429 5,213 6,936 65,528 64,098 2.2

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 11,482 12,107 12,632 -5.2 -4.2 7.8 11,270 13,361 7,453 10,245 101,381 102,675 -1.3

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,322 1,435 1,293 -7.9 11.0 4.6 1,293 1,472 1,157 2,351 13,785 20,867 -33.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,390 19,160 20,885 -4.0 -8.3 11.0 18,338 21,198 15,330 20,117 173,858 180,264 -3.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 8,750 9,704 9,631 -9.8 0.8 9.5 9,179 9,902 7,324 8,748 77,375 65,558 18.0

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,268 3,449 3,843 -5.2 -10.3 18.2 3,695 3,453 3,214 3,661 30,008 28,559 5.1

 Ships and boats................................. 1,990 1,982 1,984 0.4 -0.1 -1.1 2,122 1,963 1,690 2,135 17,792 17,901 -0.6

 Furniture and related products................. 6,870 6,934 6,999 -0.9 -0.9 0.7 6,978 7,460 6,857 7,349 62,554 65,940 -5.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,871 13,155 12,988 -2.2 1.3 1.4 13,165 13,055 11,754 13,505 113,898 111,758 1.9

 Nondurable goods industries................... 205,983 201,714 204,597 2.1 -1.4 0.6 206,420 212,877 204,404 197,393 1,811,703 1,823,034 -0.6

 Food products....................................... 48,950 48,664 48,304 0.6 0.7 2.3 50,071 50,224 46,239 45,863 420,329 397,704 5.7

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 5,361 5,228 5,274 2.5 -0.9 2.0 5,409 5,452 5,222 5,148 45,682 44,811 1.9

 Dairy products.................................. 7,405 7,433 7,382 -0.4 0.7 4.6 7,412 7,655 7,353 6,060 61,696 55,065 12.0

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 14,405 14,457 14,276 -0.4 1.3 2.6 14,379 15,108 14,032 13,184 126,290 116,994 7.9

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 11,242 11,821 11,388 -4.9 3.8 -0.4 11,222 12,519 11,441 10,501 101,278 96,797 4.6

 Beverages......................................... 7,635 7,579 7,456 0.7 1.6 1.2 7,615 8,277 7,509 6,943 66,950 63,292 5.8

 Tobacco............................................ 3,607 4,242 3,932 -15.0 7.9 -3.2 3,607 4,242 3,932 3,558 34,328 33,505 2.5

 Textile mills........................................... 2,877 2,874 2,900 0.1 -0.9 2.7 2,983 3,009 2,750 3,174 26,489 28,612 -7.4

 Textile products................................... 2,720 2,788 2,814 -2.4 -0.9 -2.6 2,778 2,966 2,845 3,080 25,740 28,112 -8.4

 Apparel................................................ 2,784 2,776 2,630 0.3 5.6 5.1 2,941 3,032 2,604 2,766 23,974 24,431 -1.9

 Leather and allied products..................... 609 577 563 5.5 2.5 1.1 626 619 529 580 5,068 4,760 6.5

 Paper products...................................... 14,045 13,863 13,929 1.3 -0.5 1.5 13,811 14,284 13,810 13,898 124,579 126,733 -1.7

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,630 6,551 6,603 1.2 -0.8 0.4 6,518 6,770 6,668 6,450 59,105 58,454 1.1

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,007 3,898 3,936 2.8 -1.0 1.1 3,912 4,131 3,915 4,038 35,465 36,352 -2.4

 Printing................................................. 8,512 8,536 8,530 -0.3 0.1 0.6 8,871 8,776 8,010 8,816 75,399 74,399 1.3

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 44,159 39,944 42,655 10.6 -6.4 -2.0 44,539 44,589 46,476 39,858 378,097 403,471 -6.3

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 41,567 37,397 40,054 11.2 -6.6 -2.0 41,714 41,600 43,556 36,605 353,954 376,614 -6.0

 Chemical products.................................. 53,001 52,515 53,163 0.9 -1.2 0.5 51,564 54,366 52,692 51,490 474,457 479,250 -1.0

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 2,828 2,785 2,732 1.5 1.9 6.6 2,454 2,505 2,459 1,988 25,209 21,827 15.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 13,451 13,348 13,902 0.8 -4.0 -1.4 12,921 13,957 13,653 14,016 124,958 130,048 -3.9

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,959 2,995 3,043 -1.2 -1.6 2.2 2,982 3,288 3,192 3,009 27,320 26,781 2.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,084 17,356 17,721 -1.6 -2.1 2.0 17,014 18,493 17,008 17,367 156,293 158,765 -1.6

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

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. 2007/

2007p 2007r 2007 Sept. Aug. July 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2006

All manufacturing industries 2................... 420,727 420,076 435,099 0.2 -3.5 3.4 424,329 435,129 403,931 434,803 3,743,337 3,746,132 -0.1

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 358,381 353,576 359,165 1.4 -1.6 1.7 363,016 365,371 348,774 355,391 3,168,182 3,183,234 -0.5

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 411,685 406,389 422,987 1.3 -3.9 2.6 416,266 422,626 395,613 418,490 3,660,171 3,657,175 0.1

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 157,225 159,385 170,247 -1.4 -6.4 6.6 159,701 159,927 149,805 178,448 1,413,421 1,388,426 1.8

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 214,744 218,362 230,502 -1.7 -5.3 5.9 217,909 222,252 199,527 237,410 1,931,634 1,923,098 0.4

 Primary metals............................ ............ 20,073 19,813 20,398 1.3 -2.9 6.2 19,481 20,703 19,042 19,328 182,759 178,114 2.6

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,309 9,068 9,203 2.7 -1.5 9.9 8,872 9,357 8,434 8,729 84,913 84,928 0.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,130 9,172 9,582 -0.5 -4.3 3.6 8,990 9,715 9,123 9,000 83,283 77,989 6.8

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,634 1,573 1,613 3.9 -2.5 1.3 1,619 1,631 1,485 1,599 14,563 15,197 -4.2

 Fabricated metal products...................... 25,729 26,679 27,109 -3.6 -1.6 2.5 25,793 28,151 25,930 26,438 240,016 237,711 1.0

 Machinery............................................. 30,171 28,996 30,220 4.1 -4.1 5.4 29,468 27,863 28,154 28,790 256,840 256,550 0.1

 Construction machinery....................... 2,304 2,418 3,534 -4.7 -31.6 56.9 1,691 2,480 2,818 3,302 20,138 27,107 -25.7

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,287 1,326 1,277 -2.9 3.8 4.8 1,310 1,311 1,220 1,176 10,946 10,713 2.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,074 3,307 3,513 -7.0 -5.9 9.7 2,958 2,494 3,860 3,193 29,997 30,176 -0.6

 Photographic equipment...................... 636 615 524 3.4 17.4 -9.8 653 590 475 645 5,273 5,905 -10.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 5,173 4,398 4,554 17.6 -3.4 4.4 5,478 4,555 4,602 4,119 39,830 34,282 16.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,596 2,553 2,450 1.7 4.2 5.7 2,730 2,522 2,244 2,811 21,859 22,482 -2.8

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 4,083 3,350 3,461 21.9 -3.2 -4.1 3,842 3,435 3,151 3,669 30,260 33,265 -9.0

 Material handling equipment............... 2,366 2,533 2,537 -6.6 -0.2 -9.9 2,639 2,377 2,015 2,187 21,653 19,435 11.4

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 28,350 28,014 28,312 1.2 -1.1 6.1 32,646 25,585 24,239 32,534 239,487 240,833 -0.6

 Computers........................................ 3,408 3,437 2,726 -0.8 26.1 -22.1 3,844 3,367 2,870 3,716 29,844 31,632 -5.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,579 5,268 5,416 5.9 -2.7 7.6 6,781 4,239 4,320 7,063 45,477 47,088 -3.4

 Defense communications equipment... 539 717 1,340 -24.8 -46.5 154.8 729 528 1,184 581 5,230 4,580 14.2

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 4,348 4,078 4,297 6.6 -5.1 6.0 4,698 4,097 3,888 4,585 37,423 36,284 3.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 1,486 1,314 1,119 13.1 17.4 10.1 1,656 1,210 995 1,031 9,698 8,499 14.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,367 2,746 2,875 -13.8 -4.5 25.2 2,427 2,440 2,444 2,871 21,735 23,875 -9.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 7,233 6,960 6,979 3.9 -0.3 2.2 8,380 6,386 5,817 8,304 60,587 58,759 3.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,757 10,847 10,686 -0.8 1.5 -2.8 11,120 11,076 10,199 11,099 99,772 95,622 4.3

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,125 1,241 1,287 -9.3 -3.6 -6.6 1,072 1,215 1,123 989 11,356 10,535 7.8

 Household appliances.......................... 2,274 2,204 2,389 3.2 -7.7 16.5 2,371 2,405 2,306 2,360 20,512 20,140 1.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,551 3,690 3,299 -3.8 11.9 -15.5 3,643 3,669 3,182 3,646 33,054 30,326 9.0

 Transportation equipment........................ 62,346 66,500 75,934 -6.2 -12.4 11.7 61,313 69,758 55,157 79,412 575,155 562,898 2.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,088 18,291 20,622 -1.1 -11.3 10.7 17,873 19,931 15,712 20,291 171,627 182,049 -5.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 15,348 12,996 22,012 18.1 -41.0 13.2 15,573 12,995 18,258 21,753 137,540 104,116 32.1

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 3,606 5,745 3,975 -37.2 44.5 25.8 3,225 5,452 2,436 2,607 26,905 25,907 3.9

 Ships and boats................................. 1,692 2,584 2,033 -34.5 27.1 8.9 1,572 2,395 1,253 1,768 18,527 20,862 -11.2

 Furniture and related products................. 6,936 6,672 6,858 4.0 -2.7 -0.4 7,085 6,799 6,895 7,507 63,343 66,144 -4.2

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 205,983 201,714 204,597 2.1 -1.4 0.6 206,420 212,877 204,404 197,393 1,811,703 1,823,034 -0.6

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(06), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 2001-2006."

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

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. Sept.

2007p 2007r 2007 Sept. Aug. July 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 07/06

All manufacturing industries 1................... 771,577 763,051 754,340 1.1 1.2 2.3 759,899 755,516 751,386 642,617 18.3

 Excluding transportation 1................... 324,990 322,106 320,267 0.9 0.6 1.3 320,075 319,136 320,763 292,619 9.4

 Excluding defense 1............................. 612,220 603,090 597,934 1.5 0.9 2.7 605,180 598,477 596,827 490,815 23.3

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 771,577 763,051 754,340 1.1 1.2 2.3 759,899 755,516 751,386 642,617 18.3

 Primary metals........................................ 26,525 26,512 26,769 0.0 -1.0 -0.7 25,791 26,269 26,509 27,038 -4.6

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 15,779 15,679 15,819 0.6 -0.9 -1.7 15,310 15,546 15,670 16,731 -8.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,858 7,946 8,055 -1.1 -1.4 1.2 7,685 7,884 7,940 7,488 2.6

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,888 2,887 2,895 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 2,796 2,839 2,899 2,819 -0.8

 Fabricated metal products...................... 56,998 57,121 56,926 -0.2 0.3 0.8 56,779 57,472 57,912 54,336 4.5

 Machinery............................................. 86,421 84,921 83,904 1.8 1.2 2.3 84,223 83,289 83,186 71,775 17.3

 Construction machinery....................... 11,497 11,571 11,481 -0.6 0.8 12.3 10,476 10,968 10,879 8,024 30.6

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 3,364 3,362 3,362 0.1 0.0 -1.2 3,318 3,373 3,351 3,346 -0.8

 Industrial machinery............................ 13,922 14,174 14,268 -1.8 -0.7 0.4 13,525 13,998 14,509 11,928 13.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,583 1,512 1,475 4.7 2.5 -3.7 1,569 1,498 1,472 1,316 19.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 13,299 12,058 11,471 10.3 5.1 3.1 13,370 12,107 11,571 9,318 43.5

 Metalworking machinery....................... 7,329 6,989 6,852 4.9 2.0 0.2 7,234 6,886 6,899 6,465 11.9

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 12,166 12,189 12,199 -0.2 -0.1 -0.4 11,994 12,185 12,154 11,977 0.1

 Material handling equipment............... 9,888 9,836 9,670 0.5 1.7 2.2 9,683 9,382 9,516 8,137 19.0

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 116,922 115,525 114,380 1.2 1.0 2.0 115,440 113,988 114,156 105,932 9.0

 Computers......................................... 3,970 3,874 3,647 2.5 6.2 8.1 3,970 3,874 3,647 3,241 22.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 28,384 28,040 27,952 1.2 0.3 1.3 27,987 27,499 28,034 26,771 4.5

 Defense communications equipment... 7,164 7,122 6,934 0.6 2.7 13.4 7,060 6,883 6,890 6,020 17.3

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 10,320 10,161 10,224 1.6 -0.6 1.4 10,358 10,271 10,247 10,319 0.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 6,341 5,850 5,513 8.4 6.1 1.0 6,156 5,598 5,367 4,832 27.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 34,148 34,290 34,113 -0.4 0.5 1.1 33,623 33,771 33,927 32,031 5.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 26,595 26,188 25,997 1.6 0.7 0.9 26,286 26,092 26,044 22,718 15.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 24,201 24,297 24,378 -0.4 -0.3 -1.1 23,882 24,392 24,695 21,346 11.9

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,673 2,734 2,705 -2.2 1.1 2.2 2,637 2,836 2,851 2,315 13.9

 Household appliances.......................... 973 993 999 -2.0 -0.6 17.9 919 1,026 967 666 38.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 14,908 14,841 14,684 0.5 1.1 -1.1 14,797 14,876 14,809 12,595 17.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 446,587 440,945 434,073 1.3 1.6 3.1 439,824 436,380 430,623 349,998 25.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,229 19,531 20,400 -1.5 -4.3 -1.3 18,736 19,201 20,468 19,710 -4.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 281,018 274,420 271,128 2.4 1.2 4.8 278,715 272,321 269,228 194,959 43.0

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 43,442 43,104 40,808 0.8 5.6 0.3 41,920 42,390 40,391 40,316 4.0

 Ships and boats................................. 19,431 19,729 19,127 -1.5 3.1 0.3 18,502 19,052 18,620 16,252 13.8

 Furniture and related products................. 7,540 7,474 7,736 0.9 -3.4 -1.8 7,577 7,470 8,131 7,404 2.3

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

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. Sept.

2007p 2007r 2007 Sept. Aug. July 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 07/06

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 519,472 516,627 517,103 0.6 -0.1 0.1 519,673 520,468 520,897 508,159 2.3

 Excluding transportation ...................... 441,432 438,970 439,509 0.6 -0.1 0.1 441,213 441,927 442,527 434,279 1.6

 Excluding defense ............................. 498,145 495,578 495,928 0.5 -0.1 0.1 498,147 499,257 499,544 486,095 2.5

 With unfilled orders ............................. 247,730 246,913 246,711 0.3 0.1 0.2 246,880 248,776 248,439 237,328 4.0

 Durable goods industries ........................ 313,826 312,577 312,895 0.4 -0.1 0.1 312,723 315,143 315,082 304,143 2.8

 Wood products................................. ....... 10,599 10,659 10,719 -0.6 -0.6 0.7 10,601 10,619 10,581 11,552 -8.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,938 11,874 11,852 0.5 0.2 -0.3 11,745 11,847 11,966 11,595 1.3

 Primary metals............................ ............ 31,422 31,651 31,850 -0.7 -0.6 -0.2 31,254 31,713 32,053 30,685 1.9

 Iron and steel mills............................... 17,843 18,029 18,218 -1.0 -1.0 -0.6 17,916 18,169 18,448 17,640 1.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 11,046 11,077 11,088 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 10,910 11,052 11,099 10,821 0.8

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,533 2,545 2,544 -0.5 0.0 1.4 2,428 2,492 2,506 2,224 9.2

 Fabricated metal products......................... 41,631 41,255 41,481 0.9 -0.5 0.1 41,216 41,151 41,781 40,303 2.3

 Machinery.............................................. 51,550 51,120 50,956 0.8 0.3 0.6 51,205 51,398 50,889 48,279 6.1

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,422 2,360 2,326 2.6 1.5 3.7 2,287 2,247 2,279 2,091 9.4

 Construction machinery........................ 4,953 4,979 4,998 -0.5 -0.4 0.4 4,921 4,931 4,936 4,688 5.0

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 3,931 3,847 3,768 2.2 2.1 1.3 3,895 3,923 3,824 3,204 21.6

 Industrial machinery............................. 7,765 7,715 7,745 0.6 -0.4 -0.2 7,717 7,829 7,663 7,564 2.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,160 1,175 1,180 -1.3 -0.4 -3.1 1,173 1,177 1,176 1,214 -3.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,554 4,478 4,473 1.7 0.1 -0.4 4,477 4,526 4,508 4,238 5.6

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,209 4,133 4,078 1.8 1.3 0.7 4,301 4,244 4,159 4,501 -4.4

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 6,036 5,986 5,887 0.8 1.7 1.4 6,085 6,127 5,928 5,490 10.8

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,990 2,958 2,985 1.1 -0.9 3.3 2,949 2,935 2,939 2,609 13.0

 Computers and electronic products ......... 43,382 43,116 42,988 0.6 0.3 -1.1 43,225 44,089 43,517 43,409 -0.4

 Computers......................................... 1,154 1,103 1,086 4.6 1.6 -5.2 1,239 1,181 1,062 1,228 0.9

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,315 1,308 1,284 0.5 1.9 0.1 1,268 1,396 1,320 1,194 6.2

 Other peripheral equipment................... 2,024 2,033 2,028 -0.4 0.2 1.0 1,972 2,133 2,073 2,168 -9.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,385 6,425 6,302 -0.6 2.0 -0.7 6,327 6,513 6,283 6,742 -6.2

 Defense communications equipment...... 967 943 909 2.5 3.7 8.2 979 957 920 728 34.5

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,103 1,113 1,152 -0.9 -3.4 -3.0 1,250 1,189 1,172 1,384 -9.7

 Semiconductors 1................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components.......................... 6,937 6,945 6,954 -0.1 -0.1 1.4 6,911 7,035 7,103 6,806 1.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,366 3,258 3,257 3.3 0.0 2.0 3,367 3,293 3,328 2,766 21.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 2,521 2,432 2,438 3.7 -0.2 0.0 2,516 2,480 2,471 2,391 5.2

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,971 10,937 10,849 0.3 0.8 -0.1 10,817 11,146 10,866 10,299 5.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 14,197 14,351 14,444 -1.1 -0.6 0.8 13,844 14,393 14,498 13,680 1.2

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,846 1,848 1,863 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 1,790 1,869 1,886 1,768 1.2

 Household appliances.......................... 1,731 1,734 1,749 -0.2 -0.9 2.5 1,711 1,752 1,803 1,764 -3.0

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,991 5,135 5,241 -2.8 -2.0 0.2 4,780 5,130 5,201 4,758 0.5

 Batteries............................................ 503 526 460 -4.4 14.3 1.5 518 542 456 497 4.2

 Transportation equipment......................... 78,040 77,657 77,594 0.5 0.1 0.4 78,460 78,541 78,370 73,880 6.2

 Automobiles....................................... 2,270 2,288 2,482 -0.8 -7.8 13.1 2,311 2,385 2,635 1,975 17.0

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 2,876 2,708 2,748 6.2 -1.5 -8.8 2,998 2,860 2,748 3,097 -3.2

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,529 1,573 1,644 -2.8 -4.3 7.5 1,550 1,607 1,635 1,530 1.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 17,701 17,804 17,769 -0.6 0.2 -0.3 17,554 17,622 17,817 18,420 -4.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 31,350 31,125 30,788 0.7 1.1 0.9 31,586 31,687 31,180 25,999 21.5

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,851 12,823 12,833 0.2 -0.1 1.0 12,971 12,906 12,946 12,868 0.8

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,352 2,313 2,275 1.7 1.7 -1.2 2,349 2,287 2,253 2,709 -13.3

 Furniture and related products................. 8,514 8,536 8,578 -0.3 -0.5 -0.6 8,498 8,626 8,781 8,891 -4.4

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 22,553 22,358 22,433 0.9 -0.3 0.4 22,675 22,766 22,646 21,869 3.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 205,646 204,050 204,208 0.8 -0.1 0.2 206,950 205,325 205,815 204,016 1.4

 Food products........................................ 37,800 37,694 37,242 0.3 1.2 1.5 38,381 37,674 36,532 35,169 9.1

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,696 4,642 4,440 1.2 4.5 2.2 4,677 4,425 4,221 3,974 17.7

 Dairy products.................................... 4,693 4,775 4,717 -1.7 1.2 2.9 4,703 4,863 4,909 4,075 15.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 7,275 7,229 7,175 0.6 0.8 1.3 7,358 7,200 7,115 6,790 8.4

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 14,601 14,684 14,800 -0.6 -0.8 -0.1 14,652 14,291 14,200 14,466 1.3

 Beverages......................................... 10,830 10,877 10,897 -0.4 -0.2 0.6 10,911 10,632 10,520 10,206 6.9

 Tobacco............................................ 3,771 3,807 3,903 -0.9 -2.5 -2.0 3,741 3,659 3,680 4,260 -12.2

 Textile mills............................................ 3,831 3,826 3,796 0.1 0.8 0.3 3,812 3,859 3,817 4,182 -8.8

 Textile products...................................... 3,485 3,477 3,477 0.2 0.0 -0.6 3,501 3,505 3,522 3,733 -6.2

 Apparel................................................. 3,793 3,928 4,096 -3.4 -4.1 2.5 3,934 4,108 4,219 3,925 0.2

 Leather and allied products...................... 881 901 906 -2.2 -0.6 0.4 900 926 918 892 0.9

 Paper products....................................... 15,324 15,328 15,276 0.0 0.3 0.2 15,245 15,293 15,332 15,395 -1.0

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 7,037 7,054 7,022 -0.2 0.5 -0.5 6,957 7,018 7,050 7,008 -0.7

 Paperboard containers......................... 3,842 3,834 3,864 0.2 -0.8 0.7 3,839 3,823 3,873 3,930 -2.3

 Printing.................................................. 6,513 6,498 6,493 0.2 0.1 -1.5 6,859 6,839 6,812 7,183 -4.5

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 35,574 33,747 33,877 5.4 -0.4 -1.8 36,497 34,620 35,682 35,611 2.5

 Petroleum refineries............................. 32,999 31,081 31,081 6.2 0.0 -1.9 33,911 31,853 32,795 32,523 4.3

 Chemical products..................................... 62,903 63,129 63,486 -0.4 -0.6 0.3 62,454 63,697 64,152 63,109 -1.0

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,670 2,700 2,676 -1.1 0.9 3.4 2,297 2,384 2,386 2,154 6.6

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 24,142 24,043 24,523 0.4 -2.0 -0.5 24,317 24,672 25,197 24,874 -2.2

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 3,033 3,070 3,043 -1.2 0.9 0.7 2,972 3,105 3,077 2,978 -0.2

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 20,941 20,838 20,759 0.5 0.4 0.8 20,715 20,513 20,629 20,351 1.8

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

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. 2007/

2007p 2007r 2007 Sept. Aug. July 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2006

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 417,449 417,633 424,692 0.0 -1.7 2.3 425,182 437,505 396,831 418,781 3,722,101 3,730,860 -0.2

 Construction materials and supplies...... 42,813 43,359 44,301 -1.3 -2.1 1.9 44,179 47,281 43,886 45,804 393,212 403,641 -2.6

 Information technology......................... 26,609 26,599 25,789 0.0 3.1 -1.4 30,609 25,764 22,347 29,990 232,166 231,188 0.4

 Computers and related products .......... 5,407 5,335 4,601 1.3 16.0 -15.1 6,482 5,108 4,125 6,387 47,062 50,155 -6.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 38,432 40,211 43,182 -4.4 -6.9 10.4 38,134 44,460 29,153 39,649 354,552 367,904 -3.6

 Capital goods...................................... 75,728 75,888 75,059 -0.2 1.1 1.9 80,388 75,499 67,101 79,800 661,876 658,469 0.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 67,619 67,451 66,376 0.2 1.6 1.0 71,830 67,115 59,197 71,616 589,128 588,620 0.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 62,139 61,472 60,342 1.1 1.9 0.0 66,240 60,818 55,071 65,920 542,217 547,285 -0.9

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,109 8,437 8,683 -3.9 -2.8 9.3 8,558 8,384 7,904 8,184 72,748 69,849 4.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 166,899 164,090 167,821 1.7 -2.2 1.4 167,899 174,236 158,889 158,887 1,464,172 1,471,592 -0.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 34,365 35,543 36,928 -3.3 -3.8 5.9 34,626 37,844 26,871 34,375 308,170 311,515 -1.1

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 132,534 128,547 130,893 3.1 -1.8 0.2 133,273 136,392 132,018 124,512 1,156,002 1,160,077 -0.4

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 420,727 420,076 435,099 0.2 -3.5 3.4 424,329 435,129 403,931 434,803 3,743,337 3,746,132 -0.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 44,093 43,928 44,679 0.4 -1.7 0.7 45,123 47,276 44,232 45,383 399,784 407,915 -2.0

 Information technology......................... 27,836 27,583 27,522 0.9 0.2 4.9 31,920 25,184 23,792 32,086 236,414 240,105 -1.5

 Computers and related products .......... 5,503 5,562 4,873 -1.1 14.1 -12.1 6,578 5,335 4,397 6,493 47,625 49,786 -4.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 38,130 39,342 42,919 -3.1 -8.3 10.3 37,669 43,193 29,535 39,823 352,321 369,689 -4.7

 Capital goods...................................... 81,899 82,318 91,376 -0.5 -9.9 8.2 83,984 78,432 79,085 102,801 728,311 715,547 1.8

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 74,691 71,417 81,119 4.6 -12.0 4.8 77,822 68,485 72,108 87,907 659,415 639,443 3.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 63,064 62,677 62,595 0.6 0.1 0.9 66,299 59,625 56,802 69,731 555,281 565,625 -1.8

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 7,208 10,901 10,257 -33.9 6.3 45.7 6,162 9,947 6,977 14,894 68,896 76,104 -9.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 167,093 163,917 168,026 1.9 -2.4 1.5 167,999 174,023 159,417 158,580 1,465,488 1,471,246 -0.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 34,559 35,370 37,133 -2.3 -4.7 6.7 34,726 37,631 27,399 34,068 309,486 311,169 -0.5

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 132,534 128,547 130,893 3.1 -1.8 0.2 133,273 136,392 132,018 124,512 1,156,002 1,160,077 -0.4

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 771,577 763,051 754,340 1.1 1.2 2.3 759,899 755,516 751,386 642,617 (X) (X) 18.3

 Construction materials and supplies...... 49,618 48,338 47,769 2.6 1.2 0.8 49,710 48,766 48,771 44,806 (X) (X) 10.9

 Information technology......................... 113,832 112,605 111,621 1.1 0.9 1.6 112,180 110,869 111,449 102,699 (X) (X) 9.2

 Computers and related products .......... 3,970 3,874 3,647 2.5 6.2 8.1 3,970 3,874 3,647 3,241 (X) (X) 22.5

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 19,229 19,531 20,400 -1.5 -4.3 -1.3 18,736 19,201 20,468 19,710 (X) (X) -4.9

 Capital goods...................................... 580,228 574,057 567,627 1.1 1.1 3.0 570,325 566,729 563,796 468,165 (X) (X) 21.8

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................434,669 427,597 423,631 1.7 0.9 3.6 428,978 422,986 421,616 327,961 (X) (X) 30.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 181,396 180,471 179,266 0.5 0.7 1.3 177,984 177,925 179,118 157,397 (X) (X) 13.1

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 145,559 146,460 143,996 -0.6 1.7 1.1 141,347 143,743 142,180 140,204 (X) (X) 0.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 10,060 9,866 10,039 2.0 -1.7 2.1 9,975 9,875 10,088 8,446 (X) (X) 18.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 10,060 9,866 10,039 2.0 -1.7 2.1 9,975 9,875 10,088 8,446 (X) (X) 18.1 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 519,472 516,627 517,103 0.6 -0.1 0.1 519,673 520,468 520,897 508,159 (X) (X) 2.3

 Construction materials and supplies...... 58,887 58,605 58,650 0.5 -0.1 0.1 58,315 58,710 59,039 58,943 (X) (X) -1.1

 Information technology......................... 36,592 36,337 36,142 0.7 0.5 0.1 36,481 37,097 36,370 35,574 (X) (X) 2.5

 Computers and related products .......... 4,493 4,444 4,398 1.1 1.0 -0.9 4,479 4,710 4,455 4,590 (X) (X) -2.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,376 24,373 24,643 0.0 -1.1 0.3 24,413 24,474 24,835 25,022 (X) (X) -2.4

 Capital goods...................................... 140,289 139,507 139,149 0.6 0.3 0.5 139,986 141,219 139,821 132,552 (X) (X) 5.6

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................123,131 122,676 122,187 0.4 0.4 0.5 122,749 124,309 122,794 115,262 (X) (X) 6.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 99,071 98,708 98,444 0.4 0.3 0.6 98,374 99,917 98,765 94,651 (X) (X) 3.9

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 17,158 16,831 16,962 1.9 -0.8 0.5 17,237 16,910 17,027 17,290 (X) (X) -0.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 159,523 157,494 158,363 1.3 -0.5 0.0 161,661 159,336 160,079 157,893 (X) (X) 2.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 29,053 28,826 29,384 0.8 -1.9 -0.1 29,337 29,425 29,765 29,455 (X) (X) -0.4

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 130,470 128,668 128,979 1.4 -0.2 0.0 132,324 129,911 130,314 128,438 (X) (X) 3.0

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

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. Sept.

2007p 2007r 2007 Sept. Aug. July 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 07/06

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 177,110 176,678 176,366 0.2 0.2 0.0 177,182 177,164 177,435 176,439 0.4

 Durable goods industries........................ 105,976 106,426 106,817 -0.4 -0.4 -0.3 106,048 107,090 107,563 106,746 -0.7

 Wood products................................... 4,101 4,086 4,109 0.4 -0.6 -0.8 4,227 4,085 3,996 4,463 -5.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,594 4,576 4,563 0.4 0.3 0.3 4,616 4,636 4,620 4,450 3.7

 Primary metals.................................... 11,749 11,833 11,900 -0.7 -0.6 -1.4 11,895 11,919 11,978 12,308 -3.4

 Fabricated metal products..................... 15,993 15,971 15,929 0.1 0.3 -0.4 15,849 15,900 16,009 15,627 1.4

 Machinery.......................................... 19,762 19,762 19,838 0.0 -0.4 0.9 19,669 19,902 19,982 18,342 7.2

 Computers and electronic products ...... 16,102 16,000 16,277 0.6 -1.7 -2.7 16,144 16,288 16,397 17,064 -5.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,803 5,952 5,951 -2.5 0.0 -0.2 5,679 5,905 5,936 5,583 1.7

 Transportation equipment..................... 16,651 16,965 16,952 -1.9 0.1 1.0 16,758 17,045 17,207 17,789 -5.8

 Furniture and related products............... 3,818 3,837 3,884 -0.5 -1.2 0.5 3,806 3,848 3,937 3,764 1.1

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,403 7,444 7,414 -0.6 0.4 -0.1 7,405 7,562 7,501 7,356 0.7

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 71,134 70,252 69,549 1.3 1.0 0.4 71,134 70,074 69,872 69,693 2.1

 Food products.................................... 13,609 13,391 13,082 1.6 2.4 1.4 13,407 12,939 12,750 12,109 10.7

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,430 4,521 4,600 -2.0 -1.7 -0.4 4,377 4,379 4,428 4,602 -4.9

 Textiles.............................................. 1,236 1,250 1,241 -1.1 0.7 0.8 1,239 1,254 1,234 1,268 -2.3

 Textile products.................................. 1,369 1,361 1,356 0.6 0.4 -0.5 1,387 1,373 1,384 1,458 -4.9

 Apparel............................................. 1,081 1,108 1,136 -2.4 -2.5 2.3 1,085 1,118 1,140 1,092 -0.6

 Leather and allied products................... 302 297 287 1.7 3.5 10.4 307 303 293 261 17.6

 Paper products.................................... 7,102 7,165 7,126 -0.9 0.5 0.3 7,105 7,135 7,113 7,211 -1.5

 Printing ............................................. 3,042 3,028 2,985 0.5 1.4 -1.1 3,156 3,129 3,107 3,380 -6.6

 Petroleum and coal products................ 13,055 11,990 11,800 8.9 1.6 -0.4 13,234 12,165 12,314 12,238 8.1

 Chemical products................................ 17,793 18,006 17,852 -1.2 0.9 0.3 17,758 18,133 18,004 17,882 -0.7

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 8,115 8,135 8,084 -0.2 0.6 0.7 8,079 8,146 8,105 8,192 -1.4

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 148,870 148,328 148,395 0.4 0.0 0.0 149,168 149,546 149,323 142,211 4.9

 Durable goods industries........................ 113,151 112,875 112,389 0.2 0.4 0.7 113,279 114,065 113,209 105,754 7.1

 Wood products................................... 2,167 2,233 2,282 -3.0 -2.1 2.9 2,165 2,238 2,280 2,381 -9.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,313 1,317 1,326 -0.3 -0.7 -0.2 1,286 1,316 1,341 1,273 1.0

 Primary metals.................................... 10,044 10,204 10,395 -1.6 -1.8 -0.7 9,901 10,237 10,483 9,429 5.0

 Fabricated metal products..................... 12,195 11,926 11,839 2.3 0.7 1.4 12,235 12,017 11,953 11,444 6.9

 Machinery.......................................... 14,624 14,455 14,160 1.2 2.1 -0.2 14,659 14,761 14,273 14,004 4.7

 Computers and electronic products ...... 16,520 16,741 16,648 -1.3 0.6 1.7 16,366 17,173 16,936 16,204 1.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 2,857 2,858 3,086 0.0 -7.4 1.4 2,793 2,933 3,140 2,916 -4.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 48,882 48,586 48,096 0.6 1.0 0.8 49,316 48,772 48,182 43,224 14.1

 Furniture and related products............... 1,312 1,348 1,351 -2.7 -0.2 2.2 1,308 1,352 1,369 1,554 -15.8

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,237 3,207 3,206 0.9 0.0 -0.7 3,250 3,266 3,252 3,325 -2.3

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 35,719 35,453 36,006 0.8 -1.5 -2.3 35,889 35,481 36,114 36,457 -1.6

 Food products.................................... 2,800 2,795 2,766 0.2 1.0 -2.2 2,665 2,538 2,495 2,561 4.1

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,501 4,531 4,592 -0.7 -1.3 -0.3 4,437 4,096 4,097 4,398 0.9

 Textiles.............................................. 828 828 843 0.0 -1.8 -0.9 832 835 851 1,035 -19.6

 Textile products.................................. 471 477 487 -1.3 -2.1 -2.6 468 469 489 609 -23.2

 Apparel............................................. 630 662 681 -4.8 -2.8 1.2 630 678 680 634 -0.6

 Leather and allied products................... 93 92 94 1.1 -2.1 -20.3 94 95 96 122 -23.0

 Paper products.................................... 1,378 1,352 1,331 1.9 1.6 -0.7 1,386 1,381 1,359 1,341 3.4

 Printing ............................................. 1,520 1,521 1,515 -0.1 0.4 -3.1 1,684 1,662 1,659 1,808 -6.9

 Petroleum and coal products................ 8,565 8,314 8,470 3.0 -1.8 -7.5 8,750 8,484 8,845 7,806 12.1

 Chemical products................................ 12,392 12,364 12,748 0.2 -3.0 -0.4 12,438 12,763 13,086 13,787 -9.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,541 2,517 2,479 1.0 1.5 2.2 2,505 2,480 2,457 2,356 6.3

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 193,492 191,621 192,342 1.0 -0.4 0.4 193,323 193,758 194,139 189,509 2.0

 Durable goods industries........................ 94,699 93,276 93,689 1.5 -0.4 -0.2 93,396 93,988 94,310 91,643 1.9

 Wood products................................... 4,331 4,340 4,328 -0.2 0.3 1.0 4,209 4,296 4,305 4,708 -10.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 6,031 5,981 5,963 0.8 0.3 -0.8 5,843 5,895 6,005 5,872 -0.5

 Primary metals.................................... 9,629 9,614 9,555 0.2 0.6 1.7 9,458 9,557 9,592 8,948 5.7

 Fabricated metal products..................... 13,443 13,358 13,713 0.6 -2.6 -0.4 13,132 13,234 13,819 13,232 -0.8

 Machinery.......................................... 17,164 16,903 16,958 1.5 -0.3 0.8 16,877 16,735 16,634 15,933 5.9

 Computers and electronic products ...... 10,760 10,375 10,063 3.7 3.1 -3.0 10,715 10,628 10,184 10,141 5.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,537 5,541 5,407 -0.1 2.5 1.5 5,372 5,555 5,422 5,181 3.7

 Transportation equipment..................... 12,507 12,106 12,546 3.3 -3.5 -1.6 12,386 12,724 12,981 12,867 -3.7

 Furniture and related products............... 3,384 3,351 3,343 1.0 0.2 -2.9 3,384 3,426 3,475 3,573 -5.3

 Miscellaneous products........................ 11,913 11,707 11,813 1.8 -0.9 1.0 12,020 11,938 11,893 11,188 7.4

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 98,793 98,345 98,653 0.5 -0.3 0.9 99,927 99,770 99,829 97,866 2.1

 Food products.................................... 21,391 21,508 21,394 -0.5 0.5 2.0 22,309 22,197 21,287 20,499 8.8

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 5,670 5,632 5,608 0.7 0.4 0.3 5,838 5,816 5,675 5,466 6.8

 Textiles.............................................. 1,767 1,748 1,712 1.1 2.1 0.6 1,741 1,770 1,732 1,879 -7.3

 Textile products.................................. 1,645 1,639 1,634 0.4 0.3 -0.1 1,646 1,663 1,649 1,666 -1.2

 Apparel............................................. 2,082 2,158 2,279 -3.5 -5.3 3.0 2,219 2,312 2,399 2,199 0.9

 Leather and allied products................... 486 512 525 -5.1 -2.5 0.2 499 528 529 509 -2.0

 Paper products.................................... 6,844 6,811 6,819 0.5 -0.1 0.1 6,754 6,777 6,860 6,843 -1.3

 Printing ............................................. 1,951 1,949 1,993 0.1 -2.2 -0.9 2,019 2,048 2,046 1,995 1.2

 Petroleum and coal products................ 13,954 13,443 13,607 3.8 -1.2 0.9 14,513 13,971 14,523 15,567 -6.8

 Chemical products................................ 32,718 32,759 32,886 -0.1 -0.4 0.6 32,258 32,801 33,062 31,440 2.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,285 10,186 10,196 1.0 -0.1 0.6 10,131 9,887 10,067 9,803 3.3

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 Sep Aug Jul Jun Sep Aug Jul Jun

2007p 2007r 2007 2007 2007p 2007r 2007 2007

 All manufacturing industries2

...... 1.24 1.24 1.22 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

................... 1.48 1.45 1.42 1.48 5.19 5.06 4.93 4.97

 Wood products................................ 1.33 1.32 1.32 1.32 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.26 1.24 1.22 1.23 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.57 1.58 1.55 1.57 1.32 1.32 1.30 1.32

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.61 1.56 1.56 1.59 2.28 2.24 2.21 2.25

 Machinery....................................... 1.80 1.83 1.80 1.83 3.32 3.33 3.23 3.24

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.35 1.30 1.31 1.36 4.96 4.94 5.08 4.83

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.31 1.31 1.32 1.33 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.43

 Transportation equipment................. 1.38 1.30 1.23 1.35 12.18 11.43 10.70 11.40

 Furniture and related products........... 1.24 1.23 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.22 1.26 1.29

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.75 1.70 1.73 1.74 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 1.00 1.01 1.00 1.00 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products................................... 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.78 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.30 1.24 1.30 1.30 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.33 1.33 1.31 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.28 1.25 1.24 1.21 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.36 1.41 1.56 1.60 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.45 1.56 1.61 1.62 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.09 1.11 1.10 1.11 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing.......................................... 0.77 0.76 0.76 0.78 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.81 0.84 0.79 0.79 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.19 1.20 1.19 1.20 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.23 1.20 1.17 1.19 (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.

Sep2 Sep2 Sep2 Sep2

Industry 2006- 2006- 2006- 2006-

Sep1 Aug Sep1 Aug Sep1 Aug Sep1 Aug

2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007

 All manufacturing industries.......... (X) 0.3 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

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

 Wood products................................... (X) 1.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

 Primary metals.................................... -0.1 0.6 -0.3 1.6 -0.3 0.8 0.0 0.2

 Fabricated metal products................... 0.0 0.3 -0.8 0.5 -0.4 0.2 0.0 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 0.2 0.5 -0.2 1.0 -0.1 0.4 0.0 0.3

 Computers and electronic products ..... 0.1 0.8 2.6 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.2 0.7 -0.4 1.1 -0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3

 Transportation equipment................... 0.1 0.7 0.1 1.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.3

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

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

 Food products................................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Textile products................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.1

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 2.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Paper products................................... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 1.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Plastics and rubber products............... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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.