FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2011, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (11)-01 

CB11-43 

 Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

January 2011 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in January, up six 

of the last seven months, increased $13.6 billion or 3.1 

percent to $445.6 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 1.4 percent December 

increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 

0.7 percent. 

 Shipments, up five consecutive months, increased $8.1 

billion or 1.8 percent to $447.4 billion. This followed a 

2.7 percent December increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up nine of the last ten months, 

increased $4.8 billion or 0.6 percent to $829.6 billion. 

This followed a 0.2 percent December decrease. The 

unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 5.60, up from 

5.55 in December. 

 Inventories, up twelve of the last thirteen months, 

increased $7.1 billion or 1.3 percent to $559.3 billion. 

This followed a 1.4 percent December increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.25, down from 1.26 

in December. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

January, up following three consecutive monthly 

decreases, increased $6.2 billion or 3.2 percent to $201.0 

billion, revised from the previously published 2.7 

percent increase. This followed a 0.6 percent December 

decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, also up following three 

consecutive monthly decreases, had the largest increase, 

$10.8 billion or 27.3 percent to $50.3 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $7.4 billion or 3.1 percent to $244.6 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in January, 

up four of the last five months, increased $0.7 billion or 

0.3 percent to $202.8 billion, unchanged from the 

previously published increase. This followed a 2.3 

percent December increase. 

 

 Primary metals, up six consecutive months, had the 

largest increase, $1.0 billion or 4.4 percent to 23.1 

billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up six 

consecutive months, increased $7.4 billion or 3.1 percent 

to $244.6 billion. This followed a 3.1 percent December 

increase. Petroleum and coal products, also up six 

consecutive months, led the increase, up $5.4 billion or 

8.4 percent to $69.7 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

January, up nine of the last ten months, increased $4.8 

billion or 0.6 percent to $829.6 billion, revised from the 

previously published 0.5 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.2 percent December decrease. 

 

 Machinery, up twelve consecutive months, had the 

largest increase, $2.3 billion or 2.1 percent to $113.2 

billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in January, 

up thirteen consecutive months, increased $2.2 billion or 

0.7 percent to $324.7 billion, unchanged from the 

previously published increase. This followed a 0.8 

percent December increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also up thirteen consecutive months, had the largest increase, $0.7 billion or 0.8 

percent to $87.0 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up five 

consecutive months, increased $5.0 billion or 2.2 percent 

to $234.5 billion. This followed a 2.2 percent December 

increase. Petroleum and coal products, also up five 

consecutive months, led the increase, up $2.5 billion or 

4.9 percent to $53.4 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, January materials and supplies 

increased 0.8 percent in durable goods and 2.4 percent in 

nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.6 

percent in durable goods and 1.4 percent in nondurable 

goods. Finished goods increased 0.6 percent in durable 

goods and 2.3 percent in nondurable goods. 

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

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

The advance report on durable goods for February is scheduled for release on March 24, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on 

March 31, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description and benchmark notice.
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2011/

2011p 2010r 2010 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2011p 2010r 2010 2010 2011p 2010 2010

 All manufacturing industries.................. 447,440 439,364 427,630 1.8 2.7 1.6 409,142 431,950 419,394 373,302 409,142 373,302 9.6

 Excluding transportation................... 399,386 391,132 380,904 2.1 2.7 2.1 367,361 380,984 372,934 328,938 367,361 328,938 11.7

 Excluding defense.............................. 436,748 428,113 416,265 2.0 2.8 1.6 400,476 419,552 408,023 361,316 400,476 361,316 10.8

 With unfilled orders............................ 148,251 148,556 144,541 -0.2 2.8 1.1 131,890 150,019 140,329 122,838 131,890 122,838 7.4

 Durable goods industries......................... 202,838 202,140 197,633 0.3 2.3 0.5 182,253 202,382 192,493 172,452 182,253 172,452 5.7

 Wood products....................................... 6,559 6,594 6,455 -0.5 2.2 0.9 5,435 5,880 6,115 5,484 5,435 5,484 -0.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,296 8,094 8,097 2.5 0.0 -0.7 6,972 6,940 7,928 6,616 6,972 6,616 5.4

 Primary metals....................................... 23,075 22,111 21,020 4.4 5.2 4.6 21,646 18,865 19,587 17,124 21,646 17,124 26.4

 Iron and steel mills............................ 11,364 10,569 9,905 7.5 6.7 6.1 10,487 9,055 9,073 7,853 10,487 7,853 33.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 10,319 10,186 9,813 1.3 3.8 3.3 9,872 8,621 9,298 8,265 9,872 8,265 19.4

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,392 1,356 1,302 2.7 4.1 2.7 1,287 1,189 1,216 1,006 1,287 1,006 27.9

 Fabricated metal products....................... 28,052 28,012 27,577 0.1 1.6 1.1 25,162 25,835 26,495 23,580 25,162 23,580 6.7

 Machinery............................................. 25,528 27,286 25,418 -6.4 7.3 2.6 23,169 28,320 23,638 20,194 23,169 20,194 14.7

 Farm machinery................................. 1,916 2,154 2,152 -11.0 0.1 -0.9 1,688 1,813 1,649 1,661 1,688 1,661 1.6

 Construction machinery..................... 3,111 2,928 2,795 6.3 4.8 0.5 2,743 3,044 2,794 1,684 2,743 1,684 62.9

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,378 1,381 1,354 -0.2 2.0 3.4 1,376 1,600 1,343 1,480 1,376 1,480 -7.0

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,846 3,209 3,098 -11.3 3.6 15.3 2,800 3,978 2,581 2,181 2,800 2,181 28.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 788 714 703 10.4 1.6 -2.4 627 816 756 610 627 610 2.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,397 2,381 2,361 0.7 0.8 0.6 1,927 2,400 2,185 2,111 1,927 2,111 -8.7

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,775 1,874 1,775 -5.3 5.6 5.7 1,581 2,003 1,706 1,485 1,581 1,485 6.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,143 4,356 3,128 -27.8 39.3 0.5 3,061 4,441 3,134 2,266 3,061 2,266 35.1

 Material handling equipment............... 1,765 1,741 1,710 1.4 1.8 2.4 1,617 1,784 1,640 1,371 1,617 1,371 17.9

 Computers and electronic products2.......... 34,058 33,172 33,817 2.7 -1.9 0.2 31,722 36,531 33,820 30,808 31,722 30,808 3.0

 Computers........................................ 4,365 4,286 4,645 1.8 -7.7 0.2 4,133 4,742 4,522 3,654 4,133 3,654 13.1

 Computer storage devices..................... 695 728 684 -4.5 6.4 0.3 527 1,214 589 536 527 536 -1.7

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,017 1,168 1,132 -12.9 3.2 -1.6 644 1,998 1,081 709 644 709 -9.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 2,921 2,905 2,976 0.6 -2.4 5.3 2,234 3,593 3,242 2,409 2,234 2,409 -7.3

 Defense communications equipment.... 515 548 516 -6.0 6.2 1.4 449 514 540 450 449 450 -0.2

 Audio and video equipment.................... 437 459 470 -4.8 -2.3 14.1 381 665 675 382 381 382 -0.3

 Electronic components......................... 3,887 3,852 4,022 0.9 -4.2 0.3 3,457 4,193 3,890 3,358 3,457 3,358 2.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,057 1,095 1,079 -3.5 1.5 -4.0 908 1,159 1,086 903 908 903 0.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,684 2,815 2,797 -4.7 0.6 -0.9 2,231 3,045 2,886 2,657 2,231 2,657 -16.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 9,344 9,120 9,164 2.5 -0.5 1.6 8,212 10,469 9,023 7,337 8,212 7,337 11.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,142 10,030 9,857 1.1 1.8 1.7 8,940 9,851 9,668 7,945 8,940 7,945 12.5

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,194 1,185 1,181 0.8 0.3 -0.2 1,080 1,251 1,194 1,048 1,080 1,048 3.1

 Household appliances........................ 1,619 1,606 1,644 0.8 -2.3 0.7 1,285 1,556 1,690 1,324 1,285 1,324 -2.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,293 3,304 3,264 -0.3 1.2 0.7 2,901 3,261 3,037 2,421 2,901 2,421 19.8

 Batteries........................................... 735 739 752 -0.5 -1.7 1.3 609 762 875 621 609 621 -1.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 48,054 48,232 46,726 -0.4 3.2 -2.8 41,781 50,966 46,460 44,364 41,781 44,364 -5.8

 Automobiles..................................... 5,644 5,673 5,669 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 5,284 5,433 5,687 5,793 5,284 5,793 -8.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 6,129 5,978 5,622 2.5 6.3 -5.7 5,543 6,489 5,641 5,311 5,543 5,311 4.4

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,453 1,453 1,461 0.0 -0.5 -8.5 1,418 1,506 1,473 1,546 1,418 1,546 -8.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 17,327 17,177 16,695 0.9 2.9 -0.7 16,006 15,713 16,570 15,945 16,006 15,945 0.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 7,024 7,501 6,659 -6.4 12.6 -7.3 5,161 9,940 6,641 4,950 5,161 4,950 4.3

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,526 4,687 4,870 -3.4 -3.8 1.5 3,492 5,576 4,724 4,776 3,492 4,776 -26.9

 Ships and boats................................. 2,089 2,138 2,083 -2.3 2.6 -0.7 1,844 2,080 2,059 1,932 1,844 1,932 -4.6

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,766 5,672 5,679 1.7 -0.1 4.2 5,329 5,548 5,506 4,956 5,329 4,956 7.5

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,308 12,937 12,987 2.9 -0.4 0.2 12,097 13,646 13,276 11,381 12,097 11,381 6.3

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 244,602 237,224 229,997 3.1 3.1 2.5 226,889 229,568 226,901 200,850 226,889 200,850 13.0

 Food products....................................... 58,463 57,325 57,002 2.0 0.6 1.1 56,324 57,128 59,095 52,203 56,324 52,203 7.9

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 8,282 8,005 8,019 3.5 -0.2 1.0 8,215 7,856 8,634 8,135 8,215 8,135 1.0

 Dairy products.................................. 7,723 7,608 7,771 1.5 -2.1 -1.0 7,459 7,748 8,172 6,987 7,459 6,987 6.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 16,673 16,479 16,394 1.2 0.5 2.6 16,066 16,091 16,504 14,529 16,066 14,529 10.6

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 10,340 10,463 10,724 -1.2 -2.4 0.4 9,387 10,199 10,972 9,040 9,387 9,040 3.8

 Beverages......................................... 7,780 7,763 7,688 0.2 1.0 0.0 6,827 7,499 7,936 6,288 6,827 6,288 8.6

 Tobacco............................................ 2,560 2,700 3,036 -5.2 -11.1 1.3 2,560 2,700 3,036 2,752 2,560 2,752 -7.0

 Textile mills........................................... 2,483 2,394 2,352 3.7 1.8 0.3 2,387 2,143 2,276 2,166 2,387 2,166 10.2

 Textile products................................... 1,837 1,852 1,860 -0.8 -0.4 1.5 1,663 1,628 1,796 1,713 1,663 1,713 -2.9

 Apparel................................................ 1,353 1,344 1,326 0.7 1.4 1.1 1,177 1,254 1,463 1,118 1,177 1,118 5.3

 Leather and allied products...................... 408 415 407 -1.7 2.0 2.0 331 402 385 328 331 328 0.9

 Paper products...................................... 14,508 14,447 14,327 0.4 0.8 -0.4 14,075 14,168 14,140 13,223 14,075 13,223 6.4

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,771 6,783 6,709 -0.2 1.1 0.2 6,650 6,673 6,497 6,281 6,650 6,281 5.9

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,181 4,161 4,124 0.5 0.9 -0.3 4,021 4,003 4,073 3,586 4,021 3,586 12.1

 Printing................................................. 7,310 7,348 7,301 -0.5 0.6 2.4 6,793 7,499 7,538 6,523 6,793 6,523 4.1

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 69,685 64,305 58,488 8.4 9.9 6.0 62,442 61,242 55,629 47,597 62,442 47,597 31.2

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 66,259 61,301 55,272 8.1 10.9 6.1 59,909 58,899 52,696 45,400 59,909 45,400 32.0

 Chemical products..................................... 62,043 61,245 60,525 1.3 1.2 1.8 57,594 59,173 58,501 53,226 57,594 53,226 8.2

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 4,589 4,443 4,451 3.3 -0.2 0.8 3,542 3,490 3,285 2,702 3,542 2,702 31.1

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 15,299 15,530 15,862 -1.5 -2.1 5.6 14,338 16,028 16,134 14,487 14,338 14,487 -1.0

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,451 2,485 2,548 -1.4 -2.5 -0.8 2,054 2,050 2,237 2,097 2,054 2,097 -2.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 16,172 16,086 15,685 0.5 2.6 2.0 14,716 14,732 15,106 13,713 14,716 13,713 7.3

p

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

1

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

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

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

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

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

 aggregate totals. 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2011/

2011p 2010r 2010 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2011p 2010r 2010 2010 2011p 2010 2010

All manufacturing industries2...................... 445,576 432,016 426,050 3.1 1.4 1.3 411,929 437,211 414,440 371,740 411,929 371,740 10.8

 Excluding transportation2...................... 395,298 392,532 381,193 0.7 3.0 3.3 366,255 383,454 369,809 324,653 366,255 324,653 12.8

 Excluding defense2.............................. 432,486 420,722 414,344 2.8 1.5 0.9 398,695 420,472 404,060 357,203 398,695 357,203 11.6

 With unfilled orders2

............................. 153,062 146,931 148,860 4.2 -1.3 0.2 142,819 159,680 141,152 129,311 142,819 129,311 10.4

 Durable goods industries2........................ 200,974 194,792 196,053 3.2 -0.6 -0.1 185,040 207,643 187,539 170,890 185,040 170,890 8.3

 Primary metals........................................ 23,410 22,707 23,162 3.1 -2.0 13.9 23,002 19,946 20,817 18,412 23,002 18,412 24.9

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 11,535 11,001 12,057 4.9 -8.8 28.4 11,513 9,828 10,290 9,015 11,513 9,015 27.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,439 10,330 9,809 1.1 5.3 2.0 10,075 8,910 9,285 8,307 10,075 8,307 21.3

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,436 1,376 1,296 4.4 6.2 -3.1 1,414 1,208 1,242 1,090 1,414 1,090 29.7

 Fabricated metal products........................ 28,409 28,009 27,770 1.4 0.9 3.0 26,085 25,823 26,265 23,930 26,085 23,930 9.0

 Machinery............................................. 27,818 31,833 27,362 -12.6 16.3 0.4 27,394 31,462 24,793 21,347 27,394 21,347 28.3

 Construction machinery....................... 3,587 3,614 2,825 -0.7 27.9 -5.6 3,528 3,636 2,870 1,705 3,528 1,705 106.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,521 1,405 1,520 8.3 -7.6 40.9 1,480 1,508 1,569 1,413 1,480 1,413 4.7

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,479 3,944 3,023 -37.1 30.5 -18.6 3,088 4,423 2,435 2,916 3,088 2,916 5.9

 Photographic equipment...................... 751 540 690 39.1 -21.7 -5.9 735 499 744 615 735 615 19.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,431 3,599 2,770 -4.7 29.9 -5.5 3,365 3,040 1,925 2,577 3,365 2,577 30.6

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,896 2,133 2,031 -11.1 5.0 20.2 1,858 2,194 1,956 1,576 1,858 1,576 17.9

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 3,447 5,636 4,052 -38.8 39.1 1.3 3,356 5,984 4,047 1,993 3,356 1,993 68.4

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,039 2,048 1,751 -0.4 17.0 5.0 1,963 2,127 1,649 1,356 1,963 1,356 44.8

 Computers and electronic products2......... 26,956 28,643 28,616 -5.9 0.1 6.7 23,307 35,154 27,532 22,424 23,307 22,424 3.9

 Computers........................................ 4,140 4,220 4,967 -1.9 -15.0 10.6 3,908 4,676 4,844 3,148 3,908 3,148 24.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 2,716 3,314 3,056 -18.0 8.4 14.7 1,969 4,405 2,607 2,442 1,969 2,442 -19.4

 Defense communications equipment...... 546 643 499 -15.1 28.9 5.1 548 803 338 574 548 574 -4.5

 Electronic components......................... 3,772 3,939 4,123 -4.2 -4.5 2.0 3,466 4,208 3,854 3,638 3,466 3,638 -4.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,159 994 1,095 16.6 -9.2 1.0 1,121 968 1,148 834 1,121 834 34.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,698 3,643 2,960 -25.9 23.1 23.7 2,249 4,846 2,739 2,392 2,249 2,392 -6.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 9,315 9,062 9,197 2.8 -1.5 2.6 8,090 10,832 9,148 7,391 8,090 7,391 9.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,213 10,742 10,760 -4.9 -0.2 8.7 9,803 9,972 10,407 8,912 9,803 8,912 10.0

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,271 1,216 1,229 4.5 -1.1 9.7 1,208 1,137 1,182 1,028 1,208 1,028 17.5

 Household appliances.......................... 1,499 1,753 1,700 -14.5 3.1 4.2 1,350 1,574 1,752 1,496 1,350 1,496 -9.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,516 3,896 3,857 -9.8 1.0 12.8 3,413 3,426 3,616 2,960 3,413 2,960 15.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 50,278 39,484 44,857 27.3 -12.0 -13.3 45,674 53,757 44,631 47,087 45,674 47,087 -3.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,146 17,245 16,859 -0.6 2.3 -1.3 16,009 16,306 16,783 16,097 16,009 16,097 -0.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 7,384 141 5,019 5,136.9 -97.2 -59.6 4,963 10,576 5,744 4,904 4,963 4,904 1.2

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 5,344 4,487 5,043 19.1 -11.0 6.4 5,480 6,542 4,639 6,598 5,480 6,598 -16.9

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,674 1,571 2,156 133.9 -27.1 29.6 4,107 1,937 2,086 2,340 4,107 2,340 75.5

 Furniture and related products................. 5,723 5,709 5,852 0.2 -2.4 5.1 5,267 5,023 5,640 5,054 5,267 5,054 4.2

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 244,602 237,224 229,997 3.1 3.1 2.5 226,889 229,568 226,901 200,850 226,889 200,850 13.0

p

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

2011p 2010r 2010 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2011p 2010r 2010 2010 11/10

All manufacturing industries2...................... 829,569 824,758 826,383 0.6 -0.2 0.5 835,414 824,485 814,824 799,159 4.5

 Excluding transportation2...................... 353,889 351,302 344,179 0.7 2.1 1.8 353,123 346,087 339,217 313,479 12.6

 Excluding defense2............................. 673,297 670,884 672,552 0.4 -0.2 0.6 677,199 670,838 665,518 643,056 5.3

 Durable goods industries2

........................ 829,569 824,758 826,383 0.6 -0.2 0.5 835,414 824,485 814,824 799,159 4.5

 Primary metals........................................ 22,133 21,798 21,202 1.5 2.8 11.2 22,322 20,966 19,885 17,659 26.4

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 13,385 13,214 12,782 1.3 3.4 20.2 13,427 12,401 11,628 9,931 35.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,565 6,445 6,301 1.9 2.3 -0.1 6,656 6,453 6,164 5,801 14.7

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 2,183 2,139 2,119 2.1 0.9 -0.3 2,239 2,112 2,093 1,927 16.2

 Fabricated metal products......................... 54,341 53,984 53,987 0.7 0.0 0.4 53,556 52,633 52,645 52,424 2.2

 Machinery.............................................. 113,157 110,867 106,320 2.1 4.3 1.9 113,362 109,137 105,995 88,319 28.4

 Construction machinery....................... 12,085 11,609 10,923 4.1 6.3 0.3 12,246 11,461 10,869 9,437 29.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 7,968 7,825 7,801 1.8 0.3 2.2 8,009 7,905 7,997 5,997 33.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 14,171 14,538 13,803 -2.5 5.3 -0.5 14,444 14,156 13,711 11,726 23.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 2,172 2,209 2,383 -1.7 -7.3 -0.5 2,169 2,061 2,378 2,440 -11.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 24,731 23,697 22,479 4.4 5.4 1.9 24,424 22,986 22,346 18,774 30.1

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,824 6,703 6,444 1.8 4.0 4.1 6,878 6,601 6,410 6,454 6.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 19,729 19,425 18,145 1.6 7.1 5.4 19,809 19,514 17,971 12,540 58.0

 Material handling equipment.................. 8,540 8,266 7,959 3.3 3.9 0.5 8,529 8,183 7,840 6,884 23.9

 Computers and electronic products2......... 124,062 124,489 123,295 -0.3 1.0 0.6 124,438 124,711 121,688 121,160 2.7

 Computers......................................... 5,354 5,579 5,645 -4.0 -1.2 6.0 5,354 5,579 5,645 4,865 10.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 22,340 22,545 22,136 -0.9 1.8 0.4 22,338 22,603 21,791 22,812 -2.1

 Defense communications equipment...... 6,292 6,261 6,166 0.5 1.5 -0.3 6,275 6,176 5,887 6,119 2.5

 Electronic components.......................... 11,612 11,727 11,640 -1.0 0.7 0.9 11,551 11,542 11,527 10,973 5.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 8,112 8,010 8,111 1.3 -1.2 0.2 8,145 7,932 8,123 8,305 -1.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 40,797 40,783 39,955 0.0 2.1 0.4 41,012 40,994 39,193 39,321 4.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 29,555 29,584 29,642 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 29,763 29,885 29,522 28,765 3.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 27,223 27,152 26,440 0.3 2.7 3.5 27,016 26,153 26,032 22,068 22.4

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,544 2,467 2,436 3.1 1.3 2.0 2,406 2,278 2,392 2,105 14.3

 Household appliances.......................... 559 679 532 -17.7 27.6 11.8 611 546 528 562 8.7

 Electrical equipment............................. 17,365 17,142 16,550 1.3 3.6 3.7 17,205 16,693 16,528 14,099 22.0

 Transportation equipment........................ 475,680 473,456 482,204 0.5 -1.8 -0.4 482,291 478,398 475,607 485,680 -0.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 14,041 14,222 14,154 -1.3 0.5 1.2 14,455 14,452 13,859 14,800 -2.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 324,926 324,566 331,926 0.1 -2.2 -0.5 329,284 329,482 328,846 323,519 1.8

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 49,491 48,673 48,873 1.7 -0.4 0.4 50,343 48,355 47,389 49,570 1.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 15,417 13,832 14,399 11.5 -3.9 0.5 15,846 13,583 13,726 18,786 -15.6

 Furniture and related products................. 6,712 6,755 6,718 -0.6 0.6 2.6 6,168 6,230 6,755 5,988 3.0

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

2011p 2010r 2010 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2011p 2010r 2010 2010 11/10

 All manufacturing industries..................... 559,254 552,135 544,583 1.3 1.4 0.9 557,097 537,728 545,772 507,776 9.7

 Excluding transportation...................... 472,227 465,825 459,897 1.4 1.3 0.7 470,292 454,425 460,425 431,833 8.9

 Excluding defense............................. 536,352 529,239 521,503 1.3 1.5 0.9 534,142 514,969 522,716 484,266 10.3

 With unfilled orders............................. 264,611 262,882 260,702 0.7 0.8 0.9 264,811 256,477 262,155 239,542 10.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 324,708 322,550 319,982 0.7 0.8 0.9 325,155 314,686 321,657 295,728 10.0

 Wood products........................................ 8,902 8,821 8,769 0.9 0.6 -0.3 9,041 8,729 8,788 8,779 3.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,357 11,286 11,345 0.6 -0.5 0.1 11,384 11,007 11,024 11,259 1.1

 Primary metals......................................... 32,523 31,950 31,511 1.8 1.4 1.6 32,393 31,553 31,498 27,560 17.5

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 19,316 18,789 18,668 2.8 0.6 1.7 19,189 18,496 18,709 15,661 22.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 11,374 11,334 11,017 0.4 2.9 1.9 11,334 11,239 10,965 10,150 11.7

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,833 1,827 1,826 0.3 0.1 -0.2 1,870 1,818 1,824 1,749 6.9

 Fabricated metal products......................... 42,844 42,543 42,383 0.7 0.4 0.7 42,985 41,793 42,065 39,889 7.8

 Machinery.............................................. 53,304 52,958 52,966 0.7 0.0 0.9 53,669 51,642 53,654 49,846 7.7

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,837 2,722 2,688 4.2 1.3 1.3 2,985 2,698 2,603 2,404 24.2

 Construction machinery........................ 5,601 5,709 5,525 -1.9 3.3 3.4 5,570 5,566 5,530 4,675 19.1

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 5,946 5,950 6,047 -0.1 -1.6 0.9 5,925 5,716 6,035 5,652 4.8

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,964 6,986 7,020 -0.3 -0.5 0.1 6,845 6,784 7,151 6,281 9.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,558 1,597 1,583 -2.4 0.9 1.7 1,561 1,544 1,635 1,525 2.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,378 3,374 3,409 0.1 -1.0 -0.7 3,347 3,124 3,439 3,449 -3.0

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,029 4,019 4,006 0.2 0.3 0.5 3,995 3,916 4,041 3,829 4.3

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 6,813 6,483 6,507 5.1 -0.4 1.3 6,962 6,320 6,935 6,103 14.1

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,070 3,099 3,147 -0.9 -1.5 2.3 3,122 3,059 3,151 3,020 3.4

 Computers and electronic products2......... 46,026 46,046 46,006 0.0 0.1 -0.2 46,171 45,087 46,808 43,070 7.2

 Computers......................................... 2,030 1,987 2,093 2.2 -5.1 -5.8 1,929 1,915 2,179 1,976 -2.4

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,074 1,059 1,056 1.4 0.3 -2.0 1,049 970 1,119 969 8.3

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,426 1,415 1,418 0.8 -0.2 -0.5 1,385 1,310 1,461 1,386 -0.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,771 6,003 6,159 -3.9 -2.5 -0.7 5,914 6,046 6,371 5,907 0.1

 Defense communications equipment...... 2,135 2,220 2,221 -3.8 0.0 3.8 2,135 2,220 2,221 1,909 11.8

 Audio and video equipment.................. 352 351 363 0.3 -3.3 -1.6 350 347 404 380 -7.9

 Electronic components.......................... 8,088 7,957 7,888 1.6 0.9 0.1 8,231 7,707 8,028 6,949 18.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,896 3,827 3,840 1.8 -0.3 -0.9 3,896 3,734 3,849 3,667 6.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,399 3,334 3,442 1.9 -3.1 -2.0 3,389 3,251 3,416 3,478 -2.6

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 12,240 12,198 12,109 0.3 0.7 0.9 12,283 11,882 12,302 11,570 6.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 14,716 14,779 14,885 -0.4 -0.7 -0.2 14,742 14,313 14,782 13,554 8.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,643 1,639 1,666 0.2 -1.6 -1.4 1,631 1,562 1,659 1,538 6.0

 Household appliances.......................... 2,735 2,731 2,704 0.1 1.0 1.3 2,690 2,447 2,613 2,124 26.6

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,457 4,620 4,800 -3.5 -3.8 -0.8 4,577 4,726 4,861 4,340 5.5

 Batteries............................................ 1,013 998 996 1.5 0.2 1.6 985 915 957 915 7.7

 Transportation equipment......................... 87,027 86,310 84,686 0.8 1.9 1.8 86,805 83,303 85,347 75,943 14.3

 Automobiles....................................... 1,676 1,840 1,875 -8.9 -1.9 2.2 1,835 1,749 1,912 1,315 39.5

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 2,186 1,969 2,086 11.0 -5.6 7.9 2,014 1,715 2,232 1,489 35.3

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,321 1,303 1,334 1.4 -2.3 0.6 1,324 1,273 1,384 1,427 -7.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 16,635 16,603 16,455 0.2 0.9 1.0 16,938 16,294 16,418 14,408 17.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 42,607 41,965 40,213 1.5 4.4 1.8 42,086 40,042 40,655 33,539 25.5

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 11,998 12,007 12,157 -0.1 -1.2 2.5 11,931 11,897 12,117 12,142 -1.7

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,786 3,773 3,708 0.3 1.8 2.0 3,854 3,782 3,723 3,421 12.7

 Furniture and related products................. 6,618 6,568 6,501 0.8 1.0 0.3 6,609 6,395 6,556 5,948 11.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 21,391 21,289 20,930 0.5 1.7 0.4 21,356 20,864 21,135 19,880 7.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 234,546 229,585 224,601 2.2 2.2 1.0 231,942 223,042 224,115 212,048 9.4

 Food products........................................ 42,901 42,356 42,143 1.3 0.5 -0.2 43,090 42,375 43,984 40,590 6.2

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,973 5,783 5,599 3.3 3.3 1.2 6,189 5,873 5,766 5,480 12.9

 Dairy products.................................... 5,567 5,397 5,585 3.1 -3.4 -2.8 5,453 4,989 5,382 5,128 6.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 8,772 8,662 8,554 1.3 1.3 0.2 8,714 8,573 8,913 7,667 13.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,905 15,749 15,624 1.0 0.8 0.3 16,172 15,699 15,955 16,025 0.9

 Beverages......................................... 12,289 12,154 12,036 1.1 1.0 0.6 12,372 12,006 12,293 12,089 2.3

 Tobacco............................................ 3,616 3,595 3,588 0.6 0.2 -0.8 3,800 3,693 3,662 3,936 -3.5

 Textile mills............................................ 3,335 3,285 3,222 1.5 2.0 1.4 3,376 3,284 3,232 3,002 12.5

 Textile products...................................... 3,085 3,055 3,037 1.0 0.6 0.7 3,106 2,970 3,014 2,812 10.5

 Apparel................................................. 2,850 2,816 2,790 1.2 0.9 0.5 2,852 2,681 2,680 2,379 19.9

 Leather and allied products...................... 959 949 938 1.1 1.2 1.8 990 919 937 881 12.4

 Paper products....................................... 14,327 14,303 14,209 0.2 0.7 -0.2 14,377 14,283 14,259 13,924 3.3

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 5,882 5,857 5,794 0.4 1.1 0.0 5,934 5,918 5,831 5,938 -0.1

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,071 4,037 4,040 0.8 -0.1 -1.1 4,114 4,027 3,997 3,750 9.7

 Printing.................................................. 5,615 5,590 5,491 0.4 1.8 1.0 5,468 5,326 5,582 5,240 4.4

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 53,356 50,851 47,968 4.9 6.0 5.1 50,250 47,052 46,045 40,532 24.0

 Petroleum refineries............................. 50,422 48,001 45,236 5.0 6.1 5.2 47,355 44,329 43,423 38,065 24.4

 Chemical products..................................... 72,386 71,051 69,598 1.9 2.1 -0.4 72,328 69,289 69,035 68,098 6.2

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 4,321 4,070 3,837 6.2 6.1 -3.2 4,781 4,134 3,812 4,657 2.7

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 24,722 24,821 23,790 -0.4 4.3 -1.2 24,353 23,827 23,644 24,374 -0.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 3,486 3,470 3,432 0.5 1.1 2.1 3,483 3,287 3,294 3,098 12.4

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 19,827 19,580 19,581 1.3 0.0 0.1 19,933 19,164 19,392 18,565 7.4

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

1

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

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

where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. 2 Estimates of inventories for the semiconductor industry data are included in computers and electronic products and all other applicable agregates totals, but are not shown separately. 

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

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

 Topical Series1, 2

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2011/

2011p 2010r 2010 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2011p 2010r 2010 2010 2011p 2010 2010

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 447,440 439,364 427,630 1.8 2.7 1.6 409,142 431,950 419,394 373,302 409,142 373,302 9.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 40,933 40,224 40,209 1.8 0.0 0.6 34,705 35,872 38,477 33,492 34,705 33,492 3.6

 Information technology......................... 27,585 27,507 27,615 0.3 -0.4 1.3 23,815 31,775 27,781 22,556 23,815 22,556 5.6

 Computers and related products........... 6,077 6,182 6,461 -1.7 -4.3 -0.1 5,304 7,954 6,192 4,899 5,304 4,899 8.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 30,553 30,281 29,447 0.9 2.8 -2.1 28,251 29,141 29,371 28,595 28,251 28,595 -1.2

 Capital goods...................................... 73,943 76,501 74,018 -3.3 3.4 0.2 64,616 84,417 72,240 62,119 64,616 62,119 4.0

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 65,682 67,550 65,280 -2.8 3.5 0.5 57,822 74,923 63,380 52,266 57,822 52,266 10.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 61,856 63,074 61,576 -1.9 2.4 1.5 55,540 68,396 59,611 49,736 55,540 49,736 11.7

 Defense capital goods4....................... 8,261 8,951 8,738 -7.7 2.4 -1.5 6,794 9,494 8,860 9,853 6,794 9,853 -31.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 190,459 184,356 177,906 3.3 3.6 2.6 176,842 181,868 177,933 157,029 176,842 157,029 12.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 24,787 24,524 23,979 1.1 2.3 -0.7 22,323 24,948 24,178 22,041 22,323 22,041 1.3

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 165,672 159,832 153,927 3.7 3.8 3.2 154,519 156,920 153,755 134,988 154,519 134,988 14.5

 All manufacturing industries5.................. 445,576 432,016 426,050 3.1 1.4 1.3 411,929 437,211 414,440 371,740 411,929 371,740 10.8

 Construction materials and supplies...... 42,429 41,617 40,613 2.0 2.5 1.0 36,827 36,588 37,931 33,935 36,827 33,935 8.5

 Information technology......................... 27,127 28,382 28,405 -4.4 -0.1 7.2 23,799 34,518 27,404 22,208 23,799 22,208 7.2

 Computers and related products........... 5,852 6,116 6,783 -4.3 -9.8 7.3 5,079 7,888 6,514 4,393 5,079 4,393 15.6

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 30,372 30,349 29,611 0.1 2.5 -2.4 28,254 29,734 29,584 28,747 28,254 28,747 -1.7

 Capital goods...................................... 77,599 71,518 74,365 8.5 -3.8 -5.8 71,164 90,037 71,612 64,476 71,164 64,476 10.4

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 66,625 63,220 65,647 5.4 -3.7 -7.9 59,974 77,214 63,976 53,169 59,974 53,169 12.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 62,630 66,776 64,221 -6.2 4.0 3.3 58,388 71,274 61,296 50,639 58,388 50,639 15.3

 Defense capital goods4....................... 10,974 8,298 8,718 32.2 -4.8 14.2 11,190 12,823 7,636 11,307 11,190 11,307 -1.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 190,288 184,538 178,167 3.1 3.6 2.7 176,945 181,808 178,240 157,618 176,945 157,618 12.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 24,616 24,706 24,240 -0.4 1.9 -0.3 22,426 24,888 24,485 22,630 22,426 22,630 -0.9

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 165,672 159,832 153,927 3.7 3.8 3.2 154,519 156,920 153,755 134,988 154,519 134,988 14.5

 All manufacturing industries5

.................. 829,569 824,758 826,383 0.6 -0.2 0.5 835,414 824,485 814,824 799,159 (X) (X) 4.5

 Construction materials and supplies...... 58,056 56,560 55,167 2.6 2.5 0.7 57,191 55,069 54,353 50,688 (X) (X) 12.8

 Information technology......................... 121,377 121,835 120,960 -0.4 0.7 0.7 121,850 121,866 119,123 117,929 (X) (X) 3.3

 Computers and related products........... 5,354 5,579 5,645 -4.0 -1.2 6.0 5,354 5,579 5,645 4,865 (X) (X) 10.1

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 14,041 14,222 14,154 -1.3 0.5 1.2 14,455 14,452 13,859 14,800 (X) (X) -2.3

 Capital goods...................................... 642,614 638,958 643,941 0.6 -0.8 0.1 648,398 641,850 636,230 622,809 (X) (X) 4.1

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 501,206 500,263 504,593 0.2 -0.9 0.1 505,326 503,174 500,883 481,072 (X) (X) 5.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 208,590 207,816 204,114 0.4 1.8 1.3 208,486 205,638 202,760 187,765 (X) (X) 11.0

 Defense capital goods4....................... 141,408 138,695 139,348 2.0 -0.5 0.0 143,072 138,676 135,347 141,737 (X) (X) 0.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 8,808 8,979 8,797 -1.9 2.1 3.1 8,818 8,715 8,775 8,606 (X) (X) 2.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 8,808 8,979 8,797 -1.9 2.1 3.1 8,818 8,715 8,775 8,606 (X) (X) 2.5

 All manufacturing industries................... 559,254 552,135 544,583 1.3 1.4 0.9 557,097 537,728 545,772 507,776 (X) (X) 9.7

 Construction materials and supplies...... 55,534 55,229 55,141 0.6 0.2 0.2 55,747 53,807 54,616 53,449 (X) (X) 4.3

 Information technology......................... 39,104 39,140 39,352 -0.1 -0.5 -0.2 39,097 38,234 40,012 37,716 (X) (X) 3.7

 Computers and related products........... 4,530 4,461 4,567 1.5 -2.3 -3.3 4,363 4,195 4,759 4,331 (X) (X) 0.7

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 21,818 21,715 21,750 0.5 -0.2 1.7 22,111 21,031 21,946 18,639 (X) (X) 18.6

 Capital goods...................................... 155,621 154,526 153,376 0.7 0.7 0.9 155,345 150,379 155,217 141,560 (X) (X) 9.7

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 138,132 137,058 135,683 0.8 1.0 0.8 137,736 132,938 137,508 123,380 (X) (X) 11.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 104,005 103,715 103,770 0.3 -0.1 0.4 104,097 101,252 105,230 97,963 (X) (X) 6.3

 Defense capital goods4

....................... 17,489 17,468 17,693 0.1 -1.3 2.0 17,609 17,441 17,709 18,180 (X) (X) -3.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 176,325 173,088 168,703 1.9 2.6 1.4 173,749 167,314 169,225 157,659 (X) (X) 10.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 23,926 23,811 23,766 0.5 0.2 1.5 24,221 22,961 24,090 21,128 (X) (X) 14.6

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 152,399 149,277 144,937 2.1 3.0 1.4 149,528 144,353 145,135 136,531 (X) (X) 9.5

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

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

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

2

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

3

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

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

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

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

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

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

2011p 2010r 2010 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2011p 2010r 2010 2010 11/10

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 187,588 184,926 182,036 1.4 1.6 1.2 187,851 183,378 181,384 172,941 8.6

 Durable goods industries........................ 109,508 108,664 107,669 0.8 0.9 1.0 109,965 108,367 108,127 101,904 7.9

 Wood products................................... 3,160 3,221 3,203 -1.9 0.6 0.8 3,305 3,393 3,340 3,286 0.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,590 4,438 4,469 3.4 -0.7 -0.7 4,574 4,399 4,438 4,518 1.2

 Primary metals.................................... 12,789 12,515 12,288 2.2 1.8 1.6 12,719 12,667 12,435 10,805 17.7

 Fabricated metal products.................. 16,209 15,946 15,591 1.6 2.3 1.5 16,368 16,107 15,420 14,715 11.2

 Machinery.......................................... 21,006 20,723 20,539 1.4 0.9 1.6 21,186 20,312 20,724 19,320 9.7

 Computers and electronic products...... 15,841 15,713 15,650 0.8 0.4 1.5 15,862 15,643 15,985 14,602 8.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,532 5,658 5,762 -2.2 -1.8 -0.2 5,564 5,605 5,687 5,274 5.5

 Transportation equipment.................. 20,131 20,233 20,127 -0.5 0.5 -0.3 20,082 20,132 20,043 19,690 2.0

 Furniture and related products............ 3,212 3,192 3,166 0.6 0.8 -0.3 3,223 3,162 3,170 2,913 10.6

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,038 7,025 6,874 0.2 2.2 2.1 7,082 6,947 6,885 6,781 4.4

 Nondurable goods industries................. 78,080 76,262 74,367 2.4 2.5 1.6 77,886 75,011 73,257 71,037 9.6

 Food products................................... 14,553 14,629 14,438 -0.5 1.3 -0.4 14,996 14,816 14,637 14,766 1.6

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,178 4,175 4,152 0.1 0.6 -0.7 4,344 4,288 4,193 4,461 -2.6

 Textiles.............................................. 1,228 1,206 1,176 1.8 2.6 1.2 1,233 1,205 1,166 1,064 15.9

 Textile products.................................. 1,253 1,241 1,238 1.0 0.2 1.0 1,245 1,220 1,235 1,113 11.9

 Apparel............................................. 810 786 761 3.1 3.3 3.3 816 792 733 600 36.0

 Leather and allied products................ 356 355 355 0.3 0.0 1.1 360 350 350 318 13.2

 Paper products................................... 7,018 6,991 6,935 0.4 0.8 -0.3 7,070 7,049 6,984 6,800 4.0

 Printing ............................................ 2,453 2,455 2,420 -0.1 1.4 0.0 2,400 2,407 2,439 2,226 7.8

 Petroleum and coal products............... 14,832 13,527 12,573 9.6 7.6 5.9 13,849 12,495 11,608 10,500 31.9

 Chemical products............................. 22,940 22,609 22,138 1.5 2.1 2.1 23,059 22,160 21,830 21,565 6.9

 Plastics and rubber products............... 8,459 8,288 8,181 2.1 1.3 0.8 8,514 8,229 8,082 7,624 11.7

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 170,824 169,346 165,278 0.9 2.5 1.1 170,240 164,373 167,200 151,456 12.4

 Durable goods industries........................ 121,356 120,583 118,439 0.6 1.8 1.1 121,332 116,669 119,552 107,251 13.1

 Wood products................................... 1,726 1,700 1,687 1.5 0.8 0.4 1,698 1,659 1,688 1,586 7.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,346 1,359 1,376 -1.0 -1.2 1.5 1,338 1,270 1,296 1,305 2.5

 Primary metals.................................... 9,401 9,238 9,088 1.8 1.7 1.7 9,244 8,720 9,029 8,110 14.0

 Fabricated metal products.................. 11,859 11,726 11,791 1.1 -0.6 1.3 11,855 11,362 11,897 10,986 7.9

 Machinery.......................................... 14,350 14,387 14,460 -0.3 -0.5 -0.3 14,269 13,817 14,897 13,775 3.6

 Computers and electronic products...... 19,829 20,187 20,267 -1.8 -0.4 -0.6 19,943 19,695 20,514 19,156 4.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 3,400 3,333 3,297 2.0 1.1 0.4 3,390 3,177 3,282 2,996 13.2

 Transportation equipment.................. 55,034 54,240 52,124 1.5 4.1 2.4 55,241 52,722 52,577 45,455 21.5

 Furniture and related products............ 1,040 1,022 1,018 1.8 0.4 0.5 1,043 1,012 1,019 957 9.0

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,371 3,391 3,331 -0.6 1.8 -2.3 3,311 3,235 3,353 2,925 13.2

 Nondurable goods industries................. 49,468 48,763 46,839 1.4 4.1 0.9 48,908 47,704 47,648 44,205 10.6

 Food products................................... 3,831 3,829 3,803 0.1 0.7 1.9 4,168 4,414 4,767 3,954 5.4

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,804 5,762 5,707 0.7 1.0 0.7 6,066 6,099 6,087 6,036 0.5

 Textiles.............................................. 711 705 703 0.9 0.3 1.2 720 685 709 667 7.9

 Textile products.................................. 516 520 500 -0.8 4.0 0.8 517 497 500 486 6.4

 Apparel............................................. 355 346 349 2.6 -0.9 -1.7 350 321 344 329 6.4

 Leather and allied products................ 77 79 81 -2.5 -2.5 0.0 85 81 80 85 0.0

 Paper products................................... 1,361 1,361 1,364 0.0 -0.2 -1.7 1,366 1,368 1,354 1,357 0.7

 Printing ............................................ 1,305 1,304 1,296 0.1 0.6 1.6 1,268 1,186 1,355 1,340 -5.4

 Petroleum and coal products............... 16,993 16,571 15,386 2.5 7.7 6.2 15,913 15,396 14,759 11,712 35.9

 Chemical products............................. 16,151 16,000 15,348 0.9 4.2 -3.6 16,055 15,429 15,399 16,089 -0.2

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,364 2,286 2,302 3.4 -0.7 -1.4 2,400 2,228 2,294 2,150 11.6

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 200,842 197,863 197,269 1.5 0.3 0.5 199,006 189,977 197,188 183,379 8.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 93,844 93,303 93,874 0.6 -0.6 0.4 93,858 89,650 93,978 86,573 8.4

 Wood products................................... 4,016 3,900 3,879 3.0 0.5 -1.4 4,038 3,677 3,760 3,907 3.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,421 5,489 5,500 -1.2 -0.2 0.3 5,472 5,338 5,290 5,436 0.7

 Primary metals.................................... 10,333 10,197 10,135 1.3 0.6 1.6 10,430 10,166 10,034 8,645 20.6

 Fabricated metal products.................. 14,776 14,871 15,001 -0.6 -0.9 -0.5 14,762 14,324 14,748 14,188 4.0

 Machinery.......................................... 17,948 17,848 17,967 0.6 -0.7 1.1 18,214 17,513 18,033 16,751 8.7

 Computers and electronic products...... 10,356 10,146 10,089 2.1 0.6 -1.9 10,366 9,749 10,309 9,312 11.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,784 5,788 5,826 -0.1 -0.7 -0.4 5,788 5,531 5,813 5,284 9.5

 Transportation equipment.................. 11,862 11,837 12,435 0.2 -4.8 2.7 11,482 10,449 12,727 10,798 6.3

 Furniture and related products............ 2,366 2,354 2,317 0.5 1.6 1.1 2,343 2,221 2,367 2,078 12.8

 Miscellaneous products........................ 10,982 10,873 10,725 1.0 1.4 0.2 10,963 10,682 10,897 10,174 7.8

 Nondurable goods industries................. 106,998 104,560 103,395 2.3 1.1 0.5 105,148 100,327 103,210 96,806 8.6

 Food products................................... 24,517 23,898 23,902 2.6 0.0 -0.4 23,926 23,145 24,580 21,870 9.4

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,923 5,812 5,765 1.9 0.8 0.6 5,762 5,312 5,675 5,528 4.2

 Textiles.............................................. 1,396 1,374 1,343 1.6 2.3 1.7 1,423 1,394 1,357 1,271 12.0

 Textile products.................................. 1,316 1,294 1,299 1.7 -0.4 0.5 1,344 1,253 1,279 1,213 10.8

 Apparel............................................. 1,685 1,684 1,680 0.1 0.2 -0.3 1,686 1,568 1,603 1,450 16.3

 Leather and allied products................ 526 515 502 2.1 2.6 2.7 545 488 507 478 14.0

 Paper products................................... 5,948 5,951 5,910 -0.1 0.7 0.3 5,941 5,866 5,921 5,767 3.0

 Printing ............................................ 1,857 1,831 1,775 1.4 3.2 1.8 1,800 1,733 1,788 1,674 7.5

 Petroleum and coal products............... 21,531 20,753 20,009 3.7 3.7 3.7 20,488 19,161 19,678 18,320 11.8

 Chemical products............................. 33,295 32,442 32,112 2.6 1.0 -0.5 33,214 31,700 31,806 30,444 9.1

 Plastics and rubber products............... 9,004 9,006 9,098 0.0 -1.0 -0.1 9,019 8,707 9,016 8,791 2.6

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

1

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

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

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

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group3

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Jan Dec Nov Oct Jan Dec Nov Oct

2011p 2010r 2010 2010 2011p 2010r 2010 2010

All manufacturing industries2

............................ 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.60 1.60 1.62 1.61 5.60 5.55 5.72 5.75

 Wood products.............................................. 1.36 1.34 1.36 1.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.37 1.39 1.40 1.39 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.41 1.44 1.50 1.54 0.96 0.99 1.01 0.95

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.53 1.52 1.54 1.54 2.00 1.99 2.02 2.04

 Machinery..................................................... 2.09 1.94 2.08 2.12 4.93 4.54 4.70 4.75

 Computers and electronic products2

................ 1.35 1.39 1.36 1.37 5.01 5.06 4.89 4.91

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.45 1.47 1.51 1.54 2.89 2.92 2.90 2.85

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.81 1.79 1.81 1.73 13.66 13.48 14.19 13.90

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.15 1.16 1.14 1.19 1.33 1.37 1.36 1.38

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.61 1.65 1.61 1.61 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.96 0.97 0.98 0.99 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.73 0.74 0.74 0.75 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.54 1.51 1.46 1.46 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.34 1.37 1.37 1.35 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.68 1.65 1.63 1.65 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.11 2.10 2.10 2.12 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.35 2.29 2.30 2.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.77 0.76 0.75 0.76 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.77 0.79 0.82 0.83 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.17 1.16 1.15 1.18 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.23 1.22 1.25 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

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

1

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Jan2 Jan2 Jan2 Jan2

Industry 2010- 2010- 2010- 2010-

Jan1 Dec Jan1 Dec Jan1 Dec Jan1 Dec

2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010

All manufacturing industries.................. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.2

Durable goods industries....................... 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 0.4 0.7 2.0 1.8 0.5 1.5 0.1 0.4

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... -0.6 0.9 0.4 2.2 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.0 0.2 -0.5 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.1 0.5 0.0 1.5 -0.2 0.5 0.1 0.3

 Transportation equipment.................... -0.2 1.1 -0.3 1.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.5 (X) 1.2 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.5

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

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.2

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

3

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

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

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

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

for price changes.

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes3

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description

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

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

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

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

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

industry categories. Due to the small monthly sample, these 89 categories have been combined into 59 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

months will be reflected in the annual benchmark publication.

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

 

Benchmark Notice

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

May 13, 2011. These revisions reflect:

o benchmarking the shipments and inventory data to the 2009 Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) 

data;

o incorporating the unfilled orders to shipments ratios obtained from the 2008/2009 Manufacturers’ 

Unfilled Orders Survey by applying these ratios to the respective ASM shipments data;

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

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

reported data; and

o updating the seasonal adjustment factors for all series.

An accompanying press release will include the revised 2011 January through March data. Please call 

Heather Dudash on (301)763-4832 with any questions.