FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2005, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Patrick Kent 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (05)-04 

CB05-76 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

April 2005 

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in April increased 

$3.3 billion or 0.9 percent to $383.6 billion, the U.S. 

Census Bureau reported today. This was at the highest 

level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis 

in 1992 and followed a 0.7 percent March increase. 

 Shipments, up six of the last seven months, increased 

$2.7 billion or 0.7 percent to $390.9 billion. This was 

also at the highest level since the series began and 

followed a 1.6 percent March increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up two of the last three months, 

increased slightly to $554.0 billion. This followed a 0.2 

percent March decrease. The unfilled orders-toshipments ratio was 3.86, down from 3.92 in March. 

 Inventories, up seventeen consecutive months, 

increased $0.6 billion or 0.1 percent to $485.2 billion. 

This was also at the highest level since the series began 

and followed a 0.7 percent March increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.24, down from 1.25 

in March. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in April, 

up following three consecutive monthly decreases, 

increased $3.7 billion or 1.9 percent to $200.6 billion, 

unchanged from the previously published 1.9 percent 

increase. This followed a 1.5 percent March decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, up following four 

consecutive monthly decreases, had the largest increase, $4.1 billion or 8.2 percent to $53.6 billion, due to 

nondefense aircraft and parts, which increased $1.6 

billion. 

 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $0.4 billion or 0.2 percent to $183.0 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in April, up 

six of the last seven months, increased $3.1 billion or 1.5 

percent to $207.9 billion, revised from the previously 

published 1.6 percent increase. This followed a 0.3 

percent March increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up two consecutive months, had the largest increase, $1.9 billion or 3.7 percent to 

$54.6 billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $0.4 billion or 0.2 percent to $183.0 billion, 

due to petroleum and coal products, which decreased 

$2.0 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders of manufactured durable goods in 

April, up two of the last three months, increased slightly 

to $554.0 billion, revised from the previously published 

slight decrease. This followed a 0.2 percent March 

decrease. 

 

 Machinery, up twenty of the last twenty-one months, 

had the largest increase, $0.7 billion or 1.3 percent to 

$54.4 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in April, up 

seventeen consecutive months, increased $0.4 billion or 

0.1 percent to $292.2 billion, unchanged from the 

previously published 0.1 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.6 percent March increase. 

 Machinery, up seventeen consecutive months, had the 

largest increase, $0.3 billion or 0.7 percent to $47.7 

billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up six 

of the last seven months, increased $0.2 billion or 0.1 

percent to $193.0 billion. This was also at the highest 

level since the series began. 

 By stage of fabrication, April materials and supplies 

increased 0.5 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.3 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process decreased 

0.8 percent in durable goods and 2.2 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.9 percent 

in durable goods and 1.1 percent in nondurable goods. 

Figures in text, other than year-to-date, are in seasonally adjusted current dollars. Figures on new and unfilled orders 

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

The advance report on durable goods for May is scheduled for release on June 24, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on July 5, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. 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

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2005/

2005p 2005r 2005 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2004

 All manufacturing industries .................. 390,946 388,289 382,305 0.7 1.6 -1.5 387,756 412,122 363,517 360,275 1,514,864 1,408,231 7.6

 Excluding transportation ................... 336,388 335,671 329,821 0.2 1.8 -1.2 333,337 352,983 310,566 306,336 1,301,046 1,187,105 9.6

 Excluding defense .............................. 380,903 378,338 372,349 0.7 1.6 -1.5 378,158 401,310 354,091 351,325 1,477,028 1,370,166 7.8

 With unfilled orders ........................... 143,626 141,485 140,483 1.5 0.7 -1.9 141,493 154,750 133,873 130,738 557,611 514,495 8.4

 Durable goods industries ........................ 207,897 204,816 204,239 1.5 0.3 -1.9 205,014 224,252 195,045 193,518 808,452 761,822 6.1

 Wood products................................. ...... 9,348 9,383 9,454 -0.4 -0.8 2.2 9,549 9,419 8,502 9,704 35,107 33,555 4.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 8,295 8,267 8,102 0.3 2.0 1.7 8,492 8,353 7,184 7,808 31,130 28,242 10.2

 Primary metals............................ .......... 15,047 15,121 15,126 -0.5 0.0 -2.1 15,436 16,308 14,947 13,761 61,594 51,855 18.8

 Iron and steel mills............................ 6,973 7,104 7,242 -1.8 -1.9 -2.4 7,159 7,687 7,091 6,289 29,006 23,171 25.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,341 6,342 6,227 0.0 1.8 -0.2 6,476 6,831 6,189 5,876 25,638 22,742 12.7

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,733 1,675 1,657 3.5 1.1 -7.7 1,801 1,790 1,667 1,596 6,950 5,942 17.0

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,300 23,777 23,465 2.2 1.3 -1.1 24,122 24,697 22,493 22,559 93,107 85,877 8.4

 Machinery............................................. 26,136 25,746 26,353 1.5 -2.3 -3.0 27,513 28,896 24,781 25,278 104,913 93,762 11.9

 Farm machinery................................. 2,101 1,877 1,881 11.9 -0.2 2.5 2,692 2,361 2,076 2,187 8,720 7,331 18.9

 Construction machinery..................... 2,769 2,730 2,723 1.4 0.3 -2.9 3,114 3,221 2,631 2,533 11,373 9,141 24.4

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery......................... 1,041 1,001 971 4.0 3.1 2.3 1,026 1,090 931 798 3,947 3,166 24.7

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,838 2,829 3,123 0.3 -9.4 -11.7 2,910 3,135 2,783 3,315 12,050 12,688 -5.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 857 858 867 -0.1 -1.0 0.1 805 894 752 884 3,155 3,367 -6.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,930 2,957 2,962 -0.9 -0.2 -0.7 2,830 3,247 2,547 2,702 11,067 10,194 8.6

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,420 2,549 2,632 -5.1 -3.2 -0.1 2,187 2,712 2,212 1,848 9,216 7,353 25.3

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,433 3,355 3,459 2.3 -3.0 -4.3 3,518 3,648 3,358 3,152 13,719 12,050 13.9

 Material handling equipment............... 1,805 1,782 1,760 1.3 1.3 3.2 1,830 2,097 1,717 1,501 7,266 5,985 21.4

 Computers and electronic products ......... 41,944 42,034 41,373 -0.2 1.6 -1.7 38,084 47,437 37,598 35,041 159,500 145,419 9.7

 Computers........................................ 7,706 6,918 6,815 11.4 1.5 -0.7 7,836 6,922 5,895 5,780 27,445 21,276 29.0

 Computer storage devices................... 1,571 1,686 1,630 -6.8 3.4 -3.6 951 2,488 1,070 853 5,525 4,895 12.9

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,573 1,651 1,581 -4.7 4.4 -3.7 1,232 2,079 1,312 1,288 5,790 5,655 2.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 5,953 6,664 6,442 -10.7 3.4 -2.2 5,210 8,157 5,634 5,863 24,506 24,059 1.9

 Defense communications equipment... 588 632 707 -7.0 -10.6 44.9 554 695 687 463 2,379 1,996 19.2

 Audio and video equipment.................. 764 795 754 -3.9 5.4 -9.9 605 795 712 572 2,833 2,364 19.8

 Semiconductors ................................. 7,357 7,118 7,281 3.4 -2.2 -7.9 6,921 7,432 7,144 6,564 28,710 26,691 7.6

 Electronic components........................ 5,341 5,569 5,300 -4.1 5.1 3.4 4,844 5,985 5,043 4,071 20,499 16,829 21.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 963 1,025 959 -6.0 6.9 -0.1 883 1,118 927 829 3,742 3,412 9.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,869 2,832 2,833 1.3 0.0 5.3 2,813 3,073 2,747 2,545 10,761 9,881 8.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,709 6,629 6,556 1.2 1.1 -2.7 5,751 8,147 5,946 5,706 25,283 26,266 -3.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,239 9,076 9,231 1.8 -1.7 -1.6 9,040 9,716 8,678 8,563 35,497 33,386 6.3

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,103 1,082 1,078 1.9 0.4 -4.4 1,048 1,174 1,067 1,021 4,277 4,176 2.4

 Household appliances........................ 2,097 2,108 2,119 -0.5 -0.5 1.0 2,013 2,228 1,951 1,905 7,849 7,488 4.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,865 2,735 2,832 4.8 -3.4 -2.4 2,766 3,068 2,662 2,537 10,971 9,950 10.3

 Batteries........................................... 494 493 496 0.2 -0.6 -2.9 442 483 410 444 1,762 1,772 -0.6

 Transportation equipment...................... 54,558 52,618 52,484 3.7 0.3 -3.1 54,419 59,139 52,951 53,939 213,818 221,126 -3.3

 Automobiles..................................... 7,118 7,010 7,229 1.5 -3.0 -1.9 7,130 7,933 7,558 7,576 29,401 31,764 -7.4

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 10,618 10,216 10,568 3.9 -3.3 -0.6 10,603 11,858 11,061 11,783 42,846 49,005 -12.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,406 1,377 1,385 2.1 -0.6 -3.8 1,453 1,432 1,343 1,236 5,538 4,580 20.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 17,923 17,428 17,847 2.8 -2.3 -4.4 18,971 18,845 18,330 19,579 73,261 76,364 -4.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 7,447 6,694 5,552 11.2 20.6 -7.1 6,572 8,240 5,182 4,801 24,557 21,551 13.9

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,759 3,798 3,635 -1.0 4.5 -4.1 3,509 4,079 3,276 3,230 13,941 14,839 -6.1

 Ships and boats................................. 2,730 2,602 2,718 4.9 -4.3 -7.3 2,896 2,792 2,852 2,487 11,054 9,131 21.1

 Furniture and related products................. 6,871 6,699 6,670 2.6 0.4 0.3 6,811 6,872 6,655 6,092 26,639 24,242 9.9

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,159 12,095 11,981 0.5 1.0 -2.5 11,548 13,415 11,256 10,773 47,147 44,358 6.3

 Nondurable goods industries................... 183,049 183,473 178,066 -0.2 3.0 -1.0 182,742 187,870 168,472 166,757 706,412 646,409 9.3

 Food products....................................... 41,660 41,638 41,973 0.1 -0.8 -1.0 40,676 42,189 40,170 39,190 163,127 153,280 6.4

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 2,927 2,924 2,862 0.1 2.2 -3.2 2,815 3,005 2,832 3,382 11,482 13,806 -16.8

 Dairy products.................................. 6,389 6,458 6,640 -1.1 -2.7 -2.2 6,285 6,691 6,032 6,477 25,403 23,998 5.9

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 13,535 13,429 13,262 0.8 1.3 -1.1 13,503 13,053 12,893 11,239 52,245 43,700 19.6

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 9,217 9,052 8,932 1.8 1.3 -0.8 9,296 9,007 8,305 8,941 34,759 34,142 1.8

 Beverages......................................... 6,191 5,980 6,109 3.5 -2.1 0.7 6,270 5,935 5,482 5,871 22,902 22,283 2.8

 Tobacco............................................ 3,026 3,072 2,823 -1.5 8.8 -3.8 3,026 3,072 2,823 3,070 11,857 11,859 0.0

 Textile mills........................................... 3,463 3,412 3,498 1.5 -2.5 -0.9 3,465 3,529 3,469 3,463 13,652 13,574 0.6

 Textile products................................... 3,258 3,221 3,275 1.1 -1.6 -0.8 3,306 3,316 3,174 3,152 12,704 12,431 2.2

 Apparel................................................ 4,262 4,225 4,390 0.9 -3.8 -2.4 3,924 4,269 4,425 4,414 16,580 18,113 -8.5

 Leather and allied products..................... 917 917 924 0.0 -0.8 -2.7 860 901 954 813 3,548 3,351 5.9

 Paper products...................................... 15,205 15,164 14,934 0.3 1.5 -1.4 14,859 15,497 14,441 13,817 59,448 55,134 7.8

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,130 6,284 6,209 -2.5 1.2 -1.2 5,981 6,487 6,012 5,786 24,640 23,203 6.2

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,889 3,967 3,968 -2.0 0.0 -1.4 3,868 4,008 3,741 3,810 15,462 14,578 6.1

 Printing................................................. 7,930 7,994 7,936 -0.8 0.7 -0.7 7,650 8,224 7,375 7,636 30,672 30,442 0.8

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 34,421 36,407 30,833 -5.5 18.1 -1.1 35,090 34,719 27,926 26,485 125,971 97,316 29.4

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 32,061 34,111 28,478 -6.0 19.8 -0.2 32,786 32,553 26,047 24,383 117,787 90,303 30.4

 Chemical products.................................. 44,953 43,922 43,749 2.3 0.4 -0.8 45,302 47,530 41,382 41,562 175,749 162,963 7.8

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 1,973 1,854 1,882 6.4 -1.5 2.3 3,108 2,596 1,844 2,474 9,084 7,807 16.4

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 9,552 9,340 9,383 2.3 -0.5 -1.9 9,019 9,767 8,397 9,215 36,512 37,621 -2.9

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,628 2,638 2,529 -0.4 4.3 0.0 2,775 2,812 2,350 2,838 10,186 10,070 1.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,763 17,521 17,622 1.4 -0.6 -0.5 18,314 18,689 16,851 17,284 70,202 65,663 6.9

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

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2005/

2005p 2005r 2005 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2004

All manufacturing industries 2................... 383,603 380,304 377,816 0.9 0.7 -0.5 381,170 405,524 362,941 357,653 1,501,976 1,409,059 6.6

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 330,037 330,816 325,270 -0.2 1.7 -0.6 329,115 348,636 309,803 303,598 1,290,701 1,183,868 9.0

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 375,416 371,390 369,588 1.1 0.5 -0.5 373,722 393,133 355,047 348,341 1,465,583 1,363,795 7.5

 With unfilled orders 2

.......................... 143,640 140,618 143,275 2.1 -1.9 0.1 141,828 155,584 140,441 134,680 573,433 542,014 5.8

 Durable goods industries 2........................ 200,554 196,831 199,750 1.9 -1.5 -0.1 198,428 217,654 194,469 190,896 795,564 762,650 4.3

 Primary metals............................ ............ 14,795 14,973 14,902 -1.2 0.5 0.6 14,938 16,340 15,380 13,557 61,652 54,708 12.7

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 6,609 6,890 7,101 -4.1 -3.0 3.8 6,580 7,633 7,430 6,233 28,380 24,635 15.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,380 6,423 6,215 -0.7 3.3 0.2 6,498 6,950 6,327 5,777 26,263 23,899 9.9

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,806 1,660 1,586 8.8 4.7 -10.2 1,860 1,757 1,623 1,547 7,009 6,174 13.5

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,475 24,122 23,907 1.5 0.9 -1.3 24,616 25,821 23,716 24,064 97,191 92,512 5.1

 Machinery............................................. 26,825 26,185 27,557 2.4 -5.0 -0.4 28,920 29,392 26,674 25,940 110,590 99,249 11.4

 Construction machinery....................... 2,773 2,688 2,940 3.2 -8.6 -5.3 3,288 3,195 3,081 2,825 12,679 11,144 13.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery......................... 1,097 1,053 1,205 4.2 -12.6 20.1 1,082 1,142 1,165 856 4,343 3,465 25.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,154 2,867 3,022 10.0 -5.1 -3.0 3,445 2,945 2,694 3,209 12,329 13,487 -8.6

 Photographic equipment...................... 871 896 844 -2.8 6.2 -3.7 836 961 735 910 3,275 3,514 -6.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,875 3,125 2,967 -8.0 5.3 4.0 2,917 3,498 2,574 2,955 11,501 10,754 6.9

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,674 2,649 2,722 0.9 -2.7 -5.5 2,556 2,735 2,454 1,939 10,276 7,879 30.4

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 3,352 3,217 4,022 4.2 -20.0 17.5 3,471 3,484 3,860 3,207 13,843 12,626 9.6

 Material handling equipment............... 1,952 1,819 1,978 7.3 -8.0 -18.7 2,003 2,216 2,124 1,523 8,633 6,061 42.4

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 34,684 36,781 35,136 -5.7 4.7 1.0 31,974 41,750 32,647 29,707 137,925 125,273 10.1

 Computers........................................ 7,873 6,184 6,854 27.3 -9.8 2.5 7,963 5,973 6,099 5,133 26,309 19,856 32.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,370 6,603 7,192 -3.5 -8.2 -0.4 6,468 8,159 6,858 7,501 28,727 26,682 7.7

 Defense communications equipment... 409 1,719 340 -76.2 405.6 31.3 375 1,782 320 384 2,691 2,071 29.9

 Semiconductors 2................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components........................ 5,320 5,513 5,512 -3.5 0.0 9.0 4,774 5,714 5,454 4,195 20,793 17,841 16.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 913 1,036 980 -11.9 5.7 -17.1 773 1,208 1,018 874 4,144 3,510 18.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,546 3,227 3,078 -21.1 4.8 8.9 2,358 4,101 3,167 2,655 12,286 12,463 -1.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 6,795 7,852 6,700 -13.5 17.2 -1.7 5,991 8,905 6,156 5,745 26,800 27,841 -3.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,271 8,945 9,309 3.6 -3.9 -5.7 9,144 9,427 9,173 9,181 36,496 35,013 4.2

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,128 1,109 1,062 1.7 4.4 -6.5 1,068 1,224 1,034 1,279 4,392 4,531 -3.1

 Household appliances.......................... 2,108 1,941 2,077 8.6 -6.5 -12.2 2,021 1,918 2,031 1,949 7,889 7,559 4.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,845 2,733 2,985 4.1 -8.4 -3.0 2,848 3,032 2,985 2,890 11,597 10,581 9.6

 Transportation equipment........................ 53,566 49,488 52,546 8.2 -5.8 -0.3 52,055 56,888 53,138 54,055 211,275 225,191 -6.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 18,082 17,308 17,889 4.5 -3.2 -2.7 18,905 18,544 18,603 19,702 73,309 77,462 -5.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 7,268 5,710 6,998 27.3 -18.4 28.8 5,418 6,371 6,515 4,360 23,357 20,668 13.0

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 2,659 2,153 2,735 23.5 -21.3 -7.3 2,536 3,369 2,618 2,610 11,544 13,194 -12.5

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,464 2,181 2,158 13.0 1.1 -4.9 2,386 2,333 2,087 1,981 9,554 9,726 -1.8

 Furniture and related products................. 6,649 6,889 6,900 -3.5 -0.2 5.0 6,705 7,146 6,843 6,353 27,008 24,955 8.2

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 183,049 183,473 178,066 -0.2 3.0 -1.0 182,742 187,870 168,472 166,757 706,412 646,409 9.3

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: M3-1(02), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1992-2002."

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

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. Apr.

2005p 2005r 2005 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 05/04

All manufacturing industries 1................... 553,954 553,940 554,807 0.0 -0.2 0.5 562,666 562,331 561,497 529,935 6.2

 Excluding transportation 1................... 295,501 294,495 292,232 0.3 0.8 0.9 301,410 298,711 295,626 274,589 9.8

 Excluding defense 1

............................. 394,466 392,596 392,426 0.5 0.0 1.2 399,265 396,780 397,525 364,779 9.5

 Durable goods industries 1

........................ 553,954 553,940 554,807 0.0 -0.2 0.5 562,666 562,331 561,497 529,935 6.2

 Primary metals........................................ 18,412 18,664 18,812 -1.4 -0.8 -1.2 18,923 19,421 19,389 18,855 0.4

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,603 9,967 10,181 -3.7 -2.1 -1.4 9,788 10,367 10,421 10,731 -8.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,103 6,064 5,983 0.6 1.4 -0.2 6,366 6,344 6,225 5,575 14.2

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,706 2,633 2,648 2.8 -0.6 -2.6 2,769 2,710 2,743 2,549 8.6

 Fabricated metal products...................... 47,533 47,358 47,013 0.4 0.7 0.9 48,702 48,208 47,084 44,656 9.1

 Machinery.............................................. 54,355 53,666 53,227 1.3 0.8 2.3 56,078 54,671 54,175 48,369 15.9

 Construction machinery....................... 5,485 5,481 5,523 0.1 -0.8 4.1 6,191 6,017 6,043 4,709 31.5

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery......................... 1,898 1,842 1,790 3.0 2.9 15.0 1,898 1,842 1,790 1,361 39.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 9,105 8,789 8,751 3.6 0.4 -1.1 9,249 8,714 8,904 8,137 13.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 989 975 937 1.4 4.1 -2.4 1,027 996 929 974 5.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,854 4,909 4,741 -1.1 3.5 0.1 5,066 4,979 4,728 4,807 5.4

 Metalworking machinery....................... 5,522 5,268 5,168 4.8 1.9 1.8 5,696 5,327 5,304 4,486 27.0

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 10,132 10,213 10,351 -0.8 -1.3 5.8 10,142 10,189 10,353 9,914 2.3

 Material handling equipment............... 6,334 6,187 6,150 2.4 0.6 3.7 6,580 6,407 6,288 4,937 33.3

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 145,700 145,603 143,738 0.1 1.3 0.7 148,021 147,210 145,465 135,701 9.1

 Computers......................................... 8,434 8,267 9,001 2.0 -8.2 0.4 8,139 8,012 8,961 7,385 10.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 46,316 45,899 45,960 0.9 -0.1 1.7 47,734 46,476 46,474 49,003 -2.6

 Defense communications equipment... 10,791 10,970 9,883 -1.6 11.0 -3.6 10,791 10,970 9,883 3,464 211.5

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

 Electronic components.......................... 14,984 15,005 15,061 -0.1 -0.4 1.4 14,996 15,066 15,337 14,941 0.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 5,450 5,500 5,489 -0.9 0.2 0.4 5,539 5,649 5,559 4,679 18.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 38,857 39,180 38,785 -0.8 1.0 0.6 39,953 40,408 39,380 38,656 3.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 20,868 20,782 19,559 0.4 6.3 0.7 20,869 20,629 19,871 17,573 18.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 15,675 15,643 15,774 0.2 -0.8 0.5 15,851 15,747 16,036 15,042 5.4

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,807 1,782 1,755 1.4 1.5 -0.9 1,805 1,785 1,735 1,612 12.0

 Household appliances.......................... 765 754 921 1.5 -18.1 -4.4 752 744 1,054 838 -10.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 9,313 9,333 9,335 -0.2 0.0 1.7 9,421 9,339 9,375 8,904 5.8

 Transportation equipment........................ 258,453 259,445 262,575 -0.4 -1.2 0.0 261,256 263,620 265,871 255,346 2.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 14,449 14,290 14,410 1.1 -0.8 0.3 14,713 14,779 15,080 14,718 0.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 116,160 116,339 117,323 -0.2 -0.8 1.2 115,938 117,092 118,961 104,188 11.3

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 49,150 50,250 51,895 -2.2 -3.2 -1.7 50,276 51,249 51,959 59,125 -15.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 19,035 19,301 19,722 -1.4 -2.1 -2.8 19,532 20,042 20,501 21,056 -7.2

 Furniture and related products................. 6,356 6,578 6,388 -3.4 3.0 3.7 6,365 6,471 6,197 6,069 4.9

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

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

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. Apr.

2005p 2005r 2005 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 05/04

 All manufacturing industries..................... 485,165 484,556 481,287 0.1 0.7 0.6 487,339 483,571 484,430 449,025 8.5

 Excluding transportation...................... 413,358 412,351 409,829 0.2 0.6 0.5 415,223 411,721 412,409 380,463 9.1

 Excluding defense............................. 460,131 459,495 456,393 0.1 0.7 0.7 462,330 458,768 459,336 424,818 8.8

 With unfilled orders............................. 229,216 228,956 227,473 0.1 0.7 0.8 230,199 228,062 229,252 209,626 9.8

 Durable goods industries........................ 292,164 291,755 289,964 0.1 0.6 0.7 293,833 291,168 292,796 269,079 9.2

 Wood products........................................ 10,664 10,692 10,528 -0.3 1.6 0.6 10,902 11,134 10,880 10,306 5.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,866 9,847 9,840 0.2 0.1 1.3 10,064 10,075 10,051 9,362 7.5

 Primary metals........................................ 23,638 23,410 22,915 1.0 2.2 1.7 23,616 23,378 22,970 18,276 29.2

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 13,883 13,790 13,549 0.7 1.8 2.9 13,788 13,687 13,556 9,555 44.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,605 7,493 7,314 1.5 2.4 -1.0 7,590 7,487 7,314 6,975 8.8

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,150 2,127 2,052 1.1 3.7 3.1 2,238 2,204 2,100 1,746 28.2

 Fabricated metal products......................... 37,420 37,111 36,653 0.8 1.2 1.4 37,657 37,386 37,038 32,191 17.0

 Machinery.............................................. 47,717 47,393 47,151 0.7 0.5 0.6 48,064 47,638 48,003 42,949 11.9

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,730 2,721 2,715 0.3 0.2 3.1 2,783 2,896 2,935 2,346 18.6

 Construction machinery........................ 4,505 4,439 4,397 1.5 1.0 1.3 4,562 4,534 4,519 3,838 18.9

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................. 2,497 2,510 2,452 -0.5 2.4 2.0 2,517 2,499 2,420 2,363 6.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 7,114 7,167 7,259 -0.7 -1.3 1.1 7,105 7,166 7,423 6,790 4.6

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,473 1,439 1,447 2.4 -0.6 -1.3 1,497 1,424 1,453 1,404 6.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,881 4,815 4,766 1.4 1.0 2.6 5,069 4,891 4,865 4,400 15.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,509 4,477 4,426 0.7 1.2 -1.3 4,514 4,438 4,415 4,382 3.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 5,386 5,275 5,263 2.1 0.2 -0.2 5,306 5,113 5,276 4,369 21.4

 Material handling equipment............... 2,932 2,885 2,821 1.6 2.3 1.2 2,966 2,911 2,837 2,356 25.9

 Computers and electronic products......... 48,803 49,111 49,505 -0.6 -0.8 -0.7 48,828 47,910 49,686 47,769 2.2

 Computers......................................... 2,868 2,808 2,776 2.1 1.2 -1.2 2,652 2,709 2,722 2,182 21.5

 Computer storage devices................... 1,417 1,409 1,370 0.6 2.8 1.0 1,476 1,306 1,415 1,256 17.5

 Other peripheral equipment................ 2,438 2,436 2,440 0.1 -0.2 2.1 2,420 2,275 2,444 2,323 4.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 9,188 9,377 9,689 -2.0 -3.2 -1.6 9,187 9,110 9,746 9,477 -3.1

 Defense communications equipment...... 957 1,085 1,112 -11.8 -2.4 -14.3 957 1,085 1,112 1,345 -28.8

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,270 1,243 1,194 2.2 4.1 4.2 1,131 1,036 1,130 827 36.8

 Semiconductors1

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

 Electronic components.......................... 8,066 8,085 8,060 -0.2 0.3 -0.1 8,249 7,997 8,081 7,979 3.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,536 2,652 2,652 -4.4 0.0 2.1 2,558 2,644 2,657 2,471 3.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,809 2,735 2,913 2.7 -6.1 -0.2 2,821 2,672 2,918 2,865 -1.5

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,499 10,420 10,432 0.8 -0.1 -0.4 10,557 10,278 10,619 10,241 3.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 13,439 13,318 13,167 0.9 1.1 0.2 13,793 13,471 13,469 12,704 8.6

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,513 1,511 1,512 0.1 -0.1 0.6 1,518 1,499 1,522 1,427 6.4

 Household appliances.......................... 2,462 2,391 2,363 3.0 1.2 0.0 2,627 2,430 2,449 2,320 13.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 4,678 4,666 4,568 0.3 2.1 0.5 4,777 4,722 4,694 4,392 8.8

 Batteries............................................ 626 620 611 1.0 1.5 0.3 637 618 598 605 5.3

 Transportation equipment...................... 71,807 72,205 71,458 -0.6 1.0 1.5 72,116 71,850 72,021 68,562 5.2

 Automobiles....................................... 2,060 2,043 2,050 0.8 -0.3 -10.5 2,086 1,982 2,080 2,068 0.9

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 2,848 2,807 2,635 1.5 6.5 6.4 2,984 2,782 2,630 2,611 14.3

 Heavy duty trucks .............................. 982 959 911 2.4 5.3 2.5 965 956 921 758 27.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,007 16,924 16,789 0.5 0.8 1.5 17,119 17,104 16,960 15,864 7.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 23,691 24,379 24,423 -2.8 -0.2 3.1 23,738 24,146 24,532 23,841 -0.4

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,750 12,730 12,309 0.2 3.4 -0.2 12,656 12,576 12,568 11,542 9.7

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,250 3,334 3,333 -2.5 0.0 -0.2 3,277 3,359 3,339 3,139 4.4

 Furniture and related products................. 8,632 8,624 8,586 0.1 0.4 0.2 8,582 8,437 8,443 7,826 9.7

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 20,178 20,044 20,161 0.7 -0.6 0.0 20,211 19,889 20,235 19,134 5.6

 Nondurable goods industries................... 193,001 192,801 191,323 0.1 0.8 0.4 193,506 192,403 191,634 179,946 7.5

 Food products........................................ 34,717 34,339 34,087 1.1 0.7 0.6 33,782 33,626 34,024 32,559 3.8

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 2,757 2,761 2,738 -0.1 0.8 3.2 2,738 2,905 2,923 3,250 -15.8

 Dairy products.................................... 3,954 3,954 3,948 0.0 0.2 -0.5 4,118 3,955 3,906 4,020 2.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 6,534 6,515 6,472 0.3 0.7 1.6 6,551 6,569 6,469 6,245 4.9

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 14,918 14,878 14,813 0.3 0.4 -0.7 14,899 14,918 15,029 14,668 1.6

 Beverages......................................... 10,274 10,391 10,318 -1.1 0.7 -0.5 10,323 10,447 10,306 10,141 1.8

 Tobacco........................................... 4,644 4,487 4,495 3.5 -0.2 -1.2 4,576 4,471 4,723 4,527 1.1

 Textile mills........................................... 4,611 4,653 4,663 -0.9 -0.2 -1.0 4,696 4,646 4,696 4,979 -5.7

 Textile products...................................... 5,375 5,425 5,433 -0.9 -0.1 0.7 5,474 5,449 5,453 5,200 5.3

 Apparel................................................. 7,542 7,477 7,427 0.9 0.7 1.3 7,401 7,246 7,310 6,792 9.0

 Leather and allied products..................... 1,746 1,721 1,715 1.5 0.3 -4.9 1,721 1,671 1,712 1,639 5.0

 Paper products....................................... 15,448 15,398 15,342 0.3 0.4 0.6 15,530 15,472 15,482 14,287 8.7

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 6,713 6,655 6,580 0.9 1.1 1.5 6,742 6,704 6,673 6,212 8.5

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,537 4,592 4,603 -1.2 -0.2 0.0 4,517 4,576 4,640 4,074 10.9

 Printing.................................................. 6,753 6,808 6,767 -0.8 0.6 1.7 6,569 6,630 6,539 6,043 8.7

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 20,070 19,852 19,210 1.1 3.3 1.1 20,480 19,559 18,698 16,685 22.7

 Petroleum refineries............................. 18,095 17,908 17,329 1.0 3.3 0.8 18,443 17,590 16,851 15,047 22.6

 Chemical products.................................. 57,105 57,663 57,412 -1.0 0.4 0.1 57,715 57,975 57,734 55,870 3.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,412 2,464 2,519 -2.1 -2.2 0.4 2,612 2,873 2,978 2,528 3.3

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 20,975 21,604 22,046 -2.9 -2.0 -1.5 21,132 21,420 21,596 23,710 -10.9

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 3,020 3,003 2,962 0.6 1.4 1.4 3,096 3,092 3,017 2,844 8.9

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 24,716 24,587 24,454 0.5 0.5 1.0 25,239 25,211 24,957 21,224 18.9

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

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2005/

2005p 2005r 2005 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2004

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 390,946 388,289 382,305 0.7 1.6 -1.5 387,756 412,122 363,517 360,275 1,514,864 1,408,231 7.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 41,653 41,194 40,755 1.1 1.1 -0.5 41,843 42,169 37,212 40,005 156,787 145,408 7.8

 Information technology......................... 32,783 32,863 32,365 -0.2 1.5 -0.9 29,895 37,677 28,751 27,946 124,084 115,266 7.7

 Computers and related products .......... 10,850 10,255 10,026 5.8 2.3 -1.6 10,019 11,489 8,277 7,921 38,760 31,826 21.8

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 37,065 36,031 37,029 2.9 -2.7 -2.8 38,157 40,068 38,292 40,174 151,046 161,713 -6.6

 Capital goods...................................... 77,044 75,687 75,046 1.8 0.9 -2.1 74,395 85,491 69,572 67,912 295,364 271,826 8.7

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 68,824 67,498 66,771 2.0 1.1 -2.7 66,437 76,572 61,652 60,104 263,979 239,070 10.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 65,277 64,643 64,691 1.0 -0.1 -2.6 63,411 72,762 59,655 58,180 253,842 229,907 10.4

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,220 8,189 8,275 0.4 -1.0 2.5 7,958 8,919 7,920 7,808 31,385 32,756 -4.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 148,086 148,865 144,109 -0.5 3.3 -0.8 146,903 152,911 138,324 136,418 572,533 536,440 6.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 34,984 34,271 34,908 2.1 -1.8 -0.5 35,144 38,485 35,320 35,450 140,060 143,499 -2.4

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 113,102 114,594 109,201 -1.3 4.9 -0.9 111,759 114,426 103,004 100,968 432,473 392,941 10.1

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 383,603 380,304 377,816 0.9 0.7 -0.5 381,170 405,524 362,941 357,653 1,501,976 1,409,059 6.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 41,683 41,609 41,029 0.2 1.4 0.0 42,369 43,307 38,078 41,897 160,037 151,350 5.7

 Information technology......................... 32,931 34,833 33,157 -5.5 5.1 -0.7 30,801 39,767 30,641 29,041 131,263 121,516 8.0

 Computers and related products .......... 11,017 9,521 10,065 15.7 -5.4 0.4 10,146 10,540 8,481 7,274 37,624 30,406 23.7

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 37,224 35,911 37,071 3.7 -3.1 -2.0 38,091 39,767 38,565 40,297 151,094 162,811 -7.2

 Capital goods...................................... 77,230 75,574 77,227 2.2 -2.1 0.2 74,805 86,640 73,456 69,821 306,368 286,608 6.9

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 70,568 67,781 70,028 4.1 -3.2 -0.4 68,861 75,584 66,624 61,751 275,534 246,437 11.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 66,798 65,682 66,776 1.7 -1.6 -2.1 66,587 73,415 63,568 60,220 265,855 239,096 11.2

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 6,662 7,793 7,199 -14.5 8.3 6.5 5,944 11,056 6,832 8,070 30,834 40,171 -23.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 148,525 148,350 143,911 0.1 3.1 -1.0 147,365 152,267 138,282 136,078 572,646 536,309 6.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,423 33,756 34,710 4.9 -2.7 -1.3 35,606 37,841 35,278 35,110 140,173 143,368 -2.2

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 113,102 114,594 109,201 -1.3 4.9 -0.9 111,759 114,426 103,004 100,968 432,473 392,941 10.1

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 553,954 553,940 554,807 0.0 -0.2 0.5 562,666 562,331 561,497 529,935 (X) (X) 6.2

 Construction materials and supplies...... 38,715 38,685 38,270 0.1 1.1 0.7 39,824 39,298 38,160 37,811 (X) (X) 5.3

 Information technology......................... 135,495 135,347 133,377 0.1 1.5 0.6 137,925 137,019 134,929 125,422 (X) (X) 10.0

 Computers and related products .......... 8,434 8,267 9,001 2.0 -8.2 0.4 8,139 8,012 8,961 7,385 (X) (X) 10.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 14,449 14,290 14,410 1.1 -0.8 0.3 14,713 14,779 15,080 14,718 (X) (X) 0.0

 Capital goods...................................... 395,686 395,500 395,613 0.0 0.0 0.6 401,919 401,509 400,360 372,579 (X) (X) 7.9

 Nondefense capital goods 3

..................251,807 250,063 249,780 0.7 0.1 1.3 254,593 252,169 253,157 226,914 (X) (X) 12.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 159,314 157,793 156,754 1.0 0.7 1.3 162,322 159,146 158,493 148,473 (X) (X) 9.3

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 143,879 145,437 145,833 -1.1 -0.3 -0.7 147,326 149,340 147,203 145,665 (X) (X) 1.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 13,956 13,517 14,032 3.2 -3.7 -1.4 14,041 13,579 14,223 12,480 (X) (X) 12.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 13,956 13,517 14,032 3.2 -3.7 -1.4 14,041 13,579 14,223 12,480 (X) (X) 12.5 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 485,165 484,556 481,287 0.1 0.7 0.6 487,339 483,571 484,430 449,025 (X) (X) 8.5

 Construction materials and supplies...... 54,184 53,848 53,251 0.6 1.1 1.6 54,962 54,851 54,223 48,331 (X) (X) 13.7

 Information technology......................... 40,045 40,162 40,563 -0.3 -1.0 -0.6 39,919 39,150 40,845 38,851 (X) (X) 2.7

 Computers and related products .......... 6,723 6,653 6,586 1.1 1.0 0.5 6,548 6,290 6,581 5,761 (X) (X) 13.7

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 22,897 22,733 22,385 0.7 1.6 0.9 23,154 22,824 22,591 21,301 (X) (X) 8.7

 Capital goods...................................... 132,351 133,068 133,111 -0.5 0.0 0.5 132,612 132,044 134,350 125,707 (X) (X) 5.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3

..................112,846 113,467 113,142 -0.5 0.3 0.7 113,148 112,623 114,289 106,125 (X) (X) 6.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 96,084 95,944 95,720 0.1 0.2 0.2 96,409 95,222 96,732 88,960 (X) (X) 8.4

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 19,505 19,601 19,969 -0.5 -1.8 -0.6 19,464 19,421 20,061 19,582 (X) (X) -0.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 145,665 145,134 144,463 0.4 0.5 0.0 145,411 143,400 143,948 138,867 (X) (X) 4.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 30,429 30,085 29,988 1.1 0.3 -0.3 30,622 29,728 30,256 28,317 (X) (X) 8.1

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 115,236 115,049 114,475 0.2 0.5 0.0 114,789 113,672 113,692 110,550 (X) (X) 3.8

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

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. Apr.

2005p 2005r 2005 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 05/04

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 159,432 159,164 157,497 0.2 1.1 0.1 159,378 158,907 158,115 146,958 8.5

 Durable goods industries ........................ 96,628 96,192 95,267 0.5 1.0 -0.1 96,238 95,667 95,799 86,846 10.8

 Wood products................................... 4,025 3,966 3,888 1.5 2.0 1.0 3,793 3,887 3,958 3,658 3.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 3,448 3,484 3,415 -1.0 2.0 -0.1 3,422 3,471 3,391 3,325 2.9

 Primary metals.................................... 9,102 9,006 8,782 1.1 2.6 1.8 8,878 8,749 8,655 6,428 38.1

 Fabricated metal products..................... 14,668 14,556 14,472 0.8 0.6 2.4 14,668 14,608 14,560 11,728 25.1

 Machinery.......................................... 14,580 14,354 14,303 1.6 0.4 0.4 14,625 14,261 14,380 12,697 15.2

 Computers and electronic products ...... 16,725 16,857 17,050 -0.8 -1.1 -1.9 16,705 16,795 17,299 17,036 -1.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,080 5,051 4,961 0.6 1.8 0.6 5,152 5,092 5,080 4,646 10.9

 Transportation equipment.................. 18,518 18,455 17,979 0.3 2.6 -1.6 18,537 18,434 18,066 17,667 4.9

 Furniture and related products............ 3,587 3,630 3,571 -1.2 1.7 -1.5 3,574 3,625 3,551 3,308 8.0

 Miscellaneous products........................ 6,895 6,833 6,846 0.9 -0.2 -0.5 6,884 6,745 6,859 6,353 8.4

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 62,804 62,972 62,230 -0.3 1.2 0.4 63,140 63,240 62,316 60,112 5.0

 Food products.................................... 9,320 9,411 9,371 -1.0 0.4 -0.4 9,294 9,537 9,503 10,007 -7.1

 Beverage and tobacco products............ 5,177 5,087 5,100 1.8 -0.3 -1.4 5,247 5,170 5,257 5,365 -2.2

 Textiles.............................................. 1,372 1,365 1,342 0.5 1.7 -3.1 1,408 1,373 1,348 1,418 -0.7

 Textile products.................................. 1,974 1,967 1,941 0.4 1.3 -0.3 1,984 1,963 1,938 1,809 9.7

 Apparel............................................. 1,629 1,630 1,646 -0.1 -1.0 0.9 1,650 1,610 1,634 1,632 1.1

 Leather and allied products................... 454 456 463 -0.4 -1.5 -4.7 446 438 452 445 0.2

 Paper products................................... 6,514 6,543 6,507 -0.4 0.6 0.4 6,479 6,556 6,528 6,512 -0.5

 Printing ............................................. 3,038 3,037 2,959 0.0 2.6 0.5 2,907 3,014 2,882 2,616 11.1

 Petroleum and coal products............... 6,161 6,258 5,880 -1.6 6.4 -0.8 6,392 6,263 5,704 5,436 17.6

 Chemical products................................ 18,398 18,333 18,261 0.4 0.4 2.3 18,441 18,318 18,220 17,262 6.8

 Plastics and rubber products............... 8,767 8,885 8,760 -1.3 1.4 0.5 8,892 8,998 8,850 7,610 16.8

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 134,625 136,144 136,304 -1.1 -0.1 1.5 134,847 135,621 136,734 130,745 3.1

 Durable goods industries ........................ 103,413 104,219 104,536 -0.8 -0.3 1.2 103,884 103,792 105,108 98,647 5.3

 Wood products................................... 2,074 2,132 2,062 -2.7 3.4 1.8 2,090 2,146 2,065 2,018 3.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,126 1,132 1,141 -0.5 -0.8 -0.4 1,171 1,201 1,197 1,224 -4.3

 Primary metals.................................... 7,508 7,387 7,496 1.6 -1.5 0.0 7,536 7,395 7,511 6,336 18.9

 Fabricated metal products..................... 10,777 10,678 10,466 0.9 2.0 1.4 10,815 10,699 10,506 9,609 12.6

 Machinery.......................................... 16,307 16,318 16,248 -0.1 0.4 0.0 16,362 16,110 16,284 15,068 8.6

 Computers and electronic products ...... 18,893 19,194 19,386 -1.6 -1.0 0.1 19,024 18,599 19,183 19,162 -0.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 3,057 3,062 3,068 -0.2 -0.2 -1.1 3,143 3,099 3,128 3,030 3.7

 Transportation equipment.................. 38,655 39,281 39,402 -1.6 -0.3 2.0 38,710 39,493 39,999 37,719 2.6

 Furniture and related products............ 1,691 1,667 1,692 1.4 -1.5 3.6 1,685 1,664 1,683 1,551 8.6

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,325 3,368 3,575 -1.3 -5.8 8.9 3,348 3,386 3,552 2,930 14.3

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 31,212 31,925 31,768 -2.2 0.5 2.2 30,963 31,829 31,626 32,098 -3.5

 Food products.................................... 3,631 3,665 3,679 -0.9 -0.4 6.0 3,430 3,584 3,734 2,970 15.5

 Beverage and tobacco products............ 4,858 4,895 4,862 -0.8 0.7 -0.6 4,674 4,863 4,947 4,625 1.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,162 1,206 1,226 -3.6 -1.6 -0.5 1,176 1,212 1,242 1,326 -11.3

 Textile products.................................. 664 671 672 -1.0 -0.1 -0.6 681 676 674 703 -3.1

 Apparel............................................. 1,044 1,086 1,078 -3.9 0.7 0.6 1,066 1,073 1,060 1,211 -12.0

 Leather and allied products................... 164 167 167 -1.8 0.0 0.6 167 172 171 182 -8.2

 Paper products................................... 1,361 1,385 1,350 -1.7 2.6 4.0 1,354 1,370 1,332 1,176 15.1

 Printing ............................................. 1,769 1,787 1,834 -1.0 -2.6 6.0 1,744 1,700 1,772 1,677 4.0

 Petroleum and coal products............... 3,663 3,891 3,767 -5.9 3.3 6.1 3,686 3,995 3,672 4,589 -19.7

 Chemical products................................ 10,084 10,352 10,302 -2.6 0.5 0.6 10,139 10,269 10,139 11,149 -9.1

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,812 2,820 2,831 -0.3 -0.4 2.4 2,846 2,915 2,883 2,490 14.3

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 191,108 189,248 187,486 1.0 0.9 0.4 193,114 189,043 189,581 171,322 12.7

 Durable goods industries ........................ 92,123 91,344 90,161 0.9 1.3 1.0 93,711 91,709 91,889 83,586 12.1

 Wood products................................... 4,565 4,594 4,578 -0.6 0.3 -0.3 5,019 5,101 4,857 4,630 8.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,292 5,231 5,284 1.2 -1.0 2.6 5,471 5,403 5,463 4,813 13.7

 Primary metals.................................... 7,028 7,017 6,637 0.2 5.7 3.5 7,202 7,234 6,804 5,512 30.7

 Fabricated metal products..................... 11,975 11,877 11,715 0.8 1.4 0.3 12,174 12,079 11,972 10,854 12.2

 Machinery.......................................... 16,830 16,721 16,600 0.7 0.7 1.4 17,077 17,267 17,339 15,184 12.5

 Computers and electronic products ...... 13,185 13,060 13,069 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 13,099 12,516 13,204 11,571 13.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,302 5,205 5,138 1.9 1.3 0.6 5,498 5,280 5,261 5,028 9.3

 Transportation equipment.................. 14,634 14,469 14,077 1.1 2.8 4.2 14,869 13,923 13,956 13,176 12.8

 Furniture and related products............ 3,354 3,327 3,323 0.8 0.1 0.3 3,323 3,148 3,209 2,967 12.0

 Miscellaneous products........................ 9,958 9,843 9,740 1.2 1.1 -2.7 9,979 9,758 9,824 9,851 1.3

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 98,985 97,904 97,325 1.1 0.6 -0.1 99,403 97,334 97,692 87,736 13.3

 Food products.................................... 21,766 21,263 21,037 2.4 1.1 0.1 21,058 20,505 20,787 19,582 7.5

 Beverage and tobacco products............ 4,883 4,896 4,851 -0.3 0.9 0.0 4,978 4,885 4,825 4,678 6.4

 Textiles.............................................. 2,077 2,082 2,095 -0.2 -0.6 0.0 2,112 2,061 2,106 2,235 -5.5

 Textile products.................................. 2,737 2,787 2,820 -1.8 -1.2 1.7 2,809 2,810 2,841 2,688 4.5

 Apparel............................................. 4,869 4,761 4,703 2.3 1.2 1.7 4,685 4,563 4,616 3,949 18.6

 Leather and allied products................... 1,128 1,098 1,085 2.7 1.2 -5.8 1,108 1,061 1,089 1,012 9.5

 Paper products................................... 7,573 7,470 7,485 1.4 -0.2 0.3 7,697 7,546 7,622 6,599 16.6

 Printing ............................................. 1,946 1,984 1,974 -1.9 0.5 -0.2 1,918 1,916 1,885 1,750 9.6

 Petroleum and coal products............... 10,246 9,703 9,563 5.6 1.5 0.5 10,402 9,301 9,322 6,660 56.2

 Chemical products................................ 28,623 28,978 28,849 -1.2 0.4 -1.4 29,135 29,388 29,375 27,459 6.1

 Plastics and rubber products............... 13,137 12,882 12,863 2.0 0.1 0.9 13,501 13,298 13,224 11,124 21.4

p

 Preliminary r Revised

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Apr Mar Feb Jan Apr Mar Feb Jan

2005p 2005r 2005 2005 2005p 2005r 2005 2005

 All manufacturing industries2...... 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.23 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries 2

................... 1.41 1.42 1.42 1.38 3.86 3.92 3.95 3.85

 Wood products................................ 1.14 1.14 1.11 1.13 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.19 1.19 1.21 1.22 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.57 1.55 1.51 1.46 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.23

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.54 1.56 1.56 1.52 2.03 2.06 2.08 2.03

 Machinery....................................... 1.83 1.84 1.79 1.73 2.33 2.31 2.24 2.11

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.16 1.17 1.20 1.18 4.84 4.81 4.85 4.85

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.45 1.47 1.43 1.40 1.79 1.82 1.81 1.77

 Transportation equipment................. 1.32 1.37 1.36 1.30 7.30 7.63 7.88 7.56

 Furniture and related products........... 1.26 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.05 1.12 1.09 1.05

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.66 1.66 1.68 1.64 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 1.05 1.05 1.07 1.06 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products................................... 0.83 0.82 0.81 0.80 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.62 1.64 1.63 1.66 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.33 1.36 1.33 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.65 1.68 1.66 1.63 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.77 1.77 1.69 1.63 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.90 1.88 1.86 1.90 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.02 1.02 1.03 1.01 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing.......................................... 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.83 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.58 0.55 0.62 0.61 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.27 1.31 1.31 1.30 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.39 1.40 1.39 1.37 (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.

Apr

2 Apr2 Apr2 Apr2

Industry 2004- 2004- 2004- 2004-

Apr

1 Mar Apr1 Mar Apr1 Mar Apr1 Mar

2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005

 All manufacturing industries........... (X) 0.3 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.2

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

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... -0.3 0.6 -0.3 1.4 -0.1 0.6 -0.1 0.4

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.1 0.3 -0.2 0.7 -0.1 0.4 -0.1 0.3

 Machinery.......................................... 0.0 0.5 0.2 1.2 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.2

 Computers and electronic products ..... -0.4 0.6 0.1 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.1 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.6 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.6 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.3

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

 Food products................................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Leather and allied products................... (X) 1.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.9

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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
NOTICE

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

August 19, 2005. These revisions reflect:

• benchmarking the shipments and inventory data to the 2002 Economic Census and 2003

Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) data;

• adjusting new orders and order backlog to be consistent with the benchmarked shipments

and inventory data;

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

previously reported data; and

• updating the seasonal adjustment factors for all series.

For revised historical data go to http://www.census.gov/m3/hist/naicshist.htm. An accompanying

press release will include the revised 2005 January through June data. Please call Chris Savage on

(301)763-4832 with questions.

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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-ofmonth 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 4,000 reporting units. 

Units may be divisions of diversified large

companies, large homogenous companies, or singleunit 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-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 4,000 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 4,000 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.

Additional survey documentation can be found on our

web site: http://www.census.gov/m3.