FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2013, AT 10:00 A.M. EST

Chris Savage or Adriana Stoica

Manufacturing and Construction Division

(301) 763-4832

M3-2 (13)-10

CB13-206

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders

October 2013

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in October, down

three of the last four months, decreased $4.4 billion or 

0.9 percent to $486.9 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 1.8 percent September

increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 

slightly. 

 Shipments, up five of the last six months, increased

$0.3 billion or 0.1 percent to $489.3 billion. This 

followed a 0.1 percent September increase.

 Unfilled orders, up eight of the last nine months, increased $4.1 billion or 0.4 percent to $1,046.2 billion. This was at the highest level since the series was first 

published on a NAICS basis in 1992, and followed a 0.9

percent September increase. The unfilled orders-to- shipments ratio was 6.39, up from 6.38 in September.

 Inventories, up ten of the last eleven months, increased 

$0.4 billion or 0.1 percent to $633.5 billion. This was at 

the highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis and followed a 0.3 percent September

increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was

unchanged at 1.29.

New Orders

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

October, down following two consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $3.8 billion or 1.6 percent to $231.4

billion, revised from the previously published 2.0

percent decrease. This followed a 4.2 percent September

increase.

 Transportation equipment, also down following two 

consecutive monthly increases, drove the decrease, down

$4.4 billion or 5.7 percent to $73.2 billion.

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods

decreased $0.6 billion or 0.2 percent to $255.6 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in October, up three consecutive months, increased $0.9 billion or

0.4 percent to $233.7 billion, revised from the previously

published 0.2 percent increase. This was at the highest 

level since the series was first published on a NAICS 

basis and followed a 0.5 percent September increase.

 Transportation equipment, also up three consecutive

 

months, led the increase, up $0.8 billion or 1.1 percent to $70.9 billion.

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down

four of the last five months, decreased $0.6 billion or 0.2

percent to $255.6 billion. This followed a 0.3 percent

September decrease. Petroleum and coal products, down 

three consecutive months, drove the decrease, down $1.0

billion or 1.4 percent to $70.9 billion.

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

October, up eight of the last nine months, increased $4.1

billion or 0.4 percent to $1,046.2 billion, revised from 

the previously published 0.3 percent increase. This was 

at the highest level since the series was first published on 

a NAICS basis and followed a 0.9 percent September

increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up two consecutive months, led the increase, up $2.3 billion or 0.4 percent to $644.6

billion. 

Inventories

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in October, up six of the last seven months, increased $1.0 billion or 

0.3 percent to $383.3 billion, unchanged from the 

previously published increase. This was at the highest 

level since the series was first published on a NAICS 

basis and followed a 0.8 percent September increase.

 Transportation equipment, up seventeen of the last 

eighteen months, drove the increase, up $1.1 billion or 

0.9 percent to $120.1 billion.

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

two consecutive months, decreased $0.6 billion or 0.2

percent to $250.1 billion. This followed a 0.6 percent

September decrease. Chemical products, down six 

consecutive months, led the decrease, down $0.5 billion 

or 0.6 percent to $81.2 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, October materials and supplies

decreased 0.2 percent in durable goods and slightly

increased in nondurable goods. Work in process 

increased 0.7 percent in durable goods and decreased 2.0

percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 

0.1 percent in durable goods and 0.4 percent in

nondurable goods.

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

manufacturing. For data, call (301) 763-4673 or go to www.census.gov/m3. The Advance Report on durable goods for November is

scheduled for release on December 24, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the Full Report on January 6, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page 

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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2013p 2012 2012

 All manufacturing industries.................. 489,296 489,018 488,582 0.1 0.1 0.2 505,321 499,417 504,328 497,120 4,876,764 4,796,523 1.7

 Excluding transportation................... 418,353 418,838 418,768 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 430,762 426,088 432,161 430,394 4,193,556 4,163,726 0.7

 Excluding defense.............................. 477,296 476,616 476,044 0.1 0.1 0.0 493,694 485,616 491,867 485,318 4,757,025 4,676,379 1.7

 With unfilled orders............................ 163,772 163,239 162,296 0.3 0.6 1.0 166,359 170,033 166,304 160,502 1,613,280 1,585,539 1.7

 Durable goods industries......................... 233,710 232,854 231,596 0.4 0.5 1.0 242,180 241,966 238,133 230,995 2,305,008 2,231,539 3.3

 Wood products....................................... 7,453 7,436 7,284 0.2 2.1 1.0 7,910 7,677 7,750 7,001 73,931 64,326 14.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,740 8,709 8,665 0.4 0.5 1.7 9,743 9,080 9,713 8,955 86,036 81,444 5.6

 Primary metals....................................... 26,196 25,912 25,608 1.1 1.2 0.7 26,669 25,778 26,465 24,888 256,375 256,245 0.1

 Iron and steel mills............................ 11,023 10,762 10,766 2.4 0.0 0.6 11,024 10,454 11,063 10,890 107,211 119,077 -10.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 13,464 13,431 13,181 0.2 1.9 0.5 13,930 13,551 13,715 12,267 131,907 119,283 10.6

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,709 1,719 1,661 -0.6 3.5 2.7 1,715 1,773 1,687 1,731 17,257 17,885 -3.5

 Fabricated metal products....................... 29,042 28,902 28,892 0.5 0.0 -0.2 30,781 29,848 30,732 30,121 292,794 289,179 1.3

 Machinery............................................. 34,246 33,970 33,753 0.8 0.6 0.5 34,316 34,498 33,850 33,566 342,614 332,122 3.2

 Farm machinery................................. 1,767 1,620 1,684 9.1 -3.8 -10.8 1,549 1,360 1,383 1,606 20,545 21,862 -6.0

 Construction machinery..................... 4,455 4,221 4,168 5.5 1.3 -3.7 4,879 4,228 4,268 5,490 46,135 43,381 6.3

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,229 2,237 2,196 -0.4 1.9 2.5 2,254 2,289 2,176 2,325 21,536 22,848 -5.7

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,966 3,938 4,136 0.7 -4.8 9.8 3,837 4,431 4,006 3,563 37,049 33,089 12.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 702 700 666 0.3 5.1 -2.9 748 752 698 709 6,644 6,775 -1.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,713 3,689 3,598 0.7 2.5 -1.9 3,396 3,828 3,908 3,248 37,084 35,848 3.4

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,167 3,151 3,152 0.5 0.0 3.4 3,337 3,234 3,256 2,927 30,146 27,247 10.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,648 3,894 3,807 -6.3 2.3 4.1 3,728 3,793 3,837 3,870 39,523 40,249 -1.8

 Material handling equipment............... 3,016 2,959 2,903 1.9 1.9 0.7 3,171 2,967 3,050 2,828 28,387 26,264 8.1

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 27,319 27,950 27,738 -2.3 0.8 1.8 28,046 31,021 26,882 30,433 273,984 284,757 -3.8

 Computers........................................ 461 520 535 -11.3 -2.8 22.7 429 648 493 604 5,072 7,072 -28.3

 Computer storage devices..................... 927 1,080 941 -14.2 14.8 21.7 657 1,684 749 765 9,386 9,199 2.0

 Other peripheral equipment................ 820 858 856 -4.4 0.2 5.9 686 1,177 766 648 7,661 7,628 0.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,579 3,572 3,604 0.2 -0.9 2.0 3,212 4,169 3,465 3,200 34,660 32,207 7.6

 Defense communications equipment.... 451 440 429 2.5 2.6 1.7 482 479 430 602 4,319 4,827 -10.5

 Audio and video equipment.................... 325 304 305 6.9 -0.3 5.2 366 285 264 265 2,489 2,220 12.1

 Electronic components......................... 3,501 3,405 3,416 2.8 -0.3 -5.1 3,496 3,555 3,533 3,411 34,465 35,403 -2.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,336 1,312 1,338 1.8 -1.9 6.2 1,309 1,495 1,323 1,274 12,950 13,351 -3.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,834 2,902 2,809 -2.3 3.3 -0.6 2,833 3,226 2,677 3,016 28,326 29,997 -5.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,243 6,368 6,262 -2.0 1.7 2.3 5,888 7,204 5,841 5,802 61,685 65,569 -5.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,110 10,062 10,141 0.5 -0.8 -1.5 10,250 10,522 10,518 10,336 102,795 103,340 -0.5

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 823 827 813 -0.5 1.7 0.2 832 857 839 833 8,138 8,962 -9.2

 Household appliances........................ 1,682 1,663 1,694 1.1 -1.8 0.2 1,738 1,709 1,744 1,638 16,607 15,564 6.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,402 3,346 3,342 1.7 0.1 1.3 3,255 3,671 3,463 3,115 33,747 34,175 -1.3

 Batteries........................................... 915 936 935 -2.2 0.1 -1.6 1,085 1,026 979 1,153 9,397 9,507 -1.2

 Transportation equipment........................ 70,943 70,180 69,814 1.1 0.5 1.6 74,559 73,329 72,167 66,726 683,208 632,797 8.0

 Automobiles..................................... 11,244 10,988 10,771 2.3 2.0 7.1 12,195 10,989 11,166 10,081 106,771 87,993 21.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 13,305 12,883 12,908 3.3 -0.2 -4.0 15,264 13,638 13,986 12,327 128,220 113,836 12.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,314 2,229 2,303 3.8 -3.2 -1.6 2,371 2,216 2,380 2,254 22,709 24,806 -8.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 20,008 19,968 19,847 0.2 0.6 3.6 21,809 20,089 21,072 20,221 196,915 186,481 5.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 12,276 11,989 11,527 2.4 4.0 -5.0 11,454 12,809 11,035 10,193 109,467 100,325 9.1

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,741 4,837 4,864 -2.0 -0.6 10.6 4,467 5,498 4,899 4,292 46,188 46,576 -0.8

 Ships and boats................................. 2,399 2,406 2,439 -0.3 -1.4 -0.6 2,418 2,459 2,438 2,606 24,251 24,495 -1.0

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,686 5,686 5,656 0.0 0.5 0.7 5,629 5,796 6,145 5,338 56,213 54,076 4.0

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,975 14,047 14,045 -0.5 0.0 1.6 14,277 14,417 13,911 13,631 137,058 133,253 2.9

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 255,586 256,164 256,986 -0.2 -0.3 -0.6 263,141 257,451 266,195 266,125 2,571,756 2,564,984 0.3

 Food products....................................... 62,282 62,384 62,109 -0.2 0.4 -0.4 66,105 63,621 62,947 64,678 618,407 601,544 2.8

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,791 7,779 7,905 0.2 -1.6 -1.8 8,889 7,771 8,211 9,572 80,347 80,656 -0.4

 Dairy products.................................. 8,372 8,526 8,504 -1.8 0.3 -0.3 8,744 8,675 8,699 8,911 84,803 84,021 0.9

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 18,794 18,724 18,242 0.4 2.6 1.5 19,316 18,844 18,610 17,975 180,567 176,726 2.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,383 12,310 12,116 0.6 1.6 -1.7 12,233 12,381 12,560 11,824 120,253 118,572 1.4

 Beverages......................................... 8,812 9,101 8,683 -3.2 4.8 -1.1 8,662 9,172 9,127 8,470 87,217 85,894 1.5

 Tobacco............................................ 3,571 3,209 3,433 11.3 -6.5 -3.1 3,571 3,209 3,433 3,354 33,036 32,678 1.1

 Textile mills........................................... 2,715 2,690 2,656 0.9 1.3 0.0 2,759 2,751 2,815 2,594 26,741 26,183 2.1

 Textile products................................... 2,128 2,112 2,069 0.8 2.1 -0.2 2,144 2,101 2,176 1,971 20,893 19,621 6.5

 Apparel................................................ 1,141 1,143 1,120 -0.2 2.1 0.6 1,341 1,211 1,241 1,345 11,119 10,905 2.0

 Leather and allied products...................... 481 464 470 3.7 -1.3 -1.1 497 482 478 492 4,820 4,796 0.5

 Paper products...................................... 14,346 14,369 14,370 -0.2 0.0 0.4 14,864 14,613 14,853 15,131 143,666 146,335 -1.8

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,629 6,715 6,715 -1.3 0.0 0.3 6,833 6,848 6,953 7,049 67,151 68,163 -1.5

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,411 4,419 4,417 -0.2 0.0 0.7 4,632 4,457 4,566 4,509 43,871 43,311 1.3

 Printing................................................. 6,305 6,317 6,359 -0.2 -0.7 -1.4 6,763 6,544 6,532 7,282 64,861 67,300 -3.6

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 70,926 71,905 73,612 -1.4 -2.3 -1.1 72,272 71,850 78,554 77,744 729,537 740,693 -1.5

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 67,472 68,314 70,096 -1.2 -2.5 -1.2 68,381 67,869 74,339 73,713 693,401 703,138 -1.4

 Chemical products..................................... 63,934 63,726 63,505 0.3 0.3 -0.7 64,570 63,245 64,572 64,344 643,692 646,984 -0.5

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,542 2,607 2,578 -2.5 1.1 -1.3 2,011 2,221 2,160 2,522 27,461 31,448 -12.7

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 15,771 16,021 15,647 -1.6 2.4 0.5 16,720 15,885 15,614 15,982 155,552 156,049 -0.3

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,099 3,037 3,055 2.0 -0.6 -0.8 3,171 3,024 3,290 2,949 31,513 30,928 1.9

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 18,945 18,744 18,600 1.1 0.8 1.4 19,593 18,652 19,467 18,720 187,767 182,051 3.1

p

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

1

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

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

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

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

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

 aggregate totals. 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2013p 2012 2012

All manufacturing industries2........................ 486,948 491,343 482,672 -0.9 1.8 -0.1 496,564 501,728 488,949 487,249 4,847,375 4,735,690 2.4

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 413,707 413,687 414,011 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 422,489 418,820 422,820 419,197 4,147,088 4,087,748 1.5

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 476,041 478,705 471,879 -0.6 1.4 0.1 487,690 486,940 480,246 477,368 4,743,896 4,615,806 2.8

 With unfilled orders 2

............................. 167,885 172,403 163,256 -2.6 5.6 0.3 165,833 179,036 157,869 161,138 1,653,690 1,599,100 3.4

 Durable goods industries2......................... 231,362 235,179 225,686 -1.6 4.2 0.5 233,423 244,277 222,754 221,124 2,275,619 2,170,706 4.8

 Primary metals........................................ 26,623 26,358 25,525 1.0 3.3 0.1 27,075 25,320 25,721 25,215 258,997 250,317 3.5

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 11,195 11,106 10,652 0.8 4.3 0.7 10,925 10,249 10,449 11,070 108,376 115,257 -6.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 13,741 13,587 13,240 1.1 2.6 0.3 14,453 13,474 13,591 12,420 133,538 117,224 13.9

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,687 1,665 1,633 1.3 2.0 -5.1 1,697 1,597 1,681 1,725 17,083 17,836 -4.2

 Fabricated metal products........................ 29,082 29,442 30,267 -1.2 -2.7 0.5 28,505 29,344 30,798 29,263 300,690 293,596 2.4

 Machinery............................................. 34,596 34,340 34,940 0.7 -1.7 0.7 34,898 34,490 33,863 33,096 348,189 325,005 7.1

 Construction machinery........................ 4,433 4,579 4,736 -3.2 -3.3 12.4 5,042 4,414 4,507 5,260 46,451 39,438 17.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,792 2,170 2,714 28.7 -20.0 21.5 2,956 2,210 2,521 2,363 24,134 21,887 10.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 4,060 4,072 3,972 -0.3 2.5 1.7 4,016 4,338 3,689 3,338 37,753 32,533 16.0

 Photographic equipment....................... 720 861 726 -16.4 18.6 -11.6 662 961 735 712 7,458 7,351 1.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,777 3,879 3,689 -2.6 5.2 4.3 3,422 4,015 3,758 3,378 37,105 35,898 3.4

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,212 3,131 3,089 2.6 1.4 -2.6 3,473 3,181 3,118 3,052 30,215 27,101 11.5

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 3,464 3,907 4,191 -11.3 -6.8 -2.5 3,416 3,849 4,087 3,546 40,516 38,656 4.8

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,881 2,557 2,653 12.7 -3.6 -6.7 2,746 2,664 2,729 2,483 28,345 26,462 7.1

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 21,625 21,499 20,470 0.6 5.0 -4.6 20,691 25,250 18,824 19,946 209,808 216,593 -3.1

 Computers........................................ 485 507 456 -4.3 11.2 0.2 453 635 414 731 5,201 7,318 -28.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,824 3,832 3,630 -0.2 5.6 -4.3 3,800 4,746 3,458 3,583 39,331 35,925 9.5

 Defense communications equipment....... 338 381 384 -11.3 -0.8 -4.2 286 509 334 459 3,676 4,346 -15.4

 Electronic components......................... 3,624 3,304 3,249 9.7 1.7 -13.0 3,650 3,318 3,442 3,509 34,770 35,582 -2.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,692 1,592 1,685 6.3 -5.5 1.2 1,730 1,749 1,577 1,710 16,342 17,185 -4.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,790 3,014 2,317 -7.4 30.1 -23.7 2,618 3,324 1,984 2,570 25,520 29,141 -12.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 6,419 6,277 6,274 2.3 0.0 1.2 5,988 7,416 5,439 5,367 62,260 65,159 -4.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,414 10,101 10,135 3.1 -0.3 -0.4 10,640 10,064 10,364 10,439 104,071 103,456 0.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 816 825 796 -1.1 3.6 -1.7 819 889 828 845 8,172 9,049 -9.7

 Household appliances.......................... 1,703 1,667 1,681 2.2 -0.8 -0.2 1,767 1,710 1,736 1,667 16,679 15,521 7.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,552 3,433 3,436 3.5 -0.1 1.9 3,452 3,416 3,450 3,214 34,318 34,563 -0.7

 Transportation equipment........................ 73,241 77,656 68,661 -5.7 13.1 1.8 74,075 82,908 66,129 68,052 700,287 647,942 8.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 19,893 19,814 19,929 0.4 -0.6 4.2 21,542 19,901 21,054 20,077 196,022 184,759 6.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 16,040 19,070 11,980 -15.9 59.2 5.4 13,647 21,259 8,449 13,114 143,232 118,952 20.4

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 4,107 5,078 4,456 -19.1 14.0 -12.0 3,990 6,281 3,268 5,251 39,001 48,588 -19.7

 Ships and boats.................................. 1,960 2,342 1,942 -16.3 20.6 -0.8 1,516 2,415 1,636 1,453 19,009 22,270 -14.6

 Furniture and related products................... 5,554 5,597 5,704 -0.8 -1.9 0.2 5,550 5,733 5,691 5,457 56,527 54,769 3.2

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 255,586 256,164 256,986 -0.2 -0.3 -0.6 263,141 257,451 266,195 266,125 2,571,756 2,564,984 0.3

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.

2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Oct.

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2012

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,046,192 1,042,079 1,032,915 0.4 0.9 0.1 1,031,274 1,031,800 1,022,797 968,535 6.5

 Excluding transportation2...................... 401,595 399,780 398,092 0.5 0.4 0.5 394,666 394,708 395,284 375,585 5.1

 Excluding defense2

............................. 848,348 843,142 834,214 0.6 1.1 0.3 837,180 834,953 826,937 769,640 8.8

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,046,192 1,042,079 1,032,915 0.4 0.9 0.1 1,031,274 1,031,800 1,022,797 968,535 6.5

 Primary metals........................................ 36,397 35,970 35,524 1.2 1.3 -0.2 34,749 34,343 34,801 32,029 8.5

 Iron and steel mills............................... 18,160 17,988 17,644 1.0 1.9 -0.6 16,864 16,963 17,168 15,274 10.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 14,179 13,902 13,746 2.0 1.1 0.4 13,946 13,423 13,500 12,562 11.0

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,058 4,080 4,134 -0.5 -1.3 -0.7 3,939 3,957 4,133 4,193 -6.1

 Fabricated metal products......................... 90,728 90,688 90,148 0.0 0.6 1.5 86,848 89,124 89,628 78,020 11.3

 Machinery.............................................. 108,101 107,751 107,381 0.3 0.3 1.1 107,365 106,783 106,791 107,329 0.0

 Construction machinery......................... 10,716 10,738 10,380 -0.2 3.4 5.8 10,257 10,094 9,908 12,664 -19.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 14,780 14,217 14,284 4.0 -0.5 3.8 14,918 14,216 14,295 12,244 21.8

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,050 7,956 7,822 1.2 1.7 -2.1 8,033 7,854 7,947 8,059 -0.3

 Photographic equipment........................ 4,074 4,056 3,895 0.4 4.1 1.6 4,122 4,208 3,999 3,474 18.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 5,289 5,225 5,035 1.2 3.8 1.8 5,232 5,206 5,019 5,398 -3.1

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,994 5,949 5,969 0.8 -0.3 -1.0 5,950 5,814 5,867 6,143 -3.1

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 26,800 26,984 26,971 -0.7 0.0 1.4 26,539 26,851 26,795 25,593 3.7

 Material handling equipment................... 10,193 10,328 10,730 -1.3 -3.7 -2.3 9,938 10,363 10,666 10,070 -1.3

 Computers and electronic products2............. 136,546 135,779 135,391 0.6 0.3 -0.3 136,285 135,409 134,488 129,645 5.1

 Computers......................................... 3,356 3,332 3,345 0.7 -0.4 -2.3 3,356 3,332 3,345 2,989 12.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 30,207 29,962 29,702 0.8 0.9 0.1 30,627 30,039 29,462 25,479 20.2

 Defense communications equipment........ 3,890 4,003 4,062 -2.8 -1.5 -1.1 3,831 4,027 3,997 4,297 -10.8

 Electronic components.......................... 12,846 12,723 12,824 1.0 -0.8 -1.3 12,830 12,676 12,913 12,443 3.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 17,548 17,192 16,912 2.1 1.7 2.1 17,612 17,191 16,937 13,967 26.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 42,908 42,952 42,840 -0.1 0.3 -1.1 42,365 42,580 42,482 45,249 -6.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 25,791 25,615 25,706 0.7 -0.4 0.0 25,664 25,564 25,352 25,221 1.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 22,608 22,304 22,265 1.4 0.2 0.0 22,250 21,860 22,318 21,149 5.2

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,182 1,189 1,191 -0.6 -0.2 -1.4 1,216 1,229 1,197 1,215 0.1

 Household appliances........................... 768 747 743 2.8 0.5 -1.7 743 714 713 637 16.6

 Electrical equipment............................. 11,622 11,472 11,385 1.3 0.8 0.8 11,393 11,196 11,451 10,678 6.7

 Transportation equipment......................... 644,597 642,299 634,823 0.4 1.2 -0.2 636,608 637,092 627,513 592,950 7.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 16,533 16,648 16,802 -0.7 -0.9 0.5 15,892 16,159 16,347 16,155 -1.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 469,714 465,950 458,869 0.8 1.5 0.1 465,121 462,928 454,478 415,935 11.8

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 66,490 67,124 66,883 -0.9 0.4 -0.6 65,172 65,649 64,866 67,534 -3.5

 Ships and boats.................................. 19,938 20,377 20,441 -2.2 -0.3 -2.4 19,247 20,149 20,193 20,720 -7.1

 Furniture and related products................... 6,079 6,211 6,300 -2.1 -1.4 0.8 6,033 6,112 6,175 6,362 -5.2

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Oct.

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2012

 All manufacturing industries...................... 633,453 633,037 631,323 0.1 0.3 0.2 636,732 632,639 635,043 625,649 1.8

 Excluding transportation........................ 513,362 514,034 514,108 -0.1 0.0 0.2 515,767 513,804 516,487 514,430 0.3

 Excluding defense............................. 605,418 605,032 604,077 0.1 0.2 0.4 608,772 604,822 607,912 599,508 1.5

 With unfilled orders............................. 314,152 313,195 310,499 0.3 0.9 0.1 314,897 312,012 313,575 304,803 3.3

 Durable goods industries........................ 383,307 382,308 379,164 0.3 0.8 0.1 384,501 381,124 382,723 374,715 2.6

 Wood products........................................ 9,916 9,855 9,896 0.6 -0.4 -0.3 9,968 9,863 9,847 9,054 10.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 11,705 11,694 11,680 0.1 0.1 1.0 11,419 11,539 11,676 11,148 2.4

 Primary metals......................................... 35,130 35,297 34,985 -0.5 0.9 0.2 34,887 35,274 35,068 36,259 -3.8

 Iron and steel mills............................... 20,228 20,233 20,147 0.0 0.4 0.2 20,060 20,236 20,142 21,183 -5.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 12,672 12,840 12,596 -1.3 1.9 0.2 12,596 12,853 12,684 12,751 -1.2

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,230 2,224 2,242 0.3 -0.8 -0.3 2,231 2,185 2,242 2,325 -4.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 47,756 47,652 47,445 0.2 0.4 0.3 47,529 47,529 47,644 47,169 0.8

 Machinery.............................................. 66,362 66,309 65,906 0.1 0.6 0.1 66,366 65,868 66,507 67,217 -1.3

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,757 3,875 3,911 -3.0 -0.9 1.3 3,378 3,617 3,712 3,552 -4.9

 Construction machinery......................... 5,441 5,345 5,284 1.8 1.2 -1.0 5,445 5,326 5,237 6,163 -11.7

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 7,341 7,309 7,230 0.4 1.1 1.1 7,246 7,286 7,331 7,203 0.6

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,376 6,339 6,257 0.6 1.3 -0.7 6,414 6,365 6,321 6,209 3.3

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,619 1,623 1,648 -0.2 -1.5 2.4 1,649 1,626 1,689 1,617 2.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,876 4,868 4,835 0.2 0.7 0.2 4,790 4,738 4,897 4,420 8.4

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,479 5,466 5,532 0.2 -1.2 0.2 5,585 5,600 5,629 5,502 1.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,216 10,393 10,301 -1.7 0.9 -1.0 10,581 10,382 10,739 11,690 -9.5

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,589 4,583 4,521 0.1 1.4 0.3 4,676 4,683 4,637 4,616 1.3

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 46,604 46,865 46,377 -0.6 1.1 -0.6 47,232 46,769 47,289 46,589 1.4

 Computers......................................... 892 928 947 -3.9 -2.0 -6.4 909 972 1,002 892 1.9

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,952 1,916 1,938 1.9 -1.1 -0.5 2,073 1,867 2,061 1,898 9.2

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,601 1,605 1,610 -0.2 -0.3 -0.9 1,636 1,560 1,685 1,778 -8.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,085 6,263 6,172 -2.8 1.5 1.0 6,169 6,201 6,255 6,439 -4.2

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,334 1,302 1,258 2.5 3.5 1.1 1,334 1,302 1,258 1,352 -1.3

 Audio and video equipment.................... 691 676 657 2.2 2.9 -0.5 787 769 721 730 7.8

 Electronic components.......................... 8,168 8,220 8,073 -0.6 1.8 3.4 8,237 8,149 8,089 7,628 8.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,647 3,626 3,607 0.6 0.5 0.2 3,705 3,614 3,650 3,560 4.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 2,970 2,973 2,826 -0.1 5.2 -11.8 2,934 2,909 2,841 2,822 4.0

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 12,333 12,287 12,355 0.4 -0.6 -0.2 12,413 12,114 12,663 11,593 7.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,718 16,738 16,831 -0.1 -0.6 -0.5 16,694 16,423 16,932 16,662 0.2

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,108 2,091 2,108 0.8 -0.8 2.5 2,077 2,079 2,128 1,870 11.1

 Household appliances........................... 1,832 1,832 1,785 0.0 2.6 0.5 1,868 1,850 1,833 1,840 1.5

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,808 4,796 4,924 0.3 -2.6 0.3 4,814 4,494 4,930 4,971 -3.2

 Batteries............................................ 1,219 1,177 1,162 3.6 1.3 -0.2 1,223 1,171 1,209 1,132 8.0

 Transportation equipment......................... 120,091 119,003 117,215 0.9 1.5 0.3 120,965 118,835 118,556 111,219 8.8

 Automobiles....................................... 2,671 2,749 2,591 -2.8 6.1 4.6 2,799 2,813 2,566 3,015 -7.2

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 2,430 2,401 2,329 1.2 3.1 0.4 2,676 2,507 2,441 2,741 -2.4

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,771 1,761 1,731 0.6 1.7 -1.1 1,829 1,748 1,742 2,439 -25.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 18,654 18,552 18,557 0.5 0.0 0.7 18,753 18,503 18,701 18,191 3.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 66,067 65,164 64,213 1.4 1.5 1.6 66,377 64,983 65,204 57,768 14.9

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 13,359 13,450 13,439 -0.7 0.1 -3.8 13,431 13,504 13,498 12,846 4.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,435 2,402 2,378 1.4 1.0 -1.1 2,461 2,372 2,355 2,525 -2.5

 Furniture and related products.................... 5,966 5,982 6,010 -0.3 -0.5 0.1 5,961 5,974 6,117 6,072 -1.8

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 23,059 22,913 22,819 0.6 0.4 0.2 23,480 23,050 23,087 23,326 0.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 250,146 250,729 252,159 -0.2 -0.6 0.4 252,231 251,515 252,320 250,934 0.5

 Food products........................................ 47,056 47,332 47,531 -0.6 -0.4 -0.3 50,126 48,072 47,667 51,496 -2.7

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,098 5,086 5,167 0.2 -1.6 -2.6 5,508 4,916 4,957 6,867 -19.8

 Dairy products.................................... 5,974 6,044 6,065 -1.2 -0.3 -1.3 5,948 6,055 6,214 6,139 -3.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,098 9,110 9,164 -0.1 -0.6 0.5 9,422 9,236 9,227 9,301 1.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 20,513 20,431 20,359 0.4 0.4 1.0 21,326 20,348 19,671 20,266 5.2

 Beverages......................................... 16,426 16,306 16,233 0.7 0.4 0.9 17,154 16,289 15,760 16,288 5.3

 Tobacco............................................ 4,087 4,125 4,126 -0.9 0.0 1.6 4,172 4,059 3,911 3,978 4.9

 Textile mills............................................ 3,337 3,330 3,337 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 3,335 3,338 3,363 3,276 1.8

 Textile products...................................... 3,115 3,095 3,074 0.6 0.7 0.7 3,100 3,091 3,072 2,967 4.5

 Apparel................................................. 2,253 2,213 2,192 1.8 1.0 0.8 2,322 2,348 2,326 2,051 13.2

 Leather and allied products....................... 1,060 1,064 1,057 -0.4 0.7 -0.4 1,052 1,083 1,083 1,027 2.4

 Paper products....................................... 14,313 14,405 14,498 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 14,200 14,390 14,556 14,317 -0.8

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,042 6,075 6,139 -0.5 -1.0 0.0 5,937 6,036 6,162 6,076 -2.3

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,163 4,172 4,170 -0.2 0.0 0.1 4,134 4,153 4,164 4,077 1.4

 Printing.................................................. 5,530 5,534 5,553 -0.1 -0.3 0.7 5,708 5,598 5,714 5,692 0.3

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 49,271 49,243 49,943 0.1 -1.4 1.9 48,754 49,789 50,072 50,173 -2.8

 Petroleum refineries............................. 45,650 45,633 46,361 0.0 -1.6 2.3 45,140 46,175 46,426 46,293 -2.5

 Chemical products..................................... 81,212 81,690 82,269 -0.6 -0.7 -0.1 80,103 81,187 82,498 77,987 2.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,257 4,202 4,211 1.3 -0.2 -1.6 3,987 3,885 3,916 3,640 9.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 31,320 31,385 31,581 -0.2 -0.6 -0.7 30,926 31,157 31,712 30,302 2.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,310 3,259 3,230 1.6 0.9 -0.6 3,158 3,167 3,244 3,007 5.0

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 22,486 22,392 22,346 0.4 0.2 0.4 22,205 22,271 22,298 21,682 2.4

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 aggregate totals, but are not shown separately. 

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

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

 Topical Series1, 2

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date

Industry % Change6

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2013p 2012 2012

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 489,296 489,018 488,582 0.1 0.1 0.2 505,321 499,417 504,328 497,120 4,876,764 4,796,523 1.7

 Construction materials and supplies....... 43,641 43,428 43,159 0.5 0.6 -0.1 46,667 45,059 46,957 44,422 438,725 423,281 3.6

 Information technology......................... 21,347 21,696 21,475 -1.6 1.0 2.2 20,407 24,785 20,596 20,821 211,270 216,867 -2.6

 Computers and related products........... 2,208 2,458 2,332 -10.2 5.4 15.6 1,772 3,509 2,008 2,017 22,119 23,899 -7.4

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 46,871 46,068 45,829 1.7 0.5 1.8 51,639 46,932 48,604 44,883 454,615 413,116 10.0

 Capital goods...................................... 84,017 84,153 84,114 -0.2 0.0 1.5 82,640 89,365 83,484 81,163 827,347 810,276 2.1

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 74,252 74,184 73,834 0.1 0.5 0.4 73,204 78,348 73,265 71,712 730,313 714,061 2.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 65,668 65,735 65,818 -0.1 -0.1 1.4 65,169 69,442 65,374 64,440 654,668 645,563 1.4

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 9,765 9,969 10,280 -2.0 -3.0 9.9 9,436 11,017 10,219 9,451 97,034 96,215 0.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 211,340 211,686 212,152 -0.2 -0.2 -0.4 220,487 213,850 219,830 217,384 2,108,074 2,064,712 2.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 38,009 37,245 36,871 2.1 1.0 0.7 40,998 38,426 38,353 34,923 366,389 329,449 11.2

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 173,331 174,441 175,281 -0.6 -0.5 -0.6 179,489 175,424 181,477 182,461 1,741,685 1,735,263 0.4

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 486,948 491,343 482,672 -0.9 1.8 -0.1 496,564 501,728 488,949 487,249 4,847,375 4,735,690 2.4

 Construction materials and supplies....... 43,787 43,611 43,499 0.4 0.3 0.1 46,324 45,184 46,624 44,195 440,170 424,444 3.7

 Information technology......................... 22,149 22,296 21,234 -0.7 5.0 -3.0 21,220 25,916 19,488 20,709 218,001 223,178 -2.3

 Computers and related products........... 2,232 2,445 2,253 -8.7 8.5 10.7 1,796 3,496 1,929 2,144 22,248 24,145 -7.9

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 46,756 45,914 45,911 1.8 0.0 2.1 51,372 46,744 48,586 44,739 453,722 411,394 10.3

 Capital goods...................................... 87,086 91,500 84,536 -4.8 8.2 -0.4 81,038 98,027 77,183 81,160 863,751 828,614 4.2

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 78,392 81,178 75,867 -3.4 7.0 -0.1 74,781 86,102 70,106 74,287 780,779 732,924 6.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 66,745 67,169 67,959 -0.6 -1.2 1.0 65,478 69,841 64,697 64,319 674,972 647,906 4.2

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 8,694 10,322 8,669 -15.8 19.1 -3.3 6,257 11,925 7,077 6,873 82,972 95,690 -13.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 211,401 211,698 212,208 -0.1 -0.2 -0.4 220,571 213,882 219,697 217,518 2,108,365 2,064,837 2.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 38,070 37,257 36,927 2.2 0.9 0.9 41,082 38,458 38,220 35,057 366,680 329,574 11.3

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 173,331 174,441 175,281 -0.6 -0.5 -0.6 179,489 175,424 181,477 182,461 1,741,685 1,735,263 0.4

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,046,192 1,042,079 1,032,915 0.4 0.9 0.1 1,031,274 1,031,800 1,022,797 968,535 (X) (X) 6.5

 Construction materials and supplies....... 51,594 51,448 51,265 0.3 0.4 0.7 51,113 51,456 51,331 50,509 (X) (X) 1.2

 Information technology......................... 136,810 136,008 135,408 0.6 0.4 -0.2 136,475 135,662 134,531 129,295 (X) (X) 5.6

 Computers and related products........... 3,356 3,332 3,345 0.7 -0.4 -2.3 3,356 3,332 3,345 2,989 (X) (X) 12.3

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 16,533 16,648 16,802 -0.7 -0.9 0.5 15,892 16,159 16,347 16,155 (X) (X) -1.6

 Capital goods...................................... 788,328 785,259 777,912 0.4 0.9 0.1 777,618 779,220 770,558 724,281 (X) (X) 7.4

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 621,321 617,181 610,187 0.7 1.1 0.3 613,737 612,160 604,406 556,349 (X) (X) 10.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 231,723 230,646 229,212 0.5 0.6 0.9 228,143 227,834 227,435 212,398 (X) (X) 7.4

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 167,007 168,078 167,725 -0.6 0.2 -1.0 163,881 167,060 166,152 167,932 (X) (X) -2.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 4,494 4,433 4,421 1.4 0.3 1.3 4,364 4,280 4,248 4,126 (X) (X) 5.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 4,494 4,433 4,421 1.4 0.3 1.3 4,364 4,280 4,248 4,126 (X) (X) 5.8

 All manufacturing industries................... 633,453 633,037 631,323 0.1 0.3 0.2 636,732 632,639 635,043 625,649 (X) (X) 1.8

 Construction materials and supplies....... 61,976 61,738 61,600 0.4 0.2 0.3 61,476 61,508 61,837 59,707 (X) (X) 3.0

 Information technology......................... 40,093 40,250 40,071 -0.4 0.4 -1.3 40,540 39,971 40,863 39,748 (X) (X) 2.0

 Computers and related products........... 4,445 4,449 4,495 -0.1 -1.0 -1.9 4,618 4,399 4,748 4,568 (X) (X) 1.1

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 25,526 25,463 25,208 0.2 1.0 1.0 26,057 25,571 25,450 26,386 (X) (X) -1.2

 Capital goods...................................... 197,029 196,203 194,178 0.4 1.0 -0.2 197,937 195,190 196,628 189,459 (X) (X) 4.5

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 174,047 173,191 172,042 0.5 0.7 0.4 175,102 172,420 174,666 168,553 (X) (X) 3.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 119,665 119,715 119,335 0.0 0.3 -0.2 120,552 118,984 120,992 121,900 (X) (X) -1.1

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 22,982 23,012 22,136 -0.1 4.0 -4.3 22,835 22,770 21,962 20,906 (X) (X) 9.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 187,870 188,097 188,824 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 191,498 189,493 189,032 192,518 (X) (X) -0.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 25,026 24,994 24,659 0.1 1.4 0.8 25,684 25,257 24,961 26,039 (X) (X) -1.4

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 162,844 163,103 164,165 -0.2 -0.6 0.5 165,814 164,236 164,071 166,479 (X) (X) -0.4

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 adjuste

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 change

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 machine

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

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

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

ships and boats; office and institutional furniture; and medical equipment and supplie

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

TOTAL INVENTORIES 
 7

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Oct.

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2012

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 203,548 203,816 204,122 -0.1 -0.1 1.0 203,902 203,976 204,805 205,533 -0.8

 Durable goods industries.......................... 124,286 124,568 124,496 -0.2 0.1 0.8 124,657 124,955 125,381 124,356 0.2

 Wood products................................... 3,782 3,767 3,810 0.4 -1.1 -0.6 3,930 3,877 3,844 3,559 10.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,313 4,333 4,411 -0.5 -1.8 1.1 4,289 4,318 4,430 4,240 1.2

 Primary metals.................................... 13,866 14,114 14,127 -1.8 -0.1 0.1 14,041 14,271 14,145 14,648 -4.1

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,336 17,340 17,231 0.0 0.6 0.5 17,302 17,457 17,321 17,557 -1.5

 Machinery.......................................... 24,492 24,353 24,252 0.6 0.4 -0.6 24,646 24,496 24,644 25,561 -3.6

 Computers and electronic products........ 18,007 18,205 18,303 -1.1 -0.5 -0.5 18,124 18,109 18,322 18,033 0.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,995 7,047 7,177 -0.7 -1.8 -1.1 6,851 6,872 7,215 7,024 -2.5

 Transportation equipment..................... 25,620 25,527 25,211 0.4 1.3 5.0 25,580 25,672 25,416 23,260 10.0

 Furniture and related products............... 2,785 2,799 2,816 -0.5 -0.6 0.0 2,774 2,803 2,831 2,901 -4.4

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,090 7,083 7,158 0.1 -1.0 -0.5 7,120 7,080 7,213 7,573 -6.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 79,262 79,248 79,626 0.0 -0.5 1.4 79,245 79,021 79,424 81,177 -2.4

 Food products.................................... 16,488 16,164 16,198 2.0 -0.2 -0.8 17,413 16,102 15,954 19,097 -8.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 5,348 5,379 5,351 -0.6 0.5 1.4 5,351 5,264 5,139 5,076 5.4

 Textiles.............................................. 1,223 1,219 1,215 0.3 0.3 1.4 1,207 1,219 1,227 1,124 7.4

 Textile products................................... 1,237 1,226 1,221 0.9 0.4 1.8 1,231 1,228 1,221 1,165 5.7

 Apparel............................................. 753 740 726 1.8 1.9 0.7 759 752 735 653 16.2

 Leather and allied products.................... 305 305 309 0.0 -1.3 -3.1 310 316 318 320 -3.1

 Paper products.................................... 6,728 6,764 6,780 -0.5 -0.2 -0.2 6,721 6,767 6,788 6,881 -2.3

 Printing ............................................. 2,470 2,453 2,487 0.7 -1.4 0.3 2,502 2,461 2,516 2,566 -2.5

 Petroleum and coal products................. 12,712 12,791 13,148 -0.6 -2.7 7.1 12,280 12,778 13,230 12,917 -4.9

 Chemical products................................ 23,147 23,275 23,353 -0.5 -0.3 0.5 22,783 23,207 23,397 22,646 0.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 8,851 8,932 8,838 -0.9 1.1 1.8 8,688 8,927 8,899 8,732 -0.5

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 203,441 203,349 201,363 0.0 1.0 -0.3 205,422 201,166 201,734 195,981 4.8

 Durable goods industries.......................... 153,659 152,533 150,474 0.7 1.4 -0.4 154,111 151,521 152,122 145,083 6.2

 Wood products................................... 1,780 1,765 1,777 0.8 -0.7 -0.2 1,784 1,765 1,776 1,663 7.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,362 1,343 1,338 1.4 0.4 1.4 1,319 1,328 1,355 1,300 1.5

 Primary metals.................................... 10,812 10,598 10,369 2.0 2.2 0.1 10,636 10,470 10,549 10,885 -2.3

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,497 13,568 13,514 -0.5 0.4 0.1 13,548 13,579 13,626 13,262 2.2

 Machinery.......................................... 19,255 19,204 19,163 0.3 0.2 1.2 19,452 19,001 19,359 19,144 1.6

 Computers and electronic products........ 16,148 16,018 15,654 0.8 2.3 -0.9 16,352 15,937 16,049 16,203 0.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,749 3,742 3,747 0.2 -0.1 -0.5 3,726 3,668 3,775 3,694 0.9

 Transportation equipment..................... 82,282 81,378 80,320 1.1 1.3 -1.1 82,470 80,811 80,988 74,435 10.8

 Furniture and related products............... 976 979 977 -0.3 0.2 -0.7 972 980 983 957 1.6

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,798 3,938 3,615 -3.6 8.9 2.3 3,852 3,982 3,662 3,540 8.8

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 49,782 50,816 50,889 -2.0 -0.1 0.0 51,311 49,645 49,612 50,898 0.8

 Food products.................................... 4,004 4,833 4,708 -17.2 2.7 1.4 4,975 4,306 4,139 5,447 -8.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,060 7,017 6,926 0.6 1.3 1.3 7,653 6,816 6,177 7,176 6.6

 Textiles.............................................. 731 726 725 0.7 0.1 -2.7 736 735 739 765 -3.8

 Textile products................................... 422 427 424 -1.2 0.7 -0.9 423 429 422 424 -0.2

 Apparel............................................. 321 309 311 3.9 -0.6 -1.3 331 325 339 345 -4.1

 Leather and allied products.................... 105 104 102 1.0 2.0 -2.9 104 102 100 97 7.2

 Paper products.................................... 1,406 1,402 1,421 0.3 -1.3 -0.3 1,392 1,400 1,438 1,321 5.4

 Printing ............................................. 1,256 1,268 1,247 -0.9 1.7 1.2 1,378 1,319 1,354 1,408 -2.1

 Petroleum and coal products................. 14,485 14,606 14,752 -0.8 -1.0 2.2 14,450 14,419 14,726 14,242 1.5

 Chemical products................................ 17,328 17,488 17,635 -0.9 -0.8 -2.5 17,238 17,152 17,524 17,138 0.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,664 2,636 2,638 1.1 -0.1 -0.2 2,631 2,642 2,654 2,535 3.8

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 226,464 225,872 225,838 0.3 0.0 0.0 227,408 227,497 228,504 224,135 1.5

 Durable goods industries.......................... 105,362 105,207 104,194 0.1 1.0 0.0 105,733 104,648 105,220 105,276 0.4

 Wood products................................... 4,354 4,323 4,309 0.7 0.3 0.0 4,254 4,221 4,227 3,832 11.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,030 6,018 5,931 0.2 1.5 0.7 5,811 5,893 5,891 5,608 3.6

 Primary metals.................................... 10,452 10,585 10,489 -1.3 0.9 0.2 10,210 10,533 10,374 10,726 -4.8

 Fabricated metal products........................ 16,923 16,744 16,700 1.1 0.3 0.1 16,679 16,493 16,697 16,350 2.0

 Machinery.......................................... 22,615 22,752 22,491 -0.6 1.2 -0.1 22,268 22,371 22,504 22,512 -1.1

 Computers and electronic products........ 12,449 12,642 12,420 -1.5 1.8 -0.2 12,756 12,723 12,918 12,353 3.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,974 5,949 5,907 0.4 0.7 0.1 6,117 5,883 5,942 5,944 2.9

 Transportation equipment..................... 12,189 12,098 11,684 0.8 3.5 -0.1 12,915 12,352 12,152 13,524 -4.5

 Furniture and related products............... 2,205 2,204 2,217 0.0 -0.6 0.5 2,215 2,191 2,303 2,214 0.0

 Miscellaneous products......................... 12,171 11,892 12,046 2.3 -1.3 0.1 12,508 11,988 12,212 12,213 2.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 121,102 120,665 121,644 0.4 -0.8 0.0 121,675 122,849 123,284 118,859 2.4

 Food products.................................... 26,564 26,335 26,625 0.9 -1.1 -0.3 27,738 27,664 27,574 26,952 2.9

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 8,105 8,035 8,082 0.9 -0.6 0.6 8,322 8,268 8,355 8,014 3.8

 Textiles.............................................. 1,383 1,385 1,397 -0.1 -0.9 0.1 1,392 1,384 1,397 1,387 0.4

 Textile products................................... 1,456 1,442 1,429 1.0 0.9 0.3 1,446 1,434 1,429 1,378 4.9

 Apparel............................................. 1,179 1,164 1,155 1.3 0.8 1.4 1,232 1,271 1,252 1,053 17.0

 Leather and allied products.................... 650 655 646 -0.8 1.4 1.4 638 665 665 610 4.6

 Paper products.................................... 6,179 6,239 6,297 -1.0 -0.9 0.3 6,087 6,223 6,330 6,115 -0.5

 Printing ............................................. 1,804 1,813 1,819 -0.5 -0.3 0.7 1,828 1,818 1,844 1,718 6.4

 Petroleum and coal products................. 22,074 21,846 22,043 1.0 -0.9 -1.2 22,024 22,592 22,116 23,014 -4.3

 Chemical products................................ 40,737 40,927 41,281 -0.5 -0.9 0.6 40,082 40,828 41,577 38,203 4.9

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,971 10,824 10,870 1.4 -0.4 -0.6 10,886 10,702 10,745 10,415 4.5

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

1

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

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

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

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group 1

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio2

Industry Oct Sep Aug Jul Oct Sep Aug Jul

2013p 2013r 2013 2013 2013p 2013r 2013 2013

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

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.64 1.64 1.64 1.65 6.39 6.38 6.36 6.42

 Wood products.............................................. 1.33 1.33 1.36 1.38 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.34 1.34 1.35 1.36 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.34 1.36 1.37 1.37 1.39 1.39 1.39 1.40

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.64 1.65 1.64 1.63 3.22 3.24 3.22 3.16

 Machinery..................................................... 1.94 1.95 1.95 1.96 3.39 3.39 3.41 3.42

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.71 1.68 1.67 1.71 7.42 7.33 7.36 7.46

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.65 1.66 1.66 1.64 2.46 2.44 2.42 2.38

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.69 1.70 1.68 1.70 14.62 14.57 14.48 14.83

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.05 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.28 1.30 1.33 1.33

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.65 1.63 1.62 1.65 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Food products.............................................. 0.76 0.76 0.77 0.76 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.66 1.66 1.68 1.64 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.23 1.24 1.26 1.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.46 1.47 1.49 1.47 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.97 1.94 1.96 1.95 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.20 2.29 2.25 2.23 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Printing......................................................... 0.88 0.88 0.87 0.86 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.69 0.68 0.68 0.66 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.27 1.28 1.30 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.19 1.19 1.20 1.21 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

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

2

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

3 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Oct3 Oct3 Oct3 Oct3

Industry 2012- 2012- 2012- 2012-

Oct2 Sep Oct2 Sep Oct2 Sep Oct2 Sep

2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013

 

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

Durable goods industries....................... 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Wood products................................... (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Primary metals.................................... 0.6 0.6 0.5 1.8 -0.1 1.0 -0.4 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.9 0.0 0.3 -0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 0.0 0.4 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.3 0.7 0.3 1.1 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.2 0.4 0.3 1.1 0.1 0.5 -0.4 0.7

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.0 0.3 0.2 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2

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

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

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

 Food products................................... (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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

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

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

 Paper products.................................... (X) 0.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 1.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

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

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

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

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

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

for price changes.

2

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

 publication.

3

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes 1

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

show that reported data in the monthly survey represent approximately 60 percent of the shipments 

estimates at the total manufacturing level. Data published represent manufacturing in a calendar month. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

company or divisional reports to estimate the monthly change for establishments is one source of 

nonsampling error. The use of primarily large companies to represent the month-to-month movement of 

all companies is another potential source. Any corrections will be published in the full report. 

Corrections received after the full report will be released in the next month’s advance report. Any 

revisions made later than two months will be reflected in the annual benchmark publication. 

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

2014 Release Dates for the M3 Survey 

Survey month Advance Report 

(8:30 a.m. release time) 

Full Report 

(10:00 a.m. release time) 

October 2013 November 27, 2013 December 5, 2013 

November 2013 December 24, 2013 January 6, 2014 

December 2013 January 28, 2014 February 4, 2014 

January 2014 February 27, 2014 March 6, 2014 

February 2014 March 26, 2014 April 2, 2014 

March 2014 April 24, 2014 May 2, 2014 

April 2014 May 27, 2014 June 3, 2014 

May 2014 June 25, 2014 July 2, 2014 

June 2014 July 25, 2014 August 5, 2014 

July 2014 August 26, 2014 September 3, 2014 

August 2014 September 25, 2014 October 2, 2014 

September 2014 October 28, 2014 November 4, 2014 

October 2014 November 26, 2014 December 5, 2014 

November 2014 December 23, 2014 Not available at this time