FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2014, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT

Chris Savage or Adriana Stoica

Manufacturing and Construction Division

(301) 763-4832

M3-2 (14)-03

CB14-72

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders

March 2014

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in March, up two 

consecutive months, increased $5.3 billion or 1.1 percent to $493.9 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported 

today. This followed a 1.5 percent February increase. 

Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.6

percent. 

 Shipments, also up two consecutive months, increased

$1.4 billion or 0.3 percent to $494.9 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

February increase.

 Unfilled orders, up thirteen of the last fourteen months, increased $6.9 billion or 0.6 percent to $1,069.3 billion. This was also at the highest level since the series was 

first published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.3 

percent February increase. The unfilled orders-to- shipments ratio was 6.44, down from 6.49 in February.

 Inventories, up fifteen of the last sixteen months, increased $0.6 billion or 0.1 percent to $643.1 billion. This was also at the highest level since the series was 

first published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.7

percent February increase. The inventories-to-shipments 

ratio was 1.30, unchanged from February.

New Orders

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in March, up two consecutive months, increased $6.7 billion or 2.9

percent to $236.0 billion, revised from the previously 

published 2.6 percent increase. This followed a 2.3

percent February increase.

 Transportation equipment, also up two consecutive 

months, led the increase, up $2.9 billion or 4.0 percent to $74.2 billion.

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods

decreased $1.4 billion or 0.6 percent to $257.9 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in March, up two consecutive months, increased $2.8 billion or 1.2

percent to $237.1 billion, revised from the previously

published 1.1 percent increase. This followed a 1.0

percent February increase.

 Transportation equipment, also up two consecutive 

months, led the increase, up $1.0 billion or 1.5 percent 

to $70.0 billion.

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down

two of the last three months, decreased $1.4 billion or 

0.6 percent to $257.9 billion. This followed a 0.9

percent February increase. Petroleum and coal products, also down two of the last three months, drove the 

decrease, down $2.0 billion or 2.8 percent to $71.5

billion.

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

March, up thirteen of the last fourteen months, increased 

$6.9 billion or 0.6 percent to $1,069.3 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 0.3 percent February

increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up six of the last seven

months, led the increase, up $4.2 billion or 0.6 percent to 

$663.2 billion. 

Inventories

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in March, up eleven of the last twelve months, increased $1.2

billion or 0.3 percent to $393.3 billion, revised from the 

previously published 0.5 percent increase. This was at 

the highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis and followed a 0.8 percent February

increase.

 Transportation equipment, up twenty-two of the last 

twenty-three months, led the increase, up $0.9 billion or 

0.7 percent to $126.0 billion.

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased 

$0.6 billion or 0.2 percent to $249.7 billion. This 

followed a 0.6 percent February increase. Petroleum and 

coal products, down six of the last seven months, drove

the decrease, down $1.1 billion or 2.2 percent to $47.2

billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, March materials and supplies

increased 0.4 percent in durable goods and decreased 1.2

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

0.2 percent in durable goods and 0.9 percent in

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.4 percent

in durable goods and decreased 0.1 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 April is scheduled

for release on May 27, 2014, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the Full Report on June 3, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey 

description. To receive the latest updates on the Nation's key economic indicators, download the America's Economy app for Apple and 

Android smartphones and tablets. The U.S. Census Bureau updated its Application Programming Interface (API) with monthly and 

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research on a variety of topics.
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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

Mar. Feb. Jan. Feb. - Jan. - Dec. - Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. 2014/

2014p2014r 2014 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2014p2014r 2014 2013 2014p 2013 2013

 All manufacturing industries.................. 494,944 493,558 488,957 0.3 0.9 -0.7 516,315 459,554 456,457 502,847 1,432,326 1,408,379 1.7

 Excluding transportation................... 424,936 424,581 421,240 0.1 0.8 -0.7 439,575 393,167 397,545 428,316 1,230,287 1,214,096 1.3

 Excluding defense.............................. 482,985 481,919 477,063 0.2 1.0 -0.7 502,737 448,491 446,826 488,663 1,398,054 1,373,316 1.8

 With unfilled orders............................ 166,064 163,664 162,590 1.5 0.7 0.0 178,933 153,317 146,501 172,011 478,751 463,316 3.3

 Durable goods industries......................... 237,050 234,227 231,866 1.2 1.0 -0.6 252,469 218,690 210,866 242,586 682,025 658,912 3.5

 Wood products....................................... 7,533 7,450 7,419 1.1 0.4 0.1 7,494 6,584 6,468 7,078 20,546 19,503 5.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,843 8,786 8,668 0.6 1.4 1.8 8,479 7,398 7,435 7,840 23,312 21,845 6.7

 Primary metals....................................... 25,923 25,746 25,871 0.7 -0.5 -1.0 27,161 25,069 25,899 25,898 78,129 75,360 3.7

 Iron and steel mills............................ 10,589 10,667 10,553 -0.7 1.1 -1.0 11,189 10,396 10,628 10,978 32,213 32,142 0.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 13,626 13,379 13,670 1.8 -2.1 -1.1 14,131 13,007 13,683 13,080 40,821 38,053 7.3

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,708 1,700 1,648 0.5 3.2 -1.0 1,841 1,666 1,588 1,840 5,095 5,165 -1.4

 Fabricated metal products....................... 29,456 29,347 28,928 0.4 1.4 0.6 30,068 27,291 27,087 28,976 84,446 82,978 1.8

 Machinery............................................. 36,036 35,255 34,503 2.2 2.2 -3.1 39,715 32,892 30,582 37,737 103,189 100,328 2.9

 Farm machinery................................. 2,047 2,016 2,046 1.5 -1.5 -32.0 2,851 2,294 1,892 2,752 7,037 7,513 -6.3

 Construction machinery..................... 4,968 4,676 4,405 6.2 6.2 3.8 5,179 4,089 3,923 5,172 13,191 14,079 -6.3

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,264 2,170 2,172 4.3 -0.1 -4.8 2,444 2,043 2,004 2,263 6,491 6,395 1.5

 Industrial machinery.......................... 4,515 4,399 4,127 2.6 6.6 2.4 5,562 3,937 3,347 4,307 12,846 10,513 22.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 674 716 732 -5.9 -2.2 4.9 730 655 630 728 2,015 1,872 7.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,715 3,645 3,699 1.9 -1.5 1.4 3,689 2,956 2,981 3,587 9,626 9,427 2.1

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,274 3,157 3,168 3.7 -0.3 -2.6 3,393 2,689 2,863 3,001 8,945 8,226 8.7

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,015 3,848 3,614 4.3 6.5 -7.9 4,251 3,813 3,303 4,752 11,367 11,819 -3.8

 Material handling equipment............... 2,927 2,974 2,949 -1.6 0.8 -0.6 3,087 2,850 2,714 2,935 8,651 8,033 7.7

 Computers and electronic products2.......... 28,902 28,513 28,736 1.4 -0.8 -0.2 30,918 24,665 26,756 29,775 82,339 78,966 4.3

 Computers........................................ 431 427 443 0.9 -3.6 -8.1 504 336 364 674 1,204 1,590 -24.3

 Computer storage devices..................... 1,011 949 1,133 6.5 -16.2 2.9 1,510 551 798 1,542 2,859 2,784 2.7

 Other peripheral equipment................ 778 836 852 -6.9 -1.9 0.1 969 619 540 1,035 2,128 2,036 4.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,424 3,306 3,588 3.6 -7.9 6.8 4,016 2,827 2,892 4,112 9,735 9,995 -2.6

 Defense communications equipment.... 354 427 416 -17.1 2.6 -3.3 357 410 368 448 1,135 1,196 -5.1

 Audio and video equipment.................... 383 372 302 3.0 23.2 2.7 387 328 246 244 961 671 43.2

 Electronic components......................... 3,421 3,470 3,468 -1.4 0.1 2.0 3,625 3,145 3,148 3,525 9,918 9,828 0.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,392 1,351 1,325 3.0 2.0 1.2 1,613 1,282 1,130 1,431 4,025 3,852 4.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,882 2,832 2,751 1.8 2.9 -3.5 3,143 2,843 2,312 3,088 8,298 8,626 -3.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,644 6,523 6,420 1.9 1.6 -3.2 7,732 5,998 5,458 7,306 19,188 18,234 5.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,272 10,157 10,185 1.1 -0.3 0.1 10,938 9,341 9,162 10,889 29,441 29,771 -1.1

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 850 855 856 -0.6 -0.1 -7.6 873 814 776 826 2,463 2,388 3.1

 Household appliances........................ 1,744 1,705 1,685 2.3 1.2 -1.6 1,899 1,541 1,405 1,758 4,845 4,618 4.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,414 3,327 3,360 2.6 -1.0 0.1 3,803 3,049 2,968 3,668 9,820 9,720 1.0

 Batteries........................................... 1,026 1,024 1,031 0.2 -0.7 -3.5 978 866 902 925 2,746 2,560 7.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 70,008 68,977 67,717 1.5 1.9 -0.4 76,740 66,387 58,912 74,531 202,039 194,283 4.0

 Automobiles..................................... 9,276 9,685 9,300 -4.2 4.1 -1.5 9,577 9,705 8,683 11,387 27,965 31,767 -12.0

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 13,741 13,343 12,537 3.0 6.4 -5.2 14,967 13,239 11,151 13,276 39,357 36,112 9.0

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,407 2,363 2,353 1.9 0.4 4.8 2,506 2,167 2,166 2,258 6,839 6,252 9.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 20,701 20,584 19,766 0.6 4.1 -0.6 21,897 20,532 18,694 20,091 61,123 56,014 9.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 11,994 11,380 12,010 5.4 -5.2 3.5 14,063 9,973 8,929 13,170 32,965 29,334 12.4

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,733 4,373 4,623 8.2 -5.4 11.4 5,658 3,911 3,609 6,016 13,178 13,642 -3.4

 Ships and boats................................. 2,318 2,286 2,342 1.4 -2.4 -10.7 2,548 2,220 1,878 2,649 6,646 6,917 -3.9

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,682 5,649 5,595 0.6 1.0 -1.5 5,771 5,446 5,276 5,600 16,493 16,079 2.6

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 14,395 14,347 14,244 0.3 0.7 -0.2 15,185 13,617 13,289 14,262 42,091 39,799 5.8

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 257,894 259,331 257,091 -0.6 0.9 -0.7 263,846 240,864 245,591 260,261 750,301 749,467 0.1

 Food products....................................... 65,513 65,349 64,055 0.3 2.0 1.2 66,351 62,796 62,351 62,453 191,498 182,477 4.9

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,866 7,871 7,949 -0.1 -1.0 -0.2 7,834 7,525 7,979 8,273 23,338 24,986 -6.6

 Dairy products.................................. 9,608 9,520 9,263 0.9 2.8 5.5 9,720 8,766 9,070 8,498 27,556 24,519 12.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 19,654 19,447 19,191 1.1 1.3 1.3 19,659 18,886 18,397 17,687 56,942 51,924 9.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 11,832 11,512 11,576 2.8 -0.6 -0.2 11,813 10,516 10,423 11,762 32,752 32,525 0.7

 Beverages......................................... 8,723 8,714 8,674 0.1 0.5 0.3 8,704 7,718 7,521 8,558 23,943 23,620 1.4

 Tobacco............................................ 3,109 2,798 2,902 11.1 -3.6 -1.7 3,109 2,798 2,902 3,204 8,809 8,905 -1.1

 Textile mills........................................... 2,679 2,651 2,605 1.1 1.8 -3.3 2,823 2,585 2,430 2,699 7,838 7,625 2.8

 Textile products................................... 2,026 2,040 1,949 -0.7 4.7 -10.8 2,129 1,998 1,761 2,136 5,888 5,919 -0.5

 Apparel................................................ 1,146 1,141 1,117 0.4 2.1 -0.5 1,089 1,102 1,013 1,028 3,204 3,123 2.6

 Leather and allied products...................... 482 483 492 -0.2 -1.8 -0.4 498 497 439 497 1,434 1,435 -0.1

 Paper products...................................... 14,369 14,386 14,280 -0.1 0.7 0.2 14,495 13,436 14,051 14,345 41,982 41,737 0.6

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,694 6,695 6,654 0.0 0.6 -0.2 6,780 6,280 6,636 6,772 19,696 19,811 -0.6

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,413 4,426 4,439 -0.3 -0.3 1.3 4,438 4,059 4,341 4,293 12,838 12,364 3.8

 Printing................................................. 6,394 6,368 6,364 0.4 0.1 0.7 6,556 5,746 6,106 6,704 18,408 19,178 -4.0

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 71,489 73,523 72,594 -2.8 1.3 -1.8 71,381 65,212 68,861 73,316 205,454 213,592 -3.8

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 67,887 69,980 69,178 -3.0 1.2 -1.9 68,029 62,245 66,133 70,164 196,407 204,299 -3.9

 Chemical products..................................... 62,840 62,919 63,438 -0.1 -0.8 -1.6 66,971 59,206 60,420 66,716 186,597 188,200 -0.9

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,661 2,733 2,709 -2.6 0.9 4.1 3,665 2,741 2,428 3,395 8,834 8,777 0.6

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 14,986 14,968 15,715 0.1 -4.8 -0.6 15,166 13,597 15,077 15,700 43,840 44,487 -1.5

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,087 3,033 3,000 1.8 1.1 -2.2 3,243 2,786 2,646 3,121 8,675 8,677 0.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 19,124 18,959 18,621 0.9 1.8 0.0 19,740 17,770 17,736 18,605 55,246 53,656 3.0

p

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

1

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

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

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

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

Mar. Feb. Jan. Feb. - Jan. - Dec. - Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. 2014/

2014p2014r 2014 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2014p2014r 2014 2013 2014p 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries2........................ 493,933 488,650 481,320 1.1 1.5 -1.0 517,591 464,600 452,032 492,064 1,434,223 1,407,939 1.9

 Excluding transportation2...................... 419,744 417,331 414,538 0.6 0.7 -0.1 437,890 393,858 394,749 424,636 1,226,497 1,213,298 1.1

 Excluding defense2.............................. 482,297 478,953 472,477 0.7 1.4 -1.3 503,267 454,289 444,974 481,459 1,402,530 1,376,972 1.9

 With unfilled orders2............................. 172,920 166,459 162,670 3.9 2.3 -1.0 186,979 164,420 151,290 167,322 502,689 482,210 4.2

 Durable goods industries2......................... 236,039 229,319 224,229 2.9 2.3 -1.4 253,745 223,736 206,441 231,803 683,922 658,472 3.9

 Primary metals........................................ 26,581 26,075 25,525 1.9 2.2 -1.8 27,934 25,932 26,978 25,985 80,844 77,784 3.9

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 11,104 10,919 10,131 1.7 7.8 -0.6 11,802 10,955 11,395 11,084 34,152 33,896 0.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 13,729 13,444 13,629 2.1 -1.4 -3.4 14,263 13,222 13,727 13,116 41,212 38,631 6.7

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,748 1,712 1,765 2.1 -3.0 4.1 1,869 1,755 1,856 1,785 5,480 5,257 4.2

 Fabricated metal products........................ 28,754 28,193 28,419 2.0 -0.8 8.2 31,297 29,104 26,989 32,669 87,390 93,002 -6.0

 Machinery............................................. 37,104 36,145 36,377 2.7 -0.6 -1.3 40,372 35,121 34,878 36,501 110,371 103,769 6.4

 Construction machinery........................ 5,747 5,249 5,007 9.5 4.8 4.9 6,099 5,072 5,349 4,611 16,520 15,111 9.3

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,280 2,326 2,720 -2.0 -14.5 25.4 2,188 2,427 2,779 2,010 7,394 7,131 3.7

 Industrial machinery............................ 4,518 4,297 3,919 5.1 9.6 -9.2 5,649 3,664 3,331 4,288 12,644 10,368 22.0

 Photographic equipment....................... 618 592 712 4.4 -16.9 -27.8 504 575 792 647 1,871 2,016 -7.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,634 3,620 3,944 0.4 -8.2 0.5 3,415 3,352 3,361 3,463 10,128 9,558 6.0

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,152 3,181 3,201 -0.9 -0.6 1.6 3,165 2,861 3,111 2,783 9,137 8,120 12.5

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,517 4,189 4,148 7.8 1.0 18.3 4,703 4,067 3,892 4,456 12,662 12,263 3.3

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,191 3,009 3,011 6.0 -0.1 -7.3 3,552 2,947 2,961 3,160 9,460 8,737 8.3

 Computers and electronic products2........... 22,319 21,202 20,919 5.3 1.4 3.1 25,907 19,878 17,918 23,357 63,703 60,972 4.5

 Computers........................................ 455 422 257 7.8 64.2 -48.2 528 331 178 646 1,037 1,795 -42.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,365 3,985 4,014 9.5 -0.7 -0.1 4,925 3,933 3,311 4,300 12,169 11,210 8.6

 Defense communications equipment....... 253 317 306 -20.2 3.6 -14.0 357 280 301 359 938 1,131 -17.1

 Electronic components......................... 3,439 3,564 3,405 -3.5 4.7 4.3 3,521 3,415 3,188 3,465 10,124 10,179 -0.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,714 1,640 1,548 4.5 5.9 -0.3 1,815 1,627 1,422 1,579 4,864 4,596 5.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,073 2,210 2,303 39.0 -4.0 55.2 3,615 2,358 1,768 2,916 7,741 7,709 0.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 6,533 6,590 6,478 -0.9 1.7 -0.6 7,988 6,167 5,880 6,995 20,035 18,041 11.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,640 10,226 10,315 4.0 -0.9 -4.0 11,268 9,768 9,954 10,879 30,990 30,693 1.0

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 830 861 877 -3.6 -1.8 -6.9 859 831 813 866 2,503 2,464 1.6

 Household appliances.......................... 1,792 1,635 1,650 9.6 -0.9 -6.8 1,893 1,474 1,487 1,750 4,854 4,655 4.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,553 3,416 3,364 4.0 1.5 -3.2 3,875 3,225 3,286 3,554 10,386 10,035 3.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 74,189 71,319 66,782 4.0 6.8 -6.2 79,701 70,742 57,283 67,428 207,726 194,641 6.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 20,794 20,561 19,817 1.1 3.8 -0.9 21,915 20,832 18,919 19,875 61,666 56,451 9.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 16,135 14,879 13,228 8.4 12.5 -22.1 16,816 14,616 8,688 10,648 40,120 35,820 12.0

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 4,162 4,416 3,767 -5.8 17.2 17.2 4,775 4,303 3,111 3,614 12,189 9,860 23.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,467 1,830 1,265 89.5 44.7 -27.8 3,756 2,078 1,352 1,414 7,186 4,620 55.5

 Furniture and related products................... 5,729 5,650 5,568 1.4 1.5 -3.6 6,156 5,666 5,256 5,839 17,078 16,489 3.6

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 257,894 259,331 257,091 -0.6 0.9 -0.7 263,846 240,864 245,591 260,261 750,301 749,467 0.1

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.

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 Mar.

Mar. Feb. Jan. Feb. - Jan. - Dec. - Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. 2014/

2014p2014r 2014 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2014p2014r 2014 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,069,255 1,062,399 1,059,604 0.6 0.3 0.0 1,084,216 1,076,170 1,065,067 1,009,758 7.4

 Excluding transportation2...................... 406,019 403,344 402,891 0.7 0.1 0.3 412,088 407,003 400,255 389,871 5.7

 Excluding defense2............................. 884,151 876,972 872,235 0.8 0.5 0.4 895,891 888,591 876,736 803,500 11.5

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,069,255 1,062,399 1,059,604 0.6 0.3 0.0 1,084,216 1,076,170 1,065,067 1,009,758 7.4

 Primary metals........................................ 37,397 36,739 36,410 1.8 0.9 -0.9 38,768 37,995 37,132 34,551 12.2

 Iron and steel mills............................... 18,621 18,106 17,854 2.8 1.4 -2.3 19,656 19,043 18,484 17,453 12.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 14,502 14,399 14,334 0.7 0.5 -0.3 14,710 14,578 14,363 12,893 14.1

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,274 4,234 4,222 0.9 0.3 2.9 4,402 4,374 4,285 4,205 4.7

 Fabricated metal products......................... 84,712 85,414 86,568 -0.8 -1.3 -0.6 86,741 85,512 83,699 88,976 -2.5

 Machinery.............................................. 113,897 112,829 111,939 0.9 0.8 1.7 114,929 114,272 112,043 105,231 9.2

 Construction machinery......................... 13,765 12,986 12,413 6.0 4.6 5.1 14,689 13,769 12,786 10,973 33.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 15,070 15,054 14,898 0.1 1.0 3.8 14,895 15,151 14,767 13,056 14.1

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,393 8,390 8,492 0.0 -1.2 -2.4 8,277 8,190 8,463 7,184 15.2

 Photographic equipment........................ 4,057 4,113 4,237 -1.4 -2.9 -0.5 3,835 4,061 4,141 3,452 11.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 5,850 5,931 5,956 -1.4 -0.4 4.3 5,931 6,205 5,809 5,342 11.0

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,916 6,038 6,014 -2.0 0.4 0.6 6,017 6,245 6,073 5,775 4.2

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 27,384 26,882 26,541 1.9 1.3 2.1 27,504 27,052 26,798 25,990 5.8

 Material handling equipment................... 11,033 10,769 10,734 2.5 0.3 0.6 11,227 10,762 10,665 10,684 5.1

 Computers and electronic products2............. 139,203 137,919 137,527 0.9 0.3 -0.1 140,376 138,617 137,347 132,002 6.3

 Computers......................................... 3,222 3,198 3,203 0.8 -0.2 -5.5 3,222 3,198 3,203 3,432 -6.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 34,035 33,094 32,415 2.8 2.1 1.3 34,226 33,317 32,211 27,171 26.0

 Defense communications equipment........ 3,445 3,546 3,656 -2.8 -3.0 -2.9 3,538 3,538 3,668 4,409 -19.8

 Electronic components.......................... 12,750 12,732 12,638 0.1 0.7 -0.5 12,773 12,877 12,607 12,876 -0.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 18,820 18,498 18,209 1.7 1.6 1.2 18,584 18,382 18,037 14,964 24.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 40,855 40,664 41,286 0.5 -1.5 -1.1 41,387 40,915 41,400 44,254 -6.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 26,076 26,187 26,120 -0.4 0.3 0.2 26,646 26,390 26,221 24,896 7.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 23,452 23,084 23,015 1.6 0.3 0.6 23,839 23,509 23,082 21,896 8.9

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,178 1,198 1,192 -1.7 0.5 1.8 1,171 1,185 1,168 1,258 -6.9

 Household appliances........................... 740 692 762 6.9 -9.2 -4.4 768 774 841 708 8.5

 Electrical equipment............................. 11,791 11,652 11,563 1.2 0.8 0.0 11,820 11,748 11,572 11,137 6.1

 Transportation equipment......................... 663,236 659,055 656,713 0.6 0.4 -0.1 672,128 669,167 664,812 619,887 8.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 16,511 16,418 16,441 0.6 -0.1 0.3 17,059 17,041 16,741 17,222 -0.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 496,729 492,588 489,089 0.8 0.7 0.2 502,863 500,110 495,467 437,842 14.9

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 62,287 62,858 62,815 -0.9 0.1 -1.3 63,522 64,405 64,013 68,577 -7.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 18,269 17,120 17,576 6.7 -2.6 -5.8 18,653 17,445 17,587 22,192 -15.9

 Furniture and related products................... 6,309 6,262 6,261 0.8 0.0 -0.4 6,386 6,001 5,781 6,129 4.2

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 Mar.

Mar. Feb. Jan. Feb. - Jan. - Dec. - Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. 2014/

2014p2014r 2014 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2014p2014r 2014 2013 2013

 All manufacturing industries...................... 643,067 642,492 637,904 0.1 0.7 0.2 644,696 647,731 635,633 627,569 2.7

 Excluding transportation........................ 517,064 517,365 514,741 -0.1 0.5 0.0 519,225 522,010 512,883 513,794 1.1

 Excluding defense............................. 613,900 613,494 609,900 0.1 0.6 0.3 615,375 618,663 607,589 599,836 2.6

 With unfilled orders............................. 322,056 321,257 318,434 0.2 0.9 0.2 320,627 322,840 317,308 305,894 4.8

 Durable goods industries........................ 393,346 392,150 388,961 0.3 0.8 0.2 391,908 394,697 387,880 374,670 4.6

 Wood products........................................ 10,535 10,476 10,384 0.6 0.9 1.6 10,784 10,825 10,571 9,845 9.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 12,018 11,871 11,897 1.2 -0.2 0.4 12,292 12,085 11,896 11,649 5.5

 Primary metals......................................... 35,630 35,645 35,428 0.0 0.6 0.2 35,725 35,857 35,402 35,661 0.2

 Iron and steel mills............................... 20,591 20,533 20,445 0.3 0.4 0.1 20,674 20,681 20,449 20,638 0.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 12,768 12,857 12,734 -0.7 1.0 0.3 12,758 12,884 12,697 12,707 0.4

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,271 2,255 2,249 0.7 0.3 1.0 2,293 2,292 2,256 2,316 -1.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 48,855 48,709 48,390 0.3 0.7 0.3 48,906 48,824 48,229 47,304 3.4

 Machinery.............................................. 65,656 66,118 65,762 -0.7 0.5 -0.9 65,584 66,938 65,485 66,115 -0.8

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,740 3,791 3,789 -1.3 0.1 -3.6 4,013 4,120 3,910 4,204 -4.5

 Construction machinery......................... 4,861 5,285 5,361 -8.0 -1.4 1.0 4,972 5,354 5,296 5,829 -14.7

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 6,821 6,951 6,954 -1.9 0.0 -3.1 6,814 6,967 6,860 7,346 -7.2

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,623 6,533 6,186 1.4 5.6 -6.2 6,616 6,533 6,127 6,136 7.8

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,561 1,567 1,570 -0.4 -0.2 -4.8 1,471 1,582 1,608 1,548 -5.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,836 4,866 4,886 -0.6 -0.4 0.3 4,934 4,974 4,650 4,932 0.0

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,433 5,414 5,418 0.4 -0.1 -1.7 5,348 5,347 5,297 5,348 0.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,351 10,468 10,501 -1.1 -0.3 2.7 9,941 10,573 10,335 9,874 0.7

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,684 4,608 4,595 1.6 0.3 0.5 4,567 4,539 4,546 4,346 5.1

 Computers and electronic products2............ 48,039 47,806 47,609 0.5 0.4 -0.2 46,994 47,942 47,268 45,024 4.4

 Computers......................................... 878 920 924 -4.6 -0.4 2.7 825 920 879 766 7.7

 Computer storage devices.................... 2,052 2,041 2,041 0.5 0.0 3.4 1,852 2,092 1,979 1,633 13.4

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,766 1,651 1,665 7.0 -0.8 -9.8 1,722 1,674 1,655 1,525 12.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,567 6,506 6,377 0.9 2.0 -1.7 6,488 6,664 6,450 6,270 3.5

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,235 1,226 1,306 0.7 -6.1 -1.7 1,235 1,226 1,306 1,277 -3.3

 Audio and video equipment.................... 771 775 761 -0.5 1.8 5.4 686 736 744 605 13.4

 Electronic components.......................... 8,780 8,658 8,588 1.4 0.8 2.3 8,618 8,672 8,757 7,509 14.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,631 3,644 3,650 -0.4 -0.2 0.1 3,617 3,662 3,677 3,533 2.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,106 3,137 3,105 -1.0 1.0 -3.2 3,087 3,184 3,068 2,985 3.4

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 12,651 12,512 12,395 1.1 0.9 0.6 12,402 12,597 12,339 11,788 5.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,759 16,695 16,746 0.4 -0.3 -0.2 16,733 16,841 16,760 16,855 -0.7

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,210 2,193 2,185 0.8 0.4 0.2 2,186 2,193 2,189 1,955 11.8

 Household appliances........................... 1,918 1,899 1,868 1.0 1.7 -0.3 1,930 1,948 1,868 1,820 6.0

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,830 4,839 4,840 -0.2 0.0 -0.6 4,763 4,942 4,886 4,844 -1.7

 Batteries............................................ 1,177 1,173 1,188 0.3 -1.3 -3.5 1,179 1,168 1,167 1,153 2.3

 Transportation equipment......................... 126,003 125,127 123,163 0.7 1.6 1.0 125,471 125,721 122,750 113,775 10.3

 Automobiles....................................... 2,858 2,794 2,706 2.3 3.3 9.0 2,795 2,861 2,762 2,566 8.9

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 2,807 2,733 2,600 2.7 5.1 6.2 2,721 2,779 2,646 2,149 26.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,700 1,754 1,713 -3.1 2.4 3.6 1,686 1,820 1,733 2,226 -24.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 19,153 18,949 18,868 1.1 0.4 1.2 18,970 19,069 19,157 17,698 7.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 70,073 69,655 69,034 0.6 0.9 1.1 69,807 69,853 68,113 60,785 14.8

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 14,179 14,212 13,338 -0.2 6.6 0.5 14,155 14,193 13,231 13,751 2.9

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,453 2,445 2,420 0.3 1.0 -6.5 2,514 2,485 2,447 2,445 2.8

 Furniture and related products.................... 6,097 6,080 6,056 0.3 0.4 1.1 5,923 6,009 6,017 5,844 1.4

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 23,754 23,623 23,526 0.6 0.4 0.1 23,496 23,655 23,502 22,598 4.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 249,721 250,342 248,943 -0.2 0.6 0.2 252,788 253,034 247,753 252,899 0.0

 Food products........................................ 46,639 46,519 46,350 0.3 0.4 0.2 45,527 46,176 46,201 46,473 -2.0

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,055 5,047 5,000 0.2 0.9 0.1 5,002 5,156 5,260 5,555 -10.0

 Dairy products.................................... 6,142 6,059 5,964 1.4 1.6 0.7 6,168 5,970 5,727 6,322 -2.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,128 9,106 9,040 0.2 0.7 1.7 9,008 9,040 8,895 8,891 1.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 20,581 20,566 20,576 0.1 0.0 0.9 20,795 20,945 20,857 20,031 3.8

 Beverages......................................... 16,401 16,404 16,415 0.0 -0.1 0.9 16,542 16,605 16,481 15,962 3.6

 Tobacco............................................ 4,180 4,162 4,161 0.4 0.0 0.7 4,253 4,340 4,376 4,069 4.5

 Textile mills............................................ 3,461 3,430 3,426 0.9 0.1 0.6 3,447 3,426 3,431 3,266 5.5

 Textile products...................................... 3,143 3,140 3,125 0.1 0.5 0.0 3,150 3,149 3,138 3,049 3.3

 Apparel................................................. 2,516 2,452 2,391 2.6 2.6 0.3 2,410 2,412 2,384 2,002 20.4

 Leather and allied products....................... 1,042 1,040 1,034 0.2 0.6 -0.1 1,009 1,030 1,042 1,041 -3.1

 Paper products....................................... 14,560 14,505 14,442 0.4 0.4 0.2 14,648 14,596 14,425 14,564 0.6

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,071 6,064 6,046 0.1 0.3 0.7 6,130 6,116 6,024 6,247 -1.9

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,302 4,258 4,226 1.0 0.8 -0.8 4,336 4,313 4,280 4,130 5.0

 Printing.................................................. 5,720 5,604 5,523 2.1 1.5 -1.3 5,737 5,502 5,409 5,489 4.5

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 47,164 48,229 48,113 -2.2 0.2 0.0 49,353 49,314 47,095 50,180 -1.6

 Petroleum refineries............................. 43,435 44,428 44,308 -2.2 0.3 0.0 45,727 45,530 43,283 46,550 -1.8

 Chemical products..................................... 82,160 82,033 81,168 0.2 1.1 0.2 83,426 83,270 81,017 83,956 -0.6

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,312 4,288 4,183 0.6 2.5 0.4 4,743 4,827 4,657 4,494 5.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 31,668 31,512 30,791 0.5 2.3 -0.6 32,202 31,935 30,539 33,002 -2.4

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,340 3,338 3,333 0.1 0.2 -0.8 3,450 3,434 3,350 3,361 2.6

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 22,735 22,824 22,795 -0.4 0.1 0.2 23,286 23,214 22,754 22,848 1.9

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

Mar. Feb. Jan. Feb. - Jan. - Dec. - Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. 2014/

2014p2014r 2014 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2014p2014r 2014 2013 2014p 2013 2013

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 494,944 493,558 488,957 0.3 0.9 -0.7 516,315 459,554 456,457 502,847 1,432,326 1,408,379 1.7

 Construction materials and supplies....... 44,164 43,780 43,299 0.9 1.1 0.6 43,706 38,495 38,297 41,791 120,498 117,971 2.1

 Information technology......................... 21,526 21,302 21,536 1.1 -1.1 0.3 24,638 19,189 18,135 24,596 61,962 62,161 -0.3

 Computers and related products........... 2,220 2,212 2,428 0.4 -8.9 -0.2 2,983 1,506 1,702 3,251 6,191 6,410 -3.4

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 46,125 45,975 43,956 0.3 4.6 -1.9 48,947 45,643 40,694 47,012 135,284 130,145 3.9

 Capital goods...................................... 86,195 84,456 84,311 2.1 0.2 -1.8 96,057 77,801 72,083 93,016 245,941 238,927 2.9

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 76,597 74,986 74,699 2.1 0.4 -1.7 85,271 68,565 64,231 81,642 218,067 210,372 3.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 68,054 67,053 66,514 1.5 0.8 -1.5 75,260 61,769 58,910 72,536 195,939 191,368 2.4

 Defense capital goods4........................ 9,598 9,470 9,612 1.4 -1.5 -2.7 10,786 9,236 7,852 11,374 27,874 28,555 -2.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 212,407 213,871 210,876 -0.7 1.4 -0.9 216,587 200,139 200,422 214,238 617,148 615,066 0.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,856 36,706 35,264 0.4 4.1 -2.5 39,679 36,358 31,838 38,632 107,875 106,276 1.5

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 175,551 177,165 175,612 -0.9 0.9 -0.6 176,908 163,781 168,584 175,606 509,273 508,790 0.1

 All manufacturing industries5................... 493,933 488,650 481,320 1.1 1.5 -1.0 517,591 464,600 452,032 492,064 1,434,223 1,407,939 1.9

 Construction materials and supplies....... 44,429 43,976 44,010 1.0 -0.1 1.3 44,554 39,614 39,342 42,635 123,510 119,558 3.3

 Information technology......................... 22,937 21,520 21,619 6.6 -0.5 0.6 26,553 20,410 18,988 24,323 65,951 63,788 3.4

 Computers and related products........... 2,244 2,207 2,242 1.7 -1.6 -8.4 3,007 1,501 1,516 3,223 6,024 6,615 -8.9

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 46,218 45,952 44,007 0.6 4.4 -2.0 48,965 45,943 40,919 46,796 135,827 130,582 4.0

 Capital goods...................................... 90,762 82,935 84,331 9.4 -1.7 -3.7 101,582 81,717 73,979 89,489 257,278 253,167 1.6

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 81,458 75,276 77,312 8.2 -2.6 -5.3 89,753 73,192 68,422 80,574 231,367 228,061 1.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 69,996 67,660 68,295 3.5 -0.9 0.8 78,299 66,044 63,890 73,919 208,233 203,309 2.4

 Defense capital goods4........................ 9,304 7,659 7,019 21.5 9.1 17.7 11,829 8,525 5,557 8,915 25,911 25,106 3.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 212,448 213,685 210,846 -0.6 1.3 -1.0 216,646 200,115 200,622 214,192 617,383 615,344 0.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,897 36,520 35,234 1.0 3.6 -2.9 39,738 36,334 32,038 38,586 108,110 106,554 1.5

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 175,551 177,165 175,612 -0.9 0.9 -0.6 176,908 163,781 168,584 175,606 509,273 508,790 0.1

 All manufacturing industries5................... 1,069,255 1,062,399 1,059,604 0.6 0.3 0.0 1,084,216 1,076,170 1,065,067 1,009,758 (X) (X) 7.4

 Construction materials and supplies....... 53,330 53,065 52,869 0.5 0.4 1.4 53,913 53,065 51,946 51,255 (X) (X) 5.2

 Information technology......................... 140,253 138,842 138,624 1.0 0.2 0.1 141,518 139,603 138,382 131,371 (X) (X) 7.7

 Computers and related products........... 3,222 3,198 3,203 0.8 -0.2 -5.5 3,222 3,198 3,203 3,432 (X) (X) -6.1

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 16,511 16,418 16,441 0.6 -0.1 0.3 17,059 17,041 16,741 17,222 (X) (X) -0.9

 Capital goods...................................... 805,309 800,742 802,263 0.6 -0.2 0.0 815,782 810,257 806,341 755,454 (X) (X) 8.0

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 649,272 644,411 644,121 0.8 0.0 0.4 657,171 652,689 648,062 580,960 (X) (X) 13.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 238,106 236,164 235,557 0.8 0.3 0.8 240,939 237,900 233,625 219,780 (X) (X) 9.6

 Defense capital goods4........................ 156,037 156,331 158,142 -0.2 -1.1 -1.6 158,611 157,568 158,279 174,494 (X) (X) -9.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 4,547 4,506 4,692 0.9 -4.0 -0.6 4,768 4,709 4,733 4,351 (X) (X) 9.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 4,547 4,506 4,692 0.9 -4.0 -0.6 4,768 4,709 4,733 4,351 (X) (X) 9.6

 

 All manufacturing industries................... 643,067 642,492 637,904 0.1 0.7 0.2 644,696 647,731 635,633 627,569 (X) (X) 2.7

 Construction materials and supplies....... 63,868 63,612 63,296 0.4 0.5 0.3 64,508 64,397 63,187 61,737 (X) (X) 4.5

 Information technology......................... 41,061 40,795 40,685 0.7 0.3 -0.6 40,271 41,152 40,579 39,228 (X) (X) 2.7

 Computers and related products........... 4,696 4,612 4,630 1.8 -0.4 -1.9 4,399 4,686 4,513 3,924 (X) (X) 12.1

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 26,518 26,230 25,887 1.1 1.3 2.6 26,172 26,529 26,298 24,639 (X) (X) 6.2

 Capital goods...................................... 202,122 201,663 199,664 0.2 1.0 -0.1 200,984 202,725 198,240 190,999 (X) (X) 5.2

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 178,231 177,975 176,934 0.1 0.6 0.0 176,915 178,948 175,363 168,688 (X) (X) 4.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 120,399 120,457 119,820 0.0 0.5 -0.6 119,221 121,403 119,248 118,945 (X) (X) 0.2

 Defense capital goods4........................ 23,891 23,688 22,730 0.9 4.2 -1.2 24,069 23,777 22,877 22,311 (X) (X) 7.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 187,415 187,858 186,417 -0.2 0.8 0.4 188,835 189,811 185,743 188,577 (X) (X) 0.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 26,429 26,189 25,829 0.9 1.4 2.4 26,070 26,595 26,336 24,349 (X) (X) 7.1

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 160,986 161,669 160,588 -0.4 0.7 0.1 162,765 163,216 159,407 164,228 (X) (X) -0.9

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

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

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

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

2

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

3

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

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

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

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

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

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Mar.

Mar. Feb. Jan. Feb. - Jan. - Dec. - Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. 2014/

2014p2014r 2014 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2014p2014r 2014 2013 2013

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 208,141 208,631 207,034 -0.2 0.8 0.9 208,246 210,313 207,994 203,326 2.4

 Durable goods industries.......................... 128,479 127,998 126,657 0.4 1.1 1.0 127,482 128,594 127,100 122,866 3.8

 Wood products................................... 3,941 3,937 3,936 0.1 0.0 0.9 3,903 4,071 4,131 3,685 5.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,473 4,460 4,446 0.3 0.3 2.3 4,495 4,493 4,437 4,343 3.5

 Primary metals.................................... 13,832 13,881 13,942 -0.4 -0.4 1.9 13,568 13,773 14,103 13,797 -1.7

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 17,831 17,923 17,634 -0.5 1.6 1.3 17,657 17,836 17,665 17,003 3.8

 Machinery.......................................... 24,988 25,025 24,578 -0.1 1.8 -0.5 24,773 25,013 24,415 24,604 0.7

 Computers and electronic products........ 19,146 18,782 18,583 1.9 1.1 1.4 18,850 18,744 18,667 17,733 6.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,880 6,859 6,927 0.3 -1.0 0.0 6,849 6,922 6,974 7,191 -4.8

 Transportation equipment..................... 27,223 27,032 26,508 0.7 2.0 1.6 27,277 27,632 26,543 24,385 11.9

 Furniture and related products............... 2,878 2,893 2,934 -0.5 -1.4 2.6 2,849 2,880 2,943 2,763 3.1

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,287 7,206 7,169 1.1 0.5 -0.1 7,261 7,230 7,222 7,362 -1.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 79,662 80,633 80,377 -1.2 0.3 0.8 80,764 81,719 80,894 80,460 0.4

 Food products.................................... 16,421 16,439 16,258 -0.1 1.1 0.0 16,146 16,483 16,629 16,179 -0.2

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 5,311 5,302 5,279 0.2 0.4 2.5 5,403 5,492 5,443 5,217 3.6

 Textiles.............................................. 1,252 1,242 1,240 0.8 0.2 0.4 1,252 1,242 1,240 1,168 7.2

 Textile products................................... 1,292 1,301 1,284 -0.7 1.3 0.2 1,290 1,298 1,283 1,184 9.0

 Apparel............................................. 820 800 778 2.5 2.8 0.6 813 785 770 687 18.3

 Leather and allied products.................... 316 316 313 0.0 1.0 1.0 304 311 312 320 -5.0

 Paper products.................................... 6,981 6,914 6,830 1.0 1.2 -0.5 7,019 6,951 6,904 6,871 2.2

 Printing ............................................. 2,438 2,448 2,434 -0.4 0.6 -1.1 2,461 2,447 2,429 2,518 -2.3

 Petroleum and coal products................. 12,048 12,847 13,023 -6.2 -1.4 -0.3 12,877 13,225 12,726 13,739 -6.3

 Chemical products................................ 23,588 23,756 23,688 -0.7 0.3 2.1 23,858 24,083 23,876 23,321 2.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,195 9,268 9,250 -0.8 0.2 1.3 9,341 9,402 9,282 9,256 0.9

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 208,513 207,775 205,227 0.4 1.2 0.1 209,220 209,328 204,234 199,741 4.7

 Durable goods industries.......................... 156,748 156,489 155,244 0.2 0.8 -0.3 155,864 156,863 154,140 148,082 5.3

 Wood products................................... 1,957 1,935 1,906 1.1 1.5 2.4 1,991 1,956 1,890 1,803 10.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,391 1,378 1,389 0.9 -0.8 -0.4 1,423 1,415 1,381 1,336 6.5

 Primary metals.................................... 10,418 10,670 10,585 -2.4 0.8 -1.2 10,413 10,796 10,487 10,755 -3.2

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 13,665 13,432 13,345 1.7 0.7 -0.7 13,544 13,414 13,241 13,282 2.0

 Machinery.......................................... 18,783 18,960 18,905 -0.9 0.3 -0.7 18,593 19,191 18,748 18,723 -0.7

 Computers and electronic products........ 16,149 16,350 16,332 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 15,913 16,368 16,056 15,667 1.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,717 3,706 3,722 0.3 -0.4 -0.7 3,710 3,714 3,715 3,802 -2.4

 Transportation equipment..................... 85,885 85,241 84,244 0.8 1.2 0.2 85,556 85,191 83,853 78,353 9.2

 Furniture and related products............... 983 978 954 0.5 2.5 0.0 973 973 957 957 1.7

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,800 3,839 3,862 -1.0 -0.6 0.2 3,748 3,845 3,812 3,404 10.1

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 51,765 51,286 49,983 0.9 2.6 1.1 53,356 52,465 50,094 51,659 3.3

 Food products.................................... 4,650 4,474 4,466 3.9 0.2 0.1 4,540 4,547 4,755 4,593 -1.2

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 7,202 7,162 7,186 0.6 -0.3 -0.1 7,368 7,465 7,615 6,878 7.1

 Textiles.............................................. 763 758 759 0.7 -0.1 1.6 757 752 756 751 0.8

 Textile products................................... 434 426 431 1.9 -1.2 -0.7 440 430 435 426 3.3

 Apparel............................................. 360 357 357 0.8 0.0 3.8 335 341 341 291 15.1

 Leather and allied products.................... 99 94 97 5.3 -3.1 0.0 99 96 98 103 -3.9

 Paper products.................................... 1,408 1,403 1,402 0.4 0.1 0.1 1,398 1,403 1,410 1,373 1.8

 Printing ............................................. 1,248 1,254 1,229 -0.5 2.0 -2.2 1,249 1,262 1,185 1,272 -1.8

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,971 14,196 13,669 -1.6 3.9 2.5 15,125 14,766 13,047 14,137 7.0

 Chemical products................................ 18,907 18,448 17,731 2.5 4.0 1.6 19,279 18,654 17,787 19,258 0.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,723 2,714 2,656 0.3 2.2 -1.3 2,766 2,749 2,665 2,577 7.3

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 226,413 226,086 225,643 0.1 0.2 -0.3 227,230 228,090 223,405 224,502 1.2

 Durable goods industries.......................... 108,119 107,663 107,060 0.4 0.6 0.1 108,562 109,240 106,640 103,722 4.7

 Wood products................................... 4,637 4,604 4,542 0.7 1.4 1.9 4,890 4,798 4,550 4,357 12.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,154 6,033 6,062 2.0 -0.5 -0.7 6,374 6,177 6,078 5,970 6.8

 Primary metals.................................... 11,380 11,094 10,901 2.6 1.8 -0.5 11,744 11,288 10,812 11,109 5.7

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 17,359 17,354 17,411 0.0 -0.3 -0.1 17,705 17,574 17,323 17,019 4.0

 Machinery.......................................... 21,885 22,133 22,279 -1.1 -0.7 -1.6 22,218 22,734 22,322 22,788 -2.5

 Computers and electronic products........ 12,744 12,674 12,694 0.6 -0.2 -1.1 12,231 12,830 12,545 11,624 5.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,162 6,130 6,097 0.5 0.5 -0.2 6,174 6,205 6,071 5,862 5.3

 Transportation equipment..................... 12,895 12,854 12,411 0.3 3.6 5.4 12,638 12,898 12,354 11,037 14.5

 Furniture and related products............... 2,236 2,209 2,168 1.2 1.9 -0.3 2,101 2,156 2,117 2,124 -1.1

 Miscellaneous products......................... 12,667 12,578 12,495 0.7 0.7 0.2 12,487 12,580 12,468 11,832 5.5

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 118,294 118,423 118,583 -0.1 -0.1 -0.6 118,668 118,850 116,765 120,780 -1.7

 Food products.................................... 25,568 25,606 25,626 -0.1 -0.1 0.4 24,841 25,146 24,817 25,701 -3.3

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 8,068 8,102 8,111 -0.4 -0.1 0.7 8,024 7,988 7,799 7,936 1.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,446 1,430 1,427 1.1 0.2 0.2 1,438 1,432 1,435 1,347 6.8

 Textile products................................... 1,417 1,413 1,410 0.3 0.2 0.1 1,420 1,421 1,420 1,439 -1.3

 Apparel............................................. 1,336 1,295 1,256 3.2 3.1 -0.8 1,262 1,286 1,273 1,024 23.2

 Leather and allied products.................... 627 630 624 -0.5 1.0 -0.6 606 623 632 618 -1.9

 Paper products.................................... 6,171 6,188 6,210 -0.3 -0.4 1.0 6,231 6,242 6,111 6,320 -1.4

 Printing ............................................. 2,034 1,902 1,860 6.9 2.3 -0.9 2,027 1,793 1,795 1,699 19.3

 Petroleum and coal products................. 21,145 21,186 21,421 -0.2 -1.1 -1.4 21,351 21,323 21,322 22,304 -4.3

 Chemical products................................ 39,665 39,829 39,749 -0.4 0.2 -1.6 40,289 40,533 39,354 41,377 -2.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,817 10,842 10,889 -0.2 -0.4 -0.3 11,179 11,063 10,807 11,015 1.5

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 Mar Feb Jan Dec Mar Feb Jan Dec

2014p2014r 2014 2013 2014p2014r 2014 2013

All manufacturing industries3............................ 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.66 1.67 1.68 1.66 6.44 6.49 6.52 6.52

 Wood products.............................................. 1.40 1.41 1.40 1.38 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.36 1.35 1.37 1.39 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.37 1.38 1.37 1.35 1.44 1.43 1.41 1.41

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.66 1.66 1.67 1.68 2.97 3.00 3.09 3.13

 Machinery..................................................... 1.82 1.88 1.91 1.86 3.41 3.46 3.52 3.44

 Computers and electronic products3................ 1.66 1.68 1.66 1.66 7.51 7.52 7.47 7.45

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.63 1.64 1.64 1.65 2.54 2.53 2.51 2.51

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.80 1.81 1.82 1.79 14.88 15.12 15.09 15.26

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.07 1.08 1.08 1.05 1.32 1.32 1.33 1.31

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

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

 Food products.............................................. 0.71 0.71 0.72 0.73 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.74 1.79 1.78 1.76 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.29 1.29 1.32 1.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.55 1.54 1.60 1.43 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.20 2.15 2.14 2.12 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.16 2.15 2.10 2.10 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Printing......................................................... 0.89 0.88 0.87 0.88 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.65 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.31 1.30 1.28 1.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.19 1.20 1.22 1.22 (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.

Mar3 Mar3 Mar3 Mar3

Industry 2013- 2013- 2013- 2013-

Mar2 Feb Mar2 Feb Mar2 Feb Mar2 Feb

2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014

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

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

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

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Primary metals.................................... 0.1 0.4 -0.1 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.1 0.3 -0.2 1.3 -0.1 0.4 -0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 0.9 0.5 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 -0.8 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... -0.2 0.7 -0.4 1.3 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.1 0.8 0.5 1.4 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.8

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.2

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

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 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) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

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

Notice of Revisions Due to Updated Seasonal Adjustment Models 

On May 15, 2014, monthly seasonally adjusted data for Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders, 

based on the North American Industry Classification System, will be revised for January 1992 through 

March 2014. There will be no accompanying press release containing revised seasonally adjusted data for 

January through March of 2014, and historical data not seasonally adjusted will be unchanged. These 

revisions to the historical seasonally adjusted data will be based on the results of the recent annual review of 

the seasonal adjustment models. These updated models will also be used to produce seasonally adjusted data 

from the Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey, beginning with the April 2014 Advance 

Report on Durable Goods scheduled for release on May 27, 2014 and the full report scheduled for release on 

June 3, 2014. 

Please call Chris Savage on (301) 763-4832 with any questions regarding this notice.