FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2009, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (09)-04 

CB09-83 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

April 2009 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in April, up two 

of the last three months, increased $2.5 billion or 0.7 

percent to $344.4 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 1.9 percent March 

decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders 

increased 0.1 percent. 

 Shipments, down nine consecutive months, decreased 

$0.8 billion or 0.2 percent to $357.3 billion. This was 

the longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases 

since the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 

1992 and followed a 1.8 percent March decrease. 

 Unfilled orders, down seven consecutive months, 

decreased $8.9 billion or 1.2 percent to $748.7 billion. 

This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly 

decreases since November 2001-July 2002. This 

followed a 1.7 percent March decrease. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.01, up from 5.98 in 

March. 

 Inventories, down eight consecutive months, decreased $5.1 billion or 1.0 percent to $517.6 billion. This was 

the longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases 

since March 2003-January 2004 and followed a 1.2 

percent March decrease. The inventories-to-shipments 

ratio was 1.45, down from 1.46 in March. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in April, 

up two of the last three months, increased $2.7 billion or 

1.7 percent to $160.9 billion, revised from the previously published 1.9 percent increase. This followed a 2.2 

percent March decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, up two of the last three 

months, had the largest increase, $2.2 billion or 5.8 

percent to $40.6 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $0.2 billion or 0.1 percent to $183.5 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in April, 

down nine consecutive months, decreased $0.6 billion or 

0.4 percent to $173.8 billion, revised from the previously published 0.2 percent decrease. This also was the 

longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases since 

the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 

and followed a 1.9 percent March decrease. 

 

 Machinery, down four consecutive months, had the 

largest decrease, $1.0 billion or 4.2 percent to $22.7 

billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

eight of the last nine months, decreased $0.2 billion or 

0.1 percent to $183.5 billion. This followed a 1.6 

percent March decrease. This decrease was due to 

chemical products, which decreased $0.4 billion or 0.8 

percent to $49.8 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

April, down seven consecutive months, decreased $8.9 

billion or 1.2 percent to $748.7 billion, unchanged from the previously published decrease. This followed a 1.7 

percent March decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down seven consecutive 

months, had the largest decrease, $4.7 billion or 1.1 

percent to $438.9 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in April, 

down four consecutive months, decreased $3.0 billion or 

0.9 percent to $326.5 billion, revised from the previously published 0.8 percent decrease. This followed a 1.7 

percent March decrease. 

 

 Primary metals, down seven consecutive months, had 

the largest decrease, $1.0 billion or 3.4 percent to $28.0 

billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

eight consecutive months, decreased $2.1 billion or 1.1 

percent to $191.1 billion. This followed a 0.3 percent 

March decrease. Chemical products led the decrease, down $0.9 billion or 1.4 percent to $64.5 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, April materials and supplies 

decreased 1.6 percent in durable goods and 1.5 percent 

in nondurable goods. Work in process decreased 

slightly in durable goods and increased 0.3 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 1.3 percent 

in durable goods and 1.3 percent in nondurable goods. 

Figures in text are in seasonally adjusted current dollars. Figures on new and unfilled orders exclude data for semiconductor manufacturing. For data, call (301) 763-4673 or go to <http://www.census.gov/m3>. 

The advance report on durable goods for May is scheduled for release on June 24, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on July 2, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description. 
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

 All manufacturing industries .................. 357,270 358,073 364,479 -0.2 -1.8 -0.5 353,067 370,878 336,200 447,052 1,392,541 1,716,442 -18.9

 Excluding transportation ................... 311,961 313,022 319,932 -0.3 -2.2 -0.6 309,316 320,879 293,533 394,044 1,218,638 1,499,192 -18.7

 Excluding defense .............................. 343,909 344,865 351,335 -0.3 -1.8 -1.0 340,188 356,481 323,511 435,869 1,343,129 1,673,138 -19.7

 With unfilled orders ........................... 124,626 126,704 128,949 -1.6 -1.7 -0.2 120,963 136,574 119,217 151,526 489,917 594,896 -17.6

 Durable goods industries ........................173,771 174,417 177,831 -0.4 -1.9 -0.9 171,039 186,624 164,265 213,520 680,308 837,865 -18.8

 Wood products................................. ...... 7,479 7,173 7,506 4.3 -4.4 0.5 7,538 7,121 6,801 8,340 27,693 30,893 -10.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 7,333 7,415 7,718 -1.1 -3.9 -1.8 7,467 7,352 6,683 9,623 28,174 35,275 -20.1

 Primary metals............................ .......... 12,572 13,111 14,169 -4.1 -7.5 -2.9 12,839 13,638 13,151 23,298 53,191 87,189 -39.0

 Iron and steel mills............................ 4,899 5,320 6,113 -7.9 -13.0 -6.1 4,967 5,525 5,572 11,956 21,981 43,362 -49.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,485 6,480 6,690 0.1 -3.1 -1.2 6,701 6,699 6,300 9,466 26,103 36,779 -29.0

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,188 1,311 1,366 -9.4 -4.0 4.4 1,171 1,414 1,279 1,876 5,107 7,048 -27.5

 Fabricated metal products...................... 23,949 24,455 24,975 -2.1 -2.1 -0.9 23,797 25,130 22,772 28,535 94,621 107,276 -11.8

 Machinery............................................. 22,708 23,710 24,563 -4.2 -3.5 -1.3 23,422 25,705 22,823 30,316 94,425 116,377 -18.9

 Farm machinery................................. 2,234 2,459 2,549 -9.2 -3.5 -4.9 2,873 2,955 2,644 3,014 10,856 9,869 10.0

 Construction machinery..................... 1,513 1,632 1,815 -7.3 -10.1 -9.6 1,524 1,727 1,627 2,569 6,577 9,481 -30.6

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,402 1,449 1,565 -3.2 -7.4 -6.5 1,300 1,548 1,464 1,467 5,849 5,858 -0.2

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,296 2,154 2,233 6.6 -3.5 -9.9 2,406 2,278 1,880 3,102 9,142 12,275 -25.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 500 497 640 0.6 -22.3 23.1 491 521 549 550 1,979 2,074 -4.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,273 3,225 3,280 1.5 -1.7 4.2 3,018 3,393 2,811 3,676 11,777 15,665 -24.8

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,800 1,810 1,985 -0.6 -8.8 2.5 1,664 1,913 1,785 2,379 7,099 9,529 -25.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 2,602 3,253 3,136 -20.0 3.7 1.6 2,797 3,397 2,992 4,104 12,068 14,617 -17.4

 Material handling equipment............... 1,611 1,533 1,626 5.1 -5.7 -3.7 1,541 1,701 1,601 2,407 6,407 10,622 -39.7

 Computers and electronic products ......... 28,346 27,616 27,885 2.6 -1.0 -2.2 26,944 30,697 24,700 30,524 107,660 125,725 -14.4

 Computers........................................ 2,526 2,471 2,718 2.2 -9.1 -1.1 2,351 2,590 2,438 2,748 10,013 12,617 -20.6

 Computer storage devices................... 588 589 532 -0.2 10.7 8.1 307 893 349 371 1,838 2,361 -22.2

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,242 1,335 1,273 -7.0 4.9 4.7 997 1,644 1,033 1,130 4,522 5,034 -10.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,975 4,119 4,000 -3.5 3.0 -3.7 3,188 4,841 3,300 4,157 14,373 18,606 -22.8

 Defense communications equipment... 746 669 787 11.5 -15.0 -7.3 721 733 760 635 2,986 2,577 15.9

 Audio and video equipment.................. 458 507 497 -9.7 2.0 4.4 390 502 425 638 1,736 2,578 -32.7

 Semiconductors ................................. 3,881 2,891 3,003 34.2 -3.7 -21.8 5,311 2,400 2,611 6,408 15,068 22,221 -32.2

 Electronic components....................... 3,239 3,309 3,346 -2.1 -1.1 -2.4 2,939 3,658 3,034 3,722 12,587 15,647 -19.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 837 890 932 -6.0 -4.5 8.6 780 1,012 891 896 3,406 3,879 -12.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,735 2,735 2,723 0.0 0.4 10.2 2,739 2,925 2,745 2,626 10,438 10,541 -1.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 7,601 7,616 7,618 -0.2 0.0 1.4 6,766 9,028 6,702 6,710 28,932 27,665 4.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,687 8,486 8,738 2.4 -2.9 0.0 8,469 8,878 8,039 10,597 33,122 41,277 -19.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 960 979 982 -1.9 -0.3 -0.3 918 1,052 945 1,020 3,771 4,006 -5.9

 Household appliances........................ 1,782 1,746 1,720 2.1 1.5 -1.4 1,778 1,813 1,480 1,936 6,458 7,280 -11.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,701 2,665 2,781 1.4 -4.2 5.3 2,562 2,921 2,674 3,434 10,673 13,949 -23.5

 Batteries........................................... 726 647 710 12.2 -8.9 -0.3 660 629 590 801 2,509 2,968 -15.5

 Transportation equipment...................... 45,309 45,051 44,547 0.6 1.1 0.0 43,751 49,999 42,667 53,008 173,903 217,250 -20.0

 Automobiles..................................... 4,886 4,475 4,627 9.2 -3.3 -0.6 4,642 4,795 4,476 6,729 18,167 29,710 -38.9

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 5,853 5,836 5,763 0.3 1.3 -4.9 5,561 6,526 5,507 8,604 22,855 38,703 -40.9

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,038 1,116 1,157 -7.0 -3.5 1.9 1,023 1,200 1,117 1,610 4,461 5,926 -24.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 13,476 13,118 13,208 2.7 -0.7 -0.5 13,866 14,266 13,201 17,312 53,526 69,236 -22.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 7,837 7,963 7,930 -1.6 0.4 -15.4 7,085 9,530 7,235 7,901 30,361 32,200 -5.7

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 5,286 5,527 5,162 -4.4 7.1 14.5 4,968 6,051 4,785 4,127 19,402 16,236 19.5

 Ships and boats................................. 2,114 1,763 2,119 19.9 -16.8 4.8 2,106 1,891 2,100 2,374 7,794 9,341 -16.6

 Furniture and related products................. 5,184 5,288 5,433 -2.0 -2.7 1.0 5,020 5,236 5,210 6,408 20,403 25,528 -20.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,204 12,112 12,297 0.8 -1.5 0.4 11,792 12,868 11,419 12,871 47,116 51,075 -7.8

 Nondurable goods industries................... 183,499 183,656 186,648 -0.1 -1.6 -0.2 182,028 184,254 171,935 233,532 712,233 878,577 -18.9

 Food products....................................... 50,443 50,441 50,218 0.0 0.4 0.1 48,649 50,345 47,495 49,055 194,475 196,060 -0.8

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 5,735 5,828 5,769 -1.6 1.0 -0.4 5,397 5,947 5,434 5,526 22,267 22,559 -1.3

 Dairy products.................................. 6,297 6,272 6,225 0.4 0.8 -2.2 5,960 6,221 5,600 7,082 23,996 28,989 -17.2

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 14,814 14,809 14,935 0.0 -0.8 -0.4 14,432 14,276 14,287 15,088 57,177 58,181 -1.7

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 11,551 11,030 11,534 4.7 -4.4 0.0 11,369 10,813 10,663 11,316 43,350 42,690 1.5

 Beverages......................................... 7,836 7,807 7,898 0.4 -1.2 -2.1 7,654 7,590 7,027 7,559 29,311 28,781 1.8

 Tobacco............................................ 3,715 3,223 3,636 15.3 -11.4 4.9 3,715 3,223 3,636 3,757 14,039 13,909 0.9

 Textile mills........................................... 2,225 2,200 2,218 1.1 -0.8 -2.4 2,233 2,249 2,164 2,936 8,767 11,595 -24.4

 Textile products................................... 1,815 1,794 1,855 1.2 -3.3 -2.6 1,811 1,828 1,779 2,375 7,103 9,240 -23.1

 Apparel................................................ 2,203 2,190 2,344 0.6 -6.6 -0.6 1,990 2,172 2,298 2,494 8,485 9,989 -15.1

 Leather and allied products..................... 418 418 421 0.0 -0.7 -1.2 392 445 442 486 1,631 1,948 -16.3

 Paper products...................................... 12,982 12,996 13,231 -0.1 -1.8 0.0 12,708 13,113 12,408 14,303 51,156 56,882 -10.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,255 6,171 6,278 1.4 -1.7 -1.4 6,174 6,211 5,944 6,964 24,606 27,690 -11.1

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,531 3,581 3,626 -1.4 -1.2 0.7 3,467 3,591 3,297 4,070 13,843 15,986 -13.4

 Printing................................................. 7,642 7,609 7,644 0.4 -0.5 -1.5 7,480 7,726 6,961 8,297 29,401 32,229 -8.8

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 29,491 29,768 30,444 -0.9 -2.2 -4.9 29,584 27,568 26,218 63,344 111,939 218,587 -48.8

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 26,732 26,934 27,066 -0.7 -0.5 -7.2 26,951 24,945 23,596 60,673 101,752 209,481 -51.4

 Chemical products.................................. 49,803 50,186 51,275 -0.8 -2.1 2.0 50,754 52,732 47,376 60,650 197,636 229,791 -14.0

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 3,013 3,139 3,164 -4.0 -0.8 4.3 4,112 4,120 2,943 4,824 13,614 14,963 -9.0

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 14,391 14,488 14,934 -0.7 -3.0 3.8 14,413 15,012 13,971 14,833 57,059 57,411 -0.6

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,505 2,469 2,499 1.5 -1.2 -0.2 2,736 2,534 2,279 3,033 9,749 11,023 -11.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 14,926 15,024 15,464 -0.7 -2.8 3.3 15,058 15,263 14,131 18,276 58,290 69,566 -16.2

p Preliminary r

 Revised NA Not available.

1

 Shipments are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

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

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

All manufacturing industries 2................... 344,440 341,935 348,460 0.7 -1.9 0.7 336,624 358,386 321,011 444,663 1,335,905 1,737,439 -23.1

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 303,869 303,588 310,064 0.1 -2.1 0.5 300,600 314,347 286,698 392,839 1,186,801 1,498,922 -20.8

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 330,682 329,721 336,310 0.3 -2.0 -0.1 324,816 342,727 309,429 436,035 1,287,000 1,689,831 -23.8

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 115,677 113,457 115,933 2.0 -2.1 2.7 109,831 126,482 106,639 155,545 448,349 638,114 -29.7

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 160,941 158,279 161,812 1.7 -2.2 1.6 154,596 174,132 149,076 211,131 623,672 858,862 -27.4

 Primary metals............................ ............ 11,734 11,641 12,818 0.8 -9.2 -2.4 12,094 12,368 12,075 23,909 49,250 90,603 -45.6

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 4,422 4,221 5,369 4.8 -21.4 -3.8 4,609 4,575 5,025 12,486 19,607 46,093 -57.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,226 6,201 6,366 0.4 -2.6 -0.2 6,431 6,500 6,037 9,526 25,078 37,311 -32.8

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,086 1,219 1,083 -10.9 12.6 -7.4 1,054 1,293 1,013 1,897 4,565 7,199 -36.6

 Fabricated metal products...................... 23,051 22,249 22,939 3.6 -3.0 -1.5 23,212 24,167 21,552 28,901 90,395 111,606 -19.0

 Machinery............................................. 20,847 20,730 22,364 0.6 -7.3 6.4 21,862 23,118 20,822 34,178 86,181 126,155 -31.7

 Construction machinery....................... 959 374 1,198 156.4 -68.8 55.4 917 735 1,013 3,149 3,658 12,535 -70.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,235 1,175 1,294 5.1 -9.2 4.1 1,108 1,233 1,242 2,109 4,589 6,766 -32.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 1,255 1,169 1,906 7.4 -38.7 45.8 1,596 1,210 1,707 3,857 6,519 14,244 -54.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 466 469 601 -0.6 -22.0 11.7 459 508 503 565 2,019 2,280 -11.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,887 3,645 3,890 6.6 -6.3 23.3 3,813 3,886 2,947 4,932 13,387 16,015 -16.4

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,526 1,555 1,602 -1.9 -2.9 0.4 1,418 1,623 1,524 2,787 6,173 10,275 -39.9

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 2,446 3,144 2,749 -22.2 14.4 -5.3 2,608 3,357 2,724 4,049 11,333 15,574 -27.2

 Material handling equipment............... 1,513 1,363 1,199 11.0 13.7 -6.4 1,393 1,544 1,349 2,302 5,522 11,087 -50.2

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 24,383 25,060 24,687 -2.7 1.5 7.3 21,316 29,178 22,751 23,812 93,016 106,326 -12.5

 Computers........................................ 2,222 2,392 2,721 -7.1 -12.1 16.1 2,047 2,511 2,441 2,630 9,229 12,306 -25.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,889 4,099 3,803 -5.1 7.8 7.0 3,406 4,779 3,769 4,601 14,702 19,822 -25.8

 Defense communications equipment... 1,094 564 958 94.0 -41.1 -24.9 914 1,002 808 549 3,841 2,757 39.3

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 3,234 3,298 3,190 -1.9 3.4 -0.8 2,934 3,542 3,026 3,665 12,414 16,205 -23.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 914 1,024 701 -10.7 46.1 17.4 752 1,169 588 949 3,278 4,066 -19.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,881 2,948 3,000 -2.3 -1.7 23.3 2,649 3,581 3,368 2,274 11,579 11,275 2.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 7,343 7,819 7,556 -6.1 3.5 8.8 6,465 9,084 6,532 6,522 28,116 27,923 0.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,253 8,182 8,174 0.9 0.1 -2.1 8,171 8,356 7,936 10,987 32,476 42,767 -24.1

 Electric lighting equipment................... 785 1,003 962 -21.7 4.3 3.8 783 1,114 972 1,144 3,734 4,298 -13.1

 Household appliances.......................... 1,805 1,766 1,719 2.2 2.7 -1.2 1,789 1,763 1,543 1,961 6,586 7,483 -12.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,592 2,346 2,368 10.5 -0.9 8.9 2,579 2,428 2,501 3,618 9,812 14,819 -33.8

 Transportation equipment........................ 40,571 38,347 38,396 5.8 -0.1 2.4 36,024 44,039 34,313 51,824 149,104 238,517 -37.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 13,330 13,038 13,089 2.2 -0.4 1.6 13,852 13,802 13,207 17,285 53,024 68,605 -22.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 3,757 4,034 3,751 -6.9 7.5 -31.5 1,002 5,465 1,084 9,351 11,592 51,404 -77.4

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 5,421 5,355 5,024 1.2 6.6 30.6 4,650 6,566 4,678 3,606 19,889 17,835 11.5

 Ships and boats................................. 1,871 1,139 1,444 64.3 -21.1 102.8 1,489 1,197 1,412 1,784 5,607 10,392 -46.0

 Furniture and related products................. 5,196 5,418 5,379 -4.1 0.7 -0.8 5,230 5,613 5,190 6,643 21,014 26,119 -19.5

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 183,499 183,656 186,648 -0.1 -1.6 -0.2 182,028 184,254 171,935 233,532 712,233 878,577 -18.9

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

 New orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

2

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

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

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

calculated. Further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations are contained in our most recent annual benchmark publication,

Current Industrial Reports: M3-3(07), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 2004-2007."

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

2009p 2009r 2009 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 09/08

All manufacturing industries 1................... 748,743 757,692 770,939 -1.2 -1.7 -1.7 757,185 768,317 778,409 815,034 -7.1

 Excluding transportation 1................... 309,870 314,081 320,624 -1.3 -2.0 -2.1 314,149 317,554 321,686 356,972 -12.0

 Excluding defense 1............................. 590,317 599,663 611,916 -1.6 -2.0 -1.9 595,136 605,197 616,551 659,421 -9.7

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 748,743 757,692 770,939 -1.2 -1.7 -1.7 757,185 768,317 778,409 815,034 -7.1

 Primary metals........................................ 13,927 14,765 16,235 -5.7 -9.1 -7.7 14,386 15,131 16,401 30,677 -53.1

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 6,688 7,165 8,264 -6.7 -13.3 -8.3 6,974 7,332 8,282 19,181 -63.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 5,052 5,311 5,590 -4.9 -5.0 -5.5 5,203 5,473 5,672 8,409 -38.1

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,187 2,289 2,381 -4.5 -3.9 -10.6 2,209 2,326 2,447 3,087 -28.4

 Fabricated metal products...................... 51,468 52,366 54,572 -1.7 -4.0 -3.6 52,509 53,094 54,057 63,749 -17.6

 Machinery............................................. 88,642 90,503 93,483 -2.1 -3.2 -2.3 89,667 91,227 93,814 100,165 -10.5

 Construction machinery....................... 9,299 9,853 11,111 -5.6 -11.3 -5.3 9,613 10,220 11,212 14,130 -32.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 6,111 6,278 6,552 -2.7 -4.2 -4.0 6,021 6,213 6,528 5,739 4.9

 Industrial machinery............................ 11,482 12,523 13,508 -8.3 -7.3 -2.4 11,798 12,608 13,676 16,880 -30.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,802 1,836 1,864 -1.9 -1.5 -2.0 1,837 1,869 1,882 1,712 7.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 17,927 17,313 16,893 3.5 2.5 3.7 17,759 16,964 16,471 13,848 28.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,798 7,072 7,327 -3.9 -3.5 -5.0 6,889 7,135 7,425 8,425 -18.2

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 13,793 13,949 14,058 -1.1 -0.8 -2.7 13,982 14,171 14,211 14,485 -3.5

 Material handling equipment............... 8,016 8,114 8,284 -1.2 -2.1 -4.9 8,186 8,334 8,491 10,371 -21.1

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 123,434 123,516 123,181 -0.1 0.3 -0.2 125,003 125,320 124,439 124,589 0.3

 Computers......................................... 3,306 3,610 3,689 -8.4 -2.1 0.1 3,306 3,610 3,689 3,406 -2.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 28,105 28,191 28,211 -0.3 -0.1 -0.7 28,691 28,473 28,535 29,943 -4.2

 Defense communications equipment... 9,130 8,782 8,887 4.0 -1.2 2.0 9,247 9,054 8,785 7,870 17.5

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 9,891 9,896 9,907 -0.1 -0.1 -1.6 9,907 9,912 10,028 10,814 -8.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 8,570 8,493 8,359 0.9 1.6 -2.7 8,606 8,634 8,477 6,788 26.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 37,278 37,132 36,919 0.4 0.6 0.8 38,074 38,164 37,508 37,935 0.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 27,154 27,412 27,209 -0.9 0.7 -0.2 27,172 27,473 27,417 27,833 -2.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 20,761 21,195 21,499 -2.0 -1.4 -2.6 20,953 21,251 21,773 24,554 -14.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,952 2,127 2,103 -8.2 1.1 -0.9 1,983 2,118 2,056 2,648 -25.1

 Household appliances.......................... 464 441 421 5.2 4.8 -0.2 461 450 500 775 -40.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 13,394 13,503 13,822 -0.8 -2.3 -2.9 13,436 13,419 13,912 15,599 -13.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 438,873 443,611 450,315 -1.1 -1.5 -1.3 443,036 450,763 456,723 458,062 -3.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 14,956 15,102 15,182 -1.0 -0.5 -0.8 15,147 15,161 15,625 17,934 -15.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 287,836 291,916 295,845 -1.4 -1.3 -1.4 289,341 295,424 299,489 299,819 -3.5

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 47,588 47,453 47,625 0.3 -0.4 -0.3 48,714 49,032 48,517 44,901 8.5

 Ships and boats................................. 20,189 20,432 21,056 -1.2 -3.0 -3.1 20,757 21,374 22,068 21,054 -1.4

 Furniture and related products................. 6,405 6,393 6,263 0.2 2.1 -0.9 6,398 6,188 5,811 7,355 -13.0

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

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

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.
 5

Table 4. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

2009p 2009r 2009 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 09/08

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 517,590 522,662 528,920 -1.0 -1.2 -1.3 517,715 520,429 530,825 548,589 -5.6

 Excluding transportation ...................... 423,924 429,454 434,772 -1.3 -1.2 -1.5 423,492 427,740 436,133 462,301 -8.4

 Excluding defense ............................. 491,304 496,652 503,155 -1.1 -1.3 -1.3 491,327 494,449 505,061 523,962 -6.2

 With unfilled orders ............................. 262,724 264,930 269,993 -0.8 -1.9 -1.4 263,341 263,318 271,625 264,796 -0.5

 Durable goods industries ........................ 326,482 329,460 335,164 -0.9 -1.7 -1.3 327,126 327,943 337,834 331,151 -1.2

 Wood products................................. ....... 10,326 10,401 10,189 -0.7 2.1 -1.3 10,149 10,525 10,398 10,201 -0.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,508 11,630 11,776 -1.0 -1.2 -1.2 11,784 11,910 12,041 12,321 -4.4

 Primary metals............................ ............ 28,026 29,012 30,179 -3.4 -3.9 -3.6 27,734 28,561 29,927 32,339 -14.2

 Iron and steel mills............................... 16,292 16,985 17,733 -4.1 -4.2 -3.8 16,012 16,633 17,565 17,471 -8.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,202 9,473 9,811 -2.9 -3.4 -3.3 9,218 9,357 9,663 12,271 -24.9

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,532 2,554 2,635 -0.9 -3.1 -3.1 2,504 2,571 2,699 2,597 -3.6

 Fabricated metal products......................... 40,464 41,408 42,659 -2.3 -2.9 -1.9 40,600 41,566 43,008 43,363 -6.4

 Machinery.............................................. 52,526 53,161 54,440 -1.2 -2.3 -1.5 52,811 53,622 55,390 53,942 -2.1

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,222 3,357 3,425 -4.0 -2.0 -1.6 3,286 3,707 3,830 3,091 6.3

 Construction machinery........................ 5,357 5,351 5,760 0.1 -7.1 1.8 5,458 5,454 5,843 5,575 -2.1

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 4,795 4,777 4,839 0.4 -1.3 0.9 4,841 4,784 4,864 4,320 12.1

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,578 6,706 6,783 -1.9 -1.1 -1.0 6,510 6,739 6,839 6,698 -2.8

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,481 1,510 1,442 -1.9 4.7 1.8 1,495 1,485 1,442 1,272 17.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,184 4,246 4,409 -1.5 -3.7 -4.4 4,326 4,297 4,493 5,051 -14.4

 Metalworking machinery....................... 5,127 5,162 5,259 -0.7 -1.8 -1.7 5,084 5,095 5,229 5,171 -1.7

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 5,790 5,779 5,987 0.2 -3.5 -8.9 5,722 5,643 6,032 5,964 -4.1

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,047 3,140 3,200 -3.0 -1.9 -1.4 3,063 3,141 3,235 3,420 -10.4

 Computers and electronic products ......... 46,144 46,298 46,994 -0.3 -1.5 -0.5 45,989 45,127 47,448 46,280 -0.6

 Computers......................................... 1,264 1,242 1,243 1.8 -0.1 6.2 1,186 1,219 1,236 1,365 -13.1

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,328 1,359 1,396 -2.3 -2.7 -3.5 1,377 1,265 1,424 1,710 -19.5

 Other peripheral equipment................... 2,090 2,093 2,061 -0.1 1.6 -1.1 2,103 1,990 2,084 2,074 1.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 8,361 8,374 8,467 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 8,361 8,118 8,683 8,426 -0.8

 Defense communications equipment...... 1,967 1,921 1,840 2.4 4.4 1.1 1,967 1,921 1,840 1,468 34.0

 Audio and video equipment.................. 794 773 811 2.7 -4.7 -6.2 690 674 773 843 -18.1

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

 Electronic components.......................... 6,292 6,315 6,445 -0.4 -2.0 -0.8 6,311 6,131 6,476 6,623 -4.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 4,902 4,851 5,011 1.1 -3.2 -0.1 4,856 4,753 4,962 4,757 2.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,532 3,603 3,585 -2.0 0.5 0.5 3,570 3,581 3,617 3,440 3.8

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,903 10,884 10,933 0.2 -0.4 -1.0 10,895 10,705 11,143 10,486 3.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 13,511 13,687 13,854 -1.3 -1.2 -2.7 13,682 13,725 14,094 15,602 -12.3

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,582 1,593 1,642 -0.7 -3.0 -2.4 1,612 1,583 1,661 1,833 -12.1

 Household appliances.......................... 2,039 2,017 1,994 1.1 1.2 0.6 2,116 2,005 2,048 2,057 2.9

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,462 4,589 4,633 -2.8 -0.9 -3.0 4,457 4,606 4,754 5,324 -16.3

 Batteries............................................ 701 712 725 -1.5 -1.8 -3.2 716 719 705 821 -12.8

 Transportation equipment......................... 93,666 93,208 94,148 0.5 -1.0 -0.5 94,223 92,689 94,692 86,288 9.2

 Automobiles....................................... 2,018 2,046 2,056 -1.4 -0.5 -1.2 1,976 1,980 2,124 2,397 -17.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 1,893 1,917 2,009 -1.3 -4.6 -6.9 1,932 1,864 1,928 3,009 -35.8

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,493 1,513 1,620 -1.3 -6.6 0.3 1,461 1,489 1,588 1,516 -3.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 14,074 14,307 14,770 -1.6 -3.1 -2.3 14,186 14,337 14,965 17,110 -17.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 47,079 46,655 46,994 0.9 -0.7 0.7 47,361 46,393 47,291 36,561 29.5

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 15,544 15,205 14,988 2.2 1.4 -2.6 15,571 15,126 14,914 14,012 11.1

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,878 2,979 2,975 -3.4 0.1 2.3 2,897 3,078 3,054 3,142 -7.8

 Furniture and related products................. 6,914 7,071 7,251 -2.2 -2.5 -3.5 6,854 6,951 7,112 7,893 -13.2

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 23,397 23,584 23,674 -0.8 -0.4 -0.6 23,300 23,267 23,724 22,922 1.6

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 191,108 193,202 193,756 -1.1 -0.3 -1.2 190,589 192,486 192,991 217,438 -12.3

 Food products........................................ 35,956 35,972 35,885 0.0 0.2 -1.3 35,009 35,163 35,736 36,650 -4.5

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,327 4,242 4,237 2.0 0.1 -5.4 4,241 4,173 4,303 4,968 -14.6

 Dairy products.................................... 4,443 4,486 4,460 -1.0 0.6 -0.6 4,566 4,454 4,421 4,576 -0.2

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 7,106 7,060 7,079 0.7 -0.3 -2.6 7,050 7,007 7,025 7,525 -6.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,561 15,519 15,366 0.3 1.0 1.6 15,673 15,741 15,667 15,222 3.0

 Beverages......................................... 11,576 11,523 11,459 0.5 0.6 1.6 11,640 11,635 11,564 11,371 2.4

 Tobacco............................................ 3,985 3,996 3,907 -0.3 2.3 1.6 4,033 4,106 4,103 3,851 4.7

 Textile mills............................................ 3,419 3,397 3,436 0.6 -1.1 -2.6 3,398 3,367 3,485 3,709 -8.4

 Textile products...................................... 2,821 2,875 2,908 -1.9 -1.1 -2.6 2,797 2,832 2,904 3,324 -15.9

 Apparel................................................. 3,979 4,055 4,141 -1.9 -2.1 -1.5 3,880 3,896 4,064 4,367 -11.2

 Leather and allied products...................... 1,072 1,099 1,080 -2.5 1.8 0.2 1,052 1,081 1,088 1,012 4.0

 Paper products....................................... 14,013 14,261 14,714 -1.7 -3.1 -0.7 14,111 14,422 14,843 15,492 -8.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 6,053 6,184 6,336 -2.1 -2.4 -1.6 6,105 6,295 6,386 6,790 -10.1

 Paperboard containers......................... 3,953 3,982 4,234 -0.7 -6.0 0.6 3,975 4,018 4,323 4,294 -7.4

 Printing.................................................. 6,132 6,264 6,543 -2.1 -4.3 -1.0 6,024 6,160 6,325 6,752 -10.8

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 24,097 24,662 24,192 -2.3 1.9 -2.0 24,352 24,229 22,522 40,046 -39.2

 Petroleum refineries............................. 21,726 22,191 21,691 -2.1 2.3 -1.7 21,950 21,743 20,018 37,682 -41.7

 Chemical products..................................... 64,498 65,385 65,207 -1.4 0.3 -1.1 64,589 65,622 65,694 68,218 -5.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,335 3,327 3,200 0.2 4.0 -0.8 3,451 3,719 3,652 3,255 6.0

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 25,266 25,221 24,899 0.2 1.3 -1.2 25,136 25,001 24,697 23,593 6.5

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,998 3,031 3,081 -1.1 -1.6 -1.0 3,052 3,114 3,164 3,281 -7.0

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 19,560 19,713 20,284 -0.8 -2.8 -2.6 19,704 19,973 20,663 22,646 -13.0

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1 Inventories for semiconductor industry data are included in computers and electronic products and total durable goods industries, but are not shown separately. 

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

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

 Topical Series 1

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted2

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 357,270 358,073 364,479 -0.2 -1.8 -0.5 353,067 370,878 336,200 447,052 1,392,541 1,716,442 -18.9

 Construction materials and supplies...... 37,698 37,674 39,282 0.1 -4.1 1.0 37,540 37,980 34,698 44,572 143,640 166,991 -14.0

 Information technology......................... 24,244 24,362 24,721 -0.5 -1.5 1.3 21,736 27,623 21,954 24,350 91,695 103,005 -11.0

 Computers and related products .......... 4,356 4,395 4,523 -0.9 -2.8 1.5 3,655 5,127 3,820 4,249 16,373 20,012 -18.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 25,253 24,545 24,755 2.9 -0.8 -1.5 25,092 26,787 24,301 34,255 99,009 143,575 -31.0

 Capital goods...................................... 66,917 68,085 68,854 -1.7 -1.1 -0.6 64,159 75,330 63,584 74,670 262,575 297,466 -11.7

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 56,648 58,067 58,602 -2.4 -0.9 -3.3 54,173 64,464 53,436 65,825 224,303 263,436 -14.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 52,410 53,780 54,684 -2.5 -1.7 -0.2 50,344 59,215 49,941 61,648 208,313 246,320 -15.4

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 10,269 10,018 10,252 2.5 -2.3 17.7 9,986 10,866 10,148 8,845 38,272 34,030 12.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 141,730 141,046 142,683 0.5 -1.1 -1.4 138,885 141,191 132,721 183,419 546,909 700,032 -21.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 23,258 22,819 23,164 1.9 -1.5 -1.7 22,589 24,569 21,944 30,498 89,764 127,122 -29.4

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 118,472 118,227 119,519 0.2 -1.1 -1.3 116,296 116,622 110,777 152,921 457,145 572,910 -20.2

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 344,440 341,935 348,460 0.7 -1.9 0.7 336,624 358,386 321,011 444,663 1,335,905 1,737,439 -23.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 37,243 36,245 38,374 2.8 -5.5 1.9 37,671 37,387 33,798 46,360 141,321 170,457 -17.1

 Information technology......................... 23,960 24,651 24,513 -2.8 0.6 6.0 21,201 28,566 22,558 24,175 92,456 105,600 -12.4

 Computers and related products .......... 4,052 4,316 4,526 -6.1 -4.6 11.7 3,351 5,048 3,823 4,131 15,589 19,701 -20.9

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 25,107 24,465 24,636 2.6 -0.7 -0.4 25,078 26,323 24,307 34,228 98,507 142,944 -31.1

 Capital goods...................................... 59,794 59,150 60,745 1.1 -2.6 8.5 54,404 68,426 54,598 77,200 229,541 331,065 -30.7

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 49,004 50,424 50,931 -2.8 -1.0 4.7 45,263 56,899 45,042 70,752 191,483 294,192 -34.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 48,813 49,989 50,716 -2.4 -1.4 4.1 47,302 55,878 47,809 64,706 196,563 259,403 -24.2

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 10,790 8,726 9,814 23.7 -11.1 33.1 9,141 11,527 9,556 6,448 38,058 36,873 3.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 141,654 141,125 142,268 0.4 -0.8 -1.5 138,836 141,235 132,360 183,564 546,593 699,967 -21.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 23,182 22,898 22,749 1.2 0.7 -2.7 22,540 24,613 21,583 30,643 89,448 127,057 -29.6

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 118,472 118,227 119,519 0.2 -1.1 -1.3 116,296 116,622 110,777 152,921 457,145 572,910 -20.2

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 748,743 757,692 770,939 -1.2 -1.7 -1.7 757,185 768,317 778,409 815,034 (X) (X) -7.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 47,738 48,193 49,622 -0.9 -2.9 -1.8 48,065 47,934 48,527 54,034 (X) (X) -11.0

 Information technology......................... 120,296 120,580 120,291 -0.2 0.2 -0.2 122,006 122,541 121,598 121,019 (X) (X) 0.8

 Computers and related products .......... 3,306 3,610 3,689 -8.4 -2.1 0.1 3,306 3,610 3,689 3,406 (X) (X) -2.9

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 14,956 15,102 15,182 -1.0 -0.5 -0.8 15,147 15,161 15,625 17,934 (X) (X) -15.5

 Capital goods...................................... 574,561 581,684 590,619 -1.2 -1.5 -1.4 580,901 590,656 597,560 609,056 (X) (X) -4.6

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................432,200 439,844 447,487 -1.7 -1.7 -1.7 435,450 444,360 451,925 469,571 (X) (X) -7.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 179,153 182,750 186,541 -2.0 -2.0 -2.1 181,432 184,474 187,811 201,867 (X) (X) -10.1

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 142,361 141,840 143,132 0.4 -0.9 -0.3 145,451 146,296 145,635 139,485 (X) (X) 4.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 7,620 7,696 7,617 -1.0 1.0 -5.2 7,681 7,730 7,686 9,099 (X) (X) -15.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 7,620 7,696 7,617 -1.0 1.0 -5.2 7,681 7,730 7,686 9,099 (X) (X) -15.6 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 517,590 522,662 528,920 -1.0 -1.2 -1.3 517,715 520,429 530,825 548,589 (X) (X) -5.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 55,551 56,703 57,813 -2.0 -1.9 -2.3 55,843 57,228 58,688 60,247 (X) (X) -7.3

 Information technology......................... 41,747 41,792 42,067 -0.1 -0.7 -0.7 41,663 40,901 42,528 41,843 (X) (X) -0.4

 Computers and related products .......... 4,682 4,694 4,700 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 4,666 4,474 4,744 5,149 (X) (X) -9.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 19,478 19,783 20,455 -1.5 -3.3 -2.5 19,555 19,670 20,605 24,032 (X) (X) -18.6

 Capital goods...................................... 163,124 163,184 165,035 0.0 -1.1 -0.5 163,524 162,465 166,594 154,692 (X) (X) 5.7

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................142,827 143,109 145,131 -0.2 -1.4 -0.4 143,152 142,341 146,617 135,245 (X) (X) 5.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 105,237 106,048 107,760 -0.8 -1.6 -0.9 105,392 105,367 108,995 107,162 (X) (X) -1.7

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 20,297 20,075 19,904 1.1 0.9 -1.6 20,372 20,124 19,977 19,447 (X) (X) 4.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 143,770 144,940 144,693 -0.8 0.2 -1.3 142,699 143,106 143,123 162,842 (X) (X) -12.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 26,142 26,465 26,934 -1.2 -1.7 -2.6 25,936 26,049 27,154 28,573 (X) (X) -9.2

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 117,628 118,475 117,759 -0.7 0.6 -1.0 116,763 117,057 115,969 134,269 (X) (X) -13.0

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable.

1

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

2

 Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

3

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

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

equipment; pumps and compressors; material handling equipment; all other machinery; electronic computers; computer storage devices; other computer peripheral

equipment; communications equipment; search and navigation equipment; electromedical, measuring, and control instruments; electrical equipment; other electrical 

equipment, appliances, and components; heavy duty trucks; aircraft; railroad rolling stock; ships and boats; office and institutional furniture; and medical equipment

and supplies.

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS

UNFILLED ORDERS

TOTAL INVENTORIES
 7

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

2009p 2009r 2009 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 09/08

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 174,823 177,617 180,649 -1.6 -1.7 -1.1 173,812 176,331 180,634 187,111 -7.1

 Durable goods industries........................ 110,855 112,672 114,946 -1.6 -2.0 -0.8 109,970 111,501 115,127 111,752 -1.6

 Wood products................................... 4,478 4,463 4,297 0.3 3.9 0.3 4,092 4,298 4,348 3,829 6.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,683 4,675 4,727 0.2 -1.1 0.7 4,684 4,691 4,741 4,967 -5.7

 Primary metals.................................... 13,462 13,756 14,195 -2.1 -3.1 -2.3 13,088 13,305 13,991 11,874 10.2

 Fabricated metal products..................... 15,105 15,635 16,202 -3.4 -3.5 -2.4 15,081 15,674 16,305 15,875 -5.0

 Machinery.......................................... 20,681 21,128 21,564 -2.1 -2.0 -0.5 20,752 21,056 21,635 20,385 1.8

 Computers and electronic products ...... 15,007 15,083 15,426 -0.5 -2.2 0.7 14,783 14,806 15,472 15,472 -4.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,322 5,477 5,519 -2.8 -0.8 -5.0 5,361 5,492 5,618 6,284 -14.7

 Transportation equipment..................... 21,132 21,373 21,842 -1.1 -2.1 0.9 21,148 21,214 21,875 21,777 -2.9

 Furniture and related products............... 3,318 3,335 3,445 -0.5 -3.2 -4.0 3,306 3,316 3,412 3,786 -12.7

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,667 7,747 7,729 -1.0 0.2 -0.1 7,675 7,649 7,730 7,503 2.3

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 63,968 64,945 65,703 -1.5 -1.2 -1.6 63,842 64,830 65,507 75,359 -15.3

 Food products.................................... 13,340 13,181 13,019 1.2 1.2 -2.5 13,285 13,105 13,111 13,936 -4.7

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,523 4,475 4,445 1.1 0.7 2.4 4,532 4,518 4,583 4,438 2.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,011 999 1,017 1.2 -1.8 -4.1 1,010 989 1,023 1,192 -15.3

 Textile products.................................. 1,082 1,094 1,120 -1.1 -2.3 -0.2 1,071 1,080 1,107 1,311 -18.3

 Apparel............................................. 984 1,001 1,017 -1.7 -1.6 -1.5 981 991 1,018 1,079 -9.1

 Leather and allied products................... 383 402 405 -4.7 -0.7 2.5 380 396 406 382 -0.5

 Paper products.................................... 6,886 6,919 7,180 -0.5 -3.6 -1.2 6,891 6,978 7,264 7,427 -7.2

 Printing ............................................. 2,821 2,861 3,082 -1.4 -7.2 0.7 2,780 2,860 2,972 3,098 -10.3

 Petroleum and coal products................ 6,722 7,450 7,184 -9.8 3.7 -1.6 6,857 7,327 6,641 12,917 -46.9

 Chemical products................................ 18,458 18,715 19,122 -1.4 -2.1 -1.6 18,393 18,773 19,220 20,809 -11.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 7,758 7,848 8,112 -1.1 -3.3 -3.1 7,662 7,813 8,162 8,770 -12.6

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 162,976 162,885 164,249 0.1 -0.8 -1.3 163,634 162,218 164,860 161,542 1.3

 Durable goods industries........................ 125,744 125,765 127,664 0.0 -1.5 -1.4 126,482 125,133 128,515 120,893 4.6

 Wood products................................... 1,708 1,744 1,768 -2.1 -1.4 -2.6 1,727 1,759 1,773 1,953 -11.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,383 1,390 1,374 -0.5 1.2 -3.9 1,459 1,460 1,431 1,399 4.3

 Primary metals.................................... 7,397 7,781 8,239 -4.9 -5.6 -4.5 7,399 7,675 8,104 10,457 -29.2

 Fabricated metal products..................... 12,384 12,459 12,783 -0.6 -2.5 -3.0 12,322 12,323 12,803 13,132 -6.2

 Machinery.......................................... 14,577 14,814 15,380 -1.6 -3.7 -2.5 14,639 14,886 15,455 14,790 -1.0

 Computers and electronic products ...... 21,761 21,781 21,846 -0.1 -0.3 -0.5 21,864 21,175 22,059 20,898 4.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 2,762 2,787 2,846 -0.9 -2.1 -2.0 2,796 2,787 2,863 3,230 -13.4

 Transportation equipment..................... 59,273 58,371 58,759 1.5 -0.7 -0.6 59,770 58,469 59,368 50,276 18.9

 Furniture and related products............... 1,202 1,280 1,245 -6.1 2.8 -3.1 1,198 1,273 1,233 1,313 -8.8

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,297 3,358 3,424 -1.8 -1.9 -0.2 3,308 3,326 3,426 3,445 -4.0

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 37,232 37,120 36,585 0.3 1.5 -0.8 37,152 37,085 36,345 40,649 -8.6

 Food products.................................... 2,263 2,337 2,207 -3.2 5.9 -1.4 2,127 2,310 2,247 2,337 -9.0

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,458 4,448 4,386 0.2 1.4 2.6 4,400 4,504 4,561 4,179 5.3

 Textiles.............................................. 735 753 750 -2.4 0.4 -2.6 721 740 748 886 -18.6

 Textile products.................................. 336 345 364 -2.6 -5.2 -1.4 336 341 364 420 -20.0

 Apparel............................................. 557 573 591 -2.8 -3.0 -0.7 559 553 576 668 -16.3

 Leather and allied products................... 86 91 88 -5.5 3.4 -8.3 88 94 91 90 -2.2

 Paper products.................................... 1,332 1,357 1,377 -1.8 -1.5 -0.4 1,329 1,363 1,364 1,474 -9.8

 Printing ............................................. 1,556 1,582 1,578 -1.6 0.3 -3.5 1,499 1,519 1,534 1,674 -10.5

 Petroleum and coal products................ 7,207 6,893 6,677 4.6 3.2 -5.7 7,493 7,124 6,410 12,432 -39.7

 Chemical products................................ 16,399 16,476 16,218 -0.5 1.6 0.9 16,281 16,223 16,036 13,945 16.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,303 2,265 2,349 1.7 -3.6 -1.0 2,319 2,314 2,414 2,544 -8.8

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 179,791 182,160 184,022 -1.3 -1.0 -1.5 180,269 181,880 185,331 199,936 -9.8

 Durable goods industries........................ 89,883 91,023 92,554 -1.3 -1.7 -1.9 90,674 91,309 94,192 98,506 -8.0

 Wood products................................... 4,140 4,194 4,124 -1.3 1.7 -2.2 4,330 4,468 4,277 4,419 -2.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,442 5,565 5,675 -2.2 -1.9 -2.1 5,641 5,759 5,869 5,955 -5.3

 Primary metals.................................... 7,167 7,475 7,745 -4.1 -3.5 -4.9 7,247 7,581 7,832 10,008 -27.6

 Fabricated metal products..................... 12,975 13,314 13,674 -2.5 -2.6 -0.2 13,197 13,569 13,900 14,356 -8.1

 Machinery.......................................... 17,268 17,219 17,496 0.3 -1.6 -1.9 17,420 17,680 18,300 18,767 -7.2

 Computers and electronic products ...... 9,376 9,434 9,722 -0.6 -3.0 -2.2 9,342 9,146 9,917 9,910 -5.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,427 5,423 5,489 0.1 -1.2 -0.7 5,525 5,446 5,613 6,088 -9.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 13,261 13,464 13,547 -1.5 -0.6 -2.3 13,305 13,006 13,449 14,235 -6.5

 Furniture and related products............... 2,394 2,456 2,561 -2.5 -4.1 -2.9 2,350 2,362 2,467 2,794 -15.9

 Miscellaneous products........................ 12,433 12,479 12,521 -0.4 -0.3 -1.1 12,317 12,292 12,568 11,974 2.9

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 89,908 91,137 91,468 -1.3 -0.4 -1.1 89,595 90,571 91,139 101,430 -11.7

 Food products.................................... 20,353 20,454 20,659 -0.5 -1.0 -0.4 19,597 19,748 20,378 20,377 -3.8

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 6,580 6,596 6,535 -0.2 0.9 0.4 6,741 6,719 6,523 6,605 2.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,673 1,645 1,669 1.7 -1.4 -1.7 1,667 1,638 1,714 1,631 2.2

 Textile products.................................. 1,403 1,436 1,424 -2.3 0.8 -4.7 1,390 1,411 1,433 1,593 -12.7

 Apparel............................................. 2,438 2,481 2,533 -1.7 -2.1 -1.7 2,340 2,352 2,470 2,620 -10.7

 Leather and allied products................... 603 606 587 -0.5 3.2 0.0 584 591 591 540 8.1

 Paper products.................................... 5,795 5,985 6,157 -3.2 -2.8 -0.2 5,891 6,081 6,215 6,591 -10.6

 Printing ............................................. 1,755 1,821 1,883 -3.6 -3.3 -1.4 1,745 1,781 1,819 1,980 -11.9

 Petroleum and coal products................ 10,168 10,319 10,331 -1.5 -0.1 0.3 10,002 9,778 9,471 14,697 -31.9

 Chemical products................................ 29,641 30,194 29,867 -1.8 1.1 -1.8 29,915 30,626 30,438 33,464 -10.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,499 9,600 9,823 -1.1 -2.3 -2.6 9,723 9,846 10,087 11,332 -14.2

p

 Preliminary r Revised

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Apr Mar Feb Jan Apr Mar Feb Jan

2009p 2009r 2009 2009 2009p 2009r 2009 2009

 All manufacturing industries2

...................... 1.45 1.46 1.45 1.46 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.88 1.89 1.88 1.89 6.01 5.98 5.98 6.07

 Wood products.............................................. 1.38 1.45 1.36 1.38 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.57 1.57 1.53 1.52 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 2.23 2.21 2.13 2.14 1.11 1.13 1.15 1.21

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.69 1.69 1.71 1.73 2.23 2.22 2.26 2.33

 Machinery..................................................... 2.31 2.24 2.22 2.22 4.44 4.36 4.36 4.41

 Computers and electronic products 2

................ 1.63 1.68 1.69 1.66 5.70 5.66 5.57 5.60

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.56 1.61 1.59 1.63 2.61 2.70 2.68 2.75

 Transportation equipment.............................. 2.07 2.07 2.11 2.12 13.09 13.19 13.65 13.96

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.33 1.34 1.33 1.40 1.41 1.38 1.32 1.35

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.92 1.95 1.93 1.95 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 1.04 1.05 1.04 1.05 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.35 1.41 1.33 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.54 1.54 1.55 1.55 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.55 1.60 1.57 1.57 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.81 1.85 1.77 1.78 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.56 2.63 2.57 2.53 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.08 1.10 1.11 1.12 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.80 0.82 0.86 0.85 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

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

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.39 (X) (X) (X) (X)

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable

1

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Apr2 Apr2 Apr2 Apr2

Industry 2008- 2008- 2008- 2008-

Apr1 Mar Apr1 Mar Apr1 Mar Apr1 Mar

2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009

 All manufacturing industries.......... (X) 0.5 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.2 (X) 0.2

Durable goods industries....................... -0.2 0.5 -0.2 1.3 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.1

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

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

 Primary metals.................................... -0.2 0.9 -0.2 2.1 -0.1 0.9 -0.1 0.4

 Fabricated metal products................... -0.2 0.6 -0.2 1.5 0.0 0.5 -0.4 0.4

 Machinery.......................................... -1.1 0.8 -2.1 2.8 -0.3 0.5 -0.3 0.3

 Computers and electronic products ..... 0.1 0.9 0.0 1.2 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.5 0.7 0.6 2.7 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.5

 Transportation equipment................... 0.0 0.5 0.4 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.8 (X) 1.2 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.4

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.7 (X) 0.9 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.3

Nondurable goods industries.................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textiles............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Textile products................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.0

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.0

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.1

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Plastics and rubber products............... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

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

end-of-month order backlog (unfilled orders), end-of-month total inventory (at current cost or market value), and 

inventories by stage of fabrication (materials and supplies, work-in-process, and finished goods). The M3 includes 

approximately 4,300 reporting units. Units may be divisions of diversified large companies, large homogenous 

companies, or single-unit manufacturers in 89 industry categories. Due to the small monthly sample, these 89 

categories have been combined into 59 publication levels. The survey methodology assumes that the month-tomonth changes of the total operations of those companies in the monthly survey effectively represent the month-tomonth movements of all establishments that make up the category. The current coverage levels in the survey show 

that reported data in the monthly survey represent approximately 61 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-tomonth movement of all companies is another potential source. Any corrections in the data will be released in the 

next month’s advance report. Any revisions made later than two months will be reflected in the annual benchmark 

publication. 

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