FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2007, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (06)-11 

CB07-04 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

November 2006

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in November, up 

two of the last three months, increased $3.4 billion or 0.9 

percent to $394.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 4.5 percent October 

decrease. 

 Shipments, up three of the last four months, increased 

$0.4 billion or 0.1 percent to $390.0 billion. This 

followed a 0.1 percent October increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up eighteen of the last nineteen 

months, increased $11.3 billion or 1.7 percent to $678.6 

billion. This was at the highest level since the series was 

first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.4 

percent October increase. The unfilled orders-toshipments ratio was 4.64, up from 4.58 in October. 

 Inventories, up thirteen of the last fourteen months, 

increased $1.1 billion or 0.2 percent to $481.9 billion. 

This followed a 0.3 percent October increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.24, up from 1.23 in 

October. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

November, up three of the last four months, increased 

$3.3 billion or 1.6 percent to $213.8 billion, revised from 

the previously published 1.9 percent increase. This 

followed an 8.1 percent October decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, up three of the last four 

months, had the largest increase, $5.0 billion or 8.2 

percent to $65.5 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased slightly to $180.5 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in 

November, up three of the last four months, increased 

$0.3 billion or 0.2 percent to $209.5 billion, revised from 

the previously published 0.1 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.2 percent October increase. 

 

 Computers and electronic products, up four of the last 

five months, had the largest increase, $0.9 billion or 2.5 

percent to $35.7 billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

following three consecutive monthly decreases, 

increased slightly to $180.5 billion. This was due to 

petroleum and coal products, which increased $1.0 

billion or 3.1 percent to $32.0 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

November, up eighteen of the last nineteen months, 

increased $11.3 billion or 1.7 percent to $678.6 billion, 

unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

was at the highest level since the series began and 

followed a 1.4 percent October increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up eighteen of the last 

nineteen months, had the largest increase, $10.1 billion 

or 2.8 percent to $368.9 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

November, up ten of the last eleven months, increased 

$0.8 billion or 0.3 percent to $294.6 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published increase. This followed a 

0.8 percent October increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up eight of the last nine 

months, had the largest increase, $0.4 billion or 0.5 

percent to $68.7 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased 

$0.3 billion or 0.2 percent to $187.3 billion. This was 

led by food products, which increased $0.2 billion or 0.7 

percent to $34.5 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, November materials and 

supplies increased 0.1 percent in durable goods and 0.5 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

0.2 percent in durable goods and 0.2 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.5 percent 

in durable goods and decreased 0.1 percent in 

nondurable goods. 

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

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

The advance report on durable goods for December is scheduled for release on January 26, 2007, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the full report on 

February 2, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. EST. 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

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2006/

2006p 2006r 2006 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2005

 All manufacturing industries .................. 390,010 389,653 389,406 0.1 0.1 -4.2 384,682 398,469 404,983 382,519 4,367,968 4,155,087 5.1

 Excluding transportation ................... 334,598 334,776 335,016 -0.1 -0.1 -4.2 328,885 341,407 347,369 326,553 3,751,664 3,548,110 5.7

 Excluding defense .............................. 380,051 379,754 380,004 0.1 -0.1 -4.2 374,353 388,860 394,886 373,444 4,264,357 4,058,593 5.1

 With unfilled orders ........................... 146,320 145,817 147,679 0.3 -1.3 -1.9 142,559 146,859 155,865 135,773 1,598,351 1,470,726 8.7

 Durable goods industries ........................209,485 209,145 208,774 0.2 0.2 -2.7 205,178 213,130 220,521 199,737 2,309,880 2,173,759 6.3

 Wood products................................. ...... 7,576 7,538 7,819 0.5 -3.6 -2.5 7,156 7,882 8,299 8,644 91,470 96,781 -5.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,691 9,844 9,863 -1.6 -0.2 -0.5 9,442 10,530 10,028 9,650 110,846 103,604 7.0

 Primary metals............................ .......... 18,718 18,846 19,292 -0.7 -2.3 -3.3 17,745 19,317 19,445 15,938 207,402 179,237 15.7

 Iron and steel mills............................ 8,484 8,645 8,878 -1.9 -2.6 -3.9 8,019 8,853 8,969 7,658 96,512 89,221 8.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,624 8,592 8,784 0.4 -2.2 -3.1 8,210 8,784 8,792 6,747 92,650 72,552 27.7

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,610 1,609 1,630 0.1 -1.3 -1.7 1,516 1,680 1,684 1,533 18,240 17,464 4.4

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,365 24,484 24,600 -0.5 -0.5 -1.7 23,525 25,479 25,519 22,756 271,935 253,311 7.4

 Machinery............................................. 27,911 28,232 27,797 -1.1 1.6 -1.3 25,797 28,267 28,236 23,813 299,294 268,672 11.4

 Farm machinery................................. 1,742 1,670 1,569 4.3 6.4 -1.2 1,353 1,467 1,410 1,138 17,562 17,035 3.1

 Construction machinery..................... 3,067 2,993 2,943 2.5 1.7 -8.2 2,664 2,884 2,790 2,505 33,374 29,187 14.3

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,220 1,241 1,192 -1.7 4.1 -0.6 1,154 1,220 1,260 954 12,335 10,010 23.2

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,899 3,269 3,127 -11.3 4.5 -0.8 2,421 3,629 3,199 2,088 31,580 27,455 15.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 652 651 651 0.2 0.0 -2.4 715 697 696 754 7,047 6,748 4.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,662 3,692 3,657 -0.8 1.0 -1.0 3,503 3,522 4,020 3,079 38,479 32,691 17.7

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,797 2,898 2,756 -3.5 5.2 -0.1 2,584 3,080 2,906 2,528 30,538 27,312 11.8

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,499 3,363 3,603 4.0 -6.7 1.6 3,419 3,373 3,607 3,269 37,456 34,376 9.0

 Material handling equipment............... 2,249 2,235 2,172 0.6 2.9 0.6 2,102 2,201 2,223 1,844 23,499 20,446 14.9

 Computers and electronic products ......... 35,708 34,846 34,518 2.5 1.0 -3.4 35,265 33,804 39,250 33,031 380,890 353,849 7.6

 Computers........................................ 4,477 2,944 4,417 52.1 -33.3 -7.4 4,228 3,319 4,567 4,366 49,181 50,750 -3.1

 Computer storage devices................... 655 638 669 2.7 -4.6 -6.3 532 393 1,073 452 6,652 5,917 12.4

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,223 1,264 1,197 -3.2 5.6 -2.4 1,226 1,094 1,479 1,113 12,779 12,931 -1.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 5,333 5,302 5,408 0.6 -2.0 1.1 5,171 4,965 6,467 4,605 57,563 50,484 14.0

 Defense communications equipment... 579 549 544 5.5 0.9 -3.0 551 543 611 442 5,806 4,397 32.0

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,022 971 972 5.3 -0.1 3.6 1,346 1,169 1,030 1,227 10,187 10,144 0.4

 Semiconductors ................................. 6,994 7,659 5,930 -8.7 29.2 -12.7 7,085 7,605 6,556 6,791 75,003 69,200 8.4

 Electronic components....................... 4,981 5,074 5,085 -1.8 -0.2 1.8 5,060 4,990 5,645 4,647 53,426 47,081 13.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 906 915 931 -1.0 -1.7 -3.6 869 854 1,045 884 10,174 10,012 1.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,945 2,978 2,905 -1.1 2.5 -2.2 3,013 2,944 2,979 2,640 31,262 28,251 10.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 5,981 5,937 5,851 0.7 1.5 -0.3 5,445 5,227 7,132 5,144 62,435 57,835 8.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,866 10,070 10,014 -2.0 0.6 -3.4 9,751 10,202 10,937 9,834 110,720 102,399 8.1

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,046 1,080 1,059 -3.1 2.0 -7.8 1,032 1,082 1,154 1,038 11,665 11,081 5.3

 Household appliances........................ 2,006 2,074 2,111 -3.3 -1.8 -1.6 2,026 2,053 2,297 2,232 22,856 22,500 1.6

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,267 3,286 3,234 -0.6 1.6 -1.5 3,106 3,288 3,587 2,995 35,553 32,199 10.4

 Batteries........................................... 519 547 498 -5.1 9.8 -13.7 673 638 577 693 5,972 5,719 4.4

 Transportation equipment...................... 55,412 54,877 54,390 1.0 0.9 -4.2 55,797 57,062 57,614 55,966 616,304 606,977 1.5

 Automobiles..................................... 6,804 6,636 6,385 2.5 3.9 -7.3 6,733 7,340 6,792 6,864 76,730 78,288 -2.0

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 10,351 9,988 9,614 3.6 3.9 -8.9 10,462 11,417 10,398 11,674 125,728 135,758 -7.4

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,291 2,220 2,173 3.2 2.2 -5.1 2,136 2,400 2,234 1,927 24,197 21,727 11.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,277 18,495 18,409 -1.2 0.5 -6.6 17,946 19,865 18,994 17,846 207,114 209,485 -1.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 8,279 8,219 8,863 0.7 -7.3 8.6 8,886 7,041 9,218 9,019 85,235 66,843 27.5

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,727 3,714 3,427 0.4 8.4 -5.2 3,986 3,483 3,842 3,440 37,706 35,725 5.5

 Ships and boats................................. 1,971 2,001 2,114 -1.5 -5.3 -0.4 1,925 2,044 2,197 1,739 21,875 23,041 -5.1

 Furniture and related products................. 7,370 7,535 7,567 -2.2 -0.4 -0.9 7,319 7,611 7,672 7,525 83,556 79,596 5.0

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,868 12,873 12,914 0.0 -0.3 -0.1 13,381 12,976 13,521 12,580 137,463 129,333 6.3

 Nondurable goods industries................... 180,525 180,508 180,632 0.0 -0.1 -5.9 179,504 185,339 184,462 182,782 2,058,088 1,981,328 3.9

 Food products....................................... 44,652 44,658 44,133 0.0 1.2 -1.0 46,240 46,893 45,411 46,522 488,035 487,522 0.1

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 4,283 4,265 4,379 0.4 -2.6 4.7 4,674 4,561 4,407 4,613 47,131 47,531 -0.8

 Dairy products.................................. 5,995 6,033 5,864 -0.6 2.9 -2.1 6,179 6,057 5,915 6,456 65,785 68,256 -3.6

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 14,188 14,136 13,721 0.4 3.0 -2.3 14,348 14,542 14,042 14,633 154,465 157,357 -1.8

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 10,167 10,168 9,694 0.0 4.9 -6.6 10,067 10,133 9,797 9,649 109,810 105,262 4.3

 Beverages......................................... 6,689 6,481 6,337 3.2 2.3 -2.0 6,589 6,446 6,440 6,265 71,333 68,621 4.0

 Tobacco............................................ 3,478 3,687 3,357 -5.7 9.8 -14.3 3,478 3,687 3,357 3,384 38,477 36,641 5.0

 Textile mills........................................... 2,783 2,831 2,742 -1.7 3.2 -1.2 2,725 2,890 2,886 2,762 31,152 33,434 -6.8

 Textile products................................... 2,702 2,754 2,782 -1.9 -1.0 -1.0 2,651 2,852 2,876 2,908 31,715 31,774 -0.2

 Apparel................................................ 2,881 2,911 2,887 -1.0 0.8 0.7 3,100 3,253 2,964 3,244 32,821 31,175 5.3

 Leather and allied products..................... 483 523 507 -7.6 3.2 4.3 493 527 528 467 5,303 5,182 2.3

 Paper products...................................... 13,640 13,611 13,626 0.2 -0.1 -1.0 13,432 13,769 13,575 12,947 150,929 145,068 4.0

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,247 6,119 6,146 2.1 -0.4 0.1 6,071 6,201 6,092 5,813 67,887 65,727 3.3

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,938 3,976 3,967 -1.0 0.2 -0.7 3,867 4,074 3,914 3,673 43,051 40,867 5.3

 Printing................................................. 7,818 7,673 7,615 1.9 0.8 -0.9 8,073 8,235 8,009 7,569 83,519 82,517 1.2

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 31,986 31,021 32,470 3.1 -4.5 -17.5 30,940 31,805 34,061 33,061 404,541 370,289 9.3

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 29,432 28,325 29,761 3.9 -4.8 -18.4 28,561 28,740 30,988 30,557 374,080 344,542 8.6

 Chemical products.................................. 46,851 47,724 47,460 -1.8 0.6 -4.8 45,907 47,855 47,353 47,105 531,883 508,249 4.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 2,290 2,280 2,502 0.4 -8.9 3.2 1,629 1,658 1,962 1,634 25,028 25,925 -3.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 12,435 12,790 12,502 -2.8 2.3 -7.9 13,150 13,635 12,534 13,566 142,303 136,608 4.2

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,750 2,800 2,841 -1.8 -1.4 0.9 2,492 2,758 2,862 2,252 30,706 29,158 5.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 16,562 16,634 16,716 -0.4 -0.5 -4.1 15,876 17,127 17,002 16,548 188,380 180,856 4.2

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

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2006/

2006p 2006r 2006 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2005

All manufacturing industries 2................... 394,339 390,989 409,612 0.9 -4.5 1.7 389,150 398,177 419,865 392,237 4,388,634 4,148,593 5.8

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 328,863 330,471 333,334 -0.5 -0.9 -3.1 322,742 337,336 342,896 322,267 3,710,631 3,505,897 5.8

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 381,299 380,902 394,650 0.1 -3.5 0.8 375,646 389,116 405,317 384,040 4,277,754 4,064,415 5.2

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 157,643 154,812 173,815 1.8 -10.9 13.3 154,112 154,172 177,303 152,282 1,694,020 1,533,432 10.5

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 213,814 210,481 228,980 1.6 -8.1 8.7 209,646 212,838 235,403 209,455 2,330,546 2,167,265 7.5

 Primary metals............................ ............ 18,258 18,775 18,902 -2.8 -0.7 -3.1 17,467 18,713 18,614 17,299 207,340 181,645 14.1

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 7,975 8,444 8,390 -5.6 0.6 -4.4 7,688 8,231 8,168 8,786 95,550 90,766 5.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,742 8,824 8,907 -0.9 -0.9 -2.5 8,313 8,903 8,824 6,928 93,540 73,352 27.5

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,541 1,507 1,605 2.3 -6.1 1.0 1,466 1,579 1,622 1,585 18,250 17,527 4.1

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,378 24,248 25,064 0.5 -3.3 -2.1 22,791 24,906 25,576 22,739 277,176 259,594 6.8

 Machinery............................................. 27,979 30,719 29,582 -8.9 3.8 3.4 26,590 31,311 29,024 25,567 312,427 277,424 12.6

 Construction machinery....................... 2,968 3,702 4,193 -19.8 -11.7 39.3 3,005 3,771 3,556 3,004 35,261 31,429 12.2

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,348 1,491 1,249 -9.6 19.4 -3.5 1,315 1,490 1,220 1,022 13,984 10,927 28.0

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,955 3,467 3,092 -14.8 12.1 0.6 2,445 4,129 2,992 2,031 33,904 27,025 25.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 656 606 594 8.3 2.0 -29.3 722 668 624 726 7,228 7,167 0.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,592 4,016 4,016 -10.6 0.0 2.1 3,532 3,811 4,027 3,864 40,635 34,635 17.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,938 2,936 3,136 0.1 -6.4 3.0 2,719 3,183 3,240 2,484 31,957 28,350 12.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 3,416 3,713 3,698 -8.0 0.4 1.8 3,348 3,591 3,587 3,337 39,402 34,572 14.0

 Material handling equipment............... 2,177 2,418 1,895 -10.0 27.6 -6.6 2,063 2,264 2,195 2,288 24,006 21,903 9.6

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 29,823 27,702 30,702 7.7 -9.8 2.2 28,851 26,926 34,769 25,674 316,221 290,584 8.8

 Computers........................................ 4,596 2,996 4,551 53.4 -34.2 3.1 4,347 3,371 4,701 4,405 48,868 50,371 -3.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,215 4,917 6,248 6.1 -21.3 2.1 4,888 4,853 7,443 4,524 59,807 52,193 14.6

 Defense communications equipment... 826 365 382 126.3 -4.5 -33.9 794 436 632 168 6,090 4,873 25.0

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 4,921 5,248 5,249 -6.2 0.0 0.9 4,745 5,169 5,657 4,321 54,191 46,915 15.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 1,049 996 1,073 5.3 -7.2 3.9 988 884 1,173 878 11,652 10,587 10.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,446 3,618 3,202 -4.8 13.0 1.6 3,527 3,316 3,313 2,516 34,615 28,784 20.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 6,258 6,074 6,550 3.0 -7.3 7.9 5,719 5,540 7,602 5,350 64,958 61,022 6.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,288 10,516 10,291 -2.2 2.2 4.4 10,072 10,763 10,870 9,880 115,383 105,148 9.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,039 1,023 903 1.6 13.3 10.9 977 1,000 928 1,108 11,536 11,317 1.9

 Household appliances.......................... 2,049 2,223 1,966 -7.8 13.1 -2.8 2,092 2,224 2,099 2,198 23,199 22,828 1.6

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,555 3,496 3,595 1.7 -2.8 10.1 3,420 3,614 3,807 3,141 38,832 33,796 14.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 65,476 60,518 76,278 8.2 -20.7 30.0 66,408 60,841 76,969 69,970 678,003 642,696 5.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,264 18,720 18,755 -2.4 -0.2 -4.2 18,111 19,852 19,163 17,857 208,967 210,196 -0.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 13,801 13,694 23,801 0.8 -42.5 198.2 14,645 11,404 23,135 23,520 136,753 111,572 22.6

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 5,342 3,720 2,987 43.6 24.5 -9.5 5,608 3,127 2,733 3,460 35,925 30,085 19.4

 Ships and boats................................. 2,649 1,881 1,770 40.8 6.3 -40.2 2,739 1,759 1,841 1,338 25,246 18,079 39.6

 Furniture and related products................. 7,235 7,482 7,655 -3.3 -2.3 2.5 7,246 7,724 7,823 7,577 83,779 81,001 3.4

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 180,525 180,508 180,632 0.0 -0.1 -5.9 179,504 185,339 184,462 182,782 2,058,088 1,981,328 3.9

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(05), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1992-2005."

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

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. Nov.

2006p 2006r 2006 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 06/05

All manufacturing industries 1................... 678,593 667,270 658,275 1.7 1.4 4.1 668,097 656,544 649,231 553,943 20.6

 Excluding transportation 1................... 309,711 308,452 305,098 0.4 1.1 1.4 305,258 304,316 300,782 270,377 12.9

 Excluding defense 1............................. 526,698 518,456 509,649 1.6 1.7 4.2 520,283 511,905 504,044 416,914 24.8

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 678,593 667,270 658,275 1.7 1.4 4.1 668,097 656,544 649,231 553,943 20.6

 Primary metals........................................ 26,121 26,581 26,652 -1.7 -0.3 -1.4 25,212 25,490 26,094 24,190 4.2

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 15,694 16,203 16,404 -3.1 -1.2 -2.9 15,163 15,494 16,116 15,216 -0.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,557 7,439 7,207 1.6 3.2 1.7 7,252 7,149 7,030 6,199 17.0

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,870 2,939 3,041 -2.3 -3.4 -0.8 2,797 2,847 2,948 2,775 0.8

 Fabricated metal products...................... 53,599 53,586 53,822 0.0 -0.4 0.9 52,346 53,080 53,653 47,006 11.4

 Machinery............................................. 75,601 75,533 73,046 0.1 3.4 2.5 74,838 74,045 71,001 60,817 23.1

 Construction machinery....................... 9,802 9,901 9,192 -1.0 7.7 15.7 9,463 9,122 8,235 7,109 33.1

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 3,976 3,848 3,598 3.3 6.9 1.6 3,983 3,822 3,552 2,411 65.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 11,185 11,129 10,931 0.5 1.8 -0.3 11,168 11,144 10,644 9,132 22.3

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,474 1,470 1,515 0.3 -3.0 -3.6 1,475 1,468 1,497 1,298 13.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 9,337 9,407 9,083 -0.7 3.6 4.1 9,195 9,166 8,877 6,813 35.0

 Metalworking machinery....................... 7,691 7,550 7,512 1.9 0.5 5.3 7,624 7,489 7,386 6,374 19.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 12,091 12,174 11,824 -0.7 3.0 0.8 11,880 11,951 11,733 9,218 28.9

 Material handling equipment............... 8,593 8,665 8,482 -0.8 2.2 -3.2 8,361 8,400 8,337 7,529 11.1

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 119,438 118,329 117,814 0.9 0.4 1.8 117,909 117,238 116,511 107,255 9.9

 Computers......................................... 4,389 4,270 4,218 2.8 1.2 3.3 4,389 4,270 4,218 4,555 -3.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 29,110 29,228 29,613 -0.4 -1.3 2.9 28,763 29,046 29,158 27,335 5.2

 Defense communications equipment... 6,756 6,509 6,693 3.8 -2.7 -2.4 6,777 6,534 6,641 6,553 3.4

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 12,324 12,384 12,210 -0.5 1.4 1.4 12,075 12,390 12,211 10,986 9.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 5,959 5,816 5,735 2.5 1.4 2.5 5,851 5,732 5,702 4,387 33.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 38,757 38,256 37,616 1.3 1.7 0.8 38,000 37,486 37,114 34,136 11.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 22,143 21,866 21,729 1.3 0.6 3.3 22,054 21,780 21,467 19,303 14.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 22,754 22,332 21,886 1.9 2.0 1.3 22,497 22,176 21,615 17,728 26.9

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,932 1,939 1,996 -0.4 -2.9 -7.2 1,844 1,899 1,981 1,926 -4.3

 Household appliances.......................... 927 884 735 4.9 20.3 -16.5 925 859 688 906 2.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 13,713 13,425 13,215 2.1 1.6 2.8 13,754 13,440 13,114 10,272 33.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 368,882 358,818 353,177 2.8 1.6 6.6 362,839 352,228 348,449 283,566 28.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,549 19,562 19,337 -0.1 1.2 1.8 18,945 18,780 18,793 16,171 17.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 221,142 215,620 210,145 2.6 2.6 7.7 218,952 213,193 208,830 153,003 43.1

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 45,301 43,686 43,680 3.7 0.0 -1.0 43,727 42,105 42,461 43,190 1.2

 Ships and boats................................. 16,873 16,195 16,315 4.2 -0.7 -2.1 16,233 15,419 15,704 13,067 24.2

 Furniture and related products................. 7,005 7,140 7,193 -1.9 -0.7 1.2 7,263 7,336 7,223 8,072 -10.0

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

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. Nov.

2006p 2006r 2006 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 06/05

 All manufacturing industries .................. 481,944 480,864 479,304 0.2 0.3 0.6 482,367 484,096 479,556 450,385 7.1

 Excluding transportation ...................... 413,278 412,570 411,929 0.2 0.2 0.5 413,153 414,914 411,879 384,867 7.3

 Excluding defense ............................. 462,689 461,698 460,049 0.2 0.4 0.6 463,165 464,810 460,149 430,813 7.5

 With unfilled orders ............................. 229,754 229,250 227,002 0.2 1.0 1.5 230,055 229,815 226,009 211,837 8.6

 Durable goods industries ........................ 294,599 293,841 291,562 0.3 0.8 1.2 294,988 294,478 290,572 273,494 7.9

 Wood products................................. ...... 11,118 11,316 11,525 -1.7 -1.8 -1.4 11,157 11,408 11,501 11,776 -5.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,386 11,325 11,222 0.5 0.9 1.9 11,018 10,981 11,054 9,728 13.3

 Primary metals............................ ............ 29,977 30,054 29,577 -0.3 1.6 3.5 29,860 29,757 29,374 25,037 19.3

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 16,945 16,898 16,605 0.3 1.8 4.6 16,959 16,831 16,648 14,104 20.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,730 10,899 10,776 -1.6 1.1 2.2 10,652 10,739 10,617 8,878 20.0

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,302 2,257 2,196 2.0 2.8 1.3 2,249 2,187 2,109 2,055 9.4

 Fabricated metal products...................... 38,070 37,897 37,525 0.5 1.0 1.4 37,426 37,440 37,112 33,831 10.6

 Machinery............................................. 46,171 46,395 46,148 -0.5 0.5 1.6 46,389 46,433 45,921 43,648 6.3

 Farm machinery................................. 2,137 2,145 2,128 -0.4 0.8 -2.1 2,104 1,980 2,011 2,262 -7.0

 Construction machinery........................ 4,341 4,389 4,313 -1.1 1.8 3.7 4,321 4,385 4,257 3,691 17.1

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................. 3,063 3,023 2,994 1.3 1.0 3.0 3,033 2,979 2,985 2,432 24.7

 Industrial machinery............................ 7,126 7,269 7,288 -2.0 -0.3 2.2 7,144 7,155 7,261 6,533 9.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,376 1,364 1,358 0.9 0.4 -2.2 1,391 1,383 1,393 1,460 -4.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,078 4,102 4,057 -0.6 1.1 0.1 4,064 4,110 3,985 3,785 7.4

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,923 4,113 4,248 -4.6 -3.2 3.1 3,923 4,219 4,299 4,497 -12.8

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 5,139 5,093 5,126 0.9 -0.6 1.7 5,376 5,260 5,156 4,764 12.8

 Material handling equipment............... 2,976 2,992 2,913 -0.5 2.7 1.4 3,052 3,012 2,870 2,949 3.5

 Computers and electronic products ......... 46,196 45,851 45,643 0.8 0.5 -0.1 47,043 46,560 45,593 43,918 7.1

 Computers......................................... 1,219 1,068 1,274 14.1 -16.2 4.8 1,281 1,054 1,338 1,235 3.7

 Computer storage devices................... 1,104 1,098 1,106 0.5 -0.7 5.4 1,221 1,177 1,064 1,145 6.6

 Other peripheral equipment................ 2,070 2,054 2,076 0.8 -1.1 4.6 2,169 2,149 2,059 2,191 -1.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment..................................... 9,219 9,244 9,091 -0.3 1.7 1.4 9,605 9,420 8,945 9,814 -2.1

 Defense communications equipment... 962 966 962 -0.4 0.4 -3.4 982 976 971 1,063 -7.6

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,064 1,021 1,050 4.2 -2.8 6.3 1,217 1,192 1,184 1,032 17.9

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 6,953 6,850 6,519 1.5 5.1 -2.9 6,883 6,917 6,528 6,283 9.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,897 2,872 2,896 0.9 -0.8 0.7 2,910 2,882 2,886 2,590 12.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,536 2,522 2,477 0.6 1.8 -1.4 2,504 2,540 2,490 2,338 7.1

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,052 10,031 9,883 0.2 1.5 -2.0 10,178 10,062 9,738 9,623 5.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 14,158 14,078 13,982 0.6 0.7 -0.9 14,024 13,919 13,672 12,587 11.4

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,694 1,679 1,666 0.9 0.8 -4.4 1,672 1,655 1,631 1,505 11.1

 Household appliances.......................... 2,047 2,079 2,146 -1.5 -3.1 -0.2 1,980 2,062 2,074 2,002 -1.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 5,091 5,027 4,836 1.3 3.9 0.6 5,132 4,985 4,681 4,209 21.9

 Batteries............................................ 463 456 462 1.5 -1.3 -19.9 459 476 489 524 -12.4

 Transportation equipment...................... 68,666 68,294 67,375 0.5 1.4 1.4 69,214 69,182 67,677 65,518 5.6

 Automobiles....................................... 2,523 2,445 2,002 3.2 22.1 -6.4 2,480 2,393 2,066 2,138 16.0

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 3,271 3,134 3,287 4.4 -4.7 -7.1 3,373 3,196 3,415 3,415 -1.2

 Heavy duty trucks .............................. 1,368 1,414 1,397 -3.3 1.2 -0.4 1,373 1,440 1,423 1,287 6.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,371 17,283 17,302 0.5 -0.1 0.9 17,392 17,322 17,252 17,048 2.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 24,266 24,257 23,738 0.0 2.2 4.7 24,738 24,854 23,788 21,821 13.4

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,100 11,933 12,065 1.4 -1.1 2.3 12,053 12,051 12,170 11,691 3.1

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,824 2,866 2,800 -1.5 2.4 -2.3 2,827 2,834 2,802 2,702 4.6

 Furniture and related products................. 8,858 8,770 8,688 1.0 0.9 0.5 8,804 8,719 8,689 8,299 6.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 19,999 19,861 19,877 0.7 -0.1 1.2 20,053 20,079 19,979 19,152 4.7

 Nondurable goods industries................... 187,345 187,023 187,742 0.2 -0.4 -0.2 187,379 189,618 188,984 176,891 5.9

 Food products........................................ 34,526 34,277 33,559 0.7 2.1 0.4 35,957 36,531 34,180 33,851 6.2

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 4,267 4,100 4,268 4.1 -3.9 -1.6 4,421 4,421 4,271 3,961 11.6

 Dairy products.................................... 3,732 3,704 3,698 0.8 0.2 2.2 3,551 3,663 3,684 3,603 -1.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 6,228 6,197 6,097 0.5 1.6 0.2 6,365 6,314 6,157 5,893 8.0

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 15,444 15,451 15,198 0.0 1.7 -1.1 15,814 16,023 15,448 16,144 -2.0

 Beverages......................................... 11,097 11,104 10,835 -0.1 2.5 -1.1 11,360 11,577 11,061 11,421 -0.5

 Tobacco............................................ 4,347 4,347 4,363 0.0 -0.4 -1.0 4,454 4,446 4,387 4,723 -5.7

 Textile mills........................................... 3,499 3,538 3,575 -1.1 -1.0 0.6 3,431 3,488 3,535 3,490 -1.7

 Textile products...................................... 3,081 3,118 3,127 -1.2 -0.3 -0.4 3,011 3,103 3,133 2,936 2.6

 Apparel................................................. 4,194 4,162 4,147 0.8 0.4 -7.8 4,017 4,163 4,318 4,448 -9.7

 Leather and allied products..................... 780 770 771 1.3 -0.1 1.8 773 768 787 806 -4.1

 Paper products....................................... 14,695 14,630 14,632 0.4 0.0 0.3 14,495 14,455 14,561 14,089 2.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,691 6,653 6,638 0.6 0.2 0.4 6,561 6,537 6,583 6,342 3.5

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,905 3,857 3,860 1.2 -0.1 -0.6 3,838 3,792 3,855 3,767 1.9

 Printing.................................................. 5,995 6,060 6,041 -1.1 0.3 0.8 6,025 6,400 6,425 5,958 1.1

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 27,687 27,502 29,144 0.7 -5.6 -3.3 27,147 28,066 29,934 24,476 10.9

 Petroleum refineries............................. 24,910 24,726 26,391 0.7 -6.3 -4.3 24,500 25,315 27,121 22,577 8.5

 Chemical products.................................. 57,951 57,964 57,957 0.0 0.0 1.4 57,479 57,402 57,503 52,777 8.9

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,472 2,474 2,488 -0.1 -0.6 -3.5 2,430 2,277 2,154 2,481 -2.1

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 21,057 20,982 20,920 0.4 0.3 4.0 21,049 21,063 21,096 17,931 17.4

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,881 2,870 2,877 0.4 -0.2 -0.8 2,756 2,788 2,820 2,645 4.2

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 19,493 19,551 19,591 -0.3 -0.2 0.6 19,230 19,219 19,160 17,916 7.3

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

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2006/

2006p 2006r 2006 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2005

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 390,010 389,653 389,406 0.1 0.1 -4.2 384,682 398,469 404,983 382,519 4,367,968 4,155,087 5.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 41,730 42,068 42,455 -0.8 -0.9 -1.5 39,987 44,004 44,538 40,639 473,691 449,612 5.4

 Information technology......................... 27,413 25,847 27,266 6.1 -5.2 -2.0 26,749 25,047 31,067 25,223 294,182 275,216 6.9

 Computers and related products .......... 6,355 4,846 6,283 31.1 -22.9 -6.4 5,986 4,806 7,119 5,931 68,612 69,598 -1.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 37,723 37,339 36,581 1.0 2.1 -7.2 37,277 41,022 38,418 38,311 433,769 445,258 -2.6

 Capital goods...................................... 75,717 74,513 75,747 1.6 -1.6 -0.9 73,218 72,705 80,946 69,346 811,461 737,481 10.0

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 67,518 66,324 67,915 1.8 -2.3 -0.4 64,742 64,648 72,640 61,574 724,789 655,522 10.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 62,212 60,967 61,903 2.0 -1.5 -1.6 58,846 60,410 66,528 55,355 670,100 619,040 8.2

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,199 8,189 7,832 0.1 4.6 -4.8 8,476 8,057 8,306 7,772 86,672 81,959 5.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 146,799 145,809 145,588 0.7 0.2 -6.7 148,766 152,214 150,312 152,594 1,684,961 1,642,499 2.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 33,317 32,984 32,652 1.0 1.0 -4.3 33,990 35,404 34,542 35,558 381,967 386,802 -1.2

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 113,482 112,825 112,936 0.6 -0.1 -7.4 114,776 116,810 115,770 117,036 1,302,994 1,255,697 3.8

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 394,339 390,989 409,612 0.9 -4.5 1.7 389,150 398,177 419,865 392,237 4,388,634 4,148,593 5.8

 Construction materials and supplies...... 41,263 42,101 42,537 -2.0 -1.0 -1.3 39,033 43,747 43,998 41,410 477,343 455,485 4.8

 Information technology......................... 28,684 26,287 29,376 9.1 -10.5 1.8 27,738 25,712 33,195 24,819 305,102 282,324 8.1

 Computers and related products .......... 6,474 4,898 6,417 32.2 -23.7 1.0 6,105 4,858 7,253 5,970 68,299 69,219 -1.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 37,710 37,564 36,927 0.4 1.7 -6.0 37,442 41,009 38,587 38,322 435,622 445,969 -2.3

 Capital goods...................................... 84,544 82,470 100,205 2.5 -17.7 26.5 82,962 80,192 102,794 84,247 886,980 788,467 12.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 73,451 74,238 86,687 -1.1 -14.4 24.6 71,575 72,701 89,685 77,640 792,745 716,685 10.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 63,222 63,929 66,617 -1.1 -4.0 3.1 60,140 64,444 70,224 56,265 693,777 633,392 9.5

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 11,093 8,232 13,518 34.8 -39.1 39.8 11,387 7,491 13,109 6,607 94,235 71,782 31.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 146,977 146,172 145,333 0.6 0.6 -6.7 149,038 152,659 150,001 152,458 1,685,354 1,642,754 2.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 33,495 33,347 32,397 0.4 2.9 -4.2 34,262 35,849 34,231 35,422 382,360 387,057 -1.2

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 113,482 112,825 112,936 0.6 -0.1 -7.4 114,776 116,810 115,770 117,036 1,302,994 1,255,697 3.8

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 678,593 667,270 658,275 1.7 1.4 4.1 668,097 656,544 649,231 553,943 (X) (X) 20.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 44,034 44,501 44,468 -1.0 0.1 0.2 43,026 43,980 44,237 39,118 (X) (X) 10.0

 Information technology......................... 114,770 113,499 113,059 1.1 0.4 1.9 113,283 112,294 111,629 102,191 (X) (X) 10.9

 Computers and related products .......... 4,389 4,270 4,218 2.8 1.2 3.3 4,389 4,270 4,218 4,555 (X) (X) -3.6

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 19,549 19,562 19,337 -0.1 1.2 1.8 18,945 18,780 18,793 16,171 (X) (X) 17.2

 Capital goods...................................... 496,790 487,963 480,006 1.8 1.7 5.4 490,214 480,470 472,983 398,856 (X) (X) 22.9

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................357,810 351,877 343,963 1.7 2.3 5.8 354,870 348,037 339,984 273,135 (X) (X) 29.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 164,365 163,355 160,393 0.6 1.8 3.0 162,883 161,589 157,555 139,374 (X) (X) 16.9

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 138,980 136,086 136,043 2.1 0.0 4.4 135,344 132,433 132,999 125,721 (X) (X) 7.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 8,974 8,796 8,433 2.0 4.3 -2.9 9,075 8,803 8,358 10,103 (X) (X) -10.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 8,974 8,796 8,433 2.0 4.3 -2.9 9,075 8,803 8,358 10,103 (X) (X) -10.2 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 481,944 480,864 479,304 0.2 0.3 0.6 482,367 484,096 479,556 450,385 (X) (X) 7.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 56,355 56,454 56,364 -0.2 0.2 0.8 55,229 55,747 55,815 51,179 (X) (X) 7.9

 Information technology......................... 37,818 37,526 37,530 0.8 0.0 0.4 38,685 38,041 37,372 37,280 (X) (X) 3.8

 Computers and related products .......... 4,393 4,220 4,456 4.1 -5.3 4.9 4,671 4,380 4,461 4,571 (X) (X) 2.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,533 24,276 23,988 1.1 1.2 -1.0 24,618 24,351 24,156 23,888 (X) (X) 3.1

 Capital goods...................................... 128,111 127,957 127,170 0.1 0.6 1.7 129,630 128,925 126,709 122,455 (X) (X) 5.9

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................113,847 113,725 112,862 0.1 0.8 1.9 115,372 114,691 112,354 107,540 (X) (X) 7.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 95,442 95,316 94,866 0.1 0.5 1.1 96,534 95,789 94,228 90,882 (X) (X) 6.2

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 14,264 14,232 14,308 0.2 -0.5 0.1 14,258 14,234 14,355 14,915 (X) (X) -4.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 143,693 142,798 143,048 0.6 -0.2 -0.6 144,821 146,453 145,271 136,904 (X) (X) 5.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 27,943 27,572 27,194 1.3 1.4 -1.1 28,032 27,835 27,485 27,132 (X) (X) 3.3

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 115,750 115,226 115,854 0.5 -0.5 -0.5 116,789 118,618 117,786 109,772 (X) (X) 6.4

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

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. Nov.

2006p 2006r 2006 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 06/05

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 165,422 165,028 165,720 0.2 -0.4 0.1 165,552 166,120 166,083 156,048 6.1

 Durable goods industries........................ 101,444 101,359 100,487 0.1 0.9 0.6 101,870 101,999 100,784 94,561 7.7

 Wood products................................... 4,593 4,708 4,773 -2.4 -1.4 -3.3 4,920 5,057 4,939 5,493 -10.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,240 4,222 4,206 0.4 0.4 0.3 4,224 4,220 4,237 3,732 13.2

 Primary metals.................................... 10,766 10,827 10,867 -0.6 -0.4 4.9 10,900 10,914 11,035 9,049 20.5

 Fabricated metal products.................. 14,425 14,455 14,129 -0.2 2.3 1.6 14,182 14,274 14,045 12,306 15.2

 Machinery.......................................... 17,226 17,016 16,810 1.2 1.2 2.3 17,189 17,168 16,750 15,678 9.6

 Computers and electronic products ...... 16,459 16,637 16,330 -1.1 1.9 -2.4 16,625 16,752 16,375 15,385 8.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,608 5,604 5,504 0.1 1.8 -0.3 5,628 5,579 5,404 5,244 7.3

 Transportation equipment.................. 17,820 17,736 17,678 0.5 0.3 0.2 17,885 17,861 17,810 17,723 0.9

 Furniture and related products............ 3,569 3,530 3,517 1.1 0.4 -0.2 3,547 3,494 3,513 3,466 2.3

 Miscellaneous products........................ 6,738 6,624 6,673 1.7 -0.7 0.8 6,770 6,680 6,676 6,485 4.4

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 63,978 63,669 65,233 0.5 -2.4 -0.8 63,682 64,121 65,299 61,487 3.6

 Food products................................... 11,911 11,691 11,775 1.9 -0.7 -0.7 12,250 12,218 11,611 11,797 3.8

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,622 4,570 4,520 1.1 1.1 -1.5 4,628 4,563 4,564 4,896 -5.5

 Textiles.............................................. 1,053 1,059 1,067 -0.6 -0.7 0.2 1,026 1,038 1,065 1,042 -1.5

 Textile products.................................. 1,320 1,328 1,322 -0.6 0.5 0.0 1,283 1,313 1,331 1,190 7.8

 Apparel............................................. 1,166 1,167 1,167 -0.1 0.0 -2.1 1,140 1,156 1,175 1,194 -4.5

 Leather and allied products................... 240 245 248 -2.0 -1.2 2.9 242 247 251 300 -19.3

 Paper products................................... 6,994 6,974 6,968 0.3 0.1 -0.9 6,907 6,934 6,993 6,797 1.6

 Printing ............................................ 2,904 2,903 2,943 0.0 -1.4 -0.9 2,891 2,964 3,072 2,649 9.1

 Petroleum and coal products............... 8,768 8,593 10,076 2.0 -14.7 2.1 8,532 8,683 10,166 8,017 6.4

 Chemical products............................. 17,368 17,462 17,450 -0.5 0.1 -1.3 17,134 17,333 17,348 16,197 5.8

 Plastics and rubber products............... 7,632 7,677 7,697 -0.6 -0.3 -3.0 7,649 7,672 7,723 7,408 3.3

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 133,028 132,761 131,326 0.2 1.1 1.3 134,852 135,019 131,842 124,151 8.6

 Durable goods industries ........................ 102,755 102,558 101,486 0.2 1.1 1.9 103,649 103,537 101,608 94,815 9.3

 Wood products................................... 2,111 2,127 2,179 -0.8 -2.4 -2.4 2,113 2,121 2,181 2,020 4.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,297 1,292 1,272 0.4 1.6 2.3 1,208 1,223 1,251 1,055 14.5

 Primary metals.................................... 9,603 9,475 9,283 1.4 2.1 2.3 9,496 9,358 9,199 7,751 22.5

 Fabricated metal products.................. 11,067 10,951 10,923 1.1 0.3 0.9 11,027 10,935 10,882 9,894 11.5

 Machinery.......................................... 12,798 13,258 13,375 -3.5 -0.9 1.4 13,147 13,346 13,394 12,915 1.8

 Computers and electronic products ...... 20,612 20,446 20,135 0.8 1.5 0.2 21,039 20,895 20,110 19,698 6.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 2,866 2,862 2,867 0.1 -0.2 -2.8 2,819 2,818 2,807 2,481 13.6

 Transportation equipment.................. 37,548 37,317 36,600 0.6 2.0 4.2 37,942 38,018 36,921 34,228 10.9

 Furniture and related products............ 1,620 1,623 1,650 -0.2 -1.6 0.9 1,610 1,606 1,648 1,653 -2.6

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,233 3,207 3,202 0.8 0.2 -0.1 3,248 3,217 3,215 3,120 4.1

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 30,273 30,203 29,840 0.2 1.2 -0.8 31,203 31,482 30,234 29,336 6.4

 Food products................................... 2,848 2,995 2,395 -4.9 25.1 1.7 3,290 3,559 2,324 2,837 16.0

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,729 4,664 4,526 1.4 3.0 -0.6 5,131 4,999 4,564 5,099 0.6

 Textiles.............................................. 871 885 892 -1.6 -0.8 -1.9 861 883 889 982 -12.3

 Textile products.................................. 414 421 431 -1.7 -2.3 -0.7 413 422 433 468 -11.8

 Apparel............................................. 759 758 749 0.1 1.2 -0.3 759 759 754 846 -10.3

 Leather and allied products................... 89 89 95 0.0 -6.3 -3.1 85 86 96 83 2.4

 Paper products................................... 1,202 1,198 1,177 0.3 1.8 0.9 1,173 1,170 1,177 1,134 3.4

 Printing ............................................ 1,396 1,449 1,445 -3.7 0.3 2.4 1,425 1,664 1,605 1,694 -15.9

 Petroleum and coal products............... 4,430 4,101 4,163 8.0 -1.5 -16.6 4,438 4,312 4,322 3,872 14.6

 Chemical products............................. 11,429 11,551 11,848 -1.1 -2.5 5.1 11,509 11,528 11,962 10,365 11.0

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,106 2,092 2,119 0.7 -1.3 -1.0 2,119 2,100 2,108 1,956 8.3

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 183,494 183,075 182,258 0.2 0.4 0.7 181,963 182,957 181,631 170,186 6.9

 Durable goods industries ........................ 90,400 89,924 89,589 0.5 0.4 0.9 89,469 88,942 88,180 84,118 6.4

 Wood products................................... 4,414 4,481 4,573 -1.5 -2.0 1.1 4,124 4,230 4,381 4,263 -3.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,849 5,811 5,744 0.7 1.2 2.9 5,586 5,538 5,566 4,941 13.1

 Primary metals.................................... 9,608 9,752 9,427 -1.5 3.4 3.0 9,464 9,485 9,140 8,237 14.9

 Fabricated metal products.................. 12,578 12,491 12,473 0.7 0.1 1.6 12,217 12,231 12,185 11,631 5.0

 Machinery.......................................... 16,147 16,121 15,963 0.2 1.0 1.1 16,053 15,919 15,777 15,055 6.6

 Computers and electronic products ...... 9,125 8,768 9,178 4.1 -4.5 3.8 9,379 8,913 9,108 8,835 6.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,684 5,612 5,611 1.3 0.0 -0.6 5,577 5,522 5,461 4,862 14.7

 Transportation equipment.................. 13,298 13,241 13,097 0.4 1.1 -4.2 13,387 13,303 12,946 13,567 -1.3

 Furniture and related products............ 3,669 3,617 3,521 1.4 2.7 1.1 3,647 3,619 3,528 3,180 14.7

 Miscellaneous products........................ 10,028 10,030 10,002 0.0 0.3 1.8 10,035 10,182 10,088 9,547 5.1

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 93,094 93,151 92,669 -0.1 0.5 0.4 92,494 94,015 93,451 86,068 7.5

 Food products................................... 19,767 19,591 19,389 0.9 1.0 1.0 20,417 20,754 20,245 19,217 6.2

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 6,093 6,217 6,152 -2.0 1.1 -1.1 6,055 6,461 6,320 6,149 -1.5

 Textiles.............................................. 1,575 1,594 1,616 -1.2 -1.4 2.3 1,544 1,567 1,581 1,466 5.3

 Textile products.................................. 1,347 1,369 1,374 -1.6 -0.4 -0.6 1,315 1,368 1,369 1,278 2.9

 Apparel............................................. 2,269 2,237 2,231 1.4 0.3 -12.7 2,118 2,248 2,389 2,408 -12.0

 Leather and allied products................... 451 436 428 3.4 1.9 2.4 446 435 440 423 5.4

 Paper products................................... 6,499 6,458 6,487 0.6 -0.4 1.6 6,415 6,351 6,391 6,158 4.2

 Printing ............................................ 1,695 1,708 1,653 -0.8 3.3 2.5 1,709 1,772 1,748 1,615 5.8

 Petroleum and coal products............... 14,489 14,808 14,905 -2.2 -0.7 -2.5 14,177 15,071 15,446 12,587 12.6

 Chemical products............................. 29,154 28,951 28,659 0.7 1.0 1.5 28,836 28,541 28,193 26,215 10.0

 Plastics and rubber products............... 9,755 9,782 9,775 -0.3 0.1 4.0 9,462 9,447 9,329 8,552 10.6

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 Nov Oct Sep Aug Nov Oct Sep Aug

2006p 2006r 2006 2006 2006p 2006r 2006 2006

 All manufacturing industries2

...... 1.24 1.23 1.23 1.17 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

................... 1.41 1.40 1.40 1.34 4.64 4.58 4.46 4.20

 Wood products................................ 1.47 1.50 1.47 1.46 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.17 1.15 1.14 1.11 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.60 1.59 1.53 1.43 1.40 1.41 1.38 1.35

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.56 1.55 1.53 1.48 2.27 2.26 2.26 2.20

 Machinery....................................... 1.65 1.64 1.66 1.61 2.97 2.92 2.86 2.75

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.29 1.32 1.32 1.28 4.74 4.99 4.69 4.54

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.44 1.40 1.40 1.36 2.43 2.35 2.30 2.21

 Transportation equipment................. 1.24 1.24 1.24 1.17 10.26 9.96 9.75 8.94

 Furniture and related products........... 1.20 1.16 1.15 1.13 1.07 1.07 1.07 1.05

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.55 1.54 1.54 1.52 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 1.04 1.04 1.04 0.98 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products................................... 0.77 0.77 0.76 0.75 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.52 1.52 1.57 1.48 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.26 1.25 1.30 1.28 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.14 1.13 1.12 1.12 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.46 1.43 1.44 1.57 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.61 1.47 1.52 1.56 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.08 1.07 1.07 1.06 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing.......................................... 0.77 0.79 0.79 0.78 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.87 0.89 0.90 0.77 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.24 1.21 1.22 1.15 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.18 1.18 1.17 1.12 (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.

Nov2 Nov2 Nov2 Nov2

Industry 2005- 2005- 2005- 2005-

Nov1 Oct Nov1 Oct Nov1 Oct Nov1 Oct

2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006

 All manufacturing industries.......... (X) 0.3 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.2 (X) 0.2

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

 Wood products................................... (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Primary metals.................................... 0.0 0.5 -0.9 1.3 -1.0 0.5 -0.5 0.4

 Fabricated metal products................... 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3

 Machinery.......................................... 0.0 0.6 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.1

 Computers and electronic products ..... -0.1 0.5 0.2 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.8 0.5 -0.7 1.8 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.3

 Transportation equipment................... 0.3 0.5 -1.2 1.3 -0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.2

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.8 (X) 1.1 (X) 1.3 (X) 0.4

Nondurable goods industries.................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Food products................................... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Textile products................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.3

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 2.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 2.0

 Paper products................................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.3

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

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 4,200 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 62 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 4,200 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 4,200 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.

2007 Release Dates for M3 Survey

Survey Month Advance 8:30 A.M. Preliminary 10:00 A.M. 

Nov 2006 January 4, 2007 

Dec 2006 January 26, 2007 February 2, 2007 

Jan 2007 February 27, 2007 March 6, 2007 

Feb 2007 March 28, 2007 April 4, 2007 

Mar 2007 April 25, 2007 May 2, 2007 

Apr 2007 May 24, 2007 June 4, 2007 

May 2007 June 27, 2007 July 3, 2007 

Jun 2007 July 26, 2007 August 2, 2007 

Jul 2007 August 24, 2007 August 31, 2007 

Aug 2007 September 26, 2007 October 4, 2007 

Sep 2007 October 25, 2007 November 2, 2007 

Oct 2007 November 28, 2007 December 5, 2007 

Nov 2007 December 27, 2007