FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2008, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (07)-11 

CB08-003 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

November 2007 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in November, up 

five of the last six months, increased $6.2 billion or 1.5 

percent to $430.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 0.7 percent October 

increase. 

 Shipments, up four of the last five months, increased 

$6.2 billion or 1.5 percent to $429.4 billion. This was at 

the highest level since the series was first stated on a 

NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.2 percent October 

increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up thirty of the last thirty-one months, 

increased $7.5 billion or 1.0 percent to $786.8 billion. 

This was also at the highest level since the series was 

first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.0 

percent October increase. The unfilled orders-toshipments ratio was 5.28, up from 5.22 in October. 

 Inventories, up nine of the last ten months, increased $3.9 billion or 0.8 percent to $524.4 billion. This was 

also at the highest level since the series was first stated 

on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.2 percent 

October increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio 

was 1.22, down from 1.23 in October. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

November, down four consecutive months, decreased 

$0.2 billion or 0.1 percent to $214.1 billion, revised from 

the previously published 0.1 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.5 percent October decrease. 

 Machinery, down three of the last four months, had the 

largest decrease, $0.6 billion or 2.0 percent to $28.8 

billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $6.4 billion or 3.0 percent to $216.3 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in 

November, down three of the last four months, 

decreased $0.1 billion or 0.1 percent to $213.1 billion, 

revised from the previously published slight decrease. 

This followed a 0.5 percent October increase. 

 

 Electrical equipment, appliances, and components, 

down three of the last four months, had the largest 

decrease, $0.2 billion or 1.4 percent to $10.8 billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up six 

of the last seven months, increased $6.4 billion or 3.0 

percent to $216.3 billion. This was also at the highest 

level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis 

in 1992 and followed a 2.0 percent October increase. 

This increase was due to petroleum and coal products, 

which increased $6.9 billion or 15.0 percent to $53.4 

billion. Petroleum and coal products were also at the 

highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS 

basis in 1992. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

November, up thirty of the last thirty-one months, 

increased $7.5 billion or 1.0 percent to $786.8 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This was also at the highest level since the series was first 

stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.0 

percent October increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up twenty-two consecutive 

months, had the largest increase, $6.6 billion or 1.5 

percent to $458.3 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

November, up four of the last five months, increased 

$2.4 billion or 0.7 percent to $317.2 billion, revised from 

the previously published 0.8 percent increase. This was 

also at the highest level since the series was first stated 

on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.4 percent 

October increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up ten of the last eleven 

months, had the largest increase, $1.3 billion or 1.7 

percent to $79.7 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up two 

of the last three months, increased $1.6 billion or 0.8 

percent to $207.2 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent 

October decrease. Petroleum and coal products led the 

increase, up $0.9 billion or 2.5 percent to $36.6 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, November materials and 

supplies increased 0.4 percent in durable goods and 

decreased 0.5 percent in nondurable goods. Work in 

process increased 1.3 percent in durable goods and 2.1 

percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 

0.4 percent in durable goods and 1.2 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 December is scheduled for release on January 29, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the full report on February 4, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page for survey description and 2008 release dates. 
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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. 2007/

2007p 2007r 2007 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2006

 All manufacturing industries .................. 429,357 423,124 417,993 1.5 1.2 0.1 421,939 436,995 424,814 396,758 4,580,667 4,539,723 0.9

 Excluding transportation ................... 372,568 366,249 361,298 1.7 1.4 0.9 365,065 377,101 366,879 339,649 3,947,504 3,907,360 1.0

 Excluding defense .............................. 419,229 413,289 408,358 1.4 1.2 0.2 411,525 427,474 414,423 386,452 4,473,914 4,436,977 0.8

 With unfilled orders ........................... 149,132 149,228 149,199 -0.1 0.0 -1.0 144,777 151,857 155,566 142,158 1,632,246 1,602,384 1.9

 Durable goods industries ........................213,092 213,235 212,135 -0.1 0.5 -1.8 208,336 220,022 219,287 205,249 2,339,281 2,327,193 0.5

 Wood products................................. ...... 7,698 7,776 7,904 -1.0 -1.6 -1.8 7,268 8,176 8,323 7,498 87,285 97,090 -10.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,373 9,416 9,471 -0.5 -0.6 -0.8 9,121 10,175 9,446 9,474 106,917 112,355 -4.8

 Primary metals............................ .......... 20,338 20,425 20,078 -0.4 1.7 0.0 19,115 21,250 19,909 18,226 223,975 215,581 3.9

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,449 9,465 9,245 -0.2 2.4 0.4 8,885 9,789 9,115 8,476 104,175 102,874 1.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,277 9,407 9,219 -1.4 2.0 -0.7 8,699 9,821 9,141 8,247 102,045 94,472 8.0

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,612 1,553 1,614 3.8 -3.8 2.1 1,531 1,640 1,653 1,503 17,755 18,235 -2.6

 Fabricated metal products...................... 26,133 26,135 25,967 0.0 0.6 -2.0 24,938 27,358 26,597 24,142 288,769 281,883 2.4

 Machinery............................................. 28,263 27,979 28,581 1.0 -2.1 2.2 26,139 28,256 28,418 25,359 303,784 300,372 1.1

 Farm machinery................................. 2,083 2,109 2,033 -1.2 3.7 9.4 1,613 1,971 1,663 1,256 20,846 18,059 15.4

 Construction machinery..................... 2,396 2,367 2,362 1.2 0.2 1.5 2,113 2,346 2,179 2,434 23,918 31,553 -24.2

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,402 1,377 1,287 1.8 7.0 -2.9 1,323 1,368 1,365 1,122 14,129 11,880 18.9

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,064 3,285 3,303 -6.7 -0.5 -2.9 2,536 3,643 3,420 2,565 35,071 34,408 1.9

 Photographic equipment...................... 529 537 560 -1.5 -4.1 -3.1 577 573 582 738 6,396 7,178 -10.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,020 3,957 3,900 1.6 1.5 2.3 3,858 3,792 4,185 3,511 43,536 39,471 10.3

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,427 2,379 2,267 2.0 4.9 -6.2 2,291 2,551 2,399 2,126 25,909 26,265 -1.4

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,649 3,285 4,104 11.1 -20.0 22.1 3,508 3,355 4,034 3,517 37,683 38,423 -1.9

 Material handling equipment............... 2,310 2,266 2,282 1.9 -0.7 -3.6 2,198 2,243 2,306 2,064 25,230 23,234 8.6

 Computers and electronic products ......... 33,853 33,681 32,942 0.5 2.2 -0.6 34,128 33,108 37,062 33,214 358,928 356,938 0.6

 Computers........................................ 3,674 3,570 3,805 2.9 -6.2 18.5 3,412 3,969 4,036 3,201 36,950 37,711 -2.0

 Computer storage devices................... 632 614 584 2.9 5.1 -8.5 514 370 926 494 6,086 6,759 -10.0

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,429 1,483 1,499 -3.6 -1.1 0.8 1,461 1,348 1,804 1,478 15,384 15,045 2.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 4,790 4,720 5,128 1.5 -8.0 -1.0 4,791 4,318 6,265 4,903 53,104 54,176 -2.0

 Defense communications equipment... 633 501 515 26.3 -2.7 -2.6 637 476 581 534 5,669 5,429 4.4

 Audio and video equipment.................. 891 860 752 3.6 14.4 -10.5 1,177 1,042 797 1,256 9,311 9,387 -0.8

 Semiconductors ................................. 6,499 6,551 5,539 -0.8 18.3 -11.6 7,027 6,940 5,543 6,945 71,095 74,451 -4.5

 Electronic components....................... 4,052 4,054 4,153 0.0 -2.4 0.3 4,122 3,961 4,607 4,259 45,064 43,631 3.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 1,110 1,087 1,006 2.1 8.1 3.0 1,075 1,030 1,106 771 10,970 8,899 23.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,489 2,446 2,483 1.8 -1.5 -3.3 2,551 2,410 2,536 2,595 27,349 26,601 2.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 7,106 7,260 6,925 -2.1 4.8 2.3 6,694 6,609 8,250 6,053 72,013 68,486 5.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,750 10,902 10,804 -1.4 0.9 -1.1 10,474 11,164 11,564 10,065 119,198 112,421 6.0

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,161 1,168 1,182 -0.6 -1.2 -2.5 1,097 1,180 1,274 1,120 13,116 12,630 3.8

 Household appliances........................ 2,205 2,257 2,296 -2.3 -1.7 3.9 2,211 2,314 2,477 2,253 24,688 24,563 0.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,492 3,478 3,478 0.4 0.0 -1.6 3,252 3,436 3,730 2,976 37,883 33,933 11.6

 Batteries........................................... 675 712 611 -5.2 16.5 -10.1 866 833 711 784 7,468 6,430 16.1

 Transportation equipment...................... 56,789 56,875 56,695 -0.2 0.3 -4.9 56,874 59,894 57,935 57,109 633,163 632,363 0.1

 Automobiles..................................... 7,355 7,229 7,211 1.7 0.2 -4.0 7,224 8,170 7,233 6,873 80,922 78,465 3.1

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 11,204 11,172 11,409 0.3 -2.1 -5.8 11,054 12,616 11,270 10,312 125,051 124,234 0.7

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,361 1,252 1,325 8.7 -5.5 -7.7 1,338 1,399 1,314 2,263 16,543 25,673 -35.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 17,986 18,052 18,386 -0.4 -1.8 -4.0 17,695 19,688 18,336 19,030 211,239 220,265 -4.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 9,142 9,379 8,816 -2.5 6.4 -9.2 9,585 8,447 9,246 8,441 95,474 80,708 18.3

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,472 3,556 3,277 -2.4 8.5 -5.0 3,632 3,371 3,714 3,798 37,030 35,676 3.8

 Ships and boats................................. 2,023 2,059 1,997 -1.7 3.1 0.8 2,015 2,058 2,122 1,939 21,865 21,833 0.1

 Furniture and related products................. 6,834 6,923 6,891 -1.3 0.5 -0.6 6,756 7,075 6,972 6,970 76,379 80,203 -4.8

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,061 13,123 12,802 -0.5 2.5 -2.7 13,523 13,566 13,061 13,192 140,883 137,987 2.1

 Nondurable goods industries................... 216,265 209,889 205,858 3.0 2.0 2.1 213,603 216,973 205,527 191,509 2,241,386 2,212,530 1.3

 Food products....................................... 48,746 48,631 48,760 0.2 -0.3 0.2 50,600 51,244 49,832 47,063 521,934 492,174 6.0

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 5,369 5,487 5,404 -2.2 1.5 3.4 5,809 6,023 5,412 5,458 57,517 55,597 3.5

 Dairy products.................................. 7,505 7,474 7,412 0.4 0.8 -0.3 7,733 7,580 7,416 6,359 77,013 67,673 13.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 14,329 14,313 14,396 0.1 -0.6 -0.4 14,703 14,586 14,401 13,886 155,601 144,536 7.7

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 11,569 11,869 11,192 -2.5 6.0 -5.3 11,587 11,975 11,073 10,911 124,691 118,560 5.2

 Beverages......................................... 7,852 7,808 7,585 0.6 2.9 0.1 7,870 7,914 7,466 7,215 82,585 77,440 6.6

 Tobacco............................................ 3,717 4,061 3,607 -8.5 12.6 -15.0 3,717 4,061 3,607 3,696 42,106 41,120 2.4

 Textile mills........................................... 2,868 2,908 2,876 -1.4 1.1 0.1 2,810 3,031 2,970 2,934 32,317 34,691 -6.8

 Textile products................................... 2,707 2,734 2,727 -1.0 0.3 -2.2 2,658 2,808 2,771 2,837 31,199 34,004 -8.2

 Apparel................................................ 2,874 2,753 2,737 4.4 0.6 -1.4 3,147 3,074 2,873 2,849 30,127 30,307 -0.6

 Leather and allied products..................... 527 564 603 -6.6 -6.5 4.5 507 569 625 501 6,143 5,839 5.2

 Paper products...................................... 14,176 14,046 13,983 0.9 0.5 0.9 13,843 14,384 13,814 13,446 152,809 154,283 -1.0

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,753 6,612 6,589 2.1 0.3 0.6 6,504 6,777 6,520 6,109 72,388 71,126 1.8

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,995 4,018 3,990 -0.6 0.7 2.4 3,949 4,230 3,913 3,994 43,645 44,550 -2.0

 Printing................................................. 8,609 8,586 8,477 0.3 1.3 -0.7 9,032 9,272 8,779 8,911 93,611 92,350 1.4

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 53,401 46,455 44,248 15.0 5.0 10.8 51,116 46,873 44,486 36,100 476,033 476,703 -0.1

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 50,741 43,777 41,701 15.9 5.0 11.5 48,607 43,841 41,714 33,615 446,402 444,154 0.5

 Chemical products.................................. 53,429 53,966 53,244 -1.0 1.4 1.4 51,617 55,359 51,390 49,783 581,259 581,195 0.0

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 3,174 3,093 2,863 2.6 8.0 2.8 2,345 2,443 2,386 1,645 29,929 25,148 19.0

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 13,052 13,579 13,412 -3.9 1.2 0.5 13,323 14,824 12,752 14,865 152,936 160,155 -4.5

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,005 3,096 2,988 -2.9 3.6 -0.2 2,690 3,164 2,992 2,613 33,184 32,297 2.7

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,359 17,377 17,011 -0.1 2.2 -2.0 16,686 18,384 16,914 16,174 191,263 192,424 -0.6

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. 2007/

2007p 2007r 2007 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2006

All manufacturing industries 2................... 430,326 424,145 421,206 1.5 0.7 0.3 422,603 436,467 423,729 402,001 4,601,807 4,559,341 0.9

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 366,962 361,730 359,297 1.4 0.7 1.6 358,193 372,869 362,743 334,393 3,898,971 3,866,958 0.8

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 422,767 413,898 411,074 2.1 0.7 1.2 415,021 425,616 414,798 388,786 4,499,340 4,448,301 1.1

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 156,600 156,800 157,951 -0.1 -0.7 -0.9 152,468 158,269 160,024 154,346 1,724,481 1,696,453 1.7

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 214,061 214,256 215,348 -0.1 -0.5 -1.4 209,000 219,494 218,202 210,492 2,360,421 2,346,811 0.6

 Primary metals............................ ............ 20,796 20,651 19,888 0.7 3.8 0.4 19,760 20,922 19,228 18,076 223,188 215,607 3.5

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,889 9,743 9,100 1.5 7.1 0.4 9,530 9,592 8,676 8,264 103,839 101,983 1.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,304 9,316 9,171 -0.1 1.6 0.0 8,688 9,655 8,942 8,300 101,578 95,362 6.5

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,603 1,592 1,617 0.7 -1.5 2.8 1,542 1,675 1,610 1,512 17,771 18,262 -2.7

 Fabricated metal products...................... 26,546 26,730 26,071 -0.7 2.5 -2.3 24,713 27,455 26,084 23,524 292,475 286,734 2.0

 Machinery............................................. 28,753 29,331 30,186 -2.0 -2.8 4.1 27,033 30,403 29,347 26,003 314,155 313,434 0.2

 Construction machinery....................... 1,950 1,502 2,214 29.8 -32.2 -8.4 1,955 1,749 1,672 2,761 23,823 33,405 -28.7

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,428 1,520 1,358 -6.1 11.9 2.4 1,401 1,655 1,310 1,265 14,002 13,424 4.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,145 3,763 3,038 -16.4 23.9 -8.1 2,545 4,487 2,917 2,570 36,988 37,145 -0.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 526 509 628 3.3 -18.9 2.1 568 549 653 741 6,390 7,330 -12.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,677 4,608 5,199 1.5 -11.4 18.2 4,417 4,218 5,485 3,491 48,472 41,590 16.5

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,591 2,631 2,655 -1.5 -0.9 4.0 2,434 2,860 2,764 2,267 27,187 27,172 0.1

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 3,530 3,954 4,184 -10.7 -5.5 24.9 3,438 3,993 3,842 3,421 37,691 40,383 -6.7

 Material handling equipment............... 2,421 2,448 2,297 -1.1 6.6 -9.3 2,350 2,297 2,551 2,135 26,212 23,818 10.1

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 26,786 27,119 29,553 -1.2 -8.2 5.5 25,971 26,762 33,715 27,679 293,289 293,449 -0.1

 Computers........................................ 3,740 2,995 3,901 24.9 -23.2 13.5 3,478 3,394 4,132 3,287 37,004 37,468 -1.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,399 4,526 5,727 -2.8 -21.0 8.7 4,069 4,391 7,074 4,430 54,230 56,104 -3.3

 Defense communications equipment... 279 282 449 -1.1 -37.2 -37.4 179 380 674 689 5,734 5,670 1.1

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 4,158 4,281 4,346 -2.9 -1.5 6.6 3,973 4,195 4,709 3,859 45,602 44,364 2.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 1,003 1,151 1,473 -12.9 -21.9 12.1 1,080 1,134 1,648 1,805 11,904 11,084 7.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,465 3,082 3,000 -20.0 2.7 9.2 2,493 3,059 2,943 3,025 27,803 29,708 -6.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 7,242 7,310 7,269 -0.9 0.6 4.4 6,880 6,814 8,397 6,631 74,298 71,497 3.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,829 10,700 10,487 1.2 2.0 -3.3 10,400 11,106 10,832 10,309 120,990 116,910 3.5

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,152 1,177 1,125 -2.1 4.6 -9.3 998 1,156 1,071 1,012 13,509 12,624 7.0

 Household appliances.......................... 2,092 2,235 2,275 -6.4 -1.8 3.2 2,117 2,351 2,370 2,315 24,979 24,901 0.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,601 3,563 3,546 1.1 0.5 -3.9 3,380 3,651 3,640 3,278 40,082 37,070 8.1

 Transportation equipment........................ 63,364 62,415 61,909 1.5 0.8 -6.9 64,410 63,598 60,986 67,608 702,836 692,383 1.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,103 18,003 18,042 0.6 -0.2 -1.4 18,101 19,212 17,804 19,289 208,871 222,194 -6.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 18,235 15,090 15,042 20.8 0.3 15.7 19,433 11,924 15,489 13,829 168,813 128,730 31.1

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 2,735 3,421 4,082 -20.1 -16.2 -28.9 2,986 3,350 3,633 5,322 33,649 34,210 -1.6

 Ships and boats................................. 1,503 1,719 1,675 -12.6 2.6 -35.2 1,492 1,754 1,575 2,703 21,776 25,268 -13.8

 Furniture and related products................. 6,760 7,037 6,974 -3.9 0.9 4.5 6,706 7,373 7,077 6,895 77,414 80,449 -3.8

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 216,265 209,889 205,858 3.0 2.0 2.1 213,603 216,973 205,527 191,509 2,241,386 2,212,530 1.3

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

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

2

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

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

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

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

Current Industrial Reports: M3-3(06), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 2001-2006."

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.

2007p 2007r 2007 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 07/06

All manufacturing industries 1................... 786,842 779,374 771,803 1.0 1.0 1.1 774,077 766,386 759,974 661,474 17.0

 Excluding transportation 1................... 328,569 327,676 325,644 0.3 0.6 1.1 323,406 323,251 320,543 297,501 8.7

 Excluding defense 1............................. 628,541 618,504 611,345 1.6 1.2 1.4 620,000 609,477 604,395 507,352 22.2

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 786,842 779,374 771,803 1.0 1.0 1.1 774,077 766,386 759,974 661,474 17.0

 Primary metals........................................ 27,006 26,548 26,322 1.7 0.9 -0.7 25,905 25,260 25,588 26,266 -1.4

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 16,252 15,812 15,534 2.8 1.8 -0.9 15,555 14,910 15,107 15,873 -2.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,834 7,807 7,898 0.3 -1.2 -0.6 7,508 7,519 7,685 7,670 -2.1

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,920 2,929 2,890 -0.3 1.3 0.1 2,842 2,831 2,796 2,723 4.4

 Fabricated metal products...................... 58,233 57,820 57,225 0.7 1.0 0.2 56,831 57,056 56,959 52,979 7.3

 Machinery............................................. 88,368 87,878 86,526 0.6 1.6 1.9 87,259 86,365 84,218 75,333 15.8

 Construction machinery....................... 10,112 10,558 11,423 -4.2 -7.6 -1.3 9,706 9,864 10,461 9,232 5.1

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 3,602 3,576 3,433 0.7 4.2 2.1 3,683 3,605 3,318 3,743 -1.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 14,468 14,387 13,909 0.6 3.4 -1.9 14,348 14,339 13,495 12,498 14.8

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,549 1,552 1,580 -0.2 -1.8 4.5 1,536 1,545 1,569 1,293 18.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 14,665 14,008 13,357 4.7 4.9 10.8 14,392 13,833 13,407 9,549 50.7

 Metalworking machinery....................... 7,793 7,629 7,377 2.1 3.4 5.6 7,703 7,560 7,251 6,385 20.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 12,819 12,938 12,269 -0.9 5.5 0.7 12,561 12,631 11,993 12,101 3.8

 Material handling equipment............... 10,144 10,033 9,851 1.1 1.8 0.2 9,833 9,681 9,627 8,264 19.0

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 117,096 117,664 117,675 -0.5 0.0 1.9 115,648 116,778 116,184 108,052 7.0

 Computers......................................... 3,461 3,395 3,970 1.9 -14.5 2.5 3,461 3,395 3,970 3,367 2.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 28,054 28,445 28,639 -1.4 -0.7 2.1 27,659 28,381 28,308 26,225 5.5

 Defense communications equipment... 6,483 6,837 7,056 -5.2 -3.1 -0.9 6,422 6,880 6,976 6,077 5.7

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 10,687 10,581 10,354 1.0 2.2 1.9 10,458 10,607 10,373 10,073 3.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 6,274 6,381 6,317 -1.7 1.0 8.0 6,249 6,244 6,140 5,891 6.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 35,419 35,443 34,807 -0.1 1.8 1.5 34,769 34,827 34,178 32,770 6.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 26,718 26,582 26,532 0.5 0.2 1.3 26,630 26,444 26,239 23,649 12.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 23,857 23,778 23,980 0.3 -0.8 -1.3 23,528 23,602 23,660 22,128 6.3

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,677 2,686 2,677 -0.3 0.3 -2.1 2,510 2,609 2,633 2,111 18.9

 Household appliances.......................... 837 950 972 -11.9 -2.3 -2.1 862 956 919 893 -3.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 15,103 14,994 14,909 0.7 0.6 0.5 15,129 15,001 14,786 13,213 14.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 458,273 451,698 446,159 1.5 1.2 1.2 450,671 443,135 439,431 363,973 23.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,254 19,137 19,187 0.6 -0.3 -1.8 18,599 18,193 18,669 19,854 -6.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 295,450 286,357 280,646 3.2 2.0 2.3 291,889 282,041 278,564 204,423 42.8

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 43,037 43,774 43,909 -1.7 -0.3 1.9 41,642 42,288 42,309 41,502 0.3

 Ships and boats................................. 18,547 19,067 19,407 -2.7 -1.8 -1.6 17,678 18,201 18,505 16,726 5.7

 Furniture and related products................. 7,597 7,671 7,557 -1.0 1.5 1.1 7,823 7,873 7,575 7,446 5.1

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.

2007p 2007r 2007 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 07/06

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 524,420 520,492 519,659 0.8 0.2 0.6 525,617 523,953 520,372 510,476 3.0

 Excluding transportation ...................... 444,723 442,124 441,693 0.6 0.1 0.6 445,091 444,609 441,982 435,105 2.3

 Excluding defense ............................. 502,401 498,874 498,301 0.7 0.1 0.5 503,518 502,204 498,838 488,800 3.0

 With unfilled orders ............................. 250,869 248,802 247,607 0.8 0.5 0.3 251,574 249,413 246,600 241,617 4.1

 Durable goods industries ........................ 317,190 314,834 313,607 0.7 0.4 0.3 318,117 315,474 312,373 308,947 3.0

 Wood products................................. ....... 10,389 10,478 10,536 -0.8 -0.6 -1.2 10,407 10,563 10,538 11,196 -7.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,964 11,926 11,928 0.3 0.0 0.5 11,611 11,567 11,740 11,576 0.3

 Primary metals............................ ............ 30,740 30,972 31,370 -0.7 -1.3 -0.9 30,596 30,683 31,227 31,237 -2.1

 Iron and steel mills............................... 17,284 17,456 17,798 -1.0 -1.9 -1.3 17,255 17,393 17,905 17,936 -3.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,892 10,950 11,025 -0.5 -0.7 -0.5 10,801 10,774 10,895 10,919 -1.1

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,564 2,566 2,547 -0.1 0.7 0.1 2,540 2,516 2,427 2,382 6.6

 Fabricated metal products......................... 42,136 41,849 41,574 0.7 0.7 0.8 41,481 41,428 41,132 40,546 2.3

 Machinery.............................................. 52,117 51,816 51,530 0.6 0.6 0.8 52,498 51,808 51,189 48,912 7.3

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,527 2,470 2,432 2.3 1.6 3.1 2,515 2,278 2,284 2,191 14.8

 Construction machinery........................ 5,152 5,071 4,974 1.6 2.0 -0.1 5,157 5,073 4,921 4,759 8.4

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 3,990 3,936 3,922 1.4 0.4 1.9 3,951 3,878 3,894 3,378 17.0

 Industrial machinery............................. 7,658 7,748 7,754 -1.2 -0.1 0.5 7,775 7,614 7,697 7,486 3.9

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,225 1,210 1,166 1.2 3.8 -0.8 1,241 1,221 1,171 1,221 1.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,547 4,537 4,522 0.2 0.3 1.0 4,539 4,585 4,468 4,323 5.0

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,268 4,201 4,208 1.6 -0.2 1.8 4,270 4,294 4,300 4,003 6.7

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 6,148 6,132 6,047 0.3 1.4 1.0 6,391 6,339 6,085 5,715 11.8

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,990 3,001 2,978 -0.4 0.8 0.7 3,049 3,029 2,939 2,744 11.1

 Computers and electronic products ......... 43,924 43,539 43,295 0.9 0.6 0.4 44,743 44,104 43,086 45,201 -1.0

 Computers......................................... 1,138 1,098 1,144 3.6 -4.0 3.7 1,180 1,085 1,228 1,174 0.5

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,335 1,318 1,315 1.3 0.2 0.5 1,474 1,405 1,266 1,371 7.5

 Other peripheral equipment................... 2,038 2,024 2,025 0.7 0.0 -0.4 2,142 2,104 1,973 2,271 -5.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,294 6,208 6,303 1.4 -1.5 -1.9 6,630 6,342 6,241 7,289 -9.0

 Defense communications equipment...... 987 991 971 -0.4 2.1 3.0 981 990 982 736 33.3

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,126 1,124 1,111 0.2 1.2 -0.2 1,301 1,309 1,252 1,430 -9.0

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

 Electronic components.......................... 7,392 7,225 6,995 2.3 3.3 0.7 7,361 7,306 6,946 7,293 0.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,356 3,440 3,369 -2.4 2.1 3.4 3,362 3,452 3,368 2,746 22.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 2,610 2,551 2,518 2.3 1.3 3.5 2,580 2,546 2,511 2,397 7.6

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 11,124 11,096 10,925 0.3 1.6 -0.1 11,275 11,132 10,741 10,963 2.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 14,675 14,543 14,323 0.9 1.5 -0.2 14,600 14,391 13,894 14,079 3.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,865 1,848 1,845 0.9 0.2 -0.2 1,834 1,800 1,789 1,825 0.5

 Household appliances.......................... 1,811 1,838 1,759 -1.5 4.5 1.4 1,784 1,866 1,708 1,688 5.7

 Electrical equipment............................. 5,323 5,131 5,025 3.7 2.1 -2.1 5,405 5,073 4,770 5,215 3.6

 Batteries............................................ 491 505 520 -2.8 -2.9 -1.1 486 528 535 482 0.8

 Transportation equipment......................... 79,697 78,368 77,966 1.7 0.5 0.4 80,526 79,344 78,390 75,371 6.8

 Automobiles....................................... 2,292 2,207 2,254 3.9 -2.1 -1.5 2,285 2,175 2,311 2,372 -3.7

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 2,720 2,835 2,869 -4.1 -1.2 5.9 2,780 2,904 2,998 3,054 -9.0

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,604 1,550 1,489 3.5 4.1 -5.3 1,610 1,568 1,513 1,498 7.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 17,360 17,551 17,625 -1.1 -0.4 -1.0 17,315 17,537 17,493 18,595 -6.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 32,691 31,661 31,475 3.3 0.6 1.1 33,370 32,353 31,696 27,034 23.4

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 13,040 12,809 12,853 1.8 -0.3 0.2 13,088 12,919 12,981 12,760 2.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,336 2,356 2,348 -0.8 0.3 1.5 2,326 2,329 2,349 2,689 -13.5

 Furniture and related products................. 8,511 8,517 8,510 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 8,498 8,470 8,498 8,978 -5.3

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 23,037 22,826 22,575 0.9 1.1 1.0 23,157 23,116 22,679 21,851 6.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 207,230 205,658 206,052 0.8 -0.2 1.0 207,500 208,479 207,999 201,529 3.0

 Food products........................................ 37,000 36,997 37,633 0.0 -1.7 -0.2 38,560 39,548 38,399 36,936 4.4

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,388 4,475 4,658 -1.9 -3.9 0.3 4,543 4,903 4,684 4,119 10.3

 Dairy products.................................... 4,603 4,606 4,674 -0.1 -1.5 -2.1 4,379 4,576 4,706 3,943 11.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 7,359 7,258 7,253 1.4 0.1 0.3 7,542 7,430 7,330 6,983 8.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 14,651 14,623 14,595 0.2 0.2 -0.6 15,058 15,232 14,693 14,842 1.5

 Beverages......................................... 10,784 10,784 10,809 0.0 -0.2 -0.6 11,091 11,345 10,952 10,517 5.5

 Tobacco............................................ 3,867 3,839 3,786 0.7 1.4 -0.6 3,967 3,887 3,741 4,325 -8.3

 Textile mills............................................ 3,834 3,829 3,836 0.1 -0.2 0.3 3,778 3,783 3,813 3,966 -4.7

 Textile products...................................... 3,475 3,466 3,475 0.3 -0.3 -0.1 3,424 3,476 3,499 3,583 -4.4

 Apparel................................................. 3,966 3,991 3,981 -0.6 0.3 1.3 3,838 4,047 4,150 3,706 3.6

 Leather and allied products...................... 889 895 890 -0.7 0.6 -1.2 881 898 901 861 2.3

 Paper products....................................... 15,400 15,352 15,337 0.3 0.1 0.1 15,264 15,163 15,248 15,389 -0.8

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 7,110 7,051 7,038 0.8 0.2 -0.2 7,012 6,884 6,954 7,054 -0.6

 Paperboard containers......................... 3,827 3,834 3,852 -0.2 -0.5 0.5 3,775 3,788 3,845 3,911 -3.5

 Printing.................................................. 6,684 6,659 6,632 0.4 0.4 2.1 6,722 6,971 6,989 6,818 -1.4

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 36,560 35,684 35,384 2.5 0.8 4.9 35,809 36,062 36,501 32,273 11.0

 Petroleum refineries............................. 34,076 33,175 32,805 2.7 1.1 5.5 33,445 33,585 33,911 29,358 13.9

 Chemical products..................................... 63,958 63,462 63,484 0.8 0.0 0.6 63,513 62,826 63,125 62,806 1.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,650 2,657 2,654 -0.3 0.1 -1.7 2,609 2,447 2,278 2,428 7.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 24,414 24,328 24,534 0.4 -0.8 2.0 24,408 24,395 24,810 24,747 -1.4

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 3,060 3,006 3,032 1.8 -0.9 -1.2 2,942 2,906 2,982 2,910 1.1

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 20,813 20,700 20,805 0.5 -0.5 -0.2 20,653 20,473 20,681 20,349 1.5

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. 2007/

2007p 2007r 2007 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2006

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 429,357 423,124 417,993 1.5 1.2 0.1 421,939 436,995 424,814 396,758 4,580,667 4,539,723 0.9

 Construction materials and supplies...... 42,851 42,922 42,900 -0.2 0.1 -1.1 40,873 45,229 44,315 40,825 479,450 489,629 -2.1

 Information technology......................... 27,048 26,900 27,047 0.6 -0.5 1.7 26,604 26,181 30,866 25,680 285,208 280,899 1.5

 Computers and related products .......... 5,735 5,667 5,888 1.2 -3.8 10.4 5,387 5,687 6,766 5,173 58,420 59,515 -1.8

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 37,906 37,705 38,331 0.5 -1.6 -4.7 37,311 41,873 38,153 38,478 433,755 448,637 -3.3

 Capital goods...................................... 75,916 75,721 76,133 0.3 -0.5 0.3 73,669 74,683 80,560 72,008 810,400 802,205 1.0

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 67,443 67,656 68,056 -0.3 -0.6 0.9 64,887 66,816 72,018 63,517 721,019 715,929 0.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 61,981 61,835 62,571 0.2 -1.2 1.8 58,948 61,738 66,428 58,014 663,091 665,136 -0.3

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,473 8,065 8,077 5.1 -0.1 -4.3 8,782 7,867 8,542 8,491 89,381 86,276 3.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 175,806 169,411 166,489 3.8 1.8 1.5 175,882 177,014 167,153 156,826 1,816,322 1,788,884 1.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 34,117 34,159 34,207 -0.1 -0.1 -3.8 34,344 37,143 34,528 33,617 379,559 380,340 -0.2

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 141,689 135,252 132,282 4.8 2.2 2.9 141,538 139,871 132,625 123,209 1,436,763 1,408,544 2.0

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 430,326 424,145 421,206 1.5 0.7 0.3 422,603 436,467 423,729 402,001 4,601,807 4,559,341 0.9

 Construction materials and supplies...... 43,765 43,675 44,385 0.2 -1.6 1.0 41,148 45,301 45,433 39,992 486,543 492,680 -1.2

 Information technology......................... 26,463 26,360 28,765 0.4 -8.4 4.3 25,605 26,231 32,699 27,481 289,029 292,300 -1.1

 Computers and related products .......... 5,801 5,092 5,984 13.9 -14.9 7.6 5,453 5,112 6,862 5,259 58,474 59,272 -1.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 38,023 37,656 37,987 1.0 -0.9 -3.4 37,717 41,397 37,621 38,737 431,387 450,566 -4.3

 Capital goods...................................... 82,005 81,468 82,914 0.7 -1.7 0.7 80,856 80,883 84,743 81,985 890,809 876,526 1.6

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 76,056 73,022 74,935 4.2 -2.6 4.9 74,925 71,630 78,017 70,843 806,165 781,950 3.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 61,602 61,643 63,527 -0.1 -3.0 1.4 58,707 63,126 66,494 60,161 677,309 689,737 -1.8

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 5,949 8,446 7,979 -29.6 5.9 -26.8 5,931 9,253 6,726 11,142 84,644 94,576 -10.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 175,703 169,416 166,661 3.7 1.7 1.7 175,843 177,151 167,225 157,092 1,817,708 1,789,252 1.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 34,014 34,164 34,379 -0.4 -0.6 -2.8 34,305 37,280 34,600 33,883 380,945 380,708 0.1

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 141,689 135,252 132,282 4.8 2.2 2.9 141,538 139,871 132,625 123,209 1,436,763 1,408,544 2.0

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 786,842 779,374 771,803 1.0 1.0 1.1 774,077 766,386 759,974 661,474 (X) (X) 17.0

 Construction materials and supplies...... 51,490 50,576 49,823 1.8 1.5 3.1 50,231 49,956 49,884 43,583 (X) (X) 15.3

 Information technology......................... 113,198 113,783 114,323 -0.5 -0.5 1.5 111,753 112,752 112,702 105,183 (X) (X) 6.2

 Computers and related products .......... 3,461 3,395 3,970 1.9 -14.5 2.5 3,461 3,395 3,970 3,367 (X) (X) 2.8

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 19,254 19,137 19,187 0.6 -0.3 -1.8 18,599 18,193 18,669 19,854 (X) (X) -6.3

 Capital goods...................................... 592,674 586,585 580,838 1.0 1.0 1.2 584,299 577,112 570,912 485,408 (X) (X) 20.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................448,455 439,842 434,476 2.0 1.2 1.6 443,837 433,799 428,985 343,159 (X) (X) 29.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 180,856 181,235 181,427 -0.2 -0.1 0.5 179,138 179,379 177,991 163,658 (X) (X) 9.5

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 144,219 146,743 146,362 -1.7 0.3 -0.1 140,462 143,313 141,927 142,249 (X) (X) -1.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 9,940 10,043 10,038 -1.0 0.0 1.7 10,045 10,084 9,947 9,160 (X) (X) 9.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 9,940 10,043 10,038 -1.0 0.0 1.7 10,045 10,084 9,947 9,160 (X) (X) 9.7 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 524,420 520,492 519,659 0.8 0.2 0.6 525,617 523,953 520,372 510,476 (X) (X) 3.0

 Construction materials and supplies...... 59,107 58,905 58,787 0.3 0.2 0.3 58,038 58,260 58,224 58,316 (X) (X) -0.5

 Information technology......................... 36,952 36,780 36,525 0.5 0.7 0.5 37,786 37,228 36,357 36,968 (X) (X) 2.2

 Computers and related products .......... 4,511 4,440 4,484 1.6 -1.0 0.9 4,796 4,594 4,467 4,816 (X) (X) -0.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 23,976 24,143 24,237 -0.7 -0.4 -0.6 23,990 24,184 24,315 25,519 (X) (X) -6.0

 Capital goods...................................... 143,243 141,485 140,274 1.2 0.9 0.5 145,177 142,414 139,806 135,503 (X) (X) 7.1

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................125,582 123,988 123,085 1.3 0.7 0.3 127,484 124,896 122,569 118,501 (X) (X) 7.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 100,464 99,809 99,012 0.7 0.8 0.3 101,752 100,167 98,194 97,082 (X) (X) 4.8

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 17,661 17,497 17,189 0.9 1.8 2.1 17,693 17,518 17,237 17,002 (X) (X) 4.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 160,651 159,480 159,740 0.7 -0.2 1.4 161,967 163,437 162,429 156,924 (X) (X) 3.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 29,413 29,275 29,058 0.5 0.7 0.8 29,636 29,653 29,338 30,004 (X) (X) -1.2

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 131,238 130,205 130,682 0.8 -0.4 1.6 132,331 133,784 133,091 126,920 (X) (X) 4.3

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.

2007p 2007r 2007 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 07/06

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 177,226 177,198 177,398 0.0 -0.1 0.4 177,491 178,197 177,526 175,471 1.2

 Durable goods industries........................ 106,731 106,341 105,974 0.4 0.3 -0.4 107,306 106,914 105,951 107,999 -0.6

 Wood products................................... 4,068 4,064 4,071 0.1 -0.2 -0.4 4,291 4,316 4,194 4,455 -3.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,623 4,600 4,574 0.5 0.6 0.0 4,591 4,581 4,593 4,435 3.5

 Primary metals.................................... 11,643 11,773 11,802 -1.1 -0.2 -0.3 11,782 11,929 11,909 12,171 -3.2

 Fabricated metal products..................... 15,993 15,910 15,953 0.5 -0.3 -0.1 15,729 15,715 15,847 15,775 -0.3

 Machinery.......................................... 20,051 20,047 19,815 0.0 1.2 0.3 20,078 20,181 19,688 18,854 6.5

 Computers and electronic products ...... 16,138 16,100 16,048 0.2 0.3 0.3 16,388 16,244 16,056 17,503 -6.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,842 5,865 5,831 -0.4 0.6 -2.0 5,885 5,803 5,695 5,846 0.7

 Transportation equipment..................... 17,097 16,765 16,667 2.0 0.6 -1.8 17,255 16,904 16,763 17,823 -3.2

 Furniture and related products............... 3,811 3,825 3,816 -0.4 0.2 -0.5 3,806 3,790 3,807 3,748 1.5

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,465 7,392 7,397 1.0 -0.1 -0.6 7,501 7,451 7,399 7,389 1.5

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 70,495 70,857 71,424 -0.5 -0.8 1.7 70,185 71,283 71,575 67,472 4.0

 Food products.................................... 13,325 13,189 13,608 1.0 -3.1 1.6 13,801 13,820 13,468 12,794 7.9

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,424 4,430 4,408 -0.1 0.5 -2.5 4,460 4,420 4,366 4,705 -5.2

 Textiles.............................................. 1,251 1,242 1,234 0.7 0.6 -1.3 1,227 1,220 1,232 1,207 1.7

 Textile products.................................. 1,381 1,358 1,362 1.7 -0.3 0.1 1,364 1,356 1,385 1,403 -2.8

 Apparel............................................. 1,109 1,119 1,100 -0.9 1.7 -0.7 1,093 1,127 1,104 1,057 3.4

 Leather and allied products................... 292 297 304 -1.7 -2.3 2.4 292 302 307 245 19.2

 Paper products.................................... 7,195 7,184 7,111 0.2 1.0 -0.8 7,149 7,130 7,109 7,239 -1.2

 Printing ............................................. 3,184 3,185 3,151 0.0 1.1 4.1 3,171 3,243 3,269 3,207 -1.1

 Petroleum and coal products................ 11,680 12,500 12,998 -6.6 -3.8 8.4 11,180 12,509 13,224 10,143 10.2

 Chemical products................................ 18,512 18,309 18,037 1.1 1.5 0.2 18,347 18,189 18,002 17,427 5.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 8,142 8,044 8,111 1.2 -0.8 -0.3 8,101 7,967 8,109 8,045 0.7

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 153,218 150,918 148,849 1.5 1.4 0.4 155,344 153,104 149,115 145,546 6.7

 Durable goods industries........................ 115,962 114,419 113,125 1.3 1.1 0.2 117,055 115,381 113,143 107,918 8.5

 Wood products................................... 2,122 2,106 2,163 0.8 -2.6 -3.1 2,128 2,103 2,162 2,308 -7.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,349 1,337 1,323 0.9 1.1 0.5 1,259 1,261 1,295 1,240 1.5

 Primary metals.................................... 9,848 9,875 9,995 -0.3 -1.2 -2.0 9,772 9,714 9,844 9,820 -0.5

 Fabricated metal products..................... 12,390 12,320 12,153 0.6 1.4 1.9 12,372 12,359 12,166 11,504 7.5

 Machinery.......................................... 14,590 14,664 14,560 -0.5 0.7 0.7 14,962 14,778 14,623 13,761 8.7

 Computers and electronic products ...... 17,371 17,085 16,609 1.7 2.9 -0.8 17,748 17,400 16,423 17,201 3.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,199 2,954 2,884 8.3 2.4 0.9 3,099 2,868 2,801 2,911 6.5

 Transportation equipment..................... 50,487 49,420 48,866 2.2 1.1 0.6 51,078 50,205 49,252 44,291 15.3

 Furniture and related products............... 1,300 1,283 1,309 1.3 -2.0 -2.9 1,298 1,271 1,306 1,524 -14.8

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,306 3,375 3,263 -2.0 3.4 1.7 3,339 3,422 3,271 3,358 -0.6

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 37,256 36,499 35,724 2.1 2.2 0.8 38,289 37,723 35,972 37,628 1.8

 Food products.................................... 2,683 2,752 2,743 -2.5 0.3 -1.9 3,122 3,288 2,588 3,721 -16.1

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,431 4,413 4,468 0.4 -1.2 -1.4 4,870 4,732 4,428 4,997 -2.5

 Textiles.............................................. 821 814 823 0.9 -1.1 -0.6 817 814 825 984 -17.0

 Textile products.................................. 459 464 469 -1.1 -1.1 -1.7 461 463 469 583 -20.9

 Apparel............................................. 628 647 660 -2.9 -2.0 -0.3 625 654 668 643 -2.8

 Leather and allied products................... 95 95 94 0.0 1.1 2.2 91 93 94 108 -15.7

 Paper products.................................... 1,391 1,376 1,379 1.1 -0.2 2.0 1,366 1,352 1,386 1,354 0.9

 Printing ............................................. 1,549 1,513 1,547 2.4 -2.2 1.7 1,592 1,691 1,733 1,617 -1.5

 Petroleum and coal products................ 9,981 9,428 8,559 5.9 10.2 2.9 10,076 9,795 8,750 7,955 26.7

 Chemical products................................ 12,714 12,496 12,469 1.7 0.2 0.8 12,769 12,361 12,543 13,292 -3.9

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,504 2,501 2,513 0.1 -0.5 -0.2 2,500 2,480 2,488 2,374 5.3

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 193,976 192,376 193,412 0.8 -0.5 0.9 192,782 192,652 193,731 189,459 1.8

 Durable goods industries........................ 94,497 94,074 94,508 0.4 -0.5 1.3 93,756 93,179 93,279 93,030 0.8

 Wood products................................... 4,199 4,308 4,302 -2.5 0.1 -0.9 3,988 4,144 4,182 4,433 -10.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,992 5,989 6,031 0.1 -0.7 0.8 5,761 5,725 5,852 5,901 -2.4

 Primary metals.................................... 9,249 9,324 9,573 -0.8 -2.6 -0.4 9,042 9,040 9,474 9,246 -2.2

 Fabricated metal products..................... 13,753 13,619 13,468 1.0 1.1 0.8 13,380 13,354 13,119 13,267 0.9

 Machinery.......................................... 17,476 17,105 17,155 2.2 -0.3 1.5 17,458 16,849 16,878 16,297 7.1

 Computers and electronic products ...... 10,415 10,354 10,638 0.6 -2.7 2.5 10,607 10,460 10,607 10,497 1.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,634 5,724 5,608 -1.6 2.1 1.2 5,616 5,720 5,398 5,322 5.5

 Transportation equipment..................... 12,113 12,183 12,433 -0.6 -2.0 2.7 12,193 12,235 12,375 13,257 -8.0

 Furniture and related products............... 3,400 3,409 3,385 -0.3 0.7 1.0 3,394 3,409 3,385 3,706 -8.4

 Miscellaneous products........................ 12,266 12,059 11,915 1.7 1.2 1.8 12,317 12,243 12,009 11,104 10.9

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 99,479 98,302 98,904 1.2 -0.6 0.6 99,026 99,473 100,452 96,429 2.7

 Food products.................................... 20,992 21,056 21,282 -0.3 -1.1 -1.1 21,637 22,440 22,343 20,421 6.0

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 5,796 5,780 5,719 0.3 1.1 1.5 5,728 6,080 5,899 5,140 11.4

 Textiles.............................................. 1,762 1,773 1,779 -0.6 -0.3 1.8 1,734 1,749 1,756 1,775 -2.3

 Textile products.................................. 1,635 1,644 1,644 -0.5 0.0 0.3 1,599 1,657 1,645 1,597 0.1

 Apparel............................................. 2,229 2,225 2,221 0.2 0.2 2.9 2,120 2,266 2,378 2,006 5.7

 Leather and allied products................... 502 503 492 -0.2 2.2 -3.9 498 503 500 508 -2.0

 Paper products.................................... 6,814 6,792 6,847 0.3 -0.8 0.5 6,749 6,681 6,753 6,796 -0.7

 Printing ............................................. 1,951 1,961 1,934 -0.5 1.4 -0.8 1,959 2,037 1,987 1,994 -1.8

 Petroleum and coal products................ 14,899 13,756 13,827 8.3 -0.5 2.9 14,553 13,758 14,527 14,175 2.7

 Chemical products................................ 32,732 32,657 32,978 0.2 -1.0 0.7 32,397 32,276 32,580 32,087 1.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,167 10,155 10,181 0.1 -0.3 0.0 10,052 10,026 10,084 9,930 1.2

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 Nov Oct Sep Aug Nov Oct Sep Aug

2007p 2007r 2007 2007 2007p 2007r 2007 2007

 All manufacturing industries2

...... 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

................... 1.49 1.48 1.48 1.45 5.28 5.22 5.17 5.06

 Wood products................................ 1.35 1.35 1.33 1.32 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.28 1.27 1.26 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.51 1.52 1.56 1.58 1.33 1.30 1.31 1.32

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.61 1.60 1.60 1.56 2.31 2.29 2.28 2.24

 Machinery....................................... 1.84 1.85 1.80 1.83 3.46 3.49 3.35 3.33

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.30 1.29 1.31 1.30 4.91 4.98 4.90 4.94

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.37 1.33 1.33 1.31 2.37 2.33 2.35 2.37

 Transportation equipment................. 1.40 1.38 1.38 1.30 12.43 12.14 12.14 11.43

 Furniture and related products........... 1.25 1.23 1.23 1.23 1.26 1.25 1.25 1.22

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.76 1.74 1.76 1.70 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 0.96 0.98 1.00 1.01 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.27 1.23 1.30 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.34 1.32 1.33 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.28 1.27 1.27 1.25 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.38 1.45 1.45 1.41 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.69 1.59 1.48 1.56 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.09 1.09 1.10 1.11 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing.......................................... 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.76 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.68 0.77 0.80 0.84 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.20 1.18 1.19 1.20 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.20 1.19 1.22 1.20 (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 2006- 2006- 2006- 2006-

Nov1 Oct Nov1 Oct Nov1 Oct Nov1 Oct

2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007

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

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

 Wood products................................... (X) 1.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Primary metals.................................... 0.0 0.4 0.1 1.5 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.2

 Fabricated metal products................... -0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.3

 Computers and electronic products ..... 0.0 0.9 0.0 1.1 -0.1 0.3 -0.2 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.3 0.6 -0.5 1.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.3

 Transportation equipment................... -0.1 0.7 -0.4 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.4 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.2

Nondurable goods industries.................. (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Textile products................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 2.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Plastics and rubber products............... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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 will be published in the full report. 

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

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

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

2008 Release Dates for M3 Survey 

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

Nov 2007 December 27, 2007 January 3, 2008 

Dec 2007 January 29, 2008 February 4, 2008 

Jan 2008 February 27, 2008 March 5, 2008 

Feb 2008 March 26, 2008 April 2, 2008 

Mar 2008 April 24, 2008 May 2, 2008 

Apr 2008 May 28, 2008 June 3, 2008 

May 2008 June 25, 2008 July 2, 2008 

Jun 2008 July 25, 2008 August 4, 2008 

Jul 2008 August 27, 2008 September 3, 2008

Aug 2008 September 25, 2008 October 2, 2008 

Sep 2008 October 29, 2008 November 4, 2008

Oct 2008 November 26, 2008 December 4, 2008

Nov 2008 December 24, 2008