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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2014, AT 10:00 A.M. EST

Adriana Stoica

Economic Indicators Division

(301) 763-4832

M3-2 (14)-10

CB14-210

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders

October 2014

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in October, down 

three consecutive months, decreased $3.3 billion or 0.7

percent to $496.6 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 0.5 percent September

decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders 

decreased 1.4 percent.

 Shipments, down two of the last three months, decreased $3.8 billion or 0.8 percent to $499.2 billion. 

This followed a 0.1 percent September increase.

 Unfilled orders, up eighteen of the last nineteen 

months, increased $4.9 billion or 0.4 percent to $1,174.2

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

first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 

0.4 percent September increase. The unfilled orders-to- shipments ratio was 6.73, up from 6.71 in September.

 Inventories, up twenty-three of the last twenty-four

months, increased $0.5 billion or 0.1 percent to $655.6

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

was first published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.2

percent September increase. The inventories-to- shipments ratio was 1.31, up from 1.30 in September.

New Orders

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

October, up following two consecutive monthly 

decreases, increased $0.6 billion or 0.3 percent to $243.8

billion, revised from the previously published 0.4

percent increase. This followed a 0.7 percent September

decrease.

 Transportation equipment, also up following two 

consecutive monthly decreases, drove the increase, $2.5

billion or 3.4 percent to $76.5 billion.

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods

decreased $3.9 billion or 1.5 percent to $252.7 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in October, up four of the last five months, increased $0.1 billion or

0.1 percent to $246.5 billion, unchanged from the 

previously published increase. This followed a 0.3

percent September increase.

 

 Transportation equipment, also up four of the last five 

months, drove the increase, $0.6 billion or 0.8 percent to $73.1 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

five of the last six months, decreased $3.9 billion or 1.5 

percent to $252.7 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent

September decrease. Petroleum and coal products, down 

four consecutive months, drove the decrease, $4.3 billion 

or 6.3 percent to $64.0 billion.

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

October, up eighteen of the last nineteen months, 

increased $4.9 billion or 0.4 percent to $1,174.2 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

was at the highest level since the series was first 

published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.4 percent

September increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up thirteen of the last 

fourteen months, led the increase, $3.4 billion or 0.5

percent to $746.5 billion. 

Inventories

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in October, up eighteen of the last nineteen months, increased $1.8

billion or 0.5 percent to $406.6 billion, unchanged from 

the previously published increase. This was at the 

highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis and followed a 0.5 percent September

increase.

 Transportation equipment, also up eighteen of the last 

nineteen months, led the increase, $0.9 billion or 0.7

percent to $131.7 billion.

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

five consecutive months, decreased $1.3 billion or 0.5

percent to $249.0 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent

September decrease. Petroleum and coal products, also 

down five consecutive months, drove the decrease, $1.5

billion or 3.3 percent to $44.8 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, October materials and supplies

increased 0.4 percent in durable goods and 0.3 percent in

nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.8

percent in durable goods and decreased 3.1 percent in

nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased slightly in 

durable goods and slightly in nondurable goods.

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

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

scheduled for release on December 23, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. EST and the Full Report on January 6, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page 

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

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

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tools for research on a variety of topics.
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2014p 2013 2013

 All manufacturing industries.................. 499,247 503,045 502,690 -0.8 0.1 -1.1 516,611 521,182 513,910 505,684 5,018,565 4,877,127 2.9

 Excluding transportation................... 426,118 430,472 430,380 -1.0 0.0 -0.3 438,507 444,106 440,349 430,967 4,305,248 4,193,761 2.7

 Excluding defense.............................. 487,294 491,314 490,760 -0.8 0.1 -1.1 505,086 508,302 502,121 494,039 4,902,574 4,757,370 3.1

 With unfilled orders............................ 174,393 174,150 173,615 0.1 0.3 -0.7 178,270 184,276 175,899 166,712 1,703,028 1,613,633 5.5

 Durable goods industries......................... 246,522 246,379 245,532 0.1 0.3 -1.7 256,903 259,721 249,043 242,424 2,425,831 2,305,252 5.2

 Wood products....................................... 8,265 8,317 8,385 -0.6 -0.8 -1.5 8,784 8,677 8,885 7,935 83,099 73,956 12.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 9,337 9,328 9,149 0.1 2.0 -0.4 10,453 10,063 10,082 9,708 92,400 86,001 7.4

 Primary metals....................................... 27,906 27,876 27,692 0.1 0.7 0.4 28,647 28,448 28,355 26,637 274,380 256,343 7.0

 Iron and steel mills............................ 11,651 11,575 11,310 0.7 2.3 -0.7 11,834 11,626 11,477 11,060 112,677 107,247 5.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 14,399 14,462 14,593 -0.4 -0.9 1.3 14,909 14,861 15,101 13,856 143,673 131,833 9.0

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,856 1,839 1,789 0.9 2.8 0.0 1,904 1,961 1,777 1,721 18,030 17,263 4.4

 Fabricated metal products....................... 30,385 30,515 30,268 -0.4 0.8 0.0 32,163 32,136 31,663 30,782 302,968 292,795 3.5

 Machinery............................................. 37,040 37,156 37,017 -0.3 0.4 0.2 37,329 38,378 36,530 34,257 363,920 342,555 6.2

 Farm machinery................................. 1,213 1,283 1,157 -5.5 10.9 -22.9 1,030 1,038 815 1,549 17,142 20,545 -16.6

 Construction machinery..................... 4,675 4,644 4,680 0.7 -0.8 1.3 5,202 4,623 4,606 4,879 46,342 46,135 0.4

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,300 2,305 2,306 -0.2 0.0 -3.6 2,287 2,380 2,276 2,254 22,758 21,536 5.7

 Industrial machinery.......................... 5,638 5,691 6,052 -0.9 -6.0 5.9 5,467 6,385 6,032 3,833 50,926 37,045 37.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 710 731 687 -2.9 6.4 -3.6 764 824 681 750 6,977 6,646 5.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,771 3,735 3,673 1.0 1.7 -0.8 3,547 3,941 3,905 3,403 37,754 37,091 1.8

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,432 3,265 3,162 5.1 3.3 -0.5 3,645 3,490 3,063 3,360 31,905 30,169 5.8

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,135 4,358 4,301 -5.1 1.3 4.9 4,239 4,237 4,291 3,731 40,400 39,526 2.2

 Material handling equipment............... 3,053 3,047 2,976 0.2 2.4 -0.9 3,266 3,111 3,071 3,121 29,905 28,337 5.5

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 28,969 28,939 29,590 0.1 -2.2 -1.2 29,439 31,453 28,505 28,045 287,566 273,983 5.0

 Computers........................................ 343 349 399 -1.7 -12.5 -12.9 316 421 366 430 4,129 5,073 -18.6

 Computer storage devices..................... 786 806 836 -2.5 -3.6 0.2 545 1,208 665 657 8,625 9,386 -8.1

 Other peripheral equipment................ 832 820 844 1.5 -2.8 -17.5 707 1,135 706 686 8,307 7,661 8.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,304 3,381 3,372 -2.3 0.3 -0.3 2,995 4,099 3,294 3,214 33,403 34,662 -3.6

 Defense communications equipment.... 393 403 368 -2.5 9.5 -21.2 405 450 364 482 3,933 4,319 -8.9

 Audio and video equipment.................... 339 360 403 -5.8 -10.7 -1.2 361 332 361 366 3,463 2,489 39.1

 Electronic components......................... 3,699 3,681 3,574 0.5 3.0 -4.6 3,696 3,878 3,603 3,497 35,862 34,466 4.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,433 1,410 1,394 1.6 1.1 2.9 1,368 1,630 1,362 1,302 13,665 12,943 5.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,964 2,944 3,091 0.7 -4.8 6.9 2,924 3,200 3,038 2,851 28,570 28,344 0.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,976 7,004 7,017 -0.4 -0.2 1.5 6,452 8,028 6,558 5,883 67,167 61,680 8.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,535 10,649 10,646 -1.1 0.0 0.4 10,764 11,431 10,853 10,578 104,594 103,123 1.4

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 873 887 896 -1.6 -1.0 1.4 911 916 876 960 8,674 8,266 4.9

 Household appliances........................ 1,854 1,827 1,803 1.5 1.3 -4.2 1,923 1,929 1,810 1,738 17,884 16,607 7.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,444 3,379 3,379 1.9 0.0 -0.2 3,344 3,769 3,428 3,258 34,041 33,750 0.9

 Batteries........................................... 1,047 1,120 1,038 -6.5 7.9 3.1 1,195 1,249 1,057 1,085 10,096 9,397 7.4

 Transportation equipment........................ 73,129 72,573 72,310 0.8 0.4 -5.4 78,104 77,076 73,561 74,717 713,317 683,366 4.4

 Automobiles..................................... 9,975 9,768 9,702 2.1 0.7 0.0 11,636 10,297 9,970 12,195 95,901 106,771 -10.2

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 12,994 13,100 13,410 -0.8 -2.3 -14.2 14,682 13,793 14,016 15,264 136,679 128,220 6.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 3,038 2,961 2,813 2.6 5.3 0.9 3,194 3,121 2,803 2,426 26,935 22,764 18.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 21,800 21,539 21,330 1.2 1.0 -6.0 24,101 22,119 22,095 21,827 215,107 196,933 9.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 13,155 13,414 13,192 -1.9 1.7 -1.5 12,567 14,682 12,816 11,448 121,141 109,461 10.7

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,540 4,526 4,362 0.3 3.8 -4.3 4,289 5,021 4,309 4,467 44,359 46,188 -4.0

 Ships and boats................................. 2,445 2,426 2,406 0.8 0.8 -1.5 2,480 2,494 2,369 2,479 23,720 24,312 -2.4

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,947 5,866 5,855 1.4 0.2 1.0 5,967 6,073 6,333 5,631 57,889 56,215 3.0

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 15,009 15,160 14,620 -1.0 3.7 0.5 15,253 15,986 14,276 14,134 145,698 136,915 6.4

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 252,725 256,666 257,158 -1.5 -0.2 -0.4 259,708 261,461 264,867 263,260 2,592,734 2,571,875 0.8

 Food products....................................... 67,375 66,595 66,345 1.2 0.4 0.3 70,962 67,938 66,820 66,285 656,885 618,587 6.2

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,792 7,779 7,650 0.2 1.7 0.0 8,699 7,928 7,737 8,904 77,034 80,362 -4.1

 Dairy products.................................. 10,143 9,950 9,779 1.9 1.7 0.1 10,428 10,081 9,843 8,751 96,967 84,810 14.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 20,539 20,491 20,392 0.2 0.5 -0.5 21,085 20,662 20,745 19,497 200,916 180,748 11.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,200 12,091 12,052 0.9 0.3 -1.6 12,172 12,408 12,355 12,295 119,730 120,315 -0.5

 Beverages......................................... 8,697 8,769 8,679 -0.8 1.0 -0.1 8,669 9,086 8,982 8,724 87,207 87,279 -0.1

 Tobacco............................................ 3,503 3,322 3,373 5.4 -1.5 -5.3 3,503 3,322 3,373 3,571 32,523 33,036 -1.6

 Textile mills........................................... 2,654 2,673 2,661 -0.7 0.5 -2.3 2,747 2,750 2,787 2,765 27,232 26,747 1.8

 Textile products................................... 2,071 2,040 2,096 1.5 -2.7 1.1 2,111 2,041 2,210 2,144 20,845 20,893 -0.2

 Apparel................................................ 1,268 1,231 1,169 3.0 5.3 -5.8 1,525 1,309 1,274 1,339 11,943 11,117 7.4

 Leather and allied products...................... 505 487 499 3.7 -2.4 0.4 531 490 514 498 4,980 4,821 3.3

 Paper products...................................... 14,489 14,437 14,460 0.4 -0.2 -0.3 15,054 14,873 14,886 14,860 145,315 143,662 1.2

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,696 6,743 6,797 -0.7 -0.8 -0.6 6,858 6,982 7,032 6,823 67,920 67,141 1.2

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,517 4,482 4,464 0.8 0.4 0.2 4,786 4,584 4,573 4,636 44,902 43,875 2.3

 Printing................................................. 6,601 6,537 6,464 1.0 1.1 -1.3 7,124 6,841 6,524 6,850 64,866 64,948 -0.1

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 63,995 68,314 69,159 -6.3 -1.2 -1.6 64,985 69,394 74,379 71,920 712,911 729,185 -2.2

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 60,294 64,489 65,440 -6.5 -1.5 -1.8 60,828 64,952 69,941 68,031 675,272 693,051 -2.6

 Chemical products..................................... 62,486 63,211 63,223 -1.1 0.0 0.3 62,589 64,103 63,557 64,697 635,434 643,819 -1.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,799 2,757 2,797 1.5 -1.4 -5.0 2,160 2,423 2,248 2,023 28,933 27,473 5.3

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 13,932 14,461 14,445 -3.7 0.1 1.0 14,542 14,706 14,289 16,783 147,108 155,615 -5.5

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,070 3,082 3,093 -0.4 -0.4 -0.1 3,160 3,102 3,248 3,179 31,862 31,521 1.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 19,081 19,050 19,030 0.2 0.1 0.0 19,908 19,314 19,561 19,607 192,593 187,781 2.6

p

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

1

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

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

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

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

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

 aggregate totals. 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2014p 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries2........................ 496,563 499,866 502,159 -0.7 -0.5 -10.0 506,385 518,706 503,695 497,237 5,040,337 4,848,048 4.0

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 420,076 425,904 425,868 -1.4 0.0 0.0 429,373 438,821 431,634 423,060 4,256,683 4,147,659 2.6

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 482,994 488,675 491,570 -1.2 -0.6 -10.3 494,348 506,324 495,519 488,108 4,927,086 4,744,314 3.9

 With unfilled orders2

............................. 179,326 178,494 181,084 0.5 -1.4 -22.3 177,364 188,582 173,557 166,485 1,802,315 1,654,342 8.9

 Durable goods industries2......................... 243,838 243,200 245,001 0.3 -0.7 -18.3 246,677 257,245 238,828 233,977 2,447,603 2,276,173 7.5

 Primary metals........................................ 27,992 28,681 27,972 -2.4 2.5 0.3 28,608 28,485 27,599 27,244 276,996 259,166 6.9

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 11,739 12,055 11,346 -2.6 6.2 -0.7 11,583 11,543 10,760 11,164 113,904 108,615 4.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 14,308 14,651 14,708 -2.3 -0.4 0.1 15,038 14,971 14,921 14,385 144,588 133,470 8.3

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,945 1,975 1,918 -1.5 3.0 7.7 1,987 1,971 1,918 1,695 18,504 17,081 8.3

 Fabricated metal products........................ 30,852 30,926 30,612 -0.2 1.0 -0.2 31,407 31,768 31,344 28,587 305,248 300,772 1.5

 Machinery............................................. 36,556 37,086 38,226 -1.4 -3.0 1.2 36,479 38,052 37,015 34,944 374,990 348,235 7.7

 Construction machinery........................ 4,443 4,532 5,125 -2.0 -11.6 5.4 4,721 4,419 4,929 5,042 50,649 46,451 9.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,008 2,407 2,520 -16.6 -4.5 17.3 2,091 2,504 2,300 2,956 22,884 24,134 -5.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 5,669 5,883 6,045 -3.6 -2.7 6.4 5,547 6,407 5,867 4,006 51,184 37,743 35.6

 Photographic equipment....................... 670 398 765 68.3 -48.0 6.3 666 509 788 673 6,527 7,469 -12.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,935 3,929 4,039 0.2 -2.7 7.1 3,695 4,238 4,123 3,473 39,180 37,156 5.4

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,294 3,053 3,334 7.9 -8.4 0.6 3,548 3,287 3,198 3,399 31,893 30,141 5.8

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,025 4,448 4,025 -9.5 10.5 -12.6 4,012 4,317 3,874 3,414 43,053 40,514 6.3

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,260 3,112 3,214 4.8 -3.2 -0.4 3,190 3,190 3,262 2,898 31,225 28,497 9.6

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 22,406 22,425 22,894 -0.1 -2.0 1.7 21,334 26,422 20,897 20,775 218,956 209,892 4.3

 Computers........................................ 427 489 476 -12.7 2.7 -18.8 400 561 443 454 4,876 5,202 -6.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,405 3,173 3,761 7.3 -15.6 -1.5 3,257 4,010 3,611 3,714 36,531 39,245 -6.9

 Defense communications equipment....... 387 330 475 17.3 -30.5 30.9 334 420 466 286 3,593 3,676 -2.3

 Electronic components......................... 3,730 3,658 3,585 2.0 2.0 -4.2 3,756 3,742 3,685 3,656 36,174 34,776 4.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,848 1,873 1,834 -1.3 2.1 6.1 1,888 2,125 1,659 1,713 17,776 16,325 8.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,193 3,419 3,032 -6.6 12.8 11.0 3,194 3,989 2,525 2,873 28,480 25,775 10.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 7,176 7,239 7,356 -0.9 -1.6 5.6 6,542 8,610 6,461 5,913 68,204 62,185 9.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,881 11,285 10,913 -3.6 3.4 3.1 11,249 11,601 10,795 10,891 107,722 104,322 3.3

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 901 888 888 1.5 0.0 -1.1 935 923 872 916 8,732 8,269 5.6

 Household appliances.......................... 1,846 1,853 1,837 -0.4 0.9 -1.7 1,942 2,000 1,786 1,770 18,032 16,682 8.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,632 3,612 3,457 0.6 4.5 -1.8 3,621 3,672 3,370 3,410 35,262 34,276 2.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 76,487 73,962 76,291 3.4 -3.1 -42.4 77,012 79,885 72,061 74,177 783,654 700,389 11.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 21,813 21,675 21,656 0.6 0.1 -5.0 23,835 22,286 22,497 21,538 215,406 196,018 9.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 15,270 15,282 18,192 -0.1 -16.0 -74.0 11,330 18,307 13,998 13,655 192,243 143,240 34.2

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 5,355 3,686 3,806 45.3 -3.2 -4.7 5,331 3,994 2,711 3,990 42,365 39,001 8.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,359 2,171 2,314 8.7 -6.2 -5.3 1,796 1,971 1,959 1,529 24,742 19,022 30.1

 Furniture and related products................... 6,005 6,018 5,946 -0.2 1.2 2.5 6,050 6,294 5,881 5,523 58,851 56,500 4.2

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 252,725 256,666 257,158 -1.5 -0.2 -0.4 259,708 261,461 264,867 263,260 2,592,734 2,571,875 0.8

p

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Oct.

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,174,206 1,169,273 1,164,929 0.4 0.4 0.6 1,159,565 1,160,471 1,156,165 1,031,573 12.4

 Excluding transportation2...................... 427,726 426,151 423,196 0.4 0.7 0.8 422,787 422,601 421,104 395,021 7.0

 Excluding defense2

............................. 984,193 980,876 975,992 0.3 0.5 0.9 971,401 972,819 968,015 837,242 16.0

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,174,206 1,169,273 1,164,929 0.4 0.4 0.6 1,159,565 1,160,471 1,156,165 1,031,573 12.4

 Primary metals........................................ 40,404 40,318 39,513 0.2 2.0 0.7 38,669 38,708 38,671 34,950 10.6

 Iron and steel mills............................... 20,424 20,336 19,856 0.4 2.4 0.2 18,944 19,195 19,278 17,067 11.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 15,341 15,432 15,243 -0.6 1.2 0.8 15,234 15,105 14,995 13,952 9.2

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,639 4,550 4,414 2.0 3.1 3.0 4,491 4,408 4,398 3,931 14.2

 Fabricated metal products......................... 87,621 87,154 86,743 0.5 0.5 0.4 86,077 86,833 87,201 86,929 -1.0

 Machinery.............................................. 120,011 120,495 120,565 -0.4 -0.1 1.0 118,817 119,667 119,993 107,470 10.6

 Construction machinery......................... 16,426 16,658 16,770 -1.4 -0.7 2.7 15,667 16,148 16,352 10,257 52.7

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 13,951 14,243 14,141 -2.1 0.7 1.5 14,118 14,314 14,190 14,918 -5.4

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,821 8,790 8,598 0.4 2.2 -0.1 8,737 8,657 8,635 8,027 8.8

 Photographic equipment........................ 3,502 3,542 3,875 -1.1 -8.6 2.1 3,529 3,627 3,942 4,131 -14.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 6,968 6,804 6,610 2.4 2.9 5.9 6,855 6,707 6,410 5,276 29.9

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,849 5,987 6,199 -2.3 -3.4 2.9 5,813 5,910 6,113 5,853 -0.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 29,088 29,198 29,108 -0.4 0.3 -0.9 28,862 29,089 29,009 26,534 8.8

 Material handling equipment................... 12,035 11,828 11,763 1.8 0.6 2.1 11,738 11,814 11,735 10,140 15.8

 Computers and electronic products2............. 145,912 144,858 143,849 0.7 0.7 0.9 145,876 144,661 142,910 136,359 7.0

 Computers......................................... 4,136 4,052 3,912 2.1 3.6 2.0 4,136 4,052 3,912 3,356 23.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 34,907 34,806 35,014 0.3 -0.6 1.1 34,920 34,658 34,747 30,539 14.3

 Defense communications equipment........ 3,432 3,438 3,511 -0.2 -2.1 3.1 3,395 3,466 3,496 3,831 -11.4

 Electronic components.......................... 12,881 12,850 12,873 0.2 -0.2 0.1 12,879 12,819 12,955 12,835 0.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 21,672 21,257 20,794 2.0 2.2 2.2 21,856 21,336 20,841 17,602 24.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 41,873 41,644 41,169 0.5 1.2 -0.1 41,854 41,584 40,795 42,602 -1.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 27,011 26,811 26,576 0.7 0.9 1.3 26,836 26,746 26,164 25,594 4.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 25,790 25,444 24,808 1.4 2.6 1.1 25,418 24,933 24,763 22,173 14.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,175 1,147 1,146 2.4 0.1 -0.7 1,189 1,165 1,158 1,185 0.3

 Household appliances........................... 917 925 899 -0.9 2.9 3.9 907 888 817 746 21.6

 Electrical equipment............................. 12,650 12,462 12,229 1.5 1.9 0.6 12,475 12,198 12,295 11,348 9.9

 Transportation equipment......................... 746,480 743,122 741,733 0.5 0.2 0.5 736,778 737,870 735,061 636,552 15.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 17,345 17,332 17,196 0.1 0.8 1.9 16,815 17,081 16,914 15,870 6.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 574,303 572,188 570,320 0.4 0.3 0.9 566,810 568,047 564,422 465,135 21.9

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 63,330 62,515 63,355 1.3 -1.3 -0.9 62,517 61,475 62,502 65,172 -4.1

 Ships and boats.................................. 19,611 19,697 19,952 -0.4 -1.3 -0.5 19,135 19,819 20,342 19,199 -0.3

 Furniture and related products................... 6,821 6,763 6,611 0.9 2.3 1.4 6,763 6,680 6,459 6,004 12.6

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Oct.

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2013

 All manufacturing industries...................... 655,603 655,092 653,641 0.1 0.2 0.1 658,176 654,796 658,284 636,649 3.4

 Excluding transportation........................ 523,933 524,298 523,762 -0.1 0.1 0.0 525,771 524,168 527,295 515,672 2.0

 Excluding defense............................. 626,406 626,099 624,342 0.0 0.3 0.1 629,029 625,974 629,034 608,694 3.3

 With unfilled orders............................. 334,308 332,493 330,808 0.5 0.5 0.4 335,031 331,437 334,459 315,069 6.3

 Durable goods industries........................ 406,598 404,750 402,908 0.5 0.5 0.4 407,549 403,606 406,780 384,607 6.0

 Wood products........................................ 10,717 10,663 10,683 0.5 -0.2 0.0 10,693 10,589 10,602 9,981 7.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 12,236 12,099 12,012 1.1 0.7 -0.4 11,837 11,885 11,938 11,350 4.3

 Primary metals......................................... 37,821 37,498 37,159 0.9 0.9 0.9 37,603 37,519 37,473 34,698 8.4

 Iron and steel mills............................... 21,934 21,658 21,413 1.3 1.1 1.3 21,792 21,728 21,605 19,936 9.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 13,635 13,592 13,480 0.3 0.8 0.5 13,569 13,596 13,585 12,539 8.2

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,252 2,248 2,266 0.2 -0.8 -0.5 2,242 2,195 2,283 2,223 0.9

 Fabricated metal products......................... 50,046 49,941 49,841 0.2 0.2 0.4 49,853 49,869 50,131 47,521 4.9

 Machinery.............................................. 68,056 67,813 67,354 0.4 0.7 0.0 68,198 67,533 68,155 66,332 2.8

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,720 3,738 3,812 -0.5 -1.9 -3.7 3,318 3,471 3,658 3,378 -1.8

 Construction machinery......................... 5,287 5,222 5,115 1.2 2.1 0.8 5,326 5,230 5,047 5,445 -2.2

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 6,986 6,819 6,497 2.4 5.0 -0.8 6,958 6,799 6,561 7,246 -4.0

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,826 6,750 6,733 1.1 0.3 -0.4 6,827 6,753 6,803 6,376 7.1

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,529 1,540 1,564 -0.7 -1.5 2.5 1,564 1,547 1,616 1,650 -5.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 5,205 5,155 5,114 1.0 0.8 1.3 5,148 5,043 5,209 4,792 7.4

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,709 5,666 5,604 0.8 1.1 -0.4 5,831 5,806 5,720 5,574 4.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,813 10,844 10,876 -0.3 -0.3 1.1 11,156 10,859 11,426 10,575 5.5

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,721 4,699 4,704 0.5 -0.1 0.2 4,854 4,839 4,863 4,690 3.5

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 49,242 48,845 48,684 0.8 0.3 0.5 49,778 48,601 49,575 47,227 5.4

 Computers......................................... 972 937 914 3.7 2.5 -0.3 985 976 976 904 9.0

 Computer storage devices.................... 2,084 2,090 2,066 -0.3 1.2 -1.1 2,213 2,060 2,166 2,075 6.7

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,627 1,684 1,679 -3.4 0.3 -1.1 1,637 1,629 1,736 1,636 0.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,537 6,545 6,542 -0.1 0.0 0.7 6,562 6,453 6,634 6,181 6.2

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,002 988 1,075 1.4 -8.1 -7.6 1,002 988 1,075 1,334 -24.9

 Audio and video equipment.................... 917 897 864 2.2 3.8 2.1 1,042 1,016 929 787 32.4

 Electronic components.......................... 9,007 8,951 8,957 0.6 -0.1 1.1 9,029 8,825 8,995 8,237 9.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,831 3,820 3,794 0.3 0.7 0.1 3,908 3,817 3,848 3,704 5.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,374 3,288 3,240 2.6 1.5 0.2 3,356 3,210 3,257 2,935 14.3

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 13,110 12,984 12,996 1.0 -0.1 0.8 13,047 12,712 13,327 12,399 5.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,368 16,560 16,749 -1.2 -1.1 0.7 16,405 16,320 16,947 17,102 -4.1

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,292 2,299 2,283 -0.3 0.7 0.5 2,270 2,277 2,313 2,131 6.5

 Household appliances........................... 1,946 1,962 2,001 -0.8 -1.9 -0.1 1,960 1,974 2,073 1,869 4.9

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,833 4,844 4,814 -0.2 0.6 0.1 4,829 4,582 4,869 4,849 -0.4

 Batteries............................................ 1,208 1,215 1,206 -0.6 0.7 -0.6 1,239 1,231 1,237 1,223 1.3

 Transportation equipment......................... 131,670 130,794 129,879 0.7 0.7 0.4 132,405 130,628 130,989 120,977 9.4

 Automobiles....................................... 2,876 2,948 2,889 -2.4 2.0 1.7 2,988 3,054 2,844 2,799 6.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 2,710 2,730 2,747 -0.7 -0.6 -1.3 2,879 2,805 2,773 2,676 7.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,567 1,567 1,587 0.0 -1.3 2.5 1,636 1,542 1,584 1,836 -10.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 20,218 19,983 19,730 1.2 1.3 1.2 20,357 19,992 19,832 18,733 8.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 74,393 73,812 73,035 0.8 1.1 0.0 74,544 73,471 73,909 66,379 12.3

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 14,520 14,316 14,588 1.4 -1.9 1.2 14,526 14,298 14,642 13,431 8.2

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,214 2,282 2,278 -3.0 0.2 -1.2 2,220 2,277 2,248 2,481 -10.5

 Furniture and related products.................... 6,322 6,291 6,276 0.5 0.2 0.5 6,308 6,278 6,400 5,950 6.0

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 24,120 24,246 24,271 -0.5 -0.1 0.4 24,469 24,384 24,570 23,469 4.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 249,005 250,342 250,733 -0.5 -0.2 -0.4 250,627 251,190 251,504 252,042 -0.6

 Food products........................................ 47,325 47,287 47,476 0.1 -0.4 -0.3 50,415 48,071 47,904 50,113 0.6

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,792 4,858 4,881 -1.4 -0.5 -0.7 5,207 4,675 4,698 5,498 -5.3

 Dairy products.................................... 6,548 6,535 6,532 0.2 0.0 1.4 6,515 6,560 6,738 5,925 10.0

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,299 9,218 9,336 0.9 -1.3 -0.7 9,601 9,339 9,509 9,405 2.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 21,239 21,275 20,942 -0.2 1.6 0.8 22,092 21,217 20,258 21,138 4.5

 Beverages......................................... 16,885 16,983 16,719 -0.6 1.6 0.7 17,623 17,046 16,241 16,966 3.9

 Tobacco............................................ 4,354 4,292 4,223 1.4 1.6 1.5 4,469 4,171 4,017 4,172 7.1

 Textile mills............................................ 3,455 3,456 3,466 0.0 -0.3 0.3 3,441 3,441 3,484 3,361 2.4

 Textile products...................................... 3,059 3,032 3,144 0.9 -3.6 -0.3 3,041 3,027 3,148 3,100 -1.9

 Apparel................................................. 2,860 2,775 2,739 3.1 1.3 -0.2 2,951 2,917 2,909 2,356 25.3

 Leather and allied products....................... 1,101 1,088 1,071 1.2 1.6 0.4 1,103 1,113 1,093 1,051 4.9

 Paper products....................................... 14,729 14,716 14,604 0.1 0.8 0.2 14,575 14,698 14,684 14,208 2.6

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,179 6,144 6,054 0.6 1.5 0.4 6,062 6,099 6,079 5,943 2.0

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,424 4,416 4,379 0.2 0.8 -0.1 4,386 4,397 4,381 4,138 6.0

 Printing.................................................. 5,949 5,926 5,893 0.4 0.6 0.5 6,063 5,994 6,110 5,656 7.2

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 44,827 46,335 47,118 -3.3 -1.7 -2.6 44,316 47,151 47,531 48,925 -9.4

 Petroleum refineries............................. 41,101 42,640 43,366 -3.6 -1.7 -2.8 40,653 43,514 43,725 45,312 -10.3

 Chemical products..................................... 81,710 81,819 81,697 -0.1 0.1 0.2 80,279 81,182 81,916 80,021 0.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,422 4,350 4,352 1.7 0.0 0.8 4,123 3,985 4,098 3,944 4.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 31,015 31,139 30,890 -0.4 0.8 -0.6 30,520 30,874 30,929 30,924 -1.3

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,453 3,447 3,396 0.2 1.5 0.3 3,295 3,360 3,380 3,154 4.5

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 22,751 22,633 22,583 0.5 0.2 0.4 22,351 22,379 22,467 22,113 1.1

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

1

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

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

where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. 2 Estimates of inventories for the semiconductor industry data are included in computers and electronic products and all other applicable aggregate totals, but are not shown separately. 

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.
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Table 5. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments, New Orders, Unfilled Orders, and Total Inventories for 

 Topical Series1, 2

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date

Industry % Change6

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2014p 2013 2013

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 499,247 503,045 502,690 -0.8 0.1 -1.1 516,611 521,182 513,910 505,684 5,018,565 4,877,127 2.9

 Construction materials and supplies....... 46,207 46,410 45,990 -0.4 0.9 -0.3 49,688 49,096 49,350 46,772 462,070 438,830 5.3

 Information technology......................... 21,680 21,902 22,233 -1.0 -1.5 0.2 20,578 25,185 21,392 20,615 215,065 211,478 1.7

 Computers and related products........... 1,961 1,975 2,079 -0.7 -5.0 -10.2 1,568 2,764 1,737 1,773 21,061 22,120 -4.8

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 47,807 47,368 47,255 0.9 0.2 -7.0 53,613 49,330 48,884 51,712 474,622 454,688 4.4

 Capital goods...................................... 89,819 90,527 89,638 -0.8 1.0 0.5 88,726 97,737 88,260 82,762 869,240 827,469 5.0

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 80,027 80,870 79,832 -1.0 1.3 0.3 79,293 87,126 78,523 73,308 774,464 730,417 6.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 70,432 70,913 70,450 -0.7 0.7 0.2 70,019 76,182 69,289 65,273 689,554 654,772 5.3

 Defense capital goods4........................ 9,792 9,657 9,806 1.4 -1.5 2.2 9,433 10,611 9,737 9,454 94,776 97,052 -2.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 206,762 210,197 210,969 -1.6 -0.4 -1.6 215,731 215,049 217,376 220,427 2,127,537 2,108,014 0.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,432 37,142 37,194 0.8 -0.1 -5.7 40,980 39,127 37,861 40,994 372,658 366,385 1.7

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 169,330 173,055 173,775 -2.2 -0.4 -0.7 174,751 175,922 179,515 179,433 1,754,879 1,741,629 0.8

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 496,563 499,866 502,159 -0.7 -0.5 -10.0 506,385 518,706 503,695 497,237 5,040,337 4,848,048 4.0

 Construction materials and supplies....... 46,756 46,541 46,604 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 49,796 48,973 49,452 46,506 467,751 440,352 6.2

 Information technology......................... 22,801 22,977 23,767 -0.8 -3.3 4.3 21,800 26,946 21,710 21,502 224,909 218,283 3.0

 Computers and related products........... 2,045 2,115 2,156 -3.3 -1.9 -11.7 1,652 2,904 1,814 1,797 21,808 22,249 -2.0

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 47,820 47,504 47,581 0.7 -0.2 -6.5 53,347 49,497 49,286 51,423 474,921 453,773 4.7

 Capital goods...................................... 92,559 91,875 95,379 0.7 -3.7 -34.1 86,118 100,065 87,466 81,189 947,730 863,902 9.7

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 82,136 82,464 86,659 -0.4 -4.8 -36.4 77,578 89,448 80,570 74,677 856,537 780,675 9.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 71,189 72,335 73,112 -1.6 -1.1 0.4 70,284 76,920 69,843 65,374 711,670 674,868 5.5

 Defense capital goods4........................ 10,423 9,411 8,720 10.8 7.9 4.9 8,540 10,617 6,896 6,512 91,193 83,227 9.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 206,844 210,320 211,031 -1.7 -0.3 -1.5 215,800 215,306 217,176 220,489 2,127,964 2,108,283 0.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,514 37,265 37,256 0.7 0.0 -5.4 41,049 39,384 37,661 41,056 373,085 366,654 1.8

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 169,330 173,055 173,775 -2.2 -0.4 -0.7 174,751 175,922 179,515 179,433 1,754,879 1,741,629 0.8

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,174,206 1,169,273 1,164,929 0.4 0.4 0.6 1,159,565 1,160,471 1,156,165 1,031,573 (X) (X) 12.4

 Construction materials and supplies....... 57,097 56,548 56,417 1.0 0.2 1.1 56,582 56,474 56,597 51,190 (X) (X) 10.5

 Information technology......................... 147,581 146,460 145,385 0.8 0.7 1.1 147,373 146,151 144,390 136,549 (X) (X) 7.9

 Computers and related products........... 4,136 4,052 3,912 2.1 3.6 2.0 4,136 4,052 3,912 3,356 (X) (X) 23.2

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 17,345 17,332 17,196 0.1 0.8 1.9 16,815 17,081 16,914 15,870 (X) (X) 6.0

 Capital goods...................................... 893,705 890,965 889,617 0.3 0.2 0.6 882,935 885,543 883,215 777,647 (X) (X) 13.5

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 735,194 733,085 731,491 0.3 0.2 0.9 725,944 727,659 725,337 613,529 (X) (X) 18.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 253,034 252,277 250,855 0.3 0.6 1.1 250,761 250,496 249,758 227,935 (X) (X) 10.0

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 158,511 157,880 158,126 0.4 -0.2 -0.7 156,991 157,884 157,878 164,118 (X) (X) -4.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 5,102 5,020 4,897 1.6 2.5 1.3 4,960 4,891 4,634 4,342 (X) (X) 14.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 5,102 5,020 4,897 1.6 2.5 1.3 4,960 4,891 4,634 4,342 (X) (X) 14.2

 All manufacturing industries................... 655,603 655,092 653,641 0.1 0.2 0.1 658,176 654,796 658,284 636,649 (X) (X) 3.4

 Construction materials and supplies....... 65,187 64,922 64,764 0.4 0.2 0.2 64,421 64,480 64,888 61,468 (X) (X) 4.8

 Information technology......................... 41,281 41,221 41,390 0.1 -0.4 0.4 41,629 40,866 42,234 40,854 (X) (X) 1.9

 Computers and related products........... 4,683 4,711 4,659 -0.6 1.1 -0.9 4,835 4,665 4,878 4,615 (X) (X) 4.8

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 27,371 27,228 26,953 0.5 1.0 1.1 27,860 27,393 27,033 26,044 (X) (X) 7.0

 Capital goods...................................... 209,580 208,573 207,646 0.5 0.4 0.2 210,426 207,595 210,344 198,251 (X) (X) 6.1

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 185,753 184,950 183,755 0.4 0.7 0.2 186,655 184,125 186,556 175,421 (X) (X) 6.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 123,266 123,139 122,748 0.1 0.3 0.3 124,098 122,566 124,697 120,871 (X) (X) 2.7

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 23,827 23,623 23,891 0.9 -1.1 0.4 23,771 23,470 23,788 22,830 (X) (X) 4.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 186,646 188,272 188,633 -0.9 -0.2 -0.7 190,116 190,017 189,334 191,501 (X) (X) -0.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 26,936 27,039 27,050 -0.4 0.0 0.2 27,419 27,276 27,286 25,682 (X) (X) 6.8

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 159,710 161,233 161,583 -0.9 -0.2 -0.8 162,697 162,741 162,048 165,819 (X) (X) -1.9

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

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

estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences, where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes.

2

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

3

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

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

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

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

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

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Oct.

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2013

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 211,524 210,736 211,460 0.4 -0.3 -0.3 211,537 210,783 212,422 203,756 3.8

 Durable goods industries.......................... 130,962 130,446 131,425 0.4 -0.7 -0.1 131,079 130,783 132,684 124,802 5.0

 Wood products................................... 4,093 4,061 4,052 0.8 0.2 -0.9 4,240 4,149 4,073 3,940 7.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,383 4,371 4,360 0.3 0.3 -2.3 4,343 4,351 4,347 4,278 1.5

 Primary metals.................................... 14,536 14,357 14,257 1.2 0.7 -0.7 14,765 14,521 14,399 13,985 5.6

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,752 17,711 18,085 0.2 -2.1 0.4 17,712 17,834 18,255 17,322 2.3

 Machinery.......................................... 25,560 25,624 25,612 -0.2 0.0 0.6 25,673 25,694 26,003 24,672 4.1

 Computers and electronic products........ 19,627 19,513 19,669 0.6 -0.8 0.1 19,657 19,395 19,840 18,108 8.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,521 6,433 6,817 1.4 -5.6 0.9 6,420 6,328 6,903 7,086 -9.4

 Transportation equipment..................... 27,938 27,802 27,927 0.5 -0.4 -0.7 27,724 27,941 28,109 25,547 8.5

 Furniture and related products............... 3,054 3,050 3,053 0.1 -0.1 0.3 3,035 3,046 3,076 2,775 9.4

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,498 7,524 7,593 -0.3 -0.9 0.4 7,510 7,524 7,679 7,089 5.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 80,562 80,290 80,035 0.3 0.3 -0.7 80,458 80,000 79,738 78,954 1.9

 Food products.................................... 16,354 16,333 16,458 0.1 -0.8 0.4 17,280 16,223 16,195 17,328 -0.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 5,393 5,271 5,199 2.3 1.4 0.2 5,400 5,128 5,008 5,200 3.8

 Textiles.............................................. 1,244 1,230 1,213 1.1 1.4 0.0 1,227 1,219 1,219 1,204 1.9

 Textile products................................... 1,337 1,318 1,312 1.4 0.5 -0.7 1,323 1,314 1,314 1,231 7.5

 Apparel............................................. 947 930 916 1.8 1.5 0.9 959 949 930 762 25.9

 Leather and allied products.................... 299 299 310 0.0 -3.5 1.6 297 301 315 313 -5.1

 Paper products.................................... 7,003 7,007 6,971 -0.1 0.5 -0.2 6,957 6,987 6,956 6,732 3.3

 Printing ............................................. 2,551 2,548 2,539 0.1 0.4 0.0 2,560 2,572 2,598 2,457 4.2

 Petroleum and coal products................. 12,068 12,234 11,958 -1.4 2.3 -6.0 11,699 12,403 11,931 12,303 -4.9

 Chemical products................................ 24,032 23,918 24,011 0.5 -0.4 0.6 23,670 23,813 24,152 22,793 3.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,334 9,202 9,148 1.4 0.6 0.0 9,086 9,091 9,120 8,631 5.3

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 215,414 215,633 214,561 -0.1 0.5 0.5 217,354 213,627 215,056 205,753 5.6

 Durable goods industries.......................... 164,834 163,450 161,925 0.8 0.9 0.6 165,670 162,461 163,717 154,136 7.5

 Wood products................................... 2,079 2,070 2,030 0.4 2.0 0.5 2,076 2,062 2,019 1,802 15.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,423 1,403 1,380 1.4 1.7 -0.5 1,368 1,380 1,370 1,318 3.8

 Primary metals.................................... 11,500 11,309 11,090 1.7 2.0 1.6 11,459 11,222 11,313 10,545 8.7

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,916 13,904 14,012 0.1 -0.8 0.0 14,037 13,976 14,227 13,560 3.5

 Machinery.......................................... 20,317 20,005 19,527 1.6 2.4 0.2 20,648 19,921 19,921 19,375 6.6

 Computers and electronic products........ 15,936 15,837 15,977 0.6 -0.9 -1.6 16,128 15,601 16,223 16,366 -1.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,905 3,971 3,743 -1.7 6.1 2.5 3,921 3,894 3,765 3,814 2.8

 Transportation equipment..................... 90,899 90,099 89,358 0.9 0.8 1.0 91,116 89,519 90,005 82,500 10.4

 Furniture and related products............... 1,012 1,011 1,014 0.1 -0.3 0.4 1,006 1,010 1,022 968 3.9

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,847 3,841 3,794 0.2 1.2 1.1 3,911 3,876 3,852 3,888 0.6

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 50,580 52,183 52,636 -3.1 -0.9 0.2 51,684 51,166 51,339 51,617 0.1

 Food products.................................... 4,608 4,816 4,959 -4.3 -2.9 -3.1 5,653 4,387 4,437 5,466 3.4

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,439 7,681 7,387 -3.2 4.0 2.1 8,005 7,545 6,596 7,561 5.9

 Textiles.............................................. 782 788 783 -0.8 0.6 0.3 780 793 797 737 5.8

 Textile products................................... 448 452 450 -0.9 0.4 1.1 447 456 449 423 5.7

 Apparel............................................. 385 381 373 1.0 2.1 -0.3 396 396 397 334 18.6

 Leather and allied products.................... 91 90 89 1.1 1.1 -4.3 91 89 88 104 -12.5

 Paper products.................................... 1,401 1,394 1,393 0.5 0.1 -0.4 1,386 1,388 1,412 1,392 -0.4

 Printing ............................................. 1,277 1,269 1,322 0.6 -4.0 1.5 1,374 1,300 1,462 1,370 0.3

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,399 13,915 14,434 -3.7 -3.6 -0.2 13,338 13,815 14,569 14,370 -7.2

 Chemical products................................ 18,230 18,810 18,765 -3.1 0.2 0.6 17,739 18,403 18,436 17,260 2.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,520 2,587 2,681 -2.6 -3.5 0.9 2,475 2,594 2,696 2,600 -4.8

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 228,665 228,723 227,620 0.0 0.5 0.1 229,285 230,386 230,806 227,140 0.9

 Durable goods industries.......................... 110,802 110,854 109,558 0.0 1.2 0.6 110,800 110,362 110,379 105,669 4.9

 Wood products................................... 4,545 4,532 4,601 0.3 -1.5 0.5 4,377 4,378 4,510 4,239 3.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,430 6,325 6,272 1.7 0.8 0.9 6,126 6,154 6,221 5,754 6.5

 Primary metals.................................... 11,785 11,832 11,812 -0.4 0.2 2.3 11,379 11,776 11,761 10,168 11.9

 Fabricated metal products........................ 18,378 18,326 17,744 0.3 3.3 0.7 18,104 18,059 17,649 16,639 8.8

 Machinery.......................................... 22,179 22,184 22,215 0.0 -0.1 -0.8 21,877 21,918 22,231 22,285 -1.8

 Computers and electronic products........ 13,679 13,495 13,038 1.4 3.5 3.8 13,993 13,605 13,512 12,753 9.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,942 6,156 6,189 -3.5 -0.5 -0.6 6,064 6,098 6,279 6,202 -2.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 12,833 12,893 12,594 -0.5 2.4 -1.0 13,565 13,168 12,875 12,930 4.9

 Furniture and related products............... 2,256 2,230 2,209 1.2 1.0 0.9 2,267 2,222 2,302 2,207 2.7

 Miscellaneous products......................... 12,775 12,881 12,884 -0.8 0.0 0.3 13,048 12,984 13,039 12,492 4.5

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 117,863 117,869 118,062 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 118,485 120,024 120,427 121,471 -2.5

 Food products.................................... 26,363 26,138 26,059 0.9 0.3 -0.2 27,482 27,461 27,272 27,319 0.6

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 8,407 8,323 8,356 1.0 -0.4 0.2 8,687 8,544 8,654 8,377 3.7

 Textiles.............................................. 1,429 1,438 1,470 -0.6 -2.2 0.5 1,434 1,429 1,468 1,420 1.0

 Textile products................................... 1,274 1,262 1,382 1.0 -8.7 -0.3 1,271 1,257 1,385 1,446 -12.1

 Apparel............................................. 1,528 1,464 1,450 4.4 1.0 -0.9 1,596 1,572 1,582 1,260 26.7

 Leather and allied products.................... 711 699 672 1.7 4.0 0.4 715 723 690 634 12.8

 Paper products.................................... 6,325 6,315 6,240 0.2 1.2 0.9 6,232 6,323 6,316 6,084 2.4

 Printing ............................................. 2,121 2,109 2,032 0.6 3.8 0.4 2,129 2,122 2,050 1,829 16.4

 Petroleum and coal products................. 19,360 20,186 20,726 -4.1 -2.6 -2.3 19,279 20,933 21,031 22,252 -13.4

 Chemical products................................ 39,448 39,091 38,921 0.9 0.4 -0.3 38,870 38,966 39,328 39,968 -2.7

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,897 10,844 10,754 0.5 0.8 0.6 10,790 10,694 10,651 10,882 -0.8

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

1

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

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

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

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group 1

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio2

Industry Oct Sep Aug Jul Oct Sep Aug Jul

2014p 2014r 2014 2014 2014p 2014r 2014 2014

All manufacturing industries3............................ 1.31 1.30 1.30 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.65 1.64 1.64 1.61 6.73 6.71 6.71 6.62

 Wood products.............................................. 1.30 1.28 1.27 1.25 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.31 1.30 1.31 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.36 1.35 1.34 1.34 1.45 1.45 1.43 1.42

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.65 1.64 1.65 1.64 2.97 2.95 2.95 2.94

 Machinery..................................................... 1.84 1.83 1.82 1.82 3.41 3.42 3.42 3.43

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.70 1.69 1.65 1.62 7.63 7.56 7.49 7.42

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.55 1.56 1.57 1.57 2.72 2.67 2.58 2.56

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.69 15.84 15.90 15.99 15.27

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.06 1.07 1.07 1.08 1.36 1.38 1.34 1.33

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.61 1.60 1.66 1.66 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.99 0.98 0.98 0.97 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.70 0.71 0.72 0.72 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.74 1.76 1.74 1.69 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.30 1.29 1.30 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.48 1.49 1.50 1.52 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.26 2.25 2.34 2.21 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.18 2.23 2.15 2.15 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.02 1.02 1.01 1.00 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.90 0.91 0.91 0.90 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.70 0.68 0.68 0.69 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.31 1.29 1.29 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.19 1.19 1.19 1.18 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

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

2

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

3 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Oct3 Oct3 Oct3 Oct3

Industry 2013- 2013- 2013- 2013-

Oct2 Sep Oct2 Sep Oct2 Sep Oct2 Sep

2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014

 

All manufacturing industries.................. (X) 0.2 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

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

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

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.1

 Machinery.......................................... -0.2 0.5 -0.2 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... -0.1 0.6 -0.2 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.3 0.9 -0.5 1.1 0.0 0.4 -0.1 0.6

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.6 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.2

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.7 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.2

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Textile products.................................. (X) 1.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

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

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

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

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

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

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

for price changes.

2

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

 publication.

3

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes 1

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Release Dates for the M3 Survey 

Survey month Advance Report 

(8:30 a.m. release time) 

Full Report 

(10:00 a.m. release time) 

October 2014 November 26, 2014 December 5, 2014 

November 2014 December 23, 2014 January 6, 2015 

December 2014 January 27, 2015 February 3, 2015 

January 2015 February 26, 2015 March 5, 2015 

February 2015 March 25, 2015 April 2, 2015 

March 2015 April 24, 2015 May 4, 2015 

April 2015 May 26, 2015 June 2, 2015 

May 2015 June 23, 2015 July 2, 2015 

June 2015 July 27, 2015 August 4, 2015 

July 2015 August 26, 2015 September 2, 2015 

August 2015 September 24, 2015 October 2, 2015 

September 2015 October 27, 2015 November 3, 2015 

October 2015 November 25, 2015 December 3, 2015 

November 2015 December 23, 2015 Not available at this time