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TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2015, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Adriana Stoica 

Economic Indicators Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (14)-11 

CB15-02 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

November 2014 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in November, 

down four consecutive months, decreased $3.5 billion or 

0.7 percent to $492.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 0.7 percent October 

decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders 

decreased 0.6 percent. 

 Shipments, down three of the last four months, 

decreased $2.8 billion or 0.6 percent to $495.7 billion. 

This followed a 0.9 percent October decrease. 

 Unfilled orders, up nineteen of the last twenty months, 

increased $4.5 billion or 0.4 percent to $1,179.1 billion. 

This was at the highest level since the series was first 

published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.5 

percent October increase. The unfilled orders-toshipments ratio was 6.81, up from 6.75 in October. 

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

months, increased $0.7 billion or 0.1 percent to $656.3 

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

was first published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.1 

percent October increase. The inventories-to-shipments 

ratio was 1.32, unchanged from October. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

November, down three of the last four months, 

decreased $2.3 billion or 0.9 percent to $241.6 billion, 

revised from the previously published 0.7 percent 

decrease. This followed a 0.3 percent October increase. 

 Transportation equipment, also down three of the last 

four months, led the decrease, $1.0 billion or 1.3 percent 

to $75.5 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $1.3 billion or 0.5 percent to $251.2 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in 

November, down three of the last four months, 

decreased $1.6 billion or 0.6 percent to $244.5 billion, 

revised from the previously published 0.4 percent 

decrease. This followed a 0.1 percent October decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down following two 

consecutive monthly increases, led the decrease, $0.9 

billion or 1.3 percent to $72.1 billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

six of the last seven months, decreased $1.3 billion or 

0.5 percent to $251.2 billion. This followed a 1.6 

percent October decrease. Food products, down 

following five consecutive monthly increases, led the 

decrease, $0.5 billion or 0.8 percent to $66.6 billion. 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

November, up nineteen of the last twenty months, 

increased $4.5 billion or 0.4 percent to $1,179.1 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 

October increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up fourteen of the last 

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

percent to $750.0 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

November, up nineteen of the last twenty months, 

increased $1.8 billion or 0.4 percent to $408.4 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 

October increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also up nineteen of the last 

twenty months, led the increase, $1.2 billion or 0.9 

percent to $133.2 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

six consecutive months, decreased $1.1 billion or 0.4 

percent to $247.9 billion. This followed a 0.6 percent 

October decrease. Petroleum and coal products, also 

down six consecutive months, drove the decrease, $1.4 

billion or 3.0 percent to $43.3 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, November materials and 

supplies increased 0.3 percent in durable goods and 

decreased 0.7 percent in nondurable goods. Work in 

process increased 0.7 percent in durable goods and 

decreased 1.3 percent in nondurable goods. Finished 

goods increased 0.2 percent in durable goods and 0.2 

percent in nondurable goods. 

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

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

scheduled for release on January 27, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. EST and the Full Report on February 3, 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 monthly and 

quarterly economic indicators. The API allows developers to combine Census Bureau statistics with other data sets to create 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

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2014p 2013 2013

 All manufacturing industries.................. 495,652 498,489 503,045 -0.6 -0.9 0.1 472,102 516,664 521,182 478,027 5,490,720 5,355,154 2.5

 Excluding transportation................... 423,510 425,414 430,472 -0.4 -1.2 0.0 403,117 438,374 444,106 406,835 4,708,232 4,600,596 2.3

 Excluding defense.............................. 483,643 486,473 491,314 -0.6 -1.0 0.1 459,480 505,075 508,302 464,574 5,362,043 5,221,944 2.7

 With unfilled orders............................ 173,057 174,054 174,150 -0.6 -0.1 0.3 163,137 178,334 184,276 157,996 1,866,229 1,771,629 5.3

 Durable goods industries......................... 244,472 246,032 246,379 -0.6 -0.1 0.3 230,163 257,170 259,721 228,548 2,656,261 2,533,800 4.8

 Wood products....................................... 8,158 8,231 8,317 -0.9 -1.0 -0.8 7,391 8,776 8,677 7,037 90,482 80,993 11.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 9,150 9,296 9,328 -1.6 -0.3 2.0 8,482 10,469 10,063 8,231 100,898 94,232 7.1

 Primary metals....................................... 27,449 27,816 27,876 -1.3 -0.2 0.7 25,018 28,757 28,448 24,480 299,508 280,823 6.7

 Iron and steel mills............................ 11,441 11,552 11,575 -1.0 -0.2 2.3 10,286 11,792 11,626 10,243 122,921 117,490 4.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 14,199 14,443 14,462 -1.7 -0.1 -0.9 13,125 15,102 14,861 12,687 156,991 144,520 8.6

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,809 1,821 1,839 -0.7 -1.0 2.8 1,607 1,863 1,961 1,550 19,596 18,813 4.2

 Fabricated metal products....................... 30,392 30,388 30,515 0.0 -0.4 0.8 28,391 32,176 32,136 27,666 331,372 320,461 3.4

 Machinery............................................. 36,772 36,829 37,156 -0.2 -0.9 0.4 33,513 37,262 38,378 32,883 397,366 375,438 5.8

 Farm machinery................................. 1,084 1,184 1,283 -8.4 -7.7 10.9 758 1,030 1,038 2,436 17,900 22,981 -22.1

 Construction machinery..................... 4,523 4,587 4,644 -1.4 -1.2 -0.8 4,296 5,134 4,623 4,341 50,570 50,476 0.2

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,308 2,300 2,305 0.3 -0.2 0.0 2,177 2,287 2,380 2,045 24,935 23,581 5.7

 Industrial machinery.......................... 5,653 5,568 5,691 1.5 -2.2 -6.0 4,941 5,461 6,385 3,682 55,861 40,727 37.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 761 719 731 5.8 -1.6 6.4 793 764 824 692 7,770 7,338 5.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,732 3,759 3,735 -0.7 0.6 1.7 3,255 3,551 3,941 3,231 41,013 40,322 1.7

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,478 3,446 3,265 0.9 5.5 3.3 3,274 3,645 3,490 2,989 35,179 33,158 6.1

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,189 4,113 4,358 1.8 -5.6 1.3 4,078 4,234 4,237 3,810 44,473 43,336 2.6

 Material handling equipment............... 2,938 3,039 3,047 -3.3 -0.3 2.4 2,712 3,265 3,111 2,780 32,616 31,117 4.8

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 28,676 28,844 28,939 -0.6 -0.3 -2.2 27,753 29,424 31,453 27,548 315,304 301,531 4.6

 Computers........................................ 337 342 349 -1.5 -2.0 -12.5 327 316 421 497 4,456 5,570 -20.0

 Computer storage devices..................... 785 782 806 0.4 -3.0 -3.6 620 545 1,208 809 9,245 10,195 -9.3

 Other peripheral equipment................ 822 837 820 -1.8 2.1 -2.8 679 707 1,135 739 8,986 8,400 7.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,021 3,246 3,381 -6.9 -4.0 0.3 2,770 2,995 4,099 3,199 36,173 37,861 -4.5

 Defense communications equipment.... 379 390 403 -2.8 -3.2 9.5 397 405 450 430 4,330 4,749 -8.8

 Audio and video equipment.................... 337 332 360 1.5 -7.8 -10.7 450 361 332 429 3,913 2,918 34.1

 Electronic components......................... 3,730 3,726 3,681 0.1 1.2 3.0 3,634 3,694 3,878 3,380 39,494 37,846 4.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,431 1,434 1,410 -0.2 1.7 1.1 1,369 1,368 1,630 1,297 15,034 14,240 5.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 3,099 2,977 2,944 4.1 1.1 -4.8 3,340 2,924 3,200 2,980 31,910 31,324 1.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 7,089 6,979 7,004 1.6 -0.4 -0.2 6,656 6,479 8,028 5,994 73,850 67,674 9.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,659 10,515 10,649 1.4 -1.3 0.0 10,325 10,691 11,431 10,127 114,846 113,250 1.4

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 879 871 887 0.9 -1.8 -1.0 884 911 916 954 9,558 9,220 3.7

 Household appliances........................ 1,834 1,816 1,827 1.0 -0.6 1.3 1,825 1,863 1,929 1,741 19,649 18,348 7.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,480 3,452 3,379 0.8 2.2 0.0 3,157 3,340 3,769 3,102 37,194 36,852 0.9

 Batteries........................................... 1,033 1,030 1,120 0.3 -8.0 7.9 1,168 1,176 1,249 1,101 11,245 10,498 7.1

 Transportation equipment........................ 72,142 73,075 72,573 -1.3 0.7 0.4 68,985 78,290 77,076 71,192 782,488 754,558 3.7

 Automobiles..................................... 9,708 9,909 9,768 -2.0 1.4 0.7 9,375 11,636 10,297 10,996 105,276 117,767 -10.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 13,169 13,026 13,100 1.1 -0.6 -2.3 12,247 14,782 13,793 14,011 149,026 142,231 4.8

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,901 3,035 2,961 -4.4 2.5 5.3 2,649 3,248 3,121 2,189 29,638 24,953 18.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 21,849 21,734 21,539 0.5 0.9 1.0 20,555 23,987 22,119 19,765 235,548 216,698 8.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 12,506 13,127 13,414 -4.7 -2.1 1.7 12,042 12,619 14,682 11,106 133,235 120,567 10.5

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,491 4,595 4,526 -2.3 1.5 3.8 4,762 4,352 5,021 5,668 49,184 51,856 -5.2

 Ships and boats................................. 2,457 2,439 2,426 0.7 0.5 0.8 2,453 2,473 2,494 2,433 26,166 26,745 -2.2

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,933 5,948 5,866 -0.3 1.4 0.2 5,666 5,974 6,073 5,508 63,562 61,723 3.0

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 15,141 15,090 15,160 0.3 -0.5 3.7 14,639 15,351 15,986 13,876 160,435 150,791 6.4

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 251,180 252,457 256,666 -0.5 -1.6 -0.2 241,939 259,494 261,461 249,479 2,834,459 2,821,354 0.5

 Food products....................................... 66,592 67,111 66,595 -0.8 0.8 0.4 68,269 70,816 67,938 65,027 725,008 683,614 6.1

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,711 7,777 7,779 -0.8 0.0 1.7 8,213 8,697 7,928 8,594 85,245 88,956 -4.2

 Dairy products.................................. 9,948 10,044 9,950 -1.0 0.9 1.7 10,095 10,394 10,081 8,898 107,028 93,708 14.2

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 20,334 20,445 20,491 -0.5 -0.2 0.5 20,643 21,012 20,662 19,234 221,486 199,982 10.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,093 12,248 12,091 -1.3 1.3 0.3 11,996 12,219 12,408 12,010 131,773 132,325 -0.4

 Beverages......................................... 8,736 8,704 8,769 0.4 -0.7 1.0 8,639 8,675 9,086 8,722 95,852 96,001 -0.2

 Tobacco............................................ 3,357 3,544 3,322 -5.3 6.7 -1.5 3,357 3,544 3,322 3,288 35,921 36,324 -1.1

 Textile mills........................................... 2,636 2,645 2,673 -0.3 -1.0 0.5 2,478 2,742 2,750 2,550 29,705 29,297 1.4

 Textile products................................... 2,036 2,055 2,040 -0.9 0.7 -2.7 1,985 2,094 2,041 2,092 22,813 22,985 -0.7

 Apparel................................................ 1,287 1,271 1,231 1.3 3.2 5.3 1,464 1,518 1,309 1,281 13,400 12,398 8.1

 Leather and allied products...................... 519 510 487 1.8 4.7 -2.4 491 532 490 458 5,472 5,279 3.7

 Paper products...................................... 14,364 14,486 14,437 -0.8 0.3 -0.2 13,743 15,061 14,873 13,829 159,065 157,491 1.0

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,719 6,701 6,743 0.3 -0.6 -0.8 6,373 6,862 6,982 6,338 74,297 73,479 1.1

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,516 4,520 4,482 -0.1 0.8 0.4 4,298 4,790 4,584 4,262 49,204 48,137 2.2

 Printing................................................. 6,583 6,533 6,537 0.8 -0.1 1.1 6,606 7,000 6,841 6,435 71,348 71,383 0.0

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 63,750 64,262 68,314 -0.8 -5.9 -1.2 59,500 65,112 69,394 68,019 772,538 797,204 -3.1

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 60,040 60,539 64,489 -0.8 -6.1 -1.5 56,351 60,928 64,952 64,966 731,723 758,017 -3.5

 Chemical products..................................... 62,378 62,315 63,211 0.1 -1.4 0.0 57,902 62,488 64,103 60,007 693,235 703,826 -1.5

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,719 2,763 2,757 -1.6 0.2 -1.4 2,244 2,144 2,423 2,263 31,161 29,736 4.8

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 14,133 13,887 14,461 1.8 -4.0 0.1 13,733 14,485 14,706 15,373 160,784 170,988 -6.0

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,063 3,063 3,082 0.0 -0.6 -0.4 2,586 3,154 3,102 2,686 34,442 34,207 0.7

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 18,942 19,021 19,050 -0.4 -0.2 0.1 17,505 19,912 19,314 17,771 210,102 205,552 2.2

p

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

1

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

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

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

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

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2014p 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries2........................ 492,736 496,278 499,866 -0.7 -0.7 -0.5 466,816 506,720 518,706 478,253 5,507,488 5,326,301 3.4

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 417,192 419,717 425,904 -0.6 -1.5 0.0 393,996 429,484 438,821 398,601 4,650,790 4,546,260 2.3

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 480,765 482,834 488,675 -0.4 -1.2 -0.6 456,996 494,656 506,324 469,556 5,384,390 5,213,870 3.3

 With unfilled orders2

............................. 177,533 179,389 178,494 -1.0 0.5 -1.4 165,073 177,712 188,582 165,568 1,967,736 1,819,910 8.1

 Durable goods industries2......................... 241,556 243,821 243,200 -0.9 0.3 -0.7 224,877 247,226 257,245 228,774 2,673,029 2,504,947 6.7

 Primary metals........................................ 27,631 28,099 28,681 -1.7 -2.0 2.5 25,409 28,816 28,485 25,077 302,613 284,243 6.5

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 11,136 11,659 12,055 -4.5 -3.3 6.2 10,180 11,626 11,543 11,020 124,127 119,635 3.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 14,658 14,522 14,651 0.9 -0.9 -0.4 13,569 15,229 14,971 12,473 158,348 145,943 8.5

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,837 1,918 1,975 -4.2 -2.9 3.0 1,660 1,961 1,971 1,584 20,138 18,665 7.9

 Fabricated metal products........................ 30,609 30,957 30,926 -1.1 0.1 1.0 27,428 31,555 31,768 25,925 332,824 326,697 1.9

 Machinery............................................. 36,494 36,304 37,086 0.5 -2.1 -3.0 32,497 36,404 38,052 32,841 407,412 381,076 6.9

 Construction machinery........................ 4,469 4,376 4,532 2.1 -3.4 -11.6 4,085 4,653 4,419 4,786 54,666 51,237 6.7

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,114 1,979 2,407 6.8 -17.8 -4.5 1,785 2,091 2,504 1,634 24,669 25,768 -4.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 5,156 5,504 5,883 -6.3 -6.4 -2.7 4,320 5,527 6,407 3,868 55,484 41,611 33.3

 Photographic equipment....................... 649 648 398 0.2 62.8 -48.0 651 666 509 641 7,178 8,110 -11.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,900 3,932 3,929 -0.8 0.1 -2.7 3,347 3,692 4,238 3,264 42,524 40,420 5.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,337 3,299 3,053 1.2 8.1 -8.4 3,114 3,551 3,287 3,135 35,010 33,276 5.2

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,203 4,004 4,448 5.0 -10.0 10.5 4,084 4,013 4,317 3,501 47,138 44,015 7.1

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,161 3,263 3,112 -3.1 4.9 -3.2 2,812 3,193 3,190 2,663 34,040 31,160 9.2

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 22,039 22,429 22,425 -1.7 0.0 -2.0 20,211 21,354 26,422 20,596 239,187 230,488 3.8

 Computers........................................ 429 426 489 0.7 -12.9 2.7 419 400 561 516 5,295 5,718 -7.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,470 3,423 3,173 1.4 7.9 -15.6 2,936 3,257 4,010 3,700 39,467 42,945 -8.1

 Defense communications equipment....... 349 379 330 -7.9 14.8 -30.5 294 334 420 301 3,887 3,977 -2.3

 Electronic components......................... 3,817 3,780 3,658 1.0 3.3 2.0 3,611 3,755 3,742 3,267 39,784 38,043 4.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,669 1,823 1,873 -8.4 -2.7 2.1 1,643 1,888 2,125 1,605 19,419 17,930 8.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,844 3,189 3,419 -10.8 -6.7 12.8 2,617 3,194 3,989 2,749 31,097 28,524 9.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 7,263 7,205 7,239 0.8 -0.5 -1.6 6,653 6,605 8,610 6,033 74,920 68,218 9.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,719 10,800 11,285 -0.8 -4.3 3.4 10,111 11,170 11,601 9,852 117,754 114,174 3.1

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 899 904 888 -0.6 1.8 0.0 902 935 923 932 9,634 9,201 4.7

 Household appliances.......................... 1,781 1,795 1,853 -0.8 -3.1 0.9 1,798 1,883 2,000 1,751 19,771 18,433 7.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,500 3,624 3,612 -3.4 0.3 4.5 3,210 3,611 3,672 3,057 38,462 37,333 3.0

 Transportation equipment........................ 75,544 76,561 73,962 -1.3 3.5 -3.1 72,820 77,236 79,885 79,652 856,698 780,041 9.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 22,116 21,846 21,675 1.2 0.8 0.1 21,064 23,746 22,286 19,906 236,381 215,924 9.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 15,450 15,399 15,282 0.3 0.8 -16.0 17,163 11,383 18,307 23,002 209,459 166,242 26.0

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 4,917 5,312 3,686 -7.4 44.1 -3.2 4,495 5,342 3,994 3,413 46,871 42,414 10.5

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,194 2,379 2,171 -7.8 9.6 -6.2 1,782 1,853 1,971 2,070 26,581 21,092 26.0

 Furniture and related products................... 5,981 6,006 6,018 -0.4 -0.2 1.2 5,799 6,047 6,294 5,642 64,647 62,142 4.0

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 251,180 252,457 256,666 -0.5 -1.6 -0.2 241,939 259,494 261,461 249,479 2,834,459 2,821,354 0.5

p

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

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 Nov.

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,179,084 1,174,608 1,169,273 0.4 0.5 0.4 1,161,785 1,159,849 1,160,471 1,039,145 11.8

 Excluding transportation2...................... 429,074 428,000 426,151 0.3 0.4 0.7 421,134 423,033 422,601 394,133 6.9

 Excluding defense2

............................. 989,297 984,783 980,876 0.5 0.4 0.5 976,460 971,722 972,819 849,570 14.9

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,179,084 1,174,608 1,169,273 0.4 0.5 0.4 1,161,785 1,159,849 1,160,471 1,039,145 11.8

 Primary metals........................................ 40,783 40,601 40,318 0.4 0.7 2.0 39,158 38,767 38,708 35,547 10.2

 Iron and steel mills............................... 20,138 20,443 20,336 -1.5 0.5 2.4 18,923 19,029 19,195 17,844 6.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 15,970 15,511 15,432 3.0 0.5 1.2 15,676 15,232 15,105 13,738 14.1

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,675 4,647 4,550 0.6 2.1 3.1 4,559 4,506 4,408 3,965 15.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 87,940 87,723 87,154 0.2 0.7 0.5 85,249 86,212 86,833 85,188 0.1

 Machinery.............................................. 119,692 119,970 120,495 -0.2 -0.4 -0.1 117,793 118,809 119,667 107,428 9.6

 Construction machinery......................... 16,393 16,447 16,658 -0.3 -1.3 -0.7 15,456 15,667 16,148 10,702 44.4

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 13,728 13,922 14,243 -1.4 -2.3 0.7 13,726 14,118 14,314 14,507 -5.4

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,229 8,726 8,790 -5.7 -0.7 2.2 8,102 8,723 8,657 8,213 -1.4

 Photographic equipment........................ 3,359 3,471 3,542 -3.2 -2.0 -8.6 3,387 3,529 3,627 4,080 -17.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 7,145 6,977 6,804 2.4 2.5 2.9 6,940 6,848 6,707 5,309 30.7

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,699 5,840 5,987 -2.4 -2.5 -3.4 5,656 5,816 5,910 5,999 -5.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 29,103 29,089 29,198 0.0 -0.4 0.3 28,874 28,868 29,089 26,225 10.1

 Material handling equipment................... 12,275 12,052 11,828 1.9 1.9 0.6 11,842 11,742 11,814 10,023 18.1

 Computers and electronic products2............. 146,744 145,989 144,858 0.5 0.8 0.7 145,593 145,913 144,661 136,753 6.5

 Computers......................................... 4,228 4,136 4,052 2.2 2.1 3.6 4,228 4,136 4,052 3,375 25.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 35,432 34,983 34,806 1.3 0.5 -0.6 35,086 34,920 34,658 31,040 13.0

 Defense communications equipment........ 3,397 3,427 3,438 -0.9 -0.3 -2.1 3,292 3,395 3,466 3,702 -11.1

 Electronic components.......................... 12,991 12,904 12,850 0.7 0.4 -0.2 12,857 12,880 12,819 12,722 1.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 21,884 21,646 21,257 1.1 1.8 2.2 22,130 21,856 21,336 17,910 23.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 41,601 41,856 41,644 -0.6 0.5 1.2 41,131 41,854 41,584 42,371 -2.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 27,211 27,037 26,811 0.6 0.8 0.9 26,869 26,872 26,746 25,633 4.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 25,789 25,729 25,444 0.2 1.1 2.6 25,198 25,412 24,933 21,898 15.1

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,200 1,180 1,147 1.7 2.9 0.1 1,207 1,189 1,165 1,163 3.8

 Household appliances........................... 851 904 925 -5.9 -2.3 2.9 881 908 888 756 16.5

 Electrical equipment............................. 12,654 12,634 12,462 0.2 1.4 1.9 12,522 12,469 12,198 11,303 10.8

 Transportation equipment......................... 750,010 746,608 743,122 0.5 0.5 0.2 740,651 736,816 737,870 645,012 14.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 17,711 17,444 17,332 1.5 0.6 0.8 17,349 16,840 17,081 16,011 8.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 577,404 574,460 572,188 0.5 0.4 0.3 571,932 566,811 568,047 477,031 19.9

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 63,658 63,232 62,515 0.7 1.1 -1.3 62,198 62,465 61,475 62,917 -1.1

 Ships and boats.................................. 19,374 19,637 19,697 -1.3 -0.3 -1.3 18,528 19,199 19,819 18,836 -1.6

 Furniture and related products................... 6,869 6,821 6,763 0.7 0.9 2.3 6,886 6,753 6,680 6,138 12.2

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Nov.

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2013

 All manufacturing industries...................... 656,307 655,567 655,092 0.1 0.1 0.2 655,901 658,561 654,796 633,096 3.6

 Excluding transportation........................ 523,097 523,582 524,298 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 522,163 525,932 524,168 511,942 2.0

 Excluding defense............................. 626,779 626,276 626,099 0.1 0.0 0.3 626,325 629,423 625,974 605,425 3.5

 With unfilled orders............................. 335,918 334,294 332,493 0.5 0.5 0.5 336,644 335,130 331,437 315,024 6.9

 Durable goods industries........................ 408,393 406,602 404,750 0.4 0.5 0.5 409,676 407,693 403,606 385,290 6.3

 Wood products........................................ 10,904 10,721 10,663 1.7 0.5 -0.2 10,829 10,669 10,589 10,042 7.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 12,233 12,222 12,099 0.1 1.0 0.7 11,895 11,837 11,885 11,392 4.4

 Primary metals......................................... 38,018 37,721 37,498 0.8 0.6 0.9 37,827 37,536 37,519 34,535 9.5

 Iron and steel mills............................... 21,865 21,812 21,658 0.2 0.7 1.1 21,822 21,752 21,728 19,886 9.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 13,842 13,617 13,592 1.7 0.2 0.8 13,714 13,506 13,596 12,438 10.3

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,311 2,292 2,248 0.8 2.0 -0.8 2,291 2,278 2,195 2,211 3.6

 Fabricated metal products......................... 50,351 50,121 49,941 0.5 0.4 0.2 49,950 49,882 49,869 47,533 5.1

 Machinery.............................................. 67,700 67,924 67,813 -0.3 0.2 0.7 68,421 68,135 67,533 66,553 2.8

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,610 3,695 3,738 -2.3 -1.2 -1.9 3,557 3,318 3,471 3,964 -10.3

 Construction machinery......................... 5,201 5,239 5,222 -0.7 0.3 2.1 5,255 5,312 5,230 5,328 -1.4

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 6,961 7,004 6,819 -0.6 2.7 5.0 6,944 6,958 6,799 7,161 -3.0

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,675 6,792 6,750 -1.7 0.6 0.3 6,799 6,823 6,753 6,223 9.3

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,531 1,530 1,540 0.1 -0.6 -1.5 1,575 1,564 1,547 1,666 -5.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 5,282 5,215 5,155 1.3 1.2 0.8 5,164 5,146 5,043 4,712 9.6

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,762 5,696 5,666 1.2 0.5 1.1 5,864 5,798 5,806 5,566 5.4

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,757 10,784 10,844 -0.3 -0.6 -0.3 11,187 11,151 10,859 10,493 6.6

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,769 4,733 4,699 0.8 0.7 -0.1 4,825 4,845 4,839 4,626 4.3

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 48,767 49,037 48,845 -0.6 0.4 0.3 49,560 49,751 48,601 47,670 4.0

 Computers......................................... 919 961 937 -4.4 2.6 2.5 948 985 976 920 3.0

 Computer storage devices.................... 2,072 2,079 2,090 -0.3 -0.5 1.2 2,216 2,213 2,060 2,110 5.0

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,630 1,629 1,684 0.1 -3.3 0.3 1,686 1,637 1,629 1,794 -6.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,393 6,492 6,545 -1.5 -0.8 0.0 6,577 6,562 6,453 6,438 2.2

 Defense communications equipment........ 989 1,002 988 -1.3 1.4 -8.1 989 1,002 988 1,330 -25.6

 Audio and video equipment.................... 919 915 897 0.4 2.0 3.8 1,013 1,042 1,016 780 29.9

 Electronic components.......................... 8,949 8,986 8,951 -0.4 0.4 -0.1 8,940 9,027 8,825 8,123 10.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,824 3,827 3,820 -0.1 0.2 0.7 3,801 3,908 3,817 3,580 6.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,409 3,382 3,288 0.8 2.9 1.5 3,378 3,356 3,210 3,014 12.1

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 12,979 13,003 12,984 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 13,117 13,016 12,712 12,601 4.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,612 16,399 16,560 1.3 -1.0 -1.1 16,567 16,471 16,320 16,885 -1.9

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,289 2,290 2,299 0.0 -0.4 0.7 2,279 2,270 2,277 2,185 4.3

 Household appliances........................... 1,953 2,004 1,962 -2.5 2.1 -1.9 1,893 2,043 1,974 1,831 3.4

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,803 4,816 4,844 -0.3 -0.6 0.6 4,853 4,817 4,582 4,886 -0.7

 Batteries............................................ 1,215 1,215 1,215 0.0 0.0 0.7 1,190 1,239 1,231 1,202 -1.0

 Transportation equipment......................... 133,210 131,985 130,794 0.9 0.9 0.7 133,738 132,629 130,628 121,154 10.4

 Automobiles....................................... 2,879 2,874 2,948 0.2 -2.5 2.0 2,994 2,988 3,054 2,635 13.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 2,757 2,716 2,730 1.5 -0.5 -0.6 2,842 2,879 2,805 2,546 11.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,578 1,603 1,567 -1.6 2.3 -1.3 1,644 1,686 1,542 1,791 -8.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 20,225 20,167 19,983 0.3 0.9 1.3 20,265 20,332 19,992 18,636 8.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 75,422 74,616 73,812 1.1 1.1 1.1 75,541 74,773 73,471 67,410 12.1

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 14,401 14,522 14,316 -0.8 1.4 -1.9 14,369 14,519 14,298 12,996 10.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,293 2,233 2,282 2.7 -2.1 0.2 2,295 2,227 2,277 2,456 -6.6

 Furniture and related products.................... 6,330 6,315 6,291 0.2 0.4 0.2 6,358 6,300 6,278 5,998 6.0

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 24,268 24,157 24,246 0.5 -0.4 -0.1 24,531 24,483 24,384 23,528 4.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 247,914 248,965 250,342 -0.4 -0.6 -0.2 246,225 250,868 251,190 247,806 -0.6

 Food products........................................ 47,135 47,229 47,287 -0.2 -0.1 -0.4 49,237 50,315 48,071 49,254 0.0

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,816 4,818 4,858 0.0 -0.8 -0.5 5,093 5,206 4,675 5,472 -6.9

 Dairy products.................................... 6,546 6,536 6,535 0.2 0.0 0.0 6,239 6,507 6,560 5,680 9.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,328 9,302 9,218 0.3 0.9 -1.3 9,673 9,608 9,339 9,388 3.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 21,334 21,244 21,275 0.4 -0.1 1.6 21,776 22,094 21,217 20,802 4.7

 Beverages......................................... 16,924 16,875 16,983 0.3 -0.6 1.6 17,206 17,625 17,046 16,539 4.0

 Tobacco............................................ 4,410 4,369 4,292 0.9 1.8 1.6 4,570 4,469 4,171 4,263 7.2

 Textile mills............................................ 3,467 3,460 3,456 0.2 0.1 -0.3 3,425 3,443 3,441 3,354 2.1

 Textile products...................................... 3,063 3,060 3,032 0.1 0.9 -3.6 3,024 3,040 3,027 3,081 -1.9

 Apparel................................................. 2,972 2,877 2,775 3.3 3.7 1.3 2,874 2,952 2,917 2,240 28.3

 Leather and allied products....................... 1,099 1,094 1,088 0.5 0.6 1.6 1,104 1,104 1,113 1,043 5.8

 Paper products....................................... 14,713 14,711 14,716 0.0 0.0 0.8 14,607 14,564 14,698 14,221 2.7

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,169 6,171 6,144 0.0 0.4 1.5 6,119 6,062 6,099 5,986 2.2

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,447 4,423 4,416 0.5 0.2 0.8 4,398 4,384 4,397 4,139 6.3

 Printing.................................................. 5,984 5,963 5,926 0.4 0.6 0.6 5,970 6,084 5,994 5,566 7.3

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 43,332 44,683 46,335 -3.0 -3.6 -1.7 41,776 44,398 47,151 46,738 -10.6

 Petroleum refineries............................. 39,642 40,997 42,640 -3.3 -3.9 -1.7 38,123 40,771 43,514 43,048 -11.4

 Chemical products..................................... 82,027 81,898 81,819 0.2 0.1 0.1 80,211 80,524 81,182 79,436 1.0

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,358 4,471 4,350 -2.5 2.8 0.0 4,251 4,269 3,985 4,103 3.6

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 31,191 31,038 31,139 0.5 -0.3 0.8 30,351 30,525 30,874 30,248 0.3

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,495 3,464 3,447 0.9 0.5 1.5 3,350 3,295 3,360 3,200 4.7

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 22,788 22,746 22,633 0.2 0.5 0.2 22,221 22,350 22,379 22,071 0.7

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

1

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

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

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

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

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

 Topical Series1, 2

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date

Industry % Change6

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2014p 2013 2013

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 495,652 498,489 503,045 -0.6 -0.9 0.1 472,102 516,664 521,182 478,027 5,490,720 5,355,154 2.5

 Construction materials and supplies....... 45,857 46,110 46,410 -0.5 -0.6 0.9 42,043 49,689 49,096 40,890 504,114 479,720 5.1

 Information technology......................... 21,748 21,637 21,902 0.5 -1.2 -1.5 20,981 20,573 25,185 20,743 236,041 232,221 1.6

 Computers and related products........... 1,944 1,961 1,975 -0.9 -0.7 -5.0 1,626 1,568 2,764 2,045 22,687 24,165 -6.1

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 47,627 47,704 47,368 -0.2 0.7 0.2 44,826 53,653 49,330 46,961 519,488 501,649 3.6

 Capital goods...................................... 88,989 89,628 90,527 -0.7 -1.0 1.0 83,962 88,819 97,737 82,224 953,295 909,693 4.8

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 79,092 79,827 80,870 -0.9 -1.3 1.3 73,582 79,385 87,126 71,116 848,138 801,533 5.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 70,151 70,289 70,913 -0.2 -0.9 0.7 65,184 70,111 76,182 63,553 754,830 718,325 5.1

 Defense capital goods4........................ 9,897 9,801 9,657 1.0 1.5 -1.5 10,380 9,434 10,611 11,108 105,157 108,160 -2.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 205,609 206,731 210,197 -0.5 -1.6 -0.4 200,714 215,817 215,049 210,529 2,328,337 2,318,543 0.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,335 37,428 37,142 -0.2 0.8 -0.1 35,506 41,142 39,127 38,212 408,326 404,597 0.9

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 168,274 169,303 173,055 -0.6 -2.2 -0.4 165,208 174,675 175,922 172,317 1,920,011 1,913,946 0.3

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 492,736 496,278 499,866 -0.7 -0.7 -0.5 466,816 506,720 518,706 478,253 5,507,488 5,326,301 3.4

 Construction materials and supplies....... 46,358 46,775 46,541 -0.9 0.5 -0.1 41,790 49,859 48,973 40,377 509,604 480,729 6.0

 Information technology......................... 22,377 22,744 22,977 -1.6 -1.0 -3.3 20,284 21,830 26,946 20,981 245,223 239,264 2.5

 Computers and related products........... 2,036 2,045 2,115 -0.4 -3.3 -1.9 1,718 1,652 2,904 2,064 23,526 24,313 -3.2

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 47,894 47,816 47,504 0.2 0.7 -0.2 45,335 53,412 49,497 47,102 520,321 500,875 3.9

 Capital goods...................................... 92,035 92,782 91,875 -0.8 1.0 -3.7 85,821 86,322 100,065 90,707 1,033,755 954,609 8.3

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 82,532 82,432 82,464 0.1 0.0 -4.8 78,359 77,766 89,448 83,454 935,084 864,129 8.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 70,630 70,997 72,335 -0.5 -1.8 -1.1 63,988 70,472 76,920 63,953 775,846 738,821 5.0

 Defense capital goods4........................ 9,503 10,350 9,411 -8.2 10.0 7.9 7,462 8,556 10,617 7,253 98,671 90,480 9.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 205,673 206,804 210,320 -0.5 -1.7 -0.3 200,951 215,881 215,306 210,746 2,328,996 2,319,029 0.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,399 37,501 37,265 -0.3 0.6 0.0 35,743 41,206 39,384 38,429 408,985 405,083 1.0

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 168,274 169,303 173,055 -0.6 -2.2 -0.4 165,208 174,675 175,922 172,317 1,920,011 1,913,946 0.3

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,179,084 1,174,608 1,169,273 0.4 0.5 0.4 1,161,785 1,159,849 1,160,471 1,039,145 (X) (X) 11.8

 Construction materials and supplies....... 57,714 57,213 56,548 0.9 1.2 0.2 56,391 56,644 56,474 50,677 (X) (X) 11.3

 Information technology......................... 148,196 147,567 146,460 0.4 0.8 0.7 146,711 147,408 146,151 136,787 (X) (X) 7.3

 Computers and related products........... 4,228 4,136 4,052 2.2 2.1 3.6 4,228 4,136 4,052 3,375 (X) (X) 25.3

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 17,711 17,444 17,332 1.5 0.6 0.8 17,349 16,840 17,081 16,011 (X) (X) 8.4

 Capital goods...................................... 897,165 894,119 890,965 0.3 0.4 0.2 884,905 883,046 885,543 786,130 (X) (X) 12.6

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 739,130 735,690 733,085 0.5 0.4 0.2 730,817 726,040 727,659 625,867 (X) (X) 16.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 253,464 252,985 252,277 0.2 0.3 0.6 249,661 250,857 250,496 228,335 (X) (X) 9.3

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 158,035 158,429 157,880 -0.2 0.3 -0.2 154,088 157,006 157,884 160,263 (X) (X) -3.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 5,157 5,093 5,020 1.3 1.5 2.5 5,192 4,955 4,891 4,559 (X) (X) 13.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 5,157 5,093 5,020 1.3 1.5 2.5 5,192 4,955 4,891 4,559 (X) (X) 13.9

 All manufacturing industries................... 656,307 655,567 655,092 0.1 0.1 0.2 655,901 658,561 654,796 633,096 (X) (X) 3.6

 Construction materials and supplies....... 65,530 65,164 64,922 0.6 0.4 0.2 64,594 64,355 64,480 61,624 (X) (X) 4.8

 Information technology......................... 41,223 41,103 41,221 0.3 -0.3 -0.4 41,872 41,594 40,866 41,260 (X) (X) 1.5

 Computers and related products........... 4,621 4,669 4,711 -1.0 -0.9 1.1 4,850 4,835 4,665 4,824 (X) (X) 0.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 27,439 27,360 27,228 0.3 0.5 1.0 27,745 27,885 27,393 25,608 (X) (X) 8.3

 Capital goods...................................... 210,549 209,567 208,573 0.5 0.5 0.4 212,438 210,506 207,595 199,350 (X) (X) 6.6

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 186,423 185,648 184,950 0.4 0.4 0.7 188,232 186,737 184,125 176,885 (X) (X) 6.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 122,857 122,959 123,139 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 124,588 124,008 122,566 121,531 (X) (X) 2.5

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 24,126 23,919 23,623 0.9 1.3 -1.1 24,206 23,769 23,470 22,465 (X) (X) 7.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 185,480 186,537 188,272 -0.6 -0.9 -0.2 185,868 190,224 190,017 187,118 (X) (X) -0.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 27,050 27,003 27,039 0.2 -0.1 0.0 27,404 27,510 27,276 25,543 (X) (X) 7.3

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 158,430 159,534 161,233 -0.7 -1.1 -0.2 158,464 162,714 162,741 161,575 (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 Nov.

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2013

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 211,301 211,466 210,736 -0.1 0.3 -0.3 210,057 211,691 210,783 202,705 3.6

 Durable goods industries.......................... 131,371 130,979 130,446 0.3 0.4 -0.7 131,414 131,166 130,783 124,686 5.4

 Wood products................................... 4,105 4,089 4,061 0.4 0.7 0.2 4,224 4,233 4,149 4,008 5.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,401 4,384 4,371 0.4 0.3 0.3 4,359 4,344 4,351 4,235 2.9

 Primary metals.................................... 14,635 14,506 14,357 0.9 1.0 0.7 14,756 14,740 14,521 13,842 6.6

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,890 17,835 17,711 0.3 0.7 -2.1 17,699 17,784 17,834 17,307 2.3

 Machinery.......................................... 25,636 25,602 25,624 0.1 -0.1 0.0 25,578 25,683 25,694 24,069 6.3

 Computers and electronic products........ 19,517 19,568 19,513 -0.3 0.3 -0.8 19,623 19,665 19,395 18,218 7.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,517 6,456 6,433 0.9 0.4 -5.6 6,465 6,373 6,328 7,029 -8.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 28,049 27,974 27,802 0.3 0.6 -0.4 28,130 27,791 27,941 26,110 7.7

 Furniture and related products............... 3,049 3,051 3,050 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 3,035 3,033 3,046 2,776 9.3

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,572 7,514 7,524 0.8 -0.1 -0.9 7,545 7,520 7,524 7,092 6.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 79,930 80,487 80,290 -0.7 0.2 0.3 78,643 80,525 80,000 78,019 0.8

 Food products.................................... 16,424 16,405 16,333 0.1 0.4 -0.8 17,017 17,322 16,223 17,139 -0.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 5,456 5,402 5,271 1.0 2.5 1.4 5,451 5,400 5,128 5,233 4.2

 Textiles.............................................. 1,239 1,244 1,230 -0.4 1.1 1.4 1,215 1,228 1,219 1,208 0.6

 Textile products................................... 1,348 1,334 1,318 1.0 1.2 0.5 1,329 1,317 1,314 1,221 8.8

 Apparel............................................. 952 951 930 0.1 2.3 1.5 937 967 949 773 21.2

 Leather and allied products.................... 301 299 299 0.7 0.0 -3.5 296 298 301 303 -2.3

 Paper products.................................... 6,937 6,977 7,007 -0.6 -0.4 0.5 6,887 6,949 6,987 6,738 2.2

 Printing ............................................. 2,552 2,554 2,548 -0.1 0.2 0.4 2,553 2,566 2,572 2,456 3.9

 Petroleum and coal products................. 11,725 12,024 12,234 -2.5 -1.7 2.3 10,839 11,730 12,403 11,701 -7.4

 Chemical products................................ 23,818 24,005 23,918 -0.8 0.4 -0.4 23,246 23,674 23,813 22,631 2.7

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,178 9,292 9,202 -1.2 1.0 0.6 8,873 9,074 9,091 8,616 3.0

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 215,808 215,312 215,633 0.2 -0.1 0.5 216,835 217,358 213,627 204,517 6.0

 Durable goods industries.......................... 166,132 164,958 163,450 0.7 0.9 0.9 167,018 165,787 162,461 154,418 8.2

 Wood products................................... 2,110 2,061 2,070 2.4 -0.4 2.0 2,078 2,050 2,062 1,810 14.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,439 1,425 1,403 1.0 1.6 1.7 1,373 1,368 1,380 1,324 3.7

 Primary metals.................................... 11,664 11,485 11,309 1.6 1.6 2.0 11,618 11,447 11,222 10,395 11.8

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,945 13,939 13,904 0.0 0.3 -0.8 14,041 14,048 13,976 13,372 5.0

 Machinery.......................................... 20,303 20,319 20,005 -0.1 1.6 2.4 20,919 20,679 19,921 19,626 6.6

 Computers and electronic products........ 15,823 15,886 15,837 -0.4 0.3 -0.9 16,011 16,114 15,601 16,459 -2.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,927 3,853 3,971 1.9 -3.0 6.1 3,961 3,867 3,894 3,816 3.8

 Transportation equipment..................... 92,061 91,128 90,099 1.0 1.1 0.8 92,115 91,291 89,519 82,758 11.3

 Furniture and related products............... 1,035 1,014 1,011 2.1 0.3 -0.3 1,030 1,008 1,010 981 5.0

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,825 3,848 3,841 -0.6 0.2 1.2 3,872 3,915 3,876 3,877 -0.1

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 49,676 50,354 52,183 -1.3 -3.5 -0.9 49,817 51,571 51,166 50,099 -0.6

 Food products.................................... 4,527 4,482 4,816 1.0 -6.9 -2.9 5,401 5,475 4,387 5,426 -0.5

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,347 7,405 7,681 -0.8 -3.6 4.0 7,853 8,005 7,545 7,510 4.6

 Textiles.............................................. 777 781 788 -0.5 -0.9 0.6 775 778 793 728 6.5

 Textile products................................... 438 447 452 -2.0 -1.1 0.4 437 447 456 426 2.6

 Apparel............................................. 383 378 381 1.3 -0.8 2.1 365 389 396 315 15.9

 Leather and allied products.................... 88 89 90 -1.1 -1.1 1.1 89 91 89 103 -13.6

 Paper products.................................... 1,418 1,403 1,394 1.1 0.6 0.1 1,400 1,386 1,388 1,375 1.8

 Printing ............................................. 1,269 1,277 1,269 -0.6 0.6 -4.0 1,282 1,378 1,300 1,297 -1.2

 Petroleum and coal products................. 12,235 13,270 13,915 -7.8 -4.6 -3.6 11,739 13,350 13,815 13,151 -10.7

 Chemical products................................ 18,519 18,268 18,810 1.4 -2.9 0.2 17,857 17,771 18,403 17,177 4.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,675 2,554 2,587 4.7 -1.3 -3.5 2,619 2,501 2,594 2,591 1.1

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 229,198 228,789 228,723 0.2 0.0 0.5 229,009 229,512 230,386 225,874 1.4

 Durable goods industries.......................... 110,890 110,665 110,854 0.2 -0.2 1.2 111,244 110,740 110,362 106,186 4.8

 Wood products................................... 4,689 4,571 4,532 2.6 0.9 -1.5 4,527 4,386 4,378 4,224 7.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,393 6,413 6,325 -0.3 1.4 0.8 6,163 6,125 6,154 5,833 5.7

 Primary metals.................................... 11,719 11,730 11,832 -0.1 -0.9 0.2 11,453 11,349 11,776 10,298 11.2

 Fabricated metal products........................ 18,516 18,347 18,326 0.9 0.1 3.3 18,210 18,050 18,059 16,854 8.0

 Machinery.......................................... 21,761 22,003 22,184 -1.1 -0.8 -0.1 21,924 21,773 21,918 22,858 -4.1

 Computers and electronic products........ 13,427 13,583 13,495 -1.1 0.7 3.5 13,926 13,972 13,605 12,993 7.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,168 6,090 6,156 1.3 -1.1 -0.5 6,141 6,231 6,098 6,040 1.7

 Transportation equipment..................... 13,100 12,883 12,893 1.7 -0.1 2.4 13,493 13,547 13,168 12,286 9.8

 Furniture and related products............... 2,246 2,250 2,230 -0.2 0.9 1.0 2,293 2,259 2,222 2,241 2.3

 Miscellaneous products......................... 12,871 12,795 12,881 0.6 -0.7 0.0 13,114 13,048 12,984 12,559 4.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 118,308 118,124 117,869 0.2 0.2 -0.2 117,765 118,772 120,024 119,688 -1.6

 Food products.................................... 26,184 26,342 26,138 -0.6 0.8 0.3 26,819 27,518 27,461 26,689 0.5

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 8,531 8,437 8,323 1.1 1.4 -0.4 8,472 8,689 8,544 8,059 5.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,451 1,435 1,438 1.1 -0.2 -2.2 1,435 1,437 1,429 1,418 1.2

 Textile products................................... 1,277 1,279 1,262 -0.2 1.3 -8.7 1,258 1,276 1,257 1,434 -12.3

 Apparel............................................. 1,637 1,548 1,464 5.7 5.7 1.0 1,572 1,596 1,572 1,152 36.5

 Leather and allied products.................... 710 706 699 0.6 1.0 4.0 719 715 723 637 12.9

 Paper products.................................... 6,358 6,331 6,315 0.4 0.3 1.2 6,320 6,229 6,323 6,108 3.5

 Printing ............................................. 2,163 2,132 2,109 1.5 1.1 3.8 2,135 2,140 2,122 1,813 17.8

 Petroleum and coal products................. 19,372 19,389 20,186 -0.1 -3.9 -2.6 19,198 19,318 20,933 21,886 -12.3

 Chemical products................................ 39,690 39,625 39,091 0.2 1.4 0.4 39,108 39,079 38,966 39,628 -1.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,935 10,900 10,844 0.3 0.5 0.8 10,729 10,775 10,694 10,864 -1.2

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

1

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

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

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

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 Nov Oct Sep Aug Nov Oct Sep Aug

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

All manufacturing industries3............................ 1.32 1.32 1.30 1.30 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.67 1.65 1.64 1.64 6.81 6.75 6.71 6.71

 Wood products.............................................. 1.34 1.30 1.28 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.34 1.31 1.30 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.39 1.36 1.35 1.34 1.49 1.46 1.45 1.43

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.66 1.65 1.64 1.65 2.98 2.98 2.95 2.95

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

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.70 1.70 1.69 1.65 7.69 7.65 7.56 7.49

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.56 1.56 1.56 1.57 2.68 2.71 2.67 2.58

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.85 1.81 1.80 1.80 16.18 15.85 15.90 15.99

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.07 1.06 1.07 1.07 1.37 1.36 1.38 1.34

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

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.76 1.73 1.76 1.74 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.32 1.31 1.29 1.30 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Apparel......................................................... 2.31 2.26 2.25 2.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.12 2.15 2.23 2.15 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

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

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

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

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

Nov3 Nov3 Nov3 Nov3

Industry 2013- 2013- 2013- 2013-

Nov2 Oct Nov2 Oct Nov2 Oct Nov2 Oct

2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014

 

All manufacturing industries.................. (X) 0.2 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.0

Durable goods industries....................... -0.2 0.3 -0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

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

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... -0.5 0.4 -0.3 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.2

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.2 0.3 -0.5 1.2 -0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1

 Machinery.......................................... -0.4 0.5 -0.4 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.1 -0.2 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.2 0.7 -0.8 1.1 -0.3 0.4 0.0 0.4

 Transportation equipment.................... -0.3 0.4 -0.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.5 (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) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 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) 0.5 (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