FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2013, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Adriana Stoica 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (12)-11 

CB13-02 

 Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

November 2012 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in November, up 

four of the last five months, increased $0.2 billion to 

$477.6 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. 

This followed a 0.8 percent October increase. Excluding 

transportation, new orders increased 0.2 percent. 

 Shipments, up four of the last five months, increased 

$2.0 billion or 0.4 percent to $483.7 billion. This 

followed a 0.3 percent October increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up five of the last six months, 

increased $1.1 billion or 0.1 percent to $984.5 billion. 

This followed a 0.3 percent October increase. The 

unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.14, down from 

6.23 in October. 

 Inventories, down two consecutive months, decreased 

slightly to $615.2 billion. This followed a slight October 

decrease. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.27, 

down from 1.28 in October. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

November, up six of the last seven months, increased 

$1.7 billion or 0.8 percent to $220.9 billion, revised from 

the previously published 0.7 percent increase. This 

followed a 1.1 percent October increase. 

 Machinery, up three consecutive months, had the 

largest increase, $0.9 billion or 3.0 percent to $31.9 

billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $1.5 billion or 0.6 percent to $256.7 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in 

November, up four of the last five months, increased 

$3.5 billion or 1.6 percent to $227.0 billion, revised from 

the previously published 1.5 percent increase. This 

followed a slight October increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up two of the last 

three months, had the largest increase, $1.4 billion or 2.2 

percent to $65.6 billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following four consecutive monthly increases, decreased 

$1.5 billion or 0.6 percent to $256.7 billion. This 

followed a 0.5 percent October increase. Petroleum and 

coal products, also down following four consecutive 

monthly increases, drove the decrease, down $2.3 billion 

or 2.9 percent to $75.1 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

November, up five of the last six months, increased $1.1 

billion or 0.1 percent to $984.5 billion, unchanged from 

the previously published increase. This followed a 0.3 

percent October increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also up five of the last six 

months, had the largest increase, $1.9 billion or 0.3 

percent to $579.6 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

November, up thirty-four of the last thirty-five months, 

increased $0.8 billion or 0.2 percent to $374.8 billion, 

unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

was at the highest level since the series was first 

published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.3 

percent October increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also up thirty-four of the 

last thirty-five months, had the largest increase, $0.8 

billion or 0.7 percent to $114.4 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

two consecutive months, decreased $0.8 billion or 0.3 

percent to $240.4 billion. This followed a 0.6 percent 

October decrease. Petroleum and coal products, also 

down two consecutive months, drove the decrease, down 

$1.1 billion or 2.1 percent to $53.1 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, November materials and 

supplies increased 0.1 percent in durable goods and 

decreased 1.2 percent in nondurable goods. Work in 

process increased 0.5 percent in durable goods and 

decreased 0.3 percent in nondurable goods. Finished 

goods increased 0.1 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 <http://www.census.gov/m3>.The advance report on durable goods for December is scheduled for release on January 28, 

2013, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the full report on February 4, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page for survey description and 2013 release schedule. To 

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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 Percent

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2012/

2012p 2012r 2012 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2012p 2012r 2012 2011 2012p 2011 2011

 All manufacturing industries.................. 483,701 481,734 480,401 0.4 0.3 0.7 469,261 496,566 485,837 454,237 5,262,055 5,034,289 4.5

 Excluding transportation................... 418,069 417,539 415,991 0.1 0.4 0.7 403,728 428,948 418,568 396,422 4,556,898 4,400,220 3.6

 Excluding defense.............................. 472,659 470,880 469,554 0.4 0.3 0.7 457,970 486,208 473,745 443,786 5,144,104 4,912,786 4.7

 With unfilled orders............................ 160,341 157,791 157,169 1.6 0.4 0.7 154,902 160,315 162,775 146,073 1,734,317 1,623,624 6.8

 Durable goods industries......................... 226,966 223,498 223,480 1.6 0.0 0.5 219,935 233,037 229,943 207,252 2,468,153 2,299,849 7.3

 Wood products....................................... 6,199 6,317 6,196 -1.9 2.0 -0.4 5,841 6,775 6,331 5,512 68,341 63,847 7.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,064 8,156 8,115 -1.1 0.5 -0.2 7,891 8,977 8,286 7,897 90,265 87,020 3.7

 Primary metals....................................... 29,272 28,094 28,242 4.2 -0.5 0.8 27,056 28,429 27,828 25,795 317,138 278,800 13.8

 Iron and steel mills............................ 10,899 10,705 10,751 1.8 -0.4 -2.3 9,659 10,454 10,282 10,566 124,218 127,303 -2.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 16,596 15,617 15,721 6.3 -0.7 3.0 15,776 16,186 15,760 13,608 172,840 133,568 29.4

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,777 1,772 1,770 0.3 0.1 0.2 1,621 1,789 1,786 1,621 20,080 17,929 12.0

 Fabricated metal products....................... 27,370 27,286 27,193 0.3 0.3 -0.2 26,254 28,948 27,912 26,093 304,441 291,763 4.3

 Machinery............................................. 33,667 32,593 32,204 3.3 1.2 -0.8 31,709 33,052 32,608 28,481 355,290 324,265 9.6

 Farm machinery................................. 2,083 1,715 1,584 21.5 8.3 -1.9 1,593 1,605 1,458 1,769 23,400 27,148 -13.8

 Construction machinery..................... 5,819 5,571 5,567 4.5 0.1 0.9 5,913 6,229 5,831 4,006 54,639 39,705 37.6

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,117 2,119 2,101 -0.1 0.9 -1.2 1,952 2,116 2,124 1,841 22,749 21,455 6.0

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,635 3,537 3,423 2.8 3.3 -1.5 3,145 3,512 3,723 2,460 35,694 31,591 13.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 660 653 632 1.1 3.3 -2.6 688 681 672 694 7,178 7,322 -2.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,250 3,208 3,088 1.3 3.9 -1.1 2,939 2,883 3,186 2,526 34,653 32,336 7.2

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,611 2,533 2,495 3.1 1.5 -0.1 2,569 2,673 2,480 2,232 26,917 22,570 19.3

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,569 3,389 3,423 5.3 -1.0 0.1 3,537 3,507 3,297 3,684 39,985 38,060 5.1

 Material handling equipment............... 2,865 2,887 2,841 -0.8 1.6 0.7 2,813 2,986 2,779 2,611 30,770 27,841 10.5

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 27,567 27,948 28,069 -1.4 -0.4 2.3 26,864 29,918 30,014 27,722 308,209 310,479 -0.7

 Computers........................................ 983 866 1,128 13.5 -23.2 15.1 1,001 976 1,334 1,440 12,252 16,916 -27.6

 Computer storage devices..................... 615 662 653 -7.1 1.4 -20.6 483 487 919 594 7,784 6,957 11.9

 Other peripheral equipment................ 858 842 911 1.9 -7.6 5.1 825 748 1,168 854 9,265 9,254 0.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 2,687 2,794 2,666 -3.8 4.8 -2.0 2,680 2,569 3,155 2,626 29,083 29,702 -2.1

 Defense communications equipment.... 397 496 345 -20.0 43.8 -5.2 420 500 380 543 4,431 5,555 -20.2

 Audio and video equipment.................... 224 232 258 -3.4 -10.1 5.7 321 263 251 337 2,529 2,437 3.8

 Electronic components......................... 3,454 3,477 3,477 -0.7 0.0 -1.8 3,336 3,416 3,673 3,529 38,795 39,588 -2.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,285 1,269 1,312 1.3 -3.3 0.8 1,231 1,243 1,446 1,245 14,217 14,090 0.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,939 2,983 3,032 -1.5 -1.6 4.9 3,019 2,933 3,278 3,006 32,195 32,340 -0.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,464 6,247 6,316 3.5 -1.1 4.6 6,296 5,859 6,993 6,438 72,130 74,321 -2.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,946 9,850 9,798 1.0 0.5 -0.9 9,784 10,064 10,302 9,524 109,673 106,834 2.7

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 871 884 859 -1.5 2.9 -4.6 849 916 879 885 9,810 10,245 -4.2

 Household appliances........................ 1,605 1,609 1,600 -0.2 0.6 1.8 1,624 1,653 1,646 1,516 17,395 16,514 5.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,981 2,965 3,002 0.5 -1.2 -1.9 2,762 2,824 3,264 2,768 33,853 33,016 2.5

 Batteries........................................... 1,033 975 1,001 5.9 -2.6 -0.2 1,259 1,168 1,115 1,170 10,884 10,369 5.0

 Transportation equipment........................ 65,632 64,195 64,410 2.2 -0.3 0.8 65,533 67,618 67,269 57,815 705,157 634,069 11.2

 Automobiles..................................... 9,821 9,073 8,833 8.2 2.7 3.3 9,929 10,113 8,914 7,312 98,198 78,155 25.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 13,005 12,796 13,737 1.6 -6.9 -3.3 12,958 14,629 14,179 11,785 148,057 128,184 15.5

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,226 2,188 2,178 1.7 0.5 -4.8 2,140 2,251 2,203 2,515 26,923 24,362 10.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,090 18,735 18,305 1.9 2.3 -0.9 19,021 20,600 18,213 17,522 208,784 198,115 5.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 10,500 10,477 10,426 0.2 0.5 13.6 10,553 9,457 11,387 8,487 103,624 85,037 21.9

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,719 4,526 4,456 4.3 1.6 -2.9 4,811 4,158 5,210 4,075 49,808 48,746 2.2

 Ships and boats................................. 2,238 2,276 2,171 -1.7 4.8 -4.7 2,165 2,256 2,231 2,125 24,468 24,416 0.2

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,436 5,433 5,422 0.1 0.2 0.9 5,201 5,378 5,472 4,886 59,218 56,788 4.3

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,813 13,626 13,831 1.4 -1.5 0.8 13,802 13,878 13,921 13,527 150,421 145,984 3.0

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 256,735 258,236 256,921 -0.6 0.5 0.9 249,326 263,529 255,894 246,985 2,793,902 2,734,440 2.2

 Food products....................................... 61,817 61,406 60,822 0.7 1.0 0.2 63,895 65,138 62,124 62,631 668,055 650,979 2.6

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 8,523 8,353 8,269 2.0 1.0 -0.7 9,025 9,396 8,166 8,758 90,562 87,723 3.2

 Dairy products.................................. 8,586 8,473 8,221 1.3 3.1 0.5 8,938 8,760 8,308 9,046 91,651 95,819 -4.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 16,756 16,811 16,608 -0.3 1.2 0.7 16,965 17,237 16,603 16,962 184,315 181,065 1.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,686 12,591 12,294 0.8 2.4 -5.1 12,808 12,574 12,223 12,343 137,203 129,442 6.0

 Beverages......................................... 9,118 9,150 9,197 -0.3 -0.5 0.2 9,240 9,133 9,126 8,795 100,097 92,664 8.0

 Tobacco............................................ 3,568 3,441 3,097 3.7 11.1 -17.9 3,568 3,441 3,097 3,548 37,106 36,778 0.9

 Textile mills........................................... 2,490 2,486 2,467 0.2 0.8 0.0 2,366 2,526 2,505 2,330 27,590 28,054 -1.7

 Textile products................................... 1,979 1,977 1,962 0.1 0.8 -1.1 1,902 1,997 1,961 1,845 21,807 20,837 4.7

 Apparel................................................ 1,288 1,326 1,277 -2.9 3.8 -2.1 1,463 1,538 1,324 1,468 14,130 13,442 5.1

 Leather and allied products...................... 445 457 437 -2.6 4.6 -0.7 414 473 473 420 5,012 4,995 0.3

 Paper products...................................... 13,906 13,943 13,860 -0.3 0.6 -0.1 13,604 14,481 13,865 13,837 153,822 156,413 -1.7

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,619 6,578 6,498 0.6 1.2 0.2 6,375 6,809 6,539 6,432 72,187 73,502 -1.8

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,048 4,055 4,082 -0.2 -0.7 0.4 3,970 4,278 4,030 4,066 45,171 46,143 -2.1

 Printing................................................. 6,648 6,733 6,668 -1.3 1.0 -0.4 6,869 7,238 6,925 6,956 73,866 75,094 -1.6

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 75,148 77,410 77,324 -2.9 0.1 3.2 70,547 76,881 76,118 67,958 803,981 764,264 5.2

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 70,882 73,251 73,220 -3.2 0.0 3.4 66,677 72,190 71,602 64,267 756,370 719,399 5.1

 Chemical products..................................... 62,631 62,393 62,442 0.4 -0.1 0.6 58,753 62,657 61,312 60,849 694,211 704,387 -1.4

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,679 3,374 3,262 9.0 3.4 6.5 3,066 2,603 2,793 2,541 35,298 32,939 7.2

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 13,234 13,455 13,496 -1.6 -0.3 -1.4 13,194 14,363 12,938 15,372 154,005 164,860 -6.6

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,757 2,740 2,736 0.6 0.1 0.1 2,432 2,794 2,719 2,444 31,663 29,954 5.7

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,697 17,514 17,368 1.0 0.8 0.7 16,705 18,026 17,064 16,348 194,225 186,533 4.1

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.

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 Percent

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2012/

2012p 2012r 2012 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2012p 2012r 2012 2011 2012p 2011 2011

All manufacturing industries 2........................ 477,649 477,438 473,786 0.0 0.8 4.5 459,332 485,995 478,659 455,982 5,183,153 5,020,408 3.2

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 410,130 409,267 405,220 0.2 1.0 1.2 393,428 416,954 407,014 391,303 4,468,164 4,363,616 2.4

 Excluding defense2.............................. 466,874 466,604 462,764 0.1 0.8 4.1 450,049 477,300 466,163 447,917 5,070,221 4,895,670 3.6

 With unfilled orders 2............................. 161,449 161,073 157,989 0.2 2.0 13.3 151,658 160,074 162,407 154,438 1,735,309 1,684,559 3.0

 Durable goods industries 2......................... 220,914 219,202 216,865 0.8 1.1 9.1 210,006 222,466 222,765 208,997 2,389,251 2,285,968 4.5

 Primary metals........................................ 29,362 28,645 27,966 2.5 2.4 3.9 27,360 28,677 26,577 27,382 311,526 279,353 11.5

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 11,139 11,210 10,523 -0.6 6.5 3.3 10,091 10,516 9,356 11,931 120,429 125,274 -3.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 16,515 15,654 15,758 5.5 -0.7 4.8 15,702 16,377 15,584 13,768 171,123 135,533 26.3

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,708 1,781 1,685 -4.1 5.7 -0.4 1,567 1,784 1,637 1,683 19,974 18,546 7.7

 Fabricated metal products........................ 27,695 27,173 27,013 1.9 0.6 -1.5 25,699 27,961 27,372 26,214 307,893 297,567 3.5

 Machinery............................................. 31,906 30,976 29,936 3.0 3.5 7.8 29,246 31,953 29,408 29,411 342,897 353,774 -3.1

 Construction machinery........................ 4,630 4,320 4,754 7.2 -9.1 5.8 4,759 5,266 4,927 4,112 47,424 45,915 3.3

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,115 2,032 2,060 4.1 -1.4 45.7 1,864 2,176 1,804 1,317 21,194 27,678 -23.4

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,466 3,161 3,159 9.6 0.1 -8.9 2,914 3,280 3,302 2,325 34,794 31,454 10.6

 Photographic equipment....................... 618 666 629 -7.2 5.9 -1.6 577 679 723 699 7,548 7,504 0.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,251 3,554 3,200 -8.5 11.1 169.6 2,706 3,023 2,940 2,464 34,512 33,638 2.6

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,423 2,568 2,507 -5.6 2.4 6.4 2,330 2,813 2,442 2,240 26,495 24,297 9.0

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 3,328 3,007 2,687 10.7 11.9 3.9 3,341 3,056 2,560 5,238 37,845 45,815 -17.4

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,941 2,843 2,568 3.4 10.7 -13.0 2,829 2,736 2,680 2,495 30,981 28,537 8.6

 Computers and electronic products 2

........... 20,782 20,685 20,318 0.5 1.8 -0.5 19,124 19,515 24,060 19,546 233,320 234,135 -0.3

 Computers........................................ 1,117 919 1,154 21.5 -20.4 11.5 1,135 1,029 1,360 1,457 12,472 16,820 -25.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,155 3,095 2,515 1.9 23.1 -4.2 2,636 2,957 3,509 2,063 32,689 29,340 11.4

 Defense communications equipment....... 363 394 280 -7.9 40.7 -21.3 256 334 428 233 3,707 4,460 -16.9

 Electronic components......................... 3,570 3,610 3,499 -1.1 3.2 0.7 3,346 3,519 3,614 3,451 38,976 39,854 -2.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,503 1,684 1,682 -10.7 0.1 -0.1 1,562 1,679 1,818 1,612 18,376 15,159 21.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,629 2,704 2,672 -2.8 1.2 -9.7 2,253 2,494 2,945 2,403 30,649 30,434 0.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 6,247 6,041 6,158 3.4 -1.9 5.3 5,740 5,411 7,441 6,052 71,239 74,917 -4.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,127 9,966 9,445 1.6 5.5 -3.8 9,899 10,144 9,646 9,746 109,642 110,096 -0.4

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 906 916 870 -1.1 5.3 -0.6 864 919 940 812 9,897 10,390 -4.7

 Household appliances.......................... 1,605 1,619 1,604 -0.9 0.9 2.3 1,650 1,651 1,642 1,563 17,413 16,648 4.6

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,042 3,068 2,844 -0.8 7.9 -7.2 2,876 2,943 2,872 3,042 34,098 34,428 -1.0

 Transportation equipment........................ 67,519 68,171 68,566 -1.0 -0.6 29.7 65,904 69,041 71,645 64,679 714,989 656,792 8.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 19,166 18,635 17,998 2.8 3.5 -2.4 19,378 20,456 18,014 17,856 207,470 197,890 4.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 12,625 14,652 14,616 -13.8 0.2 2,642.2 11,884 12,353 15,571 16,739 122,724 107,955 13.7

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 4,974 5,669 5,923 -12.3 -4.3 31.9 4,766 4,997 6,497 4,121 51,755 50,547 2.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 1,584 1,686 1,564 -6.0 7.8 16.1 1,361 1,410 1,620 1,057 18,479 25,395 -27.2

 Furniture and related products................... 5,388 5,427 5,486 -0.7 -1.1 1.6 5,181 5,485 5,526 5,014 59,894 57,351 4.4

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 256,735 258,236 256,921 -0.6 0.5 0.9 249,326 263,529 255,894 246,985 2,793,902 2,734,440 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.

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 Percent

Industry Change

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

2012p 2012r 2012 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2012p 2012r 2012 2011 12/11

All manufacturing industries 2...................... 984,514 983,406 980,124 0.1 0.3 0.1 966,915 970,159 970,400 937,209 3.2

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 404,936 405,715 406,409 -0.2 -0.2 -0.8 396,417 400,032 401,696 400,217 -0.9

 Excluding defense2............................. 794,911 793,536 790,234 0.2 0.4 0.1 782,419 783,655 782,233 749,021 4.5

 Durable goods industries 2

........................ 984,514 983,406 980,124 0.1 0.3 0.1 966,915 970,159 970,400 937,209 3.2

 Primary metals........................................ 32,047 31,957 31,406 0.3 1.8 -0.9 30,390 30,086 29,838 33,703 -9.8

 Iron and steel mills............................... 17,879 17,639 17,134 1.4 2.9 -1.3 16,630 16,198 16,136 18,525 -10.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 10,828 10,909 10,872 -0.7 0.3 0.3 10,509 10,583 10,392 11,929 -11.9

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 3,340 3,409 3,400 -2.0 0.3 -2.4 3,251 3,305 3,310 3,249 0.1

 Fabricated metal products......................... 83,078 82,753 82,866 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 80,823 81,378 82,365 77,204 4.7

 Machinery.............................................. 124,271 126,032 127,649 -1.4 -1.3 -1.7 122,069 124,532 125,631 132,435 -7.8

 Construction machinery......................... 20,448 21,637 22,888 -5.5 -5.5 -3.4 19,604 20,758 21,721 26,631 -26.4

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 18,600 18,602 18,689 0.0 -0.5 -0.2 18,636 18,724 18,664 19,824 -6.0

 Industrial machinery............................. 7,616 7,785 8,161 -2.2 -4.6 -3.1 7,496 7,727 7,959 8,457 -11.4

 Photographic equipment........................ 2,843 2,885 2,872 -1.5 0.5 -0.1 2,832 2,943 2,945 2,710 4.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 8,821 8,820 8,474 0.0 4.1 1.3 8,249 8,482 8,342 8,311 -0.7

 Metalworking machinery........................ 7,015 7,203 7,168 -2.6 0.5 0.2 6,886 7,125 6,985 7,228 -4.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 25,519 25,760 26,142 -0.9 -1.5 -2.7 25,357 25,553 26,004 26,436 -4.1

 Material handling equipment................... 8,154 8,078 8,122 0.9 -0.5 -3.3 7,944 7,928 8,178 7,514 5.7

 Computers and electronic products 2

............. 137,113 136,738 136,423 0.3 0.2 -0.2 135,117 136,172 136,245 129,384 4.4

 Computers......................................... 1,376 1,242 1,189 10.8 4.5 2.2 1,376 1,242 1,189 1,168 17.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 29,145 28,677 28,376 1.6 1.1 -0.5 28,993 29,037 28,649 25,090 15.6

 Defense communications equipment........ 5,014 5,048 5,150 -0.7 -2.0 -1.2 4,850 5,014 5,180 5,855 -17.2

 Electronic components.......................... 13,374 13,258 13,125 0.9 1.0 0.2 13,249 13,239 13,136 13,173 0.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 14,123 13,905 13,490 1.6 3.1 2.8 14,236 13,905 13,469 10,179 39.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 45,403 45,713 45,992 -0.7 -0.6 -0.8 44,302 45,068 45,507 45,146 -1.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 28,678 28,895 29,101 -0.8 -0.7 -0.5 28,111 28,667 29,115 28,773 -2.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 21,050 20,869 20,753 0.9 0.6 -1.7 20,697 20,582 20,502 20,391 1.5

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,097 1,062 1,030 3.3 3.1 1.1 1,122 1,107 1,104 1,124 -0.2

 Household appliances........................... 675 675 665 0.0 1.5 0.6 667 641 643 671 -0.6

 Electrical equipment............................. 9,818 9,757 9,654 0.6 1.1 -1.6 9,751 9,637 9,518 9,602 1.6

 Transportation equipment......................... 579,578 577,691 573,715 0.3 0.7 0.7 570,498 570,127 568,704 536,992 6.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 16,100 16,024 16,124 0.5 -0.6 -1.9 15,804 15,447 15,591 16,318 -3.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 410,052 407,927 403,752 0.5 1.0 1.0 404,857 403,526 400,630 364,472 11.1

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 63,102 62,847 61,704 0.4 1.9 2.4 61,303 61,348 60,509 57,938 5.8

 Ships and boats.................................. 16,553 17,207 17,797 -3.8 -3.3 -3.3 15,799 16,603 17,449 22,852 -30.9

 Furniture and related products................... 6,404 6,452 6,458 -0.7 -0.1 1.0 6,348 6,368 6,261 6,174 2.8

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

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

Table 4. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories for Industry 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 Percent

Industry Change

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

2012p 2012r 2012 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2012p 2012r 2012 2011 12/11

 All manufacturing industries...................... 615,181 615,204 615,453 0.0 0.0 0.6 614,702 618,373 614,642 599,792 2.5

 Excluding transportation........................ 500,827 501,673 502,758 -0.2 -0.2 0.6 500,112 504,365 502,397 495,647 0.9

 Excluding defense............................. 589,253 589,582 589,697 -0.1 0.0 0.7 588,755 592,764 589,026 573,554 2.7

 With unfilled orders............................. 303,903 303,298 302,277 0.2 0.3 0.3 303,913 303,550 300,852 289,380 5.0

 Durable goods industries........................ 374,820 374,011 372,820 0.2 0.3 0.2 374,965 374,411 371,034 358,176 4.7

 Wood products........................................ 9,123 9,083 9,058 0.4 0.3 0.9 9,166 9,184 9,104 8,868 3.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 11,646 11,643 11,642 0.0 0.0 -0.4 11,342 11,326 11,455 11,090 2.3

 Primary metals......................................... 34,453 34,543 34,285 -0.3 0.8 0.5 33,969 34,297 34,330 34,679 -2.0

 Iron and steel mills............................... 20,002 19,993 19,879 0.0 0.6 0.5 19,621 19,825 19,966 20,734 -5.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 12,324 12,418 12,257 -0.8 1.3 0.8 12,219 12,343 12,263 11,882 2.8

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,127 2,132 2,149 -0.2 -0.8 -0.4 2,129 2,129 2,101 2,063 3.2

 Fabricated metal products......................... 46,198 46,214 46,069 0.0 0.3 0.2 45,761 46,011 45,972 45,263 1.1

 Machinery.............................................. 66,617 66,857 66,990 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 67,126 66,780 66,369 62,662 7.1

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,800 3,798 3,780 0.1 0.5 1.1 3,651 3,433 3,468 3,391 7.7

 Construction machinery......................... 5,734 5,962 6,047 -3.8 -1.4 -0.5 5,744 5,960 6,033 5,253 9.3

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 7,987 7,900 7,838 1.1 0.8 0.7 7,933 7,779 7,813 6,849 15.8

 Industrial machinery............................. 7,179 7,185 7,165 -0.1 0.3 -0.6 7,316 7,191 7,204 7,320 -0.1

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,446 1,454 1,467 -0.6 -0.9 -0.4 1,506 1,507 1,475 1,525 -1.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,135 4,079 4,075 1.4 0.1 -0.1 4,077 4,047 4,003 3,994 2.1

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,597 5,566 5,496 0.6 1.3 0.5 5,664 5,690 5,645 5,156 9.9

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,932 11,042 11,206 -1.0 -1.5 0.5 11,308 11,367 11,049 10,196 10.9

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,428 4,484 4,485 -1.2 0.0 -0.3 4,472 4,528 4,512 3,954 13.1

 Computers and electronic products2............ 46,736 46,501 46,575 0.5 -0.2 0.2 47,198 46,883 46,214 46,202 2.2

 Computers......................................... 1,134 1,175 1,114 -3.5 5.5 -3.5 1,190 1,197 1,143 1,398 -14.9

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,081 1,058 1,035 2.2 2.2 -4.2 1,130 1,101 1,006 1,131 -0.1

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,620 1,645 1,657 -1.5 -0.7 -2.8 1,680 1,677 1,610 1,796 -6.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,912 6,937 6,993 -0.4 -0.8 0.4 7,177 7,044 6,885 7,024 2.2

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,356 1,490 1,616 -9.0 -7.8 1.6 1,356 1,490 1,616 2,050 -33.9

 Audio and video equipment.................... 678 679 680 -0.1 -0.1 3.0 745 778 780 648 15.0

 Electronic components.......................... 7,363 7,333 7,353 0.4 -0.3 0.7 7,414 7,400 7,263 6,960 6.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,439 3,369 3,325 2.1 1.3 -1.8 3,426 3,422 3,321 3,205 6.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 2,794 2,717 2,701 2.8 0.6 -0.2 2,753 2,704 2,629 2,854 -3.5

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 12,143 11,941 11,906 1.7 0.3 0.5 12,344 11,965 11,749 11,977 3.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 15,705 15,731 15,554 -0.2 1.1 0.8 15,545 15,658 15,248 14,968 3.9

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,781 1,787 1,800 -0.3 -0.7 0.8 1,757 1,764 1,778 1,634 7.5

 Household appliances........................... 1,664 1,667 1,665 -0.2 0.1 0.8 1,621 1,701 1,677 1,685 -3.8

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,652 4,617 4,572 0.8 1.0 -1.1 4,715 4,584 4,329 4,657 1.2

 Batteries............................................ 998 1,025 1,054 -2.6 -2.8 -0.8 953 1,046 1,063 1,001 -4.8

 Transportation equipment......................... 114,354 113,531 112,695 0.7 0.7 0.5 114,590 114,008 112,245 104,145 10.0

 Automobiles....................................... 3,094 3,024 2,913 2.3 3.8 3.6 3,225 3,120 2,891 2,762 16.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 2,645 2,677 2,548 -1.2 5.1 -0.9 2,778 2,834 2,621 2,666 4.2

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,243 2,181 2,120 2.8 2.9 0.4 2,346 2,280 2,122 2,076 13.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 17,615 17,678 17,709 -0.4 -0.2 0.3 17,560 17,634 17,597 17,178 2.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 62,328 61,858 61,158 0.8 1.1 1.5 62,171 61,946 60,798 53,944 15.3

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 13,627 13,178 13,170 3.4 0.1 -3.3 13,652 13,264 13,257 13,315 2.5

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,041 3,068 3,083 -0.9 -0.5 -0.8 3,036 3,058 3,027 2,843 6.8

 Furniture and related products.................... 6,221 6,207 6,173 0.2 0.6 0.2 6,248 6,191 6,185 6,035 3.5

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 23,767 23,701 23,779 0.3 -0.3 -0.6 24,020 24,073 23,912 24,264 -1.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 240,361 241,193 242,633 -0.3 -0.6 1.1 239,737 243,962 243,608 241,616 -0.8

 Food products........................................ 45,950 45,906 45,491 0.1 0.9 0.7 47,890 48,907 46,116 46,438 3.1

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,466 5,564 5,583 -1.8 -0.3 3.2 5,545 5,936 5,379 5,135 8.0

 Dairy products.................................... 5,915 5,918 5,837 -0.1 1.4 0.3 5,684 5,922 5,867 5,782 -1.7

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 7,915 7,868 7,813 0.6 0.7 0.9 8,254 8,139 7,924 7,845 5.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 19,050 18,975 18,728 0.4 1.3 1.4 19,376 19,676 18,540 18,147 6.8

 Beverages......................................... 15,290 15,209 14,963 0.5 1.6 1.5 15,511 15,855 14,896 14,354 8.1

 Tobacco............................................ 3,760 3,766 3,765 -0.2 0.0 1.0 3,865 3,821 3,644 3,793 1.9

 Textile mills............................................ 3,373 3,377 3,377 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 3,339 3,363 3,374 3,500 -4.6

 Textile products...................................... 3,196 3,172 3,153 0.8 0.6 0.4 3,151 3,157 3,175 3,205 -1.7

 Apparel................................................. 2,466 2,419 2,385 1.9 1.4 1.6 2,381 2,473 2,548 2,164 10.0

 Leather and allied products....................... 863 852 853 1.3 -0.1 0.8 868 849 863 804 8.0

 Paper products....................................... 13,944 13,981 14,014 -0.3 -0.2 -0.8 13,906 13,921 14,027 14,247 -2.4

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 5,959 6,006 6,062 -0.8 -0.9 -2.0 5,919 5,951 6,065 6,311 -6.2

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,122 4,124 4,093 0.0 0.8 0.4 4,081 4,086 4,060 3,961 3.0

 Printing.................................................. 5,266 5,262 5,265 0.1 -0.1 -1.7 5,311 5,423 5,353 5,434 -2.3

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 53,063 54,203 55,589 -2.1 -2.5 3.6 51,526 53,800 56,102 52,333 -1.5

 Petroleum refineries............................. 48,843 49,909 51,287 -2.1 -2.7 3.7 47,355 49,502 51,782 48,216 -1.8

 Chemical products..................................... 71,501 71,438 72,272 0.1 -1.2 0.2 70,783 71,000 72,069 74,433 -4.9

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,235 4,096 4,110 3.4 -0.3 -1.0 4,054 3,805 3,820 3,894 4.1

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 23,555 23,586 24,238 -0.1 -2.7 1.7 23,422 23,620 24,208 24,717 -5.2

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 2,860 2,876 2,889 -0.6 -0.4 -0.9 2,739 2,756 2,831 2,828 -3.1

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 21,689 21,608 21,506 0.4 0.5 0.7 21,206 21,393 21,441 20,911 1.4

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 change 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 separate

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 Percent

Industry Change6

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2012/

2012p 2012r 2012 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2012p 2012r 2012 2011 2012p 2011 2011

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 483,701 481,734 480,401 0.4 0.3 0.7 469,261 496,566 485,837 454,237 5,262,055 5,034,289 4.5

 Construction materials and supplies....... 40,869 40,846 40,365 0.1 1.2 -0.5 38,882 43,696 41,592 37,926 455,058 434,329 4.8

 Information technology......................... 21,069 20,963 21,125 0.5 -0.8 1.8 20,821 20,356 23,601 21,452 234,429 240,087 -2.4

 Computers and related products........... 2,456 2,370 2,692 3.6 -12.0 0.9 2,309 2,211 3,421 2,888 29,301 33,127 -11.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 44,142 42,792 43,053 3.2 -0.6 -1.1 44,048 47,593 43,509 39,134 481,962 428,816 12.4

 Capital goods...................................... 79,844 78,627 78,737 1.5 -0.1 1.8 77,556 77,841 83,041 72,359 856,120 808,917 5.8

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 71,277 70,288 70,173 1.4 0.2 1.4 68,753 69,841 73,626 64,332 764,674 712,003 7.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 64,316 63,074 62,850 2.0 0.4 -0.3 61,681 63,311 65,834 59,016 696,402 661,661 5.3

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 8,567 8,339 8,564 2.7 -2.6 5.4 8,803 8,000 9,415 8,027 91,446 96,914 -5.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 209,598 210,691 210,519 -0.5 0.1 0.8 207,112 217,831 210,384 201,171 2,271,932 2,175,209 4.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,695 34,670 35,559 3.0 -2.5 0.0 35,538 37,644 36,287 31,541 388,415 343,929 12.9

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 173,903 176,021 174,960 -1.2 0.6 0.9 171,574 180,187 174,097 169,630 1,883,517 1,831,280 2.9

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 477,649 477,438 473,786 0.0 0.8 4.5 459,332 485,995 478,659 455,982 5,183,153 5,020,408 3.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 40,731 41,072 40,472 -0.8 1.5 4.0 37,993 43,314 41,332 37,741 455,531 437,527 4.1

 Information technology......................... 21,371 21,129 20,574 1.1 2.7 -1.6 19,605 20,138 24,246 19,953 239,242 240,046 -0.3

 Computers and related products........... 2,590 2,423 2,718 6.9 -10.9 -0.2 2,443 2,264 3,447 2,905 29,521 33,031 -10.6

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 44,218 42,692 42,746 3.6 -0.1 -1.7 44,405 47,449 43,310 39,468 480,648 428,591 12.1

 Capital goods...................................... 78,240 80,406 79,328 -2.7 1.4 24.2 72,004 77,539 84,252 78,401 861,753 862,167 0.0

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 70,671 72,800 70,938 -2.9 2.6 22.8 65,906 71,737 74,796 72,594 776,252 761,940 1.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 63,457 61,830 60,013 2.6 3.0 -0.5 59,215 62,489 62,971 59,193 692,280 691,742 0.1

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 7,569 7,606 8,390 -0.5 -9.3 37.4 6,098 5,802 9,456 5,807 85,501 100,227 -14.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 209,610 210,737 210,555 -0.5 0.1 0.7 207,229 217,918 210,416 201,436 2,272,186 2,175,434 4.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,707 34,716 35,595 2.9 -2.5 -0.1 35,655 37,731 36,319 31,806 388,669 344,154 12.9

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 173,903 176,021 174,960 -1.2 0.6 0.9 171,574 180,187 174,097 169,630 1,883,517 1,831,280 2.9

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 984,514 983,406 980,124 0.1 0.3 0.1 966,915 970,159 970,400 937,209 (X) (X) 3.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 55,842 55,980 55,754 -0.2 0.4 0.2 54,270 55,159 55,541 54,041 (X) (X) 0.4

 Information technology......................... 136,042 135,740 135,574 0.2 0.1 -0.4 133,857 135,073 135,291 127,915 (X) (X) 4.6

 Computers and related products........... 1,376 1,242 1,189 10.8 4.5 2.2 1,376 1,242 1,189 1,168 (X) (X) 17.8

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 16,100 16,024 16,124 0.5 -0.6 -1.9 15,804 15,447 15,591 16,318 (X) (X) -3.1

 Capital goods...................................... 747,298 748,902 747,123 -0.2 0.2 0.1 735,079 740,631 740,933 707,465 (X) (X) 3.9

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 583,565 584,171 581,659 -0.1 0.4 0.1 575,693 578,540 576,644 542,622 (X) (X) 6.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 232,896 233,755 234,999 -0.4 -0.5 -1.2 229,285 231,751 232,573 231,191 (X) (X) -0.8

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 163,733 164,731 165,464 -0.6 -0.4 -0.1 159,386 162,091 164,289 164,843 (X) (X) -3.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 4,063 4,051 4,005 0.3 1.1 0.9 4,001 3,884 3,797 3,862 (X) (X) 3.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 4,063 4,051 4,005 0.3 1.1 0.9 4,001 3,884 3,797 3,862 (X) (X) 3.6

 All manufacturing industries................... 615,181 615,204 615,453 0.0 0.0 0.6 614,702 618,373 614,642 599,792 (X) (X) 2.5

 Construction materials and supplies....... 59,509 59,321 59,174 0.3 0.2 0.2 58,765 58,936 59,092 57,999 (X) (X) 1.3

 Information technology......................... 39,524 39,412 39,262 0.3 0.4 0.1 40,121 39,761 38,930 39,936 (X) (X) 0.5

 Computers and related products........... 3,835 3,878 3,806 -1.1 1.9 -3.4 4,000 3,975 3,759 4,325 (X) (X) -7.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 25,597 25,560 25,290 0.1 1.1 0.5 25,909 25,868 25,231 24,682 (X) (X) 5.0

 Capital goods...................................... 195,214 194,342 193,808 0.4 0.3 0.1 196,486 194,782 192,435 183,273 (X) (X) 7.2

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 174,095 173,455 172,744 0.4 0.4 0.5 175,373 173,994 171,598 162,184 (X) (X) 8.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 121,817 121,682 121,484 0.1 0.2 0.0 123,282 122,286 120,558 117,175 (X) (X) 5.2

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 21,119 20,887 21,064 1.1 -0.8 -2.5 21,113 20,788 20,837 21,089 (X) (X) 0.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 181,143 182,197 183,412 -0.6 -0.7 1.6 182,133 186,075 184,677 181,218 (X) (X) 0.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 25,529 25,525 25,340 0.0 0.7 0.1 25,948 26,020 25,460 25,171 (X) (X) 3.1

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 155,614 156,672 158,072 -0.7 -0.9 1.8 156,185 160,055 159,217 156,047 (X) (X) 0.1

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 adjuste

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 change

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 machine

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

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

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

ships and boats; office and institutional furniture; and medical equipment and supplie

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

TOTAL INVENTORIES 
 7

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

1 

[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 Percent

Industry Change

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

2012p 2012r 2012 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2012p 2012r 2012 2011 12/11

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 202,650 203,537 204,091 -0.4 -0.3 0.4 201,038 203,811 203,778 195,910 2.6

 Durable goods industries.......................... 121,463 121,383 121,273 0.1 0.1 0.4 121,238 121,573 121,204 116,015 4.5

 Wood products................................... 3,421 3,530 3,585 -3.1 -1.5 -1.0 3,574 3,731 3,683 3,643 -1.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,650 4,590 4,624 1.3 -0.7 -1.4 4,621 4,558 4,612 4,532 2.0

 Primary metals.................................... 13,218 13,187 12,929 0.2 2.0 0.7 13,217 13,328 13,019 13,268 -0.4

 Fabricated metal products........................ 16,829 16,900 16,928 -0.4 -0.2 0.7 16,598 16,798 16,977 16,478 0.7

 Machinery.......................................... 25,700 25,951 26,097 -1.0 -0.6 0.0 25,759 26,139 26,132 24,118 6.8

 Computers and electronic products........ 17,928 17,778 17,725 0.8 0.3 1.5 17,994 17,844 17,582 16,581 8.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,994 6,966 6,808 0.4 2.3 0.0 6,860 6,818 6,631 6,479 5.9

 Transportation equipment..................... 22,055 21,778 21,859 1.3 -0.4 0.7 21,982 21,673 21,876 20,315 8.2

 Furniture and related products............... 2,944 2,970 2,959 -0.9 0.4 -0.1 2,933 2,946 2,955 2,862 2.5

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,724 7,733 7,759 -0.1 -0.3 -0.8 7,700 7,738 7,737 7,739 -0.5

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 81,187 82,154 82,818 -1.2 -0.8 0.3 79,800 82,238 82,574 79,895 -0.1

 Food products.................................... 15,417 15,556 15,511 -0.9 0.3 1.7 15,787 16,273 15,329 14,955 5.6

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 4,978 4,904 4,910 1.5 -0.1 -0.7 4,978 4,907 4,738 4,622 7.7

 Textiles.............................................. 1,211 1,192 1,179 1.6 1.1 -0.7 1,183 1,171 1,179 1,235 -4.2

 Textile products................................... 1,506 1,498 1,480 0.5 1.2 -0.3 1,485 1,492 1,493 1,471 1.0

 Apparel............................................. 853 831 805 2.6 3.2 5.5 827 840 826 654 26.5

 Leather and allied products.................... 266 266 269 0.0 -1.1 -0.7 262 268 277 255 2.7

 Paper products.................................... 6,926 6,924 6,959 0.0 -0.5 -0.3 6,938 6,917 6,970 7,008 -1.0

 Printing ............................................. 2,501 2,449 2,432 2.1 0.7 -1.9 2,527 2,481 2,476 2,592 -2.5

 Petroleum and coal products................. 16,394 17,280 18,148 -5.1 -4.8 1.6 15,288 17,114 18,255 15,685 -2.5

 Chemical products................................ 22,389 22,548 22,469 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 21,998 22,228 22,403 22,998 -4.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 8,746 8,706 8,656 0.5 0.6 0.7 8,527 8,547 8,628 8,420 1.3

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 190,578 190,067 190,714 0.3 -0.3 0.9 191,915 191,996 188,852 186,166 3.1

 Durable goods industries.......................... 145,227 144,569 144,375 0.5 0.1 0.1 145,501 144,898 143,469 138,810 4.8

 Wood products................................... 1,554 1,540 1,548 0.9 -0.5 2.2 1,544 1,552 1,547 1,472 4.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,353 1,380 1,390 -2.0 -0.7 0.4 1,292 1,326 1,365 1,269 1.8

 Primary metals.................................... 11,004 10,979 10,932 0.2 0.4 -0.3 10,803 10,797 10,898 11,249 -4.0

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,718 13,608 13,472 0.8 1.0 -0.5 13,807 13,695 13,522 13,181 4.7

 Machinery.......................................... 16,726 16,602 16,546 0.7 0.3 -0.8 17,145 16,768 16,364 16,626 3.1

 Computers and electronic products........ 15,420 15,557 15,984 -0.9 -2.7 0.6 15,496 15,673 15,787 17,249 -10.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,619 3,656 3,667 -1.0 -0.3 2.3 3,609 3,640 3,579 3,537 2.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 77,414 76,858 76,429 0.7 0.6 0.3 77,372 77,019 75,984 69,964 10.6

 Furniture and related products............... 1,057 1,036 1,036 2.0 0.0 1.4 1,053 1,028 1,035 998 5.5

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,362 3,353 3,371 0.3 -0.5 -0.2 3,380 3,400 3,388 3,265 3.5

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 45,351 45,498 46,339 -0.3 -1.8 3.6 46,414 47,098 45,383 47,356 -2.0

 Food products.................................... 4,032 4,043 4,020 -0.3 0.6 -3.5 5,058 5,092 3,632 4,789 5.6

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 6,290 6,269 6,068 0.3 3.3 2.5 6,784 6,769 5,823 6,294 7.8

 Textiles.............................................. 779 773 776 0.8 -0.4 0.5 783 775 785 818 -4.3

 Textile products................................... 415 418 418 -0.7 0.0 1.0 412 417 422 440 -6.4

 Apparel............................................. 380 388 393 -2.1 -1.3 1.0 364 389 408 348 4.6

 Leather and allied products.................... 113 113 115 0.0 -1.7 2.7 117 111 111 128 -8.6

 Paper products.................................... 1,285 1,286 1,269 -0.1 1.3 1.7 1,271 1,272 1,269 1,351 -5.9

 Printing ............................................. 1,132 1,178 1,199 -3.9 -1.8 -3.5 1,142 1,291 1,245 1,279 -10.7

 Petroleum and coal products................. 14,007 13,966 14,550 0.3 -4.0 9.6 13,595 13,873 14,304 14,216 -4.4

 Chemical products................................ 14,648 14,790 15,243 -1.0 -3.0 2.3 14,643 14,858 15,096 15,514 -5.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,270 2,274 2,288 -0.2 -0.6 -0.5 2,245 2,251 2,288 2,179 3.0

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 221,953 221,600 220,648 0.2 0.4 0.4 221,749 222,566 222,012 217,716 1.9

 Durable goods industries.......................... 108,130 108,059 107,172 0.1 0.8 0.2 108,226 107,940 106,361 103,351 4.7

 Wood products................................... 4,148 4,013 3,925 3.4 2.2 2.3 4,048 3,901 3,874 3,753 7.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 5,643 5,673 5,628 -0.5 0.8 0.1 5,429 5,442 5,478 5,289 2.6

 Primary metals.................................... 10,231 10,377 10,424 -1.4 -0.5 1.1 9,949 10,172 10,413 10,162 -2.1

 Fabricated metal products........................ 15,651 15,706 15,669 -0.4 0.2 0.4 15,356 15,518 15,473 15,604 -1.6

 Machinery.......................................... 24,191 24,304 24,347 -0.5 -0.2 0.5 24,222 23,873 23,873 21,918 10.5

 Computers and electronic products........ 13,388 13,166 12,866 1.7 2.3 -2.1 13,708 13,366 12,845 12,372 10.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,092 5,109 5,079 -0.3 0.6 0.7 5,076 5,200 5,038 4,952 2.5

 Transportation equipment..................... 14,885 14,895 14,407 -0.1 3.4 1.1 15,236 15,316 14,385 13,866 9.9

 Furniture and related products............... 2,220 2,201 2,178 0.9 1.1 0.1 2,262 2,217 2,195 2,175 4.0

 Miscellaneous products......................... 12,681 12,615 12,649 0.5 -0.3 -0.6 12,940 12,935 12,787 13,260 -2.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 113,823 113,541 113,476 0.2 0.1 0.7 113,523 114,626 115,651 114,365 -0.7

 Food products.................................... 26,501 26,307 25,960 0.7 1.3 0.9 27,045 27,542 27,155 26,694 1.3

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 7,782 7,802 7,750 -0.3 0.7 2.0 7,614 8,000 7,979 7,231 5.3

 Textiles.............................................. 1,383 1,412 1,422 -2.1 -0.7 -0.1 1,373 1,417 1,410 1,447 -5.1

 Textile products................................... 1,275 1,256 1,255 1.5 0.1 0.9 1,254 1,248 1,260 1,294 -3.1

 Apparel............................................. 1,233 1,200 1,187 2.8 1.1 -0.7 1,190 1,244 1,314 1,162 2.4

 Leather and allied products.................... 484 473 469 2.3 0.9 1.3 489 470 475 421 16.2

 Paper products.................................... 5,733 5,771 5,786 -0.7 -0.3 -2.0 5,697 5,732 5,788 5,888 -3.2

 Printing ............................................. 1,633 1,635 1,634 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 1,642 1,651 1,632 1,563 5.1

 Petroleum and coal products................. 22,662 22,957 22,891 -1.3 0.3 1.6 22,643 22,813 23,543 22,432 0.9

 Chemical products................................ 34,464 34,100 34,560 1.1 -1.3 0.1 34,142 33,914 34,570 35,921 -5.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,673 10,628 10,562 0.4 0.6 0.9 10,434 10,595 10,525 10,312 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 Group3

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Nov Oct Sep Aug Nov Oct Sep Aug

2012p 2012r 2012 2012 2012p 2012r 2012 2012

All manufacturing industries 2

............................ 1.27 1.28 1.28 1.28 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.65 1.67 1.67 1.67 6.14 6.23 6.24 6.28

 Wood products.............................................. 1.47 1.44 1.46 1.44 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.44 1.43 1.43 1.44 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.18 1.23 1.21 1.22 1.09 1.14 1.11 1.13

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.69 1.69 1.69 1.69 3.15 3.15 3.16 3.16

 Machinery..................................................... 1.98 2.05 2.08 2.06 4.00 4.15 4.24 4.28

 Computers and electronic products 2

................ 1.70 1.66 1.66 1.69 7.53 7.54 7.46 7.67

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.58 1.60 1.59 1.56 2.36 2.35 2.36 2.38

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.74 1.77 1.75 1.76 14.28 14.39 14.47 14.66

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.14 1.14 1.14 1.15 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.37

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.72 1.74 1.72 1.74 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.94 0.93 0.94 0.94 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.74 0.75 0.75 0.74 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.50 1.51 1.52 1.43 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.61 1.60 1.61 1.58 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.91 1.82 1.87 1.80 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 1.94 1.86 1.95 1.92 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Printing......................................................... 0.79 0.78 0.79 0.80 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.71 0.70 0.72 0.72 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.14 1.14 1.16 1.16 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.23 1.23 1.24 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

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

1

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Nov2 Nov2 Nov2 Nov2

Industry 2011- 2011- 2011- 2011-

Nov1 Oct Nov1 Oct Nov1 Oct Nov1 Oct

2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012

 

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

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

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 0.1 0.8 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.5 -0.1 0.5

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.3 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 0.1 0.8 -0.3 1.2 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.2 0.7 0.4 1.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.1 0.4 -0.2 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.3

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.0 0.4 0.1 1.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.6 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.4

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Food products................................... (X) 0.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 1.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

3

 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.

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes3

[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. 

2013 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 2012 November 27, 2012 December 5, 2012 

November 2012 December 21, 2012 January 4, 2013 

December 2012 January 28, 2013 February 4, 2013 

January 2013 February 27, 2013 March 6, 2013 

February 2013 March 26, 2013 April 2, 2013 

March 2013 April 24, 2013 May 3, 2013 

April 2013 May 24, 2013 June 5, 2013 

May 2013 June 25, 2013 July 2, 2013 

June 2013 July 25, 2013 August 2, 2013 

July 2013 August 26, 2013 September 5, 2013 

August 2013 September 25, 2013 October 3, 2013 

September 2013 October 25, 2013 November 4, 2013 

October 2013 November 27, 2013 December 5, 2013 

November 2013 December 24, 2013 Not available at this time