FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2005, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Patrick Kent 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (05)-06 

CB05-115 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

June 2005

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in June increased 

$3.9 billion or 1.0 percent to $400.5 billion, the U.S. 

Census Bureau reported today. This was at the highest 

level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis 

in 1992 and followed a 3.6 percent May increase. 

 Shipments, down following three consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $0.4 billion or 0.1 percent to $391.8 

billion. This followed a 0.3 percent May increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up for the second consecutive month, 

increased $15.8 billion or 2.8 percent to $580.7 billion. 

This was at the highest level since the series began and 

followed a 2.1 percent May increase. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was 4.05, up from 3.93 in 

May. 

 Inventories, down for the third consecutive month, 

decreased $0.1 billion to $483.4 billion. This followed a 

0.2 percent May decrease. The inventories-to-shipments 

ratio was unchanged at 1.23. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in June, 

up three consecutive months, increased $4.2 billion or 

2.0 percent to $216.7 billion, revised from the previously 

published 1.4 percent increase. This followed a 6.4 

percent May increase. 

 Computers and electronic products, up four of the last 

five months, had the largest increase, $3.8 billion or 10.8 

percent to $38.9 billion. This was led by 

communications equipment, which increased $2.1 

billion. 

 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $0.3 billion or 0.2 percent to $183.9 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in June, 

down following three consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $0.1 billion to $208.0 billion, revised from the 

previously published 0.1 percent decrease. This 

followed a 0.2 percent May increase. 

 Machinery, down following two consecutive monthly 

increases, had the largest decrease, $0.2 billion or 0.9 

percent to $26.1 billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $0.3 billion or 0.2 percent to $183.9 billion, 

due to basic chemicals, which decreased $0.5 billion or 

1.0 percent to $43.9 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

June, up for the second consecutive month, increased 

$15.8 billion or 2.8 percent to $580.7 billion, revised 

from the previously published 2.6 percent increase. This 

was at the highest level since the series began and 

followed a 2.1 percent May increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up for the second 

consecutive month, had the largest increase, $10.3 

billion or 3.8 percent to $279.4 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in June, 

down two of the last three months, decreased $1.0 

billion or 0.3 percent to $290.9 billion, unchanged from 

the previously published 0.3 percent decrease. This 

followed a slight May increase. 

 Transportation equipment, down two of the last three 

months, had the largest decrease, $0.5 billion or 0.7 

percent to $71.3 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased 

$0.9 billion or 0.4 percent to $192.6 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, June materials and supplies 

decreased 0.1 percent in durable goods and 0.2 percent 

in nondurable goods. Work in process decreased 0.3 

percent in durable goods and increased 0.9 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 0.6 percent 

in durable goods and increased 0.7 percent in nondurable 

goods. 

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

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

The advance report on durable goods for July is scheduled for release on August 24, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on August 30, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description. 
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

June May Apr. May -Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2005/

2005p 2005r 2005 June May Apr. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2004

 All manufacturing industries .................. 391,843 392,237 390,960 -0.1 0.3 0.7 418,730 395,883 387,620 394,087 2,329,341 2,169,391 7.4

 Excluding transportation ................... 337,741 338,058 336,575 -0.1 0.4 0.3 358,619 339,877 333,139 334,516 1,999,344 1,833,696 9.0

 Excluding defense .............................. 381,913 382,037 380,917 0.0 0.3 0.7 407,792 386,054 378,021 383,807 2,270,737 2,111,320 7.6

 With unfilled orders ........................... 143,451 143,634 143,559 -0.1 0.1 1.5 156,522 143,721 141,674 146,019 858,035 792,764 8.2

 Durable goods industries ........................ 207,991 208,088 207,758 0.0 0.2 1.4 227,623 208,715 205,002 215,454 1,244,778 1,171,893 6.2

 Wood products................................. ...... 9,332 9,197 9,293 1.5 -1.0 -1.0 10,235 9,652 9,562 10,144 55,007 53,786 2.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 8,476 8,446 8,328 0.4 1.4 0.7 9,109 8,790 8,497 8,057 49,034 43,885 11.7

 Primary metals............................ .......... 14,622 14,677 14,945 -0.4 -1.8 -1.2 15,294 15,209 15,440 14,522 92,101 80,036 15.1

 Iron and steel mills............................ 6,397 6,650 6,939 -3.8 -4.2 -2.3 6,736 6,948 7,134 6,945 42,665 36,446 17.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,508 6,318 6,274 3.0 0.7 -1.1 6,726 6,484 6,503 5,883 38,875 34,396 13.0

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,717 1,709 1,732 0.5 -1.3 3.4 1,832 1,777 1,803 1,694 10,561 9,194 14.9

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,192 24,158 24,273 0.1 -0.5 2.1 25,470 24,680 24,074 24,035 143,209 132,822 7.8

 Machinery............................................. 26,149 26,375 26,375 -0.9 0.0 2.4 28,922 27,118 27,704 27,085 161,144 144,988 11.1

 Farm machinery................................. 1,962 1,993 2,106 -1.6 -5.4 12.2 1,991 2,153 2,696 1,776 12,868 10,965 17.4

 Construction machinery..................... 2,993 2,875 2,781 4.1 3.4 1.9 3,305 3,176 3,115 2,577 17,855 14,238 25.4

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery......................... 1,053 1,049 1,136 0.4 -7.7 13.5 1,117 1,001 1,133 954 6,172 4,938 25.0

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,607 2,935 2,970 -11.2 -1.2 5.0 3,066 2,758 2,975 3,851 17,939 19,398 -7.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 868 854 857 1.6 -0.4 -0.1 1,002 829 805 1,013 4,986 5,264 -5.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,899 2,914 2,922 -0.5 -0.3 -1.2 3,515 3,051 2,835 3,477 17,638 16,589 6.3

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,422 2,473 2,401 -2.1 3.0 -5.8 2,745 2,346 2,172 2,342 14,292 11,483 24.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,390 3,362 3,432 0.8 -2.0 2.3 3,669 3,543 3,520 3,438 20,933 18,665 12.2

 Material handling equipment............... 1,979 1,929 1,815 2.6 6.3 1.9 2,116 1,899 1,830 1,536 11,281 8,926 26.4

 Computers and electronic products ......... 42,646 42,473 41,837 0.4 1.5 -0.5 48,006 39,094 37,877 43,361 246,393 224,332 9.8

 Computers........................................ 7,585 7,496 7,694 1.2 -2.6 11.2 7,642 6,267 7,836 5,067 41,354 30,713 34.6

 Computer storage devices................... 1,599 1,678 1,598 -4.7 5.0 -5.2 2,650 1,186 951 2,565 9,361 8,422 11.1

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,531 1,590 1,575 -3.7 1.0 -4.6 1,969 1,312 1,232 1,923 9,071 8,951 1.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 6,895 6,733 6,046 2.4 11.4 -9.3 7,821 6,496 5,281 7,226 38,894 37,563 3.5

 Defense communications equipment... 549 518 574 6.0 -9.8 -9.2 567 543 551 542 3,486 3,075 13.4

 Audio and video equipment.................. 750 778 763 -3.6 2.0 -4.0 677 662 605 625 4,172 3,566 17.0

 Semiconductors ................................. 7,145 7,214 7,209 -1.0 0.1 1.3 7,637 6,935 6,705 7,646 43,066 41,258 4.4

 Electronic components........................ 5,396 5,387 5,343 0.2 0.8 -4.1 5,844 5,264 4,841 4,875 31,604 26,083 21.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 970 998 968 -2.8 3.1 -5.6 1,072 1,009 883 1,051 5,823 5,399 7.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,962 2,907 2,867 1.9 1.4 1.2 3,156 2,813 2,812 2,698 16,729 15,295 9.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,763 6,656 6,642 1.6 0.2 0.2 8,482 6,137 5,685 8,611 39,836 40,905 -2.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,358 9,348 9,262 0.1 0.9 2.0 10,159 9,379 9,044 9,547 55,039 51,726 6.4

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,083 1,080 1,108 0.3 -2.5 2.4 1,134 1,053 1,054 1,078 6,470 6,311 2.5

 Household appliances........................ 2,180 2,132 2,098 2.3 1.6 -0.5 2,391 2,149 2,014 2,255 12,390 11,768 5.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,871 2,885 2,878 -0.5 0.2 5.2 3,211 2,905 2,772 2,928 17,093 15,519 10.1

 Batteries........................................... 517 518 493 -0.2 5.1 0.0 559 484 438 540 2,801 2,766 1.3

 Transportation equipment...................... 54,102 54,179 54,385 -0.1 -0.4 3.4 60,111 56,006 54,481 59,571 329,997 335,695 -1.7

 Automobiles..................................... 7,281 7,226 7,135 0.8 1.3 1.8 8,006 7,546 7,139 8,253 44,962 47,595 -5.5

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 10,999 10,671 10,644 3.1 0.3 4.2 12,238 11,113 10,623 12,259 66,217 72,443 -8.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,429 1,486 1,420 -3.8 4.6 3.1 1,577 1,551 1,454 1,385 8,667 7,178 20.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 17,762 18,053 17,958 -1.6 0.5 3.0 19,179 19,021 18,971 19,722 111,461 115,034 -3.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 6,815 6,571 7,218 3.7 -9.0 7.8 8,122 6,678 6,601 7,255 39,386 35,148 12.1

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,522 3,828 3,767 -8.0 1.6 -0.8 4,165 3,462 3,513 4,061 21,572 22,423 -3.8

 Ships and boats................................. 2,719 2,619 2,713 3.8 -3.5 4.3 2,753 2,888 2,894 2,504 16,693 14,339 16.4

 Furniture and related products................. 6,822 6,934 6,898 -1.6 0.5 3.0 6,898 6,798 6,820 6,268 40,344 36,628 10.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,292 12,301 12,162 -0.1 1.1 0.6 13,419 11,989 11,503 12,864 72,510 67,995 6.6

 Nondurable goods industries................... 183,852 184,149 183,202 -0.2 0.5 -0.1 191,107 187,168 182,618 178,633 1,084,563 997,498 8.7

 Food products....................................... 42,320 42,558 41,564 -0.6 2.4 -0.2 42,869 42,284 40,400 41,894 248,004 235,831 5.2

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 2,996 2,935 2,923 2.1 0.4 0.0 2,935 2,977 2,805 3,247 17,384 20,478 -15.1

 Dairy products.................................. 6,388 6,445 6,430 -0.9 0.2 -0.4 6,674 6,730 6,345 6,964 38,867 37,978 2.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 13,718 13,621 13,384 0.7 1.8 -0.3 14,095 13,689 13,231 13,035 79,757 69,224 15.2

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 9,667 9,702 9,225 -0.4 5.2 1.9 10,317 10,370 9,308 10,023 55,458 53,684 3.3

 Beverages......................................... 6,313 6,255 6,199 0.9 0.9 3.7 6,963 6,923 6,282 6,472 36,800 35,322 4.2

 Tobacco............................................ 3,354 3,447 3,026 -2.7 13.9 -1.5 3,354 3,447 3,026 3,551 18,658 18,362 1.6

 Textile mills........................................... 3,390 3,425 3,456 -1.0 -0.9 1.3 3,585 3,448 3,468 3,586 20,688 20,705 -0.1

 Textile products................................... 3,265 3,245 3,256 0.6 -0.3 1.1 3,437 3,247 3,312 3,306 19,394 18,883 2.7

 Apparel................................................ 4,485 4,468 4,290 0.4 4.1 1.5 4,492 4,123 3,905 4,702 25,176 27,198 -7.4

 Leather and allied products..................... 886 924 919 -4.1 0.5 0.2 902 870 842 946 5,302 5,111 3.7

 Paper products...................................... 15,257 15,367 15,198 -0.7 1.1 0.2 15,917 15,368 14,868 15,402 90,742 84,574 7.3

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,108 6,178 6,142 -1.1 0.6 -2.3 6,261 6,124 5,998 6,164 37,042 35,229 5.1

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,971 3,960 3,891 0.3 1.8 -1.9 4,141 3,989 3,864 3,997 23,588 22,348 5.5

 Printing................................................. 8,000 7,971 7,955 0.4 0.2 -0.5 8,003 7,636 7,691 8,097 46,352 46,145 0.4

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 34,776 34,186 34,534 1.7 -1.0 -5.1 36,991 35,721 35,094 28,332 198,687 155,139 28.1

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 32,293 31,662 32,166 2.0 -1.6 -5.7 34,072 32,992 32,799 25,733 184,864 143,226 29.1

 Chemical products.................................. 43,857 44,308 44,991 -1.0 -1.5 2.4 45,576 45,289 45,367 44,257 266,679 249,293 7.0

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 1,969 2,036 1,996 -3.3 2.0 7.7 2,220 2,837 3,110 1,992 14,143 12,047 17.4

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 9,050 9,339 9,582 -3.1 -2.5 2.6 8,914 9,290 9,082 10,048 54,779 57,303 -4.4

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,709 2,644 2,632 2.5 0.5 -0.2 3,013 2,861 2,771 2,691 16,056 15,465 3.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,949 17,995 17,814 -0.3 1.0 1.7 19,018 18,812 18,363 18,088 108,081 100,935 7.1

p Preliminary r

 Revised NA Not available.

1

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

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

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

June May Apr. May -Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2005/

2005p 2005r 2005 June May Apr. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2004

All manufacturing industries 2................... 400,532 396,655 383,001 1.0 3.6 0.7 423,190 398,175 380,778 385,255 2,322,949 2,156,202 7.7

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 336,179 331,812 329,621 1.3 0.7 -0.4 354,086 332,953 328,590 325,383 1,977,215 1,818,137 8.7

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 389,916 387,891 375,015 0.5 3.4 1.0 412,272 391,666 373,396 374,476 2,269,195 2,093,350 8.4

 With unfilled orders 2

.......................... 159,285 155,266 142,809 2.6 8.7 1.6 168,619 152,948 141,537 144,833 894,709 820,833 9.0

 Durable goods industries 2........................ 216,680 212,506 199,799 2.0 6.4 1.5 232,083 211,007 198,160 206,622 1,238,386 1,158,704 6.9

 Primary metals............................ ............ 14,316 14,364 14,487 -0.3 -0.8 -3.2 14,737 14,820 14,725 14,393 90,996 83,194 9.4

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 6,125 6,207 6,328 -1.3 -1.9 -8.2 6,342 6,488 6,337 6,813 40,967 38,098 7.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,463 6,338 6,321 2.0 0.3 -1.6 6,599 6,442 6,525 5,948 39,331 35,648 10.3

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,728 1,819 1,838 -5.0 -1.0 10.7 1,796 1,890 1,863 1,632 10,698 9,448 13.2

 Fabricated metal products...................... 25,037 24,764 24,555 1.1 0.9 1.8 25,665 25,582 24,631 23,804 148,453 139,873 6.1

 Machinery............................................. 27,491 26,436 26,813 4.0 -1.4 2.4 29,371 26,701 28,978 26,486 166,720 150,650 10.7

 Construction machinery....................... 3,346 3,178 2,855 5.3 11.3 6.2 3,373 3,257 3,328 2,260 19,349 15,760 22.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery......................... 1,115 1,159 1,192 -3.8 -2.8 13.2 1,179 1,111 1,189 966 6,740 5,323 26.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,755 2,610 3,108 5.6 -16.0 8.4 2,994 2,320 3,393 3,927 17,591 20,444 -14.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 942 848 869 11.1 -2.4 -3.0 1,044 809 836 960 5,128 5,341 -4.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,980 2,936 2,871 1.5 2.3 -8.1 3,510 3,097 2,931 3,216 18,122 17,202 5.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,448 2,457 2,608 -0.4 -5.8 -1.5 2,642 2,410 2,500 2,346 15,272 12,127 25.9

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 3,946 3,218 3,279 22.6 -1.9 1.9 4,225 3,360 3,465 3,262 21,422 19,299 11.0

 Material handling equipment............... 2,005 2,051 1,971 -2.2 4.1 8.4 2,105 1,916 2,002 1,573 12,653 9,042 39.9

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 38,896 35,103 34,613 10.8 1.4 -5.9 43,415 31,207 31,995 35,667 212,568 190,727 11.5

 Computers........................................ 8,106 7,061 7,796 14.8 -9.4 26.1 8,147 6,337 7,963 5,595 40,793 30,844 32.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 7,876 6,823 6,418 15.4 6.3 -2.8 8,169 6,193 6,599 5,758 43,220 38,343 12.7

 Defense communications equipment... 1,337 336 319 297.9 5.3 -81.4 1,355 361 296 553 4,328 3,054 41.7

 Semiconductors 2................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components........................ 5,569 5,542 5,370 0.5 3.2 -2.6 6,155 5,324 4,806 5,187 32,304 27,839 16.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 939 991 956 -5.2 3.7 -7.7 976 1,048 773 988 6,168 5,563 10.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,586 2,919 2,510 22.9 16.3 -22.2 4,023 1,932 2,357 3,033 18,240 17,694 3.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 7,102 6,867 6,750 3.4 1.7 -14.0 8,805 6,382 5,918 8,908 41,914 43,349 -3.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,598 9,613 9,275 -0.2 3.6 3.7 10,082 9,671 9,138 9,005 56,243 53,011 6.1

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,265 1,050 1,113 20.5 -5.7 0.4 1,325 1,041 1,074 873 6,764 6,605 2.4

 Household appliances.......................... 2,150 2,199 2,140 -2.2 2.8 10.3 2,187 2,267 2,029 2,015 12,351 11,638 6.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,942 3,082 2,856 -4.5 7.9 4.5 3,191 3,123 2,874 2,907 17,937 16,151 11.1

 Transportation equipment........................ 64,353 64,843 53,380 -0.8 21.5 7.9 69,104 65,222 52,188 59,872 345,734 338,065 2.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,833 18,197 18,144 -2.0 0.3 4.8 19,006 18,918 18,913 19,683 111,241 116,173 -4.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 14,261 18,841 7,058 -24.3 166.9 23.6 15,466 18,754 5,479 7,153 57,638 34,178 68.6

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 2,647 2,853 2,598 -7.2 9.8 20.7 3,065 2,193 2,552 5,258 16,818 20,700 -18.8

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,258 2,214 2,427 2.0 -8.8 11.3 1,986 2,173 2,384 1,949 13,711 13,795 -0.6

 Furniture and related products................. 6,892 6,936 6,665 -0.6 4.1 -3.3 6,949 6,870 6,715 6,309 40,837 37,573 8.7

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 183,852 184,149 183,202 -0.2 0.5 -0.1 191,107 187,168 182,618 178,633 1,084,563 997,498 8.7

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

 New orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations. 2

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

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

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

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

Current Industrial Reports: M3-1(02), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1992-2002."

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June June

2005p 2005r 2005 June May Apr. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 05/04

All manufacturing industries 1................... 580,656 564,822 553,190 2.8 2.1 -0.1 583,518 571,421 562,194 530,485 10.0

 Excluding transportation 1................... 301,301 295,718 294,750 1.9 0.3 0.1 303,982 300,878 300,867 276,834 9.8

 Excluding defense 1

............................. 422,119 406,971 393,903 3.7 3.3 0.3 423,524 411,407 398,860 367,747 15.2

 Durable goods industries 1

........................ 580,656 564,822 553,190 2.8 2.1 -0.1 583,518 571,421 562,194 530,485 10.0

 Primary metals........................................ 17,587 17,893 18,206 -1.7 -1.7 -2.5 17,760 18,317 18,706 19,160 -7.3

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,641 8,913 9,356 -3.1 -4.7 -6.1 8,716 9,110 9,570 10,919 -20.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,086 6,131 6,111 -0.7 0.3 0.8 6,197 6,324 6,366 5,670 9.3

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,860 2,849 2,739 0.4 4.0 4.0 2,847 2,883 2,770 2,571 10.7

 Fabricated metal products...................... 49,091 48,246 47,640 1.8 1.3 0.6 49,862 49,667 48,765 45,072 10.6

 Machinery.............................................. 55,507 54,165 54,104 2.5 0.1 0.8 55,977 55,528 55,945 48,544 15.3

 Construction machinery....................... 6,211 5,858 5,555 6.0 5.5 1.4 6,379 6,311 6,230 4,228 50.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery......................... 2,070 2,008 1,898 3.1 5.8 3.0 2,070 2,008 1,898 1,447 43.1

 Industrial machinery............................ 8,750 8,602 8,927 1.7 -3.6 1.6 8,622 8,694 9,132 8,384 2.8

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,055 981 987 7.5 -0.6 1.2 1,049 1,007 1,027 904 16.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,961 4,880 4,858 1.7 0.5 -1.0 5,116 5,121 5,075 4,860 5.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 5,485 5,459 5,475 0.5 -0.3 3.9 5,616 5,719 5,655 4,604 22.0

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 10,472 9,916 10,060 5.6 -1.4 -1.5 10,507 9,951 10,134 9,972 5.4

 Material handling equipment............... 6,491 6,465 6,343 0.4 1.9 2.5 6,585 6,596 6,579 4,977 32.3

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 148,827 145,432 145,588 2.3 -0.1 0.0 150,127 147,081 148,033 136,809 9.7

 Computers......................................... 8,455 7,934 8,369 6.6 -5.2 1.2 8,714 8,209 8,139 8,936 -2.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 47,342 46,361 46,271 2.1 0.2 0.8 47,839 47,491 47,794 47,160 1.4

 Defense communications equipment... 11,321 10,533 10,715 7.5 -1.7 -2.3 11,321 10,533 10,715 3,368 236.1

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

 Electronic components.......................... 15,360 15,187 15,032 1.1 1.0 0.2 15,402 15,091 15,031 15,685 -1.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 5,450 5,481 5,488 -0.6 -0.1 -0.2 5,482 5,578 5,539 4,745 15.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 39,459 38,835 38,823 1.6 0.0 -0.9 39,939 39,072 39,953 38,473 3.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 21,440 21,101 20,890 1.6 1.0 0.5 21,430 21,107 20,862 18,442 16.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 16,161 15,921 15,656 1.5 1.7 0.1 16,056 16,133 15,841 14,700 9.2

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,939 1,757 1,787 10.4 -1.7 0.3 1,984 1,793 1,805 1,551 27.9

 Household appliances.......................... 833 863 796 -3.5 8.4 5.6 673 877 759 637 5.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 9,579 9,508 9,311 0.7 2.1 -0.2 9,639 9,659 9,441 8,905 8.2

 Transportation equipment........................ 279,355 269,104 258,440 3.8 4.1 -0.4 279,536 270,543 261,327 253,651 10.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 14,691 14,620 14,476 0.5 1.0 1.3 14,445 14,618 14,721 14,759 -2.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 135,895 128,449 116,179 5.8 10.6 -0.1 135,390 128,046 115,970 104,101 30.1

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 47,231 48,106 49,081 -1.8 -2.0 -2.3 47,919 49,019 50,288 59,047 -18.8

 Ships and boats.................................. 18,149 18,610 19,015 -2.5 -2.1 -1.5 18,050 18,817 19,532 19,917 -9.4

 Furniture and related products................. 6,417 6,347 6,345 1.1 0.0 -3.5 6,489 6,438 6,366 6,301 3.0

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

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

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

Table 4. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June June

2005p 2005r 2005 June May Apr. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 05/04

 All manufacturing industries..................... 483,412 483,542 484,426 0.0 -0.2 0.0 481,330 487,438 487,314 452,403 6.4

 Excluding transportation...................... 412,140 411,741 412,662 0.1 -0.2 0.1 410,435 414,965 415,195 384,372 6.8

 Excluding defense............................. 458,371 458,429 459,407 0.0 -0.2 0.0 456,061 462,257 462,298 427,998 6.6

 With unfilled orders............................. 227,167 228,853 228,775 -0.7 0.0 -0.1 226,314 231,067 229,964 211,005 7.3

 Durable goods industries........................ 290,861 291,853 291,727 -0.3 0.0 0.0 289,566 294,931 293,634 270,653 7.0

 Wood products........................................ 10,805 10,707 10,666 0.9 0.4 -0.2 10,659 10,791 10,905 10,016 6.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,943 9,904 9,879 0.4 0.3 0.3 10,017 10,110 10,077 9,282 7.9

 Primary metals........................................ 23,441 23,651 23,530 -0.9 0.5 0.5 23,243 23,550 23,515 18,746 24.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 13,788 13,879 13,798 -0.7 0.6 0.1 13,573 13,732 13,706 10,074 34.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,508 7,623 7,584 -1.5 0.5 1.2 7,486 7,593 7,570 6,870 9.0

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,145 2,149 2,148 -0.2 0.0 1.0 2,184 2,225 2,239 1,802 21.2

 Fabricated metal products......................... 36,732 36,956 37,220 -0.6 -0.7 0.3 36,710 37,369 37,574 32,862 11.7

 Machinery.............................................. 47,994 48,103 47,714 -0.2 0.8 0.7 47,674 48,514 48,054 43,494 9.6

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,788 2,760 2,730 1.0 1.1 0.3 2,772 2,771 2,781 2,385 16.2

 Construction machinery........................ 4,593 4,579 4,517 0.3 1.4 1.8 4,572 4,583 4,566 3,958 15.5

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................. 2,498 2,494 2,436 0.2 2.4 -2.9 2,560 2,561 2,454 2,452 4.4

 Industrial machinery............................ 7,227 7,160 7,119 0.9 0.6 -0.7 7,227 7,313 7,103 6,975 3.6

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,536 1,501 1,481 2.3 1.4 2.9 1,530 1,541 1,497 1,398 9.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,729 4,921 4,883 -3.9 0.8 1.4 4,667 5,089 5,059 4,196 11.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,493 4,548 4,510 -1.2 0.8 0.7 4,472 4,610 4,504 4,332 3.2

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 5,318 5,344 5,359 -0.5 -0.3 1.6 5,184 5,290 5,307 4,513 14.9

 Material handling equipment............... 2,944 2,945 2,924 0.0 0.7 1.4 2,964 2,970 2,966 2,414 22.8

 Computers and electronic products......... 48,411 48,573 48,663 -0.3 -0.2 -0.9 47,901 49,295 48,670 47,777 0.3

 Computers......................................... 2,750 2,757 2,840 -0.3 -2.9 1.1 2,810 2,852 2,652 2,525 11.3

 Computer storage devices................... 1,489 1,456 1,422 2.3 2.4 0.9 1,406 1,586 1,476 1,154 21.8

 Other peripheral equipment................ 2,397 2,420 2,433 -1.0 -0.5 -0.1 2,317 2,466 2,420 2,317 0.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 8,892 9,114 9,203 -2.4 -1.0 -1.9 8,606 9,300 9,194 9,127 -5.7

 Defense communications equipment...... 1,006 1,024 960 -1.8 6.7 -11.5 1,006 1,024 960 1,250 -19.5

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,190 1,235 1,255 -3.6 -1.6 1.0 1,152 1,153 1,131 984 17.1

 Semiconductors1

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

 Electronic components.......................... 7,937 7,922 8,032 0.2 -1.4 -0.7 7,953 7,967 8,254 7,857 1.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,498 2,538 2,537 -1.6 0.0 -4.3 2,472 2,538 2,558 2,457 0.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,663 2,897 2,818 -8.1 2.8 3.0 2,676 2,921 2,821 2,934 -8.8

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,375 10,524 10,474 -1.4 0.5 0.5 10,267 10,638 10,461 10,149 1.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 13,376 13,397 13,406 -0.2 -0.1 0.7 13,423 13,810 13,801 12,681 5.9

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,495 1,501 1,508 -0.4 -0.5 -0.2 1,526 1,531 1,518 1,494 2.1

 Household appliances.......................... 2,419 2,483 2,462 -2.6 0.9 3.0 2,453 2,666 2,629 2,240 9.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 4,723 4,670 4,668 1.1 0.0 0.0 4,671 4,761 4,780 4,354 7.3

 Batteries............................................ 613 617 627 -0.6 -1.6 1.1 632 650 640 622 1.6

 Transportation equipment...................... 71,272 71,801 71,764 -0.7 0.1 -0.6 70,895 72,473 72,119 68,031 4.2

 Automobiles....................................... 2,213 2,190 2,078 1.1 5.4 1.7 2,202 2,261 2,089 2,157 2.1

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 2,820 2,879 2,837 -2.0 1.5 1.1 2,750 2,981 2,963 2,450 12.2

 Heavy duty trucks .............................. 932 952 979 -2.1 -2.8 2.1 914 960 965 783 16.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 16,826 16,827 16,945 0.0 -0.7 0.1 16,767 16,829 17,123 16,005 4.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 23,192 23,859 23,747 -2.8 0.5 -2.6 22,816 24,282 23,757 23,158 -1.5

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,871 12,844 12,733 0.2 0.9 0.0 13,062 12,801 12,655 11,763 11.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,337 3,173 3,240 5.2 -2.1 -2.8 3,324 3,154 3,276 3,272 1.6

 Furniture and related products................. 8,683 8,629 8,633 0.6 0.0 0.1 8,884 8,743 8,587 8,319 6.8

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 20,204 20,132 20,252 0.4 -0.6 1.0 20,160 20,276 20,332 19,445 3.7

 Nondurable goods industries................... 192,551 191,689 192,699 0.4 -0.5 -0.1 191,764 192,507 193,680 181,750 5.5

 Food products........................................ 34,854 34,671 34,895 0.5 -0.6 1.6 33,695 33,615 33,996 32,825 2.7

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 2,888 2,848 2,904 1.4 -1.9 5.2 2,689 2,663 2,919 2,913 -7.7

 Dairy products.................................... 3,958 3,977 3,964 -0.5 0.3 0.3 4,124 4,159 4,108 4,289 -3.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 6,613 6,578 6,550 0.5 0.4 0.5 6,555 6,598 6,576 6,251 4.9

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 14,885 14,872 14,902 0.1 -0.2 0.2 14,528 14,642 14,893 14,351 1.2

 Beverages......................................... 10,290 10,275 10,260 0.1 0.1 -1.3 10,194 10,225 10,317 9,986 2.1

 Tobacco........................................... 4,595 4,597 4,642 0.0 -1.0 3.5 4,334 4,417 4,576 4,365 -0.7

 Textile mills........................................... 4,483 4,591 4,612 -2.4 -0.5 -0.9 4,517 4,746 4,696 4,910 -8.0

 Textile products...................................... 5,373 5,384 5,368 -0.2 0.3 -1.1 5,447 5,508 5,463 5,236 4.0

 Apparel................................................. 7,403 7,499 7,537 -1.3 -0.5 0.8 7,693 7,579 7,414 7,256 6.0

 Leather and allied products..................... 1,765 1,758 1,744 0.4 0.8 1.3 1,795 1,781 1,727 1,645 9.1

 Paper products....................................... 15,322 15,369 15,457 -0.3 -0.6 0.4 15,271 15,462 15,544 14,329 6.6

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 6,684 6,688 6,705 -0.1 -0.3 0.8 6,675 6,759 6,747 6,118 9.1

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,483 4,549 4,557 -1.5 -0.2 -0.8 4,451 4,534 4,528 4,225 5.3

 Printing.................................................. 6,760 6,745 6,753 0.2 -0.1 -0.8 6,746 6,612 6,576 6,418 5.1

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 19,820 19,274 19,722 2.8 -2.3 -0.7 20,228 19,997 20,474 17,411 16.2

 Petroleum refineries............................. 17,908 17,301 17,744 3.5 -2.5 -0.9 18,229 17,917 18,440 15,710 16.0

 Chemical products.................................. 57,344 56,841 56,969 0.9 -0.2 -1.2 57,369 57,414 57,599 56,128 2.2

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,656 2,502 2,412 6.2 3.7 -2.1 2,386 2,446 2,606 2,153 10.8

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 21,097 20,646 20,881 2.2 -1.1 -3.3 21,404 20,868 21,065 24,130 -11.3

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 3,077 3,051 3,021 0.9 1.0 0.6 3,121 3,108 3,096 2,851 9.5

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 24,542 24,685 24,740 -0.6 -0.2 0.6 24,475 25,151 25,298 21,241 15.2

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1 Inventories for semiconductor industry data are included in computers and electronic products and total durable goods industries, but are not shown separately. 

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

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

 Topical Series 1

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted2

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2005/

2005p 2005r 2005 June May Apr. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2004

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 391,843 392,237 390,960 -0.1 0.3 0.7 418,730 395,883 387,620 394,087 2,329,341 2,169,391 7.4

 Construction materials and supplies...... 41,888 41,560 41,602 0.8 -0.1 1.0 45,681 43,089 41,824 42,770 245,538 228,695 7.4

 Information technology......................... 33,680 33,459 32,827 0.7 1.9 -0.1 38,391 30,512 29,902 34,599 192,994 177,617 8.7

 Computers and related products .......... 10,715 10,764 10,867 -0.5 -0.9 6.0 12,261 8,765 10,019 9,555 59,786 48,086 24.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 37,471 37,436 37,157 0.1 0.8 3.1 41,000 39,231 38,187 41,619 231,307 242,250 -4.5

 Capital goods...................................... 77,846 77,711 77,298 0.2 0.5 2.1 87,107 75,517 74,566 79,103 458,159 419,177 9.3

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 69,331 69,310 69,083 0.0 0.3 2.3 78,021 67,303 66,611 70,693 409,477 369,609 10.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 66,135 66,400 65,591 -0.4 1.2 1.5 73,970 64,227 63,585 67,845 392,213 354,749 10.6

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,515 8,401 8,215 1.4 2.3 0.3 9,086 8,214 7,955 8,410 48,682 49,568 -1.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 149,899 149,588 148,237 0.2 0.9 -0.4 156,335 151,719 146,711 146,691 880,395 824,348 6.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,761 35,325 35,058 1.2 0.8 2.3 38,661 36,180 35,158 37,808 214,915 216,134 -0.6

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 114,138 114,263 113,179 -0.1 1.0 -1.2 117,674 115,539 111,553 108,883 665,480 608,214 9.4

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 400,532 396,655 383,001 1.0 3.6 0.7 423,190 398,175 380,778 385,255 2,322,949 2,156,202 7.7

 Construction materials and supplies...... 42,565 41,800 41,637 1.8 0.4 0.1 45,829 43,572 42,379 42,035 249,448 234,673 6.3

 Information technology......................... 36,993 33,173 32,785 11.5 1.2 -5.9 41,124 29,448 30,748 34,110 201,782 184,080 9.6

 Computers and related products .......... 11,236 10,329 10,969 8.8 -5.8 15.2 12,766 8,835 10,146 10,083 59,225 48,217 22.8

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 37,542 37,580 37,343 -0.1 0.6 4.0 40,827 39,128 38,129 41,580 231,087 243,389 -5.1

 Capital goods...................................... 89,659 89,067 76,955 0.7 15.7 1.8 96,717 84,662 74,810 79,527 487,752 433,400 12.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 80,341 81,826 70,497 -1.8 16.1 4.0 87,373 79,377 68,948 70,269 442,371 378,425 16.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 68,930 66,336 66,795 3.9 -0.7 1.7 75,209 63,915 66,674 66,784 405,066 364,544 11.1

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 9,318 7,241 6,458 28.7 12.1 -17.1 9,344 5,285 5,862 9,258 45,381 54,975 -17.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 149,732 150,048 148,451 -0.2 1.1 0.1 155,828 152,226 146,929 146,441 880,264 824,452 6.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,594 35,785 35,272 -0.5 1.5 4.5 38,154 36,687 35,376 37,558 214,784 216,238 -0.7

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 114,138 114,263 113,179 -0.1 1.0 -1.2 117,674 115,539 111,553 108,883 665,480 608,214 9.4

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 580,656 564,822 553,190 2.8 2.1 -0.1 583,518 571,421 562,194 530,485 (X) (X) 10.0

 Construction materials and supplies...... 39,637 38,960 38,720 1.7 0.6 0.1 40,484 40,336 39,853 37,847 (X) (X) 7.0

 Information technology......................... 138,332 135,019 135,305 2.5 -0.2 0.0 139,534 136,801 137,865 125,635 (X) (X) 11.1

 Computers and related products .......... 8,455 7,934 8,369 6.6 -5.2 1.2 8,714 8,209 8,139 8,936 (X) (X) -2.5

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 14,691 14,620 14,476 0.5 1.0 1.3 14,445 14,618 14,721 14,759 (X) (X) -2.1

 Capital goods...................................... 418,326 406,513 395,157 2.9 2.9 -0.1 420,508 410,898 401,753 372,020 (X) (X) 13.0

 Nondefense capital goods 3

..................275,003 263,993 251,477 4.2 5.0 0.6 275,932 266,580 254,506 228,363 (X) (X) 20.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 161,728 158,933 158,997 1.8 0.0 0.8 163,162 161,923 162,235 149,079 (X) (X) 9.4

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 143,323 142,520 143,680 0.6 -0.8 -1.2 144,576 144,318 147,247 143,657 (X) (X) 0.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 14,024 14,191 13,731 -1.2 3.4 1.6 13,797 14,304 13,797 12,715 (X) (X) 8.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 14,024 14,191 13,731 -1.2 3.4 1.6 13,797 14,304 13,797 12,715 (X) (X) 8.5 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 483,412 483,542 484,426 0.0 -0.2 0.0 481,330 487,438 487,314 452,403 (X) (X) 6.4

 Construction materials and supplies...... 53,680 53,901 53,978 -0.4 -0.1 0.2 53,602 54,708 54,849 48,581 (X) (X) 10.3

 Information technology......................... 39,330 40,017 39,993 -1.7 0.1 -0.4 38,790 40,657 39,832 38,760 (X) (X) 0.1

 Computers and related products .......... 6,636 6,633 6,695 0.0 -0.9 0.6 6,533 6,904 6,548 5,996 (X) (X) 9.0

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 22,791 22,848 22,839 -0.2 0.0 0.5 22,633 23,031 23,140 21,395 (X) (X) 5.8

 Capital goods...................................... 131,911 132,816 132,417 -0.7 0.3 -0.5 130,989 134,267 132,681 126,215 (X) (X) 3.8

 Nondefense capital goods 3

..................112,637 113,295 112,916 -0.6 0.3 -0.5 111,593 114,674 113,209 106,384 (X) (X) 4.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 96,064 96,257 96,110 -0.2 0.2 0.2 95,363 97,490 96,470 89,852 (X) (X) 6.1

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 19,274 19,521 19,501 -1.3 0.1 -0.5 19,396 19,593 19,472 19,831 (X) (X) -2.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 145,358 144,324 145,296 0.7 -0.7 0.1 144,759 144,581 145,519 140,670 (X) (X) 2.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 30,338 30,424 30,367 -0.3 0.2 0.9 30,245 30,802 30,581 28,644 (X) (X) 5.6

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 115,020 113,900 114,929 1.0 -0.9 -0.1 114,514 113,779 114,938 112,026 (X) (X) 2.2

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable.

1

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories. 2

 Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations. 3

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

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

equipment; pumps and compressors; material handling equipment; all other machinery; electronic computers; computer storage devices; other computer peripheral

equipment; communications equipment; search and navigation equipment; electromedical, measuring, and control instruments; electrical equipment; other electrical 

equipment, appliances, and components; heavy duty trucks; aircraft; railroad rolling stock; ships and boats; office and institutional furniture; and medical equipment

and supplies.

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 6

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

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

NEW ORDERS

UNFILLED ORDERS

TOTAL INVENTORIES
 7

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

 

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June June

2005p 2005r 2005 June May Apr. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 05/04

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 158,956 159,196 159,318 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 158,028 159,402 159,382 148,113 6.7

 Durable goods industries ........................ 96,032 96,138 96,366 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 95,100 95,930 95,963 88,144 7.9

 Wood products................................... 4,197 4,081 4,032 2.8 1.2 1.7 3,906 3,798 3,794 3,549 10.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 3,492 3,465 3,450 0.8 0.4 -1.0 3,488 3,452 3,428 3,335 4.6

 Primary metals.................................... 9,041 9,078 9,044 -0.4 0.4 0.4 8,913 8,846 8,818 7,112 25.3

 Fabricated metal products..................... 14,395 14,441 14,544 -0.3 -0.7 -0.1 14,325 14,494 14,587 12,051 18.9

 Machinery.......................................... 14,762 14,680 14,615 0.6 0.4 1.8 14,662 14,652 14,685 12,845 14.1

 Computers and electronic products ...... 16,192 16,462 16,701 -1.6 -1.4 -0.9 16,180 16,748 16,578 17,091 -5.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,111 5,098 5,070 0.3 0.6 0.4 5,078 5,159 5,153 4,602 10.3

 Transportation equipment.................. 18,325 18,444 18,472 -0.6 -0.2 0.1 18,026 18,397 18,492 17,452 3.3

 Furniture and related products............ 3,636 3,556 3,580 2.2 -0.7 -1.4 3,658 3,553 3,571 3,512 4.2

 Miscellaneous products........................ 6,881 6,833 6,858 0.7 -0.4 0.4 6,864 6,831 6,857 6,595 4.1

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 62,924 63,058 62,952 -0.2 0.2 0.0 62,928 63,472 63,419 59,969 4.9

 Food products.................................... 9,640 9,576 9,583 0.7 -0.1 1.8 9,502 9,521 9,576 9,620 -1.2

 Beverage and tobacco products............ 4,994 5,059 5,164 -1.3 -2.0 1.5 4,896 5,075 5,244 5,161 -5.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,311 1,368 1,370 -4.2 -0.1 0.4 1,310 1,406 1,403 1,366 -4.1

 Textile products.................................. 2,031 2,009 1,977 1.1 1.6 0.5 2,053 2,037 1,979 1,865 10.1

 Apparel............................................. 1,627 1,638 1,640 -0.7 -0.1 0.6 1,650 1,657 1,657 1,654 -0.2

 Leather and allied products................... 419 448 453 -6.5 -1.1 -0.7 429 454 446 466 -7.9

 Paper products................................... 6,515 6,544 6,532 -0.4 0.2 -0.2 6,474 6,483 6,488 6,571 -1.5

 Printing ............................................. 3,026 3,009 3,036 0.6 -0.9 0.0 3,065 2,925 2,913 2,894 5.9

 Petroleum and coal products............... 6,181 6,227 6,057 -0.7 2.8 -3.2 6,289 6,578 6,384 5,304 18.6

 Chemical products................................ 18,415 18,425 18,380 -0.1 0.2 0.3 18,540 18,530 18,439 17,558 5.6

 Plastics and rubber products............... 8,765 8,755 8,760 0.1 -0.1 -1.4 8,720 8,806 8,890 7,510 16.1

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 134,252 134,291 134,616 0.0 -0.2 -1.1 132,956 135,007 135,040 129,685 2.5

 Durable goods industries ........................ 103,291 103,621 103,465 -0.3 0.2 -0.7 102,578 104,635 104,072 98,211 4.4

 Wood products................................... 1,974 2,104 2,077 -6.2 1.3 -2.6 1,972 2,119 2,088 1,986 -0.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,153 1,154 1,139 -0.1 1.3 0.6 1,165 1,191 1,177 1,195 -2.5

 Primary metals.................................... 7,584 7,633 7,483 -0.6 2.0 1.3 7,587 7,634 7,496 6,200 22.4

 Fabricated metal products..................... 10,455 10,573 10,762 -1.1 -1.8 0.8 10,475 10,698 10,815 9,756 7.4

 Machinery.......................................... 16,058 16,215 16,275 -1.0 -0.4 -0.3 16,042 16,552 16,362 15,411 4.1

 Computers and electronic products ...... 19,259 19,053 18,799 1.1 1.4 -2.1 19,074 19,284 18,948 18,996 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 3,011 3,022 3,058 -0.4 -1.2 -0.1 3,038 3,121 3,147 3,050 -0.4

 Transportation equipment.................. 38,686 38,768 38,656 -0.2 0.3 -1.6 38,167 38,882 38,754 37,080 2.9

 Furniture and related products............ 1,732 1,705 1,691 1.6 0.8 1.4 1,743 1,704 1,687 1,618 7.7

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,379 3,394 3,525 -0.4 -3.7 4.7 3,315 3,450 3,598 2,919 13.6

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 30,961 30,670 31,151 0.9 -1.5 -2.4 30,378 30,372 30,968 31,474 -3.5

 Food products.................................... 3,539 3,571 3,575 -0.9 -0.1 -2.5 3,196 3,256 3,369 2,949 8.4

 Beverage and tobacco products............ 5,108 5,060 4,901 0.9 3.2 0.1 4,738 4,833 4,721 4,453 6.4

 Textiles.............................................. 1,182 1,180 1,166 0.2 1.2 -3.3 1,179 1,196 1,178 1,262 -6.6

 Textile products.................................. 670 671 665 -0.1 0.9 -0.9 678 695 679 701 -3.3

 Apparel............................................. 1,020 1,030 1,044 -1.0 -1.3 -3.9 1,064 1,065 1,067 1,209 -12.0

 Leather and allied products................... 182 179 165 1.7 8.5 -1.2 170 182 169 158 7.6

 Paper products................................... 1,295 1,335 1,363 -3.0 -2.1 -1.6 1,303 1,350 1,360 1,226 6.3

 Printing ............................................. 1,802 1,812 1,774 -0.6 2.1 -0.7 1,761 1,737 1,747 1,704 3.3

 Petroleum and coal products............... 3,197 2,998 3,602 6.6 -16.8 -7.4 3,212 3,055 3,686 3,723 -13.7

 Chemical products................................ 10,281 10,038 10,074 2.4 -0.4 -2.7 10,401 10,196 10,129 11,530 -9.8

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,685 2,796 2,822 -4.0 -0.9 0.1 2,676 2,807 2,863 2,559 4.6

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 190,204 190,055 190,492 0.1 -0.2 0.7 190,346 193,029 192,892 174,605 9.0

 Durable goods industries ........................ 91,538 92,094 91,896 -0.6 0.2 0.6 91,888 94,366 93,599 84,298 9.0

 Wood products................................... 4,634 4,522 4,557 2.5 -0.8 -0.8 4,781 4,874 5,023 4,481 6.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,298 5,285 5,290 0.2 -0.1 1.1 5,364 5,467 5,472 4,752 12.9

 Primary metals.................................... 6,816 6,940 7,003 -1.8 -0.9 -0.2 6,743 7,070 7,201 5,434 24.1

 Fabricated metal products..................... 11,882 11,942 11,914 -0.5 0.2 0.3 11,910 12,177 12,172 11,055 7.7

 Machinery.......................................... 17,174 17,208 16,824 -0.2 2.3 0.6 16,970 17,310 17,007 15,238 11.4

 Computers and electronic products ...... 12,960 13,058 13,163 -0.8 -0.8 0.8 12,647 13,263 13,144 11,690 8.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,254 5,277 5,278 -0.4 0.0 1.4 5,307 5,530 5,501 5,029 5.5

 Transportation equipment.................. 14,261 14,589 14,636 -2.2 -0.3 1.2 14,702 15,194 14,873 13,499 8.9

 Furniture and related products............ 3,315 3,368 3,362 -1.6 0.2 1.1 3,483 3,486 3,329 3,189 9.2

 Miscellaneous products........................ 9,944 9,905 9,869 0.4 0.4 0.3 9,981 9,995 9,877 9,931 0.5

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 98,666 97,961 98,596 0.7 -0.6 0.7 98,458 98,663 99,293 90,307 9.0

 Food products.................................... 21,675 21,524 21,737 0.7 -1.0 2.2 20,997 20,838 21,051 20,256 3.7

 Beverage and tobacco products............ 4,783 4,753 4,837 0.6 -1.7 -1.2 4,894 4,734 4,928 4,737 3.3

 Textiles.............................................. 1,990 2,043 2,076 -2.6 -1.6 -0.3 2,028 2,144 2,115 2,282 -11.1

 Textile products.................................. 2,672 2,704 2,726 -1.2 -0.8 -2.2 2,716 2,776 2,805 2,670 1.7

 Apparel............................................. 4,756 4,831 4,853 -1.6 -0.5 1.9 4,979 4,857 4,690 4,393 13.3

 Leather and allied products................... 1,164 1,131 1,126 2.9 0.4 2.6 1,196 1,145 1,112 1,021 17.1

 Paper products................................... 7,512 7,490 7,562 0.3 -1.0 1.2 7,494 7,629 7,696 6,532 14.7

 Printing ............................................. 1,932 1,924 1,943 0.4 -1.0 -2.1 1,920 1,950 1,916 1,820 5.5

 Petroleum and coal products............... 10,442 10,049 10,063 3.9 -0.1 3.7 10,727 10,364 10,404 8,384 27.9

 Chemical products................................ 28,648 28,378 28,515 1.0 -0.5 -1.6 28,428 28,688 29,031 27,040 5.1

 Plastics and rubber products............... 13,092 13,134 13,158 -0.3 -0.2 2.1 13,079 13,538 13,545 11,172 17.1

p

 Preliminary r Revised

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Jun May Apr Mar Jun May Apr Mar

2005p 2005r 2005 2005 2005p 2005r 2005 2005

 All manufacturing industries2...... 1.23 1.23 1.24 1.25 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries 2

................... 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.42 4.05 3.93 3.85 3.92

 Wood products................................ 1.16 1.16 1.15 1.14 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.17 1.17 1.19 1.19 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.60 1.61 1.57 1.55 1.20 1.22 1.22 1.23

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.52 1.53 1.53 1.56 2.10 2.07 2.03 2.06

 Machinery....................................... 1.84 1.82 1.81 1.84 2.36 2.28 2.29 2.31

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.14 1.14 1.16 1.17 4.78 4.74 4.83 4.81

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.43 1.43 1.45 1.47 1.83 1.80 1.79 1.82

 Transportation equipment................. 1.32 1.33 1.32 1.37 8.12 7.73 7.34 7.63

 Furniture and related products........... 1.27 1.24 1.25 1.29 1.07 1.04 1.04 1.12

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.64 1.64 1.67 1.66 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 1.05 1.04 1.05 1.05 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products................................... 0.82 0.81 0.84 0.82 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.54 1.53 1.62 1.64 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.32 1.34 1.33 1.36 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.65 1.66 1.65 1.68 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.65 1.68 1.76 1.77 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.99 1.90 1.90 1.88 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Printing.......................................... 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.57 0.56 0.57 0.55 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.31 1.28 1.27 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.37 1.37 1.39 1.40 (X) (X) (X) (X)

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable

1

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Jun2 Jun2 Jun2 Jun2

Industry 2004- 2004- 2004- 2004-

Jun1 May Jun1 May Jun1 May Jun1 May

2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005

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

Durable goods industries ...................... 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 0.0 0.5 -0.1 1.3 -0.2 0.6 0.1 0.4

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.1 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.3

 Machinery.......................................... -0.1 0.6 0.3 1.1 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.2

 Computers and electronic products ..... -0.1 0.6 2.2 1.0 0.5 0.2 -0.4 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.0 0.3 -0.1 0.7 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.3

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.6 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.5 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.4

Nondurable goods industries.................. (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Food products................................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Leather and allied products................... (X) 1.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.9

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
NOTICE

Revised historical data for Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders will be issued on

August 19, 2005. These revisions reflect:

• benchmarking the shipments and inventory data to the 2002 Economic Census and 2003

Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) data;

• adjusting new orders and order backlog to be consistent with the benchmarked shipments

and inventory data;

• correcting monthly data for late receipts, reclassifications of reported data, and revisions to

previously reported data; and

• updating the seasonal adjustment factors for all series.

For revised historical data go to http://www.census.gov/m3/hist/naicshist.htm. An accompanying

press release will include the revised 2005 January through June data. Please call Chris Savage on

(301)763-4832 with questions.

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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-ofmonth order backlog (unfilled orders), end-of-month

total inventory (at current cost or market value), and

inventories by stage of fabrication (materials and

supplies, work-in-process, and finished goods). The

M3 includes approximately 4,000 reporting units. 

Units may be divisions of diversified large

companies, large homogenous companies, or singleunit manufacturers in 89 industry categories. Due to

the small monthly sample, these 89 categories have

been combined into 59 publication levels. The

survey methodology assumes that the month-tomonth changes of the total operations of those

companies in the monthly survey effectively

represent the month-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 4,000 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 4,000 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.

Additional survey documentation can be found on our

web site: http://www.census.gov/m3.