FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2011, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Adriana Stoica 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (11)-02 

CB11-57 

 Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

February 2011 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in February, down 

following three consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $0.4 billion or 0.1 percent to $446.0 billion, 

the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 

3.3 percent January increase. Excluding transportation, 

new orders increased 0.1 percent. 

 Shipments, up six consecutive months, increased $1.4 

billion or 0.3 percent to $448.3 billion. This followed a 

1.7 percent January increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up ten of the last eleven months, 

increased $3.9 billion or 0.5 percent to $834.8 billion. 

This followed a 0.8 percent January increase. The 

unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 5.64, up from 

5.63 in January. 

 Inventories, up thirteen of the last fourteen months, 

increased $4.6 billion or 0.8 percent to $565.0 billion. 

This followed a 1.5 percent January increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.26, up from 1.25 in 

January. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

February, down four of the last five months, decreased 

$1.3 billion or 0.6 percent to $200.8 billion, revised from 

the previously published 0.9 percent decrease. This 

followed a 3.7 percent January increase. 

 Transportation equipment, also down four of the last 

five months, had the largest decrease, $0.8 billion or 1.5 

percent to $50.4 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $0.8 billion or 0.3 percent to $245.2 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in February, 

up four consecutive months, increased $0.6 billion or 0.3 

percent to $203.0 billion, unchanged from the previously 

published increase. This followed a 0.2 percent January 

increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up three consecutive 

months, had the largest increase, $0.7 billion or 1.4 

percent to $49.1 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

seven consecutive months, increased $0.8 billion or 0.3 

percent to $245.2 billion. This followed a 3.0 percent 

January increase. Food products, up eight consecutive 

months, led the increase, up $0.8 billion or 1.3 percent to $59.5 billion. This was at the highest level since the 

series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and 

followed a 2.5 percent January increase. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

February, up ten of the last eleven months, increased 

$3.9 billion or 0.5 percent to $834.8 billion, revised from 

the previously published 0.4 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.8 percent January increase. 

 

 Machinery, up thirteen consecutive months, had the 

largest increase, $1.4 billion or 1.2 percent to $114.7 

billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

February, up fourteen consecutive months, increased 

$3.2 billion or 1.0 percent to $328.8 billion, revised from 

the previously published 0.9 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.9 percent January increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also up fourteen 

consecutive months, had the largest increase, $0.8 billion 

or 1.0 percent to $87.8 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up six 

consecutive months, increased $1.4 billion or 0.6 percent 

to $236.3 billion. This followed a 2.3 percent January 

increase. Petroleum and coal products, also up six 

consecutive months, led the increase, up $0.8 billion or 

1.5 percent to $54.1 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, February materials and 

supplies increased 0.6 percent in durable goods and 1.5 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

1.0 percent in durable goods and 1.3 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 1.3 percent 

in durable goods and decreased 0.3 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 March is scheduled for release on April 27, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on May 3, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description and benchmark notice. 
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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

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2011/

2011p 2011r 2010 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2011p 2011r 2010 2010 2011p 2010 2010

 All manufacturing industries.................. 448,256 446,860 439,364 0.3 1.7 2.7 413,890 408,986 431,950 375,468 822,876 748,770 9.9

 Excluding transportation................... 399,155 398,420 391,132 0.2 1.9 2.7 366,866 367,144 380,984 330,596 734,010 659,534 11.3

 Excluding defense.............................. 437,380 436,199 428,113 0.3 1.9 2.8 403,403 400,325 419,552 362,160 803,728 723,476 11.1

 With unfilled orders............................ 148,126 147,561 148,556 0.4 -0.7 2.8 137,395 131,498 150,019 128,788 268,893 251,626 6.9

 Durable goods industries......................... 203,019 202,461 202,140 0.3 0.2 2.3 188,316 182,103 202,382 175,485 370,419 347,937 6.5

 Wood products....................................... 6,470 6,513 6,594 -0.7 -1.2 2.2 5,726 5,416 5,880 5,945 11,142 11,429 -2.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,171 8,279 8,094 -1.3 2.3 0.0 6,963 6,983 6,940 6,701 13,946 13,317 4.7

 Primary metals....................................... 23,323 23,025 22,111 1.3 4.1 5.2 22,236 21,661 18,865 17,667 43,897 34,791 26.2

 Iron and steel mills............................ 10,998 11,188 10,569 -1.7 5.9 6.7 10,391 10,460 9,055 8,330 20,851 16,183 28.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 10,918 10,453 10,186 4.4 2.6 3.8 10,533 9,931 8,621 8,317 20,464 16,582 23.4

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,407 1,384 1,356 1.7 2.1 4.1 1,312 1,270 1,189 1,020 2,582 2,026 27.4

 Fabricated metal products....................... 27,989 27,994 28,012 0.0 -0.1 1.6 25,699 25,312 25,835 24,660 51,011 48,240 5.7

 Machinery............................................. 25,869 25,288 27,286 2.3 -7.3 7.3 24,179 22,894 28,320 21,912 47,073 42,106 11.8

 Farm machinery................................. 2,154 1,911 2,154 12.7 -11.3 0.1 2,351 1,686 1,813 2,093 4,037 3,754 7.5

 Construction machinery..................... 3,152 3,113 2,928 1.3 6.3 4.8 2,799 2,740 3,044 1,725 5,539 3,409 62.5

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,284 1,361 1,381 -5.7 -1.4 2.0 1,233 1,365 1,600 1,438 2,598 2,918 -11.0

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,182 2,742 3,209 16.0 -14.6 3.6 2,724 2,600 3,978 2,469 5,324 4,650 14.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 772 810 714 -4.7 13.4 1.6 672 646 816 668 1,318 1,278 3.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,308 2,312 2,381 -0.2 -2.9 0.8 1,811 1,848 2,400 1,971 3,659 4,082 -10.4

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,662 1,724 1,874 -3.6 -8.0 5.6 1,482 1,561 2,003 1,557 3,043 3,042 0.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,260 3,155 4,356 3.3 -27.6 39.3 3,219 3,075 4,441 2,452 6,294 4,718 33.4

 Material handling equipment............... 1,743 1,755 1,741 -0.7 0.8 1.8 1,713 1,613 1,784 1,559 3,326 2,930 13.5

 Computers and electronic products2.......... 33,050 33,808 33,172 -2.2 1.9 -1.9 29,113 31,693 36,531 27,995 60,806 58,803 3.4

 Computers........................................ 4,271 4,295 4,286 -0.6 0.2 -7.7 3,595 4,127 4,742 3,320 7,722 6,974 10.7

 Computer storage devices..................... 704 710 728 -0.8 -2.5 6.4 485 560 1,214 494 1,045 1,030 1.5

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,098 1,054 1,168 4.2 -9.8 3.2 786 677 1,998 667 1,463 1,376 6.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 2,828 2,903 2,905 -2.6 -0.1 -2.4 2,257 2,234 3,593 2,528 4,491 4,937 -9.0

 Defense communications equipment.... 495 512 548 -3.3 -6.6 6.2 480 449 514 498 929 948 -2.0

 Audio and video equipment.................... 452 439 459 3.0 -4.4 -2.3 373 381 665 334 754 716 5.3

 Electronic components......................... 3,835 3,870 3,852 -0.9 0.5 -4.2 3,484 3,471 4,193 3,506 6,955 6,864 1.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,072 1,056 1,095 1.5 -3.6 1.5 1,044 906 1,159 1,017 1,950 1,920 1.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,639 2,663 2,815 -0.9 -5.4 0.6 2,581 2,225 3,045 3,100 4,806 5,757 -16.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 9,078 9,187 9,120 -1.2 0.7 -0.5 8,189 8,080 10,469 7,827 16,269 15,164 7.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,970 9,939 10,030 0.3 -0.9 1.8 9,142 8,708 9,851 8,456 17,850 16,401 8.8

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,207 1,205 1,185 0.2 1.7 0.3 1,164 1,094 1,251 1,120 2,258 2,168 4.2

 Household appliances........................ 1,649 1,630 1,606 1.2 1.5 -2.3 1,445 1,292 1,556 1,440 2,737 2,764 -1.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,276 3,238 3,304 1.2 -2.0 1.2 3,046 2,840 3,261 2,699 5,886 5,120 15.0

 Batteries........................................... 745 739 739 0.8 0.0 -1.7 630 618 762 645 1,248 1,266 -1.4

 Transportation equipment........................ 49,101 48,440 48,232 1.4 0.4 3.2 47,024 41,842 50,966 44,872 88,866 89,236 -0.4

 Automobiles..................................... 5,777 5,684 5,673 1.6 0.2 0.1 5,597 5,284 5,433 5,211 10,881 11,004 -1.1

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 6,662 6,318 5,978 5.4 5.7 6.3 6,524 5,543 6,489 4,845 12,067 10,156 18.8

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,524 1,483 1,453 2.8 2.1 -0.5 1,551 1,418 1,506 1,618 2,969 3,164 -6.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 17,572 17,499 17,177 0.4 1.9 2.9 17,080 16,124 15,713 15,136 33,204 31,081 6.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 7,132 7,059 7,501 1.0 -5.9 12.6 6,383 5,174 9,940 6,009 11,557 10,959 5.5

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,538 4,507 4,687 0.7 -3.8 -3.8 4,214 3,482 5,576 5,361 7,696 10,137 -24.1

 Ships and boats................................. 2,188 2,096 2,138 4.4 -2.0 2.6 2,230 1,850 2,080 2,196 4,080 4,128 -1.2

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,796 5,803 5,672 -0.1 2.3 -0.1 5,724 5,381 5,548 5,395 11,105 10,351 7.3

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,280 13,372 12,937 -0.7 3.4 -0.4 12,510 12,213 13,646 11,882 24,723 23,263 6.3

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 245,237 244,399 237,224 0.3 3.0 3.1 225,574 226,883 229,568 199,983 452,457 400,833 12.9

 Food products....................................... 59,495 58,731 57,325 1.3 2.5 0.6 57,722 56,232 57,128 52,556 113,954 104,759 8.8

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 8,239 8,376 8,005 -1.6 4.6 -0.2 7,965 8,272 7,856 7,657 16,237 15,792 2.8

 Dairy products.................................. 8,195 7,687 7,608 6.6 1.0 -2.1 7,529 7,283 7,748 6,752 14,812 13,739 7.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 17,009 16,700 16,479 1.9 1.3 0.5 16,926 15,933 16,091 15,030 32,859 29,559 11.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 10,480 10,324 10,463 1.5 -1.3 -2.4 9,622 9,382 10,199 8,956 19,004 17,996 5.6

 Beverages......................................... 7,764 7,787 7,763 -0.3 0.3 1.0 6,906 6,845 7,499 6,403 13,751 12,691 8.4

 Tobacco............................................ 2,716 2,537 2,700 7.1 -6.0 -11.1 2,716 2,537 2,700 2,553 5,253 5,305 -1.0

 Textile mills........................................... 2,500 2,461 2,394 1.6 2.8 1.8 2,454 2,354 2,143 2,239 4,808 4,405 9.1

 Textile products................................... 1,920 1,861 1,852 3.2 0.5 -0.4 1,877 1,660 1,628 1,798 3,537 3,511 0.7

 Apparel................................................ 1,320 1,338 1,344 -1.3 -0.4 1.4 1,287 1,165 1,254 1,261 2,452 2,379 3.1

 Leather and allied products...................... 405 407 415 -0.5 -1.9 2.0 432 330 402 438 762 766 -0.5

 Paper products...................................... 14,385 14,459 14,447 -0.5 0.1 0.8 13,454 14,058 14,168 12,938 27,512 26,161 5.2

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,720 6,769 6,783 -0.7 -0.2 1.1 6,263 6,683 6,673 5,981 12,946 12,262 5.6

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,124 4,131 4,161 -0.2 -0.7 0.9 3,824 3,966 4,003 3,592 7,790 7,178 8.5

 Printing................................................. 7,353 7,354 7,348 0.0 0.1 0.6 6,674 6,852 7,499 6,394 13,526 12,917 4.7

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 69,308 69,361 64,305 -0.1 7.9 9.9 59,099 62,395 61,242 44,700 121,494 92,297 31.6

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 65,784 65,911 61,301 -0.2 7.5 10.9 56,262 59,844 58,899 42,127 116,106 87,527 32.7

 Chemical products..................................... 62,170 62,101 61,245 0.1 1.4 1.2 58,395 57,842 59,173 54,683 116,237 107,909 7.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 4,750 4,593 4,443 3.4 3.4 -0.2 4,715 3,544 3,490 3,601 8,259 6,303 31.0

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 15,219 15,198 15,530 0.1 -2.1 -2.1 14,038 14,238 16,028 14,269 28,276 28,756 -1.7

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,561 2,487 2,485 3.0 0.1 -2.5 2,332 2,087 2,050 2,299 4,419 4,396 0.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,901 16,002 16,086 -0.6 -0.5 2.6 14,558 14,613 14,732 14,020 29,171 27,733 5.2

p

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

1

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

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

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

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

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

 aggregate totals. 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2011/

2011p 2011r 2010 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2011p 2011r 2010 2010 2011p 2010 2010

All manufacturing industries2...................... 445,988 446,417 432,016 -0.1 3.3 1.4 413,509 412,703 437,211 375,744 826,212 747,484 10.5

 Excluding transportation2...................... 395,577 395,225 392,532 0.1 0.7 3.0 366,385 367,047 383,454 329,383 733,432 654,036 12.1

 Excluding defense2.............................. 435,321 433,222 420,722 0.5 3.0 1.5 402,976 399,489 420,472 362,908 802,465 720,111 11.4

 With unfilled orders2

............................. 151,988 153,776 146,931 -1.2 4.7 -1.3 142,463 143,394 159,680 133,380 285,857 262,691 8.8

 Durable goods industries2........................ 200,751 202,018 194,792 -0.6 3.7 -0.6 187,935 185,820 207,643 175,761 373,755 346,651 7.8

 Primary metals........................................ 22,865 23,375 22,707 -2.2 2.9 -2.0 22,157 23,286 19,946 18,602 45,443 37,014 22.8

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,357 11,358 11,001 -8.8 3.2 -8.8 10,034 11,767 9,828 9,110 21,801 18,125 20.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 11,043 10,596 10,330 4.2 2.6 5.3 10,723 10,137 8,910 8,419 20,860 16,726 24.7

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,465 1,421 1,376 3.1 3.3 6.2 1,400 1,382 1,208 1,073 2,782 2,163 28.6

 Fabricated metal products........................ 29,042 28,387 28,009 2.3 1.3 0.9 27,497 26,106 25,823 25,631 53,603 49,561 8.2

 Machinery............................................. 27,225 27,772 31,833 -2.0 -12.8 16.3 25,538 27,411 31,462 22,263 52,949 43,610 21.4

 Construction machinery....................... 3,124 3,562 3,614 -12.3 -1.4 27.9 2,938 3,551 3,636 1,549 6,489 3,254 99.4

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,912 1,562 1,405 22.4 11.2 -7.6 1,877 1,467 1,508 1,288 3,344 2,701 23.8

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,010 2,234 3,944 34.7 -43.4 30.5 2,529 2,779 4,423 2,296 5,308 5,212 1.8

 Photographic equipment...................... 750 764 540 -1.8 41.5 -21.7 683 730 499 734 1,413 1,349 4.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 2,924 3,338 3,599 -12.4 -7.3 29.9 1,841 3,361 3,040 2,019 5,202 4,596 13.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,071 1,946 2,133 6.4 -8.8 5.0 2,025 1,897 2,194 1,606 3,922 3,182 23.3

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 3,071 3,527 5,636 -12.9 -37.4 39.1 3,054 3,454 5,984 2,373 6,508 4,366 49.1

 Material handling equipment.................. 1,658 1,955 2,048 -15.2 -4.5 17.0 1,746 1,902 2,127 1,792 3,648 3,148 15.9

 Computers and electronic products2......... 27,177 27,154 28,643 0.1 -5.2 0.1 24,515 23,665 35,154 23,574 48,180 45,998 4.7

 Computers........................................ 3,947 4,070 4,220 -3.0 -3.6 -15.0 3,271 3,902 4,676 3,232 7,173 6,380 12.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 2,678 2,664 3,314 0.5 -19.6 8.4 2,407 1,988 4,405 2,813 4,395 5,255 -16.4

 Defense communications equipment...... 449 536 643 -16.2 -16.6 28.9 396 547 803 513 943 1,087 -13.2

 Electronic components......................... 3,759 3,777 3,939 -0.5 -4.1 -4.5 3,576 3,508 4,208 3,880 7,084 7,518 -5.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,235 1,161 994 6.4 16.8 -9.2 1,256 1,098 968 1,017 2,354 1,851 27.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,196 2,757 3,643 15.9 -24.3 23.1 3,423 2,227 4,846 2,662 5,650 5,054 11.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 9,211 9,525 9,062 -3.3 5.1 -1.5 8,152 8,373 10,832 7,574 16,525 14,965 10.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,363 10,190 10,742 1.7 -5.1 -0.2 10,068 9,744 9,972 8,933 19,812 17,845 11.0

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,168 1,268 1,216 -7.9 4.3 -1.1 1,145 1,213 1,137 1,016 2,358 2,044 15.4

 Household appliances.......................... 1,694 1,521 1,753 11.4 -13.2 3.1 1,579 1,353 1,574 1,473 2,932 2,969 -1.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,452 3,626 3,896 -4.8 -6.9 1.0 3,435 3,542 3,426 3,022 6,977 5,982 16.6

 Transportation equipment........................ 50,411 51,192 39,484 -1.5 29.7 -12.0 47,124 45,656 53,757 46,361 92,780 93,448 -0.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,601 17,448 17,245 0.9 1.2 2.3 17,202 16,268 16,306 15,050 33,470 31,147 7.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 10,106 7,978 141 26.7 5,558.2 -97.2 8,080 4,979 10,576 8,758 13,059 13,662 -4.4

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 4,408 5,334 4,487 -17.4 18.9 -11.0 4,106 5,471 6,542 5,136 9,577 11,734 -18.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 936 3,707 1,571 -74.8 136.0 -27.1 1,241 4,113 1,937 2,631 5,354 4,971 7.7

 Furniture and related products................. 5,831 5,778 5,709 0.9 1.2 -2.4 5,921 5,334 5,023 5,649 11,255 10,703 5.2

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 245,237 244,399 237,224 0.3 3.0 3.1 225,574 226,883 229,568 199,983 452,457 400,833 12.9

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

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. Feb.

2011p 2011r 2010 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2011p 2011r 2010 2010 11/10

All manufacturing industries2...................... 834,835 830,973 824,758 0.5 0.8 -0.2 841,449 836,381 824,485 803,751 4.7

 Excluding transportation2...................... 357,317 354,765 351,302 0.7 1.0 2.1 359,137 354,169 346,087 316,582 13.4

 Excluding defense2............................. 678,636 674,565 670,884 0.6 0.5 -0.2 683,203 678,181 670,838 648,120 5.4

 Durable goods industries2

........................ 834,835 830,973 824,758 0.5 0.8 -0.2 841,449 836,381 824,485 803,751 4.7

 Primary metals........................................ 21,690 22,148 21,798 -2.1 1.6 2.8 22,512 22,591 20,966 18,594 21.1

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 12,743 13,384 13,214 -4.8 1.3 3.4 13,351 13,708 12,401 10,711 24.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,713 6,588 6,445 1.9 2.2 2.3 6,849 6,659 6,453 5,903 16.0

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 2,234 2,176 2,139 2.7 1.7 0.9 2,312 2,224 2,112 1,980 16.8

 Fabricated metal products......................... 55,430 54,377 53,984 1.9 0.7 0.0 55,225 53,427 52,633 53,395 3.4

 Machinery.............................................. 114,707 113,351 110,867 1.2 2.2 4.3 115,013 113,654 109,137 88,670 29.7

 Construction machinery....................... 12,030 12,058 11,609 -0.2 3.9 6.3 12,411 12,272 11,461 9,261 34.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 8,654 8,026 7,825 7.8 2.6 0.3 8,651 8,007 7,905 5,847 48.0

 Industrial machinery............................ 13,858 14,030 14,538 -1.2 -3.5 5.3 14,140 14,335 14,156 11,553 22.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 2,141 2,163 2,209 -1.0 -2.1 -7.3 2,156 2,145 2,061 2,506 -14.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 25,339 24,723 23,697 2.5 4.3 5.4 24,529 24,499 22,986 18,822 30.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 7,334 6,925 6,703 5.9 3.3 4.0 7,480 6,937 6,601 6,503 15.0

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 19,608 19,797 19,425 -1.0 1.9 7.1 19,728 19,893 19,514 12,461 58.3

 Material handling equipment.................. 8,381 8,466 8,266 -1.0 2.4 3.9 8,505 8,472 8,183 7,117 19.5

 Computers and electronic products2......... 124,750 124,493 124,489 0.2 0.0 1.0 125,713 124,862 124,711 121,055 3.8

 Computers......................................... 5,030 5,354 5,579 -6.1 -4.0 -1.2 5,030 5,354 5,579 4,777 5.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 22,156 22,306 22,545 -0.7 -1.1 1.8 22,507 22,357 22,603 23,097 -2.6

 Defense communications equipment...... 6,239 6,285 6,261 -0.7 0.4 1.5 6,190 6,274 6,176 6,134 0.9

 Electronic components.......................... 11,558 11,634 11,727 -0.7 -0.8 0.7 11,671 11,579 11,542 11,347 2.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 8,278 8,115 8,010 2.0 1.3 -1.2 8,336 8,124 7,932 8,305 0.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 41,434 40,877 40,783 1.4 0.2 2.1 41,838 40,996 40,994 38,883 7.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 30,055 29,922 29,584 0.4 1.1 -0.2 30,141 30,178 29,885 28,512 5.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 27,796 27,403 27,152 1.4 0.9 2.7 28,115 27,189 26,153 22,545 24.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,491 2,530 2,467 -1.5 2.6 1.3 2,378 2,397 2,278 2,001 18.8

 Household appliances.......................... 615 570 679 7.9 -16.1 27.6 741 607 546 595 24.5

 Electrical equipment............................. 17,706 17,530 17,142 1.0 2.3 3.6 17,784 17,395 16,693 14,422 23.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 477,518 476,208 473,456 0.3 0.6 -1.8 482,312 482,212 478,398 487,169 -1.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 14,200 14,171 14,222 0.2 -0.4 0.5 14,718 14,596 14,452 14,714 0.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 328,459 325,485 324,566 0.9 0.3 -2.2 330,984 329,287 329,482 326,268 1.4

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 49,370 49,500 48,673 -0.3 1.7 -0.4 50,236 50,344 48,355 49,345 1.8

 Ships and boats.................................. 14,191 15,443 13,832 -8.1 11.6 -3.9 14,857 15,846 13,583 19,221 -22.7

 Furniture and related products................. 6,765 6,730 6,755 0.5 -0.4 0.6 6,380 6,183 6,230 6,242 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 unfilled orders are not available for the semiconductor industry. Estimates and percent changes for unfilled orders exclude semiconductor industry data. 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. Feb.

2011p 2011r 2010 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2011p 2011r 2010 2010 11/10

 All manufacturing industries..................... 565,038 560,437 552,135 0.8 1.5 1.4 568,673 557,895 537,728 517,249 9.9

 Excluding transportation...................... 477,203 473,435 465,825 0.8 1.6 1.3 480,130 471,198 454,425 439,133 9.3

 Excluding defense............................. 542,038 537,511 529,239 0.8 1.6 1.5 545,529 534,937 514,969 493,534 10.5

 With unfilled orders............................. 267,844 265,374 262,882 0.9 0.9 0.8 270,182 265,273 256,477 243,262 11.1

 Durable goods industries........................ 328,756 325,599 322,550 1.0 0.9 0.8 332,316 325,583 314,686 300,856 10.5

 Wood products........................................ 9,015 8,910 8,821 1.2 1.0 0.6 9,240 9,018 8,729 8,994 2.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,403 11,348 11,286 0.5 0.5 -0.5 11,675 11,352 11,007 11,476 1.7

 Primary metals......................................... 33,415 32,721 31,950 2.1 2.4 1.4 33,200 32,514 31,553 27,930 18.9

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 19,828 19,378 18,789 2.3 3.1 0.6 19,587 19,212 18,496 15,916 23.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 11,718 11,510 11,334 1.8 1.6 2.9 11,671 11,450 11,239 10,208 14.3

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,869 1,833 1,827 2.0 0.3 0.1 1,942 1,852 1,818 1,806 7.5

 Fabricated metal products......................... 43,208 42,999 42,543 0.5 1.1 0.4 43,641 43,087 41,793 40,539 7.7

 Machinery.............................................. 54,257 53,636 52,958 1.2 1.3 0.0 55,450 53,889 51,642 50,357 10.1

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,865 2,839 2,722 0.9 4.3 1.3 3,150 2,985 2,698 2,516 25.2

 Construction machinery........................ 5,718 5,615 5,709 1.8 -1.6 3.3 5,841 5,569 5,566 4,803 21.6

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 6,145 5,987 5,950 2.6 0.6 -1.6 6,164 5,941 5,716 5,653 9.0

 Industrial machinery............................ 7,051 7,008 6,986 0.6 0.3 -0.5 7,126 6,866 6,784 6,487 9.9

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,668 1,664 1,597 0.2 4.2 0.9 1,696 1,691 1,544 1,535 10.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,394 3,357 3,374 1.1 -0.5 -1.0 3,424 3,297 3,124 3,392 0.9

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,079 4,054 4,019 0.6 0.9 0.3 4,096 4,003 3,916 3,877 5.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 7,003 6,854 6,483 2.2 5.7 -0.4 7,237 6,972 6,320 6,145 17.8

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,082 3,080 3,099 0.1 -0.6 -1.5 3,134 3,129 3,059 2,978 5.2

 Computers and electronic products2......... 46,460 46,126 46,046 0.7 0.2 0.1 47,185 46,228 45,087 43,718 7.9

 Computers......................................... 2,002 2,037 1,987 -1.7 2.5 -5.1 2,036 1,926 1,915 2,153 -5.4

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,079 1,079 1,059 0.0 1.9 0.3 1,101 1,049 970 1,019 8.0

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,439 1,428 1,415 0.8 0.9 -0.2 1,459 1,378 1,310 1,455 0.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,897 5,769 6,003 2.2 -3.9 -2.5 6,132 5,908 6,046 6,054 1.3

 Defense communications equipment...... 2,168 2,152 2,220 0.7 -3.1 0.0 2,168 2,152 2,220 1,961 10.6

 Audio and video equipment.................. 364 356 351 2.2 1.4 -3.3 344 350 347 359 -4.2

 Electronic components.......................... 8,163 8,098 7,957 0.8 1.8 0.9 8,229 8,235 7,707 6,801 21.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,912 3,882 3,827 0.8 1.4 -0.3 3,895 3,859 3,734 3,711 5.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,407 3,407 3,334 0.0 2.2 -3.1 3,449 3,392 3,251 3,693 -6.6

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 12,270 12,282 12,198 -0.1 0.7 0.7 12,525 12,361 11,882 11,599 8.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 14,994 14,819 14,779 1.2 0.3 -0.7 15,177 14,807 14,313 13,741 10.5

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,619 1,642 1,639 -1.4 0.2 -1.6 1,621 1,635 1,562 1,537 5.5

 Household appliances.......................... 2,693 2,721 2,731 -1.0 -0.4 1.0 2,713 2,692 2,447 2,217 22.4

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,679 4,538 4,620 3.1 -1.8 -3.8 4,843 4,636 4,726 4,400 10.1

 Batteries............................................ 1,045 1,018 998 2.7 2.0 0.2 1,019 979 915 922 10.5

 Transportation equipment......................... 87,835 87,002 86,310 1.0 0.8 1.9 88,543 86,697 83,303 78,116 13.3

 Automobiles....................................... 1,853 1,704 1,840 8.7 -7.4 -1.9 1,983 1,835 1,749 1,643 20.7

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 2,261 2,210 1,969 2.3 12.2 -5.6 2,264 2,014 1,715 1,692 33.8

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,325 1,325 1,303 0.0 1.7 -2.3 1,335 1,324 1,273 1,394 -4.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 16,733 16,665 16,603 0.4 0.4 0.9 17,106 16,944 16,294 15,405 11.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 42,992 42,571 41,965 1.0 1.4 4.4 43,021 42,071 40,042 34,477 24.8

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 11,985 12,006 12,007 -0.2 0.0 -1.2 11,950 11,937 11,897 12,310 -2.9

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,932 3,786 3,773 3.9 0.3 1.8 4,070 3,837 3,782 3,374 20.6

 Furniture and related products................. 6,637 6,622 6,568 0.2 0.8 1.0 6,591 6,620 6,395 5,945 10.9

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 21,532 21,416 21,289 0.5 0.6 1.7 21,614 21,371 20,864 20,040 7.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 236,282 234,838 229,585 0.6 2.3 2.2 236,357 232,312 223,042 216,393 9.2

 Food products........................................ 43,002 42,910 42,356 0.2 1.3 0.5 43,023 43,072 42,375 40,465 6.3

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,774 5,970 5,783 -3.3 3.2 3.3 5,884 6,215 5,873 5,497 7.0

 Dairy products.................................... 5,583 5,466 5,397 2.1 1.3 -3.4 5,543 5,324 4,989 5,230 6.0

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 8,907 8,890 8,662 0.2 2.6 1.3 8,925 8,842 8,573 7,797 14.5

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,866 15,857 15,749 0.1 0.7 0.8 16,215 16,153 15,699 16,123 0.6

 Beverages......................................... 12,257 12,242 12,154 0.1 0.7 1.0 12,431 12,351 12,006 12,208 1.8

 Tobacco............................................ 3,609 3,615 3,595 -0.2 0.6 0.2 3,784 3,802 3,693 3,915 -3.3

 Textile mills............................................ 3,345 3,351 3,285 -0.2 2.0 2.0 3,392 3,399 3,284 3,026 12.1

 Textile products...................................... 3,177 3,144 3,055 1.0 2.9 0.6 3,185 3,171 2,970 2,810 13.3

 Apparel................................................. 2,926 2,870 2,816 2.0 1.9 0.9 2,879 2,859 2,681 2,356 22.2

 Leather and allied products...................... 977 965 949 1.2 1.7 1.2 981 995 919 858 14.3

 Paper products....................................... 14,352 14,323 14,303 0.2 0.1 0.7 14,508 14,364 14,283 14,023 3.5

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 5,896 5,888 5,857 0.1 0.5 1.1 5,993 5,937 5,918 5,956 0.6

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,107 4,058 4,037 1.2 0.5 -0.1 4,165 4,091 4,027 3,756 10.9

 Printing.................................................. 5,617 5,653 5,590 -0.6 1.1 1.8 5,606 5,514 5,326 5,380 4.2

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 54,058 53,240 50,851 1.5 4.7 6.0 52,447 50,361 47,052 43,463 20.7

 Petroleum refineries............................. 51,116 50,317 48,001 1.6 4.8 6.1 49,498 47,466 44,329 40,951 20.9

 Chemical products..................................... 72,925 72,634 71,051 0.4 2.2 2.1 73,786 72,477 69,289 68,922 7.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 4,414 4,339 4,070 1.7 6.6 6.1 5,081 4,780 4,134 4,815 5.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 24,858 24,758 24,821 0.4 -0.3 4.3 24,790 24,374 23,827 24,733 0.2

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 3,482 3,486 3,470 -0.1 0.5 1.1 3,604 3,490 3,287 3,238 11.3

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 20,037 19,891 19,580 0.7 1.6 0.0 20,335 19,947 19,164 18,967 7.2

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 Estimates of inventories for the semiconductor industry data are included in computers and electronic products and all other applicable agregates totals, but are not shown separately. 

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

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

 Topical Series1, 2

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2011/

2011p 2011r 2010 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2011p 2011r 2010 2010 2011p 2010 2010

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 448,256 446,860 439,364 0.3 1.7 2.7 413,890 408,986 431,950 375,468 822,876 748,770 9.9

 Construction materials and supplies...... 40,789 40,829 40,224 -0.1 1.5 0.0 35,843 34,783 35,872 35,080 70,626 68,572 3.0

 Information technology......................... 26,950 27,217 27,507 -1.0 -1.1 -0.4 23,709 23,553 31,775 23,393 47,262 45,949 2.9

 Computers and related products........... 6,073 6,059 6,182 0.2 -2.0 -4.3 4,866 5,364 7,954 4,481 10,230 9,380 9.1

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 31,535 30,984 30,281 1.8 2.3 2.8 30,752 28,369 29,141 26,810 59,121 55,405 6.7

 Capital goods...................................... 74,358 73,573 76,501 1.1 -3.8 3.4 68,492 64,314 84,417 66,710 132,806 128,829 3.1

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 65,889 65,331 67,550 0.9 -3.3 3.5 60,122 57,515 74,923 55,654 117,637 107,920 9.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 61,815 61,486 63,074 0.5 -2.5 2.4 56,567 55,233 68,396 52,247 111,800 101,983 9.6

 Defense capital goods4....................... 8,469 8,242 8,951 2.8 -7.9 2.4 8,370 6,799 9,494 11,056 15,169 20,909 -27.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 191,719 190,461 184,356 0.7 3.3 3.6 176,927 176,570 181,868 154,165 353,497 311,194 13.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 25,526 24,990 24,524 2.1 1.9 2.3 24,815 22,291 24,948 22,313 47,106 44,354 6.2

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 166,193 165,471 159,832 0.4 3.5 3.8 152,112 154,279 156,920 131,852 306,391 266,840 14.8

 All manufacturing industries5.................. 445,988 446,417 432,016 -0.1 3.3 1.4 413,509 412,703 437,211 375,744 826,212 747,484 10.5

 Construction materials and supplies...... 41,760 42,422 41,617 -1.6 1.9 2.5 36,494 37,010 36,588 35,280 73,504 69,215 6.2

 Information technology......................... 27,472 27,177 28,382 1.1 -4.2 -0.1 24,901 23,905 34,518 23,205 48,806 45,413 7.5

 Computers and related products........... 5,749 5,834 6,116 -1.5 -4.6 -9.8 4,542 5,139 7,888 4,393 9,681 8,786 10.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 31,564 30,933 30,349 2.0 1.9 2.5 30,874 28,513 29,734 26,724 59,387 55,471 7.1

 Capital goods...................................... 77,969 78,563 71,518 -0.8 9.9 -3.8 72,266 71,534 90,037 70,125 143,800 134,601 6.8

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 69,556 67,454 63,220 3.1 6.7 -3.7 63,734 60,355 77,214 59,468 124,089 112,637 10.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 62,413 62,850 66,776 -0.7 -5.9 4.0 58,707 58,769 71,274 53,321 117,476 103,960 13.0

 Defense capital goods4....................... 8,413 11,109 8,298 -24.3 33.9 -4.8 8,532 11,179 12,823 10,657 19,711 21,964 -10.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 191,708 190,303 184,538 0.7 3.1 3.6 177,117 176,663 181,808 154,559 353,780 312,177 13.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 25,515 24,832 24,706 2.8 0.5 1.9 25,005 22,384 24,888 22,707 47,389 45,337 4.5

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 166,193 165,471 159,832 0.4 3.5 3.8 152,112 154,279 156,920 131,852 306,391 266,840 14.8

 All manufacturing industries5

.................. 834,835 830,973 824,758 0.5 0.8 -0.2 841,449 836,381 824,485 803,751 (X) (X) 4.7

 Construction materials and supplies...... 59,124 58,153 56,560 1.7 2.8 2.5 57,947 57,296 55,069 50,888 (X) (X) 13.9

 Information technology......................... 122,317 121,795 121,835 0.4 0.0 0.7 123,410 122,218 121,866 117,741 (X) (X) 4.8

 Computers and related products........... 5,030 5,354 5,579 -6.1 -4.0 -1.2 5,030 5,354 5,579 4,777 (X) (X) 5.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 14,200 14,171 14,222 0.2 -0.4 0.5 14,718 14,596 14,452 14,714 (X) (X) 0.0

 Capital goods...................................... 647,559 643,948 638,958 0.6 0.8 -0.8 652,844 649,070 641,850 626,224 (X) (X) 4.3

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 506,053 502,386 500,263 0.7 0.4 -0.9 509,626 506,014 503,174 484,886 (X) (X) 5.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 209,778 209,180 207,816 0.3 0.7 1.8 211,314 209,174 205,638 188,839 (X) (X) 11.9

 Defense capital goods4....................... 141,506 141,562 138,695 0.0 2.1 -0.5 143,218 143,056 138,676 141,338 (X) (X) 1.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 8,810 8,821 8,979 -0.1 -1.8 2.1 8,998 8,808 8,715 9,000 (X) (X) 0.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 8,810 8,821 8,979 -0.1 -1.8 2.1 8,998 8,808 8,715 9,000 (X) (X) 0.0

 All manufacturing industries................... 565,038 560,437 552,135 0.8 1.5 1.4 568,673 557,895 537,728 517,249 (X) (X) 9.9

 Construction materials and supplies...... 55,958 55,592 55,229 0.7 0.7 0.2 56,814 55,687 53,807 54,183 (X) (X) 4.9

 Information technology......................... 39,507 39,310 39,140 0.5 0.4 -0.5 40,119 39,278 38,234 38,517 (X) (X) 4.2

 Computers and related products........... 4,520 4,544 4,461 -0.5 1.9 -2.3 4,596 4,353 4,195 4,627 (X) (X) -0.7

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 22,172 21,904 21,715 1.2 0.9 -0.2 22,688 22,117 21,031 20,134 (X) (X) 12.7

 Capital goods...................................... 157,529 156,126 154,526 0.9 1.0 0.7 159,467 155,697 150,379 144,104 (X) (X) 10.7

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 139,958 138,621 137,058 1.0 1.1 1.0 141,717 138,091 132,938 125,756 (X) (X) 12.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 105,518 104,519 103,715 1.0 0.8 -0.1 107,272 104,452 101,252 99,414 (X) (X) 7.9

 Defense capital goods4

....................... 17,571 17,505 17,468 0.4 0.2 -1.3 17,750 17,606 17,441 18,348 (X) (X) -3.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 177,729 176,402 173,088 0.8 1.9 2.6 176,954 173,984 167,314 161,518 (X) (X) 9.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 24,207 24,006 23,811 0.8 0.8 0.2 24,633 24,274 22,961 21,710 (X) (X) 13.5

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 153,522 152,396 149,277 0.7 2.1 3.0 152,321 149,710 144,353 139,808 (X) (X) 9.0

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

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

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

2

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

3

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

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

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

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

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

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. Feb.

2011p 2011r 2010 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2011p 2011r 2010 2010 11/10

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 189,710 187,844 184,926 1.0 1.6 1.6 190,783 188,136 183,378 175,758 8.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 110,341 109,631 108,664 0.6 0.9 0.9 111,179 110,111 108,367 103,142 7.8

 Wood products................................... 3,262 3,198 3,221 2.0 -0.7 0.6 3,348 3,322 3,393 3,252 3.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,617 4,590 4,438 0.6 3.4 -0.7 4,647 4,573 4,399 4,555 2.0

 Primary metals.................................... 12,914 12,719 12,515 1.5 1.6 1.8 12,658 12,661 12,667 10,724 18.0

 Fabricated metal products.................. 16,250 16,170 15,946 0.5 1.4 2.3 16,346 16,324 16,107 14,806 10.4

 Machinery.......................................... 21,446 21,169 20,723 1.3 2.2 0.9 21,593 21,329 20,312 19,237 12.2

 Computers and electronic products...... 15,986 15,907 15,713 0.5 1.2 0.4 16,155 15,988 15,643 14,454 11.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,621 5,572 5,658 0.9 -1.5 -1.8 5,675 5,579 5,605 5,361 5.9

 Transportation equipment.................. 19,978 20,091 20,233 -0.6 -0.7 0.5 20,459 20,072 20,132 21,136 -3.2

 Furniture and related products............ 3,214 3,225 3,192 -0.3 1.0 0.8 3,223 3,238 3,162 2,925 10.2

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,053 6,990 7,025 0.9 -0.5 2.2 7,075 7,025 6,947 6,692 5.7

 Nondurable goods industries................. 79,369 78,213 76,262 1.5 2.6 2.5 79,604 78,025 75,011 72,616 9.6

 Food products................................... 14,557 14,472 14,629 0.6 -1.1 1.3 14,656 14,928 14,816 14,296 2.5

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,195 4,175 4,175 0.5 0.0 0.6 4,324 4,344 4,288 4,410 -2.0

 Textiles.............................................. 1,245 1,245 1,206 0.0 3.2 2.6 1,253 1,252 1,205 1,094 14.5

 Textile products.................................. 1,311 1,285 1,241 2.0 3.5 0.2 1,295 1,280 1,220 1,110 16.7

 Apparel............................................. 847 816 786 3.8 3.8 3.3 841 817 792 596 41.1

 Leather and allied products................ 362 357 355 1.4 0.6 0.0 361 361 350 318 13.5

 Paper products................................... 7,039 7,033 6,991 0.1 0.6 0.8 7,074 7,076 7,049 6,769 4.5

 Printing ............................................ 2,470 2,491 2,455 -0.8 1.5 1.4 2,454 2,443 2,407 2,273 8.0

 Petroleum and coal products............... 15,241 14,786 13,527 3.1 9.3 7.6 14,788 13,859 12,495 12,013 23.1

 Chemical products............................. 23,459 23,051 22,609 1.8 2.0 2.1 23,842 23,112 22,160 21,972 8.5

 Plastics and rubber products............... 8,643 8,502 8,288 1.7 2.6 1.3 8,716 8,553 8,229 7,765 12.2

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 173,185 171,307 169,346 1.1 1.2 2.5 174,324 170,447 164,373 154,752 12.6

 Durable goods industries........................ 122,902 121,652 120,583 1.0 0.9 1.8 123,871 121,466 116,669 109,208 13.4

 Wood products................................... 1,738 1,716 1,700 1.3 0.9 0.8 1,723 1,689 1,659 1,607 7.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,313 1,338 1,359 -1.9 -1.5 -1.2 1,374 1,323 1,270 1,383 -0.7

 Primary metals.................................... 9,707 9,489 9,238 2.3 2.7 1.7 9,626 9,351 8,720 8,268 16.4

 Fabricated metal products.................. 12,024 11,955 11,726 0.6 2.0 -0.6 12,084 11,939 11,362 11,221 7.7

 Machinery.......................................... 14,581 14,467 14,387 0.8 0.6 -0.5 14,856 14,309 13,817 14,122 5.2

 Computers and electronic products...... 19,966 19,842 20,187 0.6 -1.7 -0.4 20,351 19,897 19,695 19,670 3.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 3,449 3,420 3,333 0.8 2.6 1.1 3,509 3,426 3,177 3,067 14.4

 Transportation equipment.................. 55,651 54,982 54,240 1.2 1.4 4.1 55,864 55,144 52,722 45,851 21.8

 Furniture and related products............ 1,062 1,035 1,022 2.6 1.3 0.4 1,065 1,039 1,012 974 9.3

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,411 3,408 3,391 0.1 0.5 1.8 3,419 3,349 3,235 3,045 12.3

 Nondurable goods industries................. 50,283 49,655 48,763 1.3 1.8 4.1 50,453 48,981 47,704 45,544 10.8

 Food products................................... 3,913 3,768 3,829 3.8 -1.6 0.7 4,051 4,037 4,414 3,743 8.2

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,766 5,779 5,762 -0.2 0.3 1.0 5,975 6,062 6,099 5,995 -0.3

 Textiles.............................................. 721 715 705 0.8 1.4 0.3 724 724 685 654 10.7

 Textile products.................................. 546 547 520 -0.2 5.2 4.0 553 551 497 487 13.6

 Apparel............................................. 376 358 346 5.0 3.5 -0.9 365 350 321 322 13.4

 Leather and allied products................ 79 77 79 2.6 -2.5 -2.5 83 83 81 77 7.8

 Paper products................................... 1,410 1,398 1,361 0.9 2.7 -0.2 1,419 1,407 1,368 1,352 5.0

 Printing ............................................ 1,264 1,301 1,304 -2.8 -0.2 0.6 1,296 1,281 1,186 1,441 -10.1

 Petroleum and coal products............... 17,807 17,132 16,571 3.9 3.4 7.7 17,594 15,970 15,396 13,209 33.2

 Chemical products............................. 16,036 16,193 16,000 -1.0 1.2 4.2 15,963 16,094 15,429 16,096 -0.8

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,365 2,387 2,286 -0.9 4.4 -0.7 2,430 2,422 2,228 2,168 12.1

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 202,143 201,286 197,863 0.4 1.7 0.3 203,566 199,312 189,977 186,739 9.0

 Durable goods industries........................ 95,513 94,316 93,303 1.3 1.1 -0.6 97,266 94,006 89,650 88,506 9.9

 Wood products................................... 4,015 3,996 3,900 0.5 2.5 0.5 4,169 4,007 3,677 4,135 0.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,473 5,420 5,489 1.0 -1.3 -0.2 5,654 5,456 5,338 5,538 2.1

 Primary metals.................................... 10,794 10,513 10,197 2.7 3.1 0.6 10,916 10,502 10,166 8,938 22.1

 Fabricated metal products.................. 14,934 14,874 14,871 0.4 0.0 -0.9 15,211 14,824 14,324 14,512 4.8

 Machinery.......................................... 18,230 18,000 17,848 1.3 0.9 -0.7 19,001 18,251 17,513 16,998 11.8

 Computers and electronic products...... 10,508 10,377 10,146 1.3 2.3 0.6 10,679 10,343 9,749 9,594 11.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,924 5,827 5,788 1.7 0.7 -0.7 5,993 5,802 5,531 5,313 12.8

 Transportation equipment.................. 12,206 11,929 11,837 2.3 0.8 -4.8 12,220 11,481 10,449 11,129 9.8

 Furniture and related products............ 2,361 2,362 2,354 0.0 0.3 1.6 2,303 2,343 2,221 2,046 12.6

 Miscellaneous products........................ 11,068 11,018 10,873 0.5 1.3 1.4 11,120 10,997 10,682 10,303 7.9

 Nondurable goods industries................. 106,630 106,970 104,560 -0.3 2.3 1.1 106,300 105,306 100,327 98,233 8.2

 Food products................................... 24,532 24,670 23,898 -0.6 3.2 0.0 24,316 24,107 23,145 22,426 8.4

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,905 5,903 5,812 0.0 1.6 0.8 5,916 5,747 5,312 5,718 3.5

 Textiles.............................................. 1,379 1,391 1,374 -0.9 1.2 2.3 1,415 1,423 1,394 1,278 10.7

 Textile products.................................. 1,320 1,312 1,294 0.6 1.4 -0.4 1,337 1,340 1,253 1,213 10.2

 Apparel............................................. 1,703 1,696 1,684 0.4 0.7 0.2 1,673 1,692 1,568 1,438 16.3

 Leather and allied products................ 536 531 515 0.9 3.1 2.6 537 551 488 463 16.0

 Paper products................................... 5,903 5,892 5,951 0.2 -1.0 0.7 6,015 5,881 5,866 5,902 1.9

 Printing ............................................ 1,883 1,861 1,831 1.2 1.6 3.2 1,856 1,790 1,733 1,666 11.4

 Petroleum and coal products............... 21,010 21,322 20,753 -1.5 2.7 3.7 20,065 20,532 19,161 18,241 10.0

 Chemical products............................. 33,430 33,390 32,442 0.1 2.9 1.0 33,981 33,271 31,700 30,854 10.1

 Plastics and rubber products............... 9,029 9,002 9,006 0.3 0.0 -1.0 9,189 8,972 8,707 9,034 1.7

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

1

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

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

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

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 Feb Jan Dec Nov Feb Jan Dec Nov

2011p 2011r 2010 2010 2011p 2011r 2010 2010

All manufacturing industries2

............................ 1.26 1.25 1.26 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.62 1.61 1.60 1.62 5.64 5.63 5.55 5.72

 Wood products.............................................. 1.39 1.37 1.34 1.36 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.40 1.37 1.39 1.40 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.43 1.42 1.44 1.50 0.93 0.96 0.99 1.01

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.54 1.54 1.52 1.54 2.04 2.01 1.99 2.02

 Machinery..................................................... 2.10 2.12 1.94 2.08 4.98 5.00 4.54 4.70

 Computers and electronic products2

................ 1.41 1.36 1.39 1.36 5.15 5.08 5.06 4.89

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.50 1.49 1.47 1.51 3.01 2.98 2.92 2.90

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.79 1.80 1.79 1.81 13.59 13.62 13.48 14.19

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.15 1.14 1.16 1.14 1.34 1.33 1.37 1.36

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.62 1.60 1.65 1.61 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.96 0.96 0.97 0.98 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.72 0.73 0.74 0.74 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.51 1.54 1.51 1.46 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.34 1.36 1.37 1.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.65 1.69 1.65 1.63 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.22 2.14 2.10 2.10 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.41 2.37 2.29 2.30 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.00 0.99 0.99 0.99 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.76 0.77 0.76 0.75 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.78 0.77 0.79 0.82 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.17 1.17 1.16 1.15 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.26 1.24 1.22 1.25 (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.

Feb2 Feb2 Feb2 Feb2

Industry 2010- 2010- 2010- 2010-

Feb1 Jan Feb1 Jan Feb1 Jan Feb1 Jan

2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011

All manufacturing industries.................. (X) 0.3 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.2

Durable goods industries....................... 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2

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

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

 Primary metals.................................... -0.1 0.7 -0.1 1.8 -0.1 1.4 0.1 0.4

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... -0.3 0.9 2.2 2.1 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... -0.3 0.8 -0.5 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.0 0.6 -0.9 1.4 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.4

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.2 1.0 0.4 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.5 (X) 1.1 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.4

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.3 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.2 (X) 0.2

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.2

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

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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 59 

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.

 

Benchmark Notice

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

May 13, 2011. These revisions reflect:

o benchmarking the shipments and inventory data to the 2009 Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) 

data;

o incorporating the unfilled orders to shipments ratios obtained from the 2008/2009 Manufacturers’ 

Unfilled Orders Survey by applying these ratios to the respective ASM shipments data;

o adjusting new orders to be consistent with the benchmarked shipments and unfilled orders data;

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

reported data; and

o updating the seasonal adjustment factors for all series.

An accompanying press release will include the revised 2011 January through March data. Please call 

Heather Dudash on (301)763-4832 with any questions.