FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Adriana Stoica 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (13)-11 

CB14-03 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

November 2013 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in November, up 

two of the last three months, increased $8.8 billion or 1.8 

percent to $497.9 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This was at the highest level since the 

series was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and 

followed a 0.5 percent October decrease. Excluding 

transportation, new orders increased 0.6 percent. 

 Shipments, up six of the last seven months, increased 

$4.9 billion or 1.0 percent to $494.6 billion. This was 

also at the highest level since the series was first 

published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.1 percent 

October increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up nine of the last ten months, 

increased $10.4 billion or 1.0 percent to $1,058.5 billion. 

This was also at the highest level since the series was 

first published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.6 

percent October increase. The unfilled orders-toshipments ratio was 6.42, up from 6.39 in October. 

 Inventories, up eleven of the last twelve months, 

increased $0.2 billion to $633.4 billion. This was also at 

the highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis and followed a slight October increase. 

The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.28, down from 

1.29 in October. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

November, up three of the last four months, increased 

$8.1 billion or 3.4 percent to $241.6 billion, revised from 

the previously published 3.5 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.7 percent October decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, also up three of the last four 

months, led the increase, up $6.2 billion or 8.3 percent to $81.1 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $0.8 billion or 0.3 percent to $256.3 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in 

November, up four consecutive months, increased $4.1 

billion or 1.8 percent to $238.3 billion, unchanged from 

the previously published increase. This was at the 

highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis and followed a 0.6 percent October 

increase. 

 Machinery, also up four consecutive months, led the 

increase, up $1.4 billion or 4.2 percent to $35.5 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

following three consecutive monthly decreases, 

increased $0.8 billion or 0.3 percent to $256.3 billion. 

This followed a 0.3 percent October decrease. 

Petroleum and coal products, also up following three 

consecutive monthly decreases, drove the increase, up 

$1.0 billion or 1.4 percent to $71.6 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

November, up nine of the last ten months, increased 

$10.4 billion or 1.0 percent to $1,058.5 billion, 

unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

was at the highest level since the series was first 

published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.6 percent 

October increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up three consecutive 

months, led the increase, up $8.4 billion or 1.3 percent to $654.3 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

November, up seven of the last eight months, increased 

$0.8 billion or 0.2 percent to $384.3 billion, revised from 

the previously published 0.3 percent increase. This was 

at the highest level since the series was first published on 

a NAICS basis and followed a 0.3 percent October 

increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up eighteen of the last 

nineteen months, led the increase, up $0.5 billion or 0.4 percent to $120.8 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

three consecutive months, decreased $0.6 billion or 0.2 

percent to $249.1 billion. This followed a 0.4 percent 

October decrease. Petroleum and coal products, also 

down three consecutive months, drove the decrease, 

down $0.8 billion or 1.5 percent to $48.3 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, November materials and 

supplies increased 0.1 percent in durable goods and 0.3 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

0.2 percent in durable goods and decreased 1.0 percent 

in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.4 

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 www.census.gov/m3. The Advance Report on durable goods for December is 

scheduled for release on January 28, 2014, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the Full Report on February 4, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page 

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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2013p 2012 2012

 All manufacturing industries.................. 494,610 489,734 489,018 1.0 0.1 0.1 478,267 505,684 499,417 470,251 5,355,394 5,266,774 1.7

 Excluding transportation................... 421,902 418,428 418,838 0.8 -0.1 0.0 407,443 430,967 426,088 405,054 4,601,204 4,568,780 0.7

 Excluding defense.............................. 481,494 477,680 476,616 0.8 0.2 0.1 464,937 494,039 485,616 457,452 5,222,307 5,133,831 1.7

 With unfilled orders............................ 164,839 164,004 163,239 0.5 0.5 0.6 158,007 166,712 170,033 155,609 1,771,640 1,741,148 1.8

 Durable goods industries......................... 238,346 234,238 232,854 1.8 0.6 0.5 228,518 242,424 241,966 218,491 2,533,770 2,450,030 3.4

 Wood products....................................... 7,563 7,476 7,436 1.2 0.5 2.1 6,975 7,935 7,677 6,035 80,931 70,361 15.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,641 8,679 8,709 -0.4 -0.3 0.5 8,251 9,708 9,080 7,880 94,252 89,324 5.5

 Primary metals....................................... 26,435 26,232 25,912 0.8 1.2 1.2 24,561 26,637 25,778 23,556 280,904 279,801 0.4

 Iron and steel mills............................ 11,267 11,148 10,762 1.1 3.6 0.0 10,301 11,060 10,454 10,114 117,548 129,191 -9.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 13,456 13,372 13,431 0.6 -0.4 1.9 12,697 13,856 13,551 11,867 144,530 131,150 10.2

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,712 1,712 1,719 0.0 -0.4 3.5 1,563 1,721 1,773 1,575 18,826 19,460 -3.3

 Fabricated metal products....................... 29,302 29,085 28,902 0.7 0.6 0.0 27,740 30,782 29,848 27,393 320,535 316,572 1.3

 Machinery............................................. 35,508 34,073 33,970 4.2 0.3 0.6 33,035 34,257 34,498 32,538 375,590 364,660 3.0

 Farm machinery................................. 3,191 1,766 1,620 80.7 9.0 -3.8 2,436 1,549 1,360 1,599 22,981 23,461 -2.0

 Construction machinery..................... 4,261 4,368 4,221 -2.4 3.5 1.3 4,341 4,879 4,228 5,440 50,476 48,821 3.4

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,164 2,214 2,237 -2.3 -1.0 1.9 2,045 2,254 2,289 2,125 23,581 24,973 -5.6

 Industrial machinery.......................... 4,150 3,965 3,938 4.7 0.7 -4.8 3,740 3,833 4,431 3,231 40,785 36,320 12.3

 Photographic equipment...................... 705 705 700 0.0 0.7 5.1 747 750 752 717 7,393 7,492 -1.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,597 3,692 3,689 -2.6 0.1 2.5 3,179 3,403 3,828 3,306 40,270 39,154 2.9

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,177 3,170 3,151 0.2 0.6 0.0 3,037 3,360 3,234 2,840 33,206 30,087 10.4

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,851 3,682 3,894 4.6 -5.4 2.3 3,828 3,731 3,793 3,882 43,354 44,131 -1.8

 Material handling equipment............... 2,911 2,971 2,959 -2.0 0.4 1.9 2,779 3,121 2,967 2,653 31,116 28,917 7.6

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 27,877 27,436 27,950 1.6 -1.8 0.8 27,458 28,045 31,021 27,173 301,441 311,930 -3.4

 Computers........................................ 524 469 520 11.7 -9.8 -2.8 497 430 648 641 5,570 7,713 -27.8

 Computer storage devices..................... 1,007 932 1,080 8.0 -13.7 14.8 809 657 1,684 760 10,195 9,959 2.4

 Other peripheral equipment................ 821 815 858 0.7 -5.0 0.2 738 686 1,177 685 8,399 8,313 1.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,320 3,514 3,572 -5.5 -1.6 -0.9 3,192 3,214 4,169 3,286 37,854 35,493 6.7

 Defense communications equipment.... 403 447 440 -9.8 1.6 2.6 430 482 479 506 4,749 5,333 -11.0

 Audio and video equipment.................... 297 315 304 -5.7 3.6 -0.3 429 366 285 390 2,918 2,610 11.8

 Electronic components......................... 3,416 3,502 3,405 -2.5 2.8 -0.3 3,265 3,497 3,555 3,330 37,731 38,733 -2.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,362 1,334 1,312 2.1 1.7 -1.9 1,277 1,302 1,495 1,264 14,220 14,615 -2.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,906 2,859 2,902 1.6 -1.5 3.3 2,983 2,851 3,226 3,075 31,327 33,072 -5.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,260 6,236 6,368 0.4 -2.1 1.7 6,054 5,883 7,204 6,130 67,734 71,699 -5.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,490 10,386 10,062 1.0 3.2 -0.8 10,283 10,578 10,522 10,110 113,406 113,450 0.0

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 940 914 827 2.8 10.5 1.7 941 960 857 781 9,207 9,743 -5.5

 Household appliances........................ 1,729 1,690 1,663 2.3 1.6 -1.8 1,764 1,738 1,709 1,610 18,371 17,174 7.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,391 3,410 3,346 -0.6 1.9 0.1 3,105 3,258 3,671 3,087 36,855 37,262 -1.1

 Batteries........................................... 930 914 936 1.8 -2.4 0.1 1,109 1,085 1,026 1,241 10,506 10,748 -2.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 72,708 71,306 70,180 2.0 1.6 0.5 70,824 74,717 73,329 65,197 754,190 697,994 8.1

 Automobiles..................................... 11,299 11,247 10,988 0.5 2.4 2.0 10,996 12,195 10,989 9,898 117,767 97,891 20.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 14,579 13,576 12,883 7.4 5.4 -0.2 14,007 15,264 13,638 10,919 142,227 124,755 14.0

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,306 2,341 2,229 -1.5 5.0 -3.2 2,189 2,426 2,216 2,142 24,953 26,948 -7.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 20,418 20,063 19,968 1.8 0.5 0.6 19,807 21,827 20,089 18,710 216,740 205,191 5.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 11,285 12,200 11,989 -7.5 1.8 4.0 11,105 11,448 12,809 11,343 120,566 111,668 8.0

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 5,565 4,767 4,837 16.7 -1.4 -0.6 5,668 4,467 5,498 4,984 51,856 51,560 0.6

 Ships and boats................................. 2,495 2,445 2,406 2.0 1.6 -1.4 2,421 2,479 2,459 2,561 26,733 27,056 -1.2

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,817 5,708 5,686 1.9 0.4 0.5 5,527 5,631 5,796 5,193 61,742 59,269 4.2

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 14,005 13,857 14,047 1.1 -1.4 0.0 13,864 14,134 14,417 13,416 150,779 146,669 2.8

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 256,264 255,496 256,164 0.3 -0.3 -0.3 249,749 263,260 257,451 251,760 2,821,624 2,816,744 0.2

 Food products....................................... 62,687 62,455 62,384 0.4 0.1 0.4 65,015 66,285 63,621 64,091 683,602 665,635 2.7

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,959 7,840 7,779 1.5 0.8 -1.6 8,594 8,904 7,771 9,201 88,956 89,857 -1.0

 Dairy products.................................. 8,433 8,380 8,526 0.6 -1.7 0.3 8,864 8,751 8,675 9,079 93,674 93,100 0.6

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 18,835 18,935 18,724 -0.5 1.1 2.6 19,232 19,497 18,844 18,031 199,980 194,757 2.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,204 12,391 12,310 -1.5 0.7 1.6 12,140 12,295 12,381 12,059 132,455 130,631 1.4

 Beverages......................................... 8,814 8,820 9,101 -0.1 -3.1 4.8 8,750 8,724 9,172 8,582 96,029 94,476 1.6

 Tobacco............................................ 3,390 3,571 3,209 -5.1 11.3 -6.5 3,390 3,571 3,209 3,477 36,426 36,155 0.7

 Textile mills........................................... 2,652 2,708 2,690 -2.1 0.7 1.3 2,525 2,765 2,751 2,447 29,272 28,630 2.2

 Textile products................................... 2,153 2,132 2,112 1.0 0.9 2.1 2,088 2,144 2,101 1,877 22,981 21,498 6.9

 Apparel................................................ 1,123 1,135 1,143 -1.1 -0.7 2.1 1,278 1,339 1,211 1,267 12,395 12,172 1.8

 Leather and allied products...................... 490 486 464 0.8 4.7 -1.3 460 498 482 426 5,281 5,222 1.1

 Paper products...................................... 14,188 14,313 14,369 -0.9 -0.4 0.0 13,852 14,860 14,613 14,211 157,514 160,546 -1.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,545 6,598 6,715 -0.8 -1.7 0.0 6,325 6,823 6,848 6,598 73,466 74,761 -1.7

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,409 4,411 4,419 0.0 -0.2 0.0 4,264 4,636 4,457 4,175 48,139 47,486 1.4

 Printing................................................. 6,348 6,368 6,317 -0.3 0.8 -0.7 6,494 6,850 6,544 6,876 71,442 74,176 -3.7

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 71,564 70,593 71,905 1.4 -1.8 -2.3 68,018 71,920 71,850 70,751 797,203 811,444 -1.8

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 68,103 67,150 68,314 1.4 -1.7 -2.5 64,951 68,031 67,869 67,478 758,002 770,616 -1.6

 Chemical products..................................... 63,889 63,978 63,726 -0.1 0.4 0.3 60,083 64,697 63,245 60,396 703,902 707,380 -0.5

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,541 2,538 2,607 0.1 -2.6 1.1 2,263 2,023 2,221 2,958 29,736 34,406 -13.6

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 15,790 15,796 16,021 0.0 -1.4 2.4 15,402 16,783 15,885 14,568 171,017 170,617 0.2

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,156 3,116 3,037 1.3 2.6 -0.6 2,686 3,179 3,024 2,562 34,207 33,490 2.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 18,966 18,937 18,744 0.2 1.0 0.8 17,796 19,607 18,652 17,359 205,577 199,410 3.1

p

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

1

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

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

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

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

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

 aggregate totals. 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2013p 2012 2012

All manufacturing industries2........................ 497,882 489,061 491,343 1.8 -0.5 1.8 478,235 497,237 501,728 459,666 5,326,283 5,195,356 2.5

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 416,756 414,159 413,687 0.6 0.1 -0.1 399,258 423,060 418,820 394,357 4,546,917 4,482,105 1.4

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 487,081 478,555 478,705 1.8 0.0 1.4 469,666 488,108 486,940 449,304 5,213,980 5,065,110 2.9

 With unfilled orders 2

............................. 175,283 169,962 172,403 3.1 -1.4 5.6 165,318 166,485 179,036 151,825 1,819,660 1,750,925 3.9

 Durable goods industries2......................... 241,618 233,565 235,179 3.4 -0.7 4.2 228,486 233,977 244,277 207,906 2,504,659 2,378,612 5.3

 Primary metals........................................ 26,647 26,787 26,358 -0.5 1.6 3.3 24,862 27,244 25,320 23,499 284,028 273,816 3.7

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 11,538 11,543 11,106 0.0 3.9 4.3 10,738 11,164 10,249 10,225 119,353 125,482 -4.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 13,360 13,558 13,587 -1.5 -0.2 2.6 12,510 14,385 13,474 11,778 145,980 129,002 13.2

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,749 1,686 1,665 3.7 1.3 2.0 1,614 1,695 1,597 1,496 18,695 19,332 -3.3

 Fabricated metal products........................ 29,093 28,979 29,442 0.4 -1.6 -2.7 26,042 28,587 29,344 26,468 326,814 320,064 2.1

 Machinery............................................. 35,811 34,662 34,340 3.3 0.9 -1.7 32,943 34,944 34,490 30,201 381,178 355,206 7.3

 Construction machinery........................ 4,692 4,410 4,579 6.4 -3.7 -3.3 4,786 5,042 4,414 4,017 51,237 43,455 17.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,865 2,694 2,170 -30.8 24.1 -20.0 1,633 2,956 2,210 2,105 25,767 23,992 7.4

 Industrial machinery............................ 4,323 4,098 4,072 5.5 0.6 2.5 3,823 4,006 4,338 2,944 41,566 35,477 17.2

 Photographic equipment....................... 763 723 861 5.5 -16.0 18.6 881 673 961 854 8,350 8,205 1.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,705 3,821 3,879 -3.0 -1.5 5.2 3,209 3,473 4,015 3,197 40,365 39,095 3.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,303 3,151 3,131 4.8 0.6 1.4 3,136 3,399 3,181 2,645 33,277 29,746 11.9

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 3,520 3,497 3,907 0.7 -10.5 -6.8 3,513 3,414 3,849 3,748 44,027 42,404 3.8

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,852 3,026 2,557 -5.8 18.3 -3.6 2,615 2,898 2,664 2,635 31,112 29,097 6.9

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 22,422 22,023 21,499 1.8 2.4 5.0 20,771 20,775 25,250 19,489 230,663 236,082 -2.3

 Computers........................................ 543 493 507 10.1 -2.8 11.2 516 454 635 961 5,718 8,279 -30.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,407 3,894 3,832 13.2 1.6 5.6 3,884 3,714 4,746 3,236 43,129 39,161 10.1

 Defense communications equipment....... 371 334 381 11.1 -12.3 -0.8 301 286 509 365 3,977 4,711 -15.6

 Electronic components......................... 3,440 3,643 3,304 -5.6 10.3 1.7 3,173 3,656 3,318 3,338 37,949 38,920 -2.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,613 1,684 1,592 -4.2 5.8 -5.5 1,628 1,713 1,749 1,593 17,953 18,778 -4.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,957 3,035 3,014 -2.6 0.7 30.1 2,747 2,873 3,324 2,342 28,522 31,483 -9.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 6,577 6,496 6,277 1.2 3.5 0.0 6,105 5,913 7,416 5,514 68,290 70,673 -3.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,385 10,589 10,101 -1.9 4.8 -0.3 10,144 10,891 10,064 10,375 114,466 113,831 0.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 933 891 825 4.7 8.0 3.6 932 916 889 799 9,201 9,848 -6.6

 Household appliances.......................... 1,693 1,710 1,667 -1.0 2.6 -0.8 1,774 1,770 1,710 1,701 18,456 17,222 7.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,332 3,496 3,433 -4.7 1.8 -0.1 3,142 3,410 3,416 3,277 37,418 37,840 -1.1

 Transportation equipment........................ 81,126 74,902 77,656 8.3 -3.5 13.1 78,977 74,177 82,908 65,309 779,366 713,251 9.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 20,300 19,825 19,814 2.4 0.1 -0.6 19,942 21,538 19,901 18,948 215,960 203,707 6.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 21,990 18,061 19,070 21.8 -5.3 59.2 23,017 13,655 21,259 13,142 166,257 132,094 25.9

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 4,007 3,638 5,078 10.1 -28.4 14.0 3,413 3,990 6,281 5,131 42,414 53,719 -21.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,381 1,944 2,342 22.5 -17.0 20.6 2,088 1,529 2,415 1,159 21,110 23,429 -9.9

 Furniture and related products................... 5,878 5,552 5,597 5.9 -0.8 -1.9 5,610 5,523 5,733 5,166 62,110 59,935 3.6

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 256,264 255,496 256,164 0.3 -0.3 -0.3 249,749 263,260 257,451 251,760 2,821,624 2,816,744 0.2

p

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Nov.

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2012

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,058,481 1,048,037 1,042,079 1.0 0.6 0.9 1,038,884 1,031,573 1,031,800 964,751 7.7

 Excluding transportation2...................... 404,168 402,142 399,780 0.5 0.6 0.4 394,179 395,021 394,708 371,689 6.1

 Excluding defense2

............................. 863,407 850,648 843,142 1.5 0.9 1.1 849,314 837,242 834,953 768,293 10.5

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,058,481 1,048,037 1,042,079 1.0 0.6 0.9 1,038,884 1,031,573 1,031,800 964,751 7.7

 Primary metals........................................ 36,737 36,525 35,970 0.6 1.5 1.3 35,251 34,950 34,343 31,972 10.3

 Iron and steel mills............................... 18,654 18,383 17,988 1.5 2.2 1.9 17,504 17,067 16,963 15,385 13.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 13,992 14,088 13,902 -0.7 1.3 1.1 13,765 13,952 13,423 12,473 10.4

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,091 4,054 4,080 0.9 -0.6 -1.3 3,982 3,931 3,957 4,114 -3.2

 Fabricated metal products......................... 90,373 90,582 90,688 -0.2 -0.1 0.6 85,231 86,929 89,124 77,095 10.6

 Machinery.............................................. 108,643 108,340 107,751 0.3 0.5 0.3 107,378 107,470 106,783 104,992 2.3

 Construction machinery......................... 11,211 10,780 10,738 4.0 0.4 3.4 10,702 10,257 10,094 11,241 -4.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 14,398 14,697 14,217 -2.0 3.4 -0.5 14,506 14,918 14,216 12,224 18.7

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,262 8,089 7,956 2.1 1.7 1.7 8,110 8,027 7,854 7,772 4.3

 Photographic equipment........................ 4,132 4,074 4,056 1.4 0.4 4.1 4,265 4,131 4,208 3,611 18.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 5,462 5,354 5,225 2.0 2.5 3.8 5,306 5,276 5,206 5,289 0.3

 Metalworking machinery........................ 6,056 5,930 5,949 2.1 -0.3 -0.3 5,952 5,853 5,814 5,948 0.1

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 26,468 26,799 26,984 -1.2 -0.7 0.0 26,219 26,534 26,851 25,459 3.0

 Material handling equipment................... 10,324 10,383 10,328 -0.6 0.5 -3.7 9,976 10,140 10,363 10,052 -0.8

 Computers and electronic products2............. 138,714 136,997 135,779 1.3 0.9 0.3 137,015 136,359 135,409 128,762 6.4

 Computers......................................... 3,375 3,356 3,332 0.6 0.7 -0.4 3,375 3,356 3,332 3,309 2.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 31,429 30,342 29,962 3.6 1.3 0.9 31,231 30,539 30,039 25,429 22.8

 Defense communications equipment........ 3,858 3,890 4,003 -0.8 -2.8 -1.5 3,702 3,831 4,027 4,156 -10.9

 Electronic components.......................... 12,888 12,864 12,723 0.2 1.1 -0.8 12,743 12,835 12,676 12,451 2.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 17,793 17,542 17,192 1.4 2.0 1.7 17,953 17,602 17,191 14,296 25.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 43,179 43,128 42,952 0.1 0.4 0.3 42,366 42,602 42,580 44,516 -4.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 26,192 25,875 25,615 1.2 1.0 -0.4 25,645 25,594 25,564 24,605 4.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 22,402 22,507 22,304 -0.5 0.9 0.2 22,034 22,173 21,860 21,414 2.9

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,159 1,166 1,189 -0.6 -1.9 -0.2 1,176 1,185 1,229 1,233 -4.6

 Household appliances........................... 731 767 747 -4.7 2.7 0.5 756 746 714 728 3.8

 Electrical equipment............................. 11,499 11,558 11,472 -0.5 0.7 0.8 11,385 11,348 11,196 10,868 4.8

 Transportation equipment......................... 654,313 645,895 642,299 1.3 0.6 1.2 644,705 636,552 637,092 593,062 8.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 16,292 16,410 16,648 -0.7 -1.4 -0.9 16,005 15,870 16,159 16,393 -2.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 482,516 471,811 465,950 2.3 1.3 1.5 477,047 465,135 462,928 417,734 14.2

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 64,437 65,995 67,124 -2.4 -1.7 0.4 62,917 65,172 65,649 67,681 -7.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 19,762 19,876 20,377 -0.6 -2.5 -0.3 18,866 19,199 20,149 19,318 -2.3

 Furniture and related products................... 6,116 6,055 6,211 1.0 -2.5 -1.4 6,087 6,004 6,112 6,335 -3.9

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Nov.

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2012

 All manufacturing industries...................... 633,358 633,137 633,037 0.0 0.0 0.3 633,215 636,649 632,639 622,252 1.8

 Excluding transportation........................ 512,571 512,861 514,034 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 511,999 515,672 513,804 510,086 0.4

 Excluding defense............................. 605,705 605,078 605,032 0.1 0.0 0.2 605,471 608,694 604,822 595,302 1.7

 With unfilled orders............................. 314,734 314,364 313,195 0.1 0.4 0.9 315,315 315,069 312,012 305,331 3.3

 Durable goods industries........................ 384,287 383,463 382,308 0.2 0.3 0.8 385,326 384,607 381,124 375,349 2.7

 Wood products........................................ 10,020 9,927 9,855 0.9 0.7 -0.4 10,011 9,981 9,863 9,065 10.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 11,662 11,645 11,694 0.1 -0.4 0.1 11,382 11,350 11,539 11,138 2.2

 Primary metals......................................... 34,840 34,937 35,297 -0.3 -1.0 0.9 34,580 34,698 35,274 35,864 -3.6

 Iron and steel mills............................... 20,081 20,102 20,233 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 19,935 19,936 20,236 20,943 -4.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 12,533 12,609 12,840 -0.6 -1.8 1.9 12,436 12,539 12,853 12,616 -1.4

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,226 2,226 2,224 0.0 0.1 -0.8 2,209 2,223 2,185 2,305 -4.2

 Fabricated metal products......................... 47,908 47,741 47,652 0.3 0.2 0.4 47,549 47,521 47,529 46,774 1.7

 Machinery.............................................. 66,022 66,190 66,309 -0.3 -0.2 0.6 66,582 66,332 65,868 67,601 -1.5

 Farm machinery.................................. 4,074 3,738 3,875 9.0 -3.5 -0.9 3,964 3,378 3,617 3,783 4.8

 Construction machinery......................... 5,308 5,438 5,345 -2.4 1.7 1.2 5,328 5,445 5,326 6,048 -11.9

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 7,193 7,304 7,309 -1.5 -0.1 1.1 7,161 7,246 7,286 7,302 -1.9

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,093 6,290 6,339 -3.1 -0.8 1.3 6,206 6,376 6,365 6,317 -1.8

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,628 1,622 1,623 0.4 -0.1 -1.5 1,672 1,650 1,626 1,628 2.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,881 4,872 4,868 0.2 0.1 0.7 4,757 4,792 4,738 4,449 6.9

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,539 5,493 5,466 0.8 0.5 -1.2 5,591 5,574 5,600 5,460 2.4

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,044 10,185 10,393 -1.4 -2.0 0.9 10,494 10,575 10,382 11,657 -10.0

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,523 4,566 4,583 -0.9 -0.4 1.4 4,581 4,690 4,683 4,547 0.7

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 47,016 46,655 46,865 0.8 -0.4 1.1 47,758 47,227 46,769 46,869 1.9

 Computers......................................... 869 890 928 -2.4 -4.1 -2.0 920 904 972 872 5.5

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,979 1,962 1,916 0.9 2.4 -1.1 2,110 2,075 1,867 1,949 8.3

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,728 1,615 1,605 7.0 0.6 -0.3 1,794 1,636 1,560 1,794 0.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,179 6,109 6,263 1.1 -2.5 1.5 6,420 6,181 6,201 6,555 -2.1

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,330 1,334 1,302 -0.3 2.5 3.5 1,330 1,334 1,302 1,230 8.1

 Audio and video equipment.................... 707 694 676 1.9 2.7 2.9 780 787 769 626 24.6

 Electronic components.......................... 8,164 8,141 8,220 0.3 -1.0 1.8 8,219 8,237 8,149 7,652 7.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,606 3,635 3,626 -0.8 0.2 0.5 3,582 3,704 3,614 3,555 0.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,054 2,970 2,973 2.8 -0.1 5.2 3,006 2,935 2,909 2,878 4.4

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 12,477 12,362 12,287 0.9 0.6 -0.6 12,627 12,399 12,114 11,962 5.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,896 17,058 16,738 -0.9 1.9 -0.6 16,757 17,102 16,423 16,500 1.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,215 2,162 2,091 2.5 3.4 -0.8 2,190 2,131 2,079 1,857 17.9

 Household appliances........................... 1,868 1,840 1,832 1.5 0.4 2.6 1,824 1,869 1,850 1,755 3.9

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,815 4,830 4,796 -0.3 0.7 -2.6 4,882 4,849 4,494 5,047 -3.3

 Batteries............................................ 1,155 1,203 1,177 -4.0 2.2 1.3 1,088 1,223 1,171 1,041 4.5

 Transportation equipment......................... 120,787 120,276 119,003 0.4 1.1 1.5 121,216 120,977 118,835 112,166 8.1

 Automobiles....................................... 2,533 2,648 2,749 -4.3 -3.7 6.1 2,635 2,799 2,813 3,117 -15.5

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 2,366 2,421 2,401 -2.3 0.8 3.1 2,500 2,676 2,507 2,686 -6.9

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,734 1,771 1,761 -2.1 0.6 1.7 1,791 1,836 1,748 2,460 -27.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 18,574 18,603 18,552 -0.2 0.3 0.0 18,629 18,733 18,503 18,112 2.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 67,438 66,267 65,164 1.8 1.7 1.5 67,410 66,379 64,983 57,921 16.4

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,961 13,381 13,450 -3.1 -0.5 0.1 12,996 13,431 13,504 13,200 -1.5

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,449 2,459 2,402 -0.4 2.4 1.0 2,456 2,481 2,372 2,486 -1.2

 Furniture and related products.................... 5,955 5,958 5,982 -0.1 -0.4 -0.5 6,004 5,950 5,974 6,137 -2.2

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 23,181 23,076 22,913 0.5 0.7 0.4 23,487 23,469 23,050 23,235 1.1

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 249,071 249,674 250,729 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6 247,889 252,042 251,515 246,903 0.4

 Food products........................................ 47,087 47,052 47,332 0.1 -0.6 -0.4 49,229 50,113 48,072 50,446 -2.4

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,199 5,126 5,086 1.4 0.8 -1.6 5,472 5,498 4,916 6,422 -14.8

 Dairy products.................................... 5,950 5,956 6,044 -0.1 -1.5 -0.3 5,686 5,925 6,055 5,909 -3.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,033 9,070 9,110 -0.4 -0.4 -0.6 9,402 9,405 9,236 9,392 0.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 20,374 20,356 20,431 0.1 -0.4 0.4 20,776 21,138 20,348 19,894 4.4

 Beverages......................................... 16,252 16,258 16,306 0.0 -0.3 0.4 16,513 16,966 16,289 15,870 4.1

 Tobacco............................................ 4,122 4,098 4,125 0.6 -0.7 0.0 4,263 4,172 4,059 4,024 5.9

 Textile mills............................................ 3,376 3,364 3,330 0.4 1.0 -0.2 3,343 3,361 3,338 3,237 3.3

 Textile products...................................... 3,116 3,111 3,095 0.2 0.5 0.7 3,086 3,100 3,091 2,964 4.1

 Apparel................................................. 2,305 2,279 2,213 1.1 3.0 1.0 2,241 2,356 2,348 1,976 13.4

 Leather and allied products....................... 1,037 1,050 1,064 -1.2 -1.3 0.7 1,048 1,051 1,083 1,083 -3.2

 Paper products....................................... 14,350 14,340 14,405 0.1 -0.5 -0.6 14,244 14,208 14,390 14,292 -0.3

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,080 6,065 6,075 0.2 -0.2 -1.0 5,998 5,943 6,036 6,054 -0.9

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,176 4,168 4,172 0.2 -0.1 0.0 4,138 4,138 4,153 4,071 1.6

 Printing.................................................. 5,555 5,516 5,534 0.7 -0.3 -0.3 5,579 5,656 5,598 5,546 0.6

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 48,314 49,073 49,243 -1.5 -0.3 -1.4 46,867 48,925 49,789 48,149 -2.7

 Petroleum refineries............................. 44,623 45,437 45,633 -1.8 -0.4 -1.6 43,185 45,312 46,175 44,440 -2.8

 Chemical products..................................... 80,968 81,084 81,690 -0.1 -0.7 -0.7 79,443 80,021 81,187 77,828 2.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,172 4,199 4,202 -0.6 -0.1 -0.2 4,095 3,944 3,885 3,855 6.2

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 31,059 31,242 31,385 -0.6 -0.5 -0.6 30,328 30,924 31,157 30,084 0.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,355 3,317 3,259 1.1 1.8 0.9 3,200 3,154 3,167 2,987 7.1

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 22,589 22,449 22,392 0.6 0.3 0.2 22,033 22,113 22,271 21,488 2.5

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

1

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

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

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

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

 Topical Series1, 2

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date

Industry % Change6

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2013p 2012 2012

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 494,610 489,734 489,018 1.0 0.1 0.1 478,267 505,684 499,417 470,251 5,355,394 5,266,774 1.7

 Construction materials and supplies....... 43,793 43,705 43,428 0.2 0.6 0.6 40,834 46,772 45,059 39,618 479,664 462,899 3.6

 Information technology......................... 21,494 21,466 21,696 0.1 -1.1 1.0 20,961 20,615 24,785 21,150 232,439 238,017 -2.3

 Computers and related products........... 2,352 2,216 2,458 6.1 -9.8 5.4 2,044 1,773 3,509 2,086 24,164 25,985 -7.0

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 48,602 47,227 46,068 2.9 2.5 0.5 46,999 51,712 46,932 41,669 501,687 454,785 10.3

 Capital goods...................................... 85,831 83,952 84,153 2.2 -0.2 0.0 82,338 82,762 89,365 81,166 909,807 891,442 2.1

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 75,050 74,134 74,184 1.2 -0.1 0.5 71,353 73,308 78,348 70,849 801,770 784,910 2.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 67,341 65,590 65,735 2.7 -0.2 -0.1 63,790 65,273 69,442 62,996 718,562 708,559 1.4

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 10,781 9,818 9,969 9.8 -1.5 -3.0 10,985 9,454 11,017 10,317 108,037 106,532 1.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 213,490 211,469 211,686 1.0 -0.1 -0.2 210,754 220,427 213,850 206,552 2,318,768 2,271,264 2.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 39,430 38,296 37,245 3.0 2.8 1.0 38,274 40,994 38,426 33,146 404,659 362,595 11.6

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 174,060 173,173 174,441 0.5 -0.7 -0.5 172,480 179,433 175,424 173,406 1,914,109 1,908,669 0.3

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 497,882 489,061 491,343 1.8 -0.5 1.8 478,235 497,237 501,728 459,666 5,326,283 5,195,356 2.5

 Construction materials and supplies....... 43,869 43,931 43,611 -0.1 0.7 0.3 40,317 46,506 45,184 38,690 480,669 463,134 3.8

 Information technology......................... 23,242 22,681 22,296 2.5 1.7 5.0 21,666 21,502 25,916 20,362 239,949 243,540 -1.5

 Computers and related products........... 2,371 2,240 2,445 5.8 -8.4 8.5 2,063 1,797 3,496 2,406 24,312 26,551 -8.4

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 48,484 46,989 45,914 3.2 2.3 0.0 47,134 51,423 46,744 41,907 500,907 453,301 10.5

 Capital goods...................................... 97,002 89,148 91,500 8.8 -2.6 8.2 90,994 81,189 98,027 75,187 954,896 903,801 5.7

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 87,832 80,524 81,178 9.1 -0.8 7.0 83,869 74,677 86,102 68,193 864,544 801,117 7.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 69,527 66,790 67,169 4.1 -0.6 -1.2 64,368 65,374 69,841 60,722 739,236 708,628 4.3

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 9,170 8,624 10,322 6.3 -16.5 19.1 7,125 6,512 11,925 6,994 90,352 102,684 -12.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 213,529 211,513 211,698 1.0 -0.1 -0.2 210,922 220,489 213,882 206,746 2,319,205 2,271,583 2.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 39,469 38,340 37,257 2.9 2.9 0.9 38,442 41,056 38,458 33,340 405,096 362,914 11.6

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 174,060 173,173 174,441 0.5 -0.7 -0.5 172,480 179,433 175,424 173,406 1,914,109 1,908,669 0.3

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,058,481 1,048,037 1,042,079 1.0 0.6 0.9 1,038,884 1,031,573 1,031,800 964,751 (X) (X) 7.7

 Construction materials and supplies....... 51,750 51,674 51,448 0.1 0.4 0.4 50,673 51,190 51,456 49,581 (X) (X) 2.2

 Information technology......................... 138,971 137,223 136,008 1.3 0.9 0.4 137,254 136,549 135,662 128,507 (X) (X) 6.8

 Computers and related products........... 3,375 3,356 3,332 0.6 0.7 -0.4 3,375 3,356 3,332 3,309 (X) (X) 2.0

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 16,292 16,410 16,648 -0.7 -1.4 -0.9 16,005 15,870 16,159 16,393 (X) (X) -2.4

 Capital goods...................................... 801,626 790,455 785,259 1.4 0.7 0.9 786,303 777,647 779,220 718,302 (X) (X) 9.5

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 636,353 623,571 617,181 2.0 1.0 1.1 626,045 613,529 612,160 553,693 (X) (X) 13.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 234,032 231,846 230,646 0.9 0.5 0.6 228,513 227,935 227,834 210,124 (X) (X) 8.8

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 165,273 166,884 168,078 -1.0 -0.7 0.2 160,258 164,118 167,060 164,609 (X) (X) -2.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 4,516 4,477 4,433 0.9 1.0 0.3 4,510 4,342 4,280 4,320 (X) (X) 4.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 4,516 4,477 4,433 0.9 1.0 0.3 4,510 4,342 4,280 4,320 (X) (X) 4.4

 All manufacturing industries................... 633,358 633,137 633,037 0.0 0.0 0.3 633,215 636,649 632,639 622,252 (X) (X) 1.8

 Construction materials and supplies....... 62,402 62,013 61,738 0.6 0.4 0.2 61,633 61,468 61,508 59,429 (X) (X) 3.7

 Information technology......................... 40,622 40,436 40,250 0.5 0.5 0.4 41,247 40,854 39,971 40,089 (X) (X) 2.9

 Computers and related products........... 4,576 4,467 4,449 2.4 0.4 -1.0 4,824 4,615 4,399 4,615 (X) (X) 4.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 25,207 25,443 25,463 -0.9 -0.1 1.0 25,555 26,044 25,571 26,375 (X) (X) -3.1

 Capital goods...................................... 197,711 197,385 196,203 0.2 0.6 1.0 199,286 198,251 195,190 191,455 (X) (X) 4.1

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 175,229 174,401 173,191 0.5 0.7 0.7 176,748 175,421 172,420 169,754 (X) (X) 4.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 119,788 119,875 119,715 -0.1 0.1 0.3 121,394 120,871 118,984 122,791 (X) (X) -1.1

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 22,482 22,984 23,012 -2.2 -0.1 4.0 22,538 22,830 22,770 21,701 (X) (X) 3.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 186,561 187,464 188,097 -0.5 -0.3 -0.4 187,275 191,501 189,493 188,627 (X) (X) -0.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 25,044 25,039 24,994 0.0 0.2 1.4 25,498 25,682 25,257 25,851 (X) (X) -1.4

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 161,517 162,425 163,103 -0.6 -0.4 -0.6 161,777 165,819 164,236 162,776 (X) (X) -0.6

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

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

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

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

2

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories

3

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

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

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

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

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

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Nov.

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2012

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 203,788 203,429 203,816 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 202,555 203,756 203,976 203,080 -0.3

 Durable goods industries.......................... 124,546 124,426 124,568 0.1 -0.1 0.1 124,611 124,802 124,955 123,985 0.5

 Wood products................................... 3,881 3,813 3,767 1.8 1.2 -1.1 3,987 3,940 3,877 3,414 16.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,267 4,302 4,333 -0.8 -0.7 -1.8 4,232 4,278 4,318 4,285 -1.2

 Primary metals.................................... 13,788 13,828 14,114 -0.3 -2.0 -0.1 13,859 13,985 14,271 14,484 -4.3

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,476 17,358 17,340 0.7 0.1 0.6 17,342 17,322 17,457 17,317 0.1

 Machinery.......................................... 24,103 24,437 24,353 -1.4 0.3 0.4 24,104 24,672 24,496 25,242 -4.5

 Computers and electronic products........ 18,152 18,003 18,205 0.8 -1.1 -0.5 18,338 18,108 18,109 18,133 1.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 7,059 7,197 7,047 -1.9 2.1 -1.8 6,960 7,086 6,872 7,136 -2.5

 Transportation equipment..................... 25,918 25,631 25,527 1.1 0.4 1.3 25,915 25,547 25,672 23,583 9.9

 Furniture and related products............... 2,784 2,788 2,799 -0.1 -0.4 -0.6 2,776 2,775 2,803 2,885 -3.8

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,118 7,069 7,083 0.7 -0.2 -1.0 7,098 7,089 7,080 7,506 -5.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 79,242 79,003 79,248 0.3 -0.3 -0.5 77,944 78,954 79,021 79,095 -1.5

 Food products.................................... 16,537 16,439 16,164 0.6 1.7 -0.2 17,132 17,328 16,102 18,582 -7.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 5,211 5,228 5,379 -0.3 -2.8 0.5 5,180 5,200 5,264 5,105 1.5

 Textiles.............................................. 1,233 1,222 1,219 0.9 0.2 0.3 1,204 1,204 1,219 1,123 7.2

 Textile products................................... 1,236 1,235 1,226 0.1 0.7 0.4 1,221 1,231 1,228 1,159 5.3

 Apparel............................................. 786 762 740 3.1 3.0 1.9 773 762 752 650 18.9

 Leather and allied products.................... 308 307 305 0.3 0.7 -1.3 307 313 316 336 -8.6

 Paper products.................................... 6,748 6,747 6,764 0.0 -0.3 -0.2 6,708 6,732 6,767 6,903 -2.8

 Printing ............................................. 2,451 2,440 2,453 0.5 -0.5 -1.4 2,467 2,457 2,461 2,597 -5.0

 Petroleum and coal products................. 12,679 12,644 12,791 0.3 -1.1 -2.7 11,737 12,303 12,778 11,513 1.9

 Chemical products................................ 23,208 23,173 23,275 0.2 -0.4 -0.3 22,614 22,793 23,207 22,336 1.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 8,845 8,806 8,932 0.4 -1.4 1.1 8,601 8,631 8,927 8,791 -2.2

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 203,385 203,526 203,349 -0.1 0.1 1.0 204,976 205,753 201,166 196,175 4.5

 Durable goods industries.......................... 153,971 153,637 152,533 0.2 0.7 1.4 154,605 154,136 151,521 146,058 5.9

 Wood products................................... 1,816 1,798 1,765 1.0 1.9 -0.7 1,800 1,802 1,765 1,669 7.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,381 1,363 1,343 1.3 1.5 0.4 1,326 1,318 1,328 1,261 5.2

 Primary metals.................................... 10,470 10,646 10,598 -1.7 0.5 2.2 10,383 10,545 10,470 10,911 -4.8

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,271 13,472 13,568 -1.5 -0.7 0.4 13,379 13,560 13,579 13,325 0.4

 Machinery.......................................... 19,072 19,104 19,204 -0.2 -0.5 0.2 19,602 19,375 19,001 19,562 0.2

 Computers and electronic products........ 16,327 16,193 16,018 0.8 1.1 2.3 16,459 16,366 15,937 16,095 2.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,819 3,827 3,742 -0.2 2.3 -0.1 3,806 3,814 3,668 3,647 4.4

 Transportation equipment..................... 82,985 82,426 81,378 0.7 1.3 1.3 82,983 82,500 80,811 75,095 10.5

 Furniture and related products............... 985 973 979 1.2 -0.6 0.2 982 968 980 964 1.9

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,845 3,835 3,938 0.3 -2.6 8.9 3,885 3,888 3,982 3,529 10.1

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 49,414 49,889 50,816 -1.0 -1.8 -0.1 50,371 51,617 49,645 50,117 0.5

 Food products.................................... 4,427 4,397 4,833 0.7 -9.0 2.7 5,426 5,466 4,306 5,369 1.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 6,974 6,993 7,017 -0.3 -0.3 1.3 7,536 7,561 6,816 7,166 5.2

 Textiles.............................................. 723 730 726 -1.0 0.6 0.1 728 737 735 773 -5.8

 Textile products................................... 426 423 427 0.7 -0.9 0.7 428 423 429 419 2.1

 Apparel............................................. 323 323 309 0.0 4.5 -0.6 315 334 325 326 -3.4

 Leather and allied products.................... 103 104 104 -1.0 0.0 2.0 107 104 102 103 3.9

 Paper products.................................... 1,404 1,406 1,402 -0.1 0.3 -1.3 1,386 1,392 1,400 1,320 5.0

 Printing ............................................. 1,283 1,266 1,268 1.3 -0.2 1.7 1,298 1,370 1,319 1,249 3.9

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,710 14,267 14,606 -3.9 -2.3 -1.0 13,325 14,370 14,419 13,915 -4.2

 Chemical products................................ 17,409 17,346 17,488 0.4 -0.8 -0.8 17,230 17,260 17,152 16,953 1.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,632 2,634 2,636 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 2,592 2,600 2,642 2,524 2.7

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 226,185 226,182 225,872 0.0 0.1 0.0 225,684 227,140 227,497 222,997 1.2

 Durable goods industries.......................... 105,770 105,400 105,207 0.4 0.2 1.0 106,110 105,669 104,648 105,306 0.8

 Wood products................................... 4,323 4,316 4,323 0.2 -0.2 0.3 4,224 4,239 4,221 3,982 6.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,014 5,980 6,018 0.6 -0.6 1.5 5,824 5,754 5,893 5,592 4.1

 Primary metals.................................... 10,582 10,463 10,585 1.1 -1.2 0.9 10,338 10,168 10,533 10,469 -1.3

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,161 16,911 16,744 1.5 1.0 0.3 16,828 16,639 16,493 16,132 4.3

 Machinery.......................................... 22,847 22,649 22,752 0.9 -0.5 1.2 22,876 22,285 22,371 22,797 0.3

 Computers and electronic products........ 12,537 12,459 12,642 0.6 -1.4 1.8 12,961 12,753 12,723 12,641 2.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,018 6,034 5,949 -0.3 1.4 0.7 5,991 6,202 5,883 5,717 4.8

 Transportation equipment..................... 11,884 12,219 12,098 -2.7 1.0 3.5 12,318 12,930 12,352 13,488 -8.7

 Furniture and related products............... 2,186 2,197 2,204 -0.5 -0.3 -0.6 2,246 2,207 2,191 2,288 -1.8

 Miscellaneous products......................... 12,218 12,172 11,892 0.4 2.4 -1.3 12,504 12,492 11,988 12,200 2.5

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 120,415 120,782 120,665 -0.3 0.1 -0.8 119,574 121,471 122,849 117,691 1.6

 Food products.................................... 26,123 26,216 26,335 -0.4 -0.5 -1.1 26,671 27,319 27,664 26,495 0.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 8,189 8,135 8,035 0.7 1.2 -0.6 8,060 8,377 8,268 7,623 5.7

 Textiles.............................................. 1,420 1,412 1,385 0.6 1.9 -0.9 1,411 1,420 1,384 1,341 5.2

 Textile products................................... 1,454 1,453 1,442 0.1 0.8 0.9 1,437 1,446 1,434 1,386 3.7

 Apparel............................................. 1,196 1,194 1,164 0.2 2.6 0.8 1,153 1,260 1,271 1,000 15.3

 Leather and allied products.................... 626 639 655 -2.0 -2.4 1.4 634 634 665 644 -1.6

 Paper products.................................... 6,198 6,187 6,239 0.2 -0.8 -0.9 6,150 6,084 6,223 6,069 1.3

 Printing ............................................. 1,821 1,810 1,813 0.6 -0.2 -0.3 1,814 1,829 1,818 1,700 6.7

 Petroleum and coal products................. 21,925 22,162 21,846 -1.1 1.4 -0.9 21,805 22,252 22,592 22,721 -4.0

 Chemical products................................ 40,351 40,565 40,927 -0.5 -0.9 -0.9 39,599 39,968 40,828 38,539 2.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 11,112 11,009 10,824 0.9 1.7 -0.4 10,840 10,882 10,702 10,173 6.6

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

1

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

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

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

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group 1

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio2

Industry Nov Oct Sep Aug Nov Oct Sep Aug

2013p 2013r 2013 2013 2013p 2013r 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries3............................ 1.28 1.29 1.29 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.61 1.64 1.64 1.64 6.42 6.39 6.38 6.36

 Wood products.............................................. 1.32 1.33 1.33 1.36 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.35 1.34 1.34 1.35 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.32 1.33 1.36 1.37 1.39 1.39 1.39 1.39

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.63 1.64 1.65 1.64 3.18 3.21 3.24 3.22

 Machinery..................................................... 1.86 1.94 1.95 1.95 3.42 3.41 3.39 3.41

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.69 1.70 1.68 1.67 7.63 7.46 7.33 7.36

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.61 1.64 1.66 1.66 2.34 2.38 2.44 2.42

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.66 1.69 1.70 1.68 14.70 14.63 14.57 14.48

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.02 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.25 1.27 1.30 1.33

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.66 1.67 1.63 1.62 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Food products.............................................. 0.75 0.75 0.76 0.77 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.67 1.64 1.66 1.68 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.27 1.24 1.24 1.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.45 1.46 1.47 1.49 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.05 2.01 1.94 1.96 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.12 2.16 2.29 2.25 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Printing......................................................... 0.88 0.87 0.88 0.87 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Chemical products......................................... 1.27 1.27 1.28 1.30 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

X Not Applicable p

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

2

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

3 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Nov3 Nov3 Nov3 Nov3

Industry 2012- 2012- 2012- 2012-

Nov2 Oct Nov2 Oct Nov2 Oct Nov2 Oct

2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013

 

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

Durable goods industries....................... 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1

 Wood products................................... (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Primary metals.................................... 0.4 0.5 0.5 1.8 0.1 1.0 -0.4 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.1 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.3 -0.2 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... -0.3 0.4 -0.5 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.0 0.7 0.1 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.4 0.6 -0.7 1.1 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 0.9

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.0 0.3 -0.1 1.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2

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

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.6 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.2

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

 Food products................................... (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.9

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

 Paper products.................................... (X) 0.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 1.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

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

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

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

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

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

for price changes.

2

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

 publication.

3

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes 1

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2014 Release Dates for the M3 Survey 

Survey month Advance Report 

(8:30 a.m. release time) 

Full Report 

(10:00 a.m. release time) 

October 2013 November 27, 2013 December 5, 2013 

November 2013 December 24, 2013 January 6, 2014 

December 2013 January 28, 2014 February 4, 2014 

January 2014 February 27, 2014 March 6, 2014 

February 2014 March 26, 2014 April 2, 2014 

March 2014 April 24, 2014 May 2, 2014 

April 2014 May 27, 2014 June 3, 2014 

May 2014 June 25, 2014 July 2, 2014 

June 2014 July 25, 2014 August 5, 2014 

July 2014 August 26, 2014 September 3, 2014 

August 2014 September 25, 2014 October 2, 2014 

September 2014 October 28, 2014 November 4, 2014 

October 2014 November 26, 2014 December 5, 2014 

November 2014 December 23, 2014 Not available at this time