FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2005, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Patrick Kent 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (05)-10 

CB05-171 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

October 2005

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in October 

increased $8.6 billion or 2.2 percent to $399.8 billion, 

the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This was at the 

highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS 

basis in 1992 and followed a 1.4 percent September 

decrease. 

 Shipments, up five of the last six months, increased 

$4.1 billion or 1.0 percent to $397.6 billion. This was at 

the highest level since the series began and followed a 

0.4 percent September decrease. 

 Unfilled orders, up six consecutive months, increased 

$9.3 billion or 1.6 percent to $604.1 billion. This was at 

the highest level since the series began and followed a 

0.8 percent September increase. The unfilled orders-toshipments ratio was 4.16, down from 4.19 in September. 

 Inventories, up four of the last five months, increased 

$2.7 billion or 0.6 percent to $466.3 billion. This 

followed a 0.1 percent September increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.17, down from 1.18 

in September. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

October, up two of the last three months, increased $7.6 

billion or 3.7 percent to $215.0 billion, revised from the 

previously published 3.4 percent increase. This 

followed a 2.0 percent September decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, up two of the last three 

months, had the largest increase, $6.7 billion or 11.4 

percent to $65.1 billion. 

 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $1.0 billion or 0.5 percent to $184.7 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in October, 

up two of the last three months, increased $3.0 billion or 

1.5 percent to $212.9 billion, revised from the previously 

published 1.4 percent increase. This was at the highest 

level since the series began and followed a slight 

September decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, up two of the last three 

months, had the largest increase, $1.1 billion or 1.9 

percent to $59.2 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

three of the last four months, increased $1.0 billion or 

0.5 percent to $184.7 billion. This was due to chemical 

products, which increased $1.1 billion or 2.5 percent to 

$46.1 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

October, up six consecutive months, increased $9.3 

billion or 1.6 percent to $604.1 billion, revised from the 

previously published 1.5 percent increase. This was at 

the highest level since the series began and followed a 

0.8 percent September increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up six consecutive months, 

had the largest increase, $5.8 billion or 2.0 percent to 

$299.8 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in October, 

up three of the last four months, increased $1.0 billion or 

0.4 percent to $283.3 billion, unchanged from the 

previously published 0.4 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.1 percent September increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up six consecutive months, 

had the largest increase, $1.0 billion or 1.5 percent to 

$67.0 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up four 

of the last five months, increased $1.7 billion or 0.9 

percent to $183.0 billion. This was at the highest level 

since the series began. The increase was led by 

petroleum and coal products, which increased $0.8 

billion or 3.3 percent to $25.5 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, October materials and supplies 

decreased 0.1 percent in durable goods and increased 0.8 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

0.9 percent in durable goods and 2.4 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.3 percent 

in durable goods and 0.6 percent in nondurable goods. 

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

exclude data for semiconductor manufacturing. For data, call (301) 763-4673 or go to <http://www.census.gov/m3>. The advance report on durable goods for November is scheduled for release on December 23, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the full report on January 4, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page for survey description. 
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. 2005/

2005p 2005r 2005 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2004

 All manufacturing industries .................. 397,619 393,566 395,009 1.0 -0.4 2.1 406,755 415,502 407,157 382,653 3,884,670 3,626,770 7.1

 Excluding transportation ................... 338,374 335,449 336,173 0.9 -0.2 1.9 344,777 351,922 346,071 323,320 3,309,083 3,050,444 8.5

 Excluding defense .............................. 388,335 384,107 385,508 1.1 -0.4 2.1 397,720 405,221 398,002 373,721 3,793,037 3,535,723 7.3

 With unfilled orders ........................... 145,246 141,933 143,159 2.3 -0.9 3.0 146,178 152,352 145,308 135,812 1,408,146 1,308,929 7.6

 Durable goods industries ........................212,880 209,831 209,844 1.5 0.0 2.4 216,712 226,419 214,678 203,080 2,072,568 1,955,164 6.0

 Wood products................................. ...... 9,364 9,057 8,826 3.4 2.6 -0.7 9,829 9,687 9,564 9,079 91,416 90,457 1.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,313 9,197 9,097 1.3 1.1 1.6 9,873 9,719 10,068 8,754 90,863 82,397 10.3

 Primary metals............................ .......... 16,149 15,866 15,470 1.8 2.6 3.4 16,354 16,188 15,992 15,394 158,208 144,070 9.8

 Iron and steel mills............................ 6,990 6,904 6,663 1.2 3.6 4.4 7,022 7,020 6,883 7,302 70,783 66,826 5.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,440 7,259 7,145 2.5 1.6 3.3 7,567 7,400 7,355 6,470 70,543 62,276 13.3

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,719 1,703 1,662 0.9 2.5 0.6 1,765 1,768 1,754 1,622 16,882 14,968 12.8

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,257 24,159 23,988 0.4 0.7 2.3 25,209 25,350 25,500 23,851 241,157 227,282 6.1

 Machinery............................................. 26,910 26,619 26,381 1.1 0.9 2.4 26,861 27,682 26,085 24,773 262,561 239,448 9.7

 Farm machinery................................. 1,630 1,530 1,644 6.5 -6.9 -7.3 1,498 1,483 1,656 1,679 17,863 16,851 6.0

 Construction machinery..................... 2,949 2,936 2,893 0.4 1.5 8.6 2,857 2,837 2,789 2,449 27,613 22,450 23.0

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 974 963 977 1.1 -1.4 3.7 955 1,005 964 800 9,529 7,469 27.6

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,445 2,373 2,273 3.0 4.4 -4.3 2,621 2,510 1,935 3,141 24,295 27,304 -11.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 683 685 669 -0.3 2.4 2.6 723 734 653 675 6,458 6,540 -1.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,205 3,153 3,008 1.6 4.8 3.0 2,991 3,466 3,136 2,668 29,768 28,267 5.3

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,982 2,824 3,044 5.6 -7.2 3.0 3,306 3,376 3,212 2,476 29,293 23,707 23.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,660 3,848 3,798 -4.9 1.3 6.1 3,713 3,893 3,890 3,460 37,304 34,394 8.5

 Material handling equipment............... 1,929 1,966 1,943 -1.9 1.2 5.8 1,849 2,055 1,926 1,526 18,111 14,248 27.1

 Computers and electronic products ......... 37,636 37,127 37,751 1.4 -1.7 3.1 36,329 42,519 36,308 34,299 362,425 328,298 10.4

 Computers........................................ 6,477 5,917 6,445 9.5 -8.2 3.3 6,909 6,511 6,063 6,337 61,461 45,026 36.5

 Computer storage devices................... 742 821 761 -9.6 7.9 14.6 502 1,327 611 500 7,659 7,099 7.9

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,219 1,202 1,211 1.4 -0.7 1.7 1,053 1,584 1,107 1,180 12,048 12,495 -3.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 5,469 5,493 5,420 -0.4 1.3 2.5 5,012 6,259 5,075 4,547 50,878 48,222 5.5

 Defense communications equipment... 450 416 449 8.2 -7.3 13.1 437 440 456 536 4,403 4,080 7.9

 Audio and video equipment.................. 779 770 770 1.2 0.0 7.2 972 803 751 979 7,465 6,927 7.8

 Semiconductors ................................. 7,126 7,253 7,467 -1.8 -2.9 2.9 7,161 7,992 7,485 7,123 70,584 66,914 5.5

 Electronic components....................... 5,145 5,236 5,063 -1.7 3.4 5.8 4,852 5,642 5,080 4,076 48,666 40,646 19.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 865 894 1,002 -3.2 -10.8 7.7 811 1,022 1,002 854 9,252 8,522 8.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,733 2,638 2,716 3.6 -2.9 0.3 2,632 2,758 2,604 2,423 25,789 23,497 9.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,079 5,947 5,902 2.2 0.8 0.7 5,345 7,600 5,537 5,034 58,603 58,932 -0.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,989 9,753 9,796 2.4 -0.4 2.6 9,993 10,837 10,051 8,958 95,048 88,532 7.4

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,053 1,042 1,026 1.1 1.6 0.3 1,042 1,161 1,039 995 10,207 10,017 1.9

 Household appliances........................ 2,268 2,197 2,188 3.2 0.4 0.3 2,216 2,399 2,326 1,973 21,275 20,110 5.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,242 3,151 3,161 2.9 -0.3 3.9 3,186 3,582 3,209 2,722 30,560 27,280 12.0

 Batteries........................................... 575 579 591 -0.7 -2.0 1.5 652 697 579 643 5,581 5,351 4.3

 Transportation equipment...................... 59,245 58,117 58,836 1.9 -1.2 3.4 61,978 63,580 61,086 59,333 575,587 576,326 -0.1

 Automobiles..................................... 7,313 7,372 7,318 -0.8 0.7 -1.8 8,052 8,085 8,062 7,676 73,183 75,079 -2.5

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 13,737 14,473 13,473 -5.1 7.4 2.5 15,161 16,591 14,137 15,081 134,294 140,747 -4.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,821 1,816 1,784 0.3 1.8 6.4 1,961 1,918 1,819 1,767 17,909 15,365 16.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,925 19,684 19,927 1.2 -1.2 4.4 21,137 20,718 21,444 20,437 195,420 197,998 -1.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 7,496 5,427 7,002 38.1 -22.5 6.2 6,939 5,772 6,479 5,572 63,602 56,941 11.7

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,475 3,770 3,824 -7.8 -1.4 14.0 3,384 4,272 3,656 3,493 36,092 37,758 -4.4

 Ships and boats................................. 2,062 2,161 2,081 -4.6 3.8 -6.6 2,131 2,232 2,104 2,274 22,645 20,439 10.8

 Furniture and related products................. 7,459 7,428 7,266 0.4 2.2 -2.5 7,656 7,649 7,771 7,136 73,699 67,703 8.9

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,558 12,508 12,433 0.4 0.6 -0.5 12,630 13,208 12,253 11,503 121,604 110,651 9.9

 Nondurable goods industries................... 184,739 183,735 185,165 0.5 -0.8 1.8 190,043 189,083 192,479 179,573 1,812,102 1,671,606 8.4

 Food products....................................... 45,048 44,894 44,590 0.3 0.7 0.1 47,173 46,263 45,438 46,226 444,882 422,293 5.3

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 3,086 3,125 3,100 -1.2 0.8 0.9 3,255 3,150 3,196 3,511 30,452 35,545 -14.3

 Dairy products.................................. 6,818 6,710 6,833 1.6 -1.8 -0.1 6,740 6,873 6,908 6,470 67,310 65,374 3.0

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 15,179 15,187 15,010 -0.1 1.2 -0.4 15,661 15,319 15,496 15,552 152,320 132,021 15.4

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 9,331 9,149 9,827 2.0 -6.9 6.2 9,282 9,233 10,353 9,029 92,161 91,588 0.6

 Beverages......................................... 5,992 5,904 5,960 1.5 -0.9 -1.0 5,943 5,988 6,486 5,762 58,782 58,748 0.1

 Tobacco............................................ 3,339 3,245 3,867 2.9 -16.1 19.7 3,339 3,245 3,867 3,267 33,379 32,840 1.6

 Textile mills........................................... 3,295 3,259 3,299 1.1 -1.2 -0.7 3,403 3,482 3,441 3,707 34,263 36,677 -6.6

 Textile products................................... 2,881 2,930 2,871 -1.7 2.1 1.5 3,008 3,085 3,037 2,905 28,816 28,077 2.6

 Apparel................................................ 3,416 3,358 3,385 1.7 -0.8 -1.0 3,912 3,566 3,677 4,020 34,360 34,788 -1.2

 Leather and allied products..................... 479 474 469 1.1 1.1 3.1 488 476 519 478 4,729 4,750 -0.4

 Paper products...................................... 13,430 13,103 13,351 2.5 -1.9 -1.4 13,624 13,290 13,881 13,648 138,434 133,511 3.7

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 5,889 5,782 5,847 1.9 -1.1 -0.2 5,955 5,765 6,104 5,977 59,287 58,282 1.7

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,704 3,698 3,692 0.2 0.2 -1.2 3,851 3,751 3,947 3,971 38,242 37,926 0.8

 Printing................................................. 7,327 7,304 7,329 0.3 -0.3 -0.1 7,830 7,699 7,468 8,223 73,780 76,003 -2.9

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 35,899 36,838 35,814 -2.5 2.9 5.1 37,248 38,725 39,126 29,428 331,329 252,193 31.4

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 33,055 34,154 33,258 -3.2 2.7 5.2 34,083 35,592 36,101 26,652 304,755 228,492 33.4

 Chemical products.................................. 46,092 44,981 47,076 2.5 -4.5 1.8 46,098 45,431 47,499 45,349 457,288 431,682 5.9

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 2,184 2,629 2,525 -16.9 4.1 12.4 1,533 1,884 2,013 1,372 21,276 17,941 18.6

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 11,637 10,649 12,197 9.3 -12.7 7.1 12,207 11,152 12,154 13,025 114,025 121,079 -5.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,519 2,594 2,541 -2.9 2.1 -0.8 2,464 2,657 2,712 2,394 26,103 25,403 2.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,541 17,445 17,154 0.6 1.7 1.9 17,977 17,833 18,040 16,560 172,060 160,044 7.5

p Preliminary r

 Revised NA Not available.

1

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

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

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. 2005/

2005p 2005r 2005 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2004

All manufacturing industries 2................... 399,752 391,151 396,767 2.2 -1.4 2.9 407,333 408,163 405,114 374,460 3,863,821 3,587,439 7.7

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 334,672 332,743 334,364 0.6 -0.5 3.2 340,729 346,201 341,409 317,315 3,262,763 3,008,926 8.4

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 387,945 383,141 388,543 1.3 -1.4 3.1 396,268 400,313 399,259 363,780 3,783,937 3,495,910 8.2

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 154,505 146,771 152,384 5.3 -3.7 5.1 153,917 153,005 150,750 134,742 1,457,881 1,336,512 9.1

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 215,013 207,416 211,602 3.7 -2.0 3.9 217,290 219,080 212,635 194,887 2,051,719 1,915,833 7.1

 Primary metals............................ ............ 17,195 17,247 16,637 -0.3 3.7 11.4 16,708 17,226 16,874 14,039 159,194 146,912 8.4

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,129 7,776 7,681 4.5 1.2 20.7 7,647 7,667 7,865 5,979 71,119 68,084 4.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,345 7,723 7,397 -4.9 4.4 7.5 7,280 7,774 7,399 6,419 71,159 63,516 12.0

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,721 1,748 1,559 -1.5 12.1 -7.7 1,781 1,785 1,610 1,641 16,916 15,312 10.5

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,954 25,133 24,934 -0.7 0.8 6.1 25,491 25,709 25,934 24,417 246,560 233,483 5.6

 Machinery............................................. 27,746 27,213 27,179 2.0 0.1 3.9 27,863 27,578 26,475 25,392 269,164 244,897 9.9

 Construction machinery....................... 3,110 2,854 3,396 9.0 -16.0 23.7 3,067 2,419 3,238 2,719 29,224 23,996 21.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 948 1,133 1,114 -16.3 1.7 4.8 928 1,212 1,064 781 10,412 7,758 34.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,431 2,580 2,127 -5.8 21.3 -10.2 2,854 2,593 1,577 3,531 24,073 29,323 -17.9

 Photographic equipment...................... 719 906 683 -20.6 32.7 6.6 773 938 661 713 6,870 6,619 3.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,278 3,342 3,603 -1.9 -7.2 24.2 2,940 3,519 3,661 2,558 30,736 28,469 8.0

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,968 2,922 3,101 1.6 -5.8 0.7 3,344 3,384 3,077 2,680 30,719 24,533 25.2

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 3,680 3,679 3,432 0.0 7.2 -6.4 3,493 3,365 3,806 2,779 36,821 32,936 11.8

 Material handling equipment............... 2,054 1,950 1,966 5.3 -0.8 23.0 1,902 2,357 1,758 1,523 19,099 14,880 28.4

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 30,659 30,676 31,963 -0.1 -4.0 6.6 29,618 35,080 29,154 28,060 298,892 268,982 11.1

 Computers........................................ 6,108 6,159 6,788 -0.8 -9.3 15.8 6,540 6,753 6,406 5,814 60,918 44,451 37.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,737 5,015 5,697 14.4 -12.0 1.3 5,525 5,850 4,545 4,674 52,847 47,188 12.0

 Defense communications equipment... 219 539 619 -59.4 -12.9 4.7 326 720 355 2,533 5,109 7,779 -34.3

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 5,269 5,201 5,208 1.3 -0.1 10.4 4,860 5,480 5,502 3,536 48,845 41,634 17.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 890 1,074 1,106 -17.1 -2.9 7.9 854 1,167 1,048 708 9,823 8,804 11.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,875 2,848 2,997 0.9 -5.0 6.0 2,646 2,961 2,446 2,271 26,693 25,003 6.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 6,269 6,507 6,261 -3.7 3.9 1.1 5,697 7,854 5,846 5,155 61,868 61,664 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,015 10,364 10,377 -3.4 -0.1 7.6 10,233 11,171 10,549 8,954 97,805 90,344 8.3

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,016 1,104 965 -8.0 14.4 -2.1 1,007 1,177 949 1,073 10,377 10,533 -1.5

 Household appliances.......................... 2,338 2,162 2,384 8.1 -9.3 6.8 2,313 2,335 2,573 1,866 21,639 20,149 7.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,992 3,442 3,459 -13.1 -0.5 5.4 3,097 3,759 3,452 2,890 32,080 28,038 14.4

 Transportation equipment........................ 65,080 58,408 62,403 11.4 -6.4 1.1 66,604 61,962 63,705 57,145 601,058 578,513 3.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 20,143 20,348 19,984 -1.0 1.8 2.8 21,141 20,959 21,361 19,643 196,049 198,520 -1.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 11,018 7,316 12,514 50.6 -41.5 5.4 9,883 7,315 12,475 4,344 98,674 61,711 59.9

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 7,047 2,912 2,993 142.0 -2.7 13.2 6,515 2,813 2,039 2,813 29,848 30,011 -0.5

 Ships and boats................................. 1,540 1,709 1,710 -9.9 -0.1 -18.8 1,590 1,756 1,548 2,550 17,871 18,633 -4.1

 Furniture and related products................. 7,824 7,684 7,810 1.8 -1.6 7.5 8,136 7,811 8,116 7,170 75,109 68,622 9.5

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 184,739 183,735 185,165 0.5 -0.8 1.8 190,043 189,083 192,479 179,573 1,812,102 1,671,606 8.4

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

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

2

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

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

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

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

Current Industrial Reports: M3-3(04), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1992-2004."

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. Oct.

2005p 2005r 2005 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 05/04

All manufacturing industries 1................... 604,075 594,816 589,978 1.6 0.8 1.6 593,301 585,562 584,909 529,144 12.1

 Excluding transportation 1................... 304,301 300,877 296,330 1.1 1.5 1.9 299,217 296,104 293,833 272,282 9.9

 Excluding defense 1............................. 457,445 450,709 444,422 1.5 1.4 2.4 450,941 445,232 442,148 377,929 19.3

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 604,075 594,816 589,978 1.6 0.8 1.6 593,301 585,562 584,909 529,144 12.1

 Primary metals........................................ 22,545 21,499 20,118 4.9 6.9 6.2 21,472 21,118 20,080 20,274 5.9

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 12,670 11,531 10,659 9.9 8.2 10.6 12,041 11,416 10,769 11,631 3.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,958 7,053 6,589 -1.3 7.0 4.0 6,589 6,876 6,502 5,901 11.7

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,917 2,915 2,870 0.1 1.6 -3.5 2,842 2,826 2,809 2,742 3.6

 Fabricated metal products...................... 47,970 47,273 46,299 1.5 2.1 2.1 47,213 46,931 46,572 41,862 12.8

 Machinery............................................. 83,033 82,197 81,603 1.0 0.7 1.0 81,203 80,201 80,305 73,581 10.4

 Construction machinery....................... 7,336 7,175 7,257 2.2 -1.1 7.4 6,656 6,446 6,864 4,230 57.4

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 2,459 2,485 2,315 -1.0 7.3 6.3 2,439 2,466 2,259 1,385 76.1

 Industrial machinery............................ 8,852 8,866 8,659 -0.2 2.4 -1.7 8,877 8,644 8,561 9,478 -6.3

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,236 1,200 979 3.0 22.6 1.5 1,238 1,188 984 834 48.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 6,073 6,000 5,811 1.2 3.3 11.4 5,864 5,915 5,862 4,513 29.9

 Metalworking machinery....................... 7,863 7,877 7,779 -0.2 1.3 0.7 7,693 7,655 7,647 6,194 24.2

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 30,859 30,839 31,008 0.1 -0.5 -1.2 30,108 30,328 30,856 31,070 -3.1

 Material handling equipment............... 6,956 6,831 6,847 1.8 -0.2 0.3 6,838 6,785 6,483 5,472 25.0

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 117,346 117,197 116,395 0.1 0.7 1.5 115,802 115,352 114,799 107,211 8.0

 Computers......................................... 5,874 6,243 6,001 -5.9 4.0 6.1 5,874 6,243 6,001 5,707 2.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 31,260 30,992 31,470 0.9 -1.5 0.9 30,845 30,332 30,741 29,672 4.0

 Defense communications equipment... 7,116 7,347 7,224 -3.1 1.7 2.4 7,055 7,166 6,886 5,752 22.7

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 13,011 12,887 12,922 1.0 -0.3 1.1 12,953 12,945 13,107 13,078 -1.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 4,354 4,329 4,149 0.6 4.3 2.6 4,305 4,262 4,117 3,564 20.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 35,064 34,922 34,712 0.4 0.6 0.8 34,186 34,172 33,969 32,431 5.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 20,667 20,477 19,917 0.9 2.8 1.8 20,584 20,232 19,978 17,007 21.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 18,157 18,131 17,520 0.1 3.5 3.4 18,168 17,928 17,594 15,763 15.3

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,891 1,928 1,866 -1.9 3.3 -3.2 1,882 1,917 1,901 1,790 5.1

 Household appliances.......................... 940 870 905 8.0 -3.9 27.6 949 852 916 670 41.6

 Electrical equipment............................ 10,571 10,821 10,530 -2.3 2.8 2.9 10,633 10,722 10,545 9,332 13.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 299,774 293,939 293,648 2.0 0.1 1.2 294,084 289,458 291,076 256,862 14.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 16,618 16,400 15,736 1.3 4.2 0.4 15,899 15,895 15,654 14,838 7.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 159,375 155,853 153,964 2.3 1.2 3.7 157,658 154,714 153,171 114,169 38.1

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 50,671 47,099 47,957 7.6 -1.8 -1.7 49,153 46,022 47,481 56,116 -12.4

 Ships and boats................................. 14,842 15,364 15,816 -3.4 -2.9 -2.3 14,085 14,626 15,102 16,569 -15.0

 Furniture and related products................. 8,328 7,963 7,707 4.6 3.3 7.6 8,437 7,957 7,795 7,185 17.4

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

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

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

Table 4. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. Oct.

2005p 2005r 2005 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 05/04

 All manufacturing industries .................. 466,253 463,591 463,115 0.6 0.1 -0.2 469,394 463,062 466,715 448,137 4.7

 Excluding transportation ...................... 399,288 397,618 397,392 0.4 0.1 -0.1 401,689 396,921 400,165 384,463 4.5

 Excluding defense ............................. 446,827 444,413 444,255 0.5 0.0 -0.2 449,920 443,783 447,682 429,679 4.7

 With unfilled orders ............................. 219,228 218,802 218,034 0.2 0.4 -0.5 219,827 217,924 219,966 210,530 4.4

 Durable goods industries ........................ 283,298 282,301 282,007 0.4 0.1 -0.3 284,031 281,106 284,780 271,387 4.7

 Wood products................................. ...... 10,751 10,614 10,603 1.3 0.1 -0.2 10,778 10,484 10,438 10,010 7.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 10,176 10,270 10,351 -0.9 -0.8 -0.4 9,877 10,102 10,358 9,633 2.5

 Primary metals............................ ............ 23,792 23,961 24,160 -0.7 -0.8 -0.9 23,617 23,741 24,139 21,960 7.5

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 13,370 13,526 13,813 -1.2 -2.1 -2.3 13,379 13,503 13,870 12,624 6.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,401 8,407 8,323 -0.1 1.0 1.5 8,293 8,292 8,291 7,575 9.5

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,021 2,028 2,024 -0.3 0.2 -0.8 1,945 1,946 1,978 1,761 10.4

 Fabricated metal products...................... 36,616 36,595 36,736 0.1 -0.4 -0.8 36,269 36,260 36,856 34,924 3.9

 Machinery............................................. 47,429 47,630 47,560 -0.4 0.1 0.5 47,400 47,365 47,923 43,737 8.4

 Farm machinery................................. 2,403 2,453 2,442 -2.0 0.5 -2.2 2,203 2,318 2,329 2,067 6.6

 Construction machinery........................ 4,043 4,077 4,020 -0.8 1.4 1.6 4,012 4,008 3,951 3,602 11.4

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................. 2,711 2,724 2,693 -0.5 1.2 -0.9 2,675 2,705 2,748 2,226 20.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,346 6,409 6,540 -1.0 -2.0 -1.0 6,226 6,339 6,635 6,089 2.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,441 1,436 1,388 0.3 3.5 1.6 1,477 1,482 1,382 1,266 16.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,034 3,922 4,044 2.9 -3.0 0.4 4,032 3,882 4,079 3,911 3.1

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,472 4,616 4,525 -3.1 2.0 0.0 4,579 4,702 4,690 4,379 4.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 5,971 6,028 5,958 -0.9 1.2 2.3 6,158 6,026 6,102 5,334 15.4

 Material handling equipment............... 2,823 2,769 2,723 2.0 1.7 -2.0 2,825 2,741 2,721 2,367 19.3

 Computers and electronic products ......... 45,193 44,953 44,781 0.5 0.4 -0.1 45,842 44,783 45,956 46,193 -0.8

 Computers......................................... 1,954 2,071 1,986 -5.6 4.3 4.4 1,896 2,177 2,110 1,882 0.7

 Computer storage devices................... 1,531 1,545 1,565 -0.9 -1.3 1.4 1,612 1,455 1,694 1,367 17.9

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,786 1,814 1,859 -1.5 -2.4 0.8 1,881 1,777 1,964 1,986 -5.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment..................................... 9,031 8,753 8,963 3.2 -2.3 0.2 9,215 8,688 9,165 9,850 -6.4

 Defense communications equipment... 1,044 1,013 988 3.1 2.5 -1.7 1,044 1,013 988 1,161 -10.1

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,133 1,141 1,125 -0.7 1.4 2.7 1,294 1,248 1,194 1,208 7.1

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 6,801 6,762 6,459 0.6 4.7 -3.0 6,847 6,767 6,498 7,003 -2.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,643 2,698 2,682 -2.0 0.6 0.3 2,665 2,692 2,706 2,587 3.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,419 2,468 2,525 -2.0 -2.3 -1.3 2,404 2,459 2,588 2,863 -16.0

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 9,663 9,708 9,696 -0.5 0.1 -0.1 9,694 9,593 9,872 9,640 0.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 12,881 12,833 12,680 0.4 1.2 0.0 12,737 12,540 12,666 12,210 4.3

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,529 1,528 1,516 0.1 0.8 0.5 1,520 1,510 1,561 1,500 1.3

 Household appliances.......................... 2,302 2,265 2,232 1.6 1.5 1.7 2,272 2,159 2,192 2,080 9.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 4,427 4,407 4,275 0.5 3.1 -0.2 4,371 4,276 4,243 4,038 8.2

 Batteries............................................ 623 620 613 0.5 1.1 0.7 657 657 649 668 -1.6

 Transportation equipment...................... 66,965 65,973 65,723 1.5 0.4 -0.8 67,705 66,141 66,550 63,674 6.3

 Automobiles....................................... 2,147 1,928 2,314 11.4 -16.7 5.0 2,143 2,007 2,436 2,176 -1.5

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 3,359 3,214 3,180 4.5 1.1 5.0 3,444 3,320 3,362 2,739 25.7

 Heavy duty trucks .............................. 1,297 1,287 1,290 0.8 -0.2 -1.2 1,316 1,318 1,319 1,185 11.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,788 17,647 17,696 0.8 -0.3 -0.6 17,774 17,518 17,613 17,489 1.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 22,474 22,237 21,843 1.1 1.8 -2.2 22,976 22,271 22,215 22,001 4.4

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 11,812 11,534 11,299 2.4 2.1 -2.4 11,902 11,602 11,390 10,603 12.3

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,711 2,779 2,723 -2.4 2.1 4.3 2,660 2,767 2,696 2,560 3.9

 Furniture and related products................. 8,706 8,763 8,708 -0.7 0.6 0.3 8,742 8,811 8,817 8,605 1.6

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 20,789 20,709 20,705 0.4 0.0 0.6 21,064 20,879 21,077 20,441 3.0

 Nondurable goods industries................... 182,955 181,290 181,108 0.9 0.1 -0.2 185,363 181,956 181,935 176,750 4.9

 Food products........................................ 32,924 32,711 32,733 0.7 -0.1 0.0 35,179 33,202 32,839 34,105 3.1

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 3,424 3,356 3,298 2.0 1.8 1.1 3,734 3,259 3,023 3,299 13.2

 Dairy products.................................... 4,080 4,107 4,112 -0.7 -0.1 -0.4 4,037 4,092 4,176 4,002 0.9

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 6,059 6,049 6,121 0.2 -1.2 0.4 6,237 6,123 6,099 6,247 -0.2

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 15,254 14,695 14,815 3.8 -0.8 -0.5 15,783 15,010 14,480 15,281 3.3

 Beverages......................................... 10,587 10,025 10,104 5.6 -0.8 -0.2 10,983 10,280 9,894 10,319 6.4

 Tobacco............................................ 4,667 4,670 4,711 -0.1 -0.9 -1.3 4,800 4,730 4,586 4,962 -3.3

 Textile mills........................................... 4,269 4,242 4,214 0.6 0.7 1.7 4,212 4,188 4,243 4,443 -5.2

 Textile products...................................... 3,736 3,681 3,680 1.5 0.0 0.3 3,689 3,664 3,713 3,628 1.7

 Apparel................................................. 6,292 6,242 6,196 0.8 0.7 1.2 6,248 6,437 6,382 5,764 8.4

 Leather and allied products..................... 892 888 871 0.5 2.0 0.3 889 893 881 810 9.8

 Paper products....................................... 14,131 14,148 14,254 -0.1 -0.7 -1.2 14,012 14,080 14,222 13,888 0.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,139 6,158 6,208 -0.3 -0.8 -2.2 6,034 6,090 6,185 5,847 3.2

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,926 3,948 4,011 -0.6 -1.6 -1.5 3,909 3,967 4,004 4,099 -4.6

 Printing.................................................. 6,521 6,597 6,566 -1.2 0.5 -1.1 6,844 6,987 6,936 7,011 -2.4

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 25,488 24,681 24,361 3.3 1.3 0.9 26,115 25,208 24,919 21,311 22.5

 Petroleum refineries............................. 23,101 22,275 21,979 3.7 1.3 1.1 23,847 22,840 22,457 19,211 24.1

 Chemical products.................................. 53,941 54,010 53,746 -0.1 0.5 -0.9 53,283 53,407 54,029 52,356 1.8

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,611 2,494 2,465 4.7 1.2 -0.3 2,425 2,181 2,112 2,075 16.9

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 17,769 18,070 18,004 -1.7 0.4 -0.6 17,806 18,151 18,536 19,328 -7.9

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,845 2,841 2,864 0.1 -0.8 -0.6 2,756 2,767 2,873 2,618 5.3

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 19,507 19,395 19,672 0.6 -1.4 0.6 19,109 18,880 19,291 18,153 5.3

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

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

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

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

 Topical Series 1

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted2

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. 2005/

2005p 2005r 2005 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2004

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 397,619 393,566 395,009 1.0 -0.4 2.1 406,755 415,502 407,157 382,653 3,884,670 3,626,770 7.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 42,788 42,381 41,470 1.0 2.2 1.6 44,596 45,232 44,979 41,223 420,214 396,422 6.0

 Information technology......................... 28,899 28,107 28,720 2.8 -2.1 2.8 27,936 32,617 27,294 26,400 277,058 253,052 9.5

 Computers and related products .......... 8,438 7,940 8,417 6.3 -5.7 4.0 8,464 9,422 7,781 8,017 81,168 64,620 25.6

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 42,796 43,345 42,502 -1.3 2.0 2.7 46,311 47,312 45,462 44,961 420,806 429,189 -2.0

 Capital goods...................................... 75,188 72,528 74,368 3.7 -2.5 3.8 73,700 79,452 72,620 67,723 721,133 659,456 9.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 67,340 64,484 66,437 4.4 -2.9 3.7 66,038 70,850 64,870 59,933 643,622 580,307 10.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 62,688 61,559 61,924 1.8 -0.6 2.3 61,899 67,872 60,795 57,362 609,370 552,538 10.3

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 7,848 8,044 7,931 -2.4 1.4 4.7 7,662 8,602 7,750 7,790 77,511 79,149 -2.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 155,641 155,690 155,943 0.0 -0.2 2.1 162,552 163,392 162,431 152,989 1,518,748 1,414,717 7.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 39,069 39,752 38,742 -1.7 2.6 0.4 41,650 43,528 40,213 40,166 385,526 379,653 1.5

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 116,572 115,938 117,201 0.5 -1.1 2.7 120,902 119,864 122,218 112,823 1,133,222 1,035,064 9.5

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 399,752 391,151 396,767 2.2 -1.4 2.9 407,333 408,163 405,114 374,460 3,863,821 3,587,439 7.7

 Construction materials and supplies...... 43,349 43,419 42,626 -0.2 1.9 4.6 44,765 45,704 45,637 41,582 424,597 400,888 5.9

 Information technology......................... 29,203 29,458 30,416 -0.9 -3.1 6.8 28,695 33,741 27,309 27,719 285,045 260,240 9.5

 Computers and related products .......... 8,069 8,182 8,760 -1.4 -6.6 13.5 8,095 9,664 8,124 7,494 80,625 64,045 25.9

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 43,014 44,009 42,559 -2.3 3.4 2.0 46,315 47,553 45,379 44,167 421,435 429,711 -1.9

 Capital goods...................................... 82,164 74,009 80,621 11.0 -8.2 3.3 80,708 78,821 75,976 69,082 762,039 677,528 12.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 71,808 67,293 73,722 6.7 -8.7 4.0 70,889 72,383 71,078 59,050 693,848 595,650 16.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 63,744 62,889 64,054 1.4 -1.8 3.9 63,789 67,978 61,335 57,482 623,069 562,561 10.8

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 10,356 6,716 6,899 54.2 -2.7 -3.6 9,819 6,438 4,898 10,032 68,191 81,878 -16.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 156,074 155,643 156,445 0.3 -0.5 2.4 162,941 163,178 162,839 153,008 1,518,870 1,415,582 7.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 39,502 39,705 39,244 -0.5 1.2 1.6 42,039 43,314 40,621 40,185 385,648 380,518 1.3

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 116,572 115,938 117,201 0.5 -1.1 2.7 120,902 119,864 122,218 112,823 1,133,222 1,035,064 9.5

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 604,075 594,816 589,978 1.6 0.8 1.6 593,301 585,562 584,909 529,144 (X) (X) 12.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 39,144 38,583 37,545 1.5 2.8 3.2 38,483 38,314 37,842 34,066 (X) (X) 13.0

 Information technology......................... 110,326 110,022 108,671 0.3 1.2 1.6 108,791 108,032 106,908 98,938 (X) (X) 10.0

 Computers and related products .......... 5,874 6,243 6,001 -5.9 4.0 6.1 5,874 6,243 6,001 5,707 (X) (X) 2.9

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 16,618 16,400 15,736 1.3 4.2 0.4 15,899 15,895 15,654 14,838 (X) (X) 7.2

 Capital goods...................................... 446,938 439,962 438,481 1.6 0.3 1.4 439,350 432,342 432,973 385,600 (X) (X) 13.9

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................311,932 307,464 304,655 1.5 0.9 2.4 308,190 303,339 301,806 247,973 (X) (X) 24.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 172,950 171,894 170,564 0.6 0.8 1.3 170,650 168,760 168,654 155,181 (X) (X) 10.0

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 135,006 132,498 133,826 1.9 -1.0 -0.8 131,160 129,003 131,167 137,627 (X) (X) -4.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 14,354 13,921 13,968 3.1 -0.3 3.7 14,179 13,790 14,004 13,308 (X) (X) 6.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 14,354 13,921 13,968 3.1 -0.3 3.7 14,179 13,790 14,004 13,308 (X) (X) 6.5 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 466,253 463,591 463,115 0.6 0.1 -0.2 469,394 463,062 466,715 448,137 (X) (X) 4.7

 Construction materials and supplies...... 53,434 53,212 53,589 0.4 -0.7 -0.4 52,727 52,551 53,739 50,440 (X) (X) 4.5

 Information technology......................... 37,004 37,020 37,193 0.0 -0.5 0.3 37,470 36,896 38,069 38,128 (X) (X) -1.7

 Computers and related products .......... 5,271 5,430 5,410 -2.9 0.4 2.3 5,389 5,409 5,768 5,235 (X) (X) 2.9

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,591 24,076 24,480 2.1 -1.7 0.5 24,677 24,163 24,730 23,589 (X) (X) 4.6

 Capital goods...................................... 128,133 128,070 127,137 0.0 0.7 0.2 128,929 127,610 128,895 122,543 (X) (X) 5.2

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................112,551 112,714 112,078 -0.1 0.6 0.5 113,389 112,221 113,754 107,380 (X) (X) 5.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 94,307 94,553 94,322 -0.3 0.2 0.4 94,708 93,966 95,685 89,859 (X) (X) 5.4

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 15,582 15,356 15,059 1.5 2.0 -1.3 15,540 15,389 15,141 15,163 (X) (X) 2.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 142,418 140,647 140,716 1.3 0.0 0.3 146,183 142,514 142,354 139,486 (X) (X) 4.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 31,495 31,065 31,361 1.4 -0.9 1.2 31,884 31,370 31,991 30,785 (X) (X) 3.6

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 110,923 109,582 109,355 1.2 0.2 0.0 114,299 111,144 110,363 108,701 (X) (X) 5.1

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable.

1

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

2

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

3

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

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

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

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

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

and supplies.

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS

UNFILLED ORDERS

TOTAL INVENTORIES
 7

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. Oct.

2005p 2005r 2005 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 05/04

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 157,848 157,319 157,319 0.2 0.1 0.2 158,703 157,285 157,317 153,064 3.7

 Durable goods industries........................ 95,444 95,566 95,405 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 95,928 95,729 95,850 93,067 3.1

 Wood products................................... 4,277 4,261 4,207 0.4 1.3 0.3 4,613 4,412 4,164 4,169 10.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 3,631 3,635 3,674 -0.1 -1.1 0.9 3,652 3,667 3,709 3,618 0.9

 Primary metals.................................... 8,981 9,205 9,306 -2.4 -1.1 0.0 9,095 9,330 9,360 8,584 6.0

 Fabricated metal products.................. 13,393 13,432 13,549 -0.3 -0.9 -2.2 13,251 13,430 13,650 12,760 3.8

 Machinery.......................................... 16,680 16,621 16,479 0.4 0.9 0.1 16,744 16,520 16,589 15,414 8.6

 Computers and electronic products ...... 15,422 15,576 15,355 -1.0 1.4 2.2 15,441 15,573 15,449 16,136 -4.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,125 5,185 5,083 -1.2 2.0 -0.1 5,072 5,103 5,049 4,843 4.7

 Transportation equipment.................. 16,865 16,579 16,642 1.7 -0.4 -0.6 16,942 16,582 16,661 16,523 2.5

 Furniture and related products............ 3,837 3,850 3,835 -0.3 0.4 -2.0 3,830 3,861 3,852 3,925 -2.4

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,233 7,222 7,275 0.2 -0.7 0.3 7,288 7,251 7,367 7,095 2.7

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 62,404 61,931 61,914 0.8 0.0 0.7 62,775 61,556 61,467 59,997 4.6

 Food products................................... 10,833 10,693 10,624 1.3 0.6 -0.2 11,322 10,381 10,279 10,815 4.7

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,010 4,977 5,014 0.7 -0.7 0.4 4,946 4,954 4,844 5,154 -4.0

 Textiles.............................................. 1,317 1,331 1,324 -1.1 0.5 3.0 1,291 1,321 1,323 1,252 3.1

 Textile products.................................. 1,432 1,416 1,400 1.1 1.1 -0.4 1,414 1,429 1,418 1,332 6.2

 Apparel............................................. 1,334 1,335 1,335 -0.1 0.0 -0.7 1,325 1,334 1,325 1,345 -1.5

 Leather and allied products................... 270 263 252 2.7 4.4 1.6 270 263 256 263 2.7

 Paper products................................... 6,128 6,162 6,223 -0.6 -1.0 -0.7 6,149 6,209 6,184 6,253 -1.7

 Printing ............................................ 2,873 2,888 2,925 -0.5 -1.3 -1.6 2,979 3,018 2,981 3,065 -2.8

 Petroleum and coal products............... 8,205 7,853 7,927 4.5 -0.9 7.2 8,371 7,868 8,063 6,503 28.7

 Chemical products............................. 17,367 17,413 17,423 -0.3 -0.1 -0.5 17,199 17,284 17,372 17,089 0.6

 Plastics and rubber products............... 7,635 7,600 7,467 0.5 1.8 0.6 7,509 7,495 7,422 6,926 8.4

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 128,816 127,254 126,584 1.2 0.5 -0.6 131,137 127,747 128,065 125,876 4.2

 Durable goods industries ........................ 100,201 99,316 98,740 0.9 0.6 -0.8 101,280 99,358 100,059 96,166 5.3

 Wood products................................... 1,780 1,810 1,871 -1.7 -3.3 -0.3 1,785 1,809 1,870 1,940 -8.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,148 1,178 1,166 -2.5 1.0 -0.2 1,089 1,152 1,170 1,122 -2.9

 Primary metals.................................... 7,367 7,456 7,458 -1.2 0.0 -1.1 7,282 7,359 7,466 6,942 4.9

 Fabricated metal products.................. 10,797 10,712 10,532 0.8 1.7 0.9 10,835 10,686 10,591 9,783 10.8

 Machinery.......................................... 14,250 14,210 14,386 0.3 -1.2 0.2 14,385 14,293 14,773 13,652 5.4

 Computers and electronic products ...... 19,935 19,399 19,435 2.8 -0.2 -1.7 20,370 19,344 20,109 20,166 1.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 2,678 2,678 2,675 0.0 0.1 0.1 2,633 2,620 2,692 2,512 4.8

 Transportation equipment.................. 37,360 37,073 36,332 0.8 2.0 -1.7 37,984 37,293 36,457 35,310 7.6

 Furniture and related products............ 1,541 1,535 1,540 0.4 -0.3 1.2 1,539 1,539 1,547 1,456 5.7

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,345 3,265 3,345 2.5 -2.4 2.0 3,378 3,263 3,384 3,283 2.9

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 28,615 27,938 27,844 2.4 0.3 0.1 29,857 28,389 28,006 29,710 0.5

 Food products................................... 2,941 2,572 2,748 14.3 -6.4 4.8 3,498 2,541 2,547 3,382 3.4

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,450 4,004 4,068 11.1 -1.6 -3.3 4,849 4,220 3,794 4,380 10.7

 Textiles.............................................. 1,207 1,167 1,174 3.4 -0.6 2.3 1,205 1,163 1,181 1,238 -2.7

 Textile products.................................. 570 563 553 1.2 1.8 -1.4 568 562 560 578 -1.7

 Apparel............................................. 1,093 1,074 1,043 1.8 3.0 2.7 1,088 1,076 1,062 1,045 4.1

 Leather and allied products................... 120 117 122 2.6 -4.1 0.8 117 114 122 119 -1.7

 Paper products................................... 1,395 1,393 1,386 0.1 0.5 0.9 1,363 1,396 1,411 1,335 2.1

 Printing ............................................ 1,772 1,831 1,769 -3.2 3.5 -2.5 1,951 1,986 1,963 2,064 -5.5

 Petroleum and coal products............... 2,889 2,979 2,865 -3.0 4.0 4.3 3,009 3,047 2,930 3,406 -11.7

 Chemical products............................. 10,016 10,117 9,982 -1.0 1.4 -0.9 10,067 10,219 10,335 10,148 -0.8

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,162 2,121 2,134 1.9 -0.6 -0.1 2,142 2,065 2,101 2,015 6.3

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 179,589 178,840 179,212 0.4 -0.2 -0.3 179,554 178,030 181,333 169,197 6.1

 Durable goods industries ........................ 87,653 87,419 87,862 0.3 -0.5 0.2 86,823 86,019 88,871 82,154 5.7

 Wood products................................... 4,694 4,543 4,525 3.3 0.4 -0.5 4,380 4,263 4,404 3,901 12.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,397 5,457 5,511 -1.1 -1.0 -1.2 5,136 5,283 5,479 4,893 5.0

 Primary metals.................................... 7,444 7,300 7,396 2.0 -1.3 -1.9 7,240 7,052 7,313 6,434 12.5

 Fabricated metal products.................. 12,426 12,451 12,655 -0.2 -1.6 -0.7 12,183 12,144 12,615 12,381 -1.6

 Machinery.......................................... 16,499 16,799 16,695 -1.8 0.6 1.1 16,271 16,552 16,561 14,671 10.9

 Computers and electronic products ...... 9,836 9,978 9,991 -1.4 -0.1 -0.4 10,031 9,866 10,398 9,891 1.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,078 4,970 4,922 2.2 1.0 0.0 5,032 4,817 4,925 4,855 3.6

 Transportation equipment.................. 12,740 12,321 12,749 3.4 -3.4 1.5 12,779 12,266 13,432 11,841 7.9

 Furniture and related products............ 3,328 3,378 3,333 -1.5 1.4 2.6 3,373 3,411 3,418 3,224 4.6

 Miscellaneous products........................ 10,211 10,222 10,085 -0.1 1.4 0.4 10,398 10,365 10,326 10,063 3.3

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 91,936 91,421 91,350 0.6 0.1 -0.8 92,731 92,011 92,462 87,043 6.5

 Food products................................... 19,150 19,446 19,361 -1.5 0.4 -0.6 20,359 20,280 20,013 19,908 2.3

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,794 5,714 5,733 1.4 -0.3 0.8 5,988 5,836 5,842 5,747 4.2

 Textiles.............................................. 1,745 1,744 1,716 0.1 1.6 0.4 1,716 1,704 1,739 1,953 -12.1

 Textile products.................................. 1,734 1,702 1,727 1.9 -1.4 1.3 1,707 1,673 1,735 1,718 -0.6

 Apparel............................................. 3,865 3,833 3,818 0.8 0.4 1.5 3,835 4,027 3,995 3,374 13.7

 Leather and allied products................... 502 508 497 -1.2 2.2 -0.4 502 516 503 428 17.3

 Paper products................................... 6,608 6,593 6,645 0.2 -0.8 -2.1 6,500 6,475 6,627 6,300 3.2

 Printing ............................................ 1,876 1,878 1,872 -0.1 0.3 1.1 1,914 1,983 1,992 1,882 1.7

 Petroleum and coal products............... 14,394 13,849 13,569 3.9 2.1 -3.1 14,735 14,293 13,926 11,402 29.2

 Chemical products............................. 26,558 26,480 26,341 0.3 0.5 -1.1 26,017 25,904 26,322 25,119 3.6

 Plastics and rubber products............... 9,710 9,674 10,071 0.4 -3.9 0.8 9,458 9,320 9,768 9,212 2.7

p

 Preliminary r Revised

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Oct Sep Aug Jul Oct Sep Aug Jul

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

 All manufacturing industries2

...... 1.17 1.18 1.17 1.20 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

................... 1.33 1.35 1.34 1.38 4.16 4.19 4.12 4.18

 Wood products................................ 1.15 1.17 1.20 1.19 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.09 1.12 1.14 1.16 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.47 1.51 1.56 1.63 1.40 1.36 1.30 1.27

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.51 1.51 1.53 1.58 2.04 2.02 1.99 2.00

 Machinery....................................... 1.76 1.79 1.80 1.84 3.40 3.38 3.41 3.48

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.20 1.21 1.19 1.22 4.31 4.42 4.31 4.38

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.29 1.32 1.29 1.33 1.93 1.98 1.90 1.89

 Transportation equipment................. 1.13 1.14 1.12 1.16 8.24 8.53 8.10 8.38

 Furniture and related products........... 1.17 1.18 1.20 1.17 1.25 1.20 1.19 1.08

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.66 1.66 1.67 1.65 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 0.99 0.99 0.98 1.00 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.63 1.61 1.51 1.61 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.30 1.30 1.28 1.25 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.30 1.26 1.28 1.30 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.84 1.86 1.83 1.79 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.86 1.87 1.86 1.91 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.05 1.08 1.07 1.07 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing.......................................... 0.89 0.90 0.90 0.90 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.71 0.67 0.68 0.71 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.17 1.20 1.14 1.17 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.11 1.11 1.15 1.16 (X) (X) (X) (X)

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable

1

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Oct2 Oct2 Oct2 Oct2

Industry 2004- 2004- 2004- 2004-

Oct1 Sep Oct1 Sep Oct1 Sep Oct1 Sep

2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005

 All manufacturing industries.......... (X) 0.4 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

Durable goods industries...................... 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Primary metals.................................... 0.0 0.6 0.5 1.5 0.6 0.7 -0.5 0.3

 Fabricated metal products................... -0.3 0.5 -0.2 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.3

 Machinery.......................................... -0.1 0.7 -0.1 1.4 -0.1 0.4 0.1 0.2

 Computers and electronic products ..... 0.5 0.6 1.2 1.1 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.0 -0.1 0.6 0.0 0.2

 Transportation equipment................... -0.1 0.4 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.5 (X) 0.9 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.7 (X) 1.0 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.4

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

 Food products................................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Textiles............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

 Textile products................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 1.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.0

 Paper products................................... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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-in-process, and finished goods). The M3 includes 

approximately 4,000 reporting units. Units may be divisions of diversified large companies, large homogenous 

companies, or 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-tomonth changes of the total operations of those companies in the monthly survey effectively represent the month-tomonth movements of all establishments that make up the category. The current coverage levels in the survey show 

that reported data in the monthly survey represent approximately 60 percent of the shipments estimates at the total 

manufacturing level. Data published represent manufacturing in a calendar month. The data collection is based on a 

voluntary survey authorized by Title 13 of the United States Code. 

The data presented in this release are based on data obtained from a panel of 4,000 reporting units and provide an 

indication of the activity within the manufacturing sector. The results differ from what would be obtained from a 

complete enumeration of all manufacturing companies. In addition, a different panel of 4,000 companies would 

yield different results. The M3 panel is comprised of companies with $500 million or more in shipments and a 

limited number of smaller companies. From a statistical perspective, the panel is not a probability sample; therefore, 

the sampling errors that are normally provided with sample surveys cannot be measured. Nonsampling errors are 

attributable to many sources. The use of company or divisional reports to estimate the monthly change for 

establishments is one source of nonsampling error. The use of primarily large companies to represent the month-tomonth movement of all companies is another potential source. 

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

2006 Release Dates for M3 Survey

Survey Month Advance 8:30 A.M. Preliminary 10:00 A.M. 

Nov 2005 January 4, 2006 

Dec 2005 January 26, 2006 February 3, 2006 

Jan 2006 February 24, 2006 March 6, 2006 

Feb 2006 March 24, 2006 March 31, 2006 

Mar 2006 April 26, 2006 May 3, 2006 

Apr 2006 May 24, 2006 June 2, 2006 

May 2006 June 23, 2006 July 5, 2006 

Jun 2006 July 27, 2006 August 3, 2006 

Jul 2006 August 24, 2006 August 31, 2006 

Aug 2006 September 27, 2006 October 4, 2006 

Sep 2006 October 26, 2006 November 2, 2006

Oct 2006 November 28, 2006 December 5, 2006

Nov 2006 December 22, 2006