FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (09)-12 

CB10-19 

 Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

December 2009 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in December, up 

eight of the last nine months, increased $3.7 billion or 

1.0 percent to $370.4 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 1.0 percent November 

increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 

1.2 percent. 

 Shipments, up six of the last seven months, increased 

$7.0 billion or 1.9 percent to $383.1 billion. This 

followed a 1.6 percent November increase. 

 Unfilled orders, down fifteen consecutive months, decreased $7.4 billion or 1.0 percent to $716.7 billion. 

This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly 

decreases since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis in 1992. This followed a 0.7 percent 

November decrease. The unfilled orders-to-shipments 

ratio was 5.46, down from 5.65 in November. 

 Inventories, down following two consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $0.3 billion or 0.1 percent to $495.0 

billion. This followed a 0.2 percent November increase. 

The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.29, down from 

1.32 in November. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

December, up following two consecutive monthly 

decreases, increased $1.6 billion or 1.0 percent to $169.0 

billion, revised from the previously published 0.3 

percent increase. This followed a 0.4 percent November 

decrease. 

 Machinery, up three of the last four months, had the 

largest increase, $1.5 billion or 6.6 percent to $24.3 

billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $2.1 billion or 1.0 percent to $201.4 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in 

December, up four consecutive months, increased $5.0 

billion or 2.8 percent to $181.7 billion, revised from the 

previously published 2.9 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.8 percent November increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up three of the last four 

months, had the largest increase, $1.8 billion or 4.2 

percent to $45.8 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

eight of the last nine months, increased $2.1 billion or 

1.0 percent to $201.4 billion. This followed a 2.2 

percent November increase. This increase was led by 

petroleum and coal products, which increased $1.2 

billion or 2.8 percent to $44.7 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

December, down fifteen consecutive months, decreased 

$7.4 billion or 1.0 percent to $716.7 billion, revised from 

the previously published 1.2 percent decrease. This was 

the longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases 

since the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 

1992 and followed a 0.7 percent November decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down fourteen of the last 

fifteen months, had the largest decrease, $7.8 billion or 

1.9 percent to $409.7 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

December, down twelve consecutive months, decreased 

$0.5 billion or 0.2 percent to $302.8 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published decrease. This followed a 

0.2 percent November decrease. 

 

 Fabricated metal products, down fourteen of the last 

fifteen months, had the largest decrease, $0.3 billion or 

0.8 percent to $36.7 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

three consecutive months, increased $0.2 billion or 0.1 percent to $192.2 billion. This followed a 0.8 percent 

November increase. Petroleum and coal products drove 

the increase, up $1.2 billion or 4.0 percent to $31.2 

billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, December materials and 

supplies decreased 0.1 percent in durable goods and 

increased 1.8 percent in nondurable goods. Work in 

process increased 0.1 percent in durable goods and 0.8 

percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 

0.5 percent in durable goods and 1.4 percent in 

nondurable goods. 

Figures in text are adjusted for seasonality but not for inflation. Figures on new and unfilled orders exclude data for semiconductor 

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

The advance report on durable goods for January is scheduled for release on February 25, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the full report on March 4, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page for survey description, benchmark notice, and 2010 release schedule.
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

 All manufacturing industries.................. 383,087 376,048 370,294 1.9 1.6 0.9 379,241 366,265 383,460 368,574 4,375,927 5,183,142 -15.6

 Excluding transportation................... 337,286 332,083 326,525 1.6 1.7 1.6 330,898 322,609 338,174 321,145 3,847,482 4,564,021 -15.7

 Excluding defense.............................. 369,873 362,284 356,120 2.1 1.7 1.1 364,618 352,127 369,350 355,866 4,213,494 5,042,959 -16.4

 With unfilled orders............................ 131,252 128,189 126,753 2.4 1.1 -0.5 133,950 123,829 129,007 137,481 1,513,926 1,789,538 -15.4

 Durable goods industries......................... 181,735 176,772 175,345 2.8 0.8 0.2 183,293 170,821 181,561 189,369 2,096,118 2,493,610 -15.9

 Wood products....................................... 7,617 7,589 7,596 0.4 -0.1 0.0 6,866 7,119 7,987 6,808 89,783 96,766 -7.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 7,436 7,414 7,255 0.3 2.2 -2.9 6,440 7,098 7,969 6,903 89,982 109,048 -17.5

 Primary metals....................................... 16,242 15,207 14,557 6.8 4.5 5.1 14,121 13,972 15,349 13,783 164,785 255,463 -35.5

 Iron and steel mills............................ 6,635 6,313 5,955 5.1 6.0 6.3 5,899 5,777 6,358 6,467 67,321 130,009 -48.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,270 7,614 7,353 8.6 3.5 4.8 7,076 7,046 7,717 5,953 82,752 103,804 -20.3

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,337 1,280 1,249 4.5 2.5 0.9 1,146 1,149 1,274 1,363 14,712 21,650 -32.0

 Fabricated metal products....................... 24,121 24,125 24,073 0.0 0.2 0.8 22,331 22,912 25,236 23,805 288,325 330,603 -12.8

 Machinery............................................. 23,890 22,726 22,121 5.1 2.7 -2.5 23,961 20,918 22,261 28,217 277,127 347,077 -20.2

 Farm machinery................................. 2,107 2,125 2,142 -0.8 -0.8 -4.2 1,752 1,642 2,003 2,125 27,433 28,983 -5.3

 Construction machinery..................... 1,453 1,468 1,431 -1.0 2.6 3.2 1,452 1,360 1,529 2,259 17,785 28,868 -38.4

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,281 1,269 1,284 0.9 -1.2 -0.8 1,487 1,262 1,368 1,987 16,584 19,451 -14.7

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,257 2,303 1,898 -2.0 21.3 -9.4 2,674 1,993 1,996 2,977 26,508 34,536 -23.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 581 561 554 3.6 1.3 -4.0 664 597 600 529 6,707 6,508 3.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,270 3,241 3,239 0.9 0.1 0.9 3,237 2,976 3,100 3,388 39,921 46,732 -14.6

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,652 1,675 1,570 -1.4 6.7 -1.3 1,699 1,588 1,661 2,201 19,825 28,681 -30.9

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,840 2,759 2,878 39.2 -4.1 -6.9 3,669 2,697 2,910 4,700 36,141 46,255 -21.9

 Material handling equipment............... 1,690 1,692 1,652 -0.1 2.4 5.8 1,677 1,597 1,653 2,153 19,283 29,401 -34.4

 Computers and electronic products .......... 30,873 30,163 30,481 2.4 -1.0 6.4 34,676 29,894 31,378 34,695 349,064 379,713 -8.1

 Computers........................................ 2,705 2,604 2,443 3.9 6.6 0.7 3,109 2,520 2,832 2,777 30,545 35,312 -13.5

 Computer storage devices.................... 574 673 747 -14.7 -9.9 27.3 1,024 537 517 1,230 7,046 8,002 -11.9

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,330 1,315 1,291 1.1 1.9 -0.3 2,073 1,275 1,121 2,132 15,569 16,333 -4.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 4,220 4,313 4,408 -2.2 -2.2 4.0 5,308 4,498 3,917 6,101 50,337 60,325 -16.6

 Defense communications equipment.... 660 725 790 -9.0 -8.2 9.7 620 762 788 636 8,951 8,227 8.8

 Audio and video equipment.................. 568 593 587 -4.2 1.0 9.1 753 822 807 699 6,504 7,671 -15.2

 Semiconductors................................. 5,359 4,078 4,445 31.4 -8.3 25.1 4,226 3,897 6,021 3,957 47,487 57,959 -18.1

 Electronic components......................... 3,488 3,410 3,420 2.3 -0.3 3.4 3,964 3,330 3,380 3,889 40,234 46,402 -13.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 821 872 867 -5.8 0.6 3.6 876 856 819 1,007 10,289 11,592 -11.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,864 3,000 2,912 -4.5 3.0 -1.4 3,032 3,159 2,887 2,891 33,822 32,823 3.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 7,893 8,180 8,151 -3.5 0.4 4.8 9,268 7,748 7,785 8,816 92,974 88,613 4.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,628 8,574 8,356 0.6 2.6 1.4 8,479 8,318 8,666 9,074 101,671 124,977 -18.6

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,033 1,039 1,017 -0.6 2.2 2.5 1,075 1,015 1,048 1,008 11,882 12,214 -2.7

 Household appliances........................ 1,644 1,694 1,579 -3.0 7.3 0.2 1,679 1,671 1,628 1,693 20,041 22,538 -11.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,744 2,632 2,547 4.3 3.3 0.5 2,642 2,412 2,462 3,124 31,338 41,622 -24.7

 Batteries........................................... 750 754 829 -0.5 -9.0 10.2 816 895 1,002 786 9,000 9,877 -8.9

 Transportation equipment....................... 45,801 43,965 43,769 4.2 0.4 -3.9 48,343 43,656 45,286 47,429 528,445 619,121 -14.6

 Automobiles..................................... 5,343 4,978 4,797 7.3 3.8 4.5 5,018 4,871 5,395 5,211 55,460 81,646 -32.1

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 4,523 4,361 4,270 3.7 2.1 -4.5 4,757 4,325 4,847 6,545 59,371 99,123 -40.1

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,396 1,283 1,159 8.8 10.7 -0.3 1,369 1,239 1,258 1,313 13,704 16,604 -17.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 14,148 13,917 13,653 1.7 1.9 -1.3 12,623 13,606 14,953 12,052 161,338 189,652 -14.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 8,598 7,440 7,647 15.6 -2.7 -11.1 11,153 7,460 6,607 10,022 94,006 96,589 -2.7

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 5,781 5,731 5,603 0.9 2.3 -14.2 6,891 5,783 5,575 5,756 67,585 55,778 21.2

 Ships and boats................................. 1,809 1,866 1,921 -3.1 -2.9 0.3 1,830 1,920 1,999 2,023 23,135 27,209 -15.0

 Furniture and related products................. 5,046 5,018 5,005 0.6 0.3 0.2 4,934 4,848 5,142 5,422 61,583 76,114 -19.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,081 11,991 12,132 0.8 -1.2 1.2 13,142 12,086 12,287 13,233 145,353 154,728 -6.1

 Nondurable goods industries................... 201,352 199,276 194,949 1.0 2.2 1.6 195,948 195,444 201,899 179,205 2,279,809 2,689,532 -15.2

 Food products....................................... 50,827 50,584 50,194 0.5 0.8 1.2 51,142 51,738 52,892 49,862 599,418 610,813 -1.9

 Grain and oilseed milling...................... 5,971 5,737 5,762 4.1 -0.4 -1.1 5,968 5,976 6,322 5,786 70,349 71,993 -2.3

 Dairy products.................................. 6,283 6,130 6,017 2.5 1.9 2.8 6,503 6,350 6,167 6,640 72,706 86,088 -15.5

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 14,890 14,763 14,494 0.9 1.9 2.7 14,630 14,836 15,053 14,141 173,773 182,565 -4.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 11,199 10,980 11,178 2.0 -1.8 0.3 10,970 11,160 11,316 11,324 134,124 137,825 -2.7

 Beverages......................................... 7,600 7,597 7,539 0.0 0.8 1.0 7,371 7,777 7,677 7,538 91,007 93,611 -2.8

 Tobacco............................................ 3,599 3,383 3,639 6.4 -7.0 -1.1 3,599 3,383 3,639 3,786 43,117 44,214 -2.5

 Textile mills........................................... 2,320 2,368 2,291 -2.0 3.4 -0.7 2,105 2,325 2,468 2,085 27,236 33,554 -18.8

 Textile products................................... 1,809 1,770 1,734 2.2 2.1 -0.8 1,591 1,723 1,821 1,648 21,385 26,780 -20.1

 Apparel................................................ 2,135 2,146 2,152 -0.5 -0.3 4.3 1,977 2,412 2,462 2,199 25,875 31,167 -17.0

 Leather and allied products...................... 405 405 404 0.0 0.2 -2.2 385 379 421 409 4,977 5,694 -12.6

 Paper products...................................... 12,958 12,834 12,815 1.0 0.1 0.4 12,725 12,652 13,109 13,175 154,678 172,032 -10.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,293 6,208 6,179 1.4 0.5 1.1 6,190 6,003 6,339 6,359 74,036 82,800 -10.6

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,336 3,321 3,352 0.5 -0.9 -0.8 3,199 3,275 3,483 3,466 41,175 48,242 -14.6

 Printing................................................. 7,146 7,132 7,087 0.2 0.6 -1.3 7,260 7,394 7,723 7,787 88,068 97,582 -9.7

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 44,674 43,437 40,454 2.8 7.4 6.4 42,263 41,049 41,452 27,066 431,153 673,973 -36.0

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 42,097 40,663 37,802 3.5 7.6 7.3 40,125 38,552 38,475 24,829 397,556 639,069 -37.8

 Chemical products.................................. 52,150 51,951 51,275 0.4 1.3 -0.3 51,270 49,753 52,074 49,032 609,739 689,345 -11.5

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals...................... 3,302 3,301 2,636 0.0 25.2 -7.8 2,750 2,408 1,991 2,279 35,946 41,747 -13.9

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 14,038 13,707 13,984 2.4 -2.0 0.1 14,523 13,632 14,815 15,089 170,917 174,194 -1.9

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,408 2,494 2,501 -3.4 -0.3 -2.7 2,007 2,177 2,539 1,874 30,039 32,458 -7.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,729 15,669 15,365 0.4 2.0 0.4 14,260 14,859 16,161 14,618 183,156 210,767 -13.1

NA Not Available 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.

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

All manufacturing industries 2................... 370,366 366,688 363,047 1.0 1.0 0.8 378,270 354,363 372,093 366,003 4,245,926 5,152,120 -17.6

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 332,403 328,516 321,648 1.2 2.1 0.7 326,861 316,907 330,857 308,786 3,771,736 4,501,959 -16.2

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 359,159 355,778 351,260 1.0 1.3 1.4 361,127 344,175 360,704 343,911 4,097,734 5,000,690 -18.1

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 123,890 122,907 123,951 0.8 -0.8 -0.2 137,205 115,824 123,661 138,867 1,431,412 1,816,475 -21.2

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 169,014 167,412 168,098 1.0 -0.4 -0.1 182,322 158,919 170,194 186,798 1,966,117 2,462,588 -20.2

 Primary metals............................ ............ 16,435 15,189 14,809 8.2 2.6 5.7 14,467 13,797 15,022 12,151 161,490 246,527 -34.5

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 6,690 6,382 6,044 4.8 5.6 6.0 5,921 5,560 5,960 5,112 65,546 122,907 -46.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,321 7,544 7,566 10.3 -0.3 7.2 7,304 7,077 7,858 5,841 81,891 102,155 -19.8

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,424 1,263 1,199 12.7 5.3 -3.8 1,242 1,160 1,204 1,198 14,053 21,465 -34.5

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,100 24,440 23,916 -1.4 2.2 0.7 22,456 22,651 24,605 22,704 279,468 327,919 -14.8

 Machinery............................................. 24,283 22,784 22,076 6.6 3.2 -8.1 23,570 20,575 22,502 23,205 265,891 354,601 -25.0

 Construction machinery....................... 1,427 1,218 1,258 17.2 -3.2 -28.4 1,485 1,085 1,298 1,357 13,154 30,324 -56.6

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,307 1,219 1,096 7.2 11.2 -7.7 1,458 1,252 1,266 1,632 14,196 21,901 -35.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,395 2,516 1,825 -4.8 37.9 -8.5 2,488 2,156 2,212 1,830 22,961 34,046 -32.6

 Photographic equipment...................... 573 566 539 1.2 5.0 -4.1 593 566 570 499 6,584 6,799 -3.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,732 3,581 3,603 4.2 -0.6 -10.6 3,264 3,007 3,329 2,329 44,215 49,383 -10.5

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,790 1,559 1,586 14.8 -1.7 -0.4 1,722 1,426 1,713 1,784 18,594 28,817 -35.5

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 3,424 2,864 3,092 19.6 -7.4 -14.4 3,568 2,858 3,029 4,539 35,259 47,444 -25.7

 Material handling equipment............... 1,525 1,553 1,580 -1.8 -1.7 3.1 1,618 1,517 1,486 1,898 17,871 28,566 -37.4

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 25,342 25,697 25,369 -1.4 1.3 0.4 31,447 24,671 24,520 31,513 299,300 324,566 -7.8

 Computers........................................ 2,904 2,884 2,485 0.7 16.1 -5.9 3,308 2,800 2,874 2,730 31,162 35,685 -12.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,432 4,350 4,240 1.9 2.6 -4.1 5,465 3,890 3,987 5,708 50,955 59,960 -15.0

 Defense communications equipment... 437 534 707 -18.2 -24.5 -5.5 643 462 604 1,045 8,590 8,929 -3.8

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 3,701 3,797 3,510 -2.5 8.2 -1.3 4,025 3,600 3,345 3,659 41,112 46,226 -11.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 763 817 847 -6.6 -3.5 38.9 785 812 788 1,002 9,135 13,725 -33.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,315 2,149 2,676 7.7 -19.7 5.9 3,195 2,250 2,504 3,400 32,297 32,555 -0.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 7,927 8,185 7,859 -3.2 4.1 -0.9 9,753 7,733 7,469 9,348 91,624 89,026 2.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,466 8,801 8,503 -3.8 3.5 3.2 7,908 8,375 8,795 8,391 99,540 123,512 -19.4

 Electric lighting equipment................... 956 1,125 1,094 -15.0 2.8 -1.9 937 1,018 1,075 922 11,732 11,878 -1.2

 Household appliances.......................... 1,655 1,700 1,560 -2.6 9.0 -2.4 1,581 1,668 1,620 1,567 20,100 22,299 -9.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,733 2,702 2,514 1.1 7.5 4.0 2,291 2,486 2,490 2,577 29,599 41,190 -28.1

 Transportation equipment........................ 37,963 38,172 41,399 -0.5 -7.8 1.3 51,409 37,456 41,236 57,217 474,190 650,161 -27.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 14,085 13,724 13,915 2.6 -1.4 1.4 12,814 13,461 15,217 11,804 159,661 186,736 -14.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 2,883 4,373 7,333 -34.1 -40.4 47.8 12,774 4,767 4,623 13,561 60,148 124,084 -51.5

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 5,764 4,810 5,293 19.8 -9.1 -6.5 8,121 4,521 5,141 7,954 64,399 60,703 6.1

 Ships and boats................................. 993 1,214 1,223 -18.2 -0.7 -26.5 1,629 1,101 1,184 5,771 16,799 30,150 -44.3

 Furniture and related products................. 5,087 5,085 4,962 0.0 2.5 -0.1 4,413 4,841 5,190 4,656 61,206 75,137 -18.5

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 201,352 199,276 194,949 1.0 2.2 1.6 195,948 195,444 201,899 179,205 2,279,809 2,689,532 -15.2

NA Not Available 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. Further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations are contained in our most recent annual benchmark publication,

Current Industrial Reports: M3-3(07), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 2004-2007."

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. Dec.

2009p 2009r 2009 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 09/08

All manufacturing industries 2................... 716,692 724,054 729,336 -1.0 -0.7 -0.4 716,239 712,984 720,989 798,753 -10.3

 Excluding transportation 2................... 306,964 306,488 305,977 0.2 0.2 -0.1 302,659 302,470 304,275 330,918 -8.5

 Excluding defense 2............................. 568,366 573,721 576,149 -0.9 -0.4 -0.1 567,924 567,189 571,244 636,197 -10.7

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 716,692 724,054 729,336 -1.0 -0.7 -0.4 716,239 712,984 720,989 798,753 -10.3

 Primary metals........................................ 15,444 15,251 15,269 1.3 -0.1 1.7 15,032 14,686 14,861 18,327 -18.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,040 7,985 7,916 0.7 0.9 1.1 7,573 7,551 7,768 9,348 -19.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 5,292 5,241 5,311 1.0 -1.3 4.2 5,367 5,139 5,108 6,228 -13.8

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,112 2,025 2,042 4.3 -0.8 -2.4 2,092 1,996 1,985 2,751 -24.0

 Fabricated metal products...................... 49,056 49,077 48,762 0.0 0.6 -0.3 47,878 47,753 48,014 56,735 -15.6

 Machinery............................................. 87,852 87,459 87,401 0.4 0.1 -0.1 86,675 87,066 87,409 97,911 -11.5

 Construction machinery....................... 8,052 8,078 8,328 -0.3 -3.0 -2.0 7,901 7,868 8,143 12,532 -37.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 4,865 4,839 4,889 0.5 -1.0 -3.7 4,893 4,922 4,932 7,281 -32.8

 Industrial machinery............................ 11,288 11,150 10,937 1.2 1.9 -0.7 10,874 11,060 10,897 14,421 -24.6

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,752 1,760 1,755 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 1,674 1,745 1,776 1,797 -6.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 20,812 20,350 20,010 2.3 1.7 1.9 20,443 20,416 20,385 16,149 26.6

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,740 6,602 6,718 2.1 -1.7 0.2 6,584 6,561 6,723 7,815 -15.8

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 13,729 14,145 14,040 -2.9 0.7 1.5 13,835 13,936 13,775 14,717 -6.0

 Material handling equipment............... 7,660 7,825 7,964 -2.1 -1.7 -0.9 7,659 7,718 7,798 9,071 -15.6

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 122,623 122,795 123,183 -0.1 -0.3 -0.5 122,302 121,305 122,631 124,579 -1.8

 Computers......................................... 4,707 4,508 4,228 4.4 6.6 1.0 4,707 4,508 4,228 4,090 15.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 29,347 29,135 29,098 0.7 0.1 -0.6 28,980 28,823 29,431 28,362 2.2

 Defense communications equipment... 8,034 8,257 8,448 -2.7 -2.3 -1.0 8,031 8,008 8,308 8,392 -4.3

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 11,145 10,932 10,545 1.9 3.7 0.9 10,958 10,897 10,627 10,080 8.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 7,657 7,715 7,770 -0.8 -0.7 -0.3 7,580 7,671 7,715 8,734 -13.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 35,402 35,951 36,802 -1.5 -2.3 -0.6 35,408 35,245 36,154 36,933 -4.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 26,331 26,297 26,292 0.1 0.0 -1.1 26,638 26,153 26,168 27,988 -4.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 20,221 20,383 20,156 -0.8 1.1 0.7 19,468 20,039 19,982 21,599 -9.9

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,041 2,118 2,032 -3.6 4.2 3.9 1,870 2,008 2,005 2,020 -7.4

 Household appliances.......................... 496 485 479 2.3 1.3 -3.8 392 490 493 333 17.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 12,881 12,892 12,822 -0.1 0.5 -0.3 12,558 12,909 12,835 14,297 -12.2

 Transportation equipment........................ 409,728 417,566 423,359 -1.9 -1.4 -0.6 413,580 410,514 416,714 467,835 -11.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 13,969 14,032 14,225 -0.4 -1.4 1.9 13,972 13,781 13,926 15,649 -10.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 270,463 276,178 279,245 -2.1 -1.1 -0.1 274,252 272,631 275,324 308,110 -11.0

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 45,333 45,350 46,271 0.0 -2.0 -0.7 45,041 43,811 45,073 48,227 -6.6

 Ships and boats................................. 16,783 17,599 18,251 -4.6 -3.6 -3.7 16,608 16,809 17,628 22,944 -27.6

 Furniture and related products................. 5,874 5,833 5,766 0.7 1.2 -0.7 5,410 5,931 5,938 5,787 -6.5

NA Not Available p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. Dec.

2009p 2009r 2009 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 09/08

 All manufacturing industries..................... 495,004 495,268 494,397 -0.1 0.2 0.4 482,064 496,716 497,429 528,015 -8.7

 Excluding transportation...................... 405,280 405,320 404,142 0.0 0.3 0.3 396,216 405,787 406,615 436,498 -9.2

 Excluding defense............................. 468,724 468,856 467,937 0.0 0.2 0.3 456,119 470,357 470,852 503,167 -9.4

 With unfilled orders............................. 244,485 244,858 245,161 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 238,073 246,487 246,005 268,393 -11.3

 Durable goods industries........................ 302,806 303,298 304,023 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 294,963 305,076 304,872 333,753 -11.6

 Wood products........................................ 9,278 9,256 9,304 0.2 -0.5 -1.5 9,262 9,266 9,429 10,289 -10.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 10,621 10,691 10,905 -0.7 -2.0 -1.0 10,400 10,368 10,591 11,686 -11.0

 Primary metals......................................... 25,815 25,536 25,365 1.1 0.7 -0.6 25,743 25,681 25,641 31,904 -19.3

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 14,183 14,033 13,990 1.1 0.3 -0.4 14,201 14,227 14,319 18,781 -24.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,502 9,356 9,204 1.6 1.7 -0.2 9,401 9,298 9,169 10,388 -9.5

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 2,130 2,147 2,171 -0.8 -1.1 -3.1 2,141 2,156 2,153 2,735 -21.7

 Fabricated metal products......................... 36,665 36,977 36,880 -0.8 0.3 -0.4 36,160 36,640 36,668 43,413 -16.7

 Machinery.............................................. 47,638 47,795 48,015 -0.3 -0.5 -0.9 46,343 48,101 47,706 53,470 -13.3

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,694 2,713 2,798 -0.7 -3.0 -3.0 2,698 2,608 2,533 3,512 -23.2

 Construction machinery........................ 4,934 4,934 4,944 0.0 -0.2 -1.1 4,798 4,934 4,920 5,507 -12.9

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 4,467 4,481 4,488 -0.3 -0.2 -1.8 4,270 4,437 4,421 4,543 -6.0

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,099 6,041 6,086 1.0 -0.7 -0.9 5,903 6,131 5,979 6,590 -10.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,457 1,478 1,495 -1.4 -1.1 3.0 1,389 1,522 1,492 1,345 3.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,641 3,722 3,681 -2.2 1.1 -1.7 3,403 3,738 3,679 4,379 -22.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,205 4,202 4,277 0.1 -1.8 -1.6 4,098 4,214 4,326 5,173 -20.8

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 5,062 5,122 5,088 -1.2 0.7 -0.3 4,862 5,355 5,229 5,838 -16.7

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,675 2,674 2,693 0.0 -0.7 -2.0 2,631 2,692 2,713 3,290 -20.0

 Computers and electronic products 2

......... 43,193 42,885 42,944 0.7 -0.1 -0.8 42,400 43,723 43,516 46,646 -9.1

 Computers......................................... 1,114 1,137 1,115 -2.0 2.0 2.5 1,105 1,179 1,090 1,265 -12.6

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,217 1,144 1,158 6.4 -1.2 -2.6 1,147 1,201 1,191 1,451 -21.0

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,848 1,828 1,840 1.1 -0.7 -1.2 1,726 1,889 1,882 2,153 -19.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 7,103 6,769 6,830 4.9 -0.9 -2.2 7,062 7,048 6,893 8,347 -15.4

 Defense communications equipment...... 2,272 2,303 2,313 -1.3 -0.4 -1.5 2,272 2,303 2,313 1,798 26.4

 Audio and video equipment.................. 391 510 617 -23.3 -17.3 -15.9 396 580 707 860 -54.0

 Semiconductors2

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

 Electronic components.......................... 6,198 6,077 5,980 2.0 1.6 -0.8 6,024 6,192 6,089 6,275 -4.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 4,956 4,948 4,845 0.2 2.1 0.8 4,855 4,926 4,945 4,865 -0.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,693 3,579 3,594 3.2 -0.4 2.0 3,638 3,574 3,636 3,550 2.5

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,057 10,230 10,295 -1.7 -0.6 -1.0 9,870 10,438 10,398 10,688 -7.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 12,077 12,143 12,203 -0.5 -0.5 -1.4 11,709 12,043 12,124 14,248 -17.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,431 1,430 1,438 0.1 -0.6 -1.5 1,367 1,403 1,400 1,623 -15.8

 Household appliances.......................... 1,970 1,908 1,928 3.2 -1.0 -2.2 1,748 1,860 1,969 1,763 -0.9

 Electrical equipment............................. 3,875 3,836 3,834 1.0 0.1 -1.0 3,950 3,850 3,794 5,124 -22.9

 Batteries............................................ 629 638 649 -1.4 -1.7 -7.8 575 607 644 710 -19.0

 Transportation equipment......................... 89,724 89,948 90,255 -0.2 -0.3 0.8 85,848 90,929 90,814 91,517 -6.2

 Automobiles....................................... 1,960 1,886 1,804 3.9 4.5 2.9 1,759 1,893 1,769 2,233 -21.2

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 1,631 1,596 1,570 2.2 1.7 -3.1 1,477 1,687 1,647 1,923 -23.2

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,612 1,529 1,469 5.4 4.1 3.9 1,545 1,547 1,531 1,527 1.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 13,288 13,247 13,230 0.3 0.1 -1.2 13,014 13,289 13,217 14,904 -12.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 45,223 45,233 45,470 0.0 -0.5 1.0 42,727 46,103 45,759 45,580 -6.3

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 15,370 15,620 15,889 -1.6 -1.7 3.0 15,086 15,530 16,006 14,373 5.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,645 2,677 2,656 -1.2 0.8 4.1 2,635 2,694 2,637 2,719 -3.1

 Furniture and related products................. 6,059 6,108 6,147 -0.8 -0.6 -1.0 5,927 6,142 6,120 7,396 -19.9

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 21,736 21,959 22,005 -1.0 -0.2 -0.7 21,171 22,183 22,263 23,184 -8.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 192,198 191,970 190,374 0.1 0.8 1.5 187,101 191,640 192,557 194,262 -3.7

 Food products........................................ 36,162 35,865 35,346 0.8 1.5 1.7 35,988 37,129 37,468 36,442 -1.2

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,764 4,626 4,463 3.0 3.7 7.3 4,835 4,773 4,798 4,628 4.5

 Dairy products.................................... 4,400 4,340 4,275 1.4 1.5 0.9 4,079 4,158 4,245 4,128 -1.2

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 7,142 7,134 6,978 0.1 2.2 3.4 6,988 7,311 7,129 7,218 -3.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,570 15,500 15,531 0.5 -0.2 0.6 15,470 15,751 16,081 15,174 2.0

 Beverages......................................... 11,472 11,428 11,500 0.4 -0.6 0.5 11,273 11,609 12,006 11,211 0.6

 Tobacco............................................ 4,098 4,072 4,031 0.6 1.0 0.6 4,197 4,142 4,075 3,963 5.9

 Textile mills............................................ 2,883 2,955 3,009 -2.4 -1.8 0.8 2,889 2,975 3,008 3,622 -20.2

 Textile products...................................... 2,671 2,677 2,679 -0.2 -0.1 -0.4 2,609 2,667 2,704 3,114 -16.2

 Apparel................................................. 3,464 3,507 3,564 -1.2 -1.6 -2.4 3,314 3,344 3,582 4,082 -18.8

 Leather and allied products...................... 956 951 956 0.5 -0.5 -3.5 930 934 938 1,035 -10.1

 Paper products....................................... 13,445 13,528 13,544 -0.6 -0.1 -1.3 13,385 13,574 13,450 14,830 -9.7

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 5,755 5,850 5,909 -1.6 -1.0 -1.9 5,785 5,881 5,804 6,422 -9.9

 Paperboard containers......................... 3,632 3,709 3,705 -2.1 0.1 -1.1 3,635 3,664 3,640 4,235 -14.2

 Printing.................................................. 5,561 5,588 5,564 -0.5 0.4 0.2 5,286 5,662 5,811 6,586 -19.7

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 31,218 30,025 28,488 4.0 5.4 9.4 28,463 28,544 28,419 23,568 20.8

 Petroleum refineries............................. 29,084 27,919 26,402 4.2 5.7 10.2 26,418 26,484 26,354 20,945 26.1

 Chemical products..................................... 61,914 62,690 62,888 -1.2 -0.3 0.1 60,538 62,351 62,343 64,958 -6.8

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,158 3,171 3,124 -0.4 1.5 -1.2 3,350 3,235 2,956 3,563 -6.0

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 23,035 23,702 24,156 -2.8 -1.9 0.2 22,003 23,591 24,085 23,889 -7.9

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,877 2,879 2,896 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1 2,718 2,758 2,805 2,903 -6.4

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 18,354 18,684 18,805 -1.8 -0.6 -0.3 18,229 18,709 18,753 20,851 -12.6

NA Not Available 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 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.
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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 Percent

Industry Change6

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 383,087 376,048 370,294 1.9 1.6 0.9 379,241 366,265 383,460 368,574 4,375,927 5,183,142 -15.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 37,590 37,812 37,724 -0.6 0.2 -0.4 33,877 35,647 39,949 35,458 455,373 520,076 -12.4

 Information technology......................... 25,064 25,691 25,554 -2.4 0.5 3.2 29,417 25,589 25,103 29,841 297,460 320,586 -7.2

 Computers and related products .......... 4,609 4,592 4,481 0.4 2.5 4.0 6,206 4,332 4,470 6,139 53,160 59,647 -10.9

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 25,410 24,539 23,879 3.5 2.8 -0.7 23,767 24,041 26,453 25,121 289,873 387,025 -25.1

 Capital goods...................................... 69,849 68,155 67,780 2.5 0.6 -1.5 76,775 66,194 66,737 79,519 812,831 907,439 -10.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 59,510 57,427 56,817 3.6 1.1 -1.2 65,958 55,019 55,867 70,538 687,531 800,133 -14.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 54,682 53,547 52,693 2.1 1.6 0.5 59,137 51,018 52,459 64,587 636,692 748,842 -15.0

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 10,339 10,728 10,963 -3.6 -2.1 -3.2 10,817 11,175 10,870 8,981 125,300 107,306 16.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 155,535 152,835 149,527 1.8 2.2 2.3 154,046 151,879 156,118 141,698 1,748,114 2,120,604 -17.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 21,999 21,665 21,263 1.5 1.9 0.6 22,472 21,673 22,896 25,189 263,234 354,114 -25.7

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 133,536 131,170 128,264 1.8 2.3 2.6 131,574 130,206 133,222 116,509 1,484,880 1,766,490 -15.9

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 370,366 366,688 363,047 1.0 1.0 0.8 378,270 354,363 372,093 366,003 4,245,926 5,152,120 -17.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 38,093 38,682 38,056 -1.5 1.6 -1.1 33,864 35,836 39,896 33,322 453,299 519,892 -12.8

 Information technology......................... 24,586 24,986 24,904 -1.6 0.3 1.1 30,298 23,945 24,353 30,892 293,881 323,407 -9.1

 Computers and related products .......... 4,808 4,872 4,523 -1.3 7.7 0.0 6,405 4,612 4,512 6,092 53,777 60,020 -10.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 25,347 24,346 24,141 4.1 0.8 0.8 23,958 23,896 26,717 24,873 288,196 384,109 -25.0

 Capital goods...................................... 62,474 62,093 64,128 0.6 -3.2 -1.5 80,051 58,901 61,758 85,789 742,334 945,917 -21.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 54,219 53,808 55,458 0.8 -3.0 2.0 66,973 51,198 53,477 68,092 629,686 829,588 -24.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 54,780 53,579 51,920 2.2 3.2 -1.8 58,634 50,017 52,168 58,742 615,252 753,240 -18.3

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 8,255 8,285 8,670 -0.4 -4.4 -19.2 13,078 7,703 8,281 17,697 112,648 116,329 -3.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 155,797 153,145 149,574 1.7 2.4 2.3 154,030 152,186 156,211 141,434 1,748,161 2,119,437 -17.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 22,261 21,975 21,310 1.3 3.1 0.5 22,456 21,980 22,989 24,925 263,281 352,947 -25.4

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 133,536 131,170 128,264 1.8 2.3 2.6 131,574 130,206 133,222 116,509 1,484,880 1,766,490 -15.9

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 716,692 724,054 729,336 -1.0 -0.7 -0.4 716,239 712,984 720,989 798,753 (X) (X) -10.3

 Construction materials and supplies...... 49,370 48,867 47,997 1.0 1.8 0.7 48,310 48,323 48,134 50,384 (X) (X) -4.1

 Information technology......................... 118,033 118,511 119,216 -0.4 -0.6 -0.5 117,666 116,785 118,429 121,245 (X) (X) -3.0

 Computers and related products .......... 4,707 4,508 4,228 4.4 6.6 1.0 4,707 4,508 4,228 4,090 (X) (X) 15.1

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 13,969 14,032 14,225 -0.4 -1.4 1.9 13,972 13,781 13,926 15,649 (X) (X) -10.7

 Capital goods...................................... 541,192 548,567 554,629 -1.3 -1.1 -0.7 543,438 540,162 547,455 613,935 (X) (X) -11.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3

..................408,471 413,762 417,381 -1.3 -0.9 -0.3 410,425 409,410 413,231 468,270 (X) (X) -12.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 173,997 173,899 173,867 0.1 0.0 -0.4 171,742 172,245 173,246 193,182 (X) (X) -11.1

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 132,721 134,805 137,248 -1.5 -1.8 -1.6 133,013 130,752 134,224 145,665 (X) (X) -8.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 8,284 8,022 7,712 3.3 4.0 0.6 8,044 8,060 7,753 7,997 (X) (X) 0.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 8,284 8,022 7,712 3.3 4.0 0.6 8,044 8,060 7,753 7,997 (X) (X) 0.6

 All manufacturing industries .................. 495,004 495,268 494,397 -0.1 0.2 0.4 482,064 496,716 497,429 528,015 (X) (X) -8.7

 Construction materials and supplies...... 50,643 51,050 51,161 -0.8 -0.2 -0.6 49,708 50,468 50,864 58,638 (X) (X) -15.2

 Information technology......................... 38,633 38,617 38,822 0.0 -0.5 -0.8 37,870 39,348 39,243 41,777 (X) (X) -9.4

 Computers and related products .......... 4,179 4,109 4,113 1.7 -0.1 -0.7 3,978 4,269 4,163 4,869 (X) (X) -18.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 18,491 18,258 18,073 1.3 1.0 -0.6 17,795 18,416 18,164 20,587 (X) (X) -13.6

 Capital goods...................................... 151,640 152,505 152,813 -0.6 -0.2 0.2 147,057 154,406 153,171 161,853 (X) (X) -9.1

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................131,768 132,266 132,496 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 127,236 134,130 132,854 142,419 (X) (X) -10.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 96,023 96,137 96,475 -0.1 -0.4 -0.9 93,660 97,276 96,743 106,416 (X) (X) -12.0

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 19,872 20,239 20,317 -1.8 -0.4 2.6 19,821 20,276 20,317 19,434 (X) (X) 2.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 145,098 144,195 142,805 0.6 1.0 1.8 139,924 144,356 145,650 143,554 (X) (X) -2.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 23,216 23,166 23,288 0.2 -0.5 -1.7 22,308 23,426 23,567 26,970 (X) (X) -17.3

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 121,882 121,029 119,517 0.7 1.3 2.5 117,616 120,930 122,083 116,584 (X) (X) 0.9

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

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

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

2

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

3

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

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

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

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

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

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. Dec.

2009p 2009r 2009 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 09/08

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 167,171 166,146 165,709 0.6 0.3 -0.2 165,925 166,122 166,558 182,664 -9.2

 Durable goods industries........................ 99,920 100,059 101,161 -0.1 -1.1 -1.2 99,645 100,860 101,748 115,442 -13.7

 Wood products................................... 3,612 3,614 3,642 -0.1 -0.8 -2.9 3,808 3,805 3,879 4,505 -15.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,360 4,324 4,445 0.8 -2.7 -2.6 4,341 4,287 4,445 4,602 -5.7

 Primary metals.................................... 10,670 10,872 11,089 -1.9 -2.0 -0.9 10,889 11,051 11,290 14,786 -26.4

 Fabricated metal products.................. 13,402 13,394 13,528 0.1 -1.0 -1.7 13,636 13,360 13,552 16,826 -19.0

 Machinery.......................................... 18,677 18,907 18,955 -1.2 -0.3 -1.7 18,291 18,980 18,976 20,683 -11.6

 Computers and electronic products...... 12,921 13,164 13,668 -1.8 -3.7 -0.8 12,898 13,403 13,820 15,217 -15.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 4,577 4,581 4,585 -0.1 -0.1 -0.8 4,566 4,538 4,518 5,789 -21.1

 Transportation equipment.................. 21,401 20,881 20,905 2.5 -0.1 -0.7 21,064 21,102 20,930 21,908 -3.9

 Furniture and related products............ 3,062 3,020 3,029 1.4 -0.3 0.1 3,037 3,020 2,999 3,613 -15.9

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,238 7,302 7,315 -0.9 -0.2 -0.3 7,115 7,314 7,339 7,513 -5.3

 Nondurable goods industries................. 67,251 66,087 64,548 1.8 2.4 1.4 66,280 65,262 64,810 67,222 -1.4

 Food products................................... 13,949 13,471 13,245 3.5 1.7 3.2 13,991 13,658 13,790 13,484 3.8

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,565 4,558 4,524 0.2 0.8 3.0 4,710 4,598 4,543 4,555 3.4

 Textiles.............................................. 916 923 942 -0.8 -2.0 -0.2 925 921 938 1,111 -16.7

 Textile products.................................. 1,024 1,029 1,038 -0.5 -0.9 0.2 1,012 1,027 1,052 1,220 -17.0

 Apparel............................................. 901 909 919 -0.9 -1.1 -0.3 909 881 900 1,037 -12.3

 Leather and allied products................ 361 356 365 1.4 -2.5 -3.4 358 348 364 355 0.8

 Paper products................................... 6,587 6,603 6,654 -0.2 -0.8 -2.2 6,628 6,651 6,652 7,164 -7.5

 Printing ............................................ 2,539 2,554 2,503 -0.6 2.0 1.6 2,476 2,560 2,521 3,195 -22.5

 Petroleum and coal products............... 9,527 8,920 8,160 6.8 9.3 8.2 8,667 8,135 7,975 7,054 22.9

 Chemical products............................. 19,315 19,125 18,631 1.0 2.7 -0.9 18,996 18,859 18,500 19,657 -3.4

 Plastics and rubber products............... 7,567 7,639 7,567 -0.9 1.0 0.6 7,608 7,624 7,575 8,390 -9.3

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 160,553 160,146 159,036 0.3 0.7 1.0 155,052 161,961 161,042 161,259 -3.8

 Durable goods industries........................ 121,795 121,704 120,971 0.1 0.6 0.6 117,417 122,937 121,901 125,734 -6.6

 Wood products................................... 1,712 1,660 1,694 3.1 -2.0 0.0 1,688 1,666 1,702 1,792 -5.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,288 1,321 1,348 -2.5 -2.0 -0.1 1,209 1,234 1,284 1,331 -9.2

 Primary metals.................................... 7,585 7,429 7,293 2.1 1.9 -4.1 7,274 7,512 7,386 8,794 -17.3

 Fabricated metal products.................. 11,543 11,833 11,566 -2.5 2.3 1.4 11,274 11,811 11,565 13,031 -13.5

 Machinery.......................................... 13,578 13,387 13,514 1.4 -0.9 0.0 12,955 13,700 13,611 14,984 -13.5

 Computers and electronic products...... 21,542 20,956 20,451 2.8 2.5 -0.7 21,040 21,360 20,726 21,282 -1.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 2,371 2,487 2,495 -4.7 -0.3 -0.8 2,290 2,497 2,494 2,916 -21.5

 Transportation equipment.................. 57,929 58,435 58,492 -0.9 -0.1 1.7 55,603 58,933 58,968 57,125 -2.7

 Furniture and related products............ 1,055 1,085 1,075 -2.8 0.9 -2.3 1,047 1,085 1,064 1,220 -14.2

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,192 3,111 3,043 2.6 2.2 0.0 3,037 3,139 3,101 3,259 -6.8

 Nondurable goods industries................. 38,758 38,442 38,065 0.8 1.0 2.4 37,635 39,024 39,141 35,525 5.9

 Food products................................... 2,395 2,385 2,299 0.4 3.7 6.1 2,643 2,897 2,931 2,482 6.5

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,537 4,502 4,531 0.8 -0.6 1.1 4,800 4,822 4,879 4,500 6.7

 Textiles.............................................. 662 675 668 -1.9 1.0 0.1 647 685 674 805 -19.6

 Textile products.................................. 344 337 331 2.1 1.8 -3.2 326 340 336 372 -12.4

 Apparel............................................. 518 527 528 -1.7 -0.2 -1.3 490 519 529 588 -16.7

 Leather and allied products................ 90 86 85 4.7 1.2 -1.2 87 83 82 104 -16.3

 Paper products................................... 1,249 1,259 1,247 -0.8 1.0 1.1 1,249 1,248 1,223 1,425 -12.4

 Printing ............................................ 1,386 1,419 1,441 -2.3 -1.5 0.1 1,273 1,493 1,609 1,586 -19.7

 Petroleum and coal products............... 9,886 9,418 8,919 5.0 5.6 5.4 9,064 9,038 8,968 6,002 51.0

 Chemical products............................. 15,507 15,611 15,755 -0.7 -0.9 1.8 14,914 15,681 15,659 15,332 -2.7

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,184 2,223 2,261 -1.8 -1.7 -0.7 2,142 2,218 2,251 2,329 -8.0

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 167,280 168,976 169,652 -1.0 -0.4 0.3 161,087 168,633 169,829 184,092 -12.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 81,091 81,535 81,891 -0.5 -0.4 -0.6 77,901 81,279 81,223 92,577 -15.9

 Wood products................................... 3,954 3,982 3,968 -0.7 0.4 -0.8 3,766 3,795 3,848 3,992 -5.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,973 5,046 5,112 -1.4 -1.3 0.2 4,850 4,847 4,862 5,753 -15.7

 Primary metals.................................... 7,560 7,235 6,983 4.5 3.6 3.9 7,580 7,118 6,965 8,324 -8.9

 Fabricated metal products.................. 11,720 11,750 11,786 -0.3 -0.3 -0.6 11,250 11,469 11,551 13,556 -17.0

 Machinery.......................................... 15,383 15,501 15,546 -0.8 -0.3 -0.7 15,097 15,421 15,119 17,803 -15.2

 Computers and electronic products...... 8,730 8,765 8,825 -0.4 -0.7 -1.1 8,462 8,960 8,970 10,147 -16.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,129 5,075 5,123 1.1 -0.9 -2.2 4,853 5,008 5,112 5,543 -12.4

 Transportation equipment.................. 10,394 10,632 10,858 -2.2 -2.1 -1.5 9,181 10,894 10,916 12,484 -26.5

 Furniture and related products............ 1,942 2,003 2,043 -3.0 -2.0 -2.0 1,843 2,037 2,057 2,563 -28.1

 Miscellaneous products........................ 11,306 11,546 11,647 -2.1 -0.9 -1.1 11,019 11,730 11,823 12,412 -11.2

 Nondurable goods industries................. 86,189 87,441 87,761 -1.4 -0.4 1.2 83,186 87,354 88,606 91,515 -9.1

 Food products................................... 19,818 20,009 19,802 -1.0 1.0 0.2 19,354 20,574 20,747 20,476 -5.5

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 6,468 6,440 6,476 0.4 -0.6 -1.5 5,960 6,331 6,659 6,119 -2.6

 Textiles.............................................. 1,305 1,357 1,399 -3.8 -3.0 1.9 1,317 1,369 1,396 1,706 -22.8

 Textile products.................................. 1,303 1,311 1,310 -0.6 0.1 -0.2 1,271 1,300 1,316 1,522 -16.5

 Apparel............................................. 2,045 2,071 2,117 -1.3 -2.2 -3.5 1,915 1,944 2,153 2,457 -22.1

 Leather and allied products................ 505 509 506 -0.8 0.6 -4.0 485 503 492 576 -15.8

 Paper products................................... 5,609 5,666 5,643 -1.0 0.4 -0.8 5,508 5,675 5,575 6,241 -11.7

 Printing ............................................ 1,636 1,615 1,620 1.3 -0.3 -1.9 1,537 1,609 1,681 1,805 -14.8

 Petroleum and coal products............... 11,805 11,687 11,409 1.0 2.4 13.7 10,732 11,371 11,476 10,512 2.1

 Chemical products............................. 27,092 27,954 28,502 -3.1 -1.9 -0.1 26,628 27,811 28,184 29,969 -11.1

 Plastics and rubber products............... 8,603 8,822 8,977 -2.5 -1.7 -1.0 8,479 8,867 8,927 10,132 -16.3

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

1

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

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

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

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group3

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Dec Nov Oct Sep Dec Nov Oct Sep

2009p 2009r 2009 2009 2009p 2009r 2009 2009

All manufacturing industries2

............................ 1.29 1.32 1.34 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.67 1.72 1.73 1.74 5.46 5.65 5.75 5.75

 Wood products.............................................. 1.22 1.22 1.22 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.43 1.44 1.50 1.47 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.59 1.68 1.74 1.84 0.95 1.00 1.05 1.08

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.52 1.53 1.53 1.55 2.11 2.11 2.10 2.12

 Machinery..................................................... 1.99 2.10 2.17 2.14 4.14 4.36 4.49 4.39

 Computers and electronic products 2

................ 1.40 1.42 1.41 1.51 5.41 5.31 5.36 5.56

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.40 1.42 1.46 1.50 2.57 2.61 2.68 2.67

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.96 2.05 2.06 1.97 11.86 12.52 12.62 12.05

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.20 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.36 1.36 1.34 1.35

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.80 1.83 1.81 1.85 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.95 0.96 0.98 0.98 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.71 0.71 0.70 0.70 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.39 1.41 1.39 1.39 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.24 1.25 1.31 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.54 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.62 1.63 1.66 1.77 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.36 2.35 2.37 2.40 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.08 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.78 0.78 0.79 0.77 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.70 0.69 0.70 0.68 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.19 1.21 1.23 1.22 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.17 1.19 1.22 1.23 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

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

1

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Dec2 Dec2 Dec2 Dec2

Industry 2008- 2008- 2008- 2008-

Dec1 Nov Dec1 Nov Dec1 Nov Dec1 Nov

2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009

All manufacturing industries.................. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.2

Durable goods industries....................... -0.1 0.5 0.7 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

 Primary metals.................................... 0.1 1.0 0.1 2.0 0.0 0.8 -0.1 0.4

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.1 0.6 -0.5 1.2 -0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4

 Machinery.......................................... -0.2 0.8 0.6 2.6 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.4

 Computers and electronic products..... -0.2 0.8 1.6 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.1 0.6 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.5

 Transportation equipment.................... -0.1 0.5 1.5 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.8 (X) 1.6 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.4

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

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

 Food products................................... (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

 Textiles............................................. (X) 1.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 1.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.2

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.2

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.9

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

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

3

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

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

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

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

for price changes.

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes3

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

(M3) survey. This survey provides statistics on manufacturers' value of shipments, new orders (net of cancellations), 

end-of-month order backlog (unfilled orders), end-of-month total inventory (at current cost or market value), and 

inventories by stage of fabrication (materials and supplies, work-in-process, and finished goods). The M3 includes 

approximately 4,300 reporting units. Units may be divisions of diversified large companies, large homogenous 

companies, or single-unit manufacturers in 89 industry categories. Due to the small monthly sample, these 89 

categories have been combined into 59 publication levels. The survey methodology assumes that the month-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 61 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-tomonth movement of all companies is another potential source. Any corrections will be published in the full report. 

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

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

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

 BENCHMARK NOTICE 

2010 Release Dates for M3 Survey

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

December 2009 Jan. 28, 2010 Feb. 4, 2010 

January 2010 Feb. 25, 2010 Mar. 4, 2010 

February 2010 Mar. 24, 2010 Mar. 31, 2010 

March 2010 Apr. 23, 2010 May 4, 2010 

April 2010 May 26, 2010 Jun. 3, 2010 

May 2010 Jun. 24, 2010 Jul. 2, 2010 

June 2010 Jul. 28, 2010 Aug. 3, 2010 

July 2010 Aug. 25, 2010 Sep. 2, 2010 

August 2010 Sep. 24, 2010 Oct. 4, 2010 

September 2010 Oct. 27, 2010 Nov. 3, 2010 

October 2010 Nov. 24, 2010 Dec. 3, 2010 

November 2010 Dec. 23, 2010 

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

May 14, 2010. These revisions reflect: 

o benchmarking the shipments and inventory data to the 2007 Economic Census and the 2008 Annual 

Survey of Manufactures (ASM) data; 

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

data; 

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

reported data; and 

o updating the seasonal adjustment factors for all series. 

As of the Benchmark release, shipments for the semiconductor industry will no longer be shown separately, but 

will be included in the computers and electronic products, and all other applicable aggregate totals. An 

accompanying press release will include the revised 2010 January through March data. Please call Chris Savage 

on (301)763-4832 with any questions.