FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2015, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Adriana Stoica 

Economic Indicators Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (15)-04 

CB15-88 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

April 2015 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in April, down 

eight of the last nine months, decreased $1.8 billion or 

0.4 percent to $476.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 2.2 percent March 

increase. 

 Shipments, following two consecutive monthly 

increases, were virtually unchanged at $482.4 billion. 

This followed a 0.5 percent March increase. 

 Unfilled orders, down four of the last five months, 

decreased $1.1 billion or 0.1 percent to $1,202.4 billion. 

This followed a 0.1 percent March increase. The 

unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.98, down from 

6.99 in March. 

 Inventories, up two of the last three months, increased 

$0.6 billion or 0.1 percent to $649.0 billion. This 

followed a 0.1 percent March decrease. The inventoriesto-shipments ratio was 1.35, up from 1.34 in March. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in April, 

down two of the last three months, decreased $2.3 

billion or 1.0 percent to $234.4 billion, up from the 

previously published 0.5 percent decrease. This 

followed a 5.1 percent March increase. 

 Transportation equipment, also down two of the last 

three months, led the decrease, $1.9 billion or 2.4 

percent to $77.9 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $0.5 billion or 0.2 percent to $242.3 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in April, 

down three of the last four months, decreased $0.5 

billion or 0.2 percent to $240.1 billion, down from the 

previously published 0.1 percent decrease. This 

followed a 1.5 percent March increase. 

 Primary metals, down six of the last seven months, 

drove the decrease, $0.5 billion or 2.2 percent to $21.5 

billion. 

 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up two 

of the last three months, increased $0.5 billion or 0.2 

percent to $242.3 billion. This followed a 0.4 percent 

March decrease. Chemical products, up following three 

consecutive monthly decreases, led the increase, $0.3 

billion or 0.5 percent to $63.3 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in April, down four of the last five months, decreased $1.1 

billion or 0.1 percent to $1,202.4 billion, up from the 

previously published virtually unchanged decrease. This 

followed a 0.1 percent March increase. 

 

 Machinery, down six of the last seven months, drove 

the decrease, $1.3 billion or 1.1 percent to $115.4 

billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in April, up 

twenty-four of the last twenty-five months, increased 

$0.8 billion or 0.2 percent to $401.6 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published increase. This was at the 

highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a virtually 

unchanged March increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up sixteen of the last 

seventeen months, led the increase, $0.5 billion or 0.4 

percent to $130.3 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

eleven consecutive months, decreased $0.2 billion or 0.1 

percent to $247.4 billion. This followed a 0.3 percent 

March decrease. Chemical products, down six 

consecutive months, drove the decrease, $0.4 billion or 

0.4 percent to $81.5 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, April materials and supplies 

were virtually unchanged in durable goods and increased 

0.1 percent in nondurable goods. Work in process 

increased 0.2 percent in durable goods and increased 0.7 

percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 

0.5 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.6 percent 

in nondurable goods. 

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

data, call (301) 763-4673 or go to www.census.gov/m3. The Advance Report on durable goods for May is scheduled for release on June 23, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. 

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“Virtually unchanged” indicates that the change is less than 0.05 percent for a percent increase or decrease. 
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2015p 2014 2014

 All manufacturing industries.................. 482,428 482,432 479,810 0.0 0.5 0.1 485,395 507,773 445,006 504,217 1,876,003 1,942,663 -3.4

 Excluding transportation................... 404,831 404,593 405,383 0.1 -0.2 0.6 408,169 420,395 374,728 434,397 1,576,772 1,666,267 -5.4

 Excluding defense.............................. 470,773 470,393 468,310 0.1 0.4 0.1 474,477 494,070 434,286 493,181 1,831,359 1,897,173 -3.5

 With unfilled orders............................ 172,315 172,298 170,085 0.0 1.3 -1.6 170,164 186,877 158,242 163,671 668,006 641,035 4.2

 Durable goods industries......................... 240,125 240,599 237,047 -0.2 1.5 -1.1 240,379 259,091 219,898 232,671 932,016 901,328 3.4

 Wood products....................................... 7,844 7,974 8,236 -1.6 -3.2 0.2 8,401 7,881 7,227 8,686 30,500 29,308 4.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 9,794 9,745 9,728 0.5 0.2 -1.6 9,945 9,461 8,158 9,910 36,004 34,800 3.5

 Primary metals....................................... 21,542 22,030 22,224 -2.2 -0.9 -2.5 22,175 23,123 21,262 23,767 88,860 90,833 -2.2

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,999 10,147 10,408 -1.5 -2.5 -4.6 10,280 10,560 9,882 11,947 41,508 45,850 -9.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 9,942 10,239 10,202 -2.9 0.4 -0.5 10,239 10,792 9,850 10,133 40,896 38,644 5.8

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,601 1,644 1,614 -2.6 1.9 -0.5 1,656 1,771 1,530 1,687 6,456 6,339 1.8

 Fabricated metal products....................... 30,073 30,103 30,192 -0.1 -0.3 -1.2 30,407 30,964 27,993 30,017 117,594 114,764 2.5

 Machinery............................................. 33,286 33,167 33,150 0.4 0.1 0.8 33,942 36,353 31,350 34,196 130,496 132,401 -1.4

 Farm machinery................................. 1,727 1,572 1,651 9.9 -4.8 -1.1 2,192 2,058 1,840 3,402 7,612 13,813 -44.9

 Construction machinery..................... 3,629 3,723 3,828 -2.5 -2.7 2.3 3,640 4,231 3,608 2,820 14,795 10,622 39.3

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,942 2,017 2,133 -3.7 -5.4 -6.3 1,788 2,136 1,985 2,900 8,003 10,824 -26.1

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,842 2,465 2,459 15.3 0.2 -2.5 2,677 2,688 2,231 2,651 9,628 11,327 -15.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 555 553 547 0.4 1.1 0.9 482 596 483 501 2,008 2,156 -6.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,928 3,976 3,935 -1.2 1.0 0.2 3,930 4,085 3,173 3,855 14,350 13,972 2.7

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,813 2,747 2,722 2.4 0.9 0.8 2,769 2,922 2,391 2,453 10,465 9,716 7.7

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,058 4,517 4,171 -10.2 8.3 6.3 4,166 4,648 4,137 3,703 16,580 14,425 14.9

 Material handling equipment............... 2,585 2,431 2,352 6.3 3.4 -0.2 2,549 2,612 2,224 2,374 9,486 9,376 1.2

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 28,889 28,868 28,207 0.1 2.3 0.5 27,919 31,473 24,552 27,148 108,931 107,384 1.4

 Computers........................................ 692 728 571 -4.9 27.5 3.4 650 857 414 636 2,359 2,667 -11.5

 Computer storage devices..................... 449 491 460 -8.6 6.7 -0.2 269 773 283 402 1,639 2,296 -28.6

 Other peripheral equipment................ 974 1,044 1,026 -6.7 1.8 -4.2 767 1,345 722 845 3,532 3,179 11.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,467 3,385 3,240 2.4 4.5 0.2 2,992 3,982 2,764 2,838 12,375 12,148 1.9

 Defense communications equipment.... 365 401 381 -9.0 5.2 4.7 371 421 366 424 1,480 1,513 -2.2

 Audio and video equipment.................... 255 198 257 28.8 -23.0 4.9 216 183 216 269 799 1,131 -29.4

 Electronic components......................... 4,598 4,431 4,107 3.8 7.9 3.2 4,483 4,634 3,635 3,416 16,274 13,590 19.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,269 1,345 1,259 -5.7 6.8 4.7 1,136 1,612 1,192 1,060 4,932 4,653 6.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,649 2,680 2,530 -1.2 5.9 -0.6 2,477 2,906 2,451 2,349 9,889 9,793 1.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 9,222 9,076 9,053 1.6 0.3 -2.0 8,516 10,414 8,195 7,915 35,034 32,806 6.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,434 10,449 10,571 -0.1 -1.2 -0.1 10,207 11,090 9,706 10,067 40,440 39,722 1.8

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 953 937 954 1.7 -1.8 0.7 914 976 895 918 3,631 3,808 -4.6

 Household appliances........................ 1,644 1,659 1,694 -0.9 -2.1 -1.1 1,687 1,778 1,506 1,754 6,369 6,438 -1.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,276 3,248 3,290 0.9 -1.3 -0.3 3,089 3,612 3,039 3,048 12,654 12,769 -0.9

 Batteries........................................... 834 859 889 -2.9 -3.4 -1.2 791 832 760 859 3,163 3,272 -3.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 77,597 77,839 74,427 -0.3 4.6 -2.5 77,226 87,378 70,278 69,820 299,231 276,396 8.3

 Automobiles..................................... 9,386 9,359 8,240 0.3 13.6 0.5 9,321 10,120 7,905 7,397 34,609 32,152 7.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 12,459 13,013 12,368 -4.3 5.2 0.0 13,152 14,809 12,039 12,877 50,563 48,221 4.9

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 3,183 3,164 3,087 0.6 2.5 4.7 3,191 3,385 2,795 2,529 11,960 9,523 25.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 25,724 25,676 24,633 0.2 4.2 -0.6 26,725 28,050 24,327 23,701 101,874 92,027 10.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 14,946 14,380 14,357 3.9 0.2 -2.0 13,450 16,974 12,316 10,919 53,306 44,592 19.5

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,457 4,640 4,452 -3.9 4.2 5.4 4,020 5,532 3,884 4,318 16,686 18,059 -7.6

 Ships and boats................................. 2,789 2,798 2,745 -0.3 1.9 7.1 2,857 2,964 2,744 2,858 10,721 11,494 -6.7

 Furniture and related products.................. 6,270 6,211 6,174 0.9 0.6 -1.1 6,177 6,301 5,946 5,844 24,310 22,848 6.4

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 14,396 14,213 14,138 1.3 0.5 -0.2 13,980 15,067 13,426 13,216 55,650 52,872 5.3

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 242,303 241,833 242,763 0.2 -0.4 1.3 245,016 248,682 225,108 271,546 943,987 1,041,335 -9.3

 Food products....................................... 66,014 66,356 66,579 -0.5 -0.3 -0.7 64,597 67,440 63,804 66,480 260,934 262,083 -0.4

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 8,281 8,194 8,094 1.1 1.2 -1.9 7,917 8,270 7,740 8,042 32,229 33,148 -2.8

 Dairy products.................................. 9,915 10,003 10,281 -0.9 -2.7 -1.1 9,689 10,055 9,395 10,995 39,196 42,083 -6.9

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 19,342 19,589 19,643 -1.3 -0.3 -1.2 19,083 19,485 18,926 19,802 76,556 76,370 0.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,775 12,633 12,063 1.1 4.7 -0.3 12,852 12,630 11,024 12,502 47,358 46,380 2.1

 Beverages......................................... 8,959 9,032 8,845 -0.8 2.1 -0.1 9,036 9,029 7,806 9,001 33,474 33,846 -1.1

 Tobacco............................................ 3,816 3,601 3,218 6.0 11.9 -1.0 3,816 3,601 3,218 3,501 13,884 12,534 10.8

 Textile mills........................................... 2,572 2,559 2,551 0.5 0.3 -1.2 2,652 2,673 2,445 2,692 10,175 10,397 -2.1

 Textile products................................... 1,892 1,851 1,869 2.2 -1.0 -10.0 1,940 1,924 1,822 1,937 7,552 7,354 2.7

 Apparel................................................ 1,141 1,142 1,182 -0.1 -3.4 -0.2 1,019 1,060 1,125 952 4,265 3,858 10.5

 Leather and allied products...................... 483 476 453 1.5 5.1 -4.4 489 492 457 464 1,860 1,792 3.8

 Paper products...................................... 16,383 16,261 16,182 0.8 0.5 -0.5 16,155 16,454 15,048 15,649 63,477 61,429 3.3

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 7,167 7,148 7,159 0.3 -0.2 -1.2 7,083 7,253 6,716 7,007 28,256 27,476 2.8

 Paperboard containers........................ 5,362 5,350 5,282 0.2 1.3 0.1 5,281 5,363 4,752 4,937 20,453 19,312 5.9

 Printing................................................. 7,193 7,164 7,093 0.4 1.0 0.2 7,445 7,416 6,373 7,187 27,938 27,000 3.5

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 51,367 51,189 52,070 0.3 -1.7 9.2 51,841 50,434 45,404 74,451 191,028 281,764 -32.2

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 47,436 47,524 48,371 -0.2 -1.8 10.5 48,028 46,987 42,346 70,597 177,782 267,893 -33.6

 Chemical products..................................... 63,316 63,002 63,505 0.5 -0.8 -0.1 66,134 68,120 59,849 68,870 253,637 262,841 -3.5

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 4,872 4,729 4,830 3.0 -2.1 11.0 7,000 6,614 5,041 5,916 22,408 19,057 17.6

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 14,975 14,937 14,890 0.3 0.3 1.2 15,314 15,798 13,738 15,664 58,723 58,982 -0.4

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,294 3,302 3,247 -0.2 1.7 -2.5 3,664 3,511 2,931 3,635 13,013 12,719 2.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 19,167 19,200 19,216 -0.2 -0.1 -1.5 19,892 20,039 17,757 20,362 75,763 76,437 -0.9

p

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

1

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

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

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

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

2 Estimates and percent changes of shipments for the semiconductor industry are included in computers and electronic products, and all other applicable aggregate totals. 

 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2015p 2014 2014

All manufacturing industries2........................ 476,690 478,504 468,026 -0.4 2.2 -1.0 473,279 504,967 437,676 506,090 1,849,385 1,959,986 -5.6

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 398,814 398,712 398,724 0.0 0.0 0.1 402,923 417,430 373,384 431,491 1,566,337 1,669,150 -6.2

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 465,956 466,136 459,629 0.0 1.4 -0.8 463,858 490,046 429,542 487,885 1,809,086 1,907,040 -5.1

 With unfilled orders2

............................. 171,254 173,241 163,406 -1.1 6.0 -4.7 163,842 188,217 155,037 172,366 661,203 681,252 -2.9

 Durable goods industries2......................... 234,387 236,671 225,263 -1.0 5.1 -3.5 228,263 256,285 212,568 234,544 905,398 918,651 -1.4

 Primary metals........................................ 21,568 21,379 21,927 0.9 -2.5 -3.2 21,923 22,573 21,433 23,294 89,293 93,057 -4.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,231 9,770 10,128 4.7 -3.5 -5.2 10,362 10,180 9,969 11,454 42,073 47,312 -11.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 9,814 10,261 10,195 -4.4 0.6 -0.2 10,044 10,980 9,898 10,199 40,886 39,154 4.4

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,523 1,348 1,604 13.0 -16.0 -8.9 1,517 1,413 1,566 1,641 6,334 6,591 -3.9

 Fabricated metal products........................ 29,634 29,332 29,485 1.0 -0.5 -2.4 30,341 31,510 28,783 30,519 119,357 119,716 -0.3

 Machinery............................................. 32,025 31,727 31,871 0.9 -0.5 -3.1 33,358 34,648 31,291 35,855 130,207 143,309 -9.1

 Construction machinery........................ 3,259 3,163 3,513 3.0 -10.0 11.6 3,359 3,468 3,412 3,269 13,335 12,940 3.1

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,826 1,822 1,821 0.2 0.1 -17.0 1,573 1,756 2,061 2,656 7,400 11,493 -35.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,743 2,123 2,381 29.2 -10.8 -3.7 2,865 2,374 2,051 2,936 9,788 12,697 -22.9

 Photographic equipment....................... 648 718 487 -9.7 47.4 -6.5 674 721 433 564 2,318 2,149 7.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,832 4,139 3,835 -7.4 7.9 -3.0 3,951 4,348 3,280 4,342 14,922 15,231 -2.0

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,808 2,837 2,733 -1.0 3.8 3.9 2,856 2,875 2,552 2,560 10,830 10,032 8.0

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 3,553 3,920 3,609 -9.4 8.6 -14.8 3,656 3,930 3,499 3,859 15,088 16,466 -8.4

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,540 2,381 2,564 6.7 -7.1 4.7 2,612 2,712 2,584 2,407 10,251 10,160 0.9

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 24,506 25,519 23,723 -4.0 7.6 -0.4 23,235 29,597 21,664 21,724 94,628 89,686 5.5

 Computers........................................ 779 759 594 2.6 27.8 2.8 737 888 437 603 2,526 2,536 -0.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,438 3,797 3,699 -9.5 2.6 1.5 3,509 4,538 3,565 3,606 14,774 15,533 -4.9

 Defense communications equipment....... 354 330 486 7.3 -32.1 46.8 358 397 486 441 1,543 1,356 13.8

 Electronic components......................... 4,660 4,421 4,143 5.4 6.7 1.8 4,607 4,499 3,885 3,514 16,728 13,859 20.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,450 1,698 1,507 -14.6 12.7 5.2 1,691 1,899 1,469 1,587 6,297 5,834 7.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,640 2,993 2,288 -11.8 30.8 -12.3 2,414 3,548 2,112 2,408 9,956 9,408 5.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 9,235 9,570 9,045 -3.5 5.8 -1.6 8,419 11,327 8,300 7,877 36,031 33,840 6.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,575 10,684 10,600 -1.0 0.8 1.6 10,341 11,208 9,997 10,498 41,330 41,318 0.0

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 960 989 958 -2.9 3.2 2.4 969 969 917 967 3,695 3,803 -2.8

 Household appliances.......................... 1,702 1,767 1,640 -3.7 7.7 -7.5 1,808 1,880 1,340 1,866 6,595 6,509 1.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,331 3,356 3,332 -0.7 0.7 -0.8 3,190 3,692 3,153 3,144 13,228 13,212 0.1

 Transportation equipment........................ 77,876 79,792 69,302 -2.4 15.1 -7.3 70,356 87,537 64,292 74,599 283,048 290,836 -2.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 25,711 25,143 24,819 2.3 1.3 -0.9 26,209 27,506 24,695 23,438 101,738 92,905 9.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 16,352 16,956 12,103 -3.6 40.1 -12.1 8,744 17,618 8,649 8,976 42,084 50,632 -16.9

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 4,429 4,999 2,313 -11.4 116.1 -42.8 3,603 5,274 1,463 3,497 13,623 16,155 -15.7

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,099 2,254 2,006 -6.9 12.4 82.5 2,422 2,541 2,776 10,816 9,289 21,973 -57.7

 Furniture and related products................... 6,179 6,297 6,226 -1.9 1.1 -2.3 6,393 6,794 6,270 6,216 25,394 23,814 6.6

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 242,303 241,833 242,763 0.2 -0.4 1.3 245,016 248,682 225,108 271,546 943,987 1,041,335 -9.3

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.

2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Apr.

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2014

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,202,445 1,203,506 1,202,563 -0.1 0.1 -0.6 1,208,099 1,214,421 1,213,081 1,130,028 6.9

 Excluding transportation2...................... 397,439 398,779 399,789 -0.3 -0.3 -0.4 403,529 402,981 401,800 391,163 3.2

 Excluding defense2

............................. 1,016,917 1,017,057 1,016,443 0.0 0.1 -0.4 1,021,410 1,026,235 1,026,113 932,148 9.6

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,202,445 1,203,506 1,202,563 -0.1 0.1 -0.6 1,208,099 1,214,421 1,213,081 1,130,028 6.9

 Primary metals........................................ 35,637 35,611 36,262 0.1 -1.8 -0.8 36,615 36,867 37,417 36,810 -0.5

 Iron and steel mills............................... 18,267 18,035 18,412 1.3 -2.0 -1.5 18,949 18,867 19,247 19,921 -4.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 12,395 12,523 12,501 -1.0 0.2 -0.1 12,623 12,818 12,630 11,907 6.0

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,975 5,053 5,349 -1.5 -5.5 -0.2 5,043 5,182 5,540 4,982 1.2

 Fabricated metal products......................... 82,125 82,564 83,335 -0.5 -0.9 -0.8 83,589 83,655 83,109 82,601 1.2

 Machinery.............................................. 115,368 116,629 118,069 -1.1 -1.2 -1.1 116,890 117,474 119,179 118,978 -1.8

 Construction machinery......................... 7,421 7,791 8,351 -4.7 -6.7 -3.6 7,682 7,963 8,726 9,107 -15.6

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 10,714 10,830 11,025 -1.1 -1.8 -2.8 10,536 10,751 11,131 12,684 -16.9

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,698 8,797 9,139 -1.1 -3.7 -0.8 9,000 8,812 9,126 10,401 -13.5

 Photographic equipment........................ 1,735 1,642 1,477 5.7 11.2 -3.9 1,784 1,592 1,467 1,698 5.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 7,649 7,745 7,582 -1.2 2.1 -1.3 7,952 7,931 7,668 7,171 10.9

 Metalworking machinery........................ 7,055 7,060 6,970 -0.1 1.3 0.2 7,187 7,100 7,147 7,636 -5.9

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 33,390 33,895 34,492 -1.5 -1.7 -1.6 33,453 33,963 34,681 33,956 -1.5

 Material handling equipment................... 11,185 11,230 11,280 -0.4 -0.4 1.9 11,515 11,452 11,352 9,776 17.8

 Computers and electronic products2............. 132,413 132,119 130,597 0.2 1.2 0.5 134,027 132,917 130,647 123,279 8.7

 Computers......................................... 2,639 2,552 2,521 3.4 1.2 0.9 2,639 2,552 2,521 1,858 42.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 35,428 35,457 35,045 -0.1 1.2 1.3 36,152 35,635 35,079 31,538 14.6

 Defense communications equipment........ 2,914 2,925 2,996 -0.4 -2.4 3.6 2,955 2,968 2,992 3,150 -6.2

 Electronic components.......................... 10,956 10,894 10,904 0.6 -0.1 0.3 11,053 10,929 11,064 10,648 3.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 18,777 18,596 18,243 1.0 1.9 1.4 18,880 18,325 18,038 15,301 23.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 32,756 32,765 32,452 0.0 1.0 -0.7 32,966 33,029 32,387 32,989 -0.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 28,943 28,930 28,436 0.0 1.7 0.0 29,382 29,479 28,566 27,795 5.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 23,292 23,151 22,916 0.6 1.0 0.1 23,449 23,315 23,197 21,452 9.3

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,176 1,169 1,117 0.6 4.7 0.4 1,170 1,115 1,122 1,097 6.7

 Household appliances........................... 1,699 1,641 1,533 3.5 7.0 -3.4 1,750 1,629 1,527 1,357 29.0

 Electrical equipment............................. 9,587 9,532 9,424 0.6 1.1 0.4 9,676 9,575 9,495 8,633 12.1

 Transportation equipment......................... 805,006 804,727 802,774 0.0 0.2 -0.6 804,570 811,440 811,281 738,865 8.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 21,502 21,515 22,048 -0.1 -2.4 0.9 21,894 22,410 22,954 19,798 10.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 613,969 612,563 609,987 0.2 0.4 -0.4 612,554 617,260 616,616 541,325 13.2

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 66,320 66,348 65,989 0.0 0.5 -3.1 66,326 66,743 67,001 68,681 -3.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 28,761 29,451 29,995 -2.3 -1.8 -2.4 29,521 29,956 30,379 37,152 -20.5

 Furniture and related products................... 7,778 7,869 7,783 -1.2 1.1 0.7 8,133 7,917 7,424 7,313 11.2

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Apr.

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2014

 All manufacturing industries...................... 648,988 648,373 649,072 0.1 -0.1 0.1 652,206 647,916 653,818 652,612 -0.1

 Excluding transportation........................ 518,688 518,612 519,205 0.0 -0.1 0.0 521,025 518,314 523,055 530,363 -1.8

 Excluding defense............................. 622,497 622,464 622,768 0.0 0.0 0.1 625,491 621,929 627,341 627,296 -0.3

 With unfilled orders............................. 327,822 327,366 328,103 0.1 -0.2 0.4 329,428 326,054 330,323 314,448 4.8

 Durable goods industries........................ 401,574 400,745 400,588 0.2 0.0 0.3 403,486 399,861 404,116 384,817 4.9

 Wood products........................................ 11,188 11,130 11,011 0.5 1.1 0.7 11,144 11,454 11,438 10,477 6.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 13,129 13,150 13,090 -0.2 0.5 0.3 13,378 13,446 13,343 13,055 2.5

 Primary metals......................................... 37,880 38,254 39,292 -1.0 -2.6 -1.4 37,820 38,306 39,990 37,061 2.0

 Iron and steel mills............................... 22,028 22,421 23,308 -1.8 -3.8 -1.6 21,894 22,526 23,883 21,716 0.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 13,867 13,852 14,009 0.1 -1.1 -1.3 13,894 13,768 14,086 13,337 4.2

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 1,985 1,981 1,975 0.2 0.3 0.2 2,032 2,012 2,021 2,008 1.2

 Fabricated metal products......................... 49,349 49,257 49,387 0.2 -0.3 0.3 49,769 49,475 49,687 47,723 4.3

 Machinery.............................................. 67,232 67,130 66,814 0.2 0.5 0.1 67,715 66,720 67,326 66,039 2.5

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,538 3,468 3,460 2.0 0.2 -3.8 3,698 3,571 3,665 4,153 -11.0

 Construction machinery......................... 7,162 7,070 7,081 1.3 -0.2 2.8 7,195 7,123 7,124 5,274 36.4

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 5,936 6,027 6,055 -1.5 -0.5 -1.3 6,010 6,019 6,021 7,651 -21.4

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,067 6,330 6,281 -4.2 0.8 -0.1 6,058 6,374 6,328 6,125 -1.1

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,374 1,376 1,358 -0.1 1.3 2.4 1,330 1,318 1,381 1,299 2.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 5,322 5,358 5,260 -0.7 1.9 0.1 5,596 5,442 5,365 5,156 8.5

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,684 5,671 5,630 0.2 0.7 0.6 5,625 5,554 5,535 5,168 8.8

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,160 10,058 10,033 1.0 0.2 0.2 10,117 9,557 10,131 9,913 2.1

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,092 4,048 3,994 1.1 1.4 1.3 4,049 3,993 3,924 3,813 6.2

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 46,125 45,660 45,186 1.0 1.0 0.6 46,044 44,897 45,584 43,272 6.4

 Computers......................................... 1,170 1,114 1,142 5.0 -2.5 0.7 1,147 1,023 1,149 1,075 6.7

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,463 1,464 1,477 -0.1 -0.9 -0.2 1,415 1,340 1,538 1,405 0.7

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,286 1,286 1,336 0.0 -3.7 -2.6 1,302 1,222 1,362 1,453 -10.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,944 4,976 4,992 -0.6 -0.3 -0.1 4,861 4,926 5,102 5,116 -5.0

 Defense communications equipment........ 815 801 806 1.7 -0.6 0.2 815 801 806 950 -14.2

 Audio and video equipment.................... 804 742 780 8.4 -4.9 1.7 737 651 740 579 27.3

 Electronic components.......................... 8,265 8,190 7,943 0.9 3.1 3.5 8,383 8,141 8,033 7,303 14.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,433 3,397 3,361 1.1 1.1 0.2 3,455 3,372 3,373 3,177 8.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,093 3,058 2,802 1.1 9.1 -1.2 3,147 3,043 2,833 2,698 16.6

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 14,690 14,601 14,625 0.6 -0.2 1.0 14,709 14,315 14,746 14,426 2.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,692 16,649 16,552 0.3 0.6 0.0 16,861 16,574 16,698 16,511 2.1

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,871 1,880 1,871 -0.5 0.5 -0.4 1,885 1,841 1,848 1,847 2.1

 Household appliances........................... 2,046 2,044 2,015 0.1 1.4 -0.1 2,100 2,049 2,044 2,049 2.5

 Electrical equipment............................. 5,041 5,043 5,007 0.0 0.7 0.1 5,097 4,983 5,114 5,099 0.0

 Batteries............................................ 1,326 1,341 1,348 -1.1 -0.5 0.1 1,348 1,316 1,303 1,341 0.5

 Transportation equipment......................... 130,300 129,761 129,867 0.4 -0.1 0.8 131,181 129,602 130,763 122,249 7.3

 Automobiles....................................... 5,106 5,123 4,811 -0.3 6.5 2.8 5,152 5,225 4,965 4,470 15.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 4,038 3,929 3,865 2.8 1.7 0.9 4,098 3,948 4,023 3,707 10.5

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,809 1,763 1,705 2.6 3.4 -0.4 1,826 1,741 1,785 1,654 10.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 25,217 25,333 25,021 -0.5 1.2 1.7 25,347 25,355 25,182 23,076 9.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 66,433 66,433 66,720 0.0 -0.4 -0.2 67,001 66,197 66,923 62,882 6.6

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,929 12,677 13,028 2.0 -2.7 0.6 13,026 12,654 13,045 12,661 2.9

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,149 2,168 2,281 -0.9 -5.0 1.5 2,122 2,210 2,326 2,364 -10.2

 Furniture and related products.................... 7,094 7,125 7,055 -0.4 1.0 1.3 7,027 6,937 6,960 6,577 6.8

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 22,585 22,629 22,334 -0.2 1.3 -0.9 22,547 22,450 22,327 21,853 3.2

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 247,414 247,628 248,484 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 248,720 248,055 249,702 267,795 -7.1

 Food products........................................ 52,628 52,618 52,799 0.0 -0.3 -0.4 51,369 51,283 52,219 51,754 -0.7

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,716 5,865 5,943 -2.5 -1.3 -1.3 5,627 5,852 5,997 6,297 -10.6

 Dairy products.................................... 8,000 8,099 8,312 -1.2 -2.6 -1.1 8,223 8,079 8,179 8,507 -3.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,467 9,475 9,612 -0.1 -1.4 1.0 9,292 9,334 9,499 9,301 -0.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 19,717 19,710 19,794 0.0 -0.4 0.3 19,864 19,871 20,148 19,507 1.8

 Beverages......................................... 15,523 15,534 15,614 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 15,660 15,611 15,754 15,566 0.6

 Tobacco............................................ 4,194 4,176 4,180 0.4 -0.1 0.6 4,204 4,260 4,394 3,941 6.7

 Textile mills............................................ 3,206 3,244 3,278 -1.2 -1.0 -0.2 3,233 3,258 3,278 3,285 -1.6

 Textile products...................................... 2,978 2,991 3,009 -0.4 -0.6 0.1 3,001 2,985 3,004 3,129 -4.1

 Apparel................................................. 2,489 2,434 2,554 2.3 -4.7 1.4 2,396 2,323 2,527 2,048 17.0

 Leather and allied products....................... 856 864 868 -0.9 -0.5 0.0 836 839 852 831 0.6

 Paper products....................................... 16,537 16,562 16,634 -0.2 -0.4 0.1 16,576 16,621 16,755 15,709 5.5

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 7,240 7,241 7,247 0.0 -0.1 -0.7 7,296 7,340 7,371 6,461 12.9

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,702 4,702 4,738 0.0 -0.8 0.6 4,694 4,665 4,756 4,668 0.6

 Printing.................................................. 5,648 5,676 5,670 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 5,637 5,588 5,537 5,507 2.4

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 37,164 36,976 37,034 0.5 -0.2 1.6 37,619 36,775 37,014 54,710 -31.2

 Petroleum refineries............................. 32,407 32,012 32,139 1.2 -0.4 1.9 32,866 31,868 32,035 49,909 -34.1

 Chemical products..................................... 81,548 81,910 82,170 -0.4 -0.3 -0.6 82,988 83,362 83,276 85,688 -3.2

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,630 4,540 4,608 2.0 -1.5 -1.0 4,747 4,947 5,167 5,104 -7.0

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 31,392 31,394 31,105 0.0 0.9 0.0 32,140 32,001 31,453 32,259 -0.4

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,794 3,790 3,780 0.1 0.3 0.1 3,951 3,917 3,873 3,727 6.0

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 24,643 24,643 24,674 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 25,201 25,150 25,092 25,627 -1.7

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

1

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

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

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

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

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

 Topical Series1, 2

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date

Industry % Change6

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2015p 2014 2014

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 482,428 482,432 479,810 0.0 0.5 0.1 485,395 507,773 445,006 504,217 1,876,003 1,942,663 -3.4

 Construction materials and supplies....... 46,538 46,441 46,690 0.2 -0.5 -0.9 47,749 46,385 40,889 47,295 176,002 170,900 3.0

 Information technology......................... 23,896 23,865 23,286 0.1 2.5 -0.3 21,850 27,181 20,781 20,899 89,473 86,491 3.4

 Computers and related products........... 2,115 2,263 2,057 -6.5 10.0 -1.3 1,686 2,975 1,419 1,883 7,530 8,142 -7.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 50,752 51,212 48,328 -0.9 6.0 0.1 52,389 56,364 47,066 46,504 199,006 181,923 9.4

 Capital goods...................................... 89,324 88,562 87,267 0.9 1.5 -2.2 85,719 98,437 80,169 82,280 339,561 328,544 3.4

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 79,922 78,930 78,244 1.3 0.9 -2.4 76,809 87,516 71,554 73,405 303,750 292,402 3.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 69,393 69,068 68,391 0.5 1.0 -2.3 67,373 75,925 63,372 66,196 268,175 263,796 1.7

 Defense capital goods4........................ 9,402 9,632 9,023 -2.4 6.7 -0.9 8,910 10,921 8,615 8,875 35,811 36,142 -0.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 192,863 193,189 192,067 -0.2 0.6 2.0 193,217 198,693 179,460 214,764 747,262 830,022 -10.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,269 35,572 33,906 -0.9 4.9 -0.1 36,169 39,393 33,068 33,398 138,401 131,813 5.0

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 157,594 157,617 158,161 0.0 -0.3 2.5 157,048 159,300 146,392 181,366 608,861 698,209 -12.8

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 476,690 478,504 468,026 -0.4 2.2 -1.0 473,279 504,967 437,676 506,090 1,849,385 1,959,986 -5.6

 Construction materials and supplies....... 46,344 46,407 46,480 -0.1 -0.2 -1.3 47,979 47,152 41,279 48,382 177,759 175,278 1.4

 Information technology......................... 24,242 25,529 23,848 -5.0 7.0 0.5 22,885 29,654 22,039 22,436 94,867 92,498 2.6

 Computers and related products........... 2,202 2,294 2,080 -4.0 10.3 -1.4 1,773 3,006 1,442 1,850 7,697 8,011 -3.9

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 50,739 50,679 48,514 0.1 4.5 -0.1 51,873 55,820 47,434 46,241 198,870 182,801 8.8

 Capital goods...................................... 88,755 90,449 83,478 -1.9 8.4 -4.3 81,308 100,335 78,573 91,402 333,143 354,868 -6.1

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 80,443 81,074 75,521 -0.8 7.4 -6.0 74,070 88,153 69,966 75,344 299,767 310,573 -3.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 68,330 68,512 67,410 -0.3 1.6 -5.1 67,962 76,093 64,958 69,255 274,197 282,008 -2.8

 Defense capital goods4........................ 8,312 9,375 7,957 -11.3 17.8 16.2 7,238 12,182 8,607 16,058 33,376 44,295 -24.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 192,754 193,312 192,089 -0.3 0.6 2.0 193,118 198,907 179,539 214,898 747,692 830,287 -9.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,160 35,695 33,928 -1.5 5.2 -0.3 36,070 39,607 33,147 33,532 138,831 132,078 5.1

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 157,594 157,617 158,161 0.0 -0.3 2.5 157,048 159,300 146,392 181,366 608,861 698,209 -12.8

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,202,445 1,203,506 1,202,563 -0.1 0.1 -0.6 1,208,099 1,214,421 1,213,081 1,130,028 (X) (X) 6.9

 Construction materials and supplies....... 54,667 54,861 54,895 -0.4 -0.1 -0.4 55,399 55,169 54,402 51,928 (X) (X) 6.7

 Information technology......................... 134,022 133,676 132,012 0.3 1.3 0.4 135,611 134,576 132,103 124,694 (X) (X) 8.8

 Computers and related products........... 2,639 2,552 2,521 3.4 1.2 0.9 2,639 2,552 2,521 1,858 (X) (X) 42.0

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 21,502 21,515 22,048 -0.1 -2.4 0.9 21,894 22,410 22,954 19,798 (X) (X) 10.6

 Capital goods...................................... 914,395 914,964 913,077 -0.1 0.2 -0.4 917,816 922,227 920,329 849,582 (X) (X) 8.0

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 762,888 762,367 760,223 0.1 0.3 -0.4 765,011 767,750 767,113 684,938 (X) (X) 11.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 249,025 250,088 250,644 -0.4 -0.2 -0.4 252,388 251,799 251,631 239,737 (X) (X) 5.3

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 151,507 152,597 152,854 -0.7 -0.2 -0.7 152,805 154,477 153,216 164,644 (X) (X) -7.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 5,461 5,570 5,447 -2.0 2.3 0.4 5,693 5,792 5,578 4,852 (X) (X) 17.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 5,461 5,570 5,447 -2.0 2.3 0.4 5,693 5,792 5,578 4,852 (X) (X) 17.3

 All manufacturing industries................... 648,988 648,373 649,072 0.1 -0.1 0.1 652,206 647,916 653,818 652,612 (X) (X) -0.1

 Construction materials and supplies....... 66,072 66,199 65,808 -0.2 0.6 0.5 66,937 67,071 66,820 64,004 (X) (X) 4.6

 Information technology......................... 39,614 39,294 39,126 0.8 0.4 0.3 39,483 38,530 39,556 38,500 (X) (X) 2.6

 Computers and related products........... 3,919 3,864 3,955 1.4 -2.3 -0.8 3,864 3,585 4,049 3,933 (X) (X) -1.8

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 36,170 36,148 35,402 0.1 2.1 1.7 36,423 36,269 35,955 32,907 (X) (X) 10.7

 Capital goods...................................... 199,218 198,257 198,579 0.5 -0.2 0.4 200,106 196,654 199,522 191,710 (X) (X) 4.4

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 177,609 177,207 177,222 0.2 0.0 0.1 178,370 175,503 178,009 171,291 (X) (X) 4.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 121,919 121,678 121,339 0.2 0.3 0.2 122,098 120,197 122,065 119,604 (X) (X) 2.1

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 21,609 21,050 21,357 2.7 -1.4 2.8 21,736 21,151 21,513 20,419 (X) (X) 6.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 185,743 185,174 184,805 0.3 0.2 0.2 185,692 184,227 185,402 200,172 (X) (X) -7.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 29,310 29,095 28,571 0.7 1.8 0.2 29,306 28,990 29,081 27,486 (X) (X) 6.6

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 156,433 156,079 156,234 0.2 -0.1 0.2 156,386 155,237 156,321 172,686 (X) (X) -9.4

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 
 7

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Apr.

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2014

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 215,950 215,830 216,301 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 215,948 215,345 217,869 216,450 -0.2

 Durable goods industries.......................... 134,597 134,592 134,499 0.0 0.1 -0.1 134,138 134,010 135,548 130,095 3.1

 Wood products................................... 4,521 4,446 4,341 1.7 2.4 1.1 4,265 4,431 4,512 3,924 8.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 5,069 5,009 4,940 1.2 1.4 1.3 5,086 5,018 4,963 5,054 0.6

 Primary metals.................................... 14,633 14,795 15,287 -1.1 -3.2 -1.6 14,304 14,574 15,358 13,869 3.1

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,985 17,995 18,089 -0.1 -0.5 -0.2 18,010 17,936 18,106 17,712 1.7

 Machinery.......................................... 26,485 26,417 26,363 0.3 0.2 1.1 26,588 26,259 26,451 25,422 4.6

 Computers and electronic products........ 19,054 19,040 18,837 0.1 1.1 0.2 19,085 18,926 18,907 18,035 5.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,724 6,669 6,676 0.8 -0.1 0.2 6,732 6,628 6,766 6,850 -1.7

 Transportation equipment..................... 28,989 29,021 28,842 -0.1 0.6 0.3 28,950 29,132 29,397 28,474 1.7

 Furniture and related products............... 3,678 3,682 3,673 -0.1 0.2 0.4 3,670 3,637 3,650 3,389 8.3

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,459 7,518 7,451 -0.8 0.9 -4.3 7,448 7,469 7,438 7,366 1.1

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 81,353 81,238 81,802 0.1 -0.7 -0.3 81,810 81,335 82,321 86,355 -5.3

 Food products.................................... 17,865 17,898 17,945 -0.2 -0.3 -1.0 17,651 17,535 17,870 17,983 -1.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 5,046 5,074 5,137 -0.6 -1.2 -0.6 5,152 5,190 5,334 5,168 -0.3

 Textiles.............................................. 1,143 1,158 1,159 -1.3 -0.1 -1.5 1,157 1,179 1,164 1,171 -1.2

 Textile products................................... 1,198 1,179 1,182 1.6 -0.3 0.5 1,203 1,165 1,172 1,175 2.4

 Apparel............................................. 825 796 814 3.6 -2.2 0.5 815 777 804 628 29.8

 Leather and allied products.................... 248 244 246 1.6 -0.8 -2.4 246 238 244 254 -3.1

 Paper products.................................... 8,499 8,512 8,566 -0.2 -0.6 0.3 8,492 8,546 8,619 7,844 8.3

 Printing ............................................. 2,740 2,750 2,764 -0.4 -0.5 -0.3 2,726 2,743 2,733 2,710 0.6

 Petroleum and coal products................. 8,382 8,306 8,470 0.9 -1.9 0.7 8,641 8,402 8,548 12,704 -32.0

 Chemical products................................ 25,362 25,410 25,560 -0.2 -0.6 0.1 25,555 25,576 25,724 26,348 -3.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,045 9,911 9,959 1.4 -0.5 -0.8 10,172 9,984 10,109 10,370 -1.9

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 203,912 203,328 203,578 0.3 -0.1 0.4 205,477 203,484 205,160 203,047 1.2

 Durable goods industries.......................... 156,688 156,435 156,250 0.2 0.1 0.5 157,724 155,601 156,872 146,972 7.3

 Wood products................................... 2,265 2,267 2,257 -0.1 0.4 0.0 2,306 2,314 2,297 2,103 9.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,492 1,478 1,451 0.9 1.9 -1.2 1,537 1,522 1,497 1,346 14.2

 Primary metals.................................... 11,587 11,723 11,841 -1.2 -1.0 -0.5 11,660 11,700 12,112 10,972 6.3

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,294 13,344 13,308 -0.4 0.3 0.4 13,301 13,244 13,246 12,990 2.4

 Machinery.......................................... 19,768 19,883 19,736 -0.6 0.7 -0.8 19,778 19,589 19,818 19,029 3.9

 Computers and electronic products........ 15,461 15,252 14,931 1.4 2.1 1.4 15,592 15,084 15,083 14,599 6.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,903 3,907 3,891 -0.1 0.4 -0.6 3,959 3,887 3,902 3,737 5.9

 Transportation equipment..................... 84,120 83,812 84,181 0.4 -0.4 0.8 84,772 83,544 84,264 77,722 9.1

 Furniture and related products............... 1,050 1,048 1,043 0.2 0.5 3.5 1,047 1,035 1,037 979 6.9

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,748 3,721 3,611 0.7 3.0 1.1 3,772 3,682 3,616 3,495 7.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 47,224 46,893 47,328 0.7 -0.9 0.2 47,753 47,883 48,288 56,075 -14.8

 Food products.................................... 5,470 5,376 5,403 1.7 -0.5 1.1 5,146 5,283 5,512 4,952 3.9

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,131 7,062 7,059 1.0 0.0 0.7 7,053 7,184 7,356 6,766 4.2

 Textiles.............................................. 794 767 795 3.5 -3.5 1.5 795 759 790 800 -0.6

 Textile products................................... 452 449 445 0.7 0.9 1.8 460 449 447 446 3.1

 Apparel............................................. 322 337 339 -4.5 -0.6 1.2 317 317 329 325 -2.5

 Leather and allied products.................... 94 97 95 -3.1 2.1 2.2 96 98 96 102 -5.9

 Paper products.................................... 1,297 1,312 1,302 -1.1 0.8 2.5 1,308 1,320 1,311 1,292 1.2

 Printing ............................................. 1,302 1,300 1,270 0.2 2.4 0.2 1,307 1,269 1,266 1,243 5.1

 Petroleum and coal products................. 10,098 9,529 10,103 6.0 -5.7 2.0 10,448 9,687 10,301 18,456 -43.4

 Chemical products................................ 17,538 17,929 17,862 -2.2 0.4 -1.5 18,039 18,732 18,207 18,912 -4.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,726 2,735 2,655 -0.3 3.0 -0.4 2,784 2,785 2,673 2,781 0.1

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 229,126 229,215 229,193 0.0 0.0 0.1 230,781 229,087 230,789 233,115 -1.0

 Durable goods industries.......................... 110,289 109,718 109,839 0.5 -0.1 0.3 111,624 110,250 111,696 107,750 3.6

 Wood products................................... 4,402 4,417 4,413 -0.3 0.1 0.5 4,573 4,709 4,629 4,450 2.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,568 6,663 6,699 -1.4 -0.5 -0.1 6,755 6,906 6,883 6,655 1.5

 Primary metals.................................... 11,660 11,736 12,164 -0.6 -3.5 -2.0 11,856 12,032 12,520 12,220 -3.0

 Fabricated metal products........................ 18,070 17,918 17,990 0.8 -0.4 0.9 18,458 18,295 18,335 17,021 8.4

 Machinery.......................................... 20,979 20,830 20,715 0.7 0.6 -0.2 21,349 20,872 21,057 21,588 -1.1

 Computers and electronic products........ 11,610 11,368 11,418 2.1 -0.4 0.4 11,367 10,887 11,594 10,638 6.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,065 6,073 5,985 -0.1 1.5 0.1 6,170 6,059 6,030 5,924 4.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 17,191 16,928 16,844 1.6 0.5 1.7 17,459 16,926 17,102 16,053 8.8

 Furniture and related products............... 2,366 2,395 2,339 -1.2 2.4 1.8 2,310 2,265 2,273 2,209 4.6

 Miscellaneous products......................... 11,378 11,390 11,272 -0.1 1.0 0.8 11,327 11,299 11,273 10,992 3.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 118,837 119,497 119,354 -0.6 0.1 -0.1 119,157 118,837 119,093 125,365 -5.0

 Food products.................................... 29,293 29,344 29,451 -0.2 -0.4 -0.4 28,572 28,465 28,837 28,819 -0.9

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,540 7,574 7,598 -0.4 -0.3 0.5 7,659 7,497 7,458 7,573 1.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,269 1,319 1,324 -3.8 -0.4 -0.1 1,281 1,320 1,324 1,314 -2.5

 Textile products................................... 1,328 1,363 1,382 -2.6 -1.4 -0.9 1,338 1,371 1,385 1,508 -11.3

 Apparel............................................. 1,342 1,301 1,401 3.2 -7.1 2.0 1,264 1,229 1,394 1,095 15.4

 Leather and allied products.................... 514 523 527 -1.7 -0.8 0.8 494 503 512 475 4.0

 Paper products.................................... 6,741 6,738 6,766 0.0 -0.4 -0.6 6,776 6,755 6,825 6,573 3.1

 Printing ............................................. 1,606 1,626 1,636 -1.2 -0.6 -1.7 1,604 1,576 1,538 1,554 3.2

 Petroleum and coal products................. 18,684 19,141 18,461 -2.4 3.7 1.8 18,530 18,686 18,165 23,550 -21.3

 Chemical products................................ 38,648 38,571 38,748 0.2 -0.5 -0.6 39,394 39,054 39,345 40,428 -2.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 11,872 11,997 12,060 -1.0 -0.5 -0.1 12,245 12,381 12,310 12,476 -1.9

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

1

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

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

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

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group 1

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio2

Industry Apr Mar Feb Jan Apr Mar Feb Jan

2015p 2015r 2015 2015 2015p 2015r 2015 2015

All manufacturing industries3............................ 1.35 1.34 1.35 1.35 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.67 1.67 1.69 1.67 6.98 6.99 7.07 6.99

 Wood products.............................................. 1.43 1.40 1.34 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.34 1.35 1.35 1.32 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.76 1.74 1.77 1.75 1.65 1.62 1.63 1.60

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.64 1.64 1.64 1.61 2.82 2.83 2.84 2.83

 Machinery..................................................... 2.02 2.02 2.02 2.03 3.74 3.78 3.84 3.91

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.60 1.58 1.60 1.60 5.95 5.99 6.18 6.16

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.60 1.59 1.57 1.57 2.43 2.41 2.37 2.37

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.68 1.67 1.74 1.69 15.31 15.39 15.82 15.29

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.13 1.15 1.14 1.12 1.45 1.48 1.48 1.45

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.57 1.59 1.58 1.59 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.04 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.80 0.79 0.79 0.79 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.54 1.56 1.64 1.63 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.25 1.27 1.28 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.57 1.62 1.61 1.45 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.18 2.13 2.16 2.13 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 1.77 1.82 1.92 1.83 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.02 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.79 0.79 0.80 0.81 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.72 0.72 0.71 0.76 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.29 1.30 1.29 1.30 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.29 1.28 1.28 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

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

2

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

3 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Apr

3 Apr3 Apr3 Apr3

Industry 2014- 2014- 2014- 2014-

Apr2 Mar Apr2 Mar Apr2 Mar Apr2 Mar

2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015

 

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

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

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... -0.1 0.4 -0.1 1.1 -0.1 0.6 -0.2 0.4

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.1 0.3 -0.9 0.4 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Machinery.......................................... -0.6 0.6 -2.2 0.9 -0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... -0.2 0.5 -0.4 0.5 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.9 -0.1 0.3 -0.3 0.3

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.0 0.4 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.8 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.2

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Textile products.................................. (X) 2.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.2

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

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

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

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

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

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

for price changes.

2

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

 publication.

3

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes 1

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

and Orders (M3) survey, which is a voluntary survey authorized by Title 13 of the United States Code. 

This survey provides statistics on a calendar-month basis for manufacturers' value of shipments, new 

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

(at current cost or market value), and inventories by stage of fabrication (materials and supplies, work-inprocess, and finished goods). Data published from the M3 survey are based on a panel of approximately 

4,800 reporting units that represent approximately 3,000 companies and provide an indication of monthto-month change for the Manufacturing Sector. These reporting units may be divisions of diversified 

large companies, large homogenous companies, or single-unit manufacturers in 92 industry categories, 

which are combined into 65 publication levels due to the small monthly panel size. The survey 

methodology assumes that the month-to-month changes of the total operations of the reporting units in the 

M3 panel effectively represent the month-to-month movements of all establishments that make up the 

category. 

The companies for which shipments data are currently reported or imputed in the M3 survey represent 

approximately 61 percent of the total value of shipments for manufacturing establishments in the 2012 

Economic Census, and these companies include almost two-thirds of the manufacturing companies with 

$500 million or more in shipments in the 2012 Economic Census. The companies for which shipments 

data are currently reported in the M3 survey represent approximately 54 percent of the total value of 

shipments for manufacturing establishments in the 2012 Economic Census. Statistics based on the M3 

panel differ from the results that would be obtained from a complete enumeration of all manufacturing 

companies. The M3 panel is not based on a probability sample; therefore, the sampling errors that are 

normally provided with sample surveys cannot be measured. Nonsampling errors are attributable to many 

sources. The use of company or divisional reports to estimate the monthly change for establishments is 

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

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

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

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

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

Benchmark notice 

Revised historical data from the Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey 

were issued on May 14, 2015. These revisions result from benchmarking the shipments and 

inventories data to the 2012 Economic Census and the 2013 Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) 

data on a 2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis, as well as revised 

ASM benchmarks for prior years on a 2007 NAICS basis; incorporating the unfilled orders to 

shipments ratios obtained from the 2013/2012 and 2012/2011 Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders 

Surveys by applying these ratios to the respective Census or ASM shipments data, as well as 

incorporating revised unfilled orders to shipments ratios for prior years; adjusting the new orders data 

to be consistent with the benchmarked shipments and unfilled orders data; correcting monthly data for 

late receipts, reclassifications of reported data, and revisions to previously reported data; and updating 

the seasonally adjusted data based on the results of benchmarking and the recent annual review of the 

seasonal adjustment models. These revisions spanned the seasonally adjusted data for January 1997 

through March 2015 and the data not seasonally adjusted for January 2001 through March 2015. An 

updated Press Release contains revised monthly tables for January 2015 through March 2015 on a 

2012 NAICS basis, which will be the new basis for publishing data from the M3 Survey starting with 

the April 2015 Advance Report on Durable Goods. Please call M3 staff on (301) 763-4832 with any 

questions.