FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2006, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Patrick Kent 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (06)-9 

CB06-168 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

September 2006

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in September, up 

following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased 

$8.6 billion or 2.1 percent to $411.2 billion, the U.S. 

Census Bureau reported today. This was at the highest 

level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis 

in 1992 and followed a 0.3 percent August decrease. 

 Shipments, down three of the last four months, 

decreased $14.1 billion or 3.5 percent to $392.4 billion. 

This followed a 0.8 percent August increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up sixteen of the last seventeen 

months, increased $24.8 billion or 3.9 percent to $656.9 

billion. This was at the highest level since the series 

began and followed a 0.5 percent August increase. The 

unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 4.44, up from 

4.20 in August. 

 Inventories, up eleven of the last twelve months, 

increased $3.0 billion or 0.6 percent to $479.4 billion. 

This followed a 0.6 percent August increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.22, up from 1.17 in 

August. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

September, up four of the last five months, increased 

$17.5 billion or 8.3 percent to $228.1 billion, revised 

from the previously published 7.8 percent increase. This 

was at the highest level since the series began and 

followed a slight August increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up three of the last four 

months, had the largest increase, $16.8 billion or 28.6 

percent to $75.5 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $8.9 billion or 4.6 percent to $183.1 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in 

September, down two of the last three months, decreased 

$5.3 billion or 2.5 percent to $209.3 billion, revised from 

the previously published 2.8 percent decrease. This 

followed a 2.1 percent August increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down three of the last four 

months, had the largest decrease, $2.5 billion or 4.5 

percent to $54.2 billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

three of the last four months, decreased $8.9 billion or 

4.6 percent to $183.1 billion. This was led by petroleum and coal products, which decreased $5.5 billion or 13.9 

percent to $33.9 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

September, up sixteen of the last seventeen months, 

increased $24.8 billion or 3.9 percent to $656.9 billion, 

revised from the previously published 3.8 percent 

increase. This was at the highest level since the series 

began and followed a 0.5 percent August increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up sixteen of the last 

seventeen months, had the largest increase, $21.2 billion 

or 6.4 percent to $352.5 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

September, up eight of the last nine months, increased 

$3.1 billion or 1.1 percent to $291.3 billion, revised from 

the previously published 1.0 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.7 percent August increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up six of the last seven 

months, had the largest increase, $0.9 billion or 1.4 

percent to $67.4 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following six consecutive monthly increases, decreased 

slightly to $188.1 billion. This was due to petroleum 

and coal products, which decreased $1.2 billion or 3.9 

percent to $29.0 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, September materials and 

supplies increased 0.6 percent in durable goods and 

decreased 0.6 percent in nondurable goods. Work in 

process increased 2.0 percent in durable goods and

decreased 1.3 percent in nondurable goods. Finished 

goods increased 0.5 percent in durable goods and 0.9 

percent in nondurable goods. 

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

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

The advance report on durable goods for October is scheduled for release on November 28, 2006, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the full report on 

December 5, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page for survey description. 
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. 2006/

2006p 2006r 2006 Sept. Aug. July 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2005

 All manufacturing industries .................. 392,395 406,519 403,287 -3.5 0.8 -0.1 406,732 419,934 371,365 403,254 3,586,566 3,378,568 6.2

 Excluding transportation ................... 338,160 349,738 349,527 -3.3 0.1 0.8 349,225 360,436 332,909 342,593 3,083,228 2,886,662 6.8

 Excluding defense .............................. 383,012 396,653 393,985 -3.4 0.7 -0.1 396,632 410,141 362,847 393,481 3,502,890 3,299,836 6.2

 With unfilled orders ........................... 148,008 150,590 147,557 -1.7 2.1 0.3 156,135 153,234 130,198 144,177 1,309,203 1,196,277 9.4

 Durable goods industries ........................209,297 214,555 210,220 -2.5 2.1 -1.3 220,931 219,735 182,598 215,367 1,891,982 1,767,433 7.0

 Wood products................................. ...... 7,913 8,018 7,991 -1.3 0.3 -4.3 8,347 8,550 7,892 9,443 76,480 78,640 -2.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,902 9,917 9,994 -0.2 -0.8 -1.3 10,081 10,813 9,845 10,021 90,927 83,767 8.5

 Primary metals............................ .......... 19,499 19,958 19,961 -2.3 0.0 2.2 19,573 20,705 18,162 16,642 170,468 146,451 16.4

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,003 9,234 9,205 -2.5 0.3 2.5 9,079 9,544 8,434 8,024 79,750 73,546 8.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,846 9,065 9,069 -2.4 0.0 2.3 8,799 9,425 8,242 6,949 75,663 58,688 28.9

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,650 1,659 1,687 -0.5 -1.7 0.4 1,695 1,736 1,486 1,669 15,055 14,217 5.9

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,644 25,037 24,723 -1.6 1.3 -0.7 25,536 26,623 23,095 24,376 222,948 206,434 8.0

 Machinery............................................. 27,876 28,169 27,685 -1.0 1.7 0.9 28,475 27,730 25,913 25,831 245,469 219,700 11.7

 Farm machinery................................. 1,580 1,588 1,583 -0.5 0.3 3.3 1,445 1,515 1,668 1,322 14,777 14,554 1.5

 Construction machinery..................... 2,954 3,207 3,064 -7.9 4.7 -0.5 2,796 3,108 2,775 2,757 27,832 23,973 16.1

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,164 1,199 1,129 -2.9 6.2 -1.3 1,222 1,200 1,091 968 9,923 8,110 22.4

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,191 3,153 3,336 1.2 -5.5 18.1 3,266 2,669 3,392 2,635 25,597 22,554 13.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 650 667 646 -2.5 3.3 2.7 698 654 599 679 5,637 5,306 6.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,700 3,694 3,617 0.2 2.1 3.1 4,106 3,942 3,483 3,432 31,540 26,652 18.3

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,760 2,759 2,756 0.0 0.1 2.2 2,985 2,839 2,426 2,856 24,953 22,015 13.3

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,592 3,548 3,306 1.2 7.3 -9.6 3,601 3,573 2,942 3,205 30,658 27,926 9.8

 Material handling equipment............... 2,152 2,158 2,185 -0.3 -1.2 -0.7 2,207 2,189 1,962 2,105 19,180 16,720 14.7

 Computers and electronic products ......... 34,610 35,745 35,392 -3.2 1.0 1.3 39,218 34,421 31,222 37,806 311,789 288,277 8.2

 Computers........................................ 4,445 4,770 5,102 -6.8 -6.5 22.1 4,567 4,395 5,329 4,971 41,634 41,101 1.3

 Computer storage devices................... 668 714 621 -6.4 15.0 -8.5 1,073 575 363 955 5,727 5,103 12.2

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,184 1,226 1,210 -3.4 1.3 4.2 1,479 1,130 920 1,546 10,459 10,793 -3.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 5,617 5,349 4,847 5.0 10.4 -12.1 6,790 4,917 3,973 5,684 47,750 41,302 15.6

 Defense communications equipment... 542 561 499 -3.4 12.4 -10.7 611 573 422 395 4,712 3,553 32.6

 Audio and video equipment.................. 953 938 903 1.6 3.9 -1.7 1,026 923 776 943 7,668 7,768 -1.3

 Semiconductors ................................. 5,963 6,796 6,872 -12.3 -1.1 3.6 6,514 6,804 6,085 7,083 60,271 56,082 7.5

 Electronic components....................... 5,052 4,993 5,053 1.2 -1.2 -1.3 5,550 5,035 4,577 4,961 43,281 38,033 13.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 932 966 914 -3.5 5.7 2.7 1,045 991 814 1,004 8,451 8,331 1.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,902 2,969 2,892 -2.3 2.7 1.8 2,981 2,978 2,782 2,729 25,307 22,963 10.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 5,751 5,871 5,915 -2.0 -0.7 1.0 6,916 5,527 4,669 6,902 51,547 47,820 7.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,066 10,367 10,286 -2.9 0.8 0.5 10,990 10,679 9,353 10,566 90,820 82,777 9.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,084 1,149 1,135 -5.7 1.2 5.0 1,187 1,170 980 1,142 9,584 9,019 6.3

 Household appliances........................ 2,122 2,146 2,060 -1.1 4.2 -3.7 2,295 2,252 1,849 2,289 18,775 18,153 3.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,239 3,283 3,293 -1.3 -0.3 2.7 3,591 3,321 3,050 3,430 29,163 26,147 11.5

 Batteries........................................... 500 577 553 -13.3 4.3 5.5 581 589 449 631 4,665 4,437 5.1

 Transportation equipment...................... 54,235 56,781 53,760 -4.5 5.6 -5.8 57,507 59,498 38,456 60,661 503,338 491,906 2.3

 Automobiles..................................... 6,384 6,888 6,513 -7.3 5.8 -9.6 6,792 7,600 3,877 7,896 62,657 63,558 -1.4

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 9,592 10,550 9,789 -9.1 7.8 -22.3 10,398 11,478 5,549 15,494 103,849 109,909 -5.5

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,182 2,290 2,233 -4.7 2.6 13.9 2,238 2,329 2,064 2,111 19,665 17,644 11.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,439 19,708 18,982 -6.4 3.8 1.5 19,050 21,201 13,466 19,886 169,359 171,374 -1.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 8,730 8,158 7,469 7.0 9.2 -6.5 9,056 7,710 5,800 5,390 69,146 51,388 34.6

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,410 3,614 3,396 -5.6 6.4 5.1 3,837 3,587 3,025 3,822 30,232 29,250 3.4

 Ships and boats................................. 2,116 2,123 1,899 -0.3 11.8 -10.8 2,194 2,172 1,614 2,059 17,903 19,386 -7.6

 Furniture and related products................. 7,595 7,635 7,524 -0.5 1.5 -2.4 7,675 8,068 7,229 7,481 68,629 64,583 6.3

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,957 12,928 12,904 0.2 0.2 1.4 13,529 12,648 11,431 12,540 111,114 104,898 5.9

 Nondurable goods industries................... 183,098 191,964 193,067 -4.6 -0.6 1.2 185,801 200,199 188,767 187,887 1,694,584 1,611,135 5.2

 Food products....................................... 44,323 44,574 44,534 -0.6 0.1 1.1 45,684 45,538 42,101 46,057 395,175 394,821 0.1

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 4,311 4,183 4,240 3.1 -1.3 1.8 4,312 4,327 4,114 4,361 37,801 38,424 -1.6

 Dairy products.................................. 5,885 5,989 6,047 -1.7 -1.0 1.5 5,970 6,138 5,853 6,333 53,604 55,586 -3.6

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 13,967 14,047 14,192 -0.6 -1.0 2.1 14,304 14,508 13,826 14,599 125,837 128,574 -2.1

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 9,622 10,382 9,804 -7.3 5.9 -4.0 9,762 10,957 9,968 9,664 89,575 85,932 4.2

 Beverages......................................... 6,371 6,464 6,341 -1.4 1.9 -2.1 6,511 7,039 6,505 6,421 58,369 56,018 4.2

 Tobacco............................................ 3,251 3,918 3,463 -17.0 13.1 -7.3 3,251 3,918 3,463 3,243 31,206 29,914 4.3

 Textile mills........................................... 2,739 2,776 2,861 -1.3 -3.0 1.6 2,885 2,890 2,641 2,910 25,536 27,812 -8.2

 Textile products................................... 2,788 2,811 2,896 -0.8 -2.9 -0.9 2,871 2,962 2,925 3,086 26,207 25,841 1.4

 Apparel................................................ 2,882 2,866 2,921 0.6 -1.9 -2.2 2,982 3,024 2,922 2,933 26,486 24,752 7.0

 Leather and allied products..................... 504 486 496 3.7 -2.0 2.3 528 529 484 468 4,283 4,286 -0.1

 Paper products...................................... 13,657 13,760 13,738 -0.7 0.2 -0.7 13,605 14,100 13,409 12,717 123,758 119,089 3.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,177 6,137 6,232 0.7 -1.5 -0.5 6,115 6,325 6,183 5,809 55,638 53,897 3.2

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,961 3,996 3,952 -0.9 1.1 1.0 3,912 4,212 3,860 3,640 35,108 33,487 4.8

 Printing................................................. 7,625 7,685 7,694 -0.8 -0.1 -0.2 8,030 7,873 7,201 7,832 67,232 66,976 0.4

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 33,865 39,334 40,862 -13.9 -3.7 2.5 35,107 42,855 43,011 39,333 342,842 299,442 14.5

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 31,048 36,461 38,014 -14.8 -4.1 2.5 31,883 39,408 39,879 36,582 317,674 278,968 13.9

 Chemical products.................................. 48,086 49,856 49,933 -3.6 -0.2 2.8 47,323 51,066 47,874 45,847 438,091 415,088 5.5

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 2,515 2,424 2,325 3.8 4.3 8.7 1,958 2,010 1,974 2,155 21,737 22,623 -3.9

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 12,535 13,576 13,729 -7.7 -1.1 4.7 12,534 14,111 12,942 12,082 115,518 109,831 5.2

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,839 2,817 2,696 0.8 4.5 -1.5 2,861 3,044 2,770 2,735 25,455 24,370 4.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,007 17,434 17,328 -2.4 0.6 -0.6 17,024 18,405 16,231 17,040 155,399 147,096 5.6

p Preliminary r

 Revised NA Not available.

1

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

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

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. 2006/

2006p 2006r 2006 Sept. Aug. July 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2005

All manufacturing industries 2................... 411,200 402,609 403,628 2.1 -0.3 -1.0 421,063 411,362 371,219 397,383 3,602,505 3,361,940 7.2

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 335,742 343,915 346,978 -2.4 -0.9 0.6 344,432 351,587 330,806 338,251 3,052,089 2,852,203 7.0

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 396,094 391,337 393,183 1.2 -0.5 -0.6 406,439 401,817 363,553 389,921 3,514,114 3,295,754 6.6

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 172,776 153,476 154,770 12.6 -0.8 -1.6 176,980 151,466 136,137 145,389 1,385,413 1,235,731 12.1

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 228,102 210,645 210,561 8.3 0.0 -2.8 235,262 211,163 182,452 209,496 1,907,921 1,750,805 9.0

 Primary metals............................ ............ 19,250 19,503 20,050 -1.3 -2.7 1.6 19,036 20,368 18,166 17,750 171,582 146,938 16.8

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,753 8,774 9,079 -0.2 -3.4 -0.5 8,576 9,314 8,343 8,781 80,039 73,219 9.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,853 9,140 9,236 -3.1 -1.0 4.3 8,815 9,434 8,293 7,284 76,315 59,492 28.3

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,644 1,589 1,735 3.5 -8.4 -0.5 1,645 1,620 1,530 1,685 15,228 14,227 7.0

 Fabricated metal products...................... 25,291 25,595 24,912 -1.2 2.7 -6.5 25,633 26,432 23,434 24,745 229,536 212,454 8.0

 Machinery............................................. 28,915 28,608 28,908 1.1 -1.0 0.6 28,844 27,521 26,693 26,114 254,346 225,484 12.8

 Construction machinery....................... 3,879 3,011 3,026 28.8 -0.5 -13.1 3,365 2,752 2,354 2,354 28,294 25,325 11.7

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,169 1,294 1,458 -9.7 -11.2 18.4 1,198 1,327 1,409 1,168 11,157 8,985 24.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,060 3,073 3,260 -0.4 -5.7 7.7 2,997 2,311 3,530 2,726 27,335 22,054 23.9

 Photographic equipment...................... 590 840 626 -29.8 34.2 -3.2 626 815 604 895 5,840 5,691 2.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,755 3,935 3,968 -4.6 -0.8 6.7 3,860 4,307 3,851 3,559 33,125 27,766 19.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,126 3,046 3,010 2.6 1.2 4.8 3,300 2,975 2,692 2,861 26,115 23,104 13.0

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 3,717 3,634 3,475 2.3 4.6 -9.9 3,615 3,672 3,116 3,058 32,491 28,133 15.5

 Material handling equipment............... 1,854 2,029 2,388 -8.6 -15.0 5.7 2,160 1,824 1,889 2,418 19,644 17,688 11.1

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 30,707 30,040 30,680 2.2 -2.1 4.1 34,778 27,486 26,818 31,287 260,453 238,752 9.1

 Computers........................................ 4,579 4,414 5,233 3.7 -15.7 22.0 4,701 4,039 5,460 5,157 41,150 40,967 0.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,256 6,122 4,970 2.2 23.2 -15.9 7,576 5,029 3,869 5,315 50,199 42,698 17.6

 Defense communications equipment... 597 578 1,000 3.3 -42.2 49.5 795 369 939 663 5,023 4,335 15.9

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 5,183 5,200 5,230 -0.3 -0.6 1.3 5,546 5,450 4,745 4,850 44,166 38,219 15.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 1,068 1,033 1,215 3.4 -15.0 37.3 1,173 1,008 1,137 1,151 9,780 8,868 10.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,136 3,153 3,845 -0.5 -18.0 26.3 3,320 2,793 3,309 2,935 27,779 24,067 15.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 6,482 6,070 5,889 6.8 3.1 -4.4 7,423 5,597 4,788 7,139 53,520 50,506 6.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,076 9,859 10,822 2.2 -8.9 0.0 10,631 9,982 10,182 10,889 94,309 85,136 10.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 946 814 1,043 16.2 -22.0 -6.0 967 794 868 1,158 9,598 9,220 4.1

 Household appliances.......................... 1,976 2,022 2,339 -2.3 -13.6 14.3 2,090 2,156 2,190 2,225 18,874 18,419 2.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,318 3,265 3,777 1.6 -13.6 -6.1 3,508 3,236 3,665 3,598 31,499 27,675 13.8

 Transportation equipment........................ 75,458 58,694 56,650 28.6 3.6 -9.4 76,631 59,775 40,413 59,132 550,416 509,737 8.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,648 19,573 19,372 -4.7 1.0 2.3 19,123 20,645 14,335 20,196 170,964 171,828 -0.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 23,124 7,981 9,877 189.7 -19.2 -12.5 22,930 7,358 8,360 6,734 110,499 79,068 39.8

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 2,867 3,301 3,052 -13.1 8.2 1.8 2,637 2,518 2,102 2,548 27,094 20,993 29.1

 Ships and boats................................. 1,919 2,960 1,685 -35.2 75.7 -57.0 1,838 2,823 1,057 1,603 20,745 15,343 35.2

 Furniture and related products................. 7,713 7,468 7,464 3.3 0.1 -0.9 7,832 7,573 7,392 7,633 68,818 65,463 5.1

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 183,098 191,964 193,067 -4.6 -0.6 1.2 185,801 200,199 188,767 187,887 1,694,584 1,611,135 5.2

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

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

2

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

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

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

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

Current Industrial Reports: M3-3(05), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1992-2005."

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. Sept.

2006p 2006r 2006 Sept. Aug. July 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 06/05

All manufacturing industries 1................... 656,907 632,139 629,253 3.9 0.5 1.2 648,638 627,793 629,561 530,691 22.2

 Excluding transportation 1................... 304,395 300,850 299,877 1.2 0.3 1.5 300,420 298,699 300,744 265,013 13.4

 Excluding defense 1............................. 508,118 489,073 487,593 3.9 0.3 1.3 503,378 487,057 488,577 393,892 27.8

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 656,907 632,139 629,253 3.9 0.5 1.2 648,638 627,793 629,561 530,691 22.2

 Primary metals........................................ 26,793 27,042 27,497 -0.9 -1.7 0.3 26,388 26,925 27,262 22,269 18.5

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 16,642 16,892 17,352 -1.5 -2.7 -0.7 16,414 16,917 17,147 13,344 23.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,091 7,084 7,009 0.1 1.1 2.4 7,014 6,998 6,989 6,203 13.1

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 3,060 3,066 3,136 -0.2 -2.2 1.6 2,960 3,010 3,126 2,722 8.7

 Fabricated metal products...................... 54,005 53,358 52,800 1.2 1.1 0.4 53,693 53,596 53,787 46,743 14.9

 Machinery............................................. 72,300 71,261 70,822 1.5 0.6 1.8 70,582 70,213 70,422 57,849 22.0

 Construction machinery....................... 8,867 7,942 8,138 11.6 -2.4 -0.5 8,038 7,469 7,825 6,219 29.2

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 3,546 3,541 3,446 0.1 2.8 10.6 3,568 3,592 3,465 2,369 50.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 10,835 10,966 11,046 -1.2 -0.7 -0.7 10,582 10,851 11,209 9,062 16.8

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,512 1,572 1,399 -3.8 12.4 -1.4 1,497 1,569 1,408 1,264 18.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 8,779 8,724 8,483 0.6 2.8 4.3 8,624 8,870 8,505 5,983 44.1

 Metalworking machinery....................... 7,498 7,132 6,845 5.1 4.2 3.9 7,367 7,052 6,916 6,425 14.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 11,854 11,729 11,643 1.1 0.7 1.5 11,767 11,753 11,654 9,229 27.5

 Material handling equipment............... 8,461 8,759 8,888 -3.4 -1.5 2.3 8,318 8,365 8,730 7,040 18.2

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 117,760 115,700 114,609 1.8 1.0 1.9 116,510 114,436 114,567 107,877 8.0

 Computers......................................... 4,218 4,084 4,440 3.3 -8.0 3.0 4,218 4,084 4,440 4,800 -12.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 29,412 28,773 28,000 2.2 2.8 0.4 28,968 28,182 28,070 27,022 7.2

 Defense communications equipment... 6,910 6,855 6,838 0.8 0.2 7.9 6,804 6,620 6,824 6,859 -0.8

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 12,177 12,046 11,839 1.1 1.7 1.5 12,195 12,199 11,784 11,338 7.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 5,729 5,593 5,526 2.4 1.2 5.8 5,702 5,574 5,557 4,349 31.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 37,553 37,319 37,135 0.6 0.5 2.6 37,119 36,780 36,965 34,707 6.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 21,761 21,030 20,831 3.5 1.0 -0.1 21,504 20,997 20,927 18,802 14.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 21,619 21,609 22,117 0.0 -2.3 2.5 21,323 21,682 22,379 17,338 23.0

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,014 2,152 2,487 -6.4 -13.5 -3.6 1,987 2,207 2,583 1,891 5.1

 Household appliances.......................... 734 880 1,004 -16.6 -12.4 38.5 681 886 982 844 -19.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 12,933 12,854 12,872 0.6 -0.1 3.9 12,811 12,894 12,979 10,203 25.6

 Transportation equipment........................ 352,512 331,289 329,376 6.4 0.6 0.9 348,218 329,094 328,817 265,678 31.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,200 18,991 19,126 1.1 -0.7 2.1 18,697 18,624 19,180 15,914 17.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 209,601 195,207 195,384 7.4 -0.1 1.2 208,787 194,913 195,265 135,954 53.6

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 43,577 44,120 44,433 -1.2 -0.7 -0.8 42,370 43,570 44,639 40,573 4.4

 Ships and boats................................. 16,462 16,659 15,822 -1.2 5.3 -1.3 15,704 16,060 15,409 13,986 12.3

 Furniture and related products................. 7,223 7,105 7,272 1.7 -2.3 -0.8 7,229 7,072 7,567 7,547 -4.2

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

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

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

Table 4. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. Sept.

2006p 2006r 2006 Sept. Aug. July 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 06/05

 All manufacturing industries .................. 479,404 476,356 473,717 0.6 0.6 0.8 479,391 480,282 477,394 445,763 7.5

 Excluding transportation ...................... 412,020 409,921 406,571 0.5 0.8 0.7 411,623 412,984 409,284 381,700 7.8

 Excluding defense ............................. 460,162 457,310 454,685 0.6 0.6 0.8 459,992 461,099 458,197 426,403 7.9

 With unfilled orders ............................. 226,574 223,688 222,475 1.3 0.5 1.0 225,783 225,679 224,599 208,378 8.4

 Durable goods industries ........................ 291,301 288,246 286,383 1.1 0.7 1.1 290,387 291,117 289,153 268,878 8.0

 Wood products................................. ...... 11,602 11,692 11,655 -0.8 0.3 -0.2 11,519 11,536 11,415 11,542 -0.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,201 11,018 10,893 1.7 1.1 1.4 11,018 11,031 11,053 9,949 10.7

 Primary metals............................ ............ 29,399 28,590 28,041 2.8 2.0 2.1 29,201 28,569 28,221 25,053 16.6

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 16,497 15,876 15,472 3.9 2.6 2.8 16,525 15,936 15,642 14,276 15.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,714 10,547 10,456 1.6 0.9 1.3 10,565 10,508 10,474 8,713 21.3

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,188 2,167 2,113 1.0 2.6 0.7 2,111 2,125 2,105 2,064 2.3

 Fabricated metal products...................... 37,489 37,003 36,467 1.3 1.5 1.2 37,070 37,101 36,902 33,804 9.7

 Machinery............................................. 46,058 45,422 45,148 1.4 0.6 0.6 45,876 45,803 45,182 43,162 6.3

 Farm machinery................................. 2,186 2,173 2,157 0.6 0.7 -1.0 2,062 2,064 2,104 2,180 -5.4

 Construction machinery........................ 4,300 4,158 4,134 3.4 0.6 0.5 4,257 4,083 4,094 3,628 17.3

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................. 2,964 2,907 2,869 2.0 1.3 2.9 2,945 2,979 2,923 2,414 22.0

 Industrial machinery............................ 7,284 7,130 6,948 2.2 2.6 -0.5 7,250 7,293 6,925 6,463 12.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,355 1,388 1,412 -2.4 -1.7 4.5 1,395 1,401 1,424 1,496 -6.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,053 4,054 4,010 0.0 1.1 3.0 3,986 4,103 4,020 3,654 9.1

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,174 4,120 4,133 1.3 -0.3 -1.3 4,243 4,204 4,191 4,531 -6.4

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 5,125 5,040 5,043 1.7 -0.1 1.6 5,159 5,139 5,063 4,623 11.6

 Material handling equipment............... 2,905 2,874 2,844 1.1 1.1 -0.2 2,877 2,862 2,788 2,774 3.7

 Computers and electronic products ......... 45,663 45,675 45,018 0.0 1.5 0.9 45,584 46,832 45,851 41,590 9.6

 Computers......................................... 1,271 1,216 1,184 4.5 2.7 3.0 1,338 1,302 1,165 1,340 -0.1

 Computer storage devices................... 1,105 1,049 1,038 5.3 1.1 0.3 1,063 1,129 1,090 1,003 6.0

 Other peripheral equipment................ 2,077 1,984 1,980 4.7 0.2 -0.8 2,056 2,069 2,031 2,057 0.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment..................................... 9,053 8,967 8,966 1.0 0.0 -0.3 8,964 9,071 9,008 8,577 4.5

 Defense communications equipment... 963 996 964 -3.3 3.3 6.8 971 998 967 1,006 -3.5

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,033 988 916 4.6 7.9 4.1 1,170 1,053 950 981 19.3

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 6,673 6,715 6,679 -0.6 0.5 -1.4 6,672 6,816 6,835 6,144 8.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,903 2,875 2,878 1.0 -0.1 2.0 2,886 2,899 2,921 2,593 11.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,473 2,512 2,466 -1.6 1.9 -1.4 2,490 2,593 2,515 2,368 5.2

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 9,729 10,086 9,778 -3.5 3.1 1.1 9,591 10,305 9,816 9,318 2.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 14,078 14,116 13,873 -0.3 1.8 2.0 13,776 14,160 13,887 12,296 12.0

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,662 1,743 1,674 -4.6 4.1 0.5 1,631 1,783 1,703 1,496 9.0

 Household appliances.......................... 2,160 2,151 2,144 0.4 0.3 0.0 2,068 2,120 2,164 1,918 7.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 4,797 4,806 4,800 -0.2 0.1 3.4 4,681 4,829 4,759 3,999 17.1

 Batteries............................................ 573 577 575 -0.7 0.3 1.1 599 607 579 541 10.7

 Transportation equipment...................... 67,384 66,435 67,146 1.4 -1.1 1.1 67,768 67,298 68,110 64,063 5.8

 Automobiles....................................... 1,997 2,139 2,291 -6.6 -6.6 12.6 2,066 2,266 2,428 1,920 7.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 3,299 3,540 3,172 -6.8 11.6 -1.7 3,415 3,742 3,205 3,294 3.7

 Heavy duty trucks .............................. 1,405 1,403 1,403 0.1 0.0 0.7 1,435 1,431 1,394 1,325 8.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,316 17,148 17,165 1.0 -0.1 0.6 17,252 17,024 17,314 16,772 2.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 23,735 22,682 23,665 4.6 -4.2 0.7 23,874 23,140 24,126 21,176 12.7

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,057 11,798 11,837 2.2 -0.3 1.1 12,163 11,862 11,970 11,535 5.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,793 2,867 2,869 -2.6 -0.1 1.7 2,801 2,840 2,854 2,732 2.5

 Furniture and related products................. 8,684 8,644 8,571 0.5 0.9 0.0 8,701 8,758 8,790 8,211 6.0

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 19,743 19,651 19,571 0.5 0.4 1.6 19,874 20,029 19,742 19,208 3.5

 Nondurable goods industries................... 188,103 188,110 187,334 0.0 0.4 0.3 189,004 189,165 188,241 176,885 6.9

 Food products........................................ 33,690 33,416 33,237 0.8 0.5 0.3 34,273 33,336 32,651 32,951 4.0

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 4,341 4,338 4,211 0.1 3.0 0.8 4,284 4,065 4,015 3,673 16.6

 Dairy products.................................... 3,673 3,620 3,612 1.5 0.2 -1.1 3,650 3,657 3,759 3,882 -6.0

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 6,168 6,087 6,000 1.3 1.5 1.5 6,258 6,032 5,967 5,744 8.9

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 15,143 15,365 15,415 -1.4 -0.3 0.4 15,424 15,082 14,814 15,398 0.2

 Beverages......................................... 10,785 10,960 10,963 -1.6 0.0 1.0 11,039 10,797 10,619 10,726 2.9

 Tobacco............................................ 4,358 4,405 4,452 -1.1 -1.1 -1.0 4,385 4,285 4,195 4,672 -6.1

 Textile mills........................................... 3,588 3,553 3,525 1.0 0.8 0.1 3,536 3,553 3,561 3,533 0.1

 Textile products...................................... 3,133 3,138 3,146 -0.2 -0.3 1.4 3,133 3,161 3,177 3,019 3.8

 Apparel................................................. 4,488 4,500 4,471 -0.3 0.6 1.3 4,665 4,662 4,623 4,883 -4.5

 Leather and allied products..................... 771 757 744 1.8 1.7 1.5 787 773 756 831 -5.3

 Paper products....................................... 14,651 14,585 14,508 0.5 0.5 0.4 14,556 14,557 14,595 14,322 1.6

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,654 6,609 6,549 0.7 0.9 1.4 6,580 6,584 6,614 6,458 1.9

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,861 3,885 3,899 -0.6 -0.4 -2.3 3,854 3,887 3,914 3,887 -0.8

 Printing.................................................. 6,033 5,994 6,011 0.7 -0.3 -0.4 6,422 6,322 6,332 6,363 0.9

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 28,975 30,149 30,014 -3.9 0.4 0.0 29,518 31,216 31,183 25,410 16.2

 Petroleum refineries............................. 26,336 27,581 27,579 -4.5 0.0 -0.4 26,863 28,471 28,606 23,371 14.9

 Chemical products.................................. 57,986 57,182 56,960 1.4 0.4 0.2 57,537 57,505 57,476 52,749 9.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,452 2,579 2,588 -4.9 -0.3 0.5 2,144 2,208 2,275 2,008 6.8

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 20,912 20,108 20,248 4.0 -0.7 0.0 21,085 20,704 20,811 18,598 13.4

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,885 2,900 2,874 -0.5 0.9 0.8 2,814 2,898 2,911 2,682 4.9

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 19,645 19,471 19,303 0.9 0.9 1.2 19,153 18,998 19,073 17,426 9.9

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

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

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

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

 Topical Series 1

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted2

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. 2006/

2006p 2006r 2006 Sept. Aug. July 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2005

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 392,395 406,519 403,287 -3.5 0.8 -0.1 406,732 419,934 371,365 403,254 3,586,566 3,378,568 6.2

 Construction materials and supplies...... 42,773 43,093 42,816 -0.7 0.6 -0.8 44,916 46,619 41,523 44,140 390,078 365,634 6.7

 Information technology......................... 27,366 27,835 27,358 -1.7 1.7 0.9 31,188 26,583 24,184 29,515 242,507 224,489 8.0

 Computers and related products .......... 6,297 6,710 6,933 -6.2 -3.2 15.2 7,119 6,100 6,612 7,472 57,820 56,997 1.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 36,597 39,436 37,517 -7.2 5.1 -7.3 38,478 42,608 24,956 45,387 355,530 362,485 -1.9

 Capital goods...................................... 75,792 76,398 74,624 -0.8 2.4 0.2 81,108 74,811 67,311 73,666 665,700 599,495 11.0

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 67,976 68,173 66,857 -0.3 2.0 0.6 72,802 66,626 60,114 65,465 595,561 532,707 11.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 62,095 62,940 62,139 -1.3 1.3 1.5 66,844 61,642 56,678 62,729 551,160 506,247 8.9

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 7,816 8,225 7,767 -5.0 5.9 -3.1 8,306 8,185 7,197 8,201 70,139 66,788 5.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 147,085 156,090 156,013 -5.8 0.0 -1.3 151,455 163,166 145,666 160,804 1,385,124 1,330,714 4.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 32,679 34,103 32,790 -4.2 4.0 -9.7 34,507 35,592 23,880 39,966 312,538 313,005 -0.1

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 114,406 121,987 123,223 -6.2 -1.0 1.2 116,948 127,574 121,786 120,838 1,072,586 1,017,709 5.4

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 411,200 402,609 403,628 2.1 -0.3 -1.0 421,063 411,362 371,219 397,383 3,602,505 3,361,940 7.2

 Construction materials and supplies...... 42,842 43,080 43,106 -0.6 -0.1 -1.7 44,295 46,115 41,914 44,604 394,860 370,547 6.6

 Information technology......................... 29,450 28,861 29,186 2.0 -1.1 4.0 33,343 26,058 25,687 30,609 251,800 231,609 8.7

 Computers and related products .......... 6,431 6,354 7,064 1.2 -10.1 15.3 7,253 5,744 6,743 7,658 57,336 56,863 0.8

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 36,806 39,301 37,907 -6.3 3.7 -6.9 38,551 42,052 25,825 45,697 357,135 362,939 -1.6

 Capital goods...................................... 99,067 79,237 79,838 25.0 -0.8 -2.7 102,398 74,011 70,305 73,314 723,430 629,732 14.9

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 85,359 69,569 70,978 22.7 -2.0 -0.9 89,204 65,837 63,838 67,160 647,988 573,226 13.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 65,929 64,617 63,890 2.0 1.1 0.6 69,939 61,171 58,060 63,195 568,908 517,664 9.9

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 13,708 9,668 8,860 41.8 9.1 -15.0 13,194 8,174 6,467 6,154 75,442 56,506 33.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 146,838 155,803 156,351 -5.8 -0.4 -0.9 151,147 162,827 146,314 160,715 1,384,803 1,330,815 4.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 32,432 33,816 33,128 -4.1 2.1 -8.2 34,199 35,253 24,528 39,877 312,217 313,106 -0.3

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 114,406 121,987 123,223 -6.2 -1.0 1.2 116,948 127,574 121,786 120,838 1,072,586 1,017,709 5.4

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 656,907 632,139 629,253 3.9 0.5 1.2 648,638 627,793 629,561 530,691 (X) (X) 22.2

 Construction materials and supplies...... 44,455 44,386 44,399 0.2 0.0 0.7 44,156 44,777 45,281 38,158 (X) (X) 15.7

 Information technology......................... 113,033 110,949 109,923 1.9 0.9 1.7 111,656 109,501 110,026 102,203 (X) (X) 9.2

 Computers and related products .......... 4,218 4,084 4,440 3.3 -8.0 3.0 4,218 4,084 4,440 4,800 (X) (X) -12.1

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 19,200 18,991 19,126 1.1 -0.7 2.1 18,697 18,624 19,180 15,914 (X) (X) 17.5

 Capital goods...................................... 478,823 455,548 452,709 5.1 0.6 1.2 472,425 451,135 451,935 378,107 (X) (X) 24.9

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................342,574 325,191 323,795 5.3 0.4 1.3 339,341 322,939 323,728 252,491 (X) (X) 34.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 159,513 155,679 154,002 2.5 1.1 1.2 156,954 153,859 154,330 136,439 (X) (X) 15.0

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 136,249 130,357 128,914 4.5 1.1 0.9 133,084 128,196 128,207 125,616 (X) (X) 5.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 8,441 8,688 8,975 -2.8 -3.2 3.9 8,361 8,669 9,008 9,949 (X) (X) -16.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 8,441 8,688 8,975 -2.8 -3.2 3.9 8,361 8,669 9,008 9,949 (X) (X) -16.0 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 479,404 476,356 473,717 0.6 0.6 0.8 479,391 480,282 477,394 445,763 (X) (X) 7.5

 Construction materials and supplies...... 56,302 55,903 55,130 0.7 1.4 1.1 55,595 56,139 55,615 51,189 (X) (X) 8.6

 Information technology......................... 37,333 37,383 36,739 -0.1 1.8 1.1 37,228 38,146 37,060 35,551 (X) (X) 4.7

 Computers and related products .......... 4,453 4,249 4,202 4.8 1.1 0.6 4,457 4,500 4,286 4,400 (X) (X) 1.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,017 24,230 24,031 -0.9 0.8 1.3 24,168 24,463 24,341 23,311 (X) (X) 3.7

 Capital goods...................................... 126,780 125,084 125,281 1.4 -0.2 1.0 126,526 126,789 126,181 119,648 (X) (X) 5.7

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................112,479 110,797 110,935 1.5 -0.1 0.9 112,174 112,429 111,803 104,897 (X) (X) 6.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 94,468 93,834 92,892 0.7 1.0 0.9 93,960 95,113 93,381 88,495 (X) (X) 6.2

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 14,301 14,287 14,346 0.1 -0.4 1.7 14,352 14,360 14,378 14,751 (X) (X) -2.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 143,408 143,967 143,520 -0.4 0.3 0.5 145,420 145,940 144,586 137,013 (X) (X) 6.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 27,172 27,504 27,213 -1.2 1.1 1.4 27,491 28,156 27,589 26,716 (X) (X) 2.9

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 116,236 116,463 116,307 -0.2 0.1 0.3 117,929 117,784 116,997 110,297 (X) (X) 6.9

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable.

1

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

2

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

3

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

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

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

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

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

and supplies.

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS

UNFILLED ORDERS

TOTAL INVENTORIES
 7

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. Sept.

2006p 2006r 2006 Sept. Aug. July 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 06/05

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 165,855 165,630 164,023 0.1 1.0 1.1 166,051 165,845 164,819 154,916 7.2

 Durable goods industries........................ 100,523 99,878 98,643 0.6 1.3 1.6 100,835 100,538 99,466 93,314 8.1

 Wood products................................... 4,842 4,935 4,954 -1.9 -0.4 -3.4 4,985 4,892 4,752 5,225 -4.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,214 4,192 4,128 0.5 1.6 1.5 4,235 4,246 4,182 3,738 13.3

 Primary metals.................................... 10,841 10,362 10,119 4.6 2.4 2.7 11,007 10,429 10,240 9,324 18.1

 Fabricated metal products.................. 14,112 13,901 13,760 1.5 1.0 1.0 14,012 13,920 13,934 12,241 14.5

 Machinery.......................................... 16,770 16,432 16,336 2.1 0.6 1.9 16,735 16,561 16,462 15,536 7.7

 Computers and electronic products ...... 16,346 16,739 16,245 -2.3 3.0 3.2 16,397 17,065 16,341 14,819 10.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,507 5,521 5,489 -0.3 0.6 3.1 5,440 5,534 5,471 5,137 5.9

 Transportation equipment.................. 17,712 17,649 17,566 0.4 0.5 1.6 17,834 17,632 17,915 17,572 1.5

 Furniture and related products............ 3,528 3,525 3,515 0.1 0.3 -0.1 3,523 3,532 3,560 3,371 4.5

 Miscellaneous products........................ 6,651 6,622 6,531 0.4 1.4 0.1 6,667 6,727 6,609 6,351 5.0

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 65,332 65,752 65,380 -0.6 0.6 0.4 65,216 65,307 65,353 61,602 5.9

 Food products................................... 11,881 11,857 11,582 0.2 2.4 0.7 11,697 11,473 11,296 11,443 2.2

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,540 4,590 4,697 -1.1 -2.3 0.8 4,579 4,472 4,502 4,940 -7.3

 Textiles.............................................. 1,076 1,065 1,048 1.0 1.6 0.0 1,069 1,056 1,043 1,095 -2.4

 Textile products.................................. 1,325 1,322 1,312 0.2 0.8 1.2 1,331 1,328 1,334 1,219 9.2

 Apparel............................................. 1,184 1,192 1,201 -0.7 -0.7 2.5 1,187 1,188 1,204 1,229 -3.4

 Leather and allied products................... 249 241 237 3.3 1.7 1.3 251 247 246 263 -4.6

 Paper products................................... 6,982 7,033 6,973 -0.7 0.9 -0.4 6,991 7,004 6,999 6,939 0.7

 Printing ............................................ 2,955 2,971 2,980 -0.5 -0.3 -0.8 3,074 3,046 3,092 2,761 11.3

 Petroleum and coal products............... 9,952 9,872 10,005 0.8 -1.3 -4.2 9,939 10,041 10,288 8,066 23.2

 Chemical products............................. 17,474 17,674 17,532 -1.1 0.8 3.1 17,372 17,663 17,614 16,422 5.8

 Plastics and rubber products............... 7,714 7,935 7,813 -2.8 1.6 0.5 7,726 7,789 7,735 7,225 6.9

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 131,226 129,656 130,156 1.2 -0.4 0.4 131,784 131,078 131,453 121,068 8.9

 Durable goods industries ........................ 101,524 99,572 100,188 2.0 -0.6 0.5 101,643 100,784 101,418 92,600 9.8

 Wood products................................... 2,184 2,232 2,208 -2.2 1.1 3.0 2,181 2,230 2,201 2,004 8.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,263 1,244 1,231 1.5 1.1 -0.1 1,241 1,254 1,254 1,122 10.6

 Primary metals.................................... 9,283 9,076 8,877 2.3 2.2 1.3 9,193 9,103 8,950 7,833 17.4

 Fabricated metal products.................. 10,907 10,821 10,654 0.8 1.6 1.2 10,886 10,935 10,760 9,843 10.6

 Machinery.......................................... 13,359 13,194 13,269 1.3 -0.6 0.1 13,394 13,516 13,445 12,504 7.1

 Computers and electronic products ...... 20,155 20,097 20,012 0.3 0.4 -1.1 20,049 20,627 20,499 18,368 9.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 2,846 2,951 2,839 -3.6 3.9 0.8 2,799 3,003 2,877 2,502 11.9

 Transportation equipment.................. 36,636 35,117 36,227 4.3 -3.1 0.7 36,992 35,215 36,488 33,663 9.9

 Furniture and related products............ 1,650 1,636 1,647 0.9 -0.7 -1.1 1,648 1,639 1,669 1,603 2.8

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,241 3,204 3,224 1.2 -0.6 4.8 3,260 3,262 3,275 3,158 3.2

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 29,702 30,084 29,968 -1.3 0.4 0.1 30,141 30,294 30,035 28,468 5.9

 Food products................................... 2,341 2,355 2,411 -0.6 -2.3 1.0 2,253 2,157 2,212 2,104 7.1

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,448 4,552 4,578 -2.3 -0.6 -0.6 4,570 4,251 4,189 4,231 8.0

 Textiles.............................................. 902 909 922 -0.8 -1.4 0.5 896 909 929 978 -8.4

 Textile products.................................. 433 434 444 -0.2 -2.3 -0.2 433 434 451 474 -8.6

 Apparel............................................. 749 751 756 -0.3 -0.7 0.1 760 763 761 868 -12.4

 Leather and allied products................... 96 98 107 -2.0 -8.4 0.9 96 99 108 120 -20.0

 Paper products................................... 1,189 1,167 1,148 1.9 1.7 0.4 1,190 1,191 1,166 1,174 1.4

 Printing ............................................ 1,442 1,411 1,422 2.2 -0.8 0.1 1,603 1,550 1,579 1,876 -14.6

 Petroleum and coal products............... 4,148 4,990 4,768 -16.9 4.7 4.1 4,284 5,188 5,003 4,319 -0.8

 Chemical products............................. 11,841 11,276 11,273 5.0 0.0 -1.9 11,965 11,681 11,546 10,445 14.6

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,113 2,141 2,139 -1.3 0.1 2.9 2,091 2,071 2,091 1,879 11.3

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 182,323 181,070 179,538 0.7 0.9 0.8 181,556 183,359 181,122 169,779 6.9

 Durable goods industries ........................ 89,254 88,796 87,552 0.5 1.4 1.2 87,909 89,795 88,269 82,964 6.0

 Wood products................................... 4,576 4,525 4,493 1.1 0.7 1.9 4,353 4,414 4,462 4,313 0.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,724 5,582 5,534 2.5 0.9 1.7 5,542 5,531 5,617 5,089 8.9

 Primary metals.................................... 9,275 9,152 9,045 1.3 1.2 2.1 9,001 9,037 9,031 7,896 14.0

 Fabricated metal products.................. 12,470 12,281 12,053 1.5 1.9 1.4 12,172 12,246 12,208 11,720 3.9

 Machinery.......................................... 15,929 15,796 15,543 0.8 1.6 -0.2 15,747 15,726 15,275 15,122 4.1

 Computers and electronic products ...... 9,162 8,839 8,761 3.7 0.9 1.2 9,138 9,140 9,011 8,403 8.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,725 5,644 5,545 1.4 1.8 1.5 5,537 5,623 5,539 4,657 18.9

 Transportation equipment.................. 13,036 13,669 13,353 -4.6 2.4 1.5 12,942 14,451 13,707 12,828 0.9

 Furniture and related products............ 3,506 3,483 3,409 0.7 2.2 0.7 3,530 3,587 3,561 3,237 9.1

 Miscellaneous products........................ 9,851 9,825 9,816 0.3 0.1 1.6 9,947 10,040 9,858 9,699 2.6

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 93,069 92,274 91,986 0.9 0.3 0.4 93,647 93,564 92,853 86,815 7.9

 Food products................................... 19,468 19,204 19,244 1.4 -0.2 -0.1 20,323 19,706 19,143 19,404 4.7

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 6,155 6,223 6,140 -1.1 1.4 0.8 6,275 6,359 6,123 6,227 0.8

 Textiles.............................................. 1,610 1,579 1,555 2.0 1.5 -0.1 1,571 1,588 1,589 1,460 7.6

 Textile products.................................. 1,375 1,382 1,390 -0.5 -0.6 2.1 1,369 1,399 1,392 1,326 3.2

 Apparel............................................. 2,555 2,557 2,514 -0.1 1.7 1.2 2,718 2,711 2,658 2,786 -2.4

 Leather and allied products................... 426 418 400 1.9 4.5 1.8 440 427 402 448 -1.8

 Paper products................................... 6,480 6,385 6,387 1.5 0.0 1.2 6,375 6,362 6,430 6,209 2.7

 Printing ............................................ 1,636 1,612 1,609 1.5 0.2 -0.1 1,745 1,726 1,661 1,726 1.1

 Petroleum and coal products............... 14,875 15,287 15,241 -2.7 0.3 1.7 15,295 15,987 15,892 13,025 17.4

 Chemical products............................. 28,671 28,232 28,155 1.6 0.3 -0.8 28,200 28,161 28,316 25,882 9.0

 Plastics and rubber products............... 9,818 9,395 9,351 4.5 0.5 1.4 9,336 9,138 9,247 8,322 12.2

p

 Preliminary r Revised

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Sep Aug Jul Jun Sep Aug Jul Jun

2006p 2006r 2006 2006 2006p 2006r 2006 2006

 All manufacturing industries2

...... 1.22 1.17 1.17 1.16 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

................... 1.39 1.34 1.36 1.33 4.44 4.20 4.26 4.23

 Wood products................................ 1.47 1.46 1.46 1.40 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.13 1.11 1.09 1.06 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.51 1.43 1.40 1.41 1.37 1.35 1.38 1.40

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.52 1.48 1.48 1.45 2.26 2.20 2.20 2.18

 Machinery....................................... 1.65 1.61 1.63 1.64 2.82 2.75 2.78 2.75

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.32 1.28 1.27 1.28 4.67 4.54 4.54 4.51

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.40 1.36 1.35 1.33 2.26 2.21 2.27 2.22

 Transportation equipment................. 1.24 1.17 1.25 1.16 9.77 8.94 9.35 9.25

 Furniture and related products........... 1.14 1.13 1.14 1.11 1.07 1.05 1.09 1.07

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.52 1.52 1.52 1.51 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 1.03 0.98 0.97 0.98 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.57 1.48 1.57 1.50 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.31 1.28 1.23 1.25 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.12 1.12 1.09 1.06 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.56 1.57 1.53 1.48 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.53 1.56 1.50 1.51 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.07 1.06 1.06 1.04 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.86 0.77 0.73 0.75 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.21 1.15 1.14 1.17 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.16 1.12 1.11 1.09 (X) (X) (X) (X)

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable

1

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Sep2 Sep2 Sep2 Sep2

Industry 2005- 2005- 2005- 2005-

Sep1 Aug Sep1 Aug Sep1 Aug Sep1 Aug

2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006

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

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

 Wood products................................... (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Primary metals.................................... -0.3 0.4 -0.3 1.3 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.3

 Fabricated metal products................... -0.1 0.3 0.2 1.0 0.3 0.4 -0.1 0.3

 Machinery.......................................... 0.2 0.6 -0.2 1.3 -0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1

 Computers and electronic products ..... 2.3 0.6 2.3 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.6 0.5 -1.5 1.7 -0.5 0.7 0.0 0.3

 Transportation equipment................... -0.2 0.5 1.0 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.3 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.2

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.9 (X) 1.4 (X) 1.5 (X) 0.4

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

 Food products................................... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Textile products................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 1.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 2.0

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

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

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.3

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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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 4,200 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 62 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 4,200 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 4,200 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 in the data 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.