FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2013, AT 10:00 A.M. EST

Chris Savage or Adriana Stoica

Manufacturing and Construction Division

(301) 763-4832

M3-2 (13)-08/09

CB13-182

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders

August/September 2013

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in September, up 

following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased 

$8.1 billion or 1.7 percent to $490.8 billion, the U.S. 

Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 0.1

percent August decrease. Excluding transportation, new 

orders decreased 0.2 percent. 

 Shipments, up four of the last five months, increased

$0.3 billion or 0.1 percent to $488.9 billion. This 

followed a 0.2 percent August increase.

 Unfilled orders, up seven of the last eight months, increased $8.8 billion or 0.9 percent to $1,041.7 billion. This was at the highest level since the series was first 

published on a NAICS basis in 1992, and followed a 0.1

percent August increase. The unfilled orders-to- shipments ratio was 6.39, up from 6.36 in August.

 Inventories, up nine of the last ten months, increased 

$2.7 billion or 0.4 percent to $634.0 billion. This was at 

the highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis and followed a 0.2 percent August

increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.30, up from 1.29 in August.

New Orders

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

September, up five of the last six months, increased $8.6

billion or 3.8 percent to $234.3 billion, revised from the 

previously published 3.7 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.5 percent August increase.

 Transportation equipment, also up five of the last six 

months, drove the increase, up $8.8 billion or 12.9

percent to $77.5 billion.

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods

decreased $0.5 billion or 0.2 percent to $256.5 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in 

September, up two consecutive months, increased $0.8

billion or 0.4 percent to $232.4 billion, revised from the 

previously published 0.2 percent increase. This was at 

the highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis and followed a 1.0 percent August

increase.

 Computers and electronic products, up three of the last 

four months, led the increase, up $0.2 billion or 0.9

percent to $28.0 billion.

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down

three of the last four months, decreased $0.5 billion or 

0.2 percent to $256.5 billion. This followed a 0.6

percent August decrease. Petroleum and coal products, down two consecutive months, drove the decrease, down

$1.0 billion or 1.3 percent to $72.6 billion.

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

September, up seven of the last eight months, increased 

$8.8 billion or 0.9 percent to $1,041.7 billion, revised 

from the previously published 0.8 percent increase. This 

was at the highest level since the series was first 

published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.1 percent

August increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up following two 

consecutive monthly decreases, led the increase, up $7.5

billion or 1.2 percent to $642.3 billion. 

Inventories

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

September, up five of the last six months, increased $3.1

billion or 0.8 percent to $382.3 billion, revised from the 

previously published 0.9 percent increase. This was at 

the highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis and followed a 0.1 percent August

increase.

 Transportation equipment, up sixteen of the last 

seventeen months, led the increase, up $1.7 billion or 1.4

percent to $118.9 billion.

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following three consecutive monthly increases, decreased $0.4 billion or 0.2 percent to $251.7 billion. 

This followed a 0.4 percent August increase. Petroleum 

and coal products, down following four consecutive 

monthly increases, led the decrease, down $0.3 billion or

0.5 percent to $49.7 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, September materials and 

supplies increased 0.1 percent in durable goods and 0.2

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

1.2 percent in durable goods and 0.1 percent in

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 1.1 percent

in durable goods and decreased 0.5 percent in

nondurable goods.

SPECIAL NOTICE: Due to the lapse in federal funding, the August 2013 Full Report was not released on October 3, 2013. For durable 

and nondurable goods industries, this combined August/September 2013 Full Report includes the most recent estimates for September, 

August and July 2013. 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 

October is scheduled for release on November 27, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the Full Report on December 5, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. EST. 

See back page for survey description. To receive the latest updates on the Nation's key economic indicators, download the America's 

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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

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Sept. Aug. July 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2013p 2012 2012

 All manufacturing industries.................. 488,929 488,582 487,829 0.1 0.2 1.1 499,036 504,328 475,206 487,011 4,371,062 4,299,403 1.7

 Excluding transportation................... 418,906 418,768 419,111 0.0 -0.1 1.4 425,877 432,161 418,738 420,287 3,762,583 3,733,332 0.8

 Excluding defense.............................. 476,511 476,044 476,132 0.1 0.0 1.3 485,235 491,867 465,033 473,345 4,262,950 4,191,061 1.7

 With unfilled orders............................ 162,897 162,296 160,721 0.4 1.0 -0.4 169,853 166,304 150,761 163,155 1,446,741 1,425,037 1.5

 Durable goods industries......................... 232,422 231,596 229,401 0.4 1.0 -0.1 241,490 238,133 214,826 227,995 2,062,352 2,000,544 3.1

 Wood products....................................... 7,307 7,284 7,211 0.3 1.0 0.4 7,526 7,750 7,536 6,492 65,870 57,325 14.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,733 8,665 8,522 0.8 1.7 0.2 9,119 9,713 9,017 8,174 76,332 72,489 5.3

 Primary metals....................................... 25,813 25,608 25,436 0.8 0.7 2.0 25,666 26,465 24,965 24,311 229,594 231,357 -0.8

 Iron and steel mills............................ 10,782 10,766 10,704 0.1 0.6 3.1 10,519 11,063 10,366 10,645 96,252 108,187 -11.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 13,380 13,181 13,114 1.5 0.5 1.9 13,476 13,715 13,065 11,935 117,902 107,016 10.2

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,651 1,661 1,618 -0.6 2.7 -4.0 1,671 1,687 1,534 1,731 15,440 16,154 -4.4

 Fabricated metal products....................... 28,898 28,892 28,964 0.0 -0.2 0.4 29,895 30,732 28,643 29,031 262,060 259,058 1.2

 Machinery............................................. 33,854 33,753 33,577 0.3 0.5 -1.6 34,515 33,850 32,837 33,390 308,315 298,556 3.3

 Farm machinery................................. 1,617 1,684 1,888 -4.0 -10.8 -4.7 1,373 1,383 1,908 1,459 19,009 20,256 -6.2

 Construction machinery..................... 4,113 4,168 4,327 -1.3 -3.7 -10.2 4,227 4,268 4,352 5,223 41,255 37,891 8.9

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,214 2,196 2,142 0.8 2.5 2.3 2,268 2,176 2,083 2,334 19,261 20,523 -6.1

 Industrial machinery.......................... 4,014 4,136 3,768 -2.9 9.8 7.4 4,502 4,006 3,515 3,776 33,283 29,526 12.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 685 666 686 2.9 -2.9 2.8 733 698 630 702 5,877 6,066 -3.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,665 3,598 3,667 1.9 -1.9 2.6 3,827 3,908 4,037 3,590 33,687 32,600 3.3

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,200 3,152 3,048 1.5 3.4 4.1 3,286 3,256 2,971 2,810 26,861 24,320 10.4

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,887 3,807 3,658 2.1 4.1 -13.0 3,811 3,837 3,556 3,661 35,813 36,379 -1.6

 Material handling equipment............... 2,940 2,903 2,882 1.3 0.7 3.3 2,949 3,050 2,775 2,616 25,198 23,436 7.5

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 27,976 27,738 27,238 0.9 1.8 -1.1 30,844 26,882 26,494 30,281 245,761 254,324 -3.4

 Computers........................................ 520 535 436 -2.8 22.7 -6.2 650 493 360 826 4,645 6,468 -28.2

 Computer storage devices..................... 1,052 941 773 11.8 21.7 -30.9 1,593 749 559 1,445 8,638 8,434 2.4

 Other peripheral equipment................ 851 856 808 -0.6 5.9 -0.2 1,149 766 563 1,012 6,947 6,980 -0.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,582 3,604 3,534 -0.6 2.0 -1.6 4,169 3,465 3,073 3,821 31,448 29,007 8.4

 Defense communications equipment.... 436 429 422 1.6 1.7 -1.6 479 430 372 458 3,837 4,225 -9.2

 Audio and video equipment.................... 266 305 290 -12.8 5.2 24.5 241 264 245 253 2,079 1,955 6.3

 Electronic components......................... 3,405 3,416 3,601 -0.3 -5.1 4.1 3,554 3,533 3,467 3,668 30,968 31,992 -3.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,311 1,338 1,260 -2.0 6.2 -3.5 1,505 1,323 1,147 1,481 11,651 12,077 -3.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,882 2,809 2,827 2.6 -0.6 -3.7 3,196 2,677 2,508 3,373 25,463 26,981 -5.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,384 6,262 6,122 1.9 2.3 -1.2 7,216 5,841 5,493 6,676 55,809 59,767 -6.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,065 10,141 10,298 -0.7 -1.5 -0.1 10,529 10,518 9,895 10,524 92,552 93,004 -0.5

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 801 813 811 -1.5 0.2 3.2 814 839 815 804 7,263 8,129 -10.7

 Household appliances........................ 1,670 1,694 1,690 -1.4 0.2 3.1 1,718 1,744 1,593 1,632 14,878 13,926 6.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,354 3,342 3,298 0.4 1.3 -0.5 3,709 3,463 3,153 3,580 30,530 31,060 -1.7

 Batteries........................................... 954 935 950 2.0 -1.6 -3.9 1,039 979 865 1,037 8,325 8,354 -0.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 70,023 69,814 68,718 0.3 1.6 -0.2 73,159 72,167 56,468 66,724 608,479 566,071 7.5

 Automobiles..................................... 10,975 10,771 10,057 1.9 7.1 -3.6 10,909 11,166 8,076 8,886 94,496 77,912 21.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 12,845 12,908 13,446 -0.5 -4.0 7.3 13,638 13,986 9,691 11,947 112,956 101,509 11.3

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,209 2,303 2,341 -4.1 -1.6 3.1 2,216 2,380 2,259 2,205 20,338 22,552 -9.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,885 19,847 19,165 0.2 3.6 -2.1 20,005 21,072 16,644 17,861 175,022 166,260 5.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 11,981 11,527 12,133 3.9 -5.0 1.1 12,822 11,035 10,057 12,265 98,026 90,132 8.8

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,830 4,864 4,396 -0.7 10.6 -4.7 5,499 4,899 3,586 5,398 41,722 42,284 -1.3

 Ships and boats................................. 2,427 2,439 2,453 -0.5 -0.6 -2.1 2,489 2,438 2,269 2,378 21,863 21,889 -0.1

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,686 5,656 5,616 0.5 0.7 0.3 5,787 6,145 5,645 5,490 50,575 48,738 3.8

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 14,067 14,045 13,821 0.2 1.6 0.7 14,450 13,911 13,326 13,578 122,814 119,622 2.7

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 256,507 256,986 258,428 -0.2 -0.6 2.3 257,546 266,195 260,380 259,016 2,308,710 2,298,859 0.4

 Food products....................................... 62,083 62,109 62,350 0.0 -0.4 0.9 63,148 62,947 60,358 62,246 551,829 536,866 2.8

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,807 7,905 8,047 -1.2 -1.8 0.2 7,780 8,211 7,853 8,328 71,467 71,084 0.5

 Dairy products.................................. 8,550 8,504 8,526 0.5 -0.3 -0.5 8,666 8,699 8,512 8,439 76,050 75,110 1.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 18,531 18,242 17,980 1.6 1.5 1.0 18,625 18,610 17,713 17,921 161,032 158,751 1.4

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,337 12,116 12,320 1.8 -1.7 3.4 12,409 12,560 12,508 11,508 108,048 106,748 1.2

 Beverages......................................... 9,128 8,683 8,778 5.1 -1.1 0.7 9,200 9,127 8,966 8,490 78,583 77,424 1.5

 Tobacco............................................ 3,209 3,433 3,542 -6.5 -3.1 10.8 3,209 3,433 3,542 3,018 29,465 29,324 0.5

 Textile mills........................................... 2,683 2,656 2,656 1.0 0.0 1.7 2,753 2,815 2,589 2,583 23,984 23,589 1.7

 Textile products................................... 2,107 2,069 2,074 1.8 -0.2 0.8 2,098 2,176 2,097 1,933 18,746 17,650 6.2

 Apparel................................................ 1,139 1,120 1,113 1.7 0.6 0.3 1,201 1,241 1,123 1,145 9,768 9,560 2.2

 Leather and allied products...................... 468 470 475 -0.4 -1.1 0.6 494 478 472 490 4,335 4,304 0.7

 Paper products...................................... 14,383 14,370 14,314 0.1 0.4 0.3 14,603 14,853 14,613 14,494 128,792 131,204 -1.8

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,716 6,715 6,693 0.0 0.3 0.8 6,810 6,953 6,844 6,776 60,280 61,114 -1.4

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,426 4,417 4,388 0.2 0.7 -0.4 4,463 4,566 4,563 4,235 39,245 38,802 1.1

 Printing................................................. 6,308 6,359 6,447 -0.8 -1.4 1.3 6,527 6,532 6,082 6,909 58,081 60,018 -3.2

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 72,648 73,612 74,402 -1.3 -1.1 6.4 72,271 78,554 77,598 77,501 657,686 662,949 -0.8

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 69,061 70,096 70,916 -1.5 -1.2 6.7 68,288 74,339 73,554 73,718 625,439 629,425 -0.6

 Chemical products..................................... 63,647 63,505 63,942 0.2 -0.7 0.3 63,330 64,572 64,327 62,527 579,207 582,640 -0.6

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,673 2,578 2,611 3.7 -1.3 -2.8 2,270 2,160 2,061 2,692 25,499 28,926 -11.8

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 15,926 15,647 15,562 1.8 0.5 1.3 15,767 15,614 15,776 14,398 138,714 140,067 -1.0

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,024 3,055 3,080 -1.0 -0.8 3.4 3,017 3,290 3,317 2,870 28,335 27,979 1.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 18,704 18,600 18,335 0.6 1.4 -0.4 18,712 19,467 18,613 17,680 168,234 163,331 3.0

p

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

1

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

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

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

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

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

 aggregate totals. 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Sept. Aug. July 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2013p 2012 2012

All manufacturing industries2........................ 490,760 482,672 483,048 1.7 -0.1 -2.8 500,684 488,949 466,646 480,731 4,349,767 4,248,441 2.4

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 413,256 414,011 415,606 -0.2 -0.4 1.2 418,023 422,820 411,612 409,341 3,723,802 3,668,551 1.5

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 478,240 471,879 471,470 1.3 0.1 -2.4 486,297 480,246 458,582 466,502 4,255,563 4,138,438 2.8

 With unfilled orders 2............................. 171,685 163,256 162,799 5.2 0.3 -11.0 178,205 157,869 150,641 163,796 1,487,026 1,437,962 3.4

 Durable goods industries2

......................... 234,253 225,686 224,620 3.8 0.5 -8.1 243,138 222,754 206,266 221,715 2,041,057 1,949,582 4.7

 Primary metals........................................ 26,260 25,525 25,499 2.9 0.1 -0.1 25,340 25,721 24,903 23,422 231,942 225,102 3.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 11,199 10,652 10,576 5.1 0.7 -0.7 10,416 10,449 10,251 10,113 97,618 104,187 -6.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 13,446 13,240 13,203 1.6 0.3 0.5 13,407 13,591 13,020 11,767 119,018 104,804 13.6

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,615 1,633 1,720 -1.1 -5.1 -1.1 1,517 1,681 1,632 1,542 15,306 16,111 -5.0

 Fabricated metal products........................ 29,892 30,267 30,129 -1.2 0.5 1.3 29,506 30,798 28,606 28,546 272,347 264,333 3.0

 Machinery............................................. 34,027 34,940 34,681 -2.6 0.7 -0.6 34,172 33,863 33,876 30,237 312,973 291,909 7.2

 Construction machinery........................ 4,570 4,736 4,214 -3.5 12.4 -9.5 4,438 4,507 3,919 4,099 41,433 34,178 21.2

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,087 2,714 2,234 -23.1 21.5 -23.0 2,219 2,521 2,296 2,125 21,187 19,524 8.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 4,069 3,972 3,904 2.4 1.7 0.7 4,386 3,689 3,823 3,375 33,785 29,195 15.7

 Photographic equipment....................... 608 726 821 -16.3 -11.6 28.7 630 735 821 761 6,465 6,639 -2.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,832 3,689 3,536 3.9 4.3 2.4 3,895 3,758 3,917 3,393 33,563 32,520 3.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,195 3,089 3,171 3.4 -2.6 6.2 3,266 3,118 3,066 2,777 26,827 24,049 11.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 3,941 4,191 4,299 -6.0 -2.5 2.7 3,901 4,087 4,175 3,051 37,152 35,110 5.8

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,532 2,653 2,843 -4.6 -6.7 -1.9 2,634 2,729 2,581 2,504 25,569 23,979 6.6

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 20,802 20,470 21,460 1.6 -4.6 -2.8 24,576 18,824 18,555 24,395 188,443 196,647 -4.2

 Computers........................................ 510 456 455 11.8 0.2 12.1 640 414 379 889 4,753 6,587 -27.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,829 3,630 3,793 5.5 -4.3 -9.0 4,746 3,458 3,066 4,339 35,531 32,342 9.9

 Defense communications equipment....... 398 384 401 3.6 -4.2 1.8 509 334 311 499 3,390 3,887 -12.8

 Electronic components......................... 3,259 3,249 3,735 0.3 -13.0 10.2 3,283 3,442 3,681 3,613 31,085 32,073 -3.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,545 1,685 1,665 -8.3 1.2 -1.2 1,770 1,577 1,560 1,853 14,633 15,475 -5.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,546 2,317 3,036 9.9 -23.7 -3.6 2,836 1,984 2,451 3,039 22,414 26,571 -15.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 6,216 6,274 6,198 -0.9 1.2 -3.6 7,421 5,439 5,473 7,106 56,277 59,792 -5.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,044 10,135 10,172 -0.9 -0.4 -4.9 10,089 10,364 9,734 9,946 93,456 93,017 0.5

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 791 796 810 -0.6 -1.7 6.6 844 828 766 841 7,308 8,204 -10.9

 Household appliances.......................... 1,698 1,681 1,684 1.0 -0.2 -1.2 1,747 1,736 1,624 1,652 14,949 13,854 7.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,415 3,436 3,373 -0.6 1.9 1.4 3,452 3,450 3,220 3,245 30,902 31,349 -1.4

 Transportation equipment........................ 77,504 68,661 67,442 12.9 1.8 -21.9 82,661 66,129 55,034 71,390 625,965 579,890 7.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 19,787 19,929 19,119 -0.7 4.2 -2.1 19,801 21,054 16,355 17,682 174,380 164,682 5.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 18,897 11,980 11,371 57.7 5.4 -58.9 21,306 8,449 10,838 16,454 129,632 105,838 22.5

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 5,168 4,456 5,066 16.0 -12.0 -3.3 6,286 3,268 3,835 6,770 35,016 43,337 -19.2

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,505 1,942 1,957 29.0 -0.8 -38.0 2,497 1,636 1,409 1,884 17,575 20,817 -15.6

 Furniture and related products................... 5,623 5,704 5,690 -1.4 0.2 0.7 5,705 5,691 5,686 5,542 50,949 49,312 3.3

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 256,507 256,986 258,428 -0.2 -0.6 2.3 257,546 266,195 260,380 259,016 2,308,710 2,298,859 0.4

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 Sept.

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Sept. Aug. July 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2012

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,041,703 1,032,915 1,031,955 0.9 0.1 0.2 1,031,149 1,022,797 1,031,232 967,899 6.5

 Excluding transportation2...................... 399,399 398,092 395,979 0.3 0.5 0.9 394,134 395,284 397,681 376,275 4.7

 Excluding defense2

............................. 842,900 834,214 831,509 1.0 0.3 0.3 834,703 826,937 831,614 767,083 8.8

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,041,703 1,032,915 1,031,955 0.9 0.1 0.2 1,031,149 1,022,797 1,031,232 967,899 6.5

 Primary metals........................................ 35,971 35,524 35,607 1.3 -0.2 0.2 34,475 34,801 35,545 31,702 8.7

 Iron and steel mills............................... 18,061 17,644 17,758 2.4 -0.6 -0.7 17,065 17,168 17,782 15,094 13.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 13,812 13,746 13,687 0.5 0.4 0.7 13,431 13,500 13,624 12,409 8.2

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,098 4,134 4,162 -0.9 -0.7 2.5 3,979 4,133 4,139 4,199 -5.2

 Fabricated metal products......................... 91,142 90,148 88,773 1.1 1.5 1.3 89,239 89,628 89,562 78,878 13.1

 Machinery.............................................. 107,554 107,381 106,194 0.2 1.1 1.1 106,448 106,791 106,778 107,799 -1.3

 Construction machinery......................... 10,837 10,380 9,812 4.4 5.8 -1.1 10,119 9,908 9,669 12,894 -21.5

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 14,157 14,284 13,766 -0.9 3.8 0.7 14,246 14,295 13,950 12,206 16.7

 Industrial machinery............................. 7,877 7,822 7,986 0.7 -2.1 1.7 7,831 7,947 8,264 8,284 -5.5

 Photographic equipment........................ 3,818 3,895 3,835 -2.0 1.6 3.6 3,896 3,999 3,962 3,471 12.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 5,202 5,035 4,944 3.3 1.8 -2.6 5,087 5,019 5,169 5,268 -3.4

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,964 5,969 6,032 -0.1 -1.0 2.1 5,847 5,867 6,005 6,018 -2.8

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 27,025 26,971 26,587 0.2 1.4 2.5 26,885 26,795 26,545 25,917 3.7

 Material handling equipment................... 10,322 10,730 10,980 -3.8 -2.3 -0.4 10,351 10,666 10,987 10,415 -0.6

 Computers and electronic products2............. 135,174 135,391 135,789 -0.2 -0.3 0.8 134,924 134,488 135,602 129,625 4.1

 Computers......................................... 3,335 3,345 3,424 -0.3 -2.3 0.6 3,335 3,345 3,424 2,862 16.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 29,949 29,702 29,676 0.8 0.1 0.9 30,039 29,462 29,469 25,096 19.7

 Defense communications equipment........ 4,024 4,062 4,107 -0.9 -1.1 -0.5 4,027 3,997 4,093 4,440 -9.3

 Electronic components.......................... 12,678 12,824 12,991 -1.1 -1.3 1.0 12,642 12,913 13,004 12,345 2.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 17,146 16,912 16,565 1.4 2.1 2.5 17,202 16,937 16,683 13,531 27.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 42,504 42,840 43,332 -0.8 -1.1 0.5 42,122 42,482 43,175 45,695 -7.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 25,538 25,706 25,694 -0.7 0.0 0.3 25,557 25,352 25,754 25,656 -0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 22,244 22,265 22,271 -0.1 0.0 -0.6 21,878 22,318 22,472 21,046 4.0

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,181 1,191 1,208 -0.8 -1.4 -0.1 1,227 1,197 1,208 1,203 2.0

 Household appliances........................... 771 743 756 3.8 -1.7 -0.8 742 713 721 608 22.0

 Electrical equipment............................. 11,446 11,385 11,291 0.5 0.8 0.7 11,194 11,451 11,464 10,579 5.8

 Transportation equipment......................... 642,304 634,823 635,976 1.2 -0.2 -0.2 637,015 627,513 633,551 591,624 7.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 16,704 16,802 16,720 -0.6 0.5 -0.3 16,143 16,347 16,365 16,299 -1.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 465,785 458,869 458,416 1.5 0.1 -0.2 462,962 454,478 457,064 413,014 12.1

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 67,221 66,883 67,291 0.5 -0.6 1.0 65,653 64,866 66,497 66,575 -1.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 20,519 20,441 20,938 0.4 -2.4 -2.3 20,201 20,193 20,995 21,873 -7.6

 Furniture and related products................... 6,237 6,300 6,252 -1.0 0.8 1.2 6,093 6,175 6,629 6,243 -2.4

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 Sept.

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Sept. Aug. July 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2012

 All manufacturing industries...................... 634,003 631,323 629,911 0.4 0.2 0.3 633,074 635,043 632,257 622,369 1.7

 Excluding transportation........................ 515,123 514,108 513,013 0.2 0.2 0.2 514,194 516,487 514,009 512,974 0.2

 Excluding defense............................. 605,972 604,077 601,420 0.3 0.4 0.3 605,233 607,912 603,694 596,237 1.5

 With unfilled orders............................. 313,244 310,499 310,317 0.9 0.1 0.5 312,130 313,575 313,384 301,889 3.4

 Durable goods industries........................ 382,277 379,164 378,829 0.8 0.1 0.3 381,116 382,723 381,955 371,027 2.7

 Wood products........................................ 9,851 9,896 9,923 -0.5 -0.3 0.6 9,859 9,847 9,745 8,946 10.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 11,696 11,680 11,570 0.1 1.0 0.1 11,525 11,676 11,604 11,271 2.3

 Primary metals......................................... 35,086 34,985 34,925 0.3 0.2 0.1 35,069 35,068 35,093 36,266 -3.3

 Iron and steel mills............................... 20,196 20,147 20,107 0.2 0.2 0.5 20,222 20,142 20,237 21,332 -5.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 12,661 12,596 12,569 0.5 0.2 -0.7 12,655 12,684 12,646 12,625 0.2

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,229 2,242 2,249 -0.6 -0.3 0.8 2,192 2,242 2,210 2,309 -5.1

 Fabricated metal products......................... 47,681 47,445 47,321 0.5 0.3 0.3 47,527 47,644 47,842 47,171 0.8

 Machinery.............................................. 66,398 65,906 65,864 0.7 0.1 0.5 65,919 66,507 66,123 66,761 -1.3

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,919 3,911 3,862 0.2 1.3 0.5 3,611 3,712 3,699 3,587 0.7

 Construction machinery......................... 5,328 5,284 5,340 0.8 -1.0 -1.6 5,326 5,237 5,295 6,213 -14.3

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 7,336 7,230 7,150 1.5 1.1 -0.3 7,301 7,331 7,255 7,234 0.9

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,313 6,257 6,304 0.9 -0.7 0.4 6,352 6,321 6,252 6,183 2.7

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,650 1,648 1,610 0.1 2.4 0.2 1,651 1,689 1,648 1,582 4.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,904 4,835 4,826 1.4 0.2 0.7 4,770 4,897 4,953 4,373 9.1

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,514 5,532 5,522 -0.3 0.2 -0.6 5,654 5,629 5,551 5,534 2.2

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,433 10,301 10,403 1.3 -1.0 1.8 10,384 10,739 10,647 11,326 -8.3

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,587 4,521 4,507 1.5 0.3 1.3 4,683 4,637 4,613 4,591 2.0

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 46,887 46,377 46,634 1.1 -0.6 -0.4 46,681 47,289 47,224 45,852 1.8

 Computers......................................... 946 947 1,012 -0.1 -6.4 6.3 975 1,002 1,033 852 14.4

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,893 1,938 1,947 -2.3 -0.5 -6.2 1,866 2,061 1,967 1,735 7.6

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,604 1,610 1,624 -0.4 -0.9 -2.5 1,560 1,685 1,659 1,707 -8.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,272 6,172 6,111 1.6 1.0 -1.7 6,201 6,255 6,114 6,296 -1.5

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,302 1,258 1,244 3.5 1.1 0.6 1,302 1,258 1,244 1,466 -11.2

 Audio and video equipment.................... 652 657 660 -0.8 -0.5 -1.9 743 721 674 732 1.5

 Electronic components.......................... 8,171 8,073 7,805 1.2 3.4 -0.4 8,071 8,089 7,892 7,492 7.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,640 3,607 3,599 0.9 0.2 1.3 3,618 3,650 3,625 3,455 4.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 2,978 2,826 3,205 5.4 -11.8 1.8 2,903 2,841 3,265 2,754 5.4

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 12,337 12,355 12,381 -0.1 -0.2 0.8 12,161 12,663 12,483 11,363 7.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,929 16,831 16,924 0.6 -0.5 0.7 16,642 16,932 17,118 16,199 2.7

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,106 2,108 2,057 -0.1 2.5 6.4 2,092 2,128 2,133 1,884 11.0

 Household appliances........................... 1,834 1,785 1,777 2.7 0.5 -0.9 1,845 1,833 1,838 1,818 1.5

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,979 4,924 4,907 1.1 0.3 0.3 4,725 4,930 4,942 4,677 1.0

 Batteries............................................ 1,157 1,162 1,164 -0.4 -0.2 0.4 1,162 1,209 1,185 1,145 1.5

 Transportation equipment......................... 118,880 117,215 116,898 1.4 0.3 0.5 118,880 118,556 118,248 109,395 8.7

 Automobiles....................................... 2,731 2,591 2,478 5.4 4.6 -5.3 2,792 2,566 2,478 2,794 -0.1

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 2,392 2,329 2,319 2.7 0.4 4.9 2,507 2,441 2,377 2,535 -1.1

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,754 1,731 1,750 1.3 -1.1 -9.4 1,748 1,742 1,756 2,271 -23.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 18,518 18,557 18,420 -0.2 0.7 0.9 18,481 18,701 18,615 18,069 2.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 65,060 64,213 63,186 1.3 1.6 0.8 64,983 65,204 64,088 56,644 14.7

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 13,456 13,439 13,967 0.1 -3.8 1.9 13,507 13,498 14,061 12,831 5.3

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,409 2,378 2,404 1.3 -1.1 1.8 2,395 2,355 2,358 2,474 -3.2

 Furniture and related products.................... 5,981 6,010 6,005 -0.5 0.1 0.1 5,972 6,117 6,157 6,000 -0.5

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 22,888 22,819 22,765 0.3 0.2 0.4 23,042 23,087 22,801 23,166 -0.5

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 251,726 252,159 251,082 -0.2 0.4 0.2 251,958 252,320 250,302 251,342 0.2

 Food products........................................ 47,427 47,531 47,686 -0.2 -0.3 -0.6 48,119 47,667 46,850 48,518 -0.8

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,081 5,167 5,305 -1.7 -2.6 -4.0 4,920 4,957 5,068 6,244 -21.2

 Dairy products.................................... 6,040 6,065 6,146 -0.4 -1.3 -2.1 6,039 6,214 6,374 6,077 -0.6

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,148 9,164 9,119 -0.2 0.5 -0.2 9,271 9,227 9,074 9,054 2.4

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 20,397 20,359 20,152 0.2 1.0 0.2 20,299 19,671 19,412 19,130 6.1

 Beverages......................................... 16,250 16,233 16,091 0.1 0.9 0.0 16,240 15,760 15,617 15,336 5.9

 Tobacco............................................ 4,147 4,126 4,061 0.5 1.6 0.9 4,059 3,911 3,795 3,794 7.0

 Textile mills............................................ 3,326 3,337 3,339 -0.3 -0.1 0.6 3,341 3,363 3,365 3,295 1.4

 Textile products...................................... 3,086 3,074 3,052 0.4 0.7 0.1 3,089 3,072 3,066 2,972 3.9

 Apparel................................................. 2,219 2,192 2,175 1.2 0.8 0.8 2,368 2,326 2,284 2,100 12.8

 Leather and allied products....................... 1,059 1,057 1,061 0.2 -0.4 0.0 1,071 1,083 1,072 1,055 1.5

 Paper products....................................... 14,480 14,498 14,494 -0.1 0.0 0.1 14,458 14,556 14,507 14,433 0.2

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,142 6,139 6,136 0.0 0.0 -0.1 6,108 6,162 6,149 6,188 -1.3

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,170 4,170 4,166 0.0 0.1 0.8 4,150 4,164 4,140 4,054 2.4

 Printing.................................................. 5,551 5,553 5,517 0.0 0.7 0.4 5,611 5,714 5,605 5,599 0.2

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 49,678 49,943 49,005 -0.5 1.9 2.4 49,787 50,072 48,901 53,074 -6.2

 Petroleum refineries............................. 46,071 46,361 45,334 -0.6 2.3 3.0 46,175 46,426 45,165 49,101 -6.0

 Chemical products..................................... 82,061 82,269 82,341 -0.3 -0.1 -0.6 81,475 82,498 82,913 79,333 2.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,170 4,211 4,280 -1.0 -1.6 0.4 3,881 3,916 3,965 3,666 5.9

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 31,421 31,581 31,810 -0.5 -0.7 -1.1 31,168 31,712 32,094 31,057 0.4

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,251 3,230 3,249 0.7 -0.6 -0.2 3,172 3,244 3,319 3,089 2.7

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 22,442 22,346 22,260 0.4 0.4 0.1 22,340 22,298 22,327 21,833 2.3

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 Estimates of inventories for the semiconductor industry data are included in computers and electronic products and all other applicable aggregate totals, but are not shown separately. 

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

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Sept. Aug. July 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2013p 2012 2012

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 488,929 488,582 487,829 0.1 0.2 1.1 499,036 504,328 475,206 487,011 4,371,062 4,299,403 1.7

 Construction materials and supplies....... 43,250 43,159 43,219 0.2 -0.1 0.9 44,951 46,957 45,190 42,176 391,950 378,859 3.5

 Information technology......................... 21,585 21,475 21,013 0.5 2.2 -2.8 24,568 20,596 18,686 23,865 190,646 196,046 -2.8

 Computers and related products........... 2,423 2,332 2,017 3.9 15.6 -15.7 3,392 2,008 1,482 3,283 20,230 21,882 -7.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 45,914 45,829 45,009 0.2 1.8 0.4 46,768 48,604 36,670 40,899 402,812 368,233 9.4

 Capital goods...................................... 84,119 84,114 82,859 0.0 1.5 -1.9 89,337 83,484 76,966 86,509 744,679 729,113 2.1

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 74,140 73,834 73,506 0.4 0.4 -1.4 78,321 73,265 68,718 75,508 657,082 642,349 2.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 65,692 65,818 64,936 -0.2 1.4 -1.4 69,415 65,374 61,620 66,832 589,472 581,123 1.4

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 9,979 10,280 9,353 -2.9 9.9 -5.8 11,016 10,219 8,248 11,001 87,597 86,764 1.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 211,919 212,152 213,009 -0.1 -0.4 3.0 213,556 219,830 207,582 211,130 1,887,293 1,847,328 2.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,107 36,871 36,609 0.6 0.7 1.8 38,289 38,353 29,931 33,784 325,254 294,526 10.4

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 174,812 175,281 176,400 -0.3 -0.6 3.3 175,267 181,477 177,651 177,346 1,562,039 1,552,802 0.6

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 490,760 482,672 483,048 1.7 -0.1 -2.8 500,684 488,949 466,646 480,731 4,349,767 4,248,441 2.4

 Construction materials and supplies....... 43,503 43,499 43,445 0.0 0.1 1.4 45,022 46,624 45,473 41,905 393,684 380,249 3.5

 Information technology......................... 21,337 21,234 21,901 0.5 -3.0 -5.7 24,930 19,488 18,954 24,714 195,795 202,469 -3.3

 Computers and related products........... 2,413 2,253 2,036 7.1 10.7 -12.8 3,382 1,929 1,501 3,346 20,338 22,001 -7.6

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 45,816 45,911 44,963 -0.2 2.1 0.4 46,564 48,586 36,381 40,720 402,170 366,655 9.7

 Capital goods...................................... 91,159 84,536 84,908 7.8 -0.4 -18.2 97,432 77,183 76,874 88,003 782,118 747,454 4.6

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 80,929 75,867 75,946 6.7 -0.1 -17.5 85,913 70,106 70,429 76,896 705,809 658,637 7.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 67,102 67,959 67,278 -1.3 1.0 -3.5 69,652 64,697 62,238 64,221 609,305 583,587 4.4

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 10,230 8,669 8,962 18.0 -3.3 -23.7 11,519 7,077 6,445 11,107 76,309 88,817 -14.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 211,961 212,208 213,015 -0.1 -0.4 3.0 213,600 219,697 207,712 211,194 1,887,512 1,847,319 2.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,149 36,927 36,615 0.6 0.9 1.6 38,333 38,220 30,061 33,848 325,473 294,517 10.5

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 174,812 175,281 176,400 -0.3 -0.6 3.3 175,267 181,477 177,651 177,346 1,562,039 1,552,802 0.6

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,041,703 1,032,915 1,031,955 0.9 0.1 0.2 1,031,149 1,022,797 1,031,232 967,899 (X) (X) 6.5

 Construction materials and supplies....... 51,518 51,265 50,925 0.5 0.7 0.4 51,402 51,331 51,664 50,736 (X) (X) 1.3

 Information technology......................... 135,160 135,408 135,649 -0.2 -0.2 0.7 134,893 134,531 135,639 129,407 (X) (X) 4.2

 Computers and related products........... 3,335 3,345 3,424 -0.3 -2.3 0.6 3,335 3,345 3,424 2,862 (X) (X) 16.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 16,704 16,802 16,720 -0.6 0.5 -0.3 16,143 16,347 16,365 16,299 (X) (X) -1.0

 Capital goods...................................... 784,952 777,912 777,490 0.9 0.1 0.3 778,653 770,558 776,859 724,284 (X) (X) 7.5

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 616,976 610,187 608,154 1.1 0.3 0.4 611,998 604,406 607,565 553,774 (X) (X) 10.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 230,622 229,212 227,071 0.6 0.9 1.0 227,672 227,435 228,112 212,519 (X) (X) 7.1

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 167,976 167,725 169,336 0.1 -1.0 -0.2 166,655 166,152 169,294 170,510 (X) (X) -2.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 4,463 4,421 4,365 1.0 1.3 0.1 4,292 4,248 4,381 3,992 (X) (X) 7.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 4,463 4,421 4,365 1.0 1.3 0.1 4,292 4,248 4,381 3,992 (X) (X) 7.5

 All manufacturing industries................... 634,003 631,323 629,911 0.4 0.2 0.3 633,074 635,043 632,257 622,369 (X) (X) 1.7

 Construction materials and supplies....... 61,770 61,600 61,415 0.3 0.3 0.3 61,530 61,837 61,901 59,857 (X) (X) 2.8

 Information technology......................... 40,325 40,071 40,619 0.6 -1.3 -0.1 39,997 40,863 40,941 38,836 (X) (X) 3.0

 Computers and related products........... 4,443 4,495 4,583 -1.2 -1.9 -2.3 4,401 4,748 4,659 4,294 (X) (X) 2.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 25,395 25,208 24,967 0.7 1.0 -0.2 25,528 25,450 25,226 25,669 (X) (X) -0.5

 Capital goods...................................... 196,386 194,178 194,475 1.1 -0.2 0.3 195,507 196,628 195,895 186,997 (X) (X) 4.6

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 173,354 172,042 171,349 0.8 0.4 0.3 172,716 174,666 172,791 166,054 (X) (X) 4.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 120,014 119,335 119,543 0.6 -0.2 0.1 119,280 120,992 120,242 120,004 (X) (X) -0.6

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 23,032 22,136 23,126 4.0 -4.3 0.4 22,791 21,962 23,104 20,943 (X) (X) 8.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 188,630 188,824 187,804 -0.1 0.5 0.3 189,511 189,032 186,587 191,634 (X) (X) -1.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 24,927 24,659 24,470 1.1 0.8 -0.1 25,190 24,961 24,526 25,431 (X) (X) -0.9

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 163,703 164,165 163,334 -0.3 0.5 0.4 164,321 164,071 162,061 166,203 (X) (X) -1.1

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

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

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

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

2

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories

3

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

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

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

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

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

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

TOTAL INVENTORIES 
 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 Sept.

Sept. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sept. Aug. July Sept. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Sept. Aug. July 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2012

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 204,354 204,122 202,024 0.1 1.0 0.4 204,287 204,805 202,667 205,286 -0.5

 Durable goods industries.......................... 124,607 124,496 123,528 0.1 0.8 0.5 124,934 125,381 124,118 123,908 0.8

 Wood products................................... 3,767 3,810 3,833 -1.1 -0.6 1.4 3,876 3,844 3,722 3,505 10.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,336 4,411 4,362 -1.7 1.1 -0.3 4,317 4,430 4,370 4,291 0.6

 Primary metals.................................... 14,048 14,127 14,107 -0.6 0.1 1.7 14,177 14,145 14,065 14,299 -0.9

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,333 17,231 17,140 0.6 0.5 0.8 17,410 17,321 17,307 17,766 -2.0

 Machinery.......................................... 24,295 24,252 24,410 0.2 -0.6 0.0 24,524 24,644 24,817 25,611 -4.2

 Computers and electronic products........ 18,257 18,303 18,403 -0.3 -0.5 0.7 18,084 18,322 18,483 17,729 2.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 7,168 7,177 7,258 -0.1 -1.1 0.9 7,005 7,215 7,323 6,855 2.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 25,506 25,211 24,007 1.2 5.0 0.2 25,635 25,416 23,963 23,404 9.5

 Furniture and related products............... 2,791 2,816 2,816 -0.9 0.0 0.2 2,795 2,831 2,859 2,892 -3.4

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,106 7,158 7,192 -0.7 -0.5 -1.0 7,111 7,213 7,209 7,556 -5.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 79,747 79,626 78,496 0.2 1.4 0.4 79,353 79,424 78,549 81,378 -2.5

 Food products.................................... 16,174 16,198 16,328 -0.1 -0.8 -1.7 16,133 15,954 16,193 17,998 -10.4

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 5,442 5,351 5,277 1.7 1.4 0.9 5,318 5,139 5,038 4,914 8.2

 Textiles.............................................. 1,215 1,215 1,198 0.0 1.4 0.2 1,216 1,227 1,216 1,133 7.3

 Textile products................................... 1,228 1,221 1,199 0.6 1.8 1.3 1,234 1,221 1,211 1,166 5.8

 Apparel............................................. 736 726 721 1.4 0.7 1.4 750 735 724 647 15.9

 Leather and allied products.................... 305 309 319 -1.3 -3.1 0.0 315 318 321 344 -8.4

 Paper products.................................... 6,791 6,780 6,792 0.2 -0.2 0.3 6,796 6,788 6,752 6,940 -2.1

 Printing ............................................. 2,468 2,487 2,479 -0.8 0.3 2.0 2,480 2,516 2,508 2,561 -3.2

 Petroleum and coal products................. 12,959 13,148 12,274 -1.4 7.1 4.6 12,780 13,230 12,353 14,015 -8.8

 Chemical products................................ 23,561 23,353 23,226 0.9 0.5 0.1 23,506 23,397 23,514 22,853 2.9

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 8,868 8,838 8,683 0.3 1.8 -1.6 8,825 8,899 8,719 8,807 0.2

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 203,258 201,363 202,035 0.9 -0.3 0.4 201,130 201,734 202,998 192,829 4.3

 Durable goods industries.......................... 152,315 150,474 151,152 1.2 -0.4 0.4 151,496 152,122 153,278 143,481 5.6

 Wood products................................... 1,784 1,777 1,781 0.4 -0.2 1.5 1,792 1,776 1,784 1,658 8.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,341 1,338 1,319 0.2 1.4 1.8 1,330 1,355 1,349 1,339 -0.7

 Primary metals.................................... 10,457 10,369 10,355 0.8 0.1 -1.5 10,404 10,549 10,579 10,988 -5.3

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,615 13,514 13,500 0.7 0.1 0.1 13,607 13,626 13,604 13,106 3.8

 Machinery.......................................... 19,321 19,163 18,930 0.8 1.2 1.4 19,005 19,359 18,968 18,669 1.8

 Computers and electronic products........ 15,926 15,654 15,792 1.7 -0.9 -1.1 15,877 16,049 16,197 16,290 -2.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,788 3,747 3,766 1.1 -0.5 0.5 3,716 3,775 3,808 3,630 2.4

 Transportation equipment..................... 81,192 80,320 81,191 1.1 -1.1 0.6 80,832 80,988 82,419 73,307 10.3

 Furniture and related products............... 980 977 984 0.3 -0.7 0.4 982 983 999 966 1.7

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,911 3,615 3,534 8.2 2.3 5.1 3,951 3,662 3,571 3,528 12.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 50,943 50,889 50,883 0.1 0.0 0.4 49,634 49,612 49,720 49,348 0.6

 Food products.................................... 4,855 4,708 4,641 3.1 1.4 0.4 4,318 4,139 4,029 3,867 11.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 6,990 6,926 6,838 0.9 1.3 -0.6 6,770 6,177 6,148 6,205 9.1

 Textiles.............................................. 727 725 745 0.3 -2.7 -1.2 738 739 752 776 -4.9

 Textile products................................... 432 424 428 1.9 -0.9 0.2 434 422 429 419 3.6

 Apparel............................................. 310 311 315 -0.3 -1.3 -1.3 333 339 342 363 -8.3

 Leather and allied products.................... 101 102 105 -1.0 -2.9 1.9 100 100 103 99 1.0

 Paper products.................................... 1,404 1,421 1,425 -1.2 -0.3 0.2 1,405 1,438 1,438 1,318 6.6

 Printing ............................................. 1,255 1,247 1,232 0.6 1.2 -2.7 1,302 1,354 1,247 1,344 -3.1

 Petroleum and coal products................. 14,715 14,752 14,431 -0.3 2.2 4.6 14,414 14,726 14,419 14,863 -3.0

 Chemical products................................ 17,499 17,635 18,079 -0.8 -2.5 -2.1 17,157 17,524 18,153 17,434 -1.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,655 2,638 2,644 0.6 -0.2 0.6 2,663 2,654 2,660 2,660 0.1

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 226,391 225,838 225,852 0.2 0.0 0.0 227,657 228,504 226,592 224,254 1.5

 Durable goods industries.......................... 105,355 104,194 104,149 1.1 0.0 0.0 104,686 105,220 104,559 103,638 1.0

 Wood products................................... 4,300 4,309 4,309 -0.2 0.0 -0.5 4,191 4,227 4,239 3,783 10.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,019 5,931 5,889 1.5 0.7 0.0 5,878 5,891 5,885 5,641 4.2

 Primary metals.................................... 10,581 10,489 10,463 0.9 0.2 -0.4 10,488 10,374 10,449 10,979 -4.5

 Fabricated metal products........................ 16,733 16,700 16,681 0.2 0.1 0.0 16,510 16,697 16,931 16,299 1.3

 Machinery.......................................... 22,782 22,491 22,524 1.3 -0.1 0.3 22,390 22,504 22,338 22,481 -0.4

 Computers and electronic products........ 12,704 12,420 12,439 2.3 -0.2 -1.2 12,720 12,918 12,544 11,833 7.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,973 5,907 5,900 1.1 0.1 0.7 5,921 5,942 5,987 5,714 3.6

 Transportation equipment..................... 12,182 11,684 11,700 4.3 -0.1 0.8 12,413 12,152 11,866 12,684 -2.1

 Furniture and related products............... 2,210 2,217 2,205 -0.3 0.5 -0.2 2,195 2,303 2,299 2,142 2.5

 Miscellaneous products......................... 11,871 12,046 12,039 -1.5 0.1 -0.2 11,980 12,212 12,021 12,082 -0.8

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 121,036 121,644 121,703 -0.5 0.0 0.0 122,971 123,284 122,033 120,616 2.0

 Food products.................................... 26,398 26,625 26,717 -0.9 -0.3 -0.1 27,668 27,574 26,628 26,653 3.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,965 8,082 8,037 -1.4 0.6 0.4 8,211 8,355 8,226 8,011 2.5

 Textiles.............................................. 1,384 1,397 1,396 -0.9 0.1 1.9 1,387 1,397 1,397 1,386 0.1

 Textile products................................... 1,426 1,429 1,425 -0.2 0.3 -1.0 1,421 1,429 1,426 1,387 2.5

 Apparel............................................. 1,173 1,155 1,139 1.6 1.4 1.0 1,285 1,252 1,218 1,090 17.9

 Leather and allied products.................... 653 646 637 1.1 1.4 -0.3 656 665 648 612 7.2

 Paper products.................................... 6,285 6,297 6,277 -0.2 0.3 0.0 6,257 6,330 6,317 6,175 1.3

 Printing ............................................. 1,828 1,819 1,806 0.5 0.7 0.3 1,829 1,844 1,850 1,694 8.0

 Petroleum and coal products................. 22,004 22,043 22,300 -0.2 -1.2 -0.1 22,593 22,116 22,129 24,196 -6.6

 Chemical products................................ 41,001 41,281 41,036 -0.7 0.6 -0.3 40,812 41,577 41,246 39,046 4.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,919 10,870 10,933 0.5 -0.6 1.4 10,852 10,745 10,948 10,366 4.7

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.

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 Sep Aug Jul Jun Sep Aug Jul Jun

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

All manufacturing industries3............................ 1.30 1.29 1.29 1.30 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.64 1.64 1.65 1.64 6.39 6.36 6.42 6.38

 Wood products.............................................. 1.35 1.36 1.38 1.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.36 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.36 1.37 1.37 1.40 1.39 1.39 1.40 1.43

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.65 1.64 1.63 1.63 3.26 3.22 3.16 3.14

 Machinery..................................................... 1.96 1.95 1.96 1.92 3.40 3.41 3.42 3.34

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.68 1.67 1.71 1.70 7.30 7.36 7.46 7.33

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.68 1.66 1.64 1.63 2.44 2.42 2.38 2.40

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.70 1.68 1.70 1.69 14.60 14.48 14.83 14.62

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.07 1.31 1.33 1.33 1.32

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.63 1.62 1.65 1.65 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.98 0.98 0.97 0.99 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.76 0.77 0.76 0.78 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.65 1.68 1.64 1.69 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Textile products............................................ 1.46 1.49 1.47 1.48 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.95 1.96 1.95 1.94 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.26 2.25 2.23 2.25 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Printing......................................................... 0.88 0.87 0.86 0.86 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.68 0.68 0.66 0.68 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.20 1.20 1.21 1.21 (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.

Sep3 Sep3 Sep3 Sep3

Industry 2012- 2012- 2012- 2012-

Sep2 Aug Sep2 Aug Sep2 Aug Sep2 Aug

2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013

 

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

Durable goods industries....................... 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.1

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Primary metals.................................... 0.0 0.6 0.2 1.8 0.3 1.1 -0.2 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.2 0.3 -0.3 0.9 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... -0.1 0.4 -0.8 0.9 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.1 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.8 0.4 -0.6 1.0 0.2 0.4 -0.2 0.7

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.5 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.2

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

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

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

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

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

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

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

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

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

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

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

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

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

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

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

for price changes.

2

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

 publication.

3

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes 1

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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