FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2006, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Patrick Kent 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (06)-6 

CB06-122 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

June 2006

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in June, up four of the last five months, increased $4.7 billion or 1.2 percent 

to $406.0 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported 

today. This was at the highest level since the series was 

first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.0 

percent May increase. 

 Shipments, down two of the last three months, 

decreased $1.2 billion or 0.3 percent to $403.0 billion. 

This followed a 2.5 percent May increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up thirteen of the last fourteen months, 

increased $9.7 billion or 1.6 percent to $621.4 billion. 

This was at the highest level since the series began and 

followed a 0.7 percent May increase. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was 4.23, up from 4.18 in 

May. 

 Inventories, up eight of the last nine months, increased 

$3.8 billion or 0.8 percent to $469.4 billion. This 

followed a 0.7 percent May increase. The inventoriesto-shipments ratio was 1.16, up from 1.15 in May. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in June, 

up four of the last five months, increased $6.0 billion or 

2.9 percent to $215.8 billion, revised from the previously 

published 3.1 percent increase. This followed a 0.3 

percent May increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up following two 

consecutive monthly decreases, had the largest increase, 

$4.3 billion or 7.4 percent to $62.7 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $1.3 billion or 0.7 percent to $190.2 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in June, up 

four of the last five months, increased $0.1 billion to 

$212.7 billion, revised from the previously published 0.1 

percent increase. This was at the highest level since the 

series began and followed a 3.0 percent May increase. 

 

 

 

 Machinery, up four consecutive months, had the 

largest increase, $0.4 billion or 1.6 percent to $27.4 

billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following three consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $1.3 billion or 0.7 percent to $190.2 billion. 

The decrease was led by chemical products, which 

decreased $1.0 billion or 2.1 percent to $48.4 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

June, up thirteen of the last fourteen months, increased 

$9.7 billion or 1.6 percent to $621.4 billion, revised from 

the previously published 1.7 percent increase. This was 

at the highest level since the series began and followed a 

0.7 percent May increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up thirteen of the last 

fourteen months, had the largest increase, $5.5 billion or 

1.7 percent to $326.5 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in June, up 

five of the last six months, increased $2.1 billion or 0.7 

percent to $283.0 billion, revised from the previously 

published 0.6 percent increase. This followed a 0.7 

percent May increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up four consecutive months, had the largest increase, $0.7 billion or 1.1 

percent to $66.3 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up six 

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

percent to $186.5 billion. The increase was led by 

petroleum and coal products, which increased $0.8 

billion or 2.6 percent to $30.0 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, June materials and supplies 

increased 0.3 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.4 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

1.0 percent in durable goods and 4.7 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 1.0 percent 

in durable goods and 0.7 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 July is scheduled for release on August 24, 2006, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on August 31, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. 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

June May Apr. May -Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2006/

2006p 2006r 2006 June May Apr. 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2005

 All manufacturing industries .................. 402,960 404,199 394,480 -0.3 2.5 -0.1 429,961 416,851 382,577 400,071 2,387,929 2,233,891 6.9

 Excluding transportation ................... 345,754 346,589 339,751 -0.2 2.0 0.5 365,771 355,880 330,784 339,056 2,039,848 1,899,647 7.4

 Excluding defense .............................. 393,535 394,748 384,947 -0.3 2.5 -0.1 419,726 407,580 373,401 390,286 2,332,683 2,181,661 6.9

 With unfilled orders ........................... 146,983 146,256 142,609 0.5 2.6 -0.3 160,887 149,300 137,848 145,445 869,289 797,844 9.0

 Durable goods industries ........................212,745 212,676 206,474 0.0 3.0 -1.2 233,085 218,232 198,455 214,937 1,268,097 1,178,402 7.6

 Wood products................................. ...... 8,348 8,406 8,376 -0.7 0.4 -5.5 9,078 8,862 8,322 9,492 51,571 51,277 0.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 10,174 10,143 9,930 0.3 2.1 -2.6 10,873 10,692 9,803 9,994 60,195 54,098 11.3

 Primary metals............................ .......... 19,503 19,102 17,712 2.1 7.8 0.6 20,488 20,016 17,842 16,381 112,068 99,345 12.8

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,011 8,732 8,328 3.2 4.9 -1.8 9,485 9,165 8,308 7,987 52,767 50,924 3.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,816 8,721 7,754 1.1 12.5 3.5 9,197 9,100 7,916 6,726 49,162 38,922 26.3

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,676 1,649 1,630 1.6 1.2 -0.6 1,806 1,751 1,618 1,668 10,139 9,499 6.7

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,890 24,744 24,408 0.6 1.4 0.3 26,493 25,784 23,862 24,426 147,643 136,405 8.2

 Machinery............................................. 27,360 26,934 26,590 1.6 1.3 0.3 30,148 27,868 27,179 26,614 163,416 146,817 11.3

 Farm machinery................................. 1,514 1,503 1,589 0.7 -5.4 8.2 1,568 1,658 2,045 1,577 10,149 10,206 -0.6

 Construction machinery..................... 3,098 3,115 2,851 -0.5 9.3 -4.8 3,457 3,552 3,031 2,991 19,181 16,133 18.9

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,115 1,089 1,049 2.4 3.8 -3.6 1,182 1,064 1,013 968 6,369 5,362 18.8

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,709 2,624 3,294 3.2 -20.3 37.5 3,108 2,385 3,396 2,643 16,241 15,408 5.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 635 648 653 -2.0 -0.8 0.3 720 643 601 693 3,696 3,444 7.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,484 3,430 3,296 1.6 4.1 1.9 4,257 3,562 3,176 3,513 20,003 17,227 16.1

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,725 2,848 2,769 -4.3 2.9 -5.8 2,983 2,703 2,511 2,782 16,726 14,154 18.2

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,701 3,333 3,105 11.0 7.3 -15.3 3,894 3,536 3,114 3,377 20,601 18,747 9.9

 Material handling equipment............... 2,204 2,183 2,046 1.0 6.7 0.0 2,382 2,180 1,909 2,045 12,824 10,904 17.6

 Computers and electronic products ......... 34,652 35,099 34,560 -1.3 1.6 -1.2 39,358 33,250 31,330 36,784 206,202 189,749 8.7

 Computers........................................ 4,432 4,443 4,836 -0.2 -8.1 -1.4 4,958 3,810 5,038 4,975 27,512 26,694 3.1

 Computer storage devices................... 629 623 506 1.0 23.1 -24.9 1,030 473 310 996 3,620 3,418 5.9

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,150 1,200 1,194 -4.2 0.5 -0.6 1,486 1,086 929 1,525 6,920 7,271 -4.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 5,244 5,365 5,712 -2.3 -6.1 2.3 5,946 5,151 4,827 5,518 31,489 27,095 16.2

 Defense communications equipment... 564 503 656 12.1 -23.3 45.8 560 514 662 379 3,106 2,400 29.4

 Audio and video equipment.................. 948 885 861 7.1 2.8 11.7 872 754 703 845 4,971 5,237 -5.1

 Semiconductors ................................. 6,574 7,035 6,059 -6.6 16.1 -9.8 7,120 6,838 5,641 6,557 40,838 36,727 11.2

 Electronic components....................... 4,944 4,834 4,637 2.3 4.2 -1.8 5,399 4,823 4,215 4,726 27,920 24,969 11.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 890 957 928 -7.0 3.1 -3.5 975 986 864 1,037 5,601 5,529 1.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,821 2,868 2,830 -1.6 1.3 2.7 2,984 2,934 2,821 2,882 16,546 15,138 9.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 5,850 5,830 5,785 0.3 0.8 2.1 7,428 5,377 4,829 6,758 34,441 31,634 8.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,314 10,410 10,064 -0.9 3.4 0.7 11,005 10,575 9,472 9,960 59,825 53,878 11.0

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,068 1,058 1,051 0.9 0.7 1.3 1,119 1,056 970 1,052 6,242 6,013 3.8

 Household appliances........................ 2,155 2,136 2,155 0.9 -0.9 -0.9 2,361 2,176 1,990 2,268 12,379 11,743 5.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,210 3,269 3,217 -1.8 1.6 2.1 3,496 3,336 2,958 3,192 19,210 16,943 13.4

 Batteries........................................... 524 558 533 -6.1 4.7 -6.5 550 535 464 579 3,046 2,855 6.7

 Transportation equipment...................... 57,206 57,610 54,729 -0.7 5.3 -3.5 64,190 60,971 51,793 61,015 348,081 334,244 4.1

 Automobiles..................................... 7,259 7,219 7,045 0.6 2.5 -2.3 7,985 7,827 6,493 7,721 44,388 43,330 2.4

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 12,597 12,647 11,848 -0.4 6.7 -5.1 14,333 13,496 10,570 13,833 76,424 74,299 2.9

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,960 2,216 2,071 -11.6 7.0 -4.1 2,194 2,366 2,053 2,154 13,034 11,792 10.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,886 18,710 18,152 0.9 3.1 -1.2 20,621 20,402 18,130 20,268 115,951 117,660 -1.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 7,956 7,947 6,586 0.1 20.7 -13.1 9,628 8,153 6,003 7,365 46,537 35,068 32.7

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,223 3,515 3,410 -8.3 3.1 -1.2 3,729 3,254 3,177 3,773 19,785 19,433 1.8

 Ships and boats................................. 2,086 1,934 1,963 7.9 -1.5 5.7 2,199 2,074 2,073 2,246 11,862 13,673 -13.2

 Furniture and related products................. 7,767 7,718 7,751 0.6 -0.4 2.3 7,812 7,652 7,545 7,311 45,700 42,456 7.6

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,531 12,510 12,354 0.2 1.3 1.1 13,640 12,562 11,307 12,960 73,396 70,133 4.7

 Nondurable goods industries................... 190,215 191,523 188,006 -0.7 1.9 1.1 196,876 198,619 184,122 185,134 1,119,832 1,055,489 6.1

 Food products....................................... 44,155 44,184 44,138 -0.1 0.1 -0.5 44,599 44,355 42,435 45,177 262,044 261,153 0.3

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 4,152 4,222 4,236 -1.7 -0.3 -1.9 4,041 4,310 3,954 4,239 25,042 25,523 -1.9

 Dairy products.................................. 5,919 5,922 5,848 -0.1 1.3 -1.9 6,037 6,093 5,641 6,296 35,621 36,841 -3.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 13,985 13,819 13,849 1.2 -0.2 0.2 14,665 14,111 13,441 15,224 83,361 85,100 -2.0

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 10,142 10,269 9,740 -1.2 5.4 -1.1 10,727 11,024 9,588 10,368 58,785 55,682 5.6

 Beverages......................................... 6,471 6,515 6,420 -0.7 1.5 -1.1 7,056 7,270 6,268 6,835 38,274 36,098 6.0

 Tobacco............................................ 3,671 3,754 3,320 -2.2 13.1 -1.0 3,671 3,754 3,320 3,533 20,511 19,584 4.7

 Textile mills........................................... 2,800 2,806 2,803 -0.2 0.1 -1.4 2,984 2,845 2,818 3,311 17,109 19,126 -10.5

 Textile products................................... 2,920 2,957 2,915 -1.3 1.4 -0.3 3,071 2,938 2,902 2,971 17,439 16,850 3.5

 Apparel................................................ 2,983 3,122 3,083 -4.5 1.3 0.0 2,985 3,039 2,788 2,898 17,538 15,976 9.8

 Leather and allied products..................... 496 464 450 6.9 3.1 -3.8 528 437 424 495 2,763 2,873 -3.8

 Paper products...................................... 13,870 13,931 13,750 -0.4 1.3 0.6 14,544 14,457 13,171 14,047 82,649 80,316 2.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,271 6,241 6,159 0.5 1.3 1.2 6,448 6,369 5,952 6,082 37,013 36,066 2.6

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,942 3,971 3,816 -0.7 4.1 0.1 4,158 4,163 3,621 3,952 23,127 22,449 3.0

 Printing................................................. 7,599 7,640 7,503 -0.5 1.8 1.6 7,642 7,567 7,282 7,487 44,047 44,604 -1.2

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 39,428 39,504 38,179 -0.2 3.5 3.8 41,334 42,408 37,588 34,233 221,871 184,468 20.3

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 36,686 36,772 35,642 -0.2 3.2 4.3 38,068 39,373 35,223 31,591 206,504 171,823 20.2

 Chemical products.................................. 48,380 49,421 48,695 -2.1 1.5 1.7 49,954 51,217 48,418 47,014 291,888 276,999 5.4

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 2,063 2,132 2,203 -3.2 -3.2 10.2 2,458 3,124 3,284 2,531 15,740 16,131 -2.4

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 13,116 13,839 13,267 -5.2 4.3 1.7 12,694 13,796 12,592 11,634 76,010 73,291 3.7

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,734 2,791 2,705 -2.0 3.2 -4.0 3,070 3,092 2,823 3,051 16,772 16,163 3.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,442 17,225 16,750 1.3 2.8 0.4 18,508 18,332 16,708 17,133 103,699 97,442 6.4

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

June May Apr. May -Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2006/

2006p 2006r 2006 June May Apr. 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2005

All manufacturing industries 2................... 406,049 401,362 397,233 1.2 1.0 -2.0 428,894 411,759 384,492 404,193 2,397,882 2,228,359 7.6

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 343,306 342,919 337,087 0.1 1.7 0.2 359,562 351,759 328,898 334,472 2,024,036 1,878,842 7.7

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 394,247 393,238 388,778 0.3 1.1 -1.3 416,720 405,615 376,727 394,340 2,341,372 2,180,543 7.4

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 156,646 150,454 151,421 4.1 -0.6 -5.5 166,940 151,046 145,404 156,124 920,080 829,039 11.0

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 215,834 209,839 209,227 2.9 0.3 -4.7 232,018 213,140 200,370 219,059 1,278,050 1,172,870 9.0

 Primary metals............................ ............ 19,958 19,700 18,552 1.3 6.2 4.5 20,316 20,353 18,167 15,621 114,164 97,657 16.9

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,351 9,117 9,058 2.6 0.7 5.9 9,398 9,328 8,646 7,369 54,000 48,638 11.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,866 8,917 7,817 -0.6 14.1 3.7 9,089 9,286 7,885 6,657 49,722 39,412 26.2

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,741 1,666 1,677 4.5 -0.7 1.1 1,829 1,739 1,636 1,595 10,442 9,607 8.7

 Fabricated metal products...................... 26,041 25,296 25,344 2.9 -0.2 2.4 26,855 27,150 25,052 24,781 153,381 141,388 8.5

 Machinery............................................. 28,471 28,621 27,446 -0.5 4.3 -0.1 29,904 29,110 28,316 27,046 171,325 152,144 12.6

 Construction machinery....................... 3,396 3,434 2,963 -1.1 15.9 0.5 3,400 3,723 3,105 3,154 19,725 17,716 11.3

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,141 1,219 1,090 -6.4 11.8 -3.0 1,158 1,286 1,004 1,043 7,182 5,871 22.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,920 2,659 3,373 9.8 -21.2 20.4 3,061 2,334 3,713 2,573 18,455 15,010 23.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 652 664 622 -1.8 6.8 -7.7 699 641 578 736 3,801 3,582 6.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,650 3,738 3,334 -2.4 12.1 -8.2 4,118 3,949 3,375 3,511 21,114 17,697 19.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,864 2,899 2,829 -1.2 2.5 -1.7 3,044 2,755 2,629 2,785 17,155 15,312 12.0

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 3,873 3,891 3,394 -0.5 14.6 -12.6 4,093 3,980 3,357 3,638 22,147 19,069 16.1

 Material handling equipment............... 2,294 2,345 2,306 -2.2 1.7 13.2 2,443 2,182 2,162 2,105 13,828 12,279 12.6

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 28,922 27,881 28,425 3.7 -1.9 -11.2 32,982 25,297 25,813 32,365 170,570 159,063 7.2

 Computers........................................ 4,549 4,409 4,724 3.2 -6.7 -4.1 5,075 3,776 4,926 5,249 27,127 26,400 2.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,579 5,314 4,842 5.0 9.7 -23.7 5,965 4,948 4,250 5,490 33,117 29,240 13.3

 Defense communications equipment... 637 410 473 55.4 -13.3 -57.1 738 292 392 847 2,920 2,893 0.9

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 4,983 4,887 4,602 2.0 6.2 -8.6 5,493 4,834 4,077 4,724 28,236 25,004 12.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 889 892 1,079 -0.3 -17.3 -9.6 911 868 1,033 1,074 6,462 5,862 10.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,825 2,865 3,375 -1.4 -15.1 -20.2 3,183 2,413 3,313 3,981 18,296 16,733 9.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 6,127 5,840 6,213 4.9 -6.0 4.2 7,629 5,349 5,389 7,048 35,663 33,368 6.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,966 11,062 10,780 -0.9 2.6 6.8 11,333 11,275 10,203 9,993 63,567 55,189 15.2

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,117 1,245 1,163 -10.3 7.1 4.6 1,221 1,304 1,072 1,243 6,963 6,309 10.4

 Household appliances.......................... 2,087 2,154 2,193 -3.1 -1.8 6.2 2,182 2,206 1,998 2,118 12,438 11,726 6.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 4,008 3,377 3,480 18.7 -3.0 9.5 4,116 3,491 3,363 3,174 21,098 17,779 18.7

 Transportation equipment........................ 62,743 58,443 60,146 7.4 -2.8 -12.7 69,332 60,000 55,594 69,721 373,846 349,517 7.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,027 18,745 18,755 1.5 -0.1 0.3 20,428 19,955 18,617 19,974 117,153 117,353 -0.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 11,238 10,523 13,064 6.8 -19.5 -29.7 13,536 10,573 11,200 14,302 71,795 52,299 37.3

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 3,046 2,751 2,235 10.7 23.1 -34.1 3,249 2,118 2,078 2,735 19,851 15,019 32.2

 Ships and boats................................. 3,896 1,780 1,685 118.9 5.6 -0.3 3,805 1,621 1,540 1,586 14,966 11,110 34.7

 Furniture and related products................. 7,750 7,676 7,790 1.0 -1.5 3.3 7,775 7,738 7,709 7,345 46,258 42,910 7.8

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 190,215 191,523 188,006 -0.7 1.9 1.1 196,876 198,619 184,122 185,134 1,119,832 1,055,489 6.1

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

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June June

2006p 2006r 2006 June May Apr. 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 06/05

All manufacturing industries 1................... 621,399 611,736 607,538 1.6 0.7 1.5 623,219 617,166 615,420 522,432 19.3

 Excluding transportation 1................... 294,888 290,762 287,397 1.4 1.2 1.2 296,314 295,403 292,686 259,312 14.3

 Excluding defense 1............................. 481,034 473,748 468,223 1.5 1.2 2.2 481,410 477,296 472,423 377,501 27.5

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 621,399 611,736 607,538 1.6 0.7 1.5 623,219 617,166 615,420 522,432 19.3

 Primary metals........................................ 27,670 27,215 26,617 1.7 2.2 3.3 27,370 27,542 27,205 20,094 36.2

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 17,673 17,333 16,948 2.0 2.3 4.5 17,358 17,445 17,282 11,385 52.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,907 6,857 6,661 0.7 2.9 1.0 6,922 7,030 6,844 5,889 17.5

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 3,090 3,025 3,008 2.1 0.6 1.6 3,090 3,067 3,079 2,820 9.6

 Fabricated metal products...................... 52,011 50,860 50,308 2.3 1.1 1.9 52,843 52,481 51,115 45,706 15.6

 Machinery............................................. 69,402 68,291 66,604 1.6 2.5 1.3 69,614 69,858 68,616 57,392 21.3

 Construction machinery....................... 8,069 7,771 7,452 3.8 4.3 1.5 8,120 8,177 8,006 6,450 25.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 3,056 3,030 2,900 0.9 4.5 1.4 3,147 3,171 2,949 2,003 57.1

 Industrial machinery............................ 11,129 10,918 10,883 1.9 0.3 0.7 11,058 11,105 11,156 9,164 20.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,418 1,401 1,385 1.2 1.2 -2.2 1,399 1,420 1,422 1,017 37.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 8,086 7,920 7,612 2.1 4.0 0.5 8,150 8,289 7,902 5,339 52.7

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,556 6,417 6,366 2.2 0.8 1.0 6,634 6,573 6,521 6,494 2.2

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 11,447 11,275 10,717 1.5 5.2 2.8 11,480 11,281 10,837 9,344 22.9

 Material handling equipment............... 8,715 8,625 8,463 1.0 1.9 3.2 8,858 8,797 8,795 7,447 18.9

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 112,128 111,284 111,467 0.8 -0.2 -0.1 112,781 112,037 113,152 107,361 5.0

 Computers......................................... 4,317 4,200 4,234 2.8 -0.8 -2.6 4,317 4,200 4,234 4,640 -7.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 27,814 27,479 27,530 1.2 -0.2 -3.1 28,147 28,128 28,331 27,771 1.4

 Defense communications equipment... 6,300 6,227 6,320 1.2 -1.5 -2.8 6,307 6,129 6,351 6,570 -4.0

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 11,654 11,615 11,562 0.3 0.5 -0.3 11,626 11,532 11,521 11,187 3.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 5,229 5,230 5,295 0.0 -1.2 2.9 5,234 5,298 5,416 4,145 26.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 35,982 35,978 35,981 0.0 0.0 1.5 36,397 36,198 36,719 35,198 3.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 20,832 20,555 20,545 1.3 0.0 2.1 20,753 20,552 20,580 17,850 16.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 21,654 21,002 20,350 3.1 3.2 3.6 21,576 21,248 20,548 16,290 32.4

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,599 2,550 2,363 1.9 7.9 5.0 2,694 2,592 2,344 1,986 35.6

 Household appliances.......................... 750 818 800 -8.3 2.3 5.0 641 820 790 561 14.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 12,367 11,569 11,461 6.9 0.9 2.3 12,363 11,743 11,588 9,511 30.0

 Transportation equipment........................ 326,511 320,974 320,141 1.7 0.3 1.7 326,905 321,763 322,734 263,120 24.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,633 18,492 18,457 0.8 0.2 3.4 18,294 18,487 18,934 15,153 20.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 192,962 189,680 187,104 1.7 1.4 3.6 192,692 188,784 186,364 125,505 53.5

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 44,832 45,009 45,773 -0.4 -1.7 -2.5 45,574 46,054 47,190 44,416 2.6

 Ships and boats................................. 16,056 14,246 14,400 12.7 -1.1 -1.9 15,966 14,360 14,813 15,466 3.2

 Furniture and related products................. 7,491 7,508 7,550 -0.2 -0.6 0.5 7,598 7,635 7,549 7,121 6.7

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

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June June

2006p 2006r 2006 June May Apr. 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 06/05

 All manufacturing industries .................. 469,441 465,617 462,308 0.8 0.7 1.0 467,592 469,533 465,440 442,488 5.7

 Excluding transportation ...................... 403,155 400,039 397,156 0.8 0.7 0.9 401,949 403,508 399,859 379,280 6.0

 Excluding defense ............................. 450,590 446,435 443,305 0.9 0.7 1.0 448,627 450,344 446,441 423,393 6.0

 With unfilled orders ............................. 220,006 218,490 216,842 0.7 0.8 1.2 219,283 220,618 218,392 207,497 5.7

 Durable goods industries ........................ 282,956 280,856 278,885 0.7 0.7 1.2 282,013 283,672 280,877 267,985 5.2

 Wood products................................. ...... 11,625 11,576 11,410 0.4 1.5 0.7 11,397 11,515 11,450 11,511 -1.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 10,741 10,639 10,632 1.0 0.1 1.9 10,869 10,884 10,874 10,228 6.3

 Primary metals............................ ............ 27,398 27,185 26,468 0.8 2.7 1.7 27,350 27,255 26,634 25,734 6.3

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 14,963 14,822 14,698 1.0 0.8 1.4 14,907 14,764 14,652 14,957 -0.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,318 10,263 9,696 0.5 5.8 2.5 10,284 10,313 9,826 8,572 20.0

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,117 2,100 2,074 0.8 1.3 0.2 2,159 2,178 2,156 2,205 -2.1

 Fabricated metal products...................... 35,852 35,519 35,295 0.9 0.6 0.9 36,049 36,094 35,838 34,782 3.6

 Machinery............................................. 44,946 44,906 44,567 0.1 0.8 0.7 44,697 45,289 44,784 42,255 5.8

 Farm machinery................................. 2,182 2,168 2,141 0.6 1.3 -0.9 2,177 2,177 2,175 2,360 -7.8

 Construction machinery........................ 4,135 4,072 3,970 1.5 2.6 3.9 4,124 4,105 4,026 3,564 15.7

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................. 2,754 2,751 2,711 0.1 1.5 2.1 2,826 2,840 2,750 2,372 19.1

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,964 6,842 6,740 1.8 1.5 -0.7 7,037 6,996 6,720 6,657 5.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,398 1,415 1,414 -1.2 0.1 -0.4 1,387 1,461 1,416 1,385 0.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,895 3,955 3,895 -1.5 1.5 0.2 3,875 4,083 4,030 3,720 4.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,185 4,223 4,286 -0.9 -1.5 -1.4 4,107 4,225 4,250 4,190 -2.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 5,028 4,984 4,892 0.9 1.9 2.9 4,907 4,915 4,833 4,167 17.8

 Material handling equipment............... 2,866 2,888 2,863 -0.8 0.9 1.8 2,854 2,901 2,870 2,718 5.0

 Computers and electronic products ......... 44,609 44,451 44,439 0.4 0.0 1.8 44,254 44,921 44,353 40,679 8.8

 Computers......................................... 1,139 1,096 1,095 3.9 0.1 -7.0 1,160 1,113 1,040 1,236 -6.1

 Computer storage devices................... 1,030 1,006 1,003 2.4 0.3 0.2 961 1,070 1,015 944 1.8

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,996 1,975 2,003 1.1 -1.4 -1.4 1,951 2,025 2,002 2,073 -5.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment..................................... 9,143 9,091 9,487 0.6 -4.2 5.6 8,792 9,143 9,400 8,387 4.8

 Defense communications equipment... 899 1,087 1,105 -17.3 -1.6 0.0 895 1,110 1,122 960 -6.8

 Audio and video equipment.................. 845 895 868 -5.6 3.1 -9.3 811 842 788 861 -5.8

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 6,706 6,613 6,540 1.4 1.1 3.7 6,677 6,680 6,625 5,823 14.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,813 2,762 2,706 1.8 2.1 -0.6 2,832 2,786 2,736 2,549 11.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,497 2,649 2,684 -5.7 -1.3 -1.9 2,527 2,675 2,686 2,463 2.6

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 9,656 9,718 9,578 -0.6 1.5 -0.3 9,574 9,848 9,596 9,229 3.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 13,618 13,325 13,299 2.2 0.2 0.6 13,658 13,701 13,666 12,467 9.6

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,659 1,673 1,668 -0.8 0.3 1.6 1,692 1,722 1,686 1,540 9.9

 Household appliances.......................... 2,151 2,081 2,030 3.4 2.5 -0.6 2,154 2,210 2,161 1,946 10.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 4,660 4,515 4,422 3.2 2.1 1.2 4,623 4,596 4,532 3,963 16.7

 Batteries............................................ 570 570 577 0.0 -1.2 -2.9 575 592 588 514 11.9

 Transportation equipment...................... 66,286 65,578 65,152 1.1 0.7 1.4 65,643 66,025 65,581 63,208 3.9

 Automobiles....................................... 2,041 2,142 2,330 -4.7 -8.1 15.5 2,010 2,209 2,357 2,133 -5.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 3,234 3,160 3,002 2.3 5.3 -6.2 3,133 3,235 3,081 2,925 7.1

 Heavy duty trucks .............................. 1,391 1,236 1,255 12.5 -1.5 -0.6 1,376 1,244 1,246 1,301 5.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,038 17,087 17,012 -0.3 0.4 0.5 16,962 17,144 17,179 17,366 -2.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 23,372 22,724 22,690 2.9 0.1 3.2 22,965 22,963 22,802 20,281 13.2

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 11,724 11,719 11,490 0.0 2.0 0.3 11,804 11,712 11,483 11,386 3.7

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,808 2,833 2,816 -0.9 0.6 -1.2 2,819 2,766 2,822 2,639 6.8

 Furniture and related products................. 8,569 8,488 8,483 1.0 0.1 -0.2 8,811 8,635 8,474 8,328 5.8

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 19,312 19,189 19,140 0.6 0.3 0.7 19,285 19,353 19,223 18,793 2.6

 Nondurable goods industries................... 186,485 184,761 183,423 0.9 0.7 0.7 185,579 185,861 184,563 174,503 6.3

 Food products........................................ 33,181 32,910 32,824 0.8 0.3 0.0 32,102 31,846 32,221 31,130 3.1

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 4,146 3,987 3,809 4.0 4.7 1.1 3,946 3,732 3,867 3,355 17.6

 Dairy products.................................... 3,676 3,702 3,725 -0.7 -0.6 -1.9 3,813 3,871 3,865 4,029 -5.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 5,907 5,853 5,843 0.9 0.2 1.3 5,826 5,857 5,929 5,597 4.1

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 15,378 15,453 15,612 -0.5 -1.0 -0.4 14,874 15,107 15,549 14,628 1.7

 Beverages......................................... 10,865 10,968 11,112 -0.9 -1.3 0.0 10,575 10,799 11,094 10,139 4.3

 Tobacco............................................ 4,513 4,485 4,500 0.6 -0.3 -1.3 4,299 4,308 4,455 4,489 -4.2

 Textile mills........................................... 3,513 3,466 3,494 1.4 -0.8 -1.9 3,548 3,575 3,572 3,733 -5.0

 Textile products...................................... 3,101 3,020 3,038 2.7 -0.6 -0.5 3,151 3,098 3,092 3,105 1.5

 Apparel................................................. 4,322 4,431 4,511 -2.5 -1.8 -1.2 4,479 4,531 4,466 4,834 -7.3

 Leather and allied products..................... 740 719 688 2.9 4.5 -2.3 749 721 675 805 -7.0

 Paper products....................................... 14,462 14,547 14,562 -0.6 -0.1 0.2 14,453 14,729 14,722 14,623 -1.2

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,437 6,494 6,527 -0.9 -0.5 0.2 6,437 6,619 6,621 6,644 -3.1

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,010 4,017 4,008 -0.2 0.2 0.0 3,997 4,029 4,004 3,982 0.4

 Printing.................................................. 6,035 5,998 6,023 0.6 -0.4 0.9 6,045 5,884 5,873 6,039 0.1

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 29,987 29,226 27,903 2.6 4.7 5.7 30,382 30,552 28,504 23,198 31.0

 Petroleum refineries............................. 27,650 26,941 25,668 2.6 5.0 5.9 27,922 28,116 26,173 21,097 32.4

 Chemical products.................................. 56,661 56,020 55,790 1.1 0.4 -0.7 56,808 56,494 56,341 54,330 4.6

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,605 2,554 2,498 2.0 2.2 -1.5 2,348 2,473 2,654 2,065 13.7

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 20,020 19,595 19,400 2.2 1.0 0.5 20,388 19,784 19,527 19,123 6.6

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,858 2,848 2,860 0.4 -0.4 0.4 2,921 2,907 2,931 2,858 2.2

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 19,105 18,971 18,978 0.7 0.0 1.0 18,988 19,324 19,548 18,078 5.0

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

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2006/

2006p 2006r 2006 June May Apr. 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2005

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 402,960 404,199 394,480 -0.3 2.5 -0.1 429,961 416,851 382,577 400,071 2,387,929 2,233,891 6.9

 Construction materials and supplies...... 43,130 43,196 42,403 -0.2 1.9 -1.5 47,222 45,471 41,609 44,423 256,834 238,424 7.7

 Information technology......................... 27,126 27,267 27,625 -0.5 -1.3 1.4 31,038 25,704 25,165 29,063 160,088 147,821 8.3

 Computers and related products .......... 6,211 6,266 6,536 -0.9 -4.1 -3.6 7,474 5,369 6,277 7,496 38,052 37,383 1.8

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 40,702 40,792 39,116 -0.2 4.3 -2.8 45,133 44,091 37,246 43,976 249,797 247,081 1.1

 Capital goods...................................... 74,258 74,498 73,262 -0.3 1.7 -0.9 83,062 74,177 69,823 75,513 441,907 398,040 11.0

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 66,254 66,575 65,203 -0.5 2.1 -1.4 74,595 66,301 62,020 67,196 395,475 353,639 11.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 61,037 61,348 61,329 -0.5 0.0 0.4 68,138 60,785 58,616 63,020 365,452 335,845 8.8

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,004 7,923 8,059 1.0 -1.7 3.2 8,467 7,876 7,803 8,317 46,432 44,401 4.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 157,775 158,862 155,233 -0.7 2.3 0.5 163,733 164,218 149,082 154,234 925,029 871,472 6.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,342 36,326 35,167 0.0 3.3 -1.7 39,613 37,944 32,707 38,154 218,590 210,900 3.6

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 121,433 122,536 120,066 -0.9 2.1 1.2 124,120 126,274 116,375 116,080 706,439 660,572 6.9

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 406,049 401,362 397,233 1.2 1.0 -2.0 428,894 411,759 384,492 404,193 2,397,882 2,228,359 7.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 43,334 44,155 43,218 -1.9 2.2 -1.5 46,607 47,221 42,803 44,508 261,895 242,226 8.1

 Information technology......................... 27,821 27,386 27,856 1.6 -1.7 -9.6 31,452 24,843 25,620 31,256 166,157 154,161 7.8

 Computers and related products .......... 6,328 6,232 6,424 1.5 -3.0 -5.6 7,591 5,335 6,165 7,770 37,667 37,089 1.6

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 40,843 40,827 39,719 0.0 2.8 -2.1 44,940 43,644 37,733 43,682 250,999 246,774 1.7

 Capital goods...................................... 81,594 77,308 79,262 5.5 -2.5 -8.9 89,330 74,700 74,688 84,200 476,098 423,964 12.3

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 71,325 70,435 71,864 1.3 -2.0 -6.5 78,903 69,541 67,990 75,593 428,537 382,749 12.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 63,196 62,931 62,153 0.4 1.3 -2.1 68,650 61,830 60,144 63,809 379,166 346,162 9.5

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 10,269 6,873 7,398 49.4 -7.1 -26.8 10,427 5,159 6,698 8,607 47,561 41,215 15.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 157,718 158,951 155,386 -0.8 2.3 0.9 163,403 164,279 149,223 153,622 924,854 870,801 6.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,285 36,415 35,320 -0.4 3.1 0.1 39,283 38,005 32,848 37,542 218,415 210,229 3.9

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 121,433 122,536 120,066 -0.9 2.1 1.2 124,120 126,274 116,375 116,080 706,439 660,572 6.9

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 621,399 611,736 607,538 1.6 0.7 1.5 623,219 617,166 615,420 522,432 (X) (X) 19.3

 Construction materials and supplies...... 43,616 43,412 42,453 0.5 2.3 2.0 44,435 45,050 43,300 37,047 (X) (X) 19.9

 Information technology......................... 107,830 107,135 107,016 0.6 0.1 0.2 108,432 108,018 108,879 101,423 (X) (X) 6.9

 Computers and related products .......... 4,317 4,200 4,234 2.8 -0.8 -2.6 4,317 4,200 4,234 4,640 (X) (X) -7.0

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 18,633 18,492 18,457 0.8 0.2 3.4 18,294 18,487 18,934 15,153 (X) (X) 20.7

 Capital goods...................................... 447,202 439,866 437,056 1.7 0.6 1.4 448,886 442,618 442,095 373,794 (X) (X) 20.1

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................319,527 314,456 310,596 1.6 1.2 2.2 319,976 315,668 312,428 241,082 (X) (X) 32.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 152,087 149,928 148,345 1.4 1.1 0.6 152,920 152,408 151,363 135,339 (X) (X) 13.0

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 127,675 125,410 126,460 1.8 -0.8 -0.5 128,910 126,950 129,667 132,712 (X) (X) -2.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 8,816 8,873 8,784 -0.6 1.0 1.8 8,507 8,837 8,776 9,177 (X) (X) -7.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 8,816 8,873 8,784 -0.6 1.0 1.8 8,507 8,837 8,776 9,177 (X) (X) -7.3 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 469,441 465,617 462,308 0.8 0.7 1.0 467,592 469,533 465,440 442,488 (X) (X) 5.7

 Construction materials and supplies...... 54,327 53,956 53,501 0.7 0.9 1.1 54,500 54,830 54,384 52,418 (X) (X) 4.0

 Information technology......................... 36,456 36,634 36,997 -0.5 -1.0 0.7 35,968 37,115 36,951 35,037 (X) (X) 2.7

 Computers and related products .......... 4,165 4,077 4,101 2.2 -0.6 -2.6 4,072 4,208 4,057 4,253 (X) (X) -4.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 23,704 23,625 23,599 0.3 0.1 0.9 23,481 23,832 23,863 23,725 (X) (X) -1.0

 Capital goods...................................... 124,298 123,069 123,072 1.0 0.0 0.8 123,376 124,188 123,463 116,228 (X) (X) 6.1

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................110,131 108,751 108,758 1.3 0.0 1.0 109,175 109,856 109,146 101,854 (X) (X) 7.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 92,265 91,455 91,466 0.9 0.0 0.8 91,709 92,517 91,824 86,882 (X) (X) 5.6

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 14,167 14,318 14,314 -1.1 0.0 -0.9 14,201 14,332 14,317 14,374 (X) (X) -1.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 142,430 141,186 139,808 0.9 1.0 1.1 141,522 141,798 140,051 132,582 (X) (X) 6.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 26,770 26,780 26,712 0.0 0.3 0.3 26,573 27,095 26,857 26,379 (X) (X) 0.7

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 115,660 114,406 113,096 1.1 1.2 1.3 114,949 114,703 113,194 106,203 (X) (X) 8.2

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

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June June

2006p 2006r 2006 June May Apr. 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 06/05

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 161,852 161,758 159,625 0.1 1.3 0.8 161,013 161,938 159,769 153,792 4.7

 Durable goods industries........................ 96,798 96,474 95,718 0.3 0.8 1.1 95,945 96,186 95,358 92,449 3.8

 Wood products................................... 5,115 4,939 4,963 3.6 -0.5 -0.2 4,758 4,543 4,621 4,670 1.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,056 4,034 4,024 0.5 0.2 1.1 4,076 4,037 3,999 3,767 8.2

 Primary metals.................................... 9,784 9,765 9,455 0.2 3.3 0.6 9,803 9,620 9,281 9,369 4.6

 Fabricated metal products.................. 13,549 13,290 13,099 1.9 1.5 1.5 13,533 13,358 13,216 12,506 8.2

 Machinery.......................................... 16,053 16,098 15,965 -0.3 0.8 1.2 16,000 16,126 16,018 15,420 3.8

 Computers and electronic products ...... 15,521 15,491 15,480 0.2 0.1 1.8 15,389 15,563 15,365 14,247 8.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,343 5,371 5,373 -0.5 0.0 1.0 5,304 5,416 5,417 5,094 4.1

 Transportation equipment.................. 17,260 17,347 17,270 -0.5 0.4 0.9 16,948 17,343 17,357 17,649 -4.0

 Furniture and related products............ 3,517 3,552 3,606 -1.0 -1.5 1.3 3,553 3,573 3,602 3,437 3.4

 Miscellaneous products........................ 6,600 6,587 6,483 0.2 1.6 0.2 6,581 6,607 6,482 6,290 4.6

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 65,054 65,284 63,907 -0.4 2.2 0.3 65,068 65,752 64,411 61,343 6.1

 Food products................................... 11,474 11,420 11,440 0.5 -0.2 0.5 11,231 11,220 11,395 11,199 0.3

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,672 4,597 4,575 1.6 0.5 -1.6 4,565 4,527 4,593 4,842 -5.7

 Textiles.............................................. 1,044 1,023 1,018 2.1 0.5 -3.3 1,042 1,056 1,053 1,150 -9.4

 Textile products.................................. 1,294 1,275 1,287 1.5 -0.9 -0.3 1,318 1,305 1,299 1,238 6.5

 Apparel............................................. 1,183 1,208 1,197 -2.1 0.9 0.1 1,195 1,236 1,207 1,248 -4.2

 Leather and allied products................... 234 233 231 0.4 0.9 3.6 240 235 227 249 -3.6

 Paper products................................... 7,034 7,101 7,107 -0.9 -0.1 0.2 7,018 7,108 7,101 6,973 0.6

 Printing ............................................ 2,819 2,770 2,771 1.8 0.0 1.8 2,886 2,712 2,696 2,820 2.3

 Petroleum and coal products............... 10,356 11,008 9,689 -5.9 13.6 5.3 10,496 11,557 10,031 7,153 46.7

 Chemical products............................. 17,145 16,974 17,041 1.0 -0.4 -1.8 17,369 17,152 17,206 17,198 1.0

 Plastics and rubber products............... 7,799 7,675 7,551 1.6 1.6 -0.1 7,708 7,644 7,603 7,273 6.0

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 129,532 127,240 127,148 1.8 0.1 2.0 128,339 127,975 127,609 118,386 8.4

 Durable goods industries ........................ 99,695 98,749 97,824 1.0 0.9 1.9 99,094 99,702 98,507 90,949 9.0

 Wood products................................... 2,150 2,324 2,088 -7.5 11.3 0.1 2,148 2,341 2,092 2,096 2.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,229 1,209 1,204 1.7 0.4 4.0 1,252 1,254 1,253 1,154 8.5

 Primary metals.................................... 8,740 8,615 8,417 1.5 2.4 2.5 8,746 8,684 8,548 8,099 8.0

 Fabricated metal products.................. 10,485 10,398 10,350 0.8 0.5 2.0 10,548 10,551 10,417 9,727 8.4

 Machinery.......................................... 13,312 13,182 13,068 1.0 0.9 0.0 13,300 13,433 13,117 12,302 8.1

 Computers and electronic products ...... 20,300 20,222 20,033 0.4 0.9 1.4 20,209 20,492 20,104 18,096 11.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 2,809 2,768 2,754 1.5 0.5 1.7 2,840 2,849 2,828 2,537 11.9

 Transportation equipment.................. 35,893 35,316 35,191 1.6 0.4 2.6 35,242 35,323 35,363 32,045 10.0

 Furniture and related products............ 1,667 1,656 1,596 0.7 3.8 -0.8 1,684 1,666 1,594 1,632 3.2

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,110 3,059 3,123 1.7 -2.0 4.1 3,125 3,109 3,191 3,261 -4.2

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 29,837 28,491 29,324 4.7 -2.8 2.5 29,245 28,273 29,102 27,437 6.6

 Food products................................... 2,239 2,232 2,257 0.3 -1.1 -1.5 2,001 2,046 2,145 2,025 -1.2

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,630 4,595 4,719 0.8 -2.6 0.4 4,312 4,377 4,536 3,870 11.4

 Textiles.............................................. 916 926 958 -1.1 -3.3 -1.5 913 938 968 993 -8.1

 Textile products.................................. 444 442 456 0.5 -3.1 -0.9 450 461 467 487 -7.6

 Apparel............................................. 763 794 815 -3.9 -2.6 -7.1 778 818 827 831 -6.4

 Leather and allied products................... 109 100 98 9.0 2.0 -5.8 105 101 100 113 -7.1

 Paper products................................... 1,141 1,151 1,141 -0.9 0.9 -1.0 1,142 1,164 1,144 1,177 -3.0

 Printing ............................................ 1,582 1,605 1,636 -1.4 -1.9 -1.0 1,522 1,525 1,572 1,633 -6.8

 Petroleum and coal products............... 4,581 3,281 3,874 39.6 -15.3 16.7 4,494 3,328 3,933 3,729 20.5

 Chemical products............................. 11,342 11,272 11,256 0.6 0.1 2.2 11,458 11,417 11,255 10,626 7.8

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,090 2,093 2,114 -0.1 -1.0 3.2 2,070 2,098 2,155 1,953 6.0

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 178,057 176,619 175,535 0.8 0.6 0.4 178,240 179,620 178,062 170,310 4.7

 Durable goods industries ........................ 86,463 85,633 85,343 1.0 0.3 0.5 86,974 87,784 87,012 84,587 2.8

 Wood products................................... 4,360 4,313 4,359 1.1 -1.1 2.0 4,491 4,631 4,737 4,745 -5.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,456 5,396 5,404 1.1 -0.1 2.2 5,541 5,593 5,622 5,307 4.4

 Primary metals.................................... 8,874 8,805 8,596 0.8 2.4 2.1 8,801 8,951 8,805 8,266 6.5

 Fabricated metal products.................. 11,818 11,831 11,846 -0.1 -0.1 -0.7 11,968 12,185 12,205 12,549 -4.6

 Machinery.......................................... 15,581 15,626 15,534 -0.3 0.6 0.9 15,397 15,730 15,649 14,533 5.9

 Computers and electronic products ...... 8,788 8,738 8,926 0.6 -2.1 2.5 8,656 8,866 8,884 8,336 3.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,466 5,186 5,172 5.4 0.3 -0.4 5,514 5,436 5,421 4,836 14.0

 Transportation equipment.................. 13,133 12,915 12,691 1.7 1.8 -1.3 13,453 13,359 12,861 13,514 -0.5

 Furniture and related products............ 3,385 3,280 3,281 3.2 0.0 -1.6 3,574 3,396 3,278 3,259 9.7

 Miscellaneous products........................ 9,602 9,543 9,534 0.6 0.1 -0.1 9,579 9,637 9,550 9,242 3.6

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 91,594 90,986 90,192 0.7 0.9 0.3 91,266 91,836 91,050 85,723 6.5

 Food products................................... 19,468 19,258 19,127 1.1 0.7 -0.1 18,870 18,580 18,681 17,906 5.4

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 6,076 6,261 6,318 -3.0 -0.9 -0.1 5,997 6,203 6,420 5,916 1.4

 Textiles.............................................. 1,553 1,517 1,518 2.4 -0.1 -1.2 1,593 1,581 1,551 1,590 0.2

 Textile products.................................. 1,363 1,303 1,295 4.6 0.6 -0.5 1,383 1,332 1,326 1,380 0.2

 Apparel............................................. 2,376 2,429 2,499 -2.2 -2.8 0.3 2,506 2,477 2,432 2,755 -9.0

 Leather and allied products................... 397 386 359 2.8 7.5 -4.8 404 385 348 443 -8.8

 Paper products................................... 6,287 6,295 6,314 -0.1 -0.3 0.5 6,293 6,457 6,477 6,473 -2.8

 Printing ............................................ 1,634 1,623 1,616 0.7 0.4 1.4 1,637 1,647 1,605 1,586 3.2

 Petroleum and coal products............... 15,050 14,937 14,340 0.8 4.2 3.3 15,392 15,667 14,540 12,316 25.0

 Chemical products............................. 28,174 27,774 27,493 1.4 1.0 -1.1 27,981 27,925 27,880 26,506 5.6

 Plastics and rubber products............... 9,216 9,203 9,313 0.1 -1.2 1.5 9,210 9,582 9,790 8,852 4.0

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 Jun May Apr Mar Jun May Apr Mar

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

 All manufacturing industries2

...... 1.16 1.15 1.17 1.16 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

................... 1.33 1.32 1.35 1.32 4.23 4.18 4.26 4.19

 Wood products................................ 1.39 1.38 1.36 1.28 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.06 1.05 1.07 1.02 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.40 1.42 1.49 1.48 1.42 1.42 1.50 1.46

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.44 1.44 1.45 1.44 2.15 2.12 2.13 2.09

 Machinery....................................... 1.64 1.67 1.68 1.67 2.75 2.76 2.74 2.70

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.29 1.27 1.29 1.25 4.53 4.49 4.39 4.45

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.32 1.28 1.32 1.32 2.21 2.13 2.14 2.08

 Transportation equipment................. 1.16 1.14 1.19 1.13 9.23 9.03 9.48 9.02

 Furniture and related products........... 1.10 1.10 1.09 1.12 1.08 1.09 1.09 1.11

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.54 1.53 1.55 1.56 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Food products................................... 0.75 0.74 0.74 0.74 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.52 1.50 1.60 1.59 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.25 1.24 1.25 1.25 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.06 1.02 1.04 1.04 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.45 1.42 1.46 1.48 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.49 1.55 1.53 1.50 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

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

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.76 0.74 0.73 0.72 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.17 1.13 1.15 1.17 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.10 1.10 1.13 1.13 (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.

Jun2 Jun2 Jun2 Jun2

Industry 2005- 2005- 2005- 2005-

Jun1 May Jun1 May Jun1 May Jun1 May

2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006

 All manufacturing industries.......... (X) 0.3 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.2

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

 Wood products................................... (X) 1.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.9

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

 Primary metals.................................... 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.5 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.2

 Fabricated metal products................... -0.1 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 0.0 0.7 -0.2 1.8 -0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1

 Computers and electronic products ..... -0.3 0.6 0.3 1.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.7 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.2

 Transportation equipment................... 0.0 0.5 -1.2 1.2 -0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 1.0 (X) 1.5 (X) 1.5 (X) 0.5

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

 Food products................................... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

 Textiles............................................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 1.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 2.0

 Paper products................................... (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 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) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 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.