FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2013, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Adriana Stoica 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (13)-04 

CB13-103 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

April 2013 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in April, up two 

of the last three months, increased $4.9 billion or 1.0 

percent to $474.0 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 4.7 percent March 

decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders 

decreased 0.1 percent. 

 Shipments, down two consecutive months, decreased 

$3.5 billion or 0.7 percent to $478.7 billion. This 

followed a 1.5 percent March decrease. 

 Unfilled orders, up two of the last three months, 

increased $2.6 billion or 0.3 percent to $995.9 billion. 

This followed a 0.6 percent March decrease. The 

unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.26, up from 

6.21 in March. 

 Inventories, up five consecutive months, increased 

$1.1 billion or 0.2 percent to $627.9 billion. This was at 

the highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis in 1992, and followed a slight March 

increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.31, 

up from 1.30 in March. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in April, 

up two of the last three months, increased $7.4 billion or 

3.5 percent to $222.7 billion, revised from the previously 

published 3.3 percent increase. This followed a 5.9 

percent March decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, also up two of the last three 

months, led the increase, up $5.2 billion or 8.4 percent to $67.4 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $2.6 billion or 1.0 percent to $251.3 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in April, 

down following two consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $1.0 billion or 0.4 percent to $227.4 billion, 

revised from the previously published 0.6 percent 

decrease. This followed a 0.9 percent March increase. 

 Computers and electronic products, down three of the 

last four months, led the decrease, down $0.8 billion or 

3.0 percent to $27.6 billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

two consecutive months, decreased $2.6 billion or 1.0 

percent to $251.3 billion. This followed a 3.5 percent 

March decrease. Petroleum and coal products, also 

down two consecutive months, drove the decrease, down 

$3.3 billion or 4.6 percent to $68.7 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

April, up two of the last three months, increased $2.6 

billion or 0.3 percent to $995.9 billion, unchanged from 

the previously published increase. This followed a 0.6 

percent March decrease. 

 

 Computers and electronic products, up following two 

consecutive monthly decreases, led the increase, up $0.9 

billion or 0.7 percent to $131.7 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in April, up 

three of the last four months, increased $1.3 billion or 

0.3 percent to $377.8 billion, revised from the previously 

published 0.4 percent increase. This was at the highest 

level since the series was first published on a NAICS 

basis, and followed a 0.1 percent March decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up thirty-two of the last 

thirty-three months, drove the increase, up $1.7 billion or 1.4 percent to $116.4 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

two of the last three months, decreased $0.2 billion or 

0.1 percent to $250.1 billion. This followed a 0.2 

percent March increase. Petroleum and coal products, 

down six of the last seven months, drove the decrease, 

down $1.1 billion or 2.3 percent to $46.6 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, April materials and supplies 

decreased 0.4 percent in durable goods and 0.9 percent 

in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.9 

percent in durable goods and 1.4 percent in nondurable 

goods. Finished goods increased 0.4 percent in durable 

goods and decreased 0.2 percent in nondurable goods.

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

data, call (301) 763-4673 or go to <http://www.census.gov/m3>.The advance report on durable goods for May is scheduled for release on June 25, 2013, at 

8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on July 2, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description. To receive the latest updates on the Nation'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 Percent

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2013p 2012 2012

 All manufacturing industries.................. 478,662 482,210 489,470 -0.7 -1.5 1.3 483,249 502,847 454,620 475,870 1,891,628 1,871,764 1.1

 Excluding transportation................... 411,825 414,800 424,011 -0.7 -2.2 1.3 417,284 428,316 391,368 415,070 1,631,380 1,628,171 0.2

 Excluding defense.............................. 466,770 469,592 477,511 -0.6 -1.7 1.3 472,269 488,663 443,199 465,189 1,845,585 1,825,850 1.1

 With unfilled orders............................ 159,221 160,052 158,611 -0.5 0.9 0.4 157,499 172,011 148,466 153,283 620,815 617,344 0.6

 Durable goods industries......................... 227,385 228,342 226,278 -0.4 0.9 0.7 228,036 242,586 211,765 219,212 886,948 864,997 2.5

 Wood products....................................... 7,090 7,108 7,099 -0.3 0.1 1.1 7,537 7,078 6,332 6,515 27,040 23,635 14.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,165 8,098 8,146 0.8 -0.6 0.6 8,341 7,840 6,937 8,000 30,186 29,558 2.1

 Primary metals....................................... 24,787 24,561 24,857 0.9 -1.2 -1.0 25,999 25,898 24,309 26,063 101,359 103,913 -2.5

 Iron and steel mills............................ 10,437 10,306 10,484 1.3 -1.7 -2.5 11,116 10,978 10,247 12,330 43,258 49,749 -13.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 12,639 12,545 12,643 0.7 -0.8 0.0 13,114 13,080 12,394 11,912 51,167 46,940 9.0

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,711 1,710 1,730 0.1 -1.2 0.5 1,769 1,840 1,668 1,821 6,934 7,224 -4.0

 Fabricated metal products....................... 29,067 28,451 28,970 2.2 -1.8 0.5 29,476 28,976 26,792 28,371 112,454 112,109 0.3

 Machinery............................................. 34,639 35,078 34,821 -1.3 0.7 2.4 35,184 37,737 32,410 32,956 135,512 128,872 5.2

 Farm machinery................................. 2,021 2,131 2,320 -5.2 -8.1 1.8 2,867 2,752 2,636 3,272 10,380 11,446 -9.3

 Construction machinery..................... 5,357 5,291 5,246 1.2 0.9 3.8 5,028 5,172 4,475 3,762 19,107 14,107 35.4

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,189 2,163 2,188 1.2 -1.1 -0.5 2,043 2,263 2,082 2,143 8,438 8,755 -3.6

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,564 3,618 3,781 -1.5 -4.3 2.8 3,258 4,307 3,295 3,091 13,771 12,034 14.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 659 651 646 1.2 0.8 -2.1 587 728 586 571 2,459 2,584 -4.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,758 3,604 3,629 4.3 -0.7 1.2 3,772 3,587 2,974 3,457 13,199 12,608 4.7

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,074 2,998 2,973 2.5 0.8 2.9 2,988 3,001 2,577 2,533 11,214 10,061 11.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,891 4,571 3,840 -14.9 19.0 9.2 4,006 4,752 3,763 3,799 15,825 16,370 -3.3

 Material handling equipment............... 2,778 2,714 2,723 2.4 -0.3 -0.4 2,652 2,935 2,607 2,442 10,685 10,089 5.9

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 27,597 28,438 27,534 -3.0 3.3 -1.1 26,691 29,775 23,980 28,338 105,657 109,561 -3.6

 Computers........................................ 503 610 560 -17.5 8.9 -7.7 465 674 434 741 2,055 2,644 -22.3

 Computer storage devices..................... 977 1,046 941 -6.6 11.2 -1.3 582 1,542 599 545 3,366 3,093 8.8

 Other peripheral equipment................ 844 826 718 2.2 15.0 1.0 644 1,035 545 596 2,680 2,970 -9.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,444 3,518 3,513 -2.1 0.1 -1.4 3,014 4,112 3,075 2,869 13,009 12,132 7.2

 Defense communications equipment.... 493 418 401 17.9 4.2 0.3 480 448 387 417 1,676 1,791 -6.4

 Audio and video equipment.................... 252 249 261 1.2 -4.6 4.4 187 244 217 202 858 837 2.5

 Electronic components......................... 3,479 3,339 3,356 4.2 -0.5 -3.9 3,293 3,525 3,065 3,287 13,121 13,819 -5.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,234 1,260 1,346 -2.1 -6.4 2.0 1,119 1,431 1,272 1,182 4,971 5,224 -4.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,797 2,914 3,018 -4.0 -3.4 1.3 2,546 3,088 2,987 2,824 11,172 11,708 -4.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,038 6,479 6,306 -6.8 2.7 4.4 5,689 7,306 5,712 6,899 23,923 27,574 -13.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,289 10,273 10,383 0.2 -1.1 1.1 10,234 10,889 9,592 10,112 40,005 40,322 -0.8

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 814 813 823 0.1 -1.2 0.1 795 826 784 948 3,183 3,873 -17.8

 Household appliances........................ 1,608 1,615 1,632 -0.4 -1.0 0.3 1,699 1,758 1,486 1,593 6,317 5,939 6.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,352 3,344 3,372 0.2 -0.8 1.2 3,220 3,668 3,114 3,226 12,940 13,232 -2.2

 Batteries........................................... 1,009 985 976 2.4 0.9 2.3 949 925 817 888 3,509 3,479 0.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 66,837 67,410 65,459 -0.9 3.0 1.4 65,965 74,531 63,252 60,800 260,248 243,593 6.8

 Automobiles..................................... 10,584 10,855 10,760 -2.5 0.9 5.4 10,595 11,387 10,591 8,659 42,362 33,176 27.7

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 12,686 12,230 12,299 3.7 -0.6 5.9 12,870 13,276 12,381 11,525 48,982 43,028 13.8

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,336 2,207 2,127 5.8 3.8 -0.8 2,406 2,258 2,000 2,455 8,658 10,180 -15.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,547 18,870 18,698 3.6 0.9 2.3 20,257 20,091 18,633 18,334 76,271 73,824 3.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 9,710 10,783 9,468 -10.0 13.9 -11.7 8,519 13,170 8,408 8,963 37,853 37,501 0.9

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,698 5,102 4,671 -7.9 9.2 7.4 4,133 6,016 4,253 3,884 17,775 18,120 -1.9

 Ships and boats................................. 2,366 2,402 2,347 -1.5 2.3 1.2 2,422 2,649 2,314 2,393 9,339 9,491 -1.6

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,558 5,471 5,457 1.6 0.3 0.3 5,487 5,600 5,316 5,236 21,566 21,010 2.6

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,356 13,454 13,552 -0.7 -0.7 0.1 13,122 14,262 12,845 12,821 52,921 52,424 0.9

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 251,277 253,868 263,192 -1.0 -3.5 1.9 255,213 260,261 242,855 256,658 1,004,680 1,006,767 -0.2

 Food products....................................... 62,281 61,929 62,346 0.6 -0.7 0.4 60,372 62,453 59,500 57,889 242,849 235,190 3.3

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 8,261 8,470 8,577 -2.5 -1.2 -0.1 7,809 8,273 8,085 7,551 32,795 31,019 5.7

 Dairy products.................................. 8,583 8,457 8,529 1.5 -0.8 0.8 8,358 8,498 7,758 8,117 32,877 33,261 -1.2

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 17,929 17,641 17,760 1.6 -0.7 0.2 17,630 17,687 17,234 17,266 69,554 69,155 0.6

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,071 11,849 11,506 1.9 3.0 0.8 12,145 11,762 10,497 11,967 44,670 44,825 -0.3

 Beverages......................................... 8,642 8,645 8,669 0.0 -0.3 1.4 8,716 8,558 7,660 8,625 32,336 32,296 0.1

 Tobacco............................................ 3,429 3,204 2,837 7.0 12.9 -0.9 3,429 3,204 2,837 3,342 12,334 12,529 -1.6

 Textile mills........................................... 2,606 2,563 2,601 1.7 -1.5 2.4 2,667 2,699 2,549 2,622 10,292 10,437 -1.4

 Textile products................................... 2,021 2,017 2,033 0.2 -0.8 1.7 2,115 2,136 1,988 1,995 8,034 7,648 5.0

 Apparel................................................ 1,117 1,079 1,106 3.5 -2.4 -0.6 1,022 1,028 1,075 973 4,145 4,082 1.5

 Leather and allied products...................... 476 471 481 1.1 -2.1 -5.9 468 497 498 475 1,903 1,872 1.7

 Paper products...................................... 14,267 14,238 14,293 0.2 -0.4 0.0 14,122 14,345 13,321 14,267 55,859 57,412 -2.7

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,676 6,710 6,745 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 6,545 6,772 6,294 6,587 26,356 26,853 -1.9

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,306 4,247 4,257 1.4 -0.2 0.2 4,358 4,293 3,925 4,296 16,722 16,919 -1.2

 Printing................................................. 6,680 6,586 6,696 1.4 -1.6 -1.3 6,773 6,704 6,025 6,724 25,951 26,113 -0.6

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 68,733 72,031 79,731 -4.6 -9.7 6.4 70,520 73,316 70,016 74,867 284,112 287,202 -1.1

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 65,521 68,667 76,079 -4.6 -9.7 7.3 67,363 70,164 67,009 71,272 271,662 273,918 -0.8

 Chemical products..................................... 62,851 63,055 63,856 -0.3 -1.3 -0.4 66,133 66,716 60,112 66,553 254,333 261,146 -2.6

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,575 2,509 2,914 2.6 -13.9 -3.4 3,722 3,395 2,778 4,747 12,499 14,904 -16.1

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 15,488 15,279 15,065 1.4 1.4 -1.6 15,632 15,700 13,973 15,514 60,119 63,009 -4.6

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,006 3,004 3,053 0.1 -1.6 1.0 3,273 3,121 2,822 3,267 11,950 12,125 -1.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 18,174 18,050 18,543 0.7 -2.7 -0.1 18,876 18,605 17,274 18,326 72,532 70,840 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.

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 Percent

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2013p 2012 2012

All manufacturing industries 2........................ 473,991 469,135 492,026 1.0 -4.7 3.9 473,545 492,064 467,352 465,603 1,881,484 1,877,257 0.2

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 406,554 406,901 418,773 -0.1 -2.8 1.1 412,636 424,636 393,387 409,782 1,625,934 1,623,086 0.2

 Excluding defense2.............................. 463,774 461,658 480,715 0.5 -4.0 3.5 466,192 481,459 455,876 457,258 1,843,164 1,828,952 0.8

 With unfilled orders 2............................. 161,798 154,464 167,982 4.7 -8.0 8.0 156,212 167,322 166,627 151,533 638,422 649,545 -1.7

 Durable goods industries 2......................... 222,714 215,267 228,834 3.5 -5.9 6.4 218,332 231,803 224,497 208,945 876,804 870,490 0.7

 Primary metals........................................ 25,029 24,731 26,175 1.2 -5.5 10.6 26,229 25,985 26,467 26,288 104,013 105,072 -1.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,729 10,561 11,710 1.6 -9.8 26.3 11,211 11,084 12,077 12,333 45,107 50,457 -10.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 12,634 12,497 12,772 1.1 -2.2 0.7 13,309 13,116 12,688 12,091 51,940 47,061 10.4

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,666 1,673 1,693 -0.4 -1.2 -1.3 1,709 1,785 1,702 1,864 6,966 7,554 -7.8

 Fabricated metal products........................ 29,863 29,364 29,604 1.7 -0.8 -4.6 30,585 32,669 29,913 29,765 123,587 119,109 3.8

 Machinery............................................. 34,519 33,982 34,494 1.6 -1.5 -4.2 35,904 36,501 33,077 33,216 139,673 134,669 3.7

 Construction machinery........................ 4,926 4,826 5,060 2.1 -4.6 -15.7 4,811 4,611 4,544 3,695 19,922 15,203 31.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,006 2,033 2,697 -1.3 -24.6 17.6 1,718 2,010 2,747 1,709 8,849 8,184 8.1

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,743 3,563 3,509 5.1 1.5 -2.1 3,821 4,288 2,977 3,302 14,189 12,889 10.1

 Photographic equipment....................... 723 684 682 5.7 0.3 7.4 789 647 702 746 2,805 2,973 -5.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,596 3,384 3,652 6.3 -7.3 1.3 3,653 3,463 3,207 3,740 13,211 13,510 -2.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,158 2,873 2,815 9.9 2.1 -0.4 3,092 2,783 2,565 2,494 11,212 10,551 6.3

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,138 4,337 3,647 -4.6 18.9 -18.5 4,173 4,456 3,502 3,818 16,436 17,749 -7.4

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,866 2,818 2,694 1.7 4.6 -9.4 2,874 3,160 2,704 2,686 11,611 11,009 5.5

 Computers and electronic products 2

........... 21,220 20,595 20,716 3.0 -0.6 -0.9 19,645 23,357 19,466 21,048 80,617 88,632 -9.0

 Computers........................................ 529 582 804 -9.1 -27.6 34.9 491 646 678 700 2,286 2,642 -13.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,880 3,889 3,512 -0.2 10.7 -16.9 3,648 4,300 3,376 3,466 14,858 14,185 4.7

 Defense communications equipment....... 437 172 461 154.1 -62.7 38.4 364 359 434 320 1,495 1,772 -15.6

 Electronic components......................... 3,646 3,433 3,434 6.2 0.0 -2.8 3,537 3,465 3,298 3,323 13,716 14,078 -2.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,598 1,570 1,517 1.8 3.5 -1.4 1,794 1,579 1,536 1,997 6,390 6,960 -8.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,360 2,358 2,585 0.1 -8.8 2.4 1,916 2,916 2,772 2,865 9,625 12,809 -24.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 6,409 6,178 6,184 3.7 -0.1 4.3 6,227 6,995 5,753 6,775 24,268 28,225 -14.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,437 10,351 10,372 0.8 -0.2 2.1 10,229 10,879 9,960 9,969 40,922 41,264 -0.8

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 791 822 835 -3.8 -1.6 -2.9 783 866 766 994 3,247 3,870 -16.1

 Household appliances.......................... 1,621 1,666 1,588 -2.7 4.9 2.7 1,678 1,750 1,474 1,573 6,333 5,912 7.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,364 3,292 3,359 2.2 -2.0 -0.2 3,354 3,554 3,202 3,385 13,389 13,920 -3.8

 Transportation equipment........................ 67,437 62,234 73,253 8.4 -15.0 23.7 60,909 67,428 73,965 55,821 255,550 254,171 0.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 19,551 18,817 18,876 3.9 -0.3 3.3 20,095 19,875 19,236 18,175 76,546 73,712 3.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 12,198 10,431 18,400 16.9 -43.3 112.8 7,149 10,648 19,526 6,103 42,969 48,488 -11.4

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 4,408 2,875 3,108 53.3 -7.5 -10.2 2,951 3,614 2,532 3,136 12,811 20,419 -37.3

 Ships and boats.................................. 1,455 1,272 1,016 14.4 25.2 21.1 1,427 1,414 1,561 1,607 6,047 7,848 -22.9

 Furniture and related products................... 5,582 5,385 5,430 3.7 -0.8 0.7 5,815 5,839 5,542 5,442 22,304 22,005 1.4

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 251,277 253,868 263,192 -1.0 -3.5 1.9 255,213 260,261 242,855 256,658 1,004,680 1,006,767 -0.2

p

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

 Data on 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 Percent

Industry Change

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. Apr.

2013p 2013r 2013 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 13/12

All manufacturing industries 2...................... 995,949 993,372 998,960 0.3 -0.6 0.9 1,008,471 1,009,758 1,014,447 987,175 2.2

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 384,318 382,341 382,753 0.5 -0.1 0.4 393,640 389,871 387,457 398,792 -1.3

 Excluding defense2............................. 795,965 791,713 792,160 0.5 -0.1 1.3 805,840 803,500 804,610 785,629 2.6

 Durable goods industries 2

........................ 995,949 993,372 998,960 0.3 -0.6 0.9 1,008,471 1,009,758 1,014,447 987,175 2.2

 Primary metals........................................ 33,092 32,850 32,680 0.7 0.5 4.2 34,781 34,551 34,464 39,116 -11.1

 Iron and steel mills............................... 16,550 16,258 16,003 1.8 1.6 8.3 17,548 17,453 17,347 19,802 -11.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 12,496 12,501 12,549 0.0 -0.4 1.0 13,088 12,893 12,857 14,742 -11.2

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,046 4,091 4,128 -1.1 -0.9 -0.9 4,145 4,205 4,260 4,572 -9.3

 Fabricated metal products......................... 86,339 85,543 84,630 0.9 1.1 0.8 90,085 88,976 85,283 80,603 11.8

 Machinery.............................................. 104,282 104,402 105,498 -0.1 -1.0 -0.3 105,951 105,231 106,467 120,243 -11.9

 Construction machinery......................... 10,091 10,522 10,987 -4.1 -4.2 -1.7 10,756 10,973 11,534 17,703 -39.2

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 12,902 13,085 13,215 -1.4 -1.0 4.0 12,731 13,056 13,309 12,634 0.8

 Industrial machinery............................. 7,404 7,225 7,280 2.5 -0.8 -3.6 7,747 7,184 7,203 9,470 -18.2

 Photographic equipment........................ 3,651 3,587 3,554 1.8 0.9 1.0 3,654 3,452 3,533 3,287 11.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 5,153 5,315 5,535 -3.0 -4.0 0.4 5,223 5,342 5,466 6,250 -16.4

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,748 5,664 5,789 1.5 -2.2 -2.7 5,879 5,775 5,993 6,779 -13.3

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 26,080 25,833 26,067 1.0 -0.9 -0.7 26,157 25,990 26,286 28,565 -8.4

 Material handling equipment................... 10,591 10,503 10,399 0.8 1.0 -0.3 10,906 10,684 10,459 10,792 1.1

 Computers and electronic products 2

............. 131,692 130,821 131,177 0.7 -0.3 0.0 133,373 132,002 132,326 129,194 3.2

 Computers......................................... 3,458 3,432 3,460 0.8 -0.8 7.6 3,458 3,432 3,460 2,741 26.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 27,486 27,050 26,679 1.6 1.4 0.0 27,805 27,171 26,983 23,814 16.8

 Defense communications equipment........ 4,197 4,253 4,499 -1.3 -5.5 1.4 4,293 4,409 4,498 4,759 -9.8

 Electronic components.......................... 13,056 12,889 12,795 1.3 0.7 0.6 13,120 12,876 12,936 12,523 4.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 15,477 15,113 14,803 2.4 2.1 1.2 15,639 14,964 14,816 11,869 31.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 43,086 43,523 44,079 -1.0 -1.3 -1.0 43,624 44,254 44,426 47,206 -7.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 24,932 24,561 24,862 1.5 -1.2 -0.5 25,434 24,896 25,207 26,282 -3.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 21,692 21,544 21,466 0.7 0.4 -0.1 21,891 21,896 21,906 21,975 -0.4

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,276 1,299 1,290 -1.8 0.7 0.9 1,246 1,258 1,218 1,125 10.8

 Household appliances........................... 680 667 616 1.9 8.3 -6.7 687 708 716 653 5.2

 Electrical equipment............................. 11,119 11,107 11,159 0.1 -0.5 -0.1 11,271 11,137 11,251 10,978 2.7

 Transportation equipment......................... 611,631 611,031 616,207 0.1 -0.8 1.3 614,831 619,887 626,990 588,383 4.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 16,651 16,647 16,700 0.0 -0.3 1.1 17,060 17,222 17,438 17,765 -4.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 435,229 432,741 433,093 0.6 -0.1 2.1 436,472 437,842 440,364 408,295 6.9

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 66,582 66,872 69,099 -0.4 -3.2 -2.2 67,395 68,577 70,979 67,821 -0.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 20,613 21,524 22,654 -4.2 -5.0 -5.5 21,197 22,192 23,427 21,302 -0.5

 Furniture and related products................... 6,119 6,095 6,181 0.4 -1.4 -0.4 6,457 6,129 5,890 6,664 -3.1

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. Apr.

2013p 2013r 2013 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 13/12

 All manufacturing industries...................... 627,930 626,838 626,538 0.2 0.0 0.2 632,454 627,569 629,592 618,872 2.2

 Excluding transportation........................ 511,506 512,074 511,933 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 515,543 513,794 514,661 514,035 0.3

 Excluding defense............................. 600,011 599,255 598,783 0.1 0.1 0.1 604,412 599,836 601,734 592,686 2.0

 With unfilled orders............................. 308,641 307,473 307,796 0.4 -0.1 0.6 310,785 305,894 308,953 299,141 3.9

 Durable goods industries........................ 377,807 376,534 376,787 0.3 -0.1 0.4 379,887 374,670 378,561 367,121 3.5

 Wood products........................................ 9,834 9,674 9,390 1.7 3.0 0.9 9,752 9,845 9,702 8,501 14.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 11,342 11,367 11,389 -0.2 -0.2 -0.4 11,656 11,649 11,625 11,745 -0.8

 Primary metals......................................... 34,934 35,560 36,308 -1.8 -2.1 -0.4 35,380 35,661 36,295 36,982 -4.3

 Iron and steel mills............................... 20,128 20,537 20,936 -2.0 -1.9 -1.4 20,457 20,638 20,889 22,277 -8.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 12,513 12,717 13,060 -1.6 -2.6 1.1 12,584 12,707 13,056 12,346 1.9

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,293 2,306 2,312 -0.6 -0.3 1.0 2,339 2,316 2,350 2,359 -0.8

 Fabricated metal products......................... 47,257 47,309 47,003 -0.1 0.7 -0.1 47,585 47,304 47,057 47,252 0.7

 Machinery.............................................. 66,203 66,125 66,101 0.1 0.0 -0.3 66,770 66,115 66,925 66,177 0.9

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,935 3,920 3,805 0.4 3.0 -2.0 4,050 4,204 4,144 3,937 2.9

 Construction machinery......................... 5,725 5,742 5,640 -0.3 1.8 -1.6 5,768 5,829 5,670 6,018 -4.2

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 7,259 7,326 7,363 -0.9 -0.5 0.0 7,350 7,346 7,345 7,060 4.1

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,152 6,147 6,161 0.1 -0.2 0.5 6,179 6,136 6,177 6,300 -1.9

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,598 1,623 1,707 -1.5 -4.9 2.0 1,562 1,548 1,706 1,582 -1.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,889 4,858 4,844 0.6 0.3 1.8 5,141 4,932 4,908 4,561 12.7

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,446 5,412 5,431 0.6 -0.3 -0.9 5,437 5,348 5,396 5,245 3.7

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,249 10,232 10,306 0.2 -0.7 -1.8 10,289 9,874 10,426 10,922 -5.8

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,460 4,457 4,476 0.1 -0.4 1.2 4,425 4,346 4,424 4,280 3.4

 Computers and electronic products2............ 45,998 45,900 46,007 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 45,951 45,024 46,007 46,508 -1.2

 Computers......................................... 917 809 816 13.3 -0.9 -1.6 882 766 825 911 -3.2

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,763 1,765 1,878 -0.1 -6.0 2.2 1,749 1,633 1,919 1,702 2.8

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,658 1,587 1,675 4.5 -5.3 -0.7 1,684 1,525 1,698 1,922 -12.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,159 6,383 6,369 -3.5 0.2 0.5 6,048 6,270 6,453 6,061 -0.2

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,298 1,277 1,256 1.6 1.7 0.7 1,298 1,277 1,256 1,643 -21.0

 Audio and video equipment.................... 691 698 692 -1.0 0.9 2.7 634 605 636 525 20.8

 Electronic components.......................... 7,666 7,610 7,554 0.7 0.7 -1.3 7,826 7,509 7,614 7,655 2.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,542 3,534 3,590 0.2 -1.6 -0.7 3,568 3,533 3,611 3,514 1.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 2,984 2,964 3,076 0.7 -3.6 1.6 3,072 2,985 3,120 2,998 2.5

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 12,133 12,041 12,009 0.8 0.3 0.8 12,171 11,788 12,110 12,036 1.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,946 16,890 16,888 0.3 0.0 0.1 17,192 16,855 17,034 16,509 4.1

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,967 1,974 1,970 -0.4 0.2 0.2 2,005 1,955 1,965 1,864 7.6

 Household appliances........................... 1,846 1,834 1,826 0.7 0.4 -0.4 1,866 1,820 1,866 1,841 1.4

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,884 4,900 4,960 -0.3 -1.2 0.6 4,933 4,844 5,045 5,059 -2.5

 Batteries............................................ 1,141 1,137 1,149 0.4 -1.0 0.8 1,179 1,153 1,160 1,147 2.8

 Transportation equipment......................... 116,424 114,764 114,605 1.4 0.1 1.6 116,911 113,775 114,931 104,837 11.5

 Automobiles....................................... 2,761 2,763 2,753 -0.1 0.4 -3.1 2,722 2,566 2,743 2,535 7.4

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 2,353 2,303 2,481 2.2 -7.2 -2.6 2,323 2,149 2,438 2,489 -6.7

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,204 2,283 2,388 -3.5 -4.4 -0.3 2,104 2,226 2,420 1,913 10.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 17,899 17,829 17,952 0.4 -0.7 0.3 17,944 17,698 18,169 17,972 -0.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 62,674 61,225 60,583 2.4 1.1 2.2 63,306 60,785 60,608 53,328 18.7

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 13,715 13,789 14,015 -0.5 -1.6 5.1 13,678 13,751 13,977 12,597 8.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,397 2,388 2,380 0.4 0.3 -1.7 2,407 2,445 2,410 2,369 1.6

 Furniture and related products.................... 6,031 6,034 6,084 0.0 -0.8 0.5 5,954 5,844 6,000 5,839 2.0

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 22,838 22,911 23,012 -0.3 -0.4 0.3 22,736 22,598 22,985 22,771 -0.2

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 250,123 250,304 249,751 -0.1 0.2 0.0 252,567 252,899 251,031 251,751 0.3

 Food products........................................ 47,821 47,566 47,529 0.5 0.1 -0.8 46,476 46,473 47,383 46,376 0.2

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,727 5,623 5,699 1.8 -1.3 -4.8 5,494 5,555 5,884 5,944 -7.6

 Dairy products.................................... 6,284 6,317 6,211 -0.5 1.7 1.2 6,453 6,322 6,131 6,253 3.2

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 8,928 8,997 8,944 -0.8 0.6 -1.8 8,764 8,891 8,869 8,565 2.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 19,892 19,747 19,668 0.7 0.4 0.5 20,087 20,031 20,136 18,979 5.8

 Beverages......................................... 15,875 15,782 15,751 0.6 0.2 0.5 16,045 15,962 15,981 15,100 6.3

 Tobacco............................................ 4,017 3,965 3,917 1.3 1.2 0.7 4,042 4,069 4,155 3,879 4.2

 Textile mills............................................ 3,314 3,289 3,284 0.8 0.2 0.3 3,323 3,266 3,287 3,353 -0.9

 Textile products...................................... 3,050 3,051 3,043 0.0 0.3 0.2 3,079 3,049 3,036 3,005 2.5

 Apparel................................................. 2,161 2,107 2,076 2.6 1.5 1.7 2,056 2,002 2,048 1,789 14.9

 Leather and allied products....................... 1,085 1,079 1,052 0.6 2.6 -0.5 1,051 1,041 1,042 946 11.1

 Paper products....................................... 14,525 14,495 14,450 0.2 0.3 -0.3 14,594 14,564 14,549 14,734 -1.0

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,214 6,198 6,170 0.3 0.5 0.4 6,245 6,247 6,236 6,477 -3.6

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,109 4,095 4,080 0.3 0.4 -1.0 4,137 4,130 4,136 4,079 1.4

 Printing.................................................. 5,552 5,521 5,495 0.6 0.5 -0.6 5,568 5,489 5,482 5,613 -0.8

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 46,584 47,695 48,435 -2.3 -1.5 -1.8 48,975 50,180 48,356 53,460 -8.4

 Petroleum refineries............................. 42,724 43,920 44,715 -2.7 -1.8 -1.8 45,164 46,550 44,714 49,710 -9.1

 Chemical products..................................... 83,807 83,340 82,373 0.6 1.2 1.3 84,604 83,956 83,251 81,106 4.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,422 4,156 3,901 6.4 6.5 -0.2 4,391 4,494 4,496 3,560 23.3

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 32,992 32,886 32,284 0.3 1.9 1.2 33,236 33,002 32,490 30,907 7.5

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,343 3,276 3,198 2.0 2.4 0.0 3,457 3,361 3,293 3,259 6.1

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 22,332 22,414 22,346 -0.4 0.3 0.2 22,754 22,848 22,461 22,390 1.6

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 change 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 separate

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 Percent

Industry Change6

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2013p 2012 2012

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 478,662 482,210 489,470 -0.7 -1.5 1.3 483,249 502,847 454,620 475,870 1,891,628 1,871,764 1.1

 Construction materials and supplies....... 42,598 42,133 43,068 1.1 -2.2 0.0 43,714 41,791 38,028 42,139 161,685 158,327 2.1

 Information technology......................... 21,035 21,779 21,589 -3.4 0.9 1.2 19,139 24,596 19,463 20,562 81,300 85,417 -4.8

 Computers and related products........... 2,324 2,482 2,219 -6.4 11.9 -2.3 1,691 3,251 1,578 1,882 8,101 8,707 -7.0

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 45,153 44,162 43,884 2.2 0.6 3.9 46,128 47,012 43,605 40,973 176,273 160,208 10.0

 Capital goods...................................... 81,462 84,143 81,965 -3.2 2.7 0.3 78,523 93,016 75,626 77,396 317,450 313,877 1.1

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 71,885 74,005 72,202 -2.9 2.5 -0.4 69,541 81,642 66,088 68,796 279,913 277,036 1.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 65,723 66,592 66,202 -1.3 0.6 1.6 64,167 72,536 60,895 62,647 255,535 252,262 1.3

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 9,577 10,138 9,763 -5.5 3.8 5.7 8,982 11,374 9,538 8,600 37,537 36,841 1.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 206,640 208,821 216,364 -1.0 -3.5 3.1 207,220 214,238 201,281 204,864 822,286 805,722 2.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,058 35,798 35,949 0.7 -0.4 3.5 36,625 38,632 35,707 33,078 142,901 127,754 11.9

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 170,582 173,023 180,415 -1.4 -4.1 3.1 170,595 175,606 165,574 171,786 679,385 677,968 0.2

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 473,991 469,135 492,026 1.0 -4.7 3.9 473,545 492,064 467,352 465,603 1,881,484 1,877,257 0.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 42,347 42,159 43,224 0.4 -2.5 1.1 43,732 42,635 38,935 42,617 163,290 160,757 1.6

 Information technology......................... 21,949 21,432 21,578 2.4 -0.7 0.6 20,362 24,323 20,571 21,600 84,150 91,610 -8.1

 Computers and related products........... 2,350 2,454 2,463 -4.2 -0.4 9.0 1,717 3,223 1,822 1,841 8,332 8,705 -4.3

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 45,157 44,109 44,062 2.4 0.1 4.3 45,966 46,796 44,208 40,814 176,548 160,096 10.3

 Capital goods...................................... 83,686 79,517 90,363 5.2 -12.0 12.3 77,455 89,489 90,261 74,430 330,622 339,765 -2.7

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 76,210 73,795 80,973 3.3 -8.9 9.2 72,072 80,574 80,388 67,687 300,133 301,075 -0.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 67,513 66,734 65,980 1.2 1.1 -4.8 67,659 73,919 64,035 64,410 270,968 265,981 1.9

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 7,476 5,722 9,390 30.7 -39.1 49.1 5,383 8,915 9,873 6,743 30,489 38,690 -21.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 206,668 208,752 216,317 -1.0 -3.5 3.1 207,273 214,192 201,461 204,894 822,617 806,045 2.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,086 35,729 35,902 1.0 -0.5 3.5 36,678 38,586 35,887 33,108 143,232 128,077 11.8

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 170,582 173,023 180,415 -1.4 -4.1 3.1 170,595 175,606 165,574 171,786 679,385 677,968 0.2

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 995,949 993,372 998,960 0.3 -0.6 0.9 1,008,471 1,009,758 1,014,447 987,175 (X) (X) 2.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 50,470 50,721 50,695 -0.5 0.1 0.3 51,273 51,255 50,411 51,776 (X) (X) -1.0

 Information technology......................... 130,904 129,990 130,337 0.7 -0.3 0.0 132,594 131,371 131,644 129,177 (X) (X) 2.6

 Computers and related products........... 3,458 3,432 3,460 0.8 -0.8 7.6 3,458 3,432 3,460 2,741 (X) (X) 26.2

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 16,651 16,647 16,700 0.0 -0.3 1.1 17,060 17,222 17,438 17,765 (X) (X) -4.0

 Capital goods...................................... 745,835 743,611 748,237 0.3 -0.6 1.1 754,386 755,454 758,981 731,831 (X) (X) 3.1

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 577,266 572,941 573,151 0.8 0.0 1.6 583,491 580,960 582,028 561,525 (X) (X) 3.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 217,851 216,061 215,919 0.8 0.1 -0.1 223,272 219,780 218,397 223,774 (X) (X) -0.2

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 168,569 170,670 175,086 -1.2 -2.5 -0.2 170,895 174,494 176,953 170,306 (X) (X) 0.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 4,152 4,124 4,193 0.7 -1.6 -1.1 4,404 4,351 4,397 4,324 (X) (X) 1.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 4,152 4,124 4,193 0.7 -1.6 -1.1 4,404 4,351 4,397 4,324 (X) (X) 1.9

 All manufacturing industries................... 627,930 626,838 626,538 0.2 0.0 0.2 632,454 627,569 629,592 618,872 (X) (X) 2.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 61,487 61,327 60,743 0.3 1.0 0.1 62,176 61,737 61,313 59,971 (X) (X) 3.7

 Information technology......................... 40,070 39,951 40,285 0.3 -0.8 0.5 40,099 39,228 40,560 39,730 (X) (X) 0.9

 Computers and related products........... 4,338 4,161 4,369 4.3 -4.8 0.4 4,315 3,924 4,442 4,535 (X) (X) -4.9

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 25,217 25,178 25,574 0.2 -1.5 -0.4 25,093 24,639 25,770 24,909 (X) (X) 0.7

 Capital goods...................................... 193,870 192,261 192,319 0.8 0.0 0.8 194,946 190,999 193,230 183,374 (X) (X) 6.3

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 171,433 170,138 169,914 0.8 0.1 0.5 172,349 168,688 170,684 162,403 (X) (X) 6.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 120,029 120,118 120,501 -0.1 -0.3 -0.3 120,281 118,945 121,350 119,159 (X) (X) 0.9

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 22,437 22,123 22,405 1.4 -1.3 3.0 22,597 22,311 22,546 20,971 (X) (X) 7.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 186,937 187,489 187,584 -0.3 -0.1 -0.4 188,058 188,577 188,250 188,920 (X) (X) -0.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 25,035 25,024 25,178 0.0 -0.6 -0.1 24,739 24,349 25,325 24,746 (X) (X) 0.0

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 161,902 162,465 162,406 -0.3 0.0 -0.5 163,319 164,228 162,925 164,174 (X) (X) -0.5

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 Percent

Industry Change

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. Apr.

2013p 2013r 2013 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 13/12

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 202,084 203,218 204,128 -0.6 -0.4 -0.3 202,863 203,326 204,679 205,094 -1.1

 Durable goods industries.......................... 123,264 123,711 124,537 -0.4 -0.7 0.4 123,138 122,866 124,818 122,390 0.6

 Wood products................................... 3,786 3,721 3,602 1.7 3.3 0.6 3,547 3,685 3,740 3,068 15.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,316 4,318 4,359 0.0 -0.9 0.7 4,361 4,343 4,378 4,494 -3.0

 Primary metals.................................... 13,987 13,999 14,301 -0.1 -2.1 -1.3 13,892 13,797 14,244 14,277 -2.7

 Fabricated metal products........................ 16,729 17,059 17,224 -1.9 -1.0 -0.5 16,721 17,003 17,125 17,753 -5.8

 Machinery.......................................... 24,896 24,833 24,949 0.3 -0.5 0.3 24,901 24,604 24,931 24,818 0.3

 Computers and electronic products........ 18,062 17,981 18,125 0.5 -0.8 -0.7 18,140 17,733 18,064 17,773 2.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 7,235 7,193 7,319 0.6 -1.7 0.8 7,339 7,191 7,408 7,056 4.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 24,174 24,394 24,362 -0.9 0.1 2.7 24,193 24,385 24,644 22,691 6.6

 Furniture and related products............... 2,798 2,799 2,856 0.0 -2.0 -1.4 2,787 2,763 2,837 2,858 -2.5

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,281 7,414 7,440 -1.8 -0.3 1.0 7,257 7,362 7,447 7,602 -4.5

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 78,820 79,507 79,591 -0.9 -0.1 -1.4 79,725 80,460 79,861 82,704 -3.6

 Food products.................................... 16,597 16,505 16,753 0.6 -1.5 -2.8 16,216 16,179 16,770 16,978 -4.5

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 5,181 5,102 5,123 1.5 -0.4 1.0 5,320 5,217 5,336 5,241 1.5

 Textiles.............................................. 1,181 1,173 1,177 0.7 -0.3 0.4 1,190 1,168 1,175 1,177 1.1

 Textile products................................... 1,181 1,190 1,198 -0.8 -0.7 -1.2 1,192 1,184 1,180 1,201 -0.7

 Apparel............................................. 717 698 681 2.7 2.5 0.6 711 687 675 586 21.3

 Leather and allied products.................... 329 334 325 -1.5 2.8 -4.7 321 320 316 300 7.0

 Paper products.................................... 6,845 6,849 6,866 -0.1 -0.2 -0.7 6,848 6,871 6,908 7,062 -3.0

 Printing ............................................. 2,551 2,520 2,538 1.2 -0.7 -0.5 2,515 2,518 2,546 2,558 -1.7

 Petroleum and coal products................. 11,950 12,718 12,228 -6.0 4.0 -5.3 12,753 13,739 12,147 14,635 -12.9

 Chemical products................................ 23,327 23,264 23,557 0.3 -1.2 -0.3 23,551 23,321 23,688 23,534 0.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 8,961 9,154 9,145 -2.1 0.1 1.3 9,108 9,256 9,120 9,432 -3.4

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 201,731 199,683 198,454 1.0 0.6 1.3 203,698 199,741 199,663 191,695 6.3

 Durable goods industries.......................... 150,471 149,132 148,198 0.9 0.6 1.0 151,804 148,082 148,565 141,890 7.0

 Wood products................................... 1,809 1,785 1,746 1.3 2.2 4.6 1,840 1,803 1,761 1,606 14.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,258 1,296 1,343 -2.9 -3.5 1.1 1,296 1,336 1,376 1,366 -5.1

 Primary metals.................................... 10,384 10,667 10,996 -2.7 -3.0 -0.5 10,647 10,755 10,979 11,636 -8.5

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,426 13,420 13,240 0.0 1.4 0.3 13,449 13,282 13,250 12,942 3.9

 Machinery.......................................... 18,781 18,874 18,898 -0.5 -0.1 -0.1 18,950 18,723 19,128 19,177 -1.2

 Computers and electronic products........ 16,121 15,906 15,850 1.4 0.4 0.0 16,192 15,667 15,768 17,143 -5.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,779 3,809 3,759 -0.8 1.3 0.3 3,847 3,802 3,765 3,655 5.3

 Transportation equipment..................... 80,470 78,962 77,919 1.9 1.3 1.9 81,140 78,353 78,097 69,987 15.9

 Furniture and related products............... 1,006 969 958 3.8 1.1 2.4 1,002 957 952 944 6.1

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,437 3,444 3,489 -0.2 -1.3 -1.7 3,441 3,404 3,489 3,434 0.2

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 51,260 50,551 50,256 1.4 0.6 2.0 51,894 51,659 51,098 49,805 4.2

 Food products.................................... 4,845 4,751 4,681 2.0 1.5 2.1 4,448 4,593 4,842 3,996 11.3

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 6,768 6,725 6,695 0.6 0.4 -0.5 6,755 6,878 7,011 6,185 9.2

 Textiles.............................................. 767 761 758 0.8 0.4 0.7 762 751 751 752 1.3

 Textile products................................... 431 422 419 2.1 0.7 -0.5 438 426 425 420 4.3

 Apparel............................................. 327 316 322 3.5 -1.9 0.0 311 291 306 324 -4.0

 Leather and allied products.................... 104 103 104 1.0 -1.0 4.0 101 103 109 110 -8.2

 Paper products.................................... 1,389 1,379 1,358 0.7 1.5 0.5 1,391 1,373 1,366 1,342 3.7

 Printing ............................................. 1,279 1,282 1,252 -0.2 2.4 -2.4 1,288 1,272 1,270 1,344 -4.2

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,306 13,084 13,491 1.7 -3.0 5.6 14,157 14,137 13,755 14,960 -5.4

 Chemical products................................ 19,471 19,182 18,656 1.5 2.8 1.3 19,623 19,258 18,726 17,802 10.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,573 2,546 2,520 1.1 1.0 0.0 2,620 2,577 2,537 2,570 1.9

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 224,115 223,937 223,956 0.1 0.0 -0.2 225,893 224,502 225,250 222,083 1.7

 Durable goods industries.......................... 104,072 103,691 104,052 0.4 -0.3 -0.5 104,945 103,722 105,178 102,841 2.0

 Wood products................................... 4,239 4,168 4,042 1.7 3.1 -0.3 4,365 4,357 4,201 3,827 14.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 5,768 5,753 5,687 0.3 1.2 -1.6 5,999 5,970 5,871 5,885 1.9

 Primary metals.................................... 10,563 10,894 11,011 -3.0 -1.1 0.9 10,841 11,109 11,072 11,069 -2.1

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,102 16,830 16,539 1.6 1.8 -0.1 17,415 17,019 16,682 16,557 5.2

 Machinery.......................................... 22,526 22,418 22,254 0.5 0.7 -1.2 22,919 22,788 22,866 22,182 3.3

 Computers and electronic products........ 11,815 12,013 12,032 -1.6 -0.2 0.5 11,619 11,624 12,175 11,592 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,932 5,888 5,810 0.7 1.3 -0.9 6,006 5,862 5,861 5,798 3.6

 Transportation equipment..................... 11,780 11,408 12,324 3.3 -7.4 -2.4 11,578 11,037 12,190 12,159 -4.8

 Furniture and related products............... 2,227 2,266 2,270 -1.7 -0.2 2.3 2,165 2,124 2,211 2,037 6.3

 Miscellaneous products......................... 12,120 12,053 12,083 0.6 -0.2 0.5 12,038 11,832 12,049 11,735 2.6

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 120,043 120,246 119,904 -0.2 0.3 0.1 120,948 120,780 120,072 119,242 1.4

 Food products.................................... 26,379 26,310 26,095 0.3 0.8 -0.1 25,812 25,701 25,771 25,402 1.6

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 7,943 7,920 7,850 0.3 0.9 1.1 8,012 7,936 7,789 7,553 6.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,366 1,355 1,349 0.8 0.4 0.0 1,371 1,347 1,361 1,424 -3.7

 Textile products................................... 1,438 1,439 1,426 -0.1 0.9 1.6 1,449 1,439 1,431 1,384 4.7

 Apparel............................................. 1,117 1,093 1,073 2.2 1.9 2.9 1,034 1,024 1,067 879 17.6

 Leather and allied products.................... 652 642 623 1.6 3.0 1.1 629 618 617 536 17.4

 Paper products.................................... 6,291 6,267 6,226 0.4 0.7 0.1 6,355 6,320 6,275 6,330 0.4

 Printing ............................................. 1,722 1,719 1,705 0.2 0.8 0.8 1,765 1,699 1,666 1,711 3.2

 Petroleum and coal products................. 21,328 21,893 22,716 -2.6 -3.6 -3.8 22,065 22,304 22,454 23,865 -7.5

 Chemical products................................ 41,009 40,894 40,160 0.3 1.8 2.3 41,430 41,377 40,837 39,770 4.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,798 10,714 10,681 0.8 0.3 -0.7 11,026 11,015 10,804 10,388 6.1

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 Group1

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio2

Industry Apr Mar Feb Jan Apr Mar Feb Jan

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

All manufacturing industries3

............................ 1.31 1.30 1.28 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3

.................................. 1.66 1.65 1.67 1.67 6.26 6.21 6.30 6.26

 Wood products.............................................. 1.39 1.36 1.32 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.39 1.40 1.40 1.41 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.41 1.45 1.46 1.45 1.34 1.34 1.31 1.25

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.63 1.66 1.62 1.63 3.07 3.10 3.01 3.01

 Machinery..................................................... 1.91 1.89 1.90 1.95 3.25 3.23 3.32 3.42

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.67 1.61 1.67 1.66 7.32 7.06 7.09 7.13

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.65 1.64 1.63 1.64 2.34 2.32 2.28 2.31

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.74 1.70 1.75 1.75 14.83 14.51 15.30 15.00

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.11 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.71 1.70 1.70 1.69 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 1.00 0.99 0.95 0.97 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.65 1.67 1.71 1.71 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.27 1.28 1.26 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.51 1.51 1.50 1.52 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.93 1.95 1.88 1.83 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.28 2.29 2.19 2.07 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Printing......................................................... 0.83 0.84 0.82 0.81 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.68 0.66 0.61 0.66 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.33 1.32 1.29 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.23 1.24 1.21 1.20 (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.

Apr3 Apr3 Apr3 Apr3

Industry 2012- 2012- 2012- 2012-

Apr2 Mar Apr2 Mar Apr2 Mar Apr2 Mar

2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013

 

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

Durable goods industries....................... 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 0.5 0.6 0.7 2.0 0.3 1.0 -0.1 0.4

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.9 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 0.0 0.6 -0.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 -0.1 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... -0.1 0.9 -0.6 0.9 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.4

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.0 0.4 0.3 1.4 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1

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

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.4 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.2

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.0

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 1.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

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

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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 Changes1

[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. 

Benchmark Notice 

Revised historical data for Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders were issued on May 17, 2013. 

 These revisions reflect: 

 benchmarking the shipments and inventories data to the 2011 Annual Survey of Manufactures 

(ASM) data, as well as revised ASM benchmarks for prior years; 

 incorporating the unfilled orders to shipments ratios obtained from the 2010/2011 Manufacturers’ 

Unfilled Orders Survey by applying these ratios to the respective ASM shipments data, as well as 

incorporating revised unfilled orders to shipments ratios for prior years; 

 adjusting the new orders data to be consistent with the benchmarked shipments and unfilled orders 

data; 

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

previously reported data; 

 migrating the data processing environment from a server having a Linux Red Hat 4 operating system 

that supports SAS® 9.1.3 to a server having a Linux Red Hat 5 operating system that supports SAS® 

9.2; and 

 updating the seasonally adjusted data, based on the results of benchmarking and the recent annual 

review of the seasonal adjustment models. 

An accompanying press release includes the revised 2013 January through March data. Please call Jessica 

Young on (301) 763-4832 with any questions.