FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 2006, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Patrick Kent 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (06)-5 

CB06-106 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

May 2006

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in May, up three 

of the last four months, increased $2.6 billion or 0.7 

percent to $399.9 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 2.0 percent April 

decrease. 

 Shipments, up two of the last three months, increased 

$8.6 billion or 2.2 percent to $403.1 billion. This was at 

the highest level since the series was first stated on a 

NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.1 percent April 

decrease. 

 Unfilled orders, up twelve of the last thirteen months, 

increased $3.7 billion or 0.6 percent to $611.3 billion. 

This was at the highest level since the series began and 

followed a 1.5 percent April increase. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was 4.20, down from 4.26 in 

April. 

 Inventories, down following two consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased slightly to $462.3 billion. This 

followed a 1.0 percent April increase. The inventoriesto-shipments ratio was 1.15, down from 1.17 in April. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in May, 

down two consecutive months, decreased $0.4 billion or 

0.2 percent to $208.8 billion, revised from the previously 

published 0.3 percent decrease. This followed a 4.7 

percent April decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, down two consecutive 

months, had the largest decrease, $1.6 billion or 2.6 

percent to $58.6 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $3.1 billion or 1.6 percent to $191.1 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in May, up 

three of the last four months, increased $5.6 billion or 

2.7 percent to $212.1 billion, revised from the previously 

published 2.6 percent increase. This was at the highest 

level since the series began and followed a 1.2 percent 

April decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up three of the last four 

months, had the largest increase, $2.8 billion or 5.1 

percent to $57.5 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up six 

of the last seven months, increased $3.1 billion or 1.6 

percent to $191.1 billion. This was at the highest level 

since the series began. The increase was led by 

petroleum and coal products, which increased $0.9 

billion or 2.3 percent to $39.1 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

May, up twelve of the last thirteen months, increased 

$3.7 billion or 0.6 percent to $611.3 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published increase. This was at the 

highest level since the series began and followed a 1.5 

percent April increase. 

 

 Machinery, up twenty-one consecutive months, had 

the largest increase, $1.4 billion or 2.1 percent to $68.0 

billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in May, up 

four of the last five months, increased $1.2 billion or 0.4 

percent to $280.1 billion, unchanged from the previously 

published increase. This followed a 1.2 percent April 

increase. 

 

 Primary metals, up six consecutive months, had the 

largest increase, $0.6 billion or 2.3 percent to $27.1 

billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased 

$1.2 billion or 0.7 percent to $182.2 billion. The 

decrease was led by petroleum and coal products, which 

decreased $1.0 billion or 3.5 percent to $26.9 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, May materials and supplies 

increased 0.5 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.4 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

0.5 percent in durable goods and decreased 2.7 percent 

in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.3 

percent in durable goods and decreased 0.2 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 June is scheduled for release on July 27, 2006, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on August 3, 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

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May 2006/

2006p 2006r 2006 May Apr. Mar. 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2005

 All manufacturing industries .................. 403,113 394,480 394,896 2.2 -0.1 1.0 415,277 382,577 425,124 380,690 1,956,394 1,833,820 6.7

 Excluding transportation ................... 345,604 339,751 338,154 1.7 0.5 0.9 354,328 330,784 358,197 323,902 1,672,525 1,560,591 7.2

 Excluding defense .............................. 393,677 384,947 385,448 2.3 -0.1 0.9 406,062 373,401 414,687 371,898 1,911,439 1,791,375 6.7

 With unfilled orders ........................... 145,655 142,609 142,987 2.1 -0.3 1.3 148,622 137,848 159,698 134,010 707,724 652,399 8.5

 Durable goods industries ........................212,053 206,474 209,008 2.7 -1.2 0.3 217,572 198,455 233,816 198,370 1,034,352 963,465 7.4

 Wood products................................. ...... 8,511 8,376 8,862 1.6 -5.5 -3.9 8,987 8,322 9,110 8,998 42,618 41,785 2.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 10,121 9,930 10,198 1.9 -2.6 -0.5 10,647 9,803 10,457 9,675 49,277 44,104 11.7

 Primary metals............................ .......... 18,963 17,712 17,610 7.1 0.6 2.5 19,900 17,842 19,286 16,351 91,464 82,964 10.2

 Iron and steel mills............................ 8,629 8,328 8,478 3.6 -1.8 2.6 9,089 8,308 9,186 8,241 43,206 42,937 0.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,687 7,754 7,492 12.0 3.5 2.1 9,055 7,916 8,289 6,511 39,920 32,196 24.0

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,647 1,630 1,640 1.0 -0.6 3.1 1,756 1,618 1,811 1,599 8,338 7,831 6.5

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,640 24,408 24,340 1.0 0.3 0.1 25,712 23,862 25,849 23,580 121,078 111,979 8.1

 Machinery............................................. 26,719 26,590 26,504 0.5 0.3 2.7 27,589 27,179 30,236 24,718 132,989 120,203 10.6

 Farm machinery................................. 1,503 1,589 1,469 -5.4 8.2 -6.8 1,661 2,045 1,837 1,700 8,584 8,629 -0.5

 Construction machinery..................... 3,105 2,851 2,996 8.9 -4.8 0.7 3,535 3,031 3,558 2,877 15,707 13,142 19.5

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,091 1,049 1,088 4.0 -3.6 6.0 1,068 1,013 1,168 883 5,191 4,394 18.1

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,606 3,294 2,395 -20.9 37.5 8.0 2,389 3,396 2,878 2,392 13,137 12,765 2.9

 Photographic equipment...................... 637 653 651 -2.5 0.3 3.8 627 601 683 573 2,960 2,751 7.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,327 3,296 3,234 0.9 1.9 0.7 3,442 3,176 3,555 2,961 15,626 13,714 13.9

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,848 2,769 2,940 2.9 -5.8 2.5 2,632 2,511 3,346 2,328 13,672 11,372 20.2

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,325 3,105 3,666 7.1 -15.3 15.9 3,533 3,114 4,054 3,161 16,704 15,370 8.7

 Material handling equipment............... 2,160 2,046 2,047 5.6 0.0 -0.5 2,157 1,909 2,398 1,818 10,419 8,859 17.6

 Computers and electronic products ......... 35,010 34,560 34,970 1.3 -1.2 -3.3 33,021 31,330 39,815 30,338 166,615 152,965 8.9

 Computers........................................ 4,489 4,836 4,905 -7.2 -1.4 3.0 3,810 5,038 5,359 4,069 22,554 21,719 3.8

 Computer storage devices................... 585 506 674 15.6 -24.9 9.4 432 310 1,008 431 2,549 2,422 5.2

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,208 1,194 1,201 1.2 -0.6 0.1 1,082 929 1,560 1,056 5,430 5,746 -5.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 5,445 5,712 5,581 -4.7 2.3 0.7 5,160 4,827 6,414 4,545 25,552 21,577 18.4

 Defense communications equipment... 505 656 450 -23.0 45.8 28.9 522 662 491 377 2,554 2,021 26.4

 Audio and video equipment.................. 882 861 771 2.4 11.7 -24.2 752 703 789 827 4,097 4,392 -6.7

 Semiconductors ................................. 6,976 6,059 6,717 15.1 -9.8 -17.7 6,800 5,641 7,313 5,917 33,680 30,170 11.6

 Electronic components....................... 4,788 4,637 4,722 3.3 -1.8 1.5 4,795 4,215 5,128 4,143 22,493 20,243 11.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 911 928 962 -1.8 -3.5 2.0 912 864 1,083 928 4,552 4,492 1.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,850 2,830 2,756 0.7 2.7 1.1 2,880 2,821 2,994 2,593 13,508 12,256 10.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 5,817 5,785 5,668 0.6 2.1 0.2 5,372 4,829 7,085 4,878 27,008 24,876 8.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,296 10,064 9,990 2.3 0.7 1.2 10,531 9,472 10,774 9,187 48,776 43,918 11.1

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,052 1,051 1,038 0.1 1.3 0.0 1,056 970 1,143 977 5,123 4,961 3.3

 Household appliances........................ 2,135 2,155 2,175 -0.9 -0.9 3.4 2,173 1,990 2,321 2,038 10,015 9,475 5.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,286 3,217 3,152 2.1 2.1 -1.2 3,332 2,958 3,554 2,883 15,710 13,751 14.2

 Batteries........................................... 566 533 570 6.2 -6.5 3.4 541 464 582 500 2,502 2,276 9.9

 Transportation equipment...................... 57,509 54,729 56,742 5.1 -3.5 1.7 60,949 51,793 66,927 56,788 283,869 273,229 3.9

 Automobiles..................................... 7,225 7,045 7,213 2.6 -2.3 5.4 7,860 6,493 8,516 7,277 36,436 35,609 2.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 12,611 11,848 12,488 6.4 -5.1 4.7 13,496 10,570 15,337 12,533 62,091 60,466 2.7

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,189 2,071 2,160 5.7 -4.1 0.5 2,313 2,053 2,316 2,100 10,787 9,638 11.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,694 18,152 18,370 3.0 -1.2 1.2 20,408 18,130 20,951 20,042 95,336 97,392 -2.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 7,892 6,586 7,576 19.8 -13.1 -6.3 8,140 6,003 9,822 5,989 36,896 27,703 33.2

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,529 3,410 3,450 3.5 -1.2 -1.0 3,252 3,177 3,866 3,116 16,054 15,660 2.5

 Ships and boats................................. 1,920 1,963 1,858 -2.2 5.7 2.5 2,074 2,073 2,023 2,366 9,663 11,427 -15.4

 Furniture and related products................. 7,720 7,751 7,578 -0.4 2.3 -0.4 7,648 7,545 7,801 7,162 37,884 35,145 7.8

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,564 12,354 12,214 1.7 1.1 0.8 12,588 11,307 13,561 11,573 59,782 57,173 4.6

 Nondurable goods industries................... 191,060 188,006 185,888 1.6 1.1 1.8 197,705 184,122 191,308 182,320 922,042 870,355 5.9

 Food products....................................... 44,367 44,138 44,365 0.5 -0.5 -0.6 44,600 42,435 44,808 44,680 217,690 215,976 0.8

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 4,284 4,236 4,319 1.1 -1.9 1.4 4,372 3,954 4,375 4,323 21,063 21,284 -1.0

 Dairy products.................................. 5,885 5,848 5,962 0.6 -1.9 -1.2 6,090 5,641 6,245 6,403 29,581 30,545 -3.2

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 13,793 13,849 13,823 -0.4 0.2 -3.2 14,122 13,441 13,398 14,791 68,707 69,876 -1.7

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 10,262 9,740 9,845 5.4 -1.1 1.7 10,999 9,588 9,672 10,388 48,033 45,314 6.0

 Beverages......................................... 6,508 6,420 6,491 1.4 -1.1 -0.9 7,245 6,268 6,318 6,763 31,193 29,263 6.6

 Tobacco............................................ 3,754 3,320 3,354 13.1 -1.0 7.0 3,754 3,320 3,354 3,625 16,840 16,051 4.9

 Textile mills........................................... 2,747 2,803 2,843 -2.0 -1.4 0.4 2,765 2,818 3,032 3,159 14,045 15,815 -11.2

 Textile products................................... 3,005 2,915 2,925 3.1 -0.3 -0.5 2,984 2,902 3,039 2,819 14,414 13,879 3.9

 Apparel................................................ 3,137 3,083 3,083 1.8 0.0 3.6 3,006 2,788 3,189 2,637 14,520 13,078 11.0

 Leather and allied products..................... 442 450 468 -1.8 -3.8 -1.1 420 424 486 480 2,218 2,378 -6.7

 Paper products...................................... 13,906 13,750 13,665 1.1 0.6 0.6 14,358 13,171 14,140 13,618 68,006 66,269 2.6

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,201 6,159 6,083 0.7 1.2 0.8 6,326 5,952 6,349 5,987 30,522 29,984 1.8

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,987 3,816 3,812 4.5 0.1 1.9 4,164 3,621 3,923 3,798 18,970 18,497 2.6

 Printing................................................. 7,554 7,503 7,387 0.7 1.6 -0.8 7,419 7,282 7,590 7,352 36,257 37,117 -2.3

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 39,066 38,179 36,772 2.3 3.8 7.9 41,799 37,588 35,763 33,103 179,928 150,235 19.8

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 36,330 35,642 34,165 1.9 4.3 8.5 38,789 35,223 33,265 30,617 167,852 140,232 19.7

 Chemical products.................................. 49,528 48,695 47,858 1.7 1.7 1.6 51,138 48,418 51,666 47,158 241,855 229,985 5.2

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 2,138 2,203 1,999 -3.0 10.2 -9.6 3,123 3,284 2,711 3,227 13,281 13,600 -2.3

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 13,911 13,267 13,048 4.9 1.7 5.7 13,796 12,592 13,585 12,463 63,316 61,657 2.7

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,824 2,705 2,818 4.4 -4.0 4.4 3,131 2,823 2,999 2,882 13,741 13,112 4.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,046 16,750 16,677 1.8 0.4 -1.5 18,217 16,708 17,923 16,926 85,076 80,309 5.9

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

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May 2006/

2006p 2006r 2006 May Apr. Mar. 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2005

All manufacturing industries 2................... 399,874 397,233 405,387 0.7 -2.0 4.0 409,503 384,492 436,533 383,614 1,966,732 1,824,166 7.8

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 341,291 337,087 336,482 1.2 0.2 2.5 349,477 328,898 356,901 318,155 1,662,192 1,544,370 7.6

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 391,787 388,778 393,835 0.8 -1.3 3.8 403,386 376,727 421,756 377,771 1,922,423 1,786,203 7.6

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 149,392 151,421 160,195 -1.3 -5.5 8.2 149,648 145,404 178,420 142,851 751,742 672,915 11.7

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 208,814 209,227 219,499 -0.2 -4.7 6.0 211,798 200,370 245,225 201,294 1,044,690 953,811 9.5

 Primary metals............................ ............ 19,412 18,552 17,752 4.6 4.5 4.3 20,051 18,167 19,519 15,833 93,546 82,036 14.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,861 9,058 8,556 -2.2 5.9 7.0 9,076 8,646 9,369 7,653 44,350 41,269 7.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,885 7,817 7,537 13.7 3.7 2.7 9,220 7,885 8,333 6,474 40,567 32,755 23.8

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,666 1,677 1,659 -0.7 1.1 -1.3 1,755 1,636 1,817 1,706 8,629 8,012 7.7

 Fabricated metal products...................... 25,083 25,344 24,739 -1.0 2.4 2.1 26,836 25,052 26,983 24,784 126,212 116,607 8.2

 Machinery............................................. 28,133 27,446 27,461 2.5 -0.1 5.4 28,622 28,316 31,388 24,357 140,933 125,098 12.7

 Construction machinery....................... 3,371 2,963 2,948 13.8 0.5 -0.6 3,689 3,105 3,435 2,957 16,291 14,562 11.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,240 1,090 1,124 13.8 -3.0 12.9 1,293 1,004 1,256 988 6,031 4,828 24.9

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,574 3,373 2,802 -23.7 20.4 20.4 2,288 3,713 3,215 1,910 15,348 12,437 23.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 654 622 674 5.1 -7.7 4.7 629 578 741 554 3,090 2,846 8.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,494 3,334 3,630 4.8 -8.2 23.8 3,664 3,375 4,015 3,013 16,711 14,186 17.8

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,890 2,829 2,878 2.2 -1.7 -1.3 2,699 2,629 3,277 2,402 14,055 12,527 12.2

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 3,811 3,394 3,883 12.3 -12.6 20.7 3,946 3,357 4,168 3,121 18,020 15,431 16.8

 Material handling equipment............... 2,280 2,306 2,037 -1.1 13.2 -15.4 2,119 2,162 2,537 1,838 11,322 10,174 11.3

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 27,720 28,425 32,006 -2.5 -11.2 12.0 25,035 25,813 36,392 23,545 137,326 126,698 8.4

 Computers........................................ 4,455 4,724 4,927 -5.7 -4.1 4.6 3,776 4,926 5,381 4,105 22,052 21,151 4.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,098 4,842 6,345 5.3 -23.7 4.5 4,663 4,250 7,461 4,319 26,867 23,750 13.1

 Defense communications equipment... 406 473 1,103 -14.2 -57.1 842.7 320 392 1,157 271 2,210 2,046 8.0

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 4,901 4,602 5,033 6.5 -8.6 7.8 4,866 4,077 5,234 4,176 22,775 20,280 12.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 970 1,079 1,194 -10.1 -9.6 -13.2 936 1,033 1,379 880 5,619 4,788 17.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,846 3,375 4,230 -15.7 -20.2 70.7 2,351 3,313 4,765 1,842 15,051 12,752 18.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 5,815 6,213 5,965 -6.4 4.2 3.5 5,353 5,389 7,067 5,064 28,038 26,320 6.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,872 10,780 10,091 0.9 6.8 -2.9 11,163 10,203 10,601 9,459 52,122 45,196 15.3

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,128 1,163 1,112 -3.0 4.6 -0.4 1,206 1,072 1,219 965 5,644 5,066 11.4

 Household appliances.......................... 2,175 2,193 2,065 -0.8 6.2 -8.3 2,221 1,998 2,053 2,133 10,271 9,608 6.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,396 3,480 3,177 -2.4 9.5 -6.2 3,488 3,363 3,461 3,099 16,979 14,605 16.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 58,583 60,146 68,905 -2.6 -12.7 12.3 60,026 55,594 79,632 65,459 304,540 279,796 8.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,722 18,755 18,696 -0.2 0.3 2.3 19,956 18,617 21,002 19,936 96,726 97,379 -0.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 10,728 13,064 18,592 -17.9 -29.7 59.9 10,577 11,200 19,762 17,333 58,263 37,997 53.3

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 2,810 2,235 3,390 25.7 -34.1 -1.6 2,116 2,078 4,903 1,929 16,600 12,284 35.1

 Ships and boats................................. 1,758 1,685 1,690 4.3 -0.3 -53.0 1,621 1,540 1,767 1,749 11,161 9,524 17.2

 Furniture and related products................. 7,714 7,790 7,542 -1.0 3.3 -4.1 7,742 7,709 7,853 7,245 38,487 35,565 8.2

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 191,060 188,006 185,888 1.6 1.1 1.8 197,705 184,122 191,308 182,320 922,042 870,355 5.9

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

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May May

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

All manufacturing industries 1................... 611,275 607,538 598,726 0.6 1.5 3.0 616,446 615,420 607,864 511,753 20.5

 Excluding transportation 1................... 290,060 287,397 284,002 0.9 1.2 1.8 294,635 292,686 288,931 257,339 14.5

 Excluding defense 1............................. 473,309 468,223 458,333 1.1 2.2 3.4 476,547 472,423 463,456 366,890 29.9

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 611,275 607,538 598,726 0.6 1.5 3.0 616,446 615,420 607,864 511,753 20.5

 Primary metals........................................ 27,066 26,617 25,777 1.7 3.3 0.6 27,356 27,205 26,880 20,854 31.2

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 17,180 16,948 16,218 1.4 4.5 0.5 17,269 17,282 16,944 12,003 43.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,859 6,661 6,598 3.0 1.0 0.7 7,009 6,844 6,875 5,958 17.6

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 3,027 3,008 2,961 0.6 1.6 0.6 3,078 3,079 3,061 2,893 6.4

 Fabricated metal products...................... 50,751 50,308 49,372 0.9 1.9 0.8 52,239 51,115 49,925 45,351 15.2

 Machinery............................................. 68,018 66,604 65,748 2.1 1.3 1.5 69,649 68,616 67,479 56,960 22.3

 Construction machinery....................... 7,718 7,452 7,340 3.6 1.5 -0.6 8,160 8,006 7,932 6,287 29.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 3,049 2,900 2,859 5.1 1.4 1.3 3,174 2,949 2,958 1,928 64.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 10,851 10,883 10,804 -0.3 0.7 3.9 11,055 11,156 10,839 9,234 19.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,402 1,385 1,416 1.2 -2.2 1.7 1,424 1,422 1,445 974 46.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 7,779 7,612 7,574 2.2 0.5 5.5 8,124 7,902 7,703 5,341 52.1

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,408 6,366 6,306 0.7 1.0 -1.0 6,588 6,521 6,403 6,491 1.5

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 11,203 10,717 10,428 4.5 2.8 2.1 11,250 10,837 10,594 9,083 23.9

 Material handling equipment............... 8,583 8,463 8,203 1.4 3.2 -0.1 8,757 8,795 8,542 7,387 18.5

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 111,153 111,467 111,543 -0.3 -0.1 3.5 111,966 113,152 113,028 105,223 6.4

 Computers......................................... 4,200 4,234 4,346 -0.8 -2.6 0.5 4,200 4,234 4,346 4,366 -3.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 27,183 27,530 28,400 -1.3 -3.1 2.8 27,834 28,331 28,908 27,799 0.1

 Defense communications equipment... 6,221 6,320 6,503 -1.6 -2.8 11.2 6,149 6,351 6,621 6,102 0.8

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 11,675 11,562 11,597 1.0 -0.3 2.8 11,592 11,521 11,659 11,189 3.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 5,354 5,295 5,144 1.1 2.9 4.7 5,440 5,416 5,247 4,108 32.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 35,977 35,981 35,436 0.0 1.5 4.3 36,190 36,719 36,227 34,099 6.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 20,543 20,545 20,117 0.0 2.1 1.5 20,561 20,580 20,020 17,560 17.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 20,926 20,350 19,634 2.8 3.6 0.5 21,180 20,548 19,817 16,257 30.3

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,439 2,363 2,251 3.2 5.0 3.4 2,494 2,344 2,242 1,795 38.9

 Household appliances.......................... 840 800 762 5.0 5.0 -12.6 838 790 782 711 17.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 11,571 11,461 11,198 1.0 2.3 0.2 11,744 11,588 11,183 9,529 23.2

 Transportation equipment........................ 321,215 320,141 314,724 0.3 1.7 4.0 321,811 322,734 318,933 254,414 26.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,485 18,457 17,854 0.2 3.4 1.9 18,482 18,934 18,447 15,447 19.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 189,940 187,104 180,626 1.5 3.6 6.5 188,801 186,364 181,167 118,568 59.2

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 45,054 45,773 46,948 -1.6 -2.5 -0.1 46,054 47,190 48,289 45,454 1.3

 Ships and boats................................. 14,238 14,400 14,678 -1.1 -1.9 -1.1 14,360 14,813 15,346 16,126 -11.0

 Furniture and related products................. 7,544 7,550 7,511 -0.1 0.5 -0.5 7,643 7,549 7,385 7,087 7.8

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

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May May

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

 All manufacturing industries .................. 462,301 462,308 457,914 0.0 1.0 0.9 466,259 465,440 457,401 448,310 4.0

 Excluding transportation ...................... 396,811 397,156 393,645 -0.1 0.9 0.9 400,257 399,859 393,420 383,636 4.3

 Excluding defense ............................. 443,121 443,305 438,872 0.0 1.0 0.8 447,102 446,441 438,408 429,175 4.2

 With unfilled orders ............................. 217,858 216,842 214,263 0.5 1.2 0.8 220,127 218,392 213,644 212,252 3.7

 Durable goods industries ........................ 280,078 278,885 275,685 0.4 1.2 1.0 283,057 280,877 274,995 273,304 3.6

 Wood products................................. ...... 11,480 11,410 11,334 0.6 0.7 -1.4 11,400 11,450 11,584 11,676 -2.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 10,619 10,632 10,430 -0.1 1.9 0.9 10,882 10,874 10,648 10,296 5.7

 Primary metals............................ ............ 27,084 26,468 26,026 2.3 1.7 0.3 27,207 26,634 26,046 26,094 4.3

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 14,759 14,698 14,496 0.4 1.4 0.1 14,757 14,652 14,370 15,164 -2.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,224 9,696 9,460 5.4 2.5 0.9 10,273 9,826 9,537 8,682 18.3

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,101 2,074 2,070 1.3 0.2 -1.4 2,177 2,156 2,139 2,248 -3.2

 Fabricated metal products...................... 35,418 35,295 34,982 0.3 0.9 0.5 35,965 35,838 35,427 35,465 1.4

 Machinery............................................. 44,959 44,567 44,248 0.9 0.7 1.1 45,311 44,784 44,342 43,028 5.3

 Farm machinery................................. 2,166 2,141 2,160 1.2 -0.9 -1.5 2,176 2,175 2,313 2,360 -7.8

 Construction machinery........................ 4,075 3,970 3,820 2.6 3.9 2.4 4,092 4,026 3,884 3,572 14.6

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................. 2,732 2,711 2,655 0.8 2.1 2.0 2,815 2,750 2,660 2,396 17.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,793 6,740 6,787 0.8 -0.7 4.9 6,977 6,720 6,798 6,711 4.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,418 1,414 1,420 0.3 -0.4 -0.6 1,449 1,416 1,371 1,395 3.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,976 3,895 3,886 2.1 0.2 1.1 4,100 4,030 3,948 4,106 -0.1

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,271 4,286 4,346 -0.3 -1.4 -2.6 4,276 4,250 4,289 4,307 -0.7

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,975 4,892 4,753 1.7 2.9 -0.3 4,914 4,833 4,619 4,286 14.7

 Material handling equipment............... 2,916 2,863 2,812 1.9 1.8 -0.4 2,917 2,870 2,829 2,718 7.3

 Computers and electronic products ......... 44,203 44,439 43,664 -0.5 1.8 2.9 44,691 44,353 42,487 42,137 6.1

 Computers......................................... 1,095 1,095 1,177 0.0 -7.0 5.3 1,113 1,040 1,138 1,255 -11.3

 Computer storage devices................... 1,015 1,003 1,001 1.2 0.2 -1.4 1,093 1,015 907 1,079 1.3

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,979 2,003 2,032 -1.2 -1.4 0.8 2,025 2,002 1,918 2,210 -8.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment..................................... 9,048 9,487 8,988 -4.6 5.6 -2.0 9,118 9,400 8,719 9,022 1.1

 Defense communications equipment... 1,078 1,105 1,105 -2.4 0.0 -1.4 1,098 1,122 1,106 991 10.8

 Audio and video equipment.................. 893 868 957 2.9 -9.3 18.7 838 788 808 866 -3.2

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 6,484 6,540 6,308 -0.9 3.7 -0.3 6,554 6,625 6,186 5,957 10.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,705 2,706 2,721 0.0 -0.6 3.4 2,728 2,736 2,699 2,610 4.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,655 2,684 2,737 -1.1 -1.9 -2.3 2,667 2,686 2,661 2,788 -4.3

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 9,721 9,578 9,605 1.5 -0.3 -0.3 9,844 9,596 9,479 9,575 2.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 13,258 13,299 13,216 -0.3 0.6 1.0 13,696 13,666 13,378 12,835 6.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,680 1,668 1,642 0.7 1.6 0.6 1,722 1,686 1,641 1,546 11.4

 Household appliances.......................... 2,058 2,030 2,043 1.4 -0.6 -1.7 2,211 2,161 2,065 2,115 4.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 4,474 4,422 4,370 1.2 1.2 1.5 4,596 4,532 4,431 4,082 12.6

 Batteries............................................ 570 577 594 -1.2 -2.9 0.3 593 588 590 530 11.9

 Transportation equipment...................... 65,490 65,152 64,269 0.5 1.4 0.8 66,002 65,581 63,981 64,674 2.1

 Automobiles....................................... 2,148 2,330 2,017 -7.8 15.5 -8.1 2,208 2,357 1,966 2,177 1.4

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 3,148 3,002 3,200 4.9 -6.2 -4.7 3,235 3,081 3,147 3,170 2.1

 Heavy duty trucks .............................. 1,235 1,255 1,262 -1.6 -0.6 -0.2 1,243 1,246 1,267 1,332 -6.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,097 17,012 16,919 0.5 0.5 1.9 17,133 17,179 17,053 17,462 -1.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 22,633 22,690 21,992 -0.3 3.2 1.1 22,959 22,802 21,701 21,569 6.4

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 11,719 11,490 11,453 2.0 0.3 0.7 11,707 11,483 11,439 11,179 4.7

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,841 2,816 2,850 0.9 -1.2 10.3 2,766 2,822 2,913 2,496 10.8

 Furniture and related products................. 8,456 8,483 8,503 -0.3 -0.2 2.1 8,604 8,474 8,356 8,216 4.7

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 19,111 19,140 19,013 -0.2 0.7 0.0 19,299 19,223 18,746 18,883 2.2

 Nondurable goods industries................... 182,223 183,423 182,229 -0.7 0.7 0.7 183,202 184,563 182,406 175,006 4.7

 Food products........................................ 32,652 32,824 32,819 -0.5 0.0 -0.4 31,653 32,221 32,485 31,173 1.5

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 3,814 3,809 3,768 0.1 1.1 -1.1 3,589 3,867 3,903 3,322 8.0

 Dairy products.................................... 3,704 3,725 3,797 -0.6 -1.9 -2.0 3,871 3,865 3,801 4,061 -4.7

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 5,843 5,843 5,767 0.0 1.3 -0.3 5,857 5,929 5,883 5,713 2.5

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 15,510 15,612 15,674 -0.7 -0.4 -0.3 15,165 15,549 15,724 14,835 2.2

 Beverages......................................... 11,043 11,112 11,117 -0.6 0.0 -0.3 10,857 11,094 11,163 10,260 5.8

 Tobacco............................................ 4,467 4,500 4,557 -0.7 -1.3 -0.3 4,308 4,455 4,561 4,575 -5.8

 Textile mills........................................... 3,423 3,494 3,562 -2.0 -1.9 -0.2 3,535 3,572 3,570 3,872 -8.7

 Textile products...................................... 3,028 3,038 3,052 -0.3 -0.5 -0.6 3,105 3,092 3,061 3,136 -1.0

 Apparel................................................. 4,484 4,511 4,565 -0.6 -1.2 -1.0 4,550 4,466 4,453 4,755 -4.3

 Leather and allied products..................... 699 688 704 1.6 -2.3 -1.7 703 675 689 800 -12.1

 Paper products....................................... 14,569 14,562 14,530 0.0 0.2 1.2 14,724 14,722 14,622 14,756 -0.2

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,519 6,527 6,515 -0.1 0.2 0.9 6,620 6,621 6,574 6,717 -1.4

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,013 4,008 4,010 0.1 0.0 1.8 4,023 4,004 4,006 4,059 -0.9

 Printing.................................................. 6,009 6,023 5,970 -0.2 0.9 0.5 5,913 5,873 5,792 5,925 -0.2

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 26,936 27,903 26,410 -3.5 5.7 3.1 28,006 28,504 25,918 22,914 22.2

 Petroleum refineries............................. 24,664 25,668 24,245 -3.9 5.9 3.4 25,571 26,173 23,713 20,742 23.3

 Chemical products.................................. 55,903 55,790 56,161 0.2 -0.7 1.0 56,493 56,341 56,693 54,271 4.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,545 2,498 2,537 1.9 -1.5 -0.6 2,474 2,654 2,946 2,120 16.7

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 19,527 19,400 19,310 0.7 0.5 2.6 19,779 19,527 19,215 18,650 6.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,842 2,860 2,850 -0.6 0.4 -0.5 2,906 2,931 2,935 2,828 2.8

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 19,010 18,978 18,782 0.2 1.0 -0.2 19,355 19,548 19,399 18,569 4.2

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

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May 2006/

2006p 2006r 2006 May Apr. Mar. 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2005

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 403,113 394,480 394,896 2.2 -0.1 1.0 415,277 382,577 425,124 380,690 1,956,394 1,833,820 6.7

 Construction materials and supplies...... 43,223 42,403 43,066 1.9 -1.5 -0.4 45,440 41,609 44,966 41,872 209,581 194,001 8.0

 Information technology......................... 27,140 27,625 27,237 -1.8 1.4 0.9 25,482 25,165 31,231 23,640 128,828 118,758 8.5

 Computers and related products .......... 6,282 6,536 6,780 -3.9 -3.6 3.1 5,324 6,277 7,927 5,556 30,533 29,887 2.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 40,719 39,116 40,231 4.1 -2.8 3.0 44,077 37,246 47,120 41,952 204,650 203,105 0.8

 Capital goods...................................... 74,243 73,262 73,923 1.3 -0.9 1.7 73,751 69,823 84,604 66,160 358,419 322,527 11.1

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 66,343 65,203 66,115 1.7 -1.4 1.5 65,929 62,020 76,012 58,644 320,508 286,443 11.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 61,141 61,329 61,060 -0.3 0.4 2.0 60,413 58,616 69,119 55,473 296,942 272,825 8.8

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 7,900 8,059 7,808 -2.0 3.2 4.0 7,822 7,803 8,592 7,516 37,911 36,084 5.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 158,650 155,233 154,442 2.2 0.5 2.6 163,793 149,082 160,795 150,299 760,871 717,238 6.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,319 35,167 35,759 3.3 -1.7 1.4 37,987 32,707 41,536 35,461 179,020 172,746 3.6

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 122,331 120,066 118,683 1.9 1.2 2.9 125,806 116,375 119,259 114,838 581,851 544,492 6.9

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 399,874 397,233 405,387 0.7 -2.0 4.0 409,503 384,492 436,533 383,614 1,966,732 1,824,166 7.8

 Construction materials and supplies...... 43,746 43,218 43,874 1.2 -1.5 1.9 46,644 42,803 46,532 42,865 214,711 197,718 8.6

 Information technology......................... 27,080 27,856 30,814 -2.8 -9.6 11.5 24,505 25,620 35,185 22,685 134,367 122,905 9.3

 Computers and related products .......... 6,248 6,424 6,802 -2.7 -5.6 4.2 5,290 6,165 7,949 5,592 30,031 29,319 2.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 40,747 39,719 40,557 2.6 -2.1 3.5 43,625 37,733 47,171 41,846 206,040 203,092 1.5

 Capital goods...................................... 77,025 79,262 87,001 -2.8 -8.9 12.0 74,133 74,688 98,787 74,805 386,201 339,764 13.7

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 70,209 71,864 76,888 -2.3 -6.5 11.6 68,999 67,990 85,759 69,929 349,092 307,156 13.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 62,470 62,153 63,506 0.5 -2.1 3.4 61,288 60,144 71,837 55,144 309,974 282,353 9.8

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 6,816 7,398 10,113 -7.9 -26.8 15.3 5,134 6,698 13,028 4,876 37,109 32,608 13.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 158,753 155,386 153,985 2.2 0.9 2.0 163,876 149,223 160,104 150,732 761,048 717,179 6.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,422 35,320 35,302 3.1 0.1 -0.8 38,070 32,848 40,845 35,894 179,197 172,687 3.8

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 122,331 120,066 118,683 1.9 1.2 2.9 125,806 116,375 119,259 114,838 581,851 544,492 6.9

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 611,275 607,538 598,726 0.6 1.5 3.0 616,446 615,420 607,864 511,753 (X) (X) 20.5

 Construction materials and supplies...... 42,976 42,453 41,638 1.2 2.0 2.0 44,504 43,300 42,106 36,962 (X) (X) 20.4

 Information technology......................... 106,956 107,016 106,785 -0.1 0.2 3.5 107,902 108,879 108,424 99,230 (X) (X) 8.7

 Computers and related products .......... 4,200 4,234 4,346 -0.8 -2.6 0.5 4,200 4,234 4,346 4,366 (X) (X) -3.8

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 18,485 18,457 17,854 0.2 3.4 1.9 18,482 18,934 18,447 15,447 (X) (X) 19.6

 Capital goods...................................... 439,838 437,056 431,056 0.6 1.4 3.1 442,477 442,095 437,230 365,107 (X) (X) 21.2

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................314,462 310,596 303,935 1.2 2.2 3.7 315,498 312,428 306,458 232,685 (X) (X) 35.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 149,674 148,345 147,521 0.9 0.6 1.7 152,238 151,363 149,835 134,550 (X) (X) 13.1

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 125,376 126,460 127,121 -0.9 -0.5 1.8 126,979 129,667 130,772 132,422 (X) (X) -4.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 8,887 8,784 8,631 1.2 1.8 -5.0 8,859 8,776 8,635 9,789 (X) (X) -9.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 8,887 8,784 8,631 1.2 1.8 -5.0 8,859 8,776 8,635 9,789 (X) (X) -9.5 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 462,301 462,308 457,914 0.0 1.0 0.9 466,259 465,440 457,401 448,310 (X) (X) 4.0

 Construction materials and supplies...... 53,765 53,501 52,939 0.5 1.1 0.2 54,615 54,384 53,864 53,505 (X) (X) 2.1

 Information technology......................... 36,536 36,997 36,749 -1.2 0.7 0.3 37,008 36,951 35,878 36,822 (X) (X) 0.5

 Computers and related products .......... 4,089 4,101 4,210 -0.3 -2.6 1.5 4,231 4,057 3,963 4,544 (X) (X) -6.9

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 23,628 23,599 23,398 0.1 0.9 -0.1 23,819 23,863 23,433 24,141 (X) (X) -1.3

 Capital goods...................................... 122,850 123,072 122,098 -0.2 0.8 0.8 124,081 123,463 121,099 119,276 (X) (X) 4.0

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................108,534 108,758 107,652 -0.2 1.0 0.8 109,776 109,146 106,688 104,632 (X) (X) 4.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 91,313 91,466 90,759 -0.2 0.8 0.7 92,437 91,824 89,995 88,780 (X) (X) 4.1

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 14,316 14,314 14,446 0.0 -0.9 1.0 14,305 14,317 14,411 14,644 (X) (X) -2.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 138,668 139,808 138,297 -0.8 1.1 0.7 139,106 140,051 136,928 132,621 (X) (X) 4.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 26,741 26,712 26,626 0.1 0.3 -0.6 27,079 26,857 26,223 26,958 (X) (X) 0.4

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 111,927 113,096 111,671 -1.0 1.3 1.0 112,027 113,194 110,705 105,663 (X) (X) 6.0

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

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May May

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

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 159,851 159,625 158,434 0.1 0.8 0.9 159,955 159,769 158,234 155,086 3.1

 Durable goods industries........................ 96,169 95,718 94,708 0.5 1.1 1.3 95,857 95,358 94,079 93,287 2.8

 Wood products................................... 4,948 4,963 4,974 -0.3 -0.2 -2.0 4,561 4,621 4,854 4,553 0.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,031 4,024 3,982 0.2 1.1 0.0 4,038 3,999 3,985 3,716 8.7

 Primary metals.................................... 9,733 9,455 9,397 2.9 0.6 1.3 9,591 9,281 9,162 9,268 3.5

 Fabricated metal products.................. 13,149 13,099 12,905 0.4 1.5 0.5 13,235 13,216 13,023 12,704 4.2

 Machinery.......................................... 16,152 15,965 15,780 1.2 1.2 1.0 16,149 16,018 15,643 15,459 4.5

 Computers and electronic products ...... 15,322 15,480 15,210 -1.0 1.8 4.0 15,367 15,365 15,069 14,816 3.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,352 5,373 5,318 -0.4 1.0 0.5 5,416 5,417 5,330 5,174 4.7

 Transportation equipment.................. 17,365 17,270 17,113 0.6 0.9 2.0 17,344 17,357 17,128 18,000 -3.6

 Furniture and related products............ 3,544 3,606 3,561 -1.7 1.3 1.1 3,558 3,602 3,548 3,321 7.1

 Miscellaneous products........................ 6,573 6,483 6,468 1.4 0.2 0.6 6,598 6,482 6,337 6,276 5.1

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 63,682 63,907 63,726 -0.4 0.3 0.3 64,098 64,411 64,155 61,799 3.7

 Food products................................... 11,418 11,440 11,388 -0.2 0.5 -1.2 11,231 11,395 11,423 11,153 0.7

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,576 4,575 4,650 0.0 -1.6 -1.3 4,528 4,593 4,699 4,976 -9.0

 Textiles.............................................. 1,006 1,018 1,053 -1.2 -3.3 -3.4 1,040 1,053 1,065 1,235 -15.8

 Textile products.................................. 1,278 1,287 1,291 -0.7 -0.3 1.0 1,304 1,299 1,287 1,228 6.2

 Apparel............................................. 1,226 1,197 1,196 2.4 0.1 -2.4 1,245 1,207 1,195 1,249 -0.3

 Leather and allied products................... 229 231 223 -0.9 3.6 -3.9 231 227 213 262 -11.8

 Paper products................................... 7,125 7,107 7,092 0.3 0.2 1.5 7,104 7,101 7,141 6,976 1.8

 Printing ............................................ 2,740 2,771 2,723 -1.1 1.8 -0.7 2,687 2,696 2,703 2,689 -0.1

 Petroleum and coal products............... 9,442 9,689 9,201 -2.5 5.3 4.9 9,903 10,031 9,251 7,467 32.6

 Chemical products............................. 16,970 17,041 17,350 -0.4 -1.8 0.0 17,163 17,206 17,504 17,219 -0.3

 Plastics and rubber products............... 7,672 7,551 7,559 1.6 -0.1 -0.9 7,662 7,603 7,674 7,345 4.3

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 126,877 127,148 124,634 -0.2 2.0 1.3 127,819 127,609 123,847 120,514 6.1

 Durable goods industries ........................ 98,336 97,824 96,033 0.5 1.9 1.5 99,467 98,507 95,488 93,044 6.9

 Wood products................................... 2,204 2,088 2,086 5.6 0.1 -0.3 2,211 2,092 2,094 2,237 -1.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,199 1,204 1,158 -0.4 4.0 2.6 1,247 1,253 1,219 1,182 5.5

 Primary metals.................................... 8,578 8,417 8,210 1.9 2.5 0.4 8,672 8,548 8,252 8,165 6.2

 Fabricated metal products.................. 10,375 10,350 10,151 0.2 2.0 0.5 10,521 10,417 10,211 9,918 6.1

 Machinery.......................................... 13,154 13,068 13,072 0.7 0.0 3.0 13,432 13,117 12,916 12,671 6.0

 Computers and electronic products ...... 20,137 20,033 19,748 0.5 1.4 0.3 20,464 20,104 19,058 18,581 10.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 2,745 2,754 2,707 -0.3 1.7 2.4 2,845 2,828 2,733 2,605 9.2

 Transportation equipment.................. 35,245 35,191 34,293 0.2 2.6 2.8 35,310 35,363 34,382 32,640 8.2

 Furniture and related products............ 1,650 1,596 1,609 3.4 -0.8 1.1 1,657 1,594 1,603 1,628 1.8

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,049 3,123 2,999 -2.4 4.1 -3.6 3,108 3,191 3,020 3,417 -9.0

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 28,541 29,324 28,601 -2.7 2.5 0.7 28,352 29,102 28,359 27,470 3.2

 Food products................................... 2,242 2,257 2,291 -0.7 -1.5 -1.6 2,061 2,145 2,267 2,181 -5.5

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,623 4,719 4,701 -2.0 0.4 -0.5 4,428 4,536 4,641 3,957 11.9

 Textiles.............................................. 931 958 973 -2.8 -1.5 3.2 941 968 967 998 -5.7

 Textile products.................................. 450 456 460 -1.3 -0.9 -0.9 468 467 462 499 -6.2

 Apparel............................................. 818 815 877 0.4 -7.1 3.8 835 827 859 838 -0.4

 Leather and allied products................... 96 98 104 -2.0 -5.8 -2.8 98 100 106 116 -15.5

 Paper products................................... 1,155 1,141 1,153 1.2 -1.0 1.7 1,166 1,144 1,150 1,210 -3.6

 Printing ............................................ 1,646 1,636 1,653 0.6 -1.0 2.0 1,572 1,572 1,558 1,613 -2.5

 Petroleum and coal products............... 3,240 3,874 3,321 -16.4 16.7 0.1 3,277 3,933 3,358 3,548 -7.6

 Chemical products............................. 11,250 11,256 11,019 -0.1 2.2 1.5 11,413 11,255 10,867 10,475 9.0

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,090 2,114 2,049 -1.1 3.2 0.0 2,093 2,155 2,124 2,035 2.9

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 175,573 175,535 174,846 0.0 0.4 0.5 178,485 178,062 175,320 172,710 3.3

 Durable goods industries ........................ 85,573 85,343 84,944 0.3 0.5 0.0 87,733 87,012 85,428 86,973 0.9

 Wood products................................... 4,328 4,359 4,274 -0.7 2.0 -1.2 4,628 4,737 4,636 4,886 -5.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,389 5,404 5,290 -0.3 2.2 1.1 5,597 5,622 5,444 5,398 3.7

 Primary metals.................................... 8,773 8,596 8,419 2.1 2.1 -0.9 8,944 8,805 8,632 8,661 3.3

 Fabricated metal products.................. 11,894 11,846 11,926 0.4 -0.7 0.4 12,209 12,205 12,193 12,843 -4.9

 Machinery.......................................... 15,653 15,534 15,396 0.8 0.9 -0.4 15,730 15,649 15,783 14,898 5.6

 Computers and electronic products ...... 8,744 8,926 8,706 -2.0 2.5 7.6 8,860 8,884 8,360 8,740 1.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,161 5,172 5,191 -0.2 -0.4 0.8 5,435 5,421 5,315 5,056 7.5

 Transportation equipment.................. 12,880 12,691 12,863 1.5 -1.3 -5.7 13,348 12,861 12,471 14,034 -4.9

 Furniture and related products............ 3,262 3,281 3,333 -0.6 -1.6 3.7 3,389 3,278 3,205 3,267 3.7

 Miscellaneous products........................ 9,489 9,534 9,546 -0.5 -0.1 0.7 9,593 9,550 9,389 9,190 4.4

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 90,000 90,192 89,902 -0.2 0.3 0.9 90,752 91,050 89,892 85,737 5.8

 Food products................................... 18,992 19,127 19,140 -0.7 -0.1 0.2 18,361 18,681 18,795 17,839 2.9

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 6,311 6,318 6,323 -0.1 -0.1 0.6 6,209 6,420 6,384 5,902 5.2

 Textiles.............................................. 1,486 1,518 1,536 -2.1 -1.2 0.1 1,554 1,551 1,538 1,639 -5.2

 Textile products.................................. 1,300 1,295 1,301 0.4 -0.5 -2.0 1,333 1,326 1,312 1,409 -5.4

 Apparel............................................. 2,440 2,499 2,492 -2.4 0.3 -2.0 2,470 2,432 2,399 2,668 -7.4

 Leather and allied products................... 374 359 377 4.2 -4.8 0.0 374 348 370 422 -11.4

 Paper products................................... 6,289 6,314 6,285 -0.4 0.5 0.8 6,454 6,477 6,331 6,570 -1.8

 Printing ............................................ 1,623 1,616 1,594 0.4 1.4 0.9 1,654 1,605 1,531 1,623 1.9

 Petroleum and coal products............... 14,254 14,340 13,888 -0.6 3.3 2.7 14,826 14,540 13,309 11,899 24.6

 Chemical products............................. 27,683 27,493 27,792 0.7 -1.1 1.4 27,917 27,880 28,322 26,577 5.0

 Plastics and rubber products............... 9,248 9,313 9,174 -0.7 1.5 0.5 9,600 9,790 9,601 9,189 4.5

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 May Apr Mar Feb May Apr Mar Feb

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

 All manufacturing industries2

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

Durable goods industries2

................... 1.32 1.35 1.32 1.31 4.20 4.26 4.19 4.12

 Wood products................................ 1.35 1.36 1.28 1.25 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.05 1.07 1.02 1.01 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.43 1.49 1.48 1.51 1.43 1.50 1.46 1.49

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.44 1.45 1.44 1.43 2.12 2.13 2.09 2.09

 Machinery....................................... 1.68 1.68 1.67 1.70 2.77 2.74 2.70 2.75

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.26 1.29 1.25 1.17 4.48 4.39 4.45 4.38

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.29 1.32 1.32 1.32 2.15 2.14 2.08 2.09

 Transportation equipment................. 1.14 1.19 1.13 1.14 9.05 9.48 9.02 8.68

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

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.52 1.55 1.56 1.57 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 0.95 0.98 0.98 0.99 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.51 1.60 1.59 1.62 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.01 1.04 1.04 1.04 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.43 1.46 1.48 1.55 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.58 1.53 1.50 1.51 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.05 1.06 1.06 1.06 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.69 0.73 0.72 0.75 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.13 1.15 1.17 1.18 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.12 1.13 1.13 1.11 (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.

May2 May2 May2 May2

Industry 2005- 2005- 2005- 2005-

May1 Apr May1 Apr May1 Apr May1 Apr

2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006

 All manufacturing industries.......... (X) 0.3 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.2 (X) 0.2

Durable goods industries...................... 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 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.................................... 1.2 0.4 1.1 1.4 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.2

 Fabricated metal products................... 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 0.2 0.7 0.2 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1

 Computers and electronic products ..... -1.1 0.7 -1.4 1.6 0.0 0.3 -0.4 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.5 0.3 1.1 1.8 0.4 0.9 0.8 0.2

 Transportation equipment................... 0.0 0.6 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.2

 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) 0.3

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Textiles............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Textile products................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 1.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.8

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 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.