FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2006, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Patrick Kent 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (05)-11 

CB06-02 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

November 2005

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in November 

increased $10.1 billion or 2.5 percent to $407.7 billion, 

the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This was at the 

highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS 

basis in 1992 and followed a 1.7 percent October 

increase. 

 Shipments, up six of the last seven months, increased 

$0.9 billion or 0.2 percent to $397.0 billion. This was at 

the highest level since the series began and followed a 

0.7 percent October increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up seven consecutive months, 

increased $18.1 billion or 3.0 percent to $621.4 billion. 

This was at the highest level since the series began and 

followed a 1.4 percent October increase. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was 4.27, up from 4.16 in 

October. 

 Inventories, up five of the last six months, increased 

$0.7 billion or 0.2 percent to $467.1 billion. This 

followed a 0.6 percent October increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was unchanged at 1.18. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

November, up three of the last four months, increased 

$9.3 billion or 4.4 percent to $223.1 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published increase. This was at the 

highest level since the series first began and followed a 

3.1 percent October increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up three of the last four 

months, had the largest increase, $10.3 billion or 15.8 

percent to $75.2 billion. 

 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $0.8 billion or 0.4 percent to $184.6 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in 

November, up three of the last four months, increased 

$0.1 billion to $212.4 billion, revised from the 

previously published 0.2 percent decrease. This was at 

the highest level since the series began and followed a 

1.2 percent October increase. 

 Machinery, up six of the last seven months, had the 

largest increase, $0.3 billion or 0.9 percent to $27.2 

billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up four 

of the last five months, increased $0.8 billion or 0.4 

percent to $184.6 billion. This was due to chemical 

products, which increased $1.1 billion or 2.4 percent to 

$47.0 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

November, up seven consecutive months, increased 

$18.1 billion or 3.0 percent to $621.4 billion, revised 

from the previously published 3.1 percent increase. This 

was at the highest level since the series began and 

followed a 1.4 percent October increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up seven consecutive 

months, had the largest increase, $16.2 billion or 5.4 

percent to $316.1 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

November, up four of the last five months, increased 

$1.5 billion or 0.5 percent to $285.2 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published increase. This followed a 

0.5 percent October increase. 

 Computers and electronic products, up four of the last 

five months, had the largest increase, $0.6 billion or 1.4 

percent to $46.2 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased 

$0.8 billion or 0.4 percent to $181.9 billion. The 

decrease was led by petroleum and coal products, which 

decreased $0.8 billion or 3.1 percent to $24.6 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, November materials and 

supplies increased 0.4 percent in durable goods and 

decreased 0.8 percent in nondurable goods. Work in 

process increased 0.8 percent in durable goods and 0.7

percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 

0.4 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.5 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 December is scheduled for release on January 26, 2006, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the full report on February 3, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page for survey description. 
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2005/

2005p 2005r 2005 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2004

 All manufacturing industries .................. 397,047 396,181 393,566 0.2 0.7 -0.4 392,762 405,543 415,502 370,915 4,276,220 3,997,685 7.0

 Excluding transportation ................... 338,069 337,173 335,449 0.3 0.5 -0.2 334,032 343,605 351,922 315,537 3,641,943 3,365,981 8.2

 Excluding defense .............................. 387,781 386,927 384,107 0.2 0.7 -0.4 383,327 396,467 405,221 361,732 4,175,111 3,897,455 7.1

 With unfilled orders ........................... 145,651 145,032 141,933 0.4 2.2 -0.9 143,180 146,386 152,352 131,584 1,551,534 1,440,513 7.7

 Durable goods industries ........................212,409 212,334 209,831 0.0 1.2 0.0 209,019 216,675 226,419 196,326 2,281,550 2,151,490 6.0

 Wood products................................. ...... 9,279 9,280 9,057 0.0 2.5 2.6 8,831 9,739 9,687 8,320 100,157 98,777 1.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,481 9,357 9,197 1.3 1.7 1.1 9,388 9,879 9,719 8,346 100,257 90,743 10.5

 Primary metals............................ .......... 16,289 16,150 15,866 0.9 1.8 2.6 15,487 16,403 16,188 14,717 173,744 158,787 9.4

 Iron and steel mills............................ 7,075 6,961 6,904 1.6 0.8 3.6 6,682 7,022 7,020 7,037 77,465 73,863 4.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,499 7,450 7,259 0.7 2.6 1.6 7,188 7,579 7,400 6,186 77,743 68,462 13.6

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,715 1,739 1,703 -1.4 2.1 2.5 1,617 1,802 1,768 1,494 18,536 16,462 12.6

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,200 24,266 24,159 -0.3 0.4 0.7 23,667 25,222 25,350 22,946 264,837 250,228 5.8

 Machinery............................................. 27,209 26,954 26,619 0.9 1.3 0.9 25,572 26,856 27,682 22,791 288,128 262,239 9.9

 Farm machinery................................. 1,758 1,688 1,530 4.1 10.3 -6.9 1,275 1,505 1,483 1,214 19,145 18,065 6.0

 Construction machinery..................... 2,897 2,880 2,936 0.6 -1.9 1.5 2,573 2,783 2,837 2,261 30,112 24,711 21.9

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,004 977 963 2.8 1.5 -1.4 949 955 1,005 833 10,478 8,302 26.2

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,417 2,490 2,373 -2.9 4.9 4.4 1,994 2,679 2,510 1,881 26,347 29,185 -9.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 730 704 685 3.7 2.8 2.4 815 744 734 714 7,294 7,254 0.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,182 3,198 3,153 -0.5 1.4 4.8 3,041 2,997 3,466 2,766 32,815 31,033 5.7

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,780 2,965 2,824 -6.2 5.0 -7.2 3,031 3,297 3,376 2,648 32,315 26,355 22.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,984 3,680 3,848 8.3 -4.4 1.3 3,909 3,708 3,893 3,257 41,208 37,651 9.4

 Material handling equipment............... 1,901 1,898 1,966 0.2 -3.5 1.2 1,774 1,837 2,055 1,484 19,873 15,732 26.3

 Computers and electronic products ......... 37,146 37,437 37,127 -0.8 0.8 -1.7 36,713 36,497 42,519 35,181 399,306 363,479 9.9

 Computers........................................ 6,422 6,432 5,917 -0.2 8.7 -8.2 5,700 6,909 6,511 4,792 67,161 49,818 34.8

 Computer storage devices................... 751 742 821 1.2 -9.6 7.9 626 502 1,327 594 8,285 7,693 7.7

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,182 1,216 1,202 -2.8 1.2 -0.7 1,149 1,053 1,584 1,363 13,197 13,858 -4.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 5,088 5,370 5,493 -5.3 -2.2 1.3 5,072 5,033 6,259 5,205 55,971 53,427 4.8

 Defense communications equipment... 434 450 416 -3.6 8.2 -7.3 430 437 440 319 4,833 4,399 9.9

 Audio and video equipment.................. 784 783 770 0.1 1.7 0.0 1,041 972 803 1,059 8,506 7,986 6.5

 Semiconductors ................................. 7,398 7,121 7,253 3.9 -1.8 -2.9 7,625 7,132 7,992 7,470 78,180 74,384 5.1

 Electronic components....................... 4,933 5,079 5,236 -2.9 -3.0 3.4 5,202 4,984 5,642 4,824 54,000 45,470 18.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 898 865 894 3.8 -3.2 -10.8 869 811 1,022 889 10,121 9,411 7.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,583 2,717 2,638 -4.9 3.0 -2.9 2,640 2,674 2,758 2,680 28,471 26,177 8.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,104 6,109 5,947 -0.1 2.7 0.8 5,688 5,347 7,600 5,283 64,293 64,215 0.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,933 10,016 9,753 -0.8 2.7 -0.4 10,029 10,028 10,837 9,230 105,112 97,762 7.5

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,046 1,052 1,042 -0.6 1.0 1.6 1,057 1,042 1,161 1,050 11,264 11,067 1.8

 Household appliances........................ 2,255 2,273 2,197 -0.8 3.5 0.4 2,343 2,216 2,399 2,181 23,618 22,291 6.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,271 3,257 3,151 0.4 3.4 -0.3 3,127 3,192 3,582 2,687 33,693 29,967 12.4

 Batteries........................................... 552 569 579 -3.0 -1.7 -2.0 724 650 697 738 6,303 6,089 3.5

 Transportation equipment...................... 58,978 59,008 58,117 -0.1 1.5 -1.2 58,730 61,938 63,580 55,378 634,277 631,704 0.4

 Automobiles..................................... 7,193 7,289 7,372 -1.3 -1.1 0.7 7,018 8,052 8,085 7,033 80,201 82,112 -2.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 12,783 13,577 14,473 -5.8 -6.2 7.4 12,474 15,161 16,591 13,548 146,768 154,295 -4.9

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,858 1,817 1,816 2.3 0.1 1.8 1,726 1,961 1,918 1,606 19,635 16,971 15.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,948 19,794 19,684 -4.3 0.6 -1.2 18,562 21,106 20,718 18,724 213,951 216,722 -1.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 9,041 7,602 5,427 18.9 40.1 -22.5 9,742 6,935 5,772 5,504 73,340 62,445 17.4

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,792 3,467 3,770 9.4 -8.0 -1.4 3,842 3,382 4,272 3,521 39,932 41,279 -3.3

 Ships and boats................................. 1,969 2,065 2,161 -4.6 -4.4 3.8 1,937 2,130 2,232 2,173 24,581 22,612 8.7

 Furniture and related products................. 7,651 7,491 7,428 2.1 0.8 2.2 7,672 7,661 7,649 6,894 81,376 74,597 9.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,243 12,375 12,508 -1.1 -1.1 0.6 12,930 12,452 13,208 12,523 134,356 123,174 9.1

 Nondurable goods industries................... 184,638 183,847 183,735 0.4 0.1 -0.8 183,743 188,868 189,083 174,589 1,994,670 1,846,195 8.0

 Food products....................................... 45,208 44,469 44,894 1.7 -0.9 0.7 46,670 46,349 46,263 45,547 490,728 467,840 4.9

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 3,106 3,093 3,125 0.4 -1.0 0.8 3,346 3,256 3,150 3,539 33,799 39,084 -13.5

 Dairy products.................................. 6,812 6,839 6,710 -0.4 1.9 -1.8 6,990 6,739 6,873 6,881 74,299 72,255 2.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 15,327 14,575 15,187 5.2 -4.0 1.2 15,535 14,883 15,319 15,045 167,077 147,066 13.6

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 9,537 9,399 9,149 1.5 2.7 -6.9 9,338 9,357 9,233 8,807 101,574 100,395 1.2

 Beverages......................................... 6,159 6,060 5,904 1.6 2.6 -0.9 5,960 6,018 5,988 5,582 64,817 64,330 0.8

 Tobacco............................................ 3,378 3,339 3,245 1.2 2.9 -16.1 3,378 3,339 3,245 3,225 36,757 36,065 1.9

 Textile mills........................................... 3,369 3,323 3,259 1.4 2.0 -1.2 3,300 3,415 3,482 3,446 37,575 40,123 -6.4

 Textile products................................... 2,945 2,898 2,930 1.6 -1.1 2.1 2,913 3,021 3,085 2,769 31,742 30,846 2.9

 Apparel................................................ 3,615 3,464 3,358 4.4 3.2 -0.8 3,953 3,909 3,566 3,732 38,310 38,520 -0.5

 Leather and allied products..................... 475 477 474 -0.4 0.6 1.1 502 483 476 492 5,226 5,242 -0.3

 Paper products...................................... 13,617 13,491 13,103 0.9 3.0 -1.9 13,375 13,637 13,290 13,434 151,822 146,945 3.3

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 5,925 5,904 5,782 0.4 2.1 -1.1 5,771 5,966 5,765 5,837 65,069 64,119 1.5

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,857 3,754 3,698 2.7 1.5 0.2 3,795 3,857 3,751 3,878 42,043 41,804 0.6

 Printing................................................. 7,177 7,295 7,304 -1.6 -0.1 -0.3 7,482 7,831 7,699 7,958 81,263 83,961 -3.2

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 33,726 35,510 36,838 -5.0 -3.6 2.9 32,615 37,230 38,725 27,850 363,926 280,043 30.0

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 30,823 32,689 34,154 -5.7 -4.3 2.7 29,782 34,083 35,592 25,381 334,537 253,873 31.8

 Chemical products.................................. 46,983 45,860 44,981 2.4 2.0 -4.5 46,311 45,635 45,431 44,897 503,136 476,579 5.6

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 2,251 2,109 2,629 6.7 -19.8 4.1 1,645 1,475 1,884 1,392 22,863 19,333 18.3

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 11,643 11,633 10,649 0.1 9.2 -12.7 12,477 12,208 11,152 13,159 126,503 134,238 -5.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,460 2,512 2,594 -2.1 -3.2 2.1 2,209 2,463 2,657 2,288 28,311 27,691 2.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,986 17,661 17,445 1.8 1.2 1.7 17,284 18,001 17,833 15,657 189,368 175,701 7.8

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

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2005/

2005p 2005r 2005 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2004

All manufacturing industries 2................... 407,711 397,614 391,151 2.5 1.7 -1.4 402,308 405,882 408,163 369,413 4,264,678 3,956,852 7.8

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 332,523 332,685 332,743 0.0 0.0 -0.5 327,360 339,135 346,201 309,278 3,588,529 3,318,204 8.1

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 399,108 386,476 383,141 3.3 0.9 -1.4 393,934 395,295 400,313 360,441 4,176,898 3,856,351 8.3

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 163,713 153,586 146,771 6.6 4.6 -3.7 160,351 153,857 153,005 137,552 1,618,172 1,474,064 9.8

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 223,073 213,767 207,416 4.4 3.1 -2.0 218,565 217,014 219,080 194,824 2,270,008 2,110,657 7.5

 Primary metals............................ ............ 17,551 17,330 17,247 1.3 0.5 3.7 16,698 16,825 17,226 14,687 176,009 161,599 8.9

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 7,982 8,129 7,776 -1.8 4.5 1.2 7,648 7,650 7,667 7,056 78,770 75,140 4.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,835 7,469 7,723 4.9 -3.3 4.4 7,379 7,371 7,774 6,082 78,629 69,598 13.0

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,734 1,732 1,748 0.1 -0.9 12.1 1,671 1,804 1,785 1,549 18,610 16,861 10.4

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,302 24,882 25,133 -2.3 -1.0 0.8 23,312 25,503 25,709 22,991 269,884 256,474 5.2

 Machinery............................................. 27,326 27,780 27,213 -1.6 2.1 0.1 25,866 28,115 27,578 23,218 295,282 268,115 10.1

 Construction machinery....................... 2,855 3,219 2,854 -11.3 12.8 -16.0 2,751 3,188 2,419 2,606 32,096 26,602 20.7

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,039 945 1,133 9.9 -16.6 1.7 1,019 928 1,212 949 11,431 8,707 31.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,364 2,359 2,580 0.2 -8.6 21.3 1,928 2,801 2,593 1,971 25,948 31,294 -17.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 702 744 906 -5.6 -17.9 32.7 789 802 938 719 7,688 7,338 4.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,930 3,280 3,342 19.8 -1.9 -7.2 3,748 2,953 3,519 2,817 34,497 31,286 10.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,781 2,864 2,922 -2.9 -2.0 -5.8 2,994 3,273 3,384 2,681 33,642 27,214 23.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 3,647 3,493 3,679 4.4 -5.1 7.2 3,598 3,496 3,365 2,552 40,422 35,488 13.9

 Material handling equipment............... 1,655 1,992 1,950 -16.9 2.2 -0.8 1,488 1,880 2,357 1,667 20,565 16,547 24.3

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 29,942 29,772 30,676 0.6 -2.9 -4.0 28,706 29,184 35,080 27,318 327,164 296,300 10.4

 Computers........................................ 6,473 6,063 6,159 6.8 -1.6 -9.3 5,751 6,540 6,753 5,021 66,669 49,472 34.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,085 5,555 5,015 -8.5 10.8 -12.0 4,931 5,476 5,850 4,787 57,729 51,975 11.1

 Defense communications equipment... 381 204 539 86.8 -62.2 -12.9 368 326 720 290 5,477 8,069 -32.1

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 5,138 5,169 5,201 -0.6 -0.6 -0.1 5,200 4,945 5,480 4,362 54,130 45,996 17.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 902 886 1,074 1.8 -17.5 -2.9 841 854 1,167 884 10,664 9,688 10.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,304 2,332 2,848 -1.2 -18.1 -5.0 2,181 2,209 2,961 2,741 28,437 27,744 2.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 6,373 6,269 6,507 1.7 -3.7 3.9 5,947 5,664 7,854 5,514 67,782 67,178 0.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,329 10,174 10,364 1.5 -1.8 -0.1 10,298 10,372 11,171 9,489 108,242 99,833 8.4

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,218 1,016 1,104 19.9 -8.0 14.4 1,158 1,007 1,177 1,147 11,535 11,680 -1.2

 Household appliances.......................... 2,273 2,348 2,162 -3.2 8.6 -9.3 2,369 2,313 2,335 2,393 24,008 22,542 6.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,419 3,030 3,442 12.8 -12.0 -0.5 3,279 3,111 3,759 2,663 35,373 30,701 15.2

 Transportation equipment........................ 75,188 64,929 58,408 15.8 11.2 -6.4 74,948 66,747 61,962 60,135 676,149 638,648 5.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,633 20,217 20,348 -7.8 -0.6 1.8 18,461 21,329 20,959 18,796 214,698 217,316 -1.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 25,978 11,089 7,316 134.3 51.6 -41.5 26,656 9,891 7,315 9,898 125,338 71,609 75.0

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 4,025 7,051 2,912 -42.9 142.1 -2.7 3,815 6,475 2,813 2,890 33,623 32,901 2.2

 Ships and boats................................. 1,420 1,464 1,709 -3.0 -14.3 -0.1 1,516 1,589 1,756 2,675 19,386 21,308 -9.0

 Furniture and related products................. 7,585 7,833 7,684 -3.2 1.9 -1.6 7,741 8,143 7,811 7,229 82,857 75,851 9.2

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 184,638 183,847 183,735 0.4 0.1 -0.8 183,743 188,868 189,083 174,589 1,994,670 1,846,195 8.0

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(04), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1992-2004."

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

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. Nov.

2005p 2005r 2005 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 05/04

All manufacturing industries 1................... 621,432 603,370 594,816 3.0 1.4 0.8 610,204 593,033 585,562 535,112 14.0

 Excluding transportation 1................... 305,362 303,510 300,877 0.6 0.9 1.5 299,719 298,766 296,104 273,493 9.6

 Excluding defense 1............................. 476,104 457,379 450,709 4.1 1.5 1.4 469,424 451,192 445,232 384,108 22.2

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 621,432 603,370 594,816 3.0 1.4 0.8 610,204 593,033 585,562 535,112 14.0

 Primary metals........................................ 23,941 22,679 21,499 5.6 5.5 6.9 22,751 21,540 21,118 20,244 12.4

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 13,606 12,699 11,531 7.1 10.1 8.2 13,010 12,044 11,416 11,650 11.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,408 7,072 7,053 4.8 0.3 7.0 6,859 6,668 6,876 5,797 18.3

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,927 2,908 2,915 0.7 -0.2 1.6 2,882 2,828 2,826 2,797 3.0

 Fabricated metal products...................... 47,991 47,889 47,273 0.2 1.3 2.1 46,857 47,212 46,931 41,907 11.8

 Machinery............................................. 83,140 83,023 82,197 0.1 1.0 0.7 81,754 81,460 80,201 74,008 10.5

 Construction machinery....................... 7,472 7,514 7,175 -0.6 4.7 -1.1 7,029 6,851 6,446 4,575 53.6

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 2,488 2,453 2,485 1.4 -1.3 7.3 2,509 2,439 2,466 1,501 67.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 8,682 8,735 8,866 -0.6 -1.5 2.4 8,700 8,766 8,644 9,568 -9.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,212 1,240 1,200 -2.3 3.3 22.6 1,220 1,246 1,188 839 45.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 6,830 6,082 6,000 12.3 1.4 3.3 6,578 5,871 5,915 4,564 44.1

 Metalworking machinery....................... 7,777 7,776 7,877 0.0 -1.3 1.3 7,594 7,631 7,655 6,227 22.0

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 30,315 30,652 30,839 -1.1 -0.6 -0.5 29,805 30,116 30,328 30,365 -1.8

 Material handling equipment............... 6,679 6,925 6,831 -3.6 1.4 -0.2 6,542 6,828 6,785 5,655 15.7

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 116,847 116,653 117,197 0.2 -0.5 0.7 114,789 115,171 115,352 106,818 7.5

 Computers......................................... 5,925 5,874 6,243 0.9 -5.9 4.0 5,925 5,874 6,243 5,936 -0.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 31,174 31,177 30,992 0.0 0.6 -1.5 30,634 30,775 30,332 29,254 4.7

 Defense communications equipment... 7,048 7,101 7,347 -0.7 -3.3 1.7 6,993 7,055 7,166 5,723 22.2

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 13,182 12,977 12,887 1.6 0.7 -0.3 12,904 12,906 12,945 12,616 2.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 4,354 4,350 4,329 0.1 0.5 4.3 4,277 4,305 4,262 3,559 20.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 34,258 34,537 34,922 -0.8 -1.1 0.6 33,248 33,707 34,172 32,492 2.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 20,906 20,637 20,477 1.3 0.8 2.8 20,808 20,549 20,232 17,238 20.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 18,685 18,289 18,131 2.2 0.9 3.5 18,541 18,272 17,928 16,022 15.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,064 1,892 1,928 9.1 -1.9 3.3 1,983 1,882 1,917 1,887 5.1

 Household appliances.......................... 963 945 870 1.9 8.6 -3.9 975 949 852 882 10.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 10,742 10,594 10,821 1.4 -2.1 2.8 10,793 10,641 10,722 9,308 16.0

 Transportation equipment........................ 316,070 299,860 293,939 5.4 2.0 0.1 310,485 294,267 289,458 261,619 18.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 16,508 16,823 16,400 -1.9 2.6 4.2 16,017 16,118 15,895 14,910 7.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 176,277 159,340 155,853 10.6 2.2 1.2 174,584 157,670 154,714 118,563 47.2

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 50,916 50,683 47,099 0.5 7.6 -1.8 49,088 49,115 46,022 55,485 -11.5

 Ships and boats................................. 14,214 14,763 15,364 -3.7 -3.9 -2.9 13,664 14,085 14,626 17,071 -20.0

 Furniture and related products................. 8,239 8,305 7,963 -0.8 4.3 3.3 8,508 8,439 7,957 7,520 13.1

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

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. Nov.

2005p 2005r 2005 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 05/04

 All manufacturing industries .................. 467,144 466,414 463,591 0.2 0.6 0.1 467,843 469,484 463,062 450,705 3.8

 Excluding transportation ...................... 400,022 399,413 397,618 0.2 0.5 0.1 400,190 401,731 396,921 386,108 3.6

 Excluding defense ............................. 447,600 446,990 444,413 0.1 0.6 0.0 448,309 450,017 443,783 432,151 3.7

 With unfilled orders ............................. 220,777 219,702 218,802 0.5 0.4 0.4 221,454 220,152 217,924 213,335 3.8

 Durable goods industries ........................ 285,228 283,704 282,301 0.5 0.5 0.1 285,929 284,214 281,106 274,521 4.2

 Wood products................................. ...... 10,656 10,685 10,614 -0.3 0.7 0.1 10,678 10,728 10,484 10,005 6.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 10,174 10,181 10,270 -0.1 -0.9 -0.8 9,873 9,878 10,102 9,677 2.0

 Primary metals............................ ............ 23,821 23,831 23,961 0.0 -0.5 -0.8 23,774 23,615 23,741 22,608 5.2

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 13,335 13,413 13,526 -0.6 -0.8 -2.1 13,392 13,392 13,503 13,030 2.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,476 8,404 8,407 0.9 0.0 1.0 8,442 8,282 8,292 7,772 8.6

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,010 2,014 2,028 -0.2 -0.7 0.2 1,940 1,941 1,946 1,806 7.4

 Fabricated metal products...................... 36,745 36,621 36,595 0.3 0.1 -0.4 36,256 36,238 36,260 35,237 2.9

 Machinery............................................. 47,750 47,525 47,630 0.5 -0.2 0.1 48,022 47,510 47,365 44,900 7.0

 Farm machinery................................. 2,445 2,402 2,453 1.8 -2.1 0.5 2,405 2,200 2,318 2,326 3.4

 Construction machinery........................ 4,080 4,046 4,077 0.8 -0.8 1.4 4,078 4,012 4,008 3,664 11.3

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................. 2,752 2,725 2,724 1.0 0.0 1.2 2,737 2,675 2,705 2,390 14.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,349 6,359 6,409 -0.2 -0.8 -2.0 6,375 6,230 6,339 6,408 -0.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,385 1,418 1,436 -2.3 -1.3 3.5 1,381 1,456 1,482 1,267 9.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,053 4,032 3,922 0.5 2.8 -3.0 4,042 4,030 3,882 3,954 2.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,675 4,527 4,616 3.3 -1.9 2.0 4,697 4,629 4,702 4,316 8.8

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 5,931 5,954 6,028 -0.4 -1.2 1.2 6,227 6,163 6,026 5,606 11.1

 Material handling equipment............... 2,883 2,832 2,769 1.8 2.3 1.7 2,926 2,822 2,741 2,457 19.1

 Computers and electronic products ......... 46,151 45,502 44,953 1.4 1.2 0.4 46,994 46,041 44,783 46,284 1.5

 Computers......................................... 1,953 1,941 2,071 0.6 -6.3 4.3 2,006 1,896 2,177 2,003 0.1

 Computer storage devices................... 1,519 1,528 1,545 -0.6 -1.1 -1.3 1,660 1,612 1,455 1,441 15.2

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,808 1,793 1,814 0.8 -1.2 -2.4 1,898 1,881 1,777 1,955 -2.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment..................................... 9,487 9,117 8,753 4.1 4.2 -2.3 9,926 9,236 8,688 10,093 -1.7

 Defense communications equipment... 1,061 1,044 1,013 1.6 3.1 2.5 1,061 1,044 1,013 1,126 -5.8

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,204 1,146 1,141 5.1 0.4 1.4 1,309 1,295 1,248 1,175 11.4

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 6,857 6,966 6,762 -1.6 3.0 4.7 6,730 7,031 6,767 6,774 -0.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,677 2,648 2,698 1.1 -1.9 0.6 2,696 2,665 2,692 2,600 3.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,460 2,401 2,468 2.5 -2.7 -2.3 2,436 2,389 2,459 2,788 -12.6

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 9,780 9,692 9,708 0.9 -0.2 0.1 9,903 9,704 9,593 9,813 0.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 12,946 12,897 12,833 0.4 0.5 1.2 12,821 12,738 12,540 12,214 5.0

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,535 1,532 1,528 0.2 0.3 0.8 1,521 1,520 1,510 1,506 1.0

 Household appliances.......................... 2,301 2,302 2,265 0.0 1.6 1.5 2,255 2,272 2,159 2,001 12.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 4,451 4,426 4,407 0.6 0.4 3.1 4,467 4,370 4,276 4,130 8.2

 Batteries............................................ 632 624 620 1.3 0.6 1.1 622 656 657 619 0.5

 Transportation equipment...................... 67,122 67,001 65,973 0.2 1.6 0.4 67,653 67,753 66,141 64,597 4.7

 Automobiles....................................... 2,268 2,151 1,928 5.4 11.6 -16.7 2,233 2,143 2,007 2,108 5.9

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 3,356 3,359 3,214 -0.1 4.5 1.1 3,441 3,444 3,320 2,854 20.6

 Heavy duty trucks .............................. 1,267 1,292 1,287 -1.9 0.4 -0.2 1,276 1,316 1,318 1,165 9.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,848 17,801 17,647 0.3 0.9 -0.3 17,832 17,791 17,518 17,615 1.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 22,448 22,485 22,237 -0.2 1.1 1.8 22,910 22,997 22,271 22,525 1.7

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 11,767 11,822 11,534 -0.5 2.5 2.1 11,761 11,909 11,602 10,630 10.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,768 2,712 2,779 2.1 -2.4 2.1 2,764 2,660 2,767 2,649 4.3

 Furniture and related products................. 8,939 8,733 8,763 2.4 -0.3 0.6 8,931 8,748 8,811 8,596 3.9

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 20,924 20,728 20,709 0.9 0.1 0.0 20,927 20,965 20,879 20,403 2.6

 Nondurable goods industries................... 181,916 182,710 181,290 -0.4 0.8 0.1 181,914 185,270 181,956 176,184 3.3

 Food products........................................ 32,778 32,829 32,711 -0.2 0.4 -0.1 34,113 35,091 33,202 33,191 2.8

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 3,362 3,387 3,356 -0.7 0.9 1.8 3,507 3,719 3,259 3,124 12.3

 Dairy products.................................... 3,993 4,074 4,107 -2.0 -0.8 -0.1 3,787 4,042 4,092 3,820 -0.9

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 6,041 5,990 6,049 0.9 -1.0 -1.2 6,086 6,126 6,123 6,105 -0.3

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 15,428 15,370 14,695 0.4 4.6 -0.8 15,733 15,896 15,010 14,982 5.0

 Beverages......................................... 10,772 10,704 10,025 0.6 6.8 -0.8 10,951 11,096 10,280 10,058 8.9

 Tobacco............................................ 4,656 4,666 4,670 -0.2 -0.1 -0.9 4,782 4,800 4,730 4,924 -2.9

 Textile mills........................................... 4,203 4,232 4,242 -0.7 -0.2 0.7 4,149 4,181 4,188 4,432 -6.4

 Textile products...................................... 3,849 3,753 3,681 2.6 2.0 0.0 3,746 3,687 3,664 3,556 5.3

 Apparel................................................. 6,185 6,236 6,242 -0.8 -0.1 0.7 5,888 6,238 6,437 5,548 6.1

 Leather and allied products..................... 878 881 888 -0.3 -0.8 2.0 868 879 893 816 6.4

 Paper products....................................... 13,897 14,102 14,148 -1.5 -0.3 -0.7 13,821 14,009 14,080 13,973 -1.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,031 6,127 6,158 -1.6 -0.5 -0.8 5,980 6,035 6,090 5,894 1.5

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,859 3,916 3,948 -1.5 -0.8 -1.6 3,832 3,905 3,967 4,117 -6.9

 Printing.................................................. 6,472 6,503 6,597 -0.5 -1.4 0.5 6,566 6,839 6,987 6,772 -3.0

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 24,578 25,352 24,681 -3.1 2.7 1.3 24,289 26,102 25,208 21,219 14.5

 Petroleum refineries............................. 22,250 22,988 22,275 -3.2 3.2 1.3 22,088 23,847 22,840 19,091 15.7

 Chemical products.................................. 53,776 53,878 54,010 -0.2 -0.2 0.5 53,363 53,258 53,407 53,338 0.0

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,569 2,599 2,494 -1.2 4.2 1.2 2,526 2,420 2,181 2,236 13.0

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 17,492 17,725 18,070 -1.3 -1.9 0.4 17,574 17,798 18,151 19,602 -10.3

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,801 2,830 2,841 -1.0 -0.4 -0.8 2,689 2,760 2,767 2,624 2.5

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 19,872 19,574 19,395 1.5 0.9 -1.4 19,378 19,090 18,880 18,357 5.6

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

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2005/

2005p 2005r 2005 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2004

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 397,047 396,181 393,566 0.2 0.7 -0.4 392,762 405,543 415,502 370,915 4,276,220 3,997,685 7.0

 Construction materials and supplies...... 42,944 42,720 42,381 0.5 0.8 2.2 41,534 44,509 45,232 38,839 461,661 435,261 6.1

 Information technology......................... 28,354 28,806 28,107 -1.6 2.5 -2.1 27,479 28,053 32,617 26,175 304,654 279,227 9.1

 Computers and related products .......... 8,355 8,390 7,940 -0.4 5.7 -5.7 7,475 8,464 9,422 6,749 88,643 71,369 24.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 40,782 42,477 43,345 -4.0 -2.0 2.0 39,780 46,280 47,312 40,911 460,555 470,100 -2.0

 Capital goods...................................... 76,655 75,182 72,528 2.0 3.7 -2.5 74,601 73,747 79,452 65,474 795,781 724,930 9.8

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 68,810 67,358 64,484 2.2 4.5 -2.9 66,547 66,041 70,850 57,464 710,172 637,771 11.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 62,638 62,595 61,559 0.1 1.7 -0.6 59,779 61,902 67,872 54,872 669,152 607,410 10.2

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 7,845 7,824 8,044 0.3 -2.7 1.4 8,054 7,706 8,602 8,010 85,609 87,159 -1.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 153,010 154,593 155,690 -1.0 -0.7 -0.2 154,391 161,687 163,392 148,865 1,672,274 1,563,582 7.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 38,075 38,828 39,752 -1.9 -2.3 2.6 38,262 41,521 43,528 38,559 423,659 418,212 1.3

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 114,935 115,765 115,938 -0.7 -0.1 -1.1 116,129 120,166 119,864 110,306 1,248,615 1,145,370 9.0

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 407,711 397,614 391,151 2.5 1.7 -1.4 402,308 405,882 408,163 369,413 4,264,678 3,956,852 7.8

 Construction materials and supplies...... 43,981 43,240 43,419 1.7 -0.4 1.9 42,114 44,687 45,704 38,830 466,633 439,718 6.1

 Information technology......................... 28,373 28,558 29,458 -0.6 -3.1 -3.1 27,063 28,332 33,741 26,223 311,745 286,463 8.8

 Computers and related products .......... 8,406 8,021 8,182 4.8 -2.0 -6.6 7,526 8,095 9,664 6,978 88,151 71,023 24.1

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 40,467 42,900 44,009 -5.7 -2.5 3.4 39,679 46,503 47,553 40,983 461,302 470,694 -2.0

 Capital goods...................................... 92,686 81,454 74,009 13.8 10.1 -8.2 90,442 80,514 78,821 71,324 852,287 748,852 13.8

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 85,809 71,771 67,293 19.6 6.7 -8.7 83,737 71,132 72,383 63,430 777,828 659,080 18.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 62,288 63,612 62,889 -2.1 1.1 -1.8 59,394 64,032 67,978 55,972 682,706 618,533 10.4

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 6,877 9,683 6,716 -29.0 44.2 -2.7 6,705 9,382 6,438 7,894 74,459 89,772 -17.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 152,737 154,770 155,643 -1.3 -0.6 -0.5 154,178 161,828 163,178 150,004 1,671,935 1,565,586 6.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,802 39,005 39,705 -3.1 -1.8 1.2 38,049 41,662 43,314 39,698 423,320 420,216 0.7

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 114,935 115,765 115,938 -0.7 -0.1 -1.1 116,129 120,166 119,864 110,306 1,248,615 1,145,370 9.0

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 621,432 603,370 594,816 3.0 1.4 0.8 610,204 593,033 585,562 535,112 (X) (X) 14.0

 Construction materials and supplies...... 40,140 39,103 38,583 2.7 1.3 2.8 39,072 38,492 38,314 34,057 (X) (X) 14.7

 Information technology......................... 109,793 109,774 110,022 0.0 -0.2 1.2 107,895 108,311 108,032 98,986 (X) (X) 9.0

 Computers and related products .......... 5,925 5,874 6,243 0.9 -5.9 4.0 5,925 5,874 6,243 5,936 (X) (X) -0.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 16,508 16,823 16,400 -1.9 2.6 4.2 16,017 16,118 15,895 14,910 (X) (X) 7.4

 Capital goods...................................... 462,265 446,234 439,962 3.6 1.4 0.3 454,950 439,109 432,342 391,450 (X) (X) 16.2

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................328,876 311,877 307,464 5.5 1.4 0.9 325,620 308,430 303,339 253,939 (X) (X) 28.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 172,561 172,911 171,894 -0.2 0.6 0.8 170,505 170,890 168,760 156,281 (X) (X) 9.1

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 133,389 134,357 132,498 -0.7 1.4 -1.0 129,330 130,679 129,003 137,511 (X) (X) -5.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 13,825 14,098 13,921 -1.9 1.3 -0.3 13,718 13,931 13,790 14,447 (X) (X) -5.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 13,825 14,098 13,921 -1.9 1.3 -0.3 13,718 13,931 13,790 14,447 (X) (X) -5.0 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 467,144 466,414 463,591 0.2 0.6 0.1 467,843 469,484 463,062 450,705 (X) (X) 3.8

 Construction materials and supplies...... 53,258 53,314 53,212 -0.1 0.2 -0.7 52,406 52,616 52,551 50,780 (X) (X) 3.2

 Information technology......................... 37,725 37,100 37,020 1.7 0.2 -0.5 38,588 37,469 36,896 38,580 (X) (X) 0.0

 Computers and related products .......... 5,280 5,262 5,430 0.3 -3.1 0.4 5,564 5,389 5,409 5,399 (X) (X) 3.1

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,739 24,603 24,076 0.6 2.2 -1.7 24,782 24,694 24,163 23,742 (X) (X) 4.4

 Capital goods...................................... 128,998 128,257 128,070 0.6 0.1 0.7 130,696 129,016 127,610 125,346 (X) (X) 4.3

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................113,389 112,687 112,714 0.6 0.0 0.6 115,091 113,490 112,221 109,953 (X) (X) 4.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 95,323 94,477 94,553 0.9 -0.1 0.2 96,550 94,809 93,966 91,949 (X) (X) 5.0

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 15,609 15,570 15,356 0.3 1.4 2.0 15,605 15,526 15,389 15,393 (X) (X) 1.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 141,594 142,237 140,647 -0.5 1.1 0.0 142,694 146,141 142,514 138,007 (X) (X) 3.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 31,941 31,519 31,065 1.3 1.5 -0.9 31,918 31,846 31,370 30,544 (X) (X) 4.5

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 109,653 110,718 109,582 -1.0 1.0 0.2 110,776 114,295 111,144 107,463 (X) (X) 3.1

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

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. Nov.

2005p 2005r 2005 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 05/04

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 157,964 157,319 157,497 -0.1 0.3 0.1 158,360 158,837 157,285 154,051 2.8

 Durable goods industries........................ 96,154 95,729 95,566 0.4 0.2 0.2 96,732 96,128 95,729 94,366 2.5

 Wood products................................... 4,318 4,285 4,261 0.8 0.6 1.3 4,643 4,614 4,412 4,087 13.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 3,651 3,635 3,635 0.4 0.0 -1.1 3,656 3,649 3,667 3,628 0.8

 Primary metals.................................... 8,943 8,984 9,205 -0.5 -2.4 -1.1 9,096 9,087 9,330 8,948 1.7

 Fabricated metal products.................. 13,591 13,490 13,432 0.7 0.4 -0.9 13,458 13,313 13,430 13,119 2.6

 Machinery.......................................... 16,639 16,690 16,621 -0.3 0.4 0.9 16,689 16,784 16,520 15,681 6.4

 Computers and electronic products ...... 15,841 15,520 15,576 2.1 -0.4 1.4 16,013 15,487 15,573 16,259 -1.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,195 5,146 5,185 1.0 -0.8 2.0 5,189 5,085 5,103 4,878 6.4

 Transportation equipment.................. 16,641 16,852 16,579 -1.3 1.6 -0.4 16,679 16,944 16,582 16,646 0.2

 Furniture and related products............ 3,968 3,844 3,850 3.2 -0.2 0.4 3,960 3,830 3,861 3,944 0.4

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,367 7,283 7,222 1.2 0.8 -0.7 7,349 7,335 7,251 7,176 2.4

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 61,810 62,316 61,931 -0.8 0.6 0.0 61,628 62,709 61,556 59,685 3.3

 Food products................................... 10,640 10,831 10,693 -1.8 1.3 0.6 10,939 11,330 10,381 10,584 3.4

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,969 5,000 4,977 -0.6 0.5 -0.7 4,889 4,940 4,954 5,162 -5.3

 Textiles.............................................. 1,297 1,307 1,331 -0.8 -1.8 0.5 1,273 1,285 1,321 1,289 -1.2

 Textile products.................................. 1,448 1,439 1,416 0.6 1.6 1.1 1,412 1,413 1,429 1,310 7.8

 Apparel............................................. 1,327 1,323 1,335 0.3 -0.9 0.0 1,303 1,320 1,334 1,325 -1.7

 Leather and allied products................... 265 259 263 2.3 -1.5 4.4 266 259 263 262 1.5

 Paper products................................... 6,062 6,118 6,162 -0.9 -0.7 -1.0 6,055 6,146 6,209 6,197 -2.3

 Printing ............................................ 2,891 2,875 2,888 0.6 -0.5 -1.3 2,924 2,977 3,018 3,050 -4.1

 Petroleum and coal products............... 7,884 8,139 7,853 -3.1 3.6 -0.9 7,813 8,338 7,868 6,530 19.6

 Chemical products............................. 17,208 17,376 17,413 -1.0 -0.2 -0.1 17,087 17,208 17,284 16,958 0.8

 Plastics and rubber products............... 7,819 7,649 7,600 2.2 0.6 1.8 7,667 7,493 7,495 7,018 9.2

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 129,988 129,034 127,254 0.7 1.4 0.5 131,591 131,197 127,747 126,940 3.7

 Durable goods industries ........................ 101,083 100,326 99,316 0.8 1.0 0.6 102,069 101,295 99,358 97,643 4.5

 Wood products................................... 1,814 1,767 1,810 2.7 -2.4 -3.3 1,819 1,769 1,809 1,897 -4.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,160 1,153 1,178 0.6 -2.1 1.0 1,082 1,090 1,152 1,100 -1.6

 Primary metals.................................... 7,374 7,376 7,456 0.0 -1.1 0.0 7,295 7,284 7,359 7,020 3.9

 Fabricated metal products.................. 10,853 10,749 10,712 1.0 0.3 1.7 10,856 10,757 10,686 9,962 9.0

 Machinery.......................................... 14,667 14,355 14,210 2.2 1.0 -1.2 14,869 14,459 14,293 14,263 4.2

 Computers and electronic products ...... 20,170 20,057 19,399 0.6 3.4 -0.2 20,648 20,467 19,344 20,169 2.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 2,646 2,676 2,678 -1.1 -0.1 0.1 2,606 2,631 2,620 2,592 0.5

 Transportation equipment.................. 37,545 37,401 37,073 0.4 0.9 2.0 38,030 38,042 37,293 35,914 5.9

 Furniture and related products............ 1,590 1,547 1,535 2.8 0.8 -0.3 1,587 1,542 1,539 1,481 7.2

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,264 3,245 3,265 0.6 -0.6 -2.4 3,277 3,254 3,263 3,245 1.0

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 28,905 28,708 27,938 0.7 2.8 0.3 29,522 29,902 28,389 29,297 0.8

 Food products................................... 2,984 2,934 2,572 1.7 14.1 -6.4 3,387 3,499 2,541 3,219 5.2

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,745 4,570 4,004 3.8 14.1 -1.6 5,069 4,936 4,220 4,188 21.0

 Textiles.............................................. 1,173 1,205 1,167 -2.7 3.3 -0.6 1,167 1,205 1,163 1,224 -4.7

 Textile products.................................. 564 573 563 -1.6 1.8 1.8 554 569 562 560 -1.1

 Apparel............................................. 1,053 1,086 1,074 -3.0 1.1 3.0 1,051 1,086 1,076 1,029 2.1

 Leather and allied products................... 90 111 117 -18.9 -5.1 -4.1 88 109 114 115 -23.5

 Paper products................................... 1,395 1,395 1,393 0.0 0.1 0.5 1,369 1,364 1,396 1,353 1.2

 Printing ............................................ 1,732 1,759 1,831 -1.5 -3.9 3.5 1,789 1,948 1,986 1,853 -3.5

 Petroleum and coal products............... 2,813 2,887 2,979 -2.6 -3.1 4.0 2,734 3,021 3,047 3,166 -13.6

 Chemical products............................. 10,167 10,023 10,117 1.4 -0.9 1.4 10,153 10,026 10,219 10,486 -3.2

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,189 2,165 2,121 1.1 2.1 -0.6 2,161 2,139 2,065 2,104 2.7

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 179,192 179,335 178,840 -0.1 0.3 -0.2 177,892 179,450 178,030 169,714 4.8

 Durable goods industries ........................ 87,991 87,649 87,419 0.4 0.3 -0.5 87,128 86,791 86,019 82,512 5.6

 Wood products................................... 4,524 4,633 4,543 -2.4 2.0 0.4 4,216 4,345 4,263 4,021 4.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,363 5,393 5,457 -0.6 -1.2 -1.0 5,135 5,139 5,283 4,949 3.8

 Primary metals.................................... 7,504 7,471 7,300 0.4 2.3 -1.3 7,383 7,244 7,052 6,640 11.2

 Fabricated metal products.................. 12,301 12,382 12,451 -0.7 -0.6 -1.6 11,942 12,168 12,144 12,156 -1.8

 Machinery.......................................... 16,444 16,480 16,799 -0.2 -1.9 0.6 16,464 16,267 16,552 14,956 10.1

 Computers and electronic products ...... 10,140 9,925 9,978 2.2 -0.5 -0.1 10,333 10,087 9,866 9,856 4.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,105 5,075 4,970 0.6 2.1 1.0 5,026 5,022 4,817 4,744 5.9

 Transportation equipment.................. 12,936 12,748 12,321 1.5 3.5 -3.4 12,944 12,767 12,266 12,037 7.5

 Furniture and related products............ 3,381 3,342 3,378 1.2 -1.1 1.4 3,384 3,376 3,411 3,171 6.7

 Miscellaneous products........................ 10,293 10,200 10,222 0.9 -0.2 1.4 10,301 10,376 10,365 9,982 3.2

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 91,201 91,686 91,421 -0.5 0.3 0.1 90,764 92,659 92,011 87,202 4.1

 Food products................................... 19,154 19,064 19,446 0.5 -2.0 0.4 19,787 20,262 20,280 19,388 2.1

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,714 5,800 5,714 -1.5 1.5 -0.3 5,775 6,020 5,836 5,632 2.5

 Textiles.............................................. 1,733 1,720 1,744 0.8 -1.4 1.6 1,709 1,691 1,704 1,919 -10.9

 Textile products.................................. 1,837 1,741 1,702 5.5 2.3 -1.4 1,780 1,705 1,673 1,686 5.6

 Apparel............................................. 3,805 3,827 3,833 -0.6 -0.2 0.4 3,534 3,832 4,027 3,194 10.6

 Leather and allied products................... 523 511 508 2.3 0.6 2.2 514 511 516 439 17.1

 Paper products................................... 6,440 6,589 6,593 -2.3 -0.1 -0.8 6,397 6,499 6,475 6,423 -0.4

 Printing ............................................ 1,849 1,869 1,878 -1.1 -0.5 0.3 1,853 1,914 1,983 1,869 -0.9

 Petroleum and coal products............... 13,881 14,326 13,849 -3.1 3.4 2.1 13,742 14,743 14,293 11,523 19.3

 Chemical products............................. 26,401 26,479 26,480 -0.3 0.0 0.5 26,123 26,024 25,904 25,894 0.9

 Plastics and rubber products............... 9,864 9,760 9,674 1.1 0.9 -3.9 9,550 9,458 9,320 9,235 3.4

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 Nov Oct Sep Aug Nov Oct Sep Aug

2005p 2005r 2005 2005 2005p 2005r 2005 2005

 All manufacturing industries 2

...... 1.18 1.18 1.18 1.17 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2................... 1.34 1.34 1.35 1.34 4.27 4.16 4.19 4.12

 Wood products................................ 1.15 1.15 1.17 1.20 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.07 1.09 1.12 1.14 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.46 1.48 1.51 1.56 1.47 1.40 1.36 1.30

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.52 1.51 1.51 1.53 2.04 2.04 2.02 1.99

 Machinery....................................... 1.75 1.76 1.79 1.80 3.38 3.40 3.38 3.41

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.24 1.22 1.21 1.19 4.42 4.32 4.42 4.31

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.30 1.29 1.32 1.29 1.99 1.94 1.98 1.90

 Transportation equipment................. 1.14 1.14 1.14 1.12 8.51 8.25 8.53 8.10

 Furniture and related products........... 1.17 1.17 1.18 1.20 1.21 1.25 1.20 1.19

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.71 1.67 1.66 1.67 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Food products................................... 0.73 0.74 0.73 0.73 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.62 1.64 1.61 1.51 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.25 1.27 1.30 1.28 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.31 1.30 1.26 1.28 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.71 1.80 1.86 1.83 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.85 1.85 1.87 1.86 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.02 1.05 1.08 1.07 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing.......................................... 0.90 0.89 0.90 0.90 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.73 0.71 0.67 0.68 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.14 1.17 1.20 1.14 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.10 1.11 1.11 1.15 (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.

Nov2 Nov2 Nov2 Nov2

Industry 2004- 2004- 2004- 2004-

Nov1 Oct Nov1 Oct Nov1 Oct Nov1 Oct

2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005

 All manufacturing industries .............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

Durable goods industries...................... 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.6 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Primary metals.................................... 0.1 0.6 -0.1 1.5 0.4 0.7 0.0 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3

 Machinery.......................................... 0.3 0.7 0.0 1.3 -0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.2 0.6 -0.1 1.3 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.0 0.4 -0.3 1.1 -0.1 0.6 0.0 0.2

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.9 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.2

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.8 (X) 1.1 (X) 0.9 (X) 0.4

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Textiles............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 1.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.1

 Paper products.................................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.6 (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
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 4,000 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 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 4,000 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 4,000 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. 

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

2006 Release Dates for M3 Survey

Survey Month Advance 8:30 A.M. Preliminary 10:00 A.M. 

Nov 2005 January 4, 2006 

Dec 2005 January 26, 2006 February 3, 2006 

Jan 2006 February 24, 2006 March 6, 2006 

Feb 2006 March 24, 2006 March 31, 2006 

Mar 2006 April 26, 2006 May 3, 2006 

Apr 2006 May 24, 2006 June 2, 2006 

May 2006 June 23, 2006 July 5, 2006 

Jun 2006 July 27, 2006 August 3, 2006 

Jul 2006 August 24, 2006 August 31, 2006 

Aug 2006 September 27, 2006 October 4, 2006 

Sep 2006 October 26, 2006 November 2, 2006

Oct 2006 November 28, 2006 December 5, 2006

Nov 2006 December 22, 2006