FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2006, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Patrick Kent 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (06)-8 

CB06-152 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

August 2006

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in August, down 

two consecutive months, decreased slightly to $403.6 

billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This 

followed a 1.0 percent July decrease. 

 Shipments, up following two consecutive monthly 

decreases, increased $4.5 billion or 1.1 percent to $407.8 

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 July decrease. 

 Unfilled orders, up fifteen of the last sixteen months, 

increased $2.8 billion or 0.4 percent to $632.0 billion. 

This was at the highest level since the series began and 

followed a 1.2 percent July increase. The unfilled 

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

July. 

 Inventories, up ten of the last eleven months, increased 

$1.8 billion or 0.4 percent to $475.5 billion. This 

followed a 0.8 percent July increase. The inventories-toshipments ratio was 1.17, unchanged from July. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in August, 

down for the second consecutive month, decreased 

slightly to $210.5 billion, revised from the previously 

published 0.5 percent decrease. This followed a 2.8 

percent July decrease. 

 Electrical equipment, appliances and components, 

down two of the last three months, had the largest 

decrease, $0.9 billion or 8.6 percent to $9.9 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased slightly to $193.1 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in August, 

up three of the last four months, increased $4.5 billion or 

2.1 percent to $214.7 billion, revised from the previously 

published 1.9 percent increase. This was at the highest 

level since the series began and followed a 1.3 percent 

July decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up following two 

consecutive monthly decreases, had the largest increase, 

$3.2 billion or 6.0 percent to $57.0 billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

two of the last three months, decreased slightly to $193.1 

billion. This was due to petroleum and coal products, which decreased $1.5 billion or 3.7 percent to $39.3 

billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

August, up fifteen of the last sixteen months, increased 

$2.8 billion or 0.4 percent to $632.0 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published increase. This was at the 

highest level since the series began and followed a 1.2 

percent July increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up fifteen of the last sixteen 

months, had the largest increase, $1.9 billion or 0.6 

percent to $331.3 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in August, 

up seven of the last eight months, increased $0.9 billion 

or 0.3 percent to $287.3 billion, revised from the 

previously published 0.2 percent increase. This 

followed a 1.1 percent July increase. 

 

 Primary metals, up nine consecutive months, had the 

largest increase, $0.4 billion or 1.4 percent to $28.4 

billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

eight of the last nine months, increased $0.9 billion or 

0.5 percent to $188.2 billion. This was at the highest 

level since the series began and was led by petroleum 

and coal products, which increased $0.5 billion or 1.5 

percent to $30.5 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, August materials and supplies 

increased 0.8 percent in durable goods and 0.6 percent in 

nondurable goods. Work in process decreased 0.7 

percent in durable goods and increased 1.2 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 1.0 percent 

in durable goods and 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 September is scheduled for release on October 26, 2006, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on 

November 2, 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

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2006/

2006p 2006r 2006 Aug. July June 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2005

 All manufacturing industries .................. 407,784 403,287 403,835 1.1 -0.1 -0.1 420,025 371,365 430,567 395,980 3,179,925 2,975,314 6.9

 Excluding transportation ................... 350,783 349,527 346,792 0.4 0.8 0.1 360,382 332,909 366,581 337,789 2,733,949 2,544,069 7.5

 Excluding defense .............................. 397,942 393,985 394,392 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 410,258 362,847 420,313 387,260 3,106,375 2,906,355 6.9

 With unfilled orders ........................... 150,363 147,557 147,049 1.9 0.3 0.5 152,768 130,198 161,234 137,623 1,152,602 1,052,100 9.6

 Durable goods industries ........................214,723 210,220 212,998 2.1 -1.3 0.2 219,204 182,598 233,706 204,570 1,670,520 1,552,066 7.6

 Wood products................................. ...... 8,026 7,991 8,354 0.4 -4.3 -0.6 8,549 7,892 9,198 9,289 68,132 69,197 -1.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,901 9,994 10,130 -0.9 -1.3 -0.1 10,774 9,845 10,866 10,382 80,807 73,746 9.6

 Primary metals............................ .......... 20,105 19,961 19,532 0.7 2.2 2.3 20,707 18,162 20,448 16,433 150,897 129,809 16.2

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,259 9,205 8,982 0.6 2.5 2.9 9,505 8,434 9,411 7,877 70,632 65,522 7.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,190 9,069 8,869 1.3 2.3 1.7 9,480 8,242 9,232 6,887 66,919 51,739 29.3

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,656 1,687 1,681 -1.8 0.4 1.9 1,722 1,486 1,805 1,669 13,346 12,548 6.4

 Fabricated metal products...................... 25,123 24,723 24,888 1.6 -0.7 0.6 26,647 23,095 26,544 24,416 197,436 182,058 8.4

 Machinery............................................. 27,890 27,685 27,429 0.7 0.9 1.8 27,257 25,913 30,083 24,371 216,521 193,869 11.7

 Farm machinery................................. 1,448 1,583 1,533 -8.5 3.3 2.0 1,315 1,668 1,568 1,478 13,132 13,232 -0.8

 Construction machinery..................... 3,118 3,064 3,078 1.8 -0.5 -1.2 2,964 2,775 3,429 2,705 24,892 21,216 17.3

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,200 1,129 1,144 6.3 -1.3 5.1 1,197 1,091 1,223 930 8,698 7,142 21.8

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,057 3,336 2,824 -8.4 18.1 7.6 2,597 3,392 3,137 2,030 22,259 19,919 11.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 677 646 629 4.8 2.7 -2.9 663 599 710 604 4,948 4,627 6.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,693 3,617 3,508 2.1 3.1 2.3 3,921 3,483 4,263 3,173 27,413 23,220 18.1

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,782 2,756 2,697 0.9 2.2 -5.3 2,848 2,426 2,960 2,715 21,977 19,159 14.7

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,569 3,306 3,658 8.0 -9.6 9.8 3,576 2,942 3,835 3,265 27,060 24,721 9.5

 Material handling equipment............... 2,182 2,185 2,200 -0.1 -0.7 0.8 2,189 1,962 2,380 1,974 16,973 14,615 16.1

 Computers and electronic products ......... 35,677 35,392 34,949 0.8 1.3 -0.4 34,225 31,222 40,084 32,329 272,375 250,471 8.7

 Computers........................................ 4,839 5,102 4,179 -5.2 22.1 -5.9 4,380 5,329 4,789 4,620 37,052 36,130 2.6

 Computer storage devices................... 728 621 679 17.2 -8.5 9.0 575 363 1,126 439 4,654 4,148 12.2

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,245 1,210 1,161 2.9 4.2 -3.3 1,158 920 1,496 1,081 9,008 9,247 -2.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 5,038 4,847 5,513 3.9 -12.1 2.8 4,774 3,973 6,527 4,608 40,817 35,618 14.6

 Defense communications equipment... 559 499 559 12.0 -10.7 11.1 570 422 560 409 4,098 3,158 29.8

 Audio and video equipment.................. 889 903 919 -1.6 -1.7 3.8 859 776 844 882 6,578 6,825 -3.6

 Semiconductors ................................. 6,944 6,872 6,635 1.0 3.6 -5.7 6,848 6,085 7,150 6,634 53,801 48,999 9.8

 Electronic components....................... 5,014 5,053 5,118 -0.8 -1.3 5.9 5,020 4,577 5,598 4,451 37,716 33,072 14.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 959 914 890 4.9 2.7 -7.0 982 814 975 985 7,397 7,327 1.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,967 2,892 2,841 2.6 1.8 -0.9 2,965 2,782 3,004 2,577 22,313 20,234 10.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 5,910 5,915 5,856 -0.1 1.0 0.4 5,529 4,669 7,422 5,057 44,633 40,918 9.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,410 10,286 10,238 1.2 0.5 -1.7 10,667 9,353 10,978 9,807 79,818 72,211 10.5

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,158 1,135 1,081 2.0 5.0 2.2 1,170 980 1,124 1,022 8,397 7,877 6.6

 Household appliances........................ 2,136 2,060 2,139 3.7 -3.7 0.1 2,230 1,849 2,361 2,219 16,458 15,864 3.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,295 3,293 3,205 0.1 2.7 -2.0 3,321 3,050 3,487 3,071 25,572 22,717 12.6

 Batteries........................................... 584 553 524 5.6 5.5 -6.1 595 449 550 523 4,090 3,806 7.5

 Transportation equipment...................... 57,001 53,760 57,043 6.0 -5.8 -1.0 59,643 38,456 63,986 58,191 445,976 431,245 3.4

 Automobiles..................................... 6,979 6,513 7,205 7.2 -9.6 -0.2 7,643 3,877 7,985 7,873 55,908 55,662 0.4

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 10,862 9,789 12,599 11.0 -22.3 -0.4 11,631 5,549 14,333 13,187 93,604 94,415 -0.9

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,297 2,233 1,961 2.9 13.9 -11.5 2,329 2,064 2,194 2,003 17,427 15,533 12.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,608 18,982 18,694 3.3 1.5 -0.1 21,164 13,466 20,312 20,592 150,272 151,488 -0.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 8,090 7,469 7,986 8.3 -6.5 0.5 7,705 5,800 9,671 5,933 60,085 45,998 30.6

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,603 3,396 3,231 6.1 5.1 -8.1 3,580 3,025 3,727 3,273 26,388 25,428 3.8

 Ships and boats................................. 2,120 1,899 2,129 11.6 -10.8 10.1 2,172 1,614 2,260 1,930 15,709 17,327 -9.3

 Furniture and related products................. 7,643 7,524 7,710 1.6 -2.4 -0.1 8,069 7,229 7,769 7,600 60,955 57,102 6.7

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,947 12,904 12,725 0.3 1.4 1.7 12,666 11,431 13,750 11,752 97,603 92,358 5.7

 Nondurable goods industries................... 193,061 193,067 190,837 0.0 1.2 -0.4 200,821 188,767 196,861 191,410 1,509,405 1,423,248 6.1

 Food products....................................... 45,080 44,534 44,041 1.2 1.1 -0.3 46,172 42,101 44,407 45,340 350,125 348,764 0.4

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 4,147 4,240 4,166 -2.2 1.8 -1.3 4,311 4,114 4,047 4,439 33,473 34,063 -1.7

 Dairy products.................................. 5,995 6,047 5,957 -0.9 1.5 0.6 6,089 5,853 6,059 6,361 47,585 49,253 -3.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 14,555 14,192 13,894 2.6 2.1 0.5 15,148 13,826 14,503 14,772 112,173 113,975 -1.6

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 10,409 9,804 10,209 6.2 -4.0 -0.6 10,969 9,968 10,830 10,683 79,825 76,268 4.7

 Beverages......................................... 6,491 6,341 6,475 2.4 -2.1 -0.6 7,051 6,505 7,096 6,821 51,870 49,597 4.6

 Tobacco............................................ 3,918 3,463 3,734 13.1 -7.3 -0.5 3,918 3,463 3,734 3,862 27,955 26,671 4.8

 Textile mills........................................... 2,786 2,861 2,815 -2.6 1.6 0.3 2,880 2,641 2,995 2,978 22,641 24,902 -9.1

 Textile products................................... 2,834 2,896 2,923 -2.1 -0.9 -1.1 2,970 2,925 3,081 3,041 23,344 22,755 2.6

 Apparel................................................ 2,877 2,921 2,987 -1.5 -2.2 -4.3 3,043 2,922 3,005 3,013 23,523 21,819 7.8

 Leather and allied products..................... 508 496 485 2.4 2.3 4.5 576 484 507 511 3,802 3,818 -0.4

 Paper products...................................... 13,895 13,738 13,834 1.1 -0.7 -0.7 14,260 13,409 14,539 13,307 110,313 106,372 3.7

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,269 6,232 6,261 0.6 -0.5 0.3 6,497 6,183 6,450 6,163 49,695 48,088 3.3

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,997 3,952 3,913 1.1 1.0 -1.5 4,210 3,860 4,155 3,844 31,194 29,847 4.5

 Printing................................................. 7,708 7,694 7,707 0.2 -0.2 0.9 7,868 7,201 7,723 7,571 59,197 59,144 0.1

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 39,344 40,862 39,846 -3.7 2.5 0.9 42,898 43,011 41,332 39,775 307,778 260,109 18.3

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 36,441 38,014 37,074 -4.1 2.5 0.8 39,444 39,879 38,068 37,124 285,827 242,386 17.9

 Chemical products.................................. 50,062 49,933 48,559 0.3 2.8 -1.7 50,787 47,874 49,894 47,929 390,489 369,241 5.8

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 2,401 2,325 2,138 3.3 8.7 0.3 2,009 1,974 2,513 2,321 19,778 20,468 -3.4

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 13,600 13,729 13,108 -0.9 4.7 -5.3 14,018 12,942 12,615 13,092 102,891 97,749 5.3

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,767 2,696 2,736 2.6 -1.5 -2.0 2,992 2,770 3,078 2,772 22,542 21,635 4.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,558 17,328 17,431 1.3 -0.6 1.2 18,398 16,231 18,548 17,262 138,368 130,056 6.4

p Preliminary r

 Revised NA Not available.

1

 Shipments are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

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

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2006/

2006p 2006r 2006 Aug. July June 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2005

All manufacturing industries 2................... 403,598 403,628 407,504 0.0 -1.0 1.5 411,728 371,219 429,873 394,114 3,181,808 2,964,557 7.3

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 344,710 346,978 344,949 -0.7 0.6 0.6 351,693 330,806 360,790 334,084 2,707,763 2,513,952 7.7

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 392,229 393,183 395,532 -0.2 -0.6 0.6 402,176 363,553 417,653 388,493 3,108,034 2,905,833 7.0

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 153,121 154,770 157,353 -1.1 -1.6 4.6 151,319 136,137 167,690 142,391 1,208,286 1,090,342 10.8

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 210,537 210,561 216,667 0.0 -2.8 3.3 210,907 182,452 233,012 202,704 1,672,403 1,541,309 8.5

 Primary metals............................ ............ 19,633 20,050 19,725 -2.1 1.6 0.1 20,380 18,166 20,164 17,476 152,558 129,188 18.1

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,756 9,079 9,127 -3.6 -0.5 0.1 9,254 8,343 9,204 9,021 71,403 64,438 10.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,264 9,236 8,854 0.3 4.3 -0.7 9,491 8,293 9,140 6,925 67,557 52,208 29.4

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,613 1,735 1,744 -7.0 -0.5 4.7 1,635 1,530 1,820 1,530 13,598 12,542 8.4

 Fabricated metal products...................... 25,593 24,912 26,639 2.7 -6.5 5.3 26,483 23,434 27,511 24,814 203,954 187,709 8.7

 Machinery............................................. 28,429 28,908 28,737 -1.7 0.6 0.4 27,133 26,693 29,867 24,743 225,114 199,370 12.9

 Construction machinery....................... 2,871 3,026 3,483 -5.1 -13.1 1.4 2,609 2,354 3,498 3,137 24,786 22,971 7.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,349 1,458 1,231 -7.5 18.4 1.0 1,324 1,409 1,199 1,026 9,956 7,817 27.4

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,077 3,260 3,028 -5.6 7.7 13.9 2,329 3,530 3,103 1,617 24,356 19,328 26.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 860 626 647 37.4 -3.2 -2.6 832 604 693 613 5,231 4,796 9.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,958 3,968 3,720 -0.3 6.7 -0.5 4,288 3,851 4,111 3,706 29,246 24,207 20.8

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,029 3,010 2,871 0.6 4.8 -1.0 2,981 2,692 3,037 2,571 22,821 20,243 12.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 3,643 3,475 3,857 4.8 -9.9 -0.9 3,684 3,116 4,034 3,222 28,888 25,075 15.2

 Material handling equipment............... 2,087 2,388 2,260 -12.6 5.7 -3.6 1,827 1,889 2,386 1,800 17,487 15,270 14.5

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 29,781 30,680 29,479 -2.9 4.1 5.7 27,339 26,818 33,783 26,031 225,528 207,465 8.7

 Computers........................................ 4,483 5,233 4,288 -14.3 22.0 -2.7 4,024 5,460 4,898 4,884 36,434 35,810 1.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,788 4,970 5,911 16.5 -15.9 11.2 4,895 3,869 6,573 4,139 42,489 37,383 13.7

 Defense communications equipment... 595 1,000 669 -40.5 49.5 63.2 383 939 738 341 4,242 3,672 15.5

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 5,220 5,230 5,165 -0.2 1.3 5.7 5,429 4,745 5,682 4,839 38,599 33,369 15.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 1,071 1,215 885 -11.9 37.3 -0.8 1,062 1,137 911 1,032 8,661 7,717 12.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,132 3,845 3,045 -18.5 26.3 6.3 2,780 3,309 3,244 2,464 24,446 21,132 15.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 6,045 5,889 6,158 2.6 -4.4 5.4 5,609 4,788 7,678 5,344 46,109 43,367 6.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,886 10,822 10,817 -8.6 0.0 -2.2 9,959 10,182 11,280 10,299 83,655 74,247 12.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 840 1,043 1,110 -19.5 -6.0 -10.8 795 868 1,227 933 8,632 8,062 7.1

 Household appliances.......................... 2,018 2,339 2,046 -13.7 14.3 -5.0 2,120 2,190 2,182 2,464 16,748 16,194 3.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,261 3,777 4,024 -13.7 -6.1 19.2 3,236 3,665 4,108 3,302 27,991 24,077 16.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 58,888 56,650 62,555 4.0 -9.4 7.0 60,035 40,413 69,083 60,030 474,045 450,605 5.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,508 19,372 18,938 0.7 2.3 1.0 20,703 14,335 20,136 20,496 151,899 151,632 0.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 7,735 9,877 11,282 -21.7 -12.5 7.2 7,358 8,360 13,592 11,152 87,569 72,334 21.1

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 3,361 3,052 2,999 10.1 1.8 9.0 2,524 2,102 3,235 1,841 24,463 18,445 32.6

 Ships and boats................................. 3,000 1,685 3,919 78.0 -57.0 120.2 2,823 1,057 3,866 1,400 18,907 13,740 37.6

 Furniture and related products................. 7,438 7,464 7,534 -0.3 -0.9 -1.8 7,574 7,392 7,538 7,931 60,987 57,830 5.5

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 193,061 193,067 190,837 0.0 1.2 -0.4 200,821 188,767 196,861 191,410 1,509,405 1,423,248 6.1

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

 New orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

2

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

Note: Estimates of manufacturers' shipments, inventories and orders are subject to survey error and revision. One major component of survey error is nonsampling

error, which includes errors of coverage, response, and nonreporting. Since the survey panel is not a probability sample, estimates of sampling error cannot be

calculated. Further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations are contained in our most recent annual benchmark publication,

Current Industrial Reports: M3-3(05), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1992-2005."

Year to date
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Table 3. Value of Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. Aug.

2006p 2006r 2006 Aug. July June 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 06/05

All manufacturing industries 1................... 632,011 629,253 622,040 0.4 1.2 1.7 628,112 629,561 623,622 529,479 18.6

 Excluding transportation 1................... 300,748 299,877 295,554 0.3 1.5 1.6 298,903 300,744 296,762 262,272 14.0

 Excluding defense 1............................. 488,824 487,593 481,523 0.3 1.3 1.6 487,343 488,577 481,786 390,369 24.8

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 632,011 629,253 622,040 0.4 1.2 1.7 628,112 629,561 623,622 529,479 18.6

 Primary metals........................................ 27,025 27,497 27,408 -1.7 0.3 0.7 26,935 27,262 27,258 21,161 27.3

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 16,849 17,352 17,478 -2.9 -0.7 0.8 16,896 17,147 17,238 12,587 34.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,083 7,009 6,842 1.1 2.4 -0.2 7,000 6,989 6,938 5,868 19.3

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 3,093 3,136 3,088 -1.4 1.6 2.1 3,039 3,126 3,082 2,706 12.3

 Fabricated metal products...................... 53,270 52,800 52,611 0.9 0.4 3.4 53,623 53,787 53,448 46,374 15.6

 Machinery............................................. 71,361 70,822 69,599 0.8 1.8 1.9 70,298 70,422 69,642 57,566 22.1

 Construction machinery....................... 7,891 8,138 8,176 -3.0 -0.5 5.2 7,470 7,825 8,246 6,622 12.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 3,595 3,446 3,117 4.3 10.6 2.9 3,592 3,465 3,147 2,169 65.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 11,066 11,046 11,122 0.2 -0.7 1.9 10,941 11,209 11,071 8,971 22.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,582 1,399 1,419 13.1 -1.4 1.3 1,577 1,408 1,403 1,048 50.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 8,748 8,483 8,132 3.1 4.3 2.7 8,872 8,505 8,137 5,856 51.5

 Metalworking machinery....................... 7,092 6,845 6,591 3.6 3.9 2.7 7,049 6,916 6,650 6,420 9.8

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 11,717 11,643 11,474 0.6 1.5 1.8 11,762 11,654 11,480 9,376 25.4

 Material handling equipment............... 8,793 8,888 8,685 -1.1 2.3 0.7 8,368 8,730 8,803 6,727 24.4

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 115,657 114,609 112,449 0.9 1.9 1.0 114,529 114,567 112,886 107,313 6.7

 Computers......................................... 4,084 4,440 4,309 -8.0 3.0 2.6 4,084 4,440 4,309 4,614 -11.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 28,750 28,000 27,877 2.7 0.4 1.4 28,191 28,070 28,174 27,391 2.9

 Defense communications equipment... 6,874 6,838 6,337 0.5 7.9 1.8 6,637 6,824 6,307 6,591 0.7

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 12,045 11,839 11,662 1.7 1.5 0.4 12,193 11,784 11,616 11,449 6.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 5,638 5,526 5,225 2.0 5.8 -0.1 5,637 5,557 5,234 4,202 34.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 37,300 37,135 36,182 0.4 2.6 0.6 36,780 36,965 36,438 34,501 6.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 20,966 20,831 20,857 0.6 -0.1 1.5 21,007 20,927 20,808 18,565 13.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 21,593 22,117 21,581 -2.4 2.5 2.8 21,671 22,379 21,550 17,015 27.4

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,169 2,487 2,579 -12.8 -3.6 1.1 2,208 2,583 2,695 1,875 17.8

 Household appliances.......................... 886 1,004 725 -11.8 38.5 -11.4 872 982 641 908 -4.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 12,838 12,872 12,388 -0.3 3.9 7.1 12,894 12,979 12,364 10,035 28.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 331,263 329,376 326,486 0.6 0.9 1.7 329,209 328,817 326,860 267,207 23.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,026 19,126 18,736 -0.5 2.1 1.3 18,719 19,180 18,311 15,604 20.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 195,029 195,384 192,976 -0.2 1.2 1.7 194,918 195,265 192,705 134,610 44.8

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 44,191 44,433 44,777 -0.5 -0.8 -0.5 43,583 44,639 45,562 41,847 4.1

 Ships and boats................................. 16,702 15,822 16,036 5.6 -1.3 12.6 16,060 15,409 15,966 14,442 11.2

 Furniture and related products................. 7,067 7,272 7,332 -2.8 -0.8 -2.3 7,072 7,567 7,404 7,395 -4.4

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

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. Aug.

2006p 2006r 2006 Aug. July June 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 06/05

 All manufacturing industries .................. 475,502 473,717 470,001 0.4 0.8 0.9 479,291 477,394 467,923 449,306 6.7

 Excluding transportation ...................... 409,022 406,571 403,572 0.6 0.7 0.9 411,943 409,284 402,280 384,792 7.1

 Excluding defense ............................. 456,449 454,685 451,209 0.4 0.8 1.1 460,071 458,197 449,019 430,139 7.0

 With unfilled orders ............................. 222,962 222,475 220,283 0.2 1.0 0.8 225,100 224,599 219,379 210,534 6.9

 Durable goods industries ........................ 287,301 286,383 283,293 0.3 1.1 0.9 290,381 289,153 282,122 272,836 6.4

 Wood products................................. ...... 11,724 11,655 11,684 0.6 -0.2 0.9 11,536 11,415 11,487 11,520 0.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 10,971 10,893 10,743 0.7 1.4 1.0 11,003 11,053 10,856 10,201 7.9

 Primary metals............................ ............ 28,440 28,041 27,475 1.4 2.1 1.1 28,481 28,221 27,379 25,486 11.8

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 15,778 15,472 15,055 2.0 2.8 1.6 15,886 15,642 14,964 14,670 8.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,505 10,456 10,321 0.5 1.3 0.6 10,483 10,474 10,274 8,721 20.2

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,157 2,113 2,099 2.1 0.7 0.0 2,112 2,105 2,141 2,095 0.8

 Fabricated metal products...................... 36,827 36,467 36,040 1.0 1.2 1.5 36,985 36,902 36,292 34,413 7.5

 Machinery............................................. 45,304 45,148 44,860 0.3 0.6 -0.1 45,759 45,182 44,626 43,705 4.7

 Farm machinery................................. 2,161 2,157 2,179 0.2 -1.0 0.5 2,064 2,104 2,177 2,191 -5.8

 Construction machinery........................ 4,129 4,134 4,113 -0.1 0.5 1.0 4,083 4,094 4,124 3,576 14.2

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................. 2,901 2,869 2,788 1.1 2.9 1.3 2,977 2,923 2,843 2,508 18.7

 Industrial machinery............................ 7,107 6,948 6,983 2.3 -0.5 2.1 7,276 6,925 7,058 6,764 7.6

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,389 1,412 1,351 -1.6 4.5 -4.5 1,377 1,424 1,350 1,394 -1.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,057 4,010 3,894 1.2 3.0 -1.5 4,103 4,020 3,869 3,795 8.1

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,090 4,133 4,188 -1.0 -1.3 -0.8 4,204 4,191 4,123 4,523 -7.1

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 5,023 5,043 4,965 -0.4 1.6 -0.4 5,131 5,063 4,833 4,656 10.2

 Material handling equipment............... 2,865 2,844 2,849 0.7 -0.2 -1.4 2,862 2,788 2,851 2,754 3.9

 Computers and electronic products ......... 45,183 45,018 44,627 0.4 0.9 0.4 46,354 45,851 44,198 42,712 8.5

 Computers......................................... 1,209 1,184 1,149 2.1 3.0 4.8 1,294 1,165 1,154 1,299 -0.4

 Computer storage devices................... 1,031 1,038 1,035 -0.7 0.3 2.9 1,129 1,090 978 1,168 -3.3

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,950 1,980 1,995 -1.5 -0.8 1.0 2,059 2,031 1,949 2,274 -9.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment..................................... 8,821 8,966 8,993 -1.6 -0.3 -1.1 8,949 9,008 8,626 9,051 -1.1

 Defense communications equipment... 992 964 903 2.9 6.8 -16.9 994 967 895 980 1.4

 Audio and video equipment.................. 925 916 880 1.0 4.1 -1.7 995 950 835 936 6.3

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 6,532 6,679 6,777 -2.2 -1.4 2.5 6,600 6,835 6,771 5,874 12.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,880 2,878 2,822 0.1 2.0 2.2 2,908 2,921 2,832 2,608 11.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,564 2,466 2,501 4.0 -1.4 -5.6 2,647 2,515 2,528 2,491 6.3

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,060 9,778 9,676 2.9 1.1 -0.4 10,269 9,816 9,573 9,591 7.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 14,076 13,873 13,602 1.5 2.0 2.1 14,118 13,887 13,641 12,431 13.6

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,720 1,674 1,666 2.7 0.5 -0.4 1,775 1,703 1,700 1,546 14.8

 Household appliances.......................... 2,173 2,144 2,143 1.4 0.0 3.0 2,146 2,164 2,154 1,948 10.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 4,825 4,800 4,643 0.5 3.4 2.8 4,829 4,759 4,598 3,967 21.7

 Batteries............................................ 582 575 569 1.2 1.1 -0.2 609 579 575 535 13.8

 Transportation equipment...................... 66,480 67,146 66,429 -1.0 1.1 1.3 67,348 68,110 65,643 64,514 4.4

 Automobiles....................................... 2,151 2,291 2,035 -6.1 12.6 -5.0 2,267 2,428 2,010 2,331 -2.7

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 3,522 3,172 3,228 11.0 -1.7 2.2 3,750 3,205 3,133 3,336 12.4

 Heavy duty trucks .............................. 1,404 1,403 1,393 0.1 0.7 12.7 1,431 1,394 1,376 1,327 7.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,165 17,165 17,059 0.0 0.6 -0.2 17,076 17,314 16,940 16,878 1.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 22,757 23,665 23,490 -3.8 0.7 3.4 23,144 24,126 22,993 21,150 9.4

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 11,760 11,837 11,714 -0.7 1.1 0.0 11,847 11,970 11,798 11,348 4.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,865 2,869 2,820 -0.1 1.7 -0.5 2,840 2,854 2,819 2,663 6.6

 Furniture and related products................. 8,639 8,571 8,567 0.8 0.0 0.9 8,756 8,790 8,813 8,219 6.5

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 19,657 19,571 19,266 0.4 1.6 0.4 20,041 19,742 19,187 19,635 2.1

 Nondurable goods industries................... 188,201 187,334 186,708 0.5 0.3 1.1 188,910 188,241 185,801 176,470 7.0

 Food products........................................ 33,220 33,237 33,140 -0.1 0.3 0.7 33,171 32,651 32,044 32,279 2.8

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 4,185 4,211 4,176 -0.6 0.8 4.7 3,864 4,015 3,942 3,407 13.4

 Dairy products.................................... 3,576 3,612 3,653 -1.0 -1.1 -1.3 3,626 3,759 3,794 3,962 -8.5

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 6,030 6,000 5,910 0.5 1.5 1.0 5,994 5,967 5,840 5,635 6.4

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 15,409 15,415 15,354 0.0 0.4 -0.6 15,059 14,814 14,851 14,856 1.4

 Beverages......................................... 10,990 10,963 10,857 0.2 1.0 -1.0 10,774 10,619 10,552 10,326 4.3

 Tobacco............................................ 4,419 4,452 4,497 -0.7 -1.0 0.3 4,285 4,195 4,299 4,530 -5.4

 Textile mills........................................... 3,546 3,525 3,522 0.6 0.1 1.6 3,557 3,561 3,558 3,582 -0.7

 Textile products...................................... 3,144 3,146 3,103 -0.1 1.4 2.7 3,163 3,177 3,153 3,059 3.4

 Apparel................................................. 4,507 4,471 4,412 0.8 1.3 -0.4 4,658 4,623 4,558 4,846 -3.9

 Leather and allied products..................... 761 744 733 2.3 1.5 1.9 780 756 747 823 -5.2

 Paper products....................................... 14,593 14,508 14,456 0.6 0.4 -0.6 14,568 14,595 14,449 14,477 0.6

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,630 6,549 6,458 1.2 1.4 -0.6 6,601 6,614 6,435 6,555 0.7

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,883 3,899 3,989 -0.4 -2.3 -0.7 3,887 3,914 3,996 3,937 -1.3

 Printing.................................................. 5,969 6,011 6,034 -0.7 -0.4 0.6 6,301 6,332 6,050 6,310 -0.1

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 30,478 30,014 30,020 1.5 0.0 2.7 31,240 31,183 30,460 25,097 24.5

 Petroleum refineries............................. 27,902 27,579 27,682 1.2 -0.4 2.8 28,496 28,606 27,979 22,979 24.0

 Chemical products.................................. 57,098 56,960 56,862 0.2 0.2 1.5 57,416 57,476 57,037 53,338 7.6

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,595 2,588 2,575 0.3 0.5 0.8 2,208 2,275 2,331 1,941 13.8

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 20,074 20,248 20,247 -0.9 0.0 3.3 20,715 20,811 20,654 18,993 9.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,908 2,874 2,850 1.2 0.8 0.1 2,894 2,911 2,920 2,786 3.9

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 19,476 19,303 19,072 0.9 1.2 0.5 18,997 19,073 18,894 17,803 6.7

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

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2006/

2006p 2006r 2006 Aug. July June 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2005

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 407,784 403,287 403,835 1.1 -0.1 -0.1 420,025 371,365 430,567 395,980 3,179,925 2,975,314 6.9

 Construction materials and supplies...... 43,135 42,816 43,159 0.7 -0.8 -0.1 46,530 41,523 47,408 43,916 345,073 321,494 7.3

 Information technology......................... 27,633 27,358 27,114 1.0 0.9 -0.6 26,371 24,184 31,502 24,820 211,107 194,974 8.3

 Computers and related products .......... 6,812 6,933 6,019 -1.7 15.2 -3.9 6,113 6,612 7,411 6,140 50,714 49,525 2.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 39,746 37,517 40,459 5.9 -7.3 -0.8 42,767 24,956 44,824 43,655 317,211 317,098 0.0

 Capital goods...................................... 75,967 74,624 74,452 1.8 0.2 -0.1 74,249 67,311 83,625 67,476 584,030 525,829 11.1

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 67,755 66,857 66,434 1.3 0.6 -0.2 66,083 60,114 75,139 60,076 522,216 467,242 11.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 62,576 62,139 61,200 0.7 1.5 -0.2 61,099 56,678 68,682 56,426 483,773 443,518 9.1

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,212 7,767 8,018 5.7 -3.1 1.2 8,166 7,197 8,486 7,400 61,814 58,587 5.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 157,158 156,013 158,076 0.7 -1.3 -0.5 164,084 145,666 163,541 160,068 1,234,587 1,169,910 5.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 34,437 32,790 36,314 5.0 -9.7 0.0 35,685 23,880 39,582 36,869 278,124 273,039 1.9

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 122,721 123,223 121,762 -0.4 1.2 -0.6 128,399 121,786 123,959 123,199 956,463 896,871 6.6

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 403,598 403,628 407,504 0.0 -1.0 1.5 411,728 371,219 429,873 394,114 3,181,808 2,964,557 7.3

 Construction materials and supplies...... 43,044 43,106 43,856 -0.1 -1.7 -0.7 45,975 41,914 47,248 44,479 350,425 325,943 7.5

 Information technology......................... 28,604 29,186 28,074 -2.0 4.0 2.5 25,955 25,687 32,007 24,882 218,354 201,000 8.6

 Computers and related products .......... 6,456 7,064 6,128 -8.6 15.3 -1.7 5,757 6,743 7,520 6,404 50,096 49,205 1.8

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 39,646 37,907 40,703 4.6 -6.9 -0.3 42,306 25,825 44,648 43,559 318,838 317,242 0.5

 Capital goods...................................... 78,691 79,838 82,081 -1.4 -2.7 6.2 73,638 70,305 89,948 70,107 620,659 556,418 11.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 68,955 70,978 71,652 -2.9 -0.9 1.7 65,463 63,838 79,475 65,364 558,410 506,066 10.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 64,171 63,890 63,523 0.4 0.6 0.9 60,797 58,060 69,222 56,818 498,595 454,469 9.7

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 9,736 8,860 10,429 9.9 -15.0 51.7 8,175 6,467 10,473 4,743 62,249 50,352 23.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 156,877 156,351 157,840 0.3 -0.9 -0.7 163,731 146,314 163,064 160,592 1,234,560 1,170,100 5.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 34,156 33,128 36,078 3.1 -8.2 -0.9 35,332 24,528 39,105 37,393 278,097 273,229 1.8

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 122,721 123,223 121,762 -0.4 1.2 -0.6 128,399 121,786 123,959 123,199 956,463 896,871 6.6

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 632,011 629,253 622,040 0.4 1.2 1.7 628,112 629,561 623,622 529,479 (X) (X) 18.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 44,308 44,399 44,109 -0.2 0.7 1.6 44,726 45,281 44,890 37,694 (X) (X) 18.7

 Information technology......................... 110,894 109,923 108,095 0.9 1.7 0.9 109,610 110,026 108,523 101,109 (X) (X) 8.4

 Computers and related products .......... 4,084 4,440 4,309 -8.0 3.0 2.6 4,084 4,440 4,309 4,614 (X) (X) -11.5

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 19,026 19,126 18,736 -0.5 2.1 1.3 18,719 19,180 18,311 15,604 (X) (X) 20.0

 Capital goods...................................... 455,433 452,709 447,495 0.6 1.2 1.7 451,324 451,935 448,941 378,459 (X) (X) 19.3

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................324,995 323,795 319,674 0.4 1.3 1.7 323,108 323,728 320,004 250,796 (X) (X) 28.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 155,597 154,002 152,251 1.0 1.2 1.5 154,028 154,330 152,948 135,973 (X) (X) 13.3

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 130,438 128,914 127,821 1.2 0.9 1.9 128,216 128,207 128,937 127,663 (X) (X) 0.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 8,694 8,975 8,637 -3.1 3.9 -2.7 8,655 9,008 8,360 10,038 (X) (X) -13.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 8,694 8,975 8,637 -3.1 3.9 -2.7 8,655 9,008 8,360 10,038 (X) (X) -13.8 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 475,502 473,717 470,001 0.4 0.8 0.9 479,291 477,394 467,923 449,306 (X) (X) 6.7

 Construction materials and supplies...... 55,740 55,130 54,533 1.1 1.1 1.1 56,001 55,615 54,802 52,325 (X) (X) 7.0

 Information technology......................... 37,071 36,739 36,353 0.9 1.1 -0.8 37,875 37,060 35,802 36,712 (X) (X) 3.2

 Computers and related products .......... 4,190 4,202 4,179 -0.3 0.6 2.5 4,482 4,286 4,081 4,741 (X) (X) -5.5

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,242 24,031 23,715 0.9 1.3 0.4 24,524 24,341 23,459 23,872 (X) (X) 2.7

 Capital goods...................................... 124,795 125,281 124,088 -0.4 1.0 0.8 126,561 126,181 122,991 121,010 (X) (X) 4.6

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................110,463 110,935 109,976 -0.4 0.9 1.1 112,149 111,803 108,851 106,457 (X) (X) 5.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 93,429 92,892 92,022 0.6 0.9 0.6 94,833 93,381 91,385 90,222 (X) (X) 5.1

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 14,332 14,346 14,112 -0.1 1.7 -1.4 14,412 14,378 14,140 14,553 (X) (X) -1.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 144,086 143,520 142,795 0.4 0.5 1.1 145,786 144,586 141,888 136,762 (X) (X) 6.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 27,466 27,213 26,838 0.9 1.4 0.2 28,138 27,589 26,621 27,554 (X) (X) 2.1

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 116,620 116,307 115,957 0.3 0.3 1.4 117,648 116,997 115,267 109,208 (X) (X) 7.7

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

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. Aug.

2006p 2006r 2006 Aug. July June 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 06/05

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 165,141 164,023 162,235 0.7 1.1 0.3 165,309 164,819 161,321 154,675 6.9

 Durable goods industries........................ 99,392 98,643 97,106 0.8 1.6 0.7 100,111 99,466 96,181 93,392 7.2

 Wood products................................... 4,943 4,954 5,131 -0.2 -3.4 3.9 4,870 4,752 4,785 4,956 -1.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,175 4,128 4,068 1.1 1.5 0.8 4,229 4,182 4,082 3,783 11.8

 Primary metals.................................... 10,290 10,119 9,850 1.7 2.7 0.9 10,418 10,240 9,853 9,350 11.4

 Fabricated metal products.................. 13,847 13,760 13,622 0.6 1.0 2.5 13,863 13,934 13,638 12,393 11.9

 Machinery.......................................... 16,373 16,336 16,038 0.2 1.9 -0.4 16,523 16,462 15,968 15,627 5.7

 Computers and electronic products ...... 16,530 16,245 15,736 1.8 3.2 1.6 16,804 16,341 15,587 14,721 14.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,507 5,489 5,324 0.3 3.1 -0.9 5,504 5,471 5,281 5,090 8.1

 Transportation equipment.................. 17,623 17,566 17,293 0.3 1.6 -0.3 17,680 17,915 16,934 17,635 0.3

 Furniture and related products............ 3,478 3,515 3,517 -1.1 -0.1 -1.0 3,487 3,560 3,556 3,360 3.8

 Miscellaneous products........................ 6,626 6,531 6,527 1.5 0.1 -0.9 6,733 6,609 6,497 6,477 4.0

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 65,749 65,380 65,129 0.6 0.4 -0.2 65,198 65,353 65,140 61,283 6.4

 Food products................................... 11,778 11,582 11,496 1.7 0.7 0.7 11,372 11,296 11,253 11,140 2.1

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,599 4,697 4,660 -2.1 0.8 1.4 4,477 4,502 4,554 4,834 -7.4

 Textiles.............................................. 1,070 1,048 1,048 2.1 0.0 2.4 1,064 1,043 1,047 1,097 -3.0

 Textile products.................................. 1,324 1,312 1,296 0.9 1.2 1.6 1,329 1,334 1,318 1,210 9.8

 Apparel............................................. 1,205 1,201 1,172 0.3 2.5 -3.0 1,200 1,204 1,176 1,222 -1.8

 Leather and allied products................... 235 237 234 -0.8 1.3 0.4 242 246 239 256 -5.5

 Paper products................................... 7,046 6,973 7,001 1.0 -0.4 -1.4 7,010 6,999 7,017 6,916 1.4

 Printing ............................................ 2,970 2,980 3,004 -0.3 -0.8 8.4 3,040 3,092 3,089 2,719 11.8

 Petroleum and coal products............... 9,896 10,005 10,448 -1.1 -4.2 -5.1 10,009 10,288 10,568 8,262 21.1

 Chemical products............................. 17,682 17,532 16,998 0.9 3.1 0.1 17,668 17,614 17,201 16,466 7.3

 Plastics and rubber products............... 7,944 7,813 7,772 1.7 0.5 1.3 7,787 7,735 7,678 7,161 8.7

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 129,761 130,156 129,610 -0.3 0.4 1.9 131,170 131,453 128,355 121,384 8.1

 Durable goods industries ........................ 99,444 100,188 99,686 -0.7 0.5 0.9 100,697 101,418 99,000 93,358 7.9

 Wood products................................... 2,255 2,208 2,144 2.1 3.0 -7.7 2,252 2,201 2,151 2,085 8.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,241 1,231 1,232 0.8 -0.1 1.9 1,255 1,254 1,257 1,140 10.1

 Primary metals.................................... 9,000 8,877 8,765 1.4 1.3 1.7 9,027 8,950 8,768 7,946 13.6

 Fabricated metal products.................. 10,746 10,654 10,526 0.9 1.2 1.2 10,870 10,760 10,591 9,893 9.9

 Machinery.......................................... 13,140 13,269 13,252 -1.0 0.1 0.5 13,506 13,445 13,242 12,838 5.2

 Computers and electronic products ...... 20,040 20,012 20,234 0.1 -1.1 0.1 20,583 20,499 20,116 19,121 7.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 2,944 2,839 2,816 3.7 0.8 1.7 3,003 2,877 2,847 2,573 16.7

 Transportation equipment.................. 35,169 36,227 35,975 -2.9 0.7 1.9 35,226 36,488 35,273 32,839 7.3

 Furniture and related products............ 1,701 1,647 1,665 3.3 -1.1 0.5 1,705 1,669 1,683 1,613 5.7

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,208 3,224 3,077 -0.5 4.8 0.6 3,270 3,275 3,072 3,310 -1.2

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 30,317 29,968 29,924 1.2 0.1 5.0 30,473 30,035 29,355 28,026 8.7

 Food products................................... 2,361 2,411 2,387 -2.1 1.0 6.9 2,160 2,212 2,159 1,999 8.1

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,640 4,578 4,604 1.4 -0.6 0.2 4,297 4,189 4,280 3,803 13.0

 Textiles.............................................. 908 922 917 -1.5 0.5 -1.0 908 929 914 993 -8.6

 Textile products.................................. 434 444 445 -2.3 -0.2 0.7 435 451 449 473 -8.0

 Apparel............................................. 746 756 755 -1.3 0.1 -4.9 758 761 769 856 -11.4

 Leather and allied products................... 111 107 106 3.7 0.9 6.0 115 108 102 124 -7.3

 Paper products................................... 1,174 1,148 1,143 2.3 0.4 -0.7 1,202 1,166 1,140 1,203 -0.1

 Printing ............................................ 1,394 1,422 1,420 -2.0 0.1 -11.5 1,535 1,579 1,355 1,857 -17.3

 Petroleum and coal products............... 5,048 4,768 4,579 5.9 4.1 39.6 5,214 5,003 4,491 4,150 25.6

 Chemical products............................. 11,361 11,273 11,489 0.8 -1.9 1.9 11,777 11,546 11,646 10,656 10.5

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,140 2,139 2,079 0.0 2.9 -0.7 2,072 2,091 2,050 1,912 8.4

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 180,600 179,538 178,156 0.6 0.8 0.9 182,812 181,122 178,247 173,247 5.5

 Durable goods industries ........................ 88,465 87,552 86,501 1.0 1.2 1.0 89,573 88,269 86,941 86,086 4.1

 Wood products................................... 4,526 4,493 4,409 0.7 1.9 2.2 4,414 4,462 4,551 4,479 -1.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,555 5,534 5,443 0.4 1.7 0.9 5,519 5,617 5,517 5,278 4.6

 Primary metals.................................... 9,150 9,045 8,860 1.2 2.1 0.6 9,036 9,031 8,758 8,190 10.3

 Fabricated metal products.................. 12,234 12,053 11,892 1.5 1.4 0.5 12,252 12,208 12,063 12,127 1.0

 Machinery.......................................... 15,791 15,543 15,570 1.6 -0.2 -0.4 15,730 15,275 15,416 15,240 3.2

 Computers and electronic products ...... 8,613 8,761 8,657 -1.7 1.2 -0.9 8,967 9,011 8,495 8,870 1.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,625 5,545 5,462 1.4 1.5 5.3 5,611 5,539 5,513 4,768 17.7

 Transportation equipment.................. 13,688 13,353 13,161 2.5 1.5 1.9 14,442 13,707 13,436 14,040 2.9

 Furniture and related products............ 3,460 3,409 3,385 1.5 0.7 3.2 3,564 3,561 3,574 3,246 9.8

 Miscellaneous products........................ 9,823 9,816 9,662 0.1 1.6 1.2 10,038 9,858 9,618 9,848 1.9

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 92,135 91,986 91,655 0.2 0.4 0.7 93,239 92,853 91,306 87,161 7.0

 Food products................................... 19,081 19,244 19,257 -0.8 -0.1 0.0 19,639 19,143 18,632 19,140 2.6

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 6,170 6,140 6,090 0.5 0.8 -2.7 6,285 6,123 6,017 6,219 1.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,568 1,555 1,557 0.8 -0.1 2.6 1,585 1,589 1,597 1,492 6.2

 Textile products.................................. 1,386 1,390 1,362 -0.3 2.1 4.5 1,399 1,392 1,386 1,376 1.7

 Apparel............................................. 2,556 2,514 2,485 1.7 1.2 2.3 2,700 2,658 2,613 2,768 -2.5

 Leather and allied products................... 415 400 393 3.8 1.8 1.8 423 402 406 443 -4.5

 Paper products................................... 6,373 6,387 6,312 -0.2 1.2 0.3 6,356 6,430 6,292 6,358 -0.1

 Printing ............................................ 1,605 1,609 1,610 -0.2 -0.1 -0.8 1,726 1,661 1,606 1,734 -0.5

 Petroleum and coal products............... 15,534 15,241 14,993 1.9 1.7 0.4 16,017 15,892 15,401 12,685 26.3

 Chemical products............................. 28,055 28,155 28,375 -0.4 -0.8 2.2 27,971 28,316 28,190 26,216 6.7

 Plastics and rubber products............... 9,392 9,351 9,221 0.4 1.4 0.2 9,138 9,247 9,166 8,730 4.7

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 Aug Jul Jun May Aug Jul Jun May

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

 All manufacturing industries2

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

Durable goods industries2

................... 1.34 1.36 1.33 1.32 4.20 4.26 4.23 4.18

 Wood products................................ 1.46 1.46 1.40 1.38 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.11 1.09 1.06 1.05 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.41 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.34 1.38 1.40 1.42

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.47 1.48 1.45 1.44 2.19 2.20 2.18 2.12

 Machinery....................................... 1.62 1.63 1.64 1.67 2.76 2.78 2.75 2.76

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.27 1.27 1.28 1.27 4.57 4.54 4.51 4.49

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.35 1.35 1.33 1.28 2.20 2.27 2.22 2.13

 Transportation equipment................. 1.17 1.25 1.16 1.14 8.99 9.35 9.25 9.03

 Furniture and related products........... 1.13 1.14 1.11 1.10 1.04 1.09 1.07 1.09

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.52 1.52 1.51 1.53 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 0.97 0.97 0.98 0.96 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.48 1.57 1.50 1.50 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.27 1.23 1.25 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.11 1.09 1.06 1.02 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.57 1.53 1.48 1.42 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.50 1.50 1.51 1.55 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.05 1.06 1.04 1.04 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing.......................................... 0.77 0.78 0.78 0.79 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.77 0.73 0.75 0.74 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.14 1.14 1.17 1.13 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.11 1.11 1.09 1.10 (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.

Aug2 Aug2 Aug2 Aug2

Industry 2005- 2005- 2005- 2005-

Aug1 Jul Aug1 Jul Aug1 Jul Aug1 Jul

2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006

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

Durable goods industries...................... 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2

 Wood products................................... (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.9

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

 Primary metals.................................... 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.4 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.3

 Fabricated metal products................... 0.2 0.3 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.3

 Machinery.......................................... 0.3 0.6 0.4 1.4 0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.1

 Computers and electronic products ..... 0.2 0.6 1.8 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.2 0.5 0.6 1.7 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.3

 Transportation equipment................... 0.1 0.5 0.3 1.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.3 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.2

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.9 (X) 1.4 (X) 1.5 (X) 0.4

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textiles............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 1.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.9

 Paper products................................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.2

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.7 (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.