FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2015, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT

Adriana Stoica

Economic Indicators Division

(301) 763-4832

M3-2 (15)-06

CB15-126

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders

June 2015

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in June, up 

following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased

$8.7 billion or 1.8 percent to $478.5 billion, the U.S. 

Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 1.1

percent May decrease. 

 Shipments, up following two consecutive monthly 

decreases, increased $2.2 billion or 0.5 percent to $483.5 

billion. This followed a 0.2 percent May decrease.

 Unfilled orders, up following two consecutive monthly 

decreases, increased less than $0.1 billion or virtually 

unchanged to $1,194.7 billion. This followed a 0.5

percent May decrease. The unfilled orders-to-shipments 

ratio was 6.94, down from 6.99 in May.

 Inventories, up four of the last five months, increased

$3.6 billion or 0.6 percent to $653.6 billion. This 

followed a 0.1 percent May increase. The inventoriesto-shipments ratio was 1.35, unchanged from May.

New Orders

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in June,

up following two consecutive monthly decreases, 

increased $7.7 billion or 3.4 percent to $234.9 billion, 

virtually unchanged from the previously published 3.4

percent increase. This followed a 2.3 percent May

decrease.

 Transportation equipment, also up following two 

consecutive monthly decreases, led the increase, $6.7

billion or 9.3 percent to $78.5 billion.

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods

increased $1.0 billion or 0.4 percent to $243.6 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in June, up 

following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased 

$1.2 billion or 0.5 percent to $240.0 billion, up from the 

previously published 0.1 percent increase. This

followed a 0.4 percent May decrease.

 Transportation equipment, also up following two 

consecutive monthly decreases, led the increase, $1.0

billion or 1.3 percent to $78.0 billion.

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up four 

of the last five months, increased $1.0 billion or 0.4

percent to $243.6 billion. This followed a virtually 

unchanged May increase. Petroleum and coal products,

also up four of the last five months, led the increase, 

$0.7 billion or 1.4 percent to $53.0 billion.

Unfilled Orders 

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

June, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, 

increased less than $0.1 billion or virtually unchanged to 

$1,194.7 billion, down from the previously published 0.1 

percent increase. This followed a 0.5 percent May

decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, also up following two 

consecutive monthly decreases, drove the increase, $0.5

billion or 0.1 percent to $799.1 billion. 

Inventories

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in June, up 

twenty-four of the last twenty-five months, increased 

$2.6 billion or 0.6 percent to $403.0 billion, up from the 

previously published 0.4 percent increase. This was at 

the highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.2 percent May

decrease.

 Transportation equipment, up eighteen of the last 

nineteen months, led the increase, $1.6 billion or 1.2

percent to $131.8 billion.

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

three consecutive months, increased $1.0 billion or 0.4

percent to $250.6 billion. This followed a 0.5 percent

May increase. Petroleum and coal products, up four of 

the last five months, led the increase, $0.9 billion or 2.3

percent to $39.4 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, June materials and supplies

increased 0.3 percent in durable goods and increased 0.5

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

1.1 percent in durable goods and increased 1.2 percent in

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.4 percent

in durable goods and increased 0.1 percent in nondurable 

goods.

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

data, call (301) 763-4673 or go to www.census.gov/m3. The Advance Report on durable goods for July is scheduled for release on August 26, 2015 at 8:30 

a.m. EDT and the Full Report on September 2, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description. To receive the latest updates on the Nation's 

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“Virtually unchanged” indicates that the change is less than 0.05 percent for a percent increase or decrease.
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 June May Apr. 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2015p 2014 2014

 All manufacturing industries.................. 483,530 481,347 482,323 0.5 -0.2 0.0 512,244 486,421 485,384 525,249 2,874,657 2,982,098 -3.6

 Excluding transportation................... 405,553 404,336 404,808 0.3 -0.1 0.1 426,128 409,584 408,127 447,544 2,412,442 2,555,365 -5.6

 Excluding defense.............................. 470,705 469,643 470,634 0.2 -0.2 0.1 498,170 474,984 474,456 512,462 2,804,492 2,912,136 -3.7

 With unfilled orders............................ 172,153 171,032 172,123 0.7 -0.6 -0.1 188,507 170,658 170,184 182,496 1,027,191 992,865 3.5

 Durable goods industries......................... 239,969 238,793 239,866 0.5 -0.4 -0.3 261,433 237,892 240,279 252,586 1,431,241 1,391,517 2.9

 Wood products....................................... 7,835 7,773 7,874 0.8 -1.3 -1.3 8,795 8,437 8,459 9,404 47,790 47,798 0.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 9,561 9,494 9,673 0.7 -1.9 -0.7 10,531 9,796 9,848 10,463 56,234 55,429 1.5

 Primary metals....................................... 21,234 21,325 21,500 -0.4 -0.8 -2.4 22,094 21,430 22,136 24,091 132,345 138,762 -4.6

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,940 9,991 9,994 -0.5 0.0 -1.5 10,285 9,917 10,226 11,904 61,656 69,614 -11.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 9,718 9,749 9,901 -0.3 -1.5 -3.3 10,042 9,902 10,252 10,335 60,853 59,257 2.7

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,576 1,585 1,605 -0.6 -1.2 -2.4 1,767 1,611 1,658 1,852 9,836 9,891 -0.6

 Fabricated metal products....................... 29,906 29,903 30,057 0.0 -0.5 -0.2 31,863 30,145 30,424 31,755 179,619 177,244 1.3

 Machinery............................................. 33,544 33,429 33,217 0.3 0.6 0.2 36,430 33,900 33,830 35,762 200,714 203,126 -1.2

 Farm machinery................................. 1,758 1,619 1,609 8.6 0.6 2.4 1,732 1,679 2,025 2,257 10,856 18,877 -42.5

 Construction machinery..................... 3,594 3,669 3,779 -2.0 -2.9 1.5 3,599 3,718 3,893 2,833 22,365 16,402 36.4

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,741 1,773 1,925 -1.8 -7.9 -4.6 1,854 1,703 1,787 2,882 11,559 16,538 -30.1

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,145 2,984 2,848 5.4 4.8 15.5 3,366 2,921 2,673 2,960 15,911 17,267 -7.9

 Photographic equipment...................... 533 527 552 1.1 -4.5 -0.2 557 484 483 608 3,050 3,306 -7.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,881 3,890 3,927 -0.2 -0.9 -1.2 4,970 4,256 3,923 4,942 23,569 23,288 1.2

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,850 3,003 2,743 -5.1 9.5 -0.1 3,153 2,839 2,628 2,766 16,316 15,023 8.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,174 4,097 4,001 1.9 2.4 -11.4 4,343 4,224 4,106 4,069 25,087 22,464 11.7

 Material handling equipment............... 2,594 2,556 2,578 1.5 -0.9 6.0 2,697 2,560 2,536 2,422 14,730 14,267 3.2

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 29,409 29,322 28,993 0.3 1.1 0.4 33,029 27,276 27,923 31,658 169,240 165,139 2.5

 Computers........................................ 699 683 708 2.3 -3.5 -2.7 978 649 650 1,121 3,986 4,494 -11.3

 Computer storage devices..................... 464 459 449 1.1 2.2 -8.6 790 338 269 1,038 2,767 3,790 -27.0

 Other peripheral equipment................ 983 953 963 3.1 -1.0 -7.8 1,463 825 767 1,427 5,820 5,513 5.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,398 3,318 3,429 2.4 -3.2 1.3 4,254 3,166 2,997 3,986 19,800 19,255 2.8

 Defense communications equipment.... 283 310 355 -8.7 -12.7 -11.5 270 295 371 343 2,045 2,188 -6.5

 Audio and video equipment.................... 256 253 252 1.2 0.4 27.3 241 237 212 317 1,273 1,781 -28.5

 Electronic components......................... 4,756 4,621 4,610 2.9 0.2 4.0 5,424 4,625 4,489 4,193 26,329 21,448 22.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,347 1,365 1,276 -1.3 7.0 -5.1 1,518 1,330 1,133 1,366 7,777 7,231 7.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,706 2,701 2,672 0.2 1.1 -0.3 2,920 2,590 2,478 2,869 15,400 15,154 1.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 9,275 9,181 9,218 1.0 -0.4 1.6 10,858 8,858 8,517 10,295 54,751 51,723 5.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,193 10,296 10,438 -1.0 -1.4 -0.1 11,140 10,280 10,247 11,387 61,900 61,677 0.4

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 951 956 984 -0.5 -2.8 5.0 963 894 942 989 5,516 5,751 -4.1

 Household appliances........................ 1,614 1,626 1,636 -0.7 -0.6 -1.4 1,736 1,687 1,682 1,864 9,787 10,130 -3.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,094 3,184 3,267 -2.8 -2.5 0.6 3,604 3,168 3,092 3,845 19,429 19,943 -2.6

 Batteries........................................... 875 847 850 3.3 -0.4 -1.0 891 777 817 855 4,857 4,987 -2.6

 Transportation equipment........................ 77,977 77,011 77,515 1.3 -0.7 -0.4 86,116 76,837 77,257 77,705 462,215 426,733 8.3

 Automobiles..................................... 9,053 9,391 9,422 -3.6 -0.3 0.7 9,787 9,378 9,301 8,851 53,754 49,578 8.4

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 13,093 12,882 12,555 1.6 2.6 -3.5 14,371 13,018 13,231 12,214 78,031 73,517 6.1

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 3,107 3,112 3,163 -0.2 -1.6 0.0 3,456 3,129 3,208 2,898 18,562 15,064 23.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 25,544 25,397 25,656 0.6 -1.0 -0.1 27,425 25,961 26,696 24,325 155,231 140,838 10.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 14,227 14,364 14,851 -1.0 -3.3 3.3 16,683 13,451 13,449 15,201 83,439 70,599 18.2

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 5,466 4,513 4,468 21.1 1.0 -3.7 6,144 4,466 4,020 5,215 27,296 28,062 -2.7

 Ships and boats................................. 2,849 2,755 2,785 3.4 -1.1 -0.5 3,139 2,838 2,859 3,078 16,700 17,296 -3.4

 Furniture and related products.................. 6,310 6,271 6,255 0.6 0.3 0.7 6,492 6,231 6,154 6,070 37,010 34,822 6.3

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 14,000 13,969 14,344 0.2 -2.6 0.9 14,943 13,560 14,001 14,291 84,174 80,787 4.2

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 243,561 242,554 242,457 0.4 0.0 0.3 250,811 248,529 245,105 272,663 1,443,416 1,590,581 -9.3

 Food products....................................... 65,963 65,980 66,033 0.0 -0.1 -0.5 65,212 64,843 64,664 65,835 391,056 394,527 -0.9

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 8,257 8,431 8,325 -2.1 1.3 1.6 7,844 7,713 7,911 7,687 47,780 48,605 -1.7

 Dairy products.................................. 9,989 10,012 9,936 -0.2 0.8 -0.7 9,925 9,928 9,689 10,617 59,049 63,844 -7.5

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 19,175 19,146 19,286 0.2 -0.7 -1.5 19,626 19,325 19,081 20,536 115,505 117,012 -1.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,442 12,502 12,811 -0.5 -2.4 1.4 13,187 13,199 12,912 13,179 73,804 72,722 1.5

 Beverages......................................... 8,838 8,919 8,988 -0.9 -0.8 -0.5 9,583 9,616 9,089 9,767 52,726 53,481 -1.4

 Tobacco............................................ 3,604 3,583 3,823 0.6 -6.3 6.2 3,604 3,583 3,823 3,412 21,078 19,241 9.5

 Textile mills........................................... 2,563 2,531 2,556 1.3 -1.0 -0.1 2,721 2,631 2,647 2,796 15,522 15,962 -2.8

 Textile products................................... 1,889 1,893 1,896 -0.2 -0.2 2.4 2,034 1,983 1,946 2,073 11,575 11,401 1.5

 Apparel................................................ 1,129 1,125 1,115 0.4 0.9 -2.4 1,070 1,008 991 1,067 6,315 5,934 6.4

 Leather and allied products...................... 461 463 483 -0.4 -4.1 1.5 483 459 488 493 2,801 2,731 2.6

 Paper products...................................... 15,954 16,092 16,272 -0.9 -1.1 0.1 16,505 16,127 16,059 16,854 96,013 95,098 1.0

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 7,059 7,104 7,179 -0.6 -1.0 0.4 7,222 7,027 7,101 7,158 42,523 41,691 2.0

 Paperboard containers........................ 5,188 5,218 5,264 -0.6 -0.9 -1.6 5,465 5,222 5,200 5,901 31,059 31,078 -0.1

 Printing................................................. 7,247 7,184 7,152 0.9 0.4 -0.2 7,137 7,298 7,399 6,777 42,327 40,939 3.4

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 53,030 52,302 51,451 1.4 1.7 0.5 54,831 55,901 51,788 75,445 301,707 434,527 -30.6

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 49,474 48,653 47,528 1.7 2.4 0.0 50,668 52,130 47,961 70,796 280,513 411,767 -31.9

 Chemical products..................................... 63,568 63,346 63,578 0.4 -0.4 0.9 66,911 65,412 66,439 67,489 386,265 398,916 -3.2

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 4,645 4,564 4,740 1.8 -3.7 0.2 4,976 5,796 6,919 4,334 33,099 29,058 13.9

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 15,609 15,362 15,043 1.6 2.1 0.7 16,510 15,522 15,282 15,010 90,723 88,822 2.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,250 3,316 3,296 -2.0 0.6 -0.2 3,591 3,602 3,664 3,578 20,206 19,870 1.7

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 19,315 19,136 19,110 0.9 0.1 -0.5 20,720 19,668 19,772 20,655 116,031 117,824 -1.5

p

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

1

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

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

where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes.

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

2 Estimates and percent changes of shipments for the semiconductor industry are included in computers and electronic products, and all other applicable aggregate totals. 

 

Year to date
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Table 2. Value of Manufacturers' New Orders for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

June May Apr. May -Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 June May Apr. 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2015p 2014 2014

All manufacturing industries2........................ 478,499 469,833 475,026 1.8 -1.1 -0.7 509,206 468,957 473,214 533,247 2,827,483 3,004,382 -5.9

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 400,007 398,026 398,403 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 419,247 403,385 402,697 446,899 2,388,743 2,554,580 -6.5

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 467,739 458,983 464,474 1.9 -1.2 -0.4 494,310 460,239 463,858 515,043 2,763,635 2,923,664 -5.5

 With unfilled orders2

............................. 172,158 164,728 169,616 4.5 -2.9 -2.1 189,574 157,301 163,806 194,997 1,008,042 1,046,616 -3.7

 Durable goods industries2......................... 234,938 227,279 232,569 3.4 -2.3 -1.7 258,395 220,428 228,109 260,584 1,384,067 1,413,801 -2.1

 Primary metals........................................ 21,244 21,550 21,514 -1.4 0.2 0.6 21,920 21,200 21,826 24,681 132,316 141,595 -6.6

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,930 10,279 10,250 -3.4 0.3 4.9 10,274 9,944 10,252 12,573 62,181 71,789 -13.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 9,636 9,680 9,710 -0.5 -0.3 -5.4 9,879 9,642 10,044 10,386 60,407 59,747 1.1

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,678 1,591 1,554 5.5 2.4 15.3 1,767 1,614 1,530 1,722 9,728 10,059 -3.3

 Fabricated metal products........................ 30,285 29,703 29,550 2.0 0.5 0.7 31,574 30,277 30,330 31,467 181,197 182,963 -1.0

 Machinery............................................. 32,368 31,901 31,780 1.5 0.4 0.2 34,331 31,885 33,233 37,988 196,298 216,082 -9.2

 Construction machinery........................ 3,318 3,205 3,334 3.5 -3.9 5.4 3,059 3,100 3,607 2,677 19,742 18,773 5.2

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,404 1,331 1,784 5.5 -25.4 -2.1 1,640 1,394 1,572 3,289 10,433 17,386 -40.0

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,963 2,913 2,738 1.7 6.4 29.0 3,174 2,677 2,847 3,305 15,621 18,631 -16.2

 Photographic equipment....................... 498 478 645 4.2 -25.9 -10.2 434 461 675 472 3,214 3,149 2.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,944 3,924 3,759 0.5 4.4 -9.2 4,811 4,150 3,951 4,802 23,883 24,418 -2.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,755 2,927 2,732 -5.9 7.1 -3.7 2,963 2,690 2,727 2,654 16,354 15,045 8.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 3,756 3,695 3,471 1.7 6.5 -11.5 4,061 3,659 3,557 5,645 22,709 26,294 -13.6

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,945 2,803 2,556 5.1 9.7 7.3 3,024 2,778 2,614 2,776 16,055 15,290 5.0

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 24,727 24,813 24,685 -0.3 0.5 -3.3 28,709 23,356 23,236 27,739 146,694 139,247 5.3

 Computers........................................ 763 609 795 25.3 -23.4 4.7 1,042 575 737 1,235 4,143 4,690 -11.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,688 3,548 3,429 3.9 3.5 -9.7 4,055 3,176 3,514 3,659 22,010 22,294 -1.3

 Defense communications equipment....... 269 336 346 -19.9 -2.9 4.8 301 284 358 398 2,128 2,026 5.0

 Electronic components......................... 4,761 4,656 4,676 2.3 -0.4 5.8 5,343 4,627 4,613 4,133 26,704 21,649 23.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,503 1,579 1,463 -4.8 7.9 -13.8 1,794 1,505 1,685 1,884 9,590 9,169 4.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,437 2,598 2,673 -6.2 -2.8 -10.7 2,780 2,293 2,415 3,205 15,030 14,891 0.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 9,397 9,554 9,368 -1.6 2.0 -2.1 10,692 9,240 8,418 10,243 55,962 52,349 6.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,112 9,975 10,382 1.4 -3.9 -2.8 11,140 9,954 10,275 11,996 62,358 64,038 -2.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 936 942 944 -0.6 -0.2 -4.6 975 882 956 1,027 5,539 5,779 -4.2

 Household appliances.......................... 1,632 1,599 1,714 2.1 -6.7 -3.0 1,661 1,654 1,825 1,808 9,927 10,226 -2.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,119 3,189 3,268 -2.2 -2.4 -2.6 3,626 3,179 3,145 3,949 19,988 20,541 -2.7

 Transportation equipment........................ 78,492 71,807 76,623 9.3 -6.3 -4.0 89,959 65,572 70,517 86,348 438,740 449,802 -2.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 25,564 25,414 25,775 0.6 -1.4 2.5 27,002 25,811 26,338 24,272 154,680 141,712 9.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 17,107 10,343 15,147 65.4 -31.7 -10.7 20,569 5,090 8,744 18,489 67,743 81,603 -17.0

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 5,078 3,876 4,296 31.0 -9.8 -14.1 6,655 3,113 3,588 7,926 23,376 28,311 -17.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,737 2,176 1,961 25.8 11.0 -13.0 3,324 1,837 2,422 2,493 14,450 26,626 -45.7

 Furniture and related products................... 6,305 6,271 6,154 0.5 1.9 -2.3 6,484 6,368 6,394 6,197 38,247 36,104 5.9

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 243,561 242,554 242,457 0.4 0.0 0.3 250,811 248,529 245,105 272,663 1,443,416 1,590,581 -9.3

p

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

calculated. For further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations see <http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/>.

Year to date
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Table 3. Value of Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry June

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 June May Apr. 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2014

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,194,700 1,194,695 1,200,999 0.0 -0.5 -0.2 1,195,753 1,194,686 1,208,043 1,143,562 4.6

 Excluding transportation2...................... 395,554 396,064 397,164 -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 398,475 401,251 403,343 396,068 0.6

 Excluding defense2

............................. 1,012,307 1,010,237 1,015,687 0.2 -0.5 -0.1 1,011,036 1,010,791 1,021,429 942,382 7.3

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,194,700 1,194,695 1,200,999 0.0 -0.5 -0.2 1,195,753 1,194,686 1,208,043 1,143,562 4.6

 Primary metals........................................ 35,860 35,850 35,625 0.0 0.6 0.0 36,153 36,327 36,557 37,419 -3.4

 Iron and steel mills............................... 18,569 18,579 18,291 -0.1 1.6 1.4 18,909 18,920 18,893 20,634 -8.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 12,181 12,263 12,332 -0.7 -0.6 -1.5 12,187 12,350 12,610 11,887 2.5

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 5,110 5,008 5,002 2.0 0.1 -1.0 5,057 5,057 5,054 4,898 3.2

 Fabricated metal products......................... 82,236 81,857 82,057 0.5 -0.2 -0.6 83,404 83,693 83,561 83,368 0.0

 Machinery.............................................. 112,488 113,664 115,192 -1.0 -1.3 -1.2 112,763 114,862 116,877 121,026 -6.8

 Construction machinery......................... 6,606 6,882 7,346 -4.0 -6.3 -5.7 6,519 7,059 7,677 9,160 -28.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 9,910 10,247 10,689 -3.3 -4.1 -1.3 10,013 10,227 10,536 12,863 -22.2

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,434 8,616 8,687 -2.1 -0.8 -1.3 8,550 8,742 8,986 10,395 -17.7

 Photographic equipment........................ 1,651 1,686 1,735 -2.1 -2.8 5.7 1,638 1,761 1,784 1,548 5.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 7,674 7,611 7,577 0.8 0.4 -2.2 7,694 7,853 7,959 7,042 9.3

 Metalworking machinery........................ 6,878 6,973 7,049 -1.4 -1.1 -0.2 6,860 7,050 7,199 7,342 -6.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 32,545 32,963 33,365 -1.3 -1.2 -1.6 32,567 32,849 33,414 35,745 -8.9

 Material handling equipment................... 11,806 11,455 11,208 3.1 2.2 -0.2 12,075 11,748 11,530 10,015 20.6

 Computers and electronic products2............. 133,656 133,302 132,601 0.3 0.5 0.4 133,994 134,209 134,022 123,658 8.4

 Computers......................................... 2,629 2,565 2,639 2.5 -2.8 3.4 2,629 2,565 2,639 2,185 20.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 35,977 35,687 35,457 0.8 0.6 0.0 35,963 36,162 36,152 31,192 15.3

 Defense communications equipment........ 2,928 2,942 2,916 -0.5 0.9 -0.3 2,975 2,944 2,955 3,145 -5.4

 Electronic components.......................... 11,000 10,995 10,960 0.0 0.3 0.6 10,974 11,055 11,053 10,580 3.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 19,153 18,997 18,783 0.8 1.1 1.0 19,328 19,052 18,877 16,058 20.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 32,394 32,663 32,766 -0.8 -0.3 0.0 32,529 32,669 32,966 33,111 -1.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 29,575 29,453 29,080 0.4 1.3 0.5 29,596 29,762 29,380 27,387 8.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 22,693 22,774 23,095 -0.4 -1.4 -0.2 23,017 23,017 23,343 22,217 3.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,100 1,115 1,129 -1.3 -1.2 -3.4 1,129 1,117 1,129 1,130 -0.1

 Household appliances........................... 1,710 1,692 1,719 1.1 -1.6 4.8 1,664 1,739 1,772 1,382 20.4

 Electrical equipment............................. 9,563 9,538 9,533 0.3 0.1 0.0 9,661 9,639 9,628 8,788 9.9

 Transportation equipment......................... 799,146 798,631 803,835 0.1 -0.6 -0.1 797,278 793,435 804,700 747,494 6.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 21,671 21,651 21,634 0.1 0.1 0.6 21,479 21,902 22,052 19,794 8.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 611,718 608,838 612,859 0.5 -0.7 0.0 608,080 604,194 612,555 546,289 11.3

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 65,151 65,539 66,176 -0.6 -1.0 -0.3 65,469 64,958 66,311 70,834 -7.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 27,936 28,048 28,627 -0.4 -2.0 -2.8 28,703 28,518 29,519 36,003 -20.3

 Furniture and related products................... 7,763 7,768 7,768 -0.1 0.0 -1.3 8,286 8,294 8,157 7,629 8.6

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry June

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 June May Apr. 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2014

 All manufacturing industries...................... 653,560 649,972 649,569 0.6 0.1 0.2 649,046 654,101 652,942 649,512 -0.1

 Excluding transportation........................ 521,721 519,743 519,451 0.4 0.1 0.2 518,518 523,083 521,733 527,326 -1.7

 Excluding defense............................. 625,864 623,024 623,005 0.5 0.0 0.1 621,369 627,134 626,174 623,929 -0.4

 With unfilled orders............................. 328,792 326,829 327,815 0.6 -0.3 0.1 327,035 329,374 329,873 315,037 3.8

 Durable goods industries........................ 403,008 400,446 401,392 0.6 -0.2 0.2 400,131 403,242 403,681 384,922 4.0

 Wood products........................................ 11,285 11,228 11,212 0.5 0.1 0.7 11,048 11,106 11,213 10,292 7.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 13,174 13,167 13,140 0.1 0.2 -0.1 13,310 13,434 13,390 13,139 1.3

 Primary metals......................................... 37,580 37,750 38,024 -0.5 -0.7 -0.6 37,183 37,618 37,911 37,641 -1.2

 Iron and steel mills............................... 21,792 21,850 22,028 -0.3 -0.8 -1.8 21,460 21,646 21,852 22,235 -3.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 13,786 13,904 14,018 -0.8 -0.8 1.2 13,743 13,944 14,037 13,477 2.0

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,002 1,996 1,978 0.3 0.9 -0.2 1,980 2,028 2,022 1,929 2.6

 Fabricated metal products......................... 49,268 49,085 49,296 0.4 -0.4 0.1 49,221 49,554 49,779 47,725 3.1

 Machinery.............................................. 67,072 66,946 67,185 0.2 -0.4 0.1 66,610 67,730 67,639 65,628 1.5

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,328 3,377 3,322 -1.5 1.7 -4.2 3,420 3,497 3,403 4,163 -17.8

 Construction machinery......................... 7,337 7,242 7,318 1.3 -1.0 3.5 7,334 7,200 7,365 5,273 39.1

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 5,614 5,716 5,893 -1.8 -3.0 -2.2 5,679 5,873 6,004 7,249 -21.7

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,023 5,986 6,062 0.6 -1.3 -4.2 6,020 6,042 6,052 6,330 -4.9

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,379 1,387 1,377 -0.6 0.7 0.1 1,353 1,381 1,330 1,304 3.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 5,407 5,351 5,334 1.0 0.3 -0.4 5,431 5,656 5,590 5,018 8.2

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,652 5,656 5,682 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 5,645 5,677 5,636 5,304 6.4

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,003 10,031 10,162 -0.3 -1.3 1.0 9,591 10,154 10,144 9,652 -0.6

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,155 4,123 4,099 0.8 0.6 1.3 4,174 4,099 4,063 3,878 7.6

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 46,169 45,860 45,990 0.7 -0.3 0.7 45,572 46,229 46,041 43,547 4.7

 Computers......................................... 1,290 1,200 1,169 7.5 2.7 4.9 1,278 1,207 1,147 1,062 20.3

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,543 1,516 1,477 1.8 2.6 0.9 1,431 1,511 1,415 1,325 8.0

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,269 1,278 1,286 -0.7 -0.6 0.0 1,225 1,320 1,302 1,332 -8.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,784 4,920 4,951 -2.8 -0.6 -0.5 4,693 4,935 4,865 5,181 -9.4

 Defense communications equipment........ 831 813 815 2.2 -0.2 1.7 831 813 815 954 -12.9

 Audio and video equipment.................... 824 802 802 2.7 0.0 8.1 768 725 737 622 23.5

 Electronic components.......................... 8,282 8,094 8,185 2.3 -1.1 -0.1 8,161 8,168 8,382 7,204 13.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,448 3,405 3,424 1.3 -0.6 0.8 3,413 3,403 3,453 3,172 7.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,094 3,116 3,098 -0.7 0.6 1.3 3,113 3,274 3,147 2,715 14.7

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 14,472 14,526 14,623 -0.4 -0.7 0.2 14,327 14,749 14,710 14,330 0.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,615 16,547 16,673 0.4 -0.8 0.1 16,663 16,775 16,835 16,034 3.9

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,829 1,813 1,876 0.9 -3.4 -0.2 1,839 1,840 1,881 1,852 -0.7

 Household appliances........................... 2,066 2,056 2,046 0.5 0.5 0.1 2,093 2,091 2,095 2,061 1.6

 Electrical equipment............................. 5,083 5,037 5,022 0.9 0.3 -0.4 5,014 5,113 5,072 4,905 2.2

 Batteries............................................ 1,357 1,346 1,341 0.8 0.4 0.0 1,392 1,372 1,360 1,335 4.3

 Transportation equipment......................... 131,839 130,229 130,118 1.2 0.1 0.3 130,528 131,018 131,209 122,186 6.8

 Automobiles....................................... 5,057 5,102 5,115 -0.9 -0.3 -0.2 4,633 4,992 5,166 3,990 16.1

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 3,931 3,918 3,939 0.3 -0.5 0.3 3,649 3,925 3,993 3,457 5.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,967 1,889 1,829 4.1 3.3 3.7 1,939 1,934 1,839 1,571 23.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 25,391 25,283 25,224 0.4 0.2 -0.4 24,999 25,280 25,387 22,671 10.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 66,628 65,951 66,246 1.0 -0.4 -0.3 66,615 67,024 67,001 63,716 4.5

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,433 12,923 12,957 -3.8 -0.3 2.2 12,403 13,014 13,027 12,652 -2.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,149 2,157 2,148 -0.4 0.4 -0.9 2,150 2,093 2,123 2,404 -10.6

 Furniture and related products.................... 7,208 7,156 7,102 0.7 0.8 -0.3 7,419 7,238 7,056 6,894 7.6

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 22,798 22,478 22,652 1.4 -0.8 0.1 22,577 22,540 22,608 21,836 3.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 250,552 249,526 248,177 0.4 0.5 0.2 248,915 250,859 249,261 264,590 -5.9

 Food products........................................ 52,773 52,960 52,767 -0.4 0.4 0.3 51,350 51,647 51,429 52,157 -1.5

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,952 5,828 5,741 2.1 1.5 -2.1 5,756 5,492 5,628 6,135 -6.2

 Dairy products.................................... 8,048 8,014 8,004 0.4 0.1 -1.2 8,337 8,326 8,225 8,855 -5.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,184 9,458 9,486 -2.9 -0.3 0.1 9,043 9,391 9,277 9,425 -4.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 20,056 19,994 19,691 0.3 1.5 -0.1 19,473 19,814 19,815 18,824 3.4

 Beverages......................................... 15,781 15,761 15,493 0.1 1.7 -0.3 15,394 15,676 15,619 15,019 2.5

 Tobacco............................................ 4,275 4,233 4,198 1.0 0.8 0.5 4,079 4,138 4,196 3,805 7.2

 Textile mills............................................ 3,245 3,246 3,223 0.0 0.7 -0.6 3,257 3,278 3,238 3,281 -0.7

 Textile products...................................... 2,964 2,970 2,979 -0.2 -0.3 -0.4 2,989 3,009 3,003 3,106 -3.8

 Apparel................................................. 2,511 2,505 2,480 0.2 1.0 1.9 2,562 2,477 2,395 2,253 13.7

 Leather and allied products....................... 870 876 863 -0.7 1.5 -0.1 877 883 839 871 0.7

 Paper products....................................... 16,653 16,577 16,557 0.5 0.1 0.0 16,609 16,636 16,584 16,220 2.4

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 7,384 7,285 7,242 1.4 0.6 0.0 7,348 7,368 7,290 6,398 14.8

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,643 4,669 4,704 -0.6 -0.7 0.0 4,644 4,669 4,693 5,227 -11.2

 Printing.................................................. 5,813 5,760 5,747 0.9 0.2 1.3 5,861 5,709 5,751 5,477 7.0

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 39,387 38,512 37,437 2.3 2.9 1.2 39,471 39,499 37,685 53,468 -26.2

 Petroleum refineries............................. 34,611 33,803 32,683 2.4 3.4 2.1 34,679 34,712 32,930 48,614 -28.7

 Chemical products..................................... 81,580 81,527 81,841 0.1 -0.4 -0.1 81,789 82,920 83,407 84,116 -2.8

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,707 4,755 4,769 -1.0 -0.3 5.0 4,313 4,619 4,952 4,484 -3.8

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 31,641 31,473 31,445 0.5 0.1 0.2 32,288 32,363 32,207 32,009 0.9

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,595 3,680 3,777 -2.3 -2.6 -0.3 3,643 3,787 3,952 3,671 -0.8

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 24,700 24,599 24,592 0.4 0.0 -0.2 24,677 24,987 25,115 24,817 -0.6

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

1

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

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

where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. 2 Estimates of inventories for the semiconductor industry data are included in computers and electronic products, and all other applicable aggregate totals. 

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.
 6 

Table 5. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments, New Orders, Unfilled Orders, and Total Inventories for 

 Topical Series1, 2

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date

Industry % Change6

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 June May Apr. 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2015p 2014 2014

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 483,530 481,347 482,323 0.5 -0.2 0.0 512,244 486,421 485,384 525,249 2,874,657 2,982,098 -3.6

 Construction materials and supplies....... 45,670 45,710 46,439 -0.1 -1.6 0.0 50,620 47,579 47,765 51,384 274,217 271,523 1.0

 Information technology......................... 23,809 23,701 23,846 0.5 -0.6 -0.1 28,003 22,782 21,839 27,404 140,247 136,396 2.8

 Computers and related products........... 2,146 2,095 2,120 2.4 -1.2 -6.3 3,231 1,812 1,686 3,586 12,573 13,797 -8.9

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 50,797 50,782 50,796 0.0 0.0 -0.8 55,039 51,486 52,436 48,288 305,578 278,997 9.5

 Capital goods...................................... 89,175 88,052 89,080 1.3 -1.2 0.6 99,446 86,161 85,630 95,975 525,079 509,410 3.1

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 78,803 78,665 79,634 0.2 -1.2 0.9 88,243 76,917 76,710 85,982 468,811 453,908 3.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 69,094 68,901 69,177 0.3 -0.4 0.2 76,823 67,886 67,274 75,585 412,785 408,125 1.1

 Defense capital goods4........................ 10,372 9,387 9,446 10.5 -0.6 -1.9 11,203 9,244 8,920 9,993 56,268 55,502 1.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 195,031 194,225 193,075 0.4 0.6 -0.1 200,305 197,657 193,170 215,878 1,145,177 1,265,082 -9.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,491 35,536 35,306 -0.1 0.7 -0.7 38,179 35,777 36,135 34,502 212,323 201,400 5.4

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 159,540 158,689 157,769 0.5 0.6 0.1 162,126 161,880 157,035 181,376 932,854 1,063,682 -12.3

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 478,499 469,833 475,026 1.8 -1.1 -0.7 509,206 468,957 473,214 533,247 2,827,483 3,004,382 -5.9

 Construction materials and supplies....... 46,176 45,623 46,161 1.2 -1.2 -0.5 50,559 47,864 48,040 51,442 276,243 277,504 -0.5

 Information technology......................... 24,014 24,033 24,260 -0.1 -0.9 -5.0 27,787 22,652 22,830 28,435 145,251 143,252 1.4

 Computers and related products........... 2,210 2,021 2,207 9.4 -8.4 -3.8 3,295 1,738 1,773 3,700 12,730 13,993 -9.0

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 50,817 50,799 50,915 0.0 -0.2 0.5 54,616 51,336 52,078 48,235 305,027 279,871 9.0

 Capital goods...................................... 89,270 82,448 87,369 8.3 -5.6 -3.4 101,902 75,145 81,108 105,561 509,990 545,603 -6.5

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 80,282 73,608 79,256 9.1 -7.1 -2.2 89,478 68,409 73,935 91,729 457,519 480,582 -4.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 67,992 67,530 68,051 0.7 -0.8 -0.7 74,476 66,037 67,827 79,052 414,575 429,777 -3.5

 Defense capital goods4........................ 8,988 8,840 8,113 1.7 9.0 -13.5 12,424 6,736 7,173 13,832 52,471 65,021 -19.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 195,035 194,207 193,001 0.4 0.6 -0.2 200,068 197,545 193,110 215,818 1,145,297 1,265,345 -9.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,495 35,518 35,232 -0.1 0.8 -1.3 37,942 35,665 36,075 34,442 212,443 201,663 5.3

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 159,540 158,689 157,769 0.5 0.6 0.1 162,126 161,880 157,035 181,376 932,854 1,063,682 -12.3

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,194,700 1,194,695 1,200,999 0.0 -0.5 -0.2 1,195,753 1,194,686 1,208,043 1,143,562 (X) (X) 4.6

 Construction materials and supplies....... 55,002 54,496 54,583 0.9 -0.2 -0.5 55,668 55,729 55,444 53,531 (X) (X) 4.0

 Information technology......................... 134,627 134,422 134,090 0.2 0.2 0.3 135,221 135,437 135,567 125,543 (X) (X) 7.7

 Computers and related products........... 2,629 2,565 2,639 2.5 -2.8 3.4 2,629 2,565 2,639 2,185 (X) (X) 20.3

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 21,671 21,651 21,634 0.1 0.1 0.6 21,479 21,902 22,052 19,794 (X) (X) 8.5

 Capital goods...................................... 907,744 907,649 913,253 0.0 -0.6 -0.2 909,145 906,689 917,705 859,451 (X) (X) 5.8

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 758,411 756,932 761,989 0.2 -0.7 0.0 757,702 756,467 764,975 693,441 (X) (X) 9.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 246,489 247,591 248,962 -0.4 -0.6 -0.5 248,156 250,503 252,352 243,177 (X) (X) 2.0

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 149,333 150,717 151,264 -0.9 -0.4 -0.9 151,443 150,222 152,730 166,010 (X) (X) -8.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 5,482 5,478 5,496 0.1 -0.3 -1.3 5,383 5,620 5,732 4,850 (X) (X) 11.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 5,482 5,478 5,496 0.1 -0.3 -1.3 5,383 5,620 5,732 4,850 (X) (X) 11.0

 All manufacturing industries................... 653,560 649,972 649,569 0.6 0.1 0.2 649,046 654,101 652,942 649,512 (X) (X) -0.1

 Construction materials and supplies....... 66,110 65,832 66,103 0.4 -0.4 -0.1 66,029 66,684 67,074 63,634 (X) (X) 3.8

 Information technology......................... 39,344 39,387 39,543 -0.1 -0.4 0.6 38,884 39,807 39,482 38,019 (X) (X) 2.3

 Computers and related products........... 4,102 3,994 3,932 2.7 1.6 1.8 3,934 4,038 3,864 3,719 (X) (X) 5.8

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 36,346 36,192 36,107 0.4 0.2 -0.1 35,220 36,131 36,385 31,689 (X) (X) 11.1

 Capital goods...................................... 200,040 198,109 198,974 1.0 -0.4 0.4 199,365 200,078 200,162 192,345 (X) (X) 3.6

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 177,280 176,176 177,319 0.6 -0.6 0.1 176,594 178,217 178,373 171,679 (X) (X) 2.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 121,728 121,313 121,864 0.3 -0.5 0.2 120,853 122,377 122,101 118,847 (X) (X) 1.7

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 22,760 21,933 21,655 3.8 1.3 2.9 22,771 21,861 21,789 20,666 (X) (X) 10.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 189,058 187,892 186,142 0.6 0.9 0.5 186,835 188,093 185,799 197,945 (X) (X) -5.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 29,469 29,298 29,252 0.6 0.2 0.5 28,530 29,156 29,258 26,844 (X) (X) 6.3

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 159,589 158,594 156,890 0.6 1.1 0.5 158,305 158,937 156,541 171,101 (X) (X) -7.5

X Not Applicable p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

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

estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences, where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes.

2

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

3

 Nondefense capital goods industries include: small arms and ordnance; farm machinery and equipment; construction machinery; mining, oil, and gas field machinery; industrial 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 Group1 

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry June

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 June May Apr. 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2014

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 216,453 215,646 216,181 0.4 -0.2 0.2 214,248 215,300 216,309 216,208 -0.9

 Durable goods industries.......................... 134,612 134,175 134,681 0.3 -0.4 0.1 132,849 133,744 134,336 130,761 1.6

 Wood products................................... 4,542 4,562 4,573 -0.4 -0.2 2.9 4,310 4,297 4,318 3,993 7.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 5,121 5,120 5,084 0.0 0.7 1.5 5,136 5,129 5,103 5,113 0.4

 Primary metals.................................... 14,377 14,552 14,738 -1.2 -1.3 -0.4 14,171 14,213 14,352 14,563 -2.7

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,877 17,774 17,948 0.6 -1.0 -0.3 17,734 17,710 18,015 17,778 -0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 26,475 26,482 26,532 0.0 -0.2 0.4 26,365 26,752 26,644 25,344 4.0

 Computers and electronic products........ 19,100 18,918 19,048 1.0 -0.7 0.0 18,812 18,973 19,090 18,072 4.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,494 6,508 6,695 -0.2 -2.8 0.4 6,494 6,571 6,703 6,662 -2.5

 Transportation equipment..................... 29,211 28,905 28,870 1.1 0.1 -0.5 28,371 28,651 28,950 28,145 0.8

 Furniture and related products............... 3,745 3,721 3,677 0.6 1.2 -0.1 3,800 3,744 3,675 3,541 7.3

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,670 7,633 7,516 0.5 1.6 0.0 7,656 7,704 7,486 7,550 1.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 81,841 81,471 81,500 0.5 0.0 0.3 81,399 81,556 81,973 85,447 -4.7

 Food products.................................... 18,205 17,959 17,912 1.4 0.3 0.1 17,814 17,367 17,721 17,838 -0.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 5,126 5,133 5,075 -0.1 1.1 0.0 4,979 5,119 5,189 4,942 0.7

 Textiles.............................................. 1,179 1,175 1,161 0.3 1.2 0.3 1,189 1,190 1,168 1,170 1.6

 Textile products................................... 1,140 1,144 1,192 -0.3 -4.0 1.1 1,153 1,161 1,202 1,177 -2.0

 Apparel............................................. 859 845 827 1.7 2.2 3.9 879 842 815 677 29.8

 Leather and allied products.................... 252 248 245 1.6 1.2 0.4 252 249 242 257 -1.9

 Paper products.................................... 8,569 8,545 8,514 0.3 0.4 0.0 8,543 8,535 8,493 8,230 3.8

 Printing ............................................. 2,806 2,822 2,801 -0.6 0.7 1.9 2,823 2,803 2,791 2,697 4.7

 Petroleum and coal products................. 8,790 8,565 8,449 2.6 1.4 1.7 8,948 8,941 8,679 12,118 -26.2

 Chemical products................................ 24,956 25,098 25,371 -0.6 -1.1 -0.2 24,942 25,390 25,616 26,149 -4.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,959 9,937 9,953 0.2 -0.2 0.4 9,877 9,959 10,057 10,192 -3.1

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 206,938 204,633 203,923 1.1 0.3 0.3 205,740 206,270 205,619 202,846 1.4

 Durable goods industries.......................... 158,350 156,619 156,629 1.1 0.0 0.1 158,142 158,209 157,934 148,588 6.4

 Wood products................................... 2,385 2,344 2,254 1.7 4.0 -0.6 2,392 2,373 2,288 2,155 11.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,505 1,506 1,497 -0.1 0.6 1.3 1,535 1,540 1,543 1,374 11.7

 Primary metals.................................... 11,516 11,424 11,590 0.8 -1.4 -1.1 11,439 11,457 11,715 11,023 3.8

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,112 13,113 13,272 0.0 -1.2 -0.5 13,077 13,214 13,317 13,123 -0.4

 Machinery.......................................... 19,456 19,541 19,678 -0.4 -0.7 -1.0 19,211 19,772 19,662 19,667 -2.3

 Computers and electronic products........ 15,809 15,539 15,366 1.7 1.1 0.7 15,899 15,798 15,580 14,719 8.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,996 3,945 3,906 1.3 1.0 0.0 3,989 4,017 3,951 3,602 10.7

 Transportation equipment..................... 85,631 84,294 84,196 1.6 0.1 0.5 85,636 85,089 84,988 78,548 9.0

 Furniture and related products............... 1,052 1,079 1,048 -2.5 3.0 0.0 1,067 1,086 1,047 1,009 5.7

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,888 3,834 3,822 1.4 0.3 2.7 3,897 3,863 3,843 3,368 15.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 48,588 48,014 47,294 1.2 1.5 0.9 47,598 48,061 47,685 54,258 -12.3

 Food products.................................... 5,582 5,638 5,516 -1.0 2.2 2.6 5,072 5,194 5,108 4,917 3.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,299 7,233 7,121 0.9 1.6 0.8 6,714 6,917 7,038 6,297 6.6

 Textiles.............................................. 769 766 778 0.4 -1.5 1.4 767 770 778 797 -3.8

 Textile products................................... 448 448 450 0.0 -0.4 0.2 448 454 459 437 2.5

 Apparel............................................. 326 326 321 0.0 1.6 -4.7 350 330 317 356 -1.7

 Leather and allied products.................... 99 93 91 6.5 2.2 -6.2 95 94 92 93 2.2

 Paper products.................................... 1,339 1,312 1,294 2.1 1.4 -1.4 1,341 1,318 1,301 1,278 4.9

 Printing ............................................. 1,385 1,340 1,327 3.4 1.0 2.1 1,348 1,276 1,337 1,210 11.4

 Petroleum and coal products................. 11,234 10,600 10,146 6.0 4.5 6.5 11,092 10,862 10,450 17,418 -36.3

 Chemical products................................ 17,398 17,552 17,545 -0.9 0.0 -2.1 17,658 18,106 18,049 18,795 -6.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,709 2,706 2,705 0.1 0.0 -1.1 2,713 2,740 2,756 2,660 2.0

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 230,169 229,693 229,465 0.2 0.1 0.1 229,058 232,531 231,014 230,458 -0.6

 Durable goods industries.......................... 110,046 109,652 110,082 0.4 -0.4 0.3 109,140 111,289 111,411 105,573 3.4

 Wood products................................... 4,358 4,322 4,385 0.8 -1.4 -0.7 4,346 4,436 4,607 4,144 4.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,548 6,541 6,559 0.1 -0.3 -1.6 6,639 6,765 6,744 6,652 -0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 11,687 11,774 11,696 -0.7 0.7 -0.3 11,573 11,948 11,844 12,055 -4.0

 Fabricated metal products........................ 18,279 18,198 18,076 0.4 0.7 0.9 18,410 18,630 18,447 16,824 9.4

 Machinery.......................................... 21,141 20,923 20,975 1.0 -0.2 0.7 21,034 21,206 21,333 20,617 2.0

 Computers and electronic products........ 11,260 11,403 11,576 -1.3 -1.5 1.8 10,861 11,458 11,371 10,756 1.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,125 6,094 6,072 0.5 0.4 0.0 6,180 6,187 6,181 5,770 7.1

 Transportation equipment..................... 16,997 17,030 17,052 -0.2 -0.1 0.7 16,521 17,278 17,271 15,493 6.6

 Furniture and related products............... 2,411 2,356 2,377 2.3 -0.9 -0.8 2,552 2,408 2,334 2,344 8.9

 Miscellaneous products......................... 11,240 11,011 11,314 2.1 -2.7 -0.7 11,024 10,973 11,279 10,918 1.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 120,123 120,041 119,383 0.1 0.6 -0.1 119,918 121,242 119,603 124,885 -4.0

 Food products.................................... 28,986 29,363 29,339 -1.3 0.1 0.0 28,464 29,086 28,600 29,402 -3.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,631 7,628 7,495 0.0 1.8 -1.0 7,780 7,778 7,588 7,585 2.6

 Textiles.............................................. 1,297 1,305 1,284 -0.6 1.6 -2.7 1,301 1,318 1,292 1,314 -1.0

 Textile products................................... 1,376 1,378 1,337 -0.1 3.1 -1.9 1,388 1,394 1,342 1,492 -7.0

 Apparel............................................. 1,326 1,334 1,332 -0.6 0.2 2.4 1,333 1,305 1,263 1,220 9.3

 Leather and allied products.................... 519 535 527 -3.0 1.5 0.8 530 540 505 521 1.7

 Paper products.................................... 6,745 6,720 6,749 0.4 -0.4 0.2 6,725 6,783 6,790 6,712 0.2

 Printing ............................................. 1,622 1,598 1,619 1.5 -1.3 -0.4 1,690 1,630 1,623 1,570 7.6

 Petroleum and coal products................. 19,363 19,347 18,842 0.1 2.7 -1.6 19,431 19,696 18,556 23,932 -18.8

 Chemical products................................ 39,226 38,877 38,925 0.9 -0.1 0.9 39,189 39,424 39,742 39,172 0.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 12,032 11,956 11,934 0.6 0.2 -0.5 12,087 12,288 12,302 11,965 1.0

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

1

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

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

where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes.

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revisions.
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Table 7. Ratios of Manufacturers' Inventories to Shipments and Unfilled Orders 

 to Shipments, by Industry Group 1

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio2

Industry Jun May Apr Mar Jun May Apr Mar

2015p 2015r 2015 2015 2015p 2015r 2015 2015

All manufacturing industries3............................ 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.68 1.68 1.67 1.67 6.94 6.99 6.98 6.99

 Wood products.............................................. 1.44 1.44 1.42 1.40 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.38 1.39 1.36 1.35 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.77 1.77 1.77 1.74 1.69 1.68 1.66 1.62

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.65 1.64 1.64 1.64 2.83 2.82 2.81 2.83

 Machinery..................................................... 2.00 2.00 2.02 2.02 3.63 3.66 3.73 3.78

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.57 1.56 1.59 1.58 5.95 6.01 5.95 5.99

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.63 1.61 1.60 1.59 2.44 2.41 2.41 2.41

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.69 1.69 1.68 1.67 15.16 15.47 15.35 15.39

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.14 1.14 1.14 1.15 1.44 1.45 1.45 1.48

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.63 1.61 1.58 1.59 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 1.03 1.03 1.02 1.02 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.79 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.61 1.60 1.54 1.56 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Textile products............................................ 1.57 1.57 1.57 1.62 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.22 2.23 2.22 2.13 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 1.89 1.89 1.79 1.82 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.04 1.03 1.02 1.02 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

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

 Chemical products......................................... 1.28 1.29 1.29 1.30 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.28 1.29 1.29 1.28 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

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

2

 Excludes the following industries with no unfilled orders: Wood products; nonmetallic mineral products; 

medical equipment and supplies; office supplies; other miscellaneous manufacturing; cutlery and handtools;

farm and garden machinery; computer storage and peripheral devices; audio and video equipment; manufacturing

and reproducing magnetic and optical media; batteries; automobiles; light trucks and utility vehicles; heavy duty

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

3 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Jun3 Jun3 Jun3 Jun3

Industry 2014- 2014- 2014- 2014-

Jun2 May Jun2 May Jun2 May Jun2 May

2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015

 

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

Durable goods industries....................... 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.7 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 0.2 0.4 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.4

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.5 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Machinery.......................................... 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.8 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... -0.1 0.4 -0.5 0.5 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.2 0.5 -1.4 1.0 -0.8 0.3 0.0 0.4

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.8 0.4 0.4 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.7 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.3

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Textile products.................................. (X) 2.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.9

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Paper products.................................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.3

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories 

are for the end of the period. Not seasonally adjusted estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar 

reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences, where appropriate, 

as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted 

for price changes.

2

 The current month revisions are the difference between the advance percent change and the percent change as shown in this

 publication.

3

 The twelve month revisions are the differences between the month-to-month percent changes of the preliminary and

final estimates. The monthly averages are the simple averages of the absolute values of the differences for the months specified. 

The advance to final percent change revisions for the durable goods industries are shown in the advance report for the month.

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes 1

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description

This report is compiled from results of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, 

and Orders (M3) survey, which is a voluntary survey authorized by Title 13 of the United States Code. 

This survey provides statistics on a calendar-month basis for manufacturers' value of shipments, new 

orders (net of cancellations), end-of-month order backlog (unfilled orders), end-of-month total inventory 

(at current cost or market value), and inventories by stage of fabrication (materials and supplies, work-inprocess, and finished goods). Data published from the M3 survey are based on a panel of approximately 

4,800 reporting units that represent approximately 3,000 companies and provide an indication of month-tomonth change for the Manufacturing Sector. These reporting units may be divisions of diversified large 

companies, large homogenous companies, or single-unit manufacturers in 92 industry categories, which are 

combined into 65 publication levels due to the small monthly panel size. The survey methodology 

assumes that the month-to-month changes of the total operations of the reporting units in the M3 panel 

effectively represent the month-to-month movements of all establishments that make up the category.

The companies for which shipments data are currently reported or imputed in the M3 survey represent 

approximately 61 percent of the total value of shipments for manufacturing establishments in the 2012 

Economic Census, and these companies include almost two-thirds of the manufacturing companies with 

$500 million or more in shipments in the 2012 Economic Census. The companies for which shipments 

data are currently reported in the M3 survey represent approximately 54 percent of the total value of 

shipments for manufacturing establishments in the 2012 Economic Census. Statistics based on the M3 

panel differ from the results that would be obtained from a complete enumeration of all manufacturing 

companies. The M3 panel is not based on a probability sample; therefore, the sampling errors that are 

normally provided with sample surveys cannot be measured. Nonsampling errors are attributable to many 

sources. The use of company or divisional reports to estimate the monthly change for establishments is one 

source of nonsampling error. The use of primarily large companies to represent the month-to-month 

movement of all companies is another potential source. Any corrections will be published in the full 

report. Corrections received after the full report will be released in the next month’s advance report. Any 

revisions made later than two months will be reflected in the annual benchmark publication.

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