FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2006, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Patrick Kent 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (06)-7 

CB06-138 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

July 2006

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in July, down 

following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased 

$2.4 billion or 0.6 percent to $405.1 billion, the U.S. 

Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 1.5 

percent June increase. 

 Shipments, up two of the last three months, increased 

$0.1 billion to $403.9 billion. This followed a 0.1 

percent June decrease. 

 Unfilled orders, up fourteen of the last fifteen months, 

increased $8.2 billion or 1.3 percent to $630.2 billion. 

This was at the highest level since the series was first 

stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.7 

percent June increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments 

ratio was 4.28, up from 4.23 in June. 

 Inventories, up nine of the last ten months, increased 

$3.0 billion or 0.6 percent to $473.0 billion. This 

followed a 0.9 percent June increase. The inventoriesto-shipments ratio was 1.17, up from 1.16 in June. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in July, 

down following two consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $5.4 billion or 2.5 percent to $211.3 billion, 

revised from the previously published 2.4 percent 

decrease. This followed a 3.3 percent June increase. 

 Transportation equipment, down three of the last four 

months, had the largest decrease, $6.3 billion or 10.1 

percent to $56.2 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $3.0 billion or 1.6 percent to $193.8 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in July, 

down following two consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $2.8 billion or 1.3 percent to $210.2 billion, 

unchanged from the previously published decrease. This 

followed a 0.2 percent June increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down three of the last four 

months, had the largest decrease, $3.8 billion or 6.7 

percent to $53.2 billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up four 

of the last five months, increased $3.0 billion or 1.6 

percent to $193.8 billion. This was at the highest level 

since the series began and was led by chemical products, 

which increased $1.5 billion or 3.0 percent to $50.0 

billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

July, up fourteen of the last fifteen months, increased 

$8.2 billion or 1.3 percent to $630.2 billion, revised from 

the previously published 1.4 percent increase. This was 

at the highest level since the series began and followed a 

1.7 percent June increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up fourteen of the last 

fifteen months, had the largest increase, $3.0 billion or 

0.9 percent to $329.5 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in July, up 

six of the last seven months, increased $2.8 billion or 1.0 

percent to $286.1 billion, unchanged from the previously 

published increase. This followed a 0.9 percent June 

increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up five consecutive months, had the largest increase, $0.8 billion or 1.2 percent to 

$67.2 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

seven of the last eight months, increased $0.2 billion or 

0.1 percent to $186.9 billion. This was at the highest 

level since the series began and was due to plastics and 

rubber products, which increased $0.2 billion or 1.2 

percent to $19.3 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, July materials and supplies 

increased 1.0 percent in durable goods and 0.1 percent in 

nondurable goods. Work in process increased 1.0 

percent in durable goods and decreased 0.8 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 1.0 percent 

in durable goods and 0.4 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 August is scheduled for release on September 27, 2006, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on 

October 4, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description. 
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

July June May June - May -Apr. - July June May July 2006/

2006p 2006r 2006 July June May 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2005

 All manufacturing industries .................. 403,949 403,835 404,199 0.0 -0.1 2.5 372,307 430,567 416,851 345,443 2,760,842 2,579,334 7.0

 Excluding transportation ................... 350,733 346,792 346,589 1.1 0.1 2.0 333,955 366,581 355,880 306,633 2,374,613 2,206,280 7.6

 Excluding defense .............................. 394,662 394,392 394,748 0.1 -0.1 2.5 363,766 420,313 407,580 337,434 2,697,036 2,519,095 7.1

 With unfilled orders ........................... 147,120 147,049 146,256 0.0 0.5 2.6 130,183 161,234 149,300 116,633 999,819 914,477 9.3

 Durable goods industries ........................210,150 212,998 212,676 -1.3 0.2 3.0 183,087 233,706 218,232 169,094 1,451,805 1,347,496 7.7

 Wood products................................. ...... 8,006 8,354 8,406 -4.2 -0.6 0.4 7,909 9,198 8,862 8,631 59,600 59,908 -0.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 10,124 10,130 10,143 -0.1 -0.1 2.1 9,935 10,866 10,692 9,266 70,123 63,364 10.7

 Primary metals............................ .......... 19,972 19,532 19,102 2.3 2.3 7.8 18,164 20,448 20,016 14,031 130,192 113,376 14.8

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,218 8,982 8,732 2.6 2.9 4.9 8,426 9,411 9,165 6,721 61,119 57,645 6.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,057 8,869 8,721 2.1 1.7 12.5 8,252 9,232 9,100 5,930 57,449 44,852 28.1

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,697 1,681 1,649 1.0 1.9 1.2 1,486 1,805 1,751 1,380 11,624 10,879 6.8

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,660 24,888 24,744 -0.9 0.6 1.4 23,125 26,544 25,784 21,237 170,819 157,642 8.4

 Machinery............................................. 27,673 27,429 26,934 0.9 1.8 1.3 25,911 30,083 27,868 22,681 189,262 169,498 11.7

 Farm machinery................................. 1,615 1,533 1,503 5.3 2.0 -5.4 1,669 1,568 1,658 1,548 11,818 11,754 0.5

 Construction machinery..................... 3,077 3,078 3,115 0.0 -1.2 9.3 2,787 3,429 3,552 2,378 21,940 18,511 18.5

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,120 1,144 1,089 -2.1 5.1 3.8 1,091 1,223 1,064 850 7,501 6,212 20.8

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,305 2,824 2,624 17.0 7.6 -20.3 3,376 3,137 2,385 2,481 19,646 17,889 9.8

 Photographic equipment...................... 640 629 648 1.7 -2.9 -0.8 599 710 643 579 4,285 4,023 6.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,576 3,508 3,430 1.9 2.3 4.1 3,469 4,263 3,562 2,820 23,478 20,047 17.1

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,735 2,697 2,848 1.4 -5.3 2.9 2,402 2,960 2,703 2,290 19,105 16,444 16.2

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,269 3,658 3,333 -10.6 9.8 7.3 2,891 3,835 3,536 2,709 23,433 21,456 9.2

 Material handling equipment............... 2,204 2,200 2,183 0.2 0.8 6.7 1,962 2,380 2,180 1,737 14,784 12,641 17.0

 Computers and electronic products ......... 35,617 34,949 35,099 1.9 -0.4 1.6 31,497 40,084 33,250 28,393 238,425 218,142 9.3

 Computers........................................ 5,040 4,179 4,443 20.6 -5.9 -8.1 5,329 4,789 3,810 4,816 32,672 31,510 3.7

 Computer storage devices................... 597 679 623 -12.1 9.0 23.1 350 1,126 473 291 4,066 3,709 9.6

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,202 1,161 1,200 3.5 -3.3 0.5 921 1,496 1,086 895 7,851 8,166 -3.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 4,853 5,513 5,365 -12.0 2.8 -6.1 3,975 6,527 5,151 3,915 36,045 31,010 16.2

 Defense communications equipment... 499 559 503 -10.7 11.1 -23.3 422 560 514 349 3,528 2,749 28.3

 Audio and video equipment.................. 914 919 885 -0.5 3.8 2.8 782 844 754 706 5,725 5,943 -3.7

 Semiconductors ................................. 7,003 6,635 7,035 5.5 -5.7 16.1 6,218 7,150 6,838 5,638 47,086 42,365 11.1

 Electronic components....................... 5,106 5,118 4,834 -0.2 5.9 4.2 4,576 5,598 4,823 3,652 32,695 28,621 14.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 987 890 957 10.9 -7.0 3.1 898 975 986 813 6,499 6,342 2.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,897 2,841 2,868 2.0 -0.9 1.3 2,805 3,004 2,934 2,519 19,371 17,657 9.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 5,960 5,856 5,830 1.8 0.4 0.8 4,712 7,422 5,377 4,227 39,147 35,861 9.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,324 10,238 10,410 0.8 -1.7 3.4 9,397 10,978 10,575 8,526 69,195 62,404 10.9

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,120 1,081 1,058 3.6 2.2 0.7 973 1,124 1,056 842 7,220 6,855 5.3

 Household appliances........................ 2,094 2,139 2,136 -2.1 0.1 -0.9 1,890 2,361 2,176 1,902 14,269 13,645 4.6

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,268 3,205 3,269 2.0 -2.0 1.6 3,007 3,487 3,336 2,703 22,208 19,646 13.0

 Batteries........................................... 572 524 558 9.2 -6.1 4.7 477 550 535 428 3,523 3,283 7.3

 Transportation equipment...................... 53,216 57,043 57,610 -6.7 -1.0 5.3 38,352 63,986 60,971 38,810 386,229 373,054 3.5

 Automobiles..................................... 6,555 7,205 7,219 -9.0 -0.2 2.5 3,923 7,985 7,827 4,459 48,311 47,789 1.1

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 9,694 12,599 12,647 -23.1 -0.4 6.7 5,549 14,333 13,496 6,929 81,973 81,228 0.9

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,244 1,961 2,216 14.4 -11.5 7.0 2,100 2,194 2,366 1,738 15,134 13,530 11.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,906 18,694 18,710 1.1 -0.1 3.1 13,556 20,312 20,402 13,236 129,198 130,896 -1.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 7,389 7,986 7,947 -7.5 0.5 20.7 5,803 9,671 8,153 4,997 52,383 40,065 30.7

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,380 3,231 3,515 4.6 -8.1 3.1 3,025 3,727 3,254 2,722 22,808 22,155 2.9

 Ships and boats................................. 1,895 2,129 1,934 -11.0 10.1 -1.5 1,614 2,260 2,074 1,724 13,537 15,397 -12.1

 Furniture and related products................. 7,547 7,710 7,718 -2.1 -0.1 -0.4 7,209 7,769 7,652 7,046 52,866 49,502 6.8

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,011 12,725 12,510 2.2 1.7 1.3 11,588 13,750 12,562 10,473 85,094 80,606 5.6

 Nondurable goods industries................... 193,799 190,837 191,523 1.6 -0.4 1.9 189,220 196,861 198,619 176,349 1,309,037 1,231,838 6.3

 Food products....................................... 44,355 44,041 44,184 0.7 -0.3 0.1 42,039 44,407 44,355 42,271 303,891 303,424 0.2

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 4,233 4,166 4,222 1.6 -1.3 -0.3 4,102 4,047 4,310 4,101 29,150 29,624 -1.6

 Dairy products.................................. 6,041 5,957 5,922 1.4 0.6 1.3 5,837 6,059 6,093 6,051 41,480 42,892 -3.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 13,916 13,894 13,819 0.2 0.5 -0.2 13,586 14,503 14,111 14,103 96,785 99,203 -2.4

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 10,002 10,209 10,269 -2.0 -0.6 5.4 10,227 10,830 11,024 9,903 69,115 65,585 5.4

 Beverages......................................... 6,444 6,475 6,515 -0.5 -0.6 1.5 6,669 7,096 7,270 6,678 44,983 42,776 5.2

 Tobacco............................................ 3,558 3,734 3,754 -4.7 -0.5 13.1 3,558 3,734 3,754 3,225 24,132 22,809 5.8

 Textile mills........................................... 2,855 2,815 2,806 1.4 0.3 0.1 2,622 2,995 2,845 2,798 19,742 21,924 -10.0

 Textile products................................... 2,928 2,923 2,957 0.2 -1.1 1.4 2,932 3,081 2,938 2,864 20,381 19,714 3.4

 Apparel................................................ 2,954 2,987 3,122 -1.1 -4.3 1.3 2,944 3,005 3,039 2,830 20,502 18,806 9.0

 Leather and allied products..................... 496 485 464 2.3 4.5 3.1 494 507 437 434 3,236 3,307 -2.1

 Paper products...................................... 13,882 13,834 13,931 0.3 -0.7 1.3 13,587 14,539 14,457 12,749 96,231 93,065 3.4

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,234 6,261 6,241 -0.4 0.3 1.3 6,182 6,450 6,369 5,859 43,197 41,925 3.0

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,955 3,913 3,971 1.1 -1.5 4.1 3,861 4,155 4,163 3,554 26,985 26,003 3.8

 Printing................................................. 7,715 7,707 7,640 0.1 0.9 1.8 7,233 7,723 7,567 6,969 51,361 51,573 -0.4

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 41,253 39,846 39,504 3.5 0.9 3.5 43,016 41,332 42,408 35,866 264,885 220,334 20.2

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 38,400 37,074 36,772 3.6 0.8 3.2 39,876 38,068 39,373 33,439 246,380 205,262 20.0

 Chemical products.................................. 50,031 48,559 49,421 3.0 -1.7 1.5 47,891 49,894 51,217 44,313 339,719 321,312 5.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 2,389 2,138 2,132 11.7 0.3 -3.2 2,032 2,513 3,124 2,016 17,827 18,147 -1.8

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 13,712 13,108 13,839 4.6 -5.3 4.3 12,826 12,615 13,796 11,366 88,757 84,657 4.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,659 2,736 2,791 -2.8 -2.0 3.2 2,735 3,078 3,092 2,700 19,515 18,863 3.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,328 17,431 17,225 -0.6 1.2 2.8 16,235 18,548 18,332 15,352 119,974 112,794 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

July June May June - May -Apr. - July June May July 2006/

2006p 2006r 2006 July June May 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2005

All manufacturing industries 2................... 405,104 407,504 401,362 -0.6 1.5 1.0 372,566 429,873 411,759 342,084 2,771,427 2,570,443 7.8

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 348,861 344,949 342,919 1.1 0.6 1.7 332,281 360,790 351,759 301,026 2,357,545 2,179,868 8.2

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 394,805 395,532 393,238 -0.2 0.6 1.1 364,873 417,653 405,615 336,797 2,707,178 2,517,340 7.5

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 155,278 157,353 150,454 -1.3 4.6 -0.6 136,660 167,690 151,046 118,912 1,057,490 947,951 11.6

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 211,305 216,667 209,839 -2.5 3.3 0.3 183,346 233,012 213,140 165,735 1,462,390 1,338,605 9.2

 Primary metals............................ ............ 20,058 19,725 19,700 1.7 0.1 6.2 18,167 20,164 20,353 14,055 132,179 111,712 18.3

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,153 9,127 9,117 0.3 0.1 0.7 8,354 9,204 9,328 6,779 62,160 55,417 12.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,152 8,854 8,917 3.4 -0.7 14.1 8,283 9,140 9,286 5,871 58,056 45,283 28.2

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,753 1,744 1,666 0.5 4.7 -0.7 1,530 1,820 1,739 1,405 11,963 11,012 8.6

 Fabricated metal products...................... 25,078 26,639 25,296 -5.9 5.3 -0.2 23,550 27,511 27,150 21,507 177,587 162,895 9.0

 Machinery............................................. 29,181 28,737 28,621 1.5 0.4 4.3 26,878 29,867 29,110 22,483 198,166 174,627 13.5

 Construction machinery....................... 3,265 3,483 3,434 -6.3 1.4 15.9 2,545 3,498 3,723 2,118 22,368 19,834 12.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,442 1,231 1,219 17.1 1.0 11.8 1,409 1,199 1,286 920 8,632 6,791 27.1

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,246 3,028 2,659 7.2 13.9 -21.2 3,523 3,103 2,334 2,701 22,020 17,711 24.3

 Photographic equipment...................... 617 647 664 -4.6 -2.6 6.8 604 693 641 601 4,399 4,183 5.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,900 3,720 3,738 4.8 -0.5 12.1 3,820 4,111 3,949 2,804 24,927 20,501 21.6

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,929 2,871 2,899 2.0 -1.0 2.5 2,625 3,037 2,755 2,360 19,773 17,672 11.9

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 3,540 3,857 3,891 -8.2 -0.9 14.6 3,128 4,034 3,980 2,784 25,216 21,853 15.4

 Material handling equipment............... 2,434 2,260 2,345 7.7 -3.6 1.7 1,893 2,386 2,182 1,191 15,664 13,470 16.3

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 31,217 29,479 27,881 5.9 5.7 -1.9 27,483 33,783 25,297 22,371 198,854 181,434 9.6

 Computers........................................ 5,171 4,288 4,409 20.6 -2.7 -6.7 5,460 4,898 3,776 4,526 32,410 30,926 4.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,874 5,911 5,314 -17.5 11.2 9.7 3,860 6,573 4,948 4,004 37,585 33,244 13.1

 Defense communications equipment... 1,015 669 410 51.7 63.2 -13.3 939 738 292 438 3,859 3,331 15.9

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 5,245 5,165 4,887 1.5 5.7 6.2 4,737 5,682 4,834 3,526 33,162 28,530 16.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 1,850 885 892 109.0 -0.8 -17.3 1,729 911 868 823 8,191 6,685 22.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,850 3,045 2,865 26.4 6.3 -15.1 3,338 3,244 2,413 1,935 21,695 18,668 16.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 5,940 6,158 5,840 -3.5 5.4 -6.0 4,858 7,678 5,349 4,655 40,570 38,023 6.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,641 10,817 11,062 -1.6 -2.2 2.6 9,984 11,280 11,275 8,759 73,498 63,948 14.9

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,001 1,110 1,245 -9.8 -10.8 7.1 834 1,227 1,304 820 7,803 7,129 9.5

 Household appliances.......................... 2,376 2,046 2,154 16.1 -5.0 -1.8 2,231 2,182 2,206 2,004 14,669 13,730 6.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,508 4,024 3,377 -12.8 19.2 -3.0 3,372 4,108 3,491 2,996 24,462 20,775 17.7

 Transportation equipment........................ 56,243 62,555 58,443 -10.1 7.0 -2.8 40,285 69,083 60,000 41,058 413,882 390,575 6.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,356 18,938 18,745 2.2 1.0 -0.1 14,469 20,136 19,955 13,783 131,330 131,136 0.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 10,086 11,282 10,523 -10.6 7.2 -19.5 8,363 13,592 10,573 8,883 80,214 61,182 31.1

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 3,066 2,999 2,751 2.2 9.0 23.1 2,102 3,235 2,118 1,585 21,939 16,604 32.1

 Ships and boats................................. 1,701 3,919 1,780 -56.6 120.2 5.6 1,057 3,866 1,621 1,230 16,084 12,340 30.3

 Furniture and related products................. 7,560 7,534 7,676 0.3 -1.8 -1.5 7,381 7,538 7,738 6,989 53,402 49,899 7.0

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 193,799 190,837 191,523 1.6 -0.4 1.9 189,220 196,861 198,619 176,349 1,309,037 1,231,838 6.3

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

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July July

2006p 2006r 2006 July June May 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 06/05

All manufacturing industries 1................... 630,198 622,040 611,736 1.3 1.7 0.7 630,099 623,622 617,166 524,711 20.1

 Excluding transportation 1................... 300,685 295,554 290,762 1.7 1.6 1.2 301,306 296,762 295,403 259,343 16.2

 Excluding defense 1............................. 488,669 481,523 473,748 1.5 1.6 1.2 489,111 481,786 477,296 382,502 27.9

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 630,198 622,040 611,736 1.3 1.7 0.7 630,099 623,622 617,166 524,711 20.1

 Primary metals........................................ 27,494 27,408 27,215 0.3 0.7 2.2 27,261 27,258 27,542 20,118 35.5

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 17,413 17,478 17,333 -0.4 0.8 2.3 17,166 17,238 17,445 11,443 50.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,937 6,842 6,857 1.4 -0.2 2.9 6,969 6,938 7,030 5,830 19.5

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 3,144 3,088 3,025 1.8 2.1 0.6 3,126 3,082 3,067 2,845 9.9

 Fabricated metal products...................... 53,029 52,611 50,860 0.8 3.4 1.1 53,873 53,448 52,481 45,976 17.2

 Machinery............................................. 71,107 69,599 68,291 2.2 1.9 2.5 70,609 69,642 69,858 57,194 23.5

 Construction machinery....................... 8,364 8,176 7,771 2.3 5.2 4.3 8,004 8,246 8,177 6,190 29.3

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 3,439 3,117 3,030 10.3 2.9 4.5 3,465 3,147 3,171 2,073 67.1

 Industrial machinery............................ 11,063 11,122 10,918 -0.5 1.9 0.3 11,218 11,071 11,105 9,384 19.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,396 1,419 1,401 -1.6 1.3 1.2 1,408 1,403 1,420 1,039 35.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 8,456 8,132 7,920 4.0 2.7 4.0 8,488 8,137 8,289 5,323 59.5

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,785 6,591 6,417 2.9 2.7 0.8 6,873 6,650 6,573 6,564 4.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 11,745 11,474 11,275 2.4 1.8 5.2 11,717 11,480 11,281 9,419 24.4

 Material handling equipment............... 8,915 8,685 8,625 2.6 0.7 1.9 8,734 8,803 8,797 6,901 26.6

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 115,052 112,449 111,284 2.3 1.0 -0.2 115,090 112,886 112,037 106,977 7.6

 Computers......................................... 4,440 4,309 4,200 3.0 2.6 -0.8 4,440 4,309 4,200 4,350 2.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 27,898 27,877 27,479 0.1 1.4 -0.2 28,059 28,174 28,128 27,860 0.7

 Defense communications equipment... 6,853 6,337 6,227 8.1 1.8 -1.5 6,824 6,307 6,129 6,659 2.5

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 11,801 11,662 11,615 1.2 0.4 0.5 11,777 11,616 11,532 11,061 6.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 6,088 5,225 5,230 16.5 -0.1 -1.2 6,065 5,234 5,298 4,155 46.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 37,135 36,182 35,978 2.6 0.6 0.0 36,971 36,438 36,198 34,614 6.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 20,837 20,857 20,555 -0.1 1.5 0.0 20,954 20,808 20,552 18,278 14.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 21,898 21,581 21,002 1.5 2.8 3.2 22,137 21,550 21,248 16,523 34.0

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,460 2,579 2,550 -4.6 1.1 7.9 2,556 2,695 2,592 1,964 30.1

 Household appliances.......................... 1,007 725 818 38.9 -11.4 2.3 982 641 820 663 48.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 12,628 12,388 11,569 1.9 7.1 0.9 12,729 12,364 11,743 9,804 29.8

 Transportation equipment........................ 329,513 326,486 320,974 0.9 1.7 0.3 328,793 326,860 321,763 265,368 23.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,186 18,736 18,492 2.4 1.3 0.2 19,224 18,311 18,487 15,700 22.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 195,673 192,976 189,680 1.4 1.7 1.4 195,265 192,705 188,784 129,391 50.9

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 44,463 44,777 45,009 -0.7 -0.5 -1.7 44,639 45,562 46,054 43,279 3.1

 Ships and boats................................. 15,842 16,036 14,246 -1.2 12.6 -1.1 15,409 15,966 14,360 14,972 2.9

 Furniture and related products................. 7,345 7,332 7,508 0.2 -2.3 -0.6 7,576 7,404 7,635 7,064 7.2

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

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July July

2006p 2006r 2006 July June May 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 06/05

 All manufacturing industries .................. 473,038 470,001 465,617 0.6 0.9 0.7 476,584 467,923 469,533 450,132 5.9

 Excluding transportation ...................... 405,803 403,572 400,039 0.6 0.9 0.7 408,460 402,280 403,508 384,904 6.1

 Excluding defense ............................. 453,946 451,209 446,435 0.6 1.1 0.7 457,323 449,019 450,344 430,698 6.2

 With unfilled orders ............................. 222,420 220,283 218,490 1.0 0.8 0.8 224,550 219,379 220,618 211,772 6.0

 Durable goods industries ........................ 286,120 283,293 280,856 1.0 0.9 0.7 288,877 282,122 283,672 273,305 5.7

 Wood products................................. ...... 11,631 11,684 11,576 -0.5 0.9 1.5 11,411 11,487 11,515 11,476 -0.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 10,866 10,743 10,639 1.1 1.0 0.1 11,024 10,856 10,884 10,339 6.6

 Primary metals............................ ............ 27,862 27,475 27,185 1.4 1.1 2.7 28,073 27,379 27,255 25,832 8.7

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 15,315 15,055 14,822 1.7 1.6 0.8 15,517 14,964 14,764 15,032 3.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,439 10,321 10,263 1.1 0.6 5.8 10,451 10,274 10,313 8,637 21.0

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,108 2,099 2,100 0.4 0.0 1.3 2,105 2,141 2,178 2,163 -2.7

 Fabricated metal products...................... 36,336 36,040 35,519 0.8 1.5 0.6 36,762 36,292 36,094 34,895 5.4

 Machinery............................................. 45,075 44,860 44,906 0.5 -0.1 0.8 45,128 44,626 45,289 43,186 4.5

 Farm machinery................................. 2,165 2,179 2,168 -0.6 0.5 1.3 2,102 2,177 2,177 2,292 -8.3

 Construction machinery........................ 4,135 4,113 4,072 0.5 1.0 2.6 4,093 4,124 4,105 3,537 15.7

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................. 2,867 2,788 2,751 2.8 1.3 1.5 2,923 2,843 2,840 2,452 19.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,896 6,983 6,842 -1.2 2.1 1.5 6,934 7,058 6,996 6,739 2.9

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,425 1,351 1,415 5.5 -4.5 0.1 1,424 1,350 1,461 1,394 2.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,987 3,894 3,955 2.4 -1.5 1.5 4,000 3,869 4,083 3,762 6.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,154 4,188 4,223 -0.8 -0.8 -1.5 4,204 4,123 4,225 4,449 -5.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 5,028 4,965 4,984 1.3 -0.4 1.9 5,034 4,833 4,915 4,463 12.8

 Material handling equipment............... 2,830 2,849 2,888 -0.7 -1.4 0.9 2,782 2,851 2,901 2,768 0.5

 Computers and electronic products ......... 45,185 44,627 44,451 1.3 0.4 0.0 45,974 44,198 44,921 42,338 8.6

 Computers......................................... 1,170 1,149 1,096 1.8 4.8 0.1 1,165 1,154 1,113 1,158 0.6

 Computer storage devices................... 1,019 1,035 1,006 -1.5 2.9 0.3 1,061 978 1,070 1,096 -3.2

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,982 1,995 1,975 -0.7 1.0 -1.4 2,030 1,949 2,025 2,179 -6.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment..................................... 8,969 8,993 9,091 -0.3 -1.1 -4.2 9,003 8,626 9,143 8,904 1.1

 Defense communications equipment... 966 903 1,087 7.0 -16.9 -1.6 967 895 1,110 996 -2.9

 Audio and video equipment.................. 919 880 895 4.4 -1.7 3.1 951 835 842 890 6.9

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 6,818 6,777 6,613 0.6 2.5 1.1 6,955 6,771 6,680 6,147 13.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,886 2,822 2,762 2.3 2.2 2.1 2,928 2,832 2,786 2,610 12.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,525 2,501 2,649 1.0 -5.6 -1.3 2,577 2,528 2,675 2,507 2.8

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 9,806 9,676 9,718 1.3 -0.4 1.5 9,869 9,573 9,848 9,478 4.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 13,772 13,602 13,325 1.2 2.1 0.2 13,818 13,641 13,701 12,504 10.5

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,667 1,666 1,673 0.1 -0.4 0.3 1,702 1,700 1,722 1,538 10.7

 Household appliances.......................... 2,142 2,143 2,081 0.0 3.0 2.5 2,170 2,154 2,210 1,972 10.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 4,739 4,643 4,515 2.1 2.8 2.1 4,706 4,598 4,596 3,967 18.6

 Batteries............................................ 565 569 570 -0.7 -0.2 -1.2 570 575 592 518 10.0

 Transportation equipment...................... 67,235 66,429 65,578 1.2 1.3 0.7 68,124 65,643 66,025 65,228 4.4

 Automobiles....................................... 2,284 2,035 2,142 12.2 -5.0 -8.1 2,426 2,010 2,209 2,229 8.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 3,145 3,228 3,160 -2.6 2.2 5.3 3,205 3,133 3,235 3,091 3.7

 Heavy duty trucks .............................. 1,349 1,393 1,236 -3.2 12.7 -1.5 1,341 1,376 1,244 1,306 2.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,174 17,059 17,087 0.7 -0.2 0.4 17,313 16,940 17,144 17,261 0.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 23,772 23,490 22,724 1.2 3.4 0.1 24,124 22,993 22,963 21,668 11.3

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 11,834 11,714 11,719 1.0 0.0 2.0 11,970 11,798 11,712 11,629 2.9

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,870 2,820 2,833 1.8 -0.5 0.6 2,854 2,819 2,766 2,571 11.0

 Furniture and related products................. 8,575 8,567 8,488 0.1 0.9 0.1 8,811 8,813 8,635 8,303 6.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 19,583 19,266 19,189 1.6 0.4 0.3 19,752 19,187 19,353 19,204 2.9

 Nondurable goods industries................... 186,918 186,708 184,761 0.1 1.1 0.7 187,707 185,801 185,861 176,827 6.2

 Food products........................................ 33,185 33,140 32,910 0.1 0.7 0.3 32,548 32,044 31,846 31,671 2.8

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 4,240 4,176 3,987 1.5 4.7 4.7 4,010 3,942 3,732 3,423 17.1

 Dairy products.................................... 3,623 3,653 3,702 -0.8 -1.3 -0.6 3,761 3,794 3,871 4,078 -7.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 5,905 5,910 5,853 -0.1 1.0 0.2 5,856 5,840 5,857 5,635 3.9

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 15,376 15,354 15,453 0.1 -0.6 -1.0 14,759 14,851 15,107 14,685 0.5

 Beverages......................................... 10,926 10,857 10,968 0.6 -1.0 -1.3 10,580 10,552 10,799 10,263 3.1

 Tobacco............................................ 4,450 4,497 4,485 -1.0 0.3 -0.3 4,179 4,299 4,308 4,422 -5.5

 Textile mills........................................... 3,513 3,522 3,466 -0.3 1.6 -0.8 3,559 3,558 3,575 3,691 -3.6

 Textile products...................................... 3,126 3,103 3,020 0.7 2.7 -0.6 3,151 3,153 3,098 3,054 3.2

 Apparel................................................. 4,388 4,412 4,431 -0.5 -0.4 -1.8 4,568 4,558 4,531 4,829 -5.4

 Leather and allied products..................... 729 733 719 -0.5 1.9 4.5 748 747 721 799 -6.4

 Paper products....................................... 14,386 14,456 14,547 -0.5 -0.6 -0.1 14,505 14,449 14,729 14,700 -1.3

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,521 6,458 6,494 1.0 -0.6 -0.5 6,621 6,435 6,619 6,709 -1.3

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,897 3,989 4,017 -2.3 -0.7 0.2 3,917 3,996 4,029 3,997 -2.0

 Printing.................................................. 6,029 6,034 5,998 -0.1 0.6 -0.4 6,333 6,050 5,863 6,317 0.3

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 30,026 30,020 29,226 0.0 2.7 4.7 31,105 30,460 30,552 25,156 23.6

 Petroleum refineries............................. 27,668 27,682 26,941 -0.1 2.8 5.0 28,582 27,979 28,116 22,979 24.4

 Chemical products.................................. 56,863 56,862 56,020 0.0 1.5 0.4 57,361 57,037 56,494 53,954 6.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,573 2,575 2,554 -0.1 0.8 2.2 2,253 2,331 2,473 2,026 11.2

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 20,052 20,247 19,595 -1.0 3.3 1.0 20,575 20,654 19,784 18,952 8.6

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,847 2,850 2,848 -0.1 0.1 -0.4 2,892 2,920 2,907 2,851 1.4

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 19,297 19,072 18,971 1.2 0.5 0.0 19,070 18,894 19,324 17,971 6.1

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

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2006/

2006p 2006r 2006 July June May 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 2006p 2005 2005

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 403,949 403,835 404,199 0.0 -0.1 2.5 372,307 430,567 416,851 345,443 2,760,842 2,579,334 7.0

 Construction materials and supplies...... 42,776 43,159 43,196 -0.9 -0.1 1.9 41,545 47,408 45,471 39,154 298,565 277,578 7.6

 Information technology......................... 27,418 27,114 27,267 1.1 -0.6 -1.3 24,352 31,502 25,704 22,333 184,904 170,154 8.7

 Computers and related products .......... 6,839 6,019 6,266 13.6 -3.9 -4.1 6,600 7,411 5,369 6,002 44,589 43,385 2.8

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 37,399 40,459 40,792 -7.6 -0.8 4.3 25,128 44,824 44,091 26,362 274,616 273,443 0.4

 Capital goods...................................... 74,671 74,452 74,498 0.3 -0.1 1.7 67,490 83,625 74,177 60,313 509,960 458,353 11.3

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 66,911 66,434 66,575 0.7 -0.2 2.1 60,270 75,139 66,301 53,527 456,289 407,166 12.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 62,210 61,200 61,348 1.7 -0.2 0.0 56,834 68,682 60,785 51,247 422,830 387,092 9.2

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 7,760 8,018 7,923 -3.2 1.2 -1.7 7,220 8,486 7,876 6,786 53,671 51,187 4.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 156,710 158,076 158,862 -0.9 -0.5 2.3 146,184 163,541 164,218 138,370 1,071,021 1,009,842 6.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 32,899 36,314 36,326 -9.4 0.0 3.3 24,104 39,582 37,944 25,270 242,663 236,170 2.7

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 123,811 121,762 122,536 1.7 -0.6 2.1 122,080 123,959 126,274 113,100 828,358 773,672 7.1

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 405,104 407,504 401,362 -0.6 1.5 1.0 372,566 429,873 411,759 342,084 2,771,427 2,570,443 7.8

 Construction materials and supplies...... 43,279 43,856 44,155 -1.3 -0.7 2.2 42,024 47,248 47,221 39,238 304,560 281,464 8.2

 Information technology......................... 29,773 28,074 27,386 6.1 2.5 -1.7 26,420 32,007 24,843 21,957 193,132 176,118 9.7

 Computers and related products .......... 6,970 6,128 6,232 13.7 -1.7 -3.0 6,731 7,520 5,335 5,712 44,327 42,801 3.6

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 37,849 40,703 40,827 -7.0 -0.3 2.8 26,041 44,648 43,644 26,909 276,748 273,683 1.1

 Capital goods...................................... 80,630 82,081 77,308 -1.8 6.2 -2.5 70,978 89,948 74,700 62,347 547,694 486,311 12.6

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 71,913 71,652 70,435 0.4 1.7 -2.0 64,484 79,475 69,541 57,953 493,593 440,702 12.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 64,549 63,523 62,931 1.6 0.9 1.3 58,706 69,222 61,830 51,489 438,444 397,651 10.3

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,717 10,429 6,873 -16.4 51.7 -7.1 6,494 10,473 5,159 4,394 54,101 45,609 18.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 157,064 157,840 158,951 -0.5 -0.7 2.3 146,821 163,064 164,279 138,707 1,071,336 1,009,508 6.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 33,253 36,078 36,415 -7.8 -0.9 3.1 24,741 39,105 38,005 25,607 242,978 235,836 3.0

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 123,811 121,762 122,536 1.7 -0.6 2.1 122,080 123,959 126,274 113,100 828,358 773,672 7.1

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 630,198 622,040 611,736 1.3 1.7 0.7 630,099 623,622 617,166 524,711 (X) (X) 20.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 44,612 44,109 43,412 1.1 1.6 2.3 45,369 44,890 45,050 37,131 (X) (X) 22.2

 Information technology......................... 110,450 108,095 107,135 2.2 0.9 0.1 110,591 108,523 108,018 101,047 (X) (X) 9.4

 Computers and related products .......... 4,440 4,309 4,200 3.0 2.6 -0.8 4,440 4,309 4,200 4,350 (X) (X) 2.1

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 19,186 18,736 18,492 2.4 1.3 0.2 19,224 18,311 18,487 15,700 (X) (X) 22.4

 Capital goods...................................... 453,454 447,495 439,866 1.3 1.7 0.6 452,429 448,941 442,618 375,828 (X) (X) 20.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................324,676 319,674 314,456 1.6 1.7 1.2 324,218 320,004 315,668 245,508 (X) (X) 32.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 154,590 152,251 149,928 1.5 1.5 1.1 154,820 152,948 152,408 135,581 (X) (X) 14.2

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 128,778 127,821 125,410 0.7 1.9 -0.8 128,211 128,937 126,950 130,320 (X) (X) -1.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 8,991 8,637 8,873 4.1 -2.7 1.0 8,997 8,360 8,837 9,514 (X) (X) -5.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 8,991 8,637 8,873 4.1 -2.7 1.0 8,997 8,360 8,837 9,514 (X) (X) -5.4 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 473,038 470,001 465,617 0.6 0.9 0.7 476,584 467,923 469,533 450,132 (X) (X) 5.9

 Construction materials and supplies...... 54,841 54,533 53,956 0.6 1.1 0.9 55,353 54,802 54,830 52,744 (X) (X) 4.9

 Information technology......................... 36,802 36,353 36,634 1.2 -0.8 -1.0 37,134 35,802 37,115 36,191 (X) (X) 2.6

 Computers and related products .......... 4,171 4,179 4,077 -0.2 2.5 -0.6 4,256 4,081 4,208 4,433 (X) (X) -4.0

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 23,952 23,715 23,625 1.0 0.4 0.1 24,285 23,459 23,832 23,887 (X) (X) 1.7

 Capital goods...................................... 125,267 124,088 123,069 1.0 0.8 0.0 126,124 122,991 124,188 119,855 (X) (X) 5.2

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................110,858 109,976 108,751 0.8 1.1 0.0 111,682 108,851 109,856 105,139 (X) (X) 6.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 92,698 92,022 91,455 0.7 0.6 0.0 93,260 91,385 92,517 89,112 (X) (X) 4.7

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 14,409 14,112 14,318 2.1 -1.4 0.0 14,442 14,140 14,332 14,716 (X) (X) -1.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 143,051 142,795 141,186 0.2 1.1 1.0 143,988 141,888 141,798 135,438 (X) (X) 6.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 27,183 26,838 26,780 1.3 0.2 0.3 27,591 26,621 27,095 26,921 (X) (X) 2.5

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 115,868 115,957 114,406 -0.1 1.4 1.2 116,397 115,267 114,703 108,517 (X) (X) 7.3

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

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July July

2006p 2006r 2006 July June May 2006p 2006r 2006 2005 06/05

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 163,276 162,235 161,758 0.6 0.3 1.3 164,060 161,321 161,938 155,318 5.6

 Durable goods industries........................ 98,086 97,106 96,474 1.0 0.7 0.8 98,870 96,181 96,186 93,859 5.3

 Wood products................................... 4,951 5,131 4,939 -3.5 3.9 -0.5 4,752 4,785 4,543 4,828 -1.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,104 4,068 4,034 0.9 0.8 0.2 4,161 4,082 4,037 3,747 11.0

 Primary metals.................................... 10,007 9,850 9,765 1.6 0.9 3.3 10,134 9,853 9,620 9,355 8.3

 Fabricated metal products.................. 13,774 13,622 13,290 1.1 2.5 1.5 13,905 13,638 13,358 12,679 9.7

 Machinery.......................................... 16,276 16,038 16,098 1.5 -0.4 0.8 16,409 15,968 16,126 15,635 5.0

 Computers and electronic products ...... 16,001 15,736 15,491 1.7 1.6 0.1 16,064 15,587 15,563 14,376 11.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,402 5,324 5,371 1.5 -0.9 0.0 5,385 5,281 5,416 5,111 5.4

 Transportation equipment.................. 17,551 17,293 17,347 1.5 -0.3 0.4 17,904 16,934 17,343 18,188 -1.6

 Furniture and related products............ 3,508 3,517 3,552 -0.3 -1.0 -1.5 3,559 3,556 3,573 3,471 2.5

 Miscellaneous products........................ 6,512 6,527 6,587 -0.2 -0.9 1.6 6,597 6,497 6,607 6,469 2.0

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 65,190 65,129 65,284 0.1 -0.2 2.2 65,190 65,140 65,752 61,459 6.1

 Food products................................... 11,598 11,496 11,420 0.9 0.7 -0.2 11,338 11,253 11,220 11,265 0.6

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,652 4,660 4,597 -0.2 1.4 0.5 4,450 4,554 4,527 4,770 -6.7

 Textiles.............................................. 1,045 1,048 1,023 -0.3 2.4 0.5 1,047 1,047 1,056 1,128 -7.2

 Textile products.................................. 1,309 1,296 1,275 1.0 1.6 -0.9 1,332 1,318 1,305 1,228 8.5

 Apparel............................................. 1,180 1,172 1,208 0.7 -3.0 0.9 1,186 1,176 1,236 1,251 -5.2

 Leather and allied products................... 235 234 233 0.4 0.4 0.9 244 239 235 258 -5.4

 Paper products................................... 6,811 7,001 7,101 -2.7 -1.4 -0.1 6,857 7,017 7,108 6,995 -2.0

 Printing ............................................ 2,991 3,004 2,770 -0.4 8.4 0.0 3,100 3,089 2,897 2,788 11.2

 Petroleum and coal products............... 10,019 10,448 11,008 -4.1 -5.1 13.6 10,263 10,568 11,557 7,840 30.9

 Chemical products............................. 17,533 16,998 16,974 3.1 0.1 -0.4 17,626 17,201 17,152 16,713 5.5

 Plastics and rubber products............... 7,817 7,772 7,675 0.6 1.3 1.6 7,747 7,678 7,644 7,223 7.3

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 130,321 129,610 127,240 0.5 1.9 0.1 131,448 128,355 127,975 121,696 8.0

 Durable goods industries ........................ 100,646 99,686 98,749 1.0 0.9 0.9 101,734 99,000 99,702 93,744 8.5

 Wood products................................... 2,202 2,144 2,324 2.7 -7.7 11.3 2,200 2,151 2,341 2,070 6.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,227 1,232 1,209 -0.4 1.9 0.4 1,250 1,257 1,254 1,158 7.9

 Primary metals.................................... 8,844 8,765 8,615 0.9 1.7 2.4 8,937 8,768 8,684 8,089 10.5

 Fabricated metal products.................. 10,616 10,526 10,398 0.9 1.2 0.5 10,737 10,591 10,551 9,810 9.4

 Machinery.......................................... 13,304 13,252 13,182 0.4 0.5 0.9 13,438 13,242 13,433 12,576 6.9

 Computers and electronic products ...... 20,377 20,234 20,222 0.7 0.1 0.9 20,882 20,116 20,492 19,238 8.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 2,845 2,816 2,768 1.0 1.7 0.5 2,888 2,847 2,849 2,574 12.2

 Transportation equipment.................. 36,362 35,975 35,316 1.1 1.9 0.4 36,458 35,273 35,323 33,400 9.2

 Furniture and related products............ 1,647 1,665 1,656 -1.1 0.5 3.8 1,671 1,683 1,666 1,611 3.7

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,222 3,077 3,059 4.7 0.6 -2.0 3,273 3,072 3,109 3,218 1.7

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 29,675 29,924 28,491 -0.8 5.0 -2.8 29,714 29,355 28,273 27,952 6.3

 Food products................................... 2,274 2,387 2,232 -4.7 6.9 -1.1 2,040 2,159 2,046 1,982 2.9

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,572 4,604 4,595 -0.7 0.2 -2.6 4,178 4,280 4,377 3,850 8.5

 Textiles.............................................. 921 917 926 0.4 -1.0 -3.3 929 914 938 1,006 -7.7

 Textile products.................................. 455 445 442 2.2 0.7 -3.1 462 449 461 483 -4.3

 Apparel............................................. 739 755 794 -2.1 -4.9 -2.6 747 769 818 839 -11.0

 Leather and allied products................... 105 106 100 -0.9 6.0 2.0 107 102 101 106 0.9

 Paper products................................... 1,138 1,143 1,151 -0.4 -0.7 0.9 1,158 1,140 1,164 1,164 -0.5

 Printing ............................................ 1,422 1,420 1,605 0.1 -11.5 -1.9 1,572 1,355 1,348 1,887 -16.7

 Petroleum and coal products............... 4,772 4,579 3,281 4.2 39.6 -15.3 5,005 4,491 3,328 4,149 20.6

 Chemical products............................. 11,164 11,489 11,272 -2.8 1.9 0.1 11,457 11,646 11,417 10,553 8.6

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,113 2,079 2,093 1.6 -0.7 -1.0 2,059 2,050 2,098 1,933 6.5

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 179,441 178,156 176,619 0.7 0.9 0.6 181,076 178,247 179,620 173,118 4.6

 Durable goods industries ........................ 87,388 86,501 85,633 1.0 1.0 0.3 88,273 86,941 87,784 85,702 3.0

 Wood products................................... 4,478 4,409 4,313 1.6 2.2 -1.1 4,459 4,551 4,631 4,578 -2.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,535 5,443 5,396 1.7 0.9 -0.1 5,613 5,517 5,593 5,434 3.3

 Primary metals.................................... 9,011 8,860 8,805 1.7 0.6 2.4 9,002 8,758 8,951 8,388 7.3

 Fabricated metal products.................. 11,946 11,892 11,831 0.5 0.5 -0.1 12,120 12,063 12,185 12,406 -2.3

 Machinery.......................................... 15,495 15,570 15,626 -0.5 -0.4 0.6 15,281 15,416 15,730 14,975 2.0

 Computers and electronic products ...... 8,807 8,657 8,738 1.7 -0.9 -2.1 9,028 8,495 8,866 8,724 3.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,525 5,462 5,186 1.2 5.3 0.3 5,545 5,513 5,436 4,819 15.1

 Transportation equipment.................. 13,322 13,161 12,915 1.2 1.9 1.8 13,762 13,436 13,359 13,640 0.9

 Furniture and related products............ 3,420 3,385 3,280 1.0 3.2 0.0 3,581 3,574 3,396 3,221 11.2

 Miscellaneous products........................ 9,849 9,662 9,543 1.9 1.2 0.1 9,882 9,618 9,637 9,517 3.8

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 92,053 91,655 90,986 0.4 0.7 0.9 92,803 91,306 91,836 87,416 6.2

 Food products................................... 19,313 19,257 19,258 0.3 0.0 0.7 19,170 18,632 18,580 18,424 4.0

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 6,152 6,090 6,261 1.0 -2.7 -0.9 6,131 6,017 6,203 6,065 1.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,547 1,557 1,517 -0.6 2.6 -0.1 1,583 1,597 1,581 1,557 1.7

 Textile products.................................. 1,362 1,362 1,303 0.0 4.5 0.6 1,357 1,386 1,332 1,343 1.0

 Apparel............................................. 2,469 2,485 2,429 -0.6 2.3 -2.8 2,635 2,613 2,477 2,739 -3.8

 Leather and allied products................... 389 393 386 -1.0 1.8 7.5 397 406 385 435 -8.7

 Paper products................................... 6,437 6,312 6,295 2.0 0.3 -0.3 6,490 6,292 6,457 6,541 -0.8

 Printing ............................................ 1,616 1,610 1,623 0.4 -0.8 0.4 1,661 1,606 1,618 1,642 1.2

 Petroleum and coal products............... 15,235 14,993 14,937 1.6 0.4 4.2 15,837 15,401 15,667 13,167 20.3

 Chemical products............................. 28,166 28,375 27,774 -0.7 2.2 1.0 28,278 28,190 27,925 26,688 6.0

 Plastics and rubber products............... 9,367 9,221 9,203 1.6 0.2 -1.2 9,264 9,166 9,582 8,815 5.1

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 Jul Jun May Apr Jul Jun May Apr

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

 All manufacturing industries2

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

Durable goods industries2

................... 1.36 1.33 1.32 1.35 4.28 4.23 4.18 4.26

 Wood products................................ 1.45 1.40 1.38 1.36 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.07 1.06 1.05 1.07 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.49 1.38 1.40 1.42 1.50

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.47 1.45 1.44 1.45 2.22 2.18 2.12 2.13

 Machinery....................................... 1.63 1.64 1.67 1.68 2.80 2.75 2.76 2.74

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.27 1.28 1.27 1.29 4.54 4.51 4.49 4.39

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.33 1.33 1.28 1.32 2.25 2.22 2.13 2.14

 Transportation equipment................. 1.26 1.16 1.14 1.19 9.49 9.25 9.03 9.48

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

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.51 1.51 1.53 1.55 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.54 1.50 1.50 1.60 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Textile products............................... 1.07 1.06 1.02 1.04 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.49 1.48 1.42 1.46 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.47 1.51 1.55 1.53 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Printing.......................................... 0.78 0.78 0.79 0.80 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Chemical products............................. 1.14 1.17 1.13 1.15 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.11 1.09 1.10 1.13 (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.

Jul2 Jul2 Jul2 Jul2

Industry 2005- 2005- 2005- 2005-

Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun

2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006

 All manufacturing industries.......... (X) 0.3 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.2

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

 Wood products................................... (X) 1.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.9

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

 Primary metals.................................... 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.6 -0.5 0.8 0.1 0.3

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

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

 Computers and electronic products ..... 0.6 0.7 1.3 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.0 0.4 -0.9 1.7 -0.5 0.7 -0.1 0.3

 Transportation equipment................... -0.3 0.5 -0.5 1.1 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.3

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

 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) 1.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 1.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 2.0

 Paper products................................... (X) 1.0 (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) 1.3

 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.