FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2011, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (10)-11 

CB11-01 

 Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

November 2010 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in November, up 

four of the last five months, increased $3.2 billion or 0.7 

percent to $423.8 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 0.7 percent October 

decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders 

increased 2.4 percent. 

 Shipments, up three consecutive months, increased 

$3.4 billion or 0.8 percent to $424.5 billion. This 

followed a 0.4 percent October increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up ten of the last eleven months, 

increased $4.8 billion or 0.6 percent to $826.9 billion. 

This followed a 0.7 percent October increase. The 

unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was unchanged at 

5.75. 

 Inventories, also up ten of the last eleven months, 

increased $4.1 billion or 0.8 percent to $543.8 billion. 

This followed a 1.1 percent October increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was unchanged at 1.28. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

November, down three of the last four months, 

decreased $0.6 billion or 0.3 percent to $195.7 billion, 

revised from the previously published 1.3 percent 

decrease. This followed a 3.1 percent October decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, also down three of the last 

four months, had the largest decrease, $5.7 billion or 

11.1 percent to $46.0 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $3.7 billion or 1.7 percent to $228.2 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in 

November, also down three of the last four months, 

decreased $0.3 billion or 0.1 percent to $196.3 billion, 

revised from the previously published 0.3 percent 

decrease. This followed a 0.9 percent October decrease. 

 

 

 Transportation equipment, down four consecutive 

months, had the largest decrease, $1.5 billion or 3.1 

percent to $46.6 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up four 

consecutive months, increased $3.7 billion or 1.7 percent 

to $228.2 billion. This followed a 1.5 percent October 

increase. Petroleum and coal products, also up four 

consecutive months, led the increase, up $2.3 billion or 

4.2 percent to $57.5 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

November, up ten of the last eleven months, increased 

$4.8 billion or 0.6 percent to $826.9 billion, revised from 

the previously published 0.4 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.7 percent October increase. 

 

 Machinery, up ten consecutive months, had the largest 

increase, $2.1 billion or 2.0 percent to $106.5 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

November, up eleven consecutive months, increased 

$2.0 billion or 0.6 percent to $319.2 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published increase. This followed a 

0.6 percent October increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also up eleven consecutive 

months, had the largest increase, $1.1 billion or 1.3 

percent to $84.3 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

three consecutive months, increased $2.1 billion or 0.9 

percent to $224.6 billion. This followed a 2.0 percent 

October increase. Petroleum and coal products, also up 

three consecutive months, drove the increase, up $2.4 

billion or 5.3 percent to $48.1 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, November materials and 

supplies increased 0.4 percent in durable goods and 1.6 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

0.9 percent in durable goods and 0.3 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.5 percent 

in durable goods and 0.8 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 <http://www.census.gov/m3>. 

The advance report on durable goods for December is scheduled for release on January 27, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the full report on 

February 3, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page for survey description and 2011 release schedule.
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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 Percent

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2010/

2010p 2010r 2010 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2009

 All manufacturing industries.................. 424,518 421,092 419,568 0.8 0.4 0.7 417,858 431,793 436,668 389,532 4,591,487 4,207,739 9.1

 Excluding transportation ................... 377,928 373,009 370,676 1.3 0.6 0.9 371,478 381,751 382,838 339,721 4,058,516 3,683,745 10.2

 Excluding defense.............................. 413,127 409,725 407,376 0.8 0.6 0.7 406,448 420,703 423,228 375,438 4,455,045 4,061,853 9.7

 With unfilled orders ............................ 143,816 142,941 144,009 0.6 -0.7 0.2 139,813 145,069 154,980 132,128 1,567,893 1,455,959 7.7

 Durable goods industries ......................... 196,332 196,626 198,431 -0.1 -0.9 0.0 191,862 202,802 211,363 181,812 2,155,436 2,004,550 7.5

 Wood products................................. ...... 6,439 6,397 6,224 0.7 2.8 -1.6 6,112 6,705 6,670 6,302 73,921 72,627 1.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,082 8,151 8,153 -0.8 0.0 -0.7 7,913 8,664 8,759 7,549 90,927 88,612 2.6

 Primary metals............................ ........... 20,857 20,104 20,024 3.7 0.4 0.6 19,503 20,538 21,155 15,505 220,469 165,874 32.9

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,821 9,332 9,447 5.2 -1.2 -0.4 9,040 9,460 10,154 6,845 104,854 72,772 44.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 9,742 9,504 9,328 2.5 1.9 1.5 9,250 9,797 9,632 7,658 102,138 81,418 25.4

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,294 1,268 1,249 2.1 1.5 0.9 1,213 1,281 1,369 1,002 13,477 11,684 15.3

 Fabricated metal products....................... 27,371 27,275 27,293 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 26,370 28,281 29,039 24,954 301,245 287,268 4.9

 Machinery............................................. 25,083 24,767 25,518 1.3 -2.9 1.4 23,409 24,667 26,583 20,818 269,326 251,228 7.2

 Farm machinery................................. 2,122 2,171 2,192 -2.3 -1.0 -6.9 1,628 1,980 2,142 1,324 23,043 21,122 9.1

 Construction machinery..................... 2,862 2,781 2,548 2.9 9.1 0.2 2,786 3,026 2,543 1,657 26,364 19,864 32.7

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,337 1,309 1,298 2.1 0.8 -3.8 1,340 1,361 1,322 1,441 15,279 17,671 -13.5

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,053 2,687 2,748 13.6 -2.2 -3.3 2,573 2,618 3,120 2,059 29,615 24,364 21.6

 Photographic equipment...................... 711 720 734 -1.3 -1.9 -1.2 761 739 821 802 8,087 8,118 -0.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,333 2,348 2,403 -0.6 -2.3 -1.1 2,160 2,185 2,619 2,402 27,323 29,808 -8.3

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,640 1,680 1,883 -2.4 -10.8 -2.1 1,584 1,677 2,134 1,583 19,545 18,006 8.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,051 3,111 3,848 -1.9 -19.2 24.8 3,130 3,273 3,815 2,623 34,002 31,048 9.5

 Material handling equipment............... 1,708 1,670 1,668 2.3 0.1 -0.8 1,654 1,656 1,702 1,529 17,775 16,837 5.6

 Computers and electronic products 2

.......... 33,481 33,743 34,397 -0.8 -1.9 0.4 33,747 35,635 36,292 30,670 360,608 322,716 11.7

 Computers........................................ 4,771 4,638 4,857 2.9 -4.5 3.0 4,517 5,354 4,891 3,553 47,746 39,881 19.7

 Computer storage devices..................... 705 682 668 3.4 2.1 -7.1 589 519 937 518 7,034 5,820 20.9

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,126 1,150 1,148 -2.1 0.2 2.4 1,085 969 1,440 1,026 11,417 10,830 5.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 2,958 2,826 2,832 4.7 -0.2 -4.3 3,231 2,459 3,426 3,377 32,472 33,816 -4.0

 Defense communications equipment.... 515 509 570 1.2 -10.7 11.5 540 516 613 566 5,948 6,192 -3.9

 Audio and video equipment.................... 457 412 415 10.9 -0.7 -1.4 680 537 422 628 4,504 4,370 3.1

 Electronic components......................... 3,977 4,009 3,931 -0.8 2.0 -3.9 3,788 3,925 4,324 3,398 42,677 37,067 15.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,082 1,124 1,167 -3.7 -3.7 16.9 1,086 1,050 1,340 1,040 11,631 11,373 2.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,801 2,822 2,918 -0.7 -3.3 1.8 2,925 2,786 3,092 3,520 32,384 33,962 -4.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 9,185 9,018 8,712 1.9 3.5 -0.9 9,037 8,779 10,238 7,691 94,546 80,390 17.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,755 9,690 9,554 0.7 1.4 -0.9 9,632 9,770 10,230 8,839 104,894 98,747 6.2

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,179 1,183 1,167 -0.3 1.4 -0.8 1,198 1,225 1,236 1,190 12,854 12,345 4.1

 Household appliances........................ 1,650 1,633 1,567 1.0 4.2 -3.6 1,690 1,609 1,660 1,614 18,221 17,782 2.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,245 3,242 3,239 0.1 0.1 -0.2 3,012 3,042 3,479 2,589 34,100 30,774 10.8

 Batteries........................................... 747 742 748 0.7 -0.8 -0.5 890 873 859 864 8,250 7,890 4.6

 Transportation equipment........................ 46,590 48,083 48,892 -3.1 -1.7 -0.5 46,380 50,042 53,830 49,811 532,971 523,994 1.7

 Automobiles..................................... 5,646 5,705 5,998 -1.0 -4.9 -1.7 5,635 6,264 6,691 5,859 64,859 56,041 15.7

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 5,582 5,961 5,964 -6.4 -0.1 2.4 5,641 6,834 6,941 5,803 62,019 63,515 -2.4

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,473 1,596 1,651 -7.7 -3.3 2.4 1,473 1,667 1,721 1,485 17,512 14,578 20.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 16,623 16,805 16,807 -1.1 0.0 -1.7 16,559 18,252 17,960 16,350 187,408 168,191 11.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 6,618 7,182 7,002 -7.9 2.6 -6.1 6,640 6,367 7,549 7,668 74,665 84,998 -12.2

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,878 4,798 5,072 1.7 -5.4 1.9 4,724 4,662 5,872 5,680 56,645 58,904 -3.8

 Ships and boats................................. 2,087 2,098 2,405 -0.5 -12.8 7.4 2,053 2,097 2,484 2,148 24,607 23,838 3.2

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,668 5,450 5,537 4.0 -1.6 -0.2 5,513 5,505 5,740 5,161 61,107 60,067 1.7

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,006 12,966 12,839 0.3 1.0 -0.3 13,283 12,995 13,065 12,203 139,968 133,417 4.9

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 228,186 224,466 221,137 1.7 1.5 1.4 225,996 228,991 225,305 207,720 2,436,051 2,203,189 10.6

 Food products....................................... 56,891 56,367 55,713 0.9 1.2 1.2 58,993 59,188 57,575 54,816 609,420 581,735 4.8

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 8,067 7,941 7,699 1.6 3.1 -1.3 8,622 8,438 8,121 7,926 86,488 85,518 1.1

 Dairy products.................................. 7,828 7,853 7,889 -0.3 -0.5 2.6 8,179 8,059 8,049 7,313 83,315 76,375 9.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 16,258 15,984 15,973 1.7 0.1 1.8 16,368 16,295 15,752 14,714 173,127 157,262 10.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 10,731 10,681 10,809 0.5 -1.2 0.0 10,947 10,712 10,734 9,991 116,011 110,311 5.2

 Beverages......................................... 7,691 7,685 7,665 0.1 0.3 0.5 7,907 7,716 7,590 7,222 83,049 77,859 6.7

 Tobacco............................................ 3,040 2,996 3,144 1.5 -4.7 -1.2 3,040 2,996 3,144 2,769 32,962 32,452 1.6

 Textile mills........................................... 2,364 2,346 2,365 0.8 -0.8 -1.7 2,283 2,454 2,452 2,161 26,164 23,385 11.9

 Textile products................................... 1,854 1,832 1,829 1.2 0.2 0.2 1,790 1,887 1,840 1,754 20,747 20,142 3.0

 Apparel................................................ 1,319 1,312 1,279 0.5 2.6 -0.9 1,460 1,478 1,349 1,429 14,481 14,315 1.2

 Leather and allied products...................... 405 399 391 1.5 2.0 -0.5 384 419 451 383 4,447 4,579 -2.9

 Paper products...................................... 14,311 14,384 14,435 -0.5 -0.4 0.3 14,150 14,580 14,799 13,117 156,079 147,340 5.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,691 6,697 6,786 -0.1 -1.3 0.1 6,513 6,825 6,947 6,014 72,997 68,023 7.3

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,131 4,137 4,119 -0.1 0.4 2.1 4,073 4,211 4,200 3,542 44,092 41,197 7.0

 Printing................................................. 7,232 7,127 7,267 1.5 -1.9 0.5 7,483 7,584 7,658 7,180 79,214 78,807 0.5

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 57,533 55,198 50,884 4.2 8.5 3.0 55,536 56,085 51,589 48,591 585,197 457,394 27.9

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 54,361 52,083 47,807 4.4 8.9 3.1 52,664 52,562 47,976 46,064 549,997 425,669 29.2

 Chemical products..................................... 60,099 59,436 60,865 1.1 -2.3 1.5 58,068 58,772 61,048 54,138 653,352 603,768 8.2

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 4,321 4,414 4,359 -2.1 1.3 8.2 3,148 3,142 3,525 2,173 42,843 29,613 44.7

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 15,771 15,018 16,064 5.0 -6.5 2.1 15,907 15,650 16,203 15,058 170,219 172,958 -1.6

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,572 2,569 2,579 0.1 -0.4 -2.7 2,255 2,549 2,666 2,194 29,017 28,243 2.7

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,447 15,384 15,300 0.4 0.5 0.0 14,902 15,832 15,810 14,160 170,939 161,413 5.9

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 no longer shown separately, but 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 Percent

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2010/

2010p 2010r 2010 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2009

All manufacturing industries 2...................... 423,845 420,691 423,713 0.7 -0.7 3.0 413,079 426,479 440,837 375,764 4,548,613 4,050,534 12.3

 Excluding transportation 2

...................... 377,878 368,976 368,592 2.4 0.1 1.3 368,469 374,237 382,378 333,165 4,022,933 3,596,717 11.9

 Excluding defense 2

.............................. 411,996 410,643 410,381 0.3 0.1 2.8 402,684 417,474 426,617 365,780 4,416,441 3,922,000 12.6

 With unfilled orders 2

............................. 148,615 148,634 154,856 0.0 -4.0 6.8 140,794 147,952 164,187 123,179 1,590,189 1,352,455 17.6

 Durable goods industries 2........................ 195,659 196,225 202,576 -0.3 -3.1 4.9 187,083 197,488 215,532 168,044 2,112,562 1,847,345 14.4

 Primary metals............................ ............ 22,416 20,342 20,331 10.2 0.1 2.0 20,521 20,145 20,809 15,286 223,771 162,030 38.1

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 11,427 9,393 9,626 21.7 -2.4 2.3 10,014 8,885 9,778 6,593 107,470 70,732 51.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,697 9,612 9,456 0.9 1.6 2.5 9,268 9,920 9,696 7,685 102,574 80,278 27.8

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,292 1,337 1,249 -3.4 7.0 -3.2 1,239 1,340 1,335 1,008 13,727 11,020 24.6

 Fabricated metal products........................ 27,562 26,957 27,305 2.2 -1.3 -0.8 26,110 27,349 28,676 24,720 301,786 277,089 8.9

 Machinery............................................. 27,206 27,253 27,740 -0.2 -1.8 2.9 25,170 27,556 29,161 20,381 288,761 238,351 21.1

 Construction machinery....................... 2,968 2,993 2,623 -0.8 14.1 -6.3 2,857 3,193 2,758 1,289 27,812 14,183 96.1

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,514 1,079 1,644 40.3 -34.4 14.0 1,601 1,194 1,671 1,429 17,247 14,934 15.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,912 3,714 3,212 -21.6 15.6 5.7 2,398 4,072 3,237 2,211 32,306 20,863 54.8

 Photographic equipment...................... 730 733 580 -0.4 26.4 -19.7 749 735 686 760 8,030 8,048 -0.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 2,931 2,932 2,674 0.0 9.6 -2.6 2,474 2,688 3,214 2,447 31,935 33,630 -5.0

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,864 1,689 1,874 10.4 -9.9 -4.0 1,830 1,691 2,136 1,430 19,588 16,610 17.9

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 3,943 3,999 4,900 -1.4 -18.4 27.0 4,050 4,089 4,803 2,794 39,167 30,466 28.6

 Material handling equipment.................. 1,681 1,667 1,784 0.8 -6.6 7.9 1,628 1,549 2,014 1,457 18,681 15,541 20.2

 Computers and electronic products 2

......... 28,499 26,815 29,044 6.3 -7.7 2.0 27,361 26,167 33,583 24,651 295,502 264,371 11.8

 Computers........................................ 5,093 4,489 4,997 13.5 -10.2 4.8 4,839 5,205 5,031 3,872 48,020 39,507 21.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 2,820 2,664 2,963 5.9 -10.1 -14.1 2,595 2,410 3,808 2,901 31,483 34,169 -7.9

 Defense communications equipment...... 479 475 659 0.8 -27.9 26.2 338 409 837 342 5,840 5,905 -1.1

 Electronic components......................... 4,086 4,043 3,880 1.1 4.2 -2.0 3,754 3,890 4,200 3,660 43,513 37,835 15.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,138 1,084 952 5.0 13.9 -2.6 1,148 984 1,149 992 11,380 9,996 13.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,916 2,392 3,422 21.9 -30.1 4.2 2,754 2,186 3,879 2,503 31,967 32,164 -0.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 9,247 8,965 9,463 3.1 -5.3 8.3 9,070 8,514 11,349 7,675 95,265 78,461 21.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,546 9,902 10,109 6.5 -2.0 0.7 10,292 9,833 10,396 8,971 109,746 97,335 12.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,183 1,120 1,278 5.6 -12.4 5.0 1,111 1,074 1,313 1,194 13,046 12,330 5.8

 Household appliances.......................... 1,693 1,631 1,587 3.8 2.8 2.6 1,752 1,605 1,683 1,612 18,359 17,945 2.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,759 3,420 3,331 9.9 2.7 -4.5 3,579 3,259 3,332 2,740 37,056 29,521 25.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 45,967 51,715 55,121 -11.1 -6.2 16.5 44,610 52,242 58,459 42,599 525,680 453,817 15.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 16,784 17,083 16,999 -1.8 0.5 -0.8 16,832 18,548 18,036 16,184 186,679 166,268 12.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 6,143 12,427 13,328 -50.6 -6.8 112.6 5,742 10,548 13,195 4,318 79,945 40,495 97.4

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 5,112 4,738 6,266 7.9 -24.4 29.7 4,639 4,366 6,634 4,357 56,286 54,322 3.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,234 1,663 1,714 34.3 -3.0 19.9 2,080 1,517 1,643 1,241 19,955 17,053 17.0

 Furniture and related products................. 5,801 5,566 5,660 4.2 -1.7 0.5 5,576 5,671 5,904 5,145 61,901 60,206 2.8

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 228,186 224,466 221,137 1.7 1.5 1.4 225,996 228,991 225,305 207,720 2,436,051 2,203,189 10.6

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 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 Percent

Industry Change

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

2010p 2010r 2010 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 10/09

All manufacturing industries 2...................... 826,863 822,064 816,371 0.6 0.7 1.3 814,982 814,001 811,118 789,146 3.3

 Excluding transportation 2

...................... 343,413 337,991 335,930 1.6 0.6 1.4 339,316 336,565 335,882 309,364 9.7

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 672,915 668,574 661,562 0.6 1.1 1.5 665,700 663,704 658,736 638,184 4.3

 Durable goods industries 2

........................ 826,863 822,064 816,371 0.6 0.7 1.3 814,982 814,001 811,118 789,146 3.3

 Primary metals........................................ 20,619 19,060 18,822 8.2 1.3 1.7 19,673 18,655 19,048 16,092 22.3

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 12,236 10,630 10,569 15.1 0.6 1.7 11,385 10,411 10,986 8,749 30.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,260 6,305 6,197 -0.7 1.7 2.1 6,195 6,177 6,054 5,584 10.9

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 2,123 2,125 2,056 -0.1 3.4 0.0 2,093 2,067 2,008 1,759 19.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 53,985 53,794 54,112 0.4 -0.6 0.0 52,615 52,875 53,807 51,934 1.3

 Machinery.............................................. 106,499 104,376 101,890 2.0 2.4 2.2 106,601 104,840 101,951 87,581 21.7

 Construction machinery....................... 10,999 10,893 10,681 1.0 2.0 0.7 10,864 10,793 10,626 9,538 13.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 7,812 7,635 7,865 2.3 -2.9 4.6 8,032 7,771 7,938 6,107 31.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 13,737 13,878 12,851 -1.0 8.0 3.7 13,682 13,857 12,403 11,113 23.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 2,415 2,396 2,383 0.8 0.5 -6.1 2,378 2,390 2,394 2,390 -0.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 22,668 22,070 21,486 2.7 2.7 1.3 22,920 22,606 22,103 18,263 25.5

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,412 6,188 6,179 3.6 0.1 -0.1 6,406 6,160 6,146 6,337 1.1

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 18,113 17,221 16,333 5.2 5.4 6.9 17,978 17,058 16,242 12,876 39.6

 Material handling equipment.................. 7,891 7,918 7,921 -0.3 0.0 1.5 7,805 7,831 7,938 7,010 11.3

 Computers and electronic products 2......... 123,087 122,597 123,431 0.4 -0.7 1.1 121,573 122,199 123,470 120,201 1.1

 Computers......................................... 5,645 5,323 5,472 6.0 -2.7 2.6 5,645 5,323 5,472 5,144 9.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 21,918 22,056 22,218 -0.6 -0.7 0.6 21,790 22,426 22,475 22,600 -3.6

 Defense communications equipment...... 6,147 6,183 6,217 -0.6 -0.5 1.5 5,887 6,089 6,196 5,978 -1.5

 Electronic components.......................... 11,648 11,539 11,505 0.9 0.3 -0.4 11,529 11,563 11,598 10,614 8.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 8,151 8,095 8,135 0.7 -0.5 -2.6 8,123 8,061 8,127 8,479 -4.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 39,907 39,792 40,222 0.3 -1.1 1.3 39,169 39,340 39,940 39,376 -0.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 29,671 29,609 29,662 0.2 -0.2 2.6 29,430 29,397 29,662 28,010 5.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 26,328 25,537 25,325 3.1 0.8 2.2 25,953 25,293 25,230 21,877 18.6

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,392 2,388 2,451 0.2 -2.6 4.7 2,317 2,404 2,555 2,293 1.0

 Household appliances.......................... 519 476 478 9.0 -0.4 4.4 528 466 470 489 8.0

 Electrical equipment............................. 16,471 15,957 15,779 3.2 1.1 0.6 16,516 15,949 15,732 14,053 17.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 483,450 484,073 480,441 -0.1 0.8 1.3 475,666 477,436 475,236 479,782 -0.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 14,151 13,990 13,712 1.2 2.0 1.4 13,919 13,646 13,350 14,305 -2.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 333,091 333,566 328,321 -0.1 1.6 2.0 328,845 329,743 325,562 321,515 2.3

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 48,934 48,700 48,760 0.5 -0.1 2.5 47,389 47,474 47,770 46,451 2.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 14,473 14,326 14,761 1.0 -2.9 -4.5 13,726 13,699 14,279 18,574 -26.1

 Furniture and related products................. 6,678 6,545 6,429 2.0 1.8 2.0 6,684 6,621 6,455 6,261 6.8

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 Percent

Industry Change

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

2010p 2010r 2010 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 10/09

 All manufacturing industries..................... 543,771 539,681 533,549 0.8 1.1 1.1 545,494 542,462 532,888 510,949 6.8

 Excluding transportation...................... 459,507 456,494 450,702 0.7 1.3 1.0 460,173 458,726 450,337 434,143 6.0

 Excluding defense............................. 520,681 516,990 510,868 0.7 1.2 1.2 522,426 519,677 510,264 487,679 7.1

 With unfilled orders............................. 260,065 258,311 256,578 0.7 0.7 0.8 261,914 259,453 255,599 240,526 8.9

 Durable goods industries........................ 319,201 317,215 315,405 0.6 0.6 0.7 321,325 318,303 314,070 297,390 8.0

 Wood products........................................ 8,766 8,795 8,875 -0.3 -0.9 0.3 8,803 8,931 8,977 8,510 3.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,357 11,337 11,309 0.2 0.2 0.5 11,029 11,018 11,098 11,108 -0.7

 Primary metals......................................... 31,393 31,002 30,593 1.3 1.3 0.0 31,436 31,230 30,855 27,036 16.3

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 18,637 18,364 18,129 1.5 1.3 -0.6 18,732 18,633 18,390 15,440 21.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,934 10,808 10,644 1.2 1.5 1.1 10,879 10,783 10,684 9,875 10.2

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,822 1,830 1,820 -0.4 0.5 0.3 1,825 1,814 1,781 1,721 6.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 42,317 42,079 41,850 0.6 0.5 -0.5 42,031 41,896 41,729 39,464 6.5

 Machinery.............................................. 52,858 52,497 51,983 0.7 1.0 0.5 53,505 52,396 51,467 50,742 5.4

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,701 2,654 2,537 1.8 4.6 0.7 2,607 2,414 2,342 2,272 14.7

 Construction machinery........................ 5,497 5,341 5,287 2.9 1.0 2.7 5,517 5,329 5,262 4,784 15.3

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 6,061 5,994 5,901 1.1 1.6 0.1 6,024 5,907 5,857 5,709 5.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 7,035 7,014 6,909 0.3 1.5 2.1 7,158 6,937 6,908 6,564 9.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,579 1,557 1,571 1.4 -0.9 -0.3 1,637 1,566 1,543 1,585 3.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,405 3,433 3,462 -0.8 -0.8 -1.1 3,413 3,433 3,384 3,561 -4.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,012 3,986 3,987 0.7 0.0 0.8 4,048 4,032 4,048 3,992 1.4

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 6,502 6,421 6,238 1.3 2.9 -1.0 6,937 6,683 6,212 6,418 8.1

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,130 3,075 3,034 1.8 1.4 -0.1 3,148 3,069 2,998 2,963 6.2

 Computers and electronic products 2

......... 46,007 46,086 45,824 -0.2 0.6 0.8 46,748 46,559 45,339 44,001 6.2

 Computers......................................... 2,101 2,221 2,063 -5.4 7.7 -7.3 2,181 2,224 2,168 2,093 4.2

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,068 1,078 1,083 -0.9 -0.5 2.1 1,119 1,096 1,034 994 12.6

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,419 1,425 1,449 -0.4 -1.7 -0.3 1,460 1,445 1,390 1,468 -0.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,169 6,202 6,091 -0.5 1.8 2.3 6,370 6,233 5,899 5,768 10.4

 Defense communications equipment...... 2,221 2,139 2,136 3.8 0.1 -0.1 2,221 2,139 2,136 1,936 14.7

 Audio and video equipment.................. 360 369 375 -2.4 -1.6 0.0 404 425 412 560 -27.9

 Electronic components.......................... 7,890 7,879 7,731 0.1 1.9 2.2 8,004 8,023 7,619 6,729 18.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,858 3,875 3,862 -0.4 0.3 2.2 3,849 3,972 3,937 3,654 5.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,467 3,514 3,521 -1.3 -0.2 -1.9 3,428 3,532 3,480 3,329 3.0

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 12,072 12,001 12,013 0.6 -0.1 1.7 12,258 12,054 11,772 11,620 5.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 14,893 14,909 14,834 -0.1 0.5 1.3 14,792 14,908 14,672 13,326 11.0

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,680 1,690 1,676 -0.6 0.8 3.2 1,660 1,663 1,639 1,549 7.2

 Household appliances.......................... 2,684 2,669 2,605 0.6 2.5 3.1 2,615 2,737 2,667 2,021 29.4

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,838 4,838 4,828 0.0 0.2 1.6 4,865 4,797 4,636 4,140 17.5

 Batteries............................................ 985 980 981 0.5 -0.1 -0.4 947 995 1,006 889 6.5

 Transportation equipment......................... 84,264 83,187 82,847 1.3 0.4 1.6 85,321 83,736 82,551 76,806 11.1

 Automobiles....................................... 1,869 1,834 1,695 1.9 8.2 -1.8 1,912 1,765 1,611 1,187 61.1

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 2,088 1,934 1,908 8.0 1.4 -4.9 2,232 1,948 2,020 1,354 64.8

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,342 1,326 1,327 1.2 -0.1 -0.1 1,384 1,377 1,320 1,396 -0.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 16,372 16,296 16,279 0.5 0.1 1.1 16,398 16,218 16,156 14,064 16.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 39,893 39,500 39,219 1.0 0.7 3.8 40,655 39,969 39,070 34,673 17.3

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,150 11,865 11,905 2.4 -0.3 -1.0 12,117 11,983 11,964 12,077 0.3

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,697 3,634 3,580 1.7 1.5 1.3 3,718 3,608 3,542 3,429 8.4

 Furniture and related products................. 6,475 6,482 6,440 -0.1 0.7 0.3 6,531 6,480 6,437 6,071 7.6

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 20,871 20,841 20,850 0.1 0.0 0.9 21,129 21,149 20,945 20,326 4.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 224,570 222,466 218,144 0.9 2.0 1.7 224,169 224,159 218,818 213,559 5.0

 Food products........................................ 42,234 42,239 41,662 0.0 1.4 1.7 44,122 44,841 42,310 42,062 4.9

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,565 5,530 5,517 0.6 0.2 1.5 5,766 5,930 5,428 5,416 6.5

 Dairy products.................................... 5,621 5,747 5,630 -2.2 2.1 3.6 5,388 5,721 5,598 4,850 11.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 8,592 8,533 8,306 0.7 2.7 1.7 8,978 8,760 8,402 7,957 12.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,587 15,583 15,388 0.0 1.3 -0.4 15,945 16,271 15,347 16,348 -2.5

 Beverages......................................... 11,999 11,967 11,779 0.3 1.6 -0.2 12,287 12,610 11,857 12,495 -1.7

 Tobacco............................................ 3,588 3,616 3,609 -0.8 0.2 -0.8 3,658 3,661 3,490 3,853 -5.1

 Textile mills............................................ 3,193 3,177 3,174 0.5 0.1 0.8 3,232 3,185 3,163 3,042 6.2

 Textile products...................................... 3,031 3,015 3,008 0.5 0.2 0.9 3,011 3,041 3,041 2,757 9.2

 Apparel................................................. 2,799 2,777 2,719 0.8 2.1 2.9 2,680 2,817 2,858 2,265 18.3

 Leather and allied products...................... 939 921 889 2.0 3.6 1.9 937 911 900 851 10.1

 Paper products....................................... 14,170 14,235 14,193 -0.5 0.3 0.0 14,247 14,211 14,180 14,138 0.8

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 5,765 5,795 5,752 -0.5 0.7 -0.1 5,819 5,756 5,728 6,121 -4.9

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,042 4,087 4,087 -1.1 0.0 -0.2 3,997 4,038 4,068 3,742 6.8

 Printing.................................................. 5,465 5,439 5,393 0.5 0.9 0.0 5,568 5,665 5,525 5,530 0.7

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 48,066 45,654 43,107 5.3 5.9 7.7 46,083 44,427 43,330 39,553 16.5

 Petroleum refineries............................. 45,355 42,981 40,373 5.5 6.5 8.5 43,451 41,817 40,614 37,104 17.1

 Chemical products..................................... 69,391 69,867 69,162 -0.7 1.0 -0.2 68,948 69,460 68,750 68,703 0.4

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,866 3,964 4,032 -2.5 -1.7 -3.2 3,859 3,700 3,561 4,197 -8.1

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 23,580 24,067 23,546 -2.0 2.2 -0.7 23,498 24,217 23,637 25,879 -9.2

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 3,414 3,361 3,348 1.6 0.4 1.5 3,281 3,240 3,313 2,973 10.4

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 19,695 19,559 19,449 0.7 0.6 -0.3 19,396 19,330 19,414 18,310 5.9

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 agregates totals, 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 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 Percent

Industry Change6

Nov. Oct. Sept. Oct. - Sept. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. 2010/

2010p 2010r 2010 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2009

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 424,518 421,092 419,568 0.8 0.4 0.7 417,858 431,793 436,668 389,532 4,591,487 4,207,739 9.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 40,116 39,984 39,579 0.3 1.0 -1.0 38,405 41,940 42,617 37,291 448,416 436,960 2.6

 Information technology......................... 27,677 27,250 27,331 1.6 -0.3 0.5 27,802 27,273 30,747 25,837 292,317 270,022 8.3

 Computers and related products .......... 6,602 6,470 6,673 2.0 -3.0 1.8 6,191 6,842 7,268 5,097 66,197 56,531 17.1

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 29,324 30,067 30,420 -2.5 -1.2 -0.7 29,308 33,017 33,313 29,497 331,798 302,325 9.7

 Capital goods...................................... 73,758 73,841 74,847 -0.1 -1.3 0.7 71,993 72,924 80,492 69,098 800,639 766,000 4.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 64,999 64,966 65,106 0.1 -0.2 -0.2 63,094 64,229 70,008 57,449 691,668 647,615 6.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 61,342 60,669 61,293 1.1 -1.0 1.0 59,325 60,567 65,920 52,574 648,334 593,981 9.2

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,759 8,875 9,741 -1.3 -8.9 6.8 8,899 8,695 10,484 11,649 108,971 118,385 -8.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 176,588 173,330 169,864 1.9 2.0 1.3 177,424 179,250 174,471 164,000 1,876,735 1,702,537 10.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 23,869 24,154 24,414 -1.2 -1.1 -0.8 24,134 25,720 26,458 23,986 266,150 254,587 4.5

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 152,719 149,176 145,450 2.4 2.6 1.7 153,290 153,530 148,013 140,014 1,610,585 1,447,950 11.2

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 423,845 420,691 423,713 0.7 -0.7 3.0 413,079 426,479 440,837 375,764 4,548,613 4,050,534 12.3

 Construction materials and supplies...... 40,596 40,200 40,171 1.0 0.1 -0.6 38,330 41,712 43,322 37,521 452,995 433,385 4.5

 Information technology......................... 28,307 26,494 28,909 6.8 -8.4 2.3 27,316 26,034 33,278 24,312 293,054 264,233 10.9

 Computers and related products .......... 6,924 6,321 6,813 9.5 -7.2 3.1 6,513 6,693 7,408 5,416 66,471 56,157 18.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 29,485 30,345 30,612 -2.8 -0.9 -0.2 29,581 33,313 33,389 29,331 331,069 300,402 10.2

 Capital goods...................................... 75,429 78,938 84,516 -4.4 -6.6 11.6 71,245 76,572 89,337 61,060 816,297 677,416 20.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 66,465 71,307 74,093 -6.8 -3.8 11.6 63,594 69,786 78,559 53,107 712,286 574,783 23.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 63,767 62,153 64,176 2.6 -3.2 1.8 60,914 62,238 68,987 51,696 664,136 567,737 17.0

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,964 7,631 10,423 17.5 -26.8 11.3 7,651 6,786 10,778 7,953 104,011 102,633 1.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 176,805 173,483 169,937 1.9 2.1 1.5 177,691 179,412 174,542 164,284 1,877,453 1,702,356 10.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 24,086 24,307 24,487 -0.9 -0.7 0.5 24,401 25,882 26,529 24,270 266,868 254,406 4.9

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 152,719 149,176 145,450 2.4 2.6 1.7 153,290 153,530 148,013 140,014 1,610,585 1,447,950 11.2

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 826,863 822,064 816,371 0.6 0.7 1.3 814,982 814,001 811,118 789,146 (X) (X) 3.3

 Construction materials and supplies...... 55,243 54,763 54,547 0.9 0.4 1.1 54,824 54,899 55,127 50,266 (X) (X) 9.1

 Information technology......................... 120,800 120,170 120,926 0.5 -0.6 1.3 119,014 119,500 120,739 117,019 (X) (X) 1.7

 Computers and related products .......... 5,645 5,323 5,472 6.0 -2.7 2.6 5,645 5,323 5,472 5,144 (X) (X) 9.7

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 14,151 13,990 13,712 1.2 2.0 1.4 13,919 13,646 13,350 14,305 (X) (X) -2.7

 Capital goods...................................... 645,265 643,594 638,497 0.3 0.8 1.5 636,110 636,858 633,210 616,881 (X) (X) 3.1

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................505,692 504,226 497,885 0.3 1.3 1.8 500,787 500,287 494,730 478,963 (X) (X) 4.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 203,894 201,469 199,985 1.2 0.7 1.5 202,664 201,075 199,404 187,622 (X) (X) 8.0

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 139,573 139,368 140,612 0.1 -0.9 0.5 135,323 136,571 138,480 137,918 (X) (X) -1.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 8,753 8,536 8,383 2.5 1.8 0.9 8,735 8,468 8,306 7,922 (X) (X) 10.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 8,753 8,536 8,383 2.5 1.8 0.9 8,735 8,468 8,306 7,922 (X) (X) 10.3

 All manufacturing industries .................. 543,771 539,681 533,549 0.8 1.1 1.1 545,494 542,462 532,888 510,949 (X) (X) 6.8

 Construction materials and supplies...... 55,142 55,051 55,161 0.2 -0.2 0.0 54,587 54,777 55,076 52,825 (X) (X) 3.3

 Information technology......................... 39,370 39,425 39,203 -0.1 0.6 0.5 39,995 39,723 38,811 38,078 (X) (X) 5.0

 Computers and related products .......... 4,588 4,724 4,595 -2.9 2.8 -3.1 4,760 4,765 4,592 4,555 (X) (X) 4.5

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 21,671 21,390 21,209 1.3 0.9 0.2 21,926 21,308 21,107 18,001 (X) (X) 21.8

 Capital goods...................................... 153,092 151,995 150,966 0.7 0.7 1.3 155,134 152,643 149,796 143,946 (X) (X) 7.8

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................135,382 134,651 133,619 0.5 0.8 1.7 137,413 135,323 132,565 126,020 (X) (X) 9.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 103,746 103,373 102,628 0.4 0.7 0.7 105,135 103,709 101,666 99,359 (X) (X) 5.8

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 17,710 17,344 17,347 2.1 0.0 -1.6 17,721 17,320 17,231 17,926 (X) (X) -1.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 168,428 166,311 162,101 1.3 2.6 2.4 169,108 168,932 163,359 159,846 (X) (X) 5.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 23,580 23,406 23,201 0.7 0.9 0.4 23,975 23,680 23,327 20,956 (X) (X) 14.4

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 144,848 142,905 138,900 1.4 2.9 2.7 145,133 145,252 140,032 138,890 (X) (X) 4.5

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 Percent

Industry Change

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

2010p 2010r 2010 Nov. Oct. Sept. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 10/09

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 181,457 179,817 178,304 0.9 0.8 1.0 181,270 180,264 178,333 171,747 5.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 107,113 106,634 106,184 0.4 0.4 0.2 107,956 107,293 106,357 102,471 5.4

 Wood products................................... 3,160 3,179 3,258 -0.6 -2.4 -0.5 3,326 3,368 3,411 3,178 4.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,478 4,499 4,513 -0.5 -0.3 -1.0 4,440 4,472 4,512 4,513 -1.6

 Primary metals.................................... 12,270 12,095 11,994 1.4 0.8 1.3 12,435 12,385 12,221 11,183 11.2

 Fabricated metal products.................. 15,400 15,362 15,305 0.2 0.4 -0.8 15,435 15,423 15,503 14,578 5.9

 Machinery.......................................... 20,418 20,219 20,026 1.0 1.0 0.3 20,657 20,356 19,943 19,887 3.9

 Computers and electronic products...... 15,626 15,414 15,025 1.4 2.6 -0.2 15,944 15,628 15,110 15,136 5.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,750 5,776 5,791 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 5,670 5,688 5,672 5,106 11.0

 Transportation equipment.................. 20,027 20,182 20,319 -0.8 -0.7 0.6 20,030 20,068 20,047 19,211 4.3

 Furniture and related products............ 3,144 3,177 3,143 -1.0 1.1 0.2 3,148 3,154 3,129 2,879 9.3

 Miscellaneous products........................ 6,840 6,731 6,810 1.6 -1.2 0.7 6,871 6,751 6,809 6,800 1.0

 Nondurable goods industries................. 74,344 73,183 72,120 1.6 1.5 2.2 73,314 72,971 71,976 69,276 5.8

 Food products................................... 14,467 14,496 14,454 -0.2 0.3 2.1 14,749 15,012 14,169 14,343 2.8

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,161 4,181 4,165 -0.5 0.4 0.3 4,198 4,231 4,060 4,387 -4.3

 Textiles.............................................. 1,166 1,162 1,164 0.3 -0.2 0.0 1,167 1,157 1,164 1,054 10.7

 Textile products.................................. 1,237 1,226 1,220 0.9 0.5 0.4 1,235 1,244 1,246 1,128 9.5

 Apparel............................................. 763 737 723 3.5 1.9 4.9 735 737 724 579 26.9

 Leather and allied products................ 355 351 347 1.1 1.2 0.3 350 351 356 312 12.2

 Paper products................................... 6,913 6,955 6,935 -0.6 0.3 0.0 6,978 6,983 6,993 6,914 0.9

 Printing ............................................ 2,416 2,419 2,360 -0.1 2.5 -1.0 2,437 2,475 2,420 2,362 3.2

 Petroleum and coal products............... 12,625 11,868 10,896 6.4 8.9 13.2 11,644 11,344 10,826 9,938 17.2

 Chemical products............................. 22,046 21,673 21,766 1.7 -0.4 0.0 21,785 21,422 21,829 20,897 4.2

 Plastics and rubber products............... 8,195 8,115 8,090 1.0 0.3 -0.2 8,036 8,015 8,189 7,362 9.2

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 164,705 163,539 161,376 0.7 1.3 1.2 166,976 165,795 160,134 154,167 8.3

 Durable goods industries........................ 118,128 117,102 116,435 0.9 0.6 1.2 119,523 118,097 116,013 108,146 10.5

 Wood products................................... 1,684 1,681 1,670 0.2 0.7 2.1 1,682 1,697 1,668 1,579 6.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,373 1,355 1,334 1.3 1.6 1.2 1,289 1,294 1,316 1,273 1.3

 Primary metals.................................... 8,969 8,932 8,701 0.4 2.7 -0.1 9,008 9,003 8,853 7,756 16.1

 Fabricated metal products.................. 11,860 11,645 11,598 1.8 0.4 -0.2 11,869 11,684 11,633 11,097 7.0

 Machinery.......................................... 14,480 14,504 14,451 -0.2 0.4 0.7 14,881 14,693 14,453 14,148 5.2

 Computers and electronic products...... 20,297 20,387 20,490 -0.4 -0.5 -0.4 20,532 20,475 20,020 19,126 7.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 3,292 3,283 3,267 0.3 0.5 1.3 3,288 3,274 3,209 2,982 10.3

 Transportation equipment.................. 51,805 50,893 50,510 1.8 0.8 2.4 52,576 51,501 50,455 46,259 13.7

 Furniture and related products............ 1,019 1,013 1,028 0.6 -1.5 1.6 1,021 1,006 1,024 1,000 2.1

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,349 3,409 3,386 -1.8 0.7 1.6 3,377 3,470 3,382 2,926 15.4

 Nondurable goods industries................. 46,577 46,437 44,941 0.3 3.3 1.4 47,453 47,698 44,121 46,021 3.1

 Food products................................... 3,807 3,733 3,535 2.0 5.6 -0.2 4,775 4,796 3,185 4,630 3.1

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,689 5,669 5,510 0.4 2.9 -1.6 6,083 6,099 5,410 6,256 -2.8

 Textiles.............................................. 698 695 702 0.4 -1.0 0.9 707 698 709 677 4.4

 Textile products.................................. 497 496 495 0.2 0.2 0.0 500 501 504 483 3.5

 Apparel............................................. 349 355 370 -1.7 -4.1 0.5 344 357 380 332 3.6

 Leather and allied products................ 80 81 79 -1.2 2.5 2.6 79 79 76 69 14.5

 Paper products................................... 1,365 1,388 1,400 -1.7 -0.9 -0.1 1,354 1,364 1,396 1,347 0.5

 Printing ............................................ 1,287 1,276 1,270 0.9 0.5 0.1 1,344 1,380 1,334 1,402 -4.1

 Petroleum and coal products............... 15,355 14,490 13,749 6.0 5.4 4.3 14,758 14,159 13,446 11,396 29.5

 Chemical products............................. 15,164 15,920 15,501 -4.7 2.7 0.8 15,257 15,954 15,360 17,326 -11.9

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,286 2,334 2,330 -2.1 0.2 0.2 2,252 2,311 2,321 2,103 7.1

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 197,609 196,325 193,869 0.7 1.3 1.1 197,248 196,403 194,421 185,035 6.6

 Durable goods industries........................ 93,960 93,479 92,786 0.5 0.7 0.7 93,846 92,913 91,700 86,773 8.2

 Wood products................................... 3,922 3,935 3,947 -0.3 -0.3 0.1 3,795 3,866 3,898 3,753 1.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,506 5,483 5,462 0.4 0.4 1.7 5,300 5,252 5,270 5,322 -0.4

 Primary metals.................................... 10,154 9,975 9,898 1.8 0.8 -1.3 9,993 9,842 9,781 8,097 23.4

 Fabricated metal products.................. 15,057 15,072 14,947 -0.1 0.8 -0.3 14,727 14,789 14,593 13,789 6.8

 Machinery.......................................... 17,960 17,774 17,506 1.0 1.5 0.5 17,967 17,347 17,071 16,707 7.5

 Computers and electronic products...... 10,084 10,285 10,309 -2.0 -0.2 4.6 10,272 10,456 10,209 9,739 5.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,851 5,850 5,776 0.0 1.3 2.9 5,834 5,946 5,791 5,238 11.4

 Transportation equipment.................. 12,432 12,112 12,018 2.6 0.8 -0.1 12,715 12,167 12,049 11,336 12.2

 Furniture and related products............ 2,312 2,292 2,269 0.9 1.0 -0.2 2,362 2,320 2,284 2,192 7.8

 Miscellaneous products........................ 10,682 10,701 10,654 -0.2 0.4 0.7 10,881 10,928 10,754 10,600 2.7

 Nondurable goods industries................. 103,649 102,846 101,083 0.8 1.7 1.5 103,402 103,490 102,721 98,262 5.2

 Food products................................... 23,960 24,010 23,673 -0.2 1.4 1.7 24,598 25,033 24,956 23,089 6.5

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,737 5,733 5,713 0.1 0.4 0.4 5,664 5,941 5,877 5,705 -0.7

 Textiles.............................................. 1,329 1,320 1,308 0.7 0.9 1.6 1,358 1,330 1,290 1,311 3.6

 Textile products.................................. 1,297 1,293 1,293 0.3 0.0 1.8 1,276 1,296 1,291 1,146 11.3

 Apparel............................................. 1,687 1,685 1,626 0.1 3.6 2.6 1,601 1,723 1,754 1,354 18.2

 Leather and allied products................ 504 489 463 3.1 5.6 3.1 508 481 468 470 8.1

 Paper products................................... 5,892 5,892 5,858 0.0 0.6 0.1 5,915 5,864 5,791 5,877 0.6

 Printing ............................................ 1,762 1,744 1,763 1.0 -1.1 1.4 1,787 1,810 1,771 1,766 1.2

 Petroleum and coal products............... 20,086 19,296 18,462 4.1 4.5 7.1 19,681 18,924 19,058 18,219 8.0

 Chemical products............................. 32,181 32,274 31,895 -0.3 1.2 -0.8 31,906 32,084 31,561 30,480 4.7

 Plastics and rubber products............... 9,214 9,110 9,029 1.1 0.9 -0.6 9,108 9,004 8,904 8,845 3.0

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 Group3

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Nov Oct Sep Aug Nov Oct Sep Aug

2010p 2010r 2010 2010 2010p 2010r 2010 2010

All manufacturing industries2

............................ 1.28 1.28 1.27 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.63 1.61 1.59 1.58 5.75 5.75 5.67 5.61

 Wood products.............................................. 1.36 1.37 1.43 1.40 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.41 1.39 1.39 1.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.51 1.54 1.53 1.54 0.99 0.95 0.94 0.93

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.55 1.54 1.53 1.54 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.05

 Machinery..................................................... 2.11 2.12 2.04 2.06 4.77 4.75 4.49 4.50

 Computers and electronic products 2

................ 1.37 1.37 1.33 1.33 4.87 4.91 4.94 4.90

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.53 1.54 1.55 1.52 2.92 2.85 2.88 2.79

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.81 1.73 1.69 1.66 14.27 13.90 13.62 13.32

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.14 1.19 1.16 1.16 1.35 1.38 1.34 1.31

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.60 1.61 1.62 1.60 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.45 1.46 1.42 1.43 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.35 1.35 1.34 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.63 1.65 1.64 1.63 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.12 2.12 2.13 2.05 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.32 2.31 2.27 2.22 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 0.99 0.99 0.98 0.99 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.76 0.76 0.74 0.75 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.84 0.83 0.85 0.81 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.15 1.18 1.14 1.16 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.28 1.27 1.27 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

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

1

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Nov2 Nov2 Nov2 Nov2

Industry 2009- 2009- 2009- 2009-

Nov1 Oct Nov1 Oct Nov1 Oct Nov1 Oct

2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010

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

Durable goods industries....................... 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 0.6 0.6 7.2 1.6 4.3 1.4 0.2 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 0.0 0.8 -0.7 1.7 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.0 1.2 0.5 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.3

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.2 1.2 0.8 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.5 (X) 1.4 (X) 0.9 (X) 0.4

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.3 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.2

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Paper products.................................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.2

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.6 (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

 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.

3

 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.

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes3

[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. 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 4,300 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 64 publication levels. The survey methodology assumes that the month-tomonth changes of the total operations of those companies in the monthly survey effectively represent the month-tomonth movements of all establishments that make up the category. The current coverage levels in the survey show 

that reported data in the monthly survey represent approximately 60 percent of the shipments estimates at the total 

manufacturing level. Data published represent manufacturing in a calendar month. The data collection is based on a 

voluntary survey authorized by Title 13 of the United States Code. 

The data presented in this release are based on data obtained from a panel of 4,300 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 4,300 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 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.

2011 Release Dates for M3 Survey 

Survey Month Advance Report 8:30 A.M. Full Report 10:00 A.M.

November 2010 Dec. 23, 2010 Jan. 4, 2011 

December 2010 Jan. 27, 2011 Feb. 3, 2011 

January 2011 Feb. 24, 2011 Mar. 4, 2011 

February 2011 Mar. 24, 2011 Mar. 31, 2011 

March 2011 Apr. 27, 2011 May 3, 2011 

April 2011 May 25, 2011 Jun. 2, 2011 

May 2011 Jun. 24, 2011 Jul. 5, 2011 

June 2011 Jul. 27, 2011 Aug. 3, 2011 

July 2011 Aug. 24, 2011 Aug. 31, 2011 

August 2011 Sep. 28, 2011 Oct. 4, 2011 

September 2011 Oct. 26, 2011 Nov. 3, 2011 

October 2011 Nov. 23, 2011 Dec. 5, 2011 

November 2011 Dec. 23, 2011