Manufacturers' Shipments,

 Inventories, and Orders: June 2003 Issued August 2003

 M3-1(03)-06

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Total Manufacturing Shipments

and Three Month Moving Average

300

320

340

360

380

Jun-01

Aug-01

Oct-01

Dec-01

Feb-02Apr-02

Jun-02

Aug-02

Oct-02

Dec-02

Feb-03Apr-03

Jun-03

300

320

340

360

380

 Shipments Average

Billions Of Dollars

Total Manufacturing Inventories

and Three Month Moving Average

420

440

460

480

500

Jun-01

Aug-01

Oct-01

Dec-01

Feb-02Apr-02

Jun-02

Aug-02

Oct-02

Dec-02

Feb-03Apr-03

Jun-03

420

440

460

480

500

 Inventories Average

Billions Of Dollars
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Figures in text, other than year to date, are in seasonally adjusted current dollars and exclude data for semiconductor manufacturing.

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in June increased

$5.5 billion or 1.7 percent to $326.0 billion, the

Department of Commerce, Census Bureau reported today. 

This followed a 0.3 percent May increase. Year to date,

new orders for 2003 were 2.6 percent above the same

period a year ago.

Shipments increased $3.5 billion or 1.1 percent to

$324.6 billion. This followed a 0.3 percent May increase. 

Year to date, shipments for 2003 were 1.4 percent above

the same period a year ago. 

Unfilled orders increased $1.4 billion or 0.3 percent to

$478.1 billion, following a 0.1 percent May decrease. The

unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 4.01, down from

4.03 in May.

Inventories, down four consecutive months, decreased

$0.8 billion or 0.2 percent to $430.5 billion, following a 0.2

percent May decrease. The inventories-to-shipments ratio

was 1.33, down from 1.34 in May.

New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in June

increased $4.4 billion or 2.6 percent to $173.4 billion,

revised from the previously published 2.1 percent increase. 

This was the largest percent increase since July 2002.

Transportation equipment had the largest increase, $2.3

billion or 4.7 percent to $51.2 billion, led by nondefense

aircraft and parts, which increased by $1.0 billion.

New orders for manufactured nondurable goods

increased $1.1 billion or 0.7 percent to $152.5 billion.

Shipments

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in June

increased $2.4 billion or 1.4 percent to $172.1 billion,

revised from the previously published 1.3 percent increase.

Transportation equipment had the largest increase, $1.4

billion or 2.8 percent to $50.9 billion, led by nondefense

aircraft and parts, which increased by $0.7 billion. 

Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods

increased $1.1 billion or 0.7 percent to $152.5 billion. 

Food products had the largest increase, $0.5 billion or 1.3

percent to $38.5 billion, led by meat, poultry, and

seafood products, which increased by $0.4 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders of manufactured durable goods in June

increased $1.4 billion or 0.3 percent to $478.1 billion,

revised from the previously published 0.1 percent

increase.

Computers and electronic products had the largest

increase, $0.8 billion or 0.8 percent to $111.7 billion, led

by electromedical, measuring, and control instruments,

which increased by $0.8 billion. Unfilled orders for

computers and electronic products have increased seven

consecutive months.

Inventories

Inventories of manufactured durable goods in June

decreased $1.5 billion or 0.6 percent to $260.8 billion,

unrevised from the previously published decrease. This

was the twenty-eighth decrease over the past twenty-nine

months.

Transportation equipment had the largest decrease,

$0.6 billion or 0.9 percent to $73.0 billion, led by

nondefense aircraft and parts, which decreased by $0.8

billion. 

Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, at the

highest level since June 2001, increased $0.7 billion or

0.4 percent to $169.7 billion. Petroleum and coal

products had the largest increase, $0.3 billion or 2.3

percent to $13.6 billion.

By stage of fabrication, June materials and supplies

decreased 0.7 percent in durable goods and 0.9 percent in

nondurable goods. Work in process decreased 1.3

percent in durable goods and increased 1.6 percent in

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.4 percent

in durable goods and 0.9 percent in nondurable goods.

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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

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June Change

2003p 2003r 2003 June May Apr. 2003p 2003r 2003 2002 2003p 2002 03/02

 All manufacturing industries 2.................. 324,611 321,153 320,061 1.1 0.3 -2.3 345,396 327,848 317,067 339,333 1,944,092 1,916,435 1.4

 Excluding transportation2

................... 273,743 271,675 270,555 0.8 0.4 -2.2 290,083 275,089 267,709 283,626 1,631,282 1,595,332 2.3

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 315,968 312,454 311,184 1.1 0.4 -2.5 335,812 319,229 308,870 330,374 1,893,148 1,871,360 1.2

 With unfilled orders 2

............................ 119,286 118,246 118,165 0.9 0.1 -0.9 130,531 120,019 115,796 132,049 717,346 733,019 -2.1

 Durable goods industries 2......................... 172,069 169,664 169,509 1.4 0.1 -1.1 188,399 173,863 167,115 188,012 1,034,483 1,047,423 -1.2

 Wood products....................................... 7,484 7,323 7,283 2.2 0.5 -1.7 8,403 7,674 7,503 8,053 43,615 44,072 -1.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,444 8,347 8,322 1.2 0.3 0.1 9,056 8,812 8,460 8,893 49,602 47,464 4.5

 Primary metals....................................... 10,597 10,662 10,725 -0.6 -0.6 -2.1 11,070 11,187 11,080 11,605 66,518 67,949 -2.1

 Iron and steel mills............................ 4,940 4,975 5,082 -0.7 -2.1 -1.7 5,230 5,196 5,245 5,395 31,157 30,763 1.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 4,422 4,440 4,386 -0.4 1.2 -2.5 4,529 4,648 4,522 4,806 27,537 28,908 -4.7

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,235 1,247 1,257 -1.0 -0.8 -2.5 1,311 1,343 1,313 1,404 7,824 8,278 -5.5

 Fabricated metal products....................... 20,101 20,253 20,159 -0.8 0.5 -1.9 21,077 20,839 20,198 21,918 122,192 125,607 -2.7

 Machinery............................................. 22,395 22,253 22,044 0.6 0.9 -0.9 24,858 23,174 22,830 25,427 136,277 139,355 -2.2

 Farm machinery................................. 1,477 1,471 1,558 0.4 -5.6 -1.0 1,566 1,599 1,895 1,531 10,164 9,658 5.2

 Construction machinery..................... 1,721 1,690 1,704 1.8 -0.8 10.9 1,966 1,926 1,915 1,849 10,667 10,831 -1.5

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 784 797 801 -1.6 -0.5 -0.6 846 773 772 811 4,700 4,438 5.9

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,651 3,442 3,103 6.1 10.9 -6.0 4,144 3,281 3,152 3,360 20,186 18,074 11.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,351 1,392 1,330 -2.9 4.7 -4.8 1,550 1,358 1,257 1,634 7,935 8,035 -1.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,525 2,492 2,434 1.3 2.4 -2.6 3,058 2,709 2,413 3,151 15,241 16,248 -6.2

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,648 1,717 1,774 -4.0 -3.2 -1.3 1,832 1,693 1,648 2,357 10,246 11,999 -14.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 2,408 2,545 2,654 -5.4 -4.1 3.8 2,654 2,711 2,595 3,760 15,429 18,734 -17.6

 Material handling equipment............... 1,321 1,318 1,327 0.2 -0.7 0.5 1,404 1,339 1,347 1,428 8,239 8,546 -3.6

 Computers and electronic products 2.......... 27,338 26,660 26,948 2.5 -1.1 3.4 32,082 24,828 23,796 30,324 156,422 155,266 0.7

 Computers........................................ 4,135 4,287 4,815 -3.5 -11.0 28.8 4,755 3,739 4,251 4,564 24,777 22,103 12.1

 Computer storage devices..................... 1,751 1,154 1,176 51.7 -1.9 2.0 2,382 990 862 1,745 7,533 7,422 1.5

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,650 1,646 1,633 0.2 0.8 22.1 2,130 1,336 1,245 1,720 9,010 8,522 5.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 5,341 5,027 4,938 6.2 1.8 -5.8 6,620 4,630 4,285 6,360 30,331 32,097 -5.5

 Defense communications equipment.... 341 374 366 -8.8 2.2 8.6 346 410 357 304 2,086 1,887 10.5

 Audio and video equipment.................... 676 680 675 -0.6 0.7 4.5 651 598 543 718 3,704 4,122 -10.1

 Semiconductors3................................. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components......................... 3,752 3,725 3,599 0.7 3.5 -1.5 4,014 3,695 3,413 4,427 21,908 24,851 -11.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 776 784 836 -1.0 -6.2 15.5 846 777 768 838 4,509 4,470 0.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,099 2,233 2,310 -6.0 -3.3 5.3 2,269 2,153 2,238 2,150 12,912 11,510 12.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,192 6,147 6,027 0.7 2.0 -6.8 7,464 5,955 5,354 6,890 36,482 34,492 5.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,666 8,573 8,600 1.1 -0.3 -0.5 9,502 8,691 8,396 9,792 51,781 54,116 -4.3

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,093 1,086 1,074 0.6 1.1 -1.1 1,178 1,072 990 1,162 6,476 6,430 0.7

 Household appliances........................ 2,104 2,035 2,046 3.4 -0.5 0.0 2,306 2,117 2,052 2,140 12,220 12,158 0.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,491 2,473 2,501 0.7 -1.1 0.2 2,802 2,443 2,326 2,945 14,880 15,547 -4.3

 Batteries........................................... 477 448 471 6.5 -4.9 -2.5 540 422 427 565 2,645 3,032 -12.8

 Transportation equipment........................ 50,868 49,478 49,506 2.8 -0.1 -3.2 55,313 52,759 49,358 55,707 312,810 321,103 -2.6

 Automobiles..................................... 7,539 7,492 7,466 0.6 0.3 -4.2 8,049 8,325 7,572 8,397 48,459 50,387 -3.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 9,788 9,543 9,509 2.6 0.4 -6.1 10,662 10,618 9,558 10,782 62,769 63,091 -0.5

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,173 1,126 1,085 4.2 3.8 -0.8 1,314 1,182 1,111 1,324 6,664 6,614 0.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 17,373 17,008 17,229 2.1 -1.3 -2.3 18,384 18,448 18,169 18,885 109,352 114,035 -4.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 6,166 5,440 5,301 13.3 2.6 -11.4 7,116 5,228 4,838 7,023 33,828 40,412 -16.3

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,390 3,221 3,360 5.2 -4.1 1.8 3,945 3,139 2,899 3,650 19,053 16,645 14.5

 Ships and boats................................. 2,154 2,173 2,022 -0.9 7.5 2.4 2,194 2,329 2,031 1,759 12,667 10,586 19.7

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,568 5,598 5,369 -0.5 4.3 0.5 5,665 5,485 5,278 5,683 32,679 33,490 -2.4

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 10,608 10,517 10,553 0.9 -0.3 -1.5 11,373 10,414 10,216 10,610 62,587 59,001 6.1

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 152,542 151,489 150,552 0.7 0.6 -3.7 156,997 153,985 149,952 151,321 909,609 869,012 4.7

 Food products....................................... 38,534 38,038 38,024 1.3 0.0 1.1 38,520 37,671 37,028 37,047 224,071 222,569 0.7

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 4,097 4,223 4,160 -3.0 1.5 0.4 3,944 4,303 4,019 3,963 24,660 24,249 1.7

 Dairy products.................................. 5,428 5,375 5,387 1.0 -0.2 2.3 5,645 5,513 5,288 5,264 31,879 31,614 0.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 11,321 10,905 10,753 3.8 1.4 -0.3 11,506 11,236 10,790 11,040 65,872 66,682 -1.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 8,838 8,818 8,778 0.2 0.5 -3.4 9,351 9,381 8,775 9,672 52,280 55,137 -5.2

 Beverages......................................... 5,812 5,803 5,851 0.2 -0.8 -0.1 6,325 6,366 5,848 6,158 34,670 33,726 2.8

 Tobacco............................................ 3,026 3,015 2,927 0.4 3.0 -9.3 3,026 3,015 2,927 3,514 17,610 21,411 -17.8

 Textile mills........................................... 3,101 3,160 3,238 -1.9 -2.4 -2.2 3,336 3,157 3,143 3,835 19,628 21,400 -8.3

 Textile products................................... 3,038 3,015 3,046 0.8 -1.0 -0.8 3,315 3,100 3,119 3,395 18,233 18,371 -0.8

 Apparel................................................ 4,587 4,492 4,398 2.1 2.1 -4.0 4,505 4,074 4,153 4,588 26,461 27,260 -2.9

 Leather and allied products...................... 757 761 773 -0.5 -1.6 1.7 737 686 694 719 4,281 3,741 14.4

 Paper products...................................... 13,470 13,333 13,272 1.0 0.5 -1.7 13,777 13,307 13,017 12,511 78,902 73,201 7.8

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 5,661 5,692 5,716 -0.5 -0.4 -3.7 5,719 5,577 5,617 5,691 33,961 33,778 0.5

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,831 3,758 3,748 1.9 0.3 -0.8 3,907 3,823 3,748 3,742 22,448 21,680 3.5

 Printing................................................. 7,841 7,918 8,037 -1.0 -1.5 0.8 7,556 7,634 7,797 7,718 45,938 45,986 -0.1

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 20,046 19,988 18,995 0.3 5.2 -19.4 21,156 21,338 19,301 18,886 123,431 101,199 22.0

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 18,491 18,375 17,375 0.6 5.8 -20.9 19,310 19,580 17,703 17,020 114,398 92,527 23.6

 Basic chemicals...................................... 37,089 36,838 37,053 0.7 -0.6 -1.5 38,817 37,721 37,424 37,608 224,372 210,448 6.6

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 1,507 1,482 1,440 1.7 2.9 -4.5 1,807 2,198 2,434 2,141 11,504 12,849 -10.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 8,732 8,592 8,873 1.6 -3.2 -4.0 8,827 8,446 8,614 9,748 52,642 53,082 -0.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,340 2,335 2,384 0.2 -2.1 0.9 2,541 2,565 2,490 2,596 14,367 14,378 -0.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,241 15,128 14,938 0.7 1.3 -2.2 15,927 15,916 15,501 15,342 92,012 89,700 2.6

p Preliminary r

 Revised NA Not available.

1

 Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations. 2 See footnote at end of Table 2.

3 See footnote at end of Table 2.

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

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June Change

2003p 2003r 2003 June May Apr. 2003p 2003r 2003 2002 2003p 2002 03/02

All manufacturing industries 2........................ 325,982 320,495 319,428 1.7 0.3 -3.0 343,151 326,468 317,876 327,396 1,952,872 1,904,025 2.6

 Excluding transportation2...................... 274,739 271,542 269,460 1.2 0.8 -2.7 288,600 274,656 267,637 277,950 1,636,412 1,587,882 3.1

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 316,506 311,934 309,109 1.5 0.9 -2.7 333,916 318,366 307,695 320,241 1,893,002 1,855,839 2.0

 With unfilled orders 2

............................. 120,657 117,588 117,532 2.6 0.0 -2.8 128,286 118,639 116,605 120,112 726,126 720,609 0.8

 Durable goods industries 2

......................... 173,440 169,006 168,876 2.6 0.1 -2.4 186,154 172,483 167,924 176,075 1,043,263 1,035,013 0.8

 Primary metals........................................ 10,817 10,567 10,571 2.4 0.0 2.0 11,249 10,926 10,860 11,404 66,466 68,251 -2.6

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 5,060 5,013 4,954 0.9 1.2 6.4 5,375 5,205 5,077 5,401 31,077 32,078 -3.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 4,521 4,312 4,362 4.8 -1.1 -1.8 4,588 4,439 4,479 4,661 27,548 28,073 -1.9

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,236 1,242 1,255 -0.5 -1.0 -0.7 1,286 1,282 1,304 1,342 7,841 8,100 -3.2

 Fabricated metal products........................ 20,073 20,278 19,603 -1.0 3.4 -3.9 20,814 21,248 19,780 21,230 121,915 125,624 -3.0

 Machinery............................................. 22,225 21,373 21,488 4.0 -0.5 -5.5 23,755 22,111 22,853 22,570 135,920 133,867 1.5

 Construction machinery........................ 1,640 1,764 1,737 -7.0 1.6 12.3 1,746 1,959 2,024 1,703 10,640 10,879 -2.2

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 824 764 788 7.9 -3.0 -1.7 886 740 759 667 4,611 4,373 5.4

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,562 3,180 2,750 12.0 15.6 -29.5 3,684 3,107 3,120 2,719 20,636 18,410 12.1

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,418 1,395 1,333 1.6 4.7 -9.7 1,575 1,342 1,282 1,556 8,248 8,150 1.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 2,472 2,474 2,485 -0.1 -0.4 -1.2 2,858 2,750 2,605 2,876 15,505 16,498 -6.0

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,753 1,699 1,695 3.2 0.2 -3.1 1,884 1,680 1,590 2,205 10,274 11,778 -12.8

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 2,197 2,146 2,380 2.4 -9.8 15.8 2,430 2,277 2,298 2,704 13,603 13,412 1.4

 Material handling equipment.................. 1,244 1,258 1,383 -1.1 -9.0 -4.9 1,324 1,140 1,358 1,425 8,174 8,138 0.4

 Computers and electronic products 2........... 28,177 27,473 27,053 2.6 1.6 0.9 31,896 25,330 24,149 28,814 161,330 153,536 5.1

 Computers........................................ 4,398 4,821 4,790 -8.8 0.6 22.6 4,849 4,708 4,038 4,195 25,539 21,993 16.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,140 5,409 5,768 -5.0 -6.2 -4.2 5,630 4,999 5,359 5,084 34,168 31,477 8.5

 Defense communications equipment....... 374 363 337 3.0 7.7 -8.9 379 399 328 368 2,254 1,807 24.7

 Semiconductors3................................. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components......................... 3,580 3,847 2,716 -6.9 41.6 -10.5 3,921 3,600 2,482 4,510 19,886 24,617 -19.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 773 855 835 -9.6 2.4 12.1 835 895 711 777 4,692 4,316 8.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,256 1,977 2,684 14.1 -26.3 16.9 2,519 1,353 2,746 2,306 13,792 10,629 29.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 6,954 6,118 5,866 13.7 4.3 -12.9 7,995 5,907 5,355 6,783 37,582 34,841 7.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,781 8,494 8,631 3.4 -1.6 -2.4 9,379 8,509 8,385 9,758 51,797 54,035 -4.1

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,107 1,039 970 6.5 7.1 -9.9 1,208 1,066 900 1,147 6,491 6,527 -0.6

 Household appliances.......................... 2,070 1,981 2,400 4.5 -17.5 14.5 2,141 1,995 2,332 2,040 12,282 11,833 3.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,614 2,528 2,541 3.4 -0.5 -5.3 2,827 2,503 2,393 3,049 15,232 15,611 -2.4

 Transportation equipment........................ 51,243 48,953 49,968 4.7 -2.0 -4.7 54,551 51,812 50,239 49,446 316,460 316,143 0.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,312 16,812 17,138 3.0 -1.9 -2.1 18,112 17,961 17,941 18,712 108,905 114,397 -4.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 5,762 4,760 4,507 21.1 5.6 51.2 7,061 4,252 4,192 3,415 28,447 30,457 -6.6

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 3,916 3,748 4,601 4.5 -18.5 -21.0 3,671 4,504 4,707 2,493 25,038 20,930 19.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,114 1,970 1,675 7.3 17.6 -4.2 2,020 1,898 1,752 1,524 11,249 11,705 -3.9

 Furniture and related products................... 5,655 5,625 5,501 0.5 2.3 3.0 5,745 5,591 5,576 5,472 33,186 33,356 -0.5

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 152,542 151,489 150,552 0.7 0.6 -3.7 156,997 153,985 149,952 151,321 909,609 869,012 4.7

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1 Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations. 2 Aggregate estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. Due to the number of large semiconductor manufacturers choosing not to participate in this 

voluntary monthly survey, the Census Bureau cannot currently produce monthly estimates of semiconductor shipments, orders, or inventories. 3 Due to the number of large semiconductor manufacturers choosing not to participate in this voluntary monthly survey, the Census Bureau cannot currently produce monthly 

estimates of semiconductor shipments, orders, or inventories.

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: M3-1(01), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1992-2001."

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

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June June

2003p 2003r 2003 June May Apr. 2003p 2003r 2003 2002 03/02

All manufacturing industries 1...................... 478,115 476,744 477,402 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 481,185 483,430 484,810 489,548 -1.7

 Excluding transportation1...................... 230,296 229,300 229,433 0.4 -0.1 -0.5 231,071 232,554 232,987 240,877 -4.1

 Excluding defense1

............................. 327,846 327,308 327,828 0.2 -0.2 -0.6 328,478 330,374 331,237 345,739 -5.0

 Durable goods industries 1........................ 478,115 476,744 477,402 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 481,185 483,430 484,810 489,548 -1.7

 Primary metals........................................ 14,027 13,807 13,902 1.6 -0.7 -1.1 14,253 14,074 14,335 16,405 -13.1

 Iron and steel mills............................... 7,467 7,347 7,309 1.6 0.5 -1.7 7,710 7,565 7,556 9,220 -16.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 4,364 4,265 4,393 2.3 -2.9 -0.5 4,361 4,302 4,511 4,947 -11.8

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,196 2,195 2,200 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 2,182 2,207 2,268 2,238 -2.5

 Fabricated metal products......................... 36,445 36,473 36,448 -0.1 0.1 -1.5 36,665 36,928 36,519 39,826 -7.9

 Machinery.............................................. 43,394 43,564 44,444 -0.4 -2.0 -1.2 43,257 44,360 45,423 47,926 -9.7

 Construction machinery......................... 1,978 2,059 1,985 -3.9 3.7 1.7 1,997 2,217 2,184 2,191 -8.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 930 890 923 4.5 -3.6 -1.4 930 890 923 1,134 -18.0

 Industrial machinery............................. 9,182 9,271 9,533 -1.0 -2.7 -3.6 9,071 9,531 9,705 8,895 2.0

 Photographic equipment........................ 1,306 1,239 1,236 5.4 0.2 0.2 1,290 1,265 1,281 931 38.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 4,261 4,314 4,332 -1.2 -0.4 1.2 4,348 4,548 4,507 4,607 -5.6

 Metalworking machinery........................ 3,701 3,596 3,614 2.9 -0.5 -2.1 3,706 3,654 3,667 3,628 2.1

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 7,768 7,979 8,378 -2.6 -4.8 -3.2 7,681 7,905 8,339 12,903 -40.5

 Material handling equipment................... 4,964 5,041 5,101 -1.5 -1.2 1.1 4,974 5,054 5,253 4,956 0.4

 Computers and electronic products 1............. 111,688 110,849 110,036 0.8 0.7 0.1 112,305 112,491 111,989 112,221 0.1

 Computers......................................... 8,331 8,068 7,534 3.3 7.1 -0.3 8,465 8,371 7,402 6,694 26.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 38,780 38,981 38,599 -0.5 1.0 2.2 39,034 40,024 39,655 39,068 -0.1

 Defense communications equipment........ 2,641 2,608 2,619 1.3 -0.4 -1.1 2,641 2,608 2,619 2,485 6.3

 Semiconductors2................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components.......................... 12,274 12,446 12,324 -1.4 1.0 -6.7 12,100 12,193 12,288 16,082 -24.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 4,176 4,179 4,108 -0.1 1.7 0.0 4,258 4,269 4,151 4,271 -0.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 31,123 30,966 31,222 0.5 -0.8 1.2 31,537 31,287 32,087 30,799 2.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 14,363 13,601 13,630 5.6 -0.2 -1.2 14,270 13,739 13,787 12,822 11.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 14,456 14,341 14,420 0.8 -0.5 0.2 14,215 14,338 14,520 14,795 -3.9

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,494 1,480 1,527 0.9 -3.1 -6.4 1,534 1,504 1,510 1,483 3.4

 Household appliances........................... 1,217 1,251 1,305 -2.7 -4.1 37.2 1,032 1,197 1,319 954 8.2

 Electrical equipment............................. 8,585 8,462 8,407 1.5 0.7 0.5 8,543 8,518 8,458 9,001 -5.1

 Transportation equipment......................... 247,819 247,444 247,969 0.2 -0.2 0.2 250,114 250,876 251,823 248,671 0.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 11,915 11,976 12,172 -0.5 -1.6 -0.7 11,796 12,068 12,555 12,555 -6.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 106,219 106,623 107,303 -0.4 -0.6 -0.7 106,609 106,664 107,640 113,388 -6.0

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 60,433 59,907 59,380 0.9 0.9 2.1 62,284 62,558 61,193 55,568 12.1

 Ships and boats.................................. 19,578 19,618 19,821 -0.2 -1.0 -1.7 19,579 19,753 20,184 21,691 -9.7

 Furniture and related products................... 5,432 5,345 5,318 1.6 0.5 2.5 5,522 5,442 5,336 5,874 -6.0

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1 Aggregate estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. Due to the number of large semiconductor manufacturers choosing not to participate in this

voluntary monthly survey, the Census Bureau cannot currently produce monthly estimates of semiconductor shipments, orders, or inventories.

2 Due to the number of large semiconductor manufacturers choosing not to participate in this voluntary monthly survey, the Census Bureau cannot currently produce monthly

estimates of semiconductor shipments, orders, or inventories.

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

Table 4. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June June

2003p 2003r 2003 June May Apr. 2003p 2003r 2003 2002 03/02

 All manufacturing industries 1...................... 430,508 431,356 432,257 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 427,426 433,720 433,299 425,000 0.6

 Excluding transportation1........................ 357,525 357,724 358,703 -0.1 -0.3 -0.2 355,294 359,990 360,052 353,680 0.5

 Excluding defense1

............................. 406,509 407,687 408,309 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 403,356 410,096 409,448 402,673 0.2

 With unfilled orders 1

............................. 211,709 212,892 213,565 -0.6 -0.3 -0.2 210,051 214,339 214,033 214,744 -2.2

 Durable goods industries 1

........................ 260,803 262,337 263,209 -0.6 -0.3 -0.1 258,773 264,296 263,896 263,471 -1.8

 Wood products........................................ 9,004 9,143 9,309 -1.5 -1.8 -0.3 8,819 9,042 9,258 9,220 -4.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 9,398 9,392 9,282 0.1 1.2 0.5 9,478 9,555 9,465 8,919 6.3

 Primary metals......................................... 18,814 18,784 18,931 0.2 -0.8 -0.6 18,555 18,570 18,775 18,106 2.5

 Iron and steel mills............................... 10,991 11,025 11,083 -0.3 -0.5 -0.9 10,737 10,801 10,876 10,028 7.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 6,053 6,001 6,057 0.9 -0.9 0.0 6,030 5,969 6,040 6,248 -3.5

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 1,770 1,758 1,791 0.7 -1.8 -0.7 1,788 1,800 1,859 1,830 -2.3

 Fabricated metal products......................... 30,384 30,527 30,490 -0.5 0.1 -0.8 30,438 30,755 30,772 30,624 -0.6

 Machinery.............................................. 43,403 43,529 43,658 -0.3 -0.3 0.1 42,892 43,836 44,005 44,581 -3.8

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,082 2,088 2,089 -0.3 0.0 -1.3 2,051 2,088 2,115 1,967 4.3

 Construction machinery......................... 3,623 3,646 3,683 -0.6 -1.0 -0.4 3,583 3,638 3,736 3,855 -7.1

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 2,208 2,194 2,185 0.6 0.4 0.6 2,236 2,226 2,196 2,245 -0.4

 Industrial machinery............................. 7,143 7,193 7,292 -0.7 -1.4 -0.8 7,116 7,329 7,269 7,769 -8.4

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,981 1,982 1,992 -0.1 -0.5 0.6 1,966 2,035 2,025 1,931 1.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,248 4,241 4,241 0.2 0.0 0.0 4,221 4,373 4,416 4,064 3.9

 Metalworking machinery........................ 4,989 4,927 4,891 1.3 0.7 0.5 4,913 4,961 4,928 5,144 -4.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 4,447 4,406 4,428 0.9 -0.5 -1.7 4,339 4,403 4,405 4,762 -8.9

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,518 2,498 2,444 0.8 2.2 -0.4 2,516 2,530 2,471 2,627 -4.2

 Computers and electronic products 1............. 39,118 39,518 40,162 -1.0 -1.6 -0.9 38,698 40,351 40,200 42,734 -9.4

 Computers......................................... 3,232 3,084 2,973 4.8 3.7 -4.6 3,172 3,244 2,967 3,052 3.9

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,161 1,171 1,172 -0.9 -0.1 0.9 1,112 1,316 1,229 1,261 -11.8

 Other peripheral equipment................... 2,436 2,458 2,529 -0.9 -2.8 -3.1 2,367 2,529 2,538 2,586 -8.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,742 6,976 7,100 -3.4 -1.7 -2.1 6,629 7,149 7,079 9,162 -27.6

 Defense communications equipment........ 872 858 891 1.6 -3.7 1.8 872 858 891 755 15.5

 Audio and video equipment.................... 972 1,012 1,124 -4.0 -10.0 1.4 957 973 1,027 1,095 -12.6

 Semiconductors2................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components.......................... 8,265 8,414 8,497 -1.8 -1.0 -0.2 8,285 8,578 8,524 8,873 -6.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,932 2,884 2,885 1.7 0.0 -3.5 2,896 2,909 2,941 2,956 -2.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,148 3,214 3,560 -2.1 -9.7 9.2 3,153 3,247 3,580 3,420 -7.8

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 8,977 9,049 9,015 -0.8 0.4 -2.0 8,876 9,149 9,024 9,194 -3.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 12,273 12,338 12,356 -0.5 -0.1 -0.2 12,222 12,686 12,665 12,980 -5.8

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,444 1,454 1,457 -0.7 -0.2 -1.7 1,455 1,484 1,463 1,492 -2.5

 Household appliances........................... 2,062 2,083 2,106 -1.0 -1.1 0.8 2,078 2,220 2,238 2,186 -4.9

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,292 4,291 4,254 0.0 0.9 -0.1 4,174 4,334 4,322 4,347 -4.0

 Batteries............................................ 616 637 633 -3.3 0.6 0.8 632 666 631 730 -13.4

 Transportation equipment......................... 72,983 73,632 73,554 -0.9 0.1 0.6 72,132 73,730 73,247 71,320 1.1

 Automobiles....................................... 1,685 1,699 1,681 -0.8 1.1 4.9 1,629 1,751 1,725 1,666 -2.2

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 1,952 1,932 1,961 1.0 -1.5 -2.2 1,947 1,984 1,990 1,960 -0.7

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 762 778 801 -2.1 -2.9 3.2 744 775 774 864 -13.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 16,035 16,178 16,242 -0.9 -0.4 -0.3 15,847 16,054 16,203 15,627 1.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 29,107 29,927 29,700 -2.7 0.8 1.3 28,555 30,037 29,436 29,442 -3.0

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 11,947 11,806 11,784 1.2 0.2 1.4 11,973 11,680 11,642 10,796 10.9

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,003 2,860 2,871 5.0 -0.4 -4.1 3,019 2,880 2,880 2,584 16.8

 Furniture and related products.................... 7,086 7,080 7,106 0.1 -0.4 0.3 7,210 7,170 7,079 7,145 0.9

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 18,340 18,394 18,361 -0.3 0.2 -0.4 18,329 18,601 18,430 17,842 2.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 169,705 169,019 169,048 0.4 0.0 0.0 168,653 169,424 169,403 161,529 4.4

 Food products........................................ 32,676 32,686 32,464 0.0 0.7 -0.9 31,491 31,792 31,623 30,593 2.9

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 3,549 3,513 3,510 1.0 0.1 -0.2 3,325 3,249 3,437 3,083 7.8

 Dairy products.................................... 3,460 3,498 3,482 -1.1 0.5 -1.1 3,566 3,643 3,591 3,551 0.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 6,311 6,365 6,298 -0.8 1.1 0.2 6,261 6,403 6,338 5,990 4.5

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 14,461 14,294 14,329 1.2 -0.2 1.4 14,060 14,024 14,289 14,011 0.3

 Beverages......................................... 9,504 9,336 9,356 1.8 -0.2 2.1 9,422 9,287 9,387 9,057 4.0

 Tobacco............................................ 4,957 4,958 4,973 0.0 -0.3 0.1 4,638 4,737 4,902 4,954 -6.4

 Textile mills............................................ 5,080 5,085 5,057 -0.1 0.6 0.7 5,116 5,245 5,179 5,067 1.0

 Textile products...................................... 4,599 4,615 4,617 -0.3 0.0 0.4 4,686 4,745 4,705 4,564 2.7

 Apparel................................................. 7,769 7,757 7,715 0.2 0.5 0.4 8,105 7,891 7,673 7,742 4.7

 Leather and allied products....................... 1,624 1,618 1,597 0.4 1.3 -0.4 1,641 1,628 1,568 1,451 13.1

 Paper products....................................... 14,835 14,807 14,751 0.2 0.4 0.4 14,811 14,895 14,909 14,426 2.7

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,356 6,343 6,276 0.2 1.1 0.5 6,402 6,426 6,352 6,434 -0.5

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,233 4,217 4,220 0.4 -0.1 0.6 4,179 4,192 4,222 3,959 5.6

 Printing.................................................. 5,765 5,851 5,853 -1.5 0.0 -0.6 5,784 5,739 5,746 5,927 -2.4

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 13,578 13,272 13,979 2.3 -5.1 -1.0 13,906 13,804 14,331 13,070 6.4

 Petroleum refineries............................. 12,042 11,720 12,466 2.7 -6.0 -1.3 12,288 12,170 12,777 11,604 5.9

 Basic chemicals...................................... 50,637 50,433 50,217 0.4 0.4 -0.2 50,350 50,817 50,579 48,129 4.6

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 2,256 2,262 2,266 -0.3 -0.2 0.7 2,018 2,250 2,452 2,093 -3.6

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 18,717 18,401 18,178 1.7 1.2 -0.8 18,718 18,486 18,206 17,203 8.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 2,978 2,989 2,997 -0.4 -0.3 0.7 3,017 3,040 3,061 2,937 2.7

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 18,681 18,601 18,469 0.4 0.7 1.6 18,703 18,844 18,801 16,549 13.0

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available. 1 See footnote at end of Table 3.

2 See footnote at end of Table 3.

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.
 7 

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

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2003/

2003p 2003r 2003 June May Apr. 2003p 2003r 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2002

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries 5................... 324,611 321,153 320,061 1.1 0.3 -2.3 345,396 327,848 317,067 339,333 1,944,092 1,916,435 1.4

 Construction materials and supplies....... 35,482 35,347 35,273 0.4 0.2 -1.2 38,715 37,032 35,581 38,844 211,858 211,370 0.2

 Information technology......................... 27,438 26,858 27,187 2.2 -1.2 3.3 32,294 25,128 24,241 30,511 158,009 155,399 1.7

 Computers and related products........... 7,536 7,087 7,624 6.3 -7.0 22.4 9,267 6,065 6,358 8,029 41,320 38,047 8.6

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 35,873 35,169 35,289 2.0 -0.3 -3.7 38,409 38,573 36,410 39,388 227,244 234,127 -2.9

 Capital goods...................................... 64,717 63,255 63,300 2.3 -0.1 0.6 73,328 62,310 59,930 71,213 378,941 377,925 0.3

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 57,489 55,904 55,847 2.8 0.1 0.2 65,510 54,993 52,917 63,919 335,915 339,990 -1.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 54,455 53,560 53,772 1.7 -0.4 1.3 61,822 52,544 51,105 60,357 320,640 318,820 0.6

 Defense capital goods 4

........................ 7,228 7,351 7,453 -1.7 -1.4 3.8 7,818 7,317 7,013 7,294 43,026 37,935 13.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 125,844 124,549 123,358 1.0 1.0 -4.8 129,841 127,443 122,185 126,240 754,407 731,706 3.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 32,770 32,397 32,068 1.2 1.0 -2.8 34,939 34,516 32,314 34,837 202,663 204,996 -1.1

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 93,074 92,152 91,290 1.0 0.9 -5.5 94,902 92,927 89,871 91,403 551,744 526,710 4.8

 All manufacturing industries 5................... 325,982 320,495 319,428 1.7 0.3 -3.0 343,151 326,468 317,876 327,396 1,952,872 1,904,025 2.6

 Construction materials and supplies....... 35,397 35,259 34,729 0.4 1.5 -2.4 38,366 37,434 35,345 38,028 211,733 212,436 -0.3

 Information technology......................... 28,528 27,519 27,919 3.7 -1.4 0.6 32,213 25,595 25,282 28,817 164,839 154,101 7.0

 Computers and related products........... 7,799 7,621 7,599 2.3 0.3 18.8 9,361 7,034 6,145 7,660 42,082 37,937 10.9

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 35,812 34,973 35,198 2.4 -0.6 -3.6 38,137 38,086 36,182 39,215 226,797 234,489 -3.3

 Capital goods...................................... 66,131 63,118 64,806 4.8 -2.6 -2.8 71,722 62,170 62,448 62,400 390,243 362,715 7.6

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 57,797 55,978 55,793 3.2 0.3 -0.1 63,827 55,339 53,617 56,698 338,540 323,279 4.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 55,352 54,402 54,027 1.7 0.7 -2.8 60,728 53,658 52,114 55,802 328,212 312,676 5.0

 Defense capital goods 4........................ 8,334 7,140 9,013 16.7 -20.8 -17.0 7,895 6,831 8,831 5,702 51,703 39,436 31.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 125,732 124,436 123,682 1.0 0.6 -4.2 129,438 127,257 122,521 125,660 754,368 730,622 3.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 32,658 32,284 32,392 1.2 -0.3 -0.5 34,536 34,330 32,650 34,257 202,624 203,912 -0.6

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 93,074 92,152 91,290 1.0 0.9 -5.5 94,902 92,927 89,871 91,403 551,744 526,710 4.8

 All manufacturing industries 5

................... 478,115 476,744 477,402 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 481,185 483,430 484,810 489,548 (X) (X) -1.7

 Construction materials and supplies....... 30,581 30,666 30,754 -0.3 -0.3 -1.7 30,899 31,248 30,846 32,809 (X) (X) -5.8

 Information technology......................... 103,880 102,790 102,129 1.1 0.6 0.7 104,601 104,682 104,215 100,427 (X) (X) 4.2

 Computers and related products........... 8,331 8,068 7,534 3.3 7.1 -0.3 8,465 8,371 7,402 6,694 (X) (X) 26.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 11,915 11,976 12,172 -0.5 -1.6 -0.7 11,796 12,068 12,555 12,555 (X) (X) -6.0

 Capital goods...................................... 340,839 339,425 339,562 0.4 0.0 0.4 342,959 344,565 344,705 340,228 (X) (X) 0.8

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 209,668 209,360 209,286 0.1 0.0 0.0 210,037 211,720 211,374 214,077 (X) (X) -1.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 129,400 128,503 127,661 0.7 0.7 0.2 129,769 130,863 129,749 130,763 (X) (X) -0.8

 Defense capital goods 4........................ 131,171 130,065 130,276 0.9 -0.2 1.2 132,922 132,845 133,331 126,151 (X) (X) 5.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 12,000 12,112 12,225 -0.9 -0.9 2.7 11,713 12,116 12,302 12,073 (X) (X) -3.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 12,000 12,112 12,225 -0.9 -0.9 2.7 11,713 12,116 12,302 12,073 (X) (X) -3.0

 All manufacturing industries 5................... 430,508 431,356 432,257 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 427,426 433,720 433,299 425,000 (X) (X) 0.6

 Construction materials and supplies....... 45,676 45,933 46,051 -0.6 -0.3 -0.4 45,544 46,307 46,551 44,861 (X) (X) 1.5

 Information technology......................... 36,693 36,959 37,563 -0.7 -1.6 -0.9 36,262 37,790 37,712 40,017 (X) (X) -9.4

 Computers and related products........... 6,829 6,713 6,674 1.7 0.6 -3.1 6,651 7,089 6,734 6,899 (X) (X) -3.6

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 20,434 20,587 20,685 -0.7 -0.5 0.0 20,167 20,564 20,692 20,117 (X) (X) 0.2

 Capital goods...................................... 127,879 128,408 128,625 -0.4 -0.2 -0.5 126,544 129,633 128,966 132,931 (X) (X) -4.8

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 108,141 109,151 109,328 -0.9 -0.2 -0.8 106,791 110,303 109,594 114,145 (X) (X) -6.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 86,372 86,610 86,798 -0.3 -0.2 -1.1 85,535 87,922 87,355 91,046 (X) (X) -6.1

 Defense capital goods 4

........................ 19,738 19,257 19,297 2.5 -0.2 1.2 19,753 19,330 19,372 18,786 (X) (X) 5.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 129,538 128,915 129,347 0.5 -0.3 0.0 128,619 129,023 129,054 124,504 (X) (X) 3.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 26,296 26,492 26,734 -0.7 -0.9 1.2 26,222 26,843 26,830 26,243 (X) (X) -0.1

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 103,242 102,423 102,613 0.8 -0.2 -0.3 102,397 102,180 102,224 98,261 (X) (X) 4.2

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 Aggregate estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. Due to the number of large semiconductor manufacturers choosing not to participate in 

this voluntary monthly survey, the Census Bureau cannot currently produce monthly estimates of semiconductor shipments, orders, or inventories.

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

6

 Based on year-to-date for shipments and new orders, but on same month prior year for unfilled orders and inventories.

NEW ORDERS

UNFILLED ORDERS

TOTAL INVENTORIES
 8

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

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June June

2003p 2003r 2003 June May Apr. 2003p 2003r 2003 2002 03/02

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries 1....................... 136,462 137,531 138,167 -0.8 -0.5 -0.1 135,144 137,206 137,317 139,465 -3.1

 Durable goods industries 1.......................... 80,698 81,238 81,605 -0.7 -0.4 -0.6 79,482 80,692 80,628 84,409 -5.8

 Wood products................................... 3,460 3,500 3,559 -1.1 -1.7 1.5 3,212 3,189 3,245 3,356 -4.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 3,265 3,297 3,225 -1.0 2.2 -1.3 3,250 3,273 3,183 3,276 -0.8

 Primary metals.................................... 6,124 6,186 6,195 -1.0 -0.1 -2.0 5,967 5,960 5,970 5,883 1.4

 Fabricated metal products........................ 10,455 10,585 10,597 -1.2 -0.1 -0.9 10,463 10,578 10,571 10,514 -0.5

 Machinery.......................................... 13,935 13,960 13,927 -0.2 0.2 -0.6 13,711 13,908 13,948 15,094 -9.2

 Computers and electronic products 1

........ 13,652 13,968 14,200 -2.3 -1.6 -1.0 13,566 14,183 13,923 15,823 -14.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 4,350 4,366 4,371 -0.4 -0.1 -0.3 4,289 4,400 4,403 4,564 -6.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 16,495 16,409 16,561 0.5 -0.9 -0.5 16,059 16,146 16,405 16,562 -3.0

 Furniture and related products............... 2,953 2,973 2,919 -0.7 1.8 -0.2 2,967 3,002 2,920 3,110 -4.6

 Miscellaneous products......................... 6,009 5,994 6,051 0.3 -0.9 0.2 5,998 6,053 6,060 6,227 -3.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 55,764 56,293 56,562 -0.9 -0.5 0.6 55,662 56,514 56,689 55,056 1.1

 Food products.................................... 9,952 10,093 10,115 -1.4 -0.2 -0.5 9,891 10,114 10,075 10,116 -2.2

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 5,586 5,584 5,609 0.0 -0.4 0.0 5,435 5,546 5,644 5,694 -4.5

 Textiles.............................................. 1,343 1,416 1,486 -5.2 -4.7 3.6 1,315 1,429 1,511 1,417 -7.2

 Textile products................................... 1,513 1,563 1,594 -3.2 -1.9 4.7 1,537 1,594 1,605 1,518 1.3

 Apparel............................................. 1,601 1,638 1,636 -2.3 0.1 0.3 1,621 1,689 1,684 1,735 -6.6

 Leather and allied products.................... 359 351 350 2.3 0.3 0.6 366 353 348 326 12.3

 Paper products.................................... 7,142 7,103 7,086 0.5 0.2 0.0 7,072 7,042 7,107 6,866 3.0

 Printing ............................................. 2,377 2,422 2,370 -1.9 2.2 2.9 2,376 2,343 2,268 2,429 -2.2

 Petroleum and coal products................. 3,546 3,612 3,622 -1.8 -0.3 9.4 3,701 3,801 3,740 3,266 13.3

 Basic chemicals................................... 15,437 15,436 15,568 0.0 -0.8 -1.2 15,466 15,464 15,568 15,049 2.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 6,908 7,075 7,126 -2.4 -0.7 1.3 6,882 7,139 7,139 6,640 3.6

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries 1....................... 129,110 129,933 130,262 -0.6 -0.3 0.3 127,841 130,704 130,448 126,701 0.9

 Durable goods industries 1.......................... 99,501 100,791 100,915 -1.3 -0.1 0.8 98,760 101,802 101,245 98,874 -0.1

 Wood products................................... 1,901 1,932 1,952 -1.6 -1.0 -1.6 1,899 1,943 1,962 2,066 -8.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,134 1,139 1,152 -0.4 -1.1 -2.5 1,145 1,173 1,198 1,156 -1.0

 Primary metals.................................... 6,356 6,372 6,427 -0.3 -0.9 0.6 6,337 6,354 6,401 6,183 2.5

 Fabricated metal products........................ 9,664 9,678 9,669 -0.1 0.1 0.3 9,721 9,718 9,651 9,845 -1.3

 Machinery.......................................... 13,787 13,824 13,946 -0.3 -0.9 0.7 13,849 14,186 14,084 14,420 -4.0

 Computers and electronic products 1........ 16,399 16,652 16,840 -1.5 -1.1 0.9 16,250 16,988 17,121 17,453 -6.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 2,687 2,722 2,749 -1.3 -1.0 -0.9 2,694 2,805 2,819 2,977 -9.5

 Transportation equipment..................... 42,613 43,513 43,254 -2.1 0.6 1.7 41,876 43,603 43,060 40,251 4.0

 Furniture and related products............... 1,401 1,388 1,454 0.9 -4.5 -0.7 1,408 1,402 1,455 1,484 -5.1

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,559 3,571 3,472 -0.3 2.9 -2.9 3,581 3,630 3,494 3,039 17.8

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 29,609 29,142 29,347 1.6 -0.7 -1.7 29,081 28,902 29,203 27,827 4.5

 Food products.................................... 3,012 3,015 3,017 -0.1 -0.1 2.5 2,745 2,730 2,867 2,366 16.0

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 4,056 4,003 3,987 1.3 0.4 0.6 3,709 3,810 3,859 3,532 5.0

 Textiles.............................................. 1,207 1,209 1,163 -0.2 4.0 1.7 1,224 1,229 1,179 1,207 1.4

 Textile products................................... 751 753 752 -0.3 0.1 -3.1 755 773 769 800 -5.6

 Apparel............................................. 1,226 1,212 1,290 1.2 -6.0 -0.8 1,289 1,270 1,306 1,526 -15.5

 Leather and allied products.................... 115 122 123 -5.7 -0.8 -5.4 112 125 124 160 -30.0

 Paper products.................................... 1,154 1,159 1,176 -0.4 -1.4 -0.4 1,168 1,152 1,168 1,282 -8.9

 Printing ............................................. 1,663 1,695 1,719 -1.9 -1.4 -5.1 1,649 1,612 1,705 1,871 -11.9

 Petroleum and coal products................. 3,806 3,513 3,913 8.3 -10.2 -10.4 3,834 3,629 4,044 3,788 1.2

 Basic chemicals................................... 10,112 10,012 9,785 1.0 2.3 -0.3 10,118 10,134 9,726 9,132 10.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,507 2,449 2,422 2.4 1.1 0.4 2,478 2,438 2,456 2,163 14.6

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries 1....................... 164,936 163,892 163,828 0.6 0.0 -0.2 164,441 165,810 165,534 158,834 3.5

 Durable goods industries 1

.......................... 80,604 80,308 80,689 0.4 -0.5 -0.7 80,531 81,802 82,023 80,188 0.4

 Wood products................................... 3,643 3,711 3,798 -1.8 -2.3 -1.2 3,708 3,910 4,051 3,798 -2.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,999 4,956 4,905 0.9 1.0 2.5 5,083 5,109 5,084 4,487 13.3

 Primary metals.................................... 6,334 6,226 6,309 1.7 -1.3 -0.3 6,251 6,256 6,404 6,040 3.5

 Fabricated metal products........................ 10,265 10,264 10,224 0.0 0.4 -1.6 10,254 10,459 10,550 10,265 -0.1

 Machinery.......................................... 15,681 15,745 15,785 -0.4 -0.3 0.1 15,332 15,742 15,973 15,067 1.8

 Computers and electronic products 1........ 9,067 8,898 9,122 1.9 -2.5 -4.0 8,882 9,180 9,156 9,458 -6.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,236 5,250 5,236 -0.3 0.3 0.2 5,239 5,481 5,443 5,439 -3.7

 Transportation equipment..................... 13,875 13,710 13,739 1.2 -0.2 -1.3 14,197 13,981 13,782 14,507 -2.1

 Furniture and related products............... 2,732 2,719 2,733 0.5 -0.5 1.4 2,835 2,766 2,704 2,551 11.1

 Miscellaneous products......................... 8,772 8,829 8,838 -0.6 -0.1 0.2 8,750 8,918 8,876 8,576 2.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 84,332 83,584 83,139 0.9 0.5 0.2 83,910 84,008 83,511 78,646 6.7

 Food products.................................... 19,712 19,578 19,332 0.7 1.3 -1.5 18,855 18,948 18,681 18,111 4.1

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 4,819 4,707 4,733 2.4 -0.5 3.8 4,916 4,668 4,786 4,785 2.7

 Textiles.............................................. 2,530 2,460 2,408 2.8 2.2 -1.6 2,577 2,587 2,489 2,443 5.5

 Textile products................................... 2,335 2,299 2,271 1.6 1.2 -1.2 2,394 2,378 2,331 2,246 6.6

 Apparel............................................. 4,942 4,907 4,789 0.7 2.5 0.8 5,195 4,932 4,683 4,481 15.9

 Leather and allied products.................... 1,150 1,145 1,124 0.4 1.9 -0.2 1,163 1,150 1,096 965 20.5

 Paper products.................................... 6,539 6,545 6,489 -0.1 0.9 0.8 6,571 6,701 6,634 6,278 4.7

 Printing ............................................. 1,725 1,734 1,764 -0.5 -1.7 -0.6 1,759 1,784 1,773 1,627 8.1

 Petroleum and coal products................. 6,226 6,147 6,444 1.3 -4.6 0.0 6,371 6,374 6,547 6,016 5.9

 Basic chemicals................................... 25,088 24,985 24,864 0.4 0.5 0.5 24,766 25,219 25,285 23,948 3.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,266 9,077 8,921 2.1 1.7 2.1 9,343 9,267 9,206 7,746 20.6

p

 Preliminary r Revised 1 See footnote at end of Table 3.

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revisions.
 9

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 Jun May Apr Mar Jun May Apr Mar

2003p 2003r 2003 2003 2003p 2003r 2003 2003

 All manufacturing industries 2

...... 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.32 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries 2

................... 1.52 1.55 1.55 1.54 4.01 4.03 4.04 4.01

 Wood products................................ 1.20 1.25 1.28 1.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.11 1.13 1.12 1.11 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.78 1.76 1.77 1.74 1.32 1.29 1.30 1.28

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.51 1.51 1.51 1.50 1.91 1.89 1.90 1.89

 Machinery....................................... 1.94 1.96 1.98 1.96 2.13 2.15 2.23 2.24

 Computers and electronic products 2.. 1.44 1.48 1.49 1.56 4.93 4.91 4.81 4.92

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.42 1.44 1.44 1.43 1.77 1.77 1.77 1.76

 Transportation equipment................. 1.43 1.49 1.49 1.43 7.66 7.90 7.89 7.70

 Furniture and related products........... 1.27 1.26 1.32 1.33 1.11 1.08 1.13 1.11

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.73 1.75 1.74 1.72 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 1.11 1.12 1.12 1.08 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products................................... 0.85 0.86 0.85 0.87 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.64 1.62 1.63 1.56 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.64 1.61 1.56 1.52 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.51 1.53 1.52 1.50 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.69 1.73 1.75 1.68 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 2.15 2.13 2.07 2.11 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.10 1.11 1.11 1.09 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing.......................................... 0.74 0.74 0.73 0.74 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.68 0.66 0.74 0.60 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Basic chemicals............................... 1.37 1.37 1.36 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.23 1.23 1.24 1.19 (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 See footnote at end of Table 2.

Jun Jun Jun Jun

Industry Jun2 2002- Jun2 2002- Jun2 2002- Jun2 2002-

Jun1 1998- May Jun1 1998- May Jun1 1998- May Jun1 1998- May

2003 2002 2003 2003 2002 2003 2003 2002 2003 2003 2002 2003

 All manufacturing industries 3

.............. (X) (NA) 0.1 (X) (NA) 0.2 (X) (NA) 0.1 (X) (NA) 0.1

Durable goods industries 3

...................... 0.1 (NA) 0.2 0.5 (NA) 0.5 0.2 (NA) 0.1 0.0 (NA) 0.1

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

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) (NA) 0.7 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 0.3

 Primary metals.................................... 0.0 (NA) 0.3 0.0 (NA) 0.6 0.0 (NA) 0.4 0.0 (NA) 0.1

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.2 (NA) 0.3 -0.6 (NA) 1.0 -0.3 (NA) 0.5 0.0 (NA) 0.3

 Machinery.......................................... -0.2 (NA) 0.3 -0.4 (NA) 1.0 0.0 (NA) 0.4 -0.1 (NA) 0.2

 Computers and electronic products 3..... 0.5 (NA) 0.4 2.5 (NA) 1.0 0.5 (NA) 0.2 0.1 (NA) 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.1 (NA) 0.3 -0.4 (NA) 0.9 -0.4 (NA) 0.6 -0.1 (NA) 0.1

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.1 (NA) 0.5 0.8 (NA) 1.1 0.2 (NA) 0.2 0.0 (NA) 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) (NA) 0.5 (X) (NA) 1.1 (X) (NA) 0.8 (X) (NA) 0.1

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) (NA) 0.6 (X) (NA) 0.9 (X) (NA) 1.3 (X) (NA) 0.3

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

 Food products................................... (X) (NA) 0.6 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 0.2

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) (NA) 0.4 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 0.2

 Textiles............................................. (X) (NA) 1.2 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 0.4

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) (NA) 1.1 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 0.5

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) (NA) 2.9 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 1.0

 Paper products.................................... (X) (NA) 1.0 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 0.4

 Printing.............................................. (X) (NA) 0.3 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 0.5

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) (NA) 0.8 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 0.8

 Basic chemicals.................................. (X) (NA) 0.6 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 0.2

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) (NA) 0.3 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 0.3

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

 Average revisions of the current month for the past five years. 3

 See footnote at end of Table 7

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision. In Table 8, the second column for each item represents the average revisions

of the current month for the past five years.

NOTE: The five year and 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.

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
NOTICE

Revised historical data for Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders will be issued on

August 19, 2003. The revisions to the historical data are the result of:

• benchmarking the shipments and inventory data to the 2000 and 2001 Annual Survey of

Manfactures (ASM) data;

• adjusting new and unfilled orders to be consistent with the benchmarked shipments and

inventory data;

• newly introduced data for semiconductor manufacturing from March 2002 forward;

• correcting monthly data for late receipts, reclassifications of reported data, and revisions to

previously reported data; and

• updating the seasonal adjustment factors for all series.

The publication will include data from 1992 through 2002. An accompanying press release will

include the revised 2003 January through June data. Please call Dan Sansbury on (301)763-4832 with

questions.

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), and end-of-month total inventory (at current cost or market value). The M3 includes

approximately 4,000 reporting units. Units may be divisions of diversified large companies, large homogenous companies, or

single-unit manufacturers in 89 industry categories. Due to the small monthly sample, these 89 categories have been combined

into 59 publication levels. The survey methodology assumes that the month-to-month changes of the total operations of those

companies in the monthly survey effectively represent the month-to-month movements of all establishments that make up the

category. The current coverage levels in the survey show that reported data in the monthly survey represent approximately 60

percent of the shipments estimates at the total manufacturing level. Data published represent manufacturing in a calendar month. 

The data collection is based on a voluntary survey authorized by Title 13 of the United States Code.

The data presented in this release are based on data obtained from a panel of 4,000 reporting units and provide an indication of

the activity within the manufacturing sector. The results differ from what would be obtained from a complete enumeration of all

manufacturing companies. In addition, a different panel of 4,000 companies would yield different results. The M3 panel is

comprised of companies with $500 million or more in shipments and a limited number of smaller companies. From a statistical

perspective, the panel is not a probability sample; therefore, the sampling errors that are normally provided with sample surveys

cannot be measured. Nonsampling errors are attributable to many sources. The use of company or divisional reports to estimate

the monthly change for establishments is one source of nonsampling error. The use of primarily large companies to represent the

month-to-month movement of all companies is another potential source.

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