FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2016, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Adriana Stoica 

Economic Indicators Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (16)-07 

CB 16-147 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

July 2016 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in July, up 

following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased 

$8.4 billion or 1.9 percent to $454.8 billion, the U.S. 

Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 1.8 

percent June decrease. 

 Shipments, down following four consecutive monthly increases, decreased $0.9 billion or 0.2 percent to $458.9 

billion. This followed a 0.6 percent June increase. 

 Unfilled orders, down two consecutive months, 

decreased $1.0 billion or 0.1 percent to $1,126.3 billion. 

This followed a 0.9 percent June decrease. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.79, down from 6.81 in 

June. 

 Inventories, up following twelve consecutive monthly 

decreases, increased $0.9 billion or 0.1 percent to $620.3 

billion. This followed a virtually unchanged June 

decrease. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.35, 

unchanged from June. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in July, up 

following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased 

$9.6 billion or 4.4 percent to $228.6 billion, virtually 

unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

followed a 4.3 percent June decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, also up following two 

consecutive monthly decreases, led the increase, $7.6 

billion or 10.6 percent to $78.9 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $1.1 billion or 0.5 percent to $226.1 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in July, up 

three of the last four months, increased $0.3 billion or 

0.1 percent to $232.7 billion, down from the previously 

published 0.2 percent increase. This followed a 0.4 

percent June increase. 

 Computers and electronic products, up four 

consecutive months, drove the increase, $0.5 billion or 

1.7 percent to $27.1 billion. 

 

 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following four consecutive monthly increases, decreased 

$1.1 billion or 0.5 percent to $226.1 billion. This 

followed a 0.8 percent June increase. Petroleum and 

coal products, also down following four consecutive 

monthly increases, drove the decrease, $1.5 billion or 4.0 

percent to $34.8 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in July, down two consecutive months, decreased $1.0 

billion or 0.1 percent to $1,126.3 billion, virtually 

unchanged from the previously published decrease. This 

followed a 0.9 percent June decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also down two consecutive 

months, drove the decrease, $2.1 billion or 0.3 percent to 

$772.0 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in July, up 

following six consecutive monthly decreases, increased 

$1.4 billion or 0.4 percent to $383.1 billion, up from the 

previously published 0.3 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.1 percent June decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up following five 

consecutive monthly decreases, led the increase, $0.5 

billion or 0.4 percent to $123.7 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following four consecutive monthly increases, decreased 

$0.5 billion or 0.2 percent to $237.2 billion. This 

followed a 0.1 percent June increase. Petroleum and 

coal products, down following three consecutive 

monthly increases, led the decrease, $0.5 billion or 1.9 

percent to $24.6 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, July materials and supplies 

increased 1.4 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.2 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process decreased 

0.5 percent in durable goods and decreased 1.1 percent 

in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.3 

percent in durable goods and increased 0.1 percent in 

nondurable goods. 

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

data, call (301) 763-4673 or go to www.census.gov/m3. The Advance Report on durable goods for August is scheduled for release on September 28, 2016 at 

8:30 a.m. EDT and the Full Report on October 5, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description. To receive the latest updates on the 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2016/

2016p 2016r 2016 July June May 2016p 2016r 2016 2015 2016p 2015 2015

 All manufacturing industries.................. 458,864 459,724 456,889 -0.2 0.6 0.1 437,519 490,264 465,958 462,331 3,178,930 3,282,559 -3.2

 Excluding transportation................... 377,912 378,668 376,840 -0.2 0.5 0.2 369,869 400,567 385,523 389,194 2,621,111 2,730,330 -4.0

 Excluding defense.............................. 446,285 447,298 444,819 -0.2 0.6 0.0 426,295 476,363 454,279 450,789 3,095,709 3,201,799 -3.3

 With unfilled orders............................ 165,806 165,483 165,049 0.2 0.3 0.7 152,841 181,906 166,603 159,946 1,141,783 1,156,326 -1.3

 Durable goods industries......................... 232,726 232,448 231,421 0.1 0.4 -0.3 213,497 254,143 233,408 225,288 1,613,086 1,631,198 -1.1

 Wood products....................................... 8,269 8,148 8,169 1.5 -0.3 -0.6 8,544 9,082 8,915 8,251 58,034 56,710 2.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 9,849 9,947 9,850 -1.0 1.0 -0.4 10,133 10,960 10,242 10,302 68,266 65,268 4.6

 Primary metals....................................... 17,950 17,862 17,614 0.5 1.4 -0.1 17,212 18,795 18,002 18,678 125,331 140,510 -10.8

 Iron and steel mills............................ 8,254 8,137 8,025 1.4 1.4 0.1 7,941 8,466 8,200 8,751 56,571 65,977 -14.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 8,241 8,239 8,093 0.0 1.8 -0.3 7,924 8,649 8,289 8,351 58,182 62,991 -7.6

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,455 1,486 1,496 -2.1 -0.7 0.1 1,347 1,680 1,513 1,576 10,578 11,542 -8.4

 Fabricated metal products....................... 30,072 29,826 29,973 0.8 -0.5 -0.1 29,135 31,889 30,700 29,577 208,397 207,632 0.4

 Machinery............................................. 29,704 29,992 30,142 -1.0 -0.5 -1.3 27,874 32,755 30,827 31,374 213,316 228,065 -6.5

 Farm machinery................................. 1,758 1,834 1,808 -4.1 1.4 2.4 1,645 1,807 1,935 2,010 13,689 15,752 -13.1

 Construction machinery..................... 2,509 2,708 2,905 -7.3 -6.8 -2.4 2,342 2,896 2,939 3,671 19,833 26,585 -25.4

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 825 862 897 -4.3 -3.9 -6.0 785 903 863 1,583 6,949 12,959 -46.4

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,355 2,331 2,305 1.0 1.1 -9.0 2,230 2,677 2,224 2,313 16,554 16,013 3.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 422 425 445 -0.7 -4.5 0.5 371 468 410 404 2,881 2,859 0.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,337 3,338 3,329 0.0 0.3 -2.1 3,557 4,234 3,604 3,974 24,322 25,086 -3.0

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,128 3,056 3,062 2.4 -0.2 -0.4 2,735 3,271 3,022 2,601 20,577 18,281 12.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,123 4,073 4,190 1.2 -2.8 3.0 3,985 4,188 4,336 4,138 28,565 31,686 -9.8

 Material handling equipment............... 3,010 3,021 2,943 -0.4 2.7 -1.9 2,800 3,151 2,957 2,692 20,524 17,553 16.9

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 27,107 26,645 26,541 1.7 0.4 0.6 25,431 30,084 25,315 24,758 180,924 175,385 3.2

 Computers........................................ 599 560 597 7.0 -6.2 -4.6 552 739 567 737 4,081 5,453 -25.2

 Computer storage devices..................... 691 570 590 21.2 -3.4 -5.3 442 918 434 338 3,739 3,611 3.5

 Other peripheral equipment................ 648 620 667 4.5 -7.0 0.3 533 874 622 654 4,493 5,688 -21.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,095 3,276 3,091 -5.5 6.0 3.2 2,708 4,052 2,967 2,730 20,895 20,939 -0.2

 Defense communications equipment.... 290 282 285 2.8 -1.1 5.2 271 280 282 270 1,945 2,157 -9.8

 Audio and video equipment.................... 362 359 361 0.8 -0.6 -0.8 323 345 343 291 2,229 1,469 51.7

 Electronic components......................... 4,773 4,666 4,746 2.3 -1.7 0.8 4,880 5,346 4,834 4,670 32,605 28,998 12.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,402 1,367 1,325 2.6 3.2 -2.9 1,188 1,528 1,346 1,128 9,355 8,458 10.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,663 2,575 2,556 3.4 0.7 1.1 2,449 2,850 2,474 2,351 17,149 16,890 1.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 9,174 9,019 9,060 1.7 -0.5 0.6 8,270 10,262 8,734 7,842 61,232 57,568 6.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,517 9,453 9,434 0.7 0.2 -0.3 9,086 10,290 9,504 9,971 65,408 71,266 -8.2

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,096 1,079 1,073 1.6 0.6 0.1 1,066 1,072 1,017 1,041 7,248 6,876 5.4

 Household appliances........................ 1,360 1,382 1,382 -1.6 0.0 2.4 1,267 1,501 1,439 1,485 9,563 10,886 -12.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,883 2,911 2,918 -1.0 -0.2 -1.0 2,660 3,384 2,952 3,107 20,505 22,734 -9.8

 Batteries........................................... 790 790 780 0.0 1.3 -2.7 680 813 728 745 5,208 5,575 -6.6

 Transportation equipment........................ 80,952 81,056 80,049 -0.1 1.3 -0.4 67,650 89,697 80,435 73,137 557,819 552,229 1.0

 Automobiles..................................... 9,430 9,603 9,269 -1.8 3.6 -6.4 7,193 10,552 9,308 8,818 67,962 73,914 -8.1

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 14,929 14,610 14,364 2.2 1.7 -7.2 11,793 15,676 14,268 13,173 103,907 99,177 4.8

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,174 2,221 2,278 -2.1 -2.5 -3.8 2,070 2,453 2,323 2,747 16,167 18,928 -14.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 28,309 28,575 27,680 -0.9 3.2 -0.4 24,216 30,502 28,624 23,795 194,694 178,257 9.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 14,094 13,862 14,543 1.7 -4.7 6.8 11,953 16,843 14,031 12,082 92,663 95,109 -2.6

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,040 4,156 4,298 -2.8 -3.3 20.7 3,472 4,926 4,115 4,546 28,450 31,937 -10.9

 Ships and boats................................. 3,146 2,853 2,974 10.3 -4.1 -1.9 2,932 3,037 3,076 2,634 20,963 19,062 10.0

 Furniture and related products.................. 6,284 6,272 6,302 0.2 -0.5 0.0 6,344 6,481 6,261 6,405 43,763 41,780 4.7

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,022 13,247 13,347 -1.7 -0.7 -0.3 12,088 14,110 13,207 12,835 91,828 92,353 -0.6

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 226,138 227,276 225,468 -0.5 0.8 0.6 224,022 236,121 232,550 237,043 1,565,844 1,651,361 -5.2

 Food products....................................... 65,319 64,993 64,856 0.5 0.2 1.1 62,489 64,228 63,863 62,045 444,505 442,982 0.3

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 8,246 8,229 8,090 0.2 1.7 0.8 7,673 7,809 7,528 7,691 54,588 53,987 1.1

 Dairy products.................................. 9,021 8,959 9,021 0.7 -0.7 -0.6 8,842 8,861 8,984 9,094 62,406 63,439 -1.6

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 18,099 18,031 18,023 0.4 0.0 1.3 17,923 18,503 18,162 18,255 124,616 130,812 -4.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,561 12,345 11,998 1.7 2.9 -2.0 12,680 13,126 12,669 12,112 84,950 84,681 0.3

 Beverages......................................... 9,479 9,271 9,142 2.2 1.4 0.2 9,598 10,052 9,813 9,208 64,362 62,707 2.6

 Tobacco............................................ 3,082 3,074 2,856 0.3 7.6 -8.4 3,082 3,074 2,856 2,904 20,588 21,974 -6.3

 Textile mills........................................... 2,494 2,511 2,520 -0.7 -0.4 0.3 2,472 2,691 2,582 2,582 17,815 18,236 -2.3

 Textile products................................... 1,984 1,981 1,980 0.2 0.1 0.4 2,032 2,120 2,042 2,089 14,073 14,518 -3.1

 Apparel................................................ 1,080 1,076 1,090 0.4 -1.3 0.9 1,083 1,012 1,005 1,029 6,929 6,492 6.7

 Leather and allied products...................... 335 338 341 -0.9 -0.9 1.5 334 358 343 387 2,395 2,858 -16.2

 Paper products...................................... 15,057 15,190 15,218 -0.9 -0.2 -0.2 14,932 15,636 15,442 15,497 106,040 106,245 -0.2

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,712 6,753 6,761 -0.6 -0.1 0.1 6,720 6,895 6,769 6,969 47,245 47,897 -1.4

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,578 4,632 4,645 -1.2 -0.3 -1.8 4,577 4,857 4,693 4,822 32,539 32,289 0.8

 Printing................................................. 7,098 7,147 7,167 -0.7 -0.3 1.1 6,653 7,073 7,369 7,022 49,192 49,121 0.1

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 34,769 36,232 35,210 -4.0 2.9 3.6 38,092 40,003 38,492 48,778 237,960 333,696 -28.7

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 30,905 32,478 31,522 -4.8 3.0 3.9 33,884 35,696 34,581 44,860 213,106 310,303 -31.3

 Chemical products..................................... 66,130 66,259 66,014 -0.2 0.4 -0.5 64,140 69,223 68,924 65,957 467,158 457,108 2.2

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 4,095 4,066 4,009 0.7 1.4 1.1 3,331 4,244 5,261 3,336 32,171 30,206 6.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 21,490 21,574 21,584 -0.4 0.0 -1.0 20,490 22,265 21,816 20,301 150,057 129,507 15.9

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,625 3,612 3,659 0.4 -1.3 -1.0 3,698 3,997 4,059 3,671 26,228 24,360 7.7

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 19,311 19,204 19,074 0.6 0.7 -0.2 19,115 20,651 19,819 19,545 134,827 135,424 -0.4

p

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

1

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2016/

2016p 2016r 2016 July June May 2016p 2016r 2016 2015 2016p 2015 2015

All manufacturing industries2........................ 454,759 446,331 454,295 1.9 -1.8 -1.2 431,743 477,376 459,330 459,347 3,143,812 3,244,001 -3.1

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 375,858 375,014 373,705 0.2 0.4 0.2 366,312 395,571 382,283 384,296 2,611,486 2,712,675 -3.7

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 442,564 435,955 442,939 1.5 -1.6 -0.5 422,175 462,786 450,115 448,932 3,060,197 3,169,349 -3.4

 With unfilled orders2............................. 164,829 155,169 165,438 6.2 -6.2 -2.9 150,619 171,631 162,426 160,391 1,127,883 1,139,826 -1.0

 Durable goods industries2

......................... 228,621 219,055 228,827 4.4 -4.3 -2.9 207,721 241,255 226,780 222,304 1,577,968 1,592,640 -0.9

 Primary metals........................................ 17,745 17,599 17,783 0.8 -1.0 -1.3 16,934 18,410 17,871 18,341 127,391 140,564 -9.4

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,164 7,943 8,319 2.8 -4.5 0.1 7,682 8,278 8,357 8,242 58,733 66,407 -11.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 8,185 8,224 7,908 -0.5 4.0 -2.5 7,933 8,582 7,934 8,474 57,703 62,662 -7.9

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,396 1,432 1,556 -2.5 -8.0 -2.8 1,319 1,550 1,580 1,625 10,955 11,495 -4.7

 Fabricated metal products........................ 30,304 29,889 29,889 1.4 0.0 -0.7 29,453 31,352 30,975 29,679 212,309 208,871 1.6

 Machinery............................................. 29,808 29,390 29,313 1.4 0.3 0.2 27,828 31,336 29,493 30,396 211,209 224,091 -5.7

 Construction machinery........................ 2,422 2,507 2,634 -3.4 -4.8 -0.4 2,113 2,509 2,471 3,029 18,423 23,743 -22.4

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 776 533 165 45.6 223.0 139.1 709 662 190 1,338 4,739 11,828 -59.9

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,214 2,195 2,355 0.9 -6.8 2.1 2,106 2,571 2,082 2,304 16,301 15,736 3.6

 Photographic equipment....................... 410 391 428 4.9 -8.6 13.2 379 345 419 426 2,767 3,046 -9.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,544 3,370 3,311 5.2 1.8 -3.0 3,660 4,097 3,561 3,765 24,480 25,629 -4.5

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,198 3,129 3,034 2.2 3.1 -10.2 2,844 3,232 2,935 2,511 21,323 18,158 17.4

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,074 4,074 4,088 0.0 -0.3 -0.9 3,995 4,277 4,105 4,010 28,524 29,781 -4.2

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,078 3,012 3,147 2.2 -4.3 7.0 2,615 3,119 3,198 2,760 20,896 18,903 10.5

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 24,670 23,865 24,166 3.4 -1.2 -0.9 22,053 27,571 23,049 21,674 164,804 159,348 3.4

 Computers........................................ 584 552 603 5.8 -8.5 -2.6 537 731 573 702 4,022 5,563 -27.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,427 3,423 3,454 0.1 -0.9 5.8 2,888 3,985 3,074 3,072 22,943 23,528 -2.5

 Defense communications equipment....... 270 313 290 -13.7 7.9 2.8 239 364 259 299 2,052 2,251 -8.8

 Electronic components......................... 4,928 4,590 4,723 7.4 -2.8 0.5 5,077 5,113 4,815 4,721 32,828 29,468 11.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,502 1,464 1,379 2.6 6.2 4.2 1,310 1,714 1,359 1,337 10,088 10,199 -1.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,444 2,514 2,695 -2.8 -6.7 -11.3 1,996 2,900 2,459 2,252 18,134 16,495 9.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 9,532 9,188 9,124 3.7 0.7 -0.8 8,447 10,350 8,850 7,690 62,293 58,980 5.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,842 9,491 9,388 3.7 1.1 -0.5 9,162 10,320 9,500 9,654 66,798 71,387 -6.4

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,097 1,070 1,078 2.5 -0.7 -0.4 1,055 1,069 1,029 1,023 7,330 6,885 6.5

 Household appliances.......................... 1,449 1,443 1,316 0.4 9.7 -1.8 1,296 1,490 1,424 1,403 9,555 10,845 -11.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,902 2,848 2,875 1.9 -0.9 -1.7 2,731 3,300 2,905 3,236 20,684 23,376 -11.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 78,901 71,317 80,590 10.6 -11.5 -7.1 65,431 81,805 77,047 75,051 532,326 531,326 0.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 28,188 28,329 27,748 -0.5 2.1 0.3 23,733 29,780 28,745 23,317 192,429 177,141 8.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 12,520 6,591 16,341 90.0 -59.7 -5.6 11,665 9,228 13,358 16,144 71,523 84,025 -14.9

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 4,405 3,643 3,940 20.9 -7.5 -30.0 3,344 5,634 2,504 3,366 30,578 26,773 14.2

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,042 2,667 2,596 14.1 2.7 -18.8 2,568 3,362 2,697 1,767 19,294 17,439 10.6

 Furniture and related products................... 6,203 6,161 6,326 0.7 -2.6 0.3 6,087 6,308 6,475 6,118 44,990 42,714 5.3

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 226,138 227,276 225,468 -0.5 0.8 0.6 224,022 236,121 232,550 237,043 1,565,844 1,651,361 -5.2

p

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry July

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2016/

2016p 2016r 2016 July June May 2016p 2016r 2016 2015 2015

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,126,260 1,127,237 1,137,551 -0.1 -0.9 0.0 1,125,800 1,128,022 1,138,297 1,151,069 -2.2

 Excluding transportation2...................... 354,234 353,160 353,735 0.3 -0.2 0.0 356,435 356,438 358,821 355,879 0.2

 Excluding defense2

............................. 953,573 954,166 962,430 -0.1 -0.9 0.1 952,189 952,755 963,719 974,049 -2.2

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,126,260 1,127,237 1,137,551 -0.1 -0.9 0.0 1,125,800 1,128,022 1,138,297 1,151,069 -2.2

 Primary metals........................................ 32,271 32,476 32,739 -0.6 -0.8 0.5 32,673 32,951 33,336 33,169 -1.5

 Iron and steel mills............................... 18,079 18,169 18,363 -0.5 -1.1 1.6 18,522 18,781 18,969 17,659 4.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 10,412 10,468 10,483 -0.5 -0.1 -1.7 10,337 10,328 10,395 11,836 -12.7

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 3,780 3,839 3,893 -1.5 -1.4 1.6 3,814 3,842 3,972 3,674 3.8

 Fabricated metal products......................... 74,094 73,862 73,799 0.3 0.1 -0.1 75,359 75,041 75,578 75,353 0.0

 Machinery.............................................. 92,929 92,825 93,427 0.1 -0.6 -0.9 92,849 92,895 94,314 99,743 -6.9

 Construction machinery......................... 4,248 4,335 4,536 -2.0 -4.4 -5.6 3,985 4,214 4,601 6,028 -33.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 5,942 5,991 6,320 -0.8 -5.2 -10.4 5,960 6,036 6,277 10,497 -43.2

 Industrial machinery............................. 7,557 7,698 7,834 -1.8 -1.7 0.6 7,664 7,788 7,894 8,769 -12.6

 Photographic equipment........................ 1,164 1,176 1,210 -1.0 -2.8 -1.4 1,161 1,153 1,276 1,333 -12.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 6,558 6,351 6,319 3.3 0.5 -0.3 6,486 6,383 6,520 6,151 5.4

 Metalworking machinery........................ 7,307 7,237 7,164 1.0 1.0 -0.4 7,365 7,256 7,295 7,039 4.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 25,576 25,625 25,624 -0.2 0.0 -0.4 25,651 25,641 25,552 25,723 -0.3

 Material handling equipment................... 11,980 11,912 11,921 0.6 -0.1 1.7 12,005 12,190 12,222 11,226 6.9

 Computers and electronic products2............. 129,114 128,423 128,124 0.5 0.2 0.5 129,289 129,113 129,013 122,390 5.6

 Computers......................................... 2,388 2,403 2,411 -0.6 -0.3 0.2 2,388 2,403 2,411 2,390 -0.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 32,621 32,289 32,142 1.0 0.5 1.1 32,573 32,393 32,460 29,303 11.2

 Defense communications equipment........ 2,310 2,330 2,299 -0.9 1.3 0.2 2,344 2,376 2,292 2,383 -1.6

 Electronic components.......................... 12,190 12,035 12,111 1.3 -0.6 -0.2 12,177 11,980 12,213 11,867 2.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 17,736 17,636 17,539 0.6 0.6 0.3 17,858 17,736 17,550 16,553 7.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 28,282 28,501 28,562 -0.8 -0.2 0.5 28,340 28,793 28,743 27,426 3.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 33,587 33,229 33,060 1.1 0.5 0.2 33,609 33,432 33,344 32,468 3.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 17,649 17,324 17,286 1.9 0.2 -0.3 17,693 17,617 17,587 16,873 4.9

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,341 1,340 1,349 0.1 -0.7 0.4 1,350 1,361 1,364 1,282 5.3

 Household appliances........................... 1,195 1,106 1,045 8.0 5.8 -5.9 1,143 1,114 1,125 1,179 -3.1

 Electrical equipment............................. 7,942 7,923 7,986 0.2 -0.8 -0.5 8,042 7,971 8,055 8,059 -0.2

 Transportation equipment......................... 772,026 774,077 783,816 -0.3 -1.2 0.1 769,365 771,584 779,476 795,190 -3.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 22,048 22,169 22,415 -0.5 -1.1 0.3 21,294 21,777 22,499 22,879 -6.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 592,122 593,696 600,967 -0.3 -1.2 0.3 589,496 589,784 597,399 604,815 -2.5

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 70,722 70,357 70,870 0.5 -0.7 -0.5 70,746 70,874 70,166 64,842 9.1

 Ships and boats.................................. 16,618 16,722 16,908 -0.6 -1.1 -2.2 16,921 17,285 16,960 26,767 -36.8

 Furniture and related products................... 7,926 8,007 8,118 -1.0 -1.4 0.3 8,321 8,578 8,751 8,104 2.7

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry July

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2016/

2016p 2016r 2016 July June May 2016p 2016r 2016 2015 2015

 All manufacturing industries...................... 620,329 619,472 619,667 0.1 0.0 -0.1 625,189 616,964 624,889 643,934 -2.9

 Excluding transportation........................ 496,645 496,325 495,491 0.1 0.2 0.0 500,486 495,096 499,624 517,335 -3.3

 Excluding defense............................. 594,460 594,381 593,986 0.0 0.1 -0.1 598,989 591,612 599,048 617,052 -2.9

 With unfilled orders............................. 311,087 309,757 311,162 0.4 -0.5 -0.4 314,317 308,053 314,327 324,700 -3.2

 Durable goods industries........................ 383,116 381,715 382,258 0.4 -0.1 -0.4 386,307 378,959 385,715 396,577 -2.6

 Wood products........................................ 11,302 11,217 11,137 0.8 0.7 0.7 11,161 10,984 11,018 11,248 -0.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 13,037 12,991 12,965 0.4 0.2 0.4 13,068 13,093 13,271 12,890 1.4

 Primary metals......................................... 31,621 31,253 31,235 1.2 0.1 -0.1 31,711 30,828 31,033 35,733 -11.3

 Iron and steel mills............................... 17,244 16,924 16,955 1.9 -0.2 0.2 17,259 16,571 16,689 20,495 -15.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 12,298 12,244 12,179 0.4 0.5 -0.6 12,386 12,191 12,205 13,152 -5.8

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,079 2,085 2,101 -0.3 -0.8 -0.1 2,066 2,066 2,139 2,086 -1.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 49,233 48,788 48,568 0.9 0.5 0.0 49,597 48,691 49,032 49,873 -0.6

 Machinery.............................................. 65,301 65,649 65,400 -0.5 0.4 -0.8 65,917 65,157 66,280 69,322 -4.9

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,856 2,912 2,983 -1.9 -2.4 0.9 2,824 2,972 3,093 3,479 -18.8

 Construction machinery......................... 5,445 5,441 5,378 0.1 1.2 -4.4 5,408 5,410 5,371 6,724 -19.6

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 7,203 7,189 7,115 0.2 1.0 -1.8 7,277 7,256 7,292 7,986 -8.9

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,363 6,419 6,321 -0.9 1.6 0.5 6,304 6,392 6,369 6,208 1.5

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,587 1,586 1,589 0.1 -0.2 -0.5 1,623 1,547 1,599 1,571 3.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,342 4,384 4,423 -1.0 -0.9 -0.6 4,420 4,433 4,687 4,869 -9.2

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,674 5,624 5,621 0.9 0.1 -0.3 5,745 5,599 5,682 5,800 -0.9

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 9,400 9,663 9,582 -2.7 0.8 -0.7 9,594 9,263 9,726 9,995 -4.0

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,616 4,637 4,703 -0.5 -1.4 1.6 4,770 4,671 4,698 4,458 7.0

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 42,485 42,708 42,714 -0.5 0.0 -0.2 43,077 42,379 43,412 43,999 -2.1

 Computers......................................... 1,575 1,570 1,523 0.3 3.1 -0.2 1,684 1,590 1,573 1,672 0.7

 Computer storage devices.................... 960 986 1,014 -2.6 -2.8 -1.6 987 957 1,027 1,173 -15.9

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,019 1,031 1,036 -1.2 -0.5 -0.3 1,038 1,007 1,087 1,221 -15.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,952 3,984 4,095 -0.8 -2.7 0.3 3,953 3,907 4,142 4,316 -8.4

 Defense communications equipment........ 602 617 595 -2.4 3.7 -0.5 602 617 595 763 -21.1

 Audio and video equipment.................... 795 787 773 1.0 1.8 2.0 806 737 701 775 4.0

 Electronic components.......................... 7,682 7,746 7,622 -0.8 1.6 0.3 7,805 7,679 7,671 7,742 0.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,053 3,071 3,076 -0.6 -0.2 0.6 3,094 3,046 3,086 3,125 -1.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 2,953 2,976 2,912 -0.8 2.2 0.3 3,046 3,000 3,044 2,898 5.1

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 14,048 14,097 14,081 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 14,232 13,991 14,444 14,819 -4.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,328 16,175 16,289 0.9 -0.7 -0.3 16,644 16,180 16,553 17,108 -2.7

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,003 1,999 1,995 0.2 0.2 0.3 2,058 1,998 2,019 1,969 4.5

 Household appliances........................... 2,214 2,230 2,256 -0.7 -1.2 -0.1 2,288 2,246 2,295 2,323 -1.5

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,864 4,890 4,917 -0.5 -0.5 -0.9 4,916 4,848 5,032 5,163 -4.8

 Batteries............................................ 1,320 1,329 1,348 -0.7 -1.4 0.5 1,386 1,354 1,365 1,500 -7.6

 Transportation equipment......................... 123,684 123,147 124,176 0.4 -0.8 -0.6 124,703 121,868 125,265 126,599 -1.5

 Automobiles....................................... 4,735 4,933 4,159 -4.0 18.6 -2.8 4,673 4,536 4,035 4,335 7.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 4,205 4,311 3,981 -2.5 8.3 -2.9 4,261 4,045 3,880 4,196 1.5

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,087 2,093 2,140 -0.3 -2.2 -0.9 2,056 2,079 2,217 2,161 -4.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 23,871 23,613 23,458 1.1 0.7 0.9 24,029 23,266 23,507 24,153 -0.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 62,072 62,356 63,833 -0.5 -2.3 -0.9 62,611 61,957 65,040 63,979 -2.1

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 11,543 10,742 11,131 7.5 -3.5 -2.9 11,629 10,744 11,214 11,896 -2.2

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,951 2,946 2,944 0.2 0.1 2.6 2,932 2,998 2,890 2,835 3.4

 Furniture and related products.................... 7,148 7,148 7,171 0.0 -0.3 -0.2 7,354 7,343 7,221 7,246 1.5

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 22,977 22,639 22,603 1.5 0.2 -0.4 23,075 22,436 22,630 22,559 2.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 237,213 237,757 237,409 -0.2 0.1 0.3 238,882 238,005 239,174 247,357 -3.4

 Food products........................................ 53,602 53,801 53,643 -0.4 0.3 -0.4 53,161 52,310 52,147 52,741 0.8

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,700 5,763 5,856 -1.1 -1.6 -0.8 5,509 5,589 5,520 5,687 -3.1

 Dairy products.................................... 7,308 7,322 7,306 -0.2 0.2 -1.1 7,563 7,561 7,551 7,542 0.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 8,969 9,057 9,187 -1.0 -1.4 0.0 9,010 8,971 9,103 9,764 -7.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 20,450 20,473 20,722 -0.1 -1.2 0.6 19,706 19,886 20,627 19,963 -1.3

 Beverages......................................... 16,684 16,687 16,901 0.0 -1.3 0.8 16,157 16,250 16,891 16,203 -0.3

 Tobacco............................................ 3,766 3,786 3,821 -0.5 -0.9 -0.2 3,549 3,636 3,736 3,760 -5.6

 Textile mills............................................ 3,170 3,176 3,167 -0.2 0.3 0.9 3,188 3,195 3,198 3,120 2.2

 Textile products...................................... 3,033 3,067 3,076 -1.1 -0.3 -0.2 3,037 3,084 3,095 3,046 -0.3

 Apparel................................................. 2,569 2,561 2,567 0.3 -0.2 -0.3 2,705 2,592 2,527 2,476 9.2

 Leather and allied products....................... 797 794 799 0.4 -0.6 -2.1 807 806 814 847 -4.7

 Paper products....................................... 16,193 16,132 16,146 0.4 -0.1 -1.2 16,256 16,005 16,160 16,601 -2.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,665 6,613 6,577 0.8 0.5 -1.5 6,673 6,549 6,629 6,789 -1.7

 Paperboard containers......................... 5,132 5,123 5,164 0.2 -0.8 -1.4 5,128 5,077 5,159 5,239 -2.1

 Printing.................................................. 5,842 5,894 5,946 -0.9 -0.9 -0.9 5,915 5,905 5,908 5,931 -0.3

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 24,633 25,107 24,923 -1.9 0.7 0.1 26,464 27,111 26,619 35,582 -25.6

 Petroleum refineries............................. 19,994 20,474 20,353 -2.3 0.6 0.4 21,752 22,417 21,963 30,861 -29.5

 Chemical products..................................... 81,594 81,429 81,077 0.2 0.4 1.0 82,291 81,723 82,294 81,627 0.8

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,260 4,192 4,184 1.6 0.2 1.3 3,961 3,846 4,053 4,215 -6.0

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 33,005 32,938 32,598 0.2 1.0 1.4 33,350 33,541 33,378 31,345 6.4

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,678 3,696 3,688 -0.5 0.2 1.8 3,716 3,755 3,772 3,612 2.9

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 25,330 25,323 25,343 0.0 -0.1 0.7 25,352 25,388 25,785 25,423 -0.3

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

1

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

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

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

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.
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Table 5. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments, New Orders, Unfilled Orders, and Total Inventories for 

 Topical Series1, 2

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date

Industry % Change6

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2016/

2016p 2016r 2016 July June May 2016p 2016r 2016 2015 2016p 2015 2015

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 458,864 459,724 456,889 -0.2 0.6 0.1 437,519 490,264 465,958 462,331 3,178,930 3,282,559 -3.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 46,304 46,356 46,542 -0.1 -0.4 -0.6 47,129 51,188 48,924 48,288 325,233 319,999 1.6

 Information technology......................... 23,016 22,616 22,538 1.8 0.3 0.3 20,781 26,113 21,808 20,656 152,866 152,383 0.3

 Computers and related products........... 1,938 1,750 1,854 10.7 -5.6 -3.1 1,527 2,531 1,623 1,729 12,313 14,752 -16.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 54,842 55,009 53,591 -0.3 2.6 -3.5 45,272 59,183 54,523 48,533 382,730 370,276 3.4

 Capital goods...................................... 82,248 81,898 82,532 0.4 -0.8 1.2 74,944 91,649 81,666 80,958 563,003 587,772 -4.2

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 71,698 71,701 72,641 0.0 -1.3 1.0 65,447 80,514 71,989 71,622 494,749 523,438 -5.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 62,344 62,642 62,921 -0.5 -0.4 -0.7 57,663 69,366 62,624 63,638 436,413 460,371 -5.2

 Defense capital goods4........................ 10,550 10,197 9,891 3.5 3.1 3.0 9,497 11,135 9,677 9,336 68,254 64,334 6.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 184,209 185,051 182,850 -0.5 1.2 -0.1 177,005 192,092 186,250 189,834 1,268,186 1,341,858 -5.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,569 37,374 36,807 0.5 1.5 -4.5 31,183 40,007 37,013 34,496 263,767 263,936 -0.1

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 146,640 147,677 146,043 -0.7 1.1 1.1 145,822 152,085 149,237 155,338 1,004,419 1,077,922 -6.8

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 454,759 446,331 454,295 1.9 -1.8 -1.2 431,743 477,376 459,330 459,347 3,143,812 3,244,001 -3.1

 Construction materials and supplies....... 46,276 46,265 46,448 0.0 -0.4 -1.1 47,103 50,748 49,440 48,278 327,714 322,442 1.6

 Information technology......................... 23,756 23,006 23,210 3.3 -0.9 -0.6 20,755 26,451 22,067 20,626 158,764 157,632 0.7

 Computers and related products........... 1,923 1,742 1,860 10.4 -6.3 -2.5 1,512 2,523 1,629 1,694 12,254 14,862 -17.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 54,721 54,763 53,659 -0.1 2.1 -3.2 44,789 58,461 54,644 48,055 380,465 369,160 3.1

 Capital goods...................................... 81,157 71,926 82,084 12.8 -12.4 -6.0 72,951 83,088 78,134 82,685 549,143 575,870 -4.6

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 71,557 64,987 72,920 10.1 -10.9 -1.7 65,427 73,114 70,193 73,940 480,275 514,492 -6.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 63,394 62,437 62,153 1.5 0.5 -0.6 57,849 68,292 61,201 62,330 440,868 460,585 -4.3

 Defense capital goods4........................ 9,600 6,939 9,164 38.3 -24.3 -30.1 7,524 9,974 7,941 8,745 68,868 61,378 12.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 184,301 185,084 182,817 -0.4 1.2 -0.1 177,062 191,845 186,189 189,657 1,268,290 1,341,627 -5.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,661 37,407 36,774 0.7 1.7 -4.5 31,240 39,760 36,952 34,319 263,871 263,705 0.1

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 146,640 147,677 146,043 -0.7 1.1 1.1 145,822 152,085 149,237 155,338 1,004,419 1,077,922 -6.8

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,126,260 1,127,237 1,137,551 -0.1 -0.9 0.0 1,125,800 1,128,022 1,138,297 1,151,069 (X) (X) -2.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 45,973 46,001 46,092 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 46,788 46,814 47,254 46,551 (X) (X) 0.5

 Information technology......................... 125,259 124,519 124,129 0.6 0.3 0.5 125,431 125,457 125,119 118,209 (X) (X) 6.1

 Computers and related products........... 2,388 2,403 2,411 -0.6 -0.3 0.2 2,388 2,403 2,411 2,390 (X) (X) -0.1

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 22,048 22,169 22,415 -0.5 -1.1 0.3 21,294 21,777 22,499 22,879 (X) (X) -6.9

 Capital goods...................................... 836,423 837,514 847,486 -0.1 -1.2 -0.1 837,016 839,009 847,570 870,708 (X) (X) -3.9

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 700,699 700,840 707,554 0.0 -0.9 0.0 699,998 700,018 707,418 727,703 (X) (X) -3.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 221,288 220,238 220,443 0.5 -0.1 -0.3 222,141 221,955 223,029 225,993 (X) (X) -1.7

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 135,724 136,674 139,932 -0.7 -2.3 -0.5 137,018 138,991 140,152 143,005 (X) (X) -4.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 4,419 4,327 4,294 2.1 0.8 -0.8 4,296 4,239 4,486 4,097 (X) (X) 4.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 4,419 4,327 4,294 2.1 0.8 -0.8 4,296 4,239 4,486 4,097 (X) (X) 4.9

 All manufacturing industries................... 620,329 619,472 619,667 0.1 0.0 -0.1 625,189 616,964 624,889 643,934 (X) (X) -2.9

 Construction materials and supplies....... 65,434 64,913 64,695 0.8 0.3 0.1 65,747 64,829 65,615 66,222 (X) (X) -0.7

 Information technology......................... 36,673 36,631 36,652 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 37,261 36,327 37,327 38,689 (X) (X) -3.7

 Computers and related products........... 3,554 3,587 3,573 -0.9 0.4 -0.6 3,709 3,554 3,687 4,066 (X) (X) -8.8

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 34,898 34,950 33,738 -0.1 3.6 -0.2 35,019 33,926 33,639 34,845 (X) (X) 0.5

 Capital goods...................................... 190,232 189,734 191,485 0.3 -0.9 -0.6 192,381 189,235 194,178 199,159 (X) (X) -3.4

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 169,112 169,427 170,690 -0.2 -0.7 -0.7 171,016 168,669 173,306 177,144 (X) (X) -3.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 118,268 118,167 117,990 0.1 0.2 -0.5 119,621 117,483 119,529 123,821 (X) (X) -3.4

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 21,120 20,307 20,795 4.0 -2.3 -0.4 21,365 20,566 20,872 22,015 (X) (X) -3.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 176,694 177,652 176,246 -0.5 0.8 0.0 177,912 177,180 176,697 184,169 (X) (X) -3.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 29,726 30,067 29,044 -1.1 3.5 -1.1 29,804 29,178 28,731 29,115 (X) (X) 2.4

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 146,968 147,585 147,202 -0.4 0.3 0.2 148,108 148,002 147,966 155,054 (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 % Change

Industry July

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2016/

2016p 2016r 2016 July June May 2016p 2016r 2016 2015 2015

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 208,984 207,339 206,954 0.8 0.2 0.1 210,434 205,725 207,068 212,950 -1.2

 Durable goods industries.......................... 130,562 128,776 128,157 1.4 0.5 0.0 131,771 127,158 127,984 132,365 -0.4

 Wood products................................... 4,659 4,603 4,552 1.2 1.1 -0.4 4,611 4,386 4,309 4,681 -1.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 5,212 5,270 5,299 -1.1 -0.5 0.0 5,226 5,294 5,331 5,344 -2.2

 Primary metals.................................... 12,603 12,459 12,254 1.2 1.7 -0.4 12,550 12,230 11,918 13,386 -6.2

 Fabricated metal products........................ 18,009 17,750 17,681 1.5 0.4 0.0 18,133 17,668 17,663 18,339 -1.1

 Machinery.......................................... 23,834 23,992 24,115 -0.7 -0.5 -1.3 24,343 23,954 24,390 26,573 -8.4

 Computers and electronic products........ 17,701 17,532 17,489 1.0 0.2 1.0 17,837 17,311 17,656 17,221 3.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,531 6,490 6,537 0.6 -0.7 -0.6 6,634 6,450 6,611 7,101 -6.6

 Transportation equipment..................... 30,944 29,702 29,257 4.2 1.5 0.6 31,215 28,843 29,081 28,582 9.2

 Furniture and related products............... 3,622 3,603 3,611 0.5 -0.2 0.2 3,680 3,644 3,615 3,696 -0.4

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,447 7,375 7,362 1.0 0.2 0.4 7,542 7,378 7,410 7,442 1.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 78,422 78,563 78,797 -0.2 -0.3 0.4 78,663 78,567 79,084 80,585 -2.4

 Food products.................................... 18,122 18,365 18,693 -1.3 -1.8 2.1 17,892 18,056 18,198 18,040 -0.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 5,048 5,022 5,018 0.5 0.1 1.2 4,767 4,843 4,983 4,803 -0.7

 Textiles.............................................. 1,164 1,155 1,148 0.8 0.6 -0.9 1,164 1,163 1,161 1,174 -0.9

 Textile products................................... 1,043 1,070 1,069 -2.5 0.1 0.1 1,046 1,080 1,077 1,057 -1.0

 Apparel............................................. 694 686 699 1.2 -1.9 -2.5 713 696 696 745 -4.3

 Leather and allied products.................... 240 239 238 0.4 0.4 -2.1 244 238 240 254 -3.9

 Paper products.................................... 8,229 8,217 8,239 0.1 -0.3 -1.3 8,240 8,129 8,197 8,500 -3.1

 Printing ............................................. 2,654 2,710 2,762 -2.1 -1.9 -1.1 2,706 2,732 2,756 2,926 -7.5

 Petroleum and coal products................. 5,907 5,974 5,762 -1.1 3.7 1.5 6,249 6,466 6,246 8,069 -22.6

 Chemical products................................ 25,320 25,104 25,124 0.9 -0.1 -0.4 25,569 25,136 25,437 24,688 3.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,001 10,021 10,045 -0.2 -0.2 0.2 10,073 10,028 10,093 10,329 -2.5

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 190,612 191,821 194,097 -0.6 -1.2 0.3 192,357 191,652 196,136 202,768 -5.1

 Durable goods industries.......................... 142,700 143,367 146,073 -0.5 -1.9 -0.2 144,397 143,387 147,893 152,488 -5.3

 Wood products................................... 2,186 2,193 2,197 -0.3 -0.2 0.2 2,176 2,208 2,227 2,184 -0.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,476 1,450 1,454 1.8 -0.3 0.2 1,493 1,476 1,502 1,449 3.0

 Primary metals.................................... 9,104 9,052 9,325 0.6 -2.9 0.7 9,282 9,061 9,382 11,252 -17.5

 Fabricated metal products........................ 12,938 12,882 12,785 0.4 0.8 0.3 13,047 12,845 12,814 13,074 -0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 19,346 19,273 18,599 0.4 3.6 0.5 19,424 19,000 18,752 18,711 3.8

 Computers and electronic products........ 12,832 13,107 13,421 -2.1 -2.3 -1.5 13,256 13,318 13,871 15,080 -12.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,513 3,453 3,443 1.7 0.3 -0.1 3,557 3,457 3,517 3,581 -0.7

 Transportation equipment..................... 76,321 77,061 79,976 -1.0 -3.6 -0.3 77,138 77,096 80,926 82,371 -6.4

 Furniture and related products............... 1,089 1,090 1,069 -0.1 2.0 -2.0 1,106 1,103 1,070 1,025 7.9

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,895 3,806 3,804 2.3 0.1 -1.7 3,918 3,823 3,832 3,761 4.2

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 47,912 48,454 48,024 -1.1 0.9 2.1 47,960 48,265 48,243 50,280 -4.6

 Food products.................................... 6,183 6,128 6,029 0.9 1.6 -1.4 5,754 5,531 5,452 5,603 2.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,477 7,525 7,629 -0.6 -1.4 0.3 6,922 7,105 7,407 6,928 -0.1

 Textiles.............................................. 668 691 693 -3.3 -0.3 0.3 676 690 698 690 -2.0

 Textile products................................... 440 444 444 -0.9 0.0 -0.4 442 442 446 428 3.3

 Apparel............................................. 317 318 323 -0.3 -1.5 -1.5 346 339 331 372 -7.0

 Leather and allied products.................... 106 106 106 0.0 0.0 2.9 106 105 107 104 1.9

 Paper products.................................... 1,256 1,260 1,262 -0.3 -0.2 -0.7 1,270 1,267 1,266 1,315 -3.4

 Printing ............................................. 1,577 1,588 1,591 -0.7 -0.2 -0.4 1,591 1,539 1,525 1,453 9.5

 Petroleum and coal products................. 7,772 8,196 7,897 -5.2 3.8 3.3 8,393 8,710 8,428 11,521 -27.2

 Chemical products................................ 19,092 19,172 19,036 -0.4 0.7 4.4 19,417 19,494 19,518 18,859 3.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 3,024 3,026 3,014 -0.1 0.4 0.4 3,043 3,043 3,065 3,007 1.2

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 220,733 220,312 218,616 0.2 0.8 -0.8 222,398 219,587 221,685 228,216 -2.5

 Durable goods industries.......................... 109,854 109,572 108,028 0.3 1.4 -1.0 110,139 108,414 109,838 111,724 -1.4

 Wood products................................... 4,457 4,421 4,388 0.8 0.8 2.2 4,374 4,390 4,482 4,383 -0.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,349 6,271 6,212 1.2 0.9 0.8 6,349 6,323 6,438 6,097 4.1

 Primary metals.................................... 9,914 9,742 9,656 1.8 0.9 -0.4 9,879 9,537 9,733 11,095 -11.0

 Fabricated metal products........................ 18,286 18,156 18,102 0.7 0.3 -0.3 18,417 18,178 18,555 18,460 -0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 22,121 22,384 22,686 -1.2 -1.3 -1.2 22,150 22,203 23,138 24,038 -7.9

 Computers and electronic products........ 11,952 12,069 11,804 -1.0 2.2 -0.3 11,984 11,750 11,885 11,698 2.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,284 6,232 6,309 0.8 -1.2 0.0 6,453 6,273 6,425 6,426 0.4

 Transportation equipment..................... 16,419 16,384 14,943 0.2 9.6 -4.5 16,350 15,929 15,258 15,646 4.5

 Furniture and related products............... 2,437 2,455 2,491 -0.7 -1.4 0.0 2,568 2,596 2,536 2,525 1.7

 Miscellaneous products......................... 11,635 11,458 11,437 1.5 0.2 -0.5 11,615 11,235 11,388 11,356 2.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 110,879 110,740 110,588 0.1 0.1 -0.6 112,259 111,173 111,847 116,492 -3.6

 Food products.................................... 29,297 29,308 28,921 0.0 1.3 -1.8 29,515 28,723 28,497 29,098 1.4

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,925 7,926 8,075 0.0 -1.8 0.6 8,017 7,938 8,237 8,232 -2.6

 Textiles.............................................. 1,338 1,330 1,326 0.6 0.3 3.0 1,348 1,342 1,339 1,256 7.3

 Textile products................................... 1,550 1,553 1,563 -0.2 -0.6 -0.3 1,549 1,562 1,572 1,561 -0.8

 Apparel............................................. 1,558 1,557 1,545 0.1 0.8 1.0 1,646 1,557 1,500 1,359 21.1

 Leather and allied products.................... 451 449 455 0.4 -1.3 -3.2 457 463 467 489 -6.5

 Paper products.................................... 6,708 6,655 6,645 0.8 0.2 -1.1 6,746 6,609 6,697 6,786 -0.6

 Printing ............................................. 1,611 1,596 1,593 0.9 0.2 -1.1 1,618 1,634 1,627 1,552 4.3

 Petroleum and coal products................. 10,954 10,937 11,264 0.2 -2.9 -2.6 11,822 11,935 11,945 15,992 -26.1

 Chemical products................................ 37,182 37,153 36,917 0.1 0.6 0.2 37,305 37,093 37,339 38,080 -2.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 12,305 12,276 12,284 0.2 -0.1 1.1 12,236 12,317 12,627 12,087 1.2

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

1

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

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

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

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group 1

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio2

Industry Jul Jun May Apr Jul Jun May Apr

2016p 2016r 2016 2016 2016p 2016r 2016 2016

All manufacturing industries3............................ 1.35 1.35 1.36 1.36 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.65 1.64 1.65 1.65 6.79 6.81 6.89 6.94

 Wood products.............................................. 1.37 1.38 1.36 1.35 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.32 1.31 1.32 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.76 1.75 1.77 1.77 1.80 1.82 1.86 1.85

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.64 1.64 1.62 1.62 2.54 2.55 2.53 2.53

 Machinery..................................................... 2.20 2.19 2.17 2.16 3.42 3.39 3.39 3.37

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.57 1.60 1.61 1.62 5.87 5.91 5.92 5.93

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.72 1.71 1.73 1.73 2.02 2.00 2.00 2.00

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.53 1.52 1.55 1.55 14.19 14.17 14.48 14.88

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.14 1.14 1.14 1.14 1.50 1.53 1.53 1.53

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.76 1.71 1.69 1.70 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.06 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.82 0.83 0.83 0.84 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.63 1.66 1.73 1.68 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.27 1.26 1.26 1.25 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.53 1.55 1.55 1.56 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.38 2.38 2.36 2.38 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.38 2.35 2.34 2.43 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.08 1.06 1.06 1.07 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.82 0.82 0.83 0.85 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.71 0.69 0.71 0.73 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.23 1.23 1.23 1.21 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.32 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

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

2

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

3 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Jul3 Jul3 Jul3 Jul3

Industry 2015- 2015- 2015- 2015-

Jul2 Jun Jul2 Jun Jul2 Jun Jul2 Jun

2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016

 

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

Durable goods industries....................... -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1

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

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... -0.6 0.5 -0.6 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.4

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

 Machinery.......................................... -0.2 0.7 -0.2 0.7 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.2 0.3 -0.2 0.6 -0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.4 0.3 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.2

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.8 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.4 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.2

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textile products.................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 1.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

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

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.0

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

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

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

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

for price changes.

2

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

 publication.

3

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes 1

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

M3 panel effectively represent the month-to-month movements of all establishments that make up the 

category. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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