FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (09)-10 

CB09-179 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

October 2009 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in October, up six 

of the last seven months, increased $2.1 billion or 0.6 

percent to $360.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 1.6 percent September 

increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 

0.5 percent. 

 Shipments, up four of the last five months, increased 

$3.1 billion or 0.8 percent to $368.0 billion. This 

followed a 1.3 percent September increase. 

 Unfilled orders, down thirteen consecutive months, 

decreased $2.9 billion or 0.4 percent to $730.8 billion. 

This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly 

decreases since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis in 1992. This followed a 0.4 percent 

September decrease. The unfilled orders-to-shipments 

ratio was 5.82, up from 5.79 in September. 

 Inventories, up following thirteen consecutive monthly decreases, increased $1.8 billion or 0.4 percent to $493.0 

billion. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.34, 

down from 1.35 in September. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

October, down two of the last three months, decreased 

$1.0 billion or 0.6 percent to $166.6 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published decrease. This followed a 

2.2 percent September increase. 

 Machinery, down following two consecutive monthly 

increases, had the largest decrease, $2.0 billion or 8.5 percent to $21.6 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $3.1 billion or 1.6 percent to $193.9 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in October, 

up four of the last five months, increased slightly to 

$174.1 billion, revised from the previously published 0.2 

percent decrease. This followed a 1.6 percent September 

increase. 

 

 

 

 Computers and electronic products, up following two 

consecutive monthly decreases, had the largest increase, 

$1.7 billion or 5.8 percent to $30.2 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up five 

of the last six months, increased $3.1 billion or 1.6 

percent to $193.9 billion. This followed a 1.1 percent 

September increase. This increase was led by petroleum 

and coal products, which increased $2.3 billion or 6.0 percent to $39.8 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

October, down thirteen consecutive months, decreased 

$2.9 billion or 0.4 percent to $730.8 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published decrease. This was the 

longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases since 

the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 

and followed a 0.4 percent September decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down twelve of the last 

thirteen months, had the largest decrease, $2.2 billion or 

0.5 percent to $424.3 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in October, 

down ten consecutive months, decreased $0.3 billion or 

0.1 percent to $303.8 billion, revised from the previously published slight decrease. This followed a 1.3 percent 

September decrease. 

 

 Machinery, down nine consecutive months, had the 

largest decrease, $0.2 billion or 0.5 percent to $48.1 

billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up two 

of the last three months, increased $2.0 billion or 1.1 

percent to $189.2 billion. This followed a 1.2 percent 

September decrease. Petroleum and coal products led 

the increase, up $1.6 billion or 6.1 percent to $27.4 

billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, October materials and supplies 

decreased 0.8 percent in durable goods and increased 1.0 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.8 percent in durable goods and 1.9 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 0.5 percent 

in durable goods and increased 0.8 percent in nondurable goods. 

Figures in text are in seasonally adjusted current dollars. Figures on new and unfilled orders exclude data for semiconductor manufacturing. For data, call (301) 763-4673 or go to <http://www.census.gov/m3>. 

The advance report on durable goods for November is scheduled for release on December 24, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the full 

report on January 5, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page for survey description and 2010 release schedule. 
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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

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

 All manufacturing industries .................. 368,037 364,973 360,145 0.8 1.3 -0.2 382,405 384,758 372,918 431,372 3,629,366 4,442,430 -18.3

 Excluding transportation ................... 324,464 319,592 317,601 1.5 0.6 -0.1 337,169 335,716 329,577 380,252 3,192,970 3,915,095 -18.4

 Excluding defense .............................. 353,841 350,359 346,348 1.0 1.2 -0.3 368,302 369,130 359,289 419,444 3,495,701 4,327,209 -19.2

 With unfilled orders ........................... 125,636 126,788 123,291 -0.9 2.8 -1.0 128,316 137,502 125,804 147,079 1,255,456 1,521,420 -17.5

 Durable goods industries ........................174,143 174,130 171,341 0.0 1.6 -1.4 180,797 187,457 174,853 208,711 1,741,240 2,122,661 -18.0

 Wood products................................. ...... 7,689 7,609 7,512 1.1 1.3 0.3 8,107 8,198 8,099 8,428 75,918 82,748 -8.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 7,268 7,452 7,558 -2.5 -1.4 -0.8 7,972 8,125 8,239 9,843 76,447 94,347 -19.0

 Primary metals............................ .......... 14,433 13,834 13,364 4.3 3.5 1.7 15,345 14,765 14,369 20,628 136,688 225,752 -39.5

 Iron and steel mills............................ 5,956 5,663 5,350 5.2 5.9 2.3 6,352 6,165 5,749 10,313 55,639 116,011 -52.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,242 6,945 6,826 4.3 1.7 0.6 7,715 7,253 7,382 8,392 68,628 90,918 -24.5

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,235 1,226 1,188 0.7 3.2 5.9 1,278 1,347 1,238 1,923 12,421 18,823 -34.0

 Fabricated metal products...................... 23,969 23,810 23,669 0.7 0.6 -0.6 25,180 25,361 25,322 28,906 243,026 281,764 -13.7

 Machinery............................................. 21,853 22,459 22,102 -2.7 1.6 -1.4 22,247 23,398 21,538 28,759 232,234 293,419 -20.9

 Farm machinery................................. 2,129 2,184 2,169 -2.5 0.7 -2.6 2,003 2,150 1,937 2,471 24,039 24,914 -3.5

 Construction machinery..................... 1,369 1,360 1,300 0.7 4.6 -4.2 1,524 1,388 1,210 2,638 14,968 24,418 -38.7

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,282 1,293 1,257 -0.9 2.9 -13.7 1,339 1,356 1,239 1,819 13,806 15,756 -12.4

 Industrial machinery.......................... 1,830 2,061 2,039 -11.2 1.1 -0.5 1,971 2,231 1,779 3,026 21,816 29,329 -25.6

 Photographic equipment...................... 550 574 602 -4.2 -4.7 4.7 600 646 606 629 5,446 5,418 0.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,237 3,210 3,306 0.8 -2.9 -4.7 3,099 3,532 3,514 3,455 33,707 40,239 -16.2

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,536 1,550 1,469 -0.9 5.5 -3.4 1,689 1,702 1,467 2,494 16,566 24,375 -32.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 2,827 3,029 2,863 -6.7 5.8 10.2 2,929 3,017 2,833 3,480 29,794 37,832 -21.2

 Material handling equipment............... 1,640 1,555 1,590 5.5 -2.2 -0.2 1,654 1,583 1,597 2,343 16,010 25,130 -36.3

 Computers and electronic products ......... 30,178 28,519 29,235 5.8 -2.4 -2.8 30,861 31,948 28,206 31,304 283,977 316,381 -10.2

 Computers........................................ 2,058 2,275 2,360 -9.5 -3.6 -3.6 2,230 2,347 2,260 3,161 24,314 30,389 -20.0

 Computer storage devices................... 752 583 591 29.0 -1.4 -17.3 517 883 454 370 5,485 6,345 -13.6

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,269 1,291 1,286 -1.7 0.4 0.4 1,120 1,576 1,172 1,117 12,220 12,982 -5.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 4,348 4,183 4,286 3.9 -2.4 -4.6 3,894 5,285 4,175 3,975 40,508 48,992 -17.3

 Defense communications equipment... 802 704 815 13.9 -13.6 -3.4 788 761 798 744 7,569 6,730 12.5

 Audio and video equipment.................. 588 542 489 8.5 10.8 -6.0 807 537 444 776 4,929 6,287 -21.6

 Semiconductors ................................. 4,596 3,656 4,087 25.7 -10.5 -8.5 6,037 3,037 3,983 6,330 39,380 50,465 -22.0

 Electronic components....................... 3,404 3,312 3,268 2.8 1.3 -2.6 3,380 3,786 3,320 3,570 32,940 39,103 -15.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 858 836 866 2.6 -3.5 3.7 806 950 874 877 8,544 9,762 -12.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,916 2,957 2,921 -1.4 1.2 5.7 2,887 3,076 2,923 2,774 27,631 27,027 2.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 8,165 7,758 7,836 5.2 -1.0 -1.1 7,897 9,244 7,379 6,984 76,070 73,019 4.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,222 8,171 8,235 0.6 -0.8 -3.4 8,534 8,971 8,508 10,588 84,742 106,944 -20.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,000 983 980 1.7 0.3 -1.0 1,037 1,105 1,014 1,036 9,781 10,292 -5.0

 Household appliances........................ 1,557 1,562 1,605 -0.3 -2.7 -3.3 1,613 1,742 1,657 1,986 16,676 19,191 -13.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,506 2,514 2,527 -0.3 -0.5 -1.8 2,435 2,743 2,532 3,359 26,257 35,643 -26.3

 Batteries........................................... 825 765 806 7.8 -5.1 -0.6 931 801 806 1,004 7,218 8,219 -12.2

 Transportation equipment...................... 43,573 45,381 42,544 -4.0 6.7 -1.2 45,236 49,042 43,341 51,120 436,396 527,335 -17.2

 Automobiles..................................... 4,662 4,408 4,363 5.8 1.0 -5.7 5,395 4,834 4,727 7,335 45,571 70,605 -35.5

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 4,256 4,449 4,674 -4.3 -4.8 0.6 4,847 4,842 4,935 8,417 50,289 85,966 -41.5

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,121 1,157 1,171 -3.1 -1.2 9.7 1,258 1,223 1,146 1,373 11,096 14,052 -21.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 13,675 13,868 13,282 -1.4 4.4 -0.2 14,939 14,630 13,951 16,131 135,095 164,062 -17.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 7,660 8,544 7,097 -10.3 20.4 -5.2 6,599 9,332 6,669 6,284 75,385 80,403 -6.2

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 5,610 6,531 5,636 -14.1 15.9 3.2 5,575 7,212 5,573 4,683 54,911 45,296 21.2

 Ships and boats................................. 1,893 1,905 1,852 -0.6 2.9 -11.1 1,971 1,930 1,873 2,190 19,357 23,030 -15.9

 Furniture and related products................. 4,952 4,956 5,028 -0.1 -1.4 -2.3 5,159 5,163 5,459 6,245 51,818 64,991 -20.3

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,006 11,939 12,094 0.6 -1.3 -3.0 12,156 12,486 11,772 12,890 119,994 128,980 -7.0

 Nondurable goods industries................... 193,894 190,843 188,804 1.6 1.1 0.9 201,608 197,301 198,065 222,661 1,888,126 2,319,769 -18.6

 Food products....................................... 50,067 49,601 49,084 0.9 1.1 -0.9 52,792 51,518 50,246 53,688 496,438 509,516 -2.6

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 5,824 5,879 5,804 -0.9 1.3 -2.8 6,322 6,252 5,829 6,704 58,405 60,020 -2.7

 Dairy products.................................. 5,923 5,831 5,805 1.6 0.4 1.2 6,100 5,947 5,902 7,099 59,786 72,500 -17.5

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 14,472 14,096 13,873 2.7 1.6 -1.9 15,041 14,150 14,567 15,690 144,295 153,486 -6.0

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 11,156 11,096 11,098 0.5 0.0 1.1 11,343 11,051 11,646 11,821 112,021 115,076 -2.7

 Beverages......................................... 7,517 7,418 7,443 1.3 -0.3 0.6 7,704 7,373 7,991 8,015 75,886 78,043 -2.8

 Tobacco............................................ 3,639 3,678 3,655 -1.1 0.6 2.0 3,639 3,678 3,655 3,806 36,135 37,033 -2.4

 Textile mills........................................... 2,303 2,230 2,241 3.3 -0.5 1.4 2,481 2,391 2,370 2,825 22,819 29,013 -21.3

 Textile products................................... 1,715 1,735 1,718 -1.2 1.0 -0.6 1,819 1,776 1,867 2,136 18,069 23,224 -22.2

 Apparel................................................ 2,113 2,050 2,032 3.1 0.9 -3.3 2,404 2,146 2,167 2,791 21,428 26,261 -18.4

 Leather and allied products..................... 399 411 402 -2.9 2.2 -3.1 415 481 437 477 4,207 4,877 -13.7

 Paper products...................................... 12,644 12,693 12,717 -0.4 -0.2 -0.7 12,967 13,091 13,023 14,790 129,159 145,362 -11.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,080 6,079 6,070 0.0 0.1 0.0 6,195 6,233 6,242 7,037 61,699 70,024 -11.9

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,268 3,315 3,312 -1.4 0.1 -3.2 3,485 3,443 3,451 4,291 34,703 41,199 -15.8

 Printing................................................. 7,030 7,177 7,172 -2.0 0.1 -2.2 7,666 7,548 7,263 8,814 73,357 81,779 -10.3

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 39,844 37,588 36,738 6.0 2.3 5.5 41,437 39,451 41,599 48,582 347,826 613,098 -43.3

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 37,233 34,788 33,820 7.0 2.9 5.6 38,497 36,269 38,223 44,901 318,901 582,984 -45.3

 Chemical products.................................. 51,236 51,043 50,376 0.4 1.3 0.7 52,100 51,923 51,368 58,576 508,742 590,684 -13.9

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 2,578 2,752 2,743 -6.3 0.3 0.2 2,015 2,563 2,483 2,856 30,812 37,234 -17.2

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 14,040 14,036 14,084 0.0 -0.3 -1.7 14,806 13,941 13,975 15,841 142,753 144,672 -1.3

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,460 2,520 2,478 -2.4 1.7 -2.2 2,538 2,619 2,621 2,821 25,854 28,443 -9.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,387 15,219 15,226 1.1 0.0 -0.1 16,184 15,925 16,079 18,161 154,060 180,879 -14.8

p Preliminary r

 Revised NA Not available.

1

 Shipments are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

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

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

All manufacturing industries 2................... 360,521 358,430 352,770 0.6 1.6 -0.8 371,131 375,866 363,106 415,242 3,512,331 4,426,824 -20.7

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 319,159 317,715 313,115 0.5 1.5 0.3 329,961 333,908 322,640 366,371 3,127,072 3,875,365 -19.3

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 348,636 344,932 339,877 1.1 1.5 -0.7 359,737 362,045 351,506 403,905 3,391,465 4,308,146 -21.3

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 122,716 123,901 120,003 -1.0 3.2 -3.1 123,079 131,647 119,975 137,279 1,177,801 1,556,279 -24.3

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 166,627 167,587 163,966 -0.6 2.2 -2.7 169,523 178,565 165,041 192,581 1,624,205 2,107,055 -22.9

 Primary metals............................ ............ 14,659 14,049 13,668 4.3 2.8 1.2 15,043 14,514 14,880 16,943 133,247 220,201 -39.5

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 6,005 5,773 5,559 4.0 3.8 -0.7 5,954 5,983 6,185 7,410 54,059 112,043 -51.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,461 7,055 6,899 5.8 2.3 1.0 7,877 7,200 7,455 7,767 67,529 89,451 -24.5

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,193 1,221 1,210 -2.3 0.9 12.5 1,212 1,331 1,240 1,766 11,659 18,707 -37.7

 Fabricated metal products...................... 23,864 23,735 23,300 0.5 1.9 0.1 24,628 24,834 24,389 27,404 234,384 282,031 -16.9

 Machinery............................................. 21,635 23,645 21,793 -8.5 8.5 1.3 22,324 24,854 20,586 28,046 221,568 307,596 -28.0

 Construction machinery....................... 1,213 1,733 1,023 -30.0 69.4 -16.9 1,302 1,775 857 1,990 10,588 27,397 -61.4

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,121 1,178 954 -4.8 23.5 -24.3 1,263 1,214 982 1,865 11,483 18,381 -37.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 1,602 1,919 2,155 -16.5 -11.0 29.0 2,014 1,911 1,659 3,005 18,119 30,693 -41.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 535 562 584 -4.8 -3.8 -0.3 570 694 580 637 5,425 5,794 -6.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,575 3,957 3,596 -9.7 10.0 4.7 3,339 4,534 3,763 3,666 37,954 44,179 -14.1

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,529 1,563 1,529 -2.2 2.2 9.3 1,708 1,689 1,522 2,349 15,441 25,165 -38.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 3,037 3,521 2,833 -13.7 24.3 4.7 3,047 3,403 2,624 3,615 28,851 38,519 -25.1

 Material handling equipment............... 1,591 1,532 1,619 3.9 -5.4 1.8 1,511 1,742 1,487 1,963 14,761 24,743 -40.3

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 24,708 25,307 25,135 -2.4 0.7 -1.6 24,037 29,819 23,147 24,677 242,699 267,830 -9.4

 Computers........................................ 2,028 2,491 2,474 -18.6 0.7 -0.8 2,200 2,563 2,374 2,827 24,380 30,262 -19.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,238 4,374 4,599 -3.1 -4.9 -4.4 4,038 5,681 4,165 4,539 41,651 49,610 -16.0

 Defense communications equipment... 719 736 755 -2.3 -2.5 31.3 604 950 517 664 7,485 7,261 3.1

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 3,380 3,603 3,395 -6.2 6.1 -4.0 3,345 4,008 3,646 3,380 33,487 39,497 -15.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 866 632 632 37.0 0.0 -7.6 785 791 622 937 7,535 10,814 -30.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,694 2,485 2,780 8.4 -10.6 -3.5 2,504 2,798 2,326 2,396 26,852 26,231 2.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 7,752 8,148 7,704 -4.9 5.8 1.1 7,619 9,566 7,003 7,045 74,288 73,261 1.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,416 8,193 8,267 2.7 -0.9 -1.7 8,770 8,602 8,370 9,436 83,232 107,095 -22.3

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,082 1,096 1,065 -1.3 2.9 4.4 1,090 1,123 1,088 675 9,792 10,286 -4.8

 Household appliances.......................... 1,543 1,606 1,575 -3.9 2.0 -8.1 1,636 1,761 1,652 1,792 16,867 19,116 -11.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,524 2,400 2,399 5.2 0.0 -1.4 2,530 2,473 2,315 3,074 24,862 36,179 -31.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 41,362 40,715 39,655 1.6 2.7 -8.9 41,170 41,958 40,466 48,871 385,259 551,459 -30.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 13,953 13,901 13,265 0.4 4.8 4.3 15,174 14,353 13,667 15,695 133,343 161,698 -17.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 7,454 4,967 4,921 50.1 0.9 -44.0 4,616 4,676 5,129 6,118 42,600 105,173 -59.5

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 5,222 5,680 4,956 -8.1 14.6 -11.8 5,141 5,602 4,365 5,166 51,757 47,662 8.6

 Ships and boats................................. 1,236 1,613 1,930 -23.4 -16.4 1.1 1,168 1,549 2,057 1,357 14,053 22,917 -38.7

 Furniture and related products................. 4,943 4,937 4,897 0.1 0.8 -1.4 5,239 5,169 5,006 5,969 52,001 65,298 -20.4

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 193,894 190,843 188,804 1.6 1.1 0.9 201,608 197,301 198,065 222,661 1,888,126 2,319,769 -18.6

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

 New orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

2

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

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

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

calculated. Further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations are contained in our most recent annual benchmark publication,

Current Industrial Reports: M3-3(07), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 2004-2007."

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

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. Oct.

2009p 2009r 2009 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 09/08

All manufacturing industries 1................... 730,827 733,747 736,634 -0.4 -0.4 -0.4 721,098 726,335 732,190 806,675 -10.6

 Excluding transportation 1................... 306,529 307,238 305,459 -0.2 0.6 -0.1 304,400 305,571 304,342 345,756 -12.0

 Excluding defense 1............................. 577,260 577,869 579,640 -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 571,341 573,869 577,917 651,909 -12.4

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 730,827 733,747 736,634 -0.4 -0.4 -0.4 721,098 726,335 732,190 806,675 -10.6

 Primary metals........................................ 15,448 15,222 15,007 1.5 1.4 2.1 14,886 15,188 15,439 21,712 -31.4

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,083 8,034 7,924 0.6 1.4 2.7 7,768 8,166 8,348 12,482 -37.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 5,318 5,099 4,989 4.3 2.2 1.5 5,129 4,967 5,020 6,410 -20.0

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,047 2,089 2,094 -2.0 -0.2 1.1 1,989 2,055 2,071 2,820 -29.5

 Fabricated metal products...................... 48,745 48,850 48,925 -0.2 -0.2 -0.7 48,093 48,645 49,172 59,686 -19.4

 Machinery............................................. 87,328 87,546 86,360 -0.2 1.4 -0.4 87,245 87,168 85,712 104,564 -16.6

 Construction machinery....................... 8,390 8,546 8,173 -1.8 4.6 -3.3 8,152 8,374 7,987 14,055 -42.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 4,888 5,049 5,164 -3.2 -2.2 -5.5 4,958 5,034 5,176 7,456 -33.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 10,705 10,933 11,075 -2.1 -1.3 1.1 10,724 10,681 11,001 16,275 -34.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,766 1,781 1,793 -0.8 -0.7 -1.0 1,776 1,806 1,758 1,882 -5.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 20,034 19,696 18,949 1.7 3.9 1.6 20,396 20,156 19,154 17,438 17.0

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,701 6,708 6,695 -0.1 0.2 0.9 6,690 6,671 6,684 8,469 -21.0

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 14,075 13,865 13,373 1.5 3.7 -0.2 13,774 13,656 13,270 14,215 -3.1

 Material handling equipment............... 8,003 8,052 8,075 -0.6 -0.3 0.4 7,822 7,965 7,806 9,519 -17.8

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 123,536 124,410 123,966 -0.7 0.4 0.0 122,681 123,468 122,560 123,681 -0.8

 Computers......................................... 4,156 4,186 3,970 -0.7 5.4 3.0 4,156 4,186 3,970 3,590 15.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 29,381 29,491 29,300 -0.4 0.7 1.1 29,505 29,361 28,965 29,345 0.5

 Defense communications equipment... 8,417 8,500 8,468 -1.0 0.4 -0.7 8,308 8,492 8,303 8,221 1.1

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 10,525 10,549 10,258 -0.2 2.8 1.3 10,627 10,662 10,440 10,650 -0.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 7,836 7,828 8,032 0.1 -2.5 -2.8 7,725 7,746 7,905 7,653 0.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 36,882 37,104 37,576 -0.6 -1.3 -0.4 36,154 36,537 36,815 36,405 -0.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 26,339 26,752 26,362 -1.5 1.5 -0.5 26,206 26,484 26,162 27,817 -5.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 20,240 20,046 20,024 1.0 0.1 0.2 20,089 19,853 20,222 23,215 -13.5

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,070 1,988 1,875 4.1 6.0 4.7 2,031 1,978 1,960 2,350 -13.6

 Household appliances.......................... 494 508 464 -2.8 9.5 -6.1 524 501 482 497 5.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 12,868 12,850 12,964 0.1 -0.9 -1.0 12,902 12,807 13,077 15,265 -15.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 424,298 426,509 431,175 -0.5 -1.1 -0.7 416,698 420,764 427,848 460,919 -9.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 14,273 13,995 13,962 2.0 0.2 -0.1 13,897 13,662 13,939 16,201 -14.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 279,775 279,981 283,558 -0.1 -1.3 -0.8 275,325 277,308 281,964 305,385 -9.8

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 46,437 46,825 47,676 -0.8 -1.8 -1.4 45,073 45,507 47,117 45,668 -1.3

 Ships and boats................................. 18,386 19,043 19,335 -3.5 -1.5 0.4 17,640 18,443 18,824 19,890 -11.3

 Furniture and related products................. 5,796 5,805 5,824 -0.2 -0.3 -2.2 5,970 5,890 5,884 7,071 -15.6

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

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

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.
 5

Table 4. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. Oct.

2009p 2009r 2009 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 09/08

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 492,989 491,229 497,473 0.4 -1.3 -0.9 497,832 492,018 501,306 559,181 -11.0

 Excluding transportation ...................... 403,082 402,301 406,375 0.2 -1.0 -0.4 407,012 403,291 409,274 467,986 -13.0

 Excluding defense ............................. 466,487 465,301 471,269 0.3 -1.3 -1.0 471,253 466,104 475,089 534,309 -11.8

 With unfilled orders ............................. 244,687 244,438 247,827 0.1 -1.4 -1.7 246,092 243,536 249,385 274,776 -10.4

 Durable goods industries ........................ 303,839 304,122 308,133 -0.1 -1.3 -1.5 305,124 302,802 309,897 342,379 -10.9

 Wood products................................. ....... 9,382 9,462 9,582 -0.8 -1.3 -0.6 9,528 9,532 9,572 10,757 -11.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 10,949 11,035 11,089 -0.8 -0.5 -0.6 10,593 10,836 11,002 11,679 -9.3

 Primary metals............................ ............ 25,476 25,485 25,366 0.0 0.5 -0.4 25,659 25,788 25,600 34,682 -26.0

 Iron and steel mills............................... 14,219 14,129 14,077 0.6 0.4 -1.0 14,342 14,351 14,200 20,315 -29.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,111 9,122 9,005 -0.1 1.3 0.6 9,164 9,258 9,172 11,545 -20.6

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,146 2,234 2,284 -3.9 -2.2 -0.4 2,153 2,179 2,228 2,822 -23.7

 Fabricated metal products......................... 36,700 36,902 37,395 -0.5 -1.3 -1.3 36,661 36,736 37,347 44,579 -17.8

 Machinery.............................................. 48,105 48,354 49,017 -0.5 -1.4 -1.0 47,879 47,725 48,856 54,710 -12.5

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,860 2,937 3,033 -2.6 -3.2 -0.1 2,533 2,658 2,780 2,953 -14.2

 Construction machinery........................ 4,981 4,969 5,004 0.2 -0.7 0.4 4,948 4,957 4,921 5,647 -12.4

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 4,521 4,567 4,637 -1.0 -1.5 -0.7 4,480 4,530 4,674 4,659 -3.8

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,086 6,145 6,170 -1.0 -0.4 -2.1 5,992 6,136 6,271 6,776 -11.6

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,475 1,414 1,530 4.3 -7.6 2.8 1,492 1,409 1,537 1,364 9.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,649 3,714 3,812 -1.8 -2.6 -4.1 3,678 3,655 3,818 4,820 -23.7

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,297 4,325 4,426 -0.6 -2.3 -2.3 4,358 4,365 4,501 5,414 -19.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 5,097 5,099 5,118 0.0 -0.4 0.0 5,263 5,045 5,213 6,353 -17.2

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,688 2,746 2,794 -2.1 -1.7 -2.4 2,711 2,712 2,763 3,430 -21.0

 Computers and electronic products ......... 42,955 43,192 43,378 -0.5 -0.4 -0.4 43,483 42,911 44,091 48,086 -9.6

 Computers......................................... 1,025 1,064 1,082 -3.7 -1.7 4.4 984 1,151 1,167 1,145 -14.1

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,156 1,186 1,191 -2.5 -0.4 -2.3 1,191 1,126 1,253 1,606 -25.8

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,841 1,863 1,925 -1.2 -3.2 -3.0 1,882 1,813 2,018 2,184 -13.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,854 6,936 7,006 -1.2 -1.0 -1.9 6,937 6,795 7,033 8,243 -15.8

 Defense communications equipment...... 2,313 2,349 2,254 -1.5 4.2 4.4 2,313 2,349 2,254 1,719 34.6

 Audio and video equipment.................. 630 719 719 -12.4 0.0 3.3 707 810 747 1,016 -30.4

 Semiconductors 1................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components.......................... 5,990 5,991 5,985 0.0 0.1 -0.5 6,090 5,957 6,063 6,799 -10.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 4,805 4,781 4,919 0.5 -2.8 3.6 4,959 4,862 4,965 5,401 -8.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,612 3,529 3,499 2.4 0.9 -1.4 3,636 3,497 3,525 3,691 -1.5

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,358 10,459 10,584 -1.0 -1.2 -0.8 10,407 10,263 10,765 10,807 -3.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 12,200 12,405 12,603 -1.7 -1.6 -1.2 12,118 12,183 12,570 15,021 -19.3

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,436 1,460 1,483 -1.6 -1.6 -1.5 1,396 1,416 1,506 1,701 -17.9

 Household appliances.......................... 1,929 1,973 2,086 -2.2 -5.4 -0.4 1,967 1,979 2,082 2,088 -5.8

 Electrical equipment............................. 3,761 3,846 3,869 -2.2 -0.6 -1.5 3,735 3,693 3,794 5,212 -28.3

 Batteries............................................ 698 712 712 -2.0 0.0 0.3 702 740 740 750 -6.4

 Transportation equipment......................... 89,907 88,928 91,098 1.1 -2.4 -3.1 90,820 88,727 92,032 91,195 -0.4

 Automobiles....................................... 1,794 1,746 1,781 2.7 -2.0 -0.1 1,769 1,749 1,827 2,563 -31.0

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 1,569 1,619 1,686 -3.1 -4.0 -3.9 1,647 1,718 1,757 2,691 -38.8

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,466 1,413 1,445 3.8 -2.2 -1.9 1,531 1,428 1,505 1,730 -11.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 13,192 13,364 13,479 -1.3 -0.9 -0.8 13,209 13,281 13,460 15,894 -16.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 45,133 44,388 45,869 1.7 -3.2 -4.8 45,761 44,256 46,476 42,721 7.1

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 15,933 15,450 15,901 3.1 -2.8 0.7 16,006 15,489 15,972 14,397 11.2

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,672 2,556 2,564 4.5 -0.3 -4.0 2,649 2,528 2,511 2,931 -9.6

 Furniture and related products................. 6,148 6,209 6,272 -1.0 -1.0 -1.1 6,116 6,174 6,302 7,744 -21.0

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 22,017 22,150 22,333 -0.6 -0.8 -0.9 22,267 22,190 22,525 23,926 -6.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 189,150 187,107 189,340 1.1 -1.2 0.0 192,708 189,216 191,409 216,802 -11.1

 Food products........................................ 35,174 34,673 35,374 1.4 -2.0 -0.3 37,397 35,292 35,598 39,447 -5.2

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,444 4,149 4,301 7.1 -3.5 -2.5 4,798 4,045 4,216 5,089 -5.7

 Dairy products.................................... 4,238 4,225 4,271 0.3 -1.1 0.2 4,217 4,220 4,359 4,452 -5.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 6,961 6,707 6,958 3.8 -3.6 -0.6 7,131 6,837 7,004 7,676 -7.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,518 15,432 15,438 0.6 0.0 0.1 16,093 15,439 14,932 15,721 2.4

 Beverages......................................... 11,498 11,431 11,432 0.6 0.0 0.4 12,018 11,535 11,172 11,793 1.9

 Tobacco............................................ 4,020 4,001 4,006 0.5 -0.1 -0.5 4,075 3,904 3,760 3,928 3.7

 Textile mills............................................ 2,956 2,984 3,052 -0.9 -2.2 -2.5 2,936 2,951 3,032 3,676 -20.1

 Textile products...................................... 2,667 2,682 2,695 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 2,713 2,710 2,713 3,322 -18.3

 Apparel................................................. 3,583 3,649 3,706 -1.8 -1.5 -2.6 3,623 3,803 3,870 4,441 -18.4

 Leather and allied products...................... 951 989 1,028 -3.8 -3.8 -2.0 938 1,004 1,045 1,021 -8.1

 Paper products....................................... 13,659 13,763 13,824 -0.8 -0.4 0.5 13,537 13,669 13,763 15,614 -13.3

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 5,988 6,039 6,039 -0.8 0.0 1.2 5,889 5,962 5,998 6,799 -13.4

 Paperboard containers......................... 3,694 3,743 3,797 -1.3 -1.4 0.0 3,640 3,716 3,761 4,373 -16.8

 Printing.................................................. 5,660 5,554 5,604 1.9 -0.9 -0.1 5,894 5,745 5,799 6,935 -15.0

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 27,392 25,828 27,108 6.1 -4.7 1.5 28,455 27,242 28,716 35,777 -20.5

 Petroleum refineries............................. 25,293 23,770 25,100 6.4 -5.3 2.0 26,378 25,201 26,699 33,056 -20.2

 Chemical products..................................... 62,964 62,824 62,824 0.2 0.0 0.1 62,381 62,502 63,265 68,280 -8.6

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,123 3,177 3,223 -1.7 -1.4 1.4 2,957 2,819 2,838 3,275 -9.7

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 24,222 24,140 24,281 0.3 -0.6 0.5 24,140 24,259 24,805 24,082 0.2

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,905 2,905 2,919 0.0 -0.5 -0.9 2,809 2,847 2,930 3,009 -6.6

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 18,626 18,729 18,687 -0.5 0.2 -1.0 18,741 18,859 18,676 22,568 -17.0

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1 Inventories for semiconductor industry data are included in computers and electronic products and total durable goods industries, but are not shown separately. 

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

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

 Topical Series 1

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted2

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 368,037 364,973 360,145 0.8 1.3 -0.2 382,405 384,758 372,918 431,372 3,629,366 4,442,430 -18.3

 Construction materials and supplies...... 37,638 37,759 37,776 -0.3 0.0 -0.8 39,925 40,983 40,831 45,630 385,825 446,752 -13.6

 Information technology......................... 25,062 24,472 24,799 2.4 -1.3 -2.1 24,562 28,351 24,008 25,236 241,913 265,830 -9.0

 Computers and related products .......... 4,079 4,149 4,237 -1.7 -2.1 -4.6 3,867 4,806 3,886 4,648 42,019 49,716 -15.5

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 23,714 23,882 23,490 -0.7 1.7 -0.7 26,439 25,529 24,759 33,256 242,051 334,685 -27.7

 Capital goods...................................... 66,844 68,216 66,111 -2.0 3.2 -1.8 66,044 74,235 64,467 72,868 669,169 759,476 -11.9

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 55,867 56,866 55,365 -1.8 2.7 -2.6 55,181 62,288 53,744 63,669 565,868 670,590 -15.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 51,730 51,877 51,745 -0.3 0.3 -2.2 51,773 56,834 50,395 60,782 525,851 628,006 -16.3

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 10,977 11,350 10,746 -3.3 5.6 2.8 10,863 11,947 10,723 9,199 103,301 88,886 16.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 148,468 145,470 144,264 2.1 0.8 0.4 155,810 150,719 151,434 173,854 1,441,881 1,828,538 -21.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 21,016 20,878 21,208 0.7 -1.6 -2.8 22,858 22,397 21,846 30,057 219,051 303,332 -27.8

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 127,452 124,592 123,056 2.3 1.2 1.0 132,952 128,322 129,588 143,797 1,222,830 1,525,206 -19.8

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 360,521 358,430 352,770 0.6 1.6 -0.8 371,131 375,866 363,106 415,242 3,512,331 4,426,824 -20.7

 Construction materials and supplies...... 37,964 38,309 37,908 -0.9 1.1 0.3 39,971 41,481 40,680 44,514 383,674 450,452 -14.8

 Information technology......................... 24,305 24,592 24,746 -1.2 -0.6 -1.1 23,845 28,949 22,590 24,825 239,130 267,422 -10.6

 Computers and related products .......... 4,049 4,365 4,351 -7.2 0.3 -3.1 3,837 5,022 4,000 4,314 42,085 49,589 -15.1

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 23,992 23,915 23,473 0.3 1.9 1.8 26,674 25,252 24,475 32,820 240,299 332,321 -27.7

 Capital goods...................................... 63,182 64,562 62,200 -2.1 3.8 -6.6 61,032 68,732 58,446 69,652 602,656 795,781 -24.3

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 54,439 54,062 52,286 0.7 3.4 -7.8 52,746 58,171 49,463 61,514 510,784 705,104 -27.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 50,764 52,526 51,069 -3.4 2.9 -1.0 51,437 57,192 47,890 58,930 505,870 640,227 -21.0

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,743 10,500 9,914 -16.7 5.9 0.8 8,286 10,561 8,983 8,138 91,872 90,677 1.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 148,526 145,547 144,306 2.0 0.9 0.3 155,932 150,798 151,430 173,643 1,441,666 1,827,617 -21.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 21,074 20,955 21,250 0.6 -1.4 -3.4 22,980 22,476 21,842 29,846 218,836 302,411 -27.6

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 127,452 124,592 123,056 2.3 1.2 1.0 132,952 128,322 129,588 143,797 1,222,830 1,525,206 -19.8

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 730,827 733,747 736,634 -0.4 -0.4 -0.4 721,098 726,335 732,190 806,675 (X) (X) -10.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 48,032 47,706 47,156 0.7 1.2 0.3 48,233 48,187 47,689 54,268 (X) (X) -11.1

 Information technology......................... 119,585 120,342 120,222 -0.6 0.1 0.0 118,462 119,179 118,581 120,016 (X) (X) -1.3

 Computers and related products .......... 4,156 4,186 3,970 -0.7 5.4 3.0 4,156 4,186 3,970 3,590 (X) (X) 15.8

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 14,273 13,995 13,962 2.0 0.2 -0.1 13,897 13,662 13,939 16,201 (X) (X) -14.2

 Capital goods...................................... 555,846 559,508 563,162 -0.7 -0.6 -0.7 547,422 552,434 557,937 611,762 (X) (X) -10.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................418,275 419,703 422,507 -0.3 -0.7 -0.7 413,186 415,621 419,738 473,329 (X) (X) -12.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 174,157 175,123 174,474 -0.6 0.4 -0.4 173,201 173,537 173,179 201,005 (X) (X) -13.8

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 137,571 139,805 140,655 -1.6 -0.6 -0.6 134,236 136,813 138,199 138,433 (X) (X) -3.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 7,725 7,667 7,590 0.8 1.0 0.6 7,782 7,660 7,581 8,243 (X) (X) -5.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 7,725 7,667 7,590 0.8 1.0 0.6 7,782 7,660 7,581 8,243 (X) (X) -5.6

 All manufacturing industries .................. 492,989 491,229 497,473 0.4 -1.3 -0.9 497,832 492,018 501,306 559,181 (X) (X) -11.0

 Construction materials and supplies...... 51,132 51,372 51,797 -0.5 -0.8 -1.2 50,953 51,158 51,822 60,626 (X) (X) -16.0

 Information technology......................... 38,812 39,085 39,541 -0.7 -1.2 -0.2 39,205 38,829 40,119 42,916 (X) (X) -8.6

 Computers and related products .......... 4,022 4,113 4,198 -2.2 -2.0 -1.0 4,057 4,090 4,438 4,935 (X) (X) -17.8

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 18,021 18,142 18,391 -0.7 -1.4 -1.1 18,156 18,176 18,549 22,878 (X) (X) -20.6

 Capital goods...................................... 152,491 151,764 154,880 0.5 -2.0 -1.8 153,259 150,654 155,967 162,214 (X) (X) -5.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................132,176 131,979 134,753 0.1 -2.1 -1.9 132,940 130,922 135,898 142,971 (X) (X) -7.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 96,517 97,241 98,416 -0.7 -1.2 -0.7 96,829 96,235 99,048 109,464 (X) (X) -11.5

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 20,315 19,785 20,127 2.7 -1.7 -0.5 20,319 19,732 20,069 19,243 (X) (X) 5.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 141,719 140,017 142,805 1.2 -2.0 0.1 145,800 142,449 145,052 162,905 (X) (X) -10.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 23,306 23,656 24,178 -1.5 -2.2 -1.0 23,560 23,760 24,373 29,123 (X) (X) -19.1

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 118,413 116,361 118,627 1.8 -1.9 0.3 122,240 118,689 120,679 133,782 (X) (X) -8.6

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable.

1

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

2

 Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

3

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

industrial machinery; vending, laundry, and other machinery; photographic equipment; metalworking machinery; turbines and generators; other power transmission

equipment; pumps and compressors; material handling equipment; all other machinery; electronic computers; computer storage devices; other computer peripheral

equipment; communications equipment; search and navigation equipment; electromedical, measuring, and control instruments; electrical equipment; other electrical 

equipment, appliances, and components; heavy duty trucks; aircraft; railroad rolling stock; ships and boats; office and institutional furniture; and medical equipment

and supplies.

4 Defense capital goods industries include: small arms and ordnance; communications equipment; aircraft; missiles, space vehicles, and parts; ships and boats;

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS

UNFILLED ORDERS

TOTAL INVENTORIES
 7

Table 6. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories, by Stage of Fabrication, by Industry Group

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Oct. Sept. Aug. Sept. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. Oct.

2009p 2009r 2009 Oct. Sept. Aug. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 09/08

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 165,475 165,667 167,186 -0.1 -0.9 -0.7 166,758 166,131 167,784 191,669 -13.0

 Durable goods industries........................ 101,301 102,142 102,977 -0.8 -0.8 -0.9 101,913 102,297 103,377 117,376 -13.2

 Wood products................................... 3,659 3,752 3,841 -2.5 -2.3 -1.9 3,900 3,887 3,831 4,658 -16.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,457 4,578 4,610 -2.6 -0.7 -1.1 4,441 4,582 4,622 4,873 -8.9

 Primary metals.................................... 11,078 11,152 11,334 -0.7 -1.6 -4.8 11,277 11,314 11,387 14,337 -21.3

 Fabricated metal products..................... 13,647 13,815 13,879 -1.2 -0.5 0.8 13,602 13,869 13,762 16,992 -20.0

 Machinery.......................................... 19,005 19,228 19,291 -1.2 -0.3 -0.7 19,079 19,055 19,254 21,429 -11.0

 Computers and electronic products ...... 13,693 13,764 13,847 -0.5 -0.6 0.1 13,804 13,907 14,100 15,752 -12.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 4,609 4,643 4,742 -0.7 -2.1 -3.0 4,531 4,541 4,706 6,016 -24.7

 Transportation equipment..................... 20,788 20,836 21,035 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 20,927 20,813 21,248 22,021 -5.0

 Furniture and related products............... 3,035 3,024 3,042 0.4 -0.6 -0.9 3,003 3,002 3,041 3,656 -17.9

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,330 7,350 7,356 -0.3 -0.1 -0.7 7,349 7,327 7,426 7,642 -3.8

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 64,174 63,525 64,209 1.0 -1.1 -0.4 64,845 63,834 64,407 74,293 -12.7

 Food products.................................... 13,250 12,825 13,087 3.3 -2.0 -1.5 13,802 12,572 12,738 14,276 -3.3

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,533 4,374 4,379 3.6 -0.1 -0.7 4,548 4,280 4,184 4,525 0.5

 Textiles.............................................. 940 946 959 -0.6 -1.4 -1.8 933 943 955 1,147 -18.7

 Textile products.................................. 1,041 1,037 1,037 0.4 0.0 -0.9 1,053 1,054 1,044 1,338 -21.3

 Apparel............................................. 911 914 938 -0.3 -2.6 -2.8 910 917 943 1,025 -11.2

 Leather and allied products................... 363 380 387 -4.5 -1.8 -0.5 365 387 390 369 -1.1

 Paper products.................................... 6,706 6,815 6,811 -1.6 0.1 1.3 6,647 6,824 6,760 7,545 -11.9

 Printing ............................................. 2,540 2,464 2,482 3.1 -0.7 -0.4 2,559 2,521 2,520 3,036 -15.7

 Petroleum and coal products................ 7,803 7,464 7,951 4.5 -6.1 2.0 7,999 7,824 8,423 11,207 -28.6

 Chemical products................................ 18,565 18,807 18,806 -1.3 0.0 -0.3 18,444 18,872 18,980 20,743 -11.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 7,522 7,499 7,372 0.3 1.7 -1.9 7,585 7,640 7,470 9,082 -16.5

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 158,417 156,722 158,438 1.1 -1.1 -1.5 161,199 156,525 159,679 168,140 -4.1

 Durable goods industries........................ 120,675 119,691 121,313 0.8 -1.3 -2.3 121,972 119,323 122,442 127,496 -4.3

 Wood products................................... 1,712 1,704 1,685 0.5 1.1 1.1 1,714 1,710 1,708 1,932 -11.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,363 1,359 1,356 0.3 0.2 1.0 1,288 1,326 1,334 1,310 -1.7

 Primary metals.................................... 7,315 7,584 7,479 -3.5 1.4 5.5 7,423 7,776 7,705 10,435 -28.9

 Fabricated metal products..................... 11,368 11,255 11,120 1.0 1.2 -3.6 11,514 11,259 11,169 13,594 -15.3

 Machinery.......................................... 13,511 13,488 13,755 0.2 -1.9 -1.1 13,633 13,496 13,907 15,731 -13.3

 Computers and electronic products ...... 20,516 20,539 20,496 -0.1 0.2 -0.9 20,813 20,160 20,699 22,028 -5.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 2,493 2,528 2,574 -1.4 -1.8 0.1 2,472 2,457 2,599 3,126 -20.9

 Transportation equipment..................... 58,310 57,092 58,630 2.1 -2.6 -4.0 58,985 57,003 59,061 54,528 8.2

 Furniture and related products............... 1,070 1,100 1,111 -2.7 -1.0 1.0 1,059 1,092 1,110 1,248 -15.1

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,017 3,042 3,107 -0.8 -2.1 -1.0 3,071 3,044 3,150 3,564 -13.8

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 37,742 37,031 37,125 1.9 -0.3 1.2 39,227 37,202 37,237 40,644 -3.5

 Food products.................................... 2,311 2,145 2,116 7.7 1.4 -1.2 2,947 1,999 1,882 3,069 -4.0

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,532 4,487 4,480 1.0 0.2 0.5 4,873 4,460 4,082 4,531 7.5

 Textiles.............................................. 669 668 676 0.1 -1.2 1.8 673 672 681 886 -24.0

 Textile products.................................. 325 340 336 -4.4 1.2 0.0 334 348 337 425 -21.4

 Apparel............................................. 521 529 532 -1.5 -0.6 -3.1 532 541 552 644 -17.4

 Leather and allied products................... 84 83 81 1.2 2.5 -1.2 83 84 82 102 -18.6

 Paper products.................................... 1,257 1,237 1,256 1.6 -1.5 -1.6 1,237 1,231 1,278 1,534 -19.4

 Printing ............................................. 1,488 1,443 1,455 3.1 -0.8 1.7 1,657 1,552 1,555 1,820 -9.0

 Petroleum and coal products................ 8,542 8,374 8,580 2.0 -2.4 3.3 8,965 8,629 8,870 9,790 -8.4

 Chemical products................................ 15,768 15,470 15,373 1.9 0.6 1.1 15,666 15,416 15,689 15,325 2.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,245 2,255 2,240 -0.4 0.7 0.0 2,260 2,270 2,229 2,518 -10.2

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 169,097 168,840 171,849 0.2 -1.8 -0.7 169,875 169,362 173,843 199,372 -14.8

 Durable goods industries........................ 81,863 82,289 83,843 -0.5 -1.9 -1.2 81,239 81,182 84,078 97,507 -16.7

 Wood products................................... 4,011 4,006 4,056 0.1 -1.2 0.0 3,914 3,935 4,033 4,167 -6.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,129 5,098 5,123 0.6 -0.5 -0.6 4,864 4,928 5,046 5,496 -11.5

 Primary metals.................................... 7,083 6,749 6,553 4.9 3.0 1.1 6,959 6,698 6,508 9,910 -29.8

 Fabricated metal products..................... 11,685 11,832 12,396 -1.2 -4.5 -1.5 11,545 11,608 12,416 13,993 -17.5

 Machinery.......................................... 15,589 15,638 15,971 -0.3 -2.1 -1.4 15,167 15,174 15,695 17,550 -13.6

 Computers and electronic products ...... 8,746 8,889 9,035 -1.6 -1.6 -0.1 8,866 8,844 9,292 10,306 -14.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,098 5,234 5,287 -2.6 -1.0 -0.2 5,115 5,185 5,265 5,879 -13.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 10,809 11,000 11,433 -1.7 -3.8 -3.7 10,908 10,911 11,723 14,646 -25.5

 Furniture and related products............... 2,043 2,085 2,119 -2.0 -1.6 -2.4 2,054 2,080 2,151 2,840 -27.7

 Miscellaneous products........................ 11,670 11,758 11,870 -0.7 -0.9 -1.0 11,847 11,819 11,949 12,720 -6.9

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 87,234 86,551 88,006 0.8 -1.7 -0.2 88,636 88,180 89,765 101,865 -13.0

 Food products.................................... 19,613 19,703 20,171 -0.5 -2.3 0.5 20,648 20,721 20,978 22,102 -6.6

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 6,453 6,571 6,579 -1.8 -0.1 0.4 6,672 6,699 6,666 6,665 0.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,347 1,370 1,417 -1.7 -3.3 -4.8 1,330 1,336 1,396 1,643 -19.1

 Textile products.................................. 1,301 1,305 1,322 -0.3 -1.3 -0.2 1,326 1,308 1,332 1,559 -14.9

 Apparel............................................. 2,151 2,206 2,236 -2.5 -1.3 -2.4 2,181 2,345 2,375 2,772 -21.3

 Leather and allied products................... 504 526 560 -4.2 -6.1 -3.1 490 533 573 550 -10.9

 Paper products.................................... 5,696 5,711 5,757 -0.3 -0.8 0.1 5,653 5,614 5,725 6,535 -13.5

 Printing ............................................. 1,632 1,647 1,667 -0.9 -1.2 -1.4 1,678 1,672 1,724 2,079 -19.3

 Petroleum and coal products................ 11,047 9,990 10,577 10.6 -5.5 -0.3 11,491 10,789 11,423 14,780 -22.3

 Chemical products................................ 28,631 28,547 28,645 0.3 -0.3 -0.1 28,271 28,214 28,596 32,212 -12.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 8,859 8,975 9,075 -1.3 -1.1 -0.6 8,896 8,949 8,977 10,968 -18.9

p

 Preliminary r Revised

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Oct Sep Aug Jul Oct Sep Aug Jul

2009p 2009r 2009 2009 2009p 2009r 2009 2009

 All manufacturing industries2

...................... 1.34 1.35 1.38 1.39 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.74 1.75 1.80 1.80 5.82 5.79 5.97 5.94

 Wood products.............................................. 1.22 1.24 1.28 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.51 1.48 1.47 1.47 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.77 1.84 1.90 1.94 1.07 1.10 1.12 1.12

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.53 1.55 1.58 1.59 2.11 2.13 2.14 2.15

 Machinery..................................................... 2.20 2.15 2.22 2.21 4.55 4.43 4.45 4.40

 Computers and electronic products 2

................ 1.42 1.51 1.48 1.45 5.48 5.65 5.55 5.47

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.48 1.52 1.53 1.50 2.74 2.71 2.70 2.59

 Transportation equipment.............................. 2.06 1.96 2.14 2.18 12.65 12.06 13.33 13.26

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.24 1.25 1.25 1.23 1.36 1.37 1.35 1.34

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.83 1.86 1.85 1.81 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.98 0.98 1.00 1.01 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.70 0.70 0.72 0.72 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.39 1.39 1.39 1.40 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.28 1.34 1.36 1.42 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.56 1.55 1.57 1.57 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.70 1.78 1.82 1.81 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.38 2.41 2.56 2.53 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.08 1.08 1.09 1.07 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.81 0.77 0.78 0.77 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.69 0.69 0.74 0.77 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.23 1.23 1.25 1.25 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.21 1.23 1.23 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable

1

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Oct2 Oct2 Oct2 Oct2

Industry 2008- 2008- 2008- 2008-

Oct1 Sep Oct1 Sep Oct1 Sep Oct1 Sep

2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009

 All manufacturing industries.......... (X) 0.5 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.2 (X) 0.2

Durable goods industries....................... 0.2 0.5 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.2

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 0.7 1.1 0.7 2.1 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.4

 Fabricated metal products................... 0.2 0.8 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.4

 Machinery.......................................... -0.1 0.8 -0.5 2.8 -0.1 0.5 -0.1 0.4

 Computers and electronic products ..... 0.2 0.9 -0.3 1.1 0.1 0.1 -0.4 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.3 0.8 0.0 1.9 0.5 0.5 -0.2 0.6

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

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.8 (X) 1.6 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.4

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.5 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.3

Nondurable goods industries.................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Textile products................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 1.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.2

 Paper products................................... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Printing.............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.0

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.3

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

 Plastics and rubber products............... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

(M3) survey. This survey provides statistics on manufacturers' value of shipments, new orders (net of cancellations), 

end-of-month order backlog (unfilled orders), end-of-month total inventory (at current cost or market value), and 

inventories by stage of fabrication (materials and supplies, work-in-process, and finished goods). The M3 includes 

approximately 4,300 reporting units. Units may be divisions of diversified large companies, large homogenous 

companies, or single-unit manufacturers in 89 industry categories. Due to the small monthly sample, these 89 

categories have been combined into 59 publication levels. The survey methodology assumes that the month-tomonth changes of the total operations of those companies in the monthly survey effectively represent the month-tomonth movements of all establishments that make up the category. The current coverage levels in the survey show 

that reported data in the monthly survey represent approximately 61 percent of the shipments estimates at the total 

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

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

The data presented in this release are based on data obtained from a panel of 4,300 reporting units and provide an 

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

complete enumeration of all manufacturing companies. In addition, a different panel of 4,300 companies would 

yield different results. The M3 panel is comprised of companies with $500 million or more in shipments and a 

limited number of smaller companies. From a statistical perspective, the panel is not a probability sample; therefore, 

the sampling errors that are normally provided with sample surveys cannot be measured. Nonsampling errors are 

attributable to many sources. The use of company or divisional reports to estimate the monthly change for 

establishments is one source of nonsampling error. The use of primarily large companies to represent the month-tomonth movement of all companies is another potential source. Any corrections in the data will be released in the 

next month’s advance report. Any revisions made later than two months will be reflected in the annual benchmark 

publication. 

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

2010 Release Dates for M3 Survey 

Survey Month Advance 8:30 A.M. Preliminary 10:00 A.M.

November 2009 Dec. 24, 2009 Jan. 5, 2010 

December 2009 Jan. 28, 2010 Feb. 4, 2010 

January 2010 Feb. 25, 2010 Mar. 4, 2010 

February 2010 Mar. 24, 2010 Mar. 31, 2010 

March 2010 Apr. 23, 2010 May 4, 2010 

April 2010 May 26, 2010 Jun. 3, 2010 

May 2010 Jun. 24, 2010 Jul. 2, 2010 

June 2010 Jul. 28, 2010 Aug. 3, 2010 

July 2010 Aug. 25, 2010 Sep. 2, 2010 

August 2010 Sep. 24, 2010 Oct. 4, 2010 

September 2010 Oct. 27, 2010 Nov. 3, 2010 

October 2010 Nov. 24, 2010 Dec. 3, 2010 

November 2010 Dec. 23, 2010