FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

FRIDAY, JULY 2, 2010, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (10)-05 

CB10-100 

 Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

May 2010 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in May, down 

following eight consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $5.8 billion or 1.4 percent to $413.2 billion, 

the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 

1.0 percent April increase. Excluding transportation, 

new orders decreased 0.6 percent. 

 Shipments, down following two consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $5.3 billion or 1.3 percent to $416.8 

billion. This followed a 0.6 percent April increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up four of the last five months, 

increased $1.9 billion or 0.2 percent to $802.8 billion. 

This followed a 0.4 percent April increase. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was unchanged at 5.59. 

 Inventories, down following four consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $2.0 billion or 0.4 percent to $520.4 

billion. This followed a 0.6 percent April increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.25, up from 1.24 in 

April. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in May, 

down following five consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $1.2 billion or 0.6 percent to $192.9 billion, 

revised from the previously published 1.1 percent 

decrease. This followed a 2.9 percent April increase. 

 Transportation equipment, down three of the last four 

months, had the largest decrease, $3.5 billion or 6.9 

percent to $46.9 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $4.6 billion or 2.1 percent to $220.4 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in May, 

down following two consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $0.7 billion or 0.3 percent to $196.4 billion, 

revised from the previously published 0.4 percent 

decrease. This followed a 2.0 percent April increase. 

 Transportation equipment, also down following two 

consecutive monthly increases, had the largest decrease, 

$1.3 billion or 2.8 percent to $47.1 billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

two consecutive months, decreased $4.6 billion or 2.1 

percent to $220.4 billion. This followed a 0.6 percent 

April decrease. Petroleum and coal products, down 

three of the last four months, led the decrease, down 

$4.5 billion or 8.0 percent to $51.6 billion. This is the 

largest decrease in petroleum and coal products since 

December 2008. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

May, up four of the last five months, increased $1.9 

billion or 0.2 percent to $802.8 billion, unchanged from 

the previously published increase. This followed a 0.4 

percent April increase. 

 

 Machinery, up six of the last seven months, had the 

largest increase, $2.0 billion or 2.2 percent to $93.1 

billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in May, up 

five consecutive months, increased $2.7 billion or 0.9 

percent to $304.7 billion, revised from the previously 

published 0.8 percent increase. This followed a 0.8 

percent April increase. 

 

 Primary metals, up seven consecutive months, had the 

largest increase, $0.9 billion or 3.1 percent to $30.7 

billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following seven consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $4.7 billion or 2.1 percent to $215.7 billion. 

This followed a 0.4 percent April increase. Petroleum 

and coal products drove the decrease, down $5.7 billion 

or 12.2 percent to $41.5 billion. This was also the 

largest decrease in petroleum and coal products since 

December 2008. 

 By stage of fabrication, May materials and supplies 

increased 1.1 percent in durable goods and decreased 3.1 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

0.7 percent in durable goods and decreased 3.0 percent 

in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 1.0 

percent in durable goods and decreased 1.0 percent in 

nondurable goods. 

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

manufacturing. For data, call (301) 763-4673 or go to <http://www.census.gov/m3>. 

The advance report on durable goods for June is scheduled for release on July 28, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on August 3, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description.
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May 2010/

2010p 2010r 2010 May Apr. Mar. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2009

 All manufacturing industries.................. 416,813 422,133 419,787 -1.3 0.6 2.6 420,204 421,339 437,300 373,196 2,027,613 1,828,235 10.9

 Excluding transportation ................... 369,748 373,725 371,518 -1.1 0.6 2.6 373,880 374,263 383,866 328,067 1,791,543 1,598,890 12.0

 Excluding defense.............................. 404,410 408,885 406,089 -1.1 0.7 2.8 408,011 408,788 422,467 359,989 1,962,742 1,766,360 11.1

 With unfilled orders ............................ 143,519 143,344 142,593 0.1 0.5 2.8 142,299 140,586 154,163 126,345 688,674 640,076 7.6

 Durable goods industries ......................... 196,421 197,099 193,305 -0.3 2.0 2.1 194,896 196,569 207,098 174,192 946,500 881,676 7.4

 Wood products................................. ...... 7,217 7,279 6,949 -0.9 4.7 3.5 7,594 7,463 6,778 6,885 33,264 30,708 8.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 8,347 8,311 8,189 0.4 1.5 5.1 8,556 8,516 8,144 8,026 38,533 37,892 1.7

 Primary metals............................ ........... 20,243 20,043 19,994 1.0 0.2 5.9 20,684 20,676 21,113 13,654 97,264 71,873 35.3

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,957 9,704 9,621 2.6 0.9 6.4 10,156 9,846 10,049 5,733 46,234 31,771 45.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,106 9,158 9,178 -0.6 -0.2 5.1 9,283 9,620 9,753 6,977 45,238 34,803 30.0

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,180 1,181 1,195 -0.1 -1.2 7.6 1,245 1,210 1,311 944 5,792 5,299 9.3

 Fabricated metal products....................... 27,960 27,556 27,101 1.5 1.7 1.6 28,240 27,461 28,200 25,390 132,141 127,027 4.0

 Machinery............................................. 24,753 24,034 24,376 3.0 -1.4 4.2 25,372 25,015 27,032 22,795 119,525 117,691 1.6

 Farm machinery................................. 2,209 1,999 1,807 10.5 10.6 -4.2 2,493 2,618 2,261 1,945 11,126 11,216 -0.8

 Construction machinery..................... 2,362 2,238 2,120 5.5 5.6 12.4 2,470 2,281 2,383 1,789 10,543 9,808 7.5

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,376 1,401 1,580 -1.8 -11.3 3.7 1,295 1,257 1,767 1,546 7,237 8,670 -16.5

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,969 2,604 2,938 14.0 -11.4 -4.9 2,974 2,655 3,108 2,187 13,387 11,414 17.3

 Photographic equipment...................... 755 761 793 -0.8 -4.0 0.4 702 706 820 680 3,506 3,337 5.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,586 2,653 2,496 -2.5 6.3 2.5 2,677 2,482 2,561 2,949 11,802 12,660 -6.8

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,760 1,740 1,722 1.1 1.0 4.8 1,691 1,693 1,958 1,509 8,384 8,579 -2.3

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,038 2,790 3,198 8.9 -12.8 30.1 3,188 2,970 3,414 2,825 14,290 14,405 -0.8

 Material handling equipment............... 1,609 1,573 1,569 2.3 0.3 -0.7 1,578 1,540 1,782 1,473 7,830 7,628 2.6

 Computers and electronic products 2

......... 32,939 33,653 30,845 -2.1 9.1 -2.2 30,405 32,859 33,168 26,225 155,235 136,975 13.3

 Computers........................................ 4,125 4,211 4,387 -2.0 -4.0 12.3 3,667 4,171 4,310 3,151 19,122 17,483 9.4

 Computer storage devices.................... 680 766 591 -11.2 29.6 -17.8 495 472 884 408 2,881 2,187 31.7

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,076 1,079 1,023 -0.3 5.5 16.8 968 891 1,325 895 4,560 4,499 1.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,276 3,253 3,256 0.7 -0.1 3.7 2,930 2,571 3,865 2,638 14,303 13,415 6.6

 Defense communications equipment.... 561 632 510 -11.2 23.9 2.4 558 632 534 524 2,672 2,744 -2.6

 Audio and video equipment.................. 399 387 407 3.1 -4.9 1.0 356 300 378 380 1,750 1,686 3.8

 Semiconductors2

................................. NA NA 4,092 NA NA -18.5 NA NA 3,085 4,241 NA NA NA

 Electronic components......................... 3,958 3,994 3,811 -0.9 4.8 0.5 3,780 3,634 4,172 3,111 18,450 15,996 15.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,007 1,000 1,107 0.7 -9.7 4.3 987 924 1,284 988 5,115 5,085 0.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 3,105 3,033 3,151 2.4 -3.7 0.4 3,076 2,895 3,421 3,016 15,149 14,561 4.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 8,888 8,683 8,053 2.4 7.8 -5.9 8,081 7,881 9,447 6,416 40,573 33,820 20.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,520 9,529 9,400 -0.1 1.4 2.8 9,589 9,654 10,006 8,807 45,650 43,999 3.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,173 1,180 1,148 -0.6 2.8 -1.2 1,157 1,146 1,204 1,079 5,675 5,453 4.1

 Household appliances........................ 1,756 1,786 1,730 -1.7 3.2 5.0 1,837 1,879 1,902 1,713 8,382 7,972 5.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,066 2,966 2,899 3.4 2.3 4.1 3,145 2,983 3,258 2,693 14,506 14,132 2.6

 Batteries........................................... 761 765 774 -0.5 -1.2 -0.8 664 699 735 620 3,364 3,035 10.8

 Transportation equipment........................ 47,065 48,408 48,269 -2.8 0.3 2.6 46,324 47,076 53,434 45,129 236,070 229,345 2.9

 Automobiles..................................... 5,744 5,800 5,610 -1.0 3.4 6.0 5,570 5,635 6,063 4,273 28,272 23,320 21.2

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 5,176 5,145 5,253 0.6 -2.1 2.5 5,146 5,035 5,841 5,622 26,178 30,747 -14.9

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,454 1,557 1,653 -6.6 -5.8 0.7 1,287 1,618 1,903 1,093 7,972 6,259 27.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 17,102 16,822 16,254 1.7 3.5 4.7 17,052 17,055 17,491 14,005 82,679 71,443 15.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 6,229 6,925 6,973 -10.1 -0.7 4.5 5,962 6,224 8,442 7,532 31,587 38,625 -18.2

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 5,049 5,594 5,754 -9.7 -2.8 0.2 4,855 5,149 6,225 5,448 26,366 24,123 9.3

 Ships and boats................................. 2,144 2,247 2,406 -4.6 -6.6 10.0 2,320 2,279 2,570 2,221 11,297 10,958 3.1

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,589 5,485 5,552 1.9 -1.2 1.9 5,564 5,339 5,593 5,404 26,847 26,953 -0.4

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,788 12,801 12,630 -0.1 1.4 -0.4 12,568 12,510 13,630 11,877 61,971 59,213 4.7

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 220,392 225,034 226,482 -2.1 -0.6 3.1 225,308 224,770 230,202 199,004 1,081,113 946,559 14.2

 Food products....................................... 55,279 55,099 55,553 0.3 -0.8 0.5 53,946 52,936 56,931 51,710 268,572 257,846 4.2

 Grain and oilseed milling...................... 7,797 7,834 8,196 -0.5 -4.4 0.6 6,955 7,204 8,582 6,991 38,533 36,685 5.0

 Dairy products.................................. 7,524 7,493 7,555 0.4 -0.8 1.4 7,533 7,180 7,669 7,136 36,121 34,932 3.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 15,742 15,641 15,624 0.6 0.1 1.4 15,843 15,338 15,701 14,261 76,441 70,441 8.5

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 10,488 10,589 10,445 -1.0 1.4 8.2 11,292 10,545 10,518 10,531 50,351 49,212 2.3

 Beverages......................................... 7,539 7,611 7,390 -0.9 3.0 4.1 8,343 7,567 7,463 7,593 36,064 34,624 4.2

 Tobacco............................................ 2,949 2,978 3,055 -1.0 -2.5 19.7 2,949 2,978 3,055 2,938 14,287 14,588 -2.1

 Textile mills........................................... 2,387 2,347 2,352 1.7 -0.2 2.5 2,434 2,384 2,419 2,107 11,642 10,286 13.2

 Textile products................................... 1,921 1,912 1,909 0.5 0.2 1.9 1,995 1,947 1,937 1,863 9,390 9,085 3.4

 Apparel................................................ 1,271 1,300 1,299 -2.2 0.1 1.3 1,206 1,218 1,292 1,209 6,095 6,299 -3.2

 Leather and allied products...................... 407 408 400 -0.2 2.0 -2.2 369 384 421 371 1,940 1,998 -2.9

 Paper products...................................... 14,161 14,066 14,139 0.7 -0.5 2.5 14,199 13,776 14,530 13,260 68,666 66,316 3.5

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,635 6,567 6,587 1.0 -0.3 3.2 6,602 6,444 6,745 6,094 32,053 30,666 4.5

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,964 3,875 3,984 2.3 -2.7 2.9 3,999 3,852 4,141 3,634 19,170 18,731 2.3

 Printing................................................. 7,361 7,321 7,173 0.5 2.1 3.2 7,300 7,355 7,458 7,046 35,030 35,833 -2.2

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 51,626 56,093 57,660 -8.0 -2.7 6.4 55,833 56,133 54,179 41,247 258,442 171,308 50.9

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 48,277 52,842 54,486 -8.6 -3.0 7.2 52,389 53,056 51,274 38,415 244,246 158,587 54.0

 Chemical products..................................... 59,849 60,144 59,817 -0.5 0.5 2.1 60,686 62,184 64,266 54,919 295,045 267,679 10.2

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,523 3,794 3,745 -7.1 1.3 3.1 4,752 5,951 5,577 3,826 22,583 15,876 42.2

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 15,426 15,377 15,446 0.3 -0.4 0.4 15,182 15,219 16,207 15,608 75,364 78,884 -4.5

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,586 2,646 2,646 -2.3 0.0 5.2 2,808 2,916 2,798 2,722 12,918 12,537 3.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,642 15,755 15,735 -0.7 0.1 2.6 16,048 15,908 16,251 14,741 75,940 70,697 7.4

NA Not Available p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

1

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

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

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

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

2 Estimates and percent changes of shipments for the semiconductor industry are no longer shown separately, but are included in computers and electronic products, and all other applicable

 aggregate totals. 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May 2010/

2010p 2010r 2010 May Apr. Mar. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2009

All manufacturing industries 2................... 413,247 419,055 415,012 -1.4 1.0 1.7 413,756 415,131 436,921 361,593 2,013,292 1,745,698 15.3

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 366,368 368,686 371,374 -0.6 -0.7 3.8 370,263 368,150 387,310 320,686 1,779,759 1,552,250 14.7

 Excluding defense 2............................. 400,501 406,036 401,487 -1.4 1.1 1.7 402,800 404,111 419,941 349,093 1,946,963 1,685,063 15.5

 With unfilled orders 2

.......................... 145,376 146,423 141,910 -0.7 3.2 -0.6 140,966 142,459 156,869 118,983 702,985 580,667 21.1

 Durable goods industries 2........................ 192,855 194,021 188,530 -0.6 2.9 0.1 188,448 190,361 206,719 162,589 932,179 799,139 16.6

 Primary metals............................ ............ 20,277 20,155 20,151 0.6 0.0 3.8 20,780 20,508 21,324 13,152 99,626 67,052 48.6

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,972 9,709 9,567 2.7 1.5 1.3 10,350 9,654 9,928 5,538 48,057 28,818 66.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,117 9,216 9,354 -1.1 -1.5 6.1 9,181 9,605 10,082 6,744 45,594 33,481 36.2

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,188 1,230 1,230 -3.4 0.0 7.5 1,249 1,249 1,314 870 5,975 4,753 25.7

 Fabricated metal products....................... 27,450 27,701 27,570 -0.9 0.5 1.7 28,191 28,010 29,778 25,168 135,540 122,211 10.9

 Machinery............................................. 26,769 24,484 26,285 9.3 -6.9 11.0 26,917 26,057 29,470 21,257 126,054 106,501 18.4

 Construction machinery....................... 2,863 2,352 2,515 21.7 -6.5 55.1 2,982 2,367 2,856 1,035 11,459 5,515 107.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery......................... 1,525 1,069 1,658 42.7 -35.5 20.3 1,493 932 1,758 1,222 6,884 6,953 -1.0

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,814 2,535 3,241 11.0 -21.8 13.1 2,604 2,814 3,324 1,846 13,954 8,335 67.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 781 789 788 -1.0 0.1 -5.9 702 745 810 647 3,606 3,360 7.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,661 2,739 3,120 -2.8 -12.2 5.5 2,749 2,883 3,761 3,442 13,989 14,540 -3.8

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,692 1,738 1,722 -2.6 0.9 5.9 1,605 1,742 1,886 1,532 8,415 7,489 12.4

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 4,283 3,135 3,254 36.6 -3.7 39.7 4,375 3,311 3,444 2,508 15,496 13,431 15.4

 Material handling equipment............... 1,657 1,681 1,705 -1.4 -1.4 2.2 1,553 1,620 1,959 1,502 8,280 6,747 22.7

 Computers and electronic products 2

......... 27,802 27,661 27,102 0.5 2.1 5.3 24,663 24,761 31,151 21,343 126,573 112,474 12.5

 Computers........................................ 4,419 4,160 4,760 6.2 -12.6 24.6 3,961 4,120 4,683 3,343 19,144 16,190 18.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 2,595 3,022 2,788 -14.1 8.4 -5.6 2,132 2,775 3,091 2,891 13,253 13,912 -4.7

 Defense communications equipment...... 682 590 621 15.6 -5.0 11.7 544 493 977 422 3,101 3,280 -5.5

 Semiconductors 2................................ NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

 Electronic components........................ 4,104 4,177 3,927 -1.7 6.4 -0.9 3,852 3,803 4,218 3,004 19,391 15,723 23.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,021 1,072 1,098 -4.8 -2.4 6.0 915 950 1,303 849 5,019 4,598 9.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,324 3,239 3,064 2.6 5.7 20.5 2,973 2,918 3,824 2,734 14,769 15,525 -4.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 9,061 8,711 8,366 4.0 4.1 -0.9 8,075 7,632 10,005 5,960 40,677 32,503 25.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,718 9,758 10,395 -0.4 -6.1 13.4 9,885 9,980 10,858 8,567 48,568 42,985 13.0

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,223 1,336 1,246 -8.5 7.2 24.2 1,197 1,326 1,337 1,006 5,904 5,342 10.5

 Household appliances.......................... 1,788 1,786 1,740 0.1 2.6 6.9 1,880 1,860 1,857 1,712 8,566 8,095 5.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,144 3,068 3,326 2.5 -7.8 14.5 3,285 3,218 3,572 2,611 16,057 13,137 22.2

 Transportation equipment........................ 46,879 50,369 43,638 -6.9 15.4 -13.2 43,493 46,981 49,611 40,907 233,533 193,448 20.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,077 16,732 16,133 2.1 3.7 5.0 16,887 17,019 17,123 13,693 82,176 70,596 16.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 7,144 10,144 3,213 -29.6 215.7 -71.1 5,503 8,274 4,609 4,847 32,048 12,014 166.8

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 4,907 5,283 5,501 -7.1 -4.0 1.4 4,272 4,403 6,444 4,350 26,853 23,676 13.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 1,734 1,895 2,097 -8.5 -9.6 -14.2 1,512 1,683 2,262 1,516 10,428 7,827 33.2

 Furniture and related products................. 5,649 5,520 5,595 2.3 -1.3 0.4 5,842 5,593 5,949 5,598 28,087 27,752 1.2

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 220,392 225,034 226,482 -2.1 -0.6 3.1 225,308 224,770 230,202 199,004 1,081,113 946,559 14.2

NA Not Available p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May May

2010p 2010r 2010 May Apr. Mar. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 10/09

All manufacturing industries 2...................... 802,805 800,948 797,869 0.2 0.4 -0.1 806,997 808,330 806,457 833,241 -3.1

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 323,183 321,140 320,022 0.6 0.3 1.2 326,577 325,079 323,111 319,179 2.3

 Excluding defense 2............................. 649,330 647,816 644,508 0.2 0.5 -0.1 651,987 652,083 648,679 666,167 -2.1

 Durable goods industries 2

........................ 802,805 800,948 797,869 0.2 0.4 -0.1 806,997 808,330 806,457 833,241 -3.1

 Primary metals........................................ 18,655 18,621 18,509 0.2 0.6 0.9 18,733 18,637 18,805 15,115 23.9

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,547 10,532 10,527 0.1 0.0 -0.5 10,592 10,398 10,590 7,836 35.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,103 6,092 6,034 0.2 1.0 3.0 6,115 6,217 6,232 5,402 13.2

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 2,005 1,997 1,948 0.4 2.5 1.8 2,026 2,022 1,983 1,877 7.9

 Fabricated metal products......................... 53,805 54,315 54,170 -0.9 0.3 0.9 55,473 55,522 54,973 57,297 -3.2

 Machinery.............................................. 93,114 91,098 90,648 2.2 0.5 2.2 93,695 92,150 91,108 89,268 5.0

 Construction machinery....................... 10,077 9,576 9,462 5.2 1.2 4.4 10,332 9,820 9,734 10,926 -5.4

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery......................... 5,710 5,561 5,893 2.7 -5.6 1.3 5,711 5,513 5,838 7,127 -19.9

 Industrial machinery............................ 11,428 11,583 11,652 -1.3 -0.6 2.7 11,558 11,928 11,769 11,535 0.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 2,524 2,498 2,470 1.0 1.1 -0.2 2,535 2,535 2,496 2,483 2.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 20,530 20,455 20,369 0.4 0.4 3.2 20,495 20,423 20,022 16,321 25.6

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,349 6,417 6,419 -1.1 0.0 0.0 6,394 6,480 6,431 6,643 -3.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 13,977 12,732 12,387 9.8 2.8 0.5 14,019 12,832 12,491 12,484 12.3

 Material handling equipment............... 7,289 7,241 7,133 0.7 1.5 1.9 7,349 7,374 7,294 7,425 -1.0

 Computers and electronic products 2......... 121,098 120,812 120,647 0.2 0.1 0.3 121,479 122,106 122,123 123,472 -1.6

 Computers......................................... 5,393 5,099 5,150 5.8 -1.0 7.8 5,393 5,099 5,150 4,225 27.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 21,455 22,136 22,367 -3.1 -1.0 -2.0 21,729 22,527 22,323 22,744 -4.5

 Defense communications equipment...... 6,395 6,274 6,316 1.9 -0.7 1.8 6,424 6,438 6,577 6,801 -5.5

 Semiconductors 2................................ NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

 Electronic components.......................... 11,681 11,535 11,352 1.3 1.6 1.0 11,634 11,562 11,393 9,573 21.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 8,304 8,290 8,218 0.2 0.9 -0.1 8,278 8,350 8,324 9,369 -11.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 38,921 38,702 38,496 0.6 0.5 -0.2 39,206 39,309 39,286 42,138 -7.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 28,949 28,776 28,748 0.6 0.1 1.1 28,815 28,821 29,070 28,622 0.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 23,710 23,512 23,283 0.8 1.0 4.5 24,019 23,723 23,397 22,275 7.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,372 2,322 2,166 2.2 7.2 4.7 2,354 2,314 2,134 2,197 7.1

 Household appliances.......................... 554 522 522 6.1 0.0 2.0 574 531 550 449 27.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 14,981 14,903 14,801 0.5 0.7 3.0 15,111 14,971 14,736 14,311 5.6

 Transportation equipment........................ 479,622 479,808 477,847 0.0 0.4 -1.0 480,420 483,251 483,346 514,062 -6.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 14,122 14,147 14,237 -0.2 -0.6 -0.8 14,145 14,310 14,346 15,381 -8.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 324,224 323,309 320,090 0.3 1.0 -1.2 324,026 324,485 322,435 339,407 -4.5

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 47,734 47,876 48,187 -0.3 -0.6 -0.5 48,235 48,818 49,564 50,586 -4.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 17,404 17,814 18,166 -2.3 -1.9 -1.7 17,509 18,317 18,913 22,228 -21.2

 Furniture and related products................. 6,753 6,693 6,658 0.9 0.5 0.7 7,130 6,852 6,598 6,921 3.0

NA Not Available p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May May

2010p 2010r 2010 May Apr. Mar. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 10/09

 All manufacturing industries..................... 520,432 522,387 519,045 -0.4 0.6 0.5 524,247 522,174 517,238 528,280 -0.8

 Excluding transportation...................... 441,545 443,895 440,997 -0.5 0.7 0.4 443,950 442,527 439,307 447,187 -0.7

 Excluding defense............................. 497,309 499,127 495,465 -0.4 0.7 0.5 501,068 498,811 493,599 504,932 -0.8

 With unfilled orders............................. 247,320 245,221 242,715 0.9 1.0 0.7 249,587 246,772 242,092 254,855 -2.1

 Durable goods industries........................ 304,706 301,985 299,463 0.9 0.8 0.6 307,546 303,855 299,195 316,492 -2.8

 Wood products........................................ 8,959 8,830 8,849 1.5 -0.2 0.7 8,764 8,699 8,975 8,859 -1.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,161 11,148 11,266 0.1 -1.0 0.3 11,419 11,422 11,569 12,652 -9.7

 Primary metals......................................... 30,711 29,786 28,673 3.1 3.9 2.4 30,549 29,535 28,192 28,231 8.2

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 18,462 17,581 16,635 5.0 5.7 4.0 18,227 17,232 16,204 16,610 9.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,487 10,450 10,316 0.4 1.3 0.4 10,547 10,517 10,243 9,725 8.5

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,762 1,755 1,722 0.4 1.9 -1.0 1,775 1,786 1,745 1,896 -6.4

 Fabricated metal products......................... 41,071 40,858 40,617 0.5 0.6 1.4 41,215 41,154 40,825 42,364 -2.7

 Machinery.............................................. 49,928 49,583 49,343 0.7 0.5 0.0 50,312 49,954 49,869 54,629 -7.9

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,429 2,349 2,293 3.4 2.4 1.4 2,484 2,419 2,527 2,825 -12.1

 Construction machinery........................ 4,776 4,714 4,639 1.3 1.6 -1.3 4,849 4,814 4,728 5,161 -6.0

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 5,727 5,623 5,643 1.8 -0.4 0.1 5,844 5,678 5,674 6,249 -6.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,628 6,557 6,455 1.1 1.6 0.6 6,737 6,534 6,507 6,963 -3.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,469 1,458 1,474 0.8 -1.1 -3.0 1,483 1,459 1,453 1,540 -3.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,470 3,506 3,436 -1.0 2.0 2.8 3,599 3,656 3,484 4,022 -10.5

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,964 3,941 3,880 0.6 1.6 0.5 3,965 3,954 3,882 4,537 -12.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 5,905 5,935 5,903 -0.5 0.5 -1.2 5,841 5,855 5,750 6,755 -13.5

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,945 2,932 2,921 0.4 0.4 -0.3 2,967 2,952 2,939 3,274 -9.4

 Computers and electronic products 2

......... 43,854 43,457 43,163 0.9 0.7 0.1 44,374 43,432 42,445 45,858 -3.2

 Computers......................................... 2,209 2,078 2,046 6.3 1.6 -4.0 2,305 1,921 2,032 1,823 26.4

 Computer storage devices.................... 989 999 1,003 -1.0 -0.4 0.8 1,090 1,057 950 1,172 -7.0

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,392 1,413 1,437 -1.5 -1.7 -0.3 1,458 1,458 1,387 1,652 -11.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,510 5,522 5,352 -0.2 3.2 -8.5 5,653 5,560 5,261 6,956 -18.7

 Defense communications equipment...... 2,029 2,001 2,050 1.4 -2.4 4.5 2,029 2,001 2,050 1,741 16.5

 Audio and video equipment.................. 376 390 404 -3.6 -3.5 5.8 351 357 363 662 -47.0

 Semiconductors2

................................ NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

 Electronic components.......................... 7,315 7,125 6,977 2.7 2.1 3.9 7,358 7,145 6,806 6,770 8.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,752 3,772 3,768 -0.5 0.1 0.3 3,748 3,747 3,711 3,636 3.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,634 3,671 3,649 -1.0 0.6 0.1 3,665 3,727 3,641 3,323 10.3

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 11,554 11,529 11,517 0.2 0.1 0.8 11,629 11,574 11,359 12,052 -3.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 13,776 13,663 13,580 0.8 0.6 0.5 14,012 13,876 13,737 14,848 -5.6

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,572 1,572 1,563 0.0 0.6 2.1 1,617 1,605 1,563 1,741 -7.1

 Household appliances.......................... 2,128 2,114 2,168 0.7 -2.5 -0.5 2,209 2,180 2,171 2,312 -4.5

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,407 4,337 4,260 1.6 1.8 1.2 4,446 4,406 4,381 4,570 -2.7

 Batteries............................................ 981 969 952 1.2 1.8 0.4 1,008 984 952 1,057 -4.6

 Transportation equipment......................... 78,887 78,492 78,048 0.5 0.6 0.6 80,297 79,647 77,931 81,093 -1.0

 Automobiles....................................... 1,634 1,564 1,511 4.5 3.5 -1.0 1,740 1,654 1,518 1,484 17.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 1,865 1,780 1,817 4.8 -2.0 4.7 1,971 1,855 1,849 1,578 24.9

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,362 1,317 1,318 3.4 -0.1 -5.4 1,343 1,255 1,282 1,308 2.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 15,443 15,419 15,220 0.2 1.3 1.0 15,669 15,766 15,369 15,781 -0.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 35,921 35,561 34,914 1.0 1.9 1.6 36,778 36,108 34,691 35,777 2.8

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,145 12,191 12,271 -0.4 -0.7 -0.9 12,208 12,191 12,204 12,124 0.7

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,598 3,496 3,364 2.9 3.9 2.9 3,556 3,541 3,486 3,644 -2.4

 Furniture and related products................. 6,232 6,107 5,981 2.0 2.1 0.5 6,335 6,071 5,917 6,693 -5.3

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 20,127 20,061 19,943 0.3 0.6 -0.2 20,269 20,065 19,735 21,265 -4.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 215,726 220,402 219,582 -2.1 0.4 0.2 216,701 218,319 218,043 211,788 2.3

 Food products........................................ 40,524 40,475 40,411 0.1 0.2 -0.6 39,383 39,505 39,516 39,741 -0.9

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,102 5,091 5,280 0.2 -3.6 -3.6 4,863 4,996 5,288 5,002 -2.8

 Dairy products.................................... 5,348 5,324 5,272 0.5 1.0 0.4 5,556 5,496 5,262 5,329 4.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 7,946 7,933 7,885 0.2 0.6 0.4 7,978 7,934 7,796 7,747 3.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,642 15,605 15,669 0.2 -0.4 -0.8 15,475 15,689 15,925 15,952 -3.0

 Beverages......................................... 11,982 11,917 11,942 0.5 -0.2 -0.9 11,856 11,961 12,072 12,243 -3.2

 Tobacco............................................ 3,660 3,688 3,727 -0.8 -1.0 -0.6 3,619 3,728 3,853 3,709 -2.4

 Textile mills............................................ 3,011 2,996 3,000 0.5 -0.1 0.1 3,053 3,023 3,005 3,383 -9.8

 Textile products...................................... 2,868 2,862 2,834 0.2 1.0 1.1 2,893 2,871 2,807 2,868 0.9

 Apparel................................................. 2,337 2,353 2,379 -0.7 -1.1 -0.6 2,339 2,310 2,305 2,612 -10.5

 Leather and allied products...................... 850 856 863 -0.7 -0.8 0.2 849 839 841 951 -10.7

 Paper products....................................... 14,066 13,998 13,856 0.5 1.0 0.0 14,057 14,029 13,894 14,397 -2.4

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 5,815 5,858 5,766 -0.7 1.6 -1.6 5,803 5,860 5,785 6,227 -6.8

 Paperboard containers......................... 3,961 3,846 3,808 3.0 1.0 3.1 3,972 3,863 3,832 3,922 1.3

 Printing.................................................. 5,319 5,368 5,366 -0.9 0.0 -1.0 5,236 5,306 5,326 5,721 -8.5

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 41,460 47,208 47,062 -12.2 0.3 -0.8 43,291 45,876 45,737 36,116 19.9

 Petroleum refineries............................. 38,767 44,624 44,540 -13.1 0.2 -0.9 40,535 43,221 43,151 33,404 21.3

 Chemical products..................................... 70,135 69,424 69,182 1.0 0.3 1.3 70,637 69,530 69,440 71,030 -0.6

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 4,431 4,281 4,263 3.5 0.4 0.5 4,321 4,338 4,714 4,313 0.2

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 24,745 24,601 24,836 0.6 -0.9 -0.4 24,951 24,489 24,659 28,093 -11.2

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 3,232 3,184 3,147 1.5 1.2 0.8 3,300 3,244 3,246 3,243 1.8

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 19,514 19,257 18,960 1.3 1.6 1.7 19,488 19,341 19,247 19,017 2.5

NA Not Available p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

1

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

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

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

2 Estimates of inventories for the semiconductor industry data are included in computers and electronic products and all other applicable agregates totals, but are not shown separately. 

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

Industry Change6

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May 2010/

2010p 2010r 2010 May Apr. Mar. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2009

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 416,813 422,133 419,787 -1.3 0.6 2.6 420,204 421,339 437,300 373,196 2,027,613 1,828,235 10.9

 Construction materials and supplies...... 41,852 41,845 40,757 0.0 2.7 2.3 42,951 42,006 41,044 39,767 194,573 188,248 3.4

 Information technology......................... 27,077 27,095 26,584 -0.1 1.9 1.1 24,998 24,797 29,638 22,255 125,382 114,595 9.4

 Computers and related products .......... 5,881 6,056 6,001 -2.9 0.9 9.1 5,130 5,534 6,519 4,454 26,563 24,169 9.9

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 29,476 29,324 28,770 0.5 1.9 4.3 29,055 29,343 31,298 24,993 145,101 131,769 10.1

 Capital goods...................................... 72,531 73,009 73,321 -0.7 -0.4 1.9 70,655 70,905 81,476 67,033 351,865 340,568 3.3

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 62,540 62,423 62,245 0.2 0.3 2.5 60,819 60,730 69,534 56,235 299,003 290,295 3.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 59,192 58,354 58,121 1.4 0.4 2.3 57,506 57,095 64,403 51,259 280,987 265,835 5.7

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 9,991 10,586 11,076 -5.6 -4.4 -1.5 9,836 10,175 11,942 10,798 52,862 50,273 5.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 168,368 172,769 174,664 -2.5 -1.1 3.4 171,565 170,164 176,223 152,552 829,146 729,887 13.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 23,830 23,856 23,798 -0.1 0.2 2.7 23,770 23,708 25,989 22,195 117,821 114,808 2.6

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 144,538 148,913 150,866 -2.9 -1.3 3.5 147,795 146,456 150,234 130,357 711,325 615,079 15.6

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 413,247 419,055 415,012 -1.4 1.0 1.7 413,756 415,131 436,921 361,593 2,013,292 1,745,698 15.3

 Construction materials and supplies...... 41,644 42,060 41,583 -1.0 1.1 3.2 43,124 42,911 43,033 39,930 198,283 185,622 6.8

 Information technology......................... 27,281 27,076 27,272 0.8 -0.7 7.1 24,372 24,580 31,100 21,604 125,465 113,487 10.6

 Computers and related products .......... 6,175 6,005 6,374 2.8 -5.8 17.7 5,424 5,483 6,892 4,646 26,585 22,876 16.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 29,451 29,234 28,649 0.7 2.0 4.5 28,890 29,307 30,930 24,681 144,598 130,922 10.4

 Capital goods...................................... 74,997 76,108 71,570 -1.5 6.3 -5.7 70,109 72,603 81,849 60,986 359,162 292,784 22.7

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 64,715 65,483 60,600 -1.2 8.1 -6.7 61,245 63,496 68,022 50,476 305,400 243,078 25.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 60,594 58,327 59,980 3.9 -2.8 6.7 58,424 57,744 66,600 48,286 286,728 247,289 15.9

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 10,282 10,625 10,970 -3.2 -3.1 0.0 8,864 9,107 13,827 10,510 53,762 49,706 8.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 168,322 172,694 174,745 -2.5 -1.2 3.3 171,450 170,088 176,343 152,278 830,058 729,053 13.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 23,784 23,781 23,879 0.0 -0.4 2.0 23,655 23,632 26,109 21,921 118,733 113,974 4.2

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 144,538 148,913 150,866 -2.9 -1.3 3.5 147,795 146,456 150,234 130,357 711,325 615,079 15.6

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 802,805 800,948 797,869 0.2 0.4 -0.1 806,997 808,330 806,457 833,241 (X) (X) -3.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 53,059 53,267 53,052 -0.4 0.4 1.6 53,955 53,782 52,877 51,215 (X) (X) 5.3

 Information technology......................... 117,744 117,540 117,559 0.2 0.0 0.6 118,360 118,986 119,203 121,700 (X) (X) -2.7

 Computers and related products .......... 5,393 5,099 5,150 5.8 -1.0 7.8 5,393 5,099 5,150 4,225 (X) (X) 27.6

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 14,122 14,147 14,237 -0.2 -0.6 -0.8 14,145 14,310 14,346 15,381 (X) (X) -8.0

 Capital goods...................................... 625,034 622,568 619,469 0.4 0.5 -0.3 627,749 628,295 626,597 657,681 (X) (X) -4.6

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................485,279 483,104 480,044 0.5 0.6 -0.3 486,566 486,140 483,374 504,578 (X) (X) -3.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 190,895 189,493 189,520 0.7 0.0 1.0 192,603 191,685 191,036 195,320 (X) (X) -1.4

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 139,755 139,464 139,425 0.2 0.0 -0.1 141,183 142,155 143,223 153,103 (X) (X) -7.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 8,842 8,888 8,963 -0.5 -0.8 0.9 8,929 9,044 9,120 7,269 (X) (X) 22.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 8,842 8,888 8,963 -0.5 -0.8 0.9 8,929 9,044 9,120 7,269 (X) (X) 22.8

 All manufacturing industries .................. 520,432 522,387 519,045 -0.4 0.6 0.5 524,247 522,174 517,238 528,280 (X) (X) -0.8

 Construction materials and supplies...... 54,578 54,254 53,980 0.6 0.5 1.4 54,817 54,729 54,593 56,770 (X) (X) -3.4

 Information technology......................... 37,922 37,827 37,666 0.3 0.4 -1.1 38,456 37,870 37,183 40,084 (X) (X) -4.1

 Computers and related products .......... 4,590 4,490 4,486 2.2 0.1 -1.8 4,853 4,436 4,369 4,647 (X) (X) 4.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 20,304 20,080 19,866 1.1 1.1 0.7 20,723 20,530 20,018 20,151 (X) (X) 2.8

 Capital goods...................................... 144,296 143,395 142,272 0.6 0.8 -0.1 146,174 144,340 142,175 151,605 (X) (X) -3.6

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................126,419 125,403 124,055 0.8 1.1 -0.2 128,304 126,245 123,832 133,623 (X) (X) -4.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 98,734 98,014 97,419 0.7 0.6 -0.6 99,890 98,397 97,285 106,262 (X) (X) -6.0

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 17,877 17,992 18,217 -0.6 -1.2 0.0 17,870 18,095 18,343 17,982 (X) (X) -0.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 158,842 164,186 164,179 -3.3 0.0 -0.5 159,710 161,796 161,779 158,497 (X) (X) 0.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 21,762 21,445 21,371 1.5 0.3 0.4 21,999 21,544 21,325 23,227 (X) (X) -5.3

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 137,080 142,741 142,808 -4.0 0.0 -0.7 137,711 140,252 140,454 135,270 (X) (X) 1.8

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 
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Table 6. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories, by Stage of Fabrication, by Industry Group1 

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May May

2010p 2010r 2010 May Apr. Mar. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 10/09

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 174,833 175,922 176,385 -0.6 -0.3 0.4 174,700 175,243 175,689 179,264 -2.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 104,482 103,354 102,888 1.1 0.5 0.6 104,144 103,100 102,403 110,762 -6.0

 Wood products................................... 3,192 3,139 3,185 1.7 -1.4 0.3 2,941 2,895 3,121 3,177 -7.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,568 4,576 4,613 -0.2 -0.8 1.6 4,574 4,600 4,636 5,023 -8.9

 Primary metals.................................... 11,839 11,471 11,099 3.2 3.4 2.0 11,538 11,167 10,705 12,808 -9.9

 Fabricated metal products.................. 15,376 15,146 15,104 1.5 0.3 2.5 15,147 15,031 15,040 15,636 -3.1

 Machinery.......................................... 19,494 19,181 19,199 1.6 -0.1 0.3 19,552 19,213 19,238 21,397 -8.6

 Computers and electronic products...... 14,987 14,649 14,295 2.3 2.5 0.2 14,921 14,496 14,051 15,786 -5.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,503 5,432 5,421 1.3 0.2 2.7 5,580 5,477 5,506 5,868 -4.9

 Transportation equipment.................. 19,884 20,194 20,403 -1.5 -1.0 -1.2 20,193 20,652 20,580 20,948 -3.6

 Furniture and related products............ 3,012 2,972 2,900 1.3 2.5 -0.1 3,046 2,976 2,905 3,108 -2.0

 Miscellaneous products........................ 6,627 6,594 6,669 0.5 -1.1 -0.2 6,652 6,593 6,621 7,011 -5.1

 Nondurable goods industries................. 70,351 72,568 73,497 -3.1 -1.3 0.1 70,556 72,143 73,286 68,502 3.0

 Food products................................... 13,632 13,757 13,986 -0.9 -1.6 -2.2 13,375 13,769 13,951 14,085 -5.0

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,284 4,289 4,313 -0.1 -0.6 0.5 4,252 4,299 4,397 4,267 -0.4

 Textiles.............................................. 1,107 1,108 1,112 -0.1 -0.4 1.5 1,120 1,123 1,111 1,123 -0.3

 Textile products.................................. 1,167 1,162 1,140 0.4 1.9 1.4 1,171 1,161 1,124 1,170 0.1

 Apparel............................................. 610 612 609 -0.3 0.5 1.8 617 615 603 673 -8.3

 Leather and allied products................ 328 325 321 0.9 1.2 0.6 328 320 311 343 -4.4

 Paper products................................... 6,923 6,898 6,854 0.4 0.6 2.0 6,834 6,873 6,848 6,897 -0.9

 Printing ............................................ 2,294 2,292 2,259 0.1 1.5 -1.5 2,253 2,252 2,263 2,434 -7.4

 Petroleum and coal products............... 9,706 11,815 12,924 -17.9 -8.6 -1.8 10,415 11,642 12,721 9,502 9.6

 Chemical products............................. 22,160 22,255 22,043 -0.4 1.0 1.2 22,216 22,123 22,034 20,741 7.1

 Plastics and rubber products............... 8,140 8,055 7,936 1.1 1.5 2.9 7,975 7,966 7,923 7,267 9.7

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 156,773 157,467 155,685 -0.4 1.1 0.7 158,092 157,750 155,101 154,072 2.6

 Durable goods industries........................ 111,456 110,727 109,211 0.7 1.4 0.7 112,796 111,523 108,592 110,913 1.7

 Wood products................................... 1,708 1,702 1,671 0.4 1.9 3.1 1,718 1,730 1,679 1,576 9.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,289 1,283 1,309 0.5 -2.0 -1.4 1,342 1,354 1,384 1,488 -9.8

 Primary metals.................................... 9,225 8,877 8,479 3.9 4.7 1.4 9,207 8,748 8,274 7,470 23.3

 Fabricated metal products.................. 11,255 11,445 11,282 -1.7 1.4 1.3 11,350 11,503 11,206 11,330 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 13,692 13,833 13,846 -1.0 -0.1 -0.3 13,815 13,907 13,848 15,049 -8.2

 Computers and electronic products...... 19,448 19,333 19,326 0.6 0.0 -0.2 19,899 19,460 19,048 19,848 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 3,108 3,073 3,023 1.1 1.7 -0.3 3,168 3,131 3,042 3,249 -2.5

 Transportation equipment.................. 47,543 47,016 46,217 1.1 1.7 1.0 48,046 47,491 46,064 46,720 2.8

 Furniture and related products............ 1,014 999 992 1.5 0.7 2.6 1,025 1,000 994 1,071 -4.3

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,174 3,166 3,066 0.3 3.3 1.4 3,226 3,199 3,053 3,112 3.7

 Nondurable goods industries................. 45,317 46,740 46,474 -3.0 0.6 0.7 45,296 46,227 46,509 43,159 5.0

 Food products................................... 3,476 3,425 3,590 1.5 -4.6 -2.8 3,035 3,147 3,496 3,200 -5.2

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,775 5,709 5,735 1.2 -0.5 -0.8 5,575 5,616 5,842 5,628 -0.9

 Textiles.............................................. 678 670 656 1.2 2.1 0.3 683 668 652 732 -6.7

 Textile products.................................. 491 492 488 -0.2 0.8 0.8 497 494 482 474 4.9

 Apparel............................................. 322 325 323 -0.9 0.6 -1.8 327 328 312 349 -6.3

 Leather and allied products................ 70 70 69 0.0 1.4 -2.8 72 73 75 74 -2.7

 Paper products................................... 1,337 1,361 1,327 -1.8 2.6 -1.4 1,341 1,359 1,328 1,423 -5.8

 Printing ............................................ 1,295 1,332 1,367 -2.8 -2.6 -2.8 1,210 1,312 1,347 1,330 -9.0

 Petroleum and coal products............... 13,530 15,069 14,385 -10.2 4.8 2.7 13,925 14,993 14,586 9,624 44.7

 Chemical products............................. 16,133 16,105 16,399 0.2 -1.8 0.8 16,434 16,022 16,201 18,217 -9.8

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,210 2,182 2,135 1.3 2.2 1.7 2,197 2,215 2,188 2,108 4.2

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 188,826 188,998 186,975 -0.1 1.1 0.3 191,455 189,181 186,448 194,944 -1.8

 Durable goods industries........................ 88,768 87,904 87,364 1.0 0.6 0.6 90,606 89,232 88,200 94,817 -4.4

 Wood products................................... 4,059 3,989 3,993 1.8 -0.1 0.0 4,105 4,074 4,175 4,106 0.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,304 5,289 5,344 0.3 -1.0 -0.3 5,503 5,468 5,549 6,141 -10.4

 Primary metals.................................... 9,647 9,438 9,095 2.2 3.8 3.8 9,804 9,620 9,213 7,953 23.3

 Fabricated metal products.................. 14,440 14,267 14,231 1.2 0.3 0.3 14,718 14,620 14,579 15,398 -4.4

 Machinery.......................................... 16,742 16,569 16,298 1.0 1.7 0.0 16,945 16,834 16,783 18,183 -6.8

 Computers and electronic products...... 9,419 9,475 9,542 -0.6 -0.7 0.5 9,554 9,476 9,346 10,224 -6.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,165 5,158 5,136 0.1 0.4 -1.2 5,264 5,268 5,189 5,731 -8.1

 Transportation equipment.................. 11,460 11,282 11,428 1.6 -1.3 2.5 12,058 11,504 11,287 13,425 -10.2

 Furniture and related products............ 2,206 2,136 2,089 3.3 2.2 0.2 2,264 2,095 2,018 2,514 -9.9

 Miscellaneous products........................ 10,326 10,301 10,208 0.2 0.9 -0.6 10,391 10,273 10,061 11,142 -6.7

 Nondurable goods industries................. 100,058 101,094 99,611 -1.0 1.5 0.0 100,849 99,949 98,248 100,127 0.7

 Food products................................... 23,416 23,293 22,835 0.5 2.0 0.9 22,973 22,589 22,069 22,456 2.3

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,583 5,607 5,621 -0.4 -0.2 -1.9 5,648 5,774 5,686 6,057 -6.8

 Textiles.............................................. 1,226 1,218 1,232 0.7 -1.1 -1.1 1,250 1,232 1,242 1,528 -18.2

 Textile products.................................. 1,210 1,208 1,206 0.2 0.2 1.0 1,225 1,216 1,201 1,224 0.1

 Apparel............................................. 1,405 1,416 1,447 -0.8 -2.1 -1.3 1,395 1,367 1,390 1,590 -12.3

 Leather and allied products................ 452 461 473 -2.0 -2.5 0.4 449 446 455 534 -15.9

 Paper products................................... 5,806 5,739 5,675 1.2 1.1 -1.9 5,882 5,797 5,718 6,077 -3.2

 Printing ............................................ 1,730 1,744 1,740 -0.8 0.2 1.0 1,773 1,742 1,716 1,957 -9.4

 Petroleum and coal products............... 18,224 20,324 19,753 -10.3 2.9 -2.5 18,951 19,241 18,430 16,990 11.5

 Chemical products............................. 31,842 31,064 30,740 2.5 1.1 1.6 31,987 31,385 31,205 32,072 -0.3

 Plastics and rubber products............... 9,164 9,020 8,889 1.6 1.5 0.6 9,316 9,160 9,136 9,642 -3.4

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 revisions.
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Table 7. Ratios of Manufacturers' Inventories to Shipments and Unfilled Orders 

 to Shipments, by Industry Group3

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry May Apr Mar Feb May Apr Mar Feb

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

All manufacturing industries2

............................ 1.25 1.24 1.24 1.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.55 1.53 1.55 1.57 5.59 5.59 5.60 5.76

 Wood products.............................................. 1.24 1.21 1.27 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.34 1.34 1.38 1.44 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.52 1.49 1.43 1.48 0.92 0.93 0.93 0.97

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.47 1.48 1.50 1.50 1.98 2.03 2.06 2.08

 Machinery..................................................... 2.02 2.06 2.02 2.11 4.24 4.27 4.14 4.27

 Computers and electronic products 2

................ 1.33 1.29 1.40 1.37 4.86 4.87 4.97 4.99

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.45 1.43 1.44 1.48 2.71 2.68 2.70 2.66

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.68 1.62 1.62 1.65 13.83 13.36 13.37 13.80

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.12 1.11 1.08 1.09 1.40 1.40 1.39 1.42

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.57 1.57 1.58 1.58 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.98 0.98 0.97 1.00 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.73 0.73 0.73 0.74 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.49 1.47 1.50 1.64 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.26 1.28 1.28 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.49 1.50 1.48 1.50 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.84 1.81 1.83 1.87 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.09 2.10 2.16 2.11 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 0.99 1.00 0.98 1.00 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.72 0.73 0.75 0.78 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.80 0.84 0.82 0.88 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.17 1.15 1.16 1.17 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.25 1.22 1.20 1.22 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

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

1

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

May2 May2 May2 May2

Industry 2009- 2009- 2009- 2009-

May1 Apr May1 Apr May1 Apr May1 Apr

2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010

All manufacturing industries.................. (X) 0.3 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.2

Durable goods industries....................... 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 0.0 0.7 -0.2 1.2 -0.1 0.7 0.1 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.8 -0.2 0.2 -0.3 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... -0.2 0.7 3.7 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.3

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.5 1.0 0.4 1.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.4 0.5 -0.3 1.3 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.4

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.0 1.1 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3

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

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

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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

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

 Textiles............................................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 1.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.3

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

3

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

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

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

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

for price changes.

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes3

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

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

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

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

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

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

categories have been combined into 65 publication levels. The survey methodology assumes that the month-tomonth changes of the total operations of those companies in the monthly survey effectively represent the month-tomonth movements of all establishments that make up the category. The current coverage levels in the survey show 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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