FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2011, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Adriana Stoica 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (11)-07 

CB11-145 

 Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

July 2011 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in July, up two of 

the last three months, increased $10.5 billion or 2.4 

percent to $453.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 0.4 percent June 

decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders 

increased 0.9 percent. 

 Shipments, up two consecutive months, increased $7.1 

billion or 1.6 percent to $453.2 billion. This followed a 

0.6 percent June increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up fifteen of the last sixteen months, 

increased $6.9 billion or 0.8 percent to $870.4 billion. 

This followed a 0.3 percent June increase. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.02, down from 6.05 in 

June. 

 Inventories, up twenty one of the last twenty two 

months, increased $2.9 billion or 0.5 percent to $598.0 

billion. This was at the highest level since the series was 

first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 

0.4 percent June increase. The inventories-to-shipments 

ratio was 1.32, down from 1.33 in June. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in July, up 

two of the last three months, increased $8.0 billion or 4.1 

percent to $201.9 billion, revised from the previously 

published 4.0 percent increase. This followed a 1.1 

percent June decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, also up two of the last three 

months, had the largest increase, $6.8 billion or 14.8 

percent to $53.2 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $2.5 billion or 1.0 percent to $251.2 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in July, up 

seven of the last eight months, increased $4.7 billion or 

2.4 percent to $201.9 billion, revised from the previously 

published 2.5 percent increase. This followed a 1.1 

percent June increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up two consecutive months, 

had the largest increase, $3.7 billion or 8.0 percent to

$49.8 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

twelve of the last thirteen months, increased $2.5 billion 

or 1.0 percent to $251.2 billion. This followed a 0.2 

percent June increase. Petroleum and coal products, up 

following three consecutive monthly decreases, drove 

the increase, up $2.6 billion or 3.8 percent to $71.8 

billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

July, up fifteen of the last sixteen months, increased $6.9 

billion or 0.8 percent to $870.4 billion, revised from the 

previously published 0.7 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.3 percent June increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up seven consecutive 

months, had the largest increase, $3.4 billion or 0.7 

percent to $501.0 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in July, up 

nineteen consecutive months, increased $3.1 billion or 

0.9 percent to $361.4 billion, revised from the previously 

published 0.8 percent increase. This was at the highest 

level since the series was first published on a NAICS 

basis and followed a 0.6 percent June increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also up nineteen 

consecutive months, had the largest increase, $1.7 billion 

or 1.5 percent to $110.8 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

three consecutive months, decreased $0.2 billion or 0.1 

percent to $236.7 billion. This followed a slight June 

decrease. Petroleum and coal products, also down three 

consecutive months, drove the decrease, down $0.8 

billion or 1.5 percent to $51.6 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, July materials and supplies 

increased 0.6 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.4 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

1.2 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.8 percent 

in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.8 

percent in durable goods and 0.4 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 August is scheduled for release on September 28, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on 

October 4, 2011, 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

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2011/

2011p 2011r 2011 July June May 2011p 2011r 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2010

 All manufacturing industries.................. 453,156 446,021 443,344 1.6 0.6 0.0 437,892 472,262 454,596 391,618 3,070,755 2,750,907 11.6

 Excluding transportation................... 403,378 399,920 397,378 0.9 0.6 0.0 398,403 421,334 409,132 352,842 2,754,426 2,446,486 12.6

 Excluding defense.............................. 443,666 436,020 433,273 1.8 0.6 0.0 429,408 461,164 444,712 380,958 3,001,478 2,666,057 12.6

 With unfilled orders............................ 144,520 142,720 140,840 1.3 1.3 0.9 133,693 155,683 142,406 125,330 973,024 904,172 7.6

 Durable goods industries......................... 201,929 197,263 195,099 2.4 1.1 0.5 186,548 213,291 196,112 175,920 1,349,703 1,256,200 7.4

 Wood products....................................... 5,358 5,254 5,254 2.0 0.0 -1.5 5,514 5,834 5,678 5,614 36,930 39,140 -5.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 7,829 7,841 7,794 -0.2 0.6 1.2 8,184 8,749 8,249 8,172 54,040 52,942 2.1

 Primary metals....................................... 24,726 23,941 23,149 3.3 3.4 2.6 23,736 25,721 24,487 17,874 162,661 127,123 28.0

 Iron and steel mills............................ 11,450 11,237 11,142 1.9 0.9 -0.4 10,789 12,199 11,964 9,189 79,862 65,747 21.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 11,583 11,036 10,394 5.0 6.2 6.0 11,347 11,666 10,813 7,368 71,458 52,010 37.4

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,693 1,668 1,613 1.5 3.4 2.3 1,600 1,856 1,710 1,317 11,341 9,366 21.1

 Fabricated metal products....................... 24,833 25,053 24,794 -0.9 1.0 0.7 24,093 26,745 25,500 23,066 171,120 162,233 5.5

 Machinery............................................. 29,291 29,527 28,327 -0.8 4.2 2.3 27,546 31,880 29,078 24,609 199,467 180,169 10.7

 Farm machinery................................. 2,530 2,446 2,278 3.4 7.4 1.9 2,407 2,439 2,494 2,125 17,442 16,068 8.6

 Construction machinery..................... 3,976 3,729 3,549 6.6 5.1 0.6 3,841 3,789 3,699 2,882 25,095 18,278 37.3

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,750 1,712 1,731 2.2 -1.1 5.4 1,591 1,858 1,667 1,337 11,256 10,856 3.7

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,261 3,246 3,117 0.5 4.1 8.5 3,036 3,700 3,145 2,402 21,810 18,459 18.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 663 636 661 4.2 -3.8 -0.5 619 648 626 618 4,521 4,620 -2.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,591 2,635 2,631 -1.7 0.2 -0.6 2,662 3,478 2,763 2,858 18,362 19,283 -4.8

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,018 1,950 1,895 3.5 2.9 1.8 1,845 2,163 1,863 1,797 12,782 12,692 0.7

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,568 4,272 3,500 -16.5 22.1 3.5 3,253 4,383 3,623 2,732 25,418 21,570 17.8

 Material handling equipment............... 2,512 2,546 2,561 -1.3 -0.6 3.5 2,338 2,703 2,573 2,048 17,063 14,682 16.2

 Computers and electronic products2.......... 31,105 30,467 30,840 2.1 -1.2 -0.8 30,273 32,276 28,665 31,257 209,474 203,567 2.9

 Computers........................................ 4,233 4,107 3,964 3.1 3.6 -4.6 4,779 4,453 3,527 4,300 27,828 24,113 15.4

 Computer storage devices..................... 610 671 713 -9.1 -5.9 2.3 419 1,045 521 517 4,398 4,040 8.9

 Other peripheral equipment................ 908 966 931 -6.0 3.8 6.4 668 1,331 823 714 5,792 5,391 7.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 2,555 2,567 2,633 -0.5 -2.5 -4.7 2,185 2,996 2,499 2,691 17,805 21,417 -16.9

 Defense communications equipment.... 466 510 484 -8.6 5.4 0.8 460 517 479 592 3,390 3,863 -12.2

 Audio and video equipment.................... 251 254 248 -1.2 2.4 -1.6 204 233 213 211 1,551 1,532 1.2

 Electronic components......................... 3,262 3,258 3,432 0.1 -5.1 0.0 2,982 3,567 3,362 3,352 22,873 23,313 -1.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,224 1,202 1,238 1.8 -2.9 7.7 1,028 1,357 1,260 866 8,085 7,254 11.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,715 2,719 2,762 -0.1 -1.6 0.8 2,367 2,897 2,822 2,576 18,650 21,147 -11.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 7,609 7,647 7,509 -0.5 1.8 1.5 6,588 8,448 7,083 6,530 50,474 47,343 6.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,966 10,150 10,149 -1.8 0.0 1.6 9,405 10,986 10,183 9,211 69,273 65,037 6.5

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,020 1,028 999 -0.8 2.9 -0.6 968 1,057 987 949 6,892 6,687 3.1

 Household appliances........................ 1,529 1,547 1,570 -1.2 -1.5 -0.3 1,400 1,703 1,636 1,459 10,848 11,057 -1.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,640 3,721 3,705 -2.2 0.4 2.9 3,412 4,241 3,736 3,387 25,456 23,512 8.3

 Batteries........................................... 808 868 897 -6.9 -3.2 -0.1 742 885 821 796 5,538 5,363 3.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 49,778 46,101 45,966 8.0 0.3 -0.6 39,489 50,928 45,464 38,776 316,329 304,421 3.9

 Automobiles..................................... 5,416 5,170 5,111 4.8 1.2 -0.4 4,285 5,575 5,023 4,179 34,904 33,367 4.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 9,634 7,955 7,607 21.1 4.6 -3.6 6,262 8,519 7,343 4,870 53,530 43,674 22.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,946 1,879 1,972 3.6 -4.7 8.5 1,704 2,007 1,829 1,344 11,940 10,659 12.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 15,268 13,875 14,251 10.0 -2.6 1.4 12,268 14,810 14,719 11,732 98,723 92,139 7.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 7,483 6,937 6,720 7.9 3.2 -1.5 6,318 8,467 6,398 6,710 46,888 44,303 5.8

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,803 4,213 4,241 -9.7 -0.7 1.1 3,317 4,969 3,956 4,235 28,314 34,643 -18.3

 Ships and boats................................. 2,305 2,280 2,220 1.1 2.7 -2.4 2,113 2,437 2,385 2,383 16,150 16,811 -3.9

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,421 5,522 5,565 -1.8 -0.8 0.2 5,518 5,763 5,598 5,334 38,324 35,613 7.6

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,622 13,407 13,261 1.6 1.1 -0.2 12,790 14,409 13,210 12,007 92,085 85,955 7.1

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 251,227 248,758 248,245 1.0 0.2 -0.5 251,344 258,971 258,484 215,698 1,721,052 1,494,707 15.1

 Food products....................................... 61,562 61,078 60,992 0.8 0.1 -0.2 59,549 61,151 60,447 53,480 415,477 375,591 10.6

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 8,229 8,219 8,336 0.1 -1.4 -0.9 8,003 7,976 7,777 6,685 55,839 47,963 16.4

 Dairy products.................................. 9,522 9,368 9,102 1.6 2.9 -2.4 9,442 9,456 9,150 8,174 62,840 55,115 14.0

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 17,136 17,181 17,117 -0.3 0.4 -0.5 17,049 17,732 17,252 16,355 118,535 111,051 6.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,135 12,604 12,121 -3.7 4.0 1.3 11,934 13,409 12,953 11,378 82,984 73,362 13.1

 Beverages......................................... 9,526 9,670 9,492 -1.5 1.9 0.6 9,325 10,475 10,324 8,759 65,033 55,565 17.0

 Tobacco............................................ 2,609 2,934 2,629 -11.1 11.6 3.7 2,609 2,934 2,629 2,619 17,951 17,797 0.9

 Textile mills........................................... 2,631 2,623 2,647 0.3 -0.9 1.9 2,531 2,789 2,704 2,410 18,406 17,323 6.3

 Textile products................................... 1,832 1,854 1,832 -1.2 1.2 -0.1 1,881 1,998 1,917 1,824 13,043 12,837 1.6

 Apparel................................................ 1,270 1,280 1,264 -0.8 1.3 -0.9 1,285 1,272 1,199 1,236 8,491 8,173 3.9

 Leather and allied products...................... 321 320 330 0.3 -3.0 1.9 318 341 309 300 2,189 2,151 1.8

 Paper products...................................... 14,421 14,373 14,332 0.3 0.3 -1.0 14,313 14,852 14,401 14,533 100,483 98,498 2.0

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,763 6,785 6,662 -0.3 1.8 -0.4 6,772 6,973 6,638 6,789 46,891 45,820 2.3

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,332 4,296 4,327 0.8 -0.7 -2.0 4,303 4,460 4,369 4,397 30,393 29,284 3.8

 Printing................................................. 6,903 6,961 7,058 -0.8 -1.4 0.3 6,479 6,890 7,026 6,662 47,784 47,829 -0.1

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 71,817 69,172 69,519 3.8 -0.5 -2.9 76,803 73,495 75,711 53,282 488,513 358,846 36.1

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 67,505 64,891 65,575 4.0 -1.0 -3.2 71,842 68,343 71,420 49,681 461,397 336,783 37.0

 Chemical products..................................... 62,087 62,377 62,303 -0.5 0.1 1.6 60,093 65,306 65,249 55,320 431,956 393,819 9.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 5,373 5,264 5,160 2.1 2.0 13.4 4,322 5,583 6,935 3,281 39,810 31,108 28.0

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 15,263 15,867 15,775 -3.8 0.6 0.1 14,594 16,388 15,732 15,389 107,528 108,248 -0.7

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,503 2,478 2,452 1.0 1.1 1.8 2,669 2,820 2,709 2,672 17,698 17,916 -1.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 16,248 16,116 15,847 0.8 1.7 -0.1 16,158 17,468 16,568 15,273 111,726 106,278 5.1

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

July June May June - May -Apr. - July June May July 2011/

2011p 2011r 2011 July June May 2011p 2011r 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2010

All manufacturing industries2...................... 453,166 442,711 444,454 2.4 -0.4 0.6 433,669 465,286 453,509 382,296 3,064,655 2,721,627 12.6

 Excluding transportation2...................... 400,008 396,392 394,838 0.9 0.4 0.0 392,804 416,263 406,210 345,959 2,738,739 2,426,437 12.9

 Excluding defense2.............................. 443,056 431,725 432,753 2.6 -0.2 0.4 426,727 453,434 443,758 373,817 2,989,076 2,638,278 13.3

 With unfilled orders2

............................. 151,385 145,513 148,424 4.0 -2.0 2.7 137,687 153,667 146,995 124,463 1,012,827 916,229 10.5

 Durable goods industries2........................ 201,939 193,953 196,209 4.1 -1.1 2.0 182,325 206,315 195,025 166,598 1,343,603 1,226,920 9.5

 Primary metals........................................ 25,010 22,749 22,686 9.9 0.3 0.2 23,963 23,933 23,979 19,221 162,946 132,430 23.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 11,568 9,642 10,489 20.0 -8.1 -3.3 10,835 10,155 11,522 10,490 78,278 70,248 11.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 11,721 11,425 10,524 2.6 8.6 3.8 11,486 11,967 10,699 7,433 72,844 52,587 38.5

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,721 1,682 1,673 2.3 0.5 1.4 1,642 1,811 1,758 1,298 11,824 9,595 23.2

 Fabricated metal products........................ 25,554 25,865 24,872 -1.2 4.0 0.9 24,746 26,677 25,743 22,941 176,818 165,064 7.1

 Machinery............................................. 31,956 32,015 32,455 -0.2 -1.4 2.5 30,105 33,494 32,757 25,734 220,064 189,415 16.2

 Construction machinery....................... 4,419 4,181 3,749 5.7 11.5 -2.3 4,368 3,884 3,772 3,099 27,343 18,845 45.1

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,701 2,275 2,839 18.7 -19.9 24.0 2,557 2,240 3,069 1,153 15,737 12,280 28.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,913 3,381 3,349 -13.8 1.0 -10.1 2,943 3,685 3,068 2,980 23,078 19,891 16.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 688 691 709 -0.4 -2.5 10.4 647 691 680 600 4,663 4,693 -0.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 2,691 2,631 3,284 2.3 -19.9 -5.8 2,446 3,514 3,396 2,824 22,126 21,437 3.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,122 2,111 1,990 0.5 6.1 1.8 1,919 2,289 1,892 1,747 13,895 12,567 10.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 4,757 5,542 4,572 -14.2 21.2 19.8 4,424 5,634 4,601 2,751 29,805 22,376 33.2

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,564 2,371 2,620 8.1 -9.5 -9.5 2,282 2,479 2,593 2,341 17,743 15,510 14.4

 Computers and electronic products2......... 23,778 24,618 24,399 -3.4 0.9 0.4 20,839 27,383 21,857 21,956 162,885 161,313 1.0

 Computers........................................ 3,919 4,237 4,129 -7.5 2.6 1.0 4,465 4,583 3,692 4,034 27,503 24,024 14.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 2,146 2,992 2,536 -28.3 18.0 7.8 1,707 3,216 2,070 2,662 16,462 19,896 -17.3

 Defense communications equipment...... 461 474 456 -2.7 3.9 12.9 306 555 302 373 2,996 3,995 -25.0

 Electronic components......................... 3,336 3,181 3,425 4.9 -7.1 -5.0 3,101 3,437 3,289 3,352 23,034 24,274 -5.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,153 1,300 1,261 -11.3 3.1 -5.3 998 1,478 1,234 988 8,390 7,217 16.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,787 2,833 2,812 -1.6 0.7 12.8 2,020 2,977 2,451 2,328 18,429 20,665 -10.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 7,790 7,247 7,436 7.5 -2.5 -4.2 6,575 8,056 6,862 6,324 51,605 47,462 8.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,205 10,440 10,401 -2.3 0.4 2.8 9,908 11,194 10,434 9,600 72,472 68,514 5.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,021 1,042 1,005 -2.0 3.7 3.1 939 1,150 1,004 901 7,014 6,791 3.3

 Household appliances.......................... 1,495 1,593 1,548 -6.2 2.9 6.3 1,446 1,635 1,618 1,517 10,943 11,192 -2.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,824 3,846 3,816 -0.6 0.8 1.9 3,737 4,355 3,881 3,552 27,356 25,191 8.6

 Transportation equipment........................ 53,158 46,319 49,616 14.8 -6.6 5.8 40,865 49,023 47,299 36,337 325,916 295,190 10.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 15,328 13,955 14,245 9.8 -2.0 1.6 12,346 14,553 14,552 11,611 98,388 91,123 8.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 10,470 7,302 9,611 43.4 -24.0 31.4 8,878 7,246 8,794 6,666 54,996 42,608 29.1

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 3,839 4,090 5,145 -6.1 -20.5 13.4 2,925 4,746 4,421 3,821 30,676 34,970 -12.3

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,170 2,612 2,462 -16.9 6.1 -4.1 1,284 2,714 2,374 1,138 18,425 13,627 35.2

 Furniture and related products................. 5,467 5,467 5,477 0.0 -0.2 -4.7 5,409 5,641 5,825 5,017 39,540 36,500 8.3

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 251,227 248,758 248,245 1.0 0.2 -0.5 251,344 258,971 258,484 215,698 1,721,052 1,494,707 15.1

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

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July July

2011p 2011r 2011 July June May 2011p 2011r 2011 2010 11/10

All manufacturing industries2...................... 870,406 863,541 860,748 0.8 0.3 0.9 869,261 865,267 867,283 810,730 7.2

 Excluding transportation2...................... 369,381 365,896 363,321 1.0 0.7 1.1 370,414 367,796 367,907 326,047 13.6

 Excluding defense2............................. 700,252 694,007 692,199 0.9 0.3 0.9 699,555 694,019 696,789 648,268 7.9

 Durable goods industries2

........................ 870,406 863,541 860,748 0.8 0.3 0.9 869,261 865,267 867,283 810,730 7.2

 Primary metals........................................ 31,799 31,515 32,707 0.9 -3.6 -1.4 31,946 31,719 33,507 29,008 10.1

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 17,761 17,643 19,238 0.7 -8.3 -3.3 17,938 17,892 19,936 17,850 0.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,676 10,538 10,149 1.3 3.8 1.3 10,646 10,507 10,206 8,435 26.2

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 3,362 3,334 3,320 0.8 0.4 1.8 3,362 3,320 3,365 2,723 23.5

 Fabricated metal products......................... 64,299 63,578 62,766 1.1 1.3 0.1 64,986 64,333 64,401 61,486 5.7

 Machinery.............................................. 114,744 112,079 109,591 2.4 2.3 3.9 114,875 112,316 110,702 85,528 34.3

 Construction machinery....................... 10,247 9,804 9,352 4.5 4.8 2.2 10,196 9,669 9,574 6,656 53.2

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 13,190 12,239 11,676 7.8 4.8 10.5 13,167 12,201 11,819 8,043 63.7

 Industrial machinery............................ 14,992 15,340 15,205 -2.3 0.9 1.5 15,156 15,249 15,264 12,227 24.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 2,012 1,987 1,932 1.3 2.8 2.5 2,021 1,993 1,950 2,294 -11.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 20,724 20,624 20,628 0.5 0.0 3.3 20,844 21,060 21,024 15,752 32.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 5,398 5,294 5,133 2.0 3.1 1.9 5,381 5,307 5,181 3,990 34.9

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 19,120 17,931 16,661 6.6 7.6 6.9 19,072 17,901 16,650 11,561 65.0

 Material handling equipment.................. 8,276 8,224 8,399 0.6 -2.1 0.7 8,243 8,299 8,523 7,209 14.3

 Computers and electronic products2......... 123,857 124,329 124,075 -0.4 0.2 0.0 123,185 124,402 124,335 119,724 2.9

 Computers......................................... 3,329 3,643 3,513 -8.6 3.7 4.9 3,329 3,643 3,513 3,455 -3.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 22,261 22,670 22,245 -1.8 1.9 -0.4 21,901 22,379 22,159 21,889 0.1

 Defense communications equipment...... 5,991 5,996 6,032 -0.1 -0.6 -0.5 5,953 6,107 6,069 6,293 -5.4

 Electronic components.......................... 11,587 11,513 11,590 0.6 -0.7 -0.1 11,592 11,473 11,603 11,555 0.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 8,785 8,856 8,758 -0.8 1.1 0.3 8,830 8,860 8,739 8,957 -1.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 44,037 43,965 43,851 0.2 0.3 0.1 43,809 44,156 44,076 42,035 4.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 27,867 27,686 28,086 0.7 -1.4 -0.3 27,771 27,784 28,176 25,540 8.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 26,037 25,798 25,508 0.9 1.1 1.0 26,451 25,948 25,740 22,108 19.6

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,087 1,086 1,072 0.1 1.3 0.6 1,139 1,168 1,075 1,070 6.4

 Household appliances.......................... 803 837 791 -4.1 5.8 -2.7 799 753 821 679 17.7

 Electrical equipment............................. 14,688 14,504 14,379 1.3 0.9 0.8 14,937 14,612 14,498 12,393 20.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 501,025 497,645 497,427 0.7 0.0 0.7 498,847 497,471 499,376 484,683 2.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 13,643 13,583 13,503 0.4 0.6 0.0 13,461 13,383 13,640 12,884 4.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 347,240 344,253 343,888 0.9 0.1 0.8 345,524 342,964 344,185 329,384 4.9

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 54,389 54,353 54,476 0.1 -0.2 1.7 54,467 54,859 55,082 51,398 6.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 19,232 19,367 19,035 -0.7 1.7 1.3 19,211 20,040 19,763 19,747 -2.7

 Furniture and related products................. 7,120 7,074 7,129 0.7 -0.8 -1.2 7,446 7,555 7,677 6,650 12.0

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

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

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July July

2011p 2011r 2011 July June May 2011p 2011r 2011 2010 11/10

 All manufacturing industries..................... 598,034 595,119 592,935 0.5 0.4 0.8 603,424 593,816 599,541 533,894 13.0

 Excluding transportation...................... 487,269 486,014 485,105 0.3 0.2 0.5 491,298 485,071 490,186 439,842 11.7

 Excluding defense............................. 572,002 569,327 566,787 0.5 0.4 0.7 577,385 568,102 573,360 508,727 13.5

 With unfilled orders............................. 296,793 294,156 291,894 0.9 0.8 1.4 299,704 293,483 295,254 262,436 14.2

 Durable goods industries........................ 361,355 358,215 355,983 0.9 0.6 1.3 364,643 357,232 360,108 322,562 13.0

 Wood products........................................ 8,426 8,467 8,615 -0.5 -1.7 -0.2 8,320 8,312 8,473 8,321 0.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 10,770 10,838 10,771 -0.6 0.6 1.0 10,847 10,907 10,996 10,331 5.0

 Primary metals......................................... 34,036 33,853 33,777 0.5 0.2 1.3 34,809 34,270 34,430 29,791 16.8

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 21,046 20,893 20,831 0.7 0.3 1.2 21,743 21,306 21,361 18,472 17.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,988 10,987 10,970 0.0 0.2 1.7 11,100 11,010 11,066 9,549 16.2

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 2,002 1,973 1,976 1.5 -0.2 0.7 1,966 1,954 2,003 1,770 11.1

 Fabricated metal products......................... 45,604 45,269 45,047 0.7 0.5 2.0 46,172 45,443 45,385 41,469 11.3

 Machinery.............................................. 58,455 57,759 57,249 1.2 0.9 1.6 58,480 57,280 57,924 51,193 14.2

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,272 3,249 3,200 0.7 1.5 1.2 3,230 3,290 3,290 2,647 22.0

 Construction machinery........................ 5,477 5,428 5,231 0.9 3.8 3.2 5,422 5,449 5,275 4,253 27.5

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 7,191 7,053 7,029 2.0 0.3 1.8 7,332 7,107 7,209 6,248 17.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,668 6,566 6,511 1.6 0.8 0.2 6,633 6,577 6,671 6,060 9.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,542 1,539 1,541 0.2 -0.1 1.0 1,594 1,546 1,523 1,531 4.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,281 4,251 4,278 0.7 -0.6 1.6 4,327 4,253 4,513 4,057 6.7

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,734 4,666 4,540 1.5 2.8 2.5 4,795 4,657 4,596 4,081 17.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 7,471 7,323 7,297 2.0 0.4 2.7 7,461 6,985 7,249 5,937 25.7

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,619 3,536 3,473 2.3 1.8 1.7 3,619 3,518 3,487 3,210 12.7

 Computers and electronic products2......... 48,483 48,259 48,131 0.5 0.3 0.3 48,667 47,583 48,565 45,127 7.8

 Computers......................................... 3,089 3,005 3,038 2.8 -1.1 -3.4 3,017 2,986 3,156 3,079 -2.0

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,387 1,359 1,253 2.1 8.5 -1.1 1,410 1,307 1,343 1,287 9.6

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,426 1,422 1,412 0.3 0.7 0.5 1,483 1,408 1,459 1,475 0.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 7,229 7,279 7,108 -0.7 2.4 1.4 7,182 7,017 7,113 6,657 7.9

 Defense communications equipment...... 2,703 2,664 2,639 1.5 0.9 0.5 2,703 2,664 2,639 2,399 12.7

 Audio and video equipment.................. 529 534 527 -0.9 1.3 -0.6 539 508 502 536 0.6

 Electronic components.......................... 7,193 7,173 7,178 0.3 -0.1 -1.0 7,290 6,988 7,202 6,739 8.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,203 3,187 3,219 0.5 -1.0 -1.8 3,220 3,148 3,233 3,069 4.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 2,781 2,788 2,910 -0.3 -4.2 2.8 2,810 2,764 2,960 2,930 -4.1

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 12,956 12,930 12,837 0.2 0.7 1.6 12,933 12,733 12,946 11,543 12.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 15,503 15,519 15,489 -0.1 0.2 0.6 15,718 15,547 15,710 14,658 7.2

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,758 1,745 1,730 0.7 0.9 1.8 1,795 1,770 1,776 1,638 9.6

 Household appliances.......................... 2,192 2,222 2,226 -1.4 -0.2 -0.3 2,285 2,227 2,233 2,133 7.1

 Electrical equipment............................. 5,028 5,033 5,017 -0.1 0.3 1.2 5,017 4,950 5,028 4,808 4.3

 Batteries............................................ 1,001 1,022 1,037 -2.1 -1.4 -1.5 1,040 1,042 1,071 1,082 -3.9

 Transportation equipment......................... 110,765 109,105 107,830 1.5 1.2 1.7 112,126 108,745 109,355 94,052 19.2

 Automobiles....................................... 3,092 2,870 2,901 7.7 -1.1 0.6 3,225 2,744 3,056 2,605 23.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 3,081 2,912 2,855 5.8 2.0 2.6 3,107 2,878 2,994 2,457 26.5

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,480 1,488 1,566 -0.5 -5.0 1.8 1,520 1,473 1,599 1,466 3.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 17,838 17,736 17,569 0.6 1.0 1.0 17,946 17,521 17,691 16,239 10.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 60,118 59,188 57,838 1.6 2.3 2.2 61,114 59,354 58,866 46,438 31.6

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 14,378 14,265 14,599 0.8 -2.3 2.4 14,463 14,304 14,639 14,089 2.7

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,369 3,356 3,316 0.4 1.2 -1.2 3,305 3,344 3,250 3,120 5.9

 Furniture and related products................. 6,826 6,784 6,764 0.6 0.3 0.3 6,942 6,918 6,846 6,543 6.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 22,487 22,362 22,310 0.6 0.2 0.3 22,562 22,227 22,424 21,077 7.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 236,679 236,904 236,952 -0.1 0.0 0.0 238,781 236,584 239,433 211,332 13.0

 Food products........................................ 44,924 44,827 44,574 0.2 0.6 0.9 44,279 43,354 43,283 40,602 9.1

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,454 5,493 5,639 -0.7 -2.6 -1.1 5,372 5,310 5,383 4,976 8.0

 Dairy products.................................... 5,951 5,886 5,739 1.1 2.6 2.4 6,205 6,099 5,970 5,478 13.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 8,578 8,574 8,554 0.0 0.2 0.9 8,458 8,286 8,408 7,982 6.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 16,497 16,420 16,383 0.5 0.2 -0.2 15,913 15,937 16,228 15,665 1.6

 Beverages......................................... 13,045 12,967 12,943 0.6 0.2 -0.1 12,672 12,627 12,862 12,283 3.2

 Tobacco............................................ 3,452 3,453 3,440 0.0 0.4 -0.6 3,241 3,310 3,366 3,382 -4.2

 Textile mills............................................ 3,638 3,589 3,541 1.4 1.4 2.1 3,640 3,603 3,586 3,042 19.7

 Textile products...................................... 3,012 2,999 2,991 0.4 0.3 0.7 3,041 3,040 3,047 2,721 11.8

 Apparel................................................. 2,521 2,461 2,455 2.4 0.2 1.7 2,657 2,526 2,431 2,214 20.0

 Leather and allied products...................... 897 891 889 0.7 0.2 0.3 917 894 885 766 19.7

 Paper products....................................... 13,983 13,943 13,925 0.3 0.1 -0.1 13,940 13,777 13,958 13,713 1.7

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 5,987 5,948 5,960 0.7 -0.2 -0.1 5,949 5,818 6,000 5,734 3.7

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,000 4,011 3,989 -0.3 0.6 -0.6 3,985 3,988 3,986 4,041 -1.4

 Printing.................................................. 5,535 5,528 5,514 0.1 0.3 -2.5 5,603 5,503 5,445 5,374 4.3

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 51,642 52,417 53,750 -1.5 -2.5 -2.9 53,910 53,752 56,570 39,881 35.2

 Petroleum refineries............................. 48,232 49,095 50,434 -1.8 -2.7 -3.2 50,324 50,363 53,150 36,744 37.0

 Chemical products..................................... 73,159 72,984 72,651 0.2 0.5 1.4 73,929 73,337 73,503 68,028 8.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,682 3,666 3,610 0.4 1.6 -5.1 3,489 3,504 3,661 3,337 4.6

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 25,188 25,449 25,477 -1.0 -0.1 -0.1 25,533 25,890 25,771 25,213 1.3

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 3,085 3,106 3,125 -0.7 -0.6 -1.1 3,133 3,177 3,189 2,961 5.8

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 20,871 20,845 20,279 0.1 2.8 0.9 20,952 20,861 20,497 19,326 8.4

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

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

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

 Topical Series1, 2

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2011/

2011p 2011r 2011 July June May 2011p 2011r 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2010

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 453,156 446,021 443,344 1.6 0.6 0.0 437,892 472,262 454,596 391,618 3,070,755 2,750,907 11.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 37,201 37,170 36,655 0.1 1.4 0.7 38,311 41,786 38,694 36,790 254,725 248,279 2.6

 Information technology......................... 24,620 24,728 24,573 -0.4 0.6 0.2 22,576 27,497 23,256 22,688 165,758 161,955 2.3

 Computers and related products........... 5,751 5,744 5,608 0.1 2.4 -2.1 5,866 6,829 4,871 5,531 38,018 33,544 13.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 32,264 28,879 28,941 11.7 -0.2 0.1 24,519 30,911 28,914 22,125 199,097 179,839 10.7

 Capital goods...................................... 76,375 76,144 74,869 0.3 1.7 1.0 70,806 83,353 73,956 68,538 514,302 491,349 4.7

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 69,037 68,410 66,985 0.9 2.1 1.3 64,144 75,062 66,096 60,000 459,809 422,457 8.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 64,406 64,513 63,253 -0.2 2.0 1.7 60,341 70,287 62,436 55,656 433,430 396,148 9.4

 Defense capital goods4....................... 7,338 7,734 7,884 -5.1 -1.9 -1.0 6,662 8,291 7,860 8,538 54,493 68,892 -20.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 199,041 195,158 194,472 2.0 0.4 -1.4 194,781 202,325 200,476 164,758 1,347,157 1,155,102 16.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 27,463 25,632 25,092 7.1 2.2 -1.7 21,810 27,362 24,964 20,101 175,342 160,094 9.5

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 171,578 169,526 169,380 1.2 0.1 -1.3 172,971 174,963 175,512 144,657 1,171,815 995,008 17.8

 All manufacturing industries5.................. 453,166 442,711 444,454 2.4 -0.4 0.6 433,669 465,286 453,509 382,296 3,064,655 2,721,627 12.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 37,549 37,411 37,153 0.4 0.7 -0.2 38,154 41,525 39,378 36,704 260,856 251,710 3.6

 Information technology......................... 24,187 25,219 24,818 -4.1 1.6 1.8 21,429 27,806 22,358 22,038 166,135 161,709 2.7

 Computers and related products........... 5,437 5,874 5,773 -7.4 1.7 2.0 5,552 6,959 5,036 5,265 37,693 33,455 12.7

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 32,324 28,959 28,935 11.6 0.1 0.2 24,597 30,654 28,747 22,004 198,762 178,823 11.2

 Capital goods...................................... 81,380 79,870 81,859 1.9 -2.4 5.6 73,298 84,552 78,521 66,046 545,337 495,329 10.1

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 73,232 71,136 72,856 2.9 -2.4 5.4 67,793 75,439 70,966 59,729 484,645 428,577 13.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 66,491 67,097 66,540 -0.9 0.8 1.9 62,318 71,727 65,102 56,008 452,243 403,843 12.0

 Defense capital goods4....................... 8,148 8,734 9,003 -6.7 -3.0 7.6 5,505 9,113 7,555 6,317 60,692 66,752 -9.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 199,042 195,112 194,350 2.0 0.4 -1.4 194,938 201,991 200,292 164,795 1,347,343 1,155,805 16.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 27,464 25,586 24,970 7.3 2.5 -2.0 21,967 27,028 24,780 20,138 175,528 160,797 9.2

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 171,578 169,526 169,380 1.2 0.1 -1.3 172,971 174,963 175,512 144,657 1,171,815 995,008 17.8

 All manufacturing industries5

.................. 870,406 863,541 860,748 0.8 0.3 0.9 869,261 865,267 867,283 810,730 (X) (X) 7.2

 Construction materials and supplies...... 58,153 57,805 57,564 0.6 0.4 0.9 58,563 58,720 58,981 52,303 (X) (X) 12.0

 Information technology......................... 123,741 124,174 123,683 -0.3 0.4 0.2 123,190 124,337 124,028 118,429 (X) (X) 4.0

 Computers and related products........... 3,329 3,643 3,513 -8.6 3.7 4.9 3,329 3,643 3,513 3,455 (X) (X) -3.6

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 13,643 13,583 13,503 0.4 0.6 0.0 13,461 13,383 13,640 12,884 (X) (X) 4.5

 Capital goods...................................... 660,921 655,916 652,190 0.8 0.6 1.1 659,247 656,755 655,556 614,181 (X) (X) 7.3

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 509,665 505,470 502,744 0.8 0.5 1.2 508,376 504,727 504,350 468,960 (X) (X) 8.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 204,555 202,470 199,886 1.0 1.3 1.7 204,907 202,930 201,490 177,316 (X) (X) 15.6

 Defense capital goods4....................... 151,256 150,446 149,446 0.5 0.7 0.8 150,871 152,028 151,206 145,221 (X) (X) 3.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 4,782 4,781 4,827 0.0 -1.0 -2.5 4,796 4,639 4,973 4,680 (X) (X) 2.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 4,782 4,781 4,827 0.0 -1.0 -2.5 4,796 4,639 4,973 4,680 (X) (X) 2.5

 All manufacturing industries................... 598,034 595,119 592,935 0.5 0.4 0.8 603,424 593,816 599,541 533,894 (X) (X) 13.0

 Construction materials and supplies...... 56,938 56,814 56,806 0.2 0.0 1.2 57,483 56,802 57,389 53,837 (X) (X) 6.8

 Information technology......................... 42,763 42,590 42,385 0.4 0.5 0.6 42,869 42,020 42,899 39,855 (X) (X) 7.6

 Computers and related products........... 5,902 5,786 5,703 2.0 1.5 -1.9 5,910 5,701 5,958 5,841 (X) (X) 1.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 25,491 25,006 24,891 1.9 0.5 1.2 25,798 24,616 25,340 22,767 (X) (X) 13.3

 Capital goods...................................... 185,023 183,270 181,486 1.0 1.0 1.5 186,204 182,573 183,781 160,550 (X) (X) 16.0

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 164,532 162,954 160,697 1.0 1.4 1.5 165,791 162,374 162,999 140,503 (X) (X) 18.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 112,906 112,084 111,060 0.7 0.9 1.1 113,237 111,219 112,455 102,022 (X) (X) 11.0

 Defense capital goods4

....................... 20,491 20,316 20,789 0.9 -2.3 2.1 20,413 20,199 20,782 20,047 (X) (X) 1.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 179,634 180,038 181,152 -0.2 -0.6 -0.6 181,244 179,267 182,891 159,735 (X) (X) 13.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 26,924 26,515 26,515 1.5 0.0 0.5 27,138 26,035 26,649 24,844 (X) (X) 9.2

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 152,710 153,523 154,637 -0.5 -0.7 -0.8 154,106 153,232 156,242 134,891 (X) (X) 14.2

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

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July July

2011p 2011r 2011 July June May 2011p 2011r 2011 2010 11/10

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 195,351 194,955 195,226 0.2 -0.1 0.6 197,285 194,985 196,390 178,534 10.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 115,698 114,983 114,806 0.6 0.2 1.0 116,851 114,413 114,889 107,067 9.1

 Wood products................................... 3,091 3,136 3,247 -1.4 -3.4 0.1 3,003 2,955 2,994 3,055 -1.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,332 4,351 4,310 -0.4 1.0 1.0 4,346 4,355 4,320 4,074 6.7

 Primary metals.................................... 13,772 13,714 13,743 0.4 -0.2 0.8 14,020 13,899 13,728 12,355 13.5

 Fabricated metal products.................. 16,390 16,312 16,268 0.5 0.3 3.3 16,520 16,367 16,150 14,632 12.9

 Machinery.......................................... 22,069 21,664 21,314 1.9 1.6 1.1 22,314 21,463 21,511 19,046 17.2

 Computers and electronic products...... 18,340 18,109 18,332 1.3 -1.2 -0.3 18,365 17,811 18,391 16,709 9.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 6,552 6,534 6,509 0.3 0.4 0.8 6,651 6,596 6,607 6,297 5.6

 Transportation equipment.................. 20,543 20,691 20,670 -0.7 0.1 0.6 20,935 20,505 20,742 21,084 -0.7

 Furniture and related products............ 3,376 3,321 3,259 1.7 1.9 1.1 3,406 3,347 3,282 3,099 9.9

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,233 7,151 7,154 1.1 0.0 1.6 7,291 7,115 7,164 6,716 8.6

 Nondurable goods industries................. 79,653 79,972 80,420 -0.4 -0.6 -0.1 80,434 80,572 81,501 71,467 12.5

 Food products................................... 14,722 14,483 14,523 1.7 -0.3 0.2 14,550 14,142 14,240 13,872 4.9

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,321 4,334 4,291 -0.3 1.0 -0.6 4,123 4,206 4,244 4,171 -1.2

 Textiles.............................................. 1,322 1,324 1,322 -0.2 0.2 4.5 1,339 1,337 1,343 1,121 19.4

 Textile products.................................. 1,405 1,394 1,373 0.8 1.5 1.0 1,431 1,417 1,394 1,240 15.4

 Apparel............................................. 859 847 839 1.4 1.0 1.7 880 862 842 618 42.4

 Leather and allied products................ 312 313 306 -0.3 2.3 0.3 316 309 308 268 17.9

 Paper products................................... 6,655 6,662 6,667 -0.1 -0.1 -0.4 6,591 6,569 6,595 6,549 0.6

 Printing ............................................ 2,672 2,681 2,695 -0.3 -0.5 -1.8 2,700 2,693 2,660 2,570 5.1

 Petroleum and coal products............... 15,718 16,459 17,398 -4.5 -5.4 -1.3 16,435 17,275 18,647 12,227 34.4

 Chemical products............................. 22,940 22,868 22,604 0.3 1.2 0.9 23,188 23,132 22,833 20,960 10.6

 Plastics and rubber products............... 8,727 8,607 8,402 1.4 2.4 -0.9 8,881 8,630 8,395 7,871 12.8

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 187,502 186,284 184,621 0.7 0.9 1.0 188,602 185,309 186,459 160,352 17.6

 Durable goods industries........................ 141,207 139,595 138,216 1.2 1.0 1.7 142,480 139,407 139,944 120,205 18.5

 Wood products................................... 1,518 1,529 1,535 -0.7 -0.4 0.5 1,505 1,532 1,539 1,449 3.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,208 1,207 1,198 0.1 0.8 2.6 1,220 1,239 1,245 1,177 3.7

 Primary metals.................................... 9,923 9,801 9,834 1.2 -0.3 0.6 10,335 10,017 10,207 8,617 19.9

 Fabricated metal products.................. 12,593 12,413 12,292 1.5 1.0 1.5 12,708 12,354 12,383 11,315 12.3

 Machinery.......................................... 14,993 15,054 15,075 -0.4 -0.1 2.7 14,948 14,948 15,252 13,616 9.8

 Computers and electronic products...... 18,399 18,374 18,204 0.1 0.9 0.0 18,537 18,313 18,469 17,649 5.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 3,670 3,658 3,622 0.3 1.0 0.6 3,732 3,653 3,717 3,280 13.8

 Transportation equipment.................. 74,526 73,222 72,129 1.8 1.5 2.3 75,063 72,981 72,754 58,830 27.6

 Furniture and related products............ 1,067 1,060 1,078 0.7 -1.7 2.4 1,077 1,068 1,086 1,005 7.2

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,310 3,277 3,249 1.0 0.9 0.4 3,355 3,302 3,292 3,267 2.7

 Nondurable goods industries................. 46,295 46,689 46,405 -0.8 0.6 -0.9 46,122 45,902 46,515 40,147 14.9

 Food products................................... 3,634 3,617 3,593 0.5 0.7 1.4 3,070 3,064 3,067 2,649 15.9

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,545 5,522 5,537 0.4 -0.3 -0.6 5,046 5,184 5,413 5,087 -0.8

 Textiles.............................................. 838 815 812 2.8 0.4 1.2 846 813 825 712 18.8

 Textile products.................................. 455 453 462 0.4 -1.9 -2.5 454 454 475 417 8.9

 Apparel............................................. 378 369 362 2.4 1.9 4.0 403 383 366 377 6.9

 Leather and allied products................ 90 91 92 -1.1 -1.1 3.4 90 93 92 75 20.0

 Paper products................................... 1,289 1,267 1,233 1.7 2.8 -0.9 1,305 1,272 1,229 1,261 3.5

 Printing ............................................ 1,233 1,216 1,210 1.4 0.5 -3.7 1,242 1,144 1,149 1,212 2.5

 Petroleum and coal products............... 16,199 16,383 16,303 -1.1 0.5 -3.5 16,874 16,388 16,848 11,749 43.6

 Chemical products............................. 14,585 14,867 14,810 -1.9 0.4 0.5 14,760 15,046 15,067 14,499 1.8

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,049 2,089 1,991 -1.9 4.9 5.1 2,032 2,061 1,984 2,109 -3.7

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 215,181 213,880 213,088 0.6 0.4 0.7 217,537 213,522 216,692 195,008 11.6

 Durable goods industries........................ 104,450 103,637 102,961 0.8 0.7 1.0 105,312 103,412 105,275 95,290 10.5

 Wood products................................... 3,817 3,802 3,833 0.4 -0.8 -0.7 3,812 3,825 3,940 3,817 -0.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,230 5,280 5,263 -0.9 0.3 0.7 5,281 5,313 5,431 5,080 4.0

 Primary metals.................................... 10,341 10,338 10,200 0.0 1.4 2.8 10,454 10,354 10,495 8,819 18.5

 Fabricated metal products.................. 16,621 16,544 16,487 0.5 0.3 1.1 16,944 16,722 16,852 15,522 9.2

 Machinery.......................................... 21,393 21,041 20,860 1.7 0.9 1.3 21,218 20,869 21,161 18,531 14.5

 Computers and electronic products...... 11,744 11,776 11,595 -0.3 1.6 1.8 11,765 11,459 11,705 10,769 9.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,281 5,327 5,358 -0.9 -0.6 0.3 5,335 5,298 5,386 5,081 5.0

 Transportation equipment.................. 15,696 15,192 15,031 3.3 1.1 0.8 16,128 15,259 15,859 14,138 14.1

 Furniture and related products............ 2,383 2,403 2,427 -0.8 -1.0 -1.7 2,459 2,503 2,478 2,439 0.8

 Miscellaneous products........................ 11,944 11,934 11,907 0.1 0.2 -0.5 11,916 11,810 11,968 11,094 7.4

 Nondurable goods industries................. 110,731 110,243 110,127 0.4 0.1 0.4 112,225 110,110 111,417 99,718 12.5

 Food products................................... 26,568 26,727 26,458 -0.6 1.0 1.3 26,659 26,148 25,976 24,081 10.7

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 6,631 6,564 6,555 1.0 0.1 0.3 6,744 6,547 6,571 6,407 5.3

 Textiles.............................................. 1,478 1,450 1,407 1.9 3.1 0.5 1,455 1,453 1,418 1,209 20.3

 Textile products.................................. 1,152 1,152 1,156 0.0 -0.3 1.8 1,156 1,169 1,178 1,064 8.6

 Apparel............................................. 1,284 1,245 1,254 3.1 -0.7 1.0 1,374 1,281 1,223 1,219 12.7

 Leather and allied products................ 495 487 491 1.6 -0.8 -0.2 511 492 485 423 20.8

 Paper products................................... 6,039 6,014 6,025 0.4 -0.2 0.4 6,044 5,936 6,134 5,903 2.4

 Printing ............................................ 1,630 1,631 1,609 -0.1 1.4 -2.6 1,661 1,666 1,636 1,592 4.3

 Petroleum and coal products............... 19,725 19,575 20,049 0.8 -2.4 -3.8 20,601 20,089 21,075 15,905 29.5

 Chemical products............................. 35,634 35,249 35,237 1.1 0.0 2.1 35,981 35,159 35,603 32,569 10.5

 Plastics and rubber products............... 10,095 10,149 9,886 -0.5 2.7 1.6 10,039 10,170 10,118 9,346 7.4

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 Jul Jun May Apr Jul Jun May Apr

2011p 2011r 2011 2011 2011p 2011r 2011 2011

All manufacturing industries2

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

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.79 1.82 1.82 1.81 6.02 6.05 6.11 6.11

 Wood products.............................................. 1.57 1.61 1.64 1.62 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.38 1.41 1.46 1.48 1.29 1.32 1.41 1.47

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.84 1.81 1.82 1.79 2.67 2.62 2.61 2.63

 Machinery..................................................... 2.00 1.96 2.02 2.03 4.39 4.24 4.31 4.25

 Computers and electronic products2

................ 1.56 1.58 1.56 1.54 5.61 5.65 5.63 5.61

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.56 1.53 1.53 1.54 2.84 2.78 2.76 2.78

 Transportation equipment.............................. 2.23 2.37 2.35 2.29 15.28 16.00 15.90 15.72

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.26 1.23 1.22 1.21 1.52 1.48 1.47 1.51

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.65 1.67 1.68 1.67 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.94 0.95 0.95 0.95 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.73 0.73 0.73 0.72 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.36 1.30 1.35 1.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.38 1.37 1.34 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.64 1.62 1.63 1.62 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.99 1.92 1.94 1.89 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.79 2.78 2.69 2.73 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.96 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.80 0.79 0.78 0.80 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.72 0.76 0.77 0.77 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.18 1.17 1.17 1.17 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.28 1.29 1.28 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

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

1

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Jul2 Jul2 Jul2 Jul2

Industry 2010- 2010- 2010- 2010-

Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun

2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011

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

Durable goods industries....................... -0.1 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2

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

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

 Primary metals.................................... -0.1 0.8 -0.4 2.5 -0.1 1.5 0.0 0.5

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.0 0.3 -0.2 0.7 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... -0.3 0.9 1.3 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... -0.3 0.7 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.4 0.8 -0.5 1.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.0 0.6 0.2 1.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.6 (X) 1.3 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.4

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.3 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.2

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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

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-inprocess, 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-to-month changes of the total 

operations of those companies in the monthly survey effectively represent the month-to-month 

movements of all establishments that make up the category. The current coverage levels in the survey 

show that reported data in the monthly survey represent approximately 60 percent of the shipments 

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

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

The data presented in this release are based on data obtained from a panel of 4,300 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-to-month movement of 

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

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

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

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