Manufacturers' Shipments,

 Inventories, and Orders: April 2003 Issued June 2003

 M3-1(03)-04

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Total Manufacturing Shipments

and Three Month Moving Average

300

320

340

360

380

Apr-01

Jun-01

Aug-01

Oct-01

Dec-01

Feb-02Apr-02

Jun-02

Aug-02

Oct-02

Dec-02

Feb-03Apr-03

300

320

340

360

380

 Shipments Average

Billions Of Dollars

Total Manufacturing Inventories

and Three Month Moving Average

420

440

460

480

500

Apr-01

Jun-01

Aug-01

Oct-01

Dec-01

Feb-02Apr-02

Jun-02

Aug-02

Oct-02

Dec-02

Feb-03Apr-03

420

440

460

480

500

 Inventories Average

Billions Of Dollars
With the cooperation of the Semiconductor Industry Association and many of its member companies, the Census Bureau will

again be able to publish shipments data on this important sector of our economy. The Census Bureau will not publish orders data

and will only publish inventory data at higher level aggregates. The first monthly press release which will contain the

semiconductor data is the July advance report on durable goods to be issued on August 26. However, historic data up through

June 2003 for all data series will be released, along with benchmark revisions, on August 19, 2003.

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

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in April decreased $9.4

billion or 2.9 percent to $320.0 billion, the Department of

Commerce, Census Bureau reported today. This was the largest

percent decline since November 2001. This followed a 2.1

percent March increase. Year to date, new orders for 2003 were

2.9 percent above the same period a year ago.

Shipments decreased $7.1 billion or 2.2 percent to $320.6

billion. This was the largest percent decline since February

2002. This followed a 1.6 percent March increase. Year to date,

shipments for 2003 were 2.2 percent above the same period a

year ago. 

Unfilled orders decreased $0.6 billion or 0.1 percent to

$477.4 billion, following a 0.4 percent March increase. The

unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 4.03, up from 4.01 in

March.

Inventories increased $0.1 billion to $432.6 billion, following

a 0.2 percent March decrease. The inventories-to-shipments

ratio, the highest since March 2002, was 1.35, up from 1.32 in

March.

New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in April

decreased $3.9 billion or 2.3 percent to $169.1 billion, revised

from the previously published 2.4 percent decrease.

Transportation equipment had the largest decrease, $2.7

billion or 5.1 percent to $49.7 billion, led by defense aircraft and

parts, which decreased by $1.5 billion. Machinery decreased

$1.1 billion or 4.7 percent to $21.7 billion.

New orders for manufactured nondurable goods decreased

$5.5 billion or 3.5 percent to $150.8 billion.

Shipments

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in April decreased

$1.6 billion or 0.9 percent to $169.8 billion, revised from the

previously published 0.7 percent decrease.

Transportation equipment had the largest decrease, $1.5

billion or 2.9 percent to $49.7 billion. This decline was led by

nondefense aircraft and parts, which decreased by $0.7 billion,

and light trucks and utility vehicles, which decreased by $0.6

billion.

Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods decreased

$5.5 billion or 3.5 percent to $150.8 billion. This was the

largest percent decline since February 2002. Petroleum and

coal products had the largest decrease, $4.6 billion or 19.3

percent to $19.0 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in April

decreased $0.6 billion or 0.1 percent to $477.4 billion, revised

from the previously published 0.3 percent decrease.

Machinery, down twenty-nine of the past thirty-one

months, had the largest decrease, $0.4 billion or 0.9 percent to

$44.6 billion.

Inventories

Inventories of manufactured durable goods in April

decreased $0.3 billion or 0.1 percent to $263.2 billion,

unrevised from the previously published 0.1 percent decrease. 

This was the twenty-sixth decrease over the past twenty-seven

months.

Computers and electronic products, down eight of the last

nine months, had the largest decrease, $0.6 billion or 1.5

percent to $39.9 billion.

Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, at the down

nine of the last eleven months, increased $0.5 billion or 0.3

percent to $169.5 billion. Plastics and rubber products had the

largest increase, $0.2 billion or 1.2 percent to $18.4 billion. 

Beverage and tobacco products also increased $0.2 billion.

By stage of fabrication, April materials and supplies

decreased 0.7 percent in durable goods and increased 0.4

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.8

percent in durable goods and decreased 0.5 percent in

nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 0.7 percent in

durable goods and increased 0.5 percent in nondurable goods.

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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change

Apr Mar Feb Mar - Feb - Jan - Apr Mar Feb Apr 2003/

2003p 2003r 2003 Apr Mar Feb 2003p 2003r 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2002

 All manufacturing industries 2.................. 320,638 327,745 322,601 -2.2 1.6 -1.4 317,526 344,566 309,768 319,852 1,271,307 1,243,716 2.2

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 270,982 276,589 270,620 -2.0 2.2 -1.8 268,298 288,093 258,343 265,892 1,066,699 1,035,454 3.0

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 311,771 319,241 313,890 -2.3 1.7 -1.5 309,329 335,065 301,712 312,923 1,238,566 1,215,051 1.9

 With unfilled orders 2

.......................... 118,441 119,189 118,902 -0.6 0.2 -1.6 116,013 129,455 114,310 120,756 467,013 474,790 -1.6

 Durable goods industries 2

........................169,791 171,385 170,675 -0.9 0.4 -1.9 167,142 185,515 163,936 174,259 672,248 676,835 -0.7

 Wood products................................. ...... 7,381 7,409 7,131 -0.4 3.9 -1.9 7,542 7,249 6,489 7,642 27,577 28,111 -1.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 8,309 8,312 8,198 0.0 1.4 -5.6 8,427 8,086 7,420 8,451 31,701 29,498 7.5

 Primary metals............................ .......... 10,720 10,957 10,985 -2.2 -0.3 -3.2 11,071 11,393 10,696 11,708 44,252 44,282 -0.1

 Iron and steel mills............................ 5,088 5,168 5,143 -1.5 0.5 -2.1 5,240 5,388 4,944 5,290 20,726 19,891 4.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 4,373 4,500 4,540 -2.8 -0.9 -5.3 4,518 4,671 4,476 4,989 18,356 19,015 -3.5

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,259 1,289 1,302 -2.3 -1.0 -0.2 1,313 1,334 1,276 1,429 5,170 5,376 -3.8

 Fabricated metal products...................... 20,286 20,552 20,606 -1.3 -0.3 -1.3 20,321 20,943 19,904 21,349 80,399 81,684 -1.6

 Machinery............................................. 22,064 22,246 21,905 -0.8 1.6 -2.2 22,794 24,809 21,098 23,327 88,209 89,555 -1.5

 Farm machinery................................. 1,598 1,574 1,566 1.5 0.5 2.2 1,910 1,986 1,748 1,780 7,014 6,531 7.4

 Construction machinery..................... 1,695 1,536 1,556 10.4 -1.3 -6.1 1,906 1,870 1,569 1,920 6,766 6,982 -3.1

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery......................... 792 806 756 -1.7 6.6 0.7 767 886 737 743 3,076 2,937 4.7

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,098 3,301 3,252 -6.1 1.5 1.4 3,150 3,747 2,953 3,167 12,759 11,763 8.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,328 1,397 1,314 -4.9 6.3 -7.7 1,257 1,417 1,165 1,281 5,027 5,008 0.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,421 2,498 2,492 -3.1 0.2 -1.3 2,414 2,686 2,250 2,686 9,475 10,185 -7.0

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,797 1,798 1,915 -0.1 -6.1 -4.5 1,669 1,880 1,668 1,968 6,742 7,576 -11.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 2,655 2,558 2,476 3.8 3.3 -4.8 2,600 2,784 2,497 2,511 10,069 11,451 -12.1

 Material handling equipment............... 1,322 1,321 1,322 0.1 -0.1 -3.6 1,343 1,494 1,302 1,440 5,492 5,726 -4.1

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 26,927 26,052 25,492 3.4 2.2 -4.7 23,935 30,427 23,390 23,445 99,651 100,058 -0.4

 Computers........................................ 4,742 3,737 3,999 26.9 -6.6 -19.7 4,251 4,446 3,369 3,269 16,283 14,314 13.8

 Computer storage devices................... 1,167 1,153 1,039 1.2 11.0 -4.0 862 1,721 814 903 4,161 4,679 -11.1

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,575 1,337 1,570 17.8 -14.8 -3.2 1,188 1,704 1,387 1,148 5,487 5,492 -0.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 5,069 5,244 5,180 -3.3 1.2 -1.7 4,481 6,249 4,528 4,931 19,277 20,655 -6.7

 Defense communications equipment... 364 337 316 8.0 6.6 -1.6 357 373 309 295 1,330 1,237 7.5

 Audio and video equipment.................. 679 646 660 5.1 -2.1 -6.6 548 659 645 605 2,460 2,716 -9.4

 Semiconductors 3

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

 Electronic components........................ 3,580 3,654 3,734 -2.0 -2.1 -2.6 3,416 3,896 3,613 3,995 14,202 16,156 -12.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 844 724 751 16.6 -3.6 4.3 768 765 736 670 2,886 2,896 -0.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,309 2,193 2,083 5.3 5.3 0.7 2,237 2,463 2,032 1,883 8,489 7,495 13.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,057 6,470 5,626 -6.4 15.0 -1.1 5,388 7,548 5,452 5,183 23,097 21,874 5.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,602 8,644 8,568 -0.5 0.9 -4.3 8,398 9,324 8,142 8,981 33,590 34,979 -4.0

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,073 1,086 1,071 -1.2 1.4 -7.0 990 1,168 1,084 1,015 4,226 4,190 0.9

 Household appliances........................ 2,055 2,045 1,988 0.5 2.9 -1.3 2,052 2,179 1,888 2,071 7,797 7,833 -0.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,506 2,496 2,455 0.4 1.7 -5.8 2,326 2,838 2,295 2,492 9,635 9,960 -3.3

 Batteries........................................... 478 483 467 -1.0 3.4 -3.1 427 477 393 500 1,683 1,921 -12.4

 Transportation equipment...................... 49,656 51,156 51,981 -2.9 -1.6 0.8 49,228 56,473 51,425 53,960 204,608 208,262 -1.8

 Automobiles..................................... 7,479 7,790 7,840 -4.0 -0.6 -4.4 7,572 8,600 7,922 8,618 32,085 32,854 -2.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 9,561 10,126 10,349 -5.6 -2.2 -2.5 9,558 11,380 10,273 10,877 41,489 40,672 2.0

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,084 1,094 1,020 -0.9 7.3 -4.1 1,111 1,107 991 1,147 4,168 4,038 3.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 17,327 17,631 17,804 -1.7 -1.0 -1.7 18,042 18,663 18,047 20,205 72,393 74,219 -2.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 5,306 5,980 6,071 -11.3 -1.5 28.0 4,819 7,099 5,956 6,015 21,465 26,972 -20.4

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,363 3,299 3,249 1.9 1.5 0.4 2,899 3,671 2,819 2,474 11,969 10,177 17.6

 Ships and boats................................. 1,998 1,975 2,165 1.2 -8.8 1.2 2,031 2,278 2,202 1,855 8,144 6,968 16.9

 Furniture and related products................. 5,365 5,342 5,386 0.4 -0.8 -4.0 5,294 5,504 5,453 5,618 21,545 22,270 -3.3

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 10,481 10,715 10,423 -2.2 2.8 -0.2 10,132 11,307 9,919 9,778 40,716 38,136 6.8

 Nondurable goods industries................... 150,847 156,360 151,926 -3.5 2.9 -0.9 150,384 159,051 145,832 145,593 599,059 566,881 5.7

 Food products....................................... 37,832 37,618 37,432 0.6 0.5 -1.6 36,728 38,347 36,409 36,148 147,580 147,983 -0.3

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 4,143 4,142 4,108 0.0 0.8 1.0 4,017 4,129 4,248 3,903 16,411 16,129 1.7

 Dairy products.................................. 5,357 5,267 5,159 1.7 2.1 -3.0 5,255 5,448 4,882 5,103 20,688 20,980 -1.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 10,801 10,788 11,205 0.1 -3.7 -0.1 10,770 10,806 10,963 11,056 43,110 44,185 -2.4

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 8,787 9,083 8,456 -3.3 7.4 -2.6 8,777 9,060 7,901 8,947 33,550 35,479 -5.4

 Beverages......................................... 5,859 5,855 5,816 0.1 0.7 -1.6 5,849 5,832 5,261 5,733 21,980 21,231 3.5

 Tobacco............................................ 2,928 3,228 2,640 -9.3 22.3 -4.8 2,928 3,228 2,640 3,214 11,570 14,248 -18.8

 Textile mills........................................... 3,342 3,310 3,405 1.0 -2.8 -3.5 3,270 3,556 3,329 3,664 13,262 13,876 -4.4

 Textile products................................... 3,063 3,070 3,019 -0.2 1.7 -1.5 3,129 3,205 2,927 3,212 11,828 11,792 0.3

 Apparel................................................ 4,466 4,581 4,582 -2.5 0.0 -4.6 4,229 4,696 4,720 4,561 17,958 18,310 -1.9

 Leather and allied products..................... 773 760 762 1.7 -0.3 6.0 694 756 796 635 2,858 2,383 19.9

 Paper products...................................... 13,220 13,501 12,856 -2.1 5.0 -1.7 13,004 13,472 12,569 12,214 51,805 48,017 7.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 5,681 5,938 5,425 -4.3 9.5 -6.3 5,615 5,912 5,435 5,691 22,663 22,265 1.8

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,769 3,777 3,751 -0.2 0.7 1.4 3,736 3,759 3,570 3,618 14,706 14,127 4.1

 Printing................................................. 8,035 7,971 7,878 0.8 1.2 -1.2 7,793 8,103 7,460 7,710 30,744 30,619 0.4

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 19,023 23,575 22,000 -19.3 7.2 3.0 19,363 22,036 19,845 17,564 80,999 63,463 27.6

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 17,419 21,962 20,471 -20.7 7.3 3.6 17,795 20,547 18,630 16,080 75,600 58,382 29.5

 Basic chemicals...................................... 37,306 37,619 36,633 -0.8 2.7 -0.9 37,737 39,932 35,372 35,436 148,147 136,526 8.5

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 1,446 1,508 1,565 -4.1 -3.6 -2.9 2,434 2,140 1,496 2,957 7,499 8,199 -8.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 9,115 9,239 8,807 -1.3 4.9 -1.7 8,990 9,619 8,267 8,287 35,745 34,692 3.0

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,394 2,363 2,329 1.3 1.5 -2.0 2,488 2,396 2,213 2,407 9,259 9,143 1.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,000 15,272 14,903 -1.8 2.5 -1.4 15,660 15,888 14,504 15,502 60,328 58,433 3.2

p Preliminary r

 Revised NA Not available.

1

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

3 See footnote at end of Table 2.

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.
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Table 2. Value of Manufacturers' New Orders for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change

Apr Mar Feb Mar - Feb - Jan - Apr Mar Feb Apr 2003/

2003p 2003r 2003 Apr Mar Feb 2003p 2003r 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2002

All manufacturing industries 2................... 319,991 329,426 322,759 -2.9 2.1 -1.0 318,874 347,367 312,724 316,483 1,284,251 1,247,768 2.9

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 270,277 277,016 271,411 -2.4 2.1 -1.5 268,834 288,468 261,021 266,039 1,074,353 1,034,653 3.8

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 309,971 317,632 312,209 -2.4 1.7 -1.9 308,697 333,354 302,363 310,390 1,241,722 1,211,638 2.5

 With unfilled orders 2

.......................... 117,794 120,870 119,060 -2.5 1.5 -0.4 117,361 132,256 117,266 117,387 479,957 478,842 0.2

 Durable goods industries 2........................ 169,144 173,066 170,833 -2.3 1.3 -1.1 168,490 188,316 166,892 170,890 685,192 680,887 0.6

 Primary metals............................ ............ 10,558 10,364 10,871 1.9 -4.7 -2.8 10,834 10,868 11,047 11,624 44,265 44,813 -1.2

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 4,932 4,656 5,111 5.9 -8.9 2.7 5,055 4,957 5,270 5,501 20,475 20,933 -2.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 4,364 4,444 4,434 -1.8 0.2 -9.3 4,475 4,613 4,451 4,733 18,517 18,517 0.0

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,262 1,264 1,326 -0.2 -4.7 0.8 1,304 1,298 1,326 1,390 5,273 5,363 -1.7

 Fabricated metal products...................... 20,207 20,390 20,247 -0.9 0.7 -1.7 20,524 20,880 19,866 21,219 80,597 81,738 -1.4

 Machinery............................................. 21,662 22,739 21,836 -4.7 4.1 -2.5 22,924 25,222 21,376 23,369 90,125 87,884 2.5

 Construction machinery....................... 1,718 1,547 1,494 11.1 3.5 -6.6 2,012 1,847 1,566 2,073 6,923 7,289 -5.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery......................... 763 802 684 -4.9 17.3 -8.1 738 882 665 683 2,964 3,029 -2.1

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,788 3,900 2,821 -28.5 38.2 -28.5 3,126 4,128 2,503 3,694 13,851 12,454 11.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,342 1,476 1,476 -9.1 0.0 6.0 1,282 1,514 1,328 1,347 5,331 5,134 3.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,473 2,515 2,536 -1.7 -0.8 5.0 2,607 2,728 2,349 2,871 9,899 10,662 -7.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,707 1,750 1,895 -2.5 -7.7 -2.1 1,594 1,845 1,743 1,915 6,714 7,529 -10.8

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 2,377 2,056 2,513 15.6 -18.2 10.9 2,312 2,177 2,523 2,040 8,910 8,306 7.3

 Material handling equipment............... 1,398 1,454 1,419 -3.9 2.5 21.6 1,359 1,771 1,453 1,273 5,711 5,496 3.9

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 26,888 26,802 26,177 0.3 2.4 -4.2 24,286 31,172 24,649 23,615 104,241 100,491 3.7

 Computers........................................ 4,656 3,907 3,842 19.2 1.7 -18.6 4,038 4,611 3,387 2,965 15,982 14,197 12.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,885 6,021 5,955 -2.3 1.1 0.0 5,555 7,173 5,432 5,048 23,735 21,280 11.5

 Defense communications equipment... 335 370 416 -9.5 -11.1 14.6 328 406 409 244 1,476 1,166 26.6

 Semiconductors 3................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components........................ 2,661 3,033 3,514 -12.3 -13.7 -0.7 2,483 3,021 3,456 4,228 12,366 16,346 -24.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 802 745 596 7.7 25.0 -27.1 711 872 611 627 2,962 2,849 4.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,681 2,295 2,211 16.8 3.8 -2.7 2,745 2,809 2,285 1,728 9,919 6,940 42.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 5,906 6,738 5,840 -12.3 15.4 1.2 5,389 7,593 5,718 5,556 23,714 22,282 6.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,673 8,841 8,574 -1.9 3.1 -1.7 8,408 9,402 8,386 9,158 33,932 34,856 -2.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 992 1,077 1,071 -7.9 0.6 -10.8 900 1,165 1,086 1,066 4,217 4,213 0.1

 Household appliances.......................... 2,419 2,096 2,030 15.4 3.3 3.4 2,332 2,133 1,991 2,092 8,146 7,689 5.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,535 2,682 2,443 -5.5 9.8 -2.0 2,393 2,972 2,399 2,556 9,902 9,834 0.7

 Transportation equipment........................ 49,714 52,410 51,348 -5.1 2.1 1.8 50,040 58,899 51,703 50,444 209,898 213,115 -1.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,231 17,501 17,908 -1.5 -2.3 -1.0 17,824 18,439 18,384 20,181 72,715 74,884 -2.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 4,427 2,980 3,588 48.6 -16.9 -30.5 4,125 4,387 3,810 3,224 17,067 21,631 -21.1

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 4,287 5,823 2,449 -26.4 137.8 3.4 4,710 6,386 2,854 1,977 16,866 16,657 1.3

 Ships and boats.................................. 1,630 1,748 2,061 -6.8 -15.2 4.2 1,722 2,108 1,739 2,421 7,301 8,736 -16.4

 Furniture and related products................. 5,469 5,340 5,412 2.4 -1.3 -2.0 5,571 5,487 5,421 5,728 21,845 22,332 -2.2

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 150,847 156,360 151,926 -3.5 2.9 -0.9 150,384 159,051 145,832 145,593 599,059 566,881 5.7

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

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

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

estimates of semiconductor shipments, orders, or inventories.

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

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

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

Current Industrial Reports: M3-1(01), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1992-2001."
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Table 3. Value of Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Apr Mar Feb Mar - Feb - Jan - Apr Mar Feb Apr Apr

2003p 2003r 2003 Apr Mar Feb 2003p 2003r 2003 2002 03/02

All manufacturing industries 1................... 477,388 478,035 476,354 -0.1 0.4 0.0 485,349 484,001 481,200 506,010 -4.1

 Excluding transportation 1

................... 229,823 230,528 230,101 -0.3 0.2 0.3 233,595 233,059 232,684 247,526 -5.6

 Excluding defense 1

............................. 328,103 329,903 331,512 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 331,780 332,412 334,123 357,847 -7.3

 Durable goods industries 1........................ 477,388 478,035 476,354 -0.1 0.4 0.0 485,349 484,001 481,200 506,010 -4.1

 Primary metals........................................ 13,894 14,056 14,649 -1.2 -4.0 -0.8 14,318 14,555 15,080 16,634 -13.9

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 7,281 7,437 7,949 -2.1 -6.4 -0.4 7,539 7,724 8,155 8,947 -15.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 4,408 4,417 4,473 -0.2 -1.3 -2.3 4,511 4,554 4,612 5,284 -14.6

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,205 2,202 2,227 0.1 -1.1 1.1 2,268 2,277 2,313 2,403 -5.6

 Fabricated metal products...................... 36,925 37,004 37,166 -0.2 -0.4 -1.0 37,140 36,937 37,000 39,863 -6.8

 Machinery.............................................. 44,598 45,000 44,507 -0.9 1.1 -0.2 45,530 45,400 44,987 51,743 -12.0

 Construction machinery....................... 1,975 1,952 1,941 1.2 0.6 -3.1 2,181 2,075 2,098 2,450 -11.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery......................... 907 936 940 -3.1 -0.4 -7.1 907 936 940 1,291 -29.7

 Industrial machinery............................ 9,576 9,886 9,287 -3.1 6.4 -4.4 9,713 9,737 9,356 9,250 5.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,247 1,233 1,154 1.1 6.8 16.3 1,281 1,256 1,159 942 36.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,333 4,281 4,264 1.2 0.4 1.0 4,508 4,315 4,273 4,834 -6.7

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,603 3,693 3,741 -2.4 -1.3 -0.5 3,650 3,725 3,760 3,802 -4.0

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 8,374 8,652 9,154 -3.2 -5.5 0.4 8,348 8,636 9,243 15,080 -44.6

 Material handling equipment............... 5,121 5,045 4,912 1.5 2.7 2.0 5,258 5,242 4,965 5,134 2.4

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 109,892 109,931 109,181 0.0 0.7 0.6 111,987 111,636 110,891 114,384 -2.1

 Computers......................................... 7,473 7,559 7,389 -1.1 2.3 -2.1 7,402 7,615 7,450 6,687 10.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 38,585 37,769 36,992 2.2 2.1 2.1 39,655 38,581 37,657 40,313 -1.6

 Defense communications equipment... 2,619 2,648 2,615 -1.1 1.3 4.0 2,619 2,648 2,615 2,494 5.0

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components.......................... 12,288 13,207 13,828 -7.0 -4.5 -1.6 12,286 13,219 14,094 16,506 -25.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 4,067 4,109 4,088 -1.0 0.5 -3.7 4,151 4,208 4,101 4,378 -5.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 31,220 30,848 30,746 1.2 0.3 0.4 32,087 31,579 31,233 31,125 3.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 13,640 13,791 13,523 -1.1 2.0 1.6 13,787 13,786 13,741 12,881 7.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 14,460 14,389 14,192 0.5 1.4 0.0 14,541 14,531 14,453 14,753 -1.4

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,550 1,631 1,640 -5.0 -0.5 0.0 1,510 1,600 1,603 1,409 7.2

 Household appliances.......................... 1,315 951 900 38.3 5.7 4.9 1,319 1,039 1,085 1,135 16.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 8,396 8,367 8,181 0.3 2.3 -0.1 8,458 8,391 8,257 8,811 -4.0

 Transportation equipment........................ 247,565 247,507 246,253 0.0 0.5 -0.3 251,754 250,942 248,516 258,484 -2.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 12,167 12,263 12,393 -0.8 -1.0 0.8 12,565 12,783 13,007 12,858 -2.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 107,218 108,097 111,097 -0.8 -2.7 -2.2 107,592 108,286 110,998 118,002 -8.8

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 59,063 58,139 55,615 1.6 4.5 -1.4 61,196 59,385 56,670 57,763 5.9

 Ships and boats.................................. 19,800 20,168 20,395 -1.8 -1.1 -0.5 20,154 20,463 20,633 22,340 -9.8

 Furniture and related products................. 5,290 5,186 5,188 2.0 0.0 0.5 5,315 5,038 5,055 6,070 -12.4

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

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

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

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

estimates of semiconductor shipments, orders, or inventories.

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

Table 4. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Apr Mar Feb Mar - Feb - Jan - Apr Mar Feb Apr Apr

2003p 2003r 2003 Apr Mar Feb 2003p 2003r 2003 2002 03/02

 All manufacturing industries 1.................. 432,619 432,500 433,227 0.0 -0.2 0.4 433,521 429,849 435,545 431,168 0.5

 Excluding transportation 1

................... 359,084 359,392 359,976 -0.1 -0.2 0.5 360,266 357,987 362,225 359,375 0.2

 Excluding defense 1

............................. 408,657 408,888 410,224 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 409,674 406,717 412,410 409,003 0.2

 With unfilled orders 1

.......................... 213,581 213,932 214,973 -0.2 -0.5 -0.2 214,046 212,155 216,246 219,394 -2.4

 Durable goods industries 1........................ 263,156 263,501 264,681 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 263,805 261,623 266,602 268,416 -1.7

 Wood products................................. ...... 9,328 9,335 9,352 -0.1 -0.2 1.3 9,225 9,449 9,608 9,356 -1.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,241 9,236 9,113 0.1 1.3 1.1 9,442 9,447 9,270 9,015 4.7

 Primary metals............................ ............ 18,971 19,039 19,091 -0.4 -0.3 0.8 18,777 18,850 19,092 18,144 3.5

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 11,103 11,179 11,167 -0.7 0.1 1.0 10,870 10,960 11,137 9,981 8.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,066 6,056 6,126 0.2 -1.1 0.6 6,048 6,052 6,133 6,369 -5.0

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,802 1,804 1,798 -0.1 0.3 0.3 1,859 1,838 1,822 1,794 3.6

 Fabricated metal products...................... 30,711 30,736 30,779 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 30,988 31,020 31,008 31,315 -1.0

 Machinery.............................................. 43,616 43,629 44,101 0.0 -1.1 -0.5 43,927 43,793 44,800 46,065 -4.6

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,087 2,117 2,117 -1.4 0.0 1.6 2,114 2,220 2,258 1,981 6.7

 Construction machinery........................ 3,698 3,699 3,676 0.0 0.6 0.4 3,741 3,791 3,787 4,075 -8.2

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................. 2,175 2,173 2,205 0.1 -1.5 -1.0 2,191 2,167 2,196 2,287 -4.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 7,294 7,349 7,284 -0.7 0.9 -2.0 7,273 7,304 7,392 7,700 -5.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,995 1,981 1,968 0.7 0.7 1.2 2,025 1,963 1,977 1,985 2.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,241 4,242 4,257 0.0 -0.4 0.9 4,412 4,304 4,318 4,239 4.1

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,884 4,865 5,294 0.4 -8.1 0.4 4,906 4,827 5,315 5,311 -7.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 4,433 4,505 4,606 -1.6 -2.2 -3.9 4,406 4,428 4,607 5,339 -17.5

 Material handling equipment............... 2,436 2,453 2,458 -0.7 -0.2 0.6 2,470 2,511 2,500 2,636 -6.3

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 39,927 40,524 41,300 -1.5 -1.9 -1.1 39,994 39,499 41,526 44,627 -10.4

 Computers......................................... 2,960 3,115 3,141 -5.0 -0.8 0.1 2,967 3,001 3,204 3,140 -5.5

 Computer storage devices................... 1,168 1,162 1,146 0.5 1.4 1.7 1,229 1,083 1,208 1,383 -11.1

 Other peripheral equipment................ 2,519 2,611 2,576 -3.5 1.4 -1.5 2,527 2,520 2,557 2,662 -5.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment..................................... 7,062 7,255 7,503 -2.7 -3.3 -3.5 7,081 7,086 7,547 9,946 -28.8

 Defense communications equipment... 891 875 825 1.8 6.1 0.0 891 875 825 750 18.8

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,116 1,109 1,122 0.6 -1.2 -3.9 1,022 932 1,095 1,009 1.3

 Semiconductors 2................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components.......................... 8,397 8,518 8,884 -1.4 -4.1 -0.4 8,400 8,394 8,923 9,252 -9.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,885 2,989 2,989 -3.5 0.0 -0.2 2,941 2,950 2,992 3,108 -5.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,561 3,260 3,314 9.2 -1.6 -1.4 3,580 3,176 3,280 3,395 5.4

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 8,949 9,203 9,399 -2.8 -2.1 -0.3 8,951 9,081 9,499 9,587 -6.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 12,341 12,382 12,379 -0.3 0.0 -0.5 12,667 12,464 12,672 13,511 -6.2

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,457 1,482 1,481 -1.7 0.1 -0.2 1,465 1,465 1,492 1,501 -2.4

 Household appliances.......................... 2,109 2,089 2,081 1.0 0.4 -0.4 2,238 2,122 2,155 2,276 -1.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 4,244 4,259 4,240 -0.4 0.4 -0.1 4,322 4,262 4,375 4,566 -5.3

 Batteries............................................ 630 628 623 0.3 0.8 0.0 631 609 606 726 -13.1

 Transportation equipment...................... 73,535 73,108 73,251 0.6 -0.2 0.4 73,255 71,862 73,320 71,793 2.0

 Automobiles....................................... 1,681 1,602 1,848 4.9 -13.3 0.8 1,725 1,595 1,844 1,712 0.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 1,972 2,005 2,163 -1.6 -7.3 0.7 1,990 1,906 2,079 1,985 0.3

 Heavy duty trucks .............................. 799 776 840 3.0 -7.6 1.9 774 765 853 841 -8.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 16,290 16,295 16,319 0.0 -0.1 0.6 16,224 16,158 16,242 15,538 4.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 29,619 29,315 29,555 1.0 -0.8 -1.8 29,424 28,784 29,553 29,913 -1.6

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 11,777 11,626 11,294 1.3 2.9 3.6 11,638 11,351 11,517 10,660 9.2

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,877 2,995 2,930 -3.9 2.2 3.0 2,880 2,979 2,914 2,570 12.1

 Furniture and related products................. 7,098 7,083 7,004 0.2 1.1 -0.8 7,074 6,969 6,934 6,925 2.2

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 18,388 18,429 18,311 -0.2 0.6 -0.2 18,456 18,270 18,372 17,665 4.5

 Nondurable goods industries................... 169,463 168,999 168,546 0.3 0.3 1.2 169,716 168,226 168,943 162,752 4.3

 Food products........................................ 32,481 32,744 32,475 -0.8 0.8 1.0 31,712 32,181 32,541 30,808 2.9

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 3,491 3,516 3,520 -0.7 -0.1 0.0 3,440 3,556 3,656 3,134 9.8

 Dairy products.................................... 3,447 3,519 3,504 -2.0 0.4 0.9 3,557 3,557 3,498 3,623 -1.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 6,295 6,284 6,213 0.2 1.1 0.0 6,340 6,344 6,266 6,054 4.7

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 14,328 14,134 14,160 1.4 -0.2 0.1 14,270 14,192 14,427 14,167 0.7

 Beverages......................................... 9,352 9,167 9,256 2.0 -1.0 0.0 9,368 9,185 9,255 8,997 4.1

 Tobacco............................................ 4,976 4,967 4,904 0.2 1.3 0.2 4,902 5,007 5,172 5,170 -5.2

 Textile mills........................................... 5,048 5,024 4,971 0.5 1.1 0.7 5,166 5,025 5,013 5,226 -1.1

 Textile products...................................... 4,615 4,597 4,595 0.4 0.0 0.2 4,703 4,591 4,607 4,496 4.6

 Apparel................................................. 7,745 7,683 7,623 0.8 0.8 0.4 7,685 7,531 7,527 7,481 2.7

 Leather and allied products..................... 1,596 1,604 1,603 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 1,568 1,558 1,572 1,408 11.4

 Paper products....................................... 14,800 14,699 14,565 0.7 0.9 0.1 14,959 14,823 14,720 14,602 2.4

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,265 6,247 6,217 0.3 0.5 0.0 6,353 6,356 6,328 6,517 -2.5

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,272 4,196 4,175 1.8 0.5 -1.1 4,270 4,177 4,212 3,999 6.8

 Printing.................................................. 5,836 5,889 5,954 -0.9 -1.1 0.2 5,747 5,791 5,760 5,750 -0.1

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 14,255 14,120 14,231 1.0 -0.8 1.6 14,527 13,789 13,822 12,980 11.9

 Petroleum refineries............................. 12,744 12,628 12,757 0.9 -1.0 1.6 12,978 12,313 12,375 11,573 12.1

 Basic chemicals...................................... 50,349 50,319 50,379 0.1 -0.1 2.3 50,654 50,262 50,656 49,040 3.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,261 2,251 2,256 0.4 -0.2 -1.8 2,452 2,615 2,645 2,627 -6.7

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 18,304 18,329 18,607 -0.1 -1.5 6.2 18,275 18,015 18,396 17,435 4.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,995 2,976 2,980 0.6 -0.1 0.4 3,061 3,058 3,005 2,937 4.2

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 18,410 18,186 17,990 1.2 1.1 1.6 18,725 18,483 18,298 16,794 11.5

p

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

2 See footnote at end of Table 3.

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

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

 Topical Series 1

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted2

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

Apr Mar Feb Mar - Feb - Jan - Apr Mar Feb Apr 2003/

2003p 2003r 2003 Apr Mar Feb 2003p 2003r 2003 2002 2003p 2002 2002

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 320,638 327,745 322,601 -2.2 1.6 -1.4 317,526 344,566 309,768 319,852 1,271,307 1,243,716 2.2

 Construction materials and supplies...... 35,490 35,709 35,349 -0.6 1.0 -2.3 35,710 35,566 32,809 36,277 136,240 134,096 1.6

 Information technology......................... 27,165 26,329 25,659 3.2 2.6 -5.1 24,379 30,610 23,424 23,634 100,725 99,985 0.7

 Computers and related products .......... 7,484 6,227 6,608 20.2 -5.8 -14.0 6,301 7,871 5,570 5,320 25,931 24,485 5.9

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 35,451 36,641 37,013 -3.2 -1.0 -2.6 36,283 39,750 37,233 40,847 150,135 151,783 -1.1

 Capital goods...................................... 63,308 62,903 62,328 0.6 0.9 -1.2 60,018 71,263 58,661 59,716 243,391 243,656 -0.1

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 55,864 55,723 55,035 0.3 1.3 -1.4 53,005 63,246 51,837 53,874 215,500 219,306 -1.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 53,785 53,061 52,193 1.4 1.7 -3.5 51,193 59,844 49,139 50,745 206,362 205,139 0.6

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 7,444 7,180 7,293 3.7 -1.5 0.5 7,013 8,017 6,824 5,842 27,891 24,350 14.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 123,460 129,535 126,162 -4.7 2.7 -1.5 122,394 132,864 121,900 122,034 497,332 478,142 4.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 32,072 32,981 33,039 -2.8 -0.2 -3.3 32,298 36,425 32,796 35,131 133,192 133,642 -0.3

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 91,388 96,554 93,123 -5.4 3.7 -0.8 90,096 96,439 89,104 86,903 364,140 344,500 5.7

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 319,991 329,426 322,759 -2.9 2.1 -1.0 318,874 347,367 312,724 316,483 1,284,251 1,247,768 2.9

 Construction materials and supplies...... 35,457 35,586 35,119 -0.4 1.3 -1.9 36,114 35,546 32,834 36,626 136,702 135,314 1.0

 Information technology......................... 27,818 27,748 26,702 0.3 3.9 -3.8 25,441 32,320 25,038 23,678 107,190 100,478 6.7

 Computers and related products .......... 7,398 6,397 6,451 15.6 -0.8 -13.1 6,088 8,036 5,588 5,016 25,630 24,368 5.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 35,355 36,511 37,117 -3.2 -1.6 -2.2 36,065 39,526 37,570 40,823 150,457 152,448 -1.3

 Capital goods...................................... 64,564 66,705 63,431 -3.2 5.2 -0.4 62,615 75,707 60,734 56,365 256,518 240,876 6.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 55,812 55,842 54,098 -0.1 3.2 -4.9 53,788 63,342 51,762 51,329 219,545 211,312 3.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 54,042 55,557 53,006 -2.7 4.8 -2.4 52,285 62,317 50,814 50,939 213,997 204,240 4.8

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,752 10,863 9,333 -19.4 16.4 37.4 8,827 12,365 8,972 5,036 36,973 29,564 25.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 123,655 129,121 126,655 -4.2 1.9 -1.1 122,578 132,325 122,427 121,997 497,730 477,889 4.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 32,267 32,567 33,532 -0.9 -2.9 -1.8 32,482 35,886 33,323 35,094 133,590 133,389 0.2

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 91,388 96,554 93,123 -5.4 3.7 -0.8 90,096 96,439 89,104 86,903 364,140 344,500 5.7

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 477,388 478,035 476,354 -0.1 0.4 0.0 485,349 484,001 481,200 506,010 (X) (X) -4.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 31,265 31,298 31,421 -0.1 -0.4 -0.7 31,486 31,082 31,102 32,961 (X) (X) -4.5

 Information technology......................... 102,050 101,397 99,978 0.6 1.4 1.1 104,236 103,174 101,464 102,218 (X) (X) 2.0

 Computers and related products .......... 7,473 7,559 7,389 -1.1 2.3 -2.1 7,402 7,615 7,450 6,687 (X) (X) 10.7

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 12,167 12,263 12,393 -0.8 -1.0 0.8 12,565 12,783 13,007 12,858 (X) (X) -2.3

 Capital goods...................................... 339,312 338,056 334,254 0.4 1.1 0.3 344,784 342,187 337,743 352,658 (X) (X) -2.2

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................209,288 209,340 209,221 0.0 0.1 -0.4 211,457 210,674 210,578 222,794 (X) (X) -5.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 127,663 127,406 124,910 0.2 2.0 0.7 129,832 128,740 126,267 136,008 (X) (X) -4.5

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 130,024 128,716 125,033 1.0 2.9 1.7 133,327 131,513 127,165 129,864 (X) (X) 2.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 12,096 11,901 12,315 1.6 -3.4 4.2 12,150 11,966 12,505 12,904 (X) (X) -5.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 12,096 11,901 12,315 1.6 -3.4 4.2 12,150 11,966 12,505 12,904 (X) (X) -5.8 

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 432,619 432,500 433,227 0.0 -0.2 0.4 433,521 429,849 435,545 431,168 (X) (X) 0.5

 Construction materials and supplies...... 46,236 46,239 46,134 0.0 0.2 0.6 46,703 46,848 46,768 45,619 (X) (X) 2.4

 Information technology......................... 37,426 37,911 38,338 -1.3 -1.1 -1.2 37,630 37,074 38,624 41,802 (X) (X) -10.0

 Computers and related products .......... 6,647 6,888 6,863 -3.5 0.4 -0.3 6,723 6,604 6,969 7,185 (X) (X) -6.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 20,742 20,678 21,170 0.3 -2.3 0.7 20,713 20,424 21,018 20,076 (X) (X) 3.2

 Capital goods...................................... 128,502 129,299 129,860 -0.6 -0.4 -0.7 128,927 127,820 130,813 136,569 (X) (X) -5.6

 Nondefense capital goods 3

..................109,215 110,223 110,955 -0.9 -0.7 -1.1 109,554 109,075 111,923 117,619 (X) (X) -6.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 86,716 87,724 88,468 -1.1 -0.8 -0.7 87,315 87,036 89,428 94,196 (X) (X) -7.3

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 19,287 19,076 18,905 1.1 0.9 1.2 19,373 18,745 18,890 18,950 (X) (X) 2.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 129,712 129,376 129,809 0.3 -0.3 1.3 129,293 127,793 129,700 124,764 (X) (X) 3.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 26,661 26,428 26,859 0.9 -1.6 -0.3 26,722 26,068 27,028 26,163 (X) (X) 2.1

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 103,051 102,948 102,950 0.1 0.0 1.7 102,571 101,725 102,672 98,601 (X) (X) 4.0

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable.

1

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories. 2

 Shipments and new orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations. 3

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

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

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

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

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

and supplies.

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

and search and navigation equipment.

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

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

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

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

NEW ORDERS

UNFILLED ORDERS

TOTAL INVENTORIES
 8

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

 

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Apr Mar Feb Mar - Feb - Jan - Apr Mar Feb Apr Apr

2003p 2003r 2003 Apr Mar Feb 2003p 2003r 2003 2002 03/02

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries 1................. 137,995 138,346 139,439 -0.3 -0.8 0.3 137,134 137,391 139,765 142,175 -3.5

 Durable goods industries 1

..................... 81,559 82,137 82,770 -0.7 -0.8 -0.1 80,605 81,151 83,119 86,526 -6.8

 Wood products................................... 3,537 3,507 3,452 0.9 1.6 0.5 3,223 3,371 3,535 3,353 -3.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 3,220 3,269 3,227 -1.5 1.3 0.2 3,182 3,236 3,198 3,286 -3.2

 Primary metals.................................... 6,213 6,321 6,376 -1.7 -0.9 2.0 5,979 6,086 6,266 5,791 3.2

 Fabricated metal products..................... 10,664 10,697 10,686 -0.3 0.1 0.1 10,618 10,666 10,695 10,687 -0.6

 Machinery.......................................... 13,909 14,011 14,183 -0.7 -1.2 -1.4 13,940 13,979 14,275 15,802 -11.8

 Computers and electronic products 1

... 14,048 14,338 14,908 -2.0 -3.8 0.0 13,827 14,181 15,008 16,582 -16.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 4,365 4,385 4,409 -0.5 -0.5 -1.1 4,402 4,357 4,492 4,738 -7.1

 Transportation equipment.................. 16,614 16,649 16,486 -0.2 1.0 0.8 16,437 16,357 16,628 17,083 -3.8

 Furniture and related products............ 2,915 2,924 2,881 -0.3 1.5 -3.1 2,918 2,931 2,878 3,034 -3.8

 Miscellaneous products........................ 6,074 6,036 6,162 0.6 -2.0 -0.8 6,079 5,987 6,144 6,170 -1.5

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 56,436 56,209 56,669 0.4 -0.8 0.8 56,529 56,240 56,646 55,649 1.6

 Food products.................................... 10,140 10,167 10,104 -0.3 0.6 0.9 10,111 10,168 10,081 9,987 1.2

 Beverage and tobacco products............ 5,608 5,611 5,670 -0.1 -1.0 -1.0 5,642 5,702 5,798 5,827 -3.2

 Textiles.............................................. 1,483 1,434 1,395 3.4 2.8 0.9 1,501 1,427 1,405 1,457 3.0

 Textile products.................................. 1,595 1,523 1,531 4.7 -0.5 -0.4 1,605 1,503 1,522 1,482 8.3

 Apparel............................................. 1,647 1,631 1,646 1.0 -0.9 -3.2 1,691 1,639 1,630 1,804 -6.3

 Leather and allied products................... 351 348 350 0.9 -0.6 1.4 348 338 342 333 4.5

 Paper products................................... 7,142 7,083 7,096 0.8 -0.2 -0.1 7,157 7,141 7,186 6,926 3.3

 Printing ............................................. 2,353 2,304 2,384 2.1 -3.4 -0.9 2,267 2,313 2,345 2,309 -1.8

 Petroleum and coal products............... 3,364 3,311 3,648 1.6 -9.2 -0.7 3,488 3,289 3,540 3,456 0.9

 Basic chemicals................................... 15,622 15,759 15,813 -0.9 -0.3 2.4 15,595 15,699 15,750 15,453 0.9

 Plastics and rubber products............... 7,131 7,038 7,032 1.3 0.1 1.9 7,124 7,021 7,047 6,615 7.7

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries 1................. 130,544 129,931 129,669 0.5 0.2 0.4 130,817 128,663 129,828 127,913 2.3

 Durable goods industries 1

..................... 100,854 100,090 100,227 0.8 -0.1 0.1 101,228 99,169 100,479 100,247 1.0

 Wood products................................... 1,979 1,984 2,007 -0.3 -1.1 -0.9 1,992 1,984 2,028 1,957 1.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,151 1,181 1,171 -2.5 0.9 1.6 1,198 1,246 1,202 1,180 1.5

 Primary metals.................................... 6,428 6,391 6,454 0.6 -1.0 0.6 6,395 6,357 6,434 6,195 3.2

 Fabricated metal products..................... 9,743 9,644 9,677 1.0 -0.3 -0.7 9,726 9,564 9,671 9,874 -1.5

 Machinery.......................................... 13,945 13,855 13,858 0.6 0.0 -0.5 14,047 13,625 13,792 14,592 -3.7

 Computers and electronic products 1... 16,762 16,684 17,044 0.5 -2.1 -2.6 17,034 16,313 17,129 17,991 -5.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 2,760 2,773 2,800 -0.5 -1.0 -1.0 2,826 2,782 2,831 3,106 -9.0

 Transportation equipment.................. 43,148 42,537 42,419 1.4 0.3 1.2 43,041 42,271 42,621 40,804 5.5

 Furniture and related products............ 1,451 1,464 1,424 -0.9 2.8 1.4 1,453 1,468 1,423 1,492 -2.6

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,487 3,577 3,373 -2.5 6.0 3.9 3,516 3,559 3,348 3,056 15.1

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 29,690 29,841 29,442 -0.5 1.4 1.4 29,589 29,494 29,349 27,666 7.0

 Food products.................................... 2,999 2,942 2,870 1.9 2.5 1.2 2,865 2,899 2,947 2,411 18.8

 Beverage and tobacco products............ 3,979 3,965 3,962 0.4 0.1 0.1 3,848 3,992 4,077 3,747 2.7

 Textiles.............................................. 1,152 1,143 1,162 0.8 -1.6 0.1 1,178 1,153 1,178 1,247 -5.5

 Textile products.................................. 754 776 768 -2.8 1.0 0.0 769 773 764 834 -7.8

 Apparel............................................. 1,274 1,301 1,327 -2.1 -2.0 -1.4 1,283 1,267 1,308 1,437 -10.7

 Leather and allied products................... 123 130 129 -5.4 0.8 1.6 124 130 125 166 -25.3

 Paper products................................... 1,175 1,181 1,158 -0.5 2.0 1.8 1,168 1,161 1,142 1,273 -8.2

 Printing ............................................. 1,717 1,811 1,807 -5.2 0.2 2.9 1,707 1,749 1,711 1,811 -5.7

 Petroleum and coal products............... 4,374 4,366 4,181 0.2 4.4 1.0 4,522 4,355 4,069 3,704 22.1

 Basic chemicals................................... 9,717 9,813 9,714 -1.0 1.0 2.4 9,672 9,558 9,619 8,792 10.0

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,426 2,413 2,364 0.5 2.1 1.8 2,453 2,457 2,409 2,244 9.3

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries 1................. 164,080 164,223 164,119 -0.1 0.1 0.7 165,570 163,795 165,952 161,080 2.8

 Durable goods industries 1

..................... 80,743 81,274 81,684 -0.7 -0.5 -0.1 81,972 81,303 83,004 81,643 0.4

 Wood products................................... 3,812 3,844 3,893 -0.8 -1.3 3.2 4,010 4,094 4,045 4,046 -0.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,870 4,786 4,715 1.8 1.5 1.7 5,062 4,965 4,870 4,549 11.3

 Primary metals.................................... 6,330 6,327 6,261 0.0 1.1 0.0 6,403 6,407 6,392 6,158 4.0

 Fabricated metal products..................... 10,304 10,395 10,416 -0.9 -0.2 0.4 10,644 10,790 10,642 10,754 -1.0

 Machinery.......................................... 15,762 15,763 16,060 0.0 -1.8 0.4 15,940 16,189 16,733 15,671 1.7

 Computers and electronic products 1

... 9,117 9,502 9,348 -4.1 1.6 0.0 9,133 9,005 9,389 10,054 -9.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,216 5,224 5,170 -0.2 1.0 0.4 5,439 5,325 5,349 5,667 -4.0

 Transportation equipment.................. 13,773 13,922 14,346 -1.1 -3.0 -2.3 13,777 13,234 14,071 13,906 -0.9

 Furniture and related products............ 2,732 2,695 2,699 1.4 -0.1 0.6 2,703 2,570 2,633 2,399 12.7

 Miscellaneous products........................ 8,827 8,816 8,776 0.1 0.5 -1.2 8,861 8,724 8,880 8,439 5.0

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 83,337 82,949 82,435 0.5 0.6 1.5 83,598 82,492 82,948 79,437 5.2

 Food products.................................... 19,342 19,635 19,501 -1.5 0.7 1.0 18,736 19,114 19,513 18,410 1.8

 Beverage and tobacco products............ 4,741 4,558 4,528 4.0 0.7 1.4 4,780 4,498 4,552 4,593 4.1

 Textiles.............................................. 2,413 2,447 2,414 -1.4 1.4 0.9 2,487 2,445 2,430 2,522 -1.4

 Textile products.................................. 2,266 2,298 2,296 -1.4 0.1 0.7 2,329 2,315 2,321 2,180 6.8

 Apparel............................................. 4,824 4,751 4,650 1.5 2.2 2.3 4,711 4,625 4,589 4,240 11.1

 Leather and allied products................... 1,122 1,126 1,124 -0.4 0.2 -1.4 1,096 1,090 1,105 909 20.6

 Paper products................................... 6,483 6,435 6,311 0.7 2.0 0.1 6,634 6,521 6,392 6,403 3.6

 Printing ............................................. 1,766 1,774 1,763 -0.5 0.6 -1.2 1,773 1,729 1,704 1,630 8.8

 Petroleum and coal products............... 6,517 6,443 6,402 1.1 0.6 3.4 6,517 6,145 6,213 5,820 12.0

 Basic chemicals................................... 25,010 24,747 24,852 1.1 -0.4 2.2 25,387 25,005 25,287 24,795 2.4

 Plastics and rubber products............... 8,853 8,735 8,594 1.4 1.6 1.2 9,148 9,005 8,842 7,935 15.3

p

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

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio 1

Industry Apr Mar Feb Jan Apr Mar Feb Jan

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

 All manufacturing industries 2

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

Durable goods industries 2................... 1.55 1.54 1.55 1.52 4.03 4.01 4.01 3.94

 Wood products................................ 1.26 1.26 1.31 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.11 1.11 1.11 1.04 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.77 1.74 1.74 1.67 1.30 1.28 1.33 1.30

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.51 1.50 1.49 1.48 1.91 1.89 1.89 1.89

 Machinery....................................... 1.98 1.96 2.01 1.98 2.24 2.24 2.24 2.19

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.48 1.56 1.62 1.56 4.79 4.92 5.03 4.74

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.43 1.43 1.44 1.39 1.78 1.76 1.75 1.68

 Transportation equipment................. 1.48 1.43 1.41 1.41 7.85 7.70 7.51 7.79

 Furniture and related products........... 1.32 1.33 1.30 1.26 1.12 1.11 1.10 1.05

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.75 1.72 1.76 1.76 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 1.12 1.08 1.11 1.09 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.63 1.56 1.67 1.63 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.51 1.52 1.46 1.40 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Apparel.......................................... 1.73 1.68 1.66 1.58 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 2.06 2.11 2.10 2.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.12 1.09 1.13 1.11 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing.......................................... 0.73 0.74 0.76 0.75 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.75 0.60 0.65 0.66 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Basic chemicals............................... 1.35 1.34 1.38 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.23 1.19 1.21 1.17 (X) (X) (X) (X)

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable 1

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 See footnote at end of Table 2.

Apr Apr Apr Apr

Industry Apr

2 2002- Apr2 2002- Apr2 2002- Apr2 2002-

Apr

1 1998- Mar Apr1 1998- Mar Apr1 1998- Mar Apr1 1998- Mar

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

 All manufacturing industries 3

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

Durable goods industries 3...................... -0.2 (NA) 0.2 0.1 (NA) 0.5 0.2 (NA) 0.2 0.0 (NA) 0.1

 Wood products................................... (X) (NA) 0.6 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 0.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) (NA) 0.9 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 0.3

 Primary metals.................................... 0.0 (NA) 0.4 0.1 (NA) 0.7 0.0 (NA) 0.4 0.0 (NA) 0.1

 Fabricated metal products................... -0.2 (NA) 0.3 0.4 (NA) 0.7 0.3 (NA) 0.3 0.0 (NA) 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... -0.7 (NA) 0.4 -1.0 (NA) 1.0 0.1 (NA) 0.4 0.1 (NA) 0.3

 Computers and electronic products 3

... -0.2 (NA) 0.5 0.3 (NA) 1.2 0.2 (NA) 0.2 -0.3 (NA) 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.1 (NA) 0.3 1.7 (NA) 0.8 0.9 (NA) 0.6 0.0 (NA) 0.1

 Transportation equipment................... -0.1 (NA) 0.6 0.3 (NA) 1.5 0.1 (NA) 0.2 0.0 (NA) 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) (NA) 0.4 (X) (NA) 1.1 (X) (NA) 0.9 (X) (NA) 0.1

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) (NA) 0.6 (X) (NA) 0.9 (X) (NA) 1.5 (X) (NA) 0.4

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

 Food products................................... (X) (NA) 0.6 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 0.3

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) (NA) 0.8 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 0.2

 Textiles............................................. (X) (NA) 1.2 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 0.5

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

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

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) (NA) 4.8 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 1.1

 Paper products.................................... (X) (NA) 1.0 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 0.3

 Printing.............................................. (X) (NA) 0.3 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 0.4

 Petroleum and coal products................ (X) (NA) 0.6 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 0.5

 Basic chemicals.................................. (X) (NA) 0.7 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 0.2

 Plastics and rubber products................ (X) (NA) 0.4 (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 0.3

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

 The current month revisions are the difference between the advance percent change and the percent change as shown in this publication. 2

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

 See footnote at end of Table 7

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

of the current month for the past five years.

NOTE: The five year and the twelve month revisions are the differences between the month-to-month percent changes of the preliminary and

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

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

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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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-ofmonth 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 3,500 reporting units. 

Units may be divisions of diversified large

companies, large homogenous companies, or singleunit manufacturers in 89 industry categories. Due to

the small monthly sample, these 89 categories have

been combined into 59 publication levels. The

survey methodology assumes that the month-to-month

changes of the total operations of those companies in

the monthly survey effectively represent the monthto-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 3,500 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 3,500 companies would yield different

results. The M3 panel is comprised of companies

with $500 million or more in shipments and a limited

number of smaller companies. From a statistical

perspective, the panel is not a probability sample;

therefore, the sampling errors that are normally

provided with sample surveys cannot be measured. 

Nonsampling errors are attributable to many sources. 

The use of company or divisional reports to estimate

the monthly change for establishments is one source

of nonsampling error. The use of primarily large

companies to represent the month-to-month

movement of all companies is another potential

source.

Additional survey documentation can be found on our

web site: http://www.census.gov/m3.