FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2014, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Adriana Stoica 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (14)-02 

CB14-56 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

February 2014 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in February, up 

following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased 

$7.5 billion or 1.6 percent to $488.8 billion, the U.S. 

Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 1.0 

percent January decrease. Excluding transportation, new 

orders increased 0.7 percent. 

 Shipments, also up following two consecutive monthly 

decreases, increased $4.5 billion or 0.9 percent to $493.5 

billion. This followed a 0.7 percent January decrease. 

 Unfilled orders, up twelve of the last thirteen months, 

increased $2.9 billion or 0.3 percent to $1,062.5 billion. 

This was at the highest level since the series was first 

published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 

slight January increase. The unfilled orders-toshipments ratio was 6.50, down from 6.52 in January. 

 Inventories, up fourteen of the last fifteen months, 

increased $4.1 billion or 0.7 percent to $642.1 billion. 

This was also at the highest level since the series was 

first published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.2 

percent January increase. The inventories-to-shipments 

ratio was 1.30, unchanged from January. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

February, up following two consecutive monthly 

decreases, increased $4.9 billion or 2.2 percent to $229.1 

billion, unchanged from the previously published 

increase. This followed a 1.4 percent January decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, also up following two 

consecutive monthly decreases, led the increase, up $4.7 

billion or 7.0 percent to $71.4 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $2.7 billion or 1.0 percent to $259.7 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in February, 

up following two consecutive monthly decreases, 

increased $1.9 billion or 0.8 percent to $233.8 billion, 

revised from the previously published 0.9 percent 

increase. This followed a 0.6 percent January decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, also up following two 

consecutive monthly decreases, led the increase, 

up $1.0 billion or 1.5 percent to $68.8 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

three of the last four months, increased $2.7 billion or 

1.0 percent to $259.7 billion. This followed a 0.7 

percent January decrease. Petroleum and coal products, 

also up three of the last four months, led the increase, up 

$1.4 billion or 2.0 percent to $74.0 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

February, up twelve of the last thirteen months, 

increased $2.9 billion or 0.3 percent to $1,062.5 billion, 

unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

was at the highest level since the series was first 

published on a NAICS basis and followed a slight 

January increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up five of the last six 

months, led the increase, up $2.7 billion or 0.4 percent to $659.4 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

February, up ten of the last eleven months, increased 

$3.1 billion or 0.8 percent to $392.0 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published increase. This was at the 

highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis and followed a 0.2 percent January 

increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up twenty-one of the last 

twenty-two months, led the increase, up $1.9 billion or 

1.6 percent to $125.1 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up two 

consecutive months, increased $1.1 billion or 0.4 percent 

to $250.0 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent January 

increase. Chemical products, up three consecutive 

months, led the increase, up $0.3 billion or 0.4 percent to $81.5 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, February materials and 

supplies increased 1.0 percent in durable goods and 0.6 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

0.8 percent in durable goods and 1.5 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.6 percent 

in durable goods and decreased 0.1 percent in 

nondurable goods. 

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

manufacturing. For data, call (301) 763-4673 or go to www.census.gov/m3. The Advance Report on durable goods for March is scheduled 

for release on April 24, 2014, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the Full Report on May 2, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey 

description. To receive the latest updates on the Nation's key economic indicators, download the America's Economy app for Apple and 

Android smartphones and tablets. The U.S. Census Bureau updated its Application Programming Interface (API) with monthly and 

quarterly economic indicators. The API allows developers to combine Census Bureau statistics with other data sets to create tools for 

research on a variety of topics. 
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2013 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2014p 2014r 2013 2013 2014p 2013 2013

 All manufacturing industries.................. 493,495 488,957 492,345 0.9 -0.7 -0.3 460,150 456,457 480,051 454,620 916,607 905,532 1.2

 Excluding transportation................... 424,743 421,240 424,347 0.8 -0.7 0.7 393,896 397,545 411,879 391,368 791,441 785,780 0.7

 Excluding defense.............................. 481,882 477,063 480,552 1.0 -0.7 0.0 449,065 446,826 467,097 443,199 895,891 884,653 1.3

 With unfilled orders............................ 163,386 162,590 162,543 0.5 0.0 -1.1 153,530 146,501 163,341 148,466 300,031 291,305 3.0

 Durable goods industries......................... 233,754 231,866 233,355 0.8 -0.6 -1.7 219,036 210,866 229,442 211,765 429,902 416,326 3.3

 Wood products....................................... 7,399 7,419 7,414 -0.3 0.1 -2.1 6,575 6,468 6,396 6,332 13,043 12,425 5.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,818 8,668 8,512 1.7 1.8 -0.5 7,471 7,435 7,256 6,937 14,906 14,005 6.4

 Primary metals....................................... 26,014 25,871 26,140 0.6 -1.0 -0.3 25,426 25,899 23,411 24,309 51,325 49,462 3.8

 Iron and steel mills............................ 10,701 10,553 10,660 1.4 -1.0 -3.7 10,470 10,628 9,966 10,247 21,098 21,164 -0.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 13,611 13,670 13,816 -0.4 -1.1 2.6 13,283 13,683 12,001 12,394 26,966 24,973 8.0

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,702 1,648 1,664 3.3 -1.0 -1.6 1,673 1,588 1,444 1,668 3,261 3,325 -1.9

 Fabricated metal products....................... 29,185 28,928 28,760 0.9 0.6 -1.2 27,196 27,087 26,333 26,792 54,283 54,002 0.5

 Machinery............................................. 35,102 34,503 35,608 1.7 -3.1 0.9 32,976 30,582 36,195 32,410 63,558 62,591 1.5

 Farm machinery................................. 1,977 2,046 3,007 -3.4 -32.0 -5.5 2,326 1,892 2,485 2,636 4,218 4,761 -11.4

 Construction machinery..................... 4,561 4,405 4,244 3.5 3.8 0.6 4,089 3,923 4,440 4,475 8,012 8,907 -10.0

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,158 2,172 2,282 -0.6 -4.8 4.4 2,043 2,004 2,631 2,082 4,047 4,132 -2.1

 Industrial machinery.......................... 4,345 4,127 4,029 5.3 2.4 0.0 3,939 3,347 4,821 3,295 7,286 6,206 17.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 727 732 698 -0.7 4.9 4.5 655 630 750 586 1,285 1,144 12.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,655 3,699 3,649 -1.2 1.4 1.0 2,958 2,981 3,326 2,974 5,939 5,840 1.7

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,126 3,168 3,254 -1.3 -2.6 2.7 2,687 2,863 3,571 2,577 5,550 5,225 6.2

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,882 3,614 3,923 7.4 -7.9 2.6 3,828 3,303 3,666 3,763 7,131 7,067 0.9

 Material handling equipment............... 2,990 2,949 2,966 1.4 -0.6 2.0 2,857 2,714 3,043 2,607 5,571 5,098 9.3

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 28,335 28,736 28,791 -1.4 -0.2 2.5 24,663 26,756 31,495 23,980 51,419 49,191 4.5

 Computers........................................ 427 443 482 -3.6 -8.1 -6.4 336 364 624 434 700 916 -23.6

 Computer storage devices..................... 952 1,133 1,101 -16.0 2.9 9.0 551 798 1,806 599 1,349 1,242 8.6

 Other peripheral equipment................ 856 852 851 0.5 0.1 2.8 620 540 1,449 545 1,160 1,001 15.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,305 3,588 3,359 -7.9 6.8 1.8 2,826 2,892 4,141 3,075 5,718 5,883 -2.8

 Defense communications equipment.... 430 416 430 3.4 -3.3 7.0 410 368 414 387 778 748 4.0

 Audio and video equipment.................... 368 302 294 21.9 2.7 0.0 328 246 466 217 574 427 34.4

 Electronic components......................... 3,471 3,468 3,400 0.1 2.0 -2.4 3,152 3,148 3,633 3,065 6,300 6,303 0.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,347 1,325 1,309 1.7 1.2 -5.0 1,285 1,130 1,442 1,272 2,415 2,421 -0.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,815 2,751 2,850 2.3 -3.5 -1.7 2,850 2,312 3,273 2,987 5,162 5,538 -6.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,513 6,420 6,633 1.4 -3.2 5.2 5,995 5,458 7,547 5,712 11,453 10,928 4.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,135 10,185 10,175 -0.5 0.1 -1.8 9,341 9,162 9,819 9,592 18,503 18,882 -2.0

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 856 856 926 0.0 -7.6 -2.5 810 776 977 784 1,586 1,562 1.5

 Household appliances........................ 1,696 1,685 1,712 0.7 -1.6 0.3 1,541 1,405 1,593 1,486 2,946 2,860 3.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,323 3,360 3,356 -1.1 0.1 -0.9 3,056 2,968 3,304 3,114 6,024 6,052 -0.5

 Batteries........................................... 1,024 1,031 1,068 -0.7 -3.5 12.3 866 902 1,107 817 1,768 1,635 8.1

 Transportation equipment........................ 68,752 67,717 67,998 1.5 -0.4 -6.1 66,254 58,912 68,172 63,252 125,166 119,752 4.5

 Automobiles..................................... 9,774 9,300 9,444 5.1 -1.5 -13.5 9,705 8,683 8,365 10,591 18,388 20,380 -9.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 13,259 12,537 13,219 5.8 -5.2 -9.5 13,239 11,151 12,162 12,381 24,390 22,836 6.8

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,348 2,353 2,245 -0.2 4.8 -1.8 2,174 2,166 2,159 2,000 4,340 3,994 8.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 20,425 19,766 19,886 3.3 -0.6 -2.3 20,388 18,694 17,202 18,633 39,082 35,923 8.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 11,355 12,010 11,603 -5.5 3.5 3.7 9,976 8,929 15,789 8,408 18,905 16,164 17.0

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,345 4,623 4,151 -6.0 11.4 -25.0 3,911 3,609 4,794 4,253 7,520 7,626 -1.4

 Ships and boats................................. 2,274 2,342 2,623 -2.9 -10.7 4.8 2,206 1,878 2,594 2,314 4,084 4,268 -4.3

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,644 5,595 5,679 0.9 -1.5 -1.8 5,452 5,276 5,481 5,316 10,728 10,479 2.4

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 14,370 14,244 14,278 0.9 -0.2 1.7 13,682 13,289 14,884 12,845 26,971 25,537 5.6

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 259,741 257,091 258,990 1.0 -0.7 1.0 241,114 245,591 250,609 242,855 486,705 489,206 -0.5

 Food products....................................... 64,940 64,055 63,296 1.4 1.2 0.8 62,401 62,351 63,486 59,500 124,752 120,024 3.9

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,872 7,949 7,968 -1.0 -0.2 -0.1 7,527 7,979 8,142 8,085 15,506 16,713 -7.2

 Dairy products.................................. 9,506 9,263 8,782 2.6 5.5 3.3 8,726 9,070 8,771 7,758 17,796 16,021 11.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 19,457 19,191 18,954 1.4 1.3 0.6 18,932 18,397 18,716 17,234 37,329 34,237 9.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 11,499 11,576 11,597 -0.7 -0.2 -3.7 10,527 10,423 11,265 10,497 20,950 20,763 0.9

 Beverages......................................... 8,701 8,674 8,644 0.3 0.3 -1.2 7,729 7,521 8,312 7,660 15,250 15,062 1.2

 Tobacco............................................ 2,798 2,902 2,953 -3.6 -1.7 -10.2 2,798 2,902 2,953 2,837 5,700 5,701 0.0

 Textile mills........................................... 2,633 2,605 2,694 1.1 -3.3 0.7 2,574 2,430 2,354 2,549 5,004 4,926 1.6

 Textile products................................... 2,044 1,949 2,185 4.9 -10.8 1.0 2,016 1,761 1,890 1,988 3,777 3,783 -0.2

 Apparel................................................ 1,133 1,117 1,123 1.4 -0.5 -0.6 1,102 1,013 1,044 1,075 2,115 2,095 1.0

 Leather and allied products...................... 484 492 494 -1.6 -0.4 0.6 498 439 479 498 937 938 -0.1

 Paper products...................................... 14,397 14,280 14,256 0.8 0.2 0.5 13,441 14,051 13,865 13,321 27,492 27,392 0.4

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,704 6,654 6,667 0.8 -0.2 1.4 6,283 6,636 6,607 6,294 12,919 13,039 -0.9

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,448 4,439 4,382 0.2 1.3 -0.6 4,080 4,341 4,134 3,925 8,421 8,071 4.3

 Printing................................................. 6,343 6,364 6,321 -0.3 0.7 0.2 5,733 6,106 6,284 6,025 11,839 12,474 -5.1

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 74,031 72,594 73,942 2.0 -1.8 3.0 65,297 68,861 71,159 70,016 134,158 140,276 -4.4

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 70,580 69,178 70,545 2.0 -1.9 3.2 62,416 66,133 68,529 67,009 128,549 134,135 -4.2

 Chemical products..................................... 63,429 63,438 64,456 0.0 -1.6 0.8 59,799 60,420 61,993 60,112 120,219 121,484 -1.0

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,714 2,709 2,603 0.2 4.1 2.8 2,746 2,428 2,170 2,778 5,174 5,382 -3.9

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 15,571 15,715 15,805 -0.9 -0.6 0.3 14,266 15,077 16,064 13,973 29,343 28,787 1.9

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,014 3,000 3,069 0.5 -2.2 -2.3 2,781 2,646 2,469 2,822 5,427 5,556 -2.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 18,808 18,621 18,626 1.0 0.0 -1.3 17,726 17,736 16,790 17,274 35,462 35,051 1.2

p

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

1

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

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

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

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and 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 % Change

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2013 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2014p 2014r 2013 2013 2014p 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries2........................ 488,832 481,320 486,308 1.6 -1.0 -2.0 464,448 452,032 494,858 467,352 916,480 915,875 0.1

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 417,398 414,538 415,096 0.7 -0.1 -0.1 393,903 394,749 405,257 393,387 788,652 788,662 0.0

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 478,825 472,477 478,736 1.3 -1.3 -1.5 454,274 444,974 480,575 455,876 899,248 895,513 0.4

 With unfilled orders 2

............................. 166,256 162,670 164,240 2.2 -1.0 -5.6 163,869 151,290 184,474 166,627 315,159 314,888 0.1

 Durable goods industries2......................... 229,091 224,229 227,318 2.2 -1.4 -5.3 223,334 206,441 244,249 224,497 429,775 426,669 0.7

 Primary metals........................................ 25,951 25,525 25,998 1.7 -1.8 -2.3 26,166 26,978 23,917 26,467 53,144 51,799 2.6

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,555 10,131 10,189 4.2 -0.6 -10.9 10,863 11,395 9,839 12,077 22,258 22,812 -2.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 13,669 13,629 14,114 0.3 -3.4 4.9 13,527 13,727 12,582 12,688 27,254 25,515 6.8

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,727 1,765 1,695 -2.2 4.1 -0.9 1,776 1,856 1,496 1,702 3,632 3,472 4.6

 Fabricated metal products........................ 28,540 28,419 26,262 0.4 8.2 -6.5 28,805 26,989 24,942 29,913 55,794 60,333 -7.5

 Machinery............................................. 35,929 36,377 36,841 -1.2 -1.3 3.0 35,013 34,878 36,514 33,077 69,891 67,268 3.9

 Construction machinery........................ 4,962 5,007 4,771 -0.9 4.9 1.0 5,072 5,349 5,098 4,544 10,421 10,500 -0.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,358 2,720 2,169 -13.3 25.4 11.2 2,427 2,779 2,116 2,747 5,206 5,121 1.7

 Industrial machinery............................ 4,279 3,919 4,318 9.2 -9.2 -0.8 3,686 3,331 5,087 2,977 7,017 6,080 15.4

 Photographic equipment....................... 651 712 986 -8.6 -27.8 75.1 578 792 649 702 1,370 1,369 0.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,810 3,944 3,924 -3.4 0.5 6.2 3,412 3,361 3,446 3,207 6,773 6,095 11.1

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,044 3,201 3,152 -4.9 1.6 -5.1 2,713 3,111 3,397 2,565 5,824 5,337 9.1

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,172 4,148 3,507 0.6 18.3 1.7 4,063 3,892 3,650 3,502 7,955 7,807 1.9

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,939 3,011 3,247 -2.4 -7.3 11.4 2,898 2,961 3,438 2,704 5,859 5,577 5.1

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 20,971 20,919 20,285 0.2 3.1 -8.7 19,743 17,918 25,387 19,466 37,661 37,615 0.1

 Computers........................................ 422 257 496 64.2 -48.2 -7.1 331 178 638 678 509 1,149 -55.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,864 4,014 4,018 -3.7 -0.1 -6.3 3,929 3,311 4,893 3,376 7,240 6,910 4.8

 Defense communications equipment....... 334 306 356 9.2 -14.0 1.1 280 301 447 434 581 772 -24.7

 Electronic components......................... 3,555 3,405 3,265 4.4 4.3 -5.5 3,422 3,188 3,478 3,298 6,610 6,714 -1.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,626 1,548 1,553 5.0 -0.3 -1.6 1,636 1,422 1,277 1,536 3,058 3,017 1.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,191 2,303 1,484 -4.9 55.2 -48.3 2,365 1,768 2,846 2,772 4,133 4,793 -13.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 6,485 6,478 6,519 0.1 -0.6 -1.4 6,012 5,880 7,713 5,753 11,892 11,046 7.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,176 10,315 10,743 -1.3 -4.0 5.6 9,765 9,954 10,211 9,960 19,719 19,814 -0.5

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 877 877 942 0.0 -6.9 0.3 825 813 945 766 1,638 1,598 2.5

 Household appliances.......................... 1,625 1,650 1,770 -1.5 -6.8 5.4 1,474 1,487 1,596 1,474 2,961 2,905 1.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,393 3,364 3,477 0.9 -3.2 6.4 3,232 3,286 3,255 3,202 6,518 6,481 0.6

 Transportation equipment........................ 71,434 66,782 71,212 7.0 -6.2 -12.1 70,545 57,283 89,601 73,965 127,828 127,213 0.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 20,407 19,817 19,987 3.0 -0.9 -1.2 20,765 18,919 17,707 19,236 39,684 36,576 8.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 15,007 13,228 16,987 13.4 -22.1 -22.3 14,619 8,688 34,466 19,526 23,307 25,172 -7.4

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 4,572 3,767 3,213 21.4 17.2 -22.6 4,303 3,111 6,388 2,532 7,414 6,246 18.7

 Ships and boats.................................. 1,884 1,265 1,752 48.9 -27.8 -18.6 2,103 1,352 1,871 1,561 3,455 3,206 7.8

 Furniture and related products................... 5,577 5,568 5,776 0.2 -3.6 -2.4 5,643 5,256 5,144 5,542 10,899 10,650 2.3

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 259,741 257,091 258,990 1.0 -0.7 1.0 241,114 245,591 250,609 242,855 486,705 489,206 -0.5

p

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Feb.

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2013 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2014p 2014r 2013 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,062,474 1,059,604 1,059,524 0.3 0.0 0.2 1,075,406 1,065,067 1,060,278 1,014,447 6.0

 Excluding transportation2...................... 403,079 402,891 401,876 0.0 0.3 -0.4 406,303 400,255 393,837 387,457 4.9

 Excluding defense2

............................. 876,711 872,235 869,104 0.5 0.4 0.7 887,986 876,736 869,374 804,610 10.4

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,062,474 1,059,604 1,059,524 0.3 0.0 0.2 1,075,406 1,065,067 1,060,278 1,014,447 6.0

 Primary metals........................................ 36,347 36,410 36,756 -0.2 -0.9 -0.4 37,872 37,132 36,053 34,464 9.9

 Iron and steel mills............................... 17,708 17,854 18,276 -0.8 -2.3 -2.5 18,877 18,484 17,717 17,347 8.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 14,392 14,334 14,375 0.4 -0.3 2.1 14,607 14,363 14,319 12,857 13.6

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,247 4,222 4,105 0.6 2.9 0.8 4,388 4,285 4,017 4,260 3.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 85,923 86,568 87,077 -0.7 -0.6 -2.8 85,308 83,699 83,797 85,283 0.0

 Machinery.............................................. 112,766 111,939 110,065 0.7 1.7 1.1 114,080 112,043 107,747 106,467 7.2

 Construction machinery......................... 12,814 12,413 11,811 3.2 5.1 4.7 13,769 12,786 11,360 11,534 19.4

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 15,098 14,898 14,350 1.3 3.8 -0.8 15,151 14,767 13,992 13,309 13.8

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,426 8,492 8,700 -0.8 -2.4 3.4 8,210 8,463 8,479 7,203 14.0

 Photographic equipment........................ 4,161 4,237 4,257 -1.8 -0.5 7.3 4,064 4,141 3,979 3,533 15.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 6,111 5,956 5,711 2.6 4.3 5.1 6,263 5,809 5,429 5,466 14.6

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,932 6,014 5,981 -1.4 0.6 -1.7 6,099 6,073 5,825 5,993 1.8

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 26,831 26,541 26,007 1.1 2.1 -1.6 27,033 26,798 26,209 26,286 2.8

 Material handling equipment................... 10,683 10,734 10,672 -0.5 0.6 2.7 10,706 10,665 10,418 10,459 2.4

 Computers and electronic products2............. 137,696 137,527 137,627 0.1 -0.1 -0.6 138,468 137,347 136,971 132,326 4.6

 Computers......................................... 3,198 3,203 3,389 -0.2 -5.5 0.4 3,198 3,203 3,389 3,460 -7.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 32,974 32,415 31,989 1.7 1.3 2.1 33,314 32,211 31,792 26,983 23.5

 Defense communications equipment........ 3,560 3,656 3,766 -2.6 -2.9 -1.9 3,538 3,668 3,735 4,498 -21.3

 Electronic components.......................... 12,722 12,638 12,701 0.7 -0.5 -1.1 12,877 12,607 12,567 12,936 -0.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 18,488 18,209 17,986 1.5 1.2 1.4 18,388 18,037 17,745 14,816 24.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 40,662 41,286 41,734 -1.5 -1.1 -3.2 40,915 41,400 41,944 44,426 -7.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 26,092 26,120 26,062 -0.1 0.2 -0.4 26,238 26,221 25,799 25,207 4.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 23,056 23,015 22,885 0.2 0.6 2.5 23,506 23,082 22,290 21,906 7.3

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,213 1,192 1,171 1.8 1.8 1.4 1,183 1,168 1,131 1,218 -2.9

 Household appliances........................... 691 762 797 -9.3 -4.4 7.8 774 841 759 716 8.1

 Electrical equipment............................. 11,633 11,563 11,559 0.6 0.0 1.1 11,748 11,572 11,254 11,251 4.4

 Transportation equipment......................... 659,395 656,713 657,648 0.4 -0.1 0.5 669,103 664,812 666,441 626,990 6.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 16,423 16,441 16,390 -0.1 0.3 0.6 17,118 16,741 16,516 17,438 -1.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 492,741 489,089 487,871 0.7 0.2 1.1 500,110 495,467 495,708 440,364 13.6

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 63,042 62,815 63,671 0.4 -1.3 -1.5 64,405 64,013 64,511 70,979 -9.3

 Ships and boats.................................. 17,186 17,576 18,653 -2.2 -5.8 -4.5 17,484 17,587 18,113 23,427 -25.4

 Furniture and related products................... 6,194 6,261 6,288 -1.1 -0.4 1.6 5,972 5,781 5,801 5,890 1.4

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

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Feb.

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2013 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2014p 2014r 2013 2013 2013

 All manufacturing industries...................... 642,053 637,904 636,528 0.7 0.2 0.5 646,810 635,633 619,289 629,592 2.7

 Excluding transportation........................ 516,949 514,741 514,564 0.4 0.0 0.3 521,204 512,883 501,095 514,661 1.3

 Excluding defense............................. 613,098 609,900 608,294 0.5 0.3 0.4 617,779 607,589 591,226 601,734 2.7

 With unfilled orders............................. 321,299 318,434 317,824 0.9 0.2 0.9 322,742 317,308 308,791 308,953 4.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 392,027 388,961 388,025 0.8 0.2 0.9 394,409 387,880 377,594 378,561 4.2

 Wood products........................................ 10,448 10,384 10,223 0.6 1.6 1.5 10,793 10,571 10,136 9,702 11.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 11,802 11,897 11,845 -0.8 0.4 1.1 12,031 11,896 11,566 11,625 3.5

 Primary metals......................................... 35,712 35,428 35,357 0.8 0.2 1.0 35,964 35,402 34,977 36,295 -0.9

 Iron and steel mills............................... 20,523 20,445 20,429 0.4 0.1 1.0 20,729 20,449 20,163 20,889 -0.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 12,935 12,734 12,701 1.6 0.3 1.1 12,941 12,697 12,638 13,056 -0.9

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,254 2,249 2,227 0.2 1.0 0.1 2,294 2,256 2,176 2,350 -2.4

 Fabricated metal products......................... 48,597 48,390 48,264 0.4 0.3 0.7 48,690 48,229 47,394 47,057 3.5

 Machinery.............................................. 66,192 65,762 66,392 0.7 -0.9 0.6 66,979 65,485 63,824 66,925 0.1

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,835 3,789 3,931 1.2 -3.6 -3.0 4,190 3,910 3,986 4,144 1.1

 Construction machinery......................... 5,315 5,361 5,309 -0.9 1.0 0.1 5,354 5,296 5,172 5,670 -5.6

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 6,967 6,954 7,180 0.2 -3.1 -0.2 6,967 6,860 6,888 7,345 -5.1

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,508 6,186 6,593 5.2 -6.2 6.7 6,521 6,127 6,390 6,177 5.6

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,569 1,570 1,650 -0.1 -4.8 0.6 1,582 1,608 1,570 1,706 -7.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,902 4,886 4,870 0.3 0.3 0.6 4,985 4,650 4,383 4,908 1.6

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,428 5,418 5,514 0.2 -1.7 0.0 5,367 5,297 5,310 5,396 -0.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,513 10,501 10,225 0.1 2.7 1.8 10,564 10,335 9,495 10,426 1.3

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,582 4,595 4,571 -0.3 0.5 0.2 4,527 4,546 4,311 4,424 2.3

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 47,976 47,609 47,700 0.8 -0.2 1.5 47,994 47,268 46,463 46,007 4.3

 Computers......................................... 930 924 900 0.6 2.7 3.3 920 879 839 825 11.5

 Computer storage devices.................... 2,054 2,041 1,974 0.6 3.4 0.1 2,092 1,979 1,823 1,919 9.0

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,647 1,665 1,846 -1.1 -9.8 6.4 1,674 1,655 1,702 1,698 -1.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,502 6,377 6,490 2.0 -1.7 4.2 6,664 6,450 6,353 6,453 3.3

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,226 1,306 1,328 -6.1 -1.7 -0.2 1,226 1,306 1,328 1,256 -2.4

 Audio and video equipment.................... 779 761 722 2.4 5.4 2.0 736 744 695 636 15.7

 Electronic components.......................... 8,669 8,588 8,398 0.9 2.3 3.8 8,672 8,757 8,193 7,614 13.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,635 3,650 3,645 -0.4 0.1 1.3 3,655 3,677 3,556 3,611 1.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,156 3,105 3,209 1.6 -3.2 4.5 3,194 3,068 3,061 3,120 2.4

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 12,480 12,395 12,315 0.7 0.6 -1.0 12,602 12,339 11,949 12,110 4.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,650 16,746 16,786 -0.6 -0.2 -1.0 16,843 16,760 16,078 17,034 -1.1

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,193 2,185 2,181 0.4 0.2 -0.8 2,199 2,189 2,094 1,965 11.9

 Household appliances........................... 1,892 1,868 1,874 1.3 -0.3 0.1 1,948 1,868 1,723 1,866 4.4

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,846 4,840 4,871 0.1 -0.6 1.0 4,937 4,886 4,739 5,045 -2.1

 Batteries............................................ 1,168 1,188 1,231 -1.7 -3.5 -1.3 1,168 1,167 1,129 1,160 0.7

 Transportation equipment......................... 125,104 123,163 121,964 1.6 1.0 1.0 125,606 122,750 118,194 114,931 9.3

 Automobiles....................................... 2,774 2,706 2,483 2.5 9.0 -1.3 2,861 2,762 2,420 2,743 4.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 2,699 2,600 2,448 3.8 6.2 1.9 2,779 2,646 2,203 2,438 14.0

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,731 1,713 1,653 1.1 3.6 -4.1 1,781 1,733 1,559 2,420 -26.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 18,887 18,868 18,643 0.1 1.2 0.5 19,042 19,157 18,299 18,169 4.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 69,832 69,034 68,297 1.2 1.1 1.1 69,852 68,113 65,567 60,608 15.3

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 14,223 13,338 13,278 6.6 0.5 2.4 14,193 13,231 13,117 13,977 1.5

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,444 2,420 2,587 1.0 -6.5 5.6 2,484 2,447 2,608 2,410 3.1

 Furniture and related products.................... 6,102 6,056 5,989 0.8 1.1 0.4 6,028 6,017 5,862 6,000 0.5

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 23,444 23,526 23,505 -0.3 0.1 1.0 23,481 23,502 23,100 22,985 2.2

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 250,026 248,943 248,503 0.4 0.2 -0.2 252,401 247,753 241,695 251,031 0.5

 Food products........................................ 46,640 46,350 46,246 0.6 0.2 -1.5 46,305 46,201 46,351 47,383 -2.3

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,043 5,000 4,993 0.9 0.1 -3.1 5,156 5,260 5,250 5,884 -12.4

 Dairy products.................................... 6,028 5,964 5,921 1.1 0.7 -0.3 5,963 5,727 5,476 6,131 -2.7

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,107 9,040 8,892 0.7 1.7 -1.3 9,002 8,895 8,825 8,869 1.5

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 20,567 20,576 20,395 0.0 0.9 0.1 20,933 20,857 20,398 20,136 4.0

 Beverages......................................... 16,408 16,415 16,264 0.0 0.9 -0.2 16,593 16,481 16,121 15,981 3.8

 Tobacco............................................ 4,159 4,161 4,131 0.0 0.7 1.1 4,340 4,376 4,277 4,155 4.5

 Textile mills............................................ 3,417 3,426 3,406 -0.3 0.6 0.6 3,427 3,431 3,342 3,287 4.3

 Textile products...................................... 3,135 3,125 3,125 0.3 0.0 0.6 3,141 3,138 3,045 3,036 3.5

 Apparel................................................. 2,441 2,391 2,383 2.1 0.3 2.7 2,413 2,384 2,265 2,048 17.8

 Leather and allied products....................... 1,038 1,034 1,035 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 1,026 1,042 1,017 1,042 -1.5

 Paper products....................................... 14,425 14,442 14,408 -0.1 0.2 0.6 14,526 14,425 14,273 14,549 -0.2

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,040 6,046 6,003 -0.1 0.7 -1.1 6,094 6,024 5,958 6,236 -2.3

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,229 4,226 4,262 0.1 -0.8 2.1 4,296 4,280 4,257 4,136 3.9

 Printing.................................................. 5,513 5,523 5,594 -0.2 -1.3 0.5 5,473 5,409 5,381 5,482 -0.2

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 48,420 48,113 48,120 0.6 0.0 -0.4 49,226 47,095 45,275 48,356 1.8

 Petroleum refineries............................. 44,589 44,308 44,318 0.6 0.0 -0.7 45,432 43,283 41,485 44,714 1.6

 Chemical products..................................... 81,509 81,168 81,042 0.4 0.2 0.2 82,702 81,017 78,323 83,251 -0.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,248 4,183 4,168 1.6 0.4 0.2 4,817 4,657 4,340 4,496 7.1

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 31,073 30,791 30,981 0.9 -0.6 0.0 31,493 30,539 29,509 32,490 -3.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,335 3,333 3,359 0.1 -0.8 0.1 3,434 3,350 3,177 3,293 4.3

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 22,921 22,795 22,749 0.6 0.2 0.3 23,229 22,754 22,025 22,461 3.4

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

1

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

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

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

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

 Topical Series1, 2

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date

Industry % Change6

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2013 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2014p 2014r 2013 2013 2014p 2013 2013

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 493,495 488,957 492,345 0.9 -0.7 -0.3 460,150 456,457 480,051 454,620 916,607 905,532 1.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 43,526 43,299 43,059 0.5 0.6 -1.2 38,395 38,297 37,512 38,028 76,692 76,180 0.7

 Information technology......................... 21,294 21,536 21,468 -1.1 0.3 0.5 19,193 18,135 25,124 19,463 37,328 37,565 -0.6

 Computers and related products........... 2,235 2,428 2,434 -7.9 -0.2 3.4 1,507 1,702 3,879 1,578 3,209 3,159 1.6

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 45,806 43,956 44,794 4.2 -1.9 -7.0 45,506 40,694 39,888 43,605 86,200 83,133 3.7

 Capital goods...................................... 84,266 84,311 85,871 -0.1 -1.8 0.2 77,928 72,083 94,944 75,626 150,011 145,911 2.8

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 74,804 74,699 75,995 0.1 -1.7 1.5 68,670 64,231 84,298 66,088 132,901 128,730 3.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 66,889 66,514 67,505 0.6 -1.5 0.6 61,874 58,910 71,995 60,895 120,784 118,832 1.6

 Defense capital goods4........................ 9,462 9,612 9,876 -1.6 -2.7 -8.9 9,258 7,852 10,646 9,538 17,110 17,181 -0.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 214,614 210,876 212,785 1.8 -0.9 -0.2 200,638 200,422 207,878 201,281 401,060 400,828 0.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,681 35,264 36,159 4.0 -2.5 -7.3 36,395 31,838 33,867 35,707 68,233 67,644 0.9

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 177,933 175,612 176,626 1.3 -0.6 1.4 164,243 168,584 174,011 165,574 332,827 333,184 -0.1

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 488,832 481,320 486,308 1.6 -1.0 -2.0 464,448 452,032 494,858 467,352 916,480 915,875 0.1

 Construction materials and supplies....... 43,905 44,010 43,440 -0.2 1.3 -0.5 39,578 39,342 37,736 38,935 78,920 76,923 2.6

 Information technology......................... 21,324 21,619 21,492 -1.4 0.6 -5.1 20,267 18,988 25,866 20,571 39,255 39,465 -0.5

 Computers and related products........... 2,230 2,242 2,448 -0.5 -8.4 3.2 1,502 1,516 3,893 1,822 3,018 3,392 -11.0

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 45,788 44,007 44,895 4.0 -2.0 -6.6 45,883 40,919 40,393 44,208 86,802 83,786 3.6

 Capital goods...................................... 83,082 84,331 87,613 -1.5 -3.7 -8.5 81,099 73,979 113,259 90,261 155,078 163,678 -5.3

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 75,104 77,312 81,647 -2.9 -5.3 -6.3 72,711 68,422 102,302 80,388 141,133 147,487 -4.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 67,370 68,295 67,749 -1.4 0.8 -1.6 65,563 63,890 72,305 64,035 129,453 129,390 0.0

 Defense capital goods4........................ 7,978 7,019 5,966 13.7 17.7 -30.7 8,388 5,557 10,957 9,873 13,945 16,191 -13.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 214,414 210,846 212,919 1.7 -1.0 -0.2 200,638 200,622 207,852 201,461 401,260 401,152 0.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,481 35,234 36,293 3.5 -2.9 -7.2 36,395 32,038 33,841 35,887 68,433 67,968 0.7

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 177,933 175,612 176,626 1.3 -0.6 1.4 164,243 168,584 174,011 165,574 332,827 333,184 -0.1

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,062,474 1,059,604 1,059,524 0.3 0.0 0.2 1,075,406 1,065,067 1,060,278 1,014,447 (X) (X) 6.0

 Construction materials and supplies....... 53,248 52,869 52,158 0.7 1.4 0.7 53,129 51,946 50,901 50,411 (X) (X) 5.4

 Information technology......................... 138,654 138,624 138,541 0.0 0.1 0.0 139,456 138,382 137,529 131,644 (X) (X) 5.9

 Computers and related products........... 3,198 3,203 3,389 -0.2 -5.5 0.4 3,198 3,203 3,389 3,460 (X) (X) -7.6

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 16,423 16,441 16,390 -0.1 0.3 0.6 17,118 16,741 16,516 17,438 (X) (X) -1.8

 Capital goods...................................... 801,079 802,263 802,243 -0.1 0.0 0.2 809,512 806,341 804,445 758,981 (X) (X) 6.7

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 644,421 644,121 641,508 0.0 0.4 0.9 652,103 648,062 643,871 582,028 (X) (X) 12.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 236,038 235,557 233,776 0.2 0.8 0.1 237,314 233,625 228,645 218,397 (X) (X) 8.7

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 156,658 158,142 160,735 -0.9 -1.6 -2.4 157,409 158,279 160,574 176,953 (X) (X) -11.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 4,492 4,692 4,722 -4.3 -0.6 2.9 4,733 4,733 4,533 4,397 (X) (X) 7.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 4,492 4,692 4,722 -4.3 -0.6 2.9 4,733 4,733 4,533 4,397 (X) (X) 7.6

 All manufacturing industries................... 642,053 637,904 636,528 0.7 0.2 0.5 646,810 635,633 619,289 629,592 (X) (X) 2.7

 Construction materials and supplies....... 63,446 63,296 63,101 0.2 0.3 0.9 64,188 63,187 61,598 61,313 (X) (X) 4.7

 Information technology......................... 40,755 40,685 40,938 0.2 -0.6 0.7 41,161 40,579 39,497 40,560 (X) (X) 1.5

 Computers and related products........... 4,631 4,630 4,720 0.0 -1.9 3.1 4,686 4,513 4,364 4,442 (X) (X) 5.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 26,091 25,887 25,227 0.8 2.6 0.2 26,463 26,298 24,481 25,770 (X) (X) 2.7

 Capital goods...................................... 201,608 199,664 199,911 1.0 -0.1 1.0 202,519 198,240 192,996 193,230 (X) (X) 4.8

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 177,974 176,934 176,914 0.6 0.0 0.8 178,779 175,363 170,009 170,684 (X) (X) 4.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 120,260 119,820 120,571 0.4 -0.6 0.5 121,234 119,248 116,423 121,350 (X) (X) -0.1

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 23,634 22,730 22,997 4.0 -1.2 2.6 23,740 22,877 22,987 22,546 (X) (X) 5.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 187,589 186,417 185,676 0.6 0.4 -0.4 189,346 185,743 180,417 188,250 (X) (X) 0.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 26,114 25,829 25,235 1.1 2.4 0.6 26,591 26,336 24,526 25,325 (X) (X) 5.0

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 161,475 160,588 160,441 0.6 0.1 -0.5 162,755 159,407 155,891 162,925 (X) (X) -0.1

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 % Change

Industry Feb.

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2013 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2014p 2014r 2013 2013 2013

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 208,762 207,034 205,163 0.8 0.9 0.7 210,133 207,994 203,185 204,679 2.7

 Durable goods industries.......................... 127,924 126,657 125,430 1.0 1.0 0.8 128,419 127,100 124,539 124,818 2.9

 Wood products................................... 3,932 3,936 3,902 -0.1 0.9 0.5 4,067 4,131 4,049 3,740 8.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,439 4,446 4,348 -0.2 2.3 1.7 4,468 4,437 4,302 4,378 2.1

 Primary metals.................................... 13,958 13,942 13,686 0.1 1.9 -0.5 13,847 14,103 13,888 14,244 -2.8

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,899 17,634 17,406 1.5 1.3 -0.1 17,789 17,665 17,420 17,125 3.9

 Machinery.......................................... 24,888 24,578 24,709 1.3 -0.5 2.6 24,838 24,415 23,932 24,931 -0.4

 Computers and electronic products........ 18,857 18,583 18,325 1.5 1.4 1.6 18,815 18,667 18,216 18,064 4.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,837 6,927 6,930 -1.3 0.0 -1.6 6,924 6,974 6,731 7,408 -6.5

 Transportation equipment..................... 27,050 26,508 26,090 2.0 1.6 0.5 27,589 26,543 26,096 24,644 12.0

 Furniture and related products............... 2,909 2,934 2,860 -0.9 2.6 2.5 2,890 2,943 2,838 2,837 1.9

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,155 7,169 7,174 -0.2 -0.1 0.8 7,192 7,222 7,067 7,447 -3.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 80,838 80,377 79,733 0.6 0.8 0.4 81,714 80,894 78,646 79,861 2.3

 Food products.................................... 16,504 16,258 16,265 1.5 0.0 -1.6 16,519 16,629 16,626 16,770 -1.5

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 5,300 5,279 5,148 0.4 2.5 -1.4 5,482 5,443 5,235 5,336 2.7

 Textiles.............................................. 1,237 1,240 1,235 -0.2 0.4 -0.2 1,241 1,240 1,212 1,175 5.6

 Textile products................................... 1,298 1,284 1,282 1.1 0.2 3.7 1,293 1,283 1,265 1,180 9.6

 Apparel............................................. 796 778 773 2.3 0.6 -2.0 787 770 756 675 16.6

 Leather and allied products.................... 314 313 310 0.3 1.0 1.3 308 312 310 316 -2.5

 Paper products.................................... 6,883 6,830 6,862 0.8 -0.5 1.2 6,942 6,904 6,891 6,908 0.5

 Printing ............................................. 2,419 2,434 2,461 -0.6 -1.1 -0.1 2,432 2,429 2,412 2,546 -4.5

 Petroleum and coal products................. 12,933 13,023 13,057 -0.7 -0.3 2.5 13,177 12,726 12,278 12,147 8.5

 Chemical products................................ 23,820 23,688 23,209 0.6 2.1 0.0 24,113 23,876 22,692 23,688 1.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,334 9,250 9,131 0.9 1.3 2.6 9,420 9,282 8,969 9,120 3.3

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 207,159 205,227 205,061 0.9 0.1 0.8 208,525 204,234 198,510 199,663 4.4

 Durable goods industries.......................... 156,444 155,244 155,644 0.8 -0.3 1.0 156,619 154,140 150,085 148,565 5.4

 Wood products................................... 1,915 1,906 1,862 0.5 2.4 2.0 1,938 1,890 1,814 1,761 10.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,359 1,389 1,394 -2.2 -0.4 0.8 1,397 1,381 1,333 1,376 1.5

 Primary metals.................................... 10,701 10,585 10,715 1.1 -1.2 1.6 10,777 10,487 10,169 10,979 -1.8

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,391 13,345 13,434 0.3 -0.7 1.2 13,381 13,241 13,113 13,250 1.0

 Machinery.......................................... 18,898 18,905 19,045 0.0 -0.7 -0.4 19,119 18,748 18,066 19,128 0.0

 Computers and electronic products........ 16,434 16,332 16,539 0.6 -1.3 1.1 16,348 16,056 15,910 15,768 3.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,701 3,722 3,747 -0.6 -0.7 -2.7 3,720 3,715 3,586 3,765 -1.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 85,239 84,244 84,099 1.2 0.2 1.4 85,135 83,853 81,439 78,097 9.0

 Furniture and related products............... 971 954 954 1.8 0.0 -3.2 965 957 947 952 1.4

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,835 3,862 3,855 -0.7 0.2 0.3 3,839 3,812 3,708 3,489 10.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 50,715 49,983 49,417 1.5 1.1 0.4 51,906 50,094 48,425 51,098 1.6

 Food products.................................... 4,475 4,466 4,462 0.2 0.1 0.9 4,596 4,755 4,962 4,842 -5.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,152 7,186 7,195 -0.5 -0.1 3.3 7,465 7,615 7,734 7,011 6.5

 Textiles.............................................. 753 759 747 -0.8 1.6 3.0 750 756 722 751 -0.1

 Textile products................................... 428 431 434 -0.7 -0.7 2.1 433 435 412 425 1.9

 Apparel............................................. 359 357 344 0.6 3.8 5.5 339 341 314 306 10.8

 Leather and allied products.................... 92 97 97 -5.2 0.0 -2.0 95 98 98 109 -12.8

 Paper products.................................... 1,405 1,402 1,400 0.2 0.1 0.5 1,406 1,410 1,378 1,366 2.9

 Printing ............................................. 1,235 1,229 1,257 0.5 -2.2 -2.3 1,247 1,185 1,166 1,270 -1.8

 Petroleum and coal products................. 14,178 13,669 13,338 3.7 2.5 -1.7 14,678 13,047 12,348 13,755 6.7

 Chemical products................................ 17,969 17,731 17,451 1.3 1.6 0.5 18,204 17,787 16,721 18,726 -2.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,669 2,656 2,692 0.5 -1.3 2.0 2,693 2,665 2,570 2,537 6.1

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 226,132 225,643 226,304 0.2 -0.3 -0.1 228,152 223,405 217,594 225,250 1.3

 Durable goods industries.......................... 107,659 107,060 106,951 0.6 0.1 0.8 109,371 106,640 102,970 105,178 4.0

 Wood products................................... 4,601 4,542 4,459 1.3 1.9 2.2 4,788 4,550 4,273 4,201 14.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,004 6,062 6,103 -1.0 -0.7 0.8 6,166 6,078 5,931 5,871 5.0

 Primary metals.................................... 11,053 10,901 10,956 1.4 -0.5 2.4 11,340 10,812 10,920 11,072 2.4

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,307 17,411 17,424 -0.6 -0.1 1.1 17,520 17,323 16,861 16,682 5.0

 Machinery.......................................... 22,406 22,279 22,638 0.6 -1.6 -0.8 23,022 22,322 21,826 22,866 0.7

 Computers and electronic products........ 12,685 12,694 12,836 -0.1 -1.1 2.1 12,831 12,545 12,337 12,175 5.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,112 6,097 6,109 0.2 -0.2 0.7 6,199 6,071 5,761 5,861 5.8

 Transportation equipment..................... 12,815 12,411 11,775 3.3 5.4 -0.3 12,882 12,354 10,659 12,190 5.7

 Furniture and related products............... 2,222 2,168 2,175 2.5 -0.3 -0.6 2,173 2,117 2,077 2,211 -1.7

 Miscellaneous products......................... 12,454 12,495 12,476 -0.3 0.2 1.4 12,450 12,468 12,325 12,049 3.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 118,473 118,583 119,353 -0.1 -0.6 -0.9 118,781 116,765 114,624 120,072 -1.1

 Food products.................................... 25,661 25,626 25,519 0.1 0.4 -1.9 25,190 24,817 24,763 25,771 -2.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 8,115 8,111 8,052 0.0 0.7 -1.7 7,986 7,799 7,429 7,789 2.5

 Textiles.............................................. 1,427 1,427 1,424 0.0 0.2 0.0 1,436 1,435 1,408 1,361 5.5

 Textile products................................... 1,409 1,410 1,409 -0.1 0.1 -2.4 1,415 1,420 1,368 1,431 -1.1

 Apparel............................................. 1,286 1,256 1,266 2.4 -0.8 5.0 1,287 1,273 1,195 1,067 20.6

 Leather and allied products.................... 632 624 628 1.3 -0.6 -0.6 623 632 609 617 1.0

 Paper products.................................... 6,137 6,210 6,146 -1.2 1.0 -0.1 6,178 6,111 6,004 6,275 -1.5

 Printing ............................................. 1,859 1,860 1,876 -0.1 -0.9 3.2 1,794 1,795 1,803 1,666 7.7

 Petroleum and coal products................. 21,309 21,421 21,725 -0.5 -1.4 -1.4 21,371 21,322 20,649 22,454 -4.8

 Chemical products................................ 39,720 39,749 40,382 -0.1 -1.6 0.1 40,385 39,354 38,910 40,837 -1.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,918 10,889 10,926 0.3 -0.3 -2.0 11,116 10,807 10,486 10,804 2.9

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

1

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

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

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

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group 1

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio2

Industry Feb Jan Dec Nov Feb Jan Dec Nov

2014p 2014r 2013 2013 2014p 2014r 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries3............................ 1.30 1.30 1.29 1.28 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.68 1.68 1.66 1.62 6.50 6.52 6.52 6.44

 Wood products.............................................. 1.41 1.40 1.38 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.34 1.37 1.39 1.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.37 1.37 1.35 1.33 1.40 1.41 1.41 1.41

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.67 1.67 1.68 1.65 3.04 3.09 3.13 3.17

 Machinery..................................................... 1.89 1.91 1.86 1.87 3.47 3.52 3.44 3.45

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.69 1.66 1.66 1.67 7.52 7.47 7.45 7.57

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.64 1.64 1.65 1.64 2.53 2.51 2.51 2.37

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.82 1.82 1.79 1.67 15.20 15.09 15.26 14.66

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.08 1.08 1.05 1.03 1.30 1.33 1.31 1.28

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.63 1.65 1.65 1.66 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.96 0.97 0.96 0.97 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.72 0.72 0.73 0.75 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.79 1.78 1.76 1.69 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.30 1.32 1.26 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.53 1.60 1.43 1.44 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.15 2.14 2.12 2.05 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.14 2.10 2.10 2.11 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.00 1.01 1.01 1.01 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.87 0.87 0.88 0.88 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.65 0.66 0.65 0.67 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.29 1.28 1.26 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

X Not Applicable p

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

2

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

3 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Feb3 Feb3 Feb3 Feb3

Industry 2013- 2013- 2013- 2013-

Feb2 Jan Feb2 Jan Feb2 Jan Feb2 Jan

2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014

 

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

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

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

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Primary metals.................................... 0.0 0.4 -0.1 1.3 -0.2 0.7 0.0 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.2 0.3 0.1 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... -0.1 0.7 -0.2 1.3 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.1 0.8 -0.4 1.4 -0.2 0.6 0.0 0.8

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.2 0.3 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.2

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.5 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.2

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

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

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

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

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

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

for price changes.

2

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

 publication.

3

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes 1

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

and Orders (M3) survey. 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. 

Notice of Revisions Due to Updated Seasonal Adjustment Models 

On May 15, 2014, monthly seasonally adjusted data for Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders, 

based on the North American Industry Classification System, will be revised for January 1992 through 

March 2014. There will be no accompanying press release containing revised seasonally adjusted data for 

January through March of 2014, and historical data not seasonally adjusted will be unchanged. These 

revisions to the historical seasonally adjusted data will be based on the results of the recent annual review of 

the seasonal adjustment models. These updated models will also be used to produce seasonally adjusted data 

from the Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey, beginning with the April 2014 Advance 

Report on Durable Goods scheduled for release on May 27, 2014 and the full report scheduled for release on 

June 3, 2014. 

Please call Chris Savage on (301) 763-4832 with any questions regarding this notice.