FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2013, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT

Chris Savage or Adriana Stoica

Manufacturing and Construction Division

(301) 763-4832

M3-2 (13)-07

CB13-155

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders

July 2013

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in July, down

following three consecutive monthly increases, decreased $12.0 billion or 2.4 percent to $485.0 billion, 

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

1.6 percent June increase. Excluding transportation, new 

orders increased 1.2 percent. 

 Shipments, up two of the last three months, increased

$5.3 billion or 1.1 percent to $487.6 billion. This 

followed a 0.3 percent June decrease.

 Unfilled orders, up five of the last six months, increased $4.0 billion or 0.4 percent to $1,033.9 billion. This was at the highest level since the series was first 

published on a NAICS basis in 1992, and followed a 2.1

percent June increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments 

ratio was 6.44, up from 6.38 in June.

 Inventories, up seven of the last eight months, increased $1.5 billion or 0.2 percent to $629.7 billion. This was at the highest level since the series was first 

published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.2 percent

June increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was

1.29, down from 1.30 in June.

New Orders

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in July, down following three consecutive monthly increases, decreased $18.1 billion or 7.4 percent to $226.3 billion, 

revised from the previously published 7.3 percent

decrease. This followed a 3.9 percent June increase.

 Transportation equipment, also down following three 

consecutive monthly increases, led the decrease, down

$16.8 billion or 19.4 percent to $69.6 billion.

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods

increased $6.1 billion or 2.4 percent to $258.8 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in July, down three of the last four months, decreased $0.8

billion or 0.3 percent to $228.8 billion, unchanged from 

the previously published decrease. This followed a 0.1

percent June decrease.

 

 Computers and electronic products, also down three

of the last four months, drove the decrease, down $0.9 

billion or 3.1 percent to $26.7 billion.

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up two

of the last three months, increased $6.1 billion or 2.4

percent to $258.8 billion. This followed a 0.5 percent

June decrease. Petroleum and coal products, up three 

consecutive months, led the increase, up $4.9 billion or

7.0 percent to $74.8 billion.

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

July, up five of the last six months, increased $4.0

billion or 0.4 percent to $1,033.9 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 2.1 percent June increase. 

 Computers and electronic products, up four

consecutive months, led the increase, up $1.2 billion or

0.9 percent to $135.9 billion. 

Inventories

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in July, up 

three of the last four months, increased $1.3 billion or 

0.3 percent to $378.9 billion, revised from the previously 

published 0.4 percent increase. This was at the highest 

level since the series was first published on a NAICS 

basis and followed a 0.1 percent June increase.

 Transportation equipment, up fourteen of the last 

fifteen months, led the increase, up $0.7 billion or 0.6

percent to $116.9 billion.

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up two 

consecutive months, increased $0.3 billion or 0.1 percent to $250.8 billion. This followed a 0.3 percent June

increase. Petroleum and coal products, up three

consecutive months, drove the increase, up $0.8 billion 

or 1.7 percent to $48.7 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, July materials and supplies

increased 0.4 percent in durable goods and 0.6 percent in 

nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.5

percent in durable goods and 0.1 percent in nondurable 

goods. Finished goods decreased slightly in durable 

goods and 0.2 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 August is scheduled

for release on September 25, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on October 3, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey 

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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 July June May 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2013p 2012 2012

 All manufacturing industries.................. 487,604 482,308 483,821 1.1 -0.3 1.0 474,914 498,138 502,851 458,453 3,367,406 3,315,067 1.6

 Excluding transportation................... 418,706 413,467 414,605 1.3 -0.3 0.6 418,209 423,861 430,667 406,111 2,904,016 2,882,758 0.7

 Excluding defense.............................. 475,905 470,016 471,721 1.3 -0.4 1.0 464,741 484,430 490,853 447,967 3,285,556 3,232,534 1.6

 With unfilled orders............................ 160,517 161,380 161,970 -0.5 -0.4 2.1 150,518 172,508 167,099 146,036 1,110,341 1,098,815 1.0

 Durable goods industries......................... 228,815 229,600 229,878 -0.3 -0.1 1.3 214,765 243,782 237,367 207,661 1,582,668 1,542,289 2.6

 Wood products....................................... 7,209 7,181 7,288 0.4 -1.5 1.0 7,539 7,757 8,096 6,534 50,597 43,923 15.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,516 8,502 8,362 0.2 1.7 1.1 9,049 9,123 9,071 8,351 57,532 55,223 4.2

 Primary metals....................................... 25,323 24,938 24,406 1.5 2.2 -1.2 24,935 25,331 25,826 24,131 177,433 180,970 -2.0

 Iron and steel mills............................ 10,615 10,385 9,865 2.2 5.3 -4.1 10,374 10,440 10,657 10,873 74,678 85,670 -12.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 13,105 12,868 12,899 1.8 -0.2 1.6 13,041 13,066 13,404 11,642 90,687 82,655 9.7

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,603 1,685 1,642 -4.9 2.6 -4.0 1,520 1,825 1,765 1,616 12,068 12,645 -4.6

 Fabricated metal products....................... 28,872 28,859 29,071 0.0 -0.7 -0.1 28,496 29,866 30,386 27,613 201,286 199,351 1.0

 Machinery............................................. 33,601 34,109 34,798 -1.5 -2.0 1.6 32,827 36,062 35,925 32,215 239,940 231,326 3.7

 Farm machinery................................. 1,940 1,982 2,055 -2.1 -3.6 1.9 1,923 1,787 2,181 1,864 16,268 17,335 -6.2

 Construction machinery..................... 4,416 4,819 5,084 -8.4 -5.2 0.2 4,378 4,758 4,782 4,955 32,786 27,280 20.2

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,133 2,093 2,108 1.9 -0.7 -2.0 2,084 2,267 2,057 2,283 14,818 15,900 -6.8

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,682 3,507 3,624 5.0 -3.2 4.4 3,508 3,828 3,776 3,242 24,768 22,450 10.3

 Photographic equipment...................... 693 667 666 3.9 0.2 0.8 635 686 668 588 4,451 4,628 -3.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,669 3,573 3,674 2.7 -2.7 -2.5 4,006 4,574 4,134 3,838 25,921 25,078 3.4

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,984 2,927 3,043 1.9 -3.8 0.2 2,934 3,064 3,116 2,632 20,282 18,585 9.1

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,677 4,206 4,231 -12.6 -0.6 9.0 3,571 4,391 4,398 3,561 28,180 28,976 -2.7

 Material handling equipment............... 2,866 2,789 2,773 2.8 0.6 -1.2 2,762 2,795 2,893 2,493 19,186 17,988 6.7

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 26,674 27,534 27,238 -3.1 1.1 -1.2 26,322 30,207 25,663 28,919 187,863 197,314 -4.8

 Computers........................................ 412 465 522 -11.4 -10.9 0.6 367 599 488 551 3,509 5,098 -31.2

 Computer storage devices..................... 629 1,118 995 -43.7 12.4 2.2 559 1,673 698 976 6,296 6,171 2.0

 Other peripheral equipment................ 810 810 810 0.0 0.0 -3.9 575 1,055 734 531 5,044 5,295 -4.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,535 3,590 3,668 -1.5 -2.1 5.7 3,066 4,224 3,513 2,887 23,807 22,052 8.0

 Defense communications equipment.... 423 429 449 -1.4 -4.5 -8.6 372 436 444 381 2,928 3,332 -12.1

 Audio and video equipment.................... 281 233 273 20.6 -14.7 -0.7 245 195 255 219 1,574 1,505 4.6

 Electronic components......................... 3,505 3,459 3,467 1.3 -0.2 -0.8 3,279 3,759 3,522 3,242 23,693 24,637 -3.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,250 1,306 1,284 -4.3 1.7 3.6 1,145 1,408 1,294 1,274 8,821 9,251 -4.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,837 2,936 2,793 -3.4 5.1 0.1 2,507 3,169 2,740 2,711 19,589 20,653 -5.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,111 6,196 6,169 -1.4 0.4 2.5 5,500 7,290 6,069 5,570 42,759 47,482 -9.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,292 10,308 10,401 -0.2 -0.9 2.0 9,842 10,970 10,758 9,723 71,452 71,852 -0.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 786 786 797 0.0 -1.4 -3.4 782 806 782 800 5,577 6,493 -14.1

 Household appliances........................ 1,682 1,639 1,661 2.6 -1.3 3.0 1,589 1,715 1,791 1,417 11,412 10,706 6.6

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,291 3,313 3,371 -0.7 -1.7 0.7 3,144 3,759 3,513 3,248 23,349 23,985 -2.7

 Batteries........................................... 966 989 1,015 -2.3 -2.6 -0.4 871 963 958 895 6,313 6,229 1.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 68,898 68,841 69,216 0.1 -0.5 3.8 56,705 74,277 72,184 52,342 463,390 432,309 7.2

 Automobiles..................................... 9,941 10,435 10,298 -4.7 1.3 -2.1 8,076 10,992 10,920 7,141 72,421 59,589 21.5

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 13,501 12,536 12,665 7.7 -1.0 -0.2 9,691 13,207 13,452 8,803 85,332 76,375 11.7

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,381 2,270 2,298 4.9 -1.2 -1.4 2,296 2,340 2,485 2,255 15,779 17,947 -12.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,357 19,586 19,238 -1.2 1.8 -1.9 16,856 20,153 20,843 15,549 134,157 128,433 4.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 12,168 11,996 12,593 1.4 -4.7 29.7 10,058 13,985 12,259 8,637 74,170 68,112 8.9

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,398 4,612 4,669 -4.6 -1.2 1.1 3,587 5,483 4,550 3,795 31,325 32,213 -2.8

 Ships and boats................................. 2,461 2,506 2,463 -1.8 1.7 2.5 2,268 2,692 2,593 2,358 16,935 16,986 -0.3

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,607 5,600 5,551 0.1 0.9 0.0 5,640 5,751 5,695 5,372 38,638 37,373 3.4

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,823 13,728 13,547 0.7 1.3 1.3 13,410 14,438 13,763 12,461 94,537 92,648 2.0

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 258,789 252,708 253,943 2.4 -0.5 0.8 260,149 254,356 265,484 250,792 1,784,738 1,772,778 0.7

 Food products....................................... 62,411 61,802 62,059 1.0 -0.4 -0.4 60,379 60,765 61,641 58,259 425,755 413,130 3.1

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 8,068 8,029 8,016 0.5 0.2 -2.2 7,853 7,344 7,473 7,769 55,476 54,038 2.7

 Dairy products.................................. 8,533 8,569 8,696 -0.4 -1.5 0.3 8,517 8,480 8,772 8,203 58,690 58,032 1.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 17,998 17,797 17,925 1.1 -0.7 -0.1 17,768 18,302 18,200 17,506 123,852 123,154 0.6

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,212 11,919 12,346 2.5 -3.5 2.5 12,325 12,573 13,357 11,975 82,896 82,431 0.6

 Beverages......................................... 8,670 8,721 8,597 -0.6 1.4 -0.2 8,783 9,375 9,608 8,687 60,073 59,803 0.5

 Tobacco............................................ 3,542 3,198 3,749 10.8 -14.7 9.3 3,542 3,198 3,749 3,288 22,823 22,628 0.9

 Textile mills........................................... 2,643 2,611 2,616 1.2 -0.2 0.5 2,578 2,770 2,770 2,450 18,405 18,298 0.6

 Textile products................................... 2,083 2,058 2,039 1.2 0.9 0.9 2,099 2,195 2,148 1,929 14,474 13,665 5.9

 Apparel................................................ 1,123 1,110 1,119 1.2 -0.8 -0.4 1,122 1,032 1,021 1,102 7,325 7,166 2.2

 Leather and allied products...................... 474 472 479 0.4 -1.5 0.4 467 498 487 462 3,358 3,329 0.9

 Paper products...................................... 14,291 14,272 14,222 0.1 0.4 -0.3 14,601 14,434 14,431 14,569 99,324 101,561 -2.2

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,668 6,638 6,634 0.5 0.1 -0.6 6,829 6,678 6,642 6,796 46,502 47,296 -1.7

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,393 4,405 4,356 -0.3 1.1 1.0 4,572 4,465 4,466 4,392 30,225 30,070 0.5

 Printing................................................. 6,460 6,362 6,670 1.5 -4.6 -0.3 6,089 5,979 6,976 6,245 45,029 46,113 -2.4

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 74,791 69,928 69,623 7.0 0.4 0.7 77,516 70,315 74,832 73,357 506,779 505,665 0.2

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 71,351 66,474 66,280 7.3 0.3 0.6 73,527 66,404 71,218 69,437 482,785 480,301 0.5

 Chemical products..................................... 64,019 63,761 64,295 0.4 -0.8 1.9 64,374 64,668 68,162 62,441 451,352 454,912 -0.8

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,614 2,685 2,861 -2.6 -6.2 7.6 2,040 2,609 3,900 2,403 21,048 23,679 -11.1

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 15,616 15,361 15,601 1.7 -1.5 0.6 15,867 15,327 16,174 15,309 107,424 110,127 -2.5

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,075 2,980 3,112 3.2 -4.2 2.9 3,312 3,198 3,561 3,133 22,023 21,962 0.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 18,282 18,413 18,475 -0.7 -0.3 1.0 18,599 19,127 19,659 18,003 130,041 126,508 2.8

p

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

1

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

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

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

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

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

 aggregate totals. 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 July June May 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2013p 2012 2012

All manufacturing industries 2........................ 485,046 497,059 489,105 -2.4 1.6 3.0 466,304 510,323 501,389 456,071 3,359,792 3,297,544 1.9

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 415,449 410,672 411,739 1.2 -0.3 1.0 411,039 418,031 427,233 392,151 2,882,386 2,843,537 1.4

 Excluding defense2.............................. 473,279 483,045 477,895 -2.0 1.1 2.7 458,230 493,552 493,580 444,754 3,288,668 3,209,782 2.5

 With unfilled orders 2............................. 164,546 182,839 173,760 -10.0 5.2 7.4 150,348 190,804 171,262 153,968 1,150,659 1,131,222 1.7

 Durable goods industries 2......................... 226,257 244,351 235,162 -7.4 3.9 5.5 206,155 255,967 235,905 205,279 1,575,054 1,524,766 3.3

 Primary metals........................................ 25,544 25,536 25,893 0.0 -1.4 2.3 24,920 25,354 26,503 23,490 180,898 177,417 2.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,600 10,655 10,663 -0.5 -0.1 -1.7 10,246 10,455 10,814 10,567 76,748 83,502 -8.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 13,259 13,142 13,624 0.9 -3.5 6.5 13,067 13,103 13,994 11,241 92,067 81,021 13.6

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,685 1,739 1,606 -3.1 8.3 -3.3 1,607 1,796 1,695 1,682 12,083 12,894 -6.3

 Fabricated metal products........................ 29,918 29,743 29,630 0.6 0.4 -0.3 28,475 29,195 30,632 27,498 211,912 205,858 2.9

 Machinery............................................. 34,475 34,876 34,578 -1.1 0.9 0.5 33,673 35,903 35,687 29,673 244,735 232,024 5.5

 Construction machinery........................ 4,196 4,654 5,008 -9.8 -7.1 6.1 3,935 4,315 4,600 3,860 32,504 25,750 26.2

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,156 2,901 2,002 -25.7 44.9 -1.7 2,297 3,005 2,236 1,986 16,448 15,610 5.4

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,940 3,877 3,705 1.6 4.6 1.6 3,862 4,165 3,647 3,018 25,749 22,606 13.9

 Photographic equipment....................... 756 638 604 18.5 5.6 -30.2 767 681 601 629 5,046 5,202 -3.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,560 3,454 3,695 3.1 -6.5 1.8 3,888 4,449 4,316 4,104 25,881 26,664 -2.9

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,129 2,985 3,041 4.8 -1.8 -5.7 3,041 3,055 3,040 2,385 20,418 18,535 10.2

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,339 4,188 4,090 3.6 2.4 -1.5 4,192 4,439 4,084 2,823 29,181 29,056 0.4

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,859 2,898 3,051 -1.3 -5.0 3.9 2,560 2,791 3,182 2,261 20,185 18,525 9.0

 Computers and electronic products 2

........... 21,288 22,069 22,236 -3.5 -0.8 3.2 18,438 24,926 20,934 18,629 144,926 152,773 -5.1

 Computers........................................ 431 406 528 6.2 -23.1 -3.1 386 540 494 542 3,706 5,015 -26.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,909 4,169 4,813 -6.2 -13.4 17.0 3,096 4,772 4,630 3,014 27,357 24,573 11.3

 Defense communications equipment....... 403 394 419 2.3 -6.0 -2.8 311 421 320 350 2,547 3,020 -15.7

 Electronic components......................... 3,673 3,388 3,418 8.4 -0.9 -4.6 3,489 3,550 3,454 3,299 24,168 24,757 -2.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,646 1,686 1,549 -2.4 8.8 -5.6 1,570 1,735 1,555 1,432 11,296 12,023 -6.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,043 3,150 2,607 -3.4 20.8 10.3 2,457 3,397 2,115 2,366 17,600 20,819 -15.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 6,169 6,431 6,522 -4.1 -1.4 0.6 5,483 7,300 6,398 5,637 43,427 47,687 -8.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,230 10,692 10,707 -4.3 -0.1 3.4 9,714 11,270 11,219 9,317 72,983 72,515 0.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 775 760 780 2.0 -2.6 0.3 719 822 812 759 5,589 6,531 -14.4

 Household appliances.......................... 1,674 1,704 1,674 -1.8 1.8 2.8 1,620 1,682 1,827 1,417 11,462 10,613 8.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,388 3,328 3,412 1.8 -2.5 0.4 3,260 3,751 3,621 3,171 24,040 24,659 -2.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 69,597 86,387 77,366 -19.4 11.7 15.1 55,265 92,292 74,156 63,920 477,406 454,007 5.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 19,214 19,523 19,451 -1.6 0.4 -0.7 16,549 19,929 20,744 15,423 133,719 127,308 5.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 13,217 27,692 20,697 -52.3 33.8 67.6 10,824 28,910 17,145 19,292 99,863 87,981 13.5

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 5,124 5,239 4,303 -2.2 21.8 4.8 3,839 5,967 2,926 3,535 25,466 33,312 -23.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,021 3,158 2,508 -36.0 25.9 55.3 1,408 3,583 2,265 3,082 13,441 17,734 -24.2

 Furniture and related products................... 5,664 5,649 5,546 0.3 1.9 -0.8 5,679 5,721 5,835 5,404 39,546 38,431 2.9

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 258,789 252,708 253,943 2.4 -0.5 0.8 260,149 254,356 265,484 250,792 1,784,738 1,772,778 0.7

p

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

2013p 2013r 2013 July June May 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 13/12

All manufacturing industries 2...................... 1,033,906 1,029,877 1,008,418 0.4 2.1 1.2 1,031,182 1,031,352 1,013,056 987,381 4.4

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 395,955 392,625 388,712 0.8 1.0 0.9 397,637 396,367 396,086 387,878 2.5

 Excluding defense2............................. 833,273 829,312 809,575 0.5 2.4 1.6 831,554 829,625 814,392 782,997 6.2

 Durable goods industries 2

........................ 1,033,906 1,029,877 1,008,418 0.4 2.1 1.2 1,031,182 1,031,352 1,013,056 987,381 4.4

 Primary metals........................................ 35,765 35,544 34,946 0.6 1.7 4.4 35,592 35,607 35,584 34,404 3.5

 Iron and steel mills............................... 17,871 17,886 17,616 -0.1 1.5 4.7 17,769 17,897 17,882 16,926 5.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 13,752 13,598 13,324 1.1 2.1 5.8 13,695 13,669 13,632 12,987 5.5

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,142 4,060 4,006 2.0 1.3 -0.9 4,128 4,041 4,070 4,491 -8.1

 Fabricated metal products......................... 88,654 87,608 86,724 1.2 1.0 0.6 89,578 89,599 90,270 80,110 11.8

 Machinery.............................................. 105,964 105,090 104,323 0.8 0.7 -0.2 106,585 105,739 105,898 115,144 -7.4

 Construction machinery......................... 9,705 9,925 10,090 -2.2 -1.6 -0.7 9,659 10,102 10,545 15,077 -35.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 13,697 13,674 12,866 0.2 6.3 -0.8 13,950 13,737 12,999 12,915 8.0

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,108 7,850 7,480 3.3 4.9 1.1 8,310 7,956 7,619 8,771 -5.3

 Photographic equipment........................ 3,763 3,700 3,729 1.7 -0.8 -1.6 3,903 3,771 3,776 3,472 12.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 4,966 5,075 5,194 -2.1 -2.3 0.4 5,171 5,289 5,414 6,934 -25.4

 Metalworking machinery........................ 6,054 5,909 5,851 2.5 1.0 0.0 6,017 5,910 5,919 6,239 -3.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 26,608 25,946 25,964 2.6 -0.1 -0.5 26,547 25,926 25,878 27,266 -2.6

 Material handling equipment................... 11,012 11,019 10,910 -0.1 1.0 2.6 10,979 11,181 11,185 10,409 5.5

 Computers and electronic products 2

............. 135,909 134,708 133,465 0.9 0.9 1.1 135,657 135,101 134,271 128,804 5.3

 Computers......................................... 3,424 3,405 3,464 0.6 -1.7 0.2 3,424 3,405 3,464 2,660 28.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 29,791 29,417 28,838 1.3 2.0 4.1 29,506 29,476 28,928 24,282 21.5

 Defense communications equipment........ 4,108 4,128 4,163 -0.5 -0.8 -0.7 4,093 4,154 4,169 4,466 -8.4

 Electronic components.......................... 13,025 12,857 12,928 1.3 -0.5 -0.4 13,000 12,790 12,999 12,384 5.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 16,556 16,160 15,780 2.5 2.4 1.7 16,695 16,270 15,943 12,905 29.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 43,329 43,123 42,909 0.5 0.5 -0.4 43,182 43,232 43,004 46,271 -6.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 25,676 25,618 25,383 0.2 0.9 1.4 25,757 25,774 25,764 25,836 -0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 22,335 22,397 22,013 -0.3 1.7 1.4 22,505 22,633 22,333 21,696 3.7

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,198 1,209 1,235 -0.9 -2.1 -1.4 1,194 1,257 1,241 1,166 2.4

 Household appliances........................... 754 762 697 -1.0 9.3 1.9 721 690 723 587 22.8

 Electrical equipment............................. 11,313 11,216 11,201 0.9 0.1 0.4 11,513 11,397 11,405 10,964 5.0

 Transportation equipment......................... 637,951 637,252 619,706 0.1 2.8 1.3 633,545 634,985 616,970 599,503 5.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 16,623 16,766 16,829 -0.9 -0.4 1.3 16,347 16,654 16,878 16,752 -2.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 460,227 459,178 443,482 0.2 3.5 1.9 457,049 456,283 441,358 417,177 9.6

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 67,347 66,621 65,994 1.1 1.0 -0.6 66,500 66,248 65,764 66,621 -0.2

 Ships and boats.................................. 20,994 21,434 20,782 -2.1 3.1 0.2 20,995 21,855 20,964 23,693 -11.4

 Furniture and related products................... 6,235 6,178 6,129 0.9 0.8 -0.1 6,627 6,588 6,618 6,727 -1.5

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 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 Groups 1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

2013p 2013r 2013 July June May 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 13/12

 All manufacturing industries...................... 629,712 628,178 626,936 0.2 0.2 -0.1 632,238 623,825 631,305 619,766 2.0

 Excluding transportation........................ 512,785 511,911 511,102 0.2 0.2 -0.1 514,015 508,426 514,490 510,676 0.7

 Excluding defense............................. 601,200 599,899 599,087 0.2 0.1 -0.1 603,670 595,682 603,367 593,141 1.8

 With unfilled orders............................. 310,291 308,683 308,025 0.5 0.2 -0.1 313,239 307,275 311,123 303,884 3.1

 Durable goods industries........................ 378,869 377,602 377,093 0.3 0.1 -0.1 381,766 375,530 380,438 372,983 2.4

 Wood products........................................ 9,916 9,866 9,897 0.5 -0.3 1.8 9,733 9,670 9,755 8,609 13.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 11,604 11,560 11,455 0.4 0.9 0.5 11,632 11,685 11,635 11,440 1.7

 Primary metals......................................... 35,037 34,896 34,819 0.4 0.2 -0.5 35,114 34,907 35,048 36,471 -3.7

 Iron and steel mills............................... 20,209 20,010 19,954 1.0 0.3 -1.2 20,237 20,038 20,115 21,590 -6.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 12,581 12,655 12,578 -0.6 0.6 0.6 12,669 12,674 12,627 12,575 0.7

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,247 2,231 2,287 0.7 -2.4 -0.6 2,208 2,195 2,306 2,306 -4.2

 Fabricated metal products......................... 47,314 47,161 47,097 0.3 0.1 -0.3 47,839 47,280 47,633 47,678 0.3

 Machinery.............................................. 65,875 65,536 66,082 0.5 -0.8 -0.3 66,122 64,837 67,019 67,132 -1.5

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,865 3,842 3,855 0.6 -0.3 -1.5 3,703 3,840 3,955 3,682 0.6

 Construction machinery......................... 5,338 5,426 5,599 -1.6 -3.1 -2.4 5,295 5,459 5,646 6,150 -13.9

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 7,173 7,170 7,182 0.0 -0.2 -1.1 7,300 7,174 7,365 7,264 0.5

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,342 6,278 6,188 1.0 1.5 0.5 6,269 6,240 6,264 6,087 3.0

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,600 1,607 1,640 -0.4 -2.0 2.0 1,656 1,595 1,629 1,651 0.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,764 4,791 4,829 -0.6 -0.8 -0.9 4,870 4,865 5,166 4,580 6.3

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,532 5,555 5,465 -0.4 1.6 0.4 5,558 5,508 5,471 5,377 3.4

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,426 10,215 10,462 2.1 -2.4 1.5 10,654 9,786 10,576 11,474 -7.1

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,494 4,447 4,419 1.1 0.6 -0.8 4,592 4,455 4,418 4,551 0.9

 Computers and electronic products2............ 46,691 46,835 46,554 -0.3 0.6 1.0 47,213 46,335 46,756 46,559 1.4

 Computers......................................... 964 952 926 1.3 2.8 1.1 966 923 943 894 8.1

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,961 2,076 1,979 -5.5 4.9 10.5 1,967 2,037 2,029 1,751 12.3

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,637 1,665 1,721 -1.7 -3.3 3.3 1,670 1,623 1,766 1,867 -10.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,089 6,218 6,190 -2.1 0.5 0.2 6,116 6,102 6,125 6,414 -4.6

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,244 1,236 1,249 0.6 -1.0 -3.8 1,244 1,236 1,249 1,411 -11.8

 Audio and video equipment.................... 661 673 659 -1.8 2.1 -1.3 674 634 605 624 8.0

 Electronic components.......................... 7,790 7,833 7,772 -0.5 0.8 0.4 7,912 7,683 7,788 7,667 3.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,606 3,553 3,531 1.5 0.6 -0.3 3,625 3,490 3,543 3,533 2.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,201 3,148 3,120 1.7 0.9 4.0 3,265 3,173 3,262 2,942 11.0

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 12,426 12,278 12,268 1.2 0.1 0.9 12,507 12,109 12,388 11,530 8.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,807 16,799 16,605 0.0 1.2 -0.3 16,999 16,811 16,897 16,533 2.8

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,940 1,933 1,939 0.4 -0.3 -0.7 2,015 1,967 2,009 1,945 3.6

 Household appliances........................... 1,779 1,793 1,821 -0.8 -1.5 -0.7 1,838 1,788 1,815 1,870 -1.7

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,913 4,894 4,889 0.4 0.1 0.1 4,943 4,827 4,988 5,004 -1.2

 Batteries............................................ 1,166 1,159 1,171 0.6 -1.0 0.2 1,185 1,169 1,224 1,132 4.7

 Transportation equipment......................... 116,927 116,267 115,834 0.6 0.4 -0.2 118,223 115,399 116,815 109,090 8.4

 Automobiles....................................... 2,478 2,616 2,659 -5.3 -1.6 -2.7 2,478 2,475 2,640 2,685 -7.7

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 2,330 2,210 2,254 5.4 -2.0 -3.4 2,377 1,999 2,305 2,547 -6.7

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,746 1,931 2,074 -9.6 -6.9 -5.1 1,753 1,883 2,043 2,263 -22.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 18,395 18,248 18,130 0.8 0.7 1.0 18,574 17,954 18,130 18,230 1.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 63,183 62,699 62,416 0.8 0.5 0.0 64,088 62,834 63,427 55,790 14.9

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 13,998 13,702 13,880 2.2 -1.3 1.3 14,066 13,644 13,917 13,000 8.2

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,404 2,362 2,366 1.8 -0.2 -1.0 2,356 2,354 2,311 2,402 -1.9

 Furniture and related products.................... 5,999 5,998 5,982 0.0 0.3 -0.8 6,163 6,148 6,043 6,172 -0.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 22,699 22,684 22,768 0.1 -0.4 -0.3 22,728 22,458 22,837 23,299 -2.5

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 250,843 250,576 249,843 0.1 0.3 -0.1 250,472 248,295 250,867 246,783 1.5

 Food products........................................ 47,789 47,976 47,847 -0.4 0.3 0.2 46,912 46,333 46,284 46,608 0.7

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,344 5,524 5,610 -3.3 -1.5 -1.3 5,072 5,258 5,215 5,883 -13.8

 Dairy products.................................... 6,157 6,276 6,273 -1.9 0.0 0.1 6,378 6,485 6,509 6,229 2.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,145 9,134 8,998 0.1 1.5 0.6 9,098 8,915 8,804 8,800 3.4

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 20,138 20,113 20,023 0.1 0.4 0.6 19,419 19,539 19,825 18,396 5.6

 Beverages......................................... 16,102 16,088 16,015 0.1 0.5 0.8 15,624 15,691 15,916 14,742 6.0

 Tobacco............................................ 4,036 4,025 4,008 0.3 0.4 -0.1 3,795 3,848 3,909 3,654 3.9

 Textile mills............................................ 3,330 3,320 3,322 0.3 -0.1 0.1 3,360 3,345 3,353 3,319 1.2

 Textile products...................................... 3,050 3,050 3,044 0.0 0.2 0.0 3,063 3,085 3,086 2,976 2.9

 Apparel................................................. 2,174 2,158 2,134 0.7 1.1 0.7 2,285 2,183 2,082 2,026 12.8

 Leather and allied products....................... 1,055 1,061 1,082 -0.6 -1.9 0.6 1,062 1,067 1,083 1,022 3.9

 Paper products....................................... 14,495 14,473 14,469 0.2 0.0 -0.2 14,509 14,401 14,520 14,667 -1.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,142 6,140 6,173 0.0 -0.5 -0.4 6,160 6,103 6,236 6,429 -4.2

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,160 4,132 4,098 0.7 0.8 -0.1 4,132 4,105 4,092 4,026 2.6

 Printing.................................................. 5,504 5,497 5,506 0.1 -0.2 -0.8 5,608 5,492 5,454 5,676 -1.2

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 48,687 47,860 47,272 1.7 1.2 0.6 48,971 47,413 48,702 49,672 -1.4

 Petroleum refineries............................. 44,927 44,034 43,367 2.0 1.5 0.5 45,156 43,566 44,757 45,702 -1.2

 Chemical products..................................... 82,444 82,840 82,911 -0.5 -0.1 -0.8 82,947 83,047 83,908 80,478 3.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,329 4,261 4,249 1.6 0.3 -1.5 3,977 3,904 4,025 3,473 14.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 31,875 32,162 32,595 -0.9 -1.3 -1.1 32,108 32,616 33,144 31,170 3.0

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,250 3,255 3,273 -0.2 -0.5 -2.0 3,317 3,338 3,357 3,276 1.3

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 22,177 22,228 22,233 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 22,336 22,390 22,570 21,943 1.8

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 change 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 separate

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

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

 Topical Series1, 2

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2013/

2013p 2013r 2013 July June May 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 2013p 2012 2012

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 487,604 482,308 483,821 1.1 -0.3 1.0 474,914 498,138 502,851 458,453 3,367,406 3,315,067 1.6

 Construction materials and supplies....... 43,174 42,835 43,009 0.8 -0.4 0.2 45,084 46,355 46,432 42,378 299,936 291,024 3.1

 Information technology......................... 20,842 21,615 21,488 -3.6 0.6 2.5 18,694 24,750 20,898 19,314 145,490 151,814 -4.2

 Computers and related products........... 1,851 2,393 2,327 -22.6 2.8 -0.4 1,501 3,327 1,920 2,058 14,849 16,564 -10.4

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 45,180 44,827 44,499 0.8 0.7 -1.5 36,919 46,692 47,700 33,748 307,689 282,344 9.0

 Capital goods...................................... 82,719 84,454 85,632 -2.1 -1.4 5.8 76,996 91,886 86,189 75,729 571,888 561,974 1.8

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 73,376 74,524 75,864 -1.5 -1.8 6.3 68,749 81,104 76,392 67,088 505,527 495,687 2.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 64,747 65,856 66,493 -1.7 -1.0 2.0 61,651 71,095 67,064 60,973 454,714 450,018 1.0

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 9,343 9,930 9,768 -5.9 1.7 2.2 8,247 10,782 9,797 8,641 66,361 66,287 0.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 213,374 206,723 207,423 3.2 -0.3 0.2 207,489 208,167 215,780 197,597 1,453,814 1,419,243 2.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,592 35,954 35,922 1.8 0.1 -0.3 30,020 37,704 37,992 27,224 248,701 225,451 10.3

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 176,782 170,769 171,501 3.5 -0.4 0.3 177,469 170,463 177,788 170,373 1,205,113 1,193,792 0.9

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 485,046 497,059 489,105 -2.4 1.6 3.0 466,304 510,323 501,389 456,071 3,359,792 3,297,544 1.9

 Construction materials and supplies....... 43,411 42,865 43,240 1.3 -0.9 1.5 45,351 45,717 47,287 42,867 301,916 294,374 2.6

 Information technology......................... 21,798 23,230 23,248 -6.2 -0.1 4.0 18,960 26,109 22,082 19,034 151,383 157,701 -4.0

 Computers and related products........... 1,870 2,334 2,333 -19.9 0.0 -1.2 1,520 3,268 1,926 2,049 15,046 16,481 -8.7

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 45,037 44,764 44,712 0.6 0.1 -0.9 36,612 46,468 47,601 33,622 307,251 281,219 9.3

 Capital goods...................................... 86,533 103,795 95,264 -16.6 9.0 13.7 76,825 110,347 89,787 83,782 607,454 593,874 2.3

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 77,367 92,049 86,132 -16.0 6.9 12.8 70,374 96,338 83,244 73,577 549,735 522,107 5.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 66,924 69,695 68,955 -4.0 1.1 2.1 62,183 73,069 69,035 57,695 474,901 458,568 3.6

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 9,166 11,746 9,132 -22.0 28.6 22.9 6,451 14,009 6,543 10,205 57,719 71,767 -19.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 213,355 206,808 207,511 3.2 -0.3 0.2 207,623 207,974 215,800 197,742 1,454,126 1,419,340 2.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,573 36,039 36,010 1.5 0.1 -0.3 30,154 37,511 38,012 27,369 249,013 225,548 10.4

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 176,782 170,769 171,501 3.5 -0.4 0.3 177,469 170,463 177,788 170,373 1,205,113 1,193,792 0.9

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,033,906 1,029,877 1,008,418 0.4 2.1 1.2 1,031,182 1,031,352 1,013,056 987,381 (X) (X) 4.4

 Construction materials and supplies....... 50,936 50,699 50,669 0.5 0.1 0.5 51,648 51,381 52,019 52,696 (X) (X) -2.0

 Information technology......................... 135,717 134,761 133,146 0.7 1.2 1.3 135,637 135,371 134,012 128,871 (X) (X) 5.3

 Computers and related products........... 3,424 3,405 3,464 0.6 -1.7 0.2 3,424 3,405 3,464 2,660 (X) (X) 28.7

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 16,623 16,766 16,829 -0.9 -0.4 1.3 16,347 16,654 16,878 16,752 (X) (X) -2.4

 Capital goods...................................... 779,255 775,441 756,100 0.5 2.6 1.3 776,780 776,951 758,490 737,843 (X) (X) 5.3

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 609,705 605,714 588,189 0.7 3.0 1.8 607,479 605,854 590,620 563,906 (X) (X) 7.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 226,906 224,729 220,890 1.0 1.7 1.1 228,026 227,494 225,520 218,605 (X) (X) 4.3

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 169,550 169,727 167,911 -0.1 1.1 -0.4 169,301 171,097 167,870 173,937 (X) (X) -2.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 4,340 4,359 4,274 -0.4 2.0 2.1 4,385 4,251 4,444 4,098 (X) (X) 7.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 4,340 4,359 4,274 -0.4 2.0 2.1 4,385 4,251 4,444 4,098 (X) (X) 7.0

 All manufacturing industries................... 629,712 628,178 626,936 0.2 0.2 -0.1 632,238 623,825 631,305 619,766 (X) (X) 2.0

 Construction materials and supplies....... 61,229 61,233 61,357 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 61,688 61,314 62,093 60,414 (X) (X) 2.1

 Information technology......................... 40,606 40,650 40,286 -0.1 0.9 1.1 40,917 40,205 40,622 39,432 (X) (X) 3.8

 Computers and related products........... 4,562 4,693 4,626 -2.8 1.4 5.8 4,603 4,583 4,738 4,512 (X) (X) 2.0

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 24,949 25,005 25,117 -0.2 -0.4 -0.3 25,182 24,311 25,118 25,725 (X) (X) -2.1

 Capital goods...................................... 194,553 193,846 193,304 0.4 0.3 -0.1 195,958 193,078 195,495 187,593 (X) (X) 4.5

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 171,437 170,801 170,854 0.4 0.0 -0.1 172,854 170,111 172,993 166,227 (X) (X) 4.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 119,645 119,457 119,707 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 120,305 118,290 120,853 121,114 (X) (X) -0.7

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 23,116 23,045 22,450 0.3 2.7 0.2 23,104 22,967 22,502 21,366 (X) (X) 8.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 187,580 187,223 187,075 0.2 0.1 0.0 186,686 184,312 187,213 185,755 (X) (X) 0.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 24,408 24,490 24,754 -0.3 -1.1 -0.8 24,457 23,795 24,674 25,339 (X) (X) -3.5

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 163,172 162,733 162,321 0.3 0.3 0.1 162,229 160,517 162,539 160,416 (X) (X) 1.1

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 adjuste

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 change

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 machine

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

material handling equipment; all other machinery; electronic computers; computer storage devices; other computer peripheral equipment; communications equipment; search and navigati

equipment; electromedical, measuring, and control instruments; electrical equipment; other electrical equipment, appliances, and components; heavy duty trucks; aircraft; railroad rolling stoc

ships and boats; office and institutional furniture; and medical equipment and supplie

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

TOTAL INVENTORIES 
 7

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

2013p 2013r 2013 July June May 2013p 2013r 2013 2012 13/12

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 202,124 201,158 202,321 0.5 -0.6 0.0 203,012 199,176 203,010 205,712 -1.3

 Durable goods industries.......................... 123,446 122,937 123,657 0.4 -0.6 0.1 124,069 121,523 123,778 123,867 0.2

 Wood products................................... 3,826 3,781 3,810 1.2 -0.8 2.1 3,723 3,543 3,556 3,287 13.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,397 4,375 4,316 0.5 1.4 -0.1 4,405 4,389 4,334 4,369 0.8

 Primary metals.................................... 14,159 13,873 14,063 2.1 -1.4 0.5 14,077 13,731 13,901 14,073 0.0

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,126 16,999 17,033 0.7 -0.2 -0.3 17,299 16,936 17,056 17,813 -2.9

 Machinery.......................................... 24,441 24,415 24,737 0.1 -1.3 -1.0 24,803 24,207 24,928 25,847 -4.0

 Computers and electronic products........ 18,458 18,282 18,248 1.0 0.2 1.0 18,529 18,052 18,291 17,568 5.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 7,197 7,193 7,046 0.1 2.1 -0.3 7,272 7,238 7,197 7,105 2.4

 Transportation equipment..................... 23,881 23,948 24,328 -0.3 -1.6 0.7 23,942 23,361 24,385 23,164 3.4

 Furniture and related products............... 2,812 2,809 2,783 0.1 0.9 -0.5 2,861 2,841 2,797 2,993 -4.4

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,149 7,262 7,293 -1.6 -0.4 0.0 7,158 7,225 7,333 7,648 -6.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 78,678 78,221 78,664 0.6 -0.6 -0.1 78,943 77,653 79,232 81,845 -3.5

 Food products.................................... 16,373 16,616 16,467 -1.5 0.9 -0.4 16,203 16,079 15,970 17,538 -7.6

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 5,284 5,232 5,221 1.0 0.2 0.3 5,061 5,078 5,217 4,895 3.4

 Textiles.............................................. 1,194 1,196 1,197 -0.2 -0.1 0.8 1,216 1,219 1,216 1,167 4.2

 Textile products................................... 1,192 1,184 1,192 0.7 -0.7 1.2 1,207 1,207 1,214 1,176 2.6

 Apparel............................................. 716 711 699 0.7 1.7 0.7 723 723 697 625 15.7

 Leather and allied products.................... 319 319 321 0.0 -0.6 -1.8 320 317 321 298 7.4

 Paper products.................................... 6,805 6,773 6,791 0.5 -0.3 -0.7 6,750 6,667 6,747 7,003 -3.6

 Printing ............................................. 2,472 2,430 2,455 1.7 -1.0 -3.1 2,507 2,428 2,421 2,612 -4.0

 Petroleum and coal products................. 12,207 11,737 12,276 4.0 -4.4 1.3 12,467 11,839 12,946 13,831 -9.9

 Chemical products................................ 23,488 23,201 23,123 1.2 0.3 -0.3 23,776 23,234 23,413 23,640 0.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 8,628 8,822 8,922 -2.2 -1.1 -0.4 8,713 8,862 9,070 9,060 -3.8

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 202,012 201,173 200,502 0.4 0.3 -0.4 202,845 199,717 202,074 192,341 5.5

 Durable goods industries.......................... 151,267 150,492 149,795 0.5 0.5 -0.2 153,189 150,363 151,498 144,954 5.7

 Wood products................................... 1,773 1,754 1,783 1.1 -1.6 1.2 1,765 1,747 1,806 1,634 8.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,318 1,296 1,273 1.7 1.8 -0.2 1,347 1,325 1,298 1,354 -0.5

 Primary metals.................................... 10,375 10,514 10,408 -1.3 1.0 -0.1 10,579 10,656 10,618 11,490 -7.9

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,498 13,489 13,371 0.1 0.9 -0.4 13,599 13,452 13,525 13,155 3.4

 Machinery.......................................... 18,819 18,671 18,693 0.8 -0.1 0.0 18,922 18,357 19,062 19,112 -1.0

 Computers and electronic products........ 15,863 15,965 16,133 -0.6 -1.0 0.1 16,207 16,017 16,224 16,876 -4.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,752 3,747 3,746 0.1 0.0 -0.1 3,791 3,736 3,829 3,647 3.9

 Transportation equipment..................... 81,350 80,712 80,005 0.8 0.9 -0.2 82,408 80,704 80,703 73,145 12.7

 Furniture and related products............... 985 980 993 0.5 -1.3 -1.1 1,002 991 998 973 3.0

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,534 3,364 3,390 5.1 -0.8 -1.3 3,569 3,378 3,435 3,568 0.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 50,745 50,681 50,707 0.1 -0.1 -1.1 49,656 49,354 50,576 47,387 4.8

 Food products.................................... 4,649 4,622 4,711 0.6 -1.9 -2.3 4,038 4,028 4,166 3,855 4.7

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 6,857 6,876 6,798 -0.3 1.1 0.5 6,154 6,356 6,559 5,612 9.7

 Textiles.............................................. 747 754 753 -0.9 0.1 -1.2 753 753 755 757 -0.5

 Textile products................................... 429 427 420 0.5 1.7 -3.0 429 424 424 417 2.9

 Apparel............................................. 316 319 320 -0.9 -0.3 0.0 343 334 317 370 -7.3

 Leather and allied products.................... 108 103 105 4.9 -1.9 1.0 102 97 105 114 -10.5

 Paper products.................................... 1,428 1,422 1,416 0.4 0.4 2.0 1,439 1,427 1,426 1,311 9.8

 Printing ............................................. 1,229 1,266 1,269 -2.9 -0.2 -0.4 1,248 1,194 1,188 1,357 -8.0

 Petroleum and coal products................. 14,305 13,798 13,227 3.7 4.3 -0.6 14,422 13,461 13,551 13,344 8.1

 Chemical products................................ 18,048 18,467 19,079 -2.3 -3.2 -2.3 18,068 18,647 19,450 17,628 2.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,629 2,627 2,609 0.1 0.7 1.2 2,660 2,633 2,635 2,622 1.4

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 225,576 225,847 224,113 -0.1 0.8 0.1 226,381 224,932 226,221 221,713 2.1

 Durable goods industries.......................... 104,156 104,173 103,641 0.0 0.5 -0.2 104,508 103,644 105,162 104,162 0.3

 Wood products................................... 4,317 4,331 4,304 -0.3 0.6 1.8 4,245 4,380 4,393 3,688 15.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 5,889 5,889 5,866 0.0 0.4 1.0 5,880 5,971 6,003 5,717 2.9

 Primary metals.................................... 10,503 10,509 10,348 -0.1 1.6 -2.3 10,458 10,520 10,529 10,908 -4.1

 Fabricated metal products........................ 16,690 16,673 16,693 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 16,941 16,892 17,052 16,710 1.4

 Machinery.......................................... 22,615 22,450 22,652 0.7 -0.9 0.1 22,397 22,273 23,029 22,173 1.0

 Computers and electronic products........ 12,370 12,588 12,173 -1.7 3.4 2.0 12,477 12,266 12,241 12,115 3.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,858 5,859 5,813 0.0 0.8 -0.4 5,936 5,837 5,871 5,781 2.7

 Transportation equipment..................... 11,696 11,607 11,501 0.8 0.9 -1.8 11,873 11,334 11,727 12,781 -7.1

 Furniture and related products............... 2,202 2,209 2,206 -0.3 0.1 -1.0 2,300 2,316 2,248 2,206 4.3

 Miscellaneous products......................... 12,016 12,058 12,085 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 12,001 11,855 12,069 12,083 -0.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 121,420 121,674 120,472 -0.2 1.0 0.3 121,873 121,288 121,059 117,551 3.7

 Food products.................................... 26,767 26,738 26,669 0.1 0.3 1.0 26,671 26,226 26,148 25,215 5.8

 Beverage and tobacco products.................. 7,997 8,005 8,004 -0.1 0.0 1.0 8,204 8,105 8,049 7,889 4.0

 Textiles.............................................. 1,389 1,370 1,372 1.4 -0.1 0.1 1,391 1,373 1,382 1,395 -0.3

 Textile products................................... 1,429 1,439 1,432 -0.7 0.5 -0.1 1,427 1,454 1,448 1,383 3.2

 Apparel............................................. 1,142 1,128 1,115 1.2 1.2 0.8 1,219 1,126 1,068 1,031 18.2

 Leather and allied products.................... 628 639 656 -1.7 -2.6 1.7 640 653 657 610 4.9

 Paper products.................................... 6,262 6,278 6,262 -0.3 0.3 -0.2 6,320 6,307 6,347 6,353 -0.5

 Printing ............................................. 1,803 1,801 1,782 0.1 1.1 2.2 1,853 1,870 1,845 1,707 8.6

 Petroleum and coal products................. 22,175 22,325 21,769 -0.7 2.6 1.0 22,082 22,113 22,205 22,497 -1.8

 Chemical products................................ 40,908 41,172 40,709 -0.6 1.1 -0.4 41,103 41,166 41,045 39,210 4.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,920 10,779 10,702 1.3 0.7 -0.6 10,963 10,895 10,865 10,261 6.8

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 Jul Jun May Apr Jul Jun May Apr

2013p 2013r 2013 2013 2013p 2013r 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries3

............................ 1.29 1.30 1.30 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.66 1.64 1.64 1.66 6.44 6.38 6.23 6.28

 Wood products.............................................. 1.38 1.37 1.36 1.35 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.36 1.36 1.37 1.38 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.38 1.40 1.43 1.42 1.41 1.43 1.43 1.35

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.64 1.63 1.62 1.62 3.17 3.14 3.09 3.06

 Machinery..................................................... 1.96 1.92 1.90 1.94 3.41 3.34 3.25 3.30

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.75 1.70 1.71 1.67 7.52 7.33 7.27 7.32

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.63 1.63 1.60 1.63 2.39 2.40 2.35 2.37

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.70 1.69 1.67 1.74 14.81 14.62 14.10 14.86

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.07 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.33 1.32 1.32 1.31

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.64 1.65 1.68 1.71 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.97 0.99 0.98 0.99 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.77 0.78 0.77 0.77 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.65 1.69 1.62 1.65 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.26 1.27 1.27 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.46 1.48 1.49 1.51 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.94 1.94 1.91 1.89 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.23 2.25 2.26 2.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.01 1.01 1.02 1.02 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.85 0.86 0.83 0.83 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.65 0.68 0.68 0.68 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.29 1.30 1.29 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.21 1.21 1.20 1.22 (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.

Jul3 Jul3 Jul3 Jul3

Industry 2012- 2012- 2012- 2012-

Jul2 Jun Jul2 Jun Jul2 Jun Jul2 Jun

2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013

 

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

Durable goods industries....................... 0.0 0.3 -0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1

 Wood products................................... (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Primary metals.................................... 0.0 0.6 0.0 1.8 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.4

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.1 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... -0.5 0.5 -1.1 1.1 -0.3 0.3 0.0 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.2 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.4 -0.1 0.6

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.2 0.4 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.3 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.3

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

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.0

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

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 1.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.7 (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.