FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2007, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (07)-2 

CB07-054 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

February 2007

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in February, up 

three of the last four months, increased $3.7 billion or 

1.0 percent to $386.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 5.7 percent January 

decrease. 

 Shipments, down two consecutive months, decreased 

$2.1 billion or 0.5 percent to $387.0 billion. This 

followed a 1.7 percent January decrease. 

 Unfilled orders, up twenty-one of the last twenty-two 

months, increased $6.0 billion or 0.9 percent to $702.7 

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

first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 0.3 

percent January increase. The unfilled orders-toshipments ratio was 4.85, up from 4.82 in January. 

 Inventories, up eleven of the last twelve months, 

increased $0.1 billion to $483.0 billion. This followed a 

slight January decrease. The inventories-to-shipments 

ratio was 1.25, up from 1.24 in January. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

February, up three of the last four months, increased 

$3.4 billion or 1.7 percent to $206.3 billion, revised from 

the previously published 2.5 percent increase. This 

followed an 8.8 percent January decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, up three of the last four 

months, had the largest increase, $4.8 billion or 8.9 

percent to $59.4 billion. This was due to nondefense 

aircraft and parts, which increased $6.6 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $0.3 billion or 0.2 percent to $180.3 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in February, 

down two consecutive months, decreased $2.4 billion or 

1.1 percent to $206.8 billion, revised from the previously 

published 0.8 percent decrease. This followed a 1.5 

percent January decrease. 

 

 

 Computers and electronic products, down two of the 

last three months, had the largest decrease, $1.5 billion 

or 4.1 percent to $35.2 billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

three of the last four months, increased $0.3 billion or 

0.2 percent to $180.3 billion. This was due to petroleum 

and coal products, which increased $0.5 billion or 1.7 

percent to $32.3 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

February, up twenty-one of the last twenty-two months, 

increased $6.0 billion or 0.9 percent to $702.7 billion, 

unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

was at the highest level since the series began and 

followed a 0.3 percent January increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up twelve of the last 

thirteen months, had the largest increase, $4.9 billion or 

1.3 percent to $384.3 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

February, up twelve consecutive months, increased $0.4 

billion or 0.1 percent to $298.0 billion, revised from the 

previously published 0.2 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.4 percent January increase. 

 

 Machinery, up eleven of the last twelve months, had 

the largest increase, $0.3 billion or 0.7 percent to $48.1 

billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

five of the last six months, decreased $0.3 billion or 0.2 

percent to $185.0 billion. This was due to chemical 

products, which decreased $0.3 billion or 0.6 percent to 

$56.8 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, February materials and 

supplies decreased 0.3 percent in durable goods and 

increased 0.4 percent in nondurable goods. Work in 

process increased 0.1 percent in durable goods and

decreased 0.1 percent in nondurable goods. Finished 

goods increased 0.6 percent in durable goods and 

decreased 0.6 percent in nondurable goods. 

Figures in text, other than year-to-date, are in seasonally adjusted current dollars. Figures on new and unfilled orders exclude data for 

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

The advance report on durable goods for March is scheduled for release on April 25, 2007, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on May 2, 

2007, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description. 
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2007/

2007p 2007r 2006 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2007p 2007r 2006 2006 2007p 2006 2006

 All manufacturing industries .................. 387,016 389,107 395,766 -0.5 -1.7 1.3 366,626 359,517 386,877 371,196 726,143 733,416 -1.0

 Excluding transportation ................... 332,495 333,945 337,350 -0.4 -1.0 0.9 312,227 311,256 329,868 315,373 623,483 629,216 -0.9

 Excluding defense .............................. 377,008 379,048 385,693 -0.5 -1.7 1.4 357,025 351,504 375,516 362,617 708,529 717,289 -1.2

 With unfilled orders ........................... 144,766 144,492 147,432 0.2 -2.0 0.7 137,857 129,837 147,585 134,923 267,694 261,556 2.3

 Durable goods industries ........................206,759 209,145 212,276 -1.1 -1.5 1.2 197,324 188,486 210,587 199,354 385,810 384,509 0.3

 Wood products................................. ...... 7,229 7,456 8,410 -3.0 -11.3 11.0 6,666 6,431 7,528 8,399 13,097 16,199 -19.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,495 9,485 9,737 0.1 -2.6 0.7 8,503 8,646 8,483 9,167 17,149 18,370 -6.6

 Primary metals............................ .......... 18,522 18,806 18,953 -1.5 -0.8 1.3 18,198 18,848 16,607 17,111 37,046 34,436 7.6

 Iron and steel mills............................ 8,328 8,596 8,582 -3.1 0.2 1.4 8,277 8,700 7,607 8,237 16,977 16,623 2.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,652 8,621 8,782 0.4 -1.8 1.7 8,443 8,593 7,650 7,317 17,036 14,660 16.2

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,542 1,589 1,589 -3.0 0.0 -1.5 1,478 1,555 1,350 1,557 3,033 3,153 -3.8

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,849 24,928 24,959 -0.3 -0.1 2.3 23,708 23,468 22,814 23,185 47,176 45,655 3.3

 Machinery............................................. 26,683 26,053 28,196 2.4 -7.6 1.3 25,193 23,639 27,875 24,349 48,832 47,985 1.8

 Farm machinery................................. 1,857 1,871 1,819 -0.7 2.9 3.8 2,073 1,671 1,507 1,755 3,744 3,041 23.1

 Construction machinery..................... 2,144 2,163 3,023 -0.9 -28.4 -0.9 2,034 1,944 2,926 2,820 3,978 5,583 -28.7

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,289 1,218 1,206 5.8 1.0 -0.2 1,216 1,136 1,318 960 2,352 1,942 21.1

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,764 2,303 2,829 20.0 -18.6 -1.7 2,385 2,185 3,250 1,929 4,570 4,474 2.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 645 626 671 3.0 -6.7 1.5 547 509 737 534 1,056 1,049 0.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,898 3,790 3,716 2.8 2.0 2.1 3,322 3,141 3,728 2,741 6,463 5,453 18.5

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,803 2,798 2,560 0.2 9.3 -8.1 2,551 2,582 2,622 2,570 5,133 5,183 -1.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 2,778 2,732 4,144 1.7 -34.1 17.8 2,771 2,658 3,919 3,162 5,429 6,003 -9.6

 Material handling equipment............... 2,203 2,157 2,114 2.1 2.0 -3.9 2,115 2,060 2,104 1,972 4,175 3,955 5.6

 Computers and electronic products ......... 35,211 36,715 33,157 -4.1 10.7 -6.7 32,178 31,162 39,041 33,286 63,340 62,449 1.4

 Computers........................................ 4,868 4,502 4,502 8.1 0.0 -4.1 4,311 3,917 5,216 4,047 8,228 8,347 -1.4

 Computer storage devices................... 635 628 678 1.1 -7.4 1.3 444 359 1,232 429 803 799 0.5

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,148 1,182 1,217 -2.9 -2.9 0.0 968 852 1,700 1,028 1,820 1,859 -2.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 5,352 5,011 4,739 6.8 5.7 -10.0 4,653 4,044 6,108 4,755 8,697 9,151 -5.0

 Defense communications equipment... 516 481 518 7.3 -7.1 -10.2 484 433 569 322 917 879 4.3

 Audio and video equipment.................. 926 1,056 1,087 -12.3 -2.9 4.0 870 938 1,335 948 1,808 1,853 -2.4

 Semiconductors ................................. 6,467 8,427 5,090 -23.3 65.6 -24.4 6,294 7,840 5,352 8,108 14,134 13,926 1.5

 Electronic components....................... 4,834 4,855 4,973 -0.4 -2.4 -0.1 4,462 4,144 5,340 4,410 8,606 8,355 3.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 1,046 1,153 921 -9.3 25.2 1.7 1,005 989 970 908 1,994 1,693 17.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 3,068 3,053 2,949 0.5 3.5 0.9 2,968 2,445 3,142 2,637 5,413 4,813 12.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 5,789 5,783 5,886 0.1 -1.7 -0.5 5,205 4,660 7,466 5,179 9,865 9,722 1.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,212 10,426 10,134 -2.1 2.9 2.4 9,570 9,296 9,998 9,185 18,866 17,999 4.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,062 1,069 1,055 -0.7 1.3 0.9 1,038 973 1,104 1,028 2,011 1,954 2.9

 Household appliances........................ 1,977 1,926 2,029 2.6 -5.1 1.0 1,751 1,503 2,244 1,889 3,254 3,531 -7.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,442 3,571 3,274 -3.6 9.1 0.5 3,269 3,249 3,174 2,981 6,518 5,866 11.1

 Batteries........................................... 613 827 730 -25.9 13.3 31.3 501 700 679 450 1,201 915 31.3

 Transportation equipment...................... 54,521 55,162 58,416 -1.2 -5.6 4.1 54,399 48,261 57,009 55,823 102,660 104,200 -1.5

 Automobiles..................................... 6,794 6,859 7,328 -0.9 -6.4 6.2 6,879 6,615 6,521 6,987 13,494 13,567 -0.5

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 10,657 10,216 12,171 4.3 -16.1 12.4 10,890 9,096 11,725 12,049 19,986 22,688 -11.9

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,715 2,162 2,188 -20.7 -1.2 -4.7 1,693 1,996 1,876 2,095 3,689 4,105 -10.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,026 17,799 19,001 1.3 -6.3 3.6 18,384 16,810 16,146 18,566 35,194 35,847 -1.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 8,200 8,777 8,110 -6.6 8.2 -1.5 7,870 6,483 9,844 7,894 14,353 12,931 11.0

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,631 3,705 3,774 -2.0 -1.8 1.0 3,360 2,791 4,574 3,207 6,151 5,759 6.8

 Ships and boats................................. 2,017 2,107 2,176 -4.3 -3.2 7.5 2,014 1,711 2,135 1,839 3,725 3,493 6.6

 Furniture and related products................. 7,197 7,236 7,508 -0.5 -3.6 2.2 7,073 6,937 7,312 7,558 14,010 14,890 -5.9

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,840 12,878 12,806 -0.3 0.6 0.3 11,836 11,798 13,920 11,291 23,634 22,326 5.9

 Nondurable goods industries................... 180,257 179,962 183,490 0.2 -1.9 1.5 169,302 171,031 176,290 171,842 340,333 348,907 -2.5

 Food products....................................... 44,833 44,821 44,387 0.0 1.0 -0.6 43,235 43,138 44,471 42,822 86,373 85,847 0.6

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 4,265 4,215 4,164 1.2 1.2 -2.7 4,262 4,088 3,886 4,176 8,350 8,362 -0.1

 Dairy products.................................. 6,158 6,174 6,199 -0.3 -0.4 3.1 5,696 6,075 6,232 5,580 11,771 11,605 1.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 14,181 14,134 13,878 0.3 1.8 -2.5 13,867 13,581 13,648 13,841 27,448 27,746 -1.1

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 9,691 9,965 9,708 -2.7 2.6 -5.5 8,969 9,124 9,415 8,956 18,093 17,774 1.8

 Beverages......................................... 6,517 6,631 6,613 -1.7 0.3 -2.6 5,795 5,790 6,320 5,822 11,585 11,362 2.0

 Tobacco............................................ 3,174 3,334 3,095 -4.8 7.7 -11.0 3,174 3,334 3,095 3,134 6,508 6,412 1.5

 Textile mills........................................... 2,743 2,791 2,668 -1.7 4.6 -3.6 2,756 2,608 2,414 2,834 5,364 5,430 -1.2

 Textile products................................... 2,688 2,740 2,797 -1.9 -2.0 3.0 2,613 2,434 2,446 2,869 5,047 5,489 -8.1

 Apparel................................................ 2,919 2,891 2,942 1.0 -1.7 1.0 2,913 2,501 2,606 2,969 5,414 5,537 -2.2

 Leather and allied products..................... 521 497 466 4.8 6.7 7.1 557 432 479 500 989 888 11.4

 Paper products...................................... 13,375 13,484 14,341 -0.8 -6.0 6.5 12,667 13,423 13,964 12,922 26,090 26,337 -0.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 5,976 6,006 6,827 -0.5 -12.0 13.0 5,771 6,068 6,504 5,864 11,839 11,895 -0.5

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,840 3,860 3,983 -0.5 -3.1 1.2 3,543 3,845 3,847 3,505 7,388 7,262 1.7

 Printing................................................. 7,702 7,798 7,785 -1.2 0.2 -0.7 7,120 7,326 7,851 6,992 14,446 13,966 3.4

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 32,259 31,726 34,829 1.7 -8.9 7.6 28,888 28,978 32,587 30,306 57,866 64,778 -10.7

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 29,716 29,095 32,230 2.1 -9.7 8.0 26,894 26,918 30,548 28,239 53,812 60,575 -11.2

 Chemical products.................................. 47,217 46,686 46,863 1.1 -0.4 0.4 44,214 45,241 45,106 44,481 89,455 90,633 -1.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 2,329 2,346 2,334 -0.7 0.5 1.7 2,208 2,064 1,891 2,113 4,272 4,163 2.6

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 13,124 12,752 12,425 2.9 2.6 -1.0 11,910 12,852 12,226 11,168 24,762 23,343 6.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,673 2,784 2,721 -4.0 2.3 -0.8 2,492 2,454 2,258 2,545 4,946 4,788 3.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 16,309 16,563 16,704 -1.5 -0.8 0.7 15,370 15,826 14,951 16,191 31,196 32,228 -3.2

p Preliminary r

 Revised NA Not available.

1

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

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

Year to date
 3

Table 2. Value of Manufacturers' New Orders for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2007/

2007p 2007r 2006 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2007p 2007r 2006 2006 2007p 2006 2006

All manufacturing industries 2................... 386,512 382,821 406,010 1.0 -5.7 2.6 368,952 364,127 404,729 373,068 733,079 736,204 -0.4

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 327,099 328,252 336,834 -0.4 -2.5 2.3 310,696 311,195 328,945 312,522 621,891 626,916 -0.8

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 376,852 373,264 394,996 1.0 -5.5 3.2 359,775 354,173 388,281 362,844 713,948 720,554 -0.9

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 150,729 146,633 162,766 2.8 -9.9 2.8 146,477 142,287 170,789 144,903 288,764 278,270 3.8

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 206,255 202,859 222,520 1.7 -8.8 3.5 199,650 193,096 228,439 201,226 392,746 387,297 1.4

 Primary metals............................ ............ 18,262 18,978 18,754 -3.8 1.2 1.7 18,370 19,764 17,040 17,576 38,134 35,809 6.5

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,161 8,905 8,176 -8.4 8.9 0.8 8,401 9,323 7,645 8,395 17,724 17,259 2.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,587 8,447 8,904 1.7 -5.1 2.0 8,478 8,738 7,935 7,481 17,216 15,129 13.8

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,514 1,626 1,674 -6.9 -2.9 4.6 1,491 1,703 1,460 1,700 3,194 3,421 -6.6

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,963 25,516 24,961 -2.2 2.2 2.3 24,452 24,715 22,324 23,795 49,167 47,341 3.9

 Machinery............................................. 26,977 27,249 30,280 -1.0 -10.0 7.8 26,728 26,552 29,655 25,899 53,280 52,607 1.3

 Construction machinery....................... 1,806 1,988 3,169 -9.2 -37.3 9.7 1,791 2,294 3,509 3,043 4,085 6,062 -32.6

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,052 1,040 1,391 1.2 -25.2 4.4 1,065 993 1,389 1,131 2,058 2,478 -16.9

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,940 2,454 3,203 19.8 -23.4 9.1 2,636 2,885 3,195 2,090 5,521 6,132 -10.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 644 605 1,029 6.4 -41.2 55.4 566 540 1,021 561 1,106 1,142 -3.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,581 4,439 3,810 3.2 16.5 7.4 4,357 3,922 3,642 2,538 8,279 5,657 46.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,916 3,171 2,940 -8.0 7.9 -3.5 2,868 3,171 2,825 2,800 6,039 5,450 10.8

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 2,632 2,817 4,214 -6.6 -33.2 21.1 2,737 2,766 4,364 3,501 5,503 6,549 -16.0

 Material handling equipment............... 2,135 2,383 2,461 -10.4 -3.2 7.9 2,206 2,410 2,674 2,471 4,616 4,504 2.5

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 29,291 28,031 30,662 4.5 -8.6 2.4 27,099 24,388 37,339 26,498 51,487 50,086 2.8

 Computers........................................ 4,736 4,425 4,577 7.0 -3.3 -4.9 4,179 3,840 5,291 3,999 8,019 7,969 0.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,345 5,270 6,102 1.4 -13.6 20.9 5,200 4,827 7,103 5,828 10,027 10,493 -4.4

 Defense communications equipment... 444 373 691 19.0 -46.0 -19.8 388 266 881 100 654 341 91.8

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 5,220 4,938 4,856 5.7 1.7 -1.5 5,036 4,426 5,351 4,544 9,462 8,598 10.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 1,086 1,189 1,059 -8.7 12.3 4.6 1,026 1,305 947 1,382 2,331 2,271 2.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,155 2,622 3,413 20.3 -23.2 -2.7 3,064 2,109 4,773 2,478 5,173 4,622 11.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 6,034 5,764 6,385 4.7 -9.7 2.6 5,410 4,925 8,115 5,247 10,335 10,229 1.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,517 11,160 10,124 -5.8 10.2 -1.0 10,490 10,598 9,579 10,194 21,088 20,155 4.6

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,170 1,268 1,028 -7.7 23.3 3.1 1,162 1,174 1,109 1,105 2,336 2,147 8.8

 Household appliances.......................... 2,096 1,983 1,798 5.7 10.3 -11.6 1,986 1,722 1,906 2,106 3,708 3,999 -7.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,660 3,891 3,323 -5.9 17.1 -5.9 3,757 3,756 2,879 3,394 7,513 6,667 12.7

 Transportation equipment........................ 59,413 54,569 69,176 8.9 -21.1 4.0 58,256 52,932 75,784 60,546 111,188 109,288 1.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 17,963 17,774 19,324 1.1 -8.0 5.2 18,519 17,392 17,219 18,949 35,911 37,151 -3.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 13,962 7,410 18,731 88.4 -60.4 31.3 12,483 7,420 24,952 10,266 19,903 16,724 19.0

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 3,379 2,616 6,354 29.2 -58.8 16.3 3,109 2,791 8,282 3,219 5,900 7,503 -21.4

 Ships and boats................................. 2,082 2,648 2,487 -21.4 6.5 -6.9 2,038 3,283 3,147 3,630 5,321 6,233 -14.6

 Furniture and related products................. 7,353 7,359 7,486 -0.1 -1.7 3.5 7,335 7,094 6,663 7,883 14,429 15,183 -5.0

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 180,257 179,962 183,490 0.2 -1.9 1.5 169,302 171,031 176,290 171,842 340,333 348,907 -2.5

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

 New orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations.

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

Current Industrial Reports: M3-3(05), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1992-2005."

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. Feb.

2007p 2007r 2006 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2007p 2007r 2006 2006 07/06

All manufacturing industries 1................... 702,680 696,717 694,576 0.9 0.3 2.3 712,425 703,805 691,355 589,142 20.9

 Excluding transportation 1................... 318,378 317,307 314,573 0.3 0.9 1.5 322,467 317,704 309,925 282,914 14.0

 Excluding defense 1............................. 550,617 544,306 541,663 1.2 0.5 2.7 558,025 548,981 538,472 449,074 24.3

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 702,680 696,717 694,576 0.9 0.3 2.3 712,425 703,805 691,355 589,142 20.9

 Primary metals........................................ 26,020 26,280 26,108 -1.0 0.7 -0.8 26,893 26,721 25,805 26,647 0.9

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 15,584 15,751 15,442 -1.1 2.0 -2.6 16,076 15,952 15,329 16,761 -4.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,416 7,481 7,655 -0.9 -2.3 1.6 7,696 7,661 7,516 6,831 12.7

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 3,020 3,048 3,011 -0.9 1.2 2.9 3,121 3,108 2,960 3,055 2.2

 Fabricated metal products...................... 54,294 54,180 53,592 0.2 1.1 0.0 53,874 53,130 51,883 48,791 10.4

 Machinery............................................. 79,349 79,055 77,859 0.4 1.5 2.8 81,223 79,688 76,775 66,327 22.5

 Construction machinery....................... 9,373 9,711 9,886 -3.5 -1.8 1.5 10,147 10,390 10,040 8,055 26.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 3,742 3,979 4,157 -6.0 -4.3 4.7 3,752 3,903 4,046 2,870 30.7

 Industrial machinery............................ 11,886 11,710 11,559 1.5 1.3 3.3 12,056 11,805 11,105 10,502 14.8

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,807 1,808 1,829 -0.1 -1.1 24.3 1,809 1,790 1,759 1,387 30.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 10,740 10,057 9,408 6.8 6.9 1.0 10,929 9,894 9,113 7,243 50.9

 Metalworking machinery....................... 8,679 8,566 8,193 1.3 4.6 4.9 8,843 8,526 7,937 6,472 36.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 12,146 12,292 12,207 -1.2 0.7 0.6 12,372 12,406 12,298 10,480 18.1

 Material handling equipment............... 9,250 9,318 9,092 -0.7 2.5 4.0 9,484 9,393 9,043 8,403 12.9

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 122,341 121,794 122,051 0.4 -0.2 2.2 123,797 122,582 121,516 109,138 13.4

 Computers......................................... 4,255 4,387 4,464 -3.0 -1.7 1.7 4,255 4,387 4,464 4,324 -1.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 30,621 30,628 30,369 0.0 0.9 4.7 30,979 30,432 29,649 27,861 11.2

 Defense communications equipment... 6,787 6,859 6,967 -1.0 -1.6 2.5 6,826 6,922 7,089 5,955 14.6

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 12,686 12,300 12,217 3.1 0.7 -0.9 12,957 12,383 12,101 11,553 12.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 6,136 6,096 6,060 0.7 0.6 2.3 6,165 6,144 5,828 4,951 24.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 38,961 38,874 39,305 0.2 -1.1 1.2 39,437 39,341 39,677 34,456 14.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 22,895 22,650 22,669 1.1 -0.1 2.3 23,178 22,973 22,708 20,038 15.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 23,691 23,386 22,652 1.3 3.2 0.0 24,241 23,321 22,019 19,990 21.3

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,170 2,062 1,863 5.2 10.7 -1.4 2,137 2,013 1,812 2,166 -1.3

 Household appliances.......................... 854 735 678 16.2 8.4 -25.4 1,039 804 585 1,050 -1.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 14,286 14,068 13,748 1.5 2.3 0.4 14,454 13,966 13,459 11,276 28.2

 Transportation equipment........................ 384,302 379,410 380,003 1.3 -0.2 2.9 389,958 386,101 381,430 306,228 27.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,827 19,890 19,915 -0.3 -0.1 1.6 20,735 20,600 20,018 18,396 12.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 236,664 230,902 232,269 2.5 -0.6 4.8 239,616 235,003 234,066 171,227 39.9

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 46,652 46,904 47,993 -0.5 -2.3 5.7 47,169 47,420 47,420 47,252 -0.2

 Ships and boats................................. 17,757 17,692 17,151 0.4 3.2 1.8 18,770 18,746 17,174 15,602 20.3

 Furniture and related products................. 7,282 7,126 7,003 2.2 1.8 -0.3 7,038 6,776 6,619 7,333 -4.0

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

 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.
 5

Table 4. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. Feb.

2007p 2007r 2006 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2007p 2007r 2006 2006 07/06

 All manufacturing industries .................. 482,960 482,875 482,897 0.0 0.0 0.2 485,135 479,985 469,603 457,398 6.1

 Excluding transportation ...................... 413,688 413,834 414,576 0.0 -0.2 0.4 415,441 411,629 404,106 393,090 5.7

 Excluding defense ............................. 464,424 464,191 464,205 0.1 0.0 0.3 466,568 461,506 451,436 438,499 6.4

 With unfilled orders ............................. 233,147 232,781 231,171 0.2 0.7 0.6 234,945 232,149 224,859 214,541 9.5

 Durable goods industries ........................ 297,968 297,605 296,406 0.1 0.4 0.6 300,371 296,504 287,695 275,861 8.9

 Wood products................................. ...... 10,864 10,931 10,948 -0.6 -0.2 -1.5 11,089 10,976 10,861 11,807 -6.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,395 11,366 11,418 0.3 -0.5 0.2 11,630 11,351 11,143 10,571 10.0

 Primary metals............................ ............ 29,714 29,780 29,987 -0.2 -0.7 0.1 29,894 30,038 30,062 26,179 14.2

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 16,685 16,775 17,035 -0.5 -1.5 0.8 16,700 16,929 17,198 14,517 15.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,700 10,674 10,639 0.2 0.3 -1.2 10,814 10,776 10,607 9,517 13.6

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,329 2,331 2,313 -0.1 0.8 0.6 2,380 2,333 2,257 2,145 11.0

 Fabricated metal products...................... 38,445 38,469 38,355 -0.1 0.3 1.0 38,940 38,435 37,394 35,314 10.3

 Machinery............................................. 48,141 47,793 47,457 0.7 0.7 2.1 48,829 47,676 45,933 44,442 9.9

 Farm machinery................................. 2,262 2,111 2,107 7.2 0.2 -0.9 2,436 2,207 2,119 2,370 2.8

 Construction machinery........................ 4,340 4,286 4,271 1.3 0.4 -1.1 4,428 4,266 4,160 3,842 15.3

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................. 3,258 3,247 3,142 0.3 3.3 1.8 3,257 3,210 2,991 2,599 25.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 7,523 7,657 7,756 -1.8 -1.3 8.9 7,633 7,474 7,460 6,636 15.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,395 1,421 1,394 -1.8 1.9 0.4 1,394 1,423 1,292 1,424 -2.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,077 4,050 3,957 0.7 2.4 -2.6 4,146 3,955 3,691 3,911 6.0

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,259 4,234 4,361 0.6 -2.9 3.1 4,283 4,221 4,216 4,424 -3.2

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 5,526 5,441 5,341 1.6 1.9 3.3 5,537 5,435 5,209 4,780 15.8

 Material handling equipment............... 3,221 3,171 2,963 1.6 7.0 0.7 3,249 3,187 2,908 2,848 14.1

 Computers and electronic products ......... 46,638 46,813 46,660 -0.4 0.3 1.0 46,672 46,533 44,837 42,605 9.5

 Computers......................................... 1,207 1,235 1,260 -2.3 -2.0 2.2 1,189 1,177 1,249 1,107 7.4

 Computer storage devices................... 1,167 1,152 1,129 1.3 2.0 2.5 1,181 1,114 981 1,033 14.3

 Other peripheral equipment................ 2,052 2,062 2,074 -0.5 -0.6 0.9 2,052 2,038 1,900 2,009 2.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment..................................... 8,946 9,071 9,021 -1.4 0.6 -1.1 9,094 9,206 8,753 9,341 -2.6

 Defense communications equipment... 1,042 1,044 956 -0.2 9.2 -0.2 1,063 1,053 849 1,112 -4.4

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,030 1,056 1,063 -2.5 -0.7 -0.2 939 1,037 1,035 762 23.2

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 7,074 7,052 6,966 0.3 1.2 0.5 7,058 7,060 6,731 6,312 11.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 3,006 2,971 2,958 1.2 0.4 1.9 3,008 2,931 2,892 2,638 14.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,622 2,622 2,611 0.0 0.4 2.7 2,614 2,596 2,544 2,762 -5.4

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,275 10,311 9,994 -0.3 3.2 -0.6 10,400 10,276 9,758 9,750 6.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 14,395 14,384 14,463 0.1 -0.5 1.9 14,657 14,422 13,981 13,369 9.6

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,770 1,757 1,759 0.7 -0.1 2.4 1,786 1,742 1,695 1,642 8.8

 Household appliances.......................... 1,988 1,993 1,967 -0.3 1.3 -2.5 2,036 1,975 1,758 2,156 -5.6

 Electrical equipment............................ 5,108 5,142 5,262 -0.7 -2.3 2.8 5,227 5,248 5,203 4,442 17.7

 Batteries............................................ 491 497 501 -1.2 -0.8 3.3 485 477 452 572 -15.2

 Transportation equipment...................... 69,272 69,041 68,321 0.3 1.1 -0.5 69,694 68,356 65,497 64,308 8.4

 Automobiles....................................... 2,469 2,575 2,214 -4.1 16.3 -12.0 2,488 2,563 1,992 2,204 12.9

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 3,164 3,092 3,287 2.3 -5.9 0.6 3,144 2,930 2,922 3,338 -5.8

 Heavy duty trucks .............................. 1,253 1,277 1,450 -1.9 -11.9 6.4 1,257 1,260 1,381 1,275 -1.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,714 17,661 17,411 0.3 1.4 0.1 17,866 17,711 16,983 16,727 6.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 25,674 25,396 25,050 1.1 1.4 2.9 25,863 25,049 23,890 21,974 17.7

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 11,588 11,650 11,682 -0.5 -0.3 -3.2 11,585 11,460 11,375 11,463 1.1

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,508 2,502 2,530 0.2 -1.1 -8.7 2,542 2,527 2,508 2,645 -3.9

 Furniture and related products................. 8,728 8,734 8,657 -0.1 0.9 -1.9 8,566 8,649 8,419 8,201 4.5

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 20,376 20,294 20,140 0.4 0.8 1.3 20,400 20,068 19,568 19,065 7.0

 Nondurable goods industries................... 184,992 185,270 186,491 -0.2 -0.7 -0.3 184,764 183,481 181,908 181,537 1.8

 Food products........................................ 34,455 34,525 34,798 -0.2 -0.8 0.8 34,491 34,539 34,903 33,087 4.2

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 4,255 4,298 4,289 -1.0 0.2 1.2 4,433 4,534 4,379 4,077 8.7

 Dairy products.................................... 3,833 3,807 3,840 0.7 -0.9 2.1 3,822 3,716 3,560 3,838 -0.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 6,241 6,229 6,302 0.2 -1.2 1.1 6,240 6,133 6,266 5,813 7.3

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 15,608 15,656 15,531 -0.3 0.8 0.2 15,809 15,983 15,538 15,852 -0.3

 Beverages......................................... 11,297 11,325 11,205 -0.2 1.1 0.5 11,345 11,423 11,099 11,141 1.8

 Tobacco............................................ 4,311 4,331 4,326 -0.5 0.1 -0.3 4,464 4,560 4,439 4,711 -5.2

 Textile mills........................................... 3,253 3,391 3,502 -4.1 -3.2 0.1 3,286 3,413 3,404 3,606 -8.9

 Textile products...................................... 2,990 3,019 3,069 -1.0 -1.6 -0.5 2,994 3,007 2,943 3,090 -3.1

 Apparel................................................. 4,167 4,178 4,211 -0.3 -0.8 0.3 4,101 4,135 4,037 4,515 -9.2

 Leather and allied products..................... 802 801 792 0.1 1.1 2.7 801 811 759 716 11.9

 Paper products....................................... 14,636 14,660 14,662 -0.2 0.0 -0.5 14,769 14,665 14,426 14,488 1.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,678 6,718 6,777 -0.6 -0.9 0.3 6,756 6,733 6,714 6,529 3.5

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,909 3,898 3,890 0.3 0.2 -0.3 3,962 3,934 3,849 3,982 -0.5

 Printing.................................................. 6,001 6,002 5,957 0.0 0.8 -0.4 5,775 5,647 5,547 5,737 0.7

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 27,419 27,001 28,144 1.5 -4.1 1.5 26,043 25,416 25,960 24,931 4.5

 Petroleum refineries............................. 24,636 24,225 25,394 1.7 -4.6 1.7 23,386 22,866 23,527 22,801 2.6

 Chemical products.................................. 56,764 57,112 56,875 -0.6 0.4 -1.3 57,228 56,657 55,738 56,176 1.9

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,427 2,451 2,508 -1.0 -2.3 1.3 2,895 2,780 2,651 3,063 -5.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 20,919 20,994 20,525 -0.4 2.3 -1.8 20,593 20,150 19,776 18,554 11.0

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,893 2,884 2,878 0.3 0.2 0.3 2,967 2,867 2,717 2,926 1.4

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 18,897 18,925 18,950 -0.1 -0.1 -2.5 19,467 19,208 18,653 19,339 0.7

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1 Inventories for semiconductor industry data are included in computers and electronic products and total durable goods industries, but are not shown separately. 

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

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

 Topical Series 1

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted2

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2007/

2007p 2007r 2006 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2007p 2007r 2006 2006 2007p 2006 2006

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 387,016 389,107 395,766 -0.5 -1.7 1.3 366,626 359,517 386,877 371,196 726,143 733,416 -1.0

 Construction materials and supplies...... 41,550 41,781 43,010 -0.6 -2.9 3.2 37,969 37,287 38,606 39,529 75,256 77,566 -3.0

 Information technology......................... 27,673 27,092 26,811 2.1 1.0 -2.6 24,980 22,558 31,883 24,139 47,538 46,950 1.3

 Computers and related products .......... 6,651 6,312 6,397 5.4 -1.3 -2.8 5,723 5,128 8,148 5,504 10,851 11,005 -1.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 37,192 37,036 40,688 0.4 -9.0 6.1 37,846 34,517 36,268 39,697 72,363 76,207 -5.0

 Capital goods...................................... 73,889 73,770 75,252 0.2 -2.0 -0.6 69,239 63,461 81,732 67,971 132,700 130,241 1.9

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 65,480 65,506 67,016 0.0 -2.3 -0.7 61,068 56,727 72,707 60,738 117,795 116,547 1.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 60,433 59,951 61,850 0.8 -3.1 -0.6 56,218 53,214 66,020 55,457 109,432 108,794 0.6

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,409 8,264 8,236 1.8 0.3 0.4 8,171 6,734 9,025 7,233 14,905 13,694 8.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 147,633 146,766 152,178 0.6 -3.6 3.0 140,315 138,350 148,708 142,659 278,665 287,201 -3.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 33,571 33,280 35,849 0.9 -7.2 6.0 33,124 30,238 35,504 34,811 63,362 66,790 -5.1

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 114,062 113,486 116,329 0.5 -2.4 2.1 107,191 108,112 113,204 107,848 215,303 220,411 -2.3

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 386,512 382,821 406,010 1.0 -5.7 2.6 368,952 364,127 404,729 373,068 733,079 736,204 -0.4

 Construction materials and supplies...... 42,146 42,568 42,743 -1.0 -0.4 3.7 39,239 38,465 37,735 39,827 77,704 78,732 -1.3

 Information technology......................... 27,693 26,889 30,080 3.0 -10.6 4.5 25,713 23,748 36,015 25,654 49,461 49,057 0.8

 Computers and related products .......... 6,519 6,235 6,472 4.6 -3.7 -3.4 5,591 5,051 8,223 5,456 10,642 10,627 0.1

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 37,129 37,011 41,011 0.3 -9.8 6.8 37,981 35,099 37,341 40,080 73,080 77,511 -5.7

 Capital goods...................................... 79,099 73,485 89,945 7.6 -18.3 5.6 74,753 70,331 103,502 74,039 145,084 138,593 4.7

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 70,790 65,409 81,977 8.2 -20.2 10.8 66,861 61,810 90,747 65,507 128,671 126,344 1.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 60,241 61,705 65,802 -2.4 -6.2 4.0 58,190 58,009 68,797 59,482 116,199 116,705 -0.4

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,309 8,076 7,968 2.9 1.4 -28.7 7,892 8,521 12,755 8,532 16,413 12,249 34.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 147,772 147,075 151,988 0.5 -3.2 2.8 140,571 138,976 148,190 143,026 279,547 287,845 -2.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 33,710 33,589 35,659 0.4 -5.8 4.9 33,380 30,864 34,986 35,178 64,244 67,434 -4.7

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 114,062 113,486 116,329 0.5 -2.4 2.1 107,191 108,112 113,204 107,848 215,303 220,411 -2.3

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 702,680 696,717 694,576 0.9 0.3 2.3 712,425 703,805 691,355 589,142 (X) (X) 20.9

 Construction materials and supplies...... 45,164 44,568 43,781 1.3 1.8 -0.6 44,683 43,413 42,235 40,540 (X) (X) 10.2

 Information technology......................... 117,843 117,823 118,026 0.0 -0.2 2.8 119,260 118,527 117,337 104,470 (X) (X) 14.2

 Computers and related products .......... 4,255 4,387 4,464 -3.0 -1.7 1.7 4,255 4,387 4,464 4,324 (X) (X) -1.6

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 19,827 19,890 19,915 -0.3 -0.1 1.6 20,735 20,600 20,018 18,396 (X) (X) 12.7

 Capital goods...................................... 517,030 511,820 512,105 1.0 -0.1 3.0 524,351 518,837 511,967 423,047 (X) (X) 23.9

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................378,528 373,218 373,315 1.4 0.0 4.2 383,795 378,002 372,919 296,711 (X) (X) 29.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 169,912 170,104 168,350 -0.1 1.0 2.4 172,436 170,464 165,669 147,117 (X) (X) 17.2

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 138,502 138,602 138,790 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 140,556 140,835 139,048 126,336 (X) (X) 11.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 9,201 9,062 8,753 1.5 3.5 -2.1 9,434 9,178 8,552 9,326 (X) (X) 1.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 9,201 9,062 8,753 1.5 3.5 -2.1 9,434 9,178 8,552 9,326 (X) (X) 1.2 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 482,960 482,875 482,897 0.0 0.0 0.2 485,135 479,985 469,603 457,398 (X) (X) 6.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 56,310 56,278 55,973 0.1 0.5 -0.5 57,108 55,955 54,238 53,817 (X) (X) 6.1

 Information technology......................... 38,202 38,372 37,884 -0.4 1.3 0.4 38,469 38,247 36,552 36,911 (X) (X) 4.2

 Computers and related products .......... 4,426 4,449 4,463 -0.5 -0.3 1.7 4,422 4,329 4,130 4,149 (X) (X) 6.6

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,600 24,605 24,362 0.0 1.0 -0.8 24,755 24,464 23,278 23,544 (X) (X) 5.1

 Capital goods...................................... 130,772 130,381 130,201 0.3 0.1 1.5 131,867 129,692 126,135 122,247 (X) (X) 7.9

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................116,510 116,113 116,108 0.3 0.0 1.8 117,571 115,439 112,260 107,954 (X) (X) 8.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 97,607 97,455 96,910 0.2 0.6 1.4 98,465 97,032 93,943 91,085 (X) (X) 8.1

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 14,262 14,268 14,093 0.0 1.2 -0.9 14,296 14,253 13,875 14,293 (X) (X) 0.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 143,004 142,839 143,488 0.1 -0.5 -0.1 141,782 140,730 139,087 136,888 (X) (X) 3.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 27,743 27,717 27,394 0.1 1.2 -1.5 27,864 27,549 26,034 26,981 (X) (X) 3.3

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 115,261 115,122 116,094 0.1 -0.8 0.3 113,918 113,181 113,053 109,907 (X) (X) 3.6

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable.

1

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

2

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

3

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

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

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

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

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

and supplies.

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 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 Group

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. Feb.

2007p 2007r 2006 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2007p 2007r 2006 2006 07/06

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 165,033 165,083 164,669 0.0 0.3 -0.3 165,105 165,030 163,159 157,611 4.8

 Durable goods industries........................ 101,130 101,449 101,175 -0.3 0.3 -0.1 101,255 101,544 100,474 93,916 7.8

 Wood products................................... 4,595 4,628 4,635 -0.7 -0.2 0.6 4,678 4,816 4,906 5,158 -9.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,335 4,337 4,257 0.0 1.9 0.4 4,333 4,306 4,217 3,983 8.8

 Primary metals.................................... 10,694 10,878 11,065 -1.7 -1.7 2.8 10,503 10,959 11,326 9,091 15.5

 Fabricated metal products..................... 14,586 14,567 14,558 0.1 0.1 1.1 14,777 14,587 14,477 13,038 13.3

 Machinery.......................................... 17,694 17,704 17,382 -0.1 1.9 0.8 17,687 17,785 17,045 15,682 12.8

 Computers and electronic products ...... 15,981 16,150 16,144 -1.0 0.0 -1.4 16,009 16,027 15,747 14,767 8.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,795 5,791 5,827 0.1 -0.6 3.3 5,895 5,830 5,837 5,407 9.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 17,127 17,036 17,067 0.5 -0.2 -4.1 17,080 16,904 16,816 16,855 1.3

 Furniture and related products............... 3,558 3,592 3,502 -0.9 2.6 -0.6 3,538 3,591 3,479 3,509 0.8

 Miscellaneous products........................ 6,765 6,766 6,738 0.0 0.4 1.2 6,755 6,739 6,624 6,426 5.1

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 63,903 63,634 63,494 0.4 0.2 -0.6 63,850 63,486 62,685 63,695 0.2

 Food products.................................... 12,008 12,051 11,925 -0.4 1.1 -0.1 12,155 12,311 12,116 11,683 4.0

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,692 4,646 4,664 1.0 -0.4 0.7 4,782 4,834 4,798 4,778 0.1

 Textiles.............................................. 991 1,014 1,044 -2.3 -2.9 -1.0 995 1,022 1,030 1,101 -9.6

 Textile products.................................. 1,268 1,273 1,297 -0.4 -1.9 -1.2 1,257 1,264 1,261 1,273 -1.3

 Apparel............................................. 1,158 1,162 1,158 -0.3 0.3 -0.1 1,163 1,167 1,144 1,222 -4.8

 Leather and allied products................... 254 255 247 -0.4 3.2 3.8 249 251 242 228 9.2

 Paper products.................................... 7,058 7,063 6,978 -0.1 1.2 -1.6 7,106 7,072 6,941 7,020 1.2

 Printing ............................................. 2,903 2,887 2,938 0.6 -1.7 1.2 2,785 2,755 2,792 2,676 4.1

 Petroleum and coal products................ 9,104 8,757 8,544 4.0 2.5 -2.2 8,715 8,251 8,027 8,528 2.2

 Chemical products................................ 17,031 17,065 17,320 -0.2 -1.5 0.5 17,096 16,993 16,929 17,440 -2.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 7,436 7,461 7,379 -0.3 1.1 -2.8 7,547 7,566 7,405 7,746 -2.6

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 135,982 135,868 135,112 0.1 0.6 1.3 136,296 134,879 130,755 123,491 10.4

 Durable goods industries........................ 105,928 105,793 105,031 0.1 0.7 1.9 106,513 105,208 101,222 95,240 11.8

 Wood products................................... 2,088 2,051 2,029 1.8 1.1 -3.8 2,086 2,039 2,037 2,099 -0.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,307 1,322 1,305 -1.1 1.3 -0.3 1,367 1,316 1,232 1,184 15.5

 Primary metals.................................... 9,610 9,542 9,427 0.7 1.2 -2.4 9,718 9,632 9,276 8,295 17.2

 Fabricated metal products..................... 11,134 11,152 11,096 -0.2 0.5 0.6 11,194 11,095 10,712 10,183 9.9

 Machinery.......................................... 13,775 13,664 13,751 0.8 -0.6 6.4 13,801 13,303 12,904 12,622 9.3

 Computers and electronic products ...... 21,385 21,364 21,191 0.1 0.8 2.3 21,283 21,228 20,278 19,625 8.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 2,922 2,903 2,935 0.7 -1.1 3.1 2,958 2,886 2,809 2,688 10.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 38,975 39,024 38,565 -0.1 1.2 2.3 39,390 39,046 37,420 33,843 16.4

 Furniture and related products............... 1,556 1,552 1,564 0.3 -0.8 -3.9 1,547 1,552 1,554 1,586 -2.5

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,176 3,219 3,168 -1.3 1.6 0.0 3,169 3,111 3,000 3,115 1.7

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 30,054 30,075 30,081 -0.1 0.0 -0.9 29,783 29,671 29,533 28,251 5.4

 Food products.................................... 2,735 2,743 2,859 -0.3 -4.1 -0.8 2,714 2,808 3,162 2,367 14.7

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,847 4,833 4,850 0.3 -0.4 1.2 4,972 5,091 5,236 4,813 3.3

 Textiles.............................................. 777 827 833 -6.0 -0.7 -3.4 786 833 811 955 -17.7

 Textile products.................................. 407 412 427 -1.2 -3.5 1.9 407 408 395 464 -12.3

 Apparel............................................. 769 761 798 1.1 -4.6 3.6 768 760 755 825 -6.9

 Leather and allied products................... 99 92 87 7.6 5.7 -3.3 101 91 81 108 -6.5

 Paper products.................................... 1,156 1,147 1,172 0.8 -2.1 -3.0 1,151 1,146 1,160 1,128 2.0

 Printing ............................................. 1,389 1,384 1,371 0.4 0.9 -1.1 1,372 1,274 1,158 1,549 -11.4

 Petroleum and coal products................ 4,441 4,277 4,646 3.8 -7.9 4.0 4,248 3,989 4,158 3,252 30.6

 Chemical products................................ 11,288 11,483 10,939 -1.7 5.0 -3.6 11,047 11,109 10,576 10,675 3.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,146 2,116 2,099 1.4 0.8 -1.3 2,217 2,162 2,041 2,115 4.8

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 181,945 181,924 183,116 0.0 -0.7 -0.1 183,734 180,076 175,689 176,296 4.2

 Durable goods industries........................ 90,910 90,363 90,200 0.6 0.2 -0.2 92,603 89,752 85,999 86,705 6.8

 Wood products................................... 4,181 4,252 4,284 -1.7 -0.7 -2.6 4,325 4,121 3,918 4,550 -4.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,753 5,707 5,856 0.8 -2.5 0.3 5,930 5,729 5,694 5,404 9.7

 Primary metals.................................... 9,410 9,360 9,495 0.5 -1.4 -0.5 9,673 9,447 9,460 8,793 10.0

 Fabricated metal products..................... 12,725 12,750 12,701 -0.2 0.4 1.1 12,969 12,753 12,205 12,093 7.2

 Machinery.......................................... 16,672 16,425 16,324 1.5 0.6 0.1 17,341 16,588 15,984 16,138 7.5

 Computers and electronic products ...... 9,272 9,299 9,325 -0.3 -0.3 2.2 9,380 9,278 8,812 8,213 14.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,678 5,690 5,701 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 5,804 5,706 5,335 5,274 10.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 13,170 12,981 12,689 1.5 2.3 -3.7 13,224 12,406 11,261 13,610 -2.8

 Furniture and related products............... 3,614 3,590 3,591 0.7 0.0 -2.2 3,481 3,506 3,386 3,106 12.1

 Miscellaneous products........................ 10,435 10,309 10,234 1.2 0.7 1.9 10,476 10,218 9,944 9,524 10.0

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 91,035 91,561 92,916 -0.6 -1.5 0.1 91,131 90,324 89,690 89,591 1.7

 Food products.................................... 19,712 19,731 20,014 -0.1 -1.4 1.5 19,622 19,420 19,625 19,037 3.1

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 6,069 6,177 6,017 -1.7 2.7 -0.9 6,055 6,058 5,504 6,261 -3.3

 Textiles.............................................. 1,485 1,550 1,625 -4.2 -4.6 2.7 1,505 1,558 1,563 1,550 -2.9

 Textile products.................................. 1,315 1,334 1,345 -1.4 -0.8 -0.5 1,330 1,335 1,287 1,353 -1.7

 Apparel............................................. 2,240 2,255 2,255 -0.7 0.0 -0.6 2,170 2,208 2,138 2,468 -12.1

 Leather and allied products................... 449 454 458 -1.1 -0.9 3.4 451 469 436 380 18.7

 Paper products.................................... 6,422 6,450 6,512 -0.4 -1.0 1.0 6,512 6,447 6,325 6,340 2.7

 Printing ............................................. 1,709 1,731 1,648 -1.3 5.0 -2.5 1,618 1,618 1,597 1,512 7.0

 Petroleum and coal products................ 13,874 13,967 14,954 -0.7 -6.6 3.0 13,080 13,176 13,775 13,151 -0.5

 Chemical products................................ 28,445 28,564 28,616 -0.4 -0.2 -1.5 29,085 28,555 28,233 28,061 3.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,315 9,348 9,472 -0.4 -1.3 -2.5 9,703 9,480 9,207 9,478 2.4

p

 Preliminary r Revised

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Feb Jan Dec Nov Feb Jan Dec Nov

2007p 2007r 2006 2006 2007p 2007r 2006 2006

 All manufacturing industries2

...... 1.25 1.24 1.22 1.23 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

................... 1.44 1.42 1.40 1.40 4.85 4.82 4.71 4.64

 Wood products................................ 1.50 1.47 1.30 1.47 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.20 1.20 1.17 1.18 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.60 1.58 1.58 1.60 1.40 1.40 1.38 1.41

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.55 1.54 1.54 1.56 2.26 2.25 2.22 2.26

 Machinery....................................... 1.80 1.83 1.68 1.67 3.29 3.36 3.03 2.98

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.32 1.28 1.41 1.30 4.80 4.90 4.98 4.73

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.41 1.38 1.43 1.43 2.47 2.44 2.41 2.43

 Transportation equipment................. 1.27 1.25 1.17 1.22 10.87 10.56 10.35 10.24

 Furniture and related products........... 1.21 1.21 1.15 1.20 1.15 1.12 1.05 1.08

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.59 1.58 1.57 1.56 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 1.03 1.03 1.02 1.04 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.61 1.57 1.60 1.51 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.19 1.21 1.31 1.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.11 1.10 1.10 1.14 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.43 1.45 1.43 1.44 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.54 1.61 1.70 1.77 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.09 1.09 1.02 1.09 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing.......................................... 0.78 0.77 0.77 0.76 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.85 0.85 0.81 0.86 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.20 1.22 1.21 1.23 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.16 1.14 1.13 1.17 (X) (X) (X) (X)

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable

1

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Feb2 Feb2 Feb2 Feb2

Industry 2006- 2006- 2006- 2006-

Feb1 Jan Feb1 Jan Feb1 Jan Feb1 Jan

2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007

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

Durable goods industries...................... -0.3 0.2 -0.8 0.4 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.2

 Wood products................................... (X) 1.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

 Primary metals.................................... -0.4 0.7 -2.8 1.6 -0.5 0.7 -0.1 0.3

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

 Machinery.......................................... 0.1 0.5 -0.6 1.2 0.2 0.5 -0.2 0.3

 Computers and electronic products ..... -0.4 0.5 -1.9 1.0 -0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.1 0.5 -0.3 1.3 -0.1 0.5 0.2 0.4

 Transportation equipment................... -0.9 0.6 -0.7 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.3 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.2

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.6 (X) 1.0 (X) 1.1 (X) 0.3

Nondurable goods industries.................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

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

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.3

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 2.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.4

 Paper products................................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.3

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

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

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

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

approximately 4,200 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 59 publication levels. The survey methodology assumes that the month-tomonth changes of the total operations of those companies in the monthly survey effectively represent the month-tomonth movements of all establishments that make up the category. The current coverage levels in the survey show 

that reported data in the monthly survey represent approximately 62 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 4,200 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 4,200 companies would 

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

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

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

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

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

next month’s advance report. Any revisions made later than two months will be reflected in the annual benchmark 

publication. 

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