FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (09)-02 

CB09-53 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

February 2009 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in February, up 

following six consecutive monthly decreases, increased 

$6.1 billion or 1.8 percent to $352.2 billion, the U.S. 

Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 3.5 percent January decrease. Excluding transportation, new 

orders increased 1.6 percent. 

 Shipments, down seven consecutive months, decreased 

$0.4 billion or 0.1 percent to $365.9 billion. This was 

the longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases 

since the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 

1992 and followed a 2.6 percent January decrease. 

 Unfilled orders, down five consecutive months, decreased $10.7 billion or 1.4 percent to $773.2 billion. 

This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly 

decreases since September 2002-January 2003. This 

followed a 2.0 percent January decrease. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was 5.98, down from 6.07 in 

January. 

 Inventories, down six consecutive months, decreased 

$6.2 billion or 1.2 percent to $529.7 billion. This also 

was the longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases 

since March 2003-January 2004 and followed a 1.1 

percent January decrease. The inventories-to-shipments 

ratio was 1.45, down from 1.46 in January. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

February, up following six consecutive monthly 

decreases, increased $5.6 billion or 3.5 percent to $164.7 

billion, revised from the previously published 3.4 

percent increase. This followed a 7.8 percent January 

decrease. 

 Machinery, up following four consecutive monthly 

decreases, had the largest increase, $2.7 billion or 12.7 percent to $23.7 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $0.5 billion or 0.3 percent to $187.4 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in February, 

down seven consecutive months, decreased $0.9 billion 

or 0.5 percent to $178.5 billion, unchanged from the 

previously published decrease. This also was the longest 

streak of consecutive monthly decreases since the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and 

followed a 5.5 percent January decrease. 

 

 Computers and electronic products, down three of the 

last four months, had the largest decrease, $0.5 billion or 

1.8 percent to $28.0 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up two 

consecutive months, increased $0.5 billion or 0.3 percent 

to $187.4 billion. This followed a 0.5 percent January 

increase. This increase was due to chemical products, 

which increased $1.1 billion or 2.2 percent to $51.4 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

February, down five consecutive months, decreased 

$10.7 billion or 1.4 percent to $773.2 billion, revised 

from the previously published 1.3 percent decrease. 

This followed a 2.0 percent January decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down five consecutive months, had the largest decrease, $5.8 billion or 1.3 

percent to $450.7 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

February, down two consecutive months, decreased $3.6 

billion or 1.1 percent to $336.1 billion, revised from the 

previously published 0.9 percent decrease. This 

followed a 1.1 percent January decrease. 

 

 Primary metals, down five consecutive months, had 

the largest decrease, $0.8 billion or 2.7 percent to $30.5 

billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

six consecutive months, decreased $2.6 billion or 1.3 

percent to $193.5 billion. This followed a 1.2 percent 

January decrease. Petroleum and coal, led the decrease, 

down $1.0 billion or 3.9 percent to $23.7 billion. This 

also was the sixth consecutive monthly decrease. 

 By stage of fabrication, February materials and 

supplies decreased 0.6 percent in durable goods and 1.7 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process decreased 1.1 percent in durable goods and 1.3 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 1.6 percent 

in durable goods and 1.0 percent in nondurable goods. 

Figures in text 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 24, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on 

May 1, 2009, 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. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2008 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2009p 2009r 2008 2008 2009p 2008 2008

 All manufacturing industries .................. 365,928 366,366 375,980 -0.1 -2.6 -3.3 336,710 332,396 368,574 417,428 669,106 822,365 -18.6

 Excluding transportation ................... 321,651 321,827 329,674 -0.1 -2.4 -3.9 294,295 294,910 321,145 360,824 589,205 715,475 -17.6

 Excluding defense .............................. 352,928 354,912 364,623 -0.6 -2.7 -3.3 324,197 322,949 355,866 406,568 647,146 802,762 -19.4

 With unfilled orders ........................... 129,293 129,253 136,840 0.0 -5.5 -1.3 119,036 113,163 137,481 146,327 232,199 282,733 -17.9

 Durable goods industries ........................178,487 179,433 189,910 -0.5 -5.5 -1.5 164,204 158,380 189,369 207,105 322,584 402,169 -19.8

 Wood products................................. ...... 7,514 7,467 7,533 0.6 -0.9 -3.1 6,800 6,233 6,808 7,658 13,033 14,595 -10.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 7,830 7,857 8,053 -0.3 -2.4 -3.2 6,727 6,672 6,903 8,414 13,399 16,643 -19.5

 Primary metals............................ .......... 14,366 14,594 16,238 -1.6 -10.1 -9.7 13,163 13,563 13,783 21,228 26,726 41,778 -36.0

 Iron and steel mills............................ 6,247 6,513 7,388 -4.1 -11.8 -13.9 5,588 5,917 6,467 10,478 11,505 20,501 -43.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,734 6,773 7,250 -0.6 -6.6 -6.1 6,302 6,403 5,953 9,051 12,705 17,928 -29.1

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,385 1,308 1,600 5.9 -18.3 -4.6 1,273 1,243 1,363 1,699 2,516 3,349 -24.9

 Fabricated metal products...................... 25,109 25,208 26,010 -0.4 -3.1 -3.6 22,902 22,922 23,805 26,066 45,824 51,337 -10.7

 Machinery............................................. 24,761 24,896 28,583 -0.5 -12.9 1.0 22,770 22,475 28,217 28,313 45,245 54,205 -16.5

 Farm machinery................................. 2,590 2,679 2,531 -3.3 5.8 -1.2 2,663 2,384 2,125 2,280 5,047 4,172 21.0

 Construction machinery..................... 1,885 2,007 2,226 -6.1 -9.8 -11.7 1,668 1,699 2,259 2,374 3,367 4,454 -24.4

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,568 1,673 1,829 -6.3 -8.5 4.0 1,463 1,537 1,987 1,459 3,000 2,834 5.9

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,174 2,478 2,638 -12.3 -6.1 -3.8 1,784 2,578 2,977 2,597 4,362 5,784 -24.6

 Photographic equipment...................... 518 520 477 -0.4 9.0 -6.7 449 418 529 500 867 947 -8.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,289 3,149 3,446 4.4 -8.6 2.2 2,807 2,555 3,388 4,326 5,362 7,428 -27.8

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,012 1,937 2,176 3.9 -11.0 -5.1 1,793 1,737 2,201 2,244 3,530 4,632 -23.8

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,174 3,088 4,925 2.8 -37.3 25.6 2,990 2,882 4,700 3,510 5,872 6,697 -12.3

 Material handling equipment............... 1,671 1,688 2,179 -1.0 -22.5 -6.3 1,613 1,564 2,153 2,670 3,177 4,830 -34.2

 Computers and electronic products ......... 28,009 28,509 29,897 -1.8 -4.6 0.7 24,778 25,319 34,695 29,690 50,097 59,687 -16.1

 Computers........................................ 2,719 2,747 2,495 -1.0 10.1 6.4 2,412 2,634 2,777 3,025 5,046 6,107 -17.4

 Computer storage devices................... 527 492 644 7.1 -23.6 11.2 349 289 1,230 494 638 923 -30.9

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,267 1,216 1,406 4.2 -13.5 7.7 1,034 848 2,132 1,190 1,882 2,165 -13.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 4,043 4,152 4,634 -2.6 -10.4 -8.8 3,351 3,044 6,101 4,495 6,395 8,403 -23.9

 Defense communications equipment... 805 849 628 -5.2 35.2 -20.4 780 772 636 657 1,552 1,184 31.1

 Audio and video equipment.................. 480 476 529 0.8 -10.0 -3.5 413 419 699 624 832 1,299 -36.0

 Semiconductors ................................. 3,026 3,841 4,650 -21.2 -17.4 18.3 2,623 4,746 3,957 4,878 7,369 11,541 -36.1

 Electronic components....................... 3,352 3,430 3,477 -2.3 -1.4 -0.1 3,036 2,956 3,889 3,789 5,992 7,415 -19.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 914 858 944 6.5 -9.1 8.4 870 723 1,007 924 1,593 1,920 -17.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,682 2,470 2,651 8.6 -6.8 -6.9 2,623 2,029 2,891 2,640 4,652 4,988 -6.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 7,739 7,510 7,317 3.0 2.6 -1.2 6,875 6,436 8,816 6,472 13,311 12,783 4.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,809 8,739 9,492 0.8 -7.9 1.0 8,036 7,736 9,074 10,112 15,772 19,704 -20.0

 Electric lighting equipment................... 958 985 968 -2.7 1.8 -0.9 915 856 1,008 1,023 1,771 1,928 -8.1

 Household appliances........................ 1,723 1,745 1,632 -1.3 6.9 -5.3 1,486 1,387 1,693 1,770 2,873 3,351 -14.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,844 2,640 3,363 7.7 -21.5 8.2 2,693 2,516 3,124 3,471 5,209 6,803 -23.4

 Batteries........................................... 732 712 734 2.8 -3.0 5.5 604 630 786 664 1,234 1,401 -11.9

 Transportation equipment...................... 44,277 44,539 46,306 -0.6 -3.8 0.8 42,415 37,486 47,429 56,604 79,901 106,890 -25.2

 Automobiles..................................... 4,664 4,653 5,544 0.2 -16.1 -10.0 4,476 4,254 5,211 8,060 8,730 15,733 -44.5

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 5,739 6,062 6,592 -5.3 -8.0 -6.9 5,507 5,261 6,545 11,041 10,768 20,552 -47.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,149 1,135 1,396 1.2 -18.7 3.9 1,111 1,121 1,313 1,353 2,232 2,772 -19.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 13,216 13,280 13,783 -0.5 -3.6 -4.8 13,164 12,193 12,052 18,032 25,357 34,474 -26.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 7,791 9,379 8,083 -16.9 16.0 31.8 7,107 6,511 10,022 7,832 13,618 14,989 -9.1

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 5,134 4,507 4,853 13.9 -7.1 6.9 4,733 3,598 5,756 4,215 8,331 6,998 19.0

 Ships and boats................................. 2,120 2,021 2,063 4.9 -2.0 -4.3 2,102 1,697 2,023 2,409 3,799 4,474 -15.1

 Furniture and related products................. 5,417 5,381 5,638 0.7 -4.6 -3.8 5,159 4,937 5,422 6,539 10,096 12,729 -20.7

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,395 12,243 12,160 1.2 0.7 -2.9 11,454 11,037 13,233 12,481 22,491 24,601 -8.6

 Nondurable goods industries................... 187,441 186,933 186,070 0.3 0.5 -5.1 172,506 174,016 179,205 210,323 346,522 420,196 -17.5

 Food products....................................... 50,246 50,188 49,994 0.1 0.4 -0.6 47,428 47,986 49,862 48,625 95,414 96,874 -1.5

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 5,761 5,793 5,965 -0.6 -2.9 -0.9 5,442 5,489 5,786 5,642 10,931 11,141 -1.9

 Dairy products.................................. 6,205 6,366 6,553 -2.5 -2.9 -3.0 5,590 6,215 6,640 7,128 11,805 14,680 -19.6

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 15,060 15,001 14,715 0.4 1.9 -1.0 14,277 14,182 14,141 14,435 28,459 28,482 -0.1

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 11,858 11,533 11,643 2.8 -0.9 2.3 11,042 10,505 11,324 10,163 21,547 20,230 6.5

 Beverages......................................... 8,196 8,068 7,857 1.6 2.7 -1.6 7,380 7,040 7,538 6,863 14,420 13,599 6.0

 Tobacco............................................ 3,662 3,465 3,786 5.7 -8.5 11.5 3,662 3,465 3,786 3,300 7,127 6,631 7.5

 Textile mills........................................... 2,226 2,272 2,364 -2.0 -3.9 -7.1 2,163 2,121 2,085 2,951 4,284 5,685 -24.6

 Textile products................................... 1,879 1,904 1,930 -1.3 -1.3 -2.6 1,794 1,685 1,648 2,348 3,479 4,473 -22.2

 Apparel................................................ 2,384 2,359 2,458 1.1 -4.0 -1.4 2,306 2,025 2,199 2,636 4,331 4,921 -12.0

 Leather and allied products..................... 421 426 435 -1.2 -2.1 -0.7 441 352 409 538 793 952 -16.7

 Paper products...................................... 13,346 13,234 13,460 0.8 -1.7 -4.2 12,498 12,927 13,175 13,909 25,425 28,269 -10.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,344 6,368 6,455 -0.4 -1.3 -4.8 5,991 6,277 6,359 6,743 12,268 13,825 -11.3

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,624 3,600 3,666 0.7 -1.8 -2.3 3,289 3,488 3,466 3,855 6,777 7,859 -13.8

 Printing................................................. 7,723 7,758 7,706 -0.5 0.7 -0.7 7,027 7,234 7,787 7,687 14,261 15,506 -8.0

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 30,417 31,999 29,217 -4.9 9.5 -18.6 26,270 28,569 27,066 49,478 54,839 99,633 -45.0

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 27,022 29,153 26,491 -7.3 10.0 -19.7 23,640 26,260 24,829 47,395 49,900 95,421 -47.7

 Chemical products.................................. 51,396 50,288 50,708 2.2 -0.8 -3.9 47,402 46,774 49,032 55,068 94,176 109,961 -14.4

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 3,252 3,033 2,968 7.2 2.2 -10.2 2,995 2,439 2,279 3,227 5,434 5,890 -7.7

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 14,969 14,381 14,653 4.1 -1.9 1.4 13,988 13,663 15,089 14,016 27,651 28,167 -1.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,493 2,505 2,253 -0.5 11.2 -10.1 2,271 2,200 1,874 2,636 4,471 5,171 -13.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,545 14,972 16,155 3.8 -7.3 -2.2 14,135 13,838 14,618 16,920 27,973 33,692 -17.0

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2008 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2009p 2009r 2008 2008 2009p 2008 2008

All manufacturing industries 2................... 352,189 346,120 358,811 1.8 -3.5 -4.9 323,080 319,884 366,003 423,205 642,964 836,545 -23.1

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 313,673 308,610 316,246 1.6 -2.4 -5.4 289,118 285,156 308,786 359,720 574,274 715,803 -19.8

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 339,877 336,726 343,073 0.9 -1.9 -6.3 311,588 310,028 343,911 411,073 621,616 813,107 -23.6

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 118,580 112,848 124,321 5.1 -9.2 -5.0 108,029 105,397 138,867 156,982 213,426 308,454 -30.8

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 164,748 159,187 172,741 3.5 -7.8 -4.6 150,574 145,868 186,798 212,882 296,442 416,349 -28.8

 Primary metals............................ ............ 13,031 13,129 14,095 -0.7 -6.9 -11.7 12,079 12,713 12,151 22,041 24,792 43,766 -43.4

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 5,551 5,581 5,845 -0.5 -4.5 -12.3 5,052 5,398 5,112 10,865 10,450 21,952 -52.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,376 6,379 6,830 0.0 -6.6 -9.7 6,020 6,110 5,841 9,375 12,130 18,309 -33.7

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,104 1,169 1,420 -5.6 -17.7 -18.3 1,007 1,205 1,198 1,801 2,212 3,505 -36.9

 Fabricated metal products...................... 23,673 23,298 24,800 1.6 -6.1 -4.8 21,985 21,464 22,704 26,843 43,449 52,665 -17.5

 Machinery............................................. 23,690 21,019 23,928 12.7 -12.2 -9.5 21,887 20,379 23,205 27,646 42,266 58,595 -27.9

 Construction machinery....................... 2,176 771 1,124 182.2 -31.4 -34.3 1,920 993 1,357 2,083 2,913 5,170 -43.7

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,301 1,243 1,629 4.7 -23.7 -9.2 1,234 1,006 1,632 1,607 2,240 3,127 -28.4

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,003 1,307 1,918 53.3 -31.9 -7.9 1,722 2,006 1,830 2,898 3,728 7,130 -47.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 487 538 501 -9.5 7.4 0.0 403 549 499 457 952 1,171 -18.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,847 3,156 2,574 21.9 22.6 -19.4 3,025 2,741 2,329 2,679 5,766 7,261 -20.6

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,633 1,596 1,906 2.3 -16.3 -8.0 1,543 1,608 1,784 2,408 3,151 4,972 -36.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 2,820 2,902 4,170 -2.8 -30.4 -9.0 2,727 2,644 4,539 3,872 5,371 7,033 -23.6

 Material handling equipment............... 1,248 1,281 1,724 -2.6 -25.7 -15.7 1,361 1,236 1,898 2,974 2,597 5,489 -52.7

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 24,693 23,013 24,834 7.3 -7.3 -6.8 22,800 19,771 31,513 26,384 42,571 50,049 -14.9

 Computers........................................ 2,719 2,343 2,448 16.0 -4.3 -15.3 2,412 2,230 2,730 3,179 4,642 5,685 -18.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,802 3,555 4,463 6.9 -20.3 -8.4 3,769 2,748 5,708 5,269 6,517 9,334 -30.2

 Defense communications equipment... 1,003 1,275 792 -21.3 61.0 18.6 818 1,117 1,045 528 1,935 993 94.9

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 3,186 3,216 3,238 -0.9 -0.7 -4.4 3,028 2,912 3,659 4,142 5,940 7,925 -25.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 611 597 944 2.3 -36.8 -53.5 562 769 1,002 1,050 1,331 2,257 -41.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,069 2,433 2,266 26.1 7.4 -19.4 3,385 1,981 3,400 2,808 5,366 5,543 -3.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 7,574 6,942 7,582 9.1 -8.4 7.7 6,618 6,035 9,348 6,598 12,653 12,966 -2.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,360 8,349 9,251 0.1 -9.8 6.8 8,043 8,013 8,391 11,664 16,056 22,390 -28.3

 Electric lighting equipment................... 993 927 899 7.1 3.1 10.0 1,001 865 922 1,191 1,866 2,085 -10.5

 Household appliances.......................... 1,722 1,740 1,633 -1.0 6.6 -2.5 1,549 1,491 1,567 1,892 3,040 3,536 -14.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,494 2,174 3,207 14.7 -32.2 19.0 2,558 2,304 2,577 4,461 4,862 8,718 -44.2

 Transportation equipment........................ 38,516 37,510 42,565 2.7 -11.9 -1.2 33,962 34,728 57,217 63,485 68,690 120,742 -43.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 13,025 12,878 13,220 1.1 -2.6 -5.6 13,009 12,163 11,804 17,789 25,172 34,216 -26.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 3,886 5,473 2,058 -29.0 165.9 -57.5 1,055 4,041 13,561 12,709 5,096 24,969 -79.6

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 5,093 3,848 5,763 32.4 -33.2 15.7 4,653 3,995 7,954 3,981 8,648 8,158 6.0

 Ships and boats................................. 1,485 712 4,882 108.6 -85.4 186.3 1,417 1,509 5,771 3,333 2,926 5,811 -49.6

 Furniture and related products................. 5,321 5,425 5,505 -1.9 -1.5 1.0 5,112 4,981 4,656 6,609 10,093 12,709 -20.6

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 187,441 186,933 186,070 0.3 0.5 -5.1 172,506 174,016 179,205 210,323 346,522 420,196 -17.5

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(07), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 2004-2007."

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.

2009p 2009r 2008 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2009p 2009r 2008 2008 09/08

All manufacturing industries 1................... 773,242 783,955 800,360 -1.4 -2.0 -1.5 779,980 790,987 798,753 797,537 -2.2

 Excluding transportation 1................... 322,537 327,489 336,865 -1.5 -2.8 -2.5 323,356 325,910 330,918 346,890 -6.8

 Excluding defense 1............................. 613,913 623,938 638,283 -1.6 -2.2 -2.6 618,036 628,022 636,197 642,393 -3.8

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 773,242 783,955 800,360 -1.4 -2.0 -1.5 779,980 790,987 798,753 797,537 -2.2

 Primary metals........................................ 16,251 17,586 19,051 -7.6 -7.7 -10.1 16,393 17,477 18,327 29,251 -44.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,312 9,008 9,940 -7.7 -9.4 -13.4 8,293 8,829 9,348 17,901 -53.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 5,556 5,914 6,308 -6.1 -6.2 -6.2 5,653 5,935 6,228 8,258 -31.5

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,383 2,664 2,803 -10.5 -5.0 -6.0 2,447 2,713 2,751 3,092 -20.9

 Fabricated metal products...................... 55,172 56,608 58,518 -2.5 -3.3 -2.0 54,360 55,277 56,735 60,747 -10.5

 Machinery............................................. 94,611 95,682 99,559 -1.1 -3.9 -4.5 94,932 95,815 97,911 94,777 0.2

 Construction machinery....................... 12,019 11,728 12,964 2.5 -9.5 -7.8 12,078 11,826 12,532 11,792 2.4

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 6,556 6,823 7,253 -3.9 -5.9 -2.7 6,521 6,750 7,281 5,124 27.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 13,664 13,835 15,006 -1.2 -7.8 -4.6 13,787 13,849 14,421 16,257 -15.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,872 1,903 1,885 -1.6 1.0 1.3 1,882 1,928 1,797 1,730 8.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 16,841 16,283 16,276 3.4 0.0 -5.1 16,553 16,335 16,149 13,331 24.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 7,331 7,710 8,051 -4.9 -4.2 -3.2 7,436 7,686 7,815 8,019 -7.3

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 14,091 14,445 14,631 -2.5 -1.3 -4.9 14,216 14,479 14,717 13,864 2.5

 Material handling equipment............... 8,288 8,711 9,118 -4.9 -4.5 -4.8 8,491 8,743 9,071 10,565 -19.6

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 123,086 123,376 125,031 -0.2 -1.3 -0.3 124,422 123,777 124,579 123,670 0.6

 Computers......................................... 3,686 3,686 4,090 0.0 -9.9 -1.1 3,686 3,686 4,090 3,295 11.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 28,167 28,408 29,005 -0.8 -2.1 -0.6 28,484 28,066 28,362 29,658 -4.0

 Defense communications equipment... 8,914 8,716 8,290 2.3 5.1 2.0 8,775 8,737 8,392 7,499 17.0

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 9,897 10,063 10,277 -1.6 -2.1 -2.3 10,028 10,036 10,080 10,766 -6.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 8,287 8,590 8,851 -3.5 -2.9 0.0 8,472 8,780 8,734 6,938 22.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 37,029 36,642 36,679 1.1 -0.1 -1.0 37,647 36,885 36,933 37,756 -0.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 27,106 27,271 27,839 -0.6 -2.0 1.0 27,330 27,587 27,988 27,758 -1.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 21,614 22,063 22,453 -2.0 -1.7 -1.1 21,883 21,876 21,599 25,750 -15.0

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,158 2,123 2,181 1.6 -2.7 -3.1 2,115 2,029 2,020 2,513 -15.8

 Household appliances.......................... 421 422 427 -0.2 -1.2 0.2 500 437 333 757 -33.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 13,885 14,235 14,701 -2.5 -3.2 -1.1 13,950 14,085 14,297 16,644 -16.2

 Transportation equipment........................ 450,705 456,466 463,495 -1.3 -1.5 -0.8 456,624 465,077 467,835 450,647 1.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 15,110 15,301 15,703 -1.2 -2.6 -3.5 15,464 15,619 15,649 18,307 -15.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 296,119 300,024 303,930 -1.3 -1.3 -1.9 299,588 305,640 308,110 290,595 3.1

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 47,722 47,763 48,422 -0.1 -1.4 1.9 48,544 48,624 48,227 44,462 9.2

 Ships and boats................................. 21,096 21,731 23,040 -2.9 -5.7 13.9 22,071 22,756 22,944 21,340 3.4

 Furniture and related products................. 6,221 6,317 6,273 -1.5 0.7 -2.1 5,784 5,831 5,787 6,744 -14.2

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.

2009p 2009r 2008 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2009p 2009r 2008 2008 09/08

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 529,667 535,850 541,986 -1.2 -1.1 -1.9 531,187 534,056 528,015 542,782 -2.1

 Excluding transportation ...................... 435,194 441,219 446,480 -1.4 -1.2 -2.8 436,462 440,008 436,498 459,080 -4.9

 Excluding defense ............................. 503,887 509,727 516,703 -1.1 -1.4 -2.0 505,405 507,973 503,167 518,796 -2.6

 With unfilled orders ............................. 270,854 273,789 276,208 -1.1 -0.9 0.6 271,822 273,106 268,393 259,386 4.8

 Durable goods industries ........................ 336,137 339,735 343,468 -1.1 -1.1 0.4 338,045 339,202 333,753 326,654 3.5

 Wood products................................. ....... 10,226 10,319 10,317 -0.9 0.0 -0.8 10,431 10,484 10,289 10,967 -4.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,808 11,924 11,931 -1.0 -0.1 -0.8 12,068 11,977 11,686 12,138 -0.6

 Primary metals............................ ............ 30,458 31,299 32,151 -2.7 -2.6 -4.5 29,982 31,039 31,904 30,935 -3.1

 Iron and steel mills............................... 17,956 18,432 18,795 -2.6 -1.9 -4.7 17,571 18,324 18,781 16,579 6.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,798 10,148 10,607 -3.4 -4.3 -4.9 9,657 9,967 10,388 11,684 -17.3

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,704 2,719 2,749 -0.6 -1.1 -1.0 2,754 2,748 2,735 2,672 3.1

 Fabricated metal products......................... 42,753 43,489 44,251 -1.7 -1.7 -0.4 43,093 43,682 43,413 42,922 0.4

 Machinery.............................................. 54,536 55,279 55,257 -1.3 0.0 0.1 55,439 55,431 53,470 53,730 3.2

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,441 3,480 3,463 -1.1 0.5 -0.7 3,828 3,719 3,512 3,226 18.7

 Construction machinery........................ 5,762 5,657 5,684 1.9 -0.5 0.8 5,848 5,560 5,507 5,446 7.4

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 4,857 4,794 4,734 1.3 1.3 1.7 4,872 4,764 4,543 4,239 14.9

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,763 6,853 6,832 -1.3 0.3 -1.3 6,821 6,742 6,590 6,612 3.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,419 1,417 1,418 0.1 -0.1 1.6 1,435 1,439 1,345 1,303 10.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,448 4,613 4,773 -3.6 -3.4 -0.3 4,508 4,538 4,379 4,961 -9.1

 Metalworking machinery....................... 5,287 5,350 5,353 -1.2 -0.1 1.1 5,244 5,282 5,173 5,065 3.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 6,011 6,572 6,095 -8.5 7.8 -0.6 6,057 6,607 5,838 6,020 0.6

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,196 3,245 3,393 -1.5 -4.4 0.7 3,235 3,280 3,290 3,343 -3.2

 Computers and electronic products ......... 47,205 47,214 47,891 0.0 -1.4 0.9 47,537 47,104 46,646 45,859 3.7

 Computers......................................... 1,249 1,170 1,262 6.8 -7.3 3.4 1,236 1,081 1,265 1,439 -14.1

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,406 1,446 1,607 -2.8 -10.0 2.3 1,425 1,383 1,451 1,602 -11.0

 Other peripheral equipment................... 2,066 2,083 2,274 -0.8 -8.4 5.9 2,093 2,053 2,153 2,070 1.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 8,498 8,447 8,461 0.6 -0.2 4.3 8,691 8,597 8,347 8,380 3.7

 Defense communications equipment...... 1,841 1,820 1,798 1.2 1.2 -0.2 1,841 1,820 1,798 1,216 51.4

 Audio and video equipment.................. 882 865 871 2.0 -0.7 -2.4 841 848 860 924 -9.0

 Semiconductors 1................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components.......................... 6,452 6,494 6,477 -0.6 0.3 -4.0 6,489 6,547 6,275 6,699 -3.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 5,034 5,015 5,022 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 4,955 4,923 4,865 4,596 7.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,583 3,567 3,638 0.4 -2.0 0.4 3,617 3,573 3,550 3,411 6.0

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,957 11,049 10,955 -0.8 0.9 2.0 11,130 11,095 10,688 10,373 7.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 13,780 14,240 14,739 -3.2 -3.4 -1.3 13,985 14,271 14,248 15,560 -10.1

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,670 1,683 1,717 -0.8 -2.0 -1.5 1,678 1,660 1,623 1,793 -6.4

 Household appliances.......................... 1,789 1,983 1,965 -9.8 0.9 -1.7 1,841 1,974 1,763 2,074 -11.2

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,664 4,775 5,129 -2.3 -6.9 0.2 4,767 4,900 5,124 5,512 -13.5

 Batteries............................................ 723 749 777 -3.5 -3.6 -0.1 702 719 710 740 -5.1

 Transportation equipment......................... 94,473 94,631 95,506 -0.2 -0.9 3.0 94,725 94,048 91,517 83,702 13.2

 Automobiles....................................... 2,058 2,081 2,532 -1.1 -17.8 -0.7 2,124 2,270 2,233 2,819 -24.7

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 2,027 2,157 2,214 -6.0 -2.6 -8.9 1,928 1,938 1,923 2,828 -31.8

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,623 1,615 1,613 0.5 0.1 -4.2 1,578 1,555 1,527 1,369 15.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 14,899 15,122 15,380 -1.5 -1.7 -2.1 15,001 15,165 14,904 17,156 -12.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 47,146 46,662 47,660 1.0 -2.1 7.6 47,280 46,184 45,580 34,494 37.1

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 14,988 15,394 14,654 -2.6 5.0 -0.4 14,916 15,329 14,373 13,681 9.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,964 2,909 2,763 1.9 5.3 -5.8 3,048 2,934 2,719 3,086 -1.2

 Furniture and related products................. 7,278 7,513 7,617 -3.1 -1.4 -1.6 7,123 7,424 7,396 7,871 -9.5

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 23,620 23,827 23,808 -0.9 0.1 0.4 23,662 23,742 23,184 22,970 3.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 193,530 196,115 198,518 -1.3 -1.2 -5.5 193,142 194,854 194,262 216,128 -10.6

 Food products........................................ 35,843 36,342 36,720 -1.4 -1.0 -1.0 35,701 36,222 36,442 37,365 -4.5

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,240 4,480 4,646 -5.4 -3.6 -1.9 4,305 4,593 4,628 5,087 -15.4

 Dairy products.................................... 4,454 4,486 4,452 -0.7 0.8 -1.1 4,403 4,369 4,128 4,432 -0.7

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 7,072 7,268 7,380 -2.7 -1.5 -2.2 7,015 7,135 7,218 7,464 -6.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,155 15,121 15,243 0.2 -0.8 0.5 15,475 15,431 15,174 15,465 0.1

 Beverages......................................... 11,300 11,277 11,395 0.2 -1.0 0.5 11,381 11,356 11,211 11,338 0.4

 Tobacco............................................ 3,855 3,844 3,848 0.3 -0.1 0.5 4,094 4,075 3,963 4,127 -0.8

 Textile mills............................................ 3,441 3,528 3,633 -2.5 -2.9 -2.0 3,494 3,582 3,622 3,820 -8.5

 Textile products...................................... 2,914 2,986 3,208 -2.4 -6.9 -1.7 2,920 3,014 3,114 3,358 -13.0

 Apparel................................................. 4,141 4,205 4,247 -1.5 -1.0 -2.0 4,072 4,185 4,082 4,395 -7.3

 Leather and allied products...................... 1,070 1,078 1,056 -0.7 2.1 0.2 1,088 1,119 1,035 1,057 2.9

 Paper products....................................... 14,873 14,821 14,908 0.4 -0.6 -5.1 14,955 14,822 14,830 15,266 -2.0

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 6,422 6,436 6,391 -0.2 0.7 -6.1 6,435 6,417 6,422 6,659 -3.4

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,245 4,210 4,234 0.8 -0.6 -5.7 4,325 4,263 4,235 4,264 1.4

 Printing.................................................. 6,596 6,606 7,010 -0.2 -5.8 2.8 6,370 6,258 6,586 6,573 -3.1

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 23,728 24,683 25,076 -3.9 -1.6 -21.4 22,432 23,535 23,568 37,681 -40.5

 Petroleum refineries............................. 21,186 22,067 22,306 -4.0 -1.1 -23.4 19,928 20,853 20,945 35,121 -43.3

 Chemical products..................................... 65,288 65,913 66,265 -0.9 -0.5 -3.2 65,863 65,715 64,958 68,735 -4.2

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,133 3,226 3,359 -2.9 -4.0 -8.9 3,637 3,626 3,563 3,539 2.8

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 25,021 25,189 24,697 -0.7 2.0 2.3 24,867 24,678 23,889 23,957 3.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 3,116 3,113 3,095 0.1 0.6 -0.1 3,172 3,101 2,903 3,196 -0.8

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 20,481 20,832 21,152 -1.7 -1.5 -5.9 20,772 20,971 20,851 22,413 -7.3

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. 2009/

2009p 2009r 2008 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2009p 2009r 2008 2008 2009p 2008 2008

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 365,928 366,366 375,980 -0.1 -2.6 -3.3 336,710 332,396 368,574 417,428 669,106 822,365 -18.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 39,515 38,898 39,615 1.6 -1.8 -3.4 34,800 33,422 35,458 41,054 68,222 79,158 -13.8

 Information technology......................... 24,701 24,415 25,042 1.2 -2.5 -2.5 21,906 20,382 29,841 24,707 42,288 47,899 -11.7

 Computers and related products .......... 4,513 4,455 4,545 1.3 -2.0 7.5 3,795 3,771 6,139 4,709 7,566 9,195 -17.7

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,768 25,130 27,315 -1.4 -8.0 -6.0 24,258 22,829 25,121 38,486 47,087 73,531 -36.0

 Capital goods...................................... 69,214 69,279 73,234 -0.1 -5.4 1.4 63,669 59,502 79,519 71,903 123,171 139,181 -11.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 59,039 60,571 64,825 -2.5 -6.6 2.6 53,645 52,230 70,538 63,411 105,875 123,429 -14.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 55,133 54,816 60,474 0.6 -9.4 0.1 50,150 48,813 64,587 59,177 98,963 115,571 -14.4

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 10,175 8,708 8,409 16.8 3.6 -7.5 10,024 7,272 8,981 8,492 17,296 15,752 9.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 143,231 144,661 143,904 -1.0 0.5 -5.5 133,115 134,112 141,698 170,560 267,227 338,260 -21.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 23,182 23,556 24,965 -1.6 -5.6 -5.8 21,845 20,662 25,189 33,534 42,507 64,274 -33.9

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 120,049 121,105 118,939 -0.9 1.8 -5.5 111,270 113,450 116,509 137,026 224,720 273,986 -18.0

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 352,189 346,120 358,811 1.8 -3.5 -4.9 323,080 319,884 366,003 423,205 642,964 836,545 -23.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 39,128 37,666 37,713 3.9 -0.1 -5.6 34,317 32,465 33,322 40,102 66,782 79,740 -16.3

 Information technology......................... 24,413 23,131 24,875 5.5 -7.0 -6.3 22,506 20,131 30,892 26,155 42,637 49,945 -14.6

 Computers and related products .......... 4,513 4,051 4,498 11.4 -9.9 -5.8 3,795 3,367 6,092 4,863 7,162 8,773 -18.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,577 24,728 26,752 -0.6 -7.6 -6.4 24,103 22,799 24,873 38,243 46,902 73,273 -36.0

 Capital goods...................................... 62,494 56,010 66,356 11.6 -15.6 -3.3 55,698 52,113 85,789 81,579 107,811 160,067 -32.6

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 52,470 48,637 53,964 7.9 -9.9 -10.3 46,207 44,279 68,092 72,013 90,486 141,171 -35.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 52,163 48,698 55,499 7.1 -12.3 -5.9 48,974 45,574 58,742 63,745 94,548 124,828 -24.3

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 10,024 7,373 12,392 36.0 -40.5 45.6 9,491 7,834 17,697 9,566 17,325 18,896 -8.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 142,958 144,487 143,933 -1.1 0.4 -5.5 132,909 134,162 141,434 170,415 267,071 338,150 -21.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 22,909 23,382 24,994 -2.0 -6.4 -5.7 21,639 20,712 24,925 33,389 42,351 64,164 -34.0

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 120,049 121,105 118,939 -0.9 1.8 -5.5 111,270 113,450 116,509 137,026 224,720 273,986 -18.0

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 773,242 783,955 800,360 -1.4 -2.0 -1.5 779,980 790,987 798,753 797,537 (X) (X) -2.2

 Construction materials and supplies...... 50,143 50,530 51,762 -0.8 -2.4 -3.5 48,944 49,427 50,384 51,150 (X) (X) -4.3

 Information technology......................... 120,211 120,499 121,783 -0.2 -1.1 -0.1 121,594 120,994 121,245 120,470 (X) (X) 0.9

 Computers and related products .......... 3,686 3,686 4,090 0.0 -9.9 -1.1 3,686 3,686 4,090 3,295 (X) (X) 11.9

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 15,110 15,301 15,703 -1.2 -2.6 -3.5 15,464 15,619 15,649 18,307 (X) (X) -15.5

 Capital goods...................................... 592,008 598,728 611,997 -1.1 -2.2 -1.1 598,575 606,546 613,935 596,343 (X) (X) 0.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................448,589 455,158 467,092 -1.4 -2.6 -2.3 452,881 460,319 468,270 456,557 (X) (X) -0.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 187,539 190,509 196,627 -1.6 -3.1 -2.5 188,767 189,943 193,182 198,041 (X) (X) -4.7

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 143,419 143,570 144,905 -0.1 -0.9 2.8 145,694 146,227 145,665 139,786 (X) (X) 4.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 7,759 8,032 8,206 -3.4 -2.1 0.4 7,841 8,047 7,997 9,054 (X) (X) -13.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 7,759 8,032 8,206 -3.4 -2.1 0.4 7,841 8,047 7,997 9,054 (X) (X) -13.4 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 529,667 535,850 541,986 -1.2 -1.1 -1.9 531,187 534,056 528,015 542,782 (X) (X) -2.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 58,073 59,152 60,241 -1.8 -1.8 -0.4 58,856 59,521 58,638 60,642 (X) (X) -2.9

 Information technology......................... 42,289 42,356 42,904 -0.2 -1.3 1.4 42,659 42,237 41,777 41,188 (X) (X) 3.6

 Computers and related products .......... 4,721 4,699 5,143 0.5 -8.6 4.2 4,754 4,517 4,869 5,111 (X) (X) -7.0

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 20,607 20,975 21,739 -1.8 -3.5 -2.8 20,631 20,928 20,587 24,172 (X) (X) -14.6

 Capital goods...................................... 165,376 165,898 166,830 -0.3 -0.6 2.1 166,616 165,247 161,853 151,231 (X) (X) 10.2

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................145,457 145,670 147,242 -0.1 -1.1 2.4 146,623 144,994 142,419 132,282 (X) (X) 10.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 107,938 108,696 109,559 -0.7 -0.8 0.5 109,001 108,437 106,416 106,080 (X) (X) 2.8

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 19,919 20,228 19,588 -1.5 3.3 0.1 19,993 20,253 19,434 18,949 (X) (X) 5.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 144,151 146,569 147,761 -1.6 -0.8 -4.9 143,016 145,179 143,554 162,293 (X) (X) -11.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 26,880 27,656 28,280 -2.8 -2.2 -1.1 27,060 27,814 26,970 29,406 (X) (X) -8.0

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 117,271 118,913 119,481 -1.4 -0.5 -5.8 115,956 117,365 116,584 132,887 (X) (X) -12.7

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.

2009p 2009r 2008 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2009p 2009r 2008 2008 09/08

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 180,804 182,647 184,108 -1.0 -0.8 -2.2 180,525 183,052 182,664 186,012 -2.9

 Durable goods industries........................ 115,192 115,899 116,199 -0.6 -0.3 -0.4 115,080 116,165 115,442 110,838 3.8

 Wood products................................... 4,280 4,285 4,242 -0.1 1.0 -0.6 4,328 4,506 4,505 4,397 -1.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,731 4,696 4,624 0.7 1.6 -1.7 4,744 4,697 4,602 4,848 -2.1

 Primary metals.................................... 14,368 14,531 14,495 -1.1 0.2 1.1 14,024 14,509 14,786 11,265 24.5

 Fabricated metal products..................... 16,270 16,606 16,832 -2.0 -1.3 -0.6 16,345 16,772 16,826 15,513 5.4

 Machinery.......................................... 21,579 21,669 21,109 -0.4 2.7 -2.0 21,658 21,858 20,683 20,121 7.6

 Computers and electronic products ...... 15,464 15,322 15,313 0.9 0.1 -0.4 15,458 15,159 15,217 15,689 -1.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,477 5,807 5,848 -5.7 -0.7 -0.8 5,565 5,861 5,789 6,176 -9.9

 Transportation equipment..................... 21,941 21,654 22,433 1.3 -3.5 0.7 21,916 21,488 21,908 21,630 1.3

 Furniture and related products............... 3,451 3,590 3,660 -3.9 -1.9 -1.7 3,414 3,569 3,613 3,746 -8.9

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,631 7,739 7,643 -1.4 1.3 0.0 7,628 7,746 7,513 7,453 2.3

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 65,612 66,748 67,909 -1.7 -1.7 -5.1 65,445 66,887 67,222 75,174 -12.9

 Food products.................................... 12,931 13,357 13,439 -3.2 -0.6 -0.6 13,044 13,670 13,484 14,033 -7.0

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,424 4,339 4,388 2.0 -1.1 -2.0 4,588 4,546 4,555 4,712 -2.6

 Textiles.............................................. 1,020 1,060 1,105 -3.8 -4.1 -3.6 1,030 1,074 1,111 1,225 -15.9

 Textile products.................................. 1,124 1,122 1,242 0.2 -9.7 -4.2 1,114 1,122 1,220 1,276 -12.7

 Apparel............................................. 1,014 1,032 1,031 -1.7 0.1 0.1 1,022 1,039 1,037 1,084 -5.7

 Leather and allied products................... 398 395 359 0.8 10.0 0.8 401 402 355 403 -0.5

 Paper products.................................... 7,226 7,267 7,152 -0.6 1.6 -4.4 7,270 7,340 7,164 7,347 -1.0

 Printing ............................................. 3,103 3,062 3,303 1.3 -7.3 5.3 2,996 2,965 3,195 2,930 2.3

 Petroleum and coal products................ 7,028 7,301 7,479 -3.7 -2.4 -26.1 6,540 6,853 7,054 11,576 -43.5

 Chemical products................................ 19,137 19,442 20,030 -1.6 -2.9 -0.8 19,228 19,441 19,657 21,831 -11.9

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 8,207 8,371 8,381 -2.0 -0.1 -5.1 8,212 8,435 8,390 8,757 -6.2

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 164,514 166,393 166,958 -1.1 -0.3 0.4 164,987 165,801 161,259 158,174 4.3

 Durable goods industries........................ 128,124 129,512 130,607 -1.1 -0.8 2.0 128,641 129,094 125,734 117,102 9.9

 Wood products................................... 1,784 1,816 1,838 -1.8 -1.2 -4.2 1,790 1,787 1,792 1,973 -9.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,402 1,430 1,416 -2.0 1.0 0.6 1,460 1,440 1,331 1,408 3.7

 Primary metals.................................... 8,298 8,626 9,190 -3.8 -6.1 -8.3 8,110 8,430 8,794 10,030 -19.1

 Fabricated metal products..................... 12,754 13,181 13,441 -3.2 -1.9 0.2 12,802 13,178 13,031 13,187 -2.9

 Machinery.......................................... 15,458 15,774 15,946 -2.0 -1.1 3.1 15,452 15,432 14,984 14,597 5.9

 Computers and electronic products ...... 21,840 21,953 22,096 -0.5 -0.6 1.1 22,053 22,067 21,282 19,999 10.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 2,855 2,903 3,052 -1.7 -4.9 -3.6 2,864 2,874 2,916 3,258 -12.1

 Transportation equipment..................... 59,087 59,113 58,962 0.0 0.3 5.1 59,484 59,246 57,125 47,908 24.2

 Furniture and related products............... 1,251 1,285 1,236 -2.6 4.0 -0.4 1,237 1,278 1,220 1,296 -4.6

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,395 3,431 3,430 -1.0 0.0 -1.3 3,389 3,362 3,259 3,446 -1.7

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 36,390 36,881 36,351 -1.3 1.5 -5.0 36,346 36,707 35,525 41,072 -11.5

 Food products.................................... 2,204 2,238 2,294 -1.5 -2.4 -5.6 2,260 2,392 2,482 2,619 -13.7

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,273 4,273 4,212 0.0 1.4 0.8 4,454 4,519 4,500 4,453 0.0

 Textiles.............................................. 744 770 821 -3.4 -6.2 -6.8 744 779 805 910 -18.2

 Textile products.................................. 365 369 398 -1.1 -7.3 -0.7 364 366 372 437 -16.7

 Apparel............................................. 594 595 616 -0.2 -3.4 -2.1 583 594 588 654 -10.9

 Leather and allied products................... 89 96 110 -7.3 -12.7 -3.5 92 98 104 97 -5.2

 Paper products.................................... 1,396 1,382 1,424 1.0 -2.9 -9.8 1,381 1,370 1,425 1,456 -5.2

 Printing ............................................. 1,610 1,635 1,766 -1.5 -7.4 5.1 1,563 1,484 1,586 1,770 -11.7

 Petroleum and coal products................ 6,559 7,082 6,474 -7.4 9.4 -25.5 6,412 6,811 6,002 12,333 -48.0

 Chemical products................................ 16,176 16,068 15,848 0.7 1.4 4.6 16,056 15,893 15,332 13,785 16.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,380 2,373 2,388 0.3 -0.6 -5.9 2,437 2,401 2,329 2,558 -4.7

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 184,349 186,810 190,920 -1.3 -2.2 -3.4 185,675 185,203 184,092 198,596 -6.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 92,821 94,324 96,662 -1.6 -2.4 -0.8 94,324 93,943 92,577 98,714 -4.4

 Wood products................................... 4,162 4,218 4,237 -1.3 -0.4 0.6 4,313 4,191 3,992 4,597 -6.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,675 5,798 5,891 -2.1 -1.6 -0.4 5,864 5,840 5,753 5,882 -0.3

 Primary metals.................................... 7,792 8,142 8,466 -4.3 -3.8 -8.9 7,848 8,100 8,324 9,640 -18.6

 Fabricated metal products..................... 13,729 13,702 13,978 0.2 -2.0 -0.6 13,946 13,732 13,556 14,222 -1.9

 Machinery.......................................... 17,499 17,836 18,202 -1.9 -2.0 0.1 18,329 18,141 17,803 19,012 -3.6

 Computers and electronic products ...... 9,901 9,939 10,482 -0.4 -5.2 2.3 10,026 9,878 10,147 10,171 -1.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,448 5,530 5,839 -1.5 -5.3 -0.7 5,556 5,536 5,543 6,126 -9.3

 Transportation equipment..................... 13,445 13,864 14,111 -3.0 -1.8 -1.4 13,325 13,314 12,484 14,164 -5.9

 Furniture and related products............... 2,576 2,638 2,721 -2.4 -3.1 -1.8 2,472 2,577 2,563 2,829 -12.6

 Miscellaneous products........................ 12,594 12,657 12,735 -0.5 -0.6 1.0 12,645 12,634 12,412 12,071 4.8

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 91,528 92,486 94,258 -1.0 -1.9 -5.9 91,351 91,260 91,515 99,882 -8.5

 Food products.................................... 20,708 20,747 20,987 -0.2 -1.1 -0.8 20,397 20,160 20,476 20,713 -1.5

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 6,458 6,509 6,643 -0.8 -2.0 2.0 6,433 6,366 6,119 6,300 2.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,677 1,698 1,707 -1.2 -0.5 1.7 1,720 1,729 1,706 1,685 2.1

 Textile products.................................. 1,425 1,495 1,568 -4.7 -4.7 0.0 1,442 1,526 1,522 1,645 -12.3

 Apparel............................................. 2,533 2,578 2,600 -1.7 -0.8 -2.8 2,467 2,552 2,457 2,657 -7.2

 Leather and allied products................... 583 587 587 -0.7 0.0 0.5 595 619 576 557 6.8

 Paper products.................................... 6,251 6,172 6,332 1.3 -2.5 -4.7 6,304 6,112 6,241 6,463 -2.5

 Printing ............................................. 1,883 1,909 1,941 -1.4 -1.6 -3.1 1,811 1,809 1,805 1,873 -3.3

 Petroleum and coal products................ 10,141 10,300 11,123 -1.5 -7.4 -15.1 9,480 9,871 10,512 13,772 -31.2

 Chemical products................................ 29,975 30,403 30,387 -1.4 0.1 -8.2 30,579 30,381 29,969 33,119 -7.7

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,894 10,088 10,383 -1.9 -2.8 -6.5 10,123 10,135 10,132 11,098 -8.8

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

2009p 2009r 2008 2008 2009p 2009r 2008 2008

 All manufacturing industries2

...................... 1.45 1.46 1.44 1.42 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.88 1.89 1.81 1.78 5.98 6.07 5.85 5.87

 Wood products.............................................. 1.36 1.38 1.37 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.51 1.52 1.48 1.45 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 2.12 2.14 1.98 1.87 1.13 1.21 1.17 1.18

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.70 1.73 1.70 1.65 2.27 2.33 2.32 2.28

 Machinery..................................................... 2.20 2.22 1.93 1.95 4.38 4.41 3.90 4.14

 Computers and electronic products 2

................ 1.69 1.66 1.60 1.60 5.53 5.60 5.65 5.50

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.56 1.63 1.55 1.59 2.68 2.75 2.56 2.61

 Transportation equipment.............................. 2.13 2.12 2.06 2.02 13.77 13.96 14.14 14.90

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.34 1.40 1.35 1.32 1.32 1.35 1.27 1.24

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.91 1.95 1.96 1.89 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 1.03 1.05 1.07 1.07 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.71 0.72 0.73 0.74 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.28 1.31 1.31 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.55 1.55 1.54 1.46 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.55 1.57 1.66 1.65 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.74 1.78 1.73 1.74 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.54 2.53 2.43 2.41 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Printing......................................................... 0.85 0.85 0.91 0.88 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.78 0.77 0.86 0.89 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.27 1.31 1.31 1.30 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.32 1.39 1.31 1.36 (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 2008- 2008- 2008- 2008-

Feb1 Jan Feb1 Jan Feb1 Jan Feb1 Jan

2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009

 All manufacturing industries.......... (X) 0.4 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.2 (X) 0.1

Durable goods industries....................... 0.0 0.6 0.1 1.2 -0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.1

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

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Primary metals.................................... -0.2 0.8 -0.1 1.7 0.0 0.7 -0.1 0.3

 Fabricated metal products................... 0.1 0.6 0.1 1.3 -0.1 0.4 0.0 0.3

 Machinery.......................................... -0.3 0.8 -0.8 2.4 -0.4 0.6 -0.2 0.2

 Computers and electronic products ..... 0.2 1.0 1.7 1.1 0.3 0.2 -0.2 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.3 0.7 -1.5 3.5 -1.0 1.3 -1.0 0.5

 Transportation equipment................... 0.2 0.7 0.7 1.6 0.0 0.1 -0.2 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.8 (X) 1.1 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.7 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.2

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

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

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

 Textiles............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.0

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.0

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Plastics and rubber products............... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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 4,300 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 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 61 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-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.