FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2010, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (10)-1 

CB10-27 

 Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

January 2010 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in January, up 

nine of the last ten months, increased $6.2 billion or 1.7 

percent to $378.4 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 1.5 percent December 

increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 

0.1 percent. 

 Shipments, up seven of the last eight months, 

increased $1.0 billion or 0.3 percent to $383.7 billion. 

This followed a 1.8 percent December increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up following fifteen consecutive 

monthly decreases, increased $0.1 billion to $717.8 

billion. This followed a 0.9 percent December decrease. 

The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 5.54, up from 

5.44 in December. 

 Inventories, up three of the last four months, increased 

$0.8 billion or 0.2 percent to $495.2 billion. This 

followed a 0.2 percent December decrease. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.29, unchanged from 

December. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

January, up two consecutive months, increased $4.4 

billion or 2.6 percent to $174.9 billion, revised from the 

previously published 3.0 percent increase. This 

followed a 1.8 percent December increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up four of the last five 

months, had the largest increase, $5.8 billion or 15.0 

percent to $44.6 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $1.7 billion or 0.9 percent to $203.5 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in January, 

down following four consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $0.7 billion or 0.4 percent to $180.2 billion, 

revised from the previously published 0.2 percent 

decrease. This followed a 2.4 percent December 

increase. 

 

 

 Transportation equipment, down following two 

consecutive monthly increases, had the largest decrease, 

$1.8 billion or 3.9 percent to $44.4 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up nine 

of the last ten months, increased $1.7 billion or 0.9 

percent to $203.5 billion. This followed a 1.3 percent 

December increase. This increase was led by petroleum 

and coal products, which increased $1.3 billion or 2.8 

percent to $45.9 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

January, up following fifteen consecutive monthly 

decreases, increased $0.1 billion to $717.8 billion, 

revised from the previously published 0.1 percent 

increase. This followed a 0.9 percent December 

decrease. 

 

 Primary metals, up seven of the last eight months, had 

the largest increase, $0.5 billion or 3.4 percent to $16.1 

billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in January, 

down thirteen consecutive months, decreased $0.1 

billion to $302.6 billion, unchanged from the previously 

published decrease. This followed a 0.2 percent 

December decrease. 

 

 Computers and electronic products, down twelve of 

the last thirteen months, had the largest decrease, $0.5 

billion or 1.1 percent to $42.9 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

three of the last four months, increased $0.8 billion or 

0.4 percent to $192.6 billion. This followed a 0.1 

percent December decrease. Petroleum and coal 

products led the increase, up $0.7 billion or 2.3 percent 

to $31.9 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, January materials and supplies 

decreased 0.4 percent in durable goods and 0.4 percent 

in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.3 

percent in durable goods and decreased 1.7 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 0.1 percent 

in durable goods and increased 2.0 percent in nondurable 

goods. 

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

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

The advance report on durable goods for February is scheduled for release on March 24, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on 

March 31, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description and benchmark notice.
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2010/

2010p 2009r 2009 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2010p 2009r 2009 2009 2010p 2009 2009

 All manufacturing industries.................. 383,722 382,727 376,048 0.3 1.8 1.6 348,657 378,709 366,265 332,396 348,657 332,396 4.9

 Excluding transportation................... 339,277 336,490 332,083 0.8 1.3 1.7 310,965 329,927 322,609 294,910 310,965 294,910 5.4

 Excluding defense.............................. 369,955 369,519 362,284 0.1 2.0 1.7 337,475 364,145 352,127 322,949 337,475 322,949 4.5

 With unfilled orders............................ 129,486 131,932 128,189 -1.9 2.9 1.1 114,018 134,593 123,829 113,163 114,018 113,163 0.8

 Durable goods industries......................... 180,217 180,942 176,772 -0.4 2.4 0.8 160,187 182,395 170,821 158,380 160,187 158,380 1.1

 Wood products....................................... 7,445 7,411 7,589 0.5 -2.3 -0.1 6,180 6,644 7,119 6,233 6,180 6,233 -0.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 7,455 7,447 7,414 0.1 0.4 2.2 6,285 6,421 7,098 6,672 6,285 6,672 -5.8

 Primary metals....................................... 16,543 16,369 15,207 1.1 7.6 4.5 15,453 14,134 13,972 13,563 15,453 13,563 13.9

 Iron and steel mills............................ 7,292 6,779 6,313 7.6 7.4 6.0 6,677 5,899 5,777 5,917 6,677 5,917 12.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,993 8,267 7,614 -3.3 8.6 3.5 7,618 7,089 7,046 6,403 7,618 6,403 19.0

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,258 1,323 1,280 -4.9 3.4 2.5 1,158 1,146 1,149 1,243 1,158 1,243 -6.8

 Fabricated metal products....................... 23,892 23,982 24,125 -0.4 -0.6 0.2 21,625 22,227 22,912 22,922 21,625 22,922 -5.7

 Machinery............................................. 22,555 24,026 22,726 -6.1 5.7 2.7 20,419 24,205 20,918 22,475 20,419 22,475 -9.1

 Farm machinery................................. 2,257 2,133 2,125 5.8 0.4 -0.8 2,049 1,748 1,642 2,384 2,049 2,384 -14.1

 Construction machinery..................... 1,566 1,516 1,468 3.3 3.3 2.6 1,382 1,529 1,360 1,699 1,382 1,699 -18.7

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,349 1,298 1,269 3.9 2.3 -1.2 1,295 1,484 1,262 1,537 1,295 1,537 -15.7

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,164 2,273 2,303 -4.8 -1.3 21.3 2,154 2,686 1,993 2,578 2,154 2,578 -16.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 592 592 561 0.0 5.5 1.3 471 682 597 418 471 418 12.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,280 3,316 3,241 -1.1 2.3 0.1 2,580 3,332 2,976 2,555 2,580 2,555 1.0

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,582 1,638 1,675 -3.4 -2.2 6.7 1,503 1,704 1,588 1,737 1,503 1,737 -13.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 2,422 3,790 2,759 -36.1 37.4 -4.1 2,328 3,673 2,697 2,882 2,328 2,882 -19.2

 Material handling equipment............... 1,578 1,642 1,692 -3.9 -3.0 2.4 1,447 1,646 1,597 1,564 1,447 1,564 -7.5

 Computers and electronic products .......... 32,150 29,695 30,163 8.3 -1.6 -1.0 29,292 33,558 29,894 25,319 29,292 25,319 15.7

 Computers........................................ 2,775 2,743 2,604 1.2 5.3 6.6 2,716 3,108 2,520 2,634 2,716 2,634 3.1

 Computer storage devices.................... 837 579 673 44.6 -14.0 -9.9 555 1,024 537 289 555 289 92.0

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,450 1,369 1,315 5.9 4.1 1.9 1,026 2,075 1,275 848 1,026 848 21.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 4,189 4,182 4,313 0.2 -3.0 -2.2 3,151 5,288 4,498 3,044 3,151 3,044 3.5

 Defense communications equipment.... 653 655 725 -0.3 -9.7 -8.2 605 620 762 772 605 772 -21.6

 Audio and video equipment.................. 578 573 593 0.9 -3.4 1.0 500 753 822 419 500 419 19.3

 Semiconductors................................. 5,365 4,060 4,078 32.1 -0.4 -8.3 6,596 3,160 3,897 4,746 6,596 4,746 39.0

 Electronic components......................... 3,683 3,541 3,410 4.0 3.8 -0.3 3,281 3,980 3,330 2,956 3,281 2,956 11.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 863 823 872 4.9 -5.6 0.6 719 877 856 723 719 723 -0.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,997 2,882 3,000 4.0 -3.9 3.0 2,444 2,987 3,159 2,029 2,444 2,029 20.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 8,368 7,892 8,180 6.0 -3.5 0.4 7,353 9,254 7,748 6,436 7,353 6,436 14.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,417 8,616 8,574 -2.3 0.5 2.6 7,422 8,419 8,318 7,736 7,422 7,736 -4.1

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,063 1,044 1,039 1.8 0.5 2.2 931 1,072 1,015 856 931 856 8.8

 Household appliances........................ 1,699 1,675 1,694 1.4 -1.1 7.3 1,375 1,679 1,671 1,387 1,375 1,387 -0.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,446 2,711 2,632 -9.8 3.0 3.3 2,232 2,650 2,412 2,516 2,232 2,516 -11.3

 Batteries........................................... 718 686 754 4.7 -9.0 -9.0 635 713 895 630 635 630 0.8

 Transportation equipment....................... 44,445 46,237 43,965 -3.9 5.2 0.4 37,692 48,782 43,656 37,486 37,692 37,486 0.5

 Automobiles..................................... 5,095 5,340 4,978 -4.6 7.3 3.8 4,710 5,018 4,871 4,254 4,710 4,254 10.7

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 4,389 4,531 4,361 -3.1 3.9 2.1 3,752 4,757 4,325 5,261 3,752 5,261 -28.7

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,380 1,392 1,283 -0.9 8.5 10.7 1,283 1,368 1,239 1,121 1,283 1,121 14.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 14,511 14,441 13,917 0.5 3.8 1.9 13,259 12,873 13,606 12,193 13,259 12,193 8.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 6,982 8,742 7,440 -20.1 17.5 -2.7 5,089 11,330 7,460 6,511 5,089 6,511 -21.8

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 5,630 5,783 5,731 -2.6 0.9 2.3 4,325 6,908 5,783 3,598 4,325 3,598 20.2

 Ships and boats................................. 2,055 1,829 1,866 12.4 -2.0 -2.9 1,768 1,838 1,920 1,697 1,768 1,697 4.2

 Furniture and related products................. 4,976 5,046 5,018 -1.4 0.6 0.3 4,632 4,950 4,848 4,937 4,632 4,937 -6.2

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,339 12,113 11,991 1.9 1.0 -1.2 11,187 13,055 12,086 11,037 11,187 11,037 1.4

 Nondurable goods industries................... 203,505 201,785 199,276 0.9 1.3 2.2 188,470 196,314 195,444 174,016 188,470 174,016 8.3

 Food products....................................... 51,382 50,708 50,584 1.3 0.2 0.8 49,260 50,842 51,738 47,986 49,260 47,986 2.7

 Grain and oilseed milling...................... 6,411 6,116 5,737 4.8 6.6 -0.4 6,124 5,996 5,976 5,489 6,124 5,489 11.6

 Dairy products.................................. 6,362 6,344 6,130 0.3 3.5 1.9 6,244 6,576 6,350 6,215 6,244 6,215 0.5

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 15,022 14,924 14,763 0.7 1.1 1.9 14,613 14,653 14,836 14,182 14,613 14,182 3.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 10,985 11,242 10,980 -2.3 2.4 -1.8 10,087 11,034 11,160 10,505 10,087 10,505 -4.0

 Beverages......................................... 7,593 7,639 7,597 -0.6 0.6 0.8 6,695 7,431 7,777 7,040 6,695 7,040 -4.9

 Tobacco............................................ 3,392 3,603 3,383 -5.9 6.5 -7.0 3,392 3,603 3,383 3,465 3,392 3,465 -2.1

 Textile mills........................................... 2,355 2,345 2,368 0.4 -1.0 3.4 2,225 2,135 2,325 2,121 2,225 2,121 4.9

 Textile products................................... 1,793 1,820 1,770 -1.5 2.8 2.1 1,621 1,603 1,723 1,685 1,621 1,685 -3.8

 Apparel................................................ 2,152 2,178 2,146 -1.2 1.5 -0.3 1,900 2,040 2,412 2,025 1,900 2,025 -6.2

 Leather and allied products...................... 393 396 405 -0.8 -2.2 0.2 327 371 379 352 327 352 -7.1

 Paper products...................................... 12,973 13,056 12,834 -0.6 1.7 0.1 12,649 12,883 12,652 12,927 12,649 12,927 -2.2

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,306 6,311 6,208 -0.1 1.7 0.5 6,237 6,222 6,003 6,277 6,237 6,277 -0.6

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,359 3,416 3,321 -1.7 2.9 -0.9 3,239 3,322 3,275 3,488 3,239 3,488 -7.1

 Printing................................................. 7,157 7,211 7,132 -0.7 1.1 0.6 6,712 7,346 7,394 7,234 6,712 7,234 -7.2

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 45,859 44,594 43,437 2.8 2.7 7.4 40,039 42,152 41,049 28,569 40,039 28,569 40.1

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 43,088 42,164 40,663 2.2 3.7 7.6 37,853 40,097 38,552 26,260 37,853 26,260 44.1

 Chemical products.................................. 52,665 52,435 51,951 0.4 0.9 1.3 49,167 51,588 49,753 46,774 49,167 46,774 5.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals...................... 3,585 3,519 3,301 1.9 6.6 25.2 2,980 2,925 2,408 2,439 2,980 2,439 22.2

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 13,684 14,030 13,707 -2.5 2.4 -2.0 12,911 14,613 13,632 13,663 12,911 13,663 -5.5

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,435 2,408 2,494 1.1 -3.4 -0.3 2,081 2,009 2,177 2,200 2,081 2,200 -5.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,791 15,800 15,669 -0.1 0.8 2.0 14,483 14,320 14,859 13,838 14,483 13,838 4.7

NA Not Available p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

1

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2010/

2010p 2009r 2009 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2010p 2009r 2009 2009 2010p 2009 2009

All manufacturing industries 2................... 378,446 372,285 366,688 1.7 1.5 1.0 347,975 379,399 354,363 319,884 347,975 319,884 8.8

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 333,868 333,514 328,516 0.1 1.5 2.1 307,607 327,374 316,907 285,156 307,607 285,156 7.9

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 364,488 360,940 355,778 1.0 1.5 1.3 334,371 362,288 344,175 310,028 334,371 310,028 7.9

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 129,575 125,550 122,907 3.2 2.2 -0.8 119,932 138,443 115,824 105,397 119,932 105,397 13.8

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 174,941 170,500 167,412 2.6 1.8 -0.4 159,505 183,085 158,919 145,868 159,505 145,868 9.3

 Primary metals............................ ............ 17,073 16,726 15,189 2.1 10.1 2.6 16,551 14,423 13,797 12,713 16,551 12,713 30.2

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 7,809 7,028 6,382 11.1 10.1 5.6 7,671 5,922 5,560 5,398 7,671 5,398 42.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,991 8,287 7,544 -3.6 9.8 -0.3 7,629 7,259 7,077 6,110 7,629 6,110 24.9

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,273 1,411 1,263 -9.8 11.7 5.3 1,251 1,242 1,160 1,205 1,251 1,205 3.8

 Fabricated metal products...................... 23,802 23,929 24,440 -0.5 -2.1 2.2 21,856 22,358 22,651 21,464 21,856 21,464 1.8

 Machinery............................................. 22,183 24,439 22,784 -9.2 7.3 3.2 21,591 23,930 20,575 20,379 21,591 20,379 5.9

 Construction machinery....................... 1,391 1,320 1,218 5.4 8.4 -3.2 1,391 1,428 1,085 993 1,391 993 40.1

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,561 1,342 1,219 16.3 10.1 11.2 1,507 1,450 1,252 1,006 1,507 1,006 49.8

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,303 2,503 2,516 -8.0 -0.5 37.9 2,874 2,586 2,156 2,006 2,874 2,006 43.3

 Photographic equipment...................... 523 676 566 -22.6 19.4 5.0 474 714 566 549 474 549 -13.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,314 3,774 3,581 -12.2 5.4 -0.6 3,051 3,382 3,007 2,741 3,051 2,741 11.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,464 1,786 1,559 -18.0 14.6 -1.7 1,522 1,750 1,426 1,608 1,522 1,608 -5.3

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 2,258 3,388 2,864 -33.4 18.3 -7.4 2,138 3,591 2,858 2,644 2,138 2,644 -19.1

 Material handling equipment............... 1,503 1,436 1,553 4.7 -7.5 -1.7 1,393 1,549 1,517 1,236 1,393 1,236 12.7

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 26,303 25,838 25,697 1.8 0.5 1.3 22,418 31,691 24,671 19,771 22,418 19,771 13.4

 Computers........................................ 2,266 2,942 2,884 -23.0 2.0 16.1 2,207 3,307 2,800 2,230 2,207 2,230 -1.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,358 4,512 4,350 -3.4 3.7 2.6 3,313 5,516 3,890 2,748 3,313 2,748 20.6

 Defense communications equipment... 765 456 534 67.8 -14.6 -24.5 774 643 462 1,117 774 1,117 -30.7

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 3,887 3,799 3,797 2.3 0.1 8.2 3,548 4,062 3,600 2,912 3,548 2,912 21.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 672 748 817 -10.2 -8.4 -3.5 670 782 812 769 670 769 -12.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,676 2,342 2,149 14.3 9.0 -19.7 2,145 3,189 2,250 1,981 2,145 1,981 8.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 8,422 8,122 8,185 3.7 -0.8 4.1 7,334 9,908 7,733 6,035 7,334 6,035 21.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,573 8,440 8,801 1.6 -4.1 3.5 8,206 7,806 8,375 8,013 8,206 8,013 2.4

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,030 955 1,125 7.9 -15.1 2.8 946 925 1,018 865 946 865 9.4

 Household appliances.......................... 1,734 1,689 1,700 2.7 -0.6 9.0 1,543 1,581 1,668 1,491 1,543 1,491 3.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,596 2,704 2,702 -4.0 0.1 7.5 2,615 2,278 2,486 2,304 2,615 2,304 13.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 44,578 38,771 38,172 15.0 1.6 -7.8 40,368 52,025 37,456 34,728 40,368 34,728 16.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 14,315 14,469 13,724 -1.1 5.4 -1.4 13,368 13,165 13,461 12,163 13,368 12,163 9.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 6,845 3,132 4,373 118.6 -28.4 -40.4 5,064 13,030 4,767 4,041 5,064 4,041 25.3

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 6,586 5,904 4,810 11.6 22.7 -9.1 6,522 8,090 4,521 3,995 6,522 3,995 63.3

 Ships and boats................................. 1,678 1,042 1,214 61.0 -14.2 -0.7 2,141 1,659 1,101 1,509 2,141 1,509 41.9

 Furniture and related products................. 4,996 5,176 5,085 -3.5 1.8 2.5 4,669 4,522 4,841 4,981 4,669 4,981 -6.3

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 203,505 201,785 199,276 0.9 1.3 2.2 188,470 196,314 195,444 174,016 188,470 174,016 8.3

NA Not Available p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

calculated. 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 Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. Jan.

2010p 2009r 2009 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2010p 2009r 2009 2009 10/09

All manufacturing industries 2................... 717,761 717,672 724,054 0.0 -0.9 -0.7 722,748 716,834 712,984 790,987 -8.6

 Excluding transportation 2................... 307,528 307,572 306,488 0.0 0.4 0.2 306,315 303,077 302,470 325,910 -6.0

 Excluding defense 2............................. 569,100 569,202 573,721 0.0 -0.8 -0.4 571,984 568,492 567,189 628,022 -8.9

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 717,761 717,672 724,054 0.0 -0.9 -0.7 722,748 716,834 712,984 790,987 -8.6

 Primary metals........................................ 16,138 15,608 15,251 3.4 2.3 -0.1 16,073 14,975 14,686 17,477 -8.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,751 8,234 7,985 6.3 3.1 0.9 8,568 7,574 7,551 8,829 -3.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 5,259 5,261 5,241 0.0 0.4 -1.3 5,320 5,309 5,139 5,935 -10.4

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,128 2,113 2,025 0.7 4.3 -0.8 2,185 2,092 1,996 2,713 -19.5

 Fabricated metal products...................... 48,934 49,024 49,077 -0.2 -0.1 0.6 48,115 47,884 47,753 55,277 -13.0

 Machinery............................................. 87,500 87,872 87,459 -0.4 0.5 0.1 87,963 86,791 87,066 95,815 -8.2

 Construction machinery....................... 7,707 7,882 8,078 -2.2 -2.4 -3.0 7,776 7,767 7,868 11,826 -34.2

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 5,095 4,883 4,839 4.3 0.9 -1.0 5,100 4,888 4,922 6,750 -24.4

 Industrial machinery............................ 11,519 11,380 11,150 1.2 2.1 1.9 11,680 10,960 11,060 13,849 -15.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,775 1,844 1,760 -3.7 4.8 0.3 1,780 1,777 1,745 1,928 -7.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 20,842 20,808 20,350 0.2 2.3 1.7 20,937 20,466 20,416 16,335 28.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,632 6,750 6,602 -1.7 2.2 -1.7 6,626 6,607 6,561 7,686 -13.8

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 13,579 13,743 14,145 -1.2 -2.8 0.7 13,664 13,854 13,936 14,479 -5.6

 Material handling equipment............... 7,544 7,619 7,825 -1.0 -2.6 -1.7 7,567 7,621 7,718 8,743 -13.5

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 122,516 122,998 122,795 -0.4 0.2 -0.3 122,320 122,598 121,305 123,777 -1.2

 Computers......................................... 4,198 4,707 4,508 -10.8 4.4 6.6 4,198 4,707 4,508 3,686 13.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 29,634 29,465 29,135 0.6 1.1 0.1 29,213 29,051 28,823 28,066 4.1

 Defense communications equipment... 8,170 8,058 8,257 1.4 -2.4 -2.3 8,200 8,031 8,008 8,737 -6.1

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 11,394 11,190 10,932 1.8 2.4 3.7 11,246 10,979 10,897 10,036 12.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 7,449 7,640 7,715 -2.5 -1.0 -0.7 7,527 7,576 7,671 8,780 -14.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 35,090 35,411 35,951 -0.9 -1.5 -2.3 35,148 35,447 35,245 36,885 -4.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 26,581 26,527 26,297 0.2 0.9 0.0 26,788 26,807 26,153 27,587 -2.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 20,363 20,207 20,383 0.8 -0.9 1.1 20,210 19,426 20,039 21,876 -7.6

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,996 2,029 2,118 -1.6 -4.2 4.2 1,876 1,861 2,008 2,029 -7.5

 Household appliances.......................... 534 499 485 7.0 2.9 1.3 560 392 490 437 28.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 13,035 12,885 12,892 1.2 -0.1 0.5 12,920 12,537 12,909 14,085 -8.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 410,233 410,100 417,566 0.0 -1.8 -1.4 416,433 413,757 410,514 465,077 -10.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 13,864 14,060 14,032 -1.4 0.2 -1.4 14,182 14,073 13,781 15,619 -9.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 270,431 270,568 276,178 -0.1 -2.0 -1.1 274,306 274,331 272,631 305,640 -10.3

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 46,427 45,471 45,350 2.1 0.3 -2.0 47,190 44,993 43,811 48,624 -2.9

 Ships and boats................................. 16,435 16,812 17,599 -2.2 -4.5 -3.6 17,003 16,630 16,809 22,756 -25.3

 Furniture and related products................. 5,983 5,963 5,833 0.3 2.2 1.2 5,540 5,503 5,931 5,831 -5.0

NA Not Available p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. Jan.

2010p 2009r 2009 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2010p 2009r 2009 2009 10/09

 All manufacturing industries..................... 495,186 494,435 495,268 0.2 -0.2 0.2 492,757 481,578 496,716 534,056 -7.7

 Excluding transportation...................... 405,158 404,903 405,320 0.1 -0.1 0.3 403,549 395,979 405,787 440,008 -8.3

 Excluding defense............................. 468,596 468,142 468,856 0.1 -0.2 0.2 466,204 455,578 470,357 507,973 -8.2

 With unfilled orders............................. 244,930 244,369 244,858 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 245,077 237,849 246,487 273,106 -10.3

 Durable goods industries........................ 302,634 302,714 303,298 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 303,073 294,699 305,076 339,202 -10.7

 Wood products........................................ 9,329 9,264 9,256 0.7 0.1 -0.5 9,498 9,217 9,266 10,484 -9.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 10,501 10,549 10,691 -0.5 -1.3 -2.0 10,544 10,318 10,368 11,977 -12.0

 Primary metals......................................... 26,149 25,805 25,536 1.3 1.1 0.7 26,297 25,725 25,681 31,039 -15.3

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 14,285 14,141 14,033 1.0 0.8 0.3 14,423 14,179 14,227 18,324 -21.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,731 9,526 9,356 2.2 1.8 1.7 9,689 9,404 9,298 9,967 -2.8

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 2,133 2,138 2,147 -0.2 -0.4 -1.1 2,185 2,142 2,156 2,748 -20.5

 Fabricated metal products......................... 36,646 36,738 36,977 -0.3 -0.6 0.3 37,065 36,190 36,640 43,682 -15.1

 Machinery.............................................. 47,135 47,534 47,795 -0.8 -0.5 -0.5 47,457 46,223 48,101 55,431 -14.4

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,603 2,680 2,713 -2.9 -1.2 -3.0 2,776 2,698 2,608 3,719 -25.4

 Construction machinery........................ 4,867 4,895 4,934 -0.6 -0.8 -0.2 4,826 4,759 4,934 5,560 -13.2

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 4,430 4,450 4,481 -0.4 -0.7 -0.2 4,407 4,258 4,437 4,764 -7.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,007 6,044 6,041 -0.6 0.0 -0.7 5,924 5,841 6,131 6,742 -12.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,460 1,461 1,478 -0.1 -1.2 -1.1 1,469 1,382 1,522 1,439 2.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,704 3,694 3,722 0.3 -0.8 1.1 3,681 3,439 3,738 4,538 -18.9

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,090 4,182 4,202 -2.2 -0.5 -1.8 4,090 4,085 4,214 5,282 -22.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 5,036 5,053 5,122 -0.3 -1.3 0.7 5,128 4,868 5,355 6,607 -22.4

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,716 2,693 2,674 0.9 0.7 -0.7 2,757 2,632 2,692 3,280 -15.9

 Computers and electronic products 2

......... 42,925 43,402 42,885 -1.1 1.2 -0.1 43,056 42,549 43,723 47,104 -8.6

 Computers......................................... 1,205 1,127 1,137 6.9 -0.9 2.0 1,139 1,105 1,179 1,081 5.4

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,219 1,218 1,144 0.1 6.5 -1.2 1,171 1,147 1,201 1,383 -15.3

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,862 1,853 1,828 0.5 1.4 -0.7 1,824 1,722 1,889 2,053 -11.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 7,030 7,078 6,769 -0.7 4.6 -0.9 7,215 7,040 7,048 8,597 -16.1

 Defense communications equipment...... 2,227 2,272 2,303 -2.0 -1.3 -0.4 2,227 2,272 2,303 1,820 22.4

 Audio and video equipment.................. 386 391 510 -1.3 -23.3 -17.3 393 396 580 848 -53.7

 Semiconductors2

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

 Electronic components.......................... 6,330 6,339 6,077 -0.1 4.3 1.6 6,412 6,155 6,192 6,547 -2.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 4,979 4,951 4,948 0.6 0.1 2.1 4,929 4,846 4,926 4,923 0.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,679 3,690 3,579 -0.3 3.1 -0.4 3,704 3,636 3,574 3,573 3.7

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,334 10,126 10,230 2.1 -1.0 -0.6 10,370 9,916 10,438 11,095 -6.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 12,102 12,022 12,143 0.7 -1.0 -0.5 12,208 11,683 12,043 14,271 -14.5

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,414 1,431 1,430 -1.2 0.1 -0.6 1,408 1,369 1,403 1,660 -15.2

 Household appliances.......................... 1,983 1,975 1,908 0.4 3.5 -1.0 1,956 1,748 1,860 1,974 -0.9

 Electrical equipment............................. 3,769 3,823 3,836 -1.4 -0.3 0.1 3,949 3,912 3,850 4,900 -19.4

 Batteries............................................ 653 652 638 0.2 2.2 -1.7 623 598 607 719 -13.4

 Transportation equipment......................... 90,028 89,532 89,948 0.6 -0.5 -0.3 89,208 85,599 90,929 94,048 -5.1

 Automobiles....................................... 1,803 1,956 1,886 -7.8 3.7 4.5 1,974 1,759 1,893 2,270 -13.0

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 1,838 1,675 1,596 9.7 4.9 1.7 1,747 1,477 1,687 1,938 -9.9

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,606 1,615 1,529 -0.6 5.6 4.1 1,568 1,550 1,547 1,555 0.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 13,190 13,297 13,247 -0.8 0.4 0.1 13,373 13,013 13,289 15,165 -11.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 45,418 44,988 45,233 1.0 -0.5 -0.5 44,499 42,422 46,103 46,184 -3.6

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 15,770 15,330 15,620 2.9 -1.9 -1.7 15,640 15,084 15,530 15,329 2.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,638 2,694 2,677 -2.1 0.6 0.8 2,689 2,692 2,694 2,934 -8.4

 Furniture and related products................. 5,996 6,062 6,108 -1.1 -0.8 -0.6 6,001 5,934 6,142 7,424 -19.2

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 21,823 21,806 21,959 0.1 -0.7 -0.2 21,739 21,261 22,183 23,742 -8.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 192,552 191,721 191,970 0.4 -0.1 0.8 189,684 186,879 191,640 194,854 -2.7

 Food products........................................ 36,028 36,106 35,865 -0.2 0.7 1.5 35,927 36,027 37,129 36,222 -0.8

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,685 4,737 4,626 -1.1 2.4 3.7 4,817 4,832 4,773 4,593 4.9

 Dairy products.................................... 4,477 4,409 4,340 1.5 1.6 1.5 4,379 4,079 4,158 4,369 0.2

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 7,148 7,142 7,134 0.1 0.1 2.2 7,047 7,001 7,311 7,135 -1.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,286 15,453 15,500 -1.1 -0.3 -0.2 15,455 15,422 15,751 15,431 0.2

 Beverages......................................... 11,245 11,374 11,428 -1.1 -0.5 -0.6 11,227 11,225 11,609 11,356 -1.1

 Tobacco............................................ 4,041 4,079 4,072 -0.9 0.2 1.0 4,228 4,197 4,142 4,075 3.8

 Textile mills............................................ 2,861 2,913 2,955 -1.8 -1.4 -1.8 2,902 2,936 2,975 3,582 -19.0

 Textile products...................................... 2,648 2,689 2,677 -1.5 0.4 -0.1 2,676 2,634 2,667 3,014 -11.2

 Apparel................................................. 3,518 3,476 3,507 1.2 -0.9 -1.6 3,498 3,287 3,344 4,185 -16.4

 Leather and allied products...................... 935 935 951 0.0 -1.7 -0.5 967 904 934 1,119 -13.6

 Paper products....................................... 13,311 13,448 13,528 -1.0 -0.6 -0.1 13,361 13,373 13,574 14,822 -9.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 5,664 5,769 5,850 -1.8 -1.4 -1.0 5,701 5,800 5,881 6,417 -11.2

 Paperboard containers......................... 3,618 3,603 3,709 0.4 -2.9 0.1 3,671 3,603 3,664 4,263 -13.9

 Printing.................................................. 5,524 5,527 5,588 -0.1 -1.1 0.4 5,335 5,246 5,662 6,258 -14.7

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 31,898 31,173 30,025 2.3 3.8 5.4 29,020 28,477 28,544 23,535 23.3

 Petroleum refineries............................. 29,790 29,046 27,919 2.6 4.0 5.7 26,952 26,426 26,484 20,853 29.2

 Chemical products..................................... 61,936 61,755 62,690 0.3 -1.5 -0.3 61,711 60,357 62,351 65,715 -6.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,181 3,157 3,171 0.8 -0.4 1.5 3,456 3,344 3,235 3,626 -4.7

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 22,773 22,946 23,702 -0.8 -3.2 -1.9 22,279 21,940 23,591 24,678 -9.7

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,847 2,866 2,879 -0.7 -0.5 -0.6 2,869 2,713 2,758 3,101 -7.5

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 18,607 18,246 18,684 2.0 -2.3 -0.6 18,832 18,216 18,709 20,971 -10.2

NA Not Available p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

1

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

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

where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. 2 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 Series1, 2

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2010/

2010p 2009r 2009 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2010p 2009r 2009 2009 2010p 2009 2009

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 383,722 382,727 376,048 0.3 1.8 1.6 348,657 378,709 366,265 332,396 348,657 332,396 4.9

 Construction materials and supplies...... 37,515 37,227 37,812 0.8 -1.5 0.2 31,857 33,598 35,647 33,422 31,857 33,422 -4.7

 Information technology......................... 26,185 25,186 25,691 4.0 -2.0 0.5 22,135 29,405 25,589 20,382 22,135 20,382 8.6

 Computers and related products .......... 5,062 4,691 4,592 7.9 2.2 2.5 4,297 6,207 4,332 3,771 4,297 3,771 13.9

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 25,375 25,704 24,539 -1.3 4.7 2.8 23,004 24,016 24,041 22,829 23,004 22,829 0.8

 Capital goods...................................... 67,762 70,121 68,155 -3.4 2.9 0.6 58,846 77,027 66,194 59,502 58,846 59,502 -1.1

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 57,408 59,784 57,427 -4.0 4.1 1.1 50,249 66,269 55,019 52,230 50,249 52,230 -3.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 53,879 54,783 53,547 -1.7 2.3 1.6 48,172 59,268 51,018 48,813 48,172 48,813 -1.3

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 10,354 10,337 10,728 0.2 -3.6 -2.1 8,597 10,758 11,175 7,272 8,597 7,272 18.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 156,442 155,668 152,835 0.5 1.9 2.2 144,211 153,890 151,879 134,112 144,211 134,112 7.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 21,967 22,087 21,665 -0.5 1.9 1.9 19,463 22,394 21,673 20,662 19,463 20,662 -5.8

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 134,475 133,581 131,170 0.7 1.8 2.3 124,748 131,496 130,206 113,450 124,748 113,450 10.0

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 378,446 372,285 366,688 1.7 1.5 1.0 347,975 379,399 354,363 319,884 347,975 319,884 8.8

 Construction materials and supplies...... 37,540 37,683 38,682 -0.4 -2.6 1.6 32,331 33,601 35,836 32,465 32,331 32,465 -0.4

 Information technology......................... 25,434 25,121 24,986 1.2 0.5 0.3 21,811 30,652 23,945 20,131 21,811 20,131 8.3

 Computers and related products .......... 4,553 4,890 4,872 -6.9 0.4 7.7 3,788 6,406 4,612 3,367 3,788 3,367 12.5

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 25,179 25,732 24,346 -2.1 5.7 0.8 23,113 24,308 23,896 22,799 23,113 22,799 1.4

 Capital goods...................................... 66,572 63,332 62,093 5.1 2.0 -3.2 60,772 80,746 58,901 52,113 60,772 52,113 16.6

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 56,685 55,000 53,808 3.1 2.2 -3.0 51,002 67,700 51,198 44,279 51,002 44,279 15.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 52,945 55,212 53,579 -4.1 3.0 3.2 48,925 59,098 50,017 45,574 48,925 45,574 7.4

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 9,887 8,332 8,285 18.7 0.6 -4.4 9,770 13,046 7,703 7,834 9,770 7,834 24.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 156,669 155,990 153,145 0.4 1.9 2.4 144,685 153,932 152,186 134,162 144,685 134,162 7.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 22,194 22,409 21,975 -1.0 2.0 3.1 19,937 22,436 21,980 20,712 19,937 20,712 -3.7

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 134,475 133,581 131,170 0.7 1.8 2.3 124,748 131,496 130,206 113,450 124,748 113,450 10.0

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 717,761 717,672 724,054 0.0 -0.9 -0.7 722,748 716,834 712,984 790,987 (X) (X) -8.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 49,348 49,323 48,867 0.1 0.9 1.8 48,800 48,326 48,323 49,427 (X) (X) -1.3

 Information technology......................... 117,695 118,446 118,511 -0.6 -0.1 -0.6 117,708 118,032 116,785 120,994 (X) (X) -2.7

 Computers and related products .......... 4,198 4,707 4,508 -10.8 4.4 6.6 4,198 4,707 4,508 3,686 (X) (X) 13.9

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 13,864 14,060 14,032 -1.4 0.2 -1.4 14,182 14,073 13,781 15,619 (X) (X) -9.2

 Capital goods...................................... 540,588 541,778 548,567 -0.2 -1.2 -1.1 545,807 543,881 540,162 606,546 (X) (X) -10.0

 Nondefense capital goods 3

..................408,255 408,978 413,762 -0.2 -1.2 -0.9 411,594 410,841 409,410 460,319 (X) (X) -10.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 173,394 174,328 173,899 -0.5 0.2 0.0 172,828 172,075 172,245 189,943 (X) (X) -9.0

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 132,333 132,800 134,805 -0.4 -1.5 -1.8 134,213 133,040 130,752 146,227 (X) (X) -8.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 8,571 8,344 8,022 2.7 4.0 4.0 8,576 8,102 8,060 8,047 (X) (X) 6.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 8,571 8,344 8,022 2.7 4.0 4.0 8,576 8,102 8,060 8,047 (X) (X) 6.6

 All manufacturing industries .................. 495,186 494,435 495,268 0.2 -0.2 0.2 492,757 481,578 496,716 534,056 (X) (X) -7.7

 Construction materials and supplies...... 50,545 50,617 51,050 -0.1 -0.8 -0.2 51,081 49,600 50,468 59,521 (X) (X) -14.2

 Information technology......................... 39,012 38,661 38,617 0.9 0.1 -0.5 39,045 37,859 39,348 42,237 (X) (X) -7.6

 Computers and related products .......... 4,286 4,198 4,109 2.1 2.2 -0.1 4,134 3,974 4,269 4,517 (X) (X) -8.5

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 18,437 18,543 18,258 -0.6 1.6 1.0 18,662 17,799 18,416 20,928 (X) (X) -10.8

 Capital goods...................................... 152,376 151,378 152,505 0.7 -0.7 -0.2 151,686 146,729 154,406 165,247 (X) (X) -8.2

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................131,971 131,455 132,266 0.4 -0.6 -0.2 131,188 126,853 134,130 144,994 (X) (X) -9.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 95,961 95,953 96,137 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 96,054 93,582 97,276 108,437 (X) (X) -11.4

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 20,405 19,923 20,239 2.4 -1.6 -0.4 20,498 19,876 20,276 20,253 (X) (X) 1.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 144,859 144,876 144,195 0.0 0.5 1.0 142,016 139,873 144,356 145,179 (X) (X) -2.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 23,079 23,259 23,166 -0.8 0.4 -0.5 23,451 22,329 23,426 27,814 (X) (X) -15.7

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 121,780 121,617 121,029 0.1 0.5 1.3 118,565 117,544 120,930 117,365 (X) (X) 1.0

X Not Applicable p Preliminary r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

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

estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences, where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes.

2

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

3

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

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

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

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

ships and boats; office and institutional furniture; and medical equipment and supplies.

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. Jan.

2010p 2009r 2009 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2010p 2009r 2009 2009 10/09

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 166,251 166,912 166,146 -0.4 0.5 0.3 166,746 165,708 166,122 183,052 -8.9

 Durable goods industries........................ 99,560 99,974 100,059 -0.4 -0.1 -1.1 100,317 99,637 100,860 116,165 -13.6

 Wood products................................... 3,651 3,634 3,614 0.5 0.6 -0.8 3,840 3,825 3,805 4,506 -14.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,345 4,318 4,324 0.6 -0.1 -2.7 4,329 4,286 4,287 4,697 -7.8

 Primary metals.................................... 10,656 10,670 10,872 -0.1 -1.9 -2.0 10,756 10,880 11,051 14,509 -25.9

 Fabricated metal products.................. 13,202 13,413 13,394 -1.6 0.1 -1.0 13,565 13,639 13,360 16,772 -19.1

 Machinery.......................................... 18,250 18,559 18,907 -1.7 -1.8 -0.3 18,499 18,200 18,980 21,858 -15.4

 Computers and electronic products...... 13,130 13,072 13,164 0.4 -0.7 -3.7 13,057 13,014 13,403 15,159 -13.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 4,584 4,535 4,581 1.1 -1.0 -0.1 4,689 4,506 4,538 5,861 -20.0

 Transportation equipment.................. 21,414 21,417 20,881 0.0 2.6 -0.1 21,227 21,062 21,102 21,488 -1.2

 Furniture and related products............ 3,034 3,066 3,020 -1.0 1.5 -0.3 3,050 3,044 3,020 3,569 -14.5

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,294 7,290 7,302 0.1 -0.2 -0.2 7,305 7,181 7,314 7,746 -5.7

 Nondurable goods industries................. 66,691 66,938 66,087 -0.4 1.3 2.4 66,429 66,071 65,262 66,887 -0.7

 Food products................................... 13,701 13,902 13,471 -1.4 3.2 1.7 13,997 13,990 13,658 13,670 2.4

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,500 4,543 4,558 -0.9 -0.3 0.8 4,692 4,701 4,598 4,546 3.2

 Textiles.............................................. 924 922 923 0.2 -0.1 -2.0 934 930 921 1,074 -13.0

 Textile products.................................. 1,008 1,023 1,029 -1.5 -0.6 -0.9 1,007 1,012 1,027 1,122 -10.2

 Apparel............................................. 906 900 909 0.7 -1.0 -1.1 919 891 881 1,039 -11.5

 Leather and allied products................ 348 352 356 -1.1 -1.1 -2.5 353 348 348 402 -12.2

 Paper products................................... 6,461 6,583 6,603 -1.9 -0.3 -0.8 6,528 6,638 6,651 7,340 -11.1

 Printing ............................................ 2,481 2,466 2,554 0.6 -3.4 2.0 2,433 2,399 2,560 2,965 -17.9

 Petroleum and coal products............... 9,461 9,496 8,920 -0.4 6.5 9.3 8,453 8,667 8,135 6,853 23.3

 Chemical products............................. 19,381 19,386 19,125 0.0 1.4 2.7 19,490 19,061 18,859 19,441 0.3

 Plastics and rubber products............... 7,520 7,365 7,639 2.1 -3.6 1.0 7,623 7,434 7,624 8,435 -9.6

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 160,062 160,331 160,146 -0.2 0.1 0.7 159,035 154,844 161,961 165,801 -4.1

 Durable goods industries........................ 122,104 121,716 121,704 0.3 0.0 0.6 121,797 117,196 122,937 129,094 -5.7

 Wood products................................... 1,709 1,673 1,660 2.2 0.8 -2.0 1,693 1,638 1,666 1,787 -5.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,279 1,271 1,321 0.6 -3.8 -2.0 1,283 1,190 1,234 1,440 -10.9

 Primary metals.................................... 8,032 7,667 7,429 4.8 3.2 1.9 7,890 7,267 7,512 8,430 -6.4

 Fabricated metal products.................. 11,667 11,558 11,833 0.9 -2.3 2.3 11,749 11,275 11,811 13,178 -10.8

 Machinery.......................................... 13,563 13,566 13,387 0.0 1.3 -0.9 13,367 12,914 13,700 15,432 -13.4

 Computers and electronic products...... 21,193 21,614 20,956 -1.9 3.1 2.5 21,415 21,084 21,360 22,067 -3.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 2,482 2,392 2,487 3.8 -3.8 -0.3 2,475 2,331 2,497 2,874 -13.9

 Transportation equipment.................. 57,958 57,711 58,435 0.4 -1.2 -0.1 57,749 55,391 58,933 59,246 -2.5

 Furniture and related products............ 1,030 1,061 1,085 -2.9 -2.2 0.9 1,035 1,053 1,085 1,278 -19.0

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,191 3,203 3,111 -0.4 3.0 2.2 3,141 3,053 3,139 3,362 -6.6

 Nondurable goods industries................. 37,958 38,615 38,442 -1.7 0.5 1.0 37,238 37,648 39,024 36,707 1.4

 Food products................................... 2,331 2,399 2,385 -2.8 0.6 3.7 2,476 2,681 2,897 2,392 3.5

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,451 4,497 4,502 -1.0 -0.1 -0.6 4,644 4,787 4,822 4,519 2.8

 Textiles.............................................. 645 662 675 -2.6 -1.9 1.0 652 648 685 779 -16.3

 Textile products.................................. 332 342 337 -2.9 1.5 1.8 331 326 340 366 -9.6

 Apparel............................................. 521 513 527 1.6 -2.7 -0.2 519 485 519 594 -12.6

 Leather and allied products................ 90 89 86 1.1 3.5 1.2 101 85 83 98 3.1

 Paper products................................... 1,257 1,253 1,259 0.3 -0.5 1.0 1,257 1,248 1,248 1,370 -8.2

 Printing ............................................ 1,455 1,450 1,419 0.3 2.2 -1.5 1,382 1,336 1,493 1,484 -6.9

 Petroleum and coal products............... 9,967 9,854 9,418 1.1 4.6 5.6 9,149 9,094 9,038 6,811 34.3

 Chemical products............................. 14,646 15,347 15,611 -4.6 -1.7 -0.9 14,423 14,775 15,681 15,893 -9.2

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,263 2,209 2,223 2.4 -0.6 -1.7 2,304 2,183 2,218 2,401 -4.0

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 168,873 167,192 168,976 1.0 -1.1 -0.4 166,976 161,026 168,633 185,203 -9.8

 Durable goods industries........................ 80,970 81,024 81,535 -0.1 -0.6 -0.4 80,959 77,866 81,279 93,943 -13.8

 Wood products................................... 3,969 3,957 3,982 0.3 -0.6 0.4 3,965 3,754 3,795 4,191 -5.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,877 4,960 5,046 -1.7 -1.7 -1.3 4,932 4,842 4,847 5,840 -15.5

 Primary metals.................................... 7,461 7,468 7,235 -0.1 3.2 3.6 7,651 7,578 7,118 8,100 -5.5

 Fabricated metal products.................. 11,777 11,767 11,750 0.1 0.1 -0.3 11,751 11,276 11,469 13,732 -14.4

 Machinery.......................................... 15,322 15,409 15,501 -0.6 -0.6 -0.3 15,591 15,109 15,421 18,141 -14.1

 Computers and electronic products...... 8,602 8,716 8,765 -1.3 -0.6 -0.7 8,584 8,451 8,960 9,878 -13.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,036 5,095 5,075 -1.2 0.4 -0.9 5,044 4,846 5,008 5,536 -8.9

 Transportation equipment.................. 10,656 10,404 10,632 2.4 -2.1 -2.1 10,232 9,146 10,894 13,314 -23.1

 Furniture and related products............ 1,932 1,935 2,003 -0.2 -3.4 -2.0 1,916 1,837 2,037 2,577 -25.6

 Miscellaneous products........................ 11,338 11,313 11,546 0.2 -2.0 -0.9 11,293 11,027 11,730 12,634 -10.6

 Nondurable goods industries................. 87,903 86,168 87,441 2.0 -1.5 -0.4 86,017 83,160 87,354 91,260 -5.7

 Food products................................... 19,996 19,805 20,009 1.0 -1.0 1.0 19,454 19,356 20,574 20,160 -3.5

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 6,335 6,413 6,440 -1.2 -0.4 -0.6 6,119 5,934 6,331 6,366 -3.9

 Textiles.............................................. 1,292 1,329 1,357 -2.8 -2.1 -3.0 1,316 1,358 1,369 1,729 -23.9

 Textile products.................................. 1,308 1,324 1,311 -1.2 1.0 0.1 1,338 1,296 1,300 1,526 -12.3

 Apparel............................................. 2,091 2,063 2,071 1.4 -0.4 -2.2 2,060 1,911 1,944 2,552 -19.3

 Leather and allied products................ 497 494 509 0.6 -2.9 0.6 513 471 503 619 -17.1

 Paper products................................... 5,593 5,612 5,666 -0.3 -1.0 0.4 5,576 5,487 5,675 6,112 -8.8

 Printing ............................................ 1,588 1,611 1,615 -1.4 -0.2 -0.3 1,520 1,511 1,609 1,809 -16.0

 Petroleum and coal products............... 12,470 11,823 11,687 5.5 1.2 2.4 11,418 10,716 11,371 9,871 15.7

 Chemical products............................. 27,909 27,022 27,954 3.3 -3.3 -1.9 27,798 26,521 27,811 30,381 -8.5

 Plastics and rubber products............... 8,824 8,672 8,822 1.8 -1.7 -1.7 8,905 8,599 8,867 10,135 -12.1

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

1

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

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

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

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group3

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Jan Dec Nov Oct Jan Dec Nov Oct

2010p 2009r 2009 2009 2010p 2009r 2009 2009

All manufacturing industries2

............................ 1.29 1.29 1.32 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.68 1.67 1.72 1.73 5.54 5.44 5.65 5.75

 Wood products.............................................. 1.25 1.25 1.22 1.22 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.41 1.42 1.44 1.50 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.58 1.58 1.68 1.74 0.98 0.95 1.00 1.05

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.53 1.53 1.53 1.53 2.13 2.12 2.11 2.10

 Machinery..................................................... 2.09 1.98 2.10 2.17 4.44 4.12 4.36 4.49

 Computers and electronic products 2

................ 1.34 1.46 1.42 1.41 5.21 5.41 5.31 5.36

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.44 1.40 1.42 1.46 2.64 2.55 2.61 2.68

 Transportation equipment.............................. 2.03 1.94 2.05 2.06 12.22 11.73 12.52 12.62

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.20 1.20 1.22 1.23 1.40 1.38 1.36 1.34

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.77 1.80 1.83 1.81 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.95 0.95 0.96 0.98 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.70 0.71 0.71 0.70 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.39 1.37 1.41 1.39 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.21 1.24 1.25 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.48 1.48 1.51 1.54 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.63 1.60 1.63 1.66 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.38 2.36 2.35 2.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.03 1.03 1.05 1.06 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.77 0.77 0.78 0.79 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.70 0.70 0.69 0.70 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.18 1.18 1.21 1.23 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.18 1.15 1.19 1.22 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

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

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.

Jan2 Jan2 Jan2 Jan2

Industry 2009- 2009- 2009- 2009-

Jan1 Dec Jan1 Dec Jan1 Dec Jan1 Dec

2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009

All manufacturing industries.................. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.2

Durable goods industries....................... -0.2 0.5 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

 Primary metals.................................... 0.0 0.9 0.2 1.8 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.4

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.6 0.6 -0.5 1.2 0.0 0.3 -0.1 0.3

 Machinery.......................................... 0.1 0.7 0.5 2.3 0.0 0.4 -0.1 0.4

 Computers and electronic products..... -0.2 1.1 -2.8 1.3 -0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.6 0.6 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.5

 Transportation equipment.................... -0.4 0.6 -0.6 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.5 (X) 1.4 (X) 0.9 (X) 0.4

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

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Textiles............................................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 1.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.3

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.1

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.4

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

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

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.

3

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

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

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

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

for price changes.

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes3

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

and Orders (M3) survey. This survey provides statistics on manufacturers' value of shipments, new 

orders (net of cancellations), end-of-month order backlog (unfilled orders), end-of-month total inventory 

(at current cost or market value), and inventories by stage of fabrication (materials and supplies, work-inprocess, and finished goods). The M3 includes approximately 4,300 reporting units. Units may be 

divisions of diversified large companies, large homogenous companies, or single-unit manufacturers in 89 

industry categories. Due to the small monthly sample, these 89 categories have been combined into 59 

publication levels. The survey methodology assumes that the month-to-month changes of the total 

operations of those companies in the monthly survey effectively represent the month-to-month 

movements of all establishments that make up the category. The current coverage levels in the survey 

show that reported data in the monthly survey represent approximately 60 percent of the shipments 

estimates at the total manufacturing level. Data published represent manufacturing in a calendar month. 

The data collection is based on a voluntary survey authorized by Title 13 of the United States Code. 

The data presented in this release are based on data obtained from a panel of 4,300 reporting units and 

provide an indication of the activity within the manufacturing sector. The results differ from what would 

be obtained from a complete enumeration of all manufacturing companies. In addition, a different panel 

of 4,300 companies would yield different results. The M3 panel is comprised of companies with $500 

million or more in shipments and a limited number of smaller companies. From a statistical perspective, 

the panel is not a probability sample; therefore, the sampling errors that are normally provided with 

sample surveys cannot be measured. Nonsampling errors are attributable to many sources. The use of 

company or divisional reports to estimate the monthly change for establishments is one source of 

nonsampling error. The use of primarily large companies to represent the month-to-month movement of 

all companies is another potential source. Any corrections will be published in the full report. 

Corrections received after the full report will be released in the next month’s advance report. Any 

revisions made later than two months will be reflected in the annual benchmark publication. 

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

 

Benchmark Notice 

Revised historical data for Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders will be issued on 

May 14, 2010. These revisions reflect: 

o benchmarking the shipments and inventory data to the 2007 Economic Census and the 2008 Annual 

Survey of Manufactures (ASM) data; 

o adjusting new orders and order backlog to be consistent with the benchmarked shipments and 

inventory data; 

o correcting monthly data for late receipts, reclassifications of reported data, and revisions to 

previously reported data; and 

o updating the seasonal adjustment factors for all series. 

As of the Benchmark release, shipments for the semiconductor industry will no longer be shown separately, 

but will be included in the computers and electronic products, and all other applicable aggregate totals. An 

accompanying press release will include the revised 2010 January through March data. Please call 

Chris Savage on (301)763-4832 with any questions.