FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2011, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Adriana Stoica 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (11)-05 

CB11-120 

 Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

May 2011 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in May, up two of 

the last three months, increased $3.5 billion or 0.8 

percent to $445.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 0.9 percent April 

decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders 

increased 0.2 percent. 

 Shipments, up eight of the last nine months, increased 

$0.4 billion or 0.1 percent to $443.9 billion. This 

followed a 0.4 percent April decrease. 

 Unfilled orders, up thirteen of the last fourteen months, 

increased $7.7 billion or 0.9 percent to $860.9 billion. 

This followed a 0.6 percent April increase. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.12, up from 6.11 in 

April. 

 Inventories, up nineteen of the last twenty months, 

increased $4.5 billion or 0.8 percent to $593.0 billion. 

This was at the highest level since the series was first 

published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 1.5 

percent April increase. The inventories-to-shipments 

ratio was 1.34, up from 1.33 in April. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in May, 

up two of the last three months, increased $4.0 billion or 

2.1 percent to $196.3 billion, revised from the previously 

published 1.9 percent increase. This followed a 2.5 

percent April decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, also up two of the last three 

months, had the largest increase, $2.9 billion or 6.3 

percent to $49.9 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $0.4 billion or 0.2 percent to $249.0 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in May, up 

five of the last six months, increased $0.9 billion or 0.4 

percent to $195.0 billion, revised from the previously 

published 0.3 percent increase. This followed a 1.4 

percent April decrease. 

 Machinery, up three of the last four months, had the 

largest increase, $0.6 billion or 2.3 percent 

to $28.3 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following ten consecutive monthly increases, decreased 

$0.4 billion or 0.2 percent to $249.0 billion. This 

followed a 0.4 percent April increase. Petroleum and 

coal products, down two consecutive months, drove the 

decrease, down $1.7 billion or 2.4 percent to $69.9 

billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

May, up thirteen of the last fourteen months, increased 

$7.7 billion or 0.9 percent to $860.9 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published increase. This followed a 

0.6 percent April increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up five consecutive months, had the largest increase, $3.8 billion or 0.8 percent to 

$497.6 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in May, up 

seventeen consecutive months, increased $4.7 billion or 

1.3 percent to $356.1 billion, revised from the previously 

published 1.2 percent increase. This was at the highest 

level since the series was first published on a NAICS 

basis and followed a 1.2 percent April increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also up seventeen 

consecutive months, had the largest increase, $1.8 billion 

or 1.7 percent to $107.8 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following eight consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $0.2 billion or 0.1 percent to $236.9 billion. 

This followed a 1.8 percent April increase. Petroleum 

and coal products, also down following eight 

consecutive monthly increases, drove the decrease, down 

$1.5 billion or 2.7 percent to $53.9 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, May materials and supplies 

increased 1.0 percent in durable goods and increased 

slightly in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

1.8 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.2 percent 

in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 1.1 

percent in durable goods and decreased 0.1 percent in 

nondurable goods. 

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

manufacturing. For data, call (301) 763-4673 or go to <http://www.census.gov/m3>. The advance report on durable goods for June is scheduled for release on July 27, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on August 3, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description. 
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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

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May 2011/

2011p 2011r 2011 May Apr. Mar. 2011p 2011r 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2010

 All manufacturing industries.................. 443,937 443,493 445,386 0.1 -0.4 3.1 454,733 444,993 471,211 402,105 2,160,738 1,939,153 11.4

 Excluding transportation................... 397,917 397,229 397,323 0.2 0.0 2.9 409,286 400,995 416,712 359,538 1,934,843 1,722,617 12.3

 Excluding defense.............................. 433,841 433,320 434,765 0.1 -0.3 3.2 444,855 435,415 459,293 390,421 2,111,049 1,877,487 12.4

 With unfilled orders............................ 140,766 139,538 142,338 0.9 -2.0 3.6 142,321 136,626 156,045 131,511 683,563 633,807 7.9

 Durable goods industries......................... 194,965 194,103 196,879 0.4 -1.4 3.1 196,009 192,404 213,963 182,118 949,761 882,659 7.6

 Wood products....................................... 5,257 5,332 5,351 -1.4 -0.4 4.2 5,669 5,556 5,329 6,281 25,573 27,397 -6.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 7,771 7,702 7,796 0.9 -1.2 -0.2 8,242 7,792 7,955 8,023 37,100 36,138 2.7

 Primary metals....................................... 22,960 22,569 22,519 1.7 0.2 3.7 24,439 23,388 24,661 19,158 113,156 89,422 26.5

 Iron and steel mills............................ 11,071 11,188 11,298 -1.0 -1.0 3.1 11,928 11,585 12,523 10,135 56,838 46,017 23.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 10,277 9,805 9,652 4.8 1.6 4.9 10,798 10,196 10,437 7,615 48,430 36,859 31.4

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,612 1,576 1,569 2.3 0.4 1.4 1,713 1,607 1,701 1,408 7,888 6,546 20.5

 Fabricated metal products....................... 24,706 24,616 24,967 0.4 -1.4 2.4 25,393 24,436 26,250 24,198 120,175 113,966 5.4

 Machinery............................................. 28,326 27,700 29,222 2.3 -5.2 6.3 29,063 28,211 32,847 26,915 140,026 126,441 10.7

 Farm machinery................................. 2,235 2,236 2,378 0.0 -6.0 3.5 2,494 2,908 2,952 2,652 12,596 11,831 6.5

 Construction machinery..................... 3,561 3,527 3,514 1.0 0.4 -0.3 3,737 3,532 3,908 2,881 17,503 12,387 41.3

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,704 1,643 1,548 3.7 6.1 6.7 1,642 1,527 1,705 1,417 7,782 7,863 -1.0

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,142 2,874 3,337 9.3 -13.9 9.3 3,130 2,786 3,958 2,918 15,059 13,089 15.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 670 664 708 0.9 -6.2 -2.5 626 602 804 645 3,254 3,245 0.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,630 2,646 2,634 -0.6 0.5 -2.3 2,769 2,482 2,667 2,893 12,228 12,777 -4.3

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,915 1,861 1,845 2.9 0.9 8.6 1,867 1,728 2,073 1,799 8,778 8,765 0.1

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,505 3,382 4,257 3.6 -20.6 23.3 3,614 3,403 4,362 3,314 17,773 14,781 20.2

 Material handling equipment............... 2,539 2,474 2,406 2.6 2.8 4.0 2,555 2,352 2,720 2,115 12,004 10,439 15.0

 Computers and electronic products2.......... 30,899 31,094 29,787 -0.6 4.4 -1.5 28,677 30,834 31,248 28,069 146,937 141,970 3.5

 Computers........................................ 4,024 4,154 4,014 -3.1 3.5 2.0 3,555 4,292 3,905 3,237 18,624 15,780 18.0

 Computer storage devices..................... 719 697 680 3.2 2.5 9.3 521 463 1,002 450 2,934 2,621 11.9

 Other peripheral equipment................ 918 875 937 4.9 -6.6 16.8 813 669 1,205 765 3,783 3,567 6.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 2,643 2,763 2,640 -4.3 4.7 -8.3 2,499 2,366 3,041 3,095 12,624 14,868 -15.1

 Defense communications equipment.... 482 480 492 0.4 -2.4 0.2 479 480 519 571 2,413 2,736 -11.8

 Audio and video equipment.................... 250 252 273 -0.8 -7.7 -1.4 212 181 256 219 1,113 1,073 3.7

 Electronic components......................... 3,502 3,432 3,395 2.0 1.1 0.8 3,375 3,093 3,733 3,323 16,337 16,218 0.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,241 1,150 1,219 7.9 -5.7 9.3 1,262 995 1,463 1,001 5,702 5,186 9.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,773 2,740 2,768 1.2 -1.0 2.3 2,822 2,599 3,073 3,140 13,386 15,433 -13.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 7,504 7,397 7,386 1.4 0.1 -1.1 7,111 6,724 8,297 6,620 35,466 33,081 7.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,178 9,985 10,238 1.9 -2.5 3.6 10,229 9,828 11,040 9,449 48,928 45,413 7.7

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,025 1,005 992 2.0 1.3 -1.0 1,026 969 1,031 963 4,906 4,737 3.6

 Household appliances........................ 1,571 1,574 1,612 -0.2 -2.4 2.1 1,636 1,654 1,838 1,599 7,745 7,853 -1.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,698 3,601 3,798 2.7 -5.2 8.7 3,731 3,399 4,189 3,505 17,798 16,097 10.6

 Batteries........................................... 904 898 887 0.7 1.2 3.3 823 815 859 738 3,913 3,730 4.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 46,020 46,264 48,063 -0.5 -3.7 5.1 45,447 43,998 54,499 42,567 225,895 216,536 4.3

 Automobiles..................................... 5,111 5,134 5,573 -0.4 -7.9 11.2 5,023 4,812 6,050 4,688 25,044 23,796 5.2

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 7,624 7,895 8,351 -3.4 -5.5 2.3 7,343 7,200 9,662 6,204 38,749 31,557 22.8

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,002 1,817 1,612 10.2 12.7 7.2 1,818 1,736 1,805 1,241 8,218 7,686 6.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 14,327 14,052 14,982 2.0 -6.2 8.0 14,725 14,122 16,458 13,627 71,651 65,600 9.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 6,654 6,820 6,959 -2.4 -2.0 2.5 6,397 6,131 8,652 5,638 32,102 29,892 7.4

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,248 4,195 4,412 1.3 -4.9 3.1 3,956 3,833 4,984 4,586 20,028 24,924 -19.6

 Ships and boats................................. 2,215 2,275 2,348 -2.6 -3.1 0.4 2,380 2,304 2,584 2,468 11,595 12,024 -3.6

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,554 5,556 5,615 0.0 -1.1 4.0 5,574 5,412 5,732 5,195 27,019 24,811 8.9

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,294 13,285 13,321 0.1 -0.3 1.4 13,276 12,949 14,402 12,263 64,952 60,565 7.2

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 248,972 249,390 248,507 -0.2 0.4 3.1 258,724 252,589 257,248 219,987 1,210,977 1,056,494 14.6

 Food products....................................... 61,031 61,096 59,905 -0.1 2.0 0.9 60,464 59,378 61,784 53,916 294,794 267,063 10.4

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 8,378 8,413 7,979 -0.4 5.4 -0.3 7,795 7,832 8,346 6,215 39,878 34,742 14.8

 Dairy products.................................. 9,038 9,329 9,103 -3.1 2.5 1.8 9,113 9,113 9,412 8,123 43,905 38,744 13.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 17,102 17,203 17,188 -0.6 0.1 1.5 17,234 17,116 17,275 16,325 83,736 78,206 7.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,088 11,971 12,101 1.0 -1.1 6.2 12,956 11,916 12,146 11,358 57,644 50,456 14.2

 Beverages......................................... 9,463 9,435 9,423 0.3 0.1 4.3 10,331 9,380 9,468 8,795 45,240 38,146 18.6

 Tobacco............................................ 2,625 2,536 2,678 3.5 -5.3 13.5 2,625 2,536 2,678 2,563 12,404 12,310 0.8

 Textile mills........................................... 2,651 2,598 2,629 2.0 -1.2 0.1 2,702 2,655 2,724 2,562 13,084 12,266 6.7

 Textile products................................... 1,810 1,833 1,880 -1.3 -2.5 2.0 1,899 1,932 1,955 1,935 9,146 9,094 0.6

 Apparel................................................ 1,265 1,276 1,271 -0.9 0.4 2.3 1,217 1,184 1,255 1,174 5,952 5,720 4.1

 Leather and allied products...................... 331 324 317 2.2 2.2 2.6 308 308 332 284 1,529 1,519 0.7

 Paper products...................................... 14,333 14,472 14,618 -1.0 -1.0 0.4 14,408 14,162 14,978 14,294 71,325 69,141 3.2

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,637 6,688 6,753 -0.8 -1.0 -0.4 6,638 6,557 6,919 6,620 33,146 32,142 3.1

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,348 4,417 4,473 -1.6 -1.3 1.4 4,376 4,338 4,620 4,249 21,637 20,413 6.0

 Printing................................................. 7,097 7,039 7,177 0.8 -1.9 3.0 7,062 7,010 7,460 7,043 34,451 34,149 0.9

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 69,906 71,622 71,740 -2.4 -0.2 6.2 75,658 74,646 70,216 54,674 338,162 252,800 33.8

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 66,024 67,769 68,045 -2.6 -0.4 6.3 71,380 70,947 66,714 51,134 321,172 238,214 34.8

 Chemical products..................................... 62,614 61,295 60,902 2.2 0.6 2.5 65,504 63,338 67,577 56,980 306,812 279,693 9.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 5,109 4,551 4,757 12.3 -4.3 -5.6 6,935 6,630 7,388 4,670 29,905 23,541 27.0

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 15,911 15,767 15,994 0.9 -1.4 3.7 15,994 15,327 16,953 15,473 76,808 76,536 0.4

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,456 2,409 2,459 2.0 -2.0 -0.3 2,706 2,574 2,688 2,699 12,206 12,380 -1.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,846 15,864 15,967 -0.1 -0.6 2.0 16,546 16,060 16,821 15,767 78,078 74,593 4.7

p

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

1

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

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

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

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

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

 aggregate totals. 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May 2011/

2011p 2011r 2011 May Apr. Mar. 2011p 2011r 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2010

All manufacturing industries2...................... 445,285 441,740 445,836 0.8 -0.9 3.8 453,578 439,001 478,410 394,996 2,165,769 1,925,767 12.5

 Excluding transportation2...................... 395,421 394,822 394,108 0.2 0.2 2.9 406,328 397,130 418,067 355,669 1,929,790 1,711,937 12.7

 Excluding defense2.............................. 433,868 430,961 435,085 0.7 -0.9 3.6 443,858 430,028 463,734 384,838 2,109,015 1,862,757 13.2

 With unfilled orders2

............................. 148,509 144,500 148,388 2.8 -2.6 5.0 146,794 139,215 167,636 129,683 721,272 649,927 11.0

 Durable goods industries2........................ 196,313 192,350 197,329 2.1 -2.5 4.6 194,854 186,412 221,162 175,009 954,792 869,273 9.8

 Primary metals........................................ 23,000 22,637 22,311 1.6 1.5 7.2 24,215 23,038 25,148 19,342 115,286 94,499 22.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,882 10,845 10,911 0.3 -0.6 11.2 11,630 10,922 12,675 10,320 57,396 50,123 14.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,444 10,142 9,707 3.0 4.5 3.6 10,823 10,434 10,685 7,577 49,515 37,547 31.9

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,674 1,650 1,693 1.5 -2.5 3.7 1,762 1,682 1,788 1,445 8,375 6,829 22.6

 Fabricated metal products........................ 24,851 24,662 25,143 0.8 -1.9 -2.0 25,912 24,850 27,758 23,987 125,564 117,846 6.5

 Machinery............................................. 31,806 31,665 31,371 0.4 0.9 8.4 32,084 32,848 35,377 28,476 155,792 132,123 17.9

 Construction machinery....................... 3,660 3,838 3,760 -4.6 2.1 0.5 3,810 3,934 4,083 3,224 19,129 13,040 46.7

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,867 2,289 2,051 25.3 11.6 3.0 3,084 2,027 2,165 1,619 10,955 7,518 45.7

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,359 3,726 3,727 -9.8 0.0 25.2 3,020 3,959 4,171 2,669 16,402 13,782 19.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 717 642 656 11.7 -2.1 -8.6 680 586 750 636 3,325 3,324 0.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,004 3,487 3,010 -13.9 15.8 -3.7 3,000 3,725 3,587 2,997 15,770 14,526 8.6

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,986 1,954 1,910 1.6 2.3 -8.4 1,913 1,861 2,127 1,716 9,708 8,757 10.9

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 4,493 3,816 4,659 17.7 -18.1 40.8 4,579 3,758 4,782 4,471 19,725 15,631 26.2

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,627 2,894 2,567 -9.2 12.7 15.3 2,558 2,785 2,921 2,147 12,947 10,953 18.2

 Computers and electronic products2......... 24,586 24,299 23,818 1.2 2.0 -3.4 21,923 21,793 27,230 22,069 114,729 112,357 2.1

 Computers........................................ 4,188 4,087 4,098 2.5 -0.3 9.0 3,719 4,225 3,989 3,430 18,482 15,767 17.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 2,444 2,353 2,537 3.9 -7.3 -6.6 2,070 2,072 2,722 2,274 11,539 13,806 -16.4

 Defense communications equipment...... 419 404 284 3.7 42.3 -32.2 302 328 577 557 2,135 3,178 -32.8

 Electronic components......................... 3,503 3,607 3,398 -2.9 6.2 4.4 3,309 3,357 3,635 3,390 16,516 17,155 -3.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,264 1,332 929 -5.1 43.4 -27.1 1,233 1,199 1,067 925 5,913 5,092 16.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,795 2,493 2,390 12.1 4.3 -26.7 2,451 2,053 3,134 3,079 13,432 15,061 -10.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 7,638 7,760 7,909 -1.6 -1.9 0.4 6,893 6,855 9,281 6,613 37,005 33,136 11.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,413 10,114 10,669 3.0 -5.2 3.1 10,494 9,851 11,330 9,772 51,430 47,950 7.3

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,035 975 984 6.2 -0.9 -0.2 1,040 970 1,032 985 4,961 4,828 2.8

 Household appliances.......................... 1,547 1,456 1,728 6.3 -15.7 4.5 1,618 1,502 1,836 1,654 7,862 8,038 -2.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,820 3,745 4,095 2.0 -8.5 12.9 3,892 3,658 4,403 3,642 19,275 17,319 11.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 49,864 46,918 51,728 6.3 -9.3 10.6 47,250 41,871 60,343 39,327 235,979 213,830 10.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 14,294 14,018 14,943 2.0 -6.2 7.3 14,549 14,083 16,191 13,456 71,486 65,102 9.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 9,986 7,314 10,301 36.5 -29.0 2.3 8,792 4,650 12,823 5,189 38,870 30,306 28.3

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 5,174 4,539 4,500 14.0 0.9 7.0 4,421 3,570 5,774 3,935 23,005 25,551 -10.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,390 2,566 3,053 -6.9 -16.0 605.1 2,356 2,535 3,599 1,321 14,409 10,793 33.5

 Furniture and related products................. 5,481 5,749 5,856 -4.7 -1.8 7.5 5,799 5,877 6,325 5,484 28,464 26,095 9.1

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 248,972 249,390 248,507 -0.2 0.4 3.1 258,724 252,589 257,248 219,987 1,210,977 1,056,494 14.6

p

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May May

2011p 2011r 2011 May Apr. Mar. 2011p 2011r 2011 2010 11/10

All manufacturing industries2...................... 860,907 853,164 848,202 0.9 0.6 0.7 867,167 862,694 860,105 814,793 6.4

 Excluding transportation2...................... 363,286 359,387 355,079 1.1 1.2 0.7 367,823 365,153 360,437 323,585 13.7

 Excluding defense2............................. 692,667 686,245 681,889 0.9 0.6 0.9 696,698 692,067 688,873 649,486 7.3

 Durable goods industries2

........................ 860,907 853,164 848,202 0.9 0.6 0.7 867,167 862,694 860,105 814,793 6.4

 Primary metals........................................ 33,210 33,170 33,102 0.1 0.2 -0.6 33,791 34,015 34,365 28,778 17.4

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 19,702 19,891 20,234 -1.0 -1.7 -1.9 20,080 20,378 21,041 17,455 15.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,186 10,019 9,682 1.7 3.5 0.6 10,345 10,320 10,082 8,546 21.1

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 3,322 3,260 3,186 1.9 2.3 4.0 3,366 3,317 3,242 2,777 21.2

 Fabricated metal products......................... 62,833 62,688 62,642 0.2 0.1 0.3 64,677 64,158 63,744 62,535 3.4

 Machinery.............................................. 108,943 105,463 101,498 3.3 3.9 2.2 110,044 107,023 102,386 81,964 34.3

 Construction machinery....................... 9,251 9,152 8,841 1.1 3.5 2.9 9,574 9,501 9,099 6,742 42.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 11,731 10,568 9,922 11.0 6.5 5.3 11,859 10,417 9,917 6,274 89.0

 Industrial machinery............................ 15,190 14,973 14,121 1.4 6.0 2.8 15,231 15,341 14,168 11,488 32.6

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,931 1,884 1,906 2.5 -1.2 -2.7 1,950 1,896 1,912 2,300 -15.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 20,349 19,975 19,134 1.9 4.4 2.0 20,622 20,391 19,148 15,347 34.4

 Metalworking machinery....................... 5,109 5,038 4,945 1.4 1.9 1.3 5,198 5,152 5,019 4,107 26.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 16,577 15,589 15,155 6.3 2.9 2.7 16,637 15,672 15,317 11,605 43.4

 Material handling equipment.................. 8,428 8,340 7,920 1.1 5.3 2.1 8,506 8,503 8,070 6,895 23.4

 Computers and electronic products2......... 124,124 124,042 124,122 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 124,341 125,467 125,927 120,534 3.2

 Computers......................................... 3,512 3,348 3,415 4.9 -2.0 2.5 3,512 3,348 3,415 3,531 -0.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 22,143 22,342 22,752 -0.9 -1.8 -0.5 22,159 22,588 22,882 22,348 -0.8

 Defense communications equipment...... 5,997 6,060 6,136 -1.0 -1.2 -3.3 6,069 6,246 6,398 6,603 -8.1

 Electronic components.......................... 11,598 11,597 11,422 0.0 1.5 0.0 11,610 11,676 11,412 11,531 0.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 8,758 8,735 8,553 0.3 2.1 -3.3 8,736 8,765 8,561 8,900 -1.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 43,823 43,801 44,048 0.1 -0.6 -0.9 44,076 44,447 44,993 42,145 4.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 28,293 28,159 27,796 0.5 1.3 1.9 28,179 28,397 28,266 25,476 10.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 25,491 25,256 25,127 0.9 0.5 1.7 25,754 25,489 25,466 21,168 21.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,076 1,066 1,096 0.9 -2.7 -0.7 1,072 1,058 1,057 1,057 1.4

 Household appliances.......................... 789 813 931 -3.0 -12.7 14.2 821 839 991 729 12.6

 Electrical equipment............................. 14,390 14,268 14,124 0.9 1.0 2.1 14,514 14,353 14,094 11,936 21.6

 Transportation equipment........................ 497,621 493,777 493,123 0.8 0.1 0.7 499,344 497,541 499,668 491,208 1.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 13,476 13,509 13,543 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 13,631 13,807 13,846 13,402 1.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 344,329 340,997 340,503 1.0 0.1 1.0 344,184 341,789 343,270 331,493 3.8

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 54,498 53,572 53,228 1.7 0.6 0.2 55,082 54,617 54,880 51,698 6.5

 Ships and boats.................................. 18,968 18,793 18,502 0.9 1.6 4.0 19,750 19,774 19,543 21,700 -9.0

 Furniture and related products................. 7,144 7,217 7,024 -1.0 2.7 3.6 7,675 7,450 6,985 7,047 8.9

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

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

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May May

2011p 2011r 2011 May Apr. Mar. 2011p 2011r 2011 2010 11/10

 All manufacturing industries..................... 593,000 588,509 580,076 0.8 1.5 1.4 599,030 591,694 578,111 527,402 13.6

 Excluding transportation...................... 485,224 482,528 474,968 0.6 1.6 1.2 489,659 484,480 473,190 434,492 12.7

 Excluding defense............................. 566,853 562,793 554,163 0.7 1.6 1.3 572,826 565,841 552,077 502,218 14.1

 With unfilled orders............................. 291,735 287,738 283,901 1.4 1.4 2.0 294,944 289,736 282,882 257,580 14.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 356,140 351,488 347,292 1.3 1.2 1.7 359,992 353,679 346,474 317,170 13.5

 Wood products........................................ 8,883 8,633 8,612 2.9 0.2 -0.7 8,721 8,501 8,732 8,288 5.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 10,747 10,662 10,548 0.8 1.1 0.6 10,986 10,929 10,784 10,439 5.2

 Primary metals......................................... 33,941 33,333 32,589 1.8 2.3 2.2 34,490 33,595 32,096 29,240 18.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 20,949 20,586 20,018 1.8 2.8 2.8 21,399 20,739 19,524 17,872 19.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 11,009 10,785 10,646 2.1 1.3 1.1 11,092 10,856 10,604 9,592 15.6

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,983 1,962 1,925 1.1 1.9 1.6 1,999 2,000 1,968 1,776 12.6

 Fabricated metal products......................... 44,817 44,160 43,442 1.5 1.7 1.4 45,041 44,423 43,644 40,248 11.9

 Machinery.............................................. 57,275 56,358 55,560 1.6 1.4 2.0 57,869 56,750 56,013 50,529 14.5

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,195 3,161 3,100 1.1 2.0 1.6 3,290 3,253 3,371 2,643 24.5

 Construction machinery........................ 5,182 5,070 5,054 2.2 0.3 2.7 5,248 5,165 5,155 4,146 26.6

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 7,049 6,903 6,754 2.1 2.2 3.3 7,210 6,958 6,759 6,161 17.0

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,521 6,498 6,451 0.4 0.7 0.5 6,670 6,492 6,498 6,226 7.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,535 1,526 1,545 0.6 -1.2 1.0 1,523 1,491 1,488 1,404 8.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,310 4,211 4,171 2.4 1.0 5.1 4,513 4,422 4,239 4,145 8.9

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,522 4,430 4,288 2.1 3.3 2.5 4,581 4,475 4,269 4,067 12.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 7,316 7,105 6,917 3.0 2.7 2.3 7,248 7,029 6,740 5,716 26.8

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,469 3,415 3,363 1.6 1.5 1.1 3,485 3,413 3,358 3,185 9.4

 Computers and electronic products2......... 48,172 47,968 47,294 0.4 1.4 1.8 48,597 47,748 46,484 44,073 10.3

 Computers......................................... 3,053 3,144 2,712 -2.9 15.9 -0.3 3,166 2,954 2,599 3,123 1.4

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,256 1,267 1,294 -0.9 -2.1 -1.2 1,343 1,320 1,227 1,318 1.9

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,407 1,405 1,418 0.1 -0.9 -0.7 1,461 1,435 1,375 1,447 1.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 7,067 7,010 6,988 0.8 0.3 4.4 7,113 6,974 6,835 6,341 12.2

 Defense communications equipment...... 2,639 2,627 2,596 0.5 1.2 2.9 2,639 2,627 2,596 2,357 12.0

 Audio and video equipment.................. 534 530 515 0.8 2.9 0.4 503 484 453 487 3.3

 Electronic components.......................... 7,191 7,247 7,252 -0.8 -0.1 0.1 7,219 7,321 7,081 6,541 10.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,239 3,278 3,228 -1.2 1.5 1.7 3,235 3,298 3,214 3,014 7.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 2,908 2,831 2,871 2.7 -1.4 3.1 2,960 2,876 2,871 2,939 0.7

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 12,819 12,631 12,407 1.5 1.8 1.3 12,946 12,633 12,286 11,431 13.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 15,496 15,400 15,247 0.6 1.0 0.8 15,682 15,559 15,246 14,254 10.0

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,726 1,699 1,664 1.6 2.1 -0.1 1,777 1,728 1,655 1,656 7.3

 Household appliances.......................... 2,225 2,233 2,258 -0.4 -1.1 0.4 2,233 2,236 2,216 1,905 17.2

 Electrical equipment............................. 5,021 4,959 4,802 1.3 3.3 -0.4 5,019 4,961 4,796 4,604 9.0

 Batteries............................................ 1,036 1,053 1,087 -1.6 -3.1 -1.7 1,056 1,078 1,088 1,064 -0.8

 Transportation equipment......................... 107,776 105,981 105,108 1.7 0.8 2.4 109,371 107,214 104,921 92,910 17.7

 Automobiles....................................... 2,910 2,885 2,864 0.9 0.7 -0.2 3,056 2,901 2,755 2,624 16.5

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 2,848 2,782 2,834 2.4 -1.8 -2.1 2,994 2,866 2,917 2,520 18.8

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,585 1,538 1,476 3.1 4.2 3.1 1,599 1,492 1,415 1,435 11.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 17,545 17,396 17,262 0.9 0.8 0.6 17,688 17,650 17,253 16,015 10.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 57,812 56,600 55,454 2.1 2.1 3.3 58,866 57,388 55,360 45,398 29.7

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 14,574 14,259 14,371 2.2 -0.8 3.7 14,639 14,280 14,329 14,157 3.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,315 3,356 3,418 -1.2 -1.8 2.6 3,255 3,411 3,544 2,971 9.6

 Furniture and related products................. 6,714 6,746 6,736 -0.5 0.1 -0.2 6,811 6,713 6,635 6,386 6.7

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 22,319 22,247 22,156 0.3 0.4 0.7 22,424 22,247 21,919 20,803 7.8

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 236,860 237,021 232,784 -0.1 1.8 1.0 239,038 238,015 231,637 210,232 13.7

 Food products........................................ 44,441 44,158 43,954 0.6 0.5 1.0 43,244 43,187 42,998 39,924 8.3

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,710 5,700 5,698 0.2 0.0 -1.7 5,397 5,570 5,599 4,642 16.3

 Dairy products.................................... 5,702 5,603 5,670 1.8 -1.2 2.6 5,937 5,784 5,653 5,502 7.9

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 8,508 8,478 8,486 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 8,422 8,426 8,392 7,810 7.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 16,402 16,421 16,398 -0.1 0.1 0.1 16,255 16,532 16,600 16,184 0.4

 Beverages......................................... 12,968 12,961 12,910 0.1 0.4 0.6 12,890 13,042 13,019 12,602 2.3

 Tobacco............................................ 3,434 3,460 3,488 -0.8 -0.8 -1.8 3,365 3,490 3,581 3,582 -6.1

 Textile mills............................................ 3,496 3,467 3,390 0.8 2.3 1.7 3,540 3,502 3,389 3,007 17.7

 Textile products...................................... 2,995 2,969 2,931 0.9 1.3 0.7 3,050 3,003 2,924 2,666 14.4

 Apparel................................................. 2,436 2,415 2,408 0.9 0.3 1.3 2,384 2,317 2,311 1,927 23.7

 Leather and allied products...................... 888 886 877 0.2 1.0 3.2 884 871 855 728 21.4

 Paper products....................................... 13,966 13,944 13,952 0.2 -0.1 0.4 13,956 13,983 14,000 13,651 2.2

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 6,007 5,966 5,955 0.7 0.2 0.3 6,000 5,976 5,996 5,809 3.3

 Paperboard containers......................... 3,983 4,012 4,019 -0.7 -0.2 1.2 3,984 4,033 4,040 3,936 1.2

 Printing.................................................. 5,503 5,654 5,645 -2.7 0.2 1.4 5,430 5,640 5,629 5,223 4.0

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 53,868 55,356 52,514 -2.7 5.4 3.3 56,334 56,581 51,786 39,247 43.5

 Petroleum refineries............................. 50,540 52,098 49,375 -3.0 5.5 3.6 52,910 53,273 48,666 36,222 46.1

 Chemical products..................................... 72,638 71,653 70,809 1.4 1.2 0.1 73,497 72,091 71,021 68,380 7.5

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,626 3,803 3,720 -4.7 2.2 1.8 3,661 4,038 4,113 3,581 2.2

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 25,521 25,502 25,096 0.1 1.6 -2.2 25,837 25,547 24,926 25,608 0.9

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 3,129 3,159 3,124 -0.9 1.1 1.1 3,191 3,233 3,208 2,919 9.3

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 20,227 20,098 19,906 0.6 1.0 -0.5 20,464 20,308 20,124 19,295 6.1

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. 2 Estimates of inventories for the semiconductor industry data are included in computers and electronic products and all other applicable agregates totals, 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

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May 2011/

2011p 2011r 2011 May Apr. Mar. 2011p 2011r 2011 2010 2011p 2010 2010

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 443,937 443,493 445,386 0.1 -0.4 3.1 454,733 444,993 471,211 402,105 2,160,738 1,939,153 11.4

 Construction materials and supplies...... 36,561 36,398 36,763 0.4 -1.0 1.5 38,625 36,362 37,500 37,914 174,559 171,230 1.9

 Information technology......................... 24,652 24,518 24,449 0.5 0.3 0.3 23,313 22,753 27,050 22,754 115,742 112,487 2.9

 Computers and related products........... 5,661 5,726 5,631 -1.1 1.7 5.1 4,889 5,424 6,112 4,452 25,341 21,968 15.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 29,064 28,898 30,518 0.6 -5.3 6.9 28,909 27,870 33,975 25,760 143,662 128,639 11.7

 Capital goods...................................... 74,961 74,095 75,565 1.2 -1.9 3.6 73,960 71,610 84,291 69,634 360,147 343,589 4.8

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 67,048 66,135 67,097 1.4 -1.4 3.6 66,106 63,982 74,860 60,141 320,613 293,087 9.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 63,312 62,206 63,151 1.8 -1.5 3.7 62,446 60,465 69,836 56,962 302,812 275,799 9.8

 Defense capital goods4....................... 7,913 7,960 8,468 -0.6 -6.0 3.5 7,854 7,628 9,431 9,493 39,534 50,502 -21.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 195,046 197,150 197,822 -1.1 -0.3 3.7 200,762 197,109 203,087 169,641 950,337 818,182 16.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 25,134 25,516 26,675 -1.5 -4.3 4.1 25,009 24,675 29,966 23,072 126,215 114,811 9.9

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 169,912 171,634 171,147 -1.0 0.3 3.7 175,753 172,434 173,121 146,569 824,122 703,371 17.2

 All manufacturing industries5.................. 445,285 441,740 445,836 0.8 -0.9 3.8 453,578 439,001 478,410 394,996 2,165,769 1,925,767 12.5

 Construction materials and supplies...... 37,007 37,222 37,053 -0.6 0.5 -0.5 39,186 37,930 39,103 37,948 180,985 174,645 3.6

 Information technology......................... 24,907 24,374 24,051 2.2 1.3 -5.1 22,415 21,928 27,545 22,068 116,957 112,561 3.9

 Computers and related products........... 5,825 5,659 5,715 2.9 -1.0 10.3 5,053 5,357 6,196 4,645 25,199 21,955 14.8

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 29,031 28,864 30,479 0.6 -5.3 6.6 28,733 27,831 33,708 25,589 143,497 128,141 12.0

 Capital goods...................................... 81,798 77,510 81,655 5.5 -5.1 6.1 78,258 72,642 93,906 68,771 387,224 350,048 10.6

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 73,089 69,144 72,979 5.7 -5.3 5.0 70,734 65,527 82,031 60,472 341,181 298,901 14.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 66,341 65,319 65,571 1.6 -0.4 5.4 64,870 63,843 72,739 57,785 317,966 280,958 13.2

 Defense capital goods4....................... 8,709 8,366 8,676 4.1 -3.6 16.1 7,524 7,115 11,875 8,299 46,043 51,147 -10.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 194,926 197,101 197,971 -1.1 -0.4 3.7 200,577 197,085 203,193 169,562 950,699 819,230 16.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 25,014 25,467 26,824 -1.8 -5.1 4.2 24,824 24,651 30,072 22,993 126,577 115,859 9.3

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 169,912 171,634 171,147 -1.0 0.3 3.7 175,753 172,434 173,121 146,569 824,122 703,371 17.2

 All manufacturing industries5

.................. 860,907 853,164 848,202 0.9 0.6 0.7 867,167 862,694 860,105 814,793 (X) (X) 6.4

 Construction materials and supplies...... 57,512 57,066 56,242 0.8 1.5 0.5 58,858 58,297 56,729 52,287 (X) (X) 12.6

 Information technology......................... 123,693 123,438 123,582 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 124,028 124,926 125,751 118,749 (X) (X) 4.4

 Computers and related products........... 3,512 3,348 3,415 4.9 -2.0 2.5 3,512 3,348 3,415 3,531 (X) (X) -0.5

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 13,476 13,509 13,543 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 13,631 13,807 13,846 13,402 (X) (X) 1.7

 Capital goods...................................... 652,037 645,200 641,785 1.1 0.5 1.0 655,289 650,991 649,959 616,660 (X) (X) 6.3

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 502,914 496,873 493,864 1.2 0.6 1.2 504,108 499,480 497,935 468,654 (X) (X) 7.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 199,628 196,599 193,486 1.5 1.6 1.3 201,248 198,824 195,446 174,780 (X) (X) 15.1

 Defense capital goods4....................... 149,123 148,327 147,921 0.5 0.3 0.1 151,181 151,511 152,024 148,006 (X) (X) 2.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 4,829 4,949 4,998 -2.4 -1.0 3.1 4,972 5,157 5,181 5,025 (X) (X) -1.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 4,829 4,949 4,998 -2.4 -1.0 3.1 4,972 5,157 5,181 5,025 (X) (X) -1.1

 All manufacturing industries................... 593,000 588,509 580,076 0.8 1.5 1.4 599,030 591,694 578,111 527,402 (X) (X) 13.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 56,934 56,116 55,454 1.5 1.2 1.1 57,372 56,604 55,877 53,124 (X) (X) 8.0

 Information technology......................... 42,374 42,141 41,442 0.6 1.7 2.0 42,909 42,071 40,842 39,249 (X) (X) 9.3

 Computers and related products........... 5,716 5,816 5,424 -1.7 7.2 -0.6 5,970 5,709 5,201 5,888 (X) (X) 1.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,888 24,601 24,436 1.2 0.7 0.3 25,337 24,909 24,340 22,594 (X) (X) 12.1

 Capital goods...................................... 181,413 178,739 176,148 1.5 1.5 2.5 183,709 179,876 175,920 158,216 (X) (X) 16.1

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 160,600 158,368 155,538 1.4 1.8 2.3 162,904 159,389 155,147 138,109 (X) (X) 18.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 110,977 109,894 108,225 1.0 1.5 1.6 112,360 110,212 107,810 100,709 (X) (X) 11.6

 Defense capital goods4

....................... 20,813 20,371 20,610 2.2 -1.2 4.2 20,805 20,487 20,773 20,107 (X) (X) 3.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 181,248 182,246 178,688 -0.5 2.0 1.0 182,650 182,363 176,623 158,308 (X) (X) 15.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 26,539 26,380 26,289 0.6 0.3 -0.1 26,639 26,244 26,001 24,085 (X) (X) 10.6

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 154,709 155,866 152,399 -0.7 2.3 1.1 156,011 156,119 150,622 134,223 (X) (X) 16.2

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 
 7

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May May

2011p 2011r 2011 May Apr. Mar. 2011p 2011r 2011 2010 11/10

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 195,295 194,124 191,970 0.6 1.1 0.9 196,105 194,227 191,197 174,558 12.3

 Durable goods industries........................ 114,776 113,622 112,099 1.0 1.4 1.1 114,678 113,395 111,227 104,408 9.8

 Wood products................................... 3,380 3,245 3,210 4.2 1.1 0.8 3,100 3,015 3,159 2,837 9.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,297 4,269 4,168 0.7 2.4 1.3 4,308 4,288 4,185 4,051 6.3

 Primary metals.................................... 13,776 13,632 13,600 1.1 0.2 3.6 13,721 13,471 13,190 11,719 17.1

 Fabricated metal products.................. 16,082 15,741 15,459 2.2 1.8 0.7 15,936 15,641 15,448 14,142 12.7

 Machinery.......................................... 21,299 21,087 20,849 1.0 1.1 1.8 21,487 21,213 20,817 18,761 14.5

 Computers and electronic products...... 18,454 18,381 17,924 0.4 2.5 1.9 18,422 18,248 17,601 16,335 12.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 6,515 6,456 6,376 0.9 1.3 1.8 6,603 6,504 6,459 6,167 7.1

 Transportation equipment.................. 20,646 20,544 20,341 0.5 1.0 -1.6 20,734 20,750 20,256 20,815 -0.4

 Furniture and related products............ 3,221 3,224 3,183 -0.1 1.3 -0.6 3,252 3,231 3,177 2,995 8.6

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,106 7,043 6,989 0.9 0.8 0.8 7,115 7,034 6,935 6,586 8.0

 Nondurable goods industries................. 80,519 80,502 79,871 0.0 0.8 0.6 81,427 80,832 79,970 70,150 16.1

 Food products................................... 14,562 14,488 14,403 0.5 0.6 -0.7 14,281 14,425 14,326 13,272 7.6

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,268 4,316 4,329 -1.1 -0.3 -1.0 4,240 4,362 4,414 4,441 -4.5

 Textiles.............................................. 1,304 1,265 1,242 3.1 1.9 1.6 1,322 1,279 1,247 1,092 21.1

 Textile products.................................. 1,381 1,359 1,330 1.6 2.2 -0.2 1,401 1,367 1,318 1,198 16.9

 Apparel............................................. 845 825 800 2.4 3.1 3.5 836 817 786 562 48.8

 Leather and allied products................ 304 305 307 -0.3 -0.7 4.1 305 299 299 254 20.1

 Paper products................................... 6,684 6,697 6,731 -0.2 -0.5 0.6 6,589 6,666 6,763 6,429 2.5

 Printing ............................................ 2,693 2,745 2,720 -1.9 0.9 0.5 2,650 2,701 2,711 2,468 7.4

 Petroleum and coal products............... 17,564 17,631 17,284 -0.4 2.0 1.5 18,682 17,954 17,260 11,505 62.4

 Chemical products............................. 22,515 22,395 22,433 0.5 -0.2 0.8 22,750 22,474 22,515 21,299 6.8

 Plastics and rubber products............... 8,399 8,476 8,292 -0.9 2.2 1.4 8,371 8,488 8,331 7,630 9.7

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 185,031 182,727 179,552 1.3 1.8 2.1 186,813 184,360 179,133 159,150 17.4

 Durable goods industries........................ 138,280 135,882 134,135 1.8 1.3 2.7 139,912 137,033 133,578 118,252 18.3

 Wood products................................... 1,547 1,528 1,545 1.2 -1.1 -0.1 1,549 1,558 1,572 1,472 5.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,201 1,168 1,150 2.8 1.6 0.8 1,253 1,216 1,205 1,177 6.5

 Primary metals.................................... 9,949 9,776 9,376 1.8 4.3 1.5 10,253 9,974 9,170 8,841 16.0

 Fabricated metal products.................. 12,266 12,112 11,933 1.3 1.5 1.9 12,309 12,119 11,865 10,956 12.3

 Machinery.......................................... 15,098 14,679 14,456 2.9 1.5 0.9 15,226 14,596 14,472 13,393 13.7

 Computers and electronic products...... 18,182 18,198 18,044 -0.1 0.9 3.1 18,468 18,227 17,766 17,312 6.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 3,608 3,601 3,542 0.2 1.7 1.0 3,697 3,710 3,537 3,233 14.4

 Transportation equipment.................. 72,104 70,531 69,791 2.2 1.1 3.7 72,778 71,329 69,728 57,696 26.1

 Furniture and related products............ 1,070 1,053 1,048 1.6 0.5 2.3 1,080 1,055 1,046 990 9.1

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,255 3,236 3,250 0.6 -0.4 -1.3 3,299 3,249 3,217 3,182 3.7

 Nondurable goods industries................. 46,751 46,845 45,417 -0.2 3.1 0.4 46,901 47,327 45,555 40,898 14.7

 Food products................................... 3,624 3,542 3,457 2.3 2.5 -0.9 3,108 3,236 3,331 2,724 14.1

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,550 5,571 5,542 -0.4 0.5 0.5 5,412 5,537 5,635 5,462 -0.9

 Textiles.............................................. 806 802 774 0.5 3.6 1.6 818 803 767 712 14.9

 Textile products.................................. 465 474 477 -1.9 -0.6 2.4 476 486 479 431 10.4

 Apparel............................................. 345 348 358 -0.9 -2.8 -2.5 348 344 343 334 4.2

 Leather and allied products................ 93 89 82 4.5 8.5 1.2 93 89 84 73 27.4

 Paper products................................... 1,231 1,244 1,242 -1.0 0.2 0.2 1,231 1,246 1,235 1,216 1.2

 Printing ............................................ 1,209 1,257 1,255 -3.8 0.2 2.7 1,145 1,265 1,260 1,180 -3.0

 Petroleum and coal products............... 16,504 16,894 15,353 -2.3 10.0 2.2 17,090 17,700 15,661 11,858 44.1

 Chemical products............................. 14,930 14,729 14,953 1.4 -1.5 0.0 15,197 14,702 14,798 14,854 2.3

 Plastics and rubber products............... 1,994 1,895 1,924 5.2 -1.5 -9.7 1,983 1,919 1,962 2,054 -3.5

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 212,674 211,658 208,554 0.5 1.5 1.4 216,112 213,107 207,781 193,694 11.6

 Durable goods industries........................ 103,084 101,984 101,058 1.1 0.9 1.1 105,402 103,251 101,669 94,510 11.5

 Wood products................................... 3,956 3,860 3,857 2.5 0.1 -2.2 4,072 3,928 4,001 3,979 2.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,249 5,225 5,230 0.5 -0.1 0.0 5,425 5,425 5,394 5,211 4.1

 Primary metals.................................... 10,216 9,925 9,613 2.9 3.2 0.9 10,516 10,150 9,736 8,680 21.2

 Fabricated metal products.................. 16,469 16,307 16,050 1.0 1.6 1.6 16,796 16,663 16,331 15,150 10.9

 Machinery.......................................... 20,878 20,592 20,255 1.4 1.7 2.9 21,156 20,941 20,724 18,375 15.1

 Computers and electronic products...... 11,536 11,389 11,326 1.3 0.6 -0.6 11,707 11,273 11,117 10,426 12.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,373 5,343 5,329 0.6 0.3 -0.4 5,382 5,345 5,250 4,854 10.9

 Transportation equipment.................. 15,026 14,906 14,976 0.8 -0.5 1.9 15,859 15,135 14,937 14,399 10.1

 Furniture and related products............ 2,423 2,469 2,505 -1.9 -1.4 -0.7 2,479 2,427 2,412 2,401 3.2

 Miscellaneous products........................ 11,958 11,968 11,917 -0.1 0.4 1.3 12,010 11,964 11,767 11,035 8.8

 Nondurable goods industries................. 109,590 109,674 107,496 -0.1 2.0 1.6 110,710 109,856 106,112 99,184 11.6

 Food products................................... 26,255 26,128 26,094 0.5 0.1 2.2 25,855 25,526 25,341 23,928 8.1

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 6,584 6,534 6,527 0.8 0.1 0.5 6,603 6,633 6,551 6,281 5.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,386 1,400 1,374 -1.0 1.9 1.9 1,400 1,420 1,375 1,203 16.4

 Textile products.................................. 1,149 1,136 1,124 1.1 1.1 1.1 1,173 1,150 1,127 1,037 13.1

 Apparel............................................. 1,246 1,242 1,250 0.3 -0.6 1.1 1,200 1,156 1,182 1,031 16.4

 Leather and allied products................ 491 492 488 -0.2 0.8 3.0 486 483 472 401 21.2

 Paper products................................... 6,051 6,003 5,979 0.8 0.4 0.3 6,136 6,071 6,002 6,006 2.2

 Printing ............................................ 1,601 1,652 1,670 -3.1 -1.1 1.9 1,635 1,674 1,658 1,575 3.8

 Petroleum and coal products............... 19,800 20,831 19,877 -4.9 4.8 5.8 20,562 20,927 18,865 15,884 29.5

 Chemical products............................. 35,193 34,529 33,423 1.9 3.3 -0.4 35,550 34,915 33,708 32,227 10.3

 Plastics and rubber products............... 9,834 9,727 9,690 1.1 0.4 0.0 10,110 9,901 9,831 9,611 5.2

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

1

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

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

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

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and 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 May Apr Mar Feb May Apr Mar Feb

2011p 2011r 2011 2011 2011p 2011r 2011 2011

All manufacturing industries2

............................ 1.34 1.33 1.30 1.32 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.83 1.81 1.76 1.79 6.12 6.11 5.96 6.13

 Wood products.............................................. 1.69 1.62 1.61 1.69 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.38 1.38 1.35 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.48 1.48 1.45 1.47 1.45 1.47 1.47 1.53

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.81 1.79 1.74 1.76 2.63 2.63 2.59 2.65

 Machinery..................................................... 2.02 2.03 1.90 1.98 4.28 4.25 3.89 4.06

 Computers and electronic products2

................ 1.56 1.54 1.59 1.54 5.60 5.61 5.66 5.67

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.52 1.54 1.49 1.53 2.75 2.78 2.69 2.74

 Transportation equipment.............................. 2.34 2.29 2.19 2.25 15.91 15.72 15.16 15.77

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.21 1.21 1.20 1.25 1.48 1.51 1.46 1.45

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.68 1.67 1.66 1.67 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.95 0.95 0.94 0.96 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.36 1.37 1.36 1.44 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.32 1.33 1.29 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.65 1.62 1.56 1.58 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.93 1.89 1.89 1.91 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.68 2.73 2.77 2.75 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 0.97 0.96 0.95 0.95 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.78 0.80 0.79 0.80 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.77 0.77 0.73 0.75 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.16 1.17 1.16 1.19 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.28 1.27 1.25 1.28 (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.

May2 May2 May2 May2

Industry 2010- 2010- 2010- 2010-

May1 Apr May1 Apr May1 Apr May1 Apr

2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011

All manufacturing industries.................. (X) 0.3 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.2 (X) 0.2

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

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 0.1 0.8 -0.2 2.6 -0.1 1.6 0.2 0.5

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 0.3 0.8 -0.8 2.5 -0.1 0.6 0.2 0.3

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.1 0.8 -0.2 1.0 -0.1 0.4 0.1 0.3

 Transportation equipment.................... -0.1 0.7 0.5 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.6 (X) 1.3 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.3 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.2

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

 Food products................................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.3

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.6 (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.

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 65 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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