FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

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

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (09)-05 

CB09-102 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

May 2009 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in May, up three 

of the last four months, increased $4.1 billion or 1.2 

percent to $347.9 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 0.5 percent April 

increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 

0.8 percent. 

 Shipments, down ten consecutive months, decreased 

$3.1 billion or 0.9 percent to $353.3 billion. This was 

the longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases 

since the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 

1992 and followed a 0.5 percent April decrease. 

 Unfilled orders, down eight consecutive months, decreased $1.8 billion or 0.2 percent to $747.3 billion. 

This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly 

decreases since November 2001-July 2002. This 

followed a 1.1 percent April decrease. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.15, up from 6.04 in 

April. 

 Inventories, down nine consecutive months, decreased $3.2 billion or 0.6 percent to $513.3 billion. This was 

the longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases 

since March 2003-January 2004 and followed a 1.2 

percent April decrease. The inventories-to-shipments 

ratio was 1.45, unchanged from April. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in May, 

up three of the last four months, increased $2.9 billion or 1.8 percent to $163.4 billion, unchanged from the 

previously published increase. This followed a 1.4 

percent April increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up three of the last four 

months, had the largest increase, $1.5 billion or 3.8 

percent to $42.3 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $1.2 billion or 0.7 percent to $184.5 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in May, 

down ten consecutive months, decreased $4.3 billion or 

2.5 percent to $168.9 billion, revised from the previously published 2.1 percent decrease. This also was the 

longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases since 

the series was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 

and followed a 0.7 percent April decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down two consecutive 

months, had the largest decrease, $2.8 billion or 6.2 

percent to $42.2 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

following three consecutive monthly decreases, 

increased $1.2 billion or 0.7 percent to $184.5 billion. 

This followed a 0.2 percent April decrease. This 

increase was due to petroleum and coal products, which 

increased $2.5 billion or 8.3 percent to $32.3 billion. 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

May, down eight consecutive months, decreased $1.8 billion or 0.2 percent to $747.3 billion, revised from the 

previously published 0.3 percent decrease. This 

followed a 1.1 percent April decrease. 

 

 Machinery, down eight consecutive months, had the 

largest decrease, $0.9 billion or 1.0 percent to $87.6 

billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in May, 

down five consecutive months, decreased $3.3 billion or 

1.0 percent to $322.1 billion, revised from the previously published 0.8 percent decrease. This followed a 1.2 

percent April decrease. 

 

 Primary metals, down eight consecutive months, had 

the largest decrease, $0.9 billion or 3.1 percent to $27.1 

billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

following eight consecutive monthly decreases, 

increased slightly to $191.2 billion. This followed a 1.1 

percent April decrease. Petroleum and coal products 

drove the increase, up $0.7 billion or 3.0 percent to 

$25.2 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, May materials and supplies 

decreased 1.7 percent in durable goods and increased 0.3 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process decreased 0.2 percent in durable goods and increased 0.2 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 1.4 percent 

in durable goods and 0.3 percent in nondurable goods. 

Figures in text are in seasonally adjusted current dollars. Figures on new and unfilled orders exclude data for semiconductor manufacturing. For data, call (301) 763-4673 or go to <http://www.census.gov/m3>. 

The advance report on durable goods for June is scheduled for release on July 29, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on August 5, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description. 
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 May Apr. Mar. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

 All manufacturing industries .................. 353,334 356,430 358,073 -0.9 -0.5 -1.8 357,438 352,699 370,878 460,851 1,749,611 2,177,293 -19.6

 Excluding transportation ................... 311,153 311,481 313,022 -0.1 -0.5 -2.2 314,897 309,118 320,879 407,009 1,533,337 1,906,201 -19.6

 Excluding defense .............................. 339,912 343,045 344,865 -0.9 -0.5 -1.8 344,057 339,805 356,481 448,875 1,686,803 2,122,013 -20.5

 With unfilled orders ........................... 121,559 124,037 126,704 -2.0 -2.1 -1.7 121,286 120,731 136,574 154,443 610,971 749,339 -18.5

 Durable goods industries ........................168,864 173,180 174,417 -2.5 -0.7 -1.9 168,534 170,789 186,624 215,193 848,592 1,053,058 -19.4

 Wood products................................. ...... 7,502 7,486 7,173 0.2 4.4 -4.4 7,816 7,532 7,121 8,464 35,503 39,357 -9.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 7,311 7,317 7,415 -0.1 -1.3 -3.9 7,608 7,432 7,352 9,805 35,747 45,080 -20.7

 Primary metals............................ .......... 12,072 12,473 13,111 -3.2 -4.9 -7.5 12,551 12,817 13,638 23,487 65,720 110,676 -40.6

 Iron and steel mills............................ 4,707 4,909 5,320 -4.1 -7.7 -13.0 4,883 4,974 5,525 12,144 26,871 55,506 -51.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,290 6,433 6,480 -2.2 -0.7 -3.1 6,558 6,675 6,699 9,362 32,635 46,141 -29.3

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,075 1,131 1,311 -5.0 -13.7 -4.0 1,110 1,168 1,414 1,981 6,214 9,029 -31.2

 Fabricated metal products...................... 23,268 23,804 24,455 -2.3 -2.7 -2.1 23,710 23,782 25,130 28,841 118,316 136,117 -13.1

 Machinery............................................. 23,105 22,812 23,710 1.3 -3.8 -3.5 23,217 23,485 25,705 29,615 117,705 145,992 -19.4

 Farm machinery................................. 2,283 2,275 2,459 0.4 -7.5 -3.5 2,413 2,977 2,955 2,658 13,373 12,527 6.8

 Construction machinery..................... 1,461 1,506 1,632 -3.0 -7.7 -10.1 1,467 1,525 1,727 2,532 8,045 12,013 -33.0

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,419 1,403 1,449 1.1 -3.2 -7.4 1,329 1,301 1,548 1,475 7,179 7,333 -2.1

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,365 2,326 2,154 1.7 8.0 -3.5 2,091 2,368 2,278 2,650 11,195 14,925 -25.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 517 506 497 2.2 1.8 -22.3 506 491 521 537 2,485 2,611 -4.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,526 3,378 3,225 4.4 4.7 -1.7 3,656 3,069 3,393 3,961 15,484 19,626 -21.1

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,630 1,777 1,810 -8.3 -1.8 -8.8 1,534 1,668 1,913 2,422 8,637 11,951 -27.7

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 2,858 2,611 3,253 9.5 -19.7 3.7 2,982 2,796 3,397 4,102 15,049 18,719 -19.6

 Material handling equipment............... 1,572 1,609 1,533 -2.3 5.0 -5.7 1,574 1,543 1,701 2,421 7,983 13,043 -38.8

 Computers and electronic products ......... 27,915 28,449 27,616 -1.9 3.0 -1.0 25,828 26,994 30,697 30,431 133,538 156,156 -14.5

 Computers........................................ 2,507 2,553 2,471 -1.8 3.3 -9.1 2,189 2,424 2,590 2,796 12,275 15,413 -20.4

 Computer storage devices................... 569 585 589 -2.7 -0.7 10.7 422 307 893 531 2,260 2,892 -21.9

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,244 1,238 1,335 0.5 -7.3 4.9 1,122 997 1,644 1,330 5,644 6,364 -11.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,832 3,933 4,119 -2.6 -4.5 3.0 3,520 3,175 4,841 4,759 17,880 23,365 -23.5

 Defense communications equipment... 672 739 669 -9.1 10.5 -15.0 705 721 733 664 3,691 3,241 13.9

 Audio and video equipment.................. 542 471 507 15.1 -7.1 2.0 491 388 502 629 2,225 3,207 -30.6

 Semiconductors ................................. 3,692 4,059 2,891 -9.0 40.4 -3.7 3,411 5,354 2,400 4,574 18,522 26,795 -30.9

 Electronic components....................... 3,195 3,246 3,309 -1.6 -1.9 -1.1 3,045 2,953 3,658 3,808 15,646 19,455 -19.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 834 831 890 0.4 -6.6 -4.5 810 778 1,012 974 4,214 4,853 -13.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,739 2,718 2,735 0.8 -0.6 0.4 2,744 2,720 2,925 2,993 13,163 13,534 -2.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 7,606 7,555 7,616 0.7 -0.8 0.0 6,949 6,722 9,028 6,866 35,837 34,531 3.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,319 8,613 8,486 -3.4 1.5 -2.9 8,314 8,464 8,878 10,926 41,431 52,203 -20.6

 Electric lighting equipment................... 944 950 979 -0.6 -3.0 -0.3 918 914 1,052 1,021 4,685 5,027 -6.8

 Household appliances........................ 1,736 1,778 1,746 -2.4 1.8 1.5 1,768 1,777 1,813 2,014 8,225 9,294 -11.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,577 2,665 2,665 -3.3 0.0 -4.2 2,524 2,557 2,921 3,554 13,192 17,503 -24.6

 Batteries........................................... 685 721 647 -5.0 11.4 -8.9 644 660 629 801 3,153 3,769 -16.3

 Transportation equipment...................... 42,181 44,949 45,051 -6.2 -0.2 1.1 42,541 43,581 49,999 53,842 216,274 271,092 -20.2

 Automobiles..................................... 4,152 4,863 4,475 -14.6 8.7 -3.3 4,076 4,642 4,795 6,940 22,243 36,650 -39.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 5,128 5,728 5,836 -10.5 -1.9 1.3 5,095 5,481 6,526 8,586 27,870 47,289 -41.1

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 951 1,023 1,116 -7.0 -8.3 -3.5 924 1,018 1,200 1,498 5,380 7,424 -27.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 12,669 13,416 13,118 -5.6 2.3 -0.7 13,191 13,820 14,266 16,988 66,671 86,224 -22.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 7,234 7,764 7,963 -6.8 -2.5 0.4 7,236 7,087 9,530 8,196 37,599 40,396 -6.9

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 5,619 5,302 5,527 6.0 -4.1 7.1 5,523 4,968 6,051 4,444 24,925 20,680 20.5

 Ships and boats................................. 1,935 2,120 1,763 -8.7 20.2 -16.8 2,060 2,117 1,891 2,595 9,865 11,936 -17.4

 Furniture and related products................. 5,147 5,151 5,288 -0.1 -2.6 -2.7 5,134 4,986 5,236 6,561 25,503 32,089 -20.5

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,044 12,126 12,112 -0.7 0.1 -1.5 11,815 11,716 12,868 13,221 58,855 64,296 -8.5

 Nondurable goods industries................... 184,470 183,250 183,656 0.7 -0.2 -1.6 188,904 181,910 184,254 245,658 901,019 1,124,235 -19.9

 Food products....................................... 49,392 50,086 50,441 -1.4 -0.7 0.4 48,820 48,581 50,345 51,046 243,227 247,106 -1.6

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 5,676 5,702 5,828 -0.5 -2.2 1.0 5,248 5,397 5,947 5,759 27,515 28,318 -2.8

 Dairy products.................................. 6,133 6,301 6,272 -2.7 0.5 0.8 6,196 6,057 6,221 7,431 30,289 36,420 -16.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 14,192 14,521 14,809 -2.3 -1.9 -0.8 14,452 14,214 14,276 15,594 71,411 73,775 -3.2

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 11,091 11,451 11,030 -3.1 3.8 -4.4 11,837 11,266 10,813 12,612 55,084 55,302 -0.4

 Beverages......................................... 7,505 7,667 7,807 -2.1 -1.8 -1.2 8,251 7,482 7,590 8,732 37,390 37,513 -0.3

 Tobacco............................................ 3,586 3,784 3,223 -5.2 17.4 -11.4 3,586 3,784 3,223 3,880 17,694 17,789 -0.5

 Textile mills........................................... 2,224 2,242 2,200 -0.8 1.9 -0.8 2,271 2,256 2,249 2,873 11,061 14,468 -23.5

 Textile products................................... 1,769 1,815 1,794 -2.5 1.2 -3.3 1,831 1,823 1,828 2,432 8,946 11,672 -23.4

 Apparel................................................ 2,125 2,178 2,190 -2.4 -0.5 -6.6 2,026 1,981 2,172 2,572 10,502 12,561 -16.4

 Leather and allied products..................... 403 416 418 -3.1 -0.5 -0.7 371 392 445 445 2,002 2,393 -16.3

 Paper products...................................... 12,766 12,845 12,996 -0.6 -1.2 -1.8 12,785 12,570 13,113 14,397 63,803 71,279 -10.5

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,107 6,147 6,171 -0.7 -0.4 -1.7 6,073 6,046 6,211 6,893 30,551 34,583 -11.7

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,396 3,503 3,581 -3.1 -2.2 -1.2 3,366 3,467 3,591 4,100 17,209 20,086 -14.3

 Printing................................................. 7,493 7,586 7,609 -1.2 -0.3 -0.5 7,298 7,426 7,726 8,059 36,645 40,288 -9.0

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 32,340 29,869 29,768 8.3 0.3 -2.2 34,919 29,587 27,568 71,672 146,861 290,259 -49.4

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 29,649 27,134 26,934 9.3 0.7 -0.5 32,142 26,950 24,945 68,708 133,893 278,189 -51.9

 Chemical products.................................. 49,982 49,817 50,186 0.3 -0.7 -2.1 51,266 50,901 52,732 60,736 249,049 290,527 -14.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 3,378 3,124 3,139 8.1 -0.5 -0.8 4,399 4,258 4,120 4,696 18,159 19,659 -7.6

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 14,417 14,376 14,488 0.3 -0.8 -3.0 14,148 14,407 15,012 14,072 71,201 71,483 -0.4

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,507 2,509 2,469 -0.1 1.6 -1.2 2,714 2,739 2,534 3,069 12,466 14,092 -11.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 14,885 14,945 15,024 -0.4 -0.5 -2.8 15,480 15,127 15,263 18,814 73,839 88,380 -16.5

p Preliminary r

 Revised NA Not available.

1

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

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

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 May Apr. Mar. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

All manufacturing industries 2................... 347,850 343,760 341,935 1.2 0.5 -1.9 348,964 335,775 358,386 458,808 1,684,020 2,196,247 -23.3

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 305,534 302,992 303,588 0.8 -0.2 -2.1 309,358 300,016 314,347 403,458 1,495,575 1,902,380 -21.4

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 332,815 329,548 329,721 1.0 -0.1 -2.0 336,257 323,923 342,727 448,662 1,622,364 2,138,493 -24.1

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 119,767 115,426 113,457 3.8 1.7 -2.1 116,223 109,161 126,482 156,974 563,902 795,088 -29.1

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 163,380 160,510 158,279 1.8 1.4 -2.2 160,060 153,865 174,132 213,150 783,001 1,072,012 -27.0

 Primary metals............................ ............ 11,680 11,668 11,641 0.1 0.2 -9.2 12,107 12,042 12,368 22,781 61,305 113,384 -45.9

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 4,531 4,452 4,221 1.8 5.5 -21.4 4,724 4,590 4,575 11,807 24,312 57,900 -58.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,144 6,183 6,201 -0.6 -0.3 -2.6 6,351 6,394 6,500 9,045 31,392 46,356 -32.3

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,005 1,033 1,219 -2.7 -15.3 12.6 1,032 1,058 1,293 1,929 5,601 9,128 -38.6

 Fabricated metal products...................... 22,452 23,009 22,249 -2.4 3.4 -3.0 23,629 23,163 24,167 29,618 113,975 141,224 -19.3

 Machinery............................................. 22,245 20,772 20,730 7.1 0.2 -7.3 22,031 21,829 23,118 30,739 108,179 156,894 -31.0

 Construction machinery....................... 1,025 919 374 11.5 145.7 -68.8 843 927 735 2,920 4,511 15,455 -70.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,102 1,194 1,175 -7.7 1.6 -9.2 1,075 1,095 1,233 1,964 5,651 8,730 -35.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,232 1,303 1,169 71.3 11.5 -38.7 1,833 1,564 1,210 2,408 8,320 16,652 -50.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 521 471 469 10.6 0.4 -22.0 482 459 508 542 2,501 2,822 -11.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,813 3,964 3,645 -3.8 8.8 -6.3 4,228 3,848 3,886 4,659 17,650 20,674 -14.6

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,680 1,459 1,555 15.1 -6.2 -2.9 1,577 1,369 1,623 2,554 7,701 12,829 -40.0

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 2,589 2,429 3,144 6.6 -22.7 14.4 2,652 2,615 3,357 4,141 13,992 19,715 -29.0

 Material handling equipment............... 1,664 1,516 1,363 9.8 11.2 13.7 1,560 1,381 1,544 2,045 7,070 13,132 -46.2

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 24,779 24,177 25,060 2.5 -3.5 1.5 22,007 21,222 29,178 25,172 114,929 131,498 -12.6

 Computers........................................ 2,781 2,176 2,392 27.8 -9.0 -12.1 2,463 2,047 2,511 3,001 11,692 15,307 -23.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,106 3,886 4,099 5.7 -5.2 7.8 3,913 3,386 4,779 4,773 18,595 24,595 -24.4

 Defense communications equipment... 827 1,096 564 -24.5 94.3 -41.1 569 914 1,002 672 4,410 3,429 28.6

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 3,159 3,228 3,298 -2.1 -2.1 3.4 2,992 2,928 3,542 3,689 15,400 19,894 -22.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 835 834 1,024 0.1 -18.6 46.1 709 750 1,169 982 3,985 5,048 -21.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,933 2,906 2,948 0.9 -1.4 -1.7 2,398 2,652 3,581 2,373 13,980 13,648 2.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 7,300 7,236 7,819 0.9 -7.5 3.5 6,508 6,398 9,084 6,685 34,557 34,608 -0.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,068 8,111 8,182 -0.5 -0.9 0.1 8,198 8,078 8,356 11,379 40,581 54,146 -25.1

 Electric lighting equipment................... 901 775 1,003 16.3 -22.7 4.3 912 783 1,114 1,010 4,646 5,308 -12.5

 Household appliances.......................... 1,710 1,817 1,766 -5.9 2.9 2.7 1,749 1,808 1,763 1,992 8,354 9,475 -11.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,465 2,560 2,346 -3.7 9.1 -0.9 2,476 2,571 2,428 3,693 12,280 18,512 -33.7

 Transportation equipment........................ 42,316 40,768 38,347 3.8 6.3 -0.1 39,606 35,759 44,039 55,350 188,445 293,867 -35.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 12,565 13,167 13,038 -4.6 1.0 -0.4 12,888 13,716 13,802 16,688 65,776 85,293 -22.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 6,716 3,980 4,034 68.7 -1.3 7.5 5,247 1,007 5,465 11,181 16,844 62,585 -73.1

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 5,295 5,417 5,355 -2.3 1.2 6.6 4,479 4,650 6,566 4,626 24,368 22,461 8.5

 Ships and boats................................. 1,667 1,861 1,139 -10.4 63.4 -21.1 1,365 1,492 1,197 1,710 6,975 12,102 -42.4

 Furniture and related products................. 5,184 5,144 5,418 0.8 -5.1 0.7 5,444 5,160 5,613 6,744 26,388 32,863 -19.7

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 184,470 183,250 183,656 0.7 -0.2 -1.6 188,904 181,910 184,254 245,658 901,019 1,124,235 -19.9

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

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

2

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

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

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

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

Current Industrial Reports: M3-3(07), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 2004-2007."

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

2009p 2009r 2009 May Apr. Mar. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 09/08

All manufacturing industries 1................... 747,289 749,081 757,692 -0.2 -1.1 -1.7 751,684 756,747 768,317 817,565 -8.1

 Excluding transportation 1................... 307,724 309,651 314,081 -0.6 -1.4 -2.0 311,678 313,806 317,554 357,995 -12.9

 Excluding defense 1............................. 586,820 590,225 599,663 -0.6 -1.6 -2.0 590,280 594,669 605,197 663,782 -11.1

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 747,289 749,081 757,692 -0.2 -1.1 -1.7 751,684 756,747 768,317 817,565 -8.1

 Primary metals........................................ 13,568 13,960 14,765 -2.8 -5.5 -9.1 13,912 14,356 15,131 29,971 -53.6

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 6,532 6,708 7,165 -2.6 -6.4 -13.3 6,789 6,948 7,332 18,844 -64.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 4,915 5,061 5,311 -2.9 -4.7 -5.0 4,985 5,192 5,473 8,092 -38.4

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,121 2,191 2,289 -3.2 -4.3 -3.9 2,138 2,216 2,326 3,035 -29.6

 Fabricated metal products...................... 50,755 51,571 52,366 -1.6 -1.5 -4.0 52,394 52,475 53,094 64,526 -18.8

 Machinery............................................. 87,603 88,463 90,503 -1.0 -2.3 -3.2 88,385 89,571 91,227 101,289 -12.7

 Construction machinery....................... 8,830 9,266 9,853 -4.7 -6.0 -11.3 8,998 9,622 10,220 14,518 -38.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 5,752 6,069 6,278 -5.2 -3.3 -4.2 5,753 6,007 6,213 6,228 -7.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 11,367 11,500 12,523 -1.2 -8.2 -7.3 11,546 11,804 12,608 16,638 -30.6

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,805 1,801 1,836 0.2 -1.9 -1.5 1,813 1,837 1,869 1,717 5.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 18,186 17,899 17,313 1.6 3.4 2.5 18,315 17,743 16,964 14,546 25.9

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,804 6,754 7,072 0.7 -4.5 -3.5 6,879 6,836 7,135 8,557 -19.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 13,498 13,767 13,949 -2.0 -1.3 -0.8 13,660 13,990 14,171 14,524 -5.9

 Material handling equipment............... 8,113 8,021 8,114 1.1 -1.1 -2.1 8,158 8,172 8,334 9,995 -18.4

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 123,859 123,303 123,516 0.5 -0.2 0.3 124,492 124,902 125,320 123,904 0.5

 Computers......................................... 3,507 3,233 3,610 8.5 -10.4 -2.1 3,507 3,233 3,610 3,611 -2.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 28,418 28,144 28,191 1.0 -0.2 -0.1 29,077 28,684 28,473 29,957 -2.9

 Defense communications equipment... 9,294 9,139 8,782 1.7 4.1 -1.2 9,111 9,247 9,054 7,878 15.7

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 9,842 9,878 9,896 -0.4 -0.2 -0.1 9,834 9,887 9,912 10,695 -8.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 8,497 8,496 8,493 0.0 0.0 1.6 8,505 8,606 8,634 6,796 25.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 37,514 37,320 37,132 0.5 0.5 0.6 37,750 38,096 38,164 37,315 1.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 26,787 27,093 27,412 -1.1 -1.2 0.7 26,708 27,149 27,473 27,652 -3.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 20,442 20,693 21,195 -1.2 -2.4 -1.4 20,749 20,865 21,251 25,007 -17.0

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,909 1,952 2,127 -2.2 -8.2 1.1 1,981 1,987 2,118 2,637 -24.9

 Household appliances.......................... 454 480 441 -5.4 8.8 4.8 462 481 450 753 -38.6

 Electrical equipment............................ 13,286 13,398 13,503 -0.8 -0.8 -2.3 13,385 13,433 13,419 15,738 -15.0

 Transportation equipment........................ 439,565 439,430 443,611 0.0 -0.9 -1.5 440,006 442,941 450,763 459,570 -4.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 14,749 14,853 15,102 -0.7 -1.6 -0.5 14,754 15,057 15,161 17,634 -16.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 287,614 288,132 291,916 -0.2 -1.3 -1.3 287,355 289,344 295,424 302,804 -5.1

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 47,244 47,568 47,453 -0.7 0.2 -0.4 47,670 48,714 49,032 45,083 5.7

 Ships and boats................................. 19,905 20,173 20,432 -1.3 -1.3 -3.0 20,054 20,749 21,374 20,169 -0.6

 Furniture and related products................. 6,423 6,386 6,393 0.6 -0.1 2.1 6,672 6,362 6,188 7,538 -11.5

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

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

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.
 5

Table 4. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

2009p 2009r 2009 May Apr. Mar. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 09/08

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 513,329 516,545 522,662 -0.6 -1.2 -1.2 514,191 516,401 520,429 553,028 -7.0

 Excluding transportation ...................... 420,157 423,090 429,454 -0.7 -1.5 -1.2 420,222 422,379 427,740 465,743 -9.8

 Excluding defense ............................. 487,033 490,284 496,652 -0.7 -1.3 -1.3 487,761 490,039 494,449 528,375 -7.7

 With unfilled orders ............................. 259,275 261,835 264,930 -1.0 -1.2 -1.9 260,429 262,556 263,318 267,117 -2.5

 Durable goods industries ........................ 322,145 325,404 329,460 -1.0 -1.2 -1.7 323,284 326,277 327,943 333,452 -3.0

 Wood products................................. ....... 9,926 10,165 10,401 -2.4 -2.3 2.1 9,677 10,053 10,525 10,129 -4.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,491 11,513 11,630 -0.2 -1.0 -1.2 11,711 11,781 11,910 12,190 -3.9

 Primary metals............................ ............ 27,094 27,958 29,012 -3.1 -3.6 -3.9 26,908 27,684 28,561 33,112 -18.7

 Iron and steel mills............................... 15,604 16,267 16,985 -4.1 -4.2 -4.2 15,353 16,006 16,633 18,054 -15.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,079 9,200 9,473 -1.3 -2.9 -3.4 9,180 9,197 9,357 12,447 -26.2

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,411 2,491 2,554 -3.2 -2.5 -3.1 2,375 2,481 2,571 2,611 -9.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 39,737 40,410 41,408 -1.7 -2.4 -2.9 39,632 40,513 41,566 43,354 -8.6

 Machinery.............................................. 51,811 52,349 53,161 -1.0 -1.5 -2.3 51,995 52,708 53,622 54,053 -3.8

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,256 3,292 3,357 -1.1 -1.9 -2.0 3,241 3,377 3,707 3,059 5.9

 Construction machinery........................ 5,252 5,328 5,351 -1.4 -0.4 -7.1 5,309 5,453 5,454 5,591 -5.0

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 4,782 4,792 4,777 -0.2 0.3 -1.3 4,862 4,841 4,784 4,370 11.3

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,479 6,569 6,706 -1.4 -2.0 -1.1 6,574 6,512 6,739 6,900 -4.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,449 1,462 1,510 -0.9 -3.2 4.7 1,480 1,495 1,485 1,335 10.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,083 4,170 4,246 -2.1 -1.8 -3.7 4,231 4,317 4,297 5,068 -16.5

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,850 5,008 5,162 -3.2 -3.0 -1.8 4,813 4,976 5,095 5,193 -7.3

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 5,699 5,731 5,779 -0.6 -0.8 -3.5 5,612 5,649 5,643 5,909 -5.0

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,009 3,048 3,140 -1.3 -2.9 -1.9 3,009 3,064 3,141 3,420 -12.0

 Computers and electronic products ......... 45,657 45,970 46,298 -0.7 -0.7 -1.5 45,974 45,864 45,127 46,892 -2.0

 Computers......................................... 1,023 1,175 1,242 -12.9 -5.4 -0.1 1,031 1,098 1,219 1,479 -30.3

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,332 1,335 1,359 -0.2 -1.8 -2.7 1,415 1,377 1,265 1,742 -18.8

 Other peripheral equipment................... 2,078 2,089 2,093 -0.5 -0.2 1.6 2,128 2,103 1,990 2,130 -0.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 8,442 8,360 8,374 1.0 -0.2 -1.1 8,517 8,356 8,118 8,478 0.5

 Defense communications equipment...... 2,071 1,967 1,921 5.3 2.4 4.4 2,071 1,967 1,921 1,472 40.7

 Audio and video equipment.................. 752 788 773 -4.6 1.9 -4.7 702 690 674 917 -23.4

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

 Electronic components.......................... 6,206 6,283 6,315 -1.2 -0.5 -2.0 6,244 6,310 6,131 6,677 -6.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 4,898 4,879 4,851 0.4 0.6 -3.2 4,892 4,854 4,753 4,801 1.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,552 3,541 3,603 0.3 -1.7 0.5 3,588 3,580 3,581 3,493 2.7

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,730 10,876 10,884 -1.3 -0.1 -0.4 10,829 10,889 10,705 10,539 2.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 13,241 13,390 13,687 -1.1 -2.2 -1.2 13,395 13,585 13,725 15,375 -12.9

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,533 1,557 1,593 -1.5 -2.3 -3.0 1,570 1,585 1,583 1,841 -14.7

 Household appliances.......................... 2,066 2,040 2,017 1.3 1.1 1.2 2,126 2,112 2,005 2,022 5.1

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,265 4,365 4,589 -2.3 -4.9 -0.9 4,232 4,393 4,606 5,284 -19.9

 Batteries............................................ 701 705 712 -0.6 -1.0 -1.8 723 720 719 827 -12.6

 Transportation equipment......................... 93,172 93,455 93,208 -0.3 0.3 -1.0 93,969 94,022 92,689 87,285 7.7

 Automobiles....................................... 1,891 1,995 2,046 -5.2 -2.5 -0.5 1,861 1,976 1,980 2,502 -25.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 1,743 1,841 1,917 -5.3 -4.0 -4.6 1,762 1,893 1,864 2,865 -38.5

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,464 1,489 1,513 -1.7 -1.6 -6.6 1,450 1,461 1,489 1,519 -4.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 13,839 13,990 14,307 -1.1 -2.2 -3.1 13,916 14,096 14,337 16,964 -18.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 47,042 47,038 46,655 0.0 0.8 -0.7 47,568 47,311 46,393 37,643 26.4

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 15,521 15,543 15,205 -0.1 2.2 1.4 15,620 15,571 15,126 14,316 9.1

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,949 2,860 2,979 3.1 -4.0 0.1 2,880 2,872 3,078 2,852 1.0

 Furniture and related products................. 6,714 6,849 7,071 -2.0 -3.1 -2.5 6,777 6,813 6,951 8,096 -16.3

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 23,302 23,345 23,584 -0.2 -1.0 -0.4 23,246 23,254 23,267 22,966 1.2

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 191,184 191,141 193,202 0.0 -1.1 -0.3 190,907 190,124 192,486 219,576 -13.1

 Food products........................................ 36,189 35,933 35,972 0.7 -0.1 0.2 35,108 34,914 35,163 36,619 -4.1

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,619 4,384 4,242 5.4 3.3 0.1 4,467 4,241 4,173 4,939 -9.6

 Dairy products.................................... 4,424 4,437 4,486 -0.3 -1.1 0.6 4,572 4,552 4,454 4,630 -1.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 7,166 7,127 7,060 0.5 0.9 -0.3 7,153 7,071 7,007 7,625 -6.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,500 15,484 15,519 0.1 -0.2 1.0 15,327 15,596 15,741 14,931 2.7

 Beverages......................................... 11,477 11,490 11,523 -0.1 -0.3 0.6 11,340 11,563 11,635 11,171 1.5

 Tobacco............................................ 4,023 3,994 3,996 0.7 -0.1 2.3 3,987 4,033 4,106 3,760 6.0

 Textile mills............................................ 3,325 3,382 3,397 -1.7 -0.4 -1.1 3,304 3,371 3,367 3,711 -11.0

 Textile products...................................... 2,779 2,813 2,875 -1.2 -2.2 -1.1 2,772 2,798 2,832 3,304 -16.1

 Apparel................................................. 3,938 3,986 4,055 -1.2 -1.7 -2.1 3,910 3,881 3,896 4,460 -12.3

 Leather and allied products...................... 1,068 1,074 1,099 -0.6 -2.3 1.8 1,056 1,053 1,081 1,010 4.6

 Paper products....................................... 13,720 14,011 14,261 -2.1 -1.8 -3.1 13,817 14,125 14,422 15,558 -11.2

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 5,896 6,040 6,184 -2.4 -2.3 -2.4 5,983 6,107 6,295 6,934 -13.7

 Paperboard containers......................... 3,827 3,950 3,982 -3.1 -0.8 -6.0 3,831 3,975 4,018 4,238 -9.6

 Printing.................................................. 5,956 6,037 6,264 -1.3 -3.6 -4.3 5,838 5,929 6,160 6,812 -14.3

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 25,230 24,498 24,662 3.0 -0.7 1.9 26,104 24,352 24,229 41,917 -37.7

 Petroleum refineries............................. 22,980 22,147 22,191 3.8 -0.2 2.3 23,840 21,951 21,743 39,559 -39.7

 Chemical products..................................... 64,054 64,353 65,385 -0.5 -1.6 0.3 64,313 64,427 65,622 68,830 -6.6

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,397 3,338 3,327 1.8 0.3 4.0 3,329 3,446 3,719 3,203 3.9

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 25,353 25,277 25,221 0.3 0.2 1.3 25,418 25,138 25,001 23,906 6.3

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,976 2,993 3,031 -0.6 -1.3 -1.6 3,011 3,049 3,114 3,245 -7.2

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 19,425 19,570 19,713 -0.7 -0.7 -2.8 19,358 19,678 19,973 22,424 -13.7

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

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

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

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

 Topical Series 1

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted2

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May 2009/

2009p 2009r 2009 May Apr. Mar. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 2009p 2008 2008

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 353,334 356,430 358,073 -0.9 -0.5 -1.8 357,438 352,699 370,878 460,851 1,749,611 2,177,293 -19.6

 Construction materials and supplies...... 37,314 37,676 37,674 -1.0 0.0 -4.1 38,617 37,563 37,980 45,824 182,280 212,815 -14.3

 Information technology......................... 23,922 24,149 24,362 -0.9 -0.9 -1.5 22,338 21,734 27,623 26,122 114,031 129,127 -11.7

 Computers and related products .......... 4,320 4,376 4,395 -1.3 -0.4 -2.8 3,733 3,728 5,127 4,657 20,179 24,669 -18.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 22,900 25,030 24,545 -8.5 2.0 -0.8 23,286 24,961 26,787 34,012 122,164 177,587 -31.2

 Capital goods...................................... 66,331 66,759 68,085 -0.6 -1.9 -1.1 64,799 64,182 75,330 76,346 327,397 373,812 -12.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 55,969 56,467 58,067 -0.9 -2.8 -0.9 54,293 54,181 64,464 67,187 278,604 330,623 -15.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 52,068 52,243 53,780 -0.3 -2.9 -1.7 50,209 50,352 59,215 62,463 258,530 308,783 -16.3

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 10,362 10,292 10,018 0.7 2.7 -2.3 10,506 10,001 10,866 9,159 48,793 43,189 13.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 141,191 141,233 141,046 0.0 0.1 -1.1 143,528 138,371 141,191 194,525 689,923 894,557 -22.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 21,583 23,020 22,819 -6.2 0.9 -1.5 21,574 22,416 24,569 30,947 111,165 158,069 -29.7

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 119,608 118,213 118,227 1.2 0.0 -1.1 121,954 115,955 116,622 163,578 578,758 736,488 -21.4

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 347,850 343,760 341,935 1.2 0.5 -1.9 348,964 335,775 358,386 458,808 1,684,020 2,196,247 -23.3

 Construction materials and supplies...... 36,805 37,311 36,245 -1.4 2.9 -5.5 39,008 37,714 37,387 46,955 180,372 217,412 -17.0

 Information technology......................... 24,448 23,658 24,651 3.3 -4.0 0.6 21,914 21,009 28,566 25,908 114,178 131,508 -13.2

 Computers and related products .......... 4,594 3,999 4,316 14.9 -7.3 -4.6 4,007 3,351 5,048 4,862 19,596 24,563 -20.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 22,796 24,781 24,465 -8.0 1.3 -0.7 22,983 24,857 26,323 33,712 121,269 176,656 -31.4

 Capital goods...................................... 65,572 59,890 59,150 9.5 1.3 -2.6 60,456 54,159 68,426 78,580 289,752 409,645 -29.3

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 53,497 48,648 50,424 10.0 -3.5 -1.0 50,164 44,974 56,899 71,011 241,358 365,203 -33.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 50,524 48,241 49,989 4.7 -3.5 -1.4 48,348 47,013 55,878 63,532 244,622 322,935 -24.3

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 12,075 11,242 8,726 7.4 28.8 -11.1 10,292 9,185 11,527 7,569 48,394 44,442 8.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 140,967 141,185 141,125 -0.2 0.0 -0.8 143,305 138,349 141,235 194,233 689,411 894,200 -22.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 21,359 22,972 22,898 -7.0 0.3 0.7 21,351 22,394 24,613 30,655 110,653 157,712 -29.8

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 119,608 118,213 118,227 1.2 0.0 -1.1 121,954 115,955 116,622 163,578 578,758 736,488 -21.4

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 747,289 749,081 757,692 -0.2 -1.1 -1.7 751,684 756,747 768,317 817,565 (X) (X) -8.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 47,319 47,828 48,193 -1.1 -0.8 -2.9 48,476 48,085 47,934 55,165 (X) (X) -12.1

 Information technology......................... 120,615 120,089 120,580 0.4 -0.4 0.2 121,392 121,816 122,541 120,805 (X) (X) 0.5

 Computers and related products .......... 3,507 3,233 3,610 8.5 -10.4 -2.1 3,507 3,233 3,610 3,611 (X) (X) -2.9

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 14,749 14,853 15,102 -0.7 -1.6 -0.5 14,754 15,057 15,161 17,634 (X) (X) -16.3

 Capital goods...................................... 574,056 574,815 581,684 -0.1 -1.2 -1.5 576,290 580,633 590,656 611,290 (X) (X) -5.7

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................429,553 432,025 439,844 -0.6 -1.8 -1.7 431,024 435,153 444,360 473,395 (X) (X) -9.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 177,204 178,748 182,750 -0.9 -2.2 -2.0 179,274 181,135 184,474 202,936 (X) (X) -11.7

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 144,503 142,790 141,840 1.2 0.7 -0.9 145,266 145,480 146,296 137,895 (X) (X) 5.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 7,424 7,648 7,696 -2.9 -0.6 1.0 7,485 7,708 7,730 8,807 (X) (X) -15.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 7,424 7,648 7,696 -2.9 -0.6 1.0 7,485 7,708 7,730 8,807 (X) (X) -15.0 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 513,329 516,545 522,662 -0.6 -1.2 -1.2 514,191 516,401 520,429 553,028 (X) (X) -7.0

 Construction materials and supplies...... 54,447 55,326 56,703 -1.6 -2.4 -1.9 54,421 55,667 57,228 60,041 (X) (X) -9.4

 Information technology......................... 41,390 41,591 41,792 -0.5 -0.5 -0.7 41,779 41,566 40,901 42,227 (X) (X) -1.1

 Computers and related products .......... 4,433 4,599 4,694 -3.6 -2.0 -0.1 4,574 4,578 4,474 5,351 (X) (X) -14.5

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 18,937 19,315 19,783 -2.0 -2.4 -3.3 18,989 19,426 19,670 23,850 (X) (X) -20.4

 Capital goods...................................... 161,653 162,614 163,184 -0.6 -0.3 -1.1 162,636 163,146 162,465 156,345 (X) (X) 4.0

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................141,396 142,341 143,109 -0.7 -0.5 -1.4 142,344 142,800 142,341 136,966 (X) (X) 3.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 103,921 104,797 106,048 -0.8 -1.2 -1.6 104,521 105,089 105,367 107,777 (X) (X) -3.0

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 20,257 20,273 20,075 -0.1 1.0 0.9 20,292 20,346 20,124 19,379 (X) (X) 4.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 144,311 143,935 144,940 0.3 -0.7 0.2 143,795 142,450 143,106 164,856 (X) (X) -12.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 25,502 25,981 26,465 -1.8 -1.8 -1.7 25,305 25,841 26,049 28,522 (X) (X) -11.3

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 118,809 117,954 118,475 0.7 -0.4 0.6 118,490 116,609 117,057 136,334 (X) (X) -13.1

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable.

1

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

2

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

3

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

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

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

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

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

and supplies.

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS

UNFILLED ORDERS

TOTAL INVENTORIES
 7

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

2009p 2009r 2009 May Apr. Mar. 2009p 2009r 2009 2008 09/08

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 172,453 174,075 177,617 -0.9 -2.0 -1.7 171,557 173,161 176,331 188,766 -9.1

 Durable goods industries........................ 108,432 110,277 112,672 -1.7 -2.1 -2.0 107,489 109,590 111,501 112,002 -4.0

 Wood products................................... 4,231 4,367 4,463 -3.1 -2.2 3.9 3,839 4,019 4,298 3,835 0.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,672 4,683 4,675 -0.2 0.2 -1.1 4,673 4,681 4,691 4,854 -3.7

 Primary metals.................................... 13,016 13,391 13,756 -2.8 -2.7 -3.1 12,658 13,059 13,305 11,912 6.3

 Fabricated metal products..................... 14,649 15,058 15,635 -2.7 -3.7 -3.5 14,488 15,026 15,674 15,781 -8.2

 Machinery.......................................... 20,507 20,681 21,128 -0.8 -2.1 -2.0 20,415 20,782 21,056 20,450 -0.2

 Computers and electronic products ...... 14,397 14,867 15,083 -3.2 -1.4 -2.2 14,311 14,715 14,806 15,441 -7.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,163 5,234 5,477 -1.4 -4.4 -0.8 5,204 5,281 5,492 6,168 -15.6

 Transportation equipment..................... 20,922 21,057 21,373 -0.6 -1.5 -2.1 21,015 21,078 21,214 22,083 -4.8

 Furniture and related products............... 3,272 3,288 3,335 -0.5 -1.4 -3.2 3,287 3,287 3,316 3,968 -17.2

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,603 7,651 7,747 -0.6 -1.2 0.2 7,599 7,662 7,649 7,510 1.2

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 64,021 63,798 64,945 0.3 -1.8 -1.2 64,068 63,571 64,830 76,764 -16.5

 Food products.................................... 13,486 13,339 13,181 1.1 1.2 1.2 13,242 13,254 13,105 13,832 -4.3

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,435 4,448 4,475 -0.3 -0.6 0.7 4,403 4,446 4,518 4,400 0.1

 Textiles.............................................. 980 1,002 999 -2.2 0.3 -1.8 977 1,005 989 1,184 -17.5

 Textile products.................................. 1,062 1,078 1,094 -1.5 -1.5 -2.3 1,061 1,072 1,080 1,313 -19.2

 Apparel............................................. 989 989 1,001 0.0 -1.2 -1.6 990 981 991 1,099 -9.9

 Leather and allied products................... 390 387 402 0.8 -3.7 -0.7 387 380 396 374 3.5

 Paper products.................................... 6,647 6,845 6,919 -2.9 -1.1 -3.6 6,636 6,868 6,978 7,393 -10.2

 Printing ............................................. 2,690 2,737 2,861 -1.7 -4.3 -7.2 2,637 2,698 2,860 3,135 -15.9

 Petroleum and coal products................ 7,368 6,808 7,450 8.2 -8.6 3.7 7,813 6,865 7,327 14,050 -44.4

 Chemical products................................ 18,384 18,417 18,715 -0.2 -1.6 -2.1 18,441 18,343 18,773 21,155 -12.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 7,590 7,748 7,848 -2.0 -1.3 -3.3 7,481 7,659 7,813 8,829 -15.3

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 162,661 162,799 162,885 -0.1 -0.1 -0.8 163,504 163,159 162,218 164,575 -0.7

 Durable goods industries........................ 125,331 125,534 125,765 -0.2 -0.2 -1.5 126,416 126,147 125,133 122,546 3.2

 Wood products................................... 1,658 1,696 1,744 -2.2 -2.8 -1.4 1,676 1,724 1,759 1,902 -11.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,390 1,387 1,390 0.2 -0.2 1.2 1,443 1,460 1,460 1,364 5.8

 Primary metals.................................... 7,142 7,403 7,781 -3.5 -4.9 -5.6 7,225 7,381 7,675 10,924 -33.9

 Fabricated metal products..................... 12,152 12,362 12,459 -1.7 -0.8 -2.5 12,131 12,294 12,323 13,309 -8.9

 Machinery.......................................... 14,520 14,544 14,814 -0.2 -1.8 -3.7 14,704 14,578 14,886 14,894 -1.3

 Computers and electronic products ...... 21,630 21,574 21,781 0.3 -1.0 -0.3 21,942 21,653 21,175 21,328 2.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 2,684 2,737 2,787 -1.9 -1.8 -2.1 2,722 2,780 2,787 3,203 -15.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 59,681 59,343 58,371 0.6 1.7 -0.7 60,078 59,782 58,469 50,835 18.2

 Furniture and related products............... 1,147 1,195 1,280 -4.0 -6.6 2.8 1,152 1,194 1,273 1,313 -12.3

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,327 3,293 3,358 1.0 -1.9 -1.9 3,343 3,301 3,326 3,474 -3.8

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 37,330 37,265 37,120 0.2 0.4 1.5 37,088 37,012 37,085 42,029 -11.8

 Food products.................................... 2,223 2,219 2,337 0.2 -5.0 5.9 1,964 2,068 2,310 2,176 -9.7

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,446 4,457 4,448 -0.2 0.2 1.4 4,301 4,405 4,504 4,071 5.6

 Textiles.............................................. 745 732 753 1.8 -2.8 0.4 735 716 740 915 -19.7

 Textile products.................................. 328 334 345 -1.8 -3.2 -5.2 330 335 341 419 -21.2

 Apparel............................................. 553 557 573 -0.7 -2.8 -3.0 550 557 553 668 -17.7

 Leather and allied products................... 87 86 91 1.2 -5.5 3.4 87 87 94 91 -4.4

 Paper products.................................... 1,307 1,325 1,357 -1.4 -2.4 -1.5 1,317 1,323 1,363 1,500 -12.2

 Printing ............................................. 1,506 1,532 1,582 -1.7 -3.2 0.3 1,419 1,471 1,519 1,667 -14.9

 Petroleum and coal products................ 7,576 7,358 6,893 3.0 6.7 3.2 7,652 7,487 7,124 13,414 -43.0

 Chemical products................................ 16,306 16,384 16,476 -0.5 -0.6 1.6 16,489 16,263 16,223 14,589 13.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,253 2,281 2,265 -1.2 0.7 -3.6 2,244 2,300 2,314 2,519 -10.9

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 178,215 179,671 182,160 -0.8 -1.4 -1.0 179,130 180,081 181,880 199,687 -10.3

 Durable goods industries........................ 88,382 89,593 91,023 -1.4 -1.6 -1.7 89,379 90,540 91,309 98,904 -9.6

 Wood products................................... 4,037 4,102 4,194 -1.6 -2.2 1.7 4,162 4,310 4,468 4,392 -5.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,429 5,443 5,565 -0.3 -2.2 -1.9 5,595 5,640 5,759 5,972 -6.3

 Primary metals.................................... 6,936 7,164 7,475 -3.2 -4.2 -3.5 7,025 7,244 7,581 10,276 -31.6

 Fabricated metal products..................... 12,936 12,990 13,314 -0.4 -2.4 -2.6 13,013 13,193 13,569 14,264 -8.8

 Machinery.......................................... 16,784 17,124 17,219 -2.0 -0.6 -1.6 16,876 17,348 17,680 18,709 -9.8

 Computers and electronic products ...... 9,630 9,529 9,434 1.1 1.0 -3.0 9,721 9,496 9,146 10,123 -4.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,394 5,419 5,423 -0.5 -0.1 -1.2 5,469 5,524 5,446 6,004 -8.9

 Transportation equipment..................... 12,569 13,055 13,464 -3.7 -3.0 -0.6 12,876 13,162 13,006 14,367 -10.4

 Furniture and related products............... 2,295 2,366 2,456 -3.0 -3.7 -4.1 2,338 2,332 2,362 2,815 -16.9

 Miscellaneous products........................ 12,372 12,401 12,479 -0.2 -0.6 -0.3 12,304 12,291 12,292 11,982 2.7

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 89,833 90,078 91,137 -0.3 -1.2 -0.4 89,751 89,541 90,571 100,783 -10.9

 Food products.................................... 20,480 20,375 20,454 0.5 -0.4 -1.0 19,902 19,592 19,748 20,611 -3.4

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 6,619 6,579 6,596 0.6 -0.3 0.9 6,623 6,745 6,719 6,460 2.5

 Textiles.............................................. 1,600 1,648 1,645 -2.9 0.2 -1.4 1,592 1,650 1,638 1,612 -1.2

 Textile products.................................. 1,389 1,401 1,436 -0.9 -2.4 0.8 1,381 1,391 1,411 1,572 -12.2

 Apparel............................................. 2,396 2,440 2,481 -1.8 -1.7 -2.1 2,370 2,343 2,352 2,693 -12.0

 Leather and allied products................... 591 601 606 -1.7 -0.8 3.2 582 586 591 545 6.8

 Paper products.................................... 5,766 5,841 5,985 -1.3 -2.4 -2.8 5,864 5,934 6,081 6,665 -12.0

 Printing ............................................. 1,760 1,768 1,821 -0.5 -2.9 -3.3 1,782 1,760 1,781 2,010 -11.3

 Petroleum and coal products................ 10,286 10,332 10,319 -0.4 0.1 -0.1 10,639 10,000 9,778 14,453 -26.4

 Chemical products................................ 29,364 29,552 30,194 -0.6 -2.1 1.1 29,383 29,821 30,626 33,086 -11.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,582 9,541 9,600 0.4 -0.6 -2.3 9,633 9,719 9,846 11,076 -13.0

p

 Preliminary r Revised

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry May Apr Mar Feb May Apr Mar Feb

2009p 2009r 2009 2009 2009p 2009r 2009 2009

 All manufacturing industries2

...................... 1.45 1.45 1.46 1.45 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.91 1.88 1.89 1.88 6.15 6.04 5.98 5.98

 Wood products.............................................. 1.32 1.36 1.45 1.36 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.57 1.57 1.57 1.53 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 2.24 2.24 2.21 2.13 1.12 1.12 1.13 1.15

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.71 1.70 1.69 1.71 2.26 2.25 2.22 2.26

 Machinery..................................................... 2.24 2.29 2.24 2.22 4.31 4.41 4.36 4.36

 Computers and electronic products 2

................ 1.64 1.62 1.68 1.69 5.79 5.72 5.66 5.57

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.59 1.55 1.61 1.59 2.68 2.62 2.70 2.68

 Transportation equipment.............................. 2.21 2.08 2.07 2.11 13.76 13.18 13.19 13.65

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.30 1.33 1.34 1.33 1.44 1.42 1.38 1.32

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.93 1.93 1.95 1.93 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 1.04 1.04 1.05 1.04 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.40 1.35 1.41 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.50 1.51 1.54 1.55 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.57 1.55 1.60 1.57 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.85 1.83 1.85 1.77 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.65 2.58 2.63 2.57 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.07 1.09 1.10 1.11 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.79 0.80 0.82 0.86 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.78 0.82 0.83 0.79 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable

1

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

May2 May2 May2 May2

Industry 2008- 2008- 2008- 2008-

May1 Apr May1 Apr May1 Apr May1 Apr

2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009

 All manufacturing industries.......... (X) 0.5 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.2 (X) 0.2

Durable goods industries....................... -0.4 0.5 0.0 1.3 0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.2

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

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

 Primary metals.................................... -0.1 1.0 -0.1 2.2 -0.1 0.9 -0.1 0.4

 Fabricated metal products................... -0.7 0.7 0.1 1.5 -0.1 0.4 -0.4 0.4

 Machinery.......................................... -0.6 0.8 -0.6 2.8 -0.1 0.5 -0.3 0.3

 Computers and electronic products ..... -1.2 0.9 0.3 1.2 0.1 0.1 -0.9 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.4 0.7 0.6 2.0 0.1 0.6 -0.2 0.5

 Transportation equipment................... -0.2 0.5 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.8 (X) 1.3 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.5

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.7 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.3

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Paper products................................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.1

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.2

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

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

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

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

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

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

approximately 4,300 reporting units. Units may be divisions of diversified large companies, large homogenous 

companies, or single-unit manufacturers in 89 industry categories. Due to the small monthly sample, these 89 

categories have been combined into 59 publication levels. The survey methodology assumes that the month-tomonth changes of the total operations of those companies in the monthly survey effectively represent the month-tomonth movements of all establishments that make up the category. The current coverage levels in the survey show 

that reported data in the monthly survey represent approximately 61 percent of the shipments estimates at the total 

manufacturing level. Data published represent manufacturing in a calendar month. The data collection is based on a 

voluntary survey authorized by Title 13 of the United States Code. 

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

indication of the activity within the manufacturing sector. The results differ from what would be obtained from a 

complete enumeration of all manufacturing companies. In addition, a different panel of 4,300 companies would 

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

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

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

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

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

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

publication. 

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