FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2010, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (10)-03 

CB10-61 

 Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

March 2010 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in March, up 

eleven of the last twelve months, increased $5.0 billion 

or 1.3 percent to $391.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This followed a 1.3 percent February 

increase. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 

3.1 percent. 

 Shipments, up seven consecutive months, increased 

$8.6 billion or 2.2 percent to $395.6 billion. This 

followed a 0.4 percent February increase. 

 Unfilled orders, down following two consecutive 

monthly increases, decreased $0.8 billion or 0.1 percent to $721.7 billion. This followed a 0.5 percent February 

increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 

5.40, down from 5.52 in February. 

 Inventories, up five of the last six months, increased 

$1.5 billion or 0.3 percent to $500.7 billion. This 

followed a 0.7 percent February increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.27, down from 1.29 

in February. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in March, 

down following three consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $1.0 billion or 0.6 percent to $178.7 billion, 

revised from the previously published 1.3 percent 

decrease. This followed a 1.6 percent February increase. 

 Transportation, down two consecutive months, had the 

largest decrease, $5.7 billion or 12.3 percent to $40.5 

billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $6.0 billion or 2.9 percent to $212.8 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in March, 

up following two consecutive monthly decreases, 

increased $2.6 billion or 1.4 percent to $182.8 billion, 

revised from the previously published 1.2 percent 

increase. This followed a 0.3 percent February decrease. 

 

 

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

largest increase, $1.1 billion or 4.8 percent to $24.3 

billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

eleven of the last twelve months, increased $6.0 billion 

or 2.9 percent to $212.8 billion. This followed a 1.1 

percent February increase. Petroleum and coal products, 

up eight consecutive months, led the increase, up $3.1 

billion or 6.7 percent to $49.2 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

March, down following two consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $0.8 billion or 0.1 percent to $721.7 

billion, revised from the previously published 0.3 

percent decrease. This followed a 0.5 percent February 

increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also down following two 

consecutive monthly increases, had the largest decrease, 

$4.1 billion or 1.0 percent to $409.3 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in March, 

up three consecutive months, increased $1.0 billion or 

0.3 percent to $305.2 billion, revised from the previously 

published 0.2 percent increase. This followed a 0.4 

percent February increase. 

 

 Primary metals, up five consecutive months, had the 

largest increase, $0.5 billion or 1.8 percent to $27.1 

billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up five 

of the last six months, increased $0.5 billion or 0.3 

percent to $195.5 billion. This followed a 1.1 percent 

February increase. Chemical products drove the 

increase, up $0.8 billion or 1.4 percent to $62.9 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, March materials and supplies 

increased 0.1 percent in durable goods and 0.5 percent in 

nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.4 

percent in durable goods and 0.5 percent in nondurable 

goods. Finished goods increased 0.5 percent in durable 

goods and decreased slightly 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 April is scheduled for release on May 26, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on June 3, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description and benchmark notice.
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Mar. Feb. Jan. Feb. - Jan. - Dec. - Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. 2010/

2010p 2010r 2010 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2009

 All manufacturing industries.................. 395,587 386,968 385,325 2.2 0.4 0.7 413,753 356,306 349,601 370,878 1,119,660 1,039,474 7.7

 Excluding transportation................... 350,976 343,036 339,987 2.3 0.9 1.0 363,681 314,083 310,967 320,879 988,731 909,322 8.7

 Excluding defense.............................. 381,832 373,056 370,557 2.4 0.7 0.3 398,926 342,996 337,486 356,481 1,079,408 1,002,941 7.6

 With unfilled orders............................ 133,695 130,852 130,388 2.2 0.4 -1.2 145,620 121,901 114,832 136,574 382,353 368,954 3.6

 Durable goods industries........................ 182,800 180,220 180,817 1.4 -0.3 -0.1 197,548 167,542 160,722 186,624 525,812 509,269 3.2

 Wood products....................................... 7,630 7,470 7,464 2.1 0.1 0.7 7,590 6,727 6,207 7,121 20,524 20,155 1.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 7,685 7,387 7,404 4.0 -0.2 -0.6 7,634 6,301 6,221 7,352 20,156 20,707 -2.7

 Primary metals....................................... 17,900 16,995 16,460 5.3 3.3 0.6 18,636 15,865 15,403 13,638 49,904 40,352 23.7

 Iron and steel mills............................ 8,315 7,717 7,253 7.7 6.4 7.0 8,414 7,032 6,631 5,525 22,077 17,014 29.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,238 8,002 7,949 2.9 0.7 -3.8 8,743 7,658 7,613 6,699 24,014 19,402 23.8

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,347 1,276 1,258 5.6 1.4 -4.9 1,479 1,175 1,159 1,414 3,813 3,936 -3.1

 Fabricated metal products....................... 24,655 24,540 23,996 0.5 2.3 0.1 25,777 22,662 21,645 25,130 70,084 70,824 -1.0

 Machinery............................................. 24,251 23,136 22,486 4.8 2.9 -6.4 26,977 21,991 20,291 25,705 69,259 71,003 -2.5

 Farm machinery................................. 2,218 2,354 2,290 -5.8 2.8 7.4 2,786 2,588 2,054 2,955 7,428 7,983 -7.0

 Construction machinery..................... 1,614 1,481 1,527 9.0 -3.0 0.7 1,861 1,385 1,366 1,727 4,612 5,053 -8.7

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery......................... 1,437 1,355 1,348 6.1 0.5 3.9 1,575 1,272 1,294 1,548 4,141 4,549 -9.0

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,742 2,695 2,181 1.7 23.6 -4.0 3,024 2,388 2,111 2,278 7,523 6,736 11.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 603 598 588 0.8 1.7 -0.7 624 508 464 521 1,596 1,488 7.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,069 3,005 3,276 2.1 -8.3 -1.2 3,169 2,437 2,610 3,393 8,216 8,759 -6.2

 Metalworking machinery..................... 1,676 1,618 1,569 3.6 3.1 -4.2 1,906 1,550 1,479 1,913 4,935 5,435 -9.2

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,394 2,533 2,416 34.0 4.8 -36.3 3,592 2,536 2,336 3,397 8,464 9,271 -8.7

 Material handling equipment............... 1,630 1,645 1,559 -0.9 5.5 -5.1 1,829 1,617 1,422 1,701 4,868 4,866 0.0

 Computers and electronic products......... 29,777 30,607 31,819 -2.7 -3.8 7.2 32,886 27,141 29,082 30,697 89,109 80,716 10.4

 Computers........................................ 2,896 2,726 2,771 6.2 -1.6 1.0 3,141 2,421 2,716 2,590 8,278 7,662 8.0

 Computer storage devices................... 600 741 827 -19.0 -10.4 42.8 914 511 555 893 1,980 1,531 29.3

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,319 1,191 1,281 10.7 -7.0 -6.4 1,713 911 881 1,644 3,505 3,525 -0.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 4,434 4,190 4,240 5.8 -1.2 1.4 5,302 3,389 3,228 4,841 11,919 11,185 6.6

 Defense communications equipment.... 666 669 650 -0.4 2.9 -0.8 706 670 605 733 1,981 2,265 -12.5

 Audio and video equipment.................. 573 591 580 -3.0 1.9 1.2 545 512 500 502 1,557 1,346 15.7

 Semiconductors................................. 3,280 4,117 5,188 -20.3 -20.6 27.8 2,489 3,497 6,507 2,400 12,493 9,757 28.0

 Electronic components........................ 3,660 3,698 3,706 -1.0 -0.2 4.7 4,092 3,439 3,292 3,658 10,823 9,648 12.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 916 875 865 4.7 1.2 5.1 1,055 838 744 1,012 2,637 2,626 0.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,817 2,826 2,924 -0.3 -3.4 1.5 3,019 2,781 2,385 2,925 8,185 7,699 6.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 8,220 8,583 8,394 -4.2 2.3 6.4 9,513 7,817 7,323 9,028 24,653 22,166 11.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,747 8,608 8,456 1.6 1.8 -1.9 9,327 7,920 7,437 8,878 24,684 24,653 0.1

 Electric lighting equipment................... 980 994 1,030 -1.4 -3.5 -1.3 1,033 956 894 1,052 2,883 2,853 1.1

 Household appliances........................ 1,723 1,709 1,703 0.8 0.4 1.7 1,887 1,491 1,371 1,813 4,749 4,680 1.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,688 2,603 2,463 3.3 5.7 -9.1 3,022 2,509 2,251 2,921 7,782 8,111 -4.1

 Batteries........................................... 816 810 746 0.7 8.6 8.7 765 668 644 629 2,077 1,849 12.3

 Transportation equipment....................... 44,611 43,932 45,338 1.5 -3.1 -1.9 50,072 42,223 38,634 49,999 130,929 130,152 0.6

 Automobiles..................................... 5,151 4,969 5,066 3.7 -1.9 -5.1 5,731 4,926 4,710 4,795 15,367 13,525 13.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 4,468 4,364 4,390 2.4 -0.6 -3.1 5,089 4,221 3,752 6,526 13,062 17,294 -24.5

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,441 1,380 1,371 4.4 0.7 -1.5 1,577 1,344 1,285 1,200 4,206 3,438 22.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 14,608 14,294 14,516 2.2 -1.5 0.5 16,323 14,187 13,281 14,266 43,791 39,660 10.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 6,831 6,578 6,812 3.8 -3.4 -22.1 8,216 5,955 5,025 9,530 19,196 23,276 -17.5

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 5,954 5,905 6,237 0.8 -5.3 7.9 6,421 5,448 4,897 6,051 16,766 14,434 16.2

 Ships and boats................................. 2,150 1,964 2,009 9.5 -2.2 9.8 2,298 1,963 1,727 1,891 5,988 5,688 5.3

 Furniture and related products................. 5,166 5,112 5,019 1.1 1.9 -0.5 5,219 5,056 4,642 5,236 14,917 15,383 -3.0

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,378 12,433 12,375 -0.4 0.5 2.2 13,430 11,656 11,160 12,868 36,246 35,324 2.6

 Nondurable goods industries................... 212,787 206,748 204,508 2.9 1.1 1.3 216,205 188,764 188,879 184,254 593,848 530,205 12.0

 Food products....................................... 52,541 52,184 51,528 0.7 1.3 1.6 53,559 49,756 49,229 50,345 152,544 145,826 4.6

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 6,248 6,171 6,399 1.2 -3.6 4.6 6,447 5,777 6,136 5,947 18,360 16,870 8.8

 Dairy products.................................. 6,664 6,605 6,389 0.9 3.4 0.7 6,698 6,015 6,237 6,221 18,950 18,036 5.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 15,814 15,520 15,170 1.9 2.3 1.6 15,851 15,160 14,613 14,276 45,624 42,745 6.7

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 11,520 10,770 11,027 7.0 -2.3 -1.9 11,597 10,014 10,134 10,813 31,745 31,981 -0.7

 Beverages......................................... 7,813 7,650 7,664 2.1 -0.2 0.3 7,890 6,894 6,771 7,590 21,555 21,657 -0.5

 Tobacco............................................ 3,707 3,120 3,363 18.8 -7.2 -6.7 3,707 3,120 3,363 3,223 10,190 10,324 -1.3

 Textile mills........................................... 2,494 2,447 2,423 1.9 1.0 3.3 2,566 2,389 2,311 2,249 7,266 6,534 11.2

 Textile products................................... 1,861 1,827 1,834 1.9 -0.4 0.8 1,889 1,753 1,674 1,828 5,316 5,292 0.5

 Apparel................................................ 2,184 2,147 2,140 1.7 0.3 -1.7 2,193 2,124 1,884 2,172 6,201 6,495 -4.5

 Leather and allied products..................... 393 407 396 -3.4 2.8 0.0 415 435 326 445 1,176 1,239 -5.1

 Paper products...................................... 13,618 13,268 13,107 2.6 1.2 0.4 14,016 12,477 12,763 13,113 39,256 38,448 2.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,564 6,343 6,342 3.5 0.0 0.5 6,738 5,970 6,269 6,211 18,977 18,432 3.0

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,690 3,577 3,440 3.2 4.0 0.7 3,826 3,319 3,314 3,591 10,459 10,376 0.8

 Printing................................................. 7,167 7,159 7,171 0.1 -0.2 -0.6 7,386 6,563 6,719 7,726 20,668 21,921 -5.7

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 49,239 46,157 45,935 6.7 0.5 3.0 45,872 37,870 40,289 27,568 124,031 82,355 50.6

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 46,118 42,885 42,976 7.5 -0.2 1.9 42,914 35,257 37,997 24,945 116,168 74,801 55.3

 Chemical products.................................. 55,457 54,309 53,191 2.1 2.1 1.4 59,816 50,705 49,195 52,732 159,716 146,882 8.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals...................... 4,154 4,034 3,830 3.0 5.3 8.8 6,065 3,915 2,939 4,120 12,919 9,502 36.0

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 13,971 13,917 13,803 0.4 0.8 -1.6 14,697 12,918 13,116 15,012 40,731 42,646 -4.5

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,633 2,496 2,438 5.5 2.4 1.2 2,787 2,281 2,081 2,534 7,149 7,013 1.9

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 16,313 16,073 15,756 1.5 2.0 -0.3 16,896 14,678 14,355 15,263 45,929 43,232 6.2

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

1

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Mar. Feb. Jan. Feb. - Jan. - Dec. - Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. 2010/

2010p 2010r 2010 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2009

All manufacturing industries 2................... 391,459 386,426 381,425 1.3 1.3 2.5 413,767 357,203 349,447 358,386 1,120,417 999,281 12.1

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 350,920 340,213 335,123 3.1 1.5 0.5 366,444 313,760 308,045 314,347 988,249 886,201 11.5

 Excluding defense 2............................. 377,782 372,831 366,216 1.3 1.8 1.5 396,675 344,363 334,665 342,727 1,075,703 962,184 11.8

 With unfilled orders 2

.......................... 132,847 134,427 131,676 -1.2 2.1 4.9 148,123 126,295 121,185 126,482 395,603 338,518 16.9

 Durable goods industries 2........................ 178,672 179,678 176,917 -0.6 1.6 3.8 197,562 168,439 160,568 174,132 526,569 469,076 12.3

 Primary metals............................ ............ 18,259 17,437 17,136 4.7 1.8 2.5 18,917 16,704 16,559 12,368 52,180 37,156 40.4

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,447 7,993 7,878 5.7 1.5 12.1 8,377 7,716 7,637 4,575 23,730 14,998 58.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,429 8,127 7,981 3.7 1.8 -3.7 9,056 7,752 7,669 6,500 24,477 18,647 31.3

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,383 1,317 1,277 5.0 3.1 -9.5 1,484 1,236 1,253 1,293 3,973 3,511 13.2

 Fabricated metal products....................... 24,882 24,964 24,053 -0.3 3.8 0.5 27,084 23,618 21,965 24,167 72,667 67,183 8.2

 Machinery............................................. 25,941 23,885 22,021 8.6 8.5 -9.9 28,919 22,394 21,405 23,118 72,718 64,319 13.1

 Construction machinery....................... 1,757 1,372 1,314 28.1 4.4 -0.5 2,138 1,270 1,384 735 4,792 2,741 74.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery......................... 1,352 1,212 1,279 11.6 -5.2 -4.7 1,439 1,128 1,235 1,233 3,802 3,481 9.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,147 2,511 2,291 25.3 9.6 -8.5 3,324 2,215 2,840 1,210 8,379 4,923 70.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 590 627 524 -5.9 19.7 -22.5 617 556 467 508 1,640 1,560 5.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,187 3,752 3,403 11.6 10.3 -9.8 4,452 2,492 3,133 3,886 10,077 9,574 5.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,660 1,576 1,493 5.3 5.6 -16.4 1,833 1,599 1,541 1,623 4,973 4,755 4.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 3,080 2,387 2,146 29.0 11.2 -36.7 3,258 2,449 2,043 3,357 7,750 8,725 -11.2

 Material handling equipment............... 1,816 1,760 1,542 3.2 14.1 7.4 2,079 1,875 1,405 1,544 5,359 4,129 29.8

 Computers and electronic products 2

......... 26,853 25,729 26,078 4.4 -1.3 0.9 31,395 23,708 22,314 29,178 77,417 71,700 8.0

 Computers........................................ 3,242 2,642 2,262 22.7 16.8 -23.1 3,487 2,337 2,207 2,511 8,031 7,182 11.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,927 3,778 4,334 3.9 -12.8 -3.9 4,363 3,752 3,272 4,779 11,387 11,296 0.8

 Defense communications equipment...... 808 771 783 4.8 -1.5 71.7 1,254 676 771 1,002 2,701 2,927 -7.7

 Semiconductors 2................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components........................ 3,911 3,918 3,889 -0.2 0.7 2.4 4,316 3,824 3,580 3,542 11,720 9,480 23.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 889 873 668 1.8 30.7 -10.7 1,072 838 682 1,169 2,592 2,526 2.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,680 2,313 2,596 15.9 -10.9 10.8 3,345 2,411 2,148 3,581 7,904 8,930 -11.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 8,508 8,511 8,465 0.0 0.5 4.2 9,989 7,581 7,372 9,084 24,942 21,651 15.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,289 8,675 8,718 7.1 -0.5 3.3 9,725 8,367 8,352 8,356 26,444 24,305 8.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,058 867 937 22.0 -7.5 -1.9 1,148 864 877 1,114 2,889 2,951 -2.1

 Household appliances.......................... 1,737 1,689 1,741 2.8 -3.0 3.1 1,849 1,524 1,543 1,763 4,916 4,797 2.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,033 2,736 2,729 10.9 0.3 0.9 3,260 2,807 2,749 2,428 8,816 7,233 21.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 40,539 46,213 46,302 -12.3 -0.2 19.4 47,323 43,443 41,402 44,039 132,168 113,080 16.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 14,537 14,156 14,318 2.7 -1.1 -1.0 15,959 14,086 13,431 13,802 43,476 39,172 11.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 3,229 9,770 7,357 -66.9 32.8 134.9 5,051 8,196 4,954 5,465 18,201 10,590 71.9

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 5,732 5,560 6,927 3.1 -19.7 17.3 6,686 5,233 6,793 6,566 18,712 15,239 22.8

 Ships and boats.................................. 1,921 2,179 1,697 -11.8 28.4 62.9 2,019 2,357 2,096 1,197 6,472 4,118 57.2

 Furniture and related products................. 5,189 5,254 5,110 -1.2 2.8 -1.3 5,518 5,290 4,727 5,613 15,535 15,784 -1.6

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 212,787 206,748 204,508 2.9 1.1 1.3 216,205 188,764 188,879 184,254 593,848 530,205 12.0

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Mar. Feb. Jan. Feb. - Jan. - Dec. - Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. Mar.

2010p 2010r 2010 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 10/09

All manufacturing industries 2...................... 721,687 722,535 718,960 -0.1 0.5 0.2 730,084 727,581 723,187 768,317 -5.0

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 312,414 309,190 307,896 1.0 0.4 0.1 315,088 309,836 306,662 317,554 -0.8

 Excluding defense 2............................. 573,171 573,941 570,049 -0.1 0.7 0.1 577,280 577,042 572,178 605,197 -4.6

 Durable goods industries 2

........................ 721,687 722,535 718,960 -0.1 0.5 0.2 730,084 727,581 723,187 768,317 -5.0

 Primary metals........................................ 17,085 16,726 16,284 2.1 2.7 4.3 17,251 16,970 16,131 15,131 14.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,267 9,135 8,859 1.4 3.1 7.6 9,227 9,264 8,580 7,332 25.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 5,609 5,418 5,293 3.5 2.4 0.6 5,772 5,459 5,365 5,473 5.5

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 2,209 2,173 2,132 1.7 1.9 0.9 2,252 2,247 2,186 2,326 -3.2

 Fabricated metal products......................... 49,732 49,505 49,081 0.5 0.9 0.1 50,467 49,160 48,204 53,094 -4.9

 Machinery.............................................. 89,846 88,156 87,407 1.9 0.9 -0.5 90,250 88,308 87,905 91,227 -1.1

 Construction machinery....................... 7,703 7,560 7,669 1.9 -1.4 -2.7 7,947 7,670 7,785 10,220 -22.2

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery......................... 4,586 4,671 4,814 -1.8 -3.0 -1.4 4,549 4,685 4,829 6,213 -26.8

 Industrial machinery............................ 11,711 11,306 11,490 3.6 -1.6 1.0 11,816 11,516 11,689 12,608 -6.3

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,796 1,809 1,780 -0.7 1.6 -3.5 1,821 1,828 1,780 1,869 -2.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 22,800 21,682 20,935 5.2 3.6 0.6 22,327 21,044 20,989 16,964 31.6

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,616 6,632 6,674 -0.2 -0.6 -1.1 6,645 6,718 6,669 7,135 -6.9

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 13,013 13,327 13,473 -2.4 -1.1 -2.0 13,140 13,474 13,561 14,171 -7.3

 Material handling equipment............... 7,903 7,717 7,602 2.4 1.5 -0.2 8,112 7,862 7,604 8,334 -2.7

 Computers and electronic products 2......... 122,040 121,684 122,445 0.3 -0.6 -0.4 123,399 122,401 122,337 125,320 -1.5

 Computers......................................... 4,460 4,114 4,198 8.4 -2.0 -10.8 4,460 4,114 4,198 3,610 23.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 28,640 29,147 29,559 -1.7 -1.4 0.3 28,519 29,458 29,095 28,473 0.2

 Defense communications equipment...... 8,435 8,293 8,191 1.7 1.2 1.7 8,751 8,203 8,197 9,054 -3.3

 Semiconductors 2................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components.......................... 11,844 11,593 11,373 2.2 1.9 1.6 11,876 11,652 11,267 9,912 19.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 7,414 7,441 7,443 -0.4 0.0 -2.6 7,531 7,514 7,514 8,634 -12.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 34,433 34,570 35,083 -0.4 -1.5 -0.9 35,166 34,840 35,210 38,164 -7.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 26,814 26,526 26,598 1.1 -0.3 0.3 27,096 26,620 26,856 27,473 -1.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 21,078 20,536 20,469 2.6 0.3 1.3 21,186 20,788 20,341 21,251 -0.3

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,887 1,809 1,936 4.3 -6.6 -4.6 1,867 1,752 1,844 2,118 -11.9

 Household appliances.......................... 531 517 537 2.7 -3.7 7.6 559 597 564 450 24.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 13,629 13,284 13,151 2.6 1.0 2.1 13,571 13,333 13,035 13,419 1.1

 Transportation equipment........................ 409,273 413,345 411,064 -1.0 0.6 0.2 414,996 417,745 416,525 450,763 -7.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 13,653 13,724 13,862 -0.5 -1.0 -1.4 13,758 14,122 14,223 15,161 -9.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 270,703 274,305 271,113 -1.3 1.2 0.2 273,336 276,501 274,260 295,424 -7.5

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 45,594 45,816 46,161 -0.5 -0.7 1.5 46,939 46,674 46,889 49,032 -4.3

 Ships and boats.................................. 16,486 16,715 16,500 -1.4 1.3 -1.9 17,114 17,393 16,999 21,374 -19.9

 Furniture and related products................. 6,219 6,196 6,054 0.4 2.3 1.5 6,121 5,822 5,588 6,188 -1.1

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Mar. Feb. Jan. Feb. - Jan. - Dec. - Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. Mar.

2010p 2010r 2010 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 10/09

 All manufacturing industries..................... 500,712 499,220 495,778 0.3 0.7 0.3 499,645 500,754 493,142 520,429 -4.0

 Excluding transportation...................... 409,899 408,884 405,671 0.2 0.8 0.2 409,189 410,085 403,809 427,740 -4.3

 Excluding defense............................. 473,813 472,292 469,145 0.3 0.7 0.2 472,791 473,800 466,519 494,449 -4.4

 With unfilled orders............................. 247,286 246,275 245,108 0.4 0.5 0.3 246,746 248,306 245,100 263,318 -6.3

 Durable goods industries........................ 305,191 304,198 302,871 0.3 0.4 0.1 305,068 307,259 303,050 327,943 -7.0

 Wood products........................................ 9,491 9,543 9,421 -0.5 1.3 1.7 9,761 9,793 9,559 10,525 -7.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 10,566 10,501 10,488 0.6 0.1 -0.6 10,809 10,711 10,508 11,910 -9.2

 Primary metals......................................... 27,056 26,575 26,098 1.8 1.8 1.1 26,780 26,537 26,171 28,561 -6.2

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 15,157 14,734 14,357 2.9 2.6 1.5 14,878 14,664 14,427 16,633 -10.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,758 9,667 9,592 0.9 0.8 0.7 9,712 9,614 9,556 9,357 3.8

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 2,141 2,174 2,149 -1.5 1.2 0.5 2,190 2,259 2,188 2,571 -14.8

 Fabricated metal products......................... 37,376 37,106 36,707 0.7 1.1 -0.1 37,714 37,594 37,017 41,566 -9.3

 Machinery.............................................. 46,948 46,961 47,147 0.0 -0.4 -0.8 47,550 47,934 47,412 53,622 -11.3

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,632 2,611 2,612 0.8 0.0 -2.5 2,917 2,906 2,777 3,707 -21.3

 Construction machinery........................ 4,810 4,882 4,875 -1.5 0.1 -0.4 4,906 4,984 4,830 5,454 -10.0

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 4,404 4,380 4,410 0.5 -0.7 -0.9 4,412 4,390 4,395 4,784 -7.8

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,068 6,028 5,991 0.7 0.6 -0.9 6,129 6,086 5,892 6,739 -9.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,426 1,461 1,453 -2.4 0.6 -0.5 1,399 1,478 1,469 1,485 -5.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,590 3,523 3,694 1.9 -4.6 0.0 3,642 3,569 3,629 4,297 -15.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,110 4,101 4,087 0.2 0.3 -2.3 4,135 4,125 4,073 5,095 -18.8

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 4,892 5,010 5,037 -2.4 -0.5 -0.3 4,819 5,129 5,102 5,643 -14.6

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,658 2,664 2,692 -0.2 -1.0 0.0 2,669 2,704 2,742 3,141 -15.0

 Computers and electronic products 2

......... 42,972 43,183 42,983 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 42,143 43,767 43,120 45,127 -6.6

 Computers......................................... 1,208 1,241 1,213 -2.7 2.3 7.6 1,188 1,259 1,145 1,219 -2.5

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,208 1,200 1,215 0.7 -1.2 -0.2 1,148 1,231 1,171 1,265 -9.2

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,841 1,840 1,837 0.1 0.2 -0.9 1,768 1,846 1,783 1,990 -11.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,492 7,171 7,047 -9.5 1.8 -0.4 6,327 7,399 7,218 8,118 -22.1

 Defense communications equipment...... 2,443 2,336 2,271 4.6 2.9 0.0 2,443 2,336 2,271 1,921 27.2

 Audio and video equipment.................. 375 370 386 1.4 -4.1 -1.3 332 355 393 674 -50.7

 Semiconductors2

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

 Electronic components.......................... 6,363 6,187 6,276 2.8 -1.4 -1.0 6,206 6,261 6,397 6,131 1.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 5,044 5,020 4,986 0.5 0.7 0.7 4,973 5,004 4,944 4,753 4.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,910 3,903 3,730 0.2 4.6 1.1 3,907 3,958 3,733 3,581 9.1

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,353 10,256 10,346 0.9 -0.9 2.2 10,187 10,420 10,393 10,705 -4.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 12,258 12,178 12,106 0.7 0.6 0.7 12,406 12,395 12,227 13,725 -9.6

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,408 1,388 1,398 1.4 -0.7 -2.3 1,415 1,392 1,394 1,583 -10.6

 Household appliances.......................... 2,021 2,003 1,984 0.9 1.0 0.5 2,011 2,040 1,955 2,005 0.3

 Electrical equipment............................. 3,930 3,895 3,830 0.9 1.7 0.2 4,065 4,070 4,014 4,606 -11.7

 Batteries............................................ 649 652 654 -0.5 -0.3 0.3 649 629 625 719 -9.7

 Transportation equipment......................... 90,813 90,336 90,107 0.5 0.3 0.6 90,456 90,669 89,333 92,689 -2.4

 Automobiles....................................... 1,868 1,894 1,809 -1.4 4.7 -7.5 1,845 1,997 1,974 1,980 -6.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 1,985 1,882 1,847 5.5 1.9 10.3 2,023 1,851 1,747 1,864 8.5

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,450 1,549 1,609 -6.4 -3.7 -0.4 1,419 1,543 1,581 1,489 -4.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 13,367 13,295 13,257 0.5 0.3 -0.3 13,449 13,533 13,443 14,337 -6.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 46,347 45,807 45,441 1.2 0.8 1.0 46,097 45,804 44,509 46,393 -0.6

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 15,837 15,941 15,740 -0.7 1.3 2.7 15,723 15,853 15,626 15,126 3.9

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,634 2,569 2,629 2.5 -2.3 -2.4 2,735 2,653 2,685 3,078 -11.1

 Furniture and related products................. 6,011 6,036 6,029 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 5,983 6,021 6,023 6,951 -13.9

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 21,700 21,779 21,785 -0.4 0.0 -0.1 21,466 21,838 21,680 23,267 -7.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 195,521 195,022 192,907 0.3 1.1 0.6 194,577 193,495 190,092 192,486 1.1

 Food products........................................ 35,461 35,679 35,861 -0.6 -0.5 -0.7 34,744 35,664 35,786 35,163 -1.2

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,727 4,746 4,710 -0.4 0.8 -0.6 4,658 4,845 4,830 4,173 11.6

 Dairy products.................................... 4,425 4,467 4,471 -0.9 -0.1 1.4 4,420 4,457 4,379 4,454 -0.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 7,149 7,157 7,151 -0.1 0.1 0.1 7,148 7,162 7,047 7,007 2.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,134 15,228 15,264 -0.6 -0.2 -1.2 15,368 15,545 15,458 15,741 -2.4

 Beverages......................................... 11,100 11,195 11,235 -0.8 -0.4 -1.2 11,224 11,337 11,227 11,635 -3.5

 Tobacco............................................ 4,034 4,033 4,029 0.0 0.1 -1.2 4,144 4,208 4,231 4,106 0.9

 Textile mills............................................ 2,929 2,922 2,903 0.2 0.7 -0.3 2,933 2,957 2,934 3,367 -12.9

 Textile products...................................... 2,718 2,694 2,675 0.9 0.7 -0.5 2,695 2,699 2,698 2,832 -4.8

 Apparel................................................. 3,544 3,536 3,532 0.2 0.1 1.6 3,411 3,481 3,514 3,896 -12.4

 Leather and allied products...................... 932 931 935 0.1 -0.4 0.0 922 941 967 1,081 -14.7

 Paper products....................................... 13,244 13,289 13,345 -0.3 -0.4 -0.8 13,333 13,461 13,368 14,422 -7.6

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 5,525 5,626 5,682 -1.8 -1.0 -1.5 5,575 5,721 5,705 6,295 -11.4

 Paperboard containers......................... 3,712 3,612 3,621 2.8 -0.2 0.5 3,751 3,677 3,671 4,018 -6.6

 Printing.................................................. 5,576 5,566 5,554 0.2 0.2 0.5 5,545 5,514 5,367 6,160 -10.0

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 33,770 34,124 32,173 -1.0 6.1 3.2 32,975 31,340 29,244 24,229 36.1

 Petroleum refineries............................. 31,658 32,033 30,082 -1.2 6.5 3.6 30,819 29,231 27,170 21,743 41.7

 Chemical products..................................... 62,864 62,025 61,980 1.4 0.1 0.4 63,044 62,545 61,816 65,622 -3.9

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,270 3,253 3,270 0.5 -0.5 3.6 3,632 3,708 3,587 3,719 -2.3

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 22,668 22,717 22,709 -0.2 0.0 -1.0 22,479 22,546 22,219 25,001 -10.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,910 2,893 2,866 0.6 0.9 0.0 3,014 3,005 2,875 3,114 -3.2

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 19,349 19,028 18,685 1.7 1.8 2.4 19,607 19,348 18,940 19,973 -1.8

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

1

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

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

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

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

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

Mar. Feb. Jan. Feb. - Jan. - Dec. - Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. 2010/

2010p 2010r 2010 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 2010p 2009 2009

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 395,587 386,968 385,325 2.2 0.4 0.7 413,753 356,306 349,601 370,878 1,119,660 1,039,474 7.7

 Construction materials and supplies...... 38,499 37,994 37,735 1.3 0.7 1.4 39,038 33,456 31,985 37,980 104,479 106,100 -1.5

 Information technology......................... 25,980 25,882 26,027 0.4 -0.6 3.3 29,549 23,009 22,024 27,623 74,582 69,959 6.6

 Computers and related products .......... 4,815 4,658 4,879 3.4 -4.5 4.0 5,768 3,843 4,152 5,127 13,763 12,718 8.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 25,668 25,007 25,343 2.6 -1.3 -1.4 28,720 24,678 23,028 26,787 76,426 73,917 3.4

 Capital goods...................................... 69,751 68,515 68,470 1.8 0.1 -2.4 78,043 63,878 59,526 75,330 201,447 198,416 1.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 59,205 57,745 57,127 2.5 1.1 -4.4 66,731 53,306 50,004 64,464 170,041 170,130 -0.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 55,898 54,640 53,722 2.3 1.7 -1.9 62,618 50,575 47,976 59,215 161,169 157,969 2.0

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 10,546 10,770 11,343 -2.1 -5.1 9.7 11,312 10,572 9,522 10,866 31,406 28,286 11.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 162,600 157,499 156,804 3.2 0.4 0.7 164,010 144,286 144,619 141,191 452,915 408,024 11.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 22,552 22,157 22,025 1.8 0.6 -0.3 24,903 21,433 19,424 24,569 65,760 67,175 -2.1

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 140,048 135,342 134,779 3.5 0.4 0.9 139,107 122,853 125,195 116,622 387,155 340,849 13.6

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 391,459 386,426 381,425 1.3 1.3 2.5 413,767 357,203 349,447 358,386 1,120,417 999,281 12.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 39,736 38,703 37,801 2.7 2.4 0.3 40,954 33,624 32,494 37,387 107,072 103,650 3.3

 Information technology......................... 26,177 25,011 25,278 4.7 -1.1 0.6 30,399 22,944 21,740 28,566 75,083 71,255 5.4

 Computers and related products .......... 5,161 4,574 4,370 12.8 4.7 -10.6 6,114 3,759 3,643 5,048 13,516 12,238 10.4

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 25,597 24,869 25,145 2.9 -1.1 -2.3 28,356 24,577 23,178 26,323 76,111 73,429 3.7

 Capital goods...................................... 67,259 71,662 68,264 -6.1 5.0 7.8 78,118 67,091 61,706 68,426 206,915 175,137 18.1

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 56,761 61,047 57,149 -7.0 6.8 3.9 64,843 56,905 50,788 56,899 172,536 146,220 18.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 56,726 54,292 52,798 4.5 2.8 -4.4 63,749 51,944 48,777 55,878 164,470 149,261 10.2

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 10,498 10,615 11,115 -1.1 -4.5 33.4 13,275 10,186 10,918 11,527 34,379 28,917 18.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 162,694 157,791 157,153 3.1 0.4 0.7 164,112 144,677 145,203 141,235 453,992 407,757 11.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 22,646 22,449 22,374 0.9 0.3 -0.2 25,005 21,824 20,008 24,613 66,837 66,908 -0.1

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 140,048 135,342 134,779 3.5 0.4 0.9 139,107 122,853 125,195 116,622 387,155 340,849 13.6

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 721,687 722,535 718,960 -0.1 0.5 0.2 730,084 727,581 723,187 768,317 (X) (X) -5.0

 Construction materials and supplies...... 51,335 50,098 49,389 2.5 1.4 0.1 50,919 49,003 48,835 47,934 (X) (X) 6.2

 Information technology......................... 117,023 116,826 117,697 0.2 -0.7 -0.6 118,533 117,683 117,748 122,541 (X) (X) -3.3

 Computers and related products .......... 4,460 4,114 4,198 8.4 -2.0 -10.8 4,460 4,114 4,198 3,610 (X) (X) 23.5

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 13,653 13,724 13,862 -0.5 -1.0 -1.4 13,758 14,122 14,223 15,161 (X) (X) -9.3

 Capital goods...................................... 542,227 544,719 541,572 -0.5 0.6 0.0 549,349 549,274 546,061 590,656 (X) (X) -7.0

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................409,858 412,302 409,000 -0.6 0.8 0.0 413,336 415,224 411,625 444,360 (X) (X) -7.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 173,884 173,056 173,404 0.5 -0.2 -0.5 175,376 174,245 172,876 184,474 (X) (X) -4.9

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 132,369 132,417 132,572 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 136,013 134,050 134,436 146,296 (X) (X) -7.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 9,079 8,985 8,693 1.0 3.4 4.2 9,179 9,077 8,686 7,730 (X) (X) 18.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 9,079 8,985 8,693 1.0 3.4 4.2 9,179 9,077 8,686 7,730 (X) (X) 18.7

 All manufacturing industries .................. 500,712 499,220 495,778 0.3 0.7 0.3 499,645 500,754 493,142 520,429 (X) (X) -4.0

 Construction materials and supplies...... 51,197 50,826 50,708 0.7 0.2 0.2 52,011 51,787 51,093 57,228 (X) (X) -9.1

 Information technology......................... 38,898 39,389 39,073 -1.2 0.8 1.1 38,262 39,884 39,091 40,901 (X) (X) -6.5

 Computers and related products .......... 4,257 4,281 4,265 -0.6 0.4 1.6 4,104 4,336 4,099 4,474 (X) (X) -8.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 18,670 18,620 18,522 0.3 0.5 -0.1 18,736 18,924 18,745 19,670 (X) (X) -4.7

 Capital goods...................................... 152,931 153,325 152,521 -0.3 0.5 0.8 152,744 154,813 151,801 162,465 (X) (X) -6.0

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................132,175 132,595 132,070 -0.3 0.4 0.5 131,919 133,969 131,246 142,341 (X) (X) -7.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 95,392 96,165 96,050 -0.8 0.1 0.1 95,222 97,555 96,112 105,367 (X) (X) -9.6

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 20,756 20,730 20,451 0.1 1.4 2.7 20,825 20,844 20,555 20,124 (X) (X) 3.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 145,988 146,782 144,966 -0.5 1.3 0.1 144,221 144,593 142,053 143,106 (X) (X) 0.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 23,218 23,160 23,075 0.3 0.4 -0.8 23,118 23,567 23,421 26,049 (X) (X) -11.3

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 122,770 123,622 121,891 -0.7 1.4 0.2 121,103 121,026 118,632 117,057 (X) (X) 3.5

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

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

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

2

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

3

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

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

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

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

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

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Mar. Feb. Jan. Feb. - Jan. - Dec. - Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. Mar.

2010p 2010r 2010 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2010p 2010r 2010 2009 10/09

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 167,922 167,516 166,418 0.2 0.7 -0.3 167,125 167,587 166,759 176,331 -5.2

 Durable goods industries........................ 99,428 99,346 99,526 0.1 -0.2 -0.4 98,870 99,848 100,184 111,501 -11.3

 Wood products................................... 3,768 3,811 3,749 -1.1 1.7 3.2 3,762 3,905 3,938 4,298 -12.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,398 4,323 4,312 1.7 0.3 -0.1 4,410 4,328 4,293 4,691 -6.0

 Primary metals.................................... 10,940 10,751 10,617 1.8 1.3 -0.5 10,615 10,621 10,689 13,305 -20.2

 Fabricated metal products.................. 13,727 13,461 13,227 2.0 1.8 -1.4 13,839 13,579 13,504 15,674 -11.7

 Machinery.......................................... 18,397 18,315 18,293 0.4 0.1 -1.4 18,481 18,434 18,499 21,056 -12.2

 Computers and electronic products...... 12,420 12,728 13,036 -2.4 -2.4 -0.3 12,236 12,807 12,983 14,806 -17.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 4,734 4,674 4,594 1.3 1.7 1.3 4,803 4,750 4,672 5,492 -12.5

 Transportation equipment.................. 20,830 21,022 21,350 -0.9 -1.5 -0.3 20,558 21,143 21,237 21,214 -3.1

 Furniture and related products............ 3,025 3,063 3,058 -1.2 0.2 -0.3 3,041 3,080 3,068 3,316 -8.3

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,189 7,198 7,290 -0.1 -1.3 0.0 7,125 7,201 7,301 7,649 -6.9

 Nondurable goods industries................. 68,494 68,170 66,892 0.5 1.9 -0.1 68,255 67,739 66,575 64,830 5.3

 Food products................................... 13,250 13,404 13,626 -1.1 -1.6 -2.0 13,179 13,523 13,988 13,105 0.6

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,484 4,466 4,471 0.4 -0.1 -1.6 4,567 4,609 4,675 4,518 1.1

 Textiles.............................................. 977 956 928 2.2 3.0 0.7 974 959 932 989 -1.5

 Textile products.................................. 1,025 1,017 1,009 0.8 0.8 -1.4 1,015 1,002 1,003 1,080 -6.0

 Apparel............................................. 927 915 908 1.3 0.8 0.9 920 912 918 991 -7.2

 Leather and allied products................ 350 353 349 -0.8 1.1 -0.9 344 354 354 396 -13.1

 Paper products................................... 6,532 6,444 6,486 1.4 -0.6 -1.5 6,565 6,513 6,543 6,978 -5.9

 Printing ............................................ 2,490 2,492 2,471 -0.1 0.8 0.2 2,502 2,464 2,411 2,860 -12.5

 Petroleum and coal products............... 10,491 10,649 9,683 -1.5 10.0 2.0 10,241 9,722 8,573 7,327 39.8

 Chemical products............................. 19,974 19,688 19,394 1.5 1.5 0.0 19,981 19,863 19,502 18,773 6.4

 Plastics and rubber products............... 7,994 7,786 7,567 2.7 2.9 2.7 7,967 7,818 7,676 7,813 2.0

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 163,356 162,653 160,573 0.4 1.3 0.2 162,895 163,087 159,450 162,218 0.4

 Durable goods industries........................ 124,133 123,640 122,317 0.4 1.1 0.5 123,682 124,556 121,933 125,133 -1.2

 Wood products................................... 1,759 1,705 1,692 3.2 0.8 1.1 1,771 1,699 1,673 1,759 0.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,277 1,289 1,270 -0.9 1.5 -0.1 1,342 1,339 1,265 1,460 -8.1

 Primary metals.................................... 8,179 8,090 7,975 1.1 1.4 4.0 8,013 8,032 7,869 7,675 4.4

 Fabricated metal products.................. 11,835 11,839 11,657 0.0 1.6 0.9 11,785 11,953 11,701 12,323 -4.4

 Machinery.......................................... 13,405 13,537 13,570 -1.0 -0.2 0.0 13,463 13,713 13,366 14,886 -9.6

 Computers and electronic products...... 21,743 21,700 21,307 0.2 1.8 -1.4 21,318 22,085 21,517 21,175 0.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 2,556 2,537 2,513 0.7 1.0 5.1 2,589 2,565 2,506 2,787 -7.1

 Transportation equipment.................. 59,056 58,663 58,120 0.7 0.9 0.7 59,088 58,867 57,877 58,469 1.1

 Furniture and related products............ 1,071 1,041 1,026 2.9 1.5 -3.3 1,077 1,047 1,029 1,273 -15.4

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,252 3,239 3,187 0.4 1.6 -0.5 3,236 3,256 3,130 3,326 -2.7

 Nondurable goods industries................. 39,223 39,013 38,256 0.5 2.0 -0.9 39,213 38,531 37,517 37,085 5.7

 Food products................................... 2,223 2,288 2,313 -2.8 -1.1 -3.6 2,163 2,320 2,451 2,310 -6.4

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,445 4,440 4,445 0.1 -0.1 -1.2 4,482 4,608 4,651 4,504 -0.5

 Textiles.............................................. 658 659 662 -0.2 -0.5 0.0 653 655 667 740 -11.8

 Textile products.................................. 338 334 336 1.2 -0.6 -1.8 334 336 335 341 -2.1

 Apparel............................................. 516 519 522 -0.6 -0.6 1.8 500 509 520 553 -9.6

 Leather and allied products................ 81 83 88 -2.4 -5.7 -1.1 88 91 100 94 -6.4

 Paper products................................... 1,230 1,252 1,260 -1.8 -0.6 0.6 1,231 1,252 1,257 1,363 -9.7

 Printing ............................................ 1,444 1,498 1,501 -3.6 -0.2 3.5 1,414 1,534 1,428 1,519 -6.9

 Petroleum and coal products............... 11,139 10,977 10,117 1.5 8.5 2.7 11,381 10,359 9,264 7,124 59.8

 Chemical products............................. 14,878 14,714 14,762 1.1 -0.3 -3.8 14,642 14,547 14,544 16,223 -9.7

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,271 2,249 2,250 1.0 0.0 1.9 2,325 2,320 2,300 2,314 0.5

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 169,434 169,051 168,787 0.2 0.2 1.0 169,625 170,080 166,933 181,880 -6.7

 Durable goods industries........................ 81,630 81,212 81,028 0.5 0.2 0.0 82,516 82,855 80,933 91,309 -9.6

 Wood products................................... 3,964 4,027 3,980 -1.6 1.2 0.6 4,228 4,189 3,948 4,468 -5.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,891 4,889 4,906 0.0 -0.3 -1.1 5,057 5,044 4,950 5,759 -12.2

 Primary metals.................................... 7,937 7,734 7,506 2.6 3.0 0.5 8,152 7,884 7,613 7,581 7.5

 Fabricated metal products.................. 11,814 11,806 11,823 0.1 -0.1 0.5 12,090 12,062 11,812 13,569 -10.9

 Machinery.......................................... 15,146 15,109 15,284 0.2 -1.1 -0.8 15,606 15,787 15,547 17,680 -11.7

 Computers and electronic products...... 8,809 8,755 8,640 0.6 1.3 -0.9 8,589 8,875 8,620 9,146 -6.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 4,968 4,967 4,999 0.0 -0.6 -1.9 5,014 5,080 5,049 5,446 -7.9

 Transportation equipment.................. 10,927 10,651 10,637 2.6 0.1 2.2 10,810 10,659 10,219 13,006 -16.9

 Furniture and related products............ 1,915 1,932 1,945 -0.9 -0.7 0.5 1,865 1,894 1,926 2,362 -21.0

 Miscellaneous products........................ 11,259 11,342 11,308 -0.7 0.3 0.0 11,105 11,381 11,249 12,292 -9.7

 Nondurable goods industries................. 87,804 87,839 87,759 0.0 0.1 1.8 87,109 87,225 86,000 90,571 -3.8

 Food products................................... 19,988 19,987 19,922 0.0 0.3 0.6 19,402 19,821 19,347 19,748 -1.8

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 6,205 6,322 6,348 -1.9 -0.4 -1.0 6,319 6,328 6,132 6,719 -6.0

 Textiles.............................................. 1,294 1,307 1,313 -1.0 -0.5 -1.2 1,306 1,343 1,335 1,638 -20.3

 Textile products.................................. 1,355 1,343 1,330 0.9 1.0 0.5 1,346 1,361 1,360 1,411 -4.6

 Apparel............................................. 2,101 2,102 2,102 0.0 0.0 1.9 1,991 2,060 2,076 2,352 -15.3

 Leather and allied products................ 501 495 498 1.2 -0.6 0.8 490 496 513 591 -17.1

 Paper products................................... 5,482 5,593 5,599 -2.0 -0.1 -0.2 5,537 5,696 5,568 6,081 -8.9

 Printing ............................................ 1,642 1,576 1,582 4.2 -0.4 -1.8 1,629 1,516 1,528 1,781 -8.5

 Petroleum and coal products............... 12,140 12,498 12,373 -2.9 1.0 4.7 11,353 11,259 11,407 9,778 16.1

 Chemical products............................. 28,012 27,623 27,824 1.4 -0.7 3.0 28,421 28,135 27,770 30,626 -7.2

 Plastics and rubber products............... 9,084 8,993 8,868 1.0 1.4 2.3 9,315 9,210 8,964 9,846 -5.4

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 Mar Feb Jan Dec Mar Feb Jan Dec

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

All manufacturing industries2

............................ 1.27 1.29 1.29 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.67 1.69 1.68 1.67 5.40 5.52 5.51 5.44

 Wood products.............................................. 1.24 1.28 1.26 1.25 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.37 1.42 1.42 1.42 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.51 1.56 1.59 1.58 0.95 0.98 0.99 0.95

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.52 1.51 1.53 1.53 2.09 2.09 2.13 2.12

 Machinery..................................................... 1.94 2.03 2.10 1.98 4.19 4.37 4.46 4.12

 Computers and electronic products 2

................ 1.44 1.41 1.35 1.46 5.17 5.16 5.20 5.41

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.40 1.41 1.43 1.40 2.66 2.63 2.65 2.55

 Transportation equipment.............................. 2.04 2.06 1.99 1.94 12.20 12.44 11.91 11.73

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.16 1.18 1.20 1.20 1.41 1.43 1.40 1.38

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.75 1.75 1.76 1.80 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.92 0.94 0.94 0.95 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.67 0.68 0.70 0.71 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.31 1.41 1.38 1.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.17 1.19 1.20 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.46 1.47 1.46 1.48 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.62 1.65 1.65 1.60 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.37 2.29 2.36 2.36 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 0.97 1.00 1.02 1.03 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.69 0.74 0.70 0.70 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.13 1.14 1.17 1.18 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.19 1.18 1.19 1.15 (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.

Mar2 Mar2 Mar2 Mar2

Industry 2009- 2009- 2009- 2009-

Mar1 Feb Mar1 Feb Mar1 Feb Mar1 Feb

2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010

All manufacturing industries.................. (X) 0.3 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.2

Durable goods industries....................... 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2

 Wood products................................... (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

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

 Primary metals.................................... 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.5 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3

 Machinery.......................................... 0.5 0.4 0.0 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3

 Computers and electronic products..... -0.4 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.5 0.5 2.2 1.1 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.4

 Transportation equipment.................... -0.4 0.7 0.6 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2

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

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.4 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.2

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textiles............................................. (X) 1.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.9

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 1.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.1

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 1.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.5

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

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

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

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

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

3

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

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

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

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

for price changes.

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes3

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

Benchmark Notice 

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

May 14, 2010. These revisions reflect: 

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

Survey of Manufactures (ASM) data; 

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

inventory data; 

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

previously reported data; and 

o updating the seasonal adjustment factors for all series. 

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

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

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

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