FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2009, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (09)-01 

CB09-37 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

January 2009 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in January, down 

six consecutive months, decreased $6.9 billion or 1.9 

percent to $351.9 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This was the longest streak of 

consecutive monthly decreases since the series was first 

published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 4.9 

percent December decrease. Excluding transportation, 

new orders decreased 0.9 percent. 

 Shipments, also down six consecutive months, 

decreased $6.6 billion or 1.7 percent to $369.4 billion. 

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 3.3 percent 

December decrease. 

 Unfilled orders, down four consecutive months, decreased $13.5 billion or 1.7 percent to $786.8 billion. 

This was the longest streak of consecutive monthly 

decreases since September 2002-January 2003 and was 

the largest percent decrease in unfilled orders since June 

2002. This followed a 1.5 percent December decrease. 

The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 5.97, up from 

5.85 in December. 

 Inventories, down five consecutive months, decreased 

$4.4 billion or 0.8 percent to $537.6 billion. This also 

was the longest streak of consecutive monthly decreases 

since March 2003-January 2004 and followed a 1.9 

percent December decrease. The inventories-toshipments ratio was 1.46, up from 1.44 in December. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

January, down six consecutive months, decreased $7.8 

billion or 4.5 percent to $164.9 billion, revised from the 

previously published 5.2 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 4.6 percent December decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, down five of the last six 

months, had the largest decrease, $4.0 billion or 9.3 

percent to $38.6 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $1.0 billion or 0.5 percent to $187.0 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in January, 

down six consecutive months, decreased $7.5 billion or 

4.0 percent to $182.4 billion, revised from the previously published 3.7 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 1.5 percent December decrease. 

 

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

largest decrease, $2.6 billion or 9.2 percent to $26.0 

billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

following five consecutive monthly decreases, increased 

$1.0 billion or 0.5 percent to $187.0 billion. This 

followed a 5.1 percent December decrease. This 

increase was due to petroleum and coal products, which 

increased $2.7 billion or 9.4 percent to $32.0 billion. 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

January, down four consecutive months, decreased $13.5 

billion or 1.7 percent to $786.8 billion, revised from the 

previously published 1.9 percent decrease. This 

followed a 1.5 percent December decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down four consecutive months, had the largest decrease, $6.4 billion or 1.4 

percent to $457.1 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in January, 

down following sixteen consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $2.8 billion or 0.8 percent to $340.7 billion, 

unchanged from the previously published decrease. This followed a 0.4 percent December increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down following three 

consecutive monthly increases, had the largest decrease, 

$0.9 billion or 0.9 percent to $94.6 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

five consecutive months, decreased $1.6 billion or 0.8 

percent to $196.9 billion. This followed a 5.5 percent 

December decrease. Printing led the decrease, down 

$0.4 billion or 5.8 percent to $6.6 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, January materials and supplies 

decreased 0.1 percent in durable goods and 1.5 percent 

in nondurable goods. Work in process decreased 0.5 

percent in durable goods and increased 2.0 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 2.1 percent 

in durable goods and 1.4 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 February is scheduled for release on March 25, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full 

report on April 2, 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

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2009/

2009p 2008r 2008 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2009p 2008r 2008 2008 2009p 2008 2008

 All manufacturing industries .................. 369,404 375,980 388,928 -1.7 -3.3 -6.5 335,500 368,574 372,138 404,937 335,500 404,937 -17.1

 Excluding transportation ................... 324,418 329,674 342,992 -1.6 -3.9 -6.8 297,599 321,145 327,781 354,651 297,599 354,651 -16.1

 Excluding defense .............................. 357,500 364,623 377,074 -2.0 -3.3 -6.6 325,560 355,866 359,884 396,194 325,560 396,194 -17.8

 With unfilled orders ........................... 131,842 136,840 138,596 -3.7 -1.3 -3.9 115,609 137,481 130,637 136,406 115,609 136,406 -15.2

 Durable goods industries ........................182,372 189,910 192,772 -4.0 -1.5 -4.2 161,040 189,369 181,580 195,064 161,040 195,064 -17.4

 Wood products................................. ...... 7,469 7,533 7,774 -0.8 -3.1 -3.2 6,248 6,808 7,210 6,937 6,248 6,937 -9.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 7,902 8,053 8,315 -1.9 -3.2 -6.8 6,735 6,903 7,798 8,229 6,735 8,229 -18.2

 Primary metals............................ .......... 14,767 16,238 17,975 -9.1 -9.7 -9.4 13,729 13,783 15,928 20,550 13,729 20,550 -33.2

 Iron and steel mills............................ 6,516 7,388 8,579 -11.8 -13.9 -13.6 5,932 6,467 7,531 10,023 5,932 10,023 -40.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,920 7,250 7,718 -4.6 -6.1 -4.8 6,537 5,953 6,933 8,877 6,537 8,877 -26.4

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,331 1,600 1,678 -16.8 -4.6 -7.2 1,260 1,363 1,464 1,650 1,260 1,650 -23.6

 Fabricated metal products...................... 25,542 26,010 26,990 -1.8 -3.6 -2.1 23,242 23,805 25,034 25,271 23,242 25,271 -8.0

 Machinery............................................. 25,960 28,583 28,305 -9.2 1.0 -0.5 23,292 28,217 25,441 25,892 23,292 25,892 -10.0

 Farm machinery................................. 2,683 2,531 2,563 6.0 -1.2 -3.1 2,372 2,125 1,944 1,892 2,372 1,892 25.4

 Construction machinery..................... 2,084 2,226 2,521 -6.4 -11.7 -1.6 1,744 2,259 2,191 2,080 1,744 2,080 -16.2

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,916 1,829 1,759 4.8 4.0 -3.6 1,798 1,987 1,708 1,375 1,798 1,375 30.8

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,615 2,638 2,741 -0.9 -3.8 2.2 2,610 2,977 2,230 3,187 2,610 3,187 -18.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 518 477 511 8.6 -6.7 -10.5 418 529 561 447 418 447 -6.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,193 3,446 3,373 -7.3 2.2 -5.8 2,601 3,388 3,105 3,102 2,601 3,102 -16.2

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,052 2,176 2,294 -5.7 -5.1 -2.1 1,841 2,201 2,105 2,388 1,841 2,388 -22.9

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,140 4,925 3,920 -36.2 25.6 13.3 2,922 4,700 3,723 3,187 2,922 3,187 -8.3

 Material handling equipment............... 1,948 2,179 2,325 -10.6 -6.3 -1.0 1,730 2,153 2,118 2,160 1,730 2,160 -19.9

 Computers and electronic products ......... 29,162 29,897 29,694 -2.5 0.7 -5.0 25,883 34,695 28,637 29,997 25,883 29,997 -13.7

 Computers........................................ 2,691 2,495 2,344 7.9 6.4 -15.1 2,591 2,777 2,146 3,082 2,591 3,082 -15.9

 Computer storage devices................... 491 644 579 -23.8 11.2 -7.5 289 1,230 427 429 289 429 -32.6

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,274 1,406 1,305 -9.4 7.7 5.2 906 2,132 1,219 975 906 975 -7.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 4,597 4,634 5,079 -0.8 -8.8 8.2 3,435 6,101 5,232 3,908 3,435 3,908 -12.1

 Defense communications equipment... 855 628 789 36.1 -20.4 3.0 773 636 861 527 773 527 46.7

 Audio and video equipment.................. 476 529 548 -10.0 -3.5 -8.7 419 699 685 675 419 675 -37.9

 Semiconductors ................................. 3,936 4,650 3,932 -15.4 18.3 -21.9 4,756 3,957 3,537 6,663 4,756 6,663 -28.6

 Electronic components....................... 3,429 3,477 3,481 -1.4 -0.1 -6.6 2,964 3,889 3,410 3,626 2,964 3,626 -18.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 938 944 871 -0.6 8.4 -7.2 809 1,007 823 996 809 996 -18.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,640 2,651 2,849 -0.4 -6.9 2.4 2,185 2,891 2,905 2,348 2,185 2,348 -6.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 7,380 7,317 7,403 0.9 -1.2 -2.2 6,337 8,816 6,778 6,311 6,337 6,311 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,877 9,492 9,399 -6.5 1.0 -9.0 7,873 9,074 8,959 9,592 7,873 9,592 -17.9

 Electric lighting equipment................... 987 968 977 2.0 -0.9 -4.1 856 1,008 914 905 856 905 -5.4

 Household appliances........................ 1,747 1,632 1,724 7.0 -5.3 -9.2 1,381 1,693 1,654 1,581 1,381 1,581 -12.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,655 3,363 3,107 -21.1 8.2 -9.3 2,535 3,124 2,855 3,332 2,535 3,332 -23.9

 Batteries........................................... 749 734 696 2.0 5.5 -21.1 679 786 872 737 679 737 -7.9

 Transportation equipment...................... 44,986 46,306 45,936 -2.9 0.8 -4.4 37,901 47,429 44,357 50,286 37,901 50,286 -24.6

 Automobiles..................................... 4,679 5,544 6,158 -15.6 -10.0 -4.2 4,254 5,211 5,830 7,673 4,254 7,673 -44.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 6,185 6,592 7,083 -6.2 -6.9 -2.1 5,261 6,545 6,612 9,511 5,261 9,511 -44.7

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,129 1,396 1,343 -19.1 3.9 6.3 1,121 1,313 1,239 1,419 1,121 1,419 -21.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 13,338 13,783 14,472 -3.2 -4.8 -0.9 12,208 12,052 13,538 16,442 12,208 16,442 -25.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 9,295 8,083 6,134 15.0 31.8 -10.6 6,512 10,022 6,164 7,157 6,512 7,157 -9.0

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,753 4,853 4,539 -2.1 6.9 -4.6 3,837 5,756 4,726 2,783 3,837 2,783 37.9

 Ships and boats................................. 2,055 2,063 2,156 -0.4 -4.3 -3.2 1,738 2,023 2,156 2,065 1,738 2,065 -15.8

 Furniture and related products................. 5,479 5,638 5,858 -2.8 -3.8 -3.0 5,067 5,422 5,701 6,190 5,067 6,190 -18.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,228 12,160 12,526 0.6 -2.9 -0.6 11,070 13,233 12,515 12,120 11,070 12,120 -8.7

 Nondurable goods industries................... 187,032 186,070 196,156 0.5 -5.1 -8.7 174,460 179,205 190,558 209,873 174,460 209,873 -16.9

 Food products....................................... 50,217 49,994 50,308 0.4 -0.6 -1.6 48,054 49,862 51,435 48,249 48,054 48,249 -0.4

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 5,857 5,965 6,018 -1.8 -0.9 -2.5 5,526 5,786 6,187 5,499 5,526 5,499 0.5

 Dairy products.................................. 6,349 6,553 6,756 -3.1 -3.0 -2.9 6,163 6,640 6,948 7,552 6,163 7,552 -18.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 14,989 14,715 14,858 1.9 -1.0 -3.9 14,208 14,141 14,938 14,047 14,208 14,047 1.1

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 11,390 11,643 11,380 -2.2 2.3 -2.8 10,365 11,324 11,425 10,067 10,365 10,067 3.0

 Beverages......................................... 7,925 7,857 7,985 0.9 -1.6 1.0 6,900 7,538 8,030 6,736 6,900 6,736 2.4

 Tobacco............................................ 3,465 3,786 3,395 -8.5 11.5 -10.8 3,465 3,786 3,395 3,331 3,465 3,331 4.0

 Textile mills........................................... 2,332 2,364 2,545 -1.4 -7.1 -5.8 2,145 2,085 2,456 2,734 2,145 2,734 -21.5

 Textile products................................... 1,906 1,930 1,982 -1.2 -2.6 -4.6 1,691 1,648 1,908 2,125 1,691 2,125 -20.4

 Apparel................................................ 2,382 2,458 2,493 -3.1 -1.4 -0.5 2,050 2,199 2,707 2,285 2,050 2,285 -10.3

 Leather and allied products..................... 453 435 438 4.1 -0.7 -4.6 384 409 408 414 384 414 -7.2

 Paper products...................................... 13,298 13,460 14,048 -1.2 -4.2 -2.3 13,033 13,175 13,495 14,360 13,033 14,360 -9.2

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,388 6,455 6,782 -1.0 -4.8 -1.7 6,321 6,359 6,417 7,082 6,321 7,082 -10.7

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,647 3,666 3,751 -0.5 -2.3 -6.5 3,557 3,466 3,577 4,004 3,557 4,004 -11.2

 Printing................................................. 7,756 7,706 7,761 0.6 -0.7 -3.7 7,232 7,787 8,016 7,819 7,232 7,819 -7.5

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 31,959 29,217 35,887 9.4 -18.6 -23.6 28,708 27,066 33,809 50,155 28,708 50,155 -42.8

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 29,098 26,491 32,981 9.8 -19.7 -24.7 26,368 24,829 31,256 48,026 26,368 48,026 -45.1

 Chemical products.................................. 50,152 50,708 52,788 -1.1 -3.9 -8.3 46,816 49,032 49,629 54,893 46,816 54,893 -14.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 3,034 2,968 3,304 2.2 -10.2 -10.9 2,454 2,279 2,234 2,663 2,454 2,663 -7.8

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 14,371 14,653 14,453 -1.9 1.4 -1.0 13,724 15,089 14,433 14,151 13,724 14,151 -3.0

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,538 2,253 2,505 12.6 -10.1 -7.2 2,236 1,874 2,141 2,535 2,236 2,535 -11.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,187 16,155 16,526 -6.0 -2.2 -4.2 13,982 14,618 15,270 16,772 13,982 16,772 -16.6

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

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2009/

2009p 2008r 2008 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2009p 2008r 2008 2008 2009p 2008 2008

All manufacturing industries 2................... 351,926 358,811 377,203 -1.9 -4.9 -6.5 325,504 366,003 359,293 413,340 325,504 413,340 -21.3

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 313,317 316,246 334,138 -0.9 -5.4 -6.0 289,906 308,786 317,808 356,083 289,906 356,083 -18.6

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 341,480 343,073 366,069 -0.5 -6.3 -6.6 314,410 343,911 348,633 402,034 314,410 402,034 -21.8

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 118,300 124,321 130,803 -4.8 -5.0 -4.3 110,369 138,867 121,329 151,472 110,369 151,472 -27.1

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 164,894 172,741 181,047 -4.5 -4.6 -4.0 151,044 186,798 168,735 203,467 151,044 203,467 -25.8

 Primary metals............................ ............ 13,447 14,095 15,966 -4.6 -11.7 -5.2 12,865 12,151 14,175 21,725 12,865 21,725 -40.8

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 5,684 5,845 6,667 -2.8 -12.3 -10.3 5,422 5,112 5,752 11,087 5,422 11,087 -51.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,566 6,830 7,561 -3.9 -9.7 -2.1 6,242 5,841 6,863 8,934 6,242 8,934 -30.1

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,197 1,420 1,738 -15.7 -18.3 3.9 1,201 1,198 1,560 1,704 1,201 1,704 -29.5

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,130 24,800 26,058 -2.7 -4.8 -2.3 22,175 22,704 23,184 25,822 22,175 25,822 -14.1

 Machinery............................................. 23,216 23,928 26,449 -3.0 -9.5 -2.8 22,458 23,205 23,800 30,949 22,458 30,949 -27.4

 Construction machinery....................... 1,573 1,124 1,711 39.9 -34.3 -8.7 1,693 1,357 1,570 3,087 1,693 3,087 -45.2

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,501 1,629 1,794 -7.9 -9.2 -0.6 1,267 1,632 1,888 1,520 1,267 1,520 -16.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 1,633 1,918 2,083 -14.9 -7.9 -8.7 2,218 1,830 1,523 4,232 2,218 4,232 -47.6

 Photographic equipment...................... 542 501 501 8.2 0.0 -14.5 549 499 506 714 549 714 -23.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,832 2,574 3,193 10.0 -19.4 -17.0 2,798 2,329 2,875 4,582 2,798 4,582 -38.9

 Metalworking machinery....................... 1,763 1,906 2,071 -7.5 -8.0 -4.3 1,732 1,784 1,868 2,564 1,732 2,564 -32.4

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 3,046 4,170 4,584 -27.0 -9.0 19.8 2,734 4,539 4,386 3,161 2,734 3,161 -13.5

 Material handling equipment............... 1,803 1,724 2,045 4.6 -15.7 -1.2 1,619 1,898 1,925 2,515 1,619 2,515 -35.6

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 23,866 24,834 26,646 -3.9 -6.8 4.0 20,694 31,513 25,223 23,665 20,694 23,665 -12.6

 Computers........................................ 2,348 2,448 2,891 -4.1 -15.3 19.2 2,248 2,730 2,693 2,506 2,248 2,506 -10.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,060 4,463 4,872 -9.0 -8.4 -1.8 3,198 5,708 4,642 4,065 3,198 4,065 -21.3

 Defense communications equipment... 1,258 792 668 58.8 18.6 -9.5 1,124 1,045 623 465 1,124 465 141.7

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 3,243 3,238 3,387 0.2 -4.4 -4.5 2,949 3,659 3,070 3,783 2,949 3,783 -22.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 706 944 2,030 -25.2 -53.5 98.0 783 1,002 1,909 1,207 783 1,207 -35.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,526 2,266 2,811 11.5 -19.4 13.5 2,192 3,400 2,924 2,735 2,192 2,735 -19.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 7,029 7,582 7,041 -7.3 7.7 -5.6 6,167 9,348 6,417 6,368 6,167 6,368 -3.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 8,574 9,251 8,662 -7.3 6.8 -5.4 8,197 8,391 8,026 10,726 8,197 10,726 -23.6

 Electric lighting equipment................... 920 899 817 2.3 10.0 14.3 865 922 670 894 865 894 -3.2

 Household appliances.......................... 1,745 1,633 1,675 6.9 -2.5 0.1 1,487 1,567 1,616 1,644 1,487 1,644 -9.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,263 3,207 2,696 -29.4 19.0 -11.6 2,377 2,577 2,434 4,257 2,377 4,257 -44.2

 Transportation equipment........................ 38,609 42,565 43,065 -9.3 -1.2 -9.9 35,598 57,217 41,485 57,257 35,598 57,257 -37.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 12,993 13,220 14,001 -1.7 -5.6 -2.0 12,192 11,804 13,234 16,427 12,192 16,427 -25.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 5,513 2,058 4,840 167.9 -57.5 -46.2 4,052 13,561 5,350 12,260 4,052 12,260 -66.9

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 4,155 5,763 4,982 -27.9 15.7 -7.0 4,331 7,954 5,087 4,177 4,331 4,177 3.7

 Ships and boats................................. 708 4,882 1,705 -85.5 186.3 26.7 1,538 5,771 1,462 2,478 1,538 2,478 -37.9

 Furniture and related products................. 5,564 5,505 5,450 1.1 1.0 -3.5 5,115 4,656 5,183 6,100 5,115 6,100 -16.1

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 187,032 186,070 196,156 0.5 -5.1 -8.7 174,460 179,205 190,558 209,873 174,460 209,873 -16.9

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

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

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

All manufacturing industries 1................... 786,818 800,360 812,879 -1.7 -1.5 -0.9 793,513 798,753 797,367 786,882 0.8

 Excluding transportation 1................... 329,700 336,865 345,643 -2.1 -2.5 -1.4 327,981 330,918 339,320 343,116 -4.4

 Excluding defense 1............................. 626,199 638,283 655,183 -1.9 -2.6 -1.1 629,803 636,197 644,195 633,010 -0.5

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 786,818 800,360 812,879 -1.7 -1.5 -0.9 793,513 798,753 797,367 786,882 0.8

 Primary metals........................................ 17,731 19,051 21,194 -6.9 -10.1 -8.7 17,463 18,327 19,959 28,438 -38.6

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,108 9,940 11,483 -8.4 -13.4 -14.3 8,838 9,348 10,703 17,514 -49.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 5,954 6,308 6,728 -5.6 -6.2 -2.3 5,933 6,228 6,340 7,934 -25.2

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,669 2,803 2,983 -4.8 -6.0 2.1 2,692 2,751 2,916 2,990 -10.0

 Fabricated metal products...................... 57,106 58,518 59,728 -2.4 -2.0 -1.5 55,668 56,735 57,836 59,970 -7.2

 Machinery............................................. 96,815 99,559 104,214 -2.8 -4.5 -1.7 97,077 97,911 102,923 95,444 1.7

 Construction machinery....................... 12,453 12,964 14,066 -3.9 -7.8 -5.4 12,481 12,532 13,434 12,083 3.3

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 6,838 7,253 7,453 -5.7 -2.7 0.5 6,750 7,281 7,636 4,976 35.7

 Industrial machinery............................ 14,024 15,006 15,726 -6.5 -4.6 -4.0 14,029 14,421 15,568 15,956 -12.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,909 1,885 1,861 1.3 1.3 -0.5 1,928 1,797 1,827 1,773 8.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 15,915 16,276 17,148 -2.2 -5.1 -1.0 16,346 16,149 17,208 14,978 9.1

 Metalworking machinery....................... 7,762 8,051 8,321 -3.6 -3.2 -2.6 7,706 7,815 8,232 7,855 -1.9

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 14,537 14,631 15,386 -0.6 -4.9 4.5 14,529 14,717 14,878 13,502 7.6

 Material handling equipment............... 8,973 9,118 9,573 -1.6 -4.8 -2.8 8,960 9,071 9,326 10,261 -12.7

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 123,671 125,031 125,444 -1.1 -0.3 0.7 124,146 124,579 123,804 122,098 1.7

 Computers......................................... 3,747 4,090 4,137 -8.4 -1.1 15.2 3,747 4,090 4,137 3,141 19.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 28,468 29,005 29,176 -1.9 -0.6 -0.7 28,125 28,362 28,755 28,884 -2.6

 Defense communications equipment... 8,693 8,290 8,126 4.9 2.0 -1.5 8,743 8,392 7,983 7,628 14.6

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 10,091 10,277 10,516 -1.8 -2.3 -0.9 10,065 10,080 10,310 10,413 -3.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 8,619 8,851 8,851 -2.6 0.0 15.1 8,708 8,734 8,739 6,812 27.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 36,565 36,679 37,064 -0.3 -1.0 -0.1 36,940 36,933 36,424 37,588 -1.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 27,488 27,839 27,574 -1.3 1.0 -1.3 27,818 27,988 27,456 27,632 0.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 22,150 22,453 22,694 -1.3 -1.1 -3.1 21,923 21,599 22,282 24,198 -9.4

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,114 2,181 2,250 -3.1 -3.1 -6.6 2,029 2,020 2,106 2,345 -13.5

 Household appliances.......................... 425 427 426 -0.5 0.2 -10.3 439 333 459 635 -30.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 14,309 14,701 14,857 -2.7 -1.1 -2.7 14,139 14,297 14,844 15,654 -9.7

 Transportation equipment........................ 457,118 463,495 467,236 -1.4 -0.8 -0.6 465,532 467,835 458,047 443,766 4.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 15,358 15,703 16,266 -2.2 -3.5 -2.8 15,633 15,649 15,897 18,550 -15.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 300,148 303,930 309,955 -1.2 -1.9 -0.4 305,650 308,110 304,571 285,718 7.0

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 47,824 48,422 47,512 -1.2 1.9 0.9 48,721 48,227 46,029 44,696 9.0

 Ships and boats................................. 21,693 23,040 20,221 -5.8 13.9 -2.2 22,744 22,944 19,196 20,416 11.4

 Furniture and related products................. 6,358 6,273 6,406 1.4 -2.1 -6.0 5,835 5,787 6,553 6,674 -12.6

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

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

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

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 537,568 541,986 552,253 -0.8 -1.9 -0.5 534,495 528,015 552,910 534,311 0.0

 Excluding transportation ...................... 442,922 446,480 459,546 -0.8 -2.8 -1.1 440,609 436,498 459,509 452,464 -2.6

 Excluding defense ............................. 511,624 516,703 527,012 -1.0 -2.0 -0.6 508,589 503,167 527,653 510,846 -0.4

 With unfilled orders ............................. 274,621 276,208 274,582 -0.6 0.6 0.4 273,457 268,393 275,375 255,328 7.1

 Durable goods industries ........................ 340,681 343,468 342,259 -0.8 0.4 0.3 339,498 333,753 343,203 321,806 5.5

 Wood products................................. ....... 10,305 10,317 10,397 -0.1 -0.8 -2.0 10,446 10,289 10,460 11,192 -6.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,877 11,931 12,025 -0.5 -0.8 -0.4 11,910 11,686 11,649 11,878 0.3

 Primary metals............................ ............ 31,439 32,151 33,651 -2.2 -4.5 -3.3 31,135 31,904 33,633 30,813 1.0

 Iron and steel mills............................... 18,441 18,795 19,721 -1.9 -4.7 -2.7 18,296 18,781 19,857 16,618 10.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 10,241 10,607 11,152 -3.5 -4.9 -4.6 10,052 10,388 10,985 11,558 -13.0

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,757 2,749 2,778 0.3 -1.0 -1.8 2,787 2,735 2,791 2,637 5.7

 Fabricated metal products......................... 43,644 44,251 44,410 -1.4 -0.4 -0.7 43,649 43,413 43,870 42,495 2.7

 Machinery.............................................. 55,843 55,257 55,190 1.1 0.1 0.6 55,859 53,470 55,527 52,536 6.3

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,515 3,463 3,486 1.5 -0.7 5.3 3,720 3,512 3,455 3,033 22.7

 Construction machinery........................ 5,630 5,684 5,639 -1.0 0.8 -0.2 5,548 5,507 5,624 5,252 5.6

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 4,805 4,734 4,656 1.5 1.7 -0.6 4,778 4,543 4,647 4,174 14.5

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,870 6,832 6,920 0.6 -1.3 0.3 6,742 6,590 7,053 6,425 4.9

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,420 1,418 1,396 0.1 1.6 3.3 1,439 1,345 1,406 1,300 10.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,745 4,773 4,787 -0.6 -0.3 -0.3 4,627 4,379 4,758 4,738 -2.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 5,368 5,353 5,295 0.3 1.1 -0.1 5,283 5,173 5,362 4,945 6.8

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 6,603 6,095 6,130 8.3 -0.6 0.0 6,600 5,838 6,345 5,978 10.4

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,376 3,393 3,371 -0.5 0.7 -1.0 3,419 3,290 3,385 3,297 3.7

 Computers and electronic products ......... 47,263 47,891 47,478 -1.3 0.9 0.1 47,120 46,646 48,250 45,066 4.6

 Computers......................................... 1,166 1,262 1,220 -7.6 3.4 3.5 1,080 1,265 1,263 1,351 -20.1

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,459 1,607 1,571 -9.2 2.3 1.2 1,383 1,451 1,653 1,480 -6.6

 Other peripheral equipment................... 2,099 2,274 2,147 -7.7 5.9 1.2 2,050 2,153 2,227 1,984 3.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 8,357 8,461 8,114 -1.2 4.3 0.3 8,506 8,347 8,486 8,336 2.0

 Defense communications equipment...... 1,819 1,798 1,802 1.2 -0.2 4.8 1,819 1,798 1,802 1,206 50.8

 Audio and video equipment.................. 864 871 892 -0.8 -2.4 -1.2 854 860 992 937 -8.9

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

 Electronic components.......................... 6,474 6,477 6,746 0.0 -4.0 0.7 6,509 6,275 6,791 6,585 -1.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 5,059 5,022 5,026 0.7 -0.1 -4.3 4,975 4,865 4,957 4,501 10.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,628 3,638 3,624 -0.3 0.4 -1.7 3,647 3,550 3,603 3,426 6.5

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 11,060 10,955 10,740 1.0 2.0 0.1 11,090 10,688 10,917 10,217 8.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 14,267 14,739 14,940 -3.2 -1.3 -1.5 14,285 14,248 14,789 15,114 -5.5

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,688 1,717 1,743 -1.7 -1.5 -0.7 1,660 1,623 1,705 1,739 -4.5

 Household appliances.......................... 1,988 1,965 1,998 1.2 -1.7 -1.0 1,981 1,763 1,993 2,001 -1.0

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,762 5,129 5,117 -7.2 0.2 -3.2 4,899 5,124 5,166 5,403 -9.3

 Batteries............................................ 768 777 778 -1.2 -0.1 4.4 729 710 739 711 2.5

 Transportation equipment......................... 94,646 95,506 92,707 -0.9 3.0 2.9 93,886 91,517 93,401 81,847 14.7

 Automobiles....................................... 2,087 2,532 2,550 -17.6 -0.7 -2.2 2,270 2,233 2,532 3,051 -25.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 2,193 2,214 2,429 -0.9 -8.9 -6.0 1,938 1,923 2,512 2,593 -25.3

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,614 1,613 1,683 0.1 -4.2 0.5 1,555 1,527 1,700 1,338 16.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 15,171 15,380 15,710 -1.4 -2.1 -1.6 15,194 14,904 15,660 17,238 -11.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 46,771 47,660 44,281 -1.9 7.6 5.6 46,186 45,580 44,871 33,437 38.1

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 15,297 14,654 14,718 4.4 -0.4 3.0 15,223 14,373 14,724 13,476 13.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,900 2,763 2,932 5.0 -5.8 -0.5 2,929 2,719 2,937 3,039 -3.6

 Furniture and related products................. 7,527 7,617 7,738 -1.2 -1.6 -0.6 7,434 7,396 7,705 7,998 -7.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 23,870 23,808 23,723 0.3 0.4 0.6 23,774 23,184 23,919 22,867 4.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 196,887 198,518 209,994 -0.8 -5.5 -1.8 194,997 194,262 209,707 212,505 -8.2

 Food products........................................ 36,476 36,720 37,109 -0.7 -1.0 -0.3 36,249 36,442 38,373 36,975 -2.0

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,537 4,646 4,736 -2.3 -1.9 -0.1 4,599 4,628 4,825 4,877 -5.7

 Dairy products.................................... 4,454 4,452 4,502 0.0 -1.1 0.9 4,324 4,128 4,314 4,416 -2.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 7,330 7,380 7,546 -0.7 -2.2 0.0 7,162 7,218 7,702 7,283 -1.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,206 15,243 15,166 -0.2 0.5 0.1 15,527 15,174 15,496 15,376 1.0

 Beverages......................................... 11,365 11,395 11,339 -0.3 0.5 0.5 11,452 11,211 11,577 11,299 1.4

 Tobacco............................................ 3,841 3,848 3,827 -0.2 0.5 -0.9 4,075 3,963 3,919 4,077 0.0

 Textile mills............................................ 3,563 3,633 3,706 -1.9 -2.0 -0.1 3,597 3,622 3,676 3,797 -5.3

 Textile products...................................... 3,004 3,208 3,265 -6.4 -1.7 -1.1 3,018 3,114 3,238 3,369 -10.4

 Apparel................................................. 4,180 4,247 4,335 -1.6 -2.0 -1.4 4,154 4,082 4,154 4,400 -5.6

 Leather and allied products...................... 1,028 1,056 1,054 -2.7 0.2 2.6 1,056 1,035 1,048 1,069 -1.2

 Paper products....................................... 14,771 14,908 15,706 -0.9 -5.1 -0.4 14,766 14,830 15,624 15,131 -2.4

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 6,374 6,391 6,806 -0.3 -6.1 -1.5 6,343 6,422 6,803 6,613 -4.1

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,216 4,234 4,490 -0.4 -5.7 1.1 4,274 4,235 4,419 4,204 1.7

 Printing.................................................. 6,604 7,010 6,822 -5.8 2.8 2.3 6,316 6,586 6,817 6,252 1.0

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 24,877 25,076 31,916 -0.8 -21.4 -8.2 23,420 23,568 31,375 36,738 -36.3

 Petroleum refineries............................. 22,152 22,306 29,116 -0.7 -23.4 -9.1 20,782 20,945 28,647 34,331 -39.5

 Chemical products..................................... 66,025 66,265 68,439 -0.4 -3.2 -0.8 65,669 64,958 67,837 67,458 -2.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,322 3,359 3,688 -1.1 -8.9 4.2 3,624 3,563 3,678 3,261 11.1

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 25,147 24,697 24,150 1.8 2.3 0.5 24,607 23,889 24,054 23,610 4.2

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 3,112 3,095 3,098 0.5 -0.1 -1.3 3,087 2,903 2,974 3,089 -0.1

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 21,153 21,152 22,476 0.0 -5.9 -1.5 21,225 20,851 22,069 21,940 -3.3

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

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

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

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

 Topical Series 1

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted2

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

Jan. Dec. Nov. Dec. - Nov. - Oct. - Jan. Dec. Nov. Jan. 2009/

2009p 2008r 2008 Jan. Dec. Nov. 2009p 2008r 2008 2008 2009p 2008 2008

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 369,404 375,980 388,928 -1.7 -3.3 -6.5 335,500 368,574 372,138 404,937 335,500 404,937 -17.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 39,224 39,615 41,000 -1.0 -3.4 -4.2 33,777 35,458 37,866 38,104 33,777 38,104 -11.4

 Information technology......................... 25,054 25,042 25,687 0.0 -2.5 -1.9 21,003 29,841 24,915 23,192 21,003 23,192 -9.4

 Computers and related products .......... 4,456 4,545 4,228 -2.0 7.5 -8.6 3,786 6,139 3,792 4,486 3,786 4,486 -15.6

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 25,331 27,315 29,056 -7.3 -6.0 -1.6 22,844 25,121 27,219 35,045 22,844 35,045 -34.8

 Capital goods...................................... 71,323 73,234 72,244 -2.6 1.4 -2.1 61,424 79,519 68,444 67,278 61,424 67,278 -8.7

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 62,167 64,825 63,155 -4.1 2.6 -2.0 53,661 70,538 59,005 60,018 53,661 60,018 -10.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 56,443 60,474 60,425 -6.7 0.1 -1.3 50,244 64,587 56,249 56,394 50,244 56,394 -10.9

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 9,156 8,409 9,089 8.9 -7.5 -2.2 7,763 8,981 9,439 7,260 7,763 7,260 6.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 144,757 143,904 152,359 0.6 -5.5 -8.0 134,408 141,698 150,368 167,700 134,408 167,700 -19.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 23,744 24,965 26,513 -4.9 -5.8 -3.6 20,729 25,189 25,593 30,740 20,729 30,740 -32.6

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 121,013 118,939 125,846 1.7 -5.5 -8.9 113,679 116,509 124,775 136,960 113,679 136,960 -17.0

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 351,926 358,811 377,203 -1.9 -4.9 -6.5 325,504 366,003 359,293 413,340 325,504 413,340 -21.3

 Construction materials and supplies...... 37,817 37,713 39,942 0.3 -5.6 -5.4 32,924 33,322 36,118 39,638 32,924 39,638 -16.9

 Information technology......................... 24,062 24,875 26,538 -3.3 -6.3 4.1 21,083 30,892 25,093 23,790 21,083 23,790 -11.4

 Computers and related products .......... 4,113 4,498 4,775 -8.6 -5.8 11.3 3,443 6,092 4,339 3,910 3,443 3,910 -11.9

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,986 26,752 28,585 -6.6 -6.4 -2.2 22,828 24,873 26,915 35,030 22,828 35,030 -34.8

 Capital goods...................................... 60,697 66,356 68,653 -8.5 -3.3 -3.7 56,371 85,789 64,347 78,488 56,371 78,488 -28.2

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 52,327 53,964 60,140 -3.0 -10.3 -5.3 47,305 68,092 56,392 69,158 47,305 69,158 -31.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 52,324 55,499 58,995 -5.7 -5.9 1.1 48,600 58,742 54,271 61,083 48,600 61,083 -20.4

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,370 12,392 8,513 -32.5 45.6 8.6 9,066 17,697 7,955 9,330 9,066 9,330 -2.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 144,584 143,933 152,342 0.5 -5.5 -7.9 134,456 141,434 150,386 167,735 134,456 167,735 -19.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 23,571 24,994 26,496 -5.7 -5.7 -2.7 20,777 24,925 25,611 30,775 20,777 30,775 -32.5

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 121,013 118,939 125,846 1.7 -5.5 -8.9 113,679 116,509 124,775 136,960 113,679 136,960 -17.0

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 786,818 800,360 812,879 -1.7 -1.5 -0.9 793,513 798,753 797,367 786,882 (X) (X) 0.8

 Construction materials and supplies...... 50,355 51,762 53,664 -2.7 -3.5 -1.9 49,531 50,384 52,520 52,102 (X) (X) -4.9

 Information technology......................... 120,791 121,783 121,950 -0.8 -0.1 0.7 121,325 121,245 120,194 119,022 (X) (X) 1.9

 Computers and related products .......... 3,747 4,090 4,137 -8.4 -1.1 15.2 3,747 4,090 4,137 3,141 (X) (X) 19.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 15,358 15,703 16,266 -2.2 -3.5 -2.8 15,633 15,649 15,897 18,550 (X) (X) -15.7

 Capital goods...................................... 601,371 611,997 618,875 -1.7 -1.1 -0.6 608,882 613,935 607,665 586,667 (X) (X) 3.8

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................457,252 467,092 477,953 -2.1 -2.3 -0.6 461,914 468,270 470,716 447,955 (X) (X) 3.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 192,508 196,627 201,602 -2.1 -2.5 -0.7 191,538 193,182 199,027 193,473 (X) (X) -1.0

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 144,119 144,905 140,922 -0.5 2.8 -0.4 146,968 145,665 136,949 138,712 (X) (X) 6.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 8,033 8,206 8,177 -2.1 0.4 -0.2 8,045 7,997 8,261 9,199 (X) (X) -12.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 8,033 8,206 8,177 -2.1 0.4 -0.2 8,045 7,997 8,261 9,199 (X) (X) -12.5 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 537,568 541,986 552,253 -0.8 -1.9 -0.5 534,495 528,015 552,910 534,311 (X) (X) 0.0

 Construction materials and supplies...... 59,533 60,241 60,490 -1.2 -0.4 -0.9 59,473 58,638 59,544 59,780 (X) (X) -0.5

 Information technology......................... 42,438 42,904 42,293 -1.1 1.4 -0.3 42,287 41,777 42,952 40,449 (X) (X) 4.5

 Computers and related products .......... 4,724 5,143 4,938 -8.1 4.2 1.8 4,513 4,869 5,143 4,815 (X) (X) -6.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 21,065 21,739 22,372 -3.1 -2.8 -2.0 20,957 20,587 22,404 24,220 (X) (X) -13.5

 Capital goods...................................... 166,258 166,830 163,341 -0.3 2.1 1.4 165,415 161,853 164,972 147,891 (X) (X) 11.8

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................146,220 147,242 143,768 -0.7 2.4 1.3 145,341 142,419 145,389 129,362 (X) (X) 12.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 109,161 109,559 108,983 -0.4 0.5 0.0 108,784 106,416 110,119 103,962 (X) (X) 4.6

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 20,038 19,588 19,573 2.3 0.1 1.7 20,074 19,434 19,583 18,529 (X) (X) 8.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 146,791 147,761 155,389 -0.7 -4.9 -2.1 145,009 143,554 156,486 160,603 (X) (X) -9.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 27,730 28,280 28,586 -1.9 -1.1 -0.5 27,821 26,970 28,851 29,392 (X) (X) -5.3

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 119,061 119,481 126,803 -0.4 -5.8 -2.4 117,188 116,584 127,635 131,211 (X) (X) -10.7

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable.

1

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

2

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

3

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

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

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

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

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

and supplies.

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS

UNFILLED ORDERS

TOTAL INVENTORIES
 7

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

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

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

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 182,938 184,108 188,292 -0.6 -2.2 -1.1 183,035 182,664 188,545 185,538 -1.3

 Durable goods industries........................ 116,046 116,199 116,700 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 116,237 115,442 117,633 110,509 5.2

 Wood products................................... 4,234 4,242 4,268 -0.2 -0.6 -1.2 4,441 4,505 4,576 4,643 -4.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,671 4,624 4,702 1.0 -1.7 -3.8 4,673 4,602 4,675 4,822 -3.1

 Primary metals.................................... 14,576 14,495 14,340 0.6 1.1 1.8 14,541 14,786 14,591 11,340 28.2

 Fabricated metal products..................... 16,684 16,832 16,928 -0.9 -0.6 -0.9 16,762 16,826 16,792 15,646 7.1

 Machinery.......................................... 21,755 21,109 21,537 3.1 -2.0 1.0 21,943 20,683 21,651 20,050 9.4

 Computers and electronic products ...... 15,373 15,313 15,376 0.4 -0.4 -1.5 15,240 15,217 15,639 15,499 -1.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,790 5,848 5,894 -1.0 -0.8 -3.3 5,848 5,789 5,875 6,035 -3.1

 Transportation equipment..................... 21,619 22,433 22,288 -3.6 0.7 1.8 21,454 21,908 22,461 21,265 0.9

 Furniture and related products............... 3,626 3,660 3,725 -0.9 -1.7 0.8 3,606 3,613 3,699 3,785 -4.7

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,718 7,643 7,642 1.0 0.0 0.5 7,729 7,513 7,674 7,424 4.1

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 66,892 67,909 71,592 -1.5 -5.1 -3.0 66,798 67,222 70,912 75,029 -11.0

 Food products.................................... 13,389 13,439 13,516 -0.4 -0.6 -1.4 13,639 13,484 13,849 14,052 -2.9

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,331 4,388 4,476 -1.3 -2.0 -1.3 4,543 4,555 4,503 4,685 -3.0

 Textiles.............................................. 1,073 1,105 1,146 -2.9 -3.6 -2.0 1,080 1,111 1,129 1,227 -12.0

 Textile products.................................. 1,127 1,242 1,296 -9.3 -4.2 -3.0 1,124 1,220 1,288 1,279 -12.1

 Apparel............................................. 1,032 1,031 1,030 0.1 0.1 0.6 1,034 1,037 1,004 1,066 -3.0

 Leather and allied products................... 369 359 356 2.8 0.8 -2.7 375 355 358 415 -9.6

 Paper products.................................... 7,276 7,152 7,481 1.7 -4.4 -1.1 7,339 7,164 7,479 7,424 -1.1

 Printing ............................................. 3,045 3,303 3,137 -7.8 5.3 4.1 2,981 3,195 3,107 2,867 4.0

 Petroleum and coal products................ 7,311 7,479 10,121 -2.2 -26.1 -7.9 6,749 7,054 9,640 11,900 -43.3

 Chemical products................................ 19,502 20,030 20,197 -2.6 -0.8 -3.6 19,457 19,657 19,841 21,383 -9.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 8,437 8,381 8,836 0.7 -5.1 -3.2 8,477 8,390 8,714 8,731 -2.9

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 167,051 166,958 166,349 0.1 0.4 0.4 166,018 161,259 167,865 154,161 7.7

 Durable goods industries........................ 129,970 130,607 128,071 -0.5 2.0 1.3 129,198 125,734 128,711 114,564 12.8

 Wood products................................... 1,867 1,838 1,918 1.6 -4.2 -1.9 1,837 1,792 1,899 1,978 -7.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,444 1,416 1,408 2.0 0.6 1.5 1,452 1,331 1,318 1,314 10.5

 Primary metals.................................... 8,670 9,190 10,019 -5.7 -8.3 -5.1 8,480 8,794 9,948 9,884 -14.2

 Fabricated metal products..................... 13,305 13,441 13,418 -1.0 0.2 -0.4 13,201 13,031 13,333 12,850 2.7

 Machinery.......................................... 16,000 15,946 15,466 0.3 3.1 -0.6 15,557 14,984 15,746 14,098 10.3

 Computers and electronic products ...... 21,975 22,096 21,857 -0.5 1.1 0.9 22,038 21,282 22,255 19,645 12.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 2,918 3,052 3,165 -4.4 -3.6 -1.3 2,886 2,916 3,064 3,184 -9.4

 Transportation equipment..................... 59,102 58,962 56,103 0.2 5.1 4.2 59,138 57,125 56,398 46,865 26.2

 Furniture and related products............... 1,253 1,236 1,241 1.4 -0.4 -1.7 1,246 1,220 1,232 1,299 -4.1

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,436 3,430 3,476 0.2 -1.3 -0.8 3,363 3,259 3,518 3,447 -2.4

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 37,081 36,351 38,278 2.0 -5.0 -2.6 36,820 35,525 39,154 39,597 -7.0

 Food products.................................... 2,260 2,294 2,431 -1.5 -5.6 -4.1 2,402 2,482 2,879 2,760 -13.0

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,260 4,212 4,178 1.1 0.8 -0.5 4,504 4,500 4,525 4,548 -1.0

 Textiles.............................................. 788 821 881 -4.0 -6.8 0.0 794 805 883 921 -13.8

 Textile products.................................. 369 398 401 -7.3 -0.7 -4.8 368 372 402 426 -13.6

 Apparel............................................. 598 616 629 -2.9 -2.1 -1.7 602 588 614 679 -11.3

 Leather and allied products................... 96 110 114 -12.7 -3.5 7.5 97 104 109 94 3.2

 Paper products.................................... 1,384 1,424 1,579 -2.8 -9.8 1.2 1,369 1,425 1,553 1,463 -6.4

 Printing ............................................. 1,648 1,766 1,681 -6.7 5.1 2.3 1,522 1,586 1,718 1,614 -5.7

 Petroleum and coal products................ 7,148 6,474 8,694 10.4 -25.5 -7.1 6,777 6,002 8,755 10,484 -35.4

 Chemical products................................ 16,096 15,848 15,151 1.6 4.6 -1.6 15,919 15,332 15,206 14,133 12.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,434 2,388 2,539 1.9 -5.9 -0.1 2,466 2,329 2,510 2,475 -0.4

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 187,579 190,920 197,612 -1.7 -3.4 -0.7 185,442 184,092 196,500 194,612 -4.7

 Durable goods industries........................ 94,665 96,662 97,488 -2.1 -0.8 -0.7 94,063 92,577 96,859 96,733 -2.8

 Wood products................................... 4,204 4,237 4,211 -0.8 0.6 -2.7 4,168 3,992 3,985 4,571 -8.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,762 5,891 5,915 -2.2 -0.4 2.1 5,785 5,753 5,656 5,742 0.7

 Primary metals.................................... 8,193 8,466 9,292 -3.2 -8.9 -8.4 8,114 8,324 9,094 9,589 -15.4

 Fabricated metal products..................... 13,655 13,978 14,064 -2.3 -0.6 -0.8 13,686 13,556 13,745 13,999 -2.2

 Machinery.......................................... 18,088 18,202 18,187 -0.6 0.1 1.1 18,359 17,803 18,130 18,388 -0.2

 Computers and electronic products ...... 9,915 10,482 10,245 -5.4 2.3 1.0 9,842 10,147 10,356 9,922 -0.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,559 5,839 5,881 -4.8 -0.7 0.2 5,551 5,543 5,850 5,895 -5.8

 Transportation equipment..................... 13,925 14,111 14,316 -1.3 -1.4 -0.7 13,294 12,484 14,542 13,717 -3.1

 Furniture and related products............... 2,648 2,721 2,772 -2.7 -1.8 -2.0 2,582 2,563 2,774 2,914 -11.4

 Miscellaneous products........................ 12,716 12,735 12,605 -0.1 1.0 1.0 12,682 12,412 12,727 11,996 5.7

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 92,914 94,258 100,124 -1.4 -5.9 -0.6 91,379 91,515 99,641 97,879 -6.6

 Food products.................................... 20,827 20,987 21,162 -0.8 -0.8 0.9 20,208 20,476 21,645 20,163 0.2

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 6,615 6,643 6,512 -0.4 2.0 1.6 6,480 6,119 6,468 6,143 5.5

 Textiles.............................................. 1,702 1,707 1,679 -0.3 1.7 1.1 1,723 1,706 1,664 1,649 4.5

 Textile products.................................. 1,508 1,568 1,568 -3.8 0.0 1.5 1,526 1,522 1,548 1,664 -8.3

 Apparel............................................. 2,550 2,600 2,676 -1.9 -2.8 -2.0 2,518 2,457 2,536 2,655 -5.2

 Leather and allied products................... 563 587 584 -4.1 0.5 5.2 584 576 581 560 4.3

 Paper products.................................... 6,111 6,332 6,646 -3.5 -4.7 0.0 6,058 6,241 6,592 6,244 -3.0

 Printing ............................................. 1,911 1,941 2,004 -1.5 -3.1 -0.5 1,813 1,805 1,992 1,771 2.4

 Petroleum and coal products................ 10,418 11,123 13,101 -6.3 -15.1 -9.2 9,894 10,512 12,980 14,354 -31.1

 Chemical products................................ 30,427 30,387 33,091 0.1 -8.2 1.4 30,293 29,969 32,790 31,942 -5.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,282 10,383 11,101 -1.0 -6.5 -0.4 10,282 10,132 10,845 10,734 -4.2

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 Jan Dec Nov Oct Jan Dec Nov Oct

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

 All manufacturing industries2

...................... 1.46 1.44 1.42 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

.................................. 1.87 1.81 1.78 1.70 5.97 5.85 5.87 5.69

 Wood products.............................................. 1.38 1.37 1.34 1.32 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.50 1.48 1.45 1.35 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 2.13 1.98 1.87 1.75 1.20 1.17 1.18 1.17

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.71 1.70 1.65 1.62 2.32 2.32 2.28 2.28

 Machinery..................................................... 2.15 1.93 1.95 1.93 4.26 3.90 4.14 4.20

 Computers and electronic products 2

................ 1.62 1.60 1.60 1.52 5.49 5.65 5.50 5.36

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.61 1.55 1.59 1.47 2.73 2.56 2.61 2.48

 Transportation equipment.............................. 2.10 2.06 2.02 1.87 13.85 14.14 14.90 14.18

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.37 1.35 1.32 1.29 1.33 1.27 1.24 1.27

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.95 1.96 1.89 1.87 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 1.05 1.07 1.07 1.00 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.34 1.31 1.33 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.53 1.54 1.46 1.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.58 1.66 1.65 1.59 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.75 1.73 1.74 1.75 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.27 2.43 2.41 2.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.11 1.11 1.12 1.10 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.85 0.91 0.88 0.83 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.78 0.86 0.89 0.74 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.32 1.31 1.30 1.20 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

Jan2 Jan2 Jan2 Jan2

Industry 2008- 2008- 2008- 2008-

Jan1 Dec Jan1 Dec Jan1 Dec Jan1 Dec

2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008

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

Durable goods industries....................... -0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

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

 Primary metals.................................... -0.4 0.7 0.0 1.5 0.3 0.7 -0.1 0.3

 Fabricated metal products................... -0.9 0.5 -1.6 1.0 -0.3 0.3 -0.1 0.3

 Machinery.......................................... -0.6 0.5 -1.0 1.8 -0.3 0.6 0.2 0.2

 Computers and electronic products ..... 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.9 -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -1.3 0.7 -1.2 3.6 0.1 1.4 -0.1 0.5

 Transportation equipment................... -0.5 0.7 4.2 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.7 (X) 0.9 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.7 (X) 0.9 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.2

Nondurable goods industries.................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.0

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.1

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

 Plastics and rubber products............... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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.