FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2006, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Chris Savage or Patrick Kent 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (05)-12 

CB06-20 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

December 2005

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in December, up 

three consecutive months, increased $4.5 billion or 1.1 

percent to $415.1 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This was at the highest level since the 

series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and 

followed a 3.3 percent November increase. 

 Shipments, up seven of the last eight months, 

increased $8.6 billion or 2.2 percent to $407.9 billion. 

This was at the highest level since the series began and 

followed a 0.8 percent November increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up eight consecutive months, increased $14.9 billion or 2.4 percent to $637.1 billion. 

This was at the highest level since the series began and 

followed a 3.1 percent November increase. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was 4.17, down from 4.24 in 

November. 

 Inventories, up six of the last seven months, increased 

$2.2 billion or 0.5 percent to $469.8 billion. This 

followed a 0.3 percent November increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.15, down from 1.17 

in November. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

December, up three consecutive months, increased $4.0 

billion or 1.8 percent to $229.1 billion, revised from the 

previously published 1.3 percent increase. This was at 

the highest level since the series began and followed a 

5.3 percent November increase. 

 Machinery, up five consecutive months, had the largest 

increase, $1.9 billion or 6.5 percent to $30.5 billion. 

 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $0.5 billion or 0.3 percent to $186.0 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in 

December, up three consecutive months, increased $8.1 

billion or 3.8 percent to $221.9 billion, revised from the 

previously published 3.5 percent increase. This was at 

the highest level since the series began and followed a 

0.7 percent November increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up three consecutive 

months, had the largest increase, $4.0 billion or 6.8 

percent to $63.6 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up five 

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

percent to $186.0 billion. This was due to petroleum and coal products, which increased $1.8 billion or 5.5 

percent to $35.5 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

December, up eight consecutive months, increased $14.9 

billion or 2.4 percent to $637.1 billion, unchanged from 

the previously published increase. This was at the 

highest level since the series began and followed a 3.1 

percent November increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up eight consecutive 

months, had the largest increase, $13.5 billion or 4.3 

percent to $329.5 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

December, up four consecutive months, increased $0.2 

billion or 0.1 percent to $285.7 billion, revised from the 

previously published slight increase. This followed a 0.6 

percent November increase. 

 Primary metals, up following six consecutive monthly 

decreases, had the largest increase, $0.2 billion or 0.8 

percent to $24.0 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

three of the last four months, increased $2.0 billion or 

1.1 percent to $184.1 billion. The increase was led by 

chemical products, which increased $1.7 billion or 3.1 

percent to $55.5 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, December materials and 

supplies increased slightly in durable goods and 2.8 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

0.6 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.9 percent 

in nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 0.5 

percent in durable goods and increased 0.6 percent in 

nondurable goods. 

Figures in text, other than year-to-date, 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 January is scheduled for release on February 24, 2006, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the full report on March 6, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. EST. 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

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2005/

2005p 2005r 2005 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2004

 All manufacturing industries .................. 407,909 399,273 396,181 2.2 0.8 0.7 403,619 393,725 405,543 375,893 4,680,802 4,373,578 7.0

 Excluding transportation ................... 344,327 339,714 337,173 1.4 0.8 0.5 340,489 334,969 343,605 319,632 3,983,369 3,685,613 8.1

 Excluding defense .............................. 398,181 389,909 386,927 2.1 0.8 0.7 392,473 384,199 396,467 365,837 4,568,456 4,263,292 7.2

 With unfilled orders ........................... 152,717 146,748 145,032 4.1 1.2 2.2 156,424 143,260 146,386 140,436 1,708,038 1,580,949 8.0

 Durable goods industries ........................221,933 213,805 212,334 3.8 0.7 1.2 223,680 209,354 216,675 206,607 2,505,565 2,358,097 6.3

 Wood products................................. ...... 9,177 9,257 9,280 -0.9 -0.2 2.5 8,195 8,847 9,739 8,305 108,368 107,082 1.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,660 9,494 9,357 1.7 1.5 1.7 8,596 9,366 9,879 7,665 108,831 98,408 10.6

 Primary metals............................ .......... 16,467 16,298 16,150 1.0 0.9 1.8 14,607 15,504 16,403 14,181 188,368 172,968 8.9

 Iron and steel mills............................ 7,359 7,135 6,961 3.1 2.5 0.8 6,666 6,698 7,022 6,892 84,147 80,755 4.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,411 7,448 7,450 -0.5 0.0 2.6 6,496 7,179 7,579 5,855 84,230 74,317 13.3

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,697 1,715 1,739 -1.0 -1.4 2.1 1,445 1,627 1,802 1,434 19,991 17,896 11.7

 Fabricated metal products...................... 24,966 24,299 24,266 2.7 0.1 0.4 23,035 23,670 25,222 21,988 287,875 272,216 5.8

 Machinery............................................. 28,740 27,262 26,954 5.4 1.1 1.3 28,754 25,466 26,856 26,503 316,776 288,742 9.7

 Farm machinery................................. 1,700 1,734 1,688 -2.0 2.7 10.3 1,414 1,275 1,505 1,507 20,559 19,572 5.0

 Construction machinery..................... 2,988 2,909 2,880 2.7 1.0 -1.9 2,933 2,558 2,783 2,630 33,030 27,341 20.8

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,004 1,016 977 -1.2 4.0 1.5 1,120 959 955 946 11,608 9,248 25.5

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,565 2,416 2,490 6.2 -3.0 4.9 2,963 1,977 2,679 3,200 29,293 32,385 -9.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 770 740 704 4.1 5.1 2.8 846 815 744 688 8,140 7,942 2.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,159 3,171 3,198 -0.4 -0.8 1.4 3,253 3,035 2,997 3,069 36,062 34,102 5.7

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,223 2,846 2,965 13.2 -4.0 5.0 3,431 3,003 3,297 2,915 35,718 29,270 22.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,808 3,975 3,680 21.0 8.0 -4.4 4,567 3,888 3,708 4,075 45,754 41,726 9.7

 Material handling equipment............... 1,948 1,914 1,898 1.8 0.8 -3.5 1,984 1,799 1,837 1,705 21,882 17,437 25.5

 Computers and electronic products ......... 38,878 37,668 37,437 3.2 0.6 0.8 46,037 36,877 36,497 41,810 445,507 405,289 9.9

 Computers........................................ 6,804 6,649 6,432 2.3 3.4 8.7 7,726 5,700 6,909 5,902 74,887 55,720 34.4

 Computer storage devices................... 937 765 742 22.5 3.1 -9.6 1,658 626 502 1,592 9,943 9,285 7.1

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,245 1,183 1,216 5.2 -2.7 1.2 1,846 1,142 1,053 1,848 15,036 15,706 -4.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 5,282 5,076 5,370 4.1 -5.5 -2.2 6,868 5,062 5,033 6,191 62,829 59,618 5.4

 Defense communications equipment... 528 489 450 8.0 8.7 8.2 610 488 437 604 5,501 5,003 10.0

 Audio and video equipment.................. 874 809 783 8.0 3.3 1.7 1,105 1,048 972 989 9,618 8,975 7.2

 Semiconductors ................................. 7,731 7,481 7,121 3.3 5.1 -1.8 7,985 7,650 7,132 7,075 86,190 81,459 5.8

 Electronic components....................... 5,144 4,987 5,079 3.1 -1.8 -3.0 5,841 5,272 4,984 5,237 59,911 50,707 18.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 899 925 865 -2.8 6.9 -3.2 973 900 811 976 11,125 10,387 7.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,594 2,594 2,717 0.0 -4.5 3.0 2,959 2,669 2,674 2,961 31,459 29,138 8.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,218 6,135 6,109 1.4 0.4 2.7 7,818 5,649 5,347 7,786 72,072 72,001 0.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,772 9,922 10,016 -1.5 -0.9 2.7 9,932 10,062 10,028 9,367 115,077 107,129 7.4

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,017 1,037 1,052 -1.9 -1.4 1.0 1,111 1,057 1,042 1,153 12,375 12,220 1.3

 Household appliances........................ 2,236 2,250 2,273 -0.6 -1.0 3.5 2,473 2,343 2,216 2,430 26,091 24,721 5.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,128 3,252 3,257 -3.8 -0.2 3.4 3,180 3,127 3,192 2,859 36,873 32,826 12.3

 Batteries........................................... 574 553 569 3.8 -2.8 -1.7 560 724 650 530 6,863 6,619 3.7

 Transportation equipment...................... 63,582 59,559 59,008 6.8 0.9 1.5 63,130 58,756 61,938 56,261 697,433 687,965 1.4

 Automobiles..................................... 7,496 7,240 7,289 3.5 -0.7 -1.1 6,635 7,026 8,052 6,814 86,844 88,926 -2.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 14,017 12,796 13,577 9.5 -5.8 -6.2 12,868 12,474 15,161 13,850 159,636 168,145 -5.1

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,822 1,871 1,817 -2.6 3.0 0.1 1,610 1,753 1,961 1,517 21,272 18,488 15.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,675 18,890 19,794 4.2 -4.6 0.6 17,021 18,590 21,106 17,457 231,000 234,179 -1.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 10,997 9,616 7,602 14.4 26.5 40.1 14,216 9,733 6,935 7,206 87,547 69,651 25.7

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,854 3,815 3,467 1.0 10.0 -8.0 4,636 3,845 3,382 3,853 44,571 45,132 -1.2

 Ships and boats................................. 2,122 1,914 2,065 10.9 -7.3 -4.4 2,095 1,890 2,130 1,986 26,629 24,598 8.3

 Furniture and related products................. 7,846 7,692 7,491 2.0 2.7 0.8 7,612 7,682 7,661 6,958 88,998 81,555 9.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,845 12,354 12,375 4.0 -0.2 -1.1 13,782 13,124 12,452 13,569 148,332 136,743 8.5

 Nondurable goods industries................... 185,976 185,468 183,847 0.3 0.9 0.1 179,939 184,371 188,868 169,286 2,175,237 2,015,481 7.9

 Food products....................................... 45,180 45,196 44,469 0.0 1.6 -0.9 45,472 46,649 46,349 43,726 536,179 511,566 4.8

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 3,087 3,117 3,093 -1.0 0.8 -1.0 2,985 3,349 3,256 3,062 36,787 42,146 -12.7

 Dairy products.................................. 6,787 6,815 6,839 -0.4 -0.4 1.9 6,763 6,999 6,739 6,744 81,071 78,999 2.6

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 15,185 15,202 14,575 -0.1 4.3 -4.0 15,012 15,337 14,883 14,266 181,891 161,332 12.7

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 9,390 9,559 9,399 -1.8 1.7 2.7 9,076 9,335 9,357 8,711 110,647 109,106 1.4

 Beverages......................................... 6,221 6,180 6,060 0.7 2.0 2.6 5,907 5,956 6,018 5,420 70,720 69,750 1.4

 Tobacco............................................ 3,169 3,379 3,339 -6.2 1.2 2.9 3,169 3,379 3,339 3,291 39,927 39,356 1.5

 Textile mills........................................... 3,318 3,371 3,323 -1.6 1.4 2.0 3,015 3,299 3,415 3,288 40,589 43,411 -6.5

 Textile products................................... 2,884 2,923 2,898 -1.3 0.9 -1.1 2,556 2,906 3,021 2,445 34,291 33,291 3.0

 Apparel................................................ 3,816 3,674 3,464 3.9 6.1 3.2 3,364 3,992 3,909 3,043 41,713 41,563 0.4

 Leather and allied products..................... 479 476 477 0.6 -0.2 0.6 509 503 483 407 5,736 5,649 1.5

 Paper products...................................... 13,774 13,786 13,491 -0.1 2.2 3.0 13,489 13,539 13,637 13,557 165,475 160,502 3.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,022 5,942 5,904 1.3 0.6 2.1 5,806 5,765 5,966 5,866 70,869 69,985 1.3

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,858 3,854 3,754 0.1 2.7 1.5 3,679 3,787 3,857 3,872 45,714 45,676 0.1

 Printing................................................. 7,001 7,113 7,295 -1.6 -2.5 -0.1 7,166 7,436 7,831 7,903 88,383 91,864 -3.8

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 35,535 33,687 35,510 5.5 -5.1 -3.6 33,752 32,590 37,230 26,895 397,653 306,938 29.6

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 32,500 30,780 32,689 5.6 -5.8 -4.3 31,293 29,751 34,083 24,819 365,799 278,692 31.3

 Chemical products.................................. 46,730 47,750 45,860 -2.1 4.1 2.0 45,363 46,825 45,635 44,034 549,013 520,613 5.5

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 2,350 2,290 2,109 2.6 8.6 -19.8 1,949 1,673 1,475 1,471 24,840 20,804 19.4

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 11,307 11,671 11,633 -3.1 0.3 9.2 11,241 12,480 12,208 11,714 137,747 145,952 -5.6

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,475 2,441 2,512 1.4 -2.8 -3.2 2,140 2,190 2,463 2,203 30,432 29,894 1.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,869 17,933 17,661 -0.4 1.5 1.2 16,177 17,297 18,001 15,277 205,558 190,978 7.6

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

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2005/

2005p 2005r 2005 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2004

All manufacturing industries 2................... 415,102 410,626 397,614 1.1 3.3 1.7 417,700 404,174 405,882 377,272 4,684,244 4,334,124 8.1

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 337,983 334,927 332,685 0.9 0.7 0.0 334,750 329,153 339,135 314,017 3,925,072 3,632,221 8.1

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 405,348 402,149 386,476 0.8 4.1 0.9 402,915 395,600 395,295 364,111 4,581,479 4,220,462 8.6

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 167,641 165,582 153,586 1.2 7.8 4.6 178,490 161,359 153,857 148,890 1,797,670 1,622,954 10.8

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 229,126 225,158 213,767 1.8 5.3 3.1 237,761 219,803 217,014 207,986 2,509,007 2,318,643 8.2

 Primary metals............................ ............ 17,117 17,506 17,330 -2.2 1.0 0.5 15,726 16,722 16,825 14,423 191,759 176,022 8.9

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,001 8,091 8,129 -1.1 -0.5 4.5 7,640 7,663 7,650 6,947 86,425 82,087 5.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,423 7,685 7,469 -3.4 2.9 -3.3 6,629 7,379 7,371 6,031 85,258 75,629 12.7

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,693 1,730 1,732 -2.1 -0.1 -0.9 1,457 1,680 1,804 1,445 20,076 18,306 9.7

 Fabricated metal products...................... 25,114 24,651 24,882 1.9 -0.9 -1.0 22,793 23,611 25,503 21,891 292,976 278,365 5.2

 Machinery............................................. 30,465 28,601 27,780 6.5 3.0 2.1 31,091 26,705 28,115 27,095 327,212 295,210 10.8

 Construction machinery....................... 2,768 2,963 3,219 -6.6 -8.0 12.8 2,951 2,899 3,188 3,100 35,195 29,702 18.5

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,035 1,048 945 -1.2 10.9 -16.6 1,041 1,029 928 1,001 12,482 9,708 28.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,734 2,385 2,359 14.6 1.1 -8.6 2,813 1,918 2,801 2,731 28,751 34,025 -15.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 814 715 744 13.8 -3.9 -17.9 842 789 802 675 8,530 8,013 6.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,498 3,946 3,280 -11.4 20.3 -1.9 3,634 3,720 2,953 3,401 38,103 34,687 9.8

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,264 2,826 2,864 15.5 -1.3 -2.0 3,281 2,964 3,273 2,955 36,893 30,169 22.3

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 6,231 4,093 3,493 52.2 17.2 -5.1 7,043 3,660 3,496 4,301 47,527 39,789 19.4

 Material handling equipment............... 2,086 2,334 1,992 -10.6 17.2 2.2 2,316 2,229 1,880 1,900 23,622 18,447 28.1

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 30,705 29,973 29,772 2.4 0.7 -2.9 38,622 28,614 29,184 36,668 365,694 332,968 9.8

 Computers........................................ 6,995 6,700 6,063 4.4 10.5 -1.6 7,917 5,751 6,540 6,383 74,586 55,855 33.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,886 5,062 5,555 -3.5 -8.9 10.8 6,144 4,982 5,476 5,813 63,924 57,788 10.6

 Defense communications equipment... 334 205 204 62.9 0.5 -62.2 559 200 326 1,230 5,868 9,299 -36.9

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 5,318 4,877 5,169 9.0 -5.6 -0.6 6,218 4,878 4,945 5,395 60,026 51,391 16.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 884 944 886 -6.4 6.5 -17.5 959 894 854 1,151 11,676 10,839 7.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,165 2,505 2,332 -13.6 7.4 -18.1 3,476 2,551 2,209 3,751 32,283 31,495 2.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 6,445 6,348 6,269 1.5 1.3 -3.7 8,092 5,871 5,664 7,867 75,798 75,045 1.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,954 10,205 10,174 -2.5 0.3 -1.8 9,870 10,209 10,372 8,756 118,023 108,589 8.7

 Electric lighting equipment................... 885 1,176 1,016 -24.7 15.7 -8.0 1,025 1,127 1,007 978 12,529 12,658 -1.0

 Household appliances.......................... 1,989 2,241 2,348 -11.2 -4.6 8.6 2,134 2,369 2,313 2,133 26,142 24,675 5.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,551 3,435 3,030 3.4 13.4 -12.0 3,402 3,280 3,111 2,664 38,776 33,365 16.2

 Transportation equipment........................ 77,119 75,699 64,929 1.9 16.6 11.2 82,950 75,021 66,747 63,255 759,172 701,903 8.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,973 18,726 20,217 6.7 -7.4 -0.6 17,910 18,582 21,329 17,817 232,729 235,133 -1.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 24,428 26,547 11,089 -8.0 139.4 51.6 30,851 26,647 9,891 11,229 156,180 82,838 88.5

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 5,289 4,037 7,051 31.0 -42.7 142.1 7,123 3,816 6,475 3,765 40,747 36,666 11.1

 Ships and boats................................. 1,430 1,251 1,464 14.3 -14.5 -14.3 1,879 1,469 1,589 3,774 21,218 25,082 -15.4

 Furniture and related products................. 7,394 7,579 7,833 -2.4 -3.2 1.9 6,560 7,745 8,143 6,465 89,421 82,316 8.6

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 185,976 185,468 183,847 0.3 0.9 0.1 179,939 184,371 188,868 169,286 2,175,237 2,015,481 7.9

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(04), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1992-2004."

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

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. Dec.

2005p 2005r 2005 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 05/04

All manufacturing industries 1................... 637,128 622,204 603,370 2.4 3.1 1.4 633,198 611,132 593,033 543,566 16.5

 Excluding transportation 1................... 307,591 306,204 303,510 0.5 0.9 0.9 302,846 300,600 298,766 274,953 10.1

 Excluding defense 1............................. 491,998 477,100 457,379 3.1 4.3 1.5 488,670 470,243 451,192 389,457 25.5

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 637,128 622,204 603,370 2.4 3.1 1.4 633,198 611,132 593,033 543,566 16.5

 Primary metals........................................ 24,537 23,887 22,679 2.7 5.3 5.5 23,877 22,758 21,540 20,486 16.6

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 14,297 13,655 12,699 4.7 7.5 10.1 13,983 13,009 12,044 11,705 19.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 7,321 7,309 7,072 0.2 3.4 0.3 7,001 6,868 6,668 5,973 17.2

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,919 2,923 2,908 -0.1 0.5 -0.2 2,893 2,881 2,828 2,808 3.0

 Fabricated metal products...................... 48,389 48,241 47,889 0.3 0.7 1.3 46,911 47,153 47,212 41,810 12.2

 Machinery............................................. 86,087 84,362 83,023 2.0 1.6 1.0 85,036 82,699 81,460 74,600 14.0

 Construction machinery....................... 7,348 7,568 7,514 -2.9 0.7 4.7 7,210 7,192 6,851 5,045 42.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 2,516 2,485 2,453 1.2 1.3 -1.3 2,430 2,509 2,439 1,556 56.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 8,873 8,704 8,735 1.9 -0.4 -1.5 8,557 8,707 8,766 9,099 -6.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,259 1,215 1,240 3.6 -2.0 3.3 1,216 1,220 1,246 826 47.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 7,196 6,857 6,082 4.9 12.7 1.4 6,937 6,556 5,871 4,896 41.7

 Metalworking machinery....................... 7,797 7,756 7,776 0.5 -0.3 -1.3 7,442 7,592 7,631 6,267 18.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 32,193 30,770 30,652 4.6 0.4 -0.6 32,364 29,888 30,116 30,591 5.8

 Material handling equipment............... 7,483 7,345 6,925 1.9 6.1 1.4 7,590 7,258 6,828 5,850 29.7

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 115,997 116,439 116,653 -0.4 -0.2 -0.5 115,128 114,558 115,171 108,751 5.9

 Computers......................................... 6,116 5,925 5,874 3.2 0.9 -5.9 6,116 5,925 5,874 6,417 -4.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 30,767 31,163 31,177 -1.3 0.0 0.6 29,971 30,695 30,775 28,876 3.8

 Defense communications equipment... 6,623 6,817 7,101 -2.8 -4.0 -3.3 6,716 6,767 7,055 6,349 5.8

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 13,041 12,867 12,977 1.4 -0.8 0.7 12,889 12,512 12,906 12,774 0.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 4,354 4,369 4,350 -0.3 0.4 0.5 4,285 4,299 4,305 3,734 14.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 34,019 34,448 34,537 -1.2 -0.3 -1.1 34,106 33,589 33,707 33,282 2.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 21,077 20,850 20,637 1.1 1.0 0.8 21,045 20,771 20,549 17,319 21.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 18,754 18,572 18,289 1.0 1.5 0.9 18,357 18,419 18,272 15,411 19.1

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,899 2,031 1,892 -6.5 7.3 -1.9 1,866 1,952 1,882 1,712 9.0

 Household appliances.......................... 689 936 945 -26.4 -1.0 8.6 636 975 949 585 8.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 11,200 10,777 10,594 3.9 1.7 -2.1 11,016 10,794 10,641 9,113 20.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 329,537 316,000 299,860 4.3 5.4 2.0 330,352 310,532 294,267 268,613 23.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 16,957 16,659 16,823 1.8 -1.0 2.6 16,999 16,110 16,118 15,270 11.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 189,702 176,271 159,340 7.6 10.6 2.2 191,219 174,584 157,670 122,586 56.0

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 52,340 50,905 50,683 2.8 0.4 7.6 51,573 49,086 49,115 55,397 -6.9

 Ships and boats................................. 13,408 14,100 14,763 -4.9 -4.5 -3.9 13,448 13,664 14,085 18,859 -28.7

 Furniture and related products................. 7,740 8,192 8,305 -5.5 -1.4 4.3 7,450 8,502 8,439 7,027 6.0

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

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. Dec.

2005p 2005r 2005 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 05/04

 All manufacturing industries .................. 469,811 467,617 466,414 0.5 0.3 0.6 457,148 468,160 469,484 438,748 4.2

 Excluding transportation ...................... 402,695 400,520 399,413 0.5 0.3 0.5 392,789 400,501 401,731 377,604 4.0

 Excluding defense ............................. 450,163 448,137 446,990 0.5 0.3 0.6 437,935 448,698 450,017 419,988 4.3

 With unfilled orders ............................. 221,161 221,060 219,702 0.0 0.6 0.4 215,463 221,698 220,152 208,375 3.4

 Durable goods industries ........................ 285,737 285,540 283,704 0.1 0.6 0.5 277,495 286,174 284,214 266,920 4.0

 Wood products................................. ...... 10,751 10,675 10,685 0.7 -0.1 0.7 10,549 10,686 10,728 9,668 9.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 10,232 10,181 10,181 0.5 0.0 -0.9 9,953 9,865 9,878 9,695 2.7

 Primary metals............................ ............ 23,990 23,809 23,831 0.8 -0.1 -0.5 24,139 23,719 23,615 23,098 4.5

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 13,264 13,298 13,413 -0.3 -0.9 -0.8 13,484 13,332 13,392 13,425 0.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,694 8,500 8,404 2.3 1.1 0.0 8,710 8,448 8,282 7,864 10.8

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,032 2,011 2,014 1.0 -0.1 -0.7 1,945 1,939 1,941 1,809 7.5

 Fabricated metal products...................... 36,967 36,789 36,621 0.5 0.5 0.1 36,159 36,264 36,238 35,571 1.7

 Machinery............................................. 47,742 47,790 47,525 -0.1 0.6 -0.2 46,371 48,132 47,510 43,630 6.3

 Farm machinery................................. 2,367 2,425 2,402 -2.4 1.0 -2.1 2,385 2,405 2,200 2,342 1.8

 Construction machinery........................ 4,046 4,074 4,046 -0.7 0.7 -0.8 3,993 4,078 4,012 3,678 8.6

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................. 2,794 2,754 2,725 1.5 1.1 0.0 2,659 2,729 2,675 2,384 11.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,308 6,363 6,359 -0.9 0.1 -0.8 6,099 6,399 6,230 6,163 -1.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,459 1,439 1,418 1.4 1.5 -1.3 1,339 1,446 1,456 1,152 16.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,046 4,059 4,032 -0.3 0.7 2.8 3,791 4,048 4,030 3,699 2.5

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,681 4,671 4,527 0.2 3.2 -1.9 4,493 4,688 4,629 4,163 7.9

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 5,965 5,910 5,954 0.9 -0.7 -1.2 5,795 6,186 6,163 5,336 8.6

 Material handling equipment............... 2,827 2,854 2,832 -0.9 0.8 2.3 2,783 2,912 2,822 2,331 19.4

 Computers and electronic products ......... 45,971 46,387 45,502 -0.9 1.9 1.2 44,294 47,205 46,041 43,982 0.7

 Computers......................................... 2,034 1,954 1,941 4.1 0.7 -6.3 1,998 2,006 1,896 1,938 3.1

 Computer storage devices................... 1,551 1,530 1,528 1.4 0.1 -1.1 1,319 1,660 1,612 1,140 15.7

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,746 1,793 1,793 -2.6 0.0 -1.2 1,590 1,893 1,881 1,721 -7.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment..................................... 9,116 9,543 9,117 -4.5 4.7 4.2 8,854 9,940 9,236 9,362 -5.4

 Defense communications equipment... 929 1,071 1,044 -13.3 2.6 3.1 929 1,071 1,044 1,306 -28.9

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,110 1,199 1,146 -7.4 4.6 0.4 1,058 1,313 1,295 1,033 2.4

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 6,832 6,978 6,966 -2.1 0.2 3.0 6,605 6,912 7,031 6,662 -0.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,730 2,673 2,648 2.1 0.9 -1.9 2,658 2,688 2,665 2,572 3.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,489 2,455 2,401 1.4 2.2 -2.7 2,412 2,428 2,389 2,766 -12.8

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 9,836 9,786 9,692 0.5 1.0 -0.2 9,642 9,907 9,704 9,449 2.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 13,129 13,005 12,897 1.0 0.8 0.5 12,597 12,860 12,738 11,894 5.9

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,559 1,540 1,532 1.2 0.5 0.3 1,474 1,519 1,520 1,433 2.9

 Household appliances.......................... 2,341 2,305 2,302 1.6 0.1 1.6 2,117 2,255 2,272 1,894 11.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 4,493 4,481 4,426 0.3 1.2 0.4 4,425 4,500 4,370 4,073 8.6

 Batteries............................................ 678 643 624 5.4 3.0 0.6 605 624 656 556 8.8

 Transportation equipment...................... 67,116 67,097 67,001 0.0 0.1 1.6 64,359 67,659 67,753 61,144 5.3

 Automobiles....................................... 2,211 2,277 2,151 -2.9 5.9 11.6 1,989 2,234 2,143 1,889 5.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 3,318 3,353 3,359 -1.0 -0.2 4.5 2,924 3,441 3,444 2,406 21.5

 Heavy duty trucks .............................. 1,253 1,269 1,292 -1.3 -1.8 0.4 1,199 1,280 1,316 1,166 2.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,695 17,836 17,801 -0.8 0.2 0.9 17,195 17,846 17,791 16,937 1.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 22,547 22,442 22,485 0.5 -0.2 1.1 21,547 22,910 22,997 20,598 4.6

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 11,804 11,780 11,822 0.2 -0.4 2.5 11,525 11,766 11,909 10,777 6.9

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,976 2,741 2,712 8.6 1.1 -2.4 2,941 2,737 2,660 2,605 12.9

 Furniture and related products................. 8,961 8,951 8,733 0.1 2.5 -0.3 8,764 8,933 8,748 8,466 3.5

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 20,878 20,856 20,728 0.1 0.6 0.1 20,310 20,851 20,965 19,772 2.7

 Nondurable goods industries................... 184,074 182,077 182,710 1.1 -0.3 0.8 179,653 181,986 185,270 171,828 4.6

 Food products........................................ 32,980 32,969 32,829 0.0 0.4 0.4 32,746 34,267 35,091 32,123 1.9

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 3,449 3,416 3,387 1.0 0.9 0.9 3,510 3,515 3,719 3,063 14.6

 Dairy products.................................... 4,067 4,016 4,074 1.3 -1.4 -0.8 3,745 3,799 4,042 3,748 -0.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 6,233 6,222 5,990 0.2 3.9 -1.0 5,981 6,281 6,126 6,080 -1.6

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 15,396 15,427 15,370 -0.2 0.4 4.6 15,407 15,750 15,896 14,618 5.4

 Beverages......................................... 10,760 10,777 10,704 -0.2 0.7 6.8 10,607 10,969 11,096 9,646 10.0

 Tobacco............................................ 4,636 4,650 4,666 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1 4,800 4,781 4,800 4,972 -3.5

 Textile mills........................................... 4,234 4,208 4,232 0.6 -0.6 -0.2 4,110 4,140 4,181 4,349 -5.5

 Textile products...................................... 3,782 3,662 3,753 3.3 -2.4 2.0 3,620 3,563 3,687 3,497 3.5

 Apparel................................................. 6,107 6,149 6,236 -0.7 -1.4 -0.1 5,803 5,856 6,238 5,584 3.9

 Leather and allied products..................... 856 875 881 -2.2 -0.7 -0.8 838 869 879 835 0.4

 Paper products....................................... 13,929 13,932 14,102 0.0 -1.2 -0.3 13,745 13,854 14,009 13,839 -0.7

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,081 6,037 6,127 0.7 -1.5 -0.5 6,033 5,983 6,035 5,913 2.0

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,943 3,882 3,916 1.6 -0.9 -0.8 3,937 3,846 3,905 4,116 -4.3

 Printing.................................................. 6,445 6,457 6,503 -0.2 -0.7 -1.4 6,080 6,553 6,839 6,337 -4.1

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 24,873 24,664 25,352 0.8 -2.7 2.7 23,083 24,267 26,102 18,548 24.5

 Petroleum refineries............................. 22,370 22,322 22,988 0.2 -2.9 3.2 20,886 22,064 23,847 16,531 26.3

 Chemical products.................................. 55,524 53,872 53,878 3.1 0.0 -0.2 54,668 53,435 53,258 53,583 2.0

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,749 2,676 2,599 2.7 3.0 4.2 2,881 2,623 2,420 2,424 18.9

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 17,702 17,502 17,725 1.1 -1.3 -1.9 17,219 17,561 17,798 19,078 -9.7

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,831 2,828 2,830 0.1 -0.1 -0.4 2,708 2,713 2,760 2,646 2.3

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 19,948 19,862 19,574 0.4 1.5 0.9 19,553 19,432 19,090 18,515 5.6

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

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. 2005/

2005p 2005r 2005 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2004

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 407,909 399,273 396,181 2.2 0.8 0.7 403,619 393,725 405,543 375,893 4,680,802 4,373,578 7.0

 Construction materials and supplies...... 43,382 42,962 42,720 1.0 0.6 0.8 39,378 41,507 44,509 37,437 501,012 472,698 6.0

 Information technology......................... 29,590 28,770 28,806 2.9 -0.1 2.5 35,665 27,581 28,053 32,581 340,421 311,808 9.2

 Computers and related products .......... 8,986 8,597 8,390 4.5 2.5 5.7 11,230 7,468 8,464 9,342 99,866 80,711 23.7

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 43,010 40,797 42,477 5.4 -4.0 -2.0 38,134 39,843 46,280 39,638 498,752 509,738 -2.2

 Capital goods...................................... 81,095 77,566 75,182 4.5 3.2 3.7 91,316 74,540 73,747 78,399 887,036 803,329 10.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 72,879 69,633 67,358 4.7 3.4 4.5 82,108 66,398 66,041 69,775 792,131 707,546 12.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 64,952 62,927 62,595 3.2 0.5 1.7 70,775 59,639 61,902 65,072 739,787 672,482 10.0

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,216 7,933 7,824 3.6 1.4 -2.7 9,208 8,142 7,706 8,624 94,905 95,783 -0.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 156,866 153,424 154,593 2.2 -0.8 -0.7 153,019 154,745 161,687 144,459 1,825,647 1,708,041 6.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 40,421 38,282 38,828 5.6 -1.4 -2.3 38,774 38,463 41,521 39,118 462,634 457,330 1.2

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 116,445 115,142 115,765 1.1 -0.5 -0.1 114,245 116,282 120,166 105,341 1,363,013 1,250,711 9.0

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 415,102 410,626 397,614 1.1 3.3 1.7 417,700 404,174 405,882 377,272 4,684,244 4,334,124 8.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 43,685 44,056 43,240 -0.8 1.9 -0.4 39,432 42,148 44,687 37,480 506,099 477,198 6.1

 Information technology......................... 29,156 28,611 28,558 1.9 0.2 -3.1 35,995 27,234 28,332 34,399 347,911 320,862 8.4

 Computers and related products .......... 9,177 8,648 8,021 6.1 7.8 -2.0 11,421 7,519 8,095 9,823 99,565 80,846 23.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 43,308 40,633 42,900 6.6 -5.3 -2.5 39,023 39,835 46,503 39,998 500,481 510,692 -2.0

 Capital goods...................................... 94,403 94,404 81,454 0.0 15.9 10.1 110,776 91,407 80,514 85,393 964,028 834,245 15.6

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 87,479 87,655 71,771 -0.2 22.1 6.7 99,399 84,504 71,132 73,800 877,994 732,880 19.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 66,258 63,652 63,612 4.1 0.1 1.1 71,892 60,170 64,032 65,742 755,374 684,275 10.4

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 6,924 6,749 9,683 2.6 -30.3 44.2 11,377 6,903 9,382 11,593 86,034 101,365 -15.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 155,916 153,099 154,770 1.8 -1.1 -0.6 151,762 154,529 161,828 144,069 1,824,048 1,709,655 6.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 39,471 37,957 39,005 4.0 -2.7 -1.8 37,517 38,247 41,662 38,728 461,035 458,944 0.5

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 116,445 115,142 115,765 1.1 -0.5 -0.1 114,245 116,282 120,166 105,341 1,363,013 1,250,711 9.0

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 637,128 622,204 603,370 2.4 3.1 1.4 633,198 611,132 593,033 543,566 (X) (X) 16.5

 Construction materials and supplies...... 40,500 40,197 39,103 0.8 2.8 1.3 39,187 39,133 38,492 34,100 (X) (X) 14.9

 Information technology......................... 109,181 109,615 109,774 -0.4 -0.1 -0.2 108,294 107,964 108,311 100,804 (X) (X) 7.4

 Computers and related products .......... 6,116 5,925 5,874 3.2 0.9 -5.9 6,116 5,925 5,874 6,417 (X) (X) -4.7

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 16,957 16,659 16,823 1.8 -1.0 2.6 16,999 16,110 16,118 15,270 (X) (X) 11.3

 Capital goods...................................... 476,380 463,072 446,234 2.9 3.8 1.4 475,436 455,976 439,109 398,444 (X) (X) 19.3

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................344,499 329,899 311,877 4.4 5.8 1.4 343,827 326,536 308,430 257,964 (X) (X) 33.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 174,942 173,636 172,911 0.8 0.4 0.6 172,538 171,421 170,890 156,951 (X) (X) 9.9

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 131,881 133,173 134,357 -1.0 -0.9 1.4 131,609 129,440 130,679 140,480 (X) (X) -6.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 12,823 13,773 14,098 -6.9 -2.3 1.3 12,458 13,715 13,931 14,057 (X) (X) -11.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 12,823 13,773 14,098 -6.9 -2.3 1.3 12,458 13,715 13,931 14,057 (X) (X) -11.4 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 469,811 467,617 466,414 0.5 0.3 0.6 457,148 468,160 469,484 438,748 (X) (X) 4.2

 Construction materials and supplies...... 53,852 53,456 53,314 0.7 0.3 0.2 52,187 52,512 52,616 50,277 (X) (X) 3.8

 Information technology......................... 37,408 37,842 37,100 -1.1 2.0 0.2 36,107 38,670 37,469 36,714 (X) (X) -1.7

 Computers and related products .......... 5,331 5,277 5,262 1.0 0.3 -3.1 4,907 5,559 5,389 4,799 (X) (X) 2.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,477 24,735 24,603 -1.0 0.5 2.2 23,307 24,801 24,694 22,398 (X) (X) 4.1

 Capital goods...................................... 128,972 128,988 128,257 0.0 0.6 0.1 125,133 130,658 129,016 120,340 (X) (X) 4.0

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................113,285 113,456 112,687 -0.2 0.7 0.0 109,602 115,130 113,490 104,741 (X) (X) 4.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 94,967 95,378 94,477 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 92,125 96,589 94,809 88,483 (X) (X) 4.1

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 15,687 15,532 15,570 1.0 -0.2 1.4 15,531 15,528 15,526 15,599 (X) (X) -0.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 141,873 141,621 142,237 0.2 -0.4 1.1 137,527 142,622 146,141 131,981 (X) (X) 4.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 31,876 31,907 31,519 -0.1 1.2 1.5 30,402 31,907 31,846 29,201 (X) (X) 4.1

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 109,997 109,714 110,718 0.3 -0.9 1.0 107,125 110,715 114,295 102,780 (X) (X) 4.2

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

Dec. Nov. Oct. Nov. - Oct. - Sep. - Dec. Nov. Oct. Dec. Dec.

2005p 2005r 2005 Dec. Nov. Oct. 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 05/04

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 159,927 158,177 158,045 1.1 0.1 0.3 158,661 158,496 158,837 152,667 3.9

 Durable goods industries........................ 96,375 96,344 95,729 0.0 0.6 0.2 95,949 96,964 96,128 93,616 2.5

 Wood products................................... 4,288 4,322 4,285 -0.8 0.9 0.6 4,482 4,653 4,614 3,902 14.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 3,726 3,660 3,635 1.8 0.7 0.0 3,700 3,656 3,649 3,579 3.4

 Primary metals.................................... 8,871 8,910 8,984 -0.4 -0.8 -2.4 9,136 9,059 9,087 9,239 -1.1

 Fabricated metal products.................. 13,733 13,676 13,490 0.4 1.4 0.4 13,752 13,521 13,313 13,533 1.6

 Machinery.......................................... 16,747 16,618 16,690 0.8 -0.4 0.4 16,447 16,707 16,784 15,549 5.8

 Computers and electronic products ...... 15,895 15,953 15,520 -0.4 2.8 -0.4 15,758 16,140 15,487 15,870 -0.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,274 5,244 5,146 0.6 1.9 -0.8 5,242 5,230 5,085 4,911 6.7

 Transportation equipment.................. 16,520 16,633 16,852 -0.7 -1.3 1.6 16,248 16,703 16,944 16,023 1.4

 Furniture and related products............ 3,929 3,970 3,844 -1.0 3.3 -0.2 3,915 3,966 3,830 3,946 -0.8

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,392 7,358 7,283 0.5 1.0 0.8 7,269 7,329 7,335 7,064 2.9

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 63,552 61,833 62,316 2.8 -0.8 0.6 62,712 61,532 62,709 59,051 6.2

 Food products................................... 10,600 10,602 10,831 0.0 -2.1 1.3 10,680 10,862 11,330 10,370 3.0

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,762 4,964 5,000 -4.1 -0.7 0.5 4,929 4,896 4,940 5,335 -7.6

 Textiles.............................................. 1,282 1,287 1,307 -0.4 -1.5 -1.8 1,270 1,260 1,285 1,320 -3.8

 Textile products.................................. 1,482 1,445 1,439 2.6 0.4 1.6 1,457 1,398 1,413 1,330 9.5

 Apparel............................................. 1,329 1,326 1,323 0.2 0.2 -0.9 1,318 1,302 1,320 1,343 -1.9

 Leather and allied products................... 265 264 259 0.4 1.9 -1.5 263 266 259 259 1.5

 Paper products................................... 6,121 6,092 6,118 0.5 -0.4 -0.7 6,131 6,078 6,146 6,109 0.4

 Printing ............................................ 2,896 2,877 2,875 0.7 0.1 -0.5 2,819 2,907 2,977 3,011 -6.4

 Petroleum and coal products............... 8,534 7,976 8,139 7.0 -2.0 3.6 8,050 7,789 8,338 5,870 37.1

 Chemical products............................. 18,493 17,196 17,376 7.5 -1.0 -0.2 18,049 17,082 17,208 16,919 6.7

 Plastics and rubber products............... 7,788 7,804 7,649 -0.2 2.0 0.6 7,746 7,692 7,493 7,185 7.8

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 130,439 130,058 129,034 0.3 0.8 1.4 125,912 131,623 131,197 121,075 4.0

 Durable goods industries ........................ 101,757 101,121 100,326 0.6 0.8 1.0 97,949 102,020 101,295 92,858 5.5

 Wood products................................... 1,853 1,805 1,767 2.7 2.2 -2.4 1,858 1,808 1,769 1,885 -1.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,166 1,161 1,153 0.4 0.7 -2.1 1,094 1,081 1,090 1,112 -1.6

 Primary metals.................................... 7,497 7,388 7,376 1.5 0.2 -1.1 7,418 7,294 7,284 6,946 6.8

 Fabricated metal products.................. 10,689 10,789 10,749 -0.9 0.4 0.3 10,418 10,802 10,757 9,926 5.0

 Machinery.......................................... 14,254 14,642 14,355 -2.6 2.0 1.0 13,539 14,884 14,459 13,097 3.4

 Computers and electronic products ...... 20,285 20,299 20,057 -0.1 1.2 3.4 19,161 20,709 20,467 18,452 3.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 2,705 2,649 2,676 2.1 -1.0 -0.1 2,587 2,607 2,631 2,549 1.5

 Transportation equipment.................. 38,430 37,566 37,401 2.3 0.4 0.9 37,180 38,003 38,042 34,375 8.2

 Furniture and related products............ 1,552 1,589 1,547 -2.3 2.7 0.8 1,546 1,587 1,542 1,451 6.5

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,326 3,233 3,245 2.9 -0.4 -0.6 3,148 3,245 3,254 3,065 2.7

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 28,682 28,937 28,708 -0.9 0.8 2.8 27,963 29,603 29,902 28,217 -0.9

 Food products................................... 3,092 3,055 2,934 1.2 4.1 14.1 3,289 3,465 3,499 3,310 -0.6

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 4,775 4,735 4,570 0.8 3.6 14.1 5,050 5,077 4,936 4,242 19.0

 Textiles.............................................. 1,123 1,175 1,205 -4.4 -2.5 3.3 1,094 1,169 1,205 1,183 -7.5

 Textile products.................................. 549 558 573 -1.6 -2.6 1.8 505 553 569 524 -3.6

 Apparel............................................. 1,081 1,064 1,086 1.6 -2.0 1.1 1,003 1,061 1,086 949 5.7

 Leather and allied products................... 97 91 111 6.6 -18.0 -5.1 95 89 109 125 -24.0

 Paper products................................... 1,341 1,377 1,395 -2.6 -1.3 0.1 1,338 1,354 1,364 1,365 -2.0

 Printing ............................................ 1,731 1,734 1,759 -0.2 -1.4 -3.9 1,478 1,792 1,948 1,510 -2.1

 Petroleum and coal products............... 2,544 2,808 2,887 -9.4 -2.7 -3.1 2,237 2,720 3,021 2,534 -11.7

 Chemical products............................. 10,157 10,166 10,023 -0.1 1.4 -0.9 9,760 10,174 10,026 10,384 -6.0

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,192 2,174 2,165 0.8 0.4 2.1 2,114 2,149 2,139 2,091 1.1

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 179,445 179,382 179,335 0.0 0.0 0.3 172,575 178,041 179,450 165,006 4.6

 Durable goods industries ........................ 87,605 88,075 87,649 -0.5 0.5 0.3 83,597 87,190 86,791 80,446 3.9

 Wood products................................... 4,610 4,548 4,633 1.4 -1.8 2.0 4,209 4,225 4,345 3,881 8.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,340 5,360 5,393 -0.4 -0.6 -1.2 5,159 5,128 5,139 5,004 3.1

 Primary metals.................................... 7,622 7,511 7,471 1.5 0.5 2.3 7,585 7,366 7,244 6,913 9.7

 Fabricated metal products.................. 12,545 12,324 12,382 1.8 -0.5 -0.6 11,989 11,941 12,168 12,112 -1.0

 Machinery.......................................... 16,741 16,530 16,480 1.3 0.3 -1.9 16,385 16,541 16,267 14,984 9.3

 Computers and electronic products ...... 9,791 10,135 9,925 -3.4 2.1 -0.5 9,375 10,356 10,087 9,660 -3.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,150 5,112 5,075 0.7 0.7 2.1 4,768 5,023 5,022 4,434 7.5

 Transportation equipment.................. 12,166 12,898 12,748 -5.7 1.2 3.5 10,931 12,953 12,767 10,746 1.7

 Furniture and related products............ 3,480 3,392 3,342 2.6 1.5 -1.1 3,303 3,380 3,376 3,069 7.6

 Miscellaneous products........................ 10,160 10,265 10,200 -1.0 0.6 -0.2 9,893 10,277 10,376 9,643 2.6

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 91,840 91,307 91,686 0.6 -0.4 0.3 88,978 90,851 92,659 84,560 5.2

 Food products................................... 19,288 19,312 19,064 -0.1 1.3 -2.0 18,777 19,940 20,262 18,443 1.8

 Beverage and tobacco products........... 5,859 5,728 5,800 2.3 -1.2 1.5 5,428 5,777 6,020 5,041 7.7

 Textiles.............................................. 1,829 1,746 1,720 4.8 1.5 -1.4 1,746 1,711 1,691 1,846 -5.4

 Textile products.................................. 1,751 1,659 1,741 5.5 -4.7 2.3 1,658 1,612 1,705 1,643 0.9

 Apparel............................................. 3,697 3,759 3,827 -1.6 -1.8 -0.2 3,482 3,493 3,832 3,292 5.8

 Leather and allied products................... 494 520 511 -5.0 1.8 0.6 480 514 511 451 6.4

 Paper products................................... 6,467 6,463 6,589 0.1 -1.9 -0.1 6,276 6,422 6,499 6,365 -1.4

 Printing ............................................ 1,818 1,846 1,869 -1.5 -1.2 -0.5 1,783 1,854 1,914 1,816 -1.8

 Petroleum and coal products............... 13,795 13,880 14,326 -0.6 -3.1 3.4 12,796 13,758 14,743 10,144 26.1

 Chemical products............................. 26,874 26,510 26,479 1.4 0.1 0.0 26,859 26,179 26,024 26,280 2.2

 Plastics and rubber products............... 9,968 9,884 9,760 0.8 1.3 0.9 9,693 9,591 9,458 9,239 4.9

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 Dec Nov Oct Sep Dec Nov Oct Sep

2005p 2005r 2005 2005 2005p 2005r 2005 2005

 All manufacturing industries2

...... 1.15 1.17 1.18 1.18 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

................... 1.29 1.34 1.34 1.35 4.17 4.24 4.16 4.19

 Wood products................................ 1.17 1.15 1.15 1.17 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.06 1.07 1.09 1.12 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.46 1.46 1.48 1.51 1.49 1.47 1.40 1.36

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.48 1.51 1.51 1.51 2.00 2.05 2.04 2.02

 Machinery....................................... 1.66 1.75 1.76 1.79 3.29 3.42 3.40 3.38

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.18 1.23 1.22 1.21 4.22 4.34 4.32 4.42

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.34 1.31 1.29 1.32 2.04 1.98 1.94 1.98

 Transportation equipment................. 1.06 1.13 1.14 1.14 8.19 8.39 8.25 8.53

 Furniture and related products........... 1.14 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.11 1.20 1.25 1.20

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.63 1.69 1.67 1.66 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 0.99 0.98 0.99 0.99 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.64 1.61 1.64 1.61 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.28 1.25 1.27 1.30 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.31 1.25 1.30 1.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.60 1.67 1.80 1.86 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.79 1.84 1.85 1.87 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.01 1.01 1.05 1.08 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing.......................................... 0.92 0.91 0.89 0.90 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.70 0.73 0.71 0.67 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.19 1.13 1.17 1.20 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.12 1.11 1.11 1.11 (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.

Dec2 Dec2 Dec2 Dec2

Industry 2004- 2004- 2004- 2004-

Dec1 Nov Dec1 Nov Dec1 Nov Dec1 Nov

2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005

 All manufacturing industries.......... (X) 0.4 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

Durable goods industries...................... 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

 Primary metals.................................... -0.1 0.5 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.3

 Fabricated metal products................... 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.3

 Machinery.......................................... 0.5 0.7 0.0 1.6 -0.3 0.5 0.1 0.2

 Computers and electronic products ..... 0.2 0.7 3.5 1.3 0.4 0.2 -0.2 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.0 0.4 0.3 1.2 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.2

 Transportation equipment................... 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.2

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.8 (X) 1.1 (X) 0.9 (X) 0.4

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

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

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

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

 Textile products................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 2.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 1.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.1

 Paper products................................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

 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.

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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 4,200 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 62 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 4,200 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 4,200 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. 

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

2006 Release Dates for M3 Survey

Survey Month Advance 8:30 A.M. Preliminary 10:00 A.M. 

Nov 2005 January 4, 2006 

Dec 2005 January 26, 2006 February 3, 2006 

Jan 2006 February 24, 2006 March 6, 2006 

Feb 2006 March 24, 2006 March 31, 2006 

Mar 2006 April 26, 2006 May 3, 2006 

Apr 2006 May 24, 2006 June 2, 2006 

May 2006 June 23, 2006 July 5, 2006 

Jun 2006 July 27, 2006 August 3, 2006 

Jul 2006 August 24, 2006 August 31, 2006 

Aug 2006 September 27, 2006 October 4, 2006 

Sep 2006 October 26, 2006 November 2, 2006

Oct 2006 November 28, 2006 December 5, 2006

Nov 2006 December 22, 2006