FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT

Adriana Stoica

Economic Indicators Division

(301) 763-4832

M3-2 (14)-08

CB14-175

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders

August 2014

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in August, down 

following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased

$56.1 billion or 10.1 percent to $502.0 billion, the U.S. 

Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 10.5

percent July increase. Excluding transportation, new 

orders decreased 0.1 percent. 

 Shipments, down following two consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $5.0 billion or 1.0 percent to $503.1

billion. This followed a 1.4 percent July increase.

 Unfilled orders, up sixteen of the last seventeen

months, increased $7.0 billion or 0.6 percent to $1,164.5

billion. This was at the highest level since the series was 

first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a 

5.3 percent July increase. The unfilled orders-toshipments ratio was 6.71, up from 6.62 in July.

 Inventories, up twenty-one of the last twenty-two

months, increased $0.8 billion or 0.1 percent to $653.9

billion. This was also at the highest level since the series 

was first published on a NAICS basis and followed a 

slight July increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio 

was 1.30, up from 1.29 in July.

New Orders

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in August, 

down following two consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $55.1 billion or 18.4 percent to $244.8 billion, 

revised from the previously published 18.2 percent

decrease. This followed a 22.5 percent July increase.

 Transportation equipment, also down following two 

consecutive monthly increases, drove the decrease, $55.8

billion or 42.2 percent to $76.5 billion.

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods

decreased $1.0 billion or 0.4 percent to $257.2 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in August,

down following two consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $4.0 billion or 1.6 percent to $245.9 billion,

revised from the previously published 1.5 percent 

decrease. This followed a 3.7 percent July increase.

 

 Transportation equipment, also down following two 

consecutive monthly increases, led the decrease, $3.9

billion or 5.1 percent to $72.5 billion.

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down

three of the last four months, decreased $1.0 billion or 

0.4 percent to $257.2 billion. This followed a 0.8

percent July decrease. Petroleum and coal products, 

down two consecutive months, led the decrease, $1.0

billion or 1.4 percent to $69.3 billion.

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

August, up sixteen of the last seventeen months, 

increased $7.0 billion or 0.6 percent to $1,164.5 billion, 

unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

was at the highest level since the series was first 

published on a NAICS basis and followed a 5.3 percent

July increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up eleven of the last twelve

months, led the increase, $4.0 billion or 0.5 percent to 

$741.8 billion. 

Inventories

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in August, 

up sixteen of the last seventeen months, increased $1.7

billion or 0.4 percent to $403.1 billion, unchanged from 

the previously published increase. This was at the 

highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis and followed a 0.4 percent July increase.

 Transportation equipment, also up sixteen of the last 

seventeen months, led the increase, $0.6 billion or 0.4

percent to $129.9 billion.

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

three consecutive months, decreased $0.9 billion or 0.3

percent to $250.8 billion. This followed a 0.7 percent

July decrease. Petroleum and coal products, also down 

three consecutive months, drove the decrease, $0.9

billion or 1.8 percent to $47.5 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, August materials and supplies

increased 0.1 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.7

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

0.7 percent in durable goods and 0.6 percent in

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.4 percent

in durable goods and decreased 0.5 percent in

nondurable goods.

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

manufacturing. For data, call (301) 763-4673 or go to www.census.gov/m3. The Advance Report on durable goods for September is

scheduled for release on October 28, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the Full Report on November 4, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page 

for survey description. To receive the latest updates on the Nation's key economic indicators, download the America's Economy app for 

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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Aug. July June 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2014p 2013 2013

 All manufacturing industries.................. 503,106 508,108 501,319 -1.0 1.4 0.8 513,768 497,821 522,242 504,328 3,980,630 3,872,026 2.8

 Excluding transportation................... 430,585 431,666 430,543 -0.3 0.3 0.7 440,190 432,697 445,682 432,161 3,422,476 3,336,706 2.6

 Excluding defense.............................. 491,281 496,269 489,806 -1.0 1.3 0.8 502,148 487,414 509,621 491,867 3,889,213 3,777,715 3.0

 With unfilled orders............................ 173,485 174,918 169,968 -0.8 2.9 1.9 175,524 165,593 183,342 166,304 1,340,107 1,276,888 5.0

 Durable goods industries......................... 245,858 249,815 240,950 -1.6 3.7 1.2 248,936 237,040 257,993 238,133 1,909,100 1,820,862 4.8

 Wood products....................................... 8,601 8,515 8,521 1.0 -0.1 3.2 9,119 8,876 9,416 7,750 65,872 58,344 12.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 9,127 9,188 9,031 -0.7 1.7 0.8 10,098 9,878 9,816 9,713 71,900 67,213 7.0

 Primary metals....................................... 27,670 27,582 27,077 0.3 1.9 1.0 28,323 27,385 27,842 26,465 217,253 203,928 6.5

 Iron and steel mills............................ 11,286 11,391 11,155 -0.9 2.1 2.7 11,476 11,249 11,375 11,063 89,216 85,733 4.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 14,618 14,402 14,142 1.5 1.8 -0.5 15,091 14,424 14,517 13,715 113,893 104,426 9.1

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,766 1,789 1,780 -1.3 0.5 2.7 1,756 1,712 1,950 1,687 14,144 13,769 2.7

 Fabricated metal products....................... 30,303 30,261 30,167 0.1 0.3 1.8 31,724 30,141 31,703 30,732 238,730 232,165 2.8

 Machinery............................................. 36,885 36,926 35,763 -0.1 3.3 -0.4 36,335 36,011 38,375 33,850 288,018 273,800 5.2

 Farm machinery................................. 1,143 1,500 1,643 -23.8 -8.7 -7.1 808 1,489 1,524 1,383 15,067 17,636 -14.6

 Construction machinery..................... 4,582 4,620 4,481 -0.8 3.1 -4.0 4,439 4,505 4,601 4,268 36,350 37,028 -1.8

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,307 2,393 2,243 -3.6 6.7 -5.7 2,276 2,308 2,374 2,176 18,091 16,993 6.5

 Industrial machinery.......................... 6,033 5,717 4,837 5.5 18.2 2.5 6,030 5,413 5,202 4,006 39,072 28,781 35.8

 Photographic equipment...................... 676 713 687 -5.2 3.8 -1.7 675 666 717 698 5,383 5,144 4.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,671 3,701 3,696 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 3,909 4,110 4,738 3,908 30,270 29,860 1.4

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,170 3,177 3,200 -0.2 -0.7 1.5 3,085 3,136 3,359 3,256 24,792 23,575 5.2

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,285 4,100 4,006 4.5 2.3 0.9 4,261 3,933 4,250 3,837 31,894 32,002 -0.3

 Material handling equipment............... 2,969 3,004 2,940 -1.2 2.2 -1.5 3,071 2,896 2,972 3,050 23,528 22,249 5.7

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 29,664 29,955 29,052 -1.0 3.1 2.2 28,347 29,578 31,801 26,882 226,516 214,917 5.4

 Computers........................................ 420 458 494 -8.3 -7.3 4.7 366 354 672 493 3,392 3,995 -15.1

 Computer storage devices..................... 868 834 999 4.1 -16.5 7.4 666 484 1,568 749 6,873 7,045 -2.4

 Other peripheral equipment................ 869 1,023 959 -15.1 6.7 3.0 706 746 1,297 766 6,465 5,798 11.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,367 3,383 3,474 -0.5 -2.6 3.3 3,294 2,897 4,207 3,465 26,309 27,279 -3.6

 Defense communications equipment.... 367 467 362 -21.4 29.0 5.8 364 437 356 430 3,078 3,358 -8.3

 Audio and video equipment.................... 421 408 421 3.2 -3.1 -0.5 361 346 368 264 2,770 1,838 50.7

 Electronic components......................... 3,584 3,747 3,721 -4.4 0.7 4.7 3,607 3,777 4,088 3,533 28,292 27,414 3.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,397 1,355 1,374 3.1 -1.4 -0.1 1,367 1,225 1,525 1,323 10,672 10,146 5.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,981 2,891 2,911 3.1 -0.7 1.2 2,869 2,529 3,193 2,677 22,277 22,267 0.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,987 6,910 6,750 1.1 2.4 0.4 6,558 6,183 8,026 5,841 52,687 48,593 8.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,649 10,605 10,405 0.4 1.9 2.0 10,859 10,221 11,291 10,518 82,405 82,023 0.5

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 894 884 874 1.1 1.1 -0.5 873 855 881 839 6,844 6,449 6.1

 Household appliances........................ 1,801 1,883 1,797 -4.4 4.8 3.3 1,807 1,818 1,904 1,744 14,029 13,160 6.6

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,378 3,386 3,384 -0.2 0.1 2.7 3,426 3,216 3,924 3,463 26,926 26,821 0.4

 Batteries........................................... 1,019 1,007 987 1.2 2.0 -3.4 1,050 923 972 979 7,645 7,286 4.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 72,521 76,442 70,776 -5.1 8.0 1.5 73,578 65,124 76,560 72,167 558,154 535,320 4.3

 Automobiles..................................... 9,707 9,701 9,451 0.1 2.6 1.2 9,970 7,993 9,998 11,166 73,968 83,587 -11.5

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 13,530 15,625 12,920 -13.4 20.9 -6.9 14,016 12,197 13,622 13,986 108,204 99,318 8.9

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,823 2,789 2,678 1.2 4.1 4.4 2,847 2,719 2,880 2,380 20,664 18,122 14.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 21,337 22,698 21,118 -6.0 7.5 0.9 22,071 19,975 22,028 21,072 168,863 155,017 8.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 13,222 13,394 12,877 -1.3 4.0 14.2 12,817 11,722 15,016 11,035 93,893 85,204 10.2

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,366 4,560 4,415 -4.3 3.3 -4.3 4,309 3,822 4,985 4,899 35,049 36,223 -3.2

 Ships and boats................................. 2,399 2,442 2,396 -1.8 1.9 8.2 2,369 2,278 2,620 2,438 18,746 19,374 -3.2

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,807 5,798 5,727 0.2 1.2 2.1 6,279 5,891 5,884 6,145 45,795 44,788 2.2

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 14,631 14,543 14,431 0.6 0.8 -0.9 14,274 13,935 15,305 13,911 114,457 108,364 5.6

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 257,248 258,293 260,369 -0.4 -0.8 0.4 264,832 260,781 264,249 266,195 2,071,530 2,051,164 1.0

 Food products....................................... 66,169 66,116 65,972 0.1 0.2 0.4 66,621 64,222 64,787 62,947 517,786 488,681 6.0

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,682 7,647 7,733 0.5 -1.1 -1.1 7,758 7,441 7,148 8,211 60,428 63,687 -5.1

 Dairy products.................................. 9,739 9,771 9,683 -0.3 0.9 -0.5 9,843 9,780 9,589 8,699 76,458 67,384 13.5

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 20,171 20,490 20,460 -1.6 0.1 2.3 20,492 20,262 20,824 18,610 158,916 142,407 11.6

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,288 12,252 12,027 0.3 1.9 1.8 12,656 12,450 12,807 12,560 95,451 95,639 -0.2

 Beverages......................................... 8,767 8,690 8,700 0.9 -0.1 1.2 9,135 8,888 9,480 9,127 69,605 69,383 0.3

 Tobacco............................................ 3,521 3,562 3,327 -1.2 7.1 3.5 3,521 3,562 3,327 3,433 25,846 26,256 -1.6

 Textile mills........................................... 2,666 2,725 2,710 -2.2 0.6 0.9 2,794 2,670 2,859 2,815 21,742 21,231 2.4

 Textile products................................... 2,053 2,074 2,122 -1.0 -2.3 3.2 2,159 2,092 2,264 2,176 16,642 16,648 0.0

 Apparel................................................ 1,177 1,241 1,251 -5.2 -0.8 2.5 1,284 1,278 1,183 1,241 9,119 8,567 6.4

 Leather and allied products...................... 504 497 499 1.4 -0.4 2.3 514 486 534 478 3,959 3,841 3.1

 Paper products...................................... 14,528 14,504 14,424 0.2 0.6 -1.3 14,960 14,745 14,693 14,853 115,462 114,189 1.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,873 6,839 6,791 0.5 0.7 -0.7 7,125 6,980 6,861 6,953 54,173 53,470 1.3

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,467 4,456 4,410 0.2 1.0 -1.1 4,573 4,623 4,531 4,566 35,532 34,782 2.2

 Printing................................................. 6,426 6,546 6,568 -1.8 -0.3 1.9 6,464 6,241 6,304 6,532 50,841 51,554 -1.4

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 69,282 70,263 72,888 -1.4 -3.6 0.6 74,395 74,144 74,232 78,554 578,548 585,415 -1.2

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 65,614 66,663 69,329 -1.6 -3.8 0.6 70,020 69,959 70,088 74,339 549,571 557,151 -1.4

 Chemical products..................................... 63,171 63,036 62,938 0.2 0.2 0.5 63,454 63,233 64,769 64,572 508,639 515,877 -1.4

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,801 2,945 2,907 -4.9 1.3 3.7 2,234 2,438 2,955 2,160 24,336 23,229 4.8

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 14,500 14,302 14,854 1.4 -3.7 -0.2 14,343 14,170 15,030 15,614 117,914 122,947 -4.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,100 3,096 3,102 0.1 -0.2 1.2 3,252 3,384 3,417 3,290 25,604 25,318 1.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 18,984 19,039 18,970 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 19,531 19,220 19,817 19,467 153,341 149,522 2.6

p

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

1

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

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

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

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

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

 aggregate totals. 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Aug. July June 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2014p 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries2........................ 502,007 558,155 505,210 -10.1 10.5 1.5 503,258 543,697 527,512 488,949 4,014,809 3,849,083 4.3

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 425,474 425,784 428,809 -0.1 -0.7 1.4 431,227 423,124 442,571 422,820 3,388,082 3,305,779 2.5

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 491,203 547,735 492,109 -10.3 11.3 1.5 495,143 535,996 509,197 480,246 3,926,038 3,769,266 4.2

 With unfilled orders2

............................. 180,488 233,140 181,134 -22.6 28.7 4.0 172,888 221,810 194,800 157,869 1,435,700 1,308,821 9.7

 Durable goods industries2......................... 244,759 299,862 244,841 -18.4 22.5 2.7 238,426 282,916 263,263 222,754 1,943,279 1,797,919 8.1

 Primary metals........................................ 27,546 27,896 27,996 -1.3 -0.4 2.0 27,418 27,638 28,220 25,721 219,722 206,602 6.4

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 11,045 11,425 11,802 -3.3 -3.2 3.6 10,700 11,260 11,823 10,449 90,718 87,202 4.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 14,711 14,690 14,436 0.1 1.8 1.1 14,916 14,706 14,570 13,591 114,574 105,611 8.5

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,790 1,781 1,758 0.5 1.3 -1.1 1,802 1,672 1,827 1,681 14,430 13,789 4.6

 Fabricated metal products........................ 30,674 30,673 30,715 0.0 -0.1 2.5 31,318 30,362 31,139 30,798 242,047 242,841 -0.3

 Machinery............................................. 38,132 37,780 38,323 0.9 -1.4 5.0 36,763 36,230 40,214 33,863 300,207 278,801 7.7

 Construction machinery........................ 5,141 4,863 5,185 5.7 -6.2 -5.5 4,762 4,220 4,908 4,507 41,342 36,995 11.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,496 2,148 2,013 16.2 6.7 0.5 2,300 2,218 2,304 2,521 18,289 18,968 -3.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,021 5,684 4,825 5.9 17.8 2.9 5,892 5,371 5,221 3,689 39,255 29,399 33.5

 Photographic equipment....................... 770 720 545 6.9 32.1 -15.5 776 732 507 735 5,340 5,835 -8.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,914 3,773 3,758 3.7 0.4 -0.7 4,105 3,875 4,834 3,758 31,229 29,668 5.3

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,379 3,314 3,230 2.0 2.6 4.7 3,232 3,249 3,304 3,118 25,092 23,561 6.5

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 3,932 4,606 5,015 -14.6 -8.2 18.0 3,752 4,465 5,368 4,087 34,602 33,251 4.1

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,252 3,227 3,440 0.8 -6.2 20.8 3,262 2,918 3,391 2,729 24,845 22,935 8.3

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 22,845 22,504 22,688 1.5 -0.8 3.8 20,848 19,562 26,352 18,824 171,151 163,867 4.4

 Computers........................................ 497 586 688 -15.2 -14.8 -15.7 443 482 866 414 3,915 4,113 -4.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,842 3,817 3,393 0.7 12.5 5.5 3,611 3,113 3,697 3,458 29,264 30,785 -4.9

 Defense communications equipment....... 486 363 368 33.9 -1.4 7.3 466 279 419 334 2,839 2,881 -1.5

 Electronic components......................... 3,582 3,744 3,766 -4.3 -0.6 5.1 3,688 3,838 4,011 3,442 28,679 27,802 3.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,785 1,728 1,900 3.3 -9.1 8.4 1,667 1,588 2,184 1,577 13,771 12,863 7.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,891 2,732 3,054 5.8 -10.5 2.7 2,464 2,241 3,615 1,984 21,236 19,578 8.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 7,303 6,965 6,828 4.9 2.0 4.0 6,461 6,186 8,014 5,439 53,052 48,856 8.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,800 10,590 10,918 2.0 -3.0 5.8 10,732 10,000 11,911 10,364 84,809 83,367 1.7

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 890 898 879 -0.9 2.2 -0.8 863 847 915 828 6,865 6,464 6.2

 Household appliances.......................... 1,832 1,869 1,832 -2.0 2.0 4.0 1,783 1,806 1,870 1,736 14,087 13,202 6.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,439 3,519 3,507 -2.3 0.3 3.7 3,360 3,378 4,024 3,450 27,959 27,450 1.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 76,533 132,371 76,401 -42.2 73.3 2.2 72,031 120,573 84,941 66,129 626,727 543,304 15.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 21,551 22,789 21,247 -5.4 7.3 0.9 22,389 19,705 22,014 21,054 169,177 154,579 9.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 17,961 69,976 16,836 -74.3 315.6 11.2 14,004 69,225 18,041 8,449 162,612 108,326 50.1

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 4,003 3,994 5,931 0.2 -32.7 9.5 2,711 3,226 7,451 3,268 33,040 28,730 15.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,391 2,444 1,197 -2.2 104.2 -39.0 1,959 1,859 2,262 1,636 20,975 15,078 39.1

 Furniture and related products................... 5,883 5,800 5,802 1.4 0.0 2.0 5,838 5,860 5,934 5,691 46,464 45,244 2.7

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 257,248 258,293 260,369 -0.4 -0.8 0.4 264,832 260,781 264,249 266,195 2,071,530 2,051,164 1.0

p

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Aug.

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Aug. July June 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,164,463 1,157,460 1,099,238 0.6 5.3 1.0 1,155,871 1,158,507 1,102,290 1,022,797 13.0

 Excluding transportation2...................... 422,699 419,708 417,415 0.7 0.5 1.3 420,857 421,946 421,178 395,284 6.5

 Excluding defense2

............................. 975,206 967,182 907,541 0.8 6.6 1.1 967,613 966,744 907,821 826,937 17.0

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,164,463 1,157,460 1,099,238 0.6 5.3 1.0 1,155,871 1,158,507 1,102,290 1,022,797 13.0

 Primary metals........................................ 39,109 39,233 38,919 -0.3 0.8 2.4 38,522 39,427 39,174 34,801 10.7

 Iron and steel mills............................... 19,579 19,820 19,786 -1.2 0.2 3.4 19,219 19,995 19,984 17,168 11.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 15,221 15,128 14,840 0.6 1.9 2.0 15,000 15,175 14,893 13,500 11.1

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,309 4,285 4,293 0.6 -0.2 -0.5 4,303 4,257 4,297 4,133 4.1

 Fabricated metal products......................... 86,770 86,399 85,987 0.4 0.5 0.6 87,114 87,520 87,299 89,628 -2.8

 Machinery.............................................. 120,603 119,356 118,502 1.0 0.7 2.2 119,936 119,508 119,289 106,791 12.3

 Construction machinery......................... 16,884 16,325 16,082 3.4 1.5 4.6 16,352 16,029 16,314 9,908 65.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 14,116 13,927 14,172 1.4 -1.7 -1.6 14,190 14,166 14,256 14,295 -0.7

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,593 8,605 8,638 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 8,662 8,800 8,842 7,947 9.0

 Photographic equipment........................ 3,891 3,797 3,790 2.5 0.2 -3.6 3,936 3,835 3,769 3,999 -1.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 6,487 6,244 6,172 3.9 1.2 1.0 6,388 6,192 6,427 5,019 27.3

 Metalworking machinery........................ 6,236 6,027 5,890 3.5 2.3 0.5 6,125 5,978 5,865 5,867 4.4

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 29,031 29,384 28,878 -1.2 1.8 3.6 28,917 29,426 28,894 26,795 7.9

 Material handling equipment................... 11,808 11,525 11,302 2.5 2.0 4.6 11,735 11,544 11,522 10,666 10.0

 Computers and electronic products2............. 143,828 142,545 141,821 0.9 0.5 0.6 143,020 142,645 142,320 134,488 6.3

 Computers......................................... 3,912 3,835 3,707 2.0 3.5 5.5 3,912 3,835 3,707 3,345 17.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 35,100 34,625 34,191 1.4 1.3 -0.2 34,747 34,430 34,214 29,462 17.9

 Defense communications equipment........ 3,523 3,404 3,508 3.5 -3.0 0.2 3,496 3,394 3,552 3,997 -12.5

 Electronic components.......................... 12,860 12,862 12,865 0.0 0.0 0.4 12,954 12,873 12,812 12,913 0.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 20,742 20,354 19,981 1.9 1.9 2.7 20,844 20,544 20,181 16,937 23.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 41,138 41,228 41,387 -0.2 -0.4 0.3 40,903 41,308 41,596 42,482 -3.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 26,553 26,237 26,182 1.2 0.2 0.3 26,164 26,261 26,258 25,352 3.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 24,692 24,541 24,556 0.6 -0.1 2.1 24,694 24,821 25,042 22,318 10.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,150 1,154 1,140 -0.3 1.2 0.4 1,152 1,162 1,170 1,197 -3.8

 Household appliances........................... 896 865 879 3.6 -1.6 4.1 817 841 853 713 14.6

 Electrical equipment............................. 12,212 12,151 12,018 0.5 1.1 1.0 12,287 12,353 12,191 11,451 7.3

 Transportation equipment......................... 741,764 737,752 681,823 0.5 8.2 0.8 735,014 736,561 681,112 627,513 17.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 17,084 16,870 16,779 1.3 0.5 0.8 16,830 16,512 16,782 16,347 3.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 570,059 565,320 508,738 0.8 11.1 0.8 564,427 563,240 505,737 454,478 24.2

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 63,548 63,911 64,477 -0.6 -0.9 2.4 62,502 64,100 64,696 64,866 -3.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 20,036 20,044 20,042 0.0 0.0 -5.6 20,342 20,752 21,171 20,193 0.7

 Furniture and related products................... 6,596 6,520 6,518 1.2 0.0 1.2 6,470 6,911 6,942 6,175 4.8

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Aug.

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Aug. July June 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2013

 All manufacturing industries...................... 653,917 653,068 652,952 0.1 0.0 0.2 658,128 656,295 648,157 635,043 3.6

 Excluding transportation........................ 524,021 523,745 524,023 0.1 -0.1 0.0 527,115 525,687 520,287 516,487 2.1

 Excluding defense............................. 624,572 623,871 623,573 0.1 0.0 0.1 628,839 626,949 618,794 607,912 3.4

 With unfilled orders............................. 331,069 329,341 327,562 0.5 0.5 0.5 334,638 332,515 325,930 313,575 6.7

 Durable goods industries........................ 403,084 401,361 399,598 0.4 0.4 0.4 406,946 404,423 397,053 382,723 6.3

 Wood products........................................ 10,699 10,684 10,668 0.1 0.1 0.8 10,606 10,512 10,467 9,847 7.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 12,004 12,064 12,234 -0.5 -1.4 0.6 11,952 12,122 12,391 11,676 2.4

 Primary metals......................................... 37,116 36,827 36,431 0.8 1.1 0.6 37,407 36,932 36,439 35,068 6.7

 Iron and steel mills............................... 21,382 21,132 20,951 1.2 0.9 0.9 21,550 21,170 21,012 20,142 7.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 13,453 13,418 13,205 0.3 1.6 0.2 13,571 13,516 13,191 12,684 7.0

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,281 2,277 2,275 0.2 0.1 1.1 2,286 2,246 2,236 2,242 2.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 49,897 49,646 49,329 0.5 0.6 0.5 50,153 50,186 49,340 47,644 5.3

 Machinery.............................................. 67,425 67,326 67,149 0.1 0.3 0.6 68,256 67,641 66,408 66,507 2.6

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,853 3,960 4,018 -2.7 -1.4 2.8 3,677 3,850 4,041 3,712 -0.9

 Construction machinery......................... 5,096 5,076 4,997 0.4 1.6 4.0 5,043 5,013 4,982 5,237 -3.7

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 6,470 6,547 6,474 -1.2 1.1 -6.8 6,561 6,614 6,487 7,331 -10.5

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,777 6,758 6,737 0.3 0.3 1.1 6,842 6,714 6,734 6,321 8.2

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,573 1,526 1,522 3.1 0.3 0.4 1,623 1,554 1,496 1,689 -3.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 5,118 5,048 4,988 1.4 1.2 1.3 5,207 5,167 5,046 4,897 6.3

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,629 5,629 5,603 0.0 0.5 0.9 5,770 5,714 5,620 5,629 2.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,883 10,757 10,748 1.2 0.1 0.0 11,429 11,005 10,229 10,739 6.4

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,714 4,694 4,683 0.4 0.2 0.7 4,859 4,809 4,683 4,637 4.8

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 48,685 48,446 48,459 0.5 0.0 -0.5 49,611 48,968 47,861 47,289 4.9

 Computers......................................... 910 917 895 -0.8 2.5 0.2 976 944 883 1,002 -2.6

 Computer storage devices.................... 2,077 2,088 1,997 -0.5 4.6 2.8 2,169 2,135 1,851 2,061 5.2

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,677 1,697 1,706 -1.2 -0.5 -2.4 1,736 1,724 1,663 1,685 3.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,546 6,499 6,600 0.7 -1.5 -0.2 6,634 6,469 6,505 6,255 6.1

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,075 1,163 1,198 -7.6 -2.9 1.1 1,075 1,163 1,198 1,258 -14.5

 Audio and video equipment.................... 859 846 811 1.5 4.3 1.8 929 857 755 721 28.8

 Electronic components.......................... 8,971 8,857 8,878 1.3 -0.2 1.1 8,996 8,960 8,680 8,089 11.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,794 3,791 3,782 0.1 0.2 1.3 3,849 3,822 3,729 3,650 5.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,267 3,233 3,168 1.1 2.1 0.5 3,296 3,307 3,191 2,841 16.0

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 13,030 12,894 12,791 1.1 0.8 0.1 13,324 13,088 12,724 12,663 5.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,772 16,636 16,199 0.8 2.7 -2.4 16,934 16,839 16,177 16,932 0.0

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,281 2,271 2,266 0.4 0.2 0.0 2,314 2,356 2,269 2,128 8.7

 Household appliances........................... 2,024 2,004 2,000 1.0 0.2 0.7 2,073 2,049 1,998 1,833 13.1

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,825 4,808 4,775 0.4 0.7 -0.4 4,866 4,866 4,703 4,930 -1.3

 Batteries............................................ 1,193 1,213 1,208 -1.6 0.4 2.6 1,234 1,227 1,200 1,209 2.1

 Transportation equipment......................... 129,896 129,323 128,929 0.4 0.3 0.9 131,013 130,608 127,870 118,556 10.5

 Automobiles....................................... 2,869 2,840 2,726 1.0 4.2 5.3 2,844 2,856 2,546 2,566 10.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 2,744 2,783 2,833 -1.4 -1.8 1.0 2,773 2,813 2,615 2,441 13.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,554 1,548 1,615 0.4 -4.1 -3.6 1,541 1,513 1,573 1,742 -11.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 19,689 19,496 19,416 1.0 0.4 0.9 19,845 19,670 19,161 18,701 6.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 73,116 73,024 72,478 0.1 0.8 0.4 73,906 73,865 72,266 65,204 13.3

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 14,593 14,421 14,199 1.2 1.6 -0.2 14,642 14,546 14,221 13,498 8.5

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,274 2,306 2,384 -1.4 -3.3 3.9 2,244 2,257 2,384 2,355 -4.7

 Furniture and related products.................... 6,288 6,244 6,214 0.7 0.5 0.5 6,420 6,425 6,381 6,117 5.0

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 24,302 24,165 23,986 0.6 0.7 0.5 24,594 24,190 23,719 23,087 6.5

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 250,833 251,707 253,354 -0.3 -0.7 -0.2 251,182 251,872 251,104 252,320 -0.5

 Food products........................................ 47,541 47,625 47,552 -0.2 0.2 0.6 47,944 47,009 46,152 47,667 0.6

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,863 4,914 4,990 -1.0 -1.5 -0.8 4,707 4,679 4,794 4,957 -5.0

 Dairy products.................................... 6,552 6,444 6,420 1.7 0.4 2.1 6,738 6,703 6,694 6,214 8.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,387 9,398 9,402 -0.1 0.0 0.3 9,509 9,415 9,221 9,227 3.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 20,754 20,767 20,846 -0.1 -0.4 0.8 20,032 20,057 20,281 19,671 1.8

 Beverages......................................... 16,678 16,605 16,617 0.4 -0.1 1.0 16,192 16,095 16,234 15,760 2.7

 Tobacco............................................ 4,076 4,162 4,229 -2.1 -1.6 0.1 3,840 3,962 4,047 3,911 -1.8

 Textile mills............................................ 3,467 3,457 3,433 0.3 0.7 -0.4 3,482 3,482 3,472 3,363 3.5

 Textile products...................................... 3,158 3,152 3,131 0.2 0.7 -0.7 3,168 3,159 3,151 3,072 3.1

 Apparel................................................. 2,743 2,745 2,700 -0.1 1.7 2.2 2,908 2,905 2,732 2,326 25.0

 Leather and allied products....................... 1,062 1,067 1,070 -0.5 -0.3 1.0 1,090 1,087 1,081 1,083 0.6

 Paper products....................................... 14,576 14,572 14,547 0.0 0.2 0.8 14,662 14,607 14,490 14,556 0.7

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,019 6,030 6,072 -0.2 -0.7 0.9 6,057 6,041 6,045 6,162 -1.7

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,385 4,382 4,352 0.1 0.7 0.5 4,381 4,368 4,325 4,164 5.2

 Printing.................................................. 5,851 5,866 5,858 -0.3 0.1 -0.1 6,077 6,015 5,856 5,714 6.4

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 47,521 48,400 49,989 -1.8 -3.2 -0.4 47,636 48,910 49,234 50,072 -4.9

 Petroleum refineries............................. 43,695 44,601 46,254 -2.0 -3.6 -0.4 43,766 45,051 45,472 46,426 -5.7

 Chemical products..................................... 81,592 81,567 81,805 0.0 -0.3 -0.7 81,751 82,187 82,192 82,498 -0.9

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,353 4,319 4,336 0.8 -0.4 -1.7 4,044 4,006 3,994 3,916 3.3

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 30,894 31,091 31,388 -0.6 -0.9 -1.2 30,928 31,403 31,993 31,712 -2.5

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,376 3,385 3,368 -0.3 0.5 0.2 3,376 3,454 3,445 3,244 4.1

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 22,568 22,489 22,423 0.4 0.3 -1.7 22,432 22,454 22,463 22,298 0.6

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

1

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

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

where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. 2 Estimates of inventories for the semiconductor industry data are included in computers and electronic products and all other applicable aggregate totals, but are not shown separately. 

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

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

 Topical Series1, 2

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date

Industry % Change6

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Aug. July June 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2014p 2013 2013

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 503,106 508,108 501,319 -1.0 1.4 0.8 513,768 497,821 522,242 504,328 3,980,630 3,872,026 2.8

 Construction materials and supplies....... 46,156 46,144 45,720 0.0 0.9 1.5 49,570 48,625 50,217 46,957 363,506 346,999 4.8

 Information technology......................... 22,211 22,191 22,106 0.1 0.4 1.8 21,244 19,535 25,852 20,596 169,154 166,078 1.9

 Computers and related products........... 2,157 2,315 2,452 -6.8 -5.6 5.1 1,738 1,584 3,537 2,008 16,730 16,838 -0.6

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 47,397 50,813 46,167 -6.7 10.1 -1.2 48,904 42,884 48,528 48,604 371,699 356,044 4.4

 Capital goods...................................... 89,389 89,195 87,528 0.2 1.9 2.6 87,906 83,116 96,679 83,484 682,423 655,342 4.1

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 79,709 79,602 78,117 0.1 1.9 3.1 78,338 74,661 86,540 73,265 607,860 578,761 5.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 70,372 70,307 68,937 0.1 2.0 1.0 69,104 66,549 75,788 65,374 543,168 520,057 4.4

 Defense capital goods4........................ 9,680 9,593 9,411 0.9 1.9 -0.9 9,568 8,455 10,139 10,219 74,563 76,581 -2.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 211,426 214,382 214,022 -1.4 0.2 0.0 217,636 209,857 216,697 219,830 1,697,017 1,673,737 1.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,323 39,458 36,226 -5.4 8.9 -2.2 37,853 33,310 38,079 38,353 292,543 286,965 1.9

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 174,103 174,924 177,796 -0.5 -1.6 0.5 179,783 176,547 178,618 181,477 1,404,474 1,386,772 1.3

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 502,007 558,155 505,210 -10.1 10.5 1.5 503,258 543,697 527,512 488,949 4,014,809 3,849,083 4.3

 Construction materials and supplies....... 46,684 46,649 46,337 0.1 0.7 1.6 49,572 49,033 50,293 46,624 369,102 348,662 5.9

 Information technology......................... 23,653 22,777 23,180 3.8 -1.7 4.5 21,612 19,502 26,978 19,488 176,065 170,865 3.0

 Computers and related products........... 2,234 2,443 2,646 -8.6 -7.7 -1.2 1,815 1,712 3,731 1,929 17,253 16,956 1.8

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 47,611 50,904 46,296 -6.5 10.0 -1.2 49,222 42,614 48,514 48,586 372,013 355,606 4.6

 Capital goods...................................... 95,405 144,635 94,856 -34.0 52.5 4.9 87,149 136,223 105,830 77,183 761,230 684,686 11.2

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 86,647 136,323 84,734 -36.4 60.9 5.1 80,314 130,082 91,407 70,106 689,255 619,896 11.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 73,096 72,836 72,944 0.4 -0.1 5.4 69,587 67,793 78,528 64,697 564,210 539,653 4.6

 Defense capital goods4........................ 8,758 8,312 10,122 5.4 -17.9 4.0 6,835 6,141 14,423 7,077 71,975 64,790 11.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 211,463 214,313 214,152 -1.3 0.1 0.0 217,417 209,844 216,621 219,697 1,697,099 1,673,912 1.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,360 39,389 36,356 -5.2 8.3 -2.2 37,634 33,297 38,003 38,220 292,625 287,140 1.9

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 174,103 174,924 177,796 -0.5 -1.6 0.5 179,783 176,547 178,618 181,477 1,404,474 1,386,772 1.3

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,164,463 1,157,460 1,099,238 0.6 5.3 1.0 1,155,871 1,158,507 1,102,290 1,022,797 (X) (X) 13.0

 Construction materials and supplies....... 56,331 55,803 55,298 0.9 0.9 1.1 56,497 56,495 56,087 51,331 (X) (X) 10.1

 Information technology......................... 145,293 143,851 143,265 1.0 0.4 0.8 144,440 144,072 144,105 134,531 (X) (X) 7.4

 Computers and related products........... 3,912 3,835 3,707 2.0 3.5 5.5 3,912 3,835 3,707 3,345 (X) (X) 17.0

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 17,084 16,870 16,779 1.3 0.5 0.8 16,830 16,512 16,782 16,347 (X) (X) 3.0

 Capital goods...................................... 889,892 883,876 828,436 0.7 6.7 0.9 883,252 884,009 830,902 770,558 (X) (X) 14.6

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 731,602 724,664 667,943 1.0 8.5 1.0 725,266 723,290 667,869 604,406 (X) (X) 20.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 250,917 248,193 245,664 1.1 1.0 1.7 249,687 249,204 247,960 227,435 (X) (X) 9.8

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 158,290 159,212 160,493 -0.6 -0.8 0.4 157,986 160,719 163,033 166,152 (X) (X) -4.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 4,872 4,835 4,904 0.8 -1.4 2.7 4,615 4,834 4,847 4,248 (X) (X) 8.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 4,872 4,835 4,904 0.8 -1.4 2.7 4,615 4,834 4,847 4,248 (X) (X) 8.6

 All manufacturing industries................... 653,917 653,068 652,952 0.1 0.0 0.2 658,128 656,295 648,157 635,043 (X) (X) 3.6

 Construction materials and supplies....... 64,871 64,642 64,623 0.4 0.0 0.4 64,982 65,073 64,639 61,837 (X) (X) 5.1

 Information technology......................... 41,470 41,207 40,632 0.6 1.4 -0.8 42,273 41,613 40,209 40,863 (X) (X) 3.5

 Computers and related products........... 4,664 4,702 4,598 -0.8 2.3 0.3 4,881 4,803 4,397 4,748 (X) (X) 2.8

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 26,856 26,667 26,590 0.7 0.3 1.1 27,003 26,852 25,895 25,450 (X) (X) 6.1

 Capital goods...................................... 207,840 207,237 205,732 0.3 0.7 0.3 210,445 208,915 204,687 196,628 (X) (X) 7.0

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 183,908 183,434 181,719 0.3 0.9 0.1 186,618 185,088 180,712 174,666 (X) (X) 6.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 122,830 122,325 121,492 0.4 0.7 0.0 124,759 123,192 120,369 120,992 (X) (X) 3.1

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 23,932 23,803 24,013 0.5 -0.9 1.8 23,827 23,827 23,975 21,962 (X) (X) 8.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 188,855 189,953 191,634 -0.6 -0.9 0.2 189,208 189,660 188,765 189,032 (X) (X) 0.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 27,083 27,003 26,833 0.3 0.6 1.2 27,312 27,029 26,078 24,961 (X) (X) 9.4

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 161,772 162,950 164,801 -0.7 -1.1 0.0 161,896 162,631 162,687 164,071 (X) (X) -1.3

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

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

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

2

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

3

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

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

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

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

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

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Aug.

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Aug. July June 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2013

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 211,708 212,137 211,415 -0.2 0.3 0.0 212,395 212,937 208,957 204,805 3.7

 Durable goods industries.......................... 131,640 131,532 130,422 0.1 0.9 0.4 132,760 132,258 128,692 125,381 5.9

 Wood products................................... 4,077 4,089 4,063 -0.3 0.6 1.9 4,102 4,008 3,833 3,844 6.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,415 4,463 4,576 -1.1 -2.5 0.8 4,408 4,485 4,594 4,430 -0.5

 Primary metals.................................... 14,299 14,364 14,076 -0.5 2.0 0.1 14,431 14,379 13,981 14,145 2.0

 Fabricated metal products........................ 18,139 18,014 17,956 0.7 0.3 0.3 18,248 18,214 17,849 17,321 5.4

 Machinery.......................................... 25,627 25,460 25,242 0.7 0.9 -0.7 26,034 25,850 25,078 24,644 5.6

 Computers and electronic products........ 19,648 19,642 19,390 0.0 1.3 0.1 19,813 19,820 19,095 18,322 8.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,817 6,759 6,489 0.9 4.2 -3.9 6,883 6,843 6,536 7,215 -4.6

 Transportation equipment..................... 27,960 28,133 28,127 -0.6 0.0 2.1 28,081 27,957 27,215 25,416 10.5

 Furniture and related products............... 3,037 3,044 3,039 -0.2 0.2 1.8 3,061 3,100 3,079 2,831 8.1

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,621 7,564 7,464 0.8 1.3 2.3 7,699 7,602 7,432 7,213 6.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 80,068 80,605 80,993 -0.7 -0.5 -0.5 79,635 80,679 80,265 79,424 0.3

 Food products.................................... 16,509 16,398 16,582 0.7 -1.1 0.7 16,240 16,216 16,095 15,954 1.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 5,036 5,187 5,285 -2.9 -1.9 0.4 4,852 4,999 5,150 5,139 -5.6

 Textiles.............................................. 1,213 1,213 1,216 0.0 -0.2 -0.7 1,220 1,228 1,242 1,227 -0.6

 Textile products................................... 1,320 1,321 1,313 -0.1 0.6 -0.2 1,323 1,332 1,326 1,221 8.4

 Apparel............................................. 915 908 882 0.8 2.9 2.7 930 920 896 735 26.5

 Leather and allied products.................... 312 305 300 2.3 1.7 -1.0 316 310 302 318 -0.6

 Paper products.................................... 6,989 6,988 6,962 0.0 0.4 0.7 6,959 6,962 6,870 6,788 2.5

 Printing ............................................. 2,486 2,539 2,535 -2.1 0.2 -1.1 2,538 2,597 2,524 2,516 0.9

 Petroleum and coal products................. 12,115 12,722 12,875 -4.8 -1.2 -1.1 12,054 12,814 12,788 13,230 -8.9

 Chemical products................................ 24,062 23,878 23,954 0.8 -0.3 -1.9 24,144 24,096 23,993 23,397 3.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,111 9,146 9,089 -0.4 0.6 -0.1 9,059 9,205 9,079 8,899 1.8

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 214,922 213,472 213,372 0.7 0.0 0.5 215,242 214,470 211,818 201,734 6.7

 Durable goods industries.......................... 162,090 160,935 160,527 0.7 0.3 0.7 163,890 162,985 160,297 152,122 7.7

 Wood products................................... 2,014 2,019 2,050 -0.2 -1.5 2.6 2,012 2,028 2,063 1,776 13.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,393 1,387 1,400 0.4 -0.9 0.8 1,394 1,413 1,432 1,355 2.9

 Primary metals.................................... 11,003 10,920 10,741 0.8 1.7 0.6 11,239 11,069 10,802 10,549 6.5

 Fabricated metal products........................ 14,058 14,009 13,838 0.3 1.2 1.1 14,234 14,164 13,767 13,626 4.5

 Machinery.......................................... 19,621 19,479 19,964 0.7 -2.4 3.6 20,013 19,581 19,686 19,359 3.4

 Computers and electronic products........ 16,060 16,241 16,274 -1.1 -0.2 -0.9 16,279 16,528 16,192 16,049 1.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,724 3,652 3,588 2.0 1.8 -2.2 3,782 3,679 3,571 3,775 0.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 89,398 88,466 87,993 1.1 0.5 0.4 90,050 89,711 88,099 80,988 11.2

 Furniture and related products............... 1,017 1,010 1,000 0.7 1.0 0.7 1,025 1,028 1,013 983 4.3

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,802 3,752 3,679 1.3 2.0 -1.8 3,862 3,784 3,672 3,662 5.5

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 52,832 52,537 52,845 0.6 -0.6 -0.2 51,352 51,485 51,521 49,612 3.5

 Food products.................................... 5,044 5,116 4,991 -1.4 2.5 1.8 4,498 4,501 4,348 4,139 8.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,375 7,237 7,200 1.9 0.5 0.1 6,588 6,459 6,623 6,177 6.7

 Textiles.............................................. 784 781 765 0.4 2.1 0.0 797 792 768 739 7.8

 Textile products................................... 452 445 439 1.6 1.4 0.7 455 445 436 422 7.8

 Apparel............................................. 369 374 375 -1.3 -0.3 0.8 397 408 398 339 17.1

 Leather and allied products.................... 87 93 96 -6.5 -3.1 -1.0 86 93 90 100 -14.0

 Paper products.................................... 1,398 1,399 1,385 -0.1 1.0 0.1 1,414 1,415 1,389 1,438 -1.7

 Printing ............................................. 1,284 1,303 1,316 -1.5 -1.0 0.9 1,392 1,350 1,237 1,354 2.8

 Petroleum and coal products................. 14,574 14,470 15,084 0.7 -4.1 -2.4 14,587 14,631 14,663 14,726 -0.9

 Chemical products................................ 18,767 18,662 18,551 0.6 0.6 1.2 18,436 18,730 18,926 17,524 5.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,698 2,657 2,643 1.5 0.5 -2.1 2,702 2,661 2,643 2,654 1.8

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 227,287 227,459 228,165 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 230,491 228,888 227,382 228,504 0.9

 Durable goods industries.......................... 109,354 108,894 108,649 0.4 0.2 0.0 110,296 109,180 108,064 105,220 4.8

 Wood products................................... 4,608 4,576 4,555 0.7 0.5 -0.9 4,492 4,476 4,571 4,227 6.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,196 6,214 6,258 -0.3 -0.7 0.3 6,150 6,224 6,365 5,891 4.4

 Primary metals.................................... 11,814 11,543 11,614 2.3 -0.6 1.4 11,737 11,484 11,656 10,374 13.1

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,700 17,623 17,535 0.4 0.5 0.1 17,671 17,808 17,724 16,697 5.8

 Machinery.......................................... 22,177 22,387 21,943 -0.9 2.0 -0.6 22,209 22,210 21,644 22,504 -1.3

 Computers and electronic products........ 12,977 12,563 12,795 3.3 -1.8 -0.7 13,519 12,620 12,574 12,918 4.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,231 6,225 6,122 0.1 1.7 -0.9 6,269 6,317 6,070 5,942 5.5

 Transportation equipment..................... 12,538 12,724 12,809 -1.5 -0.7 1.2 12,882 12,940 12,556 12,152 6.0

 Furniture and related products............... 2,234 2,190 2,175 2.0 0.7 -1.5 2,334 2,297 2,289 2,303 1.3

 Miscellaneous products......................... 12,879 12,849 12,843 0.2 0.0 0.1 13,033 12,804 12,615 12,212 6.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 117,933 118,565 119,516 -0.5 -0.8 -0.1 120,195 119,708 119,318 123,284 -2.5

 Food products.................................... 25,988 26,111 25,979 -0.5 0.5 0.3 27,206 26,292 25,709 27,574 -1.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 8,343 8,343 8,361 0.0 -0.2 1.7 8,592 8,599 8,508 8,355 2.8

 Textiles.............................................. 1,470 1,463 1,452 0.5 0.8 -0.3 1,465 1,462 1,462 1,397 4.9

 Textile products................................... 1,386 1,386 1,379 0.0 0.5 -1.6 1,390 1,382 1,389 1,429 -2.7

 Apparel............................................. 1,459 1,463 1,443 -0.3 1.4 2.2 1,581 1,577 1,438 1,252 26.3

 Leather and allied products.................... 663 669 674 -0.9 -0.7 2.3 688 684 689 665 3.5

 Paper products.................................... 6,189 6,185 6,200 0.1 -0.2 1.1 6,289 6,230 6,231 6,330 -0.6

 Printing ............................................. 2,081 2,024 2,007 2.8 0.8 0.7 2,147 2,068 2,095 1,844 16.4

 Petroleum and coal products................. 20,832 21,208 22,030 -1.8 -3.7 1.4 20,995 21,465 21,783 22,116 -5.1

 Chemical products................................ 38,763 39,027 39,300 -0.7 -0.7 -0.9 39,171 39,361 39,273 41,577 -5.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,759 10,686 10,691 0.7 0.0 -3.0 10,671 10,588 10,741 10,745 -0.7

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

1

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

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

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

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group 1

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio2

Industry Aug Jul Jun May Aug Jul Jun May

2014p 2014r 2014 2014 2014p 2014r 2014 2014

All manufacturing industries3............................ 1.30 1.29 1.30 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.64 1.61 1.66 1.67 6.71 6.62 6.47 6.52

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

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.32 1.31 1.35 1.36 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.34 1.34 1.35 1.35 1.41 1.42 1.44 1.42

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.65 1.64 1.64 1.66 2.95 2.94 2.95 2.97

 Machinery..................................................... 1.83 1.82 1.88 1.86 3.43 3.43 3.53 3.46

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.64 1.62 1.67 1.71 7.53 7.42 7.43 7.53

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.57 1.57 1.56 1.63 2.56 2.56 2.61 2.62

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.79 1.69 1.82 1.83 15.97 15.27 14.91 15.38

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.08 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.34 1.33 1.35 1.36

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.66 1.66 1.66 1.64 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.98 0.97 0.97 0.98 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.69 1.69 1.73 1.75 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Textile products............................................ 1.54 1.52 1.48 1.53 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.33 2.21 2.16 2.17 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.11 2.15 2.14 2.17 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.00 1.00 1.01 0.99 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

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

 Chemical products......................................... 1.29 1.29 1.30 1.32 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.19 1.18 1.18 1.19 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

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

2

 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.

3 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Aug3 Aug3 Aug3 Aug3

Industry 2013- 2013- 2013- 2013-

Aug2 Jul Aug2 Jul Aug2 Jul Aug2 Jul

2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014

 

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

Durable goods industries....................... -0.1 0.3 -0.2 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

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

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

 Primary metals.................................... -0.1 0.5 -0.6 0.5 -0.5 0.4 0.1 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.4 0.3 -0.3 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1

 Machinery.......................................... 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.2

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

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.5 0.9 -1.1 1.1 -0.4 0.5 0.1 0.8

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.0 0.4 -0.2 0.9 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.5 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.2

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

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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

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

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

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

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

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

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

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

for price changes.

2

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

 publication.

3

 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 1

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description

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

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

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

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

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

industry categories. Due to the small monthly sample, these 89 categories have been combined into 65

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

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

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

reported data in the monthly survey represent approximately 60 percent of the shipments estimates at the 

total manufacturing level. Data published represent manufacturing in a calendar month. The data 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

divisional reports to estimate the monthly change for establishments is one source of nonsampling error. 

The use of primarily large companies to represent the month-to-month movement of all companies is 

another potential source. Any corrections will be published in the full report. Corrections received after 

the full report will be released in the next month’s advance report. Any revisions made later than two 

months will be reflected in the annual benchmark publication.

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