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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2016, AT 10:00 A.M. EST 

Adriana Stoica 

Economic Indicators Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (15)-11 

CB 16-03 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

November 2015 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in November, 

down three of the last four months, decreased $1.1 

billion or 0.2 percent to $472.2 billion, the U.S. Census 

Bureau reported today. This followed a 1.3 percent 

October increase. 

 Shipments, up following four consecutive monthly 

decreases, increased $1.0 billion or 0.2 percent to $475.3 

billion. This followed a 0.7 percent October decrease. 

 Unfilled orders, up two consecutive months, increased 

$1.9 billion or 0.2 percent to $1,193.9 billion. This 

followed a 0.3 percent October increase. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.92, down from 6.96 in 

October. 

 Inventories, down five consecutive months, decreased 

$1.7 billion or 0.3 percent to $641.3 billion. This 

followed a 0.2 percent October decrease. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.35, down from 1.36 

in October. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in 

November, down three of the last four months, 

decreased less than $0.1 billion or virtually unchanged to 

$238.6 billion, down from the previously published 

virtually unchanged increase. This followed a 2.8 

percent October increase. 

 Primary metals, down five of the last six months, 

drove the decrease, $0.6 billion or 2.9 percent to $19.5 

billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $1.0 billion or 0.4 percent to $233.6 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in 

November, up two of the last three months, increased 

$2.0 billion or 0.8 percent to $241.7 billion, down from 

the previously published 0.9 percent increase. This 

followed a 1.2 percent October decrease. 

 Transportation equipment, also up two of the last three 

months, drove the increase, $2.0 billion or 2.6 percent to $80.6 billion. 

 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

five consecutive months, decreased $1.0 billion or 0.4 

percent to $233.6 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent 

October decrease. Petroleum and coal products, also 

down five consecutive months, led the decrease, $0.7 

billion or 1.5 percent to $42.1 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in November, up two consecutive months, increased $1.9 

billion or 0.2 percent to $1,193.9 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published 0.2 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.3 percent October increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, also up two consecutive 

months, led the increase, $1.2 billion or 0.2 percent to 

$799.3 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in 

November, down six of the last seven months, decreased 

$1.3 billion or 0.3 percent to $395.3 billion, unchanged 

from the previously published 0.3 percent decrease. This 

followed a 0.3 percent October decrease. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down four of the last five 

months, led the decrease, $0.9 billion or 0.7 percent to 

$129.6 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

four of the last five months, decreased $0.3 billion or 0.1 

percent to $246.0 billion. This followed a 0.1 percent 

October increase. Petroleum and coal products, also 

down four of the last five months, led the decrease, $0.3 

billion or 1.0 percent to $33.8 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, November materials and 

supplies decreased 0.5 percent in durable goods and 

increased 0.1 percent in nondurable goods. Work in 

process decreased 0.6 percent in durable goods and 

decreased 0.8 percent in nondurable goods. Finished 

goods increased 0.3 percent in durable goods and was 

virtually unchanged 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 December is scheduled for release on January 28, 2016 at 

8:30 a.m. EST and the Full Report on February 4, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page for survey description. To receive the latest updates on the 

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“Virtually unchanged” indicates that the change is less than 0.05 percent for a percent increase or decrease. 
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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

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. - Sep. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2015p 2014 2014

 All manufacturing industries.................. 475,313 474,362 477,659 0.2 -0.7 -0.3 457,503 485,943 497,893 471,921 5,279,072 5,511,388 -4.2

 Excluding transportation................... 394,686 395,782 396,916 -0.3 -0.3 -0.4 379,740 404,678 411,050 401,689 4,419,585 4,715,922 -6.3

 Excluding defense.............................. 463,109 461,216 464,722 0.4 -0.8 -0.4 444,891 473,000 483,604 459,177 5,145,380 5,381,431 -4.4

 With unfilled orders............................ 172,491 171,341 173,217 0.7 -1.1 -0.1 164,646 173,174 184,064 161,823 1,889,595 1,851,969 2.0

 Durable goods industries......................... 241,703 239,719 242,610 0.8 -1.2 0.3 231,087 245,881 257,240 223,981 2,642,380 2,595,249 1.8

 Wood products....................................... 8,209 8,154 8,123 0.7 0.4 1.7 7,603 8,662 8,455 7,330 89,636 90,211 -0.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 9,803 9,721 9,786 0.8 -0.7 0.7 9,261 10,725 10,624 9,016 108,074 107,591 0.4

 Primary metals....................................... 19,733 20,016 20,208 -1.4 -1.0 -0.7 18,365 20,518 20,619 21,499 233,103 257,674 -9.5

 Iron and steel mills............................ 8,871 9,083 9,296 -2.3 -2.3 -1.7 8,265 9,353 9,478 10,735 107,896 128,984 -16.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 9,257 9,330 9,286 -0.8 0.5 0.6 8,652 9,553 9,375 9,285 107,266 110,480 -2.9

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,605 1,603 1,626 0.1 -1.4 -1.9 1,448 1,612 1,766 1,479 17,941 18,210 -1.5

 Fabricated metal products....................... 29,582 29,496 29,484 0.3 0.0 -0.5 28,000 30,757 31,034 28,256 330,059 332,039 -0.6

 Machinery............................................. 32,582 32,807 33,496 -0.7 -2.1 0.3 30,293 33,101 34,290 31,057 364,517 373,157 -2.3

 Farm machinery................................. 1,449 1,529 1,603 -5.2 -4.6 -6.1 1,156 1,446 1,489 1,115 18,143 30,633 -40.8

 Construction machinery..................... 3,146 3,211 3,266 -2.0 -1.7 -6.3 3,078 3,513 3,048 3,416 38,589 32,208 19.8

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,444 1,532 1,549 -5.7 -1.1 -1.9 1,353 1,539 1,621 2,417 19,259 29,956 -35.7

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,089 3,177 3,165 -2.8 0.4 8.1 2,863 3,310 3,507 2,629 31,399 31,921 -1.6

 Photographic equipment...................... 559 546 504 2.4 8.3 -3.6 608 577 571 663 5,856 6,434 -9.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,980 3,972 3,972 0.2 0.0 0.9 3,522 3,722 4,169 3,411 43,531 42,940 1.4

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,216 3,216 3,181 0.0 1.1 -0.8 3,138 3,428 3,398 2,631 32,788 28,471 15.2

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,505 3,483 4,179 0.6 -16.7 3.3 3,431 3,519 4,138 4,009 44,034 42,847 2.8

 Material handling equipment............... 2,866 2,723 2,714 5.3 0.3 0.4 2,730 2,847 2,822 2,198 28,582 26,526 7.8

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 30,068 29,809 29,790 0.9 0.1 0.9 29,324 29,378 32,822 26,827 318,308 307,963 3.4

 Computers........................................ 613 645 651 -5.0 -0.9 -2.8 588 586 718 546 7,144 7,471 -4.4

 Computer storage devices..................... 478 479 484 -0.2 -1.0 4.1 382 344 727 409 4,874 6,118 -20.3

 Other peripheral equipment................ 854 904 830 -5.5 8.9 -5.7 700 761 1,002 747 9,766 9,881 -1.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,392 3,266 3,390 3.9 -3.7 3.2 3,120 2,967 4,086 2,710 36,155 34,783 3.9

 Defense communications equipment.... 333 346 314 -3.8 10.2 -9.0 343 373 350 382 3,738 4,164 -10.2

 Audio and video equipment.................... 254 282 279 -9.9 1.1 9.0 347 341 279 389 2,715 3,380 -19.7

 Electronic components......................... 4,946 4,953 4,808 -0.1 3.0 0.2 4,512 4,813 5,143 3,274 51,016 40,473 26.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,476 1,449 1,416 1.9 2.3 1.6 1,473 1,358 1,649 1,225 14,859 13,459 10.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,708 2,690 2,674 0.7 0.6 -2.8 2,927 2,674 2,914 3,001 29,231 28,679 1.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 9,803 9,899 9,865 -1.0 0.3 1.8 9,322 9,361 11,243 8,695 102,418 95,786 6.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,924 10,082 10,175 -1.6 -0.9 0.1 9,704 10,256 10,786 10,343 113,101 115,522 -2.1

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 982 1,001 1,009 -1.9 -0.8 2.0 1,035 1,064 1,061 995 10,685 10,738 -0.5

 Household appliances........................ 1,554 1,573 1,564 -1.2 0.6 -1.6 1,584 1,627 1,650 1,784 17,789 19,181 -7.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,075 3,077 3,112 -0.1 -1.1 0.0 2,872 2,967 3,381 3,067 34,880 36,432 -4.3

 Batteries........................................... 842 898 822 -6.2 9.2 0.2 955 1,027 902 991 9,317 9,852 -5.4

 Transportation equipment........................ 80,627 78,580 80,743 2.6 -2.7 0.3 77,763 81,265 86,843 70,232 859,487 795,466 8.0

 Automobiles..................................... 8,460 8,144 8,679 3.9 -6.2 -1.3 8,386 9,048 9,265 8,300 96,681 93,197 3.7

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 14,487 14,155 14,744 2.3 -4.0 4.2 13,696 15,302 15,873 11,106 149,659 133,770 11.9

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,866 3,071 3,059 -6.7 0.4 -0.4 2,634 3,315 3,198 2,667 34,029 29,748 14.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 26,538 26,226 26,669 1.2 -1.7 -0.3 25,447 28,071 27,386 22,683 287,782 261,126 10.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 15,971 13,770 14,376 16.0 -4.2 -6.2 15,416 12,402 16,460 12,245 154,474 135,224 14.2

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,658 5,443 5,388 -14.4 1.0 6.3 4,734 5,330 6,096 4,958 52,853 51,282 3.1

 Ships and boats................................. 2,906 2,839 2,979 2.4 -4.7 8.2 2,908 2,911 3,059 2,893 30,858 31,470 -1.9

 Furniture and related products.................. 6,495 6,491 6,471 0.1 0.3 0.8 6,214 6,482 6,691 5,842 70,017 65,644 6.7

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 14,680 14,563 14,334 0.8 1.6 0.5 14,560 14,737 15,076 13,579 156,078 149,982 4.1

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 233,610 234,643 235,049 -0.4 -0.2 -0.9 226,416 240,062 240,653 247,940 2,636,692 2,916,139 -9.6

 Food products....................................... 66,029 66,138 66,145 -0.2 0.0 0.0 67,758 69,875 67,793 69,017 726,763 736,684 -1.3

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 8,330 8,235 8,142 1.2 1.1 -1.9 8,915 9,107 8,277 8,687 90,586 91,227 -0.7

 Dairy products.................................. 9,884 9,908 9,910 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 10,290 10,371 10,121 11,283 109,829 119,658 -8.2

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 18,283 18,568 18,770 -1.5 -1.1 -0.5 18,362 19,194 19,026 20,304 209,547 218,851 -4.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,751 13,018 12,912 -2.1 0.8 2.0 12,655 13,052 13,289 12,210 138,586 135,898 2.0

 Beverages......................................... 9,061 9,046 9,108 0.2 -0.7 1.1 8,965 9,080 9,485 8,767 98,890 99,059 -0.2

 Tobacco............................................ 3,690 3,972 3,804 -7.1 4.4 3.9 3,690 3,972 3,804 3,443 39,696 36,839 7.8

 Textile mills........................................... 2,591 2,589 2,577 0.1 0.5 0.6 2,452 2,681 2,647 2,426 28,565 29,100 -1.8

 Textile products................................... 1,981 1,974 1,958 0.4 0.8 0.4 1,909 2,030 1,968 1,818 21,539 20,999 2.6

 Apparel................................................ 1,166 1,153 1,159 1.1 -0.5 -0.7 1,351 1,372 1,223 1,350 12,705 12,201 4.1

 Leather and allied products...................... 427 435 454 -1.8 -4.2 1.6 398 451 456 461 4,993 5,072 -1.6

 Paper products...................................... 16,157 16,236 16,039 -0.5 1.2 -0.1 15,470 16,732 16,362 15,764 177,551 178,998 -0.8

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 7,263 7,246 7,063 0.2 2.6 -0.2 6,865 7,332 7,185 6,628 78,493 77,231 1.6

 Paperboard containers........................ 5,169 5,205 5,227 -0.7 -0.4 0.1 4,935 5,472 5,360 5,485 57,736 60,712 -4.9

 Printing................................................. 7,229 7,227 7,202 0.0 0.3 -0.1 7,270 7,692 7,530 7,034 79,120 76,610 3.3

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 42,141 42,803 43,043 -1.5 -0.6 -5.3 39,430 43,517 44,256 60,235 530,520 782,495 -32.2

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 38,513 39,171 39,470 -1.7 -0.8 -5.7 36,200 39,516 40,142 56,693 489,366 736,924 -33.6

 Chemical products..................................... 64,408 64,192 64,555 0.3 -0.6 0.4 60,131 63,101 65,772 59,501 704,574 721,241 -2.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 4,934 4,937 5,096 -0.1 -3.1 0.9 3,802 3,681 4,473 3,261 53,290 45,853 16.2

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 17,173 17,006 17,011 1.0 0.0 2.0 16,628 17,041 17,820 13,403 175,702 159,802 9.9

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,329 3,375 3,423 -1.4 -1.4 1.5 2,846 3,450 3,451 2,760 37,072 36,206 2.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 18,730 18,878 19,005 -0.8 -0.7 -0.5 17,592 19,559 19,357 18,124 211,776 216,841 -2.3

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 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

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. - Sep. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2015p 2014 2014

All manufacturing industries2........................ 472,203 473,262 467,064 -0.2 1.3 -0.8 453,768 480,185 487,375 470,093 5,191,580 5,568,203 -6.8

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 390,376 391,474 391,083 -0.3 0.1 -0.6 372,560 397,769 404,388 395,248 4,359,608 4,684,701 -6.9

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 455,765 460,152 453,989 -1.0 1.4 -1.2 438,741 467,789 472,229 460,304 5,065,613 5,438,344 -6.9

 With unfilled orders2............................. 174,360 174,911 167,472 -0.3 4.4 -1.5 166,262 172,949 178,007 165,260 1,855,945 1,970,526 -5.8

 Durable goods industries2

......................... 238,593 238,619 232,015 0.0 2.8 -0.8 227,352 240,123 246,722 222,153 2,554,888 2,652,064 -3.7

 Primary metals........................................ 19,506 20,096 19,709 -2.9 2.0 -2.8 18,403 20,369 19,433 21,733 230,598 259,162 -11.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,820 9,361 8,903 -5.8 5.1 -6.4 8,447 9,306 8,520 10,493 106,817 128,928 -17.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 9,160 9,222 9,170 -0.7 0.6 -0.4 8,582 9,517 9,246 9,751 106,272 111,636 -4.8

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,526 1,513 1,636 0.9 -7.5 4.1 1,374 1,546 1,667 1,489 17,509 18,598 -5.9

 Fabricated metal products........................ 29,622 29,313 29,641 1.1 -1.1 1.9 26,970 29,672 30,662 27,608 328,061 336,560 -2.5

 Machinery............................................. 32,673 33,122 32,874 -1.4 0.8 -0.2 30,029 32,951 33,249 30,187 357,072 384,433 -7.1

 Construction machinery........................ 3,120 3,057 3,036 2.1 0.7 -10.1 3,047 3,289 2,771 3,279 34,901 34,579 0.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,262 1,460 1,337 -13.6 9.2 -5.4 1,182 1,302 1,434 2,058 17,073 29,561 -42.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,985 3,065 3,067 -2.6 -0.1 3.3 2,601 3,295 3,259 2,072 30,503 32,202 -5.3

 Photographic equipment....................... 509 575 519 -11.5 10.8 -5.1 514 608 587 607 5,971 6,262 -4.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,963 3,927 3,881 0.9 1.2 -1.2 3,425 3,667 4,238 3,439 43,449 44,567 -2.5

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,295 3,124 2,998 5.5 4.2 -4.8 3,226 3,297 3,192 2,463 32,351 28,254 14.5

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 3,665 3,791 4,226 -3.3 -10.3 10.5 3,596 3,674 4,125 4,008 41,460 46,414 -10.7

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,182 2,958 2,956 7.6 0.1 11.6 2,953 2,747 3,088 2,299 30,150 27,843 8.3

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 25,977 25,725 25,178 1.0 2.2 -0.3 23,717 24,227 29,105 21,780 270,944 255,807 5.9

 Computers........................................ 699 673 639 3.9 5.3 -3.2 674 614 706 600 7,354 7,974 -7.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,044 3,693 3,600 9.5 2.6 2.8 3,210 3,467 4,342 3,314 39,548 39,774 -0.6

 Defense communications equipment....... 341 358 314 -4.7 14.0 -10.5 284 318 384 291 3,783 3,772 0.3

 Electronic components......................... 5,026 5,053 4,821 -0.5 4.8 1.3 4,507 4,930 5,017 3,243 51,446 40,695 26.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,700 1,619 1,615 5.0 0.2 -4.0 1,674 1,611 1,860 1,441 17,810 16,944 5.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,528 2,429 2,618 4.1 -7.2 -3.9 2,497 2,278 3,247 2,430 27,855 28,062 -0.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 9,821 10,009 9,749 -1.9 2.7 0.3 9,183 9,296 11,291 8,732 103,243 97,180 6.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,799 9,630 9,991 1.8 -3.6 -1.6 9,354 9,839 10,510 10,086 111,861 118,027 -5.2

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 987 1,002 978 -1.5 2.5 -3.7 1,049 1,078 1,015 990 10,700 10,783 -0.8

 Household appliances.......................... 1,542 1,592 1,556 -3.1 2.3 4.2 1,616 1,668 1,638 1,740 17,740 19,323 -8.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,117 3,054 3,033 2.1 0.7 -4.4 2,937 2,964 3,137 3,106 35,370 37,367 -5.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 81,827 81,788 75,981 0.0 7.6 -2.2 81,208 82,416 82,987 74,845 831,972 883,502 -5.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 26,385 26,233 26,726 0.6 -1.8 0.2 25,878 27,770 27,353 23,918 286,862 263,416 8.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 13,441 17,273 9,663 -22.2 78.8 -32.2 15,847 14,257 12,436 17,696 137,193 217,420 -36.9

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 8,238 5,607 6,495 46.9 -13.7 29.2 7,843 6,320 7,691 4,664 51,726 48,832 5.9

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,439 2,475 2,383 -1.5 3.9 2.2 2,060 2,085 2,217 1,763 25,539 36,388 -29.8

 Furniture and related products................... 6,487 6,490 6,423 0.0 1.0 -2.0 6,237 6,508 6,646 5,931 70,582 66,755 5.7

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 233,610 234,643 235,049 -0.4 -0.2 -0.9 226,416 240,062 240,653 247,940 2,636,692 2,916,139 -9.6

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

 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/>.

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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 Nov.

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. - Sep. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2014

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,193,878 1,192,009 1,188,439 0.2 0.3 -0.5 1,181,252 1,179,636 1,179,861 1,208,368 -2.2

 Excluding transportation2...................... 394,624 393,955 393,593 0.2 0.1 -0.2 388,014 389,843 391,219 395,907 -2.0

 Excluding defense2

............................. 1,007,269 1,009,634 1,006,028 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 997,943 998,742 998,420 1,018,042 -2.0

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,193,878 1,192,009 1,188,439 0.2 0.3 -0.5 1,181,252 1,179,636 1,179,861 1,208,368 -2.2

 Primary metals........................................ 34,815 35,042 34,962 -0.6 0.2 -1.4 33,677 33,639 33,788 36,074 -6.6

 Iron and steel mills............................... 18,146 18,197 17,919 -0.3 1.6 -2.1 17,305 17,123 17,170 18,403 -6.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 11,822 11,919 12,027 -0.8 -0.9 -1.0 11,639 11,709 11,745 12,553 -7.3

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,847 4,926 5,016 -1.6 -1.8 0.2 4,733 4,807 4,873 5,118 -7.5

 Fabricated metal products......................... 81,777 81,737 81,920 0.0 -0.2 0.2 79,828 80,858 81,943 82,170 -2.9

 Machinery.............................................. 111,191 111,100 110,785 0.1 0.3 -0.6 109,734 109,998 110,148 119,346 -8.1

 Construction machinery......................... 5,727 5,753 5,907 -0.5 -2.6 -3.7 5,454 5,485 5,709 9,160 -40.5

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 8,976 9,158 9,230 -2.0 -0.8 -2.2 8,953 9,124 9,361 11,620 -23.0

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,136 8,240 8,352 -1.3 -1.3 -1.2 7,944 8,206 8,221 9,312 -14.7

 Photographic equipment........................ 1,611 1,661 1,632 -3.0 1.8 0.9 1,589 1,683 1,652 1,533 3.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 7,488 7,505 7,550 -0.2 -0.6 -1.2 7,298 7,395 7,450 7,539 -3.2

 Metalworking machinery........................ 6,473 6,394 6,486 1.2 -1.4 -2.7 6,385 6,297 6,428 7,103 -10.1

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 32,638 32,478 32,170 0.5 1.0 0.1 32,371 32,206 32,051 35,482 -8.8

 Material handling equipment................... 12,777 12,461 12,226 2.5 1.9 2.0 12,318 12,095 12,195 10,309 19.5

 Computers and electronic products2............. 136,560 135,672 135,086 0.7 0.4 0.2 134,993 135,249 134,867 127,669 5.7

 Computers......................................... 2,682 2,596 2,568 3.3 1.1 -0.5 2,682 2,596 2,568 2,492 7.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 37,862 37,210 36,783 1.8 1.2 0.6 37,146 37,056 36,556 33,144 12.1

 Defense communications equipment........ 3,016 3,008 2,996 0.3 0.4 0.0 2,937 2,996 3,051 2,915 0.8

 Electronic components.......................... 11,145 11,065 10,965 0.7 0.9 0.1 11,029 11,034 10,917 10,601 4.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 20,302 20,078 19,908 1.1 0.9 1.0 20,466 20,265 20,012 17,605 16.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 31,888 32,068 32,329 -0.6 -0.8 -0.2 31,523 31,953 32,349 32,757 -3.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 29,665 29,647 29,537 0.1 0.4 -0.4 29,210 29,349 29,414 28,155 3.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 21,758 21,883 22,335 -0.6 -2.0 -0.8 21,319 21,669 22,086 22,361 -4.7

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,105 1,100 1,099 0.5 0.1 -2.7 1,121 1,107 1,093 1,147 -2.3

 Household appliances........................... 1,487 1,499 1,480 -0.8 1.3 -0.5 1,475 1,443 1,402 1,428 3.3

 Electrical equipment............................. 9,678 9,636 9,659 0.4 -0.2 -0.8 9,592 9,527 9,530 9,125 5.1

 Transportation equipment......................... 799,254 798,054 794,846 0.2 0.4 -0.6 793,238 789,793 788,642 812,461 -2.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 21,547 21,700 21,693 -0.7 0.0 0.3 21,110 20,679 20,980 21,210 -0.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 609,542 612,072 608,569 -0.4 0.6 -0.8 606,495 606,064 604,209 617,481 -1.8

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 69,069 65,489 65,325 5.5 0.3 1.7 68,262 65,153 64,163 68,135 0.2

 Ships and boats.................................. 26,628 27,095 27,459 -1.7 -1.3 -2.1 25,634 26,482 27,308 31,591 -18.9

 Furniture and related products................... 7,674 7,682 7,683 -0.1 0.0 -0.6 7,614 7,591 7,565 7,458 2.1

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 Nov.

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. - Sep. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2014

 All manufacturing industries...................... 641,307 642,969 644,149 -0.3 -0.2 -0.5 641,725 647,063 643,155 657,044 -2.3

 Excluding transportation........................ 511,724 512,447 513,024 -0.1 -0.1 -0.4 511,596 515,628 512,364 528,719 -3.2

 Excluding defense............................. 614,843 616,071 616,607 -0.2 -0.1 -0.4 615,249 620,219 615,550 631,271 -2.5

 With unfilled orders............................. 321,830 323,409 325,084 -0.5 -0.5 -0.6 322,172 324,032 323,697 325,518 -1.0

 Durable goods industries........................ 395,333 396,660 398,047 -0.3 -0.3 -0.6 395,793 397,332 396,329 397,271 -0.4

 Wood products........................................ 11,255 11,210 11,194 0.4 0.1 0.0 11,232 11,144 11,047 10,744 4.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 13,092 12,939 12,964 1.2 -0.2 -0.3 12,675 12,561 12,755 12,582 0.7

 Primary metals......................................... 35,246 35,658 36,022 -1.2 -1.0 -1.1 35,035 35,430 35,952 39,109 -10.4

 Iron and steel mills............................... 19,994 20,208 20,566 -1.1 -1.7 -1.8 19,857 20,101 20,609 23,124 -14.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 13,312 13,490 13,496 -1.3 0.0 0.1 13,266 13,381 13,423 14,053 -5.6

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 1,940 1,960 1,960 -1.0 0.0 -1.2 1,912 1,948 1,920 1,932 -1.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 49,113 49,071 49,031 0.1 0.1 0.2 48,564 48,599 48,598 48,175 0.8

 Machinery.............................................. 65,876 65,926 66,114 -0.1 -0.3 -0.3 66,432 66,065 65,951 67,397 -1.4

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,230 3,180 3,181 1.6 0.0 -2.2 3,173 2,847 2,966 3,635 -12.7

 Construction machinery......................... 6,739 6,917 6,949 -2.6 -0.5 0.2 6,729 6,999 6,945 6,774 -0.7

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 5,306 5,352 5,407 -0.9 -1.0 -0.6 5,247 5,272 5,394 6,187 -15.2

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,089 6,044 6,068 0.7 -0.4 -0.5 6,203 6,077 6,110 6,404 -3.1

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,396 1,387 1,421 0.6 -2.4 2.8 1,428 1,410 1,433 1,361 4.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 5,133 5,121 5,161 0.2 -0.8 -2.6 5,013 5,032 5,010 5,146 -2.6

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,496 5,502 5,523 -0.1 -0.4 -1.1 5,587 5,558 5,642 5,646 -1.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,098 10,089 10,106 0.1 -0.2 1.0 10,479 10,428 10,168 10,549 -0.7

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,258 4,245 4,239 0.3 0.1 0.6 4,352 4,379 4,357 4,013 8.4

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 44,600 44,801 44,922 -0.4 -0.3 -1.4 45,078 45,311 44,694 45,050 0.1

 Computers......................................... 1,070 1,089 1,100 -1.7 -1.0 -1.0 1,087 1,116 1,156 1,141 -4.7

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,305 1,282 1,255 1.8 2.2 -8.2 1,382 1,354 1,215 1,586 -12.9

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,062 1,036 1,074 2.5 -3.5 -3.9 1,110 1,036 1,045 1,351 -17.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,532 4,590 4,610 -1.3 -0.4 -2.7 4,665 4,639 4,539 5,234 -10.9

 Defense communications equipment........ 845 833 837 1.4 -0.5 0.4 845 833 837 788 7.2

 Audio and video equipment.................... 737 756 748 -2.5 1.1 -2.6 804 863 841 836 -3.8

 Electronic components.......................... 8,041 8,089 8,141 -0.6 -0.6 -0.6 7,913 8,080 8,041 7,316 8.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,478 3,484 3,478 -0.2 0.2 -0.5 3,440 3,551 3,479 3,240 6.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,144 3,112 3,121 1.0 -0.3 -3.5 3,109 3,068 3,042 2,884 7.8

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 14,181 14,291 14,344 -0.8 -0.4 -0.4 14,503 14,407 14,164 14,873 -2.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,324 16,352 16,463 -0.2 -0.7 -0.7 16,179 16,373 16,206 16,395 -1.3

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,860 1,861 1,857 -0.1 0.2 0.4 1,857 1,856 1,852 1,859 -0.1

 Household appliances........................... 2,126 2,115 2,119 0.5 -0.2 1.3 2,046 2,165 2,117 1,950 4.9

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,843 4,854 4,908 -0.2 -1.1 -1.1 4,898 4,857 4,670 5,068 -3.4

 Batteries............................................ 1,332 1,338 1,368 -0.4 -2.2 -1.7 1,281 1,361 1,412 1,299 -1.4

 Transportation equipment......................... 129,583 130,522 131,125 -0.7 -0.5 -1.0 130,129 131,435 130,791 128,325 1.4

 Automobiles....................................... 4,467 4,655 4,476 -4.0 4.0 -3.3 4,548 4,802 4,519 4,692 -3.1

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 4,447 4,379 4,232 1.6 3.5 1.1 4,564 4,555 4,258 3,732 22.3

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,878 1,797 1,921 4.5 -6.5 -1.5 1,904 1,852 1,910 1,643 15.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 24,717 24,728 24,773 0.0 -0.2 -1.1 24,635 24,727 24,651 24,202 1.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 66,822 67,195 67,346 -0.6 -0.2 0.4 67,041 67,605 66,835 66,563 0.7

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 11,932 11,873 11,953 0.5 -0.7 -6.5 11,935 11,870 11,968 12,781 -6.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,123 2,165 2,099 -1.9 3.1 -6.5 2,128 2,155 2,086 2,290 -7.1

 Furniture and related products.................... 7,319 7,307 7,332 0.2 -0.3 0.7 7,327 7,288 7,342 6,873 6.6

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 22,925 22,874 22,880 0.2 0.0 0.1 23,142 23,126 22,993 22,621 2.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 245,974 246,309 246,102 -0.1 0.1 -0.4 245,932 249,731 246,826 259,773 -5.3

 Food products........................................ 53,225 53,413 53,537 -0.4 -0.2 0.5 55,518 56,951 54,312 55,547 -0.1

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,958 5,933 5,913 0.4 0.3 0.2 6,357 6,355 5,671 6,539 -2.8

 Dairy products.................................... 8,197 8,188 8,253 0.1 -0.8 2.5 7,877 8,197 8,284 8,321 -5.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 8,988 9,206 9,200 -2.4 0.1 -1.2 9,208 9,539 9,193 9,815 -6.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 19,895 19,779 20,103 0.6 -1.6 -0.1 20,330 20,539 20,084 20,215 0.6

 Beverages......................................... 15,697 15,573 15,885 0.8 -2.0 0.0 15,985 16,253 16,023 15,917 0.4

 Tobacco............................................ 4,198 4,206 4,218 -0.2 -0.3 -0.8 4,345 4,286 4,061 4,298 1.1

 Textile mills............................................ 3,249 3,263 3,285 -0.4 -0.7 0.4 3,226 3,256 3,288 3,253 -0.8

 Textile products...................................... 3,014 2,997 3,002 0.6 -0.2 0.8 2,980 2,990 3,011 2,975 0.2

 Apparel................................................. 2,748 2,698 2,646 1.9 2.0 0.6 2,658 2,771 2,763 2,352 13.0

 Leather and allied products....................... 861 861 856 0.0 0.6 -1.0 867 869 876 882 -1.7

 Paper products....................................... 16,598 16,644 16,684 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 16,481 16,491 16,695 16,486 0.0

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 7,323 7,324 7,377 0.0 -0.7 0.0 7,251 7,187 7,309 6,557 10.6

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,652 4,693 4,680 -0.9 0.3 -0.1 4,608 4,675 4,695 5,332 -13.6

 Printing.................................................. 5,945 5,877 5,782 1.2 1.6 1.0 5,903 6,118 5,972 5,558 6.2

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 33,799 34,125 33,611 -1.0 1.5 -2.6 33,183 34,708 34,099 45,789 -27.5

 Petroleum refineries............................. 29,258 29,528 28,857 -0.9 2.3 -3.2 28,734 30,274 29,488 40,962 -29.9

 Chemical products..................................... 82,248 82,323 82,087 -0.1 0.3 -0.3 80,781 81,075 81,361 82,091 -1.6

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,698 4,665 4,731 0.7 -1.4 0.0 4,613 4,432 4,427 4,776 -3.4

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 33,212 33,042 32,556 0.5 1.5 0.4 32,518 32,609 32,230 30,351 7.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,675 3,710 3,741 -0.9 -0.8 1.2 3,542 3,570 3,631 3,635 -2.6

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 24,392 24,329 24,509 0.3 -0.7 -0.3 24,005 23,963 24,365 24,625 -2.5

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. 

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

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. - Sep. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2015p 2014 2014

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 475,313 474,362 477,659 0.2 -0.7 -0.3 457,503 485,943 497,893 471,921 5,279,072 5,511,388 -4.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 46,544 46,457 46,438 0.2 0.0 0.5 43,407 49,368 49,104 42,901 514,949 515,962 -0.2

 Information technology......................... 24,173 24,265 24,304 -0.4 -0.2 0.6 23,327 23,180 27,581 22,457 259,736 251,501 3.3

 Computers and related products........... 1,945 2,028 1,965 -4.1 3.2 -2.5 1,670 1,691 2,447 1,702 21,784 23,470 -7.2

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 52,351 51,596 53,151 1.5 -2.9 0.7 50,163 55,736 55,722 44,756 568,151 517,841 9.7

 Capital goods...................................... 89,969 89,085 90,484 1.0 -1.5 0.3 86,120 87,723 98,006 83,411 969,822 949,255 2.2

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 80,175 78,454 79,949 2.2 -1.9 -0.4 75,939 77,302 86,392 73,188 862,086 845,764 1.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 68,718 69,162 69,842 -0.6 -1.0 0.8 64,990 68,955 74,507 65,069 756,160 755,545 0.1

 Defense capital goods4........................ 9,794 10,631 10,535 -7.9 0.9 5.4 10,181 10,421 11,614 10,223 107,736 103,491 4.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 187,384 187,518 188,562 -0.1 -0.6 -0.7 184,421 194,291 194,763 199,187 2,103,431 2,318,298 -9.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,552 35,813 36,922 2.1 -3.0 1.2 35,364 37,878 39,301 32,306 393,988 371,028 6.2

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 150,832 151,705 151,640 -0.6 0.0 -1.2 149,057 156,413 155,462 166,881 1,709,443 1,947,270 -12.2

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 472,203 473,262 467,064 -0.2 1.3 -0.8 453,768 480,185 487,375 470,093 5,191,580 5,568,203 -6.8

 Construction materials and supplies....... 46,476 46,065 46,133 0.9 -0.1 0.2 42,645 48,573 48,800 42,717 514,405 522,969 -1.6

 Information technology......................... 24,771 24,331 24,478 1.8 -0.6 -0.9 22,521 23,007 28,493 22,403 264,203 262,076 0.8

 Computers and related products........... 2,031 2,056 1,953 -1.2 5.3 -2.6 1,756 1,719 2,435 1,756 21,994 23,973 -8.3

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 52,198 51,603 53,208 1.2 -3.0 1.0 50,594 55,435 55,689 45,991 567,231 520,131 9.1

 Capital goods...................................... 91,176 92,070 83,043 -1.0 10.9 -4.3 87,408 86,883 89,507 86,265 941,525 1,044,323 -9.8

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 77,154 82,332 73,509 -6.3 12.0 -6.0 74,745 79,037 78,475 79,113 841,267 941,931 -10.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 69,344 69,584 69,186 -0.3 0.6 0.5 64,018 68,717 73,193 64,589 752,938 781,017 -3.6

 Defense capital goods4........................ 14,022 9,738 9,534 44.0 2.1 10.7 12,663 7,846 11,032 7,152 100,258 102,392 -2.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 187,397 187,588 188,548 -0.1 -0.5 -0.8 184,596 194,389 194,790 199,367 2,103,453 2,318,823 -9.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,565 35,883 36,908 1.9 -2.8 1.1 35,539 37,976 39,328 32,486 394,010 371,553 6.0

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 150,832 151,705 151,640 -0.6 0.0 -1.2 149,057 156,413 155,462 166,881 1,709,443 1,947,270 -12.2

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,193,878 1,192,009 1,188,439 0.2 0.3 -0.5 1,181,252 1,179,636 1,179,861 1,208,368 (X) (X) -2.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 54,051 54,119 54,511 -0.1 -0.7 -0.6 53,098 53,860 54,655 54,557 (X) (X) -2.7

 Information technology......................... 136,514 135,916 135,850 0.4 0.0 0.1 134,684 135,490 135,663 129,262 (X) (X) 4.2

 Computers and related products........... 2,682 2,596 2,568 3.3 1.1 -0.5 2,682 2,596 2,568 2,492 (X) (X) 7.6

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 21,547 21,700 21,693 -0.7 0.0 0.3 21,110 20,679 20,980 21,210 (X) (X) -0.5

 Capital goods...................................... 905,468 904,261 901,276 0.1 0.3 -0.8 895,937 894,649 895,489 918,326 (X) (X) -2.4

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 754,266 757,287 753,409 -0.4 0.5 -0.8 748,175 749,369 747,634 762,934 (X) (X) -1.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 246,531 245,905 245,483 0.3 0.2 -0.3 243,144 244,116 244,354 246,997 (X) (X) -1.6

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 151,202 146,974 147,867 2.9 -0.6 -0.7 147,762 145,280 147,855 155,392 (X) (X) -4.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 5,328 5,315 5,245 0.2 1.3 -0.3 5,285 5,110 5,012 5,112 (X) (X) 3.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 5,328 5,315 5,245 0.2 1.3 -0.3 5,285 5,110 5,012 5,112 (X) (X) 3.4

 All manufacturing industries................... 641,307 642,969 644,149 -0.3 -0.2 -0.5 641,725 647,063 643,155 657,044 (X) (X) -2.3

 Construction materials and supplies....... 65,052 65,031 65,349 0.0 -0.5 -0.1 63,884 63,983 64,557 63,682 (X) (X) 0.3

 Information technology......................... 38,034 38,169 38,329 -0.4 -0.4 -1.4 38,599 38,536 38,033 39,664 (X) (X) -2.7

 Computers and related products........... 3,437 3,407 3,429 0.9 -0.6 -4.6 3,579 3,506 3,416 4,078 (X) (X) -12.2

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 35,509 35,559 35,402 -0.1 0.4 -1.2 35,651 35,936 35,338 34,269 (X) (X) 4.0

 Capital goods...................................... 195,677 196,815 197,948 -0.6 -0.6 -0.8 197,368 197,984 197,178 199,429 (X) (X) -1.0

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 174,286 174,980 175,447 -0.4 -0.3 -0.3 175,968 176,200 174,629 178,556 (X) (X) -1.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 118,896 119,039 119,598 -0.1 -0.5 -0.5 120,410 119,888 119,263 122,834 (X) (X) -2.0

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 21,391 21,835 22,501 -2.0 -3.0 -4.7 21,400 21,784 22,549 20,873 (X) (X) 2.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 186,191 186,385 185,295 -0.1 0.6 -0.3 187,895 191,518 186,621 195,216 (X) (X) -3.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 29,895 29,957 29,493 -0.2 1.6 -0.2 30,215 30,506 29,604 28,378 (X) (X) 6.5

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 156,296 156,428 155,802 -0.1 0.4 -0.3 157,680 161,012 157,017 166,838 (X) (X) -5.5

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

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

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

2

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

3

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

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

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

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

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

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

TOTAL INVENTORIES 
 7

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 Nov.

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. - Sep. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2015/

2015p 2015r 2015 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2015p 2015r 2015 2014 2014

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 211,776 212,379 212,422 -0.3 0.0 -0.5 211,067 212,913 211,943 217,533 -3.0

 Durable goods industries.......................... 131,530 132,208 132,341 -0.5 -0.1 -0.7 131,475 132,351 132,354 133,411 -1.5

 Wood products................................... 4,405 4,429 4,459 -0.5 -0.7 -0.2 4,523 4,581 4,538 4,415 2.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,972 4,925 4,972 1.0 -0.9 -0.7 4,913 4,898 4,969 4,785 2.7

 Primary metals.................................... 13,816 13,811 13,883 0.0 -0.5 0.1 13,959 13,934 13,995 15,265 -8.6

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,732 17,675 17,485 0.3 1.1 -0.4 17,511 17,522 17,493 17,666 -0.9

 Machinery.......................................... 25,559 25,844 25,923 -1.1 -0.3 -0.3 25,501 25,847 25,913 25,870 -1.4

 Computers and electronic products........ 18,459 18,611 18,667 -0.8 -0.3 -1.3 18,530 18,734 18,570 18,442 0.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,450 6,447 6,485 0.0 -0.6 -1.1 6,389 6,379 6,358 6,598 -3.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 28,675 28,981 28,977 -1.1 0.0 -1.2 28,732 28,990 29,022 29,162 -1.5

 Furniture and related products............... 3,785 3,819 3,806 -0.9 0.3 0.2 3,758 3,796 3,808 3,516 6.9

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,677 7,666 7,684 0.1 -0.2 -0.3 7,659 7,670 7,688 7,692 -0.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 80,246 80,171 80,081 0.1 0.1 -0.3 79,592 80,562 79,589 84,122 -5.4

 Food products.................................... 17,918 17,884 18,019 0.2 -0.7 0.3 18,502 18,813 17,773 18,854 -1.9

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 5,166 5,150 5,150 0.3 0.0 0.9 5,180 5,175 5,000 5,174 0.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,185 1,192 1,194 -0.6 -0.2 -0.3 1,173 1,182 1,196 1,152 1.8

 Textile products................................... 1,135 1,132 1,136 0.3 -0.4 0.8 1,119 1,121 1,137 1,185 -5.6

 Apparel............................................. 904 910 900 -0.7 1.1 1.7 882 934 918 711 24.1

 Leather and allied products.................... 254 256 257 -0.8 -0.4 1.6 254 257 264 256 -0.8

 Paper products.................................... 8,650 8,565 8,563 1.0 0.0 0.0 8,590 8,417 8,607 8,348 2.9

 Printing ............................................. 2,754 2,760 2,749 -0.2 0.4 -0.2 2,739 2,792 2,808 2,731 0.3

 Petroleum and coal products................. 7,937 8,082 7,755 -1.8 4.2 1.0 7,526 8,188 7,646 10,368 -27.4

 Chemical products................................ 24,566 24,520 24,603 0.2 -0.3 -1.4 24,049 24,136 24,478 25,385 -5.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,777 9,720 9,755 0.6 -0.4 -0.7 9,578 9,547 9,762 9,958 -3.8

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 200,558 201,925 203,698 -0.7 -0.9 -1.1 201,464 204,438 201,884 207,183 -2.8

 Durable goods industries.......................... 153,761 154,733 156,703 -0.6 -1.3 -0.8 154,017 155,525 155,819 154,911 -0.6

 Wood products................................... 2,343 2,342 2,319 0.0 1.0 -0.8 2,322 2,328 2,302 2,146 8.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,521 1,489 1,478 2.1 0.7 -1.7 1,441 1,423 1,451 1,349 6.8

 Primary metals.................................... 10,598 10,814 10,987 -2.0 -1.6 -2.2 10,542 10,770 10,897 11,852 -11.1

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,012 13,047 13,057 -0.3 -0.1 0.5 13,031 13,094 13,015 13,203 -1.3

 Machinery.......................................... 19,343 19,074 19,494 1.4 -2.2 -1.3 19,936 19,457 19,578 20,685 -3.6

 Computers and electronic products........ 14,797 15,098 15,293 -2.0 -1.3 -0.9 14,747 15,253 15,056 14,631 0.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,689 3,734 3,840 -1.2 -2.8 -0.9 3,678 3,745 3,794 3,975 -7.5

 Transportation equipment..................... 83,440 84,202 85,207 -0.9 -1.2 -0.8 83,288 84,509 84,641 82,497 1.0

 Furniture and related products............... 1,062 1,026 1,047 3.5 -2.0 1.5 1,055 1,020 1,047 1,000 5.5

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,956 3,907 3,981 1.3 -1.9 0.7 3,977 3,926 4,038 3,573 11.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 46,797 47,192 46,995 -0.8 0.4 -1.8 47,447 48,913 46,065 52,272 -9.2

 Food products.................................... 5,739 5,716 5,707 0.4 0.2 -2.5 6,682 6,842 5,162 6,124 9.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,069 7,061 7,327 0.1 -3.6 -1.0 7,560 7,640 7,247 7,525 0.5

 Textiles.............................................. 762 770 766 -1.0 0.5 0.5 763 774 774 804 -5.1

 Textile products................................... 459 460 458 -0.2 0.4 -0.2 457 462 466 439 4.1

 Apparel............................................. 326 318 318 2.5 0.0 -1.9 305 322 330 323 -5.6

 Leather and allied products.................... 104 103 106 1.0 -2.8 -2.8 105 104 106 92 14.1

 Paper products.................................... 1,304 1,309 1,345 -0.4 -2.7 -0.7 1,278 1,302 1,353 1,286 -0.6

 Printing ............................................. 1,486 1,449 1,415 2.6 2.4 3.1 1,478 1,589 1,475 1,224 20.8

 Petroleum and coal products................. 8,310 8,856 8,928 -6.2 -0.8 -5.2 8,125 9,246 9,003 14,087 -42.3

 Chemical products................................ 18,566 18,467 17,919 0.5 3.1 -1.1 18,058 17,995 17,469 17,733 1.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,672 2,683 2,706 -0.4 -0.8 0.1 2,636 2,637 2,680 2,635 0.0

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 228,973 228,665 228,029 0.1 0.3 0.0 229,194 229,712 229,328 232,328 -1.3

 Durable goods industries.......................... 110,042 109,719 109,003 0.3 0.7 -0.3 110,301 109,456 108,156 108,949 1.2

 Wood products................................... 4,507 4,439 4,416 1.5 0.5 0.6 4,387 4,235 4,207 4,183 4.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,599 6,525 6,514 1.1 0.2 0.4 6,321 6,240 6,335 6,448 -2.0

 Primary metals.................................... 10,832 11,033 11,152 -1.8 -1.1 -1.4 10,534 10,726 11,060 11,992 -12.2

 Fabricated metal products........................ 18,369 18,349 18,489 0.1 -0.8 0.6 18,022 17,983 18,090 17,306 4.1

 Machinery.......................................... 20,974 21,008 20,697 -0.2 1.5 0.6 20,995 20,761 20,460 20,842 0.7

 Computers and electronic products........ 11,344 11,092 10,962 2.3 1.2 -2.2 11,801 11,324 11,068 11,977 -1.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,185 6,171 6,138 0.2 0.5 -0.2 6,112 6,249 6,054 5,822 5.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 17,468 17,339 16,941 0.7 2.3 -1.2 18,109 17,936 17,128 16,666 8.7

 Furniture and related products............... 2,472 2,462 2,479 0.4 -0.7 1.1 2,514 2,472 2,487 2,357 6.7

 Miscellaneous products......................... 11,292 11,301 11,215 -0.1 0.8 0.2 11,506 11,530 11,267 11,356 1.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 118,931 118,946 119,026 0.0 -0.1 0.2 118,893 120,256 121,172 123,379 -3.6

 Food products.................................... 29,568 29,813 29,811 -0.8 0.0 1.3 30,334 31,296 31,377 30,569 -0.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,660 7,568 7,626 1.2 -0.8 -0.1 7,590 7,724 7,837 7,516 1.0

 Textiles.............................................. 1,302 1,301 1,325 0.1 -1.8 1.0 1,290 1,300 1,318 1,297 -0.5

 Textile products................................... 1,420 1,405 1,408 1.1 -0.2 1.2 1,404 1,407 1,408 1,351 3.9

 Apparel............................................. 1,518 1,470 1,428 3.3 2.9 0.5 1,471 1,515 1,515 1,318 11.6

 Leather and allied products.................... 503 502 493 0.2 1.8 -2.0 508 508 506 534 -4.9

 Paper products.................................... 6,644 6,770 6,776 -1.9 -0.1 0.1 6,613 6,772 6,735 6,852 -3.5

 Printing ............................................. 1,705 1,668 1,618 2.2 3.1 1.2 1,686 1,737 1,689 1,603 5.2

 Petroleum and coal products................. 17,552 17,187 16,928 2.1 1.5 -2.7 17,532 17,274 17,450 21,334 -17.8

 Chemical products................................ 39,116 39,336 39,565 -0.6 -0.6 0.8 38,674 38,944 39,414 38,973 -0.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 11,943 11,926 12,048 0.1 -1.0 -0.2 11,791 11,779 11,923 12,032 -2.0

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.

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 Nov Oct Sep Aug Nov Oct Sep Aug

2015p 2015r 2015 2015 2015p 2015r 2015 2015

All manufacturing industries3............................ 1.35 1.36 1.35 1.35 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.64 1.65 1.64 1.66 6.92 6.96 6.86 6.89

 Wood products.............................................. 1.37 1.37 1.38 1.40 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.34 1.33 1.32 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.79 1.78 1.78 1.79 1.76 1.75 1.73 1.74

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.66 1.66 1.66 1.65 2.85 2.86 2.87 2.84

 Machinery..................................................... 2.02 2.01 1.97 1.99 3.67 3.65 3.56 3.60

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.48 1.50 1.51 1.54 5.87 5.84 5.84 5.88

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.64 1.62 1.62 1.63 2.40 2.38 2.39 2.41

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.61 1.66 1.62 1.64 14.58 15.00 14.65 14.68

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.13 1.13 1.13 1.13 1.38 1.38 1.39 1.41

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.56 1.57 1.60 1.60 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Food products.............................................. 0.81 0.81 0.81 0.81 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.56 1.52 1.56 1.59 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Apparel......................................................... 2.36 2.34 2.28 2.25 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.02 1.98 1.89 1.94 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 1.03 1.03 1.04 1.04 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.82 0.81 0.80 0.79 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.80 0.80 0.78 0.76 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.30 1.29 1.29 1.29 (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.

Nov3 Nov3 Nov3 Nov3

Industry 2014- 2014- 2014- 2014-

Nov2 Oct Nov2 Oct Nov2 Oct Nov2 Oct

2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015

 

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

Durable goods industries....................... -0.1 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Primary metals.................................... 0.0 0.5 -0.2 1.1 -0.2 0.5 -0.1 0.4

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

 Machinery.......................................... -0.2 0.7 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.0 0.4 -0.8 1.1 -0.6 0.3 -0.2 0.3

 Transportation equipment.................... -0.3 0.4 -0.4 1.3 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.4

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

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

 Food products................................... (X) 0.2 (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) 0.5

 Textile products.................................. (X) 1.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.0

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 1.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.4

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

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

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, which is a voluntary survey authorized by Title 13 of the United States Code. 

This survey provides statistics on a calendar-month basis for 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). Data published from the M3 survey are based on a panel of approximately 

4,800 reporting units that represent approximately 3,000 companies and provide an indication of monthto-month change for the Manufacturing Sector. These reporting units may be divisions of diversified 

large companies, large homogenous companies, or single-unit manufacturers in 92 industry categories, 

which are combined into 65 publication levels due to the small monthly panel size. The survey 

methodology assumes that the month-to-month changes of the total operations of the reporting units in the 

M3 panel effectively represent the month-to-month movements of all establishments that make up the 

category. 

The companies for which shipments data are currently reported or imputed in the M3 survey represent 

approximately 61 percent of the total value of shipments for manufacturing establishments in the 2012 

Economic Census, and these companies include almost two-thirds of the manufacturing companies with 

$500 million or more in shipments in the 2012 Economic Census. The companies for which shipments 

data are currently reported in the M3 survey represent approximately 54 percent of the total value of 

shipments for manufacturing establishments in the 2012 Economic Census. Statistics based on the M3 

panel differ from the results that would be obtained from a complete enumeration of all manufacturing 

companies. The M3 panel is not based on 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. 

Release Dates for the M3 Survey 

Survey month Advance Report 

(8:30 a.m. release time) 

Full Report 

(10:00 a.m. release time) 

October 2015 November 25, 2015 December 3, 2015 

November 2015 December 23, 2015 January 6, 2016 

December 2015 January 28, 2016 February 4, 2016 

January 2016 February 25, 2016 March 3, 2016 

February 2016 March 24, 2016 April 4, 2016 

March 2016 April 26, 2016 May 4, 2016 

April 2016 May 26, 2016 June 3, 2016 

May 2016 June 24, 2016 July 5, 2016 

June 2016 July 27, 2016 August 4, 2016 

July 2016 August 25, 2016 September 2, 2016 

August 2016 September 28, 2016 October 5, 2016 

September 2016 October 27, 2016 November 3, 2016 

October 2016 November 23, 2016 December 6, 2016 

November 2016 December 22, 2016 Not available at this time 

Source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/inforeg/statpolicy/pfei-schedule-of-release-dates-2016.pdf