FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT

Adriana Stoica

Manufacturing and Construction Division

(301) 763-4832

M3-2 (14)-07

CB14-159

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders

July 2014

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in July, up five of 

the last six months, increased $53.1 billion or 10.5

percent to $558.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau 

reported today. This was at the highest level since the 

series was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and 

followed a 1.5 percent June increase. Excluding 

transportation, new orders decreased 0.8 percent. 

 Shipments, up five of the last six months, increased

$6.0 billion or 1.2 percent to $507.4 billion. This was 

also at the highest level since the series was first 

published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.8 percent

June increase.

 Unfilled orders, up fifteen of the last sixteen months, increased $58.9 billion or 5.4 percent to $1,158.2 billion. This was also at the highest level since the series was 

first published on a NAICS basis and followed a 1.0

percent June increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments 

ratio was 6.64, up from 6.47 in June.

 Inventories, up twenty of the last twenty-one months, increased $0.9 billion or 0.1 percent to $653.8 billion. This was also at the highest level since the series was 

first published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.2

percent June increase. The inventories-to-shipments 

ratio was 1.29, down from 1.30 in June.

New Orders

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in July, up 

five of the last six months, increased $55.4 billion or 

22.6 percent to $300.2 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 2.7 percent June increase.

 Transportation equipment, also up five of the last six 

months, drove the increase, $56.6 billion or 74.1 percent to $133.0 billion.

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods

decreased $2.3 billion or 0.9 percent to $258.1 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in July, up 

five of the last six months, increased $8.3 billion or 3.5

percent to $249.3 billion, revised from the previously

published 3.3 percent increase. This was at the highest 

level since the series was published on a NAICS basis 

and followed a 1.2 percent June increase.

 Transportation equipment, up two consecutive

months, led the increase, $5.7 billion or 8.1 percent to $76.5 billion.

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down

two of the last three months, decreased $2.3 billion or 

0.9 percent to $258.1 billion. This followed a 0.4

percent June increase. Petroleum and coal products, 

down following three consecutive monthly increases, drove the decrease, $2.4 billion or 3.2 percent to $70.5

billion.

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

July, up fifteen of the last sixteen months, increased 

$58.9 billion or 5.4 percent to $1,158.2 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 1.0 percent

June increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up ten of the last eleven 

months, led the increase, $56.5 billion or 8.3 percent to $738.3 billion. 

Inventories

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in July, up 

fifteen of the last sixteen months, increased $1.9 billion 

or 0.5 percent to $401.5 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 0.4 percent June increase.

 Transportation equipment, also up fifteen of the last 

sixteen months, led the increase, $0.6 billion or 0.5

percent to $129.5 billion.

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

two consecutive months, decreased $1.1 billion or 0.4

percent to $252.3 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent

June decrease. Petroleum and coal products, also down 

two consecutive months, drove the decrease, $1.1 billion 

or 2.2 percent to $48.9 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, July materials and supplies

increased 0.9 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.2

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

0.3 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.7 percent

in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.3 

percent in durable goods and decreased 0.4 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 August is scheduled

for release on September 25, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the Full Report on October 2, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. 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 Apple and 

Android smartphones and tablets. The U.S. Census Bureau updated its Application Programming Interface (API) with monthly and 

quarterly economic indicators. The API allows developers to combine Census Bureau statistics with other data sets to create tools for 

research on a variety of topics.
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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

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 July June May 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2014p 2013 2013

 All manufacturing industries.................. 507,362 501,319 497,309 1.2 0.8 -0.1 496,460 522,242 510,873 475,206 3,465,501 3,367,698 2.9

 Excluding transportation................... 430,885 430,543 427,559 0.1 0.7 -0.1 431,515 445,682 439,095 418,738 2,981,104 2,904,545 2.6

 Excluding defense.............................. 495,553 489,806 485,684 1.2 0.8 -0.1 486,061 509,621 499,255 465,033 3,385,712 3,285,848 3.0

 With unfilled orders............................ 174,367 169,968 166,802 2.6 1.9 -0.1 164,960 183,342 170,684 150,761 1,163,950 1,110,584 4.8

 Durable goods industries......................... 249,270 240,950 238,102 3.5 1.2 0.0 236,342 257,993 243,046 214,826 1,659,466 1,582,729 4.8

 Wood products....................................... 8,552 8,521 8,260 0.4 3.2 2.1 8,930 9,416 9,106 7,536 56,807 50,594 12.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 9,172 9,031 8,959 1.6 0.8 -1.2 9,827 9,816 9,538 9,017 61,751 57,500 7.4

 Primary metals....................................... 27,451 27,077 26,809 1.4 1.0 0.9 27,175 27,842 27,794 24,965 188,720 177,463 6.3

 Iron and steel mills............................ 11,453 11,155 10,864 2.7 2.7 0.1 11,247 11,375 11,364 10,366 77,738 74,670 4.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 14,202 14,142 14,211 0.4 -0.5 1.5 14,219 14,517 14,621 13,065 98,597 90,711 8.7

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,796 1,780 1,734 0.9 2.7 1.5 1,709 1,950 1,809 1,534 12,385 12,082 2.5

 Fabricated metal products....................... 30,273 30,167 29,624 0.4 1.8 0.7 30,065 31,703 30,627 28,643 206,930 201,433 2.7

 Machinery............................................. 36,848 35,763 35,894 3.0 -0.4 0.0 35,962 38,375 37,296 32,837 251,634 239,950 4.9

 Farm machinery................................. 1,568 1,643 1,769 -4.6 -7.1 4.4 1,489 1,524 1,913 1,908 14,259 16,253 -12.3

 Construction machinery..................... 4,675 4,481 4,666 4.3 -4.0 -1.1 4,572 4,601 4,804 4,352 31,978 32,760 -2.4

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,278 2,243 2,379 1.6 -5.7 -2.7 2,173 2,374 2,336 2,083 15,680 14,817 5.8

 Industrial machinery.......................... 5,584 4,837 4,721 15.4 2.5 -3.8 5,398 5,202 4,785 3,515 33,027 24,775 33.3

 Photographic equipment...................... 645 687 699 -6.1 -1.7 0.3 577 717 682 630 4,619 4,446 3.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,714 3,696 3,728 0.5 -0.9 1.2 4,118 4,738 4,195 4,037 26,369 25,952 1.6

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,213 3,200 3,153 0.4 1.5 0.2 3,170 3,359 3,152 2,971 21,741 20,319 7.0

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,032 4,006 3,970 0.6 0.9 4.2 3,848 4,250 4,162 3,556 27,548 28,165 -2.2

 Material handling equipment............... 3,003 2,940 2,984 2.1 -1.5 -1.1 2,885 2,972 3,031 2,775 20,446 19,199 6.5

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 29,741 29,052 28,438 2.4 2.2 -1.5 29,554 31,801 26,144 26,494 198,145 188,035 5.4

 Computers........................................ 459 494 472 -7.1 4.7 3.3 352 672 423 360 3,024 3,502 -13.6

 Computer storage devices..................... 835 999 930 -16.4 7.4 -7.8 484 1,568 689 559 6,207 6,296 -1.4

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,041 959 931 8.6 3.0 -1.8 746 1,297 825 563 5,759 5,032 14.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,396 3,474 3,364 -2.2 3.3 -1.4 2,897 4,207 3,241 3,073 23,015 23,814 -3.4

 Defense communications equipment.... 468 362 342 29.3 5.8 -21.0 437 356 345 372 2,714 2,928 -7.3

 Audio and video equipment.................... 405 421 423 -3.8 -0.5 5.2 346 368 386 245 2,409 1,574 53.0

 Electronic components......................... 3,795 3,721 3,555 2.0 4.7 1.6 3,767 4,088 3,573 3,467 24,675 23,881 3.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,349 1,374 1,375 -1.8 -0.1 2.8 1,224 1,525 1,352 1,147 9,304 8,823 5.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,856 2,911 2,876 -1.9 1.2 0.6 2,517 3,193 2,774 2,508 19,396 19,590 -1.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,858 6,750 6,721 1.6 0.4 1.8 6,160 8,026 6,657 5,493 46,106 42,752 7.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,456 10,405 10,204 0.5 2.0 0.4 10,110 11,291 10,491 9,895 71,435 71,505 -0.1

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 881 874 878 0.8 -0.5 2.5 852 881 847 815 5,968 5,610 6.4

 Household appliances........................ 1,818 1,797 1,740 1.2 3.3 1.8 1,733 1,904 1,867 1,593 12,137 11,416 6.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,368 3,384 3,296 -0.5 2.7 -0.8 3,195 3,924 3,411 3,153 23,479 23,358 0.5

 Batteries........................................... 1,008 987 1,022 2.1 -3.4 1.2 928 972 978 865 6,600 6,307 4.6

 Transportation equipment........................ 76,477 70,776 69,750 8.1 1.5 -0.1 64,945 76,560 71,778 56,468 484,397 463,153 4.6

 Automobiles..................................... 9,742 9,451 9,337 3.1 1.2 8.4 7,993 9,998 9,686 8,076 63,998 72,421 -11.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 15,739 12,920 13,871 21.8 -6.9 -1.5 12,197 13,622 14,589 9,691 94,188 85,332 10.4

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,765 2,678 2,564 3.2 4.4 3.1 2,688 2,880 2,738 2,259 17,786 15,742 13.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 22,773 21,118 20,934 7.8 0.9 0.5 19,968 22,028 22,152 16,644 146,785 133,945 9.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 13,303 12,877 11,274 3.3 14.2 -5.2 11,705 15,016 10,585 10,057 81,059 74,169 9.3

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,572 4,415 4,613 3.6 -4.3 -1.3 3,820 4,985 4,612 3,586 30,738 31,324 -1.9

 Ships and boats................................. 2,463 2,396 2,215 2.8 8.2 -6.4 2,302 2,620 2,359 2,269 16,401 16,936 -3.2

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,772 5,727 5,609 0.8 2.1 -1.8 5,864 5,884 5,671 5,645 39,489 38,643 2.2

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 14,528 14,431 14,555 0.7 -0.9 0.1 13,910 15,305 14,601 13,326 100,158 94,453 6.0

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 258,092 260,369 259,207 -0.9 0.4 -0.2 260,118 264,249 267,827 260,380 1,806,035 1,784,969 1.2

 Food products....................................... 66,299 65,972 65,700 0.5 0.4 -0.5 64,438 64,787 65,390 60,358 451,381 425,734 6.0

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,666 7,733 7,821 -0.9 -1.1 -0.2 7,475 7,148 7,225 7,853 52,704 55,476 -5.0

 Dairy products.................................. 9,763 9,683 9,735 0.8 -0.5 -0.4 9,763 9,589 9,932 8,512 66,598 58,685 13.5

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 20,698 20,460 19,994 1.2 2.3 -0.4 20,422 20,824 20,351 17,713 138,584 123,797 11.9

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,159 12,027 11,809 1.1 1.8 -2.2 12,347 12,807 12,693 12,508 82,692 83,079 -0.5

 Beverages......................................... 8,597 8,700 8,596 -1.2 1.2 -0.8 8,785 9,480 9,480 8,966 60,367 60,256 0.2

 Tobacco............................................ 3,562 3,327 3,213 7.1 3.5 -5.9 3,562 3,327 3,213 3,542 22,325 22,823 -2.2

 Textile mills........................................... 2,753 2,710 2,686 1.6 0.9 -0.4 2,693 2,859 2,827 2,589 18,971 18,416 3.0

 Textile products................................... 2,077 2,122 2,057 -2.1 3.2 1.9 2,086 2,264 2,154 2,097 14,477 14,472 0.0

 Apparel................................................ 1,262 1,251 1,220 0.9 2.5 5.2 1,283 1,183 1,112 1,123 7,840 7,326 7.0

 Leather and allied products...................... 494 499 488 -1.0 2.3 -2.2 484 534 485 472 3,443 3,363 2.4

 Paper products...................................... 14,587 14,424 14,609 1.1 -1.3 0.5 14,867 14,693 14,670 14,613 100,624 99,336 1.3

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,827 6,791 6,836 0.5 -0.7 0.1 6,981 6,861 6,781 6,844 47,049 46,517 1.1

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,452 4,410 4,457 1.0 -1.1 0.4 4,622 4,531 4,503 4,563 30,958 30,216 2.5

 Printing................................................. 6,564 6,568 6,443 -0.1 1.9 0.0 6,239 6,304 6,692 6,082 44,375 45,022 -1.4

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 70,528 72,888 72,457 -3.2 0.6 0.3 74,129 74,232 76,541 77,598 504,138 506,861 -0.5

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 66,934 69,329 68,895 -3.5 0.6 0.2 69,942 70,088 72,764 73,554 479,534 482,812 -0.7

 Chemical products..................................... 62,319 62,938 62,626 -1.0 0.5 -1.0 62,363 64,769 65,296 64,327 444,315 451,305 -1.5

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,958 2,907 2,803 1.8 3.7 0.1 2,440 2,955 3,838 2,061 22,104 21,069 4.9

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 14,125 14,854 14,880 -4.9 -0.2 -2.9 13,980 15,030 14,851 15,776 103,381 107,333 -3.7

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,087 3,102 3,065 -0.5 1.2 -3.3 3,376 3,417 3,411 3,317 22,344 22,028 1.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 19,050 18,970 19,112 0.4 -0.7 0.9 19,189 19,817 19,967 18,613 133,779 130,055 2.9

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

July June May June - May -Apr. - July June May July 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 July June May 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2014p 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries2........................ 558,312 505,210 497,544 10.5 1.5 -0.6 542,841 527,512 505,996 466,646 3,510,695 3,360,134 4.5

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 425,310 428,809 422,796 -0.8 1.4 -0.2 422,414 442,571 434,215 411,612 2,956,145 2,882,959 2.5

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 547,556 492,109 484,789 11.3 1.5 0.0 535,087 509,197 496,411 458,582 3,429,986 3,289,020 4.3

 With unfilled orders2

............................. 233,290 181,134 174,172 28.8 4.0 -1.6 221,706 194,800 171,402 150,641 1,262,708 1,150,952 9.7

 Durable goods industries2......................... 300,220 244,841 238,337 22.6 2.7 -0.9 282,723 263,263 238,169 206,266 1,704,660 1,575,165 8.2

 Primary metals........................................ 27,920 27,996 27,455 -0.3 2.0 2.6 27,406 28,220 27,721 24,903 192,072 180,881 6.2

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 11,637 11,802 11,392 -1.4 3.6 3.1 11,258 11,823 11,360 10,251 80,016 76,753 4.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 14,530 14,436 14,285 0.7 1.1 2.1 14,490 14,570 14,511 13,020 99,442 92,020 8.1

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,753 1,758 1,778 -0.3 -1.1 4.2 1,658 1,827 1,850 1,632 12,614 12,108 4.2

 Fabricated metal products........................ 30,752 30,715 29,979 0.1 2.5 0.5 30,332 31,139 31,014 28,606 210,699 212,043 -0.6

 Machinery............................................. 37,865 38,323 36,509 -1.2 5.0 -1.0 36,769 40,214 37,439 33,876 263,983 244,938 7.8

 Construction machinery........................ 4,699 5,185 5,486 -9.4 -5.5 1.6 4,287 4,908 5,310 3,919 36,647 32,488 12.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,187 2,013 2,002 8.6 0.5 -11.0 2,292 2,304 2,059 2,296 16,063 16,447 -2.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 5,540 4,825 4,689 14.8 2.9 -6.6 5,363 5,221 4,637 3,823 33,355 25,710 29.7

 Photographic equipment....................... 635 545 645 16.5 -15.5 -3.7 643 507 683 821 4,475 5,100 -12.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,678 3,758 3,785 -2.1 -0.7 -0.6 3,881 4,834 4,292 3,917 27,130 25,910 4.7

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,320 3,230 3,084 2.8 4.7 -2.2 3,282 3,304 2,999 3,066 21,893 20,443 7.1

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,579 5,015 4,250 -8.7 18.0 6.3 4,382 5,368 4,303 4,175 30,767 29,164 5.5

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,205 3,440 2,847 -6.8 20.8 -2.4 2,932 3,391 2,840 2,581 21,597 20,206 6.9

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 22,298 22,688 21,849 -1.7 3.8 -1.3 19,466 26,352 20,363 18,555 150,207 145,043 3.6

 Computers........................................ 587 688 816 -14.7 -15.7 102.0 480 866 767 379 3,470 3,699 -6.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,773 3,393 3,217 11.2 5.5 -15.2 3,113 3,697 3,098 3,066 25,653 27,327 -6.1

 Defense communications equipment....... 355 368 343 -3.5 7.3 -27.6 279 419 277 311 2,373 2,547 -6.8

 Electronic components......................... 3,782 3,766 3,584 0.4 5.1 1.7 3,801 4,011 3,569 3,681 24,954 24,360 2.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,695 1,900 1,753 -10.8 8.4 10.8 1,587 2,184 1,649 1,560 12,103 11,286 7.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,703 3,054 2,975 -11.5 2.7 -0.1 2,208 3,615 2,505 2,451 18,739 17,594 6.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 6,816 6,828 6,563 -0.2 4.0 -2.2 6,163 8,014 6,314 5,473 46,568 43,417 7.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,399 10,918 10,320 -4.8 5.8 -3.7 9,867 11,911 10,735 9,734 73,944 73,003 1.3

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 902 879 886 2.6 -0.8 -2.0 847 915 849 766 6,002 5,636 6.5

 Household appliances.......................... 1,794 1,832 1,762 -2.1 4.0 -2.1 1,721 1,870 1,917 1,624 12,219 11,466 6.6

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,495 3,507 3,383 -0.3 3.7 1.0 3,341 4,024 3,546 3,220 24,562 24,000 2.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 133,002 76,401 74,748 74.1 2.2 -2.6 120,427 84,941 71,781 55,034 554,550 477,175 16.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 22,803 21,247 21,067 7.3 0.9 1.0 19,717 22,014 22,169 16,355 146,800 133,525 9.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 70,259 16,836 15,141 317.3 11.2 -2.9 69,201 18,041 12,190 10,838 148,584 99,877 48.8

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 4,206 5,931 5,418 -29.1 9.5 17.3 3,283 7,451 4,080 3,835 30,386 25,462 19.3

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,367 1,197 1,963 97.7 -39.0 -63.7 1,827 2,262 2,025 1,409 18,984 13,442 41.2

 Furniture and related products................... 5,730 5,802 5,687 -1.2 2.0 -0.7 5,787 5,934 5,855 5,686 40,553 39,553 2.5

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 258,092 260,369 259,207 -0.9 0.4 -0.2 260,118 264,249 267,827 260,380 1,806,035 1,784,969 1.2

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 July

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 July June May 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,158,161 1,099,238 1,088,072 5.4 1.0 0.7 1,159,036 1,102,290 1,090,832 1,031,232 12.4

 Excluding transportation2...................... 419,813 417,415 411,874 0.6 1.3 0.6 422,442 421,178 418,101 397,681 6.2

 Excluding defense2

............................. 967,517 907,541 897,963 6.6 1.1 0.7 967,212 907,821 902,057 831,614 16.3

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,158,161 1,099,238 1,088,072 5.4 1.0 0.7 1,159,036 1,102,290 1,090,832 1,031,232 12.4

 Primary metals........................................ 39,388 38,919 38,000 1.2 2.4 1.7 39,405 39,174 38,796 35,545 10.9

 Iron and steel mills............................... 19,970 19,786 19,139 0.9 3.4 2.8 19,995 19,984 19,536 17,782 12.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 15,168 14,840 14,546 2.2 2.0 0.5 15,164 14,893 14,840 13,624 11.3

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,250 4,293 4,315 -1.0 -0.5 1.0 4,246 4,297 4,420 4,139 2.6

 Fabricated metal products......................... 86,466 85,987 85,439 0.6 0.6 0.4 87,566 87,299 87,863 89,562 -2.2

 Machinery.............................................. 119,519 118,502 115,942 0.9 2.2 0.5 120,096 119,289 117,450 106,778 12.5

 Construction machinery......................... 16,106 16,082 15,378 0.1 4.6 5.6 16,029 16,314 16,007 9,669 65.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 14,081 14,172 14,402 -0.6 -1.6 -2.6 14,375 14,256 14,326 13,950 3.0

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,594 8,638 8,650 -0.5 -0.1 -0.4 8,807 8,842 8,823 8,264 6.6

 Photographic equipment........................ 3,780 3,790 3,932 -0.3 -3.6 -1.4 3,835 3,769 3,979 3,962 -3.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 6,136 6,172 6,110 -0.6 1.0 0.9 6,190 6,427 6,331 5,169 19.8

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,997 5,890 5,860 1.8 0.5 -1.2 5,977 5,865 5,920 6,005 -0.5

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 29,425 28,878 27,869 1.9 3.6 1.0 29,428 28,894 27,776 26,545 10.9

 Material handling equipment................... 11,504 11,302 10,802 1.8 4.6 -1.3 11,569 11,522 11,103 10,987 5.3

 Computers and electronic products2............. 142,351 141,821 140,910 0.4 0.6 0.4 142,597 142,320 141,581 135,602 5.2

 Computers......................................... 3,835 3,707 3,513 3.5 5.5 10.9 3,835 3,707 3,513 3,424 12.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 34,568 34,191 34,272 1.1 -0.2 -0.4 34,430 34,214 34,724 29,469 16.8

 Defense communications equipment........ 3,395 3,508 3,502 -3.2 0.2 0.0 3,394 3,552 3,489 4,093 -17.1

 Electronic components.......................... 12,852 12,865 12,820 -0.1 0.4 0.2 12,846 12,812 12,889 13,004 -1.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 20,327 19,981 19,455 1.7 2.7 2.0 20,544 20,181 19,522 16,683 23.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 41,234 41,387 41,244 -0.4 0.3 0.2 41,287 41,596 41,174 43,175 -4.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 26,140 26,182 26,104 -0.2 0.3 -0.6 26,261 26,258 26,270 25,754 2.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 24,499 24,556 24,043 -0.2 2.1 0.5 24,799 25,042 24,422 22,472 10.4

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,161 1,140 1,135 1.8 0.4 0.7 1,165 1,170 1,136 1,208 -3.6

 Household appliances........................... 855 879 844 -2.7 4.1 2.7 841 853 887 721 16.6

 Electrical equipment............................. 12,145 12,018 11,895 1.1 1.0 0.7 12,337 12,191 12,091 11,464 7.6

 Transportation equipment......................... 738,348 681,823 676,198 8.3 0.8 0.7 736,594 681,112 672,731 633,551 16.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 16,809 16,779 16,650 0.2 0.8 0.8 16,531 16,782 16,796 16,365 1.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 565,694 508,738 504,779 11.2 0.8 0.8 563,233 505,737 502,712 457,064 23.2

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 64,111 64,477 62,961 -0.6 2.4 1.3 64,159 64,696 62,230 66,497 -3.5

 Ships and boats.................................. 19,946 20,042 21,241 -0.5 -5.6 -1.2 20,696 21,171 21,529 20,995 -1.4

 Furniture and related products................... 6,476 6,518 6,443 -0.6 1.2 1.2 6,865 6,942 6,892 6,629 3.6

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 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 July

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 July June May 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2013

 All manufacturing industries...................... 653,831 652,952 651,939 0.1 0.2 0.8 656,465 648,157 656,893 632,257 3.8

 Excluding transportation........................ 524,298 524,023 524,110 0.1 0.0 0.8 525,852 520,287 527,867 514,009 2.3

 Excluding defense............................. 624,676 623,573 623,012 0.2 0.1 0.9 627,142 618,794 627,974 603,694 3.9

 With unfilled orders............................. 329,501 327,562 326,061 0.6 0.5 1.0 332,613 325,930 329,258 313,384 6.1

 Durable goods industries........................ 401,536 399,598 397,981 0.5 0.4 1.0 404,564 397,053 401,478 381,955 5.9

 Wood products........................................ 10,762 10,668 10,580 0.9 0.8 -0.1 10,586 10,467 10,466 9,745 8.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 12,070 12,234 12,165 -1.3 0.6 0.8 12,128 12,391 12,407 11,604 4.5

 Primary metals......................................... 36,705 36,431 36,201 0.8 0.6 1.0 36,868 36,439 36,325 35,093 5.1

 Iron and steel mills............................... 21,052 20,951 20,774 0.5 0.9 1.3 21,163 21,012 20,789 20,237 4.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 13,379 13,205 13,177 1.3 0.2 0.7 13,464 13,191 13,253 12,646 6.5

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,274 2,275 2,250 0.0 1.1 0.5 2,241 2,236 2,283 2,210 1.4

 Fabricated metal products......................... 49,628 49,329 49,106 0.6 0.5 0.5 50,167 49,340 49,613 47,842 4.9

 Machinery.............................................. 67,590 67,149 66,773 0.7 0.6 0.9 67,880 66,408 67,508 66,123 2.7

 Farm machinery.................................. 4,007 4,018 3,907 -0.3 2.8 1.0 3,850 4,041 3,981 3,699 4.1

 Construction machinery......................... 5,077 4,997 4,806 1.6 4.0 -0.4 5,010 4,982 4,803 5,295 -5.4

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 6,570 6,474 6,946 1.5 -6.8 0.8 6,643 6,487 7,068 7,255 -8.4

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,749 6,737 6,663 0.2 1.1 2.7 6,694 6,734 6,755 6,252 7.1

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,533 1,522 1,516 0.7 0.4 -1.2 1,583 1,496 1,497 1,648 -3.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 5,014 4,988 4,924 0.5 1.3 0.5 5,139 5,046 5,240 4,953 3.8

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,639 5,603 5,551 0.6 0.9 1.3 5,707 5,620 5,537 5,551 2.8

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,779 10,748 10,753 0.3 0.0 1.2 11,037 10,229 10,940 10,647 3.7

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,703 4,683 4,651 0.4 0.7 0.0 4,812 4,683 4,606 4,613 4.3

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 48,256 48,459 48,680 -0.4 -0.5 2.3 48,866 47,861 49,063 47,224 3.5

 Computers......................................... 912 895 893 1.9 0.2 -2.3 942 883 914 1,033 -8.8

 Computer storage devices.................... 2,089 1,997 1,942 4.6 2.8 -2.6 2,135 1,851 2,010 1,967 8.5

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,699 1,706 1,748 -0.4 -2.4 -1.5 1,724 1,663 1,825 1,659 3.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,487 6,600 6,610 -1.7 -0.2 0.9 6,469 6,505 6,566 6,114 5.8

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,163 1,198 1,185 -2.9 1.1 -0.7 1,163 1,198 1,185 1,244 -6.5

 Audio and video equipment.................... 845 811 797 4.2 1.8 4.2 857 755 733 674 27.2

 Electronic components.......................... 8,849 8,878 8,782 -0.3 1.1 1.7 8,957 8,680 8,819 7,892 13.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,791 3,782 3,735 0.2 1.3 0.7 3,821 3,729 3,736 3,625 5.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,222 3,168 3,153 1.7 0.5 0.8 3,297 3,191 3,299 3,265 1.0

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 12,822 12,791 12,781 0.2 0.1 0.5 13,019 12,724 13,049 12,483 4.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,609 16,199 16,593 2.5 -2.4 0.0 16,839 16,177 16,884 17,118 -1.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,270 2,266 2,266 0.2 0.0 1.0 2,352 2,269 2,295 2,133 10.3

 Household appliances........................... 1,999 2,000 1,986 -0.1 0.7 1.8 2,049 1,998 2,002 1,838 11.5

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,803 4,775 4,796 0.6 -0.4 -0.4 4,868 4,703 4,900 4,942 -1.5

 Batteries............................................ 1,225 1,208 1,177 1.4 2.6 1.1 1,226 1,200 1,216 1,185 3.5

 Transportation equipment......................... 129,533 128,929 127,829 0.5 0.9 1.2 130,613 127,870 129,026 118,248 10.5

 Automobiles....................................... 2,824 2,726 2,588 3.6 5.3 -8.0 2,856 2,546 2,556 2,478 15.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 2,802 2,833 2,805 -1.1 1.0 0.7 2,813 2,615 2,788 2,377 18.3

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,548 1,615 1,675 -4.1 -3.6 -1.6 1,517 1,573 1,680 1,756 -13.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 19,449 19,416 19,244 0.2 0.9 0.4 19,681 19,161 19,208 18,615 5.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 73,311 72,478 72,177 1.1 0.4 2.2 73,860 72,266 73,633 64,088 15.2

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 14,415 14,199 14,224 1.5 -0.2 0.4 14,546 14,221 14,293 14,061 3.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,292 2,384 2,295 -3.9 3.9 -3.5 2,231 2,384 2,222 2,358 -5.4

 Furniture and related products.................... 6,219 6,214 6,185 0.1 0.5 0.5 6,409 6,381 6,252 6,157 4.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 24,164 23,986 23,869 0.7 0.5 0.5 24,208 23,719 23,934 22,801 6.2

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 252,295 253,354 253,958 -0.4 -0.2 0.6 251,901 251,104 255,415 250,302 0.6

 Food products........................................ 47,559 47,552 47,265 0.0 0.6 0.4 46,920 46,152 45,873 46,850 0.1

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,923 4,990 5,029 -1.3 -0.8 -0.5 4,675 4,794 4,717 5,068 -7.8

 Dairy products.................................... 6,430 6,420 6,288 0.2 2.1 0.9 6,710 6,694 6,571 6,374 5.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,418 9,402 9,372 0.2 0.3 0.7 9,418 9,221 9,202 9,074 3.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 20,827 20,846 20,677 -0.1 0.8 -0.1 20,056 20,281 20,458 19,412 3.3

 Beverages......................................... 16,596 16,617 16,454 -0.1 1.0 -0.3 16,094 16,234 16,339 15,617 3.1

 Tobacco............................................ 4,231 4,229 4,223 0.0 0.1 0.7 3,962 4,047 4,119 3,795 4.4

 Textile mills............................................ 3,406 3,433 3,446 -0.8 -0.4 0.0 3,429 3,472 3,488 3,365 1.9

 Textile products...................................... 3,154 3,131 3,153 0.7 -0.7 -0.3 3,161 3,151 3,191 3,066 3.1

 Apparel................................................. 2,762 2,700 2,643 2.3 2.2 2.1 2,902 2,732 2,589 2,284 27.1

 Leather and allied products....................... 1,070 1,070 1,059 0.0 1.0 0.2 1,084 1,081 1,065 1,072 1.1

 Paper products....................................... 14,540 14,547 14,432 0.0 0.8 0.1 14,568 14,490 14,479 14,507 0.4

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,032 6,072 6,018 -0.7 0.9 -0.1 6,041 6,045 6,081 6,149 -1.8

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,384 4,352 4,330 0.7 0.5 1.9 4,368 4,325 4,320 4,140 5.5

 Printing.................................................. 5,883 5,858 5,862 0.4 -0.1 0.7 6,006 5,856 5,815 5,605 7.2

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 48,895 49,989 50,187 -2.2 -0.4 1.6 48,968 49,234 51,454 48,901 0.1

 Petroleum refineries............................. 45,089 46,254 46,449 -2.5 -0.4 1.7 45,100 45,472 47,624 45,165 -0.1

 Chemical products..................................... 81,775 81,805 82,413 0.0 -0.7 0.3 82,376 82,192 83,919 82,913 -0.6

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,323 4,336 4,411 -0.3 -1.7 -1.2 4,013 3,994 4,233 3,965 1.2

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 31,117 31,388 31,765 -0.9 -1.2 0.5 31,367 31,993 32,550 32,094 -2.3

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,389 3,368 3,362 0.6 0.2 0.3 3,452 3,445 3,464 3,319 4.0

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 22,424 22,423 22,821 0.0 -1.7 0.8 22,431 22,463 23,084 22,327 0.5

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, 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

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 July June May 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2014p 2013 2013

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 507,362 501,319 497,309 1.2 0.8 -0.1 496,460 522,242 510,873 475,206 3,465,501 3,367,698 2.9

 Construction materials and supplies....... 46,186 45,720 45,026 1.0 1.5 0.5 48,590 50,217 48,042 45,190 313,901 300,042 4.6

 Information technology......................... 21,999 22,106 21,715 -0.5 1.8 -0.1 19,401 25,852 21,046 18,686 147,776 145,482 1.6

 Computers and related products........... 2,335 2,452 2,333 -4.8 5.1 -3.4 1,582 3,537 1,937 1,482 14,990 14,830 1.1

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 51,019 46,167 46,706 10.5 -1.2 1.5 42,846 48,528 49,165 36,670 322,757 307,440 5.0

 Capital goods...................................... 88,688 87,528 85,287 1.3 2.6 -1.0 82,764 96,679 85,519 76,966 594,165 571,858 3.9

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 79,120 78,117 75,792 1.3 3.1 -1.0 74,315 86,540 75,959 68,718 529,176 505,496 4.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 69,905 68,937 68,280 1.4 1.0 0.1 66,203 75,788 68,948 61,620 473,718 454,683 4.2

 Defense capital goods4........................ 9,568 9,411 9,495 1.7 -0.9 -1.5 8,449 10,139 9,560 8,248 64,989 66,362 -2.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 214,764 214,022 214,049 0.3 0.0 -0.1 209,797 216,697 220,079 207,582 1,479,321 1,453,907 1.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 39,546 36,226 37,058 9.2 -2.2 1.5 33,227 38,079 38,640 29,931 254,607 248,612 2.4

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 175,218 177,796 176,991 -1.4 0.5 -0.4 176,570 178,618 181,439 177,651 1,224,714 1,205,295 1.6

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 558,312 505,210 497,544 10.5 1.5 -0.6 542,841 527,512 505,996 466,646 3,510,695 3,360,134 4.5

 Construction materials and supplies....... 46,630 46,337 45,592 0.6 1.6 0.4 49,005 50,293 49,065 45,473 319,502 302,038 5.8

 Information technology......................... 22,351 23,180 22,177 -3.6 4.5 -3.3 19,338 26,978 20,922 18,954 154,289 151,377 1.9

 Computers and related products........... 2,463 2,646 2,677 -6.9 -1.2 13.4 1,710 3,731 2,281 1,501 15,436 15,027 2.7

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 51,049 46,296 46,839 10.3 -1.2 1.7 42,595 48,514 49,182 36,381 322,772 307,020 5.1

 Capital goods...................................... 144,648 94,856 90,391 52.5 4.9 -5.2 136,413 105,830 85,984 76,874 674,271 607,503 11.0

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 136,094 84,734 80,658 60.6 5.1 -2.3 130,276 91,407 78,777 70,429 609,135 549,790 10.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 72,435 72,944 69,237 -0.7 5.4 -1.4 67,987 78,528 69,171 62,238 494,817 474,956 4.2

 Defense capital goods4........................ 8,554 10,122 9,733 -15.5 4.0 -24.0 6,137 14,423 7,207 6,445 65,136 57,713 12.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 214,651 214,152 214,148 0.2 0.0 -0.1 209,738 216,621 220,108 207,712 1,479,576 1,454,215 1.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 39,433 36,356 37,157 8.5 -2.2 1.4 33,168 38,003 38,669 30,061 254,862 248,920 2.4

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 175,218 177,796 176,991 -1.4 0.5 -0.4 176,570 178,618 181,439 177,651 1,224,714 1,205,295 1.6

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,158,161 1,099,238 1,088,072 5.4 1.0 0.7 1,159,036 1,102,290 1,090,832 1,031,232 (X) (X) 12.4

 Construction materials and supplies....... 55,742 55,298 54,681 0.8 1.1 1.0 56,502 56,087 56,011 51,664 (X) (X) 9.4

 Information technology......................... 143,617 143,265 142,191 0.2 0.8 0.3 144,042 144,105 142,979 135,639 (X) (X) 6.2

 Computers and related products........... 3,835 3,707 3,513 3.5 5.5 10.9 3,835 3,707 3,513 3,424 (X) (X) 12.0

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 16,809 16,779 16,650 0.2 0.8 0.8 16,531 16,782 16,796 16,365 (X) (X) 1.0

 Capital goods...................................... 884,396 828,436 821,108 6.8 0.9 0.6 884,551 830,902 821,751 776,859 (X) (X) 13.9

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 724,917 667,943 661,326 8.5 1.0 0.7 723,830 667,869 663,002 607,565 (X) (X) 19.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 248,194 245,664 241,657 1.0 1.7 0.4 249,744 247,960 245,220 228,112 (X) (X) 9.5

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 159,479 160,493 159,782 -0.6 0.4 0.1 160,721 163,033 158,749 169,294 (X) (X) -5.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 4,791 4,904 4,774 -2.3 2.7 2.1 4,788 4,847 4,923 4,381 (X) (X) 9.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 4,791 4,904 4,774 -2.3 2.7 2.1 4,788 4,847 4,923 4,381 (X) (X) 9.3

 All manufacturing industries................... 653,831 652,952 651,939 0.1 0.2 0.8 656,465 648,157 656,893 632,257 (X) (X) 3.8

 Construction materials and supplies....... 64,666 64,623 64,358 0.1 0.4 0.5 65,132 64,639 65,155 61,901 (X) (X) 5.2

 Information technology......................... 41,087 40,632 40,940 1.1 -0.8 0.1 41,563 40,209 41,502 40,941 (X) (X) 1.5

 Computers and related products........... 4,700 4,598 4,583 2.2 0.3 -2.1 4,801 4,397 4,749 4,659 (X) (X) 3.0

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 26,623 26,590 26,312 0.1 1.1 -0.6 26,867 25,895 26,232 25,226 (X) (X) 6.5

 Capital goods...................................... 207,605 205,732 205,198 0.9 0.3 1.2 209,036 204,687 207,841 195,895 (X) (X) 6.7

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 183,838 181,719 181,619 1.2 0.1 1.4 185,232 180,712 184,339 172,791 (X) (X) 7.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 122,442 121,492 121,498 0.8 0.0 0.5 123,336 120,369 122,734 120,242 (X) (X) 2.6

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 23,767 24,013 23,579 -1.0 1.8 0.0 23,804 23,975 23,502 23,104 (X) (X) 3.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 190,433 191,634 191,293 -0.6 0.2 0.6 189,535 188,765 191,571 186,587 (X) (X) 1.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 26,987 26,833 26,504 0.6 1.2 -0.1 27,022 26,078 26,393 24,526 (X) (X) 10.2

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 163,446 164,801 164,789 -0.8 0.0 0.7 162,513 162,687 165,178 162,061 (X) (X) 0.3

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 July

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 July June May 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2013

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 212,412 211,415 211,313 0.5 0.0 0.9 212,971 208,957 211,693 202,667 5.1

 Durable goods industries.......................... 131,593 130,422 129,878 0.9 0.4 1.2 132,220 128,692 129,774 124,118 6.5

 Wood products................................... 4,089 4,063 3,987 0.6 1.9 0.2 3,996 3,833 3,719 3,722 7.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,461 4,576 4,539 -2.5 0.8 0.6 4,488 4,594 4,553 4,370 2.7

 Primary metals.................................... 14,223 14,076 14,064 1.0 0.1 1.8 14,229 13,981 13,850 14,065 1.2

 Fabricated metal products........................ 18,007 17,956 17,901 0.3 0.3 0.9 18,213 17,849 17,875 17,307 5.2

 Machinery.......................................... 25,638 25,242 25,430 1.6 -0.7 1.3 26,051 25,078 25,654 24,817 5.0

 Computers and electronic products........ 19,579 19,390 19,370 1.0 0.1 2.5 19,829 19,095 19,539 18,483 7.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,741 6,489 6,751 3.9 -3.9 -0.6 6,844 6,536 6,876 7,323 -6.5

 Transportation equipment..................... 28,259 28,127 27,557 0.5 2.1 0.9 27,873 27,215 27,363 23,963 16.3

 Furniture and related products............... 3,045 3,039 2,984 0.2 1.8 1.1 3,104 3,079 2,997 2,859 8.6

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,551 7,464 7,295 1.2 2.3 0.8 7,593 7,432 7,348 7,209 5.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 80,819 80,993 81,435 -0.2 -0.5 0.5 80,751 80,265 81,919 78,549 2.8

 Food products.................................... 16,433 16,582 16,471 -0.9 0.7 -0.5 16,292 16,095 15,988 16,193 0.6

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 5,236 5,285 5,262 -0.9 0.4 -0.6 5,000 5,150 5,224 5,038 -0.8

 Textiles.............................................. 1,205 1,216 1,225 -0.9 -0.7 -0.4 1,220 1,242 1,243 1,216 0.3

 Textile products................................... 1,320 1,313 1,315 0.5 -0.2 0.5 1,331 1,326 1,337 1,211 9.9

 Apparel............................................. 908 882 859 2.9 2.7 2.4 919 896 857 724 26.9

 Leather and allied products.................... 304 300 303 1.3 -1.0 1.0 309 302 306 321 -3.7

 Paper products.................................... 6,982 6,962 6,915 0.3 0.7 0.2 6,951 6,870 6,874 6,752 2.9

 Printing ............................................. 2,552 2,535 2,564 0.7 -1.1 0.9 2,592 2,524 2,512 2,508 3.3

 Petroleum and coal products................. 12,878 12,875 13,012 0.0 -1.1 -0.2 12,816 12,788 13,685 12,353 3.7

 Chemical products................................ 23,867 23,954 24,413 -0.4 -1.9 1.6 24,122 23,993 24,732 23,514 2.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 9,134 9,089 9,096 0.5 -0.1 1.0 9,199 9,079 9,161 8,719 5.5

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 213,456 213,372 212,407 0.0 0.5 1.4 214,274 211,818 214,661 202,998 5.6

 Durable goods industries.......................... 160,968 160,527 159,468 0.3 0.7 1.4 163,011 160,297 161,544 153,278 6.3

 Wood products................................... 2,055 2,050 1,998 0.2 2.6 1.2 2,062 2,063 2,018 1,784 15.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,390 1,400 1,389 -0.7 0.8 1.5 1,417 1,432 1,423 1,349 5.0

 Primary metals.................................... 10,898 10,741 10,681 1.5 0.6 0.0 11,070 10,802 10,846 10,579 4.6

 Fabricated metal products........................ 14,013 13,838 13,686 1.3 1.1 0.6 14,155 13,767 13,806 13,604 4.1

 Machinery.......................................... 19,585 19,964 19,270 -1.9 3.6 1.7 19,658 19,686 19,429 18,968 3.6

 Computers and electronic products........ 16,226 16,274 16,427 -0.3 -0.9 2.8 16,488 16,192 16,610 16,197 1.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,649 3,588 3,667 1.7 -2.2 -0.3 3,693 3,571 3,751 3,808 -3.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 88,412 87,993 87,612 0.5 0.4 1.5 89,674 88,099 88,896 82,419 8.8

 Furniture and related products............... 1,007 1,000 993 0.7 0.7 1.1 1,026 1,013 997 999 2.7

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,733 3,679 3,745 1.5 -1.8 -1.5 3,768 3,672 3,768 3,571 5.5

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 52,488 52,845 52,939 -0.7 -0.2 1.5 51,263 51,521 53,117 49,720 3.1

 Food products.................................... 5,092 4,991 4,905 2.0 1.8 3.4 4,448 4,348 4,363 4,029 10.4

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,230 7,200 7,191 0.4 0.1 0.2 6,458 6,623 6,942 6,148 5.0

 Textiles.............................................. 765 765 765 0.0 0.0 -0.6 775 768 775 752 3.1

 Textile products................................... 438 439 436 -0.2 0.7 -0.7 439 436 439 429 2.3

 Apparel............................................. 376 375 372 0.3 0.8 1.4 407 398 374 342 19.0

 Leather and allied products.................... 93 96 97 -3.1 -1.0 -4.0 92 90 99 103 -10.7

 Paper products.................................... 1,399 1,385 1,383 1.0 0.1 -0.9 1,414 1,389 1,396 1,438 -1.7

 Printing ............................................. 1,326 1,316 1,304 0.8 0.9 3.4 1,353 1,237 1,225 1,247 8.5

 Petroleum and coal products................. 14,579 15,084 15,448 -3.3 -2.4 3.9 14,644 14,663 15,846 14,419 1.6

 Chemical products................................ 18,553 18,551 18,338 0.0 1.2 -0.1 18,585 18,926 18,930 18,153 2.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,637 2,643 2,700 -0.2 -2.1 0.8 2,648 2,643 2,728 2,660 -0.5

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 227,963 228,165 228,219 -0.1 0.0 0.3 229,220 227,382 230,539 226,592 1.2

 Durable goods industries.......................... 108,975 108,649 108,635 0.3 0.0 0.3 109,333 108,064 110,160 104,559 4.6

 Wood products................................... 4,618 4,555 4,595 1.4 -0.9 -1.0 4,528 4,571 4,729 4,239 6.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,219 6,258 6,237 -0.6 0.3 0.8 6,223 6,365 6,431 5,885 5.7

 Primary metals.................................... 11,584 11,614 11,456 -0.3 1.4 0.9 11,569 11,656 11,629 10,449 10.7

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,608 17,535 17,519 0.4 0.1 -0.1 17,799 17,724 17,932 16,931 5.1

 Machinery.......................................... 22,367 21,943 22,073 1.9 -0.6 -0.2 22,171 21,644 22,425 22,338 -0.7

 Computers and electronic products........ 12,451 12,795 12,883 -2.7 -0.7 1.5 12,549 12,574 12,914 12,544 0.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,219 6,122 6,175 1.6 -0.9 0.9 6,302 6,070 6,257 5,987 5.3

 Transportation equipment..................... 12,862 12,809 12,660 0.4 1.2 -0.6 13,066 12,556 12,767 11,866 10.1

 Furniture and related products............... 2,167 2,175 2,208 -0.4 -1.5 -0.5 2,279 2,289 2,258 2,299 -0.9

 Miscellaneous products......................... 12,880 12,843 12,829 0.3 0.1 0.9 12,847 12,615 12,818 12,021 6.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 118,988 119,516 119,584 -0.4 -0.1 0.2 119,887 119,318 120,379 122,033 -1.8

 Food products.................................... 26,034 25,979 25,889 0.2 0.3 0.4 26,180 25,709 25,522 26,628 -1.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 8,361 8,361 8,224 0.0 1.7 0.0 8,598 8,508 8,292 8,226 4.5

 Textiles.............................................. 1,436 1,452 1,456 -1.1 -0.3 0.7 1,434 1,462 1,470 1,397 2.6

 Textile products................................... 1,396 1,379 1,402 1.2 -1.6 -0.8 1,391 1,389 1,415 1,426 -2.5

 Apparel............................................. 1,478 1,443 1,412 2.4 2.2 2.1 1,576 1,438 1,358 1,218 29.4

 Leather and allied products.................... 673 674 659 -0.1 2.3 0.5 683 689 660 648 5.4

 Paper products.................................... 6,159 6,200 6,134 -0.7 1.1 0.3 6,203 6,231 6,209 6,317 -1.8

 Printing ............................................. 2,005 2,007 1,994 -0.1 0.7 -1.2 2,061 2,095 2,078 1,850 11.4

 Petroleum and coal products................. 21,438 22,030 21,727 -2.7 1.4 1.1 21,508 21,783 21,923 22,129 -2.8

 Chemical products................................ 39,355 39,300 39,662 0.1 -0.9 -0.4 39,669 39,273 40,257 41,246 -3.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,653 10,691 11,025 -0.4 -3.0 0.6 10,584 10,741 11,195 10,948 -3.3

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 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 Jul Jun May Apr Jul Jun May Apr

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

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

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.61 1.66 1.67 1.65 6.64 6.47 6.52 6.47

 Wood products.............................................. 1.26 1.25 1.28 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.32 1.35 1.36 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.34 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.43 1.44 1.42 1.41

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.64 1.64 1.66 1.66 2.95 2.95 2.97 2.98

 Machinery..................................................... 1.83 1.88 1.86 1.84 3.45 3.53 3.46 3.43

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.62 1.67 1.71 1.65 7.42 7.43 7.53 7.55

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.59 1.56 1.63 1.63 2.59 2.61 2.62 2.61

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.69 1.82 1.83 1.81 15.31 14.91 15.38 15.04

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.08 1.33 1.35 1.36 1.32

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.66 1.66 1.64 1.63 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Food products.............................................. 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.71 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.71 1.73 1.75 1.71 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.24 1.27 1.28 1.28 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.52 1.48 1.53 1.57 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.19 2.16 2.17 2.23 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.17 2.14 2.17 2.12 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

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

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.68 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.18 1.18 1.19 1.20 (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.

Jul3 Jul3 Jul3 Jul3

Industry 2013- 2013- 2013- 2013-

Jul2 Jun Jul2 Jun Jul2 Jun Jul2 Jun

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....................... 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0

 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.................................... 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1

 Machinery.......................................... 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.2

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.1 0.7 -0.5 1.2 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -1.6 0.8 -1.1 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.8

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.2 0.4 -0.1 1.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.5 (X) 0.5 (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) 0.2 (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) 0.3

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

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Paper products.................................... (X) 0.1 (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) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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