FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2007, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Jessica Young 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (07)-8 

CB07-138 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

August 2007 

Summary 

 New orders for manufactured goods in August, down 

following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased 

$14.4 billion or 3.3 percent to $420.7 billion, the U.S. 

Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 3.4 percent July increase. 

 Shipments, down two the last three months, decreased 

$6.7 billion or 1.6 percent to $417.9 billion. This 

followed a 2.3 percent July increase. 

 Unfilled orders, up twenty-seven of the last twentyeight months, increased $9.1 billion or 1.2 percent to 

$763.5 billion. This was at the highest level since the 

series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and 

followed a 2.3 percent July increase. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was 5.06, up from 4.93 in July. 

 Inventories, down following six consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $0.5 billion or 0.1 percent to $516.6 

billion. This followed a 0.1 percent July increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.24, up from 1.22 in 

July. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in August, 

down following two consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $11.2 billion or 4.9 percent to $219.3 billion, 

unchanged from the previously published decrease. This followed a 5.9 percent July increase. 

 Transportation equipment, down following two 

consecutive monthly increases, had the largest decrease, 

$8.4 billion or 11.1 percent to $67.5 billion. 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $3.2 billion or 1.6 percent to $201.4 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in August, 

down two of the last three months, decreased $3.5 

billion or 1.6 percent to $216.6 billion, unchanged from the previously published decrease. This followed a 4.0 

percent July increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, down two of the last three 

months, had the largest decrease, $2.7 billion or 4.3 

percent to $60.2 billion. 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following three consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $3.2 billion or 1.6 percent to $201.4 billion. 

This followed a 0.6 percent July increase. Petroleum and coal products led the decrease, down $3.1 billion or 7.4 percent to $39.5 billion. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

August, up twenty-seven of the last twenty-eight 

months, increased $9.1 billion or 1.2 percent to $763.5 billion, unchanged from the previously published 

increase. This was also at the highest level since the series was first stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and 

followed a 2.3 percent July increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up nineteen consecutive 

months, had the largest increase, $7.4 billion or 1.7 

percent to $441.4 billion. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in August, 

down two of the last three months, decreased $0.2 

billion or 0.1 percent to $312.7 billion, unchanged from the previously published decrease. This followed a 0.1 

percent July increase. 

 

 Fabricated metal products, down three of the last four 

months, had the largest decrease, $0.1 billion or 0.3 

percent to $41.3 billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

following five consecutive monthly increases, decreased $0.3 billion or 0.1 percent to $203.9 billion. This 

followed a 0.2 percent July increase. Petroleum and coal 

products drove the decrease, down $0.3 billion or 0.9 

percent to $33.6 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, August materials and supplies 

decreased 0.4 percent in durable goods and increased 0.8 

percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.4 percent in durable goods and decreased 1.1 percent 

in nondurable goods. Finished goods decreased 0.3 

percent in durable goods and 0.4 percent in nondurable 

goods. 

Figures in text are in seasonally adjusted current dollars. Figures on new and unfilled orders exclude data for semiconductor manufacturing. For data, call (301) 763-4673 or go to <http://www.census.gov/m3>. 

The advance report on durable goods for September is scheduled for release on October 25, 2007, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on November 2, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey description. 
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2007/

2007p 2007r 2007 Aug. July June 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2006

 All manufacturing industries .................. 417,946 424,692 415,010 -1.6 2.3 -0.5 437,665 396,831 439,903 436,542 3,297,079 3,312,079 -0.5

 Excluding transportation ................... 357,789 361,818 357,802 -1.1 1.1 -0.5 373,653 351,678 376,758 375,581 2,838,608 2,854,064 -0.5

 Excluding defense .............................. 407,783 414,296 405,546 -1.6 2.2 -0.4 427,633 387,552 429,846 426,901 3,220,643 3,239,034 -0.6

 With unfilled orders ........................... 150,960 152,992 148,331 -1.3 3.1 -0.9 155,826 136,375 161,524 153,511 1,180,075 1,157,327 2.0

 Durable goods industries ........................216,558 220,095 211,616 -1.6 4.0 -1.1 224,632 192,427 230,163 220,975 1,691,640 1,686,438 0.3

 Wood products................................. ...... 8,120 8,091 8,056 0.4 0.4 0.4 8,772 8,153 8,892 9,055 63,588 72,583 -12.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,585 9,676 9,690 -0.9 -0.1 -1.2 10,470 9,774 10,265 10,954 78,167 82,092 -4.8

 Primary metals............................ .......... 20,097 20,575 20,339 -2.3 1.2 -2.0 20,963 19,513 21,235 21,536 163,721 157,116 4.2

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,215 9,470 9,438 -2.7 0.3 -2.0 9,496 8,886 9,804 10,173 76,401 75,401 1.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,308 9,483 9,273 -1.8 2.3 -2.6 9,781 9,129 9,654 9,608 74,394 68,317 8.9

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,574 1,622 1,628 -3.0 -0.4 2.2 1,686 1,498 1,777 1,755 12,926 13,398 -3.5

 Fabricated metal products...................... 26,647 26,671 25,995 -0.1 2.6 -0.8 28,608 25,513 27,476 27,452 209,893 205,153 2.3

 Machinery............................................. 27,824 28,350 27,714 -1.9 2.3 -0.8 27,558 26,886 30,103 27,477 220,769 219,041 0.8

 Farm machinery................................. 1,800 1,762 1,766 2.2 -0.2 -7.2 1,702 1,720 1,852 1,426 15,599 14,114 10.5

 Construction machinery..................... 2,298 2,272 2,146 1.1 5.9 5.1 2,375 2,139 2,392 2,846 17,264 23,907 -27.8

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery........................ 1,358 1,319 1,278 3.0 3.2 -1.7 1,321 1,265 1,365 1,155 10,105 8,352 21.0

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,335 3,452 3,275 -3.4 5.4 -2.8 2,943 3,534 3,590 2,880 25,410 24,589 3.3

 Photographic equipment...................... 576 580 553 -0.7 4.9 -9.9 557 528 594 666 4,657 5,021 -7.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,827 4,214 4,009 -9.2 5.1 -1.1 4,025 4,167 4,756 3,994 31,707 28,323 11.9

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,421 2,438 2,312 -0.7 5.4 -4.5 2,500 2,212 2,523 2,463 18,633 18,975 -1.8

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,375 3,516 3,682 -4.0 -4.5 8.0 3,409 3,215 3,797 3,635 26,791 27,739 -3.4

 Material handling equipment............... 2,361 2,325 2,327 1.5 -0.1 0.3 2,466 2,140 2,502 2,178 18,438 16,764 10.0

 Computers and electronic products ......... 32,996 32,915 32,089 0.2 2.6 -4.1 32,303 28,665 36,619 32,197 254,674 254,877 -0.1

 Computers........................................ 2,910 2,454 3,374 18.6 -27.3 -10.7 3,140 2,598 3,853 3,417 25,533 28,391 -10.1

 Computer storage devices................... 645 637 594 1.3 7.2 -7.6 524 356 950 538 4,276 4,899 -12.7

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,485 1,510 1,449 -1.7 4.2 0.6 1,447 1,171 1,756 1,358 10,774 10,478 2.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 5,155 5,059 5,011 1.9 1.0 0.8 4,758 4,061 6,040 4,614 37,714 38,467 -2.0

 Defense communications equipment... 528 523 461 1.0 13.4 -15.6 535 455 471 527 3,975 3,834 3.7

 Audio and video equipment.................. 861 860 872 0.1 -1.4 0.2 837 701 777 857 6,301 6,085 3.5

 Semiconductors ................................. 6,396 6,848 5,459 -6.6 25.4 -14.9 6,517 6,330 5,727 6,791 51,596 53,401 -3.4

 Electronic components....................... 4,174 4,158 4,238 0.4 -1.9 1.2 4,115 3,699 4,671 4,115 32,416 30,725 5.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 986 1,062 1,032 -7.2 2.9 0.8 987 973 1,119 873 7,767 6,451 20.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,588 2,512 2,456 3.0 2.3 -2.4 2,616 2,393 2,533 2,509 19,872 18,970 4.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,738 6,739 6,624 0.0 1.7 1.1 6,305 5,435 8,217 6,040 50,427 48,905 3.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 11,073 10,956 10,766 1.1 1.8 -0.6 11,564 10,159 11,599 10,945 86,181 80,717 6.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,254 1,229 1,221 2.0 0.7 -2.2 1,289 1,097 1,287 1,271 9,624 9,084 5.9

 Household appliances........................ 2,228 2,237 2,210 -0.4 1.2 -2.0 2,390 2,049 2,442 2,502 17,730 17,477 1.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,549 3,462 3,486 2.5 -0.7 1.5 3,603 3,208 3,841 3,178 27,466 24,372 12.7

 Batteries........................................... 743 728 637 2.1 14.3 -3.2 752 622 639 625 5,129 4,358 17.7

 Transportation equipment...................... 60,157 62,874 57,208 -4.3 9.9 0.0 64,012 45,153 63,145 60,961 458,471 458,015 0.1

 Automobiles..................................... 7,550 8,372 7,338 -9.8 14.1 2.2 8,388 5,213 7,920 7,764 58,254 57,162 1.9

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 12,256 12,632 11,718 -3.0 7.8 2.2 13,361 7,453 13,122 11,313 90,111 92,430 -2.5

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,378 1,293 1,236 6.6 4.6 -6.3 1,410 1,157 1,345 2,471 12,430 18,516 -32.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,458 20,885 18,809 -6.8 11.0 -1.2 21,305 15,330 20,075 22,485 155,627 160,147 -2.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 9,763 9,631 8,792 1.4 9.5 2.8 9,902 7,324 10,653 7,320 68,196 56,810 20.0

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,465 3,843 3,251 -9.8 18.2 -7.5 3,451 3,214 3,625 3,416 26,311 24,898 5.7

 Ships and boats................................. 2,001 1,984 2,007 0.9 -1.1 1.1 1,990 1,690 2,112 2,113 15,697 15,766 -0.4

 Furniture and related products................. 6,912 6,999 6,949 -1.2 0.7 1.0 7,401 6,857 7,028 7,727 55,517 58,591 -5.2

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,147 12,988 12,810 1.2 1.4 -0.3 12,981 11,754 13,801 12,671 100,659 98,253 2.4

 Nondurable goods industries................... 201,388 204,597 203,394 -1.6 0.6 0.2 213,033 204,404 209,740 215,567 1,605,439 1,625,641 -1.2

 Food products....................................... 48,425 48,304 47,214 0.3 2.3 0.6 49,934 46,239 47,330 46,248 369,968 351,841 5.2

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 5,184 5,274 5,169 -1.7 2.0 3.8 5,419 5,222 4,934 5,362 40,240 39,663 1.5

 Dairy products.................................. 7,448 7,382 7,060 0.9 4.6 3.0 7,658 7,353 7,207 6,291 54,287 49,005 10.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 14,365 14,276 13,919 0.6 2.6 -0.7 14,935 14,032 14,507 13,612 111,738 103,810 7.6

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 11,791 11,388 11,428 3.5 -0.4 -0.4 12,513 11,441 12,066 11,777 90,050 86,296 4.4

 Beverages......................................... 7,557 7,456 7,367 1.4 1.2 -1.3 8,279 7,509 8,005 7,605 59,337 56,349 5.3

 Tobacco............................................ 4,234 3,932 4,061 7.7 -3.2 1.4 4,234 3,932 4,061 4,172 30,713 29,947 2.6

 Textile mills........................................... 2,863 2,900 2,825 -1.3 2.7 -2.9 3,006 2,750 3,044 3,194 23,503 25,438 -7.6

 Textile products................................... 2,816 2,814 2,888 0.1 -2.6 0.5 2,969 2,845 3,072 3,173 22,965 25,032 -8.3

 Apparel................................................ 2,710 2,630 2,503 3.0 5.1 -4.1 2,947 2,604 2,473 2,809 20,948 21,665 -3.3

 Leather and allied products..................... 569 563 557 1.1 1.1 0.7 618 529 578 582 4,441 4,180 6.2

 Paper products...................................... 13,808 13,929 13,727 -0.9 1.5 0.5 14,284 13,810 14,292 14,455 110,768 112,835 -1.8

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,535 6,603 6,575 -1.0 0.4 0.4 6,771 6,668 6,793 6,703 52,588 52,004 1.1

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,881 3,936 3,893 -1.4 1.1 0.1 4,135 3,915 4,025 4,348 31,557 32,314 -2.3

 Printing................................................. 8,537 8,530 8,477 0.1 0.6 -0.1 8,752 8,010 8,430 8,672 66,504 65,583 1.4

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 39,507 42,655 43,509 -7.4 -2.0 0.7 44,480 46,476 45,698 50,275 333,449 363,613 -8.3

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 36,956 40,054 40,861 -7.7 -2.0 1.0 41,490 43,556 42,690 46,613 312,130 340,009 -8.2

 Chemical products.................................. 52,819 53,163 52,898 -0.6 0.5 -0.1 55,040 52,692 54,539 55,571 423,567 427,760 -1.0

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 2,807 2,732 2,562 2.7 6.6 2.2 2,586 2,459 2,872 2,035 22,836 19,839 15.1

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 13,407 13,902 14,095 -3.6 -1.4 0.8 14,012 13,653 13,478 15,801 112,092 116,032 -3.4

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,998 3,043 2,977 -1.5 2.2 1.4 3,284 3,192 3,229 3,198 24,334 23,772 2.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 17,543 17,721 17,368 -1.0 2.0 -0.3 18,490 17,008 18,218 18,811 139,276 141,398 -1.5

p Preliminary r

 Revised NA Not available.

1

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

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

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 1

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry Percent

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2007/

2007p 2007r 2007 Aug. July June 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2006

All manufacturing industries 2................... 420,685 435,099 420,992 -3.3 3.4 1.0 435,484 403,931 439,430 427,724 3,319,363 3,311,329 0.2

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 353,155 359,165 353,031 -1.7 1.7 -0.4 365,739 348,774 367,595 366,104 2,805,534 2,827,843 -0.8

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 406,926 422,987 412,258 -3.8 2.6 1.2 423,056 395,613 431,201 417,791 3,244,335 3,238,685 0.2

 With unfilled orders 2.......................... 160,095 170,247 159,772 -6.0 6.6 2.4 160,162 149,805 166,778 151,484 1,253,955 1,209,978 3.6

 Durable goods industries 2..................... 219,297 230,502 217,598 -4.9 5.9 1.8 222,451 199,527 229,690 212,157 1,713,924 1,685,688 1.7

 Primary metals............................ ............ 19,847 20,398 19,214 -2.7 6.2 -6.0 20,746 19,042 19,386 21,165 163,321 158,786 2.9

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,937 9,203 8,376 -2.9 9.9 -10.3 9,372 8,434 8,248 9,903 76,056 76,199 -0.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 9,342 9,582 9,245 -2.5 3.6 -2.3 9,744 9,123 9,455 9,619 74,322 68,989 7.7

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,568 1,613 1,593 -2.8 1.3 -2.6 1,630 1,485 1,683 1,643 12,943 13,598 -4.8

 Fabricated metal products...................... 27,006 27,109 26,449 -0.4 2.5 1.0 28,309 25,930 27,270 27,314 214,381 211,273 1.5

 Machinery............................................. 28,714 30,220 28,685 -5.0 5.4 3.5 27,701 28,154 29,205 27,053 227,210 227,760 -0.2

 Construction machinery....................... 2,389 3,534 2,252 -32.4 56.9 28.4 2,416 2,818 2,068 2,500 18,383 23,805 -22.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 1,375 1,277 1,218 7.7 4.8 -1.7 1,343 1,220 1,233 1,275 9,668 9,537 1.4

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,317 3,513 3,201 -5.6 9.7 -6.1 2,490 3,860 3,137 2,492 27,035 26,983 0.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 572 524 581 9.2 -9.8 -4.3 546 475 593 805 4,576 5,260 -13.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,156 4,554 4,360 -8.7 4.4 4.4 4,476 4,602 4,711 4,197 34,273 30,163 13.6

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,519 2,450 2,318 2.8 5.7 -3.8 2,502 2,244 2,424 2,589 19,109 19,671 -2.9

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 3,378 3,461 3,608 -2.4 -4.1 11.1 3,439 3,151 3,610 3,752 26,422 29,596 -10.7

 Material handling equipment............... 2,618 2,537 2,817 3.2 -9.9 19.2 2,427 2,015 3,007 1,811 19,064 17,248 10.5

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 27,759 28,312 26,688 -2.0 6.1 -4.9 25,789 24,239 30,380 24,942 207,045 208,299 -0.6

 Computers........................................ 3,137 2,726 3,501 15.1 -22.1 -6.0 3,367 2,870 3,980 3,142 26,000 27,916 -6.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,474 5,416 5,035 1.1 7.6 -12.8 4,489 4,320 5,664 4,585 38,946 40,025 -2.7

 Defense communications equipment... 702 1,340 526 -47.6 154.8 45.7 519 1,184 665 342 4,492 3,999 12.3

 Semiconductors 2

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

 Electronic components....................... 4,062 4,297 4,053 -5.5 6.0 -3.2 4,116 3,888 4,474 4,134 32,744 31,699 3.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 1,251 1,119 1,016 11.8 10.1 -8.1 1,218 995 953 887 8,050 7,468 7.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,711 2,875 2,297 -5.7 25.2 -11.8 2,355 2,444 2,327 2,393 19,223 21,004 -8.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 6,901 6,979 6,826 -1.1 2.2 -0.3 6,395 5,817 8,329 6,148 52,216 50,455 3.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,951 10,686 10,989 2.5 -2.8 -1.2 11,218 10,199 11,521 10,145 88,794 84,523 5.1

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,288 1,287 1,378 0.1 -6.6 21.8 1,265 1,123 1,541 832 10,334 9,546 8.3

 Household appliances.......................... 2,216 2,389 2,051 -7.2 16.5 -7.5 2,449 2,306 2,116 2,409 18,185 17,780 2.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,703 3,299 3,904 12.2 -15.5 4.1 3,670 3,182 4,099 3,096 29,412 26,680 10.2

 Transportation equipment........................ 67,530 75,934 67,961 -11.1 11.7 9.1 69,745 55,157 71,835 61,620 513,829 483,486 6.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 18,859 20,622 18,625 -8.5 10.7 -3.3 20,026 15,712 19,512 21,901 153,849 161,758 -4.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 13,230 22,012 19,439 -39.9 13.2 37.1 12,995 18,258 20,735 6,992 121,967 82,363 48.1

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 5,719 3,975 3,161 43.9 25.8 14.1 5,463 2,436 3,284 2,402 23,691 23,300 1.7

 Ships and boats................................. 2,625 2,033 1,866 29.1 8.9 -29.4 2,401 1,253 1,654 2,821 16,961 19,094 -11.2

 Furniture and related products................. 6,555 6,858 6,886 -4.4 -0.4 -3.0 6,637 6,895 6,965 7,222 56,096 58,637 -4.3

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 201,388 204,597 203,394 -1.6 0.6 0.2 213,033 204,404 209,740 215,567 1,605,439 1,625,641 -1.2

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

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

2

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

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

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

calculated. Further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations are contained in our most recent annual benchmark publication,

Current Industrial Reports: M3-3(06), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 2001-2006."

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. Aug.

2007p 2007r 2007 Aug. July June 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 07/06

All manufacturing industries 1................... 763,475 754,340 737,085 1.2 2.3 1.6 755,722 751,386 737,956 620,056 21.9

 Excluding transportation 1................... 322,029 320,267 316,072 0.6 1.3 0.2 319,366 320,763 317,337 290,632 9.9

 Excluding defense 1............................. 603,473 597,934 582,395 0.9 2.7 2.1 598,767 596,827 582,436 474,629 26.2

 Durable goods industries 1..................... 763,475 754,340 737,085 1.2 2.3 1.6 755,722 751,386 737,956 620,056 21.9

 Primary metals........................................ 26,519 26,769 26,946 -0.9 -0.7 -4.0 26,292 26,509 26,980 27,910 -5.8

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 15,541 15,819 16,086 -1.8 -1.7 -6.2 15,546 15,670 16,122 17,562 -11.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,089 8,055 7,956 0.4 1.2 -0.4 7,903 7,940 7,946 7,452 6.1

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,889 2,895 2,904 -0.2 -0.3 -1.2 2,843 2,899 2,912 2,896 -1.8

 Fabricated metal products...................... 57,285 56,926 56,488 0.6 0.8 0.8 57,613 57,912 57,495 54,248 6.2

 Machinery............................................. 84,794 83,904 82,034 1.1 2.3 1.2 83,329 83,186 81,918 70,990 17.4

 Construction machinery....................... 11,572 11,481 10,219 0.8 12.3 1.0 10,920 10,879 10,200 7,278 50.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery........................ 3,379 3,362 3,404 0.5 -1.2 -1.7 3,373 3,351 3,396 3,384 -0.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 14,250 14,268 14,207 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 14,056 14,509 14,183 12,155 15.6

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,471 1,475 1,531 -0.3 -3.7 1.9 1,461 1,472 1,525 1,380 5.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 11,800 11,471 11,131 2.9 3.1 3.3 12,022 11,571 11,136 9,270 29.7

 Metalworking machinery....................... 6,950 6,852 6,840 1.4 0.2 0.1 6,901 6,899 6,867 6,174 11.8

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment....... 12,202 12,199 12,254 0.0 -0.4 -0.6 12,184 12,154 12,218 11,998 1.6

 Material handling equipment............... 9,927 9,670 9,458 2.7 2.2 5.5 9,477 9,516 9,641 8,164 16.1

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 115,539 114,380 112,135 1.0 2.0 0.1 114,159 114,156 112,252 103,913 9.9

 Computers......................................... 3,874 3,647 3,375 6.2 8.1 3.9 3,874 3,647 3,375 3,135 23.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 28,271 27,952 27,595 1.1 1.3 0.1 27,765 28,034 27,775 25,855 7.4

 Defense communications equipment... 7,108 6,934 6,117 2.5 13.4 1.1 6,874 6,890 6,161 6,001 14.5

 Semiconductors 1

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

 Electronic components....................... 10,112 10,224 10,085 -1.1 1.4 -1.8 10,248 10,247 10,058 10,314 -0.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 5,778 5,513 5,456 4.8 1.0 -0.3 5,598 5,367 5,345 4,723 18.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 34,236 34,113 33,750 0.4 1.1 -0.5 33,666 33,927 33,876 31,697 6.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 26,160 25,997 25,757 0.6 0.9 0.8 26,134 26,044 25,662 22,188 17.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 24,256 24,378 24,648 -0.5 -1.1 0.9 24,349 24,695 24,655 21,445 13.5

 Electric lighting equipment................... 2,739 2,705 2,647 1.3 2.2 6.3 2,827 2,851 2,825 2,579 9.6

 Household appliances.......................... 987 999 847 -1.2 17.9 -15.8 1,026 967 710 858 19.6

 Electrical equipment............................ 14,838 14,684 14,847 1.0 -1.1 2.9 14,876 14,809 14,835 12,384 20.1

 Transportation equipment........................ 441,446 434,073 421,013 1.7 3.1 2.6 436,356 430,623 420,619 329,424 32.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,801 20,400 20,663 -2.9 -1.3 -0.9 19,189 20,468 20,086 19,536 -1.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 274,595 271,128 258,747 1.3 4.8 4.3 272,321 269,228 258,294 181,954 49.7

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 43,062 40,808 40,676 5.5 0.3 -0.2 42,403 40,391 41,169 41,370 2.5

 Ships and boats................................. 19,751 19,127 19,078 3.3 0.3 -0.7 19,031 18,620 19,057 16,619 14.5

 Furniture and related products................. 7,379 7,736 7,877 -4.6 -1.8 -0.8 7,367 8,131 8,093 7,246 1.7

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

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

See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.
 5

Table 4. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories for Industry Groups

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. Aug.

2007p 2007r 2007 Aug. July June 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 07/06

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 516,576 517,103 516,507 -0.1 0.1 0.2 520,682 520,897 514,193 508,746 2.3

 Excluding transportation ...................... 438,922 439,509 439,248 -0.1 0.1 0.3 442,115 442,527 437,615 435,492 1.5

 Excluding defense ............................. 495,532 495,928 495,413 -0.1 0.1 0.2 499,465 499,544 493,036 486,961 2.6

 With unfilled orders ............................. 246,923 246,711 246,276 0.1 0.2 0.0 248,934 248,439 245,031 236,742 5.1

 Durable goods industries ........................ 312,654 312,895 312,622 -0.1 0.1 0.0 315,441 315,082 310,787 304,424 3.6

 Wood products................................. ....... 10,693 10,719 10,644 -0.2 0.7 0.2 10,648 10,581 10,480 11,598 -8.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 11,852 11,852 11,889 0.0 -0.3 -0.5 11,841 11,966 11,969 11,571 2.3

 Primary metals............................ ............ 31,748 31,850 31,921 -0.3 -0.2 1.3 31,762 32,053 31,732 29,872 6.3

 Iron and steel mills............................... 18,085 18,218 18,325 -0.7 -0.6 1.3 18,190 18,448 18,192 16,884 7.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 11,111 11,088 11,087 0.2 0.0 1.6 11,084 11,099 11,031 10,753 3.1

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,552 2,544 2,509 0.3 1.4 0.4 2,488 2,506 2,509 2,235 11.3

 Fabricated metal products......................... 41,338 41,481 41,440 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 41,351 41,781 41,484 40,276 2.7

 Machinery.............................................. 51,098 50,956 50,668 0.3 0.6 0.5 51,421 50,889 50,281 48,114 6.9

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,346 2,326 2,244 0.9 3.7 -0.8 2,247 2,279 2,243 2,149 4.6

 Construction machinery........................ 5,010 4,998 4,978 0.2 0.4 0.4 4,928 4,936 4,981 4,497 9.6

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 3,821 3,768 3,721 1.4 1.3 1.1 3,906 3,824 3,795 3,198 22.1

 Industrial machinery............................. 7,695 7,745 7,761 -0.6 -0.2 0.7 7,828 7,663 7,874 7,593 3.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,187 1,180 1,218 0.6 -3.1 1.9 1,188 1,176 1,201 1,221 -2.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,445 4,473 4,490 -0.6 -0.4 -0.4 4,519 4,508 4,420 4,369 3.4

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,054 4,078 4,051 -0.6 0.7 -0.1 4,165 4,159 3,993 4,425 -5.9

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 5,977 5,887 5,806 1.5 1.4 0.1 6,124 5,928 5,630 5,457 12.2

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,967 2,985 2,889 -0.6 3.3 0.2 2,946 2,939 2,863 2,602 13.2

 Computers and electronic products ......... 42,950 42,988 43,486 -0.1 -1.1 -0.6 44,002 43,517 42,939 44,649 -1.4

 Computers......................................... 1,102 1,086 1,145 1.5 -5.2 3.3 1,181 1,062 1,153 1,201 -1.7

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,306 1,284 1,283 1.7 0.1 0.3 1,396 1,320 1,195 1,267 10.2

 Other peripheral equipment................... 2,033 2,028 2,008 0.2 1.0 -2.6 2,141 2,073 1,950 2,178 -1.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,333 6,302 6,349 0.5 -0.7 -2.0 6,420 6,283 6,083 6,785 -5.4

 Defense communications equipment...... 940 909 840 3.4 8.2 6.2 956 920 846 748 27.8

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,117 1,152 1,188 -3.0 -3.0 0.9 1,189 1,172 1,106 1,230 -3.3

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

 Electronic components.......................... 6,941 6,954 6,860 -0.2 1.4 -3.9 7,058 7,103 6,837 7,172 -1.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,204 3,257 3,193 -1.6 2.0 3.4 3,243 3,328 3,220 2,779 16.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 2,398 2,438 2,439 -1.6 0.0 1.4 2,450 2,471 2,454 2,494 -1.8

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 10,984 10,849 10,862 1.2 -0.1 -0.7 11,209 10,866 10,720 10,901 2.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 14,390 14,444 14,335 -0.4 0.8 0.0 14,389 14,498 14,239 14,180 1.5

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,877 1,863 1,862 0.8 0.1 -4.7 1,909 1,886 1,881 1,932 -1.2

 Household appliances.......................... 1,747 1,749 1,706 -0.1 2.5 0.4 1,770 1,803 1,707 1,804 -1.9

 Electrical equipment............................. 5,191 5,241 5,232 -1.0 0.2 0.3 5,131 5,201 5,115 4,909 4.5

 Batteries............................................ 462 460 453 0.4 1.5 0.2 475 456 446 617 -23.0

 Transportation equipment......................... 77,654 77,594 77,259 0.1 0.4 -0.2 78,567 78,370 76,578 73,254 7.3

 Automobiles....................................... 2,281 2,482 2,195 -8.1 13.1 -2.0 2,381 2,635 2,113 2,167 9.9

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............. 2,712 2,748 3,014 -1.3 -8.8 -1.0 2,860 2,748 2,967 3,393 -15.7

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,579 1,644 1,530 -4.0 7.5 2.8 1,607 1,635 1,509 1,561 2.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 17,825 17,769 17,828 0.3 -0.3 -2.2 17,629 17,817 17,682 18,132 -2.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts............... 31,098 30,788 30,521 1.0 0.9 1.0 31,687 31,180 30,204 25,233 25.6

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,829 12,833 12,711 0.0 1.0 -0.1 12,908 12,946 12,768 12,563 2.7

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,296 2,275 2,302 0.9 -1.2 2.0 2,282 2,253 2,315 2,748 -17.0

 Furniture and related products................. 8,537 8,578 8,629 -0.5 -0.6 -0.7 8,626 8,781 8,862 8,960 -3.7

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 22,394 22,433 22,351 -0.2 0.4 -0.1 22,834 22,646 22,223 21,950 4.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 203,922 204,208 203,885 -0.1 0.2 0.6 205,241 205,815 203,406 204,322 0.4

 Food products........................................ 37,555 37,242 36,694 0.8 1.5 0.6 37,512 36,532 35,440 34,328 9.3

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 4,596 4,440 4,344 3.5 2.2 0.0 4,394 4,221 4,138 3,795 15.8

 Dairy products.................................... 4,780 4,717 4,586 1.3 2.9 3.1 4,867 4,909 4,738 4,044 20.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 7,230 7,175 7,085 0.8 1.3 0.2 7,188 7,115 6,934 6,651 8.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 14,735 14,800 14,818 -0.4 -0.1 0.1 14,331 14,200 14,263 14,005 2.3

 Beverages......................................... 10,922 10,897 10,834 0.2 0.6 1.0 10,668 10,520 10,446 9,844 8.4

 Tobacco............................................ 3,813 3,903 3,984 -2.3 -2.0 -2.3 3,663 3,680 3,817 4,161 -12.0

 Textile mills............................................ 3,828 3,796 3,784 0.8 0.3 0.9 3,858 3,817 3,812 4,211 -8.4

 Textile products...................................... 3,470 3,477 3,499 -0.2 -0.6 -0.5 3,510 3,522 3,546 3,766 -6.8

 Apparel................................................. 3,966 4,096 3,997 -3.2 2.5 3.2 4,098 4,219 4,038 4,279 -4.2

 Leather and allied products...................... 909 906 902 0.3 0.4 0.9 926 918 905 876 5.7

 Paper products....................................... 15,296 15,276 15,251 0.1 0.2 -0.4 15,261 15,332 15,186 15,391 -0.8

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 7,044 7,022 7,056 0.3 -0.5 -0.5 7,007 7,050 6,997 7,009 0.0

 Paperboard containers......................... 3,830 3,864 3,836 -0.9 0.7 -1.3 3,820 3,873 3,822 3,964 -3.6

 Printing.................................................. 6,456 6,493 6,595 -0.6 -1.5 0.1 6,803 6,812 6,633 7,085 -4.0

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 33,556 33,877 34,492 -0.9 -1.8 1.0 34,685 35,682 35,565 37,131 -6.6

 Petroleum refineries............................. 30,852 31,081 31,695 -0.7 -1.9 1.2 31,895 32,795 32,703 34,141 -6.6

 Chemical products..................................... 63,312 63,486 63,268 -0.3 0.3 0.5 63,754 64,152 63,661 63,075 1.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,753 2,676 2,587 2.9 3.4 2.6 2,403 2,386 2,378 2,210 8.7

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 24,054 24,523 24,637 -1.9 -0.5 1.1 24,677 25,197 25,164 24,415 1.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 3,077 3,043 3,021 1.1 0.7 0.4 3,099 3,077 3,099 3,053 1.5

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 20,839 20,759 20,585 0.4 0.8 0.8 20,503 20,629 20,357 20,175 1.6

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

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

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

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

 Topical Series 1

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted2

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date Percent

Industry Change6

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2007/

2007p 2007r 2007 Aug. July June 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 2007p 2006 2006

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 417,946 424,692 415,010 -1.6 2.3 -0.5 437,665 396,831 439,903 436,542 3,297,079 3,312,079 -0.5

 Construction materials and supplies...... 43,664 44,301 43,489 -1.4 1.9 -0.8 47,414 43,886 47,218 47,989 349,166 357,837 -2.4

 Information technology......................... 26,301 25,789 26,157 2.0 -1.4 -2.0 25,758 22,347 30,205 25,326 201,551 201,198 0.2

 Computers and related products .......... 5,040 4,601 5,417 9.5 -15.1 -7.6 5,111 4,125 6,559 5,313 40,583 43,768 -7.3

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 40,642 43,182 39,101 -5.9 10.4 0.3 44,464 29,153 42,462 44,033 316,422 328,255 -3.6

 Capital goods...................................... 75,377 75,059 73,688 0.4 1.9 -0.8 75,208 67,101 82,173 73,508 581,197 578,669 0.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 66,916 66,376 65,743 0.8 1.0 -0.5 66,813 59,197 73,911 65,442 516,996 517,004 0.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 60,925 60,342 60,365 1.0 0.0 -0.8 60,516 55,071 67,232 60,800 475,675 481,365 -1.2

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 8,461 8,683 7,945 -2.6 9.3 -4.0 8,395 7,904 8,262 8,066 64,201 61,665 4.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 163,548 167,821 165,559 -2.5 1.4 0.6 173,665 158,889 170,952 174,012 1,295,702 1,312,705 -1.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,720 36,928 34,887 -3.3 5.9 0.9 37,710 26,871 37,671 35,477 273,410 277,140 -1.3

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 127,828 130,893 130,672 -2.3 0.2 0.5 135,955 132,018 133,281 138,535 1,022,292 1,035,565 -1.3

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 420,685 435,099 420,992 -3.3 3.4 1.0 435,484 403,931 439,430 427,724 3,319,363 3,311,329 0.2

 Construction materials and supplies...... 44,146 44,679 44,374 -1.2 0.7 0.6 47,474 44,232 47,465 47,181 354,859 362,532 -2.1

 Information technology......................... 27,270 27,522 26,235 -0.9 4.9 -5.8 25,301 23,792 29,625 24,796 204,611 208,019 -1.6

 Computers and related products .......... 5,267 4,873 5,544 8.1 -12.1 -4.5 5,338 4,397 6,686 5,038 41,050 43,293 -5.2

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 40,043 42,919 38,917 -6.7 10.3 -0.8 43,185 29,535 41,899 43,449 314,644 329,866 -4.6

 Capital goods...................................... 82,253 91,376 84,431 -10.0 8.2 4.3 78,352 79,085 89,449 73,111 644,247 612,746 5.1

 Nondefense capital goods 3

.................. 71,296 81,119 77,389 -12.1 4.8 6.3 68,491 72,108 83,008 64,527 581,599 551,536 5.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 62,267 62,595 62,018 -0.5 0.9 -0.2 59,631 56,802 66,652 60,182 488,988 495,894 -1.4

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 10,957 10,257 7,042 6.8 45.7 -13.9 9,861 6,977 6,441 8,584 62,648 61,210 2.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 163,329 168,026 165,486 -2.8 1.5 0.4 173,417 159,417 170,547 173,676 1,296,883 1,312,666 -1.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,501 37,133 34,814 -4.4 6.7 -0.1 37,462 27,399 37,266 35,141 274,591 277,101 -0.9

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 127,828 130,893 130,672 -2.3 0.2 0.5 135,955 132,018 133,281 138,535 1,022,292 1,035,565 -1.3

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 763,475 754,340 737,085 1.2 2.3 1.6 755,722 751,386 737,956 620,056 (X) (X) 21.9

 Construction materials and supplies...... 48,251 47,769 47,391 1.0 0.8 1.9 48,831 48,771 48,425 45,227 (X) (X) 8.0

 Information technology......................... 112,590 111,621 109,888 0.9 1.6 0.1 110,992 111,449 110,004 100,603 (X) (X) 10.3

 Computers and related products .......... 3,874 3,647 3,375 6.2 8.1 3.9 3,874 3,647 3,375 3,135 (X) (X) 23.6

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 19,801 20,400 20,663 -2.9 -1.3 -0.9 19,189 20,468 20,086 19,536 (X) (X) -1.8

 Capital goods...................................... 574,503 567,627 551,310 1.2 3.0 2.0 566,940 563,796 551,812 445,164 (X) (X) 27.4

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................428,011 423,631 408,888 1.0 3.6 2.9 423,294 421,616 408,705 311,670 (X) (X) 35.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 180,608 179,266 177,013 0.7 1.3 0.9 178,233 179,118 177,387 153,586 (X) (X) 16.0

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 146,492 143,996 142,422 1.7 1.1 -0.6 143,646 142,180 143,107 133,494 (X) (X) 7.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 9,820 10,039 9,834 -2.2 2.1 -0.7 9,840 10,088 9,560 8,753 (X) (X) 12.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 9,820 10,039 9,834 -2.2 2.1 -0.7 9,840 10,088 9,560 8,753 (X) (X) 12.4 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 516,576 517,103 516,507 -0.1 0.1 0.2 520,682 520,897 514,193 508,746 (X) (X) 2.3

 Construction materials and supplies...... 58,608 58,650 58,616 -0.1 0.1 -0.6 58,854 59,039 58,600 59,249 (X) (X) -0.7

 Information technology......................... 36,214 36,142 36,109 0.2 0.1 0.2 37,003 36,370 35,520 36,286 (X) (X) 2.0

 Computers and related products .......... 4,441 4,398 4,436 1.0 -0.9 -0.3 4,718 4,455 4,298 4,646 (X) (X) 1.5

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,397 24,643 24,567 -1.0 0.3 -1.8 24,477 24,835 24,271 25,253 (X) (X) -3.1

 Capital goods...................................... 139,434 139,149 138,416 0.2 0.5 0.2 141,193 139,821 137,344 132,366 (X) (X) 6.7

 Nondefense capital goods 3..................122,614 122,187 121,539 0.3 0.5 0.1 124,279 122,794 120,461 115,138 (X) (X) 7.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 98,670 98,444 97,900 0.2 0.6 0.2 99,887 98,765 97,127 95,448 (X) (X) 4.7

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 16,820 16,962 16,877 -0.8 0.5 0.4 16,914 17,027 16,883 17,228 (X) (X) -1.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 157,417 158,363 158,442 -0.6 0.0 0.6 159,455 160,079 157,837 158,617 (X) (X) 0.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 29,020 29,384 29,407 -1.2 -0.1 -0.3 29,636 29,765 29,039 30,090 (X) (X) -1.5

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 128,397 128,979 129,035 -0.5 0.0 0.8 129,819 130,314 128,798 128,527 (X) (X) 1.0

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable.

1

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

2

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

3

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

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

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

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

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

and supplies.

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS

UNFILLED ORDERS

TOTAL INVENTORIES
 7

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. Aug.

2007p 2007r 2007 Aug. July June 2007p 2007r 2007 2006 07/06

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries..................... 176,518 176,366 176,446 0.1 0.0 -0.1 177,080 177,435 175,655 175,920 0.7

 Durable goods industries........................ 106,418 106,817 107,180 -0.4 -0.3 -0.5 107,060 107,563 105,924 106,389 0.6

 Wood products................................... 4,085 4,109 4,141 -0.6 -0.8 0.1 4,088 3,996 3,885 4,420 -7.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 4,564 4,563 4,550 0.0 0.3 -1.1 4,630 4,620 4,541 4,460 3.8

 Primary metals.................................... 11,852 11,900 12,065 -0.4 -1.4 -1.5 11,950 11,978 11,963 11,662 2.5

 Fabricated metal products..................... 15,894 15,929 15,993 -0.2 -0.4 -0.7 15,835 16,009 15,956 15,462 2.4

 Machinery.......................................... 19,804 19,838 19,668 -0.2 0.9 0.8 19,908 19,982 19,470 18,117 9.9

 Computers and electronic products ...... 15,958 16,277 16,737 -2.0 -2.7 -0.9 16,278 16,397 16,524 17,737 -8.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,985 5,951 5,962 0.6 -0.2 0.3 5,916 5,936 5,865 5,719 3.4

 Transportation equipment..................... 17,009 16,952 16,776 0.3 1.0 -1.3 17,063 17,207 16,444 17,608 -3.1

 Furniture and related products............... 3,822 3,884 3,865 -1.6 0.5 0.4 3,829 3,937 3,902 3,782 1.2

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,445 7,414 7,423 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 7,563 7,501 7,374 7,422 1.9

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 70,100 69,549 69,266 0.8 0.4 0.6 70,020 69,872 69,731 69,531 0.7

 Food products.................................... 13,267 13,082 12,898 1.4 1.4 1.4 12,858 12,750 12,573 11,912 7.9

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,534 4,600 4,619 -1.4 -0.4 -1.0 4,382 4,428 4,494 4,511 -2.9

 Textiles.............................................. 1,257 1,241 1,231 1.3 0.8 1.0 1,258 1,234 1,231 1,265 -0.6

 Textile products.................................. 1,352 1,356 1,363 -0.3 -0.5 0.7 1,368 1,384 1,378 1,455 -6.0

 Apparel............................................. 1,118 1,136 1,111 -1.6 2.3 1.8 1,116 1,140 1,099 1,102 1.3

 Leather and allied products................... 297 287 260 3.5 10.4 -0.8 303 293 263 256 18.4

 Paper products.................................... 7,168 7,126 7,102 0.6 0.3 -0.8 7,128 7,113 7,073 7,223 -1.3

 Printing ............................................. 2,987 2,985 3,019 0.1 -1.1 0.2 3,095 3,107 3,127 3,374 -8.3

 Petroleum and coal products................ 11,910 11,800 11,845 0.9 -0.4 2.0 12,211 12,314 12,426 11,946 2.2

 Chemical products................................ 18,053 17,852 17,792 1.1 0.3 0.6 18,146 18,004 18,085 18,227 -0.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 8,157 8,084 8,026 0.9 0.7 -0.3 8,155 8,105 7,982 8,260 -1.3

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 148,463 148,395 148,425 0.0 0.0 0.2 149,818 149,323 147,050 141,732 5.7

 Durable goods industries........................ 112,867 112,389 111,569 0.4 0.7 0.2 114,183 113,209 110,903 104,689 9.1

 Wood products................................... 2,248 2,282 2,218 -1.5 2.9 -3.6 2,250 2,280 2,217 2,432 -7.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,316 1,326 1,328 -0.8 -0.2 -1.9 1,313 1,341 1,350 1,273 3.1

 Primary metals.................................... 10,268 10,395 10,464 -1.2 -0.7 2.6 10,253 10,483 10,484 9,357 9.6

 Fabricated metal products..................... 11,923 11,839 11,675 0.7 1.4 -1.0 12,091 11,953 11,703 11,524 4.9

 Machinery.......................................... 14,423 14,160 14,183 1.9 -0.2 0.5 14,794 14,273 14,260 14,096 5.0

 Computers and electronic products ...... 16,695 16,648 16,373 0.3 1.7 -1.5 17,103 16,936 16,220 16,683 2.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 2,891 3,086 3,044 -6.3 1.4 -0.2 2,965 3,140 3,055 3,122 -5.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 48,524 48,096 47,734 0.9 0.8 0.9 48,769 48,182 47,062 41,282 18.1

 Furniture and related products............... 1,362 1,351 1,322 0.8 2.2 -2.6 1,365 1,369 1,335 1,546 -11.7

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,217 3,206 3,228 0.3 -0.7 -0.5 3,280 3,252 3,217 3,374 -2.8

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 35,596 36,006 36,856 -1.1 -2.3 0.3 35,635 36,114 36,147 37,043 -3.8

 Food products.................................... 2,746 2,766 2,827 -0.7 -2.2 -2.5 2,490 2,495 2,542 2,459 1.3

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 4,609 4,592 4,607 0.4 -0.3 -1.4 4,174 4,097 4,220 4,010 4.1

 Textiles.............................................. 836 843 851 -0.8 -0.9 1.7 841 851 851 1,056 -20.4

 Textile products.................................. 479 487 500 -1.6 -2.6 -2.2 472 489 502 609 -22.5

 Apparel............................................. 669 681 673 -1.8 1.2 4.2 673 680 669 643 4.7

 Leather and allied products................... 92 94 118 -2.1 -20.3 2.6 95 96 114 126 -24.6

 Paper products.................................... 1,341 1,331 1,340 0.8 -0.7 1.2 1,373 1,359 1,341 1,357 1.2

 Printing ............................................. 1,520 1,515 1,564 0.3 -3.1 -1.2 1,660 1,659 1,511 1,748 -5.0

 Petroleum and coal products................ 8,313 8,470 9,157 -1.9 -7.5 1.8 8,514 8,845 8,998 9,260 -8.1

 Chemical products................................ 12,485 12,748 12,794 -2.1 -0.4 0.5 12,874 13,086 13,005 13,459 -4.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,506 2,479 2,425 1.1 2.2 -0.7 2,469 2,457 2,394 2,316 6.6

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries..................... 191,595 192,342 191,636 -0.4 0.4 0.5 193,784 194,139 191,488 191,094 1.4

 Durable goods industries........................ 93,369 93,689 93,873 -0.3 -0.2 0.3 94,198 94,310 93,960 93,346 0.9

 Wood products................................... 4,360 4,328 4,285 0.7 1.0 2.5 4,310 4,305 4,378 4,746 -9.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,972 5,963 6,011 0.2 -0.8 0.3 5,898 6,005 6,078 5,838 1.0

 Primary metals.................................... 9,628 9,555 9,392 0.8 1.7 3.8 9,559 9,592 9,285 8,853 8.0

 Fabricated metal products..................... 13,521 13,713 13,772 -1.4 -0.4 0.4 13,425 13,819 13,825 13,290 1.0

 Machinery.......................................... 16,871 16,958 16,817 -0.5 0.8 0.2 16,719 16,634 16,551 15,901 5.1

 Computers and electronic products ...... 10,297 10,063 10,376 2.3 -3.0 1.2 10,621 10,184 10,195 10,229 3.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 5,514 5,407 5,329 2.0 1.5 -0.3 5,508 5,422 5,319 5,339 3.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 12,121 12,546 12,749 -3.4 -1.6 -2.6 12,735 12,981 13,072 14,364 -11.3

 Furniture and related products............... 3,353 3,343 3,442 0.3 -2.9 -1.1 3,432 3,475 3,625 3,632 -5.5

 Miscellaneous products........................ 11,732 11,813 11,700 -0.7 1.0 0.0 11,991 11,893 11,632 11,154 7.5

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 98,226 98,653 97,763 -0.4 0.9 0.7 99,586 99,829 97,528 97,748 1.9

 Food products.................................... 21,542 21,394 20,969 0.7 2.0 0.6 22,164 21,287 20,325 19,957 11.1

 Beverage and tobacco products............. 5,592 5,608 5,592 -0.3 0.3 2.2 5,775 5,675 5,549 5,484 5.3

 Textiles.............................................. 1,735 1,712 1,702 1.3 0.6 0.4 1,759 1,732 1,730 1,890 -6.9

 Textile products.................................. 1,639 1,634 1,636 0.3 -0.1 -1.0 1,670 1,649 1,666 1,702 -1.9

 Apparel............................................. 2,179 2,279 2,213 -4.4 3.0 3.6 2,309 2,399 2,270 2,534 -8.9

 Leather and allied products................... 520 525 524 -1.0 0.2 1.4 528 529 528 494 6.9

 Paper products.................................... 6,787 6,819 6,809 -0.5 0.1 -0.2 6,760 6,860 6,772 6,811 -0.7

 Printing ............................................. 1,949 1,993 2,012 -2.2 -0.9 1.0 2,048 2,046 1,995 1,963 4.3

 Petroleum and coal products................ 13,333 13,607 13,490 -2.0 0.9 -0.3 13,960 14,523 14,141 15,925 -12.3

 Chemical products................................ 32,774 32,886 32,682 -0.3 0.6 0.5 32,734 33,062 32,571 31,389 4.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,176 10,196 10,134 -0.2 0.6 2.1 9,879 10,067 9,981 9,599 2.9

p

 Preliminary r Revised

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1

Industry Aug Jul Jun May Aug Jul Jun May

2007p 2007r 2007 2007 2007p 2007r 2007 2007

 All manufacturing industries2

...... 1.24 1.22 1.24 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries2

................... 1.44 1.42 1.48 1.46 5.06 4.93 4.97 4.85

 Wood products................................ 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.32 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.24 1.22 1.23 1.22 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.58 1.55 1.57 1.52 1.32 1.30 1.32 1.35

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.55 1.56 1.59 1.59 2.23 2.21 2.25 2.22

 Machinery....................................... 1.84 1.80 1.83 1.80 3.34 3.23 3.24 3.19

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.30 1.31 1.36 1.31 5.01 5.08 4.83 4.76

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.30 1.32 1.33 1.32 2.35 2.38 2.43 2.40

 Transportation equipment................. 1.29 1.23 1.35 1.35 11.33 10.70 11.40 11.01

 Furniture and related products........... 1.24 1.23 1.24 1.26 1.20 1.26 1.29 1.31

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.70 1.73 1.74 1.74 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 1.01 1.00 1.00 1.00 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products................................... 0.78 0.77 0.78 0.78 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.25 1.30 1.30 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.34 1.31 1.34 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.23 1.24 1.21 1.22 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.46 1.56 1.60 1.48 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.60 1.61 1.62 1.62 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Printing.......................................... 0.76 0.76 0.78 0.78 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.85 0.79 0.79 0.79 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.19 1.17 1.19 1.17 (X) (X) (X) (X)

p

 Preliminary r Revised X Not Applicable

1

 Excludes the following industries with no unfilled orders: Wood products; nonmetallic mineral products; 

medical equipment and supplies; office supplies; other miscellaneous manufacturing; cutlery and handtools;

farm and garden machinery; computer storage and peripheral devices; audio and video equipment; manufacturing

and reproducing magnetic and optical media; batteries; automobiles; light trucks and utility vehicles; heavy duty

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

2 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Aug2 Aug2 Aug2 Aug2

Industry 2006- 2006- 2006- 2006-

Aug1 Jul Aug1 Jul Aug1 Jul Aug1 Jul

2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007

 All manufacturing industries.......... (X) 0.3 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

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

 Wood products................................... (X) 1.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 0.0 0.6 0.2 1.7 -0.3 0.8 0.0 0.3

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

 Machinery.......................................... -0.2 0.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.3

 Computers and electronic products ..... 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.1 0.6 -0.4 1.1 -0.2 0.3 0.0 0.3

 Transportation equipment................... 0.0 0.7 0.1 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.4 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.3

Nondurable goods industries.................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Food products................................... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Textile products................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.0

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 2.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.7

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

 Plastics and rubber products............... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

 publication.

2

 The twelve month revisions are the differences between the month-to-month percent changes of the preliminary and

final estimates. The monthly averages are the simple averages of the absolute values of the differences for the months specified. 

The advance to final percent change revisions for the durable goods industries are shown in the advance report for the month.

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data]

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description 

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

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

end-of-month order backlog (unfilled orders), end-of-month total inventory (at current cost or market value), and 

inventories by stage of fabrication (materials and supplies, work-in-process, and finished goods). The M3 includes 

approximately 4,200 reporting units. Units may be divisions of diversified large companies, large homogenous 

companies, or single-unit manufacturers in 89 industry categories. Due to the small monthly sample, these 89 

categories have been combined into 59 publication levels. The survey methodology assumes that the month-tomonth changes of the total operations of those companies in the monthly survey effectively represent the month-tomonth movements of all establishments that make up the category. The current coverage levels in the survey show 

that reported data in the monthly survey represent approximately 62 percent of the shipments estimates at the total 

manufacturing level. Data published represent manufacturing in a calendar month. The data collection is based on a 

voluntary survey authorized by Title 13 of the United States Code. 

The data presented in this release are based on data obtained from a panel of 4,200 reporting units and provide an 

indication of the activity within the manufacturing sector. The results differ from what would be obtained from a 

complete enumeration of all manufacturing companies. In addition, a different panel of 4,200 companies would 

yield different results. The M3 panel is comprised of companies with $500 million or more in shipments and a 

limited number of smaller companies. From a statistical perspective, the panel is not a probability sample; therefore, 

the sampling errors that are normally provided with sample surveys cannot be measured. Nonsampling errors are 

attributable to many sources. The use of company or divisional reports to estimate the monthly change for 

establishments is one source of nonsampling error. The use of primarily large companies to represent the month-tomonth movement of all companies is another potential source. Any corrections in the data will be released in the 

next month’s advance report. Any revisions made later than two months will be reflected in the annual benchmark 

publication. 

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