FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2005, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT 

Chris Savage or Patrick Kent 

Manufacturing and Construction Division 

(301) 763-4832 

M3-2 (05)-07 

CB05-126 

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders 

July 2005

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in July decreased 

$7.5 billion or 1.9 percent to $387.8 billion, the U.S. 

Census Bureau reported today. This was the largest 

percent decrease in fifteen months and followed a 0.9 

percent increase. 

 Shipments, up for the third consecutive month, 

increased $2.9 billion or 0.7 percent to $389.3 billion. 

This was at the highest level since the series was first 

stated on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a slight 

increase in June. 

 Unfilled orders, up for the third consecutive month, 

increased $5.7 billion or 1.0 percent to $580.5 billion. 

This was at the highest level since the series began and 

followed a 2.8 percent June increase. The unfilled 

orders-to-shipments ratio was 4.16, up from 4.09 in 

June. 

 Inventories, up eighteen of the last nineteen months, 

increased $2.3 billion or 0.5 percent to $463.8 billion. 

This followed a 0.1 percent June increase. The 

inventories-to-shipments ratio was unchanged at 1.19. 

New Orders 

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in July, 

down following three consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $10.6 billion or 4.9 percent to $204.7 billion, 

unchanged from the previously published 4.9 percent 

decrease. This followed a 1.9 percent June increase. 

 Transportation equipment, down for the second 

consecutive month, had the largest decrease, $5.9 billion 

or 8.8 percent to $61.9 billion. 

 

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $3.1 billion or 1.7 percent to $183.1 billion. 

 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in July, 

down following two consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $0.2 billion or 0.1 percent to $206.3 billion, 

unchanged from the previously published 0.1 percent 

decrease. This followed a 0.2 percent June increase. 

 Fabricated metal products, down for the second 

consecutive month, had the largest decrease, $0.3 billion or 1.3 percent to $23.6 billion. 

 

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $3.1 billion or 1.7 percent to $183.1 billion, 

led by petroleum and coal products, which increased 

$1.8 billion or 5.6 percent to $33.9 billion. Chemical 

products also increased $1.6 billion or 3.5 percent to 

$46.4 billion. Shipments of manufactured nondurable 

goods were at the highest level since the series began. 

 

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

July, up for the third consecutive month, increased $5.7 

billion or 1.0 percent to $580.5 billion, unchanged from 

the previously published 1.0 percent increase. This was 

at the highest level since the series began and followed a 

2.8 percent June increase. 

 

 Transportation equipment, up for the third consecutive 

month, had the largest increase, $4.7 billion or 1.7 

percent to $290.0 billion. This was at the highest level 

since the series began. 

Inventories 

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in July, up 

seventeen of the last eighteen months, increased $1.7 

billion or 0.6 percent to $282.2 billion, unchanged from 

the previously published 0.6 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.4 percent June decrease. 

 Machinery, up nineteen of the last twenty months, had 

the largest increase, $0.7 billion or 1.5 percent to $47.2 

billion. 

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up six 

of the last seven months, increased $0.6 billion or 0.4 

percent to $181.6 billion. This was at the highest level 

since the series began and was due to petroleum and coal 

products, which increased $1.3 billion or 5.8 percent to 

$24.2 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, July materials and supplies 

decreased 0.3 percent in durable goods and 0.2 percent 

in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 1.6 

percent in durable goods and decreased 0.1 percent in 

nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.5 percent 

in durable goods and 0.9 percent in nondurable goods. 

Figures in text, other than year-to-date, are in seasonally adjusted current dollars. Figures on new and unfilled orders 

exclude data for semiconductor manufacturing. For data, call (301) 763-4673 or go to <http://www.census.gov/m3>. The advance report on durable goods for August is scheduled for release on September 28, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the full report on October 4, 2005, 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

July June May June - May -Apr. - July June May July 2005/

2005p 2005r 2005 July June May 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2004

 All manufacturing industries .................. 389,333 386,436 386,344 0.7 0.0 0.7 358,334 412,308 391,209 337,391 2,658,407 2,477,225 7.3

 Excluding transportation ................... 332,184 329,180 329,370 0.9 -0.1 0.8 317,410 348,621 332,126 297,769 2,269,192 2,080,612 9.1

 Excluding defense .............................. 380,238 377,105 376,945 0.8 0.0 0.7 349,964 402,036 382,061 328,949 2,595,231 2,413,884 7.5

 With unfilled orders ........................... 139,681 140,402 140,159 -0.5 0.2 0.7 124,208 153,502 140,929 119,115 965,216 894,703 7.9

 Durable goods industries ........................ 206,260 206,451 205,944 -0.1 0.2 0.8 179,174 225,754 207,748 171,289 1,416,289 1,336,461 6.0

 Wood products................................. ...... 9,143 9,031 8,866 1.2 1.9 -1.0 9,353 9,883 9,344 9,095 62,653 61,252 2.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 9,013 9,016 9,009 0.0 0.1 0.8 9,083 9,677 9,360 8,428 61,304 55,962 9.5

 Primary metals............................ .......... 15,008 15,204 15,292 -1.3 -0.6 -1.0 13,791 15,930 15,881 13,838 109,795 97,537 12.6

 Iron and steel mills............................ 6,417 6,620 6,849 -3.1 -3.3 -2.8 5,909 6,958 7,161 6,745 49,901 44,541 12.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,933 6,943 6,823 -0.1 1.8 0.4 6,416 7,200 7,018 5,739 48,295 42,853 12.7

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,658 1,641 1,620 1.0 1.3 0.7 1,466 1,772 1,702 1,354 11,599 10,143 14.4

 Fabricated metal products...................... 23,567 23,876 24,002 -1.3 -0.5 0.5 22,299 25,394 24,601 22,055 165,219 154,714 6.8

 Machinery............................................. 25,790 25,826 25,785 -0.1 0.2 1.2 24,183 28,391 26,508 23,162 181,961 165,123 10.2

 Farm machinery................................. 1,808 1,742 1,786 3.8 -2.5 -6.0 1,731 1,764 1,904 1,656 13,223 11,816 11.9

 Construction machinery..................... 2,651 2,765 2,697 -4.1 2.5 2.9 2,470 3,085 2,972 2,133 19,148 15,459 23.9

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery......................... 952 961 973 -0.9 -1.2 -10.3 910 1,020 930 753 6,621 5,010 32.2

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,395 2,173 2,413 10.2 -9.9 2.2 2,381 2,540 2,295 2,965 17,182 18,878 -9.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 650 648 638 0.3 1.6 -0.6 625 749 619 643 4,348 4,571 -4.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,907 2,851 2,860 2.0 -0.3 0.5 2,839 3,455 3,000 2,776 20,182 19,668 2.6

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,982 2,905 2,882 2.7 0.8 1.8 2,772 3,233 2,747 2,226 19,468 15,803 23.2

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,583 3,908 3,615 -8.3 8.1 6.4 3,197 4,083 3,763 3,076 25,808 23,466 10.0

 Material handling equipment............... 1,821 1,863 1,808 -2.3 3.0 6.6 1,691 1,989 1,768 1,361 12,278 9,729 26.2

 Computers and electronic products ......... 36,924 36,769 36,848 0.4 -0.2 1.9 32,528 41,654 34,214 30,125 247,751 222,316 11.4

 Computers........................................ 6,196 6,077 6,205 2.0 -2.1 -3.1 6,360 6,573 5,390 4,811 41,999 28,906 45.3

 Computer storage devices................... 721 820 835 -12.1 -1.8 8.7 442 1,393 604 498 5,255 4,741 10.8

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,217 1,196 1,287 1.8 -7.1 0.1 940 1,556 1,077 1,079 8,328 8,503 -2.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 5,310 5,414 5,226 -1.9 3.6 15.9 4,358 6,141 5,053 4,083 34,559 33,137 4.3

 Defense communications equipment... 394 432 408 -8.8 5.9 -3.8 368 446 420 352 3,068 2,722 12.7

 Audio and video equipment.................. 778 780 807 -0.3 -3.3 0.4 666 707 690 648 5,006 4,362 14.8

 Semiconductors ................................. 7,237 6,806 7,023 6.3 -3.1 -0.8 6,392 7,349 6,696 6,288 47,973 45,339 5.8

 Electronic components........................ 4,828 4,946 4,863 -2.4 1.7 1.5 4,242 5,455 4,767 3,815 33,158 27,883 18.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 922 952 950 -3.2 0.2 3.8 825 1,030 969 723 6,415 5,783 10.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,711 2,674 2,670 1.4 0.1 1.6 2,570 2,882 2,564 2,353 17,813 16,040 11.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,022 6,107 5,985 -1.4 2.0 0.7 4,836 7,567 5,460 4,917 40,316 40,886 -1.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,549 9,452 9,433 1.0 0.2 1.7 8,783 10,250 9,449 8,327 64,215 60,356 6.4

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,021 1,013 1,021 0.8 -0.8 -2.8 852 1,069 993 878 6,961 6,848 1.7

 Household appliances........................ 2,182 2,173 2,126 0.4 2.2 1.2 1,994 2,379 2,140 1,909 14,334 13,692 4.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,043 2,993 2,997 1.7 -0.1 2.4 2,853 3,338 3,017 2,587 20,609 18,634 10.6

 Batteries........................................... 594 591 588 0.5 0.5 5.6 489 640 554 446 3,669 3,466 5.9

 Transportation equipment...................... 57,149 57,256 56,974 -0.2 0.5 0.4 40,924 63,687 59,083 39,622 389,215 396,613 -1.9

 Automobiles..................................... 7,408 7,217 7,116 2.6 1.4 2.7 4,550 7,923 7,455 4,338 48,968 51,349 -4.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 13,172 13,411 12,994 -1.8 3.2 2.5 7,433 14,965 13,589 6,752 88,405 96,564 -8.4

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 1,670 1,724 1,802 -3.1 -4.3 3.6 1,576 1,951 1,899 1,526 12,211 10,312 18.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 19,265 18,895 19,051 2.0 -0.8 2.5 14,014 20,367 20,169 14,613 132,357 136,919 -3.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 6,738 6,799 6,643 -0.9 2.3 -10.8 5,503 8,214 6,662 4,431 44,478 38,791 14.7

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,353 3,649 3,746 -8.1 -2.6 1.8 3,047 4,218 3,483 3,334 24,795 26,625 -6.9

 Ships and boats................................. 2,233 2,291 2,279 -2.5 0.5 -4.0 1,859 2,361 2,473 1,773 16,170 13,916 16.2

 Furniture and related products................. 7,491 7,422 7,488 0.9 -0.9 0.7 7,163 7,482 7,314 6,673 50,579 46,212 9.4

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,626 12,599 12,247 0.2 2.9 1.3 11,067 13,406 11,994 9,964 83,597 76,376 9.5

 Nondurable goods industries................... 183,073 179,985 180,400 1.7 -0.2 0.7 179,160 186,554 183,461 166,102 1,242,118 1,140,764 8.9

 Food products....................................... 44,871 44,898 45,174 -0.1 -0.6 1.5 43,082 45,480 44,984 41,036 306,523 286,638 6.9

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 3,057 3,064 3,026 -0.2 1.3 -0.5 2,951 3,025 3,069 3,481 20,860 25,321 -17.6

 Dairy products.................................. 6,864 6,699 6,788 2.5 -1.3 -0.2 6,631 6,848 6,971 6,690 46,845 45,686 2.5

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 15,111 15,516 15,427 -2.6 0.6 -0.2 14,906 16,088 15,643 12,615 105,828 86,153 22.8

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 9,393 9,460 9,459 -0.7 0.0 5.4 9,670 9,979 10,051 9,297 63,467 63,578 -0.2

 Beverages......................................... 6,109 5,918 5,821 3.2 1.7 0.7 6,386 6,437 6,413 6,026 40,486 40,679 -0.5

 Tobacco............................................ 3,284 3,542 3,638 -7.3 -2.6 13.9 3,284 3,542 3,638 3,271 22,981 22,899 0.4

 Textile mills........................................... 3,313 3,441 3,421 -3.7 0.6 -0.4 3,066 3,670 3,430 3,436 23,891 25,294 -5.5

 Textile products................................... 2,844 2,818 2,817 0.9 0.0 0.1 2,889 2,970 2,817 2,806 19,710 19,375 1.7

 Apparel................................................ 3,529 3,517 3,464 0.3 1.5 3.3 3,610 3,550 3,250 3,483 23,350 23,286 0.3

 Leather and allied products..................... 454 470 495 -3.4 -5.1 1.2 433 485 468 466 3,248 3,244 0.1

 Paper products...................................... 14,160 14,191 14,186 -0.2 0.0 0.3 13,907 14,777 14,274 13,389 98,250 91,998 6.8

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 5,821 5,856 5,876 -0.6 -0.3 -1.0 5,794 6,022 5,903 5,849 41,442 40,329 2.8

 Paperboard containers........................ 3,754 3,861 3,869 -2.8 -0.2 0.1 3,656 4,046 3,897 3,868 26,699 25,829 3.4

 Printing................................................. 7,355 7,450 7,516 -1.3 -0.9 -0.4 6,879 7,375 7,240 7,290 50,798 51,920 -2.2

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 33,883 32,091 31,160 5.6 3.0 -0.7 35,288 33,711 32,551 26,925 216,240 167,553 29.1

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 31,414 29,534 28,538 6.4 3.5 -1.4 32,501 30,681 29,708 24,221 198,981 152,280 30.7

 Chemical products.................................. 46,356 44,773 45,726 3.5 -2.1 -0.3 44,086 46,603 46,666 42,454 318,335 297,653 6.9

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals..................... 2,333 1,847 1,988 26.3 -7.1 6.7 1,903 2,208 2,821 1,565 15,968 13,830 15.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 11,345 10,875 11,771 4.3 -7.6 -0.3 10,567 10,809 11,571 11,890 78,512 83,358 -5.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 2,572 2,639 2,575 -2.5 2.5 -0.5 2,626 2,944 2,794 2,565 18,282 17,760 2.9

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 16,915 16,876 16,982 0.2 -0.6 1.8 16,250 17,954 17,730 15,520 118,306 110,225 7.3

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

July June May June - May -Apr. - July June May July 2005/

2005p 2005r 2005 July June May 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2004

All manufacturing industries 2................... 387,780 395,324 391,656 -1.9 0.9 4.2 354,607 416,866 393,856 335,596 2,646,217 2,462,900 7.4

 Excluding transportation 2

................... 325,889 327,485 322,690 -0.5 1.5 0.8 311,003 344,052 324,371 289,968 2,237,324 2,058,144 8.7

 Excluding defense 2

............................. 379,266 385,502 383,611 -1.6 0.5 4.1 349,249 406,907 387,834 329,927 2,591,285 2,397,874 8.1

 With unfilled orders 2

.......................... 145,365 156,096 152,494 -6.9 2.4 9.9 126,873 165,409 150,272 123,608 1,000,999 925,717 8.1

 Durable goods industries 2........................ 204,707 215,339 211,256 -4.9 1.9 7.3 175,447 230,312 210,395 169,494 1,404,099 1,322,136 6.2

 Primary metals............................ ............ 15,154 14,871 14,990 1.9 -0.8 0.6 14,045 15,257 15,470 14,616 108,738 101,779 6.8

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 6,646 6,296 6,390 5.6 -1.5 0.5 6,205 6,438 6,670 7,253 48,234 46,944 2.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,826 6,943 6,867 -1.7 1.1 0.6 6,357 7,118 6,980 5,958 48,779 44,379 9.9

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 1,682 1,632 1,733 3.1 -5.8 1.3 1,483 1,701 1,820 1,405 11,725 10,456 12.1

 Fabricated metal products...................... 23,455 24,552 24,199 -4.5 1.5 0.2 22,284 25,760 25,100 21,876 169,505 161,064 5.2

 Machinery............................................. 26,372 28,199 25,573 -6.5 10.3 -2.8 23,921 29,577 25,349 22,191 187,332 169,538 10.5

 Construction machinery....................... 2,556 3,334 2,923 -23.3 14.1 5.8 2,061 3,253 3,055 1,834 20,379 16,698 22.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery......................... 1,070 1,071 1,063 -0.1 0.8 -7.2 982 1,098 1,040 710 7,223 5,370 34.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,437 2,352 2,010 3.6 17.0 -21.8 2,613 2,470 1,852 3,216 17,029 20,184 -15.6

 Photographic equipment...................... 634 723 630 -12.3 14.8 -4.0 646 789 601 639 4,498 4,636 -3.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 2,897 2,977 2,873 -2.7 3.6 3.1 2,828 3,448 3,047 2,712 20,633 20,219 2.0

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,157 3,108 2,951 1.6 5.3 -5.6 2,923 3,228 2,834 2,196 21,027 16,644 26.3

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 3,846 4,898 3,300 -21.5 48.4 -4.0 3,129 5,120 2,865 2,148 26,172 22,304 17.3

 Material handling equipment............... 1,576 1,888 1,932 -16.5 -2.3 5.6 1,165 2,048 1,786 1,367 13,077 10,133 29.1

 Computers and electronic products 2...... 30,080 32,074 29,852 -6.2 7.4 3.1 25,796 36,139 26,734 22,458 205,402 182,130 12.8

 Computers........................................ 5,819 6,433 6,253 -9.5 2.9 -3.6 5,983 6,929 5,438 4,389 41,240 28,385 45.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 5,569 5,783 5,123 -3.7 12.9 11.3 4,450 6,029 4,823 3,621 36,901 33,039 11.7

 Defense communications equipment... 442 869 435 -49.1 99.8 18.2 331 954 309 376 3,565 2,734 30.4

 Semiconductors 2................................ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

 Electronic components........................ 4,883 4,833 4,924 1.0 -1.8 5.1 4,271 5,453 4,805 3,502 33,227 29,105 14.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 950 925 937 2.7 -1.3 8.6 852 960 997 799 6,693 6,025 11.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,827 3,389 2,508 -16.6 35.1 5.8 2,040 3,728 1,801 1,883 18,690 17,942 4.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 6,286 6,481 6,154 -3.0 5.3 0.9 5,292 7,875 5,666 5,105 42,636 43,280 -1.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,554 9,757 9,657 -2.1 1.0 3.2 9,074 10,284 9,726 8,593 65,850 62,027 6.2

 Electric lighting equipment................... 914 1,189 960 -23.1 23.9 -11.2 764 1,263 982 756 7,174 7,024 2.1

 Household appliances.......................... 2,221 2,130 2,205 4.3 -3.4 3.5 2,096 2,227 2,236 2,023 14,418 13,699 5.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,256 3,115 3,157 4.5 -1.3 7.0 3,161 3,321 3,244 2,610 21,797 19,312 12.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 61,891 67,839 68,966 -8.8 -1.6 23.5 43,604 72,814 69,485 45,628 408,893 404,756 1.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 19,603 18,905 19,214 3.7 -1.6 1.7 14,795 20,053 20,066 14,931 132,834 138,244 -3.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 12,079 15,117 20,137 -20.1 -24.9 174.3 10,025 16,373 19,881 11,056 69,252 44,320 56.3

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 2,617 2,771 2,706 -5.6 2.4 14.1 1,648 3,034 2,143 1,944 18,396 23,445 -21.5

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,160 1,899 2,020 13.7 -6.0 -7.0 1,341 1,670 1,826 1,209 12,969 12,844 1.0

 Furniture and related products................. 7,246 7,409 7,468 -2.2 -0.8 4.6 7,047 7,523 7,404 6,771 50,950 47,433 7.4

 Nondurable goods industries.................. 183,073 179,985 180,400 1.7 -0.2 0.7 179,160 186,554 183,461 166,102 1,242,118 1,140,764 8.9

p

 Preliminary r Revised NA Not available.

1

 New orders are the totals for the period and are adjusted for trading-day and calendar-month variations. 2

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

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

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

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

Current Industrial Reports: M3-3(04), "Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1992-2004."

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

[Millions of Dollars]

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Percent

Industry Change

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July July

2005p 2005r 2005 July June May 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 05/04

All manufacturing industries 1................... 580,484 574,800 559,106 1.0 2.8 2.3 579,349 576,684 564,777 532,575 8.8

 Excluding transportation 1................... 290,466 289,524 284,413 0.3 1.8 0.1 291,058 291,073 288,293 269,757 7.9

 Excluding defense 1

............................. 433,667 427,402 412,199 1.5 3.7 3.4 433,484 427,807 415,587 380,157 14.0

 Durable goods industries 1

........................ 580,484 574,800 559,106 1.0 2.8 2.3 579,349 576,684 564,777 532,575 8.8

 Primary metals........................................ 19,121 18,975 19,308 0.8 -1.7 -1.5 19,429 19,175 19,848 21,674 -10.4

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,890 9,661 9,985 2.4 -3.2 -4.4 10,038 9,742 10,262 12,776 -21.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 6,271 6,378 6,378 -1.7 0.0 0.7 6,457 6,516 6,598 6,187 4.4

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,960 2,936 2,945 0.8 -0.3 4.0 2,934 2,917 2,988 2,711 8.2

 Fabricated metal products...................... 45,195 45,307 44,631 -0.2 1.5 0.4 46,096 46,111 45,745 42,011 9.7

 Machinery.............................................. 80,977 80,395 78,022 0.7 3.0 -0.3 79,971 80,233 79,047 72,547 10.2

 Construction machinery....................... 6,577 6,672 6,103 -1.4 9.3 3.8 6,276 6,685 6,517 3,923 60.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery......................... 2,175 2,057 1,947 5.7 5.6 4.8 2,158 2,086 2,008 1,456 48.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 8,853 8,811 8,632 0.5 2.1 -4.5 8,946 8,714 8,784 8,765 2.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 960 976 901 -1.6 8.3 -0.9 976 955 915 820 19.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 5,225 5,235 5,109 -0.2 2.5 0.3 5,347 5,358 5,365 4,862 10.0

 Metalworking machinery....................... 7,771 7,596 7,393 2.3 2.7 0.9 7,826 7,675 7,680 6,209 26.0

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment.......... 31,549 31,286 30,296 0.8 3.3 -1.0 30,955 31,023 29,986 31,366 -1.3

 Material handling equipment............... 6,818 7,063 7,038 -3.5 0.4 1.8 6,649 7,175 7,116 5,244 26.8

 Computers and electronic products 1...... 114,478 114,085 111,974 0.3 1.9 0.0 114,375 114,715 112,881 104,766 9.2

 Computers......................................... 5,658 6,035 5,679 -6.2 6.3 0.9 5,658 6,035 5,679 5,761 -1.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 31,117 30,858 30,489 0.8 1.2 -0.3 31,218 31,126 31,238 30,608 2.0

 Defense communications equipment... 6,908 6,860 6,423 0.7 6.8 0.4 6,846 6,883 6,375 2,065 231.5

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

 Electronic components.......................... 12,903 12,848 12,961 0.4 -0.9 0.5 12,843 12,814 12,816 13,312 -3.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 3,978 3,950 3,977 0.7 -0.7 -0.3 4,012 3,985 4,055 3,524 13.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 34,428 34,312 33,597 0.3 2.1 -0.5 34,159 34,689 33,843 32,827 4.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments.................... 19,486 19,222 18,848 1.4 2.0 0.9 19,639 19,183 18,875 16,669 17.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 16,845 16,840 16,535 0.0 1.8 1.4 17,046 16,755 16,721 15,622 9.1

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,857 1,964 1,788 -5.4 9.8 -3.3 1,925 2,013 1,819 1,450 32.8

 Household appliances.......................... 697 658 701 5.9 -6.1 12.7 669 567 719 638 4.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 10,206 9,993 9,871 2.1 1.2 1.6 10,301 9,993 10,010 9,252 11.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 290,018 285,276 274,693 1.7 3.9 4.6 288,291 285,611 276,484 262,818 9.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 15,675 15,337 15,327 2.2 0.1 1.1 15,747 14,966 15,280 15,641 0.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 148,511 143,170 134,852 3.7 6.2 11.1 147,360 142,838 134,679 114,928 28.2

 Defense aircraft and parts................... 48,763 49,499 50,377 -1.5 -1.7 -2.0 48,998 50,397 51,581 60,683 -19.3

 Ships and boats.................................. 16,238 16,311 16,703 -0.4 -2.3 -1.5 15,658 16,176 16,867 17,303 -9.5

 Furniture and related products................. 7,107 7,352 7,365 -3.3 -0.2 -0.3 7,398 7,514 7,473 7,487 -1.2

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

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July July

2005p 2005r 2005 July June May 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 05/04

 All manufacturing industries..................... 463,824 461,511 461,219 0.5 0.1 -0.1 466,641 458,827 464,550 439,661 6.1

 Excluding transportation...................... 397,675 396,047 395,405 0.4 0.2 -0.2 399,645 394,082 398,248 375,431 6.4

 Excluding defense............................. 444,706 442,626 442,123 0.5 0.1 -0.2 447,382 439,851 445,503 421,200 6.2

 With unfilled orders............................. 218,709 217,265 219,055 0.7 -0.8 0.3 220,391 215,938 220,890 206,654 6.6

 Durable goods industries........................ 282,192 280,518 281,584 0.6 -0.4 0.2 284,322 278,794 284,242 266,650 6.6

 Wood products........................................ 10,620 10,659 10,656 -0.4 0.0 0.2 10,415 10,463 10,588 9,775 6.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products................... 10,381 10,263 10,200 1.1 0.6 0.2 10,474 10,336 10,421 9,741 7.5

 Primary metals........................................ 24,380 24,601 24,805 -0.9 -0.8 0.7 24,420 24,339 24,652 20,110 21.4

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 14,150 14,390 14,538 -1.7 -1.0 0.5 14,187 14,122 14,301 10,877 30.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals......... 8,184 8,169 8,217 0.2 -0.6 1.4 8,196 8,139 8,235 7,544 8.6

 Ferrous metal foundries...................... 2,046 2,042 2,050 0.2 -0.4 0.2 2,037 2,078 2,116 1,689 20.6

 Fabricated metal products......................... 37,079 37,202 37,572 -0.3 -1.0 -0.3 37,358 37,260 37,944 34,005 9.9

 Machinery.............................................. 47,223 46,530 46,629 1.5 -0.2 0.7 47,244 46,182 47,033 42,795 10.4

 Farm machinery.................................. 2,511 2,518 2,500 -0.3 0.7 0.3 2,434 2,506 2,508 2,141 13.7

 Construction machinery........................ 3,947 3,971 3,959 -0.6 0.3 1.7 3,904 3,945 3,954 3,530 10.6

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................. 2,621 2,595 2,592 1.0 0.1 3.0 2,649 2,664 2,674 2,332 13.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,628 6,532 6,429 1.5 1.6 0.4 6,598 6,534 6,586 6,118 7.8

 Photographic equipment...................... 1,368 1,369 1,340 -0.1 2.2 0.8 1,381 1,373 1,382 1,252 10.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,029 4,004 4,225 0.6 -5.2 1.3 4,035 3,980 4,345 3,724 8.4

 Metalworking machinery....................... 4,480 4,356 4,392 2.8 -0.8 1.2 4,556 4,313 4,450 4,306 5.8

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment.......... 5,828 5,546 5,626 5.1 -1.4 -0.3 5,889 5,406 5,594 5,018 17.4

 Material handling equipment............... 2,782 2,700 2,666 3.0 1.3 0.6 2,736 2,686 2,686 2,161 26.6

 Computers and electronic products......... 44,464 44,110 44,395 0.8 -0.6 0.0 45,108 43,580 45,096 45,552 -1.0

 Computers......................................... 1,895 1,981 1,971 -4.3 0.5 -0.5 1,881 2,008 2,039 1,787 5.3

 Computer storage devices................... 1,541 1,469 1,433 4.9 2.5 1.9 1,590 1,370 1,567 1,250 27.2

 Other peripheral equipment................ 1,832 1,829 1,846 0.2 -0.9 -1.6 1,879 1,790 1,908 1,941 -3.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 8,976 8,831 9,012 1.6 -2.0 -0.9 9,040 8,486 9,133 9,521 -5.1

 Defense communications equipment...... 990 966 1,003 2.5 -3.7 6.7 990 966 1,003 1,152 -14.1

 Audio and video equipment.................. 1,100 1,121 1,169 -1.9 -4.1 -0.4 1,144 1,090 1,097 1,051 8.8

 Semiconductors1

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

 Electronic components.......................... 6,584 6,464 6,533 1.9 -1.1 -1.6 6,721 6,463 6,616 7,167 -6.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,494 2,475 2,534 0.8 -2.3 -0.7 2,528 2,486 2,553 2,500 1.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,540 2,557 2,863 -0.7 -10.7 2.5 2,575 2,584 2,901 2,880 -10.6

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments.................... 9,663 9,611 9,760 0.5 -1.5 1.0 9,702 9,500 9,864 9,529 1.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 12,737 12,686 12,707 0.4 -0.2 -0.3 12,779 12,706 13,098 12,195 4.8

 Electric lighting equipment................... 1,510 1,519 1,530 -0.6 -0.7 -0.5 1,558 1,556 1,561 1,544 0.9

 Household appliances.......................... 2,194 2,173 2,213 1.0 -1.8 1.1 2,219 2,190 2,380 2,066 7.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 4,335 4,300 4,282 0.8 0.4 -0.3 4,286 4,238 4,365 3,975 7.8

 Batteries............................................ 607 608 611 -0.2 -0.5 -2.1 628 623 641 645 -2.6

 Transportation equipment...................... 66,149 65,464 65,814 1.0 -0.5 0.4 66,996 64,745 66,302 64,230 4.3

 Automobiles....................................... 2,183 2,245 2,206 -2.8 1.8 5.7 2,319 2,221 2,275 2,254 2.9

 Light trucks and utility vehicles............ 3,016 3,023 3,095 -0.2 -2.3 0.9 3,115 2,948 3,196 2,705 15.2

 Heavy duty trucks .............................. 1,303 1,319 1,319 -1.2 0.0 -2.7 1,299 1,294 1,325 1,102 17.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 17,788 17,930 17,964 -0.8 -0.2 -0.8 17,933 17,849 17,944 17,464 2.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts.............. 22,311 21,629 22,127 3.2 -2.3 1.1 22,599 21,156 22,481 22,851 -1.1

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 11,582 11,352 11,294 2.0 0.5 1.2 11,681 11,413 11,242 10,559 10.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,569 2,635 2,573 -2.5 2.4 -1.0 2,556 2,663 2,522 2,518 1.5

 Furniture and related products................. 8,702 8,716 8,706 -0.2 0.1 0.1 8,927 8,926 8,813 8,490 5.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods.................... 20,457 20,287 20,100 0.8 0.9 -1.0 20,601 20,257 20,295 19,757 4.3

 Nondurable goods industries................... 181,632 180,993 179,635 0.4 0.8 -0.5 182,319 180,033 180,308 173,011 5.4

 Food products........................................ 33,088 32,852 32,741 0.7 0.3 -0.6 32,575 31,812 31,816 31,754 2.6

 Grain and oilseed milling..................... 3,277 3,158 3,101 3.8 1.8 -1.9 3,041 2,977 2,955 2,958 2.8

 Dairy products.................................... 4,155 4,085 4,095 1.7 -0.2 0.9 4,312 4,241 4,275 4,321 -0.2

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products...... 6,359 6,303 6,285 0.9 0.3 0.3 6,353 6,223 6,304 6,085 4.4

 Beverage and tobacco products............... 14,739 14,675 14,763 0.4 -0.6 -0.1 14,140 14,264 14,481 13,908 1.7

 Beverages......................................... 9,954 9,878 9,954 0.8 -0.8 0.3 9,663 9,720 9,849 9,399 2.8

 Tobacco........................................... 4,785 4,797 4,809 -0.3 -0.2 -0.9 4,477 4,544 4,632 4,509 -0.7

 Textile mills........................................... 4,164 4,211 4,239 -1.1 -0.7 -0.4 4,224 4,251 4,379 4,652 -9.2

 Textile products...................................... 3,671 3,693 3,705 -0.6 -0.3 0.1 3,711 3,762 3,796 3,638 2.0

 Apparel................................................. 6,087 6,118 6,131 -0.5 -0.2 -0.3 6,383 6,381 6,231 5,862 8.9

 Leather and allied products..................... 845 867 871 -2.5 -0.5 0.5 866 886 879 815 6.3

 Paper products....................................... 14,427 14,437 14,391 -0.1 0.3 0.0 14,406 14,391 14,490 13,843 4.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills.......... 6,348 6,287 6,267 1.0 0.3 -0.1 6,320 6,268 6,338 5,935 6.5

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,055 4,081 4,143 -0.6 -1.5 0.2 4,052 4,050 4,126 3,950 2.6

 Printing.................................................. 6,658 6,655 6,654 0.0 0.0 -0.5 6,939 6,635 6,509 6,686 3.8

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 24,198 22,869 22,099 5.8 3.5 -2.6 24,995 23,055 22,779 20,842 19.9

 Petroleum refineries............................. 21,780 20,565 19,755 5.9 4.1 -2.9 22,456 20,618 20,265 18,727 19.9

 Chemical products.................................. 54,218 54,998 54,325 -1.4 1.2 -0.3 54,635 55,015 54,844 53,573 2.0

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,494 2,462 2,338 1.3 5.3 3.3 2,196 2,234 2,290 1,937 13.4

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............ 18,116 18,472 18,036 -1.9 2.4 -1.6 18,488 18,655 18,194 20,923 -11.6

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives............. 2,878 2,873 2,850 0.2 0.8 0.6 2,912 2,924 2,912 2,668 9.1

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 19,537 19,618 19,716 -0.4 -0.5 0.2 19,445 19,581 20,104 17,438 11.5

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

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2005/

2005p 2005r 2005 July June May 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 2005p 2004 2004

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries .................. 389,333 386,436 386,344 0.7 0.0 0.7 358,334 412,308 391,209 337,391 2,658,407 2,477,225 7.3

 Construction materials and supplies...... 41,206 41,551 41,437 -0.8 0.3 0.5 40,727 45,482 42,995 39,533 285,875 268,973 6.3

 Information technology......................... 28,218 28,347 28,301 -0.5 0.2 2.6 25,114 32,423 26,115 23,172 189,610 171,381 10.6

 Computers and related products .......... 8,134 8,093 8,327 0.5 -2.8 -1.5 7,742 9,522 7,071 6,388 55,582 42,150 31.9

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 41,515 41,247 40,963 0.6 0.7 2.6 27,573 45,206 43,112 27,229 281,941 295,144 -4.5

 Capital goods...................................... 71,977 72,951 72,845 -1.3 0.1 0.7 65,232 81,851 71,221 61,219 495,762 451,252 9.9

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 64,410 64,869 64,849 -0.7 0.0 0.7 58,180 73,139 63,434 53,759 442,264 396,094 11.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 60,833 61,157 61,309 -0.5 -0.2 1.9 55,553 68,327 59,780 51,936 419,130 376,963 11.2

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 7,567 8,082 7,996 -6.4 1.1 1.0 7,052 8,712 7,787 7,460 53,498 55,158 -3.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 153,892 151,663 151,083 1.5 0.4 1.1 141,708 157,353 153,303 129,397 1,031,957 964,099 7.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 38,766 38,858 38,060 -0.2 2.1 1.9 27,843 41,747 39,064 25,814 260,252 260,272 0.0

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 115,126 112,805 113,023 2.1 -0.2 0.9 113,865 115,606 114,239 103,583 771,705 703,827 9.6

 All manufacturing industries 5................. 387,780 395,324 391,656 -1.9 0.9 4.2 354,607 416,866 393,856 335,596 2,646,217 2,462,900 7.4

 Construction materials and supplies...... 40,875 41,961 41,338 -2.6 1.5 0.0 40,476 45,624 43,219 39,062 288,784 273,997 5.4

 Information technology......................... 28,400 30,696 28,305 -7.5 8.4 2.7 24,735 34,308 25,240 22,353 195,465 176,187 10.9

 Computers and related products .......... 7,757 8,449 8,375 -8.2 0.9 -2.0 7,365 9,878 7,119 5,966 54,823 41,629 31.7

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 41,853 41,257 41,126 1.4 0.3 2.2 28,354 44,892 43,009 27,547 282,418 296,469 -4.7

 Capital goods...................................... 78,102 85,400 85,210 -8.5 0.2 17.7 67,489 91,957 80,858 65,399 526,649 468,853 12.3

 Nondefense capital goods 3.................. 70,903 76,688 78,376 -7.5 -2.2 18.7 63,003 83,337 75,883 60,408 479,708 411,200 16.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 61,550 64,151 61,164 -4.1 4.9 -0.5 55,517 69,687 58,737 52,011 429,883 386,598 11.2

 Defense capital goods 4....................... 7,199 8,712 6,834 -17.4 27.5 7.2 4,486 8,620 4,975 4,991 46,941 57,653 -18.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 153,891 151,444 151,481 1.6 0.0 1.3 141,965 156,847 153,714 129,609 1,031,489 964,712 6.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 38,765 38,639 38,458 0.3 0.5 2.5 28,100 41,241 39,475 26,026 259,784 260,885 -0.4

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 115,126 112,805 113,023 2.1 -0.2 0.9 113,865 115,606 114,239 103,583 771,705 703,827 9.6

 All manufacturing industries 5

................. 580,484 574,800 559,106 1.0 2.8 2.3 579,349 576,684 564,777 532,575 (X) (X) 8.8

 Construction materials and supplies...... 36,117 36,448 36,038 -0.9 1.1 -0.3 37,009 37,260 37,118 34,624 (X) (X) 6.9

 Information technology......................... 106,620 106,438 104,089 0.2 2.3 0.0 106,659 107,038 105,153 96,556 (X) (X) 10.5

 Computers and related products .......... 5,658 6,035 5,679 -6.2 6.3 0.9 5,658 6,035 5,679 5,761 (X) (X) -1.8

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 15,675 15,337 15,327 2.2 0.1 1.1 15,747 14,966 15,280 15,641 (X) (X) 0.7

 Capital goods...................................... 431,968 425,843 413,394 1.4 3.0 3.1 429,331 427,074 416,968 385,129 (X) (X) 11.5

 Nondefense capital goods 3

..................297,062 290,569 278,750 2.2 4.2 5.1 295,408 290,585 280,387 247,736 (X) (X) 19.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 168,022 167,305 164,311 0.4 1.8 -0.1 167,704 167,740 166,380 154,793 (X) (X) 8.3

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 134,906 135,274 134,644 -0.3 0.5 -0.9 133,923 136,489 136,581 137,393 (X) (X) -2.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 13,433 13,434 13,653 0.0 -1.6 3.0 13,589 13,332 13,838 13,056 (X) (X) 4.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 13,433 13,434 13,653 0.0 -1.6 3.0 13,589 13,332 13,838 13,056 (X) (X) 4.1 

 All manufacturing industries .................. 463,824 461,511 461,219 0.5 0.1 -0.1 466,641 458,827 464,550 439,661 (X) (X) 6.1

 Construction materials and supplies...... 53,834 53,755 54,201 0.1 -0.8 0.1 54,144 53,824 54,871 49,684 (X) (X) 9.0

 Information technology......................... 36,858 36,651 37,369 0.6 -1.9 0.3 37,174 36,106 37,970 37,234 (X) (X) -0.2

 Computers and related products .......... 5,268 5,279 5,250 -0.2 0.6 -0.2 5,350 5,168 5,514 4,978 (X) (X) 7.5

 Motor vehicle and parts........................ 24,290 24,517 24,584 -0.9 -0.3 -0.1 24,666 24,312 24,740 23,525 (X) (X) 4.9

 Capital goods...................................... 126,456 124,613 125,305 1.5 -0.6 0.5 127,218 123,405 126,754 121,494 (X) (X) 4.7

 Nondefense capital goods 3

..................111,226 109,658 110,056 1.4 -0.4 0.3 111,946 108,420 111,502 106,286 (X) (X) 5.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 93,613 92,531 92,579 1.2 -0.1 0.1 94,104 91,752 93,854 88,029 (X) (X) 6.9

 Defense capital goods 4

....................... 15,230 14,955 15,249 1.8 -1.9 1.4 15,272 14,985 15,252 15,208 (X) (X) 0.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 140,373 139,340 138,110 0.7 0.9 -0.8 141,116 138,362 138,245 136,112 (X) (X) 3.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 30,823 30,891 30,949 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 31,274 30,779 31,319 29,863 (X) (X) 4.7

 Consumer nondurable goods............... 109,550 108,449 107,161 1.0 1.2 -1.0 109,842 107,583 106,926 106,249 (X) (X) 3.4

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

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July July

2005p 2005r 2005 July June May 2005p 2005r 2005 2004 05/04

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 156,995 157,376 157,239 -0.2 0.1 0.1 157,771 156,130 157,280 149,936 5.2

 Durable goods industries ........................ 95,655 95,896 96,028 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 96,342 94,695 95,548 90,596 6.3

 Wood products................................... 4,168 4,206 4,127 -0.9 1.9 1.1 4,020 3,922 3,792 3,739 7.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 3,664 3,688 3,661 -0.7 0.7 0.1 3,689 3,689 3,651 3,650 1.1

 Primary metals.................................... 9,298 9,448 9,516 -1.6 -0.7 0.8 9,354 9,355 9,255 7,728 21.0

 Fabricated metal products..................... 13,901 13,961 14,045 -0.4 -0.6 -0.4 13,942 13,816 14,023 11,983 16.3

 Machinery.......................................... 16,568 16,466 16,396 0.6 0.4 0.3 16,700 16,335 16,379 14,836 12.6

 Computers and electronic products ...... 15,063 15,063 15,335 0.0 -1.8 -0.3 15,184 14,884 15,465 16,387 -7.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 5,121 5,101 5,081 0.4 0.4 0.1 5,096 5,059 5,143 4,664 9.3

 Transportation equipment.................. 16,720 16,853 16,941 -0.8 -0.5 0.0 17,054 16,521 16,895 16,778 1.6

 Furniture and related products............ 3,921 3,904 3,804 0.4 2.6 -0.8 3,977 3,936 3,809 3,915 1.6

 Miscellaneous products........................ 7,231 7,206 7,122 0.3 1.2 -0.4 7,326 7,178 7,136 6,916 5.9

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 61,340 61,480 61,211 -0.2 0.4 0.2 61,429 61,435 61,732 59,340 3.5

 Food products.................................... 10,571 10,497 10,360 0.7 1.3 0.2 10,361 10,308 10,291 10,283 0.8

 Beverage and tobacco products............ 4,955 4,958 5,000 -0.1 -0.8 -1.3 4,757 4,842 4,986 4,843 -1.8

 Textiles.............................................. 1,287 1,313 1,323 -2.0 -0.8 0.0 1,298 1,315 1,364 1,343 -3.4

 Textile products.................................. 1,407 1,419 1,409 -0.8 0.7 1.3 1,435 1,443 1,428 1,340 7.1

 Apparel............................................. 1,334 1,325 1,316 0.7 0.7 0.2 1,338 1,341 1,338 1,333 0.4

 Leather and allied products................... 247 240 258 2.9 -7.0 -0.4 255 247 260 266 -4.1

 Paper products................................... 6,257 6,295 6,283 -0.6 0.2 0.8 6,231 6,261 6,235 6,405 -2.7

 Printing ............................................. 2,985 3,049 3,030 -2.1 0.6 -0.8 3,058 3,092 2,947 2,995 2.1

 Petroleum and coal products............... 7,340 6,928 6,887 5.9 0.6 1.5 7,636 6,955 7,260 6,714 13.7

 Chemical products................................ 17,522 17,908 17,786 -2.2 0.7 0.1 17,574 18,098 18,024 17,061 3.0

 Plastics and rubber products............... 7,435 7,548 7,559 -1.5 -0.1 -0.1 7,486 7,533 7,599 6,757 10.8

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 127,513 126,011 126,267 1.2 -0.2 -0.2 128,309 124,628 126,960 124,376 3.2

 Durable goods industries ........................ 99,458 97,938 98,321 1.6 -0.4 0.2 100,252 97,061 99,361 95,553 4.9

 Wood products................................... 1,861 1,898 2,046 -1.9 -7.2 1.6 1,853 1,884 2,040 1,905 -2.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 1,181 1,169 1,164 1.0 0.4 1.4 1,196 1,184 1,206 1,189 0.6

 Primary metals.................................... 7,568 7,670 7,652 -1.3 0.2 2.3 7,596 7,595 7,653 6,316 20.3

 Fabricated metal products..................... 10,480 10,385 10,533 0.9 -1.4 -1.1 10,589 10,446 10,643 9,747 8.6

 Machinery.......................................... 14,462 14,069 14,229 2.8 -1.1 -0.5 14,597 14,074 14,555 13,642 7.0

 Computers and electronic products ...... 19,514 19,130 19,053 2.0 0.4 0.6 19,881 18,954 19,434 19,914 -0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 2,672 2,647 2,649 0.9 -0.1 -1.3 2,690 2,657 2,733 2,648 1.6

 Transportation equipment.................. 36,948 36,117 36,042 2.3 0.2 0.6 37,012 35,376 36,067 35,619 3.9

 Furniture and related products............ 1,522 1,552 1,563 -1.9 -0.7 0.7 1,544 1,565 1,564 1,490 3.6

 Miscellaneous products........................ 3,250 3,301 3,390 -1.5 -2.6 -5.0 3,294 3,326 3,466 3,083 6.8

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 28,055 28,073 27,946 -0.1 0.5 -1.6 28,057 27,567 27,599 28,823 -2.7

 Food products.................................... 2,897 2,794 2,921 3.7 -4.3 0.3 2,685 2,541 2,616 2,500 7.4

 Beverage and tobacco products............ 4,128 4,166 4,140 -0.9 0.6 2.4 3,690 3,865 3,945 3,487 5.8

 Textiles.............................................. 1,133 1,144 1,147 -1.0 -0.3 0.3 1,144 1,148 1,163 1,255 -8.8

 Textile products.................................. 561 564 564 -0.5 0.0 0.5 570 575 587 588 -3.1

 Apparel............................................. 1,019 990 1,008 2.9 -1.8 -0.9 1,059 1,026 1,041 1,088 -2.7

 Leather and allied products................... 116 126 125 -7.9 0.8 7.8 115 122 126 113 1.8

 Paper products................................... 1,377 1,371 1,406 0.4 -2.5 -0.8 1,398 1,373 1,416 1,330 5.1

 Printing ............................................. 1,827 1,778 1,785 2.8 -0.4 0.7 1,997 1,723 1,701 1,892 5.5

 Petroleum and coal products............... 2,771 2,647 2,471 4.7 7.1 -16.3 2,924 2,623 2,495 3,365 -13.1

 Chemical products................................ 10,098 10,351 10,140 -2.4 2.1 -0.8 10,366 10,426 10,276 11,210 -7.5

 Plastics and rubber products............... 2,128 2,142 2,239 -0.7 -4.3 -0.3 2,109 2,145 2,233 1,995 5.7

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries ..................... 179,316 178,124 177,713 0.7 0.2 -0.2 180,561 178,069 180,310 165,349 9.2

 Durable goods industries ........................ 87,079 86,684 87,235 0.5 -0.6 0.4 87,728 87,038 89,333 80,501 9.0

 Wood products................................... 4,591 4,555 4,483 0.8 1.6 -1.3 4,542 4,657 4,756 4,131 9.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products............... 5,536 5,406 5,375 2.4 0.6 0.0 5,589 5,463 5,564 4,902 14.0

 Primary metals.................................... 7,514 7,483 7,637 0.4 -2.0 -0.9 7,470 7,389 7,744 6,066 23.1

 Fabricated metal products..................... 12,698 12,856 12,994 -1.2 -1.1 0.7 12,827 12,998 13,278 12,275 4.5

 Machinery.......................................... 16,193 15,995 16,004 1.2 -0.1 2.2 15,947 15,773 16,099 14,317 11.4

 Computers and electronic products ...... 9,887 9,917 10,007 -0.3 -0.9 -0.6 10,043 9,742 10,197 9,251 8.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.............................. 4,944 4,938 4,977 0.1 -0.8 -0.1 4,993 4,990 5,222 4,883 2.3

 Transportation equipment.................. 12,481 12,494 12,831 -0.1 -2.6 0.4 12,930 12,848 13,340 11,833 9.3

 Furniture and related products............ 3,259 3,260 3,339 0.0 -2.4 0.8 3,406 3,425 3,440 3,085 10.4

 Miscellaneous products........................ 9,976 9,780 9,588 2.0 2.0 0.1 9,981 9,753 9,693 9,758 2.3

 Nondurable goods industries.................... 92,237 91,440 90,478 0.9 1.1 -0.7 92,833 91,031 90,977 84,848 9.4

 Food products.................................... 19,620 19,561 19,460 0.3 0.5 -1.1 19,529 18,963 18,909 18,971 2.9

 Beverage and tobacco products............ 5,656 5,551 5,623 1.9 -1.3 -0.8 5,693 5,557 5,550 5,578 2.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,744 1,754 1,769 -0.6 -0.8 -1.1 1,782 1,788 1,852 2,054 -13.2

 Textile products.................................. 1,703 1,710 1,732 -0.4 -1.3 -1.0 1,706 1,744 1,781 1,710 -0.2

 Apparel............................................. 3,734 3,803 3,807 -1.8 -0.1 -0.3 3,986 4,014 3,852 3,441 15.8

 Leather and allied products................... 482 501 488 -3.8 2.7 -0.8 496 517 493 436 13.8

 Paper products................................... 6,793 6,771 6,702 0.3 1.0 -0.5 6,777 6,757 6,839 6,108 11.0

 Printing ............................................. 1,846 1,828 1,839 1.0 -0.6 -1.1 1,884 1,820 1,861 1,799 4.7

 Petroleum and coal products............... 14,087 13,294 12,741 6.0 4.3 -1.6 14,435 13,477 13,024 10,763 34.1

 Chemical products................................ 26,598 26,739 26,399 -0.5 1.3 -0.4 26,695 26,491 26,544 25,302 5.5

 Plastics and rubber products............... 9,974 9,928 9,918 0.5 0.1 0.6 9,850 9,903 10,272 8,686 13.4

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 Jul Jun May Apr Jul Jun May Apr

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

 All manufacturing industries2...... 1.19 1.19 1.19 1.20 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries 2

................... 1.37 1.36 1.37 1.38 4.16 4.09 3.99 3.93

 Wood products................................ 1.16 1.18 1.20 1.19 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products........... 1.15 1.14 1.13 1.14 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals................................. 1.62 1.62 1.62 1.59 1.27 1.25 1.26 1.27

 Fabricated metal products............... 1.57 1.56 1.57 1.58 1.98 1.96 1.92 1.92

 Machinery....................................... 1.83 1.80 1.81 1.82 3.49 3.45 3.36 3.43

 Computers and electronic products 2

.. 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.23 4.34 4.29 4.26 4.37

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.37 1.88 1.90 1.87 1.87

 Transportation equipment................. 1.16 1.14 1.16 1.16 8.31 8.17 7.83 7.42

 Furniture and related products........... 1.16 1.17 1.16 1.17 1.06 1.11 1.10 1.11

 Miscellaneous products.................... 1.62 1.61 1.64 1.68 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries.............. 0.99 1.01 1.00 1.01 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products................................... 0.74 0.73 0.72 0.74 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products......... 1.57 1.55 1.56 1.65 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................... 1.26 1.22 1.24 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................... 1.29 1.31 1.32 1.32 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel.......................................... 1.72 1.74 1.77 1.83 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............... 1.86 1.84 1.76 1.77 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products................................ 1.02 1.02 1.01 1.02 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Petroleum and coal products............ 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.72 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products............................. 1.17 1.23 1.19 1.19 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products.............. 1.16 1.16 1.16 1.18 (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.

Jul2 Jul2 Jul2 Jul2

Industry 2004- 2004- 2004- 2004-

Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun Jul1 Jun

2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005

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

Durable goods industries ...................... 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals.................................... -0.3 0.5 0.8 1.2 1.4 0.6 -0.1 0.4

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.1 0.4 -0.1 0.7 0.1 0.4 -0.1 0.3

 Machinery.......................................... 0.1 0.7 -0.3 1.5 -0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1

 Computers and electronic products ..... 0.0 0.6 -0.3 1.4 -0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.0 0.3 -0.1 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.3

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

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.5 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.6 (X) 0.9 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.4

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Leather and allied products................... (X) 1.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.0

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Chemical products................................ (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

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-ofmonth 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 4,000 reporting units. 

Units may be divisions of diversified large

companies, large homogenous companies, or singleunit 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-to-month

changes of the total operations of those companies in

the monthly survey effectively represent the monthto-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 4,000 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 4,000 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.

Additional survey documentation can be found on our

web site: http://www.census.gov/m3.