FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2014, AT 10:00 A.M. EDT

Chris Savage or Adriana Stoica

Manufacturing and Construction Division

(301) 763-4832

M3-2 (14)-04

CB14-93

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders

April 2014

Summary

 New orders for manufactured goods in April, up three

consecutive months, increased $3.4 billion or 0.7 percent 

to $499.8 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported 

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

was first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and 

followed a 1.5 percent March increase. Excluding 

transportation, new orders increased 0.5 percent. 

 Shipments, also up three consecutive months,

increased $1.7 billion or 0.3 percent to $497.6 billion. 

This was also at the highest level since the series was 

first published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.4

percent March increase.

 Unfilled orders, up twelve of the last thirteen months,

increased $9.8 billion or 0.9 percent to $1,080.6 billion. 

This was also at the highest level since the series was 

first published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.8

percent March increase. The unfilled orders-toshipments ratio was 6.48, up from 6.42 in March.

 Inventories, up seventeen of the last eighteen months, 

increased $2.4 billion or 0.4 percent to $645.8 billion. 

This was also at the highest level since the series was 

first published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.2

percent March increase. The inventories-to-shipments 

ratio was 1.30, unchanged from March.

New Orders

 New orders for manufactured durable goods in April, 

up three consecutive months, increased $1.5 billion or 

0.6 percent to $239.9 billion, revised from the previously 

published 0.8 percent increase. This followed a 3.7

percent March increase.

 Transportation equipment, also up three consecutive 

months, led the increase, up $1.1 billion or 1.4 percent to 

$76.4 billion.

 New orders for manufactured nondurable goods

increased $1.9 billion or 0.7 percent to $259.9 billion. 

Shipments 

 Shipments of manufactured durable goods in April,

down following two consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $0.2 billion or 0.1 percent to $237.8 billion,

revised from the previously published 0.2 percent 

decrease. This followed a 1.4 percent March increase.

 Transportation equipment, down following three

 

consecutive monthly increases, drove the decrease, down 

$0.6 billion or 0.8 percent to $69.6 billion.

 Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up two

of the last three months, increased $1.9 billion or 0.7

percent to $259.9 billion. This followed a 0.5 percent

March decrease. Petroleum and coal products, also up

two of the last three months, led the increase, up $0.9

billion or 1.3 percent to $72.3 billion.

Unfilled Orders 

 Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in 

April, up twelve of the last thirteen months, increased

$9.8 billion or 0.9 percent to $1,080.6 billion, revised

from the previously published 1.0 percent increase. This 

was at the highest level since the series was first 

published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.8 percent

March increase. 

 Transportation equipment, up seven of the last eight

months, led the increase, up $6.8 billion or 1.0 percent to 

$671.1 billion. 

Inventories

 Inventories of manufactured durable goods in April, up 

twelve of the last thirteen months, increased $0.7 billion 

or 0.2 percent to $393.7 billion, revised from the 

previously published 0.1 percent increase. This was at 

the highest level since the series was first published on a 

NAICS basis and followed a 0.2 percent March increase.

 Transportation equipment, also up twelve of the last 

thirteen months, led the increase, up $0.4 billion or 0.3

percent to $126.2 billion.

 Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up four 

consecutive months, increased $1.7 billion or 0.7 percent 

to $252.1 billion. This was at the highest level since the 

series was first published on a NAICS basis and 

followed a 0.1 percent March increase. Petroleum and 

coal products, up two of the last three months, led the 

increase, up $1.7 billion or 3.5 percent to $49.1 billion. 

 By stage of fabrication, April materials and supplies

increased 0.2 percent in durable goods and 1.1 percent in 

nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.1

percent in durable goods and 1.1 percent in nondurable 

goods. Finished goods increased 0.2 percent in durable 

goods and 0.2 percent in nondurable goods.

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

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

for release on June 25, 2014, at 8:30 a.m. EDT and the Full Report on July 2, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. See back page for survey 

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

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

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

research on a variety of topics.
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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2014p 2013 2013

 All manufacturing industries.................. 497,642 495,965 494,165 0.3 0.4 1.0 501,651 517,540 459,554 483,124 1,935,202 1,891,503 2.3

 Excluding transportation................... 427,999 425,763 424,674 0.5 0.3 0.8 432,971 440,541 393,167 417,183 1,664,224 1,631,279 2.0

 Excluding defense.............................. 485,789 484,093 482,509 0.4 0.3 1.1 490,740 503,994 448,491 472,216 1,890,051 1,845,532 2.4

 With unfilled orders............................ 166,875 166,823 164,205 0.0 1.6 0.8 165,130 179,785 153,317 156,900 644,733 620,216 4.0

 Durable goods industries......................... 237,767 237,969 234,785 -0.1 1.4 1.1 238,373 253,707 218,690 227,842 921,636 886,754 3.9

 Wood products....................................... 8,080 7,703 7,449 4.9 3.4 0.0 8,702 7,596 6,584 7,702 29,350 27,205 7.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 8,966 8,836 8,770 1.5 0.8 1.4 9,125 8,477 7,398 8,444 32,435 30,289 7.1

 Primary metals....................................... 26,472 26,156 25,789 1.2 1.4 -0.3 27,604 27,312 25,069 25,981 105,884 101,341 4.5

 Iron and steel mills............................ 10,854 10,718 10,681 1.3 0.3 1.0 11,448 11,272 10,396 11,065 43,744 43,207 1.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 13,905 13,716 13,400 1.4 2.4 -1.8 14,343 14,179 13,007 13,123 55,212 51,176 7.9

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,713 1,722 1,708 -0.5 0.8 3.3 1,813 1,861 1,666 1,793 6,928 6,958 -0.4

 Fabricated metal products....................... 29,472 29,554 29,428 -0.3 0.4 1.4 30,026 30,154 27,291 29,560 114,558 112,538 1.8

 Machinery............................................. 35,829 36,274 35,233 -1.2 3.0 2.3 36,237 40,115 32,892 34,798 139,826 135,126 3.5

 Farm machinery................................. 1,704 2,028 1,984 -16.0 2.2 0.6 2,315 2,851 2,294 2,864 9,352 10,377 -9.9

 Construction machinery..................... 4,719 4,863 4,646 -3.0 4.7 3.7 4,802 5,179 4,089 4,789 17,993 18,868 -4.6

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,446 2,283 2,162 7.1 5.6 -0.6 2,301 2,449 2,043 2,015 8,797 8,410 4.6

 Industrial machinery.......................... 4,997 4,769 4,439 4.8 7.4 7.6 4,561 5,795 3,937 3,143 17,640 13,656 29.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 655 669 716 -2.1 -6.6 -1.6 575 731 655 590 2,591 2,462 5.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,656 3,697 3,645 -1.1 1.4 -1.3 3,689 3,686 2,956 3,780 13,312 13,207 0.8

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,153 3,320 3,135 -5.0 5.9 -1.8 3,012 3,480 2,689 2,942 12,044 11,168 7.8

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,823 4,020 3,858 -4.9 4.2 9.2 3,944 4,252 3,813 4,001 15,312 15,820 -3.2

 Material handling equipment............... 3,041 2,919 2,978 4.2 -2.0 1.3 2,944 3,076 2,850 2,703 11,584 10,736 7.9

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 28,985 28,804 28,469 0.6 1.2 -1.2 28,354 30,974 24,665 26,705 110,749 105,671 4.8

 Computers........................................ 449 432 430 3.9 0.5 -1.1 373 504 336 465 1,577 2,055 -23.3

 Computer storage devices..................... 1,009 981 887 2.9 10.6 -20.6 607 1,510 551 582 3,466 3,366 3.0

 Other peripheral equipment................ 947 809 834 17.1 -3.0 -1.1 769 963 619 644 2,891 2,680 7.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,442 3,436 3,306 0.2 3.9 -7.9 2,935 4,016 2,827 3,009 12,670 13,004 -2.6

 Defense communications equipment.... 434 350 428 24.0 -18.2 3.6 441 357 410 480 1,576 1,676 -6.0

 Audio and video equipment.................... 400 411 372 -2.7 10.5 22.8 311 424 328 208 1,309 879 48.9

 Electronic components......................... 3,466 3,421 3,469 1.3 -1.4 0.0 3,292 3,625 3,145 3,305 13,210 13,133 0.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,331 1,372 1,350 -3.0 1.6 1.4 1,196 1,595 1,282 1,122 5,203 4,974 4.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,857 2,877 2,834 -0.7 1.5 2.6 2,614 3,143 2,843 2,547 10,912 11,173 -2.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 6,624 6,668 6,526 -0.7 2.2 1.6 6,174 7,765 5,998 5,666 25,395 23,900 6.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,187 10,329 10,160 -1.4 1.7 -0.4 10,022 11,029 9,341 10,111 39,554 39,882 -0.8

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 857 918 854 -6.6 7.5 1.1 818 980 814 819 3,388 3,207 5.6

 Household appliances........................ 1,713 1,739 1,705 -1.5 2.0 0.8 1,795 1,896 1,541 1,699 6,637 6,317 5.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,333 3,400 3,330 -2.0 2.1 -1.3 3,131 3,806 3,049 3,213 12,954 12,933 0.2

 Batteries........................................... 1,008 1,022 1,024 -1.4 -0.2 -0.8 977 977 866 961 3,722 3,521 5.7

 Transportation equipment........................ 69,643 70,202 69,491 -0.8 1.0 2.3 68,680 76,999 66,387 65,941 270,978 260,224 4.1

 Automobiles..................................... 8,599 9,122 9,753 -5.7 -6.5 5.6 8,356 9,577 9,705 10,666 36,321 42,433 -14.4

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 14,047 13,926 13,392 0.9 4.0 6.6 14,361 15,029 13,239 12,870 53,780 48,982 9.8

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,432 2,485 2,348 -2.1 5.8 -0.1 2,494 2,633 2,167 2,406 9,460 8,658 9.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 20,686 20,743 20,736 -0.3 0.0 4.7 21,300 21,973 20,532 20,291 82,499 76,305 8.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 11,941 12,053 11,593 -0.9 4.0 -4.8 10,743 14,101 9,973 8,534 43,746 37,868 15.5

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,669 4,704 4,384 -0.7 7.3 -6.5 4,151 5,650 3,911 4,063 17,321 17,705 -2.2

 Ships and boats................................. 2,382 2,336 2,286 2.0 2.2 -2.2 2,437 2,571 2,220 2,465 9,106 9,382 -2.9

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,699 5,652 5,651 0.8 0.0 0.9 5,596 5,730 5,446 5,473 22,048 21,552 2.3

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 14,434 14,459 14,345 -0.2 0.8 0.7 14,027 15,321 13,617 13,127 56,254 52,926 6.3

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 259,875 257,996 259,380 0.7 -0.5 0.9 263,278 263,833 240,864 255,282 1,013,566 1,004,749 0.9

 Food products....................................... 66,034 65,910 65,364 0.2 0.8 1.9 64,813 66,801 62,796 60,493 256,761 242,970 5.7

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,823 7,888 7,875 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 7,484 7,867 7,525 7,820 30,855 32,806 -5.9

 Dairy products.................................. 9,758 9,631 9,535 1.3 1.0 3.3 9,717 9,760 8,766 8,402 37,313 32,921 13.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 20,077 19,808 19,460 1.4 1.8 1.1 19,925 19,752 18,886 17,658 76,960 69,582 10.6

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,101 11,826 11,510 2.3 2.7 -0.7 12,077 11,828 10,516 12,116 44,844 44,641 0.5

 Beverages......................................... 8,687 8,717 8,712 -0.3 0.1 0.2 8,663 8,719 7,718 8,687 32,621 32,307 1.0

 Tobacco............................................ 3,414 3,109 2,798 9.8 11.1 -3.6 3,414 3,109 2,798 3,429 12,223 12,334 -0.9

 Textile mills........................................... 2,704 2,699 2,650 0.2 1.8 1.6 2,755 2,825 2,585 2,662 10,595 10,287 3.0

 Textile products................................... 2,024 2,029 2,043 -0.2 -0.7 3.1 2,091 2,124 1,998 2,113 7,974 8,032 -0.7

 Apparel................................................ 1,148 1,145 1,141 0.3 0.4 1.8 1,054 1,091 1,102 1,027 4,260 4,150 2.7

 Leather and allied products...................... 498 489 483 1.8 1.2 -2.0 504 501 497 471 1,941 1,906 1.8

 Paper products...................................... 14,532 14,406 14,395 0.9 0.1 0.9 14,428 14,481 13,436 14,121 56,396 55,858 1.0

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,824 6,724 6,694 1.5 0.4 0.8 6,734 6,775 6,280 6,542 26,425 26,353 0.3

 Paperboard containers........................ 4,437 4,412 4,426 0.6 -0.3 -0.2 4,473 4,429 4,059 4,358 17,302 16,722 3.5

 Printing................................................. 6,474 6,437 6,375 0.6 1.0 -0.3 6,710 6,586 5,746 6,807 25,148 25,985 -3.2

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 72,344 71,434 73,427 1.3 -2.7 1.2 73,717 71,441 65,212 70,524 279,231 284,116 -1.7

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 68,883 67,849 69,886 1.5 -2.9 1.1 70,316 68,069 62,245 67,337 266,763 271,636 -1.8

 Chemical products..................................... 63,034 62,576 63,038 0.7 -0.7 -0.5 65,456 66,458 59,206 65,948 251,540 254,148 -1.0

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,785 2,694 2,733 3.4 -1.4 0.2 3,993 3,709 2,741 3,722 12,871 12,499 3.0

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 15,242 14,995 14,968 1.6 0.2 -3.8 15,536 15,171 13,597 15,569 59,381 60,056 -1.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,177 3,108 3,033 2.2 2.5 0.8 3,467 3,240 2,786 3,275 12,139 11,952 1.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 18,982 19,045 18,954 -0.3 0.5 1.6 19,673 19,697 17,770 19,000 74,876 72,656 3.1

p

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

1

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

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

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

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

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

 aggregate totals. 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2014p 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries2........................ 499,779 496,416 489,244 0.7 1.5 1.7 497,493 519,578 464,600 473,837 1,933,703 1,881,776 2.8

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 423,345 421,050 417,616 0.5 0.8 0.8 428,532 439,197 393,858 412,785 1,656,336 1,626,083 1.9

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 484,451 484,853 479,487 -0.1 1.1 1.5 484,121 505,264 454,289 466,334 1,888,648 1,843,306 2.5

 With unfilled orders2

............................. 176,723 175,006 167,000 1.0 4.8 2.7 170,345 188,603 164,420 156,035 674,658 638,245 5.7

 Durable goods industries2......................... 239,904 238,420 229,864 0.6 3.7 2.6 234,215 255,745 223,736 218,555 920,137 877,027 4.9

 Primary metals........................................ 26,653 26,590 25,873 0.2 2.8 0.9 27,832 28,054 25,932 26,337 108,796 104,121 4.5

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,967 11,029 10,715 -0.6 2.9 4.1 11,420 11,875 10,955 11,337 45,645 45,233 0.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 13,912 13,796 13,447 0.8 2.6 -1.0 14,547 14,298 13,222 13,272 55,794 51,903 7.5

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,774 1,765 1,711 0.5 3.2 -3.5 1,865 1,881 1,755 1,728 7,357 6,985 5.3

 Fabricated metal products........................ 29,882 28,874 28,780 3.5 0.3 3.5 30,666 31,501 29,104 30,608 118,260 123,610 -4.3

 Machinery............................................. 36,709 37,773 36,207 -2.8 4.3 0.1 38,139 41,117 35,121 35,703 149,255 139,472 7.0

 Construction machinery........................ 5,245 5,651 5,171 -7.2 9.3 3.0 5,521 6,099 5,072 4,543 22,041 19,654 12.1

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 2,265 2,245 2,321 0.9 -3.3 -14.2 2,019 2,183 2,427 1,779 9,408 8,910 5.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 5,100 5,001 4,297 2.0 16.4 11.9 5,096 6,041 3,664 3,707 18,132 14,075 28.8

 Photographic equipment....................... 648 585 611 10.8 -4.3 -17.5 734 518 575 981 2,619 2,997 -12.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,805 3,702 3,731 2.8 -0.8 -4.0 3,903 3,452 3,352 3,670 14,068 13,228 6.4

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,191 3,207 3,157 -0.5 1.6 -2.7 3,123 3,213 2,861 3,162 12,308 11,282 9.1

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,004 4,537 4,179 -11.7 8.6 2.5 4,071 4,707 4,067 4,203 16,737 16,466 1.6

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,969 3,190 2,983 -6.9 6.9 -1.3 3,002 3,568 2,947 2,915 12,478 11,652 7.1

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 22,242 22,533 21,013 -1.3 7.2 -0.2 20,368 25,932 19,878 19,656 84,096 80,628 4.3

 Computers........................................ 396 456 425 -13.2 7.3 70.7 320 528 331 491 1,357 2,286 -40.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,916 4,377 3,910 -10.5 11.9 -2.5 3,576 4,925 3,933 3,649 15,745 14,859 6.0

 Defense communications equipment....... 470 265 326 77.4 -18.7 -2.1 460 357 280 364 1,398 1,495 -6.5

 Electronic components......................... 3,498 3,455 3,556 1.2 -2.8 5.1 3,411 3,523 3,415 3,496 13,537 13,675 -1.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,564 1,707 1,629 -8.4 4.8 5.3 1,851 1,783 1,627 1,840 6,683 6,436 3.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,973 3,138 2,178 -5.3 44.1 -10.1 2,671 3,614 2,358 1,922 10,411 9,631 8.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 6,754 6,619 6,579 2.0 0.6 0.7 6,123 8,013 6,167 6,205 26,183 24,246 8.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,740 10,603 10,243 1.3 3.5 -1.2 10,457 11,268 9,768 10,087 41,447 40,780 1.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 918 797 878 15.2 -9.2 4.2 868 879 831 772 3,391 3,236 4.8

 Household appliances.......................... 1,795 1,762 1,665 1.9 5.8 -1.1 1,866 1,890 1,474 1,678 6,717 6,333 6.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,371 3,529 3,401 -4.5 3.8 0.0 3,275 3,880 3,225 3,373 13,666 13,408 1.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 76,434 75,366 71,628 1.4 5.2 6.9 68,961 80,381 70,742 61,052 277,367 255,693 8.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 20,766 20,799 20,690 -0.2 0.5 4.2 21,191 21,900 20,832 20,046 82,842 76,497 8.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 15,511 16,840 14,994 -7.9 12.3 11.4 8,964 16,880 14,616 7,164 49,148 42,984 14.3

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 4,549 4,017 4,442 13.2 -9.6 18.5 3,384 4,774 4,303 2,874 15,572 12,734 22.3

 Ships and boats.................................. 5,455 3,479 1,690 56.8 105.9 45.4 5,606 3,839 2,078 1,565 12,875 6,185 108.2

 Furniture and related products................... 5,724 5,739 5,630 -0.3 1.9 0.8 5,898 6,154 5,666 5,822 22,974 22,311 3.0

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 259,875 257,996 259,380 0.7 -0.5 0.9 263,278 263,833 240,864 255,282 1,013,566 1,004,749 0.9

p

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Apr.

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2013

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,080,575 1,070,727 1,062,544 0.9 0.8 0.3 1,090,203 1,084,988 1,076,170 1,008,893 8.1

 Excluding transportation2...................... 409,509 406,452 403,433 0.8 0.7 0.2 417,373 412,439 407,003 393,895 6.0

 Excluding defense2

............................. 891,647 885,274 876,782 0.7 1.0 0.5 899,395 896,641 888,591 806,040 11.6

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,080,575 1,070,727 1,062,544 0.9 0.8 0.3 1,090,203 1,084,988 1,076,170 1,008,893 8.1

 Primary metals........................................ 37,347 37,166 36,732 0.5 1.2 0.2 38,965 38,737 37,995 34,907 11.6

 Iron and steel mills............................... 18,530 18,417 18,106 0.6 1.7 0.2 19,618 19,646 19,043 17,725 10.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 14,483 14,476 14,396 0.0 0.6 0.3 14,901 14,697 14,578 13,042 14.3

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,334 4,273 4,230 1.4 1.0 0.1 4,446 4,394 4,374 4,140 7.4

 Fabricated metal products......................... 85,097 84,687 85,367 0.5 -0.8 -0.8 87,499 86,859 85,512 90,024 -2.8

 Machinery.............................................. 115,213 114,333 112,834 0.8 1.3 0.9 117,176 115,274 114,272 106,136 10.4

 Construction machinery......................... 14,405 13,879 13,091 3.8 6.0 4.2 15,408 14,689 13,769 10,727 43.6

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 14,792 14,973 15,011 -1.2 -0.3 1.1 14,603 14,885 15,151 12,820 13.9

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,669 8,566 8,334 1.2 2.8 -1.7 8,971 8,436 8,190 7,748 15.8

 Photographic equipment........................ 4,006 4,013 4,097 -0.2 -2.1 -2.5 4,007 3,848 4,061 3,843 4.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 6,080 5,931 5,926 2.5 0.1 1.5 6,185 5,971 6,205 5,232 18.2

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,963 5,925 6,038 0.6 -1.9 0.4 6,089 5,978 6,245 5,995 1.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 27,580 27,399 26,882 0.7 1.9 1.2 27,634 27,507 27,052 26,192 5.5

 Material handling equipment................... 10,968 11,040 10,769 -0.7 2.5 0.0 11,312 11,254 10,762 10,896 3.8

 Computers and electronic products2............. 140,464 139,496 138,035 0.7 1.1 0.2 141,742 140,355 138,617 133,375 6.3

 Computers......................................... 3,169 3,222 3,198 -1.6 0.8 -0.2 3,169 3,222 3,198 3,458 -8.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 34,511 34,037 33,096 1.4 2.8 1.9 34,867 34,226 33,317 27,811 25.4

 Defense communications equipment........ 3,496 3,460 3,545 1.0 -2.4 -2.8 3,557 3,538 3,538 4,293 -17.1

 Electronic components.......................... 12,798 12,766 12,732 0.3 0.3 0.7 12,894 12,775 12,877 13,067 -1.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 19,066 18,833 18,498 1.2 1.8 1.5 19,225 18,570 18,382 15,682 22.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 41,141 41,025 40,764 0.3 0.6 -1.6 41,443 41,386 40,915 43,629 -5.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 26,283 26,153 26,202 0.5 -0.2 0.2 26,587 26,638 26,390 25,435 4.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 23,933 23,380 23,106 2.4 1.2 0.4 24,183 23,748 23,509 21,872 10.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,141 1,080 1,201 5.6 -10.1 2.0 1,134 1,084 1,185 1,211 -6.4

 Household appliances........................... 815 733 710 11.2 3.2 -5.3 839 768 774 687 22.1

 Electrical equipment............................. 11,820 11,782 11,653 0.3 1.1 0.6 11,966 11,822 11,748 11,297 5.9

 Transportation equipment......................... 671,066 664,275 659,111 1.0 0.8 0.3 672,830 672,549 669,167 614,998 9.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 16,551 16,471 16,415 0.5 0.3 -0.3 16,859 16,968 17,041 16,977 -0.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 500,778 497,208 492,421 0.7 1.0 0.7 501,110 502,889 500,110 436,472 14.8

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 62,093 62,213 62,900 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 62,762 63,529 64,405 67,388 -6.9

 Ships and boats.................................. 21,520 18,447 17,304 16.7 6.6 -3.3 21,882 18,713 17,445 21,292 2.8

 Furniture and related products................... 6,374 6,349 6,262 0.4 1.4 -0.3 6,727 6,425 6,001 6,478 3.8

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

1

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

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

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

adjusted for price changes.

2

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

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Apr.

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2013

 All manufacturing industries...................... 645,753 643,369 642,376 0.4 0.2 0.7 650,783 645,101 647,731 632,256 2.9

 Excluding transportation........................ 519,579 517,584 517,253 0.4 0.1 0.5 523,490 519,702 522,010 515,394 1.6

 Excluding defense............................. 616,848 614,199 613,308 0.4 0.1 0.6 621,699 615,776 618,663 604,212 2.9

 With unfilled orders............................. 322,512 321,877 321,385 0.2 0.2 0.9 325,012 320,479 322,840 310,645 4.6

 Durable goods industries........................ 393,667 392,990 392,174 0.2 0.2 0.8 396,214 391,674 394,697 379,697 4.4

 Wood products........................................ 10,607 10,524 10,476 0.8 0.5 0.8 10,528 10,775 10,825 9,618 9.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 12,032 11,993 11,807 0.3 1.6 -1.1 12,316 12,282 12,085 11,695 5.3

 Primary metals......................................... 35,767 35,620 35,716 0.4 -0.3 0.6 36,065 35,714 35,857 35,412 1.8

 Iron and steel mills............................... 20,413 20,560 20,647 -0.7 -0.4 0.5 20,582 20,653 20,681 20,497 0.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 13,116 12,809 12,814 2.4 0.0 1.0 13,177 12,777 12,884 12,563 4.9

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,238 2,251 2,255 -0.6 -0.2 0.2 2,306 2,284 2,292 2,352 -2.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 48,940 48,857 48,716 0.2 0.3 0.6 49,339 48,880 48,824 47,603 3.6

 Machinery.............................................. 66,024 65,843 66,100 0.3 -0.4 0.6 66,569 65,636 66,938 66,886 -0.5

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,866 3,776 3,794 2.4 -0.5 0.8 4,027 4,013 4,120 4,053 -0.6

 Construction machinery......................... 4,826 4,858 5,307 -0.7 -8.5 -1.0 4,887 4,972 5,354 5,769 -15.3

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 6,875 6,809 6,951 1.0 -2.0 0.1 6,951 6,796 6,967 7,380 -5.8

 Industrial machinery............................. 6,473 6,597 6,495 -1.9 1.6 4.0 6,469 6,612 6,533 6,173 4.8

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,561 1,547 1,566 0.9 -1.2 1.0 1,500 1,463 1,582 1,558 -3.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,904 4,857 4,866 1.0 -0.2 0.0 5,191 4,931 4,974 5,142 1.0

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,462 5,440 5,414 0.4 0.5 0.0 5,439 5,324 5,347 5,432 0.1

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,561 10,464 10,443 0.9 0.2 0.6 10,537 9,981 10,573 10,287 2.4

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,650 4,678 4,632 -0.6 1.0 0.1 4,609 4,576 4,539 4,447 3.6

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 47,634 47,922 47,821 -0.6 0.2 0.5 47,539 47,033 47,942 46,017 3.3

 Computers......................................... 922 890 920 3.6 -3.3 0.3 898 825 920 882 1.8

 Computer storage devices.................... 2,036 2,033 2,025 0.1 0.4 0.3 1,964 1,852 2,092 1,749 12.3

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,778 1,772 1,655 0.3 7.1 -1.7 1,814 1,720 1,674 1,684 7.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 6,543 6,552 6,506 -0.1 0.7 2.0 6,423 6,488 6,664 6,048 6.2

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,193 1,235 1,226 -3.4 0.7 -6.1 1,193 1,235 1,226 1,298 -8.1

 Audio and video equipment.................... 761 797 775 -4.5 2.8 2.4 702 720 736 616 14.0

 Electronic components.......................... 8,658 8,725 8,658 -0.8 0.8 0.9 8,842 8,618 8,672 7,888 12.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,706 3,666 3,643 1.1 0.6 -0.8 3,730 3,651 3,662 3,566 4.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,120 3,100 3,130 0.6 -1.0 1.2 3,175 3,087 3,184 3,072 3.4

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 12,674 12,652 12,547 0.2 0.8 0.9 12,781 12,376 12,597 12,195 4.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 16,539 16,575 16,701 -0.2 -0.8 -0.4 16,724 16,527 16,841 16,897 -1.0

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,240 2,207 2,195 1.5 0.5 0.3 2,264 2,167 2,193 1,997 13.4

 Household appliances........................... 1,937 1,922 1,901 0.8 1.1 1.4 1,986 1,928 1,948 1,866 6.4

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,811 4,821 4,840 -0.2 -0.4 0.2 4,876 4,765 4,942 4,930 -1.1

 Batteries............................................ 1,168 1,175 1,174 -0.6 0.1 -1.3 1,204 1,176 1,168 1,224 -1.6

 Transportation equipment......................... 126,174 125,785 125,123 0.3 0.5 1.5 127,293 125,399 125,721 116,862 8.9

 Automobiles....................................... 2,846 2,857 2,794 -0.4 2.3 2.6 2,853 2,795 2,861 2,709 5.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 2,792 2,781 2,728 0.4 1.9 3.9 2,805 2,718 2,779 2,323 20.7

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 1,707 1,652 1,740 3.3 -5.1 2.2 1,660 1,615 1,820 2,104 -21.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 19,194 19,072 18,932 0.6 0.7 0.1 19,252 18,884 19,069 17,945 7.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 70,340 69,927 69,604 0.6 0.5 0.9 71,339 69,811 69,853 63,294 12.7

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 14,156 14,174 14,211 -0.1 -0.3 6.7 14,231 14,145 14,193 13,679 4.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,380 2,468 2,472 -3.6 -0.2 1.2 2,370 2,534 2,485 2,404 -1.4

 Furniture and related products.................... 6,170 6,124 6,087 0.8 0.6 0.5 6,123 5,945 6,009 5,953 2.9

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 23,780 23,747 23,627 0.1 0.5 0.3 23,718 23,483 23,655 22,754 4.2

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 252,086 250,379 250,202 0.7 0.1 0.5 254,569 253,427 253,034 252,559 0.8

 Food products........................................ 46,997 46,835 46,480 0.3 0.8 0.3 45,806 45,776 46,176 46,495 -1.5

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,023 5,063 5,047 -0.8 0.3 0.9 4,914 5,024 5,156 5,494 -10.6

 Dairy products.................................... 6,216 6,157 6,059 1.0 1.6 1.2 6,434 6,185 5,970 6,441 -0.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,291 9,292 9,089 0.0 2.2 0.8 9,127 9,214 9,040 8,808 3.6

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 20,666 20,536 20,567 0.6 -0.2 0.0 20,848 20,754 20,945 20,093 3.8

 Beverages......................................... 16,500 16,368 16,405 0.8 -0.2 0.0 16,657 16,501 16,605 16,051 3.8

 Tobacco............................................ 4,166 4,168 4,162 0.0 0.1 0.0 4,191 4,253 4,340 4,042 3.7

 Textile mills............................................ 3,451 3,455 3,430 -0.1 0.7 -0.1 3,480 3,445 3,426 3,337 4.3

 Textile products...................................... 3,152 3,146 3,146 0.2 0.0 0.4 3,183 3,145 3,149 3,073 3.6

 Apparel................................................. 2,591 2,522 2,452 2.7 2.9 2.3 2,481 2,407 2,412 2,028 22.3

 Leather and allied products....................... 1,056 1,047 1,040 0.9 0.7 0.5 1,032 1,011 1,030 1,051 -1.8

 Paper products....................................... 14,417 14,538 14,502 -0.8 0.2 0.4 14,510 14,652 14,596 14,592 -0.6

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,023 6,060 6,061 -0.6 0.0 0.3 6,072 6,134 6,116 6,244 -2.8

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,250 4,292 4,258 -1.0 0.8 0.5 4,280 4,333 4,313 4,137 3.5

 Printing.................................................. 5,911 5,799 5,587 1.9 3.8 0.3 6,004 5,759 5,502 5,566 7.9

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 49,067 47,410 48,099 3.5 -1.4 0.3 50,562 49,420 49,314 48,998 3.2

 Petroleum refineries............................. 45,352 43,674 44,298 3.8 -1.4 0.3 46,833 45,795 45,530 45,200 3.6

 Chemical products..................................... 82,290 82,452 82,062 -0.2 0.5 1.1 83,674 83,767 83,270 84,598 -1.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,526 4,397 4,229 2.9 4.0 1.8 4,556 4,864 4,827 4,391 3.8

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 31,724 31,758 31,541 -0.1 0.7 2.2 32,316 32,177 31,935 33,255 -2.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,349 3,338 3,344 0.3 -0.2 -0.1 3,498 3,450 3,434 3,458 1.2

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 22,488 22,639 22,837 -0.7 -0.9 0.3 22,989 23,291 23,214 22,728 1.1

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

1

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

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

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

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

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

 Topical Series1, 2

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date

Industry % Change6

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2014p 2013 2013

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 497,642 495,965 494,165 0.3 0.4 1.0 501,651 517,540 459,554 483,124 1,935,202 1,891,503 2.3

 Construction materials and supplies....... 44,705 44,430 43,784 0.6 1.5 0.9 46,115 44,000 38,495 44,094 166,907 162,065 3.0

 Information technology......................... 21,739 21,570 21,247 0.8 1.5 -1.3 19,565 24,670 19,189 18,987 81,559 81,148 0.5

 Computers and related products........... 2,405 2,222 2,151 8.2 3.3 -10.2 1,749 2,977 1,506 1,691 7,934 8,101 -2.1

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 45,764 46,276 46,229 -1.1 0.1 5.2 46,511 49,212 45,643 46,233 182,060 176,378 3.2

 Capital goods...................................... 86,186 86,527 84,596 -0.4 2.3 0.3 82,620 96,587 77,801 77,890 329,091 316,817 3.9

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 76,548 77,022 75,110 -0.6 2.5 0.6 73,629 85,825 68,565 68,910 292,250 279,282 4.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 68,154 68,440 66,976 -0.4 2.2 0.8 66,174 75,814 61,769 63,536 262,667 254,904 3.0

 Defense capital goods4........................ 9,638 9,505 9,486 1.4 0.2 -1.7 8,991 10,762 9,236 8,980 36,841 37,535 -1.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 214,198 212,889 213,935 0.6 -0.5 1.5 214,775 217,224 200,139 207,312 832,560 822,378 1.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,414 36,922 36,839 -1.4 0.2 4.4 36,586 39,811 36,358 36,709 144,593 142,985 1.1

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 177,784 175,967 177,096 1.0 -0.6 0.9 178,189 177,413 163,781 170,603 687,967 679,393 1.3

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 499,779 496,416 489,244 0.7 1.5 1.7 497,493 519,578 464,600 473,837 1,933,703 1,881,776 2.8

 Construction materials and supplies....... 45,367 44,874 44,107 1.1 1.7 0.2 47,029 44,977 39,614 44,003 170,962 163,561 4.5

 Information technology......................... 23,040 23,156 21,343 -0.5 8.5 -2.2 21,162 26,569 20,410 20,444 87,129 84,232 3.4

 Computers and related products........... 2,352 2,246 2,146 4.7 4.7 -2.9 1,696 3,001 1,501 1,717 7,714 8,332 -7.4

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 45,844 46,332 46,183 -1.1 0.3 4.9 46,402 49,139 45,943 45,988 182,403 176,570 3.3

 Capital goods...................................... 95,071 92,295 83,495 3.0 10.5 -0.6 87,483 102,659 81,717 77,328 345,838 330,495 4.6

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 82,177 83,037 75,704 -1.0 9.7 -1.8 76,016 90,839 73,192 71,718 308,469 299,779 2.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 70,126 70,995 67,820 -1.2 4.7 0.1 69,606 79,385 66,044 67,305 278,925 270,614 3.1

 Defense capital goods4........................ 12,894 9,258 7,791 39.3 18.8 12.5 11,467 11,820 8,525 5,610 37,369 30,716 21.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 214,325 212,922 213,771 0.7 -0.4 1.4 214,899 217,314 200,115 207,385 832,950 822,729 1.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,541 36,955 36,675 -1.1 0.8 4.0 36,710 39,901 36,334 36,782 144,983 143,336 1.1

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 177,784 175,967 177,096 1.0 -0.6 0.9 178,189 177,413 163,781 170,603 687,967 679,393 1.3

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,080,575 1,070,727 1,062,544 0.9 0.8 0.3 1,090,203 1,084,988 1,076,170 1,008,893 (X) (X) 8.1

 Construction materials and supplies....... 54,169 53,507 53,063 1.2 0.8 0.6 54,956 54,042 53,065 51,164 (X) (X) 7.4

 Information technology......................... 141,829 140,528 138,942 0.9 1.1 0.1 143,099 141,502 139,603 132,828 (X) (X) 7.7

 Computers and related products........... 3,169 3,222 3,198 -1.6 0.8 -0.2 3,169 3,222 3,198 3,458 (X) (X) -8.4

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 16,551 16,471 16,415 0.5 0.3 -0.3 16,859 16,968 17,041 16,977 (X) (X) -0.7

 Capital goods...................................... 815,673 806,788 801,020 1.1 0.7 -0.1 821,192 816,329 810,257 754,892 (X) (X) 8.8

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 656,040 650,411 644,396 0.9 0.9 0.1 660,090 657,703 652,689 583,768 (X) (X) 13.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 240,676 238,704 236,149 0.8 1.1 0.4 244,903 241,471 237,900 223,549 (X) (X) 9.6

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 159,633 156,377 156,624 2.1 -0.2 -1.1 161,102 158,626 157,568 171,124 (X) (X) -5.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 4,684 4,557 4,524 2.8 0.7 -3.5 4,923 4,799 4,709 4,424 (X) (X) 11.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 4,684 4,557 4,524 2.8 0.7 -3.5 4,923 4,799 4,709 4,424 (X) (X) 11.3

 All manufacturing industries................... 645,753 643,369 642,376 0.4 0.2 0.7 650,783 645,101 647,731 632,256 (X) (X) 2.9

 Construction materials and supplies....... 64,130 63,817 63,559 0.5 0.4 0.3 64,952 64,415 64,397 62,054 (X) (X) 4.7

 Information technology......................... 40,890 40,913 40,809 -0.1 0.3 0.2 40,789 40,119 41,152 39,770 (X) (X) 2.6

 Computers and related products........... 4,736 4,695 4,600 0.9 2.1 -0.4 4,676 4,397 4,686 4,315 (X) (X) 8.4

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 26,539 26,362 26,194 0.7 0.6 0.8 26,570 26,012 26,529 25,081 (X) (X) 5.9

 Capital goods...................................... 202,307 201,967 201,663 0.2 0.2 1.0 203,715 200,858 202,725 194,736 (X) (X) 4.6

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 178,691 178,068 177,904 0.3 0.1 0.6 179,995 176,775 178,948 172,138 (X) (X) 4.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 120,692 120,408 120,459 0.2 0.0 0.5 120,960 119,081 121,403 120,070 (X) (X) 0.7

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 23,616 23,899 23,759 -1.2 0.6 4.1 23,720 24,083 23,777 22,598 (X) (X) 5.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 189,952 187,945 187,711 1.1 0.1 0.7 190,839 189,139 189,811 188,106 (X) (X) 1.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 26,583 26,480 26,178 0.4 1.2 1.1 26,499 26,122 26,595 24,743 (X) (X) 7.1

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 163,369 161,465 161,533 1.2 0.0 0.7 164,340 163,017 163,216 163,363 (X) (X) 0.6

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

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

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

2

 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories.

3

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

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

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

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

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

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

and search and navigation equipment.

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry Apr.

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2014/

2014p 2014r 2014 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2014p 2014r 2014 2013 2013

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 209,273 208,182 208,649 0.5 -0.2 0.8 209,831 208,209 210,313 202,734 3.5

 Durable goods industries.......................... 128,280 128,063 127,964 0.2 0.1 1.0 128,047 127,076 128,594 123,201 3.9

 Wood products................................... 3,984 3,931 3,935 1.3 -0.1 0.0 3,734 3,879 4,071 3,496 6.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 4,501 4,464 4,452 0.8 0.3 0.5 4,531 4,483 4,493 4,356 4.0

 Primary metals.................................... 13,766 13,728 13,922 0.3 -1.4 -0.4 13,580 13,483 13,773 13,838 -1.9

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,750 17,774 17,918 -0.1 -0.8 1.7 17,777 17,617 17,836 17,088 4.0

 Machinery.......................................... 24,882 24,938 25,022 -0.2 -0.3 1.9 24,982 24,722 25,013 24,976 0.0

 Computers and electronic products........ 19,003 19,155 18,823 -0.8 1.8 0.9 19,037 18,862 18,744 18,113 5.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,777 6,777 6,873 0.0 -1.4 -1.0 6,809 6,727 6,922 7,122 -4.4

 Transportation equipment..................... 27,431 27,143 26,911 1.1 0.9 1.8 27,421 27,208 27,632 24,153 13.5

 Furniture and related products............... 2,963 2,905 2,897 2.0 0.3 -1.4 2,965 2,871 2,880 2,790 6.3

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,223 7,248 7,211 -0.3 0.5 0.3 7,211 7,224 7,230 7,269 -0.8

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 80,993 80,119 80,685 1.1 -0.7 0.4 81,784 81,133 81,719 79,533 2.8

 Food products.................................... 16,546 16,453 16,438 0.6 0.1 0.9 16,217 16,173 16,483 16,192 0.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 5,261 5,287 5,302 -0.5 -0.3 0.6 5,373 5,403 5,492 5,324 0.9

 Textiles.............................................. 1,229 1,245 1,243 -1.3 0.2 -0.1 1,244 1,248 1,242 1,198 3.8

 Textile products................................... 1,299 1,292 1,302 0.5 -0.8 1.2 1,309 1,285 1,298 1,187 10.3

 Apparel............................................. 841 820 794 2.6 3.3 3.0 832 812 785 688 20.9

 Leather and allied products.................... 301 313 315 -3.8 -0.6 0.3 299 305 311 321 -6.9

 Paper products.................................... 6,904 6,971 6,913 -1.0 0.8 1.1 6,939 7,025 6,951 6,847 1.3

 Printing ............................................. 2,716 2,488 2,463 9.2 1.0 0.2 2,719 2,497 2,447 2,521 7.9

 Petroleum and coal products................. 12,951 12,180 12,812 6.3 -4.9 -1.0 13,471 12,905 13,225 12,769 5.5

 Chemical products................................ 23,958 23,972 23,826 -0.1 0.6 0.5 24,166 24,152 24,083 23,390 3.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 8,987 9,098 9,277 -1.2 -1.9 0.6 9,215 9,328 9,402 9,096 1.3

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 209,094 208,317 207,459 0.4 0.4 1.2 211,855 209,386 209,328 203,694 4.0

 Durable goods industries.......................... 156,885 156,685 156,437 0.1 0.2 0.8 158,460 155,940 156,863 151,727 4.4

 Wood products................................... 1,973 1,952 1,938 1.1 0.7 1.3 2,007 1,978 1,956 1,788 12.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,374 1,390 1,374 -1.2 1.2 -1.1 1,418 1,435 1,415 1,324 7.1

 Primary metals.................................... 10,636 10,452 10,668 1.8 -2.0 1.1 10,793 10,416 10,796 10,670 1.2

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,594 13,654 13,450 -0.4 1.5 0.5 13,593 13,534 13,414 13,443 1.1

 Machinery.......................................... 18,952 18,799 18,948 0.8 -0.8 0.2 19,067 18,620 19,191 18,920 0.8

 Computers and electronic products........ 15,916 16,061 16,331 -0.9 -1.7 0.5 16,061 15,918 16,368 16,185 -0.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,672 3,684 3,695 -0.3 -0.3 -0.5 3,736 3,670 3,714 3,823 -2.3

 Transportation equipment..................... 85,959 85,888 85,233 0.1 0.8 1.1 86,982 85,617 85,191 81,130 7.2

 Furniture and related products............... 982 982 978 0.0 0.4 2.4 982 971 973 1,001 -1.9

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,827 3,823 3,822 0.1 0.0 -0.7 3,821 3,781 3,845 3,443 11.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 52,209 51,632 51,022 1.1 1.2 2.5 53,395 53,446 52,465 51,967 2.7

 Food products.................................... 4,732 4,775 4,460 -0.9 7.1 0.4 4,444 4,687 4,547 4,453 -0.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 7,188 7,196 7,163 -0.1 0.5 -0.5 7,173 7,363 7,465 6,755 6.2

 Textiles.............................................. 770 762 759 1.0 0.4 -0.3 774 756 752 759 2.0

 Textile products................................... 440 436 427 0.9 2.1 -1.4 448 440 430 441 1.6

 Apparel............................................. 370 363 357 1.9 1.7 0.8 361 334 341 311 16.1

 Leather and allied products.................... 101 99 94 2.0 5.3 -4.1 100 99 96 101 -1.0

 Paper products.................................... 1,398 1,410 1,403 -0.9 0.5 0.1 1,397 1,402 1,403 1,391 0.4

 Printing ............................................. 1,234 1,233 1,257 0.1 -1.9 1.1 1,255 1,226 1,262 1,280 -2.0

 Petroleum and coal products................. 14,742 14,016 14,158 5.2 -1.0 3.8 15,575 15,043 14,766 14,154 10.0

 Chemical products................................ 18,576 18,634 18,230 -0.3 2.2 3.9 19,165 19,330 18,654 19,705 -2.7

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 2,658 2,708 2,714 -1.8 -0.2 1.8 2,703 2,766 2,749 2,617 3.3

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 227,386 226,870 226,268 0.2 0.3 0.1 229,097 227,506 228,090 225,828 1.4

 Durable goods industries.......................... 108,502 108,242 107,773 0.2 0.4 0.5 109,707 108,658 109,240 104,769 4.7

 Wood products................................... 4,650 4,641 4,603 0.2 0.8 1.4 4,787 4,918 4,798 4,334 10.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,157 6,139 5,981 0.3 2.6 -2.3 6,367 6,364 6,177 6,015 5.9

 Primary metals.................................... 11,365 11,440 11,126 -0.7 2.8 1.5 11,692 11,815 11,288 10,904 7.2

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,596 17,429 17,348 1.0 0.5 -0.4 17,969 17,729 17,574 17,072 5.3

 Machinery.......................................... 22,190 22,106 22,130 0.4 -0.1 -0.5 22,520 22,294 22,734 22,990 -2.0

 Computers and electronic products........ 12,715 12,706 12,667 0.1 0.3 0.0 12,441 12,253 12,830 11,719 6.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,090 6,114 6,133 -0.4 -0.3 0.4 6,179 6,130 6,205 5,952 3.8

 Transportation equipment..................... 12,784 12,754 12,979 0.2 -1.7 3.9 12,890 12,574 12,898 11,579 11.3

 Furniture and related products............... 2,225 2,237 2,212 -0.5 1.1 2.4 2,176 2,103 2,156 2,162 0.6

 Miscellaneous products......................... 12,730 12,676 12,594 0.4 0.7 0.6 12,686 12,478 12,580 12,042 5.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 118,884 118,628 118,495 0.2 0.1 -0.2 119,390 118,848 118,850 121,059 -1.4

 Food products.................................... 25,719 25,607 25,582 0.4 0.1 -0.1 25,145 24,916 25,146 25,850 -2.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................. 8,217 8,053 8,102 2.0 -0.6 0.0 8,302 7,988 7,988 8,014 3.6

 Textiles.............................................. 1,452 1,448 1,428 0.3 1.4 -0.1 1,462 1,441 1,432 1,380 5.9

 Textile products................................... 1,413 1,418 1,417 -0.4 0.1 0.1 1,426 1,420 1,421 1,445 -1.3

 Apparel............................................. 1,380 1,339 1,301 3.1 2.9 2.2 1,288 1,261 1,286 1,029 25.2

 Leather and allied products.................... 654 635 631 3.0 0.6 1.3 633 607 623 629 0.6

 Paper products.................................... 6,115 6,157 6,186 -0.7 -0.5 -0.4 6,174 6,225 6,242 6,354 -2.8

 Printing ............................................. 1,961 2,078 1,867 -5.6 11.3 -0.2 2,030 2,036 1,793 1,765 15.0

 Petroleum and coal products................. 21,374 21,214 21,129 0.8 0.4 -1.2 21,516 21,472 21,323 22,075 -2.5

 Chemical products................................ 39,756 39,846 40,006 -0.2 -0.4 0.2 40,343 40,285 40,533 41,503 -2.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,843 10,833 10,846 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 11,071 11,197 11,063 11,015 0.5

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

1

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

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

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

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group 1

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio2

Industry Apr Mar Feb Jan Apr Mar Feb Jan

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

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

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.66 1.65 1.67 1.68 6.48 6.42 6.47 6.50

 Wood products.............................................. 1.31 1.37 1.41 1.39 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.34 1.36 1.35 1.38 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.35 1.36 1.38 1.37 1.41 1.42 1.42 1.42

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.66 1.65 1.66 1.67 2.98 2.96 2.99 3.06

 Machinery..................................................... 1.84 1.82 1.88 1.91 3.44 3.40 3.46 3.52

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.64 1.66 1.68 1.65 7.55 7.52 7.53 7.48

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.62 1.60 1.64 1.64 2.61 2.51 2.53 2.51

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.81 1.79 1.80 1.81 15.06 14.87 14.98 15.00

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.08 1.08 1.08 1.08 1.32 1.33 1.32 1.33

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.65 1.64 1.65 1.65 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 0.97 0.97 0.96 0.97 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.71 1.74 1.79 1.77 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.28 1.28 1.29 1.32 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.56 1.55 1.54 1.58 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.26 2.20 2.15 2.14 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.12 2.14 2.15 2.10 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Printing......................................................... 0.91 0.90 0.88 0.87 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.68 0.66 0.66 0.66 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.31 1.32 1.30 1.28 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.22 (X) (X) (X) (X)

X Not Applicable p

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

2

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

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

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

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

trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.

3 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing.

Apr

3 Apr3 Apr3 Apr3

Industry 2013- 2013- 2013- 2013-

Apr2 Mar Apr2 Mar Apr2 Mar Apr2 Mar

2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014

 

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

Durable goods industries....................... 0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.7 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

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

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

 Primary metals.................................... 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.6 -0.1 0.5 0.5 0.3

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

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

 Computers and electronic products..... -0.2 0.6 -0.2 1.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.0 0.8 0.2 1.2 0.1 0.5 -0.1 0.9

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.2 0.4 -0.9 1.3 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.2

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

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

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

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

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

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

X Not Applicable NA Not Available

1

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

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

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

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

for price changes.

2

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

 publication.

3

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

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

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

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes 1

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories
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Survey Description

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

months will be reflected in the annual benchmark publication.

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

Notice of Revisions Due to Updated Seasonal Adjustment Models

On May 15, 2014, monthly seasonally adjusted data for Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders, 

based on the North American Industry Classification System, were revised for January 1992 through March 

2014. There was no accompanying press release containing revised seasonally adjusted data for January 

through March of 2014, and historical data not seasonally adjusted were unchanged. These revisions to the 

historical seasonally adjusted data were made using the X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment software 

(Version 1.1 Build 10) and were based on the results of the recent annual review of the seasonal adjustment 

models. The updated seasonal adjustment software and models will be used to produce seasonally adjusted 

data from the Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey, beginning with the April 2014 

Advance Report on Durable Goods scheduled for release on May 27, 2014 and the full report scheduled for 

release on June 3, 2014.

Please call Chris Savage on (301) 763-4832 with any questions regarding this notice.