Publication - Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders

Appendix D

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012, AT 10:00 A.M. EST
Chris Savage or Adriana Stoica
Manufacturing and Construction Division
(301) 763-4832

M3-2 (11)-11
CB12-01

Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders
November 2011
Summary

2.5 percent to $47.2 billion.

New orders for manufactured goods in November, up
following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased
$8.2 billion or 1.8 percent to $459.2 billion, the U.S.
Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 0.2
percent October decrease. Excluding transportation,
new orders increased 0.3 percent.

Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up five
of the last six months, increased $0.8 billion or 0.3
percent to $252.1 billion. This followed a 0.3 percent
October decrease. Petroleum and coal products, up two
of the last three months, led the increase, up $0.6 billion
or 0.8 percent to $72.2 billion.

Shipments, up six consecutive months, increased $0.1
billion to $455.0 billion. This followed a 0.5 percent
October increase.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders, up nineteen of the last twenty months,
increased $11.1 billion or 1.3 percent to $898.3 billion.
This followed a 0.4 percent October increase. The
unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.16, up from
6.07 in October.
Inventories, up twenty five of the last twenty six
months, increased $2.8 billion or 0.5 percent to $609.8
billion. This was at the highest level since the series was
first published on a NAICS basis in 1992 and followed a
0.9 percent October increase. The inventories-toshipments ratio was 1.34, up from 1.33 in October.
New Orders
New orders for manufactured durable goods in
November, up four of the last five months, increased
$7.4 billion or 3.7 percent to $207.1 billion, revised from
the previously published 3.8 percent increase. This
followed a 0.1 percent October increase.
Transportation equipment, up following two
consecutive monthly decreases, had the largest increase,
$7.0 billion or 14.7 percent to $54.4 billion.
New orders for manufactured nondurable goods
increased $0.8 billion or 0.3 percent to $252.1 billion.
Shipments
Shipments of manufactured durable goods in
November, down two of the last three months, decreased
$0.7 billion or 0.3 percent to $202.9 billion, revised from
the previously published 0.4 percent decrease. This
followed a 1.5 percent October increase.
Transportation equipment, down three of the last four
months, had the largest decrease, $1.2 billion or

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in
November, up nineteen of the last twenty months,
increased $11.1 billion or 1.3 percent to $898.3 billion,
unchanged from the previously published increase. This
followed a 0.4 percent October increase.
Transportation equipment, up ten of the last eleven
months, had the largest increase, $7.2 billion or 1.4
percent to $518.2 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent
October decrease.
Inventories
Inventories of manufactured durable goods in
November, up twenty three consecutive months,
increased $2.1 billion or 0.6 percent to $369.0 billion,
unchanged from the previously published increase. This
was at the highest level since the series was first
published on a NAICS basis and followed a 0.4 percent
October increase.
Transportation equipment, also up twenty three
consecutive months, had the largest increase, $1.0 billion
or 0.9 percent to $114.3 billion.
Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up
three consecutive months, increased $0.7 billion or 0.3
percent to $240.8 billion. This followed a 1.6 percent
October increase. Petroleum and coal products, also up
three consecutive months, drove the increase, up $1.6
billion or 2.9 percent to $55.6 billion.
By stage of fabrication, November materials and
supplies increased 0.4 percent in durable goods and
decreased 0.1 percent in nondurable goods. Work in
process increased 1.0 percent in durable goods and 0.4
percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased
0.2 percent in durable goods and 0.6 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 .
The advance report on durable goods for December is scheduled for release on January 26, 2012, at 8:30 a.m. EST and the full report on February 3, 2012,
at 10:00 a.m. EST. See back page for survey description.

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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
Monthly

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Percent Change

Year to date

Monthly

Industry

Oct.
2011r

All manufacturing industries......…………
Excluding transportation……….………
Excluding defense…………...…..……….
With unfilled orders…………...…..……..

455,028
407,787
445,742
145,912

454,918
406,462
445,847
146,056

452,874
406,818
443,135
145,446

0.0
0.3
0.0
-0.1

0.5
-0.1
0.6
0.4

Durable goods industries………….…..…….

202,919

203,613

200,700

-0.3

5,392
8,139
26,567
11,719
13,060
1,788
25,393
30,463
2,604
4,396

5,419
8,111
25,569
11,318
12,507
1,744
25,221
30,284
2,785
4,275

5,314
7,934
24,575
10,930
11,953
1,692
25,310
31,140
2,719
4,269

-0.5
0.3
3.9
3.5
4.4
2.5
0.7
0.6
-6.5
2.8

1,586
3,324
634

1,608
3,588
635

1,680
3,572
640

2,378
2,059

2,410
2,054

4,115
2,670
30,580
4,197
770
972
2,312
508
238
3,290

Wood products…………..……...….…… ……
Nonmetallic mineral products…….………….
Primary metals…………………….… ………..
Iron and steel mills…………..……….….
Aluminum and nonferrous metals……….
Ferrous metal foundries………..…..…….
Fabricated metal products…….…………….
Machinery………………………………………
Farm machinery…..………….……………
Construction machinery…..………….…
Mining, oil field, and
gas field machinery………...…………..
Industrial machinery……….…………….
Photographic equipment….………………
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment…………
Metalworking machinery......……..…….
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment….…
Material handling equipment……………
Computers and electronic products 2……….
Computers…………...…………………….
Computer storage devices……….………..
Other peripheral equipment……….……
Nondefense communications
equipment……………………….……..
Defense communications equipment….
Audio and video equipment……...………..
Electronic components…………..………..
Nondefense search and navigation
equipment……………….……...……….
Defense search and navigation
equipment…………..…………....…….
Electromedical, measuring,
and control instruments……..…...…
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components………….….………………
Electric lighting equipment…..…..………..
Household appliances…………..……….
Electrical equipment………….……………
Batteries………………...…….……....…..
Transportation equipment………….………..
Automobiles……………………...……….
Light trucks and utility vehicles…………..
Heavy duty trucks ………...……………..
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,
and trailers………….…….....…………
Nondefense aircraft and parts…..………..
Defense aircraft and parts……...…...…
Ships and boats……..………….…….…..
Furniture and related products…….….…….
Miscellaneous durable goods……..………

Sept.
2011

Oct. - Sept. - Aug. Nov.
Oct.
Sept.

Nov.
2011p

Oct.
2011r

Sept.
2011

Nov.
2010

0.3
0.6
0.4
0.4

441,539
394,763
432,199
140,193

460,462
410,912
451,644
146,428

466,684
416,196
456,005
155,020

402,538
359,700
391,640
129,894

4,910,921
4,398,161
4,803,156
1,564,607

4,403,627
3,913,113
4,273,434
1,448,337

1.5

-0.4

195,598

208,296

212,699 180,259

2,176,185

2,015,812

8.0

2.0
2.2
4.0
3.5
4.6
3.1
-0.4
-2.7
2.4
0.1

0.3
0.5
1.5
0.0
2.9
1.1
1.0
-1.0
-26.1
-0.7

5,084
7,896
24,365
10,350
12,337
1,678
24,485
28,212
1,932
4,340

5,671
8,569
25,503
11,026
12,753
1,724
26,066
29,928
2,652
4,523

5,603
8,529
25,307
11,169
12,311
1,827
26,873
32,226
2,686
4,414

5,021
7,443
18,064
9,038
7,665
1,361
22,889
24,973
1,739
3,157

59,034
87,962
263,721
123,999
121,363
18,359
275,882
321,591
28,803
42,823

60,779
85,360
203,164
104,423
83,598
15,143
260,128
285,820
24,496
30,774

-2.9
3.0
29.8
18.7
45.2
21.2
6.1
12.5
17.6
39.2

-1.4
-7.4
-0.2

-4.3
0.4
-0.8

-7.5
5.3
-0.3

1,536
2,726
678

1,622
3,398
638

1,666
3,931
701

1,495
2,511
698

17,872
34,747
7,147

16,699
29,156
7,457

7.0
19.2
-4.2

2,475
1,916

-1.3
0.2

-2.6
7.2

-4.4
-1.8

2,186
2,048

2,167
2,142

2,684
2,056

2,503
1,748

28,213
21,060

30,192
20,273

-6.6
3.9

3,621
2,710
31,264
4,661
752
1,024

4,619
2,625
30,921
4,248
793
985

13.6
-1.5
-2.2
-10.0
2.4
-5.1

-21.6
3.2
1.1
9.7
-5.2
4.0

18.2
-0.2
-0.8
3.8
3.3
5.5

4,074
2,581
29,797
3,780
628
900

3,741
2,671
33,733
5,598
557
906

4,568
2,690
32,918
4,402
1,140
1,275

3,203
2,188
31,062
4,071
534
840

41,733
27,778
336,211
45,673
7,356
9,717

35,300
23,663
331,019
41,472
6,391
8,880

18.2
17.4
1.6
10.1
15.1
9.4

2,442
467
231
3,254

2,572
593
233
3,231

-5.3
8.8
3.0
1.1

-5.1
-21.2
-0.9
0.7

-0.1
19.8
-6.4
-3.2

2,419
541
364
3,234

2,151
452
280
3,180

3,125
672
228
3,475

3,407
551
415
3,382

27,939
5,533
2,635
36,238

34,063
6,083
2,690
37,545

-18.0
-9.0
-2.0
-3.5

p

2011

2010

11.5
12.4
12.4
8.0

1,147

1,147

1,123

0.0

2.1

-5.2

1,132

1,087

1,268

1,097

12,805

11,786

8.6

2,598

2,580

2,768

0.7

-6.8

-0.4

2,700

2,540

2,932

2,942

29,625

32,943

-10.1

7,120

7,136

7,259

-0.2

-1.7

-1.4

6,919

6,853

8,371

7,364

79,491

77,158

3.0

10,180
984
1,537
3,772
882
48,456
5,634
8,152
2,084

10,275
998
1,520
3,857
883
46,056
5,102
7,252
2,018

-1.2
-0.2
-2.0
-2.0
2.5
-2.5
-4.3
-1.7
5.8

-0.9
-1.4
1.1
-2.2
-0.1
5.2
10.4
12.4
3.3

-0.3
-2.4
1.4
-2.3
1.1
-1.9
1.4
-5.6
0.7

9,905
977
1,534
3,454
1,076
46,776
5,388
8,030
2,125

10,230
999
1,517
3,594
1,053
49,550
6,184
9,089
2,148

11,089
1,053
1,591
4,296
1,000
50,488
5,549
8,265
2,214

9,796
1,001
1,615
3,461
992
42,838
4,787
6,800
1,418

111,225
10,977
17,042
40,885
9,601
512,760
57,753
87,341
20,572

105,123
10,740
17,411
37,968
9,220
490,514
54,632
74,763
16,874

5.8
2.2
-2.1
7.7
4.1
4.5
5.7
16.8
21.9

14,239
7,725
3,797
2,253
5,403
13,679

14,371
8,721
3,704
2,229
5,436
13,673

13,990
8,049
3,792
2,322
5,499
13,676

-0.9
-11.4
2.5
1.1
-0.6
0.0

2.7
8.3
-2.3
-4.0
-1.1
0.0

-1.2
3.1
-6.4
-0.5
-1.4
0.8

13,909
7,856
3,728
2,171
5,186
13,892

15,154
7,655
3,590
2,200
5,409
13,637

14,923
8,693
4,335
2,382
5,649
14,017

13,140
6,289
4,456
2,184
5,158
13,015

158,273
78,840
43,849
25,164
60,564
147,235

148,592
70,703
53,503
26,206
56,796
137,109

6.5
11.5
-18.0
-4.0
6.6
7.4

Nondurable goods industries…….………….. 252,109

253,985 222,279

Preliminary

r

251,305

252,174

0.3

-0.3

0.9

245,941

252,166

2,734,736

2,387,815

14.5

62,521
8,411
9,261
17,510
12,429
9,643
2,786
2,537
1,894
1,435
306
14,186
6,667
4,241
6,892
72,185
68,144
61,355

62,655
8,559
9,289
17,541
12,169
9,558
2,611
2,548
1,866
1,417
306
14,278
6,717
4,234
6,869
71,626
67,482
61,197

62,538
8,382
9,436
17,617
12,390
9,689
2,701
2,596
1,865
1,402
307
14,215
6,724
4,212
6,979
71,806
67,694
61,753

-0.2
-1.7
-0.3
-0.2
2.1
0.9
6.7
-0.4
1.5
1.3
0.0
-0.6
-0.7
0.2
0.3
0.8
1.0
0.3

0.2
2.1
-1.6
-0.4
-1.8
-1.4
-3.3
-1.8
0.1
1.1
-0.3
0.4
-0.1
0.5
-1.6
-0.3
-0.3
-0.9

0.4
-0.6
-0.7
0.4
1.1
3.7
-7.3
0.3
1.3
2.0
-1.3
-0.7
-0.3
0.1
-1.3
3.3
3.9
-0.5

64,292
8,685
9,556
17,732
12,674
9,888
2,786
2,403
1,810
1,623
290
13,929
6,456
4,150
7,124
68,119
64,524
58,065

65,509
9,165
9,397
17,950
12,159
9,548
2,611
2,615
1,893
1,603
313
14,457
6,816
4,323
7,190
70,780
66,220
59,083

64,096
8,465
9,651
17,508
12,449
9,748
2,701
2,661
1,865
1,500
348
14,523
6,866
4,284
7,381
70,924
66,106
61,491

58,711
7,719
8,853
16,839
11,922
9,283
2,639
2,374
1,722
1,393
295
14,245
6,525
4,319
7,228
54,434
51,435
55,240

672,795
91,028
101,224
189,601
133,097
104,208
28,889
28,779
20,517
14,721
3,469
158,420
74,125
47,594
76,694
773,512
727,949
674,633

606,202
77,697
89,912
177,200
120,889
92,352
28,537
27,381
20,003
13,593
3,436
157,535
73,123
47,282
76,875
572,853
536,683
621,046

11.0
17.2
12.6
7.0
10.1
12.8
1.2
5.1
2.6
8.3
1.0
0.6
1.4
0.7
-0.2
35.0
35.6
8.6

5,863
15,319
2,630
16,369

5,657
14,925
2,617
16,374

5,536
15,304
2,576
16,323

3.6
2.6
0.5
0.0

2.2
-2.5
1.6
0.3

1.8
-0.4
2.3
0.6

4,302
15,859
2,317
15,612

4,023
15,052
2,636
16,564

4,639
15,425
2,712
16,747

3,393
16,159
2,145
14,715

57,546
169,692
28,111
178,099

45,186
173,362
27,812
168,002

27.4
-2.1
1.1
6.0

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

2011/
2010

10,062
982
1,506
3,698
904
47,241
5,389
8,017
2,204

Food products……….…………..……….…..
Grain and oilseed milling…….....….……..
Dairy products……………...……...…….
Meat, poultry, and seafood products…
Beverage and tobacco products…………….
Beverages………………..….…..…………
Tobacco……...……..…….………………..
Textile mills………………….…………………
Textile products………..……………………
Apparel……………………..……..…………..
Leather and allied products………………….
Paper products…………………….……..…..
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....…
Paperboard containers……..…………….
Printing…………………...………….…….…..
Petroleum and coal products………………
Petroleum refineries………...……..……
Chemical products……..……………..…………
Pesticides, fertilizers, and other
agricultural chemicals….…...………....
Pharmaceuticals and medicines………….
Paints, coatings, and adhesives…....…
Plastics and rubber products…...…………
p

Percent

Nov.
2011p

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.

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Table 2. Value of Manufacturers' New Orders for Industry Groups 1
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.]
Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Percent Change

Year to date

Monthly

Industry

Percent

Nov.
2011p

Oct.
r
2011

All manufacturing industries2......……….……
Excluding transportation2……….…………
Excluding defense2…………...…..……….
With unfilled orders2………...…..…………

459,177
404,728
450,136
157,007

450,932
403,478
442,218
149,157

451,636
401,940
440,931
150,847

1.8
0.3
1.8
5.3

-0.2
0.4
0.3
-1.1

Durable goods industries2………….…..……

207,068

199,627

199,462

3.7

27,567
12,504
13,250
1,813
26,004
31,779
4,383

26,355
11,667
12,820
1,868
25,867
31,638
4,771

24,889
11,202
12,015
1,672
25,818
31,398
4,621

4.6
7.2
3.4
-2.9
0.5
0.4
-8.1

1,131
3,142
680

1,379
2,813
623

1,934
3,214
630

2,677
2,096

2,604
2,153

5,588
2,580
23,856
4,320
2,428
390
3,330

Primary metals…………………….……………
Iron and steel mills…………..……….……
Aluminum and nonferrous metals………
Ferrous metal foundries………..…..…….
Fabricated metal products…….……………..
Machinery………………………………………
Construction machinery…..………………
Mining, oil field, and
gas field machinery………...…………..
Industrial machinery……….………………
Photographic equipment….………………
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment……………
Metalworking machinery......……..………
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment….……
Material handling equipment………………
Computers and electronic products2………
Computers…………...…………………….
Nondefense communications
equipment……………………….…….…
Defense communications equipment……
Electronic components…………..………..
Nondefense search and navigation
equipment……………….……...……….
Defense search and navigation
equipment…………..…………....…..…
Electromedical, measuring,
and control instruments……..…...……
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components………….….………………
Electric lighting equipment…..…..………
Household appliances…………..…………
Electrical equipment………….……………
Transportation equipment……………………
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,
and trailers………….…….....………….
Nondefense aircraft and parts…..……….
Defense aircraft and parts……...….…….
Ships and boats……..………….………….
Furniture and related products…….….……

Sept.
2011

Oct. Nov.

Sept. Oct.

Aug. Sept.

Nov.
p
2011

Oct.
r
2011

Sept.
2011

Nov.
2010

-0.1
0.9
-0.2
-1.1

443,419
389,453
435,987
148,693

448,923
403,733
441,954
144,435

464,693
411,431
453,367
158,522

398,065
356,853
388,104
131,403

4,891,329
4,357,012
4,781,233
1,619,290

4,356,773
3,874,218
4,231,846
1,468,731

0.1

-1.4

197,478

196,757

210,708

175,786

2,156,593

1,968,958

9.5

5.9
4.2
6.7
11.7
0.2
0.8
3.2

1.9
2.9
2.2
-6.2
1.3
-1.9
21.8

25,220
11,016
12,463
1,741
24,523
28,876
4,382

25,065
10,272
12,961
1,832
25,950
31,590
5,039

25,096
11,095
12,252
1,749
27,046
31,753
4,708

20,161
11,023
7,742
1,396
22,653
26,165
3,618

264,069
121,984
123,050
19,035
281,619
344,551
45,241

209,363
109,394
84,466
15,503
260,762
301,529
32,222

26.1
11.5
45.7
22.8
8.0
14.3
40.4

-18.0
11.7
9.1

-28.7
-12.5
-1.1

25.1
-7.3
-2.2

1,225
2,495
694

1,551
2,983
592

1,712
3,326
751

1,757
2,294
687

21,866
34,436
7,290

18,881
31,829
7,395

15.8
8.2
-1.4

1,728
2,015

2.8
-2.6

50.7
6.8

-19.8
0.7

1,935
2,066

2,254
2,255

1,571
2,126

2,348
1,910

30,732
22,424

33,199
20,302

-7.4
10.5

5,271
2,663
24,921
4,632

5,295
2,690
24,602
4,367

6.0
-3.1
-4.3
-6.7

-0.5
-1.0
1.3
6.1

11.4
-5.4
2.2
7.3

5,592
2,434
22,300
3,903

5,295
2,474
24,749
5,569

5,158
2,986
28,711
4,521

3,725
2,204
24,416
4,282

50,532
28,525
261,305
45,530

37,997
24,533
263,709
41,624

33.0
16.3
-0.9
9.4

2,774
369
3,413

2,701
400
3,342

-12.5
5.7
-2.4

2.7
-7.8
2.1

11.0
-19.4
1.4

2,110
258
3,177

2,760
305
3,270

3,436
603
3,540

2,759
343
3,346

27,359
4,532
36,530

33,061
5,972
38,346

-17.2
-24.1
-4.7

p

2010

2011

12.3
12.5
13.0
10.3

1,391

1,349

1,318

3.1

2.4

7.8

1,472

1,241

1,503

1,163

13,799

11,523

19.8

2,330

2,601

2,664

-10.4

-2.4

-3.8

2,146

2,423

2,976

2,784

28,319

32,522

-12.9

7,205

7,293

7,322

-1.2

-0.4

-0.1

6,782

6,855

8,952

7,473

80,604

77,940

3.4

10,618
947
1,549
4,118
54,449

10,663
993
1,539
3,914
47,454

10,694
1,009
1,520
3,760
49,696

-0.4
-4.6
0.6
5.2
14.7

-0.3
-1.6
1.3
4.1
-4.5

1.4
1.6
0.2
-3.5
-7.5

10,360
903
1,613
3,923
53,966

10,683
994
1,510
3,749
45,190

11,152
1,048
1,602
3,921
53,262

10,354
995
1,683
3,815
41,212

115,299
10,980
17,202
42,862
534,317

109,511
10,842
17,518
40,107
482,555

5.3
1.3
-1.8
6.9
10.7

14,324
15,155
4,223
1,637
5,478

14,201
8,717
3,823
1,779
5,417

14,014
10,127
3,331
3,025
5,446

0.9
73.9
10.5
-8.0
1.1

1.3
-13.9
14.8
-41.2
-0.5

-2.1
-26.7
-34.5
65.4
3.3

14,184
16,102
3,813
1,386
5,254

15,122
5,296
3,262
1,393
5,544

15,003
10,456
3,535
2,739
5,544

13,389
5,440
4,429
2,217
5,311

158,151
101,409
45,708
25,188
61,133

147,912
76,096
53,317
20,391
57,759

6.9
33.3
-14.3
23.5
5.8

Nondurable goods industries......…………… 252,109

251,305

252,174

0.3

-0.3

0.9

245,941

252,166

253,985

222,279

2,734,736

2,387,815

14.5

p

Preliminary

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

r

Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

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

2011/
2010

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 .

4

Table 3. Value of Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders for Industry Groups 1
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.]
Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly

Not Seasonally Adjusted
Percent Change

Monthly

Percent
Change

Industry

Nov.
p
2011

Oct.
2011r

Sept.
2011

Oct. Nov.

All manufacturing industries2......……….……
Excluding transportation2……….…………
Excluding defense2…………...…..………

898,328
380,175
727,138

887,233
376,288
715,798

884,132
372,185
712,340

Durable goods industries2………….…..……

898,328

887,233

884,132

1.3

Primary metals…………………….……………
Iron and steel mills…………..……….……
Aluminum and nonferrous metals………
Ferrous metal foundries………..…..…….
Fabricated metal products…….………………
Machinery……………………………………….
Construction machinery…..………………
Mining, oil field, and
gas field machinery………...…………..
Industrial machinery……….………………
Photographic equipment….………………
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment……………
Metalworking machinery......……..………
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment….……
Material handling equipment………………
Computers and electronic products2………
Computers…………...……………………..
Nondefense communications
equipment……………………….…….…
Defense communications equipment……
Electronic components…………..…………
Nondefense search and navigation
equipment……………….……...………..
Defense search and navigation
equipment…………..…………....…..….
Electromedical, measuring,
and control instruments……..…...……
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components………….….……………….
Electric lighting equipment…..…..………
Household appliances…………..…………
Electrical equipment………….…………….
Transportation equipment……………………
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,
and trailers………….…….....…………..
Nondefense aircraft and parts…..……….
Defense aircraft and parts……...….…….
Ships and boats……..………….………….
Furniture and related products…….….……

33,915
18,936
11,368
3,611
66,565
118,437
10,607

32,915
18,151
11,178
3,586
65,954
117,121
10,620

32,129
17,802
10,865
3,462
65,308
115,767
10,124

3.0
4.3
1.7
0.7
0.9
1.1
-0.1

12,445
13,649
2,029

12,900
13,831
1,983

13,129
14,606
1,995

-3.5
-1.3
2.3

20,258
5,702

19,959
5,665

19,765
5,566

23,706
8,465
125,041
3,511

22,233
8,555
124,819
3,388

22,805
5,592
11,813

r

1.3
1.0
1.6

Sept. Oct.
0.4
1.1
0.5

Aug. Sept.

Nov.
p
2011

Oct.
2011r

Sept.
2011

Nov.
2010

Nov.
11/10

0.6
0.5
0.6

884,141
373,324
718,406

875,641
372,014
707,998

877,634
369,647
708,142

819,067
333,112
660,370

7.9
12.1
8.8

0.4

0.6

884,141

875,641

877,634

819,067

7.9

2.4
2.0
2.9
3.6
1.0
1.2
4.9

1.0
1.6
0.6
-0.6
0.8
0.2
3.6

32,009
17,507
10,947
3,555
65,025
117,238
10,366

31,154
16,841
10,821
3,492
64,987
116,574
10,324

31,592
17,595
10,613
3,384
65,103
114,912
9,808

29,900
18,320
8,726
2,854
59,289
91,991
7,537

7.1
-4.4
25.5
24.6
9.7
27.4
37.5

-1.7
-5.3
-0.6

2.0
-2.4
-0.5

12,680
13,577
2,022

12,991
13,808
2,006

13,062
14,223
2,052

8,801
13,468
2,159

44.1
0.8
-6.3

1.5
0.7

1.0
1.8

-3.6
1.8

19,599
5,632

19,850
5,614

19,763
5,501

16,605
4,144

18.0
35.9

20,583
8,602
124,075
3,417

6.6
-1.1
0.2
3.6

8.0
-0.5
0.6
-0.8

3.4
0.8
0.3
3.6

23,484
8,310
123,240
3,511

21,966
8,457
124,117
3,388

20,412
8,654
123,555
3,417

13,452
7,251
120,579
3,696

74.6
14.6
2.2
-5.0

22,689
5,710
11,773

22,357
5,808
11,614

0.5
-2.1
0.3

1.5
-1.7
1.4

0.6
-3.2
1.0

22,664
5,346
11,723

22,973
5,629
11,780

22,364
5,776
11,690

22,408
6,050
11,395

1.1
-11.6
2.9

9,472

9,228

9,026

2.6

2.2

2.2

9,519

9,179

9,025

8,731

9.0

43,665

43,933

43,912

-0.6

0.0

-0.2

42,724

43,278

43,395

42,096

1.5

28,183

28,098

27,941

0.3

0.6

0.2

27,753

27,890

27,888

26,203

5.9

27,743
1,041
868
15,086
518,153

27,187
1,076
825
14,666
510,945

26,704
1,067
823
14,524
511,947

2.0
-3.3
5.2
2.9
1.4

1.8
0.8
0.2
1.0
-0.2

1.6
1.0
0.0
-0.7
0.7

27,326
1,020
864
15,014
510,817

26,871
1,094
785
14,545
503,627

26,418
1,099
792
14,390
507,987

23,019
1,068
651
12,853
485,955

18.7
-4.5
32.7
16.8
5.1

13,825
363,164
55,744
18,138
6,787

13,740
355,734
55,318
18,754
6,712

13,910
355,738
55,199
19,204
6,731

0.6
2.1
0.8
-3.3
1.1

-1.2
0.0
0.2
-2.3
-0.3

0.2
0.6
-0.8
3.8
-0.8

13,674
359,985
53,964
16,960
6,799

13,399
351,739
53,879
17,745
6,731

13,431
354,098
54,207
18,552
6,596

13,220
336,472
50,885
17,116
6,726

3.4
7.0
6.1
-0.9
1.1

p

Preliminary

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

Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

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.

5

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
Monthly

Not Seasonally Adjusted
Percent Change

Monthly

Percent
Change

Industry

Nov.
2011p

Sept.
2011

Oct. Nov.

Sept. Oct.

Aug. Sept.

Nov.
p
2011

Oct.
2011r

Sept.
2011

Nov.
2010

Nov.
11/10

All manufacturing industries......……………
Excluding transportation……….…………
Excluding defense…………...…..………
With unfilled orders…………...…..………

609,814
495,490
583,744
302,397

607,016
493,669
581,323
300,434

601,587
488,857
575,981
299,420

0.5
0.4
0.4
0.7

0.9
1.0
0.9
0.3

0.1
0.1
0.2
-0.2

608,787
494,155
582,798
302,820

609,936
496,254
584,213
300,868

600,538
488,246
575,013
298,563

550,638
451,441
525,565
271,318

10.6
9.5
10.9
11.6

Durable goods industries………….…..……

369,001

366,881

365,314

0.6

0.4

0.0

369,450

367,228

364,040

332,620

11.1

8,818
11,134
34,540
21,566
10,868
2,106
46,479
60,367
3,519
5,931

8,635
11,102
34,342
21,403
10,854
2,085
46,260
59,813
3,399
5,669

8,499
11,035
34,331
21,419
10,865
2,047
45,941
59,619
3,393
5,697

2.1
0.3
0.6
0.8
0.1
1.0
0.5
0.9
3.5
4.6

1.6
0.6
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
1.9
0.7
0.3
0.2
-0.5

0.0
0.8
-0.5
-0.5
-0.8
1.2
-0.1
0.3
-2.0
-1.2

8,832
10,837
34,070
21,197
10,766
2,107
45,951
60,941
3,396
5,960

8,719
10,843
34,231
21,371
10,781
2,079
45,943
59,695
3,071
5,658

8,568
10,864
34,560
21,691
10,874
1,995
45,823
59,107
3,152
5,707

8,351
10,144
30,062
18,277
9,957
1,828
41,346
53,712
2,770
4,743

5.8
6.8
13.3
16.0
8.1
15.3
11.1
13.5
22.6
25.7

7,496
6,913
1,697

7,358
6,901
1,676

7,357
6,940
1,642

1.9
0.2
1.3

0.0
-0.6
2.1

1.1
2.0
2.0

7,475
7,057
1,766

7,270
6,896
1,690

7,354
7,028
1,623

6,378
6,488
1,529

17.2
8.8
15.5

3,974
5,136

4,075
5,077

4,102
5,006

-2.5
1.2

-0.7
1.4

-2.0
2.8

3,919
5,176

4,051
5,167

3,988
5,128

3,966
4,142

-1.2
25.0

7,467
3,680
47,891
3,248
1,351
1,535

7,544
3,672
48,124
3,258
1,383
1,501

7,433
3,691
48,128
3,200
1,396
1,487

-1.0
0.2
-0.5
-0.3
-2.3
2.3

1.5
-0.5
0.0
1.8
-0.9
0.9

-0.9
0.4
-0.7
2.2
1.1
2.0

7,841
3,722
48,627
3,390
1,400
1,580

7,831
3,700
48,555
3,243
1,443
1,513

7,320
3,676
47,876
3,404
1,364
1,450

6,730
3,377
46,709
2,953
1,354
1,437

16.5
10.2
4.1
14.8
3.4
10.0

7,136
2,366
513
7,058

7,199
2,499
512
7,111

7,263
2,471
520
7,178

-0.9
-5.3
0.2
-0.7

-0.9
1.1
-1.5
-0.9

-0.4
-10.0
-2.8
0.7

7,415
2,366
564
7,194

7,296
2,499
579
7,241

7,086
2,471
588
7,098

7,145
2,579
561
7,223

3.8
-8.3
0.5
-0.4

Wood products…………..……...….………….
Nonmetallic mineral products…….…………
Primary metals…………………….… ………….
Iron and steel mills…………..……….……
Aluminum and nonferrous metals………
Ferrous metal foundries………..…..…….
Fabricated metal products…….………………
Machinery……………………………………….
Farm machinery…..………….…………….
Construction machinery…..………….……
Mining, oil field,
and gas field machinery………...……..
Industrial machinery……….………………
Photographic equipment….………………
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,
and refrigeration equipment……………
Metalworking machinery......……..………
Turbines, generators, and other
power transmission equipment….……
Material handling equipment………………
Computers and electronic products2………
Computers…………...……………………..
Computer storage devices……….……….
Other peripheral equipment……….………
Nondefense communications
equipment……………………….……….
Defense communications equipment……
Audio and video equipment……...………
Electronic components…………..…………
Nondefense search and navigation
equipment……………….……...……….
Defense search and navigation
equipment…………..…………....…..….
Electromedical, measuring
and control instruments……..…......…
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components………….….……………….
Electric lighting equipment…..…..………
Household appliances…………..…………
Electrical equipment………….…………….
Batteries………………...…….……....……
Transportation equipment………….…………
Automobiles……………………...…………
Light trucks and utility vehicles………….
Heavy duty trucks ………...……………….
Motor vehicle bodies, parts,
and trailers………….…….....……….….
Nondefense aircraft and parts…..……….
Defense aircraft and parts……...…...……
Ships and boats……..………….…….……
Furniture and related products…….….……
Miscellaneous durable goods……..…………

p

Oct.
2011r

3,309

3,294

3,235

0.5

1.8

-0.8

3,294

3,383

3,270

3,094

6.5

2,839

2,739

2,649

3.7

3.4

-1.7

2,791

2,735

2,604

2,742

1.8

12,701

12,727

12,839

-0.2

-0.9

-0.4

12,896

12,730

12,676

12,172

5.9

15,604
1,794
2,127
4,878
1,053
114,324
3,301
3,236
1,437

15,459
1,796
2,123
4,813
1,060
113,347
3,384
3,344
1,447

15,389
1,787
2,124
4,757
1,045
112,730
3,352
3,275
1,472

0.9
-0.1
0.2
1.4
-0.7
0.9
-2.5
-3.2
-0.7

0.5
0.5
0.0
1.2
1.4
0.5
1.0
2.1
-1.7

-1.2
1.2
-4.1
-3.8
2.6
0.3
5.3
3.8
1.0

15,458
1,785
2,066
4,955
1,004
114,632
3,357
3,360
1,470

15,456
1,787
2,173
4,856
1,061
113,682
3,354
3,444
1,497

15,246
1,767
2,159
4,607
1,056
112,292
3,257
3,391
1,462

14,877
1,689
2,180
5,018
1,010
99,197
2,884
2,853
1,480

3.9
5.7
-5.2
-1.3
-0.6
15.6
16.4
17.8
-0.7

18,457
62,539
14,877
3,456
6,720
23,124

18,330
61,837
14,302
3,575
6,719
23,080

18,159
61,199
14,565
3,411
6,785
22,857

0.7
1.1
4.0
-3.3
0.0
0.2

0.9
1.0
-1.8
4.8
-1.0
1.0

1.0
-0.3
1.0
-0.7
-0.9
0.9

18,412
62,674
14,808
3,459
6,757
23,345

18,237
62,016
14,376
3,558
6,696
23,408

18,061
60,880
14,661
3,329
6,774
22,930

16,697
50,496
14,023
3,151
6,688
21,534

10.3
24.1
5.6
9.8
1.0
8.4

Nondurable goods industries…….……………

240,813

240,135

236,273

0.3

1.6

0.4

239,337

242,708

236,498

218,018

9.8

Food products……….…………..……….……
Grain and oilseed milling…….....….………
Dairy products……………...……...………
Meat, poultry, and seafood products……
Beverage and tobacco products…………….
Beverages………………..….…..…………
Tobacco……...……..…….………………..
Textile mills………………….………………….
Textile products………..………………………
Apparel……………………..……..……………
Leather and allied products………………….
Paper products…………………….……..……
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....……
Paperboard containers……..……………..
Printing…………………...………….…….……
Petroleum and coal products…………………
Petroleum refineries………...……..………
Chemical products……..……………..…………
Pesticides, fertilizers, and other
agricultural chemicals….…...……….…
Pharmaceuticals and medicines………….
Paints, coatings, and adhesives…....……
Plastics and rubber products…...……………

44,796
5,186
6,090
8,416
16,729
13,288
3,441
3,628
3,086
2,758
902
13,962
6,014
4,005
5,424
55,642
51,823
73,142

44,819
5,185
6,065
8,469
16,613
13,166
3,447
3,639
3,053
2,733
903
14,008
6,025
4,037
5,459
54,085
50,335
73,986

44,612
5,083
6,073
8,413
16,526
13,105
3,421
3,648
3,056
2,627
904
14,052
6,047
4,027
5,474
50,710
47,091
73,805

-0.1
0.0
0.4
-0.6
0.7
0.9
-0.2
-0.3
1.1
0.9
-0.1
-0.3
-0.2
-0.8
-0.6
2.9
3.0
-1.1

0.5
2.0
-0.1
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.8
-0.2
-0.1
4.0
-0.1
-0.3
-0.4
0.2
-0.3
6.7
6.9
0.2

-1.0
-5.2
-0.4
-1.2
0.3
0.6
-0.7
-0.2
-0.1
2.3
0.1
0.2
0.7
-0.1
-0.7
1.9
1.7
0.5

46,720
5,323
5,839
8,811
17,033
13,513
3,520
3,599
3,026
2,655
903
13,974
6,026
3,971
5,469
53,142
49,436
72,409

47,739
5,520
6,056
8,780
17,203
13,717
3,486
3,625
3,048
2,795
898
13,962
5,983
3,990
5,630
53,529
49,813
73,609

45,320
4,901
6,132
8,480
16,455
13,140
3,315
3,649
3,077
2,744
908
14,014
6,000
4,001
5,566
50,610
46,981
73,288

44,746
5,502
5,324
8,918
16,393
12,767
3,626
3,171
2,761
2,193
830
13,968
5,831
4,097
5,471
42,181
39,311
66,986

4.4
-3.3
9.7
-1.2
3.9
5.8
-2.9
13.5
9.6
21.1
8.8
0.0
3.3
-3.1
0.0
26.0
25.8
8.1

3,979
24,907
3,054
20,744

4,063
25,050
3,056
20,837

4,076
24,935
3,054
20,859

-2.1
-0.6
-0.1
-0.4

-0.3
0.5
0.1
-0.1

4.8
-0.2
-1.0
-0.5

3,797
24,722
2,923
20,407

3,797
25,128
2,933
20,670

3,608
24,872
2,991
20,867

3,189
24,418
2,918
19,318

19.1
1.2
0.2
5.6

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 agregates totals, but are not shown separately.
See note at end of Table 2 relating to survey error and revision.

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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
Monthly

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Percent Change

Monthly

Year to date

Percent
Change6

Industry

Nov.
2011p

Oct.
r
2011

Sept.
2011

Oct. - Sept. - Aug. Nov.
Oct.
Sept.

Nov.
2011p

Oct.
r
2011

Sept.
2011

Nov.
2010

2011p

2011/
2010

2010

SHIPMENTS
All manufacturing industries…………..….. 455,028 454,918 452,874

0.0

0.5

Construction materials and supplies……
Information technology………….…………
Computers and related products………..
Motor vehicle and parts……………………

37,452
23,950
5,939
29,849

37,566
24,563
6,437
30,241

37,154
24,708
6,026
28,362

-0.3
-2.5
-7.7
-1.3

1.1
-0.6
6.8
6.6

-0.9
0.7
4.0
-1.8

0.3 441,539 460,462 466,684 402,538 4,910,921 4,403,627
35,703
23,485
5,308
29,452

39,254
24,712
7,061
32,575

40,069
27,800
6,817
30,951

34,019
25,123
5,445
26,145

411,522
265,565
62,746
323,939

395,973
263,467
56,743
294,861

11.5
3.9
0.8
10.6
9.9

Capital goods……….……………...…..…..
Nondefense capital goods3………………
Excluding aircraft…….………………….
Defense capital goods4……….…….……

76,682
69,794
65,191
6,888

78,255
71,288
65,746
6,967

78,679
71,087
66,350
7,592

-2.0
-2.1
-0.8
-1.1

-0.5
0.3
-0.9
-8.2

-0.4
-0.5
-0.5
0.4

73,765
66,778
61,943
6,987

77,156
70,419
65,627
6,737

84,290
76,086
71,145
8,204

70,827
62,265
58,648
8,562

828,482
744,613
698,825
83,869

784,833
680,185
638,603
104,648

5.6
9.5
9.4
-19.9

Consumer goods………………..………….. 199,679 198,833 198,033
26,396
24,963
Consumer durable goods……...………… 26,080
Consumer nondurable goods…………… 173,599 172,437 173,070

0.4
-1.2
0.7

0.4
5.7
-0.4

1.3 198,360 202,232 200,425 176,356 2,152,887 1,858,527
-1.2
26,090
27,811
26,776
23,614
282,963
260,366
1.7 172,270 174,421 173,649 152,742 1,869,924 1,598,161

15.8
8.7
17.0

NEW ORDERS
All manufacturing industries5…………..…. 459,177 450,932 451,636

1.8

-0.2

-0.1 443,419 448,923 464,693 398,065 4,891,329 4,356,773

12.3

Construction materials and supplies……
Information technology………….…………
Computers and related products………..
Motor vehicle and parts……………………

37,880
24,306
6,062
29,934

37,745
25,466
6,408
30,071

36,417
25,412
6,145
28,386

0.4
-4.6
-5.4
-0.5

3.6
0.2
4.3
5.9

-1.7
2.9
6.4
-2.2

35,319
22,662
5,431
29,727

38,931
25,448
7,032
32,543

38,844
29,503
6,936
31,031

33,614
24,626
5,656
26,394

415,324
266,719
62,603
323,817

398,882
264,582
56,895
294,181

4.1
0.8
10.0
10.1

Capital goods……….……………...…..…..
Nondefense capital goods3………………
Excluding aircraft…….………………….
Defense capital goods4……….…….……

85,276
78,606
67,001
6,670

79,255
72,748
67,812
6,507

83,750
75,387
68,451
8,363

7.6
8.1
-1.2
2.5

-5.4
-3.5
-0.9
-22.2

-2.8
-3.5
1.4
4.0

81,076
75,865
62,916
5,211

74,956
70,079
68,176
4,877

88,815
80,200
73,152
8,615

69,889
62,555
60,027
7,334

874,663
788,403
722,493
86,260

797,582
699,064
652,668
98,518

9.7
12.8
10.7
-12.4

Consumer goods………………..………….. 199,856 198,964 197,996
Consumer durable goods……...………… 26,257
26,527
24,926
Consumer nondurable goods………….. 173,599 172,437 173,070

0.4
-1.0
0.7

0.5
6.4
-0.4

1.4 198,615 202,403 200,362 176,582 2,153,080 1,859,221
-0.5
26,345
27,982
26,713
23,840
283,156
261,060
1.7 172,270 174,421 173,649 152,742 1,869,924 1,598,161

15.8
8.5
17.0

All manufacturing industries5…………..…. 898,328 887,233 884,132

1.3

0.4

0.6 884,141 875,641 877,634 819,067

(X)

(X)

7.9

Construction materials and supplies…… 57,739
57,311
57,132
Information technology………….………… 126,005 125,649 124,746
3,511
3,388
3,417
Computers and related products………..
Motor vehicle and parts…………………… 13,825
13,740
13,910

0.7
0.3
3.6
0.6

0.3
0.7
-0.8
-1.2

-1.3
56,234
56,618
56,941
51,781
0.6 123,967 124,790 124,054 119,790
3.6
3,511
3,388
3,417
3,696
0.2 13,674
13,399
13,431
13,220

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

8.6
3.5
-5.0
3.4

UNFILLED ORDERS

Capital goods……….……………...…..…..
Nondefense capital goods3………………
Excluding aircraft…….………………….
Defense capital goods4……….…….……

683,394
531,486
211,473
151,908

674,800
522,674
209,663
152,126

673,800
521,214
207,597
152,586

1.3
1.7
0.9
-0.1

0.1
0.3
1.0
-0.3

0.8
0.8
1.0
0.5

674,393
527,330
209,762
147,063

667,082
518,243
208,789
148,839

669,282
518,583
206,240
150,699

622,950
481,719
183,686
141,231

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

8.3
9.5
14.2
4.1

Consumer goods………………..…………..
Consumer durable goods……...…………

4,832
4,832

4,655
4,655

4,524
4,524

3.8
3.8

2.9
2.9

-0.8
-0.8

4,803
4,803

4,548
4,548

4,377
4,377

4,671
4,671

(X)
(X)

(X)
(X)

2.8
2.8

All manufacturing industries…………..….. 609,814 607,016 601,587

0.1 608,787 609,936 600,538 550,638

TOTAL INVENTORIES
0.5

0.9

(X)

(X)

10.6

57,445
42,747
6,083
26,258

0.4
0.0
-0.1
-0.3

0.6
0.2
1.0
0.9

0.3
-0.6
1.9
1.9

53,156
40,966
5,744
23,914

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

7.6
6.1
10.9
11.2

Capital goods……….……………...…..….. 190,065 188,338 187,245
Nondefense capital goods3……………… 169,462 168,096 167,207
Excluding aircraft…….…………………. 115,731 114,979 114,624
20,242
20,038
Defense capital goods4……….…….…… 20,603

0.9
0.8
0.7
1.8

0.6
0.5
0.3
1.0

-0.2 191,513 188,770 186,102 168,412
0.1 170,922 168,572 166,241 148,452
0.3 117,173 115,403 113,922 105,968
-2.4
20,591
20,198
19,861
19,960

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

13.7
15.1
10.6
3.2

Consumer goods………………..………….. 184,067 182,688 178,793
27,607
27,481
Consumer durable goods……...………… 27,469
Consumer nondurable goods…………… 156,598 155,081 151,312

0.8
-0.5
1.0

2.2
0.5
2.5

0.4 183,987 186,130 179,503 167,920
1.0 27,808
27,922
27,593
26,111
0.3 156,179 158,208 151,910 141,809

(X)
(X)
(X)

(X)
(X)
(X)

9.6
6.5
10.1

Construction materials and supplies……
Information technology………….…………
Computers and related products………..
Motor vehicle and parts……………………

X Not Applicable

p

Preliminary

57,977
42,809
6,134
26,431

r

57,767
42,815
6,142
26,505

57,219
43,478
6,370
26,599

57,447
43,060
6,199
26,532

57,378
42,582
6,218
26,171

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.

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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
Monthly

Not Seasonally Adjusted
Percent Change

Monthly

Percent
Change

Industry

Nov.
2011p

Oct.
2011r

Sept.
2011

Oct. Nov.

Sept. Oct.

Aug. Sept.

Nov.
2011p

Oct.
2011r

Sept.
2011

Nov.
2010

Nov.
11/10

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
All manufacturing industries..........……..…

199,941

199,560

196,726

0.2

1.4

-0.1

198,387

199,556

196,470

181,462

9.3

Durable goods industries.....................…
Wood products…………..…………………
Nonmetallic mineral products……………
Primary metals……………….…..…………
Fabricated metal products………………
Machinery……………………………………
Computers and electronic products……
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components…………………………
Transportation equipment………………
Furniture and related products…………
Miscellaneous products………...…………

117,551
3,310
4,421
13,853
16,558
22,580
18,062

117,064
3,219
4,441
13,903
16,448
22,331
18,161

116,869
3,159
4,425
13,949
16,347
22,495
18,118

0.4
2.8
-0.5
-0.4
0.7
1.1
-0.5

0.2
1.9
0.4
-0.3
0.6
-0.7
0.2

0.3
1.0
1.2
-0.3
-0.5
1.4
-1.6

117,822
3,490
4,393
13,883
16,327
22,740
18,431

117,284
3,369
4,430
14,081
16,295
22,408
18,373

117,071
3,285
4,423
14,212
16,406
22,498
18,114

108,636
3,203
3,950
12,593
14,627
19,808
17,605

8.5
9.0
11.2
10.2
11.6
14.8
4.7

6,653
21,464
3,282
7,368

6,583
21,400
3,279
7,299

6,541
21,225
3,315
7,295

1.1
0.3
0.1
0.9

0.6
0.8
-1.1
0.1

-0.1
1.4
-1.1
1.3

6,560
21,337
3,277
7,384

6,509
21,253
3,247
7,319

6,464
21,057
3,301
7,311

6,259
20,648
3,174
6,769

4.8
3.3
3.2
9.1

Nondurable goods industries..............…
Food products...…...........………..…….
Beverage and tobacco products...........
Textiles.............….....…...…….......……
Textile products……..………..……………
Apparel……………….……………………..
Leather and allied products…….………
Paper products..…………..….….....…….
Printing ………….………………...……….
Petroleum and coal products……………
Chemical products…………………..……
Plastics and rubber products……..….…

82,390
14,494
4,348
1,309
1,450
970
296
6,718
2,619
18,208
23,127
8,851

82,496
14,552
4,350
1,307
1,425
946
298
6,735
2,625
17,929
23,478
8,851

79,857
14,499
4,383
1,316
1,426
919
297
6,721
2,624
15,515
23,346
8,811

-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.2
1.8
2.5
-0.7
-0.3
-0.2
1.6
-1.5
0.0

3.3
0.4
-0.8
-0.7
-0.1
2.9
0.3
0.2
0.0
15.6
0.6
0.5

-0.7
-3.4
-0.8
1.5
0.8
2.8
-3.9
0.0
-1.0
-0.7
0.3
0.7

80,565
14,814
4,393
1,281
1,428
937
296
6,763
2,639
16,657
22,727
8,630

82,272
15,139
4,411
1,287
1,433
947
300
6,728
2,669
17,505
23,155
8,698

79,399
14,239
4,264
1,317
1,451
934
305
6,754
2,679
15,286
23,283
8,887

72,826
14,678
4,390
1,135
1,258
678
307
6,742
2,622
12,762
20,674
7,580

10.6
0.9
0.1
12.9
13.5
38.2
-3.6
0.3
0.6
30.5
9.9
13.9

All manufacturing industries..........……..…

190,503

188,913

186,910

0.8

1.1

0.0

191,634

190,685

185,169

169,289

13.2

Durable goods industries.....................…
Wood products…………..…………………
Nonmetallic mineral products……………
Primary metals……………….…..…………
Fabricated metal products………………
Machinery……………………………………
Computers and electronic products……
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components…………………………
Transportation equipment………………
Furniture and related products…………
Miscellaneous products………...…………

144,160
1,563
1,215
10,242
13,148
15,421
17,904

142,740
1,555
1,209
10,023
12,913
15,213
18,252

141,654
1,498
1,194
9,950
12,742
14,913
18,245

1.0
0.5
0.5
2.2
1.8
1.4
-1.9

0.8
3.8
1.3
0.7
1.3
2.0
0.0

-0.5
-1.2
-0.7
-0.8
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3

144,555
1,561
1,159
10,019
13,251
15,792
18,037

143,071
1,568
1,165
9,892
12,988
15,436
18,358

140,907
1,495
1,179
9,987
12,819
14,860
17,941

126,041
1,498
1,147
8,636
11,507
14,492
17,849

14.7
4.2
1.0
16.0
15.2
9.0
1.1

3,808
76,459
1,063
3,337

3,738
75,446
1,060
3,331

3,702
74,956
1,081
3,373

1.9
1.3
0.3
0.2

1.0
0.7
-1.9
-1.2

-1.5
-0.6
-0.3
0.8

3,764
76,548
1,061
3,363

3,701
75,524
1,050
3,389

3,629
74,539
1,076
3,382

3,342
63,336
986
3,248

12.6
20.9
7.6
3.5

Nondurable goods industries..............…
Food products...…...........………..…….
Beverage and tobacco products...........
Textiles.............….....…...…….......……
Textile products……..………..……………
Apparel……………….……………………..
Leather and allied products…….………
Paper products..…………..….….....…….
Printing ………….………………...……….
Petroleum and coal products……………
Chemical products…………………..……
Plastics and rubber products……..….…

46,343
3,524
5,650
849
464
350
110
1,289
1,172
16,477
14,492
1,966

46,173
3,463
5,617
844
469
356
106
1,297
1,212
16,055
14,784
1,970

45,256
3,488
5,509
834
467
353
102
1,275
1,223
15,607
14,430
1,968

0.4
1.8
0.6
0.6
-1.1
-1.7
3.8
-0.6
-3.3
2.6
-2.0
-0.2

2.0
-0.7
2.0
1.2
0.4
0.8
3.9
1.7
-0.9
2.9
2.5
0.1

1.6
-1.7
0.0
-0.5
-1.3
-7.1
2.0
1.1
-1.9
4.9
0.6
-0.6

47,079
4,448
6,039
851
459
339
110
1,270
1,191
15,833
14,595
1,944

47,614
4,425
6,017
844
464
354
104
1,272
1,312
15,981
14,897
1,944

44,262
3,174
5,328
842
468
363
100
1,275
1,260
15,258
14,221
1,973

43,248
4,366
5,798
737
438
339
76
1,210
1,264
12,627
14,318
2,075

8.9
1.9
4.2
15.5
4.8
0.0
44.7
5.0
-5.8
25.4
1.9
-6.3

All manufacturing industries..........……..…

219,370

218,543

217,951

0.4

0.3

0.5

218,766

219,695

218,899

199,887

9.4

Durable goods industries.....................…
Wood products…………..…………………
Nonmetallic mineral products……………
Primary metals……………….…..…………
Fabricated metal products………………
Machinery……………………………………
Computers and electronic products……
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components…………………………
Transportation equipment………………
Furniture and related products…………
Miscellaneous products………...…………

107,290
3,945
5,498
10,445
16,773
22,366
11,925

107,077
3,861
5,452
10,416
16,899
22,269
11,711

106,791
3,842
5,416
10,432
16,852
22,211
11,765

0.2
2.2
0.8
0.3
-0.7
0.4
1.8

0.3
0.5
0.7
-0.2
0.3
0.3
-0.5

0.4
-0.4
0.8
-0.6
0.6
-0.6
0.4

107,073
3,781
5,285
10,168
16,373
22,409
12,159

106,873
3,782
5,248
10,258
16,660
21,851
11,824

106,062
3,788
5,262
10,361
16,598
21,749
11,821

97,943
3,650
5,047
8,833
15,212
19,412
11,255

9.3
3.6
4.7
15.1
7.6
15.4
8.0

5,143
16,401
2,375
12,419

5,138
16,501
2,380
12,450

5,146
16,549
2,389
12,189

0.1
-0.6
-0.2
-0.2

-0.2
-0.3
-0.4
2.1

-2.2
3.1
-0.9
0.7

5,134
16,747
2,419
12,598

5,246
16,905
2,399
12,700

5,153
16,696
2,397
12,237

5,276
15,213
2,528
11,517

-2.7
10.1
-4.3
9.4

Nondurable goods industries..............…
Food products...…...........………..…….
Beverage and tobacco products...........
Textiles.............….....…...…….......……
Textile products……..………..……………
Apparel……………….……………………..
Leather and allied products…….………
Paper products..…………..….….....…….
Printing ………….………………...……….
Petroleum and coal products……………
Chemical products…………………..……
Plastics and rubber products……..….…

112,080
26,778
6,731
1,470
1,172
1,438
496
5,955
1,633
20,957
35,523
9,927

111,466
26,804
6,646
1,488
1,159
1,431
499
5,976
1,622
20,101
35,724
10,016

111,160
26,625
6,634
1,498
1,163
1,355
505
6,056
1,627
19,588
36,029
10,080

0.6
-0.1
1.3
-1.2
1.1
0.5
-0.6
-0.4
0.7
4.3
-0.6
-0.9

0.3
0.7
0.2
-0.7
-0.3
5.6
-1.2
-1.3
-0.3
2.6
-0.8
-0.6

0.6
0.5
1.3
-1.5
-0.6
4.6
2.2
0.3
0.7
1.8
0.6
-1.4

111,693
27,458
6,601
1,467
1,139
1,379
497
5,941
1,639
20,652
35,087
9,833

112,822
28,175
6,775
1,494
1,151
1,494
494
5,962
1,649
20,043
35,557
10,028

112,837
27,907
6,863
1,490
1,158
1,447
503
5,985
1,627
20,066
35,784
10,007

101,944
25,702
6,205
1,299
1,065
1,176
447
6,016
1,585
16,792
31,994
9,663

9.6
6.8
6.4
12.9
6.9
17.3
11.2
-1.2
3.4
23.0
9.7
1.8

WORK IN PROCESS

FINISHED GOODS

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 3
[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.]
Inventory/Shipments ratio
Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio1
Industry

Nov
2011

2

Oct
p

2011

r

Sep
2011

Aug
2011

Nov

Oct

2011p

2011

r

Sep
2011

Aug
2011

All manufacturing industries .………………………

1.34

1.33

1.33

1.33

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

Durable goods industries2.....…........………………
Wood products………………..……………………..
Nonmetallic mineral products…………………….
Primary metals……………….………………………
Fabricated metal products…………………………
Machinery……………….…..……….……………….
Computers and electronic products2…………….
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components………………....………………
Transportation equipment…………………………
Furniture and related products……………………
Miscellaneous products…………………………….

1.82
1.64
1.37
1.30
1.83
1.98
1.57

1.80
1.59
1.37
1.34
1.83
1.98
1.54

1.82
1.60
1.39
1.40
1.82
1.91
1.56

1.81
1.61
1.39
1.43
1.84
1.89
1.55

6.16
(X)
(X)
1.28
2.70
4.36
5.91

6.07
(X)
(X)
1.29
2.69
4.36
5.76

6.08
(X)
(X)
1.31
2.66
4.16
5.69

6.07
(X)
(X)
1.31
2.67
4.25
5.67

1.55
2.42
1.24
1.69

1.52
2.34
1.24
1.69

1.50
2.45
1.23
1.67

1.51
2.39
1.23
1.67

3.03
16.38
1.45
(X)

2.92
15.68
1.43
(X)

2.84
16.16
1.41
(X)

2.79
15.77
1.40
(X)

Nondurable goods industries………………………..
Food products……………………………………….
Beverage and tobacco products………………….
Textiles……………….…….……….………………..
Textile products……………….….…………………
Apparel………….…………..…..….…………………
Leather and allied products………………………..
Paper products…………………..…………………..
Printing………………...….…………………………..
Petroleum and coal products………………………
Chemical products………………..…………………
Plastics and rubber products………………………

0.96
0.72
1.35
1.43
1.63
1.92
2.95
0.98
0.79
0.77
1.19
1.27

0.96
0.72
1.37
1.43
1.64
1.93
2.95
0.98
0.79
0.76
1.21
1.27

0.94
0.71
1.33
1.41
1.64
1.87
2.94
0.99
0.78
0.71
1.20
1.28

0.94
0.72
1.34
1.41
1.66
1.87
2.90
0.98
0.78
0.72
1.18
1.29

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

p

X Not Applicable

Preliminary

r

Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

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.

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes3
[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.]
Shipments
New Orders
Unfilled Orders
Inventories
2

Industry
Nov1
2011
All manufacturing industries.…..…..…….
Durable goods industries.....…........…….
Wood products………………..……………
Nonmetallic mineral products…………..
Primary metals……………….……………..
Fabricated metal products………………..
Machinery……………….…..……….……..
Computers and electronic products…..
Electrical equipment, appliances,
and components………………....…….
Transportation equipment………………..
Furniture and related products………….
Miscellaneous products………………….
Nondurable goods industries……………….
Food products……………………………..
Beverage and tobacco products…………
Textiles……………….…….……….………
Textile products……………….….………..
Apparel………….…………..…..….……….
Leather and allied products………………..
Paper products…………………..………….
Printing………………...….…………………
Petroleum and coal products……………..
Chemical products………………..…………
Plastics and rubber products……………..
X Not Applicable

Nov
2010Oct
2011

2

Nov1
2011

Nov
2010Oct
2011

2

Nov1
2011

Nov
2010Oct
2011

2

Nov1
2011

Nov
2010Oct
2011

(X)

0.3

(X)

0.4

(X)

0.1

(X)

0.1

0.1
(X)
(X)
-0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.1

0.4
0.9
0.4
0.9
0.3
1.0
0.5

-0.1
(X)
(X)
-0.6
0.3
-0.5
0.1

0.7
(NA)
(NA)
2.3
0.7
2.3
0.7

0.0
(X)
(X)
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0

0.1
(NA)
(NA)
1.1
0.2
0.5
0.2

0.0
(X)
(X)
0.2
0.1
-0.1
0.0

0.2
0.6
0.2
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.1

1.0
0.0
(X)
(X)

0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4

0.8
0.0
(X)
(X)

1.2
1.3
1.0
0.4

0.1
0.0
(X)
(X)

0.5
0.1
0.6
0.1

-0.1
0.0
(X)
(X)

0.3
0.2
0.3
0.1

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

0.3
0.3
0.5
0.6
0.5
1.0
0.8
0.1
0.6
0.9
0.4
0.6

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)

(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)

0.2
0.3
0.2
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.6
0.7
0.2
0.5

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.

3

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.

9

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.
Survey month

2012 Release Dates for the M3 Survey
Full Report
Advance Report
(8:30 a.m. release time)
(10:00 a.m. release time)

October 2011
November 2011
December 2011
January 2012
February 2012
March 2012
April 2012
May 2012
June 2012
July 2012
August 2012
September 2012
October 2012

November 23, 2011
December 23, 2011
January 26, 2012
February 28, 2012
March 28, 2012
April 25, 2012
May 24, 2012
June 27, 2012
July 26, 2012
August 24, 2012
September 27, 2012
October 25, 2012
November 27, 2012

December 5, 2011
January 4, 2012
February 3, 2012
March 5, 2012
April 3, 2012
May 2, 2012
June 4, 2012
July 3, 2012
August 2, 2012
August 31, 2012
October 4, 2012
November 2, 2012
December 5, 2012

November 2012

December 24, 2012

Not available at this time