Manufacturing Update: New Orders
(value of manufacturers’ new orders; not seasonally adjusted; $ in millions)
Industry
Dec. ’11 [p]
Nov. ’11 [r]
Oct. ’11
Dec. ’10
All manufacturing industries [1]
466,222
444,953
448,923
422,050
Durable goods industries [1]
224,119
197,669
196,757
196,345
Primary metals
25,643
25,323
25,065
19,210
Fabricated metal products
22,906
24,610
25,950
22,371
Machinery
34,069
28,985
31,590
32,405
Computers and electronic products [1]
28,966
21,934
24,749
31,913
Electronic equipment, appliances and components
9,868
10,430
10,683
10,112
Transportation equipment
72,260
54,178
45,190
50,951
Furniture and related products
4,794
5,362
5,544
4,680
Nondurable goods industries
242,103
247,284
252,166
225,705
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. [1] Excludes Semiconductors. [p] Preliminary. [r] Revised
- Mar 30, 2012
(value of manufacturers’ new orders; not seasonally adjusted; $ in millions)
Industry | Dec. ’11 [p] | Nov. ’11 [r] | Oct. ’11 | Dec. ’10 |
All manufacturing industries [1] | 466,222 | 444,953 | 448,923 | 422,050 |
Durable goods industries [1] | 224,119 | 197,669 | 196,757 | 196,345 |
Primary metals | 25,643 | 25,323 | 25,065 | 19,210 |
Fabricated metal products | 22,906 | 24,610 | 25,950 | 22,371 |
Machinery | 34,069 | 28,985 | 31,590 | 32,405 |
Computers and electronic products [1] | 28,966 | 21,934 | 24,749 | 31,913 |
Electronic equipment, appliances and components | 9,868 | 10,430 | 10,683 | 10,112 |
Transportation equipment | 72,260 | 54,178 | 45,190 | 50,951 |
Furniture and related products | 4,794 | 5,362 | 5,544 | 4,680 |
Nondurable goods industries | 242,103 | 247,284 | 252,166 | 225,705 |