Manufacturer's Shipments, Inventories, and Orders
August 2012 new orders for manufactured durable goods decreased 5.2 percent, to $452.8 billion. Shipments fell 0.3 percent, to $476.9 billion. Unfilled orders decreased 1.7 percent, to $978.8 billion. And inventories rose 0.6 percent, to $611.8 billion.