Seasonally adjusted data in millions of dollars. R denotes revised. 
(NAIC Historic Time Series). Source: U.S. Commerce Department. 
 
           -NEW ORDERS-             -SHIPMENTS-         -UNFILLED ORDERS- 
                  Mo Ago Yr A          Mo Ago Yr Ag          Mo Ago Yr Ago 
         Level   % chg % chg:  Level  % chg % chg:    Level  % chg % chg 
Dec 14   230,525  -3.4   1.4: 246,771   1.1   5.7: 1,167,591  -0.8  10.2 
Nov 14   238,661  -2.1  -0.6: 244,191  -0.7   2.8: 1,176,487   0.2  11.2 
Oct 14   243,821   0.3   4.4: 246,032  -0.1   5.0: 1,174,608   0.5  12.1 
Sep 14   243,200  -0.7   3.4: 246,379   0.3   5.8: 1,169,273   0.4  12.2 
Aug 14   245,001 -18.3   8.6: 245,532  -1.7   6.0: 1,164,929   0.6  12.8 
Jul 14   299,862  22.5  33.5: 249,815   3.7   8.9: 1,157,460   5.3  12.2 
Jun 14   244,841   2.7   0.2: 240,950   1.2   4.9: 1,099,238   1.0   6.7 
May 14   238,337  -0.9   1.4: 238,102   0.0   3.6: 1,088,072   0.7   7.9 
Apr 14   240,481   0.9   7.8: 238,106   0.1   4.9: 1,080,702   0.9   8.4 
Mar 14   238,420   3.7  10.7: 237,969   1.4   4.2: 1,070,727   0.8   7.8 
Feb 14   229,864   2.5   0.5: 234,785   1.3   3.8: 1,062,544   0.3   6.4 
Jan 14   224,229  -1.4   2.0: 231,866  -0.6   2.0: 1,059,604   0.0   7.0 
Dec 13   227,318  -5.3  -0.5: 233,355  -1.7   2.0: 1,059,524   0.2   6.9 
Nov 13   239,981   2.7   8.8: 237,475   1.4   4.4: 1,057,827   0.9   7.5 
Oct 13   233,565  -0.7   6.6: 234,238   0.6   4.8: 1,048,037   0.6   6.6 
Sep 13   235,179   4.2   8.4: 232,854   0.5   4.2: 1,042,079   0.9   6.3 
Aug 13   225,686   0.5  13.6: 231,596   1.0   4.1: 1,032,915   0.1   5.5 
Jul 13   224,620  -8.1  -1.7: 229,401  -0.1   0.2: 1,031,955   0.2   3.6 
Jun 13   244,351   3.9  10.4: 229,600  -0.1   2.0: 1,029,877   2.1   4.2 
May 13   235,162   5.5   7.9: 229,878   1.3   2.1: 1,008,418   1.2   2.4 
Apr 13   223,003   3.5   3.9: 226,915  -0.6   2.0:   996,628   0.3   1.2 
Mar 13   215,407  -5.9   0.1: 228,372   0.9   3.3:   993,483  -0.5   0.7 
Feb 13   228,834   4.1   2.4: 226,278  -0.5   3.3:   998,960   0.9   1.3 
Jan 13   219,880  -3.7   0.4: 227,351  -0.7   3.3:   990,391   0.0   1.6 
Dec 12   228,445   3.6   6.3: 228,867   0.6  10.5:   990,856   0.7   8.6 
Nov 12   220,556   0.6   6.0: 227,497   1.8  12.0:   983,846   0.0   9.5 
Oct 12   219,202   1.1   9.8: 223,498   0.0   9.8:   983,406   0.3  10.8 
Sep 12   216,865   9.2   8.7: 223,480   0.5  11.4:   980,124   0.1  10.9 
Aug 12   198,603 -13.1  -1.8: 222,397  -2.9  10.4:   979,304  -1.7  11.4 
Jul 12   228,588   3.3  13.1: 229,046   1.8  13.7:   995,852   0.7  14.3 
Jun 12   221,368   1.6  14.1: 225,011   0.0  14.1:   988,660   0.4  14.5 
May 12   217,864   1.5  11.0: 225,096   1.1  15.4:   984,643   0.0  14.4 
Apr 12   214,666  -0.3  11.6: 222,574   0.7  14.7:   984,750  -0.1  15.4 
Mar 12   215,281  -3.7   9.1: 221,050   0.9  12.3:   986,186   0.0  16.3 
Feb 12   223,578   2.0  18.5: 219,081  -0.5  14.7:   985,934   1.1  17.1 
Jan 12   219,106   1.9   8.5: 220,130   6.2   8.7:   974,867   6.8  17.3 
Dec 11   214,960   3.3  10.4: 207,200   2.0   2.5:   912,507   1.5  10.6 
Nov 11   208,012   4.2   6.1: 203,104  -0.2   2.8:   898,844   1.3   8.8 
Oct 11   199,627   0.1   1.7: 203,613   1.5   3.6:   887,233   0.4   7.9 
Sep 11   199,462  -1.4  -1.5: 200,700  -0.4   1.1:   884,132   0.6   8.3 
Aug 11   202,215   0.1   4.7: 201,505   0.1   1.6:   878,731   0.9   9.1 
Jul 11   202,079   4.2   3.8: 201,376   2.1   0.1:   871,117   0.9   8.3 
Jun 11   193,953  -1.1   0.8: 197,263   1.1   0.6:   863,541   0.3   7.4 
May 11   196,209   2.0   1.9: 195,099   0.5  -0.4:   860,748   0.9   7.2 
Apr 11   192,350  -2.5  -0.9: 194,103  -1.4  -1.5:   853,164   0.6   6.5 
Mar 11   197,329   4.6   4.7: 196,879   3.1   1.8:   848,202   0.7   6.3 
Feb 11   188,693  -6.6   0.2: 190,921  -5.7   0.8:   842,152   1.3   5.5 
Jan 11   202,018   3.7   5.1: 202,461   0.2  12.0:   830,973   0.8  15.6 
Dec 10   194,792  -0.6  14.2: 202,140   2.3  11.7:   824,758  -0.2  14.9 
Nov 10   196,053  -0.1  17.1: 197,633   0.5  11.8:   826,383   0.5  14.1 
Oct 10   196,225  -3.1  16.7: 196,626  -0.9  12.1:   822,064   0.7  12.7 
Sep 10   202,576   4.9  20.9: 198,431   0.0  13.4:   816,371   1.3  11.5 
Aug 10   193,199  -0.8  17.8: 198,420  -1.3  15.8:   805,524   0.2   9.4 
Jul 10   194,700   1.2  15.5: 201,103   2.5  15.1:   804,173   0.0   8.7 
Jun 10   192,327  -0.2  19.7: 196,120   0.2  15.5:   803,897   0.1   8.5 
May 10   192,620  -0.7  18.4: 195,799  -0.7  16.2:   803,078   0.3   7.5 
Apr 10   194,021   2.9  20.9: 197,099   2.0  13.8:   800,948   0.4   6.9 
Mar 10   188,530   0.1  19.1: 193,305   2.1  10.8:   797,869  -0.1   5.3 
Feb 10   188,346  -2.0  16.4: 189,328   4.7   6.5:   798,552  11.1   3.6 
Jan 10   192,141  12.7  20.7: 180,817  -0.1   0.8:   718,960   0.2  -8.3 
Dec 09   170,500   1.8  -1.3: 180,942   2.4  -4.7:   717,672  -0.9 -10.3 
Nov 09   167,412  -0.4  -7.5: 176,772   0.8  -8.3:   724,054  -0.7 -10.9 
Oct 09   168,098   0.3 -10.8: 175,345   0.2 -12.8:   729,336  -0.4 -11.1 
Sep 09   167,590   2.2 -18.7: 175,030   2.2 -15.9:   732,047  -0.6 -11.6 
Aug 09   163,966  -2.7 -20.4: 171,341  -1.9 -17.8:   736,634  -0.4 -10.9 
Jul 09   168,512   4.9 -22.8: 174,744   2.9 -19.7:   739,922  -0.1 -10.2 
Jun 09   160,621  -1.3 -25.9: 169,836   0.8 -20.2:   740,685  -0.8  -9.5 
May 09   162,674   1.3 -23.9: 168,483  -2.7 -20.2:   746,744  -0.3  -7.8 
Apr 09   160,510   1.4 -24.8: 173,180  -0.7 -18.9:   749,081  -1.1  -6.7 
Mar 09   158,279  -2.2 -26.6: 174,417  -1.9 -16.9:   757,692  -1.7  -4.9 
Feb 09   161,812   1.6 -25.1: 177,831  -0.9 -16.0:   770,939  -1.7  -2.0 
Jan 09   159,187  -7.8 -25.5: 179,433  -5.5 -16.9:   783,955  -2.0   0.8 
Dec 08   172,741  -4.6 -22.9: 189,910  -1.5 -10.1:   800,360  -1.5   3.5 
Nov 08   181,047  -4.0 -15.9: 192,772  -4.2  -9.5:   812,879  -0.9   7.6 
Oct 08   188,534  -8.5 -12.7: 201,119  -3.4  -5.7:   820,672  -0.9   9.7 
Sep 08   206,034   0.0  -4.4: 208,240   0.0  -2.0:   828,225   0.2  11.8 
Aug 08   206,084  -5.5  -5.8: 208,339  -4.2  -3.5:   826,529   0.3  12.8 
Jul 08   218,163   0.7  -4.9: 217,549   2.2  -0.7:   824,232   0.8  13.7 
Jun 08   216,650   1.4  -0.5: 212,947   0.9  -0.2:   818,023   1.0  15.4 
May 08   213,671   0.1  -1.5: 211,049  -1.2  -2.3:   810,293   0.9  15.8 
Apr 08   213,475  -1.0  -3.8: 213,591   1.8  -1.0:   802,972   0.7  15.8 
Mar 08   215,616  -0.2  -0.8: 209,778  -0.9  -1.3:   797,114   1.3  17.1 
Feb 08   216,101   1.1   1.7: 211,772  -1.9   0.3:   786,860   1.2  17.3 
Jan 08   213,689  -4.7   2.9: 215,917   2.2   2.6:   777,859   0.6  17.1 
Dec 07   224,128   4.1   2.6: 211,274  -0.8  -2.4:   773,297   2.3  17.1 
Nov 07   215,203  -0.3  -0.8: 212,950  -0.1   0.4:   755,712   1.0  15.6 
Oct 07   215,871   0.1   2.2: 213,240   0.4   0.9:   748,304   1.0  16.3 
Sep 07   215,627  -1.5  -6.4: 212,453  -1.6   0.2:   740,534   1.0  16.2 
Aug 07   218,879  -4.6   4.9: 215,802  -1.5   0.3:   732,889   1.1  19.5 
Jul 07   229,500   5.4   8.4: 219,187   2.7   4.2:   724,733   2.2  18.0 
Jun 07   217,831   0.4  -0.6: 213,400  -1.2  -1.2:   708,841   1.3  16.8 
May 07   216,875  -2.3   1.9: 216,056   0.1   0.1:   699,668   0.9  17.0 
Apr 07   221,916   2.1   4.2: 215,748   1.5   2.3:   693,329   1.9  16.5 
Mar 07   217,341   2.3  -1.9: 212,648   0.7  -0.8:   680,483   1.4  15.8 
Feb 07   212,558   2.3  -0.4: 211,161   0.3  -1.6:   670,877   1.0  16.8 
Jan 07   207,711  -4.9   3.2: 210,501  -2.7  -0.4:   664,272   0.6  16.9 
Dec 06   218,408   0.7   0.5: 216,381   2.0   0.7:   660,406   1.0  15.3 
Nov 06   216,994   2.7  -1.0: 212,101   0.4   1.6:   653,650   1.6  16.0 
Oct 06   211,191  -8.3   0.7: 211,305  -0.4   1.7:   643,221   1.0  17.6 
Sep 06   230,267  10.3  13.1: 212,088  -1.4   3.2:   637,063   3.9  18.2 
Aug 06   208,706  -1.4   2.9: 215,189   2.3   6.8:   613,391  -0.1  14.8 
Jul 06   211,718  -3.4   7.9: 210,431  -2.6   6.6:   614,072   1.1  16.6 
Jun 06   219,111   3.0   5.2: 216,094   0.1   8.2:   607,100   1.5  16.4 
May 06   212,794   0.0   4.2: 215,811   2.3   8.7:   598,148   0.5  18.0 
Apr 06   212,874  -3.9  11.1: 210,903  -1.6   6.3:   595,079   1.2  20.2 
Mar 06   221,469   3.8  16.9: 214,350  -0.1   8.4:   587,745   2.3  18.6 
Feb 06   213,446   6.0  10.0: 214,614   1.5   9.0:   574,322   1.1  15.3 
Jan 06   201,313  -7.4   6.0: 211,448  -1.6   6.8:   568,234  -0.8  14.9 
Dec 05   217,368  -0.9  14.8: 214,897   2.9   9.6:   572,835   1.6  15.4 
Nov 05   219,286   4.5  14.7: 208,819   0.5   8.5:   563,554   3.0  13.4 
Oct 05   209,777   3.0  14.4: 207,681   1.1   8.9:   546,980   1.5  11.2 
Sep 05   203,641   0.4   9.3: 205,517   2.0   7.6:   539,073   0.9   9.3 
Aug 05   202,810   3.3  11.2: 201,473   2.1   6.3:   534,449   1.5   8.7 
Jul 05   196,299  -5.8   6.1: 197,377  -1.1   6.2:   526,765   1.0   6.9 
Jun 05   208,316   2.0  13.9: 199,658   0.6   6.6:   521,648   2.9   7.0 
May 05   204,305   6.6  13.0: 198,501   0.1   7.3:   506,868   2.4   4.3 
Apr 05   191,601   1.2   5.2: 198,378   0.3   6.2:   494,901  -0.1   2.3 
Mar 05   189,372  -2.4   0.1: 197,830   0.5   4.2:   495,425  -0.5   2.7 
Feb 05   194,011   2.1   9.5: 196,877  -0.6   8.4:   497,952   0.6   4.3 
Jan 05   190,007   0.3  10.5: 198,031   1.0  10.5:   494,758  -0.3   4.0 
Dec 04   189,393  -1.0   5.3: 196,156   1.9   7.8:   496,343  -0.1   3.9 
Nov 04   191,263   4.3   5.6: 192,470   0.9   5.2:   496,962   1.0   4.8 
Oct 04   183,352  -1.6   0.2: 190,679  -0.2   4.4:   492,038  -0.2   4.7 
Sep 04   186,275   2.1   5.1: 190,998   0.8   4.7:   493,244   0.3   6.2 
Aug 04   182,397  -1.4   6.3: 189,453   2.0   8.1:   491,893  -0.2   6.0 
Jul 04   185,009   1.1   6.5: 185,776  -0.8   3.4:   492,742   1.1   6.8 
Jun 04   182,915   1.1   6.0: 187,221   1.2   5.6:   487,465   0.3   5.3 
May 04   180,856  -0.7   5.9: 185,081  -0.9   5.4:   485,770   0.4   5.2 
Apr 04   182,206  -3.7   7.0: 186,733  -1.7   6.6:   483,837   0.3   4.9 
Mar 04   189,140   6.7  10.3: 189,931   4.5   7.1:   482,462   1.1   4.7 
Feb 04   177,185   3.0   2.4: 181,691   1.4   2.7:   477,280   0.3   3.6 
Jan 04   171,979  -4.4   2.8: 179,198  -1.5   2.0:   475,897  -0.4   3.7 
Dec 03   179,903  -0.6  11.1: 181,923  -0.6   6.1:   477,608   0.8   3.4 
Nov 03   181,044  -1.0   7.5: 182,957   0.2   2.9:   474,027   0.8   1.5 
Oct 03   182,956   3.2   9.2: 182,666   0.1   2.3:   470,141   1.3  -0.3 
Sep 03   177,317   3.4   7.1: 182,472   4.2   2.5:   464,236   0.1  -2.8 
Aug 03   171,555  -1.2  -2.1: 175,177  -2.5  -2.4:   463,833   0.5  -4.3 
Jul 03   173,668   0.7   0.3: 179,709   1.4   0.7:   461,536  -0.3  -4.6 
Jun 03   172,496   1.0   5.4: 177,267   0.9  -0.4:   462,950   0.2  -4.4 
May 03   170,715   0.2  -0.4: 175,625   0.3  -2.3:   461,881   0.1  -6.4 
Apr 03   170,300  -0.7   1.6: 175,170  -1.2  -1.4:   461,257   0.1  -7.2 
Mar 03   171,551  -0.9   2.1: 177,281   0.2   0.5:   460,615   0.0  -8.2 
Feb 03   173,082   3.5   1.9: 176,995   0.8   1.0:   460,642   0.4  -8.7 
Jan 03   167,216   3.3   4.3: 175,617   2.5   0.3:   458,965  -0.7  -9.0 
Dec 02   161,924  -3.8  -2.6: 171,414  -3.6  -2.5:   462,122  -1.0 -10.2 
Nov 02   168,401   0.5   2.7: 177,860  -0.4   2.4:   466,839  -1.0 -10.1 
Oct 02   167,496   1.2  -2.7: 178,503   0.3   2.8:   471,373  -1.3 -10.1 
Sep 02   165,542  -5.6   1.4: 177,950  -0.9   2.6:   477,547  -1.5  -8.4 
Aug 02   175,306   1.3   2.5: 179,555   0.6   0.1:   484,740   0.2  -8.0 
Jul 02   173,096   5.8   1.4: 178,521   0.3  -0.5:   483,995  -0.1  -8.9 
Jun 02   163,613  -4.5  -7.1: 178,042  -1.0  -2.9:   484,452  -1.8  -9.5 
May 02   171,362   2.3  -4.7: 179,844   1.2  -3.9:   493,400  -0.7  -8.1 
Apr 02   167,546  -0.3  -2.8: 177,646   0.7  -1.9:   496,790  -0.9  -7.9 
Mar 02   168,031  -1.0  -7.7: 176,440   0.7  -6.2:   501,523  -0.6  -7.5 
Feb 02   169,784   6.0  -5.9: 175,265   0.1  -8.5:   504,319  -0.1  -6.9 
Jan 02   160,246  -3.6 -10.1: 175,111  -0.4  -7.1:   504,633  -1.9  -7.6 
Dec 01   166,190   1.3 -11.4: 175,826   1.2  -9.9:   514,349  -0.9  -6.4 
Nov 01   163,979  -4.7 -13.5: 173,675   0.0  -9.8:   519,174  -1.0  -5.3 
Oct 01   172,110   5.4  -7.4: 173,692   0.1 -11.2:   524,522   0.6  -3.6 
Sep 01   163,249  -4.6 -17.8: 173,482  -3.3 -13.6:   521,595  -1.0  -4.4 
Aug 01   171,084   0.2  -9.7: 179,443   0.1  -8.1:   526,959  -0.8  -2.4 
Jul 01   170,706  -3.1 -10.0: 179,337  -2.2  -9.1:   531,190  -0.7  -1.3 
Jun 01   176,199  -2.0 -20.1: 183,438  -2.0  -8.5:   535,029  -0.4  -0.5 
May 01   179,854   4.3  -5.1: 187,094   3.3  -5.9:   536,957  -0.4   5.3 
Apr 01   172,410  -5.3 -11.7: 181,063  -3.7 -10.5:   539,206  -0.5   5.4 
Mar 01   182,072   0.9  -4.6: 188,018  -1.8  -4.1:   542,185   0.1   6.0 
Feb 01   180,462   1.2  -2.1: 191,446   1.6  -0.5:   541,701  -0.8   6.3 
Jan 01   178,257  -5.0 -11.6: 188,422  -3.4  -7.2:   546,064  -0.6   6.9 
Dec 00   187,552  -1.0  -4.5: 195,081   1.3  -0.7:   549,445   0.2   8.7 
Nov 00   189,465   1.9   1.4: 192,532  -1.5  -1.7:   548,222   0.8  10.1 
Oct 00   185,847  -6.5  -3.8: 195,538  -2.6  -0.2:   543,945  -0.4   8.9 
Sep 00   198,700   4.9   4.9: 200,846   2.9   3.4:   545,860   1.1  10.2 
Aug 00   189,483  -0.1  -0.3: 195,267  -1.0  -1.0:   539,927   0.3   9.5 
Jul 00   189,644 -14.0   0.4: 197,280  -1.6   2.0:   538,130   0.1   9.0 
Jun 00   220,416  16.3  20.3: 200,428   0.9   4.0:   537,691   5.5   9.6 
May 00   189,494  -2.9   1.8: 198,721  -1.8   1.8:   509,821  -0.3   3.3 
Apr 00   195,149   2.2   7.4: 202,278   3.2   5.8:   511,526   0.0   3.2 
Mar 00   190,938   3.5   2.8: 196,049   1.9   2.5:   511,341   0.3   2.7 
Feb 00   184,403  -8.5  -0.9: 192,411  -5.3  -0.6:   509,605  -0.2   2.5 
Jan 00   201,547   2.6   8.5: 203,127   3.4   6.4:   510,755   1.0   2.6 
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