May new orders for manufactured goods up 0. 3%from April:, Shipments rose 0.5 % and Inventories up 0.2%.... cotinue: ESA | Manufacturers, Shipments, Inventories and Orders:
May 2012 new orders for manufactured goods increased 0.7 percent from April, to $469.0 billion. Shipments rose 0.5 percent to $476.0 billion. Unfilled orders were virtually unchanged at $984.4 billion. And inventories fell 0.2 percent to $604.5 billion. Manufacturers Shipments Inventories and Orders (May 2012).pdf