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FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 AM EDT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

MONTHLY FULL REPORT ON MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES AND ORDERS 

JULY 2021

Release Number: CB 21-128 M3-2 (21)-07

Statement Regarding COVID-19 Impact: The Census Bureau continues to monitor response and data quality 

and has determined that estimates in this release meet publication standards. For more information, see < M3 

COVID-19 FAQs>.

September 2, 2021 — The U.S. Census Bureau announces the July full report on manufacturers’ shipments, 

inventories and orders:

MANUFACTURED GOODS – NEW ORDERS

JULY 2021 $508.1 billion +0.4%°

JUNE 2021

(revised) $506.1 billion +1.5%°

Next release: October 4, 2021

Data adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes.

Statistical significance is not measurable for this survey. The Manufacturers' Shipments, 

Inventories, and Orders estimates are not based on a probability sample, so the sampling error 

of these estimates cannot be measured nor can the confidence intervals be computed.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders, September 2, 

2021.

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in July, up fourteen of the last fifteen months, increased $1.9 billion 

or 0.4 percent to $508.1 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 1.5 percent June

increase. Shipments, also up fourteen of the last fifteen months, increased $7.8 billion or 1.6 percent to

$508.5 billion. This followed a 1.9 percent June increase. Unfilled orders, up six consecutive months,

increased $4.1 billion or 0.3 percent to $1,225.6 billion. This followed a 0.8 percent June increase. The 

unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.79, down from 6.90 in June. Inventories, up thirteen of the last 

fourteen months, increased $3.7 billion or 0.5 percent to $744.4 billion. This followed a 1.0 percent June

increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.46, down from 1.48 in June.

Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21

% Change 1.4% 1.0% 0.9% 1.6% 1.7% 2.3% 0.4% 1.4% -0.1% 2.3% 1.5% 0.4%

-2.0%

-1.0%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

5.0%

MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS 2020-2021

Seasonally Adjusted, Month-To-Month Percentage Change

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders, September 2, 

2021.
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New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in July, down following two consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $0.3 billion or 0.1 percent to $257.4 billion, unchanged from the previously published decrease. 

This followed a 0.8 percent June increase. Transportation equipment, also down following two 

consecutive monthly increases, drove the decrease, $1.7 billion or 2.1 percent to $75.3 billion. New orders 

for manufactured nondurable goods increased $2.2 billion or 0.9 percent to $250.7 billion.

Shipments

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in July, up four of the last five months, increased $5.6 billion or 

2.2 percent to $257.8 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a 1.6

percent June increase. Transportation equipment, up two consecutive months, led the increase, $3.4

billion or 4.6 percent to $75.9 billion. Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up fourteen of the 

last fifteen months, increased $2.2 billion or 0.9 percent to $250.7 billion. This followed a 2.2 percent June

increase. Chemical products, also up fourteen of the last fifteen months, led the increase, $0.9 billion or 

1.3 percent to $65.6 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in July, up six consecutive months, increased $4.1 billion 

or 0.3 percent to $1,225.6 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a 0.8

percent June increase. Machinery, up sixteen consecutive months, led the increase, $2.4 billion or 2.2

percent to $109.3 billion.

Inventories

Inventories of manufactured durable goods in July, up six consecutive months, increased $2.8 billion or 0.6

percent to $453.7 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a 0.9 percent 

June increase. Primary metals, up twelve consecutive months, led the increase, $0.8 billion or 2.0 percent 

to $40.1 billion. Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up eleven of the last twelve months, 

increased $1.0 billion or 0.3 percent to $290.7 billion. This followed a 1.1 percent June increase. 

Petroleum and coal products, up eight of the last nine months, led the increase, $0.6 billion or 1.4 percent 

to $42.5 billion. By stage of fabrication, July materials and supplies increased 1.6 percent in durable goods 

and 0.9 percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.1 percent in durable goods and

decreased 0.4 percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.1 percent in durable goods and

0.2 percent in nondurable goods.
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The Advance Report on durable goods for August is scheduled for release on September 27, 2021 at 8:30

a.m. EDT and the Full Report on October 4, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. View the full schedule in the Economic

Briefing Room: <www.census.gov/economic-indicators/>. The full text and tables of this release can be

found at <www.census.gov/m3>.

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Figures in text are adjusted for seasonality, but not for inflation. Figures on new and unfilled orders 

exclude data for semiconductor manufacturing. 

“Virtually unchanged” indicates that the change is less than 0.05 percent for a percent increase or 

decrease. 

Description of the survey 

This report is compiled from results of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, 

and Orders (M3) survey, which is a voluntary survey authorized by Title 13 of the United States Code. This 

survey provides statistics on a calendar-month basis for 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). Data published from the M3 survey are based on a panel of approximately 

5,000 reporting units that represent approximately 3,100 companies and provide an indication of monthto-month change for the Manufacturing Sector. These reporting units may be divisions of diversified large 

companies, large homogenous companies, or single-unit manufacturers in 92 industry categories, which 

are combined into 65 publication levels due to the small monthly panel size. The survey methodology 

assumes that the month-to-month changes of the total operations of the reporting units in the M3 panel 

effectively represent the month-to-month movements of all establishments that make up the category. 

The companies for which shipments data are currently reported or imputed in the M3 survey represent 

approximately 60 percent of the total value of shipments for manufacturing establishments in the 2017

Economic Census, and these companies include roughly 61 percent of the manufacturing companies with 

$500 million or more in shipments in the 2017 Economic Census. The companies for which shipments data 

are currently reported in the M3 survey represent approximately 51 percent of the total value of 

shipments for manufacturing establishments in the 2017 Economic Census. Statistics based on the M3 

panel differ from the results that would be obtained from a complete enumeration of all manufacturing 

companies. The M3 panel is not based on a probability sample; therefore, the sampling errors that are 

normally provided with sample surveys cannot be measured. Nonsampling errors are attributable to many 
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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: 

<www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/how_the_data_are_collected/index.html>.

RESOURCES

API

The Census Bureau’s application programming interface (API) lets developers create custom apps to reach 

new users and makes key demographic, socio-economic and housing statistics more accessible than ever 

before.

<www.census.gov/developers/>.

FRED Mobile App

Receive the latest updates on the nation’s key economic indicators by downloading 

the FRED App <https://fred.stlouisfed.org/fred-mobile/> for both Apple and 

Android devices. FRED, the signature database of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. 

Louis, now incorporates the Census Bureau’s 13 economic indicators.

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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 Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 July June May 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2021p 2020 2020

 All manufacturing industries.................. 508,451 500,673 491,339 1.6 1.9 0.9 494,285 529,191 495,067 440,855 3,413,904 3,023,255 12.9

 Excluding transportation................... 432,528 428,100 420,513 1.0 1.8 1.1 428,316 450,997 425,729 375,658 2,910,819 2,591,427 12.3

 Excluding defense.............................. 493,891 486,841 477,595 1.4 1.9 1.0 481,063 514,679 481,589 429,227 3,320,005 2,935,262 13.1

 With unfilled orders............................ 180,429 177,059 174,079 1.9 1.7 -0.2 169,674 191,265 172,923 148,838 1,202,635 1,071,716 12.2

 Durable goods industries......................... 257,798 252,208 248,281 2.2 1.6 0.4 242,477 270,707 246,234 221,039 1,724,810 1,504,500 14.6

 Wood products....................................... 11,441 11,732 11,751 -2.5 -0.2 2.7 11,778 12,892 12,589 9,594 79,584 61,552 29.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 11,650 11,637 11,547 0.1 0.8 0.5 12,255 12,867 11,724 12,007 79,925 75,335 6.1

 Primary metals....................................... 24,034 23,234 22,403 3.4 3.7 2.5 23,288 24,172 22,615 17,536 155,828 127,262 22.4

 Iron and steel mills............................ 11,994 11,666 11,165 2.8 4.5 4.5 11,535 12,013 11,376 8,301 77,854 61,927 25.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 10,610 10,285 9,942 3.2 3.5 0.3 10,389 10,706 9,921 8,050 68,979 56,492 22.1

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,430 1,283 1,296 11.5 -1.0 4.0 1,364 1,453 1,318 1,185 8,995 8,843 1.7

 Fabricated metal products....................... 34,699 33,823 33,382 2.6 1.3 0.2 33,792 35,942 33,892 29,437 232,049 204,379 13.5

 Machinery............................................. 36,108 35,698 35,213 1.1 1.4 1.5 34,659 38,875 35,431 30,162 244,097 215,046 13.5

 Farm machinery................................. 2,608 2,697 2,605 -3.3 3.5 2.4 2,506 2,701 2,734 2,506 20,010 17,385 15.1

 Construction machinery..................... 3,208 3,173 3,118 1.1 1.8 1.7 3,180 3,487 3,261 2,627 22,310 18,410 21.2

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,368 1,398 1,308 -2.1 6.9 -0.1 1,278 1,461 1,242 1,131 9,008 9,518 -5.4

 Industrial machinery.......................... 5,061 4,734 4,554 6.9 4.0 4.4 4,750 5,463 4,440 2,773 28,364 20,700 37.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 510 495 532 3.0 -7.0 -1.1 522 546 503 523 3,557 3,394 4.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,050 4,011 4,076 1.0 -1.6 -0.9 4,424 4,975 4,368 4,371 28,939 26,056 11.1

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,826 2,783 2,825 1.5 -1.5 0.4 2,583 2,951 2,683 2,285 18,815 16,727 12.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,926 3,912 3,903 0.4 0.2 1.2 3,773 4,049 3,966 3,342 27,233 24,353 11.8

 Material handling equipment............... 2,939 2,981 2,976 -1.4 0.2 4.8 2,716 3,097 2,892 2,383 19,694 17,899 10.0

 Computers and electronic products2.......... 28,977 28,863 28,903 0.4 -0.1 -0.6 27,008 30,921 27,168 25,839 193,942 180,385 7.5

 Computers........................................ 735 730 733 0.7 -0.4 0.4 693 824 773 647 4,872 4,710 3.4

 Computer storage devices..................... 746 760 765 -1.8 -0.7 5.5 566 971 581 418 4,733 3,568 32.7

 Other peripheral equipment................ 541 508 545 6.5 -6.8 -9.8 544 548 514 525 3,630 3,360 8.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,222 3,214 3,188 0.2 0.8 0.7 2,726 3,925 2,900 2,707 21,313 19,077 11.7

 Defense communications equipment.... 237 237 228 0.0 3.9 5.1 225 246 208 209 1,528 1,470 3.9

 Audio and video equipment.................... 224 203 233 10.3 -12.9 6.4 194 184 221 203 1,332 1,359 -2.0

 Electronic components......................... 4,575 4,487 4,485 2.0 0.0 -1.8 4,551 4,854 4,501 4,424 31,423 29,519 6.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,536 1,524 1,499 0.8 1.7 -3.0 1,343 1,649 1,473 1,310 10,342 10,135 2.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 3,064 3,027 3,016 1.2 0.4 -1.6 2,804 3,128 2,966 2,743 20,514 19,962 2.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 9,498 9,541 9,573 -0.5 -0.3 -0.6 8,752 10,213 9,017 8,337 64,211 59,364 8.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 12,590 12,438 12,279 1.2 1.3 0.3 12,207 13,465 12,171 10,622 84,275 74,423 13.2

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,131 1,169 1,166 -3.3 0.3 1.0 1,094 1,216 1,196 1,125 7,911 7,776 1.7

 Household appliances........................ 2,633 2,601 2,569 1.2 1.2 0.4 2,414 2,714 2,569 2,160 17,563 13,655 28.6

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,368 3,295 3,241 2.2 1.7 -2.6 3,265 3,788 3,208 2,936 22,763 23,294 -2.3

 Batteries........................................... 896 905 902 -1.0 0.3 2.0 814 938 823 726 5,829 5,007 16.4

 Transportation equipment........................ 75,923 72,573 70,826 4.6 2.5 -0.7 65,969 78,194 69,338 65,197 503,085 431,828 16.5

 Automobiles..................................... 5,827 5,266 5,395 10.7 -2.4 3.2 4,735 5,642 5,382 7,317 38,820 38,928 -0.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 18,376 16,502 15,743 11.4 4.8 2.4 15,547 16,715 14,914 16,353 117,957 79,335 48.7

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,565 2,672 2,807 -4.0 -4.8 5.0 2,482 2,930 2,859 2,492 19,016 15,337 24.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 26,474 25,825 25,669 2.5 0.6 1.5 23,582 27,140 25,699 23,905 181,429 162,351 11.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 8,133 8,558 7,519 -5.0 13.8 -13.2 6,682 11,120 6,814 3,903 51,904 48,418 7.2

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,507 4,303 4,423 4.7 -2.7 -3.0 4,172 4,726 4,235 4,327 30,356 31,546 -3.8

 Ships and boats................................. 3,407 3,201 3,190 6.4 0.3 -2.4 3,051 3,427 3,439 2,434 21,588 18,887 14.3

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,958 5,997 5,956 -0.7 0.7 0.1 6,104 6,163 5,838 6,227 41,223 41,218 0.0

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 16,418 16,213 16,021 1.3 1.2 0.3 15,417 17,216 15,468 14,418 110,802 93,072 19.0

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 250,653 248,465 243,058 0.9 2.2 1.4 251,808 258,484 248,833 219,816 1,689,094 1,518,755 11.2

 Food products....................................... 70,264 70,067 69,819 0.3 0.4 0.6 68,608 70,086 69,565 64,959 477,479 458,914 4.0

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,966 7,784 7,693 2.3 1.2 0.9 7,795 7,792 7,540 6,938 52,870 48,208 9.7

 Dairy products.................................. 10,742 10,886 11,021 -1.3 -1.2 1.4 10,734 10,891 11,055 10,747 74,620 71,457 4.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 19,711 19,614 19,543 0.5 0.4 1.7 19,774 20,418 20,154 18,109 134,723 130,470 3.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 13,473 13,522 13,193 -0.4 2.5 0.8 13,769 14,245 13,859 12,927 91,895 86,783 5.9

 Beverages......................................... 9,608 9,525 9,446 0.9 0.8 -0.3 9,904 10,248 10,112 9,286 65,757 61,904 6.2

 Tobacco............................................ 3,865 3,997 3,747 -3.3 6.7 3.5 3,865 3,997 3,747 3,641 26,138 24,879 5.1

 Textile mills........................................... 2,327 2,255 2,232 3.2 1.0 0.0 2,337 2,412 2,325 2,032 15,979 14,405 10.9

 Textile products................................... 1,863 1,874 1,877 -0.6 -0.2 0.5 1,898 1,987 1,930 1,714 13,117 12,136 8.1

 Apparel................................................ 855 861 861 -0.7 0.0 0.2 863 832 811 830 5,648 5,354 5.5

 Leather and allied products...................... 439 427 467 2.8 -8.6 3.5 445 451 461 385 3,015 2,369 27.3

 Paper products...................................... 17,288 17,244 17,118 0.3 0.7 -0.1 17,248 17,823 17,119 16,112 118,695 110,850 7.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,592 6,593 6,564 0.0 0.4 0.6 6,667 6,670 6,502 6,410 45,063 44,018 2.4

 Paperboard containers........................ 5,929 5,906 5,831 0.4 1.3 -1.0 5,920 6,206 5,728 5,795 41,016 38,731 5.9

 Printing................................................. 6,730 6,700 6,594 0.4 1.6 -0.7 6,446 6,654 6,591 6,312 45,463 44,224 2.8

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 50,492 49,718 46,012 1.6 8.1 4.3 54,708 53,171 50,022 35,728 324,369 232,080 39.8

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 46,334 45,591 41,945 1.6 8.7 4.8 50,125 48,519 45,823 31,370 296,103 205,574 44.0

 Chemical products..................................... 65,618 64,744 63,907 1.3 1.3 1.0 64,063 68,338 64,769 58,588 446,717 412,014 8.4

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,687 2,681 2,685 0.2 -0.1 -0.8 2,168 2,974 3,103 2,155 20,607 19,108 7.8

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 20,972 20,677 20,598 1.4 0.4 1.4 20,091 22,025 20,289 19,370 140,988 131,391 7.3

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,824 3,807 3,686 0.4 3.3 -3.1 3,985 4,221 3,994 3,648 27,491 24,276 13.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 21,304 21,053 20,978 1.2 0.4 1.5 21,423 22,485 21,381 20,229 146,717 139,626 5.1

Year to date

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. 

2

 Estimates and percent changes of shipments for the semiconductor industry are included in computers and electronic products, and all other applicable aggregate totals. 

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 <http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/>. 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, July Full Report, September 2, 2021. Information on data sources and methodology can be found on our website at 

<www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/how_the_data_are_collected/index.html>. 
Table 2. Value of Manufacturers' New Orders 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 Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 July June May 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2021p 2020 2020

All manufacturing industries2........................ 508,062 506,128 498,587 0.4 1.5 2.3 491,977 534,906 496,138 425,471 3,439,096 2,914,793 18.0

 Excluding transportation2...................... 432,783 429,199 422,698 0.8 1.5 1.0 426,938 450,938 428,371 371,569 2,927,085 2,570,732 13.9

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 493,846 494,436 486,626 -0.1 1.6 2.1 481,226 520,892 486,704 414,867 3,347,405 2,821,875 18.6

 With unfilled orders2............................. 184,492 186,999 185,820 -1.3 0.6 3.8 171,842 201,217 177,873 137,634 1,256,905 990,185 26.9

 Durable goods industries2......................... 257,409 257,663 255,529 -0.1 0.8 3.2 240,169 276,422 247,305 205,655 1,750,002 1,396,038 25.4

 Primary metals........................................ 24,754 24,033 23,829 3.0 0.9 3.0 23,707 24,607 23,890 17,606 162,008 126,810 27.8

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 12,369 12,173 11,773 1.6 3.4 3.6 11,860 12,383 11,766 8,408 80,774 61,582 31.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 10,854 10,429 10,577 4.1 -1.4 2.0 10,291 10,708 10,631 7,821 71,203 56,370 26.3

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,531 1,431 1,479 7.0 -3.2 6.1 1,556 1,516 1,493 1,377 10,031 8,858 13.2

 Fabricated metal products........................ 35,552 35,446 35,863 0.3 -1.2 -2.0 34,339 37,756 36,978 29,969 250,327 205,232 22.0

 Machinery............................................. 38,471 37,393 36,616 2.9 2.1 0.6 37,089 39,571 36,306 30,366 256,228 217,402 17.9

 Construction machinery........................ 3,452 3,745 3,365 -7.8 11.3 -3.0 3,323 3,663 3,107 2,695 24,753 17,999 37.5

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,608 1,328 1,335 21.1 -0.5 3.6 1,518 1,391 1,269 1,091 9,222 9,099 1.4

 Industrial machinery............................ 5,366 4,963 4,710 8.1 5.4 3.8 5,173 5,492 4,525 2,617 29,604 20,871 41.8

 Photographic equipment....................... 475 460 529 3.3 -13.0 -0.9 472 454 500 528 3,446 3,217 7.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,691 4,013 4,259 16.9 -5.8 -1.4 4,996 4,833 4,555 4,337 30,872 26,919 14.7

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,887 3,000 2,973 -3.8 0.9 10.5 2,659 3,188 2,808 2,430 19,535 17,532 11.4

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,103 4,030 3,971 1.8 1.5 -1.9 3,950 4,167 4,034 3,395 28,204 24,447 15.4

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,217 3,209 3,093 0.2 3.8 5.3 2,926 3,499 2,955 2,244 20,575 17,799 15.6

 Computers and electronic products2........... 24,878 24,973 24,777 -0.4 0.8 0.0 22,339 27,244 23,190 21,130 167,315 154,871 8.0

 Computers........................................ 749 724 705 3.5 2.7 -1.1 707 818 745 638 4,843 4,587 5.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,419 3,615 3,374 -5.4 7.1 3.9 2,898 4,277 2,979 2,764 22,484 19,465 15.5

 Defense communications equipment....... 217 193 213 12.4 -9.4 4.9 204 166 190 201 1,362 1,287 5.8

 Electronic components......................... 4,651 4,681 4,736 -0.6 -1.2 -0.4 4,595 4,857 4,673 4,315 32,114 29,306 9.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,683 1,652 1,628 1.9 1.5 -2.3 1,501 1,821 1,584 1,399 11,336 11,061 2.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,944 2,897 2,820 1.6 2.7 -1.7 2,344 3,261 2,480 2,344 19,994 20,120 -0.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 9,557 9,593 9,613 -0.4 -0.2 -0.3 8,652 10,199 9,088 8,187 64,521 59,828 7.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 12,757 12,981 12,959 -1.7 0.2 3.0 12,046 14,036 12,869 10,790 88,102 75,682 16.4

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,129 1,195 1,155 -5.5 3.5 1.3 1,074 1,313 1,153 1,118 8,110 7,721 5.0

 Household appliances.......................... 2,633 2,625 2,647 0.3 -0.8 1.7 2,390 2,796 2,662 2,296 17,914 14,110 27.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,301 3,239 3,246 1.9 -0.2 3.4 3,151 3,664 3,197 3,014 22,875 23,651 -3.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 75,279 76,929 75,889 -2.1 1.4 10.0 65,039 83,968 67,767 53,902 512,011 344,061 48.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 27,046 26,431 26,020 2.3 1.6 1.1 23,715 27,017 25,801 23,548 183,447 161,958 13.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts3................ 7,374 14,417 13,772 -48.9 4.7 50.7 7,898 17,709 8,691 -6,017 61,230 -44,043 (NA)

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 3,774 3,592 3,193 5.1 12.5 -10.1 3,012 3,879 2,364 4,623 27,646 31,641 -12.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,387 1,304 2,702 159.7 -51.7 75.2 1,634 2,688 1,501 1,635 23,426 23,334 0.4

 Furniture and related products................... 6,183 6,312 6,238 -2.0 1.2 0.5 6,134 6,251 6,485 5,869 43,561 42,016 3.7

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 250,653 248,465 243,058 0.9 2.2 1.4 251,808 258,484 248,833 219,816 1,689,094 1,518,755 11.2

Year to date

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. 

2

 Data on new orders are not available for the semiconductor industry. Estimates and percent changes for new orders exclude semiconductor industry data. 

3

 (NA) - New Orders year-to-date percent change is not provided for Nondefense aircraft and parts because the denominator has a negative value. 

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 <http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/>. 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, July Full Report, September 2, 2021. Information on data sources and methodology can be found on our website at 

<www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/how_the_data_are_collected/index.html>. 
Table 3. Value of Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders 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 Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry July

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 July June May 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2020

All manufacturing industries2

...................... 1,225,625 1,221,562 1,211,622 0.3 0.8 1.0 1,228,881 1,226,713 1,216,761 1,201,335 2.3

 Excluding transportation2...................... 413,783 409,076 403,492 1.2 1.4 1.7 416,069 412,971 408,793 363,426 14.5

 Excluding defense2............................. 1,012,293 1,007,886 995,806 0.4 1.2 1.4 1,014,538 1,009,899 999,449 979,904 3.5

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,225,625 1,221,562 1,211,622 0.3 0.8 1.0 1,228,881 1,226,713 1,216,761 1,201,335 2.3

 Primary metals........................................ 41,032 40,312 39,513 1.8 2.0 3.7 40,887 40,468 40,033 31,384 30.3

 Iron and steel mills............................... 19,224 18,849 18,342 2.0 2.8 3.4 19,170 18,845 18,475 14,091 36.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 14,887 14,643 14,499 1.7 1.0 4.6 14,756 14,854 14,852 11,593 27.3

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 6,921 6,820 6,672 1.5 2.2 2.8 6,961 6,769 6,706 5,700 22.1

 Fabricated metal products......................... 101,044 100,191 98,568 0.9 1.6 2.6 102,639 102,092 100,278 82,456 24.5

 Machinery.............................................. 109,310 106,947 105,252 2.2 1.6 1.4 109,567 107,137 106,441 96,099 14.0

 Construction machinery......................... 10,101 9,857 9,285 2.5 6.2 2.7 9,778 9,635 9,459 6,158 58.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 4,430 4,190 4,260 5.7 -1.6 0.6 4,430 4,190 4,260 3,745 18.3

 Industrial machinery............................. 9,476 9,171 8,942 3.3 2.6 1.8 9,652 9,229 9,200 9,315 3.6

 Photographic equipment........................ 1,903 1,938 1,973 -1.8 -1.8 -0.2 1,823 1,873 1,965 2,460 -25.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 8,600 7,959 7,957 8.1 0.0 2.4 8,756 8,184 8,326 6,867 27.5

 Metalworking machinery........................ 10,007 9,946 9,729 0.6 2.2 1.5 10,102 10,026 9,789 8,985 12.4

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 22,133 21,956 21,838 0.8 0.5 0.3 22,133 21,956 21,838 21,638 2.3

 Material handling equipment................... 13,567 13,289 13,061 2.1 1.7 0.9 13,628 13,418 13,016 12,333 10.5

 Computers and electronic products2............. 120,100 119,747 119,152 0.3 0.5 0.3 120,190 120,383 119,823 116,927 2.8

 Computers......................................... 1,516 1,502 1,508 0.9 -0.4 -1.8 1,516 1,502 1,508 1,464 3.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 19,099 18,902 18,501 1.0 2.2 1.0 19,139 18,967 18,615 17,632 8.5

 Defense communications equipment........ 369 389 433 -5.1 -10.2 -3.3 348 369 449 487 -28.5

 Electronic components.......................... 13,882 13,806 13,612 0.6 1.4 1.9 13,801 13,757 13,754 12,784 8.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 25,812 25,665 25,537 0.6 0.5 0.5 25,854 25,696 25,524 24,541 5.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 33,168 33,288 33,418 -0.4 -0.4 -0.6 33,255 33,715 33,582 34,141 -2.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 26,254 26,195 26,143 0.2 0.2 0.2 26,277 26,377 26,391 25,878 1.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 30,209 30,042 29,499 0.6 1.8 2.4 30,431 30,592 30,021 25,908 17.5

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,961 1,963 1,937 -0.1 1.3 -0.6 1,988 2,008 1,911 1,814 9.6

 Household appliances........................... 2,836 2,836 2,812 0.0 0.9 2.9 2,848 2,872 2,790 1,939 46.9

 Electrical equipment............................. 12,142 12,209 12,265 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 12,190 12,304 12,428 12,337 -1.2

 Transportation equipment......................... 811,842 812,486 808,130 -0.1 0.5 0.6 812,812 813,742 807,968 837,909 -3.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 27,721 27,149 26,543 2.1 2.3 1.3 26,865 26,732 26,855 23,155 16.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 587,149 587,908 582,049 -0.1 1.0 1.1 588,086 586,870 580,281 609,031 -3.4

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 81,418 82,151 82,862 -0.9 -0.9 -1.5 81,271 82,431 83,278 88,507 -8.2

 Ships and boats.................................. 48,517 48,537 50,434 0.0 -3.8 -1.0 49,559 50,976 51,715 49,230 0.7

 Furniture and related products................... 11,398 11,173 10,858 2.0 2.9 2.7 11,665 11,635 11,547 9,991 16.8

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. 

2

 Data on unfilled orders are not available for the semiconductor industry. Estimates and percent changes for unfilled 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 

<http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/>. 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, July Full Report, September 2, 2021. Information on data sources and methodology can be found on our website at 

<www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/how_the_data_are_collected/index.html>.
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 Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry July

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 July June May 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2020

 All manufacturing industries...................... 744,399 740,661 733,325 0.5 1.0 1.1 748,805 739,279 737,564 701,738 6.7

 Excluding transportation........................ 592,615 589,177 583,125 0.6 1.0 1.3 595,665 588,970 586,917 554,793 7.4

 Excluding defense............................. 719,809 716,301 708,793 0.5 1.1 1.2 724,168 714,830 712,861 677,674 6.9

 With unfilled orders............................. 366,395 364,076 360,641 0.6 1.0 0.9 369,570 364,422 363,531 350,410 5.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 453,719 450,967 446,745 0.6 0.9 1.0 457,390 450,572 450,247 430,745 6.2

 Wood products........................................ 13,839 13,748 13,537 0.7 1.6 1.2 13,514 13,425 13,304 11,679 15.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 14,526 14,450 14,341 0.5 0.8 0.9 14,583 14,593 14,690 14,463 0.8

 Primary metals......................................... 40,069 39,292 38,626 2.0 1.7 2.7 40,297 39,180 39,034 33,563 20.1

 Iron and steel mills............................... 22,640 22,070 21,442 2.6 2.9 2.7 22,830 21,998 21,594 18,754 21.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 15,078 14,871 14,869 1.4 0.0 2.9 15,120 14,827 15,077 12,568 20.3

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,351 2,351 2,315 0.0 1.6 0.8 2,347 2,355 2,363 2,241 4.7

 Fabricated metal products......................... 58,377 57,716 56,952 1.1 1.3 1.6 59,158 58,051 57,683 53,320 10.9

 Machinery.............................................. 72,879 72,468 72,054 0.6 0.6 1.2 73,171 72,849 72,771 70,124 4.3

 Farm machinery.................................. 4,225 3,908 4,007 8.1 -2.5 1.0 4,181 3,802 4,099 3,512 19.0

 Construction machinery......................... 6,167 6,130 6,126 0.6 0.1 1.1 6,168 6,165 6,157 5,753 7.2

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 6,023 6,178 6,223 -2.5 -0.7 3.4 6,059 6,325 6,211 6,335 -4.4

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,910 9,001 9,053 -1.0 -0.6 1.3 8,785 9,297 9,099 8,463 3.8

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,285 1,286 1,287 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 1,303 1,266 1,291 1,296 0.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 5,527 5,521 5,415 0.1 2.0 -0.5 5,480 5,544 5,739 5,350 2.4

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,881 5,846 5,797 0.6 0.8 0.7 5,964 5,813 5,836 5,837 2.2

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 9,596 9,507 9,334 0.9 1.9 1.6 9,800 9,577 9,515 9,295 5.4

 Material handling equipment.................. 5,664 5,591 5,503 1.3 1.6 1.0 5,755 5,646 5,493 5,432 5.9

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 46,842 46,838 46,509 0.0 0.7 0.2 47,423 46,937 47,092 47,516 -0.2

 Computers......................................... 2,013 2,020 1,981 -0.3 2.0 -0.7 2,104 2,100 2,062 1,918 9.7

 Computer storage devices.................... 826 823 871 0.4 -5.5 0.0 882 806 852 790 11.6

 Other peripheral equipment................... 799 827 824 -3.4 0.4 -3.5 796 824 842 856 -7.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,515 4,493 4,431 0.5 1.4 0.8 4,533 4,467 4,522 4,469 1.4

 Defense communications equipment........ 660 656 660 0.6 -0.6 -0.3 660 656 660 651 1.4

 Audio and video equipment.................... 655 663 675 -1.2 -1.8 -2.2 641 666 681 709 -9.6

 Electronic components.......................... 8,202 8,259 8,127 -0.7 1.6 -0.6 8,361 8,354 8,157 8,951 -6.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,281 3,272 3,269 0.3 0.1 0.8 3,323 3,251 3,273 3,298 0.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,013 3,023 3,017 -0.3 0.2 0.0 3,042 3,025 3,104 2,997 1.5

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 16,452 16,429 16,337 0.1 0.6 0.2 16,685 16,474 16,630 16,390 1.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 20,718 20,548 20,405 0.8 0.7 1.2 21,143 20,755 20,727 20,112 5.1

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,361 2,355 2,352 0.3 0.1 1.2 2,404 2,366 2,377 2,394 0.4

 Household appliances........................... 2,984 2,939 2,873 1.5 2.3 1.7 3,030 2,911 2,888 2,633 15.1

 Electrical equipment............................. 6,355 6,293 6,312 1.0 -0.3 1.7 6,517 6,369 6,479 6,416 1.6

 Batteries............................................ 1,734 1,754 1,748 -1.1 0.3 0.9 1,837 1,864 1,819 1,840 -0.2

 Transportation equipment......................... 151,784 151,484 150,200 0.2 0.9 0.5 153,140 150,309 150,647 146,945 4.2

 Automobiles....................................... 6,820 6,596 6,261 3.4 5.4 2.3 7,125 6,492 6,177 5,536 28.7

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 7,526 7,807 7,834 -3.6 -0.3 3.0 7,848 7,571 8,020 5,963 31.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,579 2,568 2,495 0.4 2.9 3.7 2,654 2,621 2,622 1,996 33.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 30,707 30,294 29,814 1.4 1.6 0.7 31,016 29,935 29,911 27,501 12.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 76,408 76,756 76,259 -0.5 0.7 0.0 76,528 76,322 76,354 79,418 -3.6

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,386 12,354 12,353 0.3 0.0 0.3 12,423 12,346 12,378 12,201 1.8

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,620 3,577 3,672 1.2 -2.6 -2.3 3,608 3,642 3,731 3,167 13.9

 Furniture and related products.................... 7,949 7,706 7,637 3.2 0.9 0.8 8,106 7,900 7,695 7,416 9.3

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 26,736 26,717 26,484 0.1 0.9 0.6 26,855 26,573 26,604 25,607 4.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 290,680 289,694 286,580 0.3 1.1 1.4 291,415 288,707 287,317 270,993 7.5

 Food products........................................ 62,295 62,599 62,373 -0.5 0.4 0.7 61,579 61,176 60,738 59,886 2.8

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 6,843 6,876 6,677 -0.5 3.0 6.1 6,624 6,620 6,393 5,311 24.7

 Dairy products.................................... 9,033 9,114 9,131 -0.9 -0.2 0.5 9,287 9,349 9,308 9,008 3.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,706 9,734 9,792 -0.3 -0.6 0.4 9,723 9,603 9,737 9,535 2.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 26,639 26,594 26,452 0.2 0.5 0.7 25,958 26,221 26,543 26,070 -0.4

 Beverages......................................... 23,035 22,986 22,845 0.2 0.6 0.9 22,590 22,756 23,019 22,424 0.7

 Tobacco............................................ 3,604 3,608 3,607 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 3,368 3,465 3,524 3,646 -7.6

 Textile mills............................................ 3,115 3,079 3,065 1.2 0.5 -0.1 3,143 3,086 3,085 3,026 3.9

 Textile products...................................... 3,929 3,910 3,879 0.5 0.8 0.4 3,921 3,878 3,852 4,002 -2.0

 Apparel................................................. 1,793 1,830 1,819 -2.0 0.6 1.6 1,879 1,872 1,813 1,919 -2.1

 Leather and allied products....................... 886 885 898 0.1 -1.4 0.3 900 892 918 944 -4.7

 Paper products....................................... 15,690 15,619 15,536 0.5 0.5 0.2 15,885 15,630 15,636 15,422 3.0

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 4,861 4,845 4,838 0.3 0.1 -0.7 4,916 4,851 4,883 5,117 -3.9

 Paperboard containers......................... 5,591 5,540 5,465 0.9 1.4 0.7 5,636 5,521 5,496 5,365 5.1

 Printing.................................................. 5,898 5,902 5,851 -0.1 0.9 0.9 5,870 5,863 5,785 5,932 -1.0

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 42,520 41,942 39,994 1.4 4.9 6.0 43,852 42,515 41,191 32,554 34.7

 Petroleum refineries............................. 37,086 36,685 34,877 1.1 5.2 6.7 38,288 37,169 35,946 27,393 39.8

 Chemical products..................................... 99,460 99,308 99,108 0.2 0.2 0.7 100,043 99,700 99,927 94,842 5.5

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 5,145 5,033 5,041 2.2 -0.2 0.3 4,916 4,743 5,022 4,908 0.2

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 44,741 45,034 45,354 -0.7 -0.7 -0.1 45,105 45,882 45,874 43,903 2.7

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 4,293 4,204 4,085 2.1 2.9 2.2 4,306 4,224 4,131 3,864 11.4

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 28,455 28,026 27,605 1.5 1.5 1.2 28,385 27,874 27,829 26,396 7.5

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 noncalendar 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 aggregate totals. 

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 <http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/>. 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, July Full Report, September 2, 2021. Information on data sources and methodology can be found on our website at 

<www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/how_the_data_are_collected/index.html>. 
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 Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date

Industry % Change6

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 July June May 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2021p 2020 2020

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries......................... 508,451 500,673 491,339 1.6 1.9 0.9 494,285 529,191 495,067 440,855 3,413,904 3,023,255 12.9

 Construction materials and supplies....... 56,269 56,048 55,574 0.4 0.9 0.2 57,892 61,756 57,786 52,425 386,330 338,491 14.1

 Information technology......................... 25,022 24,854 24,858 0.7 0.0 -0.2 23,123 27,185 23,666 21,433 167,207 152,020 10.0

 Computers and related products........... 2,022 1,998 2,043 1.2 -2.2 -0.8 1,803 2,343 1,868 1,590 13,235 11,638 13.7

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 53,242 50,265 49,614 5.9 1.3 2.1 46,346 52,427 48,854 50,067 357,222 295,951 20.7

 Capital goods...................................... 91,966 91,050 89,521 1.0 1.7 -1.0 85,165 100,110 87,248 73,854 613,538 540,520 13.5

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 79,336 79,109 77,710 0.3 1.8 -0.6 73,753 87,684 75,497 64,062 532,567 465,998 14.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 74,411 73,732 73,260 0.9 0.6 1.0 70,147 80,023 71,549 62,592 501,624 440,044 14.0

 Defense capital goods4........................ 12,630 11,941 11,811 5.8 1.1 -3.7 11,412 12,426 11,751 9,792 80,971 74,522 8.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 206,234 202,460 197,181 1.9 2.7 1.7 202,938 209,075 200,310 180,320 1,373,859 1,194,709 15.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 38,465 35,925 35,040 7.1 2.5 1.5 33,573 37,078 34,128 36,620 253,268 207,420 22.1

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 167,769 166,535 162,141 0.7 2.7 1.8 169,365 171,997 166,182 143,700 1,120,591 987,289 13.5

 All manufacturing industries5...................... 508,062 506,128 498,587 0.4 1.5 2.3 491,977 534,906 496,138 425,471 3,439,096 2,914,793 18.0

 Construction materials and supplies....... 57,767 57,481 58,024 0.5 -0.9 -0.3 58,960 63,444 60,880 52,372 403,825 337,856 19.5

 Information technology......................... 25,500 25,769 25,579 -1.0 0.7 0.8 22,833 28,166 24,051 20,979 172,021 153,975 11.7

 Computers and related products........... 2,036 1,992 2,015 2.2 -1.1 -1.3 1,817 2,337 1,840 1,581 13,206 11,515 14.7

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 53,814 50,871 49,965 5.8 1.8 1.9 46,479 52,304 48,956 49,710 359,240 295,558 21.5

 Capital goods...................................... 93,105 97,981 96,740 -5.0 1.3 6.9 85,709 108,356 87,740 63,603 641,202 460,085 39.4

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 80,653 87,644 86,253 -8.0 1.6 6.0 76,554 95,992 79,529 54,443 560,210 378,672 47.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 76,592 76,530 75,742 0.1 1.0 0.6 71,650 81,741 73,721 62,420 519,581 446,107 16.5

 Defense capital goods4........................ 12,452 10,337 10,487 20.5 -1.4 15.2 9,155 12,364 8,211 9,160 80,992 81,413 -0.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 206,305 202,629 197,420 1.8 2.6 1.7 203,112 209,068 200,552 180,579 1,375,367 1,195,403 15.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 38,536 36,094 35,279 6.8 2.3 1.5 33,747 37,071 34,370 36,879 254,776 208,114 22.4

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 167,769 166,535 162,141 0.7 2.7 1.8 169,365 171,997 166,182 143,700 1,120,591 987,289 13.5

 All manufacturing industries5...................... 1,225,625 1,221,562 1,211,622 0.3 0.8 1.0 1,228,881 1,226,713 1,216,761 1,201,335 (X) (X) 2.3

 Construction materials and supplies....... 73,800 72,302 70,869 2.1 2.0 3.6 75,292 74,224 72,536 56,794 (X) (X) 32.6

 Information technology......................... 121,391 120,913 119,998 0.4 0.8 0.6 121,617 121,907 120,926 116,421 (X) (X) 4.5

 Computers and related products........... 1,516 1,502 1,508 0.9 -0.4 -1.8 1,516 1,502 1,508 1,464 (X) (X) 3.6

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 27,721 27,149 26,543 2.1 2.3 1.3 26,865 26,732 26,855 23,155 (X) (X) 16.0

 Capital goods...................................... 931,086 929,947 923,016 0.1 0.8 0.8 934,117 933,573 925,327 936,815 (X) (X) -0.3

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 742,380 741,063 732,528 0.2 1.2 1.2 744,368 741,567 733,259 744,073 (X) (X) 0.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 231,063 228,882 226,084 1.0 1.2 1.1 231,867 230,364 228,646 212,145 (X) (X) 9.3

 Defense capital goods4........................ 188,706 188,884 190,488 -0.1 -0.8 -0.7 189,749 192,006 192,068 192,742 (X) (X) -1.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 7,735 7,664 7,495 0.9 2.3 3.3 7,721 7,547 7,554 5,872 (X) (X) 31.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 7,735 7,664 7,495 0.9 2.3 3.3 7,721 7,547 7,554 5,872 (X) (X) 31.5 

 All manufacturing industries....................... 744,399 740,661 733,325 0.5 1.0 1.1 748,805 739,279 737,564 701,738 (X) (X) 6.7

 Construction materials and supplies....... 79,701 78,889 77,663 1.0 1.6 1.5 79,969 78,967 78,673 72,062 (X) (X) 11.0

 Information technology......................... 40,923 40,837 40,614 0.2 0.5 0.2 41,460 40,908 41,223 40,341 (X) (X) 2.8

 Computers and related products........... 3,638 3,670 3,676 -0.9 -0.2 -1.2 3,782 3,730 3,756 3,564 (X) (X) 6.1

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 47,632 47,265 46,404 0.8 1.9 1.5 48,643 46,619 46,730 40,996 (X) (X) 18.7

 Capital goods...................................... 220,930 220,220 218,878 0.3 0.6 0.6 222,722 220,918 220,629 218,602 (X) (X) 1.9

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 200,055 199,582 198,048 0.2 0.8 0.7 201,837 200,183 199,653 198,282 (X) (X) 1.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 133,953 133,240 132,562 0.5 0.5 1.0 135,438 134,097 134,171 129,734 (X) (X) 4.4

 Defense capital goods4........................ 20,875 20,638 20,830 1.1 -0.9 -0.2 20,885 20,735 20,976 20,320 (X) (X) 2.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 227,677 227,580 224,907 0.0 1.2 1.5 228,740 226,564 224,972 209,190 (X) (X) 9.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,518 37,383 36,696 0.4 1.9 1.5 38,136 36,791 36,689 32,681 (X) (X) 16.7

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 190,159 190,197 188,211 0.0 1.1 1.5 190,604 189,773 188,283 176,509 (X) (X) 8.0

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

TOTAL INVENTORIES 

X

 Not Applicable 

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 noncalendar 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. 

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 <http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/>. 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, July Full Report, September 2, 2021. Information on data sources and methodology can be found on our website at 

<www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/how_the_data_are_collected/index.html>. 
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 Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry July

July June May June - May - Apr. - July June May July 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 July June May 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2020

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 262,248 258,759 255,458 1.3 1.3 1.2 264,944 259,095 256,205 241,752 9.6

 Durable goods industries.......................... 162,040 159,471 157,456 1.6 1.3 1.3 163,994 159,677 157,782 149,564 9.6

 Wood products................................... 5,955 5,971 5,963 -0.3 0.1 0.1 5,818 5,731 5,656 5,142 13.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,102 6,092 6,051 0.2 0.7 1.2 6,129 6,132 6,105 5,913 3.7

 Primary metals.................................... 14,807 14,517 14,511 2.0 0.0 4.0 14,961 14,470 14,339 13,292 12.6

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 23,415 22,995 22,512 1.8 2.1 2.4 23,804 23,151 22,502 20,172 18.0

 Machinery.......................................... 29,548 28,943 28,712 2.1 0.8 0.8 29,888 29,244 28,932 28,018 6.7

 Computers and electronic products........ 21,596 21,535 21,317 0.3 1.0 0.6 21,956 21,709 21,595 21,386 2.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 9,502 9,348 9,113 1.6 2.6 1.4 9,735 9,458 9,233 9,108 6.9

 Transportation equipment..................... 38,636 37,682 36,908 2.5 2.1 0.7 39,031 37,305 36,983 34,291 13.8

 Furniture and related products............... 3,888 3,862 3,825 0.7 1.0 1.3 3,981 3,947 3,859 3,631 9.6

 Miscellaneous products......................... 8,591 8,526 8,544 0.8 -0.2 0.4 8,691 8,530 8,578 8,611 0.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 100,208 99,288 98,002 0.9 1.3 1.0 100,950 99,418 98,423 92,188 9.5

 Food products.................................... 22,778 22,852 22,918 -0.3 -0.3 2.0 22,677 22,630 22,651 21,761 4.2

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 5,396 5,374 5,405 0.4 -0.6 0.6 5,161 5,218 5,416 5,418 -4.7

 Textiles.............................................. 1,233 1,211 1,211 1.8 0.0 -0.1 1,249 1,226 1,229 1,159 7.8

 Textile products................................... 1,391 1,384 1,379 0.5 0.4 0.4 1,391 1,376 1,376 1,411 -1.4

 Apparel............................................. 612 618 607 -1.0 1.8 2.0 629 621 607 616 2.1

 Leather and allied products.................... 303 300 291 1.0 3.1 0.7 314 306 297 308 1.9

 Paper products.................................... 8,040 7,947 7,871 1.2 1.0 1.0 8,108 7,914 7,847 7,656 5.9

 Printing ............................................. 2,916 2,934 2,877 -0.6 2.0 0.6 2,934 2,943 2,864 2,892 1.5

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,744 13,185 12,380 4.2 6.5 0.5 14,215 13,805 13,013 9,958 42.7

 Chemical products................................ 31,367 31,282 31,218 0.3 0.2 0.4 31,718 31,233 31,311 29,646 7.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 12,428 12,201 11,845 1.9 3.0 1.7 12,554 12,146 11,812 11,363 10.5

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 219,375 219,473 217,101 0.0 1.1 1.0 220,560 218,901 217,716 212,021 4.0

 Durable goods industries.......................... 167,080 166,984 165,067 0.1 1.2 0.5 168,263 166,970 166,189 162,436 3.6

 Wood products................................... 2,300 2,283 2,226 0.7 2.6 0.9 2,256 2,271 2,216 2,077 8.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,493 1,488 1,482 0.3 0.4 0.2 1,508 1,518 1,526 1,486 1.5

 Primary metals.................................... 11,555 11,311 10,956 2.2 3.2 0.2 11,771 11,384 11,093 9,267 27.0

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 14,063 14,040 14,013 0.2 0.2 0.8 14,217 14,046 14,196 13,527 5.1

 Machinery.......................................... 21,230 21,491 20,876 -1.2 2.9 3.0 21,308 21,577 21,120 19,088 11.6

 Computers and electronic products........ 13,418 13,372 13,184 0.3 1.4 -0.8 13,502 13,455 13,513 13,610 -0.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,992 3,969 3,942 0.6 0.7 1.2 4,079 4,059 4,049 3,953 3.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 93,534 93,647 93,045 -0.1 0.6 0.1 94,084 93,276 93,095 94,280 -0.2

 Furniture and related products............... 1,301 1,246 1,230 4.4 1.3 3.2 1,299 1,257 1,236 1,152 12.8

 Miscellaneous products......................... 4,194 4,137 4,113 1.4 0.6 1.3 4,239 4,127 4,145 3,996 6.1

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 52,295 52,489 52,034 -0.4 0.9 2.6 52,297 51,931 51,527 49,585 5.5

 Food products.................................... 7,350 7,433 7,382 -1.1 0.7 0.4 6,915 6,969 6,885 7,771 -11.0

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 9,370 9,327 9,213 0.5 1.2 0.3 8,910 8,995 9,125 9,304 -4.2

 Textiles.............................................. 573 571 568 0.4 0.5 1.1 580 570 573 571 1.6

 Textile products................................... 398 403 396 -1.2 1.8 1.3 397 395 388 406 -2.2

 Apparel............................................. 235 240 242 -2.1 -0.8 -2.4 244 248 244 249 -2.0

 Leather and allied products.................... 93 94 95 -1.1 -1.1 2.2 93 92 96 88 5.7

 Paper products.................................... 1,468 1,460 1,464 0.5 -0.3 -0.2 1,506 1,478 1,471 1,406 7.1

 Printing ............................................. 1,179 1,182 1,182 -0.3 0.0 6.7 1,166 1,127 1,114 1,135 2.7

 Petroleum and coal products................. 11,903 11,852 11,242 0.4 5.4 7.3 12,455 11,922 11,434 8,268 50.6

 Chemical products................................ 16,194 16,394 16,712 -1.2 -1.9 2.7 16,502 16,641 16,643 17,053 -3.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 3,532 3,533 3,538 0.0 -0.1 0.0 3,529 3,494 3,554 3,334 5.8

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 262,776 262,429 260,766 0.1 0.6 1.2 263,301 261,283 263,643 247,965 6.2

 Durable goods industries.......................... 124,599 124,512 124,222 0.1 0.2 1.2 125,133 123,925 126,276 118,745 5.4

 Wood products................................... 5,584 5,494 5,348 1.6 2.7 2.5 5,440 5,423 5,432 4,460 22.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,931 6,870 6,808 0.9 0.9 0.8 6,946 6,943 7,059 7,064 -1.7

 Primary metals.................................... 13,707 13,464 13,159 1.8 2.3 3.3 13,565 13,326 13,602 11,004 23.3

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 20,899 20,681 20,427 1.1 1.2 1.2 21,137 20,854 20,985 19,621 7.7

 Machinery.......................................... 22,101 22,034 22,466 0.3 -1.9 0.0 21,975 22,028 22,719 23,018 -4.5

 Computers and electronic products........ 11,828 11,931 12,008 -0.9 -0.6 0.4 11,965 11,773 11,984 12,520 -4.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 7,224 7,231 7,350 -0.1 -1.6 1.1 7,329 7,238 7,445 7,051 3.9

 Transportation equipment..................... 19,614 20,155 20,247 -2.7 -0.5 2.1 20,025 19,728 20,569 18,374 9.0

 Furniture and related products............... 2,760 2,598 2,582 6.2 0.6 -1.0 2,826 2,696 2,600 2,633 7.3

 Miscellaneous products......................... 13,951 14,054 13,827 -0.7 1.6 0.4 13,925 13,916 13,881 13,000 7.1

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 138,177 137,917 136,544 0.2 1.0 1.2 138,168 137,358 137,367 129,220 6.9

 Food products.................................... 32,167 32,314 32,073 -0.5 0.8 -0.2 31,987 31,577 31,202 30,354 5.4

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 11,873 11,893 11,834 -0.2 0.5 1.1 11,887 12,008 12,002 11,348 4.7

 Textiles.............................................. 1,309 1,297 1,286 0.9 0.9 -0.5 1,314 1,290 1,283 1,296 1.4

 Textile products................................... 2,140 2,123 2,104 0.8 0.9 0.3 2,133 2,107 2,088 2,185 -2.4

 Apparel............................................. 946 972 970 -2.7 0.2 2.3 1,006 1,003 962 1,054 -4.6

 Leather and allied products.................... 490 491 512 -0.2 -4.1 -0.2 493 494 525 548 -10.0

 Paper products.................................... 6,182 6,212 6,201 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 6,271 6,238 6,318 6,360 -1.4

 Printing ............................................. 1,803 1,786 1,792 1.0 -0.3 -2.1 1,770 1,793 1,807 1,905 -7.1

 Petroleum and coal products................. 16,873 16,905 16,372 -0.2 3.3 9.6 17,182 16,788 16,744 14,328 19.9

 Chemical products................................ 51,899 51,632 51,178 0.5 0.9 0.2 51,823 51,826 51,973 48,143 7.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 12,495 12,292 12,222 1.7 0.6 1.0 12,302 12,234 12,463 11,699 5.2

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 noncalendar 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. 

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 <http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/>. 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, July Full Report, September 2, 2021. Information on data sources and methodology can be found on our website at 

<www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/how_the_data_are_collected/index.html>.
Table 7. Ratios of Manufacturers' Inventories to Shipments and Unfilled Orders 

 to Shipments, by Industry Group 1

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.] 

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio2

Industry Jul Jun May Apr Jul Jun May Apr

2021p 2021r 2021 2021 2021p 2021r 2021 2021

All manufacturing industries3

.................................... 1.46 1.48 1.49 1.49 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3

........................................ 1.76 1.79 1.80 1.79 6.79 6.90 6.96 6.88

 Wood products........................................................... 1.21 1.17 1.15 1.17 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products............................. 1.25 1.24 1.24 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals............................................................ 1.67 1.69 1.72 1.72 1.71 1.74 1.76 1.74

 Fabricated metal products...................................... 1.68 1.71 1.71 1.68 2.99 3.04 3.04 2.97

 Machinery..................................................................... 2.02 2.03 2.05 2.05 3.35 3.33 3.29 3.30

 Computers and electronic products3

................... 1.62 1.62 1.61 1.60 5.25 5.26 5.24 5.18

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.................................................... 1.65 1.65 1.66 1.65 2.58 2.60 2.59 2.54

 Transportation equipment..................................... 2.00 2.09 2.12 2.10 16.52 16.88 17.24 16.72

 Furniture and related products............................ 1.33 1.28 1.28 1.27 2.18 2.12 2.07 2.01

 Miscellaneous products.......................................... 1.63 1.65 1.65 1.65 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries................................... 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.18 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products............................................................. 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products........................... 1.98 1.97 2.01 2.01 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................................................... 1.34 1.37 1.37 1.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products......................................................... 2.11 2.09 2.07 2.07 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel........................................................................ 2.10 2.13 2.11 2.08 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products................................ 2.02 2.07 1.92 1.98 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.......................................................... 0.91 0.91 0.91 0.90 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing........................................................................ 0.88 0.88 0.89 0.87 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............................... 0.84 0.84 0.87 0.86 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products................................................... 1.52 1.53 1.55 1.56 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products................................ 1.34 1.33 1.32 1.32 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Jul3 Jul3 Jul3 Jul3

Industry 2020- 2020- 2020- 2020-

Jul2 Jun Jul2 Jun Jul2 Jun Jul2 Jun

2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021

All manufacturing industries.................. (X) 0.2 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

Durable goods industries....................... 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Wood products............................................ (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Primary metals............................................. 0.1 0.7 0.3 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.1 0.3 0.0 1.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.2

 Machinery...................................................... -0.1 0.4 0.0 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components..................................... -0.3 0.5 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.2

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.0 0.7 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.5 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products.......................... (X) 0.3 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Food products.............................................. (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textiles.......................................................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Textile products......................................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Apparel......................................................... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Paper products............................................ (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Printing.......................................................... (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Chemical products................................... (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Plastics and rubber products................ (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

X

 Not Applicable 

p

 Preliminary 

r

 Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment. 

2

 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. 

3

 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing. 

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 <http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/>. 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, July Full Report, September 2, 2021. Information on data 

sources and methodology can be found on our website at <www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/how_the_data_are_collected/index.html>. 

X Not Applicable 

NA Not Available 

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

 The current month revisions are the difference between the advance percent change and the percent change as shown in this publication. 

3

 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. 

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 

<http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/>.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, July Full Report, September 2, 2021. Information 

on data sources and methodology can be found on our website at 

<www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/how_the_data_are_collected/index.html>.

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes 1

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.] 

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories