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FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 AM EDT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 

MONTHLY FULL REPORT ON MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES AND ORDERS 

JULY 2019 

Release Number: CB 19‐123 M3‐2 (19)‐07 

September 5, 2019 — The U.S. Census Bureau announces the July full report on manufacturers’ shipments, 

inventories and orders: 

 MANUFACTURED GOODS – NEW ORDERS 

JULY 2019  $500.3 billion           +1.4%° 

JUNE 2019  

(revised)  $493.4 billion            +0.5%° 

Next release: October 3, 2019 

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 5, 

2019. 

Summary 

New orders for manufactured goods in July, up two consecutive months, increased $6.9 billion or 1.4 

percent to $500.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today.  This followed a 0.5 percent June 

increase.  Shipments, down following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased $0.9 billion or 0.2 

percent to $504.0 billion.  This followed a 0.1 percent June increase.  Unfilled orders, up following three 

consecutive monthly decreases, increased $0.6 billion or virtually unchanged to $1,161.5 billion.  This 

followed a 0.6 percent June decrease.  The unfilled orders‐to‐shipments ratio was 6.67, up from 6.55 in 

June.  Inventories, up ten of the last eleven months, increased $1.2 billion or 0.2 percent to $696.5 billion.  

This followed a 0.1 percent June increase.  The inventories‐to‐shipments ratio was 1.38, unchanged from 

June. 

New Orders 

New orders for manufactured durable goods in July, up two consecutive months, increased $5.0 billion or 

2.0 percent to $250.2 billion, down from the previously published 2.1 percent increase.  This followed a 1.8 

percent June increase.  Transportation equipment, also up two consecutive months, drove the increase, 

Aug‐18 Sep‐18 Oct‐18 Nov‐18 Dec‐18 Jan‐19 Feb‐19 Mar‐19 Apr‐19 May‐19 Jun‐19 Jul‐19

%Change 2.2% 1.0% ‐2.2% ‐0.5% 0.2% 0.1% ‐1.0% 1.3% ‐1.2% ‐1.3% 0.5% 1.4%

‐4.0%

‐3.0%

‐2.0%

‐1.0%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

MANUFACTURERS'  NEW ORDERS 2018‐2019

Seasonally  Adjusted,   Month‐To‐Month  Percentage  Change

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

September 5, 2019. 
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$5.7 billion or 7.0 percent to $86.4 billion.  New orders for manufactured nondurable goods increased $2.0 

billion or 0.8 percent to $250.1 billion.

Shipments 

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in July, down following two consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $2.9 billion or 1.1 percent to $253.9 billion, unchanged from the previously published decrease.  

This followed a 0.9 percent June increase.  Transportation equipment, also down following two 

consecutive monthly increases, led the decrease, $1.8 billion or 2.0 percent to $86.5 billion.  Shipments of 

manufactured nondurable goods, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased $2.0 billion 

or 0.8 percent to $250.1 billion.  This followed a 0.7 percent June decrease.  Petroleum and coal products, 

also up following two consecutive monthly decreases, led the increase, $1.3 billion or 2.4 percent to $53.4 

billion. 

Unfilled Orders 

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in July, up following three consecutive monthly decreases, 

increased $0.6 billion or virtually unchanged to $1,161.5 billion, down from the previously published 0.1 

percent increase.  This followed a 0.6 percent June decrease.  Fabricated metal products, up two 

consecutive months, led the increase, $0.4 billion or 0.5 percent to $86.5 billion. 

Inventories

Inventories of manufactured durable goods in July, up twelve of the last thirteen months, increased $1.4 

billion or 0.3 percent to $427.1 billion, down from the previously published 0.4 percent increase.  This 

followed a 0.3 percent June increase.  Transportation equipment, also up twelve of the last thirteen 

months, led the increase, $1.4 billion or 1.0 percent to $141.1 billion.  Inventories of manufactured 

nondurable goods, down four consecutive months, decreased $0.2 billion or 0.1 percent to $269.4 billion.  

This followed a virtually unchanged June decrease.  Chemical products, down following two consecutive 

monthly increases, drove the decrease, $0.2 billion or 0.3 percent to $90.7 billion.  By stage of fabrication, 

July materials and supplies increased 0.1 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.7 percent in 

nondurable goods.  Work in process increased 0.6 percent in durable goods and 0.2 percent in nondurable 

goods.  Finished goods increased 0.3 percent in durable goods and 0.2 percent in nondurable goods.  

The Advance Report on durable goods for August is scheduled for release on September 27, 2019 at 8:30 

a.m. EDT and the Full Report on October 3, 2019 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>.
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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‐in‐

process, 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 month‐

to‐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 64 percent of the total value of shipments for manufacturing establishments in the 2012 

Economic Census, and these companies include almost two‐thirds of the manufacturing companies with 

$500 million or more in shipments in the 2012 Economic Census.  The companies for which shipments data 

are currently reported in the M3 survey represent approximately 57 percent of the total value of 

shipments for manufacturing establishments in the 2012 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 

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  
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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/>. 

NEW TIME SERIES 

Beginning with the release of June 2018 data on July 26, 2018, historical estimates of the Monthly Advance 

Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders are available on a seasonally adjusted basis 

as well as a not seasonally adjusted basis at: <https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/>.   

FRED Mobile App 

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

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Table 1.  Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups

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[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 2019/

2019p 2019r 2019 July June May 2019p 2019r 2019 2018 2019p 2018 2018

  All manufacturing industries.................. 504,021 504,952 504,257 ‐0.2 0.1 0.1 490,370 522,474 522,423 482,868 3,503,339 3,440,413 1.8

      Excluding transportation................... 417,553 416,731 418,142 0.2 ‐0.3 ‐0.1 416,356 429,661 433,669 412,040 2,899,575 2,865,003 1.2

      Excluding defense.............................. 489,339 490,080 489,184 ‐0.2 0.2 0.1 477,569 506,503 507,638 470,970 3,403,672 3,350,729 1.6

      With unfilled orders............................  174,215 177,144 176,432 ‐1.7 0.4 0.2 164,378 188,182 181,791 161,449 1,227,425 1,195,996 2.6

  Durable goods industries......................... 253,924 256,832 254,487 ‐1.1 0.9 0.5 237,987 270,356 261,851 232,167 1,770,742 1,716,509 3.2

  Wood products....................................... 9,076 9,130 9,117 ‐0.6 0.1 0.0 9,463 9,838 10,002 9,764 64,108 66,047 ‐2.9

  Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 11,377 11,375 11,232 0.0 1.3 0.3 12,125 11,955 12,043 11,411 77,792 74,961 3.8

  Primary metals....................................... 20,171 20,417 20,544 ‐1.2 ‐0.6 ‐1.2 19,798 20,963 21,718 20,937 147,548 148,923 ‐0.9

      Iron and steel mills............................ 10,085 10,178 10,541 ‐0.9 ‐3.4 ‐1.5 10,021 10,459 11,222 10,722 75,298 73,861 1.9

      Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 8,602 8,769 8,486 ‐1.9 3.3 ‐0.6 8,349 8,924 8,874 8,906 61,552 65,319 ‐5.8

      Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,484 1,470 1,517 1.0 ‐3.1 ‐2.2 1,428 1,580 1,622 1,309 10,698 9,743 9.8

  Fabricated metal products....................... 33,505 33,825 33,660 ‐0.9 0.5 0.7 33,141 35,048 35,243 32,123 234,941 226,636 3.7

  Machinery............................................. 32,810 33,446 33,284 ‐1.9 0.5 0.7 31,512 35,538 34,836 31,219 233,068 227,979 2.2

      Farm machinery................................. 2,462 2,630 2,543 ‐6.4 3.4 2.2 2,357 2,610 2,699 2,485 19,686 19,200 2.5

      Construction machinery..................... 2,935 3,150 3,108 ‐6.8 1.4 3.0 2,740 3,270 3,354 2,802 21,412 20,704 3.4

      Mining, oil field, and 

          gas field machinery.......................... 1,464 1,541 1,595 ‐5.0 ‐3.4 4.7 1,417 1,526 1,547 1,454 10,011 10,487 ‐4.5

      Industrial machinery.......................... 2,764 2,872 2,745 ‐3.8 4.6 1.7 2,641 3,296 2,631 2,606 18,455 17,854 3.4

      Photographic equipment...................... 540 547 540 ‐1.3 1.3 ‐4.1 540 623 512 570 3,812 3,735 2.1

      Ventilation, heating, air‐conditioning,

          and refrigeration equipment............ 4,013 4,095 4,166 ‐2.0 ‐1.7 1.1 4,348 5,069 4,749 4,172 29,181 27,372 6.6

      Metalworking machinery..................... 2,675 2,597 2,626 3.0 ‐1.1 ‐3.3 2,501 2,648 2,629 2,512 17,964 18,886 ‐4.9

      Turbines, generators, and other

          power transmission equipment....... 4,371 4,432 4,367 ‐1.4 1.5 ‐0.5 4,173 4,476 4,535 3,901 30,665 28,843 6.3

      Material handling equipment............... 2,887 2,848 2,823 1.4 0.9 ‐1.5 2,766 2,810 2,940 2,517 19,810 18,534 6.9

  Computers and electronic products

2

.......... 28,009 27,955 28,292 0.2 ‐1.2 0.4 26,197 30,313 26,653 25,488 187,752 179,033 4.9

      Computers........................................ 594 597 640 ‐0.5 ‐6.7 ‐4.5 552 741 625 816 4,201 5,188 ‐19.0

      Computer storage devices..................... 343 338 353 1.5 ‐4.2 ‐5.6 251 547 264 235 2,215 1,826 21.3

      Other peripheral equipment................ 762 800 796 ‐4.8 0.5 1.8 739 974 711 783 5,195 4,903 6.0

      Nondefense communications

          equipment.................................... 3,610 3,587 3,552 0.6 1.0 ‐0.3 3,155 4,383 3,294 2,822 23,686 21,208 11.7

      Defense communications equipment.... 306 316 282 ‐3.2 12.1 8.0 283 300 271 283 1,989 1,869 6.4

      Audio and video equipment.................... 343 335 335 2.4 0.0 7.7 289 305 315 207 1,962 1,411 39.1

      Electronic components......................... 3,601 3,649 3,592 ‐1.3 1.6 0.7 3,567 4,049 3,661 3,308 24,921 24,167 3.1

      Nondefense search and navigation

          equipment...................................... 1,572 1,564 1,590 0.5 ‐1.6 ‐0.9 1,409 1,665 1,577 1,369 10,791 10,392 3.8

      Defense search and navigation

          equipment..................................... 2,851 2,814 2,852 1.3 ‐1.3 ‐3.0 2,603 3,034 2,762 2,508 19,089 18,494 3.2

      Electromedical, measuring,

          and control instruments................. 9,252 9,132 9,432 1.3 ‐3.2 ‐0.1 8,608 9,941 8,970 8,864 62,472 61,499 1.6

  Electrical equipment, appliances,        

    and components................................... 11,795 11,820 11,697 ‐0.2 1.1 0.5 11,443 12,566 11,923 10,884 80,328 77,242 4.0

      Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,064 1,063 1,090 0.1 ‐2.5 2.3 1,047 1,075 1,121 1,027 7,188 7,264 ‐1.0

      Household appliances........................ 1,718 1,718 1,732 0.0 ‐0.8 ‐0.1 1,601 1,773 1,796 1,573 11,719 11,552 1.4

      Electrical equipment............................ 3,217 3,221 3,146 ‐0.1 2.4 0.9 3,038 3,675 3,201 2,916 21,833 21,524 1.4

      Batteries........................................... 910 938 890 ‐3.0 5.4 ‐1.2 866 894 862 882 5,866 6,180 ‐5.1

  Transportation equipment........................ 86,468 88,221 86,115 ‐2.0 2.4 0.7 74,014 92,813 88,754 70,828 603,764 575,410 4.9

      Automobiles..................................... 8,861 9,054 8,996 ‐2.1 0.6 2.9 6,785 9,195 9,447 6,437 61,411 63,280 ‐3.0

      Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 22,578 22,002 20,597 2.6 6.8 0.5 18,484 22,428 20,659 17,280 146,346 130,180 12.4

      Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,951 3,003 3,097 ‐1.7 ‐3.0 ‐0.4 3,011 3,143 3,307 2,809 21,703 18,696 16.1

      Motor vehicle bodies, parts,       

          and trailers.................................... 28,335 28,345 28,076 0.0 1.0 0.4 25,272 28,790 29,832 23,479 197,717 186,875 5.8

      Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 9,270 11,068 10,511 ‐16.2 5.3 ‐0.4 8,132 13,324 10,293 9,237 77,757 86,570 ‐10.2

      Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,563 4,570 4,700 ‐0.2 ‐2.8 ‐1.8 3,905 5,167 4,636 4,017 30,931 29,633 4.4

      Ships and boats................................. 2,629 2,889 2,990 ‐9.0 ‐3.4 3.2 2,411 3,098 3,043 2,562 19,766 19,472 1.5

  Furniture and related products.................. 6,963 6,875 6,830 1.3 0.7 0.8 7,106 6,941 6,890 6,569 47,128 45,100 4.5

  Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,750 13,768 13,716 ‐0.1 0.4 0.7 13,188 14,381 13,789 12,944 94,313 95,178 ‐0.9

  Nondurable goods industries..................... 250,097 248,120 249,770 0.8 ‐0.7 ‐0.3 252,383 252,118 260,572 250,701 1,732,597 1,723,904 0.5

  Food products....................................... 67,839 67,288 67,274 0.8 0.0 ‐0.4 65,880 66,742 67,452 65,177 463,842 464,732 ‐0.2

      Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,386 7,509 7,553 ‐1.6 ‐0.6 0.1 7,263 7,189 7,298 7,626 51,426 54,328 ‐5.3

      Dairy products.................................. 9,515 9,409 9,369 1.1 0.4 ‐0.6 9,481 9,182 9,620 9,281 64,722 65,654 ‐1.4

      Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 19,169 19,090 19,227 0.4 ‐0.7 ‐0.8 18,953 20,006 19,923 19,276 134,911 135,570 ‐0.5

  Beverage and tobacco products................ 13,043 12,577 12,708 3.7 ‐1.0 2.4 13,236 13,114 13,532 12,697 87,281 86,723 0.6

      Beverages......................................... 8,708 8,592 8,623 1.4 ‐0.4 ‐1.3 8,901 9,129 9,447 8,821 60,315 60,372 ‐0.1

      Tobacco............................................ 4,335 3,985 4,085 8.8 ‐2.4 11.0 4,335 3,985 4,085 3,876 26,966 26,351 2.3

  Textile mills........................................... 2,463 2,482 2,466 ‐0.8 0.6 0.4 2,443 2,627 2,572 2,494 17,437 17,577 ‐0.8

  Textile products................................... 2,283 2,267 2,263 0.7 0.2 0.4 2,318 2,418 2,369 2,336 16,126 15,853 1.7

  Apparel................................................ 952 979 973 ‐2.8 0.6 2.3 979 921 925 989 6,327 6,321 0.1

  Leather and allied products...................... 431 418 407 3.1 2.7 ‐1.7 434 440 407 418 2,991 2,918 2.5

  Paper products...................................... 16,209 16,212 16,197 0.0 0.1 0.3 16,400 16,304 16,581 16,126 112,415 111,569 0.8

      Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,547 6,477 6,469 1.1 0.1 0.1 6,766 6,432 6,533 6,790 45,028 45,650 ‐1.4

      Paperboard containers........................ 5,697 5,731 5,724 ‐0.6 0.1 1.0 5,706 5,798 5,873 5,444 39,677 38,653 2.6

  Printing................................................. 6,915 6,826 6,728 1.3 1.5 1.4 6,795 6,588 6,976 6,369 46,307 45,023 2.9

  Petroleum and coal products.................. 53,364 52,095 54,339 2.4 ‐4.1 ‐3.0 56,775 53,698 59,388 59,913 371,660 378,207 ‐1.7

      Petroleum refineries.......................... 49,118 47,727 49,976 2.9 ‐4.5 ‐3.3 51,828 48,767 54,708 55,216 342,146 351,048 ‐2.5

  Chemical products..................................... 66,837 67,169 66,672 ‐0.5 0.7 0.9 66,950 68,662 69,477 64,255 468,654 455,668 2.8

      Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

          agricultural chemicals....................... 2,485 2,614 2,647 ‐4.9 ‐1.2 ‐0.3 2,097 2,825 3,313 2,380 20,208 19,915 1.5

      Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 22,832 23,034 22,685 ‐0.9 1.5 1.1 22,742 23,176 23,100 20,689 156,904 145,401 7.9

      Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,872 3,894 3,866 ‐0.6 0.7 ‐0.2 4,097 4,110 4,454 3,893 28,003 27,356 2.4

  Plastics and rubber products.................. 19,761 19,807 19,743 ‐0.2 0.3 0.3 20,173 20,604 20,893 19,927 139,557 139,313 0.2

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

 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 5, 2019.  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 2019/

2019p 2019r 2019 July June May 2019p 2019r 2019 2018 2019p 2018 2018

All manufacturing industries2........................ 500,278 493,351 490,693 1.4 0.5 ‐1.3 486,027 510,292 505,259 477,354 3,459,902 3,446,535 0.4

      Excluding transportation2...................... 413,919 412,663 413,163 0.3 ‐0.1 0.0 411,963 423,873 428,452 408,497 2,878,889 2,858,597 0.7

      Excluding defense2.............................. 486,609 481,535 476,266 1.1 1.1 ‐0.8 475,940 494,571 492,263 467,329 3,362,951 3,353,268 0.3

      With unfilled orders2

............................. 174,786 169,906 167,262 2.9 1.6 ‐3.6 164,364 179,975 168,369 159,968 1,212,326 1,228,559 ‐1.3

  Durable goods industries2......................... 250,181 245,231 240,923 2.0 1.8 ‐2.3 233,644 258,174 244,687 226,653 1,727,305 1,722,631 0.3

  Primary metals........................................ 20,198 20,419 20,369 ‐1.1 0.2 ‐0.6 19,933 20,853 20,938 21,284 148,212 152,635 ‐2.9

      Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,201 10,223 10,318 ‐0.2 ‐0.9 ‐0.1 10,292 10,537 10,555 10,957 75,714 76,938 ‐1.6

      Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 8,530 8,727 8,590 ‐2.3 1.6 ‐0.3 8,217 8,792 8,838 8,970 61,791 65,824 ‐6.1

      Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,467 1,469 1,461 ‐0.1 0.5 ‐5.6 1,424 1,524 1,545 1,357 10,707 9,873 8.4

  Fabricated metal products........................ 33,899 34,178 33,577 ‐0.8 1.8 0.4 33,569 34,618 35,618 32,469 239,156 234,722 1.9

  Machinery............................................. 32,836 33,100 32,560 ‐0.8 1.7 0.1 31,623 34,339 33,545 31,661 232,387 231,498 0.4

      Construction machinery........................ 2,839 2,866 2,692 ‐0.9 6.5 1.5 2,529 2,634 2,691 2,567 19,935 20,602 ‐3.2

      Mining, oil field, and

          gas field machinery.......................... 1,405 1,392 1,453 0.9 ‐4.2 ‐0.1 1,358 1,377 1,405 1,448 9,506 10,201 ‐6.8

      Industrial machinery............................ 2,689 2,666 2,609 0.9 2.2 ‐2.6 2,570 3,022 2,396 2,460 18,207 17,890 1.8

      Photographic equipment....................... 461 589 543 ‐21.7 8.5 ‐0.5 477 632 453 633 3,426 3,441 ‐0.4

      Ventilation, heating, air‐conditioning,

          and refrigeration equipment............... 4,007 4,058 4,119 ‐1.3 ‐1.5 ‐0.9 4,254 4,820 4,694 4,295 30,120 28,261 6.6

      Metalworking machinery....................... 2,734 2,561 2,583 6.8 ‐0.9 1.5 2,610 2,492 2,573 2,352 17,600 19,048 ‐7.6

      Turbines, generators, and other        

          power transmission equipment........... 4,453 4,460 4,260 ‐0.2 4.7 ‐3.4 4,255 4,504 4,428 4,106 30,608 28,661 6.8

      Material handling equipment.................. 2,900 3,142 2,839 ‐7.7 10.7 1.6 2,749 3,366 2,917 2,814 20,013 19,972 0.2

  Computers and electronic products2........... 23,780 23,691 24,053 0.4 ‐1.5 0.5 21,362 26,239 22,659 21,168 160,822 155,445 3.5

      Computers........................................ 584 563 606 3.7 ‐7.1 ‐7.6 542 707 591 831 4,143 5,343 ‐22.5

      Nondefense communications

          equipment...................................... 3,635 3,591 3,512 1.2 2.2 3.1 2,953 4,212 3,162 2,769 23,362 22,207 5.2

      Defense communications equipment....... 277 249 191 11.2 30.4 ‐15.5 243 233 197 267 1,734 1,898 ‐8.6

      Electronic components......................... 3,607 3,586 3,584 0.6 0.1 1.3 3,675 3,779 3,612 3,546 24,915 24,993 ‐0.3

      Nondefense search and navigation

          equipment...................................... 1,572 1,585 1,737 ‐0.8 ‐8.8 9.7 1,501 1,724 1,614 1,411 11,466 10,943 4.8

      Defense search and navigation

          equipment...................................... 2,895 3,060 3,080 ‐5.4 ‐0.6 ‐2.2 2,328 3,478 2,718 2,295 20,368 18,276 11.4

      Electromedical, measuring,

          and control instruments..................... 9,301 9,124 9,385 1.9 ‐2.8 ‐0.6 8,429 9,881 9,014 8,564 62,569 62,010 0.9

  Electrical equipment, appliances,        

    and components................................... 12,017 11,963 11,881 0.5 0.7 1.3 11,529 12,553 12,150 10,719 81,536 78,021 4.5

      Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,126 1,123 1,191 0.3 ‐5.7 13.4 1,084 1,199 1,217 1,010 7,500 7,354 2.0

      Household appliances.......................... 1,749 1,753 1,782 ‐0.2 ‐1.6 2.5 1,634 1,777 1,883 1,506 11,783 11,742 0.3

      Electrical equipment............................ 3,245 3,242 3,126 0.1 3.7 0.4 3,101 3,549 3,163 2,948 22,217 21,489 3.4

  Transportation equipment........................ 86,359 80,688 77,530 7.0 4.1 ‐7.5 74,064 86,419 76,807 68,857 581,013 587,938 ‐1.2

      Motor vehicle bodies, parts,       

          and trailers..................................... 28,286 28,262 27,975 0.1 1.0 0.6 24,857 28,013 29,784 23,155 196,868 186,458 5.6

      Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 10,613 7,183 3,567 47.8 101.4 ‐52.0 11,419 8,673 795 8,742 61,446 95,007 ‐35.3

      Defense aircraft and parts.................... 3,530 2,628 4,240 34.3 ‐38.0 ‐20.9 2,548 5,375 2,745 3,566 29,463 30,157 ‐2.3

      Ships and boats.................................. 1,822 1,045 2,647 74.4 ‐60.5 ‐7.1 388 1,857 2,888 1,569 18,799 21,664 ‐13.2

  Furniture and related products................... 6,879 6,903 6,883 ‐0.3 0.3 2.9 6,778 6,963 7,131 6,376 47,912 46,150 3.8

  Nondurable goods industries..................... 250,097 248,120 249,770 0.8 ‐0.7 ‐0.3 252,383 252,118 260,572 250,701 1,732,597 1,723,904 0.5

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.      

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 5, 2019.  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 2019/

2019p 2019r 2019 July June May 2019p 2019r 2019 2018 2018

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,161,545 1,160,974 1,168,212 0.0 ‐0.6 ‐0.8 1,164,535 1,164,549 1,172,756 1,168,975 ‐0.4

      Excluding transportation2

...................... 368,372 367,692 367,397 0.2 0.1 ‐0.2 370,709 370,773 372,586 366,608 1.1

      Excluding defense2............................. 964,459 962,875 967,057 0.2 ‐0.4 ‐0.9 966,936 964,236 972,193 985,211 ‐1.9

  Durable goods industries2........................ 1,161,545 1,160,974 1,168,212 0.0 ‐0.6 ‐0.8 1,164,535 1,164,549 1,172,756 1,168,975 ‐0.4

  Primary metals........................................ 31,236 31,209 31,207 0.1 0.0 ‐0.6 31,767 31,632 31,742 31,590 0.6

      Iron and steel mills............................... 16,100 15,984 15,939 0.7 0.3 ‐1.4 16,685 16,414 16,336 17,295 ‐3.5

      Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 11,681 11,753 11,795 ‐0.6 ‐0.4 0.9 11,635 11,767 11,899 11,011 5.7

      Ferrous metal foundries........................ 3,455 3,472 3,473 ‐0.5 0.0 ‐1.6 3,447 3,451 3,507 3,284 5.0

  Fabricated metal products......................... 86,526 86,132 85,779 0.5 0.4 ‐0.1 87,779 87,351 87,781 85,460 2.7

  Machinery.............................................. 103,059 103,033 103,379 0.0 ‐0.3 ‐0.7 103,119 103,008 104,207 104,856 ‐1.7

      Construction machinery......................... 5,195 5,291 5,575 ‐1.8 ‐5.1 ‐6.9 4,884 5,095 5,731 5,896 ‐17.2

      Mining, oil field, and

          gas field machinery.......................... 3,701 3,760 3,909 ‐1.6 ‐3.8 ‐3.5 3,701 3,760 3,909 4,253 ‐13.0

      Industrial machinery............................. 7,838 7,913 8,119 ‐0.9 ‐2.5 ‐1.6 7,858 7,929 8,203 8,502 ‐7.6

      Photographic equipment........................ 1,286 1,365 1,323 ‐5.8 3.2 0.2 1,204 1,267 1,258 1,536 ‐21.6

      Ventilation, heating, air‐conditioning,

          and refrigeration equipment................ 8,048 8,054 8,091 ‐0.1 ‐0.5 ‐0.6 8,048 8,142 8,391 7,000 15.0

      Metalworking machinery........................ 6,916 6,857 6,893 0.9 ‐0.5 ‐0.6 6,974 6,865 7,021 7,927 ‐12.0

      Turbines, generators, and other        

          power transmission equipment............ 28,696 28,614 28,586 0.3 0.1 ‐0.4 28,696 28,614 28,586 29,638 ‐3.2

      Material handling equipment................... 13,073 13,060 12,766 0.1 2.3 0.1 13,272 13,289 12,733 12,863 3.2

  Computers and electronic products2............. 118,386 118,301 118,202 0.1 0.1 0.1 118,451 118,957 119,056 115,323 2.7

      Computers......................................... 2,137 2,147 2,181 ‐0.5 ‐1.6 ‐1.5 2,137 2,147 2,181 2,033 5.1

      Nondefense communications

          equipment...................................... 24,594 24,569 24,565 0.1 0.0 ‐0.2 24,434 24,636 24,807 24,628 ‐0.8

      Defense communications equipment........ 1,085 1,114 1,181 ‐2.6 ‐5.7 ‐7.2 1,080 1,120 1,187 1,459 ‐26.0

      Electronic components.......................... 12,793 12,787 12,850 0.0 ‐0.5 ‐0.1 12,790 12,682 12,952 12,648 1.1

      Nondefense search and navigation

          equipment....................................... 20,390 20,390 20,369 0.0 0.1 0.7 20,536 20,444 20,385 19,624 4.6

      Defense search and navigation

          equipment....................................... 29,319 29,275 29,029 0.2 0.8 0.8 29,345 29,620 29,176 26,987 8.7

      Electromedical, measuring,

          and control instruments...................... 28,068 28,019 28,027 0.2 0.0 ‐0.2 28,129 28,308 28,368 27,944 0.7

  Electrical equipment, appliances,        

    and components.................................... 20,049 19,827 19,684 1.1 0.7 0.9 20,163 20,077 20,090 19,811 1.8

      Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,623 1,561 1,501 4.0 4.0 7.2 1,663 1,626 1,502 1,435 15.9

      Household appliances........................... 1,255 1,224 1,189 2.5 2.9 4.4 1,279 1,246 1,242 1,374 ‐6.9

      Electrical equipment............................. 8,024 7,996 7,975 0.4 0.3 ‐0.3 8,038 7,975 8,101 7,800 3.1

  Transportation equipment......................... 793,173 793,282 800,815 0.0 ‐0.9 ‐1.1 793,826 793,776 800,170 802,367 ‐1.1

      Motor vehicle bodies, parts,       

          and trailers...................................... 26,913 26,962 27,045 ‐0.2 ‐0.3 ‐0.4 26,343 26,758 27,535 26,090 1.0

      Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 581,130 579,787 583,672 0.2 ‐0.7 ‐1.2 581,877 578,590 583,241 601,547 ‐3.3

      Defense aircraft and parts..................... 79,817 80,850 82,792 ‐1.3 ‐2.3 ‐0.6 80,721 82,078 81,870 73,018 10.5

      Ships and boats.................................. 28,500 29,307 31,151 ‐2.8 ‐5.9 ‐1.1 28,537 30,560 31,801 29,246 ‐2.4

  Furniture and related products................... 8,539 8,623 8,595 ‐1.0 0.3 0.6 8,853 9,181 9,159 8,929 ‐0.9

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 5, 2019.  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 2019/

2019p 2019r 2019 July June May 2019p 2019r 2019 2018 2018

  All manufacturing industries...................... 696,484 695,281 694,247 0.2 0.1 0.2 700,858 691,897 698,116 680,361 3.0

      Excluding transportation........................ 555,398 555,585 555,749 0.0 0.0 ‐0.1 558,233 553,603 558,687 548,040 1.9

      Excluding defense............................. 668,103 667,206 666,395 0.1 0.1 0.2 672,362 663,786 670,109 652,923 3.0

      With unfilled orders............................. 348,176 347,113 346,243 0.3 0.3 0.5 351,458 345,652 348,666 336,057 4.6

  Durable goods industries........................ 427,068 425,643 424,560 0.3 0.3 0.5 430,621 423,472 427,216 412,243 4.5

  Wood products........................................ 12,121 12,169 12,242 ‐0.4 ‐0.6 ‐0.1 11,929 11,919 12,062 12,087 ‐1.3

  Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 15,023 14,955 14,964 0.5 ‐0.1 0.0 15,087 15,117 15,215 14,575 3.5

  Primary metals......................................... 35,645 35,775 36,178 ‐0.4 ‐1.1 ‐0.7 35,969 35,711 36,081 35,987 ‐0.1

      Iron and steel mills............................... 19,807 20,046 20,261 ‐1.2 ‐1.1 ‐1.0 19,931 19,966 19,964 20,298 ‐1.8

      Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 13,708 13,564 13,723 1.1 ‐1.2 ‐0.7 13,905 13,588 13,904 13,668 1.7

      Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,130 2,165 2,194 ‐1.6 ‐1.3 2.7 2,133 2,157 2,213 2,021 5.5

  Fabricated metal products......................... 54,523 54,639 54,575 ‐0.2 0.1 ‐0.1 55,105 54,626 54,778 54,065 1.9

  Machinery.............................................. 72,385 72,129 71,862 0.4 0.4 0.1 72,622 71,553 72,365 68,735 5.7

      Farm machinery.................................. 4,289 4,067 3,839 5.5 5.9 0.2 4,112 4,029 3,851 3,454 19.1

      Construction machinery......................... 5,948 5,793 5,763 2.7 0.5 ‐0.9 5,898 5,734 5,764 5,464 7.9

      Mining, oil field,   

          and gas field machinery.................... 5,495 5,459 5,484 0.7 ‐0.5 ‐0.4 5,480 5,435 5,512 5,413 1.2

      Industrial machinery............................. 8,464 8,475 8,392 ‐0.1 1.0 ‐0.3 8,452 8,465 8,338 8,396 0.7

      Photographic equipment....................... 1,748 1,772 1,777 ‐1.4 ‐0.3 ‐1.4 1,785 1,742 1,780 1,731 3.1

      Ventilation, heating, air‐conditioning,

          and refrigeration equipment............... 5,591 5,595 5,535 ‐0.1 1.1 ‐0.7 5,635 5,624 5,934 5,005 12.6

      Metalworking machinery........................ 6,130 6,102 6,124 0.5 ‐0.4 0.0 6,178 6,040 6,128 5,986 3.2

      Turbines, generators, and other

          power transmission equipment............ 9,571 9,675 9,762 ‐1.1 ‐0.9 ‐0.4 9,737 9,536 9,917 9,758 ‐0.2

      Material handling equipment.................. 5,975 6,071 6,110 ‐1.6 ‐0.6 1.2 6,097 6,084 6,120 5,767 5.7

  Computers and electronic products2

............ 43,317 43,415 43,408 ‐0.2 0.0 ‐0.2 43,764 43,343 44,064 43,770 0.0

      Computers......................................... 1,583 1,579 1,528 0.3 3.3 1.3 1,627 1,618 1,536 1,531 6.3

      Computer storage devices.................... 1,119 1,104 1,102 1.4 0.2 ‐0.5 1,174 1,109 1,124 1,075 9.2

      Other peripheral equipment................... 1,093 1,123 1,129 ‐2.7 ‐0.5 0.4 1,119 1,089 1,166 1,184 ‐5.5

      Nondefense communications

          equipment...................................... 4,837 4,836 4,823 0.0 0.3 ‐0.7 4,847 4,814 4,939 4,729 2.5

      Defense communications equipment........ 721 719 716 0.3 0.4 2.1 721 719 716 677 6.5

      Audio and video equipment.................... 658 665 660 ‐1.1 0.8 1.1 653 638 619 560 16.6

      Electronic components.......................... 7,315 7,361 7,398 ‐0.6 ‐0.5 0.0 7,372 7,390 7,444 7,418 ‐0.6

      Nondefense search and navigation

          equipment...................................... 2,692 2,683 2,670 0.3 0.5 0.1 2,736 2,669 2,678 2,615 4.6

      Defense search and navigation

          equipment....................................... 2,524 2,534 2,549 ‐0.4 ‐0.6 ‐0.4 2,565 2,545 2,636 2,671 ‐4.0

      Electromedical, measuring        

          and control instruments...................... 15,559 15,573 15,569 ‐0.1 0.0 ‐0.2 15,724 15,498 15,882 15,473 1.6

  Electrical equipment, appliances,        

    and components.................................... 20,380 20,307 20,283 0.4 0.1 ‐0.1 20,745 20,411 20,576 19,214 8.0

      Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,255 2,248 2,248 0.3 0.0 ‐1.0 2,305 2,263 2,275 2,278 1.2

      Household appliances........................... 2,948 2,946 2,926 0.1 0.7 0.6 3,033 2,956 2,996 2,890 4.9

      Electrical equipment............................. 5,712 5,737 5,718 ‐0.4 0.3 ‐0.1 5,788 5,687 5,804 5,308 9.0

      Batteries............................................ 1,958 1,960 1,990 ‐0.1 ‐1.5 ‐0.5 2,050 2,041 2,048 1,911 7.3

  Transportation equipment......................... 141,086 139,696 138,498 1.0 0.9 1.6 142,625 138,294 139,429 132,321 7.8

      Automobiles....................................... 4,923 4,795 4,691 2.7 2.2 8.4 5,012 4,652 4,544 4,176 20.0

      Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 4,843 4,904 4,937 ‐1.2 ‐0.7 0.0 5,082 4,621 4,968 4,766 6.6

      Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,212 2,161 2,171 2.4 ‐0.5 ‐0.5 2,297 2,210 2,274 2,303 ‐0.3

      Motor vehicle bodies, parts,       

          and trailers...................................... 26,443 26,522 26,532 ‐0.3 0.0 ‐0.3 26,736 26,100 26,452 25,818 3.6

      Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 73,131 72,120 71,153 1.4 1.4 2.5 73,655 71,652 72,132 67,085 9.8

      Defense aircraft and parts..................... 13,396 13,357 13,269 0.3 0.7 ‐0.8 13,403 13,299 13,356 12,943 3.6

      Ships and boats.................................. 3,316 3,238 3,353 2.4 ‐3.4 3.5 3,397 3,289 3,330 3,036 11.9

  Furniture and related products.................... 8,015 8,004 8,042 0.1 ‐0.5 ‐0.2 8,198 8,196 8,133 8,076 1.5

  Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 24,573 24,554 24,508 0.1 0.2 0.4 24,577 24,302 24,513 23,413 5.0

  Nondurable goods industries...................... 269,416 269,638 269,687 ‐0.1 0.0 ‐0.2 270,237 268,425 270,900 268,118 0.8

  Food products........................................ 54,472 54,375 54,058 0.2 0.6 0.0 54,159 53,172 52,852 53,482 1.3

      Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,369 5,222 5,129 2.8 1.8 ‐0.8 5,204 5,135 4,913 5,130 1.4

      Dairy products.................................... 7,811 7,822 7,745 ‐0.1 1.0 0.7 8,057 8,079 7,993 7,804 3.2

      Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,506 9,448 9,271 0.6 1.9 ‐0.5 9,711 9,371 9,294 9,373 3.6

  Beverage and tobacco products................ 25,300 25,227 25,072 0.3 0.6 0.4 24,410 24,638 25,044 23,651 3.2

      Beverages......................................... 20,801 20,702 20,541 0.5 0.8 0.6 20,247 20,321 20,602 19,392 4.4

      Tobacco............................................ 4,499 4,525 4,531 ‐0.6 ‐0.1 ‐0.4 4,163 4,317 4,442 4,259 ‐2.3

  Textile mills............................................ 3,375 3,339 3,341 1.1 ‐0.1 ‐0.8 3,387 3,336 3,360 3,264 3.8

  Textile products...................................... 3,568 3,548 3,546 0.6 0.1 ‐0.1 3,554 3,523 3,547 3,463 2.6

  Apparel................................................. 1,926 1,955 1,984 ‐1.5 ‐1.5 0.7 2,012 1,952 1,933 2,024 ‐0.6

  Leather and allied products....................... 768 771 774 ‐0.4 ‐0.4 0.4 779 780 784 804 ‐3.1

  Paper products....................................... 16,254 16,355 16,447 ‐0.6 ‐0.6 0.3 16,365 16,325 16,385 16,202 1.0

      Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,791 6,840 6,873 ‐0.7 ‐0.5 0.5 6,800 6,826 6,890 6,533 4.1

      Paperboard containers......................... 5,067 5,102 5,115 ‐0.7 ‐0.3 0.7 5,108 5,087 5,082 5,130 ‐0.4

  Printing.................................................. 5,542 5,547 5,554 ‐0.1 ‐0.1 ‐0.9 5,524 5,492 5,513 5,447 1.4

  Petroleum and coal products..................... 40,252 40,281 41,011 ‐0.1 ‐1.8 ‐2.2 41,344 40,632 42,341 43,043 ‐3.9

      Petroleum refineries............................. 34,491 34,542 35,254 ‐0.1 ‐2.0 ‐2.7 35,515 34,884 36,530 37,284 ‐4.7

  Chemical products..................................... 90,742 90,981 90,707 ‐0.3 0.3 0.5 91,488 91,318 91,710 90,163 1.5

      Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

          agricultural chemicals........................ 5,097 5,071 5,019 0.5 1.0 1.4 4,819 4,750 4,957 4,335 11.2

      Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 37,044 37,187 37,078 ‐0.4 0.3 1.2 37,464 37,879 37,734 36,927 1.5

      Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,872 3,864 3,865 0.2 0.0 ‐0.9 3,882 3,910 3,947 3,919 ‐0.9

  Plastics and rubber products..................... 27,217 27,259 27,193 ‐0.2 0.2 ‐0.1 27,215 27,257 27,431 26,575 2.4

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 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 5, 2019.  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 2019/

2019p 2019r 2019 July June May 2019p 2019r 2019 2018 2019p 2018 2018

SHIPMENTS

  All manufacturing industries......................... 504,021 504,952 504,257 ‐0.2 0.1 0.1 490,370 522,474 522,423 482,868 3,503,339 3,440,413 1.8

    Construction materials and supplies....... 52,161 52,509 52,156 ‐0.7 0.7 0.4 54,586 56,246 56,411 53,191 364,614 356,408 2.3

    Information technology......................... 25,520 25,370 25,685 0.6 ‐1.2 ‐0.4 23,732 28,061 24,705 23,203 172,027 162,882 5.6

    Computers and related products........... 1,699 1,735 1,789 ‐2.1 ‐3.0 ‐2.0 1,542 2,262 1,600 1,834 11,611 11,917 ‐2.6

    Motor vehicle and parts......................... 62,725 62,404 60,766 0.5 2.7 0.8 53,552 63,556 63,245 50,005 427,177 399,031 7.1

    Capital goods......................................      87,067 89,636 89,065 ‐2.9 0.6 0.4 81,382 97,120 88,992 80,297 614,113 600,363 2.3

      Nondefense capital goods3.................. 74,463 76,735 76,030 ‐3.0 0.9 0.4 70,394 83,402 76,120 70,150 527,905 523,770 0.8

        Excluding aircraft............................. 69,503 69,913 69,915 ‐0.6 0.0 0.4 66,185 74,714 70,153 64,912 480,532 466,270 3.1

      Defense capital goods4

........................ 12,604 12,901 13,035 ‐2.3 ‐1.0 0.6 10,988 13,718 12,872 10,147 86,208 76,593 12.6

    Consumer goods.................................. 214,111 211,521 212,031 1.2 ‐0.2 ‐0.4 208,209 213,839 219,663 206,275 1,464,714 1,446,819 1.2

      Consumer durable goods..................... 45,214 44,818 43,343 0.9 3.4 1.0 38,124 45,855 44,430 36,188 302,961 287,824 5.3

      Consumer nondurable goods................ 168,897 166,703 168,688 1.3 ‐1.2 ‐0.8 170,085 167,984 175,233 170,087 1,161,753 1,158,995 0.2

  All manufacturing industries5

...................... 500,278 493,351 490,693 1.4 0.5 ‐1.3 486,027 510,292 505,259 477,354 3,459,902 3,446,535 0.4

    Construction materials and supplies....... 52,537 52,851 52,185 ‐0.6 1.3 0.9 54,807 55,939 56,945 53,310 368,198 363,084 1.4

    Information technology......................... 25,621 25,601 25,904 0.1 ‐1.2 0.1 23,008 28,226 24,525 22,628 173,503 165,149 5.1

    Computers and related products........... 1,689 1,701 1,755 ‐0.7 ‐3.1 ‐3.1 1,532 2,228 1,566 1,849 11,553 12,072 ‐4.3

    Motor vehicle and parts......................... 62,676 62,321 60,665 0.6 2.7 0.9 53,137 62,779 63,197 49,681 426,328 398,614 7.0

    Capital goods......................................      87,556 82,553 81,668 6.1 1.1 ‐6.6 82,197 89,501 78,275 78,652 597,910 615,102 ‐2.8

      Nondefense capital goods3.................. 75,764 72,246 68,774 4.9 5.0 ‐5.0 73,436 77,033 66,132 70,230 513,837 536,611 ‐4.2

        Excluding aircraft............................. 69,580 69,431 68,794 0.2 0.9 0.2 65,612 73,224 68,649 65,224 480,381 473,074 1.5

      Defense capital goods4........................ 11,792 10,307 12,894 14.4 ‐20.1 ‐14.2 8,761 12,468 12,143 8,422 84,073 78,491 7.1

    Consumer goods.................................. 214,107 211,676 212,170 1.1 ‐0.2 ‐0.4 208,304 213,798 219,706 206,369 1,464,964 1,447,103 1.2

      Consumer durable goods..................... 45,210 44,973 43,482 0.5 3.4 1.3 38,219 45,814 44,473 36,282 303,211 288,108 5.2

      Consumer nondurable goods.............. 168,897 166,703 168,688 1.3 ‐1.2 ‐0.8 170,085 167,984 175,233 170,087 1,161,753 1,158,995 0.2

  All manufacturing industries5

...................... 1,161,545 1,160,974 1,168,212 0.0 ‐0.6 ‐0.8 1,164,535 1,164,549 1,172,756 1,168,975 (X) (X) ‐0.4

    Construction materials and supplies....... 60,334 59,958 59,616 0.6 0.6 0.0 61,389 61,168 61,475 59,247 (X) (X) 3.6

    Information technology......................... 116,026 115,925 115,694 0.1 0.2 0.2 116,048 116,772 116,607 113,413 (X) (X) 2.3

    Computers and related products........... 2,137 2,147 2,181 ‐0.5 ‐1.6 ‐1.5 2,137 2,147 2,181 2,033 (X) (X) 5.1

    Motor vehicle and parts......................... 26,913 26,962 27,045 ‐0.2 ‐0.3 ‐0.4 26,343 26,758 27,535 26,090 (X) (X) 1.0

    Capital goods......................................      849,381 848,892 855,975 0.1 ‐0.8 ‐0.9 850,994 850,179 857,798 863,832 (X) (X) ‐1.5

      Nondefense capital goods3.................. 693,525 692,224 696,713 0.2 ‐0.6 ‐1.0 695,352 692,310 698,679 715,653 (X) (X) ‐2.8

        Excluding aircraft............................. 218,645 218,568 219,050 0.0 ‐0.2 ‐0.5 219,194 219,767 221,257 221,294 (X) (X) ‐0.9

      Defense capital goods4........................ 155,856 156,668 159,262 ‐0.5 ‐1.6 ‐0.1 155,642 157,869 159,119 148,179 (X) (X) 5.0

    Consumer goods.................................. 4,736 4,740 4,585 ‐0.1 3.4 3.1 4,736 4,641 4,682 5,095 (X) (X) ‐7.0

      Consumer durable goods..................... 4,736 4,740 4,585 ‐0.1 3.4 3.1 4,736 4,641 4,682 5,095 (X) (X) ‐7.0

  All manufacturing industries....................... 696,484 695,281 694,247 0.2 0.1 0.2 700,858 691,897 698,116 680,361 (X) (X) 3.0

    Construction materials and supplies....... 73,428 73,459 73,707 0.0 ‐0.3 ‐0.3 73,785 73,395 74,441 72,807 (X) (X) 1.3

    Information technology......................... 40,279 40,240 40,166 0.1 0.2 ‐0.1 40,755 40,133 40,767 39,315 (X) (X) 3.7

    Computers and related products........... 3,795 3,806 3,759 ‐0.3 1.3 0.5 3,920 3,816 3,826 3,790 (X) (X) 3.4

    Motor vehicle and parts......................... 38,421 38,382 38,331 0.1 0.1 0.7 39,127 37,583 38,238 37,063 (X) (X) 5.6

    Capital goods......................................      214,585 212,848 211,489 0.8 0.6 0.9 216,367 212,289 213,747 203,374 (X) (X) 6.4

      Nondefense capital goods3.................. 190,587 189,154 187,996 0.8 0.6 1.0 192,261 188,501 190,186 180,310 (X) (X) 6.6

        Excluding aircraft............................. 129,986 129,528 129,241 0.4 0.2 0.1 131,138 129,009 130,352 125,182 (X) (X) 4.8

      Defense capital goods4........................ 23,998 23,694 23,493 1.3 0.9 0.5 24,106 23,788 23,561 23,064 (X) (X) 4.5

    Consumer goods.................................. 203,763 203,850 204,025 0.0 ‐0.1 0.0 204,474 202,328 204,375 202,286 (X) (X) 1.1

      Consumer durable goods..................... 31,998 31,974 31,924 0.1 0.2 1.3 32,308 31,289 31,745 30,514 (X) (X) 5.9

      Consumer nondurable goods................ 171,765 171,876 172,101 ‐0.1 ‐0.1 ‐0.2 172,166 171,039 172,630 171,772 (X) (X) 0.2

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 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 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 5, 2019.  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 2019/

2019p 2019r 2019 July June May 2019p 2019r 2019 2018 2018

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

  All manufacturing industries....................... 237,864 238,340 238,157 ‐0.2 0.1 ‐0.1 239,212 236,740 238,324 234,055 2.2

    Durable goods industries.......................... 145,835 145,701 145,691 0.1 0.0 ‐0.2 146,778 144,618 145,251 141,964 3.4

      Wood products................................... 5,163 5,190 5,194 ‐0.5 ‐0.1 0.4 5,061 4,966 4,918 4,996 1.3

      Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,202 6,184 6,235 0.3 ‐0.8 0.6 6,221 6,215 6,271 5,955 4.5

      Primary metals.................................... 12,870 13,044 13,105 ‐1.3 ‐0.5 ‐1.1 12,985 12,908 12,771 12,897 0.7

      Fabricated metal products..........................       20,413 20,491 20,546 ‐0.4 ‐0.3 ‐0.2 20,654 20,435 20,433 20,632 0.1

      Machinery.......................................... 29,504 29,184 29,213 1.1 ‐0.1 ‐0.1 29,590 29,034 29,350 27,176 8.9

      Computers and electronic products........ 19,295 19,172 19,113 0.6 0.3 0.3 19,477 19,141 19,362 18,880 3.2

      Electrical equipment, appliances,

         and components............................... 8,582 8,535 8,519 0.6 0.2 0.4 8,678 8,530 8,596 8,058 7.7

      Transportation equipment..................... 31,932 31,992 31,904 ‐0.2 0.3 ‐0.6 32,111 31,476 31,672 31,522 1.9

      Furniture and related products............... 3,850 3,883 3,912 ‐0.8 ‐0.7 ‐0.3 3,912 3,923 3,897 3,939 ‐0.7

      Miscellaneous products......................... 8,024 8,026 7,950 0.0 1.0 ‐0.4 8,089 7,990 7,981 7,909 2.3

   Nondurable goods industries...................... 92,029 92,639 92,466 ‐0.7 0.2 0.0 92,434 92,122 93,073 92,091 0.4

      Food  products.................................... 17,984 18,132 18,007 ‐0.8 0.7 0.8 18,007 17,981 17,873 17,773 1.3

      Beverage and tobacco products........................ 6,020 6,014 5,973 0.1 0.7 0.1 5,691 5,785 5,931 5,546 2.6

      Textiles.............................................. 1,142 1,146 1,152 ‐0.3 ‐0.5 ‐0.8 1,149 1,147 1,159 1,163 ‐1.2

      Textile products................................... 1,362 1,364 1,363 ‐0.1 0.1 0.0 1,359 1,365 1,369 1,320 3.0

      Apparel............................................. 471 473 505 ‐0.4 ‐6.3 ‐0.6 477 466 497 511 ‐6.7

      Leather and allied products.................... 275 276 277 ‐0.4 ‐0.4 1.5 281 279 278 274 2.6

      Paper products.................................... 8,026 8,146 8,193 ‐1.5 ‐0.6 ‐0.4 8,059 8,070 8,108 8,238 ‐2.2

      Printing ............................................. 2,792 2,818 2,810 ‐0.9 0.3 0.8 2,801 2,800 2,796 2,815 ‐0.5

      Petroleum and coal products................. 10,780 11,174 11,361 ‐3.5 ‐1.6 ‐1.4 11,026 11,354 11,983 12,402 ‐11.1

      Chemical products................................ 31,752 31,676 31,420 0.2 0.8 0.3 32,111 31,558 31,675 30,767 4.4

      Plastics and rubber products.................. 11,425 11,420 11,405 0.0 0.1 ‐0.4 11,473 11,317 11,404 11,282 1.7

WORK IN PROCESS

  All manufacturing industries....................... 214,950 213,939 214,083 0.5 ‐0.1 0.5 216,549 212,901 215,854 210,116 3.1

    Durable goods industries.......................... 160,540 159,650 159,043 0.6 0.4 1.1 162,286 159,351 161,119 154,671 4.9

      Wood products................................... 2,234 2,223 2,209 0.5 0.6 0.6 2,205 2,214 2,226 2,242 ‐1.7

      Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,580 1,573 1,561 0.4 0.8 ‐1.1 1,591 1,595 1,599 1,551 2.6

      Primary metals.................................... 10,365 10,334 10,435 0.3 ‐1.0 ‐1.2 10,549 10,423 10,548 10,907 ‐3.3

      Fabricated metal products..........................       14,061 14,052 13,941 0.1 0.8 ‐1.0 14,206 14,042 14,050 13,903 2.2

      Machinery.......................................... 18,365 18,664 18,509 ‐1.6 0.8 ‐0.3 18,578 18,514 18,675 19,094 ‐2.7

      Computers and electronic products........ 12,135 12,232 12,441 ‐0.8 ‐1.7 ‐0.6 12,295 12,383 12,879 12,994 ‐5.4

      Electrical equipment, appliances,

         and components............................... 4,308 4,322 4,320 ‐0.3 0.0 0.0 4,399 4,380 4,411 4,081 7.8

      Transportation equipment..................... 92,263 91,030 90,369 1.4 0.7 2.5 93,209 90,572 91,440 84,729 10.0

      Furniture and related products............... 1,318 1,304 1,333 1.1 ‐2.2 ‐1.0 1,325 1,330 1,365 1,401 ‐5.4

      Miscellaneous products......................... 3,911 3,916 3,925 ‐0.1 ‐0.2 0.5 3,929 3,898 3,926 3,769 4.2

   Nondurable goods industries...................... 54,410 54,289 55,040 0.2 ‐1.4 ‐1.2 54,263 53,550 54,735 55,445 ‐2.1

      Food  products.................................... 5,762 5,745 5,946 0.3 ‐3.4 0.0 5,175 5,151 5,366 5,642 ‐8.3

      Beverage and tobacco products........................ 9,835 9,793 9,735 0.4 0.6 0.3 9,253 9,338 9,579 8,838 4.7

      Textiles.............................................. 728 724 728 0.6 ‐0.5 ‐0.4 733 722 733 714 2.7

      Textile products................................... 422 422 426 0.0 ‐0.9 ‐0.2 420 415 423 409 2.7

      Apparel............................................. 334 332 344 0.6 ‐3.5 1.2 352 340 343 360 ‐2.2

      Leather and allied products.................... 81 80 77 1.3 3.9 1.3 80 77 78 78 2.6

      Paper products.................................... 1,382 1,373 1,370 0.7 0.2 1.0 1,404 1,391 1,380 1,320 6.4

      Printing ............................................. 1,214 1,210 1,214 0.3 ‐0.3 ‐3.7 1,203 1,148 1,150 1,111 8.3

      Petroleum and coal products................. 12,275 12,183 12,700 0.8 ‐4.1 ‐2.2 12,897 12,351 13,110 13,840 ‐6.8

      Chemical products................................ 19,217 19,310 19,352 ‐0.5 ‐0.2 ‐1.8 19,591 19,506 19,403 19,988 ‐2.0

      Plastics and rubber products.................. 3,160 3,117 3,148 1.4 ‐1.0 ‐0.2 3,155 3,111 3,170 3,145 0.3

FINISHED GOODS

  All manufacturing industries....................... 243,670 243,002 242,007 0.3 0.4 0.3 245,097 242,256 243,938 236,190 3.8

    Durable goods industries.......................... 120,693 120,292 119,826 0.3 0.4 0.4 121,557 119,503 120,846 115,608 5.1

      Wood products................................... 4,724 4,756 4,839 ‐0.7 ‐1.7 ‐0.9 4,663 4,739 4,918 4,849 ‐3.8

      Nonmetallic mineral products................. 7,241 7,198 7,168 0.6 0.4 ‐0.3 7,275 7,307 7,345 7,069 2.9

      Primary metals.................................... 12,410 12,397 12,638 0.1 ‐1.9 0.3 12,435 12,380 12,762 12,183 2.1

      Fabricated metal products..........................       20,049 20,096 20,088 ‐0.2 0.0 0.6 20,245 20,149 20,295 19,530 3.7

      Machinery.......................................... 24,516 24,281 24,140 1.0 0.6 0.8 24,454 24,005 24,340 22,465 8.9

      Computers and electronic products........ 11,887 12,011 11,854 ‐1.0 1.3 ‐0.4 11,992 11,819 11,823 11,896 0.8

      Electrical equipment, appliances,

         and components............................... 7,490 7,450 7,444 0.5 0.1 ‐0.6 7,668 7,501 7,569 7,075 8.4

      Transportation equipment..................... 16,891 16,674 16,225 1.3 2.8 1.3 17,305 16,246 16,317 16,070 7.7

      Furniture and related products............... 2,847 2,817 2,797 1.1 0.7 0.3 2,961 2,943 2,871 2,736 8.2

      Miscellaneous products......................... 12,638 12,612 12,633 0.2 ‐0.2 1.0 12,559 12,414 12,606 11,735 7.0

   Nondurable goods industries...................... 122,977 122,710 122,181 0.2 0.4 0.1 123,540 122,753 123,092 120,582 2.5

      Food  products.................................... 30,726 30,498 30,105 0.7 1.3 ‐0.5 30,977 30,040 29,613 30,067 3.0

      Beverage and tobacco products........................ 9,445 9,420 9,364 0.3 0.6 0.7 9,466 9,515 9,534 9,267 2.1

      Textiles.............................................. 1,505 1,469 1,461 2.5 0.5 ‐1.1 1,505 1,467 1,468 1,387 8.5

      Textile products................................... 1,784 1,762 1,757 1.2 0.3 ‐0.2 1,775 1,743 1,755 1,734 2.4

      Apparel............................................. 1,121 1,150 1,135 ‐2.5 1.3 1.2 1,183 1,146 1,093 1,153 2.6

      Leather and allied products.................... 412 415 420 ‐0.7 ‐1.2 ‐0.5 418 424 428 452 ‐7.5

      Paper products.................................... 6,846 6,836 6,884 0.1 ‐0.7 1.0 6,902 6,864 6,897 6,644 3.9

      Printing ............................................. 1,536 1,519 1,530 1.1 ‐0.7 ‐1.8 1,520 1,544 1,567 1,521 ‐0.1

      Petroleum and coal products................. 17,197 16,924 16,950 1.6 ‐0.2 ‐2.7 17,421 16,927 17,248 16,801 3.7

      Chemical products................................ 39,773 39,995 39,935 ‐0.6 0.2 1.8 39,786 40,254 40,632 39,408 1.0

      Plastics and rubber products.................. 12,632 12,722 12,640 ‐0.7 0.6 0.3 12,587 12,829 12,857 12,148 3.6

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.     

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 5, 2019.  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

2019p 2019r 2019 2019 2019p 2019r 2019 2019

All manufacturing industries3

.................................... 1.38 1.38 1.38 1.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3

........................................ 1.68 1.66 1.67 1.67 6.67 6.55 6.62 6.69

  Wood products........................................................... 1.34 1.33 1.34 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Nonmetallic mineral products............................. 1.32 1.31 1.33 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Primary metals............................................................ 1.77 1.75 1.76 1.75 1.55 1.53 1.52 1.51

  Fabricated metal products...................................... 1.63 1.62 1.62 1.63 2.66 2.62 2.62 2.64

  Machinery..................................................................... 2.21 2.16 2.16 2.17 3.48 3.42 3.44 3.48

  Computers and electronic products3

................... 1.55 1.55 1.53 1.54 5.43 5.46 5.39 5.35

  Electrical equipment, appliances,

      and components.................................................... 1.73 1.72 1.73 1.74 1.84 1.82 1.82 1.82

  Transportation equipment..................................... 1.63 1.58 1.61 1.59 15.23 14.65 14.99 15.22

  Furniture and related products............................ 1.15 1.16 1.18 1.19 1.36 1.39 1.40 1.40

  Miscellaneous products.......................................... 1.79 1.78 1.79 1.79 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries................................... 1.08 1.09 1.08 1.08 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Food products............................................................. 0.80 0.81 0.80 0.80 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Beverage and tobacco products........................... 1.94 2.01 1.97 2.01 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Textiles.......................................................................... 1.37 1.35 1.35 1.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Textile products......................................................... 1.56 1.57 1.57 1.57 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Apparel........................................................................ 2.02 2.00 2.04 2.07 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Leather and allied products................................ 1.78 1.84 1.90 1.86 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Paper products.......................................................... 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.02 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Printing........................................................................ 0.80 0.81 0.83 0.84 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Petroleum and coal products............................... 0.75 0.77 0.75 0.75 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Chemical products................................................... 1.36 1.35 1.36 1.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Plastics and rubber products................................ 1.38 1.38 1.38 1.38 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Jul3 Jul3 Jul3 Jul3

Industry 2018‐ 2018‐ 2018‐ 2018‐

Jul2 Jun Jul2 Jun Jul2 Jun Jul2 Jun

2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019

          

All manufacturing industries.................. (X) 0.1 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

Durable goods industries....................... 0.0 0.2 ‐0.1 0.5 ‐0.1 0.1 ‐0.1 0.0

  Wood products............................................ (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

  Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

  Primary metals............................................. ‐0.1 0.4 ‐0.1 0.7 ‐0.1 0.3 ‐0.2 0.3

  Fabricated metal products.................... 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.2 ‐0.2 0.1

  Machinery...................................................... 0.0 0.4 ‐0.2 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1

  Computers and electronic products..... 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

  Electrical equipment, appliances,

      and components..................................... ‐0.7 0.2 ‐0.6 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.3

  Transportation equipment.................... 0.1 0.4 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

  Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.5 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.3

  Miscellaneous products.......................... (X) 0.2 (X) 0.2 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

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

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

  Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

  Textiles.......................................................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

  Textile products......................................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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

  Leather and allied products.................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

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

  Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

  Chemical products................................... (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

  Plastics and rubber products................ (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

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 5, 2019. 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 5, 2019. 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