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

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May 2024/

2024p 2024r 2024 May Apr. Mar. 2024p 2024r 2024 2023 2024p 2023 2023

All manufacturing industries2........................ 583,134 586,114 583,953 -0.5 0.4 0.7 594,494 582,517 613,440 588,969 2,876,232 2,846,146 1.1

 Excluding transportation2...................... 487,835 491,247 488,954 -0.7 0.5 0.4 503,080 496,602 506,544 491,447 2,431,830 2,385,676 1.9

 Excluding defense2.............................. 566,142 569,903 569,733 -0.7 0.0 0.9 579,393 568,234 594,334 574,298 2,801,440 2,762,776 1.4

 With unfilled orders2............................. 198,554 198,602 198,719 0.0 -0.1 0.3 197,117 191,384 217,163 204,287 976,507 988,079 -1.2

 Durable goods industries2......................... 282,921 282,737 282,096 0.1 0.2 0.8 284,940 275,566 305,526 288,640 1,386,812 1,385,187 0.1

 Primary metals........................................ 26,791 26,900 26,589 -0.4 1.2 0.5 28,051 27,725 27,909 27,988 137,964 136,818 0.8

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 14,201 14,392 14,636 -1.3 -1.7 -1.9 15,024 14,829 15,418 15,895 75,681 76,153 -0.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 10,881 10,759 10,244 1.1 5.0 2.9 11,206 10,955 10,691 10,364 53,471 52,017 2.8

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,709 1,749 1,709 -2.3 2.3 7.7 1,821 1,941 1,800 1,729 8,812 8,648 1.9

 Fabricated metal products........................ 36,301 36,184 36,116 0.3 0.2 -0.3 38,967 37,668 38,761 37,951 186,880 180,374 3.6

 Machinery............................................. 37,415 37,603 37,441 -0.5 0.4 -0.4 38,224 38,542 40,236 38,321 190,885 189,097 0.9

 Construction machinery........................ 4,292 4,430 4,382 -3.1 1.1 5.8 4,440 4,811 4,578 4,323 22,443 21,298 5.4

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,503 1,730 1,582 -13.1 9.4 -12.9 1,517 1,666 1,667 1,716 8,163 8,435 -3.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,805 3,723 3,639 2.2 2.3 1.4 3,534 3,563 4,084 3,416 17,836 18,321 -2.6

 Photographic equipment....................... 604 579 588 4.3 -1.5 -1.7 600 474 624 623 2,883 3,234 -10.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 5,155 5,079 5,073 1.5 0.1 -5.5 5,673 5,129 5,378 5,318 25,759 24,103 6.9

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,651 2,686 2,837 -1.3 -5.3 -0.5 2,537 2,646 2,938 2,526 13,928 13,510 3.1

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 3,812 3,830 3,925 -0.5 -2.4 -0.7 3,902 3,878 4,005 4,227 19,712 19,534 0.9

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,876 3,804 3,736 1.9 1.8 -5.8 3,756 3,681 3,924 3,975 19,389 19,529 -0.7

 Computers and electronic products2........... 24,928 24,908 24,765 0.1 0.6 0.4 23,223 22,798 27,792 22,298 118,355 114,327 3.5

 Computers........................................ 1,027 1,006 989 2.1 1.7 -3.8 1,046 952 941 801 4,659 3,690 26.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 2,749 2,796 2,716 -1.7 2.9 0.9 2,370 2,355 3,084 2,207 12,398 12,606 -1.7

 Defense communications equipment....... 198 200 198 -1.0 1.0 2.6 185 193 199 187 930 956 -2.7

 Electronic components......................... 5,017 4,906 4,929 2.3 -0.5 -0.1 4,939 4,669 5,133 4,591 24,340 22,457 8.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,815 1,797 1,689 1.0 6.4 0.0 1,774 1,712 1,882 1,716 8,572 8,595 -0.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,478 3,514 3,631 -1.0 -3.2 7.2 3,122 3,389 4,738 2,909 17,379 16,078 8.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 8,765 8,803 8,736 -0.4 0.8 -0.9 8,098 7,921 9,815 8,260 41,406 42,016 -1.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 14,098 14,146 14,023 -0.3 0.9 -1.8 14,392 13,998 15,309 14,378 71,028 69,831 1.7

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,323 1,326 1,474 -0.2 -10.0 9.3 1,285 1,290 1,577 1,333 6,735 6,315 6.7

 Household appliances.......................... 2,404 2,419 2,367 -0.6 2.2 -8.5 2,457 2,227 2,677 2,435 11,628 11,356 2.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 4,482 4,592 4,446 -2.4 3.3 -2.5 4,571 4,609 5,052 4,773 23,457 23,540 -0.4

 Transportation equipment........................ 95,299 94,867 94,999 0.5 -0.1 2.5 91,414 85,915 106,896 97,522 444,402 460,470 -3.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 29,120 29,026 29,095 0.3 -0.2 1.0 30,156 29,607 30,510 29,498 149,236 147,170 1.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 14,835 15,276 17,899 -2.9 -14.7 7.7 10,260 8,376 20,785 19,317 55,868 69,138 -19.2

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 5,425 4,424 4,147 22.6 6.7 -15.7 4,562 3,769 5,608 3,891 21,535 26,513 -18.8

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,088 3,148 2,621 -1.9 20.1 3.0 2,833 2,570 4,087 4,847 15,840 21,733 -27.1

 Furniture and related products................... 6,904 6,825 6,882 1.2 -0.8 0.6 7,116 6,868 7,112 6,865 34,715 34,406 0.9

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 300,213 303,377 301,857 -1.0 0.5 0.7 309,554 306,951 307,914 300,329 1,489,420 1,460,959 1.9

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/>. 

The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product to ensure appropriate access, use, and disclosure avoidance protection of the confidential source data (Project No. P-6000307, Disclosure Review Board (DRB) approval number: CBDRBFY24-0254). 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, May Full Report, July 3, 2024. 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>.