Table 1. Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments and New Orders 1

[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

Item Percent

Apr Mar Feb Mar - Feb - Jan - Apr Mar Apr Change

2024 2 2024 r 2024 Apr 2 Mar r Feb 2024 2 2024 r 2023 2024 2023 2024/2023

DURABLE GOODS

 Total:

 Shipments................................ 285,742 282,374 282,084 1.2 0.1 1.0 282,262 298,592 267,057 1,110,913 1,086,202 2.3

 New Orders4.............................. 284,074 282,165 279,865 0.7 0.8 1.2 275,843 305,569 272,375 1,102,192 1,096,547 0.5

 Excluding transportation:

 Shipments................................ 192,756 192,458 192,474 0.2 0.0 -0.1 192,057 200,168 184,527 757,049 741,551 2.1

 New Orders4.............................. 187,924 187,154 187,201 0.4 0.0 0.4 189,676 198,673 181,528 748,952 733,599 2.1

 Excluding defense:

 Shipments................................ 268,873 265,897 265,491 1.1 0.2 0.9 266,406 280,613 252,272 1,046,623 1,027,332 1.9

 New Orders4.............................. 267,977 267,946 264,841 0.0 1.2 1.7 261,593 286,463 251,968 1,042,534 1,027,848 1.4

 Manufacturing with unfilled orders:

 Shipments................................ 197,049 194,156 195,521 1.5 -0.7 0.6 194,120 205,859 185,156 770,037 753,347 2.2

 New Orders.............................. 200,124 198,798 198,195 0.7 0.3 0.9 191,768 217,208 194,903 779,819 783,792 -0.5

 Primary metals:

 Shipments................................ 26,701 26,484 26,535 0.8 -0.2 0.3 27,739 27,581 26,647 108,437 107,998 0.4

 New Orders.............................. 26,957 26,599 26,457 1.3 0.5 0.1 27,758 27,909 26,312 109,946 108,830 1.0

 Fabricated metal products:

 Shipments................................ 36,298 36,289 36,390 0.0 -0.3 0.4 36,750 37,279 34,629 144,078 138,269 4.2

 New Orders.............................. 36,207 36,115 36,230 0.3 -0.3 0.6 37,681 38,759 35,576 147,924 142,423 3.9

 Machinery:

 Shipments................................ 37,891 37,859 37,667 0.1 0.5 -1.2 38,156 40,715 36,722 150,705 147,246 2.3

 New Orders.............................. 37,607 37,471 37,597 0.4 -0.3 1.7 38,556 40,283 37,055 152,722 150,776 1.3

 Computers and electronic products4:

 Shipments................................ 29,592 29,584 29,678 0.0 -0.3 0.1 26,958 31,160 26,418 112,596 110,757 1.7

 New Orders.............................. 24,930 24,783 24,678 0.6 0.4 -1.2 22,889 27,792 22,093 95,223 92,029 3.5

 Computers and related products:

 Shipments................................ 2,307 2,200 2,272 4.9 -3.2 3.8 2,063 2,336 1,805 8,245 7,206 14.4

 New Orders.............................. 2,284 2,198 2,308 3.9 -4.8 5.2 2,040 2,334 1,799 8,262 7,232 14.2

 

 Communications equipment:

 Shipments................................ 3,089 3,067 3,042 0.7 0.8 0.5 2,773 3,510 2,658 11,351 11,355 0.0

 New Orders.............................. 3,011 2,914 2,885 3.3 1.0 -1.9 2,548 3,283 2,504 10,773 11,168 -3.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components: 

 Shipments................................ 14,183 14,108 14,240 0.5 -0.9 -2.6 13,863 15,068 13,352 55,591 53,940 3.1

 New Orders.............................. 14,150 14,022 14,287 0.9 -1.9 -2.0 13,991 15,309 13,500 56,629 55,453 2.1

 Transportation equipment: 

 Shipments................................ 92,986 89,916 89,610 3.4 0.3 3.3 90,205 98,424 82,530 353,864 344,651 2.7

 New Orders.............................. 96,150 95,011 92,664 1.2 2.5 2.9 86,167 106,896 90,847 353,240 362,948 -2.7

 Motor vehicles and parts:

 Shipments................................ 64,461 63,366 61,905 1.7 2.4 1.1 64,484 68,815 58,237 251,238 243,514 3.2

 New Orders.............................. 64,510 63,543 61,815 1.5 2.8 1.2 64,138 68,749 57,951 251,716 244,609 2.9

 

 Nondefense aircraft and parts:

 Shipments................................ 12,462 10,803 11,750 15.4 -8.1 18.1 10,337 12,481 9,323 40,804 41,241 -1.1

 New Orders.............................. 16,466 17,899 16,619 -8.0 7.7 17.7 8,375 20,785 12,482 45,607 49,821 -8.5

 Defense aircraft and parts:

 Shipments................................ 5,230 4,994 5,055 4.7 -1.2 1.9 4,876 5,368 4,473 19,273 17,898 7.7

 New Orders.............................. 4,251 4,146 4,922 2.5 -15.8 13.8 3,761 5,608 7,415 16,965 22,622 -25.0

 All other durable goods: 

 Shipments................................ 48,091 48,134 47,964 -0.1 0.4 0.8 48,591 48,365 46,759 185,642 183,341 1.3

 New Orders.............................. 48,073 48,164 47,952 -0.2 0.4 1.0 48,801 48,621 46,992 186,508 184,088 1.3

 Capital goods3:

 Shipments................................ 96,480 94,249 95,565 2.4 -1.4 1.6 92,198 102,680 88,483 369,144 361,429 2.1

 New Orders.............................. 99,164 98,709 98,496 0.5 0.2 2.0 89,635 112,122 98,088 372,409 383,547 -2.9

 Nondefense capital goods:

 Shipments................................ 82,056 80,170 81,428 2.4 -1.5 1.7 78,581 87,200 75,734 314,140 310,746 1.1

 New Orders.............................. 85,575 86,914 85,806 -1.5 1.3 3.5 77,357 95,604 79,686 321,853 324,371 -0.8

 Excluding aircraft:

 Shipments........................... 74,418 74,142 74,385 0.4 -0.3 -0.8 72,747 79,835 70,392 292,454 286,569 2.1

 New Orders.......................... 74,037 73,829 73,929 0.3 -0.1 0.5 73,276 79,942 71,065 295,316 291,731 1.2

 Defense capital goods:

 Shipments................................ 14,424 14,079 14,137 2.5 -0.4 1.2 13,617 15,480 12,749 55,004 50,683 8.5

 New Orders.............................. 13,589 11,795 12,690 15.2 -7.1 -7.1 12,278 16,518 18,402 50,556 59,176 -14.6

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 Based on advance sample. 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. 

3 The Capital Goods Industries include Nondefense : 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. Defense Capital Goods include : small arms and ordnance, communications equipment, aircraft; missiles, space 

vehicles, and parts, ships and boats, and search and navigation equipment. 

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

orders exclude semiconductor industry data. 

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: CBDRB-FY24-0254). 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, April Advance Report, May 24, 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>.