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FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 AM EST, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2019

MONTHLY FULL REPORT ON MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES AND ORDERS

NOVEMBER 2018

Release Number: CB 19‐02 M3‐2 (18)‐11

February 4, 2019 — The U.S. Census Bureau announces the November full report on manufacturers’

shipments, inventories and orders:

MANUFACTURED GOODS – NEW ORDERS

NOVEMBER 2018 $499.2 billion            ‐0.6%°

OCTOBER 2018  

(revised) $502.3 billion             ‐2.1%°

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, February 4,

2019.

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in November, down two consecutive months, decreased $3.1 billion

or 0.6 percent to $499.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today.  This followed a 2.1 percent

October decrease.  Shipments, down two consecutive months, decreased $3.2 billion or 0.6 percent to

$505.1 billion.  This followed a 0.1 percent October decrease.  Unfilled orders, down two consecutive

months, decreased $1.8 billion or 0.1 percent to $1,181.5 billion.  This followed a 0.2 percent October

decrease.  The unfilled orders‐to‐shipments ratio was 6.60, down from 6.68 in October.  Inventories, down

following twenty‐four consecutive monthly increases, decreased $1.0 billion or 0.1 percent to $681.1

billion.  This followed a 0.2 percent October increase.  The inventories‐to‐shipments ratio was 1.35, up

from 1.34 in October.

New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in November, up following two consecutive monthly

decreases, increased $1.8 billion or 0.7 percent to $250.8 billion, down from the previously published 0.8

percent increase.  This followed a 4.3 percent October decrease.  Transportation equipment, up three of

the last four months, drove the increase, $2.5 billion or 3.0 percent to $87.0 billion.  New orders for

manufactured nondurable goods decreased $4.9 billion or 1.9 percent to $248.4 billion.

Dec‐17 Jan‐18 Feb‐18 Mar‐18 Apr‐18 May‐18 Jun‐18 Jul‐18 Aug‐18 Sep‐18 Oct‐18 Nov‐18

% Change 1.8% ‐1.6% 2.0% 1.7% ‐0.4% 0.4% 0.6% ‐0.5% 2.6% 0.2% ‐2.1% ‐0.6%

‐4.0%

‐3.0%

‐2.0%

‐1.0%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS 2017‐2018

Seasonally Adjusted,   Month‐To‐Month Percentage Change

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

February 4, 2019.
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Shipments

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in November, up three of the last four months, increased $1.8

billion or 0.7 percent to $256.7 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase.  This followed a

0.3 percent October decrease.  Transportation equipment, also up three of the last four months, drove the

increase, $1.8 billion or 2.1 percent to $89.5 billion.  Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down

following eight consecutive monthly increases, decreased $4.9 billion or 1.9 percent to $248.4 billion.  This

followed a 0.1 percent October increase.  Petroleum and coal products, also down following eight

consecutive monthly increases, drove the decrease, $5.5 billion or 9.3 percent to $53.2 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in November, down two consecutive months, decreased

$1.8 billion or 0.1 percent to $1,181.5 billion, unchanged from the previously published decrease.  This

followed a 0.2 percent October decrease.  Transportation equipment, also down two consecutive months,

drove the decrease, $2.5 billion or 0.3 percent to $812.4 billion.

Inventories

Inventories of manufactured durable goods in November, up twenty‐two of the last twenty‐three months,

increased $1.6 billion or 0.4 percent to $413.7 billion, up from the previously published 0.3 percent

increase.  This followed a 0.2 percent October increase.  Primary metals, up twenty‐four of the last twenty‐

five months, led the increase, $0.3 billion or 0.9 percent to $36.1 billion.  Inventories of manufactured

nondurable goods, down following sixteen consecutive monthly increases, decreased $2.6 billion or 1.0

percent to $267.4 billion.  This followed a 0.1 percent October increase.  Petroleum and coal products,

down two consecutive months, drove the decrease, $3.1 billion or 7.3 percent to $39.8 billion.  By stage of

fabrication, November materials and supplies increased 0.7 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.7

percent in nondurable goods.  Work in process decreased 0.1 percent in durable goods and decreased 1.6

percent in nondurable goods.  Finished goods increased 0.7 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.9

percent in nondurable goods.  

The U.S. Census Bureau continues to update its 2019 economic indicator release calendar in coordination

with other agencies and the Office of Management and Budget to address the impacts of the recent lapse

in federal funding.  We will provide additional updated release dates as soon as they become

available. Please visit our webpage at <www.census.gov/economic‐indicators>.
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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 June 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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Android devices.  FRED, the signature database of the Federal Reserve Bank of St.

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

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. ‐ Sep. ‐ Aug. ‐ Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2018/

2018p 2018r 2018 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2018p 2018r 2018 2017 2018p 2017 2017

  All manufacturing industries.................. 505,116 508,280 508,879 ‐0.6 ‐0.1 0.7 495,029 527,031 516,992 473,983 5,508,622 5,134,704 7.3

      Excluding transportation................... 415,599 420,588 419,707 ‐1.2 0.2 0.3 405,649 434,786 424,081 392,455 4,565,957 4,255,718 7.3

      Excluding defense.............................. 491,231 494,222 495,062 ‐0.6 ‐0.2 0.7 480,166 513,214 501,929 460,084 5,361,474 4,999,938 7.2

      With unfilled orders............................ 179,136 177,037 178,246 1.2 ‐0.7 1.0 174,346 181,221 184,838 163,256 1,921,154 1,787,057 7.5

  Durable goods industries......................... 256,716 254,964 255,840 0.7 ‐0.3 0.9 250,802 265,344 263,398 235,718 2,763,592 2,577,423 7.2

  Wood products....................................... 9,156 9,197 9,398 ‐0.4 ‐2.1 ‐0.9 8,536 9,766 9,540 8,696 104,081 100,877 3.2

  Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 10,900 10,989 10,905 ‐0.8 0.8 ‐0.7 10,683 12,261 11,106 10,472 121,514 117,143 3.7

  Primary metals....................................... 21,868 21,652 21,750 1.0 ‐0.5 ‐0.1 20,442 22,145 21,297 18,109 235,959 204,821 15.2

      Iron and steel mills............................ 11,162 11,051 11,099 1.0 ‐0.4 0.8 10,358 11,379 10,775 8,758 118,176 100,232 17.9

      Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 9,284 9,207 9,315 0.8 ‐1.2 ‐0.7 8,762 9,351 9,151 8,098 102,429 89,781 14.1

      Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,422 1,394 1,336 2.0 4.3 ‐3.2 1,322 1,415 1,371 1,253 15,354 14,808 3.7

  Fabricated metal products....................... 33,057 33,102 32,913 ‐0.1 0.6 ‐0.2 31,752 35,004 33,156 29,983 362,049 331,907 9.1

  Machinery............................................. 32,893 33,037 32,698 ‐0.4 1.0 ‐0.6 30,854 33,400 32,690 29,951 358,324 336,568 6.5

      Farm machinery................................. 2,674 2,717 2,531 ‐1.6 7.3 3.9 2,038 2,592 2,325 1,864 28,373 23,871 18.9

      Construction machinery..................... 2,922 2,966 2,969 ‐1.5 ‐0.1 ‐1.8 2,810 3,203 2,861 2,706 32,584 29,347 11.0

      Mining, oil field, and

          gas field machinery.......................... 1,484 1,472 1,496 0.8 ‐1.6 ‐2.7 1,493 1,512 1,568 1,747 16,596 16,502 0.6

      Industrial machinery.......................... 2,562 2,666 2,763 ‐3.9 ‐3.5 ‐1.4 2,340 2,665 3,069 2,389 28,711 28,305 1.4

      Photographic equipment...................... 548 585 585 ‐6.3 0.0 11.6 508 591 623 483 5,953 5,636 5.6

      Ventilation, heating, air‐conditioning,

          and refrigeration equipment............ 3,807 3,869 3,863 ‐1.6 0.2 ‐0.5 3,473 3,626 3,851 3,402 42,586 40,612 4.9

      Metalworking machinery..................... 2,628 2,622 2,496 0.2 5.0 ‐5.0 2,621 2,815 2,595 2,709 29,587 28,364 4.3

      Turbines, generators, and other

          power transmission equipment....... 4,503 4,452 4,492 1.1 ‐0.9 2.5 4,498 4,578 4,364 4,006 46,790 43,119 8.5

      Material handling equipment............... 2,767 2,724 2,701 1.6 0.9 ‐1.1 2,678 2,872 2,636 2,468 29,691 27,377 8.5

  Computers and electronic products2

.......... 27,649 27,387 27,121 1.0 1.0 0.0 27,958 27,634 29,984 26,379 291,935 275,075 6.1

      Computers........................................ 803 818 830 ‐1.8 ‐1.4 ‐2.1 759 783 996 753 8,612 9,067 ‐5.0

      Computer storage devices..................... 297 293 273 1.4 7.3 ‐10.8 281 237 371 277 2,984 5,223 ‐42.9

      Other peripheral equipment................ 791 808 789 ‐2.1 2.4 0.5 702 772 898 635 7,996 6,923 15.5

      Nondefense communications

          equipment.................................... 3,315 3,270 3,279 1.4 ‐0.3 1.7 3,127 2,967 4,005 2,860 34,246 30,848 11.0

      Defense communications equipment.... 327 334 307 ‐2.1 8.8 1.0 369 337 340 266 3,227 2,745 17.6

      Audio and video equipment.................... 277 271 245 2.2 10.6 5.2 403 386 248 339 2,680 2,792 ‐4.0

      Electronic components......................... 3,549 3,466 3,396 2.4 2.1 0.0 3,347 3,466 3,542 3,368 38,182 37,678 1.3

      Nondefense search and navigation

          equipment...................................... 1,536 1,561 1,517 ‐1.6 2.9 ‐0.9 1,525 1,530 1,682 1,542 16,664 15,839 5.2

      Defense search and navigation

          equipment..................................... 2,802 2,761 2,734 1.5 1.0 ‐1.4 2,966 2,721 2,982 3,006 29,970 29,124 2.9

      Electromedical, measuring,

          and control instruments................. 9,454 9,447 9,304 0.1 1.5 ‐1.6 9,402 9,125 10,423 8,635 99,709 88,912 12.1

  Electrical equipment, appliances,        

    and components................................... 11,481 11,514 11,595 ‐0.3 ‐0.7 1.1 11,246 12,009 12,101 10,666 124,699 117,747 5.9

      Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,028 1,039 1,040 ‐1.1 ‐0.1 ‐1.0 1,036 1,111 1,048 1,073 11,560 11,787 ‐1.9

      Household appliances........................ 1,721 1,766 1,759 ‐2.5 0.4 1.1 1,780 1,923 1,855 1,783 18,941 19,348 ‐2.1

      Electrical equipment............................ 3,012 3,072 3,189 ‐2.0 ‐3.7 0.9 2,849 2,965 3,386 2,843 34,026 32,596 4.4

      Batteries........................................... 909 925 928 ‐1.7 ‐0.3 0.2 1,029 1,130 944 1,067 10,279 10,130 1.5

  Transportation equipment........................ 89,517 87,692 89,172 2.1 ‐1.7 3.0 89,380 92,245 92,911 81,528 942,665 878,986 7.2

      Automobiles..................................... 9,259 9,410 8,638 ‐1.6 8.9 0.9 9,549 10,212 8,633 9,951 101,263 109,393 ‐7.4

      Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 20,836 20,902 21,544 ‐0.3 ‐3.0 2.2 20,808 23,044 21,971 17,487 219,465 182,225 20.4

      Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,795 2,773 2,772 0.8 0.0 ‐0.7 2,693 3,047 2,760 2,484 30,147 26,737 12.8

      Motor vehicle bodies, parts,       

          and trailers.................................... 27,666 27,647 27,593 0.1 0.2 0.5 27,108 29,958 27,005 25,081 300,814 284,335 5.8

      Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 14,989 12,822 14,794 16.9 ‐13.3 15.8 14,852 11,820 17,495 13,338 143,582 140,108 2.5

      Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,515 4,733 4,767 ‐4.6 ‐0.7 1.6 4,757 4,620 5,380 4,779 49,067 47,354 3.6

      Ships and boats................................. 2,780 2,722 2,752 2.1 ‐1.1 0.5 2,949 2,809 2,785 2,867 30,665 29,607 3.6

  Furniture and related products.................. 6,490 6,550 6,444 ‐0.9 1.6 ‐0.6 6,417 6,664 6,428 6,379 71,703 69,673 2.9

  Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,705 13,844 13,844 ‐1.0 0.0 0.9 13,534 14,216 14,185 13,555 150,663 144,626 4.2

  Nondurable goods industries..................... 248,400 253,316 253,039 ‐1.9 0.1 0.5 244,227 261,687 253,594 238,265 2,745,030 2,557,281 7.3

  Food products....................................... 67,134 67,009 66,985 0.2 0.0 ‐0.7 68,659 70,232 68,204 68,694 740,464 731,243 1.3

      Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,614 7,548 7,710 0.9 ‐2.1 ‐2.6 7,906 8,249 7,488 8,050 86,070 82,190 4.7

      Dairy products.................................. 9,149 9,260 9,335 ‐1.2 ‐0.8 ‐0.3 9,531 9,607 9,302 9,952 103,665 106,374 ‐2.5

      Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 19,442 19,363 19,106 0.4 1.3 ‐1.2 19,511 19,473 19,261 19,423 213,653 212,341 0.6

  Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,643 12,698 12,888 ‐0.4 ‐1.5 ‐0.6 12,569 12,717 13,040 11,974 138,553 136,506 1.5

      Beverages......................................... 8,776 8,782 8,780 ‐0.1 0.0 ‐0.5 8,702 8,801 8,932 8,283 96,168 95,083 1.1

      Tobacco............................................ 3,867 3,916 4,108 ‐1.3 ‐4.7 ‐0.8 3,867 3,916 4,108 3,691 42,385 41,423 2.3

  Textile mills........................................... 2,512 2,502 2,527 0.4 ‐1.0 ‐0.4 2,397 2,590 2,526 2,343 27,795 27,037 2.8

  Textile products................................... 2,381 2,386 2,346 ‐0.2 1.7 1.7 2,300 2,420 2,297 2,068 25,295 23,331 8.4

  Apparel................................................ 977 989 990 ‐1.2 ‐0.1 0.6 1,117 1,148 1,017 1,047 10,708 9,938 7.7

  Leather and allied products...................... 411 402 399 2.2 0.8 ‐4.3 393 417 389 387 4,542 4,565 ‐0.5

  Paper products...................................... 16,087 16,147 16,263 ‐0.4 ‐0.7 ‐0.2 15,680 17,038 16,232 15,562 177,624 169,062 5.1

      Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,583 6,614 6,690 ‐0.5 ‐1.1 0.1 6,378 6,844 6,735 6,328 72,608 70,545 2.9

      Paperboard containers........................ 5,590 5,594 5,628 ‐0.1 ‐0.6 ‐0.5 5,452 6,022 5,597 5,385 61,756 59,219 4.3

  Printing................................................. 6,687 6,730 6,511 ‐0.6 3.4 ‐1.1 6,932 7,376 6,540 6,673 72,754 71,567 1.7

  Petroleum and coal products.................. 53,179 58,638 58,179 ‐9.3 0.8 2.9 51,666 60,173 58,599 49,671 608,873 487,003 25.0

      Petroleum refineries.......................... 49,038 54,538 54,028 ‐10.1 0.9 3.1 47,784 55,498 54,035 46,012 563,489 445,263 26.6

  Chemical products..................................... 66,637 66,048 66,040 0.9 0.0 0.4 63,672 66,823 65,086 61,309 718,872 682,213 5.4

      Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

          agricultural chemicals....................... 2,745 2,827 2,955 ‐2.9 ‐4.3 0.6 2,253 2,253 2,610 1,931 29,616 25,904 14.3

      Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 22,260 21,789 21,745 2.2 0.2 1.2 21,749 22,600 21,737 20,524 233,593 214,668 8.8

      Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,868 3,822 3,809 1.2 0.3 ‐0.1 3,422 3,920 3,666 3,234 42,551 39,714 7.1

  Plastics and rubber products.................. 19,752 19,767 19,911 ‐0.1 ‐0.7 0.2 18,842 20,753 19,664 18,537 219,550 214,816 2.2

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, November Full Report, February 4, 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

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. ‐ Sep. ‐ Aug. ‐ Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2018/

2018p 2018r 2018 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2018p 2018r 2018 2017 2018p 2017 2017

All manufacturing industries2........................ 499,194 502,261 513,217 ‐0.6 ‐2.1 0.2 488,803 517,515 520,015 471,586 5,499,642 5,097,549 7.9

      Excluding transportation2...................... 412,161 417,749 416,780 ‐1.3 0.2 0.1 400,108 430,230 419,550 387,470 4,538,752 4,229,151 7.3

      Excluding defense2.............................. 482,868 488,129 491,172 ‐1.1 ‐0.6 ‐0.4 471,257 505,061 494,628 458,601 5,335,506 4,966,873 7.4

      With unfilled orders2

............................. 177,384 175,039 186,721 1.3 ‐6.3 ‐0.3 172,834 176,640 192,018 165,340 1,956,810 1,793,669 9.1

  Durable goods industries2......................... 250,794 248,945 260,178 0.7 ‐4.3 0.0 244,576 255,828 266,421 233,321 2,754,612 2,540,268 8.4

  Primary metals........................................ 21,590 21,414 21,909 0.8 ‐2.3 ‐1.3 20,553 21,997 20,757 18,919 238,531 206,257 15.6

      Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,873 10,635 11,152 2.2 ‐4.6 ‐0.9 10,259 10,819 10,300 9,206 119,635 101,194 18.2

      Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 9,262 9,377 9,344 ‐1.2 0.4 ‐1.4 8,931 9,763 9,076 8,408 103,293 89,977 14.8

      Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,455 1,402 1,413 3.8 ‐0.8 ‐4.0 1,363 1,415 1,381 1,305 15,603 15,086 3.4

  Fabricated metal products........................ 33,647 33,354 32,851 0.9 1.5 ‐2.1 31,652 34,401 32,476 30,050 368,529 337,739 9.1

  Machinery............................................. 32,858 33,421 33,339 ‐1.7 0.2 0.2 30,417 34,047 32,616 28,483 362,117 342,687 5.7

      Construction machinery........................ 2,989 2,967 3,191 0.7 ‐7.0 ‐1.1 2,967 3,154 3,121 2,418 33,024 30,667 7.7

      Mining, oil field, and

          gas field machinery.......................... 1,499 1,449 1,539 3.5 ‐5.8 ‐0.6 1,479 1,556 1,672 1,680 16,479 16,592 ‐0.7

      Industrial machinery............................ 2,545 2,744 2,847 ‐7.3 ‐3.6 ‐2.5 2,173 2,818 3,022 2,000 28,757 28,451 1.1

      Photographic equipment....................... 522 575 542 ‐9.2 6.1 24.3 504 659 599 515 5,648 5,645 0.1

      Ventilation, heating, air‐conditioning,

          and refrigeration equipment............... 3,856 4,089 3,975 ‐5.7 2.9 2.1 3,470 3,823 3,878 3,531 43,662 41,194 6.0

      Metalworking machinery....................... 2,502 2,677 2,533 ‐6.5 5.7 ‐1.7 2,478 2,846 2,468 2,894 29,430 28,419 3.6

      Turbines, generators, and other        

          power transmission equipment........... 4,364 4,345 4,476 0.4 ‐2.9 3.5 4,356 4,430 4,229 4,159 46,127 42,981 7.3

      Material handling equipment.................. 2,760 2,864 2,767 ‐3.6 3.5 ‐4.9 2,569 2,777 2,675 2,468 30,982 28,638 8.2

  Computers and electronic products2........... 24,055 24,119 23,449 ‐0.3 2.9 0.6 23,155 23,064 26,946 21,856 250,809 233,708 7.3

      Computers........................................ 862 847 878 1.8 ‐3.5 0.9 818 812 1,044 771 8,925 9,330 ‐4.3

      Nondefense communications

          equipment...................................... 3,500 3,466 3,414 1.0 1.5 3.0 3,278 3,055 4,182 3,008 35,610 33,312 6.9

      Defense communications equipment....... 309 324 297 ‐4.6 9.1 ‐5.7 314 305 330 247 3,176 2,841 11.8

      Electronic components......................... 3,655 3,540 3,496 3.2 1.3 4.3 3,282 3,511 3,550 3,284 38,905 38,155 2.0

      Nondefense search and navigation

          equipment...................................... 1,539 1,639 1,534 ‐6.1 6.8 ‐1.5 1,557 1,765 1,740 1,735 17,576 16,698 5.3

      Defense search and navigation

          equipment...................................... 2,988 3,024 2,773 ‐1.2 9.1 ‐2.8 2,850 2,798 3,283 2,548 29,832 27,354 9.1

      Electromedical, measuring,

          and control instruments..................... 9,509 9,570 9,440 ‐0.6 1.4 0.1 9,307 9,048 10,960 8,795 100,096 88,923 12.6

  Electrical equipment, appliances,        

    and components................................... 11,438 11,566 11,455 ‐1.1 1.0 ‐0.7 11,041 12,075 11,670 10,650 124,914 118,068 5.8

      Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,033 1,033 1,036 0.0 ‐0.3 ‐1.7 1,034 1,100 1,038 1,066 11,613 11,944 ‐2.8

      Household appliances.......................... 1,702 1,760 1,793 ‐3.3 ‐1.8 4.7 1,726 1,944 1,876 1,792 19,097 19,463 ‐1.9

      Electrical equipment............................ 2,986 3,075 3,148 ‐2.9 ‐2.3 0.8 2,813 3,096 3,145 2,885 33,791 32,636 3.5

  Transportation equipment........................ 87,033 84,512 96,437 3.0 ‐12.4 0.9 88,695 87,285 100,465 84,116 960,890 868,398 10.7

      Motor vehicle bodies, parts,       

          and trailers..................................... 27,776 27,757 27,624 0.1 0.5 ‐0.1 27,706 29,024 27,174 25,489 300,791 285,272 5.4

      Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 10,203 9,546 13,391 6.9 ‐28.7 ‐19.1 10,719 9,006 14,484 16,561 143,464 133,317 7.6

      Defense aircraft and parts.................... 6,800 5,181 11,584 31.2 ‐55.3 117.1 7,202 4,287 12,259 3,739 57,815 45,803 26.2

      Ships and boats.................................. 2,968 1,720 2,709 72.6 ‐36.5 ‐28.6 3,800 2,136 3,735 3,059 33,832 31,042 9.0

  Furniture and related products................... 6,415 6,531 6,672 ‐1.8 ‐2.1 0.8 6,313 6,718 6,741 6,522 72,631 70,724 2.7

  Nondurable goods industries..................... 248,400 253,316 253,039 ‐1.9 0.1 0.5 244,227 261,687 253,594 238,265 2,745,030 2,557,281 7.3

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, November Full Report, February 4, 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 November

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. ‐ Sep. ‐ Aug. ‐ Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2018/

2018p 2018r 2018 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2018p 2018r 2018 2017 2017

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,181,532 1,183,284 1,185,282 ‐0.1 ‐0.2 0.7 1,172,068 1,173,580 1,178,161 1,121,279 4.5

      Excluding transportation2

...................... 369,163 368,431 367,249 0.2 0.3 0.3 364,004 364,831 364,452 346,884 4.9

      Excluding defense2............................. 983,154 987,347 989,419 ‐0.4 ‐0.2 0.0 974,899 979,094 982,312 942,406 3.4

  Durable goods industries2........................ 1,181,532 1,183,284 1,185,282 ‐0.1 ‐0.2 0.7 1,172,068 1,173,580 1,178,161 1,121,279 4.5

  Primary metals........................................ 31,140 31,418 31,656 ‐0.9 ‐0.8 0.5 30,450 30,339 30,487 27,311 11.5

      Iron and steel mills............................... 16,347 16,636 17,052 ‐1.7 ‐2.4 0.3 15,677 15,776 16,336 13,816 13.5

      Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 11,306 11,328 11,158 ‐0.2 1.5 0.3 11,370 11,201 10,789 10,353 9.8

      Ferrous metal foundries........................ 3,487 3,454 3,446 1.0 0.2 2.3 3,403 3,362 3,362 3,142 8.3

  Fabricated metal products......................... 85,529 84,939 84,687 0.7 0.3 ‐0.1 83,854 83,954 84,557 77,529 8.2

  Machinery.............................................. 106,054 106,089 105,705 0.0 0.4 0.6 105,130 105,567 104,920 102,026 3.0

      Construction machinery......................... 6,674 6,607 6,606 1.0 0.0 3.5 6,438 6,281 6,330 6,001 7.3

      Mining, oil field, and

          gas field machinery.......................... 4,382 4,367 4,390 0.3 ‐0.5 1.0 4,422 4,436 4,392 4,596 ‐3.8

      Industrial machinery............................. 8,671 8,688 8,610 ‐0.2 0.9 1.0 8,512 8,679 8,526 8,636 ‐1.4

      Photographic equipment........................ 1,476 1,502 1,512 ‐1.7 ‐0.7 ‐2.8 1,525 1,529 1,461 1,704 ‐10.5

      Ventilation, heating, air‐conditioning,

          and refrigeration equipment................ 7,357 7,308 7,088 0.7 3.1 1.6 7,187 7,190 6,993 6,105 17.7

      Metalworking machinery........................ 7,741 7,867 7,812 ‐1.6 0.7 0.5 7,608 7,751 7,720 7,879 ‐3.4

      Turbines, generators, and other        

          power transmission equipment............ 29,175 29,314 29,421 ‐0.5 ‐0.4 ‐0.1 29,157 29,299 29,447 29,923 ‐2.6

      Material handling equipment................... 13,050 13,057 12,917 ‐0.1 1.1 0.5 12,716 12,825 12,920 11,240 13.1

  Computers and electronic products2............. 117,254 116,678 115,925 0.5 0.6 0.4 115,980 116,069 115,704 111,884 3.7

      Computers......................................... 2,191 2,132 2,103 2.8 1.4 2.3 2,191 2,132 2,103 1,842 18.9

      Nondefense communications

          equipment...................................... 25,276 25,091 24,895 0.7 0.8 0.5 24,993 24,842 24,754 23,511 6.3

      Defense communications equipment........ 1,409 1,427 1,437 ‐1.3 ‐0.7 ‐0.7 1,379 1,434 1,466 1,449 ‐4.8

      Electronic components.......................... 12,838 12,732 12,658 0.8 0.6 0.8 12,545 12,610 12,565 11,589 8.2

      Nondefense search and navigation

          equipment....................................... 19,752 19,749 19,671 0.0 0.4 0.1 19,985 19,953 19,718 19,343 3.3

      Defense search and navigation

          equipment....................................... 27,544 27,358 27,095 0.7 1.0 0.1 27,067 27,183 27,106 26,947 0.4

      Electromedical, measuring,

          and control instruments...................... 28,244 28,189 28,066 0.2 0.4 0.5 27,820 27,915 27,992 27,203 2.3

  Electrical equipment, appliances,        

    and components.................................... 19,796 19,839 19,787 ‐0.2 0.3 ‐0.7 19,247 19,452 19,386 18,969 1.5

      Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,410 1,405 1,411 0.4 ‐0.4 ‐0.3 1,398 1,400 1,411 1,391 0.5

      Household appliances........................... 1,388 1,407 1,413 ‐1.4 ‐0.4 2.5 1,340 1,394 1,373 1,208 10.9

      Electrical equipment............................. 7,673 7,699 7,696 ‐0.3 0.0 ‐0.5 7,600 7,636 7,505 7,851 ‐3.2

  Transportation equipment......................... 812,369 814,853 818,033 ‐0.3 ‐0.4 0.9 808,064 808,749 813,709 774,395 4.3

      Motor vehicle bodies, parts,       

          and trailers...................................... 27,120 27,010 26,900 0.4 0.4 0.1 26,484 25,886 26,820 25,419 4.2

      Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 595,916 600,702 603,978 ‐0.8 ‐0.5 ‐0.2 592,992 597,125 599,939 580,921 2.1

      Defense aircraft and parts..................... 82,267 79,982 79,534 2.9 0.6 9.4 81,242 78,797 79,130 70,245 15.7

      Ships and boats.................................. 29,336 29,148 30,150 0.6 ‐3.3 ‐0.1 30,221 29,370 30,043 30,663 ‐1.4

  Furniture and related products................... 8,854 8,929 8,948 ‐0.8 ‐0.2 2.6 8,807 8,911 8,857 8,542 3.1

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, November Full Report, February 4, 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 November

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. ‐ Sep. ‐ Aug. ‐ Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2018/

2018p 2018r 2018 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2018p 2018r 2018 2017 2017

  All manufacturing industries...................... 681,056 682,058 680,834 ‐0.1 0.2 0.6 681,549 686,051 681,230 654,206 4.2

      Excluding transportation........................ 549,677 550,928 550,277 ‐0.2 0.1 0.5 549,778 554,213 550,972 526,821 4.4

      Excluding defense............................. 653,828 654,911 653,781 ‐0.2 0.2 0.6 654,387 658,968 654,324 627,406 4.3

      With unfilled orders............................. 336,521 335,523 334,642 0.3 0.3 0.9 336,895 336,135 334,437 321,168 4.9

  Durable goods industries........................ 413,651 412,079 411,069 0.4 0.2 0.8 413,888 412,470 410,520 394,354 5.0

  Wood products........................................ 12,443 12,395 12,309 0.4 0.7 0.5 12,413 12,261 12,115 11,851 4.7

  Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 14,889 14,800 14,703 0.6 0.7 1.1 14,493 14,409 14,552 13,506 7.3

  Primary metals......................................... 36,123 35,801 35,536 0.9 0.7 ‐0.4 35,920 35,713 35,887 32,990 8.9

      Iron and steel mills............................... 20,538 20,263 20,113 1.4 0.7 ‐0.1 20,467 20,300 20,489 18,541 10.4

      Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 13,482 13,450 13,357 0.2 0.7 ‐1.1 13,371 13,339 13,389 12,533 6.7

      Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,103 2,088 2,066 0.7 1.1 1.8 2,082 2,074 2,009 1,916 8.7

  Fabricated metal products......................... 54,517 54,304 54,212 0.4 0.2 0.8 54,013 54,012 54,277 49,759 8.5

  Machinery.............................................. 70,056 69,774 69,653 0.4 0.2 0.9 70,840 69,922 69,777 67,217 5.4

      Farm machinery.................................. 3,759 3,840 3,838 ‐2.1 0.1 1.0 3,849 3,600 3,591 3,565 8.0

      Construction machinery......................... 5,591 5,515 5,517 1.4 0.0 1.5 5,588 5,537 5,553 5,401 3.5

      Mining, oil field,   

          and gas field machinery.................... 5,511 5,517 5,439 ‐0.1 1.4 0.9 5,509 5,482 5,397 5,466 0.8

      Industrial machinery............................. 8,238 8,453 8,794 ‐2.5 ‐3.9 1.0 8,336 8,401 9,007 8,135 2.5

      Photographic equipment....................... 1,688 1,700 1,689 ‐0.7 0.7 ‐0.9 1,723 1,723 1,699 1,658 3.9

      Ventilation, heating, air‐conditioning,

          and refrigeration equipment............... 5,130 5,071 5,054 1.2 0.3 0.7 5,042 5,015 4,940 4,790 5.3

      Metalworking machinery........................ 5,996 5,967 5,923 0.5 0.7 ‐1.1 6,069 6,027 6,023 5,865 3.5

      Turbines, generators, and other

          power transmission equipment............ 9,870 9,627 9,584 2.5 0.4 1.2 10,114 9,804 9,611 9,539 6.0

      Material handling equipment.................. 5,987 5,914 5,823 1.2 1.6 1.7 6,114 6,140 5,983 5,581 9.6

  Computers and electronic products2

............ 43,256 43,124 43,505 0.3 ‐0.9 1.0 43,487 43,345 43,139 42,939 1.3

      Computers......................................... 1,483 1,451 1,502 2.2 ‐3.4 0.1 1,463 1,440 1,540 1,546 ‐5.4

      Computer storage devices.................... 1,062 1,030 1,008 3.1 2.2 ‐0.1 1,124 1,062 986 1,091 3.0

      Other peripheral equipment................... 1,178 1,177 1,232 0.1 ‐4.5 4.9 1,215 1,173 1,185 1,164 4.4

      Nondefense communications

          equipment...................................... 4,794 4,785 4,732 0.2 1.1 1.0 4,932 4,829 4,641 4,777 3.2

      Defense communications equipment........ 649 649 646 0.0 0.5 ‐2.3 649 649 646 647 0.3

      Audio and video equipment.................... 565 560 561 0.9 ‐0.2 ‐0.4 603 628 616 595 1.3

      Electronic components.......................... 7,180 7,244 7,404 ‐0.9 ‐2.2 2.3 7,076 7,204 7,325 7,196 ‐1.7

      Nondefense search and navigation

          equipment...................................... 2,593 2,574 2,580 0.7 ‐0.2 1.3 2,569 2,616 2,592 2,548 0.8

      Defense search and navigation

          equipment....................................... 2,610 2,619 2,623 ‐0.3 ‐0.2 ‐0.3 2,573 2,588 2,536 2,548 1.0

      Electromedical, measuring        

          and control instruments...................... 15,314 15,327 15,439 ‐0.1 ‐0.7 0.8 15,563 15,483 15,283 15,139 2.8

  Electrical equipment, appliances,        

    and components.................................... 19,444 19,271 19,158 0.9 0.6 1.5 19,164 19,189 18,937 17,614 8.8

      Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,247 2,234 2,235 0.6 0.0 ‐0.3 2,214 2,224 2,238 2,139 3.5

      Household appliances........................... 2,810 2,777 2,792 1.2 ‐0.5 ‐0.4 2,704 2,790 2,788 2,666 1.4

      Electrical equipment............................. 5,431 5,362 5,319 1.3 0.8 2.4 5,437 5,318 5,042 4,927 10.4

      Batteries............................................ 1,776 1,778 1,809 ‐0.1 ‐1.7 ‐1.4 1,692 1,791 1,902 1,742 ‐2.9

  Transportation equipment......................... 131,379 131,130 130,557 0.2 0.4 0.9 131,771 131,838 130,258 127,385 3.4

      Automobiles....................................... 4,239 4,071 4,078 4.1 ‐0.2 ‐1.5 4,241 4,139 4,184 3,762 12.7

      Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 4,658 4,534 4,512 2.7 0.5 ‐4.3 4,785 4,799 4,630 4,368 9.5

      Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,261 2,241 2,201 0.9 1.8 ‐0.5 2,184 2,180 2,120 1,788 22.1

      Motor vehicle bodies, parts,       

          and trailers...................................... 25,813 25,766 25,679 0.2 0.3 0.7 25,751 25,811 25,652 25,008 3.0

      Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 66,446 66,743 66,534 ‐0.4 0.3 1.8 66,878 67,074 66,119 65,020 2.9

      Defense aircraft and parts..................... 13,238 13,216 13,144 0.2 0.5 2.1 13,274 13,217 13,123 13,102 1.3

      Ships and boats.................................. 2,909 2,908 2,957 0.0 ‐1.7 ‐3.0 2,896 2,921 3,001 2,926 ‐1.0

  Furniture and related products.................... 7,957 7,945 7,944 0.2 0.0 0.3 7,950 7,885 7,914 7,760 2.4

  Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 23,587 23,535 23,492 0.2 0.2 0.3 23,837 23,896 23,664 23,333 2.2

  Nondurable goods industries...................... 267,405 269,979 269,765 ‐1.0 0.1 0.4 267,661 273,581 270,710 259,852 3.0

  Food products........................................ 53,451 53,543 54,061 ‐0.2 ‐1.0 0.1 55,337 56,732 54,913 56,246 ‐1.6

      Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,073 5,141 5,278 ‐1.3 ‐2.6 ‐1.9 5,248 5,460 5,127 5,689 ‐7.8

      Dairy products.................................... 7,632 7,578 7,630 0.7 ‐0.7 1.9 7,297 7,490 7,667 7,330 ‐0.5

      Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,052 9,203 9,315 ‐1.6 ‐1.2 0.7 9,229 9,417 9,396 9,350 ‐1.3

  Beverage and tobacco products................ 24,496 24,540 24,472 ‐0.2 0.3 0.0 24,765 25,125 24,391 24,479 1.2

      Beverages......................................... 19,985 20,019 19,942 ‐0.2 0.4 0.1 20,032 20,474 19,998 19,480 2.8

      Tobacco............................................ 4,511 4,521 4,530 ‐0.2 ‐0.2 ‐0.5 4,733 4,651 4,393 4,999 ‐5.3

  Textile mills............................................ 3,363 3,338 3,264 0.7 2.3 0.3 3,332 3,331 3,261 3,119 6.8

  Textile products...................................... 3,532 3,502 3,520 0.9 ‐0.5 0.6 3,513 3,494 3,535 3,350 4.9

  Apparel................................................. 1,973 1,970 1,962 0.2 0.4 0.9 1,887 2,022 2,034 1,789 5.5

  Leather and allied products....................... 807 802 798 0.6 0.5 1.7 801 796 803 754 6.2

  Paper products....................................... 16,031 16,012 16,018 0.1 0.0 ‐0.4 15,900 15,838 16,101 15,604 1.9

      Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,591 6,540 6,453 0.8 1.3 ‐0.8 6,508 6,399 6,416 6,437 1.1

      Paperboard containers......................... 4,961 5,006 5,101 ‐0.9 ‐1.9 ‐0.4 4,939 4,995 5,159 4,856 1.7

  Printing.................................................. 5,551 5,502 5,485 0.9 0.3 0.8 5,586 5,661 5,577 5,453 2.4

  Petroleum and coal products..................... 39,762 42,901 43,281 ‐7.3 ‐0.9 1.1 39,369 43,795 44,371 37,897 3.9

      Petroleum refineries............................. 33,872 36,981 37,361 ‐8.4 ‐1.0 0.9 33,621 38,029 38,503 33,028 1.8

  Chemical products..................................... 91,192 90,688 89,920 0.6 0.9 0.2 90,198 89,840 88,867 85,780 5.2

      Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

          agricultural chemicals........................ 4,497 4,469 4,413 0.6 1.3 ‐3.4 4,429 4,238 4,095 4,550 ‐2.7

      Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 37,512 37,088 36,588 1.1 1.4 0.1 37,188 36,892 36,070 34,820 6.8

      Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,945 3,985 3,973 ‐1.0 0.3 1.5 3,810 3,883 3,890 3,690 3.3

  Plastics and rubber products..................... 27,247 27,181 26,984 0.2 0.7 0.8 26,973 26,947 26,857 25,381 6.3

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, November Full Report, February 4, 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

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. ‐ Sep. ‐ Aug. ‐ Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2018/

2018p 2018r 2018 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2018p 2018r 2018 2017 2018p 2017 2017

SHIPMENTS

  All manufacturing industries......................... 505,116 508,280 508,879 ‐0.6 ‐0.1 0.7 495,029 527,031 516,992 473,983 5,508,622 5,134,704 7.3

    Construction materials and supplies....... 51,440 51,650 51,531 ‐0.4 0.2 ‐0.4 48,901 55,402 52,114 47,286 570,033 538,000 6.0

    Information technology......................... 25,289 25,197 24,852 0.4 1.4 ‐0.1 24,957 24,704 27,776 22,913 264,963 243,152 9.0

    Computers and related products........... 1,891 1,919 1,892 ‐1.5 1.4 ‐2.4 1,742 1,792 2,265 1,665 19,592 21,213 ‐7.6

    Motor vehicle and parts......................... 60,556 60,732 60,547 ‐0.3 0.3 1.1 60,158 66,261 60,369 55,003 651,689 602,690 8.1

    Capital goods......................................      91,497 89,776 90,992 1.9 ‐1.3 2.2 89,652 89,258 97,752 84,253 966,799 900,592 7.4

      Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 79,557 77,696 79,206 2.4 ‐1.9 2.4 76,737 77,377 84,982 72,474 841,020 788,334 6.7

        Excluding aircraft............................. 68,903 69,030 68,491 ‐0.2 0.8 ‐0.3 66,234 69,538 71,717 63,367 742,987 696,169 6.7

      Defense capital goods4

........................ 11,940 12,080 11,786 ‐1.2 2.5 1.1 12,915 11,881 12,770 11,779 125,779 112,258 12.0

    Consumer goods.................................. 210,909 216,246 215,802 ‐2.5 0.2 0.9 210,378 225,540 217,652 203,460 2,323,699 2,132,058 9.0

      Consumer durable goods..................... 43,733 44,094 43,884 ‐0.8 0.5 1.3 43,812 47,598 44,522 40,827 470,655 437,391 7.6

      Consumer nondurable goods................ 167,176 172,152 171,918 ‐2.9 0.1 0.8 166,566 177,942 173,130 162,633 1,853,044 1,694,667 9.3

  All manufacturing industries5

...................... 499,194 502,261 513,217 ‐0.6 ‐2.1 0.2 488,803 517,515 520,015 471,586 5,499,642 5,097,549 7.9

    Construction materials and supplies....... 51,953 52,104 51,487 ‐0.3 1.2 ‐1.0 48,940 55,213 51,577 47,545 575,557 542,703 6.1

    Information technology......................... 25,730 25,927 25,045 ‐0.8 3.5 ‐0.3 24,816 25,017 28,662 22,927 267,686 245,093 9.2

    Computers and related products........... 1,950 1,948 1,940 0.1 0.4 ‐1.1 1,801 1,821 2,313 1,683 19,905 21,476 ‐7.3

    Motor vehicle and parts......................... 60,666 60,842 60,578 ‐0.3 0.4 0.8 60,756 65,327 60,538 55,411 651,666 603,627 8.0

    Capital goods......................................      89,289 86,865 92,339 2.8 ‐5.9 ‐5.4 87,478 85,308 99,157 84,944 978,805 901,874 8.5

      Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 75,331 74,850 78,513 0.6 ‐4.7 ‐3.2 72,721 75,150 81,808 74,342 844,579 793,632 6.4

        Excluding aircraft............................. 69,255 69,687 69,346 ‐0.6 0.5 ‐0.6 65,720 70,215 72,022 61,730 749,929 704,369 6.5

      Defense capital goods4

........................ 13,958 12,015 13,826 16.2 ‐13.1 ‐16.2 14,757 10,158 17,349 10,602 134,226 108,242 24.0

    Consumer goods.................................. 210,829 216,185 215,759 ‐2.5 0.2 1.0 210,332 225,536 217,725 203,682 2,323,776 2,132,645 9.0

      Consumer durable goods..................... 43,653 44,033 43,841 ‐0.9 0.4 1.6 43,766 47,594 44,595 41,049 470,732 437,978 7.5

      Consumer nondurable goods.............. 167,176 172,152 171,918 ‐2.9 0.1 0.8 166,566 177,942 173,130 162,633 1,853,044 1,694,667 9.3

  All manufacturing industries5

...................... 1,181,532 1,183,284 1,185,282 ‐0.1 ‐0.2 0.7 1,172,068 1,173,580 1,178,161 1,121,279 (X) (X) 4.5

    Construction materials and supplies....... 59,323 58,810 58,356 0.9 0.8 ‐0.1 58,095 58,056 58,245 52,829 (X) (X) 10.0

    Information technology......................... 115,217 114,776 114,046 0.4 0.6 0.2 113,869 114,010 113,697 110,518 (X) (X) 3.0

    Computers and related products........... 2,191 2,132 2,103 2.8 1.4 2.3 2,191 2,132 2,103 1,842 (X) (X) 18.9

    Motor vehicle and parts......................... 27,120 27,010 26,900 0.4 0.4 0.1 26,484 25,886 26,820 25,419 (X) (X) 4.2

    Capital goods......................................      866,641 868,849 871,760 ‐0.3 ‐0.3 0.2 861,099 863,273 867,223 839,996 (X) (X) 2.5

      Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 710,630 714,856 717,702 ‐0.6 ‐0.4 ‐0.1 706,371 710,387 712,614 695,570 (X) (X) 1.6

        Excluding aircraft............................. 223,618 223,266 222,609 0.2 0.3 0.4 221,432 221,946 221,269 215,784 (X) (X) 2.6

      Defense capital goods4........................ 156,011 153,993 154,058 1.3 0.0 1.3 154,728 152,886 154,609 144,426 (X) (X) 7.1

    Consumer goods.................................. 4,897 4,977 5,038 ‐1.6 ‐1.2 ‐0.8 4,888 4,934 4,938 5,153 (X) (X) ‐5.1

      Consumer durable goods..................... 4,897 4,977 5,038 ‐1.6 ‐1.2 ‐0.8 4,888 4,934 4,938 5,153 (X) (X) ‐5.1

  All manufacturing industries....................... 681,056 682,058 680,834 ‐0.1 0.2 0.6 681,549 686,051 681,230 654,206 (X) (X) 4.2

    Construction materials and supplies....... 73,914 73,580 73,325 0.5 0.3 0.9 72,748 72,626 73,037 67,359 (X) (X) 8.0

    Information technology......................... 39,356 39,235 39,262 0.3 ‐0.1 1.1 39,788 39,504 38,939 38,125 (X) (X) 4.4

    Computers and related products........... 3,723 3,658 3,742 1.8 ‐2.2 1.6 3,802 3,675 3,711 3,801 (X) (X) 0.0

    Motor vehicle and parts......................... 36,971 36,612 36,470 1.0 0.4 ‐0.3 36,961 36,929 36,586 34,926 (X) (X) 5.8

    Capital goods......................................      203,860 203,464 202,860 0.2 0.3 1.2 205,451 204,092 202,055 196,625 (X) (X) 4.5

      Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 180,980 180,648 180,141 0.2 0.3 1.3 182,673 181,341 179,462 174,325 (X) (X) 4.8

        Excluding aircraft............................. 126,484 125,947 125,754 0.4 0.2 1.0 127,794 126,509 125,491 121,539 (X) (X) 5.1

      Defense capital goods4

........................ 22,880 22,816 22,719 0.3 0.4 0.5 22,778 22,751 22,593 22,300 (X) (X) 2.1

    Consumer goods.................................. 200,490 202,864 203,046 ‐1.2 ‐0.1 0.1 202,090 207,946 204,942 197,356 (X) (X) 2.4

      Consumer durable goods..................... 30,626 30,249 30,186 1.2 0.2 ‐0.9 30,818 30,777 30,502 29,398 (X) (X) 4.8

      Consumer nondurable goods................ 169,864 172,615 172,860 ‐1.6 ‐0.1 0.3 171,272 177,169 174,440 167,958 (X) (X) 2.0

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 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, November Full Report, February 4, 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 November

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. ‐ Sep. ‐ Aug. ‐ Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2018/

2018p 2018r 2018 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2018p 2018r 2018 2017 2017

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

  All manufacturing industries....................... 237,283 236,964 235,943 0.1 0.4 0.6 236,778 238,254 236,467 221,386 7.0

    Durable goods industries.......................... 145,107 144,166 143,254 0.7 0.6 1.0 144,905 144,646 144,142 132,769 9.1

      Wood products................................... 5,204 5,160 5,102 0.9 1.1 0.3 5,295 5,221 5,135 4,992 6.1

      Nonmetallic mineral products................. 5,997 5,949 5,945 0.8 0.1 0.1 5,945 5,908 5,947 5,504 8.0

      Primary metals.................................... 13,032 12,945 12,936 0.7 0.1 ‐0.1 13,163 13,171 13,199 12,256 7.4

      Fabricated metal products..........................       20,736 20,699 20,670 0.2 0.1 1.0 20,549 20,674 20,926 18,356 11.9

      Machinery.......................................... 28,460 28,305 27,976 0.5 1.2 1.7 28,501 28,536 28,209 25,157 13.3

      Computers and electronic products........ 19,149 19,030 18,950 0.6 0.4 0.5 19,137 19,142 18,822 17,746 7.8

      Electrical equipment, appliances,

         and components............................... 8,330 8,274 8,179 0.7 1.2 2.2 8,219 8,269 8,049 7,142 15.1

      Transportation equipment..................... 32,327 31,996 31,696 1.0 0.9 1.6 32,229 31,921 32,034 30,244 6.6

      Furniture and related products............... 3,932 3,924 3,890 0.2 0.9 ‐0.1 3,911 3,896 3,876 3,717 5.2

      Miscellaneous products......................... 7,940 7,884 7,910 0.7 ‐0.3 ‐0.7 7,956 7,908 7,945 7,655 3.9

   Nondurable goods industries...................... 92,176 92,798 92,689 ‐0.7 0.1 0.0 91,873 93,608 92,325 88,617 3.7

      Food  products.................................... 17,572 17,603 17,935 ‐0.2 ‐1.9 0.6 18,113 18,448 17,804 18,199 ‐0.5

      Beverage and tobacco products........................ 5,999 5,971 5,949 0.5 0.4 1.8 6,132 6,053 5,854 6,044 1.5

      Textiles.............................................. 1,179 1,166 1,145 1.1 1.8 ‐0.9 1,166 1,153 1,142 1,066 9.4

      Textile products................................... 1,325 1,312 1,315 1.0 ‐0.2 ‐0.2 1,318 1,301 1,327 1,283 2.7

      Apparel............................................. 518 509 510 1.8 ‐0.2 ‐0.2 504 516 516 462 9.1

      Leather and allied products.................... 277 272 271 1.8 0.4 1.5 273 273 274 236 15.7

      Paper products.................................... 8,057 8,129 8,199 ‐0.9 ‐0.9 ‐0.2 8,031 8,085 8,245 7,870 2.0

      Printing ............................................. 2,879 2,868 2,849 0.4 0.7 1.3 2,891 2,903 2,878 2,739 5.5

      Petroleum and coal products................. 11,702 12,341 12,193 ‐5.2 1.2 ‐1.6 11,376 12,646 12,281 10,990 3.5

      Chemical products................................ 31,189 31,095 30,891 0.3 0.7 ‐0.4 30,715 30,776 30,582 29,156 5.3

      Plastics and rubber products.................. 11,479 11,532 11,432 ‐0.5 0.9 1.0 11,354 11,454 11,422 10,572 7.4

WORK IN PROCESS

  All manufacturing industries....................... 207,096 208,197 209,152 ‐0.5 ‐0.5 1.0 207,867 210,097 208,046 201,524 3.1

    Durable goods industries.......................... 151,832 152,041 152,178 ‐0.1 ‐0.1 0.6 152,090 152,231 151,292 147,951 2.8

      Wood products................................... 2,275 2,282 2,272 ‐0.3 0.4 ‐0.1 2,235 2,249 2,241 2,044 9.3

      Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,596 1,584 1,546 0.8 2.5 ‐0.5 1,518 1,509 1,518 1,487 2.1

      Primary metals.................................... 10,679 10,689 10,568 ‐0.1 1.1 ‐0.7 10,591 10,659 10,633 9,454 12.0

      Fabricated metal products..........................       13,876 13,880 13,933 0.0 ‐0.4 0.8 13,926 13,922 14,014 13,251 5.1

      Machinery.......................................... 18,188 18,328 18,701 ‐0.8 ‐2.0 ‐0.8 18,753 18,568 18,730 19,013 ‐1.4

      Computers and electronic products........ 12,584 12,552 12,795 0.3 ‐1.9 0.6 12,430 12,450 12,503 13,046 ‐4.7

      Electrical equipment, appliances,

         and components............................... 4,144 4,086 4,057 1.4 0.7 1.6 4,063 4,033 3,982 3,613 12.5

      Transportation equipment..................... 83,310 83,492 83,156 ‐0.2 0.4 1.1 83,374 83,650 82,476 81,096 2.8

      Furniture and related products............... 1,365 1,347 1,390 1.3 ‐3.1 ‐1.7 1,358 1,338 1,385 1,342 1.2

      Miscellaneous products......................... 3,815 3,801 3,760 0.4 1.1 ‐0.3 3,842 3,853 3,810 3,605 6.6

   Nondurable goods industries...................... 55,264 56,156 56,974 ‐1.6 ‐1.4 2.1 55,777 57,866 56,754 53,573 4.1

      Food  products.................................... 5,787 5,788 6,194 0.0 ‐6.6 0.7 6,651 6,767 5,699 7,670 ‐13.3

      Beverage and tobacco products........................ 9,340 9,357 9,359 ‐0.2 0.0 ‐0.6 9,595 9,831 9,337 9,303 3.1

      Textiles.............................................. 728 728 715 0.0 1.8 1.1 728 733 724 698 4.3

      Textile products................................... 422 426 436 ‐0.9 ‐2.3 0.9 425 432 443 420 1.2

      Apparel............................................. 336 341 342 ‐1.5 ‐0.3 0.3 324 344 354 296 9.5

      Leather and allied products.................... 79 80 82 ‐1.3 ‐2.4 1.2 79 77 82 76 3.9

      Paper products.................................... 1,303 1,304 1,294 ‐0.1 0.8 ‐0.7 1,298 1,297 1,298 1,253 3.6

      Printing ............................................. 1,175 1,152 1,147 2.0 0.4 3.9 1,186 1,244 1,211 1,117 6.2

      Petroleum and coal products................. 12,084 13,458 14,185 ‐10.2 ‐5.1 3.7 11,772 13,894 14,565 11,397 3.3

      Chemical products................................ 20,764 20,282 20,020 2.4 1.3 3.1 20,475 20,016 19,855 18,282 12.0

      Plastics and rubber products.................. 3,246 3,240 3,200 0.2 1.3 0.8 3,244 3,231 3,186 3,061 6.0

FINISHED GOODS

  All manufacturing industries....................... 236,677 236,897 235,739 ‐0.1 0.5 0.3 236,904 237,700 236,717 231,296 2.4

    Durable goods industries.......................... 116,712 115,872 115,637 0.7 0.2 0.8 116,893 115,593 115,086 113,634 2.9

      Wood products................................... 4,964 4,953 4,935 0.2 0.4 1.2 4,883 4,791 4,739 4,815 1.4

      Nonmetallic mineral products................. 7,296 7,267 7,212 0.4 0.8 2.3 7,030 6,992 7,087 6,515 7.9

      Primary metals.................................... 12,412 12,167 12,032 2.0 1.1 ‐0.4 12,166 11,883 12,055 11,280 7.9

      Fabricated metal products..........................       19,905 19,725 19,609 0.9 0.6 0.6 19,538 19,416 19,337 18,152 7.6

      Machinery.......................................... 23,408 23,141 22,976 1.2 0.7 1.2 23,586 22,818 22,838 23,047 2.3

      Computers and electronic products........ 11,523 11,542 11,760 ‐0.2 ‐1.9 2.3 11,920 11,753 11,814 12,147 ‐1.9

      Electrical equipment, appliances,

         and components............................... 6,970 6,911 6,922 0.9 ‐0.2 0.6 6,882 6,887 6,906 6,859 0.3

      Transportation equipment..................... 15,742 15,642 15,705 0.6 ‐0.4 ‐1.0 16,168 16,267 15,748 16,045 0.8

      Furniture and related products............... 2,660 2,674 2,664 ‐0.5 0.4 1.8 2,681 2,651 2,653 2,701 ‐0.7

      Miscellaneous products......................... 11,832 11,850 11,822 ‐0.2 0.2 1.1 12,039 12,135 11,909 12,073 ‐0.3

   Nondurable goods industries...................... 119,965 121,025 120,102 ‐0.9 0.8 ‐0.2 120,011 122,107 121,631 117,662 2.0

      Food  products.................................... 30,092 30,152 29,932 ‐0.2 0.7 ‐0.2 30,573 31,517 31,410 30,377 0.6

      Beverage and tobacco products........................ 9,157 9,212 9,164 ‐0.6 0.5 ‐0.6 9,038 9,241 9,200 9,132 ‐1.0

      Textiles.............................................. 1,456 1,444 1,404 0.8 2.8 0.9 1,438 1,445 1,395 1,355 6.1

      Textile products................................... 1,785 1,764 1,769 1.2 ‐0.3 1.0 1,770 1,761 1,765 1,647 7.5

      Apparel............................................. 1,119 1,120 1,110 ‐0.1 0.9 1.6 1,059 1,162 1,164 1,031 2.7

      Leather and allied products.................... 451 450 445 0.2 1.1 1.8 449 446 447 442 1.6

      Paper products.................................... 6,671 6,579 6,525 1.4 0.8 ‐0.5 6,571 6,456 6,558 6,481 1.4

      Printing ............................................. 1,497 1,482 1,489 1.0 ‐0.5 ‐2.4 1,509 1,514 1,488 1,597 ‐5.5

      Petroleum and coal products................. 15,976 17,102 16,903 ‐6.6 1.2 0.8 16,221 17,255 17,525 15,510 4.6

      Chemical products................................ 39,239 39,311 39,009 ‐0.2 0.8 ‐0.8 39,008 39,048 38,430 38,342 1.7

      Plastics and rubber products.................. 12,522 12,409 12,352 0.9 0.5 0.6 12,375 12,262 12,249 11,748 5.3

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, November Full Report, February 4, 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 Nov Oct Sep Aug Nov Oct Sep Aug

2018p 2018r 2018 2018 2018p 2018r 2018 2018

All manufacturing industries3.................................... 1.35 1.34 1.34 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3

........................................ 1.61 1.62 1.61 1.61 6.60 6.68 6.65 6.67

  Wood products........................................................... 1.36 1.35 1.31 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Nonmetallic mineral products............................. 1.37 1.35 1.35 1.32 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Primary metals............................................................ 1.65 1.65 1.63 1.64 1.42 1.45 1.46 1.45

  Fabricated metal products...................................... 1.65 1.64 1.65 1.63 2.66 2.64 2.65 2.65

  Machinery..................................................................... 2.13 2.11 2.13 2.10 3.60 3.59 3.59 3.53

  Computers and electronic products3

................... 1.56 1.57 1.60 1.59 5.38 5.39 5.43 5.36

  Electrical equipment, appliances,

      and components.................................................... 1.69 1.67 1.65 1.65 1.87 1.87 1.85 1.89

  Transportation equipment..................................... 1.47 1.50 1.46 1.49 14.35 14.92 14.55 14.98

  Furniture and related products............................ 1.23 1.21 1.23 1.22 1.54 1.53 1.56 1.52

  Miscellaneous products.......................................... 1.72 1.70 1.70 1.71 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries................................... 1.08 1.07 1.07 1.07 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

  Beverage and tobacco products........................... 1.94 1.93 1.90 1.89 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Textiles.......................................................................... 1.34 1.33 1.29 1.28 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Textile products......................................................... 1.48 1.47 1.50 1.52 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Apparel........................................................................ 2.02 1.99 1.98 1.98 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Leather and allied products................................ 1.96 2.00 2.00 1.88 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Paper products.......................................................... 1.00 0.99 0.98 0.99 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Printing........................................................................ 0.83 0.82 0.84 0.83 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Petroleum and coal products............................... 0.75 0.73 0.74 0.76 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

  Plastics and rubber products................................ 1.38 1.38 1.36 1.35 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nov3 Nov3 Nov3 Nov3

Industry 2017‐ 2017‐ 2017‐ 2017‐

Nov2 Oct Nov2 Oct Nov2 Oct Nov2 Oct

2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018

          

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

Durable goods industries....................... 0.0 0.2 ‐0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1

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

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

  Primary metals............................................. ‐0.2 0.4 ‐0.2 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.4

  Fabricated metal products.................... 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2

  Machinery...................................................... 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2

  Computers and electronic products..... ‐0.1 0.2 ‐0.3 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2

  Electrical equipment, appliances,

      and components..................................... ‐0.3 0.4 ‐0.4 0.7 ‐0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3

  Transportation equipment.................... 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1

  Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.9 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.5

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

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

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

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

  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) 0.6

  Leather and allied products.................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

  Printing.......................................................... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

  Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

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

  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, November Full Report, February 4, 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, November Full Report, February 4, 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