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FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 AM EDT, MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2017 

MONTHLY FULL REPORT ON MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES 

AND ORDERS APRIL 2017 

Release Number: CB 17-74 M3-2 (17)-04 

June 5, 2017 — The U.S. Census Bureau announces the April full report on manufacturers’ shipments, 

inventories and orders: 

MANUFACTURED GOODS – NEW ORDERS

APRIL 2017 $469.0 billion            ‐0.2%°

MARCH 2017  

(revised) $469.9 billion            +1.0%°

Next release: July 5, 2017

Data adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes. 

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

°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. 

Summary 

New orders for manufactured goods in April, down following four consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $0.8 billion or 0.2 percent to $469.0 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This 

followed a 1.0 percent March increase. Shipments, up four of the last five months, increased $0.1 billion or 

virtually unchanged to $470.8 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent March decrease. Unfilled orders, up two 

consecutive months, increased $2.4 billion or 0.2 percent to $1,123.0 billion. This followed a 0.3 percent 

March increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.84, up from 6.81 in March. Inventories, up 

six consecutive months, increased $0.5 billion or 0.1 percent to $649.7 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent 

March increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.38, unchanged from March. 

New Orders 

New orders for manufactured durable goods in April, down following four consecutive monthly increases, 

decreased $1.8 billion or 0.8 percent to $231.0 billion, down from the previously published 0.7 percent 

decrease. This followed a 2.4 percent March increase. Transportation equipment, down following two 

consecutive monthly increases, led the decrease, $1.1 billion or 1.4 percent to $78.4 billion. New orders for 

manufactured nondurable goods increased $1.0 billion or 0.4 percent to $238.0 billion.

May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17

% Change -1.3% -1.8% 1.4% 0.4% 0.2% 3.4% -2.3% 1.8% 0.4% 0.8% 1.0% -0.2%

-3.0%

-2.0%

-1.0%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS 2016-2017

Seasonally Adjusted, Month-To-Month Percentage Change

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Shipments 

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in April, down three of the last four months, decreased $0.9 

billion or 0.4 percent to $232.8 billion, down from the previously published 0.3 percent decrease. This 

followed a 0.1 percent March decrease. Transportation equipment, down six of the last seven months, led 

the decrease, $0.5 billion or 0.7 percent to $77.1 billion. Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

eight of the last nine months, increased $1.0 billion or 0.4 percent to $238.0 billion. This followed a 0.3 

percent March decrease. Food products, up seven of the last eight months, led the increase, $0.8 billion or 

1.1 percent to $68.3 billion. 

Unfilled Orders 

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in April, up two consecutive months, increased $2.4 billion 

or 0.2 percent to $1,123.0 billion, virtually unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

followed a 0.3 percent March increase. Transportation equipment, also up two consecutive months, led the 

increase, $1.4 billion or 0.2 percent to $766.7 billion. 

Inventories

Inventories of manufactured durable goods in April, up nine of the last ten months, increased $0.7 billion or 

0.2 percent to $394.6 billion, up from the previously published 0.1 percent increase. This followed a 0.3 

percent March increase. Primary metals, also up nine of the last ten months, led the increase, $0.3 billion or 

0.9 percent to $32.7 billion. Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down two consecutive months, 

decreased $0.2 billion or 0.1 percent to $255.1 billion. This followed a virtually unchanged March 

decrease. Beverage and tobacco products, also down two consecutive months, led the decrease, $0.1 billion 

or 0.3 percent to $23.5 billion. By stage of fabrication, April materials and supplies increased 0.8 percent in 

durable goods and increased 0.7 percent in nondurable goods. Work in process decreased 0.5 percent in 

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

durable goods and decreased 0.8 percent in nondurable goods. 

The Advance Report on durable goods for May is scheduled for release on June 26, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. EDT 

and the Full Report on July 5, 2017 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-tomonth changes of the total operations of the reporting units in the M3 panel effectively represent the monthto-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 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>. 
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Benchmark notice

Revised historical data from the Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey were 

issued on May 18, 2017. These revisions result from: 

 benchmarking the M3 shipments and inventories data to the 2015 Annual Survey of 

Manufactures (ASM) and revised 2014 ASM data on a 2012 NAICS basis; 

 incorporating the unfilled orders to shipments ratios obtained from the 2015/2014 

Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders (M3UFO) Survey by applying these ratios to the respective 

ASM shipments data, as well as incorporating revised unfilled orders to shipments ratios for 

prior years by applying them to the respective ASM data; 

 adjusting the new orders data to be consistent with the benchmarked shipments and unfilled 

orders data; 

 correcting monthly data for late receipts, reclassifications of reported data, and revisions to 

previously reported data; 

 updating the seasonally adjusted data based on the results of benchmarking and the recent 

annual review of the seasonal adjustment models. 

These revisions spanned the seasonally adjusted data for January 2002 through March 2017 and the data not 

seasonally adjusted for January 2007 through March 2017. An updated Press Release contains revised 

monthly tables for January 2017 through March 2017. Please call M3 staff on (301) 763-4832 with any 

questions. 

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Table 1. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups1

[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.] 

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2017/

2017p 2017r 2017 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2017p 2017r 2017 2016 2017p 2016 2016

 All manufacturing industries.................. 470,833 470,776 471,571 0.0 -0.2 0.3 460,515 501,901 437,113 446,642 1,829,547 1,757,688 4.1

 Excluding transportation................... 393,781 393,182 393,718 0.2 -0.1 0.5 387,385 411,907 362,492 370,567 1,524,765 1,447,379 5.3

 Excluding defense.............................. 458,826 458,544 459,123 0.1 -0.1 0.2 449,678 487,603 425,398 437,105 1,783,310 1,714,616 4.0

 With unfilled orders............................ 164,109 164,629 164,247 -0.3 0.2 0.8 157,223 181,870 152,633 153,838 635,882 617,534 3.0

 Durable goods industries......................... 232,810 233,738 233,895 -0.4 -0.1 0.4 224,916 257,455 217,742 224,333 908,023 893,844 1.6

 Wood products....................................... 9,190 9,230 9,339 -0.4 -1.2 2.4 9,574 9,337 8,391 8,873 35,027 32,068 9.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 10,535 10,618 10,593 -0.8 0.2 1.2 10,281 10,748 9,047 10,323 39,035 38,550 1.3

 Primary metals....................................... 19,044 19,170 18,960 -0.7 1.1 0.3 18,990 20,635 18,196 17,679 76,280 69,848 9.2

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,052 9,009 8,796 0.5 2.4 1.5 9,017 9,525 8,400 8,258 35,482 32,617 8.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 8,725 8,863 8,857 -1.6 0.1 -0.9 8,729 9,697 8,560 8,054 35,721 31,774 12.4

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,267 1,298 1,307 -2.4 -0.7 0.7 1,244 1,413 1,236 1,367 5,077 5,457 -7.0

 Fabricated metal products....................... 31,124 31,189 31,156 -0.2 0.1 0.8 30,526 32,744 29,041 29,500 120,895 114,470 5.6

 Machinery............................................. 30,742 30,668 30,459 0.2 0.7 1.2 30,692 34,642 28,619 30,346 120,364 120,662 -0.2

 Farm machinery................................. 2,544 2,573 2,567 -1.1 0.2 2.2 3,198 3,281 2,863 3,135 11,636 11,350 2.5

 Construction machinery..................... 2,001 2,000 1,979 0.1 1.1 2.5 2,059 2,327 1,885 2,168 7,906 8,250 -4.2

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 984 975 977 0.9 -0.2 9.7 913 1,046 903 813 3,677 5,146 -28.5

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,965 2,875 2,846 3.1 1.0 4.1 2,695 3,317 2,504 2,605 10,768 10,677 0.9

 Photographic equipment...................... 578 565 548 2.3 3.1 -0.2 501 669 467 497 2,082 2,134 -2.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,810 3,834 3,774 -0.6 1.6 0.9 3,607 4,248 3,087 3,479 13,911 13,526 2.8

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,021 2,975 3,043 1.5 -2.2 2.9 2,699 3,216 2,657 2,506 11,191 10,441 7.2

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,922 3,850 3,699 1.9 4.1 0.4 4,066 4,000 3,680 4,010 15,237 15,402 -1.1

 Material handling equipment............... 2,813 2,770 2,749 1.6 0.8 0.5 2,662 3,048 2,568 2,543 10,700 10,216 4.7

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 26,392 26,396 26,821 0.0 -1.6 -0.7 23,942 28,619 23,020 23,266 100,184 95,374 5.0

 Computers........................................ 743 751 819 -1.1 -8.3 2.0 693 785 578 658 2,700 2,563 5.3

 Computer storage devices..................... 704 656 712 7.3 -7.9 3.5 445 991 462 483 2,363 2,316 2.0

 Other peripheral equipment................ 544 509 575 6.9 -11.5 1.4 428 639 449 486 1,923 2,242 -14.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 2,723 2,776 2,718 -1.9 2.1 -0.3 2,305 3,256 2,194 2,231 9,889 9,447 4.7

 Defense communications equipment.... 231 238 239 -2.9 -0.4 4.4 232 252 239 232 915 954 -4.1

 Audio and video equipment.................... 324 321 313 0.9 2.6 -4.9 273 311 266 263 1,127 1,075 4.8

 Electronic components......................... 3,977 4,043 4,042 -1.6 0.0 3.5 3,764 4,256 3,516 3,622 14,919 13,996 6.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,460 1,424 1,398 2.5 1.9 0.4 1,262 1,666 1,316 1,111 5,455 5,097 7.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,638 2,583 2,612 2.1 -1.1 0.1 2,447 2,754 2,481 2,157 9,806 9,035 8.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 8,664 8,536 8,625 1.5 -1.0 1.1 7,840 9,573 7,752 7,658 32,374 31,601 2.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,075 10,151 10,055 -0.7 1.0 1.4 9,621 10,820 9,142 9,584 38,388 37,987 1.1

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,090 1,105 1,092 -1.4 1.2 1.8 1,043 1,131 1,013 1,060 4,147 4,183 -0.9

 Household appliances........................ 1,577 1,590 1,569 -0.8 1.3 -2.2 1,519 1,725 1,378 1,607 5,936 6,348 -6.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,740 2,763 2,774 -0.8 -0.4 -1.1 2,529 3,133 2,546 2,726 10,664 11,246 -5.2

 Batteries........................................... 889 898 908 -1.0 -1.1 -0.3 807 878 788 874 3,295 3,466 -4.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 77,052 77,594 77,853 -0.7 -0.3 -0.2 73,130 89,994 74,621 76,075 304,782 310,309 -1.8

 Automobiles..................................... 8,265 7,822 7,808 5.7 0.2 -7.4 7,862 8,774 7,677 9,303 32,131 39,473 -18.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 15,553 16,075 16,323 -3.2 -1.5 0.0 14,893 18,905 16,240 15,716 64,071 62,533 2.5

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,265 2,265 2,215 0.0 2.3 4.3 2,246 2,558 2,009 2,530 8,650 9,814 -11.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 27,396 27,143 27,395 0.9 -0.9 0.6 27,005 30,359 27,372 26,985 109,695 106,505 3.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 11,262 11,599 11,298 -2.9 2.7 -4.3 9,637 14,328 9,431 10,696 42,259 44,896 -5.9

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 3,799 3,974 3,989 -4.4 -0.4 12.4 3,234 4,994 3,428 2,823 14,265 14,586 -2.2

 Ships and boats................................. 3,053 3,150 3,162 -3.1 -0.4 4.4 2,960 3,469 3,059 2,999 11,944 12,077 -1.1

 Furniture and related products.................. 6,451 6,466 6,464 -0.2 0.0 0.5 6,292 6,634 6,201 6,242 25,198 24,972 0.9

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,205 12,256 12,195 -0.4 0.5 0.2 11,868 13,282 11,464 12,445 47,870 49,604 -3.5

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 238,023 237,038 237,676 0.4 -0.3 0.3 235,599 244,446 219,371 222,309 921,524 863,844 6.7

 Food products....................................... 68,317 67,550 66,905 1.1 1.0 0.4 66,354 68,868 64,073 62,473 263,763 254,234 3.7

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,476 7,468 7,556 0.1 -1.2 0.7 6,890 7,569 7,240 6,840 29,200 28,711 1.7

 Dairy products.................................. 9,822 9,845 9,923 -0.2 -0.8 1.5 9,419 10,014 9,133 8,886 38,154 36,226 5.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 19,508 19,511 18,714 0.0 4.3 -1.2 19,488 19,633 17,895 18,322 75,062 72,698 3.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 13,327 13,425 13,252 -0.7 1.3 0.2 13,051 13,587 12,081 13,329 50,696 50,435 0.5

 Beverages......................................... 9,707 9,697 9,802 0.1 -1.1 -0.1 9,431 9,859 8,631 9,758 36,495 37,286 -2.1

 Tobacco............................................ 3,620 3,728 3,450 -2.9 8.1 1.4 3,620 3,728 3,450 3,571 14,201 13,149 8.0

 Textile mills........................................... 2,604 2,593 2,642 0.4 -1.9 1.7 2,661 2,750 2,549 2,583 10,371 10,003 3.7

 Textile products................................... 2,205 2,195 2,184 0.5 0.5 0.6 2,291 2,289 2,125 2,243 8,684 8,523 1.9

 Apparel................................................ 1,032 1,010 1,038 2.2 -2.7 -2.2 903 944 986 894 3,787 3,618 4.7

 Leather and allied products...................... 383 384 390 -0.3 -1.5 -1.0 391 402 388 386 1,551 1,531 1.3

 Paper products...................................... 15,557 15,724 15,632 -1.1 0.6 0.2 15,008 16,276 14,518 15,134 61,038 61,090 -0.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,505 6,591 6,562 -1.3 0.4 0.0 6,288 6,774 6,072 6,374 25,689 25,980 -1.1

 Paperboard containers........................ 5,357 5,430 5,401 -1.3 0.5 -0.5 5,159 5,687 4,959 5,140 21,084 20,533 2.7

 Printing................................................. 6,362 6,418 6,558 -0.9 -2.1 -0.3 6,296 6,676 5,882 6,894 25,075 26,807 -6.5

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 42,810 42,577 43,545 0.5 -2.2 -0.7 43,404 41,146 37,166 33,443 161,094 117,830 36.7

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 38,726 38,596 39,696 0.3 -2.8 -0.9 39,544 37,298 34,031 29,907 147,414 105,455 39.8

 Chemical products..................................... 65,480 65,262 65,447 0.3 -0.3 0.9 65,499 70,435 61,056 64,632 257,693 251,565 2.4

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,855 2,911 3,018 -1.9 -3.5 -2.2 3,788 4,128 3,230 4,528 13,634 15,739 -13.4

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 21,847 21,535 21,687 1.4 -0.7 2.4 21,267 22,717 19,959 20,333 84,364 80,323 5.0

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,743 3,714 3,682 0.8 0.9 1.5 4,022 4,105 3,342 3,949 14,625 14,223 2.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 19,946 19,900 20,083 0.2 -0.9 0.5 19,741 21,073 18,547 20,298 77,772 78,208 -0.6

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, April Full Report, June 5, 2017. 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

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2017/

2017p 2017r 2017 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2017p 2017r 2017 2016 2017p 2016 2016

All manufacturing industries2........................ 469,030 469,855 465,137 -0.2 1.0 0.8 456,723 504,579 434,726 443,741 1,820,258 1,743,013 4.4

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 390,598 390,342 389,662 0.1 0.2 0.3 385,985 412,355 364,023 367,811 1,524,838 1,444,760 5.5

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 456,258 457,160 455,300 -0.2 0.4 1.1 444,959 488,659 425,893 432,007 1,773,865 1,696,181 4.6

 With unfilled orders2............................. 166,523 168,079 162,384 -0.9 3.5 2.0 157,538 188,495 153,838 155,132 644,619 619,082 4.1

 Durable goods industries2

......................... 231,007 232,817 227,461 -0.8 2.4 1.4 221,124 260,133 215,355 221,432 898,734 879,169 2.2

 Primary metals........................................ 19,231 19,366 19,220 -0.7 0.8 2.8 19,116 20,896 18,996 17,751 77,920 71,684 8.7

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 8,890 9,071 8,787 -2.0 3.2 3.2 8,913 9,737 8,691 8,675 36,257 34,354 5.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 9,089 8,984 9,117 1.2 -1.5 2.0 8,968 9,745 8,999 7,625 36,424 31,411 16.0

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,252 1,311 1,316 -4.5 -0.4 5.3 1,235 1,414 1,306 1,451 5,239 5,919 -11.5

 Fabricated metal products........................ 31,859 32,188 30,590 -1.0 5.2 -1.9 31,738 34,887 29,781 30,050 126,096 117,921 6.9

 Machinery............................................. 30,710 30,936 30,726 -0.7 0.7 0.2 31,064 34,885 29,957 29,706 124,774 121,629 2.6

 Construction machinery........................ 1,962 2,337 1,980 -16.0 18.0 -1.4 2,061 2,679 2,057 1,819 8,858 7,987 10.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 908 990 966 -8.3 2.5 9.8 766 1,024 1,010 17 3,649 4,168 -12.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,872 2,806 2,813 2.4 -0.2 1.3 2,748 3,274 2,484 2,545 11,205 10,636 5.3

 Photographic equipment....................... 546 561 553 -2.7 1.4 1.3 474 634 487 483 2,071 2,108 -1.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,808 3,931 3,807 -3.1 3.3 0.2 3,634 4,472 3,248 3,525 14,571 13,784 5.7

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,001 2,956 2,919 1.5 1.3 3.9 2,850 3,068 2,703 3,066 11,253 11,327 -0.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 3,765 3,785 3,738 -0.5 1.3 -5.2 4,010 3,838 3,652 4,078 15,331 15,458 -0.8

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,859 2,858 2,880 0.0 -0.8 1.0 2,700 3,233 2,886 2,493 11,497 10,531 9.2

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 22,259 21,910 22,419 1.6 -2.3 -0.7 20,447 25,565 20,504 20,216 85,595 83,174 2.9

 Computers........................................ 759 754 878 0.7 -14.1 8.5 709 788 637 654 2,784 2,535 9.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 2,924 2,770 3,026 5.6 -8.5 -0.9 2,781 3,308 3,104 2,611 11,622 10,836 7.3

 Defense communications equipment....... 217 245 232 -11.4 5.6 5.5 223 318 231 242 963 1,010 -4.7

 Electronic components......................... 4,050 4,032 4,051 0.4 -0.5 1.1 3,936 4,129 3,654 3,678 15,364 14,256 7.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,457 1,436 1,330 1.5 8.0 -8.4 1,469 1,676 1,413 1,331 5,891 5,474 7.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,435 2,482 2,446 -1.9 1.5 -8.4 2,350 3,101 2,284 2,778 9,886 10,439 -5.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 8,678 8,517 8,659 1.9 -1.6 0.8 7,687 10,115 7,829 7,520 32,985 32,166 2.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,135 10,339 10,225 -2.0 1.1 2.2 9,529 11,132 9,778 9,518 39,946 39,751 0.5

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,116 1,099 1,104 1.5 -0.5 2.9 1,077 1,132 1,054 1,029 4,277 4,291 -0.3

 Household appliances.......................... 1,572 1,584 1,609 -0.8 -1.6 0.4 1,554 1,732 1,350 1,634 5,996 6,344 -5.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,769 2,804 2,870 -1.2 -2.3 0.2 2,580 3,160 2,726 2,777 11,154 11,516 -3.1

 Transportation equipment........................ 78,432 79,513 75,475 -1.4 5.4 3.6 70,738 92,224 70,703 75,930 295,420 298,253 -0.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 27,536 27,362 27,764 0.6 -1.4 1.6 26,677 30,485 28,139 26,274 110,459 105,364 4.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 11,497 12,653 10,967 -9.1 15.4 41.9 6,494 15,320 7,442 9,522 32,399 32,250 0.5

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 5,352 4,995 3,495 7.1 42.9 -0.2 5,152 5,919 2,655 4,962 17,473 17,898 -2.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,057 3,035 1,667 0.7 82.1 -25.3 2,754 3,191 2,202 2,189 10,523 10,644 -1.1

 Furniture and related products................... 6,444 6,454 6,676 -0.2 -3.3 0.6 6,762 7,170 6,731 6,611 27,032 26,539 1.9

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 238,023 237,038 237,676 0.4 -0.3 0.3 235,599 244,446 219,371 222,309 921,524 863,844 6.7

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, April Full Report, June 5, 2017. 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 April

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2017/

2017p 2017r 2017 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2017p 2017r 2017 2016 2016

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,122,974 1,120,560 1,117,110 0.2 0.3 -0.2 1,131,479 1,131,164 1,124,539 1,145,485 -1.2

 Excluding transportation2...................... 356,235 355,201 353,670 0.3 0.4 0.1 362,762 360,055 355,660 352,416 2.9

 Excluding defense2

............................. 945,100 943,451 940,464 0.2 0.3 0.1 951,435 952,047 947,044 965,461 -1.5

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,122,974 1,120,560 1,117,110 0.2 0.3 -0.2 1,131,479 1,131,164 1,124,539 1,145,485 -1.2

 Primary metals........................................ 29,810 29,623 29,427 0.6 0.7 0.9 30,582 30,456 30,195 29,415 4.0

 Iron and steel mills............................... 14,384 14,546 14,484 -1.1 0.4 -0.1 14,972 15,076 14,864 14,447 3.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 11,417 11,053 10,932 3.3 1.1 2.4 11,487 11,248 11,200 11,112 3.4

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,009 4,024 4,011 -0.4 0.3 0.2 4,123 4,132 4,131 3,856 6.9

 Fabricated metal products......................... 77,065 76,330 75,331 1.0 1.3 -0.7 78,460 77,248 75,105 77,343 1.4

 Machinery.............................................. 98,426 98,458 98,190 0.0 0.3 0.3 100,059 99,687 99,444 99,892 0.2

 Construction machinery......................... 5,259 5,298 4,961 -0.7 6.8 0.0 5,706 5,704 5,352 5,992 -4.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 5,100 5,176 5,161 -1.5 0.3 -0.2 5,079 5,226 5,248 6,191 -18.0

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,062 8,155 8,224 -1.1 -0.8 -0.4 8,306 8,253 8,296 9,451 -12.1

 Photographic equipment........................ 1,371 1,403 1,407 -2.3 -0.3 0.4 1,380 1,407 1,442 1,274 8.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 5,893 5,895 5,798 0.0 1.7 0.6 6,138 6,111 5,887 5,865 4.7

 Metalworking machinery........................ 7,905 7,925 7,944 -0.3 -0.2 -1.5 8,071 7,920 8,068 8,335 -3.2

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 29,633 29,790 29,855 -0.5 -0.2 0.1 29,671 29,727 29,889 29,481 0.6

 Material handling equipment................... 11,738 11,692 11,604 0.4 0.8 1.1 11,976 11,938 11,753 10,834 10.5

 Computers and electronic products2............. 117,613 117,529 117,644 0.1 -0.1 0.1 119,345 118,733 117,840 114,852 3.9

 Computers......................................... 1,773 1,757 1,754 0.9 0.2 3.5 1,773 1,757 1,754 1,651 7.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 25,362 25,161 25,167 0.8 0.0 1.2 25,949 25,473 25,421 23,270 11.5

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,583 1,597 1,590 -0.9 0.4 -0.4 1,605 1,614 1,548 1,660 -3.3

 Electronic components.......................... 11,363 11,290 11,301 0.6 -0.1 0.1 11,510 11,338 11,465 11,125 3.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 18,196 18,199 18,187 0.0 0.1 -0.4 18,396 18,189 18,179 17,511 5.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 27,562 27,765 27,866 -0.7 -0.4 -0.6 27,983 28,080 27,733 28,773 -2.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 31,774 31,760 31,779 0.0 -0.1 0.1 32,129 32,282 31,740 30,862 4.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 22,750 22,690 22,502 0.3 0.8 0.8 23,195 23,287 22,975 20,606 12.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,530 1,504 1,510 1.7 -0.4 0.8 1,561 1,527 1,526 1,564 -0.2

 Household appliances........................... 1,074 1,079 1,085 -0.5 -0.6 3.8 1,119 1,084 1,077 981 14.1

 Electrical equipment............................. 8,564 8,535 8,494 0.3 0.5 1.1 8,641 8,590 8,563 8,106 6.6

 Transportation equipment......................... 766,739 765,359 763,440 0.2 0.3 -0.3 768,717 771,109 768,879 793,069 -3.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 23,516 23,376 23,157 0.6 0.9 1.6 23,664 23,992 23,866 23,170 2.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 573,732 573,497 572,443 0.0 0.2 -0.1 573,919 577,062 576,070 597,647 -4.0

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 73,597 72,044 71,023 2.2 1.4 -0.7 74,608 72,690 71,765 70,396 6.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 23,701 23,697 23,812 0.0 -0.5 -5.9 24,210 24,416 24,694 25,758 -6.0

 Furniture and related products................... 9,850 9,857 9,869 -0.1 -0.1 2.2 10,400 9,930 9,394 9,612 8.2

p

 Preliminary 

r

 Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment. 

1

 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories are for the end of the period. Not seasonally adjusted estimates of 

shipments and new orders include adjusted data for 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, April Full Report, June 5, 2017. 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 April

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2017/

2017p 2017r 2017 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2017p 2017r 2017 2016 2016

 All manufacturing industries...................... 649,700 649,198 648,087 0.1 0.2 0.2 653,462 646,595 650,207 637,819 2.5

 Excluding transportation........................ 520,454 519,794 518,464 0.1 0.3 0.3 523,251 516,961 519,393 504,675 3.7

 Excluding defense............................. 623,046 623,169 621,747 0.0 0.2 0.2 626,748 620,504 623,795 611,530 2.5

 With unfilled orders............................. 320,916 320,544 319,828 0.1 0.2 0.3 323,062 319,787 321,606 320,601 0.8

 Durable goods industries........................ 394,570 393,902 392,721 0.2 0.3 0.2 397,055 393,283 395,951 392,414 1.2

 Wood products........................................ 11,611 11,567 11,470 0.4 0.8 -0.5 11,554 11,822 11,898 10,773 7.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 13,129 13,071 13,072 0.4 0.0 0.3 13,457 13,314 13,300 13,159 2.3

 Primary metals......................................... 32,676 32,379 32,053 0.9 1.0 1.2 32,710 32,194 32,207 30,712 6.5

 Iron and steel mills............................... 18,365 18,184 17,980 1.0 1.1 1.4 18,242 18,024 18,050 16,858 8.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 12,390 12,287 12,154 0.8 1.1 1.0 12,497 12,227 12,174 11,803 5.9

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 1,921 1,908 1,919 0.7 -0.6 -0.1 1,971 1,943 1,983 2,051 -3.9

 Fabricated metal products......................... 48,435 48,182 48,161 0.5 0.0 0.4 48,877 48,486 48,450 48,031 1.8

 Machinery.............................................. 67,507 67,340 66,729 0.2 0.9 0.1 67,831 67,135 67,338 66,082 2.6

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,649 3,622 3,494 0.7 3.7 0.3 3,635 3,767 3,739 3,228 12.6

 Construction machinery......................... 5,113 5,109 5,163 0.1 -1.0 -1.7 5,186 5,147 5,193 5,659 -8.4

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 7,897 7,866 7,876 0.4 -0.1 -0.4 7,936 7,875 7,987 7,235 9.7

 Industrial machinery............................. 7,522 7,580 7,432 -0.8 2.0 0.5 7,442 7,715 7,486 7,064 5.4

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,378 1,364 1,380 1.0 -1.2 0.0 1,346 1,307 1,419 1,353 -0.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 5,137 4,998 4,902 2.8 2.0 0.9 5,418 5,106 5,048 4,877 11.1

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,734 5,700 5,735 0.6 -0.6 0.4 5,722 5,641 5,773 5,626 1.7

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 9,422 9,549 9,122 -1.3 4.7 0.5 9,489 9,176 9,087 9,404 0.9

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,937 4,917 4,874 0.4 0.9 1.9 4,920 4,846 4,742 4,590 7.2

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 44,213 44,107 44,024 0.2 0.2 0.4 44,527 43,370 44,384 43,848 1.5

 Computers......................................... 1,743 1,773 1,779 -1.7 -0.3 -0.8 1,707 1,667 1,795 1,498 14.0

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,458 1,447 1,436 0.8 0.8 2.4 1,425 1,330 1,492 1,349 5.6

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,214 1,217 1,182 -0.2 3.0 1.5 1,237 1,164 1,207 1,171 5.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,067 4,007 4,015 1.5 -0.2 1.5 4,040 3,953 4,116 3,991 1.2

 Defense communications equipment........ 571 563 568 1.4 -0.9 3.5 571 563 568 593 -3.7

 Audio and video equipment.................... 761 767 735 -0.8 4.4 3.5 709 679 701 604 17.4

 Electronic components.......................... 7,683 7,620 7,591 0.8 0.4 0.4 7,901 7,570 7,637 7,516 5.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,088 3,076 3,064 0.4 0.4 -0.4 3,107 3,041 3,055 3,078 0.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,108 3,126 3,118 -0.6 0.3 0.3 3,155 3,115 3,123 2,976 6.0

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 14,410 14,442 14,405 -0.2 0.3 0.0 14,455 14,182 14,338 14,603 -1.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 17,393 17,461 17,242 -0.4 1.3 0.4 17,643 17,397 17,280 17,302 2.0

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,130 2,113 2,116 0.8 -0.1 1.1 2,151 2,081 2,110 2,051 4.9

 Household appliances........................... 2,398 2,415 2,414 -0.7 0.0 0.8 2,454 2,423 2,444 2,430 1.0

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,831 4,837 4,829 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 4,916 4,790 4,887 5,138 -4.3

 Batteries............................................ 1,792 1,773 1,725 1.1 2.8 -0.1 1,814 1,738 1,663 1,760 3.1

 Transportation equipment......................... 129,246 129,404 129,623 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 130,211 129,634 130,814 133,144 -2.2

 Automobiles....................................... 4,318 4,314 4,224 0.1 2.1 0.6 4,385 4,309 4,295 4,414 -0.7

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 3,619 3,474 3,440 4.2 1.0 -2.2 3,581 3,428 3,560 3,682 -2.7

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,008 2,033 2,003 -1.2 1.5 -1.5 2,039 2,054 2,076 2,035 0.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 24,127 24,101 24,205 0.1 -0.4 -1.4 24,183 24,185 24,489 24,463 -1.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 66,755 67,714 67,633 -1.4 0.1 0.2 67,693 67,926 68,234 70,845 -4.4

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,885 12,098 12,221 6.5 -1.0 0.7 12,892 12,060 12,267 12,305 4.8

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,265 3,340 3,281 -2.2 1.8 -2.7 3,206 3,423 3,294 3,216 -0.3

 Furniture and related products.................... 7,598 7,629 7,574 -0.4 0.7 0.9 7,545 7,453 7,514 7,260 3.9

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 22,762 22,762 22,773 0.0 0.0 0.0 22,700 22,478 22,766 22,103 2.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 255,130 255,296 255,366 -0.1 0.0 0.2 256,407 253,312 254,256 245,405 4.5

 Food products........................................ 55,735 55,815 55,907 -0.1 -0.2 0.7 54,668 54,564 55,527 53,770 1.7

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,614 5,682 5,727 -1.2 -0.8 0.4 5,574 5,679 5,950 5,541 0.6

 Dairy products.................................... 8,323 8,326 8,339 0.0 -0.2 0.5 8,561 8,328 8,299 7,816 9.5

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,151 9,242 9,231 -1.0 0.1 1.0 9,169 9,243 9,198 9,359 -2.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 23,464 23,546 23,560 -0.3 -0.1 0.2 23,573 23,604 23,776 23,409 0.7

 Beverages......................................... 19,039 19,144 19,181 -0.5 -0.2 0.2 19,210 19,150 19,214 19,006 1.1

 Tobacco............................................ 4,425 4,402 4,379 0.5 0.5 0.4 4,363 4,454 4,562 4,403 -0.9

 Textile mills............................................ 3,213 3,193 3,151 0.6 1.3 -0.8 3,223 3,177 3,147 3,153 2.2

 Textile products...................................... 3,366 3,375 3,376 -0.3 0.0 0.3 3,377 3,397 3,414 3,345 1.0

 Apparel................................................. 2,114 2,122 2,111 -0.4 0.5 0.0 2,046 2,027 2,072 2,162 -5.4

 Leather and allied products....................... 804 803 791 0.1 1.5 0.5 791 779 774 804 -1.6

 Paper products....................................... 15,578 15,570 15,589 0.1 -0.1 -0.4 15,666 15,651 15,740 15,759 -0.6

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,269 6,243 6,228 0.4 0.2 -0.4 6,329 6,301 6,338 6,340 -0.2

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,823 4,845 4,865 -0.5 -0.4 -0.8 4,857 4,874 4,919 4,921 -1.3

 Printing.................................................. 5,413 5,470 5,486 -1.0 -0.3 -0.3 5,463 5,440 5,458 5,673 -3.7

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 37,038 36,959 37,650 0.2 -1.8 1.0 37,785 34,750 35,600 30,174 25.2

 Petroleum refineries............................. 32,417 32,388 33,094 0.1 -2.1 1.2 33,179 30,244 30,944 25,574 29.7

 Chemical products..................................... 83,135 83,200 82,599 -0.1 0.7 -0.3 84,080 84,231 83,227 81,871 2.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,205 4,185 4,148 0.5 0.9 -1.0 4,302 4,485 4,564 4,175 3.0

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 34,717 35,019 34,738 -0.9 0.8 -1.2 35,080 35,425 34,750 34,807 0.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,805 3,777 3,755 0.7 0.6 0.8 3,964 3,901 3,863 3,710 6.8

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 25,270 25,243 25,146 0.1 0.4 0.1 25,735 25,692 25,521 25,285 1.8

p Preliminary 

r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment. 

1 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories are for the end of the period. Not seasonally adjusted estimates of shipments and new 

orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences, where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on 

the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. 

2

 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, April Full Report, June 5, 2017. 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

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2017/

2017p 2017r 2017 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2017p 2017r 2017 2016 2017p 2016 2016

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 470,833 470,776 471,571 0.0 -0.2 0.3 460,515 501,901 437,113 446,642 1,829,547 1,757,688 4.1

 Construction materials and supplies....... 49,342 49,539 49,515 -0.4 0.0 1.3 49,117 51,047 43,933 48,103 186,619 179,886 3.7

 Information technology......................... 22,555 22,342 22,468 1.0 -0.6 1.4 20,295 25,038 19,796 19,263 83,667 80,033 4.5

 Computers and related products........... 1,991 1,916 2,106 3.9 -9.0 2.3 1,566 2,415 1,489 1,627 6,986 7,121 -1.9

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 53,479 53,305 53,741 0.3 -0.8 -0.7 52,006 60,596 53,298 54,534 214,547 218,325 -1.7

 Capital goods...................................... 79,906 80,086 79,997 -0.2 0.1 1.0 75,049 90,701 72,877 74,385 305,766 303,446 0.8

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 69,753 70,020 69,525 -0.4 0.7 0.3 65,725 79,135 62,798 66,242 266,831 268,222 -0.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 62,655 62,616 62,470 0.1 0.2 1.2 59,915 69,821 57,283 59,708 241,317 241,199 0.0

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 10,153 10,066 10,472 0.9 -3.9 6.0 9,324 11,566 10,079 8,143 38,935 35,224 10.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 195,046 194,020 194,438 0.5 -0.2 -0.1 191,598 200,905 181,531 179,761 755,884 706,118 7.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,945 37,030 37,271 -0.2 -0.6 -1.8 35,917 42,052 36,642 38,575 148,207 155,094 -4.4

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 158,101 156,990 157,167 0.7 -0.1 0.4 155,681 158,853 144,889 141,186 607,677 551,024 10.3

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 469,030 469,855 465,137 -0.2 1.0 0.8 456,723 504,579 434,726 443,741 1,820,258 1,743,013 4.4

 Construction materials and supplies....... 49,857 50,660 49,091 -1.6 3.2 -0.2 50,091 52,987 44,064 48,648 190,563 182,331 4.5

 Information technology......................... 22,544 22,393 22,655 0.7 -1.2 -0.1 20,496 26,300 21,197 20,225 87,526 85,160 2.8

 Computers and related products........... 2,007 1,919 2,165 4.6 -11.4 4.9 1,582 2,418 1,548 1,623 7,070 7,093 -0.3

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 53,619 53,524 54,110 0.2 -1.1 -0.2 51,678 60,722 54,065 53,823 215,311 217,184 -0.9

 Capital goods...................................... 80,675 81,594 77,944 -1.1 4.7 2.3 74,050 94,937 71,317 77,054 305,990 303,147 0.9

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 70,494 71,771 70,423 -1.8 1.9 4.2 64,703 82,060 64,414 66,450 268,805 262,604 2.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 62,932 62,850 62,826 0.1 0.0 0.1 61,115 71,518 60,519 60,068 250,960 247,738 1.3

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 10,181 9,823 7,521 3.6 30.6 -12.7 9,347 12,877 6,903 10,604 37,185 40,543 -8.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 195,072 194,019 194,539 0.5 -0.3 0.0 191,666 200,922 181,751 179,730 756,409 706,516 7.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,971 37,029 37,372 -0.2 -0.9 -1.5 35,985 42,069 36,862 38,544 148,732 155,492 -4.3

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 158,101 156,990 157,167 0.7 -0.1 0.4 155,681 158,853 144,889 141,186 607,677 551,024 10.3

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,122,974 1,120,560 1,117,110 0.2 0.3 -0.2 1,131,479 1,131,164 1,124,539 1,145,485 (X) (X) -1.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 51,812 51,297 50,176 1.0 2.2 -0.8 52,619 51,645 49,705 50,902 (X) (X) 3.4

 Information technology......................... 119,203 119,214 119,163 0.0 0.0 0.2 121,089 120,888 119,626 114,956 (X) (X) 5.3

 Computers and related products........... 1,773 1,757 1,754 0.9 0.2 3.5 1,773 1,757 1,754 1,651 (X) (X) 7.4

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 23,516 23,376 23,157 0.6 0.9 1.6 23,664 23,992 23,866 23,170 (X) (X) 2.1

 Capital goods...................................... 839,042 838,273 836,765 0.1 0.2 -0.2 844,401 845,400 841,164 859,973 (X) (X) -1.8

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 697,280 696,539 694,788 0.1 0.3 0.1 700,663 701,685 698,760 713,318 (X) (X) -1.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 225,476 225,199 224,965 0.1 0.1 0.2 229,208 228,008 226,311 223,203 (X) (X) 2.7

 Defense capital goods4........................ 141,762 141,734 141,977 0.0 -0.2 -2.0 143,738 143,715 142,404 146,655 (X) (X) -2.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 5,267 5,241 5,242 0.5 0.0 2.0 5,529 5,461 5,444 5,174 (X) (X) 6.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 5,267 5,241 5,242 0.5 0.0 2.0 5,529 5,461 5,444 5,174 (X) (X) 6.9

 All manufacturing industries................... 649,700 649,198 648,087 0.1 0.2 0.2 653,462 646,595 650,207 637,819 (X) (X) 2.5

 Construction materials and supplies....... 65,870 65,401 65,269 0.7 0.2 0.1 66,841 66,193 66,297 64,728 (X) (X) 3.3

 Information technology......................... 38,246 38,317 38,058 -0.2 0.7 0.4 38,265 37,570 38,208 37,369 (X) (X) 2.4

 Computers and related products........... 4,415 4,437 4,397 -0.5 0.9 0.8 4,369 4,161 4,494 4,018 (X) (X) 8.7

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 34,072 33,922 33,872 0.4 0.1 -1.2 34,188 33,976 34,420 34,594 (X) (X) -1.2

 Capital goods...................................... 199,075 199,648 198,951 -0.3 0.4 0.3 200,261 198,960 199,866 199,708 (X) (X) 0.3

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 176,817 177,975 177,075 -0.7 0.5 0.3 177,950 177,187 177,964 178,515 (X) (X) -0.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 121,788 121,882 121,034 -0.1 0.7 0.3 121,959 120,698 121,502 119,116 (X) (X) 2.4

 Defense capital goods4........................ 22,258 21,673 21,876 2.7 -0.9 0.9 22,311 21,773 21,902 21,193 (X) (X) 5.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 195,138 195,437 195,753 -0.2 -0.2 0.2 195,098 191,987 193,939 185,978 (X) (X) 4.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 29,223 29,126 28,940 0.3 0.6 0.0 29,143 28,740 29,332 28,813 (X) (X) 1.1

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 165,915 166,311 166,813 -0.2 -0.3 0.2 165,955 163,247 164,607 157,165 (X) (X) 5.6

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, April Full Report, June 5, 2017. 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 April

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2017/

2017p 2017r 2017 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2017p 2017r 2017 2016 2016

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 221,831 220,238 218,547 0.7 0.8 0.2 222,124 219,315 219,227 214,866 3.4

 Durable goods industries.......................... 133,230 132,217 131,085 0.8 0.9 -0.1 133,038 131,668 131,817 129,118 3.0

 Wood products................................... 4,815 4,785 4,784 0.6 0.0 0.5 4,550 4,734 4,967 4,194 8.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 5,430 5,432 5,386 0.0 0.9 0.8 5,473 5,453 5,391 5,367 2.0

 Primary metals.................................... 12,244 12,139 12,035 0.9 0.9 0.5 11,945 11,939 12,022 11,197 6.7

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,745 17,706 17,534 0.2 1.0 0.2 17,747 17,715 17,550 17,512 1.3

 Machinery.......................................... 23,450 23,586 23,355 -0.6 1.0 -0.6 23,527 23,495 23,339 24,736 -4.9

 Computers and electronic products........ 18,018 17,941 17,849 0.4 0.5 0.5 18,086 17,764 17,873 17,352 4.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,994 6,994 6,866 0.0 1.9 0.0 7,051 6,946 6,861 7,018 0.5

 Transportation equipment..................... 33,111 32,296 31,966 2.5 1.0 -0.5 33,292 32,446 32,554 30,601 8.8

 Furniture and related products............... 3,684 3,663 3,654 0.6 0.2 -1.2 3,678 3,628 3,646 3,544 3.8

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,739 7,675 7,656 0.8 0.2 -0.9 7,689 7,548 7,614 7,597 1.2

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 88,601 88,021 87,462 0.7 0.6 0.6 89,086 87,647 87,410 85,748 3.9

 Food products.................................... 19,675 19,515 19,506 0.8 0.0 0.1 19,437 19,190 19,455 19,086 1.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................... 5,741 5,799 5,804 -1.0 -0.1 -0.2 5,818 5,916 5,926 6,133 -5.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,126 1,114 1,114 1.1 0.0 -0.7 1,127 1,114 1,119 1,131 -0.4

 Textile products................................... 1,249 1,241 1,251 0.6 -0.8 -0.6 1,248 1,245 1,258 1,293 -3.5

 Apparel............................................. 581 581 586 0.0 -0.9 -0.7 572 565 573 612 -6.5

 Leather and allied products.................... 226 228 230 -0.9 -0.9 0.4 223 221 224 240 -7.1

 Paper products.................................... 7,655 7,657 7,663 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 7,648 7,719 7,769 7,807 -2.0

 Printing ............................................. 2,614 2,615 2,642 0.0 -1.0 0.0 2,616 2,597 2,631 2,770 -5.6

 Petroleum and coal products................. 10,770 10,733 10,789 0.3 -0.5 3.5 11,046 10,193 10,176 9,273 19.1

 Chemical products................................ 28,703 28,242 27,652 1.6 2.1 0.3 29,049 28,509 27,963 27,098 7.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,261 10,296 10,225 -0.3 0.7 1.2 10,302 10,378 10,316 10,305 0.0

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 199,800 200,350 201,039 -0.3 -0.3 0.5 201,360 200,122 201,944 199,419 1.0

 Durable goods industries.......................... 150,099 150,843 151,023 -0.5 -0.1 0.7 151,442 150,789 151,884 153,431 -1.3

 Wood products................................... 2,042 2,049 2,035 -0.3 0.7 -0.7 2,073 2,101 2,084 1,933 7.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,465 1,460 1,462 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 1,519 1,519 1,522 1,490 1.9

 Primary metals.................................... 9,521 9,427 9,216 1.0 2.3 1.0 9,605 9,368 9,236 9,179 4.6

 Fabricated metal products........................ 12,962 12,871 12,903 0.7 -0.2 0.4 12,973 12,860 12,923 12,499 3.8

 Machinery.......................................... 21,069 20,894 20,620 0.8 1.3 1.3 21,011 20,662 20,819 19,000 10.6

 Computers and electronic products........ 13,975 13,877 13,955 0.7 -0.6 0.9 14,292 13,752 14,108 14,321 -0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,891 3,913 3,883 -0.6 0.8 1.1 3,949 3,896 3,888 3,795 4.1

 Transportation equipment..................... 80,657 81,757 82,268 -1.3 -0.6 0.5 81,465 82,085 82,604 86,728 -6.1

 Furniture and related products............... 1,078 1,126 1,151 -4.3 -2.2 3.4 1,076 1,116 1,149 1,103 -2.4

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,439 3,469 3,530 -0.9 -1.7 0.5 3,479 3,430 3,551 3,383 2.8

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 49,701 49,507 50,016 0.4 -1.0 0.1 49,918 49,333 50,060 45,988 8.5

 Food products.................................... 6,077 6,101 6,153 -0.4 -0.8 1.4 5,741 5,941 6,316 5,685 1.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................... 8,801 8,770 8,651 0.4 1.4 0.5 8,755 8,848 8,871 8,447 3.6

 Textiles.............................................. 667 667 655 0.0 1.8 0.5 675 659 648 680 -0.7

 Textile products................................... 411 403 409 2.0 -1.5 -1.0 419 406 416 430 -2.6

 Apparel............................................. 321 335 335 -4.2 0.0 2.1 310 316 328 337 -8.0

 Leather and allied products.................... 89 89 90 0.0 -1.1 -4.3 89 89 90 90 -1.1

 Paper products.................................... 1,255 1,258 1,231 -0.2 2.2 0.2 1,255 1,261 1,236 1,280 -2.0

 Printing ............................................. 1,049 1,092 1,063 -3.9 2.7 -3.8 1,059 1,083 1,054 1,216 -12.9

 Petroleum and coal products................. 11,259 10,990 11,516 2.4 -4.6 -0.1 11,722 10,616 11,094 8,751 34.0

 Chemical products................................ 16,669 16,710 16,803 -0.2 -0.6 -0.3 16,728 16,968 16,837 16,023 4.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 3,103 3,092 3,110 0.4 -0.6 0.6 3,165 3,146 3,170 3,049 3.8

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 228,069 228,610 228,501 -0.2 0.0 0.0 229,978 227,158 229,036 223,534 2.9

 Durable goods industries.......................... 111,241 110,842 110,613 0.4 0.2 0.1 112,575 110,826 112,250 109,865 2.5

 Wood products................................... 4,754 4,733 4,651 0.4 1.8 -1.3 4,931 4,987 4,847 4,646 6.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,234 6,179 6,224 0.9 -0.7 0.0 6,465 6,342 6,387 6,302 2.6

 Primary metals.................................... 10,911 10,813 10,802 0.9 0.1 2.0 11,160 10,887 10,949 10,336 8.0

 Fabricated metal products........................ 17,728 17,605 17,724 0.7 -0.7 0.7 18,157 17,911 17,977 18,020 0.8

 Machinery.......................................... 22,988 22,860 22,754 0.6 0.5 0.0 23,293 22,978 23,180 22,346 4.2

 Computers and electronic products........ 12,220 12,289 12,220 -0.6 0.6 -0.3 12,149 11,854 12,403 12,175 -0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,508 6,554 6,493 -0.7 0.9 0.4 6,643 6,555 6,531 6,489 2.4

 Transportation equipment..................... 15,478 15,351 15,389 0.8 -0.2 -1.6 15,454 15,103 15,656 15,815 -2.3

 Furniture and related products............... 2,836 2,840 2,769 -0.1 2.6 2.8 2,791 2,709 2,719 2,613 6.8

 Miscellaneous products......................... 11,584 11,618 11,587 -0.3 0.3 0.4 11,532 11,500 11,601 11,123 3.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 116,828 117,768 117,888 -0.8 -0.1 -0.1 117,403 116,332 116,786 113,669 3.3

 Food products.................................... 29,983 30,199 30,248 -0.7 -0.2 0.9 29,490 29,433 29,756 28,999 1.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................... 8,922 8,977 9,105 -0.6 -1.4 0.2 9,000 8,840 8,979 8,829 1.9

 Textiles.............................................. 1,420 1,412 1,382 0.6 2.2 -1.6 1,421 1,404 1,380 1,342 5.9

 Textile products................................... 1,706 1,731 1,716 -1.4 0.9 1.2 1,710 1,746 1,740 1,622 5.4

 Apparel............................................. 1,212 1,206 1,190 0.5 1.3 -0.3 1,164 1,146 1,171 1,213 -4.0

 Leather and allied products.................... 489 486 471 0.6 3.2 1.5 479 469 460 474 1.1

 Paper products.................................... 6,668 6,655 6,695 0.2 -0.6 -0.6 6,763 6,671 6,735 6,672 1.4

 Printing ............................................. 1,750 1,763 1,781 -0.7 -1.0 1.4 1,788 1,760 1,773 1,687 6.0

 Petroleum and coal products................. 15,009 15,236 15,345 -1.5 -0.7 0.2 15,017 13,941 14,330 12,150 23.6

 Chemical products................................ 37,763 38,248 38,144 -1.3 0.3 -0.7 38,303 38,754 38,427 38,750 -1.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 11,906 11,855 11,811 0.4 0.4 -1.0 12,268 12,168 12,035 11,931 2.8

p

 Preliminary 

r Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment. 

1

 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories are for the end of the period. Not seasonally adjusted estimates of shipments and new 

orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences, where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the 

results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. 

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, April Full Report, June 5, 2017. 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 Apr Mar Feb Jan Apr Mar Feb Jan

2017p 2017r 2017 2017 2017p 2017r 2017 2017

All manufacturing industries3

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

Durable goods industries3

.................................. 1.69 1.69 1.68 1.68 6.84 6.81 6.80 6.87

 Wood products.............................................. 1.26 1.25 1.23 1.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.25 1.23 1.23 1.25 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.72 1.69 1.69 1.68 1.57 1.55 1.55 1.54

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.56 1.54 1.55 1.55 2.54 2.52 2.48 2.52

 Machinery..................................................... 2.20 2.20 2.19 2.21 3.57 3.58 3.60 3.64

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.68 1.67 1.64 1.62 5.76 5.78 5.75 5.82

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.73 1.72 1.71 1.73 2.48 2.45 2.46 2.48

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.68 1.67 1.66 1.66 15.04 14.88 14.82 14.97

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.18 1.18 1.17 1.17 1.75 1.75 1.76 1.74

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.86 1.86 1.87 1.87 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Food products.............................................. 0.82 0.83 0.84 0.83 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.76 1.75 1.78 1.78 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.23 1.23 1.19 1.22 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.53 1.54 1.55 1.55 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 2.05 2.10 2.03 1.99 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.10 2.09 2.03 2.00 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Printing......................................................... 0.85 0.85 0.84 0.84 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.87 0.87 0.86 0.85 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.27 1.27 1.26 1.28 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.27 1.27 1.25 1.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Apr3 Apr3 Apr3 Apr3

Industry 2016- 2016- 2016- 2016-

Apr2 Mar Apr2 Mar Apr2 Mar Apr2 Mar

2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017

 

All manufacturing industries.................. (X) 0.2 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

Durable goods industries....................... -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Primary metals.................................... -0.1 0.3 -0.5 0.7 -0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.2 0.3 -0.1 1.0 0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... -0.1 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.1 0.3 -0.3 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2

 Transportation equipment.................... -0.2 0.2 -0.2 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.3 (X) 0.9 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.2

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.5 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.2 (X) 0.1

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Food products................................... (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

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

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.4

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

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

X

 Not Applicable 

p

 Preliminary 

r

 Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment. 

2

 Excludes the following industries with no unfilled orders: Wood products; nonmetallic mineral products; medical equipment and

supplies; office supplies; other miscellaneous manufacturing; cutlery and handtools; farm and garden machinery; computer storage and 

peripheral devices; audio and video equipment; manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media; batteries; automobiles; light 

trucks and utility vehicles; heavy duty trucks; and miscellaneous furniture. 

3

 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing. 

Note: Estimates of manufacturers' shipments, inventories and orders are subject to survey error and revision. One major component of 

survey error is nonsampling error, which includes errors of coverage, response, and nonreporting. Since the survey panel is not a 

probability sample, estimates of sampling error cannot be calculated. For further details on survey design, methodology, and data 

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

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, April Full Report, June 5, 2017. 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, April Full Report, June 5, 2017. 

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