MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS

HISTORICAL TIME SERIES DOCUMENTATION (NAICS Based)

NOTE: Data are expressed in millions of dollars (at current market) except when 

an "IS" or "US" appears. In these cases, data contain two decimals. Where data 

do not exist for all years/months, the appropriate rows/fields will be missing or 

N/A. Data are right justified. 

FILE LAYOUT: 

Column A ID code (See technical documentation section "M3 Series 

Identification Code" for each breakdown.)

Column B Year of Data Series 

Column C January Data 

Column D February Data 

Column E March Data 

Column F April Data 

Column G May Data 

Column H June Data 

Column I July Data 

Column J August Data 

Column K September Data

Column L October Data 

Column M November Data 

Column N December Data 

M3 SERIES IDENTIFICATION CODE (COLUMN A):

The M3 series identification code is a 6-digit field. The structure of the code 

within the field is as follows: 

Position Codes

Position 1 U - Unadjusted (Seasonally)

A - Seasonally Adjusted

Position 2-4 M3 Series (more detail below)

This field contains aggregate level data series, 2-digit NAICS subsector series 

and M3 industry categories. 

Position 5-6 Indicates the Data Item
VS – Value of Shipments

NO – New Orders

UO – Unfilled Orders

TI – Total Inventories

MI – Materials and Supplies Inventories

WI – Work in Process Inventories

FI – Finished Goods Inventories

IS – Inventories to Shipments Ratios

US – Unfilled Orders to Shipments Ratios

Position 2 – 4 (M3 SERIES – detail information)

Note: The series identification codes are listed here in the order they appear in 

the historical data files.

Aggregate series Totals:

MTM Total Manufacturing 

MXT Manufacturing Excluding Transportation 

MXD Manufacturing Excluding Defense 

MTU Manufacturing with Unfilled Orders 

MDM Durable Goods 

Note: Estimates for new orders and unfilled orders exclude semiconductor 

industry data.

Durable Subsector series:

21S Wood Products

Includes:

21A Wood building and mobile home manufacturing

21B Other wood product manufacturing 

27S Nonmetallic Mineral Products

31S Primary Metals

31A Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy and steel product manufacturing from 

purchased steel

ANM Aluminum and Nonferrous Metal Products

Includes:

31B Alumina and aluminum and nonferrous metal (except 

aluminum) production and processing

31D Nonferrous metal foundries

31C Ferrous metal foundries 
32S Fabricated Metal Products

 Includes:

32A Forging and stamping

32B Cutlery and handtool manufacturing

32C Boiler, tank, and shipping container manufacturing

32D Metal valve manufacturing

32E Small arms and ordnance manufacturing, nondefense

32F Small arms and ordnance manufacturing, defense

32G Other fabricated metal product manufacturing 

33S Machinery

33A Farm machinery and equipment manufacturing

33C Construction machinery manufacturing

33D Mining and oil and gas field machinery manufacturing

33E Industrial machinery manufacturing

33G Photographic equipment manufacturing

33H Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning, and commercial refrigeration

 equipment manufacturing

33I Metalworking machinery manufacturing

TGP Turbines, Generators, and Other Power Transmission Equipment

 Includes:

33J Turbine and generator set units manufacturing

33K Other power transmission equipment manufacturing

33M Material handling equipment manufacturing

Not published, but included in 33S:

33B Lawn and garden tractor and home lawn and garden equipment

manufacturing

 33F Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing

33L Pump and compressor manufacturing

33N All other general purpose machinery manufacturing 

34S Computers and Electronic Products

34A Electronic computer manufacturing

34B Computer storage device manufacturing

34C Computer terminal and other computer peripheral equipment

 manufacturing

34D Communications equipment manufacturing, nondefense

34E Communications equipment manufacturing, defense

34F Audio and video equipment manufacturing

34H Other electronic component manufacturing

34I Search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical

 system and instrument manufacturing, nondefense

34J Search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical

 system and instrument manufacturing, defense

34K Measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing
Not published, but included in 34S:

 34G Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

 34L Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media

 Note: Estimates for new orders and unfilled orders exclude

 semiconductor industry data.

35S Electrical Equipment, Appliances, and Components

35A Electric lighting equipment manufacturing

35B Household appliance manufacturing

35C Electrical equipment manufacturing

35D Battery manufacturing 

Not published, but included in 35S:

35E Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing

36S Transportation Equipment

36A Automobile manufacturing

36B Light truck and utility vehicle manufacturing

36C Heavy duty truck manufacturing

BTP Motor Vehicle Bodies, Trailers, and Parts

Includes:

36D Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing

36E Motor vehicle parts manufacturing

NAP Nondefense Aircraft and Parts

Includes:

36F Aircraft manufacturing, nondefense

36H Aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing, nondefense

DAP Defense Aircraft and Parts

Includes:

36G Aircraft manufacturing, defense

36I Aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing, defense

36Z Ships and Boats

Includes:

36L Ship and boat building, nondefense

36M Ship and boat building, defense 

Not published, but included in 36S:

 36K Railroad rolling stock manufacturing

 36P Guided Missile, space vehicle, and parts manufacturing,

 nondefense

 36Q Guided Missile, space vehicle, and parts manufacturing, defense
Not published, but included in 36S (cont.):

 36R Military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing,

 nondefense

 36T Military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component manufacturing,

 defense

 36U Other transportation equipment manufacturing 

37S Furniture and Related Products

Includes:

37A Household and kitchen cabinet manufacturing

37B Office furniture (including fixtures) and institutional furniture

 manufacturing

37C Other furniture related product manufacturing 

39S Miscellaneous products

Includes:

39A Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing

39B Sporting and athletic goods, doll, toy, and game manufacturing

39C Office supplies (except paper) manufacturing

39D Other miscellaneous manufacturing 

Aggregate series:

MNM Nondurable Goods 

Nondurable Subsector series:

11S Food Products

11A Grain and oilseed milling

11B Dairy product manufacturing

11C Animal slaughtering and processing, seafood product preparation and

 packaging

Not published, but included in 11S:

11D Other food manufacturing 

12S Beverage and Tobacco Products

12A Beverage manufacturing

12B Tobacco manufacturing 

13S Textile Mills

14S Textile Product Mills

15S Apparel
16S Leather and Allied Products

22S Paper Products

22A Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

22B Paperboard container manufacturing 

Not published, but included in 22S:

22C Other paper manufacturing 

23S Printing and Related Support Activities

24S Petroleum and Coal Products

24A Petroleum refineries 

Not published, but included in 24S:

24B Asphalt paving, roofing, and saturated materials manufacturing

24C Other petroleum and coal products manufacturing 

25S Chemical Products

25A Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical manufacturing

25B Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

25C Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing 

Not published, but included in 25S:

25D Other chemical manufacturing 

26S Plastic and Rubber Products

Includes:

26A Tire manufacturing

26B Other plastics and rubber products manufacturing 

Aggregate series:

CMS Construction Materials and Supplies 

ITI Information Technology Industries 

CRP Computers and Related Products 

MVP Motor Vehicles and Parts 

TCG Capital Goods 

NDE Nondefense Capital Goods 

NXA Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft 
DEF Defense Capital Goods 

COG Consumer Goods 

CDG Consumer Durable Goods 

CNG Consumer Nondurable Goods 

DXT Durable Goods Excluding Transportation 

DXD Durable Goods Excluding Defense 

34X Communication Equipment

Includes:

34D Communications equipment manufacturing, nondefense

34E Communications equipment manufacturing, defense 

ODG Other Durable Goods 

NOTE: Data are expressed in millions of dollars (at current market) except when 

an "IS" or "US" appears. In these cases, data contain two decimals. Where data 

do not exist for all years/months, the appropriate rows/fields will be missing or 

N/A. Data are right justified.