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FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 AM EDT, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2018 

MONTHLY FULL REPORT ON MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES 

AND ORDERS JUNE 2018 

Release Number: CB 18-117 M3-2 (18)-06 

August 2, 2018 — The U.S. Census Bureau announces the June full report on manufacturers’ shipments, 

inventories and orders: 

MANUFACTURED GOODS – NEW ORDERS

JUNE 2018 $501.7 billion            +0.7%°

MAY 2018  

(revised) $498.4 billion             +0.4%°

Next release: September 6, 2018

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, 

August 2, 2018. 

Summary 

New orders for manufactured goods in June, up four of the last five months, increased $3.3 billion or 0.7 

percent to $501.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 0.4 percent May increase. 

Shipments, up thirteen of the last fourteen months, increased $4.9 billion or 1.0 percent to $501.4 billion. 

This followed a 0.6 percent May increase. Unfilled orders, up seven of the last eight months, increased $4.4 

billion or 0.4 percent to $1,165.2 billion. This followed a 0.5 percent May increase. The unfilled orders-toshipments ratio was 6.64, down from 6.67 in May. Inventories, up twenty consecutive months, increased 

$0.7 billion or 0.1 percent to $669.3 billion. This followed a 0.2 percent May increase. The inventories-toshipments ratio was 1.33, down from 1.35 in May. 

New Orders 

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

increased $2.1 billion or 0.8 percent to $251.5 billion, down from the previously published 1.0 percent 

increase. This followed a 0.3 percent May decrease. Transportation equipment, also up following two 

consecutive monthly decreases, led the increase, $1.8 billion or 2.1 percent to $87.7 billion. New orders for 

manufactured nondurable goods increased $1.2 billion or 0.5 percent to $250.2 billion.

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

% Change -3.4% 1.6% 2.9% -1.5% 2.0% 1.8% -1.6% 2.0% 1.7% -0.4% 0.4% 0.7%

-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,

August 2, 2018
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Shipments 

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in June, up ten of the last eleven months, increased $3.7 billion or 

1.5 percent to $251.1 billion, down from the previously published 1.7 percent increase. This followed a 0.2 

percent May increase. Transportation equipment, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, led the 

increase, $3.1 billion or 3.7 percent to $85.3 billion. Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

twelve of the last thirteen months, increased $1.2 billion or 0.5 percent to $250.2 billion. This followed a 

1.1 percent May increase. Chemical products, up three of the last four months, led the increase, $0.5 billion 

or 0.8 percent to $65.4 billion. 

Unfilled Orders 

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in June, up seven of the last eight months, increased $4.4 

billion or 0.4 percent to $1,165.2 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed 

a 0.5 percent May increase. Transportation equipment, also up seven of the last eight months, led the 

increase, $2.4 billion or 0.3 percent to $802.3 billion. 

Inventories

Inventories of manufactured durable goods in June, down following seventeen consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $0.5 billion or 0.1 percent to $402.9 billion, unchanged from the previously published 

decrease. This followed a 0.3 percent May increase. Transportation equipment, down following two 

consecutive monthly increases, drove the decrease, $1.9 billion or 1.4 percent to $126.9 billion. Inventories 

of manufactured nondurable goods, up twelve consecutive months, increased $1.1 billion or 0.4 percent to 

$266.3 billion. This followed a virtually unchanged May increase. Chemical products, up eight of the last 

nine months, led the increase, $0.7 billion or 0.8 percent to $88.7 billion. By stage of fabrication, June 

materials and supplies increased 1.0 percent in durable goods and increased 0.1 percent in nondurable 

goods. Work in process decreased 1.4 percent in durable goods and increased 0.8 percent in nondurable 

goods. Finished goods increased 0.2 percent in durable goods and increased 0.5 percent in nondurable 

goods. 

The Advance Report on durable goods for July is scheduled for release on August 24, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. 

EDT and the Full Report on September 6, 2018 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>.

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. 
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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-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>. 

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/>. 
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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/>. Also, monthly data 

for the Advance report are available in the Census Application Programming Interface (API). 

FRED Mobile App 

Receive the latest updates on the nation’s key economic indicators by downloading 

the FRED App <https://fred.stlouisfed.org/fred-mobile/> for both Apple and 

Android devices. FRED, the signature database of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. 

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

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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

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2018/

2018p 2018r 2018 June May Apr. 2018p 2018r 2018 2017 2018p 2017 2017

 All manufacturing industries.................. 501,383 496,450 493,302 1.0 0.6 0.1 525,992 515,105 489,659 491,415 2,957,877 2,759,129 7.2

 Excluding transportation................... 416,088 414,219 410,658 0.5 0.9 0.6 433,810 430,219 408,632 402,887 2,453,425 2,279,158 7.6

 Excluding defense.............................. 488,060 482,910 479,413 1.1 0.7 -0.2 511,619 501,938 477,142 478,014 2,880,172 2,688,089 7.1

 With unfilled orders............................ 175,418 173,946 171,606 0.8 1.4 -0.4 189,849 179,552 167,448 178,313 1,034,548 963,029 7.4

 Durable goods industries......................... 251,138 247,423 247,002 1.5 0.2 0.0 269,610 254,534 243,975 255,147 1,484,377 1,390,084 6.8

 Wood products....................................... 9,486 9,411 9,286 0.8 1.3 -0.2 10,346 10,231 9,865 9,892 56,326 54,375 3.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 10,923 10,879 10,887 0.4 -0.1 1.1 11,795 11,598 10,915 11,538 63,549 61,445 3.4

 Primary metals....................................... 21,493 21,290 21,308 1.0 -0.1 2.5 22,454 22,560 21,732 19,361 128,000 111,731 14.6

 Iron and steel mills............................ 10,686 10,610 10,597 0.7 0.1 3.7 11,252 11,327 10,787 9,612 63,102 54,517 15.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 9,453 9,306 9,314 1.6 -0.1 1.4 9,694 9,779 9,537 8,230 56,472 49,087 15.0

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,354 1,374 1,397 -1.5 -1.6 1.0 1,508 1,454 1,408 1,519 8,426 8,127 3.7

 Fabricated metal products....................... 32,927 32,742 32,646 0.6 0.3 2.2 34,685 34,301 32,677 32,082 194,515 176,425 10.3

 Machinery............................................. 32,771 32,586 32,195 0.6 1.2 0.4 35,558 33,920 32,539 33,621 196,863 182,618 7.8

 Farm machinery................................. 2,661 2,602 2,499 2.3 4.1 1.7 2,694 2,794 3,175 2,178 16,703 13,612 22.7

 Construction machinery..................... 2,984 2,959 2,986 0.8 -0.9 5.0 3,143 3,121 3,152 2,829 17,914 15,878 12.8

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,509 1,617 1,624 -6.7 -0.4 10.2 1,517 1,561 1,483 1,496 9,033 8,249 9.5

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,619 2,574 2,606 1.7 -1.2 2.6 2,981 2,401 2,492 2,998 15,204 15,388 -1.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 541 523 529 3.4 -1.1 0.8 644 506 474 637 3,166 3,192 -0.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,973 3,901 3,763 1.8 3.7 -0.6 5,064 4,306 3,701 4,737 23,298 22,276 4.6

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,762 2,686 2,784 2.8 -3.5 -0.3 2,887 2,714 2,561 2,826 16,377 14,987 9.3

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,103 4,143 3,917 -1.0 5.8 -7.1 4,228 4,333 4,017 3,894 24,940 22,829 9.2

 Material handling equipment............... 2,723 2,730 2,693 -0.3 1.4 0.4 2,779 2,826 2,626 2,643 16,060 14,781 8.7

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 26,679 26,646 26,478 0.1 0.6 1.6 29,238 25,083 24,359 27,755 153,522 145,270 5.7

 Computers........................................ 768 800 773 -4.0 3.5 5.0 956 755 737 1,044 4,374 5,008 -12.7

 Computer storage devices..................... 258 270 276 -4.4 -2.2 9.5 417 196 195 1,025 1,591 3,397 -53.2

 Other peripheral equipment................ 711 737 771 -3.5 -4.4 19.9 886 672 666 816 4,120 3,528 16.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,247 3,172 3,209 2.4 -1.2 3.1 4,043 2,921 2,846 3,561 18,388 16,447 11.8

 Defense communications equipment.... 288 261 278 10.3 -6.1 4.5 277 276 271 246 1,586 1,437 10.4

 Audio and video equipment.................... 222 226 242 -1.8 -6.6 2.5 213 215 205 244 1,204 1,362 -11.6

 Electronic components......................... 3,461 3,510 3,533 -1.4 -0.7 0.2 3,807 3,614 3,369 3,816 20,867 19,864 5.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,508 1,502 1,544 0.4 -2.7 3.0 1,601 1,529 1,382 1,551 8,997 8,486 6.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,705 2,752 2,767 -1.7 -0.5 1.3 2,840 2,674 2,601 2,833 15,970 15,304 4.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 9,201 9,035 9,030 1.8 0.1 0.6 10,339 8,594 8,224 8,932 52,643 46,639 12.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 11,200 11,230 11,262 -0.3 -0.3 0.7 12,067 11,472 10,972 11,784 66,345 63,292 4.8

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,079 1,091 1,079 -1.1 1.1 2.6 1,076 1,093 1,063 1,094 6,245 6,356 -1.7

 Household appliances........................ 1,706 1,678 1,711 1.7 -1.9 0.8 1,828 1,747 1,677 1,901 9,983 10,457 -4.5

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,044 3,070 3,049 -0.8 0.7 -1.3 3,514 3,156 2,904 3,569 18,608 18,216 2.2

 Batteries........................................... 949 957 959 -0.8 -0.2 2.2 923 943 896 889 5,315 5,112 4.0

 Transportation equipment........................ 85,295 82,231 82,644 3.7 -0.5 -2.4 92,182 84,886 81,027 88,528 504,452 479,971 5.1

 Automobiles..................................... 8,829 8,894 9,526 -0.7 -6.6 -0.2 9,309 9,181 9,312 10,683 56,843 60,846 -6.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 19,480 17,521 19,293 11.2 -9.2 2.9 20,235 17,497 19,846 17,623 112,900 99,141 13.9

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,701 2,453 2,568 10.1 -4.5 -3.1 2,962 2,588 2,608 2,699 15,844 13,685 15.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 26,886 26,600 26,614 1.1 -0.1 1.8 28,334 28,249 27,144 27,770 163,393 157,465 3.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 14,213 13,405 10,884 6.0 23.2 -27.1 16,825 13,842 9,181 15,857 77,333 75,400 2.6

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,313 4,560 4,412 -5.4 3.4 5.6 5,025 4,539 3,653 5,281 25,619 25,120 2.0

 Ships and boats................................. 2,869 2,836 2,878 1.2 -1.5 3.6 3,064 2,828 2,895 2,803 16,852 16,094 4.7

 Furniture and related products.................. 6,548 6,626 6,519 -1.2 1.6 0.4 6,658 6,663 6,404 6,451 38,577 37,078 4.0

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,816 13,782 13,777 0.2 0.0 0.2 14,627 13,820 13,485 14,135 82,228 77,879 5.6

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 250,245 249,027 246,300 0.5 1.1 0.3 256,382 260,571 245,684 236,268 1,473,500 1,369,045 7.6

 Food products....................................... 67,645 67,813 67,982 -0.2 -0.2 0.3 67,223 68,208 65,939 66,911 399,683 390,552 2.3

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 8,015 8,098 8,129 -1.0 -0.4 0.9 7,605 7,829 7,616 7,194 46,776 43,470 7.6

 Dairy products.................................. 9,612 9,668 9,543 -0.6 1.3 -1.9 9,481 9,839 9,214 9,642 56,524 57,502 -1.7

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 19,458 19,546 19,855 -0.5 -1.6 2.5 20,436 20,328 19,688 20,736 116,311 114,304 1.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,564 12,415 12,166 1.2 2.0 -2.4 13,305 13,237 12,188 13,371 74,071 75,227 -1.5

 Beverages......................................... 8,702 8,756 8,644 -0.6 1.3 2.0 9,443 9,578 8,666 9,453 51,594 52,647 -2.0

 Tobacco............................................ 3,862 3,659 3,522 5.5 3.9 -11.7 3,862 3,659 3,522 3,918 22,477 22,580 -0.5

 Textile mills........................................... 2,514 2,500 2,488 0.6 0.5 1.2 2,677 2,606 2,547 2,578 15,090 14,737 2.4

 Textile products................................... 2,257 2,253 2,249 0.2 0.2 1.9 2,459 2,340 2,344 2,287 13,524 12,701 6.5

 Apparel................................................ 978 963 946 1.6 1.8 0.1 923 916 836 863 5,331 4,995 6.7

 Leather and allied products...................... 420 415 430 1.2 -3.5 2.9 440 422 447 431 2,495 2,524 -1.1

 Paper products...................................... 16,194 16,116 15,981 0.5 0.8 -0.2 16,471 16,505 15,564 15,549 95,623 90,227 6.0

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,600 6,570 6,556 0.5 0.2 0.2 6,656 6,660 6,407 6,413 38,986 37,808 3.1

 Paperboard containers........................ 5,613 5,584 5,580 0.5 0.1 0.5 5,750 5,709 5,478 5,560 33,270 31,660 5.1

 Printing................................................. 6,673 6,575 6,503 1.5 1.1 0.3 6,522 6,837 6,540 6,380 38,651 38,683 -0.1

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 55,748 55,295 53,652 0.8 3.1 1.3 57,444 60,293 54,113 42,494 318,142 249,360 27.6

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 51,786 51,386 49,747 0.8 3.3 1.4 52,972 56,035 50,322 38,294 295,743 228,323 29.5

 Chemical products..................................... 65,423 64,934 64,152 0.8 1.2 -0.1 67,777 68,294 65,201 64,278 391,425 372,782 5.0

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,720 2,566 2,372 6.0 8.2 4.1 2,931 3,329 3,189 2,496 17,244 16,432 4.9

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 21,213 20,952 20,707 1.2 1.2 0.0 21,569 21,648 20,496 19,798 124,763 113,916 9.5

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,825 3,857 3,812 -0.8 1.2 1.2 4,121 4,442 4,157 3,945 23,467 21,669 8.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 19,829 19,748 19,751 0.4 0.0 0.1 21,141 20,913 19,965 21,126 119,465 117,257 1.9

Year to date

p

 Preliminary 

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

1

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

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

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

2

 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, June Full Report, August 2, 2018. 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

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2018/

2018p 2018r 2018 June May Apr. 2018p 2018r 2018 2017 2018p 2017 2017

All manufacturing industries2........................ 501,718 498,401 496,409 0.7 0.4 -0.4 528,488 513,780 490,836 503,599 2,969,425 2,749,500 8.0

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 414,030 412,533 409,374 0.4 0.8 0.9 429,868 428,663 408,991 397,986 2,450,265 2,272,821 7.8

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 486,676 482,345 483,009 0.9 -0.1 -0.6 508,364 500,355 479,232 486,451 2,886,065 2,681,003 7.6

 With unfilled orders 2............................. 179,842 180,025 178,501 -0.1 0.9 -1.9 196,008 181,624 172,254 194,005 1,068,503 976,055 9.5

 Durable goods industries2......................... 251,473 249,374 250,109 0.8 -0.3 -1.0 272,106 253,209 245,152 267,331 1,495,925 1,380,455 8.4

 Primary metals........................................ 21,841 21,935 21,942 -0.4 0.0 2.5 22,650 22,589 22,392 19,347 131,264 113,027 16.1

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,794 10,886 11,061 -0.8 -1.6 3.4 11,421 11,233 11,334 9,829 65,910 55,484 18.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 9,644 9,655 9,479 -0.1 1.9 1.6 9,730 9,889 9,648 7,996 56,846 49,260 15.4

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,403 1,394 1,402 0.6 -0.6 1.2 1,499 1,467 1,410 1,522 8,508 8,283 2.7

 Fabricated metal products........................ 33,429 33,446 33,876 -0.1 -1.3 3.4 34,411 35,670 34,631 31,729 202,196 181,674 11.3

 Machinery............................................. 32,968 32,984 32,459 0.0 1.6 1.7 34,960 33,832 33,063 33,464 199,880 187,732 6.5

 Construction machinery........................ 2,978 3,001 2,905 -0.8 3.3 4.8 2,909 2,966 3,038 2,576 18,047 16,662 8.3

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,345 1,493 1,653 -9.9 -9.7 7.7 1,272 1,432 1,434 1,502 8,753 8,303 5.4

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,589 2,601 2,376 -0.5 9.5 -10.3 2,915 2,295 2,407 2,922 15,328 15,720 -2.5

 Photographic equipment....................... 543 479 470 13.4 1.9 -4.9 534 412 404 557 2,809 3,079 -8.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,115 4,178 3,857 -1.5 8.3 3.3 5,130 4,577 3,793 4,720 24,151 22,748 6.2

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,725 2,701 2,766 0.9 -2.3 3.6 2,736 2,712 2,701 2,697 16,772 15,220 10.2

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 3,913 4,019 3,924 -2.6 2.4 -6.1 4,158 4,142 4,084 4,185 24,523 23,152 5.9

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,983 2,869 2,827 4.0 1.5 2.5 3,163 3,002 2,695 2,978 17,119 15,947 7.3

 Computers and electronic products2........... 23,268 23,089 22,951 0.8 0.6 1.9 25,863 22,010 21,158 23,836 134,265 124,773 7.6

 Computers........................................ 774 809 783 -4.3 3.3 -5.2 962 764 747 1,084 4,517 5,126 -11.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,460 3,462 3,236 -0.1 7.0 4.4 4,034 3,036 2,991 3,549 19,419 17,962 8.1

 Defense communications equipment....... 265 263 256 0.8 2.7 -0.4 305 268 253 302 1,631 1,524 7.0

 Electronic components......................... 3,604 3,612 3,563 -0.2 1.4 -0.7 3,714 3,675 3,499 3,553 21,432 20,115 6.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,624 1,615 1,617 0.6 -0.1 0.7 1,784 1,637 1,549 1,535 9,615 8,810 9.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,832 2,696 2,687 5.0 0.3 -5.7 3,062 2,393 2,551 2,718 15,948 14,857 7.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 9,297 9,146 9,253 1.7 -1.2 3.9 10,290 8,914 8,268 8,831 53,413 46,949 13.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 11,420 11,333 11,379 0.8 -0.4 0.9 12,161 11,540 11,087 11,481 67,299 64,207 4.8

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,125 1,038 1,075 8.4 -3.4 1.8 1,161 1,027 1,073 1,142 6,350 6,523 -2.7

 Household appliances.......................... 1,764 1,704 1,712 3.5 -0.5 -4.4 1,821 1,789 1,705 1,880 10,240 10,518 -2.6

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,047 3,085 3,043 -1.2 1.4 0.5 3,418 3,176 2,969 3,312 18,538 18,269 1.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 87,688 85,868 87,035 2.1 -1.3 -6.1 98,620 85,117 81,845 105,613 519,160 476,679 8.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 26,836 26,585 26,614 0.9 -0.1 0.8 27,659 28,351 26,680 27,351 163,307 158,300 3.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 14,667 14,076 15,930 4.2 -11.6 -30.3 18,025 12,998 11,528 30,121 86,265 74,919 15.1

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 6,570 5,467 4,017 20.2 36.1 12.2 8,715 4,404 3,418 5,048 26,612 27,070 -1.7

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,165 3,203 2,938 -32.4 9.0 3.5 4,145 2,707 2,595 5,668 20,235 13,579 49.0

 Furniture and related products................... 6,626 6,629 6,510 0.0 1.8 2.6 6,665 6,784 6,704 6,295 39,722 38,635 2.8

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 250,245 249,027 246,300 0.5 1.1 0.3 256,382 260,571 245,684 236,268 1,473,500 1,369,045 7.6

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

 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, June Full Report, August 2, 2018. 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 June

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2018/

2018p 2018r 2018 June May Apr. 2018p 2018r 2018 2017 2017

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,165,167 1,160,743 1,154,664 0.4 0.5 0.6 1,170,367 1,164,208 1,162,136 1,127,693 3.8

 Excluding transportation2...................... 362,849 360,818 358,376 0.6 0.7 0.7 365,820 366,099 364,258 346,002 5.7

 Excluding defense2

............................. 982,411 979,706 976,143 0.3 0.4 0.8 984,531 984,123 982,309 947,273 3.9

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,165,167 1,160,743 1,154,664 0.4 0.5 0.6 1,170,367 1,164,208 1,162,136 1,127,693 3.8

 Primary metals........................................ 30,782 30,434 29,789 1.1 2.2 2.2 31,142 30,946 30,917 27,171 14.6

 Iron and steel mills............................... 16,533 16,425 16,149 0.7 1.7 3.0 17,026 16,857 16,951 13,821 23.2

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 11,010 10,819 10,470 1.8 3.3 1.6 10,880 10,844 10,734 10,330 5.3

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 3,239 3,190 3,170 1.5 0.6 0.2 3,236 3,245 3,232 3,020 7.2

 Fabricated metal products......................... 83,838 83,336 82,632 0.6 0.9 1.5 85,055 85,329 83,960 76,946 10.5

 Machinery.............................................. 104,318 104,121 103,723 0.2 0.4 0.3 104,354 104,952 105,040 101,021 3.3

 Construction machinery......................... 6,174 6,180 6,138 -0.1 0.7 -1.3 6,131 6,365 6,520 5,465 12.2

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 4,333 4,497 4,621 -3.6 -2.7 0.6 4,259 4,504 4,633 4,560 -6.6

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,539 8,569 8,542 -0.4 0.3 -2.6 8,590 8,656 8,762 8,822 -2.6

 Photographic equipment........................ 1,612 1,610 1,654 0.1 -2.7 -3.4 1,473 1,583 1,677 1,582 -6.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 6,878 6,736 6,459 2.1 4.3 1.5 6,964 6,898 6,627 5,995 16.2

 Metalworking machinery........................ 8,136 8,173 8,158 -0.5 0.2 -0.2 8,160 8,311 8,313 8,057 1.3

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 29,405 29,595 29,719 -0.6 -0.4 0.0 29,403 29,473 29,664 30,384 -3.2

 Material handling equipment................... 12,210 11,950 11,811 2.2 1.2 1.1 12,484 12,100 11,924 11,145 12.0

 Computers and electronic products2............. 115,081 114,403 113,832 0.6 0.5 0.2 115,620 115,332 115,008 111,642 3.6

 Computers......................................... 2,021 2,015 2,006 0.3 0.4 0.5 2,021 2,015 2,006 1,697 19.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 24,589 24,376 24,086 0.9 1.2 0.1 24,660 24,669 24,554 22,562 9.3

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,427 1,450 1,448 -1.6 0.1 -1.5 1,475 1,447 1,455 1,440 2.4

 Electronic components.......................... 12,491 12,348 12,246 1.2 0.8 0.2 12,387 12,480 12,419 11,363 9.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 19,648 19,532 19,419 0.6 0.6 0.4 19,691 19,508 19,400 18,808 4.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 26,920 26,793 26,849 0.5 -0.2 -0.3 27,183 26,961 27,242 28,270 -3.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 27,985 27,889 27,778 0.3 0.4 0.8 28,203 28,252 27,932 27,502 2.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 19,676 19,456 19,353 1.1 0.5 0.6 19,986 19,892 19,824 19,563 2.2

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,403 1,357 1,410 3.4 -3.8 -0.3 1,450 1,365 1,431 1,401 3.5

 Household appliances........................... 1,438 1,380 1,354 4.2 1.9 0.1 1,441 1,448 1,406 1,154 24.9

 Electrical equipment............................. 7,747 7,744 7,729 0.0 0.2 -0.1 7,765 7,861 7,841 7,864 -1.3

 Transportation equipment......................... 802,318 799,925 796,288 0.3 0.5 0.6 804,547 798,109 797,878 781,691 2.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 26,589 26,639 26,654 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 26,421 27,096 26,994 25,317 4.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 602,526 602,072 601,401 0.1 0.1 0.8 602,042 600,842 601,686 587,231 2.5

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 72,419 70,162 69,255 3.2 1.3 -0.6 73,487 69,797 69,932 73,746 -0.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 28,984 29,688 29,321 -2.4 1.3 0.2 30,437 29,356 29,477 26,713 13.9

 Furniture and related products................... 8,515 8,437 8,434 0.9 0.0 -0.1 9,024 9,017 8,896 9,048 -0.3

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

 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, June Full Report, August 2, 2018. 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 June

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2018/

2018p 2018r 2018 June May Apr. 2018p 2018r 2018 2017 2017

 All manufacturing industries...................... 669,270 668,607 667,132 0.1 0.2 0.4 664,634 673,906 670,770 632,491 5.1

 Excluding transportation........................ 542,419 539,899 538,678 0.5 0.2 0.4 539,767 543,695 541,410 510,062 5.8

 Excluding defense............................. 642,135 641,828 640,480 0.0 0.2 0.4 637,389 646,947 644,057 606,066 5.2

 With unfilled orders............................. 327,249 328,000 327,166 -0.2 0.3 0.4 325,066 331,168 329,071 311,125 4.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 402,947 403,402 402,026 -0.1 0.3 0.4 399,859 406,964 404,268 382,666 4.5

 Wood products........................................ 12,168 12,099 12,101 0.6 0.0 0.0 11,946 11,988 12,067 11,411 4.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 14,353 14,252 14,127 0.7 0.9 0.5 14,496 14,555 14,415 13,702 5.8

 Primary metals......................................... 35,021 34,758 34,363 0.8 1.1 0.9 34,896 34,704 34,274 31,905 9.4

 Iron and steel mills............................... 19,786 19,599 19,375 1.0 1.2 1.0 19,673 19,393 19,152 17,973 9.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 13,247 13,183 13,028 0.5 1.2 0.8 13,248 13,307 13,127 12,079 9.7

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 1,988 1,976 1,960 0.6 0.8 0.5 1,975 2,004 1,995 1,853 6.6

 Fabricated metal products......................... 52,995 52,450 52,069 1.0 0.7 0.9 52,995 52,776 52,501 48,832 8.5

 Machinery.............................................. 68,258 67,980 67,896 0.4 0.1 0.2 67,577 68,507 68,208 64,498 4.8

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,626 3,613 3,600 0.4 0.4 -0.7 3,590 3,646 3,649 3,495 2.7

 Construction machinery......................... 5,536 5,515 5,510 0.4 0.1 -0.4 5,505 5,500 5,590 5,150 6.9

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 5,491 5,438 5,394 1.0 0.8 0.7 5,451 5,454 5,453 5,601 -2.7

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,344 8,272 8,294 0.9 -0.3 0.0 8,332 8,285 8,176 7,856 6.1

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,693 1,728 1,704 -2.0 1.4 1.8 1,641 1,724 1,666 1,559 5.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,920 4,949 4,984 -0.6 -0.7 1.1 4,943 5,279 5,261 4,850 1.9

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,892 5,862 5,838 0.5 0.4 1.1 5,804 5,883 5,805 5,539 4.8

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 9,670 9,545 9,562 1.3 -0.2 -2.0 9,445 9,698 9,597 8,998 5.0

 Material handling equipment.................. 5,635 5,631 5,589 0.1 0.8 0.3 5,602 5,596 5,538 5,137 9.1

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 43,493 43,314 43,295 0.4 0.0 0.2 43,206 44,025 43,630 41,799 3.4

 Computers......................................... 1,539 1,527 1,507 0.8 1.3 -1.8 1,546 1,544 1,466 1,493 3.5

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,051 1,053 1,038 -0.2 1.4 0.6 1,048 1,077 1,006 1,093 -4.1

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,150 1,117 1,108 3.0 0.8 -0.2 1,125 1,158 1,139 1,102 2.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,742 4,772 4,730 -0.6 0.9 2.6 4,690 4,886 4,704 4,611 1.7

 Defense communications equipment........ 693 677 669 2.4 1.2 1.1 693 677 669 656 5.6

 Audio and video equipment.................... 574 555 548 3.4 1.3 -6.5 542 516 521 572 -5.2

 Electronic components.......................... 7,297 7,274 7,436 0.3 -2.2 -0.9 7,242 7,341 7,691 7,182 0.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,584 2,579 2,573 0.2 0.2 -0.3 2,571 2,581 2,584 2,549 0.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 2,642 2,614 2,617 1.1 -0.1 0.5 2,649 2,720 2,672 2,572 3.0

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 15,357 15,299 15,237 0.4 0.4 0.2 15,233 15,604 15,305 14,581 4.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 18,607 18,539 18,427 0.4 0.6 0.1 18,739 18,882 18,658 17,658 6.1

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,234 2,237 2,210 -0.1 1.2 0.0 2,256 2,276 2,227 2,102 7.3

 Household appliances........................... 2,806 2,824 2,810 -0.6 0.5 -0.2 2,799 2,875 2,867 2,669 4.9

 Electrical equipment............................. 5,122 5,122 5,113 0.0 0.2 0.3 5,147 5,266 5,196 4,811 7.0

 Batteries............................................ 1,872 1,852 1,846 1.1 0.3 -0.5 1,914 1,888 1,855 1,874 2.1

 Transportation equipment......................... 126,851 128,708 128,454 -1.4 0.2 0.3 124,867 130,211 129,360 122,429 2.0

 Automobiles....................................... 4,092 3,959 3,850 3.4 2.8 -1.7 3,877 3,873 3,918 3,648 6.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 4,622 4,660 4,481 -0.8 4.0 1.5 4,244 4,687 4,380 3,663 15.9

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,152 2,141 2,061 0.5 3.9 2.4 2,222 2,247 2,121 2,043 8.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 25,478 25,364 25,278 0.4 0.3 -0.2 25,053 25,320 25,205 23,010 8.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 62,916 65,193 65,548 -3.5 -0.5 1.0 61,897 66,669 66,555 63,088 -1.9

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,838 12,772 12,724 0.5 0.4 -1.4 12,840 12,878 12,748 12,462 3.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,939 2,903 2,882 1.2 0.7 -1.2 2,983 2,842 2,889 3,069 -2.8

 Furniture and related products.................... 7,884 7,910 7,933 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 8,089 7,981 7,850 7,785 3.9

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 23,317 23,392 23,361 -0.3 0.1 0.2 23,048 23,335 23,305 22,647 1.8

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 266,323 265,205 265,106 0.4 0.0 0.4 264,775 266,942 266,502 249,825 6.0

 Food products........................................ 54,606 54,678 54,840 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 53,171 53,341 53,722 53,254 -0.2

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,385 5,479 5,517 -1.7 -0.7 1.2 5,262 5,171 5,432 5,392 -2.4

 Dairy products.................................... 7,620 7,604 7,510 0.2 1.3 -0.3 7,856 7,847 7,729 7,981 -1.6

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,183 9,287 9,268 -1.1 0.2 -1.1 9,110 9,333 9,200 9,138 -0.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 24,636 24,659 24,686 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 23,956 24,667 24,927 23,571 1.6

 Beverages......................................... 19,936 19,963 19,959 -0.1 0.0 0.3 19,501 20,094 20,221 19,149 1.8

 Tobacco............................................ 4,700 4,696 4,727 0.1 -0.7 0.1 4,455 4,573 4,706 4,422 0.7

 Textile mills............................................ 3,205 3,205 3,210 0.0 -0.2 0.6 3,226 3,235 3,228 3,114 3.6

 Textile products...................................... 3,412 3,415 3,407 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 3,414 3,433 3,421 3,346 2.0

 Apparel................................................. 1,873 1,854 1,873 1.0 -1.0 -2.1 1,888 1,834 1,862 1,879 0.5

 Leather and allied products....................... 781 780 775 0.1 0.6 0.3 797 797 781 784 1.7

 Paper products....................................... 15,945 15,899 15,826 0.3 0.5 0.0 15,835 15,835 15,872 15,536 1.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,521 6,496 6,482 0.4 0.2 -0.7 6,477 6,495 6,535 6,515 -0.6

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,992 5,003 4,968 -0.2 0.7 0.2 4,929 4,972 4,961 4,687 5.2

 Printing.................................................. 5,450 5,469 5,429 -0.3 0.7 0.0 5,420 5,414 5,446 5,376 0.8

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 41,361 41,054 41,167 0.7 -0.3 0.9 41,739 42,645 41,872 32,361 29.0

 Petroleum refineries............................. 35,987 35,743 35,853 0.7 -0.3 0.7 36,288 37,228 36,512 27,526 31.8

 Chemical products..................................... 88,723 88,040 87,814 0.8 0.3 0.5 89,050 89,253 88,854 85,677 3.9

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,783 4,713 4,698 1.5 0.3 2.1 4,506 4,619 4,860 4,460 1.0

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 36,357 35,983 35,838 1.0 0.4 1.1 36,998 36,723 36,227 35,102 5.4

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,891 3,887 3,868 0.1 0.5 0.5 3,954 3,985 4,006 3,747 5.5

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 26,331 26,152 26,079 0.7 0.3 0.5 26,279 26,488 26,517 24,927 5.4

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, June Full Report, August 2, 2018. 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

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2018/

2018p 2018r 2018 June May Apr. 2018p 2018r 2018 2017 2018p 2017 2017

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 501,383 496,450 493,302 1.0 0.6 0.1 525,992 515,105 489,659 491,415 2,957,877 2,759,129 7.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 51,578 51,322 50,963 0.5 0.7 1.1 56,158 55,263 51,981 53,480 303,303 286,236 6.0

 Information technology......................... 24,092 23,965 24,150 0.5 -0.8 2.2 27,138 23,111 22,267 25,399 139,608 129,094 8.1

 Computers and related products........... 1,737 1,807 1,820 -3.9 -0.7 11.6 2,259 1,623 1,598 2,885 10,085 11,933 -15.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 57,896 55,468 58,001 4.4 -4.4 1.6 60,840 57,515 58,910 58,775 348,980 331,137 5.4

 Capital goods...................................... 89,535 88,093 86,095 1.6 2.3 -2.5 98,469 88,478 81,889 91,770 519,903 481,167 8.1

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 78,086 76,548 74,026 2.0 3.4 -4.7 86,342 77,209 70,780 80,960 453,541 422,274 7.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 67,798 67,337 67,243 0.7 0.1 0.8 73,848 67,487 65,378 70,076 401,279 373,593 7.4

 Defense capital goods4........................ 11,449 11,545 12,069 -0.8 -4.3 13.3 12,127 11,269 11,109 10,810 66,362 58,893 12.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 211,291 208,625 208,885 1.3 -0.1 0.6 215,424 216,387 207,363 196,070 1,240,849 1,136,586 9.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 41,968 40,018 42,407 4.9 -5.6 1.4 43,906 40,821 42,845 42,323 251,688 239,398 5.1

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 169,323 168,607 166,478 0.4 1.3 0.3 171,518 175,566 164,518 153,747 989,161 897,188 10.3

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 501,718 498,401 496,409 0.7 0.4 -0.4 528,488 513,780 490,836 503,599 2,969,425 2,749,500 8.0

 Construction materials and supplies....... 51,888 51,876 51,912 0.0 -0.1 1.6 55,928 56,563 53,613 53,291 309,889 290,647 6.6

 Information technology......................... 24,742 24,505 24,448 1.0 0.2 2.3 27,521 23,352 22,507 25,098 142,498 131,522 8.3

 Computers and related products........... 1,743 1,816 1,830 -4.0 -0.8 6.3 2,265 1,632 1,608 2,925 10,228 12,051 -15.1

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 57,846 55,453 58,001 4.3 -4.4 1.2 60,165 57,617 58,446 58,356 348,894 331,972 5.1

 Capital goods...................................... 90,234 90,317 90,170 -0.1 0.2 -4.9 102,094 87,316 84,161 108,964 536,350 487,340 10.1

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 78,289 76,796 78,584 1.9 -2.3 -6.7 86,379 75,891 74,125 94,520 466,184 432,830 7.7

 Excluding aircraft............................. 68,463 68,306 67,838 0.2 0.7 2.0 73,391 68,188 66,515 69,087 407,653 381,886 6.7

 Defense capital goods4........................ 11,945 13,521 11,586 -11.7 16.7 9.0 15,715 11,425 10,036 14,444 70,166 54,510 28.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 211,355 208,608 208,858 1.3 -0.1 0.5 215,210 216,219 207,342 195,819 1,240,988 1,136,759 9.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 42,032 40,001 42,380 5.1 -5.6 1.1 43,692 40,653 42,824 42,072 251,827 239,571 5.1

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 169,323 168,607 166,478 0.4 1.3 0.3 171,518 175,566 164,518 153,747 989,161 897,188 10.3

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,165,167 1,160,743 1,154,664 0.4 0.5 0.6 1,170,367 1,164,208 1,162,136 1,127,693 (X) (X) 3.8

 Construction materials and supplies....... 57,967 57,657 57,103 0.5 1.0 1.7 59,157 59,387 58,087 52,537 (X) (X) 12.6

 Information technology......................... 113,290 112,640 112,100 0.6 0.5 0.3 114,036 113,653 113,412 111,005 (X) (X) 2.7

 Computers and related products........... 2,021 2,015 2,006 0.3 0.4 0.5 2,021 2,015 2,006 1,697 (X) (X) 19.1

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 26,589 26,639 26,654 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 26,421 27,096 26,994 25,317 (X) (X) 4.4

 Capital goods...................................... 861,982 861,283 859,059 0.1 0.3 0.5 865,540 861,915 863,077 844,887 (X) (X) 2.4

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 714,278 714,075 713,827 0.0 0.0 0.6 715,455 715,418 716,736 700,828 (X) (X) 2.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 219,510 218,845 217,876 0.3 0.4 0.3 220,864 221,321 220,620 215,877 (X) (X) 2.3

 Defense capital goods4........................ 147,704 147,208 145,232 0.3 1.4 -0.3 150,085 146,497 146,341 144,059 (X) (X) 4.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 5,119 5,055 5,072 1.3 -0.3 -0.5 4,950 5,164 5,332 4,739 (X) (X) 4.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 5,119 5,055 5,072 1.3 -0.3 -0.5 4,950 5,164 5,332 4,739 (X) (X) 4.5

 All manufacturing industries................... 669,270 668,607 667,132 0.1 0.2 0.4 664,634 673,906 670,770 632,491 (X) (X) 5.1

 Construction materials and supplies....... 71,550 71,023 70,576 0.7 0.6 0.7 71,616 71,940 71,523 66,574 (X) (X) 7.6

 Information technology......................... 38,843 38,664 38,419 0.5 0.6 0.4 38,600 39,299 38,482 37,216 (X) (X) 3.7

 Computers and related products........... 3,740 3,697 3,653 1.2 1.2 -0.6 3,719 3,779 3,611 3,688 (X) (X) 0.8

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 36,344 36,124 35,670 0.6 1.3 0.0 35,396 36,127 35,624 32,364 (X) (X) 9.4

 Capital goods...................................... 197,697 199,065 198,558 -0.7 0.3 0.3 196,549 201,684 199,703 191,210 (X) (X) 2.8

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 174,871 176,606 176,301 -1.0 0.2 0.5 173,615 179,151 177,409 169,390 (X) (X) 2.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 123,553 123,178 122,731 0.3 0.4 0.2 122,942 124,373 122,993 118,069 (X) (X) 4.1

 Defense capital goods4........................ 22,826 22,459 22,257 1.6 0.9 -1.4 22,934 22,533 22,294 21,820 (X) (X) 5.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 201,711 201,001 200,841 0.4 0.1 0.3 199,624 201,650 200,814 186,848 (X) (X) 6.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 30,214 30,150 29,832 0.2 1.1 0.1 29,349 29,984 29,683 28,026 (X) (X) 4.7

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 171,497 170,851 171,009 0.4 -0.1 0.4 170,275 171,666 171,131 158,822 (X) (X) 7.2

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, June Full Report, August 2, 2018. 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 June

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2018/

2018p 2018r 2018 June May Apr. 2018p 2018r 2018 2017 2017

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 229,691 228,215 227,201 0.6 0.4 0.5 228,732 229,238 227,391 216,539 5.6

 Durable goods industries.......................... 139,403 138,003 136,899 1.0 0.8 0.6 138,648 138,049 136,502 130,190 6.5

 Wood products................................... 5,098 5,063 5,025 0.7 0.8 0.2 4,882 4,799 4,794 4,601 6.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 5,917 5,902 5,863 0.3 0.7 1.0 5,938 5,941 5,897 5,508 7.8

 Primary metals.................................... 12,524 12,474 12,406 0.4 0.5 0.3 12,439 12,193 12,030 11,730 6.0

 Fabricated metal products........................ 19,955 19,556 19,307 2.0 1.3 1.7 19,918 19,520 19,311 18,109 10.0

 Machinery.......................................... 26,701 26,577 26,287 0.5 1.1 0.1 26,624 26,714 26,279 24,312 9.5

 Computers and electronic products........ 18,556 18,427 18,321 0.7 0.6 1.4 18,482 18,737 18,434 17,179 7.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 7,774 7,709 7,696 0.8 0.2 0.4 7,820 7,835 7,814 7,301 7.1

 Transportation equipment..................... 31,274 30,706 30,463 1.8 0.8 0.1 30,906 30,668 30,469 30,090 2.7

 Furniture and related products............... 3,845 3,813 3,803 0.8 0.3 0.2 3,885 3,822 3,781 3,782 2.7

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,759 7,776 7,728 -0.2 0.6 0.1 7,754 7,820 7,693 7,578 2.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 90,288 90,212 90,302 0.1 -0.1 0.4 90,084 91,189 90,889 86,349 4.3

 Food products.................................... 17,917 17,968 18,134 -0.3 -0.9 0.7 17,638 17,821 17,926 18,504 -4.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................... 5,849 5,926 5,909 -1.3 0.3 0.7 5,666 5,905 5,978 5,635 0.6

 Textiles.............................................. 1,127 1,127 1,122 0.0 0.4 2.9 1,139 1,137 1,129 1,082 5.3

 Textile products................................... 1,309 1,313 1,313 -0.3 0.0 -0.1 1,315 1,319 1,307 1,288 2.1

 Apparel............................................. 489 487 487 0.4 0.0 -1.2 493 488 492 494 -0.2

 Leather and allied products.................... 263 257 246 2.3 4.5 1.2 266 261 246 232 14.7

 Paper products.................................... 8,112 8,038 7,974 0.9 0.8 0.1 7,994 7,979 7,957 7,609 5.1

 Printing ............................................. 2,755 2,786 2,767 -1.1 0.7 -0.6 2,741 2,780 2,785 2,666 2.8

 Petroleum and coal products................. 11,807 11,852 11,984 -0.4 -1.1 0.7 12,166 12,570 12,295 9,598 26.8

 Chemical products................................ 29,634 29,487 29,457 0.5 0.1 0.0 29,701 29,905 29,802 28,911 2.7

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 11,026 10,971 10,909 0.5 0.6 1.0 10,965 11,024 10,972 10,330 6.1

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 204,458 206,063 206,166 -0.8 0.0 0.5 202,375 208,423 207,896 190,800 6.1

 Durable goods industries.......................... 149,066 151,130 150,871 -1.4 0.2 0.5 147,749 153,389 152,382 142,459 3.7

 Wood products................................... 2,255 2,241 2,211 0.6 1.4 1.2 2,237 2,266 2,258 1,913 16.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,524 1,505 1,529 1.3 -1.6 0.0 1,547 1,550 1,586 1,559 -0.8

 Primary metals.................................... 10,591 10,386 10,163 2.0 2.2 1.9 10,637 10,480 10,267 9,287 14.5

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,906 13,855 13,697 0.4 1.2 0.6 13,845 13,915 13,689 12,736 8.7

 Machinery.......................................... 19,089 18,875 18,863 1.1 0.1 0.3 18,728 18,998 18,839 17,517 6.9

 Computers and electronic products........ 12,968 12,981 13,216 -0.1 -1.8 -1.0 13,032 13,427 13,551 13,231 -1.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,912 3,895 3,854 0.4 1.1 0.9 3,974 3,991 3,918 3,689 7.7

 Transportation equipment..................... 79,681 82,229 82,172 -3.1 0.1 0.5 78,630 83,588 83,106 77,881 1.0

 Furniture and related products............... 1,427 1,438 1,437 -0.8 0.1 0.8 1,442 1,441 1,429 1,274 13.2

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,713 3,725 3,729 -0.3 -0.1 0.7 3,677 3,733 3,739 3,372 9.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 55,392 54,933 55,295 0.8 -0.7 0.5 54,626 55,034 55,514 48,341 13.0

 Food products.................................... 6,395 6,263 6,555 2.1 -4.5 0.1 5,761 5,594 6,206 5,445 5.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................... 9,457 9,381 9,392 0.8 -0.1 0.5 8,942 9,291 9,434 8,730 2.4

 Textiles.............................................. 702 706 708 -0.6 -0.3 -0.3 701 712 713 676 3.7

 Textile products................................... 406 412 409 -1.5 0.7 -1.7 403 413 415 412 -2.2

 Apparel............................................. 329 331 324 -0.6 2.2 1.9 344 336 317 315 9.2

 Leather and allied products.................... 76 75 74 1.3 1.4 -1.3 75 76 75 78 -3.8

 Paper products.................................... 1,278 1,274 1,268 0.3 0.5 1.5 1,286 1,276 1,271 1,263 1.8

 Printing ............................................. 1,120 1,109 1,102 1.0 0.6 -0.3 1,085 1,052 1,097 1,062 2.2

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,230 13,103 12,924 1.0 1.4 -0.6 13,224 13,714 13,374 9,169 44.2

 Chemical products................................ 19,304 19,191 19,458 0.6 -1.4 1.2 19,708 19,441 19,485 18,270 7.9

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 3,095 3,088 3,081 0.2 0.2 1.5 3,097 3,129 3,127 2,921 6.0

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 235,121 234,329 233,765 0.3 0.2 0.1 233,527 236,245 235,483 225,152 3.7

 Durable goods industries.......................... 114,478 114,269 114,256 0.2 0.0 0.0 113,462 115,526 115,384 110,017 3.1

 Wood products................................... 4,815 4,795 4,865 0.4 -1.4 -0.7 4,827 4,923 5,015 4,897 -1.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,912 6,845 6,735 1.0 1.6 0.1 7,011 7,064 6,932 6,635 5.7

 Primary metals.................................... 11,906 11,898 11,794 0.1 0.9 0.6 11,820 12,031 11,977 10,888 8.6

 Fabricated metal products........................ 19,134 19,039 19,065 0.5 -0.1 0.4 19,232 19,341 19,501 17,987 6.9

 Machinery.......................................... 22,468 22,528 22,746 -0.3 -1.0 0.3 22,225 22,795 23,090 22,669 -2.0

 Computers and electronic products........ 11,969 11,906 11,758 0.5 1.3 -0.2 11,692 11,861 11,645 11,389 2.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,921 6,935 6,877 -0.2 0.8 -0.6 6,945 7,056 6,926 6,668 4.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 15,896 15,773 15,819 0.8 -0.3 -0.8 15,331 15,955 15,785 14,458 6.0

 Furniture and related products............... 2,612 2,659 2,693 -1.8 -1.3 -0.8 2,762 2,718 2,640 2,729 1.2

 Miscellaneous products......................... 11,845 11,891 11,904 -0.4 -0.1 0.1 11,617 11,782 11,873 11,697 -0.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 120,643 120,060 119,509 0.5 0.5 0.3 120,065 120,719 120,099 115,135 4.3

 Food products.................................... 30,294 30,447 30,151 -0.5 1.0 -0.6 29,772 29,926 29,590 29,305 1.6

 Beverage and tobacco products................... 9,330 9,352 9,385 -0.2 -0.4 -0.3 9,348 9,471 9,515 9,206 1.5

 Textiles.............................................. 1,376 1,372 1,380 0.3 -0.6 -0.9 1,386 1,386 1,386 1,356 2.2

 Textile products................................... 1,697 1,690 1,685 0.4 0.3 -0.1 1,696 1,701 1,699 1,646 3.0

 Apparel............................................. 1,055 1,036 1,062 1.8 -2.4 -3.6 1,051 1,010 1,053 1,070 -1.8

 Leather and allied products.................... 442 448 455 -1.3 -1.5 0.0 456 460 460 474 -3.8

 Paper products.................................... 6,555 6,587 6,584 -0.5 0.0 -0.4 6,555 6,580 6,644 6,664 -1.6

 Printing ............................................. 1,575 1,574 1,560 0.1 0.9 1.4 1,594 1,582 1,564 1,648 -3.3

 Petroleum and coal products................. 16,324 16,099 16,259 1.4 -1.0 2.1 16,349 16,361 16,203 13,594 20.3

 Chemical products................................ 39,785 39,362 38,899 1.1 1.2 0.6 39,641 39,907 39,567 38,496 3.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 12,210 12,093 12,089 1.0 0.0 -0.1 12,217 12,335 12,418 11,676 4.6

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, June Full Report, August 2, 2018. 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 Jun May Apr Mar Jun May Apr Mar

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

All manufacturing industries3............................ 1.33 1.35 1.35 1.35 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3

.................................. 1.60 1.63 1.63 1.62 6.64 6.67 6.73 6.66

 Wood products.............................................. 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.30 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.31 1.31 1.30 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.63 1.63 1.61 1.64 1.43 1.43 1.40 1.40

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.61 1.60 1.59 1.62 2.62 2.62 2.60 2.62

 Machinery..................................................... 2.08 2.09 2.11 2.11 3.55 3.56 3.57 3.57

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.63 1.63 1.64 1.66 5.43 5.44 5.39 5.45

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.66 1.65 1.64 1.65 1.92 1.89 1.88 1.88

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.49 1.57 1.55 1.51 14.78 14.99 15.54 14.75

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.20 1.19 1.22 1.22 1.47 1.44 1.47 1.47

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.69 1.70 1.70 1.69 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 1.06 1.06 1.08 1.08 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.96 1.99 2.03 1.98 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.51 1.52 1.51 1.55 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.92 1.93 1.98 2.02 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 1.86 1.88 1.80 1.85 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

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

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.74 0.74 0.77 0.77 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.33 1.32 1.32 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Jun3 Jun3 Jun3 Jun3

Industry 2017- 2017- 2017- 2017-

Jun2 May Jun2 May Jun2 May Jun2 May

2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018

 

All manufacturing industries.................. (X) 0.2 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.0 (X) 0.1

Durable goods industries....................... -0.2 0.2 -0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1

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

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

 Primary metals.................................... 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.8 -0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.1 0.3 -0.2 0.5 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... -0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.9 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -1.3 0.4 -0.7 0.9 0.6 0.4 -0.3 0.1

 Transportation equipment.................... -0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.4

 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) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

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

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.2

 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, June Full Report, August 2, 2018. 

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, June Full Report, August 2, 2018. 

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