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FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 AM EST, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2021

MONTHLY FULL REPORT ON MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES AND ORDERS 

OCTOBER 2021

Release Number: CB 21-183 M3-2 (21)-10

Statement Regarding COVID-19 Impact: The Census Bureau continues to monitor response and data quality 

and has determined that estimates in this release meet publication standards. For more information, see < M3 

COVID-19 FAQs>.

December 3, 2021 — The U.S. Census Bureau announces the October full report on manufacturers’ 

shipments, inventories and orders:

MANUFACTURED GOODS – NEW ORDERS

OCTOBER 2021 $522.1 billion +1.0%°

SEPTEMBER 2021

(revised) $517.1 billion +0.5%°

Next release: January 6, 2022

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, December 3, 

2021.

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in October, up seventeen of the last eighteen months, increased $5.1

billion or 1.0 percent to $522.1 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 0.5 percent

September increase. Shipments, also up seventeen of the last eighteen months, increased $10.2 billion or 

2.0 percent to $523.4 billion. This followed a 1.0 percent September increase. Unfilled orders, up nine

consecutive months, increased $3.1 billion or 0.3 percent to $1,249.8 billion. This followed a 0.7 percent 

September increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.76, down from 6.82 in September. 

Inventories, up sixteen of the last seventeen months, increased $6.4 billion or 0.8 percent to $764.2 billion. 

This followed a 1.0 percent September increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.46, down from

1.48 in September.

-1.0%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21

MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS 2020-2021

Seasonally Adjusted, Month-To-Month Percentage Change

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders, December 3, 2021.
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New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in October, down two consecutive months, decreased $1.1

billion or 0.4 percent to $260.3 billion, up from the previously published 0.5 percent decrease. This 

followed a 0.4 percent September decrease. Transportation equipment, down three of the last four

months, drove the decrease, $2.0 billion or 2.6 percent to $75.3 billion. New orders for manufactured

nondurable goods increased $6.1 billion or 2.4 percent to $261.9 billion.

Shipments

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in October, up five of the last six months, increased $4.1 billion 

or 1.6 percent to $261.5 billion, up from the previously published 1.5 percent increase. This followed a 0.6

percent September increase. Transportation equipment, up following two consecutive monthly decreases,

led the increase, $2.3 billion or 3.2 percent to $75.3 billion. Shipments of manufactured nondurable 

goods, up seventeen of the last eighteen months, increased $6.1 billion or 2.4 percent to $261.9 billion. 

This followed a 1.3 percent September increase. Petroleum and coal products, up sixteen of the last 

seventeen months, led the increase, $4.5 billion or 8.5 percent to $57.7 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in October, up nine consecutive months, increased $3.1

billion or 0.3 percent to $1,249.8 billion, up from the previously published 0.2 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.7 percent September increase. Machinery, up nineteen consecutive months, led the increase, 

$1.4 billion or 1.3 percent to $113.9 billion.

Inventories

Inventories of manufactured durable goods in October, up nine consecutive months, increased $3.1 billion 

or 0.7 percent to $466.4 billion, up from the previously published 0.6 percent increase. This followed a 1.0

percent September increase. Fabricated metal products, up thirteen consecutive months, led the increase, 

$1.0 billion or 1.6 percent to $61.1 billion. Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up fourteen of 

the last fifteen months, increased $3.3 billion or 1.1 percent to $297.8 billion. This followed a 0.9 percent

September increase. Petroleum and coal products, up eleven of the last twelve months, led the increase, 

$2.5 billion or 5.6 percent to $46.1 billion. By stage of fabrication, October materials and supplies

increased 1.7 percent in durable goods and 1.2 percent in nondurable goods. Work in process decreased 

0.3 percent in durable goods and increased 1.5 percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.5

percent in durable goods and 0.9 percent in nondurable goods.
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The Advance Report on durable goods for November is scheduled for release on December 23, 2021 at

8:30 a.m. EST and the Full Report on January 6, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. EST. 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. 

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-inprocess, 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 monthto-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-to-month changes of the total operations of the reporting units in the M3 panel 

effectively represent the month-to-month movements of all establishments that make up the category. 

The companies for which shipments data are currently reported or imputed in the M3 survey represent 

approximately 60 percent of the total value of shipments for manufacturing establishments in the 2017

Economic Census, and these companies include roughly 61 percent of the manufacturing companies with 

$500 million or more in shipments in the 2017 Economic Census. The companies for which shipments data 

are currently reported in the M3 survey represent approximately 51 percent of the total value of 

shipments for manufacturing establishments in the 2017 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 
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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>.

Special Notice - New Advance Estimates Of Total Manufacturing

Beginning with September 2021 data released on October 27, 2021, advance estimates of total 

manufacturing, including M3 durable and nondurable industries, for shipments and inventories, are

available at the same time as the Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers’ Shipments, 

Inventories and Orders. Monthly advance total manufacturing estimates are available on a seasonally 

adjusted basis as well as a not seasonally adjusted basis on the M3 website under the “Advance Report 

Highlights”. 

2022 Release Dates for the M3 Survey

Survey month Advance Report 

(8:30 a.m. release time)

Full Report 

(10:00 a.m. release time)

Nov-21 Thu 12/23/2021 Thu 1/6/2022

Dec-21 Thu 1/27/2022 Thu 2/3/2022

Jan-22 Fri 2/25/2022 Thu 3/3/2022

Feb-22 Thu 3/24/2022 Mon 4/4/2022

Mar-22 Tue 4/26/2022 Tue 5/3/2022

Apr-22 Wed 5/25/2022 Thu 6/2/2022

May-22 Mon 6/27/2022 Tue 7/5/2022

Jun-22 Wed 7/27/2022 Wed 8/3/2022

Jul-22 Wed 8/24/2022 Fri 9/2/2022

Aug-22 Tue 9/27/2022 Tue 10/4/2022

Sep-22 Thu 10/27/2022 Thu 11/3/2022

Oct-22 Wed 11/23/2022 Mon 12/5/2022

Nov-22 Fri 12/23/2022 Not available at this time

OMB: Schedule of Release Dates 2022 (whitehouse.gov)
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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/>.

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

Oct. Sep. Aug. Sep. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sep. Aug. Oct. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Oct. Sep. Aug. 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2021p 2020 2020

 All manufacturing industries.................. 523,398 513,205 508,234 2.0 1.0 0.1 529,940 530,156 523,537 474,467 4,997,483 4,434,998 12.7

 Excluding transportation................... 448,123 440,238 434,977 1.8 1.2 0.6 452,677 451,978 447,968 397,150 4,263,398 3,772,934 13.0

 Excluding defense.............................. 508,868 499,081 493,990 2.0 1.0 0.1 515,628 514,527 509,690 461,207 4,859,796 4,307,153 12.8

 With unfilled orders............................ 184,926 182,747 180,865 1.2 1.0 0.3 185,352 193,408 184,621 165,243 1,766,006 1,564,082 12.9

 Durable goods industries......................... 261,545 257,492 255,914 1.6 0.6 -0.5 265,381 272,020 263,615 245,809 2,525,874 2,236,086 13.0

 Wood products....................................... 11,463 11,349 11,335 1.0 0.1 -0.9 11,968 11,838 12,063 10,466 115,460 92,170 25.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 11,866 11,777 11,698 0.8 0.7 0.4 12,686 12,603 12,971 12,341 118,167 111,664 5.8

 Primary metals....................................... 24,734 24,060 23,896 2.8 0.7 -0.1 24,491 24,450 24,626 19,097 229,334 183,582 24.9

 Iron and steel mills............................ 12,515 12,310 12,081 1.7 1.9 1.6 12,208 12,438 12,312 8,995 114,787 88,583 29.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 10,801 10,399 10,454 3.9 -0.5 -1.5 10,880 10,596 10,876 8,801 101,325 82,471 22.9

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,418 1,351 1,361 5.0 -0.7 -2.8 1,403 1,416 1,438 1,301 13,222 12,528 5.5

 Fabricated metal products....................... 36,206 35,634 35,089 1.6 1.6 1.1 37,117 36,975 36,930 31,676 343,056 298,139 15.1

 Machinery............................................. 37,065 37,189 36,625 -0.3 1.5 1.3 36,841 38,185 36,697 32,634 355,865 311,474 14.3

 Farm machinery................................. 2,637 2,965 2,580 -11.1 14.9 -0.8 2,484 2,757 2,341 2,933 27,592 25,690 7.4

 Construction machinery..................... 3,141 3,294 3,389 -4.6 -2.8 5.2 3,186 3,272 3,379 2,943 32,147 26,548 21.1

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,383 1,376 1,336 0.5 3.0 -2.4 1,379 1,435 1,297 1,247 13,128 13,172 -0.3

 Industrial machinery.......................... 5,594 5,466 5,087 2.3 7.5 1.9 5,694 6,311 5,076 2,993 45,444 30,086 51.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 539 531 516 1.5 2.9 1.2 503 610 488 477 5,158 4,940 4.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,315 4,205 4,177 2.6 0.7 2.3 4,134 4,434 4,530 3,865 42,037 38,246 9.9

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,761 2,733 2,819 1.0 -3.1 -0.4 2,823 2,878 2,861 2,710 27,377 24,597 11.3

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,864 4,000 4,025 -3.4 -0.6 2.2 3,991 3,863 4,106 3,778 39,188 35,316 11.0

 Material handling equipment............... 2,968 2,949 2,942 0.6 0.2 -1.0 3,007 2,991 3,034 2,762 28,770 25,892 11.1

 Computers and electronic products2.......... 29,130 29,178 28,995 -0.2 0.6 0.3 29,087 32,586 29,098 28,475 284,692 268,210 6.1

 Computers........................................ 703 697 728 0.9 -4.3 -1.4 704 784 781 725 7,141 6,985 2.2

 Computer storage devices..................... 704 721 720 -2.4 0.1 -1.6 672 696 636 552 6,737 5,144 31.0

 Other peripheral equipment................ 540 543 529 -0.6 2.6 -1.7 503 655 511 506 5,299 5,056 4.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,244 3,236 3,240 0.2 -0.1 0.7 2,832 4,076 2,912 2,987 31,133 28,902 7.7

 Defense communications equipment.... 240 235 231 2.1 1.7 -2.5 245 273 242 238 2,288 2,202 3.9

 Audio and video equipment.................... 234 242 220 -3.3 10.0 -1.8 321 240 205 327 2,098 2,133 -1.6

 Electronic components......................... 4,825 4,775 4,622 1.0 3.3 1.0 4,703 5,006 4,925 4,426 46,073 43,332 6.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,537 1,526 1,527 0.7 -0.1 -0.7 1,462 1,708 1,548 1,441 15,061 14,667 2.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 3,026 3,018 3,042 0.3 -0.8 -0.6 2,967 3,298 2,994 2,955 29,773 29,028 2.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 9,551 9,557 9,576 -0.1 -0.2 1.2 9,434 10,750 9,438 9,345 93,795 88,190 6.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 12,860 12,630 12,545 1.8 0.7 -0.7 12,949 13,678 13,109 11,579 124,093 108,825 14.0

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,147 1,162 1,142 -1.3 1.8 1.0 1,179 1,215 1,194 1,167 11,499 11,288 1.9

 Household appliances........................ 2,659 2,677 2,623 -0.7 2.1 0.6 2,604 2,994 2,707 2,568 25,868 20,846 24.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,412 3,326 3,301 2.6 0.8 -2.0 3,247 3,709 3,440 2,960 33,162 32,699 1.4

 Batteries........................................... 916 865 912 5.9 -5.2 1.4 1,036 952 1,000 950 8,817 7,713 14.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 75,275 72,967 73,257 3.2 -0.4 -3.1 77,263 78,178 75,569 77,317 734,085 662,064 10.9

 Automobiles..................................... 5,366 4,795 5,456 11.9 -12.1 -6.8 5,724 5,019 5,864 8,041 55,427 62,969 -12.0

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 17,255 16,108 16,446 7.1 -2.1 -9.2 18,609 17,519 18,296 19,380 172,381 139,115 23.9

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,853 2,813 2,677 1.4 5.1 3.9 2,921 2,986 2,663 2,814 27,586 23,469 17.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 27,023 26,594 26,584 1.6 0.0 0.6 28,160 27,064 28,104 27,554 264,721 242,783 9.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 8,241 8,556 7,941 -3.7 7.7 -1.3 7,452 10,263 6,709 6,418 76,349 66,934 14.1

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,638 4,395 4,530 5.5 -3.0 -0.1 4,626 5,010 4,518 4,719 44,510 45,680 -2.6

 Ships and boats................................. 3,239 3,286 3,295 -1.4 -0.3 -3.5 3,189 3,318 3,281 2,754 31,378 27,224 15.3

 Furniture and related products.................. 6,128 6,062 5,989 1.1 1.2 0.6 6,245 6,101 6,397 6,143 59,946 59,644 0.5

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 16,818 16,646 16,485 1.0 1.0 0.6 16,734 17,426 16,155 16,081 161,176 140,314 14.9

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 261,853 255,713 252,320 2.4 1.3 0.7 264,559 258,136 259,922 228,658 2,471,609 2,198,912 12.4

 Food products....................................... 70,560 70,517 70,243 0.1 0.4 0.0 73,101 72,094 71,499 70,628 694,078 665,256 4.3

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,944 7,922 7,832 0.3 1.1 -1.5 8,083 7,802 8,135 7,413 76,876 69,882 10.0

 Dairy products.................................. 10,747 10,773 10,821 -0.2 -0.4 0.5 11,006 10,824 10,982 11,153 107,444 103,818 3.5

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 20,082 20,112 19,868 -0.1 1.2 0.7 20,210 20,265 20,266 18,504 195,453 185,384 5.4

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 13,965 14,203 13,964 -1.7 1.7 3.4 13,953 14,600 14,530 12,944 134,992 126,612 6.6

 Beverages......................................... 10,148 9,782 9,696 3.7 0.9 0.6 10,136 10,179 10,262 9,222 96,348 89,933 7.1

 Tobacco............................................ 3,817 4,421 4,268 -13.7 3.6 10.4 3,817 4,421 4,268 3,722 38,644 36,679 5.4

 Textile mills........................................... 2,314 2,280 2,266 1.5 0.6 -2.5 2,374 2,320 2,416 2,195 23,087 20,973 10.1

 Textile products................................... 1,864 1,876 1,878 -0.6 -0.1 0.6 1,924 1,868 1,944 1,826 18,850 17,577 7.2

 Apparel................................................ 866 867 856 -0.1 1.3 0.2 974 912 934 936 8,468 7,999 5.9

 Leather and allied products...................... 430 453 448 -5.1 1.1 2.5 437 448 469 403 4,370 3,553 23.0

 Paper products...................................... 17,443 17,402 17,336 0.2 0.4 0.3 17,839 17,790 18,136 16,858 172,448 160,799 7.2

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,615 6,591 6,541 0.4 0.8 -0.4 6,723 6,811 6,903 6,512 65,495 63,830 2.6

 Paperboard containers........................ 5,934 5,954 5,966 -0.3 -0.2 0.5 6,113 6,143 6,329 5,968 59,599 56,562 5.4

 Printing................................................. 6,814 6,621 6,685 2.9 -1.0 -0.7 7,227 6,928 6,856 7,102 66,480 64,524 3.0

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 57,655 53,129 51,236 8.5 3.7 1.5 57,641 51,930 53,884 34,703 487,778 337,759 44.4

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 53,339 48,972 47,090 8.9 4.0 1.6 53,056 47,382 49,132 30,409 445,679 298,099 49.5

 Chemical products..................................... 67,923 66,697 65,965 1.8 1.1 0.6 66,487 67,059 66,968 59,810 647,291 591,702 9.4

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,152 2,852 2,727 10.5 4.6 -0.3 2,513 2,504 2,332 2,101 27,993 25,623 9.2

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 21,888 21,777 21,313 0.5 2.2 1.4 21,821 22,658 21,773 19,714 207,270 191,616 8.2

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 4,021 3,975 3,952 1.2 0.6 2.6 3,963 4,014 4,199 3,687 39,668 35,390 12.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 22,019 21,668 21,443 1.6 1.0 0.5 22,602 22,187 22,286 21,253 213,767 202,158 5.7

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

 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, October Full Report, December 3, 2021. 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

Oct. Sep. Aug Oct. - Sep. - Aug. - Oct. Sep. Aug. Oct. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Sep. Aug. July 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2021p 2020 2020

All manufacturing industries2

........................ 522,138 517,066 514,637 1.0 0.5 1.0 524,224 529,459 525,042 462,369 5,017,937 4,284,921 17.1

 Excluding transportation2...................... 446,861 439,795 435,102 1.6 1.1 0.5 448,748 449,563 444,307 393,605 4,269,754 3,739,216 14.2

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 508,429 500,235 501,392 1.6 -0.2 1.2 512,220 510,897 514,939 452,028 4,885,584 4,157,940 17.5

 With unfilled orders2............................. 188,052 191,094 191,683 -1.6 -0.3 2.9 184,719 197,657 190,884 157,961 1,830,325 1,455,190 25.8

 Durable goods industries2......................... 260,285 261,353 262,317 -0.4 -0.4 1.3 259,665 271,323 265,120 233,711 2,546,328 2,086,009 22.1

 Primary metals........................................ 24,616 24,207 23,975 1.7 1.0 -1.9 24,185 24,075 24,040 19,640 234,296 184,031 27.3

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 12,494 12,217 12,059 2.3 1.3 -0.3 11,953 12,053 11,996 9,329 116,753 89,039 31.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 10,725 10,432 10,476 2.8 -0.4 -3.5 10,913 10,495 10,567 9,041 103,224 82,526 25.1

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,397 1,558 1,440 -10.3 8.2 -3.5 1,319 1,527 1,477 1,270 14,319 12,466 14.9

 Fabricated metal products........................ 36,848 36,735 36,593 0.3 0.4 2.4 36,308 37,186 37,898 32,045 361,742 299,592 20.7

 Machinery............................................. 38,487 38,757 38,188 -0.7 1.5 -0.9 38,078 39,342 37,416 32,786 371,112 313,805 18.3

 Construction machinery........................ 3,366 3,713 3,680 -9.3 0.9 6.5 3,312 3,823 3,405 2,970 35,293 26,410 33.6

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,463 1,407 1,444 4.0 -2.6 -9.8 1,459 1,466 1,405 1,251 13,553 12,993 4.3

 Industrial machinery............................ 5,942 5,645 5,192 5.3 8.7 -3.2 6,273 6,256 5,068 2,982 47,205 29,674 59.1

 Photographic equipment....................... 529 591 549 -10.5 7.7 15.1 544 773 491 510 5,254 4,720 11.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,399 4,391 4,487 0.2 -2.1 -5.0 4,146 4,532 4,673 3,789 44,223 38,983 13.4

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,875 2,926 2,933 -1.7 -0.2 1.2 3,003 3,088 2,816 2,647 28,442 25,471 11.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,120 4,034 4,023 2.1 0.3 -2.4 4,247 3,897 4,104 3,729 40,453 35,175 15.0

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,160 3,162 3,206 -0.1 -1.4 -1.3 3,028 3,160 3,265 2,778 30,064 25,764 16.7

 Computers and electronic products2........... 25,401 25,211 25,255 0.8 -0.2 1.2 24,681 28,625 24,121 23,811 244,712 228,178 7.2

 Computers........................................ 668 677 712 -1.3 -4.9 -5.3 669 764 765 725 7,041 6,864 2.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,721 3,419 3,437 8.8 -0.5 -0.3 3,406 4,151 3,056 3,094 33,097 29,424 12.5

 Defense communications equipment....... 232 243 222 -4.5 9.5 1.8 219 297 227 208 2,105 1,966 7.1

 Electronic components......................... 4,878 4,867 4,875 0.2 -0.2 4.1 4,841 5,160 5,033 4,593 47,164 43,095 9.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,658 1,680 1,662 -1.3 1.1 -2.8 1,718 1,873 1,677 1,632 16,605 15,907 4.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,862 3,062 3,063 -6.5 0.0 3.4 2,569 3,631 2,692 2,714 28,877 28,680 0.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 9,764 9,615 9,670 1.5 -0.6 1.4 9,602 11,004 9,171 9,303 94,260 88,523 6.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 13,434 13,248 13,064 1.4 1.4 1.6 13,493 13,927 13,480 11,566 129,076 110,106 17.2

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,187 1,158 1,152 2.5 0.5 1.8 1,236 1,206 1,177 1,167 11,729 11,196 4.8

 Household appliances.......................... 2,730 2,711 2,654 0.7 2.1 1.6 2,645 3,143 2,701 2,601 26,403 21,580 22.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,464 3,378 3,409 2.5 -0.9 2.3 3,376 3,434 3,578 3,001 33,266 32,786 1.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 75,277 77,271 79,535 -2.6 -2.8 3.8 75,476 79,896 80,735 68,764 748,183 545,705 37.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 27,338 26,618 26,918 2.7 -1.1 -0.4 27,754 27,263 28,569 27,005 267,075 242,384 10.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts3................ 8,848 10,351 15,044 -14.5 -31.2 63.9 8,185 9,386 15,017 1,338 93,839 -48,385 (NA)

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 4,725 6,046 3,006 -21.8 101.1 -13.2 3,939 6,617 2,532 2,491 40,734 40,864 -0.3

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,820 3,700 3,770 -23.8 -1.9 7.4 2,795 2,331 2,070 2,245 30,624 30,173 1.5

 Furniture and related products................... 6,133 6,165 6,232 -0.5 -1.1 0.3 6,114 6,418 6,284 6,226 62,376 60,524 3.1

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 261,853 255,713 252,320 2.4 1.3 0.7 264,559 258,136 259,922 228,658 2,471,609 2,198,912 12.4

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. 

3

 (NA) - New Orders year-to-date percent change is not provided for Nondefense aircraft and parts because the denominator has a negative value. 

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, October Full Report, December 3, 2021. 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 October

Oct. Sep. Aug. Sep. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sep. Aug. Oct. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Oct. Sep. Aug. 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2020

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,249,815 1,246,689 1,238,342 0.3 0.7 0.9 1,238,930 1,239,563 1,235,314 1,173,974 5.5

 Excluding transportation2...................... 425,691 422,567 418,524 0.7 1.0 1.1 420,946 419,792 417,261 364,657 15.4

 Excluding defense2

............................. 1,035,774 1,031,827 1,026,187 0.4 0.5 1.2 1,027,713 1,026,038 1,024,722 958,332 7.2

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,249,815 1,246,689 1,238,342 0.3 0.7 0.9 1,238,930 1,239,563 1,235,314 1,173,974 5.5

 Primary metals........................................ 40,951 41,069 40,922 -0.3 0.4 0.2 39,669 39,975 40,350 32,285 22.9

 Iron and steel mills............................... 18,911 18,932 19,025 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 18,216 18,471 18,856 14,892 22.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 14,862 14,938 14,905 -0.5 0.2 0.1 14,431 14,398 14,499 11,770 22.6

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 7,178 7,199 6,992 -0.3 3.0 1.1 7,022 7,106 6,995 5,623 24.9

 Fabricated metal products......................... 104,449 103,807 102,706 0.6 1.1 1.5 103,047 103,856 103,645 83,056 24.1

 Machinery.............................................. 113,874 112,452 110,884 1.3 1.4 1.4 112,683 111,446 110,289 96,074 17.3

 Construction machinery......................... 11,029 10,804 10,385 2.1 4.0 2.9 10,481 10,355 9,804 6,431 63.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 4,641 4,561 4,530 1.8 0.7 2.4 4,641 4,561 4,530 3,985 16.5

 Industrial machinery............................. 10,178 9,830 9,651 3.5 1.9 1.1 10,173 9,594 9,649 8,732 16.5

 Photographic equipment........................ 1,988 1,998 1,938 -0.5 3.1 1.7 2,030 1,989 1,826 2,417 -16.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 9,181 9,097 8,911 0.9 2.1 3.6 9,009 8,997 8,899 6,741 33.6

 Metalworking machinery........................ 10,436 10,322 10,129 1.1 1.9 1.1 10,447 10,267 10,057 9,054 15.4

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 22,427 22,171 22,137 1.2 0.2 0.0 22,427 22,171 22,137 21,403 4.8

 Material handling equipment................... 14,234 14,042 13,829 1.4 1.5 1.9 14,041 14,020 13,851 12,305 14.1

 Computers and electronic products2............. 122,074 121,417 120,898 0.5 0.4 0.6 121,624 120,947 119,962 116,663 4.3

 Computers......................................... 1,445 1,480 1,500 -2.4 -1.3 -1.1 1,445 1,480 1,500 1,466 -1.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 19,988 19,511 19,328 2.4 0.9 1.0 19,932 19,358 19,283 17,766 12.2

 Defense communications equipment........ 361 369 361 -2.2 2.2 -2.4 331 357 333 434 -23.7

 Electronic components.......................... 14,307 14,254 14,162 0.4 0.6 1.8 14,201 14,063 13,909 12,760 11.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 26,247 26,126 25,972 0.5 0.6 0.5 26,404 26,148 25,983 24,855 6.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 33,090 33,254 33,210 -0.5 0.1 0.1 32,879 33,277 32,944 33,635 -2.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 26,636 26,423 26,365 0.8 0.2 0.4 26,432 26,264 26,010 25,747 2.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 31,980 31,406 30,788 1.8 2.0 1.7 31,587 31,043 30,794 25,930 21.8

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,010 1,970 1,974 2.0 -0.2 0.5 2,019 1,962 1,971 1,777 13.6

 Household appliances........................... 2,978 2,907 2,873 2.4 1.2 1.1 3,032 2,991 2,842 2,218 36.7

 Electrical equipment............................. 12,383 12,331 12,279 0.4 0.4 0.9 12,182 12,053 12,328 12,067 1.0

 Transportation equipment......................... 824,124 824,122 819,818 0.0 0.5 0.8 817,984 819,771 818,053 809,317 1.1

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 28,418 28,103 28,079 1.1 0.1 1.2 27,201 27,607 27,408 23,149 17.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 598,547 597,940 596,145 0.1 0.3 1.2 596,250 595,517 596,394 586,173 1.7

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 81,294 81,207 79,556 0.1 2.1 -1.9 80,205 80,892 79,285 83,596 -4.1

 Ships and boats.................................. 49,104 49,523 49,109 -0.8 0.8 1.0 46,967 47,361 48,348 47,732 -1.6

 Furniture and related products................... 11,784 11,779 11,676 0.0 0.9 2.1 11,757 11,888 11,571 10,073 16.7

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, October Full Report, December 3, 2021. 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 October

Oct. Sep. Aug. Sep. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sep. Aug. Oct. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Oct. Sep. Aug. 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2020

 All manufacturing industries...................... 764,212 757,820 750,633 0.8 1.0 0.7 767,094 757,186 753,575 702,826 9.1

 Excluding transportation........................ 610,144 603,486 597,082 1.1 1.1 0.7 611,489 601,798 598,547 553,708 10.4

 Excluding defense............................. 739,224 732,933 725,851 0.9 1.0 0.7 742,112 732,348 728,699 678,504 9.4

 With unfilled orders............................. 376,112 373,288 369,522 0.8 1.0 0.8 376,140 373,103 372,260 348,885 7.8

 Durable goods industries........................ 466,444 463,341 458,707 0.7 1.0 0.9 466,578 463,012 461,870 429,341 8.7

 Wood products........................................ 13,888 13,767 13,773 0.9 0.0 -0.4 13,825 13,463 13,592 12,409 11.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 15,010 14,900 14,734 0.7 1.1 1.2 14,651 14,693 14,643 13,897 5.4

 Primary metals......................................... 41,918 41,123 40,568 1.9 1.4 1.4 41,448 40,747 40,776 33,804 22.6

 Iron and steel mills............................... 24,007 23,421 23,032 2.5 1.7 1.9 23,762 23,215 23,250 18,816 26.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 15,494 15,297 15,176 1.3 0.8 0.8 15,308 15,193 15,189 12,820 19.4

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,417 2,405 2,360 0.5 1.9 0.1 2,378 2,339 2,337 2,168 9.7

 Fabricated metal products......................... 61,148 60,196 59,192 1.6 1.7 1.3 60,529 59,923 59,282 51,906 16.6

 Machinery.............................................. 76,149 75,221 74,052 1.2 1.6 1.3 76,022 75,431 74,595 68,867 10.4

 Farm machinery.................................. 4,598 4,542 4,460 1.2 1.8 4.4 4,458 4,381 4,319 3,502 27.3

 Construction machinery......................... 6,594 6,404 6,225 3.0 2.9 0.9 6,613 6,439 6,227 5,671 16.6

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 6,195 6,144 6,108 0.8 0.6 0.8 6,258 6,154 6,165 6,123 2.2

 Industrial machinery............................. 9,294 9,268 9,155 0.3 1.2 2.1 9,068 9,638 9,348 8,412 7.8

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,298 1,293 1,303 0.4 -0.8 1.1 1,317 1,283 1,345 1,300 1.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 5,955 5,861 5,648 1.6 3.8 2.0 5,826 5,642 5,536 5,174 12.6

 Metalworking machinery........................ 6,013 5,938 5,870 1.3 1.2 -0.2 6,088 5,981 5,963 5,661 7.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 9,968 9,841 9,669 1.3 1.8 0.8 9,955 9,757 9,769 8,947 11.3

 Material handling equipment.................. 6,038 5,910 5,787 2.2 2.1 1.4 6,216 6,065 5,945 5,337 16.5

 Computers and electronic products2............ 47,441 47,383 47,037 0.1 0.7 0.4 47,631 47,194 47,514 46,645 2.1

 Computers......................................... 2,115 2,109 2,075 0.3 1.6 2.2 2,094 2,216 2,183 1,833 14.2

 Computer storage devices.................... 865 845 864 2.4 -2.2 4.0 883 856 905 773 14.2

 Other peripheral equipment................... 807 815 794 -1.0 2.6 -0.4 799 797 800 834 -4.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,477 4,472 4,419 0.1 1.2 -1.9 4,606 4,438 4,591 4,533 1.6

 Defense communications equipment........ 656 653 654 0.5 -0.2 -0.9 656 653 654 662 -0.9

 Audio and video equipment.................... 695 686 661 1.3 3.8 1.1 715 720 660 688 3.9

 Electronic components.......................... 8,169 8,272 8,260 -1.2 0.1 0.6 7,912 8,086 7,996 8,178 -3.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,340 3,338 3,306 0.1 1.0 0.7 3,403 3,356 3,352 3,314 2.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,026 3,027 3,017 0.0 0.3 0.1 2,999 2,951 3,048 2,957 1.4

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 16,745 16,682 16,547 0.4 0.8 0.5 16,855 16,625 16,836 16,232 3.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 21,381 21,189 20,899 0.9 1.4 0.6 21,265 20,874 21,152 19,609 8.4

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,444 2,414 2,400 1.2 0.6 1.3 2,450 2,412 2,424 2,334 5.0

 Household appliances........................... 3,215 3,138 3,063 2.5 2.4 2.4 3,267 3,101 3,148 2,663 22.7

 Electrical equipment............................. 6,413 6,408 6,325 0.1 1.3 -0.3 6,251 6,069 6,420 6,046 3.4

 Batteries............................................ 1,752 1,749 1,748 0.2 0.1 0.7 1,741 1,821 1,821 1,751 -0.6

 Transportation equipment......................... 154,068 154,334 153,551 -0.2 0.5 0.9 155,605 155,388 155,028 149,118 4.4

 Automobiles....................................... 7,708 7,632 7,476 1.0 2.1 8.1 7,931 7,954 7,733 5,341 48.5

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 7,864 8,177 8,063 -3.8 1.4 2.9 8,074 8,351 8,345 5,884 37.2

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,796 2,801 2,735 -0.2 2.4 4.6 2,737 2,761 2,748 2,014 35.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 31,615 31,473 31,057 0.5 1.3 1.1 31,461 31,410 31,005 27,263 15.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 76,025 76,259 76,424 -0.3 -0.2 0.1 77,228 76,876 77,130 81,606 -5.4

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,545 12,548 12,466 0.0 0.7 0.6 12,585 12,535 12,506 12,301 2.3

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,879 3,755 3,681 3.3 2.0 1.3 3,871 3,795 3,712 3,275 18.2

 Furniture and related products.................... 8,243 8,194 8,081 0.6 1.4 1.4 8,193 8,197 8,163 7,264 12.8

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 27,198 27,034 26,820 0.6 0.8 0.3 27,409 27,102 27,125 25,822 6.1

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 297,768 294,479 291,926 1.1 0.9 0.4 300,516 294,174 291,705 273,485 9.9

 Food products........................................ 62,780 62,646 62,323 0.2 0.5 0.0 66,130 63,389 62,408 64,003 3.3

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 6,808 6,911 6,912 -1.5 0.0 1.0 7,104 6,811 6,687 5,831 21.8

 Dairy products.................................... 9,013 9,007 9,042 0.1 -0.4 -0.1 8,899 9,007 9,141 8,761 1.6

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,687 9,769 9,796 -0.8 -0.3 0.7 9,864 9,833 9,903 9,817 0.5

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 26,438 26,534 26,603 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1 26,813 26,276 26,000 26,629 0.7

 Beverages......................................... 22,849 22,923 22,986 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 23,142 22,801 22,623 22,814 1.4

 Tobacco............................................ 3,589 3,611 3,617 -0.6 -0.2 0.1 3,671 3,475 3,377 3,815 -3.8

 Textile mills............................................ 3,209 3,178 3,136 1.0 1.3 0.7 3,200 3,184 3,152 2,970 7.7

 Textile products...................................... 4,098 4,027 3,976 1.8 1.3 1.0 4,097 4,042 3,975 3,943 3.9

 Apparel................................................. 1,827 1,802 1,775 1.4 1.5 -0.6 1,906 1,840 1,862 1,860 2.5

 Leather and allied products....................... 871 873 873 -0.2 0.0 -0.6 857 872 878 879 -2.5

 Paper products....................................... 15,954 15,847 15,765 0.7 0.5 0.4 15,739 15,862 15,904 14,974 5.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 4,920 4,903 4,875 0.3 0.6 0.2 4,811 4,851 4,904 4,819 -0.2

 Paperboard containers......................... 5,714 5,695 5,662 0.3 0.6 1.1 5,645 5,730 5,703 5,292 6.7

 Printing.................................................. 5,996 6,014 5,969 -0.3 0.8 1.1 6,183 6,129 6,025 6,083 1.6

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 46,052 43,594 42,481 5.6 2.6 0.4 45,430 43,341 42,428 29,845 52.2

 Petroleum refineries............................. 40,369 38,012 37,007 6.2 2.7 0.3 39,885 37,798 36,900 25,092 59.0

 Chemical products..................................... 100,925 100,727 100,117 0.2 0.6 0.5 100,732 100,157 100,272 96,013 4.9

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 5,230 5,259 5,225 -0.6 0.7 1.1 5,027 5,003 5,006 5,073 -0.9

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 44,610 44,502 44,419 0.2 0.2 -0.6 44,698 44,317 44,447 45,127 -1.0

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 4,510 4,430 4,363 1.8 1.5 1.3 4,405 4,331 4,304 3,772 16.8

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 29,618 29,237 28,908 1.3 1.1 1.3 29,429 29,082 28,801 26,286 12.0

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, October Full Report, December 3, 2021. 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

Oct. Sep. Aug. Sep. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sep. Aug. Oct. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Oct. Sep. Aug. 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2021p 2020 2020

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries......................... 523,398 513,205 508,234 2.0 1.0 0.1 529,940 530,156 523,537 474,467 4,997,483 4,434,998 12.7

 Construction materials and supplies....... 58,407 57,538 56,774 1.5 1.3 0.8 60,669 60,247 61,163 54,286 568,343 499,669 13.7

 Information technology......................... 25,184 25,048 25,041 0.5 0.0 0.0 24,687 28,052 24,671 23,644 244,659 224,912 8.8

 Computers and related products........... 1,947 1,961 1,977 -0.7 -0.8 -1.5 1,879 2,135 1,928 1,783 19,177 17,185 11.6

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 52,497 50,310 51,163 4.3 -1.7 -3.4 55,414 52,588 54,927 57,789 520,115 468,336 11.1

 Capital goods...................................... 93,355 93,151 91,794 0.2 1.5 0.0 91,536 100,373 90,063 83,837 895,637 790,902 13.2

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 80,861 80,921 79,472 -0.1 1.8 0.4 79,209 86,978 78,142 72,676 777,023 682,790 13.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 76,077 75,802 74,859 0.4 1.3 0.6 75,316 80,263 74,627 68,999 731,957 646,393 13.2

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 12,494 12,230 12,322 2.2 -0.7 -2.5 12,327 13,395 11,921 11,161 118,614 108,112 9.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 213,847 207,699 205,712 3.0 1.0 -0.2 218,361 211,501 212,961 191,455 2,016,660 1,766,337 14.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,069 35,332 36,290 4.9 -2.6 -5.2 39,009 37,653 38,555 41,809 368,523 333,215 10.6

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 176,778 172,367 169,422 2.6 1.7 1.0 179,352 173,848 174,406 149,646 1,648,137 1,433,122 15.0

 All manufacturing industries5...................... 522,138 517,066 514,637 1.0 0.5 1.0 524,224 529,459 525,042 462,369 5,017,937 4,284,921 17.1

 Construction materials and supplies....... 59,122 58,755 58,618 0.6 0.2 1.2 60,181 60,714 62,364 54,256 587,026 498,923 17.7

 Information technology......................... 26,189 26,071 25,866 0.5 0.8 0.9 25,584 29,430 24,603 23,575 251,663 226,634 11.0

 Computers and related products........... 1,912 1,941 1,961 -1.5 -1.0 -3.0 1,844 2,115 1,912 1,783 19,077 17,064 11.8

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 52,812 50,334 51,497 4.9 -2.3 -3.9 55,008 52,787 55,392 57,240 522,469 467,937 11.7

 Capital goods...................................... 95,727 99,631 100,301 -3.9 -0.7 5.6 92,932 103,058 96,241 77,656 933,552 686,104 36.1

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 83,900 84,829 88,619 -1.1 -4.3 7.4 82,509 87,370 87,244 68,602 817,459 575,122 42.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 78,712 78,190 77,102 0.7 1.4 0.5 77,894 81,900 75,257 69,444 754,758 652,839 15.6

 Defense capital goods4........................ 11,827 14,802 11,682 -20.1 26.7 -6.0 10,423 15,688 8,997 9,054 116,093 110,982 4.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 213,755 207,714 205,769 2.9 0.9 -0.2 218,070 211,797 212,986 191,540 2,018,211 1,767,496 14.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,977 35,347 36,347 4.6 -2.8 -5.2 38,718 37,949 38,580 41,894 370,074 334,374 10.7

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 176,778 172,367 169,422 2.6 1.7 1.0 179,352 173,848 174,406 149,646 1,648,137 1,433,122 15.0

 All manufacturing industries5...................... 1,249,815 1,246,689 1,238,342 0.3 0.7 0.9 1,238,930 1,239,563 1,235,314 1,173,974 (X) (X) 5.5

 Construction materials and supplies....... 77,725 77,010 75,793 0.9 1.6 2.5 76,480 76,968 76,501 56,683 (X) (X) 34.9

 Information technology......................... 124,364 123,359 122,336 0.8 0.8 0.7 123,807 122,910 121,532 116,188 (X) (X) 6.6

 Computers and related products........... 1,445 1,480 1,500 -2.4 -1.3 -1.1 1,445 1,480 1,500 1,466 (X) (X) -1.4

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 28,418 28,103 28,079 1.1 0.1 1.2 27,201 27,607 27,408 23,149 (X) (X) 17.5

 Capital goods...................................... 950,426 948,054 941,574 0.3 0.7 0.9 944,368 942,972 940,287 912,452 (X) (X) 3.5

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 760,487 757,448 753,540 0.4 0.5 1.2 757,161 753,861 753,469 723,731 (X) (X) 4.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 238,491 235,856 233,468 1.1 1.0 1.0 236,711 234,133 232,496 212,528 (X) (X) 11.4

 Defense capital goods4........................ 189,939 190,606 188,034 -0.3 1.4 -0.3 187,207 189,111 186,818 188,721 (X) (X) -0.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 7,734 7,826 7,811 -1.2 0.2 0.7 7,764 8,055 7,759 6,337 (X) (X) 22.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 7,734 7,826 7,811 -1.2 0.2 0.7 7,764 8,055 7,759 6,337 (X) (X) 22.5 

 All manufacturing industries....................... 764,212 757,820 750,633 0.8 1.0 0.7 767,094 757,186 753,575 702,826 (X) (X) 9.1

 Construction materials and supplies....... 83,130 81,983 80,741 1.4 1.5 1.2 81,946 81,115 80,391 70,963 (X) (X) 15.5

 Information technology......................... 41,721 41,539 41,142 0.4 1.0 0.3 42,026 41,502 41,851 40,087 (X) (X) 4.8

 Computers and related products........... 3,787 3,769 3,733 0.5 1.0 2.0 3,776 3,869 3,888 3,440 (X) (X) 9.8

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 49,983 50,083 49,331 -0.2 1.5 2.6 50,203 50,476 49,831 40,502 (X) (X) 24.0

 Capital goods...................................... 225,314 224,237 222,584 0.5 0.7 0.6 226,559 224,833 225,078 219,136 (X) (X) 3.4

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 204,046 203,076 201,519 0.5 0.8 0.6 205,337 203,708 203,959 198,505 (X) (X) 3.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 138,208 137,024 135,336 0.9 1.2 0.8 138,274 136,995 137,006 127,804 (X) (X) 8.2

 Defense capital goods4........................ 21,268 21,161 21,065 0.5 0.5 0.9 21,222 21,125 21,119 20,631 (X) (X) 2.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 233,615 230,936 228,753 1.2 1.0 0.4 237,619 231,751 229,250 212,261 (X) (X) 11.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 39,437 39,528 38,927 -0.2 1.5 2.6 40,139 40,169 39,774 32,791 (X) (X) 22.4

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 194,178 191,408 189,826 1.4 0.8 -0.1 197,480 191,582 189,476 179,470 (X) (X) 10.0

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

TOTAL INVENTORIES 

X

 Not Applicable 

p

 Preliminary 

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

1

 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories are for the end of the period. Not seasonally adjusted estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for noncalendar 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, October Full Report, December 3, 2021. 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 October

Oct. Sep. Aug. Sep. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sep. Aug. Oct. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Oct. Sep. Aug. 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2020

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 274,591 270,425 266,296 1.5 1.6 1.3 274,702 270,474 266,870 238,751 15.1

 Durable goods industries.......................... 170,745 167,816 165,003 1.7 1.7 1.5 170,951 168,615 166,087 147,508 15.9

 Wood products................................... 6,019 5,957 5,923 1.0 0.6 -0.3 6,143 5,999 5,943 5,552 10.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,245 6,216 6,175 0.5 0.7 1.0 6,199 6,207 6,182 5,685 9.0

 Primary metals.................................... 15,716 15,388 15,001 2.1 2.6 1.2 15,843 15,466 15,119 13,025 21.6

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 24,870 24,477 23,872 1.6 2.5 2.0 24,761 24,745 24,016 19,699 25.7

 Machinery.......................................... 31,821 30,309 29,886 5.0 1.4 0.9 31,842 30,514 30,186 27,315 16.6

 Computers and electronic products........ 22,460 22,314 22,148 0.7 0.7 2.3 22,657 22,315 22,309 21,277 6.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 9,754 9,679 9,507 0.8 1.8 -0.2 9,692 9,549 9,617 8,783 10.3

 Transportation equipment..................... 40,871 40,494 39,837 0.9 1.6 2.3 40,853 40,863 39,877 34,013 20.1

 Furniture and related products............... 4,049 4,031 3,989 0.4 1.1 2.1 4,023 4,018 4,017 3,554 13.2

 Miscellaneous products......................... 8,940 8,951 8,665 -0.1 3.3 0.8 8,938 8,939 8,821 8,605 3.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 103,846 102,609 101,293 1.2 1.3 1.0 103,751 101,859 100,783 91,243 13.7

 Food products.................................... 22,921 22,964 22,788 -0.2 0.8 -0.1 23,587 22,834 22,448 22,339 5.6

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 5,395 5,408 5,447 -0.2 -0.7 0.5 5,471 5,289 5,194 5,471 0.0

 Textiles.............................................. 1,292 1,281 1,254 0.9 2.2 1.6 1,275 1,277 1,262 1,118 14.0

 Textile products................................... 1,444 1,425 1,410 1.3 1.1 1.1 1,439 1,431 1,412 1,395 3.2

 Apparel............................................. 615 611 607 0.7 0.7 -0.7 634 617 627 610 3.9

 Leather and allied products.................... 313 310 304 1.0 2.0 -1.3 310 313 310 290 6.9

 Paper products.................................... 8,269 8,168 8,091 1.2 1.0 0.5 8,180 8,206 8,146 7,521 8.8

 Printing ............................................. 3,066 3,074 2,991 -0.3 2.8 2.3 3,109 3,115 3,008 2,866 8.5

 Petroleum and coal products................. 14,903 13,932 13,736 7.0 1.4 0.7 14,332 13,615 13,602 8,797 62.9

 Chemical products................................ 32,506 32,558 31,894 -0.2 2.1 1.4 32,421 32,251 31,900 29,847 8.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 13,122 12,878 12,771 1.9 0.8 2.3 12,993 12,911 12,874 10,989 18.2

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 220,880 220,615 219,382 0.1 0.6 0.1 223,366 220,556 220,242 215,065 3.9

 Durable goods industries.......................... 168,019 168,517 167,769 -0.3 0.4 0.3 169,017 169,154 169,490 164,880 2.5

 Wood products................................... 2,344 2,310 2,352 1.5 -1.8 1.2 2,333 2,274 2,339 2,113 10.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,522 1,511 1,513 0.7 -0.1 1.0 1,453 1,481 1,501 1,436 1.2

 Primary metals.................................... 11,875 11,820 11,847 0.5 -0.2 2.5 11,903 11,851 12,151 9,985 19.2

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 14,416 14,337 14,221 0.6 0.8 0.9 14,351 14,296 14,233 13,174 8.9

 Machinery.......................................... 21,721 22,294 21,675 -2.6 2.9 1.9 21,781 22,591 22,145 19,091 14.1

 Computers and electronic products........ 13,176 13,337 13,285 -1.2 0.4 -0.9 12,919 13,064 13,213 13,094 -1.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 4,141 4,072 4,005 1.7 1.7 0.3 4,107 3,985 4,058 3,864 6.3

 Transportation equipment..................... 93,186 93,241 93,332 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 94,481 93,945 94,222 96,913 -2.5

 Furniture and related products............... 1,370 1,346 1,325 1.8 1.6 1.5 1,374 1,377 1,339 1,187 15.8

 Miscellaneous products......................... 4,268 4,249 4,214 0.4 0.8 0.5 4,315 4,290 4,289 4,023 7.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 52,861 52,098 51,613 1.5 0.9 -0.9 54,349 51,402 50,752 50,185 8.3

 Food products.................................... 7,338 7,227 7,285 1.5 -0.8 -0.8 8,372 6,830 6,839 8,939 -6.3

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 9,214 9,275 9,309 -0.7 -0.4 -0.5 9,451 9,201 8,930 9,751 -3.1

 Textiles.............................................. 592 580 574 2.1 1.0 0.7 597 585 579 560 6.6

 Textile products................................... 400 398 397 0.5 0.3 0.0 403 406 396 399 1.0

 Apparel............................................. 243 242 238 0.4 1.7 0.8 250 248 247 241 3.7

 Leather and allied products.................... 91 89 94 2.2 -5.3 4.4 89 89 96 82 8.5

 Paper products.................................... 1,478 1,457 1,461 1.4 -0.3 -0.1 1,466 1,456 1,501 1,390 5.5

 Printing ............................................. 1,179 1,186 1,178 -0.6 0.7 0.3 1,280 1,259 1,209 1,261 1.5

 Petroleum and coal products................. 12,672 12,152 11,570 4.3 5.0 -1.7 12,719 11,993 11,423 7,342 73.2

 Chemical products................................ 16,020 15,882 15,860 0.9 0.1 -1.6 16,072 15,714 15,905 16,735 -4.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 3,634 3,610 3,647 0.7 -1.0 2.8 3,650 3,621 3,627 3,485 4.7

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 268,741 266,780 264,955 0.7 0.7 0.7 269,026 266,156 266,463 249,010 8.0

 Durable goods industries.......................... 127,680 127,008 125,935 0.5 0.9 1.0 126,610 125,243 126,293 116,953 8.3

 Wood products................................... 5,525 5,500 5,498 0.5 0.0 -1.2 5,349 5,190 5,310 4,744 12.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 7,243 7,173 7,046 1.0 1.8 1.4 6,999 7,005 6,960 6,776 3.3

 Primary metals.................................... 14,327 13,915 13,720 3.0 1.4 0.7 13,702 13,430 13,506 10,794 26.9

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 21,862 21,382 21,099 2.2 1.3 0.9 21,417 20,882 21,033 19,033 12.5

 Machinery.......................................... 22,607 22,618 22,491 0.0 0.6 1.3 22,399 22,326 22,264 22,461 -0.3

 Computers and electronic products........ 11,805 11,732 11,604 0.6 1.1 -1.8 12,055 11,815 11,992 12,274 -1.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 7,486 7,438 7,387 0.6 0.7 1.9 7,466 7,340 7,477 6,962 7.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 20,011 20,599 20,382 -2.9 1.1 3.4 20,271 20,580 20,929 18,192 11.4

 Furniture and related products............... 2,824 2,817 2,767 0.2 1.8 0.5 2,796 2,802 2,807 2,523 10.8

 Miscellaneous products......................... 13,990 13,834 13,941 1.1 -0.8 -0.1 14,156 13,873 14,015 13,194 7.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 141,061 139,772 139,020 0.9 0.5 0.5 142,416 140,913 140,170 132,057 7.8

 Food products.................................... 32,521 32,455 32,250 0.2 0.6 0.2 34,171 33,725 33,121 32,725 4.4

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 11,829 11,851 11,847 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 11,891 11,786 11,876 11,407 4.2

 Textiles.............................................. 1,325 1,317 1,308 0.6 0.7 -0.2 1,328 1,322 1,311 1,292 2.8

 Textile products................................... 2,254 2,204 2,169 2.3 1.6 1.2 2,255 2,205 2,167 2,149 4.9

 Apparel............................................. 969 949 930 2.1 2.0 -1.0 1,022 975 988 1,009 1.3

 Leather and allied products.................... 467 474 475 -1.5 -0.2 -1.0 458 470 472 507 -9.7

 Paper products.................................... 6,207 6,222 6,213 -0.2 0.1 0.4 6,093 6,200 6,257 6,063 0.5

 Printing ............................................. 1,751 1,754 1,800 -0.2 -2.6 -0.4 1,794 1,755 1,808 1,956 -8.3

 Petroleum and coal products................. 18,477 17,510 17,175 5.5 2.0 1.6 18,379 17,733 17,403 13,706 34.1

 Chemical products................................ 52,399 52,287 52,363 0.2 -0.1 0.7 52,239 52,192 52,467 49,431 5.7

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 12,862 12,749 12,490 0.9 2.1 -0.2 12,786 12,550 12,300 11,812 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. 

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, October Full Report, December 3, 2021. 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 Oct Sep Aug Jul Oct Sep Aug Jul

2021p 2021r 2021 2021 2021p 2021r 2021 2021

All manufacturing industries3.................................... 1.46 1.48 1.48 1.47 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3........................................ 1.78 1.80 1.79 1.77 6.76 6.82 6.85 6.81

 Wood products........................................................... 1.21 1.21 1.22 1.21 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products............................. 1.26 1.27 1.26 1.25 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals............................................................ 1.69 1.71 1.70 1.67 1.66 1.71 1.71 1.71

 Fabricated metal products...................................... 1.69 1.69 1.69 1.68 2.96 2.99 3.01 3.00

 Machinery..................................................................... 2.05 2.02 2.02 2.02 3.41 3.38 3.35 3.35

 Computers and electronic products3................... 1.63 1.62 1.62 1.62 5.28 5.27 5.26 5.27

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.................................................... 1.66 1.68 1.67 1.64 2.68 2.67 2.65 2.58

 Transportation equipment..................................... 2.05 2.12 2.10 2.01 16.55 16.73 16.84 16.59

 Furniture and related products............................ 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.34 2.16 2.20 2.21 2.19

 Miscellaneous products.......................................... 1.62 1.62 1.63 1.63 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries................................... 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.16 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products............................................................. 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products........................... 1.89 1.87 1.91 1.97 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................................................... 1.39 1.39 1.38 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products......................................................... 2.20 2.15 2.12 2.11 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel........................................................................ 2.11 2.08 2.07 2.09 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products................................ 2.03 1.93 1.95 2.01 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.......................................................... 0.91 0.91 0.91 0.91 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing........................................................................ 0.88 0.91 0.89 0.88 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............................... 0.80 0.82 0.83 0.84 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products................................................... 1.49 1.51 1.52 1.52 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products................................ 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.34 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Oct3 Oct3 Oct3 Oct3

Industry 2020- 2020- 2020- 2020-

Oct2 Sep Oct2 Sep Oct2 Sep Oct2 Sep

2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021

All manufacturing industries.................. (X) 0.2 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

Durable goods industries....................... 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

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

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

 Primary metals............................................. 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.9 -0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2

 Machinery...................................................... 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1

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

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components..................................... 0.0 0.4 0.2 1.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.0 0.8 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.5 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products.......................... (X) 0.4 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

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

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

 Textiles.......................................................... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Textile products......................................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Apparel......................................................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 1.1 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Printing.......................................................... (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

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

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, October Full Report, December 3, 2021. 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, October Full Report, December 3, 2021. 

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