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FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 AM EDT, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2022 

MONTHLY FULL REPORT ON MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES AND ORDERS 

APRIL 2022 

Release Number: CB 22-80 M3-2 (22)-04 

June 2, 2022 — The U.S. Census Bureau announces the April full report on manufacturers’ shipments, 

inventories and orders:

MANUFACTURED GOODS – NEW ORDERS

APRIL 2022 $533.2 billion +0.3%° 

MARCH 2022 

(revised) $531.4 billion +1.8%° 

Next release: July 5, 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, June 2, 2022. 

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in April, up eleven of the last twelve months, increased $1.8 billion or 

0.3 percent to $533.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 1.8 percent March

increase. Shipments, up twenty-three of the last twenty-four months, increased $0.9 billion or 0.2 percent 

to $532.1 billion. This followed a 2.2 percent March increase. Unfilled orders, up twenty consecutive 

months, increased $6.0 billion or 0.5 percent to $1,106.8 billion. This followed a 0.5 percent March

increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.07, up from 6.06 in March. Inventories, up twenty 

of the last twenty-one months, increased $4.4 billion or 0.6 percent to $786.1 billion. This followed a 1.4

percent March increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.48, up from 1.47 in March. 

New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in April, up six of the last seven months, increased $1.3 billion 

or 0.5 percent to $265.5 billion, up from the previously published 0.4 percent increase. This followed a 0.7 

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

the increase, $0.6 billion or 0.7 percent to $86.8 billion. New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $0.5 billion or 0.2 percent to $267.7 billion.

-1.0%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22

MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS 2021-2022

Seasonally Adjusted, Month-To-Month Percentage Change

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders, June 2, 2022.
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Shipments

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in April, up eleven of the last twelve months, increased $0.4

billion or 0.1 percent to $264.4 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a

1.4 percent March increase. Primary metals, up four of the last five months, led the increase, $0.2 billion

or 1.0 percent to $20.9 billion. Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up twenty-three of the last 

twenty-four months, increased $0.5 billion or 0.2 percent to $267.7 billion. This followed a 2.9 percent 

March increase. Food products, up eight of the last nine months, drove the increase, $0.8 billion or 1.0

percent to $76.1 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in April, up twenty consecutive months, increased $6.0

billion or 0.5 percent to $1,106.8 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed 

a 0.5 percent March increase. Transportation equipment, up fourteen of the last fifteen months, led the 

increase, $4.3 billion or 0.7 percent to $637.3 billion.

Inventories

Inventories of manufactured durable goods in April, up fifteen consecutive months, increased $3.9 billion 

or 0.8 percent to $479.7 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a 0.9 

percent March increase. Transportation equipment, up five of the last six months, led the increase, $1.1 

billion or 0.7 percent to $156.9 billion. Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up eighteen of the 

last nineteen months, increased $0.4 billion or 0.1 percent to $306.4 billion. This followed a 2.1 percent 

March increase. Chemical products, up twelve of the last thirteen months, drove the increase, $0.5 billion 

or 0.5 percent to $102.8 billion. By stage of fabrication, April materials and supplies increased 1.2 percent 

in durable goods and 0.9 percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.3 percent in durable 

goods and decreased 0.5 percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 1.0 percent in durable 

goods and decreased 0.2 percent in nondurable goods. 

The Advance Report on durable goods for May is scheduled for release on June 27, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. EDT 

and the Full Report on July 5, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. View the full schedule in the Economic Briefing

Room: <www.census.gov/economic-indicators/>. The full text and tables of this release can be found at

<www.census.gov/m3>.
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EXPLANATORY NOTES

Figures in text are adjusted for seasonality, but not for inflation. Figures on new and unfilled orders 

exclude data for semiconductor manufacturing. 

“Virtually unchanged” indicates that the change is less than 0.05 percent for a percent increase or 

decrease. 

Description of the survey 

This report is compiled from results of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, 

and Orders (M3) survey, which is a voluntary survey authorized by Title 13 of the United States Code. This 

survey provides statistics on a calendar-month basis for manufacturers' value of shipments, new orders 

(net of cancellations), end-of-month order backlog (unfilled orders), end-of-month total inventory (at 

current cost or market value), and inventories by stage of fabrication (materials and supplies, work-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 

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 
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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”. 

Benchmark notice

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

issued on May 13, 2022. These revisions result from

• Benchmarking the M3 shipments and inventories data to the 2020 and 2019 Annual Survey of 

Manufactures (ASM) data; 

• Incorporating the unfilled orders-to-shipments ratios obtained for 2020, 2019, and 2018 from the 

Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders (M3UFO) Survey;

• Adjusting the new orders data to be consistent with the benchmarked shipments and unfilled 

orders data;

• Correcting monthly data for late receipts, reclassifications of reported data, and revisions to 

previously reported data;

• Updating the seasonally adjusted data based on the results of benchmarking and the recent annual 

review of the seasonal adjustment models. 

These revisions spanned the seasonally adjusted data for January 2012 through March 2022 and the data 

not seasonally adjusted for January 2017 through March 2022. An updated Press Release contains revised 

monthly tables for January 2022 through March 2022.
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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

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2022/

2022p 2022r 2022 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2022p 2022r 2022 2021 2022p 2021 2021

 All manufacturing industries.................. 532,061 531,180 519,899 0.2 2.2 0.8 530,355 568,556 482,953 469,542 2,054,433 1,824,754 12.6

 Excluding transportation................... 449,495 448,642 439,461 0.2 2.1 1.0 448,703 474,458 405,956 397,313 1,731,775 1,529,822 13.2

 Excluding defense.............................. 516,451 515,402 503,937 0.2 2.3 0.8 515,582 550,999 467,611 454,944 1,993,656 1,766,937 12.8

 With unfilled orders............................ 182,457 181,751 180,519 0.4 0.7 0.4 179,314 198,734 169,425 162,749 708,613 631,663 12.2

 Durable goods industries......................... 264,411 264,026 260,275 0.1 1.4 0.3 261,182 288,250 244,095 236,308 1,024,899 926,572 10.6

 Wood products....................................... 13,153 13,186 13,126 -0.3 0.5 2.3 13,841 13,379 12,019 13,164 50,178 45,753 9.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 12,524 12,479 12,480 0.4 0.0 -0.4 12,550 12,517 10,711 11,764 46,392 42,839 8.3

 Primary metals....................................... 20,915 20,709 20,002 1.0 3.5 0.1 21,420 22,413 19,444 18,036 82,727 72,439 14.2

 Iron and steel mills............................ 11,937 11,614 11,418 2.8 1.7 -0.6 12,255 12,482 11,100 10,226 47,170 39,307 20.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 7,449 7,633 7,149 -2.4 6.8 1.2 7,582 8,317 7,014 6,483 29,703 28,167 5.5

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,529 1,462 1,435 4.6 1.9 0.1 1,583 1,614 1,330 1,327 5,854 4,965 17.9

 Fabricated metal products....................... 36,592 36,672 36,319 -0.2 1.0 0.5 36,631 38,644 34,080 32,840 142,842 124,359 14.9

 Machinery............................................. 37,040 36,945 36,602 0.3 0.9 -0.8 36,861 41,472 34,639 32,928 145,500 126,153 15.3

 Farm machinery................................. 2,518 2,546 2,422 -1.1 5.1 -9.3 3,072 3,122 2,634 3,103 11,319 11,537 -1.9

 Construction machinery..................... 3,579 3,419 3,274 4.7 4.4 5.3 3,784 3,774 3,239 2,876 13,522 11,155 21.2

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,412 1,426 1,400 -1.0 1.9 6.6 1,328 1,551 1,310 1,189 5,415 4,837 11.9

 Industrial machinery.......................... 6,197 6,181 6,200 0.3 -0.3 -4.3 5,515 7,110 5,366 3,909 23,481 13,599 72.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 511 531 534 -3.8 -0.6 4.7 450 624 481 471 1,984 1,982 0.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,519 4,547 4,589 -0.6 -0.9 -0.2 4,528 4,952 3,885 4,221 17,008 15,289 11.2

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,670 2,623 2,638 1.8 -0.6 0.1 2,509 2,858 2,436 2,487 10,173 9,870 3.1

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,112 3,194 3,177 -2.6 0.5 -3.7 3,167 3,301 3,206 3,207 12,801 12,709 0.7

 Material handling equipment............... 3,534 3,493 3,470 1.2 0.7 5.6 3,440 3,986 3,386 2,717 13,770 10,609 29.8

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 28,385 28,245 28,331 0.5 -0.3 1.3 25,833 30,200 25,527 24,949 106,877 102,148 4.6

 Computers........................................ 738 727 749 1.5 -2.9 4.2 681 680 577 682 2,574 2,626 -2.0

 Computer storage devices..................... 642 610 614 5.2 -0.7 1.8 563 774 485 496 2,334 2,102 11.0

 Other peripheral equipment................ 453 508 474 -10.8 7.2 6.3 356 574 383 408 1,705 1,656 3.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,003 2,971 3,065 1.1 -3.1 1.3 2,630 3,496 2,493 2,444 11,061 10,127 9.2

 Defense communications equipment.... 214 202 209 5.9 -3.3 -1.9 206 217 207 188 799 731 9.3

 Audio and video equipment.................... 468 464 442 0.9 5.0 0.0 359 383 382 252 1,509 1,030 46.5

 Electronic components......................... 4,488 4,485 4,490 0.1 -0.1 2.2 4,265 4,893 4,090 3,812 17,271 15,171 13.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,645 1,605 1,634 2.5 -1.8 0.4 1,454 1,878 1,543 1,462 6,302 6,227 1.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 3,207 3,194 3,250 0.4 -1.7 1.5 3,047 3,441 3,095 3,090 12,295 12,271 0.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 8,591 8,475 8,452 1.4 0.3 0.6 7,899 9,437 7,641 7,721 32,323 31,915 1.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 13,163 13,266 13,020 -0.8 1.9 2.5 12,963 14,453 11,909 11,874 50,303 44,951 11.9

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,021 1,034 1,026 -1.3 0.8 -0.7 1,006 1,077 930 1,006 3,943 3,879 1.6

 Household appliances........................ 2,620 2,680 2,614 -2.2 2.5 3.5 2,584 3,003 2,328 2,539 9,975 9,559 4.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,660 3,654 3,627 0.2 0.7 0.6 3,496 4,208 3,363 3,413 14,125 13,225 6.8

 Batteries........................................... 997 1,041 978 -4.2 6.4 7.5 953 1,061 847 809 3,613 3,056 18.2

 Transportation equipment........................ 82,566 82,538 80,438 0.0 2.6 -0.4 81,652 94,098 76,997 72,229 322,658 294,932 9.4

 Automobiles..................................... 7,845 7,946 6,954 -1.3 14.3 1.2 7,601 9,293 6,480 6,263 29,106 27,837 4.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 20,871 21,090 20,091 -1.0 5.0 -1.1 20,924 24,999 19,552 16,854 82,830 76,959 7.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,303 2,245 2,254 2.6 -0.4 6.1 2,312 2,554 2,128 1,898 8,884 7,568 17.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 26,397 26,184 25,701 0.8 1.9 -1.2 26,821 29,027 25,635 24,018 105,598 95,734 10.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 10,259 9,989 10,061 2.7 -0.7 -1.6 9,684 11,416 8,371 9,235 37,687 32,359 16.5

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 5,317 5,364 5,533 -0.9 -3.1 6.5 4,823 6,039 5,109 4,977 20,111 20,297 -0.9

 Ships and boats................................. 3,416 3,505 3,533 -2.5 -0.8 -0.6 3,438 3,820 3,512 3,633 13,621 13,742 -0.9

 Furniture and related products.................. 6,134 6,117 6,084 0.3 0.5 0.9 6,054 6,248 5,856 5,698 23,692 22,382 5.9

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,939 13,869 13,873 0.5 0.0 0.6 13,377 14,826 12,913 12,826 53,730 50,616 6.2

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 267,650 267,154 259,624 0.2 2.9 1.3 269,173 280,306 238,858 233,234 1,029,534 898,182 14.6

 Food products....................................... 76,066 75,316 74,635 1.0 0.9 0.8 74,717 77,079 71,559 70,649 294,514 278,908 5.6

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 9,144 9,006 8,701 1.5 3.5 0.3 8,922 9,376 8,378 7,809 35,161 31,347 12.2

 Dairy products.................................. 11,940 11,615 11,569 2.8 0.4 1.0 11,739 11,828 10,807 10,936 45,566 43,139 5.6

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 23,040 22,949 22,653 0.4 1.3 1.6 22,986 23,365 21,716 21,546 89,075 82,454 8.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 15,488 15,535 14,949 -0.3 3.9 -0.6 15,567 15,530 13,775 13,784 58,754 51,652 13.7

 Beverages......................................... 9,786 9,648 9,892 1.4 -2.5 -0.6 9,865 9,643 8,718 9,538 37,021 34,612 7.0

 Tobacco............................................ 5,702 5,887 5,057 -3.1 16.4 -0.6 5,702 5,887 5,057 4,246 21,733 17,040 27.5

 Textile mills........................................... 2,322 2,306 2,324 0.7 -0.8 1.0 2,368 2,425 2,262 2,280 9,194 8,774 4.8

 Textile products................................... 1,978 1,985 1,984 -0.4 0.1 0.4 2,038 2,061 1,936 1,962 7,824 7,466 4.8

 Apparel................................................ 750 748 731 0.3 2.3 0.7 647 713 680 621 2,715 2,599 4.5

 Leather and allied products...................... 444 428 399 3.7 7.3 3.4 477 442 380 413 1,634 1,503 8.7

 Paper products...................................... 16,404 16,428 16,432 -0.1 0.0 0.7 15,974 17,097 15,423 15,468 64,276 60,978 5.4

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 5,942 5,922 5,956 0.3 -0.6 0.8 5,778 6,090 5,508 5,529 23,187 21,920 5.8

 Paperboard containers........................ 6,062 6,103 6,102 -0.7 0.0 1.4 5,884 6,418 5,668 5,845 23,758 22,935 3.6

 Printing................................................. 6,680 6,677 6,584 0.0 1.4 1.0 6,672 6,988 6,055 6,295 25,832 24,174 6.9

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 59,643 59,864 53,921 -0.4 11.0 5.0 62,650 62,631 45,543 39,667 218,129 144,599 50.9

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 54,691 54,947 49,056 -0.5 12.0 5.5 57,799 57,938 41,650 35,339 200,733 127,972 56.9

 Chemical products..................................... 65,368 65,548 65,494 -0.3 0.1 0.2 65,295 71,568 60,794 61,410 259,138 238,588 8.6

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,130 3,174 3,195 -1.4 -0.7 -4.4 3,784 4,266 3,334 3,591 14,470 12,808 13.0

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 20,870 20,883 21,019 -0.1 -0.6 0.8 20,196 22,199 18,927 18,884 80,730 75,100 7.5

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,733 3,812 3,789 -2.1 0.6 -0.4 4,000 4,227 3,406 3,904 14,953 14,068 6.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 22,507 22,319 22,171 0.8 0.7 0.3 22,768 23,772 20,451 20,685 87,524 78,941 10.9

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, April Full Report, June 2, 2022. Information on data sources and methodology can be found on our website at 

<www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/how_the_data_are_collected/index.html>. 
Table 2. Value of Manufacturers' New Orders for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2022/

2022p 2022r 2022 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2022p 2022r 2022 2021 2022p 2021 2021

All manufacturing industries2

........................ 533,188 531,412 522,118 0.3 1.8 0.3 529,462 574,394 488,963 469,768 2,076,508 1,845,057 12.5

 Excluding transportation2...................... 446,354 445,192 435,639 0.3 2.2 0.7 447,401 474,315 405,559 401,171 1,731,793 1,544,806 12.1

 Excluding defense2.............................. 517,794 516,540 505,884 0.2 2.1 0.0 516,262 554,520 474,092 457,242 2,017,371 1,782,961 13.1

 With unfilled orders2............................. 188,438 186,907 187,611 0.8 -0.4 -1.0 182,720 208,916 179,991 167,297 749,081 669,944 11.8

 Durable goods industries2......................... 265,538 264,258 262,494 0.5 0.7 -0.7 260,289 294,088 250,105 236,534 1,046,974 946,875 10.6

 Primary metals........................................ 20,958 20,783 20,120 0.8 3.3 -1.9 21,178 22,667 20,094 18,360 84,367 75,302 12.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 11,814 11,655 11,523 1.4 1.1 -1.0 11,939 12,774 11,500 10,626 47,915 41,018 16.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 7,483 7,521 7,071 -0.5 6.4 -4.1 7,507 8,180 7,180 6,333 30,123 28,991 3.9

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,661 1,607 1,526 3.4 5.3 1.2 1,732 1,713 1,414 1,401 6,329 5,293 19.6

 Fabricated metal products........................ 36,947 36,986 36,534 -0.1 1.2 0.3 37,786 40,571 35,126 37,162 148,336 139,402 6.4

 Machinery............................................. 37,760 37,379 37,155 1.0 0.6 -2.0 38,110 41,594 36,502 35,150 151,930 134,247 13.2

 Construction machinery........................ 3,610 3,549 3,301 1.7 7.5 4.9 3,754 3,886 3,547 3,232 14,544 13,148 10.6

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,479 1,322 1,293 11.9 2.2 -4.6 1,395 1,447 1,203 1,177 5,313 4,879 8.9

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,341 6,264 6,564 1.2 -4.6 2.2 5,911 7,226 5,677 4,337 24,842 14,549 70.7

 Photographic equipment....................... 499 518 491 -3.7 5.5 -3.9 422 552 515 437 1,922 2,032 -5.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,925 4,469 4,548 10.2 -1.7 -9.3 5,183 4,910 4,130 4,543 18,530 16,493 12.4

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,694 2,767 2,441 -2.6 13.4 -8.4 2,618 2,823 2,481 2,415 10,498 10,119 3.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 2,977 3,154 3,313 -5.6 -4.8 1.4 3,032 3,261 3,342 3,473 12,732 13,256 -4.0

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,658 3,701 3,608 -1.2 2.6 -4.7 3,347 4,119 3,614 2,656 14,471 10,676 35.5

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 23,760 23,742 23,325 0.1 1.8 -1.8 21,662 27,266 20,845 20,987 90,549 86,627 4.5

 Computers........................................ 739 729 745 1.4 -2.1 5.4 682 682 573 667 2,561 2,618 -2.2

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,104 3,161 2,976 -1.8 6.2 -11.9 2,700 3,775 2,529 2,636 11,596 10,594 9.5

 Defense communications equipment....... 208 194 203 7.2 -4.4 -1.9 191 217 200 160 778 685 13.6

 Electronic components......................... 4,485 4,615 4,588 -2.8 0.6 1.9 4,353 4,925 4,165 4,139 17,789 15,726 13.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,779 1,735 1,846 2.5 -6.0 3.3 1,593 2,027 1,721 1,682 6,998 6,971 0.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,101 3,137 2,870 -1.1 9.3 -9.5 2,918 4,065 2,679 2,877 12,084 12,611 -4.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 8,699 8,509 8,488 2.2 0.2 0.8 7,873 9,761 7,653 7,598 32,884 32,320 1.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 13,562 13,593 13,250 -0.2 2.6 3.1 13,598 14,838 12,480 12,404 52,551 47,880 9.8

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,027 1,058 1,048 -2.9 1.0 3.6 1,000 1,116 965 977 4,006 4,035 -0.7

 Household appliances.......................... 2,511 2,557 2,836 -1.8 -9.8 16.8 2,535 3,010 2,237 2,699 9,742 9,917 -1.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 4,126 3,892 3,821 6.0 1.9 -3.5 4,017 4,366 3,879 3,181 15,953 13,641 16.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 86,834 86,220 86,479 0.7 -0.3 -1.5 82,061 100,079 83,404 68,597 344,715 300,251 14.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 26,761 26,591 25,895 0.6 2.7 -0.8 26,629 29,243 26,365 24,010 106,827 97,605 9.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts3................ 14,536 13,933 15,162 4.3 -8.1 -16.4 11,974 15,367 14,025 7,396 59,862 32,055 86.7

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 4,860 4,806 5,631 1.1 -14.7 41.9 4,148 5,923 4,935 4,182 18,008 20,738 -13.2

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,280 2,951 3,598 11.1 -18.0 57.9 2,496 4,907 4,253 3,565 14,013 20,888 -32.9

 Furniture and related products................... 6,092 6,019 6,053 1.2 -0.6 2.2 6,117 6,349 5,912 6,034 24,067 23,830 1.0

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 267,650 267,154 259,624 0.2 2.9 1.3 269,173 280,306 238,858 233,234 1,029,534 898,182 14.6

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, April Full Report, June 2, 2022. Information on data sources and methodology can be found on our website at 

<www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/how_the_data_are_collected/index.html>. 
Table 3. Value of Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry April

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2022/

2022p 2022r 2022 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2022p 2022r 2022 2021 2021

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,106,775 1,100,794 1,095,638 0.5 0.5 0.7 1,115,069 1,111,663 1,101,481 1,034,864 7.8

 Excluding transportation2...................... 469,469 467,756 466,282 0.4 0.3 0.2 474,783 471,786 467,585 434,210 9.3

 Excluding defense2

............................. 898,513 892,316 886,254 0.7 0.7 0.8 904,921 899,942 892,077 817,537 10.7

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,106,775 1,100,794 1,095,638 0.5 0.5 0.7 1,115,069 1,111,663 1,101,481 1,034,864 7.8

 Primary metals........................................ 31,391 31,348 31,274 0.1 0.2 0.4 31,885 32,127 31,873 29,220 9.1

 Iron and steel mills............................... 16,212 16,335 16,294 -0.8 0.3 0.6 16,411 16,727 16,435 15,787 4.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 10,966 10,932 11,044 0.3 -1.0 -0.7 11,235 11,310 11,447 10,150 10.7

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,213 4,081 3,936 3.2 3.7 2.4 4,239 4,090 3,991 3,283 29.1

 Fabricated metal products......................... 118,141 117,786 117,472 0.3 0.3 0.2 119,464 118,309 116,382 109,492 9.1

 Machinery.............................................. 129,648 128,928 128,494 0.6 0.3 0.4 131,352 130,103 129,981 116,611 12.6

 Construction machinery......................... 9,728 9,697 9,567 0.3 1.4 0.3 10,287 10,317 10,205 8,304 23.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 4,965 4,898 5,002 1.4 -2.1 -2.1 4,965 4,898 5,002 4,584 8.3

 Industrial machinery............................. 11,939 11,795 11,712 1.2 0.7 3.2 12,278 11,882 11,766 9,678 26.9

 Photographic equipment........................ 3,121 3,133 3,146 -0.4 -0.4 -1.3 3,091 3,119 3,191 3,363 -8.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 10,353 9,947 10,025 4.1 -0.8 -0.4 10,799 10,144 10,186 8,001 35.0

 Metalworking machinery........................ 8,583 8,559 8,415 0.3 1.7 -2.3 8,719 8,610 8,645 7,586 14.9

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 33,350 33,485 33,525 -0.4 -0.1 0.4 33,350 33,485 33,525 32,818 1.6

 Material handling equipment................... 16,664 16,540 16,332 0.7 1.3 0.9 16,511 16,604 16,471 14,198 16.3

 Computers and electronic products2............. 139,943 139,714 139,293 0.2 0.3 -0.1 141,067 140,939 139,529 134,345 5.0

 Computers......................................... 1,206 1,205 1,203 0.1 0.2 -0.3 1,206 1,205 1,203 1,369 -11.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 21,303 21,202 21,012 0.5 0.9 -0.4 21,537 21,467 21,188 18,013 19.6

 Defense communications equipment........ 303 309 317 -1.9 -2.5 -1.9 319 334 334 456 -30.0

 Electronic components.......................... 16,086 16,089 15,959 0.0 0.8 0.6 16,290 16,202 16,170 14,803 10.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 31,812 31,678 31,548 0.4 0.4 0.7 31,787 31,648 31,499 29,680 7.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 38,275 38,381 38,438 -0.3 -0.1 -1.0 38,747 38,876 38,252 39,653 -2.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 30,958 30,850 30,816 0.4 0.1 0.1 31,181 31,207 30,883 30,371 2.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 38,510 38,111 37,784 1.0 0.9 0.6 39,049 38,414 38,029 33,555 16.4

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,210 2,204 2,180 0.3 1.1 1.0 2,216 2,222 2,183 2,023 9.5

 Household appliances........................... 5,208 5,317 5,440 -2.1 -2.3 4.3 5,174 5,223 5,216 4,828 7.2

 Electrical equipment............................. 15,737 15,271 15,033 3.1 1.6 1.3 16,041 15,520 15,362 14,397 11.4

 Transportation equipment......................... 637,306 633,038 629,356 0.7 0.6 1.0 640,286 639,877 633,896 600,654 6.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 28,552 28,188 27,781 1.3 1.5 0.7 28,976 29,168 28,952 25,572 13.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 426,358 422,081 418,137 1.0 0.9 1.2 427,508 425,218 421,267 384,042 11.3

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 55,690 56,147 56,705 -0.8 -1.0 0.2 56,455 57,130 57,246 60,504 -6.7

 Ships and boats.................................. 48,614 48,750 49,304 -0.3 -1.1 0.1 49,999 50,941 49,854 56,309 -11.2

 Furniture and related products................... 10,449 10,491 10,589 -0.4 -0.9 -0.3 10,579 10,516 10,415 9,678 9.3

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, April Full Report, June 2, 2022. Information on data sources and methodology can be found on our website at 

<www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/how_the_data_are_collected/index.html>.
Table 4. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories for Industry Groups1

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry April

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2022/

2022p 2022r 2022 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2022p 2022r 2022 2021 2021

 All manufacturing industries...................... 786,052 781,702 770,905 0.6 1.4 0.7 791,073 784,560 775,049 713,927 10.8

 Excluding transportation........................ 629,109 625,885 616,885 0.5 1.5 0.9 634,216 629,366 620,481 564,457 12.4

 Excluding defense............................. 759,930 755,739 745,076 0.6 1.4 0.8 764,784 758,572 749,284 688,643 11.1

 With unfilled orders............................. 384,106 381,720 378,535 0.6 0.8 0.6 386,725 382,060 379,611 351,631 10.0

 Durable goods industries........................ 479,664 475,761 471,327 0.8 0.9 0.5 482,626 476,565 474,388 437,089 10.4

 Wood products........................................ 14,728 14,526 14,358 1.4 1.2 0.8 14,800 14,927 14,898 13,481 9.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 15,618 15,347 15,351 1.8 0.0 0.8 15,913 15,648 15,636 14,327 11.1

 Primary metals......................................... 38,893 38,415 38,162 1.2 0.7 1.1 39,263 38,430 38,515 32,824 19.6

 Iron and steel mills............................... 23,019 22,768 22,836 1.1 -0.3 -0.1 23,050 22,681 23,050 18,743 23.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 13,221 13,024 12,723 1.5 2.4 3.5 13,470 13,060 12,774 11,630 15.8

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,653 2,623 2,603 1.1 0.8 0.5 2,743 2,689 2,691 2,451 11.9

 Fabricated metal products......................... 61,694 61,305 61,122 0.6 0.3 0.2 62,384 61,631 61,389 54,374 14.7

 Machinery.............................................. 81,153 80,479 79,268 0.8 1.5 1.2 81,903 81,484 79,903 70,349 16.4

 Farm machinery.................................. 5,715 5,507 5,224 3.8 5.4 1.1 5,819 5,761 5,668 3,841 51.5

 Construction machinery......................... 6,889 6,843 6,667 0.7 2.6 1.6 7,070 7,044 6,690 5,581 26.7

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 6,009 5,948 5,919 1.0 0.5 1.8 6,021 5,872 5,990 5,698 5.7

 Industrial machinery............................. 10,295 10,262 10,082 0.3 1.8 1.9 10,001 10,615 9,996 8,670 15.4

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,395 1,379 1,383 1.2 -0.3 1.4 1,407 1,333 1,413 1,319 6.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 7,038 6,951 6,779 1.3 2.5 -0.8 7,499 7,376 7,003 6,336 18.4

 Metalworking machinery........................ 6,472 6,460 6,425 0.2 0.5 2.2 6,493 6,414 6,354 5,924 9.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,053 10,064 10,006 -0.1 0.6 1.3 10,214 10,054 9,979 8,981 13.7

 Material handling equipment.................. 6,610 6,573 6,594 0.6 -0.3 1.6 6,635 6,536 6,494 5,558 19.4

 Computers and electronic products2............ 51,682 51,426 51,148 0.5 0.5 -0.2 51,976 50,844 51,242 49,257 5.5

 Computers......................................... 2,078 2,062 2,023 0.8 1.9 0.0 2,022 1,991 1,971 1,871 8.1

 Computer storage devices.................... 903 896 856 0.8 4.7 -1.3 856 819 868 848 0.9

 Other peripheral equipment................... 820 816 823 0.5 -0.9 0.9 845 818 847 836 1.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,740 4,688 4,603 1.1 1.8 0.1 4,752 4,582 4,596 4,456 6.6

 Defense communications equipment........ 663 658 685 0.8 -3.9 1.9 663 658 685 670 -1.0

 Audio and video equipment.................... 1,000 1,011 992 -1.1 1.9 -2.0 1,034 1,052 975 903 14.5

 Electronic components.......................... 10,038 9,979 10,025 0.6 -0.5 -1.5 10,425 10,044 10,158 10,187 2.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,294 3,277 3,244 0.5 1.0 0.3 3,303 3,236 3,225 3,075 7.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 2,843 2,837 2,837 0.2 0.0 -0.7 2,889 2,842 2,881 2,916 -0.9

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 17,506 17,443 17,327 0.4 0.7 0.7 17,537 17,289 17,183 16,380 7.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 22,534 22,212 22,012 1.4 0.9 1.2 23,010 22,415 22,352 19,737 16.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,034 2,051 2,108 -0.8 -2.7 -0.2 2,034 2,032 2,130 1,991 2.2

 Household appliances........................... 3,260 3,132 3,074 4.1 1.9 1.4 3,324 3,165 3,156 2,567 29.5

 Electrical equipment............................. 7,528 7,351 7,306 2.4 0.6 1.7 7,744 7,408 7,493 6,734 15.0

 Batteries............................................ 1,659 1,645 1,605 0.9 2.5 0.3 1,712 1,712 1,550 1,586 7.9

 Transportation equipment......................... 156,943 155,817 154,020 0.7 1.2 0.1 156,857 155,194 154,568 149,470 4.9

 Automobiles....................................... 6,544 6,467 6,521 1.2 -0.8 -3.0 6,416 6,320 6,555 5,339 20.2

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 10,082 9,464 8,972 6.5 5.5 1.3 9,910 9,392 9,403 8,463 17.1

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,749 2,792 2,807 -1.5 -0.5 0.9 2,782 2,826 2,913 2,373 17.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 32,124 31,934 31,557 0.6 1.2 0.3 32,520 32,137 31,728 29,297 11.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 76,269 76,194 75,515 0.1 0.9 0.5 75,947 75,570 75,401 76,201 -0.3

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,764 12,736 12,668 0.2 0.5 -1.2 12,839 12,681 12,684 12,459 3.1

 Ships and boats.................................. 4,312 4,241 4,122 1.7 2.9 -0.2 4,356 4,308 4,018 3,766 15.7

 Furniture and related products.................... 9,728 9,596 9,441 1.4 1.6 1.5 9,726 9,537 9,496 8,106 20.0

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 26,691 26,638 26,445 0.2 0.7 0.4 26,794 26,455 26,389 25,164 6.5

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 306,388 305,941 299,578 0.1 2.1 1.1 308,447 307,995 300,661 276,838 11.4

 Food products........................................ 62,487 62,367 61,616 0.2 1.2 0.9 61,573 61,649 61,722 57,944 6.3

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 7,835 7,772 7,447 0.8 4.4 3.5 7,804 7,823 7,645 6,617 17.9

 Dairy products.................................... 9,171 9,046 8,928 1.4 1.3 1.2 9,396 9,138 8,913 8,608 9.2

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 10,626 10,566 10,445 0.6 1.2 1.2 10,598 10,636 10,589 10,229 3.6

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 28,051 27,870 27,802 0.6 0.2 0.7 28,408 28,034 28,272 26,720 6.3

 Beverages......................................... 24,342 24,192 24,112 0.6 0.3 0.6 24,687 24,257 24,395 23,169 6.6

 Tobacco............................................ 3,709 3,678 3,690 0.8 -0.3 1.3 3,721 3,777 3,877 3,551 4.8

 Textile mills............................................ 3,442 3,409 3,396 1.0 0.4 1.2 3,480 3,418 3,425 3,039 14.5

 Textile products...................................... 4,234 4,169 4,182 1.6 -0.3 0.8 4,214 4,175 4,243 3,776 11.6

 Apparel................................................. 2,111 2,073 2,040 1.8 1.6 2.6 2,123 2,004 1,996 1,817 16.8

 Leather and allied products....................... 1,034 1,008 971 2.6 3.8 3.6 1,055 1,006 969 880 19.9

 Paper products....................................... 16,341 16,256 16,231 0.5 0.2 0.9 16,369 16,244 16,326 15,316 6.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 4,888 4,895 4,893 -0.1 0.0 0.1 4,929 4,948 4,956 4,850 1.6

 Paperboard containers......................... 5,941 5,892 5,885 0.8 0.1 1.4 5,869 5,855 5,915 5,397 8.7

 Printing.................................................. 6,278 6,355 6,260 -1.2 1.5 0.6 6,291 6,355 6,251 5,916 6.3

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 48,535 49,410 45,516 -1.8 8.6 4.1 50,167 50,735 44,812 36,712 36.7

 Petroleum refineries............................. 42,275 42,897 39,134 -1.4 9.6 4.3 43,832 44,153 38,318 31,553 38.9

 Chemical products..................................... 102,755 102,231 101,295 0.5 0.9 0.4 103,399 103,294 101,825 97,052 6.5

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 6,189 6,001 5,956 3.1 0.8 0.6 6,375 6,401 6,467 5,642 13.0

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 43,354 43,458 43,070 -0.2 0.9 -0.7 43,530 43,802 42,554 43,863 -0.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 4,742 4,626 4,511 2.5 2.5 1.0 4,935 4,788 4,666 3,853 28.1

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 31,120 30,793 30,269 1.1 1.7 -0.2 31,368 31,081 30,820 27,666 13.4

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, April Full Report, June 2, 2022. Information on data sources and methodology can be found on our website at 

<www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/how_the_data_are_collected/index.html>. 
Table 5. Value of Manufacturers' Shipments, New Orders, Unfilled Orders, and Total Inventories for 

 Topical Series1, 2

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date

Industry % Change6

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2022/

2022p 2022r 2022 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2022p 2022r 2022 2021 2022p 2021 2021

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries......................... 532,061 531,180 519,899 0.2 2.2 0.8 530,355 568,556 482,953 469,542 2,054,433 1,824,754 12.6

 Construction materials and supplies....... 61,322 61,598 61,303 -0.4 0.5 0.5 62,330 63,352 54,788 57,463 233,607 209,184 11.7

 Information technology......................... 24,419 24,224 24,277 0.8 -0.2 1.6 22,643 26,691 21,803 21,393 91,844 86,213 6.5

 Computers and related products........... 1,833 1,845 1,837 -0.7 0.4 3.9 1,600 2,028 1,445 1,586 6,613 6,384 3.6

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 57,416 57,465 55,000 -0.1 4.5 -0.6 57,658 65,873 53,795 49,033 226,418 208,098 8.8

 Capital goods...................................... 92,086 91,745 91,548 0.4 0.2 0.4 88,586 102,159 84,690 82,164 354,568 319,602 10.9

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 78,505 77,948 77,615 0.7 0.4 0.3 75,661 86,898 71,191 69,392 301,337 269,272 11.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 72,157 71,569 71,388 0.8 0.3 0.8 69,734 79,483 66,491 63,200 278,587 248,772 12.0

 Defense capital goods4........................ 13,581 13,797 13,933 -1.6 -1.0 0.8 12,925 15,261 13,499 12,772 53,231 50,330 5.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 225,976 225,830 216,521 0.1 4.3 1.4 226,645 238,690 200,303 190,264 864,027 748,994 15.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 43,045 43,422 41,215 -0.9 5.4 -0.3 42,777 49,668 39,628 37,029 167,738 158,492 5.8

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 182,931 182,408 175,306 0.3 4.1 1.9 183,868 189,022 160,675 153,235 696,289 590,502 17.9

 All manufacturing industries5...................... 533,188 531,412 522,118 0.3 1.8 0.3 529,462 574,394 488,963 469,768 2,076,508 1,845,057 12.5

 Construction materials and supplies....... 61,849 61,754 61,439 0.2 0.5 -0.2 63,889 64,888 55,622 61,203 238,956 222,088 7.6

 Information technology......................... 24,675 24,690 23,795 -0.1 3.8 -2.1 22,824 28,178 21,747 22,023 93,919 90,164 4.2

 Computers and related products........... 1,834 1,847 1,833 -0.7 0.8 4.4 1,601 2,030 1,441 1,571 6,600 6,376 3.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 57,780 57,872 55,194 -0.2 4.9 -0.4 57,466 66,089 54,525 49,025 227,647 209,969 8.4

 Capital goods...................................... 96,860 96,113 97,707 0.8 -1.6 -2.2 90,989 110,060 92,605 82,905 385,587 337,998 14.1

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 83,482 83,064 83,414 0.5 -0.4 -4.1 79,558 92,344 79,509 71,774 333,412 282,422 18.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 73,154 72,857 72,038 0.4 1.1 -0.2 71,180 81,019 69,086 66,870 288,327 261,962 10.1

 Defense capital goods4........................ 13,378 13,049 14,293 2.5 -8.7 10.6 11,431 17,716 13,096 11,131 52,175 55,576 -6.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 225,867 225,614 216,803 0.1 4.1 1.7 226,474 238,653 200,341 190,563 863,901 750,410 15.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 42,936 43,206 41,497 -0.6 4.1 0.7 42,606 49,631 39,666 37,328 167,612 159,908 4.8

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 182,931 182,408 175,306 0.3 4.1 1.9 183,868 189,022 160,675 153,235 696,289 590,502 17.9

 All manufacturing industries5...................... 1,106,775 1,100,794 1,095,638 0.5 0.5 0.7 1,115,069 1,111,663 1,101,481 1,034,864 (X) (X) 7.8

 Construction materials and supplies....... 88,861 88,334 88,178 0.6 0.2 0.2 90,210 88,651 87,115 76,982 (X) (X) 17.2

 Information technology......................... 142,333 142,077 141,611 0.2 0.3 -0.3 143,486 143,305 141,818 135,212 (X) (X) 6.1

 Computers and related products........... 1,206 1,205 1,203 0.1 0.2 -0.3 1,206 1,205 1,203 1,369 (X) (X) -11.9

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 28,552 28,188 27,781 1.3 1.5 0.7 28,976 29,168 28,952 25,572 (X) (X) 13.3

 Capital goods...................................... 806,044 801,270 796,902 0.6 0.5 0.8 811,190 808,787 800,886 754,140 (X) (X) 7.6

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 620,205 615,228 610,112 0.8 0.8 1.0 623,703 619,806 614,360 559,989 (X) (X) 11.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 263,463 262,466 261,178 0.4 0.5 0.2 266,034 264,588 263,052 244,041 (X) (X) 9.0

 Defense capital goods4........................ 185,839 186,042 186,790 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 187,487 188,981 186,526 194,151 (X) (X) -3.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 11,403 11,512 11,728 -0.9 -1.8 2.5 11,369 11,540 11,577 10,986 (X) (X) 3.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 11,403 11,512 11,728 -0.9 -1.8 2.5 11,369 11,540 11,577 10,986 (X) (X) 3.5 

 All manufacturing industries....................... 786,052 781,702 770,905 0.6 1.4 0.7 791,073 784,560 775,049 713,927 (X) (X) 10.8

 Construction materials and supplies....... 84,566 83,913 83,587 0.8 0.4 0.4 86,046 85,309 84,971 75,558 (X) (X) 13.9

 Information technology......................... 43,405 43,210 42,799 0.5 1.0 0.5 43,614 42,826 42,780 40,234 (X) (X) 8.4

 Computers and related products........... 3,801 3,774 3,702 0.7 1.9 -0.1 3,723 3,628 3,686 3,555 (X) (X) 4.7

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 51,499 50,657 49,857 1.7 1.6 0.1 51,628 50,675 50,599 45,472 (X) (X) 13.5

 Capital goods...................................... 232,357 231,107 228,609 0.5 1.1 0.8 232,727 230,664 228,812 214,678 (X) (X) 8.4

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 210,167 209,095 206,694 0.5 1.2 0.9 210,445 208,572 206,977 193,266 (X) (X) 8.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 144,326 143,355 141,611 0.7 1.2 1.1 145,157 143,548 142,093 128,334 (X) (X) 13.1

 Defense capital goods4........................ 22,190 22,012 21,915 0.8 0.4 -0.8 22,282 22,092 21,835 21,412 (X) (X) 4.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 240,169 239,736 233,815 0.2 2.5 1.1 241,185 240,446 233,842 215,821 (X) (X) 11.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 42,798 41,832 41,109 2.3 1.8 0.4 42,632 41,595 41,820 36,769 (X) (X) 15.9

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 197,371 197,904 192,706 -0.3 2.7 1.2 198,553 198,851 192,022 179,052 (X) (X) 10.9

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, April Full Report, June 2, 2022. Information on data sources and methodology can be found on our website at 

<www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/how_the_data_are_collected/index.html>. 
Table 6. Value of Manufacturers' Inventories, by Stage of Fabrication, by Industry Group1 

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry April

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2022/

2022p 2022r 2022 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2022p 2022r 2022 2021 2021

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 287,121 284,036 277,613 1.1 2.3 0.6 288,261 285,074 279,327 249,842 15.4

 Durable goods industries.......................... 175,745 173,626 171,826 1.2 1.0 0.9 175,994 173,463 172,174 150,829 16.7

 Wood products................................... 6,490 6,364 6,255 2.0 1.7 1.6 6,335 6,396 6,473 5,650 12.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,836 6,667 6,653 2.5 0.2 1.7 6,879 6,709 6,682 6,019 14.3

 Primary metals.................................... 14,391 14,092 13,701 2.1 2.9 5.0 14,225 13,794 13,691 11,445 24.3

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 25,571 25,487 25,454 0.3 0.1 0.4 25,498 25,393 25,386 20,855 22.3

 Machinery.......................................... 35,083 34,346 33,827 2.1 1.5 1.0 35,274 34,518 33,752 29,156 21.0

 Computers and electronic products........ 23,770 23,707 23,785 0.3 -0.3 1.2 23,880 23,510 23,650 21,409 11.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 10,556 10,337 10,255 2.1 0.8 1.7 10,730 10,383 10,350 8,723 23.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 39,539 39,238 38,596 0.8 1.7 -1.1 39,673 39,495 38,962 35,499 11.8

 Furniture and related products............... 4,764 4,705 4,645 1.3 1.3 3.2 4,787 4,708 4,678 3,897 22.8

 Miscellaneous products......................... 8,745 8,683 8,655 0.7 0.3 0.2 8,713 8,557 8,550 8,176 6.6

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 111,376 110,410 105,787 0.9 4.4 0.1 112,267 111,611 107,153 99,013 13.4

 Food products.................................... 23,972 23,747 23,516 0.9 1.0 0.1 23,679 23,718 23,704 22,501 5.2

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 5,832 5,925 5,736 -1.6 3.3 0.2 5,896 6,009 6,410 6,013 -1.9

 Textiles.............................................. 1,349 1,346 1,343 0.2 0.2 0.7 1,369 1,354 1,345 1,229 11.4

 Textile products................................... 1,496 1,483 1,491 0.9 -0.5 1.6 1,487 1,485 1,506 1,342 10.8

 Apparel............................................. 695 692 689 0.4 0.4 2.7 695 678 676 604 15.1

 Leather and allied products.................... 349 341 335 2.3 1.8 3.4 352 338 335 280 25.7

 Paper products.................................... 8,463 8,397 8,398 0.8 0.0 1.0 8,414 8,392 8,470 7,640 10.1

 Printing ............................................. 3,283 3,344 3,268 -1.8 2.3 1.2 3,257 3,317 3,244 2,902 12.2

 Petroleum and coal products................. 16,297 16,006 12,920 1.8 23.9 -3.2 17,230 16,944 13,092 12,759 35.0

 Chemical products................................ 35,703 35,378 34,711 0.9 1.9 1.1 35,977 35,722 34,917 32,047 12.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 13,937 13,751 13,380 1.4 2.8 -0.6 13,911 13,654 13,454 11,696 18.9

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 223,620 223,425 220,836 0.1 1.2 1.0 224,260 223,554 220,702 209,926 6.8

 Durable goods industries.......................... 171,780 171,311 169,920 0.3 0.8 0.5 172,253 171,361 170,084 163,030 5.7

 Wood products................................... 2,110 2,078 2,061 1.5 0.8 -1.1 2,114 2,142 2,130 1,882 12.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,489 1,475 1,485 0.9 -0.7 -0.5 1,552 1,524 1,527 1,525 1.8

 Primary metals.................................... 12,824 12,848 12,739 -0.2 0.9 -0.1 13,089 12,893 12,666 11,343 15.4

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 14,542 14,346 14,315 1.4 0.2 0.0 14,736 14,418 14,381 13,557 8.7

 Machinery.......................................... 22,814 23,072 22,676 -1.1 1.7 2.3 22,866 23,320 22,932 18,493 23.6

 Computers and electronic products........ 13,834 13,733 13,722 0.7 0.1 -1.7 14,124 13,737 13,858 14,314 -1.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 4,163 4,132 4,066 0.8 1.6 0.7 4,264 4,152 4,093 3,829 11.4

 Transportation equipment..................... 94,157 93,904 93,203 0.3 0.8 0.6 93,664 93,506 92,826 92,873 0.9

 Furniture and related products............... 1,349 1,319 1,303 2.3 1.2 -0.3 1,330 1,313 1,315 1,179 12.8

 Miscellaneous products......................... 4,498 4,404 4,350 2.1 1.2 0.6 4,514 4,356 4,356 4,035 11.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 51,840 52,114 50,916 -0.5 2.4 2.7 52,007 52,193 50,618 46,896 10.9

 Food products.................................... 6,103 6,212 6,022 -1.8 3.2 2.1 5,821 6,030 6,067 5,443 6.9

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 8,782 8,751 8,959 0.4 -2.3 0.6 8,789 8,768 8,938 8,747 0.5

 Textiles.............................................. 612 615 611 -0.5 0.7 0.0 620 615 616 561 10.5

 Textile products................................... 447 444 453 0.7 -2.0 0.0 447 444 461 409 9.3

 Apparel............................................. 272 269 267 1.1 0.7 -2.2 277 265 263 277 0.0

 Leather and allied products.................... 114 116 118 -1.7 -1.7 0.9 116 118 120 120 -3.3

 Paper products.................................... 1,447 1,446 1,430 0.1 1.1 0.6 1,453 1,445 1,419 1,365 6.4

 Printing ............................................. 1,211 1,212 1,212 -0.1 0.0 0.1 1,234 1,244 1,236 1,136 8.6

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,325 13,586 12,665 -1.9 7.3 7.3 13,721 13,883 12,561 9,302 47.5

 Chemical products................................ 16,012 15,949 15,686 0.4 1.7 1.8 15,994 15,834 15,405 16,105 -0.7

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 3,515 3,514 3,493 0.0 0.6 0.3 3,535 3,547 3,532 3,431 3.0

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 275,311 274,241 272,456 0.4 0.7 0.7 278,552 275,932 275,020 254,159 9.6

 Durable goods industries.......................... 132,139 130,824 129,581 1.0 1.0 0.0 134,379 131,741 132,130 123,230 9.0

 Wood products................................... 6,128 6,084 6,042 0.7 0.7 0.5 6,351 6,389 6,295 5,949 6.8

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 7,293 7,205 7,213 1.2 -0.1 0.2 7,482 7,415 7,427 6,783 10.3

 Primary metals.................................... 11,678 11,475 11,722 1.8 -2.1 -1.7 11,949 11,743 12,158 10,036 19.1

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 21,581 21,472 21,353 0.5 0.6 0.2 22,150 21,820 21,622 19,962 11.0

 Machinery.......................................... 23,256 23,061 22,765 0.8 1.3 0.5 23,763 23,646 23,219 22,700 4.7

 Computers and electronic products........ 14,078 13,986 13,641 0.7 2.5 -0.8 13,972 13,597 13,734 13,534 3.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 7,815 7,743 7,691 0.9 0.7 0.8 8,016 7,880 7,909 7,185 11.6

 Transportation equipment..................... 23,247 22,675 22,221 2.5 2.0 0.2 23,520 22,193 22,780 21,098 11.5

 Furniture and related products............... 3,615 3,572 3,493 1.2 2.3 -0.2 3,609 3,516 3,503 3,030 19.1

 Miscellaneous products......................... 13,448 13,551 13,440 -0.8 0.8 0.5 13,567 13,542 13,483 12,953 4.7

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 143,172 143,417 142,875 -0.2 0.4 1.3 144,173 144,191 142,890 130,929 10.1

 Food products.................................... 32,412 32,408 32,078 0.0 1.0 1.3 32,073 31,901 31,951 30,000 6.9

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 13,437 13,194 13,107 1.8 0.7 1.0 13,723 13,257 12,924 11,960 14.7

 Textiles.............................................. 1,481 1,448 1,442 2.3 0.4 2.1 1,491 1,449 1,464 1,249 19.4

 Textile products................................... 2,291 2,242 2,238 2.2 0.2 0.4 2,280 2,246 2,276 2,025 12.6

 Apparel............................................. 1,144 1,112 1,084 2.9 2.6 3.8 1,151 1,061 1,057 936 23.0

 Leather and allied products.................... 571 551 518 3.6 6.4 4.4 587 550 514 480 22.3

 Paper products.................................... 6,431 6,413 6,403 0.3 0.2 0.7 6,502 6,407 6,437 6,311 3.0

 Printing ............................................. 1,784 1,799 1,780 -0.8 1.1 -0.1 1,800 1,794 1,771 1,878 -4.2

 Petroleum and coal products................. 18,913 19,818 19,931 -4.6 -0.6 7.4 19,216 19,908 19,159 14,651 31.2

 Chemical products................................ 51,040 50,904 50,898 0.3 0.0 -0.4 51,428 51,738 51,503 48,900 5.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 13,668 13,528 13,396 1.0 1.0 -0.1 13,922 13,880 13,834 12,539 11.0

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 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. 

Note: Estimates of manufacturers' shipments, inventories and orders are subject to survey error and revision. One major component of survey error is nonsampling error, which includes errors of coverage, response, and nonreporting. Since the survey 

panel is not a probability sample, estimates of sampling error cannot be calculated. For further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations see <http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/>. 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, April Full Report, June 2, 2022. Information on data sources and methodology can be found on our website at 

<www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/how_the_data_are_collected/index.html>.
Table 7. Ratios of Manufacturers' Inventories to Shipments and Unfilled Orders 

 to Shipments, by Industry Group 1

[Based on Seasonally Adjusted data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey.] 

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio2

Industry Apr Mar Feb Jan Apr Mar Feb Jan

2022p 2022r 2022 2022 2022p 2022r 2022 2022

All manufacturing industries3

.................................... 1.48 1.47 1.48 1.48 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3

........................................ 1.81 1.80 1.81 1.81 6.07 6.06 6.07 6.05

 Wood products........................................................... 1.12 1.10 1.09 1.11 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products............................. 1.25 1.23 1.23 1.22 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals............................................................ 1.86 1.85 1.91 1.89 1.50 1.51 1.56 1.56

 Fabricated metal products...................................... 1.69 1.67 1.68 1.69 3.31 3.29 3.31 3.33

 Machinery..................................................................... 2.19 2.18 2.17 2.12 3.83 3.83 3.82 3.82

 Computers and electronic products3

................... 1.82 1.82 1.81 1.83 6.39 6.45 6.38 6.46

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.................................................... 1.71 1.67 1.69 1.71 3.17 3.12 3.14 3.18

 Transportation equipment..................................... 1.90 1.89 1.91 1.91 12.36 12.35 12.31 12.12

 Furniture and related products............................ 1.59 1.57 1.55 1.54 1.94 1.95 1.97 2.00

 Miscellaneous products.......................................... 1.91 1.92 1.91 1.91 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products........................... 1.81 1.79 1.86 1.84 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................................................... 1.48 1.48 1.46 1.46 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products......................................................... 2.14 2.10 2.11 2.10 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel........................................................................ 2.81 2.77 2.79 2.74 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products................................ 2.33 2.36 2.43 2.43 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Printing........................................................................ 0.94 0.95 0.95 0.95 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............................... 0.81 0.83 0.84 0.85 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products................................................... 1.57 1.56 1.55 1.54 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products................................ 1.38 1.38 1.37 1.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Apr3 Apr3 Apr3 Apr3

Industry 2021- 2021- 2021- 2021-

Apr2 Mar Apr2 Mar Apr2 Mar Apr2 Mar

2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022

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

Durable goods industries....................... 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 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 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.2

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

 Machinery...................................................... 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3

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

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components..................................... -0.2 0.2 -0.1 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.4

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.0 0.6 0.1 1.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.3

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

 Textiles.......................................................... (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Apparel......................................................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 1.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

 Printing.......................................................... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

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

 Plastics and rubber products................ (X) 0.2 (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, April Full Report, June 2, 2022. Information on data sources 

and methodology can be found on our website at <www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/how_the_data_are_collected/index.html>. 

X Not Applicable 

NA Not Available 

1

 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories are for the 

end of the period. Not seasonally adjusted estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally 

adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences, where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, 

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

2

 The current month revisions are the difference between the advance percent change and the percent change as shown in this publication. 

3

 The twelve month revisions are the differences between the month-to-month percent changes of the preliminary and final estimates. The 

monthly averages are the simple averages of the absolute values of the differences for the months specified. The advance to final percent 

change revisions for the durable goods industries are shown in the advance report for the month. 

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

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

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

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

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, April Full Report, June 2, 2022. 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