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  The Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) survey provides broad-based, monthly statistical data on economic conditions in the domestic manufacturing sector. The survey measures current industrial activity and provides an indication of future business trends.
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 Latest Monthly Advance Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, & Orders
   Latest Monthly Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, & Orders
   Benchmark Report  Released: May 12, 2023
 Announcements **New**: Check out our latest blog post,Inflation and Manufacturing reflected in the U.S. Census Bureau’s Economic Indicator Program.**Notice of Revisions and Changes Due to Updated Seasonal Adjustment models**: On May 14, 2024, monthly seasonally adjusted data for Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders will be revised for January 2012 through March 2024. There will be no accompanying press release containing revised seasonally adjusted data for January through March of 2024, and historical data not seasonally adjusted will be unchanged. These revisions to the historical seasonally adjusted data will be based on the results of the recent annual review of the seasonal adjustment models. These results of the annual seasonal review will be used to produce seasonally adjusted data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey, beginning with April 2024 Advance Report on Durable Goods scheduled for release on May 24, 2024, and the Full Report scheduled for release on June 4, 2024. Please call M3 staff on (301) 763-4832 with any questions.**Statement Regarding COVID-19 Impact**: The Census Bureau continues to monitor response and data quality and has determined that estimates in these releases meet publication standards. For more information on the compilation of this month's reports, seeM3 COVID-19 FAQs.
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